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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-29

Game Preserve Bought-srore Robbers
In J~afl-Serfous Loss by Fire.
Correspondence of the Messenger.)


Correspondence Of the Messenger.)
Fayetteville, y. c., October &c.
Half OF the civil term Of superior
court has passed with gratifying dis
patch Of business on the part of Judge
Mcneil, but there is still much On the
docket.
Three or four northern men are ne
g~otiating for a large tract of n wood
ed land about twenty miles south OF
this place, which includes a celebrated
fish pond several miles in circumfer-
ence.j There they design making a
game preserve and building a sports
mems lodge for convenience n the hunt
ing and fishing season.
Yesterday Sheriff Burns committed TO
the county Jail four negroes. Nein Nc
AlIister, Dan Ray and Mosley and Will
Mcdonald, charged with robbing the
store OF Mr.. Pope at Goodwin, a station
on the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, a
few miles north of this city.
Mr.. w. H. Andrews, Of list township,
has sustained the serious loss OF about
$1,000 by the burning of his saw mill,
with great piles of valuable lumber or
the yard.
Lieutenant Alfred Mcclellan, of the
United States navy, has arrived at
Mare Island in a Francisco bay, on
his way home on leave of absence, haV-
ing been detained by sickness for a few
days at Yokohama, Japan. He is direct
from the Philippines.
The extensive improvements which
have been in progress for some time on
beautiful st. Johns Episcopal church
are now nearing completion, n the in
terror decorations will be in n
of Mr.. J. E. eagle, an expert finisher,
of Durham, n brother of Mr.. Charles
eagle. the efficient clerk of the Hotel
Lafayette.
Mr.. John C. Thomson has been APP
pointed ball for fair week by
Captain J. B. Smith, chief marshal n
his assistants are Captain n. II. Nc
Geachey and Mr.. j. S. MCNEIL.
Mr.. K. J. Rhodes, living in the north
ern part of Cumberland county, rece1V-
ed news yesterday OF the death OF his
son, an inmate of the Raleigh insane
asylum.
on Thursday night Rev. t. H. Smoot,
pastor of Hay Street Methodist church.,
united in marriage Mr.. Shepherd
Maultsby and Miss Minnie Powell, at
the residence of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Startling Powell, in the east
ern suburbs of the city.
Mr.. w. B. Sellars of this city, has re-
IQOVeu WIN lie GILL ~ h"A1
where he will make his home in the
future.
Mrs. Smith, relict of the late James
Mosley Smith, vas seized with paraly-
sis last night at Eutaw, her country
residence, and passed away in a few
hours, in spite of every effort Of medi-
cal skill.
The Daughters of the C~onfederacy
have already sold enough seats for Pro-
fessor Henry Austen Clapp's Shake
speare renditions on Monday evening
to make the expenses safe. Professor
Clapp will be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
7 r. Boyd on Maiden Lane
Miss Isabelle Glover. of Washington
City, is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. H
Marsh.
Mr.. A. S. williams. of Wilmington, is
spending a few days at "Cottonade'
the country place of Mr.. R. l. VIII
liams.
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Shot by Turkish Frontier Guards

London, October 23.-The Morning
Leader publishes the following commu-
nication dated Saturday, October 18th
from Sofia:
ION the frontier near Gross Belovo
yesterday five fugitives from Baniska,
Macedonia-among them a brother OF
Nine Tsilka. Miss Stones companion
were shot dead by Turkish frontier
guards while endeavoring to cross into
Bulgarian territory"
United States Consul General Dick
inson. believing that they were mem
bers of the American mission church,
has demanded an official inquiry.
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Outlaws Break Jail

Roanoke, Va, October 26.-There vas
a Jail delivery in Wayne Court House,
the county sea- of Wayne county,
West Virginia, last night, and three
outlaws are now enjoying their free
dom in the West Virginia mountains.
When jailer Walker, entered the Jail
last night with rations for the inmates
one large burly fellow knocked him
down and held him until the other pris-
oners secured his revolver and keys and
then after locking the jailer in a cage
all aScaned
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Tn Coffee Market.

New York. October 2s.-The market
for coffee futures opened quiet, with
prices 5 points higher on light room and
some outside buying. The influences
at work as a rule favored a slightly
lower range of values. Brazilian receipts
being full, the Hamburg market being
lower and public speculation being rel
atively smaller than at any time during
h week. At the close the market was
steady and net Is points higher. Total
sales were IS, $50 bags.
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Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, October 26.-A~ disposition on
the part of the holders OF long wheat
to sell eased grains on the usual u
Saturday today, December wheat clos
ing &c lower, December corn &c higher
and December oats &c up. Provisions
closed 2h TO 5 C lower.
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NAVAL STORES.

New York, October 26.-Rosin steady;
strained. common to good S1.42B 10
S1.45. Spirits turpentine quiet 80 to 39l2.
Savannah, October 26.-Spirits turpen-
tine firm 35A to 36c; receipts 94S casks;
sales 793 casks; Exports 362 casks. Rosin
firm and unchanged: receipts 2,2o1 bar
Tels; sales 331 barrels: exports S,054 bar
rels.
Charleston. October 26.-Spirits tur-
pentine firm and unchanged. Rosin
firm and unchanged.
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M. F. Crawford T. Co.,
AYETHTEVILI.E N. G.

Cincinnati quiet at SAC: net receipts
Gig bales.
Louisville quiet at SIC.
st. Louis steady at use; net receipts
2.e37 bales.
Houston steady at 77Sc; net receipts
20,179 bales.
THE NEW YORK MARKET
New York-Cotton quiet and steadS
at SSc; net receipts 80 bales; gross
3,2l1 bales; sales 2,i20 bales; stock 1l.5i9
bales.
Total today and consolidated-Net re-
ceipts 55.S45 bales: exports TO Great
Britain 66.073 bales: to France II .3ss
bales; to continent 1926 bales: stock
629, 167 bales.
Total since September Met receipts
1893, 5o4 bales; exports to Great Britain
$50, 002 bales: to France 49,. l35 bales; 10
continent 462. 40 bales.
uture closed steady. October III:
November 7.72; December $50: January
80: February IN; March ~; April
7.76; May 40; June 7.73; July 7.T3.
Spot cotton closed quiet and steady.
Middfing uplands sAc; middling gulf
SSc; sales 2.420 bales.
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKET.
Chicago. October 26.-The leading flu
lures were as follows.
~ ~ H.
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WILMINGTON MARKETS
Thursday October q
NAVAL STORES

NAVAL STORES
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Firm; ma
chine barrels 3sc; country barrels 35c.
ROSIN-Ffrm 80 to CSC.
TAR-Ffrm at s1.25.
TURPENTINE-Firm: hard
$110; soft $500.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
~turpentine 41hc and 41c; rosin Sill
and s1.20; tar s1.45; crude turpentine
hard $40 and s2.40.
Receipts today - IL casks of spirits
~turpentine, 9S barrels of rosin. l6s bar
rels of tar, 80 barrels OF crude turpen-
tine.
Receipts same day last year - 81
casks of spirits turpentine, 1s1 barrels
of rosin. 227 barrels Of tar. A barrels
OF crude ~turpentine.
PRODUCE.
SALT-100's 45c: 1905 Soc. zoos CSC:
F. F. s1.35; in less than car lots.
DRY SALTED SIDES-9S to 912c.
BUTTER-24 to zee.
COFFEE-7k to 1Oc.
FLOUR-Straights 1913: End patents
$500; full s4.75.
MOLASSES-S. House. 15c. New Or
leans Brights. % to 25c; Porto Rico 50
to 35c; Cuba. % to 40c.
SUGAR : Granulated s5.25; W.X.C
Nc. 5. s4.75; No. 9, $40; No. II, $3.50.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina IS to zoe;
Virginia so to Csc: Spanish zoe.
CORN-77k to soc.
CORN MEAL-72h to 75c.
n. c. BACON-Hams 13c: shoulders
Be-; sides 10 to lie.
CHICKENS-Dull; hens % to Csc;
ROSTERS 20 to Csc; spring s to 1Sc.
EGGS-Dull at II to 1Sc.
SHINGLES-Per 1000. 5 inch saps
$1.6O; 5 inch hearts. 1925: 6 inch SAP
$3.50: 6 inch hearts. $3.50.
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MARKETS By TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL.

New York, October 26.-Money on call
nominal. Prime mercantile paper Az
to 5 per cent; sterling exchange nomi-
nal. with actual business in bankers
bills at 4.S6A to 4.S6k for demand and al
4.S3A to 4.S3B for sixty days; posted
rates 4.S4k to Ass and 4S7H; CONNER
cial bills 4.S3 to 4.S3k; bar silver SIS:
Mexican dollars 45A state bonds mac
tive; railroad bonds irregular; govern
ment bonds firmer.
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Same a last year-9c.
NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Nothing
doing.
ROSIN-Dull at 30 to Csc.
TAR-Firm at $1.25.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Steady hard
s1.10; soft $500.
Prices same day last year-Spfr1ts
~turpentine 41kc and Ale; rosin s1-D
and s1-25; tar sL45; crude turpentine
hard s1.40 and sz.40.
Receipts today - 81 casks Of spirits
~turpentine, 1872 barrels Of rosin, 542 bar
rels OF tar, Al barrels OF crude turpen-
tine.
Receipts same day last year 1u
casks Of spirits turpentine, 341 barrels
of rosin, zoe barrels Of ttr, - barrels
OF crude t~urpentine.
PRODUCE.
SALT-1O0's 45c: 1905 soc; zoos Sc:
+. +. $1.35; in less han car lots
DRY SALTED SIDES-9% I o 93&c.
BUTTER-24 to &c.
COFFEE-7h 01Oc.
FLOUR-Straights 1915: End patents
$500; full s4.T5.
MOLASSES-S. House. 15c. New Or
leans Brights, % to 25c: Porto Rico 80
to 35c; Cuba. % to 4oc.
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Friday, October %.
Receipts Of cotton today-1,4S7 bales.
Receipts same day last year 1,1O2
bales.
This seasons receipts to ,1S9
bales.
Receipts to same day last year-145,2 3O
bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock
today at the exchange:
COTTON-Firm.
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SUGAR Granulated s5.s5; W.&C.
No. 5, s4.75; No. 9, $40; No. IL. sA.30.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina 65 to zee:
Virginia so TO SOC; Spanish roc
CORN-77h to soc.
CORN MEAL-72h 10 75c.
N. c.. BACON-Hams lie. shoulders
&c; sides 10 to lie.
CHICKENS+Dull; hens % to $50:
boosters 20 to CSC; spring 8 to 1sc.
EGGS-dull at Il to sc.
SHINGLES-Per 1000. 5-inch saps
s1.60; 5-inch hearts, S2.25: 6-iAch sapS
50. so; 6-inch hearts, $3.50.
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COTTON.

Liverpool. October IS, 1 p. motion:
Spot. small business, prices lower;
American middling fair 4 29-32d: good
|middling 4 Bad: middling 4 21-32d; low
lmiddling 4 17-32d; good to ordinary 4 49,
32d; ordinary 4 5-32d. The sales of the
day were 1000 bales, OF which 300 were
for speculation and export and included
g, 400 American. Receipts 5000 bales. in
Icluding 200 American.
Futures opened and closed quiet;
American middling L NJ c: October G
% c 4 27-64d buyers: October and No
Ivember 4 19-64d buyers; November and
December 4 15-64d buyers; December
and January 4 14-s4d sellers; January
and February 4 13-64d buyers: February
and March 4 12-s4@4 1:-s4d buyers;
March and April 4 12-6494 1:-e4d sellers:
April and May 4 Esd buyers; May
and June 4 12-64d sellers: June and
July 4 11-6464 12-s4d sellers; July and
August 411-e4d sellers.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston steady at : 15-1sc; net re-
|ceipts 5000 bales.
Norfolk steady at 7 11-1ec: ne re-
|ceipts 6,007 bales.
Baltimore nominal at SIC.
Boston quiet at SSc; net receipts 80
bales.
Wilmington firm at TIC; net receipts
2,055 bales.
Philadelphia firm at SIC; net receipts
.165 bales
Savannah steady at Z Slice; net re-
'ceipts 1856 bales.
New Orleans very steady at TIC: net
receipts 15,S01 bales.
Mobile steady at TIC; n receipts
2,01S bales.
Memphis quiet at TIC; net receipts
s, 1863 bales.
Augusta quiet and steady at 7zc: net
receipts 3.313 bales.
Charleston firm at Thc; net receipts
LOIS bales.
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NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Nothing
doing.
ROSIN-Dull at 9Oc to CSC.
TAR-Steady at $1.25.
CRUDE TURPENTINE - Steady;
hard s1.10; soft $500.
Prices same day last year - Spirits
t~urpentine 41kc and Ale; rosin $1.20
and s1.25; tar s1.45; crude turpentine
hard S1.40 and $40.
Receipts today 127 casks of spirits
~turpentine, 277 barrels of rosin, PAT bar
rels of tar. So barrels of crude turpen-
tine.
casks of spirits turpentine, 529 barrels
of rosin, 81 barrels of tar, 125 barrels
Of crude ~turpentine.
PRODUCES.
sALT-1ots 4sc; 1873 SOC. SGs's S5c; F.
y. $1.S5; in less thai car lots.
DRY sLTED SIDES-9Mto 9kc.
BUTTER-24 to 2Sc.
FLOUR-straights sS.75; second pa
tents S4.0s; full $4.7S.
AOLASsES-S. House. 15c, New Or
leans BrigLts. 70 to 25c: Porto Rico 80
to e6c: Cuba, 2s to Acc.
COgTEE-7k t. 10c.
SUGAR - GRADUATED $s.2s; w.X.C.
Ne. ., s4.7S; No. >, $40; No. II, A.s0.
LARD-Pure 11Ac; compound $40
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina 65 to 7eo:
Virginia 50 to S5c; Spanish zoe.
CORN>77h to sec.
CORN MEAL-72h to 7sc.
n. G. BACON-Hams 13c; shoulders
ss; sides 10 to lie.
CHICKENS : Dull, hens Is to ESQ:
reosters 20 to CSC; spring 8 to 18c.
E~GGS-Steady at II 20 18c.
SHINGLES-Per 1000. 5-inch saps.
$50; 5-inch hearts, S2.2s; 6-inch saps.
$2.St; 6-inch hearts. $3.SN.
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Saturday, October 26.
Receipts of cotton ~today-2,055 bales.
Receipts same day last year 1855
bales.
This seasons receipts to date-97,2 PA
bales.
Receipts to same day last year-147, 00S
bales.
The quotations posted at 4 O'CLOCK
today at the exchange:
COTTON-Firm.
Ordinary .......- .......-......5 5-1o
Good Ordinary Ills
Low Middling 5-l6
N1ddl1ng ........
Good Middling lilo
same day last year-9c.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Brstoi. '''pp'Hs at tne
w, l, Waller of Virginia is registered NJ
the Lawlor. ~
AR; W. =. Clark of Waller is stopping at
the iiutchinS house.
Mr.. A. 5. Cousins " Austin Is re,lstcra1
at tho lIutchins house.
Mr.. j. Il. Pcttus of Gollad Is among tbe
Hutchlns house arrivals Wv
pr. w. ). Warren Of Galveston Is among
tn arrivals at the Logan.
W. ;. porian Of Lafayette, La, is among
the ARRIVALS at the Lawlor.
Mr.. \. \. Stevens OF Palestine Is ron
istered az THE Hutchius house
Mr.. and Mrs T.. II Long of sam AntonIo
are guests at the Hutchins house.
Mr.. 5. II. Spanglcr business man NJ
Iaylor is stopping at the Logan.
Mr.. w f. Briggs and wife Of Denver.
E'.o'' nave apartments at the Logan
Mr. ucorga L. Thomas aud son, Thomas
Jl'' are among other guests of the Logan
Mr. Paul ", Joplin of Crowley. La. Is
among tile guests az the Hutchins house
Mr. g. Herbert Brown OF the Galveston
saturday Review is guest at the Rice
l. Johnson, a well known travelling
S.IleSi9an OF ST. Louis, Is stopping at tho
phi Greenwall, manager OF the Fort
WORTH opera house, is autographed at the
LNWlor.
Miss Bernie John will leave this week for
the Indian Territory, where she win visit
relatives.
>. lr. +. b Plots, a substantial citizen Of
Papkey, Grimes county, is a late arrival at
the Bristol
Messrs. G. b. Logon Of Fort Worth and
ol. Henderson of Louisville arc Quartered az
the Bristol.
Mr.. Charles simpson. u prominent insnr.
ance man OF san Antonio, Is registered al
the Rice hotel.
Messrs. JGnes H. Rockford ana II. q.
Brown az beaumont are among the Hutch.
ms house arrivals,
ri. Rev Bishop c. H. Knsolving OF the
Episcopal church at Austin Is In the city, a
guest O; the Logan.
sheriff w r. Burforl Of Colorado comfy
h In the city and Is making headquarters
at the lIutchlns house.
Mrs. $. II. Miller left on the Interna-
u0nnl aud Great Northern fast mail Tor
chicago yesterday afternoon.
AiCssrs. G. H. Moore and b S. Woodhead
aerlved alst evening from Beaumont and
arH registered az ihe Logan.
Mr. @. L. Benjamin OF Buffalo with
temporary headquarters az BRENNAN, Is In
the city en- route 10 Beaumont
Miss Alyce Lang returned to her home IN
Corscana yesterday after pleasant VISIT
to relatives and friends In this city
Mr. and Mrs. ]. j. McKcever. Jr.. have
returned home after a pleasant stay 81
three weeks at Manitou and Denver, Colo.
Mrs. J, l.. Mitchell, accompanied by her
mother Mrs. Allen, and little Jerry Allen,
left yesterday for Buffalo, where they viii
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-11
HousToNs FIRE PROTECTION.
A Committee Of Insurance Men Invest
eating the Subject.

A Committee Of Insurance Men Investi-
eating the Subject
The committee on fire protection of the
Texas Fire Prevention association COM
posed Of Messrs. Charles II. Pescay, James
), Hereford, John S. AldchoR, George
Pfouts. f. II. Keeling, John NJ. Thomas and
v Spears, are here for the purpose OF
investigating the alleged insufficient fire
protection Afforded, made noticeable by the
burning Of the city hall and other fires
In recent years.
Udc of the local insurance men In dis
cussirg this Investigation remarked: II
hupr that the result OF this Investigation
VIZ be 20 retain for Houston its place
a' a trst-cl1sS city, as an adverse report
coup 90 with the refusal Of authorities to
NICE reasonable requirements, may cause
the city TO he reduced to one Of the second.
class thus materially reducing the carry
Ing cnnaflty ~ such companies rs do not
Nlttdraw from the town altogether TO such
an extent that owners NJ large values will
dd It practically impossible to secure suf
hcicnt insurance 10 properly protect chem. -"
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THEATRICAL SEASON.

Beaumont, Texas. September 1O,-Ntr
Henry Grernwall of New Orleans. the
theatrical maguate of the South. accompa-
MED by MIR. Phil GrcenwaH and Ed Berg
man of Houston. the most popular and ef
tcicnt opera house manager in Texas spent
Today In Beaumont. As Is wen known Mr..
GreenwaH has lCascd the Kyle opera HouSe
which is nearing completion In this city
and his visit here Is on business connected
With the opera house and the theatrical
attractions which will visit Beaumont this
season
Regarding the theatrical season in Beau
mont Mr.. GrecnWall says the people of
beaumont would have no cause To complain
1T VIII he Impossible to open the new
opera house on October T." said the gentle
man, hut it can he positively announced
mat the season viii begin on October H.
Just what the openlng attraction viii he
mas not been definitely decided"
what about tho local management of
the opera houscY' was asked
II have hcen looking Into this matter
since my arrival IN Beaumont, and YOU can
announce that Mr.. EVcrette WipSS who
seems 10 he popular with the people of
Beaumont, viii have the management Of
the new opera house. As his assistant Mr.
Mlcss VIII have an experienced man from
Houston, and Manager Bergman Of the
Houston opera house will assist IN getting
the Beaumont house properly started"
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CITY RREvlTlEs.

Examination for entrance into the High
school Will he conducted to-day anu con
tinued tomorrow.
Mr.. II. l.. SHADE and Miss Lula GIL of
Beaumont were married Yesterday after
noon by Justice Malsch,
There is an undellyered telegram at the
Postal Telegraph Office, IFS Main street
for Bergman Tailoring company
Mr. and Mrs Adolph Morris announce
the engagement Of their sister, Miss Fan
ME Aaron, to Mr. Julius Levy OF Bryan
Texas.
A stranger who was very sick was found
I'm the vicinity Of the Tlynn saloon ny the
police department last night and conveyed
to ST. Josephs iniirmary.
Louisa Reed was bound over to the grand
Jury In the sum of 500 yesterday by JUS
tice Malsch The defendant is charged
with theft from the person.
The Houston Kindergarten and primary
school win begin itg fourteenth annual
tion Of Mrs. Y. J. Atwood.
The concert announced for last night at
Turner hall was postponed. owing to the
outdoor exercises dancing was INDUCED In
the hall.
There are undellvered telegrams at the
ofice of the Western Union Telegraph com
pany for a. l., Adams Il. #. Kelter. L.
y. freeman. Mrs f. c. Nanness and Rev
W IL. Logan,
Some excitement was created NJ the cor
per of Faunlp and Preston streets yester-
which was discharged on coming IN contact
With the pavement.
Receiver II. r Rice Of the Houston
Electric Street Railway company has given
notice that he viii make half rate for
teachers on all street ear lines during the
approaching scholastic term.
1t ralned In Houston in the good, old
fashioned way yesterday beginning some
hours before the sun was up, and contiuu-
ing, with slight lntcrmissons, throughout
the entire day. Water ran in the streets
In greater profusou than has been known
since early In the spring
Au interesting meeting is in progress at
the First Baptist church, the services of
which are being held In Bryan hail. on
Fannin street, Between Rusk and walker
avenues, \ dolly prnyermeeting is held
at 10 o'clock and preaching by the pastor
every night AT O'Clock. Everybody is in
yited 10 attend the services.
At the regular monthly meeting Of the
city school hoard held Tuesday night of
the present week a resolution was adopted
authorizing Mr. James Charlton the prcs-
dent OF the hoard, TO confer with the sew
eral architects OF the city relative 10 the
school house construction work which the
board has In contemplation. This action,
according to one Of the members of the
board, was taken SO that all the architects
would have an equal chnuce at the work
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-11
BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT
FRANK CLARK KILLED BY A FALL
FROM A WINDOW.
Theatrical Msenate Greenwall Is in the
City Looking Over the New
Opera House.

Beaumont. Texas. September 10. Frank
Clark. well known young man. fell from
the second story window Of the rcarlsteln
building Mt 1880 o'clock this morning,
and sustained injuries from which he died
az o'clock this afternoon. The young man
came from the window head foremost and
struck the brick sidewalk suuarely on his
head. crushing the skull and making a
wound from which torrent Of blood
howed Or. Richardson said the young
man had come into his office for treat
ment of one Of his eyes Il had Just ex-
ainincd the eye said the doctor when
the patent complained of feeling dizzy.
turned to the basin to wash my hands and
when ! glanced M he seemed to he leaning
out OF the window as II looking for some
one on the street. | saw him make short
luhge forward. J ran 10 him ana succcedes
IN getting hold Of one foot just as lie fell
Forward but was not sufficiently strong
To hold him, Clark's mother and father
are residents of Beaumont. He has three
mothers aud two sisters
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SOME SCHOOL MATTERS.

President Charlton Calls Attention to
Certain lmpositions of the Past.
President James Charlton of the school
board In discussing matters pertaining to
tle schools yesterday, remarked:
In times past we have had a larger at
tendance than appeared To be Justified by
the population of the city. Members of the
h"mi have been led to the conclusion that
a number of people have been taking ud-
vantage Of our schools at our expense. This
mas beer done by some of the citizens 20
whom II has perhaps never occurred that
they were doing wrong. Many citizens who
I've outside the city limits. but who own
property in town. and are by that reason
ta%pdNers have an idea that they are on
tu'"d TO send their children 10 the city
schools. Last year after the storm had
played such havoc with school and other
property. great many people from many
p,I'SS were compelled 10 take refuge In
liohtou The board discussed the mat
TER at the time OF admitting these children
~ tine schools, but ON account of the great
1s'uS then we I'D not care To push the
mater tc the extent which viii he done nj
TIL, time. In the interest of our taxpay-
c~s we ARE going to resort to strong meas.
uros a. catch up with and deter these
prUCGCts