Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-18
STATE NEWS.


.ty Mexicans arrived on the train
this morning to work on the quarries
Attorney-General Hogg has been
Visiting Marble Falls for . few
days.
JACKsBoRo, July 1.-Two brothers
named Freeman, living thirteen miles
east of Jacksboro, quarreled yester-
day over sorghum mill and each
armed himself with Winchester
and fought to death's end. The
younger brother was killed and the
elder is seriously III not mortally
KILLED with Club.
BoNHAN, July 17.-Information was
received this evening rom Ladonia,
sixteen miles south Of this place, that
the man Saunders who was struck on
the head with a'club By contractor
named KilgOre, yesterday, died this
morning. The men engaged in fight
and Kilgore, being much the better
man physically, soon got the best Of
Saunders, who cried enough, but
when released made for Kilgore again,
receiving the fatal blow,
Southern Inventors.
WASHINGTON, July 17.-Of the 4C4
patents and designs Issued last week
by the United States Patent Office,
citizens Of Arkansas received 2, Flori-
da /, Louisiana I, Texas A, and Mis-
sissippi l.
Texas-Louis ]. Berersdorf, Luling,
animal trap: Stephen HI. French and
w. J. Malthy, Baird, tug; Jas. f.
CASTOR, Fort Worth, han lamp; Jas. c.
Madison, BRENNAN, corn and cotton
planter combined.
} Southern Pensioners.
WAsHINGTON, July 1.-THE follow
ing names have been placed ON the
pension rolls:
Texas-F-ederict Metzger, New
Fountain: Medora A., widow of
Augustin D. Harris, Gonzales; Chas.
f. Wolter, alias Chas. +. Uhlfg,
Waco; Jacob Hamersley, Red River
Station: VIM. G. Mexican, staples
Store; Francis NJ. Henton, Chico;
Willis Parker, lexington; Jasper
Smith, Meridian.
Citizens Disappearing.
Houston, July 17.-E. a. Valen-
tine, All old and well-known citizen Of
the Fouth ward, has mysteriously dis
appeared aud nothing is known of
his whereabouts. He left home about
week ago saying that he was going
to Thompson's Station, not far from
this city on business trip and moth
mg,h been seen or heard of him since
and his family are extremely uneasy
about him. This is the second citizen
OF the city who has mysteriously dis
appeared within the last month.
In Scent OF Flame
WHITEwR1GHT, July 17-Miss
Flora Reeves, residing four miles
west of here, was burned in q terrible
manner yesterday. She was START g
b fire in u coOk stove with kerosene
and the can exploded, throwing its
contents over her. In second she
was wrapped in flames, Her screams
for help brought her father to her
rescue, but not in time to save her.
The flames were extinguisbed aud on
examining her 1t was found that her
lower limbs, rig hit arm and face were
burned to o crisp. She died this
evening at 2 o'clock. The father
burned his hands in horrible man
ner trying to save his daughter.
Texas and Pacific Lands Sold.
Ell PAso, July ia deed of sale
has just been recorded in the Clerks
Office Of Ell Paso county, by which
the Texas and Pacific Railroad Com
pany has transferred all its lands in
the county for 90, ESQ, 900 to Charles J.
Canda, Simeon j. Drake and VIM. J,
Strauss, all of New York City. The
total number Of acres surveyed is
1902 900. The deed covers fifty-five
pages of legal cap paper. 1t was exc
cuted August 4, 1887, and has since
lain in escrow. Among the sigma
lures to it is that of Jay Gould as
President of the Texas and Pacific
Railroad Company. The land has
heretofore been assessed at 75c per
acre.
Ex.scidiers to Meet In Texas.
Ell PAsO, Texas July 17.-Prepa-
rations are being made in Ell Paso for
Q large attendance at the meeting Of
ex-federals and ex-confederates at San
Antonio on the l6tL, 18th and 18th of
August. A call to that effect has
been issued by Mai. r. T. TeeI' the
president Of the confederate Asso-
citation Of Texas. A large delegation
will 60 from Ell Paso. where large
number of veterans of both armies are
living. Last years meeting was held
at Dallase and over 10000 veterans at
tended. This year it Is thought over
1900 will attend at San Antonio,
The Ell Paso contingent will 20 to-
gether and 20 into camp on the
grounds while they are there.
Two incidents are related by the
London Spectator which seem to indi.
cate that arip, ,1c a-e ohla - xk:-1