The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-16
TEXAS BY MAIL.
Items and Comments Culled from
the Latest State Papers.


Parties have been prospecting in Denl-
son with a view to starting a furniture
factory.
The Texas Fence company, of Waco,
ore uniting steam power machinery IN
their factory.
The Houston and Texas Central Railroad
company will probably extend their ROAD
from Roberts to Paris.
steam tile factory, brick works, a
planning mill and sash, door ana oilnu
Factory are on the taps at Denison.
A meeting is to be held at Victoria on
February go to endeavor to secure an
extension of the Missouri Pacific raiiroad
from LAGRANGE to Arkansas Pass
The progressive or immigration com
mittee have got out circular descriptive
of Abilene and Taylor county, showing lts
varied resources and advantages.
Receipts of cotton at Jefferson for the
season, by wagons, up to the time OF max ak
ing up our weekly report, was lo'oo5
bales. The prices continue goou' ane
there is an active demand.
In volapuk "hijams" means girl,
which is supposed to be the feminine
form of the English word "jim- jams"
When they give fellow the mitten he
sometimes feels as if he had the jim
jams.-Brenham Banner.
A surveying party are preparing to
start out to locate an irrigation ditch In
Ell Paso county. The proposed ditch will
ire for tha Rio GropHa fhirEv
miles above Eagle Pass, and will place
under cultivation lot less than 10000
acres of land.
Mr.. Evan Jones, president of the Farm
erms' Alliance of Texas, has gone to Des
Moines to meet the executive committee OF
the National Alliance of the northwest to
secure concert of action between the
National Alliance of the north and the
National Cooperative Alliance of the
south.
M. NJ. Gonzales, agent for several
residents of Coahuila, Mexico, has
closed the sale of 100000 acres of
land in the state of Coahuila to the repre-
sentatives of an English syndicate who
already own 100000 acres of land in that
state. The consideration was $125,000, or
25 cents per acre. The purchase comprises
mountain land. English capitalists now
fully own one quarter of the state of Goa
huila.-Cotulla Ledger.
The Pilot Point horticultural society
held its regular monthly meeting last
| Wednesday. There was good attendance
and unusual interest manifested. Pre-
miums of $40 each for the best production
of single acre of corn and cotton were
offered. Doctor Ragland exhibited lot
of watermelons carried through the win
ter in his cellar in a remarkably preserved
state, with almost perfectly fresh flavor
retained, but somewhat of a toughness of
the pith.
Mr.. W. s. Marshall who has Just re-
turned from visit to Illinois, Wisconsin
and Minnesota, says that the immigra-
ton organization is doing its work, and
that there is now great deal of talk about
our state. He thinks there will be thous-
ands of people come to Texas this year.
The extreme cold in the northwest and
the loss of life will turn the tide away
| from that section, and Texas is the most
available field for the home seekers
Colorado Clipper.
As q financial venture, the anna
teur bull fight Sunday evening,
in Laredo, was great success;
over 1925 were the gate receipts, and, as
the entrance fee was small, it can readily
be seen that great crowd was in attend
ance. Some of the young men who par
ticipated were quite plucky in their en-
counters with the bulls, and the crowd
was afforded plenty of amusement The
proceeds are to be devoted to the i'm
provement of Church plaza.
The Waco Light Infantry had meet
ing last night, at Armory hall, at which it
was decided to hold another meeting next
Wednesday night. The business agitating
the military lads, just now, is preparation
for the May revelries at Austin. 1t ap-,
pears to be decided that the Waco boys
will go to Austin. County Attorney L.
A. Blair and Major A. Hinchmann were
among the citizens present last night and
both gave assurance of material aid in
getting the Waco soldiers upon the dedi-
cation parade grounds of the state CAPT.
toi, In sly creditable to the Central City.
Waco Day.
az lleueH thursday evening capt. A. ii.
Justice went out into his lot to feed fine
young COW with a calf which he had re-
Gently gotten home, his good lady accom-
panying him. They were standing
short distance from the COW, when she
made sudden dash at Mrs. Justice,
knocking her down AID inhicting an Ugly
wound on her forehead, tearing the flesh
from above the eye and off the temple.
The captain grabbed pole and attempted
to drive the Infatuated brute away, when
1t turned on him and proceeded to demol-
lsh him III short order. He received Sc
we're cut across the throat and numerous
bruises on the body. 1t then turned its
attention to Mrs. Justice again, and used
both hoof5 and horns in fearful manner.
Her clothing was nearly torn off of her.
and her body Was a mas Of brpises H.