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Il is seldom that theatrical company
comprises 50 many artists of prominence
as the organization that will lie seen In
this city N MOLLY Pitcher" The cast i
headed by kathryn Kidder. who plays the
title role For years she has tanked among
the most prominent stars ~ America. The
leading man. Tester I.onergan, occupied
similar position Win MRdaae M9dJeska
and Miss Olive oliver las, srasou, leading
lAdy, With Mihiam Gillette
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ONE INTERESTING FIGURES
lowing How Houses Are Filling Up in
This City.

j. Y, Fourmy OF the firm Of MORT
\ Fourmy, now engaged In the work
ttung out a new city directory, ia dis.
'pg the great demand at present for
rs exhibited to a Post reporter the
ping figures from the reports of his
essers
II the canYasscrs made their first
y tney reported pa vacant and new
xupled houses in the city. About two
Rs afterward they made another can
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vass over the same territory with the re.
suit Of finding that Of tho 254 houses that
We're found vacant on the first round Isl
were occupied, leaving but 73 vacant Of
the 1871, a were occupied by families that
had moved into Houston since the first
canvass was made about two months pre-
Vious
These figures are interesting as showing
how the city is filing mp aud the sign "tor
Rent In Houston Is so rare as to attract
attention.
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southern Paeific Newspaper c0nttaots.

Southern Pacific Newspaper Contracts.
1t is known to almost every reader that
railroad company does large AMOUNT
Of advertising, hut II is known 10 but few
to what extent this advertising has really
grown on the Southern Pacific railroad
the matter Of advertising Is one OF the
most important Of The many items mat are
enumerated m tho yearly expenditures. For
the wear 1902 the road has contracts with
500 newspapers and these contracts mean
an outlay ia tue ensuing twelve mouths OF
thousands Of dollars in money and trans
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Der. 'NN"'
Nr. l.. Lecheuger. the icwcler. last night
closed the deal whereby he leases Tor a.
,trn, OF years the store room now occupied
~ Brown Bros ia the Rurns building, cor
nyr Main street and Prairie avenue. into
witch he win move his jcwelry establish.
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Mr. +. c. Rhoads. aged 81 years, died at
l,Ie home. No. 1901 Dallas avenue, yester.
day morning at $50 o'clock. Mr. Rh9qds,
death was very sudden. He was as Wen asS
Us,oI when he retired. and was taken IN
sbort o'cicck yesterday morning and grew
ranlily worse A phvslcinn was sum
mdned. but nothing could De done. and ut
tbn bour mentioned his spirit passed AWAY,
THO funeral win take place from the ST.
dence This afternoon at o'clock. Burial
al the German cemetery.
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IEALTH oFFIcER.

W. NJ. Brumby as a candidate for City
Health Officer subject to- tbs action 81
the democratic primaries.
hereby announce myself a. candidate
for health officer, subject TO the action OF
]. g. Boyd, NJ q.
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MRS. J. z. O'D0NNELL,
President Oakland Womans Riding
Club, Chicago, Sends an Unsolic-
tied Letter to Mrs. Pinkham, and
Wants 1t Published
Sick Eight Years with Female Trouble and Finally
] Cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 4

The already enye record Mrs Pnsam great medicine becomes
Mrs oDopnel here published
The troubles to which Women subject because their
liable
menstrual functions and nntls the oerexcitenent
trouble lydia e. Vegetable Compound find and
Read Oonnels letter
IS not to be had for money monetary consideration; il
the goodness
by this act she endeavorng other health
Mrs. Pinkham invites all to herfo
LNn In ii m lnrt ic,
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"DEAR Mrs PTNKHAMI have my life given what
would call testimonial before but you have done much for that
feel called unsolicited the
wonderful curative value OF lydia f. Pinkhams Vegetable Conn
and other complications. During that time less
invalid and much good for anything -Four noticed
book the hall telling could
interested bought bottle of
Compound helped decided year,
months suced that time have simply had
health Thanks, dear Mrs Fnkam again. health such
enjoy worth all that and JENNIE ODoNNEL 27s East
31st St, Chicago, ILL.,
Surely should dip doubt the minds
of all hestatng After reading letter,
is willing remain sick only is her
suffer-
ODOnne hundred thousand others
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR MAYOR.

At the solicitation of q number OF friends
i hereby announce myself candidate for
mayor of the city Of Houston, subject TO
the action of the democratic primaries,
Platform, municipal ownership,
william IT. Wilson.
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CAlEE OF POLICE.

! hereby announce as candidate for
chief OF police, subject to the action Of the
- THOMAS o'LEARy.
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hereby announce myself as candidate
for the Office OF chief OF police, subject 10
the action of the democratic primaries.
]. NJ. Ray.
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Who Is Iaadrnm7 See Sundays Post.
NnrlcE No rAXPAYFRS.

Road Bnldvln'a al. in INC tor rent COLI
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N 49,, ~, ALvIN.-The driil team
4. zoe 10 %, Improved order
n. onnanied by the great
4 cyIs' council Of Texas. Hon.
moor u this city. LEFT re
'sr Alvin to attend a
The Washington times., 1902-03-18
LAWRENCE NORMAN'S
DEFENCE AN ALIBI
Alleged Murderer of Annie
Brown Placed on Trial.
Special Panel of Jurors Drawn to Pass
on the Guilt or Innocence of
the Accused.

The trial of Lawrence Norman, colored
for the murder OF Annie Brown. also col
ored which was begun yesterday in Grim
inal Court No. l. will be resumed this
morning. II was 2 o'clock when a special
panel Of Jurors was agreed upon to pass
upon the innocence or guilt of the defend
ant. After agreement between counsel.
on account of the lateness Of the hour.
Justice Anderson consented to the hear
ing being postponed until today, when the
testimony will he begun.
The following we're empanneled as
jurors:
Louis Behrens, Albert Montrop, James
T. Kerr, Thomas p Hardy, Grafton T.
TeEnille, Frederick Bex, W. E. Linkins,
w. C. Long, George w. Zimmerman. Will
lam B. Orme, and Leslie s. Lipscomb.
Story of the Crime
The crime for which Norman is put on
trial for his life was committed on the
night of September last, when he is
said to have killed her by drowning in the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The defence
will be an alibi. Norman claiming that he
the woman. Norman and the woman lived
in house on Water Street, between Thir-
tieth and Thirty-frst Streets. and on the
night in question. Norman claims, he had
gone to sleep and was awakened by the
woman going through his pockets" He
says he struck the woman in the face
with his open hand. A few minutes after
ward she put on her hat and walked to-
ward the door. Norman. 1t is said. asked
her where she was going and she re-
piled:
Il am going where you will never strike
me again
She left the house, going in the direc-
tion Of the canal. according to the story !
told by Norman. that was the last he ever
saw Of the woman alive.
A short while afterward the dead body /
of the woman was fished out of the canal. !
Norman claims that he did not leave the /
house after Annie Brown had left on the |
night she met her death.
The Government is represented by As |
sistant District Attorney Thomas C. Tay-
lor. and the defendant by Attorney Samuel
y. Truitt.
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CRAPSH0OTERS FINED.
One Goes to Jail in Default of Payment
of Fine.

Frank and Edward Bergman, colored,
brothers, were charged in the Police
Court yesterday with permitting gambling
en- their premises.
About dozen negroes were found at
their home on First Street southwest Sat
urday indulging in crap game.
Frank Bergman told Judge Kimball
that he knew nothing about the affair.
Edward insisted that Frank knew all
about it.
The consequence was that Edward got
off with a fine of SO, with the alternative
Of serving thirty days in Jail, while Frank
will linger in durance vile go days If he
fails TO pay an assessment of $780,
In the raid John Banks, a sturdy negro,
made 4 dash for liberty when the officers
arrived. He bucked into policeman and
knocked the wind out of him. He was in
court, charged with assault. and was
fined $40. with the alternative of serving
one month in jail.
William McLaren was entertaining a
party OF friends with a card game at his
house en- Twenty Street Saturday
night when squad CT police dropped in
McLaren was fned $50 on a charge Of per-
mitting gambling, with the choice of go
ing to Jail for three months.
The Washington times., 1902-03-18
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS
IN DISTRICT COURTS

Equity Court No. I. Justice Hagner-
22,673. McMahon vs.. Mcmahon; cause re-
maEded to examiner. c. E. Jones. 23,145,
Thomas; leave to amend bill granted.
23.145, Barbour VS.. Heirs of Jacobus Mer-
son; appearance of absent defendant or
dered. 23,145, Union Surety Company VS..
Thomas; decree granting injunction and
appointing receivers, 23157, Kaler VS..
Hamerstrom; demurrer sustained with
leave to amend. 22,619. Hufty VS.. Brew
er; final decree for foreclosure.
Equity Court No. 2, Justice Bradley
23.lS0. Hitchcock VS.. Potomac Lock and
Dock Company; rule on defendant, re-
turnable in ten days. 10.435, Condor vs.
Gray; final ratification of auditors report
2O,24S, Dore VS.. Continental Savings and
Loan Company; receivers authorized to
sell note of $780, Forrest VS.. Forrest; re-
committal to examiner for further proof
Tolson VS.. United Banking and Trust
Company; receiver authorized to release
to Julia Williams. Hough VS.. Hough;
defendant required to pay alimony within
four days CT stand committed for con-
tempt. Willoughby vs. Mankey; on hear
ing.
Circuit Court No 3. Justice Clabaush.-
Law, iiicS Vs. clGc-
trio Vehicle Transportation Company: on
trial 44.4S2, Hawks vs. Evening Star:
commission ordered to take testimony Of
II. o. Heistand.
Circuit Court No. l. Chief Justice Bing-
ham.-Law. H.432, Mason VS.. Marshall;
damages: on trial.
Criminal Court No. l, Justice Anderson.
-2S.237, Lawrence Norman. murder; on
trial.
Probate Court. Justice Barnard.-3467,
matter of will of George w. UtermehIe;
on trial.
Suits filed at law.-Cornelius j. Cusack
VS.. William w. Johnson; certiorari. Sarah
Augusta Middledith. cxtrix. VS.. George
E. Emmons; note, $3.50. Thomas H. Pitt
VS.. Henry E. Marks; judgment of C. S.
Bundy, J. p, $500 Mary Sutton vs. Great
Falls Electric Railway Company and Met
ropolitan Railroad Company; damages,
$4,000. Spring City Glass Works, limit
ed; limited partnership, vs. John Eller,
account, $50, ,491.
Suits filed in equity.-Boone VS.. Boone;
to clear title.
The Washington times., 1902-03-18
FOOD CURE.
The True Way to Get Well.

The tales told of how food will make
people well are nearly always interesting
A young lady in Cleveland, O., says: Il
had an attack OF nervous pros,ration and
nnally had to give up and go to bed Did
not know what was the matter with me-
My physician told me that l should take
trip and favorite auntie who was at
that time visitor at my home, urged
me 10 return with her. The doctor said
] might get out Of bed in a few days. and
go. although ] was still very weak |
made the Journey, which was a short one,
10 Cleveland
There / gave out again and had neu-
ralgia badly in addition to my other ner-
vous troubles. While in this condition
was urged TO change my food and try
Grape-Nuts. lad tried Grape Nuts at
home but did not like them because did
not use them right, having put hot water
on them. but under the advice of a friend
] started in on Grape-Nuts and cream or
very rich milk. That was a different story
and | enjoyed the food greatly
In few days / began TO get strong and
lost the desire TO lie down. forgot TO
tell you that l had been suffering also
from dyspepsia. This gradually left
when l had Grape-Nuts Food for break
fast and supper.
Shortly after, / began to put on flesh
and went up from lis pounds to 1301s in
about six weeks. When | returned home
all my friends remarked on my improved
appearance, and the vigor and strength
had regained paid me well for my food
experiment.
In addition to strength OF body noticed
remarkable Improvement in my mental
strength. II was pleasure TO me TO read
and think and great big worries that
would have put ne to bed in my former
condition slipped of as easily without op-
pressing mo at ALL" Name given by Pos
sum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
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OPPOSITION TO THE
STREET RAILWAY BILL
TO LOCATE MISS FIELDS.
Detective Hogan Comes to Washington
for the Purpose.

Detective Sergeant Hogan, of Baltimore,
arrived in this city yesterday for the pur-
pose OF having a conference with Miss
Minnie Fields, Il member of the Ben Hur"
chorus, who was assaulted in the Monu-
mental City several days ago by Michael
Denim the baseball player, who was ar
rested in this city Saturday night.
Hogan was sent on for the purpose Of
getting Miss Fields to accompany him
back to Baltimore and testify against her
assailant, who was to be tried yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. Pierce. relative of the injured
woman, was seen by the detective hut she
said that Miss Fields was in Baltimore
having her injuries attended to-
Every effort will be made by the Balti-
more authorities to locate Miss Fields in
time to have her attend the trial
Word was received from Boston in re-
Ply to n proposition from Baltimore reIa-,
tive to plea for settlement in the case.
Mart Lowe, of Klaw & Erlanger wired
that Donlin would be prosecuted to the
limit of the law.
The Washington times., 1902-03-18
MUST SERVE OUT LIFE SENTENCE.
Supreme Court Will Not Interfere in
Case of George Dobbs and Amelia New.

George w. Dobbs and Amelia New. con-
victed of the murder of Joseph New. the
woman's husband. in Greenwood County.
Kan, October 81, 1897, will have to servl
out their sentences of life Imprisonment
so far rs the Supreme Court of the United
States is concerned.
They were tried and convicted in Feb
ruary. 1888, and in April. 1893. filed a
motion for a rehearing of the case on the
ground of newly discovered evidence and
the charge that their counsel had been
guilty of laches in conducting the de-
fence. The motion was denied in the
State court and the parties came to the
Supreme Court for relief. but the court
eriay declined to Interfere.
The record says that the theory of the
prosecution was that Dobbs and Mrs. New
were enaInored of each other and entered
into conspiracy to get rid of New.
The Washington times., 1902-03-18
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Benjamin G. Cowl and Agnes Blanche
Suit.
William II. Douglass and Della Bailey
Charles Gullilsen and sigma Engebret-
sen.
Benjamin Guatkin aud Mary 3. West
over.
Robert Franklin and Marcelliner John
son.
Daniel p Mason and Cora Virginia De
Lano.
George w. Taylor aand Bertha NJ. Jen-
kins,
John Disgs and Rosa Johnson.
John Proctor and Sarah Vincent.
William II. Braikley. District OF Column
bia. and Sarah Gray. Charles County, Nd.
Albert Dorsey and Sadie Graves.
Guy Winters McCrcery, Boston, Mass,
and Eleanor Alice Richards.
Herbert II. Hamilton and Marie Kenne-
dy both of Baltimore.
Willie Barkley and LudIe Morris.
Edward G. Painter, District of Column
bia, and Efiie May Shepard.
The Washington times., 1902-03-18
AUTOMOBILE COMPANY SUED.
Horace w. Talley Wants Damages fo
Injuries Sustained.

Hearing in the suit CT Mr.. Horace W
Talley against the Washington Electric
Vehicle Transportation Company was be-
gun yesterday in Circuit Court No. 2, be-
fore Justice Clabaugh and jury
In his declaration Mr.. Talley states that
on December 10. 1900. he was riding a
bicycle on Fifteenth Street near Ohio Ave
nue.. when he was run into and struck by
machine owned by the defendant com
pany, AS a result of the collision he
says one of his ribs was broken. Messrs.
Davis Tucker and E. S. Bailey ap-
pear for the plaintiff and Messrs. Beach
& Mather for the defendant.
The Washington times., 1902-03-18
Individual Apartments.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Mrs. Mary Sutton Institutes Proceedings
Against Street Railway Company.

Suit was fled in the Supreme Court of
the District yesterday by Mrs Mary Sut-
ton against the Washington and Great
Falls Electric Railway to recover SIS, 900
claimed as damages for personal injuries.
II is alleged by the plaintiff that on
September 9. 1900. she was severely in
jured in a collision between two of the
cars belonging to the defendants, near
the pillow pit" on Thirty-sizth Street
northwest.
AS a result of the accident, she de-
clares she was thrown off the car on which
she was riding, and over an embankment
Her hip was bruised. her neck was sprain-
ed, and she was otherwise injured Ed
ward G. Niles is named as counsel for the
plaintiff
The Washington times., 1902-03-18
RUNAWAY ON SIXTH STREET.
Mr.. Charles W. Fairfax Slightly Injured
by Collision.

About l O'Clock yesterday afternoon a
team driven by Mr.. Charles w. Fairfax.
OF the firm of Stone & Fairfax, real estate
brokers, collided with runaway horse
attached to a Dayton wagon. Mr.. Fair
fax's buggy was demolished, but neither
he nor the horse was seriously injured.
The collision occurred at the corner Of
Sixth and f Streets. and the driver of
the runaway team made his escape in
safety. .,.-.-
The runaway horse was coming down
Sixth Street and Mr.. Fairfax did not
notice its approach until too late to turn
out cf its path. He did succeed, however,
in turning his horse into E Street, thus
preventing the animal from being injured.
The wagon struck the buggy. throwing
Mr.. Fairfax against the dashboard and
injuring his side slightly.
The Washington times., 1902-03-18
ROYAL ARCANUM MEETS.
Annual Session of the Grand Council Be.
gun Last Evening.

The annual meeting of the Grand Coun-
ell of the Royal Arcanum for the District
Of Columbia for the election of officers
for the ensuing years was held last night
at 1:30 O'Clock at Scottish Rite Hall.
Mr-sW. H. Brigham, the grant regent,
has secured the preserce Of DR.. Wilson, of
Pennsylvania, a member of the Supreme
Council, who will oficiate at the installa-
tion OF officers tonight. s---5-
This installation will be followed by a
banquet at Freund's, with which the work
Of the Grand Council will be brought TO
a close.
The Washington times., 1902-03-18
DENIED BEING A VAGRANT.
William L. Hodgkins Released Under
Personal Bonds.

William L. Hodgkins, fifty years of age,
was charged in the Police Court yesterday
with being vagrant. II was alleged he
was drunk and asleep on the sidewalk on
the Avenue Saturday night.
Hodgkins explained that he was board
keeper in brokers' office. He admitted
that he was drunk, but denied that he had
any of the other qualifications of a va
grant Judge Scott took his personal bond
The Washington times., 1902-03-18
PETITION FOR WRIT:
Cornelius ]. Cusack Wants One Issued
Against Justice of the Peace.

Cornelius ]. Cusack yesterday flied a
petition in the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict asking that writ of certiorari issue
against Samuel C. Mills. Justice of the
Peace, to compel him to file with the
clerk of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict all the papers and records in the
case of the petitioner against William
w. Jolenson. .-- 49,
The original proceedings were to recoy
er the sum of $50 claimed by the plaintiff.
Mr.. Clayton E. Emig is named as counsel
for the plaintiff.
The Washington times., 1902-03-18
AMUSEMENTS-

AMUSEMENTS
National-Mary Mannering in Janice
Meredith" evening
Co1umbia-Jefferson De Angels in "a
Royal Rogue" evening.
Lafayette-"Brother Officers,' evening
cademy-'Dangerous Women" after
noon and evening.
,Kernan's-Rose Hill Company; after
noon and evening.
Empire-Hopkins Trans -Oceanica:"
afternoon and evening.
Chase's-Polite vaudeville; afternoon
and evening
The Washington times., 1902-03-18
Trustees Deed of Transfer.

The American Security and Trust Com
pany, as executor and trustee under the
will of the late Mrs. Mary l.. Cutter, yes
terday placed on file deed conveying tol
Laura Wolcott Lowndes lot l in square
No. 1856 The purchase price named is
$40, ,5C0.
The Washington times., 1902-03-18
BLENDING OF WINES.
Ruling of Commissioner of Internal
Revenue on the Subject.

Mr. j. w. Yerkes. Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue held yesterday that the
blending of wines for the purpose of pro-
ducing wine CT an improved flavor and
quality does not produce spurious imi-
tation. or compound liquor in contempia-
tion of the third paragraph cf section
3244. of the Revised Statutes, and the
special tax of rectifier is not required
to be paid on account of such blending.
The blending of fortified sweet wine
with 4 simply fermented wine, or with
unfermented grape juice. however results
in the production of a compound liquor,
and every person making such compound
for sale is liable as a rectifier.
The Washington times., 1902-03-18
The Death Record.

The following deaths for forty ght
hours were reported at the Health De-
partment up to noon yesterday:
Harriet Gould, Sc years.
Sarah f. Cotton, II years.
Mark Burnham, IS years.
Richard Thomas, Is years.
Laura Virginia Royce, 62 years.
Mary G. Peck, 80 years.
John T. Nippins, 50 years.
Sarah A. Cooke, SIS years.
Levi Rhom, AZ years.
Joseph B. Greenwell, 45 years.
Leonard Covington Chew, IS years.
James Curtis, AZ years.
William Morris, 80 years
Helen F. Hoag, "a years.
Isabella ID. Karr, 80 years.
May II. Atkinson, 81 years.
Mary Adele Walsh. 90 years.
Cecilia Sallomay. q years.
Louis p Milletel, q years.
Martha Battle, % years.
Sarah Jones. 20 years.
Robert L. Garrison. / year.
Leon G. Bolden, / year.
Gladys Lawson, I months.
Ruth Coleman, Z months.
Margarite Olivette, months.
Infant of William NJ. Black and Ger
trude T. Black, months.
George Potkowsky, 8 days.
Napoleon Smith, day.
Infant OF Robert b. and Maria A. De-
ner, / day.