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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-09
ucIen.cd on $1,000 Dond.

Palestine. Texas, November THE OK
aiming trial of John Day, charged WIN
the killing OF Charles Watts yesterday,
was held before Justice McMcans today and
the defendant was released on $1,000 bono
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EiNANCIAL. RnIEFs.

New york. November s.-~c'enrinEs S2S''''
,o7. 100 balances ss,tii,Gao. .,n,..
Paris, November s-Thr9e per cen. =, 49,
,,of az for the account Exchange on Lon
don OF osc for checks,
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TO MAKE Your HOME HAPPY
Use Garland Stoves and Ranges.

FERRIS.-G. Il. casda Is putting up
rhree brick business buildings, making SIX
for the year
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9, o,,is Noycmher S.--wool-- Frmer, with
,rires tend,nr inward; medium grades lhm
BIZ. tight ine 1jdf1sis heavy hnc l2n17;~tub
washed oidoaik.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-09
LOCAL MARKET REVIEW.
Houston. Wednesday November s.
Office Of The Post,

Local dealers are unuoi' w b'' '"' ~
Tho cheaper grades Of condensed milk All
of the factories claiming they arc over
Gold Challenge. Winner, Dime and some
other brands have advanced 3d. ana
orders placed two months ago nave noe
yet been filed.
A somewhat similar condition Of affairs
nrovai1 In connection with some other
canned goods. A buyer for local houss
told representative of The Post yes'er'
day that he had received only a few days
ago an order placed with Fresno, cal.
factory last May. The supply of canned
peaches included in the shipment was
about 25 per cent short. the factory claim
ing as an extenuating circumstance that
the crop was short. Official reports are 70
the effect that no shortage exists and the
trade seems TO believe that the factories
arc really ovcrsold.
Today's meat market was unchangea.
The price on both compound ana leal
lard from the packers to the johbers IS
l-sc off.
Texas eggs are sim very scarce ana inc
demand Is in excess OF the supply
Messrs r. H. Thompson s. Co today
unloaded two cars OF fireworks and are
now in position 10 supply the holiday
! trade.
| Today's receipts of poultry we're goon'
| The chicken market is being neglected 10
| some extent, as there IL not mueh DONG
| IN that line, and most OF the local houses
are having particular attention TO turkeys
One local house reported the sale OF
small lot of turkeys at 81 per dozen today
hut the current quotations remain IN
changed.
The largest single car oil nay ever TO
ceiyed here has just been unloaded by
| ,oca, house The car, which came IRON
East Bernard, contained SAT bales, whici
weighed little over 10000 pounds Q
twenty tons.
Prices on cotton seed products are OH
crude oil being now quoted at lsH@2oc
and refined al 221s@2S. Meal and cak
sell at $40 per ton each. and local mill
are paying $3.50 per ton for seed
Another advance on soap has been al
nounced by a local factory.
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uo1rsrnN RANK cLEARINGs.

Following are the clearsnees Of tho Houston
banks for the week thus far and for the COT
Responding time last year. 'oEe'her with the
'"'i-' ~ This year Lsst<rar. Increase
Monday N.iiasss si.4s5,sis s2a3.sss
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An Error Corrected.

We have special wagons for e1lles aEa ,o =,
IN outroine trains; also for delivery u PR.
|ato residences in the city: We are on guy Sly
|Lone orders from private residences ree'''
peciai attention. Phone IS.
HOUSTON TRANSFER CO.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-09

Galveston Special leaves Houston I;so p. M
Sans,vs only. All these trains leave the
santa Re Congress Avenue .Derotis minutes
later than the above.
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SCHEDULE
n. 4 T. c. n. n.
Grand Central Depot

r. a N. q. n. n.
eaton and New Orleans Trains
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Corsicnn. and sabine surveyor..

Buffalo, Texas November Sine sur
yeying corps OF the Ccrsicans and sapine
Pass railroad reached this place Yesterday
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,un..ri.h steaks a. NaauiD & Bsilsy's
today.
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ii. e. 4 W. TAR. n.

Grand Central Depot
l, $50 p. m Express Train Arrive $40 a. m
Shreveport. Kansas City and Cineinnatio
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,and are fast mail and express se is g the
cuei.on going from Houston via the Central.
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COTTON Seed Prodncls.

Another advance Oh soap has been an
nounced by local factory.
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c.. II. a n. Il. n.
Gland Central Dcpo,
For Galveston md LIN Porte.
), ak =. -. Arrive 9.2s r. m.
e LAO p m t.,..' arrive y. ~ p VI
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-09

Texas eggs are stlll very scarce and the
demand Is in excess OF the supply
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-09

Messrs. 4. H. Thompson s. Go. today
unloaded two cars of fireworks and are
now in position 10 supply the holiday
trade
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-09

G.. II. & II. II. II.
Depo, foo, of Congress Avenue
Cnlycsfou Trains
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Today's meat market was unchanged
The price on both compound and zeal
lard from the packers to the johbers Is
l-sc of.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-09

NOTE-Trans leaving Houston at $40 a
m. and ASS p. m. and arriving at Houston
,:4sa. m also run into Grand Central depot.
,e,, minutes later than time given above
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Prices on cotton seed products are on
crude oil being now quoted at lsh@2oc
and refined at 22M92S. Meal and cak'
sell at $40 per ton each. and local MILL
are paying $3.50 per ton for seed
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S-A, trains arrive and depart from the CRAM
htral DEPOT except the Missouri. Kansas ana eIa'
rational ana Great Northern ami Columbia lap
Ich use the international and Great Northern depo
| Congress avenue. The Missouri. Kansas am
txas and Galveston. Houston and Henderson uan
s The International ard Gren, Northern depo;.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-15

For the best line negligee
shirts, go to Klotz, the Haber-
dasher.
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WHAT CITY PAYS FOR
FIRE DEPARTMENT
More Than 0ne-Half Income on
Personal Property
EXPENDED ON THE SERVICE
Departments Efficiency Proven by the
Small Losses Insurance Companies
Should Not Hold This as Ex-
cuse for Keeping Rates Up.

That there are two sides to every ques-
ton is proven by the figures which Mayor
Evans gives out concerning the agitation
to have the city increase the fire depart
ment so insurance rates will be lower.
This agitation has been on for some time
and figures have been given to.prove that
the city could save the business men and
property owners large sum of money am
nually by expending a comparatively small
sum in improving the fire Department.
Mayor Evans in an interview, states
that more than half of the citys income
from real and personal property is being
spent on the fire department.; that the per-
centage of losses is very small, and that
insurance companies doing bushes in Biz
ningham pay less license than in many
other cities.
1.-The report of the chief of the fire de-
partment for 1885," said Mayor Evans,
"shows that the people paid the fire
insurance companies during that year
$163 $50 in premiums and THAI TIE total
loss by fire was $12,243.4S, leaving a ba.-
ance to the credit of the insurance COM
panies of $3.50, 1862 net profi..
L
during the year 1898 amounted to So
1851, of which amount $39, 1867 was
paid for the maintenance of the fire
department, or over half CT the total
income from real and PERSONAL properly.
1.-The small loss as shown by these
figures is fair indication of the eff
cheney of the fire department. OF course
it would be more efficient if the
suggested additions were made to it.
Yet the property holders would have to
bear a reater part of the burden and
the insurance companies would receive
the greater share Of the benefits.
al do not mean to oppose an increase
of the fire department, but | do know
that the board of mayor and aldermen
will take into consideration all the fig
ures bearing upon the question before
making any additions. Yes, the fire
department ought to be increased, per-
haps; SO ought the police department,
the sanitary department, the schools
and all other public functions, and no
doubt will be just as soon as the BUSH
ness of the city will justify it.
The fire insurance companies dong
business IN birmingham only pay d
license of $500 per annum, and in many
other cities 1 understand they pay
much more. The insurance companies
should either reduce premiums or help
maintain the fire department"
The city officials all argue that the tax
payers are expending as much at present
on the fire department as can be afforded.
To increase the fire department would only
mean to decrease the burden in one direc-
ton and enhance it in another. Ore ex-
pressed it this way:
'sThe small loss by fire proves beyond
doubt the efficiency of the fire depart
ment. The insurance companies should
not hold this as an excuse to make their
rates burdensome. When anything Is
said about lower rates they always lay
the blame on the city. The city is do
ing the best it can with the funds at its
command"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-15
TAKE OUT LICENSE
Last Day of Grace in Many Lines o
Business

Today is the last day on which state
license can be paid without mourning an
additional penalty of 10 per cent and the
tax commissioners fee.
Under the new revenue bill several lines
of business which have heretofore not been
required to pay a state license must con-
tribute to the state treasury amounts rang
ing from s. to $50, of which many of them
ore unaware. Tho following is a list of the
new lines that come under the new law, as
applicable to cities of over $4,000 inhabi-
tants:
Fruit stands, s.; cigar and tobacco stands
s1O cold storage, $40; cotton buyers, $40;
coal and coke dealers or agents, $40; horse
dealers, $40; ice factories, $50; laundries,
$40; plumbers and gas filters, $40; ware
house and elevators, $40; brokers or conf
mission merchants, $50.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-15
SUPREME COURT
Refuses to Compel the Payment of Jail
Fees.

An important decision has been handed
down by the supreme court, which is of
especial interest to the clerks of the crimi-
nal court throughout the state.
The case in question was on a direct pc
tition from this county for mandamus to
compel Judge Greene to issue order to
Clerk William Burgin to collect Jail board
fees in cases where prisoners confessed
Judgment for fine and costs and gave Sc
curty for same.
The question was first raised by State
Examiner Purifoy, who held that the clerk
should collect Jail fees in such cases, not
withstanding the ruling of Judge Greene,
and in his report upon the examination of
Mr.. Burgn's books to the governor charged
him up with Jail fees in all cases where
the same had been omitted.
In order to test the question, when the
friends of d. Blackburn, who was in jail,
came to pay the fine and costs, Mr. Burgin
refused to accept the amount unless the
Jail fees for board were also paid. There
upon Attorney Lee c. Bradley filed a mo-
ton requesting Judge Greene to issue an
order compelling Mr.. Burgin to accept the
amount less the Jail fees or board bill.
Judge Greene Immediately issued the order,
which was in line with his previous ruling.
Clerk Burgin filed a petition in the SUI
preme court for writ of mandamus to
compel Judge Greene to issue orders re-
curing the payment of board bills in all
such cases, which was refused by the SUI
preme court.
Judge Greene refused to compel the pay
ment If hoard bills holding that such were
debts, and that a prisoner could not be
held for the non-payment Of same after the
fine and costs had been secured.
Mr.. Burgin will, under the ruling, get
credit for several hundred dollars which
was charged up to him by State Examiner
Purifoy.
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p. O. Box 745.
LOWE AND HEWITT
TO CONTEST TODAY
Campaign Closed in Birmingham
With Speeches by Both
Candidates.

Mr.. Lowe and Mr.. Hewitt will contest
,today to decide who will be the sixth DEM
ocratic nominee to represent Jefferson
county in the constitutional conve ntlon Bo;h
gentlemen closed the campaign by making
speeches to the Railroad Mems Political
club and the German-American union last
night.
The speakers went to the meeting OF tfe
Gcrman-AmeTicanS first. President E. Les
ser presided, and there were near 100 menu
bers present. Mr.. Hewitt spoke first, con-
tending that five out of the six delegates
already chosen were lawyers and all six
were from Birmingham He had never
held but one office, that of tax collector,
and he had spent seventeen years as a
country school teacher. Tie balance of his
life, with the exception of three years
service in the confederate army, he had
been a farmer. He thought the people out
side of Birmingham were entitled to rep
resentative among the delegates.
Mr.. Lowe asked Mr.. Hewitt pointedly il
he was against the d,spensary.
II will cross that bridge when l come to
it, replied Mr.. Hewitt.
Both gentlemen agreed in their speeches
that in the convention was not the place
to settle this issue. Mr.. Lowe sad that his
being a lawyer was nothing against him.
He explained his position in regard to or
CARNATIONS OF the German-American union
kind and said that his position had leen
misunderstood.
President Lesser spoke, and the union
decided not to endorse any one.
The two candidates then ATTENDED the
meeting of the Railroad Mems Political
club and made speeches.
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DFennen & Co. Will Build on Present
Location.
WORK WILL BEGIN IN JUNE
Will Be Completed Some Time in Early
Autumn.
FRONTAGE OF SEvENTY-sivE FEET
Business of Firm Has Grown So Rap
idly That Present Quarters Are
Crowded-Will Employ More
Help in the New Store.

Another large brick building is to be
built in Birmingham.
Drennen & Co. have closed a deal by
which a handsome five-story brick build
ing is to be erected on the spot now occu-
pied by their department stores.
This deal has been pending for some time
but final contamination was not had until
yesterday. The company has long been
needing more room and has decided to erect
a handsome building in which their large
department stores can be located.
VIII be Five stories High
TIE new building will be five stories high
and have frontage of about 70 feet. The
depth of the lot is $40 feet Two electric
elevators Will be put in the building and
every floor will be occupied by a depart
ment of this immense concern.
AT present the firm is crippled for want
of space and scarcity of employees. When
the new store is finished fifty additional
clerks will be employed and the business
considerably enlarged.
The building boom has struck Birming-
ham and many of the now progressive BUSH
ness concerns are on deals looking towards
increasing the size of their buildings and
in some cases moving to new place al
together.
The work on Drennen & Cos. new build
ing will commence about June l. and will
probably be finished by September.
The new building will add to the appear
ances of Second avenue in that part of
town as the buildings are somewhat small
and ungainly in that vicinity.
When finished the structure will be oceu-
pied as a department store and everything
from hair pins and towels up to carriages
and two-horse wagons will be sold.
Iron Frame Work
Tie front of the building will be of iron
frame work and pressed brick, while the
other parts will be up-to-date in every
appointment.
The razing of the old building will begin
some time during the latter part of May
and the new structure will be finished in
time to accommodate the fall trade.
Felix Drennen, of the firm of Drennen &
Co. was seen yesterday afternoon and
talked freely regarding the erection of the
new building. "Our business has been
growing So he said, that the present
space is not sufficient and 1t became neces-
sary that we either build a new building
or move to larger quarters elsewhere. We
have determined to erect a building and in
tend to make handsome one. We will
employ about fifty additional clerks and
will run a complete department store. We
will sell everything. Birmingham is rapid
to keep up with the times"
Owing to the many building plans on foot,
birmingham real estate has taken de-
cided rise.
One of the real estate men said ycster-
day. IF this thing keeps up within a few
years no city in the south can boast of
finer buildings than Birmingham
There are enough buildings now in course
of erection to give a large number of men
employment"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-15
AROUND THE LOOP"
New Schedule for Behrens Park Line
Cars to Go All the Way Round

General Manager McClary, Of the Biz
mingham Railway and Electric company,
Is preparing an entirely new schedule and
method of operating the new Behrens Park
line in connection with the South High
land and Jonesville line.
Hereafter, beginning probably tomorrow
morning, four cars viii be operated on the
big loop formed by Twentieth street,
Eleventh avenue and the big curve around
by Behrens Park and the rolling mill into
Avenue G, two of the cars going in each
direction. The cars coming into the city
both on Avenue c and on Twentieth street,
will continue on through the business por-
ton of the city to Eighth avenue and
Nineteenth street, North. where they will
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-15
GRAND JURY
OF Criminal Court Return Several In
dictments.

The criminal court grand jury will prob
ably adjourn next week until June, after
having investigated all cases where the de-
PENDANTS are in jail awaiting its action.
The following indictments were returned
yesterday afternoon:
Assault with intent to murder-Boston
Davis dwo cases..
Grand larceny-Chris Howard, John
West
Burglary and grand larceny-Ed Nelson
and Walker King.
Petty larceny-Will Staples, Eddie Jones
and Otis Williams.
Mayhem-Harry Collins.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-15
SEADOARD AIR LINE CAUSING
ANXIETY IN RAILROAD CIRCLES
SECOND AVENUE WILL HAVE
HANDSOME 5-STORY STORE

turn round and run back south. This will
give all people living on the loop off of
Twentieth street, car in each direction
running all the way through the city every
twelve minutes.
The service on the main Twentieth street
line, from Jonesville to Fifteenth avenue on
the South Highlands will be decreased
from car every eight minutes, to one
every twelve minutes. That Is, this will be
the service on the line north of Eighth
avenue, and south of Five Points. Be
tween these two places, however, owing to
the twelve minute trips of the loop cars,
there will be six minute service. Hereto
fore the cars have run only every eight
minutes. Mr.. McClary thinks that this
schedule will give general satisfaction.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-15
~THE PLAYS

Jolly Phil Peters, assisted by his clever
wife and company of farceuro, are booked
for return engagement at O'Brien's next
week. Since their visit of several weeks
ago the company has added several new
comedies, also four extra performers.
"a Real King" is the opening BILL AS
usual ladies will be admitted free on Mon
day night if accompanied by escort with
30-cent seat purchased before p. m. Mon
day. Matinees will be given daily after
Monday at the usual prices, 10 and 20 cents.
Seats on sale Monday morning at . a. m.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-15
MAI. +. v. ANDERSON
Nominee for President of the CONNER
cial Club.

. A meeting of the committee appointed at
the last meeting of the Commercial club to
nominate officers for the ensuing term was
held yesterday afternoon in the rooms of
the club, and Major Frank Y. Anderson
was selected as a candidate for the chief
presiding officer of the organization.
The vice-presidents and members of the
board of directors were not selected, but
the full ticket will be completed at meet
ing of the committee to be held probably
today.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-15
Last pnY for the BIKE Riders

Today is the last day for the issuance of
state bicycle licenses, and the probate
Judges office will have a heavy run attend
ing to the wheelmen who come in at the
last minute. Up to last night something
over 2,7O0 bicyclists had taken out their Ii
cense to ride the streets of Birmingham
and the roads of the state. Thirty-tiye
cents is the full tax, including fees.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-15
JUNIOR OFFICERS
Of Y. NJ. G. A. Elected Last Night for
the Ensuing Six Months

Last night the boys in the junior depart
ment of the Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton held a meeting in the association par
Tors and elected the following officers for
the ensuing six months:
Arthur Chairsel, president; Lucas Scott,
first vice president; Wheelan Gully, second
vice president; Walter Mccoy, secretary;
Walter Hood, treasurer.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-15
WIN Ircach at seals, Han

Rev. Homer T. Wilson, chaplain of The
Travellers Protective Association, will
preach at Seals Hall tomorrow morning at
II O'clock instead of at the First Metho-
dist church, as has been announced through
mistake.