The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-04

crowd Of Confederate Veterans al
Llano. During Governor Sayers
term 2lo4 charters for corporations
o The state school hoard axes the sppor
tionment for The ensuing year az S4 So
the highest for several years
submits 2 demand 10 the commission
for reimbursement IN cotton rates
John ~ Brooks has paid all the pur
chase money Tor tho Gulf and Inter.
state
0. The governor Issues tho Labor Day
Proclamation - The property Of the
Dallas Electric company sold TO the
Bonita interests for S5o0.00o. A myS.
FERROUS prisoner suicides AZ Dallas after
conviction Of horse theft In two cases
statement just issued by tho reve
nue. agent shows seventysiT counties,
with population Of 10000, wholly
under the local option law. The at
torney general VIII enter suit against
about 200 foreign corporations 10 for.
felt their charters because they did
not return ,apti affidavitS by Az
destroyed by Are az Alvin, the esti.
mated loss being over SJo,O0o.
9 The attorney. general enters suit to
recover i69;382 acres II land claimed
under Spanish grants by numerous de-
PENDANTS. A negro girl outraged near
NscoEdeches, shoots and kills her as
sailant as he fed
s The 6rst ot the Southern Pacific ships
10. County Attorney Ed 6. Smith Of Bra
zoria county killed and Deputy sheriff
Cochran Willis wounded by negroes at
Columbia. In the destruction Of a
hotel at San Angelo seven persons
burned to death, six Of them Bous.
tonians,
ii. The seguln plano factory begins work
with orders on hand for o number Of
instruments.
IL. Three ot the vacancies IN the faculty
IT the Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege allied . officials Of the Southern
Pacific had a conference Mt Beaumont
With the oil companies, and delivered
an ultimatum regarding the handling OF
private cars
Is. Most ~ the foreign corporations have
filed their ANTITRUST a1idaYts since
suits were threatened. An agreement
for ending tho machiuists strike In the
Santa Re shops at Cleburne has been
il. Tho comptroller holds that the licenses
Of liquor dealers arc not taxable.
ie Governor Savers goes 70 san Antonio
TO reCuperate.
II. A meteoric stone kills Mexican herder
near San Antonio. Lieutenant Il. II,
Mcdowell drowned while bathing at
Fort Clark.
comptroller SHOW increases.
20 Ten thousand people attend the rice
carnival at Bay City.
%. A preliminary report on summer not
per cent of the teachers passed Pres
ldent Waller of the Nelasco, Bra2ora
and Northern promises immediate dc
vclenment Of that property George
I.opas. secretary Of the Grand Royal
Arch chapter Of Texas, dies at bis home
at Floresvillc,
%. 4 negro digging a we'll near Brenhan
blasts into the skeleton Of some pre-
historic animal at depth Of forty
feet The Galveston county commits
sloners adopt a route Tor the seaw wall
*. The city OF Austin doubles It's wale'
rates. f.
o. Two now shoals have been found +
the Curr off Galveston Mrs L
Chapman Of Flcresville bllled ny th'
accidental discharge Of her son pistol
%. The legislative Investigating committee
completes its labors and adiourns m
ally. z.-
% livingston has . hre which destroy
twenty business houses. .-.......,,
20 Tho 6sca year If the state Eoyernmen
closes with a detcit Of about So5"o'