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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-09

IN no uncertain tones The free AMI nm
limited coinage OF gold AMI silver at the
"a rauo OF 10 g J Is stdl the corner stone OF
or tho picturesque and pes,Iferous Mat
torsan could not prevail TO stop it.-Hous.
As FUNNY circumstances In connection
WIN this paragraph Il may 10 rne.l,ioncd
that on.y a few DAYS before It's appel--
anes llNe Post contained am extract fro,n
NaNerson editorial advising democrats
10 take no part In the free silyerite nri
mares aud fcr.shndowing the convcn-
ton OF true democrdts sincc announced
Tor JnlS ~ ncst'-san Antonio Express
There was another OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES so
funny. perhaps. 10 the Express-connScted
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MERELY "TECHNlcAL VIOLATION OF LAW ~.

St. Louis Mo- June Globe Democrat % ~ ,he ~S'
Ohio negro s'aN ccnc"s
bad affair but the crime for punished 49, the
hands Ley US @ WIN
revolving ha 100
OF appear law na In ~
Mtcbel's OF OF crimes rhn lf
clearly proven violation Of nv should
oft the In OF
ly alter Hugos words in work OF reform le' I'm r5
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vlRGlNlA's EXAMPLE POINTED OUT IT,.

4The SAYS YESTERDAY HfaN
assauting white Women 'H tM c
sheriff conformity with lhe rob ypes
strung up by Va
pope
Champaign
extreme tyne otsd we'll
rights people might have peer eAp
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rHLADELpHIA's TRADE.
II Has been Phcnomcnnliy Large ~
the Past Few Months.

Philadelphia Juna THE volume OF
business transacted at this port during me
past six months has been phenomenaliy
large The exports of petroleum during
That time have reached 27.l9S.093 gallons III
excess OF the corresponding period OF last
wear; the corn exports are 100000 ana
wheat shipments 100000 greater than the
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lYNcHING UNSUITABLE AT TINES.

Editor OF the Now York Journal ~. q, N, sxh y
Memphis 4Rape means rope an ls, ~ n csnR
nothing prevent ynchng offenders but ~ where
mob law whh ays
OF peace and ready At al isSmspt not
in slowly 'he M0SEl
usiabe under other Editor Commercial N
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Editor New York Journal.

Editor New York Journal
4The lynchings urbana OHIO
Northern as Southern
attacked by n ngh Is nHa "
did
Will be for
DANIEL W. JONES, Governor Of Afis3
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THE REMEDY is CAPITAL PUNISHMENT N f.,

Savannah. 4The Morning News VIII say -, that
THE riot and lynching Ohio are an aa South
governed geographical lines n a terrible puuhhnu
the Speedy
Mitchell was a will 0
may be inclined to similar crmina' 'H W
the deed
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MAYOR DOES NOT MOURN THE NEGRO


trbana, Ohio June fl do cor,..
as several companies were held In Springfield mrt, ~
ing win 'he hefi were moved two blocks readiness ,.
There was expectation of the lynChng
The crowd at request partially
started At the
together with OF the
The sheriff had full military,
No blame
blood
AS concerned. unfrn..
of citizens The
His crime infamous
feeling violation Of the law
of course officer and yet N eTI
all! satisfied that our ctizens ieel cohend c. GAN
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AT AUST1N-I- A. Teiit, Office in the
State Capitol building.
AT GALNESTOS--l. X. Sullivan. Office
n the Tremon; Bo;ei.
TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Editorial, vi. Business. lisa
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SIZE DAILY POST SUNDAY POST.

TO NoIumns 7 ltV 70 w to9u1IHx
esml-Weekly Post. ti2 Coils. per Week.
Entered q, the Pn,toncs at uoustoa- Tenn
n Second Class Matter
Subscription by MAfl--psily aud sunday Post GA.
year, - 90; SIX months $40. tares months
S2.so. ono month. 81 %.
unday Post, one year fl51
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year, o. 70: siK months, soc; three moths. 2Sc.
Eastern business unice. Is Tribune Buiitinx New
Yorx, The 5. C. Beek-iih SPECIAL Agency.
Western Business otice. .ss The kookery," Chi
easo. The = {. Bee. With special Aseney.
Z. :. 4. Holland. travelling Auditor.
Abe Posts 1tavelins Agents. Colonel W, u. Carey.
General travelling Ag.ns; VIII 4. LEE, h. Il
Holland and y. Is. C;rsy.
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with that convention. to-wit: tina; many
OF the leadaS men in X were formerly
gold democrats vino boltci their party
last wear bat who have come hack INTO
the Democrats fold. An exchange calls
attention 10 the fact that While Mr.. Wat.
terson was eNtendlns his destructive invi-
taiion 70 che small class who havN sop
arated from the party. some 81 the tucst
PROMINENT Of the gold democrats IN his
own city were engaged IN preparing the
way Tor their rNtu~l TO tho party, The
nominees Of the old dcmocrrsac commit
teo of Louisville. which has been sun
PLANTED 10y a now ono held u,ca;iog on
Thursday pight. and whilc Mr.. Watterson
was writing his furious attack on the
narty they Dasscd rcsohS1cns submitting
their candidacy TO the democratic pri-
msricss 20 I've hold June - Colonel Thomas
II. Sherley, gold IMAM OF the most pro-
nourced vows. iDrro1Wcgl resolution
declaring thai All democrats who desire
60 hayNe their names voted for IN Novem-
be- should submit their claims to the DEM
ooNAuc primary and abide by the results.
As one man let the dcmocro;s 81 this city
vote for us nominees AMI restore our city
government io the administration of hon
est men" As Z is n Louisville, 50 II Will
he in every city and county IN Kentucky.
and MIR. Wauerson will he lefi high and
CRY. And the aesrocrats Will win.
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HOUSTON DAILY POST.
Houston PRINTING Company.

Q. L WATSON. II. NJ. JOHNSTON.
President Vice President.
G. ]. PALMER, Secretary.
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frat six months q ~, Siis Y n
asTss 3ss,t & ' !. s.'
d ai' ss an r, era 7 been hu9s 90 Z q, y
4 !. !: 's s: 4; .
t the sSut for tail losdi. ss,y fe Z,
beats % ne y "nsrIsrs Z for Auss.'l ~
n nS,pV for q Cork orders 70 |
"4' ~ .si.a " S.,s
Topeka, Kan, ' s.r. 'i.'sa ! -
to raise .,.,s ,.s q . .ss !, 4. s.:
nv these pests 4 ~ ~ 9 -
v wolves, vii n BE- Be- pa y a
SLalH1 49, I' W a ~ 81 ~. y ~
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ALL SECTIONS ALIKE.
Editor Now York Journal.


MONTGOMERY Ala. June 4The ynching
white
all OF this
detestabe The difficulty
although
human life
clearly duty protect prisoner
upon
received.
JOSEPH +. JOHNSTON Of AAAa
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Fusion.
Siou., City Journal.
Fusion means trading for offices.
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Special Commissioner Calhoun ought NOT
10 be blamed for not talking much-he
probably knows very little more about
Cuba dhan when he went there.
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Tho appointment of l5S fourth-class
rostmasters in one day would indicate
that the small pies had arrived and were
being distributed as rapidly as possible
among the hungry multitude.
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may look upon the whte House with ex-
nsstat.on.' TINS was probably suggested
by the spectacle now daily presented
among the bows In Washington.
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The Montana authorities appear to have
handed the Indian troubles successfully
"a; last and WITHOUT recalling the regular
ernav from It's vacation
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JUST HUMAN NATURE.

JOSEPH F. JOHNSTON. Cover
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-09

Span sa paper money In Havana IS now
worth ouly 30 ing on the dollar That
n-.y r=Ireset-;7 the strength Of the Span
isE cause down there.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-03-25

IT is quite gratifying to know
that the House Of Representa-
tives passed the Local Option
Bill by vote of 63 to 81, that is
So members put themselves on
record Us believing that the PEG
pie should have " right to vote
whether they want liquors sold
in their towns or cities or not,
aud we are much pleased to see
our Representatives. name a.
mong the number who voted for
it. The Senate having killed tie
bill on the same subject, it may
give this the same treatment,
hut these Representatives have
shown the people that they be.
Iieve in government by the peo-
pie.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-03-25

Hon. 7. B. REED, in accepting
the nomination for Speaker of
the House of Representatives,
wisely said: Il do not donbt
YOUR determination to do all in
your power to BRING this session
of Congress to speedy close
Our duty is SIMPLE aud the peo-
pie expect US to perform it at
once and then leave 10 them the
recovery of the country from the
stagnatlon and depression of bus
mess which has 80 sOrely tried
the patience of a vigorous aud
generous people"
This is the proper idea. Let
the people have a chance to do
business and give us y long Test
from politics.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-03-25
MAR. %. 1897.

IF any argument Nas necessary
to induce any intelligent citizen
to vote for u revision OF the Cons
stlturioD, the proceedings OF the
Legislature to orr minds furnish
plenty OF reasons for u new order
of things aud the need for All up.
to-date Instrument under which
something can be done. Take
one days record, Monday, Mar.
Ii, bill was being discussed in
the Senate, requiring tnose who
practice medicine to be examined.
Senator Case advocated it as it
would prevent quacks from I'M
posing on the people. Then Sen
ator Whitaker oppose the bill
on the ground that 1t was uncOn
stitutlOnal, why or lii what way
we would ike to know. AM
other instance occurred in the
House the same day. The local
option bill being under discussion
MIR Boyle stated that the Senate
had rtjeetad the same bill and
besiloa that under many decis-
ious Of the Supreme Court local
option Was unconstitutional.
This is buC u fair sample OF
one days proceedings, and the
question naturally arises, what
Is the use Of the legislature being
N session if they cannot pass any
laws tor the protection OF the
people? The last Legislature
passed laws, the ex-Cniet Justlct
signed them, aud then they were
declared unconstitutional.
IL il tlresome, very tlresOme
wuen the duly authorized ser
wants of the people, as the Senate
aud House or Represents i've
ARE. must be nind8red from do
lug the work they are paid to d.
10 nave all their work destroy q
by this everlasting bus bour mis
nmmed a constitution. Ava
with it we say aud in its plsc
put something that does not re
ouire the assistance OF d lawye
To understand it.
We are told the State Of Ter
reaats furnishes employment fc
rGu1e judges than the Unite
Kingdom o. Great Britain, al
vet our legislatures with rare e1
ctptluns cannot pass a law who
is constitutional.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-03-25
500 Reward 800.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in, all
its stages, and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure known to the medie
ca! fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system,
thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the pa
ten, strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature
in doing its work. The proprietors
nave 80 much faith in its curative
pcwers, tnat they offer One Hun
bred Dol airs for any case that il
| fails to cure. Send for list of testi'
mInisls.
Address, F. J, CHENEY & co,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, Toe
Halls Family Pills are the best
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-03-25

WE had Intended to have &C
knowlods sd ou appreciation OF
thu many 4 .urissies shown us by
Hoo. +. V 3rowO, eA~Oongress-
man from lLns district, eud take
particular pleasure now IN say
ing that du,iug MS term OF Ger
VICE as Con :rss,mau, MIR. Brown
to our know edge attended faith
fully 20 tho interests VI his con-
stituen;s. Mr.. Brown made an
excellent record and by his re
tiremens the district loses the
services OF q good public servant.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-03-25

The lower house of our leg
islature has passed q local option
bill A similar measure origins
ated and was defeated in the
Senate. We trust our Senator,
j. IL. Gum, will give the House
bill his support. Pe recorded his
vote against the Senate bill. We
congratulate Representative
DYKES on his vote tor the House
bill. Marion Democrat.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-03-25

Interesting Items.
S. S. Dennis, Of the Tenth Dis
trict, of Upton County, recently
killed thirty.eight Olackbirds at
one shot.
X
The Duck River Phosphate Com
pany is soon have a telephone
line running from the depot ut
Centreville to the phosphate mines
X
The gins at Tresevant havel put
up over 1900 bales of cotton this
season, aid will gin at least 100
more. This nearly double what
they did last year.
X
&. e. Barfeld. Of near Ripley,
on the 4th of January, killed thir>
teen hogs of the Poland China
stock, sixteen months and seven
days old, that average ln.Iweight
44O pounds, and from the bunch he
made ITO gallons of lard.
A petition, it is said, is being
slyly circulated in Dickson and vi
entity with the intention of pres
senting the same to the present
Legislature asking the reincorpor
alton of the town,
X
There was but one white man tC
work the road between jamestown
and Allardt last year and none o.
the road tax money was applied
on that road. That particular rOaC
probably has twice as much trave
on it us on any other road in Fen
treJs County,
X
Says the HendersonviIle New
Era. Since August. when Sheril
Allen was elected to the position
he holds. five OF his children hav
married, He says he has tire
others at home, but they all hav
measles or he would expect then
to go upon the matrimonial mar
: ket
: X
i The Swedish colony which Is t
}. be located on the Trigg farm ne'
Bristol, Is materializing. 7, A, o
a in, who is now in the North we
a will soon arrive in Bristol with al
s other delegation. The two deltg
I, tions will number fifty.
x
n The long, low, old time hott
Il "BeckwiIh Place." is still standiI
le en- the Lebanon and Sparta turI
y pike, near Smithv.lle. 1t was Il
- most celebrated public house b
D tween Knoxville and Nashville
1t the old days, and was erected by
l. nephew of the publisher OF the fiji
, paper Tennessee ever had. T.
place is described by Miss Drol
goole in sunny Side Of the Cur
It. berlands."
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-03-25

REPRESENTATIVES DYKES has
our compliments. Ever since he
went to Nashville to take his
place in legislative halls, ne has
been showerimg upon us dOcur
ment after document, which is
just what We want. Friday
night last we received from him
Comptroller Harris Report and
Treasurer Craig's Report, and 8
copy of the Nashville Banner,
for which thanks.
We publish elsewhere an 9th
err article relating to the iron
trade looking at it from q more
northern standpoint where ore ii
carried greater distance than
in this section to the furnaces
1t all prov, 8 our argument tina
there is u great future in stor'
for Whitwell through the iro1
trade looking SO favorable
More iron means more coal al,
coke from Whitwell.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-03-25
Interesting Items.

S. S. Dennis, Of the Tenth Dis
trict, of Upton County, recently
killed thirtyeight Olackbirds at
one shot.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-03-25

The Duck River Phosphate Com
pany is soon have telephone
line running from the depot at
Centreville to the phosphate mines
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-03-25

&. e, Barfeld. Of near Ripley,
on the 4Ih of January, killed thir>
teen hogs Of the Poland China
stock, sixteen months and seven
days old, that average ln.iweight
440 pounds, and from the bunch he
made ITO gallons oflard.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-03-25

The only pills to take with Hoods Sar'aparlIIa'
The times., 1897-10-25

elected this coming winter, directly the
electoral lists are properly revised, and the
courts OF Justice Will pronounce upon the
validity OF the elections.
'.The Insuiar assembly viii be composed
of two houses and will have entire control
of tariffs and taxation.
The responsible COVE rnment win be com
posed Of five ministers The cabinet coun
ellis VIII be presided over by the governor
general, hut ne VIII have no right of veto,
.'Cuha, AS was contemplated in Glad
stones home rule scaeme for Ireland, VIII
ront;nue 10 be represented in the Spanish
Cortes by Senators aud Deputies.
The Imperial government and the COrtes
viii retain control of army and navy for
eign affairs and the judiciary of the colony,
partments-
The Insular Parliament viii BE- entirel Y
elected by universal suffrage In case OF
Ii agreement between the houses and tie
responsible local government there VIII ne
right of appeal TO the country, like the
Swiss referendum, but for important mat
ters only.
The government is confident that all the
Cuban parties will cooperate in the carry
ing out CT this policy, and expects much
from tho coolness and c0nciliatory spirit of
Marshal parco.''
Senior Moret counts especially upon the
support not only of the AuJonomists IN Cube
and their representatives in Spain, but
upon the Autonomist residents in Europe
and the United states.
The times., 1897-10-25

Victoria p c., oct 25.-with starvation
ana plague Ia king rivelives day nd daily
discoveries Of gold only mocking their les
perstlon, Sic picture OF Dawson City drawn
by Kiondikers who reached Victoria this
morning is p!tiable.
These latest messengers from the gold
fields arc f,1urjreai IN number, cuInbinati ton
,rfour parties, the last Of " hicir, headed by
Grey stuart left Dawson City September16.
Charlie Fries, OF Claim No. :, Bonanza,
Archie purits and Mart Wood were two days
in advabceof them and broke the way
Early in the hazardous march the Fries
party pickec up two haIf-starved men,
u'Donncn and Scilwatka, and by a sacrifice
OF part Of their own slender stores saved
their Two lives. At Dalton's cabin a com
panyofsix, hcaded hy John Fry, was picked
ur. ard a tale OF suffering was heard such
a. only u.en who have 5raved the terrors
OF starvation in the wilderness can under
stand.
Sncn the Fries larty left Dawson City
they had only thirty pounds OF provi-
sions, ali the citizens committee Of safety
would allow TO be taken from the general
store.
The snow had ohIiterated al traces of
the tran. The fugftives from the famine
threatened city staggered blindly onward
1Or da vs., their last ounce OF food gore and
desperation forcing them forward. After
fasting three days and dragging Out q
similar peiicd with an owl as IA ti0ns for
the entire party, Fries and his men Were
reduced 10 the necessity of boiling and
eating q piece o. rawhide and the tops OF
their b0Dts. this last emergency diet giving
them sufficient strength TO push on to She
river, where -yeraI dog salmon were caught
by the Indians.
When tley reached Dalton's two were
mad fro-a hInger Each Of these fell ex-
hausted a qualter Of a mile from the
cabin Friei,Js dragged them there and
found that Dalton had gone. A note Gn
the d0ur S..id Zee had nothing 20 sell bar
that starving men could enter and take
enough TO relieve their sufferings. Thus
the damEer 81 Geath was removed.
When Fries left Dawson City fully 4O9
persons had h,alsht tick ets for ST. MiChaeiS,
intending 70 go down on the steamers
TO add 10 the misery OF their position, s.
saws F-ies, every day sees the terrible
satire cnaCte ed OF two or three hundred
now arrivals. Now that they are there,
they find curses their welcome, and would
give anything to escape.
''Pestiiepce, zoe, prevails No one
seems IL Ep.w what the plague is, but il
is reducing tile population by from three
10 five day. II is like Uphold fever. but
has one unusual feature, In that the body
tuIns black from waist to neck within
twenty-four hours from the time the suf
fercr is taken i'll"
The times., 1897-10-25
PExlrEHrIARY FOR LIFE.
Irwin BreNgn Sentenced for killing
Emanuel CruH.

irwin BreNvn Sentenced for Killing
Emanuel CruH.
HarrisvilIc, W. Va, Oct. 25.-Tke jury
IN the Brown CrulI murder case has return
ed a verdict OF guiltyof murder in the first
uegree, with life imprisonment as the pun
ishinCnt.
Emsuel CruE, tnr victim Of Irwin Browns
criIne, was the proprietor of a livery stable
on Eighteenth, street ia Richmond, Va. He
set nut on q trip TO West Virginia with
Brown, vie was his cousin, and they tray
eled together in wagon.
Crull is supposed to have had on his per
SOL Inoney or valuables, which excited the
cupidity Of his companion. His body was
found ncer The roadside at a point not far
from SisterSville, W. Va, one morning.
The murder was traced by an uuJroken
chain Of circumstannal evidence to Irwin
Brown. The murderer confessed his crime
after lis aEresi. but subsequently, reputi-
sted the confession
Brown escaped nom jail ia August and
went to Richmond, where he was recap
t0red. Ills f rrler friend, Streeter, fur
nished the Information TO the police that
led to Browns arrest His return TO Ricn
Inond. wEich meant certain capture, could
not bC explained. Two weeks since Brown
made an unsuccessful attempt to escs-sa
from jail