El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-06
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The two-story residence of DR.. Seas
trunk at Orange and fOur-ffths of Its
contents burned; loss about $4,000.
Booth Quicker, commander of the
Salvation army, ia scheduled TO arrive
in Texas on March 10 in connection
with important army business.-Fort
Worth Register.
W. D. Casey returned Friday from q
trip to Eagle Pass. He finds he can
easily recover damages for the cattle
taken from him by custom officers, and
the process will be much shorter than
he at first anticipated.-Pecos News.
A coal famine is threatened in Me-
Kinney The Rock Hill school has
closed for n week for lack of coal sup
ply. The Hawthorne college is also
unable to get sufficient supply and
had to adjourn school for brief per-
iod.-Ex.
The charter of the Trader and In
weston Publishing company of San An
tonic has been filed with the secretary
Of state; capital. stock, $40, 600. The
incorporators are Marion Robertson,
j. J. Thomas and Alsey II. Miller
FIT. Worth Register.
Wednesday was the day set for the
consolidation of the Fort Worth Street
Railway company and the city street
railway company but the event did not
come off on schedule time. In fact, is
did not come off at all, but it is all off.
Fort Worth Mail Telegram.
The residence of S. F. Sullenburger,
of Hillsboro, and its s.contents were
totally destroyed by fire last Sunday
night at IL O'Clock. The house was q
splendid one, well finished and WAS
valued at about $500 The furniture
was worth probably $500. Insurance,
81, 7OO.-Fort Worth Mail Telegram.
A mass meeting was held at San An
cello Saturday afternoon protesting
against the Garner Murphy Wright
land bill now pending in the legisle-
ture, and Editor John J. Rhodes of the
Press was selected TO go to Austin as a
mem Der of the "third house" to labor
for the defeat of the measure.-FOrth
Worth Msil-Telegram.
Tom r. Stewart of Hillsboro, Is in
receipt of letter from his brother,
Mac Stewart. in Mexico, stating that
his case was heard by the court of cas-
setion on Feb. Is. but that it had not
handled in q verdict on the Goth, the
date the letter was wr item Mac ex-
presses the belief thst he will event.
ually be Hberated.-Dsllas News.
This week we have to announce that
bill appropriating $4,000 to begin
the work of erecting here federal
court and postoffice building, passed
both houses of congress Tuesday. That
means S75, 600 now and about Sll5 600
more later on 1t is safe to say $780,
600 to $3.50 900 will be expended here
by the United States government dur
ing the next three Abilene
Sentinel.
In the case of an accidental death
when an inquest was held by a justice
of the peace in this county the COM
missioners today refused TO pay the
bill presented for same. Judge Woods
said that where there were one or
more witnesses to sudden or un-
natural death inquests are unneceS-
sary and that the object in holding the
same is only to preserve testimony
Sherman Register.
The Southwestern Telegraph and
the site for its new building in Pa
ris the lot at the southwest corner of
Lamar avenue and Church street, dia-
goually opposite the federal building.
The lot Was bought from Mr. F. l,
Williams f $1,000 The plans for the
building, as origine lily drawn, contem
plate Gan expenditure OF between slO,-
900 and S15, O00.-Dallas News.
The safe In the.saloon kept by J. G.
DeShoug, near the Texaa and Pacific
depOt in Paris was robbed, late Friday
of $40 The mOpev WAS all So bills.
FOrty-five dollars in silver was not
touched. Mr.. DeShong had stepped
into his back yard, where he has plant
ed a small garden which he attends
when business is dull, and was out only
few minutes The officers think the