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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
II. j. Mitchell Tried Twice to Hang
Himself.

T. J. Mitchell, the obstreperous prisoner
who has caused so much trouble at the po-
lice station ever since his arrest last week,
made two sensational attempts at suicide
last night, one OF which was very nearly
successful The cell in which Mitchell Is
confined Is furnished with bunk which
is about two feet above the floor. The
prisoner mounted this elevation, tore sew
eral strips from o new blanket, twisted
them into rope. placed the moose
around his neck. drew the rope taut, tied
the free end TO a bar above the cot and
then jumped off. When discovered the
last time he was unconscious and would
have been dead in few more minutes.
DR.. Brumby was called and applied the
necessary restoratiyes.
The members OF the police department
are now practically unit in the belief
that Mitchell's mind Is deranged At first
1t was thought that his peculiar antics
wore all In the nature OF grand stand
play" as the street Arab would designate
1t, but the developments OF last night led
TO different belief.
Mitchell will be removed to the county
jail today The fine imposed on him last
week for fighting and for contempt OF
court will keep him a prisoner for several
months.
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HE WAS A CANDIDATE,
hut Bows in Acquicsccnce to the
Governors Selection.


In conversation yesterday with Mr., JEFF
d. Bryant. who was a candidate for the
criminal district judgeship. when asked
what he thought OF the governors action
In the matter, replied:
THE power to appoint is clearly within
the province of the governor in the first
place; and, secondly. consider his selec
ton a good and judicious one. Captain 8.
Taliaferro is both lawyer and a gentle
man. and in my judgment Will fill the OF
fee well and creditably."
You were an applicant for the place
yourself, We're you not?'
Yes | was, and ! thought l would be
appointed IL the appointment was MAIDS
from this county. My belief was based
upon the very strong and encouraging in.
dorsement which received from the bar,
officers and various other sources in this
county and elsewhere. l have nothing elsu
to say, except that / am still democrat
and believe William j. Bryan will be tho
next president OF the United States and
Joe Bailey the next senator from Texas"
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THE DEED FILED.
Papers In the Scttegast-Scanlnu
Transfer Recorded Yesterday.

Papers In the scttegnst-Scanlnu
Transfer Recorded Yesterday.
A deed was filed in the Office of County
Clerk Dupree yesterday whereby X NJ. R.
Settegast and husband. j. j., transfer to
T. II. Seaman the north part OF lot g.,
block As, south side of Buffalo bayou, for
consideration of $4,000 The instrument
is dated June %, 1899.
This deal was mentioned in The Post
several weeks ago, when the deed was
first passed. The property in question
fronts thirtyfive feet on Main street be-
tween Preston and Prairie avenues and
is at present occupied by the Greenberg
Bros. furniture store.
Mr.. Seaman already owns the adjoirkng
property on the corner of Preston ave-
nue. occupied at present by the establish
ments of |. LEVIN and l.. Lechenger. 1t
is understood to be Mr.. Scanan's inten-
tion to. within the next twelve months
erect an eightstory building to extend
over the lots formerly owned by him and
the property just purchased.
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of this city. At $3.50 o'clock Miss Emma
Sauter, presiding at the organ. the bridal
party approached the altar, and Rev. D..
H. Hotchkiss spoke the words that made
them man and wife. Mr.. Eichwurzel has
been reared In Houston, Is known as q
young man OF fine character and has many
friends who unite In best wishes for him
and his fair bride. Miss Fiske. with her
parents. is from the far North, but has
been in Houston long enough to have found
place for herself In circle OF many
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Echwurzel will re-
side at White Oak. one OF the growing
suburbs of Houston
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An obstructed sidewalk.
To the Editor of The Post.

IN pursuance Of your campaign for a
cleaner Houston. 'twoud be well to call
attention to a stretch Of about fifty feet
OF sidewalk on Congress. between Caroline
ana Austin. where may be found arranged
IN symmetrical disorder. one old stewpan.
one telephone crossarm. one large lard can.
one iron bucket. one old dishpan. not to
mention several luxuriant patches of grass
and possibly other bricia- brac than that
mentioned above. which may have escaped
my attention. These things may not be a
menace to the public health. but they are
serious one to the shins of passers.
Smith.
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1T FAILED no MlrEnrALIzr.
There Was Too Mig IL Crowd for the
Cake WALK nj Pnicmnnnlsos.

There Was Too Mig II Crowd for the
Cake WnliS nj Poicmnnnlsos.
1t 20 rarely a ease that an entertainment
has to be abandoned for the reason that
the crowd is too large. but such was the
case last night with the cake walk tina.
was to have been given on the new asphalt
pavement in front of Poemanakos' Such
a dense and unruly crowd blocked the
pavement in front of the store that after
nearly an hours effort on the part of the
officers TO clear a space for the perform
ers, Deputy Chief OF Police Ray, about 0
O'clock mounted horse in order to get
his voice above the heads of the crowd,
and announced that the affair was declared
oil and advised everybody to go home and
clear the street Thus the affair was end
ed and those who expected to see a cake
walk went away disappointed.
Deputy Ray says that the experience of
last night should be warning against
attempting any further entertainments
upon the public streets.
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WELLS-FARGO CHANGES.
IL, A. Muncey transferred to DALLAS
Succeeded by q. NJ. Engle.

Route Agents T.. A. Muncey ana q. NJ.
Engle of the Wells Fargo Express company
are in the city on business with the gem
eral offices OF the company. Mr.. Engle,
who was formerly agent ut Eigin. has
just received his appointment as route
agent and has been assigned TO the san
Antonio territory relieving Mr.. Muncey,
who will hereafter be in charge of the
district OF which Dallas is the headquar-
tiers.
Mr., Muncey was formerly located in
Houston. where he was employed in the
office of Superintendent Taft. and has
many friends here. He viii leave for
his new headquarters in Dallas tomorrow
night.
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bond was readily given and Mrs. Anderson
was released.
About 10 o'clock yesterday morning Mrs.
Anderson fred shot at Clyde Creighton
in front of McCall's store In the First
ward. and. although she was not more
than three or four feet distant. the bullet
missed Its mark. Mrs. Anderson. who is
married and has two children. claims that
Creighton had been interfering with her
for some time past She says she horse
whipped him from her home two weeks
ago and on Tuesday her husband gave him
a beating In front OF Macatee's warehouse
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order of Pindo.

Hub City council, Order OF Pendo, have
elected the following officers: Past coun-
cilor. 7, w. carrico; councillor, Eber r !.
Bradley; vice councillor, Leonore tDumb,e.
secretary. Nellie Leman; chaplain Chas
N. Humason; guide, Anthony Armbruster.
treasurer, Robert Leman; warden. Charles
A, Armbruster; sentinel Sidney G. Ram
sey; trustees DR.. II. A. Wood .John n
Kirby. William X. Dumble. medical ex.
aminer, II. A. Wood.
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tiers and petitions gave assurance OF a
friendship | shall not forget.
Another and moro fortunate gentleman
has secured the appointment. but / shall
not regret the race. since 1t brought to
me the approval and the unqualified SUP
port Of prominent public men from almost
every part OF my native State.
With the hope that the new law will
save Texas thousands of dollars. with best
wishes for the successful man. and with
grateful remembrance Of my friends. am,
sincerely j. H. Collard.
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A Merited promotlnn.

Civil District Clerk Jno. B. Williams has
appointed Mr. Thomas w. Browne deputy
clerk in the Eleventh civil district court.
vice Major Z. S. Walton. resigned to ac-
cept position in San Antonio. Mr..
Browne is young man of unusual BUSH
ness ability and sterling character and the
appointment is regarded as good one in
every respect He is a son of ex-Mayor
John 7. Browne and has been employed
by Mr.. Williams as an office deputy for
several months past.
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THE DEATH ROLL.

Charles Bevens, an cmploye of the
Texas Lamp and Oil company. stepson Of
Mr.. X. Griffin, died at 230 o'clock yes.
terday morning and was buried at 30 b.
m. from the residence ITO Caroline street
Members of Lone Star lodge No L. Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, attended the
I'm nnl
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SHERIFFS' DEPARTMENT..

strayed or stolen from Edwards, one
Light bay mule. 10 hands high, branded
f . left hip, heavy set liberal reward.
Taken up By Pete Bramon, one brown
heller calf, blotch brand on left nip, crop
off left ear.
Taken up by Aaron Simms, Crosby,
Texas. one dark bay horse, IL years old,
II hands high, hip shod on left side.
A X. Anderson
Sheriff Harris County.
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Died ut FuIshenr.

A note to The Post from Fulshear men,
tons the death of John w. Miller. the
young son of Warren Miller. Young Mil
Ter has been selling The Post at Fulshear
for several years. and was a bright little
fellow. He suffered for several weeks
with typhoid fever and breathed his last
on the 18th OF this month.
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Groesbeeck Texas August l6.-All Of
hcers look out for and arrest Fred Rum
beck white man % or "a years old
1--WE feet eight or nine inches hiCh, will
weigh 40 or $50 pounds sallow complex
ION: has relations in Milan county and also
IN Leon county at or near Marquee |
hold warrant. j. B. Gresham, sheriff Lime
stone county.
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TAX ROLLS APPROVED.
Commissioners Pass Favorably on Collector
Glass Reports.
MORE COUNTY ROADS TO Be IMPROVED
Two Additional Pension Appllcn-
lions Pnssed-Mrs. Ruppersburg's
WiII-Bill of Sale.

A considerable amount OF business was
transacted by the county commissioners
at their session yesterday, chief among
which was the examination and approval
of several reports rom Tax Collector
Geo. Glass.
In these reports the following ngures
occurred:
Amount OF errors in assessments for
1898: County, sS72O6; State, $255.41; to-
tai, s62747.
Supplemental roll of property assessed
by Collector Glass County, Slo6.65; STATE
1894.
Value of lands and town lots redeemed
during the year ending April 80, 1893:
$lS4O.07; State, $i529.S0; total $SS69'S7.
List of delinquent and insolvent tax
payers assessed on roll for 1898: County,
$50 O93.42; State, S11,674.6i; total. SOL
77SO6.
Lands delinquent on March 81, 1899. for
1898 taxes: County, Sl1,o4I.os; state,
s6,66S.31; total, $1S,2l6
Lands sold to the State or reported de-
linquent in former years. not redeemed
and delinquent for 1898: County, SlO,-
sol 10; State, s6,S0379 total, $17,6O4.92
r. F.. Goodnight and Mrs. Emily Roper.
heretofore approved by the county judge,
heretofore approved by the county judge,
were passed and approved by the court
Upon the petition of F. G, Boring, E. w.
Cave, T. C. Dunn and others it was or
dered that the commissioner of precinct
No. be instructed to as soon as possible.
grade, ditch and repair the Westheimer
road from its beginning at the city line
to the Southern Pacific track.
In the matter of the petition of w. j.
Aubertin and others for bridge al FoX's
crossing on the Montgomery county road
it was ordered that the county surveyor
be instructed to examine the approaches
and furnish an estimate of the cost of
bridge at the point mentioned, including
the cost of filling, etc, and to report to
the next regular term of the court.
The county judge was authorized to ad
vertise for bids for the construction of
three rourths mile OF graveled road on
the Clinton county road, to be built ac-
cording to the county surveyors specih-
cations
1t was also ordered that the Clinton
public road be worked and regraded.
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CHARGED WITH MURDER.
5. ID. Pettus Arrested on n Fort Bend
County Warrant

Engineer Sam B. Pettus of the Southern
Pacific was arrested at the company's
round house in the Fifth ward Wednesday
night by Deputy Sherlffs Hillendahl and
Macs on warrant sworn out in Fort
Bend county, charging him with murder
The arrest was the result of the death OF
man named H. b. Lawrence at Stafford
a few days ago. He was run over and
Killed by Pettus' engine and the latter Is
charged with wilfully numbering him.
Pettus is confined in the county Jail and
Will probably be taken to Fort Bend coun-
~ today. He says that he did not see
Lawrence before the engine struck him
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

We have appointed J N. Taub & Sons
our distributors temporarily" for the
General Mercer, cubsnola and Royal
SIN oke cigars. All orders received bv them
for these brands will be promptly tijled
Powell, Smith & CO.,
New York City.
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Eichy,arsei-Fi.ke.

Notwithstanding the hard rain OF Tues
day night number OF friends gathered
at Mckee Street Methodist church to wit
ness the marriage Of Mr. J. Frederick
Elchwurzel and Miss Carrie NJ. Fiske. both
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Mrs. Ruppersbers's VIII.

The Will of Mrs. Justina Ruppersberg,
deceased was filed for probate in the Of
flee of the county clerk yesterday. After
directing that the remains of the testatrix
be buried by the side of those of her de-
ceased husband VIM. Ruppersberg, and
that tablet suitably inscribed be placed
over the grave the will provides that all
the just debts of the estate be paid, and
then bequeaths to Anna Kalbfleisch of
Hesseh, Nassau, Germany, a niece of the
testatrix, all of the cash which may be
held to the credit of the latter in the
bank of I. W. House of this city.
The real property of the estate, consist
ing of onehaf of lots and 5, block SO,
and all of lot u, block Sc, south side BUT
talo bayou, Is ordered TO be sold by the
executor and out of the proceeds there
from the following requests are to be
made: To Adolph LEM nephew of the
testatriX, $500; to John Boehs, her brother
$40; to Maria Schmitz, her husbands niece
5000; to Gertrude Hoske her husbands
sister 5000; 5000 each to the following
nieces and nephews of her husband: Laura
Schneider, Zina Kaufhod, Justina Fricke.
Lizzie Lautsch Anna Welle, William
Hoschke, Alma Wehrhalin, Erustina Zind-
man and Adolph Wehrhahn: to the De
Pelchin Faith Home, $780, TO st. Josephs
infirmary, 5000; to the person who may
have nursed the testatrix during her last
illness and at her death, all of her furni.
ture and household effects
If anything remains after these sums
are paid the amount is to be equally d.
vided among the relatives of the testatrix's
husband already named.
Andrew Sens is named as executor with.
out bond and 1t is directed that he receive,
with certain reservations, per cent of tho
money handled by him as compensation.
In case he declines to act. his son, Otto
Sens, is to be appointed in his stead.
clause is inserted asking that no legal
action further than the probating of the
VIII be had and admonshing all the lega-
tees against litigation.
The instrument bears date of March 8,
1897, and is witnessed by c. H. Boring
and VIM. Reichardt.
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a Card 81 Thank..

] desire TO publicly express my obliga-
tion to my friends throughout the State
who Endorsed me to the governor for the
ofdee ~ State purchasing agent The po-
eition involved crest responsibility, and
espreesiops q confidence CONTAINED in let
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hound over for Attempted Murder.

Mrs. @. l.. Anderson, OF No. GIG Grard
street. was given a preliminary hearing
before Justice Malsch on charge of as
sault to murder yesterday afternoon. and
was bound over to the criminal district
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MRS. oLIvER's SCHOOL or ,,,s,c

Now open. For terms address 1917 Texas
avenue. OF ea,i rooms 2oe and 30 Moore
burnett building, opposite Mistrots
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SUMMER ADJUSTMENTS.
No Attraction Except on sunday mt
magnolia Part Hereafter.

Tonight's free performance at Magnolia
park closes the engagement with the Mag
noia Minstrels and Lester and Williams.
The attractions this week are the best
of the season and the last performance will
no doubt be well patronized.
Manager Fuller announces that no at
fractions or entertainments will be on at
the park during tho week. except on spe-
oiai occasions. during the remainder of
the season but that the free Sunday en-
tertainments will continue with strong
attractions. Trains will run tonight from
to p IN. as usual, last train returning
at 11:30
49,
The audience which saw the perform
ance of the Elvera company at the Audito
rum last night was by no means as large
as the merits OF the attraction deserved
hut those present enjoyed themselves thor
oughly, All of the features of the week
bill including the cinematograph pic
lures. were shown The same bill will be
given tonight.
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The HrnllcN EnnI.

The following additional subscriptions
were received by The Post yesterday for
John NJ. Robinson, the blind newspaper
seller. WAC lost his sight at the Phoenix
mill fire and who is now trying to secure
a small stand where, by selling cigars and
newspapers, he may earn Hvlng for hts
family;
To the Editor of The Post.
Comfort, Texas. August 15.-Please find
enclosed postofflce order to the amount OF
So.55 for John NJ. Robinson, the Phoenix
fire sufferer. You will notice that $50
of The amount Is sent by some little Hous-
ton children now summering in Comfort,
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WOULDN'T ENTER GOLDEN GATES
Is to Bryne Amused Mr.. Cookman
in Yellowstone.

The Rev Mr.. Goodman, pastor of Cen
tenary Church, continued at the church
last evening his illustrated lecture on his
recent visit to the Klondike. Last nights
lecture was mostly taken up with a de-
scription of the scenery of the Yellow
Stone National Park, which Mr.. Cook
man visited in his vacation trip in 1897.
He took his audience with him in five
and a half days trip in stage coach.
He described the scenery with stereopti-
con views and word pictures. From
Livingston he went fifty-one miles by
to the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel,
where he visited the terrace formations
at Hot Springs. From there he jour-
neyed by stage coach to the Morris Ba-
sin, visiting more hot springs and gey-
sers. He spent a day at Fountain Hotel,
where he visited the Great Upper Geyser
Basin and witnessed ,,old Faithful,
geysers hard at work. Still pursuing his
journey by stage coach he reached yell
low Stone Lake
Mr.. Cookman's description of the
scenery in the vicinity of THE Great
Continental Divide where rain drops
Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, was one of
the most artistic efforts of his splendid
lecture. His description of the Grand
Canyon of the Yellowstone was also full
of merit. His view was taken from TN
spiration Point
Mr.. Goodman greatly amused his audi
ence by relating the fact that while he
Jennings Bryan also made his appearance
there, having entered by rear gate,
refusing to enter by the main entrance
known as the Golden Gate
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-05
PATERSON PLANK ROAD BRIDGE
Freeholders Committee Says It Is Un
safe But Bergen County Doesn't Care

The Committee on North Bridges re-
ported to the Board of Freeholders, yes
terday evening, that they had inspected
the Paterson Plank Road Bridge over the
Hackensack kiver and found it in very
dilapidated and dangerous condition. The
inspection was made on April 20. The
stringers are rotten and the superstruc-
ture is on the verge of collapse.
The Bergen County Freeholders show q
disinclination to either have the bridge
repaired or new one built. The bridge
could be repaired in such manner as to
make 1t practically new at an expense of
S1S,50O but the Bergen County Freehold
ers will not consent to that. The COM
mittee's report says that 1t is absolutely
necessary that the repairs should be made
at once to make the bridge safe, and a
resolution was adopted referring the mat
ter to counsel for an opinion as to the
power of this Board to make the re-
pairs. A copy of the resolution was or
dered sent to the Bergen County Free
holders.
Freehoder Scott offered a resolution
that : expended for immediate re-
pairs. Director McNally was opposed to
spending any money for temporary re-
pairs If it was intended to expend $1S.50e
for reconstructing the present bridge. The
discussion continued for some time and
ended in nothing being done Freeholder
Scott's resolution was lost by tie VOTE
Is to 13, after some amendments fixing
the amount at $780, $400 and other sums
had been voted down.
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in that precinct by the candidates could
not be condoned and that many voters
had openly declared that they voted the
Democratic ticket rather than tolerate
such despicable tactics. He considered
Mr.. Mouncey an efficient worker and a
good man for that precinct. He said he
was at one time leader of the ward and
had worked twenty years for the party.
Mr.. Landrine said his record was public
property and he would always stand for
anything he did in that ward.
Mr. Mouncey denied all the charges. In
reference to the tickets Anderson said
Mouncey gave him. the accused said these
were tickets he found on counter after
the polls closed. Mouncey said 1t was
Graham's mouth that beat him last fall.
The people, he said would not stand for
the bulldcsing tactics of Graham
The members OF the committee then
went into secret session. but refused to
make known the result of the conference.
A hot time followed in the hall when the
Mouncey men and the Stubenvoll faction
got together Every person began calling
names, with the result that there was
a general mix-up. Graham called the
Landrine people blacklegs. sandbaggers
and cutthroats, and said he only wished
he could get a chance at Landrine. The
scrap in the hall continued for almost
an hour.
The committee will make known its de-
cision at the next meeting of the County
Committee, which Is to be held next Fri
day night