The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. ELEVENTH YEAR, No. 322, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 20, 1896 Page: 6 of 8
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HOW AMONG REPUBLICANS
PreeforAII PlQht In the Count
Contention
K6 ONE INDORSED FOR OFFICE
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Platform Adopted and Delegate for Rule
ad District Conrentloni Selected
Tiro County Chairmen
Tha county convention of the republl
cans colled by HIchard Allen chairman
of the county executive commltlee com
rnenccel yesterday in harmony and drifted
Into an uproar and free for all fight final-
ly winding up In a split with the election
of two chairmen for tho next two yearn
llvorytiilns moved very harmoniously
until tho credential committee met and
an alternation took place n the commit
teo room between A T Lockett and
Committeeman Haines When the com
mltteo reported to tho convention unseat
Ins tho delegation to which Lockett be-
longed an uproar was raided and a free
for alt fight followed in tho convention
hall I ockett and Frank Heed became In-
volved In a difficulty friends of each
ftlda rushed to eparutei them and within
a few soeonds half tho members of the
convention were Involved Iockett whs
forced to tha lloor and u d n a foot mat
by a struggling howling mob llwd liclng
caught In the crowd and unable to move
In or out Tho crowd separated un1 tho
dlrcusslon us to which wa right ami
which wrong and the altercation wan re-
sumed In another part of I he room This
state of attain lasted fully half an hour
during the entlro time the ro ni being In
a complete uproar Illehard Alton clialr
tnan of the convention isto > I at nts disk
and hammered with an tmpioviid rivel
but ho succeeded In quelling the stoim
just as well as a man would who would
rush Into the street nnd cry out for the
wind to erase blowing When rnbr was
finally restored tlffber David Itlekmejer
arrested Ioekett and Ue d and tiiok tlwm
to the pollco statl > n nnd inn entivntlon
returned to business No other tioutiln
ocrurrod until Hie adjournment and the
Ilnal action was a split
When the comrnllon was organized
thoro was a contest for timporaiy chair-
man between Itlrhard Allen who has
iKen rountv chairman tT two years past
nnd W 11 Jones rr ultlng in the i lection
of Allen AftT the scle tion of di h gates
to the Sltate ard rangn Monil conven-
tion a delegate iirnposd the name of
Jtlehard Allen f r ceuniv ilmlrinjn fur
tho ensuing two voare Miorli r iirotwiM
W I Jones This nrcclpltatd nti unroar
KIrter Smith took the ehulr md nmidst a
lelgn of confusion put the nemli ition of
Illenard Allen There wen I ud mi In
tho nfflrniatlve and nnn m m n gillie
The Jones men were n
vote was Ixtrig take
rondwl through anI
Allen men thru reel
ioi Clint ti
nil 1 Aln w i mil
di iar > I If ted The
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Iley secretiry and Allm dee lar l Hie emi
ventloti ndlourncd m Me Helming lint
wiap tuelgmen h d lr < n taken 111 then
one of the J < lies m > i i < Kk Hie pliform
and put the near i n ir ion of lmeH to lo
bouse and he was lianI > < ted 11m
men J Peott w s thin eleclid secretnrv
There will nnw In a outd lietvte n li
two factions for the r > ti es lon or tin
machinery of 111 ointy eotninlitu fir
tho next two year
At noon eslerliv lllihaid Allen rhalr
man of the repbib an cnnmllt1 > <
Harris rountv calb1 he unvenlnn to
ord r snd llev 11 n 1 < m < led In prier
nfter wlibh th delegates ung A Clurg
to Keep 1 lao
Nominations were < a ed for tempoi ar
chairman and W V Jons and Illehard
Allen were put In nemiitloi
There vrsu a rv at dml ol oratorv and
tnro rvpptt f gaiH before tne Mte
Itoll was ealleil nnd tin nte stool Mien
41 Jones hi rtir MiKl iy an
nouwed be oio
Van 11 Mi KimJ was iiininunouilv
chojiii mi retarv
The following committees v < < ai
Indentlals 11 P Johnwn Hue Hi K
meyer C 11 Smith H J lWiurl J lines
Jlurkner Jtev J 11 rl ilain II iiij
Uavls lleorgn Yoakum and J D Uitn
On Ilatfoim an I It finuim n t
J Scott lle > Uemy Vati llnr < i al-
ien Joe lluuc h M rl MHIiu U n
way V II Hmltl lb v S I linl r
son and lerrj los
llev Henri Willis adli < l In i hi
ventlon il > urged the p oi > e ur Im ru e
to make their inlluui It In in < in
Injr clictlou In the ritbt w > and ki n
iluct thenwU s iiiat tiny win i
uble to change cvi luiniis win i it
prtscnt te taxation nlttumt nprMnj
tlonW II Iarker of Audit representing
the Austin Herald u olored piihlleation
nddres wl the contention
Ur V II Hinlsou b liivltattnn ni
drcKSCil tho comenlton In sptaKliiK of
local affair lie said then Is In lie ran
of tiio hottest i lections In Houston < vi
known He urgil the iimiiliiins lo-
ot ronseluntlnii8l > for their t holer tor
each office Drifting In hU teumrl s In
Harrison referred to what he called lite
arbitrary action of the enminlssiomr ni
pensions In dropping an old soldier irntii
the pension rolls
He Kild that If the republicans win
stan > l by the colored oter there will be
a rharigo In the t > tute ndmlnlitralioii
I toomhx o Ohnueyvllle ndvlsed his
bearers to sllek to the ripiilillian paitv
Ho opposot tho selling uf nt < nut
qualified It by saving that if tin re m
two democrats iunnliig and am money
can bo got out of either or them get It
liut If time Is a dunoerat nnd iyiimoin
running supiiort the rrnmbliean
llev 1 II Ioftln said that this i umen
tlon should im n coinmlttei rr itie ml
orc1 piople demand or the UauenHttu
race represenlatlon In the iy it Hous
ton hforn ugieelnc to support nny man
for any office the negroes should demand
representation cliould get a promise hi
writing nnd If it Is not eeurd uown
him at tho i ills lie said the ncgi < MS
are the balance of jvjwer In llmisinn
If they demand something It will be gien
to them
Dr J 11 flarnett president or tne
Houston Tlaptlst academy addressed tin
convention He urged tho ne ros or tin
county to put down the common in pick
blon that the mgros vota imii lie
bnught on n scale ranging rrnin a ttrlnu
of whisky tn J Tlie business f rr llt
must bo stopped He said the negro
wants ienrisentatbil In the courts una
on the Juiy lie urged the negroes t
show their npprtelation of the ponir of
suffrngo given tiiem hv the constitution
Itcv T II Collier of Senly was called
He said he was not pn pared to siioait
but honed to do so dining ihe cnmpilgn
W T lJrown the only colons a er
In Harris countv mode u short nddi s
The committee on ciideutlals repoiteo
recommending that the contesting del
cations from the Fourth wanl south ii
given ench half representation and that
in the llfth want contest the T 1
SlltPhell delegation be sciltd oer that
hdided hV C T Slltchell
Officer lockcll addrcssd the conven
tion on the report He rad he lind tten
Informed by a commltti email thit had
nn nltcrcntlon not occurred In the coin
mitteo room between him nnd iMrsjn
GaJnes that the P T Mitchell delega
tion would hnvo been seated Ho ap
pealed to the contention todo < hat una
right and slvo bli faction repiesentntlon
Jle threatened that If hla faction whlcti
Is tho labor eJemcnt of Hie nrth ttilril
Tns not given Jusllco ho would vnto his
own way at the election and moreover
Ttould air tho last district and roncros
kr
loaal eonvejitlons
At this point n free for all fight toolt
rlaee and tho hall was In nn uproar lor
jlf nn hour
Tho tight Is fully described In tho Intro-
duction It would bo difficult to say who
jtyiB tha aggressor but ono fact was
ffWrUtnt that I ockctt seemed tu be tho
A
nndr dos in the fight being a l tlm
of tho serious concern of his rrlend who
endeavored to quell the disturbance but
who placed him In a position where h
was unable to defend hlin H If Phalrs
were raised aloft by different on s and
descended swiftly toward the heads of
different ones but on ever occaslun n
hnnd would bo thrust out aivl prevent
the blow from landing where It was In-
tended
Tho tote on the report of the credntlils
commlttro was taken during the pande-
monium and the report was adopted
by a vote of 63 to 0
The report of tho committee on platform
and resolutions was next read as follows
To tho Hon Chairman of Harris County
We your committee on resolutions beg
to submit tho following for your con-
sideration
1 We reaffirm our allegiance to the
grand old republican party and express
our fullest faith In the ultimate triumph
of thoso principles upon which our part >
Is bullded and In the principles of pro-
tection of reciprocity In sound money
nnd a pure ballot
2 We declare our confidence In the
regular Statu republican organisation
and In those noble soil whose labors
have contributed to give the party Its
prfstlge In the Nation and Plate and
who have kept Intact a npubllcan organ-
ization in rplto of the efforts of aliens
who hate sought Its disruption and Its
despoliation
3 Wo lielleve that tho best Interests
of tho party are to be subserted by send
iaUtir J
to go t
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COMMITTlr I OOM IlfHIT
While the commit on eted minis wu
rnnMd ring tne nnist frorn the nrih
wnrl a personal liniriiliy
nu pr Ipl
tin I but with no serious results A T
Ukti was gltlng tesllmuny regarding
th ward
coninion Hi tnt
wro dlBputcl b > J
her of the commitloe
hat tlm storv of
pf s 1 uri a
loiktt said Do you mfln j
r > idled
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Oalues remarked
ex piirremes as told
had been
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SHOKT IOCAl STOKICS
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will li tore i n
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fl reading tery rapidly and I do ml think
cxatfgerete when I sav t > ii I ere
01 V lla > tnllllnn slrltiiHlist
Hie Knlteil States at lb prst time
Tho action of the > nlssonfrH 011rt
in inslruethii Judri Texl to eontruet for
shell to patnto IXspnnt
r was under
discussion srnlrruay by tral mutli
men County Cleik id 1 lupiec
1iesnt and remarked That nekton of
the commissioners will Ik worth UOtoo
tu the peoplo of Harris count In iho first
Sivl SL 1 Pavement than
grutcl will last longer Is not as easily
liumutfcd by storm water and can be
bpUHhl theapCr Oravel ran not i nir
chasisl nt 7U cents per cubic tail ii
price at which Mr Jon > agrrmi io fiirnlh
Ihe shell and tho county i io > nrrnnVe
mom Is enabled to pate t o J
tho same ptlce It would cost u gratelill
The extension of tho llurrimurg road
iiavlug to lXMpwliter will gHe utfonS roaj
Into Houston tthbh ttHll lw lf tas bene
fit to thofo who tritcl the highways iui
will be < a great saltation to the peoplln
tho ttnur and tear of tin ir lolling stock
and Jlvo stock loo for that matUr hb a
HOUSTON DAILY POSTi THUESDAY MOKN1NG FEBRUARY 20 1896
heavy pull and a long pull over a Ind
road will kill the finest draft horse Just
as ijulek as a pcrub
When fi Inslcp Jones tho well known
Thllodelphla traveling man was In the
city not lone Jfnce on his regular semi-
annual tour of the Blate ho astonished
a crowd of friends it ho surrounded him
ono evening by telling them that at one-
time In his career he was tho proprietor
of n hotel And I run It right you cun
bet your life mid the gen al 0 tnslee
I never had a kick from a guest as long
as I ran that hotel One reason was that
I always had Schuylkill handy for the
guests and tho other reason was that 1
had tho following printed on a card and
handed to euih guest afior ho had writ-
ten his name on tlm hotel register
This hotel was built for the special
comfort of Its guests On nnlval each
guest will bo asked how lie likes the situa
tion and It ho says the hotel ought to
have been placed upon Iort Massachusetts
on Ship Island or on Cat lslntid tho loca-
tion will bo Immediately changed
Comer front rooms up one lllght for
etery cuist baths gas electricity hot
anil cold water laundry telegraph restau-
rant tiro alarms bar room billiard table
sewing machines irtano and all modern
ontenlemes In etery room
Mcils every minute and consequent-
ly no Mcond table lit cry guest will hat c
Free For All Scrap in tho Itopiiblican Convention
lug our deb gates to the State and con-
gressional contentions untnstrticted un
hampered nnd unfetured and we ncom
nn nd that our iHletfnts to tbes conten-
tions tote against Instructions lning glv n
by either tin Stat ol oiguisloual con-
tention ltispet tfully submitted
Urn tin tt J Hritt
hall man
The report of the corn ml It was uiant
nin adopt < l
Ihe bent sent In the dining room My clerk
was espeilull > lor tills holil he
wears ihe original kolil uoor 1 nmoiid and
lo pli um t tv Kid > lie Is al
wats ind > tu sltig mulili wolstisl take
u liuul at drnu ptki play bllllanls
sliaip u jour tuke ton out diltlng
bad the g < iintiit niniiHi lb children inik
a lourili at wlilst or tlltl w th nnv joung
bidt nnd will nol mini In lug i ill lend
win n pn i nine s down II will altnil to
Th followl w ic appointed a commit > I <
i > to Krleet dil gits ti the Hntr nnd < < lilnes
oimrilouil eonv ntlons H II Wl
lluns W A at1 Wllllum lln Is
i Joins J II r dab S J Iionut
s i ii i > i i
rommili i ported as follow
Piugr sslui il I II Wilbiuis P A
Kiaikl Wil ii Ditls llilly Spuks
W II Coir i II b vi icj Hu
ll Mails 1 All n
Hunt yuilb n s 1 I mid II i s
I i oi I Si oil J II rl
Haines A l hil < W A Slrodrr Dr
J It I oby f J Ktott 11 I John-
son Wtlllain Six r > i
rtiit c N 1 t William l W Iteii
A J Vnk In I I William flreen S A
Solomon l Woods H 1 l ksnn
loin Mull n p II Hmttti P II lliottn
Mr 1 r > iiiir I I K II it is
loipi Jo li in h II i i > c initIr 1 mi
unswi nil iitnstlons in
IluptiiAn t olapuk or
in > ol tiniml Imigtniu s of Huiope
The propilior will nlwnys b < happy
lo btr that some otlil lintel Is the best
In th inuntrt Hp il ntiemlon given to
liitn who Hive lnlniiuntloii us to how
thiols in done In Nnv ork
J Wnildj Tn 11 bus leturncil from III
lno lln bullug lomineicnl agent of
lh Iolon lili went out Wist not to
grow up with the counti as he baa
illeovrd that the iiKilcuWuinl itiltunt
egi or llmiwun aro good but to oeo the
lowI llo knew or eourse tlncto would
be ii ojht He ueni juu K iuso the
ii i nnd In had the cinl that gate
i Im n i Iml trio on cushions Johnnie
eft lain his nboils sctcnlat with
ltnlTles r f i ttlp Hi sin ol
ttlihuut fun or loitn i itlon thit
lb is hnti lien oili ligliiu m 1 l HO
tl Inl > II > m 1111111 < Ilull
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sniti bii pull I rr the lights on
I Is lie l
1 n und en li i-
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I Kr > w m t v ioii t
1 I < s not lo iml oik
ii iwm iiom
son in
pillbd oil in1
Hten Hugh
He knows
i ilk < inn ii viui1
I ug inii etetyliody out Ihei
has no fimiul Hint out Hugh nnd
l h i i h pi oi in I a iln ilonii
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> riih d HI lnso iiinl now
Mil spmiii th tniyboilt And
niu sttalers nnd liv to look
i iln iporis win i pick hem up nn
I rr t I IU lum a up lust about the
ol an oisli i shell ui tunning his
Iloo tn ihe MiMinn sun He nnd
I raVc 1 U1 r
ri i ld
IlKAl IISTATH TliANSIHIls
Km 1 Kiihl and hunlinnd to M
Jiktns block 8 In 10 iicie lot ia
n rib uidn liurfalo bijou
M u Jenkins to T w Archer
1J5 S f ll apr lo1 C1 iioilh side
Hun ah > buyou
Jos ph p Meyur to Mrs It
Slaughtor lot III block fi Mnjir
mbditlaion or block W Allen nibll
tl n
leoigo II ltivnker uiul wlfn t o
Muiv 1 Tiapp half uf bus l and
J tiloiU ill foqlh ldo Hurrah
ba > ou
rj Tenbrook limit u lo John runu r
Sa acres out of lul 32 In J H llol
tnaii survey
Shu Attonio nnd Aransas lasa Hall
wat onipnny tn Pity of Houston
it lain land on lochind sltect In
Thlid wnnl
Amos Mihnffey and ttlfn to J II
Mihilfey m ilu acres otitof Wm
While survey
1 1 VoiIs tj I P IInn lols t lo
il inchsite In block 16 also lots
M T und is block 37 Ihuch
fnrk also lots 11 13 10 nnd 11
blork 12 all In In Porte
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A lllHTHHAV IAIITV
Mr nnd Mrs James MaHtcttinu gave a
birthday party nt their iisldeneo Tutsdny
et nlng lu honor of their son Jutnei Mas
tiirsnn lr Tho following guest wci < >
present MIssch Mtunle M isterson Mamie
MiUonibl Dulo rrislrlekp > dllo IVrgu
son Mattle llalii Cnrilo Orosa lttuti i
Ttieke lluchr Swatison Hnbv Il teller
tlsale Pudllp Kittle Iltsgenld Helle
llogois Mowirs J Mllvey J Maxwell 1
Stevenson J Sullivan 1 Hmheurclter
M Harris Masslo ll Iletsner p auo
felder W Ha ko W Seheehw Iiecrgo
Mctlrlds Mr and Mrs T lllrgerild
Mrs Hwniihuti Mt Young and Airs Iyt
lollto
to PiMtr a coiii in ovi hay
Take Itxitlta IttMtm Oulnliirt Tallins All
druggists refund tho mono If It falls to
cure 5i
MAURI Ami IICblNSKS
Pountt Clerk I5d V Uupine jesterdiy
tFsued Ihe fellotvlng nuirrlnge licenses
rttjvester S Hovers and Itusi W 1
Johnson Alfil Nelson and Daisy james
Wllllum Martin and Hinuia Mixcy
MTHOnitAPHINn ANH PitlNTINH
111 their perfcted stage executed by J
1 IasicrUn Printing and Lithograph com
pnny 91 Main stiect
j hhiiy aonnoN w n iostiu
Associated Architects 30714 Main street
Consultation free
Thus
lng
1 Williams Dentist Hlns Bulb
HOUSTON OAS LIOHT CO
a J for Illuminating cooking heating
ml power If desired Apply U J J
McKeoter General Usnsgjr
Coko and Sxr
Ucht Co
tor Jie u > lloiatou Un
lllnckbiirn A llalley hlghgrado photo
giaphcrs Pitts Pralilo ntcnue
U C Crawford the leu man
HARRY FOX NOT GUILTY
Tlc Idinous Dalby Dourjlnss Ca
Inids In Acquittal
FRIENDS OrilR CONGRATULATIONS
Case Against Mr A II Foster Nail
Pressed by lbs Dltlrlot Attorney
Oilier Court Ireoeadlnss
At 3 oclock yesterday afternoon tho
Jury In th case of II nry S Vox charged
by Indictment with tho murder of Daisy
Thrclkeld returned a verdict of not guilty
and tho toting man walked from the
com t room a freo man his going and
coming being unfettered by on appear
anco bond or the guardianship of a court
ofllcer
When tho criminal district court opened
yesterday with Hon i D Cavln upon
the bench Judge Ilmlng announced that
the fitato had no additional evidence to
ofter Judge Cavln llxed the time of ar-
gument at two hours for each side II
W Camp opened for the Hlutc und was
followed by Colonel J W Jones for the
defense Mr Jarnett closed for the do
fense and the closing argument for the
Statu was made by Judge ricmllig
Judge Putins charge was given to the
Jury at 1 oclock nndthe court then ad-
journed for dinner Court reassembled
and as soon as It convened the Jury
was brought In and Foreman Sam Allen
announced that they bad agroed upon a
v relict which it us read It being us slatnl
ttbovo not guilty Mr Vo ihankesl cneli
of tho Jurors In turn and was then con-
gratulated by his friends who were prey
Lilt and who bad remaind In the court
loom with him throughout tho entire
lrlil
The caso of Mrs A II Ioster charged
with tho same eilfenie was then called
Uho was present with Inr attorney W tl
lote and amiotiiKed willingness to pro
eesd at ouet with th ease but Dlsttict
Attorney llilesple liinuuiieed that na the
Iox iaso had nsult d lu in aiiUlttnl
tin cases being similar lu etery detail
h would ask that lh < ens against Mrs
Poster l > > nolle prosfod which was done
tt Is understood that In tho lox case
the Jury unanimously iigre tl upon a vei
elle l of not gully on unu ballot without
consultation
B1T1TS riLHD
The following suits were llled jcaterday
In the district clerks nlTlec
Paul Floeck vs Klmon Iotson tris
puis to US title
Wllmu Waldo et ni by next friend J
Will11 ts Mutual Untitling nnd Loan
ussoilatloii
The following suits wete tiled yesterday
in the eounty iletks offbe
J VI st t Osior 11 Miller action
or debt for J HVi
J 1 llatkan s rlan Antonio unit
Aianas Puss Itillwav company et ni
in tlon rot damages alleged to bate been
caused lit otertlow
Illllil iceoilllt llletl of It A Mllnm
guardian of Minors Mlam nud applica-
tion lo be illseharred bating fully ad-
ministered tho estnte
CIHMINAIi COUHT
John Ienz enttlo theft two cases con-
tinued
Him Webber
W 11 Ii ies
tliiued
John llldlej
guilt t
Jam s It illey
dats In iall
thert continued
assault to murder con
carrying a pistol not
pica of guilty and ten
Mm Wilsin gaming continued
J II lliockiuuii assault to mutder
euiixletiunt und cnnytng a pistol all
I1IS iiiitlnutd
J Dit Is iis uult to murder plea ol
gul tt two years in the pen
Pile foiljw lug were lined 110 each lor
not obeying subpoini i Joe tenner 1
V lbislwooil Itrd Pinker Albeit Driver
Cut Aiclur It K Weiss S llosenuvri
and Otto Aimbrustei
ItlDllT OP WAV OHTAINHD
rtlghl of way has been urinlcU tliet finl
testou Houston niiil la Poite rallwav
thtoiiKli tho bind of Port Houston Iand
ind Improvement company from Hi aIt
si it Ion in a noi lhMiHi Hv illiectlon lo
Ituffil > bajiiu All the parties ut tutoHat
ngneil to tin tight or way and as tne
Ioit Houston eoinpnny is lu tho hands
of a reeiltei Judge Itrnsliear made te
onler Tin In Iorte rou1 expects to hrlilgo
the lujnu and eomo up to tho cits en
Hie north sld of the bisou
HAD A riT lN PMlllT
Theiei wuh iiiiltn nn dxcUIiik stfne In
the ctlinlnil dlstilt court loom vester
dnv nftfiniimi when Wllllini luckson nu
obi lolond man was nirnignid en tho
ehnrge of burglary Just la Ilia limjois
suo iibiiut to iitoioel with the inie
the old man had a lit and there as a
geneial stampede Judge Cavln nidi red
the nlfbirs to take tho man out ol mint
and tluy took htm back to ihe county
Jail
11UIIP1NP PHRM1TH
Pity Ihiglneer UaNoio yesterday
gmnted the follow Itur bitlldlug portults
tlrs A Siihs icpalrs on house on
Commerce nveime cost I15W
Mr Tasloi tepalrs on house on > n
Jncllilo oo t Jt
J II Mullet new roof on house No
1211 Liberty slieet cost
ileoige Puilllpp three cottagea on Hv
eiett street cost 10
Oenrge llobertu nddlllon to house on
Ittbln stiect cost IW
DlSllllPT COHItT
inter Conley vs W il Thomas
suit for 2UW lor material alleged In
been fiitnbihed on ttlal
P0tmT N0Ti8
1 Oat Is tho white man who took a
shot ut riherllf Albert Ilrlehson a shott
time ago when the latter tins about to
urn at htm was given t o > enrs In the
penitentiary jostotdiy In tho criminal dls
ti lot court
city liiiRvrnus
The pin will meet tnnilit at 7W oeloek
at lnt Congress stieVI
Judge McPomlis eeiulltlnn was reportc 1
to bo somewhat litiptoved yestenlay
Tho lood Hot eminent letiguo will meet
at Union hall 21JS Main street nt 730
oclock tonight
Theiro will be a meietlng of lot owners
of OliMiw iod ieniHlery tonight at 8 oclock
at I ho e tincll ihiinber
Manager ol the Houston Clearing House
lepoits the Iwnk tnotement at Houston
for Ilibrunry 11 as S 0Jtl3
Yewterelay wus Ash Wednivday and
nppioprlito sertbes were held at the
Catholic and Hpseiipnl churches
Tho Iidles Aid suclety of tho Socond
Pisbtterlin chuich will nui t ui the
i lunch Ibis afternoon nt 1 n lo
Itunsrorl chniiler No 133 Or > Ier of the
llasiern SMr reuuests all members to
meet nt the chapter room tomorrow night
ut 7 30
A meeting of I ho board of public works
to 1st held In tho nfllce of tlm city mv
retarv has Ihcii oilled for 10 oclock this
morning
The Iidlrn Aid snclrty of the Central
Christian church will inoet this afternoon
nt oclock at tho resldtncu of Mrs
Hablrs 1701 Capitol avenue
There will l in meeting of the directors
of the I lout toll lhiMt Hall aa clnton
this afternoem at 3 ocle > ek It Is uuder
Htoiid that nil ho stock li now paid up
While answering an alirni from bu
13 tevtenlay morning lid lertnan Sandy
Mcilownn of the Houston lr depart-
ment lost ono of his rubber boots tt hlch
t
Pur NEW MUSLIN
UNDERWEAR
has arrived and consists of Sight Robes Chemises Corset
Covers Skirts and Drawers elegantly made and the very
finest Cambric and Domestic is used in manufacturing them
Beautifully trimmed in the finest Laces and Embroideries
at prices remarkably low
Our stock of Underwear is replete with all styles
from the very cheapest o the finest
LEVY BROTHERS
Is a necessary article of apparel when
working ut a conllagratlon
Mr C r Koehler and bride arrited In
the illy yesterday from HufTalo N V
wnre they wore married lsst Thursday
Mr Koeliler Is a well kneiwn merchant of
the Fifth vard nnd an elegant leeeptlon
was git en In their honor last night
The lire department was rolled out
vesterlav bv an alarm turnesl in from
b x tvi at 1025 oclock The tiro proved
io be In a house owneel by A Tajan No
TIL Moore street The damage was nom
iml The lire was caused by a defectlte
flue
W I falloii of 3111 Massey street re-
ports tlut chbken thieves ate having it nil
tlit Ir way tu hle tielghleirliood Night
befoie ln t a tbef stole thirty chlekens
fiom his hennriy of ellffcKiit a ortments
mil sues tanging all Ihe way front
In irllng house toughness to camp meet
il g enileltlc s
A fie ocial will bo given by the
Christian Hiiiliuvoiers of the Central
Clulilin chuich tonight at the residence
of Mrs llnttley 1710 Clay avenue The
olJiet of the social Is tn get aciiualnted
wuh ihe new members that hate eome
Ino Hit hureh during tlie recent meeting
All frl rds or this poelely aro most cor-
dially nilted to attend
The Isdles of tho Womans christian
lomrieratue Union tvho have been nr
rntutun for tho operation of a street car
nn n i home leport that they aro meeting
wtli n gieat deal of encourigemi nt In
the wit uf donations and regulat sub
h rip us which will assist them tr mak
lut tin place nlfsiistilnlng It Is ex
Petui Miit the loftus building which
lias Initi lenieil will be lividy for oc
etipni > > March 1
T Womans Ilcler corps will glvo a
not 11 Wmhlngton birthday entertainment
en Sutuidiy night In Mison liall corner
ltu k and Main leorge nnd Mnitha
WashuiBlon tho Oodeless of lilierty Jus
tie and a numlcr of biuutirul t iblenux
will hi iuMtitsl also the dlfleretil
htntes All will Join in the grand mireb
cmei lillv designed for the occasion
Thnivc who take a part are renuesteil to
meet at Masju ball lrlday night at 3
tu reheatsil
J
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city
PHItHONAl MHNTION
Parker of Drownwood Is In
Damon of Eagle Lake Is In
P Harris of rulshear was among
yesterdays arrivals In the city
MIbb Mallot of Austin who has been
tUlllng Mrs Itoainn Ityan has returned
Home
Kev John II Oreen formerly pastor
of tho Tabernacle Methodist church Is
In the city
Hem II P Cameron representatlte In
lle legislature fiom Liberty county was
In Hi city jesterday
Mis Ibii Wttermark Is In tho rltv
visiting In i htnbatidH aunt Mrs O C
Dlew 11 < ttawfoul strect
Miss Mann of lialveston Is In the city
the guest of Miss Hoot ut the ifsldenee
of her patents Mt and Mis A I ltoot
llbi Clav avenue
Mis Katie liiily who has been for
ihe past thre weeks tlsltlng her sister
Mis It Ivy of 101 Polk avenue left for
her home in DilUs Sunliy
Stiles Manning Ki ruggs fnimerly a
tuvspapet man In eliiTnreitt cities of
Texas bin now residing In Waxahachu
was in the e tt Msteilay and met sn
era old friends among the craft In Hous-
ton II r tin md home last night
Misses llinnia and lulv Daniel depnrleil
for their home at Vletoila testenliy
mottling uftir a delightful tislt of three
itcks to their frieiul Mrs Philip II
Pall Miss Hmma with her splendid
tolee and Miss luli a phenotnennl per
foriner on the pltnn gnto much satls
tnetlon at settal mnslciles during their
visit
oe o soi > a ase s
LADIES
QPRING
Ohoes
The science of shoellttlng In very
piogre sii e To keep up to tho
times deileis must be quick alert
emmetli and exporlenced must
hate nss growing on tlielr backs
Add lo hfv iiuallllcitons sipiare
diMling and ton timet the IdeMl
rniiibltiitliil Thats our standard
Thats why we sell more Shoes nt
tetall thui any two concerns In
Houston The great Shoo business
of this big Shoo Store Indicates
Its ivnlimion
Lines of Undies
New rfhocs
Stylish Bnnppy
At 150
Nice looking and good wearing
Oxford Tics in Tan or lllack
Squat e Opera and Itasor Toes
At 200
Pour sttlea lllack and three st > cs
Tan Oxfotd Ties Turns Siimrc
dpira Itujor Needlo and Com-
mon rense Tees
At 300
Tint greatest lino you ever saw
lllack nnd Tan Oxford Ties and
Thieo Hutlon In the following toes
Toklo Wasp Sting Itaaor Nieslle
Opeta nnd llerlln Toes Turns anil
Kid Uned A wonderful lot of lx > w
Shoes
At 400
Hlch and rare not cities all Pat
cut Utnthcr and Kid Oxford Ties
lu Toklo nud Wasp sting Toes
Utery one etf these shoes we men
tlon Is correct In styi Iind make-
up You make no mistake If von
buy them as tte bad Ihe stiles
The tvkltha arc AA lo Hi sizes 13
to 8
j KRUPP cK TUFFLY
a MAIN AND COSOHEOS
We carry at all times a fine slock of P F Corbins
iln iflir
In all grades and finish
Latest Improved Corn and Cotton Star Planter
Agont for Jnnosvlllo Disc Cultivators Buckoyo Mow
ers nnd Farming Implomonts of all
closorlptlons
rUPIDCNIl trenBthens
lue nrens
reason siitTereM nre
and restores small weak nrriiia
Estimates and Goods furnished
promptly Prices always lowest
BERINGCORTES HARDWARE COMPY
HEADQUARTERS
rF0R =
Pony Plows A 0 Plows B 0 Plows Triumph
Sulky Plows Walking and Riding Cul-
tivators Corn and Cotton Planters
WEJTB FOB > I IO 3S
307 300 311 MAIN STREET HOUSTON
JQSFAEYERCO
HOTJSTOIT TEXAS
I L11WU IlrilggUt tSOU Jlnin St
1BROW
SM Diten LtIIcs1 rmliroidered
Sample Hn
and 1 at 10c lie iv n
< > and 3V
SM Ialrs I uo Curtains
IO Strips lln
COc worth douhl
D
ft
1
the amount Slp l 15c = 3c
ltlg
Isthenameofott
New Spring
i 5h > t Waist-
S accurate in
style fit 1
S finish at 85c ftjjl
S SEE OUR
j BARGAIN COUNTER
of Silks
closing at it
55caiid05e The86A
aro worth riUlydSKS
must be closed out toiS
room tor enormous SnSS
stock of Silks arriving
face our new Spring Bah
Caps and Bon nets ft
Smost magnificent everdij
Splayed
mnniiJ
lMako new Jewelry of all JuVj
Reset your Diamonds or cu t
uuiv mountings of any klndlortla
JJIako Epeclal deslgm for Pmaui
Dadges and Medals for eocletlti t
Fpeclnl oceaslons
< Itepalr your Jewelry of altklsdi
5 Uepatr your Spectacles and EyiCte
and
change lenses
C Huy or exchange your old tola r
silver
TItepnlr our Clock or Music Eci
SlCngraving of all kinds
9 Chungo Keywlnillng WatcteitiEa
winding Watches
10 Do our llrest and most tUhtaltfit
repairing
11 Mnko tour old gold over Icto Ebj
Pins etc
12 Mnko or do anything In th Jm
lino for you
13 A hot o at most reasonable print
Office of
Q
HOUSTONS BIG DEPARTMENT STORE
iS IIS II
andkerchlefs worth Mc Sec 50c TSo
35c Ifc Mc and
In Munlln I
qe
See our new S Iks Pee our W lowCut n V ncw Shlrt Waist Sec our I
new Crciions
JUST 11KCI1I 1 D v nw line of i f0r Liial09 > N8 1 Children
lallor Mado Skills and Silk Waists
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614 616
618 620
Main St
MUUMUHUlHmWKlumWM
III
Commissioner of Agriculture Iniins
Ktntstlcs and History
Austin Texa January 3 W
To All Whom tt Ma > Concern
Tills li to Certify that the
FIDIL1TV AND DEF0S1T
Company of llaltlmore Me has lull
speela fully complld tilth the hn
Texas as conditions precedent t Wfc
bus ress In this St te onel LlilMwi11
pany nilds a C rtlllcao of Aotborityr
tliis oftlce en Itling 11 to ilo buiaai
ihis stit f unit months Ua
r
st d ey or Inminiy l i to the slstw
Don mlier lfo
und r lntid anelseilau
tiven mt
In Austin the ua > and date f rt w
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Syphilis
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Fiankt AdJrti nitb Mimp
Dr OLAZli Specialist
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