Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), No. 406, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 21, 1893 Page: 2 of 8
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TEXAS NEWS NOTES.
OCT.
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Suit the General Rush.
in the
PEER.
RACY ROUND-UPS RENDERED READABLE.
A $50,000 blaze visited Sherman
Thomas H. Scudder. a pork packer
He has softening of the
The Kansas City. Mo..
Paducah railroad.
be-
good
stomach.
injuries
serious
de-
pardoned.
«
A real estate and abstract man of
died.
Chi-
remarkably well.
United
Gay.
his
was
and made his escape.
a
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young folks made a tour of the
Tony Worthington. 8-years-old.
eighty acres.
The 3-year-old
sugar and molasses that the
States government considers
Before dving
and signed it
Inde-
, tne
of terrible suffering,
he made out his will
with his own blood.
than strawberries.
Bishop Fitzgerald of Little Rock.
more this year than last
Navigation on the Ohio river is
iron bridges to be erected
county.
of a San Antonio bank for $10,076.
was bid in for $14.500.
An A
Esp
Rare Brevaarv of Items of Interest
Gathered from Every Portion
of the Empire Slate.
accidently killed at Emma. recently.
John Allen threw a niece of iron at a
county has let contracts for five new
Sumner Bathrick, a Novi. Michigan,
farmer who was shot by his sonin the
course of a quarrel. died after a night
the Missouri. Kansas & Texas railroad
are constructing anartiticial lake near
that city which will cover an area of
prominent Chicago men to buy 1
pendence hall in Philadelphia.
Horses and mules are dying in Mor-
ris county wich blind staggers.
in W ashington. and the Surrat tavern;
in Maryland, where the conspiracy to.
assassinate Lincoln was hatched, wit
irrigating, will plant a crop of celery
this year.
Choice Clusters of Crisp Cullings Condensed
from Daily Reports.
Rife Wah Lair News of Na-
llonal nomen.
I prove fatal,
waterworks J brain.
Hy Logan colored, who was con- following a fire in a 13-story Chicago
vieted and lined $12000 at tne May building caused —' —
could find our vessel in the morning in
we ate and drank. The next day
The Uvalde waterworks were re-
cently sold at sheriff s sale to satisfy
a judgment in Bexar county in favor
‘ to Swift & Co. of Chicago, recently.
Miss Rebecca Toliver. daughter of who will double its capacity.
prominent citizen of Robert Lee,
1 ness are looking forward to a year of
son of J. AL George big transactions.
snot and mortally ' Hon. Donalson Caffery has been ! estate of tne late Congressman Sam-
days since by some appointed to serve out the unexpired , uel J: Randall, iiieu recently, shows
-----:— ------.---- ... ...... . mat he left property valued at $789,
New York 121 days from England.
She was at the mercy of a storm four
- win nis own mood. Gav his son
days witn a oroken snaft. , , , , . "! .. . 0"
was taken to the county jail at Pon-
The city council of Pine Bluff. Ark., tiac, where he would be safe from the
day sports at
with straw and
The first and tinal account of the
lands of Limestone county on account
of heavy rains and cold weather.
May 2 has been decided upon as
opening day of the thirteenth annual
W illiamson County Fair and Taylor
Exposition, io continue four days.
A German woman by the name of
Louise Harteman. believed to be
Ark., has taken charge of the Dallas
diocese as its administrator, vice closed from Pittsburg to Louisville.
Bishop Brennan, resigned. „ .
.... ,, ..... I farmers near Fairbury. Ill., are
he lo-year-old son of J. V. Ellis. much excited over the appezrance of
while walking in his sleep at Beeville. glanders.
The sugar bounty was decidedly
A division of Kimbie county is
ing discussed by its citizens.
Prospects in Hunt county for
wheat crops were never better.
Deputy Sneri Fuqua summoned four morze over a man's death who -sub-
strong negro men to down him. bed" for him at a fire two years ago.
When they appeared on the scene he The lease of the Commercial Inion
changed his mind and gently took on Telegraph company to the Postal
his cuffs and chains. Telegraph, says a dispatch to Boston
FOK ErGN.
Emperor W illiam of Germany will
be 33 years old January 27.
The committee appointed by the
stockholders of the Northern Pacific
cow and
Hundreds of cattle 1
King county tnis winter
boys who were amusing themselves portion of the late UnitedI States Sena-
with a target gun. tor Gibson’s term.
Juan Rodriguez, an insane pris-
oner. who has been confined in the
county jail at Floresville. Wilson
that city.
Gardeners around Vernon, Wil- !
barger county, who have facilities for
a view of transporting them to
cago for exhibition purposes.
discrimination against it.
The Umbria reached her dock at
crazy, was picked up on the streets of The Aspen. Coh. output of silver .. „ ..
Sherman destitute a few days ago. in 1892 reached 9.101.106 ounces, as At I rinceton. hy.. me tax payers
A 2-vear-o'd child of Alex Mote, ' against 8,000.000 ounces last vear. areuP in arms over an attempt to
. .' mu 01 Aiex -lo-ieY- collect a railroad tax off tne county.
uno lives near Burnet, Burnet county. Wickham < Co. of Ohio, the big- voted about twenty years ago for the
fell into a Kettle o boiling lard a few gest fish dealing firm in the country, building of the ’ EL, zabethtown and
days ago and was scalded to death, has failed with $250,000 liabilities.
A straw ride was one of the holi-
, hole large enough to crawl through.
ate died in . dug his way out under the cuilding
’ on account 3 ■ - • 5
Stock has suffered in Armstrong
county from severe weather—snow
it to be a lighthouse on Kingasad stroyed by fire a few days ago.
island. We all landed and were given The question of securing artesian
food and shelter. Creer was so much water is being agitated at Bowie
exhausted that he could not speak. p .
and had to be carried ashore. Deer , Runge Karnes county, defeated
were most plentiful on the island, so local option by a vote of 136 to 38.
It has raised the liquor dealers’ licenses crowd that threatened to lynch him.
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was never better.
A hog weighing 623 was sold at
Yoakum recently.
The bookoinders of Galveston have
organized a union.
Tne Grooms Hardware company of
Austin has assigned.
A harrow factory is being built at
Dublin, Erath county.
Tne lumber trade at Albany, Shack-
elford county, is brisk.
Johnson county stockmen report
beef steers fattening finely.
A new bank has been organized at
Arlington, Tarrant county.
were a
some prominence at Leavenworth.
, , .... , Kan., was recently caught tannin" a
county, was found aead in his cell a county officer s till. ' ’ "
few mornings ago. I _______r__
A severe winter has been .... Tne total value of New York city house where Abraham Lincoln
_ a seieie winter nas been exper- real estate which has changed hands
iencedand consideraole snow fallen during the last year aggregates
thus fai this season in Hemphill probably $45. 000. 000.
so nigh that three-fourths of them’ Mrs. Palmer of the board of lady
The Waco cotton factory. building, WU be compelled to close. managers has appointed Mrs. A. M.
During the riot at Cory. Ind., six ( urtis of ( hicagotobe secretary of
few days ago men were badly hurt. The riot was coiored interests. Mrs. Curtis is to
have a desk in Mrs. Palmer's office.
on the Brussels conference, expressed
nimself as very hopeful of an agree-
ment being reached by tne world's
nations next May.
Labor Commissioner Peck of New
York is about to seek vindication
through suits for libel against various
newspapers which criticised his course
in the last campaign.
An explosive harpoon point used
by whalers. was accidenially left in a
hotel at Crawfordville. Ind., where it
was used as a poker. It finally ex-
ploded with disastrous results.
Edward Fisher, a jeweler of Potts-
ville. Pa., stood before a mirror and
fired five siiots • into his body, one
taking effect in the face. which may
recently, fell from a second story
window and broke his thign. ' l -------— --u-, • pon pouno
BobBu-kham, who escaped from nasrringfeid. Mo assigns with large
the penitentiary August 25 iast, was
captured at Paris a few days ago. . ,
He has two years vet to serve 18 having a hard time getting money
, . "n ‘ from the city.
It is reported that hundreds of baies
of cotton have been lost in the black
remaining on the ground two weeks-
but the wheat crop nas been benefitted
thousands of dollars.
Canada has taken off duties on
^FCATOR. Wise |
ATE A SAC
Pension payments during December The Pennsylvania supreme court
Cisco. Floats filled, have been slightly in excess of $15.- has decided that the blue law, enacted
loaded down witn 000,000. or at the rate of $180. 000.700 in 1794. relating to Sunday observ-
city, a year. ance. is still in force. The decision
1 here is a general complaint in
Mexico of the scarcity of skilled labor,
likely at especially among mire operators
The postoffice at Baird was
to struggling for the annexation of the
term of the court at Beamont for many firemen. " Sandwich Islands.
keeping a disorderly house, has oeen The cutting of ice from the canal ! The territorial legislature of New
[ basin in New York has commerced. Mexico passed a bill prohibiting cor-
Citizens of Hillsboro and officials of Tne ice is ten inches thick and of ex- porations employing more than ten
celient quality. workmen, from paying employes by
Dun's trade review says the coun- theuseoi.scrip or orders on stores,
try's traders in every branch of busi- PonMiding heav- penalties for a viola-
Eight Russians were rescued from a
Dr. Geddings. the medical expert at flooded mine after being eleven days
ttla Rock, lias decided that the without food.
Hardeman county will have the
largest, wheat crop mis year ever
before Known in the county.
Marshall has a giant in the person
of Elam Rossano. who is 11 years old
and six feet four inches lull.
S. C. Curtain's residence and con-
tents were consumed by fire at Mar-
shall recently. Loss, $1300.
To sattle a wager of $500 Miss
Leclair of Detroit, Mich., a few days
ago at Galveston made an ascension
W heat is doing fine in Johnson
county.
The Cooke county jail has only nine
inmates.
Gonzales is now illuminated with
electricity.
A bed-spring factory is being built
at Houston.
1 here is talk of incorporation at
San Augustine.
Wheat in Palo Pinto county is in
good condition.
Baird handled 2500 bales of cotton
the past season.
The artesian well at Hillsboro has
been completed.
Prairie dogs are damaging wheat
Cottle county.
Tne wheat crop around Coleman
of Terrell was
wounded a few
nothing was seen of the schooner, so
we decided to make for the Japan
coast, some 160 miles distant
• There was nothing to eat but seal
meat. Boat puller John Creer was
the only one who could not eat this
kind of food, and he came near starv-
ng to death in the six days that it
lock to reach land. We were parch-
ing with tnirst, when a storm came
on. The sea ran very high and we
constantly had to bale the boats out.
The rain that fell was our salvat'on.
We spread our sail and got a supply
of water, and then too, the rain kept
the sea down. We used the bodies of
four seal we had skinned as a drag,
and the oil that came from the car-
casses also had the effect of smooth-
ing the water around the boat. At
night we passed a line to Hammel’s
coat, so as to keep the two boats in
company
On the evening of the sixth da; I
sighted a light and fired several shots
from my gun. thinking it was a ship's
light. On getting nearer we found
while the fees of the undertaker and
physicians who attended him were
$1194.
An effort is being made by several
ing immense damage to life and pro-
a EERIOUS AND SENSATIONAL SORTINGS. । perty everywhere, both in this coun-
few days since destroying several of | ------------- ! try and in Europe.
the most imposing business houses of < abie Flashes tram soreigu shores Senator Allison. in an interview
cannon for the revolutionists «It was
replaced in 181s. under the Restora-
tion. the bronze from a colossal statue
of Napoleon I, having been used in
the casting. It is said that the
sculptor Lemot indignant at this in-
sult to the memory of the great em-
peror. inclosed a statuette of Napoleon
in one of the legs of the horse.
French patriotism has found expres-
sion in so many curious ways that
such a story is not incredible.
Missouri will have a zinc statue at
. ■ . the World's fair.
A large crop of tomatoes will be
raised around Alvin this season. gar- t is Said there are 40,000 idle men
deners believing them more profitable in the city of Chicago.
The Colorado legislature will prob- railroad to look over the property,
ably be controlled by a fusion of Dem- , held a prolonged session in New York
ocrats and Populists. and a full report will be made public
Near Oklahoma City, O. T., Henry ' in a short time.
Cooper, a colored man’ said to be 102 ( Near Oswego. N. Y.. a large vein
years old. died a few days ago. , of natural gas has been struck. The
I The negroes about Camden. Ark., ' tools were thrown high into the air.,
have found a new Messiah in the per- i and the drillers ran for their lives!
son of a negro bov 4 years old. i The noise of the escaping gas w4s
- J neara two miles.
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atu parachute leap from a baloon H n M F AMR FARFIRN from C. E Arnold, president oTy
when it had reached an attitude of nUNE AIL runEiUiN. j former company, has been complete
4000 feet. She alighted in safety and j papers having been signed. The
won the wager. , - lease is for ninety-nine years, from
The commissioners' court of Archer Gleanings from Crime’s Calendar Served to January 1. 1893.
Fierce storms, accompanied by
heavy snow and intense cold, are do-
The Ofense of Some Famishd Casta-
ways on a Japanese Islanl.
Six of the crew of the sealing
schooner Mattie T. Dyer, who were
lost from the vessel while hunting,
arrived in San Francisco, lately, from
Yokohama on the steamer China
'The party consists of the two hunt-
ers. Wm. Peterson, of Benecia, and
Peter Hammel, of Novato, and boat
pullers and boat steerers John Creer,
Gus Muller, G. Hallock and Charles
Godfrey. They had a very hard ex-
perience on the Japan side and ar-
rived penniless.
•ealsare plentiful on the Japan
side," said Hunter Peterson. •Six
boats were launched from the Dyer.
Hunter Hammel in his boat kept me
company. I had captured twenty-two
seals and he twenty-one when a fog
bank settled around us. The schoon-
er was well to leeward. We stopped
hunting and tried to reach her. but
without success. We only had six
large crackers in each boat and a
small supply of water. Thinking we
Henry iv. of the long standing snow.
‘ On August 25. 1792, the equestrian Mike Keintz, a German, was jailed
on Kock mas tnt nc
was taken to Austin and placed under deaths of convicts at the Arkansas
treatment at the asylum. prison were not caused by cholera.
A penitentiary agent, recently visited A quadruple lynching is .
Anderson. Grimes county, after a life Eutaw. Ala the four murderers of
prisoner, a negro named Peter Meggs. Merchant Harrison-one white and
Peter refused to leave the jail cage three oioredhaving been captured,
and said he would first bare his breast An Indianapolis fireman lost his
and demanded the officers to kill him. mind and killed himself through re-
Hammel shot a buck. We took the Henry Matthews, the oldest citizen
carcass to the lighthouse, where the of Beaumont, died a few days ago
keeper cooked us an immense pot of Farmers in Hili county are in better
porridge Hardly had wefinished our conuition than for many years pust.
appetizing repast when the keeper of ...
the island found out that we had . During 1892 there were 449 mar-
killed a deer. He made a great fuss riage licenses issued in Bell county,
over the dead animal, ana took whit The outlook for Sherman getting
was left of the carcass away. the Christian female coilege is good?
• We afterward found out that deer T. m„,i__a. . ”
on the is and were regarded as sacred ysihe Methodist church at Hallets-
by the Japanese. w e were taken m receiving its finishing touches,
charge by several men and conveyed Last year there were recorded in
in a boat to the main land. We Bell county 2161 deeds, deeds of trust
could not understand a word said to and releases,
us The magistrate before whom we Hall county has been organized _______
were taken sent 300 miles to Yoko- about two years and has a population county, but range stock has stood it
hama for an interpreter. When our of about 1800. --------”
story was learned the Japs were very .... . .
kind to us, and the killing of the .he salaries of the various city
-acred deer was overlooked. We oticials of I erred nave been reduced
were taken to Yokohama, where the b! tne council.
American consul took our skins and William Campbell, a negro horse
boats gave us a suit of clothes apiece thief, has been arrested at Meridian, i
and sent us home. Bosque county.
The hunters brought their guns An increased acreage and abundant
home w th them. One of the lire- rain insures a tremendous wheutnar
arms has quite a history. It origi- vest in Wise county,
nally belonged to a paymaster in the
United .'-tales navy, who, while sla- McLennan county has purchased
t oned in Japan got into trouble of property on wnich to estabiish a -
some kind and sold the gun to a county convict farm. maehineryand ten *cres of land,
lananes. He in tor ’ll. i sold at public auction a faw dea
sailor who killed. mn. wiu- I, 0 4 A num er of boxes of strawberries by M. A. Suilivan. the trustee. It caused by six young men claiming to
..... ,0 m i ' ‘ ‘ , were sold at Al vin Christman day and was purchased by W. W. Seleyfor be cowboys from Missouri, and will prepare news matter of inter-
.°W: D next came into possession of brought $1 per uuarL I $13,973. est to the colored peonle throughout
a hunter on the schooner Theresa I Bob Talton, the slaver of Joe W. the country Cnrrl n. I „
who sold it to Donald Ross the ship- During December ninety marrige A colored prisoner confined in the Elliott, was convicted in the first de had withi n - “ 1 00
ping merchant a year ago. Hunter licenses were issued by the county j calaboose at Jacksonville recently, set gree and sentenced to be hanged at Irereentait.ropipen a “ 0}
Peterson, on the Dyer, got the gun clerk of Lamar county. fire to the floor and after burning a Tahlequah on February 8. ° r ■ ~ •' of me colored race,
and now it has come back to Mr. u.naa. ,e ..1. , , hole large enough to crawl through. ....
Ross. whunaredso.cattle have died in I dug his way out under the cuildim? 1 The big hog plant of Francis Whita-
ker & Sons at East St. Louis was sold
Sensational news has developed at
Paris in the Panama scandal, and
many additional arrests are expected.
The trouble caused by the strike of
lead and iron miners at Saar Louis,
in Rhemish Prussia, threatens to
have serious results. The strike now
extends through the whole district,
and the men are displaying a very
unruly ""00" 4
was Governor-elect Altgeld, it is thought, was made in the Pittsburg Sunday
will appoint an employe of one of tne newspaper cases.
Illinois railroads as railroad commis- Commodore Skerritt. en route for
struck the boy in the sioner. San Francisco to taker command of
Several explosions of natural gas the crusier Monican, says that both
, the United States and England arc
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