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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-12-22
0CALA 0CCURREnc :,
General and Personal itam5 IF
Interest About the City
And Vicinity
IR. r. CARROLL, CITY Enron
IR. r. CARROLL, CITY EDITOR

Evening Star, phone 10 81.
Bill Smiths billy GOAT is dead
Capt. Payne of Meadows is m
town on business.
bicycles repaired OF ena ~
eled at Yonge q Mente's.
Cedar Key oysters always to
be found at Edwards BROTHERS.
Only Cedar Key oysters ii
the city at Edwards Bros.
Visiting cards nicely printed
at this office.
Kirby A. Grincr is again at
his Dunnellon home ATTENDING 70
business.
The prettiest line of new pat
tern Christmas cards ever shown
at the Racket.
Hoods pills act easily and
promptly on the liver and bowels.
Cure sick headache.
Mr.. j. M. Williams, who comes
from near Indianapolis, Ind, is
in the city and stopping at Mrs.
L. j. Owens.
The newest weaves and
shapes in cup o-date' neckwear.
Davidson & VanEchop.
Choice millinery goods at
Mrs. Browns stand gong at as
tonishingly low prices.
r. J. Knight, Col. n. Barco
and others from Crystal River
are in town doing Christmas shop
ping.
"A mammoth line CT fire works
of all kinds, and the prices az
right at the Bazaar store.
Choice beef, pork and mt
ton at L. S. Blacks; best md
cheapest.
Mrs. NJ. A. Benjamin Of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, has arrived in
the city to spend the winter with
her son, j. H. Benjamin.
One Minute Cough C.ura cu~ee
quickly. That's what you w~1t,.
Autobiography drug store.
Christmas and New Yea.
cards, l, 2, 3, and cents: iust
received at the Racket.
Special prices to Sunday
schools and Christmas tree com
mitteeS at the Bazaar store.
The Postof1lce drug store :
making one of the finest displays
of toys, books and other holiday
goods in the city.
Thirty head of hogs for .zle
at bargain. Apply to Nathan
Mayo, at Autobiography Drug
Store. 81.
Oysters, fresh, fat and fine;
Cedar Key, Csc. per quart; CrEs-
tai River, zoe. per quart: at l. ;.
Blacks.
Pulling ties will do fol tie
maker. We merely display ta-s2
and they go at the closing cut
sale of J. j. Fuller
If you have an old suit that j,
too soiIed to wear, send it arouad
and have it made new by clean
ing or dyeing at J. j. Fnlle~.>.
the tailor and clothier.
Before selecting your Christ
mas presents, be sure aud exam
inc A. z. Burnett's stock and
prices, as there are bargains for
everybody.
Take notice: We have iu9t
received zine lot Of Christmas
spoons, bangle pins, bangle scarf
pins, alligator tooth scarf pins.
ladies' watch holders, finger
rings shirt waist sets. etc. at
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-12-22

3 y > I'LL. L. u.sti s'r.... 81
box. Sold by + {. .Aluorth <
90.
Co. james Alexander. - nj
known in Ocala aud Fi1r.ja a.
tempted suicide IN }N&shla@t -
Monday by cutting Is throat
The rash act was CON When uu-
der the Influence Of ijq4or T. -
now being taken care Il ~ ~
Senator Call a, h n--Jc ~
Washington.
Miss Allie H"1h.e. Norfolk,
Va, was frightlui'y harneo on
the face and neck. PIN was IN
stantiy relieved by nc'ti,,:,
Witch Hazel SaIvc. which leatlt
the injury without ~, ing ! SCI.
1t i, the famous p ..mcCr.
Antl-Monopo'y ,1ur store.
Tie Christ mas edition o. li.r
Tines-J Union ana Ct,jz"u VIII b,,.
on sale tomorrow at Etartjn';
news stand. 1t viii hc j cent;
a copy, a mammoth affair. 300
illustrations with coiorcu covers
and the greatest pee c; ioHf11i
ISM ever issued III Florida,
R A. Hall, the practical
painter, paper hanger, kaisom:aer
and glazier, will De GIad TO tic
your work. Low estimates made.
Address Box 296, citv.
Come in ard examine ~
stock of holiday 9ooGs and YOU
will have less trouble IN making
up your mind as 20 what pres
ents TO give. The time Is getting
snort, so COME touay ana nave
your presents laid ASIDE.
:. +. EI-5:.,s.iG
Ed, Haley has accepted i pc !
ton at the electric plant to assist +!
j. G.. Norcross. Ed. i popular
young man, has Cous.dgia de ;
knowledge Of electricity ana Mi
De OF much aS.>>t;.acc - he con- !
pany.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-02
The Moot Court.

Wednesday night Cause No. . in the
Moo, Court OF the Houston Law stu
dents Library association. IN which l. a.
Ko,twitz as plaintiff was suing Tracy j.
Dunn and r Ridgeway for $4,000 dam
ages for malicious prosecution. was tried
betore Special Judge J. X, West. The
court after having heard the evidence and
arguments on both sides rendered YER
diet for the Defendants Dunn and Ridge
way.
Mr. He!dingsfelder's argument for tho
nlsiniin IVES indeed very s,rong and ora
torical, MIR. Iiamblen. who successfully
reDresertod the defendants, can extract
more evidence from a witness on cross-eN
animation than the average pTacticing law
yer Mr.. Hamblen presents his side OF the
case IN such way that IL is hard matter
for his adversary TO get around It.
Tho young men had a crowded house, and
on every hand was heard expressions OF
having been highly entertained.
Plaintiff gave notice that motion for a
new trial would be hled.
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sHEARS cHtRcH REVIVAL.
Interest Increasing in the Religious
work


- aztec 'I7cs 81 'iEhi AZ fnc Shearn
7@-- r~sis-l services Was quite large.
-.'e-~sty sg.-~ .sa es.de, .rtgol
A-f r "a-t esd .of tie s-riQtufEl
-ez5l-. tse 1s.t.~ -a- q the Sixteenth
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= - ---'+---+e = "'s4' l@'e' ana
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~ +- SIT" -4-- az '"e ma
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4a' 'A~ F'fe5 CT Tsie@.laS ana sI'!"s w
a '+ '-@i e-t--'2s }9is eona'Hon' 10
--a- SCI -n~ -a--asi2Hh ''-ii keep Ia-A
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'af el9si an .s-s loihE ineF
1.t % '-@f- SEQ AIS. warn tarfA OF me
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CRY nREvITrss.


Mr.. J. II. Drgh;. the new lessee viii,
assume formal charge o! the Audi,o-iuni
TO-DAY.
County superint.aicnt Ja,,as row occn.
n,es ;ho rr0Ir IN rhe corr, house where
the commissioners formerly met;
The poice committee YES engaged yes
ie-Aay hearing ey-aeace upon ihe com
plant against Police Otfcer Lo,ket,.
The Ner:nlasser League Of the secord
PreSsyter3sa church WI hold thetr rcgu-
church
The international and Greas Northern
fsAliwsAE vii ran another excursion 20 We
Iasco next sunday. one dollar for The
round zip.
Mckee Street E.pwcrsh League VIII hold
- regular business meeting al 7:i5 ,. m.
ms evening. when deleg4t=s 20 Waco a'.il
BE- elected
i We -ei.or'el 20 the police last n.rht
mai b1rsjsi had beer, tret UPON at the
disappeared .Tnme3.a;.iy.
Mrs Peiy L. Hsdley VIII today caia-
rec ner ir;niay- She WI be AT
home 20 ali trends who MAY cas' she
has bean s resident OF Texas s.nce $50.
Pcrspis Ges ing 10 comrnnicaie with
Nj. Natt Dre11an who has charge Of the
sfTse; CHS ling carts san reach him by
note o. message 'eft a. the otaoe Of the
cry seCFf i0.y.
shcT.T Stanley OF Polk county rnssci
;arough III c.ty Asi r.gh; ana reported
fhe Killing OF Gatiin. H Wharton comfy.
lte par -cG,ars OF watch arc Civca In The
tefeEra ph!- columns.
The bridge on Main street acraFs the
cis ditch on ActTower. a. she Audi ;oriurn.
IS rafortr-i 20 10 in a dangerous coudl-
lor. the rooT IS rotc.ns and there are
1o~ several ugly an1 dangerous holes
through il.
II. res4lar meeting Of the woman's
Christian Tenper1rce union Will be hell
a. the Christian chapel th.s evening
p o. clock 70 arrange for the enter5aiu-
Iaent %: Miss Bcli.. TurHey. who Wi! be
here April :.
The Fra'ernal Mystic circle meets 20
might 10 work IN the second degree. As
lis degree has been Attempted here hr
Tho degree team only, toaigh' $ tho iirst
Opportunity Afforded the entire member
snip 20 witness thc same. hence oil are
:t.yited 20 be- present.
Mrs. Carlisle. who Is rehcars.nG the
ope-s "Tslue Stock ng.' w.;h the view Of
presenting il here soon is DESTROYS %
$50 uTiug talent from u wears and upSard.
The rehe4'sals are given a. Bryan's hall
every evening except Thursdays AMI So
ur3ays The opera VIII he presented
about ths second week in May.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-02

Washington. April Eastern Texas
Generally fair. possibly local showers on
coast. southeast winds; warmer in the "
terror
-Par,ly cloudy: Eight variable
WINS
tieorga-Showers and thunder storms
followed by clearing weather during the
nay, warmer. east to south winds.
MISSISSIPPI! and l4op.sta ua--Pa-tly
cloudy weather. light variable winds
Oklahoma and l1dial T.rrlory-F'air:
slightly warmer; south 10 west winds
Tennessee ami kentucky-Local showers
aud generally cloldy: east 10 south winds.
farmer = eastern portion.
NortG Dakota-Fa!r in eastern and To-
cal showers in western portions. south
east winds. warmer IN western portion.
South Ddkota-Local SHOWS. followed by
clearing weather: slightly warner in
western portion. north 10 east Winds
kansas-tair. preceded by loca! showers
IN extreme north cas- eern portion. north
winds. becom!ng variable. warmer in
western portion.
Nebraska-L.Eht rains, followed by
clearing weather; slightly warmer; north
winds.
oloado-Generaily fair; slightly warm
CT; north TO east winds,
Wyom!ng-faiT; variable winds; warm
er.
Misunderstanding In the morning fair
during the day. warmer IN southern por-
ton; variable winds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-02

among these who have becu 80 fortunate
as TO e;iasd her bowel And mysterious en-
'es1aiarnsrss. Some o. the best known
people in the city are regularly Ia attend
srce and testing Miss Pays rosc-. !; is
needless TO cay that all are mysiifst
There was a large audience present again
las. evening aud the Interest Raa en!oy
rert were as keen IS ever.
In addition 20 Miss Fay's ;art In the
evenings entertainment. the other feat
u7ss. notably tho vcntriic1uism o, Mr..
D'EstA and the popular and very evceiieu;
uannoloSue specially by Nj Li;chhel6 con
;inue to be presented nightly. NJ these
clerer people Will De seen again al the
opera house tonight
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KILLED BY A SHERIFF.
An ALLEGED MURDERER's TRAGIC
END NEAR WHARTON.
He Drew When Asked His Nnmc.
Whereabouts Learned From Let
ters in His Dead Sons Pockets.

Wharton. Texas, April Wharton
county this morning was again the scene
OF an unfortunate tragedy. Yesterday the
sheriff OF Polk county arrived here with a
warrant for Bill Gatlin. alias Henry Hogg.
an escaped convict from the State penuen-
tiary at Little Rock. Ark. and wanted for
murder. He WAS sent up on ten years
sentence from Columbus, Ark. 4 few days
ago Gatlins son was killed in Poll, coun-
~ while resisting arrest. From his papers
the whereabouts OF his father. Bill Gatlin.
was ascer,ained. Tho sheriff Immediately
left for Wharton county, where the man
was located on the Kemp ranch. about ten
miles from Wharton. where he had been
breaking land for Mr.. Kemp. This morn
ing Shern Rich reached kcmp's. MIR.
Kemp went ahead a short distalwe with
Gatlin. who was engaged in surveying a
field MIR. Rich rode up TO the crowd and
greeted them pleasantly. He tf,n dis
mounted with his gun IN his hand and
asked the suspected man II his name was
Mr.. Hogs. Without replying Gatlin drew
his pistol and aimed a, Mr. Rich knowing
his reputation. MIR, Rich fired twice and
Gatiin fell dead with his pistol in his
hand. Tho pistol was loaded and In good
condition. evidently kept in excellent orde-
for immediate firing.
Mr., Rich has sent some men down N
convey the remains TO town. also pho
tographer TO take his photo TO aid In the
Identification OF the dead man. thouyh no
doubt exists that he is Bill Gatlin.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-02
Personal MENTION.

John O. Hunter o: Dallas s IN the city
\. y. Grassy Is n the city from Omaha.
I y NAYS ~ Fort Worth IS IN ,ha
city.
NJ o. II trt.-'cv ~ East Te.as = IN
re ett,.
" - p-e..,, c., ,.,,,,t. 10.
~ 49,, "' 40
-.
II -. 'l'i'''S '''P'S ; al t''o c''! rom
f't S''''T'-
N Fe'rolas of victoria was III the
c.,F yesterday
G.. " Taibo' was IN the city yesterday
.rom P2!es; ne
iiowar1 = Smith left yesterday on a
yasi' - Monterey
e-t--,t. ~ whoa, rsss reg. stored yes
r.--.,s,- f-.,-, A,.e.ln
r.. 49,.
,,.gs -, - - V,..,TscS ''' N''' d
,, ,,.
ri 5000 oi bryan "a
F''e; II inc cliN as MIGHT
% J.. DOW 1f 20; WacN. a well known
traN@ usar, IS Nv the city.
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the PRIxE WINNrne.


As The Best Ticket srt,.
sharks Concert
= The arrangement eotnzi.ta. o. ..a
Sharks club mot ara AWARDED 30 Y-,s,
Offered for sale q tickets 20 s., ps.r-.s,
'daS concert as :ollows.
r Miss May Connors. gold head r.rsys,
4 Nlss Kate Walsh chenille uo-.ie-sg
sil1s Daisy Schroeder silver fe,gslf,g k-,r
stand siA'A
i Miss Agnes OHouiihan. cologne &C.,
4 Miss a Burke. rocking chair
A Ms John AcciearY rocking chair
Ars A. HcNunaid. mahogany table
4 hrs 7. Lonney. carving SCI
MIS- i Ferguson. chocolate set.
q Mrs Fiizgf raid. water BET
Mrs E. j. Ryan. rug
MT. j {. Matthews. folding mirror
Y Mr.. NJ Auicahy, card rec. iyer
Master J Ryan. suit u clothes
I Master Denney Casey oak table.
Master Eugene Tajan lamp.
Master Arthur Cummings suit of clothes
q The silver vase. silver tea rot the shoes
cologne. sandals. walking csne bcohs nm
breiia and purSes. were given TO each per
soa woh sold sl5 worth @. clei,ets Tbe
above prizes are ar the Sharks hall and
by calling upon +. " Burke sI4 Com
rnerpa avenue. tho winners can recelye
\ their prizes.
The club will have tirir regular meet
ing tomorrow night when a fnlI report
VIII be received OF total proceeds
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-02
sLooP cAPsizED.

The slcoD Florence arrived in port last
nigh; and she captain relates 4 little ex-
ptrience with the hlch wind OF Sunday
evening He was or bis way 10 Calves
ton. and The weather being threatening. he
anchored a. the mouth Of Chocolate bayou
to swat better show 20 make port. He
had load Of produce. eggs and poultry on
beard for thN Galveston market. About s
O'Clock Sunday evening the wind suddenly
veered around "a the west. and in g liny
The sioop was heelei SO that she vent over
Captain Johnson ciambered ashore on The
mast escaping with nothing worse than 4
wetiing The sloop was lying at anchor
aud had TO sail set when she oapsized The
WIND blew Violently. bu; did rot last lonE.
ana after !: was over Captain Johnson
rightei the vesse, and came on 10 town.
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erccol. This wss In 1874. when | shipped
Let Of TWENTY-FIVE head in TIE steamship
san Antonio Of the Liverpool AID Texas
Steamship company. The cattle we're pur-
ct&set from CantSin ] c. Borden. who de-
uvered them tn the pens on board the
steamer. The cattle arrived IN Liverpool IN
cooa rider. and considering that they were
Of The prairie they had 10 be starved before
nev would e.; cats and corn and hay.
The fact that these cattle were sccus-
toned to feeling makes the success OF
this shlpmeni a success from the start, Tor
they VIII beyond douh; make Instead Of
lose flesh. | would suggest a partial de-
horning . l Ntre making s shipment.
wish Nj Gould every success"
The steamship Cuban was still a; the
wharf at dara saG viii not pu; 10 sea until
tomorrow morning She will probably con-
sumo about twenty days IN making me trip
across aad after she reaches the other side
thc shipper will be advised Us TO how the
cattle save stood the yoyase.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-02
PROBABLE EXTENSION
OF THE FANNrN STREET CIRCUIT
or THE STREET RAILWAY.
and the Recommendations of the
Ciugens Committee.

The following r-os.osi,ioo has Been made
the c!;!.eas' committee far the extension OF
The street railway to Holman ayeaues
MesSrz Eua.s Csrsll. :. c. Eeichesoa.
Z. L. Deans. H =. MirSiresor e; al
Hocs,oo, Texas. March IS Ise7.-Gen,ie-
ztl. TIE undersigned committee o, The
ttrestora 6, The Houston Electric sueei
Railway company. being auiy authorized By
ne hard Q. &iT-eto-s o. taAi company,
hsresy respectfully sapsEt ,Ae following
proposition:
7n4 ifsss;na Electric Street Railway
oDza7Arg promises 70 extend It's FAnaln
s-refs cire-l; to Holman aYeaue. eomple,-
~ ~; 50 as 70 cSz-=e. with It's exist
i-s TRACK q NcC-3Etn And Travis streets.
aCd Ea2renss-s 10 Eire ts. ;r1lyte service
f.r-z osserk L. - 20 clock ?. m. and
/. iskst / s2ls -p-ry ss-vst- thereafter 20
- c1aeS p u pypiv I'D he sun % s5.A
.1.s@1 IaH1rd ;1e css; @: ia proposed
~Tie-s.s- TBS 7s-75.s I1- 8 r1sec OF con
-tt.- t@1s Re -1e-eY wl.i = raised and
-alesa- % i-s S5G-e TezAs National
sL-k - tftrgT fe - PAS 5-- 90 ;as Work
rs Tie vs-E s'vs-Essss ne construction
s-A. -e e1c-r-zs- Is see 2s possible
sc.s- ;-- sz-e-. ,stl1 sly e'c1pGay has ts~an
-et,.s'1 L@ls ~ G.,7se s-1ol-- ass been
tfts1 be- 20 -a-s Ect s1Ef DO ON
-sEH4 as ~ -- - g1e-E..cl w.tala SIX
- 4tys 2t-s- TO- zyoss1fez
Etf -F e. sac g. c1-tltioa tax
@@ .cs1SAzt s D.E So ,aT,s. 20 azy ~
sf a. -1--..E14 -e', -lEs-e--s. T1.s prop
-aa1 i--E tzys a. --eg'a,'tl7cs ;o- Other
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WEATHER. INFORMATION.
Inst Wight. Synopsis.

n area q hlrh PRESSING IS moving On
the sc1;hess; Atla-,c coast. An ARIA q
'ow pressure Is moy.Ng N over West
Texas. WITH the lowest barometer. g II
inches. at Il PaSo. The westher IS gem
orally party cloudy &c cloudy, except
over the northwestern portion. where Ct
: clear Precipitation amounting 20 10
Of al inch or more is reported from jack
sonvlle, Ailan-a, Montgomery, New or
leans. Nashville. Davenport oni North
latte.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-02
'llS LAST DAY ON EARTH.
Mex Terrell. the Rapist. Nill be E1-
i, ecuted To-Day.
he IS FULL OF SPIRITUAL GRACE.
dc Bequeathes His Body TO His sptr-
ftunl Aaviser-The Execution Mt
IL a m, Today.

M ( Alex Terrell hss sPec; his las; day o.
~ ar,h and II the programme is carried cut
.,pefore the clock today tells TIE hour CT
( sooa he will have passed tT0ta this eariA
NJ ID AZ existence il another woris. He a2-
4 |. tezrs 70 count the passing moments AID
,risish for tie ereai;ul uins 70 arrive as
NJ said yesterday thu, he vas orly t9sTy
,ha; tomorrow IS Dot ,o3Ey"
a Terrell was visited yesterday rao-uius ST
lY4is spiritual advisor. Rev Kelley HAYES,
!, nd o,hsr e-o.ore3 divlnes. AID services
3aylrers heid. siusins and praying seiaE par
I sicipstea IN. he talked great deal 10 lie
rnen Q, The cloth aeoa, hls souls sairG-
goa Ard q eis coaYe+Sisn. N: he las IL;
Slle 10 cay 70 snyone Abs9t - eFizs. He
sssrote Lesser during Tie morning q Is
Z Smother ssklas forgiveness tsv treating Ass
~ be has eOce, sat with ts.i ie..sr = e..
4 .sicee.. Photograph Q. hl-ussl:.
~ AT go orlock YESTERDAY tite.rooa Rev.
sSelley Hkyes accompanied ~ Rsv :. L.
4 -nc&s q Noooy. Texas 1-a Rev. A. :
\ ffurne-, presi3sri Q: ne rzll1f 1-s'f..i
( III the Methods Protestant -a-rts. visited
4 Sereli and he'd ss-,i1ss lgA5. -.s i--,.s
upper WIS ss-Tei Re- D. :. I---,e- ~.
4 tng The o,ecIzsi. ~ e,sef s-sA-aarz saz-
Z Akiag o. iA= sAcfa=ea. va tet c-.
sempea EAa. Terssn asa.a ,4lle. frey
8i1 his CONVERSION. a7i 9zf.acss - az
.isvisors ;aat Ae IS siagere "a as eAA.ss :.
s.ezrt
10 talklag VIZ The Pcs reporter e. .Ay
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-02
SAVED FRom DROWNING.
Young Lad Rescucd From thu
unypu.


Elnoro Dinz. a-year-old boy residing
with his parents at 1913 bingham street
hal a narrow escape from drowning on
Wednesday afternoon and but for c. b.
Boyle OF lill Elysian street the lad would
likely have met his death.
Binz. with a number OF other small boys.
was fishing on tho banks OF Wh!teoak
bayou near the Katy bridge. and while
playing. slipped and fell down the steep
bark into the water. There Ia a dep hole
IN the bayou Jus; a, that point. and little
Elmore was going down FOR the third time
when boyle. who was on the opposite,
hanh. perceived the lads danger rushed
10 his rescue. and. without waiting 10 d.
vest himself even Of bis coat, jumped into
the water with all his clothes on and with
some difficulty threw the drowning hoy
ashore. The lad was rcsusclta.ed and
taken home. while Boyle was heartily cor
graduated on his action.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-02

tAesr taxes W time to avoia ;he peoal,y tor
Delinquency.
Ia this ccarecttc1 CITY AsseSso. and
Collector white SAYS that ibis is positively
the las, week In whssh city taxes can be
paid without the deiiISgre1ts pRfDe AD-
peartnr on the de.innrea; HIST which will
he published. TIE publication o. which
viii cost the person thus published 5. Tot
;he cost Q. Advertising In addition to the
anncysnoe Of being he-alted to tss weird
~ q 1ellnqusat-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-02
A BEAUMONT BUDGET.
\ SUIT ENTERED FOR 2t,372,30o
SAT ARE VARaS OF LAND.
plaintiffs NlIcge They Hnd Possess
sion tntiI Last Jnnuar! Seeking
Permit From War Department.

Beaumont. Texas. April Ill. o. How
ell. as attorney for u. N. Thomas ct al.
has filed suit Ia The district court against
". J, Peake g; al TO recover 2i272.5oo
SQUARE ,araz OF land on the waters OF sa-
bine Pass. and ;or damages IL The sum
Of 100000. In their petition plaintiffs al
lese ina; they held legal possession OF
the SAID land uutil January !. 1891, when
they We're uulaw fully elected iherei.om by
defendants. Plaintiffs named in the peii-
t!ou number over 100 iul!S .duais while
there are about twenty defendants.
Owing 10 illness The Pos, CORES pon3eut
did not ste Government Engineer Quinn
and Harhor INSPECTOR Barlow when they
returned from their recent "Trip to Sabine
Pass. As minated IN The Post. however.
the gentlemen went to the Pass to in
ycStigate WIKI reference 20 construction OF
The Port Arthur channel and il has been
learned thar the government officials IN
formed the Port Arthur people thar the
courts would siop the work on the channel
unless permission to dig the channel was
secured from the war department r. A.
Grter. attorney for the Por, Arthur COM
pany. has gone TO Washington, having de-
parted last r!Eht.
Sitting IN chambers this afternoon, Judge
West began airing the application OF Y.
u Ninnon 10 make permanent the temper
arY receiver recently appointed for tho
BOYD Ready Made House COMPANY. Mr.
John Bovd who. with Mr Ninson. formed
the company, fled a lengthy answer to the
original application ana peti,ioned a dis
nissal Of the suit. This answer was read
and pending the examining Of witnesses
the court adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-02
VELAsCO EXCURSION

The excursion to Velasco on March 81
proved to be such success that the In
ternaiional and Great Northern railway
has decided to run another one next sun
day. The excursion train will leave the
International and Great Northern depot
at a. m. and the fare will be 81 for the
round trip.
The large steamboat Alice Blair has been
secured to give the eycursionists a free
boat ride to the mouth of the river and
the jetty works.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-02
49,. -
SOME INTERVENING FICtnrs
Real Estat- and nuiidInu Tr.,.oo
lions for First Quarter Of ,.n-


L mr. Frank Arnlm in the Houston Even
Ing Record priRts the following data show.
Ing the value Of building improvements
end the aggregate of real estste trans
actions for the first quarter Of 1897. ending
March 81:
io'ai number OF permits for jan
nary, 81, aggregating - sIa ga m
Total number OF permits Tor
February, "a. sggregatine 49,. ~ Oo7 10
Total number Of permits for
March, 40, aggregating 49,. "a. 80 90
Total ~. ..,.......,..... :. sss 81 90
January; 1897 ~. =: -. BELIEF II
Total real estate transfers for
February. 1881. As. ,,.,.... aoI.ssi a
Total real estate transfers Tor
March. 1881 ~. $50. -. 2ss 1886 IS
-------------
b Total ~. 80. ........s. .ts1i. 1923 IA