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House Proceedings.
r <JETy""two more members than were
necessary for a quorum responded to
roll call in the house Sautrday morn-
ing.
On motion of Mr. Staples, it was or-
dered that the speeches delivered at
%e memoriil services of Thursday
-ht last in honor of Hon. S. P.
.ns, deceased, be printed in the
journal.
Mr. Willacy's bill, to place San Pa-
tricio county under the provisions of
the law to prohibit the running at
large of hogs, sheep and goats, was
passed.
The bill to exempt certain counties
from the provisions of the wild game
and wild fowl protection law. passed
by the last legislature, was taken up,
but as considerable opposition to its
immediate passage developed, its con-
sideration was postponed to next Sat-
urday.
The senate bill, to amend the city
charter of the city of El Paso waa
passed without amendment.
The senate bill, to amend the law
previously passed at this session, to fix
the times of holding courts in the fifty-
fourth judicial district, was passed.
The senate bill, to create a road sys-
tem for Wharton and Lavaca counties,
was passed.
The senate bill, to repeal the law in-
corporating the city of Jacksonville,
,Tex., was passed.
On motion of Mr. Russell, the rule
was suspended and the senate bill, to
define the offense of defrauding .hotel
and boarding-house keepers, find pro-
yiding a penalty therefor, was passed
to a third reading.
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Houston Fire.
Houston, Tex., April 3.—Houston a
Are Saturday morning at 1:30 o'clock
that caused considerable damage and
loss of property in the business portion
of the city. It was discovered in the
Nick Pillot or Hornberger building,
914 Franklin avenue, between Main
and Travis streets, a brick structure of
thrPA <?tnripf5
The Labor Union hall was, as far as
ascertained, opan later ihau any of ine
other places of oceun.iucy, Lut there
was not the least bit of fire or even a
spark anywhere to be seen or suspect-
ed at the hour of closing.
The firemen found the greatest heat
on the second floor and think it started
there.
From the Hornberger building the
blaze leaped over the wall and caught
the E. P. Hill building, occupied by
Inman & Read, cotton men, on the sec-
ond floor, and the South Texas Na-
tional bank on the ground floor.
The latter suffered only as to fixtures
from water, but the two upper stories
were gutted by fire and drenched with
Water.
The Hornberger building, in which
the flre had its origin, was gutted, the
roof it and the Hill building ftilling in.
These three structures covered nearly
half the Frnklin street side of that
block. There were adjoining these
buildings more or less destroyed by
wacer.
Twenty-one organizations met at
Labor hall.
Telephone Man Suicide*.
Hillsboro, Tex., April 3.—W. B.
Bryant, manager of the telephone ex-
change of this city, suicided^Saturday
morning by shooting himself in the
heart three times with a pistol. He
Was despondent over business troubles.
Auditor House arrived Friday night
with Claude M. Christopher to check
JJryant out and Christopher in, intend-
ing to transfer Bryant t« Dallas.
Bryant knew nothing of his inten-
tions and shortly after 8 o'clock when
Mr. House went to work Saturday
morning, excused himself, promising
to return in a few minutes. He went
Into the battery room and sat down in
a chair and placing a pistol against
his herat fired three shots in rapid suc-
•cession, every one of which penetrated
his heart.
To Kalon Tobacco.
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Liberty, Tex., April 3—A real es-
tate firm of this place has sold 1000
acres of tobacco land at Olive, north-
east of Liberty. A syndicate, headed
by Judge W. L. Parkinson of Kansas
City, were the purchasers. Judge Park-
inson, in company with a tobacco land
expert, carefully examined a number of
tracts in southeast Texas before buy-
ing the tract mentioned. The selection
was made on account of the peculiar
fitness of the soil for growing fine ci-
gar tobacco.
Driving Club.
Gainesville, Tex., April 3. — A
Gentlemen's Driving club will hold a
matinee at an early date. The club
has elegant grounds with a grand
stand and half mile regulation track.
The club will give a series of enter-
tainments during thes ummer and
will close the season with a blooded
stock exhibition in the fall. The busi-
ness men of the city and representa-
tive farmers of the county are talking
of uniting with the club and holding
a county fair.
legislative.
Bill by Burns, amending the Hous-
ton charter, finally passed in the sen-
ate Friday.
Neal's bill authorizing the superin-
tendent of the state penitentiaries,
with the advice and consent of the
governor, to sell the state's interest in
certain lands in Maverick county, be-
ing an undivided interest of two-thirds
of 320 acres, was passed finally under
suspension of the rules.
The next order was McGee's bill fur-
ther defining and prohibiting overhead
insurance. The bill was killed.
On motion of Morriss, the Benate
concurred in house amendments to his
bill providing flre escapes for the
eleemosynary institutions of the state.
Davidson secured consideration of
house bill by Bailey, to require railway
companies to receive and transport all
freights coming to them from steam-
ships, steamboats and other water
craft and vessels, without discrimina-
tion for or against any other steamship
line, steamboat line, owner or com-
pany, or the owner or owners of any
other water craft or vessel. Passed
third reading.
i Stafford secured engrossment of his
bill allowing nurses to ride in cars re-
served for whites under the separate
coach act, and providing that the sep-
arate coach law shall not apply to par-
lor and chair cars.
, House bill by Jones carrying into
effect the constitutional amendment
adopted two years ago relating to suf-
frage was passed to a third reading.
/The amendment requires a foreigner
,to declare his intention to become a
'citizen six months before election in
.order to be eligible to vote.
I When the house convened Friday,
.Mr. Kittrell introduced the follownig
Resolution:
I Resolved, that the house of repre-
sentatives of Texas doth hereby extend
to our fellow citizens of other states
who are now guests within our gates
a cordial welcome to Texas and to the
capitol, coupled with the wish .that
they may, while sojourning among us,
fully realize the grandeur of Texas and
the opportunities here afforded for
profitable investment and for securing
all the blessings of liberty and civil-
ization, regulated and protected by
wise, just and faithfully executed laws.
Adopted by a rising vote.
' On motion of Mr. Ratcliff, the regu-
lar order of business was suspended
and the house took up his bill to
jainend article 2439 of the revised
statutes, relating to the fees and taxes
,to be collected by secretary of state.
An amendment by Mr. Decker was
adopted, providing that the maximum
fee for charter or permit to be
charged any business corporation other
than a railroad corporation shall not
exceed $1500.
Mr. Ayers offered an amendment
providing that no permit shall ever be
issued to any corporation loaning
money on real estate situated within
this state, and taking obligations pay-
able directly or indirectly outside of
this state, and all permits heretofore
issued to such corporaions shall be,
upon the taking effect of this act, can-
celled and withdrawn. The amend-
ment was adopted. ,
Mr. Lillard offered an amendment
providing that for amendments or sup-
plements not increasing the capital
stock, the sum of $25 only shall be
charged, but for amendments or sup-
plements increasing the capital stock,
then in addition to the said $25, the
same additional rate shall be charged
for the increase as is herein provided
for the original fee on the whole cap-
ital stock.
The bill was then passed.
The speaker laid before the house
the Dallas charter amendment bill.
Two perfecting amendments offered
by Mr. McKamy were adopted, after
which the bill was passed—yeas 60,
nays 32.
Roasted to Death.
Dallas, Tex., April 1.—Albert McGee,
colored, was roasted to death and his
bode almost incinerated in a fire which
destroyed the barn to the rear of the
residence of Dr. Frederick A. Bell, 422
Bryan street, last night at 11 o'clock.
At that hour persons living in that
neighborhood was aroused by the
screams of a human being in mortal
agony. This led to the discovery of
the fire. The barn was one great mass
of flames.
It is declared by some of those who
first reached the ■Scene that they heard
feeble moans coming from the interior
of the furnace.
Sad Journey.
XSurglarized.
Texarkana, Tex., April 3.—There
were four box cars burglarized in the
yards of the Pittsburg and Gulf Rail-
way company here. About $100 worth
of booty was carried off, all of which
was transient freight. From the gen-
eral looks of thirigs it is surmised that
the act was that of tramps. No arrest
has as yet been made, though vigilant
efforts are being made to that end.
J. J. Scmidt shot and killed his
mother-in-law at New York and
wounded his sister-in-law and brother-
in-law, winding up proceedings by
killing himself.
El Paso, Tex., April 1.—-A blind
woman, with three small children
clinging to her skirts, alighted from
the Santa Fe train when it reached
here yesterday morning, and asked to
be taken to the Texas and Pacific de-
pot.' The woman was Mrs. Thomas K.
McSweeney, whose husband was shot
and killed a few days ago at Winslow,
Ari. A party is now in jail at Albu-
querque, charged with the killing. Mr.
McSweeney was on his way to this city
to bring his wife here to have her
eyes treated by an oculist.
Dodo at Austin.
In the senate Thursday house bill
by Cross, permitting companies to do
business in Texas in insuring against
loss by burglary, and robbery, passed
finally.
House bill by Hamilton, diminish-
ing the civil and criminal jurisdiction
of the county court of Shelby county
passed, finally.
i House bill by Bailey to require rail-
way companies to receive and trans-
port all freights coming to them from
steamshlpss, steamboats and other
water craft and vessels, without dis-
crimination for or against any other
steamship line, steamboat line, or own-
er or owners of any other watercraft
or vessel, was next considered and fur-
ther consideration deferred.
The next business was Potter's bill,
relating to extortion and discrimina-
tion by railways and in addition to
the present penalties providing for for-
feiture of charter. *
Burns offered an amendment to
strike out the enacting clause and in
speaking of his amendment he declared
the bill a monstrosity and said that
if it should pass it would destroy the
securities of the Texas railroads.
Miller advocated the passage of the
bill. i
Greer thought the bill injurious and
declared it the biggest monstrosity
presented at this session of the legis-
lature.
Potter defended his bill and spoke in
favor of its passage.
Patterson attacked the bill viciously.
Atlee spoke at length in opposition
to the bill.
Grinnan moved to postpone until
Monday. Lost.
The bill was killed by having Its
enacting clause stricken out by a vote
of 17 to 9.
' Yantis secured consideration of his
bill to define and punish unjust dis-
crimination by officers agents, ser-
vants .agents and employes of railroad
jcompanies in this state. The bill was
ordered engrossed by a vote of 20 to 6,
and the bill passed, finally, under a
suspension of the rules.
Dibrell's bill establishing a state
normal school at San Marcos, was
passed, finally, by a vote of 15 to 11.
Hanger's bill, to regulate the pur-
chase, sale and transfer of stocks of
goods, wares and merchandise in bulk,
and providing for the making of a
written statement under oath of the
vendor of any stock of goods, wares or
merchandise in bulk, said statement
under oath to contain the name and
address of all the creditors of said ven-
dor, together with the amount of such
indebtedness, was ordered engrossed
by a vote of 13 to 11.
Gough called up the privileged mo-
tion of considering the governor's veto
of his bill authorizing the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Railway company
to purchase and operate the Sherman
Shreveport and Southern railway.
McGee opposed passing the bill over
the veto on the ground that the bill
is unconstitutional. Bill passed.
1 The committee recently appointed
to prepare a reply to the communica-
tion received from the senate of Indi-
ana in response to the invitation to the
legislature of that state and its offi-
cials to participate in the ceremonies
attendant upon the return of the bat-
tle flag to Terry's rangers, submitted
its report to the house Thursday.
Adopted
The bill to regulate the sale of co-
caine, opium and other poisons was
laid before the house as pending busi-
ness, with amendment by Mr. Shrop-
shire to strike out the provisions as
to opium and morphine was pending
business. ;
Mr. Poole offered as a substitute an
amendment to apply the penalty for
sales other than on the prescriptions of
a practicing physician, and also to in-
clude patent medicines that contain
cocaine. Adopted. ■
Messrs. Poole and Kittrell support-
ed the bill and it was opposed by,
Messrs. Shropshire, Derden, Oliver
and Peatty. ;
It was passed to a third reading—■;
yeas 67, nays 42.
The senate bill to authorize the,
Houston East and West Texas Rail-':
road company to lease and operate the
Houston and Shreveport railroad, ex-
tending from the state boundary line
at Logansport, La., to the city of
Shreveport, was passed.
Mlgslng Some Time.
Ileport on Fee.
Austin, Tex., April 1.—The sen-
ate finance committee yesterday after-
noon made an adverse majority with
favorable minority report on Atlee s
bill appropriating $10,100 to be used
by the governor in paying for services
heretofore rendered at the instance
of the governor under employment
which may have been authorized by
the constitution and laws of the sen-
ate.
Dibrell, Morriss and Wayland signed
the minority report.
The Ohio river is above the danger
Hoe,
El Paso, Tex., March 31.—D. B. Lo-
his, half owner of the Santa Maria
gold mine near Chihuahua, Mexico,>
has been mysteriously missing since!
Jan. 1 and his friends fear that he has(
been murdered. Lohis came to El
Paso in February for the purpose of
buying a mining claim. He brought)
$700 with him. Failing to meet the
man, he returned to Ban Pedro, Mexi-
co. There he wrote a letter to John!
Hodder at Chuichupa, saying he would)
reach the mine in a week. Since thei^
nothing has been heard from him.
Meets at S n Antonio,
Waco, Tex., March 31.—The Texaa
Philatelic association will hold ita
next annual meeting at Austin on
April 19, Its officers are as follows:]
President, Otto Staerker, Cuero; vice^
presidents, H. G. Askew, Austin, ancj
Roy B. Bradley, Waco; secretary, Edi
ward W. Heusinger, San Antonio,j
treasurer, Emil Gerlich, New Braun-
fels; superintendent, Adolf Richter;
San Antonio. The board of trusteea
consists of Otto Staerker of Cuero;
Nelt Mackey, Jr., of San Antonio and
John G. Roth of San Antonio.
Texas Law Makers.
In the senate Wednesday house
Mil by Evans of Grayson, extending
fche operations of the text-book law to
towns of more than 10,000 inhabit-
ants, with a favorable majority and
adverse minority reports came up.
Hanger, a signer of the minority
report, opposed the bill on the ground
that its efficiency had not been tested
a sufficient length of time to extend
its operations to the larger cities.
! Miller spoke in favor of the bill,,
and stated that he would offer ani
amendment to strike out the local'
pption feature of it after tho question,
pf the adoption of the committee re-
ports is disposed of. He attacked the
book trusts.
Greer opposed the bill on «bout the
same ground as Hanger did.
Yantis spoke against the minority
report and in favor of the bill. He de-
clared that there are children at his
home (Waco) who do not go to
school because the books cost too
much, and that the lobbyists against
this bill acknowledge that the present
law is a good one, because it applies
only to the country, and he (Yantis)
asked why is not this law good for
the children in the cities if it is
good for the children in the country?
He also opposed the local option fea-
ture of the bill.
! The bill was killed by the adoption
of the minority report.
' House bill by Schluter repealing
section 2 of the special fish nud game
act passed by the last legislature was
passed finally under a suspension of
the rules.
The senate went ipto executive ses-
sion and confirmed the following
To be commissioners of pilots for
Brazos Santiago: Thomas Carson,
John J. Eagau M. B. Klngslvii-y,
John and Charle3 Champion of Webb
county.
To be fish -ml oyster commission-
ers: I. P. Kibbe of Calhoun county.
The speaker Wednesday laid before
the house as the first, business in or-
der the house bill to require the
county commissioners' courts of any
county of the city council of any in-
corporated town or city to submit
propositions for the issuance of bonds
to a vote of the qualified tax-payers
of such county, town or city. The bill
was passed.
The senate Denton normal school
bill was then taken up on its third
reading and passed.
Mr. Shannon called up as a privil-
eged matter the motion to pass the
sheriffs' fee bill over the governor's
veto. The veto was sustained.
Grubbs' Resolution.
The following resolution was In-
troduced in the house at Austin by
Representative Grubbs:
Whereas, it has come to the knowl-
edge of this legislature that certain
parties of political influence are en-
deavoring to forestall public'feeniiment
on the questions involved in the recent
gubernatorial vetoes of important
measures which have passed both
houses with unusual unanimity;" and,
Whereas, political mass meetings
are now being held in many counties
in the state, at which cut and dried
resolutions are being adopted without
a fait and impartial consideration of
the cogent reasons actuating us in
the original passage of s&Id measures,
therefore be it
Resolved, by the house of represen-
tatives, the senate concurring, that we
respectfully ask our constituents and
the people of Texsa to delay further
expression upon these important mat-
ters involving the rectitude and, to
some extent, the political integrity of
their representatives in both houses
of this legislature until a free and fair
discussion of the merits of the contro-
versy can be had and that they pass
no resolutions and sign no petitions
for the purpose of Influencing further
action upon said measures until ad-
vised In the premises.
There Is no'Ving that grows faster in
a household than the stock of medi-
cine belies.
Three brick, one-story buildings on
East Henderson street, Cleburne, were
destroyed by flre on the 29th. The
buildings belonged to S. T. Shaw, and
were Insured for $2500.
Resolutions of Respect.
Galveston, Tex., March 30.—Proceed-
ings were interrupted in the United
States court yesterday morning that
£he court might receive the committee
(from the Galveston bar, entrusted
With the mission of presenting the re-
solutions adopted upon the death of
jJudge A. H. Willie.
■ A large number of the members of
the bar were in attendance and Maj.
Hume, representing the committee,
presented the resolutions, requesting
that the court order them entered upon
the minutes of the court.
Judge Bryant ordered them spread
upon the records.
Charters Filed.
Austin, Tex., March *0.—-The follow-
ing charters were filed in the state de-
partment yesterday:
; Island City Manufacturing company
of Galveston, capital stock $120,000.
Purpose, manufacturing of clothing
and apparel. Directors: T. J. Groce
George Seeligson, Jake Cohen, M. J.'
Sass and J. H. Kempner.
Mount Calm Cotton Seed Oil com-
pany of Mount Calm, Hill county, cap-
ital stock $20,000. Incorporators* E
T. Nichols, B. H. Oates, J. W. Graves
and others.
Money Palil.
Galveston, Tex., March 30.—By the
payment of the balance of the pur-
chase money, $375,000, n the United
States court yesterday, the Galveston
LaPorte and Houston road was deliv-1
ered to the new owners. L. J. Smith:
who built the road and was one of the j
principal creditors for the work, bid ■
in the property for $425,000 on Oct. 4 |
last. He transferred his interest to one
Charles S. Broadhead, who paid the I
balance of the price in court yester- j
day with a check drawn by the Mis- j
slssippl Valley Trust company of St. |
Louis.
Kipling's Good Lack.
The first story that Kipling writes
after his illness will bring a fabulous
prico. It will be sought as eagerly by
progressive publishers as Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is by all who suffer
from stomach ills of any nature. No
matter whether it be indigestion, con-
stipation, biliousness or nervousness,
the Bitters will cure it. It is an un-
equalled spring medicine.
It is easy to be happy and amiable
when things come our way.
Do Your Feet Anhe and Burn?
Shake into your shoes, Allen's Foot-
Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
Trouble brings out the best traits of
a woman. ^
FITS PerinanenttyCured.TiofltB or nervousness aft«t
first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve ftestore*
rid for FREE $2.00 trial bottle and treatise.
E. H. Kline. Ltd., 931 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
IS'
Spring bonnets influence some
women's hearts.
Dropsy treated free by Dr. H. H. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver-
tisement in another column of this paper.
Thieves are judged by disappear-
ances, not appearances.
Oh Tlint Delicious Coffee!
Costs but lc por lb. to grow. Salzer has
the soed. German Coffee Berry, pkg. 15c;
Java Coffee pkg. 15c. Salzer's New Am-
erican Chicory 15c. Cut this out and send
15c for any of above packages or send
30c and get all 3 pkgs, and great Cata-
logue free to JOHN A. SALZER SEED
CO., La, Crosse, Wis. [w.n.|
A. dog enjoys a bone when another
dog looks wistfully on.
Finilley's Eye Salve Cures
eore eyes in 3 days; chronic cases in
80 days, or money back. All druggists,
or by mail, 25c, per box.
J. P. Hatter, Decatur, Texas.
Happiness is women's greatest
beautifier.
44 He Who Pursues Two
Hares Catches Neither.
Said a well known young
man about town, 441 tried
for years to burn the candle
at both ends, in the pursuit
of pleasure while trying to
attend to business. My blood,
stomach and kidneys got into
a wretched state and it
seemed that I could not carry
the burden any longer.
But now my rheumatism has gone,
my courage has returned, and all on
account of that marvel, Hood's Sarsa-
Earilla, which has made me a picture of
ealth. Now I'm in for business pure
and simple."
Rosy Cheeks — " I have good health
and rosy cheeks, thanks to Hood's Sarsapa-
rilla. It builds me up and saves doctor's
bills." Mary A. Burke, 604 East Clair
Street, Indianapolis, Ind.
Impure Blood-Abscess—"An ab-
scess formed on my right side, caused by
Impure blood. Hood's Sarsaparllla has
made me as sound as a dollar and the cure
Is permanent." W. H. Heffner, Alvira, Pa.
Hood's Mils cure liver Ills; the non-Irritating and
»iily~catliartlc to" take with HooJ'r^arsaparilia;
LABASTINE the original
and only durable wall coating,
entirely different from all kal-
somlnes. Ready f°r, „u,s® [n
white or twelve beautiful tints
by adding cold water,
ADIES naturally prefer ALA-
BASTINE for walls and ceil-
ings, because It is purer clean,
durable. Put up in dry pow-
dered form, in flve-yound pack*
ages, with full dirt* tlons.
LL kalsominea are cheap, tem-
porary preparations made from
whiting, chalks, clays, etc.,
and stuck 011 walls with de-
cavlng animal glue. ALABAS-
TINB is not a kaJsomine.
BWABB of the dealer Who
says he can sell you the 1 same
thing" as ALABASTINE or
"something just as good. Ho
is either not posted or is try-
ing to deceive you.
Nt> IN OFFERING something
he has bought cheap and tries
to sell on ALABASTlNE'S de-
mands, ho may not realize the
damage you will suffer by a
kalsomlne on your walls.
BNSIBLE dealers will not buy
a lawsuit. Dealers risk one by
selling and consumers by ushigr
Infringement. Alabastlne Co.
own right to make wall coat-
ing to mix with cold water.
I HE INTERIOR WALLS Of
every schoolhouse should d©
coated only with pure, durable
ALABASTINE. It safeguards
health. Hundreds of tons ar«
used annually for this wora.
N BUYING ALABASTINE, see
that packages are properly la-
beled. Beware of larg® foiir-
ponnd package light kalso
mine, offered to customers f
a flve-pound package.
UISANCE of wall paper is .
viated by ALABASTINE.i.
can be used on plastered vh-
wood ceilings, brick or on.
vas. A child can brus!^.
It does not rub or scale
SYiu11
STABLISHE© in favo dealer
all imitations. Ask pa, vfrUe
or druggist for tint c5 i_ee, to
for "Alabastlne Br Qran®
ALABASTINE C-
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