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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-03

wesideH, Texas March Panther
stories are 9ftea heard, but whom the beast
actually makes its appearance In broad
dsylikh, &. triehtens those who come across
its path Several persons have claimed
auch an experience al this pjace ia the
PAS; few months. but no notice was taken
u he reports until the ether day when the
presence q such an animal IN this neigh
bOrbood was established beyond a doubt.
Auni Hannah q colored woman. WAS at
lacked By ,he beast while she was walking
through tho woods. II did not. however.
spring upon her. The fright came near
proving fatal As she was only a coi9red
woman. the men did not pay much atten
tion 20 her story. But few days after Mr..
George Whitaker, while riding about IN
the woods. met the panther. He had Moth
Ing 10 defend himself win. so be also fled,
bar stayed long enough to thoroughly con
Vince his own mind that 1t is ful! grown
American panther As h. has spent nearly
all his life IN the wild woods there vas no
reason 10 doubt his reports. a large com
pany OF me- went today to look for the
tcas, ana it Is hoped they viii nud Il.
because il las already kTlled several sheep
ard goats. Ar. II n Maril. saw 1t eating
q goat d few weeks ago. IL must have come
from sonic Of the East Texas forests
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-03

About $50 O'clock yesterday afternoon
while Mr.. jules j. Settegasts buggy and
horse were on Main street in front Of Ber-
ing's hardware store Mr. Bering having
Just gone IN the store, the horse got
frightened at some wire netting thrown
In the buggy and made wild dash UP
Main street, dragging the buggy after him.
Just In front OF the Morris block the run
away collided with a buggy in which Or.
Noble and Mr. Charles Bohem were riding
knocked 1t over, and though Or. Noble os-
captd. injuriug Mr.. Bohem's hand very bad
ly. Dr Mobiles horse and buggy thcll
took the sidewalk at The Brown Bros. cor
uer and kept IL TO tho Main and Texas
avenue corner rushing wildly along an
entire book. Main street front usually
a crowded way and yet. by lucky chance
nobody was hurt, but tho buggy was com
nleiely demolished.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-03

ENCOIRAGING News.
How the Bayou Improvement Plnr
Is Regarded in Washington.

NJ ". W. Dexter. who has just re-
turned from Washington, whittier he weai
il iAe Interest OF the Atro-American EX-
.,asi,ioa scheme. bill to appropriate $780,
e.9 for Eh.Sh has already been introduced
IN TIE house by CongressniAn Ball. says
that while IN Washington he discussed the
proposed Improvement OF Buffalo bayou
with Senators Mills and Chiffon and Con-
sressmsu Savers. That ali OF them were
heartily in favor 0, liberal appropriation
Tor the work and that they believe it can
and will be secured.
lie SAYS Senator Mills favors an appro-
priztioa c; s. 505. 900 for the work.
Although Engineer Miller has given II
as a. eh-hand estimate thai such a chan
nel as desired can be Opened up for $500 ,e11.
Senator Mills argues that even should these
figures be approximately correct. It Will re-.
lui7e a great deal more money than tina,
-rtuziiY needed with which TO open the
channel. as in Strengthening and
5enirg the stream 100 feet all
she way W 10 Housiou-eAd tina;
Is NT Mln's itea--s large amount Of prop
er,v On either bank viii have 10 be con-
denied and to condemn private property
toT government uses is al expensive uader-
tahiuE.
Nj Mills believes. however that \ lib.
crai spuTcpriations can he secured for the
eattruFise.
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Ss-ate taLvt-E = bis5 made q search G.
to- aesse re- c51ttl-r AID zaoaey.
sse lsss ped t.i H-zs -zr-ur=i January =
81 H.--ils- Hls t--li szt as Ft5-1ary 10
aa- l,o- 8 pea .. guilty - vAs given
= al4-- ss-.sCls
We E.sss d 'g--sa, n7ve3 the a,ay o:
SAX -s-rsl 20 F7---ssg- aali. o. Rchbias
s,ros. -a-se crowd "a, e-lorei people fol-
lowed Il T-as fs:2d-zs AID Il state during
s8e 4ste-aeaa al s=rsrZi thousand nesrc4-=
~.t,ts-t ~ ,late LIS. nigh; Eey Kelley
ts2Ees- zss.s+-2 ~ 9the- minister's. 'faa-
t'TE -sc tl@ re-zlns-
IL glac= VIZ crowded 10 preparation
r. .1e Body Az1 ssssu made and about u
cf',k 4es; -.g1- &. heze1 e give & az
eEtz=- .5qrt z-t ~ Chayie- n'riEAt
was st-t 90. He Lrte-de3 u a. midnight
So improved Re co14.,als a. much as
s-sG.t3e he t4aeral vii take place irday.
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eaeS ~ noise Ia his room and. locking
x-ca,6 saw . Dig neg7a standing BY tne
dresser. LeApiaE from his bed. Mr.. Niekss
made for hts revolver which usually lies
q The table. hut found Tia: the inEa had
made OF with IT, There was another gun
&t.svc The raAriel. ~, 1t was all tied Up
70 keen tie dust cut o. Il. AID by the tine
Mr., wieses rVi it 10 working order. the
sa-Sisr had good start. He took shot
al hl-a wttAou, eject.
Al Investigates revealed the fact that
the burglar had taken things very ccolly
11t had eaten q hearty supper IN the
Kitchen before proceeding upstairs.
Yesterday morning three colorei men
were arrested. but Mr.. wicbe. thinks they
are net the partie.
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THE >HEAHN CHtRcH REVIVAL.
How God speak, TO Man."-Re,i,ni
Continues NeNt week.

continues Nr>t Week
New tAsia- iirg tho threatening weather
jss- ries, ,hare sss -s.- natal large crowd
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E''sA - S-H-fA '--i' =
..@r -=-1 Na-1 crtc irctcd rhe service.
.t1lr.9 ,7- alr s.-rrv-e reading he first
,.,. rs ,-,.
VI
h'-A.-e - ~ t3e1Ts"s AMI using Tor ms
fert IL tfae2th yz-te To-Day j. ye
o -.e. rts yo-.. s,.-s..-, ..,. ,r,,- ,,a-ts
-s q 1t'f
lie minister daeil - srezt length on
lAa s-r-a. importance - the wonderful
.-.t. ,-s+ r;..s o.,, ratae- ssa,,,t .-,ak ~
--''' s-s'-E 'el' -s De'i"',4 y - e04I4
1ti-E tAa, -r-,a t4le to AS hearers Z
BE 4-.1 uaaa iAta. realize III their hearts
sst -..aa. .tsr ~. great Col ~ tl.s Lu.-
aars. 1Ae Creator. tA,. Father. lie In
-l-..a tine. u h. rsg5s .1,a.boW hiring the
tr-,u t8aae ms ,kat great o.: azd spoken
Sc tael. he Believed he would be- able 10
tlu.- tr-rb ig iha gv.-s and hearts OF
l.i tlzr.-s -hat would 10, 1nig make care
.t..a..s and irfe.er,-,e Impossible. tux
s1ls prose. 20 BE- q traaafa-u.i-.. lerre IN
tteT tkL,aer.rs aa Ioag SIS hey have
Le.ag zhat -s b. SAD. Just ~hat W..
aye taught. aal 10, osIy aFe Re taught
a-Lr Erest tTatb alg sEuuiA receive II As
e au,-ri1. A1.ea 81 auihofity bet u; Is "A
t-sto tha. 40 can -.rrer.teot io ,e,oo
;f,s.sslt. R-e tar lrgs .0ra,-b,t,g at,a-,t
h1a ti,s5 t.esks a,5 ,tbs. col sa,s f{e
tte. -rs1a -h, re,,r,,r-,.., az how our
ms sno lives ,r.5-31r..te win ~
tr!,ts s.d Yrt-s d. ,t1o,. er-,,-l st,.,,, M.
s.g tzis IA, +, yaa ~, rbre,i,gl, rbc sa,1c
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10 ,a a., =. $3.50 una, , =
= ~ 49, a.. ~, -.... w ''1H'. Hlen
ff,e VOC a, ~. ityi,s Ca ~, - ~.
ages and eveTvut-,,'. IN , - az az
rifbt o. .,.s@tg 80 - ,i
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XII, -,,'C-,,.- 80 20 4,Al mo lne
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81, ~, 80 ~ ., - t1,u' !" .pn'e
+ f'fess = ,,o 90 ',.s - NY az ruin.
/ h Mbi,t c1S - ,,o OF NE VAS
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The interest in Miss Anna Eva Fay's eN-
hlbitions at the opera house continues I'M
abaied aud the mystery surrounding her
very clover work Is as inexplicabie as ever.
Another large and highly entertained au-
dience was present last evening,
This afternoon there Will ho special
matinee performance for ladies only--no
gentlemen will be admitted 10 any portion
OF the house and the ladies can PROFOUND
their questions without the hesltaney or
embarrassment felt in the presence OF a
mixed audience. Tonight Miss Fay's en-
gagement Will close
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COUNTY NEWS.
Mestncld LncnIs.

wes,hell. Texas March MIR H.
Tautenhaha has Just completed his i'm
pFovemen's in his gin works. He has new
oussse and boiler
Mr. p. II. TAILOR has begun work on his
uew residence He will not finish the work
until this fall.
Rev ~. IL Bar. from Nebraska, has
moved 20 this place He Will preach at the
Methodist church on the second sunday OF
each month
The Wesidsld school closed Today. There
was large attendance at tho closing ex-
eTcisss
NJ D. H. Hugs IS doing some excellent
work or the county roads
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-03

Miss Essie Langston entertained several
OF her young friends very pleasantly Friday
eight. Those present We're; Misses Ruth
Inkas. Alpha Storey, Mamie Mcdonald, p.
Garner Ella Gouldman. Eva Berts. Ruby
Garner, Barbara Orde. Essie Langston,
Mamie Masterson, Messrs. Walker White.
B. Inkas. j. Mastcrson. H. Long. \. Dell
cry. l.. Richardson. Ed Long, W, Preston,
W Mouahagn. Jim Wall and others.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-03
Turncrs' NnnunI Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Turn Vereln
for the election of officers and directors
will occur tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
at Turner hall.
This Is tho representative German organ
ization OF Houston. aud its social features
have attracted quite large American
membership. who enjoy all the social priv
ileges Of the club and the delightful sum.
mer evening entertainments.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-03
BY MEANS OF OUR LATEST

Addition to our plant We can launder coll
lars. both turn down and wing points.
without breaking or cracking. One dollar
paid for any collar so broken or cracked
Can laundor old collars with saw edge" so
they can be worn with comfort Only place
in town. ST Packards Troy Lauadry, gl2
Prairie avenue, Phone 332.
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nnck Eron, Austin.

Last night Mrs. a. u. Briscoe. Mrs, NJ,
Urwi,z. Miss c. II. Mildly. Miss j. Hunter
and Miss Belle Fem. members OF the
Daughters OF the Republic. who have been
bill making an appropriation to purchase
the San Jacinto battle ground, returned
home. They speak in words Of the hish-
est praise OF the many courtesies shown
them and are more than elatod in secur-
ing ne passage of a bill which crowns with
succ, ss their efforts
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ncnl ESTATE rrnn.fer-.

(. \. Goth ty sheriff to z. P.
HaguDleu. fifty acres north side
White Oak bayou. j Austin grant
also 10, :. east half L. Moore
league ......... ....-. ..-.-..---.
" Il. Draws BY constable 10 Ar
thur W Koch, lots 8 and le,
block 2s5, lot s. block 50J, HuIs-
ton HeiEhts...... ...... .-.-..-.
y e. Spencer to Theo. Keller. dA0
acrs Houston and Texas Central
railroad survey. section -. block
=. certificate l50...... .-....
o. b Cecil and wife Amanda Cecil,
to Charles Harrison. J0Xloo feet.
lots and S, block %, j. x. Lit
tie addition. north side Buffalo
bayou ..... .....- ......
Thomas Greenwood, by constable,
to W $. Hunt, lots B. {, and l..
block D. Ryan addition, north side
Buffalo bayou...... ..-... ...-..
Il NJ Curtiu 10 Sjill Hull, 5DNl00
feet IN Renncr addition, north
side Buffalo bayou ...... 49,. ......
A. b Mcnard to Mrs. = NJ. Bren
ner. 2is acres IN Morris home
stead Or. Morris leaguet IN
Galveston bay ...-r. ... ...-.....
Wllialis p Arnold to Alpha c. Ar
mold a, separate properly. IN
divided interest In Lincoln
IS g2-io0 acres, iii lot Q 4. T.
Morse subdivision 1905. o.. .....
| John James Readhimer and Ella
Nora to Phillip T. Ellison. part
lots /. .. and L. block 24i south
side Buffalo bayou ........
Z. \. Campbell and wis Abb to
| Frank Stcrne. lots and s biloxi
Pc Noble addition. north SIDE
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wooTAN WELLS, TEXAS

This famous health and pleasure reso-,
is now open for the comfortable entertain
ment OF guests. Excursion tickets on sale
Hotels ard boarding houses at different
prices. Your patronage solicited.
Wootan Wells COMPANY
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ZINC sncnscrbnnd

Tomorrow night at the soctety's hall the
saengerbund will give a dramatic enter
tainment. the play being d light comedy,
entitled The Night Key" The parts viii
be taken by Miss Luepke, Mrs. Schosser.
MIR. B,shm. Joe Ressc and MIR. Cunad. MIR.
Phil Neuman will act as stage director.
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4 BrRGLARy.
rurgInr Helps Himself and Makes
Good His Escaue.

The residence u Sir. Maye wiekes, corr
ner Pairyiew syonue and Morgan street,
wss bvfglarzed early yesterday morning
and gold watch and chain. valuable
Scottish Rite charm ara smith 4 wesson
revolver snd 81 IN cash taken.
About o'clock Mr.. wiekes vas awak-
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THE sporrEp cArs

is a royal cigar; a delicious, sweet scente,
Cuban product. the monarch OF all cen
cigars. Sold only BY ]. N. Taub, Hous
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Alex Terrell Hanged 10 the County
Jail.
. WELL APPOINTED EXECUTION.
Firm and Fearless 90 the Last-The
Condemned Man Processes soh-
verston-His Statement

In the presence o. = large tSse1b-Aee- u
,.in,. Archie Auds-soa adjusted tie BLACK
cap asuu; bis bead a minute iaie7 lie
sho,.throush tbsat ten :ees * sisics. III
vi,hiy ,oz- minutes VAS eeGa AID Las Il.
his Col. Il the ,eaoaiass :. "a sf-aSoLl
advisers are os-reS.
Yss,e,S.zy wa AZ eve-ttri aEr 4. ths -e~
county .ail Ts-reli's sxscatilG - i'soa
orcs-Sa TO take sller sessss1, II . 'eis'E 4
m. and :. n. as Lit ott5cegs ;. Harms
ccga;y vs-e making ~ :l-il sress-1i1s-S
fo- he earring 81 .: iAe saz1azos-
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was recge-1-s3 t1ce.s. iA1se Eas hA-
RAISES. Aoz ase-. Al tasEy wE-a -. A-ill.-
ted r-Hl re zs-as-: SCI '-s t1e-a-s-i-
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dang otfaer ~fstet s1il. y nls A.istas
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q. a. n. Committcc McetinE.

Last night there was a meeting OF the
executive committee OF the Grand Army
Of the Republic at the Hotel Bristol.
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The Wonder Store opens it's doors a,
Z a. IN. and closes them at D. IN. and
sells goods at corner Main and Texas
avenue, This Is so.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19

It becomes more and more evident every
day that the real purpose Of the Citizens
Union intriguing is not the defeat Of Tam
many Hall, but to beat and destroy the Re-
publican party as organized in New York.
That ~self.appointed committee is ami.
mated by the bitterest malignity toward
the Republican organization, whose over
throw is its first and most determined aim.
The movement is not primarily to elect Mr..
Low, but to %subjugate that organization,
even IL the surrender of New York to Bry-
anism is the consequence.
Hence this so-called Citizens Union is
opposed to all the conservative interests of
New York, and If Mr.. Low consents to be
the agent through whom 1t vents its malig.
nifty. every citizen who wants to keep New
York from the domination OF the Bryan
lied Tammany Hall must refuse to toll
crate his candidacy.
AS it is now, the Republican party is the
only political party standing between
American society and the enemies of civil.
cation, and it's organization must DO pre-
served in the interests of genuine Demo-
Gratis no less than those of Republicans
themselves.
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In New Jersey.

The Democratic State Committee of New
Jersey has made a whimsical exhibition OF
itself in its endeavor to cover up the Chi.
cago platform and display nothing but
local issues. 1t is afraid to offer that plat.
form to the voters of New Jersey again at
present, and proposes that the canvass in
that State next fall shall be conducted on
State issues only.
The committee which thus seeks to keep
national issues put of the campaign seeks
ut the same time to make the right OF
taking part in the Democratic primaries
this year depend upon loyalty to the Chi.
cage platform last year. 1t recommends
that only those persons who voted for
BRYAN shall be admitted to the primaries.
For the purpose of nominating candidates,
only national issues are to be regarded.
For the purpose of electing candidates, only
local issues are to be regarded. Such is the
absurdity into which the New Jersey State
Committee has fallen in it's attempt to fool
the voter without losing its hold upon the
machine.
Those Popocratic leaders in the East who
are trying to skulk out of their party's ma
tional issues u~nrepudiated and to bamboozle
the people into strengthening the local Pop
ocratic machines for national effect in 1898
and 1900, must be as remarkable a lot Of
joltheads as they suppose the people to be.
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Providence has been highly blessed. The
First Light Infantry has entertained and been
entertained by tho Putnam Phalanx Of Hart
ford, and some select specimens Of the Worcester
Continentals wero also exhibited at the feast.
The Putnam Phalanx returned to Hartford, full
ofhonors and clnms. 1t is ono Of the great visit
ing and banqueting corps of the world. and the
military authorities Of all foreign countries have
studied with amaze its commissariat triumphs.
Major Won F~REssENsAUs of tho Bavarian army
gives this comparative estimate Of some Of tho
most famous American military companies
r. Subeistence-and Digestion Problems in Amerl-
Gu" Vol. l., 2s9J The scale 10 100:
Putnam Phalanx. o.; First Light Infantry of Provi.
denoc. s5. 7s; Old Guard Of New York. %; Worcester
Continentals. 9s.b88: Boston Lancers, 90. 900; An.
Client and Honorable Artillery company 100.
But Won FREssENsAus has never boon In
Hartford,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
SlovenlY LEGISLATION.

Toward the close of the session of the
Legislature it was announced from Albany
that an important reform bill had been
passed regulating the appointment of ref
erees and receivers in New York and Brook
Ign. This bill, it was said, would effect a
great improvement in methods of legal pro-
cedure in these two cities, by prohibiting
the courts from appointing any clerk or
deputy clerk to be a receiver or referee,
except where all the parties interested in
the litigation had consented to such ap-
pointment. The measure became chapter
A54 of the laws of 1897. 1t proves to be
worthy of some attention.
Instead Of being reform legislation, it is
step backward. Instead of putting up the
bars, it lets them down. 1t is in the form of
an amendment to section 90 of the Code of
Civil Procedure. That section as It stood at
the beginning of the present year read thus:
"sEcrIos 90. No person holding the ONCE OF clerk.
deputy clerk. special deputy clerk. or assistant in
the Clerks ONCE. Of a Court OF Record or q surro-
gates Court. nor any person holding q salaried ONCE
under the city or county government. or who receives
money by virtue of an once which Is q county charge,
within either the counties OF New York or Kings,
shall hereafter be appointed by any court or Judge, q
tsferee. receiver. or commissioner. except by the
written consent of all the parties TO the action or
special proceeding other than parties In default for
failure to appear or to plead"
~ Here is the section, in Its amended form,
+. as now in force:
''sEc. 90. Clerk in New York. or Kings, not to be
~Heferee, &c.-So person holding the ONCE Of clerk.
Deputy clerk, special deputy clerk, or assistant in
the Clerks ONCE. OF a court OF record within the
county OF New York. shall hereafter be appointed by
. any court or Judge. 9 referee. receiver or commits
gfoner. except by tho written consent OF all the par
ties to the action or special proceeding other than the
parties in default for failure to appear to plead"
Observe the changes. Although the run
ming title of the section refers to Kings
Pcounty as well as New York, there is not q
word about Kings county in the prohibit
lion as it stands to-day. Kings county has
practically been stricken out of the section,
and the Code leaves the courts there at lib
efty to make appointments which the
courts here are forbidden to make. What
justification is there for this distinction 2
III 1t Is inexpedient to permit court clerks
to act as referees In this county, why is it
not equally Objectionable on the other side
Ct the riveri Or, il it is all right there,
why is 1t made unlawful here2
Furthermore, why was the sub-heading
of the section left in such a shape as to
convey the idea that Kings county still re-
hIains subject to the prohibition2
'o'It should also be observed that the amend
ment strikes out of the section all that por-
ton which forbade the appointment as
referee or receiver of any person holding a
salaried Office under the city or county
government.
No doubt there are persons who could
answer these questions, but we do not sup
pose they will.