El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-24
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TEXAS

Spoke at Eagle Pass.
Hon. James L. Slsyden spoke
Wednesday night to large audience
at Eagle Pass ON the imperislistic
question. His audience was democra-
tic.
Offered Them Work.
Employment has been offered to one
hundred sufferers OF the Galveston
storm in the cotton fields near Dawson,
Texas. The railroad fare OF the
pickers will be paid.
Ball Makes A Speech.
Hon. Tom Ball, congressman from
the 1ss district, delivered speech
Friday to large audience at La Gran
ge, Texas.
Industrial Education Day.
October 10 will be industrial eduoa-
ton day at the state fair at Dallas. 1t
i, expected that IL will give q great
impetus TO industrial education. Some
of the ablest speakers in the state will
be present snd will deliver addresses.
Struck Bv A Pulley.
Edward 81. Church, a son OF Cashier
Church OF the First National bank at
Corsicans, Texas, while working IN
der an oil derrick had his skull frao-
tured by q pulley falling on his head.
BE Is not expected to live.
Denton Comfy Fair.
The sixth annual meeting of the
Denton county bleeded stock and fair
association opened Thursday 81 Den
ton, Texas. Attorney general T. 3.
Smith made the opening address. The
fair will last until next Thursday.
Rice MIL Completed.
The HIM rice mill at Beaumont,
Texas, was completed Saturday night,
oy j. A. Petty, the contractor. Only
u few platforms and small additions
are now needed. Most of the machi-
merry came from San Francisco. The
mill will be operated at once.
Mayor Searcy Honored
Mayor 0. c. Searcy of Halletsville,
Texas. has been rendered the demoora-
sio nomination for representative. He
acceped the honor. Mr.. Searcy has
been . lifelong democratic, has been
district eek for ten years from 1884 TO
1884, anu very popular In his district
Much Cotton Destroyed.
Two Thousand bales of cotton were
destroy ID by fre Wednesday afternoon
at the plant of the Union compress
company at Texarkans, Texas. The
total loss Is about Sl20, 900. a. q rate
OF $50 per bsie. The loss to cotton and
plant is estimated at sl45 900.
A Child SuffOcated.
The Eve year old son OF Dick Hatfieij
farmer living a short distance ou,sic e
of Sherman, Texas, was sufocated in a
wagon of loose seed cotton Thursday.
The child had been playing 10 the wag-
his dead body was discovered bnried in
the cotton.
Farmers Will Protest.
The cotton farmers all over the state
are having considerable trouble with
their cotton ptckers. Labor is very
scarce, aud the pickers have put their
price up. The farmers of Hillsboro
held meeting Saturday at which
steps were tbs en- 10 resist the demands
OF the cotton pickers OF 81 per 100 for
picking
Killed BY Salt.
Thomas Washington, OF St. Louis,
and q member of the coopers' union,
~as killed by salt Wednesday last at
Denison, Texas. Washington was seat
ed in box car partially loaded With
barrels OF salt. The car was struck by
a airing of other cars, and the barrels
OF salt we're hurled against Washing
ton, crushing him to death.
Texas Cows In Cuba.
Macy Texas cows and cattle are bi be-
ing shipped continually to Cuba. Joe
Brightwe!l OF Waco has ju-t taken a
carload of mich COWS to that island.
This makes the fourth trip he has
made. Prices pad for Texas cattle
In Cuba are slightly higher than tho. 9
paid in the siste, and the fact that the
cattle can be disposed Of 20 much faster
makes the enterprise paying. Texas
cattle are 10 great favor In Cuba.
Bedslat Kills Wildcat.
When Joe Shuler aud his wife
OF Line Prairie, Texas, retired q few
nights ago. and prepared to 60 to bed