El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-19
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hood Notes.
Texas.

William S. Shelton died suddenly
yesterday afternoon in the new hotel
recently built by him near the Union
depot--Fort Worth Register.
If those who have Sherman's rail-
road deal in charge will turn their pa
pers loose they will find it much easier
work raising the money they are after.
Denison Herald.
Marshall Bean College, q new educa-
tional institution, has just been COM
pleted at the prosperous little town OF
Howe, and school opened in it this
week. Register.
Mr.. Mitchell, representing the Beau
mont lumber company, says sales OF
lum Der are not as active as he expect
ed over the state considering the heavy
crops that Texas has made.-Port
Lavacaen.
The attorneys of this city met Satur-
day afternoon in the Office of Standsfer
& Eppstein and organized q literary
club of attorneys of the city for the
purpose of taking up reading course
and reviewing their college course
Denison Herald.
An attempt was made in one OF the
saloons last night to open uD slot
machine, when Deputy Marshal Ray
bounced down upon it like hawk
upon q young chicken, closed the ma
chine and notified the person who at
tempted to run it to appear today be-
fore the recorders court.-Houston
Post.
A woman and q young man were ar
rested in Main street lodging house
Saturday night on the charge of adul-
terry. They gave bond for their appear
morning and during the day the wo-
man went to Pottsboro. Constable
viii Renfro heard of it, aud went after
| her, finding her in q hotel there last
night. She was arrested and brought
back to be tried this morning on two
charges, adultery and bond Jumping
| DenisOn Herald.
Thirty-two cattlemen were acquitted
at Hot Springs, S. D., of the murder of
q sheep herder named John Eckman.
Several days ago, mounted on horses,
cabin occupied by Eckman's destitute
family. The leader knocked at the
door and the trembling widow respond
ed. Mrs. Eckmap," said the spokes-
man, 1--WE have come to make yon .
little Christmas present. We shot
your husband, but it was in self
defense. We know you are without
funds. We would gladly restore your
husband, but that ia impossible, SO we
do the next best thing-eive you
means to support yourself and children.
II you need more call on u.s." and he
handed her bag containing $1,000 in
gold. They then rode away.-Marfa
New Era.
Information has reached the city
that Beeler had accomplices when he
robbed the Wells Fargo Express com.
pauy of the Southern Pacific pay chest
containing the $50, 600 or $50, 600, in
tending to pay of its employees. The
discovery that q horse was waiting fol
Beeler where he abandoned the Wagon
had led to the idea that he had q com
federate in the robbery. Those whit
are trailing him declare tina
he had two confederates but
there may be more. 1t is claimed thai
one of these confederates is already
under arrest and that 81 ,45O has been
recovered from him and that the money
SO recovered tallies exactly with the
money that Is missing. It is moreover
reported that the arrested man ha
"squealed" in the hope of gaining Gle
! nency and has given valuable infor
nation. Who this man is or where
he is confined is Q secret but he is sup
! posed to be under arrest at Houston
San Antonio Light.