The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 265, Ed. 1, Wednesday, December 27, 1893 Page: 2 of 8
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NEWS NOTES QATIICIinO 11V IOIT
uiiiUUTUiis
Too Hneh Whisky Results In n Young
Sim Jl l t Thrown Against Ttse
By HI Homo Mow Chrlil
m i Wm Oln ivedt
FLATONIA December W There was 4
Christinas tree at Iho opera haute last
night given by the Library society A
programme was rendered constating of a
recitation by Master Curious Hopkins d
dross by Rov W W Uorneri and music
by Mr T P YeoEcr and Mrs H N Flo
a after wtfch tli presents some SSO
were distributed
An Rttemirr was made to rob the store
of Mr U Llebe Sunday night The lock
wan broken but A bir on the Inside pre-
vented an entrance
lien Hose uho was shot Sunday night
In getting alone reasonably well The ex-
amining trial of Daly ahd Smith who ure
accused ot doles the shoot In Is set lor
tomorrow
So for there are no new developments
In the postotflce robbery case In report
Ins the robbery the reporter made a
sllsht mistake In staling that seeral
registered packages were missing which
shculd have read wetc rifled
A champion bird shoot Is booked for
Hew Years the losing side to stand the
expense of a banquet rer too crowd
WHARTON
WHARTON December 2S Mr and Hn
r V riatoand Mrt Isenlo Kv rt of Kan-
sas City came on yesterdays train Too
ladles will stay during the holida > a on a
visit to their mother Mrs Sophia Foro
Mr Fluta represents the biff cattle cum
mission firm the Prumm Frato Commis
sion company doing business In Kansas
City St Louis and Chicago This film
lias done the bulk of the TexoB business
Horn on Christinas day to Mr and
Mrs Qlfford a flnu gtrL
Mra Obenhaua ot Columbus Is the gutsl
of her daughter Mrs Dick Law son
Misses Mabel and LUUe Bolton enter-
tained their young friend with a social
last night
invliatlons are out for a conversaslonne
11 the home of Mlsa Fonnle May IJarbee
December 27
Hev Br Iawson ot Columbus preached
an eloquent sermon to the members of the
Episcopal church yesterday
A hUe negro boy was severely burned
by the explosion ot a coal oil ball jes
tenlai It Is hoped his Injuries will not
be fatal
CROCKETT
CROCKETT December 23 A hop was
given last night ot the opera house com-
plimentary to visltliist young ladles
Mr and Mrs It E Hall entertained
this evening omplltnentary to Misses
Willie Hal anl Beavvtllow Ilaltonl
Th city sweat box was tilled lost
night with rernons who tried to take more
Christmas than belonged to them
A negro tried to enter the residence ot-
A T C Duntiam about ll oclock Sunday
night but was frightened away by the
tcreania of the children His Intention
was evidently robbery
Dr E H Stokes of Elkhart and n C
Btokes of Trinity spent jesterday with
relatives In this city
As a result of a little too muoh Christ-
mas fun Bryant Hooks a young while
man 20 years old will probably die Sal
urday night he drank a great deal and or
his way home was thrown from his horse
MrlMng a tree Ills head was luioly
brulsed otio eye mailied and his fore-
head crushed He Is still alive and the
doctor says has a chance of recovery
BBJIVJLtj DM mi < if > it on Horis
iu ij nu very Quietly here
Saturday last fire broke out In two dif
ferent lots of cotton caused from lire
works ot somekind but thfi dames were
extinguished without much loss
The Epworth League will present a
ntataiit the Methodist Episcopal church
tonlnM
It is astonishing the number of strange
Mexicans who have drifted tn here the
past few weeks and their midnight orglM
tend to disturb the usual < ulot of this lit-
tle city These aemtbsrbarb revels at-
tract a crowd ot hoodlums and degraded
characters
The weather of yesterday and toda >
Iim every ppea > r nce of rodn
Mrs Wright or tiinero Is spending the
holidays mrtihfrlends Uj rjeevllU
Rev H tV Harris of McKInney came
down yelerday to look after his land In
terests here
JACKSONVILLE
JACKSONVILLE December 6The
union Christmaa tree lost night at the
opera howe drew an Immense crowd
The programme preceding the distrlbuttoT
of presents was an excellent one and well
rendered especially the tmuUcal part Miss
Jewel Newtnn desirvimr special mention
Ur her niajUerf ul handling of 4he violin
There Is much complaint about the de-
pot here la regard to boys Jumping on
and from moving trains The city mar-
shal says he oan do nothing unless the
taws r changed giving him more au-
thority
Charts Hawkins of Houston formerly
olty JMmt ywlarday with bin
family here
Mls BHen Tumo left tuts morning tor
a visit to friends st Fort Worth
Mi Motile Love and Mills Webb are
vtalttwr mn4li at Wills Point this week
HHerth 0 J > P I home from
lluauville vtmung fag mother
rmSvrt
TIMNITT Dewrober A masquerade
lftr gv n to the parlor of Mr and Mrs
> > wsh for the children
provea nuat wUliant mccems socially
M rwbraent ere wrvfd at 9 oclotk
and the little talis feastnl rojally off the
good thing j8r d befere tJi m
Mrst Jons of Lebanon Tern Mr 15
Ieytous aaot ts spending the holidays
here
Mr and Mr Underwood of Hol
land Texts Are visiting relative here
Yesterday the bustneM houses includlm
Hie saloons were etmntd and everything
JPM ed oir uls r until last night w en
4di < r W damage was doie w property
by W WWi busloeas tlgna awn
ngs etc IMtUr t ld upon pie arreeta nd
In front of doe During a war with
roman candle 8am Trow was shot In the
eye whlah row result lo tH low of sight
BBriTnAM
nfr tn Hits little town Tho prlnofel
aJ l t t dfty WM ° matched Kama
of bue ball between Bertram fehool Uwa
and Pool Jlranch club which resultedin
a close pame8 to ioln favor of Iool
At nlgltt n soclnl party at tho residence
° r rr a K wfts enjoyed very much
1 he ninll boys workeit oft considerable
fl e works Inst night
I > r J I Wilson who has been confined
to his bej > for eight months with HOme
thlnjt like rhoumatl m has dolded to have
his leg amputated Drs Christian Mo
tollum and Ttiorpo and several otlisi
rromlneot physicians are expected to take
iwirt In tho amputaflrn
VJCTOItlA
VJOTOTtlA December M Clirlitmas
passed off pleasantly and quietly in Vic
toria There wero no casualties accident-
al or otherwise and twlde from a few
cases of overindulgence the day was ap
propriately observed Christmas services
vcro held In the Lutheran Jiomun tath dlo
expected to Mtefid
BEAUMONT
BEAUSIONT December 20 The Beau
mont Enterprise has moved to tho Lang
ham brick bnlldlng corner of Pine and
Fires streets Tho next Issue of the paper
turday will be turned oft at tho new
louttlon The postofflce will bo removed
in a few days to tho first iloor of the sumo
building
A most enjoyable nffalr enme off laat
night utithe hospitable homo of Mr nnd
Mrs L P Ogden being a soolal hop
ghiii by the young nentlenen of the city
Miss Bessie Moss of Orange Is visiting
Miss Lltzle Caswell
Jan Hollan Warien Mlifs Etta Klrlt
vvood Hausuini Miss Huntle JCIrkwood
SyS ISUi JJ9 n Jtc Lwrt trnnvvlllr
TeritfJ AVLewlsiHousttui arc reclBtoma
at the cMinte Housaf
Kverythini is quiet in the lumber line
Tho Post repraserrtatlve wns presented
with a bottle of wUJb and a jug ot apple
brandy by J Frank Co
HELTON
BELTON December 2SChrlstmas has
been gsjiarally ubservtl by the churches
and Sufiday schools with Christmas tiees
ftc More work tUtin eVer betoie has ueen
done among the poor
Altoruoy vlencral It L Henry and As-
sistant Attorney Oeboral Mann Kiel arc-
h = te spending the holtdaye with their
families
Mr Elisb0 lihnbree lettvas today for
Wharton ivliere ho Will wed tomorrovr
Miss Emma DnvauL
Mr John Hommeihmlth and bride nee
Miss Oille Hosals are on n hrldul trip to
Kan Antonio
Captain Light who accidentally shot
and killed himself on the Missouri Kansas
and Texas train near Ucho Sunday mot n
Ing was burled hme yoaterday afternoou
Italn is badly needed aa the ground Is
too dry for farm work to proceed
cirSiio
CUEBO December 88 A couple from
the rural preclnts on matrimony bent
came to town yesterday and after a con-
siderable amount of trouble found the
county clerk and Justice Hill and wero
duly united Lpoh tlhlshing the ceremony
and pocketingthe fre Judge Hill gently
reminded the groom that there was a case
on bts docket against him for a little dis
turbance The marshal took him In
charge whoteupon be entered a plu i of
guilty and paid his fine He left the office
i tho remark that It would have been
iheaper for him to have gone to New
Tork to get married and the next tlino
he would do It
All the meiVanta express themselves
as welt satisfied with the holiday trade
one or two saying It w tho best In their
remembrance
MPABAS
LAM
joyable sociable was given last night at
lhe resilience ot J I Cmnpbell at which
nuliv a number at the young folks of tnn
< Itv wero pre n
Tho K J Cm will give a grand Christ-
mas ball at the Park hotel tonight
Rev C Thorp fur Ihe past four years
reitor of St Murja Episcopal chuivh at
tliU pluee pteaohed his fuiewell wtimm
Sunduy He leaves today tor hla new
home in Florida
HRVvN
I1RYAN December M David Kred tho
boy who was accidentally shot and killed
her yesterdsy won burled here toluj
The fire alarm waa sounded last night
but ttte fire was put out before much
damage w done Sortie Iwys flred some
roman candles Into the lie works dS
played In the Mangnrtlo Wells store with
tho result stated
LULINO
LULTNO December M The First Na
tional bank of Lining lias gone Into volun-
tary liquidation The buslnaiui will ba
continued as a private twnk tinder tho
firm name of Johnston Lipscomb
EUU Llttleflold colored hjijl his skull
brokon In by n boy In u drunken low yes
twday
mohTlh
AtOnjLU Decmibtii K MIsscs Tavla
nnd Lee Itlgsby of Summit Cnme ovor Hun
day uud spent Christina day with friends
III Mpbjle
II 0 Unreal V IL llower Jno H
Weatheriy Edgdr 1C Mitttliewa Mlsa
Cora Crawford and MlOu sle Spenoe
attended a ball tn f ome hvll hist night
YOAiWil
lOAKItM December 80 The cbtlstmas
trees hlld last night must hnve suppllej mry
S Tres
nOUSTOX DAILT POST WEDNESDAY MOTINTNG DECEMBER 27 1893
attended There were Christmas trees for
the young folks at the Melhodlst Luther-
an and Iiaptlst churches
Mr Charles Corsntr l quits sick at Ms
home In this city
Msb Sopnie Werthettttsr Is Pndlng the
holidays in Cucro w lilt Mrs F V Hates
The pay car msde the trip from Rosen
berg to Cuera today v
Mis Maria Q ontfcirv returned Satur-
day from a yUlt to lbltton
Mr u it ifilth ana his btMe nee Miss
Mamie MolMoeh returned from their
wedding tour Saturday
Lagrange
LAGRANGE Deetn > r Christmas
has rafted off cmtetlynhd as far as heard
from there havebeen ho caaualtle of
any kind
Divine service of a very Imprest e
ohtracier were he < d In th Catholic
church yesterday both morning and night
ny Rev Father Lenert The ongregnton
wns treated to same Very nne mtuvlo by
the choir Every onseemed to enjey
the flay The small boy with his flre
ciackers as usual engrossed the princi-
pal attention
Miss JohnsOn a jjabarmlng young lady
and society beltojtJjuolumbus Is enjoying
Chrlstmua wftll Jftgiifls n the c1 >
Tomorrow Sight fhe children of the
Kplseopal eh fch Vjli be entcrtalued at
the residence oTH n Kovefoit
On
given
Colonel KdmOmlsoti ths w1de wake
editor of the Journal Is laid up with tem-
porary Illness Mr rrank Jouda Is oc-
cupying the tripod In the Interim
The neaUiei has been as nice as could
tinvei been desired
Max ScheJch a prominent capitalist
ot Columbus is In the city visiting rela-
tives and friends
Judge I W Moore and J Lane leave
tonight for Houston wheie tliey go a
attached wttneesea In raiiw case before
the courts
The coinpreas here has proved a fine
Investment Up to date there has been
compressed a large quantity of cotton
COLMUSNBIL
COLMESNK1L Deceml > er MThe ball
here last night wna attended by nearly
100 couples the hall being filled to Its
ulmoHt capacity Antony Carters hand
ot six were the musicians and It Is gen-
erally conceded that the music wa better
the attendance larger the deportment of
nil nicer and the occasion the plcatunt
cst of the kind ever had In Golmesncll
The merchants here all report the larg-
est sales ever made during the holidays
and that too exclusively for cash
Jim Olbsju who has been mcntnllj
afflicted at times the past ten years or
more In being tried for Insanity at Wood
ville today He has boen icrlauBly ngect
td the past ten days going from place
to place snylng The Uird has tome
Arise and meet your king He has been
harmless at nil times but has lately Bald
he had to kill 100 men which has caused
his condition to claim legal attention
He has a wife nnd six children nnd It
Is hoped his trouble mi > be cured
Summer weather has prevailed the past
week a heavy rain having fallen Sunday
Today is clear and spring like
tilt Burdav sohool had a Christmas rhitn
ley at the upora house The Methodist
Hd h tree at their church and the Luth-
eran Mutiday school had theit tree at tho
opera house They were all welt attended
and the Utile ones enjoyed tho appear-
ance of Santn Claus muchly
OVBHTON
OVBnTOJf December S An Unknown
man was killed five mites south of here
this morning bv a freight train running
over him supposed to have been drunk
Cotton all gathered nnd most of It lias
l n marketed
We had a nlco rain here today
LIVINGSTON
LIVINGSTON Deiember S8Msi Mat
Ho Meecc acrompaiil d by her little
brother Mar Luther go to Houston
this evening visiting relatives
ANDEUSON
ANDKItSiW Decimber SR Tom Tur-
ner and Chfuley Mnnley were wrestling
today up on Ollions creek when Munley
broke Turners leg
ISLAND CITY ITEMS
Popular Theatrical Manager A Negro
Drops Dead
iRlveston Texas December SS Per-
haps the happiest man In Galveston yes
ThursdWwRhtSpind bait v bo l Znt > f ° h °
t Ever body I
man emba rk In buslne
any
In a strange city tt Is always a query In
his own mind how ho will be received by
the people Especially Is this so with a
theatrical manager lie may do hli ut-
most tn please the people yet his manner
may not suit them his mods of doing
binlncw may not meet with their approval
and Instead nf making friends he makes
enemies and almost before he knows it
failure stares him In the face
Mr Gerber came to Galveston at the
beginning of the theatrical season from
New York a total stranger He at once
began to ihrIic friends and by prompt at-
tention to business nnd an affable manner
has succeeded In making himself popular
with all clnssis of people Thb fact was
attested yeiterday whet he received a
core of presents nnd valuable ones ton
fr itn many of the best citizens of Oal
veslon goldhcnded umbrellas Kohlhead
ed ennes pearl and oxydlted silver sou-
venirs cigars and In fact almost every-
thing one could think ot Mr Oerber
feels Justly proud of his Chrl tmns gifts
as It assures him that his efforts to plea e
patrons of the Tremont hav < > not been
unavailing
The talented young elocutionist MI <
Miriam Nellie of Fort Worth Is vlsltlmr
In Galveston Her many admirers hero
would be very glad to heir her in public
before returning to her home
Hlrnm Johnson traveling passenger
agsnt ot the Missouri Kansas and Texas
who now makes his lipadaunrtcrs nt Den
laon is In the city spending tho holidays
with his family
Kilburn Moore son of C II Moore
who has besn attending the military acad-
emy at Orchard Lake came home to at
pend the holidays with his parents and
many friends In Oolvcston v
Sunday night a negro named Chips
dropped dead In the alley between avenues
L ana M nnd Twentyseventh and Twen
tyeighth sttpols Denth was caused by
heart fHlltuo lie was burled yesterday
Aug Itocnor agent for Lemps brew-
ing company In this city was presented
with a handsome diamond pin by tho em
ployes ot the company Christmas eve
Mr Charles Abbott made the presentation
speech
Stanley and Louis Sinclair came home
from college to attend the holidays
year
W E McDonald trnvcllng freight ngetu
ot the Santa To with hendquarters at
Waco Is In the city spending the holi-
days
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
Murdtr3 His Sweetheart and Then Kills
Himself
Dalngcrfleld Texas December 20 Late
yesterday evening while the merry Christ
man bolls were ringing and all seemed
happy enjoying Christmas a young man
came dashing Into town with sad tidings
that ciiHt a gloom over all that Bee Willis
had killed Mies Minnie Moore out a mile
from town and then killed himself Bee
Willis was a promising young man of
this town about 22 years old son of Mr
G W Willis nnd Miss Moore was about
lived two miles front town and was high-
ly respeclod and very pqpulur Tho par
UcnlUH of the killing are about as fol-
lows
They are cousins and had been engaged
to marry about a year Their parents ob-
jected on account of their being reUtlves
but they had In the tftst few days agreed
they should marry but from some cause
had disagreed and lato yesterdnj evening
Willis was out taking a drive and found
Miss Morre At a neighbors and asked her
to lako a drive with him After taking
Utc drive mid getting in Bight ot Dlclt
Mooics her grandfathers they saw Wil-
lis pull a 3Scnllbre pistol from his poulcat
put one aim around her tins the revolver
against her breast and flic He then
mopped his horse put the smoking re-
volver lo lite areast and ngatn pulled Clio
trigger und fell over on her In itv buggy
both lend
vigHis ciieesu and cunned goods appro
priated
lie has made complaint before Justice
Hlnx uniilnm Hum Vun Ness Dob Carter
und Homy Miller on n chmge of ilimuib
ing the peace at hln store on the sume
night
tontplalut was made before Justlcn
liliii this morning by Asa Rippetoe njtainst
Alfied Bradford ahd Harrison Simpson
charging them with using ptofune and
abusive liuignige
There was a Roman candle battle In
front ot L Z Harrleous store lust bight
und several were struck and hurt Among
the most stirlously hurl vvue Mr Robert
lurch who v > ns struck In ths eyesmd
limy lose the night Mr R S Fanner
wna burtieil on the forehead and qiijto
a number wero Bllghtly hurt and a number
qf suits ot clothes rtiinud
Commencing at thu Fair Grounds tornor
rovv there will he two days racing A
considerable suing of horses arc hero
tmd the prospect is good for two dn > of
excellent sport
There vv a an enjoyable social entertain-
ment at College Home Chappell Hill lust
night attended by a large number of
young folks and heartily enjoyed
There will be a grandbnll at Vorwaerta
hall tomorrow nlcbt by the Young Mens
Social cjub
The olty Is full of Christmaa vlsjtorii
MHttluVVIlltunts colored fell off a homo
on Mr A II Mercers plnca yesb rday and
broke her lo
News has Just reached here of the shoot-
ing ut Whitman Sunday nlght of Richard
Evans by Jim Walker Evans vvnu shot
tithe temple tho bait oomlng out at Iho
back of his head Ho Is still alive Walkir
la under 300 liond
Prices for Pocahontas matineo today
and tomorrow nltfht mo 50 cents nnd A
cents
CRIMINAL CALENDAR
Tin licmiuiiLE chime or svpen
4T1T10US IJvKIANS
Mrs Nelson uf Cbsppnll Finally Sue
Cents In Ending Uer Lire Drunken
Negrues lleilt Arrest and
Are Killed
Los Angeles Cdl December W A hor-
rible slory of wild law and superstition
of the Mojave Indians Is told by J F
Saunders who arrived last eveninn fiom
the Needles a town on the Colorado rlvei
on the Atlantlo and Paclflc titlwny ll >
had heard the details Just before he touk
the train and Ihey seem to be corroborat-
ed by an account given in the local
Paper tho Hye Which he brought with
MmThe
The Mojave Indian reservation Is about
halt a mile from the Needles and the
aborigines are virtually their own mas-
ters having their own laws and supersti-
tious From Saunders account on lues
day Inst a trlpo murdai was committed
under the plea ot tradition by the Indians
One of the prettiest siiuuws known as
Lonout Was married according to avage
rites about a year ago She was a comely
girl only IS years old and had picked up
some education tier husband Wus one ot
the bravest vvArrlors Sunday last she
gave birth to twins and as a result a
grand povvwow n called for ac-
cording to AloJve tradttlon the squaw
vvha has tying Is a wl ch and consuri
of evil spirits The penalty hn salwftys
been denth fpr the babies and mother
lonetus husband was so fond of her
however that he made a strong plea for
Inr and her babies but It was ot no
anil
The iriedlclnq menheld that the old
custom must be observed and tho twq lit-
tle ones were brought torwmd and
brained with a club Lonela was kept
for more trying ordeals which she suf-
fered without complaint Everydna of
her personal bewnmlnga were gathered
and put Into her shack and she was
oidered Inside She bade her husband
farewell and went In The eplranoo wns
closed straw and brush wero piled
about the frail structure and fired and
in two hours nothing but a few embers
remainedN to tell the tingle story The
officers at Needles leiraed tho facts too
late to Interfere und the poor squaw
with this horrled torture passed to the
happy hunting grounds where her ill
starred offspring had preceded her
SUCCEEDED IN SUICIDING
Brenbam Texas December 20 At
Chappell 11111 at 12 oclock last night Mrs
Dr J M Nelson suicided by cutting her
throat from car to ear with a razor and
opening an artery in her ami She was
In tho room with Mrs ltev W E Tynes
ot this city her daughter who heard
her struggling and called her not receiv-
ing any response she luibtened to her bed-
side nnd as she leaned uver the bed Uld
her hand on a rnror She called Dr Nel-
son who vvaB in the adjoining room nnd
when a lamp was lighted she presented
a ghastly sight tuid breathed her hat
Just as they reached her Her thront
wns Inld wide open with a frightful gash
reaching from one ear to the other with
one or two minor gashes and a gash In
the aim told of her efforts to expodlate vvcl
They will return after tho first of the 1 po Is J1 TIe cause for her rush act
explained upon the hjrothesls that she
has been In bad health until her mind
has been affected
About two weeks ago she made an un
successful attempt to cut her throat and
on two other occasions within the pint
few months she lias taken an ovcnlosu
of poisonous drugs butwithout Buccese
until Monday night She wus about 60
years of nge and has been a resident of
Washington county for nbout thirty years
and was a Mrs Banks bofoie ha mar
riage to Dr Nelson and has ono son by
that name
WHOLES II KIbLING
Hvlngiiton Texas December 20 Christ-
mas Day usheied in with tright sunshine
and every appearance qf pleasure but
with its tyoso ended the ytu of three or
more ot thoeo seeking to enjoy Its fes-
tivities
Charles Harris attended a festival nt
tlic renUcitce of Clnda Sltwletary nnd be
17 mm daughter of Mr Vf F Moore and ing Intaxicuted nnd bolstaous a message
I3RENHAM BUDGET
Usual Reault of a Roman Candle Battle
A attire ISurtflarlzed
Urenhuin Tcias December 11 The store
of C S Williamson on Unlimau street
LAMPASAS Dcoember 26 A very en was burglarised Sunday nlglit and some
nd EPcoP churcho will
a being In
vvUh a Tho u ap
VYU3 sent for an officer to quiet him
This seemed to anger hira and he added
to the trouble by shootlwf Into tho house
but did no damage after which he slutt
ed tq town and on the way piet up with
Constable Bishop whs demanded his
surrender Instead ot submitting he drew
bis pistol and made an effort to use it
when he wns Bitot in the neck by Mr
Bishop who wus armed with n shot gun
severing the Jugular v < ns and breaking
Ills neck producing instant death
Comitablo R B Green of Luggett also
attempted the nnest of a negro at or
near Leggett who resiited firing twice
as teport has it ot tlw offlcerv who in
turn fired twice ut him with fntul effect
Tom Hanks slabbed and It Is thought
fatally wounded another tieero noma
not know n and rumor bays that sill an-
other wa killed at Corrlpin though have
hot learned tiie facts
SHOOTING 4T CALVERT
Calvert Texas December 0 Today
about 12IW oclock two pistol shoto were
heard from Shaokelrurds solobn the re
suit ot a tow between Levy Fotd n negro
gambler mid V Wmckelfoid the pro-
prietor of tho saloVt From what can
be learned by lookerson It appears tliat
Mr Shackelford andi the negro Ford had
n few hot wordu und every one In the
aiiioon thought that It wus all over until
they heard a ut coming from Shackel
ford s plutol which hovvevt r took no
effect The negro returned the ire one
shot taking effect i Shackelfords stom-
ach inllictlng a soTlous wound which
may prove fatal The cause of the row
could not be learned The neao waa
lutmedlfctely arrested by Marshal Wysen
and lodged in Jail Shackelford was re-
moved to ItU home I
ItfrLnter ovldenoo In tho Shackel
ford shooting brings Out the follovvln
Shackelford never ilred unv shots thut
Ihe negro Font fired both shots the Inot
shot taking effect In Shackelfords ab
dnmen Shackelford Is not cipected tu
live through the night
A LAWLESS DAND OF TRAMPS
HttrlfgriJ City Ind Encumber 20A
baud of tramps armed with revolvers have
been having things thajr own vmy among
the cltlstini of the south end until this
afternoon when six of the band were csp
tuied nfter an exchange of several vol
leys during which onepf the oltUena vu >
shot through the leg uud a tramp shot In
tho uim At the point of revolvers the
gang held up a man In that locality about
poop toilas hi a wiloon Thej enteml
the plau < alled for drinks l ld a revol-
ver by thorn tuul Intimidated the bystand-
ers They met the command of the bar-
tender to put tip the weapons by leveling
tinlr guns mi him They exttied auspi
olon by exhibiting a well tilled momy
n It which Is Mirliuidy emlmiLil t ton
tnln from ISO to JMoO Tho money was n
sliver gold and paper euireivi Th
leudir f the gong ewapnl todny and It i
siippuMid ho can led the inomj vvlth htm
TAKEN OUT AND HANJJED
Ilavnnnnh an December A special
to the Morning News from IJainbrldue
G s
Hiontvs tho negro who auuuilted Mri
Sellers an a < count of which has been
published did not die as expected by tho
attending ptivsiclstt and wna taken out
l t night by unknown parties nnd
hanged
GALVESTON COLLKCTOH HOHUEt
Dcnlson Texas December 20 Hob Tay-
lor uf Monluun wus robbed hero this cveli
Ing of fffi Ho is collector for the laud
department ot tho mm ot L H JJlum
ot Galvefcton Ho camo in jestordiiy Slid
has been here since lids evening about
JJ0 he went Into McMillan Bros grocorj
store on Main street and went to the
rear of the store As he noarcd the dour
he waa grabbed from tho side by a man
and forced through tho alley gate lh
iccllv on iho ouisldo stood aiiollun man
lh tbfii went through IhvIoih
IH S u roll of bills In wimh wore > >
nunc change hlH k ys and vvitih
IT IS NOT BELIEVED
WniUiington December 6 Not it par
uce oif credence is paueU here in tno re
put from JjuenoH Ayres mat MuiiNt < r
ihiiiii m has I eiVSiiUVU tne lirSitrHeius
aa belligerents It la 1uli > A > tKibla that he
lvoua i iKo stuui a siej w iiuut uiKtrui
uim u Din here and it tun be uialuij
WMih h4 iranie that he has receded no
such instructions
A CHOOK SHOP
St Louis Mo December ICEarly this
morning Jaui j N Le < i u iocua oio k
was fnialty abut b > Oily Aturney J nine
J iiuLtr Vne nouutiii wa tnu resiitt
of a wurdy wur but ween tnii two men
unrt oocuired at u bawuy house Wlliuur
liutler hni been sutnuouid Kuncr t > urty
by the iiroiiiletreos to give some legal
udvlce
FOUCHT WITH GUNS
Clarksvilie Texas December 26 A dou-
ble ttagedy occurred nt HotrtlH twelve
miles south of heie Tom Hentqii nnd A
J ituui fought Demon used o shotgun
nnd itush n Winchester Hush was shot
In the hand and tiled In short while
Demon was shot through the body nnd it
is said he cntinoT recover
TWO MEN SHOT
rtoekvllle Mo December 2fi A young
man named Mat kiln was shvl this inorn
iuj by Deputy city Maishal pr > or after
wrenching loose from Piyor who tmd him
under arrest A friend uf Jlackllns
name S P Motcalf attempted to In-
let fere and was also fatally shot
THE MILITIA ORDERED OUT
Tamixi Fla December 26 Tho gov-
ernor hrui ordered two companies of mili-
tia to Wild wood to aid In quelling the
negro r t The latest news from Wild-
wood Is to the effect that llfteen negroes
are wounded four killed and four cap-
tured
A MURDEROUS SOLDIER
San Antonio Texas December 26 A
snMtsr named Charles Roberts cut tho
throat of Josle Wilbur a seriocomic
singer at a variety theater this morning
and then cut his own throat Both are
still alive and the woman will probably
recover
KILLED BY THE SHERIFF
Birmingham Ala December 20 John
Williamson today during a drulikep
brawl fatally shot Dick Admns Sheriff
DivIs tried to arrest Williamson who
resisted mid iho sheriff shot him In-
stantly killing ltlm
A PROBABLE LYNCHING
Yorkvllle S C December 20 Jeff
Ciawford colored murdered W P Black
burn white last night Robbery was tile
cauee Crawford was arrested today He
may bo lynched
f t
T1IKV JOT ONLYJ12
Loa Angeles Cnl December 2C a ao
tedttve of WellsForgo Bexpress company
Htatcd today that the robbers at Robcoo
Sunday night secured only 12
THE PRENDERGAST TRIAL
Chicago December 26 In tho Prcndet
tmst trial today the opening argument
for the prosecution was made The open
ing for tho ooiense was begun and will
be concluded tomorrow
SHOT AT A DANCE
Overton Texas December 20 At a
dance near here last night Charley wills
nant was shot and seriously wounded by
James Roc The parties oro both col-
ored
GOT NO BOOTY
CoffeyvlUe Kan December 20 The
train robbers at Seminole Sunday night
got nothing from tio express car Tho
only thing In the safe wua a package of
plivtod Jewelry of small value
THE DEATH ROLL
G T Whitllefa
Ytrtajcuim Texas Decombr 20 At 9
o clock ttits mowing Mr T O Whitfield
qulotbty breathed his l t Deceuse1 was
tulcen a1n ten di > a since wltin U grippe
but nfter being In bed a doy or two got
Up and went to tils oldce attemteig to his
duties as city tax oojeotor for tvvo or
three days when he was taken ivith a
rolapa arnd continued to grow worj uittli
death come
The de ea ed was an old citizen of Col
orado county comma to this city wbout
th e J ears ago w r4 he had made many
fronds being elected at the last April
ftecUon to the oftlce of os o ur und col
leotor ot the cJty He was bright Ma-
son and r retary of die Mnajnlo lodge
her U wu itoio a t4tihlil inambgr Of
he Baptist church He wau 82 yours old
He leaves a wife and two sons wul two
nusrrled daughtem to mourn hta loss
Mm EJta Ratilnson
MadlsamUe Texas Detmber 33Mrs
Llla Robmaon a mo t uwitinab ChtlaJan
woman dod at her home one mile north
of Mud vtuv tile the 2lsi instunt Lu
hirlppe was the d soase of wbld no ded
No oue hus over bum moio suimrely
mourned In M ullsun cnwily than j he A
Kadlaig mombai of the Mechodirt church
no wns rach tn goo < J wotkh
Jl K White
tlemiMtesid Texas Decerrftitr 2C Mr
H K hhe of iiradfvrd Kim dlel at
J ocutk this moriiiig ji tn loom t > i
Hrmjj of uilUvmmaUun of tuo bow and
i comuu iton of othtr dosages Tsi Gen
lieiiaia liod ohatge ot a port of the vvjrlt
jf bonng an arte un will at lralro
Wmv Tiie body upon oiders was ox
piojseu lo Penimylvanla
HYmENEAL
Smith ionng
Palestine Texas December 26 Mr S
H Smith of aalveston was nuural li
M < w Pmk oung at the homo of the
brlo a pari w m tli s cty th momnt
W ° oc k nv lJ r c Tmmwn of
tie MothoJnt aiuioh pernn l the < r
m > y 71 b < rcure nu P J Ulls
Co the big wlvo aIe morrtmnts of
trtdvuslon and is a
very popular knigii
of the grip whh the bidi lTone nfn I
ttne ch inning and most tuteinatbur an
eety 1x41 The coujyle have a
number of friends kn ths city and J e
nhsie who extnl Hum
heaity cm i tu
alcu They tt on the morning lnn
Ot UlUVUHtOll
Uff Iletitr
Bryan Texa December 3D Mr Jos
lott and MU Kulli Petzw vVere nlarrlu
use > rerdjy t the i sW n of si
iwigf Pltxer lion young
eoplo
were
oaklcnte of tills city
N0BA1TLEF0UGHTYET
THE iNStUGKNT VESSELS
AT SEA
8TILI
The Untied Slates Cruller New York
Ordered to Proceed at
Ouce tn llto
Pernambtico December 2GCdpyrlghted
1893 by the Associated Tress Tho Inhab-
itants of Parnamupeo were astonished to
sec the Nlctheroy return today reporting
cite had been unable to llnd tho two rebel
fillips the latter were said to hnvc beon
seined iKiund for the convict settlement
on the island of Fernando de Noronhn
north of thu port nlW the object ot Mello
in making lor the Island retorredto was
said to be the liberation of tho convicts
whu were to be enlisted In the llrnidllan
tiiiiigeur murine force It Is now said
Hiit the Nloth iuv will uwalt the coming
iof the rebel shlpe und will nght lliem In
or about thlB jicrt From Hlo there Is no
fresh news to be had
HOUND FOR UttAZIL
New York December L United States
cruiser New York left the navy yard In
Uiouklyn for Brazil today Numerous sn
lutes wcto given as the ship proceeded
down the bay
HECOGNlZBD THE INSUrtGENTS
llueiws Ajros December 2il It Is ru-
mored hete that Minister Thompson of the
United Suites at HiO llruril has recog
naed the mulirgents hs belligerents The
exploslbii of a powder magazine nt Cerro
has done much damage
PORTUGUESE MINISTER DETAINED
Lisbon December SO It Is rumored hete
that tho Portuguese minister nt Itlo desir-
ing to depart on a abort leave of absence
wag detained by tho authorities
THE C11U1SER NEW 0R1C
Washington December 20 Tho cruiser
New York has been onlered to sail to
lllo de Junalro to relnfbtte our fleet In
Brazilian vvatets
THAT PLOT TO KIDNAP
London December 20 The Telegraph
in commenting upon tho alleged discov-
ery ut Abllene Kan of a plot to kidnap
Ptesldent Clevelands little dauBhterRuth
snyB It hopes It Is only a story of an
American writer who happened to be
bhort af Christmas copy In view how-
ever of similar exploits like the abduc-
tion of Charlie noss the Telegraph adds
that it Is impossible to entirely dismiss
the story na unfounded Those bent on
money making hnve no reverence for
President Cleveland which Is not hedged
around with divinity The newspnpers re-
gardless of chivalry call Mrs Cleveland
Frankle
People who tolerate this sort of thing
the Telegraph says must not be sur-
prised If tho presidents daughter is in
reality stolen
THE WORK OF A MOB
Palermo December 20 At Chatanlzctta
riots followed the arrest of the men
charged wlUi inciting the Inhabitants to
rebel against the authorities The gen-
darmes were roughly handled while es-
corting a prisoner to the barracks Thou-
sands of rioters attempted lo storm the
bulldlm but were repulsed Further
engaged they returned to town set lire
to the town hall tho Casino telegraph
and postoltlces the Octroi bureau police
court and residences of the mayor and
commissary ot police causing great dam-
age
FOREIGN BRIEFS
Belgrade December 0 The Skuptschl
na has passed tho bills sanctioning the
commercial treaties with Russia and
modifying the National bank regulations
The court Is slid hearing the Indictment
against the Impeached ministers
Port Said December 20 The steamer
Clnn Mathesoa is uohoro and blocking
traffic through the Sues canal
MOHAMMEDANS EXPELLED
Berlin December 20 Eugene Wollf ex
oxplorer has news from Uganda that tho
Mohammedans hud been cupelled by the
Christians
It is added severe fighting Is now In-
evitable between the Mohammedans and
Christians and an encounter will probably
take place at Myoro
A RIOTOUS MOB
Amsterdam December 20 Two thou-
sand unemployed Today paiadcd through
the lending strwts They becanto boister-
ous nnd hnally 100 police with snbera
ilrawn chmged them The mob retaliated
with stones sticks etc A number on
bath sides were seriously Injured
la
SEARCHING FOR THU LEADERS
Orleans December 20 A mob ot an
aruhtets last night ran along Faubourg do
Madeaine shoutlmg Long live an
atchy ami breaking nil the gas lamps
ajid winders The jxjllce nro searcldni
for the leaders of the mob
CARTRIDGES FOUND
St ntlenne December 20 Twenty cart
ridaes fully charged wero fomjd In a
rai way station h ere nml were evidently
stoon from the dei t near by
CARRIED OUT TO SEA
Sydney N s y Dodomber 20A pleas
uro pttrty boating at ICIamii wus catrled
out to sea and wrecked Seven persons
wero drowned
1IIE MATAI1ELES SUHJUGATED
Cape Town December Commissioner
RhoBes anhouneea that Hie Matabeles are
entirely subjugated and ICing Lobcngula
does not Intend to return to Huluwayo
OBSERVED AS HOLIDAY
I < ondon December 3S Today Is boxing
day and is observed a a close liolIda >
by the banks and exchanges
HUNTSVILLE HOLIDAY VE31TORS
HuJitsvltle Texas December 20Mrs
Judge loveU waa up from Houston on
a VlBt to nliLives
rWbcrt Sml Hr UrtejfT bmlth nnd Alie
LelBh wr or from the Agrteultural
and lfininleal school
Mtw Luie isirtis fiom Sherman insti
tuto and Phdlp aibljs from Georeftown
uu vrally vv < re home
U ill Tarr s c ne down from Grapeland
where he la toaijilng at present
Mb Ell Holland a very pretty youna
lady ot Houston was visiting the Misses
Angler She spent Knit time here last
slimmer and hoa numerous frasajis In the
city
John P Garrett an old Hunusvillo t y
came up frvm Houston and spejit tho day
Mia lluttie femlth wlio Is leaching at
Urownvvood came home for the festal
Ol ci s I
Haiilson Fnley James Lockett Walton
1m thor an 1 Norman Kittre l Huntsvilie
hove all came up from Houston wtiere
Lliey ure ai present angagiM Ui bustnoJ
Mjs Motigie Wood til camo homo from
H1 PrairU wheri sho is engaged In
tiohu 4id giv nt urwat itiaf i tlon
Vin Almxtiunib o i imo d wn irom Aus
tin whore ho is uttonil as the B ate unl
veratty
Mr Leo Thomson of Gavealon being
i native Iluiiuv lleete had io run up nnd
ikf Ilirsnus dinner n tin oil town
Bdwm Dav w homo from Llvng
iton where he has okanre of the public
school
M rai Genie Dixon who is teaching at
Montgomeiy was bjjne
Mr John K Wihy tho rustling drum
DENVER AND fJCU
Denver Colo December Ste
Truirbull of the Denver ui aiJJ i
appointed A P Patka uJltut fr
Semple will bi appelntri gnmlta
ger agent
C i
ACCIDENTALLY KttLBHBBri
Hutchlns Texas DecSoctr S
Curtis aged 18 on the Jim fiUtk
wns accidentally killed with ttf
In hU own hands lie h S ttta Kl
Ing
Large as a Dolla
Wei o tho tcrolula sorts en ttf pocrfitCiV
Mrcellus l
spent the day iwr ot w fis
lh twit nighJ W S H
which wet H1fnnrO
ier A pieeD Sift
s waves JWth 3
vay uc
whieb nJ ol chijia
Jamam SUrr nilf
Neptune todiv nntvei 1
rew CllIlil WJ th v
look after M S5bv
what Wu W
and
catgo tfcV
Tho Mllford
hooner of soo vttu k J
Creek tons othltHBi
Derembrr s
eight mile C o te UtU
harbor That nlElirth vi t
< cred a iCavy tou lLte v
Wlo and in Vtk hS
half w
Pounding on the ednju
The crew lenerefl iL
had forceV
w ere > t Mr
as thoj could not reach
the heavy surf jSUfr hlS1 Wl
to tho Wtttl
flavlits Tlitw fWtttl
to splinters and K f
nbout the dee
sprang a leak and Shorto It fcj IV e H
that sho would capil ° tftw
had
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ciew a chBttco ieTlW
best meana of favltie ihZ 1 l
decided to try to sirt
ra l
by The water was lsf tTLt01
but he piunavd tnu hi nStt
the roi ks tu eafrty itrH
end ot the line thenuJt
Unit the other meV honlCA
all made the dangenaisXanh
They brought food m S JiW
only Just enough to ktel llta T
Ing of starvation lKS
the following ThtirMtti Sffi
out nnv kind ofl eltJr tJiI
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FATALLY BUrtNED
Jeht at Christmas
clothing ot Harry bmi tti t
Santa claus causit nrliiw
and he wna fatally barak < n t
panic In the crowd art h 1
get out of the Win thrMr
fatally hurt A hrre hutnfeTrf
wero seriously
tnjured
THE ATCHISONS POUCt
Chlcaav Dooember XTfce ass
road will not disturb any ftM
passenger associations 6f skid i
member ays Mr ItobtWETJIiT
under
agent the recehcrj
sickening and dijpisUofy Iter tat
headache
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tack ot Ut tans
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Tito bill in answir t W >
wore npnolnied I MuM
filed at Little Rock SaturW
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