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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-14
THE EpwoRTH LEAGUE.

Isitors Entertained Last Night VIII
Leave for San Antonio To-day.
tpwcfth League delegates to the number
about fifty en- route TO tho state con-
fntion IN San Antonio were entertained
this city last night by the members of
pe local Epworth Leagues. A jubilee
Irvics was held last night in their honor
J, me Shearn church chapel. which was
q by Rev. Seth Ward, presiding elder of
Us district.
Among the ministers present were Rev
r. Wooten, presiding elder of the Hunts
alveston.
me Epworth Leaguers who spent last
sht IN the city represented the leagues
Galveston, Cedar Bayou Dickinson,
,mrntsvllle and other towns near by.
me Epworth League DELEGATES from
rs city and the visitors will leave at o:05
'ls morning for San Antonio. They wifi
Aye In two special coaches decorated
TN flaEs and banners.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

+. r.. Sharpe of the Galveston Tribune
Is in the city,
Major George %. zimpolman. postmaster
at Austin, ia In Tho city.
ID. o. Lively, representing the Fort
Worth stock yards. is in the city.
f. ID. Minor, prominent lawyer Of Gal
weston, was in the city yesterday.
Hoo. T. H. Bah of Huntsville, candidate
for congress. in this district, is in tho city.
C.. II. Miller leading member OF the
Austin bar IS In the city on legal busl-
ness.
N T. Blackwell of Dallas, accompanied
by his family and Miss Cora Reilly OF
Bremond sister of Mrs. Blackwell. stopped
over in the city yesterday en- route to
Galveston.
Or. j. w. Scott left for New Orleans
last evening to deliver the dnnnnl az
dress before the Alumni association OF the
Charity hospital on the progress OF Meal
icine During the Past Year
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HEADLIGHT FLASHES.

According to Montana newspapers the
13ozonian tunnel of the Southern Paciiic.
which has been impassallln In conseqnenc
of lire for several months, VIII be lined
throughout with concrete
The Houston and Texas Central an
nounces round trip rates or ,me als,a a,,,,,,
morning of April q, limited to April "A.
Congressman Moody of Massachusetts
has introduced in the house. by request
n bill requiring railroads 10 furnish sleep
ing car herths at % cents n night for
poor people. II IS held that passengers
Of limited means should have the priv
ilegc of lying down by the payment of
appropriate prices for economical accom-
lIlatinns."
Cattle continue TO move In large ship
ments to the Indian Territory and the
TO handle the heavy demand. There is "A
scarcity of cars. owing to the heavy move
ment within so short time and Tho long
haul. which consumes about nine days be-
fore the cars can he returned from delv-
cry to point OF shipment.
Tho newspapers, always willing to assist
railway managers In the selection OF Of
1cnrs were a little premature, perhaps, in
Inc case of naming successor to j. Il.
Bartholomew, who resigned the position
of assistant general freight agent of the
International ana Great Northern to &c
ccpt the office Of representative OF the
Mallory line in the Southwestern Traffic
association, as the office vacated has been
abolished.
The Georgia State railroad commission
has sent notices to the Southern. the
central the Georgia southern aud I'loiila
aud the Macon apd Northern railroads,
should not be put under the operation Of
Inc commissions rule requiring all roads
under d single management or control TO
ltn ccnsli, ~ NJ constituting one and the
same road. the rates TO he computed az
upon parts OF the same road.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-14
SHILOH RATTLE FIELD REUNION.

Nohtlee]'"' 'i'' |'pii Ii'-'H'i" WIZ MS
grand reunion on the Shiloh battle field
OF the survivors of that battle on May
% and 30, Prominent speakers from
North and South win deliver addresses
One feature of the programme VIII be the
dedication of monument by the Ninth
Illinois Infantry at tho National Gene
terry In honor OF their comrades who fell
nj shiloh. they having lost 365 men. killed
OF the fallen comrades will be decorated
with flags and flowers This win be the
greatest meeting ever held on the battle
field.
Reduced rates Will be given on the raI-
roads and steamboat lines. For particu-
lars address Colonel II. T. Lee. Secretary
Shiloh Battlefield Association, Monticello,
H., or James Williams. Assistant Score
tary. Savannah. Tenn.
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ROADS NOT LIARI..Il.

Verdict in Suit for Damages Where a
Passenger Was Assassinated
The virginia SUPP mo court of appeals
has handed down an opinion of unusual
interest to railway ard sleeping car com
panles ard travellers. The question a,
issue Was us 10 the responsibility of
these companies In the event of assassina-
ton of one of thei, passengers Tho case
Is that of Connens executors agains, the
Chesapeake and ohio ami Tie Pullman
Palace Car companies in q suit Tor Slp.ulu
DAMAGES. r. d. Conuell was a wen known
business man of OHIO who was shot in
ms berth on one OF the defendants sleep
ing cars near Waynesboro. VA. on the
night o. August /, 1871. The assassin. 1t
Is supposed, slipped into the coach. shot
Cornell down and then hastily escaped.
The wounded man was removed TO Char
while.
The case was n mysterious aud remark
able one. Despite all efforts of the rail-
way officials no clue was ever obtained 10
the motive or the whereabouts of the as
sassin. Connelfs executor brought suit
against the corporations named in the
l.ichmond circuit court. Th,y complni-ch
that IL was the duty of the defendant
companies to.uss due and proper care that
curcly carried on said railway and pro
tected from injury. while on the train,
and the charge of negligence is made
against the, defendants IN not keeping
proper guard over and giving the neces-
sary attention 10 their passengers to
protect them. The defendants demurred.
which the lower court sustained. The
superior court sustained this action of
the court below
The conclusion Of tho court IS that Con-
nell lost his life. In manner which the
defendants could not have foreseen or
provided against. To do so. the opinion
says. would require of them more than
tives of men and make them insurers OF
the lives of their passengers.
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Y. NJ. c. A. MATTERS.
An Evening With the 1.awvers-1nter

AN Evening With the .awyers-Interest.
ing Musical Programme
Ihere was very enjoyable time spen,
IN the rooms of the Young Mems Chris
tian association last night. the occasion
being an evening with the lawyers of the
city The programme was one of inter
est to all. The recitation OF Mr.. Joe II
Eag.e was an original production and was
oil great interest.
Miss Burgheim was called back at the
close of her excellent solo and her sweet
voice was greatly enjoyed.
y regular turn of introduction then took
place. each lawyer making n short talk
and closing by introducing a fellow MEM
Der of the bar.
After this beautiful selection was sung
by Miss Bessie Hughes. which was so well
appreciated that she too was called upon
to render second one.
Professor William Morris pleased the
audience with n lovely selection on the
guitar. A eocia! time followed tho pro.
gramme and many present were pleased
with the entertainment
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but IN business and social circles. Mr..
Sottingham is very pleasantly remembered
Dy the many friends he made when he was
vomnoeted win the transportation DEPART
ncnt OF this division.
Stock has been moving at tho rate OF
three and four trains a day for several
Wesks and the rush is by NO means over.
II has been impossible to secure the reuty.
site number of stable cars. and common
cars have been pressed into service.
Nohduotor Chapman has gone to Nash
Viie. Tenn, where his daughter. who is at
school. is quite sick. Conductor Fitzgerald
mas his passenger run from Cueio to Hous
Ton ana Conductor Woodhouse has the
freight run.
Mr.. L. B. Bonner of the auditors de-
partinent Is back from Houston after a
,brief business trip. His wife accompanied
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-14
THE UNION PACIFIC.
Revival of the Rumor That the Wander

Revival of the Rumor That the Wander
bits Are After the Road.
Dispatches from Omaha. Neb., announce
that since the departure from that city
of Messrs. Vanderbilt and Depow there
is considerable talk as to their prospective
purchase If the Union Pacific road. It Is
said that 1t is positively known there
that for two months they have had an
expert of the operating department Of
the New York Central making close sur
vcy of the Union Pacific property from the
Missouri river TO Portland. This man is
now said to be making close inspection
OF the oregon Short Line. 1t Is further
stated that the vanderbilts already own
the Oregon ard California railroad. run
ming from the Columbia river down The
coast to san Francisco. Their Ownership
OF this property Is known 10 but few.
Their purchase therefore, of tho Union
Pacific and oregon Short Line WON give
thcm n di.,,ct nil rail route from New
Work. TO San Francisco.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-14
THE VICTIM BURIED.

Calvert, Texas. April l3.--Thc funeral OF
]. T. Blagg. who was shot here Saturday,
was one of the largest ever seen In Cal
vert. MIR. Blagg has resided in Robertson
county for twenty-six years. The Masons.
knights of Pyfhias and firemen turned
out In body. The funeral services were
conducted by the Masons.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-14
VICTORIA NOTES.,

Victoria. Texas. April B-Ihe appoint
ment of Mr.. G. n. Cottingham as auoi'o'
of the New York. Texas and Mexican anu
the Gulf. Western Texas and Pacihc run,
way companies to fill the vacancy causeu
by the resignation of MIR. J. L. Boyie gives
universal satisfaction, not only IN ra''roao
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-14
MOTIONS ECONOMY.


VIII Have Saved So 10000 During His
Term Of -Four Years.
Washington, April i3.-It is the expeota-
ton of Secretary Morton 10 have covered
back into the treasury Mt the end OF the
present administration In tho neighbor.
hood OF 10000 from appropriations for
the agricultural department for the four
years during which he shall have been nj
liz head. TO do this he plans to have 500
900 year but the aggregate may be small
cr than hoped for owing to the rigid print
Ing of estimates. Already the amount re-
turned to the treasury from these appro-
priations has reached N,Oli0OO.
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THE BANKRUpTcY Bull.

Washington. April l3.--The house com.
mlttee on judiciary today finished its work
on the bankruptcy bill and Chairman Hen
this week. where II IL expected II will be
called UP In q few days. This Is one OF
disposed TO give an early opportunity Tor
consideration. Representative Bailey OF
Texas viii make a minority report for the
substitute bill
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
SENATE.

Washington. April ls.-At the instance
OF Mr.. German. the senate today determ-
ined to open the publication Of the Patent
Office Gazette to general competition.
Reference was made during the discus
sion TO tine Investigations some months
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-14
Are You a
Thinking MANI

II you are. this y addFssssd = xous
You know Of the steeS impreve1sHSs
made during the last few yean "a Eiso3
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Mcdicino7 DO you knoH thai gklue@
Specialists accomplish daily rara MIDI
s poo sss know = VS.: ssssy
witttcn on single disease which would
not have required but 4 fsy lAgas teS
wSo nov ' devote their i i've . sSs Sfud,
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ago q Doctor was supposed = know thep
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Know that the Sexual org11s cpnstttpt@
Disease in them affects IN SneFe hsl1i3
NAM may Y MoW can only ss,s - ', ask y
expect the conndoncs % fene0 men, II
the love OF, woman3 CsS yon sey Z
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kand?" Make today . ;SasQsyA th9t n;
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For u hoSnors Of msa. III love Of wosAan. mi
HE is not half a man EpsqklnS Of al:
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tive II ahead Of tho old stage coadh Naa
pain. no terrible hon,orrhaSoe 40 laying \
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-14
TEXAS nARBoR IMPROVEMENTS.


Vcasco Harbor Works.
| Washington. April l3.-An effort is being
mado to secure from the hands of this
congress appropriations OF millions of dol
lars in payment for harbor improvements
upon the Texas coast. Tomorrow people
| Interested in tho scheme TO have the gov
ernmcnt purchase the works at Ne4Isco.
Mt the mouth of the Brazos river, chief
OF whom Is former Railroad Commissioner
l.. l.. Foster. Will have hearing before
the senate committee IN charge OF the
river and harbor appropriation bill
Another proposition is on foot to have
the government purchase the Improve
ments ut Aransas Pass. but this has not
so definitely developed. 1t seems very
probable that me senate committee VIII
make pi vision IN the river and harbor
appropriations for the purchase of the
improvements AT the mouth of the lrn2os
IT win be remembered that when the
bin granting to n Chicago syndicate the
privilege of constructing \ deep water
harbor at Nelasco the gove, nment re-
served the right at any time II saw III
to purchase the harbor improvements.
ihe government has not taken any steps
looking to this end but the contractors
vino have built the harbor 80 far have
friends In congress who have como for
ward with n proposition 10 sell the har-
Dor improvements to the government and
have been actively nj work In securing
Nothing was done when the river and
harbor bill was In course of preparation
by tho house because of the Well-knoWn
determination of that body To be as
economical as possible. Very large items
of increased expense are however. very
often added to appropriation bills IN the
senate and are allowed to remain In the
bill by the conference committee. This
Is the plan which has been pursued by tho
Velasco Improvement company.
Senator Lodge introduced n bill provid-
tft4r tYtlt.
some months ago
Hon. L.. l.. Foster has been here for
some wccks past as agent OF the Vclasco
Improvement company. He has sought
10 obtain the assistance OF Senators Mills
and Chiffon to secure the necessary APP
preparation. but SO far the senators have
are receiving great many letters and pc
titions from Texas both for and against
the proposed purchase. as are also the
representatives..
Senator NILS said today to Tho Post
correspondent that he believes that the
such harbor improvements rs at vclasco
at the figures OF the owners. He favors |
sending government engineer there to |
ingnect the value of the work done and |
report upon It. He Is heartily In favor of |
It's ultimate purchase. There is a great |
of the scheme, az many millions of dol |
lars have been Invested there from all sec |
lions OF the country. This influence VIII |
secure the Incorporation of the oppropria- |
ton In the bill and II viii then try It's |
upon the floor OF the senate and |
later in conference.
Representative Crowley, In whose dis |
trict the harbor lies. has been particu-
larry active In seeking to interest tho |
senate in favor OF the scheme.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-14
If THE BABY is CUTTING TEETH

be sur0 and use that old and well tried
remedy. Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup.
for children teething 1t soothes the child.
softens the gums. allays ell pain. cures
wind collie and is the best remedy for
diarrhoeas
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This was District OF Columbia day in
the house. Some preliminary routine bust
ness was transacted bin was passed
to pay the heirs of John Ruben, late
United States attorney for the middle dis
trict of Tennessee. $2l5. being the balance
OF compensation due hin!
Tho house then proceeded with the con-
sheraton OF District business. After pass
INK a number of District bills the quorum
failed and at 1870 y. IN. the house ad-
jourue1.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-14
HOUSE.

Washington. April l3.--The house spent
tho day transacting business relating TO
the District of Columbia. Several bills
were passed
1t was tho intention OF Mr.. Bartlett
Ocmh. y. W 10 call up today his bill
lumhia, but he was given no opportunity
to do SO. II IL expected that he will nsls
unanimous consent for tho consideration OF
the bill tomorrow
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-14
OUR WORK GUARANTEED.

me success of the past seven years Is
s"afdntee that the Troy Steam Laundry
I.s turned out only good work. We have
XIV machinery experienced help. know
X needs Of the pc ople and will continue
eve the public satisfactory work. Send
\ ,four laundry, from collars and cuffs
me entire washing of IL hotel, to the
poy Steam Laundry.
81 Packard.
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ago into tho circumstances by which n
ITlcnu o. tpe then assistant secretary OF
state, MT. Josiah Quincy, was awarded
tne contract Mr.. German carried his
amendment for an open competition. al
though Mr.. Platt, chairman OF the COM
mittee on patents. was In opposition.
DUPONT case. Senator's Burrows OF Mtchi-
gan and Brown OF Utah supported Mr..
DuPont's claim.
MFR. Hoar Rcp., Massey, from the COM
mittce on judiciary. reported back Mr..
Calls resolution proposing Intervention In
the case of Mrs. Maybrick.
1t Is an adverse report and covers only
thrce lines" explained Mr.. Honr, "and 1
ask Indefinite postponcmcnt Of the reso-
The report was read. II recitcd briefly
that the proposed Intervention was not a
subject within the jurisdiction of tho SEN
ate. a vote was about to 80 taken on In
definitely postponing the Cali resolution,
when Mr.. Allen Q'op., Neb) suggested
that 1t would be well to wait until the
author OF the resolution was present be-
fore disposing of the subject. Thercupon
tho resolution went to the calendar with
out action.
A lcngthy discussion occurred over
awarding the contract Cor the Patent Of
ilcc Gazette. Mr.. Gorinan explained that
tho preparation OF the Gazette ought to
he open to the fullest competition, and he
moved to reccde. from that provision of
year TO the present contractor.
Mr.. Fiat tRcp, Comm referred to the
trouble, amounting almost to scandal,
concerning tho Patent Offico Gazette, md
said that as this Ind been overcome the
present contract should he continued.
The absence Of quorum caused much
delay and numerous roll Ills, the Cor
man amendment finally being adopted
N to Is, This opens the award OF the
Patent Office Gazette to general compc-
tition.
MIR. culioin presented partial ngrce-
mont from the conference committee on
the Legislative, executive and judicial MP
preparation bill.
Among the reports were those OF Mr..
Teller and MIR. Mitchell, representing tho
majority and minority viows on the bank
ruptcy bill.
Mr. Burrows (Rep, Michl was then rec
ognized In support OF the claim OF Mr., Du-
pout to II seat In the senate. Mir. Burrows
cont ended thnt the notion of Governor
Watson in voting In the Delaware legisld-
ture was dictated by political motives and
was an unseemly transaction.
MIR. burrows was followed by Mr.. Brown
Rcp., utah), nlso In support Of Mr.. Du-
pont. 1t was the first speech of Mr.. Brown
and for this reason was followed with In
tercst, although tho technical and legal
character Of the argument lacked popular
interest. MIR. Chandler took the time to
speak In support of the Dupont claim and
Will continue tomorrow.
AT y. m. the senate held nh executive
session and then adjourned.
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GOLD BONDS ARE VALID.
United States Supreme Court De-
cidcs the Case From Mississippi.
INTENT OF FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT
states Have the Right to Prescribe Quail.
hcations OF Jurors-Econony Of
seer tary Merton.

| Washington. April 1a-In tho United
States supreme court today an opinion
was handed down In tie case Of Woodruff,
| trustee. VS.. the State OF Mississippi, mp
pcaled from the supreme court OF that
state Tho case involved the validity OF
bonds issued by the levec board OF the
State for the Improvement OF the Miss.
issippi river. which had been questioned
because tho bonds werc made payable In
gold. The supreme court of tho State
had decided that the bonds wre void
because the law did not authorize tho
payment OF tho bonds in amy particular
kind of money. The opinion OF the cour,
below was reversed and the case re-
manded.
Justice Harlan delivered the opinion of
the court in the cases Of John Gibson
and Charles Smith VS.. the State of Miss
issippi. tried and found guilty of murder
IN the State courts. Tho plaintiffs In
error In both cases are colorcd men They
hhd sought TN have their cases trans
ferred from the State courts to tho Fcd-
eral courts under section GAL Of tho Re-
vised Statutes, alleging that there was
u denial of Justice because no men of
their own color had been summoned to
sit upon the jury. The State courts had
denied tho petition for n transfer. Jus
uce Harlan sustained this decision. hold
ing that while the statute and fourteenth
amendment 10 the constitution has teen
intended to secure tho colored race the
same Justice awarded tho whites the
law and tho anne ailments were only an
piicable when 1t was made to appear that
inc constitutional enactmcnts OF the State
were OF character TO deny the right ia
inc negroes. 1t did not appear that this
was tho case In Mississippi and the
United States supreme court could not
interfere to regulate the method of pro-
cedure In the State courts The decision
of the State supreme court was there
fore affirmed
Justice Harlan also said In course of
his opinion that 1t was competent for
the State OF Mississippi to prescribe tho
qualification OF jurors AS to Intelligence
and morality.