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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-04
New MiIitin Company.

Victoria. Texas. March IA large ana
enthusiastic meeting was held at tho court
house last night for the purpose Of Or
ganlzing military company.
Considerable interest was manifested In
the affair, and a membership OF twenty
five readily secured In u few minutes. Mr..
j. g. McKeever. formerly of tho Houston
Light Guard, was elected captain. l.. Il.
Daniels. formerly first lieutenant Of tho
old Victoria Rifles, was elected ilrst lieu
tenant Of the new company, and Mr.. II.
u. Perrenot. second lieutenant c. l.. Allen.
first sergeant. Brooks Dickey. second SER
geant.
A committee was appointed to select Z
name for the new organization. and next
Tuesday set for the next meeting.
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Enurth District.

San Antonio, Texas, March 3.-The fol-
lowing proceedings were had yesterday in
the court of civil appeals for the Fourth
supreme judicial district of Texas
Affirmed-Wm. Hoehlng ct al vs.. John
Dobbin. from Bexar NJ. L. Robertson ct
al VS.. Dillwyn Parish ct al. from Dallas 81;
r. ]. Allen ct al VS., Tyson Jones Buggy
company, from Navarro; Alamo Fire Insur-
ance company VS.. Heterington Mason,
from Dallas.
Reformed and affirmed-John p, Degen-
hart VS.. u. T. Short ct al, from Dallas.
Affirmed in part and reversed Ia part
ct al. from Hill
Affirmed in part and rendered In part
American National bank Of Dallas Us. Dali
las Tinwaro Manufacturing company ct al,
from Dallas.
submittcd-Georga Home Insurance
company vs.. r. J. Brady. from Bexar;
Herrig Hall Marvin vs. Bexar county, from
Bexar Sarah L. Bundren vs. the Lehr
Agricultural company from Bexar; George
w. Tindol vs., Beasley d. Fiourney, frotf
Atascosa; George X. Hines, guardian. ct
al VS.. Abort M. Schrelner ct al. from
Bexar Andrew and Ellen sileock VS. T. p.
and Fannie Bradford from Bexar; Phillip
Lindsey ct al VS., Fannie Sparks ct al,
from Dallas: w. .. Buckner. Jr,, VS.. Lam
caster Bros. ct al from Dallas; Frank VIII
lis VIZ, Sanger Bros. from Dallas; West
ern Union Telegraph company VS.. Robert
Cain, from Dallas; International Loan and
Trust company VS.. w. NJ. Alexander from
Dallas; Building and Loan association of
Dakota VS.. II. Guiliemett ct al. from Dial.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-04

Brownsville Texas, March lone OF the
NEST enjoyable and memorable events in
the social history of Brownsville was the
Juvenile fancy dress ball given at the opera
house last Friday evening.
The little ones were out in full force,
hardly home in the city failing to send a
charming representative in the parsonage
OF the stately court dame. an airy fairy. a
dainty bride. happy peasant and SO on
innumerable.
At & O'Clock the hall fairly swarmed with
a hive of bright faces, ribbons, laces,
trains gay uniforms worn with military
bearing and most conspicuous above the
gay array appeared our native cowboy,
his tiny spurs keeping time with the music
of the dance, while his inseparabie com :
panion, his pistol peeped dangerously out
from beneath the coils of tho iasso and
quirt suspended from the belt.
All the costumes were most admirably
devised and wore unusually well by the
juvenile representatives.
During the evening appreciated refresh
ments were served TO the young multitude
and not until late hour could the happy
participants yield 10 the call OF weary
limbs, sleepy eyes and urging mamas, and
return to their homes to dream OF the con-
fuGing laucers. the malzy waltz and gay
polka enjoyed so heartily by all,
Miss Houten of Sherman is the guest OF
friends here.
District court adjourned last week after
session Of several weeks. Little business
was transacted the civil docket was never
reached and only few unimportant Grim
inal cases were disposed Of There was no
court held here last term, in September
hence business in this line moves with
very little progress.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-04

Lockhart. Texas. March l.-George Il.
Pickett camp OF United Confederate Vet
Grams met here Saturday. All the old Of
llcers were re- elected. The following per
sons were chosen delegates TO the reunion
at Nashville, Tenn. John H. Jolley. j. NJ
Cardwcn, c. W. Kyser and S. NJ Steele
alternates. S. II. Henderson, o. G. Patter'
son. J. NJ. Jolley aud j. N. l.. McCurdy.
Miss Mamie Steele was nominated for
State sponsor and the following committed
was appointed to work for her election:
Judge .Kyser. Captain Stringfellow and
John McCurdy. The following delegates
were elected to the State Veterans associa
ton: Judge Kyser, Captain Stringfelow,
j. II. Joiley and W. s. Allen; alternates, 8
II. Henderson. b. T. Palmer. a. z. Pat
ierson and s. G. Watkins.
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snhinnl siftIngr.

Sabinal. Texas. March "A ball was
given at the Nennotor Opera house last
night. complimentary to Misses Dove and
Jeanne Lawrence of Center Point, VINO
have been visiting in this city.
Messrs. Findley Sever commenced
business yesterday.
Captain Ross Kennedy was among the
DISTINGUISHED visitors to San Antonio from
this place during the past week.
Mrs. g. w. Barnard was in san Antonio
Saturday.
Several picnic parties enjoyed the baimy
weather OF last Saturday.
Captain A. j. Lowell of utopia was In
the city Saturday The captain, who is nm
authority on farming, says that prospects
were never better for a splendid crop this
year
Work on the Catholic church is progreas-
ing rapidly and the building is almost ready
Tor occupancy.
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TENiPI.I. TOplCs.
Proposed to Organize II Company to
Mnnmfmnt:irc LloMs.

Proposed to OrEnnixc II Company to
MnRufnctIre Flows.
Temple. Texas, March AT meeting
of the Temple Board of Trade yesterday a
proposition to open the Temple Pillow fac
tory and machine shops was read from a
Chicago firm. The proposition was TO or
gauize company here taking in the
old company and plant and to make it one
of the largest manufacturing enterprises
in the South. The Board OF Trade APP
pointed committee to foster the enter
prise.
A freight engine in the Santa Fe yards
ran into a box car late yesterday afternoon
smashing up the car and badly damaging
the engine. The passenger trains ran over
the side tracks till the wreck was cleared
away.
Dan Mullins, an employee of Chatham
livery stable. had his leg broken in run
away accident yesterday. 1t is compound
fracture and Il bad one.
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AIIIhcrnI Church.

Bolton, Texas. March 2.-The First Bap-
list church last Sunday granted the pas
tor. Rev w. c. Lntimoro, leave OF alb
sence to canvass the State In the interest
OF BAYLOR Female college, to raise funds
TO meet the indebtedness OF the college, the
church to pay his salary during his alb
sence so that he viii be at no expense
TO the college.
The fire department last night elected the
following officers: Chief, G. j. Glover, as
sistant chief Charles Sinclare, secretary.
Frank Carter; treasurer, w. II. D0bbs,
president. ii. C. Saurgener; vice president,
G. Baker.
The Daughters of the Confederacy gave
n dinner and supper yesterday and last
hight and made ss5. which Will be applied
to improvement Of the Confederate PARK.
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WHAT FITx SAYS OF CORBETT.
Fitzsimmons was In q reminiscent

Fitzsimmons was In a reminiscent
mood today.
IL am "a years OF age. now" he said.
"and think | will be able to hold my
own until | am 40. ! confess ! do not
feel as ambitious as | did ten years
ago, but l am stronger, bigger and
more skillful. am In better condition
today than 1 ever was before, but l
don't think | am as vicious as | used
to be. / don't have the same thrill now
when see a man sinking TO the floor.
and hate to smash a man and see him
bleed My only desire is to pat 1t on
his chin and shock him hard enough
to lay him out for u little more than
ten seconds
Speaking of hard hittets, Fitssin-
mons said that he considered that
Peter Maher stood at the head OF the
list In that particular line, Choyniski
he rates second and Jim Hall third.
Each OF them can hit a mighty hard
blow" he said. ANY one OF them can
hit harder than Corbett'
"Corbett says no is ready to hop
into the ring now" continued Fita-
simmons This is the first time
ever saw him display any anxiety to
start the ball. ! have been after him
Ave years, and II Is not astonishing
that he should begin to get ready He
says circumstances have combined to
give me until the nth OF March to do
my talking. but he don't appear to be
cutting out any small words to reduce
his own conversation. 1t Is unnecessary
for me to show any anxiety because
tho 18th of March is still over a fort
night In the future. That is the day
OF the month OF March that have set
my eye on to encounter petulant jim,
and intend to bring myself down to
the finest possible point for that oc-
CASTOR. All my training Is associated
with that particular date and by sun
set of that day Jim Corhett will dts
cover that 1t has como all too soon.
~ see he still cncascs Woods head
In d pneumatic tire. claiming that 1t
protects Billy's face, hut 1t also per-
forms the additional work OF protect
Ing Corbstt's hands"
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burglars ~ Taylor.

Taylor, Texas, March S.-Burglars en-
tered the residences of W. II. Miller. Mr..
HOLMAN and Mr.. Money. on Washington
Heights. a suburb of this city, Monday
morning carly and appropriated number
Of valuable articles Of iewolry, clothing
and other goods, including a watch and
chain belonging to Mr. Miller. Mr. Miller
was awakened BY his wife, who heard some
one in their room. and Ir, Miller grabbed
him just as he was getting out OF win,
dow, but could not hold him. Several
residences in the city were also burglar
lied during the same night.
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Huntsville. Texas. March Sat the reg
ular city council meeting last night II pc
tison was presented from citizens asking
that the railroad company be required to
keep lighted ell approaches TO the depot
and crossings, which was referred to the
street and bridge committee TO confer will
Manager Campbell.
Mr.. Alex Traylor has returned from q
visit to Central America. not liking the
country there as well as he expected.
Mrs. l.. c. Noteworthy left for St Louh
yesterday and Mr.. A. B. Foster on thil
evenings fast mail.
Mr.. Urban Smith is at home again afte
spending some months At the Agriculture
and Mechanical college.
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nurrInrs Secured 5000.

Jefferson. Texas, March 2-George hs-
tenmacher's safe was blown open last night
and over two hundred dollars taken fhe
front and rear of the safe was blown out
and is a complete wreck. The parties must
have been shut up in the store as ever.
thing was found intact except a par tnst
was left off the door where they went
out. No clew.
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nuyIns Up cattle.

Lufltin. Texas, March 2.--West Texas and
cattle buyers from other sections are gath
ering up nll surplus cattle in this section.
Ten thousand head viii he conservative
estimate to place upon the number that
will be shipped from this place to Western
points during this season.
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no Restrain TAX Collection.

jefferson. Texas, March Am injunction
has been served upon the tax collector oil
this tMarion) county to stop the collection
n, a, least 40 per cent of the taxes claimed
m have been Illegally levied. Attorneys
scbluter and Culberson. who have charge
of the matter, say they will have no DIM
Guilty in saving that much to the taxpayers
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new hall at Now Tabor. three miles from
here yesterday, and wound UP the festiv-
tiles with a grand masquerade ball last
night. The new hall Ia built on tho site
of tho old one, which was burned last
December with all Of Its contents. COM
prising library valued at several hun
bred dollars
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Bought ~ Railroad.

Longview. Texas. March 2,-The T. 8. v.
and N. w. railway was sold n the court
house door today by Special Master IN
Chsncery J. e. Howard at public auction.
IT, r. Rembert. a capitalist OF this city,
bought the same for $4,000.
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A Eine Lecture.

Jefferson. Texas, March 2.--Rev w o.
bailey preached 6ne sermon In the Bap-
fist church Sunday night. and last night
delivered his famous lecture upon the bat
he Of Gettysburg, to the delight Of all pres
ent.
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Caldwell. Texas. March s.-The c. 8.
p. s., Bohemian society. dedicated their
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. Naiural Curiosity

.'"a' Texas, March This
i. .aa Is filled with wonderful
W. 10 and on it, | have been
uar' OF land which lies south
WI !" about two miles. The gen.
= alexander, who lives on. an
M tells me he often hears
sUnd on the place | examined
- :. 'sll where it comes from nor
,,..,, wi II Is there all the same.
from Alexander's place to
nI.. ms peculiar, mournful,
=. On which snow never lies nm.
s'Oana is warm and some
aI,'aaIy 50, and has no trees
I'D Dc s,, soil has a dry. d dea .i"' ppr
ry ch, ,spporis but little yepeto :
i tine s'' g. It seems to be much n Ia
ass ', DS, and tapers at sne eo 49,
lvsudi i. /, soyer more than sno I tyo
saa ! have not found anv
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TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY.

take Laxative Bromo Qu.nine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II " fails
10 cure. &c.
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4; o1T NEWS ITEMS,
s,.,,aer Found Dying in
His Room
] ,oR 1af NEW COURT HOUSE;
/ -. WIN Meet to con. a
lrisse were Approved
Ir.,'.a states Court

r.,v, March s.--1ullus a.
Vsfoa a,r,sr Of cotton seed prod
:. s. sas' IN his room in the IRE IRE
Sssi ~ !. n,rht clerk did not no,'co
hf in' ~, in his appearance when
WI. ~ room and Mr. s,e'An ,,l
y ..,nl,iut of feeling SICK lie
. w. ~ ali with the clerk TO De
in' :, o'clock every morning.
:. ! neil boy made the usual ca, cal
= ~, he could get no answer iro'i'
'. ~ he 50 reported at the Office
49,, being unsuccessful 'he
s.s sd ooeu and Mr.. Steiner was
la'' an the bed gasping Tor
h1 ,,s v were promptly sum-
!, fa !, was soon discovered that NM. ne
VI nuortal help and in little
~ "a expired. A post norton IN
y. n IA 10 the conclusion that ne
!. i uraemie poison. caused py
s., 4 disease. Mr. Steiner ma ID
l M, verein last night with
friends. and on his return 10
med at a saloon, VII re he Is
y sst isker couple of drinks ana a
- Ile was in high spirits All me
n X, friends say, and az no time
: be suffering any uneasiness'
rs born in Chemniiz' kinsaom
., n 1854, and camo to Galveston
rs, Is and has since resided mere
/, he business of exporting COT
|, = -,clucts. He is not known to
4. rl,tIyes in this country, but is
~, a brother in Germany. The
rs,ul here has cabled to his for
- M Instructions as to the dispo-
sye body. which in the meantime
/, ii, keeping. Mr.. Steiner was
mar IN bis circle of acquaintance
!, veil known about the fremont
,srs he has so long made his home.
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DOGS IN

-
The Animals Arc Important Factors
in thc Gold Fields of the Yukon.
The native Yukon dog is much more
valuable than the importations from
Puget sound, says n Tacoma corre-
Epondcnt in an article about dogs in
the northern gold fields. The dogs
must be acclimated in order to stand
the seventies of the winter. 1t is found
that dogs taken from Montana and
Dakota endure the Yukon winters with
less suffering than those bred in the
milder climate of Puget sound. Two
splendid specimens of native Alaska
dogs were brought here n few days ago,
their owner finding it cheaper to pay
their passage on the steamer than to
have them boarded at Dyea during his
trip here for supplies. The animals
weigh, n so and the other 80 pounds.
The larger one cost its owner SHY at
Circle City. 1t is ii cross between a dog
belonging to n family of missionaries
that went to the Yukon years ago and
II that hailed from the shores of the
Mackenzie river. Both animals are
stout, well proportional and muscled,
and have exceptionally short and heavy
necks. Their ears are short and lifted
like those of the Eskimo dog. Their
coats are dark, and the hair, while not
close, is smooth and heavy enough to
form n comfortable protection against
the Arctic winters and the Yukon mos
quitoes, by the side of which the
ferocity of the New Jersey variety
pales into insignificance. a specially
prepared dog food made out of meal
and coarse meat from the packing
houses is now being manufactured in
the form of n cracker and seems likely
to come into general use.
Buckskin moccasins are provided by
many owners to keep the feet of the
animals from being worn raw on the
ice and snow. They are about nine
inches long and made much after the
pattern of a child's stocking. Pack sad
dies are also coming into use this
spring. These are so arranged that dogs
can carry Il weight of from ten to TWEEN
ty pounds besides drawing n sled. The
saddlebags fall on either side, and
straps are arranged to prevent the pack
from sliding forward or backward.
a Tacoma dealer has built up n large
business in the manufacture of dog
harness. 4 suit of harness usually
weighs 2H pounds. The collar is made
to slip over the dogs head, obviating the
necessity of buckling it about the ami
mails neck when the drivers hands are
cold and numb. The collar is made of
leather faced with sheepskin and
stuffed with deer hair. The names are
inclosed in the collar. and attached to
them are buckles for fastening the
traces. On each collar are placed rings
to which the traces of n dog in the lead
may be attached, makingsit easy to
drive teams in tandem. Traces in the
harness for native dogs are made of
heavy We material. because the dogs
eat the leather harness. They devour
the collars on sight if permitted to do
so. This peculiar craving makes it nee
essary to keep the animals separated
when harnessed, so that they shall not
masticate IL another's collars. When
the web traces become oily the dogs
chew even them, and it is only a matter
of time when the web trappings become
food for the hungry creatures.-N. Y.
Sun.
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THE CITIES.

New York and Have Clean
est Streets on the Continent.
The two cleanest cities on the CONT
nent to-day are Toronto and New York,
and they are cleaned by direct labor.
New York not only employs and thus
directs all its street cleaning and gar
bage dispatch forces, but it has an
organized department with an ade-
quate and properly adjusted equipment
of horses, carts, brooms, stables and
stations, and it pays its men two dol
lars q day and upward for eight hours
work. 70 be sure, it has had a Col.
Waring, but had Col. Warning been a
contractor or a contractors superin-
tendent the metropolis would not have
been the clean city it is to-day. 1t is
by the method of direct labor under
model conditions of employment that
this first worthy result of the kind
in a large American city has been
achieved.
Toronto, the other of these two tx
emplary cities, has gone even further
than New York in eliminating the con-
tractor. In this enterprising Canadian
town. with its 100000 people, Street
Commissioner Jones has, during the
last seven years, entirely revolutionized
the care of the streets of the city. He
has not only organized the execution
of this work under a distinct depart
ment, but out of the margin thus saved
from the annual appropriations for car
ing for the streets he has actually built
and equipped a modest but complete set
of workshops, where the entire con-
struction and repair work of the de-
partment is executed.
Not only are the sprinklers, rotary
sweepers auAomatic loading carts and
snow scrapers, each after a special pat
tern devised by the commissioner or I'M
der his direction, built in these shops,
but even the harnesses are made there,
the horses are shod there, and it is
the truthful boast of the commission
err that every article of manufacture
used by the department is produced
from the raw material in these shops.
1t is exceedingly refreshing to find
there inventive genius constantly
brought to bear to produce appliances,
not for sale in the general. market,
and hence of that crude adjustment.
which can be used anywhere, but ap-
pliances precisely adapted to the par
ticular needs of Toronto, with it's own
climate, soil, street mileage and pave
ments.-Review of Reviews.
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Never Knew There We're Any.

After the man who had just bought a
bicycle had got so that he could go
twice around the riding academy with
out falling off, the instructor suggested
hat it was important that he should
learn the rules of the road,
Learn the what?" he exclaimed,
RULES of the road" repeated the in
structpr.
Are there any such rules for BIZ
cyclists?" demanded the novice.
Certainly" answered the instructor.
The man with the new bicycle began
to get mad.
That's just my luck" he said. Here
I've been lodging bicycles that were
trying to occupy both sides of the road
ut once for two or three years, and do
ing my best to keep out of the way of
people of both sexes, who would not rec
ognize a law if they were introduced to
il after they once get astride of a wheel,
and when l finally made up my mind to
learn to ride the bicycle because I've
never seen a man Of a wheel who fol-
lowed any rules at all. I'm told hat L
must learn the rules of the road. When
did they adopt these rules-yesterday
or to-day ?"-Chicago Post.
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THE SLAMS.

Interesting Inhabitants of the Re-
EiOn BrtWcc Durmah and China.
The Shans, like all uncivilized peo-
pies, are an interesting race. They
inhabit the mountainous regions be-
tween Burmah and the frontier states
of the Chinese empire. To the west of
them lie the great plains of Burmah
proper, watercd by the Irrawaddy; to
the north and east lies the province of
Yunnan, and to the'south are the Karen
hills and Siam. The river Salwin flows
through the country. To the west of
it are great rolling grassy downs, 1900
to 5000 feet above sea level, backed by
wooded hills which rise in places to
5000 feet in height. To the east of
the river the country is broken up into
a confused mass of forest-clad hills and
narrow valleys, with here and there a
small oasis until the large plain of
Keng-Tung is reached, and behind it
the mountains, and behind the noun
tains the river Mekong.
There is a tradition among the Shans
that they once held an ancient and
mighty kingdom in the north of the
present Burmah empire. The race is
NidNig diluNths anu ~ UIbbibiN lllc
most numerous of the I~ndo-Chinese
races. They are found from the borders
of Manipore to the center of Yunnan
and from the valley of Assam in Cam
bodia and Bangkok. Everywhere
Buddhists, everywhere to a considera-
BILE extent civilized, and everywhere
speaking the same language" The
kingdom of Siam is now the only indie
pendent Shan state; the others are
tributary to it, or to Burmah or China.
In the criminal law there is an adj
mixture of the Jewish and Teutonic;
the relatives of a murdered man or
woman may take 500 reals, or they may
demand life for life. Dacoity highway
robbery is Il capital offense; SO also is
the theft of valuable property, and in
the case of the lowest and poorest death
is awarded even for petty -thefts. A
mans relatives are responsible for his
misdeeds, land in the ease of horse or
cattle theft or for dacoity a whole VIII
lage or even n small township is laid
under contribution should the imme-
date relatives fail to pay the required
compensation journal of the An
chronological Institute