San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-25
TEXAS STATE NEWS.
SELECTED FROM OUR EXCHANGES
AND STATE SPECIALS.


that the appropriation bill is o. X.
Wheeler for governor carries East
land county by small majority.
Crops at Ranger and Mt. Calm are
in very prosperous condition.
Prof. Robert, of Hillsboro is in the
race for state school superintendent
Over $1,000 is subscribed for the Bee
County Fair association.
Thirteen new buildings are in pro.
cess of erection at Kerville.
A city hall for Kyle is being talked
of.
The new iron bridge at IredelI is
examined and approved.
The Bowman Guards are organized
at HUI bbard City.
Two of the escaped convicts from
the Huntsville pen are caught.
The Dewitt Vcounty olunteers will
attend the San Antonio encampment.
The Waller Watermelon Associa-
ton is booming with shipments.
The Dilley Rifles of Palestine are
drilling nightly for the encampment.
A $3.50, 900 or a $500, 900 cotton mill
is contemplated at Waco.
The lumber and machinery for the
gin to be erected at Manor is arr living
rapidly.
The scholastic census of Tom Green
county gives total of 1,106; forty
three are colored.
Cotton acreage at Rockdale is from
x m % re hny Of
last year.
A four-year old child dies at Bells
from eating ratpoison spread on a
biscuit.
James Reynolds, a switchman at
the 7. P. yards, Texarkana, was fatal
ly injured while coupling cars.
A Mexican is found murdered near
the railroad track few miles east of
Spotford Junction.
The residence of Mr.. w. S. Irbey on
the Nueces was destroyed by fire. No
contents were saved.
The incendiary who fired the Woods
residence in Galveston, is much
sought after.
Mr.. Charles Groce is drowned
while bathing in the Bosque near
Valley Mills.
The Bellville Cornet band will be
heard in San Antonio at the encamp-
ment.
Mr.. Harrison and the Leslie party
have left Corpus Christi tor Monterey,
Mexico.
There has been au ice famine at
Terrell. Temporary Dustin the fac
tory.
The largest single stock sale made
this year is $4,000 worth of steer
cattle from l.. B. Pulliam on his Pecos
county ranch.
August Dobberton, captain of a
schooner at Galveston, became sud
denly violently insane and had to be
jailed.
Call, the murderer of Captain Joe
Means of Gainesville, gets verdict for
manslaughter, giving him three years
in the pen.
G. Munsen berger shoots Cal. Craw-
ford, a negro, who had threatened to
kill him, on the Lester ranch IL miles
from Gonzales.
Stephens county commissioners
have made contract with w. PaysOn,
of the Berlin Bridge company for
three new bridges for $4,000.
De Leon after about four years of
drOuth, bad crops and general dis
enlargement is showing signs OF new
life.
Lee Vile, butcher, dies from over
Ian oh he
been taking in small doses by medi-
cal direction.
w. l.. Ford, a negro barber and a
deserving soldier, is arrested in San
Angelo for the murder of f. 5. Solver
there several months ago.
The train robbers have lett Texar-
kama for GAINESVILLE in chains and
under a strong guard. Mrs. Ratclitf's
statement was read in court.
Fire broke out in a store at CotuIla
and for time it seemed as if the lit
tie town was doomed to humiliation.
Fortunately the flames were finally
quenched.
James Uhley, yard switchman on
the T. p. at Baird, had his left leg
severed above the knee. while trying
to stop two cars of lumber on the
track.
The New England excursionists
were accompanied to Galveston by
number OF prominent Wacoites. The
party adopted resolutions thanking
Waco for her hospitality.
Ed Coles, young colored man, who
was swimming in Clear creek, a mile
from Fort Worth, was taken with
cramps and drowned.
The wife of Ratclift, the dead train
rObber, at TeXarkana. can throw con-