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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-20
INDICTMENTS RETURNED.
-Four Colorado County Men 10 Be Tried fOf
The Killing Of Burford.
CASES ARE SET FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY
Jim Coleman. Tom Daniels, walter
aud Less Reese Are the Men
Who Have Been Held.

Bastrop, Texas January i0--The grand
jury has returned bills Of Indictment
agaiiist Jim Coleman Tom Daniels wal
ter Reese and Less Reese for the murder
OF Arthur Burford and indictments against
the Same parties for assault with intent
10 murder VIII Clements, The cases are
set for next Wednesday. January "a, and
a special venfe Of i25 ordered fol- each
ease 1
Captain Brooks made the following
statement for tho press today = was
ordered here with three other Rangers
to assist tho sheriff in preventing trouble
between the two factions from Colorado
county. Arriving here on Friday night,
the 18th instant, we found good many
friends or the Reese party already on
hand. The defendant and his friends came
in Sunday evening. sheriff Davis and |
met them Mt the depot and accompanied
them to their boarding houses. Notifying
them that all Interested parties on botn
sides must dispense with all arms TO
which all agreed continual searching on
the street and at tho court house was
kept UP. Everything appeared reasonably
quiet until the shooting occurred. The
town was crowded with people. At least
300 witnesses and friends % the parties
were on hand Officers got TO the scene
OF trouble shortly after the shooting; found
young Burford dying on the sidewalk IN
front of the Golden Rule salor; arrest
ed those engaged In shooting, and put them
| in jail. Meanwhile all byStanders were
disarmed. The three parties fired on had
just been searched AZ the court house and
were on their way to their hotel. They
were unarmed and we're fired on from
the saloon as they passed resulting Ia
| the death OF young Burford and tbs
| woundng Of viii Clements"
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doubt the convention that meets here in
Houston on January 20 will evolve plan
that will be effective. Colonel Darst was
right In saying that you have much
larger fall for drainage here than we had
In Illinois, and the profits on your lands
reclaimed will be greater than ours, Yet
have found such a favorable opinion OF
your city and country that, although ] may
not at present sell my improved farm in
|1llInois ! shall almost surely invest here
and spend my winters In sunny Texas
hereafter"
Mr. y. S. Summers OF Eureka, Ill. said
II have the same opinion as that of Mr.,
Arbogast in regard TO the advantages OF
South Texas. both as TO the climate and
the fertility OF the soil. and I think that
] shall probably locate here. II had not
been my Intention 10 move here when |
came. but after investigating the matter
| think / shall come.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-20
Carriage smashed.

A team OF the Pacific Express company
became frightened at passing street car
on Main street yesterday afternoon and
made run from Pastoriza's to the cor
ner of Main street and Preston avenu
Here there was a collision with carriage
the property OF Mr.. .. Wilson, bringing
the runaway to stop. The carriage was
completely demolished. Mr.. and Mrs
Wilson had just alighted from the vehicle
and had the accider4 happened four min
utes earlier they would probably have
been injured. Frank Schilling was the
driver OF the express wagon. He was de-
liyering package at the time. and every
witness to the accident stated that he had
hitched his team.
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Time Extended.

Mr., j, ], Pastorlza states that owing to
the receipt OF many letters complaining OF
the shortness of time allowed for prepare
ton of articles against the proposed tar
bill and against the requirement that an
article entered for the prize must be pub
lished in a paper having at least 1000 cir
culatiou. the committee has extended the
time for publishing the articles TO Feb
ruary /. 1000. and withdrawn the qualif.
cation as to circulation Of papers in which
articles may be published,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-20

Mrs. BOOTHS SUDDEN DEATH.
She Feil in Her Home aud Expired
ImmedtntcIy.

HhS " tai III htr toWe hhu bNpiTrN
Jmn,ediatcIS.
Died, at 6 o'clock yesterday morning,
Mr., Us w p,oth a,ea "a ...ars
M. .
me oeath OF TINS es'lmapie iaay was a
shock TO her relatives aud friends. She
had been IN hcr usual health and no
cha,s,, ,,,s a,,,,,.,aa 81, 80 a..
'"' ""''e'p'''sN' "'o "''9o Nv V"e
usual time yesterday morninG which Is
quito early, and was stirring about the
house Abo,t n ,,,l,.l, .t,,.. on fr,,.,.,
n "'''
npa'u Ael l1l' Dot 5he nlane no outerF:
re ran az once 10 her slde. ana FOUND
| hor iylhs prouo ana uead'
INC ueVeasuu WAS tnc mother OF nor
ace, toward and Q. W. Booth Of this city
- NJ BOO u OF bonham and Mrs' J. T.
LONG o. tprt'Hud' IeEaS' she mas lived
iohE IA th'H Guy ana was wen known
20 many, ~ OF whom CANNED Nor as
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-20
AN OLEOMARGARINE FACTORY
HOUSTON HAS THE FIRST TO me-
ESTABLISHED IN TEXAS.
A New Enterprise started by Messrs
Henke ~ PiIiot--If WIZ Prove
mn Important Industry.

Houston is adding 20 her list Of facto
riss nearly every day now.
The latest TO be put in operation is an
oieomargariue factory, and it is the first
factory OF the kind to be established in
the State.
1t is known az oleomarganic factory No.
/, Third district OF Texas. Messrs. Henke
& Pilot are its proprietors and they are
already turning out several grades OF the
artificial butter.
Carload after carload Of oleomargarine
is brought into this state annually 1t Is
sold in great quantities for cooking pur-
poses. and is also used by many restau-
rants as substitute for butter. The best
grades are in fact very similar 10 the
nurest butter, both in taste and appear.
anCe. It's manufacture is now subject to
| rigid inspection. II is heavily taxed and
nothing but the very best animal fats and
similar substances arc used.
Nessrs. Henke Pilot opened this fac
I tory for business this week, and think It
will prove very successful.
| In conversation with a representative
/ OF Tho Post yesterday Mr. II. henke. who
has the management Of the plant, spoke
regarding II a. follows: 1T is no, our
desire to do any great amount OF talking
about our factory, It is sufficient to say
that this Is the nrst factory of it's kind
ever established in he South aud our
products aro equal to those that NJ be
obtained from any source for the same
money.
We realize that it takes money to run
this business, but we are In iJ and Ia it to
stay We believe In home enterprise. end
think there are numerous articles that
ought to be manufactured here thus keep
ing much money 81 homo that Is now sent
outside the State.
"Our capacity is large enough to supply
al our trade, aud H. viii be enlarged Al
tho business grows.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-20
The Fannin school.

= Y 1lIS I1uItVT u FIN W.
Houston. Texas, January 1S.--The mag
nificent Fannn school building would be
a great deal more attractive. not TO mem
tion the credit il would reflect upon
the city administration, II tho yard was
filled mp and graded. doing away with
the ugly mud holes and piles of trash
that now make an eyesore OF Il. 1t would
require a very small outlay 10 do this
and visitors to Our city be more fsvorshly
Impressed with our refinement Visitors
invariably make the rounds OF the Fan
min street belt and PASS this school
house aud handsome school building and
dts surroundings always attracts the at
tention Of the intelligent eye. JAM.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-20
Gofur After the convcn,,on.

These persons left over the Central last
night for Waco to attend the meeting Of
the republican State executive committee
for the purpose OF influencing the conn
mittee to cali the State convention here;
Messrs. S. b. Strong, 8. Il. Tracy, l.. 5.
Faucet, @. N. Love ard II. q. Fergu-
Mayor $. II. Brashear inviting the copyen-
ton 10 Houston.
~ Ncbsfer Wilson, member OF the
committee. passed through last nigh, en-
rouss ID Waco 70 attend the counties
meeting
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sArAN rnnpAa1xe ron war.
Mr.. r.. II, LoripE Talks About J1pa-
neHe Anutrr.

Mr.. r.. II. LorinR Talks About jana
nese Afiutrr.
Mr.. r. II. Loring Of Kobe. Japan, is A
visitor in the city and guest at the Capt
tol hotel.
Mi. Loriug has resided in Japan for ten
Years and came from there direct 70 Texas.
lie says that Japan Is making great pre-
parations for the impending war with Rus
STA and the laps are very confident OF sue
cess in the conflict which al believe will
come. Mr.. Loring further says that the
high hopes OF the Japs are In his opinion.
not unfuunded "Their navy is one If .he
finest said he, their soldiers are brave,
aud they have one Of the hest drilled and
most capably ofaoeyed armies ia the world,
They will also have the advantage Of being
a. home. with practically lmpregnahle
coast defunRes.
Mr., Boring states that tho people OF ia
pan are prosperous aud progressing,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-20
Eiiks Meet Tonight.

There win be something doing at the
Elks club tonight,
The members of Houston lodge No. 1911
b. 2, o. H.. have secured two applications
from those who are anxious TO walk
through the light of knowledge in that
order, and tonight has been fixed for the
Initiation of the candidates. After the in
itiation there viii be a programme which
will include various specialties, music
being promised Visiting brothers are i'm
yIted ana It Is believed there will be q
large attendance
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-20
warren Matters.

Warren, Texas, January 1a.-The town
is on regular boom since tho Warren,
Corsicana and Pacific railroad was char
tered from here; land is going mp and ties
are in great demand With two outlets
from here. some of the best fruit lands in
Texas will be opened M
Hon d. s. Lindsay is back from Conroe
on visit TO his children and friends. I'm
Gle Dave never forgets his friends, for he
has host of them here. He represented
this district two terms in the lower house
Of the State legislature
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-20
rITY UItENlTIEs.

Nv REQUEST Rev. ". r Phillips will preach
IN Mcpade at 1880 u. III. and 1850 p. m.
sunday.
G., w Rlaelt who has been sick since tho
uret Wednesday in January, became worse
Tuesday night but was reported improving
YESTERDAY
Snperioterdent Marlborough OF the Houston
Clarity and Relief association states that he
has IN charge boy 10 or IL ears OF age who
desires 20 he placed In good home,
The members OF tho Second Presbytcrian
church and tho friends Of Rev. S. NJ, Ten
noy VIII be Glad TO hear that he has ac-
c,pted the c9ll TO the pastuinto OF tho church
and will conduct the services on the first
sunday in February.
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TnE LocAL STAGE.
The BaIdwin-MeiViIIr Company IN
Repertoire.

The Balwin- Melville company opened n
return engagement AT sweeney & Coombs
theater yesterday, presenting Moths" at
the matinee performance and Northern
Lights at night. Largo and apprecia-
tive audiences were present on both oe-
casions and evidences OF appreciation
We're numerous and hearty. The COM
pany which Mr.. Baldwin has on the road
this season Is the strongest he has yet
organized and il Is fully deserving of the
large houses 1t draws,
The bill for this afternoon will be Lit
lie Lord Fauntleroy" and tonight Devils
Mine" will be presented.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-20

Toxarkana Texas, January I9.--This
morning as win Brown, aged IS. was driv-
ing q horse in harness down business
street In this city the animal stampedel,
capszing the vehicle and burying the hoy
in the debris He was dragged some dis-
tance at great speed and when rescued his
skull was found TO be crushed and one leE
broken
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-20
Mnrcr Arroint, pc,egnte.

The following delegates have been APP
pointed by Mayor Brashear to attend the
drainage convention, which will meet in
the council chamber Ia this city on Janu-
AIRY %; +. w. Heitmann, Charles L. Ber-
ing, G. c, Street, b. A. Riesner, T. H.
Vasmer. Frank C. Colby, T., r. SPOTS.
H. Charlton, II. w, Downey and w. IL.
Railav
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-20
Two cnre- nt warren.

Warren. Texas. January le.--There are
two well developed cases of smallpox here,
both negroes, and others are sick; 1t is
very likely to spread, as one case has
been here for several days, but it was not
passed upon by the county health officer
until today.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-20
Foot Am,,utnteh.

Tony Glass, who had the misfortune TO
fall while attempting 10 hoard a switch
engine In the yards OF the Houston and
Texas Central railway. mention of which
was made in yesterdays Post. had to have
a portion OF his foot amputsted yester-
day
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-20

The queer &C with a Tail" has made It's
way all over the united States, aud here as
everywhere it promptly jumped into popular
iN
Why?
Because the &C with Tall'' IS a comet OF
health followed by II coma OF happiness aud
joy IL has come to stay with us and radatt
SIS benefits in all directions.
The new &C" Is part of the trademark OF
CGscarets Candy Cathartic, the ideal laXa-
tive and guaranteed constipation cure, They
make the liver lively, tone up the bowels
purify the blood, brace the brain, put every
thing right as Il should be,
BUY and try Cascarets today. les whai
they do, not what We say they'll do, that
proves their merit All druggists, l0c 25c
or SOC or mailed for price. send for bookle
and free sample Address Sterling Remedy
Co. Chicago Montreal. Can. or New York.
- This is the CASCABET tablet
Every tablet OF tho only genuine
! IT IT. Icascarets bears the magic letter
v Y, Y &C G G." Look Mt tho tablet be
Itore YOU buy. and beware Of frauds
NJ limitations and substitutes.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-20
MIA MnEr EvERy nEslRE.

The quality Of our laundry work or our
cleaning and Ayeng. We pleRxe those Who
are hard TO please 81 parkard's Laundry.
ais Prairie avenue Phone Ss2 This "a
cut cut and sent 70 us viii safitls Won 10
a half rats on clesnink or dyeins this MAIL.
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pepsaty CRAM Chancellor 7 J. Baker.
ossiete1 " Past chsncsIlor George p
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II Has Come to stay with Us For
eNer--Hcpith Follows in Its Trail.
4 Welcome Awnits II Every
where.

Not so long ago everybody curiosity WINS
aroused by the appearance in town Of new
&c"
1t looks like this;
Gilpin observer., 1900-01-04
Position of Mormon Church.

Salt Lake. Utah. Jan. 3.-The Deseret
News. the official organ of the Nor
mon church. publishes II significant edi-
torial indicating Il change of policy
with reference to polygamists that will
probably prevent any future agitation
similar to that aroused by the Roberts
case. The News, after urging all
classes of citizens to make concessions.
get together and work for the advance
ment of the state. says:
"One thing should he understood and
clearly made manifest. Defiance of the
law is not to be encouraged by any
class or fraction of the community.
II cannot be permitted long without
legal action. Laws are enacted to be
obeyed. If they are obnoxious to the
popular sense or injurious to society.
they should be repealed. At any rate
their infraction should not be tlaunted
In the face of the public. The willful
violation of existing laws must in the
nature of things bring trouble upon
Migrant trnnsgreSsors. and at least they
viii be placed ut II great disadvant-
age"
This editorial Is construed by all to
mean that hereafter no polygamist
must be elected to office. This rule will
retire great many prominent men of
Doth parties from politics.
Gilpin observer., 1900-01-04
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
Judge Parker Decide That Dam May BE
Built on the Rio Grande.

Albuquerque, N. NJ, Jan. 1.-Judge
w. T.. Parker of the Third judicial Dis
trict Court Is in the city to-day on his
way to the session of the Supreme
Court, which convenes in Santa Fe this
week.
During the day the Judge mailed to
the clerk of the court at Las Cruces
his decision and findings in the famous
case of the United States of America
versus the Rio Grande Dam and lrri-
CATION Company ct al, being the suit
brought by the government to enjoin
the defendants from constructing their
dam and reservoirs at elephant Butte,
in Sierra county, New Mexico. The
judge renders his decision against the
government. dismissing the complaint
and dissolving the injunction. In his
opinion, the judge says
"There IS no direct testimony IN this
case showing that any given quantity
of water in the Rio (Sande passing Ell
Paso reaches Rio Grande City, the
head of navigation, and there accom-
plishes any certain effect upon the nav
liability of the stream: that the waters
of the Rio Grande passing Ell Paso oc-
casionally in seasons of high and pro-
tracted floods reach Rio Grande City,
the head of navigation in considerable
quantities seems probable, but that
they reach that point in quantities suf-
ficient and in such form as to substan-
tally add to the navigable capacity
of the stream is not satisfactorily es-
tablished by the evidence, pOr can such
conclusion be satisfactorily deduced
therefrom. l therefore find thet the in
tended acts of the defendants IN the
construction of n dam or dams or reser-
voir and in appropriating the waters of
the Rio Grande will not substantially
diminish the navigability of that
stream within the limits of present
navigability
1t is thought the United States attor-
ney general will order an appeal of tho
case taken to the Territorial Supreme
Court.
Gilpin observer., 1900-01-04
Gilpin County,

The Register-Call. in its annual re-
view, places the product of the county
mt S3.S30,2OO. showing gain of about
100000 in gold over last year. In its
Introductory it says:
Never in the history of mining for
the precious metals in Gilpin county
has the future been as bright as it is
ut the close of the present year. and
while the yearly production for the last
year has shown steady and healthy
increase, the coming year may be relied
upon as II rccord-breaker, and will
show greater increase than for any
year In the history of mining in the
couuty"
Gilpin observer., 1900-01-04
VOLUNTARY ARBITRATION.
Plan to Prevent Strikes on Buildings In
Chicago.

Chicago, San. IA permanent arbi-
tration board, to settle all differences
between labor unions and contractors
and the averting of Il labor war was
practically assured to-day. At the
meeting of the Building Trades Coun.
Gil the report of the joint conference
committee representing the two organ.
iZations was accepted.
The principal recommendation of the
conference committee was the csiab.
lishment of II permanent arbitration
board. This board will consist OF
eleven members and adjudicatc all diff
1icultiaes that may arise. Plans for the
formation of this board as recommend.
ed by the committee show Il few
changes from the original scheme pre-.
scnted by Martin Il. Madden and ne.
cepted last Tuesday by the committee
The principal change was the recon.
mendation that all difficulties must he
settled within one day. This was made
mt the request of The Building Trades
Council delegates. i'm order that con-
tractors might not be given an oppor.
tunity to complete jobs while the
trouble that had arisen during their
erection was settled by the arbitration
board. Another change made at the
request of the laboring men was the In.
sertlon of n clause providing that the
eleven men should not he n Judge
The acceptance of the plan settles
the question of sympathetic strikes.
and If all the troubles are nrbitrntcd
there will be no necessity for any kind
of Il strike except as II last report.
Gilpin observer., 1900-01-04
THE BOERS REAPPEAR.
General French Has to Defend Hin

GeneraI French Has to Defend Himself.
Rensberg, Jan. 2.-The success of
General French's brilliant coup yester-
day was suddenly and unpleasantly
clouded this morning by the unlocked.
for reappearance of the Beers in con-
siderable numbers.
While the cavalry was patroling the
outskirts of Colesberg, scarcely expect
ing an encounter with more than few
stragglers of the enemy. there was a
sudden outburst of cannonading from
the positions the Beers had vacated so
hurriedly. The patrols gave warning
and the fighting hereabouts is by no
means over. The quick firing guns
which were supposed to have been dis
abled, dropped shells all around us. too
close for comfort, and our outposts re-
tired. but we hold our position south
of Colesberg. Desultory firing contin-
ues. General French's intention to oc-
cupy the town tomorrow will probably
be postponed.
A supply train without its locomo-
tive. standing on an incline of the
tracks between our camp and the en-
eIny. was set in motion to-day, presum-
ably by treason, and the loaded cars
speedily Travelled down the grade to-
ward the Boer lines, soon coming in
range of the enemy's guns, making the
trains recovery impossible.
Both sides opened fire, our guns aim
ing at the quickly disappearing cars.
One well directed shell derailed the
leader of the train. but the loaded cars
are in the hands of the enemy.
Gilpin observer., 1900-01-04
An Enormous Bank Capitnl

New York, Jan. 2.-rhe National City
Bank, which Is the institution through
which the money trust either tightens
or relaXes Its hold upon the money of
the country. Will shortly have n capital
or S1O,OOO,O0O, which will make II the
largest banking institution in the Unit
ed States. Heretofore 1t has had a
capital of only S1,0OO,OOO.
or all the banks in North America.
the National City Bank will. In the size
of Its capital. he exceeded only by the
bank of Montreal. which has capital
OF S12,O00,O00, and surplus of GOOO,-
600.
The decision to increase the capital
OF The National City Bank was reached
to-day at n special meeting of the
stockholders. OF the total number of
shares outstanding 100000 there were
represented in person and by proxy.
DIST shares. BY n vote of 9.2iI shares
IN favor and no shares against 1t. n
resolution was adopted providing for
the Increase in the capital from 81. 900.
200 TO S1OOOO.OOO