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ID. G. Collier, late of the edito-

IldI SIdu VI CuO u w VI III SoHSICS:
has accepted the position of city ed
itor of the Capitolian at Austin.
"A passenger train ran into lot
of freight cars at Hampstead Tues,
day seriously disabling the engine
and wrecking a number of cars.
The independent democrats at
Dallas are casting about for a suit
able man to run against the regular
nominee for Mayor, Geo. G. Cole.
Scott Hogg, formerly of Wise
county was assassinated at Claude
Wednesday night, and his son-inlaw
Joe SUIT is under arrest suspected
of the crime.
The Weekly Trumpet, now pub
lished at Thorndale, Milan county,
will be moved to McDade, Bastrop
county, where it will be called the
McDade Trumpet.
Mrs. Bertha Gros who shot
Sergt. Jas. Hartley about month
ago at the Post G. a. r. at San An
tonic, has been plac ed in jail in de-
fault of $500 bond.
A rumor is current in railroad
circles at Salt Lake City that deal
is on foot which will result in the
ABSORPTION of the Rio Grande Wes-
tern by the Santa Fe.
Charlotte Stepto, of Waco. an
octogenerlan, was found dead
in her home Tuesday evening.
Death is supposed to have been
caused by heart failure.
Mr.. Truitt has introduced bill
in the Legislature to prohibit fire
insurance companies from reinsur-
ing Texas risks in companies not
authorized to do business in Texas.
District Judge Miller, is dis
qualified in the NARROW Mote case at
Graham, and the governor has to
appoint a special Judge because the
parties TO the suit have failed to
agree on one.
Mary Smith, an aged colored
woman, was burned to death in her
cabin in an east Palestine colored
suburb Tuesday morning. It is
supposed she attempted to light the
fire with kerosene.
The sheriff of Bexar county or.
dered the gambling rooms of San
Antonio tn close, and without an eX,
ception or protest they closed, and
the growl of the tiger is heard no
more in the hand of Temaleville.
The Panther city sent 40 foot
petition to the Legislature asking
the solons not to give their city
councilin their proposed new charter
power to regulate the opening and
closing of saloons on Sunday.
Hall County Herald: Memphis
is going to have one of the neatest
depots between Fort Worth and
Texline. : 1t will be frame build
ing, finished in the neatest style.
This will be the neatest depot on the
line outside of Vernon. ~ 81 ,
Several sad deaths have oc-
CURED near Sherman recently. Mrs.
her daughter and grand
daughter have all died in a week
and her son is expected to- die. a
baby of Mr.. John More was found
dead in bed there Tuesday. sf
AT negro dance at Palestine
Tuesday night Sam Harris shot at
Phil Lewis and the ball lodged in a
man named Neal inficting probably
a fatal wound. Harris then lit on
Lewis with a knife inficting
dozen CHASTITY wounds, and is now
in Jail.
1t is not believed that this legis-
lature will enact any coal oil law,
and the combine heretofore entered
into by the servant and fire and the
kerosene can for forming corner
on the road to heaven will be allow
ed to continue business at the old
stand.
George Mcneil, a newsboy at
Dallas was accidentally shot in the
neck with a target rife Tuesday and
only lived few minutes. A boy
Pat was handling the gun at
the time of its discharge and skip
ped out at once and has not been
seen since.
Mis-. Elizabeth Stallard, of
Waco, has instituted suit for Sl5,-
900 against that city for damages,
that the authorities seized her hus-
Band while he had a high fever and
thrust by force and arms into II
pest cart and hauled to a place be
yond the city limits where he was
kept until he died.
At San Antonio Tuesday, Chas.
Foote, a machinist, lost a part of
his right hand by having it caught
in lathe, while another machinist,