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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-24
CRY 6REvITiEs.

Theodore Helm. inmate OF the county
poor farm. died yesterday at St Joseph's
infrmary.
Tho Houeton Quartette society had a
splendid rehearsal las; night of the music
they are TO render nj their concert next
"wednesday evening.
There will be a meeting OF the Alumni
association OF the University OF virginia at
6.f5 clock this afternoon AZ the Office or
Major W, II. Crank
There are undelivered kilograms at the
office Of the Postal Telegraph company, lis
Main street. for s. W Alel, Mutual GuaL-
anleo Insurance company.
Tho meetings at the Westminster Prcsby-
terrain church viii close tomorrow night.
Roy. Mr. Mason preached last night from
ina text Whatsoever n man soweth. iha,
shall be also reap.
There are undelvered kilograms at the Of
pany for Der; RHEIMS. Helsig & NoTcli,
/. J. Holland. 7. F.. Fanuhar. H. DufaI.
Echeu T.. nickey, a. J. Patton. James NJ.
Downs ana + Roscoe.
Tho POST received telephone message
about Il O'Clock laat night that q freight
car On the Southern Pacific had Jumped the
trark on Liberty avenue ln the Fifth ward,
aud. running across the street had run
into LosenWa4l' store. smashing things NJ
! considerably. hut huring no one
a deed conveying lots 9 and 10 OF block
iu3 on the south side Of Buffalo bayou, from
John T. he Lanney and others 10 Mary h.
Z MiAtlnaCk. LOT AANp's WAS Oltu lot IttDEl
yesterday in tho county clerks office, fhe
property transferred Is stunned ~ the cor
Ler Of san lacinto street and Calhoun ave-
nu"
There will be an important meeting Of the
! South Texas Poultry and Pet Stock associa
/ ton at the Hutchlns houss Monday evening
at o'clock The annual election Of officers
/ viii be held and a rumor ~ ahoat that the
| association will 20 roorEanzed on a slightly
| different basiB from what the organization
| IS az present
Two TIRE alarms were turned into the
/ Central fire station yesterday morning, The
| drs. coming al 7.2S A lamp explosion in
sEn 1T the rooning house over the Bis
Z Boston store was the cause Of the alarm
: Tho second alarm came in at IS aud wal
corner of Crawford street and Rusk avenue
10 damage OF consequence resulted from
/ either
/ a telegram announcing tho death OF Mr.
charles VI. Harris In Nevada was received
IN Houston yesterday. Mr. Harris was vel
known around Houston. his parents Twin,
IN this county He enlisted in the late wa
| with spain and Waa f-~-hargpd NJ San An
tonic when the troop Was muatcred out. l
rs not known here what disposition will b.
made of the remains
a negro child less than a year old wa
found dead 49, the homo of its mother
Phoebe rd. 1907 Live oak street yester
day morning. Justice Malsch conducted 81
err, with whom the child was sleeping whe
i died Tho mother testified that when sh
md the child won't TO bed TUESDAY night
weg I'll right and gave n hcr opiuo
that the lc3 clothes worked M over II
face duIihE the night and smothcrcd L.
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nAIllAs mn A nLAzE.

Yes, Dallas is In a blaze OF excitement
over the many curious people who are
hooking to the St. George hotel to DO
cured of stammering and suffering BY
most noted specialists. Drs. Randolph 4
McCullough of st. Louis. Some OF these
curious people can not tell who they are
or where they came from, and strange TO
say that many of them are cured in two
or three days and 20 home rejoicing.
Stuttercr, now Is yonf best opportunity
TO be cured. Read below.
Drs. Randolph 4 Mccullough. st. George
Hotel Dallas, Texas.
Dear MISUNDERSTANDING to promise
will write YOU today. | am still talking
as well as any one; haven't made but one
mistake since began, your treatment, Il
seemed that all my friends were anxious
to sec me and hear me talk when re-
turned home. but none OF them were as
glad TO hear me as l was TO talk plainly
myself. I will ever remember you all
aud will gladly tell all stammerers &c
20 20 you to be cured. Yours truly.
JESSIE DOwLEN.S
Honey Grove, Texas January 8. 1901.
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occupATIoN TAX NOTICE.

All persons engaged In business upon
which an occupation license is due Will
please take notice TO the following arti-
Giles:
Article 5S5. Section So OF the Revised
Code OF Ordinances OF the city VI Hous-
ton reads as follows: II shall It the
duty OF every person, firm or corporation
or association pursuing a business, IRE
fession, occupation or calling, within the
limits of the city of Houston, upon
which there Is or may be levied an &C.
cupation license tax by the city council,
before commencing or engaging l. "a,
business or profession or other raNat lie
calling or vocation, to procure a lis@ase
from the assessor and collector ~ i6Aes
OF said city to pursue the same. and suI
any failure. neglect or refusal o procure
said license shall he deemed guilty OF IN
offense, Any person SO offending must be
arrested and fined in the sum OF tel eoi-
lars FOR each and every day such Violates
OF said ordinance may have or may there
after be continued
Section "a. II shall be the duly OF the
city marshal aud city assessor ard co.,
leotor to see that the provisions OF ths
chapter relating to occupation taxes a {
strictly complied with, and fortawi,n to
present to the mayor Cor recorder) any
person violating the same.
James p walsh.
City Assessor and Collector.
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IMMENSE TIE CONTRACT.
The john \. Kirby Tie Company Has
Closed a Biz Deal.
WILL FURNISH TIES FOR ATcHISON SYSTEM
Largest Contract of the Kind Ever
naaetn Texas, seven MiIison tail-
rond Ties BEING REQUIRED.

Mr.. John u. Kirby, who has just re-
turned from Chicago, has brought back
with him a contract for furnishing 7000,-
600 railroad ties TO the Atchlson. Topeka
and Santa fTe railway system, he sup
ply covering a period of 1--WE years, dur
ing which time at least 500 men Will he
constantly employed in getting out the
ties and large DOT Of pillng for bc,dges,
ETC., all of which work will require al
least $50, 600 900 feet Of lumber.
This Is the largest single contract OF
.Ae sort ever made IN Texas.
The 100000 ties sor the .rhison,
Topeka and Santa Fe are to ne Of 2ire
from lands owned or controlled by Jr
Kirby in East Texas. and they ere 70 10
creosoted In this city. though " th this
feature OF the work Mr.. Kirby has nOtA-
ing to do, his contract being Simply tc
place the ties on cars.
In addition to the 100000 pine ties
to be furnished the Santa lie system Mr.
Kirby, while In Chicago, contracted 20
deliver to the Aver & Lord Tie company
Of that city 900 oak ties.
The employment OF 500 men FOR five
years in the carrying out Of this cen
tract means great deal towards pro
noting the industrial development Of mi
section u tho State
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A UNIQUE INVITATION
TO Attend the Rob't Burns birthday
Celebration Tomorrow Night.

10 'lDe 1'pSL-
CALIFORNIAN Hall, aibuston, Texas, Jan
uary 81, 1901,--Wi muckle respec' the
Caledonian society gle ye herty biddin'
tae their annual ceiebrltiol OF the Dir h
day o. Robbie Burns in Turner hall on
January IS. nineteen hume? ami wan.
IT. is a guild while moo since Roo5ie
slpptt AVA but sin syue his memory has
been keepit green by foregatherin the
gither illsa twalVnonth as an incentive 10
revive the abidin' clements o. his fame
to realize anew his eharacterlstics and
to sing his sweet and bonnie me oiies
Tae quote frae Sandy Smiths memoirs
OF the poet:
"Of Burns as man and poet. what IS
there left to be said During his NE
time he was regarded as a phenomenon
and now when he has been nearly eighty
years in his grave he is a phenomenon
still"
"of all poets Burns was perhaps tn
most directly Inspired His poems aid
not grow by the slow process of accre-
zion. like Adam they had no childhood
they awoEe complete. In his best pro-
ductions there is an impetus, hurry
which gives one the idea of boundles;
resource
''R5rn and bred ae he was In ,he country
we find in Burns the finest prlctures OF
rural life--we smell continually the new
ily turned earth. the hawthorn blossom
the breath of kline.
Poetry 10 him lay in the cottage rath-
err than in the tree that oershaiowed Il
or the stream that sparhed past It,
In one OF his poems he lays down the
doctrine in express terms;
\ "To make n happy fresIde CLINE
To weaus and wife
That's the true pathos o sublime
or human life.'
"And then his large friendliness flows
out in every direction. Tho mouse II
his poor earth born companion and fel.
low mortal. The tanner speaks to hi:
old mare Maggie as he would to a com
rade who has shared with him his strug'
giles anil trials and triiuEnphs,
Hopin then that ye will accept our in
vitation and gJace our gatherin' WI vel
presence. We are, yours wi respec',
Peter Chalmers,
Thpinlas Muat,
/ W. j. McRae,
Committee.
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Touched for Ills Ron.

On Monday evening Tony Coula, an
Italian who keeps small store on san
Felipe street, accompanied bridal couple,
who we're friends OF hts. to the Grand
Central depot TO take the train for New
orleans. He escorted thcm into the coach
and as the train was about to leave he
ba Sc them adeu and was leaving the
train through the second lass coach
wbich was very much crowded He felt
that he was being unnecessarily jostled
ip tho ear and buttoned his coat about
MIN 10 prevent any one getting his watch
IL did not occur TO him to protect his
purse, which was in his hip pocket. and
after aliRbung from the train he discov.
cred that his wallet, containing SlS6 IN
money had been taken.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

j. n Murphy. business man of Trinidad.
Colorado, Is In the city
M Sterling Mycr left Yesterday for Beau
mont Oh a business trip.
Miss VI. II Coburn ot Beaumont Is a late
arrival at tho lIutchins house
Mrs = = Bailey Of Paris roNas. Is visit
ina ar mother, Mrs A. Degado.
w X Dumhle lett last night Tor Beaumont
wlere be has located permanently,
Mr.. . D. Dorchester OF Vclas,o was among
yosierday's arrivals at the Bristol
Mrs L. Goodrich of Hockey was in tina
city yesterday guest At the tIutchins
Ipusc.
Mr. Y. NJ. Moorc was no from Anglotou
yesterday and registered 49, tho iiutchius
house
Mr. Lawrence V Elder. well known con
tractor at Galveston, was in the city yes
torday
Mr. w Hunt returned Yesterday from
Fshor Mastorson wedding
Mcssu. T. W Austin. NJ, Hester aud
j. NJ Moore prominent citizens OF Edna
arc qu3ftcrcd at tho Bristol,
Ncsua. c. l. Carter ana :. c. Flagin
Wen Known citizens OF Livingston. were rng-
I iWeied yesterday at the Bristol
Captain James a. BAKER departed yesterday
! for New York, where he goes ON business
/ CONTESTED with the Rice will litigation
/ MI. and Mrs X r. Dobbltt aud Miss Callit
| James OF Shepherd were visitors TO Hcustoi
yesterday stopping al the lIutchns house.
Nrs Morris Roseuthal has returned after
! II months absence In Mobile Ala. mud viii
be at home 10 her friends 1t 1871 Russ ave
hue.
Mr.. II II. MacGregor left last night To-
| Austin 20 attend a meeting OF tho director.
Of the southwestern Gas, Electric and Stree
Railway association which organization will
meet in this city next April
Mr.. n l. l-ipsoomh Of iIenl2stcad accom-
PANIED by his bride. were 10 the city yes
terday on their bridal tour The cnuple DC
cupied the same room MIR. hpscomh's fathe
occupied on his bridal tour thirty years ago
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al had been a sufferer for many years
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NJ j was constantly going TO see a
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the spring of 1897 my husband induced
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ton. After taking one bottle and fol-
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that took five more bottles, and theu
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and irritable, and have good color in
my face; have also gained ABOUT ten
pounds in weight and one thousand
pounds Of COMFORT. for am a new
woman once more and your advice and
your Favorite Prescription is the cause
of Il, coupled with the Pleasant Pellets
which are not TO be dispensed with.
took eight bottles Of the Prescription
the last time. making fourteen in all,
and will not take any more unless you
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\ BRILLIANT ENTERTAINMENTS.
Ibird Annual itniI OF Ladies' circle
" nnhl nan of Iht. N ni.lM.

Ibird Annual HuiI OF Indies Circle,
MoOdmcn of the world.
The third annual ball given by Post
Oak Grove No 10. Ladies Circle, WOOD
men Of the World, took place at Bryan
hall last night, ana proved most bfii-
atant and enjoyable event. The attend
ance was large and those present seemed
to fully appreciate the scene OF beauty
and grandeur into which the hall had
bean transformed for the occasion. The
dissertations We're very tasteful, contribut.
ing cheer TO the surroundings that
tended to tighten even the lightosl
hearta
The supper was an ample one. and The
menu provided for the tastes of all.
The following committees arranged thu
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SALE or SEATS.
All Records Broken in the Rush 70,
the UostonianS

The sale OF reserved seats for The POS
tonians in c,dnic opera Friday night and
saturday matinee was begun at the oper,
hcuse hax office yesterday. Many people
remained at the office all night in o7de,
to be among the first to secure choice Of
seats and the sale lasted for eeveral
horvs
by no3n yesterday there was hardly q
seat lett for the Friday night perform.
ance, am very few for the matinee. II
was the largest one Giy's sale in the his.
tory Of the opera house.
In addition to the Benedick's theato,
Mrty ot eiElaty-fve people Friday night
Mr.. G Herbert Brown OF the Saturda,
| feView will bring a party OF about tn,
same NUMBER trcm Galveston There wi
~iSo De enc or two box parties that night
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THE nosToNIANs.

seats are selling briskly for the en-
gagement of that popular light opera COM
pany, THE Bostonians," who roappear
here on Friday night. January 25 and
Saturday matinee, January 26. presenting
Tor the first time their latest success.
The Viceroy." by Victor Herbert and
Harry Il. Smith. This opera has enjoyed
u long run at the tnickerboeker theater.
New York, and win be presented here
with all the gorgeous scenic accessories
that marked its metropolitan production.
The opers Is said to be in Hefberts best
vein and VIII no doubt please all classes
OF muslc-iovers, as II Is replete with the
same graceful melody that Is uotec in
a The Serenade" and other successes
Written for this company. In addition to
all the old favorites. Barnabee MacDon-
aid, rockingham, Bartlett Hiida Clark
and others. sensation is promised In
the appearance of distinguished basso.
John Dunsmore. singer OF wonderful
magnetism and vocal ability. aDetted by
the beautiful young contralto. Adele RAJ
ter. who rs cleverly fitted In this new
composition. over 100 people will ne en-
ployed in the production end a special
orchestra OF fifteen musicians. under the
direction Of $. l.. Studley. will bs .
marked feature, The Bostonians will
present Friday night their latest sue
cess, The Vieeroy," and Saturday NATL
nee 1.-THE Serensde" will be presented.
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Fae reception al the home Of Mrs
Eugene Blake Yesterday afternoon was a
very happy oceasion and proved one o,
the week y
Next Tuesday being the arm In ~,
month, d viii he presidents day for ~,
Ladies' Reading club ANA IRE cl,yb Nj,
NJ. B, John.
MIS- JOSEPH A Mullen will give a re.
eeptsnn on Tuesday. January 20. from
Mrs. R. W. Knox has issued invita-.
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A Cutting ARRAY.

ABOUT ! o'clock last night cutting az.
fray occurred between some colorsd nso
PIE IN Inc Fifth ward near Peters allev
N which Foster Turner very severely
GUY Jake hnrnsides in the throat with .
Na'e' pano'uring the wind pipe but
missing the iuglar vein. hence il il nros
a . 'nat Burnsides may recover. Eos
.er also cut his CF2ster's) wife in tho
i'm I'm inhleting an ugly wound. poster
- IA lhe First ward ana had moi ~,
70 a. m, been arrested M D'u not up
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pied In rhis CITY.

Or. William Putegnat of Brownsville,
TeNas, died at 1880 o'clock this morn :
Ing at the Kimhrough sanitarum in this
city. The deceased was the health on :
Ger OF the city Of Brownsville. and OF
Cameron county He was married In
this city about seven years ago 10 Miss
Fannie burst, a liece OF Judge Norman
q. KiNrell
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20 not leave home on journey without
00''le Of chamberlain's Collie. Cholera
ana DlarrhOee Remedy. 1t is almost Ger.
'''n 70 be needed and can not be pro.
eu'su while you are on board the cars or
,, 'sanshlp' 1t Is pleasant. safe and re-.
''S0ie' For sale by all druggists
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Hous,on s,mphony CInb.

Tho Ilauston symphony club, com
posed of The leading amateur violluists
OF the city. under the leadership OF
Prof 'Llndcnberg, lata OF Galveston at
their last meeting accepted an Invitation
from the Houstop Quarterte society 10
appear at the last musicale Of the Quar-
tette society to be given some time In
April DIR. Gambatti. an enthusiastic
patron Of the Symphony club. was elect
ed an honorary member.
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TO PROMOTE OIL INDUSTRY
THE LAST LEGISLATURES PASSED A
LAW PROVIDING THE METHOD.
Ready for work in Harris
County.

Chapter III. page 2O2, OF the general laws
OF he Twenty-siSth legislature, contains an
act passed by the Legislature in 1899 to pro-
vide for the organization OF corporations to
purchase. store. transport and sell oil, gas,
ETC.; providing the manner OF Organizing sucn
corporations and defining their rights. pow
ers and privileges; also 20 conduct, operate
and maintain PIPE lines, tanks, pumping sta
tons. buildings. ETC.; to own, use and o.
cupy lands. Easements, ETC., and TO condemn
property for pipe lines. issue bonds etc. Inc
meshod prescr bed for the condemnation
property for the right OF way for a pipe line
is similar to that provided fer condemnation
for railroad right OF way.
The company recently organized N this city
10 try and develop an oil well on the Ed
Taylor place near Pierce junction, in this
county. intends starting to work soon
as It is possible TO enter into contract We
some one 70 bore the we'll There rs marsh
on Mr.. Taylors place about 100 feet woe
and go yards long in whi'n the water ana
mud ~ kept In constan. state oil iermehll- =
ton by the force OF the gas oozing out OF
the ground. This phenomenon is what mas
led MIR. Taylor to investigate TOT oil MT
Gus Warnecks sunk well here some time
ago to depth Of less tnan 400 fee. ana Sc
cured an abundance OF gas, which. wneu
lighted. would throw a flame twenty feet
nigh. The casing has since been taken out
Of this we'll. but the gas still comes up Ia
great quantity, While II does not always
follow with absolute certainty that where
there is gas there will also be found oil, yet
the one is ordinarily an evidence OF the other.
The gas fron the Taylor well has been ana
lyzed and found 70 be OF splendid illumnai-
ing quality. 1t Is the intention II the ne"
company TO go to sufficient depth to fully
demonstrate whether or not oil is obiatndole
in this location.
Mr.. J. L. ODonnell. an oil man from Penn
sylgania was in the city yesterday confer.ng
with Mr. Taylor in reference to the oil pros
pect on his place. Mr. ODonnell has beer
20 Beaumont Iie says there are splendid
evidence Of oil in this section and that when
a lot of small capitalists and Spectators, who
know nothing about oil but cause a great
deal Of delay by Initiating property values ge
out nf the way. as they viii eventually, the
regular experienced al men Will get into
he field aud develop 1t.
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burial of v. Enmieh.

The remains OF Zacharias Bmmich.
whose death occurred at his home. 1907
Preston avenue. Monday night. we're laid
10 rest yesterday morning in the Hebrew
cemetery. Rabbi Barnstein OF congre-
cation Beth Israel conducted the funeral
services from the residence at 10 O'Clock.
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the mRNs ANNIVERSARY.
Hnmnr that the Event Has Bcen
rnafpnned Is Lnmmthnrinch.

Hnmnr that the Event Has Bcen
Posfponcd Is Unauthorized.
lMe report that has gained circulation
on the streets That the proposed cele-
bration on the anniversary OF the birth
OF Robert Burns had been postponed on
account of the death OF Queen Victoria
Is erroneous and unauthorized by the
Caledonian society, the organization that
Is arranging FOR the celebration,
In conversation with a representative
of The Post last night Mr.. Peter Chal-
mers said that on account of the very
snort time now until the date of the
entertainment the society feared that II
would not be able 10 notify all those who
already hold tickets in time to prevent
hhe disappointment and inconvenien the
announcement Of postponemant would
cause and therefore the celebration would
be given on the date originally fixed
January %
AT the meeting OF the Caledonisn so.
eiety held Tuesday night, all the ar.
rangements for the Burns entertainment
TO be given at Turner hall Friday nigh
were perfected.
a committee composed OF Thomas Muat
feorge d Drawn and G, W. Kidd wal
appointed to draft a suitable memoria
on the death OF Queen Victoria, the same
10 be forwarded to the home secretary il
London.
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ALLEN LuMRER cn 80

lane. WIN sell entire Allen Lumhsr 10
Po,t mnls' plsners. etc, sltnatsa ~ q.
nr r sonnty' at private sale ~ M "a -
nro,. risofusry !, subject 10 cosr1 V'.No
ssrS reserve right to reject IN Ma.
sensr olas al once. either IN hnIL N :,
sterling Myer.
Trustee
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W Wons 70 a reception TO be given on
Wsalssday January 80. from 4 to G
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Madame Runle and her palm reading at
the Rice hotel seems to be the fad now
ana pleases ALL
La Junta tribune., 1901-07-27
Mems Suits for
Less than IL Price

Men Is Underwear from 25c up to $l.5o.
Men g Shirts 25c and Soc worth double the money
Men Is Shoes from 81 90 up to $500.
Ladies' Shoes n Oxfor,ls, form 80 cents up.
Ladies Lace and Button Shoes, from 81 90 up so
Children S Shoes some broken lots, soc and 75c.
Boy and Children Clothing at your own price
La Junta tribune., 1901-07-27
1.-TWO Weeks M0re.' y

We have two weeks to close up our Ten
Years Business in La Junta and III that two
weeks we want to close out all the summer goods
possible, and in order to do so, will slaugh-
ter thepriceon all summer goods to move them.
We have taken our ..Bue Pencil and Went
through the stock and cut off the profits on
most all light weight goods, and we invoice the
last of the month We want to close out all
the goods we can before take stock, SO if
you want anything our line we will make
prices object to you. :: :: : ::