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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05

Strayed or stolen. about February 90
1877 one dark sorrel mare: branded d ]
on left hip; about l4la hands high; weighs
about $50 pounds. Also one gray horse
mule; no brand: about Is hands high .
weighs about 1860 pounds: about is years
oIu VIII pay sl5 reward for their return
nv vi miii pay 80 for information leading to
Albert Erickson. sheriff, by William Baurh
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05
A hank for sana..

san Angelo. Texas. September "A
'aeeons OF the merchants and stockmen OF
sutton county was held at Sonora las,
alght and preliminary stems were ,aho,
toward organizing a National hank n, M.
piace with capital OF $50, 600. W w.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05
Goyernor TayIor At b

Waxahachie, Texas, Septer
P. Cooper has received 6 laa
ernor Bob Taylor of TeDna1
he states that he would DO
dress the ex-Tennesseeans q
the fair.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05

Strayed or stolen from II. L. lIohl,
lous wood street, on August a. 1897, enc
medium-size Jersey COW, light color about
~ years old. light colored feet white
belly light colored tail, lump near bag
Reward SO. Albert Erickson. Sheriff Har.
ris county. Texas, by W. NJ. Baugh. den
utv. w
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05
Rvurhle rinca.

Volumbla. Texas. September l.--scipIo
tourb's. colored. who was rescued from
tne jail here recently and captured in
Houston Wednesday. was tried here ~.
Ssy 10y disturbing tia peace ana his nun
- Slxod q . fine OF $50 and costa
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05

Wharton. Texas. September 4.-Strayeti
or stolen from Henry Laddn, near Sran-
ish camp. one dark brown mare mule
about two years old, branded r On left
thigh and A on left jaw. l will rny 81
reward for mule. r. A. Rich, Sheriff.
Wharton county, Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05
BANQUET TO MAJOR MILLER.

Prior to the departure OF Major A. M
Miller for his new post in the East. the
commercial organizations of Galveston ten
der him complimentary banquet In token
OF his efficiency and courtesy while In
charge of the jetty work here The jetties
have been built chiefly under Major Miller
and the speed and excellence of the work
are due to his engineering skill and to his
hard horse sense. No man in the service is
more popular or more highly esteemed
The banquet will be given next Thursday
night. Committees are now working out
the details.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05

Lampasas. Texas, September from
Mapies' ex-coanty attorney OF brown
county, arrived here on tho o'clock stage
TINS afternoon from Burnet and while
Standing In the door of the Star hotel, fell
over on the sidewalk dead. Tho coroner
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05

has not yet rendered hi. -
OF death. His remains wa,s v
of by the Odd Fellows and M
to Brownwood tomorrow sf.
he leaves a wife. M
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05
sHERIFTS' DEPARTMENT,

wharton. Texas. September 3.-Strayed
or stolen about August %, 1897, one light
paw mare mule, branded RT; one dun
morse mule. branded a with connected tar
aDoVe' L on left shoulder. l will pay
30 reward for mules. II. A. Rich, Sheriff,
Wharton county. Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05
4 BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT
Promoters Of Enterprises Due 10 the
City This Week.
MOVEMENT FOR RELIEF OF MINERS.
subscription List VIII be Circulated
for Their Observation-Disclosures of
the Kaysec.

Beaumont, Texas. September 4 Tho
Beaumont board OF trade has been figuring
with tho promoters OF several industrial
enterprises during the past three months
and Secretary BlaBn says that negotiations
have now reached the point where some
thing definite must necessarily develop
within the next ten days IN fact, Mr..
Blain says that representatives OF the pro-
posed creosoting works and the screen door
and window factory are due to arrive In the
city next week, and when they come 1t is
expected that Beaumonters Will be In
formed OF what the city or citizens are ex-
pected to do to secure either or both OF
these enterprises.
Correspondence with reference to the
creosoting works indicates that the pres
cnt owners OF that concern expect a money
consideration either In tho shape OF a
bonus or subscription to stock, and
II will doubtless DO necessary for
these gentlemen to locate the ben
eflts that Will accrue to the
city before the average BeaumonLcr viii
20 down IN his jeans to securs the creo-
setting plant II the enterprise Will AZ
sure steady work TO n sufficient number
OF men at reasonable wages. or II 1t will
In any other way materially benefit the
city at large, citizens VIII meet the owners
or promoters on any reasonable proposition
and do the proper thing from financial
The screen door factory man has not az
yet minated that contributed cash would
be necessary TO Induce him to locate in
Beaumont. He wants a place where the
conditions arc favorable to the successful
operation OF his factory; where the raw
material ii convenient, marketG easy OF
iccess, fresh water plentiful and freight
rates would place him on an equality with
Iimilar factories at other points. All these
hings. with the exception of freight rates
lie viii find in Beaumont, and the board
II trade has assurances that freight rates
VIII net remain an obstacle TO his coming
o this city. This being the situation there
s at present no visible reason why Beau
mont should not land the screen door fac
ory, and 1t can be said the city Is capable
I accommodating several enterprises on
he same conditions
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05
SUES THE BAGGING COMPANY.


Edwin W. Wickson, by his next friend.
A. G. Wickson. brought suit in the dis
trict court today against the Galveston
Bagging and Cordage company for $40 900
damages. The complaint recites that Edwin
Wiekson, who is minor, was employed at
the baggng mill and was assigned to work
picker machine. While so engaged on
July 80, 1897. his right arm was so badly
mashed that 1t had to be amputated above
the elbow Joint 1t is alleged that the pick
err machine was so placed and so crowded
by other machinery that its operation was
hazardous.
a. c. Wlckson. father OF Edwin w.
Wickson, also filed suit against the com.
pany for $4,000 damages. He alleges that
his son is 10 years old and was employed
without the consent of his father. BY rea-
son OF the injuries to young Wickson the
plaintiff claims damages in the sum named
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05
BIG LAND. SALE.
KAYsEE AWNINGS

uarnipes OF the Gulf. Beaumont ana
Kansas City railroad continue to increase
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
the South Texas Trade to
Galveston.
BANQUET RENDERED MAJOR MILLER.
Planning to Give a Fine Send OFF
to the Engineer-SuitA Against the
Collector of CUSTOMS.

| Galveston, Texas, September 4.-The
steamer Cumberland left last night for
BRACES river points. She carried good,
fair cargo. AT Columbia she will be fully
loaded with cotton and will hurry back 10
Galveston. She is expected here Tuesday
morning and will have a cargo ready for
Corpus Christi, for which port she will
expected. there will be plenty of freight
for her
That In brief, is the news about the
Cumberland, which Mr.. J. G. L. Marcowitz
have put in the coast trade between here
and Corpus Christi
Mr.. 1. Marcowitz told Post reporter to-
day that the farmers and merchants
through all the coast region south OF here
are enthusiastic about the new transporta-
tion line.
I'VE get freight to and from Beeville,
Skidmore, Sinton and other points on the
Arkansas Pass road said he, land we are
Offering an opportunity to Galveston to
broaden its trade and reach territory it
never could get in touch with before. We
are carrying freight at a rate considerably
below the railroad tariff. The coast country
people are alive TO the situation and are
delighted 10 get water transportation. 1t
Will take several trips for the Cumberland
to catch up with the amount of business
destined for Galveston, which now awaits
the boat, but 1t devolves upon Galveston
to work up trade from this place
to the region we reach.
The Galveston merchants never had a
better opening for business in new terri
tory than they have in this that the Cum
berland is going into and ii is to be hoped |
they will give the attention to 1t that 1t
justifies."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26
s7oO,OOO to Yale University.

William Lamson, who recently died in Leroy,
~ Y. left an estate valued at over St,OOO, 900, of
which about S750,001 is bequeathed to Yale uni
versity. OF this amount $4,000 is specifically
bequeathed for a university building. 1t VIII be
devoted to the erection of a new alumni hall
The remainder of the bequest will go toward
founding new protessorshps, The chars that
will be established are not VT decided upon, but
will be announced in a few weeks. The buildings
of the defunct lngham university in Leroy, which
left to Yale, will be used in some capacity by
the university a project that meets with some
~ school.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26
Another Bursted Boom.
Final Decree in the Case of Hartman,
Tenn, the Model Temperance city.

Tenn, the Model Temperance city.
\ Chattanooga, Tenn, despatch Of the 2lst inst.
says: \ court decision which materially affects
10000 persons in the United States largely resi-.
dents OF the Northern states, was handed down
last night. 1t was the final decree in the consoli
dated suits against the East Tennessee Land com
pany rendered by United States Appellate Judge
Severans of Michigan. The defendant land com
pany was S500O,OOO corporation, organized by
Il land boomers in 1890, but innocently promoted
by the leading prohibitonsts of the country, to
whom the boomers proposed to found an ideal
temperance city, which was the origin Of the town
of Hartman Tenn, city of 5000 people The
foremost spirits in the organization were Funk s.
Wagnalls, the publishers; Hobbs & Schumacher
trust magnates of New York, and Frederick
Gates of Chattanooga, who, among others sold
options on 1901 600 acres Of land, for which they
paid S33, 600 to the East Tennessee Land com
pany for 100000. This company secured millions
of dollars in popular subscriptions 20 its stock
and built Hartman as well as the American Tenn
perance university proviso in their land titles
binds the purchasers to maintain total abstinence
on pain of forfeiture of the land If liquor is ever
sold upon il.
BY mismanagement and alleged fraudulent
transactions the land company and many subor-
dinate corporations were thrown into receivers
hands. The litigation, which eliminated in the
final decree, was for the purpose of winding up
the affairs of the company. II resulted in vic
tory for the receiver. The property, consisting
of 100000 acres of land and city property, manu-
featuring sites etc, will be sold TO satisfy the
bonded Indebtedness, which includes 81 900, 900 in
first mortgage bonds held by the Central Trust
company and prior liens securing unpaid pur-
chase money. BY this decree 1886. 900 of the as
the stockholders of the nd company 1t is
claimed that plans for re6rgau Zation on foot
and that committee of New York bondholders
will buy the land and reorganize the company
affairs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26

THE VERMONT NEWS.
DisbOrment Proceedings against IA Rut-
land Lawyer.

land Lawyer.
Rutland has a local sensation in disbarment pro.
ceedngs brought against Joseph c. Jones. a
lawyer of good standing, who has been for four
years state attorney Of Rutland county The
case grows out of the prohibtory law Under
that law to enable state attorney to get his sal
ary il is necessary for the Judge at each term Of
court to certify that he has done his duty in bring.
ing suits, etc The particular charge against MIR
Jones is that he got such a certificate last fan
from Judge Rowell by deceiving him as to what
he had done in certain liquor prosecutions. Act
ing upon Judge Rowel's advice, Mr.. Jones had
undertaken to bring suit upon bonds declared
forfeited in l2j liquor prosecutions. He wrote to
Judge Rowell Dec. 81 that he had brought those
suits aud received his certificate.
The papers i'm the proceedings ara all filed
ready for the hearing, which will be held before
the whole supreme bench at Montpelier today
These papers develop several interesting contro.
versies. For one thing II appears by MIR. Joues's
Statement, that 10y an oversight he failed to bring
suits IN all the cases. He did, however, bring
great number Of suits, and ~ Of these were dis
posed of in the city court.
In these cases Judgment was given for one cent
merely to cover costs. The respondent in each
of these cases had been surrendered and put I'M
der new and heavier bonds, and Mr. Jones saws
that the giving of nominal damages was in &c
cordance with the usual practice.
The papers go to show that there may have
been some Misunderstanding on Judge Rowell's
part as to the facts in these suits. Mr. Jones sets
forth that Judge Rowel could not have been de-
ceivrd by his letter into sending the certificate in
the manner charged, because both his letter and
the certificate were mailed the same day, and
must have passed each other in transmission
understanding, and that MIR. Jones will not be
disbarrpd
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26

A large supply of Vermont evergreens is to bee
sent to Senator Proctor with which 10 decorate the
Nermonters reviewing stand at President-elect
Mckinley Inauguration.
The Citizens Telephone company has been or
gained at Stove with capital stock of $1,000.
The company will extend its lines throughout La
noble county AT an early date.
Fred stanton Of st Johnsbury, who was kick
ed in the head last Thursday by a colt which he
was breaking, died Saturday His skull was frac.
tured and he was unconscious most of the time
till his death. He was bout SO years old and was
formerly Danve farmer.
Daniel S Packard one of Bennngton's prom.
inent merchants, dropped dead Ia his store Fri
day of heart disease. He had apparently been
in good health up to the time Of his death. Mr..
Packard was 80 years old and had been in bust.
ness in Bennington 20 years.
James Young, a weltodo farmer of Shafts
bury, was killed in the railroad yard at that place
on Wednesday of last week. His horses became
uneasy because of an approaching train and
threw him to the ground. one OF the horses
stepped upon and broke his neck, causing death
instantly. Young leaves family.
Robert Blair, the well to-do West Barnet man
who was ecently taken TO the st. Johnsbury Jail
because of his refusal to pay a tax bill of SOS,
declares that he will stay in jail rather than pay
his taxes, and Sheriff Sulloway has notified the
town authorities of Barnet that there will be a
board bill for them to pay The auth 1rities are
in quandary as to what step they had better
take.
The Wells River Light and Power company has
just completed dam at the foot of Groton pond
which forms the largest reservoir in the state and
one of the largest in New England Groton pond
naturally covers about 1900 acres. BY the con
struction of the dam the surface is raised about
eight feet, and 200 acres more of land are over
flowed. large number of manufacturing
plants will be benefited by the increased power.
Ernest Lilley, student in the Lamoille cen trail
academy, was tried Saturday for hazing a fellow
student. The method taken was to besmear the
face with lamp black and oil and in so doing the
clothing was very much soiled He was found
guilt and sentenced to the state industrial School
during the remainder of his minority. An appeal
was taken, Lilley was the leader in the affair
but 1t is limited that there may be other arrests,
The Rutland health officer found, ia a building
in the heart of the city Friday, a man and his
| wife and seven children all Of whom were i'll with
| dphtheria. The house was totally unfit for habi
| tation, The family was removed to the city
smallpox hospital. The president of the state
board of health reported that It was impOssibleLto
disinfect the house, so 1t could be occupied again
The council condemned the building and It was
| torn down and burned Physicians hope to save
| the lives of all the family.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26
Caught in Colorado Snow Slides.

A mail carrier had a strange experience IN the
Colorado mountains last Saturday. He was
caught in "A sh e under about - feet Of snow
Rescuing parties took of IS f. ct directly over him
and then gave him M as dead. He was unCon
scious until about o'clock the next morning
When his senses returned he heard water tricklng
down. This water had brought him air and saved
his life He dug to the stream and then to the
surface. Then he walked three miles to the near
est house aadfel unconscious as soon as he realized
that he saved.
\ snow slide caught the cabin Of the Cleopatra
mine near Pitkn, killing Martin Bentley, and in
Jurlng his three partners At Ophlr, Colorado. q
snow slide de mulished tie railroad station and -
freight cars. The station agent and his wife were
in the building at tie time eating dinner. The
tlmbers fell in such a shape that the man was but
slightly injured and his wife did not receive a
single bruise. About as rapidly as the roads have
been opened they have been closed by more slides.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26
A Farewell to Mrs. Cleveland.

A touching incident marked Mrs. Cleveand's
last communion Sunday at DR.. Sunderland's
church in Washington. Dr. Sunderland, the
cradle pastor, who had officiated at Mrs. Cleve
lands marriage, and who has baptized her chill
dren addressing the congregation at the com
munon service, said: Mrs Cleveland is with us
today at this communion service, where she has
been many times before, but this is probably the
last time she will be present on such an occasion.
] have felt that it would be appropriate to testify
the esteem and affection of the congregation to-
ward her as one no in her high place, has shown
an example of wise Christian woman hood, and
that if she would kindly remain in her pew until
the people pass by and take her by the hand it
would be source of great satisfaction to us all -
Mrs. Cleveland was obviously affected by Dr.,
Suuderland's Re marks. The congregation began
to file by her, and TO all she extended her hand
and gave them cordial handshaKe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26
A MRndcrer,s RrtnIn

James c. Brown of Lynn. Mass, returned to his
home Saturday after an absence Of nlne year,,
during which he has suffered the greatest priya-
ton and had long ago been given up by his fam
lily as dead Brown is about 90 and has followed
the since he was 10. lie has been shipwreck-
ed repeatedly. and on each occasion has been one
of the few TO be saved: he has been abandoned IN
strange climes and among strange people. he
has been stricken with disease and left to die
among strangers, and on one occasion was left
an exile on the solomon islands among a race Of
unCiylliZed and savage people, four long years.
A year ago "A ship took him from solomon islands
10 Melbourne. Australia, from which place he
wrote to bis wife for the first time in years
on Dec 10 last he sailed for London and arrived
home last Saturday The JOY Of the meeting OF
Brown and his family was understandable.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26
Norwich University Alumni Meets.

The ninth annual banquet Of the Norwich Uni.
vcrsity Alumni association Of Boston was held at
Noung's hotel Friday evening, at which over
forty graduates were present Rev Howard +.
Hill presided, y l.. sheldon acting as secretary
The guests were Allan u. Brown, the recently
elected president II the college, Gen. o. O. How
ard, Henry @. Kent aud Albert Clarke. The
speeches IN relation to the school and its military
record were made 10y the guests aud the president
OF the association. At the business meet
ing officers were elected as follows: Presi-
dent Rev Howard f. Hill, d. vice presidents
Robert Breton, 80, y. y. Lewis %, b W. Gea-
George u. Thomas, 20; reception committee, 10.
seph Steadman, SO, J. W Hobbs, 80, and Fred
u AnsIln. -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26

Bondin, the celebrated tight rope walker who
was the first person to cross Niagara Falls on
tight rope, which feat he performed on August
II, 1889 died from diabetes Monday at Ealing,
suburb of London. He wa born in 1924
Frank A. Munsey, who established large
printing house in New london, Conn, for print
ing Munsey's Magazine, has given up trying to
do the work there and is moving his presses to
New York. The building is TO be converted into
a hotel.
A four story brick block in Gloucester Mass,
owned by Nathaniel Webster, was burned Friday
morning. The cause of the fire is unknown. The
building was used for stores and for busre pur
poses, and was erected by Mr. Webster four years
ago at cost of 100000 Mr.. Webster and his
family occupied apartments in 1t and had barely
time to escape with their lives The total loss
will amount TO $4,000.
An interesting case berore the courts is that of
Joseph II Iasg the Turkish consul at Boston,
who was arrested in New York and locked up in
the Tombs charged with embezZling a large
which he administered, MIR lasigi is well known
in club and social circles in Boston, was supposed
to be possessed of abundant means left him by
his father and has occupied his present diplomatic
position since the death of his father. The an
nouncement of his arrest was great surprise 10
his personal friends and business associates. The
claim is set up in behalf that his official position
prevents his arrest and trial by the courts of New
York or Massachusetts, and that he is amenable
only TO Federal Jurisprudence.
Twelve children were more or less seriously in
jured in a mad rush that followed the discovery
of a fire in the Everett Grammar school In Bos-
ton Friday morning. Miss Foster, a teacher, was
informed by one of the pupils that there a
fire in one of the coat rooms, and she at once
told Principal Pritchard who caused the gong for
dismissal to be rung The fire was on the second
floor, and there 700 children in the building
AS soon as the children became aware Of the fire
they made a rush TO escape and, az the doors of
the exit were but 80 inches wide. stampede fol.
lowed. A large number of children fell and were
trampled under foot but only l2 Of them were
seriously injured and all will recover. The fire
itself was OF trivial nature and was soon extin
guished.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26
Rabbit muntIng ON VT. Tabor.

a curious accident happened at Mt Tabor re-
Gently. Two nlmrods from Peru started out on
a hunt for rabbits and strolled over into the
woods Of nit. Tabor. Ia some way the two be-
came separated but kept on in the same relative
direction. At last one of them heard a sound Of
an approaching hound ami dropped behind a
stump to watch for game, leaving one foot. en-
cased IN sheepSkln moCcasin, prutrudng from
the side Of the stump His friend arrived on the
scene ahead OF the dog, his eye falling upon the
sheepssin moccasln. 1t was an odd looking rab
bit, but rabbit It must be and a charge OF bird
shot was fired into II. The days sport came to an
abrupt termination, and the two hunters have
failed IN their efforts TO keep the public in igno-
rance of the facts OF the case