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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-20
RECORD REAKING MONTH
..,-u THE bREoeEs 7 WORK ON
THElHIP CHANNEL.
-. M,chirs Are Now Riesina-The
Total Elevation Is Nearing a
EIIion Yards.

!, Porte. Tlas, December l0.--The pile
49,, in the hip channel has progressed
u aOo teet frb the place of beginning.
wedges NoJ5 and I. 80. 100 feet.
Total amour oil excavation december l.
M 40 cubic hrds.
n,,,gss hal advanced over 1000 feet
s.,ps the a1 fifteen days in December.
Dredge No. no" at WORK at heu flsn
bH,
The presen month VIII be record
slesker
The contrsprs and engineers in charge
A the work the new channel are of the
s,InIou thatk the speed attained within
4, past fetays can be maintained work
,iD pfoeeed th about double the rapidly
sAlch has ptailed since the project start
N II is cahlated that all Of the trouble.
sms elemei have been overcome. These
Nave consIsh Of hard material to be
a,ared. dets occasioned on account OF
Nh Of fuel BID pilng and numerous break
d,Ens oec$ned by the hard substances
encountered
Captain II h. Tailor. the resident en-,
fneef wasteen yesterday and furnished
IN, interejng details about the progress
X ne woi which show that every pos
lbe effort being made to push the con
tact as faias possible. The third dredge
las been II to work at Red Fish bar
where the Ike ends, so that It may have
10 opportunity to work without interfe--
ace With h pile driver. 1t Is said TO be
upahle Of ping almost as much work as
ne other TO dre1ses combined.
The amoht of material dredged during
he month"; November was 157, 40 cubic
yards hi was the best record made for
my month with the exception of June,
wien the mount exceeded 10000 yards.
Tbs was Vt before the hard material was
struck Ding the latter part of July, all
n August hd the greater part Of Septem-
hr the prFess was slow. The conditions
70. rapid progress are now much more
favorable nd with the improved facilities
~ secuht pllng, and three dredges at
work Defmber promises to be record
tyakef. Ills expected that before the end
d the psent month the amount Of
ttetsed uterial In cubic yards, will have
passed thtmillion mark, and that the rec
"a for be month will he considerably
.va 200 yards Dredges 3 and have
ksn mslhg from 200 10 $50 feet day
Zach for nre than q week, and this speed
sn be utntained. The work Of No. is
counted , to almost equal that Of the
tther tvt which will make the combined
'pted ilhree machines close to 500 feet
Day ch mile To every eight or ten days
ccutlrous work.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-20
THE BACHELOR MAIDS BALL.
1t Was a Brilliant Affair-The Rainbow
the Theme of Decoration.

The Bachelor Maids german given IN
bryan hall last night was ono of the most
beautiful affairs ever seen In Houston The
hali was handsomely decorated with gar
lands of southern smilnx reaching across
the ceiling from chandelier TO chandelier.
with touch Of rod In the clusters Of
ropplos that hung from tho electric lights.
Tho stage was walled in by the foliage Of
palms and sword ferns and drapery Of
red was looncd overhead in half circle.
inc windows we're curtaincd In lace and
had sprays OF vines over each one Here
the dancers held the floor 20 fine music
Tue ball was opened by a grand march led
ny Mrs. o. T Holt at the request Of the
Bachelor Maids club At her request MIR.
Meldrum led with her aud followed by rs
lovely crowd Of matrons aud maids as was
ever seen. Amos, every one In the room
was masked and was dressed In the same
quaint style the costumes differing only
in some slight particular and IN their
color. The dresses were Of tarlatan, made
with three deep Hounces with a pointed
waist and neat hchu, and the colors were
the colors of the rainbow, some In green,
some In violet, some In red etc, etc. Co
quett!sh cottage bonnets" completed the
costume and the effect Of the sheer mate.
rial of the dresses and the combination Of
colUls was slnkingly beautiful
The three figures were styled the dchu-
tantes. the cold girls and the matrons'
cotlllions and were led by Miss Claire Rob
lnson and Mr.. Abbott Cockrell. Miss julia
May Morse and Mr.. John f. Dickson, Jr.,
and Mrs. Kinds Kirkland respectively. Miss
ROblnSon's faVurS red rosebuds with green
leaves, tllcd a huge red basket that hung
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-20
Notice 70 Taxpayers.

According to the charter Of the city
by the LIST day OF January, 1902. for the
year 1901. shall bear interest at the rate
OF per cent per annum. See article b3J,
section q, OF the revised code OF ordl-
nances which says:
All city taxes shall be due and payable
on the LIST day of July or each and every
year, and n not paid by the LIST day or
tcrest from the LIST day OF January until
paid at the rate Of per cent per anpumf
II shall be the duty or all persons from
whom such taxes are due TO call aud pay
tho same 10 the city assessor and collect-f
al his Office in the elfy Of Houston be.
tween the ist day % July Hnd the said LIST
day Of January next thereafter:
James T.. Welsh,
City AsseEsar and collsctsr,
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TEMPLE TOPICS.
A Budget OF Local News from the Bell
County Town.

q Budget OF Local News from the bell
County Town.
Temple. Texas Dcccmbcr rs Conductor
A. W Lingo was quite seriously bruised
M in the Santa Fe yards yesterday He
was leaning from oar signalling to tho
engineer when he struck a switch tower.
lie was pretty badly bruised about the
shoulders and back, hnt II IS thought that
his injuries are only Superficial
Willow camp, Woo1mcn Of the World
held social session. last night az their
hail, at which they entertalDed the pu.
range and Oennvilc camps \ hearty sup
per was enjoyed at down town rcstau.
rant by about fifty members and visitors
after which the work aud business session
was held.
There was report herr yesterday Of a
farmer named W. w, Cook who had frozen
10 death on The night Of the 10th He
was found dG9d in his wagon next morn.
ng.
last night Ut the Exchange opera house
ne McLenuIrler company presented The
school for scandal 10 Just falr-Sizcd
house. The company Is q strong ono and
presented that ever popular play with the
same vim possible - have shown to II
IKE nous, II Is the best company here
TINS season, and dcsctSing Of more liberal
patronage, which they may feel assured
Of having should they play n return date
here another season
City Marshal $. 3 Williams went over
10 Corslcana Yesterday to scc how the
Corsicaua people handle tho street fair
1Akrs, the ssmc Midway people being
with Cors'cana this week that was hero
that The same fgEirs are following the
show there that were with them hero.
Mrs. NJ Y Cox is IN The city from Brcn.
ham, and viii spend the remainder Of the
/
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With Prominent Visitors
to and Citizens of Houston
Who Have Something In
teresting to Say.

most successful 10 years and that In most
places they played To standing room only
We viii be with YOU for few days next
week" said Mr. Seamans, and hope 10
see all our old friends. We sim have with
MS most ~ the old company. but there are
several new faces. We are always sure or
warm welcome here and | am glad 10
get back 10 Houston,
~
YES. We are all tangled up tonight"
said Depot Master Burks at the Grand Cen.
trsl last night. This cold wave seems TO
have set things TO going wrong All trains
are behind. some from forty minutes to
two hours Besides the cold, the Chrlst.
mas trafhc has n whole lot 10 do with
IT.. All the roads arc hauling big crowds
and the closer the holidays approach the
larger will he the crowds There shouldn't
hour or 50 late. Look how they were
handled hero during Carnival week,
guess there must have been 5000 passen-
gers landed IN this depot from the trains
ana on the trips going ana coming they
were not delayed . minute. The trains
ran Jam up 10 schedule time and with all
this trafhc not an accident occurred. II
is something marvellous us only once In
while that we have n late train here
and compared TO roads In other States our
delays are nothing,
Mr. Hugh Hamilton, president OF the
his friends at the Rice last night yes,
am just back from Austin" said Mr..
Hamilton, In response TO a query "and ~
course as you all know got the worst
Of the trip. The attorney general just hit
me below the belt and took the money
But then he took everybody elses money
or rather. everybody else that runs a
brewery IN Texas, 80 ! have got no kick
10 make No there was no trust among
the breweries. We Just didn't care about
fghting the case The Magnolia brewery
has been granted q new charter and Will
continue 10 do business. There We're ten
brcWerles IN all lined up by the attosuey
general seven OF these were from Texas
Two from st. Louis aud one from Nil
waukee The foreign brewcries all paid
the assessment levied by the State and
in order 10 do business IN Texas they have
transferred their belongings Pnhst's sou
will run his business In Texas, Busrh's son
viii do the same for him and Colonel
IA.mps boy wiz also manage AFFAIRS down
here. These sons hare AZ bought out the
Texas business ~ these hreweries. MS q
warm pfaposition. WIN there he eni IN
beer the coming summer Not that I have
beard OF, and even i. there 10. the glasses
won't Do any larger"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-20
The LGAL BAR INVESTIGATION
COMMITTEE Still Taking Testimony, Which Is
Assuming Wide Range,

am mo t u,sf nave any knowledge whatever az
inquiry they are prosecuting.
a. Nnlle the recent tragedy, and ccrtai,
t INA growing out Of II. gave rise 10
fost reporter yesterday. "vct No aro w -, .
ttotninlng ourselves to lnqnlrinr into IN
Iruthtnlness Of the allegations gro,ying
or OF that tragedy, hut IL any cltiznS
hnoWS any TACT dcrogatory 10 tho profes
siional character Of any member " NJ
honston bar. We would be ,.lad 10 he al
NlSed OF u. The source Of our Information
MI MI not be dirnlged, II our informant SO
ucslfes, and 1t will be loft with The bsr
association. 10 which We are to submit
our report, whether or not the result Of
our work Will he made public"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-20
ST. JOsEPH'S Bazaar.

Closed Last NIGHT and Was a Grand
Success.
St Joscphs bazaar closed last night and
according 10 the reports Of all the heads
N departments ii was a grand success in
every particular Rev Father Banfcld,
the popular pastor Of 81. Joscph's. who
worked night aud day in the interest Of the
fair, said last night thar he was delighted
with the result. some $500 hclng raised.
To Father Bauheld more than any other
one person is due the credit for the big
success Of the event and he WAS cougrat-
umtcd heartily 10y tho members Of his par.
ish last nigh. The contests MI closed
last night the winners being as follows;
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-20

TO enjoy a camp hunt and kill deer and bear
have returned but not a deer or bear was
Killed, though seventeen good and fair
shots were had. Evidently they all had
the noted deer scare when the animals
were In sight Harold Perkins. who went
especially for bear with a Chlnn knife
down mis- back, failed 10 meet his bearship,
but is sure IN he had bis majesty would
have come TO an untimely death. Bear hunt
ing Is his speciality.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-20

.,umlttseirpolnted by the Harris
ln' psr asshation to take evidence
oonv In thbroad assertion made by
Y W. :, police hckburn some weeks ago
in'' 80 were hrtaln "shyster' lawyers
nas s vhthoul1 be dlsbarred from
. ~ I. stlllIt work taking testimony.
l'."'s .ommitteI has adopted the system
u, ,.s mo eIrc committee, or as many
" -,oubeTas fnd II convenient 10
" ne rneets 10 O'Clock each morning
70 % s;;sce offr. James X. 2. Gillasple,
1t iht W " prest and Fanniu, and proceed
crDg " .,ch tklmony as Is offered
b taS .,, ronnllon the committee desires
II w sny dzen TO appear before them
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ShOrtTalks

There's going to he some more Spindle
Top excitement down this way in few
days" said a prominent lawyer at the Rice
last night The claimant to an undivided
lO3 acres Of the Veatch survey at Beau
mont will he In Houston tomorrow. and IL
something doesn't happen then ! am mis-
taken. VIII tell you more about II later
on
Mr.. william Brooks, who is the Texas
representative Of a large Chicago house
that sells presses and things to newspapers,
is in the city for a few days and is receiv.
ing warm welcome from his many friends
Mr.. Brooks said business yas splendid.
When asked to give reason for the large
number Of new papers springing up in Tex
as particularly weekles, be said he could
mo- but judged tnat u was caused by the
demand OF me people New towns are
Swinging up IN Texas every day, said
AIR BROOKS ''mHny of Them good suhstan-
Hal towns while tho older ones are All
growing. A newspaper is among the first
necessities Show me town without n
newspaper and 1t does not amount TO much
/, "a hard 10 lind one In Texas that Is not
well supplied in this line, however, and
they do a world Of good
~
Mr.. s. T. Howard, prominent real es-
tate dealer and Insurance agent Of Pales-
fine. was here In attendance upon the
grand reception accorded the visiting Red
Men on Wednesday. Mr. Howard Is some
what OF Red Man himself and holds an
important post IN the Palestine tribe lie
aid Yesterday that Palestine was steadily
coming 10 the front. New enterprises are
~ daily moment and the business men Of
he town are well pleased with the years
trade inst about 10 close. New buildings
are Going M aifd new people are coming
In and We have no Kick TO make. BY the
Tav / want to tell you that our people
orened their eyes when they received That
mammoth siNty-four page edition OF The
pHst mn December s. We have always had
= V splendid opinion Of The Post and knew
sbeT were hustlers, but that edition beat
ANYTHING we have yet seen in Texas.
~
rbe familiar face Of L. +. seamans was
cen Yesterday IN the lobby OF the Rice.
Mr. seamans will be pleasantly remem.
hsred here as the manager Of tho Olympia
opera COMPANY which put in six or eight
veeks' time entertaining the people n
uonston Tho past summer az the Audito,
IAN ur Sesmsnt said Yesterday. that bis
business sipes he left here has been the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-20

George Wcad gold beaded cane. Mr.
Wead Is president or division No. .. An
cient Order Of Ilibernians; John O'Connor
bicycle Master Mat Fourmy second prize
Mrs w z Moroney. china set; Hattie
Screst doll. Miss Alne Bcalc, diamond
ring; Mrs Davis, silver pitcher
Before the closing OF the doors large
number Of articles loft on hand were auc
toned on The bidding was quite spirited
aud a neat sum was realized from the sale
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-20
A NEW PLAY FOR BLANCHE WALSH.
II Was Written by n. and J. w. Dam
and viii Be Presented Soon.

Fort Worth Texas, December is.-With
Blanche walsh. who played here tonight is
Harry 1 w Dam, the famous newspaper
correspoudcnt. VINO reported the Drcyfus
trial In France for American newspapert
lie mas written q play for Miss Walsh
,,.I,tch ms been ln rehearsal since the com
narv ieft Memphis II Is called LA Made
iaiue. !" being d story Of the French reyo-
tuition time The play VIII he given. its
iirst introduction In New orleans next
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-20
ADAY IN THE CITY.

BIS DIST MEAL.-Sherltr Anderson last
lsat tlted upon Henry Randall, the
a'go 20 Is doomed to die upon the gal
"s V forenoon, and asked him what
soSed TO eat for his breakfast this
" VII ,"nich would be his last meal.
,ssMpea, "A can Of California pears and
!. 'IN perfectly composed and reconciled
ne said he preferred being hanged
ng 70 spend the balance Of his life
nses penltentiary. as he had already
enough and was ready to die.
= R. ELEcTToN.-Gcorgc B. Nc.
s post o, Grand Army of the Re-
XIII le'a an election last night with the
WI us result Commander, Max Hart;
MI , nce commander. Stephen Post .
'ss, wee commander. T. W. Reeves:
S;,s =, D. Reagan post surgean. Alex
Nh S ~ ~, qnartermaster. A. NJ. Engle;
tsitu,,a me day. E. G. Rnst; officer of
sSh ussiesates, j. j. Reagan, George
III" W. =, Aoyer; alternates. r. B. Day.
Esns ''uroW, 8 Black; truytre, W. r.
~spEHAfERs Rev. r. Ammons Of
taoernacle Baptist church, at $50
agR performed the ceremony that
u marriage Mr.. John NJ. Bender
4 M. Ruby Ayers at the residence Of
Il " siqe mother, Mrs. N. n. Ayers,
koES HIsah meme street. The groom Is well
ifse ~, aouSton and the bride has a
~. ~ Of friends. They will be at
he Ho,,.nner lovely cottage on Sixth ave-
I'd ornsM oa heights. number OF useful
f"AN OF the contractino 49," -
|. I s,,E BETH ISRAEL.-servlces viii
.,s5I,. a the Temple Beth Israel this
N " ';45 and tomorrow morning at
Ie,,.sN noiect OF the address at the
Biz Ie. sSeIIlloe Will be"Frendship." The
: run yr,1St al the morning service will
saseu,ed to ~ q, Mr.. Major has kindly
iavss tryies, The tombstone ~ tbe iste
IL n Nesdlng will be set on Sunday
ts5 fbtlr, friends will accept this, the
n..i A HELEN PENDLEroN KILLING
b., vas an additional arrest In the
I'D enaieiu murder case yesterday
IN ~, sss,iease, Sam Addison, brother Of
t;ea wos.sson' IT,, husband OF the muir
seliglae IAN, WIS arrested on an affdavi,
" affas.a lphcfy, and John Cornish. who
sssa aeeos eo the day before as an al
" ihs, pilce, was released Ii turned
ss;der mad nothing to do with the
s,lEsd Wifi M prisoners now In jail
w be srr ra me murder Of the old woman
Gay a. raigned before Judge Matthews
-lt tka wi VII wdve examination In order
J., sand Jury may take up the cases.
,si., .aEp DOWN TO A cENT.-As an
llstIsrs,. nat Unde Sans government,
Z a,sasy In It's department Of justice,
II.osra,s ngiy exat, a citizen of Houston
SS,t ee-ss few hys ago from Mr.. c.
.stIes.os o. the United States court at
aame letter Enclosing 1-cent post
.!sialr ~. With . printed receipt aud a
,,'{nsat HaTslope iniosed for Its acknowl-
/, w elat,ns ] cint was the prorate of
'stl1n M y ny TIN Houston Daily Age
\. RslTs nalrfstfn. La Porte and Hous-
~ Etc n company. when It's affairs
T. B!7a1 nnqnidatiei and when It's assets
ttliffs Sao y b distributed among
Z ~, Ia s sose agsrrate claims amounted
"a seFowLrR wEnpIsG,-Mr. clsr-
'sss ssd Mas cs,sls B. Fowler
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L ths Baby Is cuttlna reeth

be sure and use that old and well tried
remedy, Mrs winslow's Soothing Syrup
for children teething. II soothes the child,
softeas the gums, allays all pain, cares
wind collie and IL the best remedy for
diarrhoea.
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were married Wednesday evening NJ 6
o CLOCK NJ the home Of tho bride 30 1st7
Liberty avenue, Rev. r. u. Wilson ofhcIat-
ing, The groom is nm emplnye Of the
southern Pacific Railroad compapv ana
the pride Is the mlliner at Levy Bros They
are ootn very popular In the Fifth ward
Where they are well known aud have hosts
or friends. The bridal party, after eninv.
ing the congratulations Of their many
friends and n reception at the home of The
Dtlde, left on the 11:15 n. m train mo
same evening for San Antonio. where thcy
VIII spend their honeymoon
THE SAENGERBUND CHRISTMAS Al
a meeting Of the Houston Sacnrcrbund
last night 1t was decided to continue tho
custom Of having Christmas tree and the
custom will he observed this wear AZ Soon.
gerbnnd hail on Sunday night December
~. The following committee was appolntcd
70 arrange all the details: Mrs Lieb. Mrs
Hermann Mrs. Schark, Mrs. Doering. Mrs
Mueller, Mrs. SABBATH, Mrs, Falkson, Mrs
Sauter, Mrs Juenger, Mrs, Kuhlmann. Mrs.
Drummer, Mrs. Wendland, Miss Doerlng.
Miss Knodel, Miss Rosa Sauter Miss An.
Me Sauter. Mr. Snuter, Mr. Schark. Mr.
MuelIer, Mr.. Bauman. Mr. Jucnger. Mr.
Hermann. Mr.. Schmtz. Mr. Sabath.
The Saengerbund will also celebrate Now
Years Eve by watching the old wear out
and the new year in. This entertainment
VIII be confined exclusively 10 the mem.
bers OF the Saengerbund and their news.
paper friends.
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NpproaohIna entertainment al

approaching Entertainment at Calvert.
Calvert Texas, December 1s.-The Enoch
Arden Musical company will give q per-
Torrance at Cashiers opera house Friday
night under the auspices OF the Calvert
Shakespeare club. The ladies' OF this enter
pridng club have taken the matter In hand
and a large audience Is already assured.
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cshhao. Crop Damaged at Wharton.

Wharton. Texas. December l1'-From MT
w. O. Victor The POST correspondent learns
mat the cabbage crop Of the county 1as
been greafly damaged ny the freeze. our
- f,,,onf,- Two acres six acres are total
loss The plants are greatly. retarded IN
their growth, and VIII be set back at lcast
three weeks 1his morning II = cie9r ana
cold, with falling temperature ana see P'en'
tffui
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Unsuccessful Bear Hunt
chapnell Hin TexsE. December H'--Ths
hunters WAC vent - MsHtsonGx ssRly
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-14
A LOVELY WEDDING.
Bell wheeler.

4 most beautiful marriage was solcm-
nized at the Baptist church Tuesday, at
/ y. M, when Miss Madge Amanda
Wheeler eldest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
+ X Wheeler, and Mr. Edward Clarkson
Bell member OF the firm OF W. \. Bell n
Bro. were united 10y Rev DR.. 7. ). Duna-
way. assisted by Rev DR.. j. ). Dill III the
presence of large number of friends.
The church had been handsomely deco
rated with palms and potted plants by
Frank T. COvey. the florist
Promptly at the appointed hour the
bridal party arrived and entered the
church The ushers. Mcssrs Harry Glad
man. of Washington. James /. Bell OF
Alexandria. John b. Jones and William
Humphreys. OF this city, each usher III
full dress. wearing DeyOniances roses on
the lapels of their coats. The mald oil
honor. Miss Elizabeth Wilma Wheeler.
came next looking lovely in beautiful
creation of point d'esprit over white tai
ieta. a black velvet picture hat and ear
rving La France roses Then came the
bride clad in a blue brOadclOth tailor
made suit. with hatand gloves to match,
and carving Brides roses, leaning on the
arm OF her father and approached the al
tar. where stood the groom and his best
man. Mr.. Harry Lee James, OF Richmond.
4 pretty picture was then presented as
the ministers pronounced the solemn
words that made the young couple man
and wife. Immediately after the cere-
monv they took the 10 train Tor
wedding tripnorth Miss Emma Baseler
presided at the organ. The presents are
among the handsomest ever received by
a bride in this city. On their return MIR.
and Mrs BELL will go to housekeeping III
one Of the new houses lately erected ON
upper Main street
At night ancntertainment was given at
the home OF the bride To the bridal party
and a few friends, where a delightful
supper was served Besides Mr. and
Mrs. Wheeler and their youngest daugh-
ter. Miss Elizabeth Wilma Wheeler, there
were present Misses May Brent. Alice q.
Cole. Elizabeth b. Cole, Matte \. Tansill,
and Messrs Harry lee James. Harry
Gladmau. Jas. r Bell, W H. Humphreys
and JohL Is Jones.