The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-25
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to the large number OF questions received
answers can not always be given promptly
what is the costliest battleship Ia the
United States navys c.v.R.
The eostliest ships in United states navy are
those now building, whioh are TO cost $780,
GOO and s3,7bo,ocO OF those already In com
mission the OREGON has cost the most-ss ,lso,-
900.
Are innd certificates issued to disabled
Confederate soldiers during tho civil war
still valid, or did the last legislature pass an
act validating them.
All Indicated Confederate certificates have
long since been barred by Limitation. The
act granting them was passed in 1881 and the
constitution provides that all land certificates
shall be located within Ave years from the
date OF their issuance or DO forever barred
The act granting these certificates was re-
pealed in 1889.
What wear OF this century has been called
the year Of great bahles2" and who were
the famous people born In III P,AC.
II is contendcd that the year 1909 gave more
celebrities and persons OF genius to the world
than any other wear OF the century. Among
those who were born in that memorable year
were William EwArt Gladstone. Abraham
Lincoln, Alfred Tennyson. Charles Darwin.
Lord HcuEhton. Edgar Allan Poe. oliver
Wendell Holmes Edward Fitggerald Pro-
fessor Blackie, Mary Cowden Clarke and Felix
Mendelssohn.
Have all the Roman Catholic popes been
Italians by BIRTH ADD.
or the two hundred and sixty and odd who
have worn the papal crown. all but forty
seven are known to have been Italian born
or those who were not natives OF italy. 10
each were French or Greciau. span-
ish. German. Africans and
each English, dutch and Hebrew. No other
than an italian Popo has been elected In 377
years. tho last who was not an Italian being
the Dutch Adrian VI, elected in 1872 The
one English pope. Adrian w. was elected
in 1884
A party Informed me that volunteers re-
iected were entitled to compensation for their
expenses, ! went from Leon county to Fort
Sam Houston TO be examined and was finally
rejected ! was out 500 trying to serve my
country. Can recover NV EXPENSES. aud
what course should pursue% FRI
The twenty-sixth legislature made On ap-
preparation which goes into effect August 20
1909, to meet such claims as this. The claims
arc to be passed on by the governor and Rdju-
tant general, and the proper way to do is to
nle all such claims with the latter Tho adj
Iptant general will In short time issue
,Iv IY,fa II,
must proceed in the promises,
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VIII you please give statistics OF tho de-
nominations and sects OF the United states?
For January 1897. the Independent pub
lished statistics OF churches IN the United
States from the latest obtainable returns.
The aggregate number OF communicates OF thu
principal denominations we're then as fol-
lows: Roman Catholics S,27i,s09 Methodist
bodies 5,653. 2S9; Baptist bodies AIS, s57; Pres
byterlan bodies 1.i6o,si5; Lutheran bodies
1,42o,9ob, Disciples OF Christ 1908 672; Prot
estant Episcopalians eS6,773; CONGREGATIONAL
ists s22557 Reformed bodies 5ls,i7l; UAited
Brethren e7i O3o Mormons $4,000.
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1t s said that man from Colorado county
iust at the close OF tho war was on board a
train in South Carolina. On the same train
were some negro mon (posslbly negro SOL
diers) and ono OF the negroes threw his arms
around young lady. The young lady
asked II there was no ono who would pro-
tect her. whom the Colorado county man shot
the negro and Jumped out OF the car window.
Another man was caught who was supposed
to have done the shooting and was made to
dig his own grave and made to stand beside
II 10 be shot, At this moment the Colorado
county man made his appearance and adj
mitted his guilt He was accordingly stood
up In place OF the Innocent party and when
shot fell into the open grave Does The Post
know, or can any one tell us. who the Colo
RADIO man was? J.R.w.. Columbus Texas,
The man was Calvin Crozier Confederate
soldier from Texas but from what county
The Post does not know. There is a monu
ment TO him in the cemetery at Newberry,
S. c.. where the affair occurred He was
born at Brandon, Miss. and murdered at
Newberry. S. G., in SeDtember. 1865.
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VIII you please inform me what right
deputy has when he collects unpaid taxes for
1898. Can he come and take any kind OF
property. assessed or not assessed. without
warning, or even at least IS minutes to get
some money 10 pay him without making extra
charger Can an assessor take up assessment
of mans uroporty without notifying him
at all2 am a hired man. Can he take my
wages earned by tho month or the dAyf
Please let me know IN full what tax col
lector's rights are. Subscriber
Dansvsng Texas.
II IL the duty OF q tax collector 10 levy
upon and sell so much personal property as
he can find to pay taxes OF any year which
are delinquent on the 3lst OF January OF tho
following year. plus "a penalty OF 10 per cent
interest and all costs aecruing thereon.
II is the duty OF an assessor TO call upon
property owners or leave a notice with them
that he has called before listing their prop
erty for taxation, but II from any cause
he fails to find said property owners and
they fail to cali at his office after be has
notified them to give him a statement OF their
property ho shall proceed to assess the same
as Re believes to be the true and full value
thereof.
Wages can not be taken for taxes or any
thing else.
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Please tell me what kind OF an animal Is
the kezzle or quezzle Where is 1t foundE
Ce) Is il true that the state of Wisconsin
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