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vestga,cd the adEa1,sges Beaumont at
lords sucl an establishment and say that
enccs beer can Sc made in this city SO
cents per barrel cheaper than at any other
point in Texas.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Miss Katie Rogers Is visiting friends
In Orange.
The city council VIII meet in regular
monthly session Tuesday.
Miss Pixie Rogers is at Ta.ior's Bayou
spending week with friends.
Mr.. George W. Carroll and family have
Pass.
County Clerk. Lee Blanchette departed
Wednesday night for n recrcating "trip to
Houston and Galveston.
Misses Alice and Beulah Stone have re-
turned from a pleasant visit to friends
and relatives at Jasper.
Miss Wilhe Cooper. the accomplished
daughter of Congressman Cooper Is VS.
iting Miss Nettie Eastman
Miss Annie nugger. q charming young
lady of san Marcos. is In tho city the
guest OF Miss Nett.e Eastman.
Misses Carrie Gilbert and Edith Fuller.
who have been visiting relatives in Lam
nasas for the past month. returned home
Thursday.
PIE diving on the Tcxarknna and Fort
not vet begun, hut tho contractors expect
10 he at work early next week
The Beaumont baseball club will not
play hall tomorrow. rut II Is reported
that the Junior club of Orange will play
the local juniors at Rlanchotte park.
Tho report ia that Messrs Savage &
Co have struck another flowing oil we'll
at Saratoga. Hardin county Work on the
well at Gladys City Is progressing slowly
for the want OF water.
An egg plant that weighs two pounds
and measures seven and one-half inches
In circumference Is on exhibition at Mr.
e. Rlsmchette's grocery store. II was
raised in a garden In the south end OF the
city.
Captain George w. O'Bren and wife
left Wednesday night FOR Dallas where
they Will join other members of their
I family in their trip 60 Mineral Wells. Palo
Pinto county. They will be absent fifteen
or twenty days.
MIR. John Ward. president OF tho Ice,
Light and Rcfrirerating company, went
to Houston Wednesday morning to lutcr-
| view some Of the capitalists OF the Bayou
| city relative to business of Importance
to Mr.. Wards company.
| sion to Port Arthur tomorrow and for
| III" convenience Of the Beaumonters who
| desire Ia spend the day or II portion of the
| day hy the lake there Will be- two trains
run over the Port Arthur route. The first
will leave Beaumont NJ $50 a. m. re-
| turning leave Port Arthur at 2 ". IN. tho
! second WIN leave Beaumont at n. IN. and
| return from the port at p. m. Tho Hotel
| SABINE is prepared to take care OF all
| excursion'sts AVID ample accommodations
for boating and bathing are now afforded.
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about ms hard n lot as many Of the older
criminals OF the Indian Territory.


Rosanky Texas, August i.--People here
are ali going wild over tho gold mine
which was reported 70 have been found by
about tive miles west OF Rosanky. Mr.
uooo sent n piece OF tho ore to Cripple
Greek, Colo. 20 have. It cxartned. N tho
Mr. Cpahman claim that there IL enough
OF IL 10 make them quite a sum OF money.
Mr. A. Ementh, "A ginner OF this town
ginned out th,rty-six bales OF copton last
Friday.
business men are buying from Ave to
~even bales u day now.
Mr. u. Sass shipped n car load OF cotton
to Bryant Heard at Taylor today.
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TOOK MORPHINE.

Temple, Texas August l.-"Fri;z." sec
ton hand on the Santa Pc who has been
employed near Lyons Station for some
time, committed suicide IN This city by
mixing morphine. Very little is known OF
the man His partner. Mike ShFc,han,
says thpt they arrived in Temple Wednes-
day morning. after having been on n sew
eral DAYS spree. During tho day they
separated but while he was IN McCaf-
ircys saloon "FrTz" approached him
stretch ng out his hands, saying, Good
hive. Mike, ] have done IT Nothing was
thought OF his remarks until he was
found IN a stupor, He had threatened 10
take his life many times before this.
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THE STATE CAPITAL.

Austin, Texas. August 1.-The commits
sioner of the general land office reports
the following transactions In school lands
during tho month Of July:
Acres leased. SN,ioS: amount paid on
old leases. gl22GD,79: acres leased during
July, 1895 i67i. acres leased during
July. 1884. 42.3i9 acres leased during July
1893 $3.50.
The general revenue receipts at the
secretary OF states office for the month
Of July ending Yesterday. amounted 20
ing month last year were 3il7G6g.
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sCHRADER THE HEALER.
He Is Kept Busy Blessing Handkerchiefs.
Coming to Houston.

Coming to Houston.
Paris. Texas. August 1.-Schradrr. the
divine healer. arrived here unheralded at
noon today. and took quarters at n private
boarding house in order to got a few hours
rest. He had not finished Mis- dinner be
fore visitors began to pour In upon him.
some out of curiosity, many for Treatment.
A dozen newspaper reporters were among
the FIRST arrivals and were given pvcfer-
eaicc. w. N. Furey. Of the Evening Advo-
cate. who was suffering from boil under
his right arm. and the healer blessed him
and his handkerchief and his pains disap-
peared. Tho others laughed increduously,
but lNurey insisted that he had been re-
neved.
An urgent call from travelling man In
carriage VINO was going away, and
Schrader went out ana put his hands
upon him and invoked relief and the man
handed him SO and went away apparently
happy. AS the carriage rolled away a
messenger came up with "a special delivery
letter from corinth. Miss, which Enclosed
a handkerchief that he asked to be blessed
ana returned. II was done. He sent to
the postonice and received ),er 80 letters
and packages containing handkerchief
with requests that they receive the divine
blessing.
Schradcr says he receives hundreds OF
handkcrchlefs without the address OF the
persons who send them. Others neglect TO
enclose stamps He wants 10 bless them
all and VIII do so, but tho address should
los given and stamps enclosed to return
them.
He will not say how long he VIII re-
main here. but n,mahes that II may be
Tor three or fonir days. Schrader says the
demands upon hdin are great and he must
keep going, He is going from here to
Houston and Galveston. In appearance.
manner and dress he resembles portraits
Of Christ He has a long yellow beard.
flowing dark hair and wears long black
robe. At his throat he wears two golden
crucifiNes. His appearance here has ere
ated a great sensation and people are
finrttnp IN sea HIM
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COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
PROBABILITIES.

washington. August l.-Eastern Texas;
canerarv fair, east to southeast winds.
Arkansas General fair, but conditions
,ra good for local thunder storms In east
49,, ,,or,ion, cooler winds shifting TO north.
Colorado: Fair. warmer an nohtherh por-
NY. yin aud south Dakota: Generally FAR.
s,,,,,west winds, cooler in western por-
ton. -, ,,,a,, ,vcarb with
Neal showers. west winds.
wyoming; Fair. west winas' shsh!"
cooler.
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THE FRONTIER MEDICINE.


IT Is Punishment for the Crimes and Pre-
vents "a Repetition.
South McAlester, |. r.. August 1.-The
Indian court sitting at Wetumpka has
sentenced two men 10 death for cattle
stealing and others to undergo the whip
ping post for having committed similar
ufiensas. Isaac McGirt, who stole COW
moro than a year ago, Will be given 100
lashes on the bare back and Lumka Harjo
Will receive 100 lashes for his third orense
for stealing Jesse Theiecoo was sent
enced to death by shooting. One Wilson
was convicted of helping Thelccoo and t.
receive 100 ashcs.
There are about n dozen of these oasee
on the dockeu and II is probable that OF
these one-half will be given the death
penalty. All are Indians.
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BURGLARY AT TEMPLE.

Temple. Texas, August 1.-The "fair
was burslarizej Thursday night OF large
number of articles. consisting OF rings,
ragors knives. etc. Entrance was ei-
isrfed through the skylii,ht The burglar
went /, the top of the new Bentley build.
tng. removed q pane Of glass and reached
me store with an mprovissd canvass rope.
4 he cotton office OF IA. " smith WAS also
burglatized Thursday night. the thief
breaking into a large hor and getting
away With a lot of clothing apparel. No
clues 10 either burglary.
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cF A MEXICAN,

Austin, Texas, August 1.-The partially
decomposed body OF Mexican about 40
years old named Peralos was found today
in Dr,skill's pasture, eighteen miles below
Austin. where no had been camping. He
was las, seer alive Wednesday. A revolver
with ono empty chamber was found near
ing. A verdict of suicide was rendered by
justice stuart, who held an inquest over
the body.
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KiLLED IN A RUNAWAY.

today Joe Manis. youth of II years Of
age, and. a small boy were returning
home. After going a short distance the,r
ided with a tree. throwing young Manta
against the tree. and fracturLng his skull
picked up a few momentD hier he waa
past all human aid. The small boy saved
himself By juInDtng out before striking The
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nus vi'e caiumnintOcs in the mouth fer
lnHr mean insinuations nhouf him

'''caH IIfslHUhtOns about HIM
90 far as am concerned. I am nrac-
ucins law for living and. thanks TO the
confidence, Indulgence and ABILITY of ron.
erous clients OF all classes and thc holm
OF an able partner. am succeeding. When
the State. as with counties, cities. towns
school districts, private corporations o,uJ
,''I'inuais' wishes our professional sev-
80 sac must pay for them at a price TO
U" agreed upon in advance. Profession
any am for my clients. fer Legitimate
ices Politically. stand mistaken in tho
cause OF the people, where ! have always
ueeh' personally, professionally and po-
hucaliy' hate liars. Your friend,
l. & Hnuv
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-" WEAVER HEDGED.
|, Alabama ''f''i III

" n KS on a Cold Trail in
nam Ala, July aO.-It dove,oroa
H., MAJ Sneral James Il. Weaver
=. % Alabama Tuesday. prcsum,
|t,. y A,sFes' Of the populist-repub-
N h., s'a.e ticket, suddenly left
\. ~. night. While here he did
single speech. ~
H. 'o e Statement. published ,b,s
n, r ne popvlst State ch,irman
y ss., aver has gone to ST. Louis
tAal,m, Jones, National demo
b Of AN to urge upon him ~.
~ Ia A,abas upon the democr1tic
ton * heIa TO see to IL thai +
= a na ne'd. and adds thar iF" "a q
lnst,y ~ receive sduere da o1I
esr.s we. uley can not be- nvro 1e ~
a span, lh the democrn.s t" h
d. q leaders saw ,h.. 49,. .,
rco .sssyer's sudden 10, ~, ,ne real
i josN.Nng here he fdn =, Surc IS
nor. is democratic candidaIc
I. and iba, pSe,,'m silver man tha9
Bnsn,. The latter he ScvId taken h,,.
y th ssy' a,r election was t AYR re- h aid
4 The s,Sured him tha., Il, 80
Weaver de- Is merely ' a LIFT g;gfif'ih nc.
y GeodSg.sn, out Of takln rll' 10y, by
sl.risw 'ne sdemocs.tic ttc Ihtump IN
rslatanre w vas TO secure n 'r me OF
ah'osias ons,'rs. to count ' H;lo' body
VI The u Ian,.g;ratic snc coses' w., r..
a. ss ssaa +; Knox Of the stat.
aays rs H. Of AlabaumTo an "a address
vs. l,rr s on N Morday rs Is M No { but
Ndtama for al, ,IIt'noctatic
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W VA ,be galveston, houston anh
y. w. arrive al and depart from the
.,Ta,sl depot, foot OF Congress- W. =, :.
llsoar, Kansas and Texas ,Ta.hs
4. y,iy depot at the foot of Mont
y rrGe, north side Of the bayou;
y. Ia Porte and Houston ana al.
MI excep, those mentioned use
su,, Central depot. -
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r.,,. NoRMAL CLOSE,

satAe L mssus' 1.-THE closing
.st.asy - a, g., normal school oi' ,aoS
.s,; p' .ss ., rsseDtion was s. Hea
y ;'s y ,aSsiss students id at Johrston
- 1 T., due % BY i% MSssrss. ana 4 his !,
- Ct g., LsSlGlsss!!ss m6 Mtas Nam E
~. y ,usar Biess cor
~, ssapes' nsa. The rcfresh-
a., Nes;srpI peaches. plums ana
rhg and dd II n.ai uhd
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COUNTY VALUATIONS.

County Assessor Plpkin has completed
the jefferson county tax rolls for 1896.
from which the following recapitulatlon
OF taxable values Is taken:
Ie-At
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\. sA~ ,s a,sast l.-rhe dwelling
NM, Ign nse with contents.
s Ii'Ss s ssafR;eaastf a,, Tos,
sSssp, NJ NOS Loss by shd FIRE ,y s
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This total. OF course, docs not include
about NIFTY miles OF new railroad on
strurted N tho county since January l.
ror various other improvements made
since that date County Assessor PIpkn
gives the opinion thu the rolls of 1897 viii
show total valuation OF close to s.. Oo1 001
NO FREE SCHOOLS.
While Beaumont has been progressing
ir every otter direction. her educational
facilities have been sadly neglected In
fact things IN this respect are in such
shape just al present that It viii be I'M
practicable II not impossible to open the
free schools at all during the comirg
tom This town has never levied a tax
for school purposes. An election was held
for that purpose once, but the tax was
so efectually voted down ina, the friends
OF education have not yet mustered up
courage sufficient to make "a second OF
tempt The free schools have hertofotL
bc on run with money secured from tho
State and interest on purchase money of
the Jefferson county school lands. a pur-
chaser of the school lands ha. Jefaultod
celved from the school fund will be bare
ly sufficient to nquiiate debts Incurred
curing the past term. Therefore theie is
the coming term, and a a special NESTING
Thursday nigh, the school board leased
the buildings to parties VINO VIII conduct
passed n resolution asking the city coun-
cil to employ Judge W. $. Jackson as
counsel to represent the city In an effort
10 recover the school lands. In This CON
neoton 1t would not sem unreasonable
cttizenshin They readily give thousands
to any SORT OF an establishment that Will
furnish employment ana Wages for men.
but not one cent have they Tor the edu-
cation OF children.
BREWERY AND ICE FACTORY.
The Post correspondent has It from
good authority that brewery and big
ice factory is to be added TO Beaumont's
tndustries AT an early day. Details are
not really for publication yet. but Gal
weston capitals, is financleerIng the project
as he has EoRs. The projecters have in
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,rw HUTCHlNs HOUSE.


Beadlss Galvcstnr~Clom rrittgnr,
@A 7. Carter, city; O, l.. Tabor,
carH 8. Morse, Austin. II. W.
~, huntsville, G. ". J.. Baker. Sc
= Mtchell, Washington, \. Solo
syuin, ". f. Appleby, city, w.
Ma antonio, p W. Nanderhurst.
N, William Register and secretary.
aSoarg Africa; II. +. Morris.
w, Z J. Duff, Brazoria: II. Tau
soah Point; j. r, Joseph. New
a. > k!nner, Fort Worth: c. O.
Ma Antonio; A. II. Ashold. ci,y;
~ austin baseball club: 4. j..
s,, va Wife, Austin; r. l.. Smith,
,'yqo, William MONTGOMERY. Mont
,., ,sias; R. n. Stafford and fam
w j. v. Tackaberry. c. q. Tack
wy 4 .. Slack. Austin. John
T.. "a Porte; A. W. button. civ.
NJ NJ, houston: W. Kearn Fort
f.y " hssnk, San Antonio: G T.. ca .
s; Sam Peter, New York. w
I'M, AIMS: George ". Baldwin. civ.
c, rs \ New York; c. r. MavsoSIn,,
l Lss, u. o. Cunningham. Denison.
sss Wr Ashvl,le, n. C.. l.. o.
harys Parish. La
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WEATHER INFORMATION.

COTTON BELT BULLETIN.
Reports for the twenty-four hours end
ing at a. m. yesterday. 10Th meridian
&c " MAY Min Rain
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The HOTELS.
,IvfoR-l,ATEs. $3.50 AND 81
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In Orleans, Sol Bromhecg. Calves
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n. Charles Patterson and wife,
kssn; R. Frank Crawford. city.
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The herald., 1896-04-30
A FlLlBUSTER IS CAPTURED
The Competitor Runs Foul Of Spanish
Gunboat
Arms. Ammunition and Documents Seized.
Cuban Agents and Three Newspaper
Correspondents Held as Prisoners

HAVANA, April 29.-The Spanish
gunboat Mensagera has captured and
brought into this port the American
schooner Competitor, of Key West, load
ed with arms and ammunition. In COM
mand Of her were Alfredo Laborde, Dr.
Bedia and three newspaper correspond
erts. who are held as prisoners.
In addition to the arms and ammuni-
ton captured on board the Competitor
there were three boxes of proclamations
and other important documents. DR..
Vedia Mesa, who was made prisoner
with those on board the filibuster had,
il is said, once surrendered himself to
the Spanish authorities Should this be
the case he may be severely dealt with.
One Of the newspaper correspondents
on board the schooner is named Hamil-
ton The others refuse to give their
r,ames The local guerilla force OF
Palma, on the coast of Pinar del Rio,
near where the Competitor was first
sighted by the gunboat captured so
boxes of ammunition which had already
been landed. apparently from the Com
petitor. The guerillas also made pris-
oners of two men believed to be Ameri-
cans.
The filibusters who succeeded in get
ting ashore opened fire from the swamps
on the gunboat, which was resistinS9the
government forces on ship, and the war
ship replied, killing three of the party.
The herald., 1896-04-30
RAILROAD NOTES
The Union Pacific Makes Report Of the Years
Business


NEW YORK, April 29.-The report of
the Union Pacific railway system for the
year ending December 81. 1895, shows:
Gross earnings, S22.554, ,7SS; decrease,
$79S,974; expenses S14, 49,, ,59S; decrease,
S2,6S6, 1888; net, $7,180,216; increase, ST.
499,795; other incomes, s1.736,Ss6; in
crease, $966,770; total net, S8,917 102; in
crease, s2,466,565; charges, $40, ,431, ,422:
increase. $23554; deficit, S1,514, ,320; de-
crease, $2,44S,011
The Union Pacific proper shows de-
ficit of s767.963, against a deficit of
$1,S62,734 in 1894
The Oregon Short Line and Utah
Northern reports for the year a deficit
of $55S, ,6S3, against a deficit of 81, sos, 1872
in 1894.
The statement of the funded debt
shows total amount of outstanding De-
cember 81 1895, as $40, 794,000. of which
$4,000 is owned by the Short Line and
$5,46S,000 by the Union Pacific, or, in
cluding bonds held in trust. s5.6260OO
are owned by the Union Pacific system,
making the total afioat s44. .16S,000
st. Joseph and Grand Island reports
a deficit of s3SS,273, against a deficit of
S120,7S6 in 1894. The income from the
land department during 1895 shows a
deficit of 1924, ,3O5, leaving a balance at
credit of this account of 24,1756S6.
The report does not contain line of
reading matter or comment by either
the president. directors or receivers
The report will be submitted at the an
nual melting Of the stockholders to be
held in Boston.
The herald., 1896-04-30
SAN PEDRO HARBOR
Senator " hlts Pres ents the Committees MI
nority Report

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator
White of the committee on commerce
today presented the views of the minor
ity of the committee in opposition to
the amendment to the river and harbor
bill appropriating $2,9SS0 900 for a break
water at Santa Monica, Southern Cali
fornia. He says: This item was not
placed in the bill at the suggestion of
either senator from California, nor at
the instigation of the representative of
the Sixth congressional district of that
state, wherein the site is located. On
the contrary both senators and repre-
sentatives objected to the construction
of breakwater at the point named in
the bill. and the overwhelming senti-
ment of the community prefers another
location, namely, San Pedro"
The herald., 1896-04-30
THE BRYAN MURDER
Some Testimony Tending to IncrinInate De.
fendant Scott Jackson

NEWPORT. KY. April 29.-startling
testimony was given today in the Jack
son murder trial by two women, who
confirmed to some extent the story told
py Coachman George II. Jackson. Mrs.
Scithers, who lives on the Licking pike.
and comes to Newport on foot every day
testified that about o'clock on the morn
ing of Friday, January 81, she met two
men, strangers. This is the road over
which Jackson says he drove the cab
Friday night The witness said she had
never seen these men since until TODAY.
when she recognized them as jackson
and Walling.
Mrs. Alice Stiefel. who lives on an un-
frequented road between the Licking
pike and Alexandria pike, which is also
part Of the route described by Jackson,
testified that after midnight, Friday.
January 1st, she was awakened by q
dog barking and heard a one-horse ve-
hicle passing along the road.
The herald., 1896-04-30
Karl Is Guilty.

SACRAMENTO. April 29.-At II o'clock
tonight the jury in the case of John p.
Harms, alias Karl the Tramp brought
in verdict, finding him guilty of grand
larceny Harms is the man who, while
camped In the brush in Yolo county, near
this city, found the treasure which Brady
and Browning, the notorious bandits.
stole from an express train and buried
near the railroad track. Harms found
from $40, 900 to $50, 900, and squandered it
in riotous living. He was vigorously
prosecuted by the Wells, Fargo Express
company, which lost the money.