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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-17
COL. J. W. JONES DEAD
AFTER AN ILLNESS OF MONTHS HE
PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY.
In His Time He Was One OF the Most
Prominent and Honored Members
Of the Harris County Bar.

Colonel j. w. Jones died at his residence,
I1li Main street at 8:2O .. ~. yesterday
after an illness OF several months. me
funeral win take place from the residence
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, kev. a.,
u. AYES officiating. The interment VIII be
ia Gienwood cemtery The pallbearers win
be selected from among deceaseds me
long friends and associates, residents OF
THE city.
Colonel j. w. Jones was born al Clarks-
VILE, Tenn, February y is45, consequence
was in the nfty-ninth year OF his age at
the time OF his death. lie served through
cut the war In thu army or Virginia auder
Lee, and Ia one OF the numerous engage
n,eilts III which he participated was WJEAu
cd Ia the ankle.
lie moved to Houston in 1877 aud lmme-
diately began The practice OF law DecOm.
Ing senior member Oh Inc hrm vi Jones *
nuuiett, which partnership reiatIon con
three on four yCaru ago. Ilua arm Ncneyei
great prominence 1T legal circles, COloncl
Jones especially being recognized as very
able advocate,
In November. 1875, he was united in mat.
riage TO Miss Sarah Brashear daughter OF
the late Judge Isaac BIashr az OF this city
OK this union three children were born
OF whom Two, Murray -, aged 10 years
aud lrma. aged is years, aud his W.uov
survive him.
Colonel Jones In former years tool
considerable Interest ia politics aud
was elected TO the State senatt
member OF that body from no. to 1885
Az a member OF the senate he served ME
constituents faithfully and wei, earning
with his fellow members the reputation OF
being safe ana conservative Legislator.
Alter the death OF Judge Garntsr Ne
formed a partnership with w. T. UIivei
Of this city aud continued IN the active
practlye of law untii taiung heulth FORGET
MIN to gradually rciinluish tnls pfac'lee.
Tie Harris Cnuut. BIt association VII
meet In Judge Ashes court room dt IL
O'Clock this morn NJ 90 honor lilo memory
| iu The ,ccustUucG manner
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Beaumont. Texas, September 1G.-rhe
city council met in regular semimonthiy
session thls morning with Mayor Langham,
Aldermen Fletcher Gossett and Carroll aad
city Marshal Stewart, city Attorney Sou
field and City Secretary Ives present.
The entire day was devoted to hearing
arguments In matters pertaining to petit
lions presented at the last regular session
the council held, which was two weeks ago.
lhe petition OF the Beaumont Gas company
asking that the council recognize It as the
owners of franchise now owned by
Mcssrs Potter Hcydou and Blackburn was
tor the second time carried over.
The other petition was from Harry y.
JohuSon, ". l.. Thompson ANA others ask
ing for a franchise TO operate line OF
street railway VI the city OF Beaumont
over the lines of the Beaumont street Kali
way company and over lines north and
south of the city. The question was dis
cussed at length by parties representing
10th sides ana the council, after worrying
ali day with II, laid it over ngain.
william ueuman presented petition
signed by himself requesting the council to
pay him the sum OF 5000 damages alleged
10 have been suffered because the street
commissioner aud city marshal tore down
and removed n house the petitioner had
erected on the elty's property IA an alley
way. Petitioner claimed that the officers
gave the lumber Witt which the house was
constructed to negroes, and that he had not
the building himself owing u the Illness
Of member OF his family The council re-
fused the petitioners request 10y unani-
nous vote.
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MORE MAIL CARRIERS
SERVICE IN CONTESTED BUSINESS
DISTRICT TO BE IMPROVED,
New Men Will Come from the List Of
Etoibles Already Passed--New
Schedule to Be Made.


The recent visit Of an inspector OF the
postofhce department has beer productive
or much good to the Local service, esi eel W.
" IN tue downtown district Postmaster
strong asked for addliiouai facilities some
time ago and as the ncrers q receipts
Justified the request the depa tment Sc
a man to Investigate conditions.
Dir Strong laid the ease before the de-
paitmcnt man aud conserratively asked fsr
three more carriers. The bralny Inspector
took In the situation ana sized the ne
Of the office at four more men. Tie post
master smlllngly acquiesced, but s1lR nc
would Ike TO be snrc Of the three. u lou
were given him SO much the uetttr;
The department. man recumm lco l"ui
carriers In addition 60 the present 70 ce,
and bis wishes were granted tAeE VII
be nj once appointed. This VIII m1h
force OF thirty carriers. one or Whoh Ac'S
as a collector
These appointments will be mgdc IRON
the list of ellglb.os who nave a. eau
passed their examinations. and are on
waiting list aud no further eNllAlh '
lions VIII be necessary.
There VIII be an entirely new aPpoll "
ment IN the Districts and the deliver es WI
he quicker ia the cti0us whtr' mail ]
the heaviest rnd promptness Is prime
essential OF good service
Substitution No. has been removed iron
20O9 WHshugton street to 2iOl on th'
same street, and the change approvel 10y
the department
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-17
RICE PALACE POSTPONED
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TAKES I'M
PoRTANT ACTION LAST NIGHT.
No-Tsu-Oh 70 Have the Right Of Way
for the Balance Of This Yesr--Rce
Palace Collections Deferred.

At weil-attended meeting Of the TX.
ecutive committee Of the Rice Palace ia !
Industrial Exposition N the Business
League rooms last night Il was the SEES
u ths meeting to postpone any furthcf ef.
fort tc pull on the rice palace and INDUS
TRIAL exposition tais year and to wiihdr v
temporarily nom the Reid IN favor Of tha
NoIgb-OL Carnival ass}cH,lon
No subscriptions fOr tn rice palace and
industrial exposition Nlu lie called TIL
year unless auGieient snbscrlpt Gus be ID.
taiued to go Bhead with the enterprise, nul
III that event Gully an amount sufficient to
purchase the necessary grounds VII b.
asked fer.
Onleidcrs appear to be deeply interested
IN the proposed enterprise Mayor Poe 90
Lake Chlres, La., notified the committee
Of Ills Willingness TO subscribe literally To-
wagd mailing the enterprise q success.
Tho subscription committees Will be re-
organized at AN early date to continue tho
work originally assigned Thorn.
The usual subscriptions Tor the No rau-Ch
Carnival association VIII be expected FOL
this years cntert0lnmont.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-17

olive. Texas. September l6 The Mctho-
dist revival which started here last sat
urday night, is progressing very nicely.
Latge crowds are la attendance. The me +
ing is being conducted by the presiding
elder Of this district, assisted by several
Very prominent ministers. The meeting
VIII last during the week
Misses Floy Merritt, Addie podlgo and
Minnie Robinson spout Sunday In olive, the
guests OF Mrs Dr. Reagan.
Mr. ANA MIS- G. A Sternenberg n
Tor few days pleasure sojourn TO Hous
ton
MIR. v A. Petty returned from a bust.
moss trip Ia the state, having landed a sew
cr1 millOn.toot order of tmbers t. be
shipped out at once
A very sudden change I'm the Temperature
hus caused coughs and colds TO he epidemic
The public free schools VIII open the first
Monday iu October under the able man.
ncrmcnt Of Miss Lizzie Farquhur Of LA
I Grange.
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erlmes ccuntv Ia RoIIa.

Anderson, Texas, September 16 The
commissioners court met yesterday and Il.
ceiytd the tax rolls. which are as follows;
Land s19ll AZ city property SdaS, T65
horses $3.50, la cattle S1S4,To4; Jacks and
jepncts SlI26, sheep S1I14; goats S8l0;
hogs S625s; dogs SiaS2 buggles and Wagons
S4S,905; merchandise, etc, SlS5, OOS; manu-
facturipg etc, Sl0,t55; implements $004s;
engines and gins S36,271; money In banks
SI6llS; money otherwise than banks $2T,.
ISIS; credits, notes, etc, SIS IT'S; capital
stock S36i shares, etc, 500; corpor Il lions
S2,i4o; miscellaneous $2i,G9o; total $500.
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Cameron locals.

Cameron. Texas, September 16-News
was received here this morning from Mira.
John Gartner at Denlsou announcing the
death Of her son Charles Gadner who
died this morning. The remains will be
brought to Cameron for burial. The de
ceased lived IN Cameron aud was for sew
eral years postoffice clerk here.
The stockholders OF the Young Mems
Business league will hold meeting Mt the
auditorium Friday night Tor the purpose
of erecting directors for tae next year
aud to transact such other business rs
may come before that body.
Russell c. Rich hled suit in the district
court this morning against the Southwe 81
eru Telephone and Telegraph company ftI
$500 damages alleged 10 have been Gus-
trlned by plailtif flr the negligence Of thl
company to deliver to him NJ Bay CITY j
message announcing the serious illness of
his father at Rogers. Texas. as result d
which be did not get to attend the hodSid,
OF his father during his last lines
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-17
District Court.

Beaumont, September l6.--Judge Martin
OF the district court spent the morning and
the greater part Of yesterday afternoon
sounding the order docket. There were a
great many lawyers in the court room and
It seemed as II the docket was ntermina,
bic. There were over 800 cases on It..
Judge Wilson OF Houston, who Is to ex.
change districts with Judge Martin during
the hrst two weeks OF court, win stay until
he gets through the trial Of the recused
docket and such other matters as ne MAY
see IT. The divorce docket has been sci
for the third week of this term OF court
The month Of October will be devoted "a
the trial Of criminal cases.
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Caldwell COUNTY rax Values.

Lockhnrt, Texas, September 1.-THE
county tax roll for the current year, just
completed by the assessor and approved by
the commissioners court shows the fol-
lowing statistics for Caldwell county; To
tai value OF tatXahle property 81. $3.50. U.s.;
Increase over last year S3S, ~; number OF
horsea ard mules $3.50; number OF cattle
1915; value of machinery, Including oil
mills and cotton gins, Sl0S,OO0, amount OF
state tax SlT092; amount OF county tax
S29,lS4; total amount Of State and county
lax, Including poll, S5i 30Sj number of polls
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-17
COUNTY ROAD SILL ON MAP.
Commissioners Court Makes a Peculiar
Entry Upon Its Records.

Commissioners Court Makes a Peculiar
Entry Upon Its Records.
County Commissioner Dunks was a Wis
itcr to the city yesterday, Referring TO
the "loose-handed' method of dolug bust.
ness by the commissioners court he stated
to Post representative that in looking up
the present status Of the Cedar bayou and
Goose creek public roads he found that
the order establishing the said road was
made by the court November u, 1896, aud
the deeds conveying the right OF way to
the county were recorded July %, 1897. ON
February ~, 1890, petition annulling the
former petition was formally entered upon
the minutes OF the court, which action cvi
IDENTIFY satisfied both the petitioners and
the court that they had 0blltcrated the
aforesaid road from the face of the earth
so far as legal standing In the commission
ers court was concerned.
He characterized such proceedings as far
clcal In the extreme. and said that upon
laying the matter before the county at
torney the latter advised him 70 20 ahead
and recognize the road as still county
road.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-17
LAST NIGHTS FIRE.

Grocery Store and Residence In the
Fourth Ward Badly Damaged.
Fire at $50 o'clock last night did dam.
age to the grocery store and residence OF
Emanuel vetrano TO the extent OF SToO.
The store with residence attached was sit
uatea on the corner Of Brazos street and
Rusk avenue, in the Fourth ward The
IRE originated through the explosion OF I
headway before the alarm WAS turned In
There Is Insurance. but owing 10 tho ali
sence OF Mr. Netrnno the amount could moi
be learned. The department nut severa
streams ON the fire aud prevented the en-
tire structure from being consumed.
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Dead In a eoxoar.

Beaumont, Texas, September 16-willlau
e. McCaulr, white man who has been
In the employ of the Santa Fe Railroad
company. was found dead In a box car thl:
morning at about q o'clock,
McCaulil had been working for the com
pany for several months, and two days age
resigned his position. This morning one
OF the men happened TO 20 into the car
which was standing near the Santa FC
shops, and found the man apparently
asleep Later on It was discovered that h,
was dead. His death IL thought 10 have
been due 70 natural causes. He was about
As years 81 age 1t is not known whether
he had a family.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-17
MANOR RlooINs WRlrEs.


Issues Letter to County Attorneys Asking
Data on Prohibition Matters.
Tro foi,vip., ci,,,,t,. i.trrr Inns beo,, r..
"' t'"0" ave- '', ''"'
celied 10 THIS Guy bearing iht 'l-hltute Nl
j. ". higgins, MAJOR ui Mlcu. soliciting
info,,,,tt,n u,,o, ,,tors ,u.sp og tue
49, ''''',''" "''''
promotion question:
sn. WIN. Ia vrp. ,ht,i,. .oi,r inf,1u..
"on' alA t'mpl"hS l'i'uln uul" lu"'
may be valuable, Ia doing which 1 desre
To- ash you 10 answer tue Quest0uS ON the
blank herewith ana return To me hy n. 81
mail.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-17
New Federal Building,

Beaumont, Texas, September 10, Post
master Bone has received from the post.
master general at Washington rough
sketch of the improvements to be made on
the Federal building here, with the request
that he offer suggestions on some OF tho
inside work Postmaster Bone Will IN a
few days return the sketch 10 the post
master general with suggestions, and Il is
expected that the government contractors
will get 20 work soon, making the additions
to the present building.
According 10 the plans the building will
be extended slxty.fuur feet east, the addi
tion running full length north and south
An appropriation OF $1,000 has been made
for the work. When completed Beaumont
will have one of the most commodlous Fed
eral building in the State
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-17
Caldwell County Criminal Cases,

Lockhart, Texas, September l6.-1he re.
port OF the county clerk to the attorney
several, Just filed, FOR the period Of ,nne
from December /, 1901, TO August 81. 1902,
shows the CONDITION OF the criminal docket
OF tue county court as follows: Indct-
mentS hled 10; informations Including AZ.
pcals from justices courts, as: trials Sc
convictions 80. acQulttals .; dismlssais 20,
Imposed S9SA; fines collected, served cut III
JAN and hired on convict bonds. S83g: ap-
peals 10 court OF criminal appeals, none.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-17
Mineral WeIIs 10 Have = Shoot

Mineral Wells, Texas, September 15.-The
Mineral Wells Gun club is considering 4
proposition to Invite the members of the
fraternity to contest at this city on
thanksgiving day. This will be. &c pulled
OF, State shoot and viii bring together
a grand aggregation of the finest shots In
Texas. Mr., j. y. Quarles is secretary and
TO him all Inquiries should be addressed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-17
BURGLARY Reported.

Beaumont, Texas. September 1e.-Burg,
lars entered the residence of Mr.. L ID. Polk
nc 1913 Calder avenue this morning he.
tween the hours OF - aud 4 o'clock. Mr..
l. d. Thomas, relative of Mr.. Polk, who
i rooming upstairs, was the only enc 70.
heved Of valuahles so far as Is known. His
pockethook containing several dollars IN
small change, acme valuable papers and his
key ring on which were office and postoface
Keys, We're taken, No clue TO the burglar
has been obtained.
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calm conntu snhnnls

Mckinney, Texas, September 18.-The
annual report Of County Superintendent
Austin, shows total of 221 white teachers
and III schools in Collin county; thirteen
colored teachers with nine schools This
Is exclusive Of the four independent dis
tricts. The report shows that the county
PAYS to the State for school purposes S23
6l6.S0 and receives S57.790
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-17
Prohlbition - T,,l.,

Tyler, Texas. september is. Prohibition
In this city viii so Into effect at IL o'clock
on the night Of October s, The saloon
men are getting rid 81 their stocks as fast
them by the Sth The Insurance Gem.
panles have cancelled policies On stocks
Tnd fixtures az over two-thlrds az the sa-
Icons here As result ~ prohibition.
twenty-three buildings viii be temporarily
vacant. However, most Of tho buildings IA
the main business portion II town have
been spoken Tor and leased.
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RrIdae Is Relna Renlaoed.

Gonzales. Texas September l8-The big
bridge that was built by NJ. S Haste Of
Dallas this year and fell in during the high
water on August is being rapidly rebuilt
by Mr. A. A. Alshury Of Houston. The
bridge will be ready for use by Monday.
September -. ffty-four foot span will
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-17

Irregular bowel movements breed disease
n the body Won should purify and ern.
late the bowels by using Prlckly Ash MT
tiers. II " mildly cathRrtle and strength.
ems the stomach, liver and Kidneys a 81
kiefllng, oo2 Main street. Crescent Drug
Store, 30 Main street. special agents.
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Aaron RIaa I4aId MIlhout AM.

Justice Matthews yesterday remandeR
Aaron Rice coiored, TO inll without the
benefit Of hgil Rice Is the negro accused
Sunday.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-17

WANrEn--A wee. little felloyv' 10 sit
In my othee, look pleasant aud keen Ms
nose out % the snuh box. PASTORAL, SC4
Main street.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-17

Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrun FOR chill
dren teethlng soothcs the child. snftene the
gums, reduces Inflammation. allays palm.
cures wind collie, 25c bottle.
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take the pace Of the sixteen-foot 81
making the bridge more substantial tn
al FIRST
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An East Texas speeIal Edltion.

Tyler. Texas, September i5.-Edltor Tom
D. Cooper Of the Llndale Reporter Las s.
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A M1sLEADING srArrNrNr.

Next day the statement appeared In the
press that admittaLce to lhe American Fed
Grafton Of Labor had been denied the
United Brotherhood Of Railway Employees,
but as, before stated no Information to
that eject has ever been received from the
executive committee Of the American Fed
eratiou Of Labor on any OF It's oalrers
either during the Interview or subsequently
The American Labor Union has been In
correspondence With the principal Officers
of the United Brotherhood of Railway Elm
ployes since last june with the Idea ar
utilization Ia view. The American Labor
Union has repeatedly, and In p very coz.
dial manner, urged US va affiliate with
them, hut no decision has vet been reached
on that question and ! have no idea what
our board Of directors viii do In that re-
gard.
Mr.. Charles j Jones, vice president OF
the United brotherhood " Railway I'm
ployes, located at Butte Mont Is now
In communication with Mr. Daniel Me
Donald, president of the American Labor
Union, also located AZ Butte aud viii re
port his recommendations in due time.