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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-26
The BURT MURDER TRIAL.
Attorneys Presenting the Case to
the Twelve Jurors.
THE PROSECUTION IS VERY VIGOROUS
Defense. without Denying That this
Prisoner Murdered His Family,
Hold to Plea of Insanity.

PENDANT objected TO letting MT HNsNts 80
tify on the ground that he bad heard al
the testimony 50 far introduced And was
not under the rule. The objection was
overruled aud Mr.. Hughes then testified
in substance as follows:
Am custodian of the jail and have tac
keeping Of the defendant ! escort hi.a -
and from The court house.
MAJOR Walton. Tor defendant again OBJ
jected TO sir. Hughes testimony beng
used. Objection oyerralea.
witness resumed. The fist time ! no.
ticed Burt run his head asains, Sac window
OIL his way into the court room was after
Dr. Matt sisith had boon on the Witness
stand. I len the window dorn d !itt.e .o@
at times Just TO see II Burt would slrlt, bic
head against a. SO didn't Aus, hua.eA
any yesterday. merely rubbing ai- h.ai
aEainst tie WluDCU.
Certain papers were shown Witu,s- apd
Identified as tne oucs he had tasen gQn
Hufts pocket kiage he has been iH jail.
Other PAL ,ts SHOWN him wC.c lIc.ltie B
as having been found by 0hn i1 tir cells
OF other prisoners Iae papers were ui
forcd lu evidence ny the state. 10 NAi-l
OF lection way n.a.ic ny fAr dvf list. .Ae
defense claiming lhal testimony "a4 aaw
bong taken 10 prove ttr 4t iehlAnt saw
IFS Al the tiIna the crime vas committed.
sna tb5t HE rarcrs oDy t.adea 10 .hoe
he nree,pt condition Of d,f.u.a..ts llIa4.
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-26

The East Texas Telephone company OF
Beaumont filed its charter in the depart
ment Of state today. Capital stock $4,000.
lncorporators; c. L. Epping. 7 L. Spots
wood, Il. L. Luudy and c. L Joues
Purpose to maintain telephone line from
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-26
Two SISTERS SUDDENLY DIE
Miss Anna Blocker Found Dead 10
ii Bathtub.
HER SISTER DIES FROM THE HORROR
The Executive Refuses to Commute
the Death Sentence of John Dove,
the Rape Fiend-Chartcrcd.

Austin. Texas. November % Miss Anna
Blocker was this afternoon found dead in a
bath tub at her residence at the corner OF
Ninth and Rio Grande streets. She was 35
years OF age and victim OF heart disease,
which is supposed to have been the cause
of her death Her sister. Mary, who is
about the same age. died tonight from heart
failure. superinduced by grief and horror
at Miss Annals untimely death. The Misses
Blocker were sisters of John and William
Blocker, prominent stockmen, and lived
with their mother. Their father, Colonel
Blocker who died several years ago was
an old Texas settler. Three other brothers
live near Eagle Pass.
Austin. Texas. November % Acting
Governor Jester today respited until Jan
uary 20. w. H. Shirley. sentenced to be
hanged in Coleman county on November =
for murder The respite is granted for the
purpose Of determining whether Or not the
pris ner is insane.
Interference was refused IN the case OF
john Dove, sentenced to he hanged ii
FalD Pinto county on November - for the
crime of rape.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-26
LOCAL AND Personal


Miss Loula Joelsuson OF tns Guy 5
Wnhrlm Dlamont OF New YoS sss
ried 1t the residence of the pHa u
this evening. Miss Jocklssa :" n
time been quite popular N y. \
histrionic AMI literary oIrcss' a., y =
al presents were numerous avn ~ -
W. NJ. Levy, United staiss iaID's =
sreotor, formerly stationed Al w. !.
recently transferred to Gal'e,'.., \
this morning and was asslgnea v
the custom house. :
The local Elks will have . ss a N
at their Lodge r1oms salli u. ma,
which promises to be un'ls ', \, Id d,
and agreeable, aud some o. .. ~ Y,
Tlks are expected 10 be ID a'''
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-26

Waco Texas November sb.-Mr. !,
Lit,lefiold. agent for the Waters Pierce on
company. has filed suits in the Nineteenth
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-26

Fort Worth, Texas. November 9i.--rhc
drummers the boys who are among Gods
nohlemen-aro arranging substantial
treat for the Orphans home on Thanks.
giving
Captain Howard W. Peck Of this city
announced last night that the boys" who
make their headquarters here AMI who
harpen TO be In the city would 20 ont IN
body to The home and pr. sent the bon
cvcleut institution with a present which
viii be highly appreciated In fact is is
learned this af,eruoou that III, travelling
men will donate an even Slna TO the hone.
and will 80 out ON THANKSGIVING AFTER
noon about o'clock
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-26

Anderson Texas, S ..s ~ t,
Brown. colOrcd, shot - p,,ft Y
uaines, colored, on F ssSeurI,d y
n rigi,t,-' The tragedy !, 's al
meets on the So'h % 4
will be tried as D.,
take Laxative hh' ,at the pi0nH
All druggists reiu" ~
to cure. ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-26

Thousands of cases Of rheumatism havs
been cured by Emor IL Amends "rrs~
seriptson No. 2S2l" All sufferers should
Wy bottle OF same, L. L. Schmidt,
Houston, Texas. Sole Agent
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-26
KNIGHTS OF LIBERTY

me annual convention OF the Texo.
branch of the American Knights os ri,
ef'y' an organization composed of coIored
people and having for it's object the cors
OIL the sick, the burial of the dead .t,
assembled in this city this morning rho
session VIII last four days and the nro-
ceedlnss VIII be secret Delegates nrn Nos
eht from forty lodges in IN State ava /.
Is expected that fully 100 menbnrs fror
points outside of Gaivaton viii he hera
ny tomorrow. National Grand Master q
w. Mcintosh says there are nearly l50o
members Of the order in This state and
1oog,s IN Arkansas. Louisiana and othor
southern states Tho membership foes po
10 an endowment fund, which is pro r,ted
among the families Of heucaciarics in omen
session at the annual meeting
me officers OF the State organization,
are A. w. Wrirht Of Kosse, district
grand master; James Hudson Of Galveston
nlstrict recorder: u. A. Starks of Hemn,
E'ead' recorder district lodge Il. w Wood
ward Of Navasota district warden. 4 n
roster Of Calvert district marshal. r q
lee of Franklin district inner guard.
Moore Of Marlin, district CHAPLAIN. and d
butler OF Marlin, district treasurer.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-26
WoMAN's LONG N
ore Tolls AFTER nv,
WORK IS Done

What She Has to -.
That sooner or Lat. !. NJ
delicate Organism.
to , ne great majorityo,r won. !.
The hands Of ~ y wcsk,' !
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-26
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Arranging to Eatcrtain the National
Editorial Association.
sol It'll TEXAS WILL BE ADVERTISED
Houston Mny Have n DRy-lncreaSe
in Customs Rcccipts-I<n .hts of
LibcrtS-Notcs and Personal.

Galveston, Texas. November %. j Nj.
ticna Editorial association who has been
in the city the past two or three days lcok-
ing after the preliminary arrangements for
the meeting OF the association in this city
in February. left for Houston this after
noon and Will 90 thence to New Orleans to
arrange for an excursion for the editors
from Galveston to the City of Mexico If
the other members of the association are as
greatly impressed with what they see here
as was Mir Page. Galveston aud South
Texas Will get some fine advertisement
| from the press Of the country at large as "A
result of the association meeting in this
quarter Of the moral vineyard Mr.. Page
says lb,OO0 newspapers are represented in
the membership of the association and as
many OF them as can conveniently do so
VIII desire to attend the meeting here but
OF course only small proportion Of this
number is expected. It is probable that
Manager Guernger will have he Leach
ii"le' open for the accommodation OF the
VISITORS by the time the association meets
IN fact' it is stated that the effort TO at
tract winter tourists to the Texas coast
country is already well underway and If
anything like the success anticipated il
met win it Will be necessary to throw open
IN" Beach for the accommodations Of the
visitors. Wv
Houston, though having no sea beach ard
no SAT- water attractions, is nevertheless n
part OF the coast country, conveniently sit
uateq as to the hunting and fishing rrounds
Whirh form n great part of the attraction
Tor winter visitors and equally inviting as
No. mia ahd genial climate, is Interested in
me movement In behalf of tourists from
the frisid regions who would apcna Of
Ieast a portion OF the winter there. The
eul,orial association, if properly entertained
ana iaVoraby impressed as 1t must he Mil
40 great deal toward adveitisipS the coast
country. OF which Houston may properly be
considered part. II is probable. therefore
mat some benefit might be derived frnn, :,
NIslt TO Houston by the editors either dur
,uR or Just after the close of the mentin,
here. Communication is direct and Tho cy
cufsion could be made very pleasant
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-23
Democratic Apathy.

The Caucasian seems to be some
what exercised over the fact that
the democrats are uncOncerned
about the election of their candi-
date in the fourth district. That
this state of affairs exists is evident
to the most casual observer. The
cause of this unfortunate condition
can be traced to several sources,
but the principle and most vital
one can be centered directly upon
our Congressional Executive Com
mttee. In the last vote OH the
question of party nominations the
people declared overwhelmingly
for white democratic primaries.
At the very next meeting of the
Congressional Executive Commit.
tee there after it gives us a cOnven.
ton. By this arbitrary action on
the part of this Committee, the will
of the white democrats of the 4th
congressional district has been
Over-ridden and mercilessly trOd.
den under the unhallOwed feet OF
party leaders. In view Of this
high handed procedure on the part
of the Executive committee, it is
not marvellous that there is apathy
discomfort and lack of harmony
within the party, After all, the
people are to be blamed for the sit
uation; why did they not rise in
their indignation and demand that
these men carry OIt their wishes
or else kick them into the gulf OF
MexicO.-DEMoCRAT, in C0ushat-
ia Citizen,
They did rise. friendly Democrat,
hut the ballot-bOxes of BOssier
rose higher. Mr.. Ogden has new.
er won a contest for the nomination
in this district fairly. We person.
ally know fraud in each Of the
three.
While the honest Democrats are
purifying their party in this fight,
let them vote against this fraud,
II. w. Ogden and elect a new, able
and pure man in the person of B,
w, Bailey,
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-23
FRIDAY, October %, 1896.

All delinquent subscribers are
hereby notified that unless their
subscriptions are paid at an early
date, their names will be dropped
from our subscription list.
We have managed to live on
pump water and wind-pudding up
to date, but when the well goes
dry and the wind ceases to blow,
we must raise some cash.
Let us hear from you as soon as
you can spare the money.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-23

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Address all communications to the BUSINESS
Manager. Communications must be sent IN by
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Communications intended for publication should
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evidence Of good faith on the part Of the writer.
A failure to do 80 will consign them to the waste
basket
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-23

The profession of the fnancier
is followed Just like other callings
for the money there is in it
and it is absurd TO expect finan-
ciers to adopt or recommend a
policy unless it will put money in
their pockets. Business and pat
riotism don't work in the same
yoke these days. Men are not
financiers merely for their health,
nor for the profit of other people,
and all the solicitude expressed by
them or their partisans for the
producing classes is hut q shallow
pretense to cover their real de-
signs.-Texas Farm & Ranch.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-23

The Clipper truthfully says
1.-THE lottery is dead" but if such
men as Baird had been able to con-
troll a majority of congress it
would still be a living, moving
and perniciously active issue.
There are other living monsters
on the same line raising their heads,
and we want men in public places
that we know will strike them
down. If Stallings or Warren
were in this district and were to
offer to run for congress, who
would vote for theml They were
no stronger advocates of the lot
terry than Baird who is running
Bulletin.
And the same can be said of Mr..
Ogden of this district.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-23
To the Peoples Party Voters Of
The United States:

Your NatiOnalsC Committee indul
ged the hope that the patriotic &C
ton of the Peoples party in Ma.
tional Convention, in subordinat.
ing the interests of party to the
success of the vital issues involved
in this campaign would be met by
equally unsel6sh devotion to a
common interest on the part of the
Democratic party, and that all OF
the friends of silver could present
a solid front against tho minions Of
greed by supporting one ticket,
the truly cooperative ticket, Bry-
an and Watson. But this hope
being disappointed, there were but
two courses left, one of which
must be adopted.
First. To run straight Bryan
and Watson electoral ticket in
every State, which, on account OF
the failure of the Democratic par
ty to support this ticket, would
have effected the same result in
this campaign that would have fol-
lowed the nomination of q straight
Popullst ticket at St. Louis, name
ly, the election of Mckinley and
the triumph of the gold standard.
1t is true that the Democratic
party would be responsible even
to a greater extent than ourselves
for such result, but to permit
evil to triumph on such grounds
would convict us as we'll as them
of a lack of patriotism and narrow
partisanshlp that would deserve
the forfeit to us of the confidence
of the American people. Remem-
Der that two wrongs never make a
right.
When our devotion to the well
fare of the people falters because
of any failure on the part of the
Democratic or any other party,
then indeed will we have lowered
our standard and proven ourselves
false to our own teachings and re-
pudiated our own motto of country
first, and men and parties second.
The brave, enlightened voters who
constitute the rank and file of the
Peoples party are incapable of
such base betrayal of their country
Is would result from a division in
The ranks of those opposing the
Vaccinations of the confederated
money power of the two continents
against the homes and liberties of
he American people, and would
any action on the part of
heir leaders opposed to united ef-
tort at this time, as they repudiat-
ID the old parties for treachery to
heir interests.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-23
TOnSOriat ParlOrS.
Opposite the Courthouse next door to the POpulist
Public Speaking.

The editor has promised to speak
at the following places and dates,
in the interest of Bryan and free
silver and Bailey's candidacy for
congress.
Cloutierville, Sat. Oct. oath 10 a. m.
Rocky Springs, " =" I" Up. m.
Hineston, Thursday, Oct. Goth, at
1 p. m.
Big Hammock, Thursday, Oct.
10Th atp m.
Forest Hill, Friday, October 3Oth
at II m,
Lecompte, Friday, October 30th
at 8 p, M.
Cheneyville, Saturday, October
31st, at IL m.
Poland, Sat. Oct. 31st at 8 p. NJ.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-23

Do what your enemy does not
want you to do. The gold bug
BrYanites did not want q fusion
and they are the worst enemies of
the people in this state.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-23
TO UNITE AGAINST MCKINLEY.

TO UNITE AGAINST MCKINLEY.
The other course left open to
your committee that was cOnsis
tent with the action of the COnven-
tion in nominating Mr.. Bryan
was to do everything in its power
to unite the voters of the country
against Mckinley and to overcome
the OBSTACLES and embarrassments
which, if the Democratic party had
put the cause first and party Sec
ond, we would not have encounter
ed.
This could be accomplished only
by arranging for a division of the
electoral vote in every state posi-
BILE, securing so many electors for
Bryan and Watson and cOnceding
80 many to Bryan and Sewall.
At the opening of the campaign
this, under the circumstances,
seemed the wisest course for your
Committee, and it is clearer to-day
than ever that it was the only safe
and wise course if our votes were
to be cast and made effective tor
the relief of an oppressed and out
ragged people. Following this line
of policy your Committee has ar
ranged electoral tickets in three
fourths of the states, and will do
all in its power to make the same
arrangement in all the States.
BY perfecting THIS arrangement
and every sincere opponent of the
gold standard giving loyal suppart
te these joint electoral tickets, the
Peoples party will not only secure
in the electoral college for Bryan
and Watson several times as many
votes as we could have possibly
secured by making a straight fight,
but will secure the defeat of Nc
Kinlev and the gold standard,
which should now be the greatest
desire of every citizen who believes
in the principles of true democra-
cy as taught by Jefferson. and of
true republicanism as represented
by Abraham Lincoln.
THE DIVIDE AND CONQUER POLICY.
By this arrangement we can un-
ite large majority of the voters of
America on our joint electoral tick
cts, therefore, the only hope of the
money power and trusts is to d.
vide and conquer. The Republi-
can managers and their gold Dem
ocratic allies realize this, and are
putting forth every effort to ac-
complish this end. They have had
their emissaries on hand every
where trying to prevent joint cleo
toral tickets from being arranged
failing in this they try to find
populists and silver democrats who
can be induced on one pretext or
another, to rebel against the joint
electoral tickets. They either have
secured, or will secure, the servi-
ces of every man that money can
command to breed dissensions and
divisions.
The danger lies in the possibili-
ty of a certain portion of the rank
and file of the Peoples party being
misled by so-called leaders, who
for reasons best known to them
selves, or for want of a reason, are
advising voters to rebel against
the joint electoral tickets and put
up seperate electoral tickets, or to |
withhold their support from the
Joint electoral tickets.
OF THE REVENUE |
STRIPE.
Some of the Democrats of the
Revenue stripe who are not yet
weaned from the fieshpots of
Egypt, but are sticklers for regu-
|arity, and are nominally support
ing Mr.. Bryan, while secretely and
in every underhand way are trying
to accomplish his defeat, are advis.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-23

support to such joint electoral tick
cts to stop and consider the results
of such conduct and refuse to be
influenced by either misguided or
corrupt men.
BUT TWO SIDES TO THE CONFLICT.
There are but two sides in the
conflict that is being waged IN this
country to-day. On the one side
are the allied hosts of Monopolies,
the money power, great trusts and
railway corporations, who seek the
enactment of laws to benefit them
and impoverish the people. On
the other side are the farmers, the
laborers, merchants, and all others
who.produce wealth and bear the
burden of taxation. The one rep
resents the wealthy and powerful
classes who want the control of
the government to plumber the
people. The other represents the
people contending for equality be-
fore the law and the rights of man.
Between these two there is no
middle ground.
The one and only hope of the
Republican party to win in this
campaign and fasten the gold stan
dard upon the country is the cor
rupt use of an unlimited supply of
money for bribery, corruption,
and intimidation. The patriotic
action Of the Peoples party in
forming and supporting these joint
electoral tickets has shattered that
hope. Already they are alarmed
at the impotency of a Doodle cam
paign, when all of the great moral
forces of the people are solidly uni
ted in defence of American institu-
tiOns. The revulsiOn of the Amer
lean people against this Doodle
campaign during the last ten days
has so united them that victory is
now assured.
OPPORTUNITY OF PEOPLES PARTY,
The Peoples party made this
revolution possible. Let every
one do his duty and fail not. Let
our boast be that We are American
citizens, and that American citi-
zens are more than partisans.
This done, the cohorts of domes-
tic and foreign greed will be driv-
en- from our Legislative councils
and the Nominations of American
institutions; this done, and the be-
trayed Republic will be redeemed
and American prosperity restored.
the men and the party that achieve
such grand and patriotic results in
this crisis will be the men and the
party of the future. 1t has been
left for the Peoples party and the
silver Republicans to make the
party sacrifice and to do the patri-
otic work necessary to accomplish
this result.
The Peoples party must do it,
for no other party will. The Peo-
ple's party will do it. Therefore,
the Peoples party will be the party |
of the future. The American peo-
pie will recognize it as the agency |
that saved the day when their in
terests were at stake; the Ameri-
can people will rally around its
banner as the party to contend
against the enemy of good govern
ment in the future. Every man to
his post and the victory is won.
Signed,
MARION BUTLER, Chairman.
j. r. SOVEREIGN,
H. w. REED,
GEO. F. WASHBURN,
JOHN BRIEDENTHAL,
M. G. RANKIN,
G. F. TAILOR,
j. A. EDGERToN, Secretary.
Mr.. Bailey is one of the most in
llustrious men We ever saw Last
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-23

What has Col. Ogden done in
c0ngressi He never was brilliant
and is too old to learn new tricks.
Mr.. Bailey is his superior mental
ly, morally and physically.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-23

Subscribe for and read the LOU
IslANA PoruL1sr, 81 year, in ad-
vance.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-23

Address Issued BY The National
Executive Committee OF The
Peoples Party.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-23

Mr.. Bailey is one of the most in
dustriOus men we ever saw. Last
Spring campaign he made speech
es almost every day and snatched
time between to edit two papers
$50 miles apart. He would make
a most excellent congressman.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-23
Peoples Party Ticket.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM j. BRYAN,
Of Nebraska.
FOR vICE-PRESIDENT,
THOMAS E. WATSON,
Of Georgia.
ELECTORS I:

Al LARGE. w. Mcfarland, of
Claiborne Ben Michel, of Plaque
mine.
First District-Albert VOorhies.
of Orleans.
Second District-Sam. j. Kohl
man, of Orleans.
Third District-G. A. Fournet,
of Calcasieu.
Fourth District-Lee McAlpin,
of Vernon.
Fifth District-R. M. Steele, Of
Franklin.
Sixth DISTRICT. T. Howell, OF
East Baton Rouge.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-23

Peoples Party Candidate.
For Congress from the 4th Dis
strict.
Hon. II. w. BAILEY.