El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-09
Neighb0r-
hood Notes.
Texas.

The settlement of the street car
strike at Dallas ends q fierce contro- |
versy.
Clark Courts strike at Galveston |
has been settled. The employees get 10
per cent more than the st. Louis scale.
Exchange.
WI. Browning, son of the lieuten-
ant governor elect, died at Fort Worth
from . spinal injury received last May.
The remains were Inferred at Claren-
don, the family home. Deceased was
20 years old.-Exchange.
Joe Braswell, syoung man en-
ployed at the wooden mile, in
Waco was arrested by Deputy United
States Marshal Black and Deputy
Sheriff Tilley this afternoon on com
plant charging him with counterfeit
| inp, Braswell was carried before
United States Com missioner Finks who
set his bond at $500 which he will give.
FIT. Worth Register.
W. Beard, one of the wealthest
and best known cotton planters in
Dallas county, was accidentally killed
while duck hunting near Dallas. Mr..
Beard in alighting frOm'the backend OF
a,buggy in which hewas Kidding with q
companion set his fowling piece for
ward. The trigger caught on to some
object and discharged the weapon, the
contests entering his person just be-
low the groin and riding bis body ter.
ribly and blowing off his face and front
part of his head.-Pecos Picking.
A petition signed by 800 enlisted
men and three commissioned officers
asking that the Fourth Texas regi
ment be mustered out of the service
was forwarded today, says Sap An
tonic dispatch to The Houston Post, tt
Z members of the Texas delegation q
Washington. The matter leaked ou
\ at Camp Mosby, and Colonel Edmond
and Lieutenant Colonel Hardy left TO-
J Washington tonight. It Is presumed
his mission ia to oounteract this petit
ton. The men of the regiment ar
tired of camp and garrison duty, bu
\ are anxious to remain in the service l
they can be sent to Manila or Cuba.
Z A Texarkanas dispatch says: New
D reached here from the Bright Sta
y settlement, about seven miles fror
& this place, to the effect that despel
y ate attempt was made to assass1nate
n T. Adcock, prominent citizen OF tbs
3 place. Adcock was sitting by d
window about o'clock In the mOrn1n
when some one fred two shots at hi
with winchester, neither shot takin
effect. The sssailsnt then made
~ quick exit and Adcock followed ate
him, discharging his revolver ii,
" times at the fleeing man, who mao
i. good his escape. Mr., Adcock state
that he has no idea who the enen
can be or what were his motives.-Ds
e las News.
A young man living q mile fro
. here, says the San Diego Vidette, q
dressed marriage proposal to b
adored one as follows:
sMy Dear Miss:
hereby announce myself as q ca
In didate for your hand, and shall use
nd fair and honorable means to secu
ak the nomination. know there q
ear hesitated long before entering t
race, but 1 am in to stay. My vie
on matrimony have often been {
pressed in your hearing. and 1 ne
= not repeat them here. You knON
favor the free coinage Of love-a 16
love-and maintenance OF free g
IN yer after marriage. If you decide
|U confer upon me the honor 1 seek ple'
% fix date for caucus with your moth
temporary chairman OF the perman
. organization. If the result of
= caucus should prove satisfactory,
s can soon hold the primary and selec
r date for the convention. l have ne
= believed in long campaigns, so II .
Is decide to honor me 1 will ask yol
z make the convention dates as early
= possible. Devotedly yours,
Is He received the following brief
n ply: