El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-03
Neighb0r-
hood Notes.

Easter Sunday was we'll observed
throughout the state.
Fire destroyed three buildings in
Waxahachie Friday morning.
A couple of Morfn,ons are doing mis-
sionary work in Hennessy, Tex.
Robt. J. Hill, a prominent lawyer of
Austin, died there Thursday night.
Two we'll defined cases of smallpox
have made their appearance in Beau
mont.
Samuel Y Stevenson, an old pioneer
resident of Corpus Christi, died there
on Friday.
Five good horses were burned to
death in small fires in Dallas early Fri
day morning.
The city council of Dallas has passed
the "Greater Dallas bill extending
the boundaries of that city.
The people throughout the country
west of Beeville are complaining OF the
continued drouth that prevails there.
House-breakers are doing some ex-
client work in Texarkana, securing
booty that we'll pays them for the
| tr ouble,and risk.
The University of Texas baseball
team has decided to bring the Louis
lana State University team to Austin
tor three games.
A convict camp has been settled at
the cattle yards on the Cotton Belt at
Greenville the men working on the
road under guard.
The people at Abbott, near Hills
| boro. are greatly excited over buried
treasure rumors and are engaged in
| diliRent search for 1t.
Gus Webb pleaded guilty in the dis
trict court at HillsborO to an assault to
murder Constable Brooks of Whitney
and was given five years in the penl-
Tertiary.
Granville Jenkins, colored, sentenc-
ed at the last June term of court to be,
executed for the murder of Pete Odom
of Mumford, was hanged at Franklin
last Thursday.
Friday night safe blowers got in
their haudiwork on the safe of the
Cleveland Refining company at Fort
| Worth and did q successful piece OF
| work securing some cash and valuables.
A demented woman on q train that
was standing at depot in Fort Worth
took advantage OF her watchers and
jumped through the window, but was
caught and returned after q desperate
struggle.
Returning hunters from the Kia-
militia Frazere' Creek aud Seven
Devils mountains to Paris in the ter
ritory east of the Frisco, report the
whole country on fire and wide area
of timber being swept away.
"The appropriations committee of
the city council have set aside the sum
of S2l, geo for the betterment of the
water works system and the same is in
bank to the credit of that fund and
subject to be drawn again only for that
purpose fisherman Register
Mrs. L. Wilkey committee suicide in
Austin on Friday with rough on rats
Albert MCGEE, a negro. was burned
to death at Dallas Friday night. He
left exploded, setting fire to the hay.
MCGEE was roasted to crisp.
On Friday Gov. Ssyers received an
appeal for protection of negro laborers
employediu lumbercamp in MontegO-
merry county. The appeal came from the
contractors who have the negroes in
their employ. The lives of the negroes
are threatened by White Caps.
The long drouth that has prevailed
over north and northwest Texas for
weeks has greatly discouraged farm
ers, who had builded great hopes on the
season harvest. The long siege of dry
weather has greatly retarded all
spring work and caused farmers to be
behind hand with all their crops.
The committee which is soliciting
money for the entertainment of the
State FIremens association at Paris
next May reports that the necessary
amount is nearly raised and there will
be no difficulty in securing the balance.
Secretary Webb of the department is
corresponding with various bands and
amusement enterprises and Paris ex-
poets to treat the boys handsomely
when they become her guests-Dallas
News.
New Mexico.
John B. Arellano, one of Raton's old
est and most favorably known citizens,