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rhrcc Divorce, Granted,

Three DEGREES of divorce were signed yesterday
bv Chief Justice Bingham, sitting in Equity Court
No. !. The cases disposed of were those OF Liz
zie Zon, who is divorced from her husband, Frank
Xoll, whom she charged with adultery; Mary A.
Murray, from her husband, on the ground OF de
sertion, and George c. Better, from his wife,
Rachael A. Better, whom he charged with desert
ing him. Mrs. Murray is awarded the custody u
her child and Mrs Zoll is allowed the privilege
of resuming her maiden name, Elizabeth Linders
truth.
The times., 1899-07-15
Spend Sunday i'm the Cool Breezes at
Arlington.

One of the pleasantest ways Of spending an
evening during the summer is TO take the ride TO
Mount Vernon the electric trains of the Wash
ington, Alexandra and Mount Vernon Railway
As the trip To Mount Vernon and return requires
about two hours, practically the entire evening
may be spent on the cars. The fare for the round
trip TO Alexandria is reduced to zoe, and 10 Mount
Vernon to 3jc every evening after o'clock These
trains run through without change stopping only
at the Mcclellan and Sheridan gates at the Ma
tional Cemetery. Electric trains leave for Mount
Vernon during the week every hour from 10 a. m.
TO 3 D. IN.
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Owned by the Government.

Israel W. Stone, OF Ii Twelfth Street southeast,
entered complaint recently against the presence
Of a rank growth of weeds on the southwest cor
ner of Twelfth and East Capitol Streets southeast.
Congress passed law last year requiring the re-
moval OF weeds from vacant lots. The complain
ant thinks the law should be enforced and the
owner of the Twelfth Street property compelled
to remove the growths 1t appears, however. that
this cannot be done, inaSinuch the owner OF the
property turns out 10 be the United States Gov
ernment. The Commissioners cannot find law
which would compel the Government to remove
the weeds.
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Mrs. Niles Gets the Property.

deed and a cbattel trust were put on record
yesterday by Attorney Edward G. Niles The
deed conveyed to John W. Douglas the house
and lot at l3S Massachusetts, Avenue northwest,
owned by Mr.. Niles. 4 second deed, transferring
this property to Mr.. Niles wife, Marie Niles, was
also put record. The chattel deed was rom
Niles to his wife, assigning to her all the house
hold effects in the house at the number above
mentioned.
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5. KANN, SONS & CO., 8th & rlarket Space
EXCURSIONS.
Everybody Has Good Time at
Chevy Chase Lake.

Chevy Chase Lake has won its way straight to
the hearts Of the amusemcnt-loving public The
handsome set pieces and the thousands of fairy
lights along the shore and the lake are illumi-
mated every evening, and Prof Douch and his mIi-
sicians always on hand to furnish all the
latest music for dancing in the big pavilion.
The band also gives beautiful sacred concerts on
Sunday evenings. No admission fee is charged to
Chevy Chase Lake.
The times., 1899-07-15
. Bostonian Made Cashier.

Howard Atherton Cutler, OF Boston, was yester-
dav appointed cashier OF the Washington City
Postofice By Postmaster Merritt. He succeeds
Seymour j. Tulloeh. The position is said to have
been rendered to two Washingtouians, who both
declined to have it. Mr. Cutler is personal
fr-.nd of the new postmaster and young mer-
chant OF Boston. He is graduate of Harvard
He will assume his Office next Tuesday.
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ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

Normandie-J. A. Walker. Virginia. II. P An
derson. Alabama.
shorehan-G. Ringer. Cincinnati; r. Moore.
Mobile B. W. Tiugie and wife, Philadelphia; p
E. Perry, Boston; ~ d. Page. Newark, y. J.
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In AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Recommends raising His own PA;

WecOmmehUs HHISIHS HIS VWH FH!.
The annual report of Harry ". Pote, Engineer
of the District Building, has been submitted TO
the District Commissioners II shows that the
steam plant is in first-class condition. dupli-
cate pump for the elevator is recommended; also
a Crawford smoke consumer, an increase in the
salary of the day fireman TO $500 per year, and
an increase in his salary 10 $1,000 per
annum.
The times., 1899-07-15
Cover FenInto n Hole

A suit for $4,000 damages filed yesterday
against the Potomac Electric Power Company by
Samuel A. Cover, who claims this amount be-
cause he fell into hole opened by the company
on the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue at the
southwest corner OF Lafayette Square He claims
he was painfully and seriously injured
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Personal Mention.

A. S. worthington, Samuel Maddox, and Leon
Tobriner left the city yesterday for New Yorl,
whence today they will sail for Europe, where
they will spend the summer
James F. Scraggs will leave the city next week
for an extended trip through the West.
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The Mortality Record.

The following deaths recorded at the
District Health Office yesterday: Matilda S.
Jacob Patlock, 70 years; Philip Brseoe, 60 years;
Hannah Ann Marden, 50 years; Luther Martin
Pcnfeid, IS years; Annie Cartey 30 years; Benja-
min Wilson, so years; Charles Edward Gibbs, -
years; Sarah F. Maddox, IS years; Isabella Queen
35 years; David Butler. 80 years. Zip Davis, IS
years; Robert Peaters q years; Joseph T. Streets
% years; Bruce Cruzen, 10 years; Eleanor Collins
II years; Fred Burgess, years; Aaron l.. Green
4 months; George r. Mcdonald, months; Ger
trude Sprague, 8 months; Henrietta Bean, C
DAYS.
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gbr. - Gin1es
SATURDAY, July Is. 1899.
The Weather Prediction.
TEMPERATURE.

Increasing eloudiness Saturday; threatening
Sunday; probably showers at night; variable
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THE SUN AND MOON.

Highest temperature yesterday, p. m..........s0
Lowest temperature yesterday, p. m..........67
The times., 1899-07-15
A Few Quotations on
LapIand RefrigeratOrs.

Bosom friends of the Ranneys. Lapland
refrigerators are lined with galvanized
iron, packed with mineral wool, and nave
charcoal heathing-remoyable ice chamber
and waste pipe-adiustable sliding shelves,
and patent spring door.
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PHASES OF THE MOON FOR JULY.

sun rose. .....4:46 AN. Sun sets. "a PM.
Noon rises. Moon sets. IL :03 P. NJ.
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Marine Band Concert.

The following is the Marine Bands programme
this evening at $50 at the White House Grounds:
March, "American Victory y'.................W Ware
Overture, "oberon'' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Weber
Selection 'Robn Hood" ................D De Koven
French horn solo, "Nocturno CLonging)".....
Musician b. Baumgartel
Excerpts from .'Hansel and Gretel' .Humperdink
Dance "Elchant" .................. .Santelmann
Fantasia, "Lohengrin" ..................Wa Wagner
Humoristic Fantasia Comic Tattoo. .Fahrbach
Patriotic, Hail Columbia .Fyles
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HandkerchiefS.

Ladies plain white, hemstitched and col
ored border handkerchiefs; worth sc. &c
Sale Price. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Ladies' and mems plain white and col
ored border handkerchiefs; worth Sc. &c
Ladies' pure linen hemstitched
handkerchiefs; worth 12 1-2c. Sale &C
tTlCe.
Ladies pure linen handker-
chiefs; lace edge; worth 25c. 10IC
sale TFlCe.. ............ ..-......-..... - &
Mems pure linen hemstitched hand QC
kerchiefs; worth IL 1-2c. Sale Price. U
Mems pure linen handkerchiefs; hand
embroidered initials; worth i5c. sale1 nc
Price. Observation-Disclosures. IU
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TIDE TABLE.
STREET LIGHTING.

Low tide. de........... 7:21 AN. and 7:2s P. NJ.
High tide .I2:3S AN. and l2:i4 7. NJ.
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And Still Another Reduc-
tiOn on Wash Waists
All on Account Of Our
Rebuilding Sale.

You can have any of our French Ma
dras or standard Sea Island Percale dOC
Waists that were CSC for ........... III
You can have any of our fine Chambray
and French Lawn Waists, both plain
and embroidery trimmed, that were Coo
sL19 for ...................... W
We have taken lot of fine sheer plain
white Swiss Lawn Waists and re- TIC
duced them from s1.39 to ........... ~
Every one of our fine sheer white India
linen Waists, trimmed with good quail
ity embroidery, which sold for s1.49, 0QC
Our entire line of s1.9S, s2.25, and s249
fine sheer high class white lawn S1 40
Waists marked down to .........- ~i.fJ
Second Floor-Suit Department.
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Here Are Some Of Our
Special Rebuilding
Sale Specials:

No. 4o4 Ranney. IL inches high. S5 aG
ice capacity IS lbs Sale price :. 'J.JO
No iO5 Ranney, 4s inches high, 81 Q5
ice capacity 81 lbs. Sale price, @i.oo
No. 4os Ranney, 45 inches high SS Or
ice capacity rs lbs. Sale price ...Vo.JJ
No 4l4 Ranney, 81 inches high, so o.
ice capacity 65 lbs. Sale price ....~J.5o
Ranney Ice Chests, size S5x32. &C 40
solid hardwood. Sale price. Su.fo
Ranney Ice Chests, size 41xS6, 60 AZ
solid hardwood. Sale price ....... .TO'fJ
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teed, all this season s
make and all wool.
One Table of broken
size suits. one and two
of a kind, sold up to
$12.
1000 Crash Suits,
all different styles, SS
quality.
500 mems crash and
stripe linen pants, size
up TO so.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08

The flag has given nv csptain Sam
maverick and General w of
hangers by two ladies Nashville Rangers
ne vicinity Nashville where
there Tor
mad
happened and two
brought the flag presented i to them
Inc nag mas twonch its
he inches long by
OF lk In the center white the
being described the a which
are seven yellow
On the side the Duc Amar Patri Glove
inscription God Defend the Right Tery's Rangers"
This flag of
been selected
after winch they had started
when an overwhelming force
the right
this
After they
somebody asked Bill Smith glanced at
Eat not seeing the banner Muster
flag it,
how lost passing
through the thke slipped
of
Maverick
the
'front.'
o
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WILL ENTER SUIT.

Mr.. / D. Polk a prominent real estate
agent Of this city, recently purchased from
w c. Mcdaniel half OF the league of land
upon which Port Arthur and deep water
terminals of the Kansas City, Pittsburg
and Gulf railroad are located This at
ternoon The Post correspondent asked Mr.
Polk what he intended doing with tine land
purchased
1T is my intention to improve IT, was
the reply, but Just when work Will CON
mence is rather Indefinite. Az is generally
understood the title vested In me is slight
ly clouded by deeds given in the sale OF
the property TO the Port Arthur Land and
Townsite company by the Beaumont Pas
ture company. My hrst effort will be to
remove this cloud from the title, and TO
this end ! am preparing 20 file suit How
long the land will be In court Is hard to
determine but as the defendants Will ag-
gregate more than 1000. many Of whom
are scattered throughout the United states
and Europe, I can hardly hope to perfect
service in less than two or three years.
you can say, however. that | pur-
chased this property with the view OF I'M
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LOG RATE TROUBLE.

A controversy between the Texas Tram
and Lumber company, the Beaumont Lum-
Der company and the Gulf, Beaumont and
Karsas City Railroad company over the
charges for delivering logs to the mill
hooms caused a suspension OF the log
trains yesterday and as result the Texas
Tram shut down at noon today and tho
Beaumont Lumber company exhausted it's
booms this afternoon,
Recently the mills obtained franchise
from the city whereby log trains could be
operated over tracks ON Bowie gtrcca
belonging TO the Texas Tram. This elm
mated trackage charges Of IS cents per
caf which had heretofore been paid 10 the
Scrthern Pacific 1t seems, however, that
the Gulf. Beaumont and Kansas City an
nounced the intention Of adding 10 cents
per car as trackage charge from Coll!l 3
ferry junction to the tram switch CON
nection. This charge the mills refused to
pay and the log trains were suspended.
Today officials Of the railroad and NILS
have been comforting with the result that
for ninety days the Kaysee will deliver
logs without the additional charge OF 40
cents per car, The log trains VIII resume,
but the trouble Is not permanently set
tied.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

At the Tremont--C. z. Burbridge Dali
las; NJ. n. Cain and wife, Smithville #.
r. Anderson and wife, Palestine; w.
Barry. city: n. p. Darcy, Dallas; p A,
Miller, j. w. Dreber Fort Worth; r. C.
Harty, city; c. p Grow, Minneapolis e.
S. Beard, Fort Worth, B. F. johnson,
schulenburg; ]. R. Dillon, Waco; Cecil A.
Lyon, sherman; c. L. Sheets, Port La
vaca: Mrs. E. R. Patrick and children,
Austin; C. A. Kern, Chicago; T. b.
Wheeler. Arkansas Pass; H. J. Morgan, St
Louis. Miss E. NJ. White New Haven
Conn; w. ]. Merle, Waco; Morris =
Percy, Fort Worth; Luclan Adoue. city;
Malcolm Graham. Austin C. B. Settle,
city; Mr. and Mrs. Moser. Miss Fannie
Clemon. Houston; c. f. soighry Plano;
A. E. Fowler, Boston; w. R. Young. Phil
adelphia: c. Cain Houston; Frank e.
Reinhardt, e. p. Reinhardt and wife, st
Louis; W. H. Booth, New Britain, Gem.
]. F. Murphy Dallas
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CHRISTIAN CONVENTION.
Second Days Session More Largely At
tended Than the First.
ADD-RAN UNIVERSITY is TO Be AIDED
Debt Is 20 Re Taken from the InstI-
tutton-synopsis of the Sec
rctary's Report.
N UNIVERSITY IS 10 BE AIDED

Fort Worth, Texas, June THE second
was more largely attended than yogter
day.
The business Of the session began this
morning with devotional exercises. con
Quoted by o. Ryall OF Cameron Point,
Mo He read as lesson the twelfth chap
ter Of Romans,
Reports OF work being done by evan
gelists under tho control OF the mission
board were made by Messrs, Aolison OF
Beevlle, Parkinson OF Decatur, smith Of
Waco Horn OF collin county, Van Pelt OF
Hastrop Marshall OF Taylor, Dubhs OF
Panhandle City. Boon OF Ennis this held
being Oklahoma City. O, To Leak and
Logan OF Gatesvile The reports in tho
main showed very fair success and prog
ress made over previous years, yet all OF
them recommended that the convention
should extend further aid In prosecuting
the work. -
d. b. Sanders of Austin, corresponding
secretary, made his report for the year. a
synopsis Of which Is as follows. Days em-
ployed 1853; sermons preached. 1912
churches organized, If; Sunday schools
organized, 81 Christian Endeavors organ
zod g; weak churches aided % preachers
located d places visited. 80, additions by
baptism, AZ; additions by relations and
from the denominations. sol. total cash
ana pledges. $23l020 total salaries and
expenses, Si695i5 total additions, 1922
churches in Texas 600 The report rec
commended the addition OF ten more per-
sons to the board from different sections
Of tho State. and that tho work OF prose-
cutting the Christian cause in South and
East Texas be pushed with vigor.
K. Il. Hamlin Palestine, made stirring
appeal foI funds TO be used in prosecute
ing the work of evangeli2ation in Texas.
The amount pledged and cash paid
amounted TO S22S7,35,
Before adjournment at noon greetings
aud good cheer was voted 10 the State con
vention Of the Christians now in session IN
Little Rock
The convention. after discussing the con-
ditions and needs of Add Ran university,
raised cash and equivalent to the amount
of S11 600 The school is in debt and this
amount will place the university on a
satisfactory basis,
Tonight at the opera house John Logan
OF Gatesvile delivered a sermon on "our
Opportunities and Possibilities"
officers for the ensuing year elected at.
4. j. Brown of Austin. president; G l..
Smith OF Terrell. vice president b d.
Sanderson OF Austin, recording secretary;
G. D. Smith OF Dallas, financial secretary.
AT advisory board of ten was also elected,
The 1900 meeting will be held In Paris.
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ISLAND CITY NEWSI TEMS
As to Work on the Huntington Wharf
Property.
TEXAS INDUSTRIES ARE TO Be PAINTED
For the Houston Business Lcouue.
Work Has Begun on the
New Elevator.

| Galveston, Texas, June THE plans for
the development OF the Southern pacinc
property In Galveston are believed to be
now in the possession OF the secretary OF
war. 1t is likely that the secretary of
war Will refer the matter TO Captain c. 5.
Richie engineer in charge of the govern
ment works at Galveston. for investigation
and report, II is expected that the secre-
tary Of war will at once issue the neces-
sary permit for the dredging beyond the
4 harbor lines.
reporter was permitted this morning
to read letter which was written on
May Is by Mr. Huntington's legal adviser
to prominent gentleman, The lawyer
explained In this letter that the war de-
partment required detailed plans aud maps
OF the improvements projected by M
southern Pacific and that the engineers
OF the road were then buslly engaged upcn
/ them. AS soon as they were completed
they would be submitted to the secretary
of war.
/ The lawyer stated further that he ex-
pected little, in fact very little delay, aud
/ that the Southern Pacific was looking for
ward ~ beginning the improvements at an
early day.
At the office OF Captain Richie the re-
PoiNV was tolu tudt Tue southern Fdclnc
I plans and maps had not as yet been re-
ceived from the department.
! Captain Richie is at Bolivar today.
The permit sought from the war depart
ment is understood to apply to only por-
ton of the Huntington property. As some
Of the land purchased by the Southern
Pacific is within the harbor lines no Off
clal action is required, but for that PORTION
beyond the harbor lines the approval OF
the war department Is necessary before
any dredging can be done
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MOVIES ANn PERsONALs.

Another case OF scarlatlna is reported
in the southern suburbs today. 1t can not
he traced to the five original cases, nearly
all OF which are now conyaesceDt
Mr.. and Mrs. John n Gilbert left this
morning for soiourn at Sour Lake It
is reported that prospectors have struck
oil on land near Sour Lake belonging TO
Mr. Gilbert
County Clerk Lee Blanchette will leave
Thursday morning to join Comptroller
Finley in a visit to New York, Buffalo.
Philadelphia and other of the principal
c.tieg Of the East
Hon. John II Kirlcks a lawyer sctol
poet. statesman, at present office deputy
to the sheriff OF Galveston county, and a
choice spirit Is In the city today attend
ing the Federal court.
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TILE NEW COURT HOUSE.

County Clerk Law is moving into the
new court house today. For his own Of
iice he will occupy the southeast corner
room on the ground floor Adjoining bis
room is the vault which extends along the
entire east side of the building. The
county court roam is on the west side
OF the building and is nicely furnished
District Clerk Easton expected to move
today but the district court room is hard
ly ready for occupancy yet and the district
clerk and the district court must move to-
gether.
Work is still going on in nearly every
room OF the building, hut an the officers
viii move just as soon as possible.
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FLAME-swEPT AGAIN.
Destructive ConnnEration at Augusta
Burns District DesoIated Before.

Augusta Ga, June THE largest lire
in Augustus history in many years today
burned over the same district that Nas
swept seven years ago, when the Augusta
Chronicle was destroyed Several build
ings that escaped at that time are now
smoking ruins. The losses aggregate a
quarter of million dollars.
The fire started in the drug store OF
Davenport & Phinizy. A negro was mixing
a pot OF venus turpentine. which is hard
rosin melted and mixed with turpentine.
Fire got in the pot and the flames spread
SO rapidly that employees In the front part
OF the store barely had time to escape
Savannah and Macon were teegraphed
for assistance and the special trains were
in readiness when word was sent that the
FIRE had exhausted itself
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VETERANS OF TERRY RANGERS
THE OLD SOLDIERS RECOGNIZING
THE DAYS OF 'G1-'G5.
Bust of Young Davis, who Died
Rather Than Betray
Friend.

Victoria, Texas, June THE commo-
dious headquarters in the O'Connor build
ing were crowded all day with veterans Of
the late unpleasantness and the trying
times of 1861 to 1855 were brought back
most vividly by the "reminiscences eN-
changed between the old comrades in arms
1t was a pleasure even to look at the grlz-
zled old soldiers, who are remarkably
well preserved considering their age.
scarcely one of them being under 50. and
the recital of their experiences, some
humorous, some pathetic, and all inter-
esting, made them the objects of atten-
ton not only from companion in arms,
but from those VINO were too young 10
share in the glory which was theirs.
The reunion OF the Terry Rangers which
began yesterday, is one OF the most sue
cessful ever held. The fame OF Victoria
for open handed hospitality, always pro-
verbal, but So strongly established by
the recent entertainment OF the Travels
ers' Protective Association, attracted many
whom the pleasure of greeting old COM
rades would not OF itself have brought
here.
There are ffty-ive of the ole veterans
Ia attendance many OF whom are accom-
panied by their families, and since their
arrival they have been the objects OF al
tention, not by the old Confederates only,
but by the citizenship OF Victoria with
out exception
The exercises OF the reunion opened at
the opera house last night, where very
large audience gathered and enjoyed a very
interesting programme.
The address OF Rev. Henry D. AYES OF
Houston was an oratorical and Literary
gem of exceptional merit His eulogy OF
Lee was as tine as was ever heard in this
city.
Standing beneath glass cover on one
of the stands in the large reception room
at headquarters Is a small bust hgure OF
S. NJ. Davis. the young Tennessee scout
and hero who died because he refused 10
betray a friend, and the story OF his death
is told as follows
At the time OF young Davis capture, the
Confederates were contemplating an ad-
vance on the Union forces, then in Tennes-
see, and S. ~. Davis was sent into the
Federal lines to gather all the informa-
ton about the Federal position and forces
that could be obtained. He carried on.
his mission and was passing without the
Union lines when captured by rowing
band OF scouts. He was searched ana
the discriminating papers prcelaiming MS
guilt were found on his person. He was
trlet 2" court martial anu coHleulApu ',,,
be hung as a spy, but was offered lise ana
liberty If he would betray the parties who
furnished him With the information con-
corning the Federals, ami his -eply WIS
III had thousand lives You would have
to take them all before : would betrsy a
friend" The entreatics Of friends ard the
offers OF his foes met the same answer,
and he suffered death on the gallows.
Cuero, Texas June Mr.. NJ D Mon
serrate, vice president and general man
ager OF the Arkansas Pass. was here last
night on his way 10 the reunion OF the
Terry Rangers at Victoria. Mr.. MonserT
rate formerly lived here and is very pop
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'p.s c pe' Christi cuiIinps.

Faa.,.,a,ss' Texas, June "a nro.
ssres p Is in progress at The RAJ P.O
/ sshtly u =, this city, services beIn !,
|sS r., The meeting. which is ' cong :
20 b @' y. R. T. Hanks Of Waco e 'y ra
'as.,l's.a,'s Of the most eloauenI On
lar ssas, Of this State. assisted - hv
E, ;hS i sils, Of she Baptist church ~ y,
Y spd no 'ssScilng good cons Srurgh o.
y converted as resU ~ n ot tSo
a's tSs .Is' Sunday scboo, Of ,,,.
|leH Il. annual picnic " toda OF I'M ms ]
ss,sIass i merry crowd le sviny near near
|s''sfsl coa ~ special train eons,s Hg, :
/ sss.is s ,pa,senger train tonight
\ ,strssdar S of the city council bs,d
ss we . hisssrs, Mifain, HawIev n anS
y ssar ',ss s police oticers tor a tbo
e Inspector for the sa ~as