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District Court for TyIer County.

Woodvilc Texas December 23.-Distrlet
court convened Monday morning last judge
w. 3. Wlcks presiding; District Attorney
Cheatham present Tho grand jury was
duly empaueled and S. II. Reid was az
pointed foreman. All cases on the criminal
docket were set for Monday thc 2Nin III
slant except the case Of the Siale Oh IrN's
VS.. win stewart. charged with the mu
der Of &. Y. Sapp, which was set Tor tle
9Th day Of January, 1903 and ycnlrf ol
eeventy-two men ordered. The grand ,lNF
adjourned this evening to meet next Mou'
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planned at length the WORKINGS 90
uitures of the special 3mlil tax ~ vAp ,
III htenance and construction OF road az y,
tsnls, ward The tax last year yieldod ~
baa h oil $zsOn 23 Of which only about $500
cradle deficiency. This yenr tbo to ~
sresates S3350.02. The only aetion Of "
terest taken at this meeting WAS tbn d ~
p99intinent of committee for the pnrno5c
lists TO be circulated in this civ 6rs,p Nv. .'
tnen ~ the remainder Of the wsrS
amounts subscribed to be from al IA 500
or the equivalent IN work. Mir. \. l., Enrv
VINO is ever ready 10 further the inter,
ests OF Jennings. stands ready 10 be ono
ton of 500 0u"sSllp'
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the trouble they met with from the stronr
Sas pressure. All shat remains now to Ie
zone 70 add this well 70 the number OF pro.
upeefs Is 10 place the liner IN positiar
=, Jumps nave been ttted on both Southern
~. ! ana southern No. >, aud they Mill he
eAPected TO supply the company's eight iurb
pipe line, which viii be In operation within
y Weck. IL Is reported TINT the Sonfbern
III company VIII withdraw from tho len
n1llgs Fipe Line company as soon ms ~
ttitsn4t men pipe line Is IN operation and turn
n nvrr interest over TO the Jennings oil COM
g.. nc guarantee OH company has accented
liz wen and IS negotiating with the nine
r,v companies TO market tho oil II Ia
JIopeNIed z contract to that effect With tho
'Vgnninss ripe Line company will bo mod"
Sulllu Sloan are progressing SLOWLY M
surely ~ their work ~ cleaning tcnn,pIs
c con- OF nc Old Iron at the bottom Tbe
a n, piniy rs arranging 70 lt this wen IN MS
jumper as soon as II Is cleaned -
Innings oil made another advanrc .b,s
hnTrciin s' ana is now selling at IS cents per
ha.IcI Ihc total number of barrels mn.
heted 10 date is n little over lo6 ma nlur-
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Need Sooner or Later.
Almost cvcrybodys digestion is dlsor-
dcred more or less ana the commonest
thing they do for it is To take some one of
In many cases are merely strong cathartics.
Such thlngH are not needed. II tie organs
are Ia clOggcd condition, they need Gully
u littlc help and they Will right themselves.
Cathartics lrrit0tc the sensitive Innings Of
the stomach aud bowels and often do more
harm than good,
Purging Is not whnt Is needed. The
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Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do this perfect
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They stimulate tile secretion and eNcretlon
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However Mrs. 70. NJ. Faith of Byrd's
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THAT CHICAGO DINNER
Complimentary to MIR. Paul Morto, ard
Prominent Texans.
To the Editor Of The Posi-

complimentary TO MIR. Paul Morton and
Prominent Texans.
To the Editor Of The Post
Chicago, December 2o-The dinner which
was given by our Chicago friends. WHO
recently toured our State complimentary
to MI. Paul Morton, including as guests Of
honor, the governors Of Texas I.onis'on,
and Mississippi, and also Nj G.. II Mark.
man, vice president Southern Pacific rail.
way Mr.. S. L. b. Morse passenger trafrr
manager, Colonel l.. J. Polk, Louis Worth
am, and Your humble servant.
1t was without doubt The finest thing Of
the kind that ! have ever attended and the
citiz'ns OF Chicago frealy assert that il
as the huest dinner ever prepared in this
Il was given In the rooms Of the Chicago
Clup The dining Caom was handsomely
decorated and TIC vntirN surroundings and
Hcolgu"ns were compliment to r NuS.
ine ulsp.NY o. coiored lights was arranged
II req. white ana blue after Ie Texas
nag, and large number OF lights In the
center of the ceiling formed the Texas
mas with the lone star, and whom tho lights
We're as tnguished the Texas flag Wag
plaiLly PAINTED on the ceiling.
The room was decorated with COWBOYS
saddles, COW rope, linking each other with
"ia time SiEshootcrs and the walters were
all ARRANGED IN cowboy costumes In tho
center of the table was a circular railro d.
with the Santa Fc on ono car md Texas
on the other and the kind expressions VT.
tered NJ that gathering made il one u be-
remembered and show that our late Chicago
visitors arc true and loyal friends 10 Texas
~ was universally regretted that Gov
ernnr SayerS could not be- present Neither
was MT. Morse nor Mr., Markham Colonel
POLK was ON hand and rcprsscntel GOV.
ernor Saycrs aud did So gracefully and
wei, ana Louis WORKMAN represented
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Colors4 Oroanjzstion 10 Meet,

Brcnham, Texas, December 25.-The
twenty FIRST anniversary Of the Supreme
Grand Lodge and Chamber Of the Seven
Stars Of Consolidation of America, and It's
territories, VIII convene in Brennan Fri
day, December 90. Rev, A. II. samuels OF
Shreveport La, presiding. The anniversary
sermon will he preached at Mount Rose
Colored Baptist church by Rev, j. Il. Bryan
OF Temple, and Monday evening a grand
banquet viii he served the delegates after
the public installation Of supreme officers.
Local committees are busy preparing for
The supreme lodge gathering, and consider
able interest Is being manifested by the col
ored people Of the city,
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Cameron Locals.

Cameron, Texas, December 24.--Ycster-
day Sheriff Avertt appointed W. S Dixon
Of Cause to serve as deputy in that dis
trict Mr.. Ayeritt is making his appoint
ments with care. and IN view OF getting eff
ficient men.
The merchants are busy supplying the
Christmas trade which is very much bet
ter than was expected
Mrs. Lizzie Wilson OF Jackson, Tenn: IS
visiting her old friend, Mrs sam Holley'
II Is thirty years since they have seen each
ether.
Elbra Monroe and Law Henderson are
home for the holidays,
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lest WelIs Ne,r c,l,,,.,...,,

colmesncil, Texas, December o.. 8. p.
Dean who operates a saw min at Smiths
rerry' this county informs your CORE.
Spondent that he has been kept busy late.
" getting out material for dcrrlcks for Tho
I MOO rigs recently put up In hIs section
Dsrllllng was begun on the VOL AZ Rolnr's
lerry on the 18Th inst. and splendid proc.
trNs IS reported. Tho other rig will be nut
" at Jordan's ferry, and II Is cxpectcd
mat drilling will begin about January /
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Greenville, Texas, December 24-Lounty
Attorney Frazer lied sut yesterday against
Jim Sims Of Commerce to recover the
sum OF 5000, amount required FOR license
to sell lcuor In local option prcrinCt inc
suit Is based OH complaints already on file
charging Sims with violating the local op-
ton law. Mr.. Frazer also asks for an iu-
junction ia rCstraiu Sims from selling lid
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Bad Roads in Hunt County.

Commerce. Texas, December % The
roads In this county are almost impossible
All wagons that cross the creeks on either
side come 10 town with four horses TO the
wagon almost empty. The top crop Of cot.
ton is IN entire failure, for the fields are
so DOGGY farmers can not turn their poor
cows 10 get the crop
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CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Indictments Returned Against Five White
Men in Cherokee County.

TTITLLTTIUWIe TlUIUTTTUU F0JdTTT4I Y VJ VVT1TIE
Men in Cherokee County.
Rusk, Texas December "a Five white
men have been indicted by the grand Jury
and arrested on the charge Of killing a
negro uamed VIII Klllan near Client, this
county. Tho parties have all given bond
and arc now out and viii not he tried be.
fore May. This negro was killed Novem.
her II and officers went out and held the
inquest and arrested the family whom the
negro lived with as the parties who did
lin killing The negroes were discharged
when the white men were arrested The
white men are Of the best families n
Is claimed that about twenty men, all
white. took the negro ont and killed him:
that the men all had masks on but FIVE.
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ONLY A FEW KILLINGS
A sERENADER WAS STABBED TO
DEATH IN BELL COUNTY.
Mexican Cut to Death at a Ball Near
Kennedy and Another Sliced Up at
FroIie at Edinbura.

Belton, Texas. December e5.--Last night,
seven miles north Of town. party Of young
men " the nclghhorhood were out serenad-
ing when a difficulty came up between doe
Cooke and Rufo Drake. Drake stabbed
Cook IN the left breast aud head. killing
him instantly. Drake Is IN jail.
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Austin Roods 10 III Refunded.

Austin, Texas, December 25.-Aldcrman
Maddox, chairman OF the finance commit
tee Of tho city council has received notice
that S35, 600 Austin watcr aud light bonds
had bee nofIWarded from Ithaca, n. Y.
They are expected to reach mere tonight.
when they win be exchanged for new 3
per cent rcfunding bonds.
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Victoria, Texas, December % According
to a statement given out by the board Of
directors OF the Southwest Texas Fair MS
sociaton. tho last fair. held in November
was not a financial success. the receipts
being S4I271S; expenses SiT942S. leaving
a deficit Of 1861 49, But for the unfavor-
able weather It would undoubtedly have
been successful.
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AN ELECTION ORDERED
For Mayor by the City Council of
Waco

For Mayor by the City Council of
Waco
Waco. Texas, December % Tonight at
its regular meeting the city council adopt
ed resolution ordering a special election
to be held Wednesday. January H. for the
purpose Of clcctins successor to ] w.
higgins. whom the resolution declares has
been removed from Office
The election Is ordered to - held tn
ench ward by the regular officers aud the
mayor pro tenn is directed 10 give ten days
notice In advance by publication In q city
paper as directed by the charter ~ the city
Of Waco The salary of tho mayor for
the year beginning in April next was dNcd
ut SniUp
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Mexican klIIod Near Kenndv.

kennedy, Texas, December 2o.--Candelario
Cantru VAS shot aud Instantly killed here
last night at Mexican hail. Another
Mexican is accused of the deed. The slayer
Ia sin at large
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Mexican Badly Cut.

Edluburs, Texas. December 25.--lu difi.
Guilty caused by too much mescal, Francisco
Taeles Of this place received severe knife
wound In the region Of the groin, Enrique
Perez Is In Jail charged with the cutting
md will have an examining trial tomorrow.
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NEW TRIAL GRANTED
the Case Of Greenwood Aberorombie,

In the Case Of Greenwood Abererombie,
Given a Life Term for Murder.
Emory. Tc1as, December 24.-In the dis.
frict court today Judge Conner granted
Greenwood Abcrcromble n new trial. All
crcrombc was convicted of the murder Of
charlie Carter at present term OF the court
and the mry assessed life imprisonment M
bis punishment The court adjourned TO-
day after very heavy term, the Aber-
cromble case being continued.
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Mount Cain, Church Out Of Debt.

Mount Calm. Texas, December %. The
last vestige Of debt on the splendid Rap
fist church here was raised yesterday and
the last note on the property Will be pub
llcly burned NJ Thanksgiving service next
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An AGED Negro Dead.

Hearnc, Texas, December q. And'e"
Hozelcy. an old colored character, who has
lired on the Adams plantation in the
Brazos bottom for q long ume, dlfu yes,
terday afternoon. He was 40 years 81
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eAeRIEFs, pEPARTMeNT.

Focle Lake Texas, December q Five
doiiars reward FOR the recovery of one bay
horse pony. fourteen hands high. 10 years
XII bra nded nine. with two bars under IT,,
On lot shoulder. Good saddler Notify
" n. Kiuard, city marshal Eagle Lake,
Texas.
cuoro. Texas December %. Five dollars
reward for the recovery q one light bay
hranied 1; an left shoulder white spot
On nose. one white foot also second hand
saddle, made, In IenpIe Texas. Address
7. T. Kennedy -.
Asa LlyeI Tpnle
use oxIp1AEs
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l'nninos' Good Roads Work.

h,.i 1SDu nOduS WORK
y !, sS' La, December 90. The meet
l me citizens of the Tenth ward for
n, '. .Y OF discussing the present con-
hi az, apg oetterment of the roads in this
'sAbsrb. more particularly those in the
! bs s"s OF Jennings, held today I'M
Ii reI aiaspices ~ the Commercial league.
N attended, and the result was n
hlss IrS.lng and benGhclal meeting.
Suior Taylor of this ward OK
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The JENNINes FIELD.
The Hoea-swayne Gusher Is Now Under
Control

Jennings, In. December % The Hocg.
swayne syndicate we'll Crescent No. .
which had the blowout Saturday. has been
controlled, and The drllers are now az
work repairing the damage and getting the
machinery In shape 10 operate again. II Is
not known Just IN what condition the hole
10 az the prsHent time.
Fhs apilirrs eu septhsFa Ne. bass sus,
essAfu1ly set the easing. Notwithstanding
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Ru MIlIInns Of Mothers.

Mrs yiuslovy'a Soothing syrup for chill
stxs ts.thins rsrthsr ere Fhllai sEftTHn RS
guInS, reduces lnhsmmatlan, sliaAs V@lA'
cures RIpd cole, Csc bottle.
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San Angelo Stock News.

angelo, Texas, December %. "A.
Eahs.
: Foreman sold to l. G. Yates thirty
n q stock cattle.
tnaib Ica aford shipped a car OF mules
ieis at $3.50. " '" '" -
N =, I hsr John Johnson shipped one car
4 'uils and cows to Fort Worth mar
y tlns Of ri Paso is here 10 buy
n '''u Oh steers for the California
h ,s continue to be made, despite
NV markets that are prevailing.
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A"''t Texas, December IS. The pow.
Il 'ai0ed last night would suffice TO run
M, .s q central American war for sew.
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alN'sad, Texas, December GA slow,
|F'saple rain has been falling here to-
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lfel' Texas, December 25.-Today 100
~. Y were we're cooked for the patients Of the
blk dinner.
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'aitol' Texas, December 25-Thc
.ld doll bazaar given by the ladies OF
wv Century club for the benefit Of
|sFplc library was a grand success.
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Blum Texas December 25,-A light
na' been falling since early this morn
+ akstlll cloudy and threatening. Just
~ Ian has fallen TO make 1t disagree
at Of doors.
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aiorO, Texas December 24.-The kin
|kFtE children had Christmas tree
7 digit upon which they hung presents
|ts b. themselves for their parents.
rc'n and sisters. The articles showed
hhincter Of the kindergarten work
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hsslle, Texas, December 25.--Tho
y hsr the poor, which was contributed
Eel business men ana citizens generally,
distributed among them yesterday and
I dslt and many homes were made
n,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-10

having been chief secretary Of ireland, has
become prime minister. More than seventy
years have elapsed since the last Irish sec
rotary who subsequently became prime min
lister was appointed. In 1880 Lord Stanley,
subsequently, known as the great earl of
Derby, was appointed Irish secretary, and
held that Office till 1888. The other prime
ministers who were previously Irish secre-
tar.es are the duke Of Wellington, who, as
Sill Arthur Wellesley, was Irish secre. airy
from from 1907 till 1909; Sir Roblrt Peel
who filled that cAice from 1912 TO 1918, ana
William Lamb lord Gelbourne), who was
Irish secretary from 1927 to 1928.
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During the Omaha exposition. relates he
Portland o%regonian, Senator Chauncey
Depew and s. r. Galloway. president Of the
American Locomotive company, were stroll
ing about the Midway, taking in the sights
when they were invited into a large hall L
see the greatest performance on earth
Inc hall filled up rapidly, and after a wal
OF ten or hfteen minutes the senator said O.
MI Galloway: This must be a good shov
so many people are ~crowding into to S.
IT,. After some further waiting, duriuE
which the hall was jammed full, the lat-
Sterling Morton walked down the a,s'e
ana stopping to shake hands with tn sena
TOR and Mr.. Galloway. said; 'What id
thunder are you fellows doing here? Ther
Is a fakir outside calling out, Come in an
see the great and only Chauneey NJ. Dope"
Only 10 cents to see the great and on
chauneey.'"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-10

from the Orange River colony: las l am
the acting chaplain and conducting divine
service In many camps tomorrow, may l
ask IL the hymn. Peace. Perfect Peace
would not be a most appropriate one 10 give
out to be sung?" Lord Kitchener wired
back: please yourself; but l think On
ward, Christian Soldier quite as good"
A well-known and highly respected fire.
works manufacturer died recently in the
north of England and his wife ordered a
very expensive tombstone to be erected in
his memory. She was very much perturbed,
for no epitaph submitted to her did she con-
slider suitable After a prolonged and dill
gent search she discovered one she thought
TO be appropriate on the tombstone Of a
prominent musician In a Manchester eeme-
terry. Now on the memorial stone of this
noted fireworks manufacturer ii is stated
so that he who runs may read that HE has
gone TO the one place where his works are
excelledl"
Lord Salisbury has been often accused Of
cynicism. This Is due to his many cutting
expressions. In regard to a bill In Parlia-
ment to establish parish councils he said:
"If your desire is TO interest the people I
should rather a parish circus. q"
you annot send your ironelads up Mount
Ararat' was his objection to Intervention
at the time Of the Armenian atrocities.
One time he was talking with Sir Hiram
which bears his name, when the prince Of
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-10

~ HE Grand Duke Boris Of Russia,
who is on a tour Of the world
- and is expected at Washington
shortly, is rs years old. He is a
- SON OF the Grand Duke Vladimir,
brother Of Alexander III Of Russia, and Is,
therefore. a first cousin OF the present
car. The young noble is accompanied by
a suite Of officers. He is a colonel of in
fantry, Is said to be Of a studious and
scientific turn of mind and is unmarried.
%
Sixty years after his death General VIII
liam Clark OF the famous Lewis and Clark
expedition is to have a monument erected
over his grave. The monument is to be
erected by Mrs. Mary Susan Glasgow Clark
Of New York City, widow Of Jefferson
Kearney Clark. for many years a promi-
nent st. LOuisan, who died in New York
about two years ago. The money for the
memorial was left In the will Of Jefferson
Kearney Clark. who was the youngest son
Of the great explorer.
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The recent ~knighting Of Sir f. G. Bur
nand serves TO recall In the Outlook Ct
London a Jest OF the witty editor of
Punch. shortly after he became editor Of
that paper he was urged by his friends To
take an appointment to a remunerative
slnecure In Australia. IL was not to his
taste. however, for he answered promptly,
"A Burn 'and's worth two In the Bush.
%
Years had elapsed since / saw the house
with the seven gables supposed to be the
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-10

one which inspired Hawthorne's immortal
story, and being in its vicinity recently, l
went TO see II again" says a writer In the
Boston Herald. but l wish l hadn't. for
that venerable domicile has been touched
with the anker OF modern improvement.
Electric lights, a furnace and bathroom
and kitchen boilers serve to render the old
time home of Salem's matchmaker com
Portable but an awful paradox In the
opinion Of the antiquarian, not to say ro-
mancer. wonder what Hawthorne would
say to the changes there. II this is really
the famous house, one wishes II might
have been preserved as Americas foremost
prose writer described 1t in that classic,
and as Miss Ingersoll left it when she de-
parted this life"
The death has just taken place at Roches
ter, England, OF George Thomas Crook. for
merly inspector Of machinery In the royal
navy. Mr.. Crook. who was 70 years OF age.
was known in the service as 1.-THE mai who
sat on the safety valve" feT his plueky &C
ton during the Egyptian war Of 1882. He
then, at the risk Of his own life. adopted
the heroic expedient indicated In order to
raise SUFFICIENT steam to lift ashore at suez
by means OF a rickety crane two loeomo-
tives which were urgently required on the
Egyptian railway.
When the English troops in South Africa
were daily expecting the announcement Of a
peace settlement with the BOer leaders a
clergyman t~elegraphed to Lord Kitchener