Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-04-30
TEXAS NEWS NOTES.

News reached Franklin q few days
ago of the killing elf ]. F. Blagg, at
CalveAt, Sheriff Rentro started for
Calvert at once.
The jury in the Winters murder
case at Hillsboro, after being out TWO
days, and finding it impossible to reach
verdict was discharged Winters
bondsmen surrendered him and he was
remanded to Jail.
An unknown man dropped dead
recently at Galveston from am over
dose of morphine. 1t developed at the
inquest that his name was Jim Green,
about 35 years old. Nothing is known
as to his antecedents.
d. S. Moore, great cachem, of the
Improved Order of Red Men; U. s.
Pawkett, great keeper of the record
and B. A. Randolph, great keeper of the
wampum, of the Great Council of Tex
as, held a conference in Houston re-
Gently. Great Sachem Moore will call
council of the great chiefs Of the
order in Texas to be held in the wig
wan of Natohez Tribe No. Hunting
Grounds of San Antonio, twenty-first
Sun of the Plant Moon april 21.)
A strong effort lis being made to
postpone the meeting CT the State Fire
mans association which should con-
vene ait Austin ON the second Wednes-
day in May until some time in June,
the reasons being urged for the change
is that the fireman's monument now in
construction ON the state capitol
grounds will mot be completed until
the later date President q. r. Kone,
of San Marcos as we'll as the majority
of the firemen in the surrounding
towns are in favor of the postpone
mer,t.
Col. w. D. Jordan, of Quanah,
United States quarantine inspector,
called at Fort Worth, en- route home
from 81 Paso, where he was a witness
in the suit of A. P. Bush VS.. the West
ern Beef company in the United States
court. Plsintiff sued the defendant
for heavy damages, alleging that cattle
from infected diseases were driven
across his range by the defendant COM
pany, communicating Texas or splenic
fever to Plaintiffs CATTLE resulting in
heavy loss. Plaintiff was given d
Judgment for $4,000.
A Mexican living few miles north
of Cuero, was badly kicked by a horse
recently, and was brought to town to
have the wound dressed. It seems he
was driving in a gig and leaned for
ward for something when the kick
was delivered The horses heel Struck
him jut back of the forehead, splitting
the scalp in the shape of horse shoe.
1t was terrible looking cash and
required some twenty stitches from the
physicians needle to get the scalp in
| place. 1t was a close call but the doc
tor says he will pull through o. K.
The business passing through the
calsstomhouse at El Paso makes fine
showing of increased trade between
this country and Mexico. During last
month this country expouted into Mex
ico, Through that port, goods reaching
the value of s350,00O, Machinery man
ufaetured in the United States passes
/ through there fer Mexico every day.
1t is estimated at the customhouse
Eihelt imports and exports ithrcctgh
that port will be doubled as soon as
the Carrollitas railroad, now being
surveyed, is built.
A few days ago Senator Carter, OF
Fort Worth, gave a negro servant $50
and instructed him to take the money
to his residence, where 1t was needed
to defray current houshold expenses
On going home and ascerGained that
nothing had been seen OF the negro
or money he started out to investigate
He soon located his man, who
seemed TO be having a high time with
his friends at the senator's expense
and promptly collared him, marched
him to the police station, preferred
charge of embezzlement against him
and saw him safely locked up. In the
meantime Senator Carter is minus hdI
$50.
Mr.. jim Langsford, of Waxahachde
has on exhibition at the Citizens
! National bank in that city fiowel
! that is quite rare in that section o.
| the country. Two years ago Mr.. T. ]
Alley, missionary in Palestine, wa
requested Ito forward few bulbs o
the back Gala lily 30 Waxahachie. Mn
Langsford was one OF the lucky mel
to secure bulb, He planted it ans
i watched with interest the growth O
tine plant. 1t grows UP, blossoms
dies and comes forth anew ever