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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-18
BEAUMONT BUDGET.
Dies would Protect Mil Operators
The OrphnnS Remembered

beaumont, Texas. January II Hon. W.
W" Dies representative from this district
spent today in Beaumont and returned to
ms post at Austin tonight. Mr.. Dies re-
ports the lower house OF the Legislature
IN perfect harmony with Governor Culber-
son on all matters OF importance, and that
among the members there is feeling only
oil friendship reports to the contrary MT
withstanding. Mr.. Dies Is a Young man Of.
| exceptional ability and he will doubtless
make hattering record In the lower
| mouse lie Informs The Post correspondent
'hae ne is now preparing and will at an
early day introduce bill to protect the
employees OF an insolvent manufacturing es-
adjustment. Under the present law the
assets OF manufacturing concern that
lalls or goes into the hands OF a receiver
are absorbed by mortgages or secured cred
I.oTs' ana the laborer, the man who creates
'he assets gets no compensation for his
loll II the company he in his debt Mr.
Dles bill viii make the wages Of employees
prior lien on the assets of factory and
ne doesn't anticipate much trouble In i'm.
pressing upon his colleagues not only the
Justce out the necessity for such q law
ion W. Z. Macune. a gentleman who
became prominent during the zenith Of tho
Farmers Alliance In Texas and who nf.
terwards moved from Texas to Washing
ION ana established the National organ of
the populist party, has moved to beaumont
ior residence and will engage in the prac-
tlce OF law.
George Lopas, Jr, Of Houston. secretary
oil the Grand Chapter. Royal Arch Masons.
spent yesterday in Beaumont and last night
conferred the ROYAL Arch degree on five
candidates. In addition to Mr. l.opas there
We're Masonic visitors from Houston. Gal
weston Orange and Lake Charles. La.
At morning services at the Bsptist
church. Rev. j. a. Smart. pastor feeling
ly referred to the destruction by fire NJ
Bayland's Orphan home and the cremation
OF seventeen OF the inmates After the
service the congregation decided TO assist
IN rebuilding the home and with this pur
pose In view Rev. j. A. Smart DR.. j. d.
Gobcr. Ben Simmons. a. NJ. Hatcher
Claude Merritt. Miss Bulah Stone and Olga
Wless were appointed committee to SOL
lett donations. This committee will visit
citizens tomorrow and report tomorrow
night.
Mr.. C. y. Wilcox. the young man who
got hurt at Olive yesterday full report
OF which appeared in this mornings Post
was brought to Beaumont this afternoon
and was sent to New Orleans tonight. lie
Is badly hurt. but his injuries are not re-
garded as necessarily fatal.
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INAUGURAL PREPARATIONS
hntcs for bonrd and Lodging DURING
the Ceremonies

N"'cs i"r bonru and Lodging During
the Ceremonies.
Washington, January DECENTRALIZATION
ians who are making efforts to so arrange
the inauguration ceremonies of Mr.. Me-
kinley so that none can complain are dis
turbed b.. statements circulated In GER
tain parts of the country to the effect that
eXtortionate rates are to be charged those
who come here to witness the Inaugural
ton ceremonies. Speaking to an Associat
ed Press representative today, Chairman
Bell said
II people insist on making their own ar
rangements, the inaugural committee can
not be held responsible but IL can assure
any one who will address Chairman w. L.
Wright, chairman Of the committee on pub-
lie accommodation, may be assured of the
most reasonable rates. He has enlisted al
ready accommodations for from 90 900 to
30 900 persons, mostly In private houses
which are we'll located and which are sun
piled with all modern conveniences. The
list is daily increasing. The rates will
average about as follows For lodging
only, 81 per day for beds and rs cents for
cots; % for lodging and breakfast. and
81 90 for lodging and meals
Good horses for the parade may be hired
Tor from 50 TO $40. II persons have eaup-
ments 1t would be well TO bring them. al
though such as may not possess them Will
be supplied by the committee at moderate
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gard to orders being presented 70 the
county for money due certain parties on
the new court house. The commissioners
court. which has been In session. has de-
cided not 10 recognize anyone save Con-
tractor kroeger who resides at San An
tonic.
The Waxahachie Compress company Will
consider proposition from robert u.
Webb to put in a new press here. Mr..
webb put his figures low and gave the
company ten days In which TO think the
matter over. II the company can not
agree in this time he Will raise his fig
ures. This information is CLEANED from
SUPERINTENDENT c. W. Thrash OF the WaAa-
hachie compress
ION Dixon. a policeman of this ATTY. re-
turned yesterday from Sherman wasre he
went 10 attend court. Some time in No
Vemoer he arrested man giving the name
OF J. Z. sherman. Sherman was disposins
Oh postage stamps to the merchants here.
When tried at Sherman he pleaded guilty
ana was given two years. He was s.
s :eas OF age. Officer Dixon received the
sZo reward offered for the arrest Of the
man VINO robbed the postoifioe at Howe.
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PRAISES FROM MORLEY.
The Irish Lender spoke In High
Terms OF the Trcuty.

London. January 1.-THE RI. Hon John
Morley. NJ. p, in a speech at Forfar, Scot
land, praised the proposed Anglo America n
arbitration treaty which, he said. with
drew even territorial claims from the
iyrannical, cslprioiols and bano,ul arbtra-
ment Of the sword. In strong terms he
urged the feryent prayer OF every we'll
~isher Of mankind that 10 r1ists should
arise in the senate or elsewhere to over
cloud this nov light on the horizon Of the
world OF civilized men or 70 hinder the
contamination Of the hopes and ardent
wishes OF two great nations.
Il agree with those" he continued, "1ho
hope and believe that in the frultion Of
tine, the force OF treaty like this. though
only temporary treaty may be felt as an
example and looked back Unon by postsrity
as a realization % what We now call it
the great event OF the uinetoeuth century.
Il have always regarded as the most
splendid act Of GlHdstone's splendid career
his connection with tho Alabama negou.
stions. The farther we get away from that
great transaction the more We see what
benehcient landmark 1t was in ;he history
OF civilization"
After tho applause which followed his
reference TO the arbitration treaty, Mr.
Morley turned his attention to the next
session Of parliament. lie said:
ireland again flls the public eye fnau-
oisl revelations beginning controversy
which is going 20 raise discussion con-
corning fundamental questions OF taxation
deeper than those questions winch are OF
local importance only"
After referring 10 Lord Castleton's
speech at Cork. December IL. 1896 IN which
u was said that England iost the American
colonies by bmnder and that the people
Of Cork might emulate The example set by
The people Of Boston on the occasion %
the Boston tea party SIR. Morley con
tnued. 1T is true that We lost the Amcri-
can colonies by a blunder We shall not
lose ireland. no matter what thunder We
may make but VIC can lose wins tower con
Gicnce remains IN Ireland IN the justice OF
The Imperial Parliament"
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The Orphan Home victims.

Dallas, Texas. January 1.-THE little sut
ferers who are in the hospital on account
OF burns caused by the burning OF the
Buckner Orphans homo Friday night arc
reported by Or, Buckner tonight TO be
doing fairly we'll. Two or three of then.
are sim In very serious condition. The
superintendent Of the home reports that
the donations have been generous and tel
egrams OF sympathy from all parts OF the
state frequent. The school at the home
Will open tomorrow as usual All the in
mates are now comfortably bedded
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TALMAGE On tRnITR ALTON.
Whnt the Noted Divine Has to snx
of the Treaty

What the Noted Divine Hus to snv
of the Treaty.
Washington, January l7.-pr. T. De-
Witt Talmage, in his sermon Sunday morn
ing, referred 10 the arbitration treaty. In
the following language:
THE mightiest. grandest movement for
driving brutal war out of the Garth date.
from January H. 1897 Tho men who on
either side of the sea did most to efect
that plan Of arbitration have made them
selves immortal. The evening Of the pres-
ent administration of the United states
government has been honored with one of
the gladdest events OF eighteen centuries
All civilized nations will copy tho SUN
lime example. mplore the illustrIous
senate OF the United States to allow potb.
ins to interfere with a vote OF ratlflcatlon
that tho bells of Christendom NAV rlnr
cut Peace on earth. good will to mon
senators. many OF you my person,I
friends, lei me say this is the opnortunitv
OF your life, by emphatic and enthusins,ic
votes rise, rise 10 the Lowell Of Heaven. Lei
the aye, aye. sound through all the cant
tails Of Europe all the armorles OF tbe
world hear their shouts. The worst ,binr
that You can do for man is 10 kin him
The best thing you can do for man Ia IN
save him - - w.
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Dallas, Texas January 1.-THE through
express from St. Louis on the Iron Noun
tain and Texas and Pacific route. due at
Dallas at a. m. was wrecked at the lit
tie station OF Forest in chss county.
Texas. Engineer Clemens had both legs
broken and sustained other injuries SO
severe that he died this afternoon. His
home was at Marshall, Texas. The express
messenger is reported as fatally hurt and
POSTAL route agent seriously injured. The
wreck was the work Of train wreckers.
who had piled crossties on the track
Details have not reached Dallas, as two
trains have been abandoned and two 9TH
ers are late and expected to arrive tonight
Halt dozen or more passengers are &C.
ported injured. but none fatally. The en-
CINE and three cars. mail. baggage and
express. were thrown down an embank-
nent, but no passenger coach left the
track
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EORT WOkTHs CHARTER.
several Amendments which WIN lie
brforr the Lcgisinture.

Before the Lcgisinturc.
Fort Worth. Texas. January i6.--The
matter Of proposed amendments 10 the city
charter is exciting considerable Interest.
~ the last meeting Of the city council a
special committee ON charter amendments
was appointed with view TO presenting
a petition TO the legislature for The desired
reforms
some time ago notice by publication was
given by number Of prominent citizens
mat the legislature would be pctltioned
Tor certain amendments, such a petition.
II Is stated has been sent to the solons at
austin without having been frat submit
led 10 the city fathers or their special com p
niltteo on amendments. which mas hurt the
Official pride OF that body. an they regard
themselves as the proper -riakars for
the city, duly elected FOR that purpose, and
should therefore have been consulted. at
least The committee 10 therefore ia a
state OF hold up until certified copy Of
the petition sent to Austin can be Sc
cured
Among the changes advocated are.
Making the office Of city treasurer a sala-
ried oihoe. the finance committee 10 have
control OF the funds regulating the powers
OF the city Judge; restricting taxes FOR ali
purposes TO $i.bO per 500: that bonds may
- " iSsueu on meJoflty vote " all
chWens ana which may not exceed 3 per
cent OF value Of property subject TO adj va
iorem tax. the interest not to exceed per
cent That at no time shall the council
nave notes outstanding for more than
WOO TO regulate the liquor traffic. 10
rfduee the number OF wards and 10
make the board OF school trustees oie,,
i've also defining It's powers. This las, ia
to eliminate the element OF politics from
school matters.
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SERIOUS WRECK.
Engineer Clemens Killed and Others
Observation-Disclosures Escapes.

Engineer Clemens Killed and Others
InJurcd-Nfiraculous Escapes.
Texarkana. Ark. January 1.-THE Texas
and Pacific passenger train No. 8 which lef,
here at o'clock last night for Ell Paso
was wrecked at Forest switch. nineteen
miles from here. The engine. tender. mall
express and baggage cars were thrown
down an enthankment and crushed TO
splinters. The engine fell on the opposite
side OF the track and caught Engineer NJ.
L. Clemens. as no attempted TO jump.
crushing his right leg to pulp and inhict-
ing internal Injuries. from which he died
few hours later.
A brakeman. whose name was not given.
was seriously hurt, sustaining the ilsloca-
ton Of shoulder and other injuries.
Railroad Mail Clerk William Radcliffe
was also badly bruised md R. l.. Mahaffcy
slightly. The latter Informed the reporter
that 1t was a miracle how anyone escaped
alive from the three wrecked cars. The
cause OF the wreck vas cross tie which
had foated across the track by heavy fall
OF rain which occurred late yesterday even
ing II was at almost this identical spot
that similar accident. in which the engi-
neer and three others we're killed, took
place In July, 1894.
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LtfhlN LOCAL NOTES,
An Epidemic of LIN Grippe Raging.
Rise in the Angelina.

hise IN the Angelina.
Lufkin. Texas. January 16.--La grlppe
and typhoid fever have Frustrated many
citizens of the town and country. Several
deaths have occurred recently traced ia
these dread diseases
The whole of the county officials have
been unable to perform the duties of their
Offices from sickness
While the hard times have been very
disastrous 10 some of our business men.
and several business houses have closed
doors, yet they seem not to have affected
the growth of the town In any way. as
some eight or ten new residences are In
process of erection.
w. II. Bonner. who had a logging con :
tract for the large Michelli mill. had about
5OO0.O 0o feet of logs In the Angelina river
when the owners of the mill made an as
Segment. The recent rise in the river af-
fords facility for floating logs to the mill
site. Mr., Bonner has rented the mill and
will cut tho logs himself and place the
lumber on the market.
The Clawson Lumber company has shut
down the saw mill indefinitely, but the
planning mills are running day and night
to fill orders.
Judge Townsend has Just returned from
Austin, where ho attended the converting
of the legislature. He paid quite a COM
pliment to the body OF solons by saying he
present legislature was as fine body of
representative mon as he ever had the
pleasure OF looking upon.
Judge L. J, Mantooth has returned from
business trip to Tyler. He reports rc-
yival In business circles.
Professor p. 7. Tisinger. president Of
the East Texas College. ia on a business
trip TO La Porte
Elopemonts seem to be ION tap" to an
oil atF,a,
Of five, the latest being that of Mr. Frank
Muller and Miss Carrie CLANCY.
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Germnn Dnp,iuts Mat

Breaham, Texas, January l5.-Tho Gov,
man Baptist association Of South Toxa,
convened in the BRENNAN German Bautlst
'huFeh today, The Introductory sermor
was preached last nigh, To a snall audi.
enoe, owing to the inclcmonoy of ~,
weather, by Rev. c. II, Jensen OF Rnrton
Among the vIsltiAg members hore arc
nev, ~ J. Benson OF Kyie. Roy. j. Gronde
OF t1fenberg, Rev. II. c. Gle;ss of uoustor
ana Rev c. T. Jensen Of Burton.
me proceedings this afternoon were in.
ier'upied by the funeral OF Mr.. sydow.
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WEEKS WORK IN CONGRESS.
What the Senate and the House
Will DO.
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL TO CONE llP.
Attempt VIII he Mndc to Reach
Vote on II During
the Week.

Washington. January 1.-THE friends OF
the Nicaragua canal bill expect 1t to be
taken up early in the week and that II
VIII retain its place at the head OF the
calendar until disposed OF. The bill will
lead to considerable debate before being
voted on, but its advocates are hopeful OF
its passage. Senator Morgan will have
charge of the measure in the senate and
Will try to reach vote before the eud OF
the week. His success in that undertaking
will depend on whether there are many
senators who want to be heard on the bill.
So far not very many have indicated de-
sire to speak.
Senator Perkins will make an effort II
opportunity offers to get up the bill for
non partisan labor commission and in this
he likely VIII be antagonized by Senator
Frye with the Hawaiian cable bill.
senator Chandler will introduce the eau
Gus committees bill for an international
monetary conference on Monday and will
ask to have 1t voted on Tuesday without
gong through a committee So far Senator
Pettigrew is the only member OF the SEN
ate VINO has announced an intention to
oppose the bill by vote though 1t is ex-
pected that others while giving it no enec-
tive opposition. will take the position that
Aotnlng can be done by International ac-
ton. Mr Pettigrew will make a speech
against the bill taking the position that to
seek an international agreement amounts
to making this country suppliant OF
England. which is, he says, the chief bene-
fIclary OF the present system
The legislative, executive and judicial.
and the military appropriation bills will
lie reported from the committee on appro-
priations on Monday and their early con-
slderation will be asked
Efforts may be made in executive session
to reopen the discussion of the extradition
treaties. but this will be resisted by the
committee on foreign relations.
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Marshall, Texas. January 17.-Texas and
Pacific train No. was wrecked between
Queen CITY and Forest Engineer Clam
ems was killed. Fireman Merritt was serl-
oiisly wounded. Several cars were badly
wrecked by some one placing a tie on the
track. Officers are on the lookout for the
guilty parties. Clemens was brought to
this place for burial.
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ter than any preceding gathernt. =
young people of San Marcos az "
to entertain larger delegations ~
tofore attended any OF their Ileeu "
L. h, Wright, Rev. B. B. Sander ~ y
President VIM. p. Bell OF Ausl,a u
b. Craig and Or. Milton j. b'e'n
Antonio and state Secretary n. ~
house of Dallas are among ta- M
Christian Endeavor speakers ~ -,
whom tho programme commlll9s ~ \
be In attendance. All raiiroaa' =
reduced rates.
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wAxA,HAcH,E NOTES.
d. ~. Lawrence Gets Four Ycara.
New Cpmurcss Deal

Waxahachle, Texas. January T.-The
jury In the J. H. Lawrence case returned
verdict giving Lawrence four years
Lawrence was charged with killing Charles
prigmore at Alma. Tho jury occupied the
hung Jury room last night for the sec
ond time. After tho disposition OF this
case the court took up the case State VS.
sandy Foster. charged with assault to
murder on Ed Neeson. 1t will be some
time Monday before verdict is reached.
The Post has printed, something in re-
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RELIGIOUS.
Meetings at fort Worth.

fort worth, Texas, January 15.-Ea-. II
C. Morrison Of Louisville. Ky. assisted hv
'''s' morrison, has been conducting a very
successful series Of meetings at The Doo,
I, nope mission for some time past, They
VIZ, vioSeu the'r services tonight with n fare
versions made Gurin. their stav
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-18

W. j. CARPENTER, an attached witness IN
'he a. j. Barthelow murder case.
schuherts Symphony Club and Lady
9nartette company gave concert here last
nlsht 10 crowded house. The performs
to the town. ~"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-18
To XII McnI Ninihs

Washington, January l7.-Tho German
millcrs have offered prize OF $3.50 for n
method of destroying the meal moths
which have been ravishlng the German
Berlin. offers to deliver to the pronsr A.,
thoritcs any method forwarded BY Anerl.
cans.
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ArrcNicsI for Rnnc.

Luling. Texas. January i7,--After an all
night run, Constable Fred Smith. assisted
by Deputy w. II. Baker. arrested league
spruell, negro. who. few weeks ago,
raped the little daughter of Michael
Thomas, also colorcd, spruel is behind
the bars OF the city@jail, The case is said
to be strong one.
The city was struck by northcr this
morning. and 1t is growing colder very
rapidly.
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bination Of good reasons suggest Frank
Holland as tho man who should succeed
Culberson, and who would do more than
any other man to unite our people.
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Broken down healhh. listlessncss. etc.
can be speedily remedjed by taking An.
heuser- Busch's Malt-NNtrine--the food
drink. At all druggists.
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Forney, Texas, January le.-W ,.rs
ing rainy season. when na' n
several days and no prospec' ="
for dIscontinuance.
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Com G.

snd In short time go out OF sight en-
tirely, to be heard from no more
why Is III" 80, simply because
Hoods sarsaparilla has more real curative
merit than any medicine ever sold.n
This Is OF daily occurrence in almost
every drug store. Hoods ssrsaparilla Is
the standard remedy which has cured
more sickness, relieved more distress and
made more happiness by bringing people
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hey All

"There are tads in medicine us we'll o.
In other things" said busy druggist,
"but the most remarkable thing about
Hoods Sarsaparilla is hat customers who
try other remedies ali come back to
Hoods, and this Is Why the enormous
sales Of this medicine keep up lille others
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Caldwell Items

Caldwell. Texas. January i7.-sheriff G.
W. Curry left last night fog Ell Paso with