The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-26
TEXAS NEWS IN BRIEF.

,.s,e of n paper at Jewett
-Yoabum feels very proud of her
.,h1ic schools. That is right.
The cotton crop around Thornton
all Gathered and nearly all sold.
fire at Lafayette caused the loss
,,nroperty to the amount of 5000.
IIudge p s. Ford of Bryan died at
Alvin Brazoria county, on the 18th inst.
The clothing of j. w, Saunders of
n.r;. caught fire and he was fearfully
burned
Lewis shelton, the last one of the
n,va train robbers, was arrested in
Mills county
col Jake Hodges of Paris has come
.,t and announces himself candidate
for governor.
"A minstrel troupe is being organ
;,ed by some of the young people at
Georgetown.
Prohibition has been adopted at
Wyhe Collin county, by 100 votes for
10 So against.
About all the cotton is gathered
around Ravner and wheat sowing is
generally over.
-Railroad Commissioner McLea
says he has not resigned, nor does he
intend to do so.
-Ium Deaton, hack driver at Aus
fin has been arrested as one of the Du-
yal train robbers.
-Iot Gunter of Grayson county is
mentioned as a possible candidate tor
governor of Texas.
-Four men have been arrested as ac-
complices in international train rob-
berry a few nights ago.
The recent election for local option
atAlvin, Brazoria county, resulted 2lO
votes for to "a against.
The safe of the treasurer of Tyler
county, at Woodville, was robbed of
El7 few nights since.
Dublin boasts water supply and
ire protection that would do credit to
scty four times its size.
The S. $. S. platform and 500 bales
ototton were partially burned at Far
nersville several days ago.
Somebody, in abe nighttime, stole
door and window from new Mouse
DclIR tTcCltU AucIO.
The public schools at Beaumont are
TO close from December % to January
l. on account OF the holidays.
Justice Kennedy of Fort Worth was
cuta night or two ago from ear to chin.
lie declined to say who did it.
I'm the precinct election recently
held at Whitney, Hill county prohibi-
ton was defeated by 20 majority.
Crops around Mount Selman, Cher
okee county, have all been gathered,
and both corn and cotton are short.
1t turns out that on the night of
the Duval train robbery the express
safe was tapped to the tune of 81, 100
--Rev. John +. .llillyer, LID. aged
ST. died at the residence OF his son, III.
B. llillyer in Bolton. on the 18th inst
The Cuero Star has leased two col
umns of its paper to the populists to be
run by them and be under their entire
| control
The i5-months-old child OF w. H..
Woodring of Van Alstyne swallowed
Concentrated lye. 1t died shortly af-
arward
The citizens of Jacksonville are
Working like beavers to secure the To-
ation at that place of the Alexander
Institute.
Ex-senator MaXey is now in Wash
hgton and the reporters say he is dumb
Eregards political and other questions
u the hour.
The managers of the great fair IN
an Francisco have notified Governor
. hogg that Tuesday, June II, 1894, Will
De Texas day.
In the local option election on the
18th instant at McGregor, McLennar
county. local option was defeated by
majority of five.
!. congressman Sayers has secured
4 tom the treasurer of the United State!
ae transmission of S97, lis to Galveston
Hr harbor work.
MIR, Pepper of Cuero offers reward
$500 for the arrest and conviction o
aeperson who assassinated his son
Jew nights since.
nj bill Brunson, alias "Bronco Bill
we of the Duval train robbers, wal
and severely wounded before HI
IA! Afendered, near Austin.
IS AS Gen. w. l.. Cabell was recentl'
y sltlng off the train at Dallas he wa
in'led by Sharpers, who got away VIII
Nspocketbook containing Sl62.
Ihe Presbyterians at Cheapside
''azales county, have completed
=" church editice and DEDICATED 1t
NC Lord on Sunday, the 10th inst.
Matt Tucker, young farmer livin
tiol a' Poetry, kaufman county, wa
suck by lightning during recen