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sHERlrrs' DEPARTMENT.

strayed or stolen from Frank Butler,
city one chestnut sorrel mare. s years old,
4 Il ON right hip; S. reward.
Strayed or stolen from J. d. Coline. city,
one bay horse 10 hands high, white star
in forehead, right fore foot white, branded
II on left hip. running sore on right Shout
der; So. A. II. Anderson.
Sheriff Harris County.
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Or Move to Houston.
Beaumont Journal.

BtaUInont JOURNAL.
Cleveland, Ohio. Is threatened with
pig iron famine, yet there are tons and
tons and tons of the finest iron in the
world lying undisturbed in the hills around
New Birmingham. Texas. II these Cleve.
land manufacturers will move their plants
TO Beaumont the city will give guarantee
OF eternal exemption from raw material
shortage.
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Railway Grievances Adjusted.

Montreal. Que, July 3l.--p NJ. Arthur,
grand chief OF the Brothera III OF loconic-
tive Engineers. and f. y. Sargent. grand
chief of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Firemen. have arrived heie and after q
conference with the chairman Of tne en-
gneers' and tiremen's grievance commit
tees, satisfactory adjustment of the AZ
ters in dispute with tho Gran Trunk rail-
way was arranged. The lew scale viii
probably be given out IN q Few days.
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sncrra Concert.

The sacred concert given last night 1t
the lecture room OF the First Baptist
church by the Dorcas circle OF Kings
Daughters was well attended and the dif-
ferent musical and literary numbers on
the programme were all greatly enjoyed,
likewise the tabieaux with which the en-
tertainment concluded.
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THE COURTS.


The hearing Of the case OF o. c. Drew
VS.. the Houston Cemetery Company, on
the representation of Intervenor Corbett.
was resumed before Special Master a. c.
Allen in the county court room yesterday.
The hearing is for the purpose OF deter
mining the compensation OF Receiver VIM.
Christian and win probably occupy sew
eral days
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Miner. to replace strikers.

Fort Smith. Ark. July S1.-Three car
loads of miners, numbering 1871, arrived
here today from West Virginia to take
the place of strikers. One hundred 20 to
Jenny Lind and eighty one go to Lehigh
They are all white and are represented
TO be experienced miners.
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Owing to important duties completely
consuming her time. Mrs. Lock Mcdaniel
has been forced TO resign as president OF
The committee having In charge the well
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Suit. for civn District Court.

Christopher Armstrong vs.. Rebecca
Armstrong, divorce.
John j. Marion VS.. Lucy b. Marion: di-
yOrce.
w T. Boyle VS.. John II. Hamon. tres
pass to try title
d. C. Sandel VS.. Houston Electric
street Railway Company; damages In sum
OF s25,600 for alleged personal injuries sus-
tainsd on April 23 1899. by Genera San
del. wife of plaintiff
benedetto pernlllio OF al VS.. Atlanta Ma
tlonal Building and Loan Association; tc
recover sum overpaid.
l., W. Alien ct al W., d. II, Williams ct
al, Injunction to restrain sale of lots
and :. block G, Frosttown.
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Republican Electoral


This leaves out OF the account the nor
mally democratic States OF New Jersey.
Connecticut and New York. Two things
are therefore plain Mr.. Bryan can be
elected IL he can hold, as he doubtless can,
the States that he carried in 1896. Those
States are Alabama, Arkansas. Colorado.
Florida. Georgia, Idaho. Kansas, Louis
lana Mississippi, Missouri, Montana. Ne
braska. Nevada, North Carolina, South
Carolina. South Dakota. Tennessee Texas,
Utah. Virginia, washington and Wyoming
lin ali 176 votes. No doubt the Hannatic
league will endeavor to take out OF the
Bryan column some OF these States. The
money barons will undoubtedly claim that
they can carry Kansas, Nebraska South
Dakota and Washington, but no one else
believes they can get an electoral vote In
those or in any other State that stood up
10 the Chicago platform and Mr.. Bryan in
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The Lesson OF the strikes.

New YORK Journal.
Imagine, for a moment. what might
happen, and certainly would happen. IL
the postofhee were operated by privat.
corporation. some day there would be a
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.,,cnsent OF the Standard the pona Is about
M send a letter 10 the bishops OF Belgium. ana
yhe Setherlands protesting against the exnIn-
sion OF the vatican from The Hague con
ference
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Boro- Formalin (Eimer = Amend}. A
new Antiseptic and Prophylactic. Tbs
ideal mouth and tooth wash. u. y. Schmidt
houston. Texas. agent.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Admiral Kautz raised
his nag on the battleshtp Iowa which 10 now
the flagship OF the oacihc squadron.
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'e N.Y., comes crashing about hiri.
when a man begins 10 feel tout of
sorts, when his appetite is failing and his
SSnnelgy is not up to the mark, when he has
and attacks and a feeling of iassitude
ano incapaeity, If he is wise. he will tale
~; pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
a,gnt away twill bring his appetite back
~ s'a; ana what is more 1t Wilt bring bach
a ms digestive powers. It will give ali the
,sssimilatiye functions the edge and poweT
soo eHtisct abundant nourishment from the
iuod ne Eats eats; i will make good, pure,
, nhai.ny blood and send it coursing RAPIDLY
orao his veins and arteries into every
SS,san "a and tissue of the body, twill pnt
!, ,vi,, On ms bones and force In his muscics
W.. give him strength and courage and
cn oneii,uiness, in word it will give hir'
ticle . az s from the system every par.
evs s VI dead, useless, fabby tissue. I,
,ra sn REDUCES the weight of The corpule nj
ip sa and working power. The weight
,hs auas 10 people who need il is the lind
da;n soines Of pure blood and every organ
WIZ Us work properly and thorouehiy.-
pns'i's's call hgh,iug weight"
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FIGHT AT BABALONAS.
Nineteen Insurgents We're Killed and a
Number Wounded.
THE AMERICANS SUFFERED NO LOSS
The Loss of the Filipinos in the
Attack on Calnmba Was Heavy.
Two Americans Were Killed.

Manila, July 81, $50 p. ma company
OF the sixth infantry, commanded by Cap
tain Simpson. has had an encounter at
Babalanos, on the west coast of the island
OF Negros. with force of Flliplnos. The
latter lost eighteen men killed There
were no casualties on the American side.
The United States transport Grant sailed
for the United States today, having on
board AIS men of the Idaho regiment, $40
OF the North Dakota regiment and Ala Of
the Wyoming regiment.
Manila. July 81, $3.50 p. mater con-
centratng their forces for two days the
Fillpinos yesterday morning attacked Ca
lamba, the town on Laguna de Bay, cap
tured by General Hall Wednesday. The
engagement lasted an hour and the Fill
pinos we're driven of. taking away their
dead and wounded The American forces
had two men killed and six wounded.
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Coke and Tar--Esr sale by Houston Ga.
Light Company.
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American Brewing Association VS.. II, A,
Pitts; debt, seas. 90,
Il p. Ellison VS.. /. r.. Glenn ct al; APP
peal from justice court,
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More Volunteers En- route uome

Washington, July 31.--More volunteers
are en- route to San Francisco from Manila.
according to dispatch from General
Otis:
Adjutant General.
Manila. July Sl,-North Dakota, Wyom-
ing and Idaho regiments on transport
until tomorrow to receive monthly nav.
Permitted. otis
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4 Mnrringc Liccnsrs.

Frank Bird and Mary Bergen.
II. c. Derrick and Miss Fannie b. Skies
Charlie Bell and Elenora Mcdonald.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-27
zINo Road A oRRTAINTY.
Plans Are Being Completed For
Line Into Northern Arkansas.

Plans Are Being Completed For
Line Into Northern Arkansas.
Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 27.-One of the
most important short lines now attract
ing the attention of Arkansas is the
extension of the Eureka Springs rail
road to Harrison, which gives promise
of being the first line to tap the virgin
mineral belt of North Arkansas. Heavy
bonuses have been raised all along the
proposed route, the survey has been
completed, and the contract virtually
awarded to a ST. Louis firm. Carroll
county gives the right of way and 81,
500, while Harrison has raised $26,OOO,
and further guarantees right of way
and terminal grounds.
r. c. Kerens, the st. Louis capitalist
and politician, is the largest owner in
the present company, and one of the
largest subscribers to the Harrison eX-
tension. In an interview just given
out he sets at rest all reports of Frisco
management, as folllows:
The road when completed to Harri-
son is not to be operated by the Frisco,
but will remain and be operated inde-
pendently under a rebate tariff contract,
the same as has existed for the past 16
years between the Eureka Springs
Railway company and the st. Louis &
San Francisco Railway company, where
by rebate percentages on freight and
passengers sufficient to meet the fixed
charges are paid to the Eureka COM
pany seni-annually. The extension to
Harrison by the Eureka company has
been in contemplation for several years.
A charter was long since taken out and
the location made, and the road would
have been built long ago but for the
ownership of the Frisco by the Atchi
son, Topeka & Santa Fe, which was
suddenly acquired some years ago, and
a subsequent receiverShip.
1.-The Eureka road and the extension
to Harrison and the zinc fields beyond
is distinctively a st. Louis enterprise
and the ownership will remain wholly
with ST. Louis capitalists"
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Cotton Growing In Kansas.

Mrs. J. A. Stone and daughter, Miss
Nola Stone were callers last week and
Miss NOla showed series of tlVe very
fine photographs taken by herself, show
ing cotton growing from plant to boil.
which her baby brother is the central
figure; then the same field in full bloom.
In the next the cotton bOlls are open,
and the planter, Commodore Mcfarland.
Rev A. Sims and three other colOred men
is hauling it to market and the fifth
shows Commodore in all his pride and
the result of his summers work. These
views with samples of the cotton will be
sent to the Paris exposition to show that
cotton growing is a success in Montgo-
merry county. Mrs. Stone informs US that
the cotton is yielding twenty bales to
sixteen acres. and is worth about $40 per
bale.-Independence Tribune.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-27
HOW IT STARTED.
History of Pennsylvania Pension Sys-
tenn Which Becomes Effective
January l.

Because Of the possibility of the es-
tablishment of a pension system by the
Santa Fe management Santa F'e en-
ployeS are particularly interested in the
Pennsylvania pension plan. The his
tory of the system, which will go into
effect January 1 is as follows:
The new pension fund of the PennsyI-
vania really had its origin as far back
as 1887. At that time the regulations
OF the Pennsylvania railroad Volun-
tary relief department were amended,
when provisions were made that any
surplus arising from the relief depart
ment during periods of three years
should be devoted for the promotion Of
a fund for the benefit of Superannuated
members. When the matter was laid
before the late President Roberts he
objected on the ground that no pro-
vision was made for employees who had
been for years faithful servants of the
company and had failed to connect
themselves with the relief department.
The committee of the board of directors
having this matter in charge then con-
ferred with the officers of the relief
department, and some years later an
other plan on somewhat similar lines
to the present was laid before Mr.. Rob-
ertS. That plan required a yearly con-
tributiOn from the company of about
$780, 900, and this caused him to hesi-
tate. Before he could finally act in the
matter his death intervened. This
brought on another delay. The matter
was then laid before the late President
Thomson, and following out his prede-
cesSOr'S conservative views he likewise
hesitated before taking final action.
Again death stepped in to interfere
with and delay the project. Several
months after Mr.. Cassatt's induction
into the presidency of the company the
matter was taken up with him. Hav-
ing been a member of the committee of
the board of directors that had the
matter in charge under his immediate
predecessors, he was thoroughly famil-
lar with every detail of it. The plan
which met his approval is decidedly
more liberal than were the others. The
fund for superannuated relief members,
which was the starting point for the
pension plan and which was never dis
tributed, amounts to $500, ,000 bringing
a revenue of $2S. 900 per year. This in
come will be distributed among such
pensioners as were members of the re-
lief department. in addition to their
pension.
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Moe Fron WeIIinpton.

Wellington, Dec 27.-The last Christ
mas of the 18th century was observed
in Wellington in number Of different
ways. The churches dispensed with the
Christmas tree and in its place had pro-
grammes of more or less interest.
About five families gathered at the
residence of Dan Pippers Christmas eve.
Jack Pepperdine, dressed as Santa Claus,
was the cause of much merriment
among the % children. Jack says he
must have looked horrible because his
own little girl refused to kiss him and
one little one cried.
Lack AIdridge tells a cute little story
of his youngest child. His wife had
a headache and sent the little one into
the next room for a pillow. She came
back with her eyes popping out and
whispered to her mamma saying, Nam
ma, there is a set of furs in the other
room" She knew it was so because she
locked at them but did not touch them
because she was afraid they would not
be there. Thought it might all be a
1rp
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PROSPERITY SHARING.
Freight Rate Advances Will Be Moth
ing More Say Railroad Men.

st. Louis, Dec. PA prominent rail-
road official said yesterday with refer
ence to the shippers agitation of the
advanced rate question: There are IN
doubtedly corrections and inequalities
in classificatiOns, and rates that should
be made and eQualized, but this could
be done as they come up and has been
done in the past and would be done
again. The investors in railroad stocks
look for a return on their investments,
as well as the merchant and manufac-
turer. These latter have all ad
vanced the price of their wares and
there has been no kick from the rail-
roads. but as soon as the railroads want
to share in the prosperity which their
employees largely helped to make they
let out a howl that makes the war
whOops of the Comanches in the palrny
days of the red men sound like the
footing of a penny whistle compared
with the booming of cannon.
There is no country on the face of
the earth where the shipper and travel
er get as good railroad service at as
low a price as in the United States, and
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-27
PuaI Morton May Go to the
Pittsburg and Gulf Road.
Santa Fe Vice President Con-
sidered For the Presidency.
NEW RAILWAY SYSTEM
Gulf Line Backers Have a New
Chain of Roads In View.
Would Connect the Gulf With
Atlantic and Pacific Coasts.

Chicago. Dec. 27.-The Times-Herald
says today:
Paul Morton, third vice president of
the Santa Fe railroad, may be asked
to accept the position of president of
the reorganized Kansas City, Pittsburg
& Gulf system. His name was seriously
considered at meeting of the execu-
tive committee lasting from early af-
ternoon until midnight and plans were
discussed, which if carried out in their
entirety will result in new railway
system which will reach from the At
lanttc to the Pacific seaboardS and to
the Gulf of Mexico on the south.
The proposed transcontinental syS-
tenn necesSitates a combination between
this Hartman syndicate and James J.
Hill
A man who is In the confidence of
the men who are engineering the deal
explained it as follows:
AS soon as the reorganization of the
Gulf road and its associated properties
is completely affected there will un-
doubtedly be a combination with the
system controlled by James ]. Hill. By
the Port Arthur route the Gulf road
people will have lines running from St.
Louis to Kansas City and from Kansas
City south to the gulf. Hill controls
the Great Northern which runs west to
the coast; the Baltimore & Ohio and
consequently the Baltimore & South
western.
1.-The plan is to have Hill come into
Omaha with the Great Northern and
make connections with the Omaha &
St. Louis road which in turn connects
with the Gulf road at Kansas City,
thus giving a complete line from the
gulf to the Pacific coast. Coming east
the combination would have the Omaha
& st. Louis road and at the latter point
the Hill system would again come in.
By means of the Baltimore & South
western they would get from ST. Louis
to Cincinnati, and there connect with
the Baltimore & Ohio which runs east
to the Atlantic coast
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-27
HARD GO FOR M'PARTLAND.
Ring Battle With Mahoney Thursday
Night May Be Surprise.

New York, Dec. 27.-''Kid' McPart-
land is to have on Thursday night at
Paterson, N J., what may prove to be
the hardest battle of his career. He is
to fight 20 rounds with Young MahOn-
ey Of Philadelphia at 1873 pounds, the
newly reorganized Paterson Athletic
choice between a purse of 81 900 and SO
per cent of the gross receipts. McPart-
land has fought 73 times and has only
been beaten three times.
In Mahoney he is to meet a man
whose record, made almost entirely in
Philadelphia, entities him to the great
est consideration. MahOney not only
has beaten decisively Jack DAILY, Jack
Everhardt, Tom Broderick and Tommy
White, but in six round contests at
Philadelphia has bested Spike" Suli-
van, Owen Ziegler, Mysterious Billy
Smith, Charley NcKeever and others.
His record would seem to warrant the
belief that he has an excellent chance
with Mcfarland and it will not be sur
prising if he enters the ring a favorite.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-27
KANSAS NEWS.
An gAtchison Preacher Shows
Great FOrtitude.
Stands In the Lake and I'm
merses Sixteen.
WATER FULL OF ICE.
Four Girls Are Plunged Into
the Cold Waves.
Five Hundred AtchisOn People
Witness Baptizing.
WATER FULL OF ICE.

Atchison, Dec. 27.-The baptizing at
Forest park came on according to pro-
gramme, and was witnessed by 500
people. Rev. Smothers had to chop a
hole in the ice in order to make a place
for the baptizing. Revival songs were
chanted before the event, the candi-
dates standing with handkerchiefs over
their heads. They marched up to the
pool singing. Before the first one was
immersed, Rev. Smothers collected all
the floating chunks Of ice, and threw
them on the shore so that no one would
get hurt while jumping around in the
water. The weather was cold, and the
enthusiasm was not quite as great as
in more comfortable weather. There
was some shouting, however, and the
converts did not finch when they
Waded into the ice cold water.
There were twelve men and boys and
four girls immersed. Rev. SmOthers
broke the ice to go down into the water
and between the immersion of each
candidate kept himself busy throwing
proceed with the next candidate. Most
concern was expressed for the health
of Rev. SmOthers, as he stood in the
ice cold water a sufficient length Of
time to baptize sixteen people Many
of the candidates came up shouting,
especially one elderly woman, who had
to be held by two or three assistants.
The people on the bank of the lake,
who stood and watched the proceedings
seemed to suffer a good deal more from
cold than the candidates did.
1t has been claimed by some that
Rev. Smothers wore long rubber boots
coming up above his waist, and did not
get wet. 1t is said that rubber suits
tsters, and that Rev. Smothers wears
such a suit when baptizing.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-27
EvAD1NG TAXES.
Appraised at $16s,OOo, Fort Scott
Water Company Pays but $4,000
Personal Taxes.

Water Supply company, through it's
manager and superintendent, B. z.
Langdon, has been cited to appear be-
fore County Clerk Frankenberger on
December 28, to show cause why the
cOmpany's personal property should not
be rated higher on the tax rolls.
Yesterday Clerk Frankenburger duly
notified the management of the water
company that a hearing to inquire into
the valuation of the cOmpany's proper
ty would be held on December %. The
taxes now paid by this corporation are
$2,044. which is on $40, 900 worth of per-
sOnal property, the assessed valuation
for 1899. When the water plant was
appraised at $16S. 900, and at the so per
cent rate of assessing personal property
in Bourbon county the company should
pay taxes on SS4, 900.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-27
CONDENSED MILK

Strong City branch run. He came here
to run on Nos and T.
There is a vacancy for a fireman on
the east end Of runs Nos 65 and &C. II
will be assigned December %
VIII Breen, day engine inspector. has
returned from the western part Of the
state, where he has been sharing Christ
mas joys with some Of his relatives
The B. of L. F. ball committee is
working hard on the ball question Cor
respondence is being held with some OF
the best musical organizations In the
state and there is no doubt that the
music will be of the best. The tickets
are selling rapidly.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-27
RouNp HoUsE eUPPER.
Santa Fe Employees at Wellington
Banquet In Their Workshop.

Wellington, Dec. 27.-An enjoyable af-
fair was arranged by the night gang
at the round house Christmas. The
boys clubbed in and had an oyster sup
per. The oysters were cooked by a pro-
fessionaI, in a 50-pound lard can over a
forge, and stirred with a wooden paddle
made especially for the occasion
Tin drinking cups were used for soup
bowls. Two grain doors on horses
served as tables, and wrapping paper
as table cloths. Crackers, pickles, fruit
cake, salt and pepper were distributed
around the tables and each member of
the gang helped himself.
During the progress OF the meal the
night switch gang established telephone
connections with the round house and
sent regrets-that they had not been in
vited.
After passing resolutions that any
member of the gang absent next Christ
mas should send a letter to be read, the
feast was declared ended.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-27
EASTERN ROADS REoEDE-
Decide to Allow Missouri River to
Remain the Basing Point For
Shipments.

Omaha, Neb, Dec. 27.-It was an
nounced in local railway circles today
that the eastern roads had backed down
on the determination to discontinue, af-
ter January I, the allowance of the pro-
portionate rate on freight shipments
destined for Missouri river points.
This meant that on all good cOnsign-
ed to points on the Missouri river, COM
ing through Chicago, the local rate
west of the Mississippi river was to be
added to the through rate to that point,
eliminating the Missouri river as bas-
ing point. The same rule was not ap-
piled to goods passing through st. Louis
and the Chicago Omaha roads made
such a kick that the eastern lines were
compelled to recede. Had they refused
it would have compelled the Chicago
Omaha line to either absorb the differ
ence or see the business go to the
southern lines.