El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-22
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TEXAS.
WALLER CONSTABLE KILLED.

WALLER CONSTABLE KILLED
Dan .Cabeen. a constable at Waller
was shot and killed by unknown par
ties Particulars are not known ex-
cept that the murderers were in a
buggy and drove rapidly away
APPOINTED BRIGADIER GENERAL
On the recommendation of Major
r. NJ. Van ZaEdt. commanding the
Texas division. United Confederate
Veterans General j. Il. Gordon has APP
pointed r. A. Hess. of San Antonio To
be brigadier general of the southwest
ern subdivision of Texas division.
vice Brfgadier General George McCor-
mick. resigned.
MAY BE A LYNCHING.
The people OF San Saba county are
greatly excited over the murder OF DR.
Mark BuTleson. one of the most prom
inent citizens OF the COUNT. He was
sitting in his Office when T. J. Reeves
entered and shot him. The murderer
was pursued and captured and Is now
in Jail at San Saba There Is strong
talk of lynching him and as the Jail
is insecure the mob would have little
difficulty in carrying out their plans.
ENTHUSIASTS SUPPRESSED.
The students OF the University of
Texas. of Austin. attempted to cele-
brate their victory over the Universe
ty OF Missouri in a foot ball game by
marching through the streets headed
by abrass band. The chief of police
ordered out his full force OF officers
and a large number of special depu-
ties who stopped the procession and
dispersed the students They were pro-
hibited from giving the college yell
in town. These severe measures were
taken on account of the riotous acts
of the mob of students in the city a
few weeks ago.
MAD DOG RUNS AMUCK.
ID. ID. King. of San Marcos. received
as a present from a friend in Houston.
recently. abig New Foundland dog
November 7 the dog bit a calf; on the
I'd il bit the falfs mother: on the Sd
itbit Mr.. King and his seven year old
daughter: on the 9Th il bit a neighbor
named r. NJ. Pittitt. Then the dog was
killed. On the 18th the calf died and
on the 18th the COW died. both exhib-
iting plain symptoms of rabies. Mr..
King and his daughter and Mr.. Pittitt
left on the 18th for Chicago to enter
the Pasteur institute to be cured of
the effects of the dogs bite II possible.
Thed were accompanied by local
physician and their welfare is watch
ed by many anxious friends at home.
The men are both prominent in bust
ness in San Marcos.
FATAL DUEL AT AUSTIN.
In the road near the Red Cross
dairy farm. about six miles east OF
Austin. a bloody and fatal duel was
fought by Joe Washington and Char
ley Johnson. colored farm hands, and
Washington was killed. The story that
johnson. the surviving duelist. tells is
as follows: He and his father-in-law
and brother-in-law were passing
washington's cabin in a wagon when
wanted to speak to Johnson and want
ed him to get out of the wagon John
son did so and after short talk. in
which Washington accused johnson CT
mistreating him. he said he wanted
to go in the house for something and
came out with asiX-shooter. After a
few more words he shot at Johnson
and Johnson pulled a five-chambered
thirty-eight caliber revolver and emp
tied IL into Washington's body. either
bullet OF which would have produced
death. Johnson then went to town.
surrendered and was locked up
Washington tried to shoot some more
but his gun would not work and he
kept trying to make it work right
up to the time he fell and died in
stantly. IL is understood that John
son was intimate with Washington
wife but this Johnson stuotly denies.