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Show j A BLOODY FIGHT Between Half - IJreeds and Kanchmon in Texas. Nine Hen Killed and Sixteen Wounded In An Attempt to Bid the Country of a Batch of Cattle Thieves. I . r j lldi ,ton lex.. August o. pecial.j ' ,s 'f tne ''.,'l:ie which took place ; sono fourteeli mill's vi; s! ol Lai-.t i L lias re ichtd here. In th : ii.ro n.eo v. ere kil.eti s.nd si-' si-' -e :i . .nr.i'.e.l. The poiul al which th, ,-3 ,iii.-r ; r.o.; u.cc is on t.ie line o: i ..ie'! ::.; i; Louisana railway, and the ' in'' .hoi.''. hood l;:;e long been the hca. .-..arterhot & ran,,- v. hose depredaiioii: liave ijutce iiiein a terror to till v.h ;i;ive permanent .nt crests there. Sunn i v e ;a the Louisai;. side and others i iexas, and it has : n the custom fo tlie leruvs into er.f . s.'ale to le mad i:'iii tl e otliefside. ;ns escaping til-law til-law and at the s.n:.(; t. ne sharing ii .In- ui. lawful ga:;i. f'iiis ganj i. Known a' tlie " Asiivvortli People.' and is made up most ly of a lot ot halt in vds, who take deligi t in steaiin. cattle and fighting. The cattle-ou nei oi the section who live in dread o tht:se men have sud'ered s-verely s-verely at their hands for a lmig tiini At last the ranchmen had t sen-them sen-them a notice that they must desist o tike the consequences. Ami not on I !iis, out that they must leave th country. The depredations continued, however, and so bold did they becoin. ihat the cattle-owners loimd i n c -ssary to organize and arm themselves them-selves for protection. The 'Red Hones" are the leaders the cattle-nun and when it was learned that the ganur was again in a foray, they culled their met. together and tr out to find the marauders. Thev su- -pectcd a man named Morris as a lead-of lead-of the thieves ami ordered him to leavt . lie was supiwrted by tlie w hole strenizt! of his faction and defied them. Th quarrel grew bitter and and one of th Ash worth crowd named Ward drew hi. gun and shot a "Red Hone," Peiei Dvson. Then the battle began and tin fil ing became general Two men w en killed and hostilities then ceased for w hile, but were resumed in the nfter-noon nfter-noon and William Swan, of the "Red I'.ones," and John Owen, and Henry Ashvvorth, of the other side wen killed at the first fire. The fight continued con-tinued through the afternoon. A Noted Nesrro. London, August 5. Special. George "W. Williams, a negro lawyer, of Boston. who some ii.e ago visited the Upper Congo country and wrote letters to King Leo-po.d, Leo-po.d, of Belgium, severely crit'zing the methods ol the Coinzo Free Statt oificials, and also those (,f u. yi. Stanley, died at the Palestine hotel. Rlackfoot, Lancashire, to-day. Wilharm was the author of "The History of the Colored Race in Ameriea." He attended at-tended the anti-slave congrtss ;tt Brussels, Brus-sels, when he claimed to be the official representative of the United Slates Upon these representations he w as able to obtain small loans o; money. Previous Pre-vious to visiting Africa, he lecame engaged in Liverpool to a vvliite girl. His fiancee applied to the consnJ-i:en-eral'for inlormatio.i regardimr Williams, and when liearing in what light marriages mar-riages between - whites and negroes wciv L'arded in the United States, broke the engagement. A I'Cinnle Theodore Thomas. New Yoi:K, August a. Special. On August 24. Miss Em ma R. Steinei will, in the Standard theatre, wiehl a j oaton at the production of her own j c era. "Fleurette."' Edgar mitli and Mrs. C. A. Doreinus wrote the libretto. ! and Miss Ste ner composed and scored j the opera. Miss Steiner doesn't wish to urge any woman's privileges. She .vants the opera o stand on its own merits. Shu could not get any of the managers to ive it a hearing, so she went ahead on her own account and rot together a syndicate of we-i known ; men who are financial sponsors of the opera. Miss Steiner is tall and simdi-r nd her face is fud of character. She is proud ol the fact that -he will lie the fiist vv man to lead a theatre orchestra orches-tra in New York. The Sorlulist k CoiireKs to CoiiTi iip. Brussels, August 0. The lirtissels Internationional Labor Congress, or as it is called the Inlcrgati'tnal Socialist Workman's Congress, will assemble here the lGth inst. The meeting will be largely attended and important. Norway, Sweden. Holland. France. Germany, Austria, Switzerland. Hir -gary, Spain and Italy will sond delegates, dele-gates, while for the first time in the history of labor movements Poland will be represented. A continue- t from the United States is likewise expect"!. Among the subjects to le discussed will be the proposal to hold the next International Congress in Chicago in 1S03. HiKli TldHl Wive Cannn Great I.obr. Sax Fkaxcisco, August St. Advices from Aukland by steamer to day give accounts of a tidal wave which prevailed pre-vailed at Melbourne on July R.th. The waters rose to about the level of the surrounding houses. Alareoerea was Hooded and many small vessels were wrecked. The course of Hie Yarra river presents a scene of desolation. Manv sheep were drowned and the loss is estimated at $2.51)0.000. |