San Saba County News from San Saba, Texas • Page 2

GEORGE H. HAOAN, FaK 'SABA, Indians ID some parts oi Ore- Ire offering ponies for sale at from $2.60 to $7 apiece. The high water prevented the usual run of calmon in the big- rivers and this has meant a great loss to the Indians, being- practically ruined thereby. THE NICARAGUA CANAL The Joint Reiolution Providing lor a Commls- ton Reported. Favorably.

THE ARIZONA- STATEHOOD BILL PASSES Moors Mellila fled like frighfiMfd rabbits when the Spaniards turned a search light on them. Thio is a much less expensive method than dynamite guns, and as it is much more harmless, it is far preferable. When the search light ceases to hare an the Spaniards should turn the hose on them. THAT bumptious justice back in Hartford who sent to jail a poor man. Ignorant of court etiquette, merely because ho did not remain uncovered when within a step or two of tbe outer door, ought to be made to hear every time he walks the street a of gamins whistling.

"Everybody take their hat off to ma." AMEIIICAN women are yearly growing more independent The statistics show tbat 3.000,000 women are earning independent incomes in 1 this country. There are some 2,500 practicing medicine, 6,000 managing postoffioes, 275 preaching the gospel and in New York city alone 27,000 of them supporting their husbanda, TAe HOUM Under Wtilp and The Centeil Over the Kaniai Urgency Deficiency Bill Reported. MERELY because a New York foot- baA drove his head into the with such force as to kill no reason why the great game ihotiftl not still command the public's if decently conducted. will happen in any field of gport. it one menace of toot ball's pOjfBlarity, and tt is the JUST ai a prisoner came Into court la San Francisco to aave dale set tor trial a lawyer vai citlur the record of ii murder case, in the defendant had been the rery prisoner in question.

Some people call this a coincidence. In fte mind of the prisoner, however, it is ranked as beastly bud luck. It foiled his anfelic posa. WASHINGTON, Dec. house committee on interstate and foreign commerce after listening- to arguments by Mr.

Morgan of Alabama and Mr. Frye of Maine reported favorably the joint resolution of Representative Doolittle of Washington for the appointment of a joint commission of three senators and six members to investigate the present states of the Nicaragua canal project. Senator Morgan recited at length the past his- tery of the enterprise and its struggle to obtain government recognition. He thought the time had come when it should be decided whether the United States would aid the project or abandon it altogether. He declared the world was determined to have the canal, and if the United States should not build it some other nation would.

He pointed out the advantages of the control of the canal by the United States, and earnestly hoped the resolution would be adopted. Mr. Frye also spoke in favor of the resolution. He stated tbat the government which controls the Nicaragua canal would also control the Hawaiian islands and! it would be useless for this country to. annex those islands unless the control of the canal was assumed.

the for put and Rushed 1C Through. WASHINGTON, Dec. lower house yesterday the bill the admission of Arizona was through under whip and spur, the bill for the admission of Mexico was well under way, when a debate was precipitated that lastec until adjournment. Tho bulk of th eastern opposition to the territories as expressed by Mr. Bingham, i predicated on the theory that whili the eastern states, rich in wealth am strong in population, are able to holi their own in tbe house, where the basis of representation is the popula tion, the influence of the great state of the union will be overbalanced the increased state representation in the senate.

is not sure the bill will receive such consideration. Chairman Holman of the caucus, to whom the request was presented, immediately held a conference with Chairman Wilson of the ways and means committee, but nothing was definitely agreed upon. Hoi- 1 man was taken sick before the con- CH1NE8E CONSPIRACY TRIAL LIVELY. ference ended and went home. Jf I Holman should not recover before the bill is reported it is not likely that he will issue a call for a caucus.

They believe that forty or fifty Democrats THE CATTLE FEVER CASE Missouri, Kansas and Railway Mulcted For $45,000 by a Kansas Jury. Jjent Mulkey ii ftti Mm citfentall)! Shotti by Natural GII it Anderson, Ind. can be found who will vote with the Republicans and thereby the bill will be amended in the bouse. TiiOFESSon GARNER is now back from Africa, bringing bis monkey language with him. We can now icarn the tongue that our ancestors 'according to Darwinism) talked thousands, perhaps millions, of years Before they talked Sanscrit.

Philol- jgists hare long: been seeking la rain to find the earliest tongue at tha race. Protester has lound it, if Daririn was right I.v view the fact tbat Monday is the Greek Sunday. Tuesday the day vt among tho Persians, Wednes- fmnog the Assyrians. Thursday among: the Egyptians. Friday among the Turks Saturday among the lews, it is plain that the man who aas ootscientious scruples, against forking on juada) can't Jo anything ilse than join the order of the of Beat summer the Si jtotal at Lake Mohegan, N.

wRfc loss of The v-lce started tebuildtng ted St fairly under way when an irighty-foot cli'mney that had keen left standing fell and crushed ihe work. Undaunted, be resumed, ted bad five stories well ftp when a came alonjr and blew down 125 feef the, strut as a mo for street care is gradually proving its asefulneBs. The practicability of ibis motive power was long in doubt, it seams now to be only a question of time when" all electric street lars will be run without trolleys. It Is announced that in New York an with gix storage battery tars running on the Second avenue has been completely successful uxl tbfct other cars to be added, i aad news annes from England Ikat new is being 1 brought )Bt, capable of thousand varia- rlons. audibla at a distance of two miles.

The effect is produced iy placing tnaide of tfte metal bulb a revolving disc. What iJth firen whittles, handorgans. itreet bands, t'ectric car gongs, and this new iovaatioi the devil, some us will iegin to envy the inmates if tbe and asylums before long. Btali Bill. WASHINGTON-.

Dec. house resolved itself into a committee of thi whole for consideration of the bill foi the admission of Utah. Mr. Kilgori opened the debate in advocacy, ex plaining the provisions of the bill He reviwed the resources of the state the character of the population, political declarations of both partie in the national platforms favoring thi admission of Utah. Mr.

Kaivlins saic he was willing to accept the amend ment proposed by Mr. Powers of Ver mont, providing "that polygamou marriages shall forever be prohib- ted." Adjourned. Bailey Bankruptcy BUI. WASHINGTON, Dec. man Bailey yesterday favorably reported from the judiciary committee his voluntary bankruptcy bill.

A vote was taken on the bill in the committee and it was defeated by one vote but one of the members changed his vote BO that tho bill could be broueh' before the house. There was no antagonism to the Bailey bill because oi any particular characteristic of it, but there seems to be a decided opposition to any and all kinds of bankruptcy bills. Wanted Information. WASHINGTON, Dec. house committee on foreign relations has agreed to favorably report the resolution of Congressman Hitt, calling on the president to furnish all the instructions, given to Messrs.

Willis and Blount. The resolution was amended so as to include such instructions as may have been given to Stevens, minister to Hawaii, Blalne or other officers during the days of the last administration. Senate on Hawaii. WASHINGTON, Dec. Hawaiian question was again tne subject of an animated and interesting discussion in the senate Mr.

Blount's report was characterized as containing "not one line of unvarnished truth" by Senator Frya, while Senator Vest of Missouri declared he opposed the annexation of the islands and the restoration of the queen by force. THE affsssin 7roodergjist has with-bis attorney, in that he objects to a plea of in- lanity being entered in his behalf. Be does not talk about this incoherently, but intelligently, and with as ouch sang froid us an ordinary man discujB theanerits of a dinner. justification and wants Jhat pies entered. The mayor had promised an appointment as jorporation counsel, and because the was not kept be killed him.

Kansas Senatorthlp. WASHINGTON, Dec. senate committee on privileges and elections have begun" an Investigation of tho election of John Martin of Kansas as a member of tbe United States senate, in accordance with the petition of Joseph W. Ady, who claims to have been elected in the place of Martin to fill the unexpircd term of the late Senator Plumb. AT a recent meeting of the Quill ilnb in New York Charles Emory Smith, ex-United States minister to Russia, said that a representative of a great European power in 6t Petersburg remarked to him tbat considered the three great coming utions to be China.

Russia and tbe united States, which has the whole Western hemisphere in its grasp. In ixtent of territory and population they are already the greatest. Great Britain's conglomerate races ovel globe do not count in estimate. Chicago Record urges as one powerful argument why there should an uninterrupted waterway between the West and the Atlantic sea- Vmrd, lhat it would afford tho West from the extortion of the hard soal combine which now controls the everywhere in that it controls the railroads. It is estimated that if tbe ship canal were constructed it would give tbe Western metropolis bituminous coal at say $2 a ton, which would necessarily break the price of anthracite, not only in tho East but in the West ITALIAN immigrants in vast numbers are leavisg Now York to spend winter in Italy.

The poverty of this class of immigrants should no longer be diacussed. Poverty has but little to do with a man who can iake ayearly trip across the Atlantic. A NEW Eastern fad for women is to be tbe Betting of diamonds and other precious stones in tbe teeth. This is perhaps 'a little nicer than the of the barbaric oriental who stain Uwk lift ttiB ttt Waited. WASHISGTON, Dec.

house was dead locked for two hours yesterday by the refusal of the Republicans to vote on the motion to go into committee of the whole for the consideration of the Arizona statehood bill. I Mr. Wheeler made a statement to the effect that as the Republicans were filibustering he would move an adjournment. Accordingly the house adjourned. Programme.

WASHINGTON, Dec. house committee on rules met yesterday mornlnjj and decided to give the committee on territories time to dispose of the bills for tbe admission of Arizona and New Mexico. Holiday adjournment was discussed, but no date was fixed. It ia believed, however, that adjournment will be taken next Friday. Ady Martin.

WA.SHIKGTON, Dec. order passed by tbe senate committee on privileges and elections gives Mr. Ady thirty days after the 1st of January in which file to bis testimony and briefs and Mr. Martin thirty days more for filing briefs on his side and rebuttal testimony, when the committee will take the question. Anti-Optlonfl.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 Representative Hatch will introduce his anti- option bill. The bill will be practically the same measure as passed the senate of tbo Fifty-second congress, except some rates of taxation may be reduced in order that it will not be a prohibitive measure, but plainly a revenue bill. To Canoill on Turllt Dee. forty members of the house have requested a CAUCUS oa the tariff bill, it Itevlied Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec. revised tariff bill was laid before the ways and means committee yesterday morning, the changes most important being the pearl button and tin plate schedules. Members of the majority of the committee say the changes were mostly from ad valorem to specific duties, where such changes were necessary from a business stardpoint. The bill was taken up by the full committee by sections, and the republican members offered amendments and discussed the bill from time to time. It is the intention of the majority members to vote down all amendments offered by the Republicans and report the bill as soon as possible in its present revised condition.

Tbe committee reached the sugar schedule before adjournment, but no vote was tafcen, neither was there any amendment offered. It is an amendment will be offered this morning, but no change will bo made. The majority members say that the bill as it now stands will be reported to the bouse. It is expected the committee will be able to get through with the consideration of the bill to-day and it will be reported to the house Wednesday or Thursday. During the discussion of the bill Mr.

Reed offered a resolution that as it was shown that under the proposed bill the revenue would be 000,000 short, it was desirable that the committee be informed in what, way the deficiency was to be met. Mr. Wilson replied that the defiiency was to bo met by internal revenue taxation, but i the schedules were not completed. To Stand Unchanged. WASHINGTON, Dec.

ways i and means committee has about com- pleted its customs bill. Yesterday it i agreed to the bill as it now stands, thus announcing tbat it would make no more changes. It had good reason to do this, as every change made since the bill first made its appearance has been greeted with the loudest kind of disapproving expression. It is said that the committee agreed at the last moment to depart from its determination to separate by two bills all articles subject to internal duties and articles subject to custom duties. This departure is in putting in the customs bill the tax on cigarettes.

This tax is said to be raised from 50 cents per 100 on cigarettes to $1.50 Although the bill is agreed to by the committee there will not be a report on it for several days, time being given to the chairman to write his report. EMPOBIA, Deo. jury la the Texas fever cattle case returned a verdict of $45,000 against tho Missouri, Kansas and Texas road for having last May carried for Hosier 2300 head of Texas cattle from Midland, to Hartford, from the importation of which Texas fever was communicated to Kansas cattle with disastrous results. The question of law at issue in the case is a vital one to transportation lines and stockmen, and is one which has never been decided by the United. States supreme court.

The supreme court has held that the Missouri law prohibiting transportation lines from carrying Texas cattle is void and that the Iowa law making the owners of cattle communicating disease responsible is valid. In this case, however, the Kansas live stock sanitiry commission had issued a permit for the cattle and the road had complied with all the state and national quarantine laws, so that ing- the road liable under the circumstances is a new Pension Rulings. WASHINGTON, Dec. Secretary of the Interior Reynolds has decided that the act prohibiting the payment of pensions to non-residents of the United States, except for actual service disabilities, applies to widows who are non-resident aliens; that where a soldier dies leaving a legally divorced wife and minor children over 16 years old his mother occupies a pensionable status: that where an invalid pensioner dies leaving- no increase or rerating claim pending, his widow cannot file an original claim for rerating her dead husband's pension; also that the commissioner of pensions has no authority to change the terms of a contract a. pension attorney's fees where the contract is in accordance with the law.

A Fierce Encounter. POTEAU, I. Dec. night a robber entered the store of Mrs. Phebo Welch at Brazil, a small village twelve miles west of here, and purchased $30 worth of goods, among the articles eight feet of small rope.

When tbo clerk, Howard Martin, demanded the money foe the goods the robber covered him with a sixshooter and commanded him to lay face downward on the floor, when he proceeded to tie his hands behind him with the rope. The clerk being helpless the robber broke open tbe money drawer, securing $25, and then proceeded to rob the postofflce, which is in the same house. He broke three registered letters. Failing to obtain any money he attempted to break open the safe, but did not succeed. Four different times he carried his arms full of goods to his wagon.

400 yards away, each time compelling the clerk to march in front of him at the front of his revolver. The clerk fearing that he would be murdered when the robbery was completed, made a desperate effort to free his hands as the robber was packing- the goods in the wagon and this he succeeded in doing. Immediately he sprang on the robber, grabbing him by the throat and threw him to the ground, calling the while for help, and a fierce struggle for the pistol ensued. Parson Hunter stepped from bis cabin aid came to Martin's rescue. The rope that bound Martin's hands was now used to bind the hands of the robber.

The robber was brought here yestarday by Mr. Martin and an assistant and turned over to a deputy marshal, who took him to Fort Smith jail. The accused gave tbo name of Pattv, and said his home is near Skullyville, I. T. Outline of the Week.

WASHINGTON, Dec. sudden collapse of the bankruptcy bill in the house Friday has somewhat disorganized the programme for the coming week, which, it was supposed, woulu be almost entirely devoted to that subject. As it is thp house will begin to-day with no definite work in view. The tariff bill will not come up for debate until to-day week. The bill for the admission of Utah, which consumed the morning hour Friday, will again come up during the morning- hour to-day.

Ire'publicans will probably continue their filibustering pro- gramme, and at tbe conclusion of tbe morning hour the privilege of the bill will end and it will return to its place on the calendar. The French Bomb Thruirer. PARIS, France, Dec. a day of great excitement following the explosion of tho bomb in tho chamber of deputies, the authorities have announced tbat they have the bomb thrower in custody. Tho miscreant is named Marcbal, alias Valliant.

He has made a full confession. News to the effect that tho bomb thrower is in the hands of the police was circulated at noon yesterday, but the report was not confirmed until the official announcement was made yesterday evening. Marchal. so it appears, was among the injured persons taken to the Hotel Dieu, a large hospital on the north of the place du Parvis Notre Dame. Marchal soon fell under suspicion of the authorities and pressed by tbe prefect of police, decided to made a full confession and did so.

glorying in tbe dastardly crime. Whon questioned as to his reasons for attempting to take the lives of so many people, be replied: "I wished to deal a thoroughly dramatic blow at institutions and cause a great senstation. I endeavored to aim the bomb at Dupuy, president of the chamber. I glory in the act and only regret my hand swerved and the bomb did not explode near the mark." Federal Election Bill. WASHINGTON.

Dec. in the senate Senator Vance reported from tbe committee on privileges and elections the house bill to repeal the federal election laws with recommendation that it be passed without amendment. Senator Chandler said the report was not unanimous, and secured unanimous consent to submit the views of the minority adverse to the passage of the bill. The bill was placed on the calendar. Chinese Conspiracy Trial.

PORTLAND, Deo. the Chinese conspiracy trial yesterday Blum testified that about March 1, 1893, he paid Collector Lotan and Special Agent of the Treasury Mulkey $3800. He aaid about July 1 last Lotan, Thompson, himself and others met in a saloon several times and determined to try and prevent any indictments being found by the grand jury. "We even went so far," said he, "as to pick out certain members of the grand jury that each man should see and try to handle. All these parties asked me to stand pat and I agreed to do it." 1)111.

WASHINGTON, Dec. the senate yesterday much business of a miscellaneous character was transacted. Among the bills Introduced the most important was one by Senator Vorhees, chairman of the committee on finance, providing for the coinage 1 Rumors of llrlbery. I SPIHNGFIELD, Doc. mors have been flying thick and fast "the past few days of bribery in city council over tho award of a 'con- I tract for $125,000 for city electric lighting.

The rumors were confirmed last night by the arrest of Reed M. of the silver seignorage in the troas- Duva representing the Ozark and ury at the rate of $2,000,000 per month, and when that is exhaused for the purchase and coinage of a similar amount of silver monthly. Senators Scared. WASHINGTON. Dec.

of the United States senate are taking every precaution to prevent an attack "rom tho galleries similar to that in French chamber on last Saturday. person will be permitted to enter galleries carrying any sort of ex- package, and suspicious looking characters will be closely scrutinized when about the senate chamber or in the corridors. Fort Wayne Electric Light company, for giving a bribe, and Councilman Wilburn for accepting the same. Both men were arratgued and pleaded not guilty and were released on bond, The Cotton WASHINGTON, Deo. favorable report on the bill to refund the cotton ax collected during tho period be- iween 1864 and 1868, amounting to has been ordered by the udiciary committee, and it is tho ar- ont desire of southern members that receive consideration this week.

Mother and Indicted. MI.NNKAI-OI.IS, Minn. Dec. Elanor B. Floyd and sons, Lon and Frank, have been jointly indicted on tho charge of complicity with Phil Scheig in robbing the bank of Minneapolis of $25,000.

Mrs. Floyd was arrested yesterday. It is believed that tho Floyds, mother and sons, became possessed of knowledge of peculations three years ago and used their knowledge to extort money from him. Money for ftalventon. WASHINGTON, Dec.

Sayers has secured from the treasurer of I S. Weber and C. Goodwin were pain- llurited N.ttnritt Can. ANDEKSON, Dec. crowd of men drilling for gas for the Indianapolis Water and Manufacturing Gas company were seriously burned, one fatally.

John Shievely was burned to death. Frank Boavcr and Henry McCarty of Indianapolis, James Davis, William Hilligoss, John Closer, Jnited States the transmission of 97,118 to Galvestou for harbor work. Urgency Deficiency BUI. WASHINGTON, Dec. house ommittee on appropriations reported ne urgent deficiency bill yesterday.

bill carries fully burned, will die. Hilligosa and Closer Hawatlitus Npealc Out. HONOLULU, Dee. 4, via Victoria, Dec. steamer Warimo arrived on Nov.

24. Within twenty- after news brought by the Warimo was received 1600 determined annexationists assembled at the drill shed of the barracks, behind the executive building. The meeting as short, but wildly enthusiastic. Tho "spirit of '76" prevailed and those who heard the ringing cheers which welcomed the speech of President Hatch of the annexation club and the presentation of the following resolutions knew that tho monarchy, oven though restored by superior force of the United States, would be shorts livei. Since this muss meeting the spirit of enthusiasm which first prevailed among the royalists has been in a state of fluctuation, and some of the clearest headed leaders admit that the success of restoration in the present or future depends on tho armed protection of the monarchy by the United States.

Following are the resolutions adopted by the mass meeting, November 25: Resolved 1. That we have read' with surprise and regret the recommendation of tho secretary of state of the United States to the president to restore the monarchy lately existing in Hawaii. 2. That wo condemn the assumption of the secretary that the right of the provisional government to exist terminated by his refusal to resubmit; to the senate tbe treaty of union pending between the two countries and also his assumption that the pro- visional government had at that very time submitted the question of its continued existence to the arbitration of the president or tiny other power. 3.

That we support to tho bestof our ability the provisional government in resisting any attack upon it which may be contrary to the usage of na- tions. There are over 2000 men ready for service. Orders have been issued that no nation would be allowed to land troops without consent of tbe provisional government. Active prep- arations both for defense and aggression if necessary, began on the arrival of the China. Two hundred and fifty men were put to work fortifying tbo evecutive building.

Tho verandas were fortified with three tiers of sandbags. Thereof will be similiarly treated. Companies of sharpshooters, all trained men, will occupy the four corner towers from the basement to tho roof. The preparations thus far male will allow the government to handle with great resistance forces of 750 to 800 troops in the executive and ammunition and stores' have been provided to withstand a continuous attack for a month or more should hostilities break out. Tbe water supply cannot be cut off, as tho executive building is supplied by an artesian well on the grounds.

ROW AT FLORESVILLE, Lee Lang and Manuel Padron Have a Fuss and Lang is Shot. SUSPECT REFUSES TO BE ARRESTED. He Pull His Gun and Commences Shooting Unknown Irishman Found Hanging Near Fort Work, and Fi.ORKsvri.LE, Pec. morninuf at o'clock Lee Kan(j. a cl! known citixen and deputy sheriff in the Stockdale precinct, was shot by a barber mimed Jlanuol Padron.

Tho two men, with others, had been drinking heavily and Lang says some one assaulted him. When tho attempt was made Lang struck tho man with a six- shootor, not knowing in the dark who he was. It was i'ailron, Lang says, and mutual recognition and apologies followed and Lang started to bed in the camp yard. 1'adron went part of the way, drew bi.s pistol and sbpt Lang in the arm, breaking the bone near the shoulder He shot again and missed. Lang was taken in charge by his friends and his wounds dressed.

He is very badly hurt, and may lose his arm and possibly his life. Padron went to bed and was arrested and jailed yesterday. He claims to know nothing of the affair. Army. WASHINGTON, Dec.

an interview yesterday Minister Mendonca Brazil, said: "Instead of having only 0000 men, as a London cable says, President Peixoto has 16,000 men at Kio well armed, drilled and equipped. The contemptuous reference to their beinjr untrained mulattoes and negroes might bo applied to tbe heroic garrison which defended Nictheroy threo months. That garrison was made up of about eighty mulattoes, and yet they drove off the rebel ironclad and held the town. If eighty mulattoes did this for Nitchcroy it can be judged what sort of defense President Peixoto can make with 16,000 of the same class of tif'hters. Telegram to Clavelaml.

DENVKK, Dec. editor of the Donvor Times yesterday morning sent the following telegram to President Cleveland: To Grover Cleveland, president of the United States, Washington, Dear sir information of the people of Colorado, will you kindly make public a statement as to tho effect in tha east of the repeal of tho so-called Sherman act? Manj- thousands who have been thrown out of employment in this state by the repeal of this act aro read3 to hear that it has resulted in the restoration of prosperity elsewhere. LITTLE ROCK. Dec. Horncr.

a negro, who murderously assaulted Miss Kelly near Harrisburg last Friday, narrowly escaped lynching-at Jonesboro Sunday night. Sheriffs Broadway of Craighead county and Gant of Poinsett county yesterday morning- brought him here and placed him in the penitentiary for safe keeping. A mob began to form at 8 o'clock, growing in half an hour to 400 men, and marched to the jail determined to hang Homer. The sheriffs with revolvers drawn drove the mob back, reaching a train with the negro, boarded it and came here. Shoe Himself.

TEXARKANA, Dec. 16 Thursday night a passenger on the Iron Mountain train, north-bound, while at a point six miles east of here accidentally discharged his pistol, the charge entering his leg and severing an artery. Before a physician could be secured he lost a quantity of blood, and he is in a precarious condition, though his recovery is looked for. His name Is Charles McKnight and residence ia Lewisville, Ark. Committed Suicide.

ROCHESTER, N. Dec. H. Bruman, receiving cashier of the Rochester savings bank, committed suicide by shooting himself at his! home at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning-. He had been ill for three weeks, suffering from a severe attack of grip and it is supposed that despondency prompted his act.

Kx-ISttiikeni la Trouble. BARBOinavir.r.K, Dec. grand jury investigating the Cumberland Valley bank cases have indicted ex-Cashier C. F. Davidson and William Locke, former clerk in the bank.

The indictments are the outgrowth of the loose and reckless 'manner in which the bank was operated tho past five years. Secret Convention, Dec. concerning the miners' convention, held Saturday niglit behind closed doors, is leaking out. It has been ascertained that President Walters tendered his resignation as president of the United Iron Workers' association and it was accepted. Mlitucd tho ATnllti.

COUNCIL BU'KKS Dec. The oflicers of the perpetual maturity bond association, a concenidoing business in this city, have been placed under arrest by tho federal authorities for tho improper uses of tho mails, tho business being- conducted on the lottery plan. Vatul Aceldmir.t PA.RS.Citr, Utah, Dec. wagon containing twenty-live people, on the I way to a cemetery Sunday morning, capsized and fifteen of its occupants were injured, John S. Fargo, Stanton Kolley and John Sprajue fatally.

Most Daring- PLASO, morning between 1 and 2 o'clock the Dallon gang, or some other gang, came and went, and the Piano national bank mourns the loss of 442.DO of its good and lawful money. The first intimation of the robbery was when Bookkeeper Wallace Hughston and Cashier T. C. Jasper arrived about 7 35 a. m.

for tbe purpose of opening up for the day's business. They were surprised to find the door of the vault open, the combination broken off and lying on the fioor. An inspection of the inside of the vault revealed the fact that the safe had been blown to pieces with dynamite. A piece of the fuse eighteen inches long with a on tho end was found on the floor. Papers and money were scattered pell mell all over the floor of the vault.

A dark lantern was placed on a shelf and one of tho bank lamps was found on what was left of the safe. The safe had been overturned by tho use of a jackscrew, which was afterward found in a lumber yard about 200 yards from the scene of the robbery, and the door was literally rovercd with tools taken for the purpose from the blacksmith shop of W. T. Richardson. The robbers were evidently artists in their peculiar line.

Kntranco was effected at the rear door. Several panes of glass lying upon the iron rafters of tho vault had been removed and laid where they would not ad ft to tho noise of the explosion. The capital of the bank is with ilu.iriii and according to Cashier Jasper there was on hand at the close of business Friday in round numbers There was visible from outside the railing Saturday morning; about $1500 in gold and $25oo to in silver. There was also some currency overlooked, but just how much cannot be said, as the bank officials decline to give exact information beyond the statement that the robbery in no way affects tho solvency of tho bank and its ability to meet promptly all demands. It is thought that there were six of the robbers, but there is no clew.

l-'nund Hunging. FORT Dec. evening the bo-ly of an Irishman, about blonde. feet 105 inches high, weighing 175 was found dead in F.van's pasture west of town in tho Trinity bottom. There was a rope about his neck attached to tho limb of a partly fallen tree and his feet resting nearly or wholly on the ground.

Ho had not been long dead. He was roughly attired and bore th" appearance of a laboring man. Thursday he bought a stone mason's hammer, but stone masons says ho is not a stone cutter. On his person were found $4. Nothing to indicate his identity was found.

Arrest, LAMI-ASAS, Dec. night about 11 o'clock a man eame into town and tnqu'rjd for a place to get something to eat. From his actions and description the officers suspected him to be the man who killed Tom Deuton, deputy sheriff of Hamilton county. When the oflicers told him to go to jail he said he would "be if he would," and pulled his gun and commenced shooting, and the officers returned the shots. They shot his horse.

He rode about a mile. Yesterday morning the horse was found, but, no man. Oflicers are still hunting for him. Sfnl.l.c.l In the Hack. OliAxr.E, Dec.

14. At 8 o'clock Tuesday night Silas Depeiv was married to Miss F.lla Fuller at the residence of the bride's mother, about a mile from tonn, and three of the Clark boys attended tho wedding. The boys left the place about 10 p. m. and started back to town.

While riding along the street some one rode up behind Bernard Clark and drove a knife into his back and galloped away, saying as he die so, "1 have got you, now." Coiv Attacks J.iidy, DKXISOS, Pec. Steve Wilson was in tho barnyard when a young cow with a young calf became infuriated and made a vicious attack on the lady. She fought the animal off but before assistance arrived Mrs. Wilson had been gorod. Tho wound extends into the cavity of the abdomen and is several inches long.

Killed Kt 111.4 Oslo. Coi.MKSNEii., Dec. Warren, in this (Tyler) county, Monday night. Constable .1. K.

P. Phillips, while going home, was shot anil killed by unknown parties as ho entered his gate. A negro with whom ho had trouble few days ago is suspected of doing the killing and lie is now under arrest, together with others. Sliootinc At Donisnn. DKXISON.

Dec. Last night at a negro dance in southwest Dcni- son Henry Thompson and Potts engaged in a row. The dilliculty was settled and the belligerents started to tho city. On the way Potts was shot i through the body and will probably die. I Jealouiy Canst 1 DALLAS, Dec.

J. Beeves Is in the county jail charged with the murdor of Tom James was killed at a dance James. at 778 11 i ftLL THE STATE; Crisp Choice Condensed Iron Daily Press. RACY ROUND-UPS RENDERED READABLE. Elm street last night about Shortly after that hour boyish-look- ing fellow surrendered to OmcerShlp- porly and said he had killed a man on upper Elm street.

The boy his i name was Reeves. He was at once taken to the police station. There it was discovered that he was himsell wounded in tho left hand, from which tho blood had flowed profusely. Reeves says that James had been writing letters to his wife and that his wife had been writing to James. Reeves was running a restaurant.

Nobody could be found i who had witnessed 'the shooting or Whi i oarting a barge with shells knew any of the details. 1 he body of milgs Qn the bank the dead man was removed to P. W. Sabine rf some aborers un Linskios undertaker's estabhshment. 6arthed twenty human skeletons and After being shot, -Tamos ran across dt theJ of the bones they the street and dropped without saying i evidently men of giant stature, awm-d.

James was shot twice once. th boues ol the forearm in the right side just above the line of th a man ho heart and once through the left! A small pot and pieces of jaw The remains wore placed unearthed, casket and taken to the home Complete Bmviirj of Intereitlnj (tern All ol the Empire Teut Cirehillf 1 of tho deceased, Liberty street. He was about 20 years of age. Know, oil About It. PLASO, Dec.

postal card addressed to the Piano National bank dated The laborers claim that there numbers of skeletons to be found in this shell bank. These bones were found about four feet below the surface. Nasn Clay and Blake Miller, two- was received morning a under 18 ears of a both ons -Dallas, Dec. llth," of respectable parents, fought a des- mailed at 10:30 a. stating that the erate duel at Wa( cenll ln a report sent out by the bank through wagonyard.

Their regard to the rGpOrt bum uuu Lilt; uuuri. uii'Uui'u tho newspapers in regard to the BaHow knives. Both received ghastly amount stolen in the late robbery was flesh wounds. Nash Clay has a. cut false.

The card reads as follows: entirely across the back and Blake -Dallas, Miller's chief wound is alon-the back. Natl, you know the re- arflllel with the 3 inal column. port you sent is false there is one man in Texas knows about this business and you can see him on the square. Yours in and A A It seems from the writing of this card that the parties that did the robbery are safely concealed in Mr. Guzman, charged with murder in Hi- Jasper, cashier of tbe bank, on being jdalgo county, has jus-t been tried in interviewed last nighti stated the Corpus Christi and tho defendants ac- amount of losses as published is correct; at least the bank was short that much, and if the man who signed the card C.

B. and A. F. A. did not get that amount he would confer a favor upon the bank by giving the amount he did get, as some one else might have made a haul They fought face to face, but reached each others shoulders in cutting.

The wounds are not dangerous. The case of the state of Texas vs. R. B. Rentfro, H.

L. McCabe, Dr, Headley, Charles Schunter, Jesse Benett, Andres Cavazos and Julian after he got what he wanted, and ho certainly got enough to make the cashier a Christmas present. Near Tjler. TVI.EU, Dec. double tragedy occurred ten miles east ol this city yesterday.

The participants were a black man named John Hartsfield and Dr, Keller, a white man from Henderson, Rusk county. The doctor, it seems, had a hallucination tbat some imaginary person was chasing him with the intention of taking his life, and while under this impression he would run his horse in high speed in efforts to pursue or escape his imaginary foe. While thus running he discovered tho son of the man whom he shot and fired on him, inflicting a slight wound in the knee. While the doctor was trying to kill the father the negro shot him with a shotgun and then struck him on the head with the butt of it. Latest reports are that the negro is dead and that the doctor cannot survive.

When he fell mortally wounded ha had two large navy pistols, one in each hand, and both mostly dis-. charged. Officers went to the scene of the shooting. quitted. The cost amounted to $15,000, which the state pays.

Petitions along the line of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas road are reported as being signed by business men asking tho attorney general to take action, probably by intervention, in the case between the Katy and the International and Great Northern over the Galveston, Houston and lease. Charles Peeper of Weber, Goliad' county, was assassinated recently white on his way -home from Cuero. He was found about three miles from Meyeraville, in his wagon, with three bullets in his body and his head smashed. His horses had run away with the wagon and injured it some, William Coltatt. a young business man of Carmine, Washington county, was calling on Miss Weyland.

neai Burton recently, when he became jealous of the attentions of a rival and, walking out on the gallery, stabbed himself three times in the breast. His recovery is doubtful. Railroad Commissioner McLean tendered his resignation when Judge McCormick decided tbe commission law unconstitutional. Gov. Hogg did not and has not so far accepted it, however.

Commissioner McLean has refused to receive any pay since ht tendered his resignation. The committee representing tba citizens of Hillsboro in the roundhouse and shop matters has replied to' the demand of the Katy officials foi 100 acres of ground by submitting a counter proposition proposing to donate the company seventy-fire acret of the desired ground. I. G. Randle stands charged witb tho murder Ed S.

Randall at Dallas. His widow sued him for WO.000. Tha suit has just been compromised by G. Randle paying her cash. A Killed.

CLEBUKXK, Dec. No. 2 on. tho main line of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad ran over and killed Dr. John Wagley at Cloburne Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock.

Dr. John Wagley is a brother of Dr; T. J. Wagley. the railway company's resident physician at Cleburne.

and brother-in-law to Col. J. A. Styson xhe case was" taken to Rockwalt on the state militia, also an old settler of; change of venue, but will not oraeta Johnson county. His sons, Roy and trial.

Moss, were present at the time of tha accident. There are conflicting reports of how it occurred, but the most plausible is that in crossing from the. freight to the passenger depot at the time of an incoming train he was blinded by the headlight on the engine. His daughter, now Mrs. I.

C. Sherwood, was married on the llth instant and is now on a bridal tour in R. P. Woodson of Denison, was married a few days ago at Nashville. to his wife from whom he separated thirty years ago.

During that period Mr. Woodson has been twica married and bis wife once. Galveston. Fallowed by a Panther. VAN AI.STVNK, Dec.

Messrs. J. H. Howell. Rex Moore and K.

J. Gibson returned from a country dance about four miles north of town last night and report a startling experience with a panther, which has inhabited this section for some time. The young men having just hitched up their team preparatory to returning to town were alarmed by tho blood-curdling cries of a wild beast coming from a thicket iu a few feet of the conveyance. They scrambled into the buggy and drove rapidly homeward, but were followed over a mile by the animal, which made their way and night hideous by its continuous cries. A party of hunters spent the day in searching for tho animal, but could not find it.

Twenty-four hundred dollars have been subscribed toward the organization of the South Llano irrigation and ditch company in Llano county. Between 10W and 1500 acres heretofore valueless will be tillable. Capt. Clark, of the United States revenue marine service, who been assigned to duty as captain of the revenue cutter Galveston. at a few days since and assumed his duties.

Twenty machinists traveling over tho country hunting jobs arrived at. Marshall recently. They were given their breakfast and left for New O. leans. They treated as peop and not as tramps.

Near Cooper, Delta county, a farmei named llaker. together with his wife, died from poisoning, caused by drinking whisky which they found in a barrel they had purchased to use as a water barrel, Thomas Deaton, deputy sheriff of Hamilton county, was shot and instantly killed by a desperado who is wanted in Missouri, He escaped, but bloodhounds and -'00 men are after him. A recent fire caused bv the cara- Fatally Burned. GRKKN-VILLK, Dec. C.

Richardson, one of the oldest settlers of this county, living two miles west of Floyd, fell in the fire Monday afternoon and was so badly burned before he was discovered that he died altec lessness of children, destroyed a hay being taken out of the fire. The fam-j stack, 700 bushels of corn and 400 ily bad left the house for awhile, leav-i ing tho old g-entleman alone. He bad evidently tried to pass iu front of th? fireplace, when ho tottered and fell on the burning coals. His face and bushels of oats belonging to Marion Scott, a farmer living- near Sherman. The state treasurer a few days ago reported having $50,000 on hand for general revenue and on that day the comptroller received $18,067.03, mak.

ing the total for the month DIEGO, Dec. 12 A tall, A. Rawlins was struck by a falling well dressed Mexican, who claims his scantling at a recent fire at Marshall name to bo Pablo Ramirex, is now in at catITO near scalping him. It re- jail here. He was arrested for ped- quired several stitches to replace tne dling without license, and.

failing portion of his scalp that to pay his tine, he breast were horribly burned. Hnil No License. The Tyler lawyers the removal of the state law from that place to Dallas. They gone so far as to lock tho library up and refuse to turn over the keys. The Drlskill hotel at Austin wag practicall purchased by M.

B. Curtis, nobbed at xocona. famous actor, a few days ago, 10.1) thouo-h he does not assume ownership JSOCONA, Dec. bank clerk was held up on tho street bv a the pay his tine, tie was committed. The sheriff learned from Dr- (ionxalcs that Ramirez is not the prisoner's name; that it is Rule.

A man of that name is wanted in Mexico for murder Gonzalos has returned tq Mexico with the news of this arrest. stranger and relieved of fl.50. deputy marshal started in pursuit. The robber tired on him and ho rer turned tho shot, but the robber escaped. Mldiilcht Robbery.

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. street car was hold up by three maski oil men at midnight Tuesday near tho cemetery. Tho conductor, A. S. lirooks, was robbed of $10.

No ar- rc-ts yet. until tho first of next month. C. Houning- has purchased a trac of land near Velasco and will piaai 1000 oranue trees, 1000 pear trees anc 20.001) strawberry plants and a gen eral variety of other fruits. The attorney general will sustai Gen.

Mabry in his demand for th guns now forcibly hold by tho Galves ton artillery company. Tho Galvosto boys will not obey orders. Two safes were cracked in or night recently at Winotia, Smit county. There were three of thsbu who Fatally crushed. rs WQO made their 10 TU only $40 in both safes.

Dec. south-1 3 bound fain on the Missouri. Kansas K. T. Lamphen of North Laredo hi and ran over a colored man three acres planted in tomatoes, iro while crossing Cedar crock bridge, which he expects to gather about yesterday evening crushing him bushels.

His sales already amount fatally. ei 2: tlt loads..