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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19
BURGLARS AT WORK.
An Epidemic of small Burglaries o
Recent Occurrence.

An Epidemic of small BursIaries OF
Recent Occurrence.
During the past thirty-six hours bur-
glars have piled their work quite freely.
most OF the losses being small. however.
The Central Dry Goods company's sore,
corner Of Main and Commerce streets. was
sufferer Friday morning, for the second
time within a month The building was
entered through rear window and a small
amount of change was secured,
Flaxman q VOLTS dry goods store, cor
ner OF Travis and Congress streets, was
touched up Friday night for a few small
articles and fruit stand near by was
also small loser.
The Racket store lost some knives and
scissors from a showcase in front OF the
store. Three negro boys were arrested
Tor this theft.
negro man entered tho home OF Mr..
John NJ. Coleman Friday night without the
latter's knowledge or consent. Mr. Cole
man caught the man and turned him over
TO an officer. The negro claimed that no
had entered the house TO see servant.
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who had been charged. under the experts
plans. with the execution of the work. dis
covered that 1t could not be done safely
and properly under the plans. or at least
that the plans needed amendment; and
having no competent engineers In Houston
this foreign expert in his far away Kansas
City homo had to be consulted from time
to time. And this accounts for the delay.
While this expert exercises his leisure in
directing matters by mail from his Mis-.
souri, home, the people OF Houston must
grin and bear it, and when they very justly
complain they are told by the mayors
organ mot to shoot the orchestra for It IL
doing the best It can"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19

All mothers and daughters are invited
to attend second series of illustrated
health talks, beginning with Monday
September % at Mason's hail. Mason build
ing. at $3.50 p. m,
The Viavi Co. of San Francisco, Gala,
has located a branch house for their bust
ness in Houston and propose favorlng the
ladies of this community with their edu-
cational health lectures Every mother and
daughter should avail themselves of this
opportunity. See the charts which vii,
be displayed, and hear the lecture on all
subjects pertaining TO womanhood. Ladies'
only and no admittance charged. All are
welcome.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19
Mendicnnts Arrestcd.

For several days the city has been over.
run by mendicants with various disabili-
ties ranging from missing hand to the
absence of both legs. The number became
SO large and the army of beggars became
so Unfortunate that the police concluded
TO try the effect OF q few arrests, with the
hope of reducing the number OF mendicants
tnat are constantly doing" the city OF
late. Accordingly a raid was made on
their ranks Friday night, and as a result
the police station has the appearance OF
an asylum for the main and halt One
OF the unfortunates had an epileptic fit
during Friday night and created a panic
among his fellow prisoners.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19
Found stolen Brass.

For some time past thieves have been
stealing brass castings from several of the
railroad shops In the city nearly every
road entering Houston having suffered.
me matter was reported TO the police de-
partment several days ago, and yesterday
,iy Detective Thompson succeeded in
locating about 400 pounds of the missing
brass where it had been buried In the
sround near a house in the Fifth ward.
the officers are now after the thieves.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19

Joe Poskey, Jr., who about four year.
ago was sent from this county to serve sew
en- years in the penitentiary. has been par.
doned by the governor. On his recent trip
OF inspection to the penltentiaries Cover
nor sayers noticed Poskey's pitiable con-
dition. his eyesight nearly gone from work
ing in coal mines, and an application for
pardon in his case having been previously
made, he restored the young man TO his
liberty
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19
New Telephone compnn,,. Work

Manager Paul w. Bossart of the Citl-
zens' Telephone company informed Post
reporter yesterday afternoon that his
company had completed the work OF
stringing its wires in the Second and
Third wards, and that a modern swit4h-
board is now en- route to Houston. Mr..
Bossart expects to have a large number
of telephones in operation before the
end of the year. II is the intention of the
new company 70 give its subscribers the
same numbers for their telephones that
they now have with the Southwestern
Telephone and Telegraph company.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19
Goe.termann-wich mann.

The wedding OF Miss Ida NJ. Wichmann,
daughter of Mrs. Charles Wichmann. and
Mr. Oscar Goestermann. took place at the
residence OF the BRIDES mother Wednesday
evening at S o'clock. The ceremony
which was performed by Rev. II. D. Ayers.
was witnessed by the family and few
intimate friends OF the bride and groom
The wedding was a quiet one. no cards
being issued on account OF tho recent
death OF the brides sister. They VII, be
at home. 1910 Buffalo street. after Noyenl-
Der 20.
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Miss Buchnnnn,. Apuo,ntment.

MISS Josie 5. Buchanan. teacher of dis.
'rict school No. 25, this county. who was
recently appointed kindergarten teacher
!" the government school at Fort Lewis
soi', received instructions from Wash
inston yesterday TO await further orders
peiore reporting at Fort Lewis. Miss
nuonanan has not yet decided whether
sne VIII give up her present position and
aveept the one offered her by the govern
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19
Mnntnd n Coroner.

Justice Walter Malsch was notified
about midnight last night that a dead
body had been found about half mile
loelow Harrisburg and that coroner
was wanted to hold an inquest. There was
no information as to the Identity OF the
dead man or what caused death. Justice
Malsch suggested that as 1t was out OF
his precinct. the coroner at Harrisburg
be notified.
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j. VI. Strickland.

The body of ]. NJ Strickland, who died
at Beaumont, arrived in Houston yester-
day morning and was buried at 10 a. NJ
in Glenwood cemetery under the auspices
OF the Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners. Rev. Henry j. Brown conducted
the funeral service. The deceased was
a carpenter and had been working at
Beaumont for several months. He leaves
cit
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19
The Freshest Candy

And the purest candy can now be gotten
In Houston at Mic Xanthos, sos Main
street. who has embarked into the manu-
facture OF candy. His parlors were opened
last Monday and the numerous visitors
were most complimentary in their remarks
of tho variety and superior quality of the
good things his show cases and coun-
tiers were laden with. He asks the pat
ronage particularly OF the ladies and chill
dren assuring them of polite and prompt
attention and the finest candies TO be
found.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19
NO rnnEn-conNnnnp RACE.
Bnt Otherwise Judge RaileY Might
Bc Persuaded 10 Run for Mayor.

What about your race for the mayor
alty?' was asked Judge A. r. Railey us
he descended from tho bench of the cor
poration court yesterday after having
dished out Justice in homeopathic doses to
q number OF violators of city ordinances
II have never announced for mayor or
have ] authorized anyone so 10 do" said
judge Railey, but ! am daily requested
fact, a day never passes without some good
friend and citizen coming after me to
mako the race"
y have often said ! would not like 10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19

session a set of harness which had been
stolen from W. 7. Munro. The negro had
the harness in sack when caught
City Detective Thompson recovered
set of harness Yesterday morning belong
ing to Or. VIM. Olive The harness had
been disposed of at pawn shop.
Several cases of harness theft have
been reported recently and the officers arc
on the lookout for the thieves.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19
THE DEATH ROLL.


Frances E., the 2-year- old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z. HALEY. died at $40
o'clock yesterday morning at. the family
residence on Maury street, of typhoid
malaral fever. The burial will take place
this morning at 10 O'clock at Hollywood
cemetery, Rev. James F. Duncan con
Quoting the funeral service.
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Rev. Mason,s Address.

At Monday mornings session Of the Pas
tors association. which will be held at
the Young Mems Christian Association
rooms at 1890 O'Clock, Rev. Mason OF the
Central Christian church will deliver an
address on THE Character and Extent OF
Inter denominational cooperation"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19

Some citizens of the Second ward who
about two months ago sent in petition
to the city council asking that Congress
avenue be opened up from Buffalo to va
leseo street, are very anxious to know
what became of the petition and what, IL
any, action the council intends taking In
the matter
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19

Lewis, state secretary of the associations
in Texas, The music will be furnished
by the Texas Male Qrartette. short
report OF the past years work will be
read. No collection or subscriptions will
be taken. The service is for the purpose
OF acquainting the public with the work
of the association and affordlng them the
pleasure OF listening TO a splendid adj
dress by the State secretary and TO engage
In public worship.
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County Tren.urer,s warrant.

County Treasurer John Farmer states
that he is now ready to pay all warrants
against the general fund to warrant No.
i3,So2 inclusive; also all warrants against
the road and, bridge fund 20 i2.is2 in
elusive.
County teachers school voucher No. Q
rs now payable at the office OF Treasurer
Farmer.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19
Hiah school '. Massey college.

An interesting ball game was played a.
BASEBALL park between the Massey and
hisn school teams. The score was to 5
~ tsvor OF the High School. The plays
" hlgn School side were made by Master
s0n pe~er and the risht halfback; the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING
~ the Young Mems Christian Asso
citation OF Houston.

The public is invited to attend the
fourteenth annual meeting Of the Houston
Young Mems Christian Association to he
held In the shearn Methodist church this
afternoon at o'clock The anniversary
address will be delivered BY Rev, W. NJ.
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principal plays on Massey side we're made
by Repsdorph making touchdown. Meyer
and Williams also made good plays. Both
teams are anxious for another game next
Saturday
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19

make three-corne race have always
tried 10 please my friends and my aim Is
10 deal kindly with all good citizens aud
please every one. As | have told many
OF them If requested 10 make the race sin
gle handed against any one man | would
consent to make 1t, AS | said before I
like my friends and If they press me
closely will yield TO their wishes
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19

Miss NJ. A. zwieb carries a complies
line of gilt trimming. hair goods and
stamped linen, also Bulgarian Art Linen
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19
Theft. OF Harness.

Deputy Constable James arrested
negro Friday night who had in his pos
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19

RATES FOR THE F. F. & V. FESTIVAL.
The Houston and Texas Central Announces Extremely
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Is noted for fine molasses. P. & F. old
fashion plantation, packed in cans, is the
hest. Ask your grocer for it.
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Lost Thirty-Eive Years.

"A letter was received in Fitchburg re-
Gently which furnished startling news
to Frank H. Barter of Is Brandon ave-
nue.. It informed him Of the where
abouts of his father. who he supposed
had been dead for thirty five years. The
letter came from Gloucester, and stated
that the writer was nona other than
the elder Barter, and that he is en-
gagged in business The son did not
wait long before taking a train for
that city, where he looks for happy
reunion.
Just about thirty-five years ago he
left on sailing vessel He was a sea
Captain in those days, ami very soon
after he bid his wife and child a fond
farewell and sailed away for q foreign
port, news reached them of the wreck
of his vessel. Sections OF = were pick
ed up along the coast OF Massachusetts
and 1t was supposed that all on board
had been lost, nothing having been
heard from any of the crew.
Mrs, Barter was left With her son.
then about year old, in anything but
comfortable circumstances 1t was
necessary to send the latter to a home
for children in Boston. where he re-
ceived proper care Later he vas taken
into family and went to live with
them in Kansas.
In the meantime the mother married
again, and the son At the age of i3
came back East to live with her. She
was then a resident of Lowell. Mrs.
Barter died about seven years ago. and
her second husband is now engaged In
business in Lowell. About nine years
ago the son came to this city, and has
been employed in the Fitchburg car
shops.
The letter contained references which
left no doubt in the mind of the son
as to the identity of his father. 1t is
stated that he had been looking for
his son for many years, but gave no
information as to how he happened to
discover his whereabouts. - Boston
Globe.
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seen since it's founder returned to

seen since it's founder returned to
heaven.
Ny subject confines me to republican
Rome. julius and Augustus made the
empire greater than the republic if We
measure simply by areas. but history
fingers longer with the republic beca use
Of it's product Of men. Had the re-
public at it's best been given the task
of declaring Christianity ITO the world,
can anybody doubt that the result
would have been far different? The
priceless teachings and legacy Of the
Master would have been placed in the
hands of their natural interpreters, and
the same wisdom that guided cur faith
ers in the enforcement of church and
State. might have controlled, and the
world been spared the humiliation of
the dark ages" Yes, and the re-
public have been perpetuated
have said that we fly in the face Of
precedent as a nation I believe it.
Because Republican Rome lost it's life
in the empire, because the empire tot
tered and fell are we the mere auto
nations Of fate to repeat history? God
forbid. Because we have made our
NCiAtuI anu d QUARTER III pure Crisp
pages, untarnished by the dust and
mold of past centuries, firmly believe
that we will still continue our auda-
cious career flying in the face of fate.
In the sixties the feudal world said of
us THE bubble has burst, the dream
Of republicanism has ended" From the
vortex of the most sanguinary convul-
sion the earth has seen, we fought our
way back to a restored union. Re-
publican Rome, which in it's admins
tration was less lenient than the auto
cracie5 of to-day, stood 500 years Re-
publican America, to whom a Caesar is
impossible, and where no Coup d'etat'
could pass beyond its first. futile at
tempt, should by the very logic of COM
panson, measure it's cycles by mil
lenniums, and admits Of no fate that
breathes of a historic limit.
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CITY TAXES, 1899.

The city taxes on all personal property
and one-half of the taxes on all real prop
erty will be due and payable at the office
of the City Collector on the first Mon
day in October, 1899, and will be ,delin-
quent on the last Monday in November
next thereafter, at O'Clock p. M, and
unless paid prior thereto 10 per cent will
be added to the amount thereof, and if
said one-half be not paid before the last
Monday in April next thereafter. at 6
o clock p. m, an additional per cent.
will be added thereto. The remaining
one-half of the taxes on all real prop
erty will be payable on or after the first
Monday in January, 1900, and will he de-
linquent on the last Monday in April next
thereafter at o'clock p. m, and unless
paid prior thereto. per cent. will be
added to the amount thereof
All taxes may be paid at the time the
first installment is due and payable.
C. C. ROBERTSON, City COLLECTOR.
Room g. southwest corner of Fourth
u nd i
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(Sac, No. 549-Department Two-FileC
October 26. 1S99l

Frank M. Potter, respondent; Clark
Randolph. ct al, appellants. Quite title.
Affirmed
The Land Department of the United
States is not a special tribunal organ
lied to determine who is the owner of
land. The department is the medium
through which parties may acquire the
title of the United States The func-
t1ons are mostly administrative and
only incidentally judicial. Tt deter
mines the existence or non-existence
Of alleged facts, to enable 1t to select
the person who is entitled to purchase.
The proceeding is to acquire title, not to
determine who has it.
The decision of the Land Department
that the land was more valuable for
agricultural than for mining purposes
was conclusive upon the question
whether the land claimed was mineral
or not.
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A MINISTER'S MISTAKE.

A city minister was recently handed
notice to be read from his pulpit Accom-
panying it was clipping from a news
paper bearing upon the matter. The
clergyman started to read the extract and
sam. the best Cough Cure This was
hardly what he had expected, and. after
a moment S hesitation, he turned II over
and found on the other side the mater
intended for the reading.
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sEALED PROPOSALS.

Bids will be received at the office of
the undersigned until 5 O'Clock p. m. on
Monday october 30 1899, for furnishing
sewer pumping plant for term of one
year from date of contract Specifications
on file in office of City Clerk A certified
check. made payable to City Clerk, for an
amount not less than 10 per cent. Of ag-
gregate of proposal must accompany each
bid The Board of Trustees reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
NJ. J. DESMOND, CITY CLERK.
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Otherwise Great.

Haven't you any respect for
wealth?'' @as
No: but know a few men whom
can respect in spite of their wealth.
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Is. F.. No. 2032-Department One
Filed October. 26 1SQQA

~. Z =, mo. @OOz-OGpdrLfnGnC ono
Filed October 26, 1899
Estate of George w. Fay, deceased.
Appeal dismissed.
In the undertaking on appeal the
sureties undertook and promised that
the appellant will pay all damages and
costs which may be awarded against
him on the appeal not exceeding $780,
but the undertaking did not contain an
agreement on their part that the ap-
pellant would make such payment ION
a dismissal thereof" as required by
Section 941, c. c.. p. Held, that the
omission of these words is fatal, and
the appeal must be dismissed.
Held, also, that the appellant did not
obviate this defect in the undertaking
by having inserted the provision in the
undertaking filed to stay execution of
the judgment
Under section 954, &C. p, the appeal
must be dismissed unless a good ana
sufficient undertaking is filed with the
appellate court
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There would be no indigestion in the
world. if Angostura Bitters were used
by all. DR.. J. q. Is. Siegert & Sons,
manufacturers. At all druggists.
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The Best prescription for Malaria

and Fever is bottle of Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic. 1t is simply iron and quinine
In a tasteless form. No cure-no pay
Price. 80 cents.
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which a highway is laid out along the
shores of a river, both for pleasure and
general utility is To be deemed to have
dedicated the. banks or shores to the
common usea.of the public for landing
purposes by dedicating a strip of land
as a highway. Subject, to the right OF
mere passage the owner of the soil is
still absolute master.
To constitute a dedication there must
be an abandonment by the owner to
the use of the public exclusively and
not a mere use by the public In connec-
ton with a user by the owners in such
measures as they may desire. Nor can
the public acquire a right by prescrip-
ton or custom to land on the shore of
a navigable stream, to unload freight
and thus incumber the land.
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ENTH WAKD

Municipal Election Precinct No. 19-
Bounded on the north by the center of X
street, on the south by the city limits on
the east by the center of Fourteenth
street and on the west by the center of
Eleventh street. Polling place north
west corner Twelfth and p streets In
spectors-F. II. Veach, II. w Hand
Judges-F'rank t. Lyman, b. c. Brier
Clerks. w. Keating, John +. Slater.
Ballot Clerks-L-. p. Williams, G. C. Bas-
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Municipal Election Precinct No IL
Bounded on the north by the center of X
street, on the south by the city limits, on
the east by the center of Nineteenth
street and on the west by the center of
Seventeenth street. Polling place, north
east corner Eighteenth and NJ streets. In
spectors-G. w. Murray, Robert l.. Hall
Judges-A. b. Guthrie, G. II. Barnes
Clerks-John A. McCaslin, J. c. Moore
Ballot Clerks-James Longshore, Sr.,
Howard A McIntira
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Municipal Election Precinct No 20
street, on the south by the city limits, on
the east by the center of Seventeenth
street and on the west by the center of
Fourteenth street. Polling place New
Pavilion, Fifteenth and NJ streets In
spectors-J. NJ. Henderson, Sr., w NJ.
Henderson. Judges-E. Rath, A Nathan.
Clerks-C. H. Rott, T. Z. Kennedy. Bal
lot Clerks-August Meiss, Edward Grub
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SIAIl1 M AND.

Municipal Election Precinct No IS
Bounded on the north by the center of X
street, on the south by the city limits. on
the east by the center of Eleventh street
and on the west by the center of Ninth
street Polling place. 902 X street In
.spectors--M. Fay, T.. r. Tiel. Judges-G
Folitz H W. Woods. Clerks-John Dom
ley, Charles Holmes Ballot Clerks-A.
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EIGHTH WARD.

Municipal Election Precinct No. 22-
Bounded on the north by the city limits.
on the east by the center of Eighteenth
street and on the west by the center OF
Sixteenth street Polling place, 1871 Il
street. lnspectorS-M j. Curtis S
Dwyer. Judges-W. II. Luther, E. q.
Naghel. Clerks-H c. Melvin, A. II.
Griesel Ballot Clerks-E. H. Kraus, Rob-