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The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02
Nn,c on the Anendments.

AUsrIN. Tex. Sept. 2S.-The gov
ernor mas issued proclamation of the
result OF the election. declaring the
i've constitutional amendments adopt
ed The official vote is: For the reg
istratiun article 90, 6i5, against l6. SIS;
for sci COL fund article 40. 526, against
80. 702; for the interest article IS, 397.
against Is. 800; for local control 10 =
344, against 81, 279; for the judiciary
amendment 81, AS. against 81, 696.
Majorities for registration ~, $50, for
school fund 1924, for interest 40, Az,
for local control 5065. for judiciary
1751. The highest vote cast was for
and against the interest amendment
7Ll17 votes, and as the judiciary ar
ticle did not receive a majority over
this hi ghes; vote its validity is likely
10 oe contested under the theory OF
Judge McLemore and others that such
a majority IS required.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02
seven,y.Year.Old TripIet..

ToRBINGToN, Conn, Sept. 34-Thc
people Of this town yesterday united
in celebrating the 10th birthday Of
Matthew. Daniel and William Grant.
who were born triplets on Sept. -
1921. The Torrington band furnished
Che music and local societies paraded.
In the afternoon the town fathers and
other leading citizens gave the
brothers a banquet at Conley's inn
and they We're the recipients OF hand
some presents. One of the most inter-
esting features of the occasion was
some quaint old-fashioned singing by
the brothers. They are apparently as
vigorous as men Of 30.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02
GUARANTEES RAIN.
Rainmaker Melbourne Makes a Proposition 10
San Antonio's Citizens.
INTERESTING HISTORICAL DOCUMENT.
A Monument TO Be Erected to the Memory Of
Al Hayns, Who Los; His LIE in
Erayo ard Urselfsh Manner.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Sept 26.-Air
Frank Melbourne. who Is credited with
having succeeded in securing rain nine
times in eleven experiments in Ohio
and Wyoming. writes 20 William A.
Bowen. secretary of the commercial
exchange here. rs follows from salt
Lake City: Il am due in Goodland.
Kan. on the 10Th instant. following
which l have an engagement in Der
veI, Col. after which | have no en-
gagement definitely settled upon
though 1 am in correspondence with
several places where l can assist
farmers in Kansas and Colorado who
have seed planted in dry ground.
where / think can DO fully employed
and expenses guaranteed with $500
for each good rain. | would be glad
TO enter into an agreement with YOU to
make rain fall in southwest Texas Of
say. one-half inch or more properly
gu;ged, if you will guarantee my cx-
pcrses fnom Denver and return for
myself and two assistants for $1,000
for one operation. conditional on sue
cess, or $1,000 for three operations
gar,e conditions. u
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02

SAN AUGUSTINE Tex. Sept p.
Quite an excitement was created on
our streets Wednesday morning by The
rumor that T. L. Bobbeit, Jr.. had
killed George W. CroclSer aud Enoch
Croker, 4 son OF George w. Croeker
had killed Bobbett. Later and more
reliable reports are that Croker and
Bobbett had an alterc1tion about
beef steer and Bobbett struck Crocker
on the head with a white oak limb
knocking HIN senseless. Crocker's
son ran Up and Bobbett ielled him TO
the ground. but he soon rallied and
pulled his pistol and empiied it at
Bobbett as he ran off. cutting his
clothing in several places. George
Croker is in critical condition.
Bobbett and Enoch Croker are both
at large.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02
Ind Marksman shin.

DEL RIO. Tex. Sept. 23.-George
PfeifFer. a cook in one of the resiau-
rants. shot I. NJ. Reynolds. a carpen-
ter, yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Rev-
nolds is still alive, but not expected to
live. Poth OF the men were drinking
and were trying their skill as marks
men. They began by shooting bottles
out of each others hands, then they
tried shooting cigars ont of each
others mouths. Pfeiffer attempted to
shot one out Of Reynolds mouth and
the ball penetrated the side OF Rey-
nold's head near the temple. The
ball Is in his head Somewhere. The
doctor has not located it yet. The
wounded man IS still alive but I'M
conscious. Pfeiffer ran down Main
street. The officers were notified and
they caught him and now have hin in
jeu.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02


GUTHRIE. o. l. Sept %. 4 pistol
sho' hred 10y Young lieutenant was
the signal Yesterday TO- the waiting
crowd at Chociaw City TO start in the
big race Tor the new country. The
opening passed oil without any serious
trouble or rows OF any kind 50 far a
-" ne learhe4- Al the negro town
vi i-diis s,Cn- where 1t was expected
'iieie "o''u DE the most t:ouple' the
negroes !, secured part OF Inc valley anc
e'i1 co" po!S part ana an seemed s''is-
reu, AZ lohee 'he Slgh' was novel
~ III In"us'.n" people fushcd III
"lluiN' '''l WIN nothing 10 mar Inc
se enet'' -oou ie-i.ns Al Ierklns
,'"V9 Ieopie crossed Inc long Clmafon
OiiuSe- ana three people were GroNncd
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02

KANSAS CRY. Mo. Sent. u \
special from Narrsvillc. Mo. saws ex-
Coz. Albert + Morehousc committed
suicide at mis- residence %, . o-c'ock
yesterday morning. Several weeks
ago the governor was violently over
heated while driving cattle and has
been a very nervous condition over
since At times he has BEEN delicious
and very much depressed. lie was
taken out for Il drive by some friends
Tuesday night but became so much
excited that he was brought nome and
a physician was called. He became
quietcr during The night aud yester-
day morning was sleeping quietly.
Two watchers We're in another room.
They heard 4 gurgling noise in the
governors room, and on entering
found him lying on the floor b.ooG
squirting from his throat. He had cut
cash in the left side Of his thros,
about four inches long. The weapon
was Il pocke,-hnifc which he still
held in his right hand lie had fold
ed up his coat aud vest and placed
them under his head.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02

IT is the country that shows thc
least OF the rapid change OF person.
ages in the cast of the human comedy.
The fever OF modern improvement and
modern development which is manifest
the land over aaG which cAaracterizes
the whole people with unrest Is in
tensifed in the towns and cities wher,
the excitement OF speculation is added
10 the enthusiasm OF legitimate SUE
cess Homes are sold at the first con
siderable advance, others bought ana
the household removed to them.
Fortunes. largo and small, are placed
upon the most hazardous risks. Thost
who have neither money nor stock t.
invest nor property to sell place SINAI
amounts on lottery tickets. the races
or the elections.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02
\ Jealous husband.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Sept 25.-Near
Quincy. 100 miles east OF Cincinnati
yesterday. Thomas Carr. a farmer 50
years of age, killed his wife, her sis
ter and himself They lived with his
wife's parents James Evans and wife.
and Mrs. Evans received several Sc
we're cuts. one OF which. three inches
long, laid bare her brain. She WIS
able TO testify at the coroner's inquest
however md told the story Of the
killing. She said the trouble arose
from jealousy on the part OF Carr.
Carr had quarreIed with his wife the
night before. Yesterday morning he
went ont to cut some corn and his
wife followed him TO gather beans.
When Mrs. Carr returned she said
her husband was going away. A few
minutes later Carr c3me up with q
knife and attacked them. He first
struck Mrs. Evans on the head. telling
her to the ground and hacking her
once or twice, cutting of her ear. His
vile screamed and attempted to inter
fere. He struck her across the oacll
of the neck. almost cutting of her
head, striking her repeatedly after
she had fallen. Then seeing Mrs.
Ross Burro. the sister. fleeing toward
4 neighbor's he ran ard killed her.
Carr then cut his own throat with the
knife
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02

SAN LUIS. Cal. sept Martin
Harris disappeared in June last. leav-
ing no trace. \ few days ago his
clothes and blanket were found sunk
in q well and fragments of bones and
flesh found buried in u hog wallow
near the shanty OF John Silver q mu-
latto. A coroner's jury found he hao
been shot in the back and killed by
Gulatcr. who then cut up the body
and fed it to the hogs. lie had been
working for Gulater
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02
Interes1ine HlstortclI D cnment.

PARIS. Tex, Sept. 26.--J. r. Ruth
erford of This city is the owner OF an
interesting historical document. It IS
u commission appointing his great
grandfather. Ger. Griffith Rutherford,
a member OF the council for the terri
tory south Of The Ohio river. II Is
dated June 90 1894, and WIS signed
by George Washington. On the re-
verse Size is the certificate Of William
Blount, governor of the territory,
showing that Gen. Rutherford had
qualified as member OF the council
Aug. :, 1874. Gen. Rutherford CON-
mauded 4 brigade during The revolu-
tionary war and had two counties
named for him-one in North Caro-
lima and one in Tennessee.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02
Revolutionary Movement.

RIO tiRANDE, Tex, Sept. 24.-The
revolutionary movement by Catariuo
+. Cara seems to have come 10 a sud-
den end The troops sent out against
him anil his men have, it is under
stood so far, been unable to find
them and the impression is ihat they
nave broken into very small detach-
ments and are making for the river or
have already recrossed. The wherea-
bouts IF Cara personally. is not
known. Detachmcnts OF the 600 men
sent DOM from Monterey to intercept
the rev,lutionisis have been passing
down tie river. The excitement mas
died Out.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02
A FIERCE FIRE
Vt Il e Dallas Fair Groeads Detroys
Seventeen BlOoded Horses.

Seventeen BlOoded Horses.
DALLAS, Tex. Sept. 22.-Yesterday
at 2;i0 Q. N. fire broke out in the
raeir g stables at the fair grounds and
in less than half an hour seventeen
head OF horses ana 402 stables, together
with the effects of tho stablemen. were
burnsd There were four rows OF
stabl IS extending from point about
$50 yards below tho grand stand TO
distance of about $50 yards, and from
here a single row extended like dis
lance. the whole forming an arc o;
about an eighth OF the circumference o.
a circle. The fire occurred in a stable
at about the center OF this arc and the
wind blowing from the southeast gave
the flame direction TO both extremitie;
OF tile structure As soon rs the
smoke burst forth the horsemen, me.
chanics and others on the ground, in
all Numbering nearly 100. rushed &c
the scene. simultaneously With which
an alnrm was turned in 20 the central
fire station. The animals cremated
were: Eleven stations belonging to
H. b. Sanborn. valued at $1,000; Iona,
1; racer owned by J. +, Harris of Sc
gum. valued at $500 and entered for
stake Fannie Anderson. 4 racer owned
by A. X. Smith Of Kyle and valued 81
$500 Wilkes, the famous trotteI
owned by D. p. Powers Of Fort Worth
and valued at S2j0O. This beautiful
animal was rescued from the burning
stable but it rushed back into it
ana was consumed. The charred re-
mains Of three other horses-racers or
trotters-were found but could not be
identified, as four horses had escaped,
going in the direction of White Rock
and il was impossible to tell whose
horses were buried and whose got
away. Mr.. Sanborn in addition 70 the
burned stations and stables lost two
fire barns which lie had recently
Quilt. In the absence Of positive in
formation his losses are estimated at
about SIS, 600. but it may exceed that
amount The origin Of the fire is not
knowrL The smoke OF the fire had
not cleared away before orders were
placed for lumber with which TO re-
build the stables. Every carpenter in
the city who can be secured will be
put TO WORK this morning and every
thirg viii be in shape within a few
dlvs
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02

DALLAS. Tex, sept 24.-Ten days
ago j. T. Garrison was knocked down
by a Main street motor. Yesterday
in the district court suit was fled by
Mr.. J. T. Garrison against the Dailas
Traction Railway company for $40 0J0
damages. The petition alleges crimi-
nal negligence on the part Of the mo-
torman. It alleges further that plant
in was kept away from his business
for several days and that his medical
bill alone was 500 The petition
alleges further that Garrison suffered
great bodily pain and tlat his health
was permanently affected.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02
A switchman's Fate.

Houston, Tex, Sept. 23.-Yester-
day evening about s o'clock James
Mcintyre, a switchman in the yards Of
the In ernational and Great Northern
road, was instantly killed while in the
discharge of his duty. He was attempt
ing TO couple two cars when his foot
slippc( md he fell, the cars seemingly
passing over the body. He was moved
from be track quickly, but life was
extinct An examination of the body
disclosed the fact that it had not been
disfguhed by bruises not mashed, hut
the nd eek was broken ard the left
should 5r seemed TO have been crushed.
though the skin was apparently with
out hu't. He had been working for
that &C mpsny only about three days.
He wax about 80 years of age,
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02
Nv COMMANDER.
Csl,l. JON. Palmer OF Tie &. 4. II. AMI
His CrcdItabIe War Record.

The newly elected Commander in
Chief of the Grand Army of the RcDub-
lie, Capt John Palmer of Albany. y.
y, was born on Staten Island March
-, 1872. His war record IS an excel
lent one. Ou Sept. 10, lS6l. he enlist.
ed in the Nincty-fiIst New York vol
unteers. and was constantly with tina,
regiment until it was mustered out
July 3, 1860, taking part in all its en-
cagementS He was seriously injured
at the battle of Five Forks, in the
combined charge of cavalry and infan-
try. by force OF his soldierly qualitie,
he attained successfully the grades Oi
corporal, :ergeant, sergeant jor.
second lieutenant. first lieutenant, adj
jutant and captain. Since the war he
has been engaged in the fresco, painting
and decorating business at Albany He
is one of the very best-knowu ano
most popular members Of the order ir
his State. is charter member OF Lew
Bened ct Post, No. ;. department Of
New York, and was for several
terms commander OF this post
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02

BRoIyNsyILLE. Tex, Sept 2L-The
invadeE,s under the command of the
notorid us Cara are reported to be
traveli lg in the night time only and
still m king toward the river closely
followed by regular troops commanded
by Cos. Hernandez and Cannzeos.
An en- counter was hourly expected
Saturday but no news Of its occurrence
has been received. 1t is rumored
that another Mexican exile crossed
into Mexico twenty miles above
Brownsville with another armed band
to join CARA, but it l;.cks conirma-
ton. Arrests arc being made in Mat
amoras Of parties deemed 10 be in
sympathy with the disturbers, while
others svade the officers by an asylum
on Tex Is soil.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02

NEWARK. y. J.. sept 26.-An cX-
plosion occurred here at Il celebeatiou
held by Italians Thursday which killed
eleven OF the persons present ana
wounded thirty. ten OF whom were
badly injured. A big copper casing
mortar was used for bombs. These
were filled with colored fire and shot
in the air where they burst throwing
out a shower of variously colored
sparks. Il was this mortar that ex-
ploded and caused all the harm. Tho
bomb casing is about five inches in
diameter and thirty inches long.
About l p. IN. large bomb was put
in the mortar and lighted 1t is sup
posed that the bomb exploded in it.
There were hundreds of men. women
and children standing around watching
with great expectancy. When it eX-
ploded tho air was filled with shricks
Of the injured and dying.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02
GUILTY CONSCIENCE.
acOb Brown cOnfesses a Crime for Which
Convict Cray is Serving
A LITE SENTENCE IN THE PENTENTlARY.
Al an italian Celebration the Terrific Explosion
Of = Bomb Causes the Loss Of
Eleven Lives.

MlNNEAPoLIS, MINI. Sept. %
Conscience has at last forced Jacob
Brown TO confess a dire deed that he
did long years ago. Since 1888
Brown has been fleeing from his
crime, but it has pursued him the
length and breadth OF the continent.
At last in Minneapolis he has con-
iessed to Superintendent of Police
Henderson his crime. there is one
man whose heart will give bound of
Joy when he hears the confession. He
Is Convict Gray, ''lifer" in the peni-
Tertiary at Chester Ill. Gray has
been thought the murderer instead OF
Brown. He was convicted at Salem
Ill. Browns confession Will set him
free, both from prison and FROM dis
grace. Browns story was so strange
a tale that the chief Mt first set him
down as q crank. The man was
so earnest however that the chief
ordered him locked up and
sent a telegram to Centralia H..
where the murder was done. Yester-
day morning the answer came from
the sheriff; Hold the man: letter
coming; will send for him The
story of the murder is strange one.
Brown. who was tramping. went into
a boX-car to sleep. He stumpled ever
man in the dark and a fight ersued.
Brown hit his assailaut Il death blow
with coupling pin and fed Not
long after Gray another tramp came
along and went TO sleep in the same
ear, not knowing that he had a dead
man for n companion. The next
morning when he arose he found that
his arm had lain in a pool OF blood.
He tore of the bloody sleeve and fed.
That sleeve caused his arrest. convic-
ton and sentence. He does not even
know who the real murder was.
Brown claims to come from Il wellto-
do southern family, but viii not give
his real name.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02

which, with headquarters at Al
banv, Is one OF the largest anG
most influential posts in this
country. lie was twice elected
commander of the department of New
York, and in 1874 was chosen senior
vicc-commander-in chief. acquittinc
himself with credit in all these impor.
tant positions. Being thus placed in
the direct line Of promotion to the
highest Office in the Grand Army. his
election was assured the moment the
delegates from New York determine
to unite upon him as their choice. He
is a forcibla speaker, a good presiding
officer at department and national con.
ventions, and mas frequently been
placed at the head Of important com
mitteeSbv both State and National en-
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02

SIDE by side, with magnificent build
ings decorating the streets we see
countless beggars starving. Side by
side with thousands of schools We see
prisons full of criminals. As the
wealth OF the commercial class in
creases the greater becomes the num-
Der OF poor people unable to obtain
daily bread. The total wealth If the
community accumulates. lat its dis
tribution becomes more and more IN
equal.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02

SoHE children are utterly broken
dr1xn physically and mentally by over
education; others have no education
at all. OF the twain, the former are
mora to be pitied. The uneducated
can afterwards educate themselves; but
children who have had the vitality and
spirits Of their youth dragooned out of
them by martinez teachers can never
repair the damage that has been done
10 their bodies and minds by over-task-
inn
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02

KENNEYyILLF. Tex, Sept. PA
Young Jack the Ripper made his
appearance in this part of the country
few days ago, but fortunately he was
rot so successful as the one in White
chapel. and he nov languishes in Jail
Ans. Wallis young negro living GA
DR.. /. B. Creath's place. acknowl-
edged having promiscuously slashed
with knife some nine or ten head Of
gentle cattle as he passed them by,
some OF them receiving cuts twelve
inches Llpg.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02

EVERY woman of good sense and
every man who is at all acquainted
with the true principles Of clothing for
health. grace and comfort knows that
radical changes are necessary in wo-
mems dress. Many changes for the
better have been already accomplished;
mothers and daughters are the bene-
fioiaries Of them.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02

FoRr WORTH, Tex, Sept 2G.-1he
movement started just after the burn
ing OF the Spring Palace TO raise
money 10 erect a monument TO the
memory Of Al Hayne, the hero who
received fatal burns while rescuing
others from the fated pile, was al
lowed 10 lag by those who started it
and people had about concluded that
it had fallen through. The ladies of
Fort Worth. however have taken it
up and propose TO do what the men
failed to accomplish. The plan (and
they will carry it OUT IS to have the
statue of Hayne sculptured in marble
in Paris by n young Texan who vii
in short time 90 there complete
his studies He agrees to do it for
$1,000, Of which amount the ladies
now have secured $1,000. The bal
ance viii he raised by them before the
work is completed.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02

IT has long been accepted as a the.
DRY that the only peace Is in the calm,
nut the ealmness Of mediocrity is not
enough of a practice among the Amer.
Jean people. Europeans understood
the real comforts of home the restful-
ness OF a complete family society. bet
ter than the wanderers OF the new
world There can be no real domestic
happiness where there is no real do
nestle society. There can be NJ real do
nestle society where the father is con
cerned with the complex responsible.
tiles of a diversified fortune or III,
anxieties of a great ambition. and
where the thought of the next novel
diverts the thoughts OF the mother.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02
Ex-MINIsrEs DOUGLASS.
The Most Talented Man Of His Race
Ever Produced.

Frederick Douglass, the well-lnown
colored orator who has just resigned
his post as minister to Hayti, is with
out doubt one of the most talented men
his race has ever produced. lie stands
hv universal consent the head and rep
resentative Of his race IN America.
With a splendid physique, tall and
powerfully built, the swarthy COM
plexion of the mulatto, an abundant
crop of negro hair, white as snow, and
features while OF the negro type, are
nevertheless full of emotional fire and
intellectual force, he looks every inch
A man born for distinction.
His father he never knew. His
mother was black slave, and he was
born on a remote plantation lying on
the banks of The Choptauk river, in
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02

IT is surprising how many words
are commonly mispronounced even
among people of culture and educa-
tion. That is It is surprising TO those
who are fastidious about their pronun-
citation. The majority of people will
not notice the errors because many OF
them are common and attract little
general attention.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02

NoTHNG in the future is more newt
bic than the entire abolition OF English
state-chrchism. The gradual evolu-
ton of the sense Of individual respon-
sibility as regards religious matters,
and especially the sentiment Of fair
play for all parties foredooms the sep
aration Of state and church in the new
order of free churches within the free
state.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02

MIS- Of iettors are VIGOROUSLY IN.
reliable as critics OF other men Of let
tiers. Thus when an interviewer col
lecss a series of opinions on similar
topics from various literary people we
have confusion OF ideas which would
make the sphinx grin. The sad wag
Of a syndicate writer who recently
undertook this task met with particu-
larry pleasing results from a humorous
standpoint He inflicted ten questions
apiece upon seven noted American
authors and the replies are thrilling.