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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-02

Temple, Texas, February 1.-The good
roads convention met yesterday as per call
OF some days ago, There was a good rep
rescntation present, twenty-seYen voting
boxes being represented by selected dele
gates, The convention opposed voting q
special tax for good roads, the rocky pre-
cincts OF the western portion OF the county
voting sulidly against the measure. The
question was discussed In every phase and
a resolution passed that, inasmueh as Ger.
tain precincts were willing aud DESTROYS
of voting tax for good roads commit
tee he appointed by the chair to take up
and consider wheather the constitution or
the State would permit law allowing such
precincts or subdivisions By majority vote
Ia assess such n tax. And If the same can
be legally done 20 draft n bill to accom-.
plish such purpose and 10 submit the same
10 our representatives IN The legislature,
and "a use all honorable means 10 secure
its enactment into law Such law 10 pro.
vide thar all such taxes be expended upon
the roads ia the precinct voting such TAX
and TO provide the proper agencies Tor the
accomplishment OF such purposes And rs
as Tar 81 possible aud practicable that
may be legal 20 have said moneys oXpcud.
cd under the control Of the precinct or Sub
division so voting such tax ON motion q
committee OF Que from each Justice pre-.
cnct with Judge Felts added was selected
to carry out the provisions OF the Tesou.
ton Judge Felts announced that W s.
Banks should be chairman Of that commit
tee aud that be should call the members to-
sethcr The committee was announced as
follows, Z W. johnson, W 9. Rose, c ],
williamson, b r. Mcdonald, w S, Banks
T c. Caskey. pink Deuman, j. c. Hash
and County Judge Felts
City Tax Collector Iryiu's office was q
busy place Yesterday and phone calls had
70 be abandoned altogether Last night
Their was extra force needed 10
straghtcu out cash ana catch up the ends
Of the days work. Mr. Irwin said there
would be about 500 poll taxes paid in the
city,
cards announcing the marriage NJ Mr.
James A. Talley and Miss Maggie Green on
February 8 have been received by friends
Of the couple They viii be of homo AZ
Hotel Utterback, Lufkin, Texas, after
Mr. Robert smith. recently of the hook
concern, has made arrangements 70 SO With
the music department for Isaac Bledsoe Of
Austin. The family will remain IN Temple
for the present
Jack Damerou and family are here on q
short visit to old friends and relatives
br Cameron has been traffic manager for
tho Southwestern Telephone COMPANY AZ ~
Paso for come time, but more recently with
this company at peuison.
Hon n 7 Robertson came up from Aus.
tin yesterday on few hours business mis-
sion
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-02
BRENNAN BUDGET.

Brennan. Texas, February Mira T.
VI pwyer entertained Saturday evening
prior TO her departure 10 the indian Terri
tory. Tho Twentieth Century club were
the guests Of honor. and the subject was
"A Trip Around the World" Mrs j y.
Williams was awarded tho prize bottle
~ fine cologne. and souvenir hotties Of CO.
logue were given 90 the other guests. re
frcshmcuts were served and many regrets
were expressed hy the club members az
losing Mrs Dwycr from their circle.
The city tax rolls show that b20 have
paid their poll tR1, incluang property hold
ers and those who only pay poll tax. With
the exemptions this viii make the vote OF
Brenhnm nearly ne large MS usual About
$50 ot thes $50 are not property holders
and hive not heretofore been paying taxes.
The hooks Of the county ana city collectors
have rot hcen checked MP vet as they were
busy until late Saturday afternoon writing
receipts and have not had time To check
them NJ TO tell how many IN the county
The drst kiln Of pressed brick we're Gred
at the now brick yard Saturday. The ca
padty ~ the plnut ie 10000 per day there
IL every Indication that they viii turn out
the hest brick ever turned ont IN thiH sec,
lion az the state The samples burned
compare favorably with tho Thurber press
si brick which are considered the best
Attorney ]. NJ Mathis has purchased one
~ the protticst building lots on Third and
Day streets aud will orect handsome
cottage thereon shortly.
The city hall rs nearing completion and Is
by FAR the handsomcst building IN the city,
The Brcnham cotton mill IS nearing com
pletion and the machinery Is expected Ia
arrive by the hrst OF next month 10 be put
IN place
Tho Athletic Climb is arranging for Q
grand masquerade ball NJ Busk's hail next
Friday night Masks win be discarded ai
10 O'clock aud program Of fourteen
dances Will he INDUCED IN. Mrs, Westpha
ma daughter. costumers 81 Houston, VII
be- here tomorrow 10 furnish costumes iol
the occasion. -,
There was a ball complimentary o. Miss
Dwl3osr ~ Ennis, who is here on visit e.
Mira y G. Giddings. Jr.. az Luska hal,
Saturday night which WAS well attended
and heartily onjoye1.
Mas Delphinr Byrnes OF Ia Grange IS
here en- visit the guest OF Mrs A. g
This section was visited by rain sunda!
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-02
pnucArroNAL BILL
Committees For Working Up school DIS
plays at Worlds Fair

Committees For Working Up schooi lis
plays at Worlds Fair
Austin. Texas. February The eauca'
+,orol committee of the Worlds Fair com
r,ission which met in the office Of the
srnerintendent Of public instruction mere
Yesterday, and adjourned last night o'Il'eu
tho work Of the whole educational heia 81
Tozas into sections md oppolh'-i i.'"'n
r,f,teee TO solicit historical data Snp "a.
,e..t- tr.n carh a. fho Department. n.
eas.atlan b. tHe state
rom I-t,roisiti.s 20 the STATE. & c,''A
~ r prathqr Of The University OF IeA''
~. " ro5v Of the Southwestern uh!i g I
eitv ana Dr D. S Houston OF the Ab.lr]'
f,,fal and Mechanical college =, .
state Normal Institutes ,fIN in.ns
prifcbett of he sam Houston Normas i ~,
J. i. Eendan OF the NoIlh lfSnS the
and j. l.. Long superintendent
Dniiss nuhlic schools eos
prb1ic schools Prof j. W. hophlls, ~
neri0tendpnt Of Galveston public -,
~ Noaee. Superintendent ot Nmllh 'gun
~, schools aud II c. PritcneN' Wlh'+p"
sam Houston Normal Van
sneciaI institutes aud Schools u, - hfh
aad " Pratncr and Dr. w Noa1 .,,,d
privote Schools Elementary aua ~
arv pr. W Cody, J. ltannau anu o.
Nagro Educntion Arthur Iefevre, StalGs
s,,,,sSint endent Of public Instruction; j. =
Nagee and n s Houston r.
'S.e,srai system Arthur tPteNfei o. "a
rong and Il W Hnpklne ,.,,-,,e,
zach M tie suhcommitiees wns a,ass
ed 10 formulate plans for Viso'ou''s p'V--
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cutting the work Of these several depari.
nsssshls, ana to correspond with the school
nrrnS,Fss OF each grade as to material md
rAhiuts 10 be furnished. They arc eX.
neSlea TO report from time 10 time 10 lthe
teHe.al committee, making statements ms
70 me progress OF the work III its next
m.,,oouhg, which will be held IN Austin Feb
The committee appointed to VISIT ST
Tr9nis g ASCERTAIN what kind OF exhibits
tSAas SHOULD make consists o. j. I. long,
- &: Pritohett and one other teacher
WopNhly w. B, Phillips. They are expected
70 consult with the educational ofncers
thll line, NV WINK -
The education committee will have photo
ssnpns made Of school buildings and
argIlnus, groups OF public teachers aud
pupns, ana views Of school rooms collect
kebueue9l and historical data acconipa MED
w graphic diagrams aud charts showing
Int work ana development IN this held
secure spfciments OF the pupils work and
~ more general way collect everything
81 ot sn educational nature that can be gath.
Every subcommittee was represented I'm
ine meeting by al least one member aud
me general subject Of the Texas cducn.
( uphal EXHIBIT was thoroughly discussed
Irompt action was urged by the general
Vpumttee, by all the subcommittee, and
me wholesome conclusion reached that the
LeNas educational exhibit al st Touis must
oe second TO no State In the Union.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-02
plsturbsnee at Orange.

Orange. Texas, January st,--At dance
out IN the country about four miles from
orange last night, come rpwdies blew out
the lights, Aired pistols in the house and
created considerable excitement A short
while after they left house and harm on
an adjoining rice farm were destroyed By
Gre, supposed 70 have been started BY the
same parties
Citizens ~ Orange have been complaining
considerably OF late about Expectations on
their Chicken houses and last night the
ofhoers rounded mn and arrested four boys
who had With them a sack containing thir-
teen chickens and who were waiting 10
catch train for neaumont. The ohickena
were all dressed and II was learned that
the chicken thieves had made n practice
Of robhing hen roosts, dressing the chick
ems and taking them 20 Beaumont, where
they DISPOSED ~ them AZ eood ngures,
There wns rush OF taxpayers az tho
office ~ the tnx collector today aud a
large force WIS kent busy writing out re-
coipts, Tho office Is open tonight and the
trNpayers are stiO there. arnlng Themselves
with receipts that viii ontitle them TO vote.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-02

II provides for the working % county and
short- crm ccnvicts on the public roads and
for Alternating with other counties when
the force IS Insufficient to work without
cents on the siOo taxable values 81 the
state. which will raise about 100000 per
annum, which will pny expenses tnr c I.
lsptlng sc1ne, salaries and expenses ~ the
bureau and have about $4,000 left, whlch
s one.third Of the amount authorized 70
be collected fwithout a vote Of tho peopie)
The author saws the most difficult nr b.
Ions Is the fair and proper distribution OF
the state read fund. and the most Satisfac.
tory plan now Is TO let each county dr lw
nll and no more than IL PAYS In whlca
the bill provides, which, however be claims
Is not satisfactory - himself
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-02
DALLAS LABOR MIDDLE
Contractors Are Involved 10 a Sea
Of Troubles.
FIGHT TO A FINISH IS EXPECTED
The Trades Council, Is the Stumbling
Block in the "7v ~ ~ Immediate
Settlement igagi

Dallas Texas, February i,--General inter.
est is felt In what the local labor situation
viii develop on tomorrow The builders
exchange contractors announce a determin.
alton TO resume work on oil their contracts,
prefering union men n they will sever their
allegiance TO the Trades Council, but de-
claring that nonunion men win he en-
ploycd II the union men stll determine 20
adhere TO their trade council affiliations,
The ten building trades unions In the
Trades Council declare they viii not break
thcir affiliations. 80 & seems clear that n
CRISIS has been reached between the union
men and the contractors There was much
comforting going In among the unions to
day, The Dallas Typographical union,
which is not q Trades Council member,
Trades Council IN the present trouble and
Offering aid TO tho men out 81 work, The
OncklNyetS who are also Independent Of
the Trades council, passed rcHo.utiona Of
friendly character and determined not to
work ON any contract on which noininlOn
labor shall be employed against the Trades
Council men who are out
Tho contractors, IL Is etnted, have pre-
pared contract or agreement for union
men TO sign containing a clause that they
viii net longer affiliate with the Trades
Council, Leaders Of the latter body hAvc
taken legal counsel on this matter and
have practically determined 20 appeal Ia
the anu-conspiNcy aud anti-cocfcon laws
OF the state and prosecute contractors nm
der these lows, who may eudenYor 10 force
men to work under these restrictions.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-02
MINT County Court Restored.

Livingston. Texas, January 30. At a well
attended meeting Of the bar held AZ the
court house today II was moved and car.
rlcd that Judge Joe Holshouscn he elected
chairman and s. " German secretary The
chairman thereupon stated the object Of the
meeting 70 be to discuss the county court
Jurisdiction.
isIntnre he memoralized to enact law
restoring tho dvil and criminal jurisdlc-
lion Of the county court Of Polk county,
and TINT the senator ana represeintaIt ~ ve ar
thereof. .,
After the subject was fully diacuesed,
pro and con. vote was taken rennltths
IN favor Of such action. there being but
one negative vote -
On motion, committee OF three was
appointed 10 prepare such memorial ana
draft a bill IN accordance herewith. u z;
Frager, r. r. Rove and Fox Camppe!'
constituting such committee.
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Taxnavinn AZ Marlin-

Marlin, Texas. February / lit is impos.
slble to get definite figures yet, but Il Is
the observation Of the city and county tax
collectors that about threc-fourths OF thu
voting population have paid their taxes
also that & larger number OF the colorcd
people have paid their tux, IN proportion
10 their population, than the white people
Also that larger proportion of the elite.
have paid their tax than In the country
and the falling on In the votes will be I'm
the country pecdncts Very few p0il taxes
have been separated from property tax,
both among the Whites and coorod
Nearly the entire colored population o.
the city have paid their tax or hnd then
paid In fact, very few negroes IN the city
or county have failed 20 pny their tax q
a rule. the white people Ia the country are
the ones that have failed 10 pay their tax
not caring that much about voting.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-02
rArrlK moan BILL.

Austin Trxas February 1.-One Of the
most Important subjects that the present
legislature viii have 70 deal with is n law
10 provide for uniform system Of build
ing good roads To meet the emergency,
senator J. j. Faulk has introduced bill
IN The senate He docs not claim orig
lnslity altogether in lts preparation. 1t
rnl-ht he properly called the State aid law
and IN II he says that ne Inns undertaken
"a Incorporate the most desirable features
~ the laws Of other states, adding to and
cbenrlng such features as viii likely meet
M. varied conditions Of the state.
Tho I'm provides for the creation OF
bureau Of highways Tor the stat. consist,
inc ~ three members. one of whom shall
he 4, prnctlcal civil engineer ard provide
salaries for them, and that they shali keen
thair renc.al offices AZ the state capitol,
ma that cach must give bond ana TAX,
srTetvlsn the sppic7ti 4 the Stftc roa Z
rurr lls,rit u-p road l't nature and In
fo-r,aileY e norsllY ~ ever the state r.
m fba VISA those elg'g'd In iuildin1
r-4 AID - ysser rlvt rlan nj saec-
' t .s nult tog fhe- 81 rst'mGtnl
ca.t ( mo. free OF charge when que Z
IA md 10 hold public meetings In the
,- r.tos and have open llscussirn az 20 the
nronsr methods ~ building roads
III nrovides that when any county desires
10 hulld Q road, y may ask lor ntate aia
tbye1gh this bureau. who surTevs, maps ond
riers me read and gives the estimated
ecs, II the county, after receiving this
infegfnation. desires the roaf, the bureau is
81 notified. who lets me contract ont 10 the
lowept responsible bidder. giving the ennn'
ne preference The work IS 9ther
s,nervlsed hy 4 local engineer or the hu-
vetn furnishes one 10 see that the rogd f.
built as per plans and speeihcat lions When
n is rounIoted and accepted the State pays
npeth,rd ~ the cost and the county pays
two thirds
This plan prcsaTves the home rule 10 the
..,ntles 81 iluf none can he compelled. "
,rVililnF TO improve It's highways and
g'hen the rrunty does undertake ne. work
Il tnov-s eNnrtiv Whist the erst Will be and
the character Of road beforehand
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RRAzos rMrRoynMrNr

Austin, Texas February la meeting Of
the BRACES River Improvement association
committee was held last night, the object
being TO prepare bill for carrying out
the purposes and plans 81 the Houston
meeting In December IL was decided that
Glenn OF Austin county should prepare
the measure for introduction In the house,
The hill will ask for an appropriation ~
$4,000 TO survey the BRACES and Its prin.
cipal tributaries 90 be made 10 determine
when and what kind OF work shall be un.
derthken 10 prevent overnows Senator
Hale Is preparing a resolution 10 be intro
duccd In the senate proposing to amend tho
constitution so as to authorize the people
10 organize local taxing dlstticts 10 raise
money 10 make these improvements
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-02
Sunday School lnetltute at NavasOta.

NavasotR. Texas, January .-Prrpara-
tiops for the Baptist sunday school instl-
tutc have practically all been mftured
now. and the prospects for the session 70
convene IN tails city on Wednesday. Feb
ruary 4, are very gratifying TO REV. smith
and bis able assistants III the arrapgement
Of the matter
nr y, A. Stone of Philadelphia, recretAry
~ the baptist sunday school hoprd NJ
Texas, viii he on hand aud have charge
OF fhr institute
President Brooks ~ Baylor university has
accepted so Invitation 20 address the body
hlv
Many ot tho people Of the city have
shown an encouraging Interest In the
work and entertainment ~ the visitors,
who are expected from the several counties
around about this section,
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CHANGE Of JurIsdIehon.

Livingston. Texas January 81 White
ono member OF the bar voted against the
proposition 10 restore the civil and criminal
Jurisdiction OF tho county court Of Polk
county, he signed the petition for It today
and win offer no objection to the meas
ure r A. RroSwell OF CorriGAn signed To-
day and said he would have attended ths
injecting yesterday had he known Of IT,
N is thought that 3. y. rschaoerry Of
Moscow viii sign. In which event every
lawyer In thc county will have expressed
himself IN favor ~ the court,
The district court docket Is 80 encurn'
brred that some relief mnst be had and u
Is thought this course the most likely 20
secure such relief.
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A Bush al Greenyille.

GreenUllc, Texas, February The office
Of County Tax Collector Walker was crpwd
ed all day yesterday and wss kept open foi
business during the early part Of the night
II required Mr. walker aud three deputie.
to wait upon the hungry tax payers, and
not until night did they have time to ope
the days mail, which contained remittance,
running into the hundreds AZ dollars
Quite number NJ tax payers paid poll,
and left property tax delinquent
A total of S242 polls were returned by thC
tax assessor, ~ which Il Is estimated thul
n per cent had paid by tho close OF busi
ness last night. The nIn,ber NJ polls The
dellnquonts.
city Tax Collector Knox McAdams had
very busy day Of It, but q great many
failed 10 liquidate their taxes Some psit
polls aud left their other taxes del nqufnt
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rnxnaxsrs at coIumhus.

Columbus Texas. February 1.-The total
number OF tax assessments ot Colorado
county is 52i4 which includes corporations.
estates. duplicated names. women, minors,
property holding voters and nonpruperty
holders who are assessed a poll Just 1921
persons had paid their poll tax NJ the close
Of the day al January 81 or this number
9O3 persons paid no property tax. The
collector thinks that less than Hfty Of these
SOC persons were negroes The comptroller
has notified the tax collector that an ex-
tension until February % Is granted tha
tax PAYERS a. Colorado county. II Is 10 be
presumed That more poll taxes Will be paid
In an election year,
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JUDGE nArrs, or1NloN

Austin, Texas, February Ia typogr ph.
ical error in the copy given ont destroyed
tho meaning OF Judge Il L. Dltts opin
ion as to the constitutlouaity OF an aprro
prlation for Worlds Fair purposes. The
error was that the 'ord ninrlusive" wns
used whereas the word "excluSlvr" was IN.
tended by Judge Rats. The statement as
u dre r ITS wratc II was Of foil Nys. sec.
tlon IS ot article OF the constitution
naming purposes which mgy We Ia Ind a.
nnong those far which taxes may he levied
IS 81 gramWniicFlp oy ,uivo OiNer pro
visions especially comforting ma lrnlu <
. -
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q .A- - III 60 III Z "a.
a..u,.. a The Kind You Have Always Bought
sisas'u' G1AzZzZs(
lie Lewial Gold Mlns

To the Editor Of The Post
Hammond. Texas, January 2e---I have no
tieed several communications in your paper
OF gold mine having been discovered
south Of wootan Wells, and termed as
wootan Wells gold niue. This Ia 70 correct
this error and hope you will 10 publish IN
your daily and weekly paper and inform
the public that this mine IL situated one
half mile south ~ Hammond, Texas
discovered this gold while digging a vel
On my place, and while | have had n fairly
good test made, ! have not received tht
United States assay on this gold yet, ant
therefore wonld not like 10 have any ASSAY
report published until / can furnish th'
United States reports Hoping you viii "a
wise the public that this gold mine wa
discovered, at this place instead OF wootar
Wells, ] am, yours truly, Issc Lewis.
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PAYING THEIR POLL TAX
VOTERS WILL COME UP SHY IN THE
NEXT ELECTION.
Returns Show d Great Lack OF Interest
in The Politicians
Are Alarmed

Fort Worth, Texas, February when
the last man had paid his poll tax last
evening he represented the last OF less thnn
5000 qualified voters In this county entitled
to east ballot during the present year.
The voting strength OF the county is
about 1900.
Those who have qualified In the county
number about 6ooO, while those in the ciry
who are eligible to vote number about
200 These figures are subject To change
either way when the estimates have been
hinally made by the city and county col.
II was stated today because Of the poll
tax amendment forcing The payment OF
that tax II viii have the effect Of reducing
the vote of the State nearly one-half, as
that many leading democrats over Texas
are fearful Of the consequenees.
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Rnnnrt from Rnnvllln

Reeville. Texas, February 1.-The total
number OF polls asBfssed IN Bee county IN
1901 was 1889, and the total number paid
was 7i3. The total number Of polls Az
sessed In 1902 was 1918, and the total NUM-.
her paid Up 70 the closing Of the collector :
office last night was 500,
IN 1901 there were 230 straight polls %
sessed; that H. men who paid no eth +
taxes and OF these only 90 were paid; in
1909 there were 285 straight polls assessed,
and If these so were paid These lEures
show an Increase " rs assessed, an IN.
CTease Of 20 paid
No elections are to be held In Bee connty
mis- year, and II s thought that this, IN q
measure, accounts for the small increase
IN the number Of polls paid,
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Pearvail, Texas. January ai,-EvapEeiists
sid Williams and James A. Brown are At
present engaged in a revival with W. /
Lester, pastor Of the baptist church.
The public school IL suspended and the
places OF business are closed during the
morning services The town seems 20 he
reaping benefit thereby The attendance y
large, weather delightful and nne meet
ing ~ Ia progress. The results 20 FAR show
seventeen additions to the Baptist chureh,
and a number ~ names have been Given 20
unite with other churches o. the commuh'
ftr
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Nenro oIrI klIIea Mar waoo.

Waco, Texas, February MANDY Scott
young negroes seventeen years OF age.
was killed by pug Douglass, a negro
man. about ten miles below the city last
night. Douglass and Alex Scott, brother
OF the deceased. had quarrel. and 1t Is
stated that Douglass borrowed q gun and
followed Scott to his home The girl went
Into the room Ia tell her brother Of Doug
lass presence, and as she shut the door ne
nred the shot, taking eject IN the girl >
lass WAS arrested by SheriiIs Baker q
this city and Green OF Fafs county, and u
now IN jail here.