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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-15
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At the session OF ire county cozarilsS!e--
ers court yesterday the raee ct taxation
FOR the year ISIS WIS 1xet the same SIS
for the year 1856 tse above figures SHOW
ing the rate for sAc. fund on the 81. vsiE-
alton. The occupation FAX rate IS ane-tslt
the rate demanded by the Stase. as the
law directs II shall fe.
Action OF some importance r. regard to
county roads was taken and an election
was ordered TO determine wheiher goats
and hogs shall run at large !n preeino;
No. L.
This session Of the court IS a very iIii-
portant one and the commissioners are
kept busy every day. At the first quarter
~ ulea,ing in a new year there are many
things brought to the attention Of the
court thai are 10; suggested AZ other
times and the deliberations are Of neces-
sity important and lengthy.
Following IS the report OF the routine
proceedings OF the covr- yesterday.
1t having been shown to the court ina.
the courxy road running from Hockey as
far as the Harris county school lands IS
Illegally obstrucled. the county attorney
Is Instructed to take the necessary action
TO have the DISTINCTIONS removed.
,we p1, o s frssbolSie-s 81 .etjon prS
cnct No. u for an election TO Determine
whether hogs and goats snail b. restrain
81 from running ~ iAlHe. II Wa vt4r.'-l
that such election b. held at the " bite
school house. Harrisburg. March p, issFi.
ana A. H Shepperd. p NJ Coghlan and
James Hogue are appointed Managers.
The quarterly report OF Albert ERICKSON
for ths. quarter ending February %. i.s-f.
for fines and jury fees coilecied was sp-
The reports az W. ". Glass. constable,
for the quarters ending october 81, ls'9,
and January q, 1875, we're approved
The quarterly report OF ~. NJ. Curtin,
tax collector published In The Post yes
terday was approved.
The county Judge was granted leave q
absence for the week commencing Fenrl-
arr 49, lssJ
The pcdilon % James 9. Bruins and 9th
ers for an election to determine whether q
tax Of % cents on the 800 valuation shall
be levied In district No. 2 WAS granted
1856. at Haskins' store. John Ritter to holl
tho election.
The quarterly report o, Justice J. J
Hussey was approved.
Tho quarterly report Of ]. T Mahou@y
justice Of the peace was approved
II was ordered that thc rate OF taxation
for the year 1896 for county purposes h'
fixed the same as for the year lN5. Tn
following are me figures
General fund - cen =
Road and bridge fund ....-........ Is cent
Special road and bridge fund .......li cent
Court house bonds fund -......-.-... cent
Bridge bond fund ..--.-.. -.- .....--.: cent?
The occupation tax rate Ia one-hnf tn
rate fixed by the state,
The petition OF j. g. Bruins, J. Ritter am
C. AlbreCht for road running from
point on the Main street road. al Eleventh
street. Turner addition, IN westerly
rouree to connect with the Fort Benz
county road was granted, and J. g. Btun.
Barney Maffatt, John Ritter. @. Marshal
and }. r. Harlan appointed a jury o
~ tolio,,tr,, Mig ,vere o-lcrcd maid.
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IITlIOGRA AND PRINTING

I'm their perfected stage executed by ]
! pastorisa Printing and Autograph com
many. 3Ol Main street.
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L. C. Crawford. the tea man.

Blackburn & BAILEY. high-grade photo
graphers. lO0si2 Prairie avenue,
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J. REILLY GORDON 6 w. II. FOSTER
Associated Architects, so7,s Main street.
Consultation free.
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GUMS Ann ATTACHMENT

Two suits were filed yesterday by the
Arkansas National bank of Hot Springs.
Ark, In one OF which Uriah Lott is de-
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rnurty Judge SnA- G Tod has eeen
granted a ssRve 6. ShseTsss Tor $ week
so-a-n sssesas February IS
County CLERK I'd z Tur-ce granted s
1tcense ~ marry YESTERDAY - Abraham
DAVIS ans Katie Wilson
f,ozrsy Sarveyo- F,olS Is Stfa engaged
marking The Harris Ard Fc-i Bend county
Int
\ SUI. was IL ed 81 the COUNTY court yes.
;s-dar styled Naie-tlre we-uc- - q. r
Face e. al ~ s contract. the S.s-n in
waived being saS
The cRse ef MschAel RYAN. charged With
.eFc murder of John Dalton. has heeu set
for February "a ard 8 special Nerlrc 81
,cA has ecen ordered Isaac Il i-inaicy
VII defend RYAN.
LACK FerrA-aes- who complies daily
-sErc-t % Instruments die-s and cases dis
v.,Set of IN the vsr5ous departments Of
.us17cs- Mil s7sit New Orleans for the
Mar3i CrAs festivities Arthur Williams
viii Re his Substitute during his absence.
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Il. p. Williams. Dentist. Bins Building.
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Coke ana -As-For sane ny Aovstop Ga,
Light Co.
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following bins were ordered nallt

THE county commissioners court ne.d O.
night session. at when reports wcre ~
amined and approx 81 and some routine
business disposed Or
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THE DAY IN THE COURTS.
Several Interesting Suits Filled 10
the District Court.
DAMAGES WANTED FOR A LETTER
very Importa.: Meeting Of the csunty
Commissioners Court and Much
Basi, ess Transacted.

County tax rate for 1874
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G. Albrecht for a road running from
point on the Main street road, al Eleventh
street. Turner addition, IN westerly
course. to connect with the Fort Bend
county road. was granted, and J. g. Bruins.
Barney Maffatt, John Ritter, @. Marshall
and J. r. Harlan appointed a jury OF
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In Annual Session At Hot
 Springs.
Welcome Addresses Delivered by state Superintendent Jordan and
 Mayor Waters.

HoT SPRINGS, ARK, Dec. 31.- During the last twenty-fonr hours there has been great rush of delegates and visitor to the conyen- tiOn of the Southern Educational Association, which opened here today for a three days session. It is estimated that nearley thousand visitors have arrived, the regular trains have been heavily loaded and several special trains arrived yester- day. Among the prominent educa- tors in attendance are $. D. Lee, President of the Mississippi Agricul- tural and Mechanical College; Dr. Brown Ayers, of Tulane University, New Orleans; Dr. w. k. Garrett, of Peabody Normal School, Nashville; Dr. William T. Harris, United States Commissioner of Education; President Harper, of the University of Chicago; President K. H. Jesee, of the University of Missouri; ]. H. Kirkland, of Vanderbilt University; Major Solomon Palmer, of Alabama; J. l.. Holloway, Fort Smith, Ark; W. F. Staton, of Georgia; Hon. R. B. Fulton, of Mississippi and Hon. J. M. Carlisle, State Superintendent Public Schools, of Texas.
 At the opening session today addresses of welcome were delivered by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Junius Jordan, and Mayor Waters, with responses by Hon. J. R. Preston, State Superin- tendent of Mississippi, and President of the Association, and Hon. H. c. Doughtry, President of the National Educational Association.
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section. He came from Washington
 to take the place of Nels Gray, on,
 of the best known men in Arkansas who is now travelling out of Louis
 vile, and his territory included
 Arkansas and the Indian Terri tory.
 The story was brought to Little Rock this morning by J. I Smith, another travelling man. According to him, Edlin and fellow drummer were going in q wagon from Talle- quah to Wagoner, Indian Territory, when they were held up by four men. Edlin was relieved of $d5, but the other man, whose name is unknown, does not seem to have lost any cash After the robbers got through with the dfummers' pockets, they took razor and thoroughly shaved the heads of both men. Then they turned them loose to face the cold Kansas wind that came prowling around them.
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LEADvILLE, Col, Dec. 31.-For the next three months Leadville will be the scene of a winter carnival, rivaling in brilliancy and attractive ness the famous winter carnivals of Montreal. The immense crystal ice palace, upon which many men have been working for two months, is complete and will be formally opened tomorrow. The city is thronged with visitors in anticipa- tion, of the event. The ice palace is in the heart of the city, standing on q slight elevation at the head of Eighth and Seventh streets. The mammoth structure is divided into grand ballroom, cafes, galleries, ex- hibit rooms and a skating rink. At each end of the rink are portals of polished ice with illumin atad walls of all colors, while at the sides of the rink are scores of columns of var iegated colored ice. The salient features of the architectural design are the immense octaganal and cir cular towers. The two principal ones stand ct the grand entrance, having diameter of 40 feet, each end rising to the height of 95 feet.
 The exterior walls are s feet in height. Between the outer walls and surrounding the ballroom and skating rink there is large space devoted to the display of exhibits of which there are a considerable num- Der from all sections of the West. A feature for the entertainment of the visitors is big toboggan slide, the largest ever made in this country. The start is made at the top of the hill before the palace and thence down West Seventh street for dis tance of nearly mile. The entire thoroughfare is taken up with the slide. Two thousand electric lights Of all eolors are extended along the route, the light showing on the snow and ice making a brilliant ef- feet. Owing to the reduction in rates made by all the railroads great rush of visitors from all points is expected during the next few weeks.
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EXCELLENT WORK DONE BY THE PINE
 BLUFF POLICE FORCE.
Twelve Hours After a Burglary Is Re. ported the Burglar Is Behind
 the Bars.

| He is smooth artist in his line, but the police force of Pine Bluff was too much for him, and he now languishes in cell in the county jail, awaiting a trial on the charge Of burglary and grand larceny which will result in his conviction and send him to the State penitentiary for number of years.
 Some two weeks ago the firm of L. Roth X Go. began missing small sums of money that was left in the cash drawer over night Last Sat urday night $1.35 cents in small change was left in the cash drawer and on Monday morning when tte doors of the store We're opened it was found that this money was gone. An examination of the store was made and it was found that all of the doors and windows were secure. Mr. Roth at once came to the conclusion that the burglar possessed q skeleton key and by means of this effected an entrance to the front door during the dark hours of the night.
 The matter was reported to the police and last night one of the clerks was locked up in the store to watch for the thief, and an officer was to join him on his vigil at 8 o'clock. The back door of the store was left open so that the officer could gain an entrance. Shortly be- fore 8 o'clock the clerk on watch saw man enter the store, but supposed that it was the officer, so he re- mained quiet little later another man entered the building. The last was the officer, and in going to his hiding place he run into the very arms of the burglar who had entered just ahead of him. The men clinched and the officer captured the man.
 It was a negro and he gave his name as Jim Martin. Martin was placed in jail and on his person was found handsome overcoat and one of the best pair of boots in the store which he had evidently stolen on one of his former visits. The negro intimated to the officers that he had confederate who was in the habit of entering the store through the front door by means of key and then leaving the back door open through which he (Martin) could en- ter. Martin says that he formerly worked at Draughn's saw mill on the Cotton Belt railroad.
 MT. L. Roth says that he has no idea of the amonnt of goods stolen.
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Opera-house yesterday afternoon and
 night to two large, fashionable and
 well-pleased audiences. The com pany is all that it is represented to
 be. 1t has been some four years
 since Corinne appeared here until this
 engagement, but the charming little
 actress is as pretty and as vivacious as ever, and her audiences were as highly delighted yesterday us upon the occasion of her former visit to this city. Corinne is not only peer less, but she is supported by good, all-arOund company and there Is not one act in the entire prodnc- tion that partakes of the nature of horse-play. Corinne's voice is sweet melodious, her dancing sprightly and graceful, and her mandolin picking is matchless.
 Ben. f. Grinnell also deserves special mention and his "Sevengali'' in the burlesque creation of "Trilby" was something great. The Nichols siters as the plantation swells" were original and mirth provoking and their singing and dancing sweet and graceful. They brought down the house.
 It is safe to conclude that our local theater goes never enjoyed more brilliant. elaborate and pleasing entertainment than that which delighted two audiences at the Opera house yesterday, and but for the indictment weather the house would likely have been crowded from pit to dome on each occasion.
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THEIR LAST VISIT.
Why the Members of tine Kimball Opera Company RecOllect
 Pine Bluff.

The majority of the members of the Kimball Opera Comp any which will give performancea the Opera house tonight, has T very yivied recollection of their last visit to this city, for on that occasion they saw two negro muFderers swung up to 3 telegraph pole in front of the Court House. The negroes were those who assassinated Mir. McAdams. The company on that night were guests of the Hotel Trulock, and they saw the lynching from the balcony of the hotel. A gentleman presented Corinne with a piece of the rope with which one of the murderers was hung, and for long time she carried it with her as memer to of her visit.
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The Worlds Fair Tests showed n0 baking powder so pure or so great in EeaV- enL19 power as the Royal
HOT HOUSE BURNED.
It Catches From Fire Built In ii to Protect Flowers From
 the Snow.

Miss Joe Cousotte. the Fifth ave nue florist, is minus a hot house this morning. Last night she had a wood fire built in her hot house, in which was stored 8 large quantity of flowers, to protect them from the cold, and about 1:30 o'clock this morning the flames caught the wood work of the house, and before it was discovered the house, with contents, was destroyed. The loss to the lady is severe.
 The other fire alarm sounded last night was caused by fiue burning out in the residence of Mir. Sam Winters at the corner of Eleventh avenue and Linden Street. Outside of the damages to the fire men caused hs the run in the cold, nc h ea s.-,, r4- Q dona
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KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Houston Coleman, Negro, Falls Under Train and is
 Crushed to Death.

About 10 o'clock last night Coro ner Cook was informed that the mangled remains of negro had been found on the track of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway below the shops, just beyond the corporate limits. An inquest was held over the remains this morning and 1T was found that the man was Hous- ton Coleman. He had evidently attempted to board moving train and fallen under the wheels. He was dragged about 100 yards and was terribly crushed. Just what train run over him is unknown. The verdict of the jury was as follows:
 "We, the jury, find that the de- ceased, Houston Coleman, came to his death by falling from train on the St. Louis Southwestern Raii- road :"
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A Prize to the Best waltzer.

That merchant prince, MT. A.
 Blum, proprietor of Blum's Dry Goods Emporium, will give as a prize an exquisite evening bonnet to the best lady waltzer at the grand ball to be given by the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen on New Years eve. By the way, this affair will be one of the social events of the season and grand time is in store for all whn attend
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A surprIae Party.

A gay party of young people en- entered a large vehicle Thursday evening and were driven to the ele- gant home of Mir. and Mrs. o. F. Brewster and rendered them a sur prise party. They received a royal reception; elegant refreshments were served, and all left feeling that the evening had been very pleasantly spent.
 The party was composed of Mrs. P. L. Austin, Misses Florence Mil Ter, May Hudson, Ruby Johnson; Lillie Miller, Minnie Miller, Marie Moore, Hot Springs; Messrs. Edgar Brewster, Will Toney and Hyslip.
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The editor of the GRAPHIC received the following letter yesterday, which is self-explanatory:
 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Dec. 24, 1895. Senator Adams, Pine Bluff, Ark,
 DEAR SRI am corresponding with every prominent man know in your State and Texas asking for in- formation about building starch factory to make starch out of corn and wheat and feeding stock and hogs from the swill. There is only one starch factory in the following States: Missouri Kansas, Arkansas Texas, Tennessee and the whole South, and that is at Topeka. Kan, but it Is shut down by the starch trust who pay 5000 a year rental and don't make a pound of starch: the people pay the rent indirectly. wonder if l could find 100 men with $lO0 each, payable as we want it, to build Il factory in yonr town. You have 10000, if one in each hunred win help me we will have an industry running very soon that would em- ploy your idle men to make starch, feed cattle, make all kinds of bosces and absorb some of your surplus corn and wheat; the profit of a mill running 300 days in the year are about Sl5,000, but we wonld not run that many days the first year. I want to scatter the stock not per hitting one man or woman to get over $100 worth, and as l am a stranger l think if best to scatter the stock. The business brings exchange from ten States, cotton mills would be large buyers of wheat starch to fill and dress their cottons and prints and they go to Boston, New York or Cincinnati for them. Is it not reflec tiOn on the enterprise of wheat and corn raising States that they let the East make millions out of their raw material and buy it back after being made permitting Eastern men and
 
 women of Arkansas can do.
 Your lumber would make boxes and barrels and the feeding of cattle would harmonize the industry so that many farmers would buy some stock.
 Politics has an infatuated charm for many bright men who would make more permanent progress in legitimate business enterprise like this if they would consider it. You will notice that q business of thi4 kind requires some officers and as- sistants of commercial experience, whose salaries would be permanent. No State could reach thecotton mills better than yours and no trust on theface of the earth could embarrass us. for the item of two freights they must pay would alone furnish us with fair profits.I
 l want to get where timber Is plen- tiful and I want to dominate the trade of the South. It will be ours by the discrimination of cheap corn and wheat, plenty of lumber and cheap labor.
 There is only one way to do; that is if you think it worth considering, and that is to call S public meeting and tell the people what we want and let them say which way they would like to take hold, by a bonus or by subscription, Does it strike you favorablyP Yours, etc.,
 A. F. BEATTY.
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HOW T STANDS. The Decree of the Fede- ral Court in the Water & Light
 Case. THE POWER VESTED IN THE CO-RECEIvER HE IS TO CONTRACT WITH
 CONSUMERS FOR
 WATER.
The Court to Supervise the Ex. penditures of All Monies for Improvements on the Plant. Pure Water
 Must be Furnished
 If Possible.

The following is the decree of tht Federal Court Tn the case of tho New York Security X Trust Com pany vs. the Pine Bluff Water, Gas & Electric Light Company ct al, as handed down by Judge John A. Williams. It may prove interesting to our readers, for it shows the power granted by the Court to the co-Receiver Of the Water X Light plant:
 N THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURT, ]
 EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS.
 WESTERN. DIVISION. ] New York Security < Trust Company.
 Pine Hun Water. Gas < Electric Light Com
 pany tal.
 An application having been made by the City of Pine Bluff, on its own behalf and on behalf of the Consumers of water in said cause, for the Receiver herein, James NJ. Clifford, to appear in said cause and show cause, if any he could, why he should not be removed as such Receiver for the reasons set forth in the petition, and proof on behalf of said city and it's inhabi- tants and of said receiver having been introduced in open court touch- ing the matter of the inquiry, and Issues presented having been fully argued by counsel, and the Court iiseing fully advised in the premises, # is considered and ordered that the said James NJ. Clifford be not dis charged, but that w. Nj. Cunning ham be appointed a joint Receiver, whose duties shall be to run, main tain and operate all and singular the lands, buildings, pipes, machinery and property, real and personal, appertaining to the water plant of the defendant located at the City of Pine Bluff. State of Arkansas, and all property, rights, privileges and Franchises whatsoever appertaining tn said Pine Bluff Water Company in so far as the same may appertain to the water plant now held by it, Together with all and singular the tenements, heredidaments and ap- purtenances t0 said water plant or any part thereof belonging or in any wise appertaining, and also of alf the estate, title. interest. DrODerty possession. claim and demand what soeyer, as well in law as in equity, of the said defendant the Pine Bluff Water, Gas X Electric Light Co.,, in and to and concerning the said water plant and all and every part thereof, and all rights, privileges and Franchise in any way appertaining with the powers and duties herein after expressed; and said Receiver Cunningham is hereby authorized and directed to forthwith take possession of all and singular the property aforesaid and to manage control and operate the same and keep the same in good repair, and for that purpose is authorized to purchase all necessary material and employ all necessary servants and make all contracts for the purpose aforesaid;
 AAnd said james Nj. Clifford, sait joint Receiver, is hereby ordered
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J. N. Edlin, travelling salesman for Clark's o. NIT. Thread Company, who makes his headquarters at Little Rock, is minus of something like $G5 in the single standard gold bug coin of the realm, says the Little Rock Press.
 That Is bad enough, but he has another and more vigorous kick coming. The men who robbed hin Of the filthy lucre did not stop at that. They deliberately shaved from Edlin's head the accumulated locks of years, and left his craniun as shiningly bare of hirsute adorn ment as is the proverbal billiar' ball.
 | This was Edlinsa firet frir, in in
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Did You See It?

A curisosity in the shape of mandolin was on display at M. Hanf & Co.'s today. The instrument was one that captured first honors at the Worlds Fair at Chicago, and was purchased ey the "peeless' Corinne at q cost of $1,5OO. Tn mandolin is said to be the finest and most costly ever manufactured.
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THE GREAT CORINNE
And the KimbaiI Opera Company Last
 Night.

The Kimball Opera Company and the peerless Corinne appeared in the grand operatic extravaganza of ' .sHandrieL Hndson Ir ,, af tha