San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-24
LAREDO NEWS.
Meeting Called-LOst His Mind and
Died-First Norther-Returned
Town Dots-Personal.

-iO"h DOts- tESOhaI.
To the LIGHT.
LAREDO, Tex, September 22-There is
a lack of harmony among the democracy
of this county. Early last week petit
tiOn was presented to Hon. j. nj. Rodri-
guez, county judge, and chairman of the
democracy of Webb and Encinal counties,
to call convention for the purpose of
nominating candidates for county offices.
The Judge consulted some of his asso-
ciates, and they concluded that as the re-
publicanS were not going to put any can
didateS in the field that there was no ne
| ceSsity TO call convention and advised
all good democrats to vote for the best
man of the party who aspired for the Off
ces. That reply TO the petition
did not suit those who got it
up, and they have issued a call for
the democrats of Webb and Encinal coun-
ties to meet at the Office of MesSrs.
the purpose of naming candidates, etc.
There is every reason to believe that
there will be a set of candidates put in
the field in opposition TO some of those
who have already announced themselves
for the county offices.
A young man by the name of Pat
Hardy, who has been for some time in the
employ of Mr. II. Birminghauss, agent of
the VIM. J. Lemps brewery, of st. Louis,
driving their delivery wagon, became in
sane Saturday morning, and was put in a
room in the county jail for safe keeping.
In the early part of the night he became
violent and he was then confined in one of
the inner cells. When the jail
or went Sunday morning q early,
to let the prisoners out he found
Hardy laying on his back dead. On en-
animation he found that he was laying
in pool of blood with hole in the back
of his head, which is supposed to be
caused by falling on the floor. The body
was buried Sunday evening and this af-
to determine what caused his death.
The first nOrther of the season struck
this city this morning at 6 a. M, and
caused every one to rejoice. In the af-
ternoon we had small shower of rain,
with indications of more in the near flu
ture. Rain is much needed in this city
and vicinity.
Col. j. 5. Penn and his two daughters
who took trip to the City of Mexico over
the Mexican National railway, returned
home Saturday. He gives a glowing ac-
count of the cities and scenery along the
route.
Col. L. ]. McVicker is still struggling
with his Gotten mill site, as he has not
yet decided in what part of the city he
is the principal cause. However,
this is only question of few weeks as
they are under bond to have the mill in
running order inside of twenty months.
Wool has been coming in freely the past
two weeks. As there are no buyers here
at present. The wool is put in ware
houses.
Col. GiddingS gave an excursion yeSter-
day to the coal mines to a number of
friends, and all had pleasant time.
Gen. Ruiz Sandoval and Capt Eugene
Yglesias got in to difficulty Sunday
evening at the Commercial saloon. The
General used some insulting remarks
towards the Captain, when the latter
slapped the Generals face. Friends in
terfered and put a stop to what came
near being a serious difficulty.
The city has been rather dul the past
two weeks, as all the ranchmen are
absent in the country, and they took with
them everyone who could handle pair
Of shears.
The arrivals at the hotels the past two
days has been large, and trains over the
bridge has been much larger than the
week previous.