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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-13
REApING THE POST.

The Artistic Flyer Issued by the Houston
and Texas Central Road.
one of the prettiest and most attractive
pieces of advertising matter Of its KIND
ever issued by railroad is the illustrated
flyer of the Houston and Texas Central
announcing holiday excursions to the
Southeast. The flyer is Of unusual size
and printed in rcd and black ink me
bnppv and pleasing design of the illustrf-
ION represents "A little boy personaun3
III grandpa. The little tot has dohneu
his rrandfather's oVtrcoat ana Dlg, tooii,y
hat. and liking himself comiortapiy W tme
HI arm chair. where the OLD man u accus-
,n,ned Ia spend his time reading ne aNHi1s
tGn arrival of grandpa. In his hanns ne
bcias n COPY of The Pest, ana with ms
~ srandpa's spectacles resting on thg
IN Of his nose, he scans the columns y,
IKE Post. reading the announcen1en. OF
~ chean rates TO the southeast dllpns
u,.b,ch aDpcars the following me pilIc
Mi ala moi 20 in Texas but the tio I.l,'1
n ~, ss,,d Texas Centrals big excursion VIII
~, becrn,bor 90, q and y, ana J. VIII ~
H,.;,h il The little fellow Piayits
WNrtssimdtsd Is true TO life anu lne Pit'u'r
- alIiaysrIy brought out in colors. a..
10 M rafes announced are one rare !pr
u" ,o,,nd trip to all points IN me S9utni
tnV iU'irkets on sale December a aha
Gu 81 Ind limited 70 return 10 thh'y u"Ss
rom date OF sale.
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A pLEAsANr. AFFAlR.

With the Inauguration OF the paid fire
department for Houston the volunteer
organizations were nee, ssarily relegateu
to the back ground, and since June
last each company has been making pre-
paratlons to 20 out OF existence as BODY
corporate. A few days ago Protection No.
l. the oldest company OF the department.
reached the closing days of its existence
and 1t was decided that the company
should not dissolve without first extend
ing some recognition to those lady friends
who have worn It's colors, who have been
decorated with It's badge of honor ana
who have shown favor TO the memneis
during the days gene by. a committee
was appointed aud last night the prepare
lions eliminated in u reception 70 those
ladies'. which was held NJ the station OF
company No /. The hsll had been ming
with beautiful bunt!ngs and othcrwisc
decorated and about 200 were In attend
ancc An orchestra diseoursed excellent
mrsic and dancing WAS INDUCED In untll
a late hour the only intermiss'cn being
al midnight for light refreshments. me
Young men proved to be accomplished
hosts and all were made welcome.
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TRUNK LINE MEETING.

FRANK Hoyt Elected Secretary OF Board
oi Observation-Disclosures Chosen.
new YORK, December 12.--Pursuant to
a call sent out by President Roberts OF
the Pennsylvania railway. a meeting of
the new Joint Traffic association. formed
ny tho recent consolidation of the Trunk
Line and Central Traffic associations
was held today. President Roberts pre-
sided
Al the close of the meeting Il was an
hounced the following had been chosen
as arbitrators OF the new association: j
r. Goddard. New York, Garrett A. Ho-
bart. New Jersey. and Ex-Governor Jacob
u. Cox OF Ohio.
Frank II. Hoyt was elected secretary to
the board of control. The new agreement
signed by the different roads In the as
s0cia tioh VIII go into effect with the first
OF the year. There was no meeting OF the
board. or managers today. but they viii
probably meet tomorrow 1t Is hardly
iikely that they viii name the commits
troll will meet subject to the call OF the
chairman
Among the prominent railway men who
dent Depew, Of the the New York Central;
President Roberts. of the Pennsylvania:
President ingalls,. of the Chesapeake and
Lackawanna and Western: President VII,
bur, of the Lehigh Valley, President Max
well, of the New Jersey Central: President
Mayer, of the Baltimore and Ohio, and
President Galway, of the MCKEE Plate
railway
The new Joint Traffic association on
January ] VIII begin It's five year agree
ment to control the policy of thousands
of miles of railroads aud settle all dues-
tons and differences by arbitration.
The new association will have .iuris'llc.-
ton over all traffic. passenger and fire. ghf,
to, from or through tho Western terminal
OF the trunk lines.
The manager will PASS on applications
for changes of the rates, fares and rules
and their action upou all questions except
as to rates and fares. will he subject 10
approval lay the board Of arbitrators.
Should any Of the railroads violate the
agreement a fine viii be imposed
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POLITICAL NOTES.
/, CONGRESSIONAL AspIRANT.

Abilene. Texas. December 11.--Hon. j.
II. Calhoun OF Eastland was In this city
today when reminded OF tho fact that
his name appeared In the list OF con
grcssionnl possibilities for the Jumbo
district, lie said: Yes, | plead guilty to
tho charge OF wanting TO 40 to congress
| do not know what tho other boys Will
say to their cases. but hope they Will not
enter the same plea that have"
Mr.. Calhoun made no secret of his can
didacy. and was free to admit that look
Ing after his political fences wan part
Of his business here. lie expressed him-
self as being n free silver man straight /.
but said that there was n possibility and
IA consequent hope that tho silver question
would not be factor In the next cam
paign. He has many personal friends in
thig ulusa
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HIGH SPEED RECORDS.
How tho British View the Performance
OF American Engines.

How tho British View the Performances
OF American Engines.
In a recent number of Engineering, the
principal engineering journal in England,
there was printed an elaborate account Of
the record breaking run made on the Lake
shore, with Illustrations of both types
OF engines used from Chicago to Buffalo.
IN this connection the following extract
Is of considerable interest
one OF the results of tho railway races
to the North, which aroused so much pop
ular interest IN this country. WAS the
awakening Of spirit of emulation on the
part of the engineers and directors OF two
of the best built ana equipped railroads Of
the United Statos-the New York Central
and the Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern. Races were accordingly organized
from New York to Buffalo ana from Chi
cago to Buffalo, with the intention OF
lowering the british record. and the salts
faction was naturally great when II was
announced that in railway speeds, as In
so many other recent contests. our pre-
eminenCe was gone, Not that TINS Was a
contest in the strict sense Of the word.
the conditions under which the runs were
made not being similar. " hat is of great
interest. however lis the magnificent per-
formances of the engines that hauled the
American trains. which were mach
heavier tnan tnoSc OF our N"tlhtlH iiHea'
although on the other hand, the gradients
are probably much more favorable. No
such work as this was done in 1888 by the
famous New York Central engine !e9 the
performance of which was largely dis
tanccd IN the recent run from New York
TO Buffalo on September II last, while stu
later "A break % 50 miles on the Lake
shore was made In hour 10 minutes, 20
seconds. or at a rate Of l2.9l miles an hour
rs the ten-wheC led engine 53i, on October
o. which reached maximum speed of
80 miles during tnc run Such perioria-
ances as these inspire profound respect
fer first class american railroads and To-
connective builders, and no little respect for
Il
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HEADLIGHT FLASHES

While gang of trackmen were engaged
IN removing "A switch stand In the yards
OF the Katy Yesterday, a passer BY asked
what they We're going to do with IT, one
OF the workmon, without q moments hest
ta1ion. replied: Take - 60 Galveston. Of
course"
\ number OF dating stamps are being
sent out from the general passenger dc
partment OF the Houston and Texas Ce1-
trel to agents along the line. Tn Sc
stamps are equipped with date figures Ton
term Of SIX to seven years. n number
OF the slN-year stamps will expire ON DC
cember 81. hence the new supply
The new schedule inaugurated on tho
international ana Great Northern last
Sunday reduces the time to Memphis to
twcrty-three hours. The fast mail leaves
here at 5.25 =. m and reaches Memnhis
at i.l5 y. m. the next day. Direct CON
noctions ara made at Memphs for all
POINTS east and southeast and Louisville
- reached nj n m the sec ond day, maxi
ing the same time to Louisville that other
lines do % 81, Louis
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

4 I,n,, ,..-,f-.--Il :. fr.,,,-E-
Nnnott ~ NocNIvll 70 ehile hetchc
az. a.. .PV@ti pdl OF "a "creS out Oh ,
Frank N,r. MIN ma Ny Wiz to n ~
fin'h -Npr ,,niup INC WIG to ~. W.
,,"n,,o', ~ = "l'u = pioch -, W
,i uii' """'N'V"' othc' coiSiue'"-
NV -. ',',...' .,'i,i+...;' -
~ ~ ~ 'I',' "13,,Nl g. a. tp ' VIZ
~ W., ~ ilS, 10y " p'ock ~ houston
NY S'sgct i.ullWhN company I'd
oll5on no - olhef c"hsldorailoh5
"Iu ~. ~ -, ;,r,..;,'t''.;;
a. IL huIle'l 10 lewis J'ih'iEo' az
IIHt NC a'd nllertst M los ~
nnu a. plock " "Hon iot con- i'u-
VT ucres'. OF town OF Genoa
.o'n,r TplSilpi J. IONS hli ,;....,,,..,..' go
a ~ 'drhns 10 FRANK Northrup'
lots i ~, :, plpcE ~. Drummer al
,uiiiloi' oinon cHnsiluVrauI anu
n, ron hDn -, an WIG 10 Acwis ~
nnsS' 'u'h ~ ~ VvittalllilE ~
acres e,G,hl, OF town OF Genoa oth-
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A FORMER uOr-sTONIAN.

George W. Carter who viii he remem-
bered by many people In Texas. has lately
ben on trial before the Virginia Methodist
church conference for breaking church
laws
IIc IL now 20 years old At the beginning
OF the war he was a Methodist preacher
pell Hill lie raised the Twenty-frst regi-
ment Of Texas cavalry. and WIS made
colonel and served throughout the war on
this side OF the Mississippi. After the war
he begun the practice Of law IN Houston.
but soon turned republican and went TO
New Orleans and Joined the carpet bar
office under that disgracoful regime.
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NEM OnLEANs RACEs.

New Orleans. December 12.-Summar ies;
Selling. seven and half furlongs-Tan-
cred, 100 wv jones', rs to /, won: Little
Billy. 10 taIatlbews), 10 to !, second; King
Michael. l0s penn. IL to !. third. Time
I;nh.
Six furlongs-lMamie O.. % tBarretO, g
to ]. second Seabrook. iH CaywoooD
10 1. third Time. l.iGh.
selling, mile-Dr, Work, n Barretp z
to l. second: Queen Bird i05 g. Murphy
II IN Z. third. Time. Ia.
a. IemieSy). 3 to l. Won Maszarine. n
1scherI). even, second lola. 10 Or. Dog
getO, II to !. third. Time. 1880.
clark. i6i (scheT'l 10 /. won 10. il.
Ely. Jr.. i0i 81. IND. 9 to l. second: Miss
Rowett, lOi tfiau), 10 /. third. Time.
az
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-13
MINING sToC KExcuANGE.

Chicago, December l2.-A local paper
says the establishment of n mining stock
exo hange In Chicago ~ now an assured
fact. A meeting viii be held saturday
ana the papers forwarded to Springfield,
John Mayo Palmer, Incorporation coun-
sell who has been prominent In the forma-
ton of the exchange, says that 80 MEM
bors had subscribed ana That Immediate
steps would be taken towards the cstab-
lishment OF a board.
The scope of the enterprise has been
brcJrdcned NO as to include not only mines
of all descriptions, but mineral products
The idcn is to furnish an exchange which
Will benr the snIhe relation TO mineral
products that the board Of trade bears 10
Agricultural products. The exchange VIII
probably be known as the chcng0 Mill
.rn ard Mining Board.
cundherIblr difficulty has been encoun-
tered hy the promoters OF the ENTERPRISE IN
the ruin nf the Chicago stock Exchange.
prohibiting Its members from ioining any
local exchange which deals la STOCKS ana
bonds.
Air. Palmer says that tho new board
Intends to list only suCh ftpcks as are
found TO be If financial stabiity.
Reports viii be demanded and inyos;i-
CATION made OF thA companies which seek
10 have their stock listed. Cripple creek
aud other Colorado mining shares Will
constitute but small part OF the business
Of the board. Negotiations have alrea y
been entered into for the listing OF Niclll-
gun copper mining stocks, which pTo now
extensively traded in on the Boston cX.
change. Montana, California. Utah ana
Alaska mines viii be represented. After
the new board Is Incorporated IL VIII he
but short time before operations are
work has ulft 6dy been done aud all tn
remains ~ the actual listing of companies
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SPORTING NOTES.
NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES.

The following: are the entries for tho
New Orleans races ms posted at the Turf
Exchange last night:
First race seven aud a half furlongs.
gclling-Ethel Brown. Campania. Era H.,
Buckmore, Wills, Stark, Spiritualist Rex,
Regent. Blasco loi each. Harmon l0s.
Second rncc. one mile 2-ycar- olds- Plug,
Helena. Crusader Mike Kelly 100 cnch.
Whisper Captain Kidd Ran Johnson. Sea :
brooke 1903 each. Royal Choice io7 Del
Coronado 10.
Third race. sovcn-eighths OF mile
Pirate 90. Gold Dust, MOpsey Lerino c..
Chattanooga 10i each Ten Spring, JaIs g
Zimmerman, Ashland, Artist iW each,
Prince Imperial, IA
Fourth race. one mile. handicap Rnso-
lind III So Squire g.. liippogrin ", Donn-
ton So MiIsIio So Pony Bob, Xnldvar 49,,
Billy Mckenzie lO5, Last chance 1902. Wal
scy los, Bitten H.
Fifth race. thrcc-nunrters OF mile
Lcttic. Spit Fire. Santa Cruz. Baldur.
Black Ball, Giendago. Curious, Venice l0i
each Roosevelt, Dick Behan lM.
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nortauon OF the articles named below, by
ssaiiroads between points In Texas, sub
lions to Western classificatiop. until
cn,anged or Cancelled by this commission
l. buinmy Wagon wheels. Same as turn
81. ,taW wagon wood. tSee page ~ of classlnca-
, Honey in glass Jars, boxed. Same as
n sy iIi pals. VIZ. less than carloads,
second class; In carloads fourth class.
o.. Liquid acetylene gas. Same as liquid
ton No, al
6. Moiasses. glucose and syrup barrels
classification No. 2l)
,,a rms order shall take effect December IS,
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WEBB ENCAMpMENT AfnETlNC

Webb encampment No. 10. [. o. o. T.,
meets tonight In Odd Fellows hall In
the Mason building. There Will DE an cleo
ton OF officers for the ensuing term Of
SIX months. Probably there will bo work
Ia the Patriarchal degree. a special dis
pensation has been granted 10 Webb eu-
campncnt by IN" Grand Patriarch Of the
STATE. 10 reduce the fee for admission into
this branch OF tho order. The dispensation
holds good for ninety days Some action
VIII bc taken by the camp tonight to de-
eide whether II win be advisable or not
to avail itself OF this dispensaiion. which.
II Is thought, VIII be tho means Of great
~ increasing the membership. a good
turnout OF the members "a expected. So
)ourning Patrlarchs are wcic me
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MALTER SCOTT ARRESTED.


Charged with Aggravated Assault and
Battery.
Walter Scott was arrested yesterday ny
Officers Frame and Youngest on warrant
kcharcing him with aegravated assault and
battery.
Wednesday night Roy Vansike and n
female companion named Aggie were
knocked down in II restaurant Each re-
ce!ved discolored optics and badly bruised
faces They allege that Scott is the party
who assaulted them Miss Nans,ke re
Ceived AN ugly gash just under the lett
eye. Three stitches we're taken in the
wound by physician yesterday. Her
companion was also the recipient OF rough
treatment.
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Galveston, where the Illness OF his wife
detained him several days Speaking OF
tho removal of his headquarters To Calves
ton upon the entrance OF the Katy to tue
island. MIR. Groscclosc said II was not
likely that his headquarters would he
changed.
President John ], Valentine and General
Superintendent Daniel Turner. of the
Wells Fargo n Co. express, headquarters
III San Francisco, spent yesterday In the
city. greeting the officials at company
headquarters and meeting friends. They
arc en- route home from the Atlanta expo
sition. where they spent several days ana
were delighted With The grand displays,
President Valentine expressed himself as
being most aEreCahly surprised at the
Atlanta enterprise and said II wound have
To he seen IN no f,,iIy opprerintpi
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NAY BE LYNcIIEp.

81. Louis, Mo, December IA special
TO the Republic from Birmingham, Ala.
says: Tom Marshall. who resides Ave
miles from Brewion. Ala, was placed In
jail there today for the murder of his half
sister, Mildred Marshall. and the feeling
Is so strong against him that he may be
lynched for his crime. Marshall outraged
his half sister, who lived with his family,
and threatened TO XIII her II she exposed
his guilt. Despite the threat she told
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-13

"a. ssuSs,ln News: T.. G.. Rice of Houston
seen al the Drlskill.
q MI Antonio News: George Brinderwood
1nIs'oh Is registered ai the Maverick.
know, !, News; j. w. Graves. a Wen
tOsn siouston commercial man, was in
hsnsboss River News Sonora: T.. c.
TAI NJ i Houston, representing the Re-
spnors '1ri la.lts collecting agency, was in
srly Ni nsl;t Argus; Rev. G. NJ. Keith. form
thnrch tt Sr OF tho Washington street
ior of II, houston has been appointed pas
his place Methodist Episcopal church at
So Of III Statesman: Colonel W. u. Law
bee al V3IIston is in the city again. stop
Houston s,. Driskill Joe H. Eagle OF
lssterdsya n autographed at the Hotel Salse
wats,S a,To WATER CONSUMERS.
saars az WI M be cut on today between the
s.sihs 80. ~ a m. and u. m. on the fol-
= Wis., eets; San Felipe. from Fuller
Soeh. a., uiler from san Felipe TO
HEEL an faucets.
us'oh Waterworks Company,
Fer /. J. Smith, Supt.
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THE HOTELS.
he LnwIor-Rates $3.50 and 81 per
day. James LnNlOr. PrnnrIctor.


W L.. Black, Lafayette. La; j. w.
til; J. II. humphrey, San Antonio; NJ. {.
Clark Galveston. w. h. Anderson. Dal-
A Eugene Gorham. Dallas: Fred c. Col
M Philadelphia. Cert r. Dobbins. New
! iwk; W. w Matthews, Philadelphia l..
" Menger. san Antonio; George Lock,
hSLakc, La; w. G, Fried, Cincinnati:
Gnfr II. Conley. san Antonio Miss S.
Nnson. Deuison; Miss n b. NIunson,
isison, Ex-Governor j. 5. lIogg md
Fny Huntsville, w. q. Baltra.c, st.
iAis Republic; G. q. Young, Galveston;
NIB. Gardner. Cincinnati; Charles a.
CALDWELL, San Antonio: George bancroft.
ssassunati G. r.. Robinson, Louisville;
A. p9remus. s.: Louis, Ben Levy,
M wife, Omaha, Ncb.: r. NJ, Davis,
palas' W y. Lutes. New Orleans; n.
y Lamkiu, Gonzales 4. l.. Chapman.
,Mrc VIM. NJ. Welsh. Dallas. y. u.
haiglavos, San Antonio: t.. Il. FinniG-
~, Waco, q. n. IIartWcll. city: q. Il.
Miller Galveston. Albert Dish. quincy,
III, Joe X. Hatch Austin: Frank u.
smith, Charles Ncalc, Dallas. NJ H. Hud-
sas, New orleans; Il. X Earnest, DHl-
Ms jeff u. Gorham. galveston. 4. a.
ruaney, San Antonio: l.. Levy. 81. Louis;
Ecavln, galveston: A. q. IIarriell EAGLE
,MaAe VIM. Johnson, Chicago. NJ. Thomas
T 10 warren; Robert Holmes, Galveston;
" R. Marchman. ST. Louis Republic;
=. II. kinGsolvinG. Austin; W. j. Scch-
nnS and wife. NacOgdoches Joseph II.
burns, Galveston; Il. w. Connor, ST.
LOUIS; r. W. Long, Cincinnati; II. II.
harley, New Orleans: j. Il. Check IL.
H. stTongfellow, Miss Sicter, Galveston.
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the family In Europe and the United
states. Texans are Invited ms follows;
san Antonio. Texas-Mr and Mrs. Phil
Carl, Miss Anna Carl
Galveston, Texas--Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Busch, Mr.. II, II. Peters.
Houston, Tex1s--Mr. and Mrs. Ford
Nacler. MIR. and Mrs. Louis Illmer.
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED

New York, December 1.-The Minneapo-
lis and St. Louis railroad declared semi
annual dividend of 2is per cent on the
first preferred and IL per cent on the
second preferred.
The directors of the Denver and Rio
Grande declared a dividend of per cent
on the preferred stock. This is the lirsl
payment on the preferred stock for sew
oral
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vIcKsBuRG NATIONAL PARK.

Vicksburg. Miss. December i0.-At a
meeting of the Vicksburg board OF trade.
held today, the subcommittee appointed
10 secure options on the lard wanted for
tho Vicksburg National military park
made a report OF 10 progress so far.
which Indicates little good for the pro-
loci, az the land wanted, with few. OK
cepiiona. are held at figures much above
what the association anticipated. Tne
board has called n conference OF the
property owners Interested for next
Tuesday. ard VIII endeayor to come TO
moters OF the park are by no means dis
mayed. but have no hesitation in saying
that the present outlook Is discoufdglns'
however, some of the prices asked being
fairly reasonable and II Is believed that
the final result will be satisfactory,
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.ns1rlcArIoN RuLINGs.

Actin. Texas. December l2-The ral-
"a con,mission yesterday issued the fol-
lowing circular; u,,.. .,,,.,,,
- ,,nder No. S Of the Missouri, Kansas
tea H reYls Ra.lway company Of Teas 1t
anq hereby ordered that the ioiioWblag elts-
tlsS0 ei rulings shall govern IN the trans
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Mary Dell Erhart, aged years. died
at the residence OF her parents on Stuart
avenue between Smith and Bra2os stree
w odncsluy The funeral took place yes
terday at o'clock, the interment being
in Hollywood cemetery.
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Marshalrs wfo of her ruin yesterday and
Marshall choked the girl 10 death Mar
shnil's arrest followed ard It was with
great difficulty that the officers were
ragged nelghbors 10 the Brewton jail.
Marshall mas confessed his crime.
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ON A BEAR HUNT.

Ex-Governor James s. Hogg. Hon.
Holmes Cummins and II party OF friends
took brsasfust at the Lawlor yesterday
morning en- route TO East Texas on bear
hunt They remained in the city only u
fnN minuINA
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race track west of town has been put In
frst-class condition and everything Is be-
ing don, by the committees to make the
events a success. The gun clubs OF all
neIrhboring towns are especially Invited
IN attend
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ME INsPEcTION pOsTPONEp.

The annual inspection Of the Houston
Light ARTILLERY, which was 10 have been
conducted last night, was postponed until
Saturday night, AT which time IL VIII be
held, at the corner OF san Jacnto street
and Texas avenue
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A SWELL. MEDnINC,

The Won Gontard-Busch wedding VIII
take place in ST. Louis. OF the Busch man
sion, next Monday night. Seven hundred
Invitations have been issued 10 friends OF
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Henry u. Lewis. aged II years, stepson
of Mr.. II. y. Ncuman. dicd yesterday at
the family residence. No. 5i09 harrisburg
road. Tho intorment will take place to-
day in the German cemetery.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-13

Nrginius Lodge No. Is. Knights of Pyth-
las, elected the following officers last
evening:
r. Il. Berner. c. C.: =. A. Creger. V. c.,
G.. \. Rc.nhart, prelaie, George Roper
NJ. of W, J G. blackburn. X. of II, and
s. w. T.. Riley. Nj. Of F,; ~ II. Slttig,
Kuutz. |. c.; w. w. Rooney, O. C.; George
Roper, trustee, j. II. Pruett, representa-
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FIRE ALARM YESTERDAY.

IN alarm of Gre was sounded at 1875
o'clock yesterday morning from box H.,
caused by the accidental burning of Mrs.
Secrist. at laii Edwards street. but the
department was not needed