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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-12

Fort Worth. Texas, October liza batch
OF twenty-four prisoners was brought here
by Pcnitentiary Agent Mcconnell from Bon
ham en- route TO the penltcntiary The
most interesling prisoner In tho group was
Sidney Seth a youth OF 10 years old. who
was two weeks ago convicted Nm Fannin
county OF killing George Van Pcit. Seth
was sentenced 10 prison for life. Three
years ago he murdered Van pclt by shoot
Ing him through the back while sitting In
his own house.
Seth Is a good looking boy and Ia sun
ering with consumption, from which ha
has been sick four years. He strenuously
denies the killing and says the people OF
Fsnrin county are circulating Il petition.
for his pardon. which, when completed, viii
be forwarded to Austin.
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clan. ccnmitted suicide BY shooting him
sell through the heart. using bulldog pls-
toL The Inquest brought out that John
r ,S nad received Worrying Information.
Deceased vas prominent a. Z repubiIcan
leader having served his PARTY frequently
as delegate to State and county convcn-
lions, and was once sent In that cepac,ty
70 Washington. He was Mason and odd
Fellow In high standing. He was esti.
mated to be worth about $4,000 and car
iied life insurance policy Of $4,000 in
favor Of his children. Deceased was IS
Year, old and leaves wife and Ave chill
der the auspices Of the odd Fellows.
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killing In Hunt County.

Wolfe city, Texas, October II ---This
evening about o'clock W. =. Mills was,
shot and killed by Lee McAbec. near Col
lege Park, In this city. McAbee and Oats
Pare were riding out OF town together
when Mills and Jcss Bumpas overlook
them. AS they rode up to McAbee and
Fare, MINIS cursed McAbee and told him
not to look back. stating he had him
where he wanted him, at the samo time
made motion as though he was going 10
draw his gun; McAbee drew his gun and
shot mills three times. killing him almost
instantly. The trouble dates back about
TWO years. After the shooting McAbee
gave himself up to the officers
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Lott, Texas. October 1l.--Marshal John
T. Barlow and posse arrested b. L. Cady
early this morning charged with horse
theft. The horse belonged to Marcus Can
terberry OF Marlin. 1t was recovered and
$40 reward paid.
Cady gave out the following over his
signature to the reporters,
To the Public: True, am guilty Of
crime. am charged with horse stealing
one OF the most degraded OF crimes and
can only attribute my downfall to whisky
and women. When committed this crime
was under the influence OF whisky.
dsd not commit this CRIME through any de-
sire for gain. and all l ask is the parties
prosecuting me will be mefciful.
b. l.. Gladly.
Cady writes WE'LL is from Mississippi
and says he Is worth $4,000.
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Galveston. Texas, October lin the
Federal court today two suits were filed.
as follows: Charles S. Schroeder OF Wis
consin VS.. j. b. Cochran ct al Of Harris
county. to try title to a tract Of land and
for DAMAGE In sum of $4,000 for alleged
unlawful election: Sophronia Woodland w,
the Supreme Lodge knights Of Honor. TO
recover $4,000 on an insurance policy which
her husband held at Ills death. The subor-
dinate lodge to which he belonged Is at
Cedar Bayou. Harris county.
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Bcrclair, Texas. October 1.-THE public
school opened horc Monday. Some forty
pupils are In attendance Prof. pctta Of
Skidmore is principal,
Doctors Whatley and Moore report a
few cases OF dcnguc fever.
Sheriff Lockhart was hero this week
summoning witnesses and jurors for tho
next term OF district court. which con-
yenes at Goltad October IS.
V. Wiess. the beaumont lumber king,
Is r'isticBting on his ranch here.
No applicant under tho republican re.
gi1ne for the Iostmastership here has as
yet materia'izod, and Lowcy Brown, pres
cal guillotine.
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Anti-postnI Injunction Dissolved.

Sherman. Texas. October 11.--Late this
afternoon Judge Bliss dissolved the in
junction sued out by the Houston and
Texas Central Railway company against
the Postal Telegraph and Cable company.
The Postal people will ait once put large
force 10 work at every available point and
push the work OF construction as rapidly
as u<fgible.
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Surrendered for = snoo,,,o

Hallettsville. Texas. October III u
Jhin'ka, postmaster at Moravia. twelve
miles north OF here, who has an extensive
mercantile business, came 10 town yester-
day and reported that last night he shot
and dangerously wounded Louis Kres.a nj
dance In Delghh0rhood. Jalufka had ar
rested man when Kresta, loputy shcr-
M, " SAID 70 have intorfered. drew his
pistol. and fired at such close range ms
to seriously burn the forehead of Jaiuf-
ka, who returned the fire. woundlng Kres.
Ia IN the head. Tho grand Jury is inycstl-
eating
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UNFADINd COTTON DYES.
Special Fast Diamond Dyes for Cot
ton. that VIII Not wash Out with
sOnp or FnLe in the SunIlght.

and satisfactory color on cotton from the
same dyes as used for w,folen goods. and
for thar reason Diamond Dyrs have a spe-
eially prepared line Of fast colors FOR cot
ton that Will give perfect satisfactioS. Be
sure to get the fast cotton dyes, ana y5i
can make colors that even washing In
stroDg scapsuds and exposure to the sun
light will not fade.
DO not risk spelling your goods with
dyes that claim 10 color both cotton end
wool with the same dye. as they are liable
TO ruin your material and ca,iSe the loss
Of your time and work. Some DEALERS trT
to dell new and untrfed dyes 10 place u
the Iold reliable Diamond Dyes. but this
u AMPLY because they can biz them
cheaper than tho Daamond.
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Image Rector recovering.

Fort Worth. Texas, October ll.-News
was received here today from the VIE OF
John B. Rector, federal Judge Of this dis
trict, stating that the judge, after many
months OF serious illness, is rapidly re-
covering, and that his physicians say ne
will be permanently cured. SIX weeks ago
his disease took favorable turn and his
condition has been growing better. II VIII
he some time, however. before Judge Rec
tor will be physically able to sit on the
Federal bench here.
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Ncsroe. WIN he protectac.

Marshall. Texas, October II LIN the
neighborhood Of Harlton. In this county.
notices have been posted informing the ne
groes to leave the part Of the county at
a certain time. There was Elm Indignation
meeting held at Harlton and resolutions
were drafted guaranteeing protection to
the negroes. The meeting was compose I'd
OF the most prominent citizens In this
section and they are determined TO protect
the negroes and punish the wbitecapperE. II
patiRht
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IN ANSWER TO A CRITIC.

The acting commissioner OF insurance
today sent the following letter to a critic
Of the methods OF the Insurance commits
sioner,
Editor OF the Insurance Journal. Courant
Building. Boston. Mass.
Dear Sir; notice In the Insurance
Journal OF September 30, the following
editorial
1.-THE MaRdeburg's license TO do business
in Texas was revoked ON the ground that
the company had written business through
other than local agents. The commissi oner
won't off at half as little corr
Repentance would have sufficed 10 cor
rect the matter. Three or four policies
were written in a town where she Magde-
burg had no resident agent, and. on inus-
tieation. the policies were cancelled. The
commissioner has been requested 10 re-
issue tho license
beg 10 staie that the commissioner
Is not IN the habit or going OF half
cock" nor does he deem 1t necessary TO
have correspondence In regard 10 any
violation OF the law when II Is fully In
evidence that. raid law has been fagrantiv
viointed The old. we'll known maxim.
Ignorance OF the law excuses no one"
applies In Texas AZ well as elsewhere.
think al the present stage II behooyes
the Magdeburg Insurance company to
pray for deAyerance from Its friends. or
those periodicals like the Journal. who
seek TO cast reflection upon the commits
sloner OF Texas, whose only purpose Is 10
treat fairly any insurance company that
may be doing business In Texas and 10
se.e that the provisions of the Law are
duly complied with. Yours truly.
A. s. Thwcatt.
Acting Commissioner.
y y
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u..,..arm In Grnxson County.

Sherman. Texas. October 1l.--About 2
o'clock this morning severe haiistorm
visited Denfson and vicinity. doing great
damage to crops Of all kinds. conserva-
tories throughout the city were demoi-
ished. The roof at the pumphouse OF wa
terworks station is a total loss. Some OF
the haiistoncs measured one and one-hah
Inches in diameter.
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THE FlRn RECORD.


corsicana. Texas. October 1.-THE resi-
oence Of Mr. Will Beeson on Second ave-
nue. was destroyed by fire this mcrning a,
: o'clock The fire originated from de.
fective flus- Most all the contents were
DESTROYED. Loss about $1,000; partly covered
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Tencbers, Meeting Postponed.

Reid, secretary OF the Central Texas
Teachers association. advises that the
meeting TO be held in Mcxia October 10
has been postponed until November 6.
A rate OF four cents per mile for round
trip has been secured for the occasion.
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WON anit for Fecs.

Dallas. Texas. Octobsr 11.-Ex- County
Attorney John p. Gillespie today won his
suit against the county for fees In suit
against ex-County Treasurer ". N. Coe.
The latter suit was tried during Giles
pies incumbency, he being refused the
fees in an awari Of $1,000.
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noay round In the nivcr.

Victoria. Texas. October 1o.--The body
OF Matthias Wagner. who disappeared
Thursday. was found in the river At noon
yesterday and was buried yesterday AZ
ternoon. He came here from Kansas City
about two years ago and was employed by
Frank zIrjacks. tho blacksmith.
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Beeville, Texas, October 1.-THE dengie
fever is raging In this city with a ven
geance. and 1t is estimated that there arc
at least 300 cases here now. No deathg
have resulted up to date.
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Waco. Texas. October liza. ]. Buck
ley and George Mccall. captured while at
tempting to rob the Hiilsbcro postofiice.
were brought here today and the United
States commissioner fixed their bond 1t
$1,000 each. They could not Eiye bond and
went 10 jall.
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Heavy movement OF cattIc.

Beeviile, Texas, October 1.-THE cattle
movement continues brisk ard the demand
good. Several train loads have been shipped
In the past twenty hours. II rain
doesn'. fall scon all stock will have TO be
moved from this section.
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Resiaence nnrnea

Bryan. Texas. October lo.--The Bernard
residence In this city was burned with all
Its contents yesterday afternoon. Loss on
building and contents $1,000; insurance
$500. In addition to the above less the sum
Of S1421 in currency WAS burned.
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Austin, Texas, October il--Fire at $50
o'clock this morning partially destroyed a
oue-story frame cottage occupied by Mrs,
Brown, colored, and located at 704 East
Ninth street. Loss $3.50; no insurance.
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barn struck BY Lightuiur.

Marlin. Texas October lit is reported
here this morning that lightning struck u
large barn yesterday on the plantation OF
II, q. Carter. ten miles west OF Marlin,
and burned the barn with 500 bushels OF
corn.
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nsed with the secretary u stasc. No
capital stock. Iucorporators and tructesss
y. b. renick. p. b. Caruth. H., l..
Davis and others.
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Negro Discmbo,vIed.

Marlin. Texas. October 10.--Two negroes
had an alteration in the Brazos bottom last
night near Colonel E. s. Peters planta-
ton, about six miles from Marlin In which
Charley Davis was cut with knife and
dsemboweled. from the effect OF which he
died
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EPIDEMIC AMONG HORSES.

Ths governor today received teiegr1m
from doctor In Arcadia. Texas, who says
that the horses ia that section arc alok
with something likc giandep, ana that the
matter had been referred to W. j. Moore
Of Houston. Of the Texas Live Stock SAINT.
tary commission
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yone,, History Indrosed.

Taylor, Texas. October n---Aibert SID
ney Johnston Camp No. i65. at regular
meeting held Saturday. the 9th. passed
resolution indorsins Jones' history Of the
war and accommodating that the same %
adopted = : textbook In the public schools
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Residence Rnrnrd.

Kaufman. Texas, October 1.-The resi-
dence OF r.. C. Schreefer. living near Ia
losa. this county. was totally destroyed by
fire late yesterday evening The loss is
about 500; no insurance.
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Fort WORTH. New Marker.

Fort Worth, Texas, October 1.-THE
new $4,000 market house that has been In
course OF construction for some weeks. will
he formally opened tomorrow night with
appropriate ceremonies. 1t is said 10 be one
OF the best buildings of it's kind in the
State.
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FAX RoIIs rlLnn.

The tax rolls Of Starr county yere re-
ceived at the ccmptrollsrs Office today.
showing the following Valuations. Sl,gSS,-
1Sb; decrcAsc, eiAs,isi.
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6uicfao0.'

sherman. Texas. October li.--0ecess
johnson. sssrman's lsaatns nssss po'Iti-
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CHARTERED.

rhs chartsr q the Highland rrastytss-
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as suggested by W. =. DeAFmitt, ana
all express themselves as well satisfied
with the progress made Two Of the
largest operators in the district, w. p.
DeArmitt and Francis J.. Robbins.
have consented to head the list. and
the commissioners feel satisfied that
the other operators will soon far in
line 1t is claimed by the miners Off
cials, however, that the understanding
was that the agreement meant 95 per
cent of the output Of the district.
whereas 1t is now said to mean 95 per
cent of the operators. They say It will
be absolutely impossible to get so per
cent Of the operators, as there are a
great many operators mining on a
small scale. President Dolan said that
While he would do all in his power to
assist the commissioners in securing
the signatures Of the operators to the
agreement, he thought the proposition
was scheme of President DeArmitt's
to keep his men at work and prolong
the strike.
General Little, of the Ohio arbitra-
tion board said that every obstacle
had been removed in the way of a set
tiement along the lines proposed. and
that he had not heard of any opera
tors who would not sign.
Commissioner Edward Ridgeley and
Horace Calef, Of Illinois. left for Chi
cago last evening to see Colonel w. P
Rend and ]. w. Ellsworth, and If pos
sible induce Colonel Rend to return to
Pittsburg and use his influence among
the operators to have the agreement
signed.
L. p. Mccormack, Of Indiana, an
other Of the commissioners, left for
Terre Haute this morning to see ].
Smith Talley, to secure his co-opera-
tion. Mr.. Talley is a heavy purchaser
of Pittsburg coal
Last evening the commission sent a
telegram to Senator Mark Hanna, ask
Ing him to lend his assistance in hav-
ing the agreement adopted.
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CRHZED BY
SHOCK
Singular Incident in the Draper COlllery
Yesterday Afternoon.
ONE MAN FIGHTS HALF A DOZEN.
he Got Close to a Blast and the shock
Caused the Bursting of Blood YES,
sci in His Head-In a Serious
Condition.

A breast of the Draper colliery. near
Gilberton, was the scene Of an extraordinary
occurrence yesterday afternoon and probably
the first of the kind that has ever occurred
in the mines of this region
Peter Softka, a Hungarian residing at
Gilberton, is employed in the Draper mine
as assistant to the blacksmith and when there
is not sufficient work in that line to keep him
busy he is detailed as assistant loader. or
such other ordinary work as may be required
of him.
Yesterday black-smithing became dull and
Sohtk9 was sent in to assist a laborer in a
breast starter of a battery had placed
stick Of dynamite under some coal and softka
failed to hear the cry Of Fire" as he walked
in. Sottka was near the battery when the
shot went off. Fortunately the man was not
struck by any of the debris, but the shock
caused by the explosion had surpris-
ing effect on him. He stood with eyes
and mouth wide open, paralyzed by
fright. When the starter reached the place
he was unable to move the man, or cause
him to speak Softka stood like marble
statue for few moments Then his nose
commenced to bleed. This was followed by
a collapse and the man sank to his knees.
The starter and several others who had been
called to the place tried to get the man upon
his feet again. but while they were thus en-
gagged Softka suddenly became raving
maniac. He fought like an enraged beast
aud yelled incoherently. Six men fought
with him for several minutes before they
succeed in getting him upon his back, when
he.was bound. This was resorted to in Or
der to get the man safely out of the mines.
His condition improved shortly after the
surface was reached. The victim was re-
moved to his home and received medical at
tendance. 1t is said the shock burst a blood
vessel in the head. According to last re-
ports Sofitka was in a serious condition.
Neiswender's, Cor. Main and Coal sts.
Oyster soup, free tonight
Hot lunch tomorrow morning.
Meals served at all hours.
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IN THE pITrsBURG DISTRICT.

FILLING Orders for Coal From Central
Pennsylvania Points.
Pittsburg, July 16,-Forelgn coal Is
beginning to cut quite u figure in the
Pittsburg market, and the miners Off
cials recognize its Importance. They
are, for the time being, satisfied with
the small amount of coal that is being
dug In the Pittsburg district, and from
now on win look after what they term
outside encroaohments, Much coal is
being sold in the Pittsburg market
from the Clearfield and Cambria dis
tricts, II Is true that 1t does not come
to Pittsburg, but goes to fill the con-
tracts made at the great lakes.
"The men In the Clearfeld and Cam
bria districts are working under the
delusion that they are not conflicting
with the general suspension" said
President Patrick Dolan. I'VE have
arranged a conference with some of
the leaders in that section, the time of
which am not at liberty to announce
I am satisfied that we Will be able to
make them see the error of their ways
and Join us in this great battle for
bread
LAS far as the Pittsburg district
proper is concerned, we have every rea-
son to be satisfied with the situation.
1t must be borne in mind that when
but a few men are in the mine It is not
fair 10 class It among the active list,
The fact Is, It Is impossible to produce
coal at a profit in the large mines with
only a few men at work l have hopes
of yet being able to get the New York
and Cleveland men out"
The local officials are manifesting
much interest in the situation in West
Virginia. Cameron Miller said today
that he would be willing to wager that
most Of the miners of the mountain
state would be out before the end of
the week, He said there We're about
% 900 miners in that state, and II the
organizers succeeded in getting 10000
Of them out the battle could be con-
sidered won.
According to the miners officials, the
operators have closed the company
stores all over the district, and sup
plies to men have been cut off. This
leaves the miner dependent upon the
fruits OF forage and charity In one
or two agricultural communities, where
the miners are on a strike, the farm
ers have invited the strikers to or
ganize committees and send them with
a wagon into the surrounding country
to solicit rather than confscate sup
plies. The strikers are taking full ad.
| vantage Of this invitation
Yesterday was a day devoted to hard
work on the part of the joint arbitra-
ton commission in their efforts to Sc
] onre true uniformity kS-this Gsetrlet