The Refugio Review. (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1903 Page: 1 of 4
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Published, in the Interest of lief agio County;
Subscription $1.00 per annum.
VOL.. 5.
REFUGIO, REFUGIO COUNTY. TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1908.
NO. 18
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Texas News Items.
HIT ON THE HEAD AND KILLED.
Unknown Man Assaulted in the Fifth
Ward, Probably by Footpads.
Houston, Texas: At ah early hour
Ibis morning a man was picked up un-
conscious on Carr street in the Fifth
ward and taken to the Lyons house.
Dr. Brumby was called and found the
tear) suffering from a blow on the
head, a bruise and cut on the fore-
'h'ed, showing where he had been
•struck with some blunt instrument.
He appeared to foe a railroad employe,
fairly well dressed and about 40 years
of age. He was unknown to those
who saw him last night. He was ta-
ken to the infirmary where his inju-
ries resulted in death. The cause of
Ms injury is Unknown. Shortly after
i!:30 Justice Marmion was summoned
to hold an inquest on the body of the
mao, he never 'having, recovered con-
sciousness before dying.
KILLED NEAR KOSSE.
Waiter Allen’s Float Team Ran Away,
Resulting in His Death.
Kosse, Texas: Mr. Walter Allen,
living one mile west of town, and who
owned and operated the only dray line
in this town, was thrown from his
float in a runaway while en. route
home last night about dark and killed,
death being instantaneous. His team
became frightened as he went out of
town and were soon beyond his con-
trol. Mr. Allen was found by mem-
bers of his family a few minutes after
within about 150 yards of his home,
but life was extinct. He was alone in
the float, lienee it is not known just
how he was killed, but from bruises
on his body is supposed that the
wheels ran over him.
Between 22,000 and 23,000 carloads
of oranges will be shipped from South-
ern California this year.
CORPUS CHRIST! TRUCK.
Cabbage and Other Vegetables Are
Shipped in Train Loads.
Fort Worth, Texas: T. J. Wiley, of
Corpus Christ,!, connected with one of
the largest firms engaged in shipping
vegetables, has been here arranging-for
the shipment of a ear load of cabbage,
beets, potatoes, etc. Referring to the
amount, of cabbage sent out from Cor-
pus Chrlsti thus far, Mr. Wiley said
that 900 cars had been shipped and
that fully one-half of the cabbage
raised in that section had gone - to
waste because.of the wet, bad "weather
which prevented the cabbage from be-
ing gathered in the field. The crop
this year was the largest in many sea-
sons, averaging one car load to the
acre, which sold for $70. He says this
beats cotton. At the present time hia
firm is shipping, daily from Corpus
Christ! from six to ten cars of vege-
tables which go to Chicago, Denver,
St. Louis, Kansas City, Atlanta, Mem-
phis, Nashville and other large cities.
The melon crop this year, Mr. Wiley
says, will be very large.
*The man who is his own best friend
has few others.
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From Seguin.
Seguin': Texas. The compress com-
pany has compressed 1.1,083 bales of
cotton up to date of which 2,676 bales
were concentrated cotton.' All this
cotton was-handled in 181 hours,
which speaks well for the plant.
" J ? dge Leo Tar cl ion of Sa'n Antonio
and Marvin Guinn of New Braunfels
are here.
v Miss Annie Braham of Chicago and
Bob Brahan of Huntsville are in the
■city. !
Boat for Rio Grande Trade.
Laredo, Texas: Engineer E. M.
Ruth yen has arrived here to com-
mence at once the construction of a
steamer to be used in the river trade
of the border. It will ply between Hi-
dalgo and Brownsville.
Took Nitric Acid.
Bellviile, Texas: Paul Steck, the 20-
year old son of Mr. F. G. Steck of this
place, took nitric acid yesterday even-
ing about 3 o’clock. Physicians are
making heroic efforts to save his life,
•but the issue is doubtful.
Ome of the Triplets Dead.
Milano,. Texas: One of the triplets
born last week to Mrs. C. M. Beard
near Milano, died on the 12th instant.
The other two and the mother are said
to be doing well.
East Texas Presbytery.
Nacogdoches, Texas: The East Tex-
as presbytery convened at the First
Presbyterian church here last night.
.Eight ministers and six elders have
arrived and more will come in on la-
ter trains. The presbytery will hold
!,until Sunday night. * .
Suicide at Waller.
Walter, Texas: Mrs. Ford, a Vidow,
residing near town, committed suicide
last night by taking strichnine. No
cause is known. The deceased leaves
■an only‘child, a .young girl.
Charters Filed.
Austin Texas: The following char-
ters were filed today i
Head Grocery company of Fort
Worth; capital stock, $3,000. Incor-
porators: W. L. and O. E. Head and
J. B. Sanders.
The Elks’ Building association of
Denison. Capital stock, $10,000. In-
corporators: J. T. Munson, J. T.
Suggs and S. P. Ancker.
Boll Weevil Extermination company
of Austin. Capital stock, $50,000; pur-
pose to manufacture and sell machin-
ery, appliances, etc., for the destroy-
ing of the boll weevil. Incorporators:
Edward L^edlitz, P. II. Stein and W.
IT. Thaxton.
An extreme rigor is sure to arm
everything against it.
Hogs Vo Houston.
Llano, Texas: .Ligon & Brown, two
local stockmen of this county, today
shipped to the Houston Packing com-
pany of Houston 1000 head of fat
hogs. This was a fine bunch of hogs,
having been fattened on corn. The
above stockmen still have about 700
head on hand that they are fattening
near town.
" Several thousand head cattle will
be shipped from here to the Territory
within the next three -weeks.
County Attorney Assaulted.
Waxahachie, Texas: Last night as
County Attorney Farrar was going
home from the city he was waylaid
by two men who attempted to assault
him. The fact that his horse became
scared at the men and ran away
doubtless saved his life. It is sup-
posed the men were friends of some
man who is to he or has been prose-
cuted.
The prayer of the publican would
be a boast on the lips of the Pharisee.
General News.
GORMAN BOOM LAUNCHED.
Takes the Form of a Poll of Virginia
Legislature.
Washington, April 16.—The Gorman
boom for the democratic nomination
for president in 1904 has been formal
ly launched. A written poll of tht
members of the Virginia iegislaturf
completed today shows three votes foj
Parker and all of the others for Gor
man, with no mention of Bryan’i
name.
The opinions for a platform an
unanimously in favor of a “revision
of the tariff and destruction of the
trusts.”
It is considered as more than a co
incidence that the overwhelming ex*
pression of preference for Gorman as
a candidate should be coupled with
the expressions in favor of Just such
a platform as Mr. Gorman would build
if it were left to him. It is known
that Mr. Gorman has close business
relations with the owners of the news-
paper that made the poll, and It ia
accepted here as being his first open
bid .for the nomination.
A Texan Suicided.
St. Louis: Lieutenant Thomas B
Howard of the United States army, a
graduate of West Point, drew a ra20i
across his throat in the Missouri Baj
tist sanitarium yesterday. Whei
found by an attendant he was dead*
He left a letter to his mother, Mfs
J. H. Howard of Boerne, Texas.
Lieutenant Howard had been o*
sick leave for some time and was u»
der treatment in the sanitarium.
God’s holiness is the keystone of thl
bridge between earth and heaven.
THE ROCK ISLAND
ROAD ACQUIRED SIX BLOCKS OF
GROUND AT GALVESTON.
SITfc FOR FEDERAL BUILDING*
PURCHASE PRICE IS $100,000.
Attoreny Low Declined to Discuss the
Projects of His Principals, fciut Said*
. ‘ It Would Not Lie Idle.
CAPTURE HARBOR MASTER,
Galveston. Texas, ‘ April 21.—The
expected -has happened. Shortly af-
ter 1 p. m. yesterday the Galveston
City Company transferred to M. A.
Low, general attorney fo the Rock Is-
land railway, blocks 71.1 to 716, inclu-
sive. in the city of Galveston, for a
consideration of- $100,000 cash.
An option on this property and also
on property owned by the. Galveston
City Company was obtained by Mr.
Low Feb. 24.' The option was for 60
da\fs and, $500, in cash was paid to bind
it. Yesterday the remainder of the
$100,000, was paid to Mr. Eugene A.
Hawkins, secretary of the Galveston
City Company, and the deed for the
property, duly signed and acknowl-
edged,, was delivered to Attorney Low;
The' property purchased lies just
west of the Southern Pacific property,
between fifty-first and fifty-seventh
streets, and extends north from ave-
nue B to the Galveston channel. At
the time, the option was Sivcn- th-e
Galveston City Company wanted to
exact a pledge from General Attorney
Low that thfo property would be im-
proved by the Rock Island without de-
lay.
“We are not buying $100,000 worth
of property for the purpose of raising
hogs on it,” said Mr. Low at that time.
When interrogated, Mr. Low replied;
“We will hardly let $100,000 invest-
ed in real estate remain idle for any
great length of time.
“I do not care to discuss the ques-
tion at an'” continued the genera L-at-
torney for the Rock Island.
A sithilarf!heply was given to all the
other questions asked of him. The
only thing he admitted was that the
property had been purchased by the
Rock Island and that the Rock Island
was not in the habit of permitting
large investments to lie idle.
Mr. Low would not even venture a
reply as to when more definite devel-
opments would uncover in regard to
the property purchased. In fact, there
was never an oyster more mum than
was Mr. Low when interviewed. But
he gave play to a good broad smile
when told the people of Galveston
would be mightily pleased to learn
the deal had been consummated and
that they stood ready to co-operate
with the Roclc Island in the fullest ex-
tent. But he did nothing more than
smile.
The purchase of this property by
the Rock Island, which will no doubt
start, anew rumors relative to how
the Rock Island will get into Galves-
ton.
It. is not generally thought in rail-
road circles that the Rock Island will
reach, here over the rails of the Gal-
veston, Houston and Northern.
Numerous Offers Have Been Made the
Government..
Washington, April 21.—Bids for ■«.
site for a Federal building to be erect-,
ed in the city of Houston were opened
at the office of the supervising archi-
tect of the treasury .yesterday. There
were twelve proposals as follows:
W. W. Thomas and Paul & Hoover:.
Block bounded by Milam and Louis-
iana. streets and Texas and capitol av-
enues, 250x250,. $125,000.
. N. L, Mills, E. Moskowitz and J. S.
Dougherty: Block bounded by Main
and Fannin streets and Walker and
McKinney avenues, 250x250, $125,000.
Hardcastle & Stahl: South side of
Walker avenue, extending from Milam
to Travis streets, 250x100, $67,000.
J. K. P. Gillaspie et ah: Bloci
bounded by La Branch and Aust.it
streets and Texas and Capitol avenues
exaet dimensions not given, $107,000.
D, P. Sherherd et al,: Block bounded
by Milam and Louisiana streets and
Rusk and Walker avenues, 250x250,
$89,125,
William W. Thomas: Block bounded
by Milam and Louisiana streets and
Texas and Capitol avenues, 250x250,
$125,000. ' y
William W. Thomas: Fronting on
Louisiana street, extending from Tex-
as to Capitol avenues, 250x150, $65,-
000. ■
Ed. J. Harrell, J. M. Boyles, execu-
tor : Block bounded by Caroline and
San Jacinto streets and Rusk and
Capitol avenues, 250x250, $120,000.
H. G. Lidstone: Block bounded by
Milam and Travis streets and Lamar
and Dallas avenues, 250x250, $100,000.
Henry C. House: Rusk avenue, ex-
tending from Milam t§ Louisiana
street, 250x150, $58,250.
Mark Weiss and S. C. Red: Block
bounded by Caroline and Austin
streets and Rusk and Walker ave-
nues, 250x250,' $80,000.
Mark Weiss: Rusk avenue, extend-
ing from Caroline to Austin streets,
250x150, $48,000.
Funeral of- Judge Hurt.
Dallas, Texas: The funeral of the
late J. M. Hurt took place here yes-
terday. It was one of the largest ever
held in Dallas. Many business and
professional men attended. All the
courts adjourned. The Dallas Bar As-
sociation held a meeting at which in-
formal eulogies were expressed and
committees appointed to arrange fur*
ther -memorial action.
Latter Went Aboard the Independents
Under Mistake. '
Cape Haytien: A letter has been re-
eeive from Monte Christi dated April*
4. It relates that the revolutionary,
gunboat Independence had come intiy
the harbor and that the harbor master
of Monte Christi and members of hia
staff boarded the Independencia in the
belief that she was in the service of
the government. With the exception
of one man, who was sent ashore to
tell the story, the harbor officials were*
carried away prisoners on board the
rebel boat. The Independencia contin4
ued in the direction of Manzanillo. On
board of her were the revolutionary
leaders, a numerous crew and a quan-
tity of arms and ammunition
General Rodriquez, go, ernor of Mon-
te Christi, is preparing to resist with
energy in case the port is attacked by^
the Independencia. Foreigners at
Monte Christi are demanding the pres-
ence of a warship for their protection*
The German steamer Valencia is at
Monte Christi and offers a means of
leaving the port. Several engagements
have occurred in the vicinity of Mon-
te Christi, but the result is not known*
Suicided with Strychnine.
Abilene, Texas: Dr. H. McNiel of
Lampasas committted suicide here yes-
terday by taking strychnine. He had
previously written a note declaring
his intentions, but was put under ar-
rest by Sheriff Alton, who intended
taking him home this evening. He is
supposed to have been demented,
Sheriff Walton left for Lampasas with
the remains last night.
Ill Health Caused Suicide.
Hillsboro, Texas: Constable John-
son of Blum was here yesterday and
reported the suicide of Mrs. B. V.
Adams, who took sixty grains of mor-
phine and immediately swallowed
two glasses of buttermilk. She died in
a few hours. She had been in ill
health: for two years and had an op-
eration performed recently without
benefit.
The Saratoga Field.
Saratoga, Texas: The Byrd Syndi-
cate oil well No. 3 came in a genuine
gaser at 5 o’clock on the evening of
the 16th. It blowed with a terrific
force until 11 o’clock the next day,
when they succeeded in shutting it off
by means of a gate valve. Mr. C. K.
McFallen, the general manager of the
company, was on the ground when the
well blew out. He is very confident
that this well will develop into , the
best oil producer in the field as soon
as they have gotten rid of the gas.
The Brice wells Nos. 1 and 2 are
ready to come in, which will give this
field five producing wells.
Road Will Be Built
Beaumont; Texas: Mr. Ed. Kennedy,
Who is the leading spirit of the Sour
Lake road, returned’ yesterday from
an extended trip to" Columbus and Chi-
cago and stated that the' papers had
been signed and sealed and that the
electric line to Sour Lake would be
built.
He says that the .1*. W. Meeker' In-
vest m or* t Company will finance the
matter. Mr. Meeker’s- engineer will
look over'the ground at once and work
will be started shortly.
The Wettermark Estate;-
Nacogdoches, Texas: The appraisers'
appointed by the referee in bankrupt-
cy to appraise the property of A. Wet-
termark & Son, bankers, bankrupt,
finished-their work yesterday after-
noon. The books, papers and accounts
the bank building and fixtures and the
postoffice building and one small tract
of land were valued at $163,107.93.
This does npt include the individual
estate of B. S. Wettermark.
A desperate attempt was made by
two Ohio convicts to escape prison.
President Roosevelt has about end-
ed his tour of Yellowstone Park.
Accidentally Killed.
Dale, Texas:: News has just reached
here that Mr, John Ethridge was ac-
cidentally shot and- instantly killed by
Mr. Bob MeCrintis yesterday. The' two
with three others' were in the sand
lulls about ten miles south of here, on
a deer hunt. A deer came in range ol
Mr. McGintis, who began shooting at
same, not noticing Mr. Ethridge, who-
was in the direction of the deer, who
was struck with a flying ball with t.t;
above result.
Freight Wreck Near Alpine.
Alpine, Texas: An extra eastbouficl
freight ran into the rear of extra
freight 423 east of here at 10 o’clock
yesterday morning, demolishing two
cabooses and several other cars. Two
linemen who were in one of the ca-
booses had a most miraculous escape.
They were caught in the wreck, but
fortunately .-were uninjured. No per-
sonal injuries.
The executive boards of the Mine
Workers are in session at Wilkesbarre,
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A Patriotic Plan.
Austin, Texas: Representative
Griggs and other friends of the San
Jacinto battlefield in the house may
observe tomorrow, the day preceding
the anniversary of the battle which
freed Texas, by asking the house to
make a departure in its seriatim con-
sideration of the appropriation bill and
take up the battlefield appropriation
in the miscellaneous items. It is
thought to be reasonably certain that
the bill finally passed by both houses
will contain provisions for the fenc-
ing and protection of the field. The
house bill now contains an item off
$20,000 for that purpose, while the
senate measure carries $30,000.
Burned to Death. j
Fort Worth, Texas: Miss Mary Bat-
tler, aged 19, was burned-to death yes-'
terday morning. The young lady re-
tired late the night before, the lamp n
having been left burning. During the
night the lamp was accidentally turn-
ed over, saturating the young woman’s
clothing with oil, and they took fire.
In her fright she jumped from the bed
and ran into the hall, and before help
reached her she was so badly burned
that death ensued.
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Woman Died of Wounds.
Bryan, Texas: The negro girl, Lula
Williams, who was shot at an early
hour last night, died from the effect
of the wound at 3 o’clock this morning.
Lon Crews, a young white man, was
arrested this morning and lodged in
ijail and a charge of murder preferred
against him. >
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John Beeson of Llano Dead.
Llano, Texas: Mr. John Beeson, a
prominent business man of this city,
died at his home here last night of ap-
pendicitis. He was operated cn yes-
terday for that disease, but the opera-
tion was too late to benefit him. He
leaves a wife and several small chil-
dren.
I Homer, La.: The Louisiana and
Northwest railroad has suffered a
freight wreck, causing some damage to
cars and suspending all traffic for thir-
ty-six hours.
Brookshire Saloons Closed.
Brookshire, Texas: Local option
went into effect yesterday. All sa-
loons were closed to await the decis-
ion of the court on the petition of the
pros to dissolve the injunction granted
by Judge Hamblen about fen days
ago.
Three persons were drowned by the
capsizing of a small rowboat in Mich-
igan.
Revolution Gaining Strength,
St. Thomas, D. W. I.: A steamer
Which left Monte Christi, San Domin-
go, April 17, arrived here yesterday
morning. She reports that the rebels
are besieging Monte Christi by land
and sea. The rebel gunboat Indepen-
dence was anchored in the harbor.
-The revolution is gaining strength and
;has many adherents throughout the
country.
! Efforts
tn i ac^011 the text
book bill were made in each of the
houses but witout avail.
Tyfer Restaurant Was Damaged.
Tyler, Texas: The Grand Star res-
taurant was damaged by* fire, water
and smoke last night at 7 o’clock to
the amount of $1500, The fire origi-
nated in the kitchen. About 100
guests were at supper. The loss is
fully covered by insurance.
Bishop Satterlee, in a sermon, de-
clared that the Jews are preserving
the home and family better
Shristians.
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