The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 271, Ed. 1 Friday, January 1, 1904 Page: 3 of 12
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a ladles' cafe seco-iu to .
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"7 Hud Imp: . tfcd-'jit;'
;EXTENSIVH BUILDING
Growth V Iciiy Call for Con
tinued A Ivify; in Cpmmer-
al Circles
T
Whllf tl-.e' year Just dosed was rs-
omrkaWo tin In many respects ana ths
; advance i.W.g ail lines waa! aueh aa to
give r i on lar -nnlvarsal relolclng. ' tba
iT'i'r.. point tiU bettlr thing la
tln 4-.ir or 1904. .i v. I -iv
'i ! n Vitement was made y one who
' Is in a 'position to know that ihe building
t oord f next year would be n excess of
1 bo onej Just cloning- and the 1 ualthy busl-
' -! rnwth Is predicted (or a ;ontlhuano
by tool business men who ha 1 kept doss
tab upn the trend of eveni .
Houetda baa left tha ami I town an-
! vlroruiefvts far In the rear a d the num-
'erous fcifridftome new real ences ' that
sprang up last year will the lore--runners
of eVtn mora ban dec le ones this
year. In theViuatnaas polio of the city
aspect illv will) the advance lent of tha
telty daring trie present ye be noted.
?'h larva Imi'irVom Mocks no completed
he wtll knov;4 plans of oil rs that are
to foil m mwj tmnaform tl center of
tha builjest citty of Its size I the South.
litreet iRailway I nes.
. ' There aa beeii (ranted a anchlet tor
an tnterurbaa electric llni to connect
Houston and 0 Sventon and ie contigu-
ous territory li L ocnstructlo must com-
mence within ( present ye - If It is to
be built end Its promoters g the posi-
tive assui ee tliUt It will b built -
The Hou ton t; ' jclrlo eomp ny la ready
to extend .ta line i to Harris irg aa soon
aa the tui eel in Wr the Moie of 'the
Internatlon t( an J 1 Jreat. N them rail-
road la oon Seted nUt "tibet nil mark an-
other perloi: In the city's di element.
In the wa-'of l"r.rreroenV the Houa-
ton Electric eoroesiiiy WIU at "om-a begin
tha work of remodeling itsgeuerul ofiloes
at- the cornr. o- gravis a-nd lYalrle
streets. The watting rousa w II be made
mora commodious and l its cl '.:rlcul force
wlUvbe made more oomfcrtalil. and there
'will fce more piivaoy glv-u to ithe various
beads of departments. -. :!
i Inr the line of changes tSiariwfll be ap-
parent in the business cwiu-.Vrf and which
Involve the prominent -acr.'i-i jits of the
dty comes the anooi'iicecl . Jlvn of
Foley BrySierfi t
r it 1
t Tha store at 60s Milrl ;iitreet. Just
acated by Thomas Ooggan'sl kaaic house
la being remodeled ft role)' Sroa. who
-wui have it ready f. the 4'ptlon of
thtr stock by February l4 I . March 1.
' Uroond to being broken in tN rear of tha
kuildlng for a fifty-foot exdj aton which
rwlU be rua up three atorloa. lie interior
ithroughaut will e flnlshod) aleng the
most approved puma; there i be a large
plate glass front and a p;f eengur ele-
vator will be put In. The e enalon will
make the building UixJb. 1 he ground
tloor -will be occupied exclusively by a
department of dry gwxla notiyna and all
the little acceasorlei uaually carried im
an up-to-date eeutbltsiinient V while the
rear or extension of 'the grun4 flour will
I be devuted excluilvely to a iadles'' and
'ohfidrens shoe parlor. The sMxnd floor
will be given over to tha ladles and will
contain the millinery display and work
rooms and ladlee' ready to w- int. These
ate new departures for the firm and one
of tiie members Inform l'ov repre-
sentative yesterday that it la the Inten-
uon to place before their patreaa' as Una
la stok of goods as can be found any-
vhere. Ihe extension of the second floor
' will be devoted to toys and tbe like while
tUte third floor will be the dressmaking
'aepartraent and surplus stock r om. I'm
: tbe builfllng is completed ai d stociveU
lalcng the lines outlined by itfi membets
of the firm Forey-BrosT will be amonc
tha lesdtrs In their line. The present
- quarters next door to the new building
mill be retained for the present at least.
i K. H. Cawtb
I nil popular houM will mov Into the
' "building at present occupied by Stoweri
on Main street between Preston and
Prairie avenuos. The men's ..store will
be on the lower floor while the children's
department at present occupying the
tore at &0C Main street will be on the
eoond Coor. The building will undergo
a considerable lot of repairing before
the move is made and in all probability
iwlU not be. ready for occupancy -before
. February 1. Mr. Cawthon speaking of
bis contemplated move to a representa-
tive of The Post yesterday afternoon
wtated that owing to the great increase
In his bunlnees he found the move neces-
aary In order that he can meet the de-
mands of his patrons. "I expect to fix
up for the little fellows" he said. 'The
'men's and children's departments will be
Just as-separate as they are today and
ithoy will be under the same management.
1 Intend to dress up our children's de-
partment and make it a place whe
'fadles will take a special delight In vln-
Itlng when out on a purchasing tour
.'i'here will be rockers mirrors settees
and writing desks and writing material.
nd in addition to this I w'.U have as
tine a stock as can be procured."
Tha third floor will be the reserve stock
room. When Cawthon gets settled In his
new quarters he will have one of tha
finest stores In the city.
L. H. Burks 8c Son.
The carriage repository of U H. Burks
;& Son at present occupying the building
Vt 606 to 609 Travis street will be moved
Saturday to the new three-story building
Just completed at 706 to 707 Travis street
opposite the Bristol hotel. The firm will
occupy all three floors and; a number of
now lines will be carried. 1 Bpeaklhg of
the matter to a Post man sterday Mr.
Burks stated that he had not fully made
up his mind aa to what tiew lines ha
would carry. However h 1 stated ha
would branch out and woul I be in a po-
sition to In every way meet the demands
of his growing patronage.
Gaar-Scott Company
. Th Oaar-Bcott Threahlrg Machine
company which at the present time and
for the past few months haajbeen occupy
ing a portion of the bulldini
with Burks
sV Son on Travis street.
ainlyf office
room will also move Saturdi
The large
building over at the corner
Nance and
Maury streets formerly on
pie by the
l as railway
Houston East and West T
macnuie snops. air. t-aui jopm me local
manager of the company ha
a contractor
at work on the building for
rthe past aev-
eral weeks ohanslna the Interior to suit
the lines of machinery whlcl will be car.
pea ny tne company nere. (Houston will
be the company's headnuatters for tha
giatriDuuon or rice macninery and an
sanaiva line will ee-carrtea.
Thos.
Gog
a
Tha Thomas Goggaa muJc house has
bean moved to the new bulling erected
em Husk avenue at tha rest of the new
tower building. This bulldlig was eape-
wuMir awiw iw uie j inn.
tip along the most approved
aonduot of such a business
inrl la fitted
nans for the
is la carried
an By tne uoggans.
Ladiei' CaftJ
Tha bulldlnc at present
occupied by
at. H. Cawthon at ft lfalnlitreat will to
fitted no as soon aa vacate
tnr the Chamberlain Ont
by that firm
il company
'V his men's
reet will be
i.awlor as a
While the building occnnlwii
anarmieni at 1-14 Main
fated ud by Cantaln 3nme
ladles' cafe. This at 1"mi
J . ..f r-
its hnen the
i C. L. ft The j. Ixdng. .''
This firm will move Its hsrdware sstab-
lishment from tha present well knoirA
location corner Main street and Capita-
avenue to the block almost on the oppo-
site side of Main street occupied by'
Hampe's dry goodi' n ore. Koa. H and 111
Main. All three floors 11 be occupied.
The. first floor will of ouurse. be utilised
as the general hardware di-nutment; tha
second fleor will con nun tiie grate man-
tel tiling) and q(ter drtrtmenta. Tha
op floorvlll be Oeed as tue general atora
room. The nw ouartril ' will give tha
firm agreat amount of additional floor
pao oyer what H rr ntm hive. This
change will not late plitee for aeveral
waeka yet however ; :
WAlTrckLED
QUARTER OF A MILLION IN
THE TREASURY.
Net Deficit Is Now a tittle More
Than Half a Million Includ-
ing New Warrant.
(Houston Post Special.) ' I ' "
Austin Texaa December a. This the
last day of tht year was a busy on
In tha Btafe treasury department so far
aa registering warranto was ooncernea.
Tha December pay roll was registered to-
gether with ether warrants making fSg
warrants reglste'.'ed today ambradna;
fra7eS. Late thhK. evening tha depart-
ment Issued a call fpr all registered war-
rants up tb and including number K92
and thia calls for 1968000 which la the
largest call issned slnoa the deficit mado
Its appearance two months ago. The net
deficit at tha close of business was K1-
146. ' -
' Land Salea and Leases.
" (Houston Fost Npeclal.)
Austin Texas December Jl. Latid sales
and leases for the month of December aa
reported by the treasury department
were as follows:
School land Interest
School land principal
.flH.frts 07
. 116.640 67
23901 ta
. 2820 H
Dcnool land lease
University land Interest
University land principal
Deaf and dumb asylum land In-
terest '
Peart and dumb asylum land
principal
Orphan asylum land Interest
sw u
Ml 74
' 7 0
166 70
Blind asylum land interest
1K0
Lunatio asylum land Interest r'.ac
fotal riia.awia
The receipts are eonaldered somewhat
light tor tha month. This Is attributed
to the fact that the holidays broke In
at the laet of the month which caused a
decided shrinkage In all sources of reve-
nue. Pension Are Held Up
(Houston Post Special.)
Austin Texas December JL Comp-
troller Stephens has Issued a notice to
Confederate pensioners that owing to tha
temporary deficiency In the funds of the
State treasury to meet appropriations out
of the general revenue fund the
treasurer will not be able to pay their
warrants for thirty or forty days. He
therefore suggests that pensioners hold
their warrants a while to avoid loss.
The warrants have been registered and
will be paid In their turn.
The time consumed in the work of
registering the warrants will cause a de-
lay . of about two weeks In mailing out.
Knows Nothing of Resignation.
(Houston Post Special.)
'Austin Texas Decerrtber tl. Mr. John
X Wortham financial agent of the State
penitentiaries was here yesterday and
stated that he knew nothing at all about
the reported resignation of Prof. R. B.
Cousins his chief clerk at Huntsvllle.
Chief Clerk Hlckson of the educational
department furnished the press with the
information saying at tne time that
ha
had the
information from a
reliable
source.
New Pastor in Charge
(Houston Post Special.)
Austin Texas December tl. Rev
Thomas 3. Windham of Richmond
Texas arrived in town tonight' and will
taks charge of All Saints' chapel here.
Rev. Carter who has been pastor at
All Saints' has accepted a call to Vlcka-
burg Miss. and the bishop has requested
Dr. Windham to come here and succeed
him.
.Visited the Governor.
.(Houston Post Special.)
Austin Texas December a. Mr. Ed
Halton one of the aspirants for the
Bexar county district Judgeship visited
the governor today In company with Mr.
James Routledge Mr. W. W. Boone and
J. R. Norton all well known Baa An-
tonio attorneys.
Health Department Receipts.
(Houston Post Special.)
Austin Texas December a. Tha re-
ceipts In the State health department for
the month of November amounted to film.
Of thia amount 12176 came In from tha
port of Galveston and the balance was
reoetved from Brownsville.
William Rowe Dead
(Houston Post Special.)
Austin Texas December St William
Rowe a well known young man here
died today of consumption.
News Notes.
r (Houston Post Special.)
Austin Texas December U. Insurance
Commissioner Clay returned today from a
business trip 'to Houston
b Mr. Robert L. Carmlchael and Mrs.
7111a Spann were married last night at
the Baptist church. The groom is a weir
known ranchman in South Texas.
The engineers for the Katy are at work
In the Sprinkle neighborhood.
The Channing Lumber - oomr tiry' of
Hartley county: capital stock LW.OuO; In-
corporators J. H. Jones JVT. Jones and
J. K. Love. f
Nacogdoches Oil and Development com-
pany of Nacogdoches; capitft srock 110-
000; Incorporators T. Ji V'lillame J. JL
and i. J. Williams .- r" ...
JUDGE f-HARS WEDS '
Texas J-CTfgi7sman Takes a
t Bride in V.ifihington.
' (Houston r lit Special.) ;
Vew Orleans. l eoejuber . A Wash-
ington spe4al W (he l lcayune aays: Ex!
Concrr soman and EJ-Judge Silas Hare
76 years old was ma; Tied to Mrs. Mary
L. Kennedy aged 63. j.fc'one of his friends
had the least Inttmftoon af hla Inten-
tion. He came dos4 front his room In
the Montrose and ba-ce the clerk good-
bye saying he was i ting to Texas for
a month. Then lie O et Ilia bride went
over to Baltimore vfl'h her and they
were married. Thy . -.hva not returned
and the ex-con greMasai a a friends have
no Idea where they sjt.
juoge iare whs ivni ; prominent
Hrii llie
ft. 1 Bart.
'is is tne father .
Judare Hare
servea in tne Mexican i -r ns a private.
n i as a
-1 he served
'1 but he
erl The Con
r4 ptahj. A
unoer ins conreoerHc;
aa chief
Justice of New Vrti
aava uo
that office to ante.
X!onfe4ratf
army coming out ea
war he settled In r-
was district Judse In
He was electei to r
cefdlni; the lull' "
ii. ' .1 i-
tare. After the
-an Texaa and.
t ioe three years.
-iiss in iruej suo
HOUSTON'SYEAROFPROGRESS
Business Development r and Industrial Activity
Shown by
A TOTAL
BAN
Aa Increase of $380108 ia Building Improvements Comparison of
: Real Estate Transfers Tax Collections Fire Losses and Alarms ' ;
I Deaths and Marriage licenses. .
It Is nothing new for Houston to make a remarkable business record bat
the figures for 1903 are quite new being prepared especially for The Poet
In the closing hours of the year yesterday. The figures tell the tory of
Hourton in the twelve montha Just ended and indicate that the time has been
a prosperous one and that an advance thoroughly In keeping with the city's moat
sanguine prophets ass bfeea scored.. '
The achievements if Houston have frequently furnished a toplo for com-
ment In the high circles of finance or in the precincts of metropolitan clubdom.
The Houston Clearing House record tor 1903 la another of these achievements.
No better barometer of trade can be found In the city than the statistics of
the Clearing House. It is a certain index of business transactions through that
general 'medium of exchange tbe Houston banks. The movement through the
banks gives an equally correct idea of the tendency of local trade and commer-
cial transactions for the sections tributary to Houston. The grand total for
the year reached $696928866 an Increase over 1902 of $93997350.
By a presentation of the figures below it is not necessary to say more as to
Houston's financial and business development for the year.
The figures furnished by Manager E. Raphael of the Houston Clearing
House compare each month of 1903 with each month of 1902 and Include the
total of each year s'lfice 1893.
HOUSTON BANK CLEARINGS. .
1 HonttV- 1902.
January V. $45695953
February 44998460
March v 47696951
April - 48219063
May
June
July
August . ..
September
October ..
November
December
Total
Increase $93997350.
BANK CLEARINGS
1894. $234274398
189S.'. . .v."7:v:t.t.
1896 249.666713
1897.... v. 272350982
1898..... 306940448
THE TRANSFERS
Month-
January ....
February ...
March ......
April
May
June
July
AugUBt ...
September
October ..
November
December
Total....... .......$4135681
Decrease compared with last year iutzoi.
In&ease over 1901 $3615231. ' .
The transfer of real estate of several firms of the city who Incorporated In
1902 brought the figures of that year to an abnormal total. These transfers
amounted to more than $1000000 and it is safe to say that on comparison of
actual individual Uaosfers there was a healthy gain In 1903 over those of 1902.
-'.. " - .
BIULDINQ IMPROVEMENTS.
The books In the engineer's office where are kept the records of the
building permits issued throughout the year show a most gratifying development
of the city. The total permits for repairs and new structures show an increase
over 1902 of $380108.
Month-
1902.
$59550
70600
VJ3.2S5
January
February ............
March
April
May
June ...........'
July -
August
September
October .... ....... .......
November
December ...-... .
I Total
Increase of 1903 $380108.
140320
468800
79300
47635
77866
61175
139900
86780
63789
$958868
THE NUMBER OF DEATHS.
The vital statistics for the year Just closed compared With those of. 1902
.how that there has been a slight Increase In the death rate but the increase in
itlrm considered the death rate has remained remarkably low throughout
the past twelve months.
1903
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November .............
December
' Grand total
1903
January 29..........
January 13
february 2
February 17
March l.
March 7.. ...........
April 4....
April 25.- -
May l..v
May 29
Tune 7... .....
lune 14
luly
Tuly 23... i
August 19
august 29...........
September 15..'......
September 17
October 7
October 24
November 18
November 18..;
Decefiber 12.... 75
December 20
34
-i . TAX COLLECTIONS.
Che city tax collections for 1903 show a slight falling off as compared with
the bollectlous for the same period of last year. Tbe abnormal collection of
back) taxes In 1902 reduced tbe collectible taxes to virtually the current taxes.
ana tne collections tor isus us wiuibj
Month -
January
;-K;!xr.-rsw.ivJimw'W.w-ih
41
Figures
MOVEMENT OF ' $626928866
1903.
$61395971
69662697
66632949
63760850
44961788
60738142
49705813
44809983
61906499
76850.316
76406570
. 76817888
$696928866
43343.770
41742712
36768763
44861371
60691.398
67902244
60.491.249
60.640592
602931510-
-
FOR TEN YEARS
1899
$317479463
394869480
466426159
602931616
v9692886u
1901.
1902;
1908
IN REAL EsJTATE
1901
1902. '
1903.
$624967
807244
427343
442369
1466609
686281
369947
678.829
467.678
372861
674613
744810
$7760912
$268037
272001
834032
396336
611162
442203
400286
275560
209455
232785
437619
866216
$1072014
1077977
852.116
1398017
814508
692700
392728
62859$
8396(3
802042
602608
1020579
$8793483 '
Month f'
January .............. ....a
February
March ..........
1903.
$46720
67820
74955
69340
68061
142065
260249
146330
177640
128616
84520
93761
April
May . . . -y
June
July
August
Beptember
October ..
November .
December
. ...... ..a
...... 4. ..... a
Total...
...$1338968
I
W?fce. Black. 1902 White. Black.
. 29 18 January 62 89
42 29 February 28 80
. 52 29 March 46 44
. 48 43 April 60 35
. 49 43 May 41 27
. 59 61 June 46 81
.. 48 43 July 89 42
.. 56 . 22 August 49 . 26
..48 28 September 33 30
. 44 34 October 43 " 25
. 51 28 November 49 84
. 61 33 December 60 33
. 577 400 Grand t. .ota. .1. ........ 626 396
Temp. Temp. Total Rainfall
Max. Mln. Month 1903. 1902.
..80
80 January ..2.49 1.18
. 78 .. -
20 February 6.38 8.86
.. .. 40
.. 82 March 6.80 1.13
45
.89 .. APrtl S-85 8.65
!. .. 46
. 92 .. Ma' '-TO 8'79
99
". .. ' 65 I 70 6.01
" 70
. 98 .. Tuly 8.40 7-44
. .. 70
. 95 '.. august 6.41 0.37
..95 ..
. .. k 64 September J.00 6.78
90 . M -si "
.. 42 October ij 1.93 2.92
.85
. .. 31 Vovember ............ 4.0J 1.91
ttecember ........
1.48
1.98
auove tne average.
. . 1902.
1903.
$85682 18
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. 4'.t; ') )
.$178601 49
ifE
YOU
NEW .YjUr
A HAPPY
June
July
August .
September
October 1
November
December
ToUl
Weather Review.
BY JOHN A. -M'NABB
United States Weathar Obsarvar.
In summing up tha many reasons that
havt and are still causing such marvel-
ous strides In tha growth and prosperity
of Houston which will no doubt in tha
near future be the Chicago of the South-
west one factor Is perhaps mora often
overlooked than others and lass stress
laid upon U In tha literature t Immigra-
tion and homeseakers agancle)t and that
Is cur unsurpassed semi-tropical climate.
'1'exana and Houstonlana who have
basked In this glorious sunshiny climate
ot our ooaat country all their Uvea take
it as a. matter of course and pass with
a sympathetic (lanes accounts day after
day of tha terrible storms and Arctic
cold ot our more northern neighbors who
lor months at a time ara snowbound
lesbound or' struggling through disas-
trous storm periods. Few of us realise
our fortunate geographical situation that
walls these northern neighbors ara bug-
ging hot tires business and social affairs
suspended wa ot tha ooaat country Hous-
ton and Harrla county ara enjoying
balmy spring weather outdoor life bare
toot boys ahlrt-aleeved business men
yards full of blooming flowers. Midwin-
ter windows and doors wlda open and
verxjjnttls If any Area burning. Our
market house stalls and huckster carts
pUed up all the year round with all
Af finest of aarden truck suoh
as s known to these dwellers of tha North A
as "spring vegetables." rney ara spring
summer and winter here. Our tempera-
ture seldom falls below freesing and
when It doea It Is a very rare thing tor
it to remain that low mora than twenty-
four hours at a time. Seldom reaches
as low aa 15 above aero.
Tropical fruits ara easily grown In tha
open air finest of oranges lemons ba-
nanaa eta are frequently praised In the
columns of the local press. During tha
past winter (UOMKn) wa had los only
ones or twice and that very thin and
of no consequence.
Building operations ot all kinds go on
uninterrupted throughout tha entire win-
ter A close study of the weather records
as officially recorded by the United States
weather bureau office Instruments at this
place will prove the truth of all the above
assertions.
' ir W1 iMfiHI H fill:: I thi!Jrir'V
Fire Department's Record. '
The record of the Houston fire depart-
ment for the year Is a most compliment-
ary one and shows this city well In the
front rank in the way of tlra protection
and In possession of unquestionably the
best paid department In the Slate.
1802. IW.
Men employed M W
Alarms "'i 4
Total damages UH.W 46 144d! He
The tolal number of hullillnga In which
fires were dlecofrod. 321 frame 86 brink
end 32 of other material The total num-
ber of alarms for the year was If snd
of these 274 were received over the phones
snd iH were box alarma.
Value of buildings where fires occurred
141C078. .
Value of contents where flree occurred
$14MKW. .
Value of Insurance where fires occurred
HM0.2 o. ...
Ths total smount of time occupied In
fighting fires was hours. Ths num
ber of miles traveled was MiM; tolal feet
of hose laid 7&.88H; feet nf lndders raised
4123; total chemical fluid used Kit gal-
lons. Notable Fires.
February 16 4:16 p. m. -Building at W1J
Texas avenue occupied by Bute's paint
store Gibbons tailor shop etc. Damages
to building and contents 118371. M. De-
fective flue was cause of fire.
May 15 Klre at IU10 and 1013 Commerce
avenue Converse miliums:. Lose
2T3.K. Cause of fire unknown. General
alarm. 1
Heptember 7At 1109 Congress avenuej
bullainft owned by C. i. Kohler. iioss
a.t .
September 2321! snd 114 Fannin street
Carglll Printing company Camp building
loss 17141 .. Cause of fire unknown.
November 1 w Main street A. Hampa
Store. Loes I7W .12. Cause unknown.
December 13 Henke a) I'lllot s ware-
house: damage 127023. General alarm.
Cause unknown. .
- Casualties.
November 17 Horse attached to steam-
er No. 7 slipped at oorner ot Milam and
MoOowen avenue breaking a leg and
having to be shot .
November 17 Truck No. 14 collided with
electric oar one horse being killed and
another Injured. Captain Ollr. and (leo
Sedgwick received temporary injuries.
December 1 At burning of Henke A
plllot warehouse the breaking of a lad-
der caused Firemen Depperman Jourde
Brown and Curtis to tie precipitated a
distance of thirty feat to the ground be-
low all being more er less Injured. All
have now recovered Jourde being tha
laet to recover and 1111 oon able to
resume his duties. '
! Ml'fv Lkcraes;'
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ALL
STORE CLOSED
TODAY
i-
8798 95
M. 2607 45
110228 37
85662 22
64724 16
.... 12844 45
176231 60
8.870 IS
. 8.868 78
1181 48
104.7M 00
19.061 48
23.258 78
818.208 00
1545695 80
............$726001 23
Issued during the year lsoi. For tha pre-
vious year 10 licensee were Issued and
tor the year 1801 there were MS showing
that thia year has a remarkable Increase
over the two years previous.
Ot tha above number of licenses issued
this year tha majority have been lasu4
to negroes.
'' Cotton Receipts. .
Tha following statistics otsSUned from
tha secretary ot tha Houston Cotton Bx-
chanaje) gives a oomparteon of tha month-
ly gross receipts and shipments of oottnn
at ajid from Houston (or tha years. Mil
and 103:
Kecrlpta
January
li'abruary ..
March .......
April
)
June
July ...........
August
Heptmber
Oototmr ......
Novambar ...
Xscembar ....
1901
1M.604
141 If
tu.iao
U.6bt
Z1.414
I.7BI
t.tws
.lt
tSl.iM
694774
i.mi
177631 '
1M.
taut
iif.e
71.1W
evKt
14
tot
l.WI
186.7a
nut
4HM
Live Wire Causes Alarm.
' About I o'clock yesterday afternoon aa
alarm was turned In and tha firs depart-
ment was called to Bweaney Fredericks
where a live wire had coma In oontaat
with the awning over the front of tha
store. The department was quickly upon
the scene and the fire was extinguished
without any damage.
OIL AT. WEBSTER
An Unconfirmed Report Reached
City Yesterd.70
FOUND ON JAP4NESE FARM
Said to Be Flowing at a Depth
of 400 Feet-Cltisens Art
. Excited
A report reached tha olty yesterday
morning from Webster to tba effect a oat
oil had been struck In a well .being drilled
two and a half miles from that plaot an
the" farm purchased by Messrs. Onlabl
and Balbara tha Japanese colonists who
own MO acres ot land.
Tba well Is being sunk for ths purpose
of securing water to Irrigate tha rloa
plantation. Messrs. Johnson Klea who
are drilling tha well state that (rasa
tha beginning they have bean oonvlnoed
that there was oil at tha pleoe. They
have drilled walls at both Splndl Top
and Sour Lake and hava claimed from
the beginning tha ths Indications war
equal to the Indications at either pleoe.
Tha well Is now down something over 400
feet. A atratum of rock five feet In thlck-
ness was gone through and It Is stated
the oil la running out at tha top of tba
ground
Mr H. L. Townsend deputy sheriff at
Spring and who owns considerable prop-
erty near Webster went down last night
to maka an investigation of tha report
About two years ago the Oultey people
drilled a well near tha plaoe. While It
Is known that they found oil na ana
SQ.VO those closely connected with tha
proposition knew just how much. These
people still hold leases on a considerable
tract of land In tha vicinity and tha re-
port .s circulated a short time ago that
they Intended to sink another well there.
Tha cttlsens of tha vicinity of tha well
ara greatly excited over tha report of tha
oil Ond.
SET FOR TRIAL.
Celebrated Csse to Be Taken Up
Saturday.
Houston Post Special.) .
lleaumont Texas December tl. TUa
important case which has been pending
on tha docket of the FUty-elghlh district
court for nearly two years styled Thomas
Ardrrson e al vs. A. V. fencae t al ta.
vnlvlng practically tha entire portion of
the Felham Humphries leugua of Bplndle
Top Is set for trial jn Haturday Jan.
uary f before Judge W. H. Pope There
ara over 100 plaintiffs and Interveners
la the suit and one Intervention waa filed
la behalf of Tennessee claimants In
which damages wera asked for In the
sum of giflno. The Out fey company and
others of the larger
Bnlndle
Top com-
pantVis are among tha defxndanta. It Is
poiudhle that Captain Duces may return
to Heaumont to defend tha. suit.
Waller County Company
f i - (Houston Post Special.) ."
Hempstead. Texaa. December S.-Tha
Waller Countjf Oil company was org" n-
ltd hta trty. Ta flow. t n- 1
or Next Monday Jknur.r ;
Our Great Annual als cl
Muslin Undcrvc
Ws have given months of Tabor nd prpaxation to m '.
every respect the greatest sole of its kind ever sti r
Houston and we have done our part well as you will scl
when you see the magnificent garments and ths exceed ii
prices. For full particulars see our ad. in Sunday's paper.
TREMENDOUS REDUCTIONS PREVAIL ON ALL
-WINTER CLOTHING for MEN WOMEN and aniXr.Z :T
ooooooooooooooooocooc ;
WL HOPL ALL OUR 1TIILNB3
CUSTOMLRS AND LVLRYEODY VILL
BLV HAPPY AND PROSPLROUS DU?.-
- ING THL WHOLL YLAIL
C. L cSc THEO. BERING
: HARDWAResWRE
main stuxt and camtol avxntjt
5
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SCHOOLS m COLLEGES.
ST. LOUIS' COLLEGE 8AMIL
A BOARDINQ SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND YOUNQ MEN.-
P :
Wl ... I
lLiejessBaBasjBsjeesZffa'a
Patton Seminary and Conservatory of Music
Excellent Advantages la all Departments. A raw Vacancies for tba Spring Term.
. .WRITE FOR OUR SPECIAL HOLIDAY PROPOSITION.
V iV A. UIRD President Oak Olff (DaKas) Tex:
W. W. DARBY and K RAQUND PnfMtion CALU8. TEXAS.
Prat. Oarnett K. Rail president of the Oregg Shorthand Asecstotlen at
loa and tha foremost shorthand teacher In the united States now rs
f oor Qregg snorthsna ueparimenu i
Shorthand. Pitman Shorthand and Touch Typewriting taught by tne I
ableet facultyln tha South.
for free eatalogaaai
Chap pell Hill Temale Coll:::
Chapptll Hill. - - Ttxas.
Wl csn tikt five or tig mors new glrU by 10th of Jmutry u wt r adding Sv. rw
oor Collet Home mide necemry by tht full ittendinc. Lilsrary Miutc Art fcu.
ind Builneis Couriet. Botrd kundry tnd Literary Tultton It 7. JO per month.
- W. K. STROTHLR Txc.:i: .
Feel Your Pulse
If It seats fait then slow skips heats rent
heart 1 wnt sad sbonld be trusted s
care. D: Miles' Uesrt cure
Ind safest remedy. Sold va
end for b-ok on the heart
Midlrsl Co. Klrbsrt lad. .
it tb.. btst
usraatee
Miles'
DAYTON BICYCLES
New kcre.
Call aad thesb
U1RCH CULUORE
HM ff ease
lit fseeas Jl
I have a few good second-hand .girls'
and ladlee' blcyolea. at M to lla. -
Tires. tl.TH each: Inner tubes toe: bells
ISc; foot pump toe: oarrlags pumps tl.
House of Houston A. A. Lipscomb Hag
Bchwars and R. R. Urban.
'1'hs directors Immediately met ana
elected the following officers: A. O. Ul.
comb nresldent: D S. Cuny vice preet-
oe.it c. Amsler secretary; i. I). Har-
ney treasurer.
SUES FOR LAND.
. '
Alleged that Purchsss Price Has
Been Paid.
"' " ' (Houston Post Special.)
.Uaanmont Texas Ueeember St. Harris
Kaatnrson ot Houston filed a suit in ths
district court today against W. U Dougr
US; the .ViWHiT--pTldent ot tiie Paraf-
line Oil company and John H. Brooks
to compel sperlflo performance of a con-
tract to convey BOO acres out of tha
Keuben D. Wood survey In Hardin county
and adjoining tha- Bataon oil field. The
petition represents that the plaintiff on
July 1. 1M purchased tha land from tha
defendant Brooks who stated at tha time
that tha title waa being held by- W. L.
Douglas as trustee -mat uit iiuo.iwui
laa then and thereafter confirmed euok
representations and agreed and promised
to convey tha land upon demand. It la
represented that the plaintiff has paid tha
contracted purchase price of the aald tanas
and praya that the defendanta be re-
quired to make title for him to the mm
Tho land al)ilns tha proven field and la
aid to be very valuable. .
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pur.aLvs::::.
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thormjeti.
all
passed Boenary. Simctmia
witn gywinaatio apparatua a
nstatorram. Take tha munrn e
railway at any denot or ot-
In the dty and ask for tr -the
West Rnd Una tT li.u..s
catalogue apply ta
BROt JOHN WOLF. Pre;:..
m ones
System af Bookkeapfa-.
vrminma in ail oepanntenTa '
Npm uwnmre mt ana f"e r
Desress eonferred.4 hunfW4
" and dollar building. I lbrari .
leal Laboratory. Cabinet ft 1
S Most salubrious socatitm and 1
ma ea.ift.t. waos m auaouiy aoa ejuaoiv
TYLER GCLLGr
On the lath taatast'moved Into Ha r
quarters wtstch ara large aad eommo .
and especially adapted to sobsot wo
'ins equipment af typewriters de- - a e -floe
fjxturaa. etc ara an saw and vt t
data Students have) enrolled thia !
from thirteen different Stataa and T
torlas. On hundred and fifty new s
dents ara expected at tba January er
Ing. Thorough practical and e'-
aoursss to booklraeplna aad shortlie
given In at ha least Una and at en
ssual coat. " Write for particulars.
ThrC:!ltstTy!:: T
Allen Acziz:
Wilt sdmtti threw or fowr w --
the holiday. It yon havo a
you wish ta plaoa In a I.
preparatory school write us 1 r
U. W. SOUTH. Seers la rr. T -1. "
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