Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-12-20
ALL OVER THE STATE.


livery. Jailer Wlchman tells tho
story as follows: II was going in to
lock the prisoners up for the night.
There were several in the run-around
AS | opened the door two men
grabbed me, one by the throat and
the other by the head and others
came to their aid They choked and
hit me and got the keys Assistant
Jailer Dillon heard the struggle and
rushed to my aid. As soon as he APP
peared they knocked him down and
beat him badly about, the head.
They then passed out the door and
left. II Assistant Dillon had remain
ed at the door below and kept it lock-
ed they could not have escaped. In
trying to assist me he placed himself
in their power The prisoners
locked the iailors inside and left.
There were six OF them, two Of whom
have been captured.
Recently Mrs. Mary K, Mcintyre,
wife OF Donald G.. Mcintyre, who
lives about twenty miles from Corpus
Christi on the Neuces river. disap-
peared from home, A large body OF
men searched all day for her. lit.
tie before night the river was drag
9ed and the body OF the woman was
found. Circumstances point to sui
eide, as a large rock was tied to her
neck. The Mcintyre family came
here from Scotland " this country
about forty years. The woman was
G3 years old and was in i'll health,
b. 7. johnson, farmer went to
Abilene recently, and after disposing
of his cotton, proceeded to see the
sights OF the city. lie fell into the
hands Of bunco met When he re-
gained consciousness he found him
self al alone in box car attached to
a'frclght train about fifty miles west
OF there. He returned and accident
ally met his assailauts whom he caus-
ed to be arrested and when searched
his money was found concealed in the
lining of their hats.
The gross earnings OF the Texas
and Pacific for the third week in No
vember were $204, 917. an increase Of
5000 over the same week in 1898.
1he Missouri Kansas and Texas earn
tngs for the same week were 1912, 1897,
showing an increase Of $34,G 3S over
the same week in 1898. The earn
ings OF the st. Louis Southwestern
for tho third week in November were
&l3s, 709, an increase of $1,000 over
.She corresponding period in 1898.
The comptroller estimates that it
viii take s., 45l, OSj to run the state
government for the two years ending
Feb. %, 1891 In his estimates OF
revenue for the same period, at the
present rate OF taxation only S3,S63.
359 is in sight with which to meet
this demand, showing a deficiency OF
$I,jS7,726. These estimates do not
include the school fund,
Ben Washington, colored man,
was accidentally killed at Graves gin,
near Lilac, Milan county. He had
cotton some cotton ginned and drove
under the hopper to get the seed,
He was caught under the hopper and
crushed. After falling to the bottom
of his wagon the seed covered him
up. He leaves u wife and severa
children.
The following appointments have
been announced by Gov, Hogg: L
c. Frost OF San Antonio, member o
the board OF managers of the soutl
western insane asylum, vice Edward
Dryer, resigned. L. b. West o
Gatesville, member OF the board o
trustees of the house of correction
and retormatory, vice I, C. Taylor
resigned.
A car load OF horses passed throug
san Antonio for Kerrville recently
There were three noted stallion
among the number, the celebrate
Russell, Rainbow and Mars the tn
valued at 500, 900, Also twent
thoroughbred mares, consisting
yearlings and and 2-year-olds TT
twenty mares are valued at 500, 00
Booker johnson, a farmer livir
about seven miles north nj Enni
Ellis county, states that come VI
known parties entered his premise
one night recently and cut the ia
from four OF his cows. In addition
this, they took the taps fro
the wagon wheels and comm
ted other depredations. No clew.
The Missouri, Kansas and Tex
Railway company of Texas has filed
amendment to its charter in the Z
partment OF state providing for the
cation, construction and operation
branch line fifty miles in leng
from San Marcos TO San Anton
through the counties OF Hays, Con
and R-a-c--