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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-24
THE MARKETS,

Cotton--Futures steady and slightly
higher In all markets; New York and
Aicmpiis spots advanced.
Prospects for big crops in Texas encour-
age business men.
Iair demand for cotton seed oil.
Wheat went up &c on Rod river valley
crop news,
.ima!ley's resurrection Of tho Venezuelan
war ghost checked activity in Americans
in London.
Stock business was large. hut prices
were irregular.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-24

Rev. Thomas Dixons lecture ut Turner
Hall
Judge Brashear appoints a receiver for
Glenwood.
Hymoneal notes last night.
The arrival Of TeXss editors.
The record OF day In the courts,
The evening times., 1896-06-20
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END OF ITaR CONFERENCE
Report of the Steward on the
Years Growth.
Deacons and Elders Approved ana
Travelling Connections Allowed.
Bishop Petty Able to Preside.

The fourth days session of the Phila-
delphia and Baltimore Conference OF the
A NJ. L. Zion Church opened this morning
at the Metropolitan Wesley Church. Bishop
Petty who has been i'll during the con-
ference presided. Devotional exercises
were conducted by Rev Il. A. Fisher OF John
Wesley Zion Church. W. A. p. Wallace
was ordaiDed a deacon. and upon exami-
nation for admission to the conference as
elders Stephen A. Day, Griffin j. Hawkes,
Bevery j. Bolding and C. w. A. Saxon were
approved. They will be ordained tomorrow
afternoon.
Bishop Petty, assisted by Bishop Hood,
will conduct the services, and the sermon
will be delivered by Bishop Small. Be-
fore the Conference closes each of the new
ministers will be given charges.
The report OF Rey. DR.. Small, the stew
ard, showed the condition of the general
fund and church membership. The amounts
apportioned to the different loca lities,
and collected during the year, was nearly
81 800, while the membership footed up
something over 5000. an increase Of 10
per celt.
Tie following cergymen were admitted
to travelling connection: j. NJ. Hall. of tue
Presbyterian Church: l.. II. Daniels, of the
A. NJ. p. E. Church; w w. Barton. of the
A. NJ. L. Church; nd of the Zion denomi-
nation, ]. G. Hawkes., J. l.. Newby, J. W.
Philips, G. n. Shepil, Joseph Miller. b. p.
Whiting, NJ. ]. Anderson, j. E. Rogers. Z.
s. Bailey. Stephen Conard and W. +. Hill.
This afternoon the conference listened TO
reports from pastors not heard hitherto.
There will be no session this evening. The
visiting ministers Will occupy local pull
pits tOmOrrow.
The evening times., 1896-06-20
DEATH TO HIGH FEES.

Every day some new caller at Dr.
Walkers sanitarium says: Doctor. my
family physician says you can't prescrt6s
pure drugs and give your services Tor go
q month"; In orucr to settle this question
DIR. Walker makes the following offer:
He will deposit 81 900 in any bank IN
Washington. on the following conditions;
He will submit his prescription files FOR
the past three years to n committee coil-
sistiDg OF ttrec druggists and three physi-
clans. for examination; the committee
may select tile prescription files from any
drug store in the city and If, after care
full examination. it is not found that DR..
Walker gives his patients drugs and medl-
cines that cost mt least 10 per cent more
than the average family physician pre-
scribes, he will forfeit the 81 200 10 any
charity that may he selected. DR. Walker
is the originator of low fees, and Will con
month and furnish all medicines. Do not be
deceived into aying high fees. DIR. Waller IS
reputation is a guarantee that you VIII re-
ceiye treatment far IN advance or the
methods employed by the average phys
clan, simply because he has all the latest
instrume and appliances to treat YOU
with. DR. Walker has on file hundreds and
d. hundre ds of antt graph testimonials testify
ing that ne cures Asthma. Bronchitis. Ca.
tarrh, Deafness. Rheumatism. LUInhago,
Neuralgia. Dyspepsia, Constipation, Ma IA
women. diseases Of lie skin, bladder. and
bowels. blt cd diseases, and all private dis
eases Consultation and advice free qnd
solicited at his well-krown sanitarium.
14l1 PENNSYLVANIA avenue, adjoining Will
lard's Hotel. Office hours, 10 10 r daily:
Sunday. 10 10 l2: Monday, "Wednesday,
Thursday and Saturday evenings. 10 g.
The evening times., 1896-06-20
THEY PAY UNDER PROTEST
Commissioners Draw a Draft for a
Mysterious Item.
1t Crept Into the District Appropri-
alton Bill In the Closing Hours
of Congress.

Tue District Commissioners today made
a reuuisition upon the Treasury for $685.
6s4. with whcn to meeta II obligation mys-
teriously imposed upon tue District by some
one in the closing hours of the recent ses-
sion of Congress.
Tue liability is for the payment ..for lots,
Potomac River flats" and the item was
placed upon the District appropriation bill
at some stage OF the progress OF that
measure without the knowledge or consent
ofthe Commissioners. and evidently without
the sanction of single District official.
The Commissioners take the ground that
mo part of the appropriation, act of June,
1896, should be charged against the reve-
nues of the District, land memorandum
to that effect is for warded with the requi-
sition.
80 sure are the off cials of their ground
that they feel they would be justified IN de-
clning TO make a draft for the money, but
under the circumstances they are ohliSedto
be content with entering protest
Tie several claims already passed upon
and determined are as follows: wiliam
Easby's heirs, three parcels, S7,ll3.s2;
Enoch Totten, S432.S0; Sarah b. Moore,
SS30.96; Augustus Burgdorf, four parcels,
ST, ,408.06; Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company, strips in severalty, $353.33;
Richard j. Beall, S4,275.43; James Ho-
bans heirs, So, 2,420.64. The property for
which these claims are made is located in
squares, 63, So, l 90 and LAB.
The Commissioners today ordered that
the force OF the special assessment division
of the District be reappointed, to conform
10 Transforming
them from the per diem to the annual pay
roll The employees affected by the order
| of reappointment are:
J.W. Daniels, chief of the division. 81 700
per annum; CIV Trow, W. ii. De Shields, e.
S. Hyer, W. p Walker. NJ. L. sothoron, Ii.
W. Hamilton, ID. NJ. Cridlen, clerks, each
81 200 and j. w. Boteler and X. A. Arnold,
clerks, $500.
limited States District Attorney Birney
was informed today. in response TO an ih-
uuiry addressed to the Commissioners that
the lexington and Soldiers Home Railroad
| Company had recently submitted 'iine
schedule for the running of its cars on the
North Capitol street branch, but mat IL
was so unsatisfactory that 1t was disap-
nroyed. and returned. THIS is an indication
| that the Attorney Generals instructions IN
! rasnect To he road will be earned out.
The Commissioners today declined to grant
! a hermit to the United States Electric Light
ing Company to erect two poles in the alley
running north and south in the square be'
tween G aud II and North Capitol and f1rI'
streets northeast, and also disapproved ol
the application to erect three poles IN the
alley of square 6S3.
1t was announced at the district building
TODAY that the garbage crematory VIII re
sume operations next week.
The evening times., 1896-06-20
JAIL INVESTIGATION.
Judge Hagner VIII Call Up Witnesses
Next Monduy

Judge Hagner is expected to call up on
Monday again the charges against Warden
Leonard. 1t is said that Maud Lilly will
then be brought TO confront Mr. James A.
Peake, who has made affidavit that he did
work in the jail, for which, he believes,
Warden Leonard was paid but for which
nothing was ever paid to HIM Judge Hag-
Der has the letters from Maud Lilly, which
Mr.. Peake says are confirmatory of his
other charges that liquor is allowed TO be
used by many of the inmates OF tie jail,
and that everything down there is con-
Quoted in the ioosest possible manner.
Mr.. Peake thinks that he has been cut off
by his friends because of the stand he has
taken in this matter. His mother and the
rest Of the family will have nothing to 6,
with him. His relatives. he says, do not
want him around to come around them and
others who should be his friends have
turned the cold shoulder within the past
few days. He undcrstc od this morning that
two policemen went to his home looking for
him. He knows nothing they can want and
thinks this is only part OF an effort TO
scare him off from Standing by the state
mentshe has made against Warden Leonard.
The evening times., 1896-06-20
THOUGHT IT VAS A GHOST
Sleep Walker Frightens Police
Cfficsr Very Badly.
ApparItion Was Only Prominent
Young Man Clad In His Abbrevi-
ated Night Attire.

The few people and the one policeman
who happened to be astir on New York
avenue, between Ninth and Tenth streets,
yesterday morning about 4 O'Clock, wit
messed the unusual spectacle OF young
man walking down the street clad in moth
ing more than night Shirt OF abridged
length. All stopped to stare, but the
airily clad young man moved unconcernediy
on.
Though the hour was early, darkness had
already meliowed into a twilight that
made him easily discernibe over a block
away. The spccter moved toward Ninth
street, and the patrolman, who had first
cspied 1t half way down the block. though
brave officer, began to notice that his
knees oscillated beneath him and that his
helmet began to mount upward On the tips
of his hair.
The number of pedestrians on the street
seemed to increase in geometrical pro-
gression each second, and fairly sprung up
from the ground and descended from the
trees in order TO behold the strange sight.
Still the young man moved forward, near
ing the brave officer, whose helmet had by
this time taken an involuntary tumble. The
thinIy clad figure had approached within
live ictb vi lbt WhCh thc
latter recognized the counteDance of a
prominent young man, who had a room in
u house on that block.
He pulled his helmet back in place.
collected his knees, assured himself that
he was awake by tapping his nose lightly
with his baton and then proceeded to arouse
his somnambulstic friend, for such was
the supposed specter. When the young
man returned to his own door he found
that he had locked both the inner and the
storm doors of the house and had failed to
put the key in the pocket of his night
/ shirt.
| In awakening the inmates of the house he
| aroused the residents OF the whole neigh
borhood. until every window in the vicinity
presented the appearance of u street along
the line of march of an inaugural parade.
A kindly hand from within finally relieved
! the emba ira ssmcnt.
The evening times., 1896-06-20
SWINDLE ON ADVERTISERS
Nicholas ]. Weaver Arrested by
Detectives in New York.
Pretended to he Agent for Boston
Newspaper TO Publish Editions IN
Five Different Languages.

New York, June 20.-Nich olas j.
anunber ofadvertisers out ofsums ofmoDey
amounting to about $50 ,U00, was arrested
at the Barrett House last night.
The police say that an article appeared
in a newspaper last March to the effect
that Nicholas j. Weaver, guest at the
Waldorf Hotel, had vanished under strange
circumstances. He represented himself as
being the agent OF a Boston ne wspaper,
Which was to start an international edi-
tion that was to be printed in five different
languages. He was soliciting advertise
mcnts at SIS an insertion, payable in i'd
vance.
To show that the plan was a real one he
engaged u large staff OF reporters, artists
and printers who used to call upon him at
the Waldorf almost every morning. There
not being sufficient room at the Waldorf
for their daily conference he finally en-
gagged quarters in the Rhinelander build
ing on Duane street. Weaver said he owned
the yacht Norma, which was at Florida at
the time.
He suddenly left the hotel, stating that he
was going to Philadelphia 10 confer with
capitalists of that city in reference to the
new enterprise he was managing. Artists.
printers. reporters, tailors and others who
had not been paid, according to the ne VS.
paper accounts OF Weaver's disappear rance,
were left behind to mourn his absence. The
police, however, say that no complaints
were made TO them about Weaver. De-
tectives Glanced To see Weaver atthe Bar
rett House last night and concluded to take
hiin into custody.
Weaver gives his age as thirty eight
years, and claims 4 residence at Bay
Ridge. He says his yacht is now there.
1t is alleged that the prisoner started a
paper called the Ledger in Los Angeles.
Cal, about year ago, and lost $50 900
on the venture, otter parties being the
principal losers.
The evening times., 1896-06-20
EXCISE BOARD SESSION.
Hearings Held on Several Applica-
tions Yet Enacted On.

Hearings Held on Several Applica-
tions Yet Enacted On.
The excise board held court today, and
Ieveral hearings were had upon undeter-
mined applications for license.
Attorneys Smith and Shoemaker debated
the case OF the West Washington Hotel,
the former making an appeal IN behalf OF
his clients upon the grounds that important
business interests are involved, and that
there is no record evidence of violations
of law against the house. Besides, he sad,
the proprietors are willing To do anything
within reason TO satisfy the board OF its
intention TO conform strictly with the law
After a brief presentation of the Anti
Saloon League side OF the case, 10y Attorney
Shoemaker, the board decided 10 let the
whole matter 20 over for further considera-
sion, and. at MIR. Smiths request, lie wiz De
notified before final action.
Another interesting point was raised,
which may 20 to Attorney Thomas for an
opinion.
The Century Club, organized March 20
three months ago. came before the board,
through personal attendance OF Attorneys
Giesy and Webb. with an application for The
transfer 10 lllt iihb vi AiiN f''NA ''>>'
license formerly held by the Hotel Bel
ford. The license was taken out In No
yefnbcr, but no business has been transacted
under it since the organization of the club,
and the Officers wanted to pay 500 as
the pro rata share of 4 years license for
three months and then proceed under
the transferred license.
This was phase that has never before
been presented, and the board, being
doubtful of its power in the premises,
took time to consider it.
The board had large number of the de
ferred applications up for consideration
among them those from the fifteen saloons
in the Division, held up since last NoveIn
her There has been Il great deal OF press
IRE brought to bear to secure final ordel
in these cases II has been argued tha
whether the application be approved or re
iected, the proprietors have y right &
know what the boards intention is.
1t is believed that final action will b
taken this afternoon in ten of the cases
Some of the applications Will be rejected
probably. AT any rate notices to show caus'
are likely 10 he issued in all that may h
held UP after today's action.
The evening times., 1896-06-20
SUIT FOR HEAVY DAMAGES.
Seaboard Air Lines Ex-President
Against His Successor.

Atlanta, Ga June 20.-John H. winder
has brought suit for 100000 damages
against President R. c. Hoffman and other
directors of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Last night he had the county sheriff attach
the private car OF Pre- esident Hoffman, and it
was accordingly seized ana chained 10 the
tracks Later bond was given and the car
was released and the president and party
of directors left for Portsmouth.
AT a meeting ofthe directors of the Sea-
board Belt Railroad. held here yesterday,
Mr.. Winder was deposed as president and
Mr.. Hoffman was elected to succeed him.
The action for libel is based on resolution
OF the directors addressed to Mr. Winder.
charging him, indirectly, with inisappropri-
ating $4,000 while he was sgeneralmanarer
of the Seaboard Air Line. He denies the
charge and produces the Cancelled checks
showing that the charge was based 90 a
clerical error.
The evening times., 1896-06-20
AtMount Vernon Park large crowds have

AtMount Vernon Park large crowds have
been interested and thrilled every night by
the daring and marvellous feats of W. ii.
Dawson, the champion high-wire performer
Of the world. This resortimmediately jump
ed into popular favor. and the young people
have thronged the immense dancing pa
yiiion every night tripping the light fan
tastic On Sunday Champion Dawson will
give two performances, ore at 4 and an
other at pm There is big hotel at
the park for refreshing the inner man, a.
table d'hote dinner icing served for 70
cents. There are also billiard and pool
tables. bowling alleys. merry -go-rounds and
other amusements for tie young and old.
The fare OH the Mount Vernon electric cars
from Thirteen-and-a-half street and Penn
sylvania avenue to the park has been re-
.duced to 25 cents. No charge for admission
tn the mark.
The evening times., 1896-06-20
Enrecns1 Tiu s ~ nm. Sundny.

Forecast TIN & u. M, sunday.
FOR the District o ( Columbia. Delaware and
Maryland Geuerally iair tonight ana Sun
day; continued warm weather; light south
crly winds, becoming variable.
For virginia Fair tonight and Sunday;
soulhwcsterly winds.
Weather Cunuii iUnsanG eneral Fore
cast.
The area of Ligh pressure on the south
Atlantic coast has iucreasedin strength and
COVERS the GulI States, Ohio Valley, and
Middle Atlantic states, and second area
OF high pressure covers the north Pacific
coast and northern Rocky Mountain pia-
teau The pressure is low over the Gull or
ST La wrence; alsoiuthe southwestdistricts,
il is relatively low over the lake regions, the
upper Mississippi and Missouri Valleys,
with no well-uefiued storn-center. The
barometer has risen III the upper lake region
and on the northern Rocky Mountain pla-
tcau, remaining stationary i'll other districts.
II is slightly warmer in the lower lake
region, the Ohio Valley, aud the southwest
districts.
Showers have occurred in the South At-
lantic and East Gulf States; also in he
lake regions. and showers, with thunder
storms, are reported throughout the Mis-
souri, Valley.
Showers will probably continue in the
South Atlantic States. and occasional show
ers may occur in the upper st. Lawrence
The evening times., 1896-06-20
MARKET WAS FEATURELESS.
Prices Generally Lower in sympathy
With London.

A<oauoh
New York, June 2O.eThere were few.
features OF interest in the stock market
during the first hour OF business. The fact
that many prominent operators left yes
terday for their country homes, to remain.
away until Monday, contributed to the
dulness. Prices We're lower, in sympathy
with London, although there was morethan
Il suspicion that the decline there was
engendered by bear spectators on this
side.
Despite the efforts to depress the market,
the decline in the general list was only 1-S
to 7-S per cent. st. Paul fell 5-S, to
7s1 1-2; Louisville and Nashville, 5-S, TO
51 s-s; Rock Island, 7-s, to 20 3-s; Bur
lngton and Quincy, 3-s, to 30 Is; To-
bacco, 1-2, TO 81; Chicago Gas, 1-2, to
81 1-2; Western Union, 1-2, to "a LIZ,
and Sugar, Ia, to 122 1-2. The deal
ings We're confined almost entirely to the
room traders. AT IL a. m. speculation was
extremely dull and barely steady in tone.
Stocks were weaker and lower during
the last hour, and London was credited
with the selling of both st. Paul and Louis
isville & Nashville. Arbitrage houses
said that in their opinion this selling was
due to orders from this side. and attributed
them to manipulation. AT any rate, firms
here who usually get fair share of the
foreign business had few orders either way
this morning. Certain operators, whose
holdings showed them fair profits, were
also sellers. The decline was unimportant,
and ranged from 1-S to l 1-S per cent, the
Grangers, Louisville & Nashville and Sugar
leading. Trading was extremely quiet,
and devoid of excitement. In the final
transa actiops Il steadier tone prevailed.
The evening times., 1896-06-20
CRUSHED UNDER THE WHEELS.

Two Pennsylvania Railroad Men Kill
ed on an Excursion.
Fort Wayne. Ind. June 20.-This morning
the three special excursion trains carrying
Fort Wayne employees of the PENNSYLVANIA
Company on their annual outing to Rome
City and Sylvan Lake. forty miles northof
Fort Wayne. on the Grand Rapids and In
diana Railroad. left this city, with nags
flying and bands playing.
At Kendallville gloom was cast over
the jolly outing party OF 5000 people.
The first section broke in two, and Fore
man Samuel C. Henderson and Assistant
Foreman c. F. Miller OF the tin shop, who
were standing on the platform when the
draw-bar broke, were hurled under che
wheels and crushed to death. No others
were hurt.
The evening times., 1896-06-20
Bicycle Rider Hurt.

While riding bicycle yesterday morning
Miss Maud E. Turner crashed into an Eek
ington a nd Soldiers Home horse car at New
Jersey avenue and c streets northwest. in
front of tue Baltimore and Ohio depot. The
car was No. 80, in charge of Conductor
G. W. Stanford and Driver A. NJ. Brock.
Miss Turner was thrown violently from her
bicycle nd slid under the car, having a
marvellous escape from being crushed to
death by the wheels. The young lady was
painfully bruised about the head and face.
She was removed to her home' No. Ala b
street northeast. q
The evening times., 1896-06-20
LOVE AND AFFECTION.
New Turn Taken in the Disposition
of the Fair Millions.

San Francisco, June 2O.-The contest for
possession of the millions bequeathed to his
nu umerousheirs by the late Senator JamesG.
Fair took on an entirely new complexion
yesterday afternoon, when Mrs. Margaret
Craven OF San Francisco filed for record
deeds executed by the late millionaire, con-
veying to her property in this city valued
at over 81 900 900.
The deeds are dated September s, 1ss4,
and were acknowledged before notary
public ON September %, 1894. Love and
affection are theonly considerations named
in the deeds. Mrs. Cravens action in filing
the deeds will preciptate matters and fur
ther complicate an already badly entangied
will contest.
The evening times., 1896-06-20
CHANGED THE CHARGE.
MerIgun Could Not BE Trie d for
Highway Robbery.

Highway Robbery.
Precnct Detective Sutton and Prosecu-
ting Attorney Mullowny were confronted
by dilemma today in the case of Matthew
Merigau, the knocker out. who administered
choral drops to Farmer Richard j. BuFris,
or Burrss, and then drove him in Il cab across
Long Bridge into Virginia, where the
countryman was robbed of $i2 and his
watch.
The question that puzzled the officers
was whether Merigan could be tried here,
the offeuse OF highway robbery having
been committed in Virginia.
/ After examining Burriss and ether wit
ne sses this forenoon Mr.. Muliowny decided
that the case of larceny from the person
would have to be tried in the Old Dominion.
He, however, filed new Information
against the crooked Engiishman. charging
him with assault and battery with intent
to kill the farmer.
On this new charge Merigan will be ar
raigned In the police court early next week
After serving his sentence for this offense
IL convicted. the prisoner will be turned
over to the Virginia authorities to answer
to the serious charge of highway robbery.
The evening times., 1896-06-20
CnndIttnn of Water.

High aud low tides are officially recorded
al the Navy Yard today as follows:
High. Low.
2:55 a. m. 9:3S a. m.
3:1S p. IN. 9:52 p. m
Temperature and condition of the wuter
at q. m: Great Falls 1GS
condition, 2. Receiving reservoir TEN.
perature. IS; condition at north connection
8; condition at south connection, 2. Dis
tributing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS II; con-
dition at infiuent gatehouse, 4; effluent
gatehouse, 3.
Schedule for Street Lighting
Gas lamps lighted at 9:05 p. M; extin-
guished at 2:5S a. IN.
Naphtha lamps lighted at 9:o5 p. m. 4; ex-
tinguished at 3:13 n. IN.
IncaDdescent and electric lamps lighted
at $50 D. IN; extinguished at 3:l3 a. m.