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STOCKS OF GRAIN.
Produce Exchange Grain Inspector Steller reports
stocks of Grain in regular warehouses October
as follows, in tons:
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cities according to numerical strength is granted; bGt there is one thing which can not he denied, and is doubtless to our discredit-that in
 most all cities Of similar size there is q fund set apart for the care of it's sick, while we have none. There are many reasons why these unfortu- mates should be provided for. 1st, Because it is our duty asa Christian, charitable. humane community. 2d, Because it is debt we owe to she lrss fortunate. 3d, Because it is economy in the long run to do SO. That we should be ever ready to be- stow charity upon the poor, we hayc no less authority than the Holy Bible, and our humane feelings should not alloH ourselves 10 see the Wrinkied hand and brow Of the poor upon their bed Of fever go without aid, when only q pittance they ask,
 Ne owe our Divine Creator a grate- ful debtfor the blessings Of prospeity;
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M. c. A.

Ihe opening address of the Y. M. .. A. state Convention will be delivered oy J. l.. Buchanan l.. l.. D. Presi- |genf of the A. l. U. on Thursday aASAt. The public is cordially in- |slted to attend all of the sessions of ms eonventioa. It is expected that |'ia hall will be filled. thursday |'''gnt. for Dr. Buchanan is asplendid |speaker and his address will no |aonbt draw large audience. The members of the different church |eaolrs are requested 10 assist in the |snglng during the convention.
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and how can we better pay 1t, than to Minister unto the sick aud dis
 tressed?' From an economical standpointI will offer one illustfn- ton, of which there are hundreds:
 A mother, with little children is
 taken sick; thefather Il laborer. Now, he, alone, is the only person in the family who has either the Judgment or strength to nurse the mother back to health. The father Is the only producer, but he must not ne- glect the faithful, tender wife and
 mother, and so he becomes nurse. Production ceases. and what Is the resnltg The entire family becomes dependent upon charity: the small sum of money is soon gone; the father becomes discouraged. hope- lessly in debt, 1akes to drink. and the rest you know. Now, provide n place for this sick wife, where she will be sklllfully and tenderly nursed
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and means, by which a new city hall and prison, adelnute to the present and future needs of the city. may he built. The present superstruetnre. aside from being old and dilapidated has fully served ifs purpose, while your calaboose is but q disgrace to any civilized community.
 Your public cemetery stands in need of attention, and the monies that are reserved and held sacred for the purpose should at once be expen- ded in the way Of ornamenting, beautifying and enclosing the grounds with q substantial fence.
 CARE or rnE HELPLESS SICK.
 That some provision should be made for the care Of the poor of the city. especially in sickness, 10 one will undertake to deny That we nave no greater or less number of this unfortunite class than other
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BELL 1T THE HELM.
SWORN IN AS MAYOR OF PINE
 BLUFF LAST NIGHT.
The Police Judge, City Treasurer and Four Aldermen Under I Oath Assume Their
 Eutles.

The City Council convened ill regu.
 lar session last evening. Mayor l.. E.
 Goldsmith presiding, and all the Al
 dermen present.
 The minutes of the previous meet he were read and approved. On motion the regular business oi lie session was passed, and Mayor Goldsmith then read lis farewell ad- dress.
 The Mayor then administered the oath of office to the following offie- CTS, to.Wit:
 Mayor, D. c. Bell, .Treasurer, II. F. Westbrook. police Judge, T. Hite Brown. Alderman First ward, J. E. Boyce. Alderman Second ward, C. Meyer. Alderman Second ward. tshort term) P. NJ. Bridges. Alderman Third ward, l. ". Owen.
 Alderman Fourth ward, J. NJ. Hightower.
 The old Council then adjourned sine die, amidst the plaudits of q large audience of interested citizens. The new Council was then organ ised with Hon. D. c. Bell, Mayor, presiding, and Aldermen Boyce, Bridges, Fox, Hightower, Johnson, Meyer, Owens and Veil. Mayor Bell then read his address, urging upon all citizens theireo-oper- alton in building up and Identifying fur city, calling attention to needed Improvements of city hall, cemetery etc, and especially urging upon the Council to devise some means by which the sick and destitute of our city
 could in q systematic way, belooked after and urged some kind of appro- l priations for that purpose, instead of by public subscriptions; calling at tention to the Charity ward at the
 Pine Bluff Infirmary, under the care
 oi the Royal Arcanum Lodge. of this
 city; also asked that something be
 done to assist the flood sufferers.
 Mayor Bell also called attention to
 needed milk inspector and inspector
 of plumbing, concluding by
 pledglng his utmost efforts
 10 advance the interests of the city, Empress evil, and would be guided
 by the advice of the best citizens in els selection of appointive officers.
 The Mayor announced that he
 would appoint the standing com
 mittees, and also appointive officers,
 at the next meeting of the Council.
 The bonds of City Treasurer Vest
 brook and Police Judge Brown were
 read. approved and ordered spread
 upon the records.
 The City Clerks statement, in the
 totals, was read and ordered spread
 llpon the records.
 ordlnance covering expenditures
 oy the Board Of Public Affairs was
 read and passed.
 tonncil adjourned.
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Continued On Page Two. CONOMY in taking Hoods Sar- .. saparilla, because q 100 doses ono dollar" is peculiar to and true only of the One True BLOOD Purifier.
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 It will be seen from q careful perusal of your Commissioners reports that the work along this line during tEel past two years has been general and far reaching. There yet remains, however, to be done considerable more work of this ischaracter. in order to com Ieiete, throughout the city, the system of street grading, draining and bridging so rightfully begun. So to this end, and in order that ttiiiie tic work may be done well. I must en- join upon you the great necessity of selecting none other than those of your very best and most practical business men of the city to do service upon your Board of Public Affairs.
 I recommend to your consideration the adT inability oi providing ways
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This Oxford VIC arc showing. and if would be study to imagine onr latest spring fan eies unass you see them, that's what we want and yon' Il be surprised to see the great you forss PosOO
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TIRE STATE CAPITAL.

Austin. Texas April 20 Chartered.
The san Nnselo Cemetery association Of
San Angelo. Tom Green county, no capital
stock; directors C. H. Rust, j. w. Browne
and c w Hobbs, all OF Tom Green county.
yoalvum Natatormm company Of yoa-
KUN. Layaca county; capital stock $4,000
incorporators, c. c. Janm OF San Antonio.
l., n Carruth and ]. w. Green of Dewitt
county.
The following tax collectors made their
annual settlements today.
Joe MAGE Caldwell county al valorom.
SIN 1G6oS occupation. si2iS.do
/. II Michael Briscoe county ,ad valorcm,
S2S'i6s. occupation. S32I5.
Ben NewlpnG. Coryol county, al yalo-
rem, $2l,9oilA: occupation, s759T0.
Crockett Jennings, Ellis county. nd va
loren, S5a.S2265 occupation, s6ioi25
v, W. Dove. Maverick county, ad va
lorem, Si213a, occupation, Sbs,S2,
Dickens county today paid $40 interest
on bonds held by the school fund, and re-
deemed $1,000 worth OF bridge bonds.
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CYCLONE AT GILMER,
Woman nnd Her Son Crushed to
Death by IL Tree.

Gilmer, Texas April 27.A cyclone visit
ed this county this evening about O'Clock
Ten miles east Of the town OF Gilmer it did
its work, At the end OF the tram the col
ored boarding house is about thirty steps
from the railroad track and in the path OF
the storm very large Pine tree stood
near the building and was blown across
the house and fell across the beds of
Eliza Stnspn and her son Wil. Eliza Stin-
son lived only about thirty minutes after
the tree fel! and her son can not recover.
She aroused other boarders in the house
by her screams. One Tom Martin. IN trv
ing to rescue the suffering woman. ran
AGAINST a snas or stob and punched one OF
his eyes out,
The path OF the storm was about geo
yards wide and II would rise and fan. and
wherever 1t fell it swept everything in its
path. Owing to the district being thinlv
settled thcrc was no other serious damage
so far as heard up to this hour, at least.
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OR NG,E.


Orange Texas. April 2g-Commodore A.
l.. Lowe OF Galveston was in Orange today
interviewing the mill men in regard TO his
proposed expedition OF travelling men 10
Central America for the purpose OF opening
up and extending the trade relations of
this country with that He hopes to get
the mill men sufficiently Interested to send
representatives to introduce their lumber
into sections they have not yet reached.
The Orange Epworth League have elected
Miss Alice Bland and j. : Mckinley as
delegates 10 represent this league at the
State league conference which conyenes in
Waco
The Lutcher & Moore Lumber company
last night cabled acceptance OF an order for
large bill of yellow pine lumber 10 70. to
Genoa, Italy. They also have an order Scr
material 10 be shipped to French Jort.
a. Gilmer's new bandsaw mills, after a
week OF preliminary trials to limbe. UP tn.
machinery, will begin running regularly
next week Everything Is in good share
and they expect to turn out fine quality
of lumber
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G. PRIDDY ACQUITTED.
The JURY WAS OUT ONLY TWO
MINUTES.
The Judge Instructed the Jurors to
Consider the Facts In the Light
of Nanslaughtcr.

,,,, r.xos Anil % Tho case Of
"har''" ipN''' 80. 49,
the state OF Texas vs. GEORGE friuuy LOT
the murder of Will Ellis tried here on q
obo,rc os VIENNA from Fort Bend county,
49,, ,o,,r, ali ,.os
occupied IN" attention VI tue eou'. an
terday until ~ o'clock last night Inc
prosecution was opened in a clear. concise
.,....,,,,,,,, b.. nis,,ic, At,orncv Iobn pinck
S'''''e''en' ~ -, r,o.
ney, followed by oscar hlrkianu ol hich-
mond. who spoke for the defense. MIR.
kirkland gave resume of the killing, with
49,, ,-..,,,,., -, 60 j.. NJ pr,ddv noor
iaV's 'e"u'ns "P " ~. '"''
farmer had rented farm from MT Ellis
planted ii In cotton and corn, with a writ
o,, oo,,,.,,,. tor tho ve,r Owing tn I'll
s'i -. 49,. 49, ,ras a,
hva1lhi MI il'uuS' wien MS 0i'P WIS
most completed. with the consent oil ms
landlord had 10 20 to Galveston to recu-
- ~. s,,,,,,,, t,o,th bovine, friends n
pe'a'o MS ''''''i's H'"',l' "a ne ,,,,,
work the farm In MS aoscnce' MI EMS re-
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MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
OFFICERS Elected and Houston Chosen
as Next Meeting Place.

Paris. Texas, April 29.-The State Medi-
cal association took up the resignation of
DR.. clarendon as treasurer this morning
and reconsidered the motion to accept 1t
ami asked the doctor to withdraw 1t, which
he did. He has held the position for TWEEN
ty-tve years
a communication was read from the State
Pharmaceutical association asking the CO.
operation OF the State Medical association
with a view to the betterment of practice
in both lines.
The COMMITTEES on ways and means re-
ported on the best method of raising the
money to pay Indebtedness and quite a
general discussion was had, resulting in a
sort OF camp meeting scene of calling for
contributions and $lij was subscribed in a
few minutes
DIR, Miller read his paper on THE Ocu-
list and the Code OF Ethics" and IL was
discussed by Drs Crowder. West, Walker
and Sears. The author called attention TO
several methods much in vogue OF vioat-
INK tbs code of ethics and thought such in
fringement should not be overlooked. He
was particularly severe on the travelling
auack ocuists and aurists who go about The
country from place to place. staying in one
town only as they make money.
DR.. Walker was Of the opinion that the
association in allowing reporters present at
lis meetings and permitting an account of
the proceedings TO be published broadcast
was doing advertising of the most absolute
sort He thought that many doctors had
themselves put down on the programme TO
read papers iust for the advertising it
gave them He had known a case where
member of the North Texas association
took travelling oculist into his office and
recommended him 10 the people through
Inc papers He thought that newspaper
men should he excluded from the meetings
W nj 10,
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Nrv pnprr for r.xnrI,nrn

Texarkana. Texas. April 29--Thc Daily
Gate city, News, which began its existence
on the Texas side March IS last. in It's is
sue of this morning announced with to-
morrow mornings edition 1t Will quit the
Held and hereafter issue a weekly nan r
only
This leaves but two dailics IN the city
once more. one IN Texas, the other on the
Arkansas side though 1t is pretty certain
another Will enter the lists within the n.xt
week or ten daYs. to be known as the
Daily Courier. This last Processes 10 taRc
Associated Press dispatches md win as
sumo otheh meirooolltan airs. and ,ts com.
Ing is awaited with moro than an ordinary
degree of interest
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Liberty: American Hosiery company VS.
Ben Levy ct al, from Galveston.
Reversed and remanded-T. ~ low
Co vs. w. A. Griffin. from Washinston'
Motions for rehesring refused-W; o.
Moore guardian. VS.. Leon IL b,u .
from Galveston; Houston East ana Nes'
Texas Railroad company vs. Peters q
Wills from Polk Houston East ana
West Texas Railroad company W. f.
Campbell, from Polk; J. X. and Aiiee T.
Ayres VS. Parrish a Potter from Mont
gomery; Herman Loeb VS.. Crow q hlckey'
from Rusk II Knittle VS.. Otto Schmidt,
from Washington.
Motion for additional finding OF facts
grantcd-J. *. and Alice ?. Ayres VS.
Parrish & Potter from Montgomcry.
Motions for rehearng submited-Wm.
Il. Johnson vs.. VIM. "a. 1.cckhart admin
istrator from Galveston. Emma ;. Mont
gomcry ct al vs.. Jacob Hcrnberger, from
Harris.
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FlatOnfu,

Flatonla, Texas, April 2S.--on April %
local talent, under the management Of
Miss Tillic Schmidt, Will preacnt the
operetta. "R, f. Porter, or The Inter
viowor and the Fairies" The cast Includes
hfty-siN characters, the leading role being
assumed by Professor c. Van Benthuysen
of Houston
The town is making grand preparations
Tor big celebration on Nav .. The chief
feature Of the day will he a parade OF dec
GRATED vehicles and hlcyelcs a cn;tI~ropinc
contest. balloon ascension aud parachute
leap. clay pigeon shoot flA and lean mems
baseball game, etc. Tue railroads have
Is expected
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A CENTENNIAL PROJECT.
CnttIemen VIII Try to Rave h
Roundup Mt Nnshytlle.

Waco. Texas, April 29,-The local i.a|
punchers have about completed plaza n
organizing an excursion Of cattleze, d
Tennessee in June. The plan is to ,sc.,|
the cooperation OF the leading naa,a|
and cattle dealers and organize brali!s|
or roundup. outfit, with camp equipA|
including provisions. wagon and cool, z|
gether with all paraphernalia usually hl
longing to Texas roundup Thus UGii
ICED, the outfit Will proceed to the Csolx
NAL at Nashville. where they will give VI
Centennial managers an exhibition q "
Texas cowboy in all his glory and give y
visiting throng the privilege Of seeing "
novel sport OF roping and branding c,as
riding bucking ponies and similar praci.a
The project is yet in its incipieury, q
w. A. Poage OF Waco, Bud Cavitt q w
Greeor, Jack Pancake Of Gatesville, d.
Sheriff w. l.. Burke OF this county v
other well known cattlemen are behind V
move. II is probable that call for %
ference OF leading cattle raisers and dean
Will be issued soon, tho conference 70 W
place in May.
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THE HOUSE.

Austin, Texas. April 2e.--The house this
morning passed finally with the emergency
clause attached the bill leasing tho plates
OF out Of print court reports to H. p. n.
CANNED OF Austin.
ON motion OF Mr.. Ayers the vote by
which Senator Meals bill providing for
tho loaning of the money OF wards by
their guardians had passed was rcoonsid-
cred and on motion of Mr.. Drigance an
amendment eliminating therefrom pro-
Vision that said money may be loaned on
prom'ssory notes was adopted. said pro-
vision having been attached thereto by
6enator Tibet
On motion of Mr.. Dennis. tho regular or
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LuLING.
Three Bicycle Riders n, >,
JOurney-i,oc,l.

Three bicycle Riders on . I'll
Journey-Locais,
Luling, Texas, April 29.-Messs n n,
larhide, 7. schupey and NJ. J. Bro,. y
triple bicycle team who arc on NJ,
New Orleans TO San Francisco man,
to-day evening, They are riding 4.
man machine, and are, or were c,-'
three blankets, three small lupes -
n change OF linen. small shotgun M ~
ing tackle. beside number OF small. :.
ticles such us they might need h 49,
far from hotel They were in -
form and have greatly enjoyed tbs h. !
far, though the heavy rains have MAI N
ground so soft that the riding is sloy
The music class OF Professor Hs,,r :,
Miss Beach closed for the season "A,
musicale at the opera house tonight
The unVeilirg Of the monumeu, ss-.
over the grave OF Mr.. W. p. Grabs N
the Prairie Lea cemetery by the Woes
OF the World was witnessed by 1, -
mense throng. The address was nj. /,
II. q. S. j. W. Orchard Of Lullns s \
Hyman. sovereign, Of Luling being /. i.
tendance.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Buel McGlasn
son.
Mrs. r. II. Hall OF Guadalupe Is rspSx
as dangerously i'll.
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Eagle Pass Texas. April 2S.-rhe activ.
NY among sioekmcn would indicate that
vac retroactive clause OF the pending tarif,
OH Is treated as huge bluff Cattle g.ill
eohllone TO eeme in from Mexico until ,bc
Supply is exhausted or the Dincle. hi
l,ualiy PASSED, Charles Ross innor,sd
au'ut 4Vo mead OF cattle here today and i,
~ reporied that an importation viii he
,,,,'.u az i'el no tomorrow, ana some lsre
'"pU''"u"hs are expected early next week.
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Tho Texas lerisla-
turc has wresfled with
and lodged the ques-
ton Of reducing Of
fetal fees OF county
officers for nearly
four months and still
the question liz not
settled. It is an a
result OF qu!bbling
over the democratic
platform demand and
q rather loose regard
FOR q e m o.cratic
pledges by me'nocrs
elected on n demo-
cratic platform
The senate early
..
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Atten,pted Suicide.

Corsicana, Texas. April Ca young -. :.
attempted suicide at Kerens yes'a.''
evening by jumping from the AWNING
two-story building at that place M -
leg was broken and he was otnefS, .,,., Il
tured in the fall He had been n ~ I
for disposing OF mortgaged properly 'r NM. !
was this fact that caused the at'eup VI
his own life. !, M.
When FIRST arrested he attempted IN.
his life by taking morphine. puI We.
covered and frustrated in his puiP''''
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The AIvia rostmn,tcr.n,p.

Alvin, Texas, April 30 There are up to
date seven applicants fer the Alvin postof
lice and the Groon Grant Hawley patron
ase distributing complication is a source
of worry 10 all Of them. Mr. II. II. Kings
term as postmaster does not expire until
April, lN9S. He has made a most efficient
officer always courteous. ohliFng aud cor
rect. II tho wishes Of the majority OF IN.
patrons were concerned, he would be re-
tAined indefinltely.
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TripIc Murder Rcpnrt,1.

Hampstead, Texas, April 29.-Lato TO-
night reports reached town from Sunny
side. fifteen miles from here, that Henry
Daniels, his stepdaughter and little
child were murdered and the bodies burned
together with the hut in which they lived.
officers left for the scene at once.
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First Supreme District.

Galveston, Texas. April 29.--Aftirmed--
International and Great Northern Railroad
company VS.. w. y. noNrlng, from CAL
ves'on' II. 7 Jones Lumber company VS..
# W. Rhoades ct al. from Harris: Il. II.
Porter ct al VS.. II. Masterson. from Gal
weston; J. J. settegast VS.. Mary V. o'Don-
nell, from Harris; Texas and New Orleans
Railroad company w. Louis Eohols, from
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m rnrticulnr, Lcnrnrn

Marshall Texas, April 2S. Officers ro.
turned from Hazloton today and rsror,
that nothing could be found on, .a 'Dp".l
no ,S Niil'nS OF the negroes Yesterday onc
m" OFFICERS were holding an ina"rs, "t ,,
other negro was killed from The VA. ne ne
men IN mask. '"e WOODS y
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BEST OLE ALL

to cleanse the system in genu war
truly beneficial manner. when tn me-. ~ ~.
tim comes, use the true ard pet EN-, snsss
ody. Syrup OF Figs. one bottle w'i "a .ss,,,
for ali the family and costs ohls y. ~ NAM.
the large size 81. Buy the GENUINE Inn co.
featured by the California F,g sy,stglsi.
pany only, and for sale By all oruse.-.
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Rcsihence nnpn.

''0''sNllle' Texas, April 99.-Iast risb,
between u and o'clock the residence ona
nearly all It's contents belonging 70 Mr.
monster widow lady was des,roy.i -,
IRE IRE 1t is not known how the fire eu ny
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A Negro ,iliiny

caldwell, Texas. April 9g-poho.. 80.
HVs'o boy II years old. was placed in
other ai, mere ne., today charged with killing an
Jones last pi p9S py the name Of William
'a'' h'Sn' IN the Drazos bottom
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NIX. EVANS or GRAYSON
Has Something 10 shy Ancnt the Fec
Hills.

Austin, Texas. April a.-Representa-
tive s. p. Evans OF Grayson county has
the following to say anent the houses
course with regard To certain important
measures which have been pending for
fpYeral nnnthat
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THE BEST
The Peoples Opinion OF p
nNn, a Co.'s Trentmeh"

Thos, who speak tho hishes, .oS q. Vi,
llRtha way n cos system arS ps's 20 va
sought a cure for their ironolss bopcisa
IA VAN that they became ain ho has trsi
sysry 1fgi'nso carries wSgh, The , sia III
est advocates OF their qule. ana -" thos
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Noted nutlnw Cnught.

Wichita. Kan, April GA spec'a' y. =
Beacon from Newkirk. o. T.. says ~ W.
comb. leader OF a noted band Of QUIZ
has been caught and lodged in JAN sD'
band broken I'D.
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THE SENATE.

Austin, Texas April es.-Tn tho absence
Of quorum In tho senate today adjourn
ment was taken until tomorrow morning.
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rrohibilion Cnrri.h.

Rising Star. Texas, April 2s.-The cleo.
ton on prohibition passed of quietly at
this place yesterday. resulting in an over.
whelming victory Tor prohibition.
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MR. STAPLES or BASTRoP.
HIS speech In support OF the Fec

Austin, Texas. April 29.-Durins tho fee
bill discussion today MIR Staples OF Bas-
trnn Innde tho follnMlnR rcrnarka.