The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-12-30
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
HURD TO CONTEST R0MIES ELEC-
TON IN OHIO.
A Brutal Murder Near Mllllean-
Thomas Merrill and Wife
Murdered

thln Ds htuntuls ultu lnls evening Oh
consumption after lingering illness of
some months. The funeral takes place
tomorrow from the Catholic church. -
ALBANY, December 2s.-The parties
arrested in this county for fence cutting
have had their examination trial, and
were bound over to await the action of
the grand jury at the next term. All
have given bond with the exception of
one, who is held In jail.
ST.. LOUIS, December 2s.-Mrs. Will
liams, living near Dahlgren, Hamilton
county, ILL.,, while in u fit Of mental de-
spondenoy on Friday last, threw one of
her children, little girl, into n well
and, attaching another still younger to
her dress, jumped in herself, and all
three were drowned.
ARLINGTON, December 30. - W. A.
Ioungblood was shot and killed this
evening. The jury of inquest returned
q verdict that he came to his death by the
hand of Horace Matlook. Matlock was
at once arrested by Constable Warren
and Is now in the city prison. The
assassin and his victim were planters
and had both been drinking.
COLUMBUS, December 20.-President
Mcbride, Of the State Miners association
has issued call for convention, to
meet in this city on January Z, to con-
slider the situation In the Hooking val
ley. The operators claim that the strike
is practically over, and that now they
have nearly all the miners they can ac-
commodate. Between 30 and 10 old
miners went to work to. day at the re-
duced rate of so cents.
SAN FRANcIsco, December ga me-
mortal against the ratification of the
Spanish-Amerlcan treaty, signed by the
leading cigar makers of this city, will
be forwarded 10 Washington to-day.
The memorial declares that the treaty
would ruin their business, sacrifice mil
lions of dollars invested and throw ~
900 laborers out of employment. The
Cigarmakers' association has also adj
dressed letter TO Senator Miller pro-
testing against the ratification.
MARSHALL, December 2S.-An accident
occurred last night to the south bound
passenger train two miles west OF here.
The track, it seems, was three feet I'M
der water, causing slide. The engine
and entire train, except the sleeper and
first coach, capsized. The lights were
eXtinguished by the water, which was
several feet deep in the cars. The en-
gineer and fireman escaped by swimming
out. A white boy was cut with glass by
jumping through the window. Two
other persons were bruised, but not
seriously hurt.
MrLucAS, December 2s.-The most
outrageous crime ever known in this
community was perpetrated near here
last night. Pat Coffee, a wood piler in
the employ of the Houston and Texas
Central road, three miles north of here,
was brutally murdered by unknown
parties; and after killing him, not being
satisfied they set fire TO his house, and
nothing was found this morning of the
poor unfortunate fellow but his charred
remains. Robbery was the supposed
cause for the deed. Justice Pritton,
with jury of inquest, Immediately
went to the scene. They will silt the
matter thoroughly, and try TO bring the
cowardly assassin to justice.
NEW ORLEANS, December 20.-The
street car drivers strike continues, to
the great inconvenience of the public,
and more especially of business men
who live two or three miles from trade
oenters. Up to this hour about dozen
cars on the Magazine street line
are the only ones that have reached
Canal street from uptown. They are
accompanied by squads of police. Early
this morning cars left the uptown sta
tlons of the City Railroad company, but
were met by the strikers and the cars
turned around and sent back to the
stations. The police seem to be in SYM
pathy with the strikers, and are only in
cllned to interfere in cases of personal
violence.
TOLEDO, December ga special dis
patch was sent out from this city on
Saturday to the effect that the father of
Jacob Romeis, Congressman-e elect from
this district, was naturaliled in Buffalo,
New York, but not until the son was 20
years of age, which would make the
Congressman-elect ineligible. never
having been naturalized, and that Mr..
Hurd will contest the seat. Mr.. Romels
has been seen in connection with the
subject, and he states he has in his
possession the original citizen papers of
his father, showing that the first papers
were issued In 1850 and the final in 1852,
ht WIS ~ ltuIb MI.
was also seen and stated that he had de-
cided to contest the election. but de-
ollned to state the grounds, saying no
tice VIII be served upon Mr.. Romeis
within ten days.
Big SPRINGS, Tex, December 2S.-A
dispatch dated Sierra Blanca, Texas, 4
p. M, says that courier just arrived
from Merrill 81 Marley's ranch, on The
Rio Grande, 40 miles south, reports that
Mr. Thomas Merrill and wife were MUIR
dered about last Wednesday, supposed
to be by Mexicans. Merrill was proba-
bly, killed with an AK while eating. Mrs
Merrill was found kneeling behind the
bed with her head completely severed
from her body. The rangers have been
notified andwill be al the scene to-mor-
row. Parties from Van Horn start this
evening to bring the remains to the rail-
road station. Merrill was partner of
NJ. ID. Marley, of Fort Worth, and for
merly passenger conductor on tho
Texas and Pacific, and well known
throughout the State. Marley leaves
Fort Worth tonight determined to over
take the murderers.