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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-05
Imnorlnnt 10 cotton EAporters,

New Orleans, Lii. January IA very
important decision was handed down TINS
morning by Judge Monroe In the clYll
court in the matter Of the state against e,.t
large slippers OF cotton from New Or
leans. Heretofore they have protected
their shipments by efeoting Insurance
risks with foreign companies having no
Representatives IN Louisiana These pol
icies were effected by the mail Many
other firms doing exporting business toi-
lowed the example OF Mason smith
co. and the State brought large num-
her Of suits against them, the one today
being a test. The State claimed that Ma
son Smith & co. and al firms mace
defendants or to be made defendants are
agents % foreign insurance companies
Win whom they do business and that
being agents they must pay the license
required by the state Of agents represent
ing foreign Insurance companies mere,
Judge Monroe decided the state 70 pc
correct IA its contention and declares
that the companies must pay license. The
decision viii have confederate eject ON
foreign exporters OF cotton.
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Thomas c. Manion has been appointed
soliciting agent in St Louis for the Gem
trial Railroad ana Banking compauy OF
Georgia
George r. Buttles has been appointed
travelling freight and passenger agent OF
the St Louis and Cairo Short Line. vice
James Johnson, deceased.
y joint circular OF the Terminal rail-
road association and the st. Louis Nor
chants Bridge Terminal company. signed
by General Managers Ramsay and Gays,
announces the appointment OF i. y,
Roederer as joint lraIght agent
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Estate Of Taylor minors. Luciea Minor
| GUARDIAN application Tor specific per-
Romance granted and administrator au-
| thori2ed and ordered to appoint an ar
! blrator within twenty days from date
! TO act IN conjunction with other parties
| to iix value of lots described IN lease,
CRIMINAL COURT.
Alex Freeman, assault 20 murder reset
| for January 10.
WINS Reedy, assault to murder; reset
| for January 10.
calvin Ben, unlawful marriage; reset
| for January IS.
Katie Bell, same case; same action,
John Amos aggravated assault and bat
terry; Judgment nisi on bond
j. Jewel, aggravated assault and bat
terry, not guilty
Henry Madison, theft; not guilty.
The grand jury today presented four
bills:
Jacob stolnboaser. murder.
Mike O'Donncll robbery,
G. BaShon, robbery.
SATURDAY MARKET.
At the last meeting Of the city council
Alderman Greutzmachers resolution pro-
yIding for the establishment Of an all-day
Saturday market was adopted unanimous
~ and the vacant lot IN the rear Of the old
Ash market has been designated as me
point where Il should be established. u is
Tho purpose Of the ordnance 20 Induce
farmers to cross the bridge from the main
land with their wagons laden with Ycge-
tnbleg and dispose OF them IN the city.
The point designated Is merely meet
Ing place ior farmers 10 sell their prod
ucts.
FIRE IN A GROCERY.
This morning about 1:i5 o'clock an alarm
Of fro was sounded calling the department
to Nineteenth and avenue o. where gro
Gerry store owned by man named y heete
was found 10 be ablaze. The IRE had
gained much headway before the depart
ment reached the scene, but shortly AFTER
their arrival the flames were checked..
The FIRE Is supposed to be the work Of an
lncendiary The damage to the stock by
smoke and water Is estimated 20 be about
$500 and Tho building 50 The building
was owned by VIM Hagerinan.
DISTRICT COURT.
George r. Smith VS.. G0orge ~. Robin
con, suit 10 enioin defendant from sell
ing property claimed 20 be the homestead
of plaintiff; jury found that the property
h the homestead OF plaintiff and not sub
ject 10 execution sale,
w. H. Moody & ca, VS.. l.. j., Shield,sult
on contract on trial.
The following suit was filed today;
Aug. Moser vs.. James j. Norton, on
notes.
COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS.
The following motion was filed today
FOR rehearing; John Farrell VI. owen
Duffy, from Dewitt
IN BRIEF.
County clerk A. wakelee, who has
been IN for the past two months, IS Iap-
illy growing worse, and the ATTENDING
physician entertains very Little hope q
Ma recovery. lie IS suffering frcm dropsy'
Thomas Harding. a deserter from the
british army AT ST. Lucia, who arrived
here some two weeks ago on the steam
ship Honiton. was taken back this merh-
ing, where he win have 70 aLawer cnafsv
OF desertion.
Aflite brennan, the motorman on the
eiectrle car wnsch ran over MISS louise
nice about a week ago, was up before
Recorder johnson this morning en-
charge Of negligent homicide, After near
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Mn.t nidc on ncgnInr rrnin..

An order has been issued by the officials
of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail
way company to the effect that in the fu-
turo no permits win be given passengers
10 ride on freight trains. This, Il is said.
is due to the fact that the company has
had several passengers injured on freight
trains, and the management has decided
that II is neither profitable nor business
like to permit passengers to ride on other
than regular nassenEer trims.
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Grand Central HoteI-ServeH the
l. Bcst MemI I'm thc t,itN.

M. a. Phillips New York NJ. S. Moore.
Kansas city; NJ. a. Mcknight and wife,
HALLE sville; NJ. b Huston, Houston; o.
r. Fitzpatrick, Nashville j. n. Franklin,
maeS; Mrs. j. Bryan, Columbus o.;
1s.I. Beasley Alabama: y. A Tuley
naiiasi LMcion Manor, Galveston; H. h.
L a. New Orleans; Il. w Reddng.
,aivesloni c. c Curtice, Fort Worth.
y. y, Crary, Beaumont; r. j. Mathers,
3ew orleans n, L. Compton, Cincinnati;
~, 2. l' [,'..i San Antonio; j d. Fer
Detroit - '-""tiI'"il
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ture maximum ~, minimum 80; rain trace
on one day; sunshine ca per cent
For, Hancock \. r. Chapain-Tempera-
tire maximum a. minimum 4; no rain.
I'll pusa n. D. -TemperaWre,m max
imum y. minimum 2O no rain.
Brennan, j. q. -Tomperature,m max
maximum a. minimum 80; rain 30 on one
day; sunshine G5 per cont.
Corpus Christi, George Reedcr- Tcmpera-
ture, maXlmum r. minimum 40; no rain;
sunshine en- per cent.
Cuero, Or. ] NJ. Temperature,
maximum a. minimum 80; no rain.
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Itntc, tn CIcrrrmcn-

It is rumored that some Of the other
Texas roads will follow the Santa FEES
example and Issue half fare rate permits
to the ciergymen of the State,
The San Antonio and Arkansas Pass was
FOR several years the only road In Texas
that gave such rates and will doubtless
put them on again soon Officials OF the
Gulf. Colorado AID Santa lee report they
are receiving many applications FOR these
rates from clergymen over the State, all
of whom speak in high praise of General
Passenger Agent Keenan's action.
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LABOR MATTERS.
nnilwnr nrotherhood..

Cbicngo, .Inpunry "A special meeting
of the executive committee OF the various
brothorhoods Of railway employees was
held here today Delegates from the COM
ductors' order and members Of the switch
men, brakemen firemen, engineers rcie-
graphcrs and tIainmen brotherhoodE were
in attendance. Labor Legislation and In
Junction against the Northern Pacific eui-
ployes were discussed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-05

Yoakum Texas, January 4--Captain
William Davis, president and superintend-
emit OF the San Antonio ana Gulf Shore
railroad, together with Sam Foster, at
torney and H. H. Smith. representing
other capitalists OF Kansas city, We're IN
the city yesterday on railroad business.
Mr. j. K, Horncr prominent contractor,
was with them, The party left by private
conveyance over the proposed line to
Rancho. In Gonzales county This road is
now an naamred fact
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-05

Yoal,um Texas, January 4-Mr Charles
seabrook. machlnist IN the round house
here, has been appointed fo~emnn OF the
Yoakum shops.
Mr.. r. II. Iunes, superintendent OF the
san Antonio aud Arkansas Pass railway
was In The city yesterday, looking after
the compnuy's Interest. lie left on the
$50 Waco branch for the north end.
Major Sam c. Lackey, county attorney
Of Dewitt county, is in the city on pro-
fesgonal business
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ISLAND CITY ITEMS.
THE SEVEN MILE AN HOUR oRDI-
NANCE CREATES COMMENT
OF Interest to Au cities Who Have
Electric Cars 80 what Prominent
citizens Say of the ordinance.
About the Courts--PcrsonnI.

Galveston, Texas. January 4.-Thc ordl-
nance resulnt,ne tho spocd OF tho eIectrir
cars ma Introduced nv Alderman Schmidt
In tho CITY conncu ana pasaed by TINT
badv nv n Nota Of IL to nj the last meet
ing. bns been the subject OF much com.
ment among people eencrally. Article 4i9
Of the revised ordinances provides that II
sbnu he unlawful for ony engineer ar
other ncrsop a, cborga M q loco,,,otivc
car or train of enrs 10 run the same
within the corporate limits OF the CITY Mt
,,... u,,. .,a,.t ,t,,, ,,,,,,,,, ,,,u..,
b'eu''' '"'e " 'i'''" '"'" ii'i'7
an houf'
This applies to locomotives and rail-
,.,5 t.,f,g ,,d js ,orb,re ,,.b,t r,tsIsa
t.. .,,,...,... ..,..,,g., g., a.
oo''' va ~
passage. The law rs Imperative ana says
II shall be unlawful, etc,
ArucIn n of the charter saysi "rbe
,t.,. ,,,,,, .t.,u INV, p,c r,,eor 60
N"' V'""N''
compel the street raiiroud companies TO
restrain the rate of travel so as not TO ex-
coed seven miles an hour. and to compel
III ,,,,,,,,.,,,t.,., sn,,,l,, a,,,ri,
Wv ram ''" 'b' ''''i''N
accommodations Tor ihe Fule ana con-
venlent travel Of the people on any streets
,ylara theIr lrncltg NAV run"
o,,., -. 49,. ,,... ,,,.i,. d. ,,,,,,,,,,,s,r,
In" 10" ''''
upon the council to restrain lhe speed 20
seven miles an hour. but leaves it dis
erotionnry with them TO regulate the
-..,, .,,,.,.I,,,, 10. ,,,. ao,,.,,ds ana "a
spec"
quirements OF me PdTohs Oh the street
cars
Alderman Henderson. when asked why
-, e,,. 49,, o.,.,t,,a,ca .,,a. "sI,,ri,,
nc Voleu 'o' ''V '' 'p'S
because of the charter requirements
have no desire to hamper the city railway
company in rs franchises Hnd rights.
but the charter nXes the maximum rate
OF speed at seven miles an hour, ana when
took my oath as alderman I swore TINT
i would support the charter. This rs
my explanation for voting for the or
dlnancc."
Gus Bautch-The idea OF running the
cars al o rate of seven miles an hour Is
abgurd IL AZ true that on some Of the
business streets they run too fast but
the rate of seven miles an hour is below
thar made by the mulo cars. II | can't
come down town al a rate Of more than
seven miles an hour ] Will save my nickel
ana walk and mike better time,
Z. s. Wren-I can not see why the
council phssel Auan IN orn ii!, - .ii ~
oulraseou7' ~ ~ ~ ne pu 1 ~, ~
cuuhSl 10 reuuCo lne iHte ~ oPeSp' -"
we hAu Deter 10 pauh 10 Hiulu tnis
l vi electro ours cGu,u oi,,y DC oi''n'eo
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Il is presumed caught FIRE from the en-
glue sparks. Only hfiy-six bales were
damaged the loss to the Narrow Gauge
being about $1,000. A peculiar fact In con-
nectlon with the fire was that Colonel
JemIson, the president OF the road, had
issued an order ON the day the accident oc-
Cured instructlng agents to load no more
cotton on fiat cars. II Is presumed that
these instructions will be doubly em-
phusized now
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-05

ing the evidence in the case Brennan was
discharged.
Tuesday night the skin OF the yacht
White Wing was stolen while the yes
sci was berthcd In the fremont street
slip. Captain Franklin, the captain OF
the yacht, was asleep aboard the boat
All night, ana when he awoke in the morn
ing the skin was missing.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-05

New York, January 4.-The Louisville,
Evansville and St Louis railway has de-
faulted on its FIRST consolidated tives. The
New York Security and Trust company OF
IS Wall street at which place the inter
est due january ] is made payable, have
Just stated TO q reporter OF the Associated
Press that they have no money Of the
railway company with which to pay the
Interest. The amount of the bonds listed
in the stock exchange is S37oj,OO.
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A New Labor Organization.

Lansing. Mich, January i.--The exist
ence OF new secret National labor organ
ization was discovered this afternoon
through a secret meeting Of the National
committee. The order was secretly
founded In Chicago, December e, by rep
resentatives from thirty-seYen States and
Is called the Ancient Order OF Lcyai
Americans.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-05

Philadelphia, Pa, January i,-The report
that the Pennsylvania road intends ex-
tending its system 10 Omaha is character
ized by second Vice President Green as
absurd II being the settled policy OF the
company not to build or acquire any lines
west of the Missouri river
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-05

The one dollar round trip rate from
Houston to Galveston is off until further
notice.
Both the International and Great North
ern and Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe city
ticket offices have been notified to dis
continue the Galveston Sunday eXcur-
sions. taking effect at once.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-05

Thore Is bold ridge Of gray volcanic
mountains in the Cape Verde Islands, the
crest OF which Is said 10 form an exact
likeness OF George Washington.
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A FAyoRITE REMEDY FOR LA
GRIPPE

'During the epidemic OF Ia grippe Cham.
berlain's Cough Remedy took the lead
cough medicines" ii. M. Bangs, druggist
Chatswortb, III. The grip ~ much the
Same as a. severe cold and requires pre-
clsely the same treatment This kemeay
II prompt and effectunl and VIII prevent
ANY, tendency OF the disease toward pneu.
monia. For sale by druggists
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THE WILSON TARIFF

That will place wool on tho FREE
LIST, and lessen the value of all
wooden articles from 20 60 DO per
cent, is reason No why we are COM
PEELED to make this FEARFUL SAC
RIFICE now, and take no chances as
to carrying over these goods until
next season,
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COUNTY COURT.

The following suits were filed today
Charles Yea8er ". A. u. Busch, debt.
II. y. Parrot vs.. n. Behrens, note
crunden-Martin Wooden@are company
W. Frieberg Klein a. Co, account.
The following probate matters came up'
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OVERSTOCKEO.

We have now tens of thousands of
dollars more Fine Clothing on hand
than we ought to havo Mt this season,
and IL must be sold, no matter how
great the loss. This is reason No. .
why we are selling our CLOTHING
STOCK at so CENTS ON THE
DOLLAR,
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
A SMART CRIMINAL.
Why He Secured an Easy Job in
 the Wardons Office.

The train stopped for few moments at small town and young girl got h. She was tall, slender and pretty. true village lass, dressed in a neat gown. but one which, nevertheless, bore evi- dence of home manufacture. The coach was rather crowded and she looked this way and that for seat. Then her bright glance rested upon two men seated in the rear of the coach and she gave an exclamation as she came toward them.
 "Why, George Coomer," she said, as she stopped near the younger of the two men and extended her hand cor dially.
 He was good-looking young fellow, dressed with great taste, and was evi- dently friend of aud lang syne with the young girl By his side was seated an older man with coarse features, a hard expression resting upon his face. He wore a slouch hat. He was power fully built and would evidently be a hard man to handle where physical force was called for.
 "Why. little Grace Shaw" exclaimed the young man. But he did not rise, nor did he extend hls hand. He reached over with his left hand and turned over a seat
 Wont you sit down here?" he asked.
 sWith pleasure It is so long since l have seen you. George"
 "Yes, about ten years" Then allud- ing to his companion, he said: This is-this is my friend, MT. Charles Grove"
 The young woman bowed stifiiy but she made up her mind that she would not like the companion of her old friend There was something forbidding about him to her
 .What have you been doing, George, since you left town?"
 "Oh, little of everything and good deal of nothing"
 Ut was unkind not to have let any of your old friends hear from you all this time"
 Well. man is so busy. or rather so occupied in town with doing what little he has to do, that he"
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
FAIRY TALES OF CHILDHOOD.

How dear to my heart are the scenes of my
 childhood With fairies and giants and wonderment
 fraught; How often wept for the Babes in the Wild. wood
 Covered over with leaves which the little
 biros brought And sweet Cinderella, whose.siste would whip her Till the fairy god mo ther sent her to the ball what joy when she fitted the little glass slip And married the good, handsome prince after My hair it would stand right up straight from my forehead
 When Bluebeard found blood on the key
 which his wife Had used to peek into that chamber so horrid- But wasn't l glad when they took Blue-
 beard's life. Dear little Red Riding Hood. Who could be When she thro' the woods to her grandmoth- CT sped: How frightened felt lest the big wolf would eat her 1 When showing his teeth while she lay on the
 bed. And Hop-o my thumb. What a smart little
 fellow
 He was to strew pebbles to find his way | home l guessed his bad uncle felt awfully mellow z' l When Hop and his brothers would back again come. i Bold Jack and Beanstalk I shivered when. The giant said: "Fe-a-fo-fum smell blood v And held in my breath till Jacks hatchet could sever The stalk 80 the giant fell down with thud And Jack, Giant Killer. so brave and defiant He wasn't afraid of old ogres bit; He shook his wee dst at that two headed giant Who, running to catch him, fell into Jack s
 pit Fuss in Boots How l listened in awe to that
 story
 And wondered if cats long ago were so wise And dear Sleeping Beauty-who slept in her glory
 Until the nice prince came to open her eyes And tiny Tom Thumb, on his mouse-horse a
 rider
 With his little sword needle 0, wasn't he
 cute How bravely he vanquished that terrible
 spider
 hero he was of most noble repute Beauty and tn beast also gave me pleasure And Sinbad, the Sailor, and Forty Thieves
 too. And Aladdin, whose wonderful lamp was a
 treasure,
 And the Wooden Horse flying aloft in the
 blue. Enchan tment and fairies and magic and
 witches
 Hobgoblins and dwarfs genii, giants and
 elves, Kings, princesses, princes and queens and such
 riches
 Those story books mustn't be closed on the
 shelves
 HI c. Dodge in Goodall's Sun.
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
Concerning a Horse

They say when man goes to trad ing horses he can no longer be honest, at least in respect to horses, and yet "they say" may be mistaken. At least it occurred to me so one day, as riding along a pleasant road l met a man on horseback
 Want to buy horse?" he inquired What do you want for him?" said 1. 1.-Two hundred dollars" said he.
 What do you ask for him?" said I. ''One hundred and seventy-five dol lars" said he.
 What will you take for him?' said 1. "One hundred and fifty dollars. !" said he.
 What will you get for him?" said l. 'One hundred and twenty-five dol lars," said he.
 What will you give for him?" said |. "One hundred dollars" said he.
 What is he worth?" said l.
 "Seventy-five dollars" said he. 1T reckon you don't want to buy a horse. mister" and he rode into the yard of a big establishment could see through the trees.
 What's that building?' 1 asked cf d man hundred yards further on.
 ''Lunatic asylum" he replied, .curtly, and I steered in the other direction Detroit Free Press.
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
ANSWERS TO SUIT.
This Author Says That Irish Peasants Are
 Given to Telling Lies.

This Author Says That Irish Peasants Are
 Given to Telling Lies.
 In giving answers the Irish peas- antry, as a rule, have no great regard for truth. but reply as they think will be most agreeable to the questioner. An Italian organ-grinder. weary after a long walk. asked peasant whom he met how far he was from Cork. Just four short miles," was the answer. What do you mean," said a priest, who happened to pass at the time, "by deceiving the poor fellow? You know well enough it's eight long miles" " ''Sure, your reverence" said the other, ''I seen the poor boy was tired and l wanted to keep his courage up. If he's heard your reverence-but Pm plazed to think he didn't be downhearted entirely"
 An Irish gentleman was shooting with an English friend, Mr. E. They had very little sport. So Mr. B. said. "Pll ask this countryman whether there are any birds about here"
 'No use to ask him." said his com, panion; he'll only tell you lies.'
 "l'll ask him, at all events" said Mir. E. My good man, are there any birds about here?"
 Lots of birds, yer honor."
 Tell me what sort of birds"
 Well, now, your honor, there's grouses and woodcocks and snipes and ducks and all sorts of birds"
 Ask him. whispered the Irish gen. tleman. whether there are any ther- mometers."
 "Tell me-" said B., do you ever see any thermometers about here?"
 Well, now. your honor, if there was nice frost, the place would be alive with them"
 Many years afterward, as the author drove with his wife from Killarney to Kenmare, he told her this story. She could hardly believe it. He said:
 m try with this boy. and you'll see that he'll say much the same"
 So he said to the bare-legged boy, who was running along by the side of the carriage:
 What is the name of the little river near us?''
 "Tis the Finntry, your honor."
 Are there any fish in it?r
 There is, your honor"
 What sort of fish?''
 "There do be trouts and els, your honor"
 Any salmon?"
 ''There do be an odd one"
 Any white trout?'
 'There do be a good lot of them"
 Any thermometers?"
 Them does be there, too. your honor, but they comes up father in the season than the white throuts w. R. Le Fanu, in Seventy Years of Irish Life
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
Unnecessary.

The Ainu, an uncivilized tribe on tho Island of Yezo, are not at all fond of bathing. Indeed, they share the Chi nese idea that it is only dirty people who need continual washing. They do not regard themselves as dirty, and therefore dispense with the uncleanly habit.
 You white people must be very dirty" said an Ainu to a traveller as the latter was preparing to take a plunge into limpid river, ''as you tell me you bathe in the river every day"
 And what about yourself?" was the question in turn.
 "Oh," replied he. with an air of con- tempt, 'I am very clean. and have never needed washingl"-Youth's Con- panion
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
Inventions That Sell.

Servant-Two inventors want to see you, sir. One has a rapid-firing gun, warranted to kill fifty men in fifty sec onds, and the other has new patent life-saving apparatus
 Capitalist-show the man with the gun in. Kick the other fellow out.-- N. Y. Weekly.
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06

kept his eyes upon the man who was fastened to the seat. But when tho warden of the jail heard of the story he laughed. Then he gave the smooth prisoner work in his own office.-De- troit Free Press
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
We'll Located.

Guest of the House-Wherc is the nearest post-box, Selina?
 Colored Servant-'Tain't nowhar's at all, missiles right out in front ob de house.