Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29
STATE NEWS.

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"A young man named Durham
was killed in difficulty IN Kent
county a few days ago.
The various labor organizations
of Austin met and organized an
eight hour league.
The country in southwestern
Texas is looking well and stock Of
all kinds are getting fat.
j. c. Dilworth was kicked on
the chin by a horse at Gonzales and
had several teeth knocked out.
There are 100000 pounds of
wool stored at Marien field, and
sheepmen are anxiously waiting for
buyers.
There have been one thousand
beeves shipped from Gonzales since
May 1 and large shipments are to
follow.
The wool market opened at San
Angelo on the Goth by the sale of
over 100000 pounds at prices from
II to q cts per 100.
John Mulery, a blacksmith at
San Angelo, who had been on a pro-
tracted spree, went to sleep while
still intoxicated and never awoke.
While George Reagan and an
other boy were out sailing in Calves
ton bay their craft capsized and they
were with difficulty rescued from a
watery grave.
Work has begun at San An
tonic on a $4,000 home, to be
erected by the ladies of the protes-
tant churches for the benefit of des-
titute orphans.
C. A. Gildea has been convicted
in the federal court at San Antonio
of Incorporating 500 of post |
office funds while he was postmaster
at Bracket.
The unusually heavy shipments
of cattle from Southwestern Texas
have caused a dearth of stock cars
and all roads have orders ahead in
excess of their supplies. One road
has orders for 2000 cars.
The people of FloresvilIe are
getting up apetition to the county
Judge asking him to order an cleo
ion on the question of incorporation.
It is thought the election will hard
y be ordered.
Work on the railroad between
Corpus Christi and Brownsville is to
De begun as soon as the survey is
The Mexican government
las granted it a subsidy of $4,000
Der mile, and the road will be pushed
nto South America.
George Townsley arrived on the
;ars at Bolton on the 18th and went
nut to the residence of his brother,
,. W. Townsley, in the northeastern
part of the county. Shortly after
Lrriving he suicided with a pistol.
The cause was not learned.
Mitchell Seaborn and Babe
Fleber, two peddlers claiming to
i've in Fort Worth, have been ares
ed as the parties who murdered
md robbed F. S. Solyer, the old
nan who kept store at San An
,elo.
Henry Ryan, an old colored man
It Longview, was arrested on the
.harge of disturbing the peace and
,arrying a pistol. He was brought
before the Judge and was being ex-
mined regarding bond or going to
all, when he began to shake with
ear and died in the courtroom.
-Attorney-Gener Miller has
appointed Hon. J. E. LcComb assis-
ant district attorney for the Eastern
district of Texas to prosecute certain
murder cases with which he famil-
arized himself while district attor-
ley under the Cleveland administra-
ion.
While the young son of J. H.
Cillman, painter at San Antonio,
vas wading in a ditch near home he
vas bitten by some insect Ill the
water. His leg commenced TO
well shortly after, and in two as
lie died from the effect OF b. IL
Officers Rushing and Maddox
lad lively encounter with a burglar
n a Chinese laundry at Fort Worth.
They grappled him and he fought
One of the officers shot
lin finally in the neck, producing a
fatal wound. The burglar
proved to be negro named Jesse
Griffin.
"A few days ago a dead infant
vas found in the yard of a citizen of
3elton. 1t proved to be that of a
Mrs. Warren, who had only been
married a few weeks. Mrs. War
ems mother, Mrs. Coons, and Mrs.
Wagner and Mrs. Cremen, a sister
# Mrs. Warren, have been crested
N the charge OF being the murder