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Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-26
Markers. bY. Telegraph.
LOCAL MARKERS.

Following is the local wholesale pricee in car load lots of the leading artgeS nanafsa on Morris avenue, viz Flour, ribs and Fteses Flour-Best patents. s5.25aSe5;. half pat ent, S4.75; straights. $k60; family, $S9o- These quotations are for car load lots, Uams-10c Dry salt clears, N.S5.
 Dry salt bellies, S5. f0 zE Smoked bellies, s625 sEf a l1ardBasis, iAe. Hq
 FEED STGFF.E=s f r aay-No. l, $l4.25; No. Z, SIS. Corn--S5e.
 Bran-x16
 Cotton seed meal-$16.40.
 oats--No ?, 2lei p H1; Nfe,}S,t9 5 2Oc.
 Strawberries, S1.OOas1.25.
 Potatoes, s5c.
 New Iris Potaotes, S2.5o. o, Sweet potatoes. S2u$2.25 barrel; none oi market.
 Cabbage. 1tkT2c. Elgin creamery butter. 16c
 Country butter, 10u1Sc.
 Hens. 1S420c.
 Ffryers. 12a10c, and scarce.
 Eggs 10c.
 Onions 31Ac.
 Bananas, 75M$1.25. Oranges, Sl. .25at$3 per box; none on hSiu' Lemons, S2nS2.75.
 Apples 8. 5063.75. -5-4 E4 ''oafnlfs. sg sl.or hundred. Watermelons. 2Oqs0c. All live, stock and packers products ARs dull and declnig.
 .orSes. $S5at $lo. sa-s .r Mules, S40d110 <sf t- < Al Dressed cattle, 2Am3c.
 Common Cattle-1m2c. t7 -.a7 .. ,s Veal CalveS-$2. 50m$5. El -I z | Veal Calves-$2 50dJ$5. Good demand Hogs-Packing from 175 pounds up S95a4e- Hogs-Light and mixed 2q2&c. z fAa Sheep-Fat, 2d21Sc. Spring Lambs-3G4c Good demand. Steers-Best quality. 343lAe- +s- Heifers-2& d3hc. 9 Oxen-Good. 2ihGl3c. 44 --.4 -s. Oxen-Rough 1G2c. s-.4F
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-26
Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, June 25.--N p. m.)-Cotton, spot. quiet, prices favor buyers; American mid ding, f1sd. The sales of the day were 10.- and export and included $500 American. Receipts, 1000 bales, including 700 Ameri- 1. can.
 Futures opened quiet with fair demand, but closed quiet and steady al the de- cline. American middling, l.; M. C., June, and August, 4o2d. August and September 3.626D3 63d; September and October, 3.5g9f 3.57d; October and November 3.500I3 51d: November and December, 3. .4SGt3. 49: Decem- Der and January 3.47d; January and leeh- ruary, 3.47d; February and March, 34743 .4Sd March and April, 3. 4SQ3.49d.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-26
IF AND IF. FOR SALE.

Some choice. residence lots on North and South Side; also, two cottages on 9th ave, north, within "easy walk" of court house and Union depot. Bargains.
 s 1921 First Ave. .- 7 a
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-26
FOR SALE.

 S10o0-Lot 50xll0 feet, with large house on 1t; 2d ave-, near 18th st.; $500 cash. balance twelve months.
 $l,OOO-Lot 50x1s0 feet, with neat 4-room balance $15 per month. $525-Lot 25x140 feet. 2d ave-, near f7th St.; call for particulars
 $6, 5O0-An elegant modern 11-room resi- dence on large lot in fine neighborhood; centrally located on North Side. Call for particulars.
 s1,OOO-Lot 5Ox14O feet. with good new D. room cottage, nows renting for $11 No. 2309 Avenue B; $500 cash, balance F months. sa tiylr,s alley corner and centrally located; 5000 cash, balance one and two years. S500-Lot 100x140 feet, near Spring St., Avondale: lies we'll and in good neighbor- hood.
 s9OO-Lot 50x167 feet, with broom cottage. South Highlands, in good neighborhood; $50 cash, balance S15 per month.
 SMITH & STILLMAN,
 120h 18th St.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-26
St. Louis.

St. Louis. June 25.--Flour dull, steady and unchanged. 75c; track, 76Si7Sc; July, 73Q73ssc; August CSC; September, 6fff66Ac.
 Corn-Spot easy; No. cash, 22023tRc; September, 241sc bid.
 Oats--Spot dull. steady; No 2 cash, 17%c bid. July, 1sAc; September 1sc bid. Bran--Dul. weak; sacked east track was nominally, 34l35c; east side country points. 33c.
 Butter--slow; creamery. ;oh@151sc; dairy. 606111ac.
 Eggs-Firm, 71@c.
 Whisky, S1,19. cps.
 Lard Easier. prime steam, ss.771k; coice. $SS0.
 Bacon-Boxed soulders, $569lh; extra short clear and ribs, $550; shorts, s5625A
 Dry Salt Meats-Boxed shoulders $4T5: extra short clear, $5; ribs. so 1@z shorts. S4 S7Ib
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-26

FOR SALE $S50-s150 cash, balance s10 per month, for lot 4Ox100 feet with good 4-room house now renting for sS per month; 14th st., near 7th avenue.
 SMITH & STILLMAN,
 1201s 18th St.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-26

In Chancery. at Birmingham, Ala, Fiftl District Northwestern Chancery Divi-
 sion of Alabama.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-26
New Orleans

New Orleans. June 25.-Cotton futures quiet sales Il, 500 bales. June 7.i0 bid; Juiy. 7396D7 II; August, 7.0Sl7.09; September. 611 M671; October. 6a206.53: November, ess5o 655: Deeember, 6.56G657; January, 66ea6.61; i; February. 6.6SG6.65; March, 6.6e@66s,
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-26

Go to Hawkins Springs Sum- day, lOcents for round trip. 5-s4-u.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-26
Order of Publication.

The State of Alabama-Jefferson County. Mrs. Kate Lynch ct als. vs. A. J. Norris
 ct alS.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-26

WHEN you want screen doors and win dows drop a post al card ito the Southern Fence and Wire Co.,, 205 South Twentieth street. and they will send out and measure and give prices. 5-26-rm
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-26
LOST.

~-~~-c-~-~---~~~--->-->~ LOST-A bunch of keys. between postoffice and my office, 10S N. 18th st. A liberal reward will be paid the finder. if same are delivered at my office. J. w. Heineke.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-26
LOANS.

 MONEY TO LOAN-On furniture, without removal, from $10 up. s. R. Searle. Hth street, between 1st and 2d avenues. my 2-tf
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-26
MALE HELP WANTED.
MISCELLANEOUS.

WANTED-Brick nasons and carpenters a Cordova. Flynt B, & c. Go. 6-20-l5t.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-26

Following is the local wholesale prices In car load lots of the leading artisles handfSd on Morris avenue, viz: Flour, ribs and fesc stuffs.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-26
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PARTNER WANTED-To join in establish ed business, for making pottery and clay
 goods good profits; $9,000 to $5000 neces- sary. Box S13. Birmingham. 6A7t
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-26

BOARDERS-Persons wishing board at St. Clair Springs will be accommodated ai'h lodgings in new cottage very con senient T t2 waler; the table will be 'urn sa'd with the best the market atfordJ: r. Nate boarding by Mrs. F. H. Stickney. 6 2i.. lot
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-09
UNDER AN ELECTRIC CAR.
Colored Girl Instantly Killed on
Washington Street.
THE STATEMENT OF MOTORMAN HILL.
body Was Terribly Mnngicd by the
Whec1s-Run Directly I'm Front
of n Moving Motor.

Sylvia Sharp. colored, aged years. was
run down by an electric car yesterday az
tornoon about 1890 o'clock and instantly
killed, the wheels mangling the body below
the waist in a terrible manner.
The accident occurred almost in front OF
the Houston inflrmary, car No. 90 OF the
| Houston avenue line causing the death of
the girl, Motorman V. J. Hin and Con
ductor NJ. NJ Thayer being In charge. The
| account of the accident is best given in
the language Of Motorman Hill, who made
tho following statement to a writer for
The Pest.
I'VE were coming toward the city. When
me car reached STUDIES point at the juno
tlon of Preston avenue and Washington
street. I slowed up to pass an outgoing
Glenwood car. which was approaching. the
rules OF the company requiring that cars
shall pass each other at a slow rate OF
speed. We had passed the Glonwood car
and looked ahead and saw the girl stand
ing just ahead few feet. The Glenwood
car had obscured her from view. she was
standing between the two tracks. I an
piled the brake. cut off the current and
reached over the dashboard with my left
hahd to catch her. and would have been
enabled to DO so had she remained stand
ing some one passing cried to her. and
she turned and saw the car approachinr
She darted across the track. directly T.,
front OF the car and was thrown under the
"heeiS' The car stopped almost instantly,
ana the child was found under the rear
platform, dead"
AFTER the accident the motorman and
conductor were arrested by the police on
charge Of homicide, but were released On
pond The remains were taken to The mn
dortaking establishment Of Ross 4 Wright
lhe deceased lived with her grandmoth-
u at Artesian Place. near the plant of the
Houston Water Works company.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-09
COUNTY SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
First Meeting Held and an Organiza-
tion Formed.
SUPERINTENDENT SUTTON PRESENT.
Opposcd to Uniform Text Book Plan.
A Number of Addresses Made.
Regular Meetings TO lie Held.

| The school trustees OF Harris county met
yesterday morning for the first time during
the session OF the year 9697, in the trus-
tees room in the High School building.
| The meeting was called by County Sup
erintendent James. with the purpose of pro-
| vidng the widely scattered trustees OF the
county with a means of communicating
with each other and discussing school
matters.
| Superintendent James opened the meet
| ing with few words of welcome and eN-
PLANTATION, calling for points to be dis
cussed.
a. Wenan spoke upon the subject OF
State ownership of books, saying that he
was strongly in favor of pushing bill be-
fore the legislature providing for the pur.
chase Of text books.
Superintendent James said that he was
in favor OF such bill. He then read the
news item published in Sundays Post, re-
gardng the action taken by the Wharton
school board in regard TO the uniform text
book bill now pending.
A. Bauer spoke against the uniform text
DUOh Dill ana llhtNlSe suggested lildt Il II K
ular time be appointed for the meetings of
the trustees. the first to take place in July
and two more to follow during the scholas-
tic year.
f. w. Nicholson spoke strongly arainst
the uniform text book bill. saving that IL
would make 1t harder for the working man,
If there was n monopoly on books.
The body enjoycd the presence of Super
intendent Sutton of the city schools who
presented to each trustee a copy of the cir
cular issued by the city school board con-
tnfniue the resnIution dec,arir,r II IN bo tho
sense of the board that a law providing for
State uniformity of text books was unwise
and detrimental to the hest interests of cd
ucation In Texas Suuerintcndent Sutton
spoke at length upon the subject his adj
dress being very lucid, explicit and can
vincing. He said that any law pertaininp
to the schools. should be framed to sub-
serve the best interests of the nunils After
dwelling upon this idea. he said that
lac, statltshI,s, a ,,,,.,or,,, IT, -,
books would exclude from Texas All new
and improved books that may hereafter ho
unfinished Uc agreed tbat tbo cns, ~ toxt
books was not as great as generally SIM.
posed and he figured +, does NOT average
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-09
Personal MENTION.

w. ID. Cleveland left yesterday for Aus
| tin.
Mr.. Abe Levy has returned from New
| York.
Mr.. A. Hampe is back IL the city from
New York.
| J. d. Bryant has gone % Sa, Antonio
| for q short visit.
| Judge J. +. Ianier has gone to Austin
on some law business.
Mss Josie Craft OF Wharton is visiting
her friend. Miss Ella Runmann.
Mrs. c. Black has returned home after
| weeks visit 10 the ISLAM city.
Major II. ID. Staples lat yesterday to
attend the cattlemcn's convention al san
Antcnio.
Colonel n. l.. Mills left yesterday to at
tend the cattlemen's conNcn,lon at san
Antonio.
Hon. Miles Crowley passed through the
city yesterday en- route to Galveston from
Washington.
United States District Attorney ITALIA
zero arrived IN the city last night from
the Island City.
DR.; j. X. Stuart. resident surgeon AZ
the Houston iniirmary left yesterday for
the west on a short trip.
Mrs. S. |. Hryan Of vdasco is a guest
of her daughter Mrs. James NJ. Bur-
roushs, 1906 Fannin stree.
Richard J. kearns OF the Dallas head
quarters of the New York Life Insurance
con pany IS guest at the Capitol.
Charles d. Allen a momrent stock
tiah OF Harris county. lett las! night Tor
san Antonio 20 take IN the convention.
Mrs. Joseph Stahl and her sister, Mss
Mary Forester. left last n-sn' for a
months visit to friends m san Antonio.
IT, L. Davis, w3fe and son of Telluride,
Colo were guests at the Llwlor ycstor-
day. Mr. Davis is prospect ne In Texas.
state and County Tax Collector Henry
Curtin returned home last uight from
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-09
CITY BnENiTiES.

Justice w. u. Hin performed the mar-
rage cerem ony Sunday Tor John II. nall-
ton ard Miss NJ l.. James
Marr.age Licenses were sssue1 yesterday
10 Toin Myers AMI Lucy Kelly. w H.
Thomas and Miss f. r. Lindsay.
The friends of Deputy sheriff William
+. Crank. Jr. regret thli be is yet con-
tntc TO his room with eryslpu.as in his
The examining trial of Fred Foster. ar
rested Saturday clarscI WIN k ling
George Patch is Sc, for Wednesday he
FORE Recorder Rallcy.
Chprles Hunt. inferno at the Houston
lhilmnly. IS now studying the calendar
70 learn when the next eleHtion Viii b.
he'd. He has reached that age 20 which
all young mon aspire. has passed the score
ana ono mark. and Is now at MS ma iorltv.
ne celebrated the event Yesterday and
was congratulated by many friends
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-09
A birthday Party.

a birthday party was given yester lay
eve at the residence of Mrs A. w. Fitz-
gerald in honor of her son Michael, whl
has reached the age of .. Games OF many
kinds We're played and several speeches
made by the children were enjoyed. Later
In tho afternoon dolicncies We're served
Those present were Nirsie Mcdrum, Ber-
ina Anderson. Antoinctte Kochler, Eta
Thompson. Eunice Koehler. Ethel hllis.
Ruby Monaghan, Edna Graham. Mary
Grant. Ethel Grant Mable Anderson Wer-
thar Gerhing, Hue Hcfferman, Laurence
Graham. Watiy Hutohins. Robert Andor-
son, Tom Allis. Ralph Burke, Ed Oleary,
Jasper Vosburgh. Willie Thompson, EN-
met Donnelly.
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Getting then adjourned.
AGAINST THE mn.
RESOLUTIONS Opposing n Reduction I'm
Passenger Fare.

The committee appointed Sunday at tn
meeting OF Post c, Travellers Protective as
ISOLATION. TO memorallze the Harris count.
senator and representatives of the Twenty
NTH legislature In opposition to the propo
sition to reduce passenger fare to cent!
per mile. yesterday forwarded the following
resolutions to Senator Burns and represen
tatives Browne ard HolIand:
Houston. Texas. March :.
| 10 the hon Waller 7. Buns, State senator
and to the Hons. John r. Browne and w
NJ Holland. representatives. Austin
Texas
At meotin Of Post G. Texas division
iraVelers Protective association CT Amer
lea, the following preamble and resolution.
were unanimously adopted:
whereas, We as body of traveiine
saiesmen prompted by spirit OF justice
and fairness to the travelling public an
railroad companies, being more or less "a
thlllar with the expense of maintaining and
operating system OF passenger trains tina,
amply proNifc for the convenience and com /.
Tor OF their passengers. can not without
materially reducing the present efficiency
oil said service and the salaries of their
employees. reduce the present legal charge
OF 3 cents per mile to cents per mile. cx-
age hooks Of one. two )r tive thousand
miles.
Resolved, That we as part OF the grand
BODY Of commercial travellers in Texas and
constantly large Patrons OF all rilroads
unwilling to cndapgar the present train SER
vice or the salnrips paid employees enter
our protest against and disapproyal of tile
hlll now pending in the legislative halls of
Texas. providing for 4 general reduction OF
passenger fare from cents per milo 10
cents per mile.
Whereas Throughout the country there
ls a disposition to gene rally believe that
owing TO the incrrasd patronage au1 greatly
reduced cost of sleeping cars that the pres.
ent price OF g. per night or part thereof
charged by the Pullman and Wagner
sleeping Car companies on their cars ,us-
unlly Of an inferior lDd ontipuated kind
operated in Texas, Drll s,ing that the in
creased patronage that would result from
Il reduction Of this rate from s. per night
To 81 por night woull fully compensate the
said Sleeping Car companies. and also in
CREASE the earnings Of railroad companies
under contract with them.
Rcs0Ned. Therefore. that We a. iaem.
bcrs Of the grand army Of commerciil tray
ller5 Of America DO hereby heartily ap-
prove and fully endorse the bill now pend
ing making II unlawful Tor the said rail-
road or sleeping car con pauies 80 charge
more than 81 for berth III said cnrs or
whole night or part thereof and that a copy
N this resolution be forwarded at once TO
our respective senators and representa-
tivos now tn session Austin. to The Hous-
ton Daily Post, Galveston Dallas Newscs
san Artunio ENprres. andAustiu statesman
ana also that each uf the posts of the Texas
division. Travellers Protective association
b" asked 10 co operate by sending their
respective senator's and representatives 4
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-09
HY NENEAL..

L-BARR-Cleburne Texas, March
= Mr.. James Mccall and Miss Belle Barr
were married last week.
SlGMuND- FIMBLE &C., Victoria. Texas
March g. Married. Tuesday evening. Rev.
Father Heck officiating, Mr.. L. Sigmund
and Miss Annie Fimble, both of this city.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Texas
March o.-Married at the Catholic church
IN sesuin Tuesday evening at 5: 80. VIM
a. Mccormick to Miss Rose Welch. Key.
Father Mahon officiating.
THOMPSON MARSHALL---For Worth
IoNas. March mir. John Thompson and
'i'ss Laura Marshall were united in the
| bonds of wcdlock last evening nj the resi-
dence OF the bride on East Tenth street .
PROCTOR HWORTH-Libertv Te,,,
march S.-Mr. Edward Proctor and Mis-,
Alice Ashworth, both of Beaumont wcre
married In tho parlor Of the Travellers no
.e. al ms place at IL a m. Rev. Mr.. Shook
| officiating.
sNH ESSLER- SW1TZER-E Pass
IeNas. March mir Charles j. Schurs.
| ser ana Miss Lucy Switzer were married
AT the Episcopal church last evening
KEY pr' Bates officiating, The newly mar.
rleu couple will leave today for a Two
weeks tour to Ohio.
SLOAN EMANUEL 49, Rusk Tex,s
t"ith o'-Mr' w. Il, Sloan and Miss ANY
emanuel We're married tonight al the
Methodist church by Rev. " A. Godbrv
MI sloan Is a merchant of this place and
tue bridc is one OF Rusk's bellies. They viii
make This place their home.
sHuLTZ- wIELKINs- Tcxss
March AT the residence of the bride,s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Christian WielIsins
AZ s;5U this evening, Roy. Carl Zettner ora
eating MI. VIII Schultz and Miss Ella
WleiRins were united in marriage, in tho
presence of large number OF relatives and
friends OF the contracting parties.
PRlGMoRE FARMER - Fort Wort,
IeNg.- March 4.-Mr. h. Y. pripmora
wen Known attorney of this city. and Mrs
Gam Farmer We're married last evening
'he ceremony being performed bv Rev I,,
mus Is. French, pastor OF the Broad,ya,,
PRESBYTERIAN church. 1t was a ouiet n,oJ
ding, only few OF their intimate fr,oudn
being present. "'onus
ANDERSON-CARR Cuero r.
March There was a very onlet us,
,Meuuihs az the residence Of the Nissas
Murphy wednesday Afternoon a,
o CLOCK. no ono but the Immediate re,,,i,.'
ana few intimate friends wltnossh', ~
happy event. The contracting parties W. .no
Mr., George ID, Anderson and Miss NJ NJ
Carr. niece of the Misses MURINE d.!
a. II. u. McCurdy OF tho prash,', ~
church oificiated. They left immed,atai.. .ih
home. '"'ir future
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without rejecting these" said Alderman
Kohlhauff.
II mean that all bids now In be rejected
and that bids be readvertised for" sale
Alderman Adair.
This motion was carried
Alderman Kohlhauff suggested that In tn,
next advertisement the plumbing bids bt
asked for separately.
Alderman Street opposed this. He thought
tho entire Job should be let to one contrac-
tor. So
Alderman Burke moved that bids be So
licited for the entire work and for plumbing
separately. as the bidder might desire.
Alderman McAughan moved as a subsu-
tute that the advertisement read just as
before. except that bids BIO called for for
Wednesday, 10th, at 3 y. IN. There was tie
vote on this motion. which was settled by
the mayor voting in the affirmative.
This matter disposed Of the amended san
itary and health ordinance, which remodels
the duties OF the city health Officer. came
up on It's third reading, and on motion to
adopt the vots stood 6 to 6. The mayor
viviiied the ordinance by voting In the
affirmative
NEW BUSINESS.
Motion by Alderman McAughan that the
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fc Railway COM
pany be required to place culvert by their
track along Mary street. adopted.
MotiJn by Alderman Aubertin that tn
Hogan street sewer be extended to Mont
gomery avenue. adopted.
Aldermen Aubertin and McAughan NOV
that tho mayor anG street and bridge COM
mittee confer with the street railway COM
pany In reference to increased railway IA
cilitics in the Fifth ward. The motion was
adopted, after adding Aldermen Aubertn
and McAughan to the committee OF confer
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-09
Rcnl Estate Transfers.

III.
WV i"''""'"N ~ ~" ''""SiNiS vi 'e"i
estate filed in the office of County Clerk
I'd Dupreo YESTERDAY.
,,, o..
i'o""iu "''S anu WHY an" '"'es a.
Eimen to John NJ. Anderson lots
To- H. Gray Elmen subdivision
hoith ohe-neli oi WEBSTER EUR
nett survey 80. .......,.........-. $3.50
IL. +. MaeGresor to the Florence
ttlttenton Home tineornorated.
lois and and one-half Of 10.
DOCK l. MarGresors subdivision
lo-aere block 30, Holman survey;
other considerations and ......... zoo
I, w Harrai to W. H. nm, lot B.
biock 'o,Ailen addition 10 Houston.
Hultu sue huHalo BAYOU .......... l.OOC
Ernest tuchs TO A, f, w. Gaedke.
one half lot adjoining lot |. being
ono haii OF lot :. block i29 north
sldo Bunalo bayou ....,........ 500
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THE DEATH ROLL.
Burial Of Mrs. Hcibig.

The funeral of Mrs. Rosa Helbig, wife
of f. \. Helbig, took place yesterday af-
tcrnoon at the residence of II. +. Fisher,
nterment in Glclwood, Rey. William
ilayne Leavell officiating. The pail bear
ers We're; Louis Harde, a. +. Sternenberg,
j. A. ZieGler. ] F. usener. G.. J. Palmer.
charles b. Fitze. Il. a. Hudson, W. c.
Stansfield.
The death of Mrs Hebig was shock
to her friends. II being very unexpected
She was of a luvablo disposition. had hosts
Of admirers, all OF whom sympathi2e with
the bereaVei husband
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-09
cREEk IN HOUSTON.
T.. ]. piet2ker.
II. l.. Rcddick,
Geo. w. Cleveland,
Committee

Some of Them Desire 10 Fight for
>ing George.
writer for The Post yesterday called
Greece resident in this city and asked him
for some information regarding the inten-
tons of subjects OF King George OF Greece
who live In Texas. He said he had heard
of no movement 10 take any part In the
present conflict, actual blows having as
yet not been announced. The probabilities
are that the powers viii insist upon au-
tonomy in Crete, with Greek prince. ami
ii such a result is brought about the
Greeks will be satisfied. However. it Is
reported. he stated, that the Turks hnvc
armed forces on the border OF the Greek
fronher and II they come to blows nothing
can stop them.
An native Greeks" he said. ARE forced
10 serve certain term In the army, and
they are all subject 10 call. They are
known 10y classes. designated by the last
year Of service, Several classes have been
called 10 arms. back TO and including the
class Of 1851 do not know how far back
the call viii extend. II there are former
subjects OF the king in this country who
are naturaiized Americans who desire TO
take part in the war, they could do so, but
volunteers"
There are a number of Greeks In Hous-
ton who desire to take part in the battle
II actual hostilities occur They have writ
ten TO the Greek consul in New York. ad-
Vising him Of their desire, but stating that
they are without funds for transportation
and asking II he can arrange for them TO
reach home. The progress OF events Is
being watched closely In Houston. The
Post Is eagerly read by President Greebe,
who desires to know the latest happen
ings regarding the Crctan troubles.