The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-11
BEAUMONT BUDGET.
No Reason AAsigned for the Suicide.
An Inspection Trip.

NO hNcu9Om A9SIRUeth lot INC Suicides
An Inspection Trip.
Beaumont. Texas. February 1o.--Mrs. Y
7. Shields. wife Of ex-Constable Shields
who shot herself yesterday afternoon. die,
at $3.50 o'clock last night from the effect,
OF the wound. That she lived SO long 1,
somewhat a miracle. Her mouth ipsi,l,
was terribly powder burned. cvidencing thet
she had placed the muzzle OF the pistol be.
tween her teeth and the 45-caliber bu,lel
plowed through the head, making a hole
as large as an ordinary thumb and from
which a large quantity of blood and two o,
three ounces Of brains run. Justice i. A
Dowlen conducted an inquest over the re.
mains today. but the inquiry failed to dis
close the reason for the woman's rash act
She could neither read nor write, and sh,
was the only person OIL the place when tn,
shot was fired Mr.. Shields her husband
says that his wife had for some time beer
suffering with neuralgia and heart troubles
and was subjected to frenzied fits of ieAl.
ousy. He says, however, that nothing hao
occurred during yesterday to cause his wife
the least excitement. and when he left he,
after dinner she appeared as In contentel
frame Of mind The woDian's remains wcr,
inferred at o'clock this afternoon the fu.
neral taking place from the family resi-
dence. The deceased and Mr.. Shields had
been married several years, but there was
no issue from this marriage. The son and
daughter spoken OF in this mornings Post
are the children of MIR. Shields first wife.
The Gulf and Interstate train which ar
rived from Galveston last night brought
Messrs. Leon Blum, vice president l.. T.
Featherstone. secretary, and Fox Winnie,
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railroad, and Mr.. C.. Corner. engineer for
the railroad commission. These gentlemen
spent the day in Beaumont and say the trip
VAS made for the purpose of giving MIR.
Corner an idea of the value of the road on
which the Gulf and Interstate Railway
company desires to issue bonds While Mr.
Corner did not so announce officially, he
intmated to The Post correspondent that
his report TO the commission would be very
favorable. With terminal facilities he says
the Gent would soon become one of the
most valuable pieces of railroad properly
In Texas. He departed for Austin over
the Southern Pacific tonight. Mcssrs.
Blum, Winnie and Featherstone are still
in the city. but will probably return to
Galveston tomorrow morning. Mr. Blum
spent the day looking Beaumont over, and
while 1t is unusual for a Galveston man to
see anything beyond the shores of Calves
Beaumont without admitting that II is des
tined to be one of the coming cities Of
Texas Mr.. Blum grows enthusiastic only
when discussing the Gulf and Interstate
railroad. He. with Messrs. Winnie and
Featherstone and Beaumont. are RESPONSE
BILE for the roads existence. He claims the
road as a Galveston enterprise, and says It
will be OF greater benefit to the Island city
than would forty railroads coming via
Houston.
This afternoon a raft of 1875 sticks OF
hewn timber arrived in Beaumont from
points on the Neches river. consigned TO 4.
II. Spottswood a Co. The Sticks VIII av-
erage 1870 feet long and it will be the first
cargo of hewn timber exported through the
port of Sabine Pass. II goes To the United
Kingdom.
The Epworth League VIII give a Greek
tea at the opera house tomorrow night
and Il the weather he favorable the affair
will doubtless be a grand success Young
ladies In costume will serve refreshments
and a musical and literary programme will
be enjoyed.