El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-12
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TEXAS.

FATAL ELECTION FIGHT.
In an election fight at Anderson
Deputy Sheriff Emmett Scott and John
Bradley. Jr.. were killed and Will Nc
Donald was fatally wounded.
NEW TELEPHONE LINE.
There is talk of building telephone
line between Alpine and Terlingua-
some of the Tanchmen south OF Alpine
are much in favor OF ii and the people
of the towns will assist in the enter
prise. Barb wire fences can be used
a large part OF the way and the line
would be an assured thing If once TAX
On in hand.
MORE BODIES FOUND.
Two more bodies were taken from
the wreckage and cremated at Calves
ton "Wednesday The work of fitting up
unused warehouses for the occupancy
of the homeless and destitute is being
vigorously prosecuted by the building
committee. Miss Clara Barton leaves
for Washington today. Her staff is
now engaged in relieving the destitute
on the mainland.
HOGS EAT DEAD BODY.
Joe Dunn, an aged negro recluse. was
found dead under tree near Airing
ton and his body was badly mutilated
by hogs. He had made his home Tor
years in hut near where his body
was found. The body was taken to
Arlington and given decent inter
ment by the citizens of the town. The
exact age of the negro is not known,
nor the cause of his death
DAYLIGHT BURGLARS AT FIT.
WORTH.
Daylight burglars are working sue
.t-essfuIIy in TT. Worth. One carried
away about 5000 worth of silverware
from n residence and other residences
We're entered and clothing and small
sums of money were taken. While
saloon keeper was taking a nap in his
back room a man entered the saloon
and robbed the cash register of $40
The police and detectives are working
on the cases
BREWSTER COUNTY is RICH.
According to the Alpine Avalanche
there are more taxes paid on cattle in
Brewster county than in any other
county in Texas and that county has
more wealth according to population
than any other county in the state
When the development of her extern
sive coal and quicksilver deposits are
well under way and the new railroad
is running through the county north
and south the Avalanche says she
will be strictly in the lead.
FIFTEEN MILES FROM WATER.
A New Yorker who recently spent
several days in Galveston being inter
viewed about his visit. said. The city
presents an almost understandable sight
of wreckage. a large ocean freight
steamer was carried by the flood inland
nearly fifteen miles and lies there high
and dry. She was loaded with wheat.
which was removed. The vessel draws
twenty feet of water and now the own
ers have come to the conclusion that
the only way to get the 300-foot vessel
back to water is to dig a canal and
float her back. The canal will cost over
$50. 900.
KILLING AT GOLIAD.
Sheriff Jim Pettus and Wheeler Pet
tus shot and killed Bob Cartwright at
Goliad The trouble arose over the
election. Pettus went to Cartwright re-
earding some talk the latter had made
against him in the election. Cartwright
denied the charge but said he was
against Pettus whereupon Pettus abus-
ed Cartwright. who promptly knocked
him down. AS PettuS fell he pulled his
revolver and shot Cartwright three
times Wheeler Cartwright then join
ed in the shooting. hitting Cartwright
and one of his own brothers, who was
not seriously wounded. 1t is said that
Cartwright was not armed.