The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-03-13
BEN THOMPSON
DIES WITH HIS BOOTS 0N-A
BLOODY ENDING TO A LONG
CAREER OF CRIME
Another Desperate Meets HIS Death
at the Hands of Boy Bru-
tai Wife Murder.
a SON OF NEPTUNE SACRIFICED
ON HYMEN'S ALTAR I'M.
PoRTANT RULING.
Tn Trunk Line Pool Threatened
With Dissolution "A Mysterious
Cut IN the Dark.


Cut IN the Dark.
THE rHuMrsOS.FIsuER TRAGEDY.
san Antonio, March ~. Thompson
and T. 'sher had been drinking tngeth-
er aud entered The theatre In each
o,hur'- company. They met Foster
IN the dress circle and some words
were exchanged, bringing about II
mcl"e. during which Thompson aud
Fisher were killed and Foster pruba.
hiy mortally wounded The circle
WAS quickly cleared OF its occupants,
they jumping into the pstQuct below
and through the side windows to tho
street. No ole seems to know who
lrod the first shot or how many shot.
wero fired. After the firing Thomp-
sous brother put in All appearance,
but WAS promptly arrested. The
remains OF the two victim. were tsken
IN charge by u host of friends. and
obsCquies have been ordered la grand
style regardless of expense. The
theatre where the ailray occurred was
the scene last wear of the killing by
Thompson Of Jack Harris. then pro
prietor OF the place Fisher aud
Thompson are probably the two most
desperate and widely known men in
rcya-, aud have killed fabulous rum-
ber- of their fellow citizens.
EFFORT 10 STAMP orr CATTLE Dis
EAsE
Manhattan, Hans. March ~ AT n
meeting OF prominent sluckralscrs in
this city Inst night, resolutions were
passcd iHvoring "A strict quarantine IN
tho district infected with foot and
mouth dircuso in Woodsou county;
that thu governor should use every
means in his power 10 stamp ont the
disease; that the ciDil us OF Riloy
county favor prompt action on the
part of the governor and other state
officials ~ their Efforts 10 stop the
spread Of the disease and Al-u re
Que-tlng our senators and represent
tatiyrH to favor such action a will
place funds At the disposition of the
committc of agriculture, to he us I'd
in such emergencies. A committee
Of five Wa appointed TO call n ma.'
meeting should further action bs nee
srsasy The sentiment o; the meeting
was against special session OF the
] legislature. The cattle OF Riley com
/ ~ uro healthy and no one il alarm Il
Wr.wICNN CAMrNoN ME.
NV Orleans. March Ex-senator Ione
tc,rginph- 10 Major Burke. 1T The limc.
Democrat "M,..Is Hon, Cameron an
Fry republican members Of the topiAl
county committee authorize luc to den,
tnlt either Ut them lur.i-'cI the state
m,nt- contained M the Washington d A.
% ten 10 The chicago paper Of The sccon,
instant. N,iih,r oi III IN utt"udel tn
BAH and neither know CT hul even hear,
u.i.rr. ut lho rrtrmcut. mndr 10y the -al'
correspondent
IN, ,ttemcni referred 10 Ia ns follows
"Thr r,.I nhlit.u IN mher- ul The I tpiul
county rutn.ui tee .Hy hai nj uu" of tn
htlle gwen In New Orleans on N nd
Ors-, jefferson DAVIS, with his daughter
the daughter ut G,urr Lee, GrnrtS
Long rect. aud some other noted Con
/ irdcluc generals, al In - box winch W.
. !ruprd with Confederate fla = thtt The
. Il ipr was ulso drrutarcd with the AIN,
/ prlui-. ant tHA' tluNors Hdirys'rd 10 lin
7 rly 'jp the president we're presented Il
this noted Confederate party Ia The
box an accepted
fusE Lps-E7 ~ EAST sr. Lurt'.
ST Louis. March u Tho losses and In
surnn q ht Nee IN East 1t Lpli- las hlthl
h1s ro' vt been a'e'rt 'lned' hni pep
.h,Y WIZ pr I"' Sr'eI'' Nv. u.
AlN nee .. Va i" -i'l'" ,',' h,,u,, WY
It, cent. Mt, we're owned by TRriOu. pcr.
,'n' any m - ,''s 10 '', no,,, ' E,",, :,
"',, .v",l, ,,b W., all ,h,.r H.
rn,,I ,n,nn,,.,e. Ir,..r,dG',v, moi tsi b.rn
I.,,rn,J Went IA. CbIc.sn and Alton
Hri ONO raj rad. Al Il the OHIO amt Nj.
sl.sIp vho.r y,rds we're directly In
v.Iv,d. The Mi..ouri re flc, lrun Noun.
t,iu. an Other r,ni. lost car which wcrt
ON ii nrrput tra.k Ihr row OF tam,
buildings In when the lire originated
wcr, occupied u. saloons, restaurants an,
-hnps. but were not at much vnlu" m,
their tots. loss viii not ,Tceed tlo OOJ,
s,r,ury,y ,,,v,aa,t,oy .ss,c,.r,,,,
s.utLerp .tnt.s ,n,uiyr zion n.soci,t;",
met IA the capitol at noon. Knpre.eu's
tiEo- from Ieuu"s1eo Lonirl mn, Flor
ida deor-ta, Kentucky and Arke "a
,,o,r TaY', v,a,"ny, amt n, V,n " a,a'.s
40 otrIyc ON 'h' evening trains Tn
ban iH Handsomely decorated Win nlg
and Veryrccu-. After the appointment
Of committee on bylaws and constitu
uou. he ruuyrutioI Adi,uru.d I'm 1
o'clock tomorrow.
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