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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-04
oLlvER's MUSIC HOUSE.

This business was founded by G. i.
Osiver September 10. 1896, and has grown
from single room with u sample piano
To an elegant stock and y fine store locate /
at lol7 Texas aventls On December a6 MIR.
Oliver sols ocie half interest in the busi-
t.as to Mr.. Ben G. Neville OF Sealy. Texas.
Mr. Neville y a native Texan, and young
man OF sterling integrity and IL he'd in
the very highesi, esteem in his FORMER
home. He takes charge as secretary and
treasurer. Mr.. Oliver will be general mar.
aser and W r. Oliver wgll be the general
travelling salesman. With this combination
the firui villa keep In touch with the city
and South Texas as we'd They earnes tly
soMcK your confidence aud trade.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-04
TO THE PUBLIC.

desire to inform my former patrons
and the public that | will resume the meat
srd grocery business at my old stand
Travis ans Capstul streets. Tu,2.1ay, jan
uary 3, with fun line of the choicest c.ts
In meats and sausages, etc. also fresh
stock of staple and fancy groceries, bG.-
ter. cheese and country produce Your
patronage ts collected Ell krealanl.
Phone GAO
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-04

lot 4. block "A. Drummer addition,
ncrth side Buffaao bayou .........
Carl ffdezel TO T. ] Reckwerth, lot
.. block 20. Beauchamp Springs
Houston Electric Street Railway
Company to Walter Wright, lot II,
block %. Houston CITY Street Rail-
way addition No. ..............
N. s. Crensham and wife TO Harris
County. 9.25 acres In the Hemen-
way survey, occupied by Clear
Creek and Geona road ............
l.. p. Novene and wife tBrita) to
Ludwig Peterson and Anna Peter
con. 10 acres OF land in the John
Gay survey ........S.s+.,.......
Minnie Krah end husband fWm.) to
Harris County, .65 acres In the
Bartlett survey. occupied by Wash
ington and Waller county road ~.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-04
sHERIrFs' DEPARTMENT.

Columbus. Texas. january Lost on
Hays creek. near New Tim, on Friday,
December 23. 1898, one black and tan
hound dog; has one white SPOT on breast
five or six inches long: is marked with an
under bit in left ear; will bark for food.
VIII pay So reward for his delivery or for
any information concerning him. AdSress
an letters to w. T. Burford,- sheriff Coo
rado county, Columbus, or John A. Perry,
railroad, Columbus, Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-04
Fire In the Boiler Room.

There was small fire about 10 o'clock
yesterday morning in the boiler room of
nhe Hutchins house. The fire was caused
by the saving in of portion of the brick
work above the furnace, but was quickly
extinguished by the chemical engine with
out much damage. the chief Inconvenience
resulting being that the work Of the light
piant was so impaired that the hotel was
last night lighted with candles
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-04

their signature that the holder Is a portion
OF their company ard is entitled to share
their prosperity IN direct ratio of patronage
to the aforesaid company Curing the year
1888. The coupons mature daily and are
redeemabie at the comrany's store. corner
Milan and ,Praer.e streets, in courteous
treatment, pairstaking salesmanship and
grateful appreciation OF trade.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-04
Mr. NJ, Kattmaa Secretary Houston Turn.
Verein. Housinl Texas ~ $500

Bolton. Texas, Jauuary ., lss9.-My IA. :
SIR: The Louise Brehani; Concert comnanv
gave Us one Of their spseni,i performan mes
last Friday night and OF all sides people
are enthusiastically expressing their
praises. No concert has ever taken better.
NO performance given in Bolton has been
50 satisfactory. Az q ballad singer Miss
brehany stands without peer. Her voice
~ superb. Tho whole company Is great. AZ
pa!atone nor three years with the famous
ratu ! think sunicient authority for OFFER
Ing my opinEsn IN hopes that il win, han
eht yon and the worthy organisation. Ike.
wise ysu will hsd Mr.. Thearh 4 gentie-
man ~ the finest type. Respectfully
,.. Elgene p. Davis.
Hes!csi pirector Baylor College. Bolton.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-04
Tuub-Moskoyyitz.

The marriage of Mr.. Sam Taub and Miss
Mamie McskowIitz Will occur this AFTER
neon at o'clock at Temple Beth Israel.
The young psople. both OF whom are we'll
known in Houston, will leave at $3.50 on
the International and Great Northern for
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-04

Fed TIN NTH Htsarns' nlscsric RE-
md Roach Rehte; they die outside M
hesss. 3sc : box Al drusxtsts.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-04

BERING & CoRTEs HARDWARE COM
PANY
Are distributing quite a neat calendar.
upon which there is mutual interet.t non
taxable daily divide11 bond, certifying over
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-04
Marriage Licenscs.

The following marriage licenses werc is-
sued yesterday by County Clerk Dupree:
Ed schwander and Miss Lizzie Kelpper.
Finnk N. Houston and Miss Ida v Nc
Gowen. 1
Sam Taub and Miss Mamie Moskowitz. i
Welter Long and Amy Sparks
Tcny Tcrtonaeone and Carmella Partella.
building Permits.
The following building permits we're Is
sued Yesterday from the office OF City En-
gsncer Miller:
F. J. Rockwerth, dwelling, Beauchamp
Springs addition: 5000.
Andy Parr. improvements to house on
Heiner street: $50.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22

ments of the gentleman to whom they
were addressed:
Dear ". Francois hope you have not
quite forgotten Fort Tcheu and ourselves
(Nevaire, mademoiselleD Do you remem-
Der those photographs which you took
while you were here? Francois cast bis
eyes upon one Of them which hung over
the locker) / am going to ask you a ia
vor. Gt is already granted. ma belleD
was very fond of the old Notifications,
but our stupid government had condemn
cd them as effete-( Mon DieuD I don't
know whether 1 mentioned that TO you
when you We're here? CWhat perhdyD
They were destroyed the day you left.
There are new ones on the ridge looking
toward the island, but, though they may
be much more useful. they are not nearly
so picturesque as the Cd, and l should feel
very grateful to you il you would let me
have a copy OF one or two OF the views
you took thai day. My husband sends his
compliments to all on board the Loup-ga-
rou. And, thanking you beforehand-I re-
main, yours sincerely.
"COrdel1a Cannon"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22

and below them. yet always missing them.
The men were as much amazed at their
successive. escapes as they were astounded
at the sTangeness of the storm which
broke over them.
Finally, fearing to trust any longer to
blind luck. they raised their heads ever 90
little and looked for place more sheltered
10 crawl into. They saw small bluff just
ahead OF them and slowly they wormed
their way up to il, finding protection be-
meath its neutrality-suspicious. wall. Huge
round rocks fell upon the edge of this wall
and bounded over the shaking miners and
rushed on down the mountain, each max
ing road through the brush large enough
TO accommodate a wagon.
For an hour the men lay still and heard
the storm of powders rumbling over them.
Then, about O'Clock, a second shock came
and the storm was renewed in fury. Bur
ton and Morris scrambled over to the shaft
of their mine and secured greater safety
which an increase in the violence of the
storm made necessary The second shock
was heavier than The first had been and
| the rain of rocks more terrible. The mouth
of the shaft in which the men CROPPED for
shelter was filed with sand and pieces of
! rock Suffocation babe fair to succeed
where the rock rain had failed and the
men barely escaped death from its smoth-
| erng embrace even after the danger of
| getting crushed was averted To go out
of the shaft was to invite death. To stay
| inside was 10 suffer il unless the storm
/ should cease very soon.
| Providentially this is what happened.
| The powders began to fall less numerous
| ly and grew smaller in size Soon they
| ceased altogether and the men were per-
mitted 10 come forth into the fresh aid
| and cough the dust out of their mouths
| and lungs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22
DRAINING MISSOURI sWAMPs.
Most Important Project Under Way
In Tint State.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
THE most important enterprise now I'M
der way in Southwest Missouri is the
draining of the swamps in Scott. Penis
cot and New Madrid counties" declared
Slate Senator John E. Marshall of Skies
ton, a the Laclede give or six big
drege boats arc now at work in various
parts of the three counties named, ami
channels are being cut through the forest
and swamps so that the water can run off
The work is being done under what is
known as the Indiana law which was
adopted by the Legislature of this state,
with some notifications. This law allows
the residents of a locality 10 form what
Is known as a drainage district There
may be several of these districts in a sin
sic county. The district is then authorized
TO issue bonds to pay for the work Of re-
clamation. These bonds have found a
ready sale in the financial centers of the
East, and have brought premium. They
are practically al good as god. as the land
IS worth many times what it costs TO drain
and clear IT, Land which before the pres
ent movement was inaugurated could have
been bought for from 80 cents to 50 an
acre is already bringing IS and 50. Il is
as fertile as the valley of the Nile ever
was, and once drained and cleared of tim
ger will be easily worth $40 an acre.
There. will be thousands of acres of this
land, and within the next few years il will
he so improved that one would not know
it. The dredging is being done by heavy
boats of the latest pattern, which not only
dig out the soil, but the stumps as well.
They are cutting channels forty feet wide
right through swamps, While laterals of
a less width are run wherever needed. The
drainage of the low country will not only
render thousands of acres of fine land
available, thereby bringing the southeast
TO the front With a rush. but it will pro-
mote the general health of the section.
Next TO the drainage work, l believe the
lumber business down our way shows the
most phenomenal interest. You know
there is a great deal of hardwood, espe-
cially oak and gum, cut in our section.
IIum bermen tell me the increase in prices
within the last few months amounts 10
fully S31s per cent"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22
IN transform OF POWDERS.
Miraculous Escape of Two CalifOr-
ninns During an Earthquake.


From the San Francisco Examiner.
Two men of San Bernardino have just
passed through a rain of powders that
were turned loose upon them from noun
tain top by an earthquake shock. Many of
the powders weighed over a ton each
They hurried down like immense hail
stones in a storm such as no other human
being ever experienced. Imagine a rain of
powders as large as houses and as thick
as hail, and you viii have some kind of an
impression of the storm which ragged about
the ears Of these two San Beruardino men
for hours one dark afternoon and left them
10 go home shivering with fright next
morning, wondering at their strange es-
cape from death.
Quite recently the county of San Ber-
nardino was shaken up by quite severe
temblor There was a shock one afternoon
and another the following morning (Sun-
day) at S.45 o'clock. 1t was the Saturday
afternoon shock that caused the rain of
powders on old Badly mountain. Judge
Burton and Fl. b. Morris were up near the
top OF the mountain some $500 feet, at
tending to some work in the Little Bull
roine rhis mine is situated on a partic-
uiarly steep declivity near the head of San
Antonio canyon, and just under a ridge
called the "tIog Back"
The men had just finished taking a mid
afternoon repast at the mouth of their
mine when the first rumble began to shake
things. The Judge sprang to his feet wi h
a cry that the tunnel had caved in. Nor
ris followed, and both men stared fearfullv
up the mountain, not knowing which way
10 turn. All the while the ground was
moving under their feet and the landscape
before them heaved like a carpet that was
being shaken TO get the dust out of 1t.
Suddenly dusi began to fly out of the
sides of the billowing mountain. Then a
bowlder few from overhead and shot down
past the mems heads like a meteor from,
the sky. It was followed by dozens Of
others. The air became dark with them.
The sky was speckled with the huge par-
tcles as they danced in their downward
flight. roar welled up from the convuls-
ing mountain and ears and eyes We're as
sailed by confusion of terrific phenomens
that paralyzed the human senses that had
TO face il.
The men fell upon their stomachs and
lay as close to the earth as they could fiat
ten themselves. Bowlders whizzed over
them, cutting the bushes and grasses at
their sides and humping the ground about
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22
A Badly Sprained Arm,



DIR. RADWAY & CO.-Dear sirs: Aug
ust 18th last / had a badly sprained arm.
After using six d ferent (what were
called remedies, I never got relief til I
used Railways Ready Relief. which eased
The pain onco and cured me IN Two days.
Ny father, who IS g. years OH. says:
Railways Ready Relief AID Railway s
Pills arr ne test Of all medicines" We
keep them in the house the year round.
Resuectfully.
THos. HANsBOROUGH. SPECIAL Police.
City Hail
The age-herald., 1899-08-03

The Expansion Atlas up to date free to every new sub- scriber to the Daily Age Herald.
The age-herald., 1899-08-03
CHANGE OF BILL TONIGHT
My Turn Next" Will Replace "A Ken-
 lucky Romance"

Threatening as the weather was last night an exceedingly large crowd went out to East Lake to see the third and last per- formance of "A Kentucky Romance" which has during the first part of this week pleased several thousand people.
 Last nights performance was even an in- creased improvement over the first two. It went without a bobble and with artistic ex- ecution, which was a credit to the cast of any dollar attraction.
 The speciality part of the performance was made up of several appreciable fea- lures, which the audience received in the usual enthusiastic manner. Tonight there will be a change of programme and My Turn Next" will be the bill. This play is one of the strongest ever before the Ameri- can public. and in the hands of the Chap man-Warren company should prove a drawing card.
 In addition to other specialties the Shar- key-McCoy fight pictures will be given.
The age-herald., 1899-08-03
NEW LINE FROM
 OWENTON TO ENSLEY
Company Has Already Begun Placing Ma terial on the Ground-A New
 13-Mile Loop

In the meantime, the street car compa- nies are not idly waiting to be gobbled up or consolidated with somebody else, but are gradually stretching their network of tracks wider and wider to cover the entire district.
 General Manager McClary, of the Bir- mngham Railway and Electric company stated yesterday afternoon that his com- pany had already begun getting material for erecting an electric line between Owen- ton station on the Bessemer dummy line to Ensley, three and one-half miles away. The track will be built from both ends and will be completed as far as the Methodist college on the Owenton side, and McWii- Hans Springs on the Ensley side, in time for the opening of the college in the fall. The intervening gap will be built up as soon afterward as possible.
 I2-alile Electric Loop
 Not only will this track be built. but the Bessemer dummy line between Blrming- ham and Owenton will be equipped with electricity as soon as the material can be obtained. This will give the electric conn., pany beautiful loop over thirteen miles in length going out by way of Smithheld. Thomas. Pratt City. Ensley. over the new track by Sessions new town at McWii- iams' Springs. Owenton college and the Bessemer line back to the city. It has not been decided yet how the line will be oper ated when entirely completed, but by Oc- tooer electric cars will be running all the way from Birmingham to Owenton. 2 Another Big Loop
 This company is also getting in shape to operate another monster electric loop in the lower half of Jones valley. over twenty-five miles in length It will be composed of the Bessemer and the Pow derly dummy lines. which will before an- other year probably be converted into elec- tric lines over their entire distances. By fall the Bessemer dummy line will have been so equipped as far as Owenton From there the great twenty-five mile loop goes on by the fair grounds. Woodward and on 10 Bessemer. from which place the circuit will be begun back to Birmingham over the P owderly dummy line. by way, of Smiths Mines, Cleveland, Poyder.y. Ely
The age-herald., 1899-08-03
THE CITY.

FOR ST. VINCENT'S-There will be a lawn. festival next Monday evening, Au- gust :, at Eleventh street and First avenue for the benefit of St. Vincents hospital.
 ON NORTHERN CIRCUITS.-Ped Hick- man, the fleet little Birmingham bicyclst who has so well earned the title of cham pion of Birmingham, will leave in a few days for cities in the north and Canada, where it is very probable he will enter the races on those tracks.
 THE BRICKLAYERS-At meeting held in this city Tuesday night, the union brick layers of the district decided to demand an increase of five cents an hour for their work. from 40 to 45 cents. It has not yet been learned how the contractors have taken this raise. The question is said to have been brought on by the brickmasons working on the wire mill at Ensey who /, were out on a strike for about a day.
 SMALL SMASHUP-Last night shortly after 10 o'clock No. 1, the Alabama Great Southerns fast Southbound train, split a switch at the paint mill track near Alice furnace and ran into a number of flat cars standing on a siding. Nobody was hurt at all and the only dam- age done was to the front of the engine and the smoke stack. As quickly as possi- ble another engine was obtained and the trip on to the south was continued
 FIGHT ON EXCURSION TRAIN.ATues- day night there was some lively fighting on a negro excursion train which was return ing to Atlanta after day or two spent in this city. It seems that a number of the negroes-several hundred of them-had been given free tickets to Birmingham the condition that they would go to work for the Robinson Mining company at Ish- kooda. When the time came for the train to go back, nearly all of these negroes in- sisted on climbing back on this train in spite of their promises Several men em- ployed by the company to keep these ne- groes off had a warm time. and from the time the city limits were passed until Woodlawn was reached there was a rum ming fight kept up It seems almost mi- raculous that nobody was seriously hurt
The age-herald., 1899-08-03
CHANGED TO NEW STOCK
Sixty Per Gent. of Old Ensley Has Been
 Exchanged for New

It is now understood that over 60 per cent. of the $10, ,OO000O of the "Old Ensley stock" which the Ensley Land company owned originally, has been exchanged for New Ensley stock" It will be remem- bered that a legislative enactment several years ago gives this company the right to retire its $10,000, 900 of old stock for $5OO.OC0 of new stock at the ratio of 20 to 1. From this it will be seen that the 60 per cent. of the old stock already exchanged is now off of the market.
 Some time ago it was decided by the Forth Birmingham Land company to in- crease it's stock from about sGOO,0O0 to about i,200,000 Sixty days was to De given the old stockholders in which they would have the privilege of taking the new issue of stock, and this time expired on August l. A number of the old stockholders who were late in receiving notice of this ar- engagement asked to be given more time, end al their request the directors of the company have extended the time fifteen days, until August 16.
The age-herald., 1899-08-03
OFFICIALS STILL SILENT ABOUT
 THE STREET RAILWAY DEAL
BOARD OF TRADE CONDEMNS
 EXHORBITANT RENT RAISES

would be sold for A, and that they asked the merchants 10 place 25O of these books the tickets in which were good over any of the companys lines.
 Several of the merchants present of tered to subscribe for number of the books. but in order to place the matter systematically before the people, on mo- ton of H. M. Beck, who thought it a most commendable cause. it was referred to the suburban trains and excursion committee. with instructions to cooperate with conl- mittee from the citizens of Wylam in plae- ing the books.
 Rent Question Taken Up
 The rent question was next taken Up and after some discussion, in which it was suggested that there was little to be done. a resolution was adopted declaLfng it to De the sense of the meeting that improved business conditions did not warrant an in- crease of more than from b to 25 per cent.
 During the discussion I. L. McGowan took occasion to refer to certain signed articles which have appeared in tine news papers, which he said had by a clever classification and separation of the mer- chants created the impression that the merchants of Birmingham were paying only vary small proportion of the ex- penses Of tEe city government. He used figures to show that on $l,OOO,OOO of assess ible values that the merchants were pay ing almost as much as the property owners on $4,0o0,000. He stated that the Board Of Trade was not antagonistio to any inter- ests, but was organized for the purpose of hui
 motion by s. Spiro to condemn the ae- tions of certain rental agents in falsely representing to their tenants that they We're offered more rent for certain stores in order to force up rents, was ruled out of order by the chair, Who held that the reat question had been disposed of.
 There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
The age-herald., 1899-08-03
A SUCCESSFUL PLAN
The Cash System of H. c. Legg Suc-
 ceeding Admirably

Yesterday and the day preceding were busy ones at the grocery establishment of A. C. Legg, Jr. Successor to w. F. Will son & Co.) in South Twentieth street. It was the innovation of new method adopt ed by MT. Legg, and the popularity of the plan is fully snown by the rush of custom- CTS to the place. Mir. Legg's idea of op- erating grocery store is unique as well as successful. The business is run on strictly cash basis. Every customer pur- chases book containing tickets amounting to S10, $5 and s, respectively. These books are sold for 30, $4. .60 and $2.S5, however, and the customer gets the benefit of liberal discount. Upon the delivery of goods tickets covering the amount of purchase are detached from the books. The cus- toner pays cash for the books of tickets and is never annoyed by mistakes which frequently occur in rendering monthly bills.
 Porters are sent out for orders and each is provided with a triplcate orer book One of these orders containing list of the articles desired Is left with the house. keeper. He brings back one of the dupli- cates receipted, when the tickets are paid
 MT. Legg has an admirable delivery sys - tenn. and all orders are filed immediately upon notice.
 This plan, as adopted, is succeeding won- derfully well. His employees are paid each night and everything purchased by the establishment is also paid for in cash By this means MT. Legg knows every day how we'll his business Is succeeding No esta bli5hment could be placed on a sounder basis.
 On September first MT. Legg will move into largo store-house, the foundation of which Is now being laid across the street from tiie cid Gideon stare. sts
The age-herald., 1899-08-03
Formed n New Society

At a meeting held last night in the Steiner building organization of the Bir- mingham Fhilatelic association was ef- fected. This society has for its purpose the promotion of stamp collecting and ex- change of stamps among it's members. C.. P. Orr was elected president; R. s. Nelson, vice president; H. c. Kennard, secretary, and H. W. English, treasurer. with R. S. Nelson, c. P. Orr G. M. Williams, H. w. Tnglish Charles Swend, William Witt Mark A. Myatt and H. c. Kennard as charter members.