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FOR sALE-BIcYcLEs.

For SAI.E Hich-grade Bicycles
Birdie AID Boyd specials: simplicity OF
construction and guaranteed WORCESTER
CYCLE MFG Co, agency, 1890 14th st. NV
my30- I'm
BICVCT.s. ka -~iins 2s-ln wher,s,
ladies' or gents, sc make. listed a sos,
$50, WE will sell for few days at S44 S5S
cash; all guaranteed. A. b. CARPENTER.
l4th and Park sts., Mt. Pleasant. my30 I'm
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II years old, would like work as
bell boy or ia store. Aduress 5. HAWKINS.
1915 1lth st. NV. 1t
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HELP wANTED-MALE AND
FEMALE.
Observation-Disclosures

w Horses to pasture ut 81
pee unontn, miles from City;Grass, sha.it.
anu water OK. Apply H0Rs Es this office
lf-pn
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WANTED To sell TWO Pschyco DIey.
Cirs. .liaai cost, Sl4u piece, IN
good CONDITION; one has cushion ures. the
other small tires; suitable Tor gem or lady
prIcc, S35 and S25 Inquire Az ST.
NV my3l-3t
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FOR SALG-s Ians, gearing, pulley,
IritS iiIu nv wheel, suitable fur DIN
iur-r1om or saiGOn 625 La. ave. my3l-3t
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FOR RENT-RooMs.

FOR RENT-Three rooms on LIST floor,
VITA privilege O. Da Gilroom, gas and heat.
Apply on premises, 451 + st. nv.
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HELP wANTED-FEMALE.

wANTED-A good woman cook: a.su
oAe,nnerindId ana mattresses Sol
9Th ST. NV. Item,
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w WANTED-By man, aged rs. with
liz years experience in mercantile
business, a position III wholesale house; not
afraid Of work; good refs. Address $. NJ,
this office. juu1-3t
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FOX SALE newfoundland pups:
Inni, 50 each; l cocker spaniel; gyp.
AIR 7Ih 81 Sc Item
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hUuUt ~. to do wOIk IN small fanny
and assist with invalid lady. Address laaz
Sth St NV Item
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FOR SALE Cheap; grocery aud pro-
,lrl,,,. .,,utr in sH. s.cti1n. dong a
good business: 70 od reason tor selling. Au-
Iifnss Il q n. ihls nfIlNa. lul -.1t-cm
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wEyLEn oy TRIAL.


Warrington. Novemler &c. --lt ~ IN
morcd here on authority that the Spanish
government has glyon General Wcylcr 30
understand that be must push his opera
tious against the insurgents asgrcssyoly
ami vigorously. Unless he soon achieves a
victory 1t rs believed he will be recalled.
General Wcylcr. 1t is understood IS
aware Of the alternative, and his present
campaign in Pinar del Rio is expected TO
result In an engagement that Will put a
new aspect on the Cuban situation one way
or the other. The campaign, therefore, has
become to him personal matter, ana
with the knowledge that his prestige and
rank are at stake Havana cables are he
ing watched with Interest for news ~
more important battle than shirmishos
and guerilla fights that have thus far
come
General Woylor has all the troops he can
usc. There are over POO 900 Spanish sol
dicrs in Cuba and the force under the cap
tain general In his present operations In
the field In person IS 60 600 Maceo'
against whom he is now operating has
under him II is estimated. about 1000 men.
Spain having fulfilled all Of General
Woyler's wishes as TO troops, now eA
pecis results from him
Consul General Lee has acquainted tue
administration with these facts, ana the
president H. at present patiently waiting
events, and viii shape his course by de-
velopments.
IT is hoped that the general viii be able
10 score Il victory before the assembling OF
congress Spain fears adverse action by
that body soon after 1t meets and has
urged General Weylcr to demonstrate his
ability to crush the rebellion within the
rext two weeks II possible.
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Tingmnn Gibson surr.nd.r..

Birminghnm, Ala, November II T. Glib
son Southern railway naEuan, surrend-
cred TO the sheriff yesterday and later waa
hound over To the grand Jury To answer
for thc death Of johnny Patton II year.
Old hoy Young Patton was riding on n
Southern freight train by permission. lls-
irihutiue circulars for pr Il. VI. Russell nr
liirmincham. He WAS nftcrWarl found
dead, the train having run over him ~
coroner investigated the hoy'e death and
the Jury held that Gibson pushed the boy
on The train. Gibson dcnics pushing the
hoy OF but SAYS white turning a curve
the boy. who was Oh top Of a car with him.
was thrown of Much interest attaches to
the outcome
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DEPENDS ON WEtLEit.
If His Campaign Ii without Nesnits
Uncle sam VIII Act

New YORK. NoFenpci Nv a "''i''N" "
the Herald from Washington says me
Cuban situation is pregnant with impossl
-. - 49,, r,nlic ,,,u I'm
pil''l'S' i"''V 80 n,..
Washington VINO uoes hol '""' ''"''"U Wv
gravity Of the situation The president
"a. o,,,tr., ,-nrsii, Ccne,al Lee. officials
"' ...,,,.... ,,.. ,,,o d,,.lo,,-
ana uip'o"i"'' ~ ""i'''s
r"ents Of the next fortnight WITH inc tre''
est concern All seem to agree that the
,.., ,.rists ts connectrd with General Woy-
,,,. ,.r,,..,,, communion orninst MaCco
ier present '"'"p"'s' "h''''9'
There are gocd srouhus Ior pt'i'' i""'
cops,,l General Lee is in favor OF iator-
,rution i'm III, interest of securing the au-
49, - C,t, A. General VIEWERS cam
,,,,'s nnt r,enit IN more peaceful
f''e' ,,o ,,.s.,,, difficulties than is
,,'''.','', c,neral Loo however Is diplo
'AIoV',u' 10 iis ,,iny,s ar, I'M,
''!' iii ro, admin that ne favors
SITUATION anu wiz ~"
lhlr!N'h'ion A ,.tu rot,,r, "a
Il do not Know Wh1" wiz l.."' " w.
Havana great ue"i VIM ''PN"' ~
developments thcre Mi'",n 'ne ~
days. Mrs. Lee IS WIN me anu ~,
attend to some social as wen "S oii'',ai
matters WINE mere, 'o IVY u'nS Wv
cate the talk Of war between the United
states ard spain. and am especially sorry
,bot statements are attributed to me in this
directinn as | have not made them"
M onc is more anXiously watching for
doveIopments than President Cleveland.
Tho Gphan fs,t'Ire Of his message is held
io,l ,nd viii nct be written until some
tarh NV M,'i ,s hoard "a TO ne result of
,llut u''I ur'',,ar,s military operatious in
nehorei NVs'e' r. orn en-, sav now bow
r'lar uei n,. n.ni dcoI Win the cuban
the president WIZ neui WI M uDai,
question III ms nl'Ssdse. ~, W., l,',,,
upon the result oil uohe'a' "'S'e' '"'i'
paign. ,,,ao, .,,o,,,
Should Gen. Weyler DC repuisea OF shou''
he return to Havana wi,hout hayihE "e-
complshed awning " ~ tni n mu" ~ 'o
in a serious state in Cuba, ana there Is no
! telling what the consequences Woulu DE-
| It Is this phase OF the situation that Is
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OF both Hawai-, and Cuba should soon be
prepared for living under the American
flag Most Of those present expressed APP
prevail OF the remark.
\, tcuighCs session $iS,iiS was appro-
priated for missions In South America,
east Of the Andes. other appropriations
were. Danish missions In the United
States SlS.aSS; France Si0ei; Chinese So.
dio Japanese 5000, bohemian and Hun
garian SS4l0.
\ committee was appointed to specially
consider Indian work, II was decided TO
purchase the Chiiar mission property for
100000 TO be paid IN twenty years with
out interest This property Is worth $500 p
GOO was donated to the missionary com
mittce that the supporting mission,
system ho continued hut ihis. after three
years trial had been found iinpractioahlc
and the purchase was suggested.
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PRIVATE IlETlER HOMES.
Abuses Which the Department Asks
10 Have Hc'SuIntcd,

New York. November i6 special TO
the Herald FROM WaAhnston says the pos
tai officials are anxious TO secure lesisl9-
ton during the next session of congress to
regulate the use OF private icttor boxes.
which, II Ia said afford grrat facilities for
p,rsous engaged IN fraudulent exercises
In Chicago New York philadelphia. Boa
ton and other large CITIES the private let
ter hoNcs have become u fixed institution.
The system has grown tn wonderful pro-
portions ia New York and the boxes are
used hy mou and womcr tor ,landesllnc
curroapondoucr ana by criminals. Wa
are no, trying to regulate the mcriH of tho
poEtoffirc," said the FitAt Assistant robt-
iuaator General Jones. I've nrr Hhply try
ing to protect them from frauds We OBJ
Jet to the use oi these boxes by pIrhoha
whose solo aim is "a fleece people When
heso people hide hchind the private let
tcr box. | can not understand why the dc
pattmont should to criticized for following
thyut %
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Fort Worth. Texas, November l5.-short-
ly after midnight last night fire was dis-
covered in the rear Of Washer Bros cloth
ing store. ! quicl, alarm and the prompt
response of the fire department alone pre-
vented what would have proved dlsas-
trous conflagraton as 1t vas ID w. hV"a
of the business section. rhc building was
damaged somewhat but the heaviest loss
will be from the goods inbred by smoke
and water. and which can not be ascertain iT,ia
cd until they are overhauled and inVoicea !;
1t is supposed that the fire was oris ,,,.
by electric wires in the rear OF Seeker Kill. :
barber shop. Captain starline's cigar s'S Orr
viii also come in for heavy loss as nIs
goods were smoked, There was ''SN'
ance carried.
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MARROW ESCAPE.
EnpIish shipwrrrlscd sailors Come
Nenr Ucing shot.

New York, November l6.-Among the
passengers who arrived today on the Ward
liner Yucatan from Havana were Captain
Nelson and twelve Of the crew Of the
british schooner Zola, which ran ashore on
Colorado reef November 1. Later the
steamer got Off into deep water and cap
tain Nelson attempted 10 run her across
Inc strait 10 Key West, but the water
poined so rapidly that they abandoned the
steamer. which shortly afterwards sank
m deep water The seanen landed on the
cuban coast about sixty miles west OF IA
yana where they fell into the hands Of
Svanlsh soldiers Thu Spanlards believing
them 10 be tlibnsters from the American
coast treated the prisoners harshly,
threatening 10 shoot all hands. FINALLY
they were removed to Hovana, where they
were taken IN charge by the British con-
sui. who sent them TO New York.
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MACE0 ISN'T AFRAID.
Has Built Him Trocha for His
Own Use.
He CAN ADOPT GUERILLA TACTICS.
Weyler Must Win Victory or BE
Removed.
E CAN ADOPT GUERILLA TACTICS.
SPANISH AXE DISSATISFIED.
Unless the Rebellion Is Promptly Put
Down IL Is Probable the United
suites May Interfere Soon.

New York, November 16.-Senor Tomas
Estrada Palma, the Cuban delegate, has
received letter from General Antonio
Maceo under date of November I
You need have no unoasincss about
me-" says Maceo IN his letter. Even IN
the case that Wcyler could direct against
US such an enormous army that ! could
not meet 1t in the field in open battle, as
| have done with success now, l will resort
20 guerilla warfare in the event my troops
prove inefficient, l will give hard WORT,
to even 100000 soldiers.
while Wcyler was preparing his
trooha, Maceo says. Il was making mine
also Macco describes what he meant by
his trocha. 1t is a narrow passage through
the mountains aud the only way IN fact
to reach the stronghold where the Cubans
have their supplies of ammunition aad two
factories for making powder aud cart
ridges The Spanish troops. MScco says
confidently, can not get to the Cuban
stronghold The passage admits only one
man at q time in front, and beside that In
! the space Ut half Spanish league Cuhans
have built hundred trenches and soWn
them with dynamite bombs. If W"yler
| could force the passage. Muceo says he
| would only meet destruction half way,
| In the same letter General Maceo gives
| news that he has captured four cannons
and great quantity Of ammunition IN ms
! last engagement with the Spanish troop"
, especially against the corps OF MelfNiso
win regard to PROVISIONS he says that
| he is well supplied notwithstanding The
| TACT that the port of pinar del Mar is not
so well provided for as the rest OF th'
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Sensational War Fake.

Jacksonville, Fla, November l6.-Not
the slightest foundation exists for the iurid
story Of sanguinary battle In progress In
Cuba that was published In today's dis
matches from this city. The fictitious char
aeter Of the story appears In the first SEN
fence. which pretends that "cipher dis
patches'' have just been received from
pinar del Rio No cipher dispatches can be
,rangmitted from Havana under tho pres
chi censorship, No such place as oleaeha
appears on the largest official map OF
isula
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BUSINESS MATTERS.


Waxahachlo. Texas, November 16--R.
W. Trlppet filed a chattcl mortgage at
As Saturday night. naming a. Trippet.
ST., trustee. The local indebtedness as
given in the instrument amounts to y52,-
5i7. The Waxahacho National bank is Sc
cured with seycnty-four shares Of the Ellis
County Cotton Seed Oh mill stock, valued
at 500 per share. The First National bank
Of Alyarado Is secured with siXty-twn
shares Of stock In the same mill The stock
will invoice $4,000. The amount OF out
side indebtedness can not be learned.
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THE SUPREME COURT
California Irrigation Law Declared
to BE Constitutional.
NEW POSTAL REGULATIONS ASKED.
Abuses of the Private Letter Box
System Alleged.
lew POSTAL REGULATIONS ASKED.
CIRCUIT COURT Is REVERSED
John Irown, Who Has Three Times
Dccn Found GUILT. of Murder, Sc
cures Another Chance.

Washington, November l6.--The United
states supreme court today rendered an
opinion sustaining the constitniionaitty OF
Se Wright irrigation law OF California.
and overruling the decision OF the United
States circuit oour, for the California dis
triot. which was against the laws validity.
The case In which the opinion was rom
dcrod was that OF the failhrook Irrigation
company va. Maria King bradley.
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PI,tsburg. Pm. November 1s.-At meet
ing today OF the river coul operatives pre-
lmlnary steps were taken which viii like
" result In the closing down Of almost all
the river mines aud throw 5000 miners out
of employment from December 1 to Feb
ruary / The argument Of the operators for
this suspension liz that the market Is over
stocked there being l0.010,000 bushels or
more in this harbor, besides a large guam
lily already in Southern hnrbors.
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Alexander Stevens Clay nominated to
succeed General Gordon in the United
States senate from Georgia.
Utah's election TO be contested. because
ballots were numbered
Postmaster Hesing will run for mayor OF
Chicago mex, spring.
Mr. Bryan pnsses through ST. Louis ana
talks checrfully 10 reporters.
Mr. Bryan preparing a book In which
he VIII discuss the Importance of bmctal-
lism as an issue in the campaign of 1900
General T.. ". Peters nominated by
democrats In caucus for senator from
Alabama.
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TOORT'S FEATURES.


The Spanish governments loan of $780,
"owN pesetas greatly over subscribed.
The Bismarck revelations as to the
"ermln-Russo treaty discussed in the
reichsag
Maceo says he has no fear OF weylcr as
he has little trocha of his own
The belief prevalent that unless weyler
quickly wins decisive battle he will be
recalled 1t is also thought that unless
he soon brushes the rebellion the United
States Will intervene
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Seventeen men hs N imprisoned on
charge of Consp /: :. The arrests also
OF members of a. q society known As
the Nanigos contiu
Tho committee = pnal defense NIT
today. The ulticn ,crs ana business
men have agreed tt 5 II FROM snhscrip-
tions 20 the naiur : p, ag no Umc Is
left to initiate the : ,iion. With the
idea " making p, p Sift TO the gov
crnmcnt tn, sums - to ho paid for
subscriptions to III, !. : win be diverted
10 the purpose OF ::
Tho committee 0i lal defense now
has opened a popul x scrptiun for the
same fund
The Insurgents | tackled the fort
protecting the lighthouse ON cape Maysi.
at the eastern extremity Of the province
Of Santiago D Cuhn, The gunloat Waco
Nuncz with lin soldiers on hoard. VAS left
liaracoa near Cape MuN. TO assist the ear.
rison Of the hesicgcd fort
Lieutenant Romero has surprised the
camp oi the iusurgont leaders Mauuol
Gordo and Aurcollo Nulat. The camp was
In the woods near Huhlnn. I'm the nlIir-
mish which followed iho appearance of the
| Spanish troops both the iusurEcut leaders
mentioned were Killed.
Colonel Molinhs command whlo skirm-
| fishing In the district OF Guyamatus,
| province Of Matnzas has killed the insW-
gent captain. Wilcc Patron
"Details Just at hand show that there has
been severe lighting Ia the eastern portion
Of Puerto Principe, in tho ncishhorhood OF
| Cascorro. General Castollanos arrived
early in the month at Cascorro, Puerto
| Principe, which was then threatened 10y
thu insurgont forces lie fought the IN
suracnts in eight separate engagements
| and then returned to san Miguel 10 tn,
north of Cascorro. whore he got into new
| ana hot fights with the insurgents, who
| showed up Ia more numerous force than
! ever. under Generals Gomez. CaliNto, Gar
| ella. Celchro aud other leaders Caslcl-
lnnos, according to reports received. swept
| the opposing insurgents with heavy Logs
/ These reports also state that the insurgents
! have plundcrcd and entirely destroyed th'
town Of Gaymar 10 The south Of Cascorr'
and Il is said that the sll Spanish resi-
dents taken prisoners Who would not pay
! ransom were all shot.
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Cincinnati. Ohio. November l6.-J. y
Carpenter, an extensive lumber dealer. and
j. II. Lyons. prominent architect OF this
city. were instantly killed today by a train
while walking along the Cincinnati, Leban-
on and Northern tracks.
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Detroit Mich November 10. ~-Appro-
priatlons for domestic missions occupied
the Methodist bishops today. The Cuban
Spanish work was allowed 81 ooC. While
discussing the appropriation for Hawaii
Bishop Newman remarked that the people
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st. Paul. November IL Archbishop Ire
land today positively denlod the rcputed
rumors, purportps to come from ,iomc
concerning his relations with the Vaticnn.
Not one word" ho said, has come Ia
me from Rome indicating the smallest
change In the kindly feelings which the
sovereign pontiff aud his immediate ad
visers have been pleased TO entertain of
,,.,
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Arbitration Trcnty.

London, November l6--It is understood
that the next step in the Venezuelan NJ
fair Will be that Venezuela will empower
her plenlpotcntary TO settle ana Sign WIN
tho British pIen potentiary treaty refer
ring to the boundary dispute TO arbitration
II is suggested that the treaty VIII be
signed In Washington.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-17

Washington. November i6-Gcorgc X,
Peck. general counsel for the ~. Paul rail-
road company. fcll down the elevator shaft
at the Shoreham hotel last night and broke
his arm mud left hand lie was uncon-
scous when found and remained so for
some time.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-17

Madrid. November is-The government
lcsn of $50 00G,c00 pesetas has been great
~ oyersubscrlaod. The sum Of s5o.gl0. 900
ucsetas has already been subscribed and
!, ports from numerous towns In the PROV
inccs have still TO CONE In. The Bank of
Spain has been Obliged TO open twenty spe-
ciaI counters in Madrid owing 10 the crush
of subscription papers. Capitalists In Ha-
vana Offered TO subscribe 100000 peset1s.
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Hon. Joe w. Baileys friends will make
an effort to nominate him for speaker,
which viii make him leader of the party.
Charlie Duke aged II, shot by Joe
Ewing while on his way to church at Pus.
Robert Penny gets fifteen years at Cam
eron for the murder of w. NJ shipman.
his fathcr-in-law.
Mrs Georgia Granger, wife OF a. r.
Howard, secretary and treasurer OF the
International and Great Northern, dies al
Palestine.
The vote for Culherson and for BRYAN
and Sewall in Texas practically the same.
Ernest Mitchell. vaudeville artist, run
over and decapttated by train in the
Galveston yards.
Appointments by the North Texas con-
ference.
II, W. Trlppct OF Waxahachio files a
deed of trust. Local Indebtedness t12'l'
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Failure NJ Rockwnl.

Rockwal, Texas, November l5.--J A.
solby, doing a general mercantile business
here, made general assignment for the
benefit Of all his creditors. His liabilities
are about 1000 and assets are probably
sli 900. WIN rayton is assignee and no
creditors are preferred.
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HAVANA BUDGET.
Wcy1cr Is Expected 10 Soon Locate
Nncco--Nntionnt Defense.

Havana. November ia special train
has been sent from Ariomisa 10 Candclaria
IN pinar del Rio This is supposed to be
due TO the fact that Captain General Woy-
Ter is hourly expected TO arrive at Cam
delaria. In tho ncighhorhood Of which
Maceo was yesterday reported to be In
camp
Bartolo silva Gallardo will be shot to
morrow
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Ardmore. |. T.. November 16.-Whitc-
hurst Bros. general merchandise dealers
OF this place. made an assignment this
evening with preferred creditors. Assets
and liabilities unknown.
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Norristown, Pa. November 1e.--A cavein
in the DeKalb street sewer today killed
two Italian laborers and injured several
others.
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Washington. November l6'rhe supreme
court took recess today until Monday.
Tho goth inst.
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The Texas UniversAy football team do
fc.tted by the LOUISIANA boys at Baton
Rouge.
Football suspended at Vanderbilt college
till Saturdays riot can be investigated.
Peter Maher defeats Joe Choynski in six
rounds.
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I.,,,'nI


Or Rankin receives notice of his trans
fer to Dallas.
No further extension to be given de-
inquent taxpayers.
Colonel Dick Westcott wins an import
ant land suit In the district court
Inquest over the body of a dead China
man.
Subscribers to the Crittenton Rescue
home to meet tonight.
Reyivas at the Washington street and
Tabernacle Methodist churches.
Donations to Bayland Orphans Home.
Library Day in the public schools.
Regular meeting of the city council.
Concert and dance tonight by the Quiz
club.
Death of Mrs. \. II. Howard. nee
Granger. at Palestine
Meeting of Dick bowling camp.
Co!ored veterans preparing for the Gal
weston reunion.
Y. NJ. G. \. cycle club ride.
Death OF ". II. Baldwin at his resi-
ience. in this city,
An old-,ime city directory.
Homer T. Wilson lectures at the Chris
ttan church.
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cotton futuros dropped Is points al Now
York ana New orleans, making "A loss of
y cent since the election,
Houston spot cotton lsc lower; nLddling
now 7@sc.
Hide prices remain firm at the last adj
vance demand good.
Wheat declined sc in Chicago. Corn
closed a shade lower and oats unchanged.
Caslc in St Louis 10 TO 2oc lower.
The stock market dull and lIstless.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-17

WARRINGTON autumn meeting o
tbe Washington jockey club begins a
Ernn.ng today and lasts ten days CLOSING
on Saturday November y
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Observations taken by the tuliei State :
weather bureau az $ =. IN. yesterday, "in
meridian time.