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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-17
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

Austin, Texas. February 16-'T,ns house
convened at $3.50 o'clock this morning.
speaker Pro TEN Neff in the char
Contrary 10 expectation, quorum was
present the number being 90. This is the
second saturday during The session upon
which the house has transacted business.
TWO weeks ago It met but no quorum
MAS present
MIR. Looney moved thar the quarantine
bill be made special order for Tuesday
st 10 o'clock N. The motion prevailed
The house proceeded under the rules to
the consideration OF local bills.
The bill by Mr.. WilAnsham restoring
TO the county court Of Coke county the
civil and criminal Jurisdiction it former
ly possessed, vas engrossed.
The bill also by Wlllingham. exempt
ing Coke county from certain provisions
OF the road law, was engroHsed.
The bill by Harbison. walker and Wells
(Grayson) amending the charter Of the
citv OF sherman was engrossed.
The bill by Mr.. Houts providing more
eflcien; rosd Law for Cay county was
engrossed.
The bin by MIR Mugg providing more
efficient road law for Hood county was
engrossed.
d
Craddcck reorganl2ing the Tweuiy-sey-
enth and Thir,y-hfth judicial districts
was engrossed.
Tho bll by Mr.. Thurmond permitting
independent school districts, created ny
special aot, to levy taxes, hut with u local
application TO Victoria county, was on
crossed
The swa,e bill. including under the
...-. ,.-. ..~.. !. ...I...., ... ordered
Tho bill nv Mr.. Hawkins rcorganizlns
the Thiryy-second judicial district WAS
engrossed.
The bill by Mr.. Loouey changing The
| time OF holding court in the Twelfth dis
/ trlct was enGrossed.
The committee on education made the
/ following reports;
| Favorable on No. $50. empowering the
comm ISL oners court 10 alter the houndar-
! tee OF an independent school district
Favorable on No. g.. granting relief
I:o certain teachers who taught during
I 1925 and 1896 in Greer county which was
/ then considered part OF TeXae.
/ The bill by Mr.. Connally providing a
more efficient road law for Falls county
vas caSvassoi.
Tho bin by Mr.. Cuuy authorizing the
cancellation OF certain For. Bend county
I bonds, was engrossed.
/ The hill by Mr. Napier CWood) provid-
| ing more efficient road law for RATS
! county WAS enSrossed.
The bill BY Messrs. Meitzen and Lane
providing 8 more efficient road law fo'
! Fayet.e aud Frio counties WIS engrossed
The bill by Mr. Looncy providing =
more efficient road law for Leon county
was engrossod.
The bill by Mr.. Tharp 10 provide {
more efficient road law for Coryell county
Was engrossed,
Mr. Thurmond OF Victoria offered q
resolution which raised laugh provld
ing that the name OF Representative W
( s. shaw OF Dallas county be changed g
M 7Nimum Bill"
The house adjourned until $50 o'%ocl
Monday morning
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-17
sHERIFrs' DEPARTAEN

Austin Texas, February ls,-fM.
lars reward. Strayed or stolen
roam horse about l6 hands hlEa
S O on left shoulder. left nna Z
white; had on small grass rope
neck. about four feet long; also q
star In face. j. NJ. Davis. shsrla, "
Morrlngton, 902 East Third slfes' 4
Texas.
Patterson. Texas. February l.-s 4
or stolen, one gray jack, ao9us "a "a
high. about or Z yetrs 90, WI 4
holds high head and IS eVs- III
Jack. Ho was taken out Of 'n .,a ~,
pasture on or shout June, ~ Il
give $40 reverb for Jack ana Z, ,ls. Y
or thieves, II stolen. Ruiu' So
Wootan Wells. Texas, fe " a.l
Twenty-Five dollars reward ~ M
ture OF George (alias Genera, nj
ton a state convict sent ron % ! w n
Texas, and escaped from !n nv, ~" Il
son farm, near Wootan Msl "A Ii
black negro. about 80 years TX Y; {
inches high, weighs about y r..
small scar on back Of head, Is
marked from recent case w q r,s
s me marks all over body. 49, W., X
Marlin Texas. Is a TONI n's' I'd,
H. ~ found ,bout some town. g.
ing tooth in front. wire 2, Wi,
/ Whatley sergeant. Wootan W
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-17
Trunks, satcheIs, Dress Suit Cas-. "a d

26.nch Zinc Trunks, extra well made, Yale locks
One rummage lot fine Travelling Zinc and Co. ~ Il
cred square Trunks at onethird less than can 10 ns
elsewhere. pp'ues
one lot Dress Suit Cases to close out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-16

it was something maddening. and I fell to
wondering when his victim would rise up
and Stay him, but the Texan, on the con-
trary seemed to be rather cOwed
He worked his way silently through the
demoraized repast and finally caught my
eye and sighed deeply. Pears like that
Teller wasn't carin much whether l got
anything to eat not he remarked, in a
resigned voice. 4 noticed he was serving
you pretty badly said L. What seems to
be the trouble?' Hanged if 1 know, said
the Texan. pulling his mustache. Ihe
same Teller brought me feed here yester-
day and like to run his legs off gettin me
things Dunno what | did to make him
sour on me-
Il reflected and remembered that the tip
and the garcon are alike unknown OUT IN
the cattle country. Suppose you give him
a quarter when he comes back, l suggest
ed and see what effect that has on him.
My companion glared at me In amaZement
1t will make him fighting mad, won't IT?
he asked in a whisper. Mad nothing! L
replied. Laughing. Just try it and see how
Indignant he gets All right said the
Texan IN do it. but look out for trouble:
I'm powerful feared I'll have him to lick
The quarter changed hands with exceed
ingly satisfactory results, said the JoVlal
bachelor, land the stranger and went out
together I'm much obliged to you fer
putin me on to that he said, for L d
never thought of 1t and might have starved
to death Jest through ignorance. But out
whar I live Ii would have meant scrap,
sure he added. Why, man. that waiter
was most as old as l am myself and
blame sight better dressed!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-16

Why the Southwest Texas Man Did
Not Fee the Waiter.

Why the Southwest Texas Man Did
Not Fee the Waiter.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat
II dropped into a restaurant on the old
side at dinner hour the other evening""
said a jovial bachelor who irelishes the good
things of life, land, finding the place
crowded, got a seat at a small table with
a man who was evidently stranger in the
city. He was a middle-aged. raw-boned
chap, with a heavy mustache and a
bronzed skin, and after a little furtive 'siz-
ing up l came to the conclusion that he
was a cattleman from somewhere in south
west Texas out on pleasure trip. One OF
the things that led me to that opinion was
his attire. He was rugged out in a black
prince Albert of the peculiar short waist
ed brand regarded as the height of fashion
ali over the great southwest, and 1 could
almost see his purple necktie in the show
case of some CROSSROADS store, surrounded
by brass collar buttons, lead pencils,
striped stick candy and fancy note paper
I know the type fairly well, and felt conf
dent that he was an out-and-out good fell
low, yearning for human comradeship. but
didn't care to run the risk OF being mis-
taken for bunko steerer, so / proceeded
to order my dinner and made no effort to
open a conversation.
I'm a little while. however, I noticed
that my yis-a-vis was having an unhappy
time of it on account of the extraordinary
neglect Of his waiter, who was apparently
doing his best to spoil the dinner. He was
not only slow and impudent, but he mixed
up the courses and got everything twisted
In q carefully elaborate fashion that ex-
hibited q real touch Of genius. Altogether
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-16

extravagant support Of political party.
scandaIous Giving of Titles.
He will have the country back OF him IN
this for 1t Is nothing short OF scanodi
that rich men who have given money 10
their party have been rewarded with titles.
So much SO that new peerageS have become
q byword While on this subject 1t Is worth
while noticing that there is much 1eenng
among the rank and lle OF the thearlcdi
profession that many OF the theaters were
closed for the whole time between the
rgaotb of the queen and her burial. L was
talking with an actor at one OF the prlhcl-
nal theaters here and ne was exceedingly
bitter about the game the actor managers
NAV who toady up to royalty in order 10
pat rewards They are fully insured,
said he. land suffer no loss, but our pay IS
stopped and are not allowed to earn
orr living in the only way We can
They are looking for knlghthoods ana
NAV get them but the underlings suffer
The same thing has happened in great COM
mercial houses, If the letters III the press
can be taken as an indication. Inc WORK
neonle's nav was stopped on Saturday. the
dav of the funeral, when all places of bust
ross were closed Probably not all places
were as mean as this, put II gives snock
to ones sense of decency to know that
MANY of those who were most affected by
the queens death and made most display of
their grief were guilty of such meanness
to their employees.
Glasgow is laying Itself out 10 DO great
things with it's international exhibition this
year, In one respect the show will certainly
he UNIQUE. because in 1t. for the first time.
Russia will be officially represented at a
British exhibition.
The Russian section promises to be very
comprehensive in its character. The Rus
sian government has voted 1000, in order
to make 1t worthy of its country. In fact,
Russia will be the largest exhibitor Of any
foreign country On the spaces allotted
there will be four pavilons. and in the
center Of these fine reception hall. The
buildings have been planned by Russian
architect and are being erected by hun
bred carpenters especially brought over
from ST. Petersburg for the purpose Wis
itors are promised the spectacle Of Russian
peasants engaged in their own peculiar in
dustries, Russian foods. cooked and served
in the national style, will be offered to the
public. and there will be exhibits repre-
sentative Of the agriculture. forestry and
minerals Of the country. 1t is an open Sc
cret. / believe, that If all goes well the
car and the czarina will visit 1t in person
early In July. l.. II. MOORE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-16
THE KEYFITTER.
He 4. One of the Most Important Men
Around d Hotel.

He =. One of the Most Important Men
Around q Hotel.
From the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
"Our keyfitter is one of the most import
ant men on our staff said the manager
of a. large New Orleans hotel HE Is kept
husv every day of the year, and sometimes
he is so rushed with work that he has TO
call in an assistant 1t is no eXaggerauon
tn saw that he averages from twenty-five TO
thirty keys a day. But l would sup
pose" remarked a listener, that even d
big hotel would acquire a sufnclency OF
KEYS in the course of time so 1t does
replied the manager. ''if the public would
onlv let IT keep EN-; but it won't. 1t would
ostonish ANYBODY not in the business to
know how many guests walk OF with their
room keys when they leave the house. Wnen
the average man gets ready to depart ne
hacks his yalise, locks his door and then
roes direct to the cashiers wicket to settle
his bill When that Formally Is ATTENDED
to he is generally in rush to get TO the
depot. and is quite apt to forget that ne
has omitted to return his key at the cierk
dssk That, at any rate, Is the way l ac-
count for so much absent mindedness on
the subject. The clerk doesn't discover
that the key is gone until the champermala
applies for it to clean up the room, wnicn
10 nrohahly an hour or two after the guest
has taken his departure. Ihen nothlhs re-
mains but to call in the keyntter ana ten
him to prepare q duplicate as quIcki! DIS lie
can. Formerly the hotels tried to guard
against this innocent kieptomania," the
manager went on, "by having their keys
made very large and cumbersome and at
taching them to enormous metal tags. the
idea being to render it impossible to put
them in ones pocket. To that end they
were probably success. but they were
such an unmitigated nuisance otherwise
and guests complained so bitterly at the an
! noyance of handling them that they were
generally discarded. You will still find the
in small houses that have no 1ocksmith on
plan popular in the country, however, and
the premises, and only a week or so ago
dropped into a quaint little establishment
where the keys were attached to brass
disks fully as large as dessert plates and
serrated at the edge like circular saws. At
present most of the big hotels use modest
metal check. stamped with their address
and request to forward through the mails
IL accidentally carried of. All that is nec-
essary is to attach a three-cent stamp to
the tag and drop the key in the nearest
letter box. Incidentally I may say that
about one man In fifty takes the trouble.
But aside from the room keys carried
away by guests q vast number Of all kinds
disappear through tina mysterious cham
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-16
American spectroscopex Superior.

American SpectrOscOpes Superior.
From the Pittsburg Post.
J. A. Brashear of Allegheny has received
an order from the University of Heidelberg
for large grating spectroscope, to be at
tached to the large cameras recently made
in the Heidelberg observatory.
This order came 10 the Allegheny work
shops because the great cameras made
there have been SO satisfactory to DIR. Max
Wolf. the director of the observatory, who
recently honored the city of Allegheny by
calling one of the new planets discovered
by him .'Alleghenia.' Since the last report
of the discovery Of new planets by the new
cameras DR.. Wolf has added two new plan
cts by their aid.
When il Is considered that Germany Is
the country where the spectroscope has
been developed 10 the highest perfection 1t
is a matter of considerable pride that the
order for this important instrument for
planetary and stellar research should come
10 the Allegheny workshops.
An order has also been received for the
finest spectroscope that can be made for
Mr.. Lowell for his observatory, located at
Flagstaff. Ariz. No pains or expense Is to
be spared TO make this the finest instru-
ment ever constructed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-16
Talk of a New COnstitutiOn.

Another scheme which the German lead
ers have in hand in case they succeed in
their Acknowledgement plan is to call
convention to adopt a new constitution for
the state. They realize that change in
the ballot law will only afford temporary
relief and that in the course of very few
years the illiterate black voters will have
become very few in number. and, in fact.
are becoming so every election at the pres
ent time. In addition to the above facts
the white illiterates many in number
and the only way in which they could be
enfranchised, should the present law be
changed. would be by changing the cOnsti-
tuition of the state that 1t would cor
respond in certain respects to the organic
laws of the states further south That an
attempt will be made to do this is now
admitted, and the open effort will also be
made. not to keep Maryland in line with
the progressive and enlightened states OF
the north and west but to align it with
The reactionary communities of the far
south.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-16

From the New York Sun.
GOSHEN, N. Y. February 13.-Some
time ago a driven we'll was sunk at the
Howell creamery, Pine Island, to the depth
of $50 feet. The supply of water obtained
equaled only one quarter of the amount
necessary and in order to obtain a greater
supply two charges of joveite, a new ex-
plosve, were discharged by William j.
Brown. an expert in its use Both charges
were set off simultaneously by an electric
battery, and a column Of water eight
inches in diameter was thrown to height
of 800 feet Many curious things came up
from the bottom of the well, including
three curious fish. They were about eight
inches long and had neither head nor tail,
both ends being alike They could swim
as easily backward forward and were
not provided with eyes or mouth. There
were several small orifices at each end of
these curious fish, When they came down
with a shower of stones from the top of
the column of water they bounded repeat
eddy many feet in the air. One was cap
tured by Polander, who, curious to see
Its interior, struck 1t with a dull Ratchet,
but made no impression whatever upon the
fish. although he killed 1t. One is still alive
in captivity.
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nels to Oblivion that exist in all large no.
tells They vanish and that's the end of it
keys to furniture, wardrobe keys, closet
keys, bath room keys, keys to the help s
lockers, paddock keys from the outside
store rooms, the big coal bunker keys, gate
keys and keys of every imaginable size,
shape and style. They are continually miss
ing and have to be replaced. If a lost key
turns up later the duplicate is carefully
ticketed and laid away in a drawer set
aside for that purpose. But they seldom
turn up. They have gone to the limbo of
lost pins. last seasons birds nests and the
SHOWS of YeSterYear.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-16

No Danger of Negro Domination.
They admit that there is not the least
danger of negro domination in Maryland
that the colored people here quiet and
generally law-abiding and that the excuse
given for restricting the suffrage in states
further south does not exist here, but they
have the power now to SO juggle the laws
intend to do it. no matter what may be
the country. All this is being planned in
number of the best and most inteili gent
men in their own party.
But the bills have not yet been passed
and the statesmen may have all their
trouble without meeting success. The best
lawyers in Maryland, among them such
eminent men as Mr.. Bernard Carter and
John K. Cowen, are emphatic in saving
that the proposed disfranchis aInent laws
are in plain contradiction to the constitu-
ton of the state and will be null and void.
Other rocks In the way may be found,
when the matters are brought up, and an
aroused public sentiment may prove an
obstacle such as cannot be overcome Every
effort will be made by the independent
democrats and the republicans to thwart
Mr.. German and his crowd, and, as they
have been beaten at such games bafore
this at Annapolis, they may be beaten
again. Three of their senators said
to be ''shaky'' on the subject, and such
influences may be brought to bear as will
determine them to take sides against
scheme which will be a lasting disgrace
to the entire state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-16
Cow Worship in Africa.
,.ox,, thu Gaoora nhfcal I0nrnAl

Two short marches on February and q
brought us to long pool Of still water.
Here we found another branch of the Ma
gois, who called themselves Katua. To my
surprise I discovered these people to be cow
worshipers and to indulge in certain rites
which were supposed to be peculiar to the
Hindoo religion. The origin of this cow
worship is presumably the same with the
Katua as with the Hindoo, traceable to the
great dependence placed upon the animal
for sustenance. The Katua eat the cow,
but all their people turn out when the beast
Is killed and go through much ceremony.
They would not sell single COW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-16
HAVE SMALL MARGIN
Maryland Democrats Have Only One
Majority in the Senate
MAY FAIL In EXTRA SESSION
Disfranchisement Scheme Unpop-
ular With the People.
MIR. GORMAN'S AMBITION


Special Correspondence of The Evening star.
BALTIMORE, February 10, 1901.
Gov. Smith has at last yielded to the I'M
portunities of ex-senator German anu
other leaders of the ring and issued lhe
necessary proclamation summoning the
general assembly to meet in special session.
The senate and house will convene at An
napolis March to consider such matters
as they in their wisdom deem best. Under
the constitution the session can continue TO
longer than thirty days, but that will be
ample time for the bosses to carry out their
plans. which consist chiefly In securing he
passage of certain amendments to the bal
lot law. intended to reduce the republican
vote to such an extent that the democrats
will have no apparent difficulty in carrying
the state for any candidates theg may
choose to nominate in future elections
In the house of delegates as now consti-
tuted the democrats have three votes 20 one
for the republicans so the leaders will have
no difficulty in carrying out their plans IN
that body. In the senate however, tney
have but one majority: consequently the
least mishap to any one of their members i'll
tho upper house will bring all their plans to
rlaught At the present time one Ct tht1r
senators-Mr. Moses of the first dlstrlct o.
Baltimore-is sick in the hospital, but he is
ed to be well in time to take his seat
at the opening of the session. 1t will be
seen therefore what chances the bosses
are taking in converting the session, Tor
they will be obliged at all times to have
their full fourteen votes present to pass
bill as under the constitution of this state
no measure can become law unless at
least fourteen senators have voted IN It's
favor. They claim to have all the votes
fixed solid" but they have been known to
slip up on their calculations before in plan
ming work for the legislature. and they may
slip up again before the end is reached in
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A Humane Suggestion.


From Puck.
Miss Eastley lat the round-up)-"Good
gracious! I think branding those poor.
dumb creatures is barbarously cruel!"
The Cowboy lin surprise)-"But, lam.
how are We goin' to mark 'em without
brandin'?'
Miss Eastley-"Couidn't the ranches adopt
colors like the colleges, and attach ribbons
to the cows hornS?''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-16

than the mere accumulation OF wealth. OF
extravagant support OF poHticat pa' ~
Scondalous Giving of Titles.
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The Cigarette Is Doomed.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Evil days are ahead for the cigarette
Agitation looking to its suppression. in
whole or in part, has spread over the land.
An investigation just completed shows that
the legislature in at least thirteen states
are considering the adoption of more or less
drastic measures, that eleven states al
ready have laws on their statute books
prohibiting the sale of the paper-wrapped
weed and that the w. G. 7. U. and other
organizations are urging the adoption of
stringent legislation in half a dozen other
commemorative.
The states under the first head are:
Illinois, Minnesota
California. Indiana.
Montana West Virginia,
Missouri Nebraska,
Kansas, Delaware
Massachusetts North Carolina.
Michigan,
Under the second head are:
Rhode Island Vermont,
Iowa Ohio,
New Hampshire, Pennsylvania.
Mississippi, Connecticut,
Arizona Georgia.
Texas
Among the states where the women and
school teachers are seeking to arouse their
legislators to action are:
Tennessee, oregon.
Maine, Washington,
Utah, wisconsin.
So far as known, but two states in the
entire forty-five are paying no particular
attention to the subject-Wyomng and
Louisiana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-16

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