San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-05
STATE NEWS.

This is the day OF the Ross-Swain
meeting to discuss Issues at Cameron.
Ross denies any completely in the
Brown attempt to review the admins
tration ofSwain.
Rain has been very general through
out central, northern and eastern Texas,
with good prospects OF more.
Rain won't save the corn crop in some
parts OF Texas, but the late showers
have made the cotton growers happy.
San Marcos and all Hays county Is in
mourning for the late United States
marshall.
Elgin had regular jubilee Thursday
over the breaking OF ground on the Bas-
trOp, Elgin and Taylor road.
The proI osed route from BasIrOp TO
CuerO will give FlatonIa another railway
outlet.
Contractors are at work on the Santa
Fe within one mile of Farmersville, and
work has been begun north Of town.
PecOs valley reports coed grazing and
cattle coming into the ranges quite
freely.
The congressional convention of the
seventh congressional district is called
to meet at Victoria July 7.
The rush, to fill Marshal .Jackmun's
place, began before he was dead and
has not yet abb ted. Some dozen as
pirants are already in the field.
Capt. Duval, JaCkman's deputy, is
said to have strong backing for the va
cant |. 5. marshalship in Judges Pardee
and Turner.
Seventy-seven cities and towns OF
Texas comprising special school districts
show S7l.OO was expended in school
buildings. and S3OS, 900 in salaries.
Denison is receiving large consign-
ments of cattle for shipment to northern
markets. The machinery for the cleo
trio light Is received.
Comal county registers 1915 children
Of school age, only 80 of whom are col
Ored; an increase over last years re-
turns Of 2I3.
The re.arrcst OF Mr.. II. Hancock, Aus
tin, for the murder Of his wife in that
city on the night Of Dec 81, has caused
great excitement.
Sheriff Morris, of Big Springs, who ac-
cidentally shot prisoner who was try
ing to -scape from him. has been held to
answer in the sum of $1,000.
The Galveston water famine has been
raised hy Jupiter Pluvius in person.
The military circles of the city are dis
cussing the location of the drill grounds.
Marshall ia making time on her Paris
and Northwestern road. Teams are go
ing to the front and construction Is be-
ing pushed. The road will be COM
pleted to Gilmer September |.
District court is in session at Flores
vile: Early corn is ruined, late planted
is doing better: The Methodist's, Bap-
lists and Episcopalian societies have
given an ice cream festival and supper
this week.
The San Antonio train to Taylor, ar
rived yesterday noon, brought in the
horribly mangled remains of a negro run
over by some previous train. He had
$50 on his person; could not be identified.
FL PasO adviCes report the Rio GraRde
way up. The little town of Chambe-
rino, in New Mexico. has been literally
swept away by the flood, which is pour
ing through the principal streets of the
town feet deep.
Swain took in Rockford on his way to
Cameron yesterday, and was rendered
reception. Responding to an invitati'
to speak, he gave an address which sent
his gubernatorial thermometer up into
the nineties.
An unknown man was killed at Fort
Worth yesterday evening, run over by
the cars through his own carelessness,
and was literally cut to pieces. He was
sitting on the track reading, when a
train backed down on him. He had
seven daily papers in his pocket and
considerable money.
Encinal county rejoices in good rain,
but it came too late TO save corn. Wool
shipments, principally to San Antonio,
have been Is cars. The Martin ranch
clip, 400 sacks, goes direct to New York.
Three cattle trains, we'll loaded. left
there for Colorado, via Harold yester-
day. Shipments of prickly pear to st.
Louis are frequent.
The case Of the Kansas, Gulf and st.
Louis railroad, which is in war be-
tween the Texas and New York bond
holders, and which was taken to the
United States circuit court by the lat
ter, was Yesterday remanded to the
state district court by United States
Judge Sabin. Nearly $l,O00,0C0 is in
vOlved In this contest.