San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

A conservative estimate OF the dam
age to the wheat crop by the recen
rains in the Palous, Potlatch anC
Hangman regions. near Colfax, Wash.
places the loss at 5,0OO,O 900 bushels.
A recent dispatch from London say.
that while crossing tire channel the
passenger steamer Marie Henriett5
ran into and cut in half Danish bark
Six of the crew were drowned.
The turning down of Bourke Cock
ran, the Tammanv orator, by the
New York machine is now attributed
to Senators Hill and Murphy and not
to Croker.
The Western Passenger association
has determined that all tickets sold al
one cent per mile for World fair bus
mess will be good at all times and on
all trains.
Peter Pearson, postmaster OF Lew
istOn, S. D., shot his wife recently
and then committed suicide. Family
difficulties and jealousy believed to be
the cause.
Two women in San Antonio Tamat-
lin, Mexico, fought a duel with knives
recently. One is disemboweled and
is in the hospital. The other is in
prison.
Three drunken Indians, near Caddo.
l. T., recently over took two farmers,
who were in a wagon, killed one and
wounded the other. They are at
large.
The supreme council of the Order
of Chosen Friends, at its recent meet
ing at st. Louis, passed a resolution
exPelling saloon keepers from the or
der.
An expert in railway matters de-
clares that the day is not far distant
when the switching engine will be
entirely displaced by electric capstan.
A late dispatch from Huelva, Spain,
says all the convicts in prison there
overpOwered the guards and escaped.
Troops have been sent in pursuit.
Bob Demming, popular young man
OF Humboldt, Tenn, dropped dead at
Eruitland, a little town near that
place recently. of heart disease.
Non action of the senate in confirm
ing the appointment OF Associate JUS
tice Hornblower is said to be due to
the opposition of Justice Field.
A family of five persons were
poisoned at Jerico Springs, Mo, re-
Gently. Strychnine was found to be
in the food. 1t is a mystery.
By the derailing of a Pittsburg.
Fort Wayne and Chicago train at
Whiting, Ind, few days ago George
Warner, fireman, was killed.
An individual in Topeka. Kan,
claims to have discovered a prepara-
ton that will turn a negro white.
He sees a fortune in it.
Only $1,000 miners out of 800, 900
in Great Britain who were engaged in
the great strike have returned to
work at the old wages.
At st. Pauls, suburb OF Hamburg.
sanitary officers were recently set
upon by mob, who killed one officer
and policeman.
Wesley C. Rppey, who shot John
W. Mackay in San Francisco, has
again been convicted of assault with
a deadly weapon.
Sioux Indians are agian INDUCING
in ghost dances near the Rosebud res
ervation and settlers arc p1 eparing
for trouble
In the lower house of the Hunga-
rian diet Count Apponyrs motion Of
no confidence in the government was
defeated.
Rich gold discoveries have been
made at Zimapan. state of Hidalgo,
Mexico. Americans are heavily in
terested.
Mining troubles at Coal Creek.
Tenn, are believed to be at an end.
The soldiers have returned to their
homes.
st. Louis has sent officials to search
for alleged sewage contamination in
the Illinois river sent dow from Chi
cago.
The safe in the bank at Orange
City, Ia, blown open with dynamite
and $1,000 in cash was stolen.
The Western Union Telegraph
made net profits in the year
ended June 30 last of over 81, 900. 600. +.
A man IS years of age and residing
N Kansas, too. took his first ride on
1 railroad train to the Worlds fair.
In the third and last race Of the
series for the American cup the Vigil
ant again defeated the Valkyrie.
1t is believed that the tax on bull
lights in Mexico the next fiscal year
will net the government $4,000
Five workme1 were seriously
icalded by the bursting of a pipe in
chicago recently. One will die.
In Mexico new tactics for artillery
ire being discussed by special COM
mission of the war department.
Ex-Treasurer McCurtain of the
Jhoctaw nation is reputed to be be-
lind from $3.50. 600 to 1886, 600.
Mrs. Laura Junkerman, the female
orger of Salem, ILL.,. is being returned
lnder arrest from Salt Lake.
In a recent wreck near Cleveland.
)hio, on the ''Nickle Plate" j. b.
4ane, the fireman was killed.
In the territory of Tepuca, Mexico.
. dam gave way recently and twenty
our persons were drowned.
William Finlayson. now 81 years
Id, was the nrst conductor on a pas
enger train in this coutry.
The United States steamship Mo
has sailed from Tangiers
or the United States.
W. E. Woodruff, the defaulting
tate treasurer of Arkansas, is being
ried the third time.
The United States still owns more
han 567, 100000 acres of public
ands.
Four new cases OF smallpox was
iscovered a few days ago in Chicago.
They have "necktie' sOcials in the