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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30
THE STATE CONFERENCE.
Members of the Executive Commit
tee Voting on the Place.

tee Voting on the Place.
Mexia, Texas, June 29.-In Sunday q
Post the type made The Post correspondent
say that Hon. j. w. Blake would not pay
any attention to the views of the members
of the State committee with reference to
calling a State conference, Such is not
the case, but the reverse is true. So far
about twenty eight of the committee have
responded and Mr.. Blake is preparing the
cali, which will be issued for the place
voted for by majority of the committee.
provided the railroads grant one fare
round trip rate for the meeting.
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EAGLE PASS,
DRIFT In the River Indicate. -.
Farms HIVE Sn6Ie.aa /. ~


Eagle Pass, Texas, June 2s.-colon,, !
FOLK johnson, who succeeds Colonel :
r. Hudgins as special treasury arm, !,
this district. arrived here sstur,,v !,
wiz MAKE this his headluarters. Corn,
Johnson mas been in the service Tor =.
eral years and was stationed in LonS,
Ehglana' when transferred to this Mas
j. X. Blocker imported GOO head ~ =.
tie here today. which he will take n ~ n
ranch. "
The Rio Grande began rising Ia, MIA,
and continued to rise till this eyes ~
reaching a point as high as Il Ma, ~ ~
for the last four years. Quanti,ies |,
"at.ermelons and corn came down, la.
eating that the small farms along q.
river had suffered an overflow.
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Guard Charged wi,h Murder.

Sherman, Texas. June 2s.--An interest
Ing case Ia on trial in tho district court
today, AL Sparks. charged with the killing
Of Bob Jones. 1t will be remembered that
some months ago Al Sparks. guard. while
attempting to earnest bob Jones. colored.
county convict, shot and killed Jones.
and also wounded another convict. An un-
usually large special yenire had been sum-
selecting Jury.
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pOIARIA DIRECT.

The steamship polaria OF the Hamburg
American line, from Hamburg with cargo
for Galveston, has arrived and will be de-
tanned the usual three days in quarantine.
The Polar!a Will sail on her return direct
for Hamburg and VIII not call at New
orleans Tor homeward cargo. The steamer
Gothic which follows the t'olaria. viii also
sail from Galveston for Hamburg direct
and II is likely the direct service VIII con-
tinue throughout the season.
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TRINITY Tobncco Company.

Trinity. Texas, June 2s.---The Trinity To-
bacco and Land company held meeting
yesterday and elected Colonel A. T. An
derson president, Hon. j. n. Peyton secre-
tary and George NJ. Graham general man
ager. The following directors We're chosen
for the ensuing year: r. s. Cochran, w.
Ii. Many. S. r. Barnes and W. A. Bell,
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ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
r, Cannon & Co. Min Another of
Their Insurance Suits.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FOURTH.
Galveston Brewing Company Going
Into the Bottling Bosiness-Dcp-
uty Chief Amundsen Hurt.

Galveston, Texas, June 29.--F. Cannon
& Co. today got verdict In another oil
their insurance suits. The case of today
was against the Virginia Fire and Marine
Insurance company, for $4,000. This SUIT
like ten others. grew out OF the burning
last summer of lot OF bagging In the
fire on the Morgan wharf. This case mas
boon IN trial three or four days. The jury
rendered A verdict for $4,000. the full
amount of the claim, and interest at 6 per
cent from October 8. 1896.
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Died From His Injuries.

Cameron, Texas, une 2s.--August Horel-
izca. who was hurt by runaway team last
week, died yesterday evening at o'clock.
Funeral today at II o'clock.
The -Confederates returned from
Nashville yesterday afternoon.
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TwIsTER AT LIVINGSTON.
The Opera House, Under Constr
tton. Was blown Down.

Livingston. Texas, June 2s.--A mlnA
ture cyclone struck here this evening, a. !
pletely demoiishing the opera house h :
ing constructed by c. H. Dawson. ii
twisting off the tops Of several tres u
its line. Persons within 100 feet Of ~
building blown down say that they hlfl55
felt the force Of the wind A light All
fall occurred soon after the wind, but IT
enough to materially benefit crops. Il IA
hoped that more will follow soon. SeysasS1
good rains have fallen near town Ia " 4
last few days.
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EXPECT A LIVELY FOURTH.

Galveston is going to be pretty lively
town about Fourth OF July time. The
Emmets from Houston, 800 or 400 strong
will be down here TO participate In the
hospitality OF the Emmets and Hihernians
of Galveston next Sunday, and all the rail-
roads are going to brug big crowds from
the Interior. From West Texas there VIII
be a delegation Of cowboys. who Viii Try
to lassoo some OF the beach attractions
They will travel in a special tram from
San Angelo. and they are announced TO
be loaded with money 60,
Proprietor Prendcrgast OF Olympia VIII
omen the Fourth OF July festivities at hts
place on the night OF the 81. lie has or
dered a big lot OF pyrotechnie articles IN,
Guiding eighty set pieces Of size ana
character that will do credit to the CITY
one Of the set pieces is about sixteen feet
square. and represents the American nag.
There are many other beautiful and unique
designs
There will probably he some handsome
fireworks displays at the Reach hotel, but
The details regarding them are not yet
known.
There will, Of course, he the customary
mag raising services and the firing OF the
national salute.
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Gus AMrNnsEN HURT

Deputy Chief of Police Gus Amundsen
met with an accident Sunday night that
came near costing him his HE. He got
off A moving car on the wrong side ana
collided with trolley pole, He was pain
fully bruised.
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n.er InduIgeses

For over Ind"lsess 80.
It preserves and renew' .na ~ .tlnal|
ST., stren ssomaoh to healthy condi.'e..
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Houston Firm. surce..fuI.

commissioners court convened In special
session to receive and examine bids for
repairs on the court house. The bricliworl,
plaslerlng and carpeniering was awarded
10 w r. Grimes Of Houston, his being the
lowest Of seven bids presented. the amount
being $i9s7. The roofing, gutiering. etc,
was awarded to Necco & Eisemanp. also
OF Houston, for $3.50. that being nearly s2C0
below the next lowest bid and they guar
antceing the work for ten years.
CAAToE1IA.
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NEW BEER BoTTLlNG INDUSTRY.

NFW DtI4Et I'FE NV - - t =
The Galveston Proving company Is going
TO enter into active competition with the
big hreweries OF st. Louis. Milwaukee and
Cincinnati for the bottled beer trade of the
Southern States.
I'VE are going to bottle our own beer
We had decided upon that before the fall
ure of the Wells company Our appllca-
tion has been forwarded TO Washington
and as soon as We can comply with the nee
essary governmental regulations work on
the new bottling establishment will begin,
Mr.. Rrynershoffer said this morning.
About $1,000 or $4,000 will be expended In
constructing the plant. The whole matter
was considered at our last meeting, and We
then decided to have our own bottlins
works"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-27
KNOCK OUT FOR PAUL BOYNTON
supreme Court Decides Against Him
In II Chute Case.

Especial to The Jersey City News."1
TRENTON, July q, 1S97.-Judge Kirk
patrick filed an opinion in the Clerks
office Of the United States Circuit Court
yesterday in the case of the Paul Boyn-
ton Company VS.. The Morris Chute Com
pany, dismissing the bill. A similar suit
is pending against the Lenox Chute Com
pany of this city.
The Paul Boynton Company claims pat
ents covering the amusement known as
ssshoot the chute" The patent of the
plaintiffs had six different claims to sus-
tain it, but the judge found them all un-
availing.
The chief of these were the inclined
pleasure railway in close proximity to the
water so that the momentum obtained in
descent would send the toboggan shaped
boat some distance in the water. The
fanges and wheels on runners forming a
safety device, and the reflectors which
prevent the splashing of the occupants
when the boat strikes the water.
The judge finds that there is nothing
new in any of the devices on which the
patent Is based. The description of shoot
Ing the boat into the water, he says, 10
exactly like the description of the launch
ing of a ship. except that the operation IS
one to secure pleasure.
As to the combination of old devices to
secure a new result, he says that 1t is
not enough that the independent parts are
conveniently arranged In n machine II
each performs the same function it did
before they were united. They must be
so connected hat the new result Is due
70 their cooperative action.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-27

The reception accorded to President
HcKiniey's currency message by the sem
ate hardly suggests that His Excellency
IL held in very high esteem by the party
which so lately forced him upon the
country as its ruler. Hardly n notice
was taken Of the ms or two
Senator'S made sneering allusion to il,
and then 1t was laid onithe shelf. SEN
ator Hanna, we are told. condescended to
notice 1t tn private so far as TO express
anger at hesPresident's presumption in
sending It IN.
It all shows that we are living under
the rule Of King Log. The President is
q fat-wittcd. slow man, with a big idea
of himself, imposing on the outside world
w mere silent ponderosity, but utterly
d~espicable as to intellect and purpose to
those who know him. c-ontemptuous as
was the treatment bestowed on his mes
4 g ~ the Senate, It was quite as good
as It deserves. It Is only necessary 70
read II to see that the man has neither
understanding Of the subject nor appre-
ciAtien of its desperate Importance The
M shuf1inc, trimming, shifting way
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-27
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Ladies', Home Journal Fiesfon

The Ladies' Home Journal for August
is largely devoted to fiction. Of special
interest are the opening chapters of
Hamlin Garland's latest serial, s.The
Spirit of Sweetwater," and 1.-The Two
Mrs. Chesters,' by Mrs. A. D. T. Whit
ney. Arthur willis Cotton contributes a
pathetic sketch. The Flowers on Tim
Rae's Grave" and Anie Steger Wiston
narrates a rustic courtship In THE Jilt-
ing of Mary Ellen" Ellinor Dale Runcie,
in Sergeant Matty,'' gives one a view Of
the heroism of a Salvation Army girl, n
Grace Stuart Reid tells the story of Her
Mysterious Disappearance Another
story of powerful interest is. Sarah PARIS
Before the Morning Watch"
Along other lines, nearer the practical
side of life, Edward w. Box addresses
parents on allowing young girls too much
liberty and freedom. "Droch'' chants on
Vacation Meanderings,', n Dwight L.
Moody caches the lesson of the Resurrec-
ton. Mrs. s. T. Rorer tells all about
Canning and Preserving" The bride,
her rousseau and its accessories are
treated instructively in two articles, and
How to Make a Dress" Is told In
another. Indoor Window GARDENING,
n~eedlework, games IND pastimes for rainy
days, with he various departments per-
tanning to the household and the home.
make the August Journals Offering ex-
ceptionally complete. Pictoriaily 1t Is
artistic and attractive. Charles Dana
Gibson pictures "Pickwick Delivering
His Famous Grafton" one of his series
Of Dickens People"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-27

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
in the Assembly Chamber OF the City Hail.
for the
IMPROVEMENT OF FOURTH STREET.
from Newark avenue to Merseles street.
Said Improvement to be made co~nformably to
the provisions of Chapter al of the Laws of
1926, and in accordanee with specifcati9ns on
ties must be obtained at the office of the
chief hE ng1naal OF QUANTITIES.
About 100 cubic yards of earth excavation.
About 80 cubic yards of sand or gravel fill
About 500 lineal feet of curb stone.
About 5000 square feet of tagging.
About rs lineal feet of reset curb stone.
Time allowed for the completion of the
The making of the above Improvement and
award OF the contract therefor will be sub
property liable to more than one-half the as
ssessment therefor on the basis of preliminary
Proposals must be ENCLOSED IN sealed en-
II Iap ss sMr. Fe Sd H Feaasa Chairman sssisssa d aIrs shs
Con mittee on Streets and Sewers" and hand
ed 70 the CLERK !. Of I the ne Board card in ne open s,n,I meeting
iating TO sealed proposals.
No city official WIN be accepted as surety
The Board may, under the provisions of the
Act above cited, exercise its right to reject
any NE o. Attention Of bidders is especially called
to Section I Chapter ls4 OF the Laws Of 1872.
binding upon the city or become. effective or
operative until the boadsmen offered by the
contrset tor t hase Bo asdh ana spp as to form aT e By su the
Corporation Counsel, the President of this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
e0'lA GEO. 7. BoUToN.
CISTk-
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Sealed proposals wiz be received BY the
in the Assembly. Chamber Of the city Hall.
for the construction of q 15-inch yitrified pipe
SEWER IN HENRY STREET.
from a point about s5 feet west of Waldo
avenue. to Chestnut avenue, and through
Chestnut avenue TO and connecting with the
sewer in Chestnut avenue, near Magnolia ave-
nue..
Said sewer to be built contormably to
1895, and in accordance with specifications on
file in the office Of the Clerk Of said Board.
ties must be obtained at the Office of the
Chief Engineer r Gity ~ Han; Jersey e CITY. /. J.
About $50 lineal feet of 15-inch vitrified pipe
sewer.
About 200 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 5 cubic yards Of concrete.
About 1000 feet B. NJ. lumber in sheathing
About 2 receiving basins and connections.
Time allowed for the completion Of the
work, 55 working days.
award of the contract therefor will be sub
ject to the circumstances OF the owners Of the
property liable to more than one-half the as
sessment therefor on the basis Of preliminary
sketch.
vekpes, endorsed Proposals for the Construc-
ton of q Sewer in Henry Street" direct
Con mittee on Streets and Sewers" and hand
ed to the Clerk OF the Board In open meeting
when, when G IA sealed fes IN prop ss 3 Hrder OF business re-
No city official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution Of sureties be allowed.
The Board may, under the provisions OF the
Act above cited. exercise its right, to reject
any or all proposals..
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section Z Chapter 1874 of the Laws Of 1891.
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city or become effective or
lucrative until the bondsmen offered by the
contractor have been approved as to SUM-
cheney by this Board and ss to form by the
CORPORATION Counsel, the President of this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsmen under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
GEoRGE T. BoUToN.
Clerk.
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Dated Jersey city. July %. 1875
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the oath day
Of February, 1896, application was made to the
. " w. Stout and others for the
IMPROVEMENT OF BOWERS STREET,
between Summit avenue and the Hudson
Boulevard
the provisions of Chapter 2l7 of the Laws OF
1895. and in the following manner including all
intersectionS:-
70 have the street for the full width thereof
graded to the established grade by excayoting
or filling the same to the established grade.
TO have new 2o-inch curb set on either side
thereof ~ nrassrt ourh reset and nav 90.
10 have the carriageway paved with Bel
gian block pavement.
no have the present bridgestone crosswaiks
laid and new bridgestone laid where neces-
And ali other work done that may be neces-
sary to- provide for the. flow of the surface
water and to complete the Improvement IN a
Notice is also given that on the 10Th day Of
July, 1897. the Commissioners Of Assessment
Street and Water Commissioners their prelim-
mary map for said Improvement, showing the
pp ropaple and the probable amount to be as
sessed on property specially benefited thereby.
a sion !, she he sa% oiilce I # na tSe GEEK sRsa Of s9 a eaai1 Boa anaDe'-
And notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections there
Of are included in said assessment. namely
towers STREET,
from Hudson Boulevard to Summit avenue.
HUDSON BOULEVARD, =
en- the east side from Bowers street about Is
feet north and IS feet south.
MILTON AVENUE.
from Bowers street about 100 feet north and
10 feet south. -
SUMMIT AVENUE.
ON the wests side from Bowers street about
S5 feet north and 25 feet south.
And that in accordance with the provisions
1897. at 3 o'clock P. NJ, and the Assembly
Chamber Of the City Hall are hereby fixed as
the time and place when and where the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners will meet
to hear parties interested In said applica-
ton and all remonstrances against the said
proposed Improvement that may be presented IN
writing.
'''A' ~ : GEORGE TsBouroN.
Dated Jersey City. July %. 1881.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-27
TRADITION OF ST. sWITHIE.
Rain Postponed the Reimbursement
of the Good Old Saint.

A reader of .The Jersey City News
asks Who was st. Swithin and what was
the tradition connecting him with rainy
weather.
st. Swithin was Bishop of Winchester,
then the ancient capital of England n
lived in the early portion of the ninth
century A few minutes before his death
he gave instructions that his body should
not be buried in the crypt with former
prelates. but in the churchyard in front
of the principal entrance of the Cathedral
so that MEME mave wake over mye
bones and Codes raine fall on mye
grave" One hundred years afterwards
Bishop Swithin was canonized. A beau
tifui shrine was erected in the Cathedral
in his honor and the then bishop ordered
the remains of Bishop Swithin, which re-
posed in a leaden coffin, to be removed to
fixed for the removal Of the saints coffin
and the ceremonies were postponed to the
next day. 1t rained on that day and
again the solemn services were postponed
raining steadily for forty days as if a
protest from heaven against re-
moving the good old Saints
bones IN opposition to his
wishes. Finally, however, on July II, the
following year, the anniversary of the
was taken to the shrine in a steady
downpour which lasted for the thirty
nine days following. Hence the ancient
English tradition
IF on st. swithin's daye it shoulde
rafne,
For forty days it will rain again;
But if on ST. Swithin's daye it shoulde be
For forty days it will raine again;
mair.'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-27
COFFEE HOUSES ALL CLOSED.
Hoboken,s Chief of Police Makes
Mcuxhly REPORT In Future.

0AAANA "a 80 -
Menshly Report In Future
The Hoboken Board of Police Commits
sioners nave adopted a new rule con-
corning reports to be made to the Board
by Chief of Police Donovan. AT the last
meeting Chief Donovan was instructed
to make a full monthly report of all rob-
berries committed and to give in detail the
doings of the department. The commits
sioners received the report from Acting
Chief Hayes yesterday afternoon. The
~burglaries were not so numerous as have
been reported heretofore and it appears
that the sneak thieves in the city are
being thoroughly weeded out. In con-
GLIDING his report Acting Chief Hayes
says
There are no more coffee houses at
present in the city. Those which were
raided were under police surveillance for
some time before the proprietors were
arrested. 1t was somewhat of a difficult
matter to get the right evidence against
them and we a to use drastic means.
We shall continue to use all the power
vested in us to keep them from locating
here again"
Police Captain Tanning of the Second
Precinct, preferred charges against
Patrolman John Meyers on a charge of
willfully neglecting his duty on a pre-
tense of being sick. Meyers reported that
he was sick at $50 o'clock on the morn
ing of June 20. An hour later City
Physician Simon was sent to attend him.
but failed to find him home, DR.. Simon
then reported his visit to Captain Fan
ming.
Meyers explained his case by saying
that he was asleep in his bedroom when
the doctor called, but that his sister who
went to the door was not aware of this
fact and told DIR. Simon that he was not
at home. Meyers said he did not report
for duty until the following Tuesday.
Commissioner Hayden said he saw Meyers
on the street a a day after he reported
sick. Upon Mayor Fagan's suggestion
the case was referred to the Executive
Committee.
The payroll of the department for the
month of June was passed amounting to
81, S86.12.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-27
JEFFERSON wHEBLMEN's PICNIC.

The Jefferson Wheelmen- held their an
nual picnic in Pohlmann's Pavilion last
night. There was a large attendance. The
officers of the club are:-Arbhur Phelan,
President; Ernst Muzzi, Vice President;
John Pichetto, Treasurer; Emanuel Sal
mini, Financial Secretary; Amadeos Va
lente, Recording Secretary; Charles
Pfchetto, Marshal: James Lavezzo. Trus-
tee; August J. Podesta, Captain; Louis
Guaraglia, First Lieutenant; John Po-
desta, Second Lieutenant; George Ca
SAGA, Color Bearer.
These committees were in Charge
Floor Manager, Frank Pichetto: Assist
ant FLOOR Manager, John Podesta;
Floor. Committee, Angelo Arata, Henry
f. Gerome, Aug. Ratio and James Kuiffin;
Reception Committee, Frank Guaraglia.
Charles B-ruggemann, Angelo Arato; M.
and f. Pichetto.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-27
NEW posTMAsTERs APPOINTED

rspecial to 1.-THE Jersey City News."1
WASHINGTON, July q, 1ss7.-The fol-
lowing postmasters nave been appointed
for New Jersey: Anglesea, Jason Buck,
vice John Taylor; Ashland, A. D. Plank,
vice A. B. McFellen; Belmar, W. s. jack
son. vice c. l.. Clayton, Bivalve, William
Yales, vice Timothy Batsmhn; Dunelien,
q. a. Coriell, vice P. C. Stats, all re-
moved: Frankfort, v. B. Martin, VICE =.
r. Schomp, resigned; Imlaystown, =. II.
Eiv vice IS. P. Malsbury; Navesink, Web
SER swan. vice Frank Despreaux; Oceanic
4 G. Brill, vice James EnrightA il; Pea
mack. q. S. Van Arsdale, vice Theodore
Ei1an. Skiliman, VI. N. Skillman. vice
Edward Brophy; Stelton, James Burke,
wee Augustus Steele, an removed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-27
4 WOMAN NATURALlzED.
Goes to China as q Missionary
SchOcn Committed

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News."1
TRENTON, July q, 1s97.-United States
Judge Kirkpatrick yesterday granted
naturalization papers to Hannah K.
Lund, a bright and pretty twenty-five
year old P~lainield young woman, seven
years in his country from Sweden, her
native country. This is the first woman
naturalized in this court, the late Judge
Green refusing to naturalize a woman
who appeared before him for that pur-
pose.
1t is understood that Miss Lund goes to
Mongolia, an inland province of China,
and one of the least known of any to
foreigners, as a missionary. and that she
wants to go under the protection of the
Ieffags bf7her adopted land, believing that
sbeiof more5benetit to her than the
l6dagfo Of her native country.
The Judge ordered Frank Schoen COM
mitted to the Mercer jail awaiting sem
tened Hehoen who is from South Jersey,
pleaded guilty to illicit distilling of liquor
sonaeS time ago. He was released on his
own lree0gnizance, but failed to appear
when wanted, and was secured yesterday
ON a bench warrant.
william J. Keafns, a Newark lawyer,
was admitted to practice In the Circuit
Court a6n motion Of Judge William L.
Dayton of this city.