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L MONT. TEX. NOV. 24 1900BEAT:MONT*3 RICE CARNIVAL th« tint draws near for the **“lt;1 Rice Carnival to be held December nitx, ;ta and vta. tnere Is an |ttcr*ju* ia Interest by ail who expect to attend, for Beaumont ha- planned to outdo all former events and prom* la**a visitor* a day of rare pleas*%T* some sights that am rarelywlta***#fj One of the free featuresl* the balloon ascension to bo madeby Prof E. O. Griffith, who makes aWmchute leap at night. something entirely new in the way of dar* that holds the crowd spell bound.On the night of the 7th Is Carnivalsight The Queen of the Carnival*ill enter the city that night attend* lt;*t by her Royal Retinue and the citywill be lavishly decorated for the occasion. making one of the most beautiful sights ever witnessed in T^xas. Her entry will be announced by a salvo of bombs, which will illuminate the sky with their varied hues. At the Auditorium the k**ys of the cityat*11! be presen ted to her majesty and the ceremony of crowning the que^n will be carried out. On Saturday theballoon ascensions, night and day,will be carried out and the grand trades display and tower parade willtake place. This parade will bo ledby an electric automobile lavishly decorated, Mr. J C, Ward having tendered the use of his automobile on that occasion. At night one of the grandest displays of lire works ever seen in Texas will be displayed for the pleasure of the visitors. In addition to these free attractions, there will be numerous other attractions such mm Millie Christine, the two beaded woman, who Is without doubl the greatest human wonder. Mr. J. B. Morris of Chicago wU! present bis wonderful Illusions, Poses Plastique, and Living Pictures Bosco. the Serpent King, and Princess Pearl will be among the attractions. There will bea department which will cook rice In many ways anu serve it rree. in is isthe firm step in the direction of encouraging the consumption of rice asfood and ought to Interest everybody who raises or mills rice. The Art Loan Exhibition will also he a very attractive feature to the Indies. This exhibition Is at^o free. There are many other features which we have not space to mention. Tor tae uam.vai she Southern Pacific will run an excursion train from Lafayette, La., andHuntington, Tex. for which they makea very low rate, and the Port Ait bur route will run an excursion train fromMany. La., on Saturday, putting ona v*ry Sow rate Beaumont extends a hearty welcome to everybody andassures them a good time.tionmanea ii? a th S4-mlneptoyn ^swpropever;do»-«elersnot \ingwortmenwellworkweekLse 1factstillandfotinthraothethis(TIonnew-aridnumworkOf tlIntelwithknotelev:elin?menifastmanbeer*protlt;benein** st.men a ban of rionly Hern rif* a -availorgarighitectl% Port Arthur anil Sabinereprt*sentativps at 30th Inst., to explain to the convention that there areother deep water ports than Galveston and that It Li not necessary to spend millions to build a useless sea wail at Galveston, in order that Texasand the Southwest should have shipping facilities. Judging from the expressions in the Galveston papers, there are a great many prominent lt;It-liens who are not aware that good.safe harbors exist at Sabine and PortArthur, ami the attention of the convention should be railed to the fact that no sea wall that can be built will protect Galveston shipping. Theoth^r Texafl ports must not allow all the available funds to be spent onGalveston to the detriment of the oth-A pert.nent query is. whether the Mirror Is broken or only cracked.Tho Beaumont Military Band will be a feature of the Rice CarnivalA parade led by an automobile willbe something new in Texas. But Beaimiont can always he depended on to have the newest things out.HAVANA'S ENORMOUS CUSTOMS. Washington. November 24,—TltFWd-taetkms from all sources at the Havana sodom house during the month of October were $1075.213, being an Increase of 51.698 over the corresponding month of 1399.NEW ADDITION TO Ut K \AVVBath, Me. November 24 -Mias GraceBout ell* had th* honor of christening Monitor No. S at th* Bath Iron Works her* this morning The crowd which witnessed the ceremonies was on hand very early, and when Miss Botiteil* mad* her appearance the multitude was enormous. The christener Is a daughter of Representative Boutelle ofthis state.Ot'R MINISTER TO XT’STRIA MAYrrsk; N.Vienna, November 24.—It [* reportsher* that Us* resignation of Addison C. Harris. United Slates minister toHungary.-Austria, will be sent to Wash ington Jn a few months, and Mr. Harris will return to Indianapolis to resume th* practice of Taw, Mr. HarrisIs quoted as saying: I am accustomed to every active life. There isno activity about the Vienna mission to satisfy my nature, and I long toresume the practice of law. I shall to Indianapolis before long.-
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