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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-30
Railroad Notes ana Personals.

Mr.. F G. Pay. general agent OF the
Hicks Stock Car company. with head
quarters In Chicago, is in the city.
Mr.. + H. Jones. division passenger
agent of the Cotton Belt. Headquarters
at Memphis. was In the city yesterday
Mr.. J. McMlllen, city passenger and
ticket agent OF the Galveston, Harrisburg
and San Antonio railway. with headquar-
tiers In the Alamo City, was visitor to
Houston yesterday.
The Bay Shore line was not affected by
Yesterdays rains. and the International
also escaped damage. One OF the passen-
ger trains ON the latter road. however,
suffered considerable delay on account OF
high water nSlr Austin.
Mr.. William Doherty. assistant general
passenger agent OF the Houston East and
West Texas, returned yesterday from a
business trip to Shreveport He brought
to the city over his line party of ,wenty-
eight ladies and gentlemen. who subse-
qusnlly left for Los Angeles, cal, ever
the Southern Pacific road
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GIVEN THE DEATH PENALTY.
Negro Found Guilty of Wandering "a
White Woman.

sherman. Texas, June 2a.--"we. the
Jury, find the defendant guilty Of murder
in the first degree and assess the punish
ment at death"
The above verdict was today returned
by the jury In the case of Rob 5. Smith.
the negro who was arrested. indicted and
tried for the murder of Mrs. ARIA Taylor,
on January Z This trial has attracted
much attention throughout the State for
several days and yesterday afternoon the
testimony all being ia, and the arguments
for both the State and the defendant hav-
ing been completed, the case was turned
over to the jury at 3:45.
The defendant received the verdict with
little indication OF surprise or emotion,
and on his return TO jail remarked TO a
friend passing; Well. they did all they
could for me-"
Counsel for defense gave notice OF ap-
peal
When asked why the Jury was so long
in returning a verdict. one OF the iurymen
said: The delay In returning verdict
was not due 70 any difference 10 opinion
on the question Of the defendants guilt.
but Il came about because two al the
jurymen wanted 10 satisfy themselves
more fully abou. murder IN ,the second
degree. As 10 s3klng the court on IN
structions about the form In which the
verdict should be written. one member
OF the Jury was OF the opinion that every
member OF the jury had 10 sign the YER
dfcf
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-30
FROM THE CAPITAL CITY
Attorney General Outlines the States
Policy as 10 Charters.
A STATEMENT GIVEN OUT BY Mr.. RoGAS
Interests of the Chiidrcn Bcsns pro-
tcctcd, hns There Ia No Reason FOR
Advance In Lumber.

Austin, Texas. June se.-In view Of the
widespread interest excited by recent
ruling OF the attorney general. sivea ex-
clusiveiy In these dispatches and In order
to have an answer ready for all OF the
many inquiries with regard thereto which
have been pouring IL from the East. the
Governor called upon Mr.. Smith for a
synopsis thereof and this evening received
the following which was wired TO several
Northern papers which have been cxerting
themselves to get the information con-
tanned therein,
To Governor Joseph D. sayers Austin
Texas.
Dear sir; I have received your request
for my opinion or advice to the secretary
OF state regarding foreign corporations
proposing 80 do business in Texas. Some
misconception seems TO have arisen from
a verbal opinion given by me to the secre-
tary OF state.
The facts are these: A charter was OBJ
tained In New Jersey for the purpose OF
doing business exclusively In Sherman,
Texas This was offered for niing In the
secretary of states office.
The law Is settled that a corporation
has no constitutional or vested right to
do business in a state other than that In
which Il Is Incorporated; Il is only by
comfy between the States that foreign
corporation may transact It's business in
other States except as to matters OF inter-
state commerce. hold that no State has
a right TO charter a corporation for the
sole purpose Of doing business In Texas.
We make no discrimination against the
Eastern States. II happened that the pro-
posed charter was granted in New Jersey
hut II Il had been granted in any other
State my opinion would have been the
same.
Chief Justice Willie. in the case OF
Franco Land and Cattle Company vs..
Laigle, SO Texas p. S4S, says: "a private
corporation, whose charter has been
granted by one State. can not hold meet
ings or pass votes or have any legal ex-
istence In another State 1t must dwell
in the place OF It's creation aud can not
migrate to another Sovereignty This
proposition Is sustained by the following
authorities; Bank OF Augusta VS. Earle. 10
Peters, p. SO; Miller vs.. Ever. 81 Malne.
p. 500; Aspnwali VS. 0, and NJ. r. r. Com
pany, 20 Ind, p. 1917" Yours truly.
7. s, Smith Attorney General
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BEFORE BABY IS BORN,
Valuable Little Book Of Interest
to All Women Sent Free.

Every woman looks forward with feel
~ OF Joy Understandable to the
s.e great event in her life, com
H.. :;Sesa with which all others pale into in
3nlhcance. How nroud she will feel
t nnen her babe nestles on her breast
. ,,~ sweet the name of Mother" And
Ky, ner anticipation OF this event Is
, ~ with dread Of the pain ard dan.
~ q the ordeal. SO that IL is inipossi-
: ~ 20 avoid the feeling Of foreboding
1911 crecps over her. The danger
,. suffering attendant upon being A
,sa. ,.p.r can bo entirely prevented. "a
- me coming ~ the little stranger
- not b. hooked forward 70 with fear.
sesy wc,s en- who reads this. can obtain
~ /; valuable little book entitled ''Re-
haey = Born by sensiing her adj
.sy 70 the Bradfeld Regulator Co.
.niH, GA. This tk,ok contains price,
I1drrnt4tion for al women. s1a no
sscoid tail ~ ssnd for u.
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IlRRAR1AN nInGs nEAn.

Colonel Eugene Dlgges, state librarian
died at his homo in this city this morning
of blood poison, resulting from bone
felon. Colonel Digges was a native OF
Maryland and practiced law fer q number
of years In Kerr and Bexar counties. He
was appointed state librarian by Governor
Culberson during his first administration
and was So years OF age at tho time OF his
death. He was a Confederate veteran and
had commission as lieutenant Ia a Mary
land company. John b. Hood camp. Cons
federate Veterans, of which he was
member, met this evening and appointed
a committee 10 pass suitable resolutions
and to make arrangements to attend the
funeral. which will take place from ST.
Mary's church nj $3.50 tomorrow morning
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ing impracticahle due TO lack OF time and
condition Of roads. Sixteen cars required.
VIII state furnish necessary transporta-
ton, TO be paid in advanoeg Answer"
Upon receipt OF this General scurry
communicated with the csiehrators at Old
asking them II they were
willing to pay for the transportation. as
the state could not do so, having no money
for that purpose They replied that owing
TO heavy rains down there II was doubtful
whether they would hold the festivities
and pending settlement of the question
they would say nothing more about bring
Ing the battery there.
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TRAINS DELAYED.

All the International ard Great Northern
trains from the north were from six 10
twelve hours late today. having bosn de-
lsyed by washouts this side of Hearne
whence the information comes that the
Little Brazos and Big Brasos are about to
meet, the valley being covered with n
sheet OF water five miles wide.
The morning llouston and TEXAS Central
train from Houston was two hours late,
having been compelled 20 slow up between
Brenham and Elgin owing TO the danger
Gus condition In which the track was left
by the heavy rains which fell during the
night No train came over this road this
evening owing. Il is said here, 10 washouts
on the main Inc below Hempstead.
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AFTER THE rnrcEr.
nountse Wants the Receivers 10 rx-
tend Ii TO Sabine pas.

e
tend II to sahtnc Pass,
ksnsas City, Mo-, june 20. = Luther
koantxe Of the firm Of kountse brothers.
bankers OF New York, is In tho city for the
purpose, i is said, of asking the receivers
OF the Kansas City, Pittsburg and cult
railroad TO extend It's line TO the town OF
sNolne. on Sabine Pass. Should he he
su.esssiul with the receivers 4 will mean
2 termination OF the old fsht between tie
kountzes and A, ", Slillwell. former presi.
dent OF the road. When Mr.. Stillwoli pro-
lected the road, instead OF extending tho
line TO Sabine Pass and deep water, there's
by enhanciug the value OF Sabine property,
owned principally by the Kountscs, the
suiiweH company bought up PROPERTY
around Port Arthur laid Il out in town
lots, terminated the railroad there. ana
then constructed canal ten miles 10 the
deep water of the gulf.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-30
Pccgee Appoin,mcut.

Iexarkana, Texas, June rs. Effective
July j. Merrill of Kansas City is APP
pointed superintendent of transportation
OF the Kansas City. Pittsburg and Gulf
railway with headquarters 10 Texarkana.
vice 9. n, Atkinson. transferred. THIS
ONCE has been formerly in Kansas City,
but will be moved here before july i.
Texarkana now has the general Offices OF
the Texarkana and Fort Smith railway
and the greater part OF the Pee Gee gem
eral Offices
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on the Macaroni.

Victoria. Texas, June 29.-The unpre-
cedepteh rainfall between Cuero and
Rosenberg In the last forty-eisht hours
has caused serious injury to the railroad
tracks. trestles being washed out and the
track for miles Icing under water aud Ia
many places washed away. Tho regular
passenger train from Houston due here at
$3.50 p. m. yesterday arrived * 1.20 th.s
morning. eleven hours late. and owing TO
washouts reported between here and Cuero
went no further. A wrecking crew went
up last night and Il Is expected that the
track will be In shape for the regular
morning train. which left here ut 1880
today FOR Cuero.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-30
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

The summer homes" in the monntalas
a. Virginia. North Carolina, Georgia and
Tennessee are reached with - much ease
and quick time that inoy are more popular
ihan ever The rates Tor board have been
made 30 very rsasQnable thai . IL cheaper
Than remaialne az hons. You can secure
any deslred attitude from two % tea tl1at.
and feet For map folders circulars,
Summer homes booklet. OF 9thar lnfer-
nation. please address y c. AndscWs
Southwestern passenger agent, Hafchins
House. Houston. Texas
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san Antonio and Arkansas pass railroad
Mns ~ me city yesterday shaking hsnas
Mi,n hosts OF friends Mr. Lupton always
' NJ : good Word TO say Tor Houston ana
sn,uss there is nothing In the south "a
svuai tnc Houston business League ana
rom Richardson lie secretary. lie saws
y Is the best matched team In Amerisa
sna' IN conjunction with the San Antonlo
AUG Aransss Pass Immigration association,
~ uo,ns lasting and beneficial work for
,ne s.a'e In general and South Texts il
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NOTES.
Steiner Burleson. the s-year-old son

Steiner Burieson. the 6-year-oid son OF
Congressman Albert Burleson. died today
from the effects OF a seventy eight days
siege Of spinal meningitis.
The remains OF Jim johnson. who was
killed in Galveston day before yesterday.
reached here this morning and we're this
evening taken 10 their last resting place
from the residence OF his father on Rio
Grande street.
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Adiu,anf General scurry to-day rsce.vsi
ne coiio~iag telegram from Acting As
uistanf Adlu1ant Central Chamberlain a.
san Antoaso. in reply 20 oae iron the gov
-rnor. reasing a. folioss
"EfcritlfF % war a1ihgfiEes sfgcnt4nr-
uf hshf battery ~ Oh Wanlngton On The
Forth u faiF proei111 no exp<nsf 70
Coifs4 States Tor frsnsperiatcn Nsrch-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-30
JIM MITES cAPToR.

NJ. C. Stewart Of Eddy, the New Mexican
sheriff who captured Jim Mite. the es-
capped Lonsview bank rohber, stepped here
where he delivered his prisoner, and re-
eeived the reward Of Sa6a offered by the
governor for the capture of this notorious
outlaw.
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NKGRo fnENrIrIEn.

The negro arrested day before yesterday
on charge OF assaultine an Assyrlsn wo-
man near webberville was identified al the
jail today by the latter and viii be held
for examination
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No Excitement aid Mnrshnu

Aarshali. Texas. June 90 Perfect ou,et
s .. all day Not ripple Of excite
IN IN over last night'e lynchIng. Every
see,r takes i as matter OF course .and
..ens perfectly satisfied
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-30
40 NEWS or LYNcHINa.

The governor has received no inforrna-
tion from the Harrison county authorities
bearing upon the reported Iynching -ear
wascom Of the negro Williams for assault
ing Mrs. Russell.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-30
MILITARY COMMISSIONS.

Governor sayers today commissioned tho
following officers IN the TexGs Volunteer
Guard:
Frank II. Bnschick Of San Antonio. aide
de-camp on the governors star, az COM
mEnder In chief ~ the guard.
William NcKiandin. captain OF the MI.
Ter Rifles William Winston. Tr.. first lied-
tenant and Fred Q Post. second iitutcn-
oni Of the same compsuy
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-30
oLLRE -HARTKopF

Mrs. Mary Hartkopf OF this city was
married at noon today to Mr.. Louis oilre
of Houston at the Hotel Salge. Mr. and
Mrs. ollre left for FL Paso this evening.
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santa re Emhankment ru.afe.

Brepham. Texas. June 2s.--Aii wednes-
day night a force Of iaen was At work on
the emhankment Of the santa &c north Of
town The washing Of water on the sos,
earth has carried away a great deal Of tue
new work The einhankmcnf however.
Is NOT safe for travel. No trains are
passing through BRENNAN except fnose GA
ne csnfral branch line from Austin and
Hampstead.
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NOTHING is DOING.
Railroad Companies Not So Anxious to
Consolidate.
-------------
DO NOT LIKE THE PERMITS.
Katy Wants States Suit Dismissed Be.
fore Making a Move.
HUNTINGTON ROADS REMAINING QUIET
Only Two of the B.neaciaries OF
Legislative Acts show Any Dis
position 10 Go to Work.
HUNTINGTON ROADS REMAINING QUIET

Austin, Texas, June 29.--The rail-
road commission, Mr.. Mayfield dis
senting. has, 1t is understood, de-
cided to advise the attorney general
and the governor that In its opinion
the State may, without surrender
ing any substantial right, agree to
dismiss the suit brought by Attor-
ney General Crane for the forfeit
ure of the charter of the Katy a,
soon as the extensions provided Cor
In the act of the Twenty-slxth leg
islature authorizing that company
to absorb the Sherman, Shreveport
and Southern railroad are COM
piete; with the understanding, how
ever, that said dismissal shall not
be invoked as conclusive OF any
question that may hereafter arise
between the Katy and the State.
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An Error Corrected.

We have special wagons for collection OF
BllGAGE from PRIVATE RESIDENCES for
i'll outgoing trains; also for delivery to pri-
ate residences in the city. We are on duty
h al hours. WE NEVER SLEEP. Tele-
Hone orders from private residences receive
gecial attention. Phone Sc.
HOUSTON TRANSFER CO.
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lIee1 I Crescent ROD|P

THE BEST LINE 70
CINCINNATI AND NEW YORK.
oFo; 7. SMITH r. J. ANDERSON.
I. Ar'n'' Ne~ Orleans A.G.P PA New Orlans
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-02

i HE baseball season Of 1893 prom
Uses. to. be more successful than for
several years. This is not said be-
cause 1t is the thing usually said
at the beginning of a season. 1t is
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-02
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ried off the championship. remains prac-
tically the same as last year. It's players
are well seasoned. to be depended upon,
and play together. Individual and star
playing is well enough and pleases the
grand stand but to insure success a team
must work together. The patrons cry to
''line it OUT is a strong incentive to a
player to make a hit in a double sense,
but a bunt or sacrifice is often prolific
Of better results than vicious attempt to
knock the ball over the fence. 1t is the
thorough unity and good field manage
ment of the Bostons, and the same may
be said of the Baltimore team that have
enabled these teams to retain first and
second places for several successive sea-
sons. The Bostons' pitching staff, one of
the best in the league, will remain the
same as last year, with Kid Nichols as
the particular star. In Tenney, Lowe,
Collins and Long the infield will prove a
stone wall.
OF the old Baltimore team Robincon and
McGraw will remain in the home city. To
these will be added some of the Brooklyn
players of last season. With a winning
team the Baltimore patronage has been
small compared with some of the other
centers of the national game. If this
spring proves that team cannot be made
to pay on the home grounds, arrange
ments may be made whereby the Bati-
more team will play their home games at
some place where the patronage will sat
isfy the management.
Brooklyn to Have Star Team.
The Brooklyn team of 1899 will be hard
aggregation to beat out. 1t will contain
probably more star players than any
other nine in the league, and great results
are looked for. There is no denying 1t,
the patrons of the game in Greater New
York are tired of being represented by
two teams which made no better showing
than did the Brooklyns and New Yorks
last year. They want team which will
play good, snappy baseball.
A baseball enthusiast said to me the
other day: Building up the Brooklyn
team will be sure to boom the game in
this part of the country. What we want
is team we can be proud Of: one we
can do some yelling over. If the boys
are beaten at the finish we want to have
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the reception and entertainment of our
officers.
The. great city of Yeddo was laid out
daily during our stay into interesting
districts for visits of inspection.
The routes along which We were eS
corted were, as rule, closely packed
with natives, who were curious to see
the white foreigner for the first time
In their lives. But in no instance dur
ing these excursions was any incivility
or rudeness manifested, though on all
sides there was that natural curiosity
to get closer look at the long-haired
white man. In this the pretty Japanese
woman was as a rule, more conspicu-
Gus than the man, and | dare say there
are many matrons living now in Toxic
who can remember a bright button
conferred in response to some roguish
importantly.
Painful Forebodings.
After our mission had been COM
pleted and the presents from our Gov
eminent to that of Japan had been
landed, we started on our return to
Chinese waters in the winter of 1860-61.
Reaching Hongkong, the United States
Minister. Mr.. Ward, had authority to
return to the United States. and the
Niagara was directed to take him to
India, and thence to the mouth of the
Red Sea, where he took steamer for
Europe, and ultimately home.
This duty performed, the Niagara
proceeded from Alden to the Comoro
Islands, northwest Of Madagascar. and
lastly to Cape Town, in South Africa.
Our voyage home was in length some
what longer than that going out, and
nothing was known of the fall election
that had already taken place, although
there was considerable anxiety on
board among the officers and men, as
our complement included many from
both sections.
On the day of election. however. a
vote was taken on board ship. with the
result that Mr.. Lincoln received a ma
jority of the votes cast. Until the ship
had reached the highlands of Cape Cod.
Massachusetts, we were in utter ig-
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constant home association In this
blessed land of liberty it is not easy to
comprehend how weary the heart
grows in waiting three long. long years
before returning from what seems to
us almost Punishment, honorable, 1t is
true, and yet more difficult to under
stand how the affairs of ones patriot
ism are kept burning and how the love
of country and it's flag may live and
grow in hearts that are obliged by the
circumstances to pass most of their
lives away from and outside the dear
est associations of education and
friendship.
1t is this exile-this having to per-
form duties that are beyond the public
observation and to some extent outside
the public sympathy, often in the most
pestilential regions of the globe where
we stand guard over the commercial
rights of our countrymen. or on the re-
mote frontiers Of civilization, where we
stand for the great power of right and
protection to those domiciled there
that NAL les our country Sc grand to US
and our respect for its flag so profound.
The flag, too, has a personality to us.
1t represents the majesty of our Gov
eminent of the people and their great
power. AS the symbol of freedoms
home, 1t excites enthusiasm wherever
it is shown abroad, and in the hearts
of its freeman defenders there Is felt a
love and admiration for what it repre-
sents that is apt to be overlooked by
those who live where these privileges
are not so esteemed as by those of us
who, accustomed to long service
abroad. are able to compare these adj
vantages with those OF other countries,
where much of our lives have to be
passed.
The Niagara reached Japan in the
late fall and proceeded to Yeddo, as
then known. but as Toxic in this day.
Our presence was most welcome and
our reception by the Government of
Japan was just as cordial and just as
hospitable as that of our Government
to their embassy. The temple of Siogee
in the city of Yeddo was fitted up for