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EVENTS OF EVERTWHERE. It is stated in New York that the Rock Island will begin in the fall to build either out of Fort Worth or Dallas to the gulf. Owing to a rate war and the scarcity of journeymen plumbers in Dallas, the daily wages of plumbers have been raised to $5. The big butchers' strike, notwith standing, butchers say that meats are one cent lower in price in Dallas than for some time. The new Citizens' National Bank of Ennis opened for business Thursday with a good number of accounts. This is the third National bank for Ennis. Jim Woods, the negro well digger who was SO seriously injured in the premature powder explosion in a well at McKinney on Thursday, died the next day. Governor Lanham has issued a proclamation setting aside the 5th day of September as a labor day, a day on which to do no labor, and to observe as a holiday. It is said that the commissioners of Travis County are not of the opinion that they cannot do much for the road improvement now being agitated in that county. Mrs. Maybrick is now in New York having sailed under the assumed name of Mrs. Rose Ingraham, in order to avoid the publicity she would have otherwise created. Chicago, Memphis and New Orleans capitalists are arranging to construct new palatial steamboats after a new pattern and will attempt to revive the old time river traffic. Congressman Jack Bealse of the Dallas District is making a tour of the district speaking at all prominent points. He is opposed b J. J. Cypert, a Republican, of Meridian. The little son of Sam F. Stewart, of Dallas, fell and broke his arm Friday The child had barely recovered from a broken leg, caused by a fence falling on him some time since. Chas F. Baker and Clyde King have been notified of their appointment on the hospital corps under Dr. Miller, of Sherman, who goes to the Manassas maneuvers as regimental surgeon. Each of the several successive cheap coach excursions from Texas to the World's Fair has grown larger and larger. That leaving last Saturday was by far the largest run this season. At an election held at Bartlett to de terminewhethera taxor 25con the $100 should be levied for free school purposes, the tax was defeated, 74 for and 45 against, two-thirds being necessary A local company has recently been doing some prospecting for oil near Bruks Station on the Denver Road in Wichita County. Oil was discovered, but not in sufficient quantities to pay. It is reported that Samsonoff, the issassin of M. Von Plehve, has been sentenced to death. Reports which have been circulated about Samsonol having escaped and also that he is dead are declared to be false. Work on the new Busby Hotel at 1 South McAlester has commenced, which, when completed, will cost over $100,000 exclusive of furniture e and fittings. Col. William Busby is promoting the new hotel. S Senator Joseph W. Bailey, of Texas, opened the Democratic campaign in Brooklyn Thursday night. He was the principal speaker at a meeting held under the auspices of the Kings Coun ty Democratic club. John Burley, a negro, 40 years of age, was hanged at the District jail in Washington on Friday for criminal assault on a 4-year-old negro girl, t committed in July, 1904. It was the first death penalty in the District for this offense. Peter Sells, the well-known show. 0 man, has suffered a stroke of paralysis c It seemed slight at first, but soon afp fected his speech and he failed tc t recognize his daughter and other members of the household. d Arrangements are being made for p a Confederate reunion and citizens' t picnic Altus which
