El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-23
Neighbour
hood Notes
TEXAS.
A NOVEL HoLD-UP IN AUSTIN.

A NONEL fosD-bE ~ aco i.N'
Frank Spessinger. an aged German
was held up on the street IN Austin
at o'clock at night and robbed oil
SIS. He says that two negro women
assaulted him. knocked him senseless
and took his money Two negresse<
were arrested the next morning and
the German identified one OF them as
being one OF the robbers but could
not say for sure about the other, but
they were both locked up.
FIVE MEN KNOCKED OUT.
Retrenchment seems to be the pol
icy of the new county commissioners
court at San Antonio. The salary OF
the county judge was reduced the
first thing and then followed reduc-
ton OF the force of men employed at
the court house. Five position have
been abolished by which the county
will save s225 a month in salaries.
The positions abolished are one each
OF the following: Night Waterman.
janitor. elevator man and fireman.
RACE TROUBLES AT GALVESTON
The white and black laborers work
ing on the wharf at Galveston are at
-'raZzer" points A negro stabbed a
chased the stabber with drawn knives
but the coon jumped into the bay and
swan to a craft. Then the negro
force marched 100 strong to where the
white men were at work and escorted
the stabber to a place of safety. Fears
are entertained that this may be only
the beginning OF bad trouble between
the white and colored laborers. be-
tween whom no love has existed for
some time.
FLOATING A STEAMER.
Kendall Castle. one of the ocean
steamers which were blown inland
by the storm of September 8 at Gal
weston. has been taken back to sea.
Powerful dredges have been constant
ly at work for several weeks to re-
lease the stranded vessel. There is
only one more of the big ocean steam
ers ashore now and it is larger and
farther inland than the others and to
float il will require a great deal more
work and expense than any of the 9TH
ers- II is thought that the only way
Will be to dig canal to the gulf from
the boat and float IL down to the wa
ter.
DEMOCRATS ADMIRE ROOSEVELT.
A man named Browne, who says
he is a democrat. write from Luling
To the San Antonio Light that Roose-
yelt's popularity in that section pull
ed the republican ticket ahead. He
says Roosevelt has a number Of old
friends and schoolmates IN that sec
ton and many democrats there are
admirers of the gallant Teddy. He
says there are very few men who
have associated with Roosevelt who |
would not vote for him every chance |
they got He says that Roosevelt is |
certainly one of the most magnifi- |
cent specimens of American manhood |
now living AS the boys say. says |
Browne. he is a thoroughbred"
Ii HUNG CHANG.
A venerable darby of imposing
height was passing along a prominent
street in Dallas when a newsboy /
shouted. Get onto de Chinfi." This /
attracted the attention of several who
noticed that the old darky indeed look
ID like a Ching and no less i'm
portant personages than Lii Hung
Chang His beard and mustache had
he same cut as the famous Chinese
he same cut as the famous China
mans while his mouth and eyes had
hat peculiar Chinese expression. The
lid that drew the crowds attention
vas Obliged to make a clever duck
o escape a blow from the old negro's ,
ane- /,
;AmE TO LIFE.
Mary O'Connell, avariety soubrette I
those stage name was May Diamond, I
ook morphine with suiciday intent
San Antonio and apparently died. i
he coroner and undertaken were sum- b
soned- The coroner was holding an I
inquest over the body and the I'M
ertaker had his dead wagon wait
X tn remove il To the morgue when
he coroner got through. when the
corpse began to gasp for
reath. Steps were taken to resus-
tate the girl and they were success
nj for a time. but in about six hours n
ne died in reality. She gave no rea- a
IN for taking her own life She was "
years of age and had made San N
atonio her home for the past two s,
ears, having come from St Louis. s,
here it is said she has respectable
lrents. r
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