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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08

The nortusry report for the city OF Hous-
ton for ts1 week ending - o'clock no.
December z, leol. as furnished By DR..
Brumby:
November 50-Leon Boehn. male, white,
year; meMbranous Group,
December 1--Bettie S. Reeves, female,
colored, 30 years months, 81 days; or.
ganic heart disease. Mrs, Mary c. Glib.
son. female white, so years; morphine
poison, inquest Ben Lindow, male,
white 81 years. gunshot wounds, inquest"
December mabel Jackson. female, col.
uled, ] year; cobulsiops, Mrs, Mary l.,
Blu female, white, 90 years; asrhenia.
eh SCitS nephitis. ""''' ' - S'''S
December SGeorge Frey, male, white,
81 years paralysis. Robert Andrews. male,
colOred, 81 years; accidental burns. Joseph
Selph, male, white, 40 years; hemorrhage.
December 4George A. Bailey, male
white, s. years; apcpleNy. sA-sry Bertram
Hail, male. waite. monts diarrhoea,
Clara HoepfneA feQla,e. white, IS years,
mouths rs days; Srlghts disease.
December 5-Tssac Wenston, male, col
ored. 90 years; dysentery. Garrett Walsh,
MAZE. white. 80 years alcoholism, Ed
Matthews, male, colored. 81 years: ascites
Mrs f. Cooper. female. white, 81 years
December s--Josie Powers, female, col
cred, months; marasuus.
December b-Nrs Frances sehraue, fe-
male, white. IS years, 5 months, 3 days
Lpnusi death rare per 1000 for REX end
irE December !, 1901, l64e
W, ". BEunby, " D.
Astinx Hsaifh officer
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suits Fii.d Tor County Court
Real Estate Transfer.

william D Cleveland TO Marie Nc
Cell lots ] and - parts and y,
block lIa, south s.ay Buffalo bayou
Galveston and houston Investment
Cen Dany 10 Lois " Buckley. lot
biccE Al Fl'- Grounds addition,
MAY G Gray ana hps band 70 Texas
ana New Orleans Railway Com.
pRay fractional block j. william
Chapman Jll.Q addition .....-.
George U4.bra.ta % George House,
oue.aUawer 81 league OF land or
Srrins e.eeS certihed copy OF
2vriel Of lsaEle Of land on Spring
creek ctrtfed cory Of deed $500.
Is Chas. 20 Ahhie NJ. Perry; lot
10 block D Greggs hrst sddi-
Ahbie u Perry to W + Reutzol.
lot 10 block OF subdivision Of
blocks g. 2 and 8. D Gregg's
hrst addition ..........,,.
cry ct Houston 70 Hutchins House
COMPANY Of Houston; one-halt ~
lot 2 block - aud the adjoining
lcr S IN same bloyk ....-. ..,....
May g Gray end husband 10 Texas
and New Orleans Railroad Com.
p1uy fractional block < Of william
Chapman third addition .........
ton. Texas, 70 William McCrea; lot
4 block Is u the Allen addition
Charles y. Fisher 10 n Mssterson;
block lis, Collins addition .......
WaHiam A Wilson 70 Mrs. n. 4
T,mlin lot ., block 6. Of Msc-
Grogors South End addition
CITY ~ Houston 70 ]. n Potter. lot
80 and part 81 lot Il. block 415 Of
the Baker addition. north side But
Felh favru
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Nature sGure For
Constipation,
Bilious Liver,
Impure Blood,
GRANDMA 5 IEA
Purely vegetable, therefore perfect
" harmless. None genuine without
Grandma'S picture. 25c at druggists

Frank Bolden. assault 70 murder.
Wesley Mcneil. criminal assault.
I'd Gaines. felony theft
Z. j. Fanbouin. felony theft.
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CrInInaI pIstrleL Court

Abe Roberts. assault TO murder; reset Tor
December II.
Thomas CSoenwpod theft from person
reset for December rs.
John Estes, felony theft; reset for De
cember II.
Tx parte Lee Fender burglary, habea.
corpus; applicant discharged
Jesse White, alias Williams, forgery; no;
guilty.
s. NJ Cook. six cases. receiving deposit;
In an insolvept bank; motion 20 quash un
der advisement by the court
John Crawford. assault to murder; con
tinued by Rfendaut.
George Reed, lnisdemeanor theft: reset
for December rs.
WIN Dickson. aggravated assault aud bat
tery. reset for December rs.
Appeal cases all continued.
John Arto. felony theft, reduced on tsiA
20 misdfN eancr theft. found guilty ans
Sentenced TO thirty days 10 JAN.
Cases set for Monday. December ?;
Priscilla Wright. assault TO mnrdsr.
p. Chisrs. receiving and eoneealieg stoles
4. Calhoun, original assault,
Harry. Ssnlsy, burglary.
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County Court

Barto Kadronaski rs. A. II Bnrteil ct al;
motion for new trial oyeTruled
i. J. Collins vs.. Emma 5. Weiss; motion
for new trial oyerTuled. 70 which defend-
ant excerpts and gives notice OF appeal; teu
days given 10 which to ole statement
OF facts.
j. G. smith & Brother vs. Missouri Kan
sas and Texas Railway Company; motion
for now trial overruled
T. c. Tamborello ". San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass Railway Company; motion
for new trial granted
L. Housman ". L. Scalessinger; motion
70 retax costs granted. witness fees OF sil
6. l. Palmer vs. Il B. Rice. receiver;
ten days after adjournment allowed In
which TO ole statement Of facts.
udsncni BG faF psn ia for for iose W S}R
per cent Interest,"
RlchsTd Fleming vs. H B. Rice. receiver
Houston Electric street RaiiwJay Companx,
hereiu Incurred except costs Of plaintiff
Annie Gates vs.. Wits Gates ct al; judg;
mont Tor defendants. to which PLAINTIFF
excerpts aud gives notice of appeal.
Probate Court
Estate of y FAINT deceased; adminlstra-
tor 10 pay the third-class claims Of S3uup
and interest due Houston Company aud 10
par Sdl66.34 on fourth class claims pro rata.
Estate Of " g.. Howe, non compos
mentis; guardian Is permitted IN eKpend
,Ee 5Nu, VI II-D pVf nl''''N ''' Wv '"FF''
Estate ST. Of n John L swift. deceased; Ella
Stuart Hyer app99.ntsd a 6 "a
Patterson and John Malay appointed ap-
Rstato Of touisa tioldthwaite, deceased;
final report OF eXecutrlI showing balance
on hand OF s2S7 and three shares Of Hous-
/ ton Belt and Magnolia Park Railway Com.
/ papy. half interest In 2lO acres Of Harral
/ survey and half interest in Sc acres Of
Turner addition. approved exeoutri1 is Or
/ dered TO divide property and assets amons
1 heirs estate dropped from the docket
Estate ~ Robert E. Lawrence. deceased
application Of Kettle N Lawrence for one
granted applicant allowed sos for one
esr administrator Is ordered to paw ~.
s1me taking proper receipt
Estate Of Charles B Guillotte. deceased
application of John Williams for let
teTs az administration
Estate Mrs F. F Duke report Of sale
. OF lots by administrator rejected and dis
approved, and the administrators is ordered
[ to resell said property under the terms SET
out in the decree entered September 4, 1901
To this judgment the al Snistrator in open
court excerpts and gives notice OF an ap
peal 10 the district court Of Harris county
Suits Fitsd Tor County Court.
H Burnett VS. Ben Kiam. appealed
from ths justice court
" Jones et al vs. F Purdy. ap
Pealed from The Justice court
Hammond Brown Us. Charles Lawrence
appealed from the justice court
7 Mason vs. Dr. +. L Fox. appealed
from the Justice court
Sterling Myer vs. D c Myers et al
debt
Houston Notion Company vs. c r Camp
Sterling Mver vs. B whitfield et al
" 4 Cleveland VS. T L Larklp. debt
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Eleventh clvil pistriet oourt

City Of Houston vs.. MatthewS! dismissed
on motion OF plaintiff
City Of Houston vs.. Glaze, dis
missed on motion Of plaintim.
city OF Houston ys. Paunell; dis
missed 90 motion of'plaintin
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IOIl RENT,-a'Ncenty acres Of land two and
onehalf miles from court house for dairy
or gardening. r. c. BogGrt, Citizens
Telephone Co
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FOR RENT-0ne furnished room; also one
uufurnished suitable for light house
keeping. or Will rent to gentlemen 1907
Jackson street; references. ~
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BUILDING Permits
Wseklu Mortuary Rapor,.

T " House, fence, Dallas avenue; $50
J O, Ross, repairs. Preston avenue; IS.
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The November term Of the county court
expired by limitation at midnight last
night The minutes were all up and the
reading and signing Of them By Judge Vas
mcr occurred a few minutes before the ex-
pilauon OF the term The next term OF
tAis court viii be the January term, 1902
aud viii Deglu January q. During the term
just closed, which lasted three weeks-one
jury week and two noujury weeks Judge
Nasmer has disposed Of forty.two cases. or
an average OF over two cases per day IN
addition 20 this there have been 3i2 page
epJ'rcd In probate minutes. Judge Vasmcr
Is working hard TO relieve the overloaded
docket Of his court and ls succeeding most
admirably.
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THREE unfurnished rooms. $40. also fur
nished rooms cheap 1910 Congress ave
nun
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Two unfurnished rooms. newly papered
ana modern conyeuie1ces OF Baghy. II
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THREE unfinished connected rooms for
rent at 80 per month at 40 Capitol
avenue: good nelgpborhcod;
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Two LARGE unfurnished rooms for lgh,
housekeeping Apply 231s Texas avenue.
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NICELY furnished rooms for rent, or M
500 Jackson.
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Two nice rooms ono furnished. one IN
furnished: 241t Russ avenue. 8
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] WANT 70 learn any good trade am %
years cid aud can DO hard work ana give
references Address Grover WATSON, SOS
Prairie avenue 10
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WANIEp--kitchen 81 yard work ~ IN
tsligent sober. experienced white man.
can't u,ilk. boarding. house or private
family Address 1859. this oflce 10
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AGENTS WANTED.

AGENTS WANTED-c Cheaper than bFoons;
sells everywhere; agents are making
5000 70 5000 per year; write for terri.
Hayerhill, Mass. s
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suits Filed Tor The District Courts,

Suits Filed for the District Courts,
Howard smith q Co vs. Dick Burford
81 az; deot and foreclosure
Patrick Leonard vs.. Tue Houston Electric
Company. damages
l. l. Wolf q Bro vs. city of Houston e.
al injunction
sam Alexander vs. city'of Houston ct al;
Injunction.
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RELIABLE Young man wants steady en-.
ployment not afraid Of work Address
SOB. this orhce
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Fiftv-afth Civil DISTRICT Court.

Fifty-fifth Civil Distinct Court,
edwin warwick vs. Houston East
and West Texas Railway Company; YER
dict for plaintiff for 5000.
Jennie Mellow VS.. International and
Great Northern Railway Conpsny, on trial
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WANrEp-By coos and baker twhitel.
sswmil camp boarding cars OF rtStaur-
ant, twenty Ave years experience strict
ly sober Frank Fourche, general del.v.
cry Houston 10
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Nothing was done IN the Eleventh dis
trict court except a dismissal Of three Of
.he mauy suits entered by the city Of Hous-
ton for the collection OF taxes. These suits
were dismissed upon motion OF the plaintiff.
The report that Judge Ashe was out on Il
hunting trip was aD ct.or. lie Is at home
and Working hard on the La Porto election
cases, which are ~ his hands. He Is going
through these cases thoroughly. aud hopes
10 be able to hand down bic decision when
the active work OF the court is resumed
on Wednesday morning.
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NsJyENC4 AND SCORING ef all kinds Of
household goods ssillfully done, hne new
warehouse; money loaned on furniture II
desired. Scsnlan & Bartell. 2o3 Fannin
street; phone 1862. III
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kGENTS--we guarantee e. 70 IS day 10.
PRODUCING our genulns super Asbssfos''
Wfcks; lust cut; light equsl 10 mean
descent electricity; Last shout eight years.
5ss Iaks ST.. chiossc, III. .
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POSITION wanted by January ! by young
man az grocery salesman In house. eve
years experience; present employed; A. l..
266 L0ckhart Texas. 10
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FoR RENT.

H0TGES-We have them 10 All parts Of the
e,tv and all prices seaman a. Bsrteil,
a05 Fannin streeH phone l69, II
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wANTED--A position 70 work for dreman
or Tor engineer aud fireman or only Tor
an engineer or for Waterman or garden
er; married man Apply sos rhis or'ce 2
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WANTED-Place TO work uiEhts and morn
tngs for board by a young man going 70
school. address J. R., this oniee. 10
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The lniuuctior eases ot the ticket broE
ers / Wolf s Bro and sam Alexander.
the application for the injunction having
been dled before Judge Ashe Yesterday
will be heard Monday morning al 10 o'clock
The afldavlrs of ! BraSher, T e Pax
son. Julius De Pope, T. Miller and WI.
liam oliver have already been hled and an
agreement has been entered into between
the plaintiff aud defendants that an AZ.
ddEvits made IN one ease shan apply with
equal force 70 the others TINS making the
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FOR RrNT--Moying vans TO do Your NOV
ing and expert men 10 handle your fur
niturei satisfaction guaranteed: we have
houses Tor rent. New phone 22i. oid
1910. o. \. Moying and Storage &c. ii
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My AGENTS make 500 to $40 per month
want yon 10 do the same. j. H. Nc
Kinney Cooper Texas. s
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AGENTS WANTED.

N CASE OF DEATH OR TOTAL pisA.
BILlrY we give sou clear deed 70 your
lone, II n member ~ our Houston Home
Iuildinc Cooperative company. Au9 KAN
bnildin. s
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LIFE AGENTS--I want nrst-clsSs SCENTS
10 every town In Texas. Top commits,
siong Notes taken payable next Octo-
ber we want no drones. Don't answer
this unless you mean business aud can
% business. We write men and women
same fatsi ne NJ, nem ,rssutes S 1ge d
Patterson. Manager Hartford Life. pal.
las. Texas. II
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OFFIJF WOkk wanted by yoUlg man
splendid mathematician snd scholar "
c Woods box S04 city
New-York tribune., 1901-04-11
FIRE SINKS THE RAWLINS.
UNITED STATES TRANSPORT WAS ABOUT
TO SAIL FROM BROOKLYN FOR CUBA.

The United States transport Rawlins which was
have sailed for Cuba yesterday afternoon caught
fire yesterday morning. and now lies in the mud
off Pacifc-st.. Brooklyn. The damage is estimated
at about $4,000.
The Rawlins is a steel hulled craft of $500 tons
and when the Spanish broke the
Yorktown, Of the Old Dominion Line She arrived
from Cuba about week ago, and for several days
longshoremen have been loading her with provisions
for the troops in Cuba. Yesterday morning smoke
discovered coming up from the hay in the hold
The fire call sounded. but the pumps would
not work Two alarms turned in brought four
/, engines and the freboats Low. Boody and New
YORKER. The frernen had TO pump water from the
river. and lines of hose up to Columbia-st.
several hundred feet from the dock Patrick Moran
a fireman Of Engine No. 1O5 overcome by
smoke and taken to the Long Island College Hos
p!tal.
The hold of the vessel soon became flooded and
the transport, listing starboard. sank till she
touched the mud. about twenty feet below. 1t
feared she would capsize but she righted herself
touching bottom. A quantity Of the cargo was
removed by members OF the and by long
shoremen after the fire broke out The cabin
and saloon woodwork of the Rawlins destroyed
but the hull and machinery uninjured The
Rawlins nearly lost in January the southern
shore OF Cuba
Assistant Quarterma ster General A. s. Kimball
yesterday afternoon ordered the appointment of
board Of inquiry to investigate the cause of the
fire. He also ordered that board of survey en-
anime the boat and cargo when the wreckers raise
the vessel. The place of the Rawlins in the
transport service will be taken by the Sedgwick.
which will sail Monday for Matanzas Havana
and Cienfuegos with duplicate cargo.
There 100000 pounds of quartermasters sup
plies and liO 600 pounds of comnssary stores on the
transport. preliminary board of inquiry. ordered
by Major Devol. superintendent of the transport
service, held meeting at the Army Building yes
terday afternoon. Among those who appeared be-
fore the board Charles {. Norris, the third
officer OF the Rawlins. who was in charge of the
vessel throughout the night. Mr.. Norris said that
he visited the compartment where the fire broke
out twenty minutes before 1t appeared. and saw
fire
for raising the vessel have been forwarded tc
Washington.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-11

s. s. and in bulk TO- Philadelphia ee 81 60 and in
20 cde bos ps @ y% SEQ
ss5se: off summer yellow ssc prime white ssioc prime
cam boes sss caaGs sc We.tsrn nsesd
zf H9Ss mass as ad off 9 e early in
day in sympathy with &c decline in live hogs but sub
s anF a 5dRo IN and e 3 fair m kansa E p
e 600 PoRKSFir@: quoted: Mess $sg$is
oHs asessS gps Ness snss seSss SsS' 5o6$
g SeasS Quoted m ns msss bssD os
i1S a. S auq,sa psl % G r. G lSG n bss LIES
steady; quoted smoking 1cglolsc: 10 n, sG9,ee; II
e. Il m s fn PSss aa5sa snslafES s'sad 2qii g
Endy Gs aGoed Sg2s g eGgnia aTa & quoted 5a Did
Retired lard STEADY quoted: south America eos Con
nsn' I quo ssof RFs7 hsT eseR 20 gCe a G
qgod r. Gso ne ,srtns s city eanse, aa G the
fer rice to-day moderate business continues
low t fair good prime to
Japan, 4aG5c; Java. 4'4a4'.c; Rangoon in bond, "a
ing its Strength Of 1ndeFone Vas small dae as as
s e wss Traders apPesr 10 nave worked
there having been very little trading the rise
aud So Ss GSs 03 & 5 XxH snd p6%4
powdered, coarse powdered and fruit Powdered, 545c
sSs a 1S n bsgs M ted 5G Eaf % n 1sss
lated standard sranuated diamond l. ;a5c confee-
S6eS S0e 10 ; ss N No Sc oc Nos 30 and s5G Y@
No 9o . Ne no TO- A l'oG; 10 H. 4te nc Nos y and l3
srear was rather quiet tosav b,, held niife "
l-19e for centrifugal I7-$2c for ,uscovado and
we're ready buyers above basis for spot sugar
a9le adyices reported steady and unchanged market
TEAMThs ALL market orened dull with prices UNCHANGED
Nay at Y SOC was exchansed for one 10y Of septenser At
d ana o!hs ene IN - was DOR The mSTg5 closed &
i9w so AP @ A IL Nsy u 5qns Z ICE S
l3.9oc; October. November and December. i$90d14c.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-11

BFEVES-Receipts 1l6 cars. or ZIG head. in
Guiding 90 cars for and 20 for the market
making stale stock 20 cars on sale16 at Js!-
sey City, II at SiXtieth ST.
steady: fat higher while medium and common
Common rather choice native
steers sold 100 10; tops at So 90 fat
oxen s. 5OGS4 bulls So ldd$i 10, ! extra fat
bull S4 40: 1OGsi choice fat 81 80
beef n moderate demand at IdSNc N for
inferior sides Gables unchanged. Ship
included 100 quarters of beef in the New-I
o by Schwarzschld & SulZberger. 1.SOO
quarters on Cermanc Liverpool by various ship
rers Trinidad carried 10 Bermuda 2s cattle and
Il sheep
suburban dealers 30 for the market Demand active.
Sales SO $50 head for
good with calves included; most sales
s356s43
296 market: making. with stale calves 64l
which $500 Sixtieth-st- and l.2l2 at
Jersey receipts the market opened 2q5Oc
lower Monday for all but choice fat stock closed
sold at So 5OGS6 per choice do Mt SO 70; little
calves at So; city dressed weak TQl0 ID;
country dressed 51sdSc with choice carcasses sell
ing up TO 9c -.
$50 head including 201s for saughterers and 10
for the market which IA at Jersey City and II q
Sxtieth-st single car of stale stock was IN
the mems at the yards Demand more active and
cleared Common prime sheep sold at S+qs' - per
100 M cuIls at SSQS3 so to prime unsnorn tps
AT s5 oSSs 40: culs at So clipped lambs, 50 2olS5 90
sprne lambs S. each. Dressed mutton firm at iixt9c
in small way at IO4c Country dressed lambs steady at
HOCS3Receipts were 2o1. 4.2Ia head inciud-
inc, an,, o50 bea5 for the Feeling easier QUO
ing a'I % s s a. per 100 10 for extreme range
with very exceeding SO 30 country dressed
easv at 5Is@6tsc 10 for the whole range
New-York tribune., 1901-04-11
ATTACK BIG LAND PURCHASES.
EFFORT TO RESTRAIN H M'KAY TWOMBLY
AND OTHERS FROM DIsPos-
ING OF STOCK

An application made yesterday by Bert
Reiss to Justice Smith, in the Supreme Court
Brooklyn, for injunction restraining Hamilton
Mckay Twom5y. the Guaranty Trust Company
and Frederick ". Whitridge from disposing Of or
interfering with 1897 shares Of the capital stock OF
the Cincinnati, Jackson and Mackinaw Railway
Company. which Ress says he owns. The appli-
cation was made on behalf also of other holders
Of certificates of stock issued by the reorganiza-
tion committee Of the railroad company. is al
legged by Reiss that this committee pledged TO the
Central Trust Company the trust securities in their
hands, which they had no power to do, for the
purchase at the cost of 1901 749 S. which was part
of loan OF 100000 of large of land in and
about Cincinnati. owned in whole in part by the
late Calvin S. Brice. then a member of the
mittee, and by A J. Hedder. Senator Brice's prede-
cessor in title. on the plea that they for
terminal at Cincinnati.
Mr.. Reiss alleges that the lands are forty miles
distant from tho railroad terminal, and that the
committee got from the bond holders and stock
holders assessment of $l17,506 81. out of which
$4,000 paid the Central Trust Company as a
commission for obtaining the loan, $4,000 to the
same company for acting a depository, $4,000
to Frederic p. Ocott. president OF the Central
Trust Company for services as a reorganization
trustee and committeeman $500 TO Calvin S. Brice
for his services a committeeman. and to George
r Sheldon. representing the Vanderbilt interests
$500 5or services as committeeman. The loan
Mr.. Reiss alleges. furthermore. that the s, 600
purpose for which it was obtained. but that $780,
900 of il was used for purpose altogether differ
ent. He declares that February 13 the Central
Trust Company sold the securities on which the
100000 was obtained. at public auction and
that they Were bought in by the Guaranty COM
pany for +. W. Whitrdge representing the reor-
ganization committee. and that he is about TO
position Of the title acquired at the sale Mr. Reiss
asserts that by the sale all the rights and prop
eTty of the holders of committee certificat for
common stock of the Cincinnati, Jackson and
Mackinaw Railway Company win he absolutely
disposed Of and wiped out. In affidavit GEN
eral Samuel Thomas fair value of the prop
erty involved is s.. 100000
All allegations Of fraud denied by the de-
PENDANTS, who say that what they have done has
been for the best interests of all the holders
Of the road in question and that in carrying out
the reorganization scheme they have acted for all
in good faith.
Justice Smith reserved decision.