El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-27
Neighbour
hood Notes.
TEXAS.
Killed BY a Train.

~. WOOD OF Gre eDville, Texas, Was
str0ck aud instantly killed by q train
st BerwyD, 1. T., Monday night.
First Engineer Corps.
The frat engineer corps of the state
Dtlitis OF Texas has been organized
at Sbermsn. The militia is ALEC TO
have new adjutsnt, the appointment
70 he approved By the adju:ant gen.
erai.
Smallpox In Travlas County
A number of cas"s Of smallpox have
broken ous on the lower DO, der OF
Travis county, near Elgin. Rigid
precautions will bn taken to prevent
the spread of the disease.
Burglars n axe a Haul.
The hardware store of Halcomb and
Miles at LuliDg, Texas, was robbed
Saturday night Of q large quantity Of
guns, revolvers. knifes, end ammuni- |
tlors vailed at more than $500. |
another Free Delivery
Four rural postal deliveries will be
put into operation on Septem Der ~
reach 2500O people
Heavy Rains Ruin Roads.
The heavy rains recently In Bee
county have made the roads almost
impossible. The road imUrovemen;
question 10 being strongly sgita,@d
again, with a pros Dect OF some impro-
yemeDt in the matter.
To Dredge Texas Rivers.
Dol. O. s. Riche OF G. Wv ston has
Just returned To- that city from st.
Louis, where he had been on business
In connection with tho designing Of
HRht drafs dra0o hnKr In he I,
rivers OF this state.
Largest Texas Broom Factory. II
The large-. broom factory In Texas
vas started lsst Wednesday at Rourd d.
Rock. The machinery 10 OF the la,es, {
pattern, anG tie concern Is under the {
management Of thoroughly trained
business men. The Industry will Q
proosbly be great success.
Race War Probable.
Great excitement bas broken out 10 y
Sabine count y, Texas. over the pros [
pect of race war between the whites
and negroes. The blacks have posted r
notices threatening G. kill three pro-
minept citizens, and have been insimi
eating women for come time past
Peace officers from adjoining counties
have been asked for. y
Drowned In Natatorium. 4
Ben Eddinetop, the sixteen year old o.
son of N. ID. EddlDgtop OF Temple.
Texas. was drowned last Monday in the
Temple natatorium pool. The bay
Who was unable 70 swim, reached for
the swim girg rings, misse6 his footing l.
friends attempted to rescue him but 70
life was extinct when the body WAS th
found.
Proved To Be 6unpoWder. re
A small boy, q tin can, q match, and ar
8 handful of dust which proved on de
closer acquaintance to be guupo~der WI
such az the Chinese invented iauph, r
Gordon Templetop, the I years old son
OF Bulge Templeton of Sherman a lee S,
son In war fare which he will not forget ia
Tire boy was playing with the funny ar
rocking duet in the can when IL sudden 81
y exploded and burned the younRster
about the face and should, -. SO
7 ook TWO Years To Kill. 81
j. A McKintosb, q farmer living err
Tour miles south OF Gainesville Texss
has oeen looking for . negro rc- two en-
years. wednesday the negro returned no
10 the county, and was sho. and killed wi
On sight. His name was Embry Thomp- on
ION, and the onense which cost him his 81.
.ulted the wife Of Mr.. McKintosb. NC inf
kfntoeh swore then to kill the negro ex,
whenever he saw him, and he kent his
Toro. After the shooting McKinto.h
urrendered, and was Immediately
eleased on bond.
:x-60v. HogR Leaves.
Former Governor Hogg will make E
emocrstic campaign speeches this cas-
ear outside of Texas, at the earnest ter
equest OF Chairman Jones of the sire
emocratic national committee. He b
I'll go to Chicago 70 speak for Bryan- sho
'm; Governor Hogg Is also a delegate vei
D the American bar association vhtcn A.
,eets at Saratoga, N. Y, from Auons, I
, TO 81 and from there be will return IN THU
be Windy City for conferences With sun
ne democratic party managers. He see
III make speeches In Illinois, In ella;
isns, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Me- hot
ork. He will probably not return m and
exss until after the campsfon g. 9th
osed. T
he Original Alamo Bell. ne so
The original Alamo bell has hoe, ber
Ir,ed over TO the Daughters of the acn
epuoltc of Texas a. San Antonio. and F
LII be hung In the Alamo with ammo. G.
late ceremonies. The bell vas t3fs. zum
vered three months ago at Golsad
ere IL was offered for sale az old iron
; Noses Oppenheimer. The news of W
e discovery Of the historic old hell boo
~ received At San Antonio with the Her
suit that It has been transferred IN line
LES De Zavalla, president of the Iyou
sughters. The bell is eighteen fnch ca mer
Rb, and weighs thirty-fvs pounds er "a
! IL Is engraved the date 1872, and Ii won
'rds "Ssn Antonio" together with II
CO.. 4. 81