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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-20
nuiIdine Permits.

The following building permits were Is
sued yesterday from the office of the city
engineer:
Sam Bros, stable. SIS.
j. Brown, stable on Taylor street. sS.
Houston Investment company, shed
Fair Grounds addition, $40.
y. McAsilan, two-story cottage, lot II.
block 423 Pierce street, 500
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-20

John w. X. Blake. aged 40 wears
brother OF DR.. James II Blake OF 1911
Texas avenue. died at 6 O'Clock yesterday
morning at his brothers. residence and
wili be buried from there at 3 o'clock this
f.tterDoop. The deceased has lived re-
gently at San Antonio The interment viii
be In the old Episcopal cemetery at the
foot of Mckinney avenue
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-20

Deputy Sheriff Iiiilendahi ard n
Fitzgerald Friday. by order OF the county
conn 5ssloncrs. blew VI the dam which bse
bcan obstructing the outlet @ Ire Elgin
street ditch Al Brsys bayou. with ten
ponnes 81 dynamite.
This dam. which ~a1 constructed by q
M II named Boelcl was fifty feet Ieng and
eighteen feet vide and has flooded 10;
~ land by banking w the flow from the
ditch. Th;re we're some legs three feet n
dlsmaier uged IN its oonsifnctlon
THE work % demolition wa c9gnplssed
when forty rolnds o. explosive were used.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-20
nienr or WAY src-Rrp.
dtcrort OF the buffalo Rsyou Rirbs
OF May COusu,ttfcs

ttcrort OF the Bumalo Rryou Rirb,
OF Way Committee.
Judge John q. Tod, chairman OF IN,
committee appointed to secure riparian
franchise along Buffalo bayou for the open.
ing Of the proposed government channel
submits the following report to Cap;ain J.
G. hutchcson. chairman OF the deep 0a,c,
committee:
hon. Q. Hutchinson. Chairman COM
mittec on Houston Ship Channel.
Houston. Texas. February la.--pear sir.
! have the honor to report that the en-
closed list comprises the names OF propertv
| owners owing lands fronting on Buffalo
bayou IN section 2, from Harrisburg down.
VINO have signed agreements to donate a
iisns OF way Tor the proposed chip channel
70 Houston. Including Colonel Nj. N.
| Jones, who has promised to sign theso are
more than 50 per cent OF all those owning
lands below Harrisburg. or the small reS.
| mainder several have expressed their WIZ
insness TO sign, of whom. those living in
.he NORTH, have promised TO mse their
iminehce with members OF congress I'M
favor OF the work With some few ii has
not yet been possible 10 communicates. hut
! anticipate no difficulty in this section.
me subcommittce who have IN charge
section L. Harrisburg to foot OF Main street
nave not reported as yet, am unable at
present to state what progress has been
made on that portion of the channel. but
nope TO be able 10 report 10 YOU before
You leave for Washington that all of the
right OF way for section / has been se4
cured. Very truly yours,
John q. Tod.
chairman Committee on Right or Nav
List of owners 81 property fronting on
Buffalo bayou, section 9, from Harrisburg
down, who have agreed To donate a right
OF way for tho shin channefs
Chas. II. Aiilby. S. II. West
Emma A, Hudson, Harrisburg Brick
John Dullahan, Works
r g. Sandow, r. A. Milan,
Ernest sandow. f.. NJ. House,
H. T. Parker. Leon & n, Blum
j. NJ. Parker Land company,
j. IL. Burnett, Parker & Fielder.
w. \. Gordon, Mrs. NJ. j, Briseoe |
farmenas Brscoe. II. De Zayalla.
A. ~ Briscoe. Mrs Sophie Smith,
Mrs. A. Loosoan. j. T.. White estate
Mrs. Nj. G. Howe. Mrs. $. ". Campben /
John II. Ruby, W. NJ. Campbell,
r. G. Colby. y. NJ Dunning,
John G.. Tod j. Beazley,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-20
10 Cass Amninst HIM.

J. c. Butler, on tho charge Of dillna
John 7. Hurst. WAS arraigned before Jus
tice Hnl yesterday. County Attorney Vas
mer after q conference with fine only vii
ness FOR ihe STATE, Mcllie DAVIS, admi;lsd
that tho STATE had 10 case. No tesfimGnS
wal Introduced and tho bond was fixed "a
Ssn tfIt
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-20

Mrs, Minnie Walter, aged G7 years. die
at o'clock yesterday morning at her resi-
dence. 30 Preston avenue. The funera
viii take place from the residence at 4
o'clock this afternoon, interment in tn,
Lutheran cemetery.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-20

waxahacble, Texas. February a.
County Attorney Hawkins has wfIiien III
attorney general to advance tie Itc SO
on the court OF criminal appeaps ~ kqt "a
as 10 dispozs q the case. Lac hatpk fies
no statement Of facts Hren Rgld m
rot be liberated from prison until altar
Lee Is aonf 70 TIE penitsntiafy. "A
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-20

Have you noticed the new rale foF Post
Want Ads7' They don't cost much, bst
they bring results.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-20
10 Orgnninc . Church.

Rev. W. A. wiseman o, Dies Moines,
Iowa, has been appointed to organize a
Methodist Episcopal church in Houston.
He comes highly Endorsed by his church
and VIII enter uRon the work at ouce,
ARRANGEMENTS have been made to hold
services IN the odd Fellows hall Mason
block. corner Main and Rusk, this morning
ut III O'Clock. II * expected that an or-
gsnization viii he effected 81 that time a
cordial Invitation is extended 10 All The
friends Of this new enterprise.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-20
-AI-IFE IR WORTr LININQY

when s. o1 have your laundry work done NJ
~ packsrs's Troy Laundry, 9i2 Prairie
Avenue. rbcne $sa
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-20

only one cent word for Post want
Ads and sin lers u they RIM four times
or over. Have you tried, them' Nothing
cheaper or moro SURF 70 bring results
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-20

Cole ana TAr-for sale b. Houston Gas
Light GO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
SLOT MACHINES ALL GONE.
The Innocent Looking Things Have
Been "Relegated" for the Time
Being.

The slot machines have disappeared.
There are only two or three still in
operation and they are in cigar stores.
Every drug store in the city has packed
away it's assortment of slot machines
and they repose in some quiet place in
a corner of the store.
What has become of your slot ma
chines?" is question that was asked
100 times this forenoon in every drug
store in Topeka.
Gone said the proprietors and
Gone" said the clerks and the tone
of voice Indicated that they didn't care
to say where they we're gone.
Fhe action of the stores is due to a
tip received from Chief of Police
Strauss. ION the 15th,' said Chief
Strauss, ''I will begin to secure evidence
of the operation of slot machines"
The chief of police acted under in
structions given by the city council.
They were to the effect that he must
collect evidence concerning the opera
tion of slot machines and turn it over
to the county attorney. The slot ma
chine owners are not sure that the
county attorney would act, but they
do not care to take any chances
The owner of a drug store said today:
"I do not believe the county attorney
concerned would not have discarded
my slot machine unless they had been
taken out of the other stores.''
The slot machine is cigar seller. It
- SoAN IAlAt lAiOsC Who pIaS tHeAH USUAL
ly come out about even, so they are not
like a wheel of fortune. Hundreds of
men enjoy taking a few rounds with
the Slot machines after supper. and
nearly all regard it as a perfectly harm
less amusement.
Considering the many greater evils
in the city. the attack on the slot ma
chimes is like firing a Krupp gun to kill
a fly.
Why don't the reformers get after
something really worth their while?
Why don't they close the joints, for in
Stance2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
USING LAMPS AGAIN.
State House is Supplied With Lamps
and Lanterns to the Great Dan
ger of the Building.

For the first time in 20 years the
state house has a supply of lamps on
hand to use for illumination purposes.
There is also a barrel of kerosene stor-
ed away in the basement to use in the
lamps. A number of lanterns have also
been purchased and the lamps will be
given to the principal offices, while the
minor departments will have to get
along with lanterns. The object is to
have them on hand so that the state
officers and employees will not be left
in total darkness when something about
the electric light plant gets out of order
or when the electrician gets tired and
wants to go home.
The electric light plant ought to run
all the time, night and day. The state
house ought never to be entirely in
darkness, and building of that kind
ought not to have kerosene or a lamp
about it. The explosion in the treasury
department yesterday is a forcible IL
Iustration of the danger of using lamps.
The state might as well give the en-
ployes a lot of tallow candles to use. If
the state is to have an electric light
plant it should employ a competent
electrician to run it, and keep it going
all the time as other plants do Have
an extra shift of men if necessary.
At present the plant runs until the
electrician wants to go home, and then
it is shut down, leaving those who are
at work in the building in total dark
the various offices so that the people in
the building when the lights go out Will
be enabled to get out in safety.
Government buildings should not be
closed up at dark as if they were
chicken coOps, Notwithstanding the bu-
collie ideas of some of our hayseed
friends from the country who are now
stin TOKVar.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
LOCAL MENTION.

The Camera club exhibit closed last
night.
The Commercial club will elect Off
GERS January IL.
The special session will convene on
the shortest day of the year.
Jay Keeler, son of Judge Keeler, was
admitted 10 the bar yesterday
A. G. Stacey is in the hospital depart
ment of the federal penitentiary at
LeavenwOrth.
The State Temperance union have re-
ceiVed $1,000 from an unknown source
to use in their campaign next year.
The officers of the State Teachers as
sociation are making preparations this
year for a. larger attendance at the an
nual meeting than ever before.
The hotels of Topeka will be more
crowded during holiday week this year
then ever before, with the legislature
and the State Teachers association
both in session at the same time
Simon Greenspan's condition has
changed but little. He is some Quieter
and Mrs. Greenspan has had him re-
moved from Chiles' hotel to their home
on Quincy street. between Seventh and
Eighth streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
COMING HOME.
Peace Commissioners Will Leave
Paris Tonight.

Paris, Dec. 16.-Tne entire American
peace commission leaves here for the
United States, via Havre and South
ampton, tonight, and sails for New
York tomorrow on board the American
line steamer st. Louis.
1t is learned that Agoncillo, the repre-
sentative of Aguinaldo, the Philippine
leader, has lodged a strongly worded
protest with the commission, which
thus becomes part of the records.
It begins with saying that "the very
noble and gallant General AguinaldO,
president of the Philippine republic"
had honored him with f'the post of Of
fetal representative to the very honor
able. president of the United States"
Agoncillo then reviews the case at
length, saying that at the time of i'm
p1oring the armed cooperation of
Aguinaldo and the other Philippine
chiefs, both the commander of the
Petrol, Captain Wood in Hong Kong,
before the declaration of war, and the
American consuls general, Pratt in
Singapore, Wildman at Hong Kong and
Williams at Cavite, acting as the inter-
national agents of the great American
nation at a moment of great anxiety,
offered to recognize the independence of
the Filipino nation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
REPLY TO M 'KINLEY.
Is a Bill to Admit COnfederates
to Soldiers Homes.

Washington, Dec. 16.-Representative
Rixey of Virginia today introduced a bill
for the admission of Confederate as well
as Union soldiers to all soldiers homes
and government institutions maintained by
the government. Although somewhat in
line with the presidents suggestion in his
speech at Atlanta, this referred to gov
ernment care of Confederate cemeteries,
whereas the Rixey bill refers to living
eX-COnfederateS who are manned, Grip
pied or needy The text of the bill fol-
lows:
soldars homes and 6fbsT OF fs instf4tion aGf ai
maintained by the government for the
manned, crippled and needy soldiers nd
sailors of the United States shall be opSn
to all soldiers and sailors of the civil war
of 1876, upon the same terms and with
out discrimination as to whether they
were enlisted upon the side of the Union
or the Confederacy.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
DESERVES A MONUMENT.
a. A. Smith Invents a Boon for En-
dorsement Makers.

H. A. Smith. member of the legislature
from Brown county, has, evolved a new
scheme which will be hailed with delight
by prominent politicians who are overrun
with applications from candidates for in
dorsement. Mr.. Smith has just been
down to wichita to see Governor-elect
Stanley, and on his way home he told his
scheme to a friend in Topeka.
Mr.. Smith told Mr.. Stanley that a great
many men asked him for an Endorsement
theP aid Fl he m ike ot to % rus Sc them ouF when
you read an indorsement from me-, he
went on, Just look at the bottom and see
if there is an %. k after my sigma ture.
# there is. the indoTsement is all right. If
the o. k isn't there the Endorsement
doesn't count for anything"
Mr.. Smiths invention of putting a prt-
vate mark on his Endorsements to identify
the bona fide ones from the other kind
will doubtless .entitle him to a monument
from the prominent people who are pester-
ed with applications for Endorsements from
office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
HIT WITH A BRICK
Lady PauncefOte, Wife of the
British Ambassador
Hurt by a Missile Thrown
Through the Window.
BY A CRAZY PRINTER.
He Smashed Plate Glass of Door
and Windows.
Damage Done is Estimated at
500.

Washington, Dec. 16.-The police have
under arrest Joseph W. Pearson, a
printer, 26 years of age, who last night
made a violent attack on the British
embassy with bricks, which he flung
into the drawing room in which mem
bers of the family of Sir Julian Paunee-
fote were seated. Lady Pauncefote was
struck by a brick, but fortunately its
force was somewhat spent and she es-
capped with a slightly injured ankle.
Several windows were smashed and
the magnificent cut glass Of the main
entrance doors was broken and ruined.
The total damage done, It is estimated.
will amount to $500.
= telephone call was made for police
as soon the first missiles were thrown
and the servants rushed out and were
engaged in a fight with Pearson when
the police arrived and arrested him. He
was taken to the police station, where
his mother called later and said she haJs
noticed her son had been ac-fng
strangely ever since he graduated st
June from studies he had been purs Ting
diligently for two years past.
His offense may be a very serious one
should he be adjudged sane, as special
laws govern the case OF foreign lega-
tions and embassies.
The department of state communi-
Gated with Sir Julian Pauncefote today
and also saw Pearson's sister, who call
ed with a lawyer to intercede in his be-
half. AS a result a writ of lunaticO in
quirendo will issue and if he be ad-
judged insane Pearson will be sent to
the government asylum for the insane
The matter is taken coolly at the
British embassy, where the chief inter
est is expressed in the injury to Lady
PauncefOte, which was severe enough
to keep her in bed this morning.
AS to the prosecution of Pearson, il
is understood that no especial action
will be taken by the embassy. It is ex-
pected that he will be appropriately
dealt with by the American authorities
and that he will be put where he viii do
no further damage.
Picture Saloon, pastel and water
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
HERMIT CAMERON
Says That John Collins Did Not
Murder His Father.

General Hugh Cameron, the Kansas
hermit, walked thirty-six miles, from
Lawrence to Topeka, to attend the Col
Inns trial He left Lawrence yesterday
afternoon and spent the night at the
house of a friend east of Topeka.
FI came to hear John Collins testify" >"
said General Cameron. "I went down
to the court house. I am dreaming
now guess, for I thought saw a flock
of black birds led by jay birds, after
the carcass of white crow. I do not
think Collins was killed by his son.
Il knew of John Collins while he was
in Lawrence and I do not think him
capable of such a thing. He is the vic
tim of popular fancy. The popular
fancy seems to be that he is the guilty
one and he has to overcome the circum-
stantial evidence and the popular opin-
ion''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
NEW SENATE OFFICERS.
Old Ones Do Not Hold Over, Which
Precipitates the Secretary Fight.

It has been discovered that the SEN
ate will have to elect an entirely new
set of officers after all, Notwithstanding
the supposition that part of them held
over. One of the first resolutions pass
ed by the senate at the last session of
the legislature read as follows:
Resolved, That the tenure of Office
of the officers of the senate to be elect
ed at this session shall cease upon the
completion of their duties in connection
lature''
This opens the fight over the secre-
taryship of the senate at the special
session instead of deferring it until the
regular session meets next month. The
secretaryship is the most important
position in the senate, and it is more
sought for than any other on that ac-
count.
There are four candidates in the field
and all have been making an active
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
Foullx in Pardonad.

Governor Leedy today pardoned John
W. FOuIk, who is in the penitentiary
for larceny. He was sentenced from
Kingman county in September, 1897, but
he was kept in the county jail six
months before he was taken to Lansing.
He has already been imprisoned fifteen
months and the governor pardoned him
on this ground. although his sentence
in the penitentiary would not expire till
spring. W. L. Brown presented the
case to the governor in behalf Of Foulk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
WEI1EP TO HOLD ON.
The Speaker Pro Tenn Thinks He is
Still Entitled to seat in the House.

E. c. WeiIep, representative from
Cherokee county and speaker pro tenn
of the last house, will try to retain his
seat in the special session, notwith-
standing his removal to Washington,
D. c., and his acceptance of a position
as assistant sergeant-at-arms of the
United States senate.
A dispatch from Washington states
that Mr.. Weilep has consulted Senator
Harris and others at Washington, and
they have agreed that accepting en-
pIoyment under the sergeant-at-arms
does not constitute holding a federal
office and that Mr.. Weilep can still hang
on to his seat in the Kansas legislature.
Mr.. Weilep stated that he would return
to Kansas to take his seat as soon as
he had been notified officially of the ex-
ira session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
Russia Reapine a Harvest.

Tacoma, Wash, Dec. 16.-Advices by
the steamer Empress of India state that
Russia has sold half a million obsolete
Berdan rifles to China at large prices.
through the Russian-China bank
Viceroy Tan of Canton is ordered from
Peking to pay for them, at the rate of
five taels per rife and twelve taeIs per
1000 cartridges. Every twelve rifles is
supplied with a set of extra parts in
case of loss. Manchu troops throughout
the empire are to be armed at once with
the rifles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
The Mattewan Gels ia.

New York, Dec. 16.-The Hogan line
steamer Mattewan which left Calves
ton on December 1, for Boston, arrived
here today. She was cOnsidera bly, over
due at Boston, and some anxiety had
for New England mills, in which fire
was discovered, but to all appearances
extinguished previous to her sailing
from Galveston.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
ICON brills Can's Fill ordera

Chicago, Dec. 16.-Iron and Steel to-
morrow will say: One estimate of the
pig iron sold here within a week is 50,-
900 tons. An inquiry from the Russian
government for $4,000 tons of rails to be
delivered at Vladivostock within year
beginning next March, had to be turned
down by the Chicago mills because de-
liVeries could not be made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Blanch Ward. aged 10, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ward. died last
night of appendicitis at the home of J.
w. Sidwell, 421 Quincy street Miss
Wards home was in Des NIoines.
Mrs. Margaret Stephens, aged 81
years, died yesterday at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Lewis at sos Topeka
avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
Holiday Rates.

The Missouri Pacific will sell tickets
on December "a, 25, 26 and 81 and Jan
uary 1 and 2, limited to January 4, to
points within 200 miles distance, at one
fare for the round trip. Minimum rate
so cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
NEW MASTER MECHANIC.

Mr.. Benjamin johnson, for the past sew
eral years in the employ of the Westing-
pert on the Santa Fe. has been appointed
master mechanic of the Santa Fe general
shops in this city. The appointment takes
effect at once Mr.. Johnson was general
foreman of the Santa F'e shops at Argen-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
Holiday Rates.

The Missouri Pacific will sell tickets
on December "a, %, 26 and 81 and Jan
uary 1 and 2, limited to January 4, to
points within 200 miles distance, at one
fare for the round trip. Minimum rate
so cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16

Kodalzs, and all the best kinds, for
Plates and Films. We are agents for
all the principal manufacturers, and
have the latest improvements in
stock.
Prices, $3.50, $4, $5, So, $40, and
up to any amount you wish to pay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
LATE TESTIMONY
Given for the Defense in the Collins
Case Yesterday

After the State Journals last edition
had gone to press Thursday the direct
examination of John Collins continued
as follows:
Father told me about how two COL
ored men and a eoIored woman had at
tempted to hold him up near the starch
Factory. The woman he said grabbed
the bride bit and the men came UP on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16

canvass. for the place. They are Marion
Watson of Hutchinson, who was secre-
tary at the regular session; ]. w.
Morphy of Topeka; Grant Harrington
of Hiawatha, and ex-State Auditor Van
B. Prather of Kansas City, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
Work Baskets.

A fine line of Lined Baskets a
nice present for "The lady Of the
house"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16

Flor De Langsdorf 1Oc cigars, Amer
1ca's finest productions; a full line of
them at Geo. Stansfield's, 6S2 Kansas
avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
Leather Goods.

Cigar Cases, Travelling Cases, Cigar
cite and Match Boxes, Collar and Cuff
Cases, Manicure Sets, ETC., etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
Toilet Gases.

The best assortment in the city
all styles and all prices-75c to S25
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-16
Novelties.

A great variety of Small Goods at
moderate prices We show more New
Goods-odd things we cannot enum-
erate-than any store in any line in
the city. Come in and look at them.
It will pay you.