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sherift's board bill for quarter ex-
amlned, approved and warrants ordered to
issue for $207090.
Monthly reports of George Glass, tax
collector for December and January ex-
ainined and approved
Report of III. NJ. Curtin ex-tax collector
from November l. 1898 to December 4
1893, inclusive, approved
All officers reports not reached at this
meeting referred TO County Judge Vasmer
and Commissioner Hirsoh, to be checked
by them and reported back to a meeting to
be commenced Oh Monday. February 80
and all road and bridge matters, tax mat
tiers and other unfinished business was
laid over to said meeting.
A resolution citing the crowded cond-
ton of the work devolving upon the county
commissioners and memorializing the Har-
ris county Representatives In the legisla-
ture 10 favor u bill authorizing the ap-
pointment by the court of an auditor, was
adopted
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Wash Goods.

36-inch Percales. In pretty stri,.
ard scroll designs. yard. -.
Linen Finish Dress Bingham.
fancy plaids and checks. yard.
French Percsles. IN navy and elec.
tric blue and red ground. in
fancy stripe and Powered ef.
fects, yard ....................
36-inch English Cambria Percales.
in rich and dainty spring Do.
signs, yard .........,............
Real Toile du Nord Dre.s Cling
hams. in dainty checks and
plaids, for chill lren's wear, war
ranted fast colo s...............
S6-inch Novelty Madras. In checks.
stripe and lowered designs ics /
spring wear .....................
Zephyr Novelty. 3s-inch. In beau.
tiful spring colorings. ia checks
and broken plaids. ..............
Cor dcd Noveltiea for Ladies'
Waists. In all the new and fash.
ionable spring designs, .........
Oxford Cloth Sco.ch Zephyrs
French Madras. IN fact all the
new and popular weaves for the
coming spring In all the latest
designs. for waists. per yard...
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Linens.

Is. II and lo-lnch Half Bieached
Linen Crash. yard, &C. 6lac and.
Is, II and l9-inch All Linen
Checked Crash Toweling. yard.
7Iac, 1-Sc and. .............."..
II, IS and 2O-inch All Linen Huck
Towelings. yard, 12lsc, l5c and,
17x32 Barnsley's All Linen Hem
stitched Huck Towels. per dozen
19xSs All Linen Hemmed Huck
Towels. per dozen ..........-.
2ox4o Fringed All Linen HurI
Towels. per dozen ............s6n
SIS Size All Linen Satin Fini
Napkins, per dozen. 49e. 65c. 7SV
and ....'...'......''.s
"a Sizes All Linen Satin Finish
Napkins. per dozen. sl.4S. a.7o
aud ........ ..........
5S-inch Bleached Satin Finish Ia
BILE Damask. yard. ................
5s-inch Bleached All Linen Satin
Finish Table Damask. yard....
6O-lnch Bleached All Linen Satin
Finish Table Damask. yard......
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bayou. o Duiia'o
City OF Houston VS.. Mayer Mitchell. w
- Turner and Mrs. Bell Viechion: tax
debt ga, years 1884 to 1883, 1891 and 1879
lois /, ., 4, one-half and IL, block 2s7
north side Buffalo bayou.
CITY or Houston VS., Missouri. Kansas
and Texas Railway Company. tax dgbt
w, lots |, 2, 8. Z. s. Q, 10. il. Ia block
2sS. north side Buffalo bayou.
CITY OF Houston VS.. Johanna Wells and
A, J Weiss; tax debt $40. years 1871
and 1876 lots and 5, block 2s7. north
side Buffalo bayou. -
Marriage License.
The following marriage license were Is
sued the past week by County Clerk I'd
Dupree:
Henry Nantei Herring and Mrs. Lucy p.
Berkeley.
John w. Runnels and Loula Wade.
A. II. Muske end Miss Edna Frels,
J. ]. Cain and Miss Emily Robinson.
Calvin Davis and Nettie King.
George schmitt and Mrs. Emma
Schmidt.
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The court then adjourned TN Monday.
Eleventh Civu District Cour

Phoenix Lumber Company vs. Houston
Water Works; defendants general and
special demurrer to plaintiffs fourth
amended original petition oyerruled to
Which the defendant excerpts.
Mutual Life Insurance Company vs.
LreiEda Jefiers OF al; Judgment for can
collation. of policy described in plant, II s
petition and for the defendant Lillian
Mclott, against the plaintiff for Si5O01.
and that the defendants, Hudson and JEFF
fers, take nothing by their crossbill.
Mary ltines VS.. j. j. Johnson; judgment
fof defendant.
Fritz Aarineyer ct al Va. j.. G.. II. Beck
or ct al, hearing Of motion to dissolve
injunction set fer February q, 1899.
Wllinm J., Robinson vs.. Merchants and
Planters OH Company; Judgment for tho
pianti for $40 and COSTS leave to plain
till to withdraw jury fee.
O. Il. White vs., A II. Hitchler; leave
TO plaintiff TO die lrst amended original
petition
sarah stafford VS. w o. stafford judy
incn for the plaintiff FOX divorce ani
restoration OF maiden name,
Houston Ice and Brewing Company vs..
Guy Arnold ct uX; domurrers of respond
ent Anderson sustained to which de-
PENDANT excerpts aud leave TO defendant
to file amended motion.
Phoenix Lumber Company VS.. Houston
Water Works Company; leave to plain
tiu TO lie first amended supplemental
petition,
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Gao. Spencer and wife and fifteen others
having rendered to the county their decd
OF gift TO certain lands for the purpose
OF road from Katy to the northwes.
corner OF Sec, 81, Houston and Texas Cen
tral railway survey and IL appearing TO
Ire court that there is necessity Tor
said road, 1t Is ordered that SAID road be
huilt, IL be Known as the Katy aud
Cypress road, as soon as records vi deeds
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authority To contract for the pavement OF
the same. and any appropriation Of money,
or tho Issuing OF bonds by the county for
that purpose would be without authority.
+. l.. Schwander.
County Attorney Harris County. Texns.
~
], l.. Magee allowed $25 per month for
running the ferry over san Jacintv river.
The report OF the county treasurer for
the quarter ending January 81 was APP
proved as follows:
Balances brought forward from last re-
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Miscellaneous Specials for Monday Only.


bdens BRIGHT Dongoa patent leather tip, coin toe spring heel
Button Shoes sizes 5 to 8, regular Si.oo kind Tor
Monday only 1899, -
27nch Corded abua Silks goods styles, light OQc
and dark shades Monday
Anh black Chevot Serge all WOOL the best fabric for 9Qc
general regular SOC quality, Monday. ........0
Genuine Servers Elastic Seam Drill Drawers, 20o
"sar" Shirt Waist for Boys turned down collar, Tn
each
Genuine "Cuyot" French SuSpenderS SOC
snch bleattd Crash 1owelng, per yard ......5tc
sSnch all linen half beached Table Damask per yard Zoe
72nch all linen satin finish Table Danask per yad 79c
10 wards ,o-nch soft finish Cambria for 45c
10 Yards ,6nh Domestic free from dressing for 45c
42x36 ready made Pillow Cases. each 4tc
ooxQo ready made Sheets each '...'ic
10 yards 3onch fancy Spr ng Percale for.
10 yards linen finish Dress Bingham, fast colors, for
soc Infants China six Caps French STYLE also silk en- OQo
hrodered with ul ruche A-SO
stoO best Cambria Gowns trimmed with four clusters of twelve
fine uckS and OF insertion finished with R0o
edge ~
ooc best French Perce Shirt Waist made with point I'M
ed yoke, standing collar ...,.. 'So
Is Rolls quality Japanese Mating, LINEN warp regular 5Oo
3oc quality, Monday ............'o0
100 Pair Nottingham Lace Curtains 81 yards long, IN
inches wde regular $3.50 par, Monday ''0o
Ladies' Onyx black Hose full regular made high pced heel
double Moai,s SOLE ma'o feet '5' quality, f9c
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Shit for County Court.
suit. for civiI pi.trict Courts.

Parke Davis Company VS., J. wiltschek.
debt. Sl50.
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Was Freely Used in the Legisla
tive Districts
During the Last Campaign il
California.
HIS MANAGER SAYS so
But Says Nobody Was Asked For
a Vote.
Resolution Offered to Shut OFF
Newspaper Interviews.

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 19-When the
committee appointed to investigate the
charges against Speaker Wright met to-
day, Milton j. Green, who acknowledges
that he is the manager of U. s. Grants s
campaign. for the senatorship, was re-
called. He testified that he had absolute
authority to spend money in Grants fight
from Grant himself. He stated that he
had used money in many assembly and
senatorial districts, but had kept no rec
the full number of candidates whom he
assisted. Witness was asked, district by
district if money had been put into the
district, but he refused to reply, sta ting
but that no candidate had been asked to
vote for Grant.
Green said that he had heard of the
use of money by other candidat tes, but
would not give any names, as his lnfor-
mation vas only hesrsay In In TIE %r,eht aS
investigation committee asked permission
to introduce a report setting forth that
Green had refused to answer certain
questions put to him and Assemblyman
johnson introduced a resolution requir-
ing the witness to answer all questions
put to him, which was unanimously adopt
ed.
the part of the newspaper representatives.
to interview members on the floor OF the
senate as to how they stand or expect TO
vote on pending measures a contempt of
paper who shall order any reporter to
make such an attempt will under the res
olution also be guilty of contempt:
The resolution was made special oroer
for tomorrow morning.
The joint ballot for United States sena-
tor resulted in no change.
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SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The members of Romeo and Juliet re-
hearse tonight
Topeka justices are lobbying for the new
city court bills.
The frost remained on the north side of
many roofs all day yesterday.
w. H Thompson left today for Jud-
sonia, Ark, to take depositions.
Topeka lawyers still hope that. Judge
Horton may be appointed federal judge
A daughter was born January IS to Mr..
and Mrs. H. T. Shultz of Highland Park.
City politics in Topeka has reached the
stage when candidates stop people on the
The county clerks wound up their meet
ing last night with a supper at the
The admission to the high school grad
uation exercises will be by ticket and only
a limited number will be issued
There is at least twice in life when a
PERSONS names are given in full-at the
graduation exercises and at the funeral.
for 8 '' and al then found thai it was chain
less and that new chain would cost him
DR.. J. C. McC1intocks team ran from
Fourth to Seventeenth street Wednesday
and did not damage the buggy to which
they were attached.
Miss Anna NJ. Parry Bundy will have
charge Of the free concert to be given py
the 1st of February
The statutory, criminal suit against Wm-
mssad thf Wa Shown that the there was no
ground for the charge
City Clerk McFadden is Iaboring with
representatives from other cities of the
first class on the proposed legislation for
cities of the first class.
May Burnett, the woman who is held for
committing perjury in the Collins trial.
has applied for release a writ of ha-
beas corpus She claims that she is not
guilty Of perjury as charged in the com
plaint and that the bond Of 2ooo fixed in
her case is excessive
AL Mooney, wine has been appointed
chief eI1gfreer at the state HOUSE., besides
/ being an cid time politician. Il a couIpe-
| tRnt engineer and Knows all about the
chiueI-Y he Is in charge Of which aston
/ ishing case of a right man in tina right
p1ana Eaadnm happsnz--
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COMMISSIONERS, TOO,
Follow the Lead of County Officers
and Organize an Association.

The county commissioners of Kansas
have organized an association. There
has been county clerks association
and a treasurer and Sheriff's association
for a long time and the commissioners
saw no good reason for not making an
organization of their own.
The new association decided to do a
little prodding to facilitate the action
of the state officers in reimbursing the
counties for the care of insane who
Scott Kelsey of Shawnee J. w. Ander-
son of WyandOtte and ]. T. Hersey of
AtchisOn, with the chairman and secre-
tary, were appointed as committee to
take charge of the claims of the coun-
ties against the state on account of the
INDECENT insane.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the board of county
commissioners of the several counties
of this state have the county clerks of
the counties write to their senators and
representatives and urge them to use
every honorable means to have the nee
esSary appropriations made to reim-
burse the several counties for the care
and maintenance of the destitute in
sane"
The following officers were present:
Edward Perdue, commissioner. Atchi-
son county; Arthur Lacy commissioner
Atchison county; J. T. Hersey, conmis-
sioner, Bourbon county; I. T. Hughes,
commissioner Douglas county; B. F.
HoSkinSOn, commissioner, DouglascOun-
ty; A j. Parnell commissioner, Doug
las county; d. A. Wilson, commissioner
Sedgwick county; D. A. Williams, com
missioner, Shawnee county; 7. P. Rod
gers, commissioner, Shawnee county;
Scott Kelsey, commissioner, Shawnee
county; J. w. Anderson, commissioner
Wyandotte county; Ben Schnierle, com
missioner, Wyandotte county; A L.
Berger, auditor Wyandotte county
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AIR MOTOR TRUCKS
VIII be Put On IN Chicago by Joseph
Letter.

Chicago, Jan. 19.-The Chronicle says:
Pleased with the success which attend
ed his efforts in organizing the auto
truck company in New York, Joseph
Letter has returned to Chicago to be-
gin the establishment of a compressed
air motor truck company in Chicago
within a fortnight. 1t is said that the
young promoter has already secured op-
tions on land in one of the large manu-
featuring suburbs with ample switch
ing facilities on the Belt Line and
would at once begin the erection of an
extensive plant for the manufacture Of
the new motors, the patent rights Of
which he controls.
When questioned in regard to his fu-
ture plans, Mr.. Letter replied that he
was not yet in position to discuss them.
He admitted, however, that active work
would soon be begun in the direction of
establishing the company In Chicago,
but further than that would say moth
ing.
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SPIES REWARDED
For Services Performed in the United
States During the War.

London, Jan. 19.-The Madrid CORES
pondent of the Daily Mail says:
Among those recently rewarded for
military services during the HiSpano-
American-war are five Spanish officers
who volunteered, without asking re-
ward, to go to the United States after
war was declared and to supply infor-
nation to the Spanish government.
They formed a commission under Lieu
tenant Colonel Don Luis Serrano.
''They visited continually New York
city, Washington Jacksonville, Key
West, Tampa and other points, chang
ing their posts every few days. Tney
had many narrow escapes from detec-
tion, notably on one occasion when one
of them met face to face a New York
World correspondent whom he had
known in Havana. The journalist chiv-
alrously feigned ignorance. In addi-
tion to the secret service, the commits
sion bought and sent to Cuba a consid-
cradle amount of ammunition. The
largest consignment was ready to leave
when peace was signed"
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MAI. RODNEY'S FAMOUS
MARCH IN PORTO RICO.

No doubt the roads were bad in
Flanders, and that was a chief reason
why the armies there swore so terribly.
One cannot look at Mr.. Walkers spirit
ed drawing, in last weeks Har-
per's Weekly of an incident
in the Porto Rico campaign
without longing to know what Major
Rodney's men are saying. Perhaps,
though, it is as we'll that we cannot
hear. There is a more or less general
impression that the Porto Rico cam
paign was all picnic; that all the march
ing was done over a fine military road
built by the Spanish; that every one
had coffee and boiled eggs for break
fast, and other meals a la carte, and
that everything went off well. Every
thing did go off well, but not without
timely pushing. Mr.. Walker has made
it clear that this march of Major Rod
ney's had very little of the picnic ele-
ment about it. Whether twenty-four
miles day is a big march for artillery
or not depends. of course, on the roads.
In this case it was undoubtedly big.
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AMERICAN OARSMEN
May Go to Paris to Compete in the
international Regatta

New York, jan 19.-The Herald says:
1t is not unlikely that the National AS
sociation of Amateur OarSmen may
send this years winning SCARED crew to
the Paris exposition to compete in the
international regatta there next year.
The question is causing much discus
sion among oarSmen and many are en-
thusiastic over the idea, thinking that
it would serve to stimulate rowing In
this country should the United States
be represented abroad.
Whether or not a crew shall be sent
to Paris will be considered at the an
nuaI meeting of the national associa-
ton to be held at the Marlborough hotel
in this city on Saturday night. Fred
r. Fortmeyer, secretary of the organiz-
alton has received from foreign coun-
tries numerous communications bearing
on the subject, all of which will be laid
before the delegates of the various
clubs. The meeting will be an open one,
so that any oarsman not a member OF
the association may attend and take
part in the discussion although having
no vote.
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STILL AT LOGGERHEADs.
The Two Branches of the West Vir-
ginia Legislature Can't Get
Together.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 1s.-This is
the hottest day of the senatorial contest
With the Republicans controlling the
senate and the Democrats controlling
the house those two branches are still
at loggerheads and nothing is likely to
be done till the contested seats are set
tied in both branches. At the Democra-
tic joint senatorial caucus last night
John T. McGraw was nominated as the
successor of Senator Faulkner, but as
the contested seats are held now ne
will lack one vote of enough to elect.
The Republican senators claim that II
the house unseatS any more Republl
cans that it will unseat a correspond
ing number of Democrats and that the
Republicans will have majority OF at
least one in any event on joint ballot
for senator. The Republican joint SEN
atoriaI caucus for the nomination for
senator will be held tonight and the
contests around the headquarters or
the respective candidates are very ami
mated. Commissioner Scott and Cover
nor Atkinson are both very confident
while other candidates and their friends
say that neither of the two leaders Will
be nominated,
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REPUBLICANS ARE READY
To Support Bill to Pay Expense of
Extra Session.

The Republicans of the house
spent an hour in caucus yes
terday afternoon trying to de-
eide whether they would support a
measure to appropriate money to pay
the expenses Of the special session. The
matter was brought up for general dis
cussion and the sentiment seemed to be
unanimous that the members ought to
be paid for attending the special session,
as they were not responsible for it, but
there was a difference of opinion as to
whether the bill ought to be passed now
or deferred till later in the session
GeiSSler of Logan thought action
ought to be deferred until the courts
had time to say something about it.
How much have you got tied up?''
asked McKeever.
"Thirty-three dollars" answered
Geissler, ''and I am in favor of having
1t paid sometime but I want to see a
decision in this mandamus case first -
WEIGH of Harvey said if the supreme
court held the special session legal there
would be no call for any appropriation.
Brooke of Shawnee said: Il am one
of the unfortunates who received no
pay for sitting in the special session.
but don't care, 1 got lots of fun out of
dt. anyway. 1t killed off a lot of Popu-
list leaders, and I think we can afford
to pay the expenses of the session lust
TO nave half dozen of those Populists
killed off
Adams of Butler said he understood
the senate intended to pass the Dawes
appropriation bill for the present ses-
sion with a rider attached providing for
the expenses of the special session also
but this was contradicted by several
1t was at length decided to supnort
special appropriation bill whenever It
comes up.
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EAGAN COURT MARTIAL.
Gen. Wesley Merritt Selected to
Preside.

Washington, Jan. 19.-The detail for
the court martial which is to try Com
missary General Eagan on charges
growing out of his statements before
the war investigating commission last
week, in which he attacked General
Miles, has been made public at the war
department. The court is made up of
13 army officers, of whom Major General
Wesley Merritt Is at the head and
judge advocate and 1t is to meet in this
city on Wednesday. the 25th instant, or
as soon thereafter as practicable, this
Qualification being necessary because a
number OF the members are at distant
points and will require some days to ad-
just their affairs and reach this city.
All the officers composing the court,
save one, are from the regular army,
number of whom, however during the
war accepted volunteer rank and still
hold these commissions. Major General
Butler is the only one who is not con-
nected with the regular army.
The detail for the court, Is as fol-
lows;
Major General Wesley Merritt, U. S.
Major General James F. Wade, u s.
V.
Major General Matthew c. Butler, U.
s. V.
Major General Samuel M B. Young,
u. S. V.
Brigadier General Royal T. Frank, U.
S. V.
Brigadier General Alexander McPen-
nington, U. s. v.
Brigadier General George NJ. Randall.
U. S. V.
Brigadier General Jacob Kline, U. 8.
Colonel Peter G. Haines. corps of en-
gineers.
Colonel George L. Gillespie. corps of
| engineers.
Colonel Charles r. Suter, corps of en-
gineers.
Colonel Francis L. Guenther. Fourth
artillery.
Lieutenant Colonel George B. Davis.
| deputy judge advocate general, judge
advocate of the court.
The court is empowered to proceed
with the business before it with any
number of members not less than the
minimum prescribed by law.
Upon the final adjournment of the
court the members will return to their
proper stations.
General Corbin stated that the order
| for the appointment of the court mar
| tial would be delivered to General Ea-
! gan at once This will be done it is ex-
pected by an officer or an employe OF
| the adjutant generals Office. Its re-
! ceipt and acknowledgment by the
| commissary general will be tantamount
| to the relief of that officer from his
| present duties, and he will turn over
| its affairs either to some one designated
| to act by the secretary of war or to the
| officer next in charge of the department;
! Lieutenant Colonel George B. Davis, of
| the commissary department, is now on
| duty with General Eagan and it may be
| that he will be detailed to take charge
| of the office.
Adjutant General Corbin refused to
! make any statement regarding the form
| of the charges and specifications to be
| brought against General Eagan or to
say when they would be published. In
view of the early meeting of the court
| this must be done very soon.
General Eagan, after the issuance of
! the formal order for the court, declined
to make any statement in connection
with his case, but said, in response to a
question that he had not received for
| NAL notice of the appointment of the
court
The Topeka state journal., 1899-01-19
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
Prevails to an Extraordinary Extent
at Santiago.

Santiago de Cuba, Jan. ia conspicu-
Gus feature of life in Cuba is cruelty to
domestic animals. 1t is quite impossible
to walk the streets of this city without
seeing numerous of brutality that
ought to be prosecuted. Mrs. Leonard
Wood, with other ladies, is organic
ing a branch of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, and will
soon put herself in communication with
the head officers in New York.
Lieutenant J. H. Blount, Jr., of the
Third immune regiment, who has been en-
gagged for some time in the work of codi-
flying the local laws, has been ordered to
return to his regiment, the work of
codification will hereafter be done at Ha-
vana-
Major Runcio has been appointed legal
adviser to the military governor.