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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-21

WANTED Position by an experienced gar
doncr, florist. landscape ana uurscrymah:
ten years experience IN Texas; singio; best
references Address W. Guitkowski, 1909
Preston avenue, city u
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& Observation-Disclosures urers
of tents awnings, tarpaulins, wagon covers,
etc; flags made to order slbis Congress
avenue. corner Travis street. Houston
Texas: phone sal II
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WANTED of Harris Shaw.
age 30 years. Please write me his address.
r. G.. Cordea, Warrenton. Texas, 20
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CoALl CoAL,-Calvert Lump Coal $3.50 per
ton. delivered 10 any part of city. Calvert
Coal company, phone 5s5 office, foot Of
Main street. 2-l7
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-21

WE HAVE one OF the most select rent lists
n the city. 20 those wishing TO secure
houses are much more apt to find what they
v th us: our list is never overlooked. Nor
fleet g. Cooley. room POI, Binz building:
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-21

FOR RENT--second floor No lIi3 Congress
avenue. Apply to w. w. Thomas, Sl7M
Main. 70
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FOR SALE-Drug gtore IN a small West
Texas railroad town; only drug store IN the
place; good prescription trade. Address
Druggist, Zephyr. Texas. 20
FOR sALE--Best paying saloon In town Of
300 Inhabitants at a bargain; license about
out, but the finest bnck and front bar:
incest trade ind best stand here; It must
go by the 25tb. Address 2s9S, this office -
FORN sALE--A well selected stock OF Jew
clrys also one combination safe good as
new, chilled steel inside. doors handsomely
finished, and OF following dimensions: Out
side e2x44x3s; inside, 47i1x2sIsxi4As. WIN sell
at bargain Address X, w. Downord,
trustee for Q. H. Wyse. Bryan. Texas. Ell
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FOR RENT--A fye-room cottage, No. 701
Hamilton street. Apply to Raphael Bros. 3i
FOR REMISSION window and part Of store
ut COS Main street; also good glass shelf
c. Janke e. Co. u
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WANTED--position by competent hardware
salesman. years experience, wholesale and
retail; good references; speak Gcrmans aga
2S married, moderate salary where there Is
chance for promotion. Address !. NJ. Strcne.
Waco. Texas, IL
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A NICE four-room cottage, with bath and
water works. $3.50 month; on Fannin and
Anita Apply $40 Milan street ~
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
La B0URG0GNE INQUIRY.
There Will BE an Omcial Investisa-
tiOn of the Disaster Next
ThuPaday.

HALIFAX, N. S., July 1.-Everybody
looks forward to the government inquiry
into the loss of La Bourgogne to be held
here on Thursday. with profound interest
and suppressed excitement. The wreck
commissioner for Canada, Captain w. A.
Smith, is in the city. He will conduct the
inquiry. He is a retired Allen line captain.
and sailed between New York and Liver
pool for years. He expresses regret that
La Bourgogne survivors were hurried out
of the city. The proper place to hold the
inquiry was in Halifax. and the proper time
before the survivors separated. Captain
Smith will inquire what the speed was at
which La Bourgogne was travelling. what
was the condition of the boats. what dis
cipline was maintained, etc., and will re-
port to the Canadian government, who Will
transmit the report to the board Of trade
of Great Britain.
The unpublished statements Of the en-
eineer and the assistant purser. who are
the only surviving officers. will be submit
ted.
They are written in French and are in
the possession of the French consul. who
will not give them out. They are not under
oath and may not be admitted by the
court. The officers of the Cromartyshire
have been subpoenaed. An effor. may be
made to apprehend the survivors at bos-
ton.
Strange tales which amount to murder
are in eyerybody's mouth, and the people
are amazed that the witnesses were allowed
to leave the city.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
LOVE TRAGEDY AT EMP0RIA.
Arthur Jones and Mary Letshmsn,
Youthful Lovers, Found Dead
Yesterday.

EMPORIA. KAS.. July 7.-(Special) a
double tragedy was enacted in the old
baseball grandstand in Soden's grove last
night Arthur Jones and Mary Leishman
were found dead there to-day by ID. ].
Jetty Jones was shot through the heart
and the girl had bullet in her head and
another near her heart. Miss Leishman
has been living with the family of David
Morgan, but left there on the evening of
the 4th and did not return. Her parents
live at Scranton. Kas. Jones lived here,
but until recently he has been working
in Wellington. A note found in his pocket
gave their names, but gave no cause for the
deed. The young couple have been living
together for two days at the Fifth Ave
nue. hotel. and it is the opinion of their
friends that the girl was murdered by
Jones, who then shot himself. They were
both young. not being over IS years old.
The evidence gathered this afternoon
proves that the act was premeditated and
that they went to the grove with the in
tention of dying. 1t was very bad case
of "calf love-" each thinking that it would
be a fine thing to be together in death. The
girl had been married to Tom Hobbs. who
lives in Larned, but has never lived with
him.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
HIS PARENTS HEAR THE NEWS.
Associated Press Sends Them Word
That Lieutenant Hobson Had
Been EXCHANGED.

GREENSBORO, ALA, July 1T was
nearly 10 o'clock this morning when the
diminutive lad who carries messages for
the telegraph company ran up the walk
and into the house of James NJ Hobson,
bearing an Associated Press telegram Mr.
Hobson threw down his morning paper and.
opening the envelope, hastily read is con-
tents. His face flushed with pleasure, and
he stepped quickly to another part of the
house. calling Mrs. Hobson's name as he
went. She soon responded and in a twink
ling the family was in possession of the
information that their brave son, Rich
mond, who sailed the Merrimac into the
harbor of Santiago. had been exchanged
and was now in the hands of his friends.
The family were overjoyed and for mo-
ment tears came to the eyes of the aged
mother. Mr.. Hobson then inscribed this
telegram to the Associated Press:
Accept warmest thanks for your kind
message. 1t has lifted from our minds a
heavy weight of anxiety
The little town was soon Informed of the
good news. and business was suspended
while the tidings were discussed and spec
ulation engaged in as to how soon Green's
boro would see the hero of the Merrimac.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08

Spaniards, the insurgents add squandered
their ammunition and then bolted.
General Monet, the Spanish commander
at Macabobo. has escaped from there in a
canoe, bringing with him the family of
Captain General Augusti from Macabobo
where the captain general sent them when
the American fleet arrived here, believing
that the natives of that part of the country
were loyal.
General Monet had terrible voyage. He
ran the gauntlet of the insurgent troops
along the river banks. and, when, chal-
lenged. replied by pretending to be in an
insurgent boat conveying prisoners to
Cavite. He was frequently ordered to stop.
refused to do so. was fired upon by SEN
tries. was chased, and finally reached the
open bay in squall He and his party
were starving and nearly perished.
The Spanish general alleged that he
left his troops in a strong position, but
that he wants reinforcements.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
A STRANGE TALE.
A Brother and Sister. of City of
Mexico. UnwittinEly
Married.

From the Mexican Herald.
A couple who for the last four years
have been married and have lived tran
quilly on the Plazuela de la Palma, in
this city. have just discovered that they
are brother and sister. They have ac-
cordingly separated. the sister-wife taking
with her the two children of the unfortu-
nate union.
The circumstances preceding and attend
ing this marriage are peculiar and some
moralists might argue from their recital
that the sins of the fathers have been Wis
tied with great severity on the innocent
ortega and his wife lived in the city of
Guanajuato in the early '10s. One night
about the end of 1873 Cecilio returned home
to another man. He did not crawl away
| like Enoch Arden. but drew a knife and
stabbed his wife and her companion. The
man escaped, but the woman died tor was
supposed to have died) leaving A1ejo,
years old, and girl Teresa, an infant in
arms.
The father went to jail and soon after
| was taken so sick that he had to be re-
moved to the hospital, where he soon died.
Little Teresa was adopted by her god
mother. Rita Herrera. and the boy. Alejo
| was taken home by an aunt who. however
died. leaving him to a house painter and
decorator named Rivera. Alejo learned the
moved to San Juan de los Lagos. where
the painter died from alcoholism, leaving
to Alejo his trade and his name:
Alejo started out on n tour of the country
and in his wanderings arrived in Leon. in
which city his sister and her godmother
Rita had come to reside many years pre-
vious. Without ever suspecting their iden-
' tity the brother and sister fell in love. and
when the godmother objected to the match
without stating any reasons. they eloped
| and came to this city. getting married on
| the way here. The husband found plenty
of work in his line, and they have lived
contentedly ever since
A few days ago the mother who was sup
posed to have been stabbed to death twen-
| ty-five years ago. appeared on the scene.
She had recovered from the wounds. which
lad been pronounced fatal. and had been
| living with the man to whom her husband
had seen her talking. Learning that her
| children had become husband and wife she
| had come to Mexico specially to throw a
bomb into their marital hearth. The wife
\ consulted with her father eonfessor. and
was by him advised to remove to another
| house. The husband and brother remains
| in the heme on Plaxuela de la Palma and
continues to support the absent mother and
\ two children.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
AN UNDERSTANDING ENOUGH.
Lord Rosebery Thinks a Formal An
Elo-Amerfean Bond OF Alliance

LONDON. July THE Earl of Rosebery.
presiding at lecture given at the Colonial
Institute tonight, on "The English Speak
ing Brotherhood" warmly advocated an
Anglo-American understanding, which
would be fraught. he said, with the best
destinies for mankind.
I'VE must be prepared said Lord Rose
berry. "to hold our own, though not neces-
sarily by war, in the great struggle for
the division of the world which seems
pending. Naturally, We look upon the
United States as seeking interests and
having sympathies that coincide with our
own. but it is unnecessary to draw a for
NAL bond of alliance
Lord Rosebery's whole address was de-
voted to the Anglo-American question. He
reviewed the historical relations between
the two countries and said he thought the
independence of the United States had been
good for both nations. as both were
stronger now than they would have been
If the connection had not been broken.
doubt, in his opinion, that Great Britain
would not have troubled to acquire the
worldwide colonial empire she now pos
seSses.
But We must recognize he declared.
that We cannot rely too much on the
friendship of some European states upon
which we formerly reckoned and we must
therefore be prepared to hold our own
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
THE PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC.
1t Is Said That Chief AguinaIdo Pro
claimed 1t ON Sunday,
,July 2.

LONDON. July S.-The Hong Kong cor
respondent of the Times says:
General Aguinaldo. on July B. pro-
claimed the birth of the Philippine republic.
He claims to be ready to take Manila any
day. The steamer Eddie reports that the
Germans are landing supplies north of Ma
Mia at nightfall and that the rebels are
still harassing the Spaniards.'
The Hong Kong correspondent of the
Daily Mail says:
THE whole country within radius of
eighteen miles of Manila is flooded. Gem
eral Monet's arrival astonished everybody.
He reported that his soldiers. whom he
had deserted. were starving and surround
ed by thousands of rebels. He was ordered
back to Bampanga.'
HONG KONG. July THE British col
lier Eddie which left Manila on July g.
arrived here to-day. She reports that no
attack had been made upon the town up to
the time of her leaving there. Four Ger
man. three British. two French and one
Japanese warship Were then at Manila.
Correspondence of the Associated Press)
MANILA, June so. VIA HONG KONG
July There is no material change in the
aspect of affairs here The Spaniards are
strongly posted about the outskirts of the
town and also along the whole length of
the conduit of the water works, eigth miles
inland. 1t is believed the Spaniards only
hold the water works on suffrance because
the Insurgents pickets hold sway every
where and could easily raid and wreck the
conduit. But the insurgents are extremely
anxious to conciliate tine neutrals and
therefore. refrain from causing horrible
privation.
The insurgents have never employed cam
non before Manila, but they are now bring
ing up sixty guns, with the intention of
making a simultaneous rush upon the Span
ish intrcnchments at Santa Mesa, Santa
Ana and Malate, thus rendering the other
positions of the Spaniards untenable and
by single coup drive the Spaniards inside
the citadel, with minimum of destruction
to non-combatants and property. 1t is ex-
pected that 1t will take n week to bring the
guns along. as they have to make detours
| through a difficult part of the country, and
| ii is not desirable to hurry.
The American troops are expected here
| momentarily, and then probably there will
be quick finish of the war.
The insurgents in the large camps at
Malabon. Caloocan, Francisco. Marquina.
San Pedro and Paranaque are in excellent
spirits and orderly. They are delighted
| with succ .ssful ruse which they recently
| adopted to draw the Spaniards' fire. This
| method is by firing crackers in the dark
| ness in the woods near the Spanish posi-
| tions. The explosion of the crackers resem-
bles the rattle of musketry, and causes the
| Spaniards to open fire and waste their am
munition-
The insurgents allege that they had only
| one rifle at the capture of Caloocan, and
| they say they similarly surrounded Gull
| iguiguin at night and fired crackers and a
| few rifles, while their main force crept
l close to the enemy with machetes. The
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
StrinEy Locks.

"Tn tell you a secret" said the girl.
a discovery 1 made myself. and is really
worth knowing. You know how hard it
is to keep your hair in curl in summer.
spite of everything. You can't give your
head thorough shampoo too often. for
that ruins the hair. besides making 1t un-
manageable Still. you must have the
hair around your face fluffy. Well, this is
what do. l do my hair in curl papers.
I don't like to. but that is the best way.
put my hair up at night I just dissolve a
little borax in the water, wet the hair
that am going to put up. taking care not
dry fiufiiness that will warrSnt the curl
staying in longer than by any other meth
cd. Just try it and see IL you don't think
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
REFUGEES TO BE ASSISTED.
General Shafter Agrees to Supply
Them With a Limited Supply
of Food.
Copyright, 1898. by the Associated Press.


GENERAL SKATERS HEADQUAR-
TIERS, July 6, VIA PORT ANTONIO AND
KINGSTON, July 1, l p. m.-The French
and Portuguese consuls have continued
their conference looking to the relief of the
refugees from Santiago. They called on
General Shafter this morning, reported that
the refugees were wholly destitute and
begged for American aid. The general
promised to afford the exiles limited Gaily
supply of food at Ell Caney and other
towns in Spanish territory, where they get
nothing from Spain.
The conSuls We're very guarded in their
references to the situation at Santiago. but
they painted 1t worse than reported by the
refugees. They claimed that the garrison
cnly numbers 5000 men. The accuracy Of
this is doubted.
The hospital conditions of our army are
improving. Forty ambulances are now in
service, and there many empty tents. The
wounded are nearly all at Juragua. The
headquarters hospital has been cleared in
expectation of another assault. The num-
ber Of sick is increasing rapidly. There are
100 cases in the invalid hospital, principally
diarrhoea and low fever.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
DEATH IN A MISSOURI FLOOD.
ties Cause Great Damage and
LOaa Of Life.

STANBERRY, MO. July I.-(Special.)
The northwestern counties of Missouri were
visited by a terrific rainsterm yesterday
evening about o'clock. The rain fell in
torrents for several hours. swelling creeks
and rivers into raging torrents. West of
this place there was a cloudburst. The
water advanced in wave almost fifteen
feet high, sweeping several houses and their
occupants before it.
Four people are known to have perished.
The bodies of the following have been re-
covered: John Sherman. Mrs. NJ Smith.
Charles Smith. The entire family of Mr..
]. Davis is also missing. and all are sup
posed to be drowned.
There was an immense loss of live stock
among the farmers of this vicinity and in
the Grand river bottoms. MIR. c. G. Com
stock. of Albany. lost several head of fine
Herefords. Grand river is five miles widS
between Darlington and Albany. and is still
rising at the rate of six to eight inches al
hour. On account of a washout at Nc
Curray, the Omaha & St. Louis and the
wabash companies are moving their trains
over the Burlington into st. Joseph The
Burlington track was also undermined
south of Darlington, but has been repaired
so trains can pass over it. From all quar-
tiers accounts of immense damage to crops
are coming in
hsOSNfORl- Mo. July ,.-tSpecfaLb
ABOUT dark last evening a very heavy black
cloud began to gather In the northwest.
AT about $50 rain began to fall in torrents
and continued until about 1 o'clock. Fully
four inches of water fell. Rock creek
which runs through the town. was rising
very rapidly and several parties went to
the Touring MILL which is on this creek
to move the flour to the second story. The
water rose SO rapidly that Bert Munns.
Arthur Grebe and George Deuser were
caught in the mill and were unable to es-
cape. They were taken out of the third story
about midnight by parties on raft. In
rescuing them. W. b. Shelters. August
Bertram and George Blake lost their foot
ing and were washed over into the creek
The fire alarm was sounded for more help.
After building another large raft and let
ting it out by ropes the men were finally
ed in swimming to trees and held onto the
| limbs until rescued.
Never has so terrible a flood been known
in the county. Several houses along the
| creek were flooded and W. Z. Giermann
and family were compelled to move out.
The entire Missouri and Nishna bottoms
! were under water. Nearly all the bridges
| in the county are washed out, and the
damage cannot be estimated.
OREGON. MO-. July 7.-(Special) Heavy
rains in the northern part Of the county
| have done thousands of dollars worth of
damage, running crops, washing away
bridges, live stock and railroad tracks
| Trains on the branch line were abandoned
to-day
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
A VAGUE WEST VIRGINIA TALE.
Boarding House Said to Have Burned
and All Its Occupants to Have
Perfshed.

SISTERvILLE. W. VA, July IA re-
port was received late this evening to the
effect that a terrible holocaust had oc-
Cured at whiskey Run, the new oil field
in Ritchie county. which has been attract
ing so much attention lately. The story Is
to the effect that a boarding house which
was located near we'll had caught fire
early in the morning from an explosion OF
gas. and that, before the people sleeping
In 1t could be released, 1t was Impossible
for them to get out. as the building was
literally a mass of flames. The news re-
ceiyed is very meager, and aside from the
fact that there was a fire and number
of people burned there Is nothing. The two
children of the person running the board
ing house and two men who had just come
to the field and whose names were not
known, persisted in the flames. and another
person who stopped at the house is miss
Ing. The name Of the boarding house pro. pro-
house. all contents and the well and a
large tank of oil are all destroyed.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08

Americans with the military honors due
to his rank and courage.
Owing to the loss of the Spanish fleet un-
der Admiral Cervera the theaters there
have suspended their performances. The
disaster has caused profound impression,
but the Spaniards pronounce themselves
ready to continue the fighting and to de-
fend their country inch by inch against the
invader.
Complete order prevails in Havana and
the patriotic Spaniards who are supporting
Captain General Blarco announce that they
are ready TO die before they will capitu-
late.