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The Portland daily press., 1897-04-24

HOUSE-Fine two tenement house and
4 large stable, near High school, Deer
ing 5000 feet of land, Sebago water, large
age near stores and postoffice, price $4,000;
only $500, balance to suit you. DALTON q
TO-, 4lS IL Congress street. PAL
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-24

WANTED-Family clothes washing at home
w or out. also house cleaning. MkS..HILL.
l6 Madison ST. 2S-l
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
Forty w6rds or less inserted uudar th,s
Head forrne week for rs cts. in advance.

MONEY TO let on furniture and other ner-
I'VE sonal property. All Communications
confidential. JULIAN J. STEVENS IS 1-S
Exchange street, Portland, Me. 1871
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-24

nEODORIZED NAPHTHA--Try somes for
~ your kid gloves, neckties, make them look
as goodas new. NEAL. d. WINSLOW. so
Preble street, Oil Dealer. 2I-1
EOR SALE-Peaks Island new COTTAGE =
rooms, completely furnished brick chin
ney, open fire place. Wen OF pure water. large
lot 200 feet front: located on Island Avenue
WALDRoN s. CO.. $50 Middle ST. col
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-24

FOR SALE-A brick story house with adj
n - ditions, situated in The western part of
the city; suitable for a boarding house or pri-
vate residence; has steam heat and ali modern
improvements. For full particulars inquire of
A, LIBBY & CO., AZ IL Exchange st.
1914.
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-24

nor RENT AND SALE-Two inland sum-
mer cottages. One for rent, furnished, for
the season, $40, rooms; one for sale, finish
ed rooms. 1915: lot 100x10O. BENJAMIN
SHAW, 81 IL Exchange street. 22-1
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-24

ITO LET-S9.Oo per month, six rooms. at
l. Woodfords, near line OF electric cars ana
post.offce. SCOTT WILSON, 176 1-2 Con-
gross ST., Portland. 12-1
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-24

w ANTED at once, two first class hard
COREY CO., Free street. M-1
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-24

WANTED-The public to know that Mr.. P.
w FL. Wall, for the past IL years with the
Walter Corey Co., will repair and polish furni
ture at your house. Antiqne furniture a
speciality. All orders promptly attended to.
Send postal to 5 West St, City 16-4
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-24

WYE will pay the highest cash price for store
w fixtures, furniture and household fur
nishings OF any description or will receive same
at our rooms, IS Free sstreet and sell on
commission. GOSS g. WILSON, Auctioneers.
COL
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-24

nor sALE-One hundred thousand chioce
4 strawberry plants, including Tennessee
Prolific, Greenville, Wolverton, Bubach,
Hayerland Eedar Wood, Bradywine, Tim
hrell, Enormous, Wilson and Candy Prize.
For further particulars address j. L. PAR
ROTT. Cane Elizabeth, Me. 1873
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-24

NOR SALE-The patentright, stock on hand,
sundry assets and GOODWILL of the business
formerly carried on by the Maine Automatic
Lighting Co, Ap " TO a. c. LIBBY, or d. W.
Hawkes., AZ IL exc iage st. 1872
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-24

HOUSE-At Woodfords, near two car lines,
Al new two-story house. with 1000 feet OF
land; sewer, Sebago, electric lights, heated,
cemented cellar. open fireplace. bath room, hot
water hard wood floor, papared, ETC.; beauti-
full home; price so. 500: only $500 down, bal
gress st. 1911
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-24

WANTED-The best Burnham's Jellycon. 6
w favors. Made in minute without sugar.
For economy, no equal. Buy it of your grocer. In
stock at II. 5. MELCHER CO.'S, THOMPSON
& HALL and Jobbers generally. Try it sure,
you will like it, 2O-1
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-24

WANTED-One two or three flat top desks
w secondhand. Room IL, 90 EXCHANGE
81. 21-l
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-24

WANTED chance to do any kind of re-
w pairs in your heating apparatus by men of
experience. Send postal. Telephone No..
1884 R. WESCOTT, 1S1 Lincoln St., foot OF
Myrtle. l9-tf
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-10

svenus. 'S- Aeh'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-10
CIIKIsTIAN sc1ENcE.


The ladies' Of the sheltering Arms nro.
pose to set lunch at their rooms in the
Mason block on Monday between the hours
Of l. M and p. m. They ask for pa
ronage from the people on strictly bust
ness principles. giving a lunch OF we'll
prepared dishes at from 3 to 10 cents each.
No higher price being asked or taken. The
menu will consist OF fresh buttermllk, the
very best quality OF tea and coffee fur
nished them gratis by Mr. f. c. Craw-
fori). scalloped oysters, fried potatoes fried
and broiled chicken. fresh hot biscuits.
Aunt Jemima pancakes, served with old
fashioned open kettle syrup-eyery dish
VIII he served hot. The lady in charge
Monday viii be Mrs. Thomas r. Franklin.
assisted by Mrs. A. Mcguire. the Misses
Mary Root. Belle Dickson. AMMO Ale
keever. Ella Smith and Lulu Bryan.
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The SMITH MEMORIAL WINDOW.

1a're las r' teea PLACED Church
ely t~a@tcl
s r. efe account
q iAe
about fteer A The top is In the
circle
rfrre the
to The Ii thu
f area e'-Tr 81 me prophets Isaiah
raj glas
! lend yriche
glscff Smith
~ho died
oroiefT James WI-shan vho died November
Of
Geft lot tho following
taa ']hii''a ron annie Ncsham
Memorial brother
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CnUPCH NOlICEs.

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art ~. .lr-f.oisnaeni evening prayer
.rts ,a. 70 si.ors 4 LEV
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AZ - subject ~ sermon, The Fh.lcso-
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n,n,,,r, ,,s o W. ee he baptism OF large
ssc9nd hapi.si chnrch-Corner Hardy
sn1 Liberty streets. Rev. J. NJ Kallin.
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? m. by The pastor. Rev. ". Thomas.
y-mor lfaE1e meeting, 1870 p. m. senior
~ q Z ie m-ctnS. SIS p. N Regular prayer
sa't uns every Wednesday ai 80 u. M
4 ittf1 these SER ,es.
v shins'on street Methods; Church
t..s - aFNiHS fon street. sunday school at
~ q. n y V Kelly. superintendent.
l.as,o-. Re- J ". Horn Epworth League
~ +Fl-Hs 2 rsV D. IN Song service by thc
nor a. '.l5 p. m. All are Invited 10 al
It-Yers,io School House Sunday school
2 D. N !: r. Hooker and G l. Mon.
roc tnpHrin'enIa1is, prHiching At 73J
N %. KEY W. % Phillips.
ST1RfTrALIsT.
The Houston SrrturliTi- Society meets
n Ifsan Hall every sunday ct y. IN.
j>p"eshew is lecturer. IN puplc is cor.
d ally invited to attend
WATTS CHAPEL.
DIVINE services by Hc:. H. Watts AT
Natls' Chapel sunday school A. m
4. starks. superintendent: preaching a,
T. ~; and .. m Ivy the pastor. All are
cordially invited.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Services viii he held in room 90i. Mason
hook. corner Main and RUsk ftre,,s, a, ii
O'Clock m. The International Pine
a NJ. Tie regular quarterly Communs ION
Lesson Will he considered nom q Christian
SFl"ncc TtandToint by rea ding reference,
from tho Bible and the text book sub.
l"'l The Pentocost Day" All are cor
% ally invited. childrcn's Sunday school
at 1870 a. NJ
GOSPEL HALL
Joseph Jamison will preach in tho Cos
pei Hall. lor3 Main street. corner Mckin-
n"y avenue tahJoin!ng Mr.. Hcnrichson's
grocery stored this evening at 100 An
are "etcoine. No collections.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-10

FINE POCKET BOOKS
store
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-10
SOUP lake HOTEL.

Omen all winter. ltoJ mineral water
and mud baths, - cents; hoa-l si2Ol for
Que week, reduced 10 5000 for every al
dtional week includes use OF mineral
fishing abounds An excellent table ami
clean. steam heated house. Free la ks
meet all dav trains. For further var leu
lars, address, Newton & Freeman
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-10
One secret of LDpxevtsv

Those anxious to proioag thf. -anis
transitory existence OF ours beyond H.
averase span, should foster hts digez,,nn
negatively by abstaining from ipdisere,lo,,,
n dief, ana affirmstiyely by the use o.
ach Bitters. when be experiences .y,,,'
toms OF indigestion, The impsirmen, y,
the digestive function IL fatal 70 ytro-
epbdue with the Bitters, alsc. fever M
aeus' bliscusasss snd eeasupsssea
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-10
~ SERIOUS TROunLE.

The man who steals horse is In serious
trouble. So is the man who fails to have
his laundry done at the old reliable 81
Packard's Troy, nine hundred and twelve
Prairie avenue, Phone three hundred ana
Ihirty-tWD
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-10
A REVOLVING WONDER.

We have H. a machine that can turn
out collars and cuffs without saw edges.
We also have the latest Improved machin.
cry throughout. and the best crew OF help
ever gathered together. A trial win con-
vince you that our aim is to please. Ring
isI, The Model Laundry. l0il Prairie, Out
q town work also solicited.
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Miss Dickinson whose beautiful art
needlcwork attracted SO much attention
at the State Fair. Dallas, this fall. and
other prominent towns in Texas. is now
at Hotel Bristol for a few days. Stamped
pieces and materials for sale. Lessons
piVpn
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-23

Round Rock, Texas. April 21.-Today
there was large gathering at the Webster
graveyard, which is on the old Indian
trail leading in the direction of Burnet.
some ten miles west of here. Uncle Jack
Addison, now about so years of age and
a minister OF the Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN
church, related to the assembled peonle
.he incidents connected with the killing
of the Webster immigrants IN. 1885 Uncle
JACK was here at the time and helped bury
the thirteen men who We're victims os tho
massacre They were found next day by a
small company who We're going west. but
were not buried for several days. because
l, TOOK considerable company to guard
those engaged in burying the victims
There were thirteen men killed and these
were eaten by wolves aud buyzards AVA
only their bones were gathered up. placed
IN wagonbed and buried at the nlocs
wh,re the people met. The women and
children were all captured and afterward
reclaimed from the Indians.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-23

Cnero, Texas, April 22.-San Jacinto day
was celebrated by the Cuero fire depart
ment and it was as great a celebration as
Cuero ever had. The boys We're disap-
pointed in not having more fire companies
to participate, but the programme was car
ried out in its entirety any way At
o'clock the parade was formed near the
Arkansas Pass depot, composed Of the fire
companies, TWO bands, decorated buggies
bicycles and various kinds of floats They
marched through the principal streets OF
the city coming back to the Buche corner
where the procession broke. and the fire
mems tournament began. Company No.
of the Cuero fire department made the first
run, 100 feet, connected with the hydrant
and turned on water in 81 seconds. Com
pany No of the Cuero fire department
made the same run In a seconds; Corpus
Christi IN A seconds. Thus the visitors
carried OFF the prize of $50 for all com
panies competing and s25 prize for the vs-
iting company making the best run. At 7
O'Clock the entire fire department were ban
quoted at the Warn building, after which
a grand ball AT the Casino wound up the
days festivities.
Wordsworth x King was awarded the
prize for the best decorated float Miss
Jennie Stevens and Miss Luella Mcconnell
for the best decorated buggy. Mrs Charles
Keller best horseback rider. Miss Cornelia
Woodworth best decorated bicycle.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-23
THE DAY AT THE
CAPITAL. OF TEXAS.
The Motions to Suspend Regular Order Were Num-
erous but Unavang.
DAY SPENT ON BAILEY SUBSTITUTE FEE BILL.
Vote on 1t Mas Postponed Until Menesday-l Transferring the
Direct Tax General Revenue Passed the Senate-TWo
Bills and One Resolution Signed BY the Governor

good and strong in The
hardly dispensed
Bailey amendment and it looked fo
bills OF
au Speaker Den stopped The stampede ny
bill mIeted he "oa'a
b. tue
ns the
bill them have choices aud they yielded
to affairs
taken
thereof and adopted until
wher
Wednesday
owing to oil discussion closed
Of Cn led the Zoe bill forces and sue
dniraby %
the
the fronts the house
dai huet !lf held with
lips his belt
In Mr hill
into he general fund by adding
al
and be
edt the saed
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JOHN JOSEPH NoURI
ONCE AN INNATE OF A Yry.,,
ASYLUM.
Vow He Has Been Crowned Rn,., =,
the syrian Chnldeans-A
Very Strange Story.

San Francisco, April 22--The straur..
ness of truth has often been commenced
upon as exceeding the most fanciful Nlghn
OF fiction
An illustration of this is furnished /,
the career of John Joseph Nourl, who M,
been crowned patriarch at the Chalae,a
pontitical cathedral at Trchur, Malair
and is ruler over Syrian Chaldeans Fou,
years ago he was committed by JUDI.
Walter II. Levy to the asylum for Il.
insane at Napa, and there he RENAMED IN.
til September. 1898, when through the Il.
forts of NJ NJ. Foote, president Of the ALI
iornia Association for the Protection d
Persons. he was restored to liberty
The Rev. Chalmers Easton, formerly
Il Presbyterian minister In this city, nov
of Washington. is credited with having
learned the facts in letter from the Rev.
II. Barrows of Chicago, who Is at preset
travelling in India
On Juno %, 1892. there arrived In thh
city from India a man who by bis dre,
his manner and his speech, was easily re-.
ogni2ed as an Oriental religious student
Not less remarkable than his Appearance
was the story he told. He claimed to hirs
discovered the remains of Noah's ark "a
the summit of Mount Ararat.
When released from the asylum Noun
claimed to have been robbed Of iga'
medals studded with diamonds. valued It
$500, the gift of tho Chaldean GrHt
church; Of negotiable note for $500 vi
Of his credentials. W
DIT. Chalmers Easton believed In nr
and helped him in his journey Eastvih
Later on he displayed his knowledn
Greek in Washington at the Smiths1n
institute; he translated the heirogyAd
on stone tablets there with surpaii
ease. Intent on making his journey are,a
the world, he travelled on to LOati
and from there came, in May, 1884, VI
story that he intended TO sue the unls
States government for s5,0oO.ooo Gan
ages for his Ill treatment while on y
sojourn here. Now comes the climax
the story in the letter from the Rev. !,
II Barrows. declaring that John Joseli
Nouri, the deposed king OF the Chaldal''
mas been restored; that his claims NV
peen recognized and that the man vs'
was booked as "unkept and with the hs..
ulster eye of lunatic" is living in spleu'"
IN palace in Trichur.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-23
A BEAUMONT BUDGET.
NEWS ANENT THE CHANNEL NOT
PLEASING.
People Are Much Disappointed MT
the Probable Action of the war
Dcpnrtmcnt-Locul Notes.

| Beaumont, Texas, April 22.--The dis
patch from Washington published in this
mornings Post bringing information that
the war department had refused to grant
the Port Arthur Channel and Dock COM
pany permission to dig ship chaunei
from deep water at Sabine Pass TO Port
Arthur was not only Il surprise but IL
was unpleasant news to the people OF
Beaumont. Parties who had been to WASH
ineton In the interest of the Port Arthur
company brought back information That
created an impression that the permission
desired would be forthcoming just as soon
as the war department had gone through
the preiminarits necessary TO give gov
eminent sanction to tho proposition. and
Instructions ordering the dledge 10 re-
sumo work have therefore been daily eX-
pected Then the people are distressed be-
cause the government has vetoed the pro-
posed channel construction. The Port Ar
thur people have already spent considerable
money In this section, have advertised
Southeast Texas far aud wide and prom
sed to build a great city when the ship
channel was dug. This was a sort of de-
velopment that put dollars IN the pockets
of Beaumont business men and manufac-
turers and while many were opposed to
State legislation that granted an extra
ordinary large right OF way for the pro-
posed channel there was no citizen but
who wanted 70 see the channel dug. The
hope is entertained here that congress will
grant the permit which the war depart
ment has denied
j. o. Humphrey. a switchman on the
TeXarkana and Fort Smith. had his hand
badly mashed while switching in the Beau
mont yards last night.
Mr.. j. X. Lyon. whose experience with
an airThp was published in Wednesday
mornings Post is wearing an air Of con-
idence today that could not be discovered
in close proximity to him yesterday. Mr..
Ligons story of the airshp as published
created quite sensation in the city. Many
refused to believe his statement that the
alrship had really lighted in the city and
he mad interviewed the navigator. and
some Of his close friends We're so positive
In asserting that ne was latoring under
halucination that Mr.. Lyon finally began
believing that his airship experience was
but a dream. After getting this mornings
Post, however. Mr.. Ligon is more positive
than ever that he saw the ship. his GER
tainty having been restored by the dis
patch in which minister of the gospel
at Childress Texas, announced that he had
also seen the air vessel
Several insurance adjusters are In the
city settling the losses resulting from
last Saturdays fire.
Justice Dowlen this afternoon officiated
at the marriage of Mr. Julius Johnson and
Miss Luella Maude Pinney. The contract
ing parties were both from Louisiana, hay
ing arrived this morning.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-23
Presentation of Pictures.

yorktown. Texas April 22.-Yesterdav
morning the patrons of the Yorktown high
school assembled at the school bul,d,ny
to witness the presentation of the n,c,,ra.
OF Houston and Austin to the school by
sne paueh,ers OF the Republic. who were
renresen,ed by Miss Lula Kleberg'
me ADDRESS was delivered by Professor
la noa, anu was Followed by the pupils with
giving sketches OF the lie and hioe pssivi
OF the TWO great statesmen, Tho 49,,
pI@gramme was carried out in a mastsriv
MISS Lula Kleberg. in a neat and m.
proprlate speech, made thu presentatian 'p
me me pictures and it is needless 10 ss -,
u rnsy are appreciated by the whole COM Sn.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-23
ORANGE.
Celebration of sun JncintO Day,
shipping News.

v.
shipping News.
Orange. Texas. April 22.-San Jacinto
day was celebrated yesterday by big
bicycle parade and a bicycle race. Great
crowds began to collect by o'clock, and
while waiting for the parade We're treated
to foot races and sack race. At o'clock
tho wheels assembled and the judges an
nounced their decision as TO the best deco
rated wheel. the prize. which was a pair
OF bicycle shoes. being awarded to Gates
Ford The wheels paraded until about 80
when Masters Joe and Maurice Miller and
Archie Sims gave an exhibition OF trick
riding, After this was over tho race was
announced.
Steve Graves. Harry Burr, Gates Ford
and Tommy Seargent entered for the race.
which was 10 be down Front street the
distance TO be run being about four blocks
Early in the race Tommy Seargent ran lato
a small hoy, but fortunately sustained no
injury. Steve Graves crested the line first
followed closely by Gates Ford, while Har,
ry Burr came in third. A fine cyclom.ter
was awarded Steve Graves, and Gates Ford
received bicycle lamp.
The Moore a Belts Towing comn.r,
have closed a contract with the Kansas
CITY, fittsburg and Gulf railroad for tow
ing the construction material from neau-
mont and Orange for their new bridge be-
ing built across tho Sabine.
The tug J. v. Guillotte left for Sabine
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THN cIEAR ct,rEK nn1nnr.

At the meeting of the county commits
sioners court today County Judge Siam
read letter from County Judge Shaw of
Harris county referring to the Clear Creek
bridge contracted for by the former court
He called attention 10 the fact that but
forty feet OF approaches Were necessary
on the Galveston side. while it would re-
quire Goo feet on the Harris side His
court had instructed him 20 ask Calves
ton county to pay half of the total ex-
pense.
1t wigs stated to be matter of record
that each county had agreed to construct
its own approaches. County Judge Mann
was requested TO reply TO the letter, fur
nishing the record.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-23
CITY NEWS ITEMS.
County Bonds We're Sold for Good
Premium.
iSPECTlON OF THE WATER FRONT
Rock Island officials spent the Day
Looking Things Oycr-,jctties
to lie Further Extended.

Galveston, Texas, April 22.-The county
commissioners opened bids for the 100000
| OF court house and Jail bonds for the third
time today and the bids submitted today
| proved to be better than those previously
offered and rejected The bonds We're
awarded to L s Flint Of Galveston, who
offered premium of $4,000 Just as the last
OF the bids had been read, the county
treasurer arrived with telegram from w
G, Scott OF Houston Offering a premium Of
$1,000 for the bond. the same as Mr..
Flints bid. but the court awarded the
bonds to Mr.. Flint. The price paid is con.
sidered very good, as the bonds bear but
per cent interest and are redeemable after
ten years.
When the bond matter had been dis
posed of by the court. the matter OF buying
court house was taken up again. Commits
sioner Vidor said the county owned all
the ground necessary for the new court
house and he was opposed to increasing
the cost in any way. as he had gotten up
a plan for improving the county roads and
he thought this matter OF far more i'm
portance than the increase OF real estate
holding In the city. The court agreed with
Mr., Vidor and the new court house will
occupy the site OF the old one. The con-
tract for the new building will be let on
the 10th OF next month