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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-18
oMAs's RELIEF CORPS SOCIAL.
Very Enjoyable Entertainment by
the Ladies of the &. A. X.


III the Ladies of the &. A. X.
"a very enjoyable entertainment was
iven by the Womens Relief Corps at
be residence of Mesdames j. U. and c.
p Fellows, 1905 San Jacinto street, on
~ Wednesday night ADJUSTMENTS of all
lpds were INDUCED in, games on the well
|ghsed lawn, and cards and dominoes in
be parlors. Little Annie Laurie and
&pebe Boring entertained the company
gith their cute dances and cake walk
10 several comic songs The parlors
(aro deliberately decorated with ferns
b1 cut flowers, showing most exquisite
$Ste in arrangement. The dining room
NERVES especial mention. being decorated
iestons OF the National colors in crepe
3per. the handsome silk flags belonging
1.-THE George B. Mcclellan post, Grand
|fny of the Republic. and the Women S
|bIief Corps being gracefully draped over
40 folding doors. After serving dainty
mi eshments, where the beautiful drawn
Ibrk and embroidered linen of these ac-
4mplished hoslesses was displayed to ad-
1t1tage, Mrs. @. W, Fellows announced a
Messing contest. and handed cards around
n which were written the abbrevlations
4 different States. The guests were bid
cu TO guess what these words suggested,
lprize OF a pretty little silk flag being
1fen 10 the one who made the most col
mi answers, which was won by Mr..
kl{<n. a member OF the post.
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THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE
between the City and County Con-
cerning Drninnge.

Between the City and County Con-
corning Drainage.
During the session OF the council yes
terday Alderman Thomas, the chairman
of the city council committee appointed to
confer with the county commissioners con-
corning the question of better drainage,
reported that he had requested confer
ence with the commissioners and bad been
advised that the board was now in ses-
Sion as board of equalization, and that
they would not be able TO confer with the
council committee until the first week in
August.
Alderman Aubertin was anxious to have
the conference earlier, as We want to
know what to expect before this $500, 600
bond issue is submitted to the people.
We would like particularly to hear from
County Judge Vasmer and Commissioner
Becker. as they are the only members OF
the present board who will be returned,
the others not being candidates for re-
election Alderman Aubertin said that
his understanding was that the bond is
sue was to be submitted to, the people on
August ., ard this conference should take
place before that time.
The mayor said there was nothing Of
fetal about the meeting and the confer
ence. which would be entirely informal
could be held just as well out of the
term OF court as in term.
I'VE simply want to meet them" said
Alderman Aubertiu.
But suppose they won't meet u.s." re-
piled Alderman Thomas.
'"rhen that would be all ! would wan
to know" said Alderman Aubertin.
1--WE want to know what to expect ant
we want the Information before the bone
issue election"
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MADE AN ASSIGNMENT.
Trustee Appointed for the Bnynn
Box and Basket Company.

tht hhyHn
Box and Basket Company.
An assignment was made yesterday by
the Bayou Box and Basket company OF
La Porte to jesse III. Jones, for the use
of creditors. The stated amount of in
debtedness is $6975.17. and a number OF
accounts the amounts of which are I'M
known, The indebtedness of the company
is scared by fixtures and appurtenances
valued at about $4,000.
The list of creditors with amounts of
Indebtedness stated, are as follows:
National Exchange bank Dallas. s2232;
Mercantile National bank, Dallas, S273S17; ;
M. r. Jones. $1,000; Whittlesey Hardware
company, $40. j. @. Tod S196: John
Montgomery, $;s3, Houston and Texas
Central Railway company, $3.50: H. Mas
terson, $3.50; w. D. Cleveland $195; Ber-
ing Cortes Hardware company, $40; Hart
well Iron works, $3.50. There are dozen
or more creditors to whom unknown
amounts are due.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-18

Donald of the chaneyyille precinct and
was conducted at Justice Hills office.
It Is claimed that LOWS, who is negro
man with family, criminally assaulted
Lille Jackson, a l4-year-old negro girl,
on June 26 at Houston Heights.
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A Business Change.

Mr.. Gus c. Street, doing brokerage and
commission business, announces to his
friends and patrons that he has admitted
Mr. M. NJ. Graves into partnership. under
the firm name of G.. c. Street g. Co, Mr..
Graves has been associated with Dir.
Street for a number OF years and there
will be no change In the management or
policy OF the business.
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burial Of Mrs. w. H. se,dIer

The burial OF Mrs W, II. seider
whose death occurred Sunday night al the
residence, 1900 Alamo street. occurred
al the German cemetery yesterday morn
ing AT 10 O'Clock The following per-
sons served as pail bearers: George Tur-
ney, II. " salge, Henry Fischer, e. O.
Pech, NJ. NJ Love Ben Writ.
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OF fruits and vegetables. Yesterday he
sent to the exhibit department samples OF
bloth cling and freestone peaches raised
at Elgn. Nc Amer are grown anywhere.
They we're as large as baseballs. luscious
and had q fine color. plums and other
fruits thrive in the country around Elgin
as can be seen by taking In the Sunset
Central'a axhibit
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neceiycrsbIp Rcfuacd.

Galveston. Texas. July 17--Fox Winnie
VS.. Gulf and interstate Railway company
for receiver. etc. application for receiver
refused leave granted plaintiff 70 file
FIRST amended original petition IN lieu of
ali his pleadIngs heretofore filed and leave
granted L. p. Featherstone to file petition
OF Intervention.
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NORTHERN LAKES

i becoming more popular each year
IL those who spend their vacations
Vby from home and the finest of such in
hpois and Wisconsin are reached from
htcago by the Wisconsin Central railway.
6ed hotel accommodations, coupled with
oating and yachting facilities, For IL
isfrated booklets address Jas. G. Pond,
en-. Pass. Agt., Milwaukee. Wis.
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"A bad hole OF washout. as the result OF
the recent rains, is reported on San Ja-
cinto street between Dallas and Polk
avenues. Two buggies were turned over
In the washout yesterday aud runaway
was another OF the results from driving
Info IL
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HELD ON HEAVY BOND.
Preliminary Hearing Of Henry Lewis
Charged with Rape.

The preliminary hearing yesterday OF
Henry Lewis. colored charged with rape.
resulted In The accused being bound over
to the criminal district court on a $1,000
bond The hearing was before Justice Me-
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Improvemen.. for SECOND wara.

At Mondays meeting of the council AL
derman Thompson offered a motion, which
was carried. requiring the engineer to
prepare plans and specifications for an
gravel roadway on German
street, from Buffalo to Chartres, and
thirty five foot gravel roadway on Char
tres street from German to franklin
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For The Exhibit.

Charles weigel, agent Of the Houston
and Texas Central at Eigin. is taking
great interest in the development Of his
section as a garden spot for the production
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Secretary Board of Trustees.
Houston, Texas. July IL 1900.
! l. J.

The new contracts that are being mailed
the teachers elected to positions differ
from those used last year. The contract
for the coming session provides for salary
at a stated compensation per scholastic
month during such period of time as the
schools may be in session. and provide
further that no compensation shall be al
lowed for time lost on account OF the
suspension of this schools or any part q
them by action of the board.
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No mineral water in the world superior
to Sour Lake Springs as blood ,Dprifsf'
and disease ersdicator - "a 4 cf -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-18

If THE BABY is CUTTING TEETH
be sure and use that old and well tried
remedy Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup,
for children teethlng. 1t soothes the child.
softens the gums, allaya all pain. cures
wind collie and is the best remedy for
diarrhoea.
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be Sour Lake mineral waters and acid
baths are boon to suffering woman
q. Write fns booklet.
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Miss Lucinda %, Davis Miss Gertrude NJ.
ScOtt, Miss Mamie Williams, Miss D.. OAR
thula Lawson, Miss Emma j. Jones, Miss
Nnrcissa II. Hill, Miss Pauline r. Gray.
Miss Ida V. Franklin. Miss Mary Il. b.
Isuacs. MiEs Ella M. Taylor. Miss Emma
Washington. Miss Sophia Brokenberry,
Miss Maggie Manning, Miss Linnie "
Watson, William l.. Jackson, James L.
Cottrell. Mrs, Nettie Burford
upernumeraries-L V. Harrison, Miss
eta Emslmer, Miss G.. u. stiles.
Contracts for the signature of principals
and teachers are being prepared and sent
out by the secretary of the board as rap
idly as possible.
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Born to Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Melvin.
Sunday. July Is, hoy.
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'foundny special also at S.iu a. m.
~ NOTE-Trans leaving Houston at ass
~ m. and striving at Houston ,.4S a. and
1& Io:as a. IN. also run Into Grand Central depot
5# departing ten minutes earlier and arriving
's4 tan mnutas later than tina given above.
1F- All trains arrive ana depart from the Grand
Central depot except the Missouri Kansas and Texas
fainx which have depot in the Fifth ward. the In
teinatona and Great Northern and Columbia Tap.
Uhch the International and Great Northern depot
"a Congress avenue. The Missouri, Kansas and
Texas and Galveston, Houston and Henderson trains
BASS the international and Great Northern depot
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pr. Boyle. seriousIy nI.

!. Tom ], Boyles, who is at Tate
lngs. Tenn. is seriously III. according
private telegram received at Hous-
yesterday.
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4 washout.

Eczema-A cure ID guaranteed at Sour
AXE
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sk 4. q q. N. II. II.
# Depot foot of Congress Avenue
ykst Mail to st. Louis and Chicago.
leave 2.4O p. m.-..............Arrve 4. 80 a. m.
gave T.SO m........,..-.. Arrive o.5 p. m.
81 Columbia and veiasco Trains.
L<ave SOP. Arrive 1890 a. M.
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Galveston Special leaves Houston 1850 p. m.
Sundays only. All these trains leave the
Santa Fe Congress Avenue Depot 10 minutes
later than the above.
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Grand Central Depot
ave 500 p. m..Express Tran.ArrIve 6.55 a. m,
n shreveport. Kansas City ana Clnclnnadl
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Nos. 9 and TO run to La Porte and Seabrook only.
9iiy. except Sundays. On Sundays all trains con-
lect at Sang With stub trains for La Porte and Sy-
|nn beach.
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Nos and 10 are fast mall and express between the
q cities only and will carry through cars for Dallas
"a penison. going from Houston via the Central.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-11
OPERATORS WAITING
ON INCREASE

Philadelphia, Oct. G.-Yesterday's
decision of the individual coal operat
ors to offer ten per cent. increase in
wages to the striking mine workers is
regarded throughout the anthracite
mining region as the beginning of the
end of the strike. 1t is fully believed
that the few operators who have not
yet expressed their intention on the
subject will fall in line with the. 9th
ers and grant the increase
1t is the general opinion that n great
majority of the striking mine workers
will be satisfied to accept the offer
and return to work, but they express
the determination TO await the decision
of President Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers.
Mr.. Mitchell will give no Indication
of his probable action in the matter
beyond his oft-repeated assertion that
the men themselves must decide in
convention all questions bearing on n
settlement of the differences with op.
orators.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-11
THREATENED STRIKE
AT SEATTLE

Seattle, Wash, Oct. S.-Ffom 100 to
1900 trade unionists idle, work stopped
on over thirty residence buildings and
six large brick business blocks under
process of construction, and threat
ened paralysis of nearly the entire
building industry in the city, Is the re-
suit thus far of the fight between the
Trades Council and Builders Exchange
of Seattle, fight that has been brew
ing for several weeks.
A meeting of the Building Trades.
Council tonight will doubtless deter
mine whether or not Seattle Is to wit
ness general strike of all the skilled
labor in the building industry in the
city. There seems to be determine
tion on both sides to hold out neither
one being willing to yield point.
The main point in the controversy is
the demand of the present trades
unionists that contractors of the Build
ers' Exchange sign an agreement to pay
certain scale of wages for one year.
Many of the members of the Exchange
are already paying the scale, and 9TH
ers have been for some time, but they
object to tying themselves up to an
agreement reaching so far ahead.
Those contractors who have yielded
and signed the agreement are having
no trouble.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-11

Georgetown, KY, Oct. S.-The special
venire of fifteen men from Bourbon
county were all in the court room to-
day when the trial of Henry Youtsey
for alleged completely in the Goebel as
sassination was called in the Circuit
Court. The first man was accepted on
both sides, and the jury was complete.
The jury was sworn and Attorney
Bradley made the statement to the jury
for the commonwealth.
Colonel Crawford for the defense
filed a demurrer to the Indictment on
the ground that it named no one as
firing the shot and that it did not suffi-
ciently describe the offense charged
against Youtsey.
Judge Cantrill overruled the demur-
rer to the indictment to which the de-
fendant excepted. The common
wealth's attorney said he preferred the
defense would not make its statement
until after the prosecution concluded
its direct testimony, and it was so or
dered.
Mckenzie Todd, private secretary to
w. S. Taylor in January, testified:
"On Saturday, January 9th, my at
tention was called to Youtsey by Treas
urer Day in the reception room of the
the middle window. n gun in his hand
l had just entered the room. l had
seen some armed men in the hall, and
they said there was trouble in the
Legislature.
Later in the day saw him in Caleb
Powers private Office with n gun, sit
ting by the window. The window was
raised little and the curtain pulled
down. l asked him what he was do
ing with that gun. He said: There is
trouble up there pointing to the legis-
lative building. Il don't intend to start
any trouble but if it starts l will be
prepared for it. l told him he ought
not to think of shooting out of that
window, and Youtsey said: That's
right; it would never do / left Pow
ers and Youtsey in there when l came
out.
II was in my office, next to the gov
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-11
COLORADO HUMANE
SOCIETY MEETS

The first state convention Of the
agents of the Colorado Humane So
ciety was held In Denver October 3D.
Resolutions We're adopted requiring
agents to use their best efforts to pre-
vent the repeal of the law against
child insurance at the incoming seS
sion of the Legislatures; scoring the
medical profession for its refusal to
abate the abuses of vivisection and
urging upon Congress the passage of
the bills now pending for such pur
pose. Resolutions We're also adopted
urging Congress not to pass the bill
amending the present statute requiring
live stock in shipment to be stopped
for food. water and rest Mt least once
in twenty-eight hours so as to make
the time limit forty hours, and declar
ing the conditions of cattle raising on
the plains to be cruel and inhuman to
the last degree in respect to starvation
and exposure. A resolution was pass
ed declaring it to be the duty of agents
to interfere with sport exhibitions in
which Unnecessary suffering was intiict-
ed on animals. The convention was
highly successful. Representatives
We're present from twenty-one coun-
ties, comprising tive-siXths of the popu.
lation of the state.
The results of its work will be sub
jects of discussion at the meeting of
the American Humane Association, n
national. federation of similar socie-
ties, which meets in Pittsburg October
9th to 18th.
The Colorado society has grown rap
idly in the past year or two and now
has over 800 agents scattered through
out the state. Partly through its eff
forts state societies have been organic
ed in the past few weeks in Wyoming
and Utah; and territorial society in
New Mexico.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-11
Labor Union Member. Discharged.

Philadelphia, Oct. S.-Formcr Super
lntendcnt Swelgard Of the Philadelphia
& Reading railroad was nrraigned to-
day before United States Commissioner
Bell, on complaint of the Brotherhood
of Trainmen, charged with violating
the federal law prohibiting the dis
charge OF employees Of II railroad be-
cause of their membership in n labor
union. Mr.. Swcigard waived n hearing
and entered nominal bail for his ap-
pcarance In court.
Mr.. Sweigard was until shortly after
the big wreck on the Reading Mt Hat
field. Pennsylvania, when fourteen per-
sons We're killed and large number
injured, general superintendent of that
railway. He resigned after the return
of President Harris from Europe.
while general superintendent, the
Brotherhood claims, he discharged II
number of employees because of their
membership in the organization.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-11
PROSPECT OF
ENDING THE STRIKE

Hazelton, Pa, Oct. S.-The issuing of
the call to-day by President Mitchell of
the United Mine Workers, for II joint
convention of the anthracite miners to
be held at Scranton next Friday for the
purpose of deciding whether to accept
or to reject the ten per cent. net in
crease in wages offered by the Oper-
ators, is long stride in the direction
of bringing the great coal miners strike
to a closI
1t is believed the convention will not
be a long one and it is expected that
the strikers win almost unanimously
accept the advance in wages. There is,
however n probability that by the in
PRODUCTION of n proposition to abolish
the sliding scale and another to have
the operators agree to Il yearly wage
contract, the termination of the strike
may be somewhat delayed.
None of the operators who could be
seen here to-day would have anything
to say in regard to the convention call,
which is as follows:
''In view of the fact that the mine
operators have posted notices offering
an advance in wages formerly paid,
and believing it our plain duty to con-
suit your wishes as to our future ac-
ton, we deem 1t advisable to ask you
to select delegates to represent you in
convention,
You are therefore notified that n
convention will be held at Scranton,
Pennsylvania, beginning Friday, Octo-
ber 10Th. at 10 n. IN.
1.-The basis of representation will be
one vote for each 100 persons on strike,
or IL desired, one delegate may repre-
sent as many rs 500 mine workers. but
no delegate will be allowed to cast
more than five votes.
Each delegate should have creden-
tials signed by the chairman and Sec
retary of the meeting ut which he is
elected, and whenever possible creden-
tials should bear the seal of the local
union"
President Mitchell refused to say
anything as to what the convention
would probably decide to do in the mat
ter Of the ten per cent. net increase.
Neither would he anticipate what bus
mess other than that relating to the ad-
vance in wages would be brought be
fore the delegates. 1t is not unlikely
that the abolishment of the sliding
scale will come in for some considera-
ton. None of the labor leaders here
will publicly say whether the increase
will be accepted or rejected, but there
Is strong belief that the men In con-
ventlon will vote to go back to work.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-11
TRIAL OF YOUTSEY FOR
THE GOEBEL MURDER

ernor's, when the shot was fired. Some
one said a man was shot. l looked out
and saw man lying on the pavement
with Colonel Jack Chinn near him.
"When 1 went into Powers private
office the day Youtsey was In there,
the door was locked and l knocked to
get in. About ten. minutes after the
shooting l saw Youtsey in my office,
which is the reception room to the gov
ernor's office. l heard him say nothing
and saw him have no arms"
Todd was not cross-eXamined by the
defense.
Frank II. Johnson, who was deputy
state auditor in January, said he had
a conversation with YOutsey prior to
January Both, and while he recalled
the talk rather indistinctly, he remem
bered that Youtsey said something
about feeling aggrieved at Senator
Goebel over some matter about which
he said Goebel had mistreated him.
The defense declined to cross-eNam
inc johnson, who was afterwards re-
called by the prosecution and said that
after the shooting he called up all the
clerks in the auditors office and asked
them their exact whereabouts at the
time of the shooting; that when he
asked 4outSey wnere ne wis 1outsey
said:
Il was in safe place"
Witness said week or ten days lat
er he asked Youtsey again where he
was when the shot was fired, and he
told him that he was in the basement
of the executive building.
Ed. Porter Thompson. Jr., who was
opposite the east entrance to the eXec'l-
tive building when the shot We're fired.
said minute after the shooting he
saw Youtsey run around the executive
building from the basement entrance
and up the steps and so into the east
entrance.
Wade Watts and Louis Smith, keep
ers of the toilet room in the basement
told of seeing Youtsey run through
their room Il few seconds after the
shooting.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-11
Sixty Soldiers Captured.

Manila. Oct. S.-The report of the cap
ture of about sixty men of the Twenty
ninth infantry on Martinique island
is confirmed through communications
to General Macarthur and Admiral
Kempf from Martinique island. but
details are lacking. The Yorktown's
relief column landed ut Torrijos, on the
Marlndupue coast and marched TO San
tn Cruz, which was the proposed route
of the captured party, without cncoun-
tering the enemy or learning anything
definite regarding the captives except
that they had entirely disappeared.
Martinique Is n small island with
ing forty miles of Luzon. 1t is possl-
BILE that the rebels have conveyed the
captives to LuZon.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-11
Dynamite Explosion Mt Duluth.

Duluth. MINI, Oct. IA special
from Eveleth. Mimi. tonight reports
n disastrous explosion. Seven thou
sand five hundreds pounds of dynamite
in the powder magazine at the Prucc
mine, situated half n mile from town.
blew up about 5:30 o'clock this after
noon. A hole 100 feet square nn6 -
feet deep marks the place where the
magazine stood.
The force of the explosion was so
great that 1t smashed every pane of
glass within radius of two miles.
Practically every window and mirror
in Evcleth was broken. while In sa-
looms all bottled goods were demolish-
ed. The mine laboratory and ware
houses were totally wrecked.
At least 200 people were hurt from
being thrown down by the shock or
hit by shattered glass. The explosion
was plainly felt at Blwabk. twelve
miles distant. The cause of the explo-
sion Is unknown.