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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-19

-, IN the Fifty-fourth dis
.. on charge of murder and ans
!, shot this morning by Hugh
mother of the dead GIRL
n, v.s the hrst witness 'aiiea i0'
H., court opened this morn
Z, i going to the witness s'ana ne
,,,,. Few feet OF defendant.
...cned a point directly behind
,...,,. he suddenly whipped out a
n. "A fred at the prisoner the ball
~, N the back little left OF
n. and Just below the ribs
,,., dropped the pistol Immediately
s, John Halligan, a brother-in-
], pr. jenkins. sprang over the rail-
1 J, matching the revolver from the
"a a shot at the fleeing man, but
ia him.
a.,,, Sheriff Fuller Williamson VINO
e, the front door of the court room
Lr,.,.d Wheat, who turned toward a
81, The officer was close upon him
M pistol leveled at his head COM
~ him to halt. He obeyed but just
n he officer got hold of him he
I, ovar two or three benches and
ii he door He was overtaken down
n aud lodged in Jail.
N he meantime Sheriff Baker had as
NJ Hslligan and he was also sent to
a.. srot,. who sat on the bench, and
,,v.d The shooting, sprang to jenkins
int As the doctor was drawing an
h gun and disarmed him.
M court room was full of people when
shooting began and the shot from Hal
ms gun was fred through a crowd
Enabling SO thick Wheat made poor
6tuy getting through. but the bal
ks.d everybody and lodged in the wal
III feet away. In one minute the and
u vas reduced to about twenty pep
but pardemonium reigned amons
~ md the ecreams of women mingled
10 he shouts OF officers.
yiuat seott returned to his seat. ant
fw Dr.. Jenkins pistol for a gave
gilM on his desk and called loudly TO
tr 10 court. Order was partially re
bid md the court turned to the jury t.
kris them for time. but nearly al
Jurors had gone. The foreman sal
h lad stampeded when the second sho
b ir.d. They returned. however, an
ss excused Indefinitely under the usua
EEeilons and In the care OF an officer
~ jenkins had not risen from his seat
sis found to be partially pa -alyzet
vAils be sat upright he could no
r He was assisted to cot and two O
~ physicians who were present cam
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-19
ALLEGED CONTRACT LABoRERs.

There is a sequel to Inspector Levys
capture Of contract latorers in Mississip-
pi the other day A couple of lawyers I'M
dertook to sue out writs OF habeas corpus
for the recovery of the men arrested put
failed through their inability 10 learn IN
names OF the men under arrest Now
they are trying to make 1t warm for TRAY
cling Passenger Agent Hollis of the llli-
nois Central and charge him with aiding
and abetting the Inspector in securing the
men. Inspector Levy declares the chas es
utterly without foundation Beyond en-
GENTLY attending to his company's busi
mess. Mr.. Hollis, so the inspector says
had absolutely nothing to do with the
case.
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RypALL HALL INVESTIGATED.

State Health officer Blunt. in company
with Quarantine officer Mayfeld. visited
the steamship Rydall Hall today, which
is from Calcutta with cargo of jute. This
vessel has been held outside. awaiting an
investigation because OF the fact that she
is from a bubonic plague infected district.
The health of the crew was found to
he good, but DR.. Blunt decided not to per-
nit the vessel to come in until he had had
an interview with Governor sayers regard
ing the matter A conference was had with
the agents of the vessel, but its import
could not be learned.
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Arkansas Pass Railway Company vs.. 2. "
Holder, from NcLennan
Court Of Criminal Appeals.

Court of Criminal AppenIs,
Tyler, Texas. December 1S.-The court
Of criminal appeals delivered opinions TO-
day as follows;
Affirmed Spencer, from Parker; PARKS.
from Tarrant; Carey, from McLennan'
Carmichael. from Bosque; Williams. from
Walker; Pendergrast, from Gaivelton'
Kirk alias Bear. from Fort Bend, ren-
brook. from Falls: Griffin, from Waiker'
burrows, from Nacogdorhes; ex paris
Cotton, from Robertson. Y, 80.
Reyered and remanded Wrays, from
Howard; Arrismendis, from Cameron ttwp
cases.; Ford. from Galveston; Aimency,
Re Relator discharged; ~ psrts Krupy
Appeal dismissed Jehnson. fron
ae * parte cosey sa4 Lusk tsen
bail fixed 1t $4,000 secn. = ~ 4
Motion Tor ysheaEipg oyesFpl9 Z
son, from yannln. .:ls
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Humphrey, Cincinnati; George 9. olin-
sted, Chicago; A. NJ Carson MISS Ann,e
ham wills Texas; W. l.. Willie, Hous-
ton; Hugh Hudson, Houston; $, IL spitSeT'
Toledo, Ohio; Mrs. g. c, Davis. Wallis
Vile. Texas; W. W. Langster. Nayasota,
Texas; Oscar steiner. New York jose
Lago, Monterey. Mexico; J. W: Lang
Orange, Texas; v. Lemen, Houston; A.
d. Hamilton. strong City, Texas W. a.
Preast, Missouri Kansas and Texas ran
way; Thos C. Pollock. Liyerpooi' u "
Aldriek and wife. Mclean, III.
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CONTRACTORS ENTERTAINED.

Mr.. r. E. Mistrot's new home, at the
corner of Thirty-ffth and on. has recently
been completed Yesterday he entertain
ed all OF the contractors who had done
work on the building at an elegant little
dinner. The following were present; F,
Hartel, r. Palllser, A. Stanley. Wetherell
smith, l.. e. Sparrow, Morrison Jones. p.
e. Stowe ]. seibel, r, Rosenberg. II. G.
opperrnann, George B. stowe. J. Herring
ion. j. Ellsworth, Tom Booth, j, r. Wirfs,
". T. Clark. w. Frost. Hess Mahaffy, w.
Jansen, j. n. Provost.
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OTHER DECISIONS.

OTHER DEClSloNs'
The following proceedings vera nA' -
the supreme court today: ~ c,r-
In Nicholas Hanrick ! a. ,S ~, !. Of the
court OF civil appeals WIS reformed SO ~
10 allow william BRADY estate the l,ss ~
10 select 5000 acres Of land as c'aim srp, "a a.
his pIeadings, and judgment as Ia,oIny :
af6rmed except as TO u. O. hahr ,s,,s :
claim for contribution, upon whica Issue
alone the judgment Of The district sou u
and court OF civil appeals are reyerseu ~
the court remanded for furthef account
ing. ,uat 20 Frank
Sprowls, from Dallas - u.r,e.,
VS.. John w. squyres, from Parker, -.
Anplication for writ OF mandamus ie'
,,ssd. Charles Il. Rogan. land commits
sioner, from Travis. xu.s,s,
SUBMITTED; W. ". Collier 70, wesie,
peacock, from Uvalde; San Antonio ans
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INTERVENTION FILED.

The Detroit Electrical works OF Detroit,
Mich, today, through their attorneys, filed
an intervention in the case of The Guaran-
ty Trust Company of New York VS., Calves
ton City Railway for $44.567.20 for cleo
trical machinery furnished said railway
company. This suit was Med IN the uniteo
states circuit court on August ], 1892, but
has never been tried.
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SUITS FILED.

In the civil district court Frank Nichols
Stewart has filed suit as administrator OF
the estate of the late Peter Gray Nichols
against f. Nee. Nichols to recover
$4,000, being principal and interest on a
note for s47S2.s0 made to =. q. Nichols
February 8. 1895.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

At the fremont: Mrs r. l.. Axtell
omaha, Mrs. NJ. T. Young. Dallas; J.-B.
Williams, Chicago; w. r. Nottingham, So
Louis; ]. r. Forrest, James shoheld, "
ri Martin, John Gallagher. New York;
" pJ Luckett. Bastrop; Charles l.. Ulman
and wife. New Orleans; NJ. B. Johnson,
Miss kathryn R. Lyons, Houston; n NJ
scarritt, Kansas City; r. p, searle,
Chicago; s. D. Arnold; city; MISS . Ms,.ls
rsxss: 6. W. Mum. Kansas City; W. g
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HIGHER COURTS.

suureme Court Refused Appiiea''""
for Mandamus.
Austin, Texas. December is'--rhe ~
nreme court this morning refused the ap.
rlication OF G. z. Anderson for VIII OF
mandan,us TO compel the commissioner OF
the general land Office 10 permit nim 70
examine tho index OF applications for 'ne
purchase OF school lands kept In the lana
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n.aIx Hurt by : FaII.

Cleburne. Texas. December II. - j. r.
Richardson fell of moving wagon yester'
day. his head striking the ground His
shoulder was dislocated. his brain anec'ed
and he is In a serious CONDITION.
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solute discretion over the subject o. eSs
animation made by persons not elnp'oyeu
In the office.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-19

Cut strip OF thick paper so that the ends will
exactly meet when drawn tightly around second
at the 0, aud order the number the other end
indicates.
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j. Knickerbocker" Watch.

Given for IFS lion
heads and a 2-cent
stamp. Neat appear
ing and an excellent
time keeper. SOLID
nickcl.silVer case, with
ornam entail back.
Nickel movements,
escapcm ent fully
jeweled. The famous
Knickerbocker"
watch.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-10
Egyptian Dancing In Egypt.

The genuine native dancing girls per-
form in the little cafes that abound in
the Arabian quarter. These places are
usually small and about 80 men squat
ted around the seats that line the walls
make u full house.
Here the Arabs come to smoke and
drink coffee and hear the music, while
in the center of the cafe the dancing
girls perform. The places are filled with
tho smoke of the nargile and ciga-
rettes. and the dreamy natives who
lounge along the walls puff everlasting
" on, barely noticing the girls who are
weaving and swaying in the sinuous
undulations of the dance to the time Of
a groggy tomtom and the mellow drone
of a reed whistle. The dance is about
the same as the one seen at the Worlds
fair in Chicago. Invested Of most Of its
offensive trimmings. There it was de-
signed to startle and shock and come up
to western notions Of oriental depravity,
while here on it's native heath it is sim
ply a dance that is as old as the coun-
try itself. and to those who have been
accustomed to it through generations of
familiarity it is probably as tame as the
quadrille. 1t is only the dance prepared
for the tourist that disgusts you and
makes you think that the orient should
be raided.-Chicago Record.
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Our Florida Alligator.

An alligator is not an attractive
creature. He has, not a single virtue
that can be named. He is cowardly,
treacherous,. hideous. He is neither
graceful nor even respectable in appear
n He is not even amusing or
grotesque in his ungainliness, for as q
brute "a brute unqualifed-he is al
ways SO intensely real that n shrinks
from him with loathing and a laugh at
his expense while in his presence would
seem curiously out of place.
His personality, too, is strong. Once
catch the steadfast gaze of a free, adult
alligator's wicked eyes, with their odd
vertical pupils fixed full upon your own
and the significance of the expression
.'evil eye. and the mysteries of snake
charming. hypnotism and hoodooism
will be readily understood. for his bru-
fish, merciless, unfinching stare is sim
ply blood chilling.-L W. Blake in
Popular Science Monthly.
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II Living.

Government experts say that a mar
can be well fed for 80 cents a day.
This, however, means feeding men in
mass. There is a man in Philadelphia.
however. who laughs at this lavish ex-
penditure, inasmuch as his bill Of fare
for the entire week only costs that
amount. Twenty years ago he made up
his mind that Americans ate too much.
His staple meal is in the middle Of the
day. and it always consists Of soup
good, rich soup-and a baked potato.
Some days instead of the baked potato
he has what southerners call cowpeas,
which are extremely cheap and whole
some. They cost 5 cents a pound and
lFwell very much in cooking. He cooks
hem with a bit Of salt pork. Rice is
Nlso n Of his staple foods and occa-
lonally a little milk. He buys two
, ,aves Of stale bread a week, which cost
/ u cents a loaf. These are always
tasted.
Cabbage is another article Of diet,
leap and Of great value. He has an
rangement with his grocer by which
buys the scraps Of cheese left over
lom the large cuttings at 2 cents for a
avs scraps. He is in sound health and
as not had indigestion for 20 years.
ew York World.
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The English of 14H3.

The English population consisted Of
Ehurchmen. mobiles and craftsmen, as
well as common people. It was a novel
Ind significant division. Traders and
manufacturers took their places some
What noisily beside their fellow poll
Eicians Of older standing, filling the
whole land till it seems for a moment
hs if nothing counted any more in
English life ave it's middle class-a
busy, hard. prosperous, pugnacious
middle class, slowly emerging from it's
farly obscurity. In this century it had
irrived at power definitely, ostenta-
Eiously. carrying a proud look and q
high stomach, intent on it's own affairs,
heedless Of the court, regardless of min
lsters save when it had to bride them.
lrreverent to the noble, the proud pen
niless with his painted sleeve tolerant
pf ecclesiastics only so long as the
could be kept rigidly within their allo
ted religious functions. - Denton 3
England in the Fifteenth Century"
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Linked Exebrows.

1t is popularity believed that if ones
l7ebrows meet it indicates deceit.
-harles Kingsley indorses this belief,
1T Tennyson has other ideas and poet
ALLY speaks of married brows."
In Turkey meeting eyebrows are
Greatly admired, and the women use
r%tificial means to bring the brows to
his condition. and if art cannot induce
hin eyebrows to grow they make up
by drawing a black line with paste.
It would appear that the Greeks adj
hired brows which almost met, and
The fashionable inhabitants of Rome
bot only approved Of them, but resorted
10 pigments to make up the lack which
Iometimes existed.
Some proverbs state hat the person
whose eyebrows meet will always have
good luck, while others state exactly
Ehe reverse. The Chinese say that
l'people whose eyebrows meet can never
hope to attain to the dignity Of a min
lster of state. and in Greece Of today
ihe man whose brows meet is said to be
vampire. while in Denmark and Ger
many it is said he is a werewolf.
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he FACED GREAT. DANGER.
But. Not Knowing 1t. He Escaped be-
ing Considered Brave.

But. Not Knowing 1t. He Escaped Be
ing Considered Brave.
II noticed a couple Of "reminiscences
as to my old branch Of service. said
an ex-naval official to the writer,
(which reminded me Of an incident in
my OWL career. l was AZ assistant en-
gineer on a cruiser bound from Norfolk
to South American ports, and our ship
was telling off IA or Is knots an hour
one day, when q crank pin came out,
and the next instant the crank was
thrashing around in a most recklessly
unsystematic fashion. Everybody in the
engine room-and there were some men
Of considerable rank there inst then, as
it happened-made a dash for the deck.
Meanwhile I quietly took four or five
steps and shut off the steam. Of course
the engines stopped, and then followed
the delay caused by making the neces-
sary repairs.
"It didn't occur to me that I had per-
formed any act Of an especial character
until the chief engineer informed me
that 1 was a confounded fool. Don't
you know your place under such cir
cumstances, sir? he asked, and when l
answered that | thought / had taken
my proper position he continued mo,
sir; your duty was to make your way
as soon as possible to the deck. With
that piece of steel whirling and crash
ing about it was one chance in a thou
sand that a single soul would escape an
instantaneous cooking, because if that
thing had carried away the steam con
nections your life would have ended
right then.
"'Well. l took the chance. I an
swered.
eyes, sir, you did, but you didn't
know it, therefore it is not at all to
your credit. was the chiefs answer,
and it was SO absolutely true that I
couldn't for the life of me make any re-
ply. Detroit Free Press.
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The way to Go to California

Is in a tourist sleeping car-personAlly
condueted-via the Burlington route.
You make fast time. You see the
finest scenery on the globe.
Your car is not SO extensively fin
ished nor SO fine to look at az a palace
sleeper, but it is just as clean, just as
comfortable, just as good to ride in,
and nearly $40 cheaper.
The Burlington excursions leave
every Thursday, reaching San Francisco
Sunday and Los Angeles Monday.
Porter with each car. Excursion man
ager with each party. For folder Civ
ing full information call at nearest B.
6 N. railroad depot or write to J..
Francis, general passenger agent, Oma-
ha, Neb. 6-26-99
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He Couldn't Understand It.

Bilkins and his wife occupied seats
in the dress circle. The curtain had
just gone up for the second act, the first
scene showing the heroine in street cos
tune. AS Bilkins rested his gaze upon
the woman his face wore a puzzled ex-
preston. Several times he took hurried
glances at the programme he had in his
hand. He became so deeply interested
that he attracted the attention of his
wife.
What do you see that interests you
so?" inquired his wife. "She isn't
pretty
'sMay. isn't that the same hat that
woman wore in the last act?' exclaim-
ed Bilkins, seemingly ignoring his
wife's question.
Mrs. Bilkins glanced in the direction
of the stage.
81 think she is. she replied. ''but
what of it2"
"Oh. nothing, only it seems SO odd!'
What does?"
why. that she should still be wear
ing the same hat. explained Bilkins.
1.-THE programme says there is a lapse
of two years between the first and Sec
ond acts. Ohio State journal.
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The Old Mans wonderful Cure.

h Old Man, Wonderful Cure.
A good story is told among the med
LsAl men OF Cleveland. a story which
vas started by the victim himself. He
is q physician Of considerable repute,
and some time ago was called to attend
q gentleman If advanced years who
was suffering from a slight complica-
ton of disorders. The doctor went to
work with q will, and presently had the
patient on the road to recovery. In
fact. two weeks from the time he took
the case he had him cured.
AS he left the house. after announc-
ing that further visits would be unnec-
essary. the daughter Of the restored
man accompanied him to the door.
doctor. she said in somewhat
tremulous tones, 81 want to tell you
The doctor, who supposed she was
anxious to express her gratitude for his
skilled attention. waved her thanks
aside.
Don't mention it, madam" he
affably said. I'VE always try to do our
duty.
.But. doctor" she persisted, ..it is
something that will interest you. l feel
that
''Say no more, madaml'' cried the
doctor. much moved by the woman's
agitation.
''It is something / must tell you,
doctor. she continued. .'Please listen
The doctor halted with his hand on
the knob.
Yesterday. said the woman. 81
was down town and met Mrs. Pugsley,
the Christian Scientist. and she told me
she had been giving father absent
treatments for two weeks. Isn't it just
too wonderful
Good morning. said the doctor
dryly.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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sydney smith. Prescription.

The late Henry Reeve, C. B., d. G..
L.. fcr many years leader writer Of the
London Times and until his death edi-
tor Of the Edinburgh Review, has mar
rated much amusing gossip Of the celeb
rifles Of his acquaintance in his
Memoirs and Correspondence. The
book contains one great rarity-a new
story of Sydney Smith.
Mr.. Reeve was dining one night at a
house where the other distinguished
guests included Macaulay and Sydney
Smith. M~acaulay was at that time lay
ing society waste with his w~aterspouts
Of talk. People in his company were al
ways bursting for want of an opportu-
nifty Of dropping a word, and this was
not an exceptional occasion.
At length. dinner being over. Sydney
Smith. Reeve and a few others went
away by themselves. and Immediately
got on the overpowering subject Of
Macaulay.
HE confounds soliloquy and col
loquy, said Reeve.
"He is a book in breeches. Smith
declared.
1.-The very worst feature in Macau.
lays character is his appalling mem
Dry. said Reeve.
faye. indeed" said Sydney Smith.
why. he could repeat the whole His
tory Of the Virtuous Bluecoat Boy, in
three volumes. post svo. without a
slip.
After a pause, as if Of consideration,
the witty divine added, ''He should take
two tablespoonfuls Of the waters of
Lethe every morning to correct his re-
tentive powers.
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H POWER OF WILL.
He Wanted to Live Four Days. and
He Succeeded.

1t would be vain to attempt to de-
scribe the sympathy forS the poor and
suffering which William Stokes could
throw into his voice, says his biogra-
pher. One Of the stories he used to tell
is of peculiar interest, not only for it's
revelation of human kindness, but as a
proof of the power of the will in pro-
longing life.
An old pensioner was a patient Of
Stokes in the Meath hospital. His life
was despaired of, and, in fact, his death
was hourly expected. One morning,
having many patients to care for and
believing that the pensioner wa uncon-
scious and past help, Dr.. Stokes passed
his bed without stopping. The patient
was greatly distressed and cried out:
Don't pass me by, docther; you
must keep me alive for four days"
"We will keep you as long as we
can. my poor fellow answered Stokes,
.'but why for four days particularly
Because was the reply, ''my pen
sion will be due then, and | want the
money for my wife and children. Don't
give me anything to make me sleep, for
if I sleep shall die"
On the third day after this, to the
amazement Of Stokes and others, the
patient was still breathing. On the
morning Of the fourth day he was alive
and conscious, and on entering the
ward Stokes saw him holding in his
hand the certificate which required sig
nature. AS the doctor drew near. the
dying man gasped:
"Sign, signl"
The doctor quickly complied, and the
man sank back exhausted and within a
few minutes crossed his hands over his
breast and said, ''The Lord have mercy
on my SOUL and quietly breathed his
last.
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Played out.

Dull headache, pains in various parts
OF the body, sinking at the pit Of the
stomach, loss OF appetite, feverishness,
pimples Or sores are all positive evidences
of impure blood. No matter howit be-
came SO, it must be purified in order to
obtain good health. Acker's Blood
Elixir has never failed to cure Scrofulous
or Syphilitic poisons or any other blood
diseases. 1t is certainly a wonderful
remedy and we sell every bottle on a
positive guarantee. Sold by Chapple
Drug Co.
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where He Repaired It.

When illicit distilling was common
in the highlands, there was an old man
who went about the country repairing
whisky pots.
The gauger met him n day and,
surmising that he had been doing re-
pairs at no great distance, asked what
he would take to inform him (the gaug-
cry where he repaired the last whisky
pot.
{, .'Och," said the old man, ''she'll
shust tax hauf a Groom"
"Donel'' retorted the gauger. Here
is your money, but be careful to tell
me correctly"
'sOch. she'll mo- tell the gentleman q
lee"
Getting the money. the old man
quietly remarked:
81 shust mended the last whisky pot
where the hole was. London Spare
Moments.