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A STRANGE CASE.
Peculiar Story That Comes From the
south Georgia Pines.


Waycross Ga, March IA case with
out parallel in this section was investigated
by County Court Judge Williams and to-
night the accused was remanded to jail
without bail for trial at the April term
of Ware superior court.
Mrs. Merritt James on Saturday night
retired early. her husband being at his
she alleges that some one came in her
room and she thought that the man was
her husband
Not a word. she says. was spoken by
either one. Mrs. James had been asleep
and was still drowsy when the man Joined
her. He spent a short while and got up
hurrledly and opened the door.
Mrs. James became suspicious, she says,
and called him. She followed him to the
door and could get no answer from him.
He looked back and a ray OF moonlight
struck his face. Mrs. James saw he was
not her husband and testifies that her as
sailant was Alfred West. a 14-year- old
bow She screamed and called her hus-
band. who came with others to her assist
ance.
Witnesses who arrived at the house with
her husband did not agree In their testi-
mony. some saying that Mrs. James said
that she did not know her assailant and
others said that she said he was Alfred
West
Mrs. James is a daughter OF Rev. Ran
dali Cason and is good looking. She lives
three miles north OF Waycross. She Is
about 10 was married about two years ago.
and is the mother Of one child. Alfred
Vests father is an Englishman and has
only been here a few years. Mrs James
Is member OF one of the best families in
the county.
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THE HOUSE.

Austin, Texas. March %. Senator Lewis
bill perfecting the act Of 1895 authorizing
towns and cities to abolish their corpora =
tons and vesting power in county commits
sioners courts to wind up the affairs Of
such abolished corporations. having been
laid before the house on third reading this
morning. it was passed finally without op-
position.
Senate joint resolution No. s. providing
for an amendment to the constitution that
will authorize counties without railroad
facilities to issue bonds to aid in the con-
struction Of railroads, was laid before the
house and passed to third reading
a message was received from the gov
ernor vetong the bill appropriating $4,000
for the purpose OF paying balances due
Greer county school teachers for services
rendered in 1896 prior to the segregation of
said county from Texas by decision of the
supreme court of the Unitel States
On motion of MIR. Drew Senator Coauitt's
bill amending and perfectng the delin-
quent tax act of 1895 was laid before the
house and consindered section by section.
Amendments to section 3. striking out
the provision that the comptrstl,r--hall
furnish the necessary blank forms to be
used in the preparation OF delinquent tax
records were offered, pending discussion OF
which the house took a recess until 3 D. IN.
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THE DAY AT THE
CAPITAL OF TEXAS.
Bill Authorizing the Purchase of the T.. L. and E.
Ready for the Governor.
REDIsTRIcTING COMMITTEE TO REPORT A
Will Off Abont Eight DstrictsThe Goyerror Sgued Bill
Authorizing Office foures of Certain Lsnds-.S Ssnpt
the Day Arguing About Clerks


coqut bill amending ard feeins ineusai
through with hslf
facilities. third reading
finally
judicial
rsdstrus
fer district,
all
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MR.. WoLTERs ON The coMprnss ~
nc 'avs Many Reasons Whv He Opposed -.
Measure aSNw I'll

Measure. '''''' 'ne r'san
Austin. Texas. March 25-Tbe to
lowing is the text delivered HIN 11r71
In the house yesterday by VOTERS III HIN lSAaA II llN
OF Fayette against the comforting iii SNNHEA HIN
over the compression nd the lIlliIIIE Nil
preparation Of merchandise for shpma, II|IA NINTH
outside lIlIIW MAl|
MIR Speaker Gentlemen Of the n ElEI &TEXEl
house: The gentleman fromS Smith has IlUN~ vEXi
moved the adoption the favorable ma |HI|hNM XMl|
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orty the committee which HI 'l0lNA sK8IIM
o"nehus the passage Of this bill. Nll|IWlIM a<&EM
have moved that the minority report N(MlfNNA 3S&N[
signed by the gentleman from Harris l|NHWNAM sWVl
recommends that this bill do pass. |IlIlW AN
be adopted as substitute the ma. WV Nt-<sa
)ority report II this adops ENnfDXB4$
minority report as substitute for ~ ASRNNN
majority report, that kills the bl-n it ~ XiHINMN
is not adopted majority report is L VI MOl TIERS.
adopted the will be bcfore.
and purposes however is the and dement's. -
fully discussed opposed to its passage ess o. n
as well as if the bill be sment ~ Eau ass NJ
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representative within whose bord A
are operated From the these presses
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rooms and in he lobby an @ much h
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passage of this bill and since contends thai nv
farmers and in comn,n ~ n
demands may not be improper particular stt,
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Austin Texas March The
draw suitable morning
was
BON George r. 0 he sna:e
drafts
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Banking Irregularities,

St Paul, Mimi, March 2o'-A
N. D., special to the Pioneer r.. -.
The banking methods of some o. NV ~ =,
pended National banks Of ine MEAD statu
being Investigated by the un,,e o ,ndIrt.
grand Jury now in session. Two Two pS y
N m ,enu have already been fou no, ~,
against l., f. BrookeI' sA.o.Ar ork, NJ.
and president OF the Graha u.;rs. n T.
tional bank, and the otner r 49, ,tiooi
salyards, president OF the f"
bank Of Mineola.
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NEW BILLS,

The following billo were introduced in
the senate this morning:
BY Rogers (by requesD Exempting from
road duty convict guards
BY Tillett-Amending the law and set
ting the price on water used for irrigation
PURPOSES.
Nv Goss-Bill providing for an election
Tor removal of county seat where Jail or
court house is not situated on Land be-
longing to the county
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llls evening acted favorahly on Harris
bill regulating the sale and purity OF COM
merclzl fL.iiiizeTs
Harris hil authorizing the consolda-
iioa Of the Galveston. La Porte and Hous-
ton ann the Galveston and Western rail-
ways. reportcd on favorably yesterday. was
his evening reoommitted 10 house commit
tee on Internal improvements.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

At the afternoon session pending amend
ments to section of the Coqultt bill we're
tabled and several amendments offered by
friends of the bill porfectlng said section
adopted. Succeeding sections were also per-
fected by friendly amendments and when
section was reached an amendment nv
Mr.. Ward eliminating the provision that
commissioners courts may employ addi-
tional counsel to assist district or county
attorneys in prosecuting delinquent tax
suits WAS adopted
An amendment by Blair providing that
the compensation Of the county attorney
shall not exceed 10 per cent of the amount
collected for the first tract in one suit was
adopted. ""S
Other amendments perfecting the hill,
were adopted and when section s had hs.n
disclosed of the regular order was slIsnend-
Cd on motion of Dies TO pass the hill
nnniiy with emergency clause attached
Senator Greer's bill authorizing the santa
re railroad to purchase the Texas Lou
isiana and Eastern was passed and III.
house adjourned until 81 80 tomorrow morn.
ing. iA''h-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-26
NEW BILLS.

The following bills were introduced !,
the house this morning:
porations Of 1000 Inhabitants or ,ass
levy poll tax. 70
by Patterson--Bill preventing insurance
companies from writing policies In terri.
tory assigned by them to agents.
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Sioop CoIumbu. Port.

Quintana. Texas. March 25.-The sloop
Columbus. Henry Howard master. which
Was reported lost. arrived all o. X. at this
port today.
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CONFERENCE.

The free, conference committee appointed
70 consider The house amendments to the
Arsnsas Pass harhor bill came to salts
factory understanding this evening and its
port was adopted.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-26

pai'as' Texas, March 25.--Mrs. Nins
Mitchell, whose 3-year-old son was Killed
on Monday last by being run over. TODAY
niea suit against II. w. Darrah for AK 0oo
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LOW DEFINES THE ISSUE


Continued from First Page)
is an illustration of what it means to
have the departments Of the city ad-
mlnlstered in the right manner.
There is one point on which Tamma-
ny, the republican organization and the
adherents of Henry George are all
agreed. With one voice they proclaim
the doctrine that the administration of
the city ought to be responsible to some
party, as they put it, and directly to
the people themselves. If a party We're
to represent the final Judgment of a
vast body of people there might be
something to say for this proposition,
though even then, fur such business as
the city demands of it's officials, 1 think
1t would be open to question. But what
are you going to say when a party be-
comes an organization and the organi-
zatlon becomes machine that responds
absolutely to the will of one man? That
has been the fundamental difficulty
with Tammany Hall for many a year.
1t was never more open to this criti-
cism than at this moment And l am
sorry to believe that this is also the
fundamental difficulty with the repub-
lican party of the city of New York to-
day.
In both cases you have one-man pow
er illustrated in it's most absolute form.
Against that idea l stand for direct
and continuous responsibility on the
part of city officials to the, people them
selves. A keen sense of personal re-
sponsibility to the people is the only
S1FApn1r1 nfI i.' ,-hn &c
called to discharge great public duties.
l am not discussing now the relation
of national parties to national affairs.
l am simply stating my belief that so
far as good city government is concern
ed it is far more likely to be had from
officials whose sense of responsibility
to the public is keen and overwhelming
than from those who feel that some
organization must accept the blame for
their mistakes and even for their mis-
deeds.
When party organizations have be-
come political machines that respond
absolutely to the will of single man,
the very fabric of a free government is
in peril We might almost appeal
against such a condition of things to
the general government at Washington
to make good, in our behalf, the con-
stitutional guarantee of a republican
form of government in all states.
make that appeal now to the people OF
New York, in their own behalf and in
behalf of free government, to elect this
wear officials who will be responsible
directly to them. and not indirectly to
some person whom they cannot get at
In conclusion,I say to you, gentlemen
that our ticket stands In this campaign
first, for the independence of the city;
secondly, for the responsibility of the
city official, after his election, directly
to the people, and thirdly, for the indie
pendence of the citizen in naming the
candidate for whom he wishes to vote
Upon this platform l shall submit on,
case fearlessly to the people of the city
of New York
John F. Schuman, candidate for
president of the council, spoke briefly
and the meeting was adjourned.
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List of Patents

Issued from the United States patent
office, Tuesday, October 5, 1897, for
the state Of Connecticut, furnished us
from the office of Earle & Seymour So
licitors of patents, 1858 Chapel street,
New Haven, Conn:
c. H. w. Berbecker, Waterbury, pic
ture support.
j. Bishop, assignor one-half to J.
TAFT, Meriden, sprinkler head
j.. F. Christensen assignor to Arm
strong Manufacturing company
Bridgeport, die heads for threading
machines.
l.. C. Clark, Plantsville, counting
mechanism for printing presses.
C. F. Doebler, Hartford, sash cord
guide.
L. L. Hepburn, assignor to Marlin
Firearms company, New Haven safety
device for bolt guns.
c. H. Haywood, Hartford, stop mo-
ton mechanism.
J. S. Lane, Westport, support for
aerial wire ropeways.
w. A. Lorenz, Hartford, assignor to
A. III. Walker, trustee, paper bag ma
chine; three patents.
S. w. Lucas, Meriden, hose coupling
j. NJ. Morrow, Mansfield, overseaming
sewing machine.
w M. Morton, New Haven, combined
level and plumb.
J. j. Speer and R. W. Zedlltz, Water.
bury, locomotive.
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a great many people think that "any
old thing will do to clean their teeth.
Still, they complain because their teeth
decay, and they don't relish soreness
any more than the rest of us. The fact
is, the care of the teeth is not only very
little understood, but what is worse,
some manufacturers make a business
of giving false information to cover up
the defects of their harmful and worth
less tooth preparations.
If you will read the Pearlo-dento cir
cular in the bottom of each violet box
of Pearlo-dento, you will get a few
points that will make you think. The
experiment is worth all it costs. We
are not trying to sell you a worthless
powder, or gritty paste, or a harmful
bottle of liquid soap with strong aka
line reaction to injure your teeth.
There is honesty back of Pearlo- dento
and a wealth of merit in it.
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Grand Opera House.
ga HOT OLD TIME"


"a Hot Old Time" is the name of the
farce comedy which the management Of
the Grand opera house offer to the pub
lie for three nights and two matinees,
commencing this evening. The plot of
the piece is a comedy of errors caused
by sameness of makeup by different
members of the company, and the title
is fully carried out by the rapid action.
The two leading characters are as
sumed by John and Emma Ray, and
they fit their capabilities as comedy
actors perfectly. Mr.. Ray is seen as
Larry Mooney, an Irishman, and
throughout the three acts of the play
he is continually involved in comical
complications, which keep his hearers
laughing necessarily.
The Hartford Times says: 1.-THE
Rays, in three act musical farce, "A
Hot Old Time drew a big house at the
Hartford opera house Monday night. 1t
is probable there will be larger au-
diences tonight and Wednesday night,
for the show is a good one, brim full of
fun and excitement, together with good
singing and fancy dancing. John and
Emma Ray, the former as Larry
Mooney an expressman, and the lat
ter as Mrs. General Stonewall Blaer,'
have the principal parts. A comedy Of
errors is about all the plot to the play,
but funny in the extreme. 1t is hard
to distinguish between Ray and Frank
Lalor, who takes the character Of Jack
Treadwell,' quarter back at Yale, and
who DISCUSSES himself to be near Gen
eral Blazers daughter, with whom he
is in love. The sameness of the make
ups is striking and accounts for many
comical situations throughout the
play. Bernard Dyllyn, as the cowboy
cousin, and the Washburn sisters in
their specialties, are excellent"
"MONTEZTTMA OF MEICO."
While the flogging of the hero on his
! bare flesh, he being stripped to the
waist, is one of the exciting events in
| Z. j. Hassan's production of Monte
yuma of Mexico" the scene is by no
means repulsive, though the appear
ance of the blood striped flesh causes
an indignant murmur to pass over the
theater. The many exciting scenes OF
Montezuma are happily relieved by
comedy and speciality acts. This will
/ be the attraction at the Grand opera
house Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
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ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD.
A New Discovery Which is
Worth That Much
TO Anyone Afflicted With Piles.

The Pyramid Pile Cure, the new,
painless remedy which has been so re-
markedly successful in curing every
form Of piles and rectal diseases has
recently been placed on sale at drug
gists and it is safe to say that when
it's extraordinary merit becomes fully
known there will be no such thing as
surgical operations for the cure of this
obstinate and common trouble.
Mrs. NJ. c. Hinkly of COL Mississippi
St, Indianapolis, Ind, says: I had
been a terrible sufferer from piles for
Is wears and no remedies benefited me,
until 1 saw an advertisement of the
Pyramid Pile Cure; I got a package,
also q package of Pyramid Pills and
used both according to directions. I
was astonished at the immediate relief
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piles.
That you may realize how bad / was,
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to them and wanted seven to eight
hundred dollars to undertake cure;
the great pain had brought on a rup-
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Gated. The cast is as given in yester-
days issue. Sale of seats now open.
Regular prices, 81, Toe, SOC and Zoe.
'THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES"
Lewis Morrisons latest achievement,
the performance of the principal char
acter in 1.-THE Master of Ceremonies"
is a marked success. The play is
strong in incident and story, it is well
told, it's plot eXcellently conceived and
the interest is well sustained through
out its several acts. Florence Roberts
has in the part of Claire, one admir-
ably suited to her and she will display
a number Of gowns that are said to be
ravishing things of beauty in the
dressmaker's art. 1.-THE Master Of Ger
emonies" comes next Monday evening
at the Hyperion. Sale of seats opens
Friday. Regular prices, 81, &c, SOC and
Csc
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Poli's Wonderland Theater.

Large audiences are in attendance
daily this week at Polls Wonderland
theater, and they find the most abund-
ant source of laughter in IA Dingley
Tariff Baby" This little farce comedy
is full of sparkle and sunshine, the dia-
logue being crisp and condensed, the
action sharp and snappy, and the sit
uations absurdly humorous. 1t is a
whole play condensed into twenty-four
minutes, and it is a play that is as
funny as the most persistent hunter for
fun could desire. A very fine vaudeville
olio is given in addition, being provided
by such we'll known entertainers as
Lew Hawkins, the Glover Trio, Walton
and Doyle, Mr.. Brandon and Miss
Regent, the Reese twin brothers, Helf
and Yost, and the Craig Trio. Popular
prices, 10 and 20 cents; ladies in the af-
ternoon, 10 cents.
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KAISER WILHELM SIGHTED.
Now Certain That She Has Broken AL
Transatlantic Records.

Now Certain That She Has Broken All
Transatlantic Records
New York, Oct. Ga cablegram re-
ceived from London this morning an
nounces that the new North German
Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse was sighted passing Scilly Is
lands light at 1885 this forenoon. This
announcement makes it quite certain
that the steamer has broken complete
ly all previous records held to Ply
mouth and Southampton, and brought
the time of passage across the Atlantic
to the English channel very close to the
much talked-of five days.
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse on
her arrival here on September rs, on
her maiden trip, made the passage from
Southampton in days % hours and 80
minutes, at an average speed of 2l.39
knots, lowering the westward South
ampton record, held by the st. Paul,
by l hour and Sc minutes. By smash
ing the records both eastward and
westward she is now queen of the
SOUTHAMPTON course
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ENTERIIINW E NIS,


DENMAN THOMPSON IN "THE OLD
HOMESTEAD" O-NIGHT AT THE
HYPERION.
The late Henry Ward Beecher once
turning to his congregation said: "I
do not take much stock in theatrical
plays, but last night was tempted to
go to theater. 1 advise every one of
you to go and see THE Old Home
stead" Clergymen in every realm of
the country witnessed the play, and
the pulpit throughout the land has had
nothing but words of praiseworthy
comment to bestoW upon it. Denman
Thompson is nearly seventy years of
age. 1t is almost q quarter of a CEN
fury since he wrote THE Old
Homestead" and first appeared in his
famous impersonation of the part he
created for himself, that of Joshua
Whitcomb." Still at this ripe old age,
this wonderful man is as robust and
mentally vigorous as a man of forty,
and as buoyant, mirthful, realistic and
magnetic as he was half a score of
years ago, when he and his famous play
at the Academy of Music in New York
city. His son Frank has graduated to
the post Of manager of the company,
and his own daughter, now Mrs. Annie
Thompson fitzpatrick, is with the COM
pany on its present tour, and will be
seen in the cast this evening as Rick
ETY. Ann" Denman Thompson will ap-
pear as Joshua Whitcomb, Uncle
JOSH" at the Hyperion tonight. Sale
of seats now open. Regular prices, 81,
75c, SOC and 25c.
"PENIKEESE'
The grand revival of the Yale comic
opera "Penikeese" will take place at
the Hyperion on Friday and Saturday
evenings, and crowded houses are indi-