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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-16

Of their marriage was perhaps the. most
given in yoakum The pniatial home was
exquisitcly decorated with flowers and
eyergreens and about eighty guests were
present with these good people. The pres
ents for the occasion were all cut glass,
and the long list they received not only
from their friends in YoalSun, shows In
what high esteem they are held by all
who know them
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-16
DRS. BETS & BELTS.
| Ss St. Charles Street New Orleans La.
Physicians and Surgeons.

aged and old. sin
gl0 or married
men, and all no
suffer with LOST
MANHOOD. Ner-
v o u 8 Debility,
s y o r matorrhea.
seminal Losses.
y e X u a Decay,
Failing Memory.
weak eyes. Stunt
ed Development.
Lack % Energy,
1 m . o v 0 r ished
Blood. Pimples,
Impediments to
Marriage; u SO
Hood and Skin
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i PiT,o Miss Minnie Arnim and Mr.. Charles
be nrs. ,,, W,iiiiam Wheeler Of Fla,onia has
A.. Arnlm 's' M ana Mrs.
er Mrs Ernst Wangemsnn and the chill
bhp nNa, alter ai,er visit 10 her old home Mere
w. Y Mcfarland ESQ IL y,s,,,, D.,
'on ana Austin on professional business
40, %. =. mccarthy. ESQ., of Eagle Lake
was mere last Sunday visiting.
have So, Mainle and Daisy Howerton
Home 'N'' 10 sweet
IN! MI I'd Smith, late of Yoakum, is now
enjoyed In the saddlery house Of c, W
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-16
ttuERO.

A COMPLIMENTARY dance was sN yis,ting
rr,dsy night in honor OF Inc Ni"'''e
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
LAST NIGHTS MUSICAL,

Last night at the Driskill hotel parlors
the musical class of Mrs. Walthersdorf
gave their first quarterly music. There
was an appreciative attendance and the
rendition of the program was attended
with success in every respect. 3l ~
AL the respective numbers were quite
cleverly presented by those who gave
every evidence of having given care and
thought as well as a skillful touch to
their work, and the result was an, even
ing of musical enlightenment and pleas
ure. Z N't,
The program was as follows:
Duet-"The Golden ROD. Behr
Dave Hopkins and Mrs. Walthersdotf,.
March. ....... ~. ..... Lichner
lts. Adolph Balm. 6?H
Song-"In the Shadow of the Pines
dance of the Daffodils''. Mcclellan
Aerata Grow. ' ~
Duet-"Rondeau". 80. -, :. .Krug
Marguerite Byers and Mrs. Wal
thersdorf. f'+ No
Trio-"Summer Zephyrs". :. -. Hoist
Ida Mum, Deary Tinnen and
Mrs. Walthersdorf.
''Song of the Swallow. -. .Bohn
Deary Tinnen. =
''The Troubadour". :. -. Rhode
Recitation. .... ..... Selected
.u Mrs. Davis. iui SOS
| Trio-"Barber of Seville. -. Rossine
| Mrs. r. Mcdonald. Mrs. Walthersdorf
and Miss Nore!le Walthersdorf. a :
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24

than the bridge. At this season NJ .ho
year the erowding vehicles on the nsrh
row bridge is O, daily menace to limb and
life. Bridgekeeper Schneider has, ma
many occasions saved the lives Of womsS
and children. and scores of times he Ibspg
prevented accidents that would have in
evitably seriously injured persons on the
bridge. Councilmen can measureably an
preciate the situation down there at this
season of the year when it is stated that
an average of about 1900 vehicles crnss
the bridge from 6 O'Clock in the morpinp
until 6 o'clock in the evening. Count has
frequently been kept and printed in Tha.
Statesman showing that on some davs
as high as 2100 vehicles cross the bridge.
There is hardly a day now that The
bridge keeper is not called on to M.
tangle a jam on the bridge and often h.
has to- stretch an iorn cable across the
end of. the, bridge to prevent runaway
teams from the Avenue rushing
upon the bridge and crashins
into vehicles. In this way alone thee.
bridge keepers during the past few years
have saved the lives of many people.
1t may be stated that at this time. ow
ing to the deplorable condition Of TIA
floor of the bridge, the bridge keeper Il
busy putting in new timbers. Nota day
passes that. he is not at work repairine
the floor. He should be kept there. far
as stated, there is no place In all the CITY
more in need of the watchful care of al
officer. NtIt p
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
personal.

r. X. Earnest of Dallas is IN the
city at the Driskill.
Il. A. Stevens of Rockport registered
at the Driskill yesterday.
Mr.. ]. M. Thornton left yesterday
for Guadalupe county to be absent about
ten days.
j. w. Fields and wife of Manor
are in the city stopping at the hotei
Salge. :32 ys
w. Cook of Monterey is among the
late arrivals at the Hotel Salge. =,
j. B. Warren of Silver City, Ney., is
among the late arrivals at the Hotei
Salge.
w. J. Young is quartered at the
Hotel Salge. at.s.t
Miss May ID. Roberts will spend her
Christmas holidays in the far west. Z
Representative John A. O'Connor OF
San Antonio is here on business with the
departments. .a'
--Congressman-elect De Graffenreid OF
Longview is in the city. 5
-Stenographic Clerk W.. NJ. Odell OF
the attorney generals department IS
spending the holidays at his home ~
Cleburne. 1....,g. #ts ~
Mrs. Arthur Seeligson of San An.
tonic is visiting Mrs. John Houghton OF
| this city. p4.t
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24

Proceedings of the supreme court yes
terday: ,...
Reversed and Observation-Disclosures ct
al. vs.. Mason, from Tarrant
Certified Question Answered-Minter
ct al. vs.. Burnett,i Administrator ct al,
from Wichita.
Dismissed-Texas and Pacific Railway
Company vs.. Stages ct al, from Tar
rant; Eustis ct al. VS.. City of Henrietta,
from Clay.
Cases Set for Submission Cleveland &
Co. vs. Carr ct al, from Polk, for Janu-
airy, IA, 1897.
Rehearing Refused-Thompson vs..
Baker, land commissioner, original man
damus; Classen VS.. Elmendorf ct al, from
Bexar; Houston, East and West Texas
Railway Company vs. Keller, from Har-
ris.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
MR.. CLAGETT HERE.
The Originator of the Texas Presbyterian
University in the City.

The Rev. w. II. Clagett of Taylor was
in the city yesterday and left last night
for his home. He came in from Hous-
ton yesterday, where he went after at
tending an important meeting at Dallas
Of the trustees of the Texas Presbyterian
university of which he 10 the originat tor
Mr.. Clagett came here for the purpose
of consulting with DR.. Breckenridge,
treasurer of the university board.
In conversation with the writer yes
terday, Mr.. Clagett said that up to the
present time they had secured total
subscription for the endowment fund
amounting to $16,S9S, of which amount
SSO3S in cash had been paid in 80 far.
He said that everywhere that he went
in behalf of the university that he met
with most cordial reception and was
happy to say that he was receiving ma
terial assistance all the time.
Mr.. Clagett will remain in Taylor until
the new year, when he will go to Little
Rock and from there to New York, in
all probability, in the interest of the uni
versty. While in Little Rock the early
part of this month attending n large
church meeting, the following resolution
was adopted by the meeting and signed
by the pastor and all the elders and dea-
cons of the church. 1t reads as follows
and is se.f-eXplanatory:
Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 10. 1896.
We have heard with great pleasure
from Rev. w. III. Clagett of the founding
and history of the Texas Presbyterian
university. We are deeply impressed
with the providential circumstances as re-
lated by him. connected with its inception
and development. and still more deeply
impressed with the small number OF Pres
byterian institutions in the southwest.
We recognize as natural sequence OF
the wonderfully rapid growth of the
south, west of the Mississippi. the neces-
sity of great Presbyterian university
second to none in the land. founded or
a plan so broad and far-reaching that il
will attract the sympathy and support
of the entire church in America. 1t is
therefore, a matter of no small gratifica
tion TO learn that an institution has beer
founded in the trans Mississippi south
west, on a plan so broad and comprehen
sive ms that outlined in the prospectus OF
the Texas Presbyterian university, .anC
we heartily approve the distinctive feat
ures of the n-cO-education-the posi-
tion given the Bible and the standards Of
the Presbyterian church as regular tex
hooks-the school to he located onl!
when an endowment sufficient to conduc
II successfully has been secured-the co
operation of all Presbyterians north an'
south in its maintenance-the election
trnstees nv those contributing the none.
IN sustain 1.-THE requirement that thu
majority of these trustees snail DE NY
met, rather than ministers-and especiai
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24

ly the feature forbidding any indebted
ness-and we most cheerfully commend
the institution to the sympathy and sup
port of the PresbytGrians everywhere.
We take pleasure in expressing to the
board Of trustees our own sympathy in
their great work in which we are i'm
pressed God may have II purpose more
far-reachng than the bounds of the single
state of Texas. even the Identification of
the entire southwest in the enterprise.
In taking this action, we do not wish
to he interpreted as relaxing in any way
our loyalty and fidelity to Arkansas col
lege, which should receive the support
and encouragement of every Presbyterian
in the state. but simply our commenda-
ton of the newly-founded university,
which, wisely directed on the plan on
which it has been organized, we believe
can and will accomplish work for our
beloved church in the southwest that
can not be accomplished by any of our
synodical schools alone; and working har-
moniously with them. and they with It.
the usefulness and prosperity of all will
be greatly enhanced.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24


St Louis, Dec 22.--A special to the
Post-Dispatch to the ETAOIN SHRDI,
Post-Dispatch from Columbia, Mo-, has
the following to say about the Missouri
Tigers that are starring down In Texas:
After long and mature deliberation of
the discipline committee of the State Uni,
versity it was decided that the papas of
the members of the football team should
be notified that their sons were dullying
with Texas teams, without the written
permission of the faculty. In other
words, the faculty committee ON discipline
has decided that if there is to be any pun
ishment of the eighteen stalwart. lads
who have been walloping all corners in
Texas that it must come from parental
hands.
On the 10th Of this month the team
left Columbia for a Texas tour. They
carried with them a neatly worGed epistle
to the effect that the eighteen young meB
on the tour were excused from uniyer-
sity duties for one week. This was duly
signed by the president of the university,
After paying a couple of games q, in,
which they demonstrated to the Texans
tudt tuey ulu uOl hHuW tHe TuuiHeDlS OF
the game, one Hill, with sundry Pullman
palace cars and other things conducive
to good time, proposed to the Misson7
rians that he take them into the Next
can republic, where they were to play
for the ediication of President Diaz and
the natives. So delighted were the Mis-
sOurians that without further ado the
proposition was accepted, without even
so much as an intimation to the faculty
of the proposed trip. .rt. Yplt4
When the team failed to show up Oh
Wednesday, President Jesse notified the
discipline committee of the infringement
of the rules-being out of town without
excuse. The discipline committee imme-
dately went into star chamber session,
and, after mature deliberations. decided
that President Jesse should notify, the
parents of the footballists. President
Jesse is out of town and in all proba DIZZY.
| by the time he returns the football team
will be back. ..r AF. .t-.af'
The team will go in company with
| Texas team into the republic of Mexico,
where during the holidays exhibition
games will be played in the City of Mexi-
co and Monterey. The team has been as7
sured by personal letter that President
Diaz will be at the Mexico City game.
1t will be the first football game ever
played in the Aztec country and the Mex
leans are waiting to get a line on, the
relative brutality of the game and bull
| fighting. r. d.. gi.,.i,.,...initt
| President Diaz has signi6ed his inten-
ton of declaring a holiday and making
| the game state affair. Since the Mis-,
| souri, team left on it's southern tour It
| has played four games and scored LOG
points to its opponents nothing. u.,r a
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24

WALLACE MILLER.
His Shooting Tour Has Been Big Sue
cess All Over the State.

Wallace Miller, who has been touring
the state on an exhibition shooting, VIII
be at home this week. He will give an
exhibition shoot at Smithyille today, ana
at Bastrop tomorrow, and then come
home. While he was in Cucro the Cuero
Record had the following to say of him:
"Wallace Miller of Austin, one OF the
champion shots of Texas, and one OF the
best in the United States, did some fancy
shooting in Cuero yesterday that greatly
amused the several spectators assembled
to see him. He uses n Winchester re
beating gun, made by the Wincheter
Repeating Arms company, which COM
pany he represents, and if buyers were as
sured they would become as expert with
the guns as he is, to certainty ne Wouid
experience no difficulty in selling lots OF
them. Mr. Miller has the distinction OF
being one of the five out of hundred ana
twenty eight experts shots VINO entered a
tournament in Chicago last summer, kill
ing twenty-fv birds straight, and has
the reputation of being one of the best
fancy shots anywhere in the country.
Among other fancy shooting yesterday
he placed an oyster can several yards
away; shot in the ground near it. knock.
ing it into the air some six feet, then snot
and hit it three times before it struck
the ground. He then laid his gun across
his right foot, took clay pigeon in each
hand, threw them up simultaneously,
lossed his gun up with his foot, grasped
h and shot both birds before they struck
rhe ground.
"He threw an empty shell out of his gun
In forward position, stepped backward
Ind shot, striking it before it struck the
xrnunH Tbnn bn uakpu 81 friend TO TOSS
no two birds at the same time, which he
broke Then three, then four, then five.
The rapidity with which he had to shoot
when the five were thrown up was some
thing remarkable. but he broke clay
pigeon each shot and astonished the
crowd. A body would have to see his
shooting to fully appreciate it."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
PROBATE COURT.

The will of the late Mr.. S. A. Posey
was filed for probate yesterday. The
estate is valued at $4,000.
Final account and settlement of the
estate of Mrs. PAMELA Simpson was fled
yesterday All property belonging to the
estate has been sold for the sum of $780,
S2632.03. Out of this sum sd 900 in
legacies and $l4,795 various costs and
expenses have been paid. All above the
legacies and expenses goes to Mr.. Column
bus Burns Of Dewitt county.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
SHERIFF WHITES XMAS PRES
= ~ .". ENT t. ..'". .it

Sheriff White left yesterday noon on a
visit to his old home in Tennessee to
spend the Xmas holidays. Before ieav-
ing the officials at the court house pre-
sented him with a very handsome Xmas
present in the shape of magnificent gold
and silver mounted pistol. The pistol IS
of the very finest make, and is hand
somely mounted, making gift most
valuable and one that is greatly appre-
ciated BY Sheriff White.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
A DOuRIE WEDDING.

Col. r. w. Folts, the uncle of the two
Young ladies', there was n double wed.
ding. The participants being Messrs
George p. Herzberg and J. A. Jenkins
of Waco, prominent railroad officials OF
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas system
and Misses Matte and Dorothy Foltz
These young ladies' are Tennesseeans
but have been spending the winter here
with their uncle. Immediately upon the
conclusion of the ceremony the bridal
party took the noon train for a visit ,to
the brides home in Tennessee, where the
honey moon will be happily spent enjoy.
ing the Xmas tides.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
T. R, Davis against the City of Aus

j. K. DaVls HBHInst ING Of'1 VI ~
TIN; damages.
MIR. DAVIS is a citizen of Bexar county
and alleges in his petition that on me
23rd day of last March, as he was Walk
ing along Sixth street ne rel over q
the gross carelessncss and negligence OF
the CITY officials" He alleges that his
right leg was badly cut, bruised and
mangled and his head badly cut and
bruised and his left wrist severely
wrenched and permanently sprained. Ht
also claims that he was injured internal'
ly, which has resulted in nervous mus
cular rheumatism. He wants $oOV' dam
ages,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
WHO WAS THERE2

Monday night, during the session of the
council, every once in while the tele-
phone would ring and Night Clerk Camp
bell, in answering it, would say: They
haven't done anything yet" About 1
O'clock the rings became more frequent,
and Mr.. Campbell's answer then was:
They haven't voted yet" The question
is, who was at the other end of the tele-
phone on these occasions?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
NEW GASES Filled

The following cases were filed in the
district court yesterday:
W. III. Bell AGAINST Mildred ]. Town
send; suit on note for $3.50.
A. 7. Woodbridge against The Ham
burg Bremen Fire Insurance Company of
Germany for $1,000, amount of insurance
on tl, stock of goods of Louis Bassist
1T McDade.
A. i. Woodbridge against The Hartford
Fire Insurance Company for $1,000.
amount of insurance on the store of Louis
Rassist of McDaGe.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
BET ON THE "ALSEE"

VIII BuntOn, cOIOred, was brought in
yesterday from Buda and lodged in the
county bastile. Will has been glmboling
over the green, fgurative.y speaking, and
cheerfully stacked up on the "alsee." He
played bold, bad game, played once too
often, was caught and is now in Jail to
await the session of the county court,
which will convene the first Monday in
January.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
TO BE TAKEN OFF.
The Morning I. & G. N. Train to Be
Discontinued.

1t is understood that after December
81 the International and Great Northern
train will take off the train which now
operates between San Antonio and lay
lor and back every day. This train is
known as 1.-THE Express train" and will
be taken off for the reason that It does
not justify the road to run it in view OF
the light business. The two, regular
trains at noon aud midnight viii run as
usual
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
A STRANGE CASE.
a Horse and Cart Unclaimed at Weed
& Rosengren's.

Some six weeks ago n stranger drove
up to Weed & ROsengren's stable one
evening and left horse and cart there,
saying that he would return for it. He
has not done so up TO the present writing
and Mr.. Weed stated yesterday that he
was rather anxious to hear from the
man. The horse is bay horse branded
&c. O." on left shoulder and "R. NJ" on
left hip. '.
The stranger has never been seen since
the afternoon he left the rig, and it may
be possible that he has met with foul
play or skipped the country though no
one, has been reported missing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
pETTY TuEFTS

Last afternoon at 500 o'clock Central
station was notified of the theft of pair
of gray blankets from Otto RATES
store.
AT $3.50 last evening they were also no.
tilted of the theft of a pair of shoes
from Dillingham's shoe store
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
AN IMPORTANT POSITION.
A Bridge Keeper an Absolute Necessity
and He Should Be Kept.

Speaking to members of the city coun-
Gil yesterday, they stated that the posi-
ton of bridge keeper and pound master
are vet to be acted on.
From information furnished The
Statesman, the first named is position
of Importance, pnd it should not be
abolished. No locality in the city de-
mands more constant and watchful care
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
A c0CIAI. AEEAIR.

Quite a pleasant evening is predicted
for invited guests Tuesday evening, at the
Driskill hotel. Upon this occasion. the
pupils of Mrs. A. Walthersdorf, assisted
by Misses johnson, Hunter, Benson and
Davis and Messrs. Warner and west,
will entertain all callers, and Incidental
TO the gathering most delightful musi-
On Il 10 nrnlniSnl.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
WEDDING BELLS.

At the residence of Mrs. cambridge
Claiborne Freeman on Robinson Hill, Mr.
Tom III. Jones and Miss Lizzie Freeman
were united in marriage last afternoon,
the Rev. DIR. French officiating. There
was n large gathering Of intimate friends
to witness the nuptials.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24

The council did not elect bridge
keeper nor city hall porter ut their
session Monday night. They can abol-,
ish one or both at their next meeting by
ordinance, or they can elect both. They
also failed to name pound master, and
it was learned yesterday that some of
the aldermen are in favor of abolishing
thar office and keeping the bridge tender
They will, in all probability, discuss this
matter nj the next regular meeting and
Is i'll also select porter for the city hall.
The only request that is to be made of
the counoimen is that they will cut it
short in case they get in another wrangle
as one all-nisht session will do for a time.
They have shown their patriotism, and
every body being convinced of the fact
that the city fathers have plenty of 1t,
are Wiling that they should rest on their
lOurcls and adjourn a little earlier. In
this connection it was learned yesterday
tina. some of the aldermen tod their
wives that The Statesman made mis-
take ycster lay morning in saying that
the couLcil adjourned at 1:35, and that
it was 2:35. There was no mistake made.
The council adjourned at 80, and while
some of the aldernleI nd not finish their
o. ster eating until nearly 3, as stated
IN yesterday mornings issue, they should
have gotten home by , n. Lii, and in case
they did not they cen answer for them
selves.
Congrcssman-elect Il. C. DeGraeffen-
reid of tie Third congressional district
was III the city yesterday shaking hands
with his numerous friends. He was down
OH personal business purely, and express
I'd himself as highly satisfied with his
recent election and the general result OF
the state election.
1t has been intinlaled in several sec
tiLns of late that au effort will be made
during the coming session of the legls-
!aturr tn have bill! Introduced and pass
cd f0ybGdihg the inmates of the Confed-
craze Home to vote either in city, coun-
ty or state elections. 1t will be argued
that they are bejrg supported by the
strtn. aud therefor" sluuir not be allowed
to vote. Such a movement viii doubtless
raise the welkin. but il will show up in
god season, Etvcrtf cess. unless the
W.ry Dolitcluus got IN her work and
suppress It So as to avoiC 4 record vote
Oh II.
| The Councilmcn who were camping on
Sergeant Nor,igomery's trail Monday
night had to give l. arc let HIM go
through but they managed to have their
y'av about cutting down the force. 1t
was COMPROMISE nil arN I'd, but every
bong save th,sc vi had been slaughter
ed by the compromise locked happy after
it was over.
The patriotism evidenced in the COIN
| Gil Monday night WIS something sur,
rr,sing u..d many C;' Ztns yesterday said
that it was the most pttriotic body, u
aldermen that had ever been assembled
and vi. H. they regretted that they had
been Competed to stay III so long, that
tie, understood that il was for the city's
cccG and the aldermen ought to be voted
\ vote CT thanks.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
STILL, IN THE RING.

Night Clerk Campbell of the police CEN
trail station, who has been wrestling with
severe attack of the grip for several
days past, was at his post last night,
slightly disigured, bnt still in the ring.