San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-16
STATE NEWS.

is erroneous.
A st. Valentine ball took place at
the armory hall in Bonham.
After short respite Montgomery
has again had terrible weather.
One or more stores are entered by
burglars every week at Crockett.
George H. Davies, editor of the
Cross Timbers has just died at Bowie.
The White book on Samoa was in
troduced in the reichstag yesterday.
Cody station on the Weatherford
| branch of the Santa Fe is robbed of
800.
The grading on the S. A. p. from
Sinner to Gonzales has been COM
| pleted.
A cotton factory for Gainesville is a
certainty, $3S, 900 have been subscribed
already.
Louis Cooper is arrested at Flores
vile on charge of horse theft in Will
barger county.
George S. Berry, saloon-keeper of
Dallas, has received White Cap warn
ing to leave town.
1t is rumored that duel is pending
hV D6lW66I a lllSn military
official and one of the state.
}. ID. Ferguson, county attorney of
Denton county had both arms broken
| accidentally few days ago.
The Blinn Memorial college at
BRENNAN has been closed on account
of measles among the pupils.
DR.. f. r. Young, a physician of
Rrn1, n hnL Ii;
step on the morning of st. Valentines
day.
Deputy Marshal Johnson is in
critical condition from the wound in
flicted by the mob at Graham month
ago.
The Rosen berg public school build
ing, the gift of Henry Rosen berg to
the city of Galveston was dedicated
yesterday.
John Harvey and John Spencer, two
men supposed to have robbed the
Espuena store and post Office, have
been captured.
Riley Brown was shot at his home
across the Colorado river in McCul-
Tough county Thursday night by
parties unknown.
Charles Howell living south of
Hillshoro, while on horseback chasing
rabid dog acciden tally shot himself
and died in 10 minutes.
The West Dallas Rapid Transit rail
way will erect an iron bridge across
the Trinity at Main street, from which
point the cars will start.
The Brownsville Rifles have re.
nI hni oh
to the First Regiment of Texas Vol
unteer Guards as c company.
The application of citizens of Con
zales to the commissioners court to
build bridges across the Guadalupe
at Belmont and at Miller was re-
jected.
A petition signed by over 1000 citi-
zens and tax payers will be presented
at Austin favoring the house bill as
passed amending the charter of the
city of Houston.
A Mexican at Victoria who had
sold load of cotton, and got drunk
on the proceeds was shot by notori-
GUS negro, who robbed him of his |
cash. The darkey was caught.
The attorneys of the Hillsboro bar
nave sent up strong petition to the |
legislature asking that new judicial
district be formed to be composed of |
the couties of Hill and Navarro.
A well posted cattleman says that
one thing that has contributed great
ly to the depression of the cattle trade |
IN Texas, is the uncertainty of the fate |
of the Oklahoma bill now pending in
congress.
A cattle buyer says there is more
capital tied up in fat cattle on Texas
ranches at this time than for years,
because producers want more for
them than the market will justify a
buyer paying.
General Manager Meeks of the
Denver, Texas and Fort Worth rail-
road says the development of the
Texas Panhandle was simply wonder
full. People are coming in every day by
wa orOD aud troip