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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-06

ms United States bonds us security Tor cir.
culauou, with lien on assets AZ ADDITIONAL
Of all other taxes, a tax Of oue.haif OF
per cent on National bank circulation, with
a nroviso that as TO notes secured by de
posits Of per cent government houds the
tax shall be only oue-fourth Of / per cent.
My substitute bill VIII provide for tuA
Of ouehalf Of ! per cent on bank capital
on the amount Of notes issued. This would
offer a premium on the issue of National
penalty Tor the issue Of them
These are the main features II my bill
aud j hope that, Western republicans, win
not feel compeiled 60 follow New York.
New Jersey, Massachusetts Rhode Island
aud Connecticut 10 this matter II o Grst
lien on assets is sufficient security for
deposit Of State md municipal bonds aud
dret lien on assets would be o better 81,
SalS d %56sSre pF9 sP42s T b
that would suffer loss by n slight deprec3-
ton in tie value Of, government bonds Bgl
holders Of state and municipal bonds would
be benefited by slight advance ~ these
Aside from the beneficial effects as
bank reform measure the bill ! propose. II
ency to segreeqte the holdings Of Interest
bearing securities. state and municipal
states and municipalities Issuing them and
Instead Of an annual payment OF an "nor
Of bondholders the benefits would be dif
dens 0rC.
II have no IDEA that my substitute will
be adopted at this time, merltorjous ma
Just rs Believe It 10 be. VIM Inc Rceut
banklng interests want Is . bank reform
measure mat VIII leave them undE.u"bed
iu the dictatorship which they have evar
gsed ID American finances Tor o neue,a ION.
Ide country banker, with his pntr0Df
wants reform and legislation which wili
euable him - legitimately expand lis buI'
ness. His Eastern correspondent ms 10
objection 20 reform legislation provided nj.
ways that IL leaves tho Western hs,,i,ins a.,
tcrests helplessly dependent on Gotham. -
The only other financial bill Of anv note
is that OF Representative Lewis on C;eoTgip'
who Is a member Of the committee ON t3Mt
ing and currency Reference to his Hin has
Post "'"" ." NV
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Courts IN Session.


BEAUMONT Texas january 5.-.Ihs jan
uary term began in all the courts OF JET.
ferson county today ami as a result every
department is busy. The criminal docket
vas the drst called and until January 81
the time viii be devoted to criminal bust
ness and then the civil cases will be takep
up -Four cases for murder were called IN
the district court this afternoon, but the
counsel for the defendants asked that they
Do set over, which was done The county
court had good many cases, but only
three OF them were tried. 4 man was
charged with selling liquor to minors, and
On account Of varianees IN the afndavits
tne man was, on motion By the counsel for
defendant, dismissed in both cases. No
cases were tried in the district court be.
cause the attorneys in the cases set for
tod9y were employed In other courts and
eould not be u the two courts at the same
TINE TINE ana az cases set for today 10 the
district court were postponed until ronur-
TOW when formal opening Of the court
will take place
The following is the grand jury for the
isFla. George Wogmack foreman; c. E.
WCaketeld, Seth Davis r. C. Hebert
charles Charlton. Elmo willard, J. T.
Iron, o. Biauchette, j. Pevito, / R Levy,
&c petit Jury is: D. A. Blob Tom Par
r.sh, Albert Andrus. r. l. Diclerson, j.
= 4eek, Il. X. Dutton, VI. w Kyle, James
Souis, e f. Laglere, Il. c, Helsler, victor
OBEY JeG Iandrqm, George r, stearns,
g. H. Brown, I'D Van Wormer, I. La
worth. J. Caller, G. ". Coale Adam Bel.
lar and $. L. Landry
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Beeyille, Texas, January 5.-Mr VI
Fhomas, perhaps the oldest living agri-
'uturalist IN Bee county, died ut his home
wO mileettastlof this city yesterday morn
Ig at O'clock MI Thomas was in town
'aturday afternoon apparently as hale and
'earty as a man Of his age could be, aud
blended the meeting Of the truck growers
u the court house. He returned home in
Iis usual good spirits aud nothing was
Lpown or thought Of his near approach to
pc end OF his llfe's journey until early
yesterday morning, when his family heard
LIN making strange noise IN his bed room
Ind went 10 aim. Ee was then unconscious
|nd died In few minutes. Death was due
p an attack OF heart failure, the result
y old age.
Mr Thomas was IS years old, and was
lstiye OF Alabama lie came to Texas
leeaIly nifty years ago and has resided most
4 that time In this part Of the State, where
'e has been engaged IN farming and allied
edustrles, being one Of the first men to
llow furrow In Bee county, He fought
|hroush the civil war on the Confederate
|de ana made a brave and faithful soldier.
re Was a good man and his venera bic
cure VIII be greatly missed by the people
'nong whom he has so long resided.
BESIDES an aged wife, he leaves q large
Iamily ct children aud grandchildren to
fourn his death
Els remains were Inferred IN the Bee.
llle cemetery today by the local lodge Of
lasons, Of which be was q member.
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WEARINdEN is IN PORT
L,v r,MleATsNa BARGE PURoHAs-
\" Ed BY THE STATE
H. n 3 ship Can Be Thoroughly Fun1l-
49, il About -Four Hours, Which Is
Considerable Saving in Time.

] .,-.,4on Texas, January 5.--rhe fumi.
barge swearingen, which is to be
IN AZ the quarantine station here, ar
H. this morning from Philadelphia. The
q vessel Of sol tons, net. 1t Is III
II ling "a feet wide and 1o.5 feet depth
sold 1t is equipped with fumigating
.,,-a+us which enables IL to fumigate 4
\, thoroughly In about four hours
4. n.s ferty.two-inch boiler which sup
4, me pover necessary for operating the
an yvindlass. for the anchors and the
H., tor forcing the fumigating materials
r. the barge to the ships The barge
4. one fumigating chamber for clothing
IA bedding where the clothing Of tho
L. Of injected ships is fumigated and
II me bedding used on the vessel. II
~ bas a fumigating furnace with piping
IA Si6wers attached where the sulphur
pr.es are generated which are forced
Rough the pipes INTO t n, holds ot the
n rairrobes which might otherwise linger
,be hold Of the vessel There Is also
.rrosiine atomlzer 10 funigate the cabin
IA crews quarters. Three shower batls
y slso provided for the purpose of giving
Ia Immigrants chance 20 take bath be
H. 5arge has three pumps. one bilse
bmn which can also be used III case Of
n another 70 force the bicAloride Of mer-
trv from the barge into the holds OF yes
rs when n Is desired TO wash ont the
sIds and the third is for the purpose of
pmning wster into the boiler which fur
1sbss The bot water for the shower baths
M the steam for the engine. II also a s
(, % tanks, two fresh water tanks and
II hlehloride tank OF 1900 gallons capacity
FThere are sleeping ap2rtme IS on board
II Two men. and Il Is expected tGat the
snfaln ard one of his men win rema n
4 board the barge. When II is necessary
fumigate vessel more men viii be
fede6. but these can be easily secured.
fThe swearncen Is O new vessel and was
sasfructed by che k.nssington engine
his OF PhiAdelpnia It cost $3.50 " III
q steamer Of ordinary Size can be tn y.
fghly fumigated III about four hours
~ some time there has been great
snand here for such a barge, and at asst
II State was prevailed upon to make an
ppropf!ati,n FOR This purpose. The sum
n ASIDE for purchasing the barge was
s5.OO0, but the State health officer ar
Hinged 10 secure one which will fiji all the
Iouirements for 5000 less than this
niount There IS now no NECESSITY Of a
blp being detained any longer az Calves
bn for fumiGation than al any othn' port,
ID this viii be an advantage which the
trt has not hitherto enjoyed.
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4 DEMOCRATIC MEASURE
Will Be Offered as a Substitute for
the Asset Currency Bill.
COCHRAN OF MISSOURI IS THE AUTHOR
Ssys He Is Opposed to tho National
Bank systen,--Hopes for United
Support Of the Party.

Washington, January 5.--There 10 reason
to believe that the democrats in the house
will support, as a substitute Tor the asset
currency bill to be reported by the com
mittee on banking and currency, bill
which has been prepared by Representative
Cochran of Missouri. There has been no
caucus on the subject and 81 of the mem.
hers of the minority have not vet expressed
their views. Those with whom Mr. Coch-
ran has conferred, however, seem to DO
satisfied with the measure. The asset cur
rency bill will be reported By the banking
and currency committee as one feature Of
the financial legislation agreed upon by the
republicans as 4 substitute for the Fowler
currency bill, about which so much was
said last session and which the repub-
llcans, after holding two or three caucuses,
finally decided 20 sidetraek for the time
being at least
Mi Cochran not only hopes for the united
support OF bis democratic colleagues, but
ventures to think that his measure may ap-
neal to the Western republicans. In brief,
the bill provides for the use Of state aud
municipal bonds, instead Of government
bonds, as security for bank uote circula'
ton It's author viii appear before fhe
house committee on banking aud currency
on January for the purpose or explaining
its provisions and urging it's adoption as
substitute for the majority measure This
spggesstion will, OF course, he adversely
acted on by the committee, and Mr. Gocn-
rams next step will he to offer his bill on
the door when the measure to be reported
nv the committee comes up for coneidera-
tlon. ..,-.,..... j..
dav Mr.. Cochran said ~ am opposed TO
The National bank system. and IN an oppor'
tunity presented itGelf would vote for
iegIsiatiop terminating what ] regard as "a
bankers olicarcny. injurious alike 10 the
DoIitics and prosperity Of the country lhis
mas been the position o. my party on the
subiect But the National banks have come
~ Ia therefore. 7 do not feel con-
s1rsipod N III by aud witness the enact
mont ~ what | regard as vicious leglsla'
tion ipterposiug only a fruitlees vote IN the
negative md making no effort 10 improve
n banking system which, however bad ~
NAV he rs 80 strongly intrenched that thele
"since the establishment cf the National
hankine system, 90 the theory that II was
MAR measure, the National banks nave
been nets Of the administration They NOW
hold more than si00oooQeo ot government
Interest and from which they derive enor.
nous revenues Vested With the power 70
issne psper noney, the larger banks Issue
no currency, urgine as an excuse The nigh
price OF United. states n9nds fhlf, WIN
renders the issue Of notes Improbable, So
No have now before congress proposition
10 hermit the issue ~ asset currency; that
is, currency unsecured by ihe deposit q
BEING substituted. This il the BIZ for which
R1SsEs'ssss e HH Vii rFeyi5s Ter .ss &C.
esrtases es municipal and stats ~ veil
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Press AgsoeiatIen 10 Meel.

Beaumont Texas, January ga meeting
Of the Texas Afternoon Press association
aud also the Rice Belt Press association IS
booked for this city tomorrow. Tho mem
bershlps as given out by the Journal this
afternoon are as follows.
Texas Afternoon Press association
Tribune, Austin, Texas; Times Herald, psl.
las, Texas; Chronicle, Houston, Texas;
Light san Antonio, Texas; Telegram. Fort
Worth. Texas; Democrat sherman, Texas;
Herald, Denisop, Texas; Transcript, Terrell,
Texas; Journal, Beaumont, Texas; Tribune,
Galveston, Texas; Telephone, Waco Texas;
Sun, Corsicaua, Texas; Enterprise, Gle
burpe, Texas.
Rice Belt Press assoclatton--Iribune,
Orange, Texas News, Port Arthur, Texas;
mont. Texas; American, Lake Charles, La
Times, Jennings, La; Signal, Crowley, La.
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City Council Meeting,

Beaumont, Texas, January 5--As was
stated in this mornings Post the city coun-
ell OF this city will meet tomorrw morn.
Ing. The public works estimates amount
to $1,000. Of which 5000 is for sewerage
and the balance for paving. In the sew,
erage contract there are about three more
blocks Of sewer to lay and that will about
take up the $4,000 which was allotted to
that work and the city will then relieve
Irwin Brothers of their contract The
city is due them now about $4,000, which
is the 10 per cent reserved from estimates
already paid. Mayor Langham has not
stated whether be bus bus any, bids for the
the meeting tomorrow and the city officials
are displaying considerable interest IN them
aud whether the sale will be made or not.
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THREE TRAlNMEN HURT.

LIGHT Engine Left the Track at Gliddcn
Without Apparent Cause.
Columbus, Texas, January "a light en-
CINE on the Southern Pacific returning 70
Glidden from Kingsbury after double-head-
ins No. that far last night, Jumped the
track without apparent reason at 10 o'ciock
this morning four miles west Of Borden
Tho three men on the engine nairacuously
escaped severe injury. but the engine Is
seriously damaged ]. L, King, q brake
man, who lives IN San Antonio, has g
severe bruise in the side, from which in
ternal complications may result, r II.
Ranahan engineer, Is bruised IN one leg,
and n Storey fireman. has Q slight scalp
wound The track Is blocked and traffic
DELAYED Tor several hours.
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Knife Was Used.

Beaumont Texas. January Slate this
evening ed Doasou was cut and perhaps
fatally wounded at Spindle Top. The long
knife blade penetrated two and half
inches in the stomach itself At midnight
the doctors are trying to dress and sew up
the wound, so as to let him rest easily, and
II possible bring about his recovery. The
ARRAY came up as an ordinary fight al hrst
and before those near by realized what had
happened Dohsou was stabbed as above
stated, The man who did It had escaped
and came to the city in the opinion OF
Deputy sheriff Holder, who Is stationed at
tue bill. Deputy SAN Hayes has g. - to
The MIL The man who did the cuttinA is
well known 10 the officers and they feel
sure he will be captured by morning.
Mr.. Charles a. Hills. manager OF the
Hills transfer line Of this city was cut
Ina the throat this afternoon The cut ex-
tended from one Of the ears to the mouth,
aud II is reported by the attending surgeon
that the wound will not prove dangerous II
proppTlv taken care of
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OIL STOCKS DIMINISHING
RESERVES ARE BEING DRAWN ON TO
SUPPLY DAILY DEMANDS.
Senator Towns No Longer Connected
With the Central company---Hoaa
Has Come Back to Town.

Beaumont, Texas, January 5.-ordlna rlly
this would be considered the beginning Of
business Of the new year, bur. as was
stated few days since IN these columns.
the oil business started IA afresh with the
beginning Of the mouth and did not walt
for the wlndup Of the holiday week. Tbs
shipments have been going ahead at a
RAPID pace, but the production has not
SHOWN the same proport!onate gain II is
thought tIal Jne actual loss Of stocks each
day ~ Beaumont is close to 5000 barrels.
THIS - pretty DIX stamp Wien Il IS
reLLeAGcreu LLut the lelu is DOT producing
Nely 4Dcu AIoLe tGdA lAaL Lno teu4ery
eO-slL-pLOu is p!ouicm tlat lEs NOT
yet begun 10 make llsell lelt % the mar
ket, IN tns OPINION or tine majority OF tae
Oh men.
~
There is to be another mysterious meet
ing here tomorrow or next day. E1-Gov-
ernor James s. HoEs came IN last nignt
from his holiday trip. extending over q
period Of come three weeks. aud toligat
Senator Charles a Towne Is expected. 1t
% not generally known here, but Mr
Towne is no longer president Of the Cen
trail Asphalt and Refining company nor
even director in that Institution. He
sold the major portion Of his holdings IN
that concern some two or three months
ago, ana ~ the last meeting of the di-
rectorS rendered his resignation and u was
accepted. General Carues o. memphis Is
now the president Of the company. This
Is about the only thing iu connection vita
the matter that would lead TO the BELIEF
that the ex-governor and his party VIII
perhaps accidentally meet with me eA'
United states senator The Central people
are getting along nicely az Port Neches
and Senator ToNnc will more than likely
D, tVlH rfs&1 hf NJ
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Federal Court at shern,an.

Sherman, TeEas. January 5.--The grand
lry for the January term Of the district
ourt was organized today. There are six
ourt
Federal court, Judge David Bryant pre-.
lang, Is IN session and the grand fury
. - organized today f. G. Cunningham
sherman is foreman and the Jury is
opntes
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MAY Be A DEADLOCK.

Delaware Legislature Assemblies Today
Organization May Be Delayed.
Dover, Della January with three
fourtbs Of the members 90 The ground, the
outlook this afternoon g that deadlock
viii delay the Organization Of the Deia-
ware legislature which assemblies tomor
row. II Is known that the Legislature ls
divided as follows Democrats, %; union.
or Addicks republicans, n regular. or anti
Addicks republicans o, and Republicans,
whose status 10 10 doubt, g.
The union republican members AAd q
conference today. They are anxiouS for
the regular republicans 10 20 into Joint
caucus witA them for the nomination of nf.
bcera Of the two houses but present lndica
lions are that tho regulars Will refuse aud
make nominations Of their owa
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The Alvin lest Wen.

Alvin Texas, January Drilling vas
commenced today on the test oil well OF the
Amsterdam OIL and Gas company At Am
sterdam. about ten miles south Of this
place The contract calls for l2o0toot
depth unless oil IS found sooner NJ w
amt. the manager Of the company; VI We
CONFIDENT ~ striking oil on bis land ana
win use every means possible 70 ma ~,
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Nav Industry for Bexsr County.

San Antonio, Texas January 4.--Ihe San
Jose Truck Farm company, an organization
~ local people, has secured by purchase
slxty.6vc acres Of land near THE San Jose
mission. which Is 10 be irrigated with
water from the san Antonio river, aud
wnl develop everv acre In truck farming
twenty acres 10 be planted In tomatoes
An Experienced tomato grower from Crys-
tai Springs Miss has been secured to
superlntcnd the farm.
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BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT
ALL OF THE COURTS ARE NOW IN
SESSION.
Criminal Docket viii Take Up the Time
In tho District Court Until the
End Of the Month.

Branch otnce: The Posts Beaumont Of.
I'VE is now located IN Exall building
ground noor, both phones 80. SS3 With G
y; Lam as business representative aud f.
Greer as correspondent subscriptions
Aha Advertisements or news items left at
LIS sl.s Aaarcss VIII receive prompt attention
as y delivery Of papers are requested to
pnoDe or otherwise notify the office
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Naws Notes.

owned by Dan Simms, OF which mention
was made in The Post this morning TO Inc
effect that be sp8ined his leaders in his
foreleg. died this morning He seemed Ia
give way completely aud when be was re-
mosed from the streets 10 the stable he
stood on his feet very little.
passing Southern Pacific freight this
morning at Pearl street caused q blockade
Of teams wagons and pedestrians that was
felt by the drays in the city for several
blocks IN every direction around that street
The streets for over an hour were impassa
BE, and the utmost skill had tn he dis.
played by the teamsters in preventing az.
cidents, as the street cars were numerous
and q way had 10 be made for them
County Clerk Lee Blanchette, who has
been on a tour through the East, returned
saturday night. much 10 the 10y Of his
friends, who are always glad 70 see one az
the most popular men n Texas
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a MYsrERIous SUICIDE.

StylshIy Dressed Unknown Took Poison
at San Antonio.
San Antonio. Texas, January 5.--An IN.
known girl, barely more than II years o.
age, swallowed four ounces Of csrbolic acid
this afternoon committing the act IN 8
thick clump Of brush shout $50 yards north
Of BAYLOR street She died az Z O'Clock
She was stylishly dressed and her clothing
was NJ good texture Up 70 late hour
sbe had not been identified
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Child Burned 70 Death.

ae4la Texas, January blast Saturday
II ntt'e son Of Mrs 3. D. Reynolds Of
Fgnnan, who Is here visiting her parents.
Fn ana MIS- George NJ Wood, while plav.
around the fireplace, IN some way
Eaugqt IRE snd was so badly burned thar
EoD o's g yesterday MI Reynolds arrived
Ms buried today.
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charge of coerclng the indiana into par.
ticipatine IN tho annual heather dance -
the pueblo and threatening dire punish
mcut to those who did not take part They
VIII be requested 10 show cause why they
should not be punished for makiug such
threats
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Will Cure You of
h journalism
Else No Honey Is Wanted.

5 aay honest person who suffers from,
atsm Is welcome IN this Offer
II an specialist In Rheumatism and
kbvsiotG sdted more cases than any other
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han w., oooA on Rheumatism, and I will
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klfienit soy does that even in The most
kldsst obstinate cases IT has cured he
@ng ern eSsss that | ever met AMI in ali
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cnNFnRENCEs ZOE HELp.

81. Paul, MINI, January b.-Althopgo
this was the day on which the trainmeu
were to meet the general Officers 70 dis.
cuss the demand for better wages not Sll
the conferences took place The reason for
the DELAY Is nonarriyal Of vice President
George Lee ot the order 81 lrainmen
None of the grand officers Of the brother
hood have arrived The most conservative
~ the frainmen Old not expect the matter
10 he settled Inside Of two weeks.
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AFTER GOOD ROADS.

Ieopls Of Gainesville Have Given the
Project a Boost.
Gainesville, Texas, January 5.-The good
lad meeting was held at the court house
liz afternoon az . O'clock, at which It was
ecIded that the necessary legislation
boun be obtained TO issue Sl5O.000 worth
bridge and road bonds to be used in the
distraction Of FIRST class bridges ana mac
lami2e1 roads throughout the county.