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THE sOMERVILLE TRIAL.
Taking of Testimony Finished ana
Argument ncSun.

Edna. Texas. May l5.-Thc hearing OF
tho testimony In somerville trial was CON
oluded at $3.50 this evening, when argument
for the State VAS begun. All argument IN
the case will doubtless be heard this even
ing 1t Is expected to 30 TO the jury to-
nipht. The line OF contest is made clear
by the argument OF the counsel on both
sides Nothing excepting teehn1cal on)se-
tons are raised by tho attorneys ior either
side This trial IS conceded by all VINO
have attended It TO be the most interesting
of any ever before heard IN the county.
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Fort Worth. Texas May i4.-Mr. q. r.
King, lately connected with the ST, Louis
Republic. has been In the city the past two
weeks with view to establishing a hrst-
class morning daily. Tho business men
have given such practical encouragement
that he Is now arranging the details and
organizing his force 1t will be called
the Fort Worth Morning Herald, and will
be democratic In politics. the first number
to bo issued May 30.
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A Cutting Array

Rogers, Texas. May T,--Yesterday even
ing about Ave miles north OF town A. w.
Turner aud MIR, Cole had difficulty In
which MIR. Cole used his knife pretty freely.
Mr.. Turner received nve bad wounds In
the side and bowels. and at this writing
he is not expected TO live. Mr., Cole has
been in tho employ of Mr.. Turner for the
past two years. Cole surrendered TO the
ofiiceia claiming self defense
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Mockch ON the Crc.t of che Wave.,

The landsmnn. tumr!st or coMmerrlll
traveller, speedily begins, and not only
OF human misery during the transit across
the tempestuous Atlantic. But r. Win
wise presoenco he has proviued hlm-
self with a supply OF Hostetter's stomach
Bit,ers his pangs are promptly ntiGated
ard thea cease ere the good snip oSalh
drops her anchor. This is worth Know
Ing, and thousands OF our Nachtsmen
summer voyagers. tourists ana business
men do know II.
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nobhed of a Thousand Do,,nr.

Waxahachie, Texas. May l5.--The Of
fcoss at the jail We're aroused at 4 o'clock
this morning by James Lester He said he
had been robbed of a pocket book by un-
known parties during the night. and that
the pocket book contained currency IN
value OF something over $1,000.
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NEW Bills.

In TIE senate this morning Mr.. Dibrell
Introduced bill amending the road law
'rsYing Gonzales county oui OF the exempt
counties aai bring II within the general
provisions Of the act Of the Twenty -second
ieEsqia t,lra
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Ladies, II YOU have not purchased your
summer footwear, now IL the time. buy
now; ave money; Sans discount sale
for oAAl. SIS Main street.
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TIE t1,u; resolution giving aid TO Con-
;s,i.srA&e soldiers was resumed. Mr.. Row
ser viii drawing his amendment and the
senate adopting that Of Mr.. Greer and MIR,
Tibet
Amendments by Mr.. Bossll providing that
no appropriation should exceed $3.50 900
year Snd by M Greer providing that the
amount allowed any soldier should not
exceed s. per month ware both adopted
WITH rs;egesicc 10 widows Mr.. TuTneS's
amendment making the Law applicable only
- ,AoSe now residents % Texas was adopt
I'd ara the resolution passed TO a thlri
reading
\ resolution by Mr.. Colquit calling FOR
the apSsoiE ,unent u a committee OF three 90
select the rev committee clerks IN
compliance with the resolution adopted
cErfy in the day was adopted
a resolution by Mr. Linn OF Victoria.
asking Lieaieuaut Governor Jester and rs
mary members as he may designate 90
constitute the senate committee at the
funeral Of Senator Coke prevailed. after
which Adjournment until 10 a. III. Monday.
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rhc Tennessee Exposition.

vessel loading at Sabine Pass for accsun
OF Martin Taylor q Co.
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SPECIAL Announcement
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Special reduction for cash at Sam.s
Shoe Store. SIS Main street.
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UNITED COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.
All arrangements for the convention Of
the grand council of the State Of Texas Of
the United Commercial Travellers. to be
held here May Il and %. have been COM
pleted.
The following programme was agreed on
at the meeting of he committee on ar
rangements last night:
May ~ Opening of the grant council
Prayer by the chaplain. Address OF well
come BY James Moore, senior councillor
of Galveston council No. 30. Response by
Il. L hartman. grand counsellor OF lo: Is.
APPOINTMENT of committees The press
will be invited to attend this session. At =
To- M u secret session of the order vii! tie
held aud members in good standing are
invited, AT > y. m. the visitors will be
taken out for a ride on the bav aud view
of the city. AT D. IN. car ride has been
provided and the trolley car Lone Star Sc
cured for the use of the visio-s.
May %: At 10 a. N. a secret session of
the grand council will be held and at
u M u secret session of Galveston coun
ell will follow. at which Their. will be an
initiation of candidates for membership.
AT 8 D. IN. the members viii TAKE the If
annual bath in the gulf and the convention
will wind up with Il social session at the
OLYMPIA.
There are about 500 members Of the order
In Texas aud at least COO are expected to
attend the ueetlng,
All OF tho railroads have granted a rate
OF one and oEethird fares Tor the round
Trip on the certificate plan.
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Congressman Meredith of Virginia,
Congressman Bell of Colorado.
Congressman Neill of Arkansas
Congressman Wilber of New York.
Congressman Grout Of Vermont.
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ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Unknown Man Literally Cut to Pieces
by a Train.
THE UNITED COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS
Programme Tor the state Meeting
Next week-Hcnring Bcforc the
Police Comm issioncrs-Notcs.

Galveston. Texas. May 1S.-At $50 this
at the police station that man had been
found dead on a railroad track in the west
end. Coroner Barry and the undertaken
we're notified and officer Doherty started
for the scene. The message came from
Norman's cattle pens. When Coroner Barry
up and placed in sheet so that other
trains could pass without further mutilat-
ing the body. and Willie Carter. colored.
told the coroner what he knew OF the mat
ter He said that about O'Clock a tramp,
who had slept all night In an Clubhouse
near the cattle pens, went 10 him and said
that a man had been Killed by the cars.
In company with Charles kankel white.
and George Harris, eolored. he had gone
down the track to see about ii. He found
parts OF the man scattered along the track
for $50 yards.
The head was on one side OF the track
and parts of the trunk ON the other.
y freight train had passed on the Santa
Fe track about o'clock, going west. This
train may have killed the man. or he may
have been killed earlier in the night No
one could tell anything about it, and no
one had seen such a man around that
HeishOorhOod. lie looked, judging from
the CHASTITY head, TO be man OF about %
or rs years of age. was sharp featured and
smooth shaver. with the exception OF a
budding moustache. which appeared TO be
of about ten days growth.
Charles Kanklc and George Harris cor
rohorated Carriers statement. and the
coroner ordered the body removed and pre-
pared for burial.
There was nothing about the body by
which it could he identified. The vest
worn by the man is OF light brown
material. bound with broad black braid.
with black horn buttons. In one pocket
were few matches and piece OF paper,
such as railways affect for station sta
tionery, containing the address -. II.
Sallee, Flouyd, Denton county. Texas"
This is sCrawed in pencil 1t is likely the
name OF some man whom the deceased
knew. There were also ten stamped en-
yelopes. They were evidently recently
purchased in Dallas. is in the upper left
hand corner is the printed inscription
After 10 days return to - -. -
street, Dallas. Texas"
There is nothing else, and the body will
take its place among the unknown in Pot
ters field,
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
1t Is Bounded by Seventh,
Eighth, Hubbell and
Irving Streets.
PROPERTY LOCATED on MISSION BAY.
The Company to Erect Series of
Brick Buildings and Run Trains
to and From the Premises.

The Standard Oil Company yesterday
made an important purchase of land in
Mission Bay, and will soon erect on the
premises several brick buildings for use in
the oil business.
From Joseph L. Moody the company
purchased a half block of land. From a
real estate firm the other half of the block
was obtained. The ownership of the en-
tire block is thus secured. The block is
825 feet long and 240 feet wide. 1t is
bounded by Seventh, Eighth, Irving and
Hubbell streets.
The land adjoins the coast line OF the
Southern Pacific Railroad, and it is said
the oil com pany will build tracks so trains
can run directly to the new buildings TO
be erected on the premises.
Inquiry last night failed to elicit the
sum paid for the property, but 1t was an
nounced that the oil company paid cash
down for the land. The i'm provements on
the property are to be extensive and of a
permanent chracter.
TIE residents in the neighborhood are
congratulatIng themselves upon the trans
fer of property, as evidencing the coming
enhancement of values. The purchase
was generally held to indicate increasing
confidence in south-of-Market realty as a
center of business activity.
The block purchased is known as South
Beach lot 81 and com prises a strip of land
240 feet wioe by 825 feet long.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
His MEMORY REVERED.
st. Andrews Society Holds
an Entertainment at
Scottish Hall.
The One Hundred and Twenty-sixth
Anniversary Of the Poets Birth.
Irving M. Soott's Ovation.

Last evening was an occasion on which
the memory OF Sir Walter Scott, the Gale
donian bard and novelist, was given
honor. 1t was the one hundred and
twenty sixth anniversary of his birth, and
in honor of the event St Andrews So.
ciety gave a literary entertainment and
social dance at Scottish Hail, los Larkin
street.
A eood-slzed audience was present when
Irving M. Scott, the orator of the occa-
sion, stepped upon the platform and pro-
ceeded 10 eulogize the famous author.
Mr.. Scotts remarks were delivered ex-
te emporaneously, and dealt with the novel
lst and poet and his reputation very
broadly. He said Scotland to-day owed
much OF its attractiveness to tourists from
the fact that its sceLery and places famed
by tradition had been so largely exploited
in Scott's works.
The following programme was then rem
dered. all the performers being encored:
Overture, SCOTS selections, orchestra; vocal
solo, selected, J. f. Fleming; song. Bonnie
Dundee" Miss Jennie Doble duet, cornet and
trombone, Hail to the Chief" the Misses
Pearl and Maud Noole song, "The Flowers of
the Forest" Miss Daisy Keane; vocal solo,
dance Reel o. Tullock, Ethel Manning, Eva
Ayres, Francs Ayres, Hattie Wright song,
Jock o Hazeldean," Miss Ann Gordon; whis-
Ting solo, popular melodies. Miss Gertrude
Judd; recitation, war song of the Royal
Edinburg Light Dragons Captain r. B. Scott.
quartet, selected. Eureka qusrtei-First tenor
NJ Lawrence; second tenor. R. 7. Evans:
first b,ss, J. +. Fleming; secoi bass G. L.
Parent Jr.; r. D. Burness. accompanist.
At the conclusion OF the literary features
James K. Webster rose and proposed a
vote OF thanks to all who had offered their
services, anu especially TO Mr.. Scott for
his eloquent treatment of his subject. By
rising vote OF the audience this was done
For the dance thar followed r. d. Col
quhoun acted as floor manager. The
moor committee was composed of F. Mac
dermid, j. d. Robertson, Alex McNair
and A. r. Patterson.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
'ONE MORE
SLAVE GIRL
RESCUED
A Raid Made on Spofor d
Alley With Good
Results.
Two SLAVE KEEPERS ARRESTED.
The Man and Woman Who
Kept the Den Taken to
the Station.
JUSTICE DONE TO TWO OFFICERS.
Their Action Due Purely to Question
of Authority to Do the
Work.
JUSTICE DONE TO Two OFFICERS.

Another slave was rescued from a den
in Chinatown last night and the man and
woman who were running the place were
arrested and booked at the California
street station on the charge of having
minor in disreputable house.
The warrants for the arrests were sworn
out bout two weeks ago by Mrs. Hull OF
the Methodist mission, but they were not
served until last night, as it was desired
that the girl should be rescued at the time
of the arrest, and the mis- ion workers
were compelled to wait until they were
sure that the girl was in the house.
Last night the Information was received
and the Chinatown squad accom- panied
the mission workers to the place on Spof-
ford alley and quickly forced an entrance
notwithstanding the fact that the China
man who ran it fought the officers with
the assistance of all the people of the
establishment.
The girl is under 16 years of age, and
when the party went into the house she
seemed to know at once that she was
wanted, for she ran TO rear entrance
and attem pied to escape, and would have
succeeded had it not been Tor ar officer
who was stationed at that point. When
captured the girl began screaming and
swearing st the top of her voice, and con-
tin ued it until she reached the mission.
The man and woman fought and strug-
gled ard it took The combined efforts of
two officers to each to get them out OF tho
house.
Mrs. Lake, matron of the Mission
house, feels that probably an injustice
was done TO the officers who were with
her when she made the rescue Tuesday
night, and says it is due them that she
now believes that they did all in their
power to assist her and her companions.
Her complaint arose from the fact that
she did not understand the limit or their
authority, and she thinks that had the
men not been hampered bv lack of au-
thority 30 act they would have done much
more than they did. This was evidenced
by the fact that alter the sergeant arrived
and told them how far they could go in
protecting the ladies they rendered them
all the assistance necessary.
In the excitement consequent upon the
raid and its results Mrs. Lake was not as
definite IN her account and credit was
given to the Chinatown squad for the as.
sist ance, when it should have been given
to the sergeant and detailed officers from
the Cali orn nia- street station. These men
answered promptly to the call, and as
soon as they learned just how tar their
powers went they rendered all possible
aid 10 the ladies in the rescue.
AS result of the raid of Tuesday night
the mission house was shadowed all oay
yesterday by Cinnamon and several al
tempts were made to get communication
habeas corpus was sworn out before Judge
Carroll Cook and was served upon Mrs.
Lake, calling on her TO produce the girl in
court this m orning at 1890
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
OLYMPIC CLUB HONORS.
The Crop Of Candidates for
Office Is Developing il
Numbers.
George A. Newhall and Mayor Phelan
Ahead in the Race for the
Presidency.

The coming annual election of officers of
the Olympic Club promises to develop a
big crop OF candidates. The nominating
com mittee has not yet reported its selec-
tions and pending this event the names of
nearly every prominent member Of the
club are being mentioned in connec, ion
with some of the honors that will be dis
tributed on the first Tuesday OF the COM
ing month.
There are six candidates in the race for
the presidency of The organization.
George A. Newhall, the present head of
affairs, can have the place again if he so
desires. and his friends are urging him
to allow his name to be used for renomi-
nation. The insurance man has close
rival in the person of Mayor Phelan. who
has always taken an active part in the
clubs affairs. ]. Downey Harvey has a
number of active partisans who would
like to see him at the head OF the ia Bile.
Henry J. Crocker Is mentioned promi-
nently in the list OF people who would
grace the throne. w. NJ. Bunker has a
mum Der OF adherents. and T. 2. McLennon
is reported to be dark horse in case the
contest becomes exciting.
President Newhall, it is said, wishes to
retire from the presidency and his sup
porters are just now engaged in the task
of effecting a change of neart on his part.
At the present time he is tirt in the race.
II seems to be the wish of the nominating
board that as many OF the present board
stand for reelection as possible and this
is the general desire of the club
as whole. 1t is generally conceded that
H. B. Russ has the field to himself tor
the emoluments of the office of treasurer
and Oscar Tolle seems 10 have cinch on
the secretaryship. Eddie Kolb and How
ard Taylor are The asp.rants for leader OF
the club. For the glory of captainship the
race lies between Phil Wand and Fred A.
ButZ.
There was meeting of the promoters of
The new Amateur Athletic Association of
the Pacific States at the club headquar-
ters last night. The bylaws OF the new
equalization was the subject of consid-
GRAFTON. 1t is conceded that the constitu-
ton of the association will be very
mprehensive and specific ON the ques-
ton that led 10 the row With the Anna.
teur Athletic Association and the present
decentralization OF 81 ort.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
MARRIED MEN
NOT WANTED
New Postoffice Workmen
Say They Are Unjustly
Treated.
A Job With an Unpopular
Boarding-House Condition
Attached to It.
Complaints Also Made That the
Hours of Labor Are Viola
tion of the Law.

The workmen employed in digging the
excavations for the foundations for the
new Postotfice are threatening a strike.
Their grievance is against John Kelso, the
contractor, to whom the San Francisco
Bridge Company subIet this portion of
the work.
At the present time Kelso's force con
sists of fifteen men, not one of whom is
married. This last state of affairs is due,
according TO the men, to peculiar requis-
ite on the part of all applicants for posi-
tion under the contractor. kelso keeps a
boardlng-house at Sixteenth and Harrison
streets, and if the stories of his workmen
go for anything they are obliged to live
there as condition to holding their jobs.
Ostensibly they are paid 81 so a day, but
they maintain that IS cents a day is
charged them for their board at the hos
telry of their employer. Married men, OF
course, would not care to work under such
auspices, and the mer say that this condi-
tion of board that goes with the job as re-
suited in the fact that all the workmen
are bachelors.
The men have also another grievance.
They are obliged, they maintain, to labor
eIeFeI DouIS d udy aIlnoueu tue ReHoIdl
rule on Government work calls for eight
hours of toll. The last complaint forms
the basis of their principal troubles. and
may lead to a strike if the men decide
mat they are being imposed upon. There
were two Indignation meetings yesterday
at Seventh and Mission streets, at which
the matter was discussed, and commit
tee was ap pointed to obtain legal advice
on the question of the hours of work.
kelso's representatives maintain that the
law has not been violated in this matter
of the length of days work, as the
eight hour law applies only to work done
under the direct auspices of the Govern
ment. In the present instance IL is con.
tended that Kelso is simply private in
dividual performing work under general
competition and in no sense bound by any
regulations governing regular tasks for
the Washington authorities.
The workmen also say that they are
being paid in time checks, which are the
only currency received at par at their
clearinghouse. 1t is probable that he
matter will be investigated by the Labor
Council.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
ST. JOSEPH'S FAIR.
Providence and Children of Mary
Booths Hold Preliminary
Ente rtainment,

Ente rtainment.
The Children of Mary and the Provi-
dence booths. two that will appear IL the
ST. Joseph's fair to be held Septe Der %,
gave an entertainment and collation. last
evening in ST. Joseph's Hall, Tenth and
Howard streets, IN part to defray ths ex-
penses of fitting up the booths named.
The programme was as follows:
Remarks, Miss Kate Kavanaugh; piano solo,
Miss A. Sweeney; recitation, Miss MoIlie Cof-
field; vocal SOLO, Francis McStocker; piano
solo, Miss Sahn; fancy dance, Walter Callett ;
coruet duet, the Misses Cedigan and Lycett
recitation, Miss Lille Powers; vocal solo,
Miss Alicia Murphy; recitation, Miss Queenie
Purcell; chorus, Company A, League of the
Cross.
The affair was great success the hall
being crowded. and after the supper the
large hall was cleared and a social dance
was held.
The personnel of Providence booth con-
sists of the Misses Earl, A. McPhillips
and NJ. Connolly, directors; the Mesdames
McArdle, and Miss K. Delahanty, Miss
Collins and Miss Tierney.
The ladies of the Children of Mary booth
are: Miss Dond. director; the Misses K.
Kavanaeh, K. McPhillips j. Griffin, Miss
Doran, Miss VI. Curry, Mss NJ. Crroll
Miss Mary Dillon and Mrs. E and Mrs. M.
Ratiean.