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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-27

parations have been made for ente'tali'
mcnt.
Otis and Az McGafiey, young business
men OF this city. returned this moria;
from Montgomery. Ala y
Senior Hopper OF Tampico was IN v
city yesterday.
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TINE BARON AND ms rnuNKs.

Baron Won Bulow. who. with his wife.
three children and goyerness. has had
apartments Mt the Beach for the past three
weeks. left last evening for New Orleans.
From the Crescent City he will so to Mo-
bile, Pensacola and other Southern ports,
and then proceed TO Toronto No one seems
TO Know why the baron came to Galveston.
lie Is believed TO be an agent OF the Ger
man government He made short trip
TO Mexico. with his wife. leaving the
children and their governess At the Beach,
but no informed no one about his business.
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NEW GENERAL GAME LAWS
Governor Has Not Yet Acted on the
Measure.
PHEASaNTS AND ANTELOPE TO GROW
Made unlnvful to XIII Them for
rive Ycars--Cnrricrs Pr"hihiteu
From Exporting enme'

N Austin, Texas, May 2S.--Ihe io4iSN'As 30
the text OF the new game protection 10"
missed by the Twenty afth legislature, ths
same now being ia lhe hands vi the gov
ernor:
Be 1t enacted by the legislature Of the state
= OF Texas:
Section /. That all the Wild deer wlld
antelope. wild turkeys Wild ducks, wild
geese and Wild grouse. Wild prairie
chickens tpnna1ed srolssi, Mid Aehg"-
liam or English pheas.uis. Wild quail or
cartridges. wid p!oyer, snlpe and jack
snipe. found within the borders OF this
State shall he su1 the sane arc hereby
declared tho property Of The publie.
See. 2 whoever shah sell or OFFER for
sale. have In bis possession 'or the pur-
Pose of sale or whoever shat purchase
Or have in his possosaio ion after purchase
any wild deer or antelope KILLED in this
state. or the carcass thereof or the fresh
hi,r thereof or whoever shall sell or qhtF
for sale or have ln his tosse saicn for ihr
purpose of sale, Ir whoever sh2ll purchase.
or have IN hs possession aticr purchase
any OF the game mentioned lu section ! of
this act. killti or taken within i!iT STATE
shall te deemed guilty uf uisl"fu' amor
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-27

He is fine linguist. speaking half n dozen
languages. among which are German.
French English. Italian and Spanish. He
seemed TO have money 10 burn, and wasn't
short on matches to do It with His de-
pnrture from the hotel was quite impress
sivc, as he had eighteen trunks.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-27
LowTHERs NOW ON TRIAL.

The jury in the case of Fred backns,
charged with the murder OF Eugene Pela,
brought in q verdict last evening Of muir
der In the second degree and assessed his
punishment at twenty Ave years In the
penitentiary, as told In this morning S
Post.
This morning. VIM Lowthers. the sec
oud Of the trio indicted for the crime, was
arraigned for trial. A special yenire of $50
lalesmcn had been drawn and tho morn
Ing session was taken up in the work OF
selecting jury. shortly after / o'clock
the jury was completed. and the court took
recess for dinner.
This afternoon the testimony in the case
was heard.
The taking OF testimony viii be resumed
IN the morning
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En.t TcNn. Cnneu. c..

husk' Texas, May 25.--The concert n,
the East Texas Baptist institute here ,os,
night was we'll attended; the ho,,s, $50
crowded. "0use was
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Richard II. Fries.
Leon | owl

The memorial committee reported resolu-
,ions on the deaths during the past year.
Dr. Cohen speaking eloquently aud with
great feeling. Special resolutions on the
death OF Brother Mybury. secretary of dis
triet No. ., and of eX- President Goodhost
Oh ulstflct Grand Lodge No. 9 were also
reported. all of which was adopted.
Mir. Loeb moved that the bylaws be
amerded 20 as to authorize the subordi-
mate iodges to send officers to neighboring
towns FOR the p'..pose Of initiating mem
Ders Who are unable to attend oNax meet
luss. Inc resolution was Incorporated in
,ne report of the committee on laws and
louees and adopted. The report OF the
committee was then adopted as a whole.
me committee on resolutions made a
lengthy report, extending thanks to the
press the people OF Waco. and especially
10 the local lodge lust before adjournment
this morning.
ihere was very little business left for
t sonay' and after receiving an application
rom tive Coscana brethren asking rein
statement in the endowment rank and plac-
ing Il on file. the convention stood While
ton. "
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-27

Groesbeeck Texas. May 25.-The election
held today 10 determine whether the mu-
nieipal incorporation OF Groesbeeck be
abolished or not resulted IN iOi votes being
cast for incorporation and 60 for abolish
Ing.
Quite a number OF workmen are busy
raising and remodeling the Thompson hotel,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-27
pEAcHEs AND VEGETABLES.

Peaches are in the market Small ship
ments were received by the Strand pro
duce commission men yesterday and today
and were sold like hot cakes are supposed
10 be sold. Mr.. Holt OF Holt. Pabst & Lien
bach says the prospects are not catering
for a large crop. Those that have been
received brought 81 box. A hox contains
II quarter OF Il hushol The peaches were
grown near Tyler, Mr. Holt does not make
a practice OF using slang, but he says the
peaches received today were "beauts.'
considering the time OF the year.
county Commissioner II. #. johnson
loaded car OF vegetables at Arcadia last
evening. They We're iced and ready TO ship
when he came 10 town this morning. The
car goes TO Minneapolis. MINI. This is the
second solid carload OF vegetables Mir
Johnson has shipped this season from his
Arcadia farm and expects to ship another
next week. Among the vegetables he is
sending are cabbage. potatoes onions.
beets, snap beans and squash II nothing
happens to spoil the crop II will not be
long before carload day OF cantaloupes
VIII DO shipped from Arcadia
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Prescription No 2s5i. put up by Elmer
4 Arend and sold by Il. +. schmidt, Hous-
ton, Texas. will relieve those afflicted Nth
rheumatism. Try a bottle.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-27

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profsslo.n,as I III,
.ome 10 more . IN
realize the .sspbea,
cations Of ne " ~,
nan sys,ttem ~
,nnr'possibiliv,, X.
covering wen snl..r n,
Ire feli oss1 u.
more and NOR M.
Who have Isnits,s.
the most el,nnei
their a,senuHesn as.
The curing,,ee. ss
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-17
EFFINGHams CAUSE cELEBRE.
A S125 suit That Has Been on the
Docket For Thirteen Years.

II one were to ask a citizen of Effing-
ham county, who is in the habit of at
tending the sessions of the superior court,
anything about the case of Dobson VS.
Peavy, a hearty laugh would probably be
the first response he would get.
1t is pleasantly remarked by some of
the older members of the bar that at
least two Savannah lawyers learned to
practice law on that now famous litiga-
ton. Mr. A. c. Wright, who appears for
the plaintiff, and Mr.. d. H. Clark, who
represents the defendant
Away back in 1884, or perhaps before
that time, more than thirteen years ago,
man by the name of Moore died in
testate, and left TO Maria Dobson one stud
horse, valued at the sum of $l25. Peavy
was made administrator of Moore's es-
tate, and he sold the horse. Maria Dob
the animal, and Peavy either had to pro
duce it or give bond or go to jail. Not
being an extremist he took the middle
course, and man by the name of Tay-
si25.
Term after term, twice every year the
case of Dobson VS.. Peavy has been called
on The superior court docket. Judge Fal-
hgant found the case there when he went
there, and it looks like it is there to
stay On one occasion il went up to the
supreme court which reversed the lower
court, and back again ii came for an
other trial. A Judgment by default was
SctutSd Oit d idtcE NEtdl, Out the case was
again taken up on an affidavit of illegal
ity. The jury in the case sustained the
affidavit of iilegalty which was filed by
the defendant. represented by MIR. Clark
and 1t also brought in a verdict for $25
in the plaintiffs favor. This the defend
ant agreed to pay and drop further pro-
ceedinSs, but Mr.. Wright said his client
wanted the entire $i25 or nothing, and he
asked for a new trial. The lower court
granted new trial, and. alleging error
in the lower court in so doing, Mr.. Clark
again took the case 10 the supreme court.
There it was dismissed by default, stand
ing in exactly the same position as it
left the lower court that is, with new
trial confronting the parties interested.
DobSon VS.. Peavy will be called again
at the next term of the court. and may
0e 1t Will be tried and maybe it will not.
IT has been before three juries already,
ana the cost to either party or to the
county in the little litigation has been
good deal more than the value of the
horse in question. The horse is no doubt
dead by this time, so 1t is only a ques-
ton of the money.
Il is like one of those famous suits in
chancery which Dickens describes in
Bleak House." though the amount in
Volved may be a modest one; but even
with another trial, it is said, the Htiga.
tion would not be at an end, unless the de-
clsion be in Peavy's favor and then be
afhrmed by the supreme court. If ii Is
against MIN there will then be another
trial to determine whether Taylor is La
the attorneys for the litigants say, of this
little cause celebre of bingham county
remaining in court for at least another
tull thirteen years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-17
CLAIMS OF THE CAMPAIGNERS.
MIR. MENDEL SAYS HE HAD MOTH
ING TO DO WITH THE FUNDS.

The Money Was PRrceIIed Out to the
Precinct Captains 10 Dispose of.
what Became of 1t Mr.. MeDdeI
Does Not KnOvv-Ex-AIderman Lef-
fer Says He Had Nothing to DO
with the Handling of the Cam
paIgn Fund or with the Employ
ment of Election Workers.
The suits by various parties against
Mr.. Jonas Mendel, treasurer of the Citi-
zens Club. and Mr.. A. M LETTER for SER
vices rendered at the recent election will
come up for hearing in Justice Rey-
nolds court Feb "a.
The suit of MIR. r. G.. Norton. Jr., is
against Mr. Mende and not against Mr..
Letter. M. Letter said yesterday: Il
had nothing whatever to do with the ham
ding OF the campaign fund or with the
employment of the workers. 1 made TO
agreement or contract with any of the
workers, nor did ! authorize any one TO
make any for me. Because one of the
workers saw fit to give another worker an
order on me does not make me liable for
the amount"
Neither Mr. Letter nor Mr.. Mendel en-
joy the notoriety Which has been given
them by the suits. Il was not treasurer
of the campaign committee" said MIR.
Mendel. Il collected some money and dis
bursed It, That was all. l had nothing
TO do with employing the workers, and
paid very few of them directly. The
money was given to the precinct captains,
and they were expected to pay their work.
ers. Some of the captains employed men
right and left. and were unable to pay
them. Either that or they would not pay
them. After the election a whole gang
of men turned up who claimed to have
been employed to do work on election
party to take to headquarters and dis
tribute 10 hose whom he believed to be
deserving of ii. No doubt there were
some men who did honest work and who
failed to get what they expected, but the
majority Of the crowd that has been howl
ing about mot being paid off were just
a lot of loafers who l%lng around the
polls"
1T is said that some of the captains
pocketed tn 2 money allowed them and
did not pay their workers"
PERHAPS so. do not know" Mr.. Men
del replied.
Anyhow" he said "this is the last
time you VIII catch me having anything
TO do with a political campaign. l have
mad all the experience l want"
There has been considerable talk in a
quiet way, since the election, of treachery
on the part of trusted lieutenants and
the disappearance of funds inTrusted them
TO buy votes and pay workers on election
day, but as the leaders are specially de-
sirouS of avoiding anything like trouble,
some of which might indirectly attach to
them, they are very cautious about dis
GUESSING such matters. Some of them
have. done very hard thinking since the
election, however, and are well qualified
to express opinions on the corruption of
politics from an intimate knowledge of it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-17

There were so many ships that the pass
age was almost obstructed Arriving at
the fort he exchanged the usual signals
with the signal officer and was informed
that everything was all right. He remain
ed among the fleet the best part o. the
night and not liking such cool reception
turned tail and put back TO Nassau, where
he was informed that news OF the fall OF
Fort Fisher had been received eight hours
after his departure on the outward Tip
one incident illustrates the character OF
the men who ran the blockade for the con-
federacy. There was an epidemic OF yell
low fever al Bermuda in the summer OF
1854. Capt. Usina had with him young
Wilmington pilot named John w. Ander-
son. on the passage back to Wilmington,
Anderson was struck with the fever.
When the bar was reached he was IN
dying condition, and there was no other
pilot on board. He offered, If they would
take him on deck, to pilot the ship in.
This was done and the dying man, held IN
the arms of the chief officer, ploted the
vessel safely through the enc
and over the bar, and while do
ing this he was throwing up the deadly
black Vomit. When the vessel anchored
the Cape Fear river, where Anderson
lived, his wife was sent for, She arrived
in half an hour to find her husband
corpse.
These and hundreds of similar stories
are being rehearsed now in the pilots Off
ces of Charleston, Wilmington, Savannah
and Galveston, and other southern ports.
The effort was made by the northern
newspapers during and after the war to
present the blockade runners to the world
as a lot Of pirates and cut-throats, who
deserved to be hung, but of the number
who still survive it would be hard to put
finger on. one, who is not known as an
honorable and upright citizen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-17
Last Chance.

the recent gold discoveries on the Black
Crow, one of the Wanda Gold Mining
Companys properties, is growing quite
impoT tant; in fact, so much that the pres
ident who has been in Savannah for the
past few weeks has been impoi'tuned to
return. This company has been very sue
cessful liz placing stock in the city and
the offer at 15c per share is sti1l open,
subject to n advance without mott &c. Par
ties who wish to interest themselves in
the Wanda Gold Mining Company should
do so at once. as Mr.. Seemann viii leave
for Denver at the end of the week The
prospects of the above company are get
ting brighter every day, and tho man
agement believes to be in position to make
the MaYf1ower and Black Crow among
the most prosperp GUS gold mines in Cripple
Creek. Both properties belong to the
Wanda Gold Mining Company, and par
ties buying stock in this company have
an interest in both claims. Mr.. Henry l.
Seemann, president of the company, can
be seen at the Pulaski house during the
week Ladies who do not care to call may
address him care box 165, city, and he will
call on them.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-17
WANTED
to Investigate inducements offered
Volunteers.


The recent ut terances of prominent men
in this country for the recognition of Cuba
by the United states has attracted con-
siderable attention, but not more so than
the amount of genuine diamonds, gold
watches, twenty dollar gold pieces, and
other valuable articles that are given away
daily by the Hong Kong Tea Company at
Ill Whitaker street to advertise their
choice branded tea. Come early, avoid
the rush, as you have but few DAYS to
get these valuable presents, as Saturday
will be the last chance you will have to
get a present as the tea will be sold on
its merits commencing Monday. following
is a list of the fortunate purchasers:
Mrs. Paul lie Hardy, S1S Jones street,
solid gold ring; Mrs. A. Martin, "A
Broughton, gold set ring; Jennie Walls.
Twelfth street, near Bull, gold set ring !;
Mrs. ]. A. Ross, Gil Eighth street. solid
silver watch; Mrs. j M. Middleton, 707
Habersham, gold set ring Mrs. W. d.
watch; Mrs. ID. H.. l4arris, Jefferson
street. solid gold ring; Nina Bags, llO9
Barnard street, gold set lh1g; 3; A. Yar-
ley, SIG Williams street d. almond ring; II
L. Long. Darien, Ga, bra 81 earrings: A
Helm. Florida hotel. $50 in .g)ld; Mrs. Ed
wards. Liberty street. solid gold watch.
ladies' solid silver chatelaine watch; Miss
Anna Corners, 503 Mcl)onough a'treet gold
set ring; Mrs. Lenir 1lS East Henry
street. napkin ring; G. G. Jordan 418 Aber
corn street, diamond ring; Miss Rosa Cof-
fey $50 William street solid gold chased
ring; Miss Crosby, Az East BroiId street.
solid gold ring; w. w. Starr Jr., Savannah
Brewing Company, diamond ring; MAGGIE
Doyle. Habersham and Fifth stree vs., god
set ring; Mr.. j. Wadsworth. 3l8 Perry
street. gold set ring; w. 7. Gibson. auearn-
er Ethel, gold ring; Isadore Cole u 105
West Broughton, gold set ring: Mrs TSei-
ly, 81 Tattnall street solid gold r-t1e.
Charles ellison, Pulaski house. solid
gold watch; II. q. Everett, railroad man.
diamond ring; Mrs. Emma Brooks. a 1
whitaker, gold set ring: Mark Gum6eria
Pulaski house, $40 in gold; Mrs ii. Daievr
u Taylor street, gold set ring L. A. Lee
142 Iiabersham street, diamond rinp-ad'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-17
PHOTOGRAPHY IN FICTION.
Alexander Blacks Picture Play To-
night at the Guards Hall.


The success that Alexander Black has
met with in his picture play, Miss Jerry,
and from what has been published about
it, leads to the belief that amusement
lovers will have a very unique and pleas
ing entertainment at the Guards hall to-
night.
Mr.. Black comes as the fourth attrac-
ton in the Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciation's star course of entertainments.
His idea of illustrating fiction with pho
tographs taken from life of real person.
ages. has opened up a line of entertain
ment the popularity of which is already
assured. Imagine reading an interesting
novel. and as one reads to see the char
acters, with their surroundings, pass as
in life What they say is left TO oral
accompaniment. What they think is
selves, sometimes by the voice of the
reader. In this way Mr.. Black imparts
a reality to the fiction, and the interest
of the narrative to those elements which
are real.
There are a few Savannahians who have
heard and seen MIR. Blacks picture play,
and they have been so much pleased with
it that they will hear him again. The
Brooklyn Eagle gives description of the
effect the pictures give of realism. when
the young woman goes to have an inter
view with Chauncey Depew, we find the
amiable railroad man in his office talking
to the heroine; then we find her on the
about weather; anon she is on the Brook
lyn bridge gathering more points from Su-
perintendent Martn--it is the celebrities
themselves who have posed for the story.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-17
PUSHING THE WIRES THIS WAY.
The Southern Telephone Co. to lie
in Savannah Soon.

IN ShNAnnAn soon
MIR. d. C. Ashley of the firm of Denmark
and Ashley of Valdosta. and Mr.. J. NJ.
Briggs. secretary and treasurer of the
Southern Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany of Valdosta, are in the city looking
into the business end of making a connec-
ton by telephone wire between Valdosta
and Savannah. MIR. Ashley is a director
in the company, and his firm represents it
legally.
Mr. Briggs said that the company is now
pushing its line on TO Jesup as rapidly as
possible, and within two weeks time will
have the wires strung and connections
made to that point Valdosta already has
long distance telenhone connection with
Waycross coming in this direction, and
the company is pushing the line toward
Savannah as rapidly as 1t is possible to
do so.
Mr. Briggs thinks with good weather
there will be no trouble whatever in haV-
ing the line into Savannah and ready Tor
work within sixty days. The company now
has petition before the city council for
franchise for a local exchange, II having
been unable to make any arrangements
with the Bell Telephone people, as tney
say they do not connect with anyone Ell
forts have been made to get up a local
company to put in a Savannah exchange
with which the Naldosta line would con-
meet, but so far nothing definite has been
done in this direction. II is likely, however,
that the matter will be taken hold or, as
ID seems to be a good business venture. II
he does not succeed in getting a local ex-
change formed here, Mr.. Briggs says he
will put up a local station himself, so that
as soon as the line is up to savannah there
will be no delay in the use of II. While ne
and Mr.. Ashley are here they Will also see
the county commissioners with view to
getting permission to put up their poles
along the county roads.
The new company has already ~ ml,es
of telephone wires In operation lts hue
is in operation between ThomasV1ile and
Blackshear in one direction, and between
Triton, Ga, and Lake City, Fla, in an
other direction. When the line to SaVan-
nah is completed, lines will also be built
to Jacksonville and Brunswick, which Will
bring the whole of an important business
district into direct telephone communica-
ton.
The importance of this new line will be
understood by the business men of Sa-
vannah, who know that the system will
cover the principal part of the territory
with which they do business. A merchant
in Waycross will be able to give his order
in Savannah more quickly and with bet
ter satisfaction than he could do 1t by tel
egraph and for the same amount If not
for less money. The competition, Mr..
Briggs says. will give a better local SER
vice in Savannah and will, besides, make
the prices much cheaper. The new COM
pany is receiving much encouragement
wherever it is extending it's lines, and the
Savannah business men especially will I'M
doubtedly be glad TO see it completed here
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-17
THE NAVAL RESERVES TRIP.
Lieut.. CoIding Will Carry 10 Men TO
Charleston.

Lieut.. II. S. Coding, commanding the
second division OF the naval militia. says
his command will probably carry some
thing more than forty men to Charleston,
on Washington's birthday. 10 visit the
white squadron.
The division adopted the proposed trip
enthusiastically. and every man Is anx-
ious to go. In addition 70 the letter from
Rear Admiral Bunce, in command of the
vessels on the North Atlantic station, in
wiling the division 10 visit the squadron.
Lieut. Colding has received letter from
Lieut. Charles l.. DuBas, commanding the
Lafayette division of the South Carolina
naval militia. Lieut.. DuT3as, in his let
ter, courteously tenders the Savannah d.
vision the privileges of his divisions arm
DRY during its stay in Charleston, and
asks to be Informed Of the time OF the
arrival of the Savannah boys In order
that they may be escorted to the armory.
Lieut.; Colding has received permission
from the office Of the assistant adjutant
general for the division 10 be absent from
It's station for the time 1t desires.