The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-18
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Ose Studeat Badly Wounded. One
Under Bond for Assault
JUSTICES DON'T WANT STATE CASES,
say There IL NotAiAg n Them.
Three Candidates for Mayor.
Hcmcstcads Not Exempt.

oeh's at THO smith Business coileAe. u.
u. Brown OF Dublin and Il. Il. Rogers Of
Jonesvile, early this morning became In
volved In n quarrel Brown Is badly cut
In the throat and Rogers arrested on
charge OF assault with intent to murder.
The two young men were roommates ~
tho college dornitory. one 70 years OF
agc and the other about q. As there wero
no witnesses TO the ARRAY and AZ tho
ono who was rot hurt would make no
statement, the particulars could not lie
definitely learned. Ii was only "a pct.-
knife that was used. but it seems to have
done considerable damage. County Ply
stefan Warfisld. who attended the wounds
81 young man soon after tho afray. said.
when first saw him 1t looked az II he
had been struck a vicious blow with a
SHARP AK. Inc whole lett eilr OF the neck
was laid bare and 1t Is a seventh wonder
wero not cut"
Rogers would have told tho origin OF the
difficulty and all about II from his stand.
point, but the chief OF police advised him
THAI any statement lie should MAX. might
be usel against HAN. and so no shut up,
lie was takon before Justice Barry this
afternoon. where he waived examination
and gave bond FOR his appearance before
tho giand jury.
brown WINS removed to the Sraly hos-
plpal. whore his wounds were stitched.
HIS condition Ia considered serious, but II
may he some days before tho surgeons
can decide just how serious
UNITED STATES COURT.
VIM. Il. Applcbrink W.. the steamship
William Ctn. continued generally.
Lutchcr a. Moore vs.. q. Nicolini OF al.
,ntinued gcncN,lly
Galveston Steamship ana Lighter COM
pany vs.. tho Sierra llno of BIlboa. Spodn;
continued by respondents
Haiward Johansen vs.. steamship Eden
more; submitted.
j. II. hunton va Thomas w. English.
decree Dor respondent.
o. s. PinlShs,in Va. Thomas w. English;
decree for respondent,
Albert Lockstait vs., bafkcntinc Jennie
Sweeney. on trial.
In the oaso of John Il. lewis ct nj
against ". &. AdGna. involving town alto
prororiy an Port bolivar an appeal 70
the United States circuit court of appeals
was allowed.
HoNfES1'EADs NOT EXEMPT.
IA circular Is being mailed by Tax Col
lcotor Collins TO owners of homestead
property. who arc delinquent IN the pay
mcnt OF thor taxes, calling attention 20
an extract from tho annual report OF the
city attorney: IAN idea seems 10 prevail
that the city has not the right TO Obtain
ppSsrsTGDn OF arnulitl Wy " W
tax SII,, II the property ne the home
stead OF tho defendant. THIS idea "a ep-
trely erroneous. for there can DE no
doubt under tho law, that homestead
school taxes legally nsHessed against II.
and undor foreclosure of the lien Tor
such taxes md a sale that the purchaser
acquires not only the absolute Ieral title
To such property. bu is entitled 90 en-.
force the right of posscssion TO the same"
THOSE STArE CASES.
The criminal business heretofore dis
posed OF in the recorders court must now
bo turnci over 10 one of the two city
Justices of the peace and Dcdthcr OF thein
wants II. They claim THAT there Is no
money IN II for them ard that II interfcres
wduh their ctvil business. In most of tho
cases bound over to the grand Jury tho
Justice gets no fee, and In tho others very
little. At present the business IL being
divided between them. though Justice
Barry WIS understood to fall holr 10 tho
cases originating In tho recorders court.
MORE IMMIGRANTS.
The Hamburg American hne steamship
Ch.ruskia arrived this morning. bringing
twepty-inne immigrants 10 be Distributed
TO different points In the Sthic The ycs-
sol win dischaigo part OF her cargo here
and load part OF her out wari olrgo aud
thcn proceed TO New orleans, where allo
will discharge the remainder Of her cargo
and finish loading for her return trip 10
Hamburg.
LEGION OF HONOR.
The grand lodge OF the State OF the
American legion OF Honor will meet IN
this city on April n and be In session
three days. The following COMMITTEES OF
entertainment has been appointed by Tho
local lodges: VIM. Repp. chairman; lnuis
Ervcnn, secretary; NJ. MaDsborg. trcas.
ID. Is. Hatch.
FOR REFLECTION.
Mayor Fly has formally announced his
candidary for recollection TO the ofhcn
which he IL now holding for the second
term. There are two other candidates III
tho field, Alderman Webhcr aud Alder
man Harrington. and the iuce promises
to be very lively one. The election Will
take place June7.