El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-13

Neighbour
hood Notes.
Texas.

Texas,
Two deaths from meningitis are re-
ported near Denton. Two cases have
also been reported there, but both are
almost well.-Ex.
A renter by name of Astman, living
on the Hoch plantation, about four
miles from New Ulm, committed sui
eide by disem boweling him self with q
shotgun.-Ex.
City Engineer r. L. Melville has
drawn plans for an 80-fOot span OF a
steel bridge to be erected in place OF
the present viaduct structure over the
Katy shops at Deming.-Ex.
A little girl, aged years, daughter
of Mr.. and Mr.. B. f. Acker, who live
burned to death yesterday. The little
girls dress caught fire from burning
trash Dallas News.
The county commissioners at Mar
Sh all have issued an order to the effect
that no more scrip will be issued for
the maintenance of county paupers
The INDECENT will be cared for at the
poor farm recently establish ed.-Ex-
change.
Corsicana is full of sickness. Measles,
chicken pox and scarlet fever has all
developed and the physicians are doing
their utmost to check its spread Vac
cination is being done by the whole
sale, and there are plenty of sore arms.
Houston Post.
On Wednesday Judge ellis imposed
a fine of 500, upon the sheriff OF
Tarrant county for contempt OF court
in failing to serve citations in del1n-
quent tax suits. A similar fine was
I'm posed upon the deputy sheriff OF the
same county.-Fort Stockton Pickings.
Mrs. Nj. Davis, wife of farmer liV-
ing near Able, was found dead in the
highway near her home Wednesday
morning, badly stabbed. Mrs. Davis
was an important witness in the case
of Frank FOlkes, who is ia jail here
awaiting trial on charge OF murder
Austin Tribune.
A party of distinguished gentlemen
are in San Antonio. They were Gov
ernor Guadalupe Mainero of the state
OF Tamaulipas, Mexico, his son Juan,
aged 10 years; his secretary, GustavC
Caoallero, and Senior Pedro Arguelles,
| The collector of customs of the Mex
| lean government at Nuevo Laredo.
| Accompanying them were Mayor
| Christian of Laredo and Sheriff Louis
Ortiz of WebO county.-Houston Post
| The funeral of Congressman John
W. Crawford took place at Sulphur
Springs Wednesday at sunset. The
remains of the dead congressman were
accompanied by a congressional dele
CATION, consisting Of Hons. Il E.
| Burke, S. w. 7 Lanham, r. q. De
Graffenreid and r, l.. Henry of Texas,
j. W. Maddox of Georgia and D. II
Smith of Kentucky. The four chill
| - n,l oil 4 he
| car-Houston Post.
| On the night of March 6, on the
| Chew farm of 7. r.. Bate, in the bra
zos bottom, about twenty-five miles
from Caldwell, difficulty arose be-
tween Charley Roundtree and his
cook lack Boteler, who was a cous n oil
the woman, went over to try to paclfy
the matter. This enraged Roundtree,
and he went into the back part OF the
| house, procured an ak end cut "a
| kOteler, who was in the door. BoteleT
was struck on the neck with the blade
of the ak and his head was nearly
severed from his body. Boteler RAG
seven or eight steps. then fell and died
instant ly.-EX.
| Constable j. B. Brush of Weimar
shot and wounded Martin Thompson
| colored, whom he was trying to arresl
and who is wanted at Wharton on some
charge. The constable met up with
the negro about six miles from here
ard demaDded his surrender. The
negro resisted and drew large butch
er knife, when the constable fired
The negro fled and it is not known how
badly be was wounded. The constable
trsiled him by blood short di tance
| and thinks he was mOrtally wounded
Search is now being made for him.
San Antonio Express.
The total number of bills introduced
in the house up to this time l. 1852 O
this number six have passed tba
body aud the Senate and received the
signature of Gov. Sayers. Three OF
| these are admi abstraction measures
| Notwithstanding the fact of the grea
amount of business yet 70 be disposed
| of, there is a formidable movement
among the members to secure the
adoption of "A sine die resolution, fixin g
the date of adjournment at March 10
The objection to such action is thai
the governor may call special session
Immediately after the sine die adjourn
ment, at which the i'm portant me assures
NAV be acted upOn-Ex