San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-27
STATE NEWS.

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Austin decOrates graves on SUI lay,
| the regular decoration day.
Laredo wool is selling IN large lots at
| from II to lG cents per pound.
Lack OF rain is killing crops in North
ern Texas, so say late reports.
= Senator Randolph, Of Madison county
asks of his constituents denomination.
Marshal Jackman, OF san Marcos, is
slightly better, though still very sick
man.
GalvestOn's new city directory has just
| been issued. It Is a neat 500 page vol
ume.
Bette, the little daughter OF DIR. Yam
dell, of Seguin, died yesterday of scarlet
fever.
Bank Examiner KincannOn il. making
| the rounds of the national banks in
Texas.
Hon. Travis Henderson agOnizes for
the hOnOrs Of state senatorship next
winter.
Lieut.. Cantrell, of the Canadian
mounted police, who captured Riel, is
in FL PasO.
Denison decides &C to % to take the
directory OF her schools out of the hands
Of the council.
The new Walker hotel at Santa Anna,
opened last evening with hop; 80
bOarders present.
Cleburne public library opens this
week. The books have arrived and are
being catalOgued.
Wichita Falls wool buyers are Offering
lG4 to IS cents, but large quantities are
held for higher prices.
Tyler has organized branch assOCia-
ton OF the Young Mems Christian assO-
citation, numbering 40.
Ell Paso has had another shooting
fraCas and big plate mirror has been
SILVER into shining shaTds
Watt Strong recovered $1,000 from j.
+. Blair in a suit at law in the federal
court at Tyler, Wednesday.
Railway Conductor John Wood, of FL
PasO, lost $1,000 last night by the burn
ing Of his saloon and dance hall.
About 10000 head of cattle have been
inspected on the Texas and Colorado
trail by the inspector Of Taylor county.
"Buckskin Bill" an ltinera1 medi-
cal quick. was treated 10 dose of over
ripe hen fruit on yesterday at LOngview.
Captain Milliken, OF Thorp Springs, a
retired steamboat captain, aged 20 years,
WAS run over and fatally Injured yeSter-
day.
The military of Dallas will assume
charge of all the military display of the
Dallas State Fair and Exposition assO-
citation.
A train load OF fat cattle was shipped
from Kyle this week, TO be followed by
two more train loads next week. All go
TO Chicago.
Houston Light Guards have decided
not to decide or going to Lampasas
until Galveston decides about her inter-
state drill.
Forth Worth has appointed its COM
mIttces to take charge of the tOrthCOm-
ing decennial celebration of the first rail
road that entered the town.
Two runaway Waco boys aged u and
IS years, mounted on a dun horse and
brown pony. are wanted by the sheriff.
The lads names are Bennett and Andrew
smith.
Johnson county wool buyers, by prev
iOus arrangement, brought their wool to
Cleburne this week, where they were
met by buyers, and large quantities
changed hands.
johnson county cattle are afflicted
with contagious disease. having some
what the appearance of hydTOphObia |
and large numbers of them have died; |
rain Is needed.
Two gravel trains COliided Yesterday |
lhree miles south Of COrsicana; 10 cars |
were ditched. An engine backing down !
toward the wreck. ran over cow and |
was also ditched.
The gentlemen implicated by Mrs.
robin In her testimony. as having I'M
due relations with Mrs. Phillips, all deny
the charge. Superintendent Baker says |
lie did not even know the woman by
sight.
Josie Hiesholzer, 14.yesr old girl,
was fatally burned at Fort Worth yes
terday evening by a kerosene can ex-
plosiOn, which fired the home cOnsum-
ing it with all the contents. LOss $1,000.
The newly elected directors Of Hood
amp are: DR.. Frank Rainey, A. j. Jer-
nigan, Isaac Stein. II. f. Shelley, Felix
E. Smith, 5. Ii. Darden, w. c. Walsh,
VIM. Neal Ramey, Fred. Carleton and
Toe ii. Stewart. of Austin; Capt. NJ. B.
Lloyd, of Fort Worth; Gen. George w.
Gen. Adam Il. johnson. Of
Burnet and Capt, Sam ). Ashe, OF HOus-
ion.
By decision OF the United States
Circuit court rendered at Galveston yes
rerday between the Southern Develop
ment company and the Houston and
Texas Central railway company, adj
verse to the Devel }. ment company, the
railway receivership was vacated and
new receivers appointed; James Rim
tout and Nelson 5. Eaton, of New York,
and Charles Dillingham;, of New Or
eans. The decision floors the floating
debt creditors and establishes the claims
Of the bonGholders.