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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-14
THE TEMpLAll,s' JUBm.EE.
Rutbycn Commanders M. =, Is. n.
10 Gt.Irhrnts liz cmI-(temicnnInl.

~ n. n n,
.",s ~
:" ~
On February huthVep coinmhhuery NO.
., knights Tcmplar. will celebrate the
semi centennial anniversary of lbs organ :.
,,o,to, ,yt,h hano,e, a,a re,ont,on
"'l' ~. 80
lnae promises 10 Nc a very magnificent az
iar.
me ioiioWinR committees nave peen ap
po,uteu 20 arrange ior lhe event;
EXECUTIVE cVHlnlltte-'SiF y, ~. iaytoi
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reQueqting Eastern manufacturers. Job
bers and Importers to intcrccde with their
representatives In congress on behalf Of
the ship channel appropriation, the fol-
lowing quotation from a letter received BY
Krurp 4 Tuffly Of this city from the Krip-
pcndorf Dittmann company. manufacturers
OF fiue shoes Mt Cincinnati, Is an example,:
REGARDING the request you make Of US
to write our congrcssmen In the Interest
Of your city, will say. We will be only too
glad TO do 30. We are personally acquaint-
ed with both our representatives at Wash
ington. and II we can possibly do SO. VIII
try TO see them In person In any event
we will do all VIC possibly can to help
your cause nlong."
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The Houston Epworth League union will
hold It's regular bi-monthiy session tonight
at Shearn chapel, corner Texas avenue and
Milan streets at 1880 o'clock The open
ing exercises will consist of prayer and
testimony meeting the remainder OF the
session Will be devoted to business
The report OF the committee on constitu-
ton viii be considered and the annual cleo
ton of officers will take place, besides
other important business.
n large attendance of the Epworth
Leaguers is desired ut this meeting and
the public is invited to attend.
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Please Act Today.

The officers aud directors Of the Hous-
ton business League urge the business
men and property owners Of the city 10
please decide today what amount they
viii subscribe, payable monthly. to the
support Of the league.
y VIII be accepted as special favor II
subscribers win report to the secretary BY
phone tSi4J, BY letter or In person. The
directory cannot enter into any contracts
for 1898 until The present subscription il
considerably Increased, and the league
must yaeate is present quarters tomorrow.
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CRY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
VIII Meet Toniehi--A Change at
Committeeman In SerNnh Mnrd.

The city democratic executive committee.
of which Mr. u, A, Riesner is chairman,
viii meet at O'Clock tonight at the coun-
ell chamber In the city hall
Mr., Gus Warnecke rendered his rosisna-
tion yesterday as member of the commit
tee from the Second ward, and Charman
Ri1sBcr appointed Or. George Lareudon In
his place,
rhe full committee is now as follows
Howard
Second ward-w. s. Proctor and George
Iarcndon.
Trird ward--J, Il. Meyer ard John stein
logon
Fourth ward--r A, Reichnrat and Il, T.
Heiuer.
Fifth ward--E n. Parker and Jack Kav-
nnaugh.
sixth ward-B. 4. Riesncr and John Y.
Conner.
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The Di.covery OF the nay

August ], Bogel, the leading druggist Of
shreveport la, says: "Dr. Kings New
Discovery is the only thing that cures my
coush, and II is the best seller l have, j
+, Campbell. merchant OF Stafford. Ariz
writes. DIR, Kings New Discovery Is mi
that is claimed for Il; It never fails. and
Is sure cure for Consumption. Coughs
ana Colds: can mol say enough for rs
merits pi. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. Coughs and Coils is not an
experiment Il has been tried for quartz,
o. century, and today stands i. the head
Il never disapionts. Free trial bottles ~
George w. Heyer's drug store
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A shootcr Wonndcd.

Goidthwaite. Texas, January l3.--rt was
reported on the streets here Tuesday that
two men had been killed and third
wounded across the Colorado river from
McAnally's Bend in San Saba county. More
reliable news yesterday reports only one
young man, German, wounded. The In
forn,ant says young German and several
other men We're riding along the road. when
he began firing gun up in the air. and
about that time he was shot. whether by
some one with him o. from house near
by the informant could hot say.
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A BEAUMONT BUDGET.
wA,O PEOPLE LOOKING AT SABINE
PASS.
They Are Jolly Party. hut with
business in View-An Abundance
of Mud and SIush.

| Beaumont, Texas, January 13.--One o.
the jolliest party of prospectors that even
visited Beaumont arrived in this city last
| night and departed this morning for Sa-
bine Pass. The party is from Waco and
Is III charge of e. j. Mackeye, agent OF
| the Sabine Land and Improvement COM
pany, and will spend several days inyesli-
eating the conditions as well as the future
conditions of the Southeast Texas port. A
personnel of the party is as follows II.
A. Arnold, w. II. Smith, e. H. Johnson,
G. Brewngton. F. b. Williams, w. T..
Allen aud j.. w. Whitinghill, all repre-
sentative business men of the Geyser
City.
AS is well known the people of Waco
are agitating the construction of the Waco
and Sabine Pass, a railroad that would
give Waco an air line to the gulf and at
the same time pass through some of The
most fertile agricultural lands and finest
pine forests in Texas. Colonel Duncan,
general manager of the proposed road
visited Sabine Pass several weeks ago and
Interested the promoters of that port in
the enterprise. and the Waooites who went
to Sabine Pass this morning say that az
fairs OF the road have reached point
VI,
and that they are only the advance guard
Of hundreds who will flock TO Beaumont
and Sabine Pass from Central and Mort
ieXas just as soon as the actual work CT
building the road begins
While waiting for the Sabine Pass tram
TINS morning the Wacotes awaited thu!n-
selves of the opportunity TO see as mucn of
beaumont rs possible and We're SO pleased
that they expressed a determination to
make longer stop ON their return
There are also three ladies with the
party, and while they can not be olassed
as important from business STANDPOINT
the gentlemen declared most emphaticaIly
that the trip from Waco to Beaumont
would have been indeed monotonous were
IL not Tor their charming presence The
ladies We're Mrs. Elizabeth Craig, former.
~ OF Beaumont, but now of Waco. and
MISS Fleeter Smith OF Kansas City ana
Mrs w. Ia. Parkinson. wife Of Judge
Parkinson, general agent of the Sabine
Land and Improvement company. who was
returning home from visit North Miss
smith was introduced as the mascot of the
party she is perfect brunette and so
charming, both in personality and dlsposl..
ton, II was easy to understand why The
gentlemen regarded it as extremely gopd
luck 10 have her as travelling companion
She WIS en- route to Port Arthur, but under
the ctiaperonage of Mrs. Craig was in
auced 10 accompany the party TO Sabine
rass as the guest of Mrs. Parkinson.
me excursionists expect TO remain st
sabine Pass for several days and expect
" eomplhe pleasure with business
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MUD AND SLUsH.

beaumont is suffering with another ss
we're attack of mud and slush. 1t began
raining last night and continued until q
iate hour this afternoon and as the streets
mad not become thoroughly dried since the
rainy spell Immediately preceding, it didn't
.ahe fne highways very long to become Al,
most impossible for vehicles and J, nod ss-
trian takes his life in his hand when he
attempts to navigate sidewalk. some DIV
me citizens Of Beaumont will realize that
SIDEWALKS and good streets are necess1rv
aolunols 10 city, and in every other re-.
spect Beaumont is city.
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SNEAK THIEy

Just at present the city =
winter tourists who arrive :'i
or blind baggage. The gan. n
than usual, and but few
fest any inclination wnstsss
seem to live. however. an
which might doubtless g ss RI
numerous petty thefts wniS
nightly. The streets Of Ss7
working just at present. Ans
few among the visiting 4
not able bodied, vigorous -
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had a most delightful outint
decrease the bear pppulatlo'ee Z. =
thicket. In fact, they say Z
one bear and as he trayelee 3
Of fifteen miles in fourteen "
failed to get his scalp. 0ne g J.
reports having run annex 4,
forty or fifty turkeys and -
of exhausting his ammunitios'E y
getting so much as a feature ~
had a splendid squirrel ana
season and saw great
didn't kill any as tho shoo4
deer had expired. IN.
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Henry Acock No, Dcn,l.

Henry Aycock. now travelling for Forr
Worth establishment, but who was former
ly in the newspaper business in Texas and
is well known among the press gang is in
the city. He says he came down to show
his friends that he was not dead but very
much alive, the newspapers having pup
lished telegram from Greenville, Texas.
last summer. saying that he had been
killed there.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-14

The committee on permanent organiza-
tion named by the meeting of newcomers
in the morning at the Business League,
met at the league in the afternoon and
completed their report which will be pre-
scented at the meeting this morning at
1880. The following gentlemen compose
the committee ON permanent organization
X. V. Montague of Nebraska. j z. Lar
ferty of Illinois, Il. o. Shinn of Missouri,
G. H. Sumbardo of Minnesota and n. l..
Mills of Iowa
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-14
Suits for District Courr.

The following suits were yesterday filed
in tho office of J. B. Williams. clerk Of
the civil district court:
James j. Hayes VS.. Texas and New Or
leans Railway company, damages.
Jerry Easton VS., Merchants and Planters
Oil company damages $4,000.
William Peters, by next friend, VS.. the
National Cotton Oil Mill company, dam
ages, s72i0.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-14
0MzAks

tho Food Drinks the
nursing mothers, Nourisa
soothing. Malt Murine y
famous Anheuser- Busch g
ton, which fact guaran!e ~ 4 r.
cellence and merits claim.e
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-14
Real Estntc Trnnsfer..

The following transfers OF real estate
were yesterday fled in the office Of I'D
II. Dupree. county clerk;
Sadie Pannell Hehey and husband.
J. D.. to Alice Jacobs northwest
half Of lots 8. and all of lot g.
block l7s. south side Buffalo bayou. $500
John +. Durkee TO Antonio and Peter
Porcarello. lots rs and a. 30 acres
each) In Little York. subdivision
part section s. block /. Houston
and Texas Central lands .. $50
stephen Sampson. by sheriff. to J
~ Blair, lots and 6. block A.,
Chapman's third addition. north
side Buffalo bayou. 26
Young Mems Mutual Real Estate and
building association TO j, O. Dn-
Wis, II acres in lot 6. s. NJ. Will
Jams survey ..... IN
John +. and James King, by sherin.
70 J. NJ Blair, fraction lot .. block
y; Baker addition. south side Buff
salo bayou. IN
John y, and James King by sheriff.
10 j. NJ. Blair. fractional lot ..
block e, Baker addition, south side
Butiaio bayou $40, =. ........
r W, Matthews 10 Daniel O. -"
Rnowlton. undivided one quarter
part Michael DeYoung' asslsnss
w. j Lovet' survey ... n
g. G. Street to ] ~. Berginnis s5xs0
feet front ON San J.cinto street ~
lots block 3ss south side
Buffalo bayou. , ma
", w Barrftt TO NJ l.. Robbins. IN.
divided half interest in 40 acres
IN lot as o. Smith survey ...... ana
Marriage License..
Inc following marriage licenses were
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-14
WHY a rTg

Why Is Il that our collar and cum WORK
has increased SO OF la,eg Because ths
people are satisfied that they get the best
avenue. Phone ssa.
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l,eXf NOOK IliddeFa

Austin. Texas, January
text book board met todsy'
the secretary to wire an
were awarded bids for
here Saturday next prepei
close UP contracts. 3.
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riny-afth civil District Court.

The following proceedings We're had yes
terday in the Fifty fifth civil district court.
Hon. w. II Wilson presiding:
Mrs. NJ. C. Martin VS.. Sam Allen ct al
dismissed by agreement AT defendants cost
John r. Latreyte W.. Albertine Stier;
Judgment for plaintiff for land sued for,
to which the defendant excerpts.
Dora c. Evans VS.. George H. Evans
Judgment for plaintiff, granting divorce.
j. G. McCarty VS. Mls. o. #. johnson ct
al; on trial.
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RETURNED PROM rHEIR u1rNr

sn' party OF Gibson tIll) nimrods who
went 70 The big thIcket week ago 70
hunt bear and deer returned tonight bavs
sas oesh chased in by the Indictment
Sea'nsr, The gentlemen say that they
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-14
A MARRIAGE.

~ the court house this afternoon Count,
suase Gray officiated at the marriage Of
Mr. Dennis France to Miss Agnes Beck
man. The young couple came u,S> from
sabine russ last night, Of which place boil,
are residents, the young man being pro,,i.
hent in business circles and the youny
,aos POPULAR In social circles. They viii
se'u'n 70 SABINE Pass tomorrow morning
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Proceedings of County Courv,

The following proceedings were yeGter-
day had in the county court. Hon. ". ~
Shaw presiding:
j. 5. Hoover VS.. A. +. zimmerman; cause
continued by agreement
Pat Shovlin vs.. Thomas Greenwood; set
tied and dismissed costs paid.
Pat Shovlin VS.. Thomas Greenwood and
Charles Helm, garnishee; settled and dis
missed costs paid.
PROBATE COURT.
Estate OF $. S. Reynolds. deceased; report
of sale 10 j. +. Lafferty filed and noted
January ., approved and deed is ordered to
be made upon fhe purchaser complying
with the terms OF sale.
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no CURE A COLD 4

Take Laxative Hromo QUIZ
druggists refund the mon
cure: Csc. The genuine
each tablet. \ /. II
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LILLIAN RUSSELL clear Havana cigar. Toe
and lac Sizes for limited time al Sc. AZ
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Eleventh civn District Court.

The following proceedings were yestarda
had In the Eleventh civil district cour
Hon. John G. Tod presiding;
| T. P. Converse VS.. F. Wilke; trans
| ferred to Fifty-f fifth district.
| John E. Whttelsey VS. Texas and New
Orleans Railway company; reset by agree
ment for January II.
| j. H. Tenant VS.. La Porte Wharfage
company: continued for service.
| American Surety company of New York
| VS.. l.. b. Sedgwick & Co; set for Jan
uary IL 1898.
| i. r. Lubbock VS.. Moses Burniss ct al;
| continued generally.
Harris Masterson VS.. w. T. Bevns;
leave to defendant to file first amended
original answer and cross bill
Thomas r. CLANCY VS.. Mrs. Mary V.
Waldo report of commissioners filed jan
uary II, 1885, examined and approved and
title ordered to vest accordingly.
II. A. Heitmann VS.. John Roessler ct al;
Judgment for f. II. Pothoff for S2Sl,2o and
10 per cent attorneys fees with interest
at per cent against John Roessler and c..
c. Morse with foreclosure of lien; plaintiff
dismisses as to NJ. C.. Roessler.
Green Hogan VS.. Maria Hogan; leave to
plaintiff to file first supplemental petition.
II. l.. Saunders VS.. j. w. oBrien ct al;
r. III. Hanna appointed to represent the
ueIenuaHtS cited by puDllcatlOn.
In the following cases motions for REIN
statement were sustained and the causes
reinStated:
Hennessy VS.. Irwin; John Smith VS..
Johannah Smith; Martinson VS.. Martin
son; M. e. Baker VS.. City of Houston; II .
Freund VS.. Cora Bacon Foster: Mrs. Cora
b. Leovey VS. j II. Fuller ct al; j. j..
Settegast VS.. Texas Western Railway com
pany; +. p. Olcott VS., John f. Weaver
Oliver b. Caldwell VS.. C. R. Munger ct
al: motion TO retax costs sustained and
costs taxed against defendant Glass.
George Bevins VS.. Ellen Bevins motion
for new trial; leave TO defendant to file
amended motion for new trial; motion sus-
tanned and new trial granted
Charles Koertgc. Jr., Laura Schott: leave
to plaintiff to file amended motion for new
trial; motion overruled, to which plaintiff
excerpts and gives motive of appeal.
Il. +. MCGOWAN VS.. NJ. NJ. Damon ct al !;
motion TO set aside sale sustained and sale
set aside; all costs Of motion and OF sale
made taxed against defendants
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-14

issued yesterday in the office of Ed. F.
Dupree, county clerk:
Israel Williams and Ella Clay.
G. w. I. Satterheld and Sylvia s.
Kemp.
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HuTrtHEf Ifrenecs.
The following marriage licenses ",
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-20
SANTIAGO IS RIPE

For m RpldsmlS-FsarEni sanitary Cons
dittOn OF the Place = AyTfnl stsnOhsI
That Arise fram the strset+
SANTIAGO, July IS. via KINGSTON,
Jamaica, July 10, noon.-GenerA shaf-
ter has had a thorough examination
made of the sanitary condition OF San
tiago. The work was done by DR..
Goodiellow, of the generals stan and
by civilian physician, DR.. Orlando
DwlRer. They find that although there
are at present but six cases Of yellow
fever in the city in addition to two sus-
poets, the town Is ripe ior an epidemic.
Santiago and Rio Jnneiro are eonsid-
cred the greatest fever breeding cen-
ters In the world. This town lacks ev-
cry sanitary feature at It's best, and
now, after two months Siege, leaving It
dirty and repellant, 1t Is q verltable
pest hole. The awful stenches that
arise from the streets stagger and
choke one. No cordial in Santiago has
the power to wash out this odor from
ones throat
The city OF Santiago is a typical trop-
ical place, with narrow, crooked streets
and low, one-storied dwellings and
stores. Many OF the houses are stuc-
coed and painted with startling colors,
sky blue and vivid shades OF green pre-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-20
DRAMATIC SCENES

Attending tho submluSion Of the Spanish
to General ShGfisF's AFmy-soms Seemed
10 Feel the DaEsAt Koeniy, While othsTs
Were IndiRsrsnt--rorhl'b sword Re-
turned to Him.
copyright. isOs. by the Associated PreSs)
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. uly IS. via
Kingston. jamaica, July l9.-lli5 a. m.
The events preceding the holsting of
the American nag over the governors
palace here. amid the booming OF guns.
the strains OF martial music and the
Wild cheering of 10000 men along seven
miles OF entrenehments we're full Of in-
terest.
Shortly after O'Clock on Monday
morning lieutenant Crook, of General
shafier's stan, entered the city aud nil
The arms in the arsenal we're turned
over to him. The work of removing the
mines which obslructed navigation at
the entrance Of the harbor had been
progressing nll night At about
O'Clock General Tornl. the Spanish COM
mander, sent his sword to General
Shafter NJ evidence ~ hIA submission
and at si5 n. m. all the general officers
and tholr Gtara assembled az General
shafter's headquarters. Each regiment
was drawn MP along the crest OF the
heights.
General shlftcr and his e nerals with
mounted escorts OF 100 picked men Of
the Second cavalry then rode over our
trenches 10 the open ground at the foot
Of the hill on the main road 10 Santiago,
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AIT CAMP THOMAS.

1lis QUESTION OF What 1eEimsnts VIA be
seat TO Porto Rico TIil be settled f'o-
dsy.
cH1CKAAfAUGA, Chlttanooga Ma
tIonal Military Park. Tenn, July 1s.-
Major General Brooke win return to his
headquarters at Camp Thomas to-mor-
row morning and then the question Of
what regiments will 50 TO Porto Rico
and when they will go win be definitely
settled. This question has been the one
Of main interest in the big army camp
since the departure OF General Brooke
for washington several days ago and
there has been speculation and Discus
sion among both officers and men. It 70
generally believed that the regiments
composing the first and second divisions
Of the first corps will be the ones to 80,
but this belief Is based on nothing ofii-
cial given out here. AS far as can be
learned only two divisions win be taken.
The indications here are that the
movement will begin about the last OF
the present or the first OF next week
The railroads acting upon notice given
them have gotten trains in readiness ana
can DO their part without delay
Major Nye, cammissary OF subsist-
ence. OF the Chattanooga military sup
ply depot, Is receiving large quantities
Of ra4ions daily which would seem to
indicate that a gtill larger force OF sol-
dlers will be sent to chickamauga. To-
day he tnloaded thirty-one cars OF pro.
visions, mostly meat, sugar flour and
coftee. A SIN Iarger number OF cars are
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RED CROSS WORK

Inauguratsd At santlaEo-FouFtsont tfan.
hFtd Tons OF ProvIsiOnS Unloadod from
tho STATE Of Te1as-All Llquor GtoFob
CLOSED.
Copyright, 1888 by tho Associated Presl.l
< SANTIAGO DE CUBA. July %, via
KINGSTON. Jamaica. July 10. noon,-
The Rod Cross soclety's steamer state
OF Texas. arrived yesterday at . O'Clock
In the afternoon and this morning Al
daybreak,D DR.. Elwell who was In charge
OF the work OF unloading. secured eight
stores in the heart Of the city and one
lnrEe shed on the dock, engaged eighty
stevedores and began to unload the
steamer about o'clock. She had LOO
tons of provisions on boPrd.
All the liquor stores, wholesale and
retail, are closed under General Shat
tefs orders, but the Spanish soldiers
have q large stock OF rum on hand,
which they are exchanging for our
hard tack and corned beef.
Last night the city was very quiet
nnd there were no disturbances, the
distribution Of the supplies from the
State OF Texas being anxiously await
ed as there was literally nothing IN the
city to eat.
Before the refugees LEFT for ri Caney,
-four was selling at $3.50 per barre, bar
rels of beans at 800 per 100 pounds, con-
dansed milk at IS tin and hard tack at
81 per piece. at Ell Cnney the prices
were stlll higher, S25 for a tin OF con-
densed milk and So for piece OF hard
tack The ruin and want In the city
are almost lnconceiVable.