El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-12
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Texas ranges are In good condition
and the cattle are kicking up theil
heels in festive way.-San Antonio
Daily Light.
]. G. Lee, the former "Pickinps. u
did not accept the position with W. w
through Marathon last week en- route
for some point east on the Southern
Pacific.-Pec0s County Pickings.
Better by far few really good bills
the capitol flooded with hundreds oi
all sorts, and the time of the members
taken up with worthless or i'm
material subjects.-Dallas Times.
Herald.
There are two measures that will
come before the Texas Legislature in
which the press of Texas is particular.
~ interested, just and equitable libel
law, and law requiring sales of real
estate under execution to be advertis-
ed for four successive weeks prior to
the sale. In some newspaper published
In the county where such sale is to be
made. This Is but justice to the owner,
justice to the public and justice to the
newspapers.-Hemp News.
A Corsicana dispatch says: It is re-
ported In the city today that oil has
been struck on the Petty farm, north
OF the city, and on the west side of the
Houston and Texas Central road. If
this repor, Is true and It comes through
Sheriff Allen, the strike is an i'm
potent one. as it brings q new and un-
explored addition to the Corsicans oil
field It is said that THE we'll shows
up possibly for twenty-five barrels
daily, an output that is consider
ably above the AVERAGE we'll in this
field.
The death of "Bigfoot" Wallace is
another reminder that the men who
hewed the pathway of civilization and
progress In Texas and made q garden
OF the wilderness of valleys and plains
are passing from the sphere of earthly
endeavor, and very soon the last OF
these pioneers will have passed away
forever. Texans owe q great debt Of
gratitude to the men who blazed the
way for the advantages they now en-
Joy, and the memory of men like ssBig-
foot" Wallace, who we're the heroes of
their time, will not soon be obliterat-
ed.-Ex.
The Texas Official Railway and
Hotel Guide gives estimates of popula.
ton of twenty of the largest towns in
Texas, based on nothing authentic, 60
tar ss appearances 60. According to
these estimates San Antonio occupies
third place among Texas cities as to
ed with about one-third less population
than Houston, and only 1000 more than
Fort Worth. When the Official census
Is taken next year it will be seen how
and unreliable are some
OF these population ~estimates.-Ssu
Antonio Express.
The smallpox at Pecos City is not
one half 80 bad as was at fret supposed
by people in this section. The cases
In that place have been confined to
the Parker hotel and . guard placed
around the house, also q rope for the
line. We were there last weel.
ana found no undue excitement what
ever, but, on the other hand, we notic-
ed that business was moving along its
accustomed manner and the merchants
all handling good trade. There is no
danger at all for any person desiring to
go to Pecos City to do so.-Pecos Coun-
ty Pickings.
1t is quite probable that the NEXT
state legislature will adopt q bill
providing for the holding of a consti-
tutional convention. It is urged nv
the supporters of the movement
that the state constitution Is badly in
need ofrevision, aud that the timeihas
passed when Its defects can be patched
with amendments. It is further claim.
eo tnat the present constitution, adopt
ed In 1875, was the creation of the
granger element of the etate, and that
the numerous provisions contained
therein are serious impediments to the
OF capital in Texas.