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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-21

May to IS. 1895 Observation-Disclosures. .
Total Observation-Disclosures. asa
Values. Insurance and Damage to Prop
erty--
Value of buildings " here fires oc-
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Total value OF property at risk. $4,000 %
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Insurance on contentS ............. Ji.2sa CO
IClal insIrd@s .................. SisN.Syu W
Dsmage 20 buildings by fire =. -. $500 ~
DAMAGE to contents by lire 49,. 81. NJ IS
Total damage Observation-Disclosures. Si.s;5 Is
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Ruy Your furniture at Dlinghata's-,n
p" cent discount this week on chalrs
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5000 National cash register at a sac.
rihce. Terms. SO per month. j. j, Pas
toriza Printing and Lithcgrpha ng com.
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asses viii be called at 0 IL. m.


The following marriage licenses we're ,s-
sued Yesterday:
Walker Woodyard and Miss Kate Eek.
Moses Churchill and Sue Terrell.
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JVHTTVE MAliONEY'S COURT.
Mattie James. disturbing the pencc. Z,
aud costs i'' -
W II burnley, burglary; $50 bond to the
Henry Love vagrancy: dismissed.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
The Commercial NliOa |

at Houston. in the State Of Teln
close Of business July u =
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Or, Williams. dentist. Binz building. is
USING the electric cataphoresis for pain
less iilling
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inilinsham Furniture Co. ofYer "a ~,
cent osseunt on folding beds this wsek'
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Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic.
Warranted. Price 80 cents Z
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BARGAINS IN PIANOS.
GU can buy or rent good piano for
%, 900, S., $, and mp at Grunewala's
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The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-11
$l.OO A YEAR.

know, ought to know, where men stand
on this issue who are Presidential candi-
dates.
"Laat Friday a respectful inquiry was
addressed to all the Republicans whose
qualifications for the highest Office the
people can give were lately discussed in
these columns, They were asked to
state their position on the currency queG-
tion.
"Ths result Of this effort is printed
elsewhere. It 10 not satisfactory. It
viii not satisfy the people. Have men
no opinions that they decline to state
themF Or do they think that voters will
be content with evasions, or that votes
can be gained by non-committalismP
They never made a greater mistake.
They that are not with us are against US
this is what men on both sides are say
ing. No man is leader who cannot
lead on this question, or is afraid to OK
press his convictions, or who is without
convictions. Men are in dead earnest.
They demand entire candor, utter frank
mess. No ostrich ever hid itself by stick
ing itS head Ia the sand. Nor can our
great men hide their opinions on free
silver.
"Mr. Whitney, declaring himself not
to be q candidate for the Democratic
nomination, says: The free silver policy
iS, in my opinion, fundamentally wrong
and vicious This plain, straightforward
declaration may make him candidate
in spite Of himself. What is wanted on
the Republican side from those who are
candidates is a declaration equally plain,
equally frank.
"Speak out, gentlemen. Make profess
sion Of your faith twill never be easier
than now. What do you think, Mr.. Nc
KinleyF What ls your view, Mr.. ReedP
And yours, Mr.. Allison and Mr.. MortonH
You ask for the votes OF the American
people. On what side are you in the
battle?"
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Topeka, KANSAS, MARCH II, 1896. =

as unwarranted in precedent, untruthful
in fact and malicious in purpose, and
showing an inexcuaable lack Of knowl-
edge concerning the principles, purposes
and history of our noble order.
These resolutions will be followed up
with demand for Anthony's removal
AS matter OF fact, the redeemsr Super
intendent of Insurance is too devoted o
friend to old-line companies. These
companies do not like the fraternals, and
as a result Anthony never fails to give
them a black eye when an opportunity
offers. His continuance in Office is an
insult to every member Of frsternal in
surance organization in Kansas, and
Governor Morrill, should be called to a
strict account for permitting him to stay
in Office a single day longer.
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-11
"What is War9n

This important question, which the
pnbnsclOus Gen. Sherman was wont to
answer with an equal number Of words,
viz: "War is hell" is just now de.
manding more attention than it has
for many years. The Chicago Record
discusses it In q manner calculated to
make the most blood-thirsty Congress.
man stop and consider, If he Is not too
busy sending his printed buncOmbe
speech to his constituents. The Record
says: -
The American pubGU has heard q great deal
Of talk about war in the last few days and
most OF that talk has emanated from the mem.
bers Of che Senate and the House Of Repre-.
sentativss. The threatening note has been
repeated so often that IL Is beginning to lose
some Of its dread significance. One would
think that war iS q rather trifing affair to be
set in operation whenever q Misunderstanding
occurs or a holiday-maklng mob in one cOun-
try throws stones at the building whore the
representative Of another country dWellS.
What is war, thenP 10 It buncombe? Is IL
something to be transacted by word Of mouth
in legislative chsmbsrs2 When Q member Of
Congress carelessly proposes to plunge two
nations into warfare, what does he mesn2 Does
he mean o "wST' Of fag.waVing and blank
cartridges? Either this 10 the idea OF some Of
the men in Congress or else they simply have
not paused to reflect what is the full signlh.
cance OF this careless playing with interns-
tional peace. War is the most hldeous and
terrible Of the enterprises In which men
and nations engage. Il iS matter
of death and agony, rsplne and murder, do.
vSstatIon and sorrow. It ls matter OF thou
sands Of deformed lives, CHASTITY wounds and
sufferings which pass description. 10 is the
agony Of men and the lifelong deSOlatlon Snd
suffering Of women. Starvation and famine
follow In its train. Years after It's passage it
leaves it's mark In the poverty OF homes and
the mutilatlon OF mankind. While lt lasts is
curses the people upon whom It is visited with
horrors which all written history Is unable TO
record.
And yet the people are becoming accuS-
toned to hear members Of Congress treat this
question with an almost joculSr iippancy. 1t
10 time to call for an abatement Of this pUerlle
No man who realizes what war
means has q right 10 invite this aflIctlon upon
the people. Il is not to be invited at all, but
to be avoided up to the last point consistent
with the maintenance OF national honor and
Q cause high and just. II the United States is
to keep its dignity before the world sS . re-
Sponsibls nation, its LegislSture mRst stop
Alluding to war with the deVil-mAy.carO Of q
Western frontierSmAn brandishing "gun-"
The Congressional talk IL nxing upon this
government q name for IFresponSlbility.
Send here for reform Literature.
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-11

In commenting on the matter sdito-
rally the COmmeTctGl- Gazette says:
"'How do you stand on the silver ques-
tiOn2' iS the question voters are asking OF
candidates. 1t iS a fair question, esps-
cially fair since the late votes In the
Senate. The people have q right to
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-11
POLITICAL COWARDS.
COwardiCe Of the Rankest Kind shown Up
by Republican Paper.

@NNFAAtAR%N
by Republican Paper.
The Cincinnsti Commercial Gazette
Rep.l on Friday, February %, sent the
following telegram to Republican candi-
dates for the Presidency:
"We respectfully request from you, Ia
common with other Republican candi-
dates for the Presidency, q clear defini.
ti0n by telegraph Of your position on the
money question. Doyou favor q decided
expression by the Republican party at
the national convention?"
This telegram was sent to Cushman
X. Davis, Of Minnesota; Charles +. Man
derson, Of Nebraska; Stephen B. ElkinS,
Of West Virginia; William B. Allison, OF
Iowa; Thomas B. Reed, Of Maine; Shelby
M. Cullom, Of Illinois; Matthew 8. Quay,
Of Pennsylvania; Levi p. Morton, Of New
York, and William Mckinley, OF Ohio.
The Commercial Gazette printed the
replies received in full in fac simile
Monday, Msrch2. They were as follows:
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WASHINGTON, D. c., March l.
SHELBY M. CULLoM.
ALBANY, N. Y, March /.
LEVI P. MORTON.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March l.
/ am in favor Of sound money. The
adoption, substantially, OF the Republi-
can platform Of 1892 on the money ques-
tion is the best declaration the party can
make on that subject at St Louis.
8. B. ELKINs.
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NO Gorernment ssadp.

Those who contemplate asking a mem-
Der Of Congress or the government De-
partment Of Agriculture TO send free
seeds may save themselves the trouble
when they know that there will be no
distribution Of seeds this year, for the
reason that the Secretary Of Agriculture
refuses to use the money appropriated
by Congress for that purpose.
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-11

A Large NON-PaFtlS&n Body OF Representa-
tive Citizens Demand His Renewal.
The grand lodge Of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen met at Leaveneworth
February 26. This organization has
over $4,000 members in Kansas, and is
a frsternal life insurance association
which has saved the families Of many
deceased members from want by Its
system Of insurance, which is given the
members at actual cost. Thousands of
men whose incomes are insufficient to
enable them to take old-line insurance
find in this and kindred organigationgan
opportunity to protect their loved ones
from want VIXEN the husband and
father is taken away. These men,
banded together for such a purpose,
have only in view the perpetuity and
advancement Of their noble and benef.
icent work and are not swayed by
political or other prejudiees in protect
ing their interests. When, therefore,
they by an almost unanimous vote
passed the following resolutions the
charge cannot be made that there
was any politics in their action. The
resolutions are here given.
WHEREAS, The Superintendent of
Insurance in his report for July, 1896,
used the following language, to-wit: "This
exemption (mesning certain fraternities
of Kansas) has been taken advantage Of
by a multitude Of men who were born
weary aud reared in purpose to neither
toll nor spin for living. AS statesmen
out Of q job, suddenly become oracles,
imparting wisdom to the world, these
men of meat blossom suddenly into
titled lords Of benevolent insurance, as
supreme commander-in-chief, supreme
president, supreme high master Of
Knights Of the Loyal Guard, the
supreme lodge Of Ben Hur, Knights and
Ladies of the Golden Rule, grand master
mogul of the Hoo-Hoo or Great Black
Cali, and so on to the end Of ingenuity and
folly. That these organizations are
without q thread of security to their
willing dupes in the whole warp and
woof of organization and purpose is too
patent to admit discussion. They must
prove to be as ephemeral in existence as
worthless In promise, and yet we seem to
be the victims OF a Veritable epidemic
OF reckless unreason, and men and
women, sensible in other things, court
the disease and waste their means on Its
support; that the exemption from regula-
tion and control above quoted was not
intended to cover these supreme hum
bugs, and celestial frauds, is apparent;
and yet there is no visible remedy until
the evil becomes so extensive and un-
bearable as to force legislative action"
and
WHEREAS, Certain organizations
hostile to the A. o. U. w. have at
tempted to use said report to the damage
OF our order; and
WHEREAS, The said Superintendent OF
Insurance has never by any official
report dlsclaimed an irteDt to include
the Ancient Order of United Workmen
in his said report, although his attention
has been frequently called to the hurt
ful use that is being and has been made
it; therefore be it
ReSOICed, That, in 30 far as said report
attempts to reflect on and discredit the
Ancient Order OF United Workmen Of
Kansas, that we, the grand lodge Of the
Ancient Order OF United Workmen,
assembled in annual session at Leaven-
worth, Kas, condemn said insinuations
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-11

Many good Populists do w. A.
Harris an injustice by suggesting chat
his family matters are In such condI.
ton % to iDjure him. The following
from the Journal, the leading Repub-
lIcan paper Of Lawrence, where the
matters referred to are best under
stood, ought to satisfy such persons
that they are mistaken. The Journal
says: "The Topeka Capital says there
ID Q general demand in the Populist
party for the nomination Of Col. w. A.
Harris for Governor. The PopullSts
will never nominate him. The party
hasn't SenSe enough to do as good q
thing as that"
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-11

WASHINGTON, ID. c., February rs,
The convention must, IL possible, pre-.
serve the unity Of the party, and think
it can be done upon something like the
platform Of 1892. Definite ground must
be taken. M. s. QUAY,
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-11

Come or write for our clubbing rAts..
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Send here for reform literature.
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ANTHONY ROASTED.

A Large NOn-Partisan Body Of Representa-
tive Citizens Demand His Renewal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26
THOUGHT IT WAS 4 MURDER.
The Police Chase Down a Rumor of
Tragedy.

me romeo OhaSt DoWn NulOF OF
Tragedy.
a report that a white woman had been
murdered by a negro at the Belt Line
bridge at Eleventh and Habersham
streets caused considerable excitement in
that section Of the city yesterday, be-
tween l and o'clock.
The report is supposed to have been
started by two street car men who saw
a woman lying on the ground near the
bridge one of them reported the suppos-
ed murder to Policeman Davis a the
market, who telephoned the report to
headquarters.
Sergeant L4ingg, who was on duty in
the office at once ordered Mounted Of
ficers Brantly and Brazzell who were on
duty in the southern section, 10 the scene.
Detective Godbod, who heard the re-
port, also went to the bridge. When the
officers arrived they found a crowd of
SO or 400 people, chiefly negroes. There
was no dead body, however. Emma de
Loach a white woman living in that To-
cality. had engaged i'm a drunken row
with a negro known as "Chain-gang Bill"
and had been laid out by a blow William,
erstwhile of the county canal department,
had disappeared.
The woman was before the recorder re-
Gently for drunkenness and ii was this
case that led to the conviction of Max
Ehrlieher by the recorder on the charge
of Sunday liquor selling.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26
AT THE THEATER.
..Fausi," with Lewis Morrison, the
Greatest "1Iephisto."

..Fnusi," with Lewis Morrison, the
Greatest "1IephistO."
Lewis Morrison has been presenting
Faust, himself taking the part of Me-
phisto, for several years. From the first
he made his presentation noteworthy.
This season it is better than ever. There
is absolutely not che Loose end left hang
ing. The scenic effects are perfect, and
positively startling. The play depends in
some considerable measure upon mechani-
cal effects. Mr.. Morrison Is past master
in the production CT SUCH effects, as he
is in the del.neation of the ideal Mephis-
topheleS of Goethe. He uses electricity,
calcium and gas I'm lighting and colOrng
his scenes With wierd results, as beautiful
as they are uncanny.
As the prince of demons. Mr.. Morrison
is the personification of The suave devil
of the story: graceful philosophic, seduc-
tive, eXultant in crime; the embodiment of
all evil, yet with a fair front and a win
ming smile. The support that accompanies
the star is without a weak point. Miss
Florence Roberts makes a gentle and love
~ Marguerite. Mr. Elsner. a handsome
and heroic Faust. and Mr. Whittlesey the
best Valentine that has been with the
company in the south in a long time The
hymns incidental to the play were render
ed by singers of great merit. The apotheo-
sis scene. at the conclusion, is one of the
most beautiful and perfect stage pictures
ever produced.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26
aUIT on THE NINTH ROUND.
UlIman's Jabs and Upper-Cuts Too
Much for the kid"

Much for the kid"
Joe Ullman Of New York, and Patsy"
better known as kid" Norton Of Gin
cinnati. spared nine rounds for scientific
points at the rooms of the Savannah Ath-
letic Club last night.
The men were down for 25-round bout,
but the persuasive eloquence Of Ullman's
jahs and upper cuts impelled Norton to
retire from the contest after the ninth
round. The men put up a rafting set-to:
it was give and take from the start with
the first rounds In favor Of Norton.
The ninth round found Ullman the ag-
gressor. and first blood went to his cred
IL on a light left-hand swing, which
reached Norton's nose. After this round
Norton threw up the sponge. and Ref
cree Wyness awarded the bout to Ull-
man.
Denny Gallagher offered to pay the
money back, but the crowd was good
natured. and expressed its satisfaction
with the decision. Norton stated that the
night before he had spared with a 100
pound man, and had injured his shoulder.
Challenges few thick and fast and the
probabilities are that a match for $500
a side VIII be arranged between the men
in a few days. The men spared two
minute rounds and weighed in at 1875
What might properly be described as a
slapping contest opened the entertain
ment. The contestants were two local
GQADItN ilEnN weights FRANCIS ana OOlGN.
They did everything but fight for ten
rounds The referee awarded the exhibit
ton to Francis.
McAllen. a 14O-pound negro from Flor
ida, and Watkins a local colored man,
1853 pounds, INDUCED I'm a few spirited
rounds OF stiff punching McAllen's SUI
periorlty was SO evident that the referee
awarded him the bout to save Watkins
from q Knockout.
Norton called at the Morning News Of
fee after the fight and made the fol-
lowing statement: Il had a hard bout
with a lG1-pound man in Charleston last
night and hurt my shoulder badly.
had the marks on me when ! entered
the ring. If anybody had money up on
me. l would have continued, but l was
not in condition to fight with one arm,
and ] thought the audience had the worth
of their money"
Gallagher says he stands ready to back
Norton for 500 to best Ullman, both men
to weigh in at 1856 pounds. The men have
met twice before, and each time Norton
got the decision.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26
TO THE MINES FOR LIFE.
The CO-Murderer With the Man in a
Mask Convicted.

The jury that tried Alfred knight on the
charge OF numbering Richard Miller on
last Christmas day. after being out all
night, brought in a verdict Of guilty in
the superior court yesterday morning, with
a recommendation that the prisoner be
sentenced to life Imprisonment.
According to the evidence, Il was shown
that in a drunken row on Christmas day
knight held Miller while some unknown
man, VINO wore a mask. cut him so that
ne afterWard died. The peculiar part OF
the case was that Knight refused out
right and stiH refuses to reveal the name
81 me man who did the cutting Judge
Failigant sentenced Knight TO hard labor
Tor the term of his natural life in the
state penitentiary.
John Harden. who was indicted for the
murder OF Noble Green on Christmas day,
PLEADED guilty TO the charge OF volun-
tary mansiaughter and was sentenced 10
Ten years IN the penitenuary. Harden
y the man who got into a row out in
Robertsville. and being under the infiu-
ehce OF liquor shot prOmiscuously into
crowd, killing Green
William Spencer and Judy Spencer were
trled ana acquitted OF the charge of as
sault with intent to murder Lena Young,
May 10, 1884. The charge was that they
IIleu 20 end her life with a fence RAN.
Inc hght seemed TO be sort of family
row, and the jury acquitted them.
VIM J. Taylor, former subject Of Great
Britain and Ireland was made a citizen of
the United States by Judge Falligant.
Richard II. Mcleod was re-appointed a.
commercial notary public by Judge Falli-
CANT
An order was taken in the case of Emile
Newman, trustee, against Mary Wakefield.
foreclosure OF mortgage providing for
distribution Of the proceeds of the sale of
the property which amounted TO S530. So the
amount being paid to the plaintiff after
the deduction of costs Of court and attor-
neys fees.
The suit of Fox & Woodcock against
the Florida Central and Peninsular rail-
road for $40 for damage TO certain live
stock was tried in the city court yester-
day and resulted in verdict for the de-
PENDANT.
The appraisement of the estate of Jas
mckinley was filed in the court OF ordi-
nary. The property is valued at $1,000, and
is left to his wife and children.
In Justice Wickam's court yesterday,
Edward Robinson. colored. was arraign-
ed on the charge of cwindling. preferred
by +. W. Johnson, also colored, who
claimed that Robinson had hired him to
do some work, on st. Phillips church
Johnson charged Robinson with having
collected the money for the work and
spent it. Robinson, he said had never
eral denial of the charge, and stated that
he had not yet received payment in full
from the pastor of the church, who hired
him to do the work.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26
The Great improvements.

Strangers coming to the city should I'M
derstand that the greatest Improvement
in Savannah during the last twenty-five
years is the establishment of Hicks res
taurant the only first-class place Of en-
tertainment in the city. Not alone has
the place been successfully established
but II has been constantly maintained
and to-day Hicks restaurant is conducted
in a manner perfectly satisfactory to All
its patrons. The best is only usual at
Hicks, cheap things are not wanted. quail
ity is first all the time. Hicks hasn't had
twenty years of restaurant experience for
nothing He knows how--and with plenty
OF capital, good Judgment and the right
kind of help, his restaurant is a thing of
beauty and joy forever. The great fea-
ture of Hicks is the moderate charge.
there is no high tariff, not even one for
protection. Everybody comes in free. and
goes out with comfortable fullness, even
to the Dockctbook. Hicks is great on fish.
and lovers of the tinny tribe can be certain
of the best, faultlessly served. Hicks is
always open.-ad.