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PROCEEDINGS.
The House..

The House.
iier the roll was called Mr.. Henderson
aarAn asked that the roll Of clerks AMI
employees be called. and If they were no.
rafHt, he wanted their services DIS.
FrHd with that is il the hoIse co I'D
Ft alons without them.
NJ. McFal arose To question o pr
pal privilege regarding the testimony Of
|lt G. W. Littleaeld before tho investi-
citing committee. as to the bondsmen on
Fate Treasurer Robbins bond being in
E'Hnlhed by a Fidelity company wlthou,
Ek knowledge. He read The telegram
Fhlth passed M the time and said that m
|sss cut of the CITY. the correspondence he
|ng conducted by his agent in charge.
van Phillips sent up a petition pro -es Ing
fsilhst BuBft being attached to William
county t5r representative purposes
". Neral was recognize on his Ia or
~ resolution and spoke eioqu, ntly for
"A sdoptlon. He gave a minute history Of
Pr steel combine. and said the house
Ie'ad be In sympathy with the Strik rs
flInion labor
NE half hour for resolutions expired
117a Mr McFall was SUI speaking.
\ Jug speaker laid before the house the re
A
NJ: Morrow 10 take Rockwe coun v
kW from Dallas, and insert Colin an
y and put Rockwell wi Van IN lht.
M@ ana kaufman, WIS pending h 3
ME Goodman (RnckwalN oppose
amendment, Mr.. Shaw also opposed
anendmCnt Mr.. Fears spoke in favor
,he amendment
81. w. MqlroW in speaking for his anne ID
Nv SAID II the congressional situlti n
changed, he would be willing to wit &.
avs amendmfnt 4 motion to tlhln
Foed down and Mr.. Hawkins then
mat the house had bite 20
voting on the proposition. as il
lcr political purposes pure and sim
s,,nn!ng this discussion Mr.. Henderson
made motion 10 recommit the
ssed to l4O.
Y, Wells tGrayson) moved "a tobio tho
nni and II prevailed.
M, NpEroW amendment as to Rockwell
j, G,Was defeated by vote of 81 to 81
|,pss,oa ,IlfrWhite's Amendment to tare
mi ~. 1Nar from Limestone WIS lliii
III ue mouse Mr.. Satterwhlte faycr ID
u 5lenanent was tabled by vote
I, VIM lbs called mp his amendment IN
NM, u,,iiinson county away from Blu Mt
Bissbtnl qqnSon two representative and
u Tsis,, Lampasas no Burnett count :.
Xkpsdmn,Ia ana Mr.. Fears oppose
NJ %mi ans It was favore by Mnur
a n ~, nsnihgnam and Phillips. The amend.
n snsnd. ost ThiS disposed Of he pend
NJ Il m H. hehts, hut a half dozen we e
" sdgorr, pllhIed IN the journal The
m 'oprned until $50 a. m. tomo
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NAvAsoTA Nrws NoTFs.
Shooting OF Child. to Which Some
Mystery Attaches.

ShCoung OF Cnlldi 70 winch some
Mystery Attaches.
Navasoia. Texas. August l0--Constable
70 ,stcr was called yesterday 10 inyestl-
gate case To witch thore appears 10 he
some mystery attached. An elderly col.
cred woman lives In J. c. Whites pasture,
nelr thu cemetery, and win her stays a
5year old gill Yesterday morning the
FRI was close TO the house whtn a shcd
was heard aud She screamed. There are
a number OF graders camped close By. Sonc
Of these aud a couple OF gentlemen at the
me cry h.st ned TO the ne. IN gH
was fornl t. base been shot about the
hands and legs Win squirrel shot from a
gun. The hJdse stands 10 an opsning but
tney saw nor coul nnd trace OF d gun.
The house was seaIched and no gun DIS
co, ereu. The ofGcers can cOnjure up no
cause fer whicI an, Cne would want To
~ 1uie the child or the OLD woman.
Inc 3year9sp sol of Mr.. aud Mrs. J.
NJ. Meuinty died Al Lac iamily nVlne near
fsrlo ougn station az an early hour Sat
"a dsy morning ana the iit.le holy was
Eia away In the ennrch at Harmony yes
A number Of people went on the Central &
cheap eNt ursion 70 Marlin and Waco yes
ternay nom ng, returning at night ana re-
porting a general good time.
The eolGred Baptist Sunday School asso-
clalicn. which laf been in session mere
tJr tvfral days, closed Sunday might with
an immense crowd an the Friendship
church. The convention rs reported to
lave been a sntctss al one Ia efery way,
many prominent colored preachers, teachers
and IA men being present from all the
couniils AROUND r. hf col Red people
o Navusota were substantially nssigted by
tAp white people and accommodations for
the crowd werv ample, enrload Of visit
ors from south Grlines aud Montgomery
cuuutics az, ended the convention yester-
dan using the SUNDAY Santa re train.
The SPY ctacie Of NaVasota being a ship
per OF corn seems passing strange o. view
~ conditions that nave existed about this
neighbOrh00d back Into tha time when
memory ~ man runnc'h not 10 the con-
trary Within the past day or two 7. l..
McNair has shipped hye car OF corn 10
vnrious places, some north, some south lie
paid for stock 90 date ~ cents +. o. D.,
aud the lat that de Is able 10 secure a
cent or TWO above that for his own com.
ponsation inoicat,s that the prfat fCrage
crop must really be desperately under
For The lasi Few days cotton has been
ON a steady advance, and the 10 oil spot
market has been keeping up, step by step,
IN the way that has brought the town
ronoWn for miles about. Prices bid by
buyers today ranged comfortably close 90
cents. and We're al least 316 cent higher
than was being paid IN either Bsenham OF
Bryan.
superintendent B. H, Blown returned
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ii AMENDMENTS KILLED
J, NE House, but There Is Another
I Batch on Hand Now.
!, SENATE MAY GET TO WORK TODAY
u. Bill Changing the Map Of the
!" confessional Districts-Finance
Committee viii Have to Cut.

Austin, Texas, August 10.
- MORSE made fairly good Roadway
'ns With the representative district
~ There we're three amendments pend
Y" .hep the merits of the bill came up
s,scusslon. and all of them were voted
Mr. Henderson QamaD moved
~, Tho bill be recommitted with the
rr,vine Instructions; That in redis-
.,trr the state into representative dis
a wv, the constitution of the State
,r,stlnr the same be accepted as the
lido That the apportionment be made
No basis of 40 representatives for
n. state. The motion was tabled.
~, porsE enjoyed some finn when the
~ .%endmept was called up to take Rock
..,n county away from Dallas. While
N, vas for representative purposes only,
a,, same Of the congressional eruptions
!. NJ. locality were laid before the
.,n.s Iarmar shaw asked Mr.. Morrow
4 the amendment was not suggested to
sn by Mr.. ColQutt, and Mr.. Morrow
aid 1t was not.
tuONl, THE AM FNlihfS-N ! = "hfAth ~
81 representative district bin was one
rs Mr.. Grlsgs, to place Harris and Waller
n one district and Harris and Fort Bend
I, sncther district The object of the
,rqudment is TO overbalance the repuhli-
IN vote in that locality by having Harris
Ospty 10 fall back on.
ran SENATE was not in session today,
having adjourned last Friday until tomor-
Wv morning. When the senate meets
nmcrrow morning it is believed that the
NM provdlng for reapportionment Of
no state into congressional districts will
~ taken up and considered. A lively
s,ht 70 expected over certain portions
Il tbs bill.
frplIRMAN KENNEDY of the bank inves
uutlng committee stated tonight that
Ia would cali up tho COMMITTEES report
d the house tomorrow morning. The e.
mf in full WAS laid on the rcsks of the
Members TODAY and they have h1d an
opportunity TO read 1t.
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Haymakina at Alvin.

Alvin Texaa, August 30 The high price
Of hay ana the fine guulity Of grass has
stimulated a number OF outfits to start up
here lately and several carloads of very
inc hay is being put up aud shipped out
from here daily now, furnishing employ
ment for al the idle labor around here,
besides bringing In lots Of money Just at
this time when there Is very few vege-
tablcs or fruit being shipped The hay
business has been a paving Industry for q
so this year ON account Of the high prices;
cotton Is beginning 70 open fast aad
picking Will be general in the neat ten
DAYS.
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Death Of ]. r. CorvaIl.

Galveston Texas. August 10 The news
of the death Of Joseph Il Coryell, which
occurred In Hous on was received here
this morning with regret The deceased
had been a resident of Galveston for over
twTnty-tivc years and removed 10 Houston
srori Is after the storm He was engaged
In The real estafe business and was assO-
ciatpd with the leading ueopie Of the city.
lie leaves two sols IN TIL. city and ON Ia
81 Louis O. mourn his loss. The funeral
will occur In this city ~ $50 O'Clock to-
morrow morning from the tain.
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Galveston Texas. August 10 Agent
Donlsol NJ the MALLORY linz SAYS that a
machnists' strike has delayed the work OF
finishing the new boat Of that line. the
Denver for nearly thirty days Instead
Of arriving In Galveston on her maiden
voyage some time h mon d. as II WAS NJ
tirst Thought sha would Ire able 10 do. the
Denver W Il not now he able TO rencl Gal
weston before the inter part Of Scptemb g.
The Denver Is heng built Mt the ship
yards OF Harlan y Hol NJ worth. on the
Delaware, and VIII completed wi be tie
finest boat OF tho V llnr line. She will
De eonmnndal by Canla-n sam Risk.
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Mrs. I. D. Rock Dead

heanmont, Texas August la.-Mrs. T. u.
hotA Of Woodville died very suddenly yes
terdny afternoon at O'Clock at the resi-.
dsAre o:Vher daughter, Mrs. G. NJ Loomsr.
on Pin' street 1t was not thought thar
MIS-. Rcek was at ali iii, and an membe.s
.. Inc tne iamlly save small chlld went 10
VIA iLc little child In the afternoon Mrs
h0fl became suddenly III with a con.esfiy,
g,inlu ana died q few MINUTES Afterwards
tniS morning, whore the interment Win
lakt place this afternoon The dpccDscd
was well known In tyler county, and b1. a
o. cars old ut the time Of her death.
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Galveston. Texas, August 10 The muir
der case Of the Brooks brothers OF Fat
Alley" fame is set for trial AZ Libery
tomorrow. and the Galveston witnesses in
fine cas- left tor that place tonigh
The Brooks brothers are cnarg win
abrut three years ago. On Of tn m has
been fried twice ana both times received
n NE sentence IN the Denitentiary.. but
courts.
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House Senatorial nistriots

h.. senatorial district committee this
'asb,. eaopted the report of The srb
y M, sud VIII report Its bill tomor-
HI, % y reference to the Harris county
dn Az 1ddoesrly county takes the place nj
4 ates az p Ine district Is compose | of the
|trty. u harris Waller, Fort Bend and
galveston district ls comnos.a 90
ta,ssSsA uss OF Climbers GiISeeto1
IA, "narton' Jackson and Mata-
|Fh. foloeaenth district IS made IN of
e Nlne,aonutea Lavaca and Fayette.
4 uhe6Snroe1ht and Twentieth dlstric 3
w miae ana the Fifteenth distrlci
rs Men,.up or Brazcs, Madison,
: nd Polk sohery' Walker, San ia
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cotton shinned 10 France

La Grange, Texas August rs AIR W A.
Caldwell. the representative Of Algeyer K
Co, cotton factors 81. this city, made a
rush shipment OF 800 bales OF cotton yrs
terGly, The cotton left 10y special train
over the southern Pacific at o'clock ..
m, for New Orleans, at which poin; II Will
be loaded onto steamer for Its dcstna-
tion. Havre, France.
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A eIe cAReAeE cRoP
win Be Planted in Nueces County II
Weather Is Favorable.

Weather Is FsVorablet
Corpus Christi Texas, August 10 Not
withstandlng the unprecodentediy dry, hot
weather The truck gardeners about Corpus
Christi are now preparing for big cab
bage crop this fall ana winter. ard al
though the plants have not been SET out IN
the open field as yet they are growing
In protected beds and VIII be well ad
yanced for setting ont the FIRST good rain
that falls should there be favorable
season this year at least 2OoO acres VIII
be planted in cabbage alone which aver
aging half car 10 the acre would bring
at least 100000 with any Kind Of fair
season. But rain is badly needed and mn
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Galveston. Texas. Angus -. C H.
Rtnwn Of Houston WAS % the city today
j. \ chlldrrss Of Brenhom is a visitor
in the city.
J. n Dillon. commercial agent 81 the
santa Fe al Houston. was in the city 10
day.
worth were In the city yesterday
marriage license mas boon issued 70
lanes H. Bond and Miss Catherine NJ.
Clure.
q u Tarlor. manager II the National
Biscuit company Of Honston' was IN the
city today.
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RIn Meetinn Al ReovIIIe.

BeeyHc. Texas, August 10. rhr big re-
ylra meeting which has been looked for
ward 10 wil0 much Interest for some time,
was begun az the Bapts caurch yester-
DAY strong effort Will be m no. during
This meeting 10 revive religious mteres. u
he town TO Toln whege II Uas SEES Graf
yclrs ago. WHEN scores OF n oale were
ken IN the Churchc a aluos every
rcvl al m Il ting thatFwas h } llr str g.
Observance Of SUNDAY MS the sabbath VIII
also be urged upon the people during this
meeting.
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Total valuations.


Arsttn, Texas August 10, Hon J w
Blake of sherman was among todays arr
rivals In the city. Mr.. Blake is oking
ove the situation and comforting with tis
friends regarding the political situation.
Mr. Elakc stated that his visit here Tad
no political significance. but he was lie O
to see just what tue legislators were
dong.
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BEAUMONT BUDGET.
a Young Boy Lost While Out with .
Fishing Party.

Fishing Party.
beapmont, Texas, August bon sotur.
uay evening Eugene Lyon and Rohert
y bfleh chartered the gasoline tug ana
went up the river about fifteen miles on
nshing trip. Robert, the 1o-year.old son
OF Mrs. Munroe, accompauied these gan,I.
ut oh sunday morning the hoy was
a I,isseu ana mas not yet been found. After
FIalp returned to the city ana gave the
r ,.li, sunday evening, and the search ~
n par9u Eailng to lind him, SIN larger
saa ~ 'enlcles hurried 10 the swami
S Son,, uense woods whore the hoy was Iast
fh al rms section abounds in nne game,
VI u, ar, deer, turkeys an squirrels helm,
Ptbehtl ,ini; An old residenter remarked maj
be thc mosquitoes. "Vu'u
Mts. Monroe the mother OF the boy. is
WIDOW living on Beaufort avenue .
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there will be no less than t0,oOn German
visitors In the city during the week Al.
Vices have already hecn received 10 the
eject that delegates 70 the Hermann sons
viii be hero from thirty-elght States and
there WIN be delegates to the Kruegerbund
from every state where there are voter
ans OF the German wars An elaborate
program covering seven DAYS has he a air.
ranged, the climax being parade OF hoth
organizations
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Marlin Matters.

Marlin, Texas August lS-County court
convened this morning ana several "cap
shooters" fined as a beginning.
The Houston and Texas Central eNcur-
siol yest rday was quite ucc ss-Scy-
eral hundred people coming in, AM
wlthstanmng Il was Sunday very nee
quiet time was spent.
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Hnnhes ~ No. ReIeaaed.

Denton. Texas, August i0Judge Barrett
today refused to grant the writ Of habeas
corpus applied for by the attorneys q Na'
than A Hughes Of Victoria Two II the
y ndsmen appeared and made oath as 10
their piorerty values bur Judge Barre
d, clnred that bond, which WAS for S4o,'~l
unsat isfactary.
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Tyler County Protests.

saat NJ, eNas' August l9.-At mass
= vp,p,. anti mere Saturday resolutions
',ssiuiously passed protesting against
~ place. oteoGmmlttee redlstrlctlne bill
lseasi 5ls thls lTylerl IN the con
iest Ess s' silct with Galveston county.
eouuiS also ts entered against separating
Making leh contiguous territory in
( The sen,, new congressional DIS
ElnouslF ~ tent Of the meeting being
wib :, Sabine In \ conaressIo1nl way
3, coopssr district represented by Hon.
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colored Camp Meeting Wound Up,

Calvert, Texas. August rs. Today Is tho
last day Of the African Methodist camp
meeting In consequence Of this inct the
large congre cation has been Yer materially
increased by crowds OF pcopl ming IN
from The adjoining towns and tar lughout
tue country. Tine meeting CLOSES tonight
and IL Is thought that the y nv ces a The
arbor tonight Will be one Of the most re-
markable occasions known 20 Central
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Wharton County White Mans Union.

Wharton, Texas. August l9.-Secretary
G. r. Doherty has cllled precinct meet
ing Of the White Mans Union 10 n.Ct
August 30, to select candidate for com
missioner for Precinct No l. to I'LL tie
vacancy caused by the resignation Of Mr.
Fritz Aldag
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KiIIino n Menard County.

SIN Angelo. Texas. August - Harris
Ban. 2oyear old son Of Thomas Bal a
prominent stockman. was shot and hlei
IN Menard county YESTERDAY evening
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temn,Wgnas shot through the hand wxcr A.
Al Te e, 70 separate the hriiiserants ~
Mr, Walter Petty's fne horsA a,a .,.,,.
"aS sFoien during the excitement S'uuie
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=. ! eF.Otlna a srookshlre-

4 occn.ss. ! Texas August ls. diHl-
fhe salooa p asf night ahout $40 O'clock
fted IN !. 81 Paul Mallna, whIch ter.
1eion. me serious woupdinr 81 sam
|Acng ofe Or The particlpants. and
Louis Halbison, bartender,
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GERMAN SOCIETIES

Ar. TO Meet at San Antonio Next
Month.
san Antonio, Texas, August lo-une Ger
mans ~ san Antonio are making big prep
arations for the two German national con
MENTIONS to be held in This city eomlnenc,
tng septenuber rs, the Hermann sons ane
ne Kfuegarhund. II - estimated thAl
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Arstn. Texas. August M The comp
ucnors department today received tho tax
rolls OF the following counties for 1891,
showing the total valuations Of assess
property for that year as compared vita
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less IL does come Ia abundance and very
soon the truck gardeners win not be able
TO put ln their crops until after winter.
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Mrs T.. A. Crozlcr, senior Vice presi.
dent Of the james Morgan Post W r.
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please accept hearty thanks nbe-
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and made strong and we'll woman Of
me in two weeks. | suffered with
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Unnecessary Loss of Time.

Mr.. w. s. Whedon. Cashier of the
First National Bank of winterset.
Iowa. in recent letter gives some
experience with a carpenter in ais
other mechanics. He says: II had a
carpenter working for me who was
obliged to stop work for several days
on account of being troubled with
diarrhoea. mentioned to him that
i had been similarly troubled and
that Chamberlain Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy had cured nae. He
bought bottle of it from the drug
gist here and informed me that one
dose cured him, and he is again at his
work. For sale by Benson, Smith &
c. General Agents, Territory Of Ha-
wall.
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chord IN Nakainsi- Who wanted 10 pazs
tsssaa azs Aaey uee originally = tile
8uvefnoT 81 rasssz
Puuki sAss4 81 ~ = srti<aa
zoaid cab make vaste time q al
xhesE haSd Koszk
Nzkekau then moved the previous
question and demanded that his notion
BE- putsn "a
4heare ae sessnd SEA- er AlZi-
2 e ssv EnM
but fgnsIsy czAlsa 81 sMzhee second.
ed my motion
At this loud sounds Of denial Eere
heard from the street car sgpert and
s1skskau took his seat Hinss roars Of
yaastters
TIE an rs ed & ssOes AFTER a
lIssie more a 81 ssior. foiso@ed d. the
salaries Of che Superintendent Of Pub
lie Works and Treasurer a. the same
/ figure
The Cczmissioner Of Public Instruc.
ton brought fcrth other foods q ora
tory.
HsahsO moved to tx bis salaty at
4
Il object. Mr. speaker Emuieluth
| called Il am opposed to having a
man paid such q large salary who
does absolutely nothing II is the fat
test job that gentleman ever had as
is demonstrated by the fairness Of his
~ s6gect to the statement THAI the
Commissioner has got fat on public
.mnneyss said Beckley. He has been
/ without SALARY for the last year. but
working all the time"
i ! I meant to say" Emmeluth replied
that he is fat through lack OF duties
Makekau knows that as well as any
one. We have put more duties On the
Commissioner this year but his duties
NilT be no means be irksome Ia the
! hi1ffe. This is no Simian sentiment.
II is straight goods, and ] am not
afraid Of anything IN the Simian line.
Paels5 had not noticed any improve
ment in. the school system lately. SO
| he moved TO strike out Mr.. Atkinson's
name and in lieu thereof place the
name sof Charles E. King
The item finally passed at $4,000.
Prendergast then moved toa raise
the Food Commissioners salary
Ito $1,000 and in spite of objections his
:. motion passed.
We'll. I'm pau with il" Emmelutt
cried Here you are going over tbs
! bill for the eighth time and that's
more than I'll stand" And taking hi:
hat the irate statesman left the room
: The Auditor was then raised 10 81.
200.
ri A motion Ito pass the bill on thirC
reading. then carried. and the agony
vas over Ayes q, noes 5.
: Those voting no were: Dickey. Ha
! aheo. Hihio, Kawaihoa and Prender
{ CAST
. In the morning Beckley eausticalll
E arraigned the Registrar of Convey
2 ances. stating that the man was dea
! at any price, His salary passed a
] $1,000.
e According to your statement" Ak
a IA interjeeted. the Registrar coul'
Be Indicted for receiving money unde
D faise prateneessf sf
81 An item OF $4,000 was appropriate
J. for the keep of lunas and jailors o
Z Maui. 80 ~
e The House then adjourned