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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-27
In THE COTTON MARKETS.
The Undertooe Continues to Show a
Stronger Feeling.
AMERICAN MARKETS ADVANCE SP01S
MiddIing Now q Cents in Houston.
New York and New Orleans
Futures Are Higher.
AMERICAN MARKETS ADVANCE SPOT,
Office of The Post.
Houston, Thursday. May 20.

fiuustOl, iuul oudy' way -V'
For the first time In some moons, there are
no IS on the New Orleans or New York fu-
ture boards. They have given way to 6.cent
cotton for the time at least.
Although trading is not very large in vol
ume, the tone of the market is steady.
All the American spot markets advanced
Lice today, but Liverpool closed unchanged.
Middling In Houston is now &c, and from
now on higher instead Of lower prices should
rule.
Futures In Liverpool closed practically un-
changed. New Orleans is up to points ana
New York to s. near months showing the
greater advance.
Port receipts were 41i?. against 2loS last
year and 37Si in 1895.
The Liverpool Post says: No enc Is looking
for falling back in values because cotton at
3l2d, as compared with the average of zee nt
years Is cheap, the average last season being
l-32d, against iasd in 1895 and l5-32d In
lS9i-9J. and 13-l6d in 1891.
New York advicos said In view Of the close
of the Liverpool markets Friday until Tues
day next Oh account Of the Whltsuntide holl-
day, local operators were exercising much
caution and only light trading is probable.
Early prices were / point higher for some
months, but a trmor tone followed and during
the first hour August advanced to . points.
This was credited to commission firms Of
good outside trade Yarns at Manchester
quiet and firm cloth orders at low limits.
Reports were received from North Georgia
today, claiming % per cent less cotton acre
age In that section, a large proportion OF
buying today was Tor Liverpool account. The
total volume OF business was small. but the
undertone was more encouraging to the bulls.
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PRODUCE

pEANs-Whlte. snasis. Bayou. ihdi&o;
r,nks. idiisc. Limat. si2idi.I5 black eyes
II 45c.
BUTTER Blue star. 17iac; dairy. i3mlAc;
Ht.. oioomafgsrino. solids Ice; prints lie;
Cyuoycr, fancy creamery. ir 0-lh pals, nc
CABBAGE Texas, sl75d225
CTl ERY-TeXas zoe per dozen.
CUrEsE- New York nl cream. 1l1l2c,
Wisconsin full cream. flhNl2c; Young Amer
lea t2lsc. Western skim. Zoe
Eggs Texas Tl2Ac; Kansas. i31lic.
ONIONS--i5c6sio0 per hushel 49,
TFpPEH- chile, i,lteoc pei III; black, e%T
zoe
IOTATOES- California and Colorado. S30
90t. sweet potatoes 30 800 pr bushcl
POULTRY Hons s2C162dO flyers. s225lt
2gj. broilers 81 2ait2 ~ Turkeys hens, 81 %
N5l0, enhbers sGOodS,0o Ducks. s-I5I325
Geese, 81 So
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HOUSTON WHOLESALERS PRICES.
fluctuations for Round Lots or st,,,,
CommoditicS

TUT Hnuhu Lots OF StnnIc
s8 commodities.
These quotations are revised daily, and their
correctness can be relied upon Tho pr,cAs ar.
'nose ruling IN Houston Wholesale markets. '
HEAVY STAPLES.
AMMUNfTIoN-Powder. per keg. 81 oon
-; blasting powder, 81 .65 FER kee. arm M,
per sack. SIPS: buck $3.50 sN'''
BAcoN-Extra short clear. In sacks. ys.sa
&c; regulars. slsgs9sc; boxed Nc higher.
smoked bellies. SssG9c; New York salt beilios
sac: breakfast bacon, 9s4Tloc
z BAGGING AND TIES-Less than chr ,ots
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HOUSTON RANK CLrAIINCs

The following arc The clcarances OF IN,
Houston harfs for the week thus far and for
the corr spc Lding time last year. together
With the increase or decrease:
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ArpLEs Fancy Bon Davis. sl55; other va
ritiics $500
BANANAS. 81 7512 25 per bunch, packed TOR
shiiurut
CHERRIES California, sl75agoO.
$50
PLuMs Texas, 35d50c per peck box
g. On
STRAWBERRIES s,OOdl25 per crr,c. ac,
cording to quality.
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b bid; sellers: ' value.
Acv York Futures.
Futures opened dull but steady and closed
very steady; sales 1880.
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so SPOTS closed quiet and UNCHANGED. so,..
% oco VI when 1000 were American; i,nnor,s
Z-'VOo' OF which 10000 were American imports
Today. Yesterdav
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MARINE iNTELLIGENCn,
Port of Galveston. May 20
There we're no arrivals or departures today

VESSELS IN FOR1.
SIS Eng'nccf VIM. Parr n Co.
- l.nucnhvta.
So Transit,
Sch Andrew Adams
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GREGOIRE'S DEATH.
The Coroner Says It Was Case of
Suicide.

OAKLAND, Sept. 24.-The mystery
surrounding the finding of a body on
Hobart street last night has been clear
ed up in a measure. It is said TO be a
case of suicide.
The man has been identified as Cleo
phas Gregoire, aged 26 years, resi-
dent of Pleasanton. He was discharged
by the Remillard Brick Company be-
cause he was deemed insane. Five bull
lets We're found in the vicinity of the
mans heart.
Letters have been discovered to show
that perhaps it was a case of suicide.
Gregoire had threatened to take his life,
and had provided himself with pls-
to1. The Coroner says that there is no
doubt but what it is a simple case of
suicide. There are some who still hold
that the deceased was murdered. The
case is being investigated by the po-
lice
1t was learned this afternoon that
Gregoire had a draft for $500 last night.
This paper Is missing, as we'll as the
dead mans overcoat. However, the
Coroner still insists that it is a case of
suicide.
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WEATHER NOTES.
Rain Falls Heavily at Santa Cruz
and San jose

SANTA CRUZ, Sept 24.-Heavy rain
began falling this evening, and may
continue all night. It will do much
good.
MARTINEZ, Sept 24.-Rain began
falling at this place about o'clock this
evening and the prospects are that 1t
will continue throughout the night. 1t
is thought it will do much injury to
the grape crop.
STOCKTON, Sept pa light sprin-
kle of rain fell here this afternoon about
3 o'clock, and there was light precip-
itation at Z o'clock, but the dust was
not well settled by it. No damage has
resulted, but the sky is filled with
heavy black clouds, which threaten to
cause downpour any minute.
SAN JOSE, Sept. 24.-It has been
raining heavily since dark, with the
prospect Of a, continuance of the shower
during the night. The grape crop will
suffer somewhat, though the damage
will not be extensive if it clears up to-
morrow.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.-Rain
began falling here early this evening,
and the precipitation continued during
the night Reports from neighboring
counties show that the rainfall has
been general in this section Of the
State
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ALAMEDA DEMOCRATS.
Nominate Legislative Candidates
and County Officers.

OAKLAND, Sept 24.-The Democratic
County Committee met tonight, and,
after adopting resolutions practically
effecting fusion with the Populists and
Silver Republicans, nominated legisla-
tive and county tickets as follows:
Senators-Twenty-s sixth District, G.
w Logan; Twenty-eigh District J.
j. Tobin.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS District,
D. NJ. Teeters; Forty-seventh District
no selection; Forty eighth District, Hi
ram Luttrell: Forty-ninth, J. G. Bull
lock; Fiftieth, Richard Merrick; Fifty
first, j. E. Bennett.
County Clerk, It. G. Stoddard; Re
corder, A. T. McDonough Assessor,
Henry T. Dalton; Treasurer o. NJ.
Sanford; superintendent of Schools, t.
o. Crawford; Auditor, G. Beck; Tax
Collector, o. A. Lane; District Attor-
ney. J. n. Mauson; Coroner, j. Nc
Manus; Public Administrator, c. w.
Kraft.
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TONS OF THE WHITE METAL.
TRAINLOAD OF SILVER TO BE
SENT TO SAN FRANCISCO.
Will Comprise Ten Million Ounces
and Will Come West on a
Special Fast Train.

CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-The Tribune
says:
A train bearing 10000 600 ounces of
silver bullion from Philadelphia to San
Francisco is soon TO mark a new era
in the Federal Governments method, of
transporting the precious metals be-
tween the mints. 1t has been known
for some time that such a great ship
ment was in contemplation, and the
appearance of Assistant Secretary Van
derlip Of the Treasury Department in
Chicago was for the purpose of making
the definite arrangements. Mr.. Wander
lip was in consultation with Western
railroad officials, and the shipment is
to be made on q special fast train,
guarded by Federal soldiers and detec-
tives. 1t is supposed that hereafter
freight and not express will be the
method of shipment.
The Philadelphia mint is being run
to its full capacity coming gold-both
foreign and domestic-which has been
pouring in at surprising rate, and the
intention is to transfer 100O00OO
ounces of silver to the Pacific Coast.
This amount means over 800 tons, or
fifteen ordinary average carloads. The
at anything like schedule rates would
be an item which even the United
States Treasury could afford to figure
on saving.
The movement of silver by freight
instead of express is considered alto
gether feasible. The danger of robbery,
it is believed, could be practically elm
mated by having the silver put up in
1,UOO-ounce bars and by the employ
ment of a detail of soldiers to accom-
pany the train An ordinary wreck
could cause no loss with 1O00-ounce
bars, even if fire resulted About the
only awkward contingency which Off
Gals think could arise would be for the
train to go through a bridge into a
Western river. But that chance is too
remote, of course, to be generally con-
sidered.
II do not care to talk about the sill
yer shipment proposition Mr.. Wander
lip said. 1T is known that such
shipment is contemplated and II is also
true that l have been in consultation
with some Western railroad freight peo-
pie to-day. / do not care to say
whether or not the feasibility of ship
ment by freight was discussed.
My mission here, aside from the en-
joyment of few days vacation, has to
do with looking into Central Pacific
Railroad affairs and with investigation
of some undecided bond allotments The
Central Pacific settlement. of course. is
pending, and there is certain necessary
information which can be secured mere
better than anywhere else"
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THE DREYFUs BoRDEREAU.
observer" Asserts That Esterhazy
Admitted Writing It.

LONDON, Sept. 24.-The observer
this morning continues its Esterhazy
revelations begun last Sunday, in a
long article, the most salient feature
of which is Comte Esterhazy's dis
closure made, it is asserted, in the
presence Of more persons than one;
that he was the author of the famous
Dreyfus bordereau, which he wrote eat
the request of Colonel Sandherr, now
dead
1T was intended" he said, ito con-
stitute proof of Dreyfus' guilt 1t was
known through a French spy in the
service at Berlin that certain docu-
ments had reached the German Gen
eral.
when Colonel Sandherr told me to
write out the bordereau I did so, with
out the slightest compunction. am
one of those men who, by profession,
cling to old medieval traditions of
military discipline When I received
an order I obeyed it implicitly, and
without question. I wrote the border
eau because Colonel Sandherr told me
to do so. I knew, of course, the pur-
pose it was intended to have. 1 was
committing forgery; but I also knew
that all intelligence departments in all
countries were run on the same line,
and that it was impossible to achieve
the results in any other way
TT was exclusively on the evidence
Of the bordereau that Dreyfus was
condemned. The document was pri-
vately shown to the officers of the
court-martial, and was fetched from
the War Office during the Huies Odes
with the object Of convincing the
Judges, should they show signs of
wavering. 1t was the letter containing
the phrase De canaille de d. Now,
this letter, which is genuine, and was
really written by Colonel Schwarzkop-
pen, did not refer to Dreyfus at all.
The general staff was absolutely aware
Of the fact that "a was a certain DOLL
fus, a. building contractor, who years
before had supplied the German at
tache with plans of the Notifications
near Nice"
The ex-Major added that the cases
against him were quashed in defiance
of all law and justice. He said the
yelled lady who appeared in the case
was no other than the wife of Colonel
Patty du Clam.
PARIS, sept A4.-lt was officially an
nounced this afternoon that the Civil
Commission which has been examining
the documents in the Dreyfus case with
the view of reporting to the Govern
ment on the advisability OF reopenlng
it, is equally divided for and against
revision, and the Government considers
that this division gives it full liberty
of action and also Of responsibility
Therefore, the Government has decided
to wait until Monday. when a full Cab
met meeting will be held and a decision
will be arrived at.
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TORPEDO BOAT DEsTRoYERs.
Acting Secretary Allen Awards
to Successful Bidders.

WASHINGTON. Sept. a. Acting
Secretary Aliens final distribution of
contracts for supplying the torpedo
boats and torpedo boat destroyers au-
thorized by the last naval appropria-
ton bill provides for allotments Of con-
tracts as follows:
Torpedo boats-Trigg of Richmond,
Va, three boats; Lawley of Boston, two
Gas Engine and Power Company of
New York, one; Nixon Of Elizabethport,
N. j., two, and Columbian Iron Works
of Baltimore, one.
: Destroyers-Trigg of Richmond, Va,
two; Fore River Engine Company of
Boston, one; Maryland Steel Company,
Baltimore, one; Neafie & Levy of
Philadelphia, two; Union Iron Works,
San Francisco, three; HarlSn & Holl-
ingsworth, Wilmington, Del, two, and
Gas Engine and Power Company, New
York, one.
The award of three boats to the Bath
Works is under consideration by the
Board of Bureau Chiefs.
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copyrighted. 1898. by Associated Press. /
BERLIN, Sept. "A new and high
ly important invention was tested at
the German naval maneuvers, ending
this week. 1t was in the shape of a
Greek Phoenician fire, invented by a
Berlin engineer. It ignites on contact
with the air or water, and cannot be
quenched by either water or earth. Il
burns with a brilliant flame, exceed
ing big searchlights, and it can be sunk
under water or under ground, and when
brought to the surface instantly bursts
into flames at any desired point 1t
was tested during the night evolutions
off the island of Heilogland and proved
most efficient in detecting the presence
of the enemy.
Emperor William visited Stettin yes
terday to open the new harbor. Dur
ing the course of a speech which he
delivered his majesty said: Our fu-
ture lies on the water, and I, as the
Lord and King of the land, express
gratitude to you for having brought
Stettin to this degree Of prosperity.
hope, expect and might also say, I de-
mand of your development the same
rate of progress"
Work has been commenced on the
new mammoth dock at the imperial
ship yards at Kiel. It will be 500 feet
long and 65 feet deep. It is intended
to dock large ironclads.
The Chamber of Commerce of Ham.
burg has taken up the fight in behalf
Of American pork. Published statistics
show there has not been a single case
of trichnosis in Prussia or Hamburg
due to American pork for fifteen years.
The ''Vorwaerts'' published a report
of the Socialist party which will be sub
mitted at it's annual meeting at Stutt-
CART. It points out that socialism is
steadily increasing throughout Ger
many, and has found it's way into prov
inces where but a few years ago So
cialism was unknown. The electrical
campaign of the Socialists cost 200 900
marks. The spreading Of pamphlets
proved most successful, and the Social
istic press now comprises sixty eight
political papers, two illustrated papers
and two comic papers, one of which is
illustrated.
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SAD ACCIDENT.
A Young Lady Shoots and Instantly
Kills Her Mother.

) LOS ANGELES, Sept 24-Word has
reached the city of a terrible tragedy
which occurred in Haskell Canyon, In
the Burbank hills. Mrs. Mary Haskell:
wife of a rancher and mine owner in
the canyon, was shot and instantly kill
ed by her twenty-year-old daughter
Eugene 1t was an accident.
The family Of mother and four dadgh-
ters were dining in the open air, and
l2ugenie went to the house for a shot
gun to shoot a bird in a nearby tree.
When she returned the bird had flown,
and in trying to extract the loaded
shells from the gun it was accidentally
discharged, the fun charge striking
Mrs. Haskell in the head. She died in
stantly. The girl is crazed with grief.
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This points to the fact that the Chair
man of the commission is a much
changed man for the better by the rest
of a week at sea, salt water baths and
the braeing air on the deck of the
steamer. His face is ruddy, and his
eyes are frightened by vigor.
ARRIVE AT LONDON.
LONDON, Sept. 2t.-The train with
the American Commission on board ar
rived at 1870 .. m. to-day. The Com
missfoners are staying at the Hotel
Cecil, where they will remain until
Monday, leaving here at Z o'clock in
the morning of that day. and will ar
rive in Paris at z o'clock the same
evening.
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PIvIer MAYHEM Trial.

SANTA CRUZ, Sept. 24.-The trial
of George f. Plyler for mayhem CON
tinued to-day. Order was made citing
Z. w. Brawn. editor Of the Evening
Record" to appear for contempt on
the ground that he had written articles
prejudicial TO the defendant. Chief OF
Police Kidward testified to statements
he had heard not complimentary TO
Plyler. The defendant remarked with
In the hearing of the jurors that ne
would give SO to every person the
Chief could produce to substantiate
testimony. Judge Smith peremptorlly
ordered Plyler TO be taken back TO
Jail. The case was continued until
Monday.
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His Head Beaten Almost to a Jelly With
Some Blunt instrument.
"A Sailor on the Vessel Also Shot
While Making His Escape From
the Murderers-NIotive OF the
Crime Probably Robbery, as the
Dead Mans Cabin Had Been
Ransacked.

SAUSALITO, Sept. 24.-Particulars OF
the murder of Captain J. Moss Brooks
on board the yacht Chispa, when Is
lying off this place, show that 1t was
one of appalling brutality.
Captain Brooks, who was master OF
the vessel, returned to his cabin late
last night in an intoxicated condition.
Peter Nelson, a sailor, was awaiting
his arrival before going to his bunk III
the forecastle. The men parted, and
about 1:30 o'clock Nelson says he was
awakened by the cries of the Captain,
calling for help and crying murder" ."
Nelson ran to the cabin, and had just
passed down the hatchway, when he
was confronted by a tall man with a
pistol in his hand. Nelson backed out
of the door and made a run for the
side of the vessel. The tall man shout
ed to a companion, Head him off, and
with that Nelson jumped into the water.
The short man fired several shots at
Nelson, one of which struck the sailor
in the leg.
In the meantime the people on board
the yacht Ramona, hearing the noise,
put out in a boat for the Chispa. They
picked Nelson up and went on board,
DuC the HluFQeFGFS 0du SScdpGO.
The cabin of the little craft presented
a horrible sight. Blood was every
where, and lying in his bunk dead was
Captain Brooks. There were few evil
dences of a struggle. The dead mans
head had been beaten to q jelly, and it
is supposed that after the first outcry
his murderers killed him. His watch
had been taken and the drawers in the
cabin had been ransacked.
Boats loaded with people put out
from the shore. but no one got a
glimpse of the murderers.
The murdered man was an English
man, aged about 90 years, and had been
in the employ of Isidore Cutie, owner
of the yacht, for nineteen years. He
was an exceedingly unpopular man, and
rarely would sailors work under him
more than a few weeks. 1t is supposed
in some quarters that some Of the sail
ors whom he has employed killed him
for revenge, but the police are working
on the theory of robbery. The murder
ers may have seen Captain Brooks
leave the wharf in an intoxicated condi-
tion, and followed him, thinking it
would be easy TO subdue him and rob
the vessel They evidently did not count
on the presence of Nelson, who prob
ably interrupted their work of plunder-
ing the vessel.
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KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
California Commandery Preparing
to Go to Grand Encampment.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24-Cali-
fornia Commandery No. 1, Knights
Temp1ar, is making elaborate prepara-
tions to attend the twenty-seventh an
nual conclave of the order at Pitts
burg, Pa, on October 18th, when the
Grand Encampment of the United
States will assemble At the encamp-
ment Reuben III. Lloyd of this city,
who is the present Deputy Grand Mas
ter, will be elected the Grand Master of
this, the highest and most distinguished
body Of Masonry on the continent.
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they, playing in the yard. was carried
away by the wind and flying debris, and
has not yet been found.
TOLEDO (O), Sept. 24.-A violent
wind and rain storm struck Toledo at
noon to-day. The damage to city prop
erty consists principally of>the lifting
of roofs and destruction of trees. One
man was severely injured by a falling
cornice. A dozen or more small boats
were capsized and wrecked off the city.
So far as can be learned, no sailors
were drowned, but the property loss
will be large.
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Lassen Republicans.

SUSANVILLE, Sept. 24.-The Lassen
County Republican County Convention
nominated the ticket: Sheriff, I. w.
Wilson; Clerk, George L. Tomb; AS
SCISSOR, c. E. Emerson; District Attor-
ney, Frank C. McDiarmid; Treasurer,
w. P. Hail. Auditor and Recorder,
George T. McDernott; Superintendent
of Schools, O.. NJ. Doyle; Coroner and
Public Administrator, William H.
Reney; Surveyor, w. H. Earl; Super
visors, Third District, w. G. Bromby;
Fifth, 2. j. Goumaz.
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NEVADA SILVERITES.
Hold a County Convention at Car
SON and Nominate a Ticket.

CARSON, Sept. 24.-The Silver party
County Convention met here to-day.
The platform declares for free coinage,
denounces an international conference,
favors retention by Government of all
the territory acquired, and favors irri-
cation of arid lands.
The ticket placed in the field is as
follows: Senator, A. Livingston; AS
semblymen, Richard Kirnan, A. J.
MCGOWAN, Henry Dietrich; Sheriff,
William Kinney; Clerk and Treasurer.
George Gowing; Recorder, John Wall;
District Attorney, Emmet Walsh; Com
missioner, long term, James Virgins;
short term, George Gates; Justice of
the Peace, William II. Stone; Consta-
bic, Charles Day.
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PEACE COMMISSION.
The American Members Arrive at
London

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 24.-The United
States Peace Commissioners landed
here this morning from the Cunard
liner Campania, which reached her
landing stage before daylight They
are all in good health and refreshed by
the voyage for the work in store for
them. The physical betterment was
most marked in the case of Judge Day,
who said last evening to Senator Da-
vfs: ct am getting we'll accustomed to
this sea travel. I like it, and could
well enjoy another week Of it before
going ashore"
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Both Feet Cut Off,

Los ANGELES, Sept. 24.-Arthur
Green, a brakeman on the Southern Pa
cific road, has been brought to the city
and placed in the Sisters Hospital.
Both his feet We're cut off under a train
at Ogilvie, in San Diego County, Thurs
day. He had lain down on the track
and gone to sleep While his train, the
construction train, was awaiting for
the freight to pass. His engineer dis
covered him in time to get hold of his
body, but could not get him entirely off
the track before the wheels We're upon
him.
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TORNADO IN OHIO.
A Great Amount Of Damage Done
at Lima

LIMA (O.), Sept. PA tornado Wis
tied this city to-day. The path of the
storm was short and narrow, but it's
force was terrific. 1t first leveled the
barn of Jacob Booze, burying a num-
Der of persons in the debris. Mr.. Booze
had his shoulder broken and George
Hadsell, aged 20, badly injured. A
number Of horses We're killed. A new
house was lifted from its foundation
and deposited in the street. The Quilna
brewery, Lima egg case factory and
a number of adjacent buildings were
unroofed. The High School building
was demolished, letting the roof and
first and second floors into the cellar.
The six-year-old SON OF Sydney Wal