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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-02
THE EDATH ROLL.


oNmber 30, "A. l.. Evans, formerly OF XII
dare, died here last night.
MRS. STANLEY WEIGH. - Corpus
Christi, Texas, December 2s-Mrs, Stanley
Wclch, wife of Judge $ .,nley Welch, died
last night after Il lingering illness.
MRS. WlTTMAN-Bryan. Texas. De-
cemher 3L-Mrs. Whitman died at the
home Of her son, John Whitman in this
lefty, this morning at O'Clock in the 6sth
fyear OF her age,
c. A WEANER,-!Lufkin,. Texas. De-
Mr.; c. 4. Weaver, He leaves a wife and
mourn his undmoly end, y
MISS MARY FILES Shreveport. La.
December 3oMiss Mary Files died yes.
terday, Miss Files was born in Talbot
been n resilient here since 1857.
| MRS, MCQUEEN. Tyler. Texas D,cem-
Der G.--Mrs. Mcqueen. mother OF DR. o.
l.oftn. died yesterday In her nlnety-sec-
lond year. She was an early settler OF this
bounty
|. II, i, DEIL.-Kaufman, Texas, Deem
Der 2S-H, p, Bell. aged 50 years, a citizen
lbf this county twenty-three years, died
let his home. four miles southeast OF
Kaufman. Thursday.
MRS. IDA BROWN-Franklln. Texas
pee mber S.-Mrs, Ida Brown, after n
lingering Illness OF several months win
hat most drea ed disease, consumption,
Iiltu SNiiudN iHoThhls ana was Inferred
last evening.
| JOSEPH HUTzLER, - San Antonio,
Texas. December so.--Joseph Hutzisr, an
lbld time resident OF this city, died yester-
| BAY at the age of 55 The funeral took
place from his late home at o'clock this
Afternoon.
| WoopFORD GRADY--tIna, Texas. De-
| lember 30, Woodford Grady little son
| n MIR. and Mrs, T. A. Smith. died on .the
| 18Th instant with hra'n affection The
funeral services were held at the family
residence by Rev. J. W. Stephens.
A.. NJ, RAMsAY.-Ausiin. Texas. De.
icmher sl-A. NJ. Ramsay Il well known
lurSeryman OF this city OF the firm az
!. NJ. Ramsay \ Son OF Hyde Park, dlei
| h,s morning at an advanced age, His
frains were taken to Bertram for
| burial. N'
Il. w. SlBl.EY-Vlctoria. Texas, Janu-
| Ty l.--Mr. and Mrs Frahk Sibley have
Ne sympathy ~ the oommuni y In thu
hss o; their infant son. Eugene w who
led THIS morning at O'clock after an
riness OF several weeks OF pneumonia
w. J. RuTLER-Palestine Texas Jan.
laty Nv. j. Butter was seized with n
lemorrhgge OF the lungs while ont horse
'ack riding at o'clock this afternoon
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officer, three years., b. Gather. horss
theft, three years, VIM. Putty. robbery.
eiRht years. w. s. Moore, perjury, two
) ears, Charles Anderson. horse theft. fivc
years. Alvin MiiisoD. horse theft. three
years: j. r. Oliver. abstracting money
IRON letter, elghteen months: Jack Holley.
he rse theft. four years, Charles Settler.
horse theft, four years; Albert Ewing.
larceny, one year; John Smith, polygamy.
three years; Ben Barnes. robbery, four
years John Mclaughlin. retailing liquor.
one year; N. A. keiton. horse theft, four
years j. w. Mclaughlin. assault to XIII.
eighteen months: Robert Hamilton. as
sault TO kill. three years Robert Clark.
form school at Cheltenhnn.. Md; Martin
Ke,nperiiiiy, five wears In the Indian re-
form school, washington. d. c.; VIII
Tyson. opening letter belonging to an
other person, two years: Thomas West
moreland, murder. life; Cephas Wright.
murder life. John Wheeler, assault to
kill. one year; Mamie Perkins. Man
slaughter. eighteen months: william
Watson, horse theft three years; Chas.
Holloway. burglary. four years; s. G.
Wilcox, burglary. four years. It. r. Law
renee, burglary. four years. Wilson Man
ker horse theft. three years: George Ag
deliot intercourse with girl under ls, three
years; Monroe Landman. assault to XII,
three years BENJAMIN Jandy, Dick
Brown, George Barclay, Jack Murphy.
renee and Goiena Powell received tall SEN
fences fer introducing liauor into the Ter
ritorv, All who were sentenced for five
years or rnder viii be taken 10 Fl. Leaver-
worth Those for a longer term go TO
Columbus, Ohio
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broke w In n general row and will meet
40 more, all because OF new woman,
oke.
,eglilar weekly paper abe read joke
mich said that certain other young
woman was training for n new woman be-
,ause she had announced her determine
ton OF w,arii & the pants when she mar
;ied certain young man. The woman.
who was tho buut of the joke sprang over
several seats end. landing one blow on the
he floor the first HEX, taking out hand
ful OF hair as She went.
For a moment or two. blows. scratch
'ngs and hair pulling reigned supreme aud
several others were knocked over The
V ar was ended by tho school directors de-
clariDg the society adjourned sine die.
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SAD SUICIDE At CUER0.
zfsuI lieduip cuts His Throat Nth
! Razor.
ACCIDENTAL KILLING At WALLIS.
Hssse Mar Never Saw the new Year
He was Celebrates Child Barn
cd "a Death.

Cuero. Texas. January 1.-The entire ci >
was Mortified this morning to learn that
Mr.. Paul HelwiR, architect and superin-
xendent Of the new court house. had COM
4 United suicide. About 2 o'clock Mr. Ilgner,
who rooms next TO Mr.. Hclwia. was
aroused by Il call from him and on going
to the room found him saturated with his
own blood from a terrible wound In his
neck. inflicted with a razor. A physician
WAS Immediately summoned and all that
human aid couM do was done. but to no
avail, as he died In few minutes.
He left two notes, one to Mr.. Paul Dorm
J bluth OF this city, asking him to pack UP
his things and ship them to Mr.. Goldbeck
OF Austin, and message for Mr.. A. o.
Watson. for whom he was experimenting
the court house. The other note was to
Mr. Goldbeck. the contents OF which are
not fully known.
Mr.. Helwig had reputation here as an
upright. honest man and the commission
ers had every confidence in his honesty
and no blame whatever for the present
condition of the court house could be Mt
tached to him.
The Masons have taken charge of his re-
mains and they win be forwarded to Aus
tin this evening for burial.
Sherman. Texas January LIN fit of
melancholy last evening ]. A. Howard
drained an ounce bottle of laudanum and
was found a few minutes later by one OF
his sons IN the barn at the rear OF the
residence. Passers by were hailed and the
unfortunate man carried into the house.
where every effort possible was put forth
TO save him.
He was conscious for several minutes
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ACcrDENTAr, KJr.I,rNc

Wallis, Texas. January Last night a
few minutes after 10 o'clock while several
young men were celebrating the close OF
the old year. a. ], Kinnelly was aooldeu-
tally shot and killed by John Hon. The
casualty occurred IN front of the Wallis
Exchange. saloon run by John Hon.
The boys were firing anvils Kinnelly
stepped into the saloon and picking w a
Winchester said rs would walt until i'm
mediately after the flring of tho next
anvil, whom h would hre his gun over
their heads and brighten them.
Hoff. picking up a shotgun. concluded TO
play him the same trick Hon followed
Kinnelly TO the door. when In some man
ner his gun Waa fred the load striking
Kinnelly In the hack, liitle 70 the right.
tearing 4 great hole through his liver aud
entraila
kinnelly fell forward cNclaiming My
God. boys. I am shot, Take mo HON -
He lived ahout two hours dying a few
minutes after II O'Clock, failing 10 zee the
close Of the year whose termination he
was celebrating.
He leaves a wife and two children
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HUMBLE BROTHERS ON TRIAL.

Woodville. Texas, january 1.-The trial
OF Sam and Pleas Humble for the kill
ing of Lewis Ferguson. near Kountze
In Hardin county. last summer. is going
on In the district court here today. This
case was transferred from Hardin county
to this tTyler county, by n change OF
venue. Late last evening the jury was
secured. ana few witnesses were ex-
ainined. Today and tomorrow Will very
likely be takon IN In the examining OF
witnesses, and then the case will be sub
mltted to the jury. Messrs Chester &
Notaw of Beaumont and Martin OF Haus-
ton represent the defendants. while the
prosecution is represented by George
o'l'rien of Beaumont, Judge Martin Dies
and Colonel w. p. Nicks, the district at
torney, OF this place.
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A NUMBER OR ARRESTS.

Paris Texas, January 1. deputy Marsh
ais Chancellor and Ward arrived here to-
day with Thomas Lauderiale. Moses
Lauder dale. Frank MeGul Sam Ms!Ien-
ny, Jim james and j. w. Bolm, who are
charged with the murder OF Lem Young
last Thursday IN the fight on Blue river
In which Young and Deputy Marshall
John McHenry were killed. Deputy Mar
shal c. r. Y Hamilton and John slNugh-
ny. Each side claims that the other was
tho aggression. Tho examining trial he
gins tomorrow and the matter will DO
sfted out to the bottom.
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NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
Governor Morton's Second Annual N
sBge-The Venezuelan Affair

Governor Morton's Second Annual ~
sage-The Venezuelan Affair.
Albany, N. Y, January 1.-GoyefpS
Levi p. Morton's second annual messed
was submitted to the Legislature upon y
converting Of that body today. In It, 4
ter brief historical survey. the govern3}
touches upon the pending contfoyera
between the United States and Crest Huj
am, Among other things he says: ~
doctrine formulated by President Me&rl
and which has since borne his namS ~
been so well established In Americ@6 Dol,
Icy that there is no room for doubt y \
the opinion OF our people concernin1 i
can not believe that the relatloui n
Will be ruptured or seriously impah5l
by the misunderstanding now existing 4
tween that country and Venezuela VI
corning tho proper location of the bouk
Amer ca. Arbitration offers sinH
humane and honorable method of deis
mining national disputes, and II
scarcely conceivable at this period Of u
worlds history that any great natiopl
Will. ng to take the responsibility for "
needless sacrifice of human life and q
wanton destruction of property, VIII
would be the inevitable result Of an arr
conflict. "a
Hon Hamilton Fish (Rep.) was elecs
speaker of the house, receiving IS vof
to 46 cast for Stanchtieid Dem.).
In the house Mr.. O'Grady (Rep) n
fered a resolution that arbitration shou4
be resorted to In all international az
putes, and that every honorable meas
should be resorted to to avoid II ruptaH
of the amlcable relations between Grbl
Britain and the United States.
Adopted unanimously.
In the senate a resolution OF the fant
import was adopted after an amend
ment indorsing President Clevelhnd5
policy had been defeated by a strict parts
vote.
During the debate on the amending
Senator Ellsworth Rep) said there ~
no need to insert an amendment OF ~
kind. because the resolution, althoT
not mentioning the president. did upk
him.
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BEAUMONT BUDGET.
Warren Lumber Company Said TO Be
Perfectly Solvent.

Warren Lumber Company Said TO Be
Perfectly Solvent.
Beaumont, Texas january mfr. A.
Young. president Of the Warren Land
and Lumber company, and OF the Texas
Timber company. the two concerns for
which parties have petiuoncd for q re-
ceiver IN the district court. was in the
city this evening. and was questioned
regarding the litigation referred to. In
reply he stated that as the interests OF
himself and other defendants were In the
hands Of their attorneys, Messrs., Kirby.
Lanier L. Martin, anu would, he fhought
be acted upon by the court al an eaiiy
oay, he diu not consider himself at lib
efty to discuss matters connected there
WIN ut length, ne said. however. he
-conlplainants. as both companies are per-
fectly solvent anu well able TO pay their
i 'ra, SSoiga,,ons. Thc parties now In con-
Tour to one, Besides this the large plants
are rated at $4,000 after writing Of one
e baa s r rssss tss
failure TO pay the annual charter tax. but
It was being liauldaied by The directors
a ,,,n,,rs whom hon are the sSomplalnants; az
The. hope that no action would be taken
without q. fun hearing, and says he. is
quite willing TO take his stand on the
The Otto II. Krause Dramatic company
opens a three-nghts' engagement at the
Goodhuc opera house tomorrow night.
This company. while playing at popular
prices. gives a first-class entertainment,
Kansas city, Pittsburg and Gulf
railway surveying corps. IN charge of
ciyll Engineer r. t. Robertson, viii leave
Beaumont tomorrow morning for Terry,
Orange county. from which place they will
run q line south 10 Griggsby's Blum, on
the Ncches river.
a man named Eddy. one OF the crew
digging an nrtesian well on courthouse
square. this afternoon fell from the der
rick. a distance of thirty feet, and escape
without injury other than a few scratches
and bruises.
Tho party sent down the Nechcs river
Yesterday by the local Knights of Pythlas
TO search for the body " ". L. Reed. the
man who drowned last Sunday afternoon.
returned this afternoon They dragged
the river bottom FOR more than q m.lo
below where the boat cnpsized. but the
body was not found Tonight ARRANGE
ments are being made to o,,tempt 70 raise
the body with dynamite II this fails the
river IN the vicinity " the accident VIII
he pntrolled for several DAYS In the bore
TIM, the body viii Of Itself come TO the
surface.
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WILI, RUN FOR COvrpNop

Memphis, Tenn, January IA special
to the Commerclal-Appea from Birming
ham, Ala. says:
Congressman Richard X. Clark of the
First Alabama district who is now In
Washington, has informed a prominent
politician of this city that he has dec ded
Eubernatorial nomination and will make
ms formal announcement in a few DAYS
Ever since Governor Oates fatty refused
70 stand FOR reelection. six weeks ago,
ate instead. the sound money democrats
and newspapers have been appealing to
Clark TO lead them. The latter was him
self candidate for the senate, hut has
now decided TO make the run for gov
crnor.
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when within mile Of the city, fell from
his horse and died Instantly. Deceased
was about "a years Of age, unmarried and
a member of one Of the Oldest and best
families Of this section.
MRS. MARTHA WARD - Angleton,
Texas. December 3i.--Mrs. Martha Ward
wife OF Captain j. Ward, died suddenly
sunday night at her homo on Bastrop
bayou. about Eve miles from here. Mrs.
having resided at Columbia, Qulntana
and Velasco. She was esteemed and re-
spected for her many sterling qualities OF
quainted with her. She had been IN fall
ing health for several years and although
her end was sudden It was not unex-
pected
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nAsTROp CRIMINAL CASES

Bastrop. Texas December 3l.-in the
district court the following cases on the
criminal docket have been disposed OF
this week: Claude Roe, guilty OF man
slaughter. two years; John Littlefield.
burglary. two cases. two wears In each,
John Peterson, theft OF horse five years;
Bin Harris burglary five years. John
Monroe, forgery, two years.
The case OF n. A, Rutherford. charged
with murder set for January Z; Francisco
Barras. murder. set for January s; Hen
~ Chambers. murder, set for January .;
Frank Scott, murder. set for January 10.
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WEATHER AND CROPS.

blew up this morning and a slight sieot
sprinkled the ground this afternoon Al
shutdown IL Is colder still and indica lions
for a heavy snow
Victoria. December s0.-This morning
was the coolest Of the season and FOR
tho first time this year the Thermometer
at Heoion's was below freezing, register
ing n. lee aud frost were Plentiful
Wharton, December SO-Cold weather
has set In In earnest. Yesterday was
showery accompanied by a brisk north
wind. AT night It turned colder the
Thermometer continuing 10 fall until this
morning II registered two degrces below
me freezing point. Ice over everything
shpndantly. Tho tender Vegetables are
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JErTIEs IN coon coND1r1oN.

Velasco. Texas. January Tho jetties
are reported 90 be In splendid condition.
A party went down yesterday while the
tide was very low and thoroughly ex-
amined them. finding them lust az they
were when work was stopped some time
ago They were very much pleased. as
they had expected to ind them settled
badly.
There will be some brush used in wing
dams. but mono on the 1atties, as they
win be finished OF solid rock.
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BRAzoRIA LAND SALES

ouintnna, Texas January 1.-The people
OF ouintana are happy over the fact that
work will be resumed az once on the jot-
ties, as also the continued number OF big
land sales made recently The following
are among some OF the large sales OF the
present week which have not been re-
ported: Part OF the Waldeck plantation
containing lSQ0 acres. sold by j VI. Bur
nett to j. w. johnson for So 100; the Lake
Jackson place, consisting OF several thou
sand acres. sold by a. II. Mays to Chicago
capitalists.
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AssAuI.r'Ep AND Ropppp.

Lookhart, Texas, January Last night
as Professor A. Heriet who resides sew
eral miles south OF town. was returning
TO his homo frcm town, he was assailed
by three masked men and knocked out OF
ms Tg by blow ON the head with a
PISTOL; after which he was robbed OF
s2O2 which he had en- his person The
men escaped without Identification, PRO
lessor liorlet was painfully injured ana
Is a poor man.
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ARRESTED FOR ARSON.

Hillsboro. Texas. January IA warn:
was sworn out today against L. It. Marc1
whose residence was burned here yssssI
day, charging him with arson. He VI
arrested and Immediately gave bong
the sum OF $500. Marcus stated to W
reporter that he anticipates no trouon
charges
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RETURNED FROM EUROPE.

Rusk, Texas. December 3l.--Verner
White reached New York yesterday on the
French steamship Normandie. having hoen
In Europe for the past ten nr twelve years
studying art He Is the eldest son of DR.
elist of the Preshytery Of Eastern Texas
Mr., Dahney White, son of Rev. T, Wprd
White. was In town part Of week b !.
Tore last and expects to return soon and
spend month. lie is getting up data I lr
his history of Texas and 1t may be sun
npsed that no will obtain some valuable
Information In and around San Augustine
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A GENERAL ROW.

Haliettsville. Texas. January LAT n
dance In the Pasel settlement, ak miles
below here. last night. there was some
what OF ger eral fipht. In which Frank
Rether and Charlcs Rother. two OF La
vaca county'f vealthiest citizens, were
Gel siderably bruised up. the former 10
such an extent as to require n Doctors
services. brass knuckle was found after
the fight, but no one claimed n.
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ST. Louis. January l--Hon. Joseph Man.
ley, secretary of the republican national
committee, win meet in this city Janu-
airy 49, with the subcommittee to make
arrangements for the convention. MIR
M0nlcy is chairman of the sub-comnitteo
OF arrangements, the other members be-
Ing Congressman Campbell, of Chicago
General Clnrkson. of Iowa, General
Powell Clayton, OF Arkansas and II. G.
kerens of st. Louis.
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drews, potentase: h. ". FINLEY, chief rab-
ban; John Mclsean. assistant fabban; Il.
<. smoct. high priest and prophet; A. l..
McRae. oriental guide. John X. D,nnan.
treasurer; L. c. Bartholomew. recorder.
The welcome tnfor1nnlior ID Furnished
today by the State printing contractor
that the Revised Statutes adop ed by the
Twenty-fourth legislature have at last
been issued, Ten cJpies OF the came Will
be delivered TO the secretary OF State on
January and 10000 copies ON January i5
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DIR. WHITES ITINERARY.

Rev. Thos. White will preach at the fol-
lowing places during the month of Jan.
uary;
Wallisville, first Sabbath.
Round Point, second Sabhath.
Winnie Wednesday. after second Sab
bath
Beaumont. third Sabbath.
kirbyville, Monday after third Sab
bath
Jasper, Tuesday after third Sabbath
Colmesneil, Friday. after third Sab
bath
Carmona, fourth Sabbath, morning.
Willard. fourth Sabbath. night
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SHOT a NEGRO.

Marquee, Texas, December sl.--A negro
Gon Perkins, while cursing and advancing
on Abb Burleson With gun. was sho;
WIN a pistol In the face hut not seriously
Justice Bell and wac placed under n s,el
bond TO appear before district court.
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WELCOMEp ApD.RAN

Waco. Texas. January IAN extensive
celebration took place this afternoon ana
tonight in honor of the acquisition of Add.
ksr university. An elaborate fireworks
wGs held, addressed by many proinineni
citizens. fe''
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MrXlcANs IAlIlnn

san Deigo. Texas, December so.--sheriT
John buckley brought Victor Garcia and
Armands pena from Hebronville yester.
day evening on the train and landed them
In jail, Garcia Is charged with shootinr
into dance hall at Hebronviile Pena Il
charged with breaking into L.. +. Pena's
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rEpERA1. srNTENcrs PASSED

Paris, Texas January l.--Judgel Bryant
concluded the work on the criminal docket
of the Federal court for the present term
sentencesi Ben Jackson, 9fsauit to kin.
three years; Ten Randolph, horse theft.
three years; A. w. White, personating an
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HAcKMAN FArAIl.Y wouNDrp

Corpus Christi. Texas. January It'll
Hinojosa, well known Mexican cabman.
was shot this morning at 1890 by Juan
Castillo. The weapon used was a shot
gun, both loads OF which were stimuli
tame ously discharged, striking Hinolosa
Castillo, after tha shooting, mounted hSs
horse and is stu at large. Rangers are
in pursuit. Hlnojoss's wourd is pro-
Eounced fatal. The cause of the shooting
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REV ARD FOR TlIE I.YNcurKs

Frankfort. Ky, January l.-Goyernor
Bradley today issued a proclamation Of
fering $3.50 reward for the conviction OF
any or all OF the parties participating m
tho burning OF Mrs. T. j. West and the
murder OF w. A. nevrrcs OF Marion coun-
~. Governor Bradley rendered a decision
9.sailowing all but $4,000 OF General Hen.
bricks claim. 'N''
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CANEY DIRT ACTIVE.

Wharton. December 3o-Caney rich 9
seems to be active. Hon. Green c. "
can has this year purchased the iono
ing tracts n land in this county,
from the State 6i9 acres (prairie),
100 acres Caney. and small tracts ~
and 81 acres. all Carney. The Post "
viii report these transactions from
to time.
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sopEN,s SAD MIsHAp.

Kansas City December sO.--Patrick IA,
soden capitalist Of prominence here.
was today sued for $4,000 for breach OF
promise by Mrs Katy Green. she asserts
sodsn promised 10 marry her iasi sem
teniber, but instead married another
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Mesquite, Texas. January 1.-The old
Tennessee hotel was burned today, as
wos the residence Of ]. r. Lynch. The
hotel was owned by Mr.. French of Grape
vine Loss $500. no insurance: j. II. Caseys
loss on household goods was $500 no In
surGnce. Tho Lynch dwelling was owned
by Mrs. Moore Of llC Cd county. loss $500
no n surance BY n hard effort adjoining
luiilings were saved