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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-25

Henderson OF Lamar. chairman Of the com
mittee ON finances. submitted the report of
the free conference coirmittee on tho gen
eral appropriations bill.
On motion )f Mr. Russell the order of
business was suspended and his bill to
relieve the inhabitants and property OF
Zspsta county from the payment OF state
taxes for the year 1899 was taken up. The
bill was passed to ongrossment; ayes 20.
noes &c.
motion to suspend the rules and place
the bill on It's third reading and final pass
age was defeated by not having the requi-
site four-hfths majority.
The order of business was, on motion OF
Mr.. Bailey, further suspended and his bill
to amend article 5066 of tho Revised civil
Statutes relating to the rendition, listing
and assessment OF property for taxation
was taken up and passed under suspension
Of the rules after adoption of an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Kittrel. The bill as
amended provides that II any property has,
by reason of any special law, contract or
fact, been exempt or have been claimed to
be exempted from taxation for any period
or limit OF time and such period OF ex-
emptlon shall expire between January /
and December 81 OF any year. said property
shll bo assessed and listed for taxes as
other property but the taxes assessed
against said property shall be only for tho
prorata of taxes for the portion OF such year
remaining after the expiration OF such
claimed period OF exemption and shall be
SO listed on the tax rolls and.taXes shall
be collected on such property accordingly.
The purpose of the bill Is TO provide for
the listing for taxes for a portion OF the
year 1900 of the lands of the International
and Great Northern Railroad company.
which were in 1875 exesayed from taxa
ton for twenty-five years.
Mr.. Schluter called up the report OF the
free conference committee on the general
appropriations bill and moved that the
favorable majority report be adopted
Mr.. Henderson Of Lamar moved as a
substitute that the majority report be rt-
jected and another conference committee
be appointed. The previous question was
ordered.
MIR. Henderson of Lamar spoke against
the majority report. The vote on the
substitute resulted in "a ayes and "a noes.
Mr. Smith OF Grayson, who was in the
chair, voted no and the substitute was lost.
The question recurring on Mr. Schlutera
motion to adopt the majority report 1t
prevailed; ayes 81. noes 50.
Mr. Dies called up the concurrent reso-
luton providing for final adjournment Il
noon Saturday and offered as a substitute
resolution propC sing to adjourn siue die
| at notn tomorrow. The substitute was
defeated ayes q, noes IT,
Tho original resolution. was adopted;
| ayes 90. noes g.
The house then adjourned until tomor-
row morning at $3.50 o'clock.
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ISLAND CITY NEWSITEMS
Two Biz Tobacco Plantations Have Been
Consolidated.
THE TOBACCO OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Not ExceIied by that of Cubn--Good
Rims in the Coast Country.
Texans Go North.

Galveston. Texas, May 24-The Es-
peransa tobacco plantation, owned by
w. f. spller, and the Gray Hawk
plantation, owned by Hardie and Alex Nc
Kee Robinson, at Ada, in Montgomery
county, have been consolidated and here
after will be operated jointly. The con-
solidaton OF these two plantations viii
make the joint farm probably the largest
tobacco growing establishment in Texas.
The Robinson brothers, who owned the
Gray Hawk, are Galyestonians and the
consolidation Is therefore of particular in
terest to people OF this city.
The tobacco growing business of Mont
gomery county promises to develop into a
great industry. Ada, the town at which
are situated, is five miles from Willis and
is in the heart OF the tobacco belt The
Two plantations have cultivated area of
l35 acres, and as the tobacco acreage in
Montgomery county was recently esti-
mated at l400 acres it will be seen that
the Spiller and Robinson plantation will
make nearly one-tenth of the territory
now put to tobacco growing.
The tobacco that is grown in Montgom-
cry county is OF cigar variety only. 1t is
from Cuban seed OF the brand known as
Vuelta Aba1o, and is the nearest approach
20 the pure Havana leaf that is raised.
This Is illustrated by the fact that when
the better grades of the Montgomery
grown tobacco are put before the cigar
makers OF the North they mistake it for
Havana leaf tobacco
There is feeling in America that unless
an article is imported 1t is not first class:
that unless wines are bottled in France
they are not the real thing; that unless
tobacco is grown in Cuba it isn't the finest
and that If It. isn't raining in London you
shouldn't turn up your trousers. On this
account, regardless Of whatever intrinsic
merit home grown or home made ar
ticle may have it takes long time for it
10 be accepted at it's true value by the
masses of the people.
Montgomery county has been tobacco
raising district eight or ten years and as
yet there Is some little prejudice against
its product simply because it Is domestic
grown The quality OF the tobacco, how
ever, is so good that IL is slowly but surely
forcing It's merits upon the dealers, and 1t
Is only a question Of time when the public
VIII discover that some sections of Texas
can raise every bit as good tobacco as the
valleys in Cuba.
Mr. Hardie Robinson, who IS In Galves-
ton today. confirmed the report OF the con-
solidation of the two plantations. He saws
tobacco requires more care aud attention
than young baby but, like an infant, it
responds to every good influence shown IN
its behalf. The great art in tobacco rails
ing he says, is in the curing OF the Leaf
Considerable land in the Montgomery
county district Mr. Robinson saws. IS adj
mirahly adapted for tobacco, and he be-
lieves that before maay years the leaf
grown In that UOrtion NJ Texts ,ViI1 b,v,
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PROCEEDINGS.
The senate.

Austin, Texas. May 24,--The senate met
this morning with quorum present.
House bill granting w. II. Owens per-
mission TO sue the State to ascertain the
amount, If any, due him from the state for
services rendered the State as quarter
master of the frontier battalion passed
finally.
House bill repeating the special road
law for Harris county was passed to u
third reading,
House bill by Ratcliff taxing foreign
corporations in filing their charters the
Same fee as imposed upon domestic cor
porations, with adverse majority and iay-
orable minority report. was next consid-
cred.
Lloyd moved to substitute the minority
for the majority report. Lost, 10 ayes 10
u noes, and he bill was thus killed.
Monroe's house bill Furnishing the cele-
bration Of marriage without license
was passed to a third reading.
Grlnnan called up the fee conference
ommittee report on his bill taxing mort
CAGES and deeds of trust on land and per-
scnal property.
After some discussion the bill and re-
port was indefinitely postponed by a vote
OF u to 10.
House bill by Bailey giving the railroad
commission authority TO make emergency
freight rates. effective Immediately in.
stead of on three DAYS notice as Is nov
the law, was passed finally under su3
pension Of the rules.
Chairman Dibrcll submitted the repor
OF the free conference committee on TIT
appropriation bin. with dissenting repor
by Henderson and Shropshire The re
port was adonted by viva voce vote with
out discussion
The senate then went into executive ses
SION and confirmed final notaral lists.
House bill allowing contractors ron
structing State buildings to draw seventy
1--we per cent OF the cost Of the work Al
IT progresses passed finally
Mckelars house bill making 1t viola
ton of law 10 take up and use stock wa
passed finally.
The vote by which house bill No ~
was passed was reconsidered. This bil
originally fixed the salary OF the indus
trial manager of the orphans home a
$500. and amendment b. Dtbreu wa
adopted on yesterday reducing the salar
10 $500. The amendment was then lost
Z ayes to Is NAYS
me bill was passed to a third readinl
Miller offered resolution for sine di
adjournment for tomorrow at noon
pending which the senate adjourned nm
III 10 o'clock tomorrow
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

At the fremont c. w Simpson Ch.-
cago; w, 3, Teagarden, Houston; j. D.,
Cray, penison; william p. Richardson,
Beaumont, o. f. Keller, Chicago; r. l..
Wilson, Austin, Il, Youch, New York; T,
L. NIunns, Cleveland, Charles Coates,
Captain Mcdonald, steam
ship Miami; Charles Is Smith, y. X.
Smith, Bolton; Tom B. Burnett, Dallas; A.
+, Fegan, Eagle Pass, L q Swoncoat,
Houston. j H. Jenkins Bastrop, j. j.
Fox. New York; John \. Burk, Texas j.
C. Tassey, sherman: l.; }: Dickinson. New
York; Thomas II. Dickinson. ST, Louis.
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inches. so there is reason to believe that
all that region has been visited By a gem
erous rain.
Dr.. Cline will not receive his mail re-
ports for several days but he expects to
hear OF much good done to vegetables ana
gardens The stun in the ground now ls
worth many hundred thousand dollars TO
the coast farmers and none can be more
Interested in the weather than they.
The indications are for showers tonight
and tomorrow, which promises to be pretty
general all over the State
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RAIN IN COAST COUNTRY.

From railway conductors and passengers
who have come to town recently 4, Is
learned that the coast country was blessed
with very good rain last evening There
was regular downpour at Houston, the
precipitation amounting to more than
three inches, but as the coast was neareG
the rainfall became Ness until there was
none at all at Galveston II is understood
here that there were good showers MS far
south as Alvin and Hitchcock.
AT the local Office Of the United States
weather bureay II is learned that the east :
ern section of the coast country has been
badly III need OF rain for week past. At
Beaumont last night the rainfall was two
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sentence In the preceding conviction have
ceased to operate nor shall the district
Judge approve accounts for such fees and
cests.
Expenses Of attached aud
subpoenaed witnesses:
provided that neither
the district Judge nor
the comptroller shall
approve the claim OF
any person attached
as a witness while I'M
der indictment for fell
ony In the sans court
in which he is attached
to testify ......... 100000 100000
Salary OF special judges. 1900 1900
Salary OF supreme court
reporter .,...,.,...,f 5000 o,OOo
Salary OF court of Grim
inal appeals reporter. 5000 5000
Salary OF assistant SUI
preme court reporter
or reporters ........... 1900 3,00u
Fees of county Judges.
justices of the peace,
sheriffs ana consta-
bles In examining trl-
ais; and provided, that
no part OF the same
shall be paid to the city
recorders or city mar
shals for services in eX-
aiming trials ........ $4,000 10000
MISCELLANEOUS.
Reminding to the United States
government the over-amount
paid the State of Texas of the
appropriation by congress in
the deficiency act OF July Z,
1898 Observation-Disclosures. Si5, 125 80
For the payment of the amounts due the
railway companies of this State for the
transportation of troops and OF voluntee IS
rejected by proper authorities, between
points within this State, during the late
war with Spain, the sum of $4,000, to be
paid by the State treasurer on the warrant
of the governor, such warrant TO be Issued
only upon satisfactory proof to the gov
ernor and arJutant general that such sci
vice was actually rendered, and that the
same was rendered on the order or re-
quest Of the proper authority, and then
only after tho governor has been ADVISED
that such accounts or debts will be APP
proved and the amount paid TO the gov
ernor of this State by the United States
treasurer Immediately upon their pay
ment by the governor of this state. and
/ the governor of this State Is hereby au-
/ thorzed to receive such payment from the
/ United States treasurer.
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When the house convened This morning
the speaker laid before the house the Joint
resolution by Mr.. Jones 10 amend section
2 article 6, OF the constitution so as to
provide that every male person of foreign
birth who shall immigrate from any
forlgn country TO Texas or remove from
any state or Territory to this State after
december 81 1888, shall take out his fnal
naturalization papers before he shall be
deemed qualified voter
Speeches were made by Messrs Jones.
Blount, Murphy, Beatty. Lillard and Grubbs
IN support of the joint resolution aud by
Messrs Meitzen, Wheless, Kennedy. Adj
ans and Childers in opposition to IT,
Mt, Dies moved TO postpone the further
consideration Of the subject to June 10,
Tho motion prevailed; ayes IS. noes A.
thus practically killing the joint resolu
tion.
On motion OF Mr.. Darrah the order OF
business was suspended and the house took
up the senate bill to require the county
commissioners court of any county or city
council OF any Incorporated city or town
to submit propositions for the issuance OF
bonds 10 vote OF the qualified taxpayers
Of such county or Incorporated city or
town The bill was passed under a sls-
pension OF the rules
On motion OF Mr.. Allen OF Hopkins the
house took up out OF its regular order the
senate bill TO make it felony tor any Of
ficial charged by law with the enforcement
Of the criminal laws To receive pleas Of
guilty from persons charged with crime or
who are engaged In any occupation or
business In violation OF the criminal laws.
o. To agree TO reselss money from persons
charged with crime, or who may be en-
gagged in any occupation or business In vio-
lation of the criminal laws In considers
ton that the person thus violating the
laws shall be permitted for any period OF
time 10 continue In such Illegal business
or occupation
MIR. Murphy moved to strike out the
enacting clause. On motion OF Mr.. Derden
the motion was tabled.
Mr. Bridges moved TO postpone further
consideration OF the bfll TO June 10.
Mr.. Savage moved TO table the motion
to postpone. Lost; ayes 49, noes 81.
Mr.. Maxwell offered concurrent resolu-
ticn to grant the use Of the 1all OF the
house OF Representatives TO the etudcnts OF
the university for reception during the
commencement exercises 10 June.
Pending consideration of the resolution
the house took a recess tn . o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Whau he hnstee N. affair racqaR Mr..
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BAYLOR FEMALE COLLIE
Programme for the Comma.
Exnral...

- - ~ sht tumUt11U
Exercises.
Bolton, Texas, May 2s.-Follpyy
programme Of the commercsns
cises of Baylor Female college:
Saturday, June 3, $3.50 p. n.-'s
sion of the Historical and Aci.s
cieties,
Sunday, June 4, II a. m.-BaoaI
sermon by Rev. A. ". McGaha hi
Fort Worth, Texas.
Sunday, June 4, p. m.-Nl;srs
mon by Rev. z. E, King, D. D,
Kinney, Texas.
Monday. June 5, 4 p. m.--L,ss
honor of the alumni.
Monday, June 5, $3.50 p. fn.-GH,
cert by the music and elocu,ic.
ments.
Tuesday. June 6, from 5 10 ~
Art reception.
At 10 a. m.-Address to he q
by Rev. Luther Little OF Bdtha-
and awarding of diplomas.
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cago for a year. A new c,,,..
elected Thursday evening. ''a
The following committee h, Il
pointed to advise on the plsus !. I
an auditorium, to report NoDs,,
Metoalfe, chairman; N. Z. H..
Nj. Sleeper, R. D. McConb, VI
Langsford. 1t is expected IA, i ,
be donated on which to buIi \
forum.
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GOLD IN MILLS COUNTY.
Much Work Is Being Done In Getting
Out Ore.

Goldthwaite, Texas, May 24.-The gold
excitement is running pretty high in this
vicinity. There were several contracts
made last week with parties who ara sup
posed to have geld on their lands. Several
shai's are being sunk, and nearly every
express carries samples of ore 10 some
assayist 10 be assayed Returns, when
they are gwen out, show a run OF gold
rom up to 81 to the ton, II is reported
that there VIII be a crnsher located here
IN the near future That is a regular min
Ing mill to work up the ore.
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prospectors from Iowa.

Greenyille, Texas, May PA party Of
prospeotors from the Hawkeye state. or
Iowa, are stopping at the Beckham and
were taken this morning for a drive over
some OF Hunt county's rich soil by Major
Reckham. The party Is composed OF ].
w. Blunt from West Union, A. Sehor and
G. IL, shorshong. Elgin, and j. H. Blunt,
from Hawkeye. They are just such push
ing and substantial citizens as this Sec
ton would welcome.
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Wallisville. Texas, May a-Sr7
are on the ground doing prellnlizl
for the Chambers County Rice lrl
Canal company, lately orsanlA
Louis, Mo, with capital Of ms
canal will have pumping ssz
Turtle bayou, a tributary . M
and the canal will run to Whine
what is known as S1rirrel ~
through some 10000 thousand !,
good fiat rice land, for whlta l.
the canal company have MED y
deeds for record here in the coang
office; each deed is for oi0 aels
The company will try to have ss "
sl,ir shape for the next Season |.
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loHN Y coz MAN

The flag over the Cult. Colorado ard
Santa Re general Offices is at half mast
today for John T. Cox formerly chief
clerk in the auditors office, who died at
$3.50 o'clock last night in san Angelo.
Mr. Cox had been in the employ of the
road for ten years. Early last winter ne
had an attack of tho grip, which lett him
much dohlltated. He resigned his posi-
ton in the general office and went ont on
the line as travelling auditor, hoping that
change OF scene. change OF air and less
cpnfnug duties would restore his health
but he did not memi For the past four or
five months his health was very poor He
made his headquarters at Lampasas f'r a
time and later at San Angelo. About a
week ago an operation was performed
His family was with him when he died.
Mr. CoXs home in this city was al the
corner Of fremont street aud avenue O.
lie leaves n widow and four children, two
sons and two daughters The eldest child,
Pagan. a boy about 10 years old, is n the
employ OF the Santa Re The youngest
child is a boy years old,
Mr. Cox was born in Fredonia kan.
and WAS about AZ years old. He was wnen
quite a Young man, deputy United States
marshal in the Indian Territory, In thosa
DAYS the Territory WAS about the widest
region In America.
The body left San Angelo at. o'clock
this morning ani wiz be here tonight
The funeral win be held tomorrow NJ ,
p. m. from the residence Of Mr. GrelHnG,
avenue O. between fremont and Twenty
fourth streets II viii be private
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Salary of htty-six dis
trict judges .......,..,Sli0,000 $4,000
Salary OF thirty light dis
trict attorneys ..t.,.,.. 10000 10000
Salary OF one criminal
district attorney .... 500 500
Salary OF two criminal dis
trict judges ....:.,... 5000 5000
Fees and costs OF sheriffs,
clerks and attorneys In
felony cases ......,.... 900 800 ono
Nor shall the comptroller approve the
account OF any sherlr for conveying a
convict from the penitentiary to any
county for trial on felony charge, which
II convicted would receive a sentence con-
current with tho sentence he was all eady
serving; nor shall such attorneys clerks
or sberiffs be entitled 10 fees aud costs in
more than one case where the defendant
is convicted in two or more cases unless
the judgment in the second and subse-
quent convictions shall be that the punish
ment shall begin when the Judgment and
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wAxABACHIE LOCALS.
Good VIII of the Daily LiEns =Ias
Heen Sold

Waxahachie, Texas. May 24y-The latest
deal in newspaper circles is the sale of
the Daily Lights good will to Messrs.
r. d. Hudson, Charles Kent and Carl
Word The, sale was made by James o.
Jones. who is about to buy stock in the
Waco Evening Telephone. Mr. Jones has
been here for several years and has made
money with the Llgnt
DR.. Clark has resigned the captaincy OF
the Waxahachie Rifles and will go 20 Chi
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REGISTRATION CLOSED.

The registration for the city election
closed here at o'clock tonight with a total
OF 1850 voters registered
This is almost 30 heavier than any
previous registration has been. The cleo
ton will take place June 5.
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Charles Tilleback. who is charged with
shooting B. Filhol at his oyster resort
down the island, was yesterday released
from custody by giving bond in the sum
OF $1,000 Tiletatk tas been in Jail since
last December. His trial has been post
roneG till the July term of the criminal
court
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APPROPRIATION DILL.
salient Features of the Measure as
Finally Adopted.

Finally Adopted.
Austin, Texas Mays 2l,-Following are
the salient features Of the appropriation
bill as finally adopted and which now goes
to the governor
Section /. That the following sums Of
money, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, are hereby appropriated out Of
any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the support Of the State
government, for the years beginning March
/, 1899, and ending February 2s 1901 and
for other purposes;
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IupIcIARY BEREAVEMENT.

Total .......-.s 2,669,5sS 90 s2,25OSS7 20
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AFTERNOON SESSION.
when the house met after recess. Mr..
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sentence In the preceding conviction have
ceased 10 operate; nor shall the district
Judge approve accounts for such fees and
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TO STUDY HYBRID WHEAT.
Prof. Weber VIII Pay a Visit to Eu-
rope for This Pur-
- pose. tt.4..F4

Prof. H. j. Weber, of the division of
vegetable physiology, department of
agriculture, has sailed for Europe to
attend meeting of hybridists in Lon
don, held under the auspices of the
Royal Horticultural society. While
abroad Prof. Webber will visit the most
learned and successful hybridists of
France and England. In the latter
country there has been produced va
riety of hybrid wheat which is said to
be of immense value.
Carton Bros. have for ten or fifteen
years been experimenting in wheat,
with the intent of producing a harder
and more fruitful variety than any yet
known. They contend that they have
produced a variety which will yield
twice as much as any variety known.
and which will be much more successful
in resisting the rust. They have I'M
dertaken to sell it to the English, Aus
trian, and American governments. but
all thought that the price was too high
An agent was sent from the United
States TO examine this wheat. and re-
ported the results to be even more won
derful than he had been led to expect.
If the government purchases the origi-
nal seed, ii will do so simply TO dis
tribute it among the farmers
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ALL HOPE ABANDONED.
The Fine steamer Paris to Be Left
to Her Fate on the Manacle
Rocks.

Second Vice President James A.
Wright, of the International Naviga7
ton company, says that the owners
have given up the Paris, now on the
Manacle rocks off Cornwall. NO ar
engagements whatever for supplying the
place of the Paris have been made"
said Mr.. Wright. johnson and Higgins,
the adJusters who are handling the in
surance on the Paris and its freight.
said that the ship was insured for ST.
100000 in between 80 and 40 different
companies. OF this number Is are New
York companies. The insurance on the
cargo of the Paris amounts to S242. 900.
Only $4,000 or $4,000 in cargo still re-
mains in the Paris. 1t cost 50, 400. 900, il
is said, to build the. Paris.