El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-04
Texas.

A libel suit has been filed in Calves
ton by Henry G. Schneider against the
Galveston News. claiming $40, 900 dam
ages.-EX.
Sheriff Baker and Policeman Dollins
captured T. ]. Bailey in Waco We'd
nesday aud lodged him in jail charg-
ed with stealing horse and saddle
from S. E. Law of Tarrant county
FIT. Worth Register.
The funeral of Rev. J, B. Elder, pas
tor of the WeatherfOrd circuit of the
M. E. church, took place Thursday
afternoon at the First Methodist
Elders first year at this place. He
died of pneumonia.-Ft. Worth Regis
ter.
opened Wednesday by the announce
ment of w. G. Jones, the present chief
of police, .as candidate for mayor
The election takes place in June. The
other probable candidates are Mayor
Flv, alderman Borden and Alderman
AguilJ-Ft. Worth Register.
Nearly every coal miner belonging to
the United Mine Workers association
in the district comprising Arkansas and
the Indian Territory went out Tuesday
night and failed to show up for work
Wednesday, morning in the mines, and
the greatest coal miners strike in the
history of the southwest was inaugur-
| ated.-Denison Herald.
A carload of fine race horses arrived
| in Bonham Thursday and are quarter
ed at the fair grounds, where they are
| to be kept and cared for. Among this
number are said to be some of the fin
est horses in the world, holding
| o.
ing. They are the property of Hon.
J. W. Bailey and Ed d. Steger of
Bonham-Dallas News.
The team of Mr.. .Frier of Hillsboro,
got frightened and ran away with his
wagon in his yard Thursday afternoon.
After running around the house one OF
the horses pulled to the dining room
door, breaking the door facing in,
tearing down the door and frightening
the ladies badly in the kitchen. There
was no damage 10 the team or wagon.
Dallas News.
The organization of our brass band
was perfected on Wednesday night of
last week, with Prof. WOlverton as
leader. The citizens of Pecos gener-
| ously came forward and subscribed the
necessary funds for the purchase Of in-
struments, which are expected to be
on hand by the first of April. Band
officers were chosen, and so the organ
ization is fixture.-Pecos Times.
Four suits on transcripts from Gray
son county have been filed in the I'm
| tied States court at Paris. They are
styled: Perry J. Wilson VS.. Texas and
Pacific Railway com pany, j. L. Gibson
VS.. Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail
way company, and j. 7. Watkins VS..
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
,irh ~ Of f,t he
federal court ia based on the fact that
the Texas and Pacific received its
charter from the government, and the
Missouri, Kansas and Texss is non
resident corporation. News.
The second of March is day of
glorious memory in Texas. 1t COM
memorates the virtues, the sacrifices,
the wisdom and daring herOism of
| those brave spirits who penetrated the
veil OF the future and beheld with pro-
phetic vision the glory and the great
| ness of the repub bile they dared to an
nounce as free and independent. Let
their sacrifices and patriotism ever
| live in the hearts and minds of Texans
as the means by which the grandeur of
the state has been assured.-Ex.
II. G. Helig & Co., of La Grange,
doing general merchandise business,
| fled a deed of assignment Thursday
morning at 8 O'Clock in the county
clerks office with John Lane as as
sigpee The assignment conveys all
of the stocks, notes, accounts and pri-
vate properties of G. A. Helip and II.
| G.. Helip to their creditors. 1t was the
largest business house in the county.
Poor crops and, low prices of products
WAS the cause No schedule of assets
and liabilities was filed, but will be
later on. The assignee has commence
ed taking an inventory of the stock,
which will amount to about $40 600 or
more Dallas News.
Vencente Comensky, who is the most
| famous wolf hunter and successful
slayer of all kinds of wild animals that
ever ealloped over the praries of West
ern Texas, ia q very valuable man, and
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