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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-30

LaGrange Texas. November 29.--Mr.
John H. Holloway. assignee Of senftenberg
Bros. 4 Co, advertised some time since
that the remainder OF the stock would be
sold to the highest bidder and the bid to
be closed at p. m. Saturday, and accord =
Ingly the stock fell to Mr. j +. Kninea as
the highest bidder, for 30 cents on the dol
lar. This was quite surprise to Joe's
friends, as no one knew Of him bidding
until the time was over. The present stock
IL supposed to invoice between $4,000 and
10000
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-30
THE SHORT SESSION.
Most of the Legislation on the CAL
cnder May BE Cleared.
MUCH DEPENDING ON THE SENATE.
Additional Tax 90 Beer and Coffee
May BE Collected.
CRlSPS PROBABLE SUCCESSOR
Pacific Funding Nm VIII he Pressed,
Ais" the Ntcarasun Cnnnt mn.
sumo Important Land NILS,

/
NHhnlnGton' NoNcmber ap.~-lt Is probable
! that the house at the coming srssion OF
COMPRESS vbi,h ho,i,, ,,,,,, ,.,.,, A..
.... '''" W
~ 'N'' N''H N'SN'N' wa "ohl vi 'tS proposed
| legislation. which oncuubors It's calendar.
/ Little N USUALLY pccotnulished AT m, sho,t
scs.ion havnnd mo ,a.s.., b, ,,, ,a..,,,...
" WV 'eh"'''
'"'F'H "i'H' ''ii 'he hauSr WITH its IN
atrumcntalitos for the expedition of busi-
uoss can aoernnliab a nreot deaf an d,
,r,., ., ,r, ,,.,,.
Wv Wv" 9''" VI "e'H'''''"
lor addltiohal revenues Tor the government
win depend on HE senate, 90 which tho
house a,nt Tho pinnL,v min ,l,,oet yo,,
| "e'' 'u"u'" " no "i'"'S'o'e o' DC uootiou
inoNpcdont to press that measure through
Mo senate there rs OF course possibility
that the proposal to increase the revenues
BY an additional tax on beer, eonrc, etc,
may take tangible force and II SO such lcg.
islation must orginate, undnr tho constitu.
ton, In the lower braueh OF conBrusa,
There are on the several calendars of
the house ii65 bills reported from the Vari-
Gus committees, the greater portion OF
which viii pash at the coming session.
Most of them are, of course. private bills,
ri which ,hero are 400. but there are also
@o0 bills on the calendar on the state OF
tut NnlpH anu ninety niue pubic IllIa on
The regular house rnleudar Some OF thcGe
are of great public importance and those
Interested VIII no doubt do all Ia lhoir
power 80 secure ctlon upon them. Thu
POWERS lodged IN the hands of the cotu-
niittoe ON rules. which gives the menu
bofa OF that committee control Of the housa
programme. VIII make that committee the
practical arhter of what shall be sub
mittod to the house for It's action That
committee az composed In at present con-
stitut"d Of the speaker. Mir llundoraon of
luwH. Mir Daikell or Pennsylvania and Mr.
McMiiIn N Tennessee Tho death Of ar.
Speaker Crisp orcates a vacancy at tho
head of the minority committee. which must
be tliod by the speaker. The names prin-
ripaly mentioned I'm connection with the
Vacancy are Mi Bailey ot Texas, MIR.
Cntohngs of Mississippi. Mr. Turner NJ
GcoraiR, Mr. Richardson of Tennessee and
MIR Dockery OF Missouri
The bill which IN many respootH. "
fraught this time with most interest. ana
which viii press hardest for confederation.
rs The Pacific railroad funding bin
The friends of the Nicaragua canal arc
also bending every 81 orgy 10 secure action
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-30

fetor shaner. n Nnrylaad planter
leaves lhs iortune 10 former ellvc
knights OF Labor in New York lcsnaud-
ING recognition On the grand jury.
Pensacola to be hcdvly fortified.
Prominent military officers IN Gcorgll
resign.
Henry Powers an ohio ma ac, lsiis his
VT AMI himself
Il ports from the blizzard II The North
- show the wealth T. to be- bitterly cod
ond trains on '1l roads are supwhoun1
An Austrian boarding h.use keeper
= oned 10 death nenr Bun'alo, n Y.
Who'll" family @ying near Ferry n. y,
burn 4 to death
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-30
TODATS FEATURES.


Maceo has set trap TO catch Woyl,r
Iopcz Colomn's execution ln front II
cahantss fortress.
N>pmtat on cf tobacco from Cutan
provinces 10 be prohibited
sraGiards c.uin thar Maceo's troops ara
IN h..d condition.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-30

Mlddlesboro. KY, November 29.--News
has been received here of a duel between
Johnny Branham, mountain desperate.
and william Moore, a desperate character
from Letcher county. in which Branhan
was shot and instantly killed. The fight
occurred over an old grudge.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-30

WASHINGTON Non-Partisan W
G. 7. r viii begin It's National convention
i'm this city with a preliminary session
that viii commence today This society
bolted from tho regular W. c.. Y. l some
wears ago uuder the lead of Mrs. j. Ellen
Foster ana has waeed a steady war ever
since on Miss Frances Wizards political
rrusaling.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-30

INDIAN NPOLIS, Ind.-The city is MI
ing up with prominent Mlsons, VINO nave
como to attend the dedication OF the new
n orrow, to last three days. The ediucc
t. ono o. the finest used exclusively py
The Scottish Rite in America.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-30
THEO. KELLER,
WHOLESALE GROCER.
TCDhH IS FORECAS1

NEW YORK-The ffueth performance
OF the new opera, brian Buru," AT tine
popular Broadway TheAter. will be tine
most interesting feature of the Week the
Mrcaly ELABORATE souvenirs viii be
presented.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-30

NEW YORK-H. Beerhohm Tree and
the members of Her MlJesty's Theater
company OF London Will open at the
Is nickerbocker Theater tonight IN dram
Of the Mighty" Mr.. Parker the author
viii be present.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-30

the house and carried Oft tho baby. After
shooting himBolf the mapiac walked back
to the house aud tcll beside the body OF HIS
VITO.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-30

Marion. Ohio, November 29.--On October
80 last Henry Powers, a farmer residing
five miles north Of here escaped from the
insane asylum at Columbus. The asylum
was notified by Sheriff Shaw and was told
to allow Powers bis liberty and wait de-
velopments This was found to have been
serious error, as this morning Powers
went to the barn. secured an old musket.
ane placing the barrel close TO his wife's
head. blew the top OF her head of. Three
OF the children fled to neighboring house
leaving the infant In bed. After killing his
wife Powers reloaded the musket. went into
a potato patch 800 yards away and shot
himself Upon seeing her father Leave the
house. the eldest child. n Girl OF IS. entere1
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-30

PHlLADELPHIA-A At midnight of totay
tho receivers Of the Reading Railroad n,d
Coal an' Iron comnanics will deliver 20
The row Reading Railroad company at
the Rcnd.ug coal and Iron company an
tho railroads and franchises in III 7ir pos
Session. and ~ that hour VIII cease 20
operate the railroad and coal and IRON
properties
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-30

NEW YORK Unusual interest viii at
topt .ofay's meeting of the hoard OF COM
mics onere of grand jurors as fhe lnnor
orr7niza iors wiz have committees preg-
eut 20 demand That iahoring mon be- put
or the eligible list Of inc jurors. Inc
Krigh of labor md the American Fed
oration Of labor hofh recently declared
that too many Cap'als's and TOO icu
worldnrmon 20. on The et1ad iur!es.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-30
EoI E.

we are headquarters on these hnVtns
Just received large shipment Also all
ENDS and sizes OF Iron and Grass fittings
Write fer prices IN carload and less than
carload io.A
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-30
Stnc.


Court housa at Eas,land destroyed by
IRE, with part Of the records; loss S6l, 100.
insurance 900.
George Howard n smthvillo farmer
charged with attempt at outrage
Felix ana acquitted a. corpus Christi
OF the murder cf C1nstancio parros.
4 xt OF the app cation Of hurt's attor-
neys at Austin for new trial.
J. u Box Of Abbott fos ed of trust:
pr lorences Sf37i.12.
Ehoa dramatic company dsbands at
Dnilas
Pr ceedngs Of the Texas Methodist con
ference at Enstrop
TIE Steamship Powderham syringe d
lenk and puts back 10 Galveston
Archbishop Marncul ce!tb raies I,ontla-
cal high mass at st. Augustus chur h
New York
Mrs Susan r. Davis frozen to ce4th
ncur Eagle Pass
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-30

Everything in readiness for the police
mo $ big ban
Rev Or Ranldn's farewell sermon at
Sheaen church last night.
Death Of young JobRate Conner.
Funeral II Mrs Hawthorn.
ChuG An Eud"ayar election tonight
The city council meeting this afternoon.
Attacking the constitutJoualiiy # the
scayenger ordinance
Mosoatc notes, arrival Of Grand Master
Abernethy.
Unknown colered boy dies from ex-
posure.
Clothing thieves captured.
Preparations for the hol day carnival.
The l9st day for delinquent city tax
payers 20 5ott.e up to AVOID sale.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24
Mr.. BRYAN AS A POPULIST.

New York World,
Mr.. Bryan was a Popuist four years
ago. BY his own public admission at
Mount Vernon. ILL.,, on the 18th OF March
last, Ms certified to under oath by twelve
citizens of that place, he voted for Weaver,
the Popuist candidate for President. In
1892, and against Cleveland, the canli-
date of the Democracy.
There has been no more significant piece
of political news printed since the Chicago
nomination than this announcement, made
exclusively in The World on Tuesday. II
is most extraordinary that the fact has
not been sooner revealed. Had 1t been
known AT the time of the Chicago con-
scntion II is doubtful IL even that body
would have nominated Mr.. Bryan even
In response to his crown-of-thorns speech.
The purpose aud the method of the dis
closure leave no room for doubt MS 10 its
perfect truth. Ii was made In an affidavit
by twelve of Mr.. Bryan's friends. to relieve
him from the charge made by another of
his auditors in March last, who said that
Mr. Bryan then proclaimed that he twas
not Democrat" These men aver that
he did say in substance that "if the policy
carried out by President Cleveland is
Democracy, then / am not Democrat"
This is not absolute party disloyalty. A
good many Democrats did not approve
of all of Mr.. Cleveland's policy. But the
twelve citizens continue: H
I'm answer to the question Did you
vote for ClevelandT he answered: No;
the Democrats of Nebraska supported
the Populist ticket, so as to take away
the State from the Republicans, and ac-
cording to that understanding voted for
the Populist electors
This is explicit. 1t is an admission that
in the great contest four years ago be.
tween Democracy and Repubicanism Mr..
Bryan voted for James b. Weaver, the
Populist candidate, who received /, 122, 900
votes.
Who was Weaver? A former Republi-
can Congressman from Iowa, who never
| supported Democratic measure or voted
for Democratic candidate.
And for what did Mr.. Weaver stand In
that campaign? He stood upon the Oma-
ha platform, which declared:
ID For irredeemable legal-tender paper
money, issued to the amount of $50 per
capita by the government, to be "distrib-
utcd' on the Farmers Alliance sub-treas-
ury system or ''in payment for public i'm
provements;" ~ for free and unlimited
coinage of silver at rs to 1 90 for govern
mont ownership and operation of rail-
roads. telegraph and telephone lines.
which could only be secured by confisca-
| ton.
These and other vagaries and dangerous
lunacies made up the Populist platform Of
1872, which Mr.. Bryan indorsed by voting
for Mr.. Weaver. He was elected to Con-
| grpSS nv ponulst vnfnu H., .u;,l i. ~ 4.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24
wnr rHs, WnsE sor ApMIrrED.
A New Regulation Concerning the Govern.
ment Of tho NntionnI Soldiers, Home. I

A New Regulation Concerning the Govern
ment of the National Soldiers Home.
Peter Ii. Ayars, chairman of the Ma
tional Soldiers Home Committee in
Delaware, has sent ID persons to the
Iiome at Hampton, Va, .since last
February. and six applications are now
holding over. He has been endeavor-
ing to place the six men 10 the institu-
ton, and being unable to do SO Recently
wrote to Gen. William j. Sewail of
Camden, N. j., member of the board
OF managers for the Southern home
asking for an explanation as to why
the mon were rot admitted. Yesterday
he received reply containing the fol-
lowing letter which gives the desired
information: ~
"The National Home for Disabled
Volunteer Soldiers, Hartford. Conn.,,
September 18th, 1896 Tho following
extract from the proceedings of the
board OF managers, at meeting held
on the sth Of September, 1896, is pub
lished for the information of all con-,
cerned: 1t was resolved that, until fur
ther orders from the president o. the
board OF managers, managers, governors
and agents shall not admit any more
men to the homo; that they shall keep
list of applicants for admission and
forward such list to the president Of
the board at the end of each quarter.
"W. b. Franklin,
President OF the Board Of Managers. +"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24

According to Seaboard, the steel hull
ferryboat, which the Harlan & Hol-
lingsworth Co. is to build for the West
Shore railroad, will be a first class
craft in every particular. Her length
will be 1872 feet on the water line; POS
feet over all length on deck sc feet
nodded beam; 65 feet over guards; Is
feet 8 inches depth from base line to
top OF deck beams at centre; feet 9
inches height of deck above water at
ends. The cabins on either side of boat
will be about 136 feet long, with pro-
jecting porch at each end Is feet
inches in length from hurricane deck.
These cabins will be tastefully finished
in hard wood. The engine will be of
the condensing vertical beam type,
with cylinder so inches in diameter,
and 10 feet stroke of piston. There
will be one boiler to supply steam,
which will be of the two.furnace fiue
and tubular, modified locomotive type.
The front of the boiler will be 10 feet 9
inches high; steam drum feet in
diameter, 8 feet high, with internal
dry pipe IS inches in diameter.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24
SOUTH NOT ALL FOR SILVER.
Business Men Forrsee Disaster should the
Bryanites Win.

bryaniieS Win.
The Manufacturers Record RECENTLY
sent the following questions to the lead.
ing business men and manufacturers of
the South: '.
first-What, in your opinion, would
DE the effect upon business if the gold
and protection ticket should win?
Second-What, In your opinion, would
be the effect upon business if the silver
and free trade ticket should wing'
In summing up the results of its in
qniry, The Record says:
The replies received are, in very
large majority, Startling in the dire fore
bodings of overwhelming disaster should
free silver win. Out Of 151 replies 1874
are unqualifiedly against free silver, and
regard 1t as menace to all business in
terests; 10 are in favor of silver, and -
are non-cOmmttal
running through many of the letters
is the idea that, should silver win, we
VIII have the worst panic ever known
These are not views of theorists; they
are not the predictions of men who can
foolishly be charged with trying to ere
ate panic. They are not the statements
of Wall street, nor of professional politi-
clans. On the contrary, they are the
sober fears of hundreds of the foremost
manufacturers of the South-the men
who had been leading that section toward
activity and prosperity, of men who have
been furnishing employment to tens of
thousands of laborers, of q.rn who in
most cases, are going to change their life
long political associations in order to
vote against what they believe would be
u great calamity. The Manufacturers
Record begs the people of the South to
study these letters, to study their mean
ing, and to realize how the business men
of this section regard free silver"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24

According to the Centreville, Nd,
Observer the majority of tongers in
Rock Hall aud vicinity oyster almost
exclusi yely in good weather on Swan
Point bar. Here are found the best
oysters outside the river and IN
greater quantities than elsewhere. The
first week, when the scores of boats
began work on the bar, something was
found to be wrong with the oysters,
first by one boat ana then another. and
another, until they agreed that the
oysters on the bar were all dead or
were very poor and sick. Work was
suspended and the bar is still un-
molested Capt. Frank Stevens of the
police boat, Anna b. Smith, states that
he was on the bar about one month
ago and tried the oysters there. He
found them in very great abundance
and in a very healthy condition.
Therefore the present condition of
affairs has but recently taken place.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24

The Hayes farm of III acres, near
Middletown, has been sold by G. W.
Ingram agent, to Mr.. j. L. Smith of
Pasaic N. j., consideration private.
Willow Grove or Drummond's Mill, near
Middletown, and for some time owned
by the New Castle County National
Bank of Odessa, and operated by F. Ii.
Clothier, has been sold by g. W. In
gram to Mr.. Deter of Norristown, Pa. :,
for SIS, 000 By this purchase Mr..
Deter secures one of the finest mill
properties south of Wilmington. 1t
has valuable and complete roller pro
cess outfit.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24

Denton, Nd, Sept. 17.-Work on the
Queen Anne railroad is progressing
satisfactorily. The engineers in the
office have been busy making plots of
rights OF way through property in
Delaware. The large warehouse with
offices on the upper floor and waiting
room opposite the warehouse, ut
Queenssto are completed and men
have begun work upon the buildings
at Queen Anne and Hillsboro. Citizens
OF Greenwood and Glendale, Del, have
presented Mrs. Wilmer Emory with a
handsome watch in recognition of her
husbands services in securing to
them the railroad.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24

a horse belonging to Eugene Vernon
walked against wire that hung
across the street ch track, near Lam
caster avenue and Union street, Thurs.
day night, and fell dead. Thomas Wilkin-
son, who was driving, began to ungear
the horse, when he received a shock.
The horse scarcely moved after it fell.
The wire bad struck it on the neck
and presumably communicated a cur
rent of electricity that caused the
instant death Of the horse. Where the
contact was made there was a burn and
tho wire stuck there until pulled away.
The Wilmington City Railway Co.
settled with the owner of the horse.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24

William A. FAIRIES uf Smyrna, the
Prohibition candidate, stating that he
was Single Taxer. Before vote was
taken, motion to refer this nomin-
tion also to the State committee was
made and adopted.
In the course of the discussion over
these matters, Harold Suddell made
the assertion that If the convention
ratified the Bryan and Sewall nominees,
1t would be playing into the hands Of
John +. Salisbury, who In the event
OF Bryan's election, expects to be his
mouthpiece in Delaware. I'VE told the
Democrats, continued Mr.. Suddell,
that for a certain consideration we
would put their electors Oh the Single
Tax ticket but they have not msde that
consideration good. III they want
their electors on our ticket, they can
have them there. but they have got to
do certain thing first. !"
subsequently, Mr.. Suddell was asked
what this consideration was, but be
declined to say.
The following State committee was
appointed, after which the convention
adjourned. John M. Dorney, Harold
Suddell, DR.. Lewis N. Slaughter, John
Walls, James p. Morrison of New Castle
county; Charles A. Brothers, W. H.
Willis, W. II. Booz. G. NJ. Milligan,
Thomas Fl. Williams, Kent county /;
Capt. John Clampit, j. A. Short,
W. H. Buell., j. w. Truitt, F. f.
Joslyn. Sussex county.
The prevailing belief is that the
State committee, to which the nomina-
tions were referred, will endorse the
Democratic electors and the Demo-
cratic nominee for Congress.
1t was 6 O'Clock when the convention
adjourned, and the delegates hurried
to the station, only to find that the
special train on which they had come
from Wilmington had been sent bac!;
on the regular train. They were given
two passenger cars at the rear OF a
freight train and left Dover at o. clock,
reaching Wilmington about 8. Az.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24

The following members of the class
OF 1886 of the Conference Academy will
enter Dickinson College: James W.
Coiona, Stockton, Nd. John NJ.
Arters, Greensboro, Nd; Andrew b.
Wood, Dover; Harry r. Fooks, Laurel /:
Lewis ". Richards, Greenwood. T. M.
Dickey, Capitola, Nd, has been APP
pointed from Wicomico county, Md,
to the Free Scholarship at Western
Maryland College, Westminster, Md.
@. W. Dawson of Roxaua. '96, will
enter Drew Seminary. j. o. Wolcott,
Dover, '96, vii! enter either Amherst
or Williams College. Rev. j. II.
Beauchamp, '94, former pastor of the
M. E. Chucrh at Chincoteagua, Nd,
has been elected commissary and
steward of the Academy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24
Football at Delaware College.

The football team which will rep
resent Delaware College this year will
be one of the best to be connected with
the institution for several years, and
it is expected that it will be we'll
able to cope with the teams from the
smaller colleges of the country. Manager
E. W. Sipple has resigned from the
management to become captain, and
Ii. X. McCabe has been selected to
succaed him. Tho faculty has given
permission to the team to play the home
games in Wilmington instead of New
ark. and 1t is expected that greater
interest will be aroused. The members
are iubilant over their organization.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24

Washington, ID. O., Sept. IS, -The
Seaboard Air Limo has filed with the
Interstate Commerce Commission a
notice OF the restoration of all its rates
not only within the jurisdiction of
Judge Speer, but outside Of it, the
restoration to take effect September
18th, the same day that the restoration
OF rates by the other roads within
Judge Speer's jurisdiction takes
effect. 1t is probable that the roads
competing with the Seaboard Air line
will restore their rates outside of Judge
Speer's jurisdiction and that the rate
war will remain suspended until after
the hearing on Judge Speer's injunc-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24
Devastating Harvested Crops.

Laurel, Sept. II. The army worms
are devastating the harvested crops
of hay and corn fodder in lower Sussex
to an alarming extent. The fodder has
been cut several days and is standing
in shocks. partially cured. In many
cases the inside of these shocks is
entirely devoured, and farmers in the
great corn growing belt Of Sussex fear
famine of coarse provender this fall
and winter as result.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24

The following is from the Milford
Chonicle: The peach season closed last
Tuesday for this section when half a
car load was shipped. The Delaware
railroad has handled about 1000 car
loads this year, or a total OF about
1000, 900 baskets. Milford has fur
nished the company with about S44. 00C
in freight on peaches alone this sum
mer. CORNERS have 4 mado a small
average per basket.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24

Clayton Duling, living with Mr..
William Fork, near Millington. Nd,
has found the knife which was used in
the terrible murder of Dr. j. Heighe
Hill by crowd of colored men several
years ago. This knife figured very
prominently in the noted trial, and the
branch in which Nose Brown said the
knife was thrown, was diligently
dragged by detectives in vain. 1t was
discovered by Mr.. Duling in the sam o
branch.