The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-20
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

COMANCHE. --Confederets Decoration Day
ts to be observed here April g.
wEATHERFoRD.- Extensive improvements
are 20 be made in the local telephone ex-
change,
MoULToN.--The SONS OF Hermann gave a
picnic on the ieth which was largely atteud-
ed aud hugely enjoyed
WAco.-The Pacific hotel was sold by Re.
ceiver J. X. Rose 10 the Citizens National
bank OF Waco for $4,000.
GRAPEvINE--A National bank is now In
process OF organization: tho capital stock OF
$4,000 has been subscribed.
MKINNEy. --i,yangelist sid Williams big
revival Is resulting in numerous conversions
and additions TO the church.
SAN DIEGO orcuato Luna was accident
ally hurt a few miles from town yesterday
and Is In very precarlous condition.
I'll .PAso--A Mexican stabbed and fatally
wounded his wife In a ut of Jealousy. he cs-
CAPPED into Mexico but VIII probably be cap
tured.
wAco-walden Chatham, Is years old, son
iof A. T, Chatham was killed near boar,
iCoryell county, by another boy in hsht
Sunday.
AusTIN--rhe engines aud boilers for the
city's new water plant have arrived and tho
work OF putting them In place will begin to-
morrow.
RIO GRANpE cITY--The Rio Grande IS
now about IN its normal condition: much
damage was done to the corn crop by the
overflow.
FORT woRTH--The eleventh annual con-
Yentlon OF the Christian Endeavor societies
OF Texas will be held here June 10 to II in
elusive.
! PALESTINE--A telegram from Hot SPRINGS
reports that Mr.. Jack Harris Is dying; he
had an operation performed for appendicitis
short time ago.
NEWToN--J u. Mitchell has been APP
pointed tax assessor OF Newton county to fll
the vacancy caused by the death of his faith
or, II. j. Mitchell
SAN ANToNIo--At a special taxpayers
election the proposition to issue $500 900 public
improvement bonds 20 pave streets with
asphalt was carried
] PALEsTINE--Brake J. ]. Jacobs, who
had leg fractured in the Tylor wreck, has
lost that limb, the surgeons deciding 1t ncces-
sary 10 amputate IL.
4 oAI<vILLE-The cases OF Neel and Steve
Rx charged by indictment with the killing
Of Tom Layster. have been sent TO Nueces
county on change OF venue,
! ELLINGER.- case OF smallpox has de-
seloped here; the patient was promptly iso-
lated. but as further precaution school has
been suspended for two weeks.
X sHERMAN.-Whlle engaged in driving milk
cows from tho city to a pasture east Of the
city Arte Jones. aged u years, was attacked
by q number Of boys and seriously wounded
! MILANo--Mr. Patillo, brakeman on dirt
! train Tor Kicker. Lee n Co. had the muscles
OF his forearm mashed to pulp his arm
was caught between the drawhead and head
block
! KoSSE.-w D Cook a cotton buyer. aud
an alderman Of this town was shot aud dan
eerously wounded on the street. F. B Pat.
terson, farmer and stoekman residing here.
is under arrest.
/ MOUNT VERNoN-The subscribers TO the
proposed cotton mill mot aud decided to post
pone further action along that line; a Ma
tional bank with capital Of $4,000 was or
gani2ed instead
LA GRANGE--Iohn Campbell, 1g-year old
negro, emerged with assault on a white girl
at West Point last Saturday evening was
caught by the officers near Muldoon ana
lodged in Jail here,
SAN DIEGO.--A horse fell ON l.. Milstcad
while running cattle and bruised him up very
badly; possibly fatal Deputy Sheriff A. n.
with Mexican by tho name Of Agapito Flores
In charge.
7 GREENVILLE--A little child Of Ward No
mother on n visit to Mr.. Nowell's father near
Commerce Tho little thing got the china
arm OF a doll in hor thront and was choked
4 10 death.
! STANT0N--A number OF cattle sales have
been made. The lowest price paid was $50
per head for common mixed cattle aud SIC
per head for yearling helfers Yearling Here.
ford bulls were sold at an average price Of
$40 per head
Ell PASO--ln charging the Federal grand
jury, Judge Boarman said the Chinese ex-
clusion law must be enforced az II was on
the statute books; but. he, said the law was
inhuman and he advised the Jurors to deul
leniently with the Celostials.