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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22
News of the CITY Courts.

Divorce was granted yesterday in the
Law and Equity Court TO Celeste Smith
Morgan from her husband, John H. Nor
gan. on the ground of desertion
The case of Claiborne Scott against the
Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pauv set for hearing yesterday was set
tied out Of court.
The case of Powhatan Breeder against
Edward c. Smith came up in the Circuit
Court. a verdict was agreed upon, and
the case dismissed.
AIr. w. IL. r. Bass brother Of the un-
fortunate lady. Miss Henrietta A. Bass
who sustained fatal injuries by fall,
qualified as administrator of her estate
I'm the Chancery Court 1t is valued at
$1,000.
Marriage licenses were issued TO Mr..
IT, Bernard VIM and Miss Ellen II. Tur-
ner. Richard Terrell and BERTHE Massen;
Luther Libby and Annie T.. McGraw.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22
nivorces Granted Yesterday.

Judge Wexford, I'm the Henrico Circuit
Court Yesterday entered DEGREES dlvorc-
ing Allie G. Mcneil from her husband.
gicnror E. Mcneil, and Maud A. Baldwin
frl.,,, ter. husband. George A. Baldwin.
snit was Instituted by Mrs. Bland Red
ford against her husband, II. y. KedIoru,
Mr. W. II. Beverage is the attorney III
I'm The county Court Clerks Office a
marriage license was granted Herbert Il.
Tuckhard and Lillian l.. Bagby.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22
KnieI,t. of pythlns omccr..

At meeting of Germania Lodge
Knights of Pythias, officers were CHOSEN
ae follows. Chancellor Commander. o.
a. Nleistcr. ce-Chancellor, ID. a. Vein
brunn; Master of Work, w. Gehrmani
Prelate. G.. IL. Loehr; Master of EXche-
ouer. II. II. Beck; Master of Finance ..
G. Scibcrt; N1aster-at-Arms. simon BOW
man. risfrict Deputy. julius Straus; Rep
rescnfative to Grand Lodge. John {. Sci
bert. Tustees-C Dunche @. Frank, and
j.. Hoffman.
The lodge VIII assemble January 3D. TO
celebrate it's thirtieth anniversary ana
install the new officers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22
FINANCIAL.

S2.5Ods3: fine dark lugI. >. Leaf
Common dark leGf. $350Q$i; medium dark
leaf. A25Qs5; good dark leaf, SV$S; fine
dark leaf. sSdSl2; good black wrappers,
3l0as4; fine black wrappers. I4liSl6.
Bright TObacco-l.eaf: Common monde
script S2I $3.50: common bright orownlsn
Jugs $sIfs4; medium bright pugs, $5ff&6;
good bright lurs, S0$9; fine bright lugs.
So 5cQ$0 Leaf: Common cutting. S4S
medium cutting. sT50q&; good cutting. N'e
$40: fine cutting. $l4Sl25O; fancy cutting.
N4504slS Leaf. Common Wrappers.
s0Tsf2. medium wrappers. si2nsl3: fine
wrappers. none Offering; good mahogany,
afariAO
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22
MONUMENT TO RopERr e. LEE.
North Carolina Association AT WASH
ington Undertakes to Rear IL.

WASHINGTON, December 1.-The
North Carolina Association has inaugu-
rated a movement looking TO the erection
TO a monument TO the memory OF the late
General Robert =. Lee The association
will give a ball and banquet in this city
on January 18th for the purpose OF rals-
ing funds for the monument.
The North Carolina Association has
taken the matter up out OF compliment
OF Mrs. Vance, the widow Of Senator
Vance. who is president of the Lee Mon
ument Association.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22
rromc INC Apron and Gloves.

AT the Masonic celebration at Mount
Vernon last Thursday week q Masonic
aprong and pair OF W yasS,d slHHeS Tbey
were Withdrawn after the exercises by
Major ". II. sands, one Of the aides 10
fbe orand marshal. who viii present the
articles 10 the Grand Master of the dis-
trct. who will probably deliver mem en-. 10
the Grand Master. of Virginia 10 be iram-
ed and presented 10 the Grand Lodge OF
this state.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22
prnnertY Transfers.

Piohuond. Frank Lewis and wife 70
villiar h Hood go feet on west side
lewis street. 3ol HIP feet from Williams
burg avenue. 1928. ,, a,
HenrlcO. Bertha Neurohr 10 Edward VI.
cornor Darlington street SllSj.
&. q. Schwalm and wife 10 George q.
enhoaim Q acres near Richmond adjoin-
ine lands Of James McClurg ana ais
q. 1901
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22
nouas for Deposits. $4,000. 900.

WASHINGTON, December 2l.-Up 10
noon to-day the Secretary Of the Urea
sufs had approved applications from ma
tional banks for the deposit OF public
funds under his recent offer 10 the amount
OF about $l5,O0O001. so far no applications
have been considered from banks which
DO not own or control the bonds which
they propose 10 deposit as security.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22
THE IMBODEN-GOLD CASE.
state Department Calls for Report
of the Facts.

WASHINGTON. December 1.-THE De-
partment of state has called upon United
States Minister Hunter for report OF
the facts in the case OF the two Ameri-
cans. Imboden and Gold. who were killed
by native in San Pedro, Honduras. re-
GENTLY
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22

Richmond, Va, December q, lSsy.
Quotations: Wheat-Longberry. 20 10
75c.. mixed 20 20 75c; shortberry. 20 10
75c.: No. 2 red. Zoe. bag lots. 50 ~ 14c.
Corn-Virginia white. bag lots. 4Oc.; No
. white. 9Oc.: No white. &c.; No. mix
ed. Is PC; No. mixed 5sc. Oats-No 2
mixed Is lie; No. mixed. CSC, winter
seed. s. TO 10c. Rye-GO 20 CSC.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

sun sets 100 MOrflnk. s....-s... o.tt
Moon rises .....10.SJ Evening. .......... So
PORT or RICHMOND. DEC. n. 1889
ARRIVED.
steamer POcanontas. Graves. James,
River landings and Norfolk. merchandise
and passengers. Virginia Navigation
schooner II. VI. Summers, Smith. Chick.
ahominy, scrap iron; Nike Kelly.
PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS, DEC. q.
(By teiegraph.)
ARRIVED.
Schooner w. o. Barrett, Portland.
Steamer Katahdin. Portland.
PORT OF BERMUDA HUNDRED. VA.
DECEMBER q. 1889.
OBy ;eiegraph)
SAILED.
Schooner A. Denike. Williams. loaded
with lumber, City Point. Va.
Schooner ". ID. Hilton. Iippincott. load
cd with lumber. New York. ~ Y
PORT OF WEST POINT. DEC. p. 1899.
Q3y telegraph)
ARRIVED
Steamship Accomack, Thompson. Nor
folk passengers and general cargo.
SAILED.
Steamship Accomack. Thompson. Nor
folk; passengers and general cargo.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22
BARELY MISSED sHUBRICK.
A Freight-Car Fails from the Trestle
Into the Dock.

4 freight train on the Chesapeake and
Ohio. en- route from the James-river
yards to Newport News became I'M
manageable on the trestle at Seventeenth
street az am early hour yesterday morn
ing. and one of the cars, loaded with
seed, fell into the dock, barely missing
falling upon the torpedo-boat Shubrick,
now I'm course of construction ut the
yriFg ship-yards.
The boat was. however not damaged.
The car was hauled out Of the dock and
the wreckage was burned. Two coal
cars were also badly damaged, but they
did not enter the dock
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22
snlc. nt the stocl.-Yards.

LARGE consignments Of cattle have been
r..sived an the Union Stock-Yards FOR
ne regular weekly sale, and large al
,@ndance IS expected The quarantine law
so-e into effect ON January lst but inc
directors have not yet been notihed'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22

Ai thc anf.al meeting OF old Dominion
'il'tr So 20. Of the American Guild,
ioi1Hng officers were elected for the
'it year. Governor, H. L.. john
t'n' Governor. j. T.. DAVIS: Vice-G0ver-
eYf, q. D.. kufin. Secretary. j. leslie
'Vehcei Treasurer H.. H. Wilson, Chap
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22
HALLWAY snret,-Apnllnnce LAW.

WASHINGTON. December 2l-The In
terstate Commission has extended 10 Au-
gust /. 1900. the period within which COM
mon carriers must comply with the re-
quirements Of the safety-appliance law In
using brakes on freight-cars.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22

lain. u. McKern Marriott; Warden Leon
Ruskon; Guard. John j.. Toler; trustees
James Whittet, James W. Martin ana
C. NJ. Wilson: Medical Examiner, DR.. VIZ
olnlns Harrison.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22
,,.,,o, nc stockton wednesday.

,r, ,or,edo-boat stockton will bo
ls,,,cbed IA the Trigg ship-yards net
"wednesday az 1 o'clock. .,,r,.
Miss stockton who was chosen 10 chris
.en the boat IS sick. and her sister mas
been substituted as sponsor
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

Richmond, Va, December Il, 1879.
Private sales reported to-day We're as
follows: PLIERS 1 h0gshead; Leaf (darlS),
3 hagsheads. smokers. J h0gshead; Jugs,
y hOgsheads; Burnley, 1 hogshead; scraps,
] hogshead. Total % hogsheads.
United States internal revenue cOllec-
tions Tor the city Of Richmond Va. to-
day We're. Tobacco. SztslfZ; cigars,
50 1863 s. Total. Sll, 80l2A
Sampling to-day was light.
Allegheny. Old Dominion, ShOckOe.
St0newali. and Seabrook's warehouses
report to-day: Receipts, a hogsheads: de-
liveries. q hOgsheads
Sales OF dark loose tobacco on the
Richmond breaks to-day We're: Cren-
shaw's Warehouse. 22,so5 pounds-highest
price So: ShOckoe Warehouse. T. sos
p0unds-highest price. 81; Stonewall
Warehouse. $40 pounds Total number OF
pounds sold during the day. 40 ssS-high-
est price. ST.
Frazer < TOmpkins make the following
comments on the market for the week
Dark 1New)-Receipts very light; market
continues fairly active, fine stemmng
ard wrappers in good demand az iull
prices. un-Cured-ReceiDts continue
light: market about steady. Brights-
Unchanged and quiet. The Tobacco Ex-
change Will close Friday and loose sales
suspended until after January J, 1900.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22

" Ncdls No.
! Dec. .......6jia C5ls CO.'S Wls
May .......69M0S 7Ols Gi4 e9hp7s
July .697sfl1O 701s oS4 V'4
Corn, No. 2
Dec. ......3OA 307s 304 305s
Jan. .......3O@sNis 304aB 30fs 3g4
May ......32ssqA S3is S21zgss 80
R RS e.: :.".. ~. sa b. e"
Mess PORK. per barrel - .o
Jan. as $50 5000 $3.50 $9sS
May .....N0Zl1s NO.D Sl0l-H $iV-'1s
Lard, per 100 lbs
Jan. S5.32i2 SOB s9.5z4 s2.49
May .....S5.55 500 800 800
short Ribs. per 100 lbs
M Shr; ......S.I6 So S.57A S5.i5
Cash quotations were as follows: No ,
yellow corn. 3l03lAc. Flour steady. No.
3 spring wheat, C4N6jc.; No. ? red, CSC
GSi5c. No 2 corn, 30AQ307sc. no. oats,
22[G22s,c.; No 2 white. 25izN254c.; No.
white. 2pzQ2jisc. No. 2 rye, 5lc. No.
barley, $sal5c. No. / haxseed, new.
s.. tsi5. Prime timothy seed. S2.5j. Mess
hounds S.lOQ$5.45. Short ribs sides Goose),
SIJQ5.fO. Dry sailed shoulders boxed,
5an5lsc. Short clear sides boxed, 5000
$50. Whiskey distllers finished goods,
per gallon, Sl.Z5lz. Sugars. cut-loaf $40;
granulated $3.50. Butter steady, cream
cry, 16a2Jc.; dairy, l6N22c. Eggs firm az
DC. Cheese firm az IlAplc.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL December 2.-Cotton-
Spot In fair demand: prices unchanged TO
i-32d lower; American middllng, tair'
49-fgd. good midding, 44sd middling.
Sled. low middling. 5-32d.. good ordi-
nary, 3l-32d.. ordinary, 25-52d. The
sales OF the day were 1000 bales, OF
which 500 were for speculation and e1-
port. and included 800 American. Re
CENTS. 1000 bales. including 800 American.
Futures opened quiet and closed quiet,
but steady, at the decline; American mid
ding. low middling clause. December.
January. 4 Os-64fJ4 0-G4d., sellers; January
ana February, 04-GiG4 05-eid., sellers;
February and March. f02-Gid., buyers.
March and April. 4Hf OIL ed. buyers; April
and May std. buyers; May and June
362-sld., sellers; June and July 60-e4d.
BUYERS: July and August. 3 5s-6fq3 59-6id..
buyers: August and september, 3 55-G4d..
sellers: September and October. 3 H-Gilg
3 std. value.
NEW YORK. December H.-Cotton-
Quiet. midding, J-l6c.; net rexelpts. 81
bales: gross receipts. A. $50 bales sales. ~
bales: stock. III. 462 bales; exports-to the
Continent, 800 bales.
exports-to Great Britain, 3,0i4 bales: 10
the Continent, 1881 bales; stock. lios67S
Consolidated: Net receipts, ISL .42s bales
expOrts-to Great Britain, $500 bales; 10
France, 1889 bales; 10 the Continent G.%l
bales
Totals since September lst: Net receipts
3.655.2l6 bales; exports-to Great Britain.
9i3. l96 bales; 10 France, ie6,0Sl bales 10
the Continent, lO25.ys bales.
Cotton futures opened steady at the de-
cline; January. 800; February. VIC;
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22

Ar William c. Camp, box manufac-
urcr win present to each OF his en-
rl0yoea on Saturday a Christmas turkey
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22

Directors: Alexander Cameron, John
s. Elicit T. c. Williams. Jr.. Granville
G Valentine, James d. Crump. John x.
Williams J. NJ FourqmeaD, A. R. Eller
son, J. L. Antrim. jag
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22
LYNcHBunG TOBACCO MARKET.

LYNCHBURG, December D.-(Spe-
cial. )-Quotatlons;
Dark Grades OF Tobacco-Lugs: gom-
mon dark Tugs, sl.504S2.sO. good dagS luss.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22
GRAN AND COTTON ExcHANGE.
Richmond, va, December q. 1s'
lies: virginia centuries. 300 OF $50.

Quotations arc for bonds maturing In
not less than ten years.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22

March. N22: April. I25; May and June.
$3.50: July T3l; August, N9; September,
ga. nofnhnr 81
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22

Money on call steady al 3a5 per cent.;
last loan az 4; ruling rate g. prime mer-
camille paper. 5i506 per cent.
Sterling exchange easier with actual
business I'm bankers bills at ASTknsAS11L
for demand and $iS04nSlS7s for sixty
DAYS: posted rates AAizN$As2 and S4SSp
S4 $50; commercial bills. Si604 NsAsJ4i.
silver certificates, 5S2.d59is; bar silver,
80: Mexican dollars, 47ia.
Government bonds strong; State bonds
weak; railroad bonds weak
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06

tentative Decker of Quanah is also
nd while he expresses no prefer
with regard TO the speakership.
bherrill's supporters expect his vote.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
NEWS BUDGET FROM BRENNAN
COMPANY TO CULTIVATE TOBACCO
PROMISES TO NE A SUCCESS.
Two Preparations for Another Rail-
road Are heinz Considered--Pre-
pairing for Rcunion.

brennan. Texas. January Sit Is be-.
iieved by those Interested In the matter
that the effort to organize a company fer
the cultivation Of tobacco in This county
viii be successful. Messls. Frank Haubelt
and George w. Midget have spent two days
discussing the project with the business
men OF Brenbam. and hava received con-
Siderable ENCOURAGEMENT. Ha,ihelt Bros,
agree 10 take stock In the company, and
put In their tobacco farm at Il fair valt,i-
mon, In addition to this the merchants
are responding lbesally to the affair. and
~ is thought Slo,GS0 corporation can DO
orHanized aiid put on a paying basis. Mr..
Mndgett has had large experience In the
culture OF tobacco. and he has been sue
cessfui with the crop in this county. with
Tho proper backing and with a market for
the producc which would In this way be
created, y Will encourage the crop, and
others Will 40 into 1t, and soon tobacco
larms would DO seen all over the county,
Tie Hist Ia now looking up we'll on the
company and some results will suon be
seen,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
NOTES ANn PERSONALS.


Miss Mary Turner o. Riordan has returned
from very enjoyable visit 10 Chappell
Hill.
well known New York clothing house, Is
In the city OH business trip,
The attendance at the public schools
since tho Christmas holidays Is much
larger than usual en- such occas.ons,
Hon Ben S. Rogers left at noon today to
be present at the public installation OF az
ficsls OF tho Odd Fellows lodge at Cam
eron.
Miss Thistle of Richmond who has been
a guest OF her sister. Mrs. j. b. York.
returned TO her south Texas home this
morning.
There was a sult filed In the county court
"Wednesday in which John Hubert asks
for damages in the sum of $500 ana for
$50 PHYSICIANS bill from the Gulf. Colo
RADIO and Santa Fe railway.
There was cotton deal In this city
"Wednesday by v'hich $4,000 worth OF ths
staple changed hands. Messrs Conrad and
John Somers OF the William Penn neigh.
borboo1 sold 3G6 bales OF cotton. part OF
ii being OF the 1897 crop and part OF the
1898 crop. Milroy e. Co. and Robert striek-
ert. McFadi<m's buyer were The purchasers
OF the lot.
Justice w. r.. Ewing. attorney for Rich
ard Brown, forwarded an application 10
Hon. 70. n. Sinks "Wednesday for writ
of habeas corpus. Browp Is charged vain
killing Richard Meredith. end on a prelim-
mary hearing before Justice Hughes at
Whitman was semanded TO the custody
Of the sheriff without the benefit OF ball.
He IS in Jail In this city.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
THE WORK OF =lNCENDlARIES
DARN, FEED, HORSES AND MULES
WE'RE DESTROYED ny FIRE.
sheriff Working ON the Hypothcsis
that Mhttcrnppcrs Have Car
ricd Out Their Threats.

HilNboro. Texas, January 5.--About Il
o'clock last night tho barn OF w s. Thorn
asa farmer living near Irene,was destroyed
by fire. Ii contained 1000 bushels Of corn
and several head OF mules and horses,
which were burned, The fire Is suppose
TO he the work OF whitecappers. About two
weeks ago DR.. 4. e. Alyrick and w, s.
Thomas received I'm anonymous letter
warning them against r0ntirg land TO ne
grces and threatening 70 eow their land
In Johnson grass and burn them out phe
Iotter was turned over to Sheriff Bell.
Word of the tncendiarism reached the
sheriff at o'clock this morning and he left
for the scene at once with Deputy sheriff
John IL. Davis and VIII Saterfield, supsrin
tendept OF the poor farm, and the blood
hounds. An effort will be made TO track
tine panlies down. Excitement Is running
ligh at Irene.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06

tended trip over the farming section north
OF Dallas. He says: The cotton acreage Ia
this section the coming season will be %
per cent less than 1t was last season. The
price has been so low that Northern Texas
planters have not been able to pay the cx-
penses OF raising their crop and hundreds
Of renters have gone away seeking day
work, leaving their cotton unpioked IN the
fields .S* ef
Corn will receive more attention In
Texas this year than ever before. 1t 10
bringing "a cents a bushel on the cars at
Dallas now. Farmers can make some money
on corn at that price for II yields all the
way from forty to eighty bushels TO the
acre on the black waxy lands OF Northern
and Central Texas. With the improved
farm machinery, one man can cultivate and
take care Of fifty acres of corn, whereas
without help ono man can not handle more
than fifteen acres OF cotton"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
Hoop,s pRIGAnE REIlN1oN.

Mr.. w. A. Reinhardt of Houston. trav-
cling passenger agent OF the Southern
Pacific railway, is In the city q guest Of the
Exchange hotel. He Is here 10 confer with
Mr.. John G. Rankin, secretary Of Hooi's
Brigade association, Regarding the reunion
Ia this city February 81 next MIR. Rein-
kardt is an honorary member OF the brigade
aid Is chairman Of the committees on trans
portation, He states that good rate has
been made, one fare bein. given for the
found trip from all points which arc more
than seventy-hve miles from Brcnham. and
from aQ points where the distance from
Brennan, does not eXcecd seventy-ive miles
Il rate of 4 cents per mile Is given for the
round trip. 1t Is believed the attendance
win he quite large. Washington camp,
United Confederate Veterans, OF this city
VIII meet Saturday and will appoint com
mittecs to arrange for the entertainment
OF those who will be present. The re-
union will be on February 81 AID %. aud
tickets will be good 10 return February "a.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
Dawes Commission to Meet.

Denison, Texas, January 3.-Hon. Tams
Bxby in letter received here today says
the Dawes commission will hold special
session at South McAlester on the third
Monday in March 1899, for tine purpose of
hearing testimony in all contested cases
continued from prior sessions, and also for
the purpose Of receiving applications for
enrolment from the Chickasaws who have
not been already enrolled. This acton on
the part Of the commission Is a wise one, as
there are q great many Chckasaws who
have not vet made application for enroll
ment. and this will give them tine oppor-
tunity, especially those residing IN the
Cfoctaw Nation
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06

IT,
way. 10 pleasant. cultured gentlsmaa,
and would Be a ornament 10 any uom-
munity, that his congregation viii uh-
dertaks several Improvements, so as to
induce members Of his sect to make Wharf
70 the members 10 say they prefer a local.
iy where they can practice their religion
around a common altar Now comes Mrs.
D. l.. Ford, benevolent lady Of our city,
and donates a valuable lot primarily to
be used as a site for parsonage, but
tons, an honor to herself and a compliment
to the congregation. The members. though
few at present, have from among their
number without public aid purchased the
Methodist church and grounds as recently
stated. They will later on Get about to
tnaugurate their own schpoa. All In all.
Wharton may fetd proud Of her new ac-
QUESTION as a moras feahire to her daily
life. WILL.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
RAILROAD OUTLOOK.

Hon, Heber Stone. chairman OF the meet
ing held last Friday night to discuss the
railroad project has not yet appointed the
committee which is TO canvasS the city
far subscriptions TO start i rual north from
Brennan. The announcement in The Post
this morning that Mr.. r. NJ. Hall has
written from New York that the Texas
Western viii be rebuilt was read With in
tcrest By the people Of breltham. II is
not known positively that Bfenham will
be on the line of the road under its new
construction. but the business men Of this
city viii endcayor to have Brcnham copsii-
cred as one OF the points on the road. Mr.
Hall has visited Brenhan several times re-
emily, and II Is known that he would like
10 place Brenham on thu list. but Brenham
realizes that there must b. something dom
to get this, and when the time comes the
property owners VIII say what they VIII
do IN the meaptime the proposition 10
build from here into the BRACES valley Will
nat DO neglected That is n BRENNAN
scheme, and it Is not 70 be forgotten. 1t
VIII be done in any event
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06

orarge, Texas, january 5.--Sectlon 1907
Endowment Rank Knights Of Pythas
elected officers last night for the ensuing
year as follows President. II. Crager; vice
president. J. Rothschih; secretary, l.. v
3allett; medical examiner, II. u. Seas
trunk.
The steamer Una, Captain Tom Davis,
came in today from up river landings.
Captain Davis reports the river falling,
though there were heavy rains last night
that may cause another swell.
The Port Arthur passenger steamer AL
bania. Captain Burch. came UP today from
that place for inspection
Judge James C. Beeks general attorney
of the Gulf, Texas and Northern railroad,
returned today from Chicago, where he
has been spending tho holidays with his
family
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
PILOT COMMISSIONERS.

The board OF pilot commissioners held a
meeting this afternoon for the purpose
OF examining Gus Chester and Captain
Jones for positions as deputy pilots, but
got into wrangle ana adjourned without
taking action.
or the three men whom the board de.
cided TO recommend the other day Cap
tatns Peterson and Simmons refused 10
serve as deputies. Captain Minot said he
would serve as deputy and he will doubt
less be put to work.