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THE MESSENGER, ROCKDALE, TEX., THURSDAY, FEB. S»2, 1966.—ElGflT PAGES.
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H. E & W. T. SOLD.
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THE SALE TO THE SOUTHERN
PACIFIC IS NOT CLOSED,
It Will be Done In a Short Time—Wlmt
Mr. Huutlngtuii H.iyit—iketeli of the
BlUiJ tthd l.a 1i1 I..|. strniiyilmiiB
Huntington'. I'liin For Conceutrutlou.
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NTe^ York, February 20.-*at' Galves-
ton dispatch appeared In tlie Wall
street bulletins this morning announc-
ing that the Southern Pacific had pur-
chased the Houston East and West
Texas and the Houston and Shreve-
port railways. I took this dispatch to
the oil ice of Illair & Co. and asked
them whether the statement was true.
They would not deny it. They simply
did not want to say anything. 1 called
on Mr. Huntington. lie said:
"We have been negotiating for til's
property for some time. We are still
at it, only a little nearer the end than
we were a few mouths ago. We have
not bought the road yet, but we prob-
ably shall, and we may conclude the
negotiation^ in three or four days or
It may take a month, and perhaps long-
er. Tlie Galveston story probably
originated from the fast that since we
now own the Galveston, Houston and
Northern, and are prepared, to operate
trains into Galveston we asked the
Houston East and West Texas to turn
their Galveston business over to us,
which they probably did, although 1
*titrrnnf been so advised as yet.”
In regard to the Houston East and
West Texas property, it is well known
that Iilair & Co. were anxious to dis-
pose of it. Blair .V: Co. are not rail-
road operators. They are bankers.
They secured control of the i lows ton
East and West Texas railway after
the death of Colonel Jemison through
the Jemison estate: Colonel Jemison
had practically rebuilt and re-equipped
the load, changing it from a narrow
to a. standard guage, but after, his
death there still remained a great deal
of work to do, and this the Blairs un-
dertook to do, and d’d It well, includ-
ing a purchase of the" Shreveport ex-
tension, called the Houston and
Shreveport railway, but probably bel-
ter kuowu in Texas as Joe Richard-
son's road. Tliis purchase made a
continuous line of some 23- miles, run-
ning from Shreveport to Houston. At
ter passing .into the control of the
Blairs tlie reorganization effected un-
der Colonel Jemison’s management
was round to TCfflffl't!- nr still further
readjustment of fixed charges in order
to meet the competition and lower
rates than then ruled. As a result
about -It) per cent of the first mort-
gage bonds were turned into stock,
and this stock, on which no (lindens
have ever beeu paid, together wit a
what was formerly outstanding, is
wluit Mr. Huntington will purchase to
control the property. Experts who
have examhied the road report that
it is in ais line condition as any rad
road in that section, but in these days
of through transportation amb low
rates f-nes situated as the Houston
East and West Texas are of necessity
cither forced into the great systems
or compelled to operate at a very small
return of profit, if indeed they are
fen unate enough to secure any tor
their stockholders. As a part of the
Southern Pacific system the road will
be operated simply as a division of
that company’s Texas lines, very prob-
ably with W. G. Van Vleck as vice
president and general manager and
N. S. Mch'inrm*In direct and InHno-ii-
ate charge aw manager, somewhat ut-
ter the plan adopted in the' case of
the Galveston, Houston and North-
ern. /-
—Independent of—Uui—iuuv—Lorn tiny
opened up to the Southern Pacific sys-
tem by tlie acquisition of tfiTs lino,
It serves to further strengthen Mr.
Huntington's plan to concentrate hi
Galveston a network of rail feeders
reaching to all parts of the state to
connect with his- water lines, which
he will transfer to Galveston, and
the new ones lie intends establishing
to run from that port. L.
a nen'it Fulilli-r* ( oiitfHt.
Waco, Texas, February 20.—The fid-
dlers’ contest to take place tonight
under the auspices of the First Street
Cemetery association promises to be
one of the most successful entertain-
ments ever given in the city. The
novelty of the contest attracts atten-
tion and people are engaging seats in
the auditorium from many of the
towns) around. The proceeds of the
entertainment will go to a fund to
improve and beautify First Street
cemetery, the oldest burying ground in
the city.
Itrokn Into I\1 nl»*rl**v.
Pretoria, February 10—Vln Lorenzo
Marquez, February 20.—Two thousand
British troops succeeded "in entering
Kimberley yesterday. There are re-
ports of severe fighting along the Mod-
dcr river, but details are lacking.
London, February 20. — Spencer
Wilkinson, reviewing the military sit-
uation in the Morning Post, dwells
upon the importance of tho operations
of Sir Redvers Bullcr.
’Ihlrruen Ri-nldefc.irt Burned.
Dallas, Texas, February 20.—Thir-
teen dwelling houses were destroyed
by fire in this eity yesterday afternoon
ns the result of three separate fires,
hut all going at the same time. O. B.
Bradshaw’s home, ltKI San Jacinto
street, was tlie first to go; loss $3000,
Insurance $3000.
A house owned by M«. Frank Dora*
nms, 150 San Jacinto, was badly dam-
aged; loss $2000, Insured.
Aboi^t the.Jime thedlyeinen got these
two fires under control flames burfKt
out at San Jacinto and Rogel streets,
many block away, and another alarm
was sounded on Camp street, a mile
or more distant. These three fires
split tlie department up so that by the
fine Sail Jacinto and Bagel street was
reached ten buildings on San Jacinto,
Rogel and Bryan streets were so com-
pletely enveloped In flames that all
that could be done was to prevent far-
ther spreading, which the firemen isue-
eeeded In accomplishing. The houses
were nil occupied by tenants and
would range in value from $1500 to
$2000 each. The owners of the build-
ings are mostly non-residents. Slauy
thousands of dollars worth of furnit-
ure was destroyed. The properties
were only partially ininired.
Tim ltlut lit F.l Ph«o.
Washington, February 20.—A high
official in the war department when
asked yesterday about the recent trou-
ble in El Paso between the peace of-
ficers of that city and the negro troop3
of the United States army said: ‘‘Oh,
it was nothing but a drunken row ami
it is wrong to attempt to make a race
issue of it. It is not an uncommon
thing for eoldlers—or sailors, for that
matter—to get drunk and to get Into
rows, and it is unfair to assert that
the colored soldier is any worse than
his white brother in that respect.
Offences against the municipal laws
are always severely punished In the
army, and tho soldiers found to be
responsible for the affray at El Paso
will he cgurtmartialed. There is no
special method in assigning colored
soldiers to Texas poBts except that
they are the only ones available for
dirty on the Mexican frontier at the
present tjme.”
lion hi on I.ady Shot.
Houston, Texas .February 20.—Mrs.
Maggie Wilkinson was shot about
8:30 o’clock last night at 711 Texas
avenue. Four shots were fired, two
of them taking effect, one in the back
and the other in the hip. While the
wound in tlie back Is a dangerous one,
it is thought that it will not cause
death. The other wound Is slight.
Mrs. Wilkinson made the following
statement shortly after the shooting:
“George Wilkinson, my husband, shot
me. He fired at me four times, but
only two bullets struck me. He came
to the front door and asked for me a
few minutes before the shooting. lie
then came in my room and asked me
to get him a bottle of whisky. I sent
out for the whisky, and before the boy
returned with it he arose from his
chair, said ‘here goes’ and commenced
shooting. I ran out of, the room as
quickly as. 1 could.” .
CliHjitiT of Accidents.
Smithville, Texas, February 20.—
Mr. EJ Rau, a prominent young ma-
chinist employed in the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railway shops at
this place, got the thumb on his right
hand caught in some of the machinery
yesterday morning and had it cut off
at tho first joint. _____________
The 15-year-old daughter of Jesse
Williams, colored, was almost burned
to death at an early hour yesterday
morning. While standing near a
heating stove her dress caught fire and
then running out of the liouhe into
the wind she was wrapped in flames.
Ihe doctor is working hard to save
her life.
Freeman Jackson, colored, aged 20
ycar3, fell into the Colorado river yes-
terday morning just below town and
froze to death. Squire W. L. Moore
held the inquest yesterday evening.
< o'lectlon <>f Franchise Tnx.
Dallas, Texas, February 20.—The city
today started suit under the new city
charter to compel the payment of
franchise taxes by the Southwestern
Telephone company and the Dallas
Consolidated Electric Street Railway
company. All other corporations hold-
ing franchises from the municipality
have paid the franchise lax, but If in
the test suits Started against the two
corporations named the franchise tax
Is declared unconstitutional, those Who
have paid will have their money re-
funded. Many thousands of dollars
are Involved-
Alt-in|>t<-.l to Ilreiik Out.
Lorenzo Marquez, February 20—Sat-
urday :ho relieving column attempts
to break out of Kimberley with the
garrison, but failed. Heavy fighting is
now progressing. J
London, February 20.—Tho Capo-
town special of the Daily News, dated
Sunday, says: Lord Methiien’s ^orefr; 1
icun, hns arrived at KimbeiRy, hav-
ing got through from Magersfontdin
without fighting.
WAR IN THE EAST.
BOERS LEAVING THEIR POSIT-
IONS IN BRITISH TERRITORY.
Concent ratine for DefeiUM? of the Tr»n»-
thhI mid tlio Orange Free State—May
Battle the Mege -pi I July ■mill).—
Ollier News Notes.
state Epvrorth l.'v«cue.
Hillsboro, Texas, February 21.—
Hon. F. P. Works, president of tha
Texas State Epworth league, spent
Saturday in Waco with the program
committee for the approaching confer-
ence and said: “We will meet on May
15 to 17 In the new auditorium and
are In corsfespondence with some of
the. atrnugest aponlrgra nf the TThltwd
London* EebruAry,, 21.—Tho • Boers
are leaving all the positions held by
them on British territory and are
concentrating for the defense of their
own. Sir Redvers Buffer thinks they
are about to raise the siege of Lady-
smith, and this is the large news of
the day. -
General Buffer will have to stop at
tlio Drakensborg mountains. Prob-
r.b’y part of his 40,000 men will ul-
timately join tho legions of Lord Rob-
< "to. If the Boers are retreating from
I ;m, then the news on every s de is
favorable to the British. Neveithcless
t oops continue to go out.
The following has been received
fiom General Buffer, dated Below’s
jff'nrm: The fusileer brigade yester-
dry took Hlangwane hill, the right of
the enemy’s position, and command-
ii g Colenso, the rest of the force ad-
vir clng toward tho Tugela. This
morning the enemy had withdrawn
all troops north of tho Tugela and
had practically evacuated Colenso.
Today General Hart occupied Colenso
after a very weak resistance by a rear
guard, and we hold the line of the
Tugela on the south side-of Colenso
to Engle’s Nest. The enemy seem to
be ii: fuff retreat, and apparently are
only holding the position they occupy
across the Colenso-Ladysiniith rail-
way where it is close to the angle of
the Tugela, with a weak rear guard.
Hart’s advance guard is crossing at
Colenso. Our casualties yesterday
and today have, I hope, been few.”
News has been received here that
General Hart has occupied Colenso
after a slight engagement.
General Buffer apparently is con-
tenting himself with shelling the
Boers from his newly-gained position
at Monte Christo, which, according to
good opinion, Is likely to form a base
for another attempt to relieve Lady-
smith.
A dispatch from Pietermaritzburg
dated Monday says all is quiet in Zulu-
land and the Boers’ main bodies are
reported to be retiring upon Dundee
and Helpmaakar, leaving small forces
and t\vo pieces of artillery at each
magistracy. ' According "to---a- - special
dispatch from Tarkastadt a refugee
arrived there says the Boers are 6003
strong rt Stormberg, but at Bugers-
dorp tluy have only a small town
guard. /
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE*
Venezuela's extra tariff has bean re-
pealed.
Insurgents have eaptured Bogota,
capitol of Colombia.
A Lincoln Republican club has been
organized at Ardmure, I. T.
The fund for the Dewey arch has
FIELD. RANCH, GARDEN.
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Field rubbish fast disappears.
Wheat prospects suit Palo Pinto’
county farmer.
Chicken raisers are actively prepar-
ing for spring setting.
Lamar county farmers are clearing
more land this year._ .........
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States for the occasion. Waco is en-
thusiastic in preparations for the
meeting and feel sure that we will fill
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the auditorium to its capacity, wh'.ch
is about AQXX0—This gives us a de-
lightful place of meeting and Waco’s
known liberality as' an entertainer,
coupled with her former experience i.'
handling the league, insures the best
of entertainment. One feature of the
meeting will be the dedication of our
new orphanago by Bishop Key.”
< ruftliiMl to h I’ll• r*.
Greenville, Texan, February 21.--
Switch engine No. 131, In charge of
the Katy night crew, ran over awl
crushed out the life of Dav’d MeCants
in this city last night between 0 and
10 o’clock. The accident occurred on
the Sherman, Shreveport and Southern
tinck, Jiust opposite the American
round-bale gin.
The head wns completely severed
from the body, one foot cut off, and
the trunk crushed into an unreoegmza-
ble mass. Deceased was a painter by
trade and had lived in the city sev-
eral years, working a good portion of
tho time In the second-hand store of
W. ,S. Smith, the latter being his son-
in-law. His only relative in this sec-
tion is Mrs. W. S. Smith.
ImineiiHe Wool Sli p cent.
Pore Worth, Texas, February 21.—
Oue of tlie larges single wool ship-
ments ever ninde from the West is ex-
pected to reach here today over the
Fort Worth and Denver from Trini-
dad, Col. The eonsigmeut comprises
the total of three years’ clip, and Is
being shipped to Boston by Ed Wight
of Trinidad. The value of the wool is
$125,00(1, and comes from the sheep on
Mr. Wight's ranch in New Mexico. He
is accompanying the shipment wli'ch
will go to New Orleans, thence by
steamer to Boston. It requires thirty
cars tio transport this big shipment.
MimMlng Troop*.
London, February 2L— Tlio Vienna
correspondent of the Standard says:
Strange rumors are afloat in Vienna
and esl ill stranger things are undoubt-
edly occurring. Rumors point to im-
pending hostilities between Bulgaria j
and Scrvia. There is no doubt 'that j
both are massing troops on tlie fron- !
tiei*. It I volvS impossible, however,
that war should occur, because neither
country pesscstses the proper financial |
sinews and neither Russia or Austria
would saucMcn such an outbreak.
Ciiptnin l>Hco«tn Dead
Cuero, Texas, February 21.—Captain
Alfred Dacosta, aged 77, died In his
loon at tlie Muti hotel at G o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Captain Dacosta
was the oldest employe In the Morgan
service, having commenced with that
line in 1847 on the steamship L’almcto,
holding his position in first one branch
and then another until his death. He
leaves a sister and niece In Charleston,
K. C., and a host of friends here and
throughout the South generally, lie
yill bo buried here today at J o’clock
on Mr. M. J). Mousermte’s lot in LLill
Side cemetery.
A ( rap (iituie,
Corbin, Ky., February 21.—A shock-
ing tragedy occurred in a blind tiger
in this, city yesterday, in which Geo.
Harp was riot through the heart, dy-
ing instantly. XTeufcnaht AT B. Ear-
ly was shot in the elbow and back, not
dangerously, and Jan Suffrcn was shot
in the arm. Lieutenant Early says
that Harp shot him twice before he
fired. The ptirtles were gambling i i
the building and a dispute aro:e ov;r
a game of craps. It is uncertain win
killed Harp.
,)©IT < mi iilii Admittcil to Hull.
Beaumont, Texas, February 21.—The
application of Jeff Canada, indicted
for murder In the first degree, for re-
lease under writ of ha’a:as corpus was
heard before Judge West yesterday
morning and resulted in the applicant
being released on a $3000 bond. The
healing did not throw any light on
the lynching of Peter Sweeney at Port
Arthur. The principle witness of the
state was Barney Armstrong, who ha3
been detained In jail since the day fol-
lowing the lynching.
Cotton Mill Movement.
McKinney, Texas, February 21.—At
present the prospects for a local cot-
ton factory arc of the brightest. Not
only are local capitalists subscribing
to the capital stock, but farmers from
all over the county, and merchants are
putting down handsome amounts. The
statistical committee has compiled its
figures ready to report at the next pub-
lic meeting to bn held in the court
house to promote the enterprise, which
will bo Saturday, February 4. Already
a third of the $100,000 capital stock
has been taken.
Hrllinli l orceil Iturk.
Bulmvayo, February 22.- Colonel
riuinmor sent Major Reed with 21HJ
colonials to attempt tho capture of
the Boer twelve-pounder on a kopje
on Crocodile Poort. The British met
with such a terrific rifle and shell fire
that lie ciau'dilon il ftm posit ion—too
strong and ordered a retirement.
Colonel II. F. White was slightly
wounded, Major Straker was severely
wounded, nineteen privates were more
or less wounded and Captain Samson
French and nine men are missing.
reached fzbu.uuo. ■
Much sugar cane has been destroyed
ay the revolutionists on the Island of
Martinique.
A Berlin paper says the naval bill
will be thrown out after Easter and the
•eicbstag dissolved.
A largely attended mass-meeting to
•xpress sympathy with the Boers was
aeld at Fort Smith, Ark.
The Jcffrles-Corbett fight will take
?lace May 14, before the Seaside Ath-
letic club, Coney Island, N. Y.
Deputy Marshal Weston arrested W,
Jackson at Ardmore, I, T., on a war-
rant charging him with counterfeiting.
The Welcome grocery of Guthrie, Ok.,
was burglarized cf several hundred dol-
lars’ worth of goods and cash, the third
time within a month.
An interpellation upon affairs In Mar-
tinique, where a involution is Imminent,
has been postponed one month by the
French chamber of deputies.
The new Catholic church at Fort
Smith, Ark., completed last autumn at
a cost of $75,000, has been pronounced
unsafe on account of a break In the
wall;
The exports of the United States to
the Hawaiian islands for eleven months
ending with November, were $10,106,-
167. The imports for the same period
were $21,672 062.
The steamer Niceta, from Galveston,
overhauled a 30-foot launch 150 miles
off Charleston, S. C. The three men
aboard had lost their course 1 na fog
and were out of off.
Editor Bolton cf the Woodward (Ok.)
News, and livest^k inspector has been
appointed a member of the board of re-
gents of the agricultural and mechani-
cal college of Oklahoma.
At a meeting of the board of direc-
t3TS of the Federation—-ot~—Women'i
clubs held at Washington, the proposed
meeting in Paris next June of the Fed-
erated club was abandoned.
It is said that the Samoan Island?
are to be governed by a naval officer
with the title of commandant. Instruc-
tions will be given to Commander
Schroeder before he starts to his new
pest________1___^ . _
H. C. Frick has filed suit against An-
drew Carnegie and the Carnegie Steel
company, limited, alleging that the
transfer of ills property to the defend-
ants was null and void. Six counts
are set forth in the document.
The Creek delegation, composed of
Isparhecher, D. M. Hodge, Cub McIn-
tosh, George Alexander and A. P. Me-
Kellop, left ljor Washington. Gen. Por-
ter will follow. Tho commissioners
would not talk of the changes or modi-
fications of the treaty as agreed upon.
A bill has been presented In the
Mississippi legislature providing for an
appropriation to the Louisiana Charity
hospital at New Orleans. This hospital
In the century and more of its exist-
ence has freely housed, fed and given
medical . and surgical treatment and
nursing to 100 000 Mis-slssippians.
At a stormy session at the Great
Northern hotel, Chicago, the new Amer-
ican Baseball association was formally
organized with seven clubs. Chicago,
Milwaukee, Rt. Louis and Louisville in
the west; and Bostdn, Baltimore and
Philadelphia in,tho east.
Prince Henry of Prussia while trav-
ellng In Slam was robbed of two bi-
The recent ramiaH in (he Vicinity of
Flatonla exceeded five Inches.
The United States battleship Texas
has Joined tjy^ Amej^pLjeet off St
Thomas.
Range eattle are said to be in ex-
ceptionally good condition In Cottle
county.
J. C. Smith of Big Springs sold to
Scott Phillips, 1400 yearlings at $17, ar«}
600 2-year-olds at $22.
Flatonia gardeners say they will ship
out twelve cura of cabbage, beginning
March 1.
A lot of cattle, from Alvarqdo sold
at St. Louis several days ago at $5.10.
They averaged 1398 pounds..
Fisher county Btockmen and farmers
have plenty of feed to carry their stock
through the balance of the winter. ——1
Farmers around Midlothian, in Ellis
county, arc purchasing large quantities
of seed onions and Irish potatoes.
O. H. Muller of Wilbarger county
recently shipped a carload of hogs to
St. Louis, netting him nearly $600-
A great many mfiles are being bought
at Gnlnesvllle. Cooke county, is being
pretty well drained ot these animals.
mence to be shipped to northern mat-
kets from the Concho country May 1.
£he Compre3s company of Denison
have chipped 500 bales of cotton to
Kobe, Japan. Each bale was bound
with two bands.
There are now 442 students at the
Tex an agricultural and mechanical col-
lege—forty-one more than were ever
before enrolled.
It is estimated that 200,000 bead of
cattle will be moved Into the Otoe, Po-
□ea and Osage Indian reservations from
Texas this spring.
Howard Bros, of David county, Utah,
purchased of A. Barnes and E. Nee3-
ham, of Uintah county, Wyoming, 600
Bhcep, giving $7 per head for the bucks
and $50 for the ewes.
T P. Rush,' formerly T6f fulla, Tex^—
but now of Coffeyburg, Mo., was In
Clarendon and sold to S. B. Owen of
Gray county 18 registered white face
buff calves at $155 around.
Kfarly 6000 mules have been shipped
from TexnB to the British authorities
in the Transvaal so far. The amount
paid for these animals is nearly $300,-
000.
Tree planting Is the order of the day
in many localities, and great numbers
of fruit and shade trees and shrubbefj/
are being set out. For shade trees the
native hackbcrry Is a favorite.
Rural free delivery service will be
established on March 15 at Alvin, Bra-
zoria county, and Weston, Coffin coun-
ty, Texas, with one carrier each. F,
II. Barker and J. W. Baker are the
carriers respectively.
Gardeners in the Corpus Chrlstl sec-
tiew have organized under the name ol
the Roark Produce company. The^
will operate and market their produce,,
they assert, exclusively through thl»-
organlzatlon. - : _ V I' fi
J. R. Steen of Fowler, recently killed
a hog that "^weighed 650 pounds, lack-
ing only tlfleen of weighing as many
pounds as It was days old. Another
man In the same neighborhood killed
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Blackleg has done some
among cattle in Cottle county.
Tli« I.imsttM to l)nt<*.
London, February 21.—The urgency
with which home defense Is pressed
excites some wonder. With the cas-
ualties just reported, the British loswcs
In killed, wounded and captured now
aggregate 11,102.
llMiilirnpt* DUcImrgi'd.
Galveston, Texas, February 21.—
Judge Bryant yesterday morning dis-
charged the following bankrupts: O.
Hamburger, Colorado county; P. H.
Blakcman, J. MI NlcholS, L. Fellman,
N. Grbmbach, Galveston; Nathan
Brown, J. A. McCarthy, Harris coun-
ty; William A. Walker< Walker coun-
ty; W. A. Gibbons. Moses Gimbel, Har-
riG county; W. H. Carlton, Colorado
county; F. Halff, Harris county; C. A.
Williamson, Colorado county.
Ti-xitH ftlui*-* ill .-until
Bonham, Texas, February 21.—Yes-
terday Steger & Co. of this city slip-
ped nine cars of mules to New Or-
leans. From that place they will go
to South Africa tS be used by tho
British soldiers. Steger & Co. have
sold the British ovar 2500 head of
horses and ,miilcs In the past six
months.
I»inl Krcmi Itlixxl l’o*lonlii|f,
Paris, Texas, February 21.— A. J.
Tomlin, a farmer who lived near
Maxey Jn ihe northwestern portion of
tlie county, and who, while chopping
locust sprouts, was pierced in the knee
with a thorn, died Sunday night from
blood poisoning.
Fruit* anil Xritwlit-rrle* Unliijnrnil.
Tyler, Texas, February 21.— The
freeze has killed large quantity of the
tomato plants in ibis section, but tho
fruit and strawberries are not injured,
'ihe prospects for large crops are
promising.
Kirbyville.—The powi schedule on the
Gulf, Beaumont nnd Kansas City road
is very inconvenient to the people of
tills place.
cycles and $1000.
George D. Cook & Co. of Chicago
have taken a second Issue of the state
of Jalisco, Mexico, bonds, to the
Amount of. $1,000,000 gold, the proceeds
for which go to ,the purpose of Im-
provements In the city of Guadalajara,
which is the capital.
Sailor Tom Sharkey and Joe Goddard
the barrier champion, met at a Phila-
delphia hall, In what was to have been
* six-round bout. Goddard, however,
was clearly outclassed and was saved
In the middle of the fourth round £roim
,an almost certain knockout by his
trainer, Jack Daugherty, throwing up
the sponge.
Webster Davis, assistant secretary of
tha interior, who has been making a
:our through the Transvaal country, ar-i
rived at Pretoria and fs Balling on the
itcamer Kanseler, for the United States.
He Is coming via Naples. He has had
*n Interesting trip.
' The Baptist church suit, at Duraat,
(. T., which has been pending there for
the last eighteen months, was settled In
i court of equity at Atoka, I. T., by
giving the old church all the church
property and giving defendant, John
II. Mania, a Judgment for $25.
The New York presbytery decided by
a vote of 77 to 39 not to try Dr. Arthur
(J. McGIffert of the,,ynlon Theological
seminary on the charge of heresy pre-
ferred by Rev. G. W. Birch, stated
clerk of tho presbytery at the January
meeting.
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The Ellis County Poulify and Pel
Stock show was held at Waxahachld
last week. A large number of line
fowls were entered anil it wa4
one of the best and most successful
shows ever held In that city.
A Sulphur Springs compress is now
pressing out a shipment of 2000 bales
of cotton for Kobe, Japan. This ship-
ment Is made by an Austin party, and
1g the last of a 2500-bale contract fron!
that place to the oriental country.
The value of horses owned by farm-
ers In this country Is $452,649,396, o#
considerably more than one-flfth of tha
total United States currency, including
gold, silver and paper money in felrou-
latlon to-day. - v
Messrs. Forbess, & Bird well shipped
a ear of mules from Mineral WelM
bound for the Transvaal. This make*
about 409 mules these gentlemen have
chipped from-that place for the Trans-
vaal In the past three months, and will,
send more.
Throughout the San Angelo section
the loss In livestock has so far been
surprisingly small. Cattle are general-
ly thin on account of the grase being
dead and lacking in nutriment, and a
considerable number of head are now
being fed.
F. M. Duglass ft Sons, of Weston,
Coffin county, have sold two cars of fine
hogs ready for the block to the pack-
ing company at Sherman. In the num-
ber there were three extraordinarily
fine porkers, the aggregate weight ot
them being 1975 pounds.
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Ferguson, W. M. Rockdale Messenger. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1900, newspaper, February 22, 1900; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth694662/m1/3/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.