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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
Hi MENEAL.

PRINCE SITTER Riange. Texas. Febru
'ry 1S.-E. A. Prince and Miss Florence L.
Sitter.
SHANK SLEDGE--Winona, Texas. Feb
ruary li.--T. w. Shank and Miss Mabe
Slcdee.
lit'nSCN-HARRELL - Celeste, Texas
February IN Mr.. VIII Hudson and Miss
Cora Harrcll.
JAYNoE- RECOMMENDATIONS, Texas. Feb
ruary l5.-Mr. j. II. Jaynoe and Miss
Emma Garner.
mccarthy RATLIFF-Acton, Texas. Feb
rnary 1i.--Mr. LoSndas McCarty and Miss
Modona Ratlff.
TEAMER-Palestine, Texas
February MIR j. i. Perkins and Miss
Clara Bel Teamer.
JOHNSON RASPBERRY - Palestine
Texas. February ii.-Mr, Ollie Johnson and
Mrs Mary Rssberry.
RISoN-SMlTH--For Worth. Texas
February l6.-Alr. Charles W. Morrison and
Miss Laura c. Smith.
TAL.lAFERRo WHITE Navasota.
Texas. February 1s.-Mr. Weyman Italia
ferro and Miss Anna White.
LLiAMS-Teunessee Col
ony, Texas. February li.-Mr. Fred Nc
kcnsie and Miss Matte Williams.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Texas, February Is.
S, b. Roeder of this place died yesterday
at p. M. at the age OF % years.
CARLTON JOHNSON Columbus, Texas.
February 1S.-Mr, Edward II. Carlton of
Tyler and Miss Lesleyn Emola Johnson
TRIMBLE BoRAH- ESTELL - Fort
Worth, Texas. February l6.--Mr w. NJ
Trimble and Miss Susie c. Borah Estell.
M'INTIRE-Terrell. Texas. February l6.
Mir ID. c. MoIntire died about o'clock
last night and will be buried by the Odd
Fellows today.
GUlNN-Cleburne, Texas, February ls.
Died. Sunday, February IA. 1897. Mr.,
Florence Quinn at the residence OF her
father, seven miles east OF the city.
CooK--Fort Worth. February l7.-Mrs
Jane Cook, wife OF Henry Cook. died In
day at her residence on the south side at
the age Of 90. Funeral services viii be held
tomorrow.
DlNoN-Waco, Texas, February ls.-E
Dixon died suddenly yesterday afternoon
from stroke OF apoplexy. Mr.. Dixon was
wen known ana respected carpenter of
this city, VI
bLocK-orange, Texas. February IL
, mss' Aup.ph Block died yesterday at her
nome at Three Pines. sixteen miles heinw
Orange, The remains were hrourb, No..
.ouay Tor interment, Mrs. Block leaves n
husband and seven children.
cRoMWELL-Fort Worth Tcxas Ia,
rnary Nv p. Cromwell. n pioneer go,
sier OF Iarrant county. and who reside,
,or many years in Fort Worth. died ycs-
, ,pa, az his home near handley. His re-
today. 'o' interment
Lso-rexarkana, Ark. Fobruark ~
Noionei j. q, Kelso, formerly Of Mac.
nomn, Ark,' died at his residence here M.
,oi, OF dFopsy: aged so He figured exA
eAs"e'y In the financial and business cir.
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today, when they brought In verdict OF
guilty and assessing the penalty at lie ih.
prisonmcnt.
House stands convicted OF ravishing ana
numbering n Swedish girl in Ellis county
The evidence against House was purely CIR :
cumstantial. He was tried twice IN Eins
county; one OF the juries stood six Tor &C
quittai and six for conviction: the otner
stood eleven for acquittal, the Judge OF tne
court then. OF his own motion, changed the
venue OF the case to Dallas. Whiie CON
fined In the Waxahaohe jail House M
formed Sheriff Meredith OF plot OF tne
prisoners to break Jail. The sheriff inyes,
tigated and found that the bars were iiied
and all ready for removal when the time
came To make the break. House could have
escaped along with the rest
House stubbornly asserts that he Is IN
nocent OF the crime OF which he stands con-
victed. and. as remarkable ms II may APP
pear. large majority OF the white people
OF Dallas aud Ellis counties appear to De-
lieve he Is not guilty.
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Residence pestrOyed

layior, Texas. February l9.-The resi-.
uehee and household furniture OF Mr.. II.
"aechtor. mcrchan. who recently rnlloa
IN business here was burned to fhe ground
at IL o'clock last night. Mr.. Waechter an,
WHO and children were barely awaionos 49, Nv
time TO save their lives. Only one trm,i
sewing machine and two mattressos >yar,
saved The house was almost cops,,,,,i,s
before the alarm was given. and as tho ,,ra
was Ia the outskirts OF the city, Over iSoo
zee. rom the nearest fire plug, t,r, firc
rived hut throw water on an adia,,s.
,esiuehce and what remained of ~
burning timbers. Had the wind ban "o
piowing an entire block Of rrsld.noo
would have been burned. ex there ~nviS
NOT nave been enough fire hose To hsi'a
.o Hnnu around the block The house and
$500 insurance. '-VVV' win
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Nriasco ielotssn.

Feias'o' Texas. February 1.-THE British
steamer Scottish Iicro. a peculiarly con-
hUuc'ed vessel on the order OF the Whale
pacNs' aud said to 10 nm oil French mode,
arrived yesterday. Tho Scottish Hero tied
up at NE oil mill wharf and will takc ont
G e1' tons OF cotton seed meal Cor the Velasco
Moesrs VIM broylcs, WIN. r.eech. CaId-
w'ii oreery' o. j. Dujry. George Matthews
CIV Mul' Januers' all Of Palestine. arrived
hunting fishing and eating oysters
judge y. J, Dun and Messrs Al Nooro
and NJ. NJ. Miller left yesterday .nr wash.
ihg,on to urge the passage II the bin ia
purchase the Brazos jettlos.
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4 san Jacinto ca
To the Editor Of The Post

To the Editor OF The Post
Sabine Pass, Texas. Febr1f7
probably be of interest 70
readers to learn that Z
uounder-that was used In ~
JacInto is now at st. Martirm13|
ing been carried up y
river along in the ios BY
an Enelishman. who stoppN
ground and took II aboard
last. lie sold II for IS 70 2
Captain a. G. Perry. wno =
Orange, Texas.
Captain Perry is at TIE
and incidentally said be ovnl
at the battle of San Jacirn'
your correspondent to ellea
information.
His father bought Il =
the vermillion river and =
people at St. MartinsvilN =
they were expecting an ~
kellogg militia at the ''M
Emery. by force Of arms. oasA
officials.
Interested persons desiha
formation about this rellt y
with Captain Perry At "a
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Nictorin News Nnt..

Victoria Texas. February is.-Mr. Matt
byrhes was the lowect bidder and secured
the contract for Mr.. C, r. Alanns two
story brick on Juan Linn street. AT se5oa
There was difference of over $1,000 he
tween the highest and lowest bid, and only
- adherence between the lowest ana ney,
lowest. which was that OF Bailey MuIs
company The prospects are that CONTRACT
VIII De let Tor an unusually large number
ol buildings tins year, as "A great many are
neurine on contracts.
Pearl the 7-morths-old daushter of Mr.
and Mrs Henry Eossman. died yesterday
and will be buried today.
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ner,iIlc nistrict Court.

BeevilIe, Texas. February l9.-ln the
district court the jury in the civil case
STYLED w. N. Hammond vs., the San An
tonic and Arkansas Pass Railway company
rendered a verdict In favor of the plaintiff
for $500. The case viii he appealed
The noted case 81 ]. G. Thompson VS.. the
Antonio and Arkansas Pass Railway COM
pany will be called today.
4 Jury was selected for the Tom murder
case transferred horc from Karnes county
and the Same set for next "Wednesday.
The Jury In tho WIN Little murder case.
transferred here from Live Oak county, will
be drawn today. and the case VIII prob
ably be set for Monday next.
MIR. j. August received telegram this
morning telling OF the death Of his father.
In GERMANY
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Dallas Texas, February iS-J. It. Street
OF MeN'a arrived here on hts way from
okhhoma today. HIS daughter. Mrs. r.
II. Wade of Oak Clin. met him at the
depot and found that her fathers mind
seemed to be a blank. He had lost grip
containing three suits a gold headed cane
ana sSh in notes since leaving Oklshoma
atld docs not remember anything. lie Is
~ years Of age
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Alvin I.ocaIcttcx.

A'vin' Texas. February ls,--Abou. 100
people went to Galveston from thl, Mac.
'olay TO inspect tho bal,leship Texas.
Mrs. II. ]. DroadHax Ia yisitIng hor
parenta IN Tyler.
MI u. ~ lnrd, who Is employed in the
raymaster's department Of thr Gulf Color
ado and Santa Fe railway ct Galveston. mas
moved his family to this place, Hr has
owned property here for several years.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
WEATHER lsFoxsA,,.,


"N"ss " n0DelA
AN area Of high pressure ,',,
ONO valley and the South AM.
with the highest barometer NJ
at Atlanta and Jacksonville. d,
low barometric pressure cover !,
die Eastern and southsax,,
Mountain slope. tho lowest. I. 4
North Platte. VII
inc weather Is clear over n, !.
iantlc and Central Gulf st,.sS 8
Ncrth Platte and III Paso. N, " I \
ally cloudy elsewhere.
Precipitation amounting IA Il
inch or more Is Reported from NJ
with light showers at 4 fes N
lions. "7
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Want competent css,.

Corslcana, Texas. FecfSH
zens Of Corsicana have uneA
better representation %
and have started a petlue
the holding OF a mass n ..,,s !
on February % 10 take - 4
Of Of selecting competent re- 1 "
positions, The petitlou -,
sipned by all properly -,
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Charges Not Sustained.

San Antonio. Texas. February 1o.-The
cases against Mayor Elmondorf and City
Engineer Pancoast, charging them with
accepting bribe In connection with tho
letting OF tho sewer contract. We're dis-
missed today In the district court on the
siound tina, tho facts alleged did not con-
stitute an offcnse.
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Snbinc Pass Shining.

SABINE Pass Texas, February 19.-The
schooners Asa T. Stowell. Kelly. from
Tampico and the Austin d. Knight. Drink
water from Mayaguez. arrived yesterday.
The scbooners Aiher, r. Stearns, Alien.
Tor Tampico with AL 900 <,at of lumber,
and the s. p. Hitchcock. abronsen for Port
barrios with SOL QUO feet OF ties, cleared
ana sailed TODAY
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GRAu OPERA COMPANY

Next Wednesday the Grau Opera COM
pany Will begin n weeks engagement at
tho Grand opera house, Matt Grau. repre-
sentihs tho company, was in the city today
arranging for the attraction.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
EXCURSION TO wAsHrNGroN.

In all probability an excursion. composed
Of about 100 prominent republicans from
various points In tho State, will go to
Warrington To attend the inaugural cere-
monies The cxcursionists will 20 to St
Louis via the Santa Fe and will use either
the Nandalia or Baltimore and Ohio from
81. Louis to Washington. State Chairman
Green VIII probably be ono OF the marty
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20

Taken up by undersigned. living three
miles east OF Calvert. one black Jack. with
white POINTS. Any one having lost such an
animal, address Or. II. NJ. Ashe, Calvert.
Ie xas: or 7. II. Jones' sheriff. Franklin,
Robertson county, Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
AN EDITORS LOSS.

Editor G., Jaqua OF the Humboldt. Iowa,
Republican is In hard luck. His pocket
book Is missing and with II $50. a railroad
mileage book and other articles. He noti-
ned police headquarters of his loss. but
as yet has not recovered the property.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
DoubIe weAahe

Fort Worth, TeIS
double wedding occurrss
Trinity church. on the
contracting parties PEI, ss'.' ~
Wcymss-smith ana M n
and Mr Clifton HumpD'
sic +. DeVoll.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
WRECK ON THE KATY.
Tramp Killed and Several Other,
BADLY bruised.

Bastrop. Texas. February l9.-There
was wreck on the Katy this morning,
about four miles north of Bastrop, Sonle-
thing broke. causing one car to run over
another. smashing In coal car in which
several tramps were stealing ride One
o, them. j. j. o'Neai was killed, and
,nree or four others bruised. The one
killed had In his pocket some poetrv st,,I,,,,
Nc was blind and asking for charity.
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weather FORCES.


Washington. February H-s
Texas-Part.y cloudy. proaed11
crs In eastern portion; souiA :
Western Texas and New
n southern portion, local
pariiy cloi,dy In northern
winds, shifting to northw6
urday evening In nosihern
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Twenty-Five Year. for M,,.

Hampstead Texas, February l9-wni.
lam Davis. for the killing OF Ella Arm.
siropg, Was this morning given A sen,o,oe
of twenty five years.
The John Greer murder trial Ia now be-
fore the court.
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L,fe scntcncc for Wnre.

Dallas. Texas. February is.--The Jury in
tho Abe House case retired at ! D. m.
Tuesday. but could rot agree until II u. N.
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nhe Laxative BroIno Quinine Tablets.
AZ drusg.s,s refund the money II Il falls
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General obss,x.,,s,.

Observations taken by the V'a,1
weather bureau at S .. N. aa \
time.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20

Noah Allen.
o. T.. pornblazer.
S. r. Whitley.
s. NJ. Woolsey,
]. S. Bradley,
Committee.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-06-23
Besieged By suitors.

Mrs. Addie W. Buzz1ll, of Clinton,
Me-, % years of age, has been married
and divorced five times. In each case
she has been the libellant. Her five for
mer husbands are living, and most OF
them are neighbors of her. She is now
in possession of large farm that, with
the aid of hired man, she tills. Mrs.
BuZzoll is described thereabouts rs a
Every advanced type of an independent
woman" She says frankly that when
she finds husband fails TO come up 10
her ideas of industry, thrift and congen-
iality. she promptly sets him aside.
She says. too, that she is still looking
for the right man to handle her farm and
herself. A statement To this effect APP
peared in local paper lately, and from
that time the woman farmer has been Pc
culiarly besieged. From fifty miles in
every direction suitors have fiocked to
her. One man was reputed to be worth
$1,000, and he urged Mrs. Buzzoll TO 60
with him. He had been divorced, and
explained that after seventeen years of
married life he had found his wife too
slack" Mrs. Buzzoll's neatness at
tracted him.
Other applicants have come in wagons.
on foot and by train, and many are
cranks who wanted TO take the job on
trial and without pay" explaining that
they would prove their ability to work a
farm. Some suitors carried their ward
robe in valises and parcels; others came
in light marching order.
Mrs. Buzzoll now ties her brindle
watchdog just outside the farm yard gate.
If "a man escapes the dog she lifts shot
gun and threatens to let daylight through
the persistent suitor.
Up to date this much woed and often
won woman has driven off all suitors and
has answered no letters.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-06-23
A Proud Record.

Rev. Ham, the Methodist minister To-
Gated at Confluence, has military record
upon which he looks back with much
satisfaction, although he rarely refers TO
il even when among his intimate friends.
He was a member of the famous Massa-
chusetts regiment that was mobbed in
the streets of Baltimore, and later was
one of eighty picked men who did
duty as personal guard over President
Lincoln at the White House, when the
rebels were threatening - storm the
capital. lie says that when he first went
10 the White House he thought Presi-
dent Lincoln the homeliest man he ever
beheld. but after seeing him two or three
times day for several months aud care
fully studying his features he came Ia
think him the handsomest man in the
world
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-06-23
The Text Of the Treaty.

The following is the text of the Hawa-
iian treatment sent TO the Senate.
Article THE Republic of Hawaii
hereby accedas absolutely aud without
reserve to the United States of America
all rights of sovereignty of whatsoever
kind in and over the Hawaiian Islands
and their dependencies; and il is agreed
that all the territory of and appertaining
to the Republic of Hawaii Is hereby an
nexed To the United States Of America
under the name of the territory of Ha-
wall
Article 1.-THE Republic of Hawaii al
so cedes and hereby transfers to the Uni
ted States the absolute fee and ownership
of all public, government or crown lands
public buildings or eiifices, ports, har-
bors, military equipments and all other
public property of every kind and de
scription belonging 10 the government of
the Hawaiian Islands. together with ev-
cry right and appurienanoe. .thereunio ap-
pertaining.
Article III-Untn Congress shall pro-
vide for the government of such islands
all the civil, judicial and military pow
ers exercised by the officers of the exist
ing government in said islands, shall be
vested in such person or persons and
shall be exercised i'm such manner AZ the
President of the United States shall di-
rect; and the President shall have poxer
To remove said officers and fill the vacan-
cies so occasioned.
The existing treaties of the Hawaiian
Island with foreign nations shall forth
with cease and de terminate being replaced
by such treaties as may exist, or as may
hereafter be concluded between the Uni
ted States and such foreign nations.
Article IV-The public debt of the Re-
public OF Hawaii, lawfully existing at
the date of exchange OF Publications of
this treaty, is hereby assumed by the
Government of the United States; but
the liability of the United States in this
regard shall in no case exceed SI.0OO, ESQ.
Article Where shall be no further
immigration of Chinese into the Hawaii
an Islands, except upon such conditions
as are now or may hereafter be allowed
by the laws of the United StStes and no
Chinese by reason of anything herein
contained shall be allowed to enter the
United States from the Hawaiian Is
lands.
Article VI-The President shall APP
point five commissioners, at least two of
whom shall be residents of the Hawaiian
Islands, who shall as soon as reas Onably
practicable. recommend to Congress such
legislation concerning the territory Of
Hawaii rs they shall deem necessary or
proper.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-06-23
Barnato a Suicide.

Barney Barnato, the South African
diamond King" on his way home to
England, committed suicide by leaping
overheard.
The sudden rise to wealth of Barney
BarnatO is one of the romances of the
nineteenth century. lie began life as
very poor boy in London and after vari-
ous shifts he became an employe at
very small salary in circus. While
there he met the woman who afterwards
became his wife. She it is said, was Il
bareback rider. lie drifted finally to
South Africa and after hard work and
some lucky investments he laid the
foundation of colossal fortune. For
several years he practically ruled the
kaflir or diamond mine stock market in
conjunction with Cecil Rhoades, the De
Beers people and a few Others. His for
tune was at one time estimated to be from
f20,000.O00 to f50,OO0.Oo0. but a recent
slump in his holdings and some unlucky
speculations are said to have wiped it al
most if not entirely out.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-06-23
An Old Indian Jar.

Marshall 4. Ross, of Confluence, has
offered to the Carnegie Library, in Allie
gheny. an old Indian relic, which was
exumed in 1878 near his home, between
the Castleman and Youghiogheny Rivers.
II is jar in shape and color like cocoa
nut, smooth on the inside and scratch
grained on the outside. When found the
jar was empty. and is in perfect condi-
ton, with the exception of the top, which
at the time of its finding. was broken OIL
by plowman, who imagined the vessel
contained some hidden treasure.
Confluence, near where the relic was
found. is the legendary site of an Indian
village, and many relics of the red man
have been discovered in the vicinity in
the past, hence the jar in question is
supposed to have been fashioned by
some tribe long since defunct. The relic
will probably be accepted by the Library
Committee.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-06-23
DICK THOMAS KILLED.
Grcani to Pieces in Front Of i..s Toms by a
B. g 0. Eagine.

Richard Thomas. well-known me-
chanical engineer and machinist, WAS
killed 10y a helper engine ut 6 o'clock
Monday morning. in front OF his home
near Milford Station. His body was lit
orally ground 10 pieces. Particles of flesh
were ciinging to the wheels of the engine
when il arrived at Somerset an hour af-
terwaris.
The engineer says that after pushing &
the early morning through Johnstown
freight up the hill to the Summit he
started back TO lockwood, the engine
running backwards. When short dis
tance from the Thomas residence, which
is only few feet from the railroad, he
saw man on the track, and at once
whistled the usual danger signal. The
man paid no attention to the signal and
the next moment the heavy engine was
upon him.
The remains were gathered up and car
ried into the unfortunate mans home,
where they were prepared for burial.
Mrs. Thomas had lefl the house but a short
time before and was a half-mile up the
track on her way To neighbors when
the accident happened.
Some time ago Thomas showed signs
of insanity. but as he manifested no vio-
lent symptoms his friends thought it
unnecessary to have him confined. Ii is
presumed that he wandered on the rail-
road track and was entirely unconscious
r.r 4 4,
him at the time and it was also ground to
pieces beneath the engine.
During the war Thomas was employ
ed as an engineer aboard one of the I'm
ion gunboats. SiEce the war he has been
following his trade as machinist through
out the county. lie was of a genial dis
position and had many friends. lie is
survived 10y his wife and one son. lie
was about iifty-five years of age.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-06-23
To Republican Voters.

The Chairman Of the County Commit
tee having decided that there is no ne
cessity for holding primary election
this spring, since only one candidate has
legally announced his name for each po-
sition to be filled, / hereby request my
friends to refrain from voting for me as
candidate for delegate TO the State Con-
vention at an election, which l am in
formed will be held on Saturday, June
10Th, in violation of the Republican
rules. / have learned that tickets bear
ing my name have been circulated
throughout the county. This has been
done without my authority or consent.
feel positive that the other candidates
announced by authority of the Chairman
of the County Committee will concur
with me in this matter.
Very respectfully,
JAMES NJ. COVER.