El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-10

fret time In more tt an Q year. He has
been In Dallas for several dsys on busi-
mess.
Lost His Leg.
Floyd Prickett, q brakeman OF Gle
hurne, fell from = box car while switch
ing In the Santa Fe yards ~ Fort Worth
Aud received ir juries -~hich necessita-
ted the removal of bis leg.
Cioudburst At Austin.
A cloudburst visited the capital last
week and Inflicted considerable
damage to the business part Of the
city The cellars of msny OF the
stores were flooded. The heavy rain
has retarded the picking OF the cotton
crop In this cart Of Texas.
Hall Will Be Ready.
Antonio will be fuishe ed In time for the
state republican convention which will
be held there on Septembe Der Is. The
statement IL regarded with satisfaction
by republicans who intend to make the
conven tion . great republican success.
Splendid pecan Crop.
Texas this year will gather the best
pecan crop In Eve years. Advices from
II
show that the crop will not only be
larger. but that she puts will be OF q
finer quality that for years. The de-
mand for the nuts is more than twice
the supply.
HawIey Has Majority
The Aus tin correspondent OF the Dali
las News Gays that the contest between
r. B. Hswiey and E b. r. Green, for
supremacy In the republican party In
Texas, will result In Q victory for Haw- |
ley. It has been figured out that Haw-
ley will have 672 instructed and uncon-
te- ted votes out of the totsl vote OF |
1882, giving him 90 easy msjority.
Helds Divorce Record.
Corsicans, Texas. holds the divorce |
record easily for this state, and per-
haps for many more Six more divorce |
suits were filed the other day for trial /
1t the October term of the district
court. This makes a total of forty |
cases filed since last appearance day. |
and there still remains o month in |
which to 6le additional cases.
Are Chinese Negroes?
The school board At Fort Worth IL
deciding whether areChinamen negroes
or whites. Rev. A. B. Buchanan of
that clay nae asked the board to admit
schools with the white children. The
boys are American citizens, and IL lie
urged In support Of the request that
Chinese are everywhere recognized on |
ne same footing as other foreigners,
and ere not discriminated against IS
are negroes.
All For hAWley.
The republican convention OF Gregg
county has adopted q resolution strong
ly Endorsing Hswley as congressman,
ana instructiDg the delegation from
that county to vote for a wise and con-
sentative man as chairman who will
work IN harmony with the national
committee The republican convention
OF Brszoria refused 10 express any
opinion ss to the outcome of the strug-
gle for the control OF the state, but
elected q Hawley delegation to the San
Antonio convention. An effort to ms
truct for Mayor Jones Of Galveston was
quietly sidetracked.
Famous Outlaw Steer
For fifteen years the cowboys OF the
Silver Lake district have wanted to
capture q famous outlaw steer which
once belonged TO the Greenwood
stock, and which, it was said, would
belong TO anybody Who could take him.
On Saturday crowd turned out
of the COW punchers roped him, and
the animal was brought TO Silver
Lake. He was dressed and weighed
just . few pounds short Of eight
hundred.
Drowned In Fit.
Rush Lloyd, colored citizen Of 3.
Fort Worth was drowned . few days
ago in she Trinity river while suffering
from an epileptic 1t. His death va,
by his aged father who was .
powerless to save the afflicted man.
Lloyd was In the habit of fishing on
Of rope with which to tie himself to q
Tree In anticipation of an attack of fss.
This time he had piece of wire but he .
wasn't able 70 hook IL on to anything =
before he fell over the bank.
Horse and Mule Stung to Death.
Bees stung q valuable horse and
mule 20 death last week st Gstesville,
his state. The animals belonged to
Gaines Garden. His son while driving
he team In the garden ran the animals
Ind made the horse and mule frantic. | =
The sddeued spimals rushed blindly
uso the rest If the hives, overturnipgt
. whole line VI twenty hives, The bees
settled upon the animals like flies, liter
lily covering their bodies. Tn animals
ell to the ground under the ouslaughs, q
nd were quickly stung to death. Oae
Iuimal died Immediately while the
sher lasted only q few hours. The
'sse IN the only Que Of the kind on rec
I'D. Each of the animals WAS valued
Il seventy-fve dollars.
Millions will be spent la politics this q