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WHOEVER Of good address. age 80, de-
scrcs 'nannEesneT. of business or farm
iol widow lady. best Of reference, Con
flee
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toN RENT--FNrnlshcd or unfurnlsboi
tooins suitable for itSht housek eepinr !:
etosr IN 6S Austin street. next door 10
N'i"'V icN3is avenue, references,
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W1ANTDD-By d man and WIFE u few
acres near town to tuke care of. no
wages expected. Address 74' this OF.
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WANTED-Positlon by an exporIencod
salesman: wiling to work for redHoh-
able salary until better known. refer
encea glXen. Addreas ~. tins oIllce.
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W.AN1lED-PoSition by nrsi-Sluss meat
cutter. strictly sober habits, with ssycn
Yeas experience. Address Lock Box
AL. WaNahachir, TeNaS.
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HELP WANTED.

w ANTED--Girl or woman for general
housowork only one willing TO work
need apply; good piacs for the raht
party, Inquire l3ai Congress, corner CHR
oline.
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FOR SALE-One mule. young and IN good
condition; also ono gentle bay horse a
bargain for cash. Apply Az Haolay.
corner Baghv
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WANTED Situation by White lady us
hOusckeeper or nurse; IN or out OF CITY.
Address lga James street.
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SITUATION In the country by man and
wife. man TO tend AROUND mouse, woman
10 COOK or keep house, no children. Per
mlncna. this office.
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FOX RisNT'--Four room co,+au. an yy.,,
,ao' petwcca San Jacinto and Caroline.
$500 $500 not month, Apply Charles Refer
--- S9lner san Jaelnto and Webster. ls
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SITUATION WANTED By engineer
running stationary ,rgine or caring for
electric lght plant, competent to do hts
IN
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STENOGR APHER--A aten0grhphrr, boy-
on years experience, unquesnonapie RI
c,aice desires position. Address Kappa
this office. o
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MAN AND WlFli.-W hlte an l,d cir0uIn-
staNces. want work. wyll SoceIt any
AT ANYTHING: woman good cook. Address
si3, this orr.ce. 10
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WANnE.D--A situation by u white walter
OF Ai-roNfid man In hotel or boarding
house or private family. Address X,
this office. 40
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7ANTED-Situation as u baker. city or
country. Address IA, this ofnce.
WANTED Situation by first class cook
and laksr nficen years experience. no
tel r,,.tAlraui. boarding car. Aectlon
house. Address 7eh THIS olilce:
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WANTED Several Young ladies TO travel
with comic opera company through the
North the coming summer. good SALARY
and expenses paid. Address "Mikado. "
this nfuQr
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YOUNG English couple mo Children.
want Hltuamon wife as cook. man work
around house; good mixer. Address IN.
this ONCE. .
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STEERS-G5 and 5-vear-oid steers
fat SIS a head Tor lot II. X. Wyatt,
Maelder. TeNas. u
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CEDAR PosTs. LOGS. TFLTdKAPH
ord Telephone Poles, Filing aud Cedar
Charcoal. Address ]. SUTHERLAND,
Boerne. Kendall county. Texas. eta
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| WANTED situation by an all-round en-
Sincer, looomusiNe, stationary or CON
structing. Address Engineer. this oi.
flee. 10
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A toiORED GIRL wants u situation to
do housework anu nurse or wash dishes
c,an do Homework. Apply ?Oli state
street 10
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FOR SALE-Choap for cash. am upr ght
niano IN good condition: used only a
few months. c. Jsnie & CO., SOB Main
ElreeI
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a.ss .o 10 !; sssi, pu, up by Elmer
10y, viii r r., Sy E, +. schmidt. Hous.
IN nv ! h those afflicted With
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ENGINEER AND MAcHINiST--i5 years
experience With simple and compound
engines. cheers license from State OF
Minnesota, hes of references, desires
position. have tools. Address ?i1. this
ptltrr m
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fUn hENT-1IlcEant two story eeyen-
room house, four blocks Capitol hotel.
r9s, not ana cold bath; modern convent.
next door.
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MAN AND WIFE whiic) desire situn-
ton IN hotel. boarding house or section
house. vito good cook; man wash
dishes, Address 7i2 this office.
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Clerk County Court. Harris County.
II ouston June I 1881. II
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LINE INsURANCE-Sl20 20 per 5000. age
IA. The Bay State OF Mass Organized
1881. Losses paid Sb.VDo0DO. Agents want
cd: top contracts; notes taken. our risk.
w. j. Minton. manager. Dallas. Texas.
G.21
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WANTED--At once, settled woman to
wash ami iron and 10 do holsework Ap-
My Mrs. Ada II. Isdmundson. The Home
Place Poarland. Texas, 10
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

500 TO $500 TO loan on double the value
in Houston real estate. 20 per cent: state
what security YOU have. Box isi. Hous-
ton Texas
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SITUATION wANrEn

wANTED--A situation to cook or nurse
-rHerencsss Apply liza Au~tsn street. II
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WANTED--A position ms houselSeeper or
abe tnan8Cemcnt OF small hotel. or 10
assist: references given and reoulrel.
Write 10 call box ID. Quiniana, Texas,
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POSITION WANTED by Nhite man
as coon; good hand with meat and pass-
Try. ALSO good baker. strtlt,,ly sober, Nd.
dress s6i, this office. 10
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MONEY easily made by writing SAFETY
ford: Mr.. Patterson will call and In.
struct; notes frst annual premium 81
our risk. Harris d Patterson. mansSers
XGENTs-Tsconomy gas burner. Nav.s y
per cent OF gas, makes large. beautiful
light. and gives 100 per cent grcnt 10
sslesmen. General Agency Co.. 22S Dear.
born street. Chicago III. e
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WANTED-A position as governess by an
cxnerirnced teacher educated IN one OF
the test schools In the country. Tenn
pornry address,. Miss g., box 81. PaIes-
Inn 'reNas.
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FOR SALE.

PAMPHLET printing cheaper than ever.
tot our prizes, on printing of Data
loguos. proce eCiings OF meetings conyti-
tuuons and bylaws OF societies. etc. We
arc headquarters for such work. j. i.
i.uS'9flDa Printing and Litlographing
Co.. Houston. Texas, II
FOR sALE--Royaliy bred Jersey hcifcr.
ctit, solid color. black points, droppcd
April ., 1897; price SS5. O. L. Hotchtiss.
h.9 Austin street 5
FOR SALE Busgies with fun leather top.
s3W' phaetoas with fun leather ton.
N5m, harness. 5000 Edw. clarendon,
Franklin and Caroline stfecr. IA
FOR SALE-Ope carload of Jersey and
Holstein COWS. fresh in milk. Will SCH
cheap. Address NJ. o. =. this Office. IL
FOR REACHES use Dandy Roach ENter-
innaioi; guaranteed non-poisonous pow
u"r' 2oe per can. OVER l20t cans sold IN
lSb. Address mail orders 10 |. Isawyn,
-9russlsl, BinZ corner. s
FOR SALE--One mule, young and IN good
bargain for cash. Apply Az HaGlay.
corner Basbv 5
PIANO Upright, handsome oaF case: all
me late improvements, with stool aud
scarf. n bargain for cash. Piano Ex-
change, 6l1 Travis street. s
FOR SALE-A soand. gentle horse buggy
and harness, suitable for lady to drive.
Apply avg Captoi avenue.
REMEMBER that we have furniture,
hooks. carpenters tools, pianos and many
thlatgs that YOU want. Collins Furniture
Co, ZIG Louisiana, foot OF bridge.
LOT OF groceries. notions and dry goods
bought at less than half prlcei can and
give us n bid. Collins Furniture CO. ZIG
Louisiana Hotel Boyle. s
BARGAIN In wheels. high grade, cheap
for cash price away down: 5l2 Man
street. Happy sam. II
FOR sALE-Two registered Jersey bull
calves. months old: solid color mll
black points ami sired by s,r John Buil
No. 42.A6. grandson of stake Pogls
Third. J, T. Dyer, Richmond Texas.
CEDAR CHEST" tte only mothproot
chest In use. known by every sensible
lady: new lino Of baby carriages at bot
FOR sALE--At a great bargain, one OF
Tufts Cathedral Soda Fount$ and fix
lures. For particulars apply 70 X. n.
Stout. Gollad, TeNns. II
DOCS traired good references; also thor
oughbre1 pointers ana pups for sale
blood of handspring, CroXteth, Sensa-
ton, etc. Lone Star Kennels. box n
Victoria. TEXAS.
FOR SALE-Choap for cash. AN upright
rano In good condition: used only a
few months. G. Jarise & Co., 500 Main
STEERS and 5-year-oid steers.
fa qe ST |ae head aX }ST iot f. X .' My2 re-
Waelder. Texas. "A
,r>,,,ocye
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Manitoba situation Ia hottiins
works, either as bother or bottle
washer. can give AL references ann
strictiy sober aud reliable. Please state
WAGES. G. II. Schlatter. T.. o. Box rs
Cameron. Texas
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DOMESTIC.

Theodore Durrant's attorneys prom
,se 10, prove his innocence and produce
the real murderer.
over 1910 fanished gold Hunters nave
stampeded from Oawnon, and larSe
rurnber may perish.
Messages OF sympathy from all parts
Of the world have come 10 President
Mckinley n his sad affection
sevcnteeth aunuel sesson OF the
American Federation of Labor began
work al Nashville. Tom.
4 olondburst az Mobile. Ais, dd
considerable 11nage.
Three thousaad book ana job pfiht-
ers In Now York are about to strike
for rirle-hour day.
National Union of cIoaktnakcrs Nh
strike for higher wages.
Prospects for a rniuctom IN the
wages Of all mill officers ana opera
tsyes in the Fall River district.
Two negroes were iynched for murder
IN Louis.ana,
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W AStIINGrON.


Mr., Kiebergs hill amendatory to the
Interstate commerce law seeks to make
that statute self-enforcing.
Positively stated that Dillon is TO no
made collector at FL paso.
Judge Ncotan has applied for the San
Antonio postcfIice
Executive. legislative anl judicial APP
preparation bill to be considered today.
Both chapairls made feeling illusions
to the ocaih of the presidents mother,
In the senate some changes were
niado In tho assignment OF democrats
on committees, and the Lodge imnd"
grafton bin was made the special order
for January u, at 3 y. m.
Bill Introduced for the removal or
Shgl, island quarantine s,gton.
} Secretary Algcr furnished informal
ton regarding the necessity OF reileV''
J ms the distress in the klondike coun-
try.
Republicans believe they can secure
modification Of the rresent civll ser
vice law.
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Mr.. BRYAN in MEXICO
A specially tonored Guest q a. I
Nation.
HIS RECEPTION WITHOUT PRECEDENT
Diaz Sent Personal Representative
to Greet Him.
PARTITION OF CHINA BEGIN
RECEPTION WITHOUT PRECEDENT
PARTITION OF CHINA BEGUN
Russia Appears to He Indifferent -
German Occupation and other
Powers DO Not Protest.

Mexico City. December 1s.--Mr Bryan
and party arrived here over the Mexican
National railroad from Tolasa. the capital
OF the State OF Mexico, Mt $3.50 tonight.
and great crowd Of Americans and Next
cans were awaiting the arrival OF the IA
nous American political leader. Colonel
Garcia of President Diaz's s.aff. in full uni
form, greeted and welcomed Mr.. nni Mrs.
Bryan In the name Of the chief magistrate.
and escorted them TO the presidents ari.
vate carriage. The famous Twenty seventh
regiment band was stationed on the Flat.
form. Enthusiasm was great aIorg the
many Americans present. and cheers and
tigers for Bryan rent the air and loud
calls were made for a spse,h. But he
refused to talk and again he was cheered,
Mrs. Bryan coming In FOR he. share Of
the applause. Nothing like II las eyer
been seen here before President Liaz Mas
given orders that, Mir Eryan shall BIO con-
sidered ms n specially honored guest.
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STATE.


Text book board has opened bids FOR
books Tor the public schools.
The fight between pilots AT Calves
ton Is to be again undertaken.
Thieves beat farmer near san An
tcaIio 70 death oud stole has savings.
sliiN IN gold
FIFTY physicians mot u, raNgs ~,
ieoicst agatmst tho oecupat,en tax law
Ceal miners arc TO be brought 10
Texas fronl-Minnesota
Negro given the death penalty in
Cherokee county for numbering a white
nau,
Farmcts getting uneasy because of 80
many dry norihcrs.
4 cotton acreage reduction conven-
lion suggested 10 Commissioner John
ean.
heavy loss by tiro al Daingerheid.
Tho several companies with head
upartcrs at Sabine Pass elected ofli-
GERS.
Mr. BlalSe's withdrawal will cut some
heuIo in the result m MIlm county.
Sentiment IN Cherokee county Is
somewhat divided AS 70 guhcrnatorial
uroierenca-
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ToItisIGS.

Russian newspapers think the parti-
,ion Of china has commenced.
Herr Rlchter sull opposes the Ger
mar naval bill
New cabinet for tiayti formed.
MI Bryan is a specially hohoron
guest OF the Mexican government.
German himctG,Hsts have decided to
begin campaign independent OF Eng
loud.
Kossuth aims at Ilwngarys hndepenh-
encc OF Austria.
Great unrest prevails In bohemia
and troops are patrollns Prague.
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MECHANICS LIENS.
Supreme Court Decision Holds III
Favor of the builder of IA Ditch.

Supreme Court Decision Holds III
Favor of the builder Of IA Ditch.
Washington. December 13.-The decision
of the supreme court IN the case OF the
Springer Land Association We. Patrick T..
Ford WAS today sustained in an opinion by
the Uaitcd States supreme court rendered
by Chief Justice Fuller The question in
volved Was whether a mechanics lien dpen
an irrigation system covers only the ditch
es or reservoirs or, in addition 10 III ese.
the lands under the ditch. The cour, heli
that the lien applied 20 The lands rnier
the ditch as well as 10 the ditch Itself. in
this case involving % ,00D acres.
ITO limit the land upon which me
lien was given 10 The strip of six feet IN
width and twentysiX miles long when
was actually occupied by the ditch. and tx-
cludc the tract which the ditch was con =
atructed 10 benefit by its continuous opera
ton" the chief justice said, would be 20
unreasonable as to eircumseribe the mean
ing OF the statute, :,
This decision was based upon IN act OF
the Territory, and in rculorinS his opinion
the chief justice said that adjudichl2 u
would depend necessarily upon the ioepi
statutes of tire different states and Terrific
lies and TO the variance in thor terms, iu'
diciaI decisions must necessarily conform
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EEL pAso COLLECToHsHIP.
Positively stated that MIR. Dillon
VIII he Appointed.

Washington, December -. Especial. } =
There is painful surprise in store for
the faithful when the appointment OF re
collector of the port Mt III p.s) is an
nounced. The Post correspondent Is in a
position to state definitely that Mr. Dillon
win receive the appointment lie is lot
backed By either he Green or Grant fee
ticn, but he has the enlargement OF sen
atoT Mark Hanna and tpat settles u IL
has been accepted as a lcresone conclusion
in republican circles here for some time
past that Campbell was slated for the pl' &c.
and there vii! be dis.in t SHOCK in eei-
tain quarters when Dillon's appointment IS
razetted. Semi Officially II may be stated
that the appointment viii lie given 20 m
ION for a Christmas present.
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Tue indian Question.

Washington, December 49, Tho meuih,Is
of the next Dawes Indian commission. "ho
have been summoned here for s'rie. enfe
with tic secretary OF the interior and nc
Indian committee OF congress. are begin
ming TO arrive. General Armstrong re-
rorted his arrival today and the othSrf ere
expected tomorrow. In an iniersit" the
generaI expressed the opiaio tb,; The tu'e
had come for congress, after oscertainirR
what is best for the rrots,lion Of ti.e III
dians. TO take the management 1f a1a -
in the Indian Territory in ila uwn lahds
and legislate ACCORDING i7.
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Mr.. Walthnu Wants II Moved Fur
thor OuI U zen.

Their out o. Sen.
Washington, December lS.--Tho clash
between the State and Federal au horities
during the recent yellow fever epidemic
in the South was recalled In resolution
presented in the senate today by Mr. wal
thall, Of Mississippi. 1t directs the com
mittee on public health to inquire into the
advisabflity of removing the quarantine
station at Ship Island to a remote poiI' In
the CS,,ff-o4 Mexico The station is about
six miles from the Mississippi shore, and
is rot far from the place where yellow
fever first made its appearance last ia /,
Mr. Walthall's l5Seselution refers to the
numerous reports current during the cpl
demic that ii gained fooihold by way or
the quarantine station. This was vigorously
ccmba;tsd at the time by Surgeon General
Wyman The resolution is signed 10
bring about an inquiry and the removal 81
the station from it's proximity TO the Mis-
sissippi shore.
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un,ti's New Cabinet.

Port au Prince. December IS .s.s4a--I rqs-
lamatlon WAC published here 1t noon today
announcing the compost lon OF nc fsew
Haytian ministry as follows; Minister OF
the interior, M. Augusta Tancredei MIN
lister OF commerce. and finance. NJ. PiaiE-
anee; minister OF exte'ior relations aud
worship, NJ Brutus 81. Victor, minister
OF war and marine. NJ. velbrnn twho -
now president OF the chamber, minister OF
public works and agriculture, NJ. cincin-
natus lie Cnnto; .Ininistar OF justice ana
public instruction. NJ Carmichael.
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GERMAN BiMF.TALLtSTs.

Ihcy WIN Proreed "a Take Action
indcpendcnt Of EnGiand.
Berlin. December I3.-~Yferr Wilhelm Won
Kardon president of The Timetable league
OF Germany, presided today at the meeting
OF the league. at which It was resolved to
take stefs to promote the objects OF the
lcaguG in other countries. as, though Eng
lands attitude might dalay 1t could not
permanently prevent blmetallsm.
Herr Won Kardoff. In the rechstag. has
expressed his resrcs at England's rejection
of the proposals. of the Woiectt monetary
rn,nr,iaafnu
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Berlin, December 13.--In the reichstas
today Eugene Richter, tho radical leader,
maintained that the affair WITH Hayti
proved that the German navy was ade-
auate 10 demands likely 10 bs-made OF IT.
Ire opposed the proposition to increase the
allowance for the ifSXerial chancellor.
Prince Hohenlohe, whom he attacked for
failing TO promise the repeal OF tine pro-
hibltion against political associations
Tho chancellor replied that he sun hoped
that before the civil code OF Prussia was
enforced some arrangement would he made
TO repeal the prohibition alluded to.
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Berlin, December is.~-A number 81 civic
tand 5iiiitary ana university deputaNcia at
Kic,, waited upon irinre .fcnrgyot frusala
on Saturday 10 wish him bon voyage
Thn rector OF the university sait We
are veaching a decisive turaitg point IN
the history Of Germany The German uhi-
vcrsities which are the nurseries lot only
of science but OF patriotism, stand l.sido
the tatherland, whenever It's lonor or
greatness, arc d, stake lIhesrSl
The prince said: ~ and srt,fc Ibis jour
ncy at the request Of the cnper9r. There
are reasons 80 hope for = peacei Il olutioh
at the difficulties with China
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Just rate cutting by reckless competitor s
BY the either amendments TO the isN, the
commission will be what II should have
been in the hcginning--a Legislative Snd
administrative board whose orders and
proceedings are self-enforcng. Wit out the
aids of the court. yet which, II IN conflict
with fundamental law, can be sunni arily
set aside by the courts of tle country. In
framing this bill / have taken cur T,: as
law as my guide, because its constitutions
ality has been indicated in the courts, and
it is the best commission law In the United
States "a
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WEATHER INFORMATION.


The cyclonic disturbance which was cen
trail over East Texas last night, has moved
northeastward and over!es the central
portion of the Mississippi valley. with the
lowest barometer-29.d inchcs-at St
Louis.
An area of comparatively high pressure
is moving in over the western portion
of the country.
Tho weather is clear along the West
Gulf coast ana over the Eastern Rocky
Mountain slope. and partly cloudy 20
cloudy elsewhere A number of stations
report precipitation tonight with the
greatest at Montgomery.
General Observations.
Observations tasSen by the United Starrs
weather bureau at p. M, 18th meridian
lima.
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Legislative APPROPRIATION BiIi.

Washington. December -. The legigla-
tive. executive and jndiciai bill. as re-
ported to the house TO-DAY by the committee
en- appropriations, carries total OF sZi.-
5s2 .A25. being SIS. 1851 less ,har the esti.
MATES The number VI salaries provided
for il 10 600. being 1873 less than ths num-
her estimated for and $50 less than the
number provided for In the Current law.
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Washington, December 13.-For Eastern
Texas and I4ouisiana--Far Tuesday.
northwesterly winds
Oklahoma and Indian Territory-faT IN
southern norton: warmer by Tuesday
evening; southerly winds.
Arkansas-Fair; preceded by ram or
snow in the early morning in eastern por-
ton: colder in eastern portion; northwest
eriy wirads,
North Dakota--Fair: followed by ,ocal
SHOWS Tuesday evening or night; south
erly winds,
South DsG<ota-tair Tuesday; warmer IN
eastern norton; Southerly winds.
Kansas ami Nebraska Generally fail
Tuesday: slowly rising temperature
north to west winds. .
o,olorado--Fair; warmer Tuesday; west
orly winds
Wyoming -Fair. followed by local snow;
in western portion.
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Rlizxard in KANSAS.

Topeka, Kan, December lS.-Dspatches
from five towns in Western Kansas to-
night state that all that section of the
country is in the path of the worst biz
zard experienced in years Thousands OF
cattle are being wintered on the prairies
and are without shelter; many are with
out food, as the prairles are covered with
four to six inches of snow.