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The sun., 1897-12-11
GOOD RACING At IRON HILL.
All Horses Look Alike to Game
Monroe Doctrine.
STARTER BRAY'S GOOD WORK.
Jonah White a Heavily Played Favor
ite Disqualified For Being
Eight Pounds Short.

The racing at Iron Hill yesterday was
the best that has been seen in this vicini-
ty for some time as all the finishes were
close and exciting, nine books were on
the line and had all they could do attend
ing to the wants of speculators.
Harvey c. a heavily played good thing
won good race after having the hardest
kind OF IA battle with Zacl; Lnsby nearly
all the way. Monroe Doctrine the new
champion OF the many outlaw horses,
proved his title as such by de-
feating Charlie Wells and starting
Starter Bray's work with the flag could
not be improved on, as every start was
perfect. All the boys seem to know his
rulings will be final, and when he fines
or sets a boy down for disobcdence, it
goes. This accounts for his success.
Jonah White, the winner Of the last
race, was disqualified by Judge May on
account Of his being eight pounds short
OF weight when he came to weigh out,
and as he was hardly played favorite,
the decision came in for great deal OF
criticism, and many hard things were
said about it. Now, according to the
rule, this was the only thing to Se done.
But should it be known that this was
done on purpose of course Manlon will
be ruled off. However this is very poa
consolation for those who played him.
When Judge May was questioned
about it he admitted it looked like a
fraud as there were no lead in the pad
and all the stripes were secure, but still
he desided that all bets were to be paid
off.
This may be where he made the mis-
take in not investigating first and then
desiding. Then should it he proven the
whole thing was job, bet could be
declared off, as it is now an investigation
can punish the guilty parties if they
are any, but this will be very little
satisfaction for the public who played
him and had no chance to win.
The sun., 1897-12-11
THE SPORTING WORLD.
Short and Pithy Pointers From
the Turf.
BRIEF TOPICS OF THE DAY.
A Resume of the Latest DOinSs in
Athletics, Indoor and Field
Sports That are
Legitimate.
FOOT BILL.

After many delays the annual game OF
football between the Sophomore and
Freshmen classes of Delaware College
came off Yesterday afternoon on the Col
legc grounds at Newark. The Fresh
men were much lighter tlan tker OPP
ponents and by holding them to six
points they caused much surprise to the
spectators as the Sophs expected to score
at least twenty points. And nobody
but Wolf OFT and Paxson by their sharp
tackling kept the score down to this
number OF points.
For the sophomore team llartman's
two 4O-yard runs, assisted by the fine
interference of Constable, was the finest
seen on the grounds for sometime. Van
SAINT also did good work for his side.
Following is the line up OF both teams:
McKeon .........right end................"ott
Hyland..''.....risht tackle, Grant G.
Ayars .......,right guard. Baker
Trimey............. .centrc...". .....Nughes
Marvel cl..........cft guard ........PaNson
Woodward..... left tackle......H. Tunnel
Trotter left end .....".Smlth
Reybold. quarter back. Knox
Mansar1sv Sansan1, o"p' right half back Cam
Hartman. .......left half back...."..Davis
Constable. ."..."..f full back.."..Wolf, Capt
Touchdown, Hartman; goal, Wood
ward. Referee, Mr.. Wilson, 'o5. UNI
pire Mr.. Miller, '94. Time, 20 and 10
minute halves.
The sum of $1,000 was clegred by the
Carlisle Indian School football team as
the result Of games played this season.
The sun., 1897-12-11
R|WERRE BECOMES INSANE
It Would Not Be Surprising If
Others Followed.
MILLER NOW LEADS BY NINETY
Rcport of the Track Being Short Has
Been Denied by Charles w. Ash
niger Who Built the Track.

At Madison Square Garden thirteen
men, almost exhausted, are pedaling
with BRUTAL force against tired nature.
Now that records are flying right and
left it is said by Civil Engineer Opdyke
that the track is 29l feet short.
City Surveyor Geo. A Wheeler also
states that it is short, but all the trainers
assert that it is several inches over a
mile. Chas. w. Ashinger the we'll
known .six.day bicycle racer, who built
the tract, says that it is one mile and not
short.
Last night Rivicrre, the Frenchman,
who was third and who looked to have
Il good chance to win, became insane
and attacked the people who were sitting
in the boxes. He afterwards amounted
again and at SIS he fell off his bicycle
and it is said that he broke his leg.
Early yesterday morning Grey ran into
a post and cut his head and after the
doctor had put seven stitches in it he
pluckly started in again.
The Police Captain and Board of
Health Examiners ordered Moore out
and also ordered Gray and Entcrman off
the track to take more sleep.
Miller still leads the bunch by ninety
miles with Rice close second. Rivierr
by having to retire puts Schinncr only
sixteen miles behind Rice, Hale, Waller
and Pierce are all we'll up. Rivicrre be-
fore he fell had covered l746 miles.
This is what the men are riding for.
First prize $1,000
$500 additional if winners score is
over HaIe's record of 1910 miles,
The sun., 1897-12-11

Second prize 500
Third prize 500
Fourth prize $50
Fifth prize 300
Sixth prize, ECO
Seventh prize, $50
Eighth prize, 1875
Ninth prize, JOo
Tenth prize, 100
Eleventh prize, 70
Following is the number covered by
each man up to II p. N. last night.
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Personal MENTION.

p F. Ross OF Waco Is visiting Houston.
WE Fawcett of YoakLm - in the
city.
". s Rotards left last night for san
Antonio.
Thco. Block OF Galveston was in the
city yesterday.
Joe g. footh of Austin is a welcome
visitor 20 Houston.
John poylor and II. \. Scott of Nava'
sofa ara in The city.
L. :. Mcdowell and wife of Smlthville
are visiting Houston
Miss NJ A. Robertson of Austin arrived
in the city last night
L.. +. Hendricks Of Dallas is again In the
ci'y, after long absence.
state senator Waller Burns arrived in
the city last night from Austin.
Hon. Clin A. Adams. mayor of Bryan,
is In til" csty, "A guest of the blwlor
CAPTAIN John FAINT OF FAINT station. on
tn Houston East aud West Texas, IS in
the csty. looking the picture OF health
ami smiling. as usual.
sheriff r. g. Jones and wife of Calvert,
Robertson county. are in the city. guests
81 Mrs y. y Murphy. corner Hadiey ave
rar and Smlth street.
q ". Thomas. prominent attorney of
GrtrnV!lle. Miss., arrived IN the CITY yes
tordny on WISH TO his son, 9. ~
Thomas. paying teller at the bank of T..
W House
Professor Franklin Eaton has come from
Peoria. M. to locate In this city. The
protector Is an expert musician. master
Of many Instruments. AMI VIII prove puli"
an ACQUISITION 10 lf0ustoua m,sic circles.
j. y Wisuer and wife loft lant night
for Nrv orleans, to be nrt sent at the
marriage Of Mrs. Wisner's brother, 9. W.
o. Rnreshiie. 90 Miss Valentine luuauN,
a prominent society young LAZY OF the
Crescent cry. The marriage takes place
Monday morling.
Lieutenant NJ. G. .Rayson of the Wash
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New York, February 5.--Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say: General trade, which
was retarded by unntvorabe weather a
week ago. has recovered somewhat a.
'hattanoosa. Memphis birmingham AMI
New ORLEANS. While the cold weather cut
into stocks o. heavy goods, it delayed the
sale OF spring gcCds. Other relatively
fivolaMe trade reports are from St faul,
chicago. Minne4 polls and ST. Louis. At
most centcrS Jobbers report the business
quiet and unchanged, with no prospects
OF immediate Improvement. The resttic-
ten Of the pro iuciion of cotton goods has
not strengthened the market nor ava Nc ed
prices yet. The heavy increase in sales
OF wool-i,oNo.b1o at Boston at ona time
since January--.e based largely on the ex-
pectntion OF n higher duly on wool one
ol the most unsatisfactory industrial feat
LreS Il the lack of demand for iron and
Steel. prices Of which In the Central and
western States have gotten below nom
! lnai quotations. Exports of wheat Uioul
included as WheaO from both 60 ISIS Il
! Ne United States and from 81 Johns
n L., this week amount TO 3, lGs.TiG l'lsh-
els, as COMPARED with 2.Jli, 600 bushels last
week, 2,9O' 900 in the week a year ago
| .,WOWo In the weck two years ago 9G7s. OU
! three years ago. and. us CONTRACTED with
| a,A5luh bushels N the like week of ,SQ3
Exports of Indian corn this week show
marked Increase, amounting to 3,65a. 9GC
I hus heis, as compared " n S,Oll 900 br shells
d last week. 3.222 90 bushels in the week a
, year ago a2,cD In he week Two year.
ago, ,i24,Wp three years ago, and. a con.
! traced with $4,000 bushels in The like weol,
| OF 1923
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Orange. Texas. February 5.-Wm. Me-
Gamma, one of the mechanics engaged in
putting in n. Gilmer's band mills, was
struck in the head today by piece OF
heavy timber injurng him badly. Fortu-
natoiy the falling timber first struck a
beam under which McCanna was working,
Otherwise the accident would have been Ia
tai,
The steamer il. Z, Lee, Captain William
Jordan. came In this evening from Purrs
Ferry with cargo Of cotton consigned ia
Ga'vcston. Captsin Jordan reports the Sa-
bine still rising
report sent TO the dailics from Alvin
TO the effect that cabbage In Southeast
Texas were all killed by the late freeze
is denied by Mr. James r. Seargent. whc
brought to The Post mans office this af-
tornoon a large head Of cabbage as sam
pie He says HIS cabbage were not injured
ether than the outside leaves being frozen
All the hardy vegetables do well here and
are not injured grcatly by the cold.
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PICTURES OF AUSTIN AND HOUSTON
To he Presented to O.c Public scho"i
by Dnmxhtcrs of the Ncpublic.

To he Presented to- Oec pubiic scho"i
by Daughters of the Repubiic'
The ladies OF the Daughters Of the Re-
public. in carrying out their idea OF pre-
ssnting the pictures OF Stephen F. Austin
and Sam Houston to the public schools OF
Texas, have issued the following circular
TO the county superintendent:
County Superintendent of Public Schools.
Dear Sir: Wishing the children OF Texas
TO love and reverence the faces OF the ne
roCs who created our great commonwealth.
the Daughters of the Republic Of Texas
have determined to present to such pubic
schools twhite) as will frame aud properly
care for them portraits OF two OF the men
noted in our history. General Stephen Il.
Austin and General Sam Houston.
In order to gain large reductions in prices
1t is deemed feasible to place the framing
of the whole number with one firm, and to
order through one channel, therefore bids
have been submitted by different houses.
and II is asccrtained that 81 will cover the
expense of framing and packing the two
pictures for each school. The portraits are
Autographs and are 2ix2G inches In size
the frames viii be of imitation oak. three
inches in width.
Please make this offer known to the prn-
cipals OF the public schools In your county.
asking them to communicate with the
chairman Of the undersigned committee II
this offer be accepted. orders accompanied
by necessary amount and address VIII re-
ceive prompt attention.
1t is suggested that the portrait Of Gen
eral Austin be presented on independence
day. March Q and that of General Houston
on san Jacinto Day, April Il, with appro-
pirate exercises and there will appear in
the February and March numbers of the
Texas School Journal. published at Austin
programmes embracing this idea.
Mrs. Marie BeEnet Urwitz.
Chairman.
Mrs. Emily Perry Moore.
Miss Mary a. Gillespie.
Miss Jennie NJ. Hunter.
Houston Texas
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The residence Of w \. Kidd who lives
at 1904 CLAY avenue was robbed either on
Monday or Tuesday, the thief getting away
with sl75. Tho theft was not discovered
untn Thursday when Mr. Kidd went to the
room from which the money was stolen to
make ont some lodge reports, he having
had no occasion to visit this room before
this time, The money belonged TO some
lodges OF which he is secretary and was
locked I'm a tin cash box. Nhich was broken
open and the money taken away The
reason he thinks the money was taken on
Monday or Tuesday afternoon was that TO
enc was at his house at that tune Ito
thinks some one knew whore the key to the
front door was usually hid when his family
would leave tho house, and, procuring II.
entered the iron. door. He has no sus-
picicn rs to who Is the guilty party,
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EIGHTY SEVENTH ANNlNERs AIRY.
OF Cumberland prcsbytcrinn Church
tnIrhrn:ch TnmnrrnM.

The Cumberland Preshyteriaus. wor-
Shipping in the Young Mems Christian as
sooiation rooms. will at II a. IN. Sunday
observe the eighty seventh anniversary Of
their church in the United States. The
ith day Of February. or the nearest Sunday
to that. has been set apart by the general
assembly as a day commemorative OF the
organization of the Cumberland Preshyte-
tian church. II was organized on the 18th
day Of February, 1910, In the house of Rev
Samuel Meadow. in Dixon county. Tonnes
see. 1t is customary on these annual oc-
casions for It's pastors to preach sermon
giving a brief sketch of the doctrines and
history OF this church and the pastors Will
tomorrow present a sketch in his sermon oi
the great revivas OF $500. and In connection
with this revival OF the history of this or
Gani2ation growing ont of it. These whc
wish to know what we as a church believe
and teach will have this opportunity for in
fOrma ion on the subject
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One OF the qulckos, devices in the way
Of an economic labor saving machine is in
electric s,amper now in use in the Houston
postoffico for stamping the imprint upon
letters that are Gent out from the local OF
flee The machine liz run hy an electric
motor, and It's capacity is 500 letters per
minute. or 10 3 letters to the second.
A Post reporter watched the machine IN
operation yesterday. and the letters passed
through q and were stamped so rapidly
that one icttor could not be distinguished
from another. and IN RAINING through th'
stamping device they had the appearance
OF a continuous white ribbon. 1t being I'm
POSSIBLE To discern where one letter stoppeS
and the other started.
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CITY HItfNITiES.

The Sharks Benevolent and Social club
will holl au important meeting tonight
at their hall.
siNty-tour tramps were corraled and
marched ont Of town ThursdpN night 2ttnr
each had been given loaf Of hrea
the Kigh, Rev y. A. Gallagher, h,shop
Of GaiVcstou. win meet the members Of
;ho new PARISH on sunday tGftcruoon, at
$3.50 O'Clock az the Auditorium.
\ marriage license. issued hv county
clerk Dupree on February 1. was p"l 4
un on thu street llsl night. II can be r.
covered by applying IT the pohco sutton
a. th. meeting of Inc city council on
Monday there VIII probably be submif tel
a plan for r,modeling the old JAN In such
a Way as TO thoroughly adapt 1t 10 police
purposes.
M Frank Z. Aralm of the Iions on
Evening Record has issued noai lcailh.
OF convenient pocket SIZE, giving The list
of cases sci for trial for the February
term at thc civil district court.
ThuHday -sht some one stole bicycle
which had been left on the second floor
Crescent. 10 03.2sl. haa "g6'' Tres and
ORR hubs officer hodCson. At the Grand
Central depot les one the lookout for the
thief.
Republic. viii have q. me tus mis- after
noon at 3 o'clock, at the rcsden0" o.
AIrs NJ 1o.~clu Tho very Indictment
wmlhcr p7 Vou'rd their meeting on
Thursday. and the meeting to hp held
to lay is one of much importance ana all
members arc cNpec,ed 10 Dee present.
The real ESTATE meetings held each Mon
day evening AT $50, In the rooms Of the
IL .u.lon busiucss lalguo are growing N
popul rwy. The next meeting Will be held
Monday cvcninr February :, and all real
.vt9tr men resident IN the city as well ns
thorn who may be visiting llouS'o" Mon
fly oYrnmg ar'- earnestly requested to
hr rrnscut. Reports from the several COM
ulittecs IN charge OF he disp.ay of South
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OF his favorisc metal In the New Jerusalem,
though, he added. that he had no doubt.
for the benefit u the Texas Bryanites. there
would be lots Of silver there also. lu fact
every good or desirable thing would be
found in abundance over there.
The adjutant insisted that David. the
Psain,is;. had learned TO play on horn
since his entrance into Heaven and was
now q handmaster IN great concerts ,ak No
place around the throne. and he painted .
glowing picture Of "Bandmastsr David.
with his ten thousand times ten million
specialists on various sizes and kinls OF
horns. and what a racket they would make.
He said he had an idea that Daniel would
play tenor and be was sure that Moses
would handle basso. and all OF tNern
would have silver horns, on which the Sill
YER wouldn't rub OF, He closed with an
seek salvation and make sure OF their en-
trance into tina, glorious Heaven.
Tonight the song cyclone" or musical
tornado will be given. This consists OF
.iity songs in rapid succession. occupying
an htui ia their delivery. The adlutsai
informs a Post representative that this
service was a decided success during his
recent meetings in Galveston and that the
local papers gave special mention o! two
numbers on the programme, Down in the
Licensed Saloon" and Poor jim. the
Newseov." Admission tonight viii be by
TICKET. NllJD flRNAAth a. n.y. N's-'~
today at the Army hall or from any Of the
uniformed soldiers.
The hall was full las, night and all who
wish seats tonight should procure tickets
and come eirig. No more tickets VIII be
Issued that seats can be furnished for.
Adiutant Follers says: The salvation
Army occupies twelve cities in the state
Of Texas. Texarkana. Corstcana, Paris.
sherman Gainesville. Dallas Cicburne.
Waco. Temple. Austin, Houston and Cal
weston Rv this time next year we expect
to occupy As inarv more During the last
six months over 500 men and women have
kncl, az our penitent forms and accepted
Jesss Is their Saviour. Many homes have
ueen frightened and dark, benighted souls
brought into the light on Christmas Day
the Salvation Army in these twelve cities
gave $500 Of the very poorest dig free
TURKEY dinuer Those who were unable to
come TO cur halls and get their dinner We
carried IL 20 them M their homes
scores Of men. women and children re-
ceiycd shoes and clothes IN addition to their
dinner our officers and soldiers denied
themselves and gave UP their Christmas in
order io bless and save the poor We are
their friends and never. when 1t is within
cur poWor TO DO so. refuse to help the
g..
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be constructed. With tho railroads now
building and projected into this South
eastern section OF the State. the prospects
are that the population OF llAerty aud
Chambers counties will double within two
years.
Mr. Moore suggests that Cameron. Swiliey
e. Moore own a modern equipped steamboat.
recently purchased. which they VIII put
In service on the Trinity river between
Liberty and Galveston in the near future.
This will enable the truck gardeners In
that locality 10 ship their products TO the
Galveston market direct. and in a much
more satisfactory manner than the business
could otherwise be done.
The office force at Liberty is kept busy
every day showing parties OF home seekers
and investors over the ground. These par
ties are coming from the northern counties
Of Texas as well as from Illinois. Indiana.
Nebraska and other States
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THE Il. a. Il. Committee.
Arranging for the Annmnl sintc En-
cnnpntent.

Arranging for the Auuun1 suite En-
cnmpmcnt.
The Grand Army of the Republic met
in executive session last night at the home
of Captain Il. G. Rust. on louisiana and
WALKER, with the purpose in view Of select
ing committees for the State cncampment
which will convene In Houston on April
u and %.
Tho post added Major C. d. Peck to the
executive committees.
The committee on programme received
the addition OF a. X. Taylor Dr.. s. w.
storey. II. T. Rue. Fred W. Fox and T.. J.
Poit2kor To press and printing committee
were added II. NJ Johnston. n. d. Bryan
and Hamp Cook.
The regular committees were appointed
as follows
on hall--H. Kasche. II. A. Grant c. II.
Herman. pr. Max Urwitz and Frank w.
Fox
Committee on dccoration--W. H. Blake,
j. V. Fellows. j. Il. Wiley Joe Meyer.
g. a. Brace, A. II. Htchler. J. Freelch,
i. G. Newton Frank Rue. II. Wood Frank
W. Fox. ] j. School, Il. T Barden. Mrs.
s. Orvis, Miss L. Berry. Mesdames. h. s.
Tracy s Davis. c. w Billow, Maggie
Rust Maud pendley. jennie Rue. Lille
| Barden c. w. Fellows, Cinthia Fellows,
Committee on hotels and rates-R. A.
Grant. w. H. Blake. VIM. Sullivan. James
Alurson j. II. Berry. Mesdames. j. Rue
NJ. Rust, NJ. Gouterman. ]. Vosburgh
Nancy. Fanny Dundcn.
on motion the committee adjourned Ia
meet al the Hotel Bristol, Thursday. Feb
ruary II, at p. m
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SECOND mud Firth Wards bridge.

ENptaIn Joo Mather, Who has the con-
tract for tho bridge which is about COM
pletca which connects tho Second and
Firth wards. SAYS that he will 20 down to-
day with the city engineer and board OF
public works for the purpose OF having the
bridge inspected and passed on on next
Monday Mt 10 a. m. Mayor II. II. Rice and
other officials will he present for the pur-
pose of accept!nE the bridge. Preparations
are being made for a time OF general re :
ioicing. and photographer will be present
TO take picture Of the bridge and visit J.
ors. When everything is perfected this
structure will he Of untold benefit to those
who have been compelled for such a long
time to travel in such round about way
TO get to and from the city. The city has
got to make some deals in reference IA
opening up streets leading 10 the ap-
breaches on either side.
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Highun,mcn nj ,y,c,.

Waco, TcXas. February Gar No. 80 on
the West End line of the Citizens street
railway was held up by three masked rob
bers tonight on Sanger ayenue. and Dicl,
Marvin. tho mo;orman. was robbed rho
h,shwaymen took all the money he had,
AM his watch. put on the brake. tied the
trolley down. escorted the motorman to a
point 500 yards from the car and left him.
The nolice and sheriff are securing The
suburbs for the robbers.
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neinE Benefited ny the Deep water
Drteinpuepf.

Mr. a. II. Moore says that inquiries in
regard TO tho coast counlry lands have
grown greatly during the last thirty days,
especially IN regard to Liberty and cham
bers county lands. Thia preference is to
be accnpnied for by tho sact tha, the farm.
era. as well as investors. realize that the
lands lying between Harris and JciIo,son
counties will come into value more ran
idly than any other section of tho State
owing TO the produeiiycnoss Of the soll, tbs
natural dfainaTe. the cheapness OF Inc
lands and the flattering outlook for mate.
rial prosperity now dasnlng with dee.
water assured at Sabine Pas aud Calves
Ton. and the certainty that sooner or iaiei
channel from the jetties 10 Houston vii
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without having complied with the custom
in such cases obser, ed, OF asking leave OF
the council. 1t should have been stated tnat
Mayor Rice had been authorized 10 sc oy
the resolution OF the council creating me
committee by which tho amendments were
to be taken to the capital.
Furthermore. II appears that the mayor
is exempt from tho necessity, prescrioeu
only by custom, of asking permission OF the
council when ne desires 70 absent himself
from tho civ