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were recently arrested in the
Panhandle by cowboys. The
leader Of the gang is known as
3uckskin Bob and his band is
composed Of Michigan and Hi
nois grand scoundrels.
- San Antonio Express: An
anti-Sunday law man says that
as preachers receive pay for
their services; under the Sum-
day law it is unlawful for them
to preach on that day, not be-
ing exempt.
The Gonzales Inquirer rec
ommends farmers to gather
mesquite beans for winter feed
for stock. They are highly nu-
tricious and are relished by
horses and cattle. The crop
this season is unusually heavy.
= The citys,marshal muddle
at Houston is still unsettled.
Railey, deputy marshal, pub
iished a card in which he states
that he is determined that his
name alone shall appear on the
payroll for that position.
Officer Bell, Of Hill coun-
ty is on his way to the peniten-
tiary with a caballado of eight
prisoners; four from Johnson
county, three from Hood and a
I2-year old mig" convicted in
Hill county of horse stealing.
Colorado Citizen: The
long continued drouth has ser
iously injured cotton. The
plant is whitening. casting its
bolls and opening prematnrely.
If there is no rain. soon the
crop will be cut short more
than one-half.
The Journal reports that
work has been commenced on
a claim 20 miles from Bolton,
on the Lampasas. Some ofthe
silver ore taken out assayed $40
to the ton. An engine has been
bought and the miners are con-
fdent Of success.
The Palace saloon in Waco
owned by Hebrews, was kept
open all day Sunday and $3.50
taken in. The Jewish Sabbath
had been duly observed. This
will be made test case. The
county attorney will prosecute,
Hon. A, ]. Evans has been re-
tanned for the defense.
The people of Tom Green
county are beginning to inter
est themselves in the building
! Of churches and school houses.
A subscription Of $1,000 has.
been raised for building a
church at San Angela. A large
school house is to be put up in
m Ben6cklin.
- Sheriff Brown, of Lee
county, who has been on the up
per Colorado for several weeks
has just returned and reports
to the Lone Star that the crop
out look in that sectioen is very
gloomy. On his own farm in
San Saba county he made only
one bushels of oats to the acre.
Major PENIS campmeet-
ing on the Gabriel in Milan
county was attended by 5000
to 1000 people on Sunday the
27th yult. There was over a
hundred tents on the grounds;
the arbor is very large, being
100 xIoo feet. There had been
sixty-four conversions up to
Wednesday the goth.
- Victoria Advocate: Prai-
rie chickens plentiful at a plea
yune apiece. Cotton picking
progressing. The yield will be
greater than for several years.
- Fire rains throughout the
county for the past three DAYS.
- A movement is on foot to
organize white and colored
graded schools in the city.
Z - George White, a United
States deputy marshal was bad
ly shot, near Arlington, in at
tempting to arrest Tom Afford.
He had arrested him when three
brothers of Afford came up and
attempted to rescue Tom
White shot two of the Affords
off their horses, but Tom es-
capped with the marshals horse.
= A negro woman was
found near the corner of Jack
son and Prairie streets, Hous-
ton. on Tuesday, badly beaten
and denuded of clothing save a
mans shirt. She claims that
she was stripped and robbed.
The police say she is a well
known character and was up to
some devilment. She was sent
to the hospital for repairs.
= The moon shines in north
ern Texas. A deputy United
States marshal has just captur-
ed a sixty-gallon still and a
round dozen moonshiners in
Palo Pinto county. In the same
the sheriff attempted to
arrest the Jones outfit of horse
thieves; war insued and Larkins
Jones was killed; another Jones
who was wounded made his es-
ape.
= Two merchants, one from
Comanche, the other from
Brown. county, appeared before
. United States commissioner
It Waco, having been arrested
or neglecting to scratch the
stamps off tobacco and cigar
boxes. Neither one had any
Intention OF violating the law.