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San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02
Foolish Thief.

DALLAS, Tex, May pa bicycle
factory on Elm street was entered last
Wednesday by burglars, who stole
two bycicles from the factory and a
collection of pistols, bowieknives,
brass knucks and other things from
the store in front of the factory.
Deputy Sheriff Bolick last evening
arrested a negro who gave his name
as Henry Williams, against whom an
affidavit had been sworn out, charg-
ing him with the theft The sheriff
recovered all the stolen goods. A
lady's gold watch with the name,
Jennie r. Williams engraved on the
case, was found on the person of the
prisoner, who stated that he had
found it. The sheriff holds the watch
for the owner.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

SULPHUR SPRINGS, Tex. May ~
F. c. Tibbs Of Waco arrived in this
city from Fort Worth on the evening
of the 23d He stopped at the Carl
son hotel. On retiring Wednesday
night he directed the proprietor not
to call him before noon. Promptly
at the hour a messenger was sent TO
the room and he reported that the
party could not be aroused. Medical
aid was called. The. patient was
nearly dead from an overdose Of NOR
phj1e. Artificial respiration was ap-
piled and kept up for sixteen hours,
when he died. The patient was re-
lieved to such an extent that he talked
freely and nationally several times
for half an hour at a time.
He then relapsed and remained
so an hour or more. Meantime all
the appliances used in such cases were
applied. He was aroused the last
time about $50 o'clock yesterday
morning and stated to the doctor that
he had had a violent headache and
that while in Fort Worth he had a
prescription prepared for relief; that
while here he seemed to be no better
and instead Of taking the medicine as
directed took the contents of the bot
tie at one dose. not with any suicidal
intent. but for relief. The doctors
say he must have taken at least
twenty grains Of morphine. He talk
ed freely about his case. stating that
he felt all right. He asked the doctor
to have a chair placed under his head.
A small pillow was placed under his
head. This done, the patient gasped
and expired.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

SAN ANGELO, Tex, May 26.-The
west bound passenger train on the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe was held
up and robbed at Coleman yesterday
morning at o'clock by two masked
men. The brakeman, porter and
conductor were covered with six
shooters, and Messenger Barry com
PEELED to open the express door at the
point of a gun. 1t is not known
what amount was secured from
the express company. although it
is generally believed the robbers were
well paid for their trouble. The pas
sengers were not molested. After
taking everything of value, including
the pay checks for the railroad en-
ployes of San Angelo, Ballinger and
other points. the robbers fired two
shots in close range to the heads OF
the crew and bid them goodbye, say
ing they would like to meet them al
the Worlds fair. Officers with blood
hounds are in pursuit.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

state capitol bell was ringing out the
hour of IL o'clock Tuesday night the
sharp report of a pistol shot was
heared. This drew the janitor to the
SPOT, who found the dead body of
Lewis Abbott lying upon the floor near
the base OF the Ben Hill monument in
grand hall In his right hand was held
a pistol. The bullet had pierced
through his right temple 1t seems that
young Abbott, who was but II years old
and was a student in the city high
school, was desperately in love with
the 15-year-old daughter of Rev. Tul-
lis c. Upper, rector of st. Philips
Protestant Episcopal church. The
rectory is across the street from the
state capitol. The young man had
called upon the young lady few min
utes before Z and after an earnest con
versation left, going into the state
capitol, where he fired the fatal shot.
Abbott belongs to one of the best fam
lilies of the city. It is supposed that
he grew desperate because his father
had ordered him to give up thinking
about the girl and confne himself to
his studies.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May Pa
special from Orlando SAYS: S. A. Bar
field was lodged in Jail here last night,
having been arrested on requisition
from Texas. He will be taken back
there to serve ten years sentence
for horse stealing. He escaped after
serving six months He has lived an
honorable life in Orange county for
eight years. He married the daugh-
ter of prominent old farmer, j. w.
Ostern, residing at Christeman, and
took up a government homestead
which he has improved and accumu-
lated some property, He had the re-
spect of everyone. A strong petition
to Gov. Hogg will be signed by most
of the citizens and all the county
officers of Orange county for his par
don.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02
A PEACE COMMISSION
Has Been Formed in Nicaragua and an Agree
menl Reached.
CHOLERA REPORTED IN SOUTHERN FRANCE
The Worlds Fair viii Open on Sunday and compli
cations Increase-A Negro Girl cremaied
at Atoka, Indian Territory.

SAN JUAN DEL SUR, May 27.-After
the battle Of Masaya a peace commits
sioner was suggested. American
Minister Baker, the Austrian and
American consuls and a banker of
Medina agreed to serve. They have
agreed on a plan. The terms are
kept secret. but the most important
points have been learned. President
Sacaza viii resign in favor of one of
the revolutionary leaders connected
with the provisional government to be
selected by him who will Immediately
assume the Office of president of the
republic. Notwithstanding the agree
ment of the peace commission there
has been no truce declared. A cabi-
net has been formed with the follow
ing minister's: War, Sollerzano;
finance, Caesar; interior, OserOne;
state, Rivas. There was another bat
tie yesterday The insurgents with
500 well-armed men under Gen. Men
DEE took Janepita by assault. A pro-
visional government has been formed
by the revolutionists and they have
announced their intention of manag-
ing affairs.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02
A GREAT CELEBRATION.
Fifty Thousand People Witness the Arrival
Of the H. A. Harvey, Jr.
IT MARKS A NEW ERA IN COMMERCE.
The Trinity, Nov Open for Navigation. is Said to Be
the Least Distracted River in the
Great State Of Texas.

DALLAS, Tex, May 25.-On March
10 the H. A. Harvey, Jr., left Mer-
menteau. on the Mermenteau river.
Louisiana, and on the Path of May
she arrived at the Commerce street
bridge. Dallas, removing distractions
on the way up; besides waiting for
several railroad bridges to remove
false work. Yesterday was a red let
ter day for Dallas. 1t was the
genesis of an event, the record
Of which will go down to posterity.
A hundred years from now, when
Dallas will be spread out to Mesquite,
one may say, this event will yield in
spiration to the touch of time. ut is
the grandest celebration ever held in
Texas, was heard on all sides This
was an honest verdict. and
it joyfully flowed from the hearts
of the people with the spon-
taneity of a fountain. The people
gathered at the celebration num-
bered from $4,000 to CO., souls.
The magnifcence of the project
that the people celebrated-th open
ing up of the Trinity river to naviga-
ton with all the benefits it must en-
tail to Dallas-was an incentive for
unity that was calculated to electrify
into motion any ordinary city The
Trinity is the deepest and least OBJ
structed river in the state of Texas"
The procession was immense. 1t
took Just an hour aud thirty-five min
utes to pass a single point. In their
anxiety to see the Harvey the paraders
proceeded like forced march, and in
some divisions were four deep. This
rapid progress indicated procession
five miles long. The rapidity of the
march was made possible by refusal
of the female operatives to participate
in it. The cotton mills had only
float load and few male operatives
out of force of 500; but few of the
Southern Manufacturing company's
125 operatives turned out. In all
there were 100 operatives who did
not appear in the procession and there
were 2300 operatives as near as could
be estimated in line. If all the Dallas
operatives had turned out in regular
marching order they would have form
ed an unbroken line nearly a mile and
half long. 1t was a great occasion.
a great procession, a great celebra-
ton, marking great change-all in
all great success.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

lunchroom. Conductor Reid OF the
Southern Pacific was standing at the
lunch counter and noticed that one
OF the walters, a boy, was having
some words with a young man VINO
stood on the outside of the counter.
He heard the waiter say: you've got
your nerve with you" Mr.. Reid says
Bob Hart, foreman of the eating
house, then stepped up. saying:
You've got your nerve with you.
have you?i reached over. pulled the
man to the counter and slapped him.
The man then mumbled out some
words when Hart threw a pitcher at
him. Mr.. Reid says about this
time the stranger pulled a pistol
and fired, the bal going through Hart :
left hand and lodging in the left arm
pit. The man then walked out and
Sheriff Bassett deputies attempted to
catch him when several shots were
fired, none of which did any damage
so far as is known. Hart was brought
to Richmond where he received medi-
cal attention and his wounds are not
believed to be dangerous.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

New YORK, May ga sad acct
dent happened in East river near the
navy yard yesterday. Three little
Brooklyn boys we're drowned. -Four
others were rescued in an exhausted
condition The drowned are Fred Nc
Giby, aged IA, Thomas O'Brien, aged
9, and Thomas Kilisky, aged 9. The
bodies have not been recovered and ii
is believed they were swept away by
the tide. A tug boat was passing up
the river, and a row boat in which
were seven boys, got between the tug
and its tow, and capsized, throwing
the boys into the water.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02
THE WORLDS FAIR VISITOR
Routes Selected by Tourists-The Cont
tlon Of the Mississippi River.

Routes Selected by Tourists-The Como
tlon OF the Mississippi River.
ST. LOUIS. May 19.-The city co
tinues to be crowded with visito
from all sections of the country, an
at present the percentage of visitor
to the Worlds Fair who take in 5
Louis on the way is large in the e!
IRENE. All the railroad companie
report great increase in traffic fror
different directions and nearly all tn
roads between St. Louis and Chieag
are improving their service an
shortening the time of the journey
Arrangements for the Fall ExpOsitio
here are progressing satisfactorily
Sousa's band, which is to take care
the musical portion Of the entertain
ment, has given preliminary concert
which have been very well received
The river has fallen here to quit
its normal stage and there is no dan
ger whatever Of a flood. ST
Louis property was never i
any danger, but muc
alarm was felt in the surround
ing country on the Illinois side, ana
trade relations between this sectioi
and st. Louis are very extensive II
East st. Louis. Just across the EadI
Bridge, the streets are all being raised
to about the height which is known al
danger point in the river, and these /
themselves will provide valuable safeI
CARDS against subsequent floods
Along the river to the north. also on
the Illinois shore. the levees are bel
ing improved rapidly and the extensive
manufacturing PLANS located there
will be entirely free from danger ID
the future. 1t Is expected that q
wagon bridge alongside of the Mer
chants Railway Bridge will be con
structed very shortly, and this vii
greatly increase the connection be
tween the business interests on botl
sides OF the river.
The system of time payments ha'
spread out prodigiously in st. Louis
lately. A new idea Is being adver'
tised generally by circulars sent II
men whose names were taken from
the society directories. They are those
who are about to be married. If the
man responds by a visit to the house
that sends out the circular he Is tolc
that the firm Will agree to pay all hi
wedding expenses and let him return
the loan by monthly installments- He
assents He is directed to choose the
house where he wants 10 live. He does
so and reports.
Now" says the manager, 60 Il
to any furniture house in town, pre-
sent this card of Introduction and Sc
lect your furniture. VIII you take
wedding trip?'
The young man says he would like
to do it. Make up your mind wher'
YOU would like to 90, and we viii gei
the tickets. the agent says
The young man does all these thing.
and reports again. The agent calcu
lates. "Rent of flat. $50 month
furniture, 5000; tickets for two AROUND
the lakes, 500" Then he adds five
per cent to the bill. .-We'll take car'
of all these things" he says. .'ant
YOU are to pay S25 month till the
debt is cleared Of
The arrangement is a very advan
tageous one to the young man. anC
he accepts. The agent gets his fv'
per cent. and several commission
from landlords and merchants. 1t l
= satisfactory arrangementall around
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May 26.-Frank
Graham, the S-year-old stepson OF
John Watzlavzick, was mangled and
instantly killed under an electric car
yesterday. The boy was standing
near the track watching some work
men, and hearing the bell stepped al
most under the approaching car,
which crushed his head and chest.
The motorman, II. Goch, was placed
under $500 bond, though the specta-
tors exonorated him from blame.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

The eclipse OF the sun, which oc-
Cured on April 10, was, according to
the British Chronological and Astro-
nomical association. a recurrence,
after long cycle of eclipses, one of
which took place in 800 B. c. On
that ancient occasion there was a
turault In Nineveh because of the
suns face being darkened, and Shall
maneser II took possession of the
throne, the people believing the gods
we're displeased with its then occu-
pant The story is told on an obelisk
in the British museum.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

PHELPS. Tex, May 2S.-Saturday
the big tank at Sloan's sawmill at
Pine Valley burst when about full and
the pumphouse beneath was complete
" demolished by the fall of the
slaves. 4 mare and colt hitched to a
rack near the tank when it burst were
covered with water fourteen feet
and twenty feet in diameter
As soon as the water had
run off enough TO look for
the animals the were seen fad
ing away up the road like the mist
before the MONDAY sun. The tank
was just completed and this was the
first time it was filled. 1t cost over
$1,000. 1t Will be rebuilt
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

TEMPLE, Tex, May 22.-Ihe city
officers are engaged in searching the
houses of the negroes who were jailed
for robbing smokehouses- Their
search has been fruitful. The first
place they went through was the
house of Robert Lincoln. and there
they found nearly thirty pairs of shoes
and several pairs of pants, the latter
being identified as some that were
stolen from Sheriff. Bros. * Co. over
a month ago.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

GLOUCESTER, Mass. May 23.-The
cruiser New York crossed the finish
line yesterday afternoon at l:41 having
made the marvellous speed of twenty
one knots. This record gives the
United States the fastest armored
cruising vessel in the world and the
Cramps a sum of 100000 above the
contract price. Even the records of
the famous Blake and Blenheim are
surpassed, the former having made
only 1871 on her trial trip when she
broke down and the latter has never
yet been tried over a measured
conrse.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Attorney
General Olney has received a telegram
from New York stating that Judge
Lacombe OF the United States circuit
court of New York-had decided that
section of the Geary law, though
decided TO be, constitutional, was still
Intellectual because no provision is
made as to how or by whom the or
der of deportation of Chinese is to be
executed. This IS said to be new
question which was not reduced or in
any way involved in the previous ap-
meals.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02
Awoman seares People.

VNcENNEs, Ind, May 23.-Our lit
tie city has been the scene Of great
excitement, caused by a mysterious
person called the Woman in Black,
who has been walking our streets at
night for some time past. She wears
a long black veil and keeps on the
shady side of the streets She does
not seem to modest men, only women
and girls. whom she scares unmerci-
fully. The police have tried to catch
her at her tricks, but have failed 50
far. Some boys have followed her,
but she turns on them and seems to
be armed.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

WASHINGTON. May 27.-Surgeon
General Wyman OF the marine hos
pital received a cable yesterday from
Surgeon Irwin, stationed at Mar
settles. announcing that Cholera .,ad
appeared at Mines and Gette, in
southern France. These places are
situated within seventy-five miles OF
Marseilles. Gette is directly on the
seaeoast.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

George Bohamn of fremont, Pa,
wants a vile, but he is rather hard to
suit. and can find no woman in his
town that will fill the bill Of his re-
ouirements. He has written TO the
immigration authorities to look out
for a suitable woman for him. He
says that she must be about 40 years
old. pretty and able to scrub He
NAV well look for q foreign woman.
for he never could find marriagea-
bic American who would answer these
requirements. She might be pretty
and able TO scrub, but she would
never own to the 40.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

IL a murder trial at Los Angeles
the defendant was found guilty of
murder in the first degree The
verdict caused great surprise" says
a ohronicler of the event. although
the general opinion is that it is
just" It is painful of course to sur
prize people. yet if simple case of
Justice is sufficient to accomplish
thja. they ought to patiently endure
tho discomfort There are long in
tervals not marked by surprises Of
this kind during which they have OPP
portunliy 10 recuperate-
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

It is reported that the Ohio river
has made cutoff around She city OF
Evansville, Ind, which Shortens the
course of the river hc some ten miles
and is now deep enough to lloat large
steamers. The business people OF
Evansville feel very uneasy about II,
for if the river takes the cutoff per-
manently. it viii leave their town.
like Vicksburg. some miles from the
river.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

The attempt in Baltimore to run 4
boys and girls school very near each
other and prevent flirting viii prove
a failure. To have young girls and
lads within signaling distance OF each
other and avoid the Indulgence Of
this delightful and very natural di-
version is simply impossible. We
have many new things, says q ~hrewd
student of mankind, but not new hui
man natura.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

CARBo1Ic acid gas has been sue
cessfully experimental with in New
York as a motive power for street
cars. It has long been known that
this substance as developed in over
ripe eggs would move large crowds
with great celebrity when the hen
fruit was employed as hand grenade.
Whether 1t will chase a street car up
hill a. she rate of fifteen miles an
hour Z another story.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

SAN ANGELO, Tex, May 22.-Infor-
nation by wire has reached here that
Rev. James Mackey, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Lam
pasas, yesterday, while delivering his
usual morning sermon to large audi
ence, fell dead in the pulpit. The
breaking OF blood vessel in his head
was the cause of his death The rev
erend old gentleman was noticed to
bend forward, then threw up his
hands and fell backward, expiring in
stantly. His daughter, who was in
the congregation, witnessed the death
of her father.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

IT is all right for anybody to tip a
waiter il he wants to. Good service
al the table is an essential feature of
a good dinner. and token OF appre-
citation in the shape of a tip to the
waite. Is something that nobody can
object to. But when it appears that
the tip really goes to the landlord in
stead OF to the waiter, inasmuch as
tho expected tip is reckoned as a
part OF the walters wages, it puts a
different face on the business, and
the walters are perfectly right in OBJ
jecting TO it.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

New YORK, May 1S.-There is a
very interesting story connected with
the $40 columns of advertising in last
Sundays World. - which, beating
all previous records. shows the vitali-
ty and energy of its advertising man
ager, 5. G. Sea, who, about year
ago, was given up as a hopeless con-
sumptiye, utterly unable to work.
As last resource, the publisher of
the Cincinnati Post told him of the
discovery of DIR. w. R. Amick of that
city, and this remedy for consumption
absolutely cured him, as was proven
by last Sundays result.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

TERRELL. Tex. May 27.-Pete
Laughlin and Pat O'Connor. engin-
GERS at the Texas and Pacific water
station. became engaged in diff
Guilty yesterday morning. which re-
suited in Laughlin receiving blow
in the head with pick handle. in
fiicting serious wounds. Laughlin
has been unconscious since the blow
was received.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

Mr.. Coudert, in his argument be
fore the Behring sea tribunal the
other day, maintained distinctly that
the seals which were breed on the
Pribyloff islands are the property Of
the United States wherever they
went. and asserted that there was Nc
difference between seals going to sea
for food and cattle going out on the
prairies for food. The president OF
the tribunal asked hiu weather IL was
customary for owners to brand their
seals.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

ST. LOUIS, Mo, May PA verdict
for $500 in favor the plaintiff was
rendered in Judge Withrows' court
Saturday by the jury in the case of
Elizabeth and John Lee against the
publishers, Geo. Knapp & Co, tor the
death of their son, Robert Z. Lee,
who was killed By falling down the
elevator shaft.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

SHERMAN. Tex, Nav pa run
away couple. Jack Wolfe and Miss
Annie Marrs. were married just across
the territory line by Elder Baxter of
this city. About o'clock yesterday
morning as they were getting back to
Denison Constable Whitesides de-
tanned them and brought the young
lady back to Sherman as per request
of her mother. The groom came
back and despite his remonstrances
the bride was taken in hand by her
mother, who refuses to let her hus-
band have her Both sides have been
consulting attorneys.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02

Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson. Of
Mississippi, said the other day in New
York: Negroes are practically
eliminated from politics in our state
They never he'd much chance and
they have less now. The new consti-
tuition provides that they must be
able to read it intelligently before
they can be allowed to register.
Quite q large number of white men
are also disfranchised. but the ne
groes who are denied the right of
suffrage number nearly 10000