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control of the railroad crews. Work be-
gan last night as soon as the wre2kins
corps arrived. General Superintendent OF
New Orleans and Ell Paso Division u X.
Colburn has charge OF the men, Work
will continue without intermission untll
temporary structure is completed. Con-
ductor Fields of the main line brought
in twenty seven cars loaded with material
to be used in the work Last night while
engaged on the work OF the bridge An
tonic Cara, an employs Of the railroad
was painfully. but not dangerously. IL,
jured Dr.. A. j. Farrell, the railroad
physician, has charge OF the case aad
states that he can resume his work In
about fortnight. Quite number OF
citizens assembled on tine county bridge
which spans the Colorado about 100 tese'
from the wreck, and watched the flame;
/ and the men at work until a late hour las
1 night Up to this hour no change has bee
made in the schedule, but passengers VII
/ be transferred with the loss of as littl'
! time as possible.
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A VERDICT FOR SsO,O0O.
Jurors In the llayden.CranfiI Case Found
Tor the Plaintiff.
AN APPEAL IS 10 BE AT ONCE TAKEN
Are Thirty in number
and Are All Prominent In Texas
baptist Church Anairs.

paIlas. Texas, June s--The celebrated
Hayden -Crannll damage aud libel suit
came TO an end. so far as the trial court
is concerned, this afternoon when the jury
returned verdict in favor Of the plaintiff
for $50 ,o0o--S20 600 actual and $4,000 ok
emplary damages, The charge was given
70 the Jurors az O'Clock yesterday after
noen and the verdict came just twenty
four hours later. 1t was a shock TO the
defendants and pleasant surprise to the
plaintiff aud his attorneys. The verdict
was straight one, without trills aud
means Just what it says.
4 Hon NJ NJ, Crane aud Judge John u.
I Henry, two Of the attorneys on the losing
side. are already preparing motion for a
l new trial. They do not expect It and say
they do not want IT, and VIII hurry an
i appeal into the upper court as speedily as
I possible.
The $4,000 verdict closes the first skifm-
igh In one of the most unique and widely
known lawsuits ever tried In any OF the
Texas courts. Rev DR., S. A. Hayden was
ousted from the State Baptist convention
held at san Antonio in 1897. Charges were
published against him there and ne
brought suit against Rev Dr. j y, Gran
I'LL c. c. Slaughter and over thirty other
prominent minister's and laymen for Sloo,
600 damages, charging them with libel
The amount asked for was, since the trial
commenced, reduced to $4,000 The trial
began nearly Two weeks ago ana haa been
hotly contested Lending Bapusts from
an parts Of the State and from other States
= were IN attendance and feeling between
: the factions ran high. Both sides were
: ahly represented Colonel w l.. Crawforc
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EXTRA SESSION. SAYS SMITH.
Reasons why He Thinks one VIII
ne Called.

sherman. Texas, June 2.--Representa-
five Cecil Smith has Just returned home
from Austin. having been detained en-
ro,,,e nv business affairs. When asked con-
esvrine legislative affairs. be said: Il be-
Iieve there will be an extra session. ana
il is lie general impression that the gov
amor win convene the legislature some
fine next winter to settle definitely Inc
rights OF The STATE and school fund rela-
live no the school lands and 10 carelully
revise tax laws Of tho state. peileVf
the corporation or city law enacted ms
Wv nest law that could have been framed
under ME circumstances and more liaci>
n stand than anything short Of a cons,t
tuticnal amendment 1t IS generaliy he
! lieyed that tho court Of criminal hppeai
4 win sustain Il II q test is ma le.'
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blood they found the quilt with which
the corpse had been covered on the lonely
nights journey. over the rough rocSy
mountain road. they found the blood all
aleng the road for nearly two miles, to-
ward the watery grave.
The Pos. correspondent was told this
evening by the district attorney that he
Ind all the evidence he wanted
Tie body OF Mr., Gibson was eNhumed
this evening, SO TINT some OF his neighhats
could Identify the remains. which they all
very easily did. Mr.. Gibson was a quiet.
hardworking, inonensive man, aud WAS
well liked by all
The district attorney dismissed the case
against the first two men arrested this
evening, when they were set at liberty
Mullen, Texas, June 1.-The corpse found
II. tank eight miles east of Mullen, With
bullet hole through the brain and weight
ed down by the Use OF wires and stones
first believed to be man named Kennedy
from Bosque county. reports Of which APP
peared in The Pos; of the SOth end Slst
+ has been identified as being Clip Gibson
who lived near Indian Gap Hamilton
county. across the mountain, tour,ten
/ miles east Of whore the btdy was iouGd
! H. is alleged the crime WAS c0mmittced j
hamilton county aud the booy haAlel
/ fourteen miles into Nils county Sooatn
the man who Is now under arrest. livei
With him and was working for deceased
who was bachelor 80 years OF age. II l
reported Goodin olaiined, prior to his ar
rest. that he had bought Gibson out an
tic old man had lett the country,
Gcodin is ~ years of age and single
came hero from McLenrSn couriy one an
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nntns NM rcrnonaIs

Mr.. ]. n Guswold, commercial agent Tor
tha santa Fe, who mas been sick for sew
eral DAYS, left last night for Waco
CAPTAIN J. NJ Lee superintendent OIL
tho Houston and Texas Central. lett yes
terday for waco to visit his family
travelling Passenger Agent s. A Ken,
diq of the santa re was in the city yes
terday from his headquarters at Caves
ton.
Mr. c w Num- superintendent OF TN
Southwestern Weighing and inspection pu
reau, with headquarters at St. Louis wa
In the city yesterday
MIR. S. G. Warner general passenger an
ticket agent Of the Cotton Belt, with mead
quarters at Tyler, passed through Hous
/ Ion Yesterday en- route home.
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NE~. scurnJr1.r

paw houston. Oak Lawn and Magnolia
fro.a sahway will operate their trains
Nsn mis- date as follows:
t,nm ~ sY-Trains will leave every hour
rss. ne corner of San Jacinto and Com
lS streets at 9. 10. IL a. m. and /, 2. 8,
liz = > and p. M; last train leaves
'as park at 1890 .. m.
sefvsS uay and Tuesday nights will be re-
Fhursa.t or private parties. Wednesday,
ssT and Friday trains will leave al
park :, ana D. m, returning leave the
D m e;sO, $50, 1880 $50 and 10. 80
Men u. Saturday is reserved for speelal
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sorrnwpsrERN nunnAu.
plans Adopted for InterchnnGenhie
Milense Tickets Effective luiS J.

plans Adopted for Interchangeable
Nilense Tickets Effective 1uiN l.
The committee OF the soutnWesterh
Passenger bureau, appointed to arrange
details for interchangeable mileage books,
which will he issued on and after July l.
met at St Louis headquarters. with Chair
man G. NJ. Pratt presiding There we're
j. R. Sebastian of the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific, James Barker OF inc
Missouri, Kansas and Texas; Bryan Sny-
der of the Frisco E. P. Fegan. OF the
Texas and Pacific, and e. w. Labeaume
of the Cotton Belt.
The plan adopted calls for interchange
able mileage tickets on all the INES
members OF the mileage bureau, in tnC
following territory: Missouri, Kansas
Arkansas. Texas, Louisiana Oklahoma
Indian Territory, Iowa, Nebraska and from
Missouri river points TO Colorado com
mon points
| The chairman was instructed to Dotli!
the various lines at once,
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son. ., veterans orsapIsed.

Corpus Christi, Texas June "A camp
Of Sons Of Veterans was organized in Cor
pus christi yesterday to be known as the
Joseph p Johnston camp United Sons Of
Confederate Veterans The following ia a
list of the officers elected; Thomas
Souihgate. commander, W. ] Blggis. ilrst
lieutenant W. p, McCampbell, second
lewenant H. r. Sutherland. Jr ad
jutHuti Dr Sims, surgeon; I j. Noukes,
chaplain Chester Rsgglo qnartcrmaaef;
Perry Nceesel color sergeant u T. Stey-
enson historian, The membership OF the
new camp consists Of thirteen members
exclusive OF The above mentioned officers
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Cuero. Texas June 2.--rhe case Of Half
vs., Kessler & Waneorman which was tried
this week, resulted In verdict Tor defend
ants II was q sequestration suit
The case Of George Letsch VS.. The Gulf,
Western Texas aud Pacific Railway Is on
trial now This suit is for damages for
killing Letsch's son about fifteen years
ago. The case has been tried several times
and has been to the higher courts several
timex.
The grand jury has returned five felony
bills There IL very little work for II this
time and it Will probably adjourn today
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I. aud G. y. sleeping Car service.

beginning sunday June 4, the Inter-
national and Great Northern will run a
sleeper on train No. 70, leavlp, Houston
al II o'clock p. m, TO Palestine. connect
ing with through sleeper TO St. Louis
This sleeper will be open to receive pas
sengers al . O'Clock p. nj. and passage
can be secured through to 81 Louis. Pas
sengers leaving Galveston on local train
10 Houston at ?. m. VIII connect VIII
this sleeper.
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ArrAcIiEp ~ 4 COW.
Tbe Brute Tried 20 Crush Ont the
Lie OF "a Little Girl.

Paris Texas June While the little
so, ri J. A. Stevenson IN West Paris, was
grazing fine Jersey COW in the garden
he A-vear-old sister entered. The cow
ierked loose. rushed al ne child, tossed
he, IN M air twice and then knee.ad on
her ana tried 10 trsmplo her 10 death. TIE
iittl.. brother fought the COW desperately
mi sbe aid not desist until several neieh-
hors rushed TO the rescue. The COW hal
beooule Infatuated al children gorryine
her Young calf. The little girl raeclyeC
serious but not fatal injuries,
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AS TO CONNECTIONS.
commission win Give u ilenrinS en-
the Hearnc Matter.

Commission win Give y li"nrinS On
the Hearnc Matter,
Austin, Texas June 1.-The railroad
mmission this evening notified General
Manager ouinlan OF the Central and Cen
erai Manager Trice of the International
that it viii, on July 10, endeavor TO de-
termine whether the passenger schedules
Of said roads can not be SO arranged that
their northbound trains may make rea-
scnable connections at Hearne,
The railroad c~a%uissiop this evening
authorized a rate 81 10 cents per wv
not,nas Ia meet water competition from
Galveston to Rulff. on nour and articles
taking -four rate and grain and articles
taking grain rate, except corn redue,,
tion in class rates carried IN tarh NO
was als3 authorized from Galveston &c
/ Ruff for a like reason
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change in schadule.

After Sunday. June II, the Galveston.
Houston and Northern will run trains
Nos and 7 as follows: No. leaves
Galveston $3.50 a. m. arrives La Porte
?. AZ e.. M. arrives Houston s;45 a. m; No.
leaves Houston 8 p m, arrives La Porte
s,s5 arrives Galveston 8:i5 y. N This
change Is made In order that passengers
NAV have through train into La Porte
schedule OF trains Nos. l, 5, 6 ana is I'M
changed.
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TITLES IN LITIGATION.
SUIT Entered for Land on which Los
mctu Is BuiIt.

-anpasas, Texas. June 2-The attorneys
~ Tue heirs OF Anderson Ray have filed
~ "a THIS district court at Lampasas for
an .scoyery OF the Anderson Ray survey,
!, ~ncn the town OF Lometa is situated.
CON-, sss bought by the Santa Fe Railroad
larsp about fifteen years ago and a
AM part OF 1t sold off in town lots and
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and Great Northern fast mall; Or, and
Mira Barugh. Buffalo y. y; Mrs b.
Daughty and Miss Lula Doughty. chatta-
nooga. Tenn. Mr.. j A Bradford, oNlor1'
Tenn; Mr.. J. w. Allen and Or. Richmond
New York city. Mrs. j. NJ Carroll and
family, Warrington w. Va; Mr. H. 3.
Sheppard and family, Charlottesville w.
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BURNED RAILWAY BRIDGE.
work Renairing II Has begun an"
VIII he Pushed.

Wharton. Texas, June = v71'''
will be long remembered in the annais -
wharton history, and the sight oil 'ns
huge bridge, wrapped in smoke anu
aames viii be photographed for many
wears on the minds of the spectators ~
are continued TIL 3 a. m. but was un0s'
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

tkks,s na after June 1 summer excursion
Wright. VIII be on sale to the Carolinas,
10 rs,n.. tennessee and Georgia, good
hrs. M until October 81 For circu-
Ardrersp folders, ETC.. address j c..
HptoAin. southwestern passenger agent.
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TIA Quarterly rnx.

Austin. Texas. June 2 The Houston
East and West Texas railroad pala us
quarterly tax on passenger earnings 70.
day. amounting to $l9S 30 as dld me 1ull
and Interstate to the amount oil S4o''''
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an Error Corrected.

.,s.;al wagons for collection oil
" lsys ,spm PRIV ATE RESIDENCES for
BAeG.suiE. IRAN trains. also for delivery to pri-
ais rss aoers We NEVER SLEEP. Tele-
q ~ nSsr from private residences receive
F l..si.l attention. Phone %; ,~srrpco
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Waco. Texas, June 2--Jim Bob Crow,
charged with murder in Milan county in
1897. was acquitted today by a Jury IN
this county. where the case was tried on
a change OF venue.
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LONDON. The fourth annual national
horse show will be held at the Crystal
palace from today to June 6, and will be
managed by vero Shaw.
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] CHicAGo.-The annual outdoor meet
The Western Intercollegiate Athletic as
ISOLATION will take place at the Ravens
wood athletic field today.
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L0ND0N.--London will today officially
celebrate the queens eightieth birthday,
and the great men and women of the ma
ton will all participate.
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PROVIDENCE. The new president OF
Brown university is to be announced at
ntetipg OF the corporation today
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SURFSIDE HOTEL,
yELAsCo BEACH,

yELAsCO BEACH,
,oo Yards from surf's Edge,
suu ~ yelasco Terminal Railroads.
oneu from Jnne 10 to sept. 10.
"a. uost Delightful summer Resort on the
~ Gulf Coast.
EXCELLENT BATHING. ANp Fi s / IlEan
COOL INvIGoRATING GggLEE p 6 . PP66nMs
~ 1t,ber PARTICULARS. please address
iO' i'''A MURISON & MALlN.
Hotel Bristol Houston. Texas.
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rEW yoHK,-Many OF the delegates to
d. Qulnquennial woman's gathering IN
lanion leave here today,
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roDAY's EVENTS.

w.suINGToN.-Th Is the flrst ami
,s,ssrv Of the sinking of the Merrinmc
ia Santiago harbot
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MADRID.-7A recent dispatch from Gen
cal Rios the Spanish commander In the
Philippines, notified the government that
be yill sail for Spain today.
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nna y. \. rn.t ,rail.

The following were passengers leaving
Houston yesterday on the international
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NEW YoRK-The New York City Chris
tan Endeavor union has arranged for a
snl-snnual meeting this afternoon and
evening in the Broadway tabernacle.
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NEW YoRK.-At Gravesend today the
principal races are the Hudson and Carl
to1 stake events. At the Latonia track the
event is the race for the Oaks stake.
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ALBANY.-Governor Roosevelt is riding
= me State camp at Peekskill at the
asia Of three troops of squadron A and
avop OF New York City, who will open
amp tomorrow for the season of 1899.
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INDIANAPOLIS The railway postal
asfks Of America hold their annual con-
Tsnlion here today. when the subject Of
noEtsr routes will come up for considera-
ton.
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AlLANTA.-The birthday OF Jefferson
pils is holiday both here and in Flori-
g In Atlanta the exercises Of the JET
isrscn Davis memorial will be held In
Grsut park.
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NEW YoRK--Columhla commencement
asrelses, which will be of special signlf-
,ance' begin today and will conclude next
thursday, when the titles of Ill. D." VIII
y conferred upon Governor Roosevelt and
.ali schurz, both of whom will be pres
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hAVANA-The Havana Jockey club will
p.m us first meeting today. General
ss.uoAe, Its president. and General Chaffee,
s.aefal Ludlow, General Lee and Gem
humphreys, vice presidents, have
.a,'sa prizes, and the local banks clubs
~ merchants make the principal contri-
'4uons to stimulate competition.
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INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Track and Field Day Will Be Held in
the Gymnasium of the olym-
mic Club

An indoor championship tournament
will be held under the management of
the Pacific Association of the Amateur
Athletic Union In the gymnasium of the
Olympic Club on Thursday evening, May
25, at o'clock. The programme will
contain nine items-four track events,
four field events and an obstacle race.
Gold medals will be awarded to the first
men and silver medals to the second men
in all events except the obstacle race.
First place will count five points, second
place three points and third place one
point. The total number of points
amounts to seventy-tWo. Entries close
on May 20, and as no names will be ac-
cepted of athletes who are not registered
according to the constitution of the Pa
cific Association, all intending competi-
tors, If not already registered, must reg
lister on or before May 20.
Admission will be free and by invita-
ton only. Entries may be made with H.
A. Keeler, secretary of the Pacific Asso-
citation, whose address is 572 Tenth street,
Oakland. A considerable number of en-
tries have been received, and a success
full evening is anticipated The commit
tee having the affair in charge consists
of George James, p. ]. Franklin, c.. Dole
and G. w. Phelan. 1t has full power to
act, and has the support of the board Of
managers Of the Pacific Asscciation.
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THEY WILL ASK AID
FROM THE PASTORS
WORK OF VIGILANCE COMMIT
TEE AGAINST CHINATOWN.
It Is Hoped the Slave Traffic Will Be
Denounced From Every Pulpit
in the State.

The fight against the slave evil of
Chinatown will be brought to the notice
of the ministers of the city and State
to-day by circular letter addressed by
the vigilant committee. In this letter
the earnest cooperation of the ministers
is asked for, and enclosed is the pream-
BILE of the committee explaining the work
1t has set out for itself and the ends
it hopes to accomplish. The communica-
ton is as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13 1889
Reverend Sir: We wish to call your atten-
ton to the enclosed preamble, which fully sets
forth the intention of our society, and to ac-
complish which we will call upon all the
pastors In the city and county of San Francisco
and aid us by your hearty cooperation. We
have taken great pleasure in placing your name
list of honorary members, trusting that
you Will accept and act in unison with us. We
realize that In this matter we will need not
only workers but the united and unbroken
city and State. We hope you will make this
special object of prayer and that you will from
time to time bring Its needs before your con-
gregation, urging upon them the importance of
making this a personal matter, the future
welfare of our city and State rests in their
hands. With this combined effort we feel as
sured that failure will be impossible and that
Chinese slavery and the importation If women
and children for immoral purposes will cease
and that law and order will be enforced.
The work of sending away these ad-
dresses viii be performed to-day, and
before the end of the week 1t Is hoped
that something will be said of the ques-
tion of slavery from every pulpit in the
State.
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CHILDREN RALLY IN THE
CAUSE OF TEMPERANCE
INTERESTING MEETING AT MET
RoPoLITAN TEMPLE.
Mrs. Stevens and Miss Gordon Are
Given a Warm Welcome by the
Little Crusaders.

Nearly 500 children rallied In Metropol-
itan Temple yesterday afternoon to well
come Mrs. Lillien M. N. Stevens, presi-
dent of the National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, and Miss Anna A.
Gordon the vice-president-at- at-large, and
to further attest their willingness to con-
tinue to aid the leaders in their grand
undertaking.
In the gallery the parents and others
interested in the organization were in
terested spectators. The distinguished
visitors sat on the platform surrounded
by the leading members OF the w. I. L.
U. The stage was prettily decorated with
flowers and large picture OF the late
Miss Francis Willard who SO ably watch
ed over the society In the pack
ground were the Silken banners OF the
various legionS represented in the body
The meeting opened with the entire au
dience singing Miss Gordon's song, On
Fight" This was followed by PRAYER
by the Rev. Mr. Vinton of Iowa. Mrs.
NJ. L. Gray, county president OF the w.
G. 7. u, then stated the OBJECT OIL the
Cracken, superintendent of the local
work. After complimenting the little
ones on their fine showing the latter call
ed for salute to the flag. Little Mabel
McNorton held the silken flag while the
children pledged their allegiance to it.
This was followed by the singing Of the
national hymn Dy tne entIre duuledSe'
The Ethel Margaret Gilley" branch
then arose and saluted the leaders by re,
citing Il pledge my head, my heart and
this right hand for God, and home and
native land Another bran branch 7 sen sent "a a
bunch of white roses to Miss Gordon ana
gave her "Chautauqua' salute
Miss Gordon then addressed the gath
ering, and soon won the hearts of every
one by her kindly speech. She had her
little auditors reciting appropriate selec-
tions from the Bible after her, responding
to her inquiries and crying at the pathetlc
little stories she told TO illustrate her
meaning. ,-.,,,,
After singing Miss Francis E. wi Willard .fs
chairman introduced Mrs. Stevens, who
gave a short talk along the lines of tenn
perance. Her words of advice were at,
tentively listened TO by the children ana
their elders. She concluded her snort ad-
dress by blessing the former +befr Tor tnelr iiSI
5orf The meeting closed with the sing
ing of the temperance doxology.