El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-28
KeighbOr-
hood Notes.
Suit Against Railroad.
TEXAS.

ouIk h3oluSt H0I1TO00.
Suit for $50 600 has been entered IN
the districs court az Houston by Joseph
Q. Matthe~s against the Houston East
and West Texas railway company.
popuIlsts Want No Office.
The populists OF Marlin have decid-
ed not TO put ticket in the field this
year. No nominations for county Of
hoere will be made by them.
Mules For South Africa.
A lot OF the finest mules in Texas
were shipped recently from Bonham 10
The British army In South Africa.
They go by way of New Orleans
Texas Wheat Bad.
Wheat which has been coming into
Galveston recently Is very bad, ana ie
getting worse as the seAson advances.
It IL thought tia. had the farmers
stacked their whea: they would have
saved from TO IL cents on the busheL
Denton's Depot Opened.
The people of Denton recently cele-
brased the opening cf the Texas and
PIciiic depot, which was completed =
short time ago. More than 5000 De 0p.e
were present. Fireworks and banques
foliO~iDR en- inspection OF the build
Ing, comprised the programme. The
depot cost $50 GOO
Uhlskey Saves Boys Life.
a son OF w. 7. Mcclure, of pesr
Handley's tepk In the Cutb bert neigh
borhood, was bitten several days ago
by huge retslesnake. His mother
applied ammonia and soda on the
wound, and gave the youugster whis-
key. The remedies saved his life.
Nearo Murderer Found.
Will Hendricks, . regro charged
with the murder Of bis brcther-in-law
back TO Fort Worth a few days ago
from Wichita, Kansas, where he had
been In hiding.
Aged WomaR Dead.
Mrs.. NJ. ID. St. JChr, 3 native OF
Tennessee. - no came to Texas IN 1872.
0ted last Wednesday, morning. at her
residence in VelAsco, Texas, in tho
sixty-third year Of her age. The in
termens will be at KOsss, Texas.
Fatal Railroad Wreck.
A railroad wreck in which an I'M
known man lost his lie. aud three
were Q riously injured, occurred last
week on the Houston and Texas Central
railroad near Hearne, Texas. 'che wreck
was caused by freight train running
into an open switch.
Explosion Causes Death.
Miss Mary Operly. of Dallas. was
fatally burned bya kerosene explosion
At her home last week She was
preparing cirper on gasoline stove,
when the oil became ig nited, causing
An explosion. The young woman rush
ed from the hcute, and the flames
enveloped her entire body. She lived
until ii O'Clock that night, when che
died In great agony.
CounterfeIters At Work.
A dangerous counterfeit has ma le Its
appearance az San Antonio. 1t 10 an
initiation of a i've cent piece, series Of
1899 AID Is q clever piece of work. |
Ia made OF real nicksl, but 10 consider
ably lighter than those manufactured
by Uacle Sam. It is being widely cir
culated among the poorer classes
shrouR bout Texas. Street cars have
been the he-visst lOssEs.
Meteor At Austin.
The brilliant meteor me sizs OF a
hogshead which, &c toio in the
HERALD'S dispatches, passed over
Austin in o southwesterls direction
Thursday night, frig hteninz the people
and Illuminating the entire city ,explo-
with a report like clap OF thunder.
1t Is reported to have fallen near Rough
mouutaiE. thirty miles west of the
capital, In Bisnco county. Fragments
have been found and will be brought
to the CITY.
San Antonio Chosen.
The convention OF county clerks |
held In San Antonio on August 23d. |
and oath. Was a great success 10 every
way. San Antonio was so cordial 10 |
the clerks that the city was named as
the place of meeting for the conven-
tion next year. TIE following officers
were elected: President w. E Butler,
Tarrsnt county; vice president, S. p.
Strong, Montague county; secretary,
]. w. Rsmey, Tsrrant county; trea-
surer, E. F. Zuh walt, Denton county,
CoWmen Up In Arms.
The cowmen Of Graud view, Texss,
are wrathy over the antics OF the pro-
fessiopal ropers who enter their pas
lures without permission, and praclice |
throwing the rope with their finest |
animals as targets. Menv animals |
have been MANNED by the skiliul roper.. |
They are hard TO catch and the COW |
men are afraid to prosecute for fear |
tne men will burn their Rrass as re-
venge. Il has been suggested that |
the reunions stop offering prizes for |
the best ropers.
Court Martial In Tenth Cavalry.
A court martial 10 being held a. Fort
Sam Houston on twenty-five mem bers /
of the Tenth United States cavalry,
colored. The court martial grew out |
Of the attempted killing OF Sergeant
Shyonshfre who has been In the ser-