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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-11
Funeral Of Mrs. Alice CoyIe HaIlam.

The funeral Of Miss Alice Coyle Hallam
wife Of Mr.. Frank Hallam, and daughter
ot Mr. and Mrs w. II. Coyle of lil0 Texas
avenue took place M O'Clock Yesterday
afternoon, with interment In Glcnwood.
Services were conducted both at the
house and the grave by Rev II. ID. AYES
oi Christ church. An Impressive ceremony
preceding the burial was the christening Of
the Hide infant that the young mother
left behind, and 10 pcrpetuate her memory
u was baptized Alice COyle, Az no funeral
occurring In Houston Of late has there been
dlspAlcd such a profuse onering OF flow
ers Tho many beautiful designs. all In
WHITE natural bowers, completely covered
the hoor space Of one OF the rooms and
at the cemetery they not only covered from
view the newly made mound, but carpeted
a large section OF the burial plat on either
SIDE ~ the grave. beautiful tribute TO
the deceased. mcmentoes OF the love ana
affection IN which she was held by all
who knew her
When Rev. Ayes concluded the rendlnc
Of the beautiful burial service at the rest
dence. Mn. Baths Allen ana Mrs. T. Ptdcn
sang with such feeling and pathos TINT
very appropriate hymn ASLEEP I'm Jesus
and sang II SO swcetly thar those whose
hearts were already filled with grief. found
relief In tears. mlngling their sorrow with
that ~ the grigd stroifA family Al the
grave Mrs Fcdenf and Mrs Allen led In
Staging that ever popular hymn "Nearer
Ny God 10 Thee" The pallbeaiT'rs were:
Mcssrs. Joe Mucatee, Leonard Mucater
Spence WILSON Eulton rarver Wallace
O'Leary, Dr. Jesse Goss, Thomas Hood
and Conway BeaVenS.
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PUTTING DOWN A WELL.

Libbie Company Going After oil in Hsr-
din County.
The I.lbbie oil company on last Friday
began the work Of putting down well on
the tract Of land out of the II. r. Blake
survey in Hardin county, four miles north
west Of Saratoga The work OF boring the
well is I'm the hands of Allen & Sweeney
nf this city. The ten members Of the Liz
bic company are all HouStOnianS The
lands are held In fee simple. and. not n
dollars worth Of stock has ever been sold
The company is composed OF Messrs. r. G.
Dunn. r. W. House. Jr.. James Butte. s L.
Goldman, j. +. Lester, u. $. Bogan, Hen
rs Malmgren. T. Il. FriedTnhaus, $. Ta'ia-
ferro and John II. d. House.
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THE COWBOY RANGERS.
Their Annual Encan1pment viii This
Year Be Abandoned.

Their Annual Encanl pnent viii This
Year Be Abandoned.
The Cowboy Rangers held their regular
monthly meeting last evening. adjourned
from Labor Day. Captain r. Bruce Wood
presided After the regular business had
haen disposed OF the matter of holding the
pnnHtl cucampment was discussed, Captain
Whoa intimatius TIA, Ac would not 20 into
camp with less than thirty man, ms nothing
coGd be accomplished, from a military
STANDPOINT, with a less number. The roll
was then called and II was found that that
hnhber could not get away, and I'm conse-
qH"noe the etGmpmCnt was abandoned for
ihiS year The annual troop races was
then discussed and II was resolved that
they take place early iu November
rho names uT i've members We're ordered
struck from the roll Tor dlsObedlence OF
orders and Violation Of tine constitution and
DN -lWs. -Four new members were voted
upon and their names placed upon the
pmster roll OF the troop Never since It's
organization has the troop been In as good
point OF numbers or financially The
troop was organized for the purpose of adj
vancemeut OF military science as well as
the social interest of its members, and
each member Is now working with Will
e. carry uut these objects, ana are proud
Of tAei. success
Captain Wood has issued standing order
that the troop meet on court house square
on the second Thursday OF each mouth for
rouniec drill, commencing ON Thursday,
september 10.
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Beaumont, Texas. September 10. Fore
paugh x Sells Bros' circus is billed 10 an.
pear here on October 81
:, Sol Ilirsch left this morning to attend
it"cock Military school at san Antonio.
Mr.. A. Templeton, prominent banker
to-day. ''
Lieutenant r. G. Abbott. son Of Con.
gresham Abbott Of Hillsboro. Is In the
The police department has a Ane silk
ureSS which the owner can have by de-
incident TO obtaining the property
Miss Margaret Cooper loft Yesterday
morning for / few weeks Visit IN S1lphIr
ter Miss Willie Cooper. aud Mrs. r. A
Greer who have been there for a month or
more. Va
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vlsit relatives ana the exposition. They ex-
PsNt 10 FeiWn Ia about n month
henry Greenwai Of New York. president
u.M tyhtlal manager 81 the Graenwall The
the l.9wlor
M. Harry l.. Fowler. travelling IN the in-
,eleats ~ New York drng hrn. returned
~ ~, 5'SStths from Galveston aud has re-
snn''t ms quarters az the Logan.
Miss Mamie Boom will depart this morn
lng for visit to relatives aud friends at
uiHtrenf points in Louisiana. She expects
70 he absent from the city several weeks.
pr "a Metz took passage on the Inter
natiphal ana Great Northern fast mail yes
tcrdaN afternoon for Buffalo, " y. where
Ne VIII visit the fan-Amcriean exposition.
Mrs. Lena Landwehr has returned from
q s.lourn OF three weeks In New Orleans
having been called to the Crescent City by
tne serious Illness and subsequent death
Of her fnther
Mr.. John I.lnderh6lm OF Chestcrville Is a
guest NJ the Hntchlns house Mr.. Linden
NOM y q pioneer rice grower Of his sec
extensive enterprises
Mr Benjamin Kowolskl, merchant of
hiL'" nsNlle' ls ghcSl Of the Logan, be-
lns en- route home from Bryan, where he
vert 10 place his son at the Agricultural
and Mechanical cplegc.
Mr. G. II. Boyd prominent citizen OF
Pert Lnvaca. Is guest OF the logan Mr..
Boyd Is accompanied by his wife and boy
T. Galveston to spend while with rela-
tives there.
Among the guests at the Hutchins house
are i've IRE Insurance adiustcrs. Messrs.
James S. Hereford, j. VI. Thomas. J. v.
spears. George Pfouts and Charles II. Pes
cay compose the party. The entire party
has headquarters at Dallas.
Mrs -. w. Hamilton, who has been sum
mering AZ Seabrook is in the city, the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs Robert nancy at
1918 Polk avenue II will he remembered
that the Hamilton cottage ut Scabtook was
the only one left standing after the storm
last year and I'm II were saved nine men
who took refuge there.
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ducks, etc. that had been so carefully
packed in the ends OF the ark. stretching
their wings IN relief at being released.
one Adventurous rooster Of frying size"
WAS separated from the rest BY the DRIP
ping 81 the curtain bat was not much
embarrassed az tho situation. bur calmly
fell to work estlny few beans that had
been used BY the professor during the
evening. Iii was finally captnred. how
ever. and presumably put 10 roost.
The vaudeville Brought tdoWn the house,
but the Inn was very decidedly broad aud
coarse. Mr. McWatter's lightning changes
were quite clever aud Ills presentations
were good. Miss Grace Tyson was upruar-
ionsly cncored by the galleries. This Is
remarkably pretty woman, with a mouth
capable Of expansion great enough 70 suit
the most ardent imperlallst. aud her facial
play WAS remarkable. Her voice Is loud.
stridcnt and exceedingly unpleasant, but
she pleased she gods In the gallery. AMI
would doubtless always draw crowd.
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RRArNIG sTocK coMrANr

o, a good company presenting good pl1ys is
gia. received With favor by The the,
,sSt <! g'ers. The Bmunlg Stock compiny
i, ~. ~ APPEARS M the opera house this week
u one OF the host on the road M ponnJ9r
~" rs since their last Appearance bcre
cg S'', VIZ, new list 81 plays has been Sc.
q MA slery, The Wheel Of Fofp'" ,Tt",i
n W.. hll Monte Cristo," OF which \
ora PRODUCTION Is given. and sew
So ,", "'hefS The speclaltlcs and Illustrated
XIV ii, i9eg today win Ice "a Midnight Frolie',
ana tonight Escaped from Sing Sing"
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VEIN OF LEAD FOUND.
Oil Well Drill Went into It; Located
Near Nacoqdoches.

Nucogdoches. Texas, September 1o.-The
drIll of the Mammoth oil. Mineral and
Land company, operating near Chireno
has gone through i've veins of oil. any of
which would yield thirty barrels per day,
lhey have been caSed on ms reached sat.
urday evening stratum Of lead was
drilled into at q depth known only to the
management, and nothing can be asccr.
talneG as To the thickness OF the vein
given out except by those present, who
the lead vein "
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-11
THE LOCAL STAGE.
Hermann the Magician Draws a Good
Audience to the Opera House.

Hermann the Magician Draws a Good
Audience to the Opera House.
"rhe great and only Hermann" drew a
good crowd to the opera house last night
despite the bad weather. and the promise
OF magic, mirth ana mystery" was very
well kept but the less said about the
music, except that given by the orchestra,
the better. While Herrmarn II is by no
means the equal Of Hermann l. lac gave
be done with digltil dextcrity ANA ulechNn.
Zeal contrivance, The clock and the bowls
Of water with FISH swimming about IN
them were two OF the prettiest tricks shown
ana In handling the japanese rings. this
Hermann was as expert and clever az roe
best OF them. lie was notlceably awkward,
almost quite giving himself away several
times during the evening One very funny
feature ~ the evening was the Nuah's ark
TICK, The stage furnished q very amusing
picture With all the chickens, gulneas,
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MORE OIL INDICATIONS.
Strong Evidence OF Its Existence at
Humble. Harris County

oUONg LNIuIHCe q Tl5 tNstenCe al
Humble. Harris County.
gentleman familiar with the conditions
at Humble, In this county. furnishes The
Post the following Information:
From al accounts the indications of
oil, according 10 opinion OF experts. are
better near Humble. Ia Hnrrs comfy.
tam many places where wells have hpen
hOred At thar poiat. twenty miles from
ihls city, on both sides Of the river there
= most wonderful How OF natural gas
sulphur almost IN pure state. east mn
ny Yolcauic action In sheets Is found IN
proiusiou' Sour dirt corresponding t. Dn
mon Mound and Sour Lake. Is hi ahund
amt evidence Woods OF cnrlIpr agcs me
served by sulphurous and asphalt snttIra
ti9n, underlies the present earth at depths
wood sulphur 10 found lntermngled These
conditions IRE being favorahly considered
nnd there Is now forming combinations ~
test this favorable field" "
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-11
KEEPING A HOP JOINT.
The Charge Against Three Chinese
Residents of the City.
THE PLACE RAlDED BY the POLICE
Sometime OF the Opium Habit in Hous-
ton--its Habitues Are Found
Among All Glasses.

Three Of the ceIectal residents of Hous.
ton, they Of the almond eye and tho flowing
queue. have been made defendants ia the
corporation court on charges Of maintain
lag ! HOP joint" Lest there be those not
sifhclenily versed In street yernacular to
understand what the above ofTeuse implies.
IL faay he explained In the beginning Of
the chapter that hop joint is an opium
den whore customers, for small consld.
Grafton. may hit the pipe" 70 their hearts
content. This explanation will save para
gaath stars aud marginal references.
Inc defendants are the two Kong broth
ers AID one Quoug, and they were placed
under arrest after raid by officer Proctor
and two brother officers OF restaurant on
Milan street In the rear of the building
aA al nm den with an modern appliances
anu necessary appointments was discnv-
ertd The place had bunk accommodations
I@v elght Pine dreamerS, Three pipes aud
the saline number 81 spirit lamps were ran-
turcd and conGscatpd TO the purposes Of
The law The spirit lamps are used for
COOK NJ the opium to the necessary com.
patthcss for q good smoke. When the of.
hccrs entered the place two Of the GhlnA-
men We're hitting The pipe nnl the third
vas deaa 10 the world. ON shaking one
Of thu Ccles tials sufsdculy 10 partially
awaken him, lie murmurcd: Nc thinka
ne N China. The poor lnchriatc was evi
oeutlE dreaming OF nome and mother TN
thA hcNery kingdom. The men were cur
rIsb.t i ~ tg"". N"'le lhel LNE-
tr,ai eet TSr ~, - "ip,"l''"re dl lle
-''"'
Officers who are the best Informed ON
con0iu0ns t,rev,iiir, O., rtor.,,,,. 5.,.-,
that htuas the pipe rs by no means con.
hned 70 Chlnamca. II Is stated that "plpe
dream" vn,arics are even foupd ar,o,, ,,o
s,,.ts ~ r,.,,,,..,,.,,,.,. '''''"7 ''g
VI 'sSi''S''"'llF us "ch as among
'-."Se wearing the foul and polluted D.
sigma of the courtrsau. one celebrn+ed
Cn,nasa 5,,t,- g. .9t.l
rigb ad tbr lie ~ - - u" N.Y. crown
ana hr h now snio,,r,l,,, b" w
land az HIS uatlvitJ. en-, I-f, w. a. 'u r, ,'iu
trace " "N "p''"
Ii is not n very lffa.-l. ,,,t... 81. ,.,.,+,.
one OF those ZION ialufs I've sr.ln ''gl r'.r5
tn opium lis Vhaf'i- known, Fl, ,,,, ~ it
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-11

,orrcl mare colt, l. hands high. I year old,
20 brand. Both animals are in good CON
iitiou Liberal reward
Taken up by T.. c. Crawford Houston
Texas. a hay mare. IL hands high. branded
Y L connected ON the right shoulder,
i&ht hind foot white, shod all around. A.
:. Anderson, sheriff
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THE DEATH ROLL.
Mrs. Milhelmine Helmke.

Mrs Wuhclmlnc uelmke aged II years,
died yesterday morning at 8 O'Clock nj the
family residence corner Jackson and Gabel
streets The funeral will occur at 10 O'Clock
Thursday morning from the residence, with
interment In the German cemetery Mrs.
Helmke was u native of Germany. born
In 1870 The larger portion Of her three
score years and more had been passed In
Houston. She is survived by a number Of
relatives
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Death 81 NBabY Tom" Riohardson.

The sad news OF the death of BABY
Iom,' the infant son OF Mr. aud Mrs.
Tom Richardson, which occurred at Well
inglou, kan. on Friday last, reached the
city Yesterday. He was n lnvlhlp little
child and in his short allotment here had
become a parents Idol and a fayorite Of
the few with whom he had been com
panion, Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson have
the sympathy of numerous friends Of this
city in their sorrow from the death Of
Little Tom"
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Mr.. L. Honsmnn the merchant tailor ~
No 40 FnnnIn street IS now IN the East.
ern market purchasing fnll line Of the
latest designs IN Imported woolens. exc.
and on his return will he In a position 20
serve the city trade and extends a cor
dial Imitation TO call ana examine the
stock. Clothes made and sold on weekly
or monthly payments 20 reliable persahs.
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Miss Cecilia Whitty.

dammh,e wy "rIS Mn 1sGI -Iy,Stt,'
died AT an early hour yesterday morn
Ing at the family residence in Drummer.
he tgnGrai tG@k place ysSierday aiteraooP
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sHeRIFEs, DEPARTMENT.

strayed or stolen from Joe A. DeRoln.
Houston. Texas a sorrel mare. years ola
IA hands high branded X: the a.
In the center Of the o and the connected
to the o, on the left shoulder, Also 4
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Heaunn Heln Us

In our troubles hut use Hunts Cure FOR
Itch letter. Ring Worm, Itching Piles
and Eczema. Guaranteed,
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New smeIter Al worL

!, ny Paso. Texas. September 10 -rhe no,y
.fHvral ,oPper companv's smelter hlew in
a"iius Auu began work. The company has
a lafgc quantity OF ore on hand and viii
ANep us furnaces running night and day.
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II the saby & cuttlno Te.,h

re sure ana use that old and well trled
remedy, Mrs. Wnslow's Soothing SvIrln
for children teething II soothes the ehiid..
eofiens the gums, allays all pain, cures
wind cole and Is the best remedy Tor
diarrhoea.
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Secretary Faith Hon


Report Of Ne Pechin Faith Home for
the month Of August, 19Ot
Oar work is growing right along We
have had more little ones under our care
this summer than ever before or course
IL would not be possible for the few ladies'
who are Interested In the association to
Keep this work going were 1t not for the
generous hearted and liberal minded people
ot Houston. But II seems to be an under
stood thing that any one who can in any
way help with the work considers II a
pleasure and q privilege to do So We are
constantly adding new friends, MS well as
retaining an our old ones Through Or
But" we have had sent to us quite u nice
supply of drugs, etc. The firms contributing
These are; Tie Houston Drug company,
the Peacock Chemical company OF St
Louis. Mo- the Charles y. Crltteutau com
pauE uf New York city. the Purdue Fred
g!iek company of New York city From
M,Hehs Food company Of Boston, Muss.,
one dozen large jars ~ Mellen's Food
l' H'. A"ri SPOTS representing
we New YORK Phaunacai association,
Arlington Chemical company Palisaae
Manufacturing company Of New York uni
".sn 90 10y. ". D llHWDlru. dentist. uf this
CITY, we are indebted for services rcn-
0.tnt. t'Wlrctl"s have been Contributed by
.t' loloWlH- Ilieut-, Mcssr9 9rorgF
n'oliihSer d., g. lle'hg'e II. ID. TAYLOR *
Sous. Hash.ls 81 Hutchinson Charles
SNH"seoFr J. D. Hariist}, e.. .iruueWad.
! n'f.St Misunderstanding company, H. e.
Hehrichsrn. Added TO these we have had
4n "rder for so placed with Hasklus *
hutehiusun by an unknown friend for gro
reries to DE drawn on as needed We Ger
tainiy appreciate an order like that and
take this means Of thanking our unknown
friend. We have had meat supplied by
MesSrs Bauss * Rhode bread by MessrS.
Studio and Scholihu. medicines and toilet
1 articles by Capitol Pharmacy. Mrs Heycr.
/ MASTER George w. Heyer, also Mr. Kress
! sent combs md brush Nj. A. n Ried
| sent rs O half bnshrl Of pears.
taxes from Mr., a. j. Weiss butter from
/ Mr.. Crook. Mr. Borglo sent box O.
| Peaches. Mrs. 7. W House sent two boxes
OF peaches, Foley Bros. gave us tape and
safety pins, Mr. Puot gave MS ink, papcr
aug envelopes. Mr.. Sprong and the Mag
NOM bFcWtfy Keep Us supplied with lee.
iAr houston Post Texas World ana Daily
western Iclrgnph and Telephone companv
keep us supplied with telephone, Eof.
eh0rd Brn-acr ~ Go sent ~ box of crack
ctS. Mr. ncaly of DcaN N CO. rnvr as
ll9nk books. writing tablets aud indcNhle
INK. LlothIng was sent out 10y Mrs il
l,oN, Mrs. Jones, Miss Jones' Miss l.. q
iintchlSnn, Mrs. De Baiugethy, Mrs
Boyd, Mrs Seery We have had sewing
done lately by Mrs. Bother. Mrs. ] NJ
Cotton Mrs. @ W Scheultz Mrs Il
Fitzgerald. Mr. Ennis CargiU sent ont n
haby buggy, sish chair and a baby walk
En-. Master Victor kam sent a cradle. two
hahy buRGies. one nursery chair one mat.
trrss, The Wonder Store gave us Ivory
soap anu writing tablets. To one and ali
do We return thanks.
Mrs. II. s. Collins.
Secretary for Board of Managers.
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Prescription No. 2S51 nv Ftr.. r
WI, NOT cure. all complaints. h,f h Mi,
tt o5 arnsnlhatlSm. +. H. Schmidt. Hons.
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DE peLcHlN FAITH HOME.
A Benefit in Prosress-Reoent Contr-
buttons to the Home.

A Benefit in rogress-Reoent Contri-
buttons to the Home.
Notwithstanding the Indictment weather
yesterday morning the Faith Home assc.
citation met az Shearn chapel. the usuni
place OF assembling. The representatives
Of the department committees who were
present took charge Of the numerous re-
qurcments for the ensuing week pleas.
ant theme discussed was afforded by the
reports from unprecedented view points OF
"a Buchclor's Ward" the beautiful play
to be given at the opera house on the
Goth Of this month for the benefit Of the
Home, and the excellence Of the cast by
whom 1t Is 10 be presented. Tho reports
coming from impartial Judges were so
encouraging as to brighten the gloom Of
the morning and oh all clouds threatening
tile treasury With quito "silycry lining
iunSmuch MS "A Bachelors Ward" will
draw fun house on It's own merit as an
enivFialnmeut apart from lts being benc-
~ for the Home: the benefit being an
additional Incentive will Of course, insure
packed house
The monthly report for the maintenance
If DE Home which is Kept by the secre.
torF Of the hoard Of managers. was sub
mlttpd and Is herewith given. All bus-
ness matters pertaining To- the Home hav-
Ing been provided FOR the meeting adj
Journcd until the following Tuesday
NJ
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A SOCIAL SESSION.
The Friends Of San Jaointo Lodge. K. c
p, Were Entertained.

The Friends Of San Jaointo Lodge, K. Of
p. Were Entertained.
San Jacinto lodge No. 29G. knights ot
Pythias, held an open session last night
for the benedt Of the families OF members
Of the organization and other friends of
rythianlsm. Following the rendition OF a
brief and enjoyable program, the evening
was given over 10 social pleasures aud TO
refreshments. The program was as fol.
lows:
Opening address ........ Hon. s. Z. Tracy
Plano solo .........,.... Miss Felice sass
Song .....4...........Air Mr.. James u Welsh
Violin solo .....,......... Miss Grumbach
Song .,.,..,...;... Miss Sadie Freyer
Recitation .-.-.-.-......... Miss Klrlicks
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MEMBERS WILL NOT BE SWORN.
A Number of Important Resolutions Intro
duced into the Virginia Convention
(By the Associated Press.

Richmond, Va, June 21.-The Virginia
Constitutional Convention today, after a
long debate refused to take from the
table the proposition of delegate Bum
mers, Republican, to swear the members.
The President announced his sixteen
standing committees. Senator John w.
Daniel, is chairman of the Committee on
Suffrage, and Mr.. Virginius Newton.
President of the first National Bank OF
this ity, is chairman of the Committee on
Taxation and Finance
Resolutions were introduced as follows,
and referred:
BY Mr.. KeeselI, providing for fewer
elections in the State.
Mr.. Quarles, relating to the election Of
judges by the people.
Mr.. Parks, relating to jury trials, went
to the Committee on Judiciary
Mr.. Quarles, for the election of three
railroad commissioners and defining their
duties.
Mr.. Brown. to establish a State board
of equalization of taxes.
Mr.. Lincoln, to establish State board
of charities.
MIR. Eggleston, for abolition of county
courts, and citBsof Richmond court; to
establish circuit courts. and create the
office of county and district clerks.
Mr.. Waddll, to divide the State into
Judicial districts and provide judges for
the same. who shall rotate on their cir
cults. Referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
By Mr.. Flood, to confne office holding
to the whites.
Mr.. Glass. for the Committee on Re-
porting, announced that the contract for
stenographic reports of the daily pro-
ceedings had been awarded to +. f.
Shuey, at $3.50 per month, and to the
Richmond Dispatch. which is to publish
free 200 copies of the proceedings, and to
have the sale on the stenographic reports
and copyright on the same.
The report was adopted. The conven-
tion then adjourned until tomorrow.