San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-16
STATE NEWS.

DR.. Baker, Of Brennan, an old time
republican politician, was stricken with
paralysis last Sunday, and died last
night.
Galveston was badly shaken in the late
storm. A little more and she would
have been submerged.
Tilden, Texas rejoices in feeling once
more In Gods country, Abundant rains
have fallen. Her matrimonial crop also
promises good.
McMullen county democratic cOnven-
tion is in session to-day with full grist
OF candidates.
Del Rio Texas has taken new lease
| OF life since the late rain. w. j. Lyons,
former editor Of the DOT" is lying very
low.
Judge Maynard, who was accused Of
Incorporating 5000 while Judge OF
Bell county, has been exhOnerated by
the district court, Judge Blackburn pre-
siding.
The taxable values of Dallas county
exceed $l7 900, 900. The cornerstone OF
the Methodist Episcopal church, south,
was laid Monday with Masonic cere-
monies.
Bennett, the young man over whose
mysterious appearance all Paris was so
stirred up, was found Yesterday In the
woods more rational than when he left
his nurse. He was very much run down.
The action of the city council of Hous-
ton is not favorable to the electric light
plant In that city.
Denison raises the bonus, and the Mis-
souri, Pacific will be extended to Hen
rietta.
Waxahatchie has made her GOnnec-
ton. The last rail on the Fort Worth
and New Orleans was laid Monday, and
Ii is reported that the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe has bought Ii out.
Waco, enjoyed the graduating exer-
cises OF Baylor university, but did not
fancy the freaks Of a raZor-slashing negro
who now languishes in Jail for attempt
to murder.
Kyle ladies give benefit to the Hook
and Ladder company tonight. Crops
promise big yield.
The State university exercises Increase
In interest. The baccalaureate ser non
was grand effort. There are four
graduates in the literary and 80 in the
law Department.
The unexpended university funds are
S3903.35, after deduoting estimates for
year 1SS6-s7.
Austin has her free bridge barbecue
Friday; with Ireland, Breckenridge,
Swain, Terrell and Hancock as speakers.
The Mondays gale that almost blew
Galveston out Of water did considera-
BILE damage in Orange county to crops,
trees and fences.
Building boom has struck Del Rio to
stay. The county Jail and Lindheim's
building are being pushed right along.
A $1,000 stone residence and the Ware
building will soon be under way, and
other buildings are being talked Of.
San Marcos Is in the midst Of the
closing exercises of COronal institute;
has the excitement of some gold pros
pecters few miles from town; and. is
occasionally stirred up by big wind
storm.
The Atchlson, Topeka & Santa Fe is
reported to have brought out the Rio
Grsnde division of the Texas Pacific,
running from Fort Worth to Ell Paso.
Lampasas has 200 tents, car load Of
rstions for Uncle Sans troops, and
every preparation made for big time
next week.
Mr.. Pierce Carson, Of Valley Mills, who
cut his throat last Saturday, while in
sane from fever, died to-day.
Swain was at Greenyille Monday
handling Ross as usual without glasses.
Houston had a shooting ARRAY Mon
day night, August Sharper shooting and
killing his father-in-lsw, Joe Edge
combe.
The commissioners court as a board
Of equalization Is sitting at San Angelo.
Assessed valuation Of taxable proper
ty 81 100000.
Grass in Tom Greene county is look
Ing green and cattle are fiourishing.
Some shrewd counterfeiters have been
taking in Ell Paso recently, and extend
ing their operations to Paso del Norte.
Considerable OF the queer has been
showed.