San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-07
STATE NEWS.

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grass than grass for her cattle.
Judge Kone, of San Marcos, has re-
corded his vote in favor OF the conyen-
tion meeting in Dallas.
The San Marcos Chautauqua taber-
naole will be completed June /.
San Marcos will issue $4,000 in
bonds for street improvements and keep
in the middle Of the progressive high
way.
DR.. Stoddard's libel against the Even
ing Dispatch was quashed in the County
| Court.
The Austin Greys will uniform in New
Braunfels cloth.
Dr. Felters, of Austin, has been held
In the sum Of 5000 for shooting Sam
Percy.
In the Trinity cotton yards, Fort
Worth. 40 bales of cotton burned; in
surrnce $500.
The Galveston knights are endeavor-
ing to get the Mallory boycott before the
Cairn Investigating Committee.
DIR. +. ID. Andrews, of Ell Paso, has
been arrested, charged with attempted
rape of little 10-year old girl. The
City Marshal's wife is the complainant.
Andrews has been held In $4,000 bonds.
The Dallas County Alliance is arrang-
ing to cut a considerable swath in the
nominations of the County Democracy.
George Dlcke, of Dallas, sentenced to
penitentiary for five years for rape, has
filed notice of appeal, the judge having
refused him a new trial.
Suits considerably in excess ofS20 900.
for damages, have been filed by farmers
in Dallas County against the Santa Fe.
East Dallas and Dallas proper talk
municipal consolidation for mutual ben
eft.
Parsons, the Chicago anarchist, was
formerly Dallas printer, gravltated
| from there to Waco, from which place he
| levanted with colored woman, whom
he afterward married.
The testimony before the Investigat-
ing Committee at Denison, is a unit in
| declaring that the strike knocked the
whole bottom out of business.
The Laredo Times printers all struck
for higher wages. The proprietor put
his three little children on the cases and
deties old Time and his scythe.
Cattle shipments from Laredo, North
ward, will soon commence in earnest.
The Waco hunting camp slaughtered
AZ deer and captured two bear cubs in
| six days.
Waco court gave Tom Burney, for at
| tempted rape, three years; and hack
| driver Williams, for rObbing lady OF
| sos and attempting to suborn witnesses,
was given five years.
Eight Burnet convicts made break
for liberty by capturing the engine OF
| the locomotive while the crew were at
dinner and pulling out. Three miles
| from camp they took to the woods. A
posse with blOod-hounds was soon in
pursuit, killed one, captured six, and
left the other at large.
Mesquite is happy over abundant crop
prospects and unusually good business.
Pittsburg rushed court business lively.
Judge Mclean disposed of l04 cases in
six days and sent one man to the peni.
Tertiary for every day Of the six.
VIM. Leasing, the San Angelo lawyer,
who killed Michael Quinn at Big
Springs last December, has been in
dicted for murder and his trial Is set for
to-day.
Palestine shops have received 75 appli-
cations for places from the late strik-
ers. The superintendent being absent,
results are not determined.
Thos. Hall for breaking into Leesburg
postOfiice, got years in the peniten-
tiary.
An attempt of the Pittsburg Jail birds
to break out was frustrated on Thurs
day night.
BRENNAN is making great prepare
tions for the May feast next Friday
and Saturday. The Houston Light
Guards will give an exhibition drill.
Haskell has a new guards" organiZa-
tien, and clips 81 pounds of wool to the
head. These items are in no way con-
| nected.
Sam Lyon, an old Texan, a vet, for 30
years resident and bar pilot at the
mouth of the Brazos, is dead. Captain
Lyon will long be remembered on the
bar.
Wichita Falls expects to handle 5OO,-
600 pounds OF this years wool clip.
Collin County Fair Directors are get
| ting work for the exhibit buildings I'M
| der way.
Henrietta is to have a new street rail-
way, with other evidences Of thrift and
enterprise.
Collinsville is looking for new railway
facilities and increased grain shipments.
Cisco has been witnessing the raid Of
the Mexican toughs on the Cinnamon
washee-washee.
Alvarado is to have $4,000 Touring
mill.