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HOUSTOIT DAILY POSTf SUNDAY CORNING! DECEMBER 30: 1906;
ENDED IN NAUGHT
Matters Pertaining to Firemen's Strike
Where They Stood at Beginning.
c STORE CLOSED
ALL DAY TUESDAY
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MM WENT TO AUSTIN
NEW YEAR
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lo All Appearances So Far ai He I
Concerned All Negotiations Are
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From all Indication! the labor of. United
States Commlaaloner of Labor Charles P.
Kelll In hli effort! to bring about a settle-
ment of the striking firemen of the Southern
Pacific .system have come to naught. 1
Mr. Nejll waa aeen last night Just after
he left the headquarters of the- firemen.
When asked If he had anything to give out
or what the outlook was. he replied:
"I am going to Austin tonight There has
been no settlement.
He was asked It he- would - eflme back to
Houston before returning to Washington and
replied that that was not his present Inten-
tlon but that he might come back to Hous-
ton leaving the Inference that ha would not
return to take up the matter unless he was
kbaqu tq nn so. in nmer wnrrm th&t lr tun
opposing factions exhibit a desire for his
return and HO annrtsA him Via will nm Hntlr
Notwithstanding there were Indications
Friday that a settlement would be reached.
me maiicr stands pracucauy wnere tt aia
at first. The bona of contention Is the ques-
tion df seniority though the question of
Jurisdiction enters in.
The engineers are willing that the fire-
men have the switch engines but It Is their
determination that his line for promotion
shall date from the time said engineer be-
came a switch engineer. The fireman de-
mands that his line for promotion date from
the time said engineer became a fireman.
It can be stated that the engineers will
sever recede from their position. It means
the life or death of their order. The pres-
ent Indications ara that the firemen will not
recede from their position. Should they fall
to force their demands it means that the fire-
men's organisation censes to have jurisdic-
tion of its members when they become en-
gineers. Mr. Nelll during his stay in Houston
worked hard. Yesterday he played messen-
ger between the headquarters of the railway
company.- the headquarters of the engineers
and the headquarters of the firemen making
number of visits to each place and when-
he left the city last night he was a tired
man. He was probably disgusted though he
did not .exhibit his feelings.
The railway people maintain that they aTe
running their trains and that they have sll
the men they need and state that so far as
they are concerned the strike Is at an end.
MANY POCKETS WERE PICKED
V .Visitors to Shows Bereft of Their Time-
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pieces xoung lutui mrcsixu uy
Detectives.
John Wilson iff as John Teckover a young
white man who says his home is everywhere
but who came to Houston from Kansas City
la now lodged in the - city Jail with." two
charges of theft' from the person hanging
Over his head. "
This young man is alleged to have been
s member of a band of light Swigmed artists
that worked their profession in the city foe
several days.
During the time that they were in the
city three watches were lifted from the
pockets of visitors to the Quaker doctor's
show on Congress avenue and a wallet con
tainlng 130 in money was taken from tha
pocket of a man at the tent show on 8an
Jacinto street.
These losses were reported to the police;
and Immediately the dctectlvo force was put
to work to locate the thieves. On the nlizht
of December 18 a watch chain and -hrm
were taken from the pocket of H. Xt
Springer the next night Walter Murray was
minus his timepiece when he left the show
grourfds and on the following night the
pockets of Sergeant Katy of the United
States recruiting office were picked and he
likewise was left without his watch.
The reports began to flood police headquar-
ters end a search of the pawnshops was im-
medistely begun. The watch of Mr. Springer
was found at one of the places where it had
been soaked shortly after being taken from
bis pocket and the timepiece of Mr. Murray
was recovered from another place. The
pawnbrokers furnished the officers a descrip-
tion of the man who had pawned the articles
and on this Peckover.i as' he is familiarly
known by his pals was picked up by the of-
ficers. At each panwshop he was positively
identified.
Yesterday afternoon the young man was
brought before Justice McDonald and after
a hearing In each case he was bound over
in the sum of 1250 to await the action of the
grand Jury.
Freed From Pain
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After Suffering Years of Torture with
Piles.
You Can Have a Trial Package Fret.
Geo. B. Sender 28 Dlversey St. Chicago
expresses his gratitude to the Pyramid Pile
.Cure as follows;
"I have been a sufferer for 14 years from
Internal and external plies. I have bought
all kinds of pile cures to get 'relief but it
waa all In vain until I read your ad I the
and I sent for a sample which you
sent me. I used It. I have bought one 5uc
box of Pyramid Pile Cure and oue box of
Pyramid Ointment. I have used them as you
directed and today I bought another 50c box.
TaHsUttla ryramldl Positively Cars Pllta
. .ii.en caiiu..; fccfaSiiiA. 1 must tell
)u t'.io truth that I am feeling fine after
using one 60c box and I sm free from pain
at present. I alncerely believe It Is one of
the beet and grandest pile cures In the world.
I would id vise all sufferers to try the Pyra-
mid Pile Cure for It Is the best remedy ever
used. It Is a sure cure. I am very thank-
ful for the sample you sent me.
'The Pyramid Pile Cure Is a Godsend to
the sufferer of piles snd I know It."
We wsnt every man or woman who suf--fers
from piles not to wilt another day be-
fore writing us whether you have the. money
or not We are confident that our treatment
will cure you no matter what the progress
of your disease If you will "so It. We ur
o anxious to cure every pile- sufferer that
we will send one sealed trial package of the
Pyramid Pile Cure free upon receiving your
name and address.
This trial treatment will reduce the swell-
ing relieve the congestion. Irritation and
4l Itching and sooth j the ulcerous sores. If you
will continue with the us of the remedy we
' can assure you a positive cure without In-
terruptlou of your business or the restrlc-
. tlon of your diet and without expense. Pyra-
mid Dru Co. 74 Pyramid Bldf . Marshall
Mich.
t The Pyramid Pile Cure la sold In tO-oent
jpackages at all druggists.
1S.00 and 20.00 Ones
39.95
What' left forty of our best $15 and $20
Tailored Sulta going now at $9.95.
Plaids and mixtnrei in the charming little
models so many women have cared for this
season.
Nearly all sizes and gratia alterations where
a perfect fit Isn't ready. -
$9.95
(Second Floor)
End-of-Year Bulletins
Women's Fur Fine sets or individual pieces or the popularly priced ones
All 20 per cent Off.
Children's Furs Little 8ets in pretty gray white and brown little scarfs
and muffs to match All One-Third Off. ;
Millinery Women's Hats to $10.00 at $2.95. Women's Hats to $15.00 at $4.95.
Plaid Waists Beautiful Plaid Silk Walets in twenty new styles; only twenty-
eight waists $10 and $12.50 ones; also twenty-one beautiful messallne Waists
in light shades all $7.50.
(Second Floor) .
Tomorrow All Strictly Holiday Goods Half !
Silk Petticoats 5.00
Made of guaranteed silks! . So good that a new one or the money goes. back
for a disappointment. ' Some days we sell a hundred this season thousands.;
Two returned only.
Fine silk as you ever saw In $10 ones thirty shades and blacks.
All $5.00 (Second Floor)
5.00 Silk Petticoats 2.98
Just black and navy good shades In heavy taffeta not guaranteed but good
$5.00 regular values. Are full made and have accordion pleated flounces.
Only forty -seven.
$3.98 (Second FJoor)
Tomorrow All Strictly Holiday Goods Half !
RECORD WRITTEN IN BLOOD
Twenty-Eight Killings in Harris County During the
Past Year.
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a - Twenty-eight killings. .
Kight convictions.
a Seven acquittals.
Twenty-two murder eases pending.
In Harris county during the yesr 1905 tho
number of killings thnt occurred were thirty
and na ngainst this the criminal dockets
f how that but eight convictions were secured.
Seven negroes and one whit man were found
guilty of murder and now the negroes are
serving terms in the penitentiary and the
white mr.n will be given another trial. His
case was reversed by (lie higher court.
To offset the seven convictions secured
the dockets show that seven verdicts of not
guilty were rendered In murder cases during
the past twelve months.
At the present time there are pending upon
the docket of the criminal district court
twenty-two murder cases all of which re-
main to be tried. Seven cf these cases ate
pending in this county on changes of venuis
granted from Waller county.
In the first three of the Waller connty
rases wherein Abe Smith. Aaron Washing-
ton and Jim Williams three negroes are
charged with the murder of Tucker Plnck-
ney no attempts whatever have been mado
to try them durltif the past twelve monthr.
Ench term of the court they are allowed to
go by default without a setting.
In the next four cases wherein J. W. Gal-
lion E. C. Umland. Henry Sanders and Tom
Sehr stand charged with the murder of Con-
stable Caheen. the situation is unusually
strange. They were brought to this county
on a change of venue from Waller county
and immediately upon being placrd upon the
docket here Judge OlllsJiple certified his dis-
qualification tn the governor who. acting
upon It appointed Attorney a. R. Perryman
to act as special judge. After the trial of
one of the defendants. Judge Ferryman de-
clined to further act and this was made
known to the governor. He then requested
Judge Klttrell to prenlde. but on account of
the crowded condition of his docket he has
been unable to spare the time to hear these
cases.
In another case that Is pending wherein
Marcellus Thomas stnnds charged with the
murdor of Ben Shropshire a trial will not
be necessary If the United 8tates supreme
court does not reverse a death penalty that
has already been assessed against htm and
tinrlor which he is now confined in the county
jnll.
Those who secured verdicts of not gulltT
after trials in the criminal court are: Morits
Onbert Ben Kegana. Frank Myatt. John
Illlev. Jim Hardcaatle Walter Vllea nnd
David Ford (colored).
THE KILLINGS.
On January M John Mack an aged negro
was found dead. Hi death had been caused
by a gunshot wound inflicted by a person or
persons unknown.
On January Robert Chappel colored was
stabbed to death. The grand Jury failed to
indict.
On January IS Joe Turner a negro was
murdered In the yard of J. H. Madlgan. Ed
Whitfield confessed tha crime and he la now
serving a term of five years In the peniten-
tiary. vOu February 7 Jack Stngletary a young
white man waa shot to death In a rooming
house on Travis street. Charles D. Walker
with whom he had lived for years waa In-
dicted for the murder. Walker has since
been found guilty of being a person of un-
sound mind and ha ta now confined In the
lunatlo asylum. The chargt of murder still
hongs over his head.
On February 11 Luther Tucker colored
was stabbed to death. Jim Jenkins alias
Jim ' Johnson colored was charged with
the crime.
On February IS .Ernest J. Bannerman a
locomotive engineer waa shot to death In
a house on Houston avenue. Charles A.
rlinntrt surrendered to fth officers end an
Indictment charging hlra with manslaughter '
was found by tbs grand Jury. The case waa
Women's Suits Tomorrow
23.00 29.50
$19.75
Taking all the finest Suits in' the store up tp
and Including $35.00 Broadcloths in beautiful
qualities and masterfully tailored. '-. :
There are mixtures that speak of Sprlne-f-just
away!
Shades as you want them and black good
always. ' ' 1 ' '
Fifty-two SulU. ...
$19.75
(Second Floor)
nolled by the district attorney because the
evidence was insufficient.
On February lo. J. W Huber was killed
In a rooming house on Congress avenue. Jim
Hnrdcastle surrendered and an Indictment
charging him witft manslsaighter was found
by the grand Jury. On a trial he waa found
not guilty.
On Februaw 21 Bosle Jones colored was
stabbed to lleatli. Gould Btullivan alia;
Gould Stedivnn was arrested and on a trial
he drew a life term in the penitentiary.
On March 3 Berry Bobbins colored was
shot and died from the effects thereof.
On May 15. Mary Williams colored was
shot to deatli In the Fifth ward. Arthur
Wood wss arrested and charged with the
crime and upon a trial he was given sixty-
five years In prison.
On April 3. Carrie Munsnn a white woman
died from an assault made upon her.
On June 18. Nannie Johnson colored was
shot to death in a hotel on San Flipe street.
Zeli Nelson colored was.arreste and he Is
now in Jnil awaiting a trial.
On Julv 30. Walter D. Hightnwer an actor
who Wft playing In Highland park was
shot to death. C. A. Irfwandowski at that
time employed as a special officer at tho
park surrendered and he W now under In-
dictment for murder. In the first degree.
On August B. Joe Echols colored was shot
to death. I-nne Hester colored surrendered
to- the officers and he Is now under indict-
ment for murder In the second degree.
On September 2. W. S. Snauldlng fore-
man of switching crew In the Sap yards
was shot and died from the effects of the
wounds. C. T. Wnllls was arrested and he
Is now under Indictment charged with mur-
der In the first deeree. .
On September 3ft. Knte Dennis colored was
shot and thereafter died. A negro man not
yet under arrest was' charged with the of-
'COn' September 18 Pave Johnson colored
was killed. Clint Tolbett another negro
was charged with the offense.
On October 19. Marshall Tankersley. Jr..
was shot on St. Emanuel street. E. B.
Nichols surrendered to the officers and ha
Is now under indictment charged with the
crime of murder In the first degree.
In November Charles H. Alden. a car-
penter living at Houston Heights died from
the effects of a blow. J. I. Huff was ar-
rested and eliarged with striking the man.
On November 11. Oorge Gostlck. a store-
keener of Houston Heights was found dead
at b's front gnt with his head beaten to
a ruin. So far this case has remained un-
solved although the officers arrested sev-
eral nefrroes. who have been released.
On November !?. Mrs. Jennie Oombert was
shot to deoh st hr home In Prunner Addi-
tion M T. Oombert. her husband sur-
rendered to the officers and ha l now under
Indictment
On December IS. Frank OHmore. an aged
nerro. was found dead In tha Katy yards
with Ms skull crushed. Tb' ease la also
belnr Investigated bv the officers and sev-
eral revroes are In J"U- - .
On Pecember 17. J. Westley WeSee was
shot to depth in the Santa F Evhanre
saloon on Congress svewie. A. Tt. Rallev.
Tr surrendered to the ofoers and he Is now
under Indictment charged with the murder.
INDICTMENTS WNTUHNKD.
During this yenr the' following; Indictments
growing out of killings were handed down
by grand Juries:
TA Wbltf ld. murder m first dearea.
Tave Ford murder' In second degree.
Mat tanks murder In first degree.
.Tim Tfsrdesstle manslaughter. .
Ooiild S'nlllvan. mrder Ip first degree.
Frank Mvatt. murd'r In flrat "lerree.
Chafes A. Ci"j. manolanrbtee.
Charles D. Walker.' murder In first de-
'rl'r'M Tk1non. rnnrde" tn fir rere.
M. W. P'teckmer. murder In first degree
rbsrle Oeiecber. murder In first degree.
Arh"e Woods murder lt first Te.
7r. Nelsem. Tr"Yd- In first dfr. .
vcpltee Vlles. murder In sac on degree.
r. A. Twr(dowaV. nvirflr In first deare'-
r. t. Wellts. murder tn first flotrre .
Tne F"r. murder 'n second fleers.
T to :! mnrdew In second Aeerre.
A. R. Bailer Jr. murder In first devrf
cottvictiovs srcttrto. .
The list ef convictions secured for mur-
ders la the past twalve rnonths were
and 35.00 One
.t.t .
School Shoes for Girls
It's about time fo the girl's second pair anyway the old ones will look
awfully ruety to wear to school Wednesday.
Here's help out of the trouble:
Misses' Lace or Button Vict Shoes with patent tips and genuine welt
soles 12.00. - (
Patent leather! are $2.50.'
Children's Fins Welts button or lace sizes EVi to 8 $1.50.
All in widths A to E.
(Preston Entrance)
For Hew Year's Gift Giving
Three hundred dolls.
Hundreds of. novelties in silver and gold and plate all on tables for
convenience. i
Several Toilet Seta of sterling silver In prices regularly $5 to $29.50.
. Oerman sthrer seta.
Water 8eta"ad Beer Sets.
ALL HALF (First Floor North Aisle)
Women's Vests and Tights 75c
Three hundred Vests and Tights cotton and silk mixed. They're silk-taped
and are hand finished. All regular
75c Special
Tomorrow All Strictly
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N .. -ij-
Memphis Kennedy at the Majestic.
follows:
Rosetta Harris colored; five years.
Sam Jackson colored: life term.
Charlie Armstrong colored; fifteen years.
Ed Whitfield colored; five years.
I. A. Fuller colored; flvs years; case re-
versed. Gould Sullivan colored: life term.
Charles Soocher. colored; ten years.
Arthur Woods cojored; sixty-five years.
CASES PENDING.
Murder cases pending on the criminal
docket of this county:
J. W. Galllon. E. C. Umland. Henry San-
dera and Tom Sehr brought hers on chango
of venue from Waller county
Abe Smith Aaron Washington and Jim
Williams brought here on change of venua
from Waller county.
Austin Brooks.
J O. Goodman. '
Austin Dustaln.
Jack Parker. '
Marcellus Thomas. -Worthy
Killings. - .. i
M. Hanks.
C D. Walker.
Daniel Atkinson. c :
M. W. Bueckraer.
Zeb Nelson.
C. A. Lewsndowskl.
C. T. Wallls. v .
E. B. Nichols.
Augustus R. Jailer. Jr.
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Discharged from Custody.
Because the evidence waa Insufficient Jos
Trana. arrested on tha charge of burglary
waa given an examining trial ysatsrdav aft-
ernoon before Justice of the Peace Matthews
and discharged from custody. .
' OUR HOLIDAY OFFER
Review of Reviews Tha Woman's Horns
Companion and The Daily and Sunday Post
eoe year each by mail t. Clip this reader
aid mall your order today. . . ..
40.00 45.00 50.00 and 60.00
Ones
$29.50
Meaning all the fine Imported broadcloths and
all the most novel imported fancies all the
finest suits in the store today. Just one of a
kind.
Eton Coats Pony Coats and Fitted Coata for
your choice..
Master-tailored fully to the standards that
have made this a wonderful suit store.
$29.50
(Second Floor)
are
sixes $1.25 values.
(Second Floor)
Holiday Goods Half !
HOUSTON THEATER.
Miss Don-it Ashton carries a popularised
version of "East Lynns.". Her attempts at
scenery are makeshifts; her players are ap-
proximations and her liberties with the
texts egregious; yet rhla great play Is not
entirely assassinated but rather seems to
be pruned to suit the taste and fancy of
those who go to see It judging from the
applause which la bestowed as tha perform-
ance progresses and by the laughter evicted
by the horse plays of John Dill Sister
Corney and Sir fcrancis Levlaon. Among
certain very estimable oittsena cabbage is
much more palatable than cauliflower. This
"East l.ynne" Is good cabbage but It la
distinctly cabbage not cauliflower. How-
ever. s It only offers at cabbage prices It
would be hardly fair to get mad because of
Its transgression against art. A kick la only
justifiable when cabbags endeavors to pass
Itself off as cauliflower.
Miss Ashton as Idy Isabel would hard-
ly convince sn audience of London fashion-
ables but she Is not without merit In a pop-
ular version of the daughter of a lord. Some
of her acting is not half bad. Her cast
however. Is unrelieved vapidity save for
Adalbert Knot as John Dill who Injects gag
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Of Our Mutual Interest
Tomorrow closes the busiest year In our business life so far. The public has
been very kind to us has borne with the frailties and faults that we as
humane have and we are thankful.
We trust and believe that we have been of useful service to this community
and many Individuals over the State.
We have faithfully tried.
The shadows to come for surejy shadows will come can not cause to fade
the bright lights that burn along the way back.
What the future shall bring we have not the gift to foresee; bnt with Hope
to guide us and with Effort to be our price we believe but the best will be ours.
We are trying to build an Institution that will be our mutual pride because
our hands snd your bands have wrought to its perfection. -
We want your counsel to help us build better.
We want your criticism because we know
that Ignorance la the parent of many
Injuries.
For our mutual safety we would know our
own faults.
' As long ss there la striving In business no
perfect ease will ever come we know but we(
thinking of it and working on!
Tomorrow All Strictly Holiday Goods Half !
31c Items r?DMembDay
Tomorrow:
Plaid and Dresden Ribbons 60c ones Slo
Ten dosen 60o Neckwear for Women .81o
Beautiful Lace Trimmed 6O0 Handkerchiefs Slo
All 50c Beauty Pins S1o
All 60c Belts in our stock .. He
39o and 50o Brletle Hair Brushes He
All of our 60c ox. Perfumes S1o
60o size of Lambert's Listerine 81o
Bayadere Ribbons Boo ones 31o
Six Handkerchiefs 60c boxes S1o
Fine 50c Embroideries all widths Slo
(Main Aisle North)
Tomorrow All. Strictly Holiday Goods Half !
HOSIERY REMNANTS
Left in Children's Stockings about twenty dozen fast black ones. Good 21c
values. They're lxl ribbed and have double heels toes and soles; all reg-
ular sizes.
15c a Pair
About 38 dozen Women's Plain Hermsdorf Black Stockings in full fashioned
fine gauge goods. Genuine Lisle finish and regularly worth 33c pair.
Tomorrow at 25c
(First Floor North Entrance)
Tomorrow All Strictly Holiday Goods Half I
AN ATTEMPT ON LADY'S LIFE
Shot Fired at Mrs. T. H. McGregor While She Was
Seated in Her Home.
What la believed from tha circumstances
to have been an attempt to take tha life of
Mrs. T. II. McGregor wife of Hon. T. H.
McGregor a member of the legislature from
this county waa made yesterday afternoon
about S o'clock while Mrs. McGregor waa
sitting in tha library at her residence talk-
ing to relatives. A bullet fired from a re-
volver discharged In tha rear of tha Mc-
Gregor home crashed through the dining
room window and passed over Mrs. Mc-
Gregor's head barely missing It.
From the range of the bullet the direc-
tion that It came from and what transpired
Immediately preceding tha firing of tha shot
It Is 'lielle ett beyond a queation of doubt by
both Mr. McGregor and tha officers that an
attempt waa made to take tha life of his
wife.
CREATED MUCH EXCITEMENT.
The unsuccessful attempt to assassinate
Mrs. McGregor in broad daylight created no
end of excitement In the neighborhood after
the alarm was spresd and officers were
called. To a hurried telephone call that cams
Into the police station. Mounted Officers Lee
and Farris responded. They begun an In-
vestigation which resulted In the arrest of
Pearl Williams a negro woman employed as
cook at the McGregor home and her hus-
band Austin Williams both of whom were
In the servant's house when the officers ar-
rived. The negroes were lodged In Jail and
charges of assault to murder have been reg-
istered against both of them before Jus-
tice of the Peace McDonald.
The negroes before being placed under ar-
rest by the officers were closely examined.
They denied any knowledge whatever of the
shooting nnd claimed that they did not even
hear a shot fired. Going further both of
them also denied having any pistol. The
range of the bullet which could not have
been fired from any other direction than tha
features; Mabel Raymond as Cornelia Car-
lyle who gives an excellent picture of this
rasping character and Charles Newton who
Is rather Jocular as the villain. These three
characters work In the funny business which
Is essential to the success of a popular melo-
drama. An amusing Incident occurred after the sec-
ond act last night. Master John Cough as
little Willie had Just trebled his defense
of his recreant mother and the curtain
had gone down as he stood weeping near
his father. There was applause unexpected
evidently by the players and the curtain
went up again suddenly. Willie had start-
ed. boT-like to chase a "supe;" and It waa
ludicrous to see him rush back and take
again an attitude of deep despair. The house
roared. It was the best point mads during
the entire performance.
Peace he to Lady Isabel who for long
vears has wept like Nlobe. Her sorrow has
iieen too much for her and she has gone
into melodrama.
MAJE8TIC THEATER.
The old bill finished a succeessful week at
this theater and a new bill will be put on
at the matlnes performance today as par
another page.
MAXINE ELLIOTT.
The management of Miss Elliott because
of the great demand for seats when "Her
Great Match" Is played for one night only
has made a rule to save no seats but to
give the first comers first chance. Tha
box office will open at I a. m. Tuesday so
as to give ample time to those who desire
seats. No reservation will be made unless
paid for at the time of selecting the seats.
In Honor of Kiss Freshman.
Mrs. J. O. Williams entertained Thursday
afternoon In honor of her niece. Miss Lovts
Freshman of Dallas. Those attending were:
Misses Florence Evelt Alda Barbara Alice
Charlton. Maud Harding Laura Brace Re-
becca Joseph. Carrie Sams Dell WllUams
Oartrude Levy Gertrude Chlmene Libble
rear of the house entering as It did through
the dining room window and coming out of
a front window coupled with a little trouble
that Mrs. McGregor had with the negro
servants a few minutes previous to tbs
shooting was sufficient to create suspicion
la tha minds of the officers.
PISTOL WAS FOUND.
Tha negroes ware placed under arrest and
a aaareh of ths set vent's quarters waa made
which resulted In ths finding of a revolver
beneath ths plUow. upon one of tha beds
and In this pistol there waa a freshly die-
charged chamber.
The only motive that can be attributed by
Mr. McGregor for any attempt to take the
life of his wife la a difficulty that Mrs.
McGregor bad with the negro cook a few
mijnues prevloua to the discharge of the
The negro woman who with her husband
was stopping In tha servant's house at the '
McGregor home came to Mrs. McGregor
shortly before 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and told her she wanted to draw her money.
Mrs. McGregor Informed tha servant that
aha could not get It before her week waa
up which would be after supper. The wom-
an then became enraged. It is charged and
demanded the money and at the aama tims
became very Insulting. Mrs. McGregor In-
stead of glring her tha money. Informed ths
woman again that aha would have to wait
until after supper when her week would be
up.- Tha negro left and went back to the
servant's house and in a short while there-
after tha crack of a revolver the crashing
of glass and the whiffing of a bullet as It
passed over their heads waa heard by Mrs.
McOregor and the ladles who were la the -library
with ber. ... '
At tha time the ahot was fired Mre. Mc-
Gregor was sitting in tha folding door be-
tween ths dining room and tha library with
her back turned In the direction from which
ths bullet came snd with her were Mrs.
Charles Fitch snd Mlas Ashe. Captain Sam
Aahs was upstairs at tha time.
Botomaa Bertha Weetheimer Esther Brown.
Mr. John Bra hear.
A EABDS01f SUM
Was Hetted for Widowi and Orphan?'
Home by Charity Ball.
Aa a result of the charity ball given under '
the euaplcaa of Hersl lodgs Not L O. B.
B. at Turner ball en December U the mag-
nificent sum of taDO net la reported by the
committee who had the affair In charge.
The entire sum will be sent to the widows'
and orphans' home at New Orleans which
home cares for all tha Jewish orphans In thla
district The lodge hereby extends thanks
to all donors who contributed to make the
affair a auccees.
Ths members of Hersl lodge No. SOS are .
hereby notified that the next regular month-
ly meeting of said lodge which was to occus
on Tuesday January 1. Is postponed to Tues-
day. January S one week later for ths rea-
son that tha first Tuesday la January la the
New Tear.
Colored Teachers.
The Harris county colored teachers' lnatl-v
tuta will convene Monday morning for a
week'a session.
COTTON SEED f;
I have for sale a quantity of Christopher's
Improved Prolific Big Boll Cotton Bead.
1 During. the past aeason. which has been
the most disastrous one In my section for
years I made from thla seed on sixty acres
fifty bales of cotton. . . .
I believe If the season had been a fair
one I would have made two bales to the
"price II per bushel te.b ears Bollngbroks
Address Oeorge Dot Wadler Atlanta C.
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