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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-13
HEADQUARTERS OF the Army,

Washington. September l2. lSS
To the Hon Secretary OF War. Washington. ID, {.
sir. Referring 10 letter ~ recent date regarding
parade OF troops In New-York and Brooklyn. when
nr-t made my recommendation regarding the pa
rsde Of the Porto Rcan troops ! was not aware
that the troops from Pennsylvania and New-for
had arrived and had started for their homes ana u
was ala, with the expectation thar at least por-
ton OF the troops at Montauk would Join the pa
rnd- especially the cavalry and light artillery IN
there Is but a very small force left. approNmat elV
abou, seventeen hundred men ! cannot advise that
Tho narsds now ,aka place Very respectfully.
NELSON A. MILES.
Major-General Commanding
war Department. September l2. lNS
Approved o n. NEikLEJpHN,
Acting Secretary of War
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REMOVED TO BROOKLYN HOSPITALS

ALtIN william Company c, 17th Infantry ST.
Nary's.
AUGUST Richard Company f. 9th Cavalry. St.
ASHTON. Bpdd. Company A. 2ith Infantry. s..
Cathafi:es.
BERvER, o J.. sergeant. Company 3. lst Car
airy s.. Catharines.
BLANDFORD. Willia-n J. corporal. Company II.
Goth Infantry, 81. Mays
BROWN. Tracy. Company +. 10th Cavalry 81.
RoUNsIkR frank Company r sNh Infantry St.
Cstnalines.
BROWN. Frederick W Company l.. % Massa-
chuse,ts 81. Cstharine's
BLACk John. Company l.. Isl Illinois, s.. Cath
arine's
BUSCH George, Company (, ed Infantry; s..
BISHOP woltord Company G. Sd Infantry. ST.
ca'aaTines.
CLAIM. Andrew. Company E. 9Th Infantry. s..
coXGfK' join. Company u 9Th Cavalry, 81.
Catha-.gcs.
CALDWELL, James NJ, Company g. "a Infantry.
CoTTER. James p, Company A. OH Massa-
chGsetts 81. Catharines
CECNlN. jeremiah. Company X S,h Infantry 81.
Catharines.
CARY, Elias company ton ns.e- ST. Catharlnes
CRANE. Schuyler g. Company a. SD Michigan.
~, Mary's.
DElsc6Li. George. COMPANY D, corporal 2nh In
family, 81. CaiAarines.
briggs. Clarence T.. Company e, +:h InfaGtry, ST.
|. CaihariEs's. -
/ pERNopY, 1hor'as, Company D. 18th Infantry, ST.
Ellis William. Company c. eta Infantry, ct
Marys.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-13

THE ARRANGEMENTS IN THIS CITY.
COLONEL. KENDALL. LOOKING FOR CAMP FOR
TROOPS FROM PORTO RICO
When MAYOR Van WICK received the telegram,
from President Mckinley yesterday he Immediately
sent tho following reply
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-15
DistrIct Cnnfrrcnrc.

Rockpart. Texas. April 1.-THE thirty
first annual session Of the Bcevillc dis
trict conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal church. South, met at this place yes
terday morning. Rev. j. w. Alexander.
prsi6 ny elder, in the chair, Rev. -, o..
McAllistor was elected secretary. All the
pastoral charges in the district, With but
Two exceptions, are represented.
Rev, d. d. d, Greer preached the OPEN
ing sermon. The day was spent in hearing
reports from various charges. These re-
ports were OF the most encouraging char
acter. The district conference adjourned
at . O'Clock D. m, to meet on Friday
morning. This was done in order to give
place to the district conference of the
Epworth League.
The league conference held its first scs-
sion last night in the Baptist church. Rev.
Joe +. Webb preaching the opening SER
mon. The league has been IN session all
day and there is great enthusiasm mani
tested. The following officers for the Bee
Vile district league We're elected for the
ensuing year: President Mcdowell Of
Beeville; FIRST vice president, Miss Sadie
b. McAlister of Corpus Christi: second
vice president. Mrs Barton Peck OF Go
lad; third vice president, Miss Alma But
Ter Of Rockport; secretary, Miss Ella Sims
of Beevillc; treasurer, Miss Mamie u. Rea-
gan of Oakville. Tho league conference
will close tonight with appropriate ex-
ercises at the Baptist church
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SHAW HAS SWITCHED.
He I. Vow Pouring Hot Shot Into
Wynne.

Dallas. Texas, April i4.-Farmer Shaw,
probahly the most persistent advocate IN
the state of the nomination OF Major ole
Savers. is on the warpaih, adeck with
feather and paint. For weeks the North
Texas supporters Of the attorney general
have charged that deliberate fusion pc
tween the Wynne and Sayers forces has
bsen effected by the campaign managers %
these candidates. The correspondence
witch hns reached Crane headquarters III
tbis city for the last two weeks from Gray
sor Cooke lfannin Hopkins and several
counties mas been devoted largely 10 ~ al
,esnd combine of all The elements opposed
10 crane on Wynne. The report IS tnal
coIonel WINNIE does not discuss other can
didates. but pours hot shot INTO Inc atlot
Iev general wherever he If. ana tnat the
suil.orters OF Sayer5 In the counties ha'hsu
arc wbooning up things FOR Wynnc.
This reputed state OF tniigs - nos sasl
abia 10 Farmer Shaw. At any rate, ne sain
a. 1.bs pos reporter: "Dick Wynne's Fort
w,ortb managers have quickly lie. II out that
thair candidate is opposed 10 zee piii'
Thts word has been whispered to all tne
country candidates and they are WORKING
desperately for WynRe AZ the besihnlhg
Of ire campaign every man III me i'aiias
court house, Win lne hihsiS N|f'ptt"f "
Irdpe p Gray, was out ard out for savers.
Nav every one with the exception Of Gray
Is for Wynne. That little report OF
wvpne's antl-fee bill prcciivity has wrought
iii ihis change. That little rs2ort mas
caused this wynne b2oH in Dallas eoanI az
IRE democratic masses OF Texas should
crush a man running FOR governor Oh sush
= slatforn, IL they have to wipe out all thu
court hcIse rings TO do IL UP IN gray ,sD
county. which Is storm center OF Inc con-
dir, the county candidates went to Wynns,
Some Some Of tha opposition 70 Crane foiiowss
suit. sayers was the man 70 psai gr ras
xirh in Grayson, but these fellows ins'stsa
on Wynpe. As result Crane y going TO
wipe up The earth with them. There Is mo NO
con,bine between Saye2s and Wynnef we
~, 4, league ourselves with fee biiis
: Farmer shaw has sol a. many ~ m ., hi =
friends lately that II he had 20 MAKE
choice between wynne and Crane he would
csoose tire latter every time. He is labor,
ing vsliantly for Savers, but has reversed
h,s ntan 81 battle and rs pouring hotter shot
INTO the wyune ranks than be ever diysF'ed
toward Crane.
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~ ueir presence ON the excursion we're
.ats. Mark Weiss Miss llra Weiss. Miss
zcvert Welss, Miss Hester Mitchell, Miss
Maud Traylor, Miss Ala stone. Mrs. n. A.
Greer, Mrs. l.. ] rarwintcr. Mrs. Il. ..
Wesseadorl. Mrs. e. b. Walden Mrs.
Lipscomh Norvell. Mrs. John. u. Buckuer.
MSS NJ. Stella Shepard of Bryan. Mrs. Geo.
~ Hamilton, Mis- Irene Fuller. Mrs, r. Il.
Kelley Miss Norma Ives. Miss Edith Fui-
Ter, Miss Alice Stems, Airs JAsH. Philips.
miss Edna II. Swinleli, Mrs. Geo, ii.
IeaHue, Mrs J. Z. Now. Miss Carrie GU.
bert Miss Jeeie Nov. Miss Nell Stoyall.
MIS-. NJ. ". Carroll, Mrs j +. Keith Mrs.
T. w Curley, Mrs KatS Stovall, Miss
sacie SLanghani, MRS. II. Il, pritdic, Mrs.
w ~ Priddics Miss Louise Priddfc, Mrs.
y. NJ. Park. Mrs. T. 81. Low Miss Maud
Parker, Mis-. Leroy Parker. Mrs. j.. ID.
Gober Mrs W. y. Tnrtl Mrs s. r. Swim.
ioId, Mrs. w. G. Ray, Miss Jennie Sid
'dall, Mrs. u p. Fippm, Mrs. W. Is, Fetch
er, Miss Virginia Cumming, Mrs. +. c,
nirby Roberts. Mrs. w. II. Aldrich. Mrs.
Henry Long, Mrs. y. Cali Miss Siaonia
Maliam, Mrs n. v. Kafth. Mrs. S. II. Cars
ter. Mis-, J. y. Beatty. Mrs John L. Keith,
Mrs. X, ". Mothncr. Mrs l.. Il, Mothner.
Miss Iulie Nov, Mrs. b. Rush No9vcil,
Mrs. Percy wttss and Mrs. G. Byron
Mess.
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THE FIRE RECORD,
Orange County Court Housc

Orange. Texas, April A.--About 1880
o'clock this morning the Orange county
court house was totally destroyed by fire,
together with all of its contents except those
contained in the vault. The vault was
opened this morning and the records and
papers were found to be all safe. not a
paper being scorched, The building was
valued at Sl2, coo and was insured for 5000,
$1,000 each in the Home of New York aud
the London and Lancashire. The fire is
supposed TO be of incendiary origin as
there had been no fire in or about The
building for several days. All the papers
and documents in the county judges
shemtf's and justice OF the peace's office
We're destroyed, Fortunately the sheriff
had made all his returns for the coming
term of district court 10 the clerk and The
business OF the court viii not be intersered
with materially. Temporary quarters for
the county and district clerk VIII probably
be erected on the site of the burned build
ing and district court, which convcncs here
next Monday, viii probably hold Its Sessions
in the opera house.
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CRAVE AND uuTcHEsoN.
Division of Time 10 Diacuss Gubcr-
npioriai Matters.

rpiOrini Nnttcrs.
Livingston Texas. April b. Because nj
the heavy rain yesterday Hen NJ. NJ Crane
recalled his appointment at Woodvillc and
arrived AT this place yesterday evening.
when he was taken IN charge as guest Of
Hon. j. C. Fcngin.
CAPTAIN j. G, Ilutcheson arrived last
night mud was entertained rs the guest OF
Hon. James u. Hill.
air. Crane proposed diviscn OF time
with Captain Hutchinson which was first
declined, but afterwards accepted, Mr. Crane
optnng and closing with thirty minutes
rcioillder
ilis opening speech WAS well in line with
his Temple srecch, though hrief and was
well received,
cautain liu.choeon explained that he wae
hcro ss tho iI!ond OF Hon Joe saycrs, and
rot with the intention OF interfering VIVID
tic appoinImept Of III. Crane. lie stated
that Major saycrE' forced absence was the
excuse for lis appcarin2s
His speech WAS well received by INC
friends OF M3jor Saycrs, some oil whoh
we're very jealous. 80.
Mr. Cranes rcjoiader was happy effort.
and WIS enthusiastically received SHOW
Ing tha, his friends were LARGELY In the
ma iority. Mr.. Crane Tide q fine impress.
SION, several expressing themselves ~
changed 10 his STANDARD
The audience WAS not as large az haA
teen honsd for because Of the heavy ran
and swollen streams
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Devine, Texas, April lathe general
store of d, T Winters & Co., located at
Big Foot, village distant from Devine
eight miles. was totally destroyed by fire
between and 8 o'clock this morning
When the fire was first discovered over
one third of the store was ablaze Moth
ing was saved.
The estimated loss on building and con-
tents amounts TO $4,000. The stock was
insured fer $4,000; no insurance on the
building
The postoffice was located in the burned
building Stamps to the amount OF SlOV
and Sl2 in money, besides large amount
of unregistered mail matter went up IN
the flames There was no registered mat
ter on hand. The fire is believed TO be
Of incendiary origin. A posse OF citizens
is after suspects.
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Al rnikinr Mnr.

Anglcton, Texas. April 14.-The people
Of Angleton congratulate The Post OH its
enterprise in giving all the war news.
The following Telegram, which WAS sent
to Hon. r. r. Hawley this morning, eN-
presses the sentiments of The people OF
this city:
Hon r. - Hawlcy, Washington, D. ca
'irhe citizens of hngleton congra tulate
congress on quick and decisive action in
the Cuban matter Let the first Span
ish warFhp captured be named the Maine,
and Sigsbec put in command
Nv A. Leonard,
president Board Of Trade"
Nothing but war is talked here. and tho
people are greatly relieved that definite
lction has at last been taken.
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A Savers club.

McGrcgor, Texas April ia--An enthusl>
astic sayers club was organized In Nc
Gregor last night with forly-elght mcm-
bcrs present and sixty enrolled, all OF which
ara democratic voters IN the town. Tho
voss band was out. and with tho music
and speeches there WAS very enthusiastic
meeting AS far MS can be nsaertaincd.
sayers Is rapidly gaining. and ffom oN-
prcsslons from tho most conservative men
in the county. VIII carry this county
Mr., J. II. Stern was elected chairman
and s n. Gerald vice president.
The organization VIII earnestly work and
meet evary Thursday night until the pr
iuari1s,
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JUDGE BLISS ANNOUNCES.
For Seat on the Court Of Crimiaai
Appeals Bench.
DON'T BELIEVE IN TECHNlCALlTlES,
Would Not Tnrn a Murderer Loose
hccausc a Juror Omtttcd a Letter
from u word.

sherman, Texas, April ii.~-Followinr is
tho announcement OF Judge. Don a. Bliss
as q candidate for judge OF the court OF
criminal appeals
since the rcople have the right TO select
their own officers who arc 10 serve them,
they have The right to know all about the
csndiaatcs, that may enable them 10 oAcr-
else an Intelligent choice.
ThorcforS.. in announcing myself a. 4
candidate for the office OF Judge Of tho
court of criminal appeals. subject TO tho
action OF the deniocratic State convention
deem II proper 10 state that / came 10
Texas when boy Is years OF age, and
have been hero over since, that is, nearly
twenty-f five years.
Politically, have been always straight
ucinocruts not only voting the ticket, but
giving the regular Organization OF tho dem.
ocracy my earnest support, believing. as i
stjil believe, that the wclfarS OF the people
oi the United States depends upon the
success OF the principles advocated by the
Democratic party.
Having had about five years experience
os judge OF the Fifteenth Judicial district
OF Texas, TO which position Tho people have
kindly elected me twice and which posi-
tion ] now hold. believe am reasonably
We'll qualified to perform the duties OF tho
office TO which I aspire,
AZ 10 my character as man. refer to
my fellow citizens OF Grayson, Collin aud
F'rnnin counties. who have known me Tor
many years
As TO fidelity. zeal and courage In the
dlsehnrgs OF official duly, ] am willing 10
abide by the verde; OF all the good law
| abiding citizens In my district
believe that when the people of this
State, through their representatives, en-
acted that every law upon tho subject of
tiiinc should be construed according 10
the nlain import OF It's language without
regard to the distraction usuglly made be-
tween the construction of pcnal laws and
laws upon other subjects; they cNinced a
design to do away with the many senselass
technicalities which so often blocked the
course OF justice IN the administration of
the old common law In criminal eases. and
she wed an intention that penal laws should
have the same liberal Interpretation that
Is always given by the courts to civil laws.
Therefore, have no sort of patience with
that sort OF 80 called Jurisprudence which
rovcrses a clear case OF guilt merely be-
curse the foreman OF the jury emitted Il
II from one of the words of the verdict.
On the other hand, l believe that every
safeguard that is put IL the law 10 protect
innocence should receive like liberal con-
struction.
believe. too. In a promp. disposition Of
criminal cases by the appellate tribunal.
Jue;tco alike TO the people OF the State aud
TO the man charged with crime demanda
this. IL al innocent man wrongfuliy con-
vieted Is compelled to lie IN Jail two years
awaiting The disposition Of his case by the
higher court Il Is an outrage upon him.
on The other hand, IL ii takes the appellate
court two Npur5 diIiyott Eraruh IN finl
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JunGE nonsoN,s REJoINDER.
Mr.. VOTERS Is Too Sensitive and
Too Dfnsh.


To the Editor OF The Post,
La Grange. Texas. April is,--The proxy
executive committeeman Of Fayette coun-
Is. MIR. J. f.. VOTERS. in your issue Of
today takes exceptions to my use OF the
word machine" In referring 10 the car-
cidacy Of my honorable opponent for con-
gross from this county and district. AZ
usual this man goes of half cooked. and
after first accusing me OF malice defines
what meant. Now, | have no desire 70
,"baudy, words with him. meant what
said, aud I said what meant. O.. inc
politioai organization OF this county was
Tor nv opponent This political organiza-
lion n commonly called .'the magazine all
over this country. and only the super
sensitive could take offense It my lansna,ss's.
/ stated u sell.cyident truth for the ro'itl-
cal organization had declared for my OPP
,Jongnf and Ii WAS perfectly nsturai tiles
should. because Of the seven present, IN
Guiding the chairman; one was the business
mariner. ono the brother, one the ptiiti-
can who had fathered my opponents cSn-
didacy and two OF the remaining three
we're his warm. personal and political
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waxahachIe, Texas April i9,r-Licuten-
ant Governor Jester has mapped ont .
speaking calendar az follows; Milford
Monday afternoon. April IS, at O'clock
Italy, Monday night, April rs. at o'clock
Avalon. Tuesday afternoon, April ~,
o'clock. lrorrnston, Tuesday night Arrtl
10, g o'clock; Midlothian, Wednesday atier-
noon, April 20. 2 O'Clock: Maxahachia Sai
nrday afternoon. May Z. 2 o'clock IN
date at Ennis and other pcints N Ell
county have not been settled upon 30 far
rs known here.
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!. HIGH COURTS

Z Y
GALVESTON, Texas, April iis-The follow
ing opinions We're handed down here to.
tay iii the First district civil court OF ap-
p,els. i
81 Reversed and rendered for plaintiff IN
error ~ Nj. Hitchcock vs.. Caroline h.
Blogge Ct al, from Saiycstoa.
Reversed and rcmandod, Galveston,
Harrisburg and San Antonio RAILWAY
Company vs., j sandot I'll al, from Fort
Bend; AZ. @. Herndot guardian, vs., An-
drew u WICK, trom Harris. ass 81 ~zss.g
Afiirmeds Virginia Fire and Marine In.
surance Company VS.. +. Connor Co..
from Galveston.
Dismissed for want Of prosecution: ".
Ter county VS.. r., a. Cruse. from Tyler
In the case OF Elias Ferguson VS.. Carl
Wilde, from Washington, appelice's mo-
lions TO dismiss and strike out appellant $
brief were granted. unless new appeal bond
and brief We're filed iii this court III two
weeks from this date
Submitted: Alex Woldort rs. Neddof-
hut Packing AMI Provision Company. from
Smith; j, +. Lanier eli III VS. Conrad
Schwafz, from Harris, James White vs..
Houston and Texas Central Railway Cons
pany, from Waller, John burst VS. Will.
lam A. SkilIern. IRON Nacogdorhcs. san
Antonio and Arkansas Pass Railway Com
rany VS.. David a. Dykes, from Fort
BEND,
Set for submission April IS: Never
Bros Drug Company VS.. w. j. Coulter
ct al, from Harris c. Kohlnaun VS.. j !.
c. Baldwin, from Harris, Eastman bros,
VS.. E. b. Howell, from San .Iacinto; W.
s. SMILEY VS.. Reliance Lumber Company
ct al, from Liberty; d, r. FAINT KS, An
drews 4 Moody from Goliad, Charley
Brown VS.. Albert Burrow. from Fayette,
7. j. Jones ct al VS.. j. G. Leoyne, from
Fort Bend; j. II. Shotwcll, administrator,
VS.. Davis McCordel ct AL from Polk.
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Farmers Whiting To Herr war.

Crosby, Texas, April 10. Weather condi-
lions for the past ten days have been all
that could be desired. Planting has hfon
pushed with all possible haste; considerable
corn and cotton up, and worked out, Just
how much cotton viii be planted depends
upon what disposition congress makes Of
the Cuban affair. IL war IS declared the
cotton acreage viii be reduced ana The
corn acreage viii be increased In iact
The expectation of war being declared
daily for the past two weeks has DELAYED
farming operations here TO some cxtent.
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TEXAS pOLITICAL NOTES. {


RAYNER. - War news has taken all ~
interest out Of politics.
\NAxAFiACHlIi Lion. j. W. Blakss
speaks here on the nignt Of April 20.
NocONA.--Thc4 executive committee
adopted the State test IN Montague county,
but n strong effort ID being made 70 t'llb-
eraIizev ii for the benefit Of the "prodi-
gals"
BRYAN. ~ Hon. n. 8 Smith Of Hiils-
boro, candidate for attorney general, VA
In Bryan today getting acquainted with the.
people and locking after his political ~
tereSt6 ft1l 4, sl1a
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r.be nenuI,Iicon Convention.

Austin, Texas, April 1i.--iion, Web
Flanagan stated today that the republican
state executive committee would not be
called together before July Is and that the
state convention would not be called before
August. In the matter OF State ticket ne
said that he would favor. the nomination OF
straight republican candidates al aSoox
down the line and thought that snch war
the wish OF a majority OF ms party, ~,
! great deal UPON who the democratic nom
iuec for governor would be.
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tioral hbusc OF representatives, now so
ably filled by Hon Joseph D, Saycrs. The
fight Is d clean one and IA being watched
with Interest next to that embodying the
selection Of our chief executive. County
affairs are as yet confined to very largo
number oil nsniiunts
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Tbicf Made n Good HAUL.

Alvin, Texas, April i4.-s. Loekbanm,
farmer living north of town, had the
misfortune TO have $3.50 In cold cash
stolen from his homo yostordny. He had
cashed draft for $500 Just received from
France, Intending TO deposit that amount
with what other money he had the first
time he went To town. The officers ara
on the irack Of the thief.
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aud. Jr, aud r. H. N,lheln--Nas ap-
pointed TO inquire where a good and con
rctcnt outfit for protection AGAINST Tire can
the members believe IN 4 sos.i hook and
ladder company. whiic others think 1t
Would BE- more beneficiary II chemical
engine should be secured; that II would
do the best work snd be more profitable
for all In the long fau.
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sam pntricIo Conrly .nstrnctionx.

sin,on, Texas April ii.-Tsan Particle
county. convention instructed as follows:
FOR governor j. D. sayers; attorney gcn-
eraI Mann Triee: treasurer. Seth r. Mills:
flipeflntendent Of public instruction. a. w.
Kinnard comptroller. II. ". Finley: assoc
ciais justice. II Clay pleasanls: land COM
miasloner, Martin Groos,
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a nroken shon,dcr.

LuIing Texas. April H. yestetda,
evening while Willie wheaaon and Cyrus
Baker were playing cowboy BY ropina
each other while on their ponies Wheadon
became entangled in the rope and was
thrown and dragged for some distance,
breaking his shoulder The accident oc
cured at Folks school house. as the boys
were going home
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Ci,nirn,nn Anrointcl.

Mexia. Texas, April N.-fIon J. W
Blake has appointed n. T a Altmos
chairman OF the Pictorial district. com,
posad Of T'srrant. Hood and Parker COM
fieg Since the withdrawal nf Speaker DASH
ielI from this datnct--R oberiyo'A Lsnn.
Limestone aud Madison--Hon, II, =. Ellis
OF this county HIS a clear field.
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Taylor Texas, April lf.-The following
appointments have been announced at
which Hon, NJ. NJ. Crane Viii address the
citizens of Williamson county during tho
present month; Bartlett, Tuesday, April
10: Granger Tuesday, April 10, at night;
Taylor. Saturday. April 70! Georgetown,
Saturday. April ~, OF night Hutto, Mon
day. April vs., Round Roak. April 20. at
night
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Palestine. Texas. April IA This evening
a difficulty occurred between Hear Hust
and Alex Reel. negro, which resulted
in The shooting OF the latter two shots
we're ired by Hust, both taxing erect
1t is thought the negro VIII DE
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st,lI uunt for Congress.

LulIng. Texas. April ls.--onc Of the
quietest. but most persistent stiII hunt
campaigns ever carried on in this county
Is being waged BY the frierds Of Hon.
Hsbtr Stone Of BrsnhAm and Hon, 4. 9.