San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-10
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and rushed home to find that the flesh
Of one hand of the child had been
nearly eaten of. The bones OF two
fingers were almost wrenched from
its hand. Medical aid was summoned
and the two fingers amputated.
The governor has issued the follow
ing proclamation: Whereas. it has
been made known to me that unknown
persons, composing an organization
known as whitecaps, are threatening
TO burn cotton gins in various couu-
ties of this state unless tine ginning OF
cotton is suspended, and that said un-
known persons are now ut large and
are fugitives from Justice" There
fore, he efiers a reward of 500 for
the arrest and conviction OF any and
each person belonging to the white
cap organization.
At Stella. eight miles from Houston,
recently. on the South I'm Pacific. an
east-bound local freight was side
tracked, and the west-bOund through
freight was passing at a speed OF
thirty miles per hour. when the
eleventh car jumped the track and
struck the engine, badly wrecking it.
The engineer and fireman escaped
with slight i'm uries, but John Damn
Of Lu,ing and two unknown tramps
were killed. Several other tramps
aud the conductor We're badly hurt.
During the stop of Sanger & Lent's
circus at Huntsville recently 10 Cor
nell, aged II, the youngest OF three
brothers. died from the effects Of a
fall received at ConrOe while perform
ing the day before. lie had tossed
for single leap but attempted to
make a double one landing on the
back of his neck. His remains were
left aud will be disposed Of as may ne
directed by his father, who lives in
Savannah. Ga.
The taxable values OF Tyler county
as approved by the comfy court,
amount to =. o4O, 2S5 from which the
county takes toll in the sum Of $l4, 500
and the state about $500. We're the
timbered lands of the county assessed
at a valuation in keeping with the
prices asked for them by holders the
total tax values would reach near 81
COZ, 1000.
In the district court at Hillsboro
recently "a inry verdict for defendant
was rendered in the suit OF Bennett x
Lowell vs.. the Missouri. Kansas aud
Texas railway company. The value
of cotton involved was SO, O0l, same
being the value OF cotton alleged to
have been negligeutly burned by the
company on Nov. Il, 1892.
Recently at Bartlett. Williamson
county, Mrs. V. Hairs little boy
thought to destroy hens nest that
was in an old heating stove The
stove was in an outbuilding The
boy applied a match. from which it
took courageous fighting to save the
dwelling house.
W. ". Edwards was recently award-
ed Judgment for $500 damages at
San Antonio against the Galveston,
Harrisburg and san Antonio railroad.
He was a section hand and while rid
ing on a haudcar sustained injuries
which he alleges were due 20 a detec-
tive track.
\ few days ago Henry and jim
Henderson, brothers. living near
Blossom, Lamar county, had a fight.
in which Jim bit Henry on the thumb
The wound refused to heal and blood
poison set in. Despite all efforts OF
physicians Henry Henderson died.
The appointment Of Davis as coll
lector at FL Paso has caused some
strife in the Texas delegation and
Congressman Baiiy says he has Il
statement TO make public as to the
method followed by the administra-
ton in making the appointment.
Roy Halliburton was arrested re-
Gently at WaclJer. Gonzales county.
for shooting three times without
effect at Ned Muliiu. color.d. Two
OF the Halliburton brothers are in jail
for killing their father ana q default
of bail he was remaaj-d to Jail.
Thirty-one hundred acres Of land in
Montgomery county near Willis. has
ben purchased 10y TIA weston parties.
;.a will To divided INFO small tOba ,co
s.-s. Skilled toaa towers will
Doe brought from ,ae lo invest TO cul-
tivate the crop.
Recently at Rusk forty-six teachers
tried TO stand examinations fer certiG-
Gates. twelve white and thirty-four
negroes. Six whites and two negroes
got certificates. Thirty-four negroes
failed to get any certificates at all.
Recently at Ammonia, Red River
county. Addie Coleman. little girl.
was badly burned by falling into the
fire. Her mother was severely burned
trying 10 save her The child died
from the effects II the burns.
Amelia Brass ct al have sued the
Cotton Seed OH company At Austin
for 5000 damages. alleging that
smoke AMI cinders from the oil mill
render their adjacent houses amin
habitable
a cypress cistern, with a capacity
Of 1000 barrels. about $1,000 gallons.
has been built at Trorident Heights.
one of Waco's suburbs The Waco
" ;7-eT ..5i,', /. ;s!.' company VII supply
the water
\ c0lored woman AT Floresville re-
Gently made affidavit that Elijah Gun
"a 1i-year-old negro boy.