The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08
TEXAS pshcILINos.
Carefully Called Kvsnis aud Happenings
~ the State.

Vielor Mcknight. an employee at the
elevator OF the Galveston Wharf com
pany. was assisting In unloading corn
from the cars into the bins OF the ele-
vator recently. This work Is done By
means Of large shovels, which work by
machinery and are operated automatic.
ally with ropes. Mcknight was caught
In the coil Of rope, which frightened
around his leg lie grasped the same
rope which passed TO the floor above,
where u was carried over n sheare.
His right arm was crushed and wound
with the rope around the shoare until
the arm was severed just below the
junction with the shoulder. The body
fell head downward, the right leg being
retained In the coil OF rope. Finally
the leg was severed four inches below
the knee and the manglod body fell TO
the floor, the two limbs remaining last
ened in the shearc. Mcknight re-
taincd consciousness while be was being
removed 10 the hospital, where hc ex-
pirod in few hours.
At Broadway, Lamar county, re-
Gently w. +. Hester, during tho alb.
sence Of his wife. shaved himself and
prepared his toilet, IN contemplation
OF suiciding. He loaded his gun. pulled
up the bed clothes, sat down upon the
bed tick, and after having put note
between the gun barrels and the ram
rod, with his feet resting upon a trunk.
he placed the muzzle against his left
breast and fired. The flesh around the
wound was burned for spaco Of four
inches or more. The note read: The
reason | have done this Is because
have consumption. ! hope that my
friends will SEQ that | am buried by
the side OF my mother"
At Weimar, Colorado county. re-
Gently as $. {. Conner. NJ. I.amkin.
Willis Smith and X. Loiten OF Houston
were In the colored Odd Fellows hall
organizing a Baptist church, known as
the Second Convention church. and
just before the time for service while
the above named parties were walking
around the house, some unknown party
shot Ss-caliber pistol ball through
che glass window. breaking the glass
the ball striking loiten about the right
hip, causing a very painful wound.
The trouble Is supposed TO have grown
out Of the church organization. The
shootist escaped.
At Garrett, Ellis county, recently,
while Ice Miller and Harris Croker
were hauling hay, bale fcll from the
wangon and, In replacing Il. fell on the
team, frightening them ana throwing
Lee out. He became entanglcd in the
harness and was dragged along a wire
fence. His clothes were torn from him
and left In shreds on the fence. lie
was picked up unconscious and found
20 be badly cut and scratched all over.
The most serious wound Is on the top
Of his head An eye witness says the
fence was covered with blood and strips
OF clothing for forty yards. lie will
recover.
George sampson, negro who about
six years ago, while acting AS porter
on an international and Great North
ern train, killed a negro tramp at
Cause, who was attempting 10 steel
ride on the train, and who Subsequent
ly was tried and served a portion Of
the time In the state penlientiary, was
pardoned by Governor Culberson
few days ago. In time TO eat New
Years dinner with number Of rcla-
tives at Taylor.
The question OF imposing a special
school tax Of 20 cents was voted on In
the Fiity-third school district Of Travis
county the other day, and carried. The
district is In the mountain region above
Austin, sparsely settled. but abounds
In lands Of non-residents. II is the
first district outside OF Austin In that
county TO vote the school tax.
Andre, the l6-year-old daughter Of
Alexander Gardea, living twelve miles
from Eagle Pass, while alone In her
fathers room recently shot herself
through the head, dying without speak
ing. The deed is supposed 10 have
been accidental, as there was no known
motive for suicide.
One day recently, X. =. Dunning.
grocery merchant at Brentwood, sold
his stock to J. NJ. Baird and immedi-
ately attachments were run ON the
stock by the Temple Grocer company
Tor $500 and by Ramey, Smith 4 Co.
for $500 In suits against X. +. Dun
ming,
At Corpus Christi the other nigat
Gil llinojosa became involved in quar-
rel when he was shot In tho face, the
load tearing away the base Of tho jaw.
The weapon was a double-barreled
shotgun lIinoiosa is seriously II not
fatally wounded. The shooter made
his escape.
Recently the store Of e. II. Clancy,
Dallas. was entered In the DAY time by
a thief who opened the cash register
and made away with is contents, some
e4O or ESQ. Entrace was effected
through the back door. Officers are
inye. tigating the matter.
The aliuiant generals report shows
that the state militia has 9 regiments
and battalions, so companies, 800 OIL
ccrs and 26i7 enlisted men. During
1895 twenty new companies were or