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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16
BUILDING MAY BE ENLARGED.

Inspector of Public Buildings Roberts is
here on a tour OF inspection. He went
over the custom house today, and while
he would say absolutely nothing in regard
to any improvements in the building that
he might recommend. from other sources
It was learned that In all probability an
other story will be added and an addition
will be built on the west side Of the build
ing making the court room larger and
giving the clerk OF the court more room.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16

Palo Pinto. Texas, January FIRE
broke out this evening about 1880 IN the
second story Of rock building occupied
nv Iobn II Eaton as a law and abstract
offica and burned out the ceiling overhead
ana damaged his books and furniture. both
by water and ERE. 10 the amount Of about
$500 damage 70 building about $500: no
insurance
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16
COLORADO COUNTY fEUD
Broke Out at Bastrop, Where James Town,
send Is on Trial.
ONE MAN KILLED. ONE FATALLY WOUNDED
Arthur Burford, an Attorney, L. Dcsd
and VIII Clements Can Not sur-
vive---A Dozen Men Arrested.

Bastrop. Texas, January l5.-The trial
OF James Townsend, sent here from Colo
RADIO county on change OF venue, came
up In the district court today. but a
tragedy has already grown out OF 1t
and as a result one man is dead and an
other mortally wounded, who did the
shooting II is impossible to learn al
this time, and dozen parties are In
Jail suspected of implication in It,
teud has existed in Colorado county
for some time past. as result OF which
several men have been killed and Rangers
have been stationed at Columbus TO keep
the peace. Among those killed were ex-
sheriff Sam Reese and his brother, Dick
Reese; it is for the killing OF the latter
that Townsend is TO be tried
The governor sent Rangers here 70 at
tend the trial and these effected the ar
rests, but were unable to prevent the
shooting
This afternoon as court was taking up
new ease, having continued the Town
send case. the rapid firing OF a dozen or
more shots on Main street caused men and
officers 60 rush to the scene. They found
the son Of Sheriff Burford of Columbus
dead, shot through the head, and VIII
Clements wounded-doctors say fatally.
The Rangers and officers arrested fifteen
or twenty men, housing them in Jail for
the hight.
The telegraph office is flooded with tele-
! rra
particulars and Offering any kind of as
sistance Very few answers are being
lled and these are giving no particulars,
Tho townspeople are keeping out OF
the excitement. The Rangers and peace
officers are vigilant and the law as to CON
cealed weapons is being enforced strictly,
I Columbus. Texas, January i5,-Arthur
I Burford, who was killed at Bastrop. was
! twenty-five years old He graduated in
/ law at the university at Austin last
I spring, and was lately admitted into part-
/ nership with the firm of Foard, Thompson
4 & Townsend the law firm defending
James Townsend, the defendant in the
trial at Bastrop. He has not been con-
sidered participant in the fued existing
here and his death was not expected.
Universal sorrow is expressed al his tate.
/ WIN Clements is a nephew of the late
! Sam Reese, The case against him for
/ the murder OF Sam Reese was mol pressed
at the last term OF court; he is Of pleas
/ ing manners and genial disposition and
| has many friends He has wife and two
! children.
! Halletsylle. Texas. January lax
Sheriff John f. Houchins and about twenty
five Others have gone from this place to
Rastrop as attached witnesses in the case
of ]. G. Townsend charged with the KILL
/ ing OF Dick Reese at Columbus some
time since Reese lived in Lavaca county
for many years and has many relatives
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16
PERSONAL.

Mr.. H. C. Archer of the Peegee is In
Port Arthur today.
Mr.. W. A. Easton chief clerk OF the
fremont hotel. left yesterday for Temple,
Texas. for stay OF several days.
Mr.. II. a. GRADER. commercial agent for
the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gull at
Dallas. was in the city today on his way
m Port Arthur
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16

wolfe city. Texas. January lS-Mr.
warden. United states marshal from Dali
las and posse Of Wolfe CITY citizens
,ho, ana fatally wounded Henry Williams,
tror, the Indian Territory this morning
wulisrs was wanted for shooting an Of
ncer ~ the Territory and several otoSr
offfnses.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16
Losses nj Hcndersnn.

nsnoerson' Texas. January 15.-Fire
sOout O'clock this morning originated in
| sUs & Sons wagon shed and damaged
4 aestroyed property as follows Norvell
s. son, $'oO' no insurance; Henderson Mer-
ps as company, 1925. partially insured;
II sSSlne buildings. $3.50. partially insured:
4 sachs & Co., $3.50. partially covered by
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16
"
New OIL VIII for Dold CITY

9onnam Texas, January l5.-Dodd City.
mn, suaii town Of about 500 inhabitants six
ssn ' east OF here. is TO have a fine oil
|na,ot httv tons capacity daily. Al a
|o,a. OF the citizens Saturday night
Rsnt esVVO was subscribed towards the
hhssprlse' When this mill Is completed
~ WIN be six oil mills In this county
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16
THE EDNA SOLD.

Under an order Issued by Judge Bryant
on a writ OF seizure made some time ago
upon application OF William Mevins, Depu-
~ United States Marshal borough today
sold the steamboat. Edna FOR slO5o TO J.,
G. Alternately OF Houston. The seizure
was for repairs on the boat amounting to
$3.50
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16
a.,se,y,s Majority.

psn,son. Texas January i5.-rhe oni-
cial majority Of Hon g p hsnasli ~ inc
congressional primary Is 1855 10 this city.
A number 81 republicans participates IN
the primary.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16
THE YEsgFL TLoArRp

YoSAnrdsy afternoon news wss received
here that the British steamer Venitia WAS
sshore or Sabine Shoel twelve miles IN
shore Charlie Co immediately got TIER
,.recloinE anrlisnces IN readiness nlaced them
on hcBrd o. the barge olive. and engaged
the Wharf compaly's steamer Cynthia 70 60
to-ths rciief ~ the stranded craft their cwr
hcat hfio9 hauled out On the marine railway
Before the Cynthia could leave with tbs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16

barge u telegram came 10 hand stating that
the vessel hHd been noHted and that no AS
ssiancc would be needed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16
NAIrIrAL N0rlcEs

Tho above quotations are based on tramp
steamers e1nd-tass liners Ie ana hrst-class
liners 20 higher
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16

Cenvicts al work ON Railroad,
Eagle Fake. Texas. January ts--A trsin
OF nfty life term conytets. In Sergeant
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Port OF Galveston. January II
ARRIVED

Sch Maggie ; Hart AMI, from Baltimore.
81 Rcsta (Br) from Shields.
Sch J. NJ MpInnia tAm,l, from BRACES san
tiago.
IS Endeavorer CBr) from Cardiff
81 Cnneho (Aml. from Now York
Sch Harry a. RcrNind lAinJ from Phila
dslphia.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16
tLLAhhU,
IS Phoebe tRrD for Hamburg



SIS Fitzpatrick ~ trausportl. for Cuba,
SIS Hemisphere iBrj. for Bremen.
s. Pensacola (Aml. Tor Pensacola.
- Capelia (Br1. for Liverpool
50 Mic lBr), for Havana.
81 Phoebe OBJ for Hamburg
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16
FROM THE CAPITAL CITY
,.,.h,,led Church Case Has Been Decided
by Supreme Court
PEDAGOGICAL QUESTIONS NOT PASSED ON
won It's Case Against Louist-
a, the Matter of Quarantine.
notes of Departments.

81, TEXAS. January t5.--The supreme
today decided the noted case OF the
~, Bsptist church Of Paris VS.. ]. NJ.
:, al from Lamar. in favor OF the
|.a,nts IN error, affirming the judg
:, the court of civil appeals in so
:. 4 reverses the Judgment Of the dis
IN, court and reversing it in all other
|sote Plaintiffs in error, a minority
!, H. congregation. sought possession Of
,hprch property on the ground that the
w Hampshire cnfession OF faith adopted
no articles Of faith and covenants Of
n ,hureh at its organization has been
M, aored hy the majority. In disposing
!, ~ case the supreme court held that
\ ,onld not examine the members of the
son,ending factions to ascertain what
.Ao,r heliefs might be upon any given
Il o,oelcal question, the legal phases be-
r.bat IT must decide upon. THE
show" says the court, that the
5ntirs. ss they now Claim 10 be or
.,cd we're not separate body exist.
Tx, the time the deed was made nor
en- Inc charter of the city was procured
NJ we're members OF the congregation
I'd On worshipped in the house in quss-
',on upon question of faith and ad.
h.r.nce to the original articles OF faith
,hs pl,lntiffs. minority Of the mem
MI assumed that they alone adhered to
~ original confession of faith and or
sanizsd themselves into a body under the
ssne name as that borne by the church to
Which they had formerly belonged In
doins so they did not become the incor-
rerste1 church. but constituted themselves
ln,n an independent voluntary orgsniza-
| lion
| MRS. ST. CLAIR AIDING HUSBAND,
Mrs W j. St Clair. wife OF w J. Dent
alias Jackson alias Murphy alias Brown
alas Sinclair. who is supposed to have been
Instrumental in the escape of George
Issscs from the penitentiary on forged
pardon and who Is in Jail here on charge
o. forgery, reached here today from Tue
son. Ariz., and claims to have brought
papers that win assist in establishing hcI
husbands innocence, Dents trial haI
been set for January is and he intimates
| that it will develop something sensa-
iional.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16

Halletsville, Texas. January lax
Sheriff John + Houchins and about twenty
five Others have gone from this place 70
Rastrop as attached witnesses in the case
of ]. G. Townsend charged with the KILL
Ing OF Dick Reese at Columbus some
time since Reese lived in Lavaca county
for many years and has many relatives
In this county.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16

HIDES ANp woop

pry sial hides. IN tip.- slse
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ocgAN rRnIaHT RArEs.

Ocean freight quotations on cotto nfor de.
livery al shp's side within specified days from
date
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-05

and noise, paid for by the money
which the trusts have been able to take
unjustly from the people under the
favorlng influences of the Political
Trust that hopes TO perpetrate itself in
power by the sale of law!
How will these superficial Influences
weigh in the scale Of popular favor to-
morrow as against the duty of Ameri-
cans to protect their own rights and
liberties and the institutions that have
been the strength Of their Republic?
"Slush" though 1t be called, the Demo
crat believes that appeals to the reason
and tho intelligence of the American
people will count for vastly
more at the polls than all the brass
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-05

Daily within the last week there has
been kept standing upon all of the
pages Of the Dobson paper this an.
nouncement: EVERY GOOD RE.
PUBLICAN WILL BE FOUND IN
THE PARADE, NOT ON THE SIDE
WALK, IN SATURDAY NIGHTS
PARADE" According to the count
by Editor Reynolds. there were less
than 5000 Republicans in line, exclus.
i've Of the bands, instead of the 5000
Republicans which are claimed by the
Republican Executive committee to be
residents of Akron. Akron people may
draw their own inference from this re-
suit: Either there are less than 5000
good" Republicans in Akron, or the
Dobson papers influence with the good
Republicans of Akron is nightly on
the wane.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-05
IT'S UP TO YOU.

Tomorrow will mark the close of
one of the greatest political contests
in the history OF America.
The Democratic party submits its
cause TO tho people confident of the
yindicatlon of the great American
principles which II has been its honor
IN the present contest TO advocate.
Drunk with wealth and power; sneer.
ing at the institutions that have been
the safeguard of tho Republic; the
party Of the trusts has addressed its
appeal TO the appettes and prejudices
OF the people, depending upon these
elements, rather than upon intelligent
discussion and conviction, to determine
the issue of the election.
Throughout the campaign the Demo.
cratic party has been derided for its
fidelity to the American principles that
were advocated by Jefferson and Lin,
coin; principles that have been vindi
Gated by the American people when
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-05
Democrats, vote early to-
morrow. If you wait till after
noon you may lose your vote.
RED FIRE OR REASON 7

1t was a disappointing affair, the
Red Fire demonstration of Saturday
night
The bands played and the red fire
was burned but no sentiment was car
ried home by the people to guide them
in dlscharglng the'hlghest duty confer
red by American citizenship.
What contrast to the enthusiast,
greeting rendered to Mr.. Bryan few
weeks ago, when the speaker ad'
dressed himself to the convictions and
the conscience of the people rather
than to their partisan enthusiasm.
Red ire aud fireworks and banda
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-05

According to the Akron correspond.
ence of the Cleveland Leader, there
were more than $500 voters in Satur-
day nights Akron parade. This infor-
nation was supplied by the editor Of
the Dobson paper. The Akron Sunday
Star, edited by Mr.. Thomas O. Ray
nolds, gave the total number in the
parade, including bands, at a trifle
more than 1900. The Stars estimate
was based upon a count. This esti-
mate of the Leaders correspondent is
thoroughly in keeping with the policy
of inaccuracy and exaggeration that
has attended all of the Beacon's po-
litical articles in this campaign.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-05

our own. 1t is deception that promises
to safe the appetites of the people at
the sacrifice of the very institutions by
which they hitherto have enjoyed their
liberties and brought about their pros
perity.
These are American questions and 1t
is to be hoped that they will be settled
as they have invariably been settled
by Americans in the past.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-05
Words M "
10 VOterI.|

Prof George 7. Ladd, head of the
department Of philosophy and psychol-
ogy at Yale university, is plainly deep
ly moved by the issues Of this election.
Under the title "why Harvard Stu
dents Should Vote for Bryan" he
writes in the Harvard Democrat:
There are at present four great ma
tional issues before the people, on three
Of which the administration has, in
my judgment, been avowedly and con-
sistently wrong; only on the fourth
have its positions and influence been
right--and this in a half-hearted ana
vacillating way. These four issues
are, first, that called imperialism;
second taxation and class legislation;
third, civil service, and fourth, the
currency. The first and by far the
most momentous in respect Of the
changes which 1t is likely to work in
the entire constitution Of the Republic,
Is so-called "imperialism." The ad-
ministration has launched the nation
upon the policy Of joining in the con-
test of European governments for COM
mercial supremacy in the Orient, and
backing up its contest by the armed
force Of the nation. With us the case
Is peculiarly heinous because we have
no need for these distant lands in the
interests Of our internal development
and no close vital connections with
them-as have, perhaps, Russia and
Japan and England.
So far already has the public consci
ence become degraded upon. this mat
ter that the approved candidates fol
the highest position in the government
are on record as holding it un-Ameri
can, and even hideously immoral, po
litical tenets that you can buy othel
peoples rebelllous subjects, call then
rebels against you, and then proceed
to ravage their land, destroy theil
homes and kill them for continuing
against you their long aud loyal strug
sc for independence.
The second great Issue before the
people I have called that of "clas.
legislation" Next to using the armed
forces of the nation for the conquest:
of distant lands and weaker races, II
Its danger to our Republican institu
tions, is the use of the legal arm Of tn,
government for the furtherance n
home of the interests of favored class
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-05

Vote for Richard f. Palmer for
Sheriff. He deserves the support of
every Democrat and If they do their
duty he will be elected Hundreds of
Republicans have assured him that
they will vote for him and he is certain
Of election IL his own party supports
him. He has made fair fight and
friends have rallied to his support
ON every hand, He will prove an ex-
cellent official. Summit county has
no truer Democrat than 'Dicl' Pal
mer, and it is the duty of every Dem.
ocrat 10 support him.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-05

es. All students of political history
know how peculiarly dangerous sucn
policy of favoritism is for a repub'
lie. But the chief magistrate of the
present Administration is the greatest
living representative of this danger
GUS policy. He has been for years the
willing and consistent instrument for
securing legislation in the interests of
favored classes. Here again the evils
Of such policy are now disregarded and
glazed over--but are really on this ac-
count all the greater-because Of the
deadened conscience of the people.
The third great issue is that of the
publication Of the civil service. We
as q people are being most deeply in
jured in reputation and In character,
because our government, national and
State and municipal, is so largely
carried on by those who are in for
the spoils, and who are neither NOR
ally nor by training fitted to govern.
Mr.. Mckinley has indeed made, as all
officers having the appointing power
are likely to do, some good as well as
some bad appointments. But, taken
altogether, his Administration has de.
pressed and set back the cause of
civil service reform in the nation, as
his election was certainly followed
in many of the States by an enormous
increase in the confident corruption
Of the triumphant party.
Upon the fourth issue, the support.
ers Of the present Administration-the
majority of them rather than the Pres
ident himself--are upon the right side
But the history Of their operations
during the past four years shows that
they have not been strenuous" and
righteous enough to set the country
right upon basis of established prin
ciple without regard to their own i'm
mediate interests.
In my judgment the last of these
four issues Is the least distinctively
moral, the least within the power Of
the government to prevent from set
ting itself right, and the one abouI
which men who are equally righteous
in their intentions may just now. al
to it's ultimate effects, most reasona
bly, differ, You will see that regard
all these issues as moral; and he 'wh'
wishes to cast righteous vote
whether he be young or old-must s,
regard them.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-05

band music and red fire and spectacu.
lar effects that have been paid for by
the money of the trusts and all the
interests which hope further to profit
themselves at the expense of the Amer
can people and their institutions.
Let every citizen tomorrow exercise
his sovereign right as an elector as II
the very welfare and future of the Re.
public rested upon his action.
Appeals to the senses should count
for nothing as against the appeals that
have been made to the intelligence
That is false patriotism which uses the
flag as cloak for coveting, exploiting
or appropriating the liberties of othel
people or depressing the liberties o.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-05
Democrats, vote early to-
morrow. If you wait till after
noon you may lose your vote.

In some Of the Akron precincts the
registration has been so heavy that Of
the votes are cast at the rate of one a
minute it will no more than provide
for the polling of the entire vote. The
only sure way for Democrats to have
their votes polled is to be on hand at
the polls when they open and to remain
there until their votes are In the bal
lot box. 1t is certain that many DEM
ocrats who wait until afternoon or ev-
enlng before going to the polls will lose
their opportunity to vote owing to the
crowd that will be there at that time.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-05

For County Treasurer the Democrats
present William M. Graham, the SEN
ior member of the we'll known insur-
ance firm of Graham & Baum. He
Is one of the most expert accountants
in the county. He is in every way
qualified for the position which he
seeks. If elected he will be as care,
full and painstaking in the manage
ment of the county's affairs as he has
been in the conduct of his own. He
is entitled to the support of every
voter.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-05
DISAPPOINTING.
Continued from first page.)

drives them out to see circus parade
brought them out Saturday night.
They wanted to see the show. 1t was
a cosmopolitan audience that witness
ed the demonstration. They represent
ed all religions and all political creeds.
The shouts for Mckinley by the pa
raiders brought forth an echoing cheer
for Bryan from the onlookers. How
ever, there was no disorder. The af-
fair passed off pleasantly.
From a spectacular point Of view the
parade was a grand success. But from
the standpoint of the sober minded, it
was far from gratifying. The party
leaders were dissatisfied and well might
they be. While red fire and noise were
present in abundance, the one chief
essential, which can only effect the re-
suit at the polls, was woefully lacking.
By actual count, exclusive of tNe
bands, there were 2,52O marchers in
line. This number includes female
whose banner "We Can't
Vote, but Our Fellows Can" explained
matters, and the army of Goodrich Of
fee boys and numerous other minors
noticeable in the ranks. The stenog-
raphers would have removed load of
worry from the trust managers minds
if they had announced which ticket
their ''fellers" would vote.
Ever since the Prosperity" parade
was announced strenuous efforts have
been made to swell the numbers. 1t
had been estimated that more than
5000 voters would be in line and moth
ing short of that would be a success.
The party organ has been exclaiming
in bold faced type, Every good Re-
publican will be in the parade, not
on the sidewalk" and glaring head
lines have heralded the 'red fire" dem
onstration with unusual zeal. To the
casual observer it would seem that
something is the matter with the quail
ity of the Republicanism this fall or
else the majority have long since
ceased reading Dobson's' "slush" col
umn.
The parade formed on s. Main st. AT
7:30 o'clock and at the signal to move
was given. The line marched east Oh
Exchange st. to Sumner ST., north Oh
Sumner st, to Buchtel ave-, east or
Buchtel ave. to Fir, north on Fir to
Market, west on Market to Howard
south on Howard to Main, north OF
west side of Main to Market, counter
marching on east side of Main to Bart
ges, counter marching back on wes
side of Main to corner Main and How
ard.
The line was headed by quartet,
of police, followed by Chief Marsha
e. A. Hershey. Among the chiefs aides
was Gen. Charles Dick. The line moved
in the following order:
Pollce .........,s.... '..'......-
Chief Marshal Hershey and aides
Fosters Concert Band ...........
L