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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-02
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Secretary OF State Madden today Deposit
ed In the State treasury the sum Of
s7s6a O2, the receipts OF the department Of
State for the month of March This is with
in $4,000 of the appropriation asked BIZ
the house finance committee for the sup
port OF this department for the entire
year ending February 2S. 1905 No depart
ment OF the government makes smaller
demands on the treasury than the secre-
tary OF states office The house evidently
took this view of ii. as IT adopted the rec
ommendation Of the finance committee In
the appropriation for this department with
out objection or amendment
Inc department OF education Is today no.
ufying county and town tTeasurers OF the
amounts OF school funds they are author
lied 10 draw for upon the State treasurer
for this month. The total amount To be
distributed this month is 800 900
Occupation tax has been received by the
state treasurer from the following insur-
ance companies on business done during
the past year: Union Central Life Of Gin
cinnati, ss7i.io; Madgeburg Fire OF Madge-
burg. S29.ll; provident Savings Life AS
surance society of New York. sis56 OF. Mu
tual Life Of Louisville. sal. 81: sun Life of
louisville. S2a5.27. Total. s3lO6. SO.
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NfW LAWS

Austin. Texas Apcl THE following
became laws today without the goyeFBc- =
signature:
Houso bill BY Moore Of Lamar. chAngi1k
the time Of holding court In the Twenty
fifth judicial district
House hll b. Lillard. relating TO the
formation OF independent school Districts
and prohibiting towns within such district.
from assuming control u schools therein
while the independent distriot8 exist
Senate bin by Atiee. relating 10 the col
lection Of taxaa on land IN unotEanized
counties belonging 70 noa-rcsidea;s By III.
comptroller
House bill b. Ward, making husband and
wife Competent witnesses Ia divorce cases.
Senate hill by Alice restricting land
holdings of certain corporations.
Senate bill By Woods amending road
law Of Collin, GrAYson. Williamson. I.a.-sRr
and Bell COMMITTEES. relating 10 the pzyrnen,
OF cornniasionors when acting as road over.
seer.
House bill by Bunipas.. preventing the
payment of any deficiency that may arts.
IN any department or institution ~ tho
State unless tho same shall have ies1
made out and sworn 10 By the governor
and filed with tbs comptroller at least thlr.
" days before such deficiency occurs
Senate bill by Bo~ser, amending the
charter Of the city OF DALAI.
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FAYErTE couNrY NoTARlEs.

List Of notaries for Fayette coluty. rec
onmendsd by Senator Kerr and Repre-
sentatiyes schlick ard VOTERS:
7. ". Lane, J. ". Moore. ]. E. Baker.
Henry Ziaril. Car! Krause. ". s. Holman.
Lad V. vanek. John ST Uroa, Theodore
H. Wol;ers. y. l.. McKinnon. !. Russek. NJ.
c. Levy, I. J. Gallia. Joseph Peter, \. F.
kaufmann, Charles Yuck. a. F. ponwel,
Charles Z. Haokeheil. J. c. s. Sehermer-
horn, Charles II. Schiege. George Hausler.
Max Meiizer. John 4. Kubena. Aug. Wind
never, j. j. Nscek. G. =. Sterling. Alex
ander Ramsey. Frank Ldiak, William
Zachary, L. 4 Froelieh. H. Won Zabi,sch.
Otto J. Schuidermager. W. II. Saunders,
Frank stasney, NJ +. Walker i. Nesrsta.
+, Tielsch, otto Menkin. a, Boyer. ]. ].
Fietsam, +, ?. Yeager. A. Mensing. L.
Noelkee. c. T. Zapp. C. J. Vetter z ].
Weber. ]. ". Biehy. D. $. Shade ". l..
hamburger. Z. Prilop, r. Vogt, George
Nogt. John 7, Drisdale. John Andrews. y.
w. k!llough. w. b. Whitlow. J. J. Galla.
Charles Franz. J, C. Bucek. George L.
Lenort. Thomas Hruska J. c. Coons. A.
G. kTistek. Henry Parma. Charles Fake.
a. c. Lenert. Williahi Menefee. A. e.
Faiko, Fritz Vogt. william Plaske. ]. F.
Shindler, Charles Toncy o. y Nicholas. c.
W. Ehlinger, Cooney Litzuich. j. A. Kerr,
II. Amberg. G. G.. Moore. p. H. Nende.
@. l.. Nelcher. y. A. Arnjm G.. L. Co-des
NJ. Whitow. ". /. Marburger. +. G..
Parma. J II. sloma. J. F. Mansfield. Paul
Nogelsang, c. P. Hanlsslcn William, Men
nicke.
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Perry r. Freeman. who was elected SEQ
BUSINESS MATTERS.
The Comanche National Bank Clos
Its Doors.

Dallas. Texas, April IA telegram tsl
United States District Attorney W. 0|
Hamilton from Comanche announcing ~
failure of the First National bank at thu
place this morning was received here u
day. y notice signed by Cashier ]. D.
Sharrill. stating that the bank was unable
10 continue longer, was posted on the do1
early in the day.
The suspension was directly due to the
failure OF the Berman St. Claire COMPANY,
which occurred at Comanehe several weeks
ago. Beeman q st. Claire We're heavily In
debted to the hank, and directly after their
assignment run on the institution that
resulted in its closing its doors was COM
menced.
The comptroller OF the currency was no
titled OF the is,lure and receiver is eI.
pected to be appointed in few days. The
banks liabilities are not known, but 1t 4
thought the indebtedness Will not eSced
100000 Mr.. Hamilton. who is drectos
in the bank, left at once sor Comanche.
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THE DAY AT THE
CAPITAL OF TEXAS.
The Bill to Purchase San Jacinto battle-ground
Passed the House.
A FIGHT on IT BROUGHT OUT ELooUENcE.
Il. Advocates Dspayd Faroos Hoaor the
Memory Of Texas Hsro.s--Seten Bill. Become Laxs-The
Senate PASSED. Several Bills

s.srr Eve s today 'hs sse's uist WIN
hAita.
ntsa
Tsass Of hAeAs
to 79so se@ s1zl nearly Ooes iais Ass-
splendid victory tvr e~seiv rS1er charges
Of
lsei1-o
unttee eoz1s
DahS q - eAA Ara several
who II
osgEs The es AID F'1e sentiment
Harris v1ay AID gs1erslsy
Shropshire who F-o"d to st dgTn The
fss'a
wgals e1-a
q
ton Aue
rto opposed Vigorous esoT
epetas eo1sisa
tae
and o shrvgaaire
Tho yu,ew 81
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p ends 81 this hlR on any reasonable
ground. h1t he did rot propose th1, de-
signing persons should Use the legislature
as canpaw 20 pgn their chestnutz out
Ok tie IRE. He said a portion Of the land
was oelsd b. ? syndicate which would
make profitable speculation by unloading
iis lzud upnu the STATE. II his Amendment
vas adopted 10 would OFFER another ore
iiml'ias tre maximum prics 20 be PAID for
the land 10 SIS instead o. SO. He askcl
hence cane this great patriotism which
"a, ssE.rE for this purchase Il for ,h-,
hsuaat Of the syndicafes and corporations
which vere interested n L.? II his az
propr.atioa was made The people would
never know how Il vas expended. lie re
,erFti to he monument 10 the heroes ~
he Alamo erected IN front Of the capitol
q. the expense Of the State aud said It was
= misrepresentation OF the old heroes who
aeat down IN the str7iggl" for Texas hh-7f-
ty it DOES not command the commentator
4 thoee Who look upon IL. He asserted
that tf.s land was worth cut little
Wos~rs interrupted him with the state
mest that 10 lands adjacent 20 the battle
ground had within recent years been sold
tor less than So 30 per acre and Senator
Burns as bis authority for that assertion.
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TO do his duty to the taxpayers who had
sent him here The legislature was daily
being reminded by the governor that the
hDsDcss OF the State were tn terrible Tx
aud there WAS not member here who
would have dared go on the stump last
fsil ana advocate this purchase. He asked
ths reforTnery what they were going To do
when they tackled the appropriation bin
sgsip--cut down rome little $1,000 or $500
clerk; We're not aFylums OF the State in
need u help and the State not able to
ppfortunztss who could nat get proper
treatment because the State had not the
money To aid them He lnved Texas as
much Oh any one. but thought this purchase
cpuid be dsfnrrref until the State was bet
ter able 10 spare the money.
Curry said tho constitution authorized
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WIS he pur'z@t that ever flowed. lie felt
u "Ss an insult 20 he called upon 10 answer
figures and statements VI thosn who held
IN the eslanca rnouy on the one hand and
a1lor on the other. He referred eioquently
70 The early Htruggles OF the Texans and
Bis reference 10 Sam Houston and his asso-
eiAtes "ss greeted with enthusiastic APP
plAnse. II was a duty Texans owed to
themselves TO do honor to the memory Of
thps4 Who had made Texas. he cared not
whether u cost as 900 or 500, 900.
Al he Conclusion Of his speech he was
immsc!ately surrounded ny members and
persons from the lobby who congratulated
him UPON bis eloqneat woris.
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much money. Such things should not be
meas lret by money. lie hoped the app7o-
pfistloa would be made
Ward said that after listening TO the
truthful. burning and eloquent words Of
the gentleman from Galveston nothing
more could be said On this subject aud
certainly not said SO well. Ii had been
said that republics are proverbially ".
grateful. but let Il be said here today. that
the Representatives Of the sovereign people
IG Texas are not 50. The gentleman from
Bel had asked what we are here for
I VIII say to him that We are here 20
care for the living and 70 do honor and
justice 70 our illus:rious dead Let Is d.
something for ovr people that will Inspire
them with q grand patriotism and an uu-
dying love for their country. Go where
you VIII in all the great countries Of tho
world. you will find costly and imposing
monuments, and when you look upon them
you drink in the inspiration OF their pa
iFio;ism- Let ne tell you that from the
soTdi9 standpoint OF wealth you could not
invest ~ 900 10 better advantage than In
the purchase Of the battlefield Of San ia
ci1to'
The Federal government had purchased
the field Of Gettysburg and shall it be said
that the State OF Texas was too nlgEartilv
to spend $4,000 TO do what s; should have
zone years and years ago The women Of
Teas asked this OF the Legislature. the
widows and daughters OF those Who poured
out iheir blood tor Texas
burns said he hoped 10 see the bill PASS
as II was read and the amendments would
be voted down. He did not believe S25 900
100 much
Turner was called to the chair and
Speaker Dashiell took the floor.
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Cnn'l nt.nrn.r NILE c,.-,

Austin Te1sf April 1.-The ooHsmitts,
on contingent slponsaa. to whorn had been
fefeFre! tse resolutions Ok Senators Terrell
snA rants ~ith Ylc~ q reducing The
clerical force u the upper house ons-bal,
reported this morning By ssklnr f,,r,b.r
tine for investigation Of the n,a.te, NJ.
sei,inllieg bed meeting yesterday s,ter.
"efe present aDd testified ar 10 ne .o,,,
psiency and necessity o. th.lr ~.
mere vas DOT q word Of taEtiu,on, "a
auced 10 Shps that the senate could ~
tfnse With sby Of ia force. s.nstnr ~.
Isn wss Present and made a s,ste,n.n, 4.
,SiII"rS o. ne RESOLUTION. but beyond ,bs,
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given TO Confederate and Terks veterans
came NJ vita a majority report IN favor
o! Il sad ri-ori:y against Il,
Mr.. Cough moved the adoption Of The
latter. srd IN doing SO SPOKE for thiri,
minutes, BREEZY rcser-tng TO the cAsss Q.
Noa Rcseahe-g sse others rhicA hal heea
decided By the supreme court
Mr. Tu-aey 0: Z! fsso sszmptoned the
sSI. arguing that the ssrAte should 1oi
5epe1d upon court o-cisicns or veto mas
sAEes tGoyc-aer Hogg'sl. but by ;heir owl
votes, should forever settle this couiTo-
versT.
NJ. Lewis spoke TO the majority report
-ecl;lag the histo-y OF this legisl2tica II
the Twcnir. fourth. which vas begun By
hin IN the senate and aite- t-sing thor
oasaiy iuvesusA ,e9 was passed by a. al
most urznirnoas vote. An explanation was
made 0. the manner in which he transfers
we're executed, teadiaS 10 dissouse the AZ
setaea, advanced by Mr.. Cough, vAo HAT
Cd that gigantic trA1as had seea peTpetrAt-
ID sy reason Of the act o; ISL
Adjournment Will 2 ?. n.
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the -ps--s.--s IA ;hsir seats although y
was l-re okst Timer aaur.
ps-zis o,fc--ei A xrasa6-naa; 70 seci,sn
2 strssire nys hat E,ur1laz giving Tbs con-
-ns~<s,- -ir-a-v movers II The SV2euiigurcs
fc- ne i-,p-vve--krt AID S-n6-aez5ation q
NE r-rssrSs Ne dla rcs want the exPe4a-
i,,,,e ~ 10 sparop-sa;iu suNiec; 10 eats.
lion. TIE ,srd AZ SIS NJ ARE Nouia cosi
es.t about $500 and tie balance VA rltced
a, .hs dis-.ysxl of ihe commissioners tt
to sv.1oi Al their ais1rsdian.
n-irznee rsorca 10 lay she amendment
~, me ,shye. ASeg;ea--si ayes ana 30
pcas.
Thicker nSse-ra ~ a-aeudznea: - -ssnr.
r. a,,on-t IN s.sRso instead @, Sss nno.
BiAir ,hoasAt It was uei question q
,,0-,ev 60 80 rs TIE vreaa7vafoa o
tl.sse hjs;rSsc spots- lie moved the PR
lions 0uesfso-. O. thP amend racn;. and e
Amendment was asseste, ~ % ayes En7 $
po-s.
ne z--,s,oe- announced ,ha: ths cues
.io- vas ~ TIE 7sssass @. n, I'm - /,
-hl-s -esdi-r wAf- Blair rnove5 oAl G.
re. aceise
Il was o'clock kna uuraeer q re
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ArrERNonN sEssIcN.

When the senate reoouveasd this after
aooa Mr. GoSs took The floor. ilyo-ing the
majority report. which was afterwards
adopted. and when several amendments hy
Mr.. Beaii had heea defeated Tie bill was
s1xrosse1-
The coucurreut resolution BY Ir. Liam o,
Wharton authorizing the Daughters CT The
Republic 70 place . statue o. one Of The
Fathers Of Texas 10 the hall @. ststaafy
at Washington VAS adopted
sutsuiE;s house hill regulating practice
OF dentlstry snd creating a State dental
hoard. vas discussed q; some length and
ordered e-gTossed. after vhlch The senate
a. !3ltaed uail 10 a n. tomorrow.
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such purchase and Re favored u G a
good investment
Doyle offered an arnendrDea. TO shrop-
shire's arneudmeoi making the app-opT.A-
lion $1,000 Instead o. s.Voo. He was dis
posed TO wait until the State co1ia care
Tor Der uosortcnsies and appropriate ROW
oniy enough 10 buy the land and later lie
wanted 10 see san Jscinio made grand
park. 3 worthy monument to the heroes
who gave Us Texas. Tracy wanted ne
state to own San Jacinto, which was coz
seerAfed BY the blood Of the heroes ~ho
fought for liberty and IL was a PATRIOTS
duty OF the people 10 pay some Portion o.
the debt due to The gallant nsn. lie ga
Sofed the Appropriation notwithstanding
shat the governor had said about tie
finances. Dor what the finance con-iiiss
had said. he appealed for the sppropsl&-
ton O. $4,000
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On m0.i7a Of
Eolt.rs The papdiug
order Sss again sus-
i4sted AID tho bllI
approprisIiug VS.
t4 for the pUr-
chase II ths san
ia into battle Ero 2.
AID converting IL
into 3 public PARK
WAS placed upon rs
third reading
ShCop Ahlra offered
al amendment cc,-
IGg DOWN he ap-
preparation 10 s7qeG.
Re said - FaE nil
lag 10 NEE; the
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THE HOUSE.

Austin. Texas, April l--The waylsni
fee bill, which was tie pending business.
vas laid ABIDE by unanimous consent this
morning Ead The hill providing for board
o. pArions to st rst more thaa 800 days
year vas lad before tho hcyse CT its
aaAl Eassage. The bill was passed by 4
yi,e q 81 yeas to Is NAYS
The speaker then laid bfore the house
ihe colquitt back tax bill, which was
Tassed finally by a vote Of ICE yeas 10 1
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WANT RANGERS.

This is sample of the many demand,
made on the adjutant generals office for
service OF rangers:
Hon w. H. Mahry, Adjutant General.
Bracket,yi!le. Texas, March 2i-sir.
We respectfully represent that during The
time the two rangers were stationed a,
the mo Grande along the border of this,
Kinney county, our live stock. CONSISTING
OF cattle, horses and sheep. were not moi,
ested by Mexican thieves. aud since the
removal Of them on the Sd OF FEBRUARY
1897, We are suffering under the old con,
ditions In that our cattle has been driven
across the Rio Grande into Mexico, and
some were killed and the meat tsEen
across the river.
We therefore most respectfully petition
you that you station iva rangers at the
RIO Grande boundary Of Kinney county
that we might again have immunity from
the border thieves. r. j. Stratten. county
!uase; Ferry Ellis, county commissioner.
precinct No. 8; G. w. Stand, NJ. p Ma.
lone, +. 5. Fritter W j. Murphy, d. A.
borroum. d. X. Furnish, Ed Ross.
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STATE CAPITAL ITEMS.
ANOTHER COMPANY OF HOUSTON
FILES 4 CHARTER.
Demands on the Adiutanr General
for Rangers - school Money APP
Observation-Disclosures Notes.

Austin, Texas, April The San Allen
Lumber company Of Houston Today :ilea
charter capital stock 1902. Iacerpora-
Tors: sam Allen, Baltls allen and 4. J.
Hurley.
Other charters fled:
The Meyersville Athletic club c. Dewitt
county; capital stock s29e.
The Alsati2n Mutual Aid association 0.
San Antonio; no capital stock. lscorpor-
ators; loha Peter. Joseph Humo.a. Felix
Neichell and ; Waltz
Bryan Press company 0. Bryan; capital
stock S5ooo3. incorporates; J. W. How-
ell. H. c. Robinson, William =. Saunders,
c. F. Moore and 2 $ Webb.
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Si&rt-u spoke Ia
favor Of the bill
and said the State
had delayed too
long already IN
possessing b I 8
ground. He. too.
saN eloquent In
his rcforenoe 10
ths grand heroes
Of Texas.
Patterson said
when a man had
fair women AMI
BEAUTIFUL flowers
tgalnEt him he had
an uphill pull.
hut be WAS here
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Z cfiiauatiag against tie Texas c2.tsa raiser.
! have great fear. however. The, 10 Sor,h-
90 butter maker ~ill haze b.t way ou tbs
sosiect- - 4; 1as had Il On 81 o,hers a.
!teu9s cur cotton eeea prodscL aimee The
civil war
But loE may rest assured thG, shall
always combat every iehetne ,Lnpo-.ng bur
dsas aros cur srsat Industry Of couoa
growing"
Others who have answered arr Coagr.--.-
men Hswley. slaYden. BALL. Bailey, Cooper.
savers and DeGr=,teafeia sGd Senator
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Quarlcs-Huutcr,

Dallas. Texas. April Sam P. Quarles,
formerly of Houston. now travelling repre-.
sentative for n. Appleton G. Co, with head
quarters in Dallas. and Miss May Belle
Hunter. prominent Young society lady Of
this city. eloped and were married last
night by Rev. Hudson Stuck of St. Mat.
thews Episcopal church. The parents Of
Miss Hunter were strongly opposed to the
union. The young couple dispatched mes.
senger TO DR.. and Mrs. Hunter to inform
them of their marriage and left soon after
the ceremony for Houston
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NEW BILLS.

The following bills were introduced IN
he se-Ata this morning:
b. Aoss-CreatiaE county Ard staie text
s9ck boards ard Providing for the adoption
q county uniformity Of text booss.
~ LsNis-I)e11ing tie powers 0; p-i
yzi@ corporations and authorizing street
railways 70 use the track OF other street
railway
By Wco3s--Inco-pd-R,i the city Of
shs--as1 and granting It 4 new charter,
Hy .stiee-Aufhorizing county commits
t'oneTs 70 retire and fund their bonded
!.EehrafrasS
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oLEosIAlnGAnixE TAX.
senator Chiffon Has small Hone Of
Its Repeal.

Austln. Texaa, April l.-secretary WIN
Lambert has received numerous letters
from Texas representatives and senators at
Washington acknowledging the receipt Of
the resolution by State Senator Bovscr.
protesting against the cent tax on oleo-
margarine.
Senator Chiffon says. II entirely con-
cur with these resolutions thai the tar Is
unjust. but I must In cAndor say that |
have little hope OF accomplishing It's Ie-
Deal.
MY whole efforts have been directed TO.
ward preventing further legislation along
this line. which viii be oven more dis
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Harris said no
had intended to re-
main 7ilent on
niis occasiou. but
silence VAS a
crime wher It be-
came the duty TO
speak. He asked
" nat was this ap
preparation com
pared 10 the noble
sscrilc1s u those
who we're called
upon not 10 ap-
pTupfiate. but to
march TO battle,
aud tho liostlon
they poured ont
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Brigsnce saia he

Brigsncs said he
was q native Q,
Texas and tie
time hal come 20
do honor 20 the
memory q The
Fathers Of Texas
He hoped there
was not a Teysn
who would cast q
vote against .ais
appropriation. lia
would be false TO
himself q he ala
20; raise his voice
on this occasion.
The cry was rais-
cd that X was too
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c. II. Clancy. Haberda.hery.

Dallas, Texas, April &c. H. Clancey
a haberdasher at 222 Main street. filed 4
deed of trust IL o'clock this evening
His Indebtedness amounts to about $515a
Al the creditors, save two small ones, live
in New York Cry. Mayor Frank z. Hcl-
land is named as trustee.
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IN COMMITTEE.
sENATE.

Austin Texas. Aprii senate eauea-
uoazi committee ihis afternoon rscsp-ls.
cred tho bin BY Linn q wbaltsz e.,sbllsh.
lns state normal E0h,.oI al Brazgria
Texas. which vas heretofore renorr.-i ,n-
iarofahIg. ard recommended th,, u A.
paas The bili approo-4a,os 40 o69 ~.
wards the proposed INSTITUTION.
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Residence burned,

Tyler. Texas, April 1.-The two-story
residence of Mrs. McGuffie was almost to-
tally DESTROYED by fire here last night. In
surance on building. $500 in the National.
and on furniture. $1,000 in the Hartford
Loss on furniture said to be about 40 pet.
cent.
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Watcrworks Contract Let.

Richmond, Texas. April la contract
was let today TO j. T. Weed OF Houston
ior the construction of the water works at
ms place, work to begin as soon us posi-.
PIE II is hoped that the water works Will
De completed in sixty days
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joyiug the hospitality of the Oil CITY =
Texas. Many of the delegates lett =
nigh. but all expressed themselves y
beng well pleased with the work accom-
nlishai and the.r entertainment by u
city.
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The cotton buyers were greatly amusa
AT the resolutions of the Baseetie allianu
condemning the organization OF the cot,oo
buyers here. which resolutions appeaieS
exclusively in The Post to-day. President
J.. $. Peters OF the Cotton Growers ASST.
citation brushed aside all comment on he
subject by stating that the Bassette boJ1
id not yet fully understand the object Il
the cotton buyers in organizing, and tia.
when they d.i the producer and buyts
could work together tremendously.
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