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poses; and. provided further. that any voter
who Is, subject 70 pay a poll tax under the
said tax before he offers to vote at any
election IN this state and hold a receipt
showing his poll tax paid before the lst day
~ February next preceding such election.
or II said voter shall have lost or misplaced
said tax receipt, he shall be entitled TO vote
upon making affidavit before any officer ali-
thorizcd to administer oaths that such re-
ccipt has been lost. Such affidavit shall Doe
made IN writing and left with the Judge Of
the election, and this provision Of the con
stitution shall be self-enacting without the
necessity Of further legislation
Sec 3. The governor Of this State Is here
ny directed TO Issue the necessary proclama-
tton submitting this amendment TO the
qualified voters Of Texas at the next general
election.
Aud. whereas, the said nroposed amend.
ment was published MS required by the con
stitutiOn and the executive did on the DIST
day OF July, A. ID. 1902, Issue his proclama-
lion ordering general election FOR state,
district nnd county officers TO be held on
the 4th day Of November A. II. 1902. aud
ordering that at said election the said pro-
posed amendment be submitted TO the quail.
ned electors OF the State for their adoption
or rejection: and,
Whereas, said election was held in accord.
ance with the constitution aud laws Of this
4 state In the several counties Of this State
NJ the time stated In accordance with the
governor proclamation. and said proposed
amendment was submitted to the qualified
electors and voted upon In the manner re-.
Quircd by the constitution and en- accord.
nnce with the said proclamation. ond The
returns thereof made to the secretary III
state, which returns are now on fic I'm HIS
office, having been canvassed In the man.
uer prescribed by law. show that 200. $50
votes were cast Tor said amendment TO mr.,
ticle . section ,, of the constitution. and
that l0I,14s votes were cast against said
amendment.
Now, therefore, I. Joseph n. Savers rov.
ernor Of the state ~ Texas by virtue of
the authority vested In me by the constitu.
tlon and laws OF this state. do hereby pr"
claim and make known to the public That
q majority of the votes cast at said cleo.
tion were cast in favor Of said proposed
amendment 70 said constitution and TINT
said proposed amendment has become, and
TcNns ~ va
In testimony whereof. have berenrto go,
| my nand and caused the seal Of state TO hc
athNed az Austin, this 26th day OF Dccom
uVr a. -. Ivu% Joseph n. Savers
n Governor.
~ the governor, John G. Tod, Secretary
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New Elevater cempleted.

Galveston. Texas December oT.-The
new eleTatpr Of the Southern Pacific has
been completed. but will not be ready for
operation on January 1, as was the lnten-
ton. IS mentioned II The Post some time
ago the elevator Was leased 10 the Rosen.
baum Gran company, one OF the largest
grain exporting concerns In the country.
and when Il : placed in operation n great
deal Of grain E1l come tails way IN addi-
port.
The delay II starting the elevator Is due
70 TIE lzcE q power. This Will be fur
nished b tie Few power house at the
pier, and some . the machinery for the
power house has rot yet arrived. Mr..
Boschke, the engineer In charge OF tbe
Southern Pac4Gc work here, SAID this morn.
Ing that he cid not know when the DELAYED
machinery would arrive. The last rppnrt
be had from IL was TO the effect that n
should De here within ten or tftcen DAYS,
but u is already ninety DAYS overdue. and
make guess about when II viii really ar
1t viii take but a short time after the
arrival OF the machinery to install II and
furnish the necessary power for the ele
Men engaged in all lines OF construction
work requiring heavy machinery are com
planning Of the difficulty in securing N,
prompt delivery. II is said that the troubl,
Ia due 10 the fact that the demand /,
greater than ever before and the facilities
Tor turning II out have not been Increased
as rapidly as has the demand. II this /,
me IN. case, u rehects very prosperous con
meantime 1t is creating great inconyenienc,
for contractors.
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REEWLLE PERSONALS.
Tho Holidays Were Marked bv Mn,
Going and Comma.

inc Holidays Were Marked Nv Muoh
Going and COMING.
beeYllle, Texas, December 27.-Tbo ,,,ooi,
has been one Of general home-ro,no ma
home-returning. People who have been "a.
5ourning here have gone to visit re,at,ve,
elsewhere, and those who were LIVING IN
other places, but who had relatives ana
friends here, have come in to spend tno
holidays with them.
Miss Cora Mitchell, teacher OF tba so,oo,
at Mathis, is at home to spend Chr,stYnos
with her parents. 90 -
Mrs. Il. C. Modroy and children le,. mo
nrst or the week for Luling where thev viii
remain several days with Mrs MoSro,is
1ather and mother, Rev. and Mrs. Il. B,
Superintendent w. e. Maddewa ~ ths
Seeyilie city schools and Prof w
i.orduer OF the Clarevile school are in M,
tendance on the teachers convention M
Austin this week -
Johnny and Robert Beasley, leading Nom.
pers OF Beeville's crack baseball team ana
students at the State university at Austin
parents. 'Ne'
Mrs. Aargie Stubs OF Travis county is
"a the city as the guest OF her uncle, Law.
fer~S. j. Carmichael,
Mas Rosa Craven OF Corpus Christ, a.
spending the week In the city as the guest
y .ne family OF her brother, Mr.. Thomas
Miss Mamie Teal has returned from New
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WElMAR LOCALS.
A Number Of Those Away for the Holi-
days Have Returned.

A Number Of Those Away for the Holt
days Have Returned.
Nelmar, Texas December 2T.-Christmas
has come and gone without single mishap
or casualty being reported in this locality.
and with II came those OF Weimar's ciu.
zens, who have been away for Il time, To
visit the "old folks at home" among them;
Cadets Forest Holman and Alexis McCor-
mick Of the Agricultural and Mechanical
college, Otto Henkel from Galveston. Misses
Eddie nm and Alma Hcrder OF the North
Texas Female college Of sherman, Miss
Berry Hall OF San Antonio College for
Young Ladies', Miss Jessie Card, from HI
Campo. Mr.. Claude Armstrong. from all
over Texas; Mrs Jessie Townsend teaching
music at Hlngshury; Mr.. Robert Insall,
from school at San Marcos as also Mr.. Fred
Bttner and Mrs. George Seyder of lei
Campo, Mrs Elise lillje of san Antonio,
Mrs. G. o. Harrison OF Bonus, sheriff W. b.
Bridge OF Columbus, Mr., George X, Wilson,
e Wen known drummer from Texas, Rev.
Mr. Barnum Of Fhtoniq, Mr.. John Wtllrich
Of Gonzales Hon: W. l.. Atkins Of Column
bus Mrs. Frank Russek of Skidmorc. Prof
August Leppn OF Burton, Misses Cora Bel
Of Del Rio aud Mamie La Crosse of Luling.
Mr. August oltenbuettel Of New York, Post.
master Mectc OF Columbus, McssrS Charles
Book and j. NJ. Little Of Oakland Shlmck
section, as also Constable Mayes, Mr.. W. A.
lrousade Of Affair and Colonel Eugene
Herndon OF Columbus and Mr.. johnnie
Hrrndon of Nacogdoches We're pleasant
visitors,
Mr. T. S Doggott and family came home
from Flatonia ana Mrs. Willie Lester from
Waco.
The reunion Of families private Christ
mas trees for children, with Santa CIosis In
attendance at each were the features for
the first Of the week, and the great aud
eyer memorable bull at the opera house Inst
night, given by Weimar fire department
closed the exercises until Monday next. ex
cept tomorrow Sunday there will be SON,
service prayer ana preaching mt nh the
churches If the weather is favorable
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the seventeenth annual society ball givei
by the young men of Wharton at the cour'
house last evening. The hall was beaul'
fully decorated in National colors ana IN
music was. furnished by first class SUITE
band from Eagle Lake. The evening wa
Ideal and there were present me oeaq'
and chivalry of Wharton and adloiili,.
towns, the festivities lnsting until the w W.
sma' hours of the morning. Among InuS
present from other towns were MISS.
Mantle Duncan, Egypt; Miss Northings l ~.
Egypt; Miss Ella Westmorcland, E ,as1
Lake; Miss English, Hungertord; MISS lluu
gins, lIungcrford; Miss Mary - L ulilld
Richmond; Miss Ethel Pearsons' Rlchmo.gt
Miss Josephine Howell Wooten, BeaulIoni
Miss Sallie Gregory, Van Week; Messrs,; y
NJ. Heard, J. A. Egg. A. NJ Staples, , bdls
T. II. Mcnefee and wife, Edna Me IS ,,ic
George Mcreweather and John J ORR, EsSn
Lake; Alcssrs. Duncan, George Nortnlns'tSnn
Jr., Egypt; Fatjo Arnim l. d. Shaw "
lumbus; Horncr Darst, Richmond
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A WAR ON THE VAGS.

FL Paso Police Are Rounding Them Up
and lining Them.
I'll Paso, Texas December 27.-Thc police
have begun crusade agaiust the army Of
Migrants who have infested the cltv Tor
some time, and this afternoon corrnlIcl
about forty, who were taken before the 20.
eoruee and hned. majority of the mon
claimed to have been employed rn,.,ti,.
In the grading camps now near tho rit?
put being at present without cmplovmrnt
spent TIA major portion of their time i'm
aud about the saloons. '''
since the gamblers were driven OUT of
colorado Springs recently by the authori-
lies hcre has been a tide of them directed
toward this city, and the police believe tint
and pool rooms are the advance guard ne
this contingent. Va
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Aransas Pass Personals

Aransas Pass Texas. December .6.-Nfrs.
~ h. Mower and son, Robert, arrived from
New York lu time to spend Christmas with
Mt Mower who is engaged here in drilling
wen FOR the Houston Oil company.
Miss Frances Hooper of Rockport maid n
snort farewell visit TO her friend Miss
n1ytIV hentoh wheeler. Miss Wheeler left
TINS morning TO visit Amarillo. StnphenyIlic
ana other points in Northwest Texas.
Mrs. B. II, Wilson has returned from
Srtgory, whore she attended the Hodges.
Speccard nupti0ls
Mrs NJ. r. Cook and her friend Miss
McMillams OF Denver spent the halidnvs
with Mrs. Cooks mother nj Smlthvilic.
>, MT John d. Wheeler is at home from
Pcacock's school, San Anyonir- Tor he
Christmas vacation. '"e
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Demand for Marriaoe licenses,

Beaumont, Texas. December 27.-Cupid
has done great deal Of work in Bean
mont for the month of December and his
pay check should be rather large, for there
have been issued at the county clerks Of
nee since December l sixty-seyen marriage
licenses, and 1t has required the duties of
one man on several occasions to stand Mt
the marriage license book and issue mar
riage licenses. Last night about 1890
Deputy Clerk Montgomery was aroused
from his slumbers and issued a marriage
license 10 cOlored couple ana Judge
Wheat had to get up at about / o'clock
and marry them.
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Orleans where she has been for several
months visiting relatives
Miss Lottie Gunter, teacher OF the Span
lsh department OF the Beeyille city schools.
Is spending the week at home ia san Diego.
Ex- Sherin II. T. Bailey and family or
Rockport are spending the week with relu.
tlyes Ia this city.
Miss Leila Thurston Of Granville. ohio.
IS visiting her father, Or. ID. NJ. Thurston,
u this city,
Miss Annie Doughty OF Alice is in the
city as the guest of her aunt. Mrs. c. 4.
Edison.
Miss LEILA Lowlcy, one OF the teachers IN
the Becyille city schools. Is visiting the old
folks az home IN O0kyiNe this week.
Rev. l.. l. Nerylg. a Lutheran minister,
has moved here from Nebraska and VIII
look after the spiritual wants Of his PEG.
pie a. this place and at Normauna
Mr. and Mrs. $. II. Smith Of Yoakum
are visiting relatives In the city this week.
Ben Hodges, formerly q we'll known
Beeville boy, but for the past seven years
a resident Of Oklahoma, is here spending
the holidays with relatives
Lawyers J. Il. aud !. c. Daugherty ana
Mrs. ]. q. and Miss Daugherty are spend.
ing the week at the old home IN san
PatriCiO county.
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Oil Field Labor Scarce.

Beaumont, Texas December lit Is
growing exceedingly difficult for the en-
ployers on the oil field to employ men to
go on the derricks arising from the fact
that a good many deaths and accidents
have occurred from men going up on them
and becoming "gassed." A man whose
name could not be learned fell from a der
rick on the Keith Ward tract yesterday
afternoon and Mr.. Nelson of the Gufrcy
company, who reported it, says he saw the
man being carried of the field ana he had
an ugly cash In his head. Mr.. Nelson fur
thSr said that 1t is absolutely necessary for
The wells in opdratlon and thai no man
was allowed TO go on top while under the
iS~Nencc OF gas who was employed by the
Guucy COmDauy
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Big Bal at Liberty.

Liberty Texas, December 27-The sec
onf annual bali given by the o, o. cluu
Of Liberty Friday night December %, at
city han. was, as they always are, sue
The many guests from Beaumont Hons.
highly welcomed
Holly aud mistletoe prevailed. Refresh
ments were served at / a. IN.
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Mortuary Ronort.

Galveston, Texas December 27.-Mortu-
AIRY report for the week ending Friday, De.
cember 90. 1902:
December 10 Charles c. Hesklo. 81
years male, white; chronic Bright 5 disease.
december Nv. il: II. Clarke. II years,
male, white; intestinal nephrltis Iohn n
Lyon, months, male, white: commissions.
December 22.-Franz PolninE, 90 years
male, white; gun shot wound.
December 23-James; A Tovior OF ~
eoloredi intestinal hepatltis. Annie q
Weidermeyer, SO years. female. white. car.
cinoma uteri 1'''' NA'
December 24-Tnfant OF Charles Tomas
female. colored; still born.
december 23,-John Starley GRAY II
. mOnfns s. male white; chronic castro mites.
male, coiored; chronic nephritIs 'roS, ne
us, ~ years, male. colored; apoplexy'
Died in Sealy hospital two: died in 81
Mary's inlrmary, one 'u =" Of
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Forced to Return to Coal.

New Orleans, December PA number OF
industrial plants in Louisiana which put In
oil burning fixtures have returned to the
use OF coal as fuel on account of the In.
crease In the price Of OIL The Ice and fuel
plant Of Ruston and the city water works
ana electric light plants at Alexandria are
among the number.
Some Of the sugar mills In the cane belt
have been forced to close down temporarily
oil
Ihe oil consumers in this State have
reached the conclusion that there Is an oil
trust IN control OF the Beaumont and Jen-
nings fields.
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CANDIDATES AT WACO.
Numerous Aspirants for the Vacar
Msyoralty.

lNullSVOu5 fNSHlEdntS Tor tnG vacant
Msyoralty
Waco, Texas January 27.-Aleady a
number of candidates have announced for
the office Of mayor to succeed ]. w. Rig.
gins. The election has been ordered for
January II and the democratic primaries
viii be held one week earlier
Hon. Z, ), McCulloch, who served as may
or for eight years and who was defeated by
Mr.. higgins three years ago, announced in
the local papers this morning General
Felix II, X. Robertson will announce i'm n
short time and a number OF Others
VIII soon announce There Is some nh,
of J. w. higgins running also
Az meeting OF the city democratic ex.
ecutiye committee, held tonight II was Do.
cided to have a primary election To make A
nomination for mayor In accordance WITH
the action of the city council In ordering
an election for mayor January wns
hxed, but II no man gets majority there
viii be another election held january 10
and the two men receiving the highest
ton.
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CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS
MRS. LEGALEY AND BOTH HER Chill
DREN DEAD
They viii Sc Buried To-day at Cuero.
Ed Grace Was Badly Hurt at Ennis
by a Switch Engine,
Racine. wis.

Cucro, Texas December a7.-As y result
OF the burning of the residence OF Mr. WI
ter Legally yesterday, there viii be a
triple funeral tomorrow. The two children
died In short while after the fire mud M,
Legally died about / O'Clock today a nI In ~,
Sl $3.50 81 was raised for, Mr.. Lcgaley IN an
are left OF the happy family. 'V'uu
Temple Texas, December 27.-CIoihorro
Scales died yesterday from Injuries r,.
eelved several days before at somcrvIIo
when he was horribly mangled bv fl tain
He was brought to the Santa Fe hosnitoI
here, though there was but little bopo ~
ms recovery Deceased was a brother OF
Mrs. II. j. Smith of this city and had been
switching In the somcrvlile Yards TSa
body was taken to High Prairie. near
Someryille. last night for burial
Ennis, Texas, December 26.-Ed crooo
section hand of the Houston and Texas Con-
trail railroad, was run over by n switch
engine IN the yards here last night about q
clock ana badly mangled. He Is reportoI
IN serious condition ana was sent la tha
hospital at Houston this morning '"e
Ennis, Texas, December 26.-Theo tho
little daughter of Mr. and Mrs G II. an
son, was badly burned yesterday bv rho ov
ploSion OF giant hrecracker. Her ricbt
arm was badly Injured, tisnt
Valley View Texas December % wm
Bearden fatally shot Walter NIcbols ,as,
night while on their way home from
dance. Bearden claims It was an occiGont
te was arrested today and carried 10 thc
Denton jail. " inc
Llano, Texas, December 2T-Doc smith
while riding n wild horse. was thrown 90,
ard ard under the horse, the horse pitching on
him and seriously injurlng him. on
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Diamond Robberx a. San Antonio.

San Antonio Texas, December 81 Two
diamonds valued at $3.50 were stolen this
afternoon from Hertzbergs Jewelry store
on Commerce street There is no cle,v
further than that two strangers were IN
the store just before the stones disappeared
from the top of the show case where they
had been left after having been shown a
customer, who is above suspicion.
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Mont Belyieu, Texas, December 27.-Hig-
gins No well has at last gotten clear OF
the iron Instructions supposed to have
been purposely dropped IN the well. The
wen Is now about 326 feet deep and the
drill Is IN very hard rock rhe rotary is
still being used and making very little
progress. The contractors eNpect TO get
the cable rig to work soon.
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IMPORTED LABoRERs STOPPED

Big Gang Of Mexcans Was Bsi,o
Brought into Tesas. =
Laredo Texas, December 27.-u NJ
Course United States immigration ia
spector at this point, assisted by the loc1l
customs officials today captured cane
or onlrly,hye contract laborcrs, who bo5
been eTho simnssled into this country. VINO "ad
os mo ' ,ocaI are al present IN the custody
held to testify against the contraot MlH De
.egea TO nave imported them. who vii, h.o
tract labor law tue amen con-
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srazos County Farmers 10 ORGANIZE.

Bryan. Texas, December y. There was
a mass meeting OF farmers at the court
house IN this city this afternoon al O'Clock
to arrange for the coming OF Prof. ]. H..
Conneli OF Dallas ON January 1s and II TO
organize farmers institute. ]. II. white
was elected chairman and ]. Webb Howell.
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KeIIv KilIed Mar c.nter

Center, Texas, December 26,-In dlfa,
Guilty on the Santa Fe railroad yesterday,
Mr. Kelly was shot and killed by a Mr..
Case The killing occurred at Judge Poi.
ley's camp and the particulars could not
twice with shotgun,
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NeM Aardware Comnanv IN Sherman

sherman, Texas, December 27.-The
Hardwick-Etter Hardware company OF
sherman, Incorporated with an authorized
capital OF 100000 elected directors as FOL.
lows; George Hardwick, Joe Etter, sale
Omohundro, G. NJ Etter, James Biggs
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city Treasurer Of Dallas to HesI9''

Dallas Texas, December 27.-chy ~ -
urer r. NJ Reardon tonight announcer %
friends that he VIII next week pFessn ls.e
Mayor Caben his resignation OF tnq' V' .s,ne
lie takes this step because o. ms v,ae
been elected president OF the Daiia nsohibits
trio company The city charter paornora.
city officials from being officers " ~ The
lions having contracts with inc ytghting
electric company has the puDne
contract
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HALL FOR THE OIL FIELD
POstOffice is Also TO Be Maintained
for Benefit Of WOrkmen.
HIGH ISLAND HAS BEEN ABANDONED
euffey Company Viii Make No Further
Effort in that Vioinity-Port Arthur
Will Make Further Efforts.

! Beaumont, Texas, December 27-The
/ Spindle Top people are going to have
| very great Improvement In their mail Ia
cilltles. Mr.. A. l.. Gibson. the recently
appointed postmaster, announced today that
he would at once begin the construction or
a two-story building to be used partially
Tor postofice and partially for the CON
Venlence OF the public In the way of afford
Ing them entertainment and comfort. The
facilities for mail delivery at Gladys city,
the postofice name for Spindle Top, have
been very much like they were here during
the big boom times, and the mail could not
be handled just as Uncle Sans patrons
would nave preferred to have 1t. The re-
/ suit OF all that was that Mr. Gibson when
| he became postmaster. determined TO get
matters in better shape. and this Is his
/ first step In that direction OF course he
nus stone an that was possible already, but
/ ne VIII, after the construction Of the new
/ Office, have more room and can do the work
| better
The closing OF this week practically means
the closing Of Christmas week so far as
Beaumont is concerned and the Spindle
/ Top suburb. The city has spent a most
prosperous Christmas, and Spindle Ton.
/ while they has been n certain amount OF
MARTY, has also been IN good shape But
/ with all this they have settled down rapidlv
ana with Monday morning win undoubtedly
Degin the new year. OF course the busi-
ness sun goes In to the December books
/ win the office force, but they Will consider
'hat Hod Is well under way, any how.
~
| High Island is to be finally abandoned by
the Guroy company as prospective oil
proposition. This announcement has not
/ been made formally in any statement made
| by any of the officials, but 1t has been
| made In another way that is certain hovond
any question. All machinery which ,vns
! loaded in two full cars, has been shinncd
J 10 Beaumont. Mr. j. l.. Henry, the tield
/ ulanaRer' Is the authority for this state
ment, though he made no stnten,nnt ahnu+
the abandonment of that locality.
~
Captain w. c. Tyrrell and Scott Hey
wood are in Jennings today attending the
annual meeting Of the Haywood Jennings
OH company. The Jennings field is now
/ averaging in production about $1,000 bar
/ TeiS per day. 1t is nearly all shipppd
east 10 New Orleans or by barge through
lHe "uI by the Mermentau river.
~
The people Of Port Arthur are determined
TO ana out whether they have oil or not.
They are boring their second experimental
well there and the Port Arthur News has
the following In yesterdays issue concern
ing 1t; Mr., w. II. Graham, the drilling
contractor returned last night from Lou
siana, where he Is drilling an oil well.
and went ont to the well he is drilling for
Tue Siilwcll company four miles north of
. Town. 10 see What progress Is being made.