El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-14

t hammers striking something, sending
q load of large shot into the unfortun
ate mans abdomen. He fingered till
past midnight, when death relieved
him OF his sutferings. A wife and four
small childred survive him.
While hauling corn near Naples q
tap came off q spindle of Dave Put
MANS wagon and the wheel dropped.
He was found ten feet behind the wsR-
on corpse. His neck was broken and
his chest considerably bruised. His 2
year-oid child was with him. but was
unhurt. The child was found 400
yards away crying for its father
Pecos Valley Picking.
| Another phase In the matter of the ac-
QUESTION by the state of the San Jacin-
| 70 battle ground tract has manifested it.
self IN the fling OF suit in the county
court wherein the State of Texas is
Plalntif In an application for the ap-
pointmenS OF three disinterested free
holders and qualified voters to assess
the damages accruinR to the above
oe1endants as owners of 1882 acres in
the A. Mccormick league, constituting
part OF the site of the battle-ground
OF San Jaciuto by virtue of an act of
me; legislature ;eisn providing for the
not exceeting $50 acres to include the
battlefield OF San Jacinto to be used as
q public psrk.-San Antonio Express.
News was received in the CITY last
night that the First Texas infantry,
now at Savannah, Ga, would soon be
mustered out and not go to Cuba, as
mas been reported. The entire Texas
and Judge Lsnham, called on the sec
Rotary OF war yesterday and asked that
all the Texrs troops be mustered out,
They were Informed by Secretary Al
ger that all Texas troops would UNI
doubleday be mustered out as soon az
the army reorganization bill passed
congl ess. He said, however, that he
would today see the president and urge
the mastering ont of one regiment of
texas troops at once, and intimated
strongly that it would be the First
regiment, because it was the first in
Tribune.
The Lyle Water company at Abb
ene have concluded to increase the
height OF their dam on Lyle creek one
and one-ha}f feet. The spillway will
also be raised the same number of fu-
,hes. This will increase the capacity
II the lake nearly 200, O0O,O 900 gallons
md the storage capacity of the reser-
7olr will then be nearly 500, 900. 900
gallons. Mr.. N. Wereuskoid If Dali
as, the engip eer who planned the orr
'inal construction of the dam, wos here
md did all necessary work in his line
preliminary to making the above addi-
ions. He says that considering the
quantity and quality of water the Abb
enc water supply is superior to that of
ny town In the state, supplied from
eservoir.-DalIas News.
L. G. Clark, Kansas City drummer.
nd Ben Cooper of this place, started
ut to Post Oak, twenty miles north of
lere, in hack a few days ago, and
7hen about ten miles north of town
sck OF hounds came along chasing
eer. La few moments very large
eer with immense horns crossed the
DAD ahead of them, and before they
rent much further the deer crossed
he road again. In order to reach
hem 1T had to jump q very high wire
snce the road, and in doing 90 struck
ne top wire and was thrown back
q his back. He then started
q another direction, but in the mean
lme young Cooper had whipped up his
orses, and when close to it, jumped
'om his hack and seized the deer by
ne horns, spranR upon its back and
aoe IL all over the prairie until he
orried it down. Mr. Clark got out
the hack, tien the horses and car
ed rope to young Cooper, who
'rew the deer down and hog-tied him.
nd then Mr.. Clark dumped his trunks
TO farm wagon that came along and
ley put Mr.. Deer into the hack and
ought him into JacksbOro alive. Mr..
lark says he Is going to ship the deer
I've TO his house in Kansas City,--Ft
'orth Register.