The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-09
STATE NEWS.
Items and Comments Culled From
State EXCHANGES.

State Exchanges.
j. B. Cranfill, editor and proprietor of
the Waco Advance, has sold out to the pro-
hibitionists az Dallas.
Rockwell is agitating the question of
incorporating. The citizens are divided,
and the issue is in doubt.
Two men named Lemons and Emmons
were killed Thursday by j. NJ. Grow, near
Rogers, Tex. The trouble originated about
a woman.
Thomas Eastman, railroad laborer at
Wylie was found on the Santa Fe railroad
track few days ago with his head severed
from his body and otherwise mangled.
A negro highwayman at Waco robbed
countryman from johnson county of $15.
He met the farmer, blinded him with a
handful of sand, knocked him senseless,
and while in that condition robbed him.
A. Larmour, of Ell Psso, received Of
fetal notification from Washington Fri
day of his appointment as supervising
architect of the $15O,0OO federal building,
which is to be erectad there at once.
Mr.. Larmour is an excellent architect
and is we'll known here in Austin.
The Sealy Rifles, of Galveston, have
challenged the Light Guard to play
series of two games of base ball, one in
Houston and one in Galveston, the net
proceeds to be turned over to the armory
fund. The games will probably be played
in the near future.
Eleven carloads of machinery have
arrived at Dallas for the cotton mill, and
fifty-fve carloads are on the way. The
mills will be running within forty days,
and it will take 10000 pounds of cotton to
supply the machinery.
R. W. Dawes, young man 25 years of
age, who came to Tyler three years ago
from Shreveport, died Thurday morning
from an overdose of morphine. Every
indication points to the fact that it was
case of suicide. Dawes had been drinking
considerably of late, and had lost his
position as salesman in prominent
house.
The surveying corps of the Galveston
Air Line road are in camp two miles
from Sulphur Springs. A careful survey
has been made to within ten miles of the
town and will be made through to Clarks-
vile.
1t is reported that the Atchison firing
of the Texas and Pacific and Southern
Pacific monopolizing the Ell Paso buai-
ness, has taken advantage of the democrat
lied condition of rates and made cut on
Ell Paso business calculated to horrify
competing lines. Particulars concerning
the cut have not been reported.
DR.. R. W. Eddleman, while out training
couple of fine colts at the race track
near Pilot Point, came very near losing
his life through a runaway scrape. His
horses became frightened and ran into
the fence with such force as TO throw him
entirely over the fence. The vehicle was
badly demolished, but the doctor escaped
with few bruises.
At Ills O'Clock Friday night Mrs. Mat
business manager of the Post, died at the
| family residence in the Third ward. De-
ceased was most estimable lady, de-
vout Christian and devoted wife and
mother. Her maiden name was Matte
Baker, and her former home was Coving
ton, Ky, where her remains were taken
Saturday evening, over the Texas and New
Orleans road, for burial.
If people would economize at some
point of daily outlay, and become able
generally to own turnouts, the health re-
ports of the city physician would improve.
A drive by twilight through the prairies
west of the city where the tanning and
social breezes are redolent of blossoms, is
delight to the heart wearied with bricks
and mortar and glare. Waco is not
understood by those born within its limits
who do not go driving. The wilderness
of flowers on the extensive and inviting
prairies exhale health with generous prodi-
gality, and it is pity not to accept the
blessings freely offered-Waco Day.
Governor Ross has granted pardons
quite literally of late, and turned twenty
one convicts out of the penitentiary last
month. But there has been no criticism
of his clemenoy, because every case has
been decided on tle strict principles of
justice, without appeal to sentiment, ard
there is no room for suspicion that wealth
or influence has had a feathers weight
with the governors decisions. The par
donIng power can be used to promote the
reform of criminals as we'll as abused to
defeat it, and the people will not com plain
if the executive exercises his prerogative
in the right direc ion, as Governor Ross
has evidently done. His clear head, sound
Judgment and honest heart mark all his
acts with wisdom.-Waco Day.
A young gentleman of the mixology
persuasion at Taylor last Saturday sat
down in a chair and stuck himself up with
rosin. He engaged bootblack to re.
move it with benzine. After pouring a
bot:leful on the seat of his unmentiona-
b!es the coon applied lighted match
instantaneous combustion was the result
the pants wearer going one way and the
bootblack the other. If the occurrence
had been in Chicago it would have been
another case of dynamite bomb.-Ex-
change.
Lee Allen, a convict undergoing an
eight years. sentence for horse stealing in
Cook county, was overcome with heat
Thursday evening while working on the
convict construction train at Sheldon,
about twelve miles from the city, from the
effects of which he died in few moments.
DR.. E. B. jackson attended the PROSTATE
man, but could do nothing for him.
Justice Railey was notified of the occur
renee, and last night proceeded to Shell
don and held an inquest. On the strength
of Doctor Jackson's testimony a verdict
of sunstroke was rendered. Deceased was
a native of Deal Lodge, 1. T..
Capt. G. B. Tim pleman, candidate for
state treasurer, is in Dallas. A Dallas
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