San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-03

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lows Il mile above town. The officers
in a short time discovered the muir
derer half submerged in the water.
He offered no resistance and was
lodged in Jail.
Miss Mollie Crow now of Springfield,
Mo, who says she is u years of age,
is positive that she was stolen from
her parents when babe, for revenge.
She says her proper name is Ina Carl
ton or Carlson, she is not certain
which. She Is tall, slender, graceful
and pronounced blonde. with dreamy
blue eyes and luxuriant golden hair.
She says they once lived in Lee county,
Tex. She says her mother is still
hunting for her.
Abe Marquis, a hashily dressed
young man, is locked up at Chicago
on suspicion OF having been implicated
in number Of burgaries committed
in both Chicago and Columbus, O. a
number Of baggage checks We're found
in his possession. He refuses to make
any statement. 1t was learned that
he had shipped twelve cases Of mer-
chandise from Columbus to Chicago.
Russia has 900 prisons and 1000
cOnvicts Of all kinds in a population
of 2O,O0O.O0l. The United states Of
America has $1,000 convicts of all
kinds in a population of %. 100000.
In proportion to population ireland
has more beggars and England more
paupers, drunkards and prostitutes
than any other country.
While G.. W. Cooper. respected
planter living south Of Jackson.
Tenn, was away from home Tom
Davis, a negro. went to the house and
found Mrs Cooper alone. He over
powered and assaulted her and fled
The whole community is searching
for him ami if caught he viii most
likely b. lynched-
George Dunn. an engineer Of New
York city. went home recently and
found bis wife intoxicated and chill
dren neglected. A quarrel followed
and Mrs Dunn attacked him with q
hammer, fracturing his skull in TWEEN
ty-six places. He Is dead and she Is
in jail.
Ernst August Karl Johannes Leo
pold Alexander Eduard, brother-in-
law of Queen Victoria, and a son of
Duke Ernest L, of the special line of
Coburg-Gotha, ana of the Duchess
Louise, and daughter Of Duke August
of saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. is dead.
HIP. Patrick. one Of the most
prominent members OF the Topolo-
bampo cooperative colony in Mexico,
was assassinated recently. Subse-
quently his assassin. an lS-year-old
youth. was found strung up and his
body riddled with bullets
While attempting to EJECT a gang of
tramps from box car in Frisco train
No. 30, near Mound Valley. Kansas.
few days ago, Rear Brakeman Wclch
and Front Brakeman Dcegan We're
probably fatally shot by a member of
the gang.
At Sioux Fails, :. D., recently.
Harry Lacey. a lawyer and real estate
agent, shot and killed his wife and
mother-in-law, Mrs Ida Bunker, and
then. walking out of the house, sent
a bullet through his own brain.
Jealousy.
Bids have been opened at they navy
department for the construction of
three light draft gunboats of about
12uJ tons displa emeut. the cost of
which Is limited, exclusive of arma-
ment AMI speed premiums, to 100000
each
The banks Of Humansville. Mo,
have bought aud distributed a num-
Der of Winchester rifles among the
business houses along MAN street,
where they will be handy in the event
of an incursion of highwaymen.
The cattle killing record OF the
world was broken at packing house
in Kansas City, Mo, recently, where
1916 cattle were slaughtered in eleven
hours. The average was five steers
slaughtered every minute.
The Wholesale Saddlery associa-
ton at St. Louis has concluded its
labors and adjourned. after dividing
the country into four districts. in
which different terms and ratings
shall prevail.
\ span of the new wagon bridge
across the Des Moines river now un-
der construction at EdOn, Ia. fell re
Gently. killing one and fatally injur-
ing three workmen. Others were
badly hurt.
At Kokomo. Ind, Mrs. Augusta
Smidt, the wealthy adopted daughter
of the German Baroness Vighing, shot
and killed Oscar Walton. one OF her
tenants, recently. in dispute over
property.
The grand jury at Decatur H.,
which was SO strongly charged by
Judge Vail to inquire into the lynch
ing of Bush. the negro rapist decided
it would be useless to investigate the
matter.
4 few nights since at dance at
Whiting, Ini., Poles aud Italians be-
came involved in a general fight in
which knives were freely used. Thir-
teen We're wounded two perhaps IA
tally.
At Howard City. Mich, two tramps
escaped from the Jail in 4 peculiar
manner recently. They set fire to the
Jail door, watched it burn away and
escaped before anyone saw them.
\ movement has been ;uaugurated |
at Pitisburg to encircle the earth with |
a series Of religious conventions to
the ninteen hundredth |
of the Saviors birth.
Contrary TO first reports, the Brit
sh troops are now said 10 have .
the Matabeles in two en-
yagements and are advancing upon .
,he capital ol King Lebeugula