The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. THIRTEENTH YEAR, No. 222, Ed. 1, Friday, November 12, 1897 Page: 3 of 10
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NOT HANG FIIDAT
Br
Oarrant Gets Another
3tafftf Execution
lUPREME COURT GRANTED IT
probable C n XVnn A hked
ld Ornnted Ieitillnff Uic
date Vram Woliln ton
nclsco Cat November U Will
n Theodore Durraut will not ba
fluentln tomorrow morning
t San
the supremo court ot this auto
Wanted blm another respite ot the
Hour Up to i oclock this after
the news flashed over the wlrco
ramonto that the cupremo court
had Granted a writ
icsslen there
bie cause and instructed Warden
out the execution of
B3t to carry
until further orders there wan
for tho
ty no further hope
murderer of Blancho Lamont and
Williams and his attorneys had
futile effort to sccuro another
corpus in tho United States court
not even besn granted pcrmls
ppcal from lhat decision to tho
court of the United StatCH
hlle Attorney Duprey hastened to
nto and applied to tho Slato su
court tor a writ of probable cause
purpose of staying the orowedlngs
his client on the grounds that no
knowledge of the action of tho ru
court of the United States In tho
of Duiiants appeal from the de
ot
ft
the Federal court had been ro
that tho superior court had acted
Uly n sentencing Durrant to b3
tomorrow as tho law required that
vcn at least sixty days grace and
that the pendency of an appeal In
nvino comt was ot lts lt uufuclcnt
or a stay of execution Tho uatter
lally argued in chambers and later
before the full court and taken un
lecmcnt Shortly afterward the court
lCd
rant ncolnrn III Iiinnccneo
Quentln rrlson Cat November 11
a
ItB decision granting tho writ
for In which all the justices con
been a day of suppressed cxclte
and about tho penitentiary Tho
ntlons for tho execution of Durrant
been completed and the prUon ot
ere In readiness to carry out tho
sentence from which they thought
eal could bo taken The condemned
lone was hopeful that ho might yet
longer lease of life Ho spent tho
part of tho day In teadlng and had
say to any one At 530 p m the
that tho supnme court had granted
rleve was received at tho prison in
ssaee to Warden Halo from Chief
0 neatly Captain Edgar Nowhouse
i tho dispatch In tho absenco of tho
a and Immediately wrote a noto cou-
nt tho information to tho condomned
The message was sent to the death
y a guard
rant quickly read It and without any
display of emotion fell on hla knees
irayed silently for several minutes
en Mrs Durrant tho mother of tho
irr reached the prison the news was
0 her She said that Bho had put her
In God and felt that ho would not
ther Tho death veil waa removed and
int was brought down to tho office
t will not again b placed over the
lers head unless required by future
opments Id the case
1 Durrant remained with her son In
conversation for somo time
Associated Trees reporter was sub
nly admitted to tho prison office
e Durrant and his mother were seated
sofa in each others arms Durraut
expressed a desire to mako a stao
to the Associated Press and in tho
e of an Interview said
aturally I was reatly elated at the
of the reprieve although my first
utlon based on a telephone message
not positive Soon afterwards the news
conDrmed All I could do was to thank
as tho reprieve a surprise to you
ant was asked
ot exactly All along I have had per
faith In my God This aftereoon I
visited by two Sisters of Charty and
leve their prayers nnd tho prnyers of
hose who have Interceded for m hnve
Instrumental In bringing about th e
en Durrant remarked then that ho
1 not understand why Christian peo
snould beg In letters for him to con
am Innocent ho said and would
r confers to such vile crimes Souncr
iter the truth will bo known I havo
1 that tho real perpetrator will be dl
red and punished All of iheso stays
S us nearer to it I know that tho
1 will sooner or later set all things
< I shall never give up the fight bc
the Lord is with me he ndded
acing and klilng his mother
1 Mrs Durrnnts face wns a smile of
entment hut the son looked sad and
ejes were dull He earnestly rapcitcd
J times that faith In God would savo
Jn the future as In tho past
K > u may say I am innocent said
nt In corclusion I will never yield
Ood is with me
ter an hours private talk with her
Mrs Durrant returned to hr hotel
Durrant was taken hack to hla col In
aeKrs row which ho hao occupied
e tho death watch was sot over him
A Murilcrcr lluiiireil
Wvllle Va November 11 Edward
Mes white 52 ycara of aso was
d In Chatham at 225 p ra tolay for
murder of Dr John a
Roy
iintrt citizen of Danville Hanklns
to uboll on ths lattrs firm tvvonty
Kilts from here August 26 lajt 11a
toavlcted September 22 nnl sconced
rjang today Th condemned man wtnt
allows with a firm step but uttered
a B ° rd Hankina neck was broken
SOJH3 OOOD ADVICE
Hnntinirtt T IO Fir > mn n nrl < e
rl l l H Pram orilrr
rtaburg Po November UAt tbo
1 > m1
Grango meeting this morning
0
minor reports were submitted an
fepcrt o tho commltteo on credentials
Pted Virginia wu ruled out on
Kround that thero are not enough sub
te Branges in that State to entitle
e Rff rTUttoa oa the National board
masters
made
encouraging re
mVh 5 T Ption was held at tho opera
tM i M r con In honcr ot the vUlt
Govtinor Hastings delivers J
an address of welcome
his remarks he mid
who killed Guldensuppe
In tho course df
Public taxation is a necessary Incldeut
to all Bovcrnmonts and tho farmer will un
complainingly contribute his share where
the burden rest fairly und equitably oa all
But hla duty does not end with the payment
of the tox ltd is oquully rtuponslble for
Ita expenditure
JJuiSuJtaat Mt yoiir share of tho
publlq burden ot taxation to bo frittered
uway in useless exw > ndlturrs exorbitant
appropriations or aimless expenses ot Invea
tlgatlng committers whose purpose it Is to
tecuro or conceal the truth it is yoir fault
If
you do not slop It jf jour capltol build
ings had bjen destroyed by flro and could
cot bo rebuilt without the expenditure of
half a million dollurs you should not bo
taxed millions on millions to aid a subter
fuge or a deluslen which might only enrich
tome fnvojito architect or building con
tractor and compel you tn give n share of
your wheat and com your oats and pota
tcca to those who havo no call on vour
bounty your aympith or your patriotism
ou had better rise In your might and
drive from place and power those vho mis-
represent you and your Interests
JUKOR IS VERY SICK
POSTPOSfiMBXT OF THE
CASK NECESSARY
THOH
Sim Xnrk Can Tint lie Compelled 10
Itcpcnt Her Confemtlnn If She
Docnnt Wish To
New York Novorabor 11 The trial ot
Martin Thorn was not resumed today owing
to tho dangerous Illness of Juror Mnngus
Larscn who Is suffering from appendicitis
Three physicians this afternoon announced
the only hope of LarsenV recovery lies In
an operation They sitd Intsen was in
danger of death and that they had notified
his wife It Mrs Larson consents an opera
lion will ba performed In case the opora
tlon Is a success it will not bo posslblcfor
Larsen to bo up before three weeks This
will probably ncccssitnto the Impanelling
of r uew Jury
All the ovdencc already put In by tho
pio3ocutlon will havo to be gone over again
and Mrs Ndck will havo to undergo an-
other ordeal If she refuses to go on tho
stand1 the confession sho mado can ncJt bo
used against Thorn
HOPE FOR THORN
Ilia Attorney ConlUlcnt Thnt He Can
Prove Mm ISmIc Old llie Klllliiir
New York November 11 District At-
torney Youngs and William P Howe coun-
sel for Martin Thorne held a consulta-
tion last night in order to ascertain whsn
tho Thorn trial would bo brought to an
end
3iiC6 you hao decided not to cross
examine every witness who Is put on tho
stand for the purroso of catabllhlng tho
fact that the bedy at th morfcuo Is that
of Wm Guldcnsuppo said Mr Youngs
l should say that wo might close tbo
entire case before the end of tho week
How long will It take you to put in > our
denfeuso
Ltss than a day replied Mr Howo
That Is all the tlmo l want But I do
want to flnsh this case this weok I
think that will bo tlmo enough
Are you sure that it will not tako moro
than one day to put In your sldo of tho
caec asked Mr Youngs in afljoi
> r ent
> 1
That is all replied Mr Howe It
mny tako you a week to examine all tha
witnesses for the prospcutlon but It will
tako mo less than one day to convince
the Jury that Thorn Is Innocent Why tho
testimony of Mrs Nack has moro than
strengthened cur case Wo admit that
tbo body at the morgue Is that of m
GuldtiMippp Wo admit thnt uldcn
to
tuppo was killed but wo shall prove
the court and Jury that it was Mra Nack
Uosh bohh t said Mr Young Thorn
will bo convicted
Not at all > oHod the Jvwjor Mrs
Nark admtcd un ths stand thjut sho
that elic
lured Guldensuppe to WooiMla
bought tho oil oloth borora the man was
dead and wo have found the pistol with
which sho did tho killing
How is that asktd Vr W
Why said Mr Howe ulio killed him
with GuldensuppoQ ovm pltol t was
the pistol tho detectives to indnlhsr
same pistol Mm We > ja
house the The
Just watah us
yesterday
Jury is with tM and 1 can wnro jou that
Maftln Thoin will bo acquUt
ElKECT OP PIlAyEH
Mm Mick ilroiiRuTlo Confe lon by
11 MlnlHter
New York Novrniber U llev R H
Miles rastor of the birat Prcsbytcrlin
church of Ri cnswcot I I to whom it
is ullegod Mrs Nack nUa her conesslon
wcrk
sild that ho had net afonp d to
on the womanH feelings zt lias b en al
hfcd Mr Miles said that ho veiled tho
Jail nt tho request of tio Jail physician
Nack
vmo thought that ho could do Mra
3od Mr Mllei said during his rst tew
Mrs Nntst ildlculed his
visits to tho Jail
o but tral ho kept on pcaching
Sndny las ho
On
corridor
In the Jail
Him
Tlioss who claim
ouk ns his text
During tno saimon Mr
1 will trust
notlwrt n Sack was
111 s said ho
greatly agitated and wo < r > li S and when
he nnlslRQ he Raid Mrs MiwK came < o him
ld him ahe wanted o
murder
Mr Miles ws he told her that
nut
SydlVaut care to hefr ho eonUsion
down < ° b < on ° Jr knees ltd nrlyel f I
hlra tn all its
details
It Toole
London
MUdtUIS IinVT STAHMfi T
Illni Only Ten
IlOlllll
Do < c Trlclt
November llFrcd
YELLOW FEVER SITUATION
A Slight Increase in the Numbr of
New Casese
BUSINESS IS GRADUALLY IMPROVING
Xo Xeir Case nt Montromerj nnd
Only One nt Moiillr MIsilNilopl
Report Kntornlilc
101HSIAVA
A Sllifht Increniu l Cnsea al Now
Orlrnnn
New Orleans November 11 There Is
nothing to report In the yellow fever
situation today except a slight lncrcwo
in the number of new casrs and deaths
Tho record however Is regarded wlih
littlo concern
Tho following are tho new oasis Miss
R Roth 127 South Derblgny Allrtd Wlfit
bold 508 Bnronnc Peter Pino 1010 North
Pilour Rom Davis S57 Magailne
Leioy 1119 Robin Miss Cora Ctuovant
taken to Touro Infirmary Mra Mlllc Pfef
fer same P A Winner same Jostphine
Maguno Loucrlinc and Mnple Emma
Perry isolation hospital Johnson 1515
St Charles
Deaths Maria Gulslnlna Vlllero and
Carondclet walk Mrs Anrn lMnrson Iso-
lation hospital Talllcfnro Isolation hos
pital LaBourdettc S21 Rcndon Carl Hit-
ter 231 Slldell C A Price 230 Oliver
Beard of health report Casts of yellow
fever today 11 deaths today 6 total cases
of yellow fever to date 17J > 3 total dentho
from jellow fever to date 257 total casts
absolutely recovered 1077 total cases un-
der treatment 4ty
Tho board ot health tonight by resolu-
tion iboltshtd all quarantine ot whatso-
ever nature both territorial and house
within tho confines of Its Jurisdiction Th s
does away with all guards In tho city nnd
throws New Orlenus open to tho world
Tho board by tho same resolution abides
by tho sys rm of disinfection o Infected
houses and all baggage and personal effects
from known Infected localities
A telegram from Dr Swearlrgcn of
Texas health officer to Dr Olllphant In-
dicates that Dr Swenrlngon enn not go
to Washington for tho meeting ot tho Na-
tional health commission because Texas
expests to raise quarantine on Novem-
ber 15
g
later
lo
Moiris
Muldpons Oyclone ami 3tnr
JrlVan colorod boSer met
HnTYhc Au
1 twentyround contist at J
tit fr a
orshlP < ou a were v < ° t n ffi
nluVtv orSoin Wr but there was
ls 0
u ik tHrien ot Ttcs ton to flgHt
the
ch
a
fiifel m ml e of rounds berore
clulT ifhMiS g re aT cxcltemoat
T
Dufita the opejiiB
Toe c ° JiL5fB foiind It looked hs U
< would et
M
bJ fs
h1
bu to
vVWouph
ri j VhA
Unton Rouge La November 11 An-
other cafo of fever reported hero Dr II
Datus
ctCgcd
01 rWr Morris torcol Ino
b r J
dodgo nil pver > lot ot 8mart
SSS
APPEAL FOIl AID
Kor ln > Yellow Poier Suflerrr
nf
bcrniiton ami Vicinity
Scranton MIeb November S For two
months tho yellow fover has ravaged our
town nnd tho surrounding territory whllo
our poor laboring people crcltcled on all
sides by a rigorous quarantine and the
mnjorlty of them thrown out of work by
the closing down of nearly all our indus-
tries have bsen reduced to the meat nbject
poverty their condition being greatly ag
gravated by the fever which has Invaded
nearly every homo in tho town Our coin
mlttco has sent teveral appeals for aid la
behalf of our suffrlng psor but while
vo have alwaju received generous responses
tho various amounts contributed to our
fund havo not been sufficient for thn work
wo havo In hclnd and whllo wo havo re
lloved tho distress and guttering of many
a sick or needy family we have been
greatly hampered in our work by scarcity
of funds and now find ourselves with sick
and povertystricken psoplc appealing to
us foraid en all sides and not a cent left
In our treasury to relievo them with
Thuxrccen cool vvi + lhcr has given tho
fever a setback and wo are promised
frestby tho weather prophets In a few
days but tho weather has been quite warm
for the parit three days and tho fever Is
likelyto tako a fresh hold If this warm
weather continues Dven when frost does
come It will be a week or two before work
starts up again so vc can safely look for
nt least n two weeks close yet and In the
meantime wo need money to pay for nurses
and medicines for the sck and food for the
hungry The need Is urgent and wo hops
those who havo escaped the affliction will
come to our nssl tanco
Funds mav bo sent to cither of the fol-
lowing gentlemen
J D Clark
Acting Mayor Scranton Miss
Rev C J liroders
Scranton Miss
Vcincy Drown
Mayor Pnscngoula Miss
Relief Committee
MISSISSIPPI
A Very C001I Report Prom All PiIhIk
In lie Mule
Scrantonv Miss November 11 Scran-
ton Dast and West IMscagoula have a
clean record today ro new casts and no
deaths
Jackson Mies November 11 One im
of ysllow fever has beer reported from Ed-
wards today
Hay St Louis November 11 One new
caEO Joseph Rudolph no deaths
Mlojil Mits November 11 Only 0110
new case today aivl but ii < e case under
treatment now
Vickaburg Miss November 11 A plt
toun appeal for aid comes hero from Nllta
Yuma nearly J1 of winse people had the
yellow fever nie destitute
Vlfksburg will raise Its quarantine
against Hinds county wmorrow and wll
permit uninfected persons to ener fton
Memphis The president of the State bDard
of health who vva3 here today expcta
to raise the IMnards quarantine Tuesdcf
The b id Is fumUatlns Kie town housa
bv houic and burning all bedding that
can not bo disinfects The same course
will be purouid the president asys at all
Infected points
ALAIIAMA
Only One Yew Pni e foil No DriiluH
nt Molillo
Mcbllv Ala November 11 Ono new
ease no deaths and eight rcjoverlc 1a tbo
report loday The new case Is Charles Mc
Keogh 507 Augusta iircct Total cases Jo
date 335 deaths 13 itcoveriiif 200 under
In Thc country there Is oup deathJohn
Walter eleven nilUs went of Sprlna Wit
road and three recoveries reported
Montcomery All November U So
11CW ca ea of jellow fever today and no
leaths Tho b rd of health has removed
all quarantine against other Infected J
tries except pat eiii n from such du
tf wqulred to have vlib their a ctr
c s are
tlflcate of gool health ThJ board declines
but ara
id > M refuges to rfturn many
lag so and biwlnew 1 Impfvlng
Mobile Ala November 11 Three caw
eaaca at Flomuton Ala today making
sixtyfive In all since the Winning One
death today the first death there F M
McCurdy keeper at a general store and
one ot the leading men of the plac
TO UCVESTIUATf FKVUIt
Sprclnl Sargeonn Will lie Seitt
to
Cabn for the IMirpon
Washington November 11 Thc prttl
dent has detailed rawed Assistant Sur-
geon Eugene Wasdin and Passed Assatant
Surgeon H D Qeddlnga Untied State
marine hospital service tor special duty
at Havana Cuba tor the nurposo ot mak-
ing a bacteriological investigation into
tho cauaoand nature of yellow fever These
officcis havo been engaged for somo time
In laboratory work In New Orleans but-
s the yellow fever N dying out In the
South It Is deemed best that they should
contlnuo the investigation at a place
whiro proper material may be obtained
aud their work Is to be carried on until
definite conclusions are reached
YOUNG LADIES BEATEN
01110 nnitTEs iHtAornn
KUOM THUlIt HEUS
THEM
After tin Tito Cilrln Hint Hern llndly
PIOKtrcrt They Wore T rrr l
nnd Fen thrred
Holgatc Ohio NovomUr 11 Wor
reached hero tonight from OaltwoodOhio
a hatnlct twcntyflro miles n > tlth ot nn
outrage perpetrated Inst night by white
rappers on two glrla Edith and May hob
erts aged 19 and 17 years Ten days ago
the yung ladles received a whllccap no-
tice warning them to leave thn town and
county but they paid ne attention to tho
note Last evening they retired early end
during tbo night they were awakened by
a band of eight or nlno mon entering their
rooms and drugging them from their beds
In tluir night robos to a nearby road where
they were terribly whipped with v cnto
nlnotalls which was found In the road
today After beating the two girls the
whllccappers gave them a coat of tar nnd
feathers nnd took them back to the house
where thoy were found unconscious this
moniliu by people pjsiing by May the
youngist of tho two ulrW Is lu a critical
condition her flesh holm rut to tho bone
by the whip A card toitalnlng ten 1 nines
was found tacked to tho front door but
none of tho names arc known about that
place
nioodbounds wern placed upon the trail
of tho whltccappers but owing to heavy
rains and the trampling of hundreds of peo-
ple alout tho sceno tlw animals wuro unable
to follow the scent No other clew inn bo
found
UOSIILICATEII CASE
lnvolviH llic Oiillitllon of lixr In
C111 en die 11 PnrlMli
Iako Charles Iia Ncvember 11 Some
vory lnttrtfltlng devtlopincnts aro coming
out of tho suit entered by tho city ot Uiku
Chailts ngnlnst tho parish of Calcasieu
Tho city has enjoined tho collection ot
taxes by tho parish nnd the police Jury bus
selected special counsel to defend tho case
but when It camo up today tho Judge re-
futed to recognize tho special ccoinBel In
any way but recognized the regillar pariah
attorney Mr A It Mltchcll < rwho is also
tho district attorney giving ns his reason
that Mr Mitchell is the proper rcpreseiitu
tlvo by virtuw ot his jMccs nnd slating
that ho would so recognise Mr Mitchell
till ho in removed from office The object
of tho pollco Jury in selecting special coun-
sel was to Ignore Mr Mitchell because of
tho fart that he has stated that tho parish
has nothing to sustain It In tho ccilectlng
of taxes lu the disputed territory Jind that
there Is neither ground nor causo for ac-
tion A motion will bo tried tomorrow
morning to rccognlzo tho sperlal counsel
selected by tho parish as oseoclatcd with
Mi Mitchell It looks as If tho parish
will lroo tho case The prcbibilltlcs nro
that tho city and pariah will be Involved
In endless litigation until the caso Is com-
promised lioth sides seem very stubborn
now
Ornnire IiiruU
Orange Texa November 11 District
Judge Stephen P West was tco 111 to oc
cupy tho bench this morning nnd tho bar
elected Gcorgo F Ioole > q to Bit as
special Judge In tho case of Alice Carston
vs tho Texas nnd New Orleans Railrond
company which has occupied the < cntlro
day and Is not yet finished
II Randle commercial agent of tho
Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf railroad
spent tho day in Orange with tlmbermen
and securing data from which to make
rates on hewn timber and piling from
points on his road to Port Arthur and for
export
Captain W S Brovvnril of tho Hrltlsh
ship Albania spent tho day In Orango to
diy clearing bis v < nscl which has Just
finished loading at Sablno IMss His vrh
srl will go out drawing 22 feet 3 Inches
and will carry the largest oargo ot 1x3 ever
shipped frpm a Southern port
Vlcck nnd
Cicneral Manager W O Van
Division Supirintendcnt W R Mulvcy of
the Southern Pacific nre here toduv in at-
tendance on district court
A Kntinim ConitrrMiiiiiii
Lako Charl < 3 La November 11 Con-
gressman E 11 Rldgely nf the Tiilid
district of Kncsas passed through the city
today on hLi way to Arizona He was
elected on a fuilon ticket cf democrats and
p pv st and is ot course for free Bllver
He assJTts that tbo people of Kansas aro
no being duolvcd bv tho republljn riom
ltcs of prosperity nnd that they want prcs
icrlty ot a sort that Is not dependent upon
crop famine In India Mr Rigcly firmly
believes that the W et aud South must yet
unite to restore tbe government to the peo-
ple and take It cut of the hands of the
money power ° f tno E81 und ho Dredlcs
that the change will emne with the next
presidential election when Rryan will be
elected president and free silver will bring
real prosperity
Scmltyelone In Coloriido
Denver Colo November 11 A wind-
storm which oordertd very closely on a
cytlono passed over the stiburbi of this vl
clnlty ytstcrday The xldca of houses and
barw weie blova in and outhouses Acre
carrisd fifty feat The storm lasted for
flftrcn minutes Tbe signal service situ-
ated down town where tho full force of tho
wltd wan not felt reported a velocity of
fifty mile an hour
At Houldjr a trrrlflf wlnij toqn raged
nil diy In tho suburb of Highland LodFo
a brltk hou e vvas blown doa All tele-
phone and telegraph llnec to mining camps
are dov u
Itl
HOUSTON DAILY POST FRIDAY MOR1SINGK NOVEMBER 121897
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
IMogrce Tells What He Did for De-
troit While Mayor
HE BROKE UP THE CORRUPT RINGS
Made Qua Electrlrtty nndStreet Car
Sertlce Chcmter nnd Paved
the City Well
New York November It Governor Pin
grec ot Michigan delivered an address to
night before the Nineteenth Century club
at Sherrys Hh subject was The Results
ot Ton Years Municipal Progress Thcro
was a very large attendance at tho meet
lng Sbcrrya hull room being filled with
men nnd women in evening dress
President Taylor Introduced tho speaker
of the owning at halt past 8 oclock and
Governor lingrce at onco began to deliver
his aVtdress leading from uiaifiocrlnt
Governor Plngrco Mid In inrt
1 am littlo ashamed lo say that ten
years ago I knew but HtKle abcul munici-
pal affairs I was like thousnils of others
of plain business men who Imaglno that
hey are good citizens but who not only
fift > but expect those upon Mium they
look down with contempt to uralsh them
with good government They grumble at
tho results of caucuses which thuy do not
attend nnd complain of he inlsmxnatcmcm
of those whom they tako pint in selecting
I have come to believe It would bo 1 wise
law that would prohibit msn Irom voting
who htvo voluntarily Abstained t1111 lak
lng part In nominations
Tho governor reviewed his connection
with municipal affairs as mayor during
tho paBt seven years Dotroll ho assert-
ed had long been safely demoorttlc Its
streets vvero mostly unpaved but lind been
given awny ti street oils nnd tia com
panies etc Ono could not drive o > t ot tho
city on any ipromlnctit stuct wiihout
paying tolls tho city vns les thn half
lighted but at an exorbitant cost an ap
parently all powerful javlng rlig existed
large traitia In tho heart of tho city were
paying littlo taxes the tiracl ous wen
wretched uncomfortable and drawn by
horses tho original Btreet iniwny clibrtcr
granted for thirty years an 1 authoiulng
5 cents faro without inrcferi was rc
nowed for thirty years irtcr It had run
but thirteen the municipal tooiti were
conducted Indorcndciuly of enoh othi fiid
thn people tho pavements vtir of the
worst character mop of tno pirk grounda
nnd all electric wlics
hud been given nway
vicn stictrhod on poles
I tako somo prldo continued the gov
ornor In saying tint nt thn < nd of near-
ly Igiit yean ns mayor Detroit la can
ced d lo be ono of tho most hcniltltul rllles
In tho United States It has t own olce
irlc lighting plant and Is msgnlllccntly Il-
luminated at less than half tho old rntra
gas Iras been reduced at least oiuthrl
In price thero nro no toll gates left with-
in tho city th boards aro compelled to
do their legal business through the cor
toration counwl nnd their flnnuclal busi-
ness through tho city treasurer conduits
havo been provided for wires the old prv
ing rings have been broken up tho hrso
eors hnva rtlvappcited nnd a spleMl d elec-
tric system established tho old compnnl
have been forced tn sell tickets nt six for
a quarlcr with transfers a now company
40 cont of thn passengers i
1 airs lng p < r
Idling eight tlckclfi for a quarter with
transfers all tho coinpantcs havo been
compelled to soil vvorklngmcn a tickets
during certain hours nt 3 cents an oprosl
tlon telephone company has been estab-
lished by which rates lmvo been rrducid
more thnn 7C per cont mora than 235 mllra
of modern pavement have been laid ths
Improved
parts havo all been
that 25
I fdund over per cont of the
tcbool children could uot attend nchoal on
nCtllunt of no buildings to nccommbluto
thorn Wo built thirtythree shcol homes
Willi nil this tho rnto of tnxnllon has not
materially Increased
Hast winter In tho Michigan legislature
I tried lo have Home legislation pawed
which would tax railroads as other prop-
erty Is taxed and to have uniform fares es-
tablished for rich and poor alike I failed
The rnllrondB were too much for me The
lobbyist wao there with boadlo and others
with promises of federal offlco to kill Wo
bill Rut I am going to try again
How long can a government last which
Iticronsed constantly tho burdens of the In
duutrlal classes and gfves It lo thta who
prfy upon the bono and sinew of thn Na-
tion Hero in Nov York I fear my re-
marks may not ho well received but I hope
and believe lhat self government by tho
people and for tho pcopla hafl not reached
that stago which all men who love liberty
hope It ivill reach
ft Is tho duty of government to protect
the weak against tho strong tho poor
npalntt the srlffnhncss of wealth I sny
right hero that unljss tho republican party
comtfl out aw a champion of tho nvoraiso
man and his welfare and unless It rcaio
to cater lo syndicates trusts and monopv
lice it will be burled In oblivion Wo must
begin by ndvooitlng a municipal ownimhlp
of natural monopolies and take away from
hem the Item of profit and relieve tha
vvago earner to that extent
ikuim poii iiavv
Ohio Ilrii l > H < IWUorx Think He
Should Hi Kloelfl
rintimvitl November 11 Tho Conmcr
cUl Trlbuno cnt nn Inquiry to the repub-
lican cdlto s ot Ohio for their view on tho
xenatiirint qucstltn The replies will bo
published tomorrow and they ay Senator
Ilannn wai Indored by tho last convention
stood before the people as the snntorkil
candidate and would be elected lliejamo
r the nominees on winning National tleH
tla aro elected by the electoral colleges
Meat of the republican editors deprecate the
present agltatlcn as ono that would blow
over before tho legtlature mctio ami on a
temporary disturbance that vvas bclns rx
aggeratcd by tho opprsltloo
Iloamlnir AVelli for Govrninr
Rcolllc Texas Noverobrr II Tho Mex-
icans ot the Eleventh ami Twelfth con
grctilcnal districts are boosting Jii < 1 °
Jamw n Wells grand democratic sachem
ot tho Rio Orandc for governor At a
meeting Kt tbo Mexican club cf this city
last night over 200 signatures were at-
tached to au endorsement of thU move
and several rousing specchru were made
in favcr of Wells for ihe position Similar
meetings and like demonstrations aro bciug
held all over the territory mentioned All
tbo Mexican paPvrp e In sympathy with
the ettit Tbe gentleman has a wonderful
Influence among the Mexicans and nothing
would plcatc them better than to mako
blm gcternador del BrtJdo de Texas
> r v York Aa cml ly
New York November 11 Chairman C
W Hackett of the republic State commit-
tee ha given out the following statement
fr
J
vV
u
IjWfc
v1
concerning the organtaatlon ot the New
York legislature 1
Tho republican have elected ft ub
tantlnl majority In tho next aostmbly and
will crjrarlxe thU Iwdyj The returns
eanvasiej officially this cok raaJw It icer
Uln that tho republican YottM to the texl
houni will cxtcod th < dcraooMtla by t
least eleven A republican will ho vlectcd
speaker and republican Ideas of legislation
will prevail The lower howa will bo In
sympathy with the icpublican senate and
tho republican jrcveruor
NInmn Anliliy tA Lawyer
Fori Worth Texas November 11 II 8
P Ashley who la ao voll known not only
In Texas but otter 8tnU wt4l will
sicon apply for admission to tho bar He
has been granted a certificate of good charJ
acler by tho county commissioners cotirU
Mr Ashley wilt bo remembered as a can-
didate for Hriutcnant governor on tho Slate
populist ttckc Ho Is conceded to bo ono
ot the best pupullst orntom In the State
THIS 11KLD OF SPORT
MisMHiiu imiiKnmiii vmv vscoy
8TITDTIOAAI
MorrU rnl MlnrllKliI Enally In Trn
ItountU Sow AVnnU u llo nt
DUk Ollrlcn
St Ioul4 Nbvvmier ll ln th court ot
cilmlnal correction trnlny n motion waa
dustnliicd tb quush tho enfo ot tho de-
fendants recently nrreilod for pool celling
and bookmaklns ail thc > were un-
charged Tho cwmt diClnml that tno
bieultra lv ouuted bv tho lait tr l
lature ili > lor which tlieso nrrcsts wore
inude is uuconatltutlomtl
UtHlhTON WINN
A lliinio or ClHMii Prom CSnlvcatnn
l n > iil CorreHliullili iee
iwndcwo game ot
The xciawl corn
chess In the mulch between the Y M C
A CheB clulm of lloiibton ami tlnlveitoil
lint Jtwt tcrmlimled in 11 v clory for tilt
llctston players it was very ably con
diutid thrwgtout nnlire < cnts mn y U
lc stliiR < oinWnivU n Unlveaton pltycit
whUu nnd mnlnUilnwl a vigorous uttucl
up to tho twentythird move when Hous-
ton advanced IWM nliacklnsr very
tiglv bishoti whldi ttalvcfllon had station-
ed In theennter ot the board and follow-
ed thin up bv gnlnltu 11 ruwig posltlo
with the two Unck Kinghla S
m forclblv irMitiwto Dm pwer
KnrliU when movinur in ioneeit with iio
oilier They virtually oommamlul tnu
linlwVoii U forced Inloa
Id ami
n
lftiiV iMWItlon and refgiiMl on the forty
fourth move Tho game vvno coninieiieed
Jlore
yu7iV 4l niHi dnyi > l > vj ltoatal card
by
Ioirr woiiTii miiist
Muni Throe llirnilrrl
llormii Ait Ilaiirvlnl
Mi
o itiii wM Mr Ilil
niadet themovw for Houston Following
is a record o Urn move
Whle Onlv taton IKjiekHouaton
UKI V KAi
2 KIKH3 IVl79M
a IJKt5 VQi
I Kt 111 HHj
IQl 1IK2
b ccniert J rV
7 H KIC VtW
0 KlXl Kt K4
lniJXUch Kt < IWXU
it Ktns iiiiJ
laiCXHnh t
II 1JQ K li xi
15 PUII3 OnllCB QM
io iicin ixr
n itxr k Kt iq
lilHOHq in CJK1
trt I OKll It R Mb
21 It Iv Mi J lS1
2i 11 12 l > Kit
23 IQHl tb
21 1Xi IM
2 > llKJ IIM
1CWI OrWl
Kt BQ
27 il112 llt
I K sq K2 Kt < IJ2K1
1UD111 ICtXii
rO QXKl H > Il > J
n it K2Q3 nKtr
v > ki in RX >
M KtXQ HJH
21 Kt03 UXK1 >
r KtKti nxr
31 I XH
37 1IQ8 oh c KR2
3SKtQr KtKHdl
311KlJr RK8ch
< 0 KK12 ItOS
UK113 Kt113
< li KlXKt IlXit
lIKtKI TKtlf
ltonlgnx
NOTK8 IY II W IIOUK
n Threatening to win Q and two puwn
for three mnnr plccos by KIXQl and It
lilak OXKt thon HXI ch
b Wi11 nlnyed Thin move brings Ihu
blank QH irfto otsllvo arrvlcu and iit once
piitn vvh to on the defennlve
A ilaugcrouu venturo It should have
tfi > c < l on bin own aide
< tl The beginning of a very n < nt lliilsli
< Kit in would hive prolonged thn
ifrniie n few mover hut fiom this point
whiles irame is hopclcst
ft The coup do grACo u black puwn
muitque < n
J i o <
Port Worth TCKim November U Cap
tain HntKli and Hccrctary Chiles thn gen-
tlemen vvlw cam hero from Kentucky to
Inaugurate tho thirty da > of racing lo
noit Hint tho cvtnt will be ono of the
mojt Huccorwfiil racing meelH over hell lu
the South Hiring of line speedy horscfc
nre arrlvnu dxlly from all part of tno
country nnrong thorn fame of Hie nil
niiimils on the lurf teniayliprtcs that
h v ntccd on the prlmlpal IJckii >
t > day rf U10 opening Novcmmr
there vvil Ik nt lea t ifi liomin in thu
ttsel staidift ren ly for the oniric
fitniur Maxvvoll wlrod Herniary ClilM
> tsterdu > licit lie vvoull > M gt Idul
in tnie to ri > ich Iort Worth by hattiidu
MiMvtll Is tlw liivenor of tfio MinwcII
Mice rnte mid > i CH1 atcil at many of
the Ifuding Northern ani iCnstern ric <
I 1 tho past It M olatned that he l the
t tinrior in thf courirv Vlth rrilured
nte tin rnllroaJn on varousi ilays during
the meet It Is sxPcclel thnt the ftttonu
aiico will bo very Inrgo
lloli tVInurrn
Cliieaso November UI kosld results
S x furlongo Tho Oauphlii nlldad ren
ocrnro Time l2fti4
Mjle nwl a Klxteent1vUIy e Tom An
ilerioii Nor Tirnp 1 Aj
Six awl a half furlongs Adinctnn Tcr1
r 0
Vri
H vii fiironK tb7tarlaii
Our llrsde Tlmo 133
Six nnd a hnlf furlonKS Myth Ia lrin
cc s Mams Cnllan Time 12714
Ono ntMolinar rU Jlo llcnProstNan
nlo lis Biatcr Tlmo i1
Hpnrlliipr Voir
Waaltincton November 11 UcnnJngi
vvirtier i SenoatloniO Our JJrcczy Bailie
Cllnuot Hrilton I > and < lal
esii gtoji icy Novcmiier n WlnncMS
nolle of Ptlhiinv Abroxate I oynlty
IVituMite
Vn litllo linWiK
Blx furlcrirr Hioih HimtlriM Little
Treamre Ammosa Piv l Hund IIlllwn
KUtcr Orwin Pilot 107 tkiCkvWe Dos Tu
berv lle Hairdo 1C Lassie Jean Tago
McMillan Olcn Albyn KoundJe Aiml
Duncan Rockefeller Tlmorah lledlna
VaiitCBa102
Five furlong pu < k avv RHInk John V
McCarthy Dcerfoot 110 TJon Jour Katie
We
Rutherford Spaldy Y Laura May
THE t
W A
CUf AWAV
y
No other stvia et v
Suit so much In
popular favor
tytljhtoo any
where at any lima
eactpt only iht
formal x n
full ittit bait
JS1510 20
buys as fine
as youd wish
whether
novelty or
line staple
blacks
Big fall busi-
ness with
big men left
here sixty
Coats and
Vests from
2i Suits
Alnny People
sizes < 042 and 44 seems a
pity to sell em at 7 each
If jou horf lo tethecjnourfc
of every eye at the social function
vou m > n4 tut last smrms Tlef
if not com here anJ sc the n
PuHj Tie ani l urlnHandl In
Jay or evening jhaUs joe
Say we lllro lCnipo Ttifflyfl Sho a
better Minn any In town but they
rliuit crvxllt
You Mny Not Know
1ih t oir Shoc arc l > elter than anv
Shoes In lloiiston liavn more ety >
glvo bctlw wear ira bettor IltUng and
cunt vwu no niorothiit others Wo t AU
l t n l thlti beoaliao wo get t e monrx
for our Hhoca whilst the other dcsvltr
t ok It
A Slioe like cut for 350
Nc > w
j v t calf II
I iritit wenr
i A I M
toe black tuilf laced Wwlted
ncd fit bcuuUful and civo
shoes nro good Homo bnU
er o m bcslthnta curs tlio llnnneis
j l for tint stump on thu nolo Kmpn
Tufllyri J3M Uannor 5hon
RUPP TUFFLY
voa Main Street
w
mm
H v ft
Ed Kiam 5
MAMMOTH CLOTHIHR
Aw Live fV
Wall Paper
Stock r
Our Wnll Paper stock is what might bo
tern 1 itl n llvo one
It Is nlwiiyn on tho move either going
out or coming In
At present wu hnvo tho MgBfJit stotlt
11 j found In theso prtrta and tho gooda
nro all biKht and fr < sh
rrliei ure down all th ° wny from 4o up
Dont think of buying until vvo can
nhow
irtcr
ffll
iPi
ft
i
firli
I IPI
riMi
you tho pretty patterns wo havo to ffe
1 ffiAi >
Wo lmvo a nice line of Ingrain PaP r iMwM
11 beautiful blended effects Cheap too fS FI
Bimples on request
N
ill
JAS BUTQH
HOUSTON
h
WVfSSBS
Rales 200 and 250 per Day flli
JA < Mils
NlW AND MODPKN
8lt
nuoet hotiHo In Boiithoaat Texaaj
in ted on Sabliw la s ovcrlfokitur thi
thalM
l <
tJulf SportMixinn Iarndlse r > Vter
Kowl an < l rcttthered 0 me iteffaai o rj < jrj
PlKlllng Oarrcpcndence solicited
JAM BS
I K 03RORN
OUlof Clerk
bimn Mary zeta wildprwk1
Jon bl H y lrivce Vady MW
i t 5a1U
COLLARSindCUrr
ibib or live palm ol VMWV jv w
okimantUu rlli 08nyetJitrl B4f
Are Not to be Washed
Ua Brnastlstklaa atrlM
Whtn lollrd ro cr c wtar again than dWard
Ten collars tuff foi c W
107 T 5
On mVe wmnjVMif
101 Tutulhi vn NoveriH
Cnrrlfe IVle LulU l tJ
Cnto BprlnT PoreyHiei l
Filibuster 68 G H Lon lHMrt i
Bx furlongsJaxk k M
IKv F10l > t JBJfJJ r
WtiJtran Vk 8c4ut o
HUt furJowaA
Slrn W Ar < Uth
aotd M vnm
vnmtr
> tr
j > i
jl
Theylook
A k I
lc IJraler Jr l t
If not found at the stores sendfix
cents for sample cellar and cuff
namlni stvle und afxe A trial la
variably results In continued
itonicKT Tir nHOOict
006Ci8 Mnln Btreet jlouetCKVTex
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