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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16
Nn. BRYAN AND EXPANSION.


Conscious or the danger and weakness
OF a policy that would mako the creation
" huge military establishment the pre-
rquisite OF commercial and territorial ex-
panson and, yet, blinded 10 tho burdens
zach policy must Inevitably entail upon
The Am srican massca, the lmperialist
newspapers OF the country seruplc at no
misrepresentation in the hope Of mould
ing public sentiment TO the Endorsement Of
their crusade against the foundation
principles OF republican government.
The latee. and most Migrant manifesto
tion Of this disposition Is the editorial re-
ception accorded Mr. Bryaas Minneapolis
interview, When asked In Kansas City a.
TO the Minneapolis interview Mr.. Bryan
said;
have for one year been discussing impe,
rialism. and have tried to distinguish be.
tween such an extension of the Nations lin
IT'S as would not change the character OF ia
government and an expulsion which converts
HOMOGENEOUS republic into Heterogeneous
empire. When the annexation OF any given
territory Is under consideration, the question
nrst is whether the people want to come IN.
and second whether the people are capable
OF sharing In the government and destiny Of
TINS Nation believe all people arc capable
q governing themselves, and that the Fill
plnos should be allowed 10 govern themselves
but do not think they are suffcieutly nd /.
,anced 10 share with ua IN the government
OF the Nation. II the Philippine Islands are
annexed me people there must be either cit-
zens or subjects, | am not willing TO admit
them as citizens, and do not believe thai a
republic can have subjects therofora | want
ms Nation TO give them Independence aud
men protect them from outside interference.
tAeh proposed annexation must DO considered
upon lis merits, but IN considering these neri
w. me condition OF the people should have
commercial advantages.
Now, what IS the position OF the repub-
liean administration and OF the imperlells,
press OF the country with respect TO the
Philippines? Simply this: Take the is
lands by force OF arms and hold them In
definitely by the brutal right OF superior
power. Mr.. Hanna, who may fairly be ae.
cepfed as the official mouthpiece Of the
administration. diamisses the republioa,
policy with the 'npe comprehensive word
'reteniion.+ Can any one conceive OF /
more emphatic declaration? Will an,
one say that the administration has. from
the moment the Philippine war was con.
ceiyed ever entertained any other inten.
tion towards the rhilippinese When ant
( AZ What time. along the evolution Of event.
which have brought. in the end the iee.
iaration Of retention" was there cyel
the slighsest reasonable ground upon which
The Filipino could rest a hope that he wa,
70 become ANYTHING save the vssssl O
tho United States?
Pe,sntion. II Il means anything
mesns where countries or peoples object
possefsion ~ force. Who can stand fol
such : method Of extending the limits o.
smpire in good eouscisnee. defensibis econ.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

ported one-haf mile from town, Mayor
Weaver has three men guarding the houss
GAINESVILLE. A farmer whu lives near
Resale. In this county. and fourteen miles
southeast Of this city, has well deYeloned
case Of smalpoX.
QUlNLAN The farmers at this place have
organized truck and fruit growers assoc
citation. with Sam Wilson president. J. A.
Cullen secretary.
JACKSONVILLE. Young man named
Marvin Sharp who lives five miles south of
this place. accidentally shot himself while
playing with nistol. He died from the
wound
ABILENE. Gene Hall fled voluntary
petition in bankruptcy and was declared a
bankrupt by Referee x. X. Legett Liahi-
tiles s4i5, assets $3.50, all Of which is exempt.
ENNIS.-At recent meeting OF tho Ennis
Commercial club committee was instructed
TO omen subscription al once for stock In a
cotton mill to be built at this place. One
man has prolfered to take $1,000 worth OF
stock as a starter,
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Meaning OF united states.

Washington. January l5,-The ways and
means subeommittce recently named 10
Inquire as 60 the legal meaning OF the
United states "as applicable to newly ac-
quirsd islands or dependencies In sea.
sion today discussed the subject. The
only decision directly bearing on the poln,
Is by Chief Justice Marshall, holding that
the term United States" means tho on.
tire territory over which this government
exercises control. The members Of the
committee are ,noliued to view the forego /.
ing decision as a dictum Incidental to the
case aud not establishing nxed principle
OF law
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SHORT TEXAS srrer,,.

esLLvILLB, Born to Or. sod Mrs q
rrenckmsnn son 'S. - A.
~ Sv ,,s Theodore lutenbse her viii tssa
ATHENS Vain Mereditn ~
deceased b'p"'" fanlk
HAROLD, Wheat Is Ioo,kinv a..
sstile are doing we'll the zgass "a cree, ~
iREnEi.I The smallpoJ go.
controlled, and Il looks like t.n % sfh
will stspr II out '@Ns more
iFAscA.-A case of snaIlae, has s,., :.
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FOREIGN BRIEFS.

OTTAWA. ont,--Minister OF the Interior
sifton says there is no danger Of any indian
trouble
ST. JOHNS. n. F.--There is still nothing
known about the vessel wrecked and burned
In st. Mary's bay
ADELAIDE, South Australia The bubonic
plasue patient Is recovering, and no new
cases are reported.
NOUMEA, New Caledonia. There has hso,
one death from the bubonc plague here since
January IL, but no fresh cases have deyel-
oped.
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LIVE STOCK CONvFNl'
Delegates Are Assembling At III 4.
Large Numbers
4 MEETING Of THE EXECUTIVE 49,
Congress Is to BE Asked :.
the Interstate Commerc. I.
sion with Authority

Fort Worth, Texas. January 4. q
National Live Stock conye,t,..
Its four days session totnorro.. ~
and there are at least two 1''
delegates and visitors alreadv /,
late trains tonight brought lss.s
OF delegates and by tomorrow y ~.
mated that fully 5000 peopls ,.,,, s'a
The Kansas City delegation " $. :
that the next meeting be held I.
aud VIII work to have ths a Ws|
80 10 that city. Eugene Ru.,
head of the Kansas CITY dela.1st't
is making a. strong fight q s s. n
next convention to that city, NJ
20 delegation is also prensr.s y
q hard night for the convsn,,sa ~
seem to be in favor Of Kansss w W
executive committee held r,.s.S
night and prepared reports q
TO the convention tomorrnw al
The following comprise inc .s n'{
Alaoama-A; e, Chanee. Hayn.ss
Arlzona-Coli Cameron. Lcchi.i
Arkansas g. Fred Martin IS,,,' /,
talifornla-H. A. Jastro pats,s.s',s7
Colorado--G. +. Patrick, Pushl.
Georgia p. r. Park. Macon
Idaho y. r. Woods. Boise cf,y
illinois-C. W Baker, Chies.a
Indiana Mortimer Loyer,ns g...
Indian Territory II. r.. Mitchs,, '' M
lowa--C. s. Barclay. West ish.,,s
Kanses-G. w. Melville ro6sts
Kentucky Reuben Centre nsn,..
Niichigan-H. II. Kinds. s,an,or
Minnesota-Thecdore L. Schurm.,,
Paul
Missouri, h, stoller. Kanss, n,
Montana. N. Holt, Miles CITY
Neorsska-Peter Jansen. Jansen
Nevada--Jonn Sparks. Reno
New Mexico-w c, McDonald NJ
Oaks
New York-semuel Walter rsylo, i,
York city
North carolina-Frank E. Emery !,
Raleigh.
oklonoma---w z. Bolton, wocdr,s
Oregon-R. c. Judson, Portland
Pennsyivania-Will y, Powell M,
land.
South Carolins-R A. Love. chsur
South Dakota--Frank N. Stewart II
falo Gap
Tennessee Samuel N, Warren 81
Hill
Texas-A. II. Robertson, colorsa,
Utah-E. II. Calllster, Salt Lake cIs
Virgina-John 7. Cowan, Cowan's NJ
Washington-T. S. Blythe, Coulse 81
Wyoming n. Stickney. Iarsra
One matter of Importance to con.
for consideration by the convcntIon
be an effort to induce congress to mih
revision of the interstate commerx
as il relates to the cattle indutr
the country, and clothe the oonlnis
with power to make and also 70 con
rates.
The third annual meeting Of TIE
tional Live Stock association eornI
in the opera house at 10 O'Clock r11
row. Fully thirty states will be ~
scented. Governor Sayers will max,
opening address. 1t is lusty, rsa7
looking body of men gathered here "
of them are millionaires and count 0
live stock upon hundred hills, hN
meet upon the level plane Of good
lowship and all are enjoying themsr
The First Regiment band Of Rl
came with the Colorado delegatlon,
have been serenading me 80
men tonight and Yankee Doodle
Dixie" have alternated
The Mystic Knights of Boyinia, II
secret clan of stockmen, held . ns
tonight and put many candidates ~
rough and rugged road
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A..irnmnntnt,N n,,.

Willis. Texas, January lt-w. I. Hes
ter has hled articles Of assignment. nam
ing r. W. Guyler as assignee. Liabilities
estimated, $500; assets. estimated. sto \
$4,000, notes and accounts $1,000 Ths
Brasos river overflow tended largely n
cause this failure as Mr. Hester Vas a
creditor 10 some extent 70 chose who Vera
ruined by the food
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Tnnforap.

san Francisco, January 10
suits: .,y.s q ~
Five furlongs, seliingEr.A,IIIssss ! OF !
thul Bill. First Shot ll'' rom ris's
Mile--Lady Meddlesoms'
Storm King. Time, l,5lN e,t LAl
Three furlongs soisla'
Tsppey Time, .3SA ,. All ~
Mile-Morteagle, Antoipe'''' y
I:43I. s.ralcatg 4
Zoroaster. yentoro. Time, III ri
Six furlongs, selling ns'
hurn. Mocorito. Time, l;ls
SAN FRANCISCO Ell ~
Five furlongs-Melvin Blrnnasas FfA
lac, us: HcadWater. liS: Cl slsd"aa
Mountebank. III; Ella Bolann, AZ NJ
Three fnrlongs. Tor Ives go NJ
st. Rsca. Rathgar. 1lo; punt fb'lrl
i05; Laura Marie. Kings's.ianac,n
i0i Iiilagon, Opal stone ~" II
driattus. as. 49,, soelsli: Y
Thres furlongs. selilng S.nr or,
Led. ITO. Fsvorshgm ~ hsngss,, WI
Morda, los. Aina;.y.4e AZ. ~ n afis,..
William. iOI DolorA icli poggsi s,yy,
Gold Baron. Alaria, iei'
TuthiU, as May Gertrude ,ssd W
Mile. selling Bishop "a Ths1.
trophe. ioi: f. W. Brode ",cs-lolfiF
ponent. Potente IS Billy Nr
tern. ~. The Lady, y s,1e \
Fiye and half fnrlcaatss rre. vi
it7 Artisr. Joe Niece Ivy :
" Miss Vera, io2 49, 10.
Five nurlongs Instal'aio. Sef ~
| mr. oahu. spry Lark Nam
| Asher Tom Srilih. " los
Hslr e Joel. 100 Huhspf
ples, Deiecta. ioi
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trouble on themselves without satisfying
any one save the owners Of few interior
presses located at impossible points which
could not hold their own under any sort
OF circumstances were cotton permitted to
move freely In the direction OF the gulf
ports az II should
There Is but one way to settle the com
press question. and settle II right. and
that IL to take tho compressage out Of the
rate and to prohibit the railroads from
paying II. Let the shipper pay he com
presssge. and compress where he pleases,
and cotton Will move more freely and the
producer will get more for It, as the little
cotton buying monopolies fostered at a
number of points by the commissions
regulations will have TO go out OF business
and the staple will find its way promptly
10 the points where 1t can be most expo
ditiously and satisfactorily handled, and
where. in consequence. the best price can
be paid for n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16

Galveston. January iS.An InvoIuntsr,
petition in bankruptcy was filed today
with the United States court clerk b. S.
7, lszar@ ct al against l., Falkson. a
merchant Of Houston. The creditors state
that the amount due them Is more than
$500 and ask that he be ndjudged a hank
rupt and that the assets be used In nav.
ing said Indebtedness.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16

WaNahsohie, Texas. January IN
r :, mas made bill Of sale to ch,s
. Rouse Of New York. conveying rs
s,o'S q merchandise here. consi4inv 81
HF goods and groceries. Mr.. pierce i,
= urderstood, viii 60 to the Indian Ter
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BUSINESS MATTERS.
Assets and LisbiIitie. ru.a

San Antonio. Texas, January l5.--Ths
schedule of assets and liabilities in the
assignment made by Nat suIsbacher a
liquor dealer OF this city, on January II.
was filed today In the county clerks Of
nee by assignee Isador Etron. The IiahiI-
titles are given at S22,9a5. so, with asses
to the amount OF st7l6l1S. The creii.
tors for the most part are liquor and cigar
houses in the Eastern States. Only very
few local creditors ara named in the
schedule
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16
THE RACES.
Only One Favorite won at NJ
leans,

Only One FRVOrtte won ~ VI
New Orleans, January 15.--Donna III
the only winning favorite today ana F7
put TO her best to stall OIL FRANK W. n
who was closing fast at ths enos N
McConnell's performance dlnefed g..
from his last that the owner. us'4ll
Jockey l.. Thompson have been VIZ,
perding an investigation. The w~p
threatening and track fast. ~. n
Seven furlongs--Ben Frost, ny uep
knight. Time 20. Is lii
Selling mile and twenty yau'
Statira. The Bobby. Time l;so, nos hi
Selling. mile and an eignVnrrs,p ,rs
Fsx-k Mcconnell. Traveller u. IRl s Isl
haenicap. mile-Florlzar. sH ~
Middleton. Time l:42N: p.s,l;k]
Selling. six furlongs- Sorra A'SS
First Past. Time. 1:l6h -. n n
Selling. seven furlongs- wa
Bride, l.. 7. Caton. Tine, -.
roDAY's ENTRIES.
Mile. selling Brighton, LUCKY r;rIaptl
Wordsworth The Brewer ~ watLfs]
Anna %. Tyrba, sun God, Flnton =
Lady Dora, Very Light 81, ~, II
Six and half furlongs-asssssaa III
Aberdeen t1s. El Caney Klnoseo, M
Mae Day 10. Barney + loI, PROM ,,s
kun. Misericordia i02, M@u en-
Sohieyette. Or. Fannie Sadie burps
Logan 81. 80, ,,hsrtf Z
Two miles-Pancharm llz' Ag T,,r :
Atlantua 1Oi, Our Nellie W. ~
Princess Murphy 90;. .,u,rettai D.
Six furIonRs. handicap--A is ~ & fls.i
range liz, Belle OF Memphis w. W. NJ
IL, Sir Christopher iO4, !udsee TToas'
j. %. Cline. Village Pride w. M
Dolly Weithoff "a, Tobe Payne, as
Mile and sixteenth; se' mIss
Ganileo, Geo. 3. Cox los s.tis
CONWAY ioo, Miss Ross. Bright Nls
zeltOff o.. iao nu&
Mile, Selling Village Pr'ae,in s ~
Banauo II l07. Nekarnis nhsn, cl
Judge Quigley, Rotterdam; L yppb,srs
nee l04 Can ! Sec En- w. ,ut y
iOl. Harry Preston 81. brlS"'
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DIED OF ms WOUNDS.
o. 4. Albeit Gave Name of Man Who
shot Him.

Lockhart Texas. January $50, t.
Albeit who was ambushed and shot sat
urday night while returning to his home
from church, as published in The Post
Yesterday. died from his wounds last
night Before dying he gave the name
o. his assassin, but no arrest has been
made up to this time. Mr.. Albeit was a
prominent populist politician OF the com
" pni " is not thought that politics mad
AWNING a. TO do with his sad and untine-
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A GencrnI Assignment.

Paris, Texas, January &c, Petty OF
Petty. general merchandise filed an es
sgrment In the court for the benefit ~
all creditors who VIII accept their pro-
poriionats share OF the estate In full
satisfaction 81 their claims. Total in
debiedness. 10000; assets. stock. accounts
notes, etc, $4,000. atty acres OF land Ia
Red River county and lot in Petty.
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81 Louis January i5,-ludEe rhsycr In the
court Of snneals today rendered decision
10 the case OF John p. REESE. a member OF
the executive committee OF The United Mine
Workers Of America. who Is now IN iail
at For, Scott. Kan. for contempt OF cSurt,
ordering his release. The contentious 81
Reese that the Injunction under which no 4
Imprisoned for addressing striking miners dld
not apply 20 him. WAS upheld BY Judge
Thayer.
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Ada,n carsn nnmnnsa

London January Is, The Hritiab steamer
Adatc. which arrived at Rotterdam Yesterday
from sabine Pass and Norfolk SITTER rnt,ins
into Portland with the cargo in her sc,nud
hold on hre and being sfterward hesSbNi.
owing 10 the severity Of the flames. has been
'pspfcfed and IA being neruiitted 20 dis.
charge the rsrta, from the holds tha, ar.
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RECOVERY rs DOUBTFUL.
Governor and standardized Nc
InurIu tIay Die

Jackson. Miss, January l5.-Goyernor Mo
Laurin, who has been ~ OF pneumonia for
four days, Is In a critical condition, and his
physicians admitted tonight that his recoy-
cry is doubtful The disease has made harsh
rsyages In his system aud he is in an en-
feehled condition.
This afternoon General McIaurin insisted
on looking after several state matters, prin-
cipally pardons which had been dnrketed
and the exertion Of signing hts name 10 the
documents caused his fever to rise several
degrees.
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Purchased s,ocL

omsnche' Texas, January ii.--Nenls
iark bought the stock OF R O Isy. and
rui open upa husipess- Mr r.,s hon.n,
me NcHk Of Hogan & Majors. n Nh "a
sold al bankrupt sale sn vas
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r.,ition 81 a.nlrnr,r,.

Austin. Texas. January i5---Jsm.s
whiprls- cotton buyer 81 Georse,cwo
has filed petition IN voluntary bank
ruptey IN the FEDERAL court.
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Telephone Numbers: s ss.ias:. ~

The City The Post Is delivered 10 any part OF the
city BY carriers. per month. $500; three months
$500; six months. 5000; one year si7.oo.
MI, Theodore bering has charge OF the city
circulation and collecting Messrs. Theodore
Boring, Chss. Lott and Paul Hobby are the su-
thoriset collectors Of all city bills both ajveftls-
ire and subsenption) and no money should he
paid 70 any one other than those named. unless
special written authority signed BY the business
manager IS shown, Al accounts OF any sire
should be paid by check in favor OF The Hous-
ton Printing Company.
Subscribers falling TO receive The Pos, regularly
will please notify the Office promptly. Every
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Under no circumstances Will orders given by
employees on the office be recognized and
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IL Is noteworthy that the administrator
DREAMS are all defending Secretary Cages
seandalous fayoritism 10 the Standard OIL
compsny's National City bank They all pro-
fess TO be opposed to trusts SAYS the Indian
apolis Sentinel. and they all condemned
President Cleveland for making deposits TO
relieve monetary siringency. although h.
distributed them widely, not allowing over
81 100000 TO any one bank Now they can
see no objection 10 putting over si7 900 ono
In this one bank They can see nothing oh
iectionable IN tho New York custom house
sale, by which this National City bank gets
ownership OF the property sufficiently to col
leot 100000 year rent from the govern
ment. and misses u enough to escape over
$4,000 a year In taxes. and never pays a
cent out Of is vaults in tho transaction.
II simply shows that those organs whether
they call themselyes republican or lndepend
ont. are willing to defend anything The ad =
ministration may do no matter how rtpuE.
napt II may no to good morals or TO com
mon decenuy
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All eyes are turned towards tho extra Sos
sion. Some hopefully, many nnSiously.

All eyes are turned towards tho extra SOS
sion. Some hopefully, many nnxiously.
Corsicana has It's cotton mill enterprise
under satisfactory progress and announces
that its factory will bs in operation in time
to begin with the next crop Ex-Lieutenant
Governor lester ts the active spirit in tn $
movement and is confident OF Its succe q.
He Is a practical. painstaking man Of affairs
and will not himself invest. nor invite others
TO do SO. In an Industry that does not prom
Use reasonable returns on capitnl engaged
------
Smallpox seems to he hobbing up over an
ever widening territory Vaccination is a
public duty
Mayor Harrison OF Chicago declines TO CON
slider the democratic nomination for governor
Of the state OF Illinois, The honor may now
fan to ex-Vice President Stevenson. Harri-
son. in the deliberate Judgment Of the coun-
try. liz the best man for the nomination
His courageous and competent management
Of the affairs OF a vast municipality has de-
servedly plueed him in the line OF public
promotion.
That custom house deal makes Secretary
Cages explanation very difficult. He can
hnd no comforting precedent for that act.
They may not all read Il, before the extra
session 10 over. but they viii be talked TO
about certain features Of II until some Of
them shall come to consider the tax com
mission bill ghost by night and hungry
cyelops by day,
/ Corpus Christi is shipping cabbage 70
Northern noints. Texas when developed in
j
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THE HOUSTON DAILY POST.
BY THE
Houston Printing Company.

BY The
Houston Printing Company.
r. NJ. JOHNSTON, PRESIDENT,
9. J. PALMER, vlcs-PRssDESr.
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1HE SEMi-WEEKLy Posr Mondays and ThursdayD
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months. as cents.
Foreign offees-Eastera business cfhes 90 Trtun .
building, New York THE s. C Beelswlth Spe-
cisl Agency; Western 46s lThs Rookery) Chi
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Travelling Ageuts--C. s. {. Holland Travelling
Auditor z. r. Holland. q. B. Throop and j. K
Grist. Travelling Agents
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Tho republican party is worrying Uncle
Sam right smsrtly


state speculation Is now swirling about the
propostion Of whether. Il the extra session
does not dispose ~ the tsS bill within thirty
dayF. ths lesislsture will be rsconsened or
permitted 10 20 home for the sprng blowing
Some astuie politicians contend that n he
bill ia not nsssed within the limits Of the nrst
thirty days the Legislature will he permitted
10 10 its way In which event these wise
acres contend the governor will 20 before
the people and put the responsibility ot the
defeat Of tho bill on their representatives
The Posts opinion is. " the legislature shows
a disposition to adopt tho rtpcrt without
serious mutlation Of is most important
provisions, and ean not do so within the
short neriod OF thirty day session that he
viii reconvene them on adjournment and give
thom ono more trial
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Judge A. G, Lipscomb. the well known
jurist OF Hampstead, is in the city, a
guest at the Capitol hotel. Judge Lips.
combs business calls him 10 Houston
quite frequently and his friends are al
ways glad to see him
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That custom house deal makes Secretary
Cages explanation very difficult He can
ind no comforting precedent for that act
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-06
WEST SIDE READING ROOM
Donates Its Books 10 the Library Of Fort
School.

The teachers of Fort streeU school
wish to express to the West Side Read
ing Room and Library Association
their hearty appreciation of the gener-
Gus donation of books made by the di-
rectors of the Association to the Fort
school library and to assure them that
the books will have wide circulation
among the boys and girls of the school
district. At one of the last teachers
meetings the teachers expressed their
gratitude by unanimous vote of
thanks to the Association.
We take this occasion to say to the
public in general that if they have any
books suitable for boys and girls
from six to sixteen which they wish to
donate they will be gratefully received
If you cannot bring or send them,
drop me a card and will see that they
are properly looked after.
j. NJ. STARTLING, Prin.