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San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16
KILLED A BIGAMIST.
A. J. Mathews Stays James csperiOn for
Betraying His Daughter.
The WIFE TAXES CHARGE OF THE CORPSE
d. r. Thurman, a Farmer, Found
Dangling from a Rafter and
Suicide Is Suspected.

TEXARKANA. Tex. Sept 10 About
three weeks ago James Caperton. a
swiicnman in the Iron Mountain local
yards. eloDed with and married the
daughter OF A. J. Matthews. The
girls father was violently opposed to
Inc match and followed the clipping
couple armed with a shotgun. The
marriage ceremony was performed
while the carriage in which they were
fleeing was running at full speed.
Alter the marriage Matthews investi-
gated the antecedents OF MS sou-in-
law and in a few days discovered a
woman at Nashville claiming to be the
wife OF CaDerton. At the instance of
Matthews she came on to Texarkana
armed with her marriage certificate
anu Matthews at once swore out
warrant against Caperton for bigamy.
When he was arraigned Tor Dreiimi-
nary trial he pleaded mot guilty"
and the case was continued until
Tuesday last when it ended in the
court holding Caperton in $500 bond
for the grand jury. Matthews met
Capcrton near a crossing OF the Iron
Mountain railroad Yesterday morning
ana alter an exchange of words Mat
tnews fired, Caperton fell and expired.
Alter the killing Matthews
turned ana leisucely rode away
going TO MS house. about
500 yards distant where he secured
another ana left His present where
abouts are not known, nut the officers
are confident he is not far away and
that he will come in and surrender.
After the remains had been taken TO
the underwriters they were visited
first by woman who flung her arms
ABOUT the dead man and gave way to
hysterical weeping. Later on the
body was taken in charge o. the new
vile, VINO has stood by Caperton. de-
spite all the evidence about mis- former
connections ana carried it 10 her
home.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

NEW ORLEANS. La, Sent. 5.-In
the gray dawn OF the morning Sulli-
vans train. sixty-one and 4 half hours
utfrom New YORK. stopped at the
and OF its journey beside the platform
of the low freight shed. A little later
a member OF the Olympic cluO. where
the battle is TO occur. drove UP and
alighting entered the car Then
came johnson and after him the
champion. II was the first time the
latter had stepped from the car since
he enterered it Thursday afternoon in
Wehawken. Close behind him
came Phil Casey and Jimmie Wakely.
Quarters were secured for Sullivan on
Bumpass street and he kept close to
his room all day until o'clock when
he visited the Young Mems Gymnas-
tic club, where he punched the bag.
skipped the rope and took some lighs
exercise winding up with a needle
bath. Now right here it is in order
to say that all the talk OF SuIlivan's
beef. shortness of wind and like Of
steam is Ill CANNON. sullivan scaled
Just PA pounds and in the language
OF Bob FitzsimmOns. who saw him go
through his PAGES. Sullivan was never
in better condition. HIS stomach Is
fat and hard. In snort il ne does not
win it cannot be attributed to his
physical unftuess.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

ST. Louis. Sept. 6.-Labor's de-
monstration here yesterday eclipsed
anything ever before attempted in a
parade, representing every conceiva-
bic vocation After the march the
procession listened at Concordia park
10 music by twenty-five bands and
speeches in English, German. French
and other languages. Athletic exer-
cises. fireworks and dancing wound
uD the day. At East s. Louis mon
ster parade was mad. followed by ad-
dresses by H. T. Taubeneck OF the
Peoples party national executive com
mittee and others. Taubeneck made
n semi-politicaI speech, urging the
abandonment OF the old parties as
cure for the existing evils Reports
from hundreds OF other cities show
the day was similarly observed by
laboring men everywhere.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

A telegram from Col p. $ Gilmore
announces that he will arrive here
next Nednesday afternoon with his
band OF 100 pieces IN time to open the
Exposition that evening This IS the
ninth annual exposition and its eight
successful seasons easily break all rec
ords' and dlsprove the ott-repeated as
sertion that 1t Is impossible to main
tam interest IN local enterprise o.
tins KIND Last years attendance was
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

STEPHENvILLE. Tex. Sept Tn
formation has just reached here Of a
bold assassination which occurred at
Fiat creek church. in the northwest
ern portion OF this county. Saturday
night William Ewing was in the act
Of entering the church when some I'M
known party came uD behind and.
without the slightest warning placed
a pistol against mis- back. fired aud
escaped without being recognized. al
though it is reported several parties
were standing out in front OF the
building and could have captured the
assassin without moving out Of their
tracks Ewing only lived few min
utes after the shooting. Officers have
been to the scene OF the tragedy and
returned without making any arrests
or learning anything of importance;
at least they will tell nothing
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16
Huge water spout.

ALPINE. Tex. Sept. at y
O'Clock an awfully angry cloud was
forming over the Devil mountains,
from four to six miles south OF town.
until it swooped down. covering them
like u huge umbrella and all dropped
1T once in a sheet OF fire ana water.
galloDed down the mountains in huge
volumes. tearing up trees by their
roots and dashing everything in front
OF it 10 death. 1t ran all over the
city. being from TWO TO four
feet deed. Large trees were torn
up by their roots ourros heavy tim
bers. cattle and horses that lOated
through the town gave plain evidences
OF the terrible havoc in the noun
tains. The Oldest settler mas never
seen the equal. The ranger camp.
four miles south OF town. in Il narrow
canyon. must nave washed away as
relics OF their camp were seen hoating
through town. Mexicans fed to their
homes to the low mountains near
town and a general panic prevailed.
= great deal of damage was done to
the railroad track. Deans ranch.
above high water marx twenty-five
miles south OF town. was washed
away. tearing the house down. and
the foreman escaped death by climb
ing On TOD OF sned.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16
Tsed His susPenaer..

DALLAS. Tex, Sept 6.-Last night
an inmate OF the city jail attempted
TO hang himself by tying his suspend
ers around his neck and fastening
them to 4 projection above the cell
door. He jumped from an elevation
and he was in a precarious condition
when officers Ramsey and Scott Hall
reached hun. They were attracted to
MIN by little negro BOY who was in
the same compartment crying to them
that u man was hanging himself. A
negro man who was in the cell awoke
at the approach OF the officers VINO
had him TO pull the would-0e suicide
down in time to save him from stran-
gulation.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

TAYLOR, Tex. Sept 5.-At an
early hour yesterday morning ABOUT
or o'clock Jim Cox. & rogro por-
ter at the Silver King saloon. was
seen by the night clerk OF the Taylor
hotel IN the act of robOing the saloon
of Ed McGuire adjoining The cash
register was robbed of few dollars
in small change and an unsuccessful
attempt was MADE to enter the safe by
breaking off the knob or handle TO
the doors OF the same. Some beer
and cigars were taken. Officers were
notified and this morning Cox was ar
rested and placed in the caia0oose
where he made confession.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16
Sensation in ST. Paui.

ST PAUL, MINI, Sept 10-One of
the most sensational incidents in the
annals of crime in Minnesota occurred
Thursday before Judge Twohy in the
municipal court OF ST Paul Il was
the conviction ami sentence OF lead
inc citizen of St Paul. worth $500
CO.,. 10 serve sixty days without the
option Of escaping by paying fine.
\ few weeks ago Simon j. Ahern
owner OF large tracts OF real
estate here and financial agent for
several eastern firms, swore in suit
in court shat he had not acted as wit
ness TO an instrument which Mentz
Helm hal signed as notary public.
Immediately after the trial Mr. Helm
had NJ. Ahern arrested for criminal
libel. Inc case came up before Judge
Twony Thursday afternoon and the
evidence was so Overwhelmingly
against the capitalist that the court
ordered him sent to the workhouse
for sixty days.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

SOMEBODY in the papers comes 10
the defense OF the old-hme school
masters who taught the multplica-
ton table by rhyme singing and by
the same method the capitals of the
states Of the Union. This is but JUS
lice. The proof OF the pudding is the
eating thereof The pupils who thus
sang their arithmetic and their
geography have never forgotten it
They can sing the old songs yet They
can tell the capital of every state or
where 1t was thirty years ago and
what river it is or was located on.
The strengthening OF the memory
should be one OF the main objects OF
education. Experienced teachers Of
the b BILE know that the old fashioned
Sunday school scriptorians who
learned verses by heart knew more
Of the letter of the word than and
quite as much of its spirit as tho
moderns with all their lesson papers
There shoald be a return to the old
way. OF which the substance -,
Say it till you know it."
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

FORT WORTH. Tex, Sept 9. EARLY
yesterday morning a young lad
named Lee Holm, while digging about
in Evans pasture. east of the extern
sion OF Peach street in the river bot
tom. dug IN box, wnicn upon being
broken open was found TO contain a
lot OF valuable jewelry. The boy
notified the sheriff and Deputy How
ard Gunnells went out and brought
the property to town. The plumber
consisted OF ten gold watches, a very
handsome gold locket several breast
pins OF value ana a miscellaneous lot
OF miscellaneous articles. No owner
has vet peen found.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16
nanrIed by an Engine.

DENISoN, Tex, Sept. Jefferson
Whitaker. Il boiler washer at the
round house was knocked down by
an incoming engine Tuesday night
ana received injuries that may prove
fatal. Whitaker was crossing track
near a door on the inside of the house
when ne was knocked down and run
over by an engine. His right leg was
mashed of above the knee. He was
removed TO MS home in South Deni-
son. where the company physician
amDutated the mangled limb He is
unconscious and death is expected at
any time.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16
.ST.L0UISEXPOSITION
Gilmore, With One Hundred Musicians,
Coming.
GRAND OPENING OF The EXPOSITION
Success OF the illumination and
Electrical PanOrama-Other
Attractions,

ST. LOUIS. Sept This is the Sec
ond night of the street Examinations.
which will be repeated on Saturday
and Monday, and also on sept Is, %,
and %. as well as on Oct. l. 4, 6, Is,
aud 20 The display to-day was far
grander even than that of last week,
every set piece, panorama and arch
having been carefully overhauled, and
improvements made in the arrange
ments and apparatus wherever thought
advisable. The city is full of visitors,
and tourists are arriving every day
from all parts of the continent and
also from Europe. The special rail-
road rates are greatly increasing the
attendance and the carnival of 1899
has already made Itself a marked sue
cess as well as a distinct feature in
national as wen as local history. The
st. Louis electric ear system is admit
teddy the finest in the world, but it
has been taxed 10 the utmost this
afternoon and evening. A large num-
Der of new ears are being constructed
and deliveries are expected immedi.
ltelV
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16
FIIcd niS Chains.

YoAKUl. Tex. Sent "a negro.
Willis Kyle confined in the calaboose.
succeeded in breaking jail last even
ing. He mad attempted to break out
the night before. He had made saw
out OF i small piece of tin and was
saving out the roof wnen Mr.. Soldam,
living near the calaboose went to the
Jail and saw what ne was doing and
notified the marshal The marshal
chained MIN. but on going to the
calaboose Yesterday morning he found
some one mad put file into the Gala
bose and the negro succeeded in i'll
Ing mis- chains ana left the city with 4
portion OF the marshal's prison chains
AS well as lock. \ Mexican confined
in the prison aid not take his leave
but remained sale behind the oars.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

THERE has been very little benef-
sial progress in the treatment OF the
insane during the past one thousand
FEARS that is as regards either tenn
9orary or permanent cures. There
has been marvellous advancement as
10 neutrality-suspicious. asylums
superb grounds with countless ap-
paratus embracing all the scientific
improvements and hosts of trained
nurses all for the relief OF these
selpless members OF society. Not
wiihstanding which the dread disease
IS aiarmingly on the increase and peo-
pie arc sending their afflicted ones
with fear and trembling into these in
stitutions- There must be a cause
there is a cause. Tho very fact that
The public is startled frequently by
tales OF horror and inhumanity
behind these magnificent walls that
makes the stoutest hearts quail and
The most conservative cry out a halt
proves a hidden cause.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

QUARANTINE, n. Y. Sept 10 The
steamer Scandal landed at lower quar-
antine yesterday. lying the yellow
nag. The Scandia is full OF cholera.
There have been tnirty-two deaths on
board OF these twenty-nine were
sieerdge, two second cabin and one
first cabin passengers. Dr. Jenkins
has just received the following tele-
gram from Hoffman Island: ''All
well with tine ships but the Scandal.
She mas 9lS Storage passengers.
The Scandia is full of cholera. She
has had a total OF thirty-two deaths
on the voyage, including twenty-nine
in the Storage. two il the second
cabin ana one in the first cabin
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

The globe-trotter has been the sub
jcct OF much wltticism and no little
criticism. but he is not an unmitigated
sulsance He has taught the whole
human family that they are not only
Kindred. but neighbors and in a meas
ure necessary 10 each other He has
broken down long standing preiudices
between nations and made them more
dependent upon each other. While
he has gone galloping round the
globe taking only a cursory glance at
;bings aud has returned homo with
many erroneous impressions he has
been educated out OF narrow pre.u
ices and made more cosmopolitan In
ais views
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

WHITEwRIGHT Tex. Sept S.--Mr
II. Phillips. father OF S. 5 and d. NJ.
Phillips while measuring wheat IN
mis- granary was dangerously hurt by
a large box OF seed wheat falling on
him. His daughter happened to De
present. but neing too small to lift the
box off OF her father, she kept tine
wheat away so that ne would not
smother ana called for help, which
soon arrived. Though baily bruised
it is not thought that he is fatally
burf
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

AMONG the curious things which
doctors see and report was that OF a
10y aged thirteen who was once i'd
dicted TO long periods Of sleep IL
slept for month tie first time and
at other times slept eighty-e eight and
twenty-four hours at a stretch. Since
then he has been all right showing
that such an event need not be any
thing to worry about
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16
Negro slashea TO Death.

CROCKETT Tex. Sept. g.-ln per
sonal encounter between two negroes,
Fayette Calhoun and Frank Thomas,
on Major Wootte 5 farm. about ten
miles east OF here. the latter WAS cut
ana fatally wounded. death ensuing in
ABOUT twelve hours after the fight
The difficulty was caused by Calhoun 5
stock breaking Thomas fences and
ravaging mis- farm products. Thomas
attem pied TO settle the matter ov using
Il rail on his neighbor. VINO defended
himself with his pocket-kniie. with
the above result.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

II is too late in The history OF the
worlds progress to question the value
and Importance of good roads. They
are the distinguishing marks between
civilization and barbarism; as a mag
nifcent boulevard on either side of
which are the beautiful Christian
homes made attractive by all that
wealth art and culture can bestow. is
the type OF one; so amid the lonely
solitude and silence OF crag and cliff.
tho trail and cave OF the Digger Indian
is the type Of The other.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16
ATRlPLE LYNCHING.
The Bodies OF Three Negroes Found
Hanging 10 Trees

PARIS. Tex. Sept Sat an early
hour yesterday morning messenger
arrived in the city with the intelli-
gence that three negroes had been
found hanging TO a limo Oy the road.
SIDE nine miles southeast OF the city
Officers repaired TO the scene OF the
tragedy at once and there found the
bodies of John Ransom, Jack Walker
ana Bill ArmOr. three negroes well
known in the neighoorhOod. dangling
from i tree. Justice Hunt OF this
city proceeded at once to hold
an inquest The testimony showed
that n party of twenty or thirty armed
and masked men went TO the housessof
Albert Daniels about midnight aud
took Ransom and put u rope around his
neck and told him they wanted MIN to
go with them and show them where
other negroes lived who had been DO
ing mischief IN the neighborhood.
About , o'clock yesterday morning
they went to the house where Armor
and Walker were living and forced an
entrance TO the house and dragged
them both out placed ropes around
their necKs ana IN company win Ran
son marched them in the direc-
ton OF the woods. Walker
made u desperate resistance and
shot at the crowd ana it is beliered hit
one of the attacking party as one OF
the men had blood on min. He was
overDowered and taken off. They
were found about daylight by negro
BOY who was hunting stock Armor
and Walker had their legs tied up and
their knees were almost touching the
ground. All died OF strangulation
and presented CHASTITY spectacle with
their eyes bullying out and their
tongues protruding from their mouths.
VINO did it Is not known, but the
work is undoubtedly the outgrowtn OF
the killing OF a notorious negro des-
perado named Burnes on July % by
John Ashley.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

FARNERsvILLE Tex. Sept l.
Dave Wilcoxson and a man named
shannon went down to clean out a
well on Mr. Nichols place, three
miles northwest OF town, yesterday
afternoon and were suddenly over
come by damp air. and before assist
ance could De rendered Wilcoxson
was dead and Shannon was brought
TO the surface more dead than alive
put ne will doubtless recover.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

ALONG with ivory and other spolls
such as the industrious and we'll
armed explorer may garner IN Africa
EmIn Pasha can collect if he chooses
a large and variegated assortment of
his own obituaries. According the
gentleman one life fer each death he
has undergone on paper the number
kindly nature has bestowed on the
back fence feline dwindles into petty
irsignificance. The day will doubt
less come when Emin shall be really
dead. but no one will believe it
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

IT is often suggested that legal re-
strictions be placed on the sale OF
dynamite and that its use be forbid
den unless especially authorized
Such restrictions would probably be
of little effect where there was de-
termined purpose to use dynamite.
What is wanted Is the exermination
Of the dynami.er.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

To BE a gentleman and to live q
gentleman ought 10 be the same; but
in common acceptation. they have no
connection. are indeed often opposed.
To be a gentleman means a great
deai-far more than many who claim
to be gentlemen have any conception
o.. To live like gentleman refers
generally TO externals alone, to out
side presentation. TO keeping up ap-
pearances
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

HAMPTON FALLS \. H.. sept. l.
John u. Whittier is lying critically Ill
at his home in Hampton Fails ana MS
condition Is such that the greatest ap-
prehensious are entertained OF ms
railying. His illness is bowel trouble.
kArEE. John G. Whittier passed
peacefully away yesterday. His near
81 rslatives were at his bedside when
deafb came and ne seemed TO be con-
scious Of his surroundings at the last
moment His body mas been taken to
Amesbury for burial. He was So
wears Of age.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

PTTTsBURG. Pa. Sept 1O.-Fiank
Garvin. a newspaper artist % years
old. shot his wife, Cora through the
head about noon yesterday at his
home on Avery street Allegheny.
The couple were married last Tuesday
and the cause OF the deed is supposed
10 have been insane Jealousy. Mrs.
Garvin was twenty years of age and
very pretty. She was the daughter
OF Homer Redpath OF Chicago, u
former resident of this city, and came
here Monday last TO marry Garvin
The murderer is in Jail
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

II ultimate results could always be
taken accurately into account We
should perhaps find that for the
building up of character the devei-
opiug OF all the manlier virtues and
the promotion OF the worlds best
welfare. failure has in tho long run,
succeeded infinitely better than sue
casa
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

PLEAsANToN, Tex, Sept 7.-Satur-
day night ABOUT O'Clock the prisoners
in jail broke the lock of the jail door
ana made their escape. The snerlh
has posse in pursuit with fair pros
poets of capturing them before night
There were four prisoners confined IN
the iail. Three of them were charged
with theft and one with assault upon
a woman.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

TEACH a child to avoid evil through
lear OF punishment aud be never APP
preciates the higher motives Of hu-
man action He forgets also that
here is any other reason for dong
tight and he will soon begin to calcu-
ate the chances OF escape from the
consequences of wrong doing In
such case he viii nearly always figure
that he is shrewd enough to hide his
acts from the world and will readily
yield 10 the besetting temptations Of
lie.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

ABILENE. Tex. Sept 81. NJ. Sui
liyan. one OF the pioneers Of this
country. was found dead hanging from
MS cart on the Arson road this morn
ing his old horse walking along the
size OF the railroad dragging mis- body
Mr.. sullivan was few years ago one
OF the wealthiest COW men and land
owners in this country and was we'll
known to all old settlers mere