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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
TAXES GARNIsHEEn.

Calcasieu Lumber company and Ben G.
Jones & Co. was garnisheed in the Fed
eral court today by the Austin Water,
Light and Power company. aud 1t is stated
that attempts to reach similar moneys
owed by other taxpayers will also be
made. The plaintff is endeavoring to re-
cover the amount of judgment obtained
against the city for an unexpired contract
to furnish 1t with water and lights, which
contract the city refused to longer recog-
nize after Its own plant was put in oper-
alton.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
Texas correspondence Normal In
stitutc.
m.

Austin, Texas. August 5.--Though the
Texas Correspondence Normal Institute
does not end its first year until October
Sd. next, one arm of this institution now
rests on Hudsons Bay, the other on the
gulf of Mexico.
We are enrolling students nearly every
day, not only from Texas, but from other
states as Well, and we wish to give The
Post another opportunity to send us some
students
The reason this school is moving at this
rapid pace is this: II has something back
of It to make 1t move
Every day brings its evidences of the
greatness and goodness of the work in
which | am engaged Very respectfully.
Annie Cooke.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
pEN1TENTIARY BOARD.

The penitentiary board was In session
today revising the rules governing the
States penal institutions
Tonight the board had a conference with
Henry c. Kent of st, Louis and Chas. d.
Pullin of Cleveland, who are investigating
existing conditions with a view to going
into the iron business in East Texas. Both
these gentlemen are Interested in the
Corsicana oil fields and have been looking
over the ground at other points in search
of other oil producing territory.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
NOTES.

Mr. Frank Glover has gone to Princeton,
KY, to attend the funeral of his mother,
news OF whose death there he received
yesterday.
w. Y. Molly, late manager OF the Postal
telegraph office at this point, has gone
to Shreveport to take charge of the Pos
tai office there.
Mr.. Ned Morris of the attorney gener-
ais department went 10 Athens this eve.
ming to attend the habeas corpus trial of
the Humphrles lynchers, which takes
place there tomorrow.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
Old Virginia Cheroots
viii not disappoint you.
Three for 5 cents.
Ask your dealer for them, and get
a good smoke.

n. Light, Pilot Point; l.. G. Eastman,
Huntsville; l.. s. Schwarz. Lockport; o.
A. Hanover, Chicago; William Engelhardt.
San Antonio; J. I. Cpnklin, W. H. Smith
and wife, Fort Worth; h. j. LANCE, San
Antonio; s. Orr Neal, Dallas: p. j. Koch,
San Antonio: A. c. Hamilton. Laredo; w.
s. Barbee, L,ling; Sam Berlner, w. II.
simms, sanAntonio; Miss Carrie Mcseley.
Jefferson.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09

Sherman, Texas, August s.-About $3.50
this afternoon the power plant OF the Coll
leee Hills and Park line. a city street
railway operated with electricity, caught
fire and burned The FIRE originated in tha
boiler room and spread so quickly that
the machinery had to DO abandoned while
running The two big dynamos and en-
CINE together with all their connections,
were in a manner destroyed and the build
ing a total loss. Loss about $4,000; no in
surance.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
aASAsoTA CITY coscILu.

si,s Amounted to Secure a
Ms,so,.s Tor New City Hall.
VI, :, Texas, August s.-An inter-
N - meeting Of the city council was
ss,,s g night. at which a committee Of
s,s1s, 49, Shaw Madeley and spann, was
ssa!as ! !, 81, look into the matter Of pur-
" Iss ~ s,'e for city hall and I to RE re-
e shsl ', w commissioner was ordered IA
ain y =, and hauled away. and p niae cas
10 = the business streets re cts IN Hlaf his
MI 'sq''s e. ... Of the parlin. orlenaort
Al sss e ess of taxes on a stock tb ,ev
/, ter ths delinquent tax was due the
ilss ~ q years 1891, 1892 1 ise sue ,s ,ne
I Because It wo Mis ord, cancelled,
ss., and partly because soc th mu ea,,n TO
lsssSssssn4ss, many Of whom ar are s innos
Il 1899 Sssasred to collect BY suit G back aa.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
Information wanted.

Bryan. Texas August I'll would like to
make inquiry If there is anybody by the
name OF Dock Moore. or Sim earns. or
Sam Ellison, who knew Mr.. Hiram Lee.
to be in company G. in the Confederate
army?
II there is anybody by either OF those
names he will oblige me very much by
writing to me at once and letting me
know bis postoffice, W. H. Harper.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
CONDITIONS IN FLOOD DISTRICT.
There IL Much sickness and Poor
Prospect for Crop.

Prospect for n Crop.
Brookshlre, Texas, August 7,--Sickness
continues, four deaths having occurred
within the past forty eight hours among
flood sufferers.
The Post correspondent has visited all
of the upland district of this section,
from Brookshire to Hampstead, and finds
the conditions anything but encouraging.
Cotton looks well, but contains scarcely
any fuit and not one-fifih OF crop will
be made, unless favored with the bcst
OF seasons from now until the 18th day of
September. Corn crop will not exceed
one fourth crop.
Army worm, sharpshooters and boil
weavel are preying upon the cotton, ard
there is but little hope for the prairie
farmer this season.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
pied from Eject. Of a Blow.

Ardmore. /. t., August s.--Price Morris
died today from the result OF a fist blow
directed by Arthur Julian twenty-one days
ago. Morris was drunk at the time OF the
quarrel. In falling from the blow. Nor
ris' head struck railroad iron. He was
unconscious for some time and became
paralyzed from the chest down. Julian
surrendered and made bond at the time
for assault to kill. but he will now be
charged with granddaughter.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
HINT comfy Confederates.

Greenville. Texas. Angst S.--A meet
ing of Hunt County Association of Confed-
crate camps was held yesterday and Off
csrs elected for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: Captain P. G. Carter, president;
Judge A. II. Hefner and John George. vice
r. A. Ross assistant secretary. and w. o..
Ward, chaplain,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
LANDS NOT FoRFEITApLE.

The question has been subhitted to the
attorney generals department as to
whether county which has disposed of
its school lands on time loses said lands
If the purchaser allows them to be sold
for taxes. There can be but one answer
TO this case. and that is that the county
does not lose the land, as 1t retains title
thereto until 1t is paid out, and as long
as the title is in the county the land Is
not subject to taxation.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
Hunt County Pension Applicant.

Greenyille. Texas, August S.--County
Judge Thompson filed the following APP
plcations for Confederate pensions yes
terday.
sarah Ann Ray. aged S. widow OF Geo.
n. Raw. a member OF company A. Thirty
seventh Tennessee infantry.
IT. S. Nicholson. aged go, member Of
company D. 1'wenty-third Mississippi In
fantry.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09

Laredo, Texas. August s.--The authori-
ties in New Laredo. Mexico. are holding
an inquest over the remains of the Meth
oa,s, minister, Vincent Rubin. whose dead
bodv VAS found yesterday and the myesti-
pstion so far shows no evidence that De.
Ceased Ceased had been murdered. The cause ?.
ND daath Is still a mystery. Mr.. Rubin
had many friends in Laredo, who are
taking deep interest in the matter
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
RELIEF WORK STOPPED.
Navasota Committee of Opinion tina,
Enough Has Been Done.

I5Veu
Nayasota, Texas, August S.-Chairman
Norwood of the relief committee has ter
minated the distribution of free rations to
those who lost crops by inundation in the
river bottoms, holding that all have had
more than a month to shift for themselves
and to devise means of keeping the wolf
from the door" A great many have been
furnished seed with which to replant va
rious crops, and with food that they might
not lack strength to till the soil Others
have secured or have been offered en-
ployment at reasonable wages, or have
domiciled themselves with friends or rela-
tives, where oppressive want will not be
their portion. To reinforce these condi-
tions, cotton pickers are growing in de-
mand each day. and later on there will
be plenty of such employment as to engage
their most earnest attention.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
]. A. RAYEY DEAD.

James A. Ravoy. former superintendent
of the Galveston City Street railway and
an ex-polireman, died suddenly tonight OF
heart failure. He was native OF Ireland,
aged 55 years, and has resided here for
mary years. His wife. to whom be was
deyotedly attached. died several months
ago. He leaves no relatives here.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
HOUsTONIAN IN TROUBLE.
Shot Mexican in San Antonio
show

San Antonio, Texas. August S.-John
Holguin, Mexican musician who plays
the violin at variety show on South La
redo street in the San Pedro district, was
shot three times last night by N. H, Pres
ton, who was arrested.
The condition of Holguin is much i'm
proved tonight, and he will recover
Preston is private of the Thirty-thi
infantry, now organizing here. He is 20
years of age, cigar maker by trade, and
enlisted at Houston with the consent of his
father, who lives at Houston. He is still
in Jail on the charge of assault to murder
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
ROY BLEED TO DEATH.

Tom Shaw, a ffteen-year- old boy living
east of Austin, accidentally shot himself
in the leg while out hunting across Lake
Mcdonald this evening and bled TO death
bofore medical assistance could reach
him.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09

Ennis. Ellis County. Texas, August 5.--
r. NJ. Davis of Faulkner was here yes
terday and reports that the boil worm and
sharp shooters are doing considerable
damage in the cotton fields of that vicin-
ity
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
CANNING FACTORY DID WELL.

The Austin canning factory Is just clos
ing most profitable year and will en-
large its facilities for next season. EN-
ployment has been given to an average
of fifty hands and ready market was
found for all products.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
NuncEs COUNTY VALUES.
A Decrease Is shown by the Asscss-
Or'S KOlIa.

Corpus Christi. Texas, August S.--Coun-
ty Tax Assessor Thos. b. Duren yester-
day completed his assessment rolls for the
current year. which are some of the neat
est ever rendered in this county. The
rolls will be submitted to the commission
ers' court. which convenes next week,
Assessor Dunn has kindly furnished The
Post correspondent with the following
statistics and valuations:
Total acreage, 1914, 2sS; total valuation.
lands, $2,i51 ,SS4; railway, telegraph. tele-
phone, boats, ETC., S502,062; city proper
~, SaS4.SI7; number of horses. 1854, val
ued at S57 552: cattle S09S7 head valued
at $S20.6S0; Jacks and jennets, 6 head
valued at $4l5; sheep, 41S0 head, valued
at $3.50; goats, 1855 head, valued at $14T7;
hogs, 46 head, valued at Sl03; dogs, 1, So
vehicles etc, 493, valued at $1742l; mer-
chandlse, etc. value s165, 1906; machinery,
$4,000; steam engines and boilers, valued
at $i3450, amount of money, bank or
banker, $15 200; amount of money, other
than bank or banker, $12,SI6 amount of
credits, other than bank or banker, $A4-
$50; amount OF valuation of shares. capt.
tai stock. $1,000; miscellaneous. S207 1863.
Total valuation, S5,3072Sl.
State advalorem tax. 1o,6l444
State school taN..........-...... a,ooztf
state poll tax...... ............. o.olu0o
County advalorem tax.......... 1S,27106
County special tax.............. A,3S2i6
County poll tax................. 6ll75
Total State and coutny taXes.... 81 ,3529I
According to these figures there is a
big decrease in valuations and taxes COM
pared to that OF last year.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09

~. ress- OF Prairie View.
Ttn.s- august PROF. Edward
~ principal OF tho Prairie
IN s = and Industrial col
Y Marlin from Rockdale.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
wuARr COMPANY OPINION.

The opinion OF NJ. e. Kleberg, special
counsel employed by the city to render an
opinion as to the city's interest in the
Galveston Wharf company, has been f,led
with the city clerk. 1t was read at the
meeting of the council tonight.
The opinion Is lengthy and quotes liber-
ally from the various decisions IN the
suits bearing upon the subject In con-
clusion Mr.. kleberg says;
II conclude, therefore, that the city eur
rendered to the wharf company whatever
interest II formerly owned in the fats be.
tween Thirty trst and Forty first streets
under the general compromise, and that
while 1t is the owner of an undivided one
third interest In all the property of tho
company said interest Is represented ny
the 6o22 shares OF stock now held by the
city.
"Should |. however be In error In this
conclusion, and the city have rights in
said property beyond those represented by
It's stock 1t then becomes important to in
qulre how far such rights have been af-
fected or lost by the interpretation OF the
statutes of limitations.
1.-The wharf company first acquired title
10 this property on May IS, 1869, and with
out inqulring what the nature Of its pos
session has been since that time, l am OF
opinion that, as a matter OF law, such pos
session has not been adverse to the city
within the meaning of the statutes OF
Texas. II am in error therefore IN hold
ing that the city surrendered It's rights to
the streets across the fats between Thirty
first and Forty first streets in the COM
promise, then its right 10 recover tho
same has not been barred by limitation
In the suit of the Wharf Company vs.. The
City, hereInbefore referred TO- the com
pany admits and contends that the city Is
the owner of an undivided one-thlrd in
terest In all the wharf property Such ad-
mission and contention show, 1t seems TO
me, that the company did not claim any
part Of the ground occupied by 1t adversely
to the city. In other words, the possess
sion OF the wharf company was not an
actual and visible appropriation OF the
land commenced and continued under a
claim OF right inconsistent with and hostile
to the claim Of the city,"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
ToNKAwAY TRIBE.

"Tonkaway Tribe NO. 5, Houston was
the banner displayed on the sides of the
Galveston, Houston and Henderson train
that brought a jolly crowd of Bayou City
Red Men into the city this afternoon at
o'clock. The party consisted of about fifty
Red Men and ladies', and was in charge of
Big Chiefs F.. Lee schwander. John G.
Blackburn and l.. G.. Swope.
Before leaving Houston the party had
two pictures taken at the International
and Great Northern depot. The car on
which the excursionists arrived was used
today for the first time and is one of the
finest parlor cars ever seen in this Sec
ton. The trip was made without incident
further than the throwing of a stone
through a window by small boy at Har-
risburg.
The degree team Of Tonkaway tribe.
which exempliied the work before the
great council at O'Clock tonight, is com
posed at follows: H. S. Taylor, sachem
John Wilkinson, senior sycamore; John
Rudersdorf, junior sycamore; Jerome b.
Cochrane, prophet; George w. Rike. first
sannap, Robert Austin. second sannap;
John G. Schmidt, first scout; A. Stelzlg,
second scout; Morris Levy. guard of wig
wan: A. j. Merkent, guard OF forest; Hen
nv NJ Walker, first runner; Ed Davis,
second runner: Walter Fltze. first war
rior; George Glass second warrior; H. c..
Brammer, third warrior; G. Q. Willis,
fourth warrior: Robert Ferguson, first
brave; Claude Blmehette, second braT %;
George w. Williams. third brave; j. W.
Chandler, fourth brave; ]. l.. Chancellor
and H. Zapp, buffalo men; Morris Wolf
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
sHERIFFs' DEPARTMENT.

Wharton, Texas, August S.-Who wants
one large sorrel mare mule, about 1s
hands high, about years old, seems to be
unbroken, branded with an 0 over 7 on
left thigh? Do not know exactly what to
call the brand, as 1t may have been in
tended for 40 and S J, connected, with the
S over the j; taken up by R. A. Rich,
Wharton, Texas. This is fine mule and
any one who owns same may apply to r.
A Rich or F. B. Davis, sheriff Wharton,
Texas.
Five dollars reward for recovery or any
information of brown horse mule. 10 IL
hands high, split in each ear, no brand.
Perry Clark, deputy sheriff, Eagle Lake,
Texas,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-02-08

was in large measure responsible
for the building of the sugar re-
fnery at St. Louis Park and start
ing an industry which will in time
become great benefit to our people.
During the past season the factory
has manufactured in the neighbor-
hood of two million pounds ofsugar.
It is stated that several other
factories are contemplated in this
State within the next year or two,
and if these projects materialize our
farmers will have a market for
sugar beets that will make the culti-
walton of beets very profitable. 1t
has been suggested that the State
bounty should be given manu-
facturers on the condition that they
pay the farmers specified price for
the beets, but whether such law
would be practical until the sugar
industry is fully established is a
mooted question.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-02-08

wrought by others who make no
such claim, each presenting equally
good evidence Of the deeds having
been done, can be proof of the
special Divine presence.
4. No class of wonders that are
of the Divine character
can be admitted as proof of the
special Divine presence. Such as
would make the Divine being to be
in competition with the seller of
corn salve, headache tablets and
the Indian DOCTOR outfit.
Only cases that are worthy of the
Divine being in motive, method and
execution; that exhibit a power un-
questionably beyond the realm of
the natural; which necessarily works
supernatural power, can be admitted
as evidence of the Divine presence
in the act. Such evidence as this
the mind of all men intuitively de-
mands to accompany the introduc-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-02-08
BRYAN AND LIND.
That Is the Combination Lind's
Bureau Favofs for 1900.

The Reform" Press bureau,
which is under the supervision of
Gov. Lind and his private secretary,
Mr.. Rosing, who is also chairman of
the Democratic committee, is send
ing out to Fusion papers some of
the rankest stuff imaginable. Here
is fair sample:
"Fear and fraud defeated Bryan
in 1896, but they will never do it
again. The Minnesota experience
proves that when the people assert
themselves and go into power, as
they will do beyond any question in
1900, the current of our national
life will 60 on just the same as it
would have done in 1896 in the seat
ing of Bryan. The threatening, ad-
verse interests, which shout SO
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-02-08

hug themselves and thank God that
it is So
Republicans who voted for Lind
should read this and then hire
somebody to boot them around a
forty acre lot. It is apparent that
Mr.. Lind and his party intend to
devote every moment from now un-
til next election to undermine the
Republican party with hopes Of
carrying this State for Lind and
Bryan in 1900.
In January, 1891, the late Com
missioner of Labor, L. G. Powers,
entered upon the duties of his Office
in the Minnesota Bureau of Labor.
At that time there were no laws on
the statute books of the State for
the protection of the lives, health
or limbs of the men, women and
children employed in the factories,
workshops and mines Of the State.
No employer of labor was, in any OF
these establishments or places, CIV
ing any intelligent thought or en-
deavor to guarding dangerous ma
chinery and places, and to prevent
or avoid accidents by such ma
chinery or in such places. At the
present time the State has one Of
the most effective and well admin
istered laws providing for such
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-02-08
LAIRD'S HARDWARE.

Accompanying cuts on this page
give two views of the hardware
store of Dallas E. Laird Of this city,
the stock of which is probably
located in one of the most spacious
stores in the southwest.
The building itself has frontage
of 36 feet on Second street, and ex-
tends back to a depth of 100 feet.
The basement is used as a storage
and oil room, while a portion of the
northeast corner of the same is used
for a tin shop.
The cuts present two views-one
from the east side and the other
from the west, the latter taking in a
major portion of the entire room,
and showing the. center line, which
is used for paints, lanterns, stoves,
and hardware sundries. On the
east side will be seen a line of show
cases and shelvings, the former
filled with all kinds of small hard
ware, cutlery, bicycle sundries, etc.,
while the shelvings are filled with
drawers, which store everything
from a large monkey wrench to a
small paddock. In the front of this
are also bicycles, and from this
point the bicycle sales are conducted,
Mr.. Laird having a number of diff
ferent make in his store.
AS before stated, the center is
used for displaying stoves, paints,
sleds, lanterns, and other goods Of
a heavy kind, usually kept in a
hardware store, while the west side
of the building displays an un-
usually large line of tinware, where
everything from a tin cup to large
wash boiler can be found. The
western display window is used for
showing the ranges and heaters
sold by Mr.. Laird, as well as the
extras that go with the stoves.
The business of the firm is in the
extreme rear. The building is
superbly lighted, the large windows
of the forward and rear allowing fol
plenty Of light by day, while two
arc lights furnish the light by
night.