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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-13

WANTED Position with private family
or IN boarding house by steady young
oiolorod man, thoroughly understand
houSowork and the dining room. Adj
dress Perry. 1903 Rurncls street. city, l5
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by young man pf
any kind. understands the care ~of
horses: VIII work cheap. Address h. l..
pefdlcton city. Is
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-13

FOR SAI.E-Elcgant full leather ton
nhaeio ng, with leather trsmmasgs anl
sIring backs, worth $40, SIS. Euw. Lar
tn0on. corner OF Franklin and Caroline
street. ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-13

AGENTS make 100 to 800 per cent; exclu.
sive territory; big sale on Its merit to
every horse owner; no talking. q. Hunt
CIR Co., RAcino, Wis.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-13

AGENTS making $40 to SO week: great
est agents seller ever Invented: bv.h
sa,,,,vassinE and general! agents needed;
Co., X Us. La Crosse. wis. II
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-13
FOR SALE.

HARNESS FOR sATE-Fine lot OF mar
ness. worth $50. for sale ut $40 per sci.
Edw clarendon. corner Franklin and
Caroline street II
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-13

WANTED situation by a. good. sober
young man. willing TO do any kind OF
homes, work 4n or out OF city Address
1882 tins office Ii
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-13

WANTED-lA situation by white man and
wife; reliable, good workers Address
II. H.. this office. II
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-13

FOR SAIE--FNrst-clas hotel In thriving
country town. For particulars address
Postofficc box 1859. Halietsville. Texas. IS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-13

FOR SALE--Full leather top buygios,
worth SIS, for $50. I3dw. clarendon, cor
ncr Franklin and Caroline street. ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-13

POSITION by rcgistorod pharmacist,
experiences. can furnish \ references;
out of employment on account o! denth
OF employer Address A. q. D.. tfiis Of
flee. IL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-13

MUST have work: good strong man.
can do any kind Of hard work Address
lh20, this Office. "
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-13
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

THOSE looking for bargains In city real
estate and farm lands will do well 10
look over my list. Il. N. Brown. SoJis
Main street. n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-13

WANTlcD-A position tn work around
house. yard or drive wagon; VIII work
for reasonable wages T. S.. this office
ii
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-30
A BIG LAND SWINDLE.
Deeds Given for West Virginia Real
Estate That Does Not Exist.

PARKERSBURG. w. Va, Sept. %
Within the past sixty days hundreds of
deeds have been recorded in Mcdowell
county, covering many thousand acres of
land, the considerations aggregating hun
dreds of thousands OF dollars, all of which
are believed to be fraudulent. There is
now on the land book deeds for over LOCO,
600 acres of land, when in fact the county
contains but 100000 acres, all told.
1t is believed that gigantic scheme Of
fraud is being perpetrated in the large
Eastern and Western cities by a gang of
swindlers, who prepare a deed for certain
tract, generally coal land, have 1t acknoWl-
edged before a fictitious notary public In
some far-off State, send it to the county
clerk of Mcdowell county for record, di-
recting the clerk to send in return certified
copies of the same taken direct from the
record book. This puts the swindlers in
position to sell the property and apparently
give the purchaser a clear title.
Nearly every week strangers arrive at the
county seat with deeds for thousands of
acres of land, which show all straight on
the record but cannot be located outside of
the book New York city, Philadelphia,
Boston, Baltimore and Washington appear
to be getting the largest share of the buSl-
ness in the East while the Western section
is being worked in a scattering manner as
far west as Nevada. There is no law in
this State covering these fraudulent trans
actions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-30
EN- ROUTE TO WASHINGTON.
President and Party Bids Goodbye to
Their Massachusetts Guests.

NORTH ADAMS Mass, Sept 29.-The
presidential party said goodbye to Adams
tonight. Two bands furnished music and
about three thousand people witnessed their
departure. The special train was backed
down the track to a point in front of the
Plunkett residence at 10 o'clock and in a
few seconds the party had boarded it.
When President and Mrs. Mckinley APP
peared they were wildly cheered. In less
than minute the party was on board and
the train moved on, President Mckinley
standing on the platform, his hat off, bow
ing his farewell to the people. The party
consisted OF President and Mrs. Mckinley,
Miss Mabel Mckinley, Attorney General
and Miss McKenna, Clerk George Corte. you,
Steward Sinclare and two maids. The train
was run over the Boston q Albany tracks
to North Adams, where it was switched
to the Fitehburg road and continued over
Shore route to Jersey City and Washington.
The party expects to arrive in Washington
early tomorrow afternoon, the trip being
timed to suit the President and the con-
venience of the passengers. When the train
pulled into North Adams tonight there
were several hundred people waiting at the
depot. The President bowed his acknowl-
edgment of the cheers through the car
window and was finally forced to so out
the people. No stop will be made between
Williamstown and Troy. This afternoon
President and Mrs Mckinley enjoyed a
long ride around Adams. They are in ex-
cellent health and have enjoyed their visit
much.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-30
BROOKLYN'S SHORTAGE.
Deficiency of S2,OOO,OOO May BE Sad
died Upon New York.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29-The examination
Of the financial department of the various
municipalities which will be consolidated
into the Greater New York has revealed
shortage of from 100000 to $1,000 900 in
Brooklyn. Unless special legislation is at
tanned at Albany to prevent it, this shortage
will be saddled upon the taxpayers of the
greater city. Under a clause Of the charter
creating the Greater New York the con-
troller Of the present city of New York was
required to examine and pass upon the ac-
counts of the financial officers of the cities
and towns that are included in the differ
ent boroughs Two months ago Controller
Fitch appointed a number of accountants
to do this work. The accountants selected
to go through the books of Brooklyn found
matters in bad shape. One of the first
things encountered was a discrepancy of
$l.500OOO between the books of the controller
and those of the register of arrears of
taxes. This was found to represent the I'M
paid taxes of Brooklyn, which had been al
lowed to accumulate year after year, until
the amount due the city is estimated at
from 81 ,5000O0 to 81. 900 900. The largest part
Of this amount is said to be for personal
tax, and while it is included among the as
sets of the city of Brooklyn it is noncollec-
tible.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-30
FROG In HIS THROAT.
Live Batrachian Coushed Up by Harry
Burt Vausant.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29-Harry Burt Van
SAINT, aged twenty-one years, son of c.. r.
Vansant. Pennsylvania Railroad ticket
agent at Railway coughed up a live frog
three inches long. Vansant has been con-
fined to his home over year, doctors hav-
ing diagnosed his case as consumption.
When taken i'll he weighed las pounds, but
at present he only weighs ninety pounds.
Friday afternoon said Vansant, Il suf-
fered very queer pains in my stomach, which
continued until Saturday afternoon, when 1
took my inhaling fumes This set me to
coughing violently, and L elected the frog.
This was of a flesh color and very much
alive. DR.. Tiff notified at once, and
came up. He never did believe l had con-
sumption He thinks there are more frogs
in my stomach. The doctor has taken the
frog to Newark, where he has ii in an
aquarium, hoping to keep 1t alive. Vansant
can only account for the frog in his stom-
ach by his having drank water from a brook
while cunning in the South more than a
year ago. DR.. Tiff says Vansant might
have swallowed frog spawn and the frogs
have grown from this.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-30
HYPNOTISM In SCHOOL.
Board of Education at Eau Claire.
Wis, Greatly Alarmed.

EAU CLAIRE. Wis. Sept. pa hypnotic
craze has broken out in the Seventh ward
school of this city. The matter was re-
ported to President Emmett Koran. of the
board of education late this afternoon. and
he sent for City Superintendent Goss and
cold him Ihat announcement must be made
that any pupils who attempt or pretend to
practice hypnotism in school or even on the
school grounds will be promptly suspended
and not readmitted to school without per-
mission of the board of education Prof.
Hester, of the Seventh ward school. made
this announcement to his scholars this
morning. 1t appears boy named Byron
Culver and two or three others i'm this
school have acquired skill in hypnotism anu
nave exercised the art on fellow-pupils in
ana out OF school. Some of them announced
an intention to hypnotic Professor Hester
lie has taken the matter as of no i'm
portance, but the scirool authorities regara
II as serious and the or will be takep
up In the board of e. lion at its mex
meeting A boy in the sRth ward schoo
says he was imCslleS ariIk a bottle or
lax during school lars ~ the influence OF
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-30
BY INDIANA MAS0NS.
Ex-senator BucISner's Remains He
moved to Cape Girardeau Cemetery.

CAPE GIRARDEAU. Mo-, Sept. 29.-The
remains of ex-senator Alexander Buckner
were disinterred Monday at the Loomey
farm, seven miles southwest of this place.
and reinterred yesterday, at 2 p. nn., in the
old City Cemetery. The ceremonies were
conducted by delegation of the Grand
Lodge of A. F. and A. Masons, of Indiana
The delegation consisted of Grand Master
Niblack and Grand Secretary William A
Smythe. assisted by Past Grand Master NJ
c. Crawford. of Illinois. Louis Houek Of
this city, made an address in commemora-
ton of the public life and services of the
deceased, which was followed by other adj
dresses from the visiting delegations The
ceremonies were largely attended by visit
ing delegations of Masons from the neigh
boring towns
Alexander Buckner was born in Ken
lucky in the year 1885, and died in Cape
Girardeau county this State. June 6. 1853
He was elected and installed Jan. II. 1878
as the first grand master of Masons of the
State Of Indiana, and was United States
senator from Missouri at the time of his
death. An imposing monument was erected
to his memory by the Grand Lodge OF A.
+. and A Masons of Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-30
MESMERlZED HIS FATHER.
Son Charged by other Heirs with IN
HuencinE His Parent.

CANTON, o., Sept. pa contest has
arisen over the will of Thomas r. Morgan,
whose estate is estimated at something over
81, OO0,0 900. Three sons were made benehcla-
ries to the extent of one twenty-fourth each
of the estate. Another son was given ten
twenty-fourths. 1t is charged by three heirs
that the favored son used some hypnotic in
1uence over Mr.. Morgan, which induced him
to give him more than his legal share 1t
is known that the son favored has frequent
ly exercised mesmeric power over others,
and the contestants of the will set up the
claim that such power was used on the de-
ceased. Counsel have been engaged and the
case promises to be a holly fought one.
Morgan and President Mckinley were inti-
mate friends. The President was about to
make public an appointment to a consulate
for which Mr. Morgan had been chosen,
when death suddenly came. Andrew Car
negie was another strong friend OF the de-
ceased. A hearing on the question of APP
pointing executors of the estate will be held
here Thursday. The will has been admitted
to probate and placed on record.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-30
BAY STATE REPUBLICANS.
Present State Officers RenOminnted
hY AccIa m finn.

Present State Officers RenOminated
by AccIamatiOn.
BOSTON, Sept. 29.-The Republican state
convention of Massachusetts nominated
candidates for state offices to-day There
was a large attendance of delegates and
the plans of the state committee for the
conduct of the session as perfected at previ-
Gus meetings were carried out. The ticket
is as follows:
Governor-Roger Wolcott
Lieutenant Governor-William Crane.
ecretary-William M. DIN.
TreaSurer-E p. Shaw.
Auditor-John w. Kimball.
Attorney General-CSeneral Moses M.
Knowlton.
Col A. H. Goetting, of Springfield, was
the temporary chairman. In the permanent
organization w. S. b. Hopkins, of Wor
cester, was made chairman. Col. Melvin o.
Adams, chairman of the committee on res
olutlons. presented the committees report
which was adopted. The platform stands
for a firm but moderate foreign policy, an
extension of the merit system in the civil
service and more stringent immigration
and naturalization laws The only declara-
ton OF the financial plank is by inference
in favor of the gold standard and consists
of a rhetorical arraignment of Bryan, Debs
and Altgeld as opponents of free silver
For the rest the platform deals with State
and local issues. The present state officers
were renominated by reclamation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-30
The RumOr Probably a FeeIer to Pave
the Way for the Purchase of the
Country by Britain.
RECENT EVENTS IN JAPAN
MANY SHIPS STRANDED OR SUNK BY
A SEVERE STORM.
Rioters Dispersed by Gendarmes-
Fire and Panic at Manila and
Many Lives Lost.

LONDON, Sept 29-There is rumor in
Canadian circles that the government of the
United States has made overtures to the
government of Denmark with the object of
acquiring Greenland from the latter coun-
try. The Evening News gives prominence
to the rumor and says: Under ordinary
circumstances, even If true the report
would excite little interest but, coupled
with the news of the hosting of the union
jack over Baffin's land. it becomes of great
moment. 1t appears that Baffin's land was
rever formally acquired by the English, al
though it has been regarded as English for
half century. Hudson's strait is des-
tined to become part, in the future, of
great grain-carrying route between Liver
pool and Winnipeg, which will be a power
full rival of the American land routes. The
Americans have no port or footing on the
eastern shores of the continent north of
Maine, and, if they are to participate in the
advantages of the Hudson-bay route, it
has been apparently urged that their gov
eminent secure some island or peninsula
without delay
The Evening News adds to this comment
an interview with an unnamed Canadian Of
fetal. to the effect that the hosting of the
union jack over Baffin's land was undoubt-
eddy evoked by the report that the United
States government had its eye on that ter
ritory. According to the official quoted;
there is nothing to prevent the United
States purchasing Greenland from Den
mark In conclusion, the Evening News re-
marks: IF the Americans acquire Green
land there will be difficulties ahead for
our transatlantic commerce and interna-
tional relations. If they have not already
acquired it, what is to prevent our securing
it?''
WASHINGTON, Sept 29-The State De-
partment officials ridicule the story at
tributed to Canadian sources that the
United States government is negotiating
with Denmark for the acquisition Of Green
land. It is positively denied that the United
States has any designs on territory in that
mart of the world
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-30
DANGEROUS AS HORSES.
Steam Carriage Runs Away and One
of Its Cylinders ExplodeS

PITTSBURG, Sept. 29.--Pittsburg's only
horseless carriage came within an ace of
ending the lives of eight persons yesterday.
Mrs. William Mccartney wife of a res
tauranteur, is lying at her home on Squirrel
hill in a dangerous condition, while seven
other people are nursing cuts, bruises and
scratches. The carriage was one of the
steam motive power sort and is a local in
Ventlon. party of guests assembled at
MIR. Mccartney home and the carriage was
brought down 10 give them q rice around
the GROUNDS. On one OF the trips was 2. j.
Fitzgerald, of the detective bureau and his
wife, MRS. Mccartney and her sister and
four children. A new street is being cut
through one end of the property AS the
carriage was running in and out of the
grounds Mr.. Fitzgerald lost control Of it
and the vehicle ran over an embankment to
the new street thirty feet below. All Jumped
but Mrs. Mccartney. AS the carriage rolled
over steam cylinder, exploded a heavy
piece of iron struck Mrs. Mccartney, cut
ting her face and back and injuring her in
teInaliy. The doctors attending her fear her
injuries will prove serious The others Will
recover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-30
Cable Notes.

The Vossiche Zeitung says the German
government is taking steps to introduce a
bill to increase the beer tax three-fold.
A plague search party has been mobbed at
Igatpuri, India. Four members of the par
ty, including surgeon, We're severely
wounded.
dispatch from Christiana says that Dr.
Nansen, the explorer, will leave on Oct. ~
for the United States, where he expects to
deliver fifty lectures for $65 900, in addition
to a percentage of the receipts
The Rome correspondent of the London
Standard says that the Pope has sent TO
President Mckinley a copy of a fine illus
trated work descriptive of the so-called APP
parliament Berga at the Vatican, which
were recently restored.
The body of Duke Frederick William of
Mecklenburg- Schwerin, commander of tor
pedo boat No. 26. who drowned with
eight Of the crew by the capsizing and
sinking of that boat near the lightship OFF
Cuxhaven on Sept &C. has been recovered.
The London Pail Mall Gazette says it has
reason to believe that the threatened
opposition to the so-calleG cable pool
is about to assume definite shape and that
two new cables between France and Mas
sachusetts will be working at reduced rates
within a fortnight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-30
LOUIS MELBOURNE DEAD.
His Demise Due to Accidental or In
territorial Poisoning.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29-Louis Melbourne,
sixty years old, died to-day at the New
York hospital, and the authorities suspect
that his death was due to accidental or in
territorial poisoning. Melbourne was born in
New Orleans and came from old creole
stock. He spent more than fifteen years of
his life in Paris where he was editor OF
a French paper About twelve years ago
Melbourne returned to America and made
his home in this city. He was engaged in
newspaper work here and was also con-
nected- with many musical and theatrical
enterprises at various times. Lately he had
been in reduced circumstances and as he
suffered from asthma he was often oe-
spondent Melbourne was found unconscious
in his room this morning and was sent to
the hospital, where he died Some bottles
Of deadly drugs were found in the old
mans ROOM
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-30
Wrapper and FiIler Tobaccos.

WASHINGTON Sept. 29.-Assistant Sec
rotary Howell to-day issued a circular let
ter to customs officers on the subject of the
rates of duty to be assessed on wrapper
and filler tobaccos under Section 2l3 of the
new tariff act. Instructions are given to the
effect that all wrapper tobacco, whether
bacco, when mixed or packed with more
than Is per centum of wrapper tobacco is
subject to duty as wrapper tobacco. These
instructions are intended to correct the rul-
ing at some of the custom houses, where
it has been enormously held that Is per
itb fie or mraPpee ~ "nJn 1ier
rate of duty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-30
Punished for Libel.

LONDON, Sept SO.--A dispatch to the
Daily Chronicle from Berlin says that Herr
Stadthagen, a Socialist member of the
Reichstag, has been sentenced to six weeks
Imprisonment for libeling Col. Windheim,
police president of Berlin. At a meeting of
the town council, of which he is a men,
Der, Herr Stadthagen advocated the trans
fer of the Berlin police 10 the control of
the municipality and coupled Col. Wind
helm name with those of Baron Won Luet-
zow, sentenced last June to two months
Imprisonment for defrauding the imperial
cret political police, and of Herr Won
Tausch, former chief of the secret political
police. who was tried at the same time with
Won Luetzow, but acquitted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-30
Williams Congratulated by Bryan.

BOSTON, Sept. 29.-George Fred Will
liams, Democratic nominee for Governor,
to-day received the following telegram from
W. j. Bryan:
accept congratulations upon your nomi-
ma lon M $ sachu setts Democracy has done
nobly. The Chicago platform is being vim
dictated by events. The fight for financial
independence will yet be won. The trusts
and government by Injunction will fail with
the gold standard. Your plank against re-
tirement Of greenbacks was timely
Strength to your arm and success to your
banner"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-30
COSTLY TOKEN OF ESTEEM.
Christian Scientists Send Mrs. Mary
Baker Eddy 81 Gold COrOnet.

CONCORD, N. H., Sept. 29.-Mrs Mary
Baker Eddy noted as the foundress and
chief exponent Of the Christian Science doc
trine, received by express to-day a re-
markable and costly token of the esteem
in which she is held in the West. The box
came from Kansas City and was from Mrs.
Eddys pupils In that city. 1t was a coro-
net Of gold, tastefully worked and finished
with enamel In the corOnet were set five
handsome solitaire diamonds, seven smaller
diamonds and forty-three glistening pearls
large and small. 1T was magnificent gilt
and highlY appreoiated by Mrs. Eddy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-30
Bikes and Strikes.


It's an ill wind that blows good to no
body The sellers of wheels would not re-
gard a street-car strike as an unmixod
evil The season of '97 is near an end, the
dealers in secondhand cycles are anticipat-
ing dull five months; but II it comes to 4
question of walk from SiXty-third to Madi-
son or learn TO ride wheel the demand for
bikes will be furious.
Henceforth in all street-car strikes the
bike is a factor TO be reckoned with. 1t
is probable that not far from half the peo-
Pile that come and go from the residence or
suburban districts can ride a wheel with a.
greater or less degree of elegance and skill.
such general discomfort as like event
would have done in 1887. Indeed, thorough
can he effected nowadays only when the
streets are too snowy or too Icy for cycles,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-30
ENGINES FOR FOREIGNERS.
Contracts for Twenty-One Secured by
u Milwaukee Mandatory.

MILWAUKEE,, Sept. 2s-The Reliance
works of the E. P. Allis Company of this
city have closed contracts for foreign or
ders aggregating 100000. Twenty-one en-
gines of an average horse power of 1,2OO
each are to be built for foreign trade. Six
engines of 1500 horse power each are being
built for the Central London Underground
Railway a new electric road in London.
SIX have been ordered for Dublin tramway
which will furnish coo horse power each to
propel electric cars over the old tramway.
Three engines of LOCO horse power will en-
trio cars on their tramways. Two duplicate
engines will be sent to Madrid, Spain, for
the tramways there, From Sydney, N. S.
1850 horse power each for the Sydney tram
ways.