San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-13
STATE NEWS.

The jurors in the WOessner case,
Corpus, are still out.
Henry Goldsticker, one of the earli-
est settlers in ROckdale is dead.
A colony of Germans have come to
Abilene and will buy homes.
The continued dry weather at Flo
resville has cut short the cotton crop
very much.
The extension to San Angelo is COM
pleted, and travel by stage has stop
ped.
The eleventh day adventists are to
hold an annual camp meeting at Ter
rell Aug. q, to continue one week.
Mrs. Fromleth, of Dallas, who was
shot by Mrs. Salisbury, has died. The
latter was arrested for murder.
Public indignation is strong in Dali
las against S. E. Lane, the murderer
of Wilson.
At Hillsboro, J. F. Peel, brake
man, has lost his foot while coupling
cars.
Joe Lane, the 6-year-old son of Mr..
VIM. Lane, of Hillsboro, has had his
skull fractured by kick from horse.
The weather at Wiemar continues
hot and dry. Cotton is opening rap
idly.
Another effort is being made TO pro-
cure pardon Tor Pat Hspnessey, con-
victed of forging senate vouchers.
The city council of Corpus has
purchased patent reversible road
grader to be used on the streets.
The colored Odd Fellows of
Austin had grand procession on
Friday, and installation of officers.
The town of Albany has been in
corporated for the school purposes
and by an almost unanimous vote
levied a special school tax.
The board of education refuses to adj
nit female applicants to the Sam
Houston Normal school, unless they
are II years old.
The east, southeast and southwest
| ern portions of the country around
Palestine have been blessed with fine
rains.
The Marlin and Calvert colored base
ball leagues played rattliEg game at
Calvert, on Saturday, which resulted
in favor of the latter.
The Oglesby-Henry trial at Waco is
closed to await the action of the
grand jury. Oglesby's bond was fixed
at 81 900, Henry's at $500.
Cars have been spoken for to ship
South. The surplus of that crop is
quite large in Burnett county.
The celebrated racers, Lady Helen,
w. NJ. Hill and J. 1. r. arrived in
Dallas from Cleveland, Ohio, and are
stabbed at the fair grounds.
The negro Perkins, arrested in Aus
tin as the assaulter of Miss Kinney, is
also iden titled by Miss Grant, as her
attempted murderer, at Round Rock.
| A little girl of T. NJ. Dilworth,
Waco, drank a preparation which
was intended to repel mosquitoes. The
child became delirious, and physi-
clans are treating her.
Ten thousand four hundred water
melons and cantelopes have been
marketed off 30-acre patch, at Ingle-
side, Corpus Christi, this season.
This was only one-fourth of the crop
raised.
A heavy land suit is filed in FL Paso
| by claimants under the OLD Lerma
grants to test the validity of their
title. The land lies in Ell Paso, valued
at 50, 900, 900 and was granted by the
Mexican government in 1923 to Don
Jose Lerma.
James England, young man OF
about IS years of age, was kicked O
death by pony, near Gainesville, d
few days ago.
The city secretary of Laredo has
been overrun with business in the
past week in receiving applications
and making out deeds to city proper
| ty under the recent ordinance, which
gives twenty years to pay in.
Two large syndicates, of eastern
capitalists residents of Laredo have
taken up all the desirable property
and a few days ago united into a
company and applied for charter.
Mr.. Quarles, clerk, in Mckinney,
meeting Miss Anna Yarbro, lady to
whom he was paying attention, in
company with Mr.. Charles Ingram
whom he supposed his rival, drew his
pistol and opened fire. Fortunately
no one was hurt.