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IMPORTANT DECISION.
People shipping whisky into the
Territory Can Not BE Punished,
0Special to The Post.)


Ardmore, l. T., May 15.-Judge Town
send, Federal judge OF the Southern dis
trlct, has rendered decision in the dis
trict court here which will have far-reach-
ing results.
The case, which was to be a test case.
came UP before him on an agreed state
ment of facts, and involved the liability
OF liquor dealers, living outside OF the
Territory, to criminal prosecution for ALL
ing orders for liquor sent them by resi-
dents Of the Territory.
The court held that the transaction was
executory until the dealer had selected and
set apart the particular liquor with which
the order was to be filled; that the execu-
tory contract OF sale was not complete
until such selection and segregation OF the
particular brand and quantity had been
made and that as this occurred outside
OF the Territory. where such sales are le-
gal, the translation must be held TO have
taken place outside Of the Territory and
the sale is therefore legal and not in con-
travention OF any statute or law govern
ing this country.
The court further held on the question
OF introduction that the sale being com
piete legal transaction outside OF the Ter
ritory, did not make the dealer liable on
the charge OF introducing, as his contract
was complete and executed when he de-
iivered the goods at the office OF the COM
mon carrier for transportation to the COLI
signee; that his interest, ownership and
control in and over the goods ceased ~
that polnt aud that the common carrier
thereupon became tAo agent OF the con-
signee for the delivery Of the goods at the
point designated, and that the consignee
atone was liable on a criminal charge FOR
Introducing liquor into the Territory.
As a result OF this decision all cases pre-
eeding in the courts of this district against
foreign liquor dealers for selling or intro
ducing will be dismissed.
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THE STATE PHARMACISTS.
President HnzIctt Called Attention
10 The Lack of "a state Law.

10 inc Lack Oh "a Sihtt INV
Dallas. Texas May 15-The Texas state
Pharmaceutical association convened in
Dallas in Us twenty-nrst annual session
today. Prayer was offered by Rev. w. NJ
Anderson Of Dallas aud the principal ad-
drees OF welcome was offered by Hon.
Barnett Gibbs. L. G. Eberle of Dallas
welcomed the visiting pharmacists on ba'
half Of the local association. Response TO
the address OF welcome was made by H..
l.. Carleton Of Austin.
There were followed by the annual re-
port OF the president. The address OF the
president contained many references TO
the State pharmacy law demanded by the
druggists and was the principal subject OF
the afternoon discussion President Hoz-
lett recommended the State pharmacy law
OF 1898 with the exception that every
pharmacist be required TO stand an er-
animation whether he possess diploma
or not. His recommendation was APP
proved. The druggists. 200 in number.
were rendered smoker at MRcCebe's hall
tonight Their meeting Will last Two daxs
longer
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WHOLESALE GRocERs.
they Are I'm Session to Discuss
Freight Rates.

Waco. Texas, May I'D uumber OF
wholesale grocers and jobbers OF the State
met here today. The following cities were
represented at the meeting; Galveston.
Houston san Antonio, Giddlngs. Fort
Worth. Cameron. Corsleana, Paris. Beau
mont Abilene and Waco.
The business OF the meeting was not
made public but II is understood that the
emergency rate on carload lots IN classes
to / promulgated by the railroad com
mission today was the subject OF discus
sion and that their purpose is TO promote
movement to obtain more satisfactory
protection from competition 10 Interstate
rates.
The meeting was held at the STATE house
and was 81 session TIL late hour to-
night.
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cn.e Of ,IlstaIsep identity.

To the Editor Of The Post.
Victoria. TEXAS. May 14.-Pleasc allow
mo to say to the public FOR the relief of
my friends that the unfortunate man who
lost his home near Port Layaca a few
days siuee by FIRE and who lost his little
daughter in the FIRE. while bearing my
name. is another man. IL Is rather a
strange coincidence that we should have
the same name, initials and all, and at the
game time each have a daughter bearing
the same name. am receiving inquirles
from friends and relatives concerning the
matter. and I take this method OF reliey-
ing their anxiety. 7. .. FIarrell,
Pastor Victoria Baptist Church.
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.STATEEPWORTH LEAGUE
The Annual Conference Is Now 10 Session
al Waco.
A SERMON BY DR.. c. r. REID OF KOREA
Panhandle orator Hall Is Down for
an Address Today, which Prom
Uses 10 lie nm Event.

Waco, Texas, May 15,---The state con-
ference of the Epworth League was opened
this evening Mt $3.50 o'clock. The open
! ing sermon was delivered by Dr. @. +.
Reid OF Korea, who delighted the vast as
sembiy of Christian workers with his
eloquence. DIR. Reid 10 devoted Lacquer.
His depletion OF the self-sacnloe OF mis-
sionarles In the far East, who brayed the
dangers attending tho gospel propaganda
in benighted lands with such fortitude, was
received with great Interest.
Bishop J. s. Key OF Sherman, Texas,
presided at the opening services. The
auditorium was filled with enthusastio
leaguers aud Prof, Evans chorus rendered
enhancing music
The meeting was thrilled with a spirit
OF true religion, seemingly, and 1t can be
said that the present conference opened
under most excellent auspices and promises
very satisfactory results.
The programme for tomorrow is as fol-
lows;
sunrise prayer service, D. l.. williams;
800. devotional meeting. Bishop j. S,
Key; $40, organization; $50 address of
welcome, Mayor j. w. Rgglns 1910,
youths and Books,' II. NJ. Du Bose. d.
~, tullOT BDWOrln Era uHu ktueIdl occ-
rotary: Hoo twentieth Century Thank
Offering" G., G. Kelly. ID. D., Nashville,
Tenn.
Afternoon 1900. conference OF first vice
presidents presiding, Rev ]. r. Nelson;
2;S0. testimony OF leagpers, led by W. A.
Palmer. 300, Dangers That Threaten the
League" G. c. Rankin. D, D.. editor
Texas Christian Advocate; S:45, The Value
OF the Social Department" Hon. r, w.
Hall; t,i5. California, 1901" Rev IT. J.
Duncan; 5:l5, afternoon adiournment),
conference of second Vice presidents, Miss
Mary r. Deckerd.
EyenIng--S00 devotional exercises, Rev.
j. L. Cobb. Nashville, Tenn. $50 China.
the Open Door" Bishop A. w Wilson.
Baltimore Md
r. w Hall who is on the programme
for an address on the value Of the So
clal department, Ia the distinguished Pan
handle orator who lmmortalized himself
at the State democratic convention at
Galveston in 1898 In speech placing
Treasurer Robbins IN nomination Mr.
Iiall lives at Vernon. Wilbarger county,
Robbins home His address tomorrow
promises to bo the event of the day in
point OF interest
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PERMITS REFUSED.

Secretary of State Hardy today refused
to renew the permits to do business in
Texas of the Preside Mining company
and of the Clbolo Mill and Mining com
pany. These corporations have charters
from the State of California grated for
the purpose of doing mining business
exclusively in Texas, which character Of
charter is not recognized by Mr. Hardy
and the corporations named will have TO
leave the State or reorganize under It's
laws. They have been operating very
profitable silver mines hrsthe lower part
OF Preside county for number OF years
saying little or nothing about their bust
ness, but declaring big dividends year af-
ter year.
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ny RAIN OVER THE STATE
~ AND ELECTRICAL STORM Ac.
coMPANIED III.
Damhse Was Done to Propert,
edo and Other Points and
Farmers Are Delayed.

Vi, iexas, May 15.-This section
sa by series OF rain, wind and
IA, storms last night and early this
s,,, yuan Valdez. a ranchman liy-
~. y Town, was killed by lightning
& s'f'ng the Arroyo Chacon bridge
'ne night the Laredo Wooden
I'M sn'oofed and partially demol-
\. ne wind and a party OF immi-
". Nj camped nearby, had a
y +. spe' as the entire roof and
n, se building were blown COM
40 completely over their camp
Is, ~ over the street car tracks.
ance beyond. The wholesale
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cnntnin w. p. nncx I. nenn

Rising Star, Texas May Ii.-'captain W.
p. Buoy of this place. died at his home
here of consumption ana was buried by
tho Masonic fraternit5 on the 18th. Cap
tain Buey was one OF the pioneers; a
prominent member OF the Methodist
church; progressive and onterprising. al
ways ready to do his part In anything for
the uphullding Of his town and community
He was the senior member OF the firm OF
w. +. Buoy & Son.
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YEGUA rs RISING.

Brennan. Texas, May ia tremend-
GUS rain has been falling at this place
since o'clock this morning, and at this
hour % p. nj the downpour continues
withos; interruption. Editor w. A.
Trenckmsnn OF the BellyIlle wochenblaat,
who is here on his way home from San
Antonio, states that the Yegua al the
santa Fe crossing this morning was a
third of mile wide and rising rapidly
The rains VIII give the delayed farmers
an additional setback.
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CROPS ARE pAlMlAGED.

Caldwell, Texas. May ia heavy rain
commenced falling on yesterday evening,
continuing through the night. It is still,
at ., M. raning, with very little pros
peet OF ceasing soon. All streams are
swollen to overlooking. and the crops,
both OF cotton and corn, are seriously
damaged. Some fear is felt OF another
overflow OF the Brazos. The prospect for
the farmers is gloomy.
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DENTISTS OF TEXAS.
The Presidents Report lis 10 De DIS
cussed Today.

Dallas. Texas May l5.-The STATE
Dental association met in Dallas in It's
twentieth annual session today. The dele
gates we're welcomed by Mayor Ben r..
cabell. This WAS followed by the address
OF the president. ). W. David Of Mexla.
a committee consisting OF Drs. Patton
Pearson and Gambeth was appointed 70
discuss President Davids address. They
viii not report until tomorrow.
DR.. Kline OF the dental department OF
the State university addressed the assoc
citation this afternoon.
Regular clinics we're given. Papers on
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R1ANKs RNING pRRrARFn.

The commissioner OF the general land
office is getting out applications for sur
vey, blanks for field notes and blank APP
plieations to purchase school lands under
the act OF the extra session Of the Twen-
ty-siXth Legislature which will be ready
for distribution between May 60 and June
and requests that no applications for
surveys be made until these specially pre-
pared blanks are obtained.
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THE FIRE RECORD.
Heavy Los. at oaddo, I. II.

Denison, Texas, May 15.-caddo, /. T.,
was visited by serious hre last night.
The store and warehouse Of c, A. Han
cock was burned, a portion OF the stock
being saved. The two. story brick building
belonging to c. A. Hancock and occupied
by the National bank was burned and the
frame store building OF I. w. Arnold wa,
badly damaged. There was other damage
to stocks in adjacent stores from being
moved out. Mr.. EancoclS's loss is about
$50 600, with $4,000 insurance. The estl-
mated loss Is $4,000.
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SMALL srREAMs swr11lNG.

Hearne. Texas, May f5--Genersl rains
have fallen over this section during thu
past twenty-four hours and the small
streams are again swelling rapidly. At
the wagon bridge across Little Brazos this
morning the river lacks about three feot
OF being out OF banks. All over the Bra,
EOS bottom heavy rains have fallen and
telephone messages from Mumiord stats
that 1t is still raining there.
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SOUTHERN IpAGur coNvpNTIov

Waco Texas, May 15-Rev. H. NJ. Du-
Bose OF Nashville, Tenn, member Of the
general Epworih League board, who is
attending tho State League convention
here, announced tonight that the Southern
league convection, called by the board
at Nashville recently. will take place July
26 to % at Atlanta Ga. The place and
date for the convention was left with Or.
DnBose ard his decision was reached to-
day
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RAn ErFRcT OF coTToN.

Dallas, Texas May 15,-Judge George
A. Aldridge, who has several hundred
acres planted in cotton on his Brazos bot
tom plantations near Hearne, said this
evening. Cotton is already more than
thirty days late and the rain is putting i
further behind every day. The grouDd
is In such wretched condition that no work
can be done. My. plantation manager
writes me that he has not. been able to
have days work performed in the cotton
fields in more than a month. This VIII
make the crop so late that boil worms
will be likely TO inhict immense destruc-
ton before the cotton bolls can mature
to a state sufficiently hardy to resist the
ravages Of the worm
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TAYLOR FAIR POSTPONED.
IL VIII lie Formally Opened Tues
day. May ~.

Taylor, Texas, May 15.-The very heavy
rain last night and today rendered the
opening OF the fair impossible. The dlrec-
tors held a meeting today and postponed
the opening until next Tuesday, May %.
The programme will be unchanged. and all
sae details o. the exhibition win be car
ried out az previously advertised. Every
thing is In readiness, and the arrange
ments are all complete. so that the pc
ponement VIII not materially Interfere
with the success OF the fair.
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Norns ANp rERsoNALs-

Mr.. John Cullom Of Garland is among
the late arrivals In the city.
Judge Tsliaferro OF Houston is In the
city on business with the departments.
Chief Clerk Thweatt OF the Insurance
department Will leave Thursday on a
months visit to New York.
The Cane Belt railroad today paid the
comptroller 81 tax on gross passenger
earnings for the quarter ending March 81,
1900
The insurance commissioner tod ~
granted permits TO do business in the
State to the knights Of the Mystic Cha r
OF Birmingham. Ala, and to the Royal
Templars Of Temperance OF Buffalo, ~ Y.
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CREEKS ARE BOOMING.

Flatonia, Texas, May 15.-'Since p. IN.
yesterday 1t has been raining steadily
here and there are indications Of CON
tinuanoe throughout the remainder OF the
day. Reports from outlying farms are TO
the effec. that every creek is booming and
1t VIII be another ten days before farm
operations can DC carried on.
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Mia cnre of smnIInor.

Lullng, Texas, May l5.-smallpox has
appeared eight miles below Luling One
case, Mrs. Mecarty, being the unfor-
tunate victim, Dr. Champion has the case
in hand ard thinks there will be little
danger Of Its spreading, SO far not DEEM
ing It necessary to quarantine, as II Is
among whites and they have sufficient
caution and forethought to not scatter IL.
II seems to be very mild and no fatali-
ties are expected.
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petltion AMI nnnkrnntcr.

; Galveston Texas. May l5.-James
Prendergast who for years has been en-
gagged in the saloon business on the corr
ner OF Center and Market, has filed APP
plication IA the United States court 70
be adjudged a bankrupt
The referee in bankruptcy has appointed
Mr.. Brock to take charge OF the stock
pending meeting OF the creditors. 10 be
held some time in the near future.
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sMAIrnnv sIrIrAr1nN

State Health Officer Blunt returned TO-
night from trip to East and South Texas
10 look into the smallpox situation. He
says the reports from Waelder with re-
gard to the existence OF the epidemic In
that section are greatly exaggerated and
that It is we'll under control at other
points.
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0HARTERnn

The secretary OF state today flied char,
tiers for the following corporations:
Wichita Telephone company of Iowa
Park; capital stock $1,000.
Fort Worth Real Estate company; cap
itsl stock, $4,000.
Permission to do business IN the State
was today granted the Mitchell & Lewis
company, limited. OF Racine, Wis.
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same length of time has fallen since 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. 1t has been
constant downpour and at times so
heavy you could scarcely see across the
street 1t Is still raining and no farm
work can be done in less than two weeks.
All creeks in the county are overlooked
and the Brazos river " reported rising.
The situation is indeed serious
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10 buy Machinery for Gonzales WAT

Gonzalos, TeXas, May l5,'--J. p. RnndIe,
president; r s Dlworth, secretary; O.
r. Rather. treasurer. and w NJ. Fly, a
director Of tho Gonzales Cotton mill, lef'
today for points In Georgia and South
Carolina TO inspect the cotton mills there
and get information that will be of bene-
fit 10 the directors In building and equip
ping the mill at this place. !.
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noNmAm COTTON MILL.
Site Purcbnsed and an order for NM.
chIucry Placed.

chIncry FInTcU.
Bonham, Texas, May 1b.Today the d.
rectors OF the Bonhan cotton mills Sc
lected cite for the mills in the southern
part OF the city and purchased twenty-five
acres of land on which TO construct the
and work viii begin on the
grounds and buildings at once,
Mr.. John Hin OF Atlanta Ga, Southern
representative of a Now England machin-
cry company. is here and an order has
been placed with him for the machinery
for the entire textile plant
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MArERSPouT RRPnRTEn.

Navasota, Texas, May IA heavy rain
has been falling here since about 4
o'clock this mornhg, and waterspout is
reported to have struck Anderson and
country to the north of there.
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BnyIor County Return,.

Seymour, Texas, May 15.--The following
Officers carried this county; Congress, J,
II. Stephens comptroller. r. NJ. Love.
railroad commissioner l.. ]. storey; State
senator. d. F. Goss: representative, T. J.
wight; associate Justice, q, A. Browp
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Texarcana. Texas, May 15.The resl-
dence OF Or NJ. NJ, Sims at Bloomberg,
Texas. twelve miles south OF here, was
destroyed by fro early this morning,
Origin OF FIRE not known. but thought to
be incendlary. LOSS Sl40o; no Insurance..
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grocery house Of H. r. Valdez was un-
rooted and damage to the amount OF $1,000
done to the contents OF store. The
smokestack OF the Laredo Electric Light
and Power company was blown down and
the power house damaged, as were a num-
br of other structures in the city. Dozens
OF small buildings and Mexican sbanties
were demolished and the occupants and
contents soaked by the downpour OF rain,
The Rio Grande has risen twelve feet
today and the crops on the low grounds
along that stream will again be washed
out. All railroad trains are delayed and
considerable damage may be reported
when full details are obtainable from the
surrounding country
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rBEs pAln sHIERIrrs.

In view OF the fact that fees paid sher-
IFS in felony cases and the fee bill enacted
in 1897, and upon which Governor Culber-
son had made a campaign issue seems to
be an issue in the comptrollers race. the
following statement of fees paid by the
State in felony cases for the two years
previous to the enactment OF the fee bill
law, and for the following two years after
its enactment was taken from the comp
troller's report and which IS herewith re-
produced, as it may be of interest to the
reading public:
The fees paid sheriffs, clerks and attor-
neys in felony cases for the last two years
under the old fee bill amounted to;
For the year ending August 81,
1896 ....... ,......,........ 1894. 4i6 %
For the year ending August 81,
1897 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 400. 6is II
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IN NORTH TEXAs.

Dallas Texas May 15.-1cold rains have
fallen over a large portion of North
Texas today The atmosphere in the
vicinity of Dallas tonight has the biting
keenness OF uorther.
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Barn Near Denton.

Denton Texas. May l5,Dr. ]. g.,
Clay's barn, northwest of hero. burned
Saturday night, together with several
head OF live stock and 5000 worth OF feed;
loss $500
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technical subjects were read tonight and
the treatise are illustrated by a magic
lantern. Fifteen new members were added
TO the association, More than twenty APP
plicants are 10 be examined.
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crops were damaged to some extent, while
the railroads leading from the city,
notably the International and Great
Northern, suffered considerable damage TO
their tracks. The International and Great
Northern southbound due here this morn
ing ran into washout east of Hearne
was derailed and abandoned. Freight
trains were several hours late.