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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-15

that could be desired and most favorable
for the farming interests. Farmers are
generally up with their work and cotton,
which was stunted. owing 10 lice and cool
nights, is catching up. Corn is looking
we'll. but would be benefited by another
rain. a large corn crop is anticipated
Oats and hay have done we'll. and good
crop OF sugar cane and millet is expected
There VIII be few peaches in this section.
Luling. Texas. June l4-Farmers report
that the lice have left the cotton. Late
heavy rains have done much to wash them
on and corn is made. a splendid crop.
Rayner. Texas. June ia gentle rain
fell for several hours last night and to-
daY. which insures a good corn. millet and
sorghum crop. The wheat and oat crops
are about all harvested and the yield is
immense. The acreage in small grain is
not very large. owing to the scarcity of
seed al planting time. though the crop will
be the largest ever raised in the county.
Cotton, though backward, owing to cold
weather and insects. is now growing finely
and promises a fair yield.
Rosebud, Texas, June l4.-Farmers are In
many places unable to sprk because of the
Continued rains. Crops are injured very
| little from the hail An exceedingly large
corn crop will be harvested here.
| Moscow. Texas. June l3--Crop prospects
were never better. Weather very hot, rain
threatening. which would be very accept
| able now.
Velasco. Texas. June 14.--Crops are still
growing without any interruption what
ever A slight rain. however, Will help
things. and indications point to good
shower
Cisco. Texas. June l3--This section was
again visited by a fine rain last Friday
night. All the early crops in this locality
are as good as made.
Franklin, Texas. June 13.--Another
]
This nsures the largest corn crop ever
| raised In this section.
Hearne. Texas. June 14-Hearne was
visited by another rain Yesterday evening.
lasting two hours The farmers are get
ting behind with their crops again.
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yoLKsFEsT COMMITTEES
Meet Last Night and Map Ont II Pro
g.rpnmc.

Erammc.
Messrs W. a. Reichardt. president, and
Alex narttlingck, George Ellis. William
Butterfly. Phil Neumann, H. +. MacGregor
Fred Mundes W. q. Heirze. j. II. May, L.
Rathman and Cliff Grunewald, the pro-
mo,ers Of the 20 Volksfest, to be held this
year on July (which. by the way, will
fall on Sunday, thus killing the street pa
rade), met last night at Turner hall.
1t was reported that contract had been
made with Mr.. Moarlein to furnish the mu-
sic
The Light Artillery will fire salute OF
forty-eight guns at sunrise.
An ample number of rabbits and hounds
have been secured for the rabbit chase.
Messrs. Ellis, Mundos Butterfly and
Kreichhamer We're added to the committee
on games.
j. C. Stanley was selected to read the
declaration OF Independence; W. a. Rel
chardt will deliver an address Of welcome
and MIR. Phil Neumann will crate in Ger
man.
City and county officials. members of the
press. the Drummer fire department. mill
tary and German singing societies will be
invited guests.
OF the games and sports there will be
girls and boys foot races, baby contests,
bicycle races. sack races. turning, climb
ing. etc prizes for dancing and for the
most popular candidates; donkey races,
jack rabbit chasing. baseball and other d.
versions too numerous 10 mention.
At 10 a. m, the officers will meet at For
est Park. From to e p. m. will be a
promenade concert. At 3 p. IN. the ora
lions. AT 4 p. m, prize drill and games
p. m. distribution OF prizes; I p. m,
grand hall. which will continue till mid
night, when the festivities will close.
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SIMMER RESORTS.

Many delightful summer resorts are SIT
uated on and reached via the Southern
railway, Whether one desires the seaside
or the mountains, the fashionable hotels
or quiet country homes they can b.
reached via This magnificent highway of
travel
AshevIlle, N. C., Roam Mountain. Tenn.
and the mountain resorts of East Tennes-
see and Western North Carolina. The
Land OF the Sky" Tate Springs, Tenn.
oliver Springs. Tenn, Lookout Nom. ain
Tenn, Lithia Springs, Ga. the various
Virginia springs, also the seashore resorts.
are reached by the Southern raiiwai on
convenient schedules, and at very low
rates.
Tho Southern railway has issued n hand
some folder entitled Summer Homes and
Resorts" descriptive OF nearly 1000 sum
mer resort hotels and boarding houses. tn
GLIDING Information regarding rates for
board at the different places and railroad
rates to reach them.
Write TO C. \. Benscoter, assistant ren.
eral passenger agent Southern rilwuY.
Chattanooga. Tenn, for copy OF this
folder.
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The Princess" which has been an
bounced to be repeated next Thursday
night by the senior class of ~ of the
until Friday night, June IS, The post
ponement has been made TO avoid a con-
fict with the benefit concert to be given
Thursday night by the Glee club compll-
mentary to Miss Bessie Hughes. The play
viii take place Friday night and will be
presented as 1t was by the graduates at
their class day exercises.
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al; deb, OF 5000 and foreclosure on un.
divided one-half interest in north half OF
lot 4. hlock 81. south side Buffalo bayou
sud improvements
Elizabeth Mittles,cit VS. Heinrech Nit
,lostedt; divorce and injunction.
May Wheeler aud John Grumpy ct al
,rcspaSs to try title and damaGcsi lot 10,
block 40 Chapmans third addition north
side Buffalo bayou.
Josephine Gillespie vs.. 5. g. Gillespie
divorce.
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To srrvr nIifc Trrn,.

Cuero' Texas June 1.-THE agent OF the
pen'tentary today took James Houston
colored, TO the penitentary. He goes for
ninety-rino years for the assassination OF
Buck Blacl, some two years ago. His ease
was affirmed about month ago by the
court OF appeals.
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AGAINST homestead property. for which he
claims the city Is liahlc. Referred to the
| MAYOR and attorney.
from sam sros. and csArTs In reference
10 opening OF istAevty street. Agreetus TO
1 a aiOSi their lines x tSt enssaceT WILL siNe
| them tNe propcr survey Referred 10 the
engineer and street and bridge committee
From b. RoTsdarpN caspiainins 81 ioe
dumping ~ garbage IN sally meas ms
house Referred to she health o;Aee-
From = number o. white and colorcd
citizens IN the Fifih ward assiae FOX i'm
| provcgnont Of tN.e pasic school at Coat.
and BTsrnond streets. Reterrea TO school
1 hoard.
From Heary schatz, Cor separation Of
| assessment On properly 81 blocks and !
! IN iohGsous addition. Granted.
| From II A Davidson ani wife. ,o' seTa-
! rstsoa q assessment. Referred 70 Assessor
ard collcoter
or TIC city engineer submitting sPocih-
oa5ioas fo7 pavins Washington street with
various rAvjur material SIS called FOR by
Ire motion q Alderman C-onap, adopted
81 the las; meeting These specifications
were ACCOMPANIED With estimates 81 guam
ri,itS. Referred 10 The bo2rd q public
works,
~ board ., public works recommending
The acceptance % the hid 81 Price y
1s1nts cor extending the Two and = half
blocks 81 gravel pavement or Mckinney
avenue. ;neIrs being the lewos; bid, sssS ~.
Adopted.
The rerort @, the assessor and collector
for May was referred to the finance COM
NEW BUSINESS
BY Alderman Aulerun. resolution
,ha; in all works by The city oaly bona fde
citizens be employed. Tha, nine hours be
a days work That Union prizes be paid
skilled labor and Si.15 per day unskiiled
labor That applicants Tor wcTk be re
quired 10 lille s certificate and make oath
TO ,ae fact that they are citizens Q; The
vuiyei StAtes and have lived ole year IL
Houston.
Tia. all bidders for work mus, he c!a-
Gems % The lata3 States. Referred to or
.I-aa-e COMMITTEES.
The special commniee appointed % con-
si1.- she 4ut~ :ioE OF the SIS franchise sub
u.-;el he following ordinance.
N1-rtas. Ite ,r4-. l4se hitherto granted
g, ,ae Houston Gas L.zaj company oa Feb
su@ry ia. 1900. for t1t .grlJss ot ,naiatd.n-
us p.rtuc. system fer supplying con-
s..1.-s vita g4s has cX9'rJ :. ard
Whereas The Ho-s.a- G-- Lisht com
p1ay u-o hls ITO r-Slt 20 BE Use 11t oc-
eup1uc, ~ 30 s7es.s o. HoAsJon :Qr
fua-a-s.c.ug SUCH q.qals system ana gas
Whs.cas. sad Houston Gas L;eh; COM
paw bss ;C:us 70 cJl fig Ul-a the coual-
.at-s aal $. ,u.St.oas required by iAe city
~ lIt-s,rl ~ BEE .c1 i u t1e!r fran
-aise t1arrt5-c te y
o-a.a. IS he Try so.9en Tha' j., 'se Or
'.s7as 9. WHOM pet t7s'ae been accepted
Ht|.f4a /.
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TO TEAR UP THE PIPES
OF the Houston Gas Light Com
pany
IS THE PROVISION OF An ORDINANCE
introduced in the city Council Yes
tcrday-Contrsct Let for Two and
one-haif blocks of Gravel.

The city council met yesterday 81 -cgn-
lar session with all sAt aldermen present
except Alderman Street. and on motion h
was excused. bang absent from The city
PETITIONS.
From T. ". Hoase, Tor separation q
taxes or property or blocks - ami 20 IN
Hsracasle addition. Referred 10 finance
committee AID assessor and collector With
power - aot-
From JoAn 3. Williams for separation 9.
assessment o. properly il HoleloGn @ddi-
ton. Referred to finance COMMITTEES with
power to act
From Ii, wes;nei1.er and eighteen
others. for an electric l.sht corner x Hill
and Graham STREETS, Fifth ward. Referred
10 lEh: committee.
From Il. Quuiaa to7 separation Q: as
sessmeat OF his property. Referred 10
attorney and finance committee, with
power 10 ACT.
From J. !. Sweeney. .or reduction o;
assessment. Ruled cut Of or:e-.
From Houston labor council. submitting
the following ordnance VIA TIE request
that IT b aiooted
An ordinance relstine to the Limitation O.
the hours Of daily service G! ia5o7eTs
and mechanics employed upon he pub
lc vorAs .. the c;ty c. Houston. Texas,
ana 10 t. The minimum WAGES 10 BE- pad,
and 20 provide for making ihe same q
pa7; Of AL contracts tot pubic works -
s2!1 CITY. and, pTyVl-.as taai al aG-laFlt
accom- palY al accounts aEAius, sA.l Cl.y
fer public IMPROVEMENTS. &ui 40 pto-
VIDE Wa. persons may De- employed "a
pubic works. and 10 prov &c e penalty
NHs ...Ha fNaes arm. .re.r. Do.
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crlminnI nl-trIct Court.

Tho following business was disposed NJ
In the criminal district court. Judge L.
d Gavin presdinR
Martin Terry, reset for 2ed.
Ed, Moran, Two cases cutting timber
continued.
Dick Crawford. appeal; dismissed.
J. W Japhet appeal not guilty.
Clara Fields appeal, dismissed.
Emma Grggs. appeal; hned 81.
Jack Jones, appeal bond forfeited
Alexander Conlon. appeal; not guilty
G.. W, sherrick, appeal continued.
W. I. Miller appeal; continued.
Robert Hopkins, burglary; Ave years IN
peniteutiary.
Robert HOPKINS, risdemoanor thei'
one year In county Jail.
six bills we're presented by grand jury
william Dixon and John Cook. aias
William Stewart, were released by the
grand jury.
suits Filed Yesterday
The following suits were nled YESTERDAY
for the civil district court;
Kate Sawyer OF al. vs.. J. L. Mitchell q
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low VACATION RATES,

The Queen and Crescent Will sell oxcur
sion tickets at low rates to the mountain
and seashore resorts every day from June
/ to September so inclusive, with final
limit October 81, 1897,
Tho Queen and Crescent route offers 20
tourists th's year the most perfect train
service and appointments ever offered the
southern travelling public, Through Pull
man siecpcrs OF the finest pattern.
Apply 10 your nearest Queen and Cres-
cent ticket agent for rates and iull infor'
nation. A, II. Barnett.
G. Il. A.. New Orleans. La.
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County Court.

Tho following were the proceedings IN
The county court yesterday. Hon W. ~
Shaw presiding;
Elizabeth Mit,ics;cdt vs.. II. Mittlostedt.
hahcas corpus; dismissed on Application OF
petitioner; respondent to 20 hence with ms
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BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
The County Commissioners 10 Ses-
sion for the Month
THEY WILL E0uALlzE ASSESSMENTS
Bids for Draining Thrown ont.
Proceedings Of Other Courts.

Tho commissioners court o, Harris
county assembled yesterday morains for
the June term. all present and Hon w, y.
shaw presiding y large number Of bills
were approved. school election returns were
opened and other matters were discussed.
This morning the members Of the court
will so 10 Green's bayou Via the southern
Pacific 10 irspec, the new iron bridge and
N.ll return gu the westSouud train
The returns q election for school tFus-
tees. held June 5. were opened and the
following declared elected:
District No. /, 20 election; district No.
2 Henry StraoA district No 5, j. h.
Bonds; district No. 1. +. krimmel. Sr..
John Gooden tcoloredl; district No. ),
Charles Schauer. district No. {, w. b.
Maeomber; district No. T. 10 election; dis
irict No. 5. William Mowroy: district No,
g. J. W Hobson district No. 10. J. II.
Grigshee; district No. II. William Eberle.
al CLARK leolorcdl: district Nc. L. Frl,s
Winkeman; district No. Is. no election;
district No. IA. no election. district No Is.
Vivian Duke, Charles Barrett tcoored),
Eph Taylor tcolore,il, George Gillett tcol-
ortdj; district No Is, no election. district
No. L. I'd Miller; district j., 10 election;
district No. 10 c. w. Davis: district No.
20. c. y. Allen. George Sanders tcoloredl;
district Ne. =. Joe peschka. district No.
-, +. McNie, G.strie; No %, II. Hulen-
dahl. Arthur Noakun tcolorcdl; district
No. =, Conrad kauthaltz, John Matthews
icolcrcdl, district No. Is. F. p. holland.
y. NJ Manson tcoloredl: district No. Is.
Warnecke district No. -. no election;
district No -. TO elections district No.
- No election district No So II. l..
Durks, district No. 81 no election for
white trustee, Charles King tcolorodl; dis
irlcts Nos. 81 &c. 81. as no elco ion. dis
trlct No sc. J. C.. Rarkcr: district No 81,
no election; district No rs, w. 4 shrek
ensaurt district No. a. Charles Ruld.
district, No 40 L. r Stout
il was ordered hat The county clerk Is
SHE = certificate Of sooi moral character
10 John : RadtoTl
II was ordered that all bids for the con-
sirucdun Of the Elgln avenue ditch be
returned ana that the county surveyor be
Instructed TO draw up fun specifications
for SAID ditch and furnish exact estimates
WIKI fuu particulars II what IS required OF
bidders SA.a specifications 10 be approved
by tn commissioners court and the county
Judge ai authorized 10 advertise for bids
'ar 'he construction of said ditch 20 be
-- Red on or before p. IN. THURSDAY
tule - bids to bo accompanied by Z Ger
unri check for $3.50. the successful bidder
10 furnish a bond Of $3.50 for the faithful
performance Of The work
De- returns Of election 10 create a rev
school district out o, Ncs and 10 were
opened ana declared carried.
4Ac court adjourned 10 meet M the
Grand Central depot a, SEQ o'clock this
morning 10 70 70 Greens bayou to inspect
The now iron bridge.
The following hills we're approved: Acme
Lumber company 1884: l. Archer, SO;
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-15

"Cublano" pure Havana cigar. John ~
Parmele, State agent successor 10 II. +
George.
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Dring Celery Phosphate at Kiesling's
Soda Fountain, 5o2 Main street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-13

Last nights was a long-wlnded meet
ing OF the city legislature, but the ex-
penditure OF wind was with some eff
feet, as is shown by the large amount
of business of importance that was
transacted. The effort to push through
the refunding loan ordinance at this
meeting proved futile, as Mr.. Hoe en-
tered an objection when Clerk Wat
klns had finished the first reading, I'm
der the rules OF the body the ordinance
cannot be brought up again until the
next meeting of council, There seems
little doubt Of the existence al large
majority OF council In favor OF the
measure,
The expected extensive desertion of
Republican members OF council from
the caucus slate for gas trustees did
not materiuli2e Two OF the Eighth
ward members, Messrs. Hahne and
Williams. declined TO vote for Dr. Ford,
but they did not do what 1t had been
said they and other Republicans would
do-Vote for John Warehouse, who was
trotted out at the last moment and re-
ceived the support of the eleven Demo-
Gratis present. The Democrats had been
led TO believe Warehouse would re-
ceive a number Of Republican votes and
were OF course glad to assist in fam
fly quarrel in the opposition camp-so
their disappointment and chagrin when
the result was announced can be i'm
agined.
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The Medical Brlet, In an article GA
Aperlent Waters, states that they have
very properly come into general en-
ployment, but that the public should
not overlook to ascertain whether these
laxative waters drawn from springs
have been bottled with the scientific
care that should be accorded a medicin-
al agent. 1t quotes Prof. Llebreich, Of
the University Of Berlin, thus!
THE first condition Of therapeutic
efficacy Is the constancy Of the remedy
employed In the case of natural min
era waters this point is.0f the greatest
Importance. The apericnt waters ofier
the one sole exception In regard to this
consistency among our natural mineral
springs. These are formed by lmpreg-
nation Of the natural basins which sup
ply the mineral constituents. From this,
as observation teaches us. there arises
an extraordinary Inconsistency of the
chemical constituents The apcrient
waters, therefore, form an exception to
the mineral springs proper. For medi-
cal purposes II Is absolutely necessary
in prescribing this water to know the
dose. The bottling Of such waters should
be under scientific control so that their
proper constitution should be ensured
exactly In the same way ns that OF
other medicines Is regulated by tho
Pharmacopocia,"
The Medical Brief adds, however.
that one such water the "Apenta.
from springs near Buda Pest aHords
this necessary guarantee, as 1t Is bot
tied under eminent scientific control
and that the profession have In "Apen-
Ia" an excellent laxative water
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-13
ADJUSTMENTS.

Thomas H. Davis and William T,
Keogh's latest novelty offering in the
amusement line, THE Great Train
Robbery" from the pen of Scott Mar
Bile, is to-nights attraction at the
Opera house, 1t has a strong dramatic
plot and story, as well as startling sem
satIons and wildly realistic features,
1t is said TO possess more than the
usual amount of comedy. Its great
popularity depends not only on train
robbery, In which the actioa is terribly
real. but 1t arises chiefly from the fact
that 1t shows typical western charac-
ters, real untamed Indians In all the
glory Of warpaint and feathers, and
other interesting concomtants, Aside
from being well-drawn and really fine
play, It is also decidedly amusing and
instructive, An amazingly big amount
of good dramatic material seems to
have been found for II, and Is said to
have been used with rare good judg-
ment and effect, THE Great Train
Robbery" will thrill and amuse theater-
goers in this city commencing tonight.
The company is large and judging from
the names that appear In the cast 1t
should be an admirable one.
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NOTED sINGER noMING.

Miss Grace DamIan, the great Eng
lish contralto, Is with the Kunlts string
quartette, which opens the Y NJ. c. a.
lecture and entertainment course next
Tuesday. Miss Damian has sung in
the British Isles for every musical So
ciety Of note and at oil the principal
festivals. In the United States she has
sung In every great city from New York
to San Francisco. Following are O few
opinions of musical celebrities: Mad
anne Salnton-D Dolby; MY pupil, Miss
lDamian, has a finer voice than by
own In Its prime. The great charm
of her singing Is Its unaffected ex-
preston" Madame Narchesi: Miss
Damian has splendid voice. TechnI-
cally have nothing to teach her" Sig
nor Randegger: Miss Damian richly
deserves all her honors. She is fine
musician as well as singer" Madame
GAZETTE: Miss Damian's voice is mag
niicent. Her study with me of Favor
tia is most intelligent The beautiful
quality of her voice brings tears to my
eyes and reminds me of my own past
days"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-13

'the petition was granted. Councilman
Nesbitt, seeing that the free gas tidal
wave was on In earnest introduced a
resolution for similar coHcessions TO the
Florence Crittenden Rescue home and
It passed.
In the first branch, however, snaG
was struck. When the two resolutions
came W there was about an equal
showing OF strength for and against,
but the mayor ended the matter by
declaring that the resolutions were de-
feated, Mr. Mcclure wanted a division,
but couldn't get il from the mayor, who
was indignant that members OF council
did not have backbone enough TO resist
giving away the gas works"
THE Colts CASE.
In the second branch a communIcn-
tlon was received from the board OF
public works In which II was recon-
mended that all steps toward condem-
nation of the Colts lot at the corner of
Baker and McCOlloch streets, East End,
be discontinued, This Is the case that
caused the merry war that has ragged
between Cots and the city authorities
for two or three years, and 1t seems
the board OF public works is willing
to throw up the sponge and cry quits"
The second branch passed upon the
communication favoTably, but in the
first branch there was opposition and
the result was that the board was
asked to explain its request at the next
meeting of council Mayor Butts gave
1t as his opinion that the board sees
that the Wheeling & Elm Grove Rail-
way company will have p acquire this
property inorder to run its electric line
past 1t, and in this manner the city
would be the gamer. Mr., Hazlett ex-
planned that even II the railroad COM
pany condemned the property the city
would have to acquire portion of the
lot for a sidewalk. There appeared 20
be a general dlsinclinatlon to give up
the struggle, and It is not unlikely that
the condemnation proceedings will be
pushed, Notwithstanding the board of
public works stand,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-13
TEN YEARS YOUNGER.
A Happy Husbands Story.

aNv wife, - writes fond husband,
Wlooks ten years younger since she
began to take DR.. Greene,s Nervura'
She was in terrible condition. she
began to be nervous several yearsago'
I Sid not notice it at first, but she
gradually grew worse. After a little
She could not sleep. She lost her ap,,
petite. Then she became irritable and
morose, and from the sweetest and
best tempered woman in the world she
became shrewish and hysterical. FL
nally she began to fade away, You
know there Is difference between
women who grow old naturally and
women who fade out from the effects
Of disease. / think I am as devoted
and patient as any husband, but
must confess that my wite's uniortu-
nate condition was sore trial. l do
not know what would have become OF
us if things had gone on as they we're.
The change for the better came sud
denly. There was complete trans
formation within few days. Sound
sleep and hearty appetite came as
nervousness and irritability went. l
did not know what the matter was
until she told me that she had been
impressed by the sincerity and conf
mon sense of DR., Greene's advertise
ments, and had been taking his Nerv-
ura. Prom misery and dependency
she is now the happiest person in the
world, with the possible exception of
n,yselE.n