The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-09-10
BEGINNING TO WEAKEN,
CHANGE OF BASE ON THE PART OF
GEORGIA LEGISLATORS.

che -tntl-Homr - an Introduce a Substi-
tutc Bill-IndiGont Confederate Veter-
ans to BE Given 500 pensionx-A Pitt
fui Exposure.
ATLANTA. Ga, Aug. 3l.-The force
OF publl OPINION is having its effect on
the Georgia legislators who voted
against furnishing a home to such needy
Confederate veterans as are now in the
po0rhouscs. After having voted against
The home. and thcu against recOnsidcra-
uOn. the anti-hOmc men began to hear
from their constituents.
y hurried consultation has been held.
III which 1t was decided not to give in to
| the home people but TO fix VI, a subst-
tutc measure.
| 1t took shape today by the introduc.
ton OF Il bill by Mr.. Monroe. Que OF the
Antt-h"mo mrn. The bill provides that,
through The certificate Of two or more
resident pra",iciny physicians, an indi-
-tnt Confederate soldier, who from
"WlndS or disease contracted III the war
!, ulAhlc 10 support himself, shall
through tho Recommended ion Of two
lhrd' o! the mcmhCrS OF the grand iurV
"l his own county he emitted to Il pen
sion "i 500 per Year.
y l'ititul feature rt the controversy
has been the uumaskin5 ul Jasper l..
| Clay. mcmb,r from paulliut county.
He voted a-ta..>i thC home, aul ut the
same TIM" Was p"Sin:; as veteran hlm.
sell. 1T has bcgu asccrtained that he
wa% dcScrtrr from the Seventh Georgia
regiment. He shed tears today while
admitting that the charge was true, but
claimed in rNtcumtiou that he had not
| heard from his llthcr and mother for
some time. aul taking French leave Of
hi "t%inCnl. wci home.
| y Dee pvratr Mexican Bandit,
SAN .\NTONIn, Tex IS. Aug. 29-Sume
years ago. in the Lower Rio Grande
country, R"iino Ramon WAS known as
tn" most desperate man, accomplished
| bandit, an thorough paced ScOundrel
III tn" two republics. He had lost his
right arm, but used Il pistol with re-
markable dcXterity. After committing
Il thousand crimes and h"ndred muir
drIS. he dlld pcaceahle III his bed, at
tended by Il wife no had been his de-
voted companion through forty Years
OF War against The lnW.
lie left HSmn named EuStorjiO. This
man is now ,weuty-three years old and
possesses al the evil qualities of his
, father. intensified hy better education
and larger brain. lie has become the
terror of the frontier States Of Mexico
The officials OF every village are arrayed
=, against linn. lie comes and goes with
the celebrity 0t lightning, is here one day
r i;li there tomorrow, and IS heard Of
! almost simultaneously at places Il hun
, drcd miles apOrt. He is surrounded by
, Il band Of cutthrohiS as desperate as
himself. They are fifty in number and
; regard smuggling us d very tame occu-
patton, TO be rcSOrted 10 only when
ther" Is less exciting matter afoot.
Their incurSionS into Texas are very
frequent. Thcy have had three atfrays
Wi,n officers ON this side the Rio
Grl"dr. Some Of them lave been killed
ana others wounded.
Meas has been rcccIVel at Rio
GrAndr City that the band which makes
It's nome camp in the mountains of Ty-
mullVaS is intending another forey
| EuStOl jl0, or these raids, rides Il horse
Of remarkable size and SWiftne5S. The
animal IS bay, gray, black, cream, Sor-
rel, blue and white in spots. The ig-
noranl pr"Santry speak Of him rs the
cavalier with the horse Of seven cOlOrS."
On Thursday night E,ustOriio went to
tandango ut tamargO. became involved
In one OF his usual alirayS and escaped
with his Gust Omary luck. lie danced
Il while, became angcrcd at Il man, felicd
! hlm with 4 six shooter, shot at him
while he lay on the lloor, missed and
He'd. He WAS followed by three soldiers
OF the Nc> lean Army and policeman
OF CanarSo. He heard their pursuing
steps ana H"'Et'eu himself IN the chap
aalH'' alH'' men ihcy came up ne opened
!,i'' Diic ol''"cl "Is Instantly kllIed,
bowels, and The policeman was struck
III III INC Rloli' 'I0th ol IheSe VIII die. Ire
irn'Iii.'iilS Aol"lcr Sr1poled win tne
n''',"i1 '. "ii't ''iueitN oieu 10 Svap MN WIN
" ~ n"y u'icS- IT, EuaCoIIlo drew po"le,
,,I' ''', 'In ",',ti a4i 1'tHnS thH sColh-
i' -, r''', ''''' rol.a,"r" n!S 'is1,' leaVliig
~" i""r opponents Iylng N ire middle
W. ,'.' ,',' n''iuH iH"", iic ,"a gone 10 MS
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