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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
rARLY DAYS IN TEXAS.

Secretary OF State Madden received yea
terday az a contribution to the State IL
brary. a very interesting little book OF sls
pages, entitled Letters from an Early
Settler Of Texas" The volume consists Of
series OF letters written by w. b. De-
wee to friend In Kentucky, describing his
trip from Nashville. Tenn. to Texas, and
his experience here during the early set
Element OF this country. covering period
extending from 1920 20 1850. The work
was printed In 1858. 1t is an interesting
and valuable addition to the historical
data Of Texas, and viii be deposited IN
the State library, The donor Is MIR. Daniel
Geary Of Kansas City. Mo-, who purchased
the book many years ago. and who very
kindly made the contribution for tho bene-
ut OF our historical collection.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
TRAINS MAY RUN.

j. G. Nov, local agent of the Kansas
City. Pittsburg and Gulf railroad, this
afternoon received the following telegram
from Assistant General Freight Agent
Sewell at Shreveport:
Quarantine ageinst Beaumont and Port
Arthur raised. Can now operate entire
line"
This telegram was regarded as an order
to run trains and Agent Now Immediate
ly announced that the through passenger
train for Kansas City would leave on
schedule time tonight. Operation OF freight
trains from Lse5ville, La. to Port Arthur
began today. This was permitted In or
der that the Sabine Pass jctty contractors
could be supplied with rock. The people
here do not object to running Of through
trains on the Pittsburg and Gulf provided
| tho proper precautions are taken, and there
seems to be no reason why the SouiheN
Pacific should not be permitted to run
freight trains out of Lake Charles, La. un-
| der the same conditions.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
Rnyburn Bros. Assign.

Rayburn Bros. this place, made an assign
ment today naming J. T. Morrison as
signee. Liabilities s17,650 assets 1000
only two classes OF creditors.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
CARGO OF ASPHALT.

Local railroad men were hustling TODAY
TO secure the shipment of the cargo OF the
schooner James p. Jordan. which consists
Of 1000 tons OF asphalt.
Parts OF the cargo 90 to Denver. st.
Louis and Kansas City The Frisco got
the st. Louis shipment and the remainder
Is not yet routed. 1t is likely that the
Jordan Will be followed by other vessels
and that quite a trade In asphalt can BIO
built up through this port. as the inland
rates from Galveston are more advantage
Gus than through Eastern ports,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
shot In the Head.

wharton. Texas. October ga shooting
took place out on Peach Greek yesterday.
Dick Sharpe. colored, is reported to have
been shot by his son. The weapon used
was British bulldog pistol. The bail
took effect In the head. The wound IL not
serious. DR.. A. J. Farrell Is the attending
physician.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
Deed Of Trust.

Moulton. Texas, October 5.-Henry
Krause filed deed OF trust today on stock
OF general merchandise, store buildings
and real estate. G.. Buescher Is trustee.
Assets and liabilities unknown.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
CAPITAL NOTES.

Judge N. A. Stedman, general attorney,
and J. S. Flynn, claim agent OF the Inter-
national and Great Northern railroad, were
in consultation with Attorney Henerai
Crane and the railroad commission today.
Hon Heber Stone OF Brennan was In
the city today. He says he IS more inter-
ested in locating factories In Brennan
than in politics Just now.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
OVERDOSE or POISON

An unknown man, was taken to the sealy
hospital tonight suffering from an over
dose OF poison. He was picked up by Of
dcer Henry Smith on the sidewalk on
Twentieth and Mechanic. The doctors ray
he can not recover. He is about 45 years
old OF medium height and wore black chin
whiskers. There were no papers found
on him that would lead 10 his identity.
He IL evidently q stranger here.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
For Twelve Thousnnd.

Waco, Texas. October 5.-Mltchell &
Baggett OF Moody. McClennan Co.. deal
ers in general merchandise. made deed
of trust today, the liabilities being 81. 600.
The trustee Is G. N. Miller.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
screv Worms In his Head

Kaufman, Texas. october b.--Dr. jack
a physician Of scurry. this county. in~
formed Post correspondent here yester-
day that the night before he had takeA
thirty seven screw worms from the uoeo
OF an old man Of that section BY the Mama
OF Murphy. The old man Is IN xerx'
critical condition and It IL consldered
doubtful about his recovery.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
New Marshal Elected.

Columbus. Texas. October 5.-The Office
of city marshal was abolished here several
months ago At = meeting Of the city
co,rcil the office YVES re-cstablished. An
election was held today 70 NIL the vacancy
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
GoRED BY A COW.

Major Kline. aged 10 y1rs, while in
COW lot at his parents home in the su-
burbs OF the city this morning. was hooked
In the right eye by young COW. DR.. Co
Der q specialist, was called and while he
pronounces the eye badly injured he thinks
he can save 1t.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
TWO DEATHS.

Mr.. John Stelfox, one OF Austin's Oldest
and most highly respected citizens. died
at his homo in this city today. after short
illness. Deceased was native OF Man
chester, England. where he was born May
II, 1917. He came to Austin In 1855 with
his family, and has resided here ever since,
being actively engaged in business until
few years ago, when he retired from
active life. A wife and nine children, six
girls and three boys, survive him.
John McGregor, a patient at the insane
asylum, who was brought hero two years
ago from Round Rock, died last evening.
and the remains were shipped to Round
Rock for lnterment
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06

was found last week. This Ia the nrst
we'll In for this week and has an OUTPUT
OF about forty barrels per day so far as can
be estimated at present. Two more wells
ara expected to come In this week.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
a BEAUMONT BUDGET.
CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES PROPOSE
TON TO ABOLISH FEES.
Now Costing over Eight Dollars 60
Collect One-Trains on the X. O.,
p. and q. Arc Running.

Beaumont, Texas, October 5.--Thc city
council met in regular monthly session this
morning and transacted considerable rou-
tine business. Several propositions OF
moro than usual importance were also
discussed. among them being suggestion
that II would be economy for the city to
abolish the system Of feeling officers AL
dernan Chester. who acted in the capacity
Of mayor during the late yellow fever ex-
element, made the suggestion and sub
mitted figures as evidence that II was
costing the city $s.05 to collect every 81
hne assessed by the recorder. City At
torney O'Bren explained that the recently
codified ordinances made no provisions for
half costs in cases where prisoners worked
out their fines, and AS the half cost paid
by the city In such cases seemed TO be the
real grievance no action was taken on Al
derman Chestes's suggestion. In Justice TO
City Attorney o Brien IL should be stated
that he has never claimed costs In cases
except where the party fined liQuidatcd the
Indebtedness In money.
Hon. Hal G.. Greer. whose homestead
joins tho southern corporate line. petit
toned for admission to the corporation,
| and the petition was granted.
The council was informed that $500 was
last week borrowed from the bank to pay
incidental expenses Of the quarantine. and
the city secretary was instructed to at
tach a warrant on the general fund ia
the note as collateral.
| The city assessor reported sl226.T0 coll
lected as occupation tax for the third guar
ter. and after approving officers reports
the council took a recess until s o'clock
tonight, when the ordinances as codified
viii be ordered printed and an official
organ will be selected.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
Republicans Union Veterans.

Dallas, Texas. October 5.-W. H. Cats
Of Granbury, State president OF the re.
publican Union Veterans League, has
called meeting Of the executive commit
tee OF the league to meet at the Windsor
hotel, Dallas, at 2 D. M, October 10. This
will add to the interest aud attendance
of the republican executive committee.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
MARnIAGE LIcENsEs.

Tho following marriage licenses were
issued for the week ending Tuesday. oc-
tober s:
Bird Lacy aud Lizzie Hicks.
Marion ID. Dement, and Emma Il. Lind
sey.
Meade Hubert and Lille E,arphy.
A. j. Washington and Mary Hicks.
Sam Stringfcllow and Matte Lott.
Wyatt Cunard and Liza Johnson.
Van Jenkins and Alice Teller.
Wiley Nickewon and Gertrude Grayson.
Green Rivers and Annie Jones.
Hallu william and Efiie Fortune.
NJ. =. Armstrong and Dollle Keesee.
Robert Keerezy and Mary J. Donovan.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
CEREs' CREW SAVED.

Tonight the crew of the German bark
Ceres arrived ON the schooner Silas from
Sabine Pass. The Ceres went sshcIc at
Sabine Pass during the recent blow and
was totally destroyed. The crew will take
passage from Galveston on vessel ces-
tined for q German port.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06

caused by the death Of r. l.. Foard, Jr.
as alderman ana for marshal. w. II.
Walker was elected marshal and Thomas
Garner alderman.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
still striking OF.

.corsicana. Texas. October 5.--Oil Wa
struck In Dorington's No. . well yestss-
day. The sas vein va mot % stroaE -
this ven = N two q NJ wsils WHARF ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
xexro ChiId Rurnea 10 peath.

Hearne. Texas. October yesterday az
ternoon while playing with matches. the
clothing OF little colored girl caught fire
and before being reached by her parents
all Of It's clothing was buraad from her
body. The child died two hours later.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.

This evening James Neil. colorsd. while
driving float. was run into BY . f;eisht
train on fremont and A. The f.oat was
demolished and Neil was hurt badly.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
BAPTIST CONVENTION i.

Rev. w. M. Harris, pastor OF the First
Baptist church, Will leave tomorrow norm
ing for Waco to attend meeting Of the
executive board OF the State Paptiat Aso-
ciaticn. Tho next meeting Of the asroola-
tlon. to be held in November. was looked
for Temple, but that city found upon In
vestigation that 1t could not al saunlely .r-
terrain the 700 or 1000 deiega,ss Who nre
expected II Is the custom TO provide free
homes for the delegates and with such a
large body the task lis one which even
pretentious cities hesitate To un1cstske.
The next meeting of the State aonyen-
ton will BIO very lively one and a big
attendance is assured. There are seccral
disputed questions to be settled. che Of the
mcst interesting being the fnanas cement of
Baylor university and the alleged forced
resignation OF Dr.. Burlcson ald this. with
mission disputes. has stirred up p1ote or
less antagonism, which IL cxpestsd TO HDd
warm expression when the brethren get
together.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
named:
Total preferred liabilities

lOtdi pIeieIIed .ss''SSi'o"V 10
neducting from this the $500 indorse-
ment to H. B. Cloflln G. Co., which 10 In
cluded further down the list. makes total
net indebtedness Of 500. 406.49.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
CA9TCRTA.

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-27
OPPOSES HAWAIIAN ANNEXA-
TION.

Senator James K. Jones, chairman
of the Democratic national committee,
is opposed to the annexation of the
Hawaiian Islands. His reasons are as
follows:
I am opposed to it.
First, because 1 am unalterably OPP
posed TO extending our territorial linn
it's beyond this continent.
Second, because the Hawaiian Is
lands are so remote from our coast line
their defense in the event Of war would
be enormously expensive and trouble
some.
Third, because they do not comprise
sufficient area to make a state, and
their maintenance as q territory would
violate the intent of the constitution.
Fourth, because it would be almost
impossible Tor congress to devise u
government for them that would not
result in confusion and failure.
Fifth, because OF the unfit and I'M
desirable character of the population
No matter how favorable surroundings
for improvements might be made, the
large percentage of the population
would remain unfit for citizenship"
Those are good reasons, but they will
scarcely have sufficient weight with
the senate to prevent the ratification
OF the annexation treaty The first rea-
son the senator gives for his opposition
is one OF the best that can be urged
against annexation and one of the
most unanswerable. The islands are
two thousand miles from the United
States and that fact alone makes their
annexation undesirable. Their annexa-
ton would incorporate into our body
polite many thousands of people that
it has been the policy of the nation to
exclude from our country; and they
are no more desirable now than they
were when the legislation against their
admission was enacted.
When the Hawaiian Islands are an
nexed, as we believe they will be, the
government viii have another problem
on its hands; how it viii solve it no
one can say.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-27
e LITERARY INSTITUTE.

At a meeting of the Comparative Lit
erature society Of New York the other
day, Mr. Charles Dudley Warner. adj
yisory councillor to The society, delivered
the DrinciDa! address. He chose as
his subject, 1.-THE Need of Literary
Institute" Few are better qualified to
speak on the subject than Mr.. Warner,
and anything he may say upon it is
sure TO command the most respectful
attention.
He said that it is not for the purpose
OF literary production that the estab-
lishment oe a literary institute is so
necessary, but to cultivate literary ap-
probation, and to thus indirectly some
what raise the standard of literary
taste. It was his opinion that it is
within the reach OF everybody to have
the necessary qualifications for dis
elimination and judgment of the
worlds best literature In advocating
the establishment of a literary insti-
tute, he did not imagine, he said, that
in this country there could be created a
body of men whose dictum would be
accepted as final in all matters per-
tanning to literature. but he thought
it desirable to bring together in literary
centers the best literary minds and
have a sort of exchange.
"a want felt all over the country,
therefore, said Mr. Warner, lis the
attainment of some standard or some
way of guidance. and that object can
only be accomplished by a literary in
stitute. 1t viii set up that needed
standard 1t will furnish a methodi-
cal system by which the producing
mind shall have some idea, whether it
is worth While to so on; in other words,
it will be a place where a person can
send a. manuscript and find out if. in
the first crude effort. there is some
promise of better things.
In the larger sense, however. the
institute will have for it's object the
actual study of comparative literature,
as it should be studied. On account of
our isolation in this country, and
through ignorance of any language but
our own. our critics have fallen into an
extra appreciation of their doings. The
first thing the student of comparative
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-27
TEE STATE NEEDS MANUFAC-
TUREg.


1t would be little less than a calamity
should the project FOR the erection of a
sugar factory at Ogden fail to go
through. 1t would be an immediate
loss to Ogden and the state. but worse
than that would be its disastrous effect
upon future enterprises Of the same or
other kinds; its failure would be as
a wet blanket thrown over hndling en-
thusiasm for various enterprises. There
is 20 enterprise in all the state more
promising than the proposed sugar fac
tory at Ogden; there is every facility
Tor it, and the question whether q
sugar factory can be made q success
financially was solved by the factory
at Lehi some years ago. Now. if SO
promising an enterprise as this Ogden
project should fail, what encourage
ment would there be for the starting
of other enterprises? Very little. Or
none.
Everyone Knows that the chief ma
terial foundations Of a state are agri-
culture and manufactures. and there is
no great state without them.
No industry more perfectly blends them
than the beet sugar industry The
farmer AID his family are given en-
Dloyment. the returns for which are
certain and generous. While the fac
tory itself furnishes employment to
many hands. Then the article pro-
duced IS always d cash article. and
this means thrift, and eventually
plenty.
What the state needs today more
than anything else is manufactures. 1t
has practically reached the limits OF
It's development as q grazing state, at
least so long as grazing means turn
ing the herds of sheep and cattle out
on the public lands. Our agricultural
resources are capable of still further
development. but they have reached
that stage where all the wants of the
people of the state in this direction are
more than supplied, and exports are
large. No doubt agricultural pursuits
could and should be very much diversi
fed. thus giving the people wider and
wider markets and getting better con-
troll of the Utah market, but the great
need Of the state at the present time is
manufactures. and this Ogden project
is exactly in that direction. a sugar
factory established at ogden viii lead
eventually to the establishment of one
somewhere else, and the people may be
sure that with the successful estab
Iishment in the state of one branch Of
manufactures or a considerable scale,
the establishment of other branches
viii follow in turn, and at no distant
day
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-27
CURRENCY LEGISLATION AND
THE SILVER coNGREssMEN.

Senator Jones of Nevada is credited
with saying:
There will be no reform of the cur
rency at the coming session. The silver
people are in the saddle The president
viii prevent them from doing anything
for the white metal, and they, in turn,
will prevent him from doing anything to
change the present currency system
We will permit no such legislation"
That sums up the situation as it will
be in the senate at the coming session.
so far as the currency question is con
cerned, about as it is. Had the presi-
dent any desire to do anything for sill
yer, a desire he shows no signs of pos
sessing, his party would not let him
carry it out, as Senator Jones indi-
Gates.
If the enemies of silver are deter
mined that there shall be no IegisIa-
ton favorable to it, as they are, moth
ing could be more natural than that
the friends of silver should oppose their
monetary plans. They make a great
ado about sound currency and ma
tional honor, as though no one else had
any interest in them save themselves.
and as though all who did not accept
their ideas We're opposed to a genuinely
sound currency and the preservation of
national honor, but by what right do
they set themselves up as the infallible
judges of what constitutes sound cur
rency, and of how the national honor
shall be preserved? They would make
more friends for the theories they ad-
vocate if they would give those who diff
fer from them credit for the same hon
esty and sincerity that they claim for
themselves; but this they haze never
done.
When the silver men in congress op-
pose currency legislation on the lines of
the single gold standard, it should be
remembered that they are but doing the
will of those who sent them there, and
that they are not doing it merely for
the sake of opposition. They believe
that currency legislation on gold stand
ard lines is radically wrong, and
against the best interests of the coun-
try. They and those who sent them so
believing, can they do anything else
than oppose it? They may be defeated,
but they will so down fighting for what
they believe to be right Can men do
more? Shall they do less?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-27
IN THE WASTE OF TEE YEAR

Flocks to the seward of feathers; loud
winSing of leaves and birds;
And a roaring wind in the grey Of a
headlong sky!
While Autumn hoardeth her dead, and
harries together her herds,
Let her not cast me aside in the waste
of the year, let me die
1 have had Summer in plenty, too long
for the things 1 must learn:
summers enough for the life since
Spring was enough for the draaml
When [ hear all around me leaves sob
bling, and wings on a backward re-
turn;
In the eddy and roar of the year, let
me go with the stream!
oh, love, when the first leaf unfastened, I
found you; you came,
l grew blind in your gaze, and my lips
to your lips were aglow;
And your hands and your feet lay upon
me like letters of fame:
Oh. love. now the last leaf unfastens, l
lose you; you go
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-27
a Great Book Free.

When Dr.. r. V. Pierce of Buffalo. N.
Y, published the first edition of his
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zeal library, complete in one volume 1t
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-27
Wilikie Collins Was Pleased.

Chicago Inter-Ocean: The following
ma be of interest to amateur photo
Graphers. When asked how facial ex-
preston can enter INTO the photograph of
a person whose face is naturally express
sionless. OTTO sarony replied: Such a
subject should be studied by a photo
sra 'her. In what does he joy, grieVe,
become Interested. enthusiastic, or hope
1ul? 1h@.e Is Always Some subject which
VIII animate his soul and manifest itself
III Iac1al expression. " hen that one thing
Is found. the subject VIII re at his best
and then the photographer must take his
picture
Mr. Sarony related an incident which
illustrated this point Nill1ie Collins vis-
tied the studio of his celebrated father.
While sitting before the camera mis- face
YVES entirely expressioniess. Sarony en-
gagged him n conversation. Suddenly
While speaking OF his favorite book. The
Woman in W rite. q most Interesting pc
culzaTit- of expression played over Col
Inns face. Sarony made q quick exposure
and had his subject ut his best. Return
ing to England, Collirs wrote: You have
taken q photograph with a soul in it.
Those taken over mere lack expression. I
feet IKE giving your pictures to all my
friends. A photographer and q sitter
should be in harmony. The former should
possess tact ana personal magnetism. 1t
is better TO be alone with the sitter.