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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-07
NOMMISsIONER'S sALEOF REAL EsTATE.

Inconsistencies ALEoF REAL ESTATE
" BY virtue OF decree entered by the judge of
the circuit court for the city OF Roanoke. on the
therein pending styled Cornelius Lane VS. VS.
Alexander Neill, trustee, and others, will, as
commissioner OF said court, proceed on the 25th
DAY OF MAY, 1895, at II q. m, in front OF the
premises sell to the highest bidder at public
auction all that certain parcel of land lying in
said city and described as follows:
beginning at point on the eouth side of
Gaineboro avenue 10f feet east of the point of
Intersection OF Gregory street with said avenue,
thence running with Gainsboro avenue north "a
degrees Is minutes east 20 feet to point, thence
In southery direction IS feet to GREGORY
street, thence with Gregory street north 81 de
In northerly direction SO feet on line between
white house and cottage to place OF begin
ming.
TERMS-Cash.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-07
Union BANK OF WIN
~ CHESTER vs.
: In chnncery.

>I rN me ulSTlNGS COURT FOR TIE CITY
OF ROANOKE. To Union Bank of Winchester
piaintin, and to Evan Gemmell, Samuel Snencer
SENIOR, samuel Spencer Junior, Archibald
SSpemmcer' Dsvio spencer, w. NJ. Ysger ndfvf-
ouaily, ana W. NJ. Wager and j. b. Levy, late
partners trading rs W. VI. Wager N Company:
John spencer, Jannettc Spencer, Katherine r.
dcfcndants S0 HPou0ef'
TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to n decree In
~ tne ABOVE styled cause of March 3D. 1895 1
smali On Erlday, the 3lst day OF May, 1896 be-
tween the hours OF O'Clock a. N. and q O'Clock
y. IN ut my oflcc In the Masonic Temple build
ing, rooms numbers two icy and three (s in the
city OF Roanoke, proceed to inquire into and to
make the statements concerning tho mnttrrs
mentioned in eaid decree and thereby referred 10
me as ono of the commissioners in chanccrv or
lowing: ''e 'oi-
l. What property lis owned by the defendants
herein or any of them, bIcct to the lien of the
Union Bank OF winchester, and whether any
property mas been conveyed away by such de-
PENDANTS (which is still subject to the lien or the
said Union Bank OF Winchester,
=; Inc liens existing against any such property
ana the respective prioritics OF the same
~ ANY such other matter may be deemed nv
MIN (commlssioner) pertinent, or NAV be re-
CURED ny any party Mt interest in this cause.
AND II from any cause said enquiries be no,
Dcgun on the day above named, or begun and moi
10 day or time to time at the same place until ali
OF SAID inquiries arc asccrtained and complied
Given under my hand as commissioner I'm
chancery OF the Hastings Court OF inc CITY nj
Roanoke this the s0th day OF April, 1SG5
a. BLAIR ANTRIM,
,r. Commissioner In Chanccry.
Watts, Robertson " Robertson, p. c. 80 I'd
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-07
THOS. W. MILLER.

Bond as required by the above named decree
mas been given by the said commissioner.
"a tbs S. S. BROOKE, Clerk
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-07
Good Investments

FA!RM OF 3Os ACRES Az MILES
= from Roanoke. Va, 15U acres of
1ooa farm land, balance in timber,
room dwelling, large barn and stable,
water In house and barn. is acrcs In
nue selected fruit; Price, S2,75O; $3.50
S oSn' naiance:!n one, two, three aud
MALL FARM, 30 ACRES, THREE
miles from ROANOKE, ten acres in
iin oer. well watcrcd, 8. room dwelling,
eoected young orchard. Price, 81 100.
ZINE FARM. S91x acres, FOUR
miles from Bedford City, on Big
OStter, loO acres Of the best bottom
;;Hud, Groom dwelling, 3room house
III the yard, large barns. Price, $1,000.
1911 ACRES AT CRYSTAL, IN
a nS Bedford county, on Norfc TX and
ana western railroad, we'll wntered,
about forty acres of bottom land
Price, II 100.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-05
NADrol1A1E pROTrcrION

London. December 1.-The Daily News
this morning prints long account OF the
kharput disorder, which says.
Their was a sight attack on sunday.
iht lVlh. ON MonAay the kurds attacked
4ustAck and slaughtered many chr Be-
uans. soldiers from kharpool went out
20 meet them ana parleycl with the turk s
before The attack began. IL was pain thar
eNtFNiNng was p-lnncd, tCr the soldiers
0nN lred over the heads OF the Kurls
llc Christians were shot down every
where, he American missionaries have
W. ttSn TO their friends IN Constantinople
tuat Or. Barnum appIei to the military
Commander for protection, Some soldiers
were sent but they .oft directly. except
Two, who demanded baaksheehs for re-
naming.
We all entered the school building. 9"
says the message from the American mis-
alohhry, and the Turk sh officers sum
mcneu us out. We 0ecliatd to come ana
lO.u tAem mat We had no more confidence
~ NOM thut they could pIvtect US there
II their professions were sincere, other
wise, We would die there. Al asst a CIR
aN'ian named Mehmet recalled the sold
lVs anu hG1pyd us 10 QueAch the fire We
We're stripped Of everyih ug eNcept inc
clothes We wore on Tuesday Nebmst
tod Us that he could no longer protect ne
N ne co~cse building. but pr Barnum
sun declined TO cave, The attack was
rvhew.d In a milder form. and an order
attack ~ sup the
An the Christian villages in the Ech,r-
Put district have been burned excent
oHtnlni, and 40 persons are stil In ref.
use win the American missionaries"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-05

dered near Ash Springs. s.:.;tea,In ms.
marderers were Indians. ''s ''as W
HoUGHTON. Mich.-su,,s Viii, :,
ptooaniy asIregate s5po,otn are 10 IL ~
hthced In concert immedlately 4, a.
relatives Of the thir:v men NIX s ~ "
m the Osceola mine fire Septsubsr, 81, ! =
NASHVILLE -Goyernor T'urpe, Z.
sued eNtradifion rapers uron N. - 80 :
nor of LOU . ana fer the arrest N, " !.
tontion of Ward, the Memphis forrs, \.
mas h"c1 brought back from HonirrsA
CHICAGO. The colored men AZ ch,,,
have called national convention, mn
race at Detroit December Il "a ID
IT, discuss the serious question II ps
Acknowledgement Of the negro IN uv..,
of the Southern states"
SALIDA, Colo.-rho strike Of gcN h,
mas become certainty. II Is estIr,is
that at least 500 people are In the hills II
mat all available land In the yieity 4
the strike has been staked of
FORT MONROE, va.-Senator Hll n
rived her this evening. Upon bsin, d
yised of judge Peckham's nominstbs n
the United States supreme bench \. =
mediately replied: Tho nominliM il
an excellent one. and will be conarns
DETROIT. Mich.-J. Blair Simpsa 3
tee VI the peace. was arrested strx
with criminal assault upon May W
land, a ll-ycar-old girl Justice HEun]
was recently arrested for attemptips III
inal assault upon Mary MeCaulsI
NEW NORk-A special to THU
from san Salvador says: General I'll
lying dangerously III at Cooajlite&
President Gutierrez VIII start at onte
CooaJutapeque. II is feared that Oh
KiVas die the Indians would rise trz
the government, 10 which they ~ D
terly opposed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-05
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
GustAve Gerhardt Was Found Dead on
the Street

GuStave Gerhardt was Found Dead on
the Street
Galveston. Texas. December A--C;ustave
GcrnArdt. IS years Of age. was found dead
this morning at $50 O'Clock on Fifteenth
street between avenues a and u. The
police we're notified and the body vas
taken TO an undo rtaker's establishment.
where an Inquest was held ~ justice
Finn. A, the inquest Howard Lester
TESTIFIED that he knew the deceased as
,iustave Gerhardt. He was born In Ger
many and va, about Is years Of age. Was
employed at the GalN eston Mea, con-
nAny. Was man OF steady habits THIS
mori Ing he called al the meat company's
pisin OF feeling unwell About o'claok
this morning ne left the shop for the
purpose Of delivering meat. Twenty min
Etcs after he letl the shop tha horse that
he was driving returned to the butcher
shop This was al witness knew about
the matter.
Otto Se6ansberr knew deceased. He
boarded at the house Of witness. Witnes,
was Of the opinion that he WAS healthy
man. lie was az house of witness last
night about O'Clock. lie seemed to be
al right a the time and retired to his
roorl. Hc lot the house at . O'Clock this
morning. lie had no relatives residing
John NiJtuer testified that at about 5.lh
this morning a sailor from the revenue
cutter called witness attention to q man
lying or the street. Witness went to
Whfrs the man was lying and tried 10
arouse him, hat To- M avail The deal
tan was lyme ~ hts face whnH witness
cav him. Witness ga not know any
Using AZ ont the cause .; his death. tut
from his appearances thought he fell from
nis wagon
THIS tes tm3ny throos very little light
On ~" man1ci of the mans death. bu'
the inference Is that he ZEN from his
~. ftt.s ta.sl kt
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-05
FOREIGN BRIEFS.

St. Petersburg From Noyembee :
November % there were Il eases o. eae<a
and "A deaths from that disease htn
Berlin, December t.--At the opernl
the reichstag today Baron Won baerS
renberg was reelected president o. ~
house.
Panama.-An engagement TOOK plss
tween Colombian troops. and hlN,T.
forces on the frontier Of Ecuador. Y
Coiombians were driven back
Colon-The Eruadorctn troops NV
fFht lasting two hours. defeated W.
OF invad Ars from 'olmnbia ani wv
them to retreat beyond The lrohue,' !.
Havana. Tho revolution when
broken out simultaneously ~ peNs
the states of the Republic OF 49,
against Cresro's autocracy ID u II
serious nature. -.
Managua, Nicaragua.-Grea. ' vrsss
Is manifested to the presluei,,s, 80 S,,,s
intention of allowing the onsse,A ~ q
to superlrtend the surveys anu ="
struction OF the Nicaragua cane -
Pome.-In The next issue OF m FL. IN.
organ, the Civiita Catiohea, s s N
viii publish an official sIa.e s IA ~
drmning the Chicago consresse sonsrss.
demning the idea of a SHINE" 'V''
Paris In 1900. "a
Rome. The Observatory uwrish q!
letter from Constantinoplc Wa ~ lars
mat the none Immediately anev AN d
NJ the mieerv In Armenia ~ 40 ~
TO tho american "a aTc'i'' WV n'''
expressing his thanks. ,..., IN III
London-A banquet was gnovmoiiys Y
the pension fund az the li.1sonsndly sNt1
gineers and F'ramens foyn Ainbss]]
dor Bavari presided ana, hu'a'
that was heartily eheered' !, MSS
Ktngston' Jamaica.-A paartsy y Ies Nd I
equipped for a Journey n il slsets1
tectlyes are following: as u saiI for q
that the Cubans VIII Try Munitions 10 I v,
,nobserved, carrying m nv poth 50
have been concealed on INC -
,la island
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-05
Observation-Disclosures SALE.

Lexington. Ky, December AT Wood
ward x Shanklln's thoroughbred horse
sale the best sales were:
orses IN Training
Nmrod. CHI c.. :, by springook Edith
Byron McCIelland. $500.
Leo Loke, b. c.. 3. ieouatus-Lady Lake
o. O West, Louisville $3.50,
Onaretta, b. c.. >, by Onadaga-Loretto;
Pat dunno. Chicago, $1,000.
Anna Garth. en-. f. King Eric-Harmena;
T. Tierney, Lexington, 500.
James Monroe, ch. c.. ., imp. Massetto-
HANOI: James a. Thorneton, Eminence.
Kan, 5000
Brood Mares
charity h. m. by Spendthrift-kaiuiu:
a. r Goodlng, Cynthiana, 5000.
Byade h. m. l6 ny King Alfonso Bay
flower; a. p. Gcodng, sS7i.
pa'tie H.. b. m. y INN, Ruckden-kate
Walker: Is. e. Million, Richmond, sboo.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-05
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

NEW YORK-six hundreds Norwec,ap.,
end Swedes have chartered a steamer 10
visit their old homes.
NEW YoRK-The Heralds correspond-
ent IN Buenos Ayres says; II is reported
mat the British minister viii retire from
ST, PAUL. Minn--The administrative
council IL The G. a, Il, has liked the date
l6, 1896
~ FFALO. y. Y.-Four men have been
being members of the gang that Wrecked
sunday night,
soi.oMoNNIf1.E Ariz.-H. II. Merrill
anu nus 4i-year-old daughter were muir
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-05
cc~rrp~VCr AT DENTON

Denton Texas December THE day
fsr tie fof-nA. Opening % the annual con-
ference a. ree NeaqaIst Eplsropal
.n4r-A fo--- .4rra number Of tha min
lfgfrs aH.eis ana ~ $50 r. m. the
rH~ WIS G1e4 with attentive und
a. rttl 500 Fe1f coastal service. The meet
lae -.1f.r.-- far two hour, AT Il5 "a
Ir- Presiding E4.r ~ ehh presented
hlfrq. y g. Antiraa 10 tho conference.
4ar bishop tfsr took charge AMI rro-
eteHrl ie -enl .siT r. coiumAninn ser
si- itr iu1f bang lAtn tae urennl2a-
tor Was farge4 intu tH- afternoon
Session N5Airlv.te az Jouruci 10 meet
AT >. IN. the conference again as
mbira BISHOP Andrews IN The chair
~ emi!ngs. Very few steentees We're
Nominations for conference secretary
17fe th.u mnde and 9 p GddiaFs wac
e.sc;ea PIE appo.nta as assistant Roy. j.
y pierHAlm irf A. J.. N3grlsoT was
elected ss statistical secretary j u. Nc
LaugHAn conference trsasurer W. j..
I Bryant asalef0nf.
The urogramme Of ssssloas was then de-
cidt4 peufe.cst4l service IT $3.50 a. m
- clofe ai g. O'Clock each dav Tha con-
fcrtnc. hnr was then formed and commit
Tees were appointed, after which the
h.shep Intro uccd 20 the conference Ill
pr J. 6. Hartseli was then presented
ard pc made brief address on the Freed
mans Ala aun Southern e EDUCATIONAL So
I clriy ana ihe Methodist Episcopal church
| speaking ot IT'S growth and the work Rc-
| c9inplshei by Il. After few other points
| again led devotional meeting, which was
| dismissed promptly at 9 p. N.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-05

Cameron on the "a to investigate the diph-
iberia cases about FIVE miles northwest
Of Cameron. lie was In consultation W. n
County Judge Same Strectmnn. Or. NJ. X.
Lott. formerly quarantine officer at Eagle
Pass, who has reccatly located with his
family here. was employed by the county
TO take charge OF the cases and yesterday
he went out 10 investigate them. lie
found seven pronounced cases OF diph-
iberia. two OF them very dangerous. and
nine cases OF sore throa. which may de-
Velop Into SERIOUS cases. This disease Is
In very Isolated bohemian settlement
and there is MOI much danger OF II spread
ing. Or. Lott has had much experience
IN such matters and the outside world
need not fear dAnl.er q ON this source.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-05
IN CONFERENCE
'fsfty-slrtA Annual Session Meets at
Brrnham.
NHBEnY AND HARMON TO BE TRIED
49, cas~s Separated snd ccrnmit'ees = p
pctated 10 LAS -" The thArgeA
II RePsru Of Committees

Rr~nAa-r Texas, December 1.-THE ffty-
rsxth annual session Of the Texas confer
ence convened 81 the Mrthc@is1 church
N this cAty THIS morning and i was
notable gathering. i. wo0id he hard TO
rel together fne- looking body o: Tnen,
better dressed sad TIA, had the appear
ence of having betn n-.Ser fed, aaa Taa
Posi- sorrespoaden, doubts H such gath
e-inr OF ss,n.ls- nrrnoer 81 any prufes-
sfon would furnish such an array OF tai
ent-
The annual gathering .. thrse Foa'y men
Is an event IN The.r hfs work soosea for
ward te With feelings q plans scs tr,ngied
with regrei-pic&surV 70 be cerived trous
meeting Old sequAsnzAnees and resre' lrs,
III. reading OF Inc appointments NalcS
Is usually the Inst thing on The pr
graxnrns o, a. annual oonference. should
eerd them IN some place for which they
have 10 inclination Bat he u SAID 10
their cr~8ii, they always bow In hanshle
80 80 theIr stations without Is e a.
{. Tbs city Or town mat j. f1rta-.-te
enough io capture a. atsnaM cor 'en e
ts generally 70 lie sIslEra tl1.lltts1. AL wax.
each recurring rSafereucs he town i9
which IL y held v3ss WIKI ia prc7c-ess= '-s
10 wirnire Ire PRAISE OF lie PRISONERS
for g generous hospitality,
Erenhkm has rss.s.,Fed he st.cnsa.-t
with ope1 sfrns h,a4 the iEtcas'-1ns 20 tar
doors Of every denomination bangs cal
with q cordial Weicu-Ie to- iar-se cody
men and bfe1hr1n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-05
COLUMBIA SWEPT BY FIRE.
Entire Business Section OF the Town
Ia Ashes
LOSS OVER TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND,
Very Little Insurance Carried 80 Stocks
Damage nv Bsine Rem we'd Hard
work of the Ladies'.

Columbia Texas December THE bust
ness portion Of the town OF Columbia lies
10 smouiderinr ruins. Fire broke oui NJ
aNou, o'oioek this evening In the rear
room Of Il. c. Duas law office near the
corner Of Austin and Main streets. a
strong northwest vind was blowing at the
time aad ten minutes after the fire was
discovered Il was apparent that the town
was doomed. The cause OF the fire Is
unknown. No one was In the building
occupied by Mr.. Dun ana also BY Mr. A.
saabourae. who occped the lower story,
both Of whom had stoves and both Of
whom ~ere al home al dinner.
The fire a. once spread TO the retail
grocery and feed store OF c. Giesecke aud
from .hence UP the entire length Of the
street TO the river aud thence up Front
street to the grocery store OF }. Carline.
where It MAS auany checked Crossing
Austin stree; consumed every building
on the ives, side ot Austin street except
ths largo two story brick building OF
b71ersood 4 Digs. the ruof Of which
ca-slii hui was tSiinsuIshri.
TIRE huluir-s consumed were as fol-
lows. Grocery store owued by Mrs. sue
Aycoek occupied D. Nathan Rosenberg.
loss probably S-51Q, empty sore aJ5oiuinc
this sfole. owned 'y Mrs. sue Asr1ik.
loss So, office building occupiei by Il e..
Dan atd B ScahoUruc tue entire hhiarr
81 the former ard stock 90 goods OF tho
thti'r tCing consumed. loss $500 retail
grocery ana feed store of & Giceecka.
N.th almost entire stock lpss $500, retail
efnccIy store Of Thomas Benson. who
saved uearly al ~ .his STOCK ot goods.
lut wau lost u fine cold storage ware
mouse ana livery Stable sheds. loss f51t,
rsf4h grocery ana Dry soeis store ~ W
Freuni with rtBry ill o. 1iS stock loss
$3.50 Insured Cor y,pV small wooden store
..s 10 IT,. HH Ha.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-05
cOBBrTT CRAwTrsHEs.

New York December i-Corbett will
not agree to meet Fltasimmons for the
500 OoO purse offered by Dan stuart Of
Texas The ultimatum was handed to
stuart tonight by Wiliam A. Brady Cor
hett's manager stuart submitted articles
Of agreement to Brady and made direct
proposal that Corhett meet Fitzsimmons
for purse Of $9l 0o.
I've have retired" was Brady's firm re-
nv He then stated that II was hardly
worth while 10 break IN a prosperous and
prodtah'e theatrical engagement to fight
Fits mmors
Naher acniNet Fit2simmons and homes
10 force Corhett to fight the winner The
meeting between stuart ana Brady took
p'poe ~ the St James hotol at noon and
PHI pwyer and Joe Vendg were also
present
This evening Cartain Glori. who now
rrnnnees Horace Leeds called on Stuart
and rroposed that The Texan offer a purse
for Leeds and Lavigne or any other sood
lightweight.
Glori says that Lavigne is preferred
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-05
MGNEGoR BANK ROBBERY.
Assistant Cashier Scwell indicted for the
kNrcnl k0hherY.

Assistant Cashier Sowell Indicted for the
Recent Robbery.
Waco. Texas, December i-sam sewell.
assistant cnshler OF the First National
bank OF McGrcgor was indicted by the
Federal grand jury today for the recent
robbery Of that bank OF $4,000. lie was
arrested at McGrcgor, being already un-
der iudlctmen, on complaint charging
him with robbery. lie gave bond tonight
upon the Indictment
McGrcgor Texas December t--Dopnty
nitei 7'ates Marsnal Rurks came out
from Waco today and arrested j. G. Mc-
Keivnne Of this pace Ms an accompnce
In the late bank robbery here sam F.
Sewell was also arrested and taken with
j. c. McKcivane to Waco. the Federal
grand Jury now in session having found
bills against the above named parties
and Frank Henry, who Is in Jail at Waco
on the first charge made against MIN.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-05
FROM The STATE CAPITAL.
Effect OF the Amendment to the
School Laws.
OPINION FROM THE COURTS NEEDED.
Dlrlcuity In Gsttiug Good Pipe From the
Pu.k Pen t-n,iary Sued by he
stnto-Sutes aud Personals.

Austin. Texas, Decor iber 4.--As the eff
feet of the amendment to the school laws
passed by the Tsenty-four,h Legislature
nroytding for the cancellation Of al per
manent teachers certificates heretofore
Issued by courts, judges or superintend-
vuts, vii hout the favorable recoininenlh-
ton Of county boards OF examiners, pvelis
20 be fe.t. there Is manifest sposllloh
10 lest The validity of SAID Amendment
The Stale board Ct education a.ieAuy mas
several cases growing out OF II On ltS
hand, on appeal from the department OF
education. which OF curse has peeh ru.luS
according TO the new law kepres Hnl"llse
o. Conner Of san Antonio this evening pre-
-cutld new case cf the kind to the &c
nartment, from BeNar county. An opinion
from The courts may be expected soon IN
the natter however, as has oeen
brought before them In Brazorla county,
and VII no doubt iina..y tnd It's way 10
the court OF last resort to lie settled once
THE PIPE QUESTION.
Superinteudent Of Penitentiaries Wnat
ey left Tor Rusk tonight after conferrins
with the city water PIPE contractors VINO
are obtaining their material from the
nenitenNary foundry at that point He
states that a new foreman for the FOUNDRY
has been engaged from Birmingham, a a..
who Us confident that as good pipe can
he made at Rusk as anywhere. and lhal
hereafter there " Il be no more trouble
CHARTERS FILED.
The following charters were filed in the
department of state today:
The rruvident Mutual association OF
ps bn5 pGrposest TO- pr9m1te tr@ernai
/. Porter T, c. u. Rice, Il. A. McMatn.
Cna~. =. Anderson,
IRE Wallis Cemetery association Of val
corrorators' J. Q. Odom. W r. Brown
Arthur Pennington and others.
bELiNQUE:ST TAX RECORDED.
Tie dc iHQuent tax records OF Tarran,
county have heen compiled iu accordance
VI. lho laws of 1905 chapter q. ard "a
u'Joate of same was forwarded today
by 10" comptroller TO John p. King. cUuu.
~ e'crk q rarront county. SAID record
coa,iins $50 pages.
STATE SUIT FILED.
Suit WIS nicd in the district court today
hy the attorney general to Dust the occu-
pants ~ what IS known a. the River
Wh.k a Thirty acre tract Of lana Mt the
T. q oi Congress avenue. claimed by the
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Ion J Il. Cough of Mckinney is in the
Fr5rb Andrews Esq. Of Houston. is In
the cry ON legal business.
hM road Conmesicuer Steadman went
morning.
super ntrndcr, J. NJ. Lee of the Hons
ton anl Texas Central and + 49, Goodrich
o. holslon are registered al the Hotel
,,bWeiars visited the resideuce of Louis
NAY al,sa, in ,he Second ward. last night.
| hnd carried away q lot of clothing n
ieNcNtr aud so IN cash.
| The superintendent OF the clty's elect,i.
! Hight plant reports $50 new connection,
| mace uurnc the past month which rrtn.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-05
CORBETT DECLINES TO FIGHT
The Californian Refuses to Meet Bob
fitzsimmons.
PETER MAIIER AND The AUSTRALIAN.
Dan Siuart's Mission Ia New York Unsuc-
ce.sfui--C orbrtt's Theatrical
business.

Dallas, Texas. December 4.--Dan Stuart
telegraphed from New York this evening
that Corbett positively refused to hight.
Stuart has given up hope of a match be.
tween Corbett 2na Fitzsmnons He VIII
now make match. or a finish dght be-
tween Peter Maher and t'itzslmmons,
to take place near Ell Paso, also Jack
EVerhardt and Kid Lavigne. Hugh p.
Name. who Is backing Everhardt said
night h was willing to stand by Ever
hardt financially la the match for the
worlds lightweight championship.