San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-07
TEXAS STATE NEWS.
SELECTED FROM OUR EXCHANGES
AND STATE SPECIALS.

jury today, Saturday.
Gond rains are reported from Tex
arkana to Abilene.
Rains at Lufkin have greatly en-
couraged farmers.
Bowie County primaries indicate a
Hogg delegation.
Titus County reports the way clear
for instructions for Hogg.
I.G. Gill, brakeman, home at Flora
ILL.,, is killed at Denton, Tex.
Dallas celebrated the Fourth with
a labor procession and picnic.
Laredo is suffering from intense
heat, aud business is at a stand-still.
Cook spent the Fourth gassing in
Grayson county.
Sulphur Springs makes 80 years
contract for waterworks and sewers.
Contract has been let for the Texar-
kama federal building.
Houston has secured material and
is pushing work on Ter new opera
house.
Cuero reports cotton crops in that
vicinity in splendid condition, and
nearly all out of the grass.
Dewitt will run a race with Bee
county for that first bate. She has
been first for Is years.
All games for money are interdicted
at Del Rio, and the green cloth is de-
serted.
Floresville was deserted on the
Fourth and her citizens were OF
pionicinx.
All intoxicants, RIO matter under
what name, are cOntraband in the In
dian border territory after July 10.
Richards stabs Peters at Fort
Worth and is in Jail. Peters is in a
very critical condition.
Galveston passed a quiet Fourth
and failed in her pyrotechnic dis
play.
Georgetown closes her business
houses for the Chatauqua lecture
hour. Its musicis superb.
The Bowie guards of Texarkana
leave home to day, Saturday, for San
Antonio drill.
Lone Oak barbecued on the Fourth
and listened to silver tongued Dick
Hubbard.
The leader Of the Laredo bandits is
held to trial at San Antonio next No
VENEER in the sum of 81 500.
CAPTAIN Parker has been returned
to duty in the internal revenue col
lector's office at Galveston.
Thomas Avera was struck by light
ming in his field six miles from
Fort Worth, Tuesday, and instantly
killed.
A Fort Worth law student person
ates a detective to collect debt and
skipped his $3.50 bail to avoid the con-
sequences.
Galveston and Houston split over
the nomination of a district attorney
and two candidates, Gillespie and
Clavin are probable.
Parmly Post G. A. r., celebrated
the day at Fort Worth, and the Gale
DOMAIN society gave a series of athletic
games.
All government offices and foreign
legations in Mexico displayed flags in
honor of the Fourth at the City OF
Mexico.
f1OlI16S, bdi UCis " nv opo'0 viz Nun
of Edinburg's jewelry, is arrested and
rsmanded for hearing at Edinburg,
Scotland.
Judge Bryant has won golden opin-
ions for his conduct of the Cross case
at Paris He has been specially con-
siderate of reporters.
The escaped prisoners from the
mining camp are heading for Louis;-
ana. All are armed and in citizens
clothes. Two only have been captured.
The team and two children of John
Goodson, of Jacksonville, Tex,
drowned in attempting to ford a
stream. He saved mother and babe,
but their recovery from the shock is
doubtful.
Waco was severely shocked by that
flash of lightning Thursday, and the
big business block, corner of Sixth
and Austin streets, was wrecked.
The goods in the building were dam
aged, two horses killed, and a lady
had her skull fractured by falling
brick.