The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-15
BEAUMONT BUDGET.
The Sensation Has Beer sifted Down e
\ Bit OF Mearness.

ne Sensation Has Beer Siftcd Down 20
Bit OF Mearness
Beaumont. Texas. Octoher i4--rhe Anal
touches were put on the alleged attempt
to rape ease here today when County Al.
torney Gray announced that hc would not
take coguizonco " an AFFIDAVIT On anything
pertaiuing 10 that ooensc against the negro
boy IN jsn. sheriff Landry also announced
that h. would make no suca AFFIDAVIT An
affidavit Was secured fCou the mother az
the child by The Post correspondent, an
which she states that the negro hoy struck
the uttlc girl. 81 do not believe he came
for anything eSccpt 20 rob he slmply
got mad with bessie and wanted 70 whip
her. doat thinS ho needs anything cN'
Ccpt a good Whipping.
bessie had burned her leg the day bo
fore and In the Scunle the burned place
was hure over, White the boy WAS spank
Ing her he was holding her With thc other
maud, aud la doing 80 cackcd hpc pretty
badly. She Is not hurt auy other wa3
AZ the court house today Couniy Judge
Wheat was trying to prepare the c1iuN
ballot 10 be usci ~ the election here, hut
WAS unable 20 set the names ct al the
candidates FOR State cuices aud especially
those tor toe various judGcShipS whicA are
voted on here. lie has made a special rc-
quest OF The Fost 10 state this fact Ia orr
der that the proper names may he sent TO
aim ny the parties interested, aud e would
no doubt be COED idea Tor advice 10 he
sent 20 other pviuts Also especially where
the Australian ballot Is used and prcpara.
tious must be mndc 50 far uheal uf lime
Justice Of the Peace Brown today taxed
UP anotaer heavy nue. on n pistol toter'
and the result is that the criminal Will
have to do $50. 40 worth OF wor6 on the
couaty roads.
Secretary Caildress Of the oil exchange Is
making extensive preparations TO entertniu
Admiral and Mrs. SchlCy upon their visit
here next Tuesday The people ~ the city
viii be given an opportunity to attend n
public reception ~ them and then there
viii he other arrangements mnde for his
entertainment that Will be jpst litASc
dirercnt from the ordinary and most at
tractive withal,
The Soutaeru Pacific land and lmpigrs
tlon agents Will DC here next Tuesday 3nd
preparations are ON foot for their enter
tniumcnt.
his crcditable iCcOfd today ard secured two
more peuiteptiary conriCtlous, making
tbrre Ia twCnty-four hours, The first cou'
viCion was thJt ~ tho state " GNs Iay
ior wac Sot two years on @ charge IL ST.
tempt 60 rape This case has been reversed
before. TIE other conviction WAS thar az
john Jones. an old negro, on cAaige OF
burglary, WAC was given seven years.
The Eagles band and fifty enthusiastic
Eagles went 20 Fort Arthur tonight To- az,
tend q reception which had been teIdcrcd
them by The Port Arthur acyic. The Port
Arthur Eagles arranged for an elaborate
There have been no further fatalities due
30 the lightning that struck the colored
Methodist church here.
Mr. r. C. Furey has taken the Initiative
in providing q fund for the miners Of tAe
East He has headed the list OF coutrihu-
lions for tAls city with $50 and Is also
getting the Hlbernians, OF which he ss
president. Interested Ia the matter The
unions here are asked TO take action ON u
az their meetings.
The street car service IS again normal
Charles Ingalls, had a SlQo Jersey COW
/ killed by lightning yesterday.
The registration proceeds very slowly.
/ Per day.
Michael Gardner VIII De buried tornor
row BY the Burt refinery people, He was
/ the man who was overcome by gas
| Captain and Mrs. Horton ~ the SALIVA
I ton Army arrived this morning and rein
/ farced the present large stan,
/ The local Red Men closed their charter
\ tonight They have big list on the char
/ ter rolls.