The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. Thirteenth Year, No. 58, Ed. 1, Tuesday, June 1, 1897 Page: 6 of 10
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MEETING OF CITY COrSOL
Qatstloa of Cassirtann iht CttrUi
AFTER THE WAlSfflTOFKS COXPAXY
rnltlnn OtarsrtKsr Ktrt ii Ores
Cp sen lnTfMltrattoa A Demand
For Gr xel f Tfsatat
The cltr ewzcU raet jwtriij ir
nooa la rxffiUr ipskts witi lajr FJo
prtiidlog asl x f = l toxi I ailtr = rc
pmea
The readies cf tie rslaste rru ilspos
cd with aa1 tie roUswSsj pjtiao ictre
read asd disposed cf
PETITIONS
Frca Charles Atamoa as tstiuUco to
attend the dosing exercises of th ceitred
High school pa June 3 Act with
thanks
From Jacob Kllrior cr eeraratlra of
assMsacnt Referred to finance cesslt
tooFrom
From Mrs Ansel F Folliri aad others
llvir5 oa Leelutd avenue axlrg to have
tbo dltchca opened on that street froa
Hutching to the surer oa Charters Re-
ferred to the street and bridge coacaitre
and mayor
From O W Shcrrick clalrato to have
been Illegally arrested by Officer Stone
end asking for an lnTestigatee Referred
to the police committee
From the Galveston aad Houston cr t
ment company for reduction aad correiUaa
of assessment on hj 7 ad j tn bivk 10
Fair Ground addition Referred to linacce
committee
From Cwli F Gnltbart for sepa atici of
assessment en lom and 1 block 4
south side Reftnvl ir c mtu
tcc
From llory 3 Hltchler fr re ictloa of
assessment on lot la n Hot st
aoulh side Referred t d afpratK
tnect slrh power t
From F Rho f < t > i aa s
mnt on li 4 i sjtiivisioa
31 of Ailea ad ur R vr t ciiy k
torner aid fia i a e th Iwwer
to act
Frirtn R B fri f r rrr otiK c if
Srssment on < = arier 1
405 soih snte i i c rj av
cd at J7 wr i i i s i e
to iBw r f r i io I J
of oppriiJerr r r i ftct
Fnmi IIous f 1 20 for ao
rwni of tixie s > rr
property I uj p
reeoluiion n > > >
to hoard j a i i v
S
From Kit T aa fr cTfyw
fPfcanvm na j r n 4
eldi llufflu yiu > ic bn
AjJiraisemtni
From ifsrito Fry for etr ra iaa o
CMintit arre < i
Frjm J A V K an it <
othir ci ircru of the Fiu w J
trwi htij a h s s rt 1 t r
1111 ftrf t Rf rid ti
tlrofct acd hrMs ulh e t
dcrnn n c < lb Fifth Ar i
From Sreit Cni i < i > lvfarevly m
lollops I iai en > t r
oath of office P gnu 1d to ernria
llm dutl 01 drit fiiiiime te 1
renorxtfully ask tUal niy if inJ h 1 ii jrn
he rrotittcd cs to ihr tuui > u in wlikn iho
JIi
SpMl i y V
vork on city crtij r
cm and for wnii > tn >
ara not fulil r 1
thDURll no fi i u > m
1 find m n ai 1 a
the tty nor u
ttMih lha
th atenlK r
tclluU < of 1 c r
favf ail da V v
fully
M
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a vsij Ki
GTillAX < > r2 if i
xtirr t jt l 4 Mi ji
the ptij r el wf xNet
He was atud h t
piny tutrs >
tiaz lo
donr a jirit
I ihm I
sciti 1 bt
w
t
rtea
i
j 1 r r aitir
seethn
c < tr el
t water
a tnat the
> iialt of
ri wanrtatfas
Al4rrj jvrTt ni4 tb e a a try
gecersi Iairfiit a aJin ir norMiant
elitrft t tii t > 1I1 Hater < ris otury
HWlal eomnit b a ind to Vk i Uy
Ibl matter
Aldermar Adulr ull Kr ill not i < 11re
in iumjlrg 01 eo outcru Ihoit sivlng
them a rfaaie Th it < h to In btard
Ho waa not n rperaiir tnan bit Je be
lloved In gllrg oil a air a Ue He r
newenl tin mo Kn as 1111 by Aldeirap
BtriHit to refer ttu ma r to a special com-
mittee with the nisi or an halrmcn to
look Into both side of th as
Alderman Aubertln said his Imrirea
tlon cf tbo water works eurtrat h that
nil house over seven ro ra were > u ijeit
to a sjncial contract oetween tho owner
and the water wcrlta eomiiany He moved
eta a substitute that tho matter bo inferred
to tho ety attorney for Ills lesal lllturpre
tatlon of tlm conlract between the water
works tnmpinr and tbo city
Mderman Street said Out his Idea wan
to have tbe contract oxtitnlneil by this rc
lal commltlrn and that tbo city iltorncy
might be mlded to tho coiiimltice lliem
Vero featurit In the contract that should
he leiolted Into
Tho ulisliutc to refer O10 matter to tho
city attorney for an opinion on the ton
tract was withdrawn mid the modem to
refer to a pctlnl committee and tin city
nttoriiey wus carried
The mayor appointed 1111 HiIj committee
SMdcrmrn Street Mattlivva and Cronnn
REIOUTS
The hospital lominlttce reported on tho
motion of Alderman Konnen recommending
Ibtt tho pound bo located ot the new polco
nutlon
Aldormtm Kolillmurt opposed this but
the report was adopted
Tho annual report of tlio city engineer
TH TEXA
House
Qlarke
C ° urts
OllVCTON
Tim
IllTIIAUSl
Auststcectttl
Ml V13III113 CAS3
lingratcd In the latest stjlc
Write or prices and samples
Bainplt U > ok of Monogriiininec
CorresiMindeiuv l per and Cull
lug Cards sent 1111 application
vat KatnsUtei ani refrrrpi la the trw <
u > 8 toict srcMretbe
AJSrmaa Aair wasted ll r frrcvS ts The
Tvua
TJirr m Vat to hid fa th pHfJcs cf
mrri at NcXJaarj area fraa Chartrti
ttreet ts U Ansst 3Vm trail
AliOTBia AsSwrtta Tiiie the pale thit
b tnwarts wali istt e opec cae Md s
the < jctr ta jcffrtiteg for wcapttltkia
intrsi coed the nori bSis hrh
cihuriT mrxit = > r shia oae ild aad con
ieauitited a weartfUltsea which ccald sot
txsft tth talr oae bi
AMersMa ASur iaed to reJtCt the
hitAMfrrtia
AMfrrtia Street thnsght the Mi should
he OM6r
AMefrsEia Croats taotwd that the MJ Nr
erraoi
AS r = e Kahthtsf aaJ ilattheirj t > nh
eh > reje4 t o eatec the Ui St t oct
tlac eUtJcc and it wtWJ js t t fair to
< c and ejtusM jht hhS aad thea rele t
U 1 vLt sot C8 i s jy to let a can
tract no nj esae d
Tho cftj utoraeT Mid he did act thlak
the is at th w < < rd tid la the charter
aay Seure It w pureij techaical
aed she jjitrtt tad aveaaias of the chirier
rnutl h ccasidtrei
Alderajaa Achectia loMitfi that th
rclat t Mher < chat al or boi a Terj
ttor 2rtaat jvae ad thai l wculd 1 eo
cucstmed i a trial ccart He aoored that
the hd t rfturaai to he bidder and that
the crk be rro edd Tith frondeJ
for la the charter
This zaBttoa ru carried hr a rote cf 31
to 1
NEW BUSINESS
Br Adrr = a Burie Uotlea that a hy-
drant t n > d at the corner cl Marsh sad
Kunaels streets la the Seeosd ward Re-
ferred to the Sre conunlitee
Br Alderman Geltelraaa Mellon that the
enctceer prepare plaas aad spwiSeatiins
to crarel Buffalo street frwn Frestcn to
Eorelte C rrved
iv Alderman Ma thewt Motion that the
ecriocr rreture ptaas aad speclnrjstloaa
to rrTet Man street from McQowen to
the cist limits rrrled
Br Alderraao Soaaeo Motion that the
eostae r pfAre e tlrcatw of the cost of a
r4iiob seirer on Edirarda street frntn
Houston w iw to the baywt Carried
By Aldermaa Aubertln Motion that
when bivojae neossary to repair the
Whi e Oa ti vru bridge near the Missouri
KaL > ar and Teias depot that it be re
rla t14 uth ai tron spin
B loermar Auberia A motion that
h > rKj faclneer prepare plans and rpe l
f tins for
tunnellsi Moatjroavry ae
u 11 d r the Scuthern Pacific crossing
A < urned
lit
to act
Til CHI AVTHOlllTV
Ilif Ttexilntlnn Imler Vlilcli
Ciiiumlttrp roiopa 10 Act
n them th ultlniato power and rigfit
Under tbl r olution which was utianl
rawly passed the ebslr appointed F A
i i ar vhardt Adam Clar ami Joe F Meyer
i t rul ui 4i > hose bodies
w ht eommittee
a ivortlon of It
fjcountercl Mr R A Rencr
upon
w V t01 hlra wanted In
confer with the board of public works upon
be sibfen of fttrtet paving whereupe
ivi n r loW hcm t0 conl hlm < it
aov resolutions yes
erday he remarked that had Oils resolu
tion been Emitted to On board in n
21 w < vv horu wo111 havo b n
° lB Mr 1 to
Srin < iK > e con
eienej but
a m ille Way In which the
r 0
V rSTOBW J f put i JlI nlt hlm without any
< ot He el b t alL e n wha vr eleellned a con
pip5
tlin
1 As a treat deal baa bson said concerning
> rieh of the Business League or a
es committee o confer with the
> i tf publl wnrfcs upon the subject of
> > < n cvmti axi as omo talk has
j tea icijlged r > e rr a elfconsttuted
ir L > hjrt2 < J rxmlttee attemptlns to
r erVre with the prersatire of other
j ptole it may bo ictertstitig to some to-
e j knew nhecce emanated the authority for
fpjmlfe of riicns 0 solicit a cca
lrret e nKh he Kord cf public works
r he iub v of f > r paving
I Ab ut two vftlis ago tho Ruslneas
1 l asu n enlnp ou ih provisions of
I onaftuthn kfp < ntd a standing < om
i <
iii
>
1
ier on ir > naI improvement This
mtJitee coa srd rf W A Childress
Lairman ratai F A Itelctardt Cap
it
thu
id 1
1
UAt binn Jotph K lleyer
eet Ai n ruv and John Lyons
was statid then that tho purpose of
tommlttec mi lo consider and In
vestigate the subject of atreot Improve
ment as contemplated by the city admin
iration la tho proposed disbursement of
A for that purpose
V he rltst tueetitij of be subrommltte
< a aln Ilutch soii eail thit personally lu
no nualifkation for membership
a ttf ctmmlttec as he knew nothing about
fi pi lUkMif
said lie we mifl
1 ilc that tlrrr Is i board of aldermen
tvard i public works either or both
eh might interpret this as a rival
a tide As sueh I am not wllllim to
st d la fat if at all it will be after I
Tr ion i both of these bodies that
risniie both their powers and their
alia aMm 1
11 thrn offered the following recolultont
ivd That the chair appoint a com I
irtervUw th city counell and I
larj of public works and asrenain If
fi amable to them
u > have 1 com
of itzjm cooperate with and aid
tn < n he Irvesilitaiion ot ti1B
mo > l fa
an of pav lig eonaldertne coat dur
and suitability for he city and If
promise our cooperation recognlz
TTr tU1 laln that the
eomtnlttee has
no right to
expect of the
board of publl works a statement Jrurt
r ° ° n >
ter of public improvement i r
This rlcht be
B
regardsa being reserved o the cltyoin
Iteliiuenx Hop
To compile the surces of their plcnle
held at Clinton Sunday May 3 JSS7
which w Interfered with
by ml ho
bwltchmenii Uenevoient asTOclallon
Klvo ocial hop at ivuib iai
ward Fridsy eviiilns June lit
will
Flflii
Tho programmo will corwl i of nlxtrcn
seleet dances a vecal eedecllon by Jam j
Welsh 11 prie W1U or wlUh wiu
award ten prlres to the best ilvo coipla
onei prlio foribo most popular ladv ami
one nrlao for the met I > iptilt r gen leumn
ll0Jr lmi > ta l to aUwho
The following arei tho
rliarso of the affair
eommlltoei n
wltwe raiigiment com
lloberlA
Reception committee
T O
Mita Evelyn Wool
viiisun M T lMV
Alllsnn AV Carter Ernewt Licoii J
Trammell Dave Fllitgeralil P Llio ey
Moor committee Albert Kitsch Jamea
Ju WnrtA krry
F oiiut
Itiilliliiirn SUiith
III obidlence lo a call mado by Mr D C
Helberg n nieetliig was held at the casllo
hall of Texas lodge No 1 last night lo or-
ganize a teinplo of Kalhbono Klsters Jlrs
V Follow was temporary chairman
and Miss Crook temporary secretary Tho
following officers wtro idoctril Mrs
IJinina Holberg past chief Mra Charle i
W Follows most excellent chief Mrs Geo
Link mosi ex client senior Jlrs J 1
Police meui txc lb lit Junior Mrs J 0
DeckeI maiiae r cf the tempi Mrs 11 j
Everts mlstrits l recordH and eorrcaivond
ence Mir J Hail instress of flnancoi Miss
Katlo Croqlts protector Mrs l 0 Four
HOUSTON DAELT POST TUESDAY MORNING JUNE 1 189T
say tuard of the enter tenple It wa de
cMrd t se the rs ne Calarthe lemple
and Monday Juae II la the date fer f stitu
tl5S
Aitorvn Tim coniTS
Criminal tllstrlct Court
Jttdse Catla c > f the criminal district
cwirt came up from Oalveston yetterday
and lth District Attorney Glllupie and
Clerk Ellin set csea as follows for the
first eek of the June term of the criminal
ctnru cacin eacltg Jua 5
TUESDAY JUNE S
1WTS Jc Nevarra assault to murder
1WIS Gecrse Nerarra aesault to mur-
der
19157 Wra Lyles assault to murder
lfie S A Andrews alias Sis assault
to aurdcr
WEDNESDAY JUNE
JBlTl Ron Wlllliras assault to murder
i 5 lhlllls Reed theft
1W A Jim WilsKsa exhblt camlnc
JW Kid Martin exhibit camln
10JJT Harry Qulrlaa ehtblt gatniag
l < tt5 lAttle Taylor appeal
JOJli Jsties Arnold theft
1W1T IlaV McNeil kldaarpln
THURSDAY JUNE 19
1SM4 Abe Irclag apcravated a ault
1MJJ Abe Irvlac cirrylai pistol
1MS Charles McCall assault to murder
IMfJ Robert Hopkins burglary
1 SW R B Horuer burglary
181 R B Horaer theft
Ittttl Abe Irvlac carryias pistol
1053 Robert Hopkins theft mUJe
raeanor
lfMI Irvln Williams burglary
10JSJ Pies Smith burclary
10S34 Plea Smith theft
FRIDAY JUNE 11
1S6 James Walker theft from person
1335 J L Reynold assault to murder
IfJlO Andy Jones earryint pistol
10J50 Felix Von Raven burglarv
1W T Felii Von Raven theft
1362 Andy Jones aRcravated assault
1035 Buclt White burglary
SATURDAY JUNE 12
1051 Oliver Edwards forgery and pas-
sing forged Instrument
10I5S Oliver Edwards forgery and pau
sing forged lretrumrnt
1036S Oliver Edwards swindling
10356 Amo Burrbs assault to murder
10357 Otto Smith assault to murder
MONDAY APRIL 11
103i Martin Tern cattle theft
10353 Ed Moran cuttlrrg timber
1055 Ed Moran cutting tlmbtr
10171 Duk Crawford appeal
10371 R E Breeding appeal
t372 J W Japhet appeal
1071 Clara Fields appeal
1017v Emma Griggs appeal
1 > VJ7 > Jack Jonca nppeal
1017S A lei Conlon appeal
KS77 G W Sherrick appeal
1017 Wm S Miller appeal
TUESDAY MAY 15
1026 E M Kincald horse theft
Cinelv Court
Tho following wcro the proceedings In
the county court yesterday Hon W N
Shuw presiding
Theodore Keller vs L E Dally motion
for new trial overruled
N II Swgall vs II Hamilton motion
for cow tral overruloito which plaintiff ex
oeptn and gives notice of appeal ten days
allowed for preparation aad filing of estate
ment of facts
C S Culp vs Gulf Colorado and Santa
Fe Railroad company motion for new trial
overruled to which plaintiff except and
gives notice ot appeal ten dayn allowed
for preparation and tiling of statement of
factsMinute
Minute Roach vs Houston East and West
Texas Railroad company leave granted de-
fendant to fllj amended motion for new
trial
Theodore Merneeke ve San ntonlo and
Aransas Pose Railroad company motion
for new trial overruled by the court
L L Mclllvane v A F Lincoln mo-
tion for n w trjal overruled to which de-
fendant excepts and given notice of appeal
tei tla > a allow d defenilajit to prepare and
file statement of fncts
A T Cbeinult vs James A Breeding
ctmtlnuvd generally
Tony Readier vs Singer Manufacturing
company continued gen < rnlly
I Maplre vs Hounton Moving and Stor-
age eomiciny and F Chlmcne continued
generally
O II Caswell vs C A Trowhrldgo con-
tinued generally
Illll nf title 4
Th following bllLs of sale were ftlirj yes
terdav in the office or the county clerk
J 1 Raunrkrs by II F Fisher truslce
to J N Taub furniture llxtmcs para-
phernalia licensee < tc In ui n at No
114 Main street con8Heratloii 700
J N Taub to Isaac Samuels uime prop-
erty as above consideration SJj
Muf lei I iixr PirmltM
The following building permits were Is-
sued yesterday from tho office ot tho cliy
englmver
Charles Rente outhouso on block lfll St
Enmnuel street J10
T II Scanlan new floor In building
corner of Main and Preston 50
OilllllTTriTMVI > > IlGIIT
Ah Slum 11 tunl Mulit lit the Audi-
torium Did Xnl Worli Well
There was not such a largo audience pres-
ent at the Auditorium lust night to see tho
elneogrnpli pictures of Iho CorbetlFltz
Simmons lljeht n It was thought would Jit
tend Mich uu entertainment The picture
are upon lllmii which work upon rollers
In pavslng through a machine made for tho
ptujwee and being new did not work as
well njt was expected The result was they
became fast In tho machlno and tho iec
ond third fourth and iitth rouudu were
not shown plainly After that however
the work was all right and every round was
given Tho pictures uro upon the order ot
all klnetoscoplc pictures and correctly give
tho inovemimts of tho men I11 tjie ring
TI40 urn always noino who doubt and
many objected 10 the pcrformaiico becxiise
they claimed not lo be able 10 IecognUo
Corbett and Fit7slmiiioufi in the figures
which were thrown In rapid movement up-
on the canvas oil the stage When the
machine refused to work In the second and
third rounds a munl > cr of those In the aud-
ience bicauie Impatient and n ultss up
rear wn commenced tho cry of fake
bimig hi > nril in various parts of the house
There was no niHMMilty for Itnpalleiue and
It was done hi the faro of cxplinitlrm
by Mr J II Bright manager of the
Auditorium who slated Hint the maritime
was new and did pot work smoothly unl l
they would lw quiet he wxmlil endeavor lo
give Ihem a first clai exhlbllloii Tim
same troulilo wna experienced In New Yorlc
with llm Slewul nmcliltie when It vvim list
iiiee1 Tluru will bo another exhibition of
thu plclurid tonight 111 the Auditorium
Tho machlno is navv In good working order
and for thj exhibition tonight thcro will
only bo an admtealon of 5 cents
Ilnrly Vlnruliiic Fire
Tho fire at 3 oclock yesterday morning
was a houi0 owned by J Coghlll and occu-
pied by Mr MoCavvley at i 09 Elgin street In
tho Fair Groumla addition The building 11
rottago house nnd conlenta wvre n lotal
lom Tho furniture was Insured for 1500
The causo of the Uro in unknown
ClIVtlHIS ItllllKIT
Tho Cowboy itatigcni met last night and
appointed n commltteo to meet tbo Touka
way nd MltiRo tribes of the Red Men to
arrange for a Joint picnic
Eight now members were admitted
Captain Perkins wns presented by Mr E
Taylor with a pair of fitx Mexican spurs
The company waa reported to ba tn n
rro pn > u condition
AN KMITY LAfltAMJl VIAL
Telia the Morj f Ihm Hill Jllles
Met III Dentil
Fur cetrly Ihree hours list night Dr Ray
aJ a trained nurso labored vvith Billy
Miles la an cflort to restore him to life
hut all In vain as death noultod at about
1 oclock a Ei
Why the deceased should have taken
poison no ono nvmtil lo know but an
empty laudaura vial shoaod plainly Iho
causo ot his dcalb his symptoms too In-
dicating that ho had swallowed tho con-
tents
II A Miles better known as Billy
Miles had lived in Houston about seven
ytvtts He was a profetuioaal bisebtll plajer
In bis jounger days And his home was In
Iowa Ho was 37 years of as He and
his wife had a roim In the Ivrtus building
on Pralrio avcaue between Travis and
Milam Mreele the building adjoining what
is known as the Star hotel
It was hero that he died Ills wife had
gone out to supper aad whoa she returned
about 9 oclock sho found her door locked
and heard heavy breathing within The
door was locked from tho lnsldv and the
key left In the lock A look over the sky
light discovered Miles lying upon the bed
breathing In euch a way as to Indicate his
serious condition
Tho door was broken oi > en but Miles was
uticonciouH then and roasetousness never
roturned up to the time of his death
Dr Ray was summcne1 aal everything
twshle was done to save bis life but tfc
drug had tike too atrong a hil 1
Justice Fttae held the inquest and return-
ed a verdict of death from poison self ad
niinifrtered
The wife could attribute no cause for her
husbands action an be left no note or
message assigning a reason for wishing to
die
ImiMiYAi Mivno
T O Davidson Is in the cltv from San
iArtonio
Sam Heifn of 5nn Antiruo was in tho
cltv vsterdnv
C S Coscrovo rcnreientlnc W K
GrmsI dsns of Milladeiphli is at the
Bristol
Mrs J H Dricht Is at home ncain
havinir come In from Shrman with the
North Texas collece trills
Mrs William Lasher aceomuanlcd bv
hr little nev left vesterdw for Mobile
Ala 1 a visit ti > her slstcr
Professor Mally of liuin s or of the
chief nromoters of the Dickinson coast
fair was In th cltv vnteviav
Mrs T S Brown of Ia Grance ac
compau ejil bv her duutrhter M st Hve U
xlsi lnr the fuiiiily of Jlrs LIzz Jtitchell
iijer lralro uvenue
Mr 111I Mrs Charles M Norton Jr
fi > inierlv ot this cttv altl who hive been
livlnc at Calvert for some time returned
to Houston tsterdav
Rev Guorae H Klnsolving hlslion of
the dioese of Texas of the ProteiMut
Li > i coi > al church was In the cltv v ier
elav eja route to Austin from GtilvesLDn
lie visited Rev II D Ave while in the
city
j
CITY IIItllVtTirH
The Sprin < Brancli Schtiet7nvorein will
live a shoo at Spring Branch on June 13
Tho second summer niglit concon of ths
sMbon will ocur tomita at the Turn
vtrein traiMcn
A cWrxn eiomplalriei of the enrcass of a
can no iweclils rei den1 corner of Lou-
isiana sireei and Dentils uvenue
Jlnnuel Gomez vva rilvre 1 dndcr C5U0
lioml by Jn tk Hill yesterday to answer
a charge of robbery prtifiirel by 1 E
Norsvvxirthy
The Liwior hotel wll today Ineiugureite
the fnsblonln Hoiismn ot t oclock e ln
ner This Is nn imuvaton In Hcuston
but will likely oiov < lopulur
I hi ireet ml lird o coirnlttee will
ceive bids for the rxenson ot tlie M
Klnnev av iuie pivrmi nl from Churtrs
hired vvith grnv 1 up to 3 p in Saturday
Ilnill > Cot
Arthur Freeman colored aged about 50
years was badly cut with a razor yesterday
forenron by another negro named Mitchell
Smith The affray occurred alxiut two miles
out of tho city beyond the Fifth ward near
Carters wnodyard Freeman vvns taken to
St Josephs liillrniaiy Smith Is still at
large
ri HUH IITS milAHTMPXT
Straved or Stolen From J W Japlet
Houston Texas one horse color light
dapple gray ugcil s years beitit 1 IVj or
15 hands small near on right hip SU
left fehouldir shod forward dark mane
and tall Reward 5 Joo Sam will pay
ruwaril
Taken up By B F Davis linmner
Texas one horse color sorrel ai d 5 years
height II hands brand A on loft thigh
Albert Erlchenn
Sheriff Harris County Texas
By W M Baugh Deputy
Sir ttirrlll
LaOrange Texas May 31 Mr Meirlll
of lort Worth who was arrested here on
complaint that he was Dunham n cele
lialed Callfonilt murderer was positively
Identified as a Fort Worlll business 11111
and was at once released by tho shorlli
Mr Merrill left at onco for Houston on
his way home
Mlieir ltovvlllllil IlelllT
Caldwell Texas May 31 Captain 11 O
Rowland nttyor of Caldwell dld very
suddenly this morning at his home here
Cap la I n Rowland ms B5 years old and hns
lived here for mnity yeirs He was 11 Ma-
son jjinl a lvnight of Honor lle will lm
burled by the Miitons tomorraw at the now
Mnsriilc ccmclcrv
Mis C C Flint aged S5 years died at
her homo last night at Cooks Point six
miles from here
A Tumor in fie iieiiel
Waxahnchle Texas May 31 J II Fow-
ler up lo a short time ago editor of the
peoples parly paper published h > ro dlid
yesterday A post mortem examination
was held revealing thee formation of a
tumor In his head which caused serious
effusion
LOW VACATION RATES
The Queen and Ciefccnt will sell excur-
sion tickets 11 low ritm < lo tho mountains
and seashore resells every day froni Juno
I to September 30 Inclusive villi final
limit October rl 1SP7
Tho tjucen and Crescent route offers to
tonItts thr yeir the most perfect train
service and appointments ever offered tho
southern traveling public Through Pull-
man sleeper uf the finest pattern
pply to your neavct Queen mil Crca
cent tleltt agent for ratrs and full Infor
mation A F Uarnett
G P A New Orleans La
lleep Rock Bed Rock Vichy and Lithla
Waters on draught at Kelsllngs Soda
Fountain 502 Main Street
A WORD TO THE WISE ETC
For best work the only placo Is SI Pack
ards Troy Lmndry I2 Prairie avenue
Plioue 332
HOUSTON GAS LIGHT CO
Gis for Illuminating rooking hcatlne
and power If desired Apply to J J Mc
Kccver general manager
Knickerbocker special noon train St
Louts lo New York Big Four
to < 888fo
SHAKEN Blr EARTHQUAKE
The Shorh Was Iclt Throughout the
Southeastern States
NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED
Cliliiiiie Thrown Down n Kmix
llle lnnir A1111 > nic Cincinnati
lleiisiiro StoliT >
Cincinnati Ohio May 31 Special dis-
patches to tho TimesStar report earth-
quake shocks all over Ohio Kentucky aad
West Virginia
Knoxxllle Tiittl
Knoxvlllc Tcnn May 31 Two dlsllnit
shocks ot earthquako vvero felt in Knot
vllle this afternoon nt 115 The shocks c
earthquako were general throughout tin
city although many peoplo did not feci II
Reports vary as to tho length ot tho
shocks
Several largo buildings wcro badly
shaken and two chimneys fell Tho move-
ment ot tho shocks so far as can bo as-
certained In this city was from west to
east
Reports from all over East Tonncssce
and Southwest Virginia Indicato that In
several places tho shock was felt stronger
than In Knoxville At Bristol It continued
thirty seconds It canto from tho south-
west and buildings wcro badly shaken
Peoplo ran into streets from tho buildings
Several chimneys vvero thrown to tho
ground At Winston N C threo distinct
shocks were felt causing wild excitement
Mlddlevsborn Ky also felt the shock as
did also Barbervillo and Lynchburg Ky
Cliieliiuiitl
Cincinnati Ohio May 31 Shortly after
1 oclock an earthquako shock was folt
here and In tho suburbs Tho printers ran
out of tho TimesStar office Occupants of
other buildings wcro alarmed and at a
corner stono laying nt the Zoological gar-
dens there was consternation among the
holiday crowds
At tho lagoon on tho Kentucky side there
was panic among several thousand people
on the grounds Tho waters In the lagoon
were so rough that tho life saving crew
went to the relief of thoso out In tho elec
tric pleasure boats
Wn iitinjton
Washington May 31 What Is supposed
to have been an earthquake shock was felt
hero at 150 It lasted about fifty sectnds
ami caused chandeliers to sv ay and flaors
to trcmblo perceptibly It was notieeu at
the capltol in the telephone exchnge mil
several of tho high buildings In the Aso
elated Press office In tho Postal buildings
vibrations were folt very distinctly
The v either bureau and naval obseia
tory which have recording Instruments
closed
are on account of decoration diy
But tho observatory officers said the slj > ck
lasted a minute the increment was fiom
south to north The selfrecording instru
ments at the weather bureau show scmo
disturbance beganat l s and la ted
fire minutes The
movement was from
south to north
CliiirliHton t V11
Charleston V Va May 31 At 2
oclock this
afternoon a sovere eartbqulko
vvai felt all over tho city many bu ld
ities the furniture was moved
by the vllia
nVX T UrC Ille Icktn nd
minj of them
ran out of tho large buslt
houses thinking the buildings were about
lo tumble down
Tho vibration
were from
se dndi aa la6tca lb0ut flH <
Biiltllllore lid
Baltimore JUL Jlay 31 v nKnt
quake shock was felt hero shortly befro
2 oclock this
afternoon
it was not no-
ticeable except In the high buildings vut
In these distinct vibrations
wcro felt list
ing about rive ecoiid
Ttlelniioiiil Vei
Richmond Va May 31 An eartbquke
shock which lasted a few seconds was felt
here about 130 today It shook hiiiMltig
and rattled windows but no elmago nils
done run people in many buildings vvero
badly frightened
Louisville
Louisville Ky May 31 A distinct earth
quako shock was felt In this cltj shortly
utter 1 oclock this afternoon No damage
was done Tho shock lusted about five
seconds Tho vibrations passed from south
10 north
CliiitlniiooKii Tcnn
Chattanooga Tcnn Jlay 31 A slight
earthquako shock was folt about 130 to-
day throughout Fast Tcnncsseo from Bris-
tol to Chattanooga No damage Is re-
potted but the shock was perceptible
lliiiillimlnn AV Vn
Huntington W Va May 31 distinct
shock of earthquake lasting ten seconds
was felt hero at 2 p m today It was felt
generally throughout Southwest Vlrrlnlu
west to cast
Aihevllle X C
Ashevllle N O May St At 150 this
afternoon an earthquake
shock
very per-
ceptibly shook Ashevllle Hundreds ot oc
cupants 0f buildings ran Into tho streets
No damage was done
rillslurii ln
Pittsburg Pa May slight earth-
quake shock was felt here at 151 oclock
this afternoon Tho tremor was quite p1
The SpurkliMg Specific
rovSs 1ST 1 ° itS muailons
idaxJius nwkes the
blooil pi
bold Irnugbts
by druggists ftfr w years
Latlios
1 ucsasottanHK onll 0w
ii
At
Petersburg
was felt hure >
BTmV Mj
As the
Twig is Bent
so the tree will row The early
lesson of childhood leave a
lasting Impression An the
home U the true sphere of
woman she cannot begin too
young to acquite the art of
taking care of it One of the
most helpful lessons she can
lcatu is that
Of mnnkiml contaciotis blood
poison claimed as its victim 3Ir
Frank 15 Martin 020 Pennsylvania
Avenue Wrtsliinrjton D U tint
thu usual pliysiointis treatment
elld him notthesllKlitustsooil His
condition reached that deplorahlo
Btago which only this terrible dis-
ease can produce
After all else failed was nt last
found in S S S tho greatest of
all blood remedies Eighteen bot-
tles removed tho diseaso perman-
ently nnd left his skin without a
blemish
B8 S Ii guaranteed
Ptirclyvcgotahlojaiid
Isthoonlyknown euro
fortius most terrible
rtbieasc nooks fieo
addroasSwlftSpoolllc Company p AUanuTu 1
CLARETTESOAp
onlv tho most eiileiunt e0 1
THE
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new 5
building corner
Prairm
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Milam struct
To reduce
stock wo are now makinp
that will interest maMnSPnK8
See us for Hardware and House
Furnishing
Goods
BERING
= CORTES HARDWARES
CORNER CONGRESS AND TRAVIS STREET
ceptlMo In high buildings and lasted a
minute
SlinrtiiiiNbtirg N C
Sportansburg N C May 31 A distinct
earthquake shock shaking bulMlngs and
rattling windows was felt here nt 155 p
in It was as severe as tint of August
ISStl
Winston Y C
Winston 7s C Jlay 31 Three severe
shocks of earthquako were felt hero nt 2
oclcek today Wild excitement prevailed
but no damage was done
Atluittn Gn
Atlanta Ga May 31 A shock of earth
quako was clearly felt here at 1 ocloek
today Tho tremlblilng was not severe and
here wus no exoltemient
Columbus Ohio
Columbus Ohio Jlay 31 A slight shock
of earthquako was felt here about 1 p ra
Other 1lneeN
Va An earthquako shock
Greensboro N C This city was severely
shaken up by an earthquake similar
shocks are reported from many surrounding
towns
Wilmington N C A slight earthquake
shock was felt here
Raleigh N C Reports from all over the
Statu report an earthquake shock Very lit-
tle damage was done
Savannah Ga Savannah felt a slight
earthquake
Lynchburg Va A shock of earthquako
was experienced here
Norfolk Vn Two distinct earthquake
shocks were felt here
Danville Va A shock ot earthquake
was felt hero and caused much alarm No
damage resulted
Charlotte N C A very perceptible
earthquake ohock of thirly seconds duration
was ftlt her
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Our feather Weight ssotitnra
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Yull like tiiiia when you see Ihsi
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Schulte
1103 Congress Ave
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