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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-03
mKANE no BE LEFT IN PEACE.

Convicted Ballot fi0x WORKER viii
Not lie Further ProsecuHen.
New York. December 2.--Jonn T. NC
Kane, former principal ruler OF GraHesena'
has been relieved of any further account
ability to the law for the offenses when
Il is alleged he committed during the last
few walks of 1898 and for one Of which he
was tried convicted and sentenced to state
prison for six years. ,o,,,a
In all there we're seven indictments FOUND
aoainst McKane. and The other SIX nave
been hanging ovtr him ever since;
Judge William Graynor mas Nsneu az
order disp,issing these indlctiness,as. i .a
did 20 at the request of Edward NJ. shepard.
former deputy attorney general, VINO .oos
a very active part in tho prosecutor ~
Nick anne
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"a En,erta,n Chancellor BIakr.

Fort Worth. Texas. December THE
Knights OF Pythias orders OF this city WIN
entertain Grand Chancellor Blake OF cuero.
supreme Representative La Hache OF sher-.
man and Grand Keeper OF Records ana
seals Henry Miller OF WeatheFford on
Friday night OF the present week. Inc
manner OF entertainment will be grani
banquet. at which suitable addresses VIII
form part Of the programme Inese
S,ate officers come here for the purpose OF
discussing secret work OF the order and
other matters OF moment to the members.
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Residence pnmneed.

Drtoksanre. Texas. December 2'~-Ahout
2 o'clock ths afternoon the two-stofy resi-
dence of Or. II. @. cunningham took fire
from the stove, burning a mole through the
noor In the upper part of the building dur
lpg the absence Of Mrs. Cunningham, who
,yss attending 10 ihea domestic duties, The
damage to the building aud furniture VIII
amount TO $500. 1t IA insured. but do not
know the amount. Prompt and heroic ef-
for. on the part Of the citizens saved tho
building
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Cuero Cuttings.

Cuero, Texas. December 2.--Tae De Wltt
county officers have been rustDine for the
past few days fixing tnfir annual reports
under the new fee bill. All have filed them
and only one owed the cslnty any excess'
The Oh. ers are all the way from S15uO 10
$50 below the max rnura q s2oO0a
The commissioners court meets on the
9th instant 10 make arfansenents lof the
pIrchage OF o farm Tar the poor 1t is a
new venture fer this county. but the pail
par list has grown 10 such proportions loat
some change is necessary.
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ru1,nfu 1MpRoNEMMNr.

The Catholic church in this csty as 10 DC
enlarged and tho members OF the eonsre-
Cation are joining AT this time with fatA.e'
pridal in arranging for the Improvement
desired.
ST. Marys church has for long time
been too small The congregation Is nov
quite large and the small editioe is not o.
sufrioicirt capacity to accommodate az WY
attend worship. An extension Of the pnlih
luz has been in prospect bor some uple,
but The congregation has never ye'
thought the time oppoitGne for tne eA'
uenge II hes, however been deeidea ina
a IL 10 he done at once, and Father fflia
is receiving the contributions OF all ~hf
cnre to assist. 1t Is desired 10 convert th'
building into the form of q cross ana tners
WIN be an addition IT each side Oh iiooi
SPACE. T'hr, building VIII DO lensthet'cn
end is seating capacity doubled. The choh
gallery will remain ns 1t 49,, pht 'hcte
occ,ipying pews In that seconh-stoiy par
al the building viii have the opaoh OF
changing to the new part OF the cnurlh
IL win be a valuable Improvement 70 IN,
church, and 1T completion VII be awd'tse
anxioueyly by all OF the members OF the
congregation. Some money has nlrei1y
been subscribed for the work, but thHfe 70
ye,t a large amount TO be raised. II Is ex'
peoted that the merchants Of BrenhAm WI
asa.st materially in raising The requisite
orunuuf
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cald,veiI Items.

Caldwell. Texas. December l.--Yesterday
evening Mr.. w. e. Gilley and Miss Mary
Goodman were united In marriage. Rev.
w. S. Lackey officiating.
DR.. J. w. Matthews and wife ieft yes
terday for Houston to attend the session
Of the Methodist conference
District court adjourned lat night. In
the case OF Dan Glover. charged with muir
der. d:fendant was given fifteen years IN
the penitentiary.
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neeyilIe Reyiy.l cIesed

Beeyiile. Texas, December 2.---lcyangslist
George Van Pelt closed the revival meetlng
which be has been conducting at the
Christian church IN this city for the past
two weeks last might The Indictment
weather has interfersh With the meeting a
greet deal. but 1t has nevertheless been q
very successful one. Quite a number have
been received into The church and The re-
iigions tone Of the community greatly benss
sfted
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NO WINTER EyoLuTsOAs
North Atlantic Squadron Is to BE
Divided ut Once.

Divided ut Once.
Especial Dispatch to The Posto
Washington. December 2-There VIII
be no winter evolutions of the North At
lantc squadron. AS soon as it is possible
to do so. all the men-of-war viii be as
sembled at Hampton Roads, where they
VIII be divided irto squadrons for duty on
such stations as may be established. IL is
the general understanding in naval circles
that a gulf squadron will no formed. The
European squadron will be established
ans three ships will be assigned TO duty IN
South Atlantic waters. Some time viii
elapse. however, before the squadrons are
formed and the authorities decide what
duty will be given to Admiral Schiey.
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me interest OF TIE Knights OF Pyshias or
rer. returned homie yesterday, but Win
leave sgain lii a few days 20 continue his
work.
MIS- VIZ. Hall OF Meanwhile is visiting
friends In the city,
Ed T. johnson OF New Orleans. George
NJ. Settle Of New York. II, Ssmuels OF Pitts
burg, Penn, j. N. lsighsfoo, of st. Louis,
knights OF the grip were here yesterday.
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u,rdip County's Vote.

Kountze Texas. December i.-sayefs for
governor received ZOE votes In this county
(IIardin) and Gibbs only 27--exactiy q to =.
Ana in this. the Thirty sixth representative
district. composed OF the counties e Jeno .s
son, Sayers recetved 5OS3 votes and Gibbs
liza. How many representative DISTRICTS -
the State can beat this
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BRENNAN nupGEr.
Colonel Moore Favorwhly lmprcsucd
with the NntlrONd Prospect.

Colonel Moore FavOrWhIy Impressed
with the NntlrONd Prospect.
Brenhani. Texas. December 2-coloncl w.
J. Moore. the BRACES valley planter who
has been in the city several DAYS discuss
Ing railroad project, returned today "a
his homo In Bryan. before leaving he said
to the correspondent Of The Post: II an,
iavorably Impressed with what the Brsn-
ham business men say, and am now re-
turning hcme to sec the planters who are
Interested In n road up the Braxcs allev'
Senator Stone and others will arrange fol-
il meeting here during the next ten days
and expect 10 return with some OF thu
planters who are Interested In the move.
ment and we Will try to hArmonlse nj
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San Angelo. Texas. December l'--'7sn AN
goyo Ii fast becoming an ideal place 70 vis-
itors. prospectors and health seekers
Jackson g. Richardson Yesterday received
! consignment Of wool. from e 9. Ander-
son, Colorado CNy, the lot romiag IRON u.
depend eace. $50 miles west Of hsrs. oe2ee1
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nov IxiiIed ~ n Inlasn.

paris. Texas. December 2. Dlais Ac1ees
!. fu,l blood choctaw. shot and killed Wills
stockton. ! l6-year old white boy. twelve
,na,es west OF Tuscahona. He WAS drunk
and rcing along the road. ".
stockton and other bcyr xyeQ him.
arfadh enraged the INDIAN. who puzzled q
pistol AMI Aired several shots
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-03
L.arxe Acrrage Dol Wheat.

Fort Worth, Texas. December Ia
much larger acreage Of wheat ana oats
was sown in Parker county this year taan
,est season. The recent heavy rains In Lnat
county and also In Tarrant have done erops
a world Of good. and everything 10 NO" ~
promising condition.
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Presbyterian church has juss returned from
Arkansas, where he has been for several
weeks conducting meetings He had over
100 conversions IN his meetings.
Gcorgetown has received nearly 1900
bales Of cotton 'this season.
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tho Pecos, and amounting to 195 bags.
twnlye wagons made into six trims.
The ,.aicdenian bril- took place here last
night number OF visitors from other
points attending. sN&
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N.,,ou.l pnnIss Consolidated.

cleburne, Texas December 1.-The First
National bank and the Cleburne National
bank today consolidated, both going ints
the Cleburne National.
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Rockdale, Texas. December 1,--tieorss
castleborry's cotton gin, seven miles south
east OF Rockdalc. burned YESTERDAY atsr-
neon; loss 5000; insrred TOR $1,000 in The
Phoenix Of London.
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BUSINESS MATTERS.
crirnen Count, Assignment.

Navagota, Texas December 2.--Charles
Hawkine who did a general merchandise
and liquor business at Courtney. Grimes
county, and wslo assigned Monday. named
f. NJ. Reedcr assignee.
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T SAMUEL STONE.

pied. at Sealy, Texas, December 1, at
1880 O'Clock n M. Mr. Samuel Stone, aEed
81 years. weeks and days.
Thu deceased was for many Years 4
resident OF Washington county. He was
born In Mecklenburg county. virginia, but
has been a resident OF this State Tor forty
Years. He was we'll known 10 the people
of this county, where he resided so long.
and is we'll liked by all. He was good
man, and those who knew HIM Will re-
sret to learn OF his demise, Or, w. A,
+ loclxcst was called to his bedside Thursday,
but reached there only in time to be with
him at his DEATH
The remains wene brought to Brcnham NJ
noon today On the Santa Fe. The funeral
took place nj 2;S0 o'clock today from the
Baptist church. OF which denomination the
deceased was Il consistent menibtrs Rev
sanders of Sealy ofSiciatinss
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-08

DR.. Mary Putnam Jacob, in her re.
cent lecture on "The Problem of Phys.
ical Exercise For Women" delivered
before the department of pedagogy OF
the Brooklyn institute, said: what
ID 80 poetical in poetry about the ivory
whiteness Of the skin and the slowness
and languor insisted upon by the old
poets and novelists is really most IN
Economically associated with indiges-
ton. 1t is one of the ironies of life that
women as they stand in literature and
nan are not at all the women that
we know. Every living animal requires
a certain amount Of exercise to keep in
health, the theoretical basis being the
fact that so large a part Of the animal
body is formed of muscular tissue,
which unused becomes weak, flabby
and inactive. Public opinion regarding
the necessity of exercise for women has
changed greatly since 100 years ago,
when q noted French author said it was
we'll for woine to be timid end coward
" and a little miserable all the time,
because if they were we'll and strong
they would be apt to be getting away
from home more than would be good
for them, and thay would lose their
characteristic femininity and charm.
"This idea Of the Frenchman is large
ly accountable for the fallacies that
still need REPUTATION in regard to the
necessity Of exercise. For sitting still
is one of the worst things a woman can
do. Women require a great deal OF
movement, activity and change. Be-
cause their muscles are smaller and
naturally weaker than those Of men it
does not follow that girls under %
should not have strong muscles"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-08
is IT COMING?
The Possibility OF a Summer Epi-
demio and q Few Words Of Warming.

Rumors of yellow fever have already
been reported at Key West and two
cases reached New York. The quarantine
authorities are exercising unusual care
to prevent the coming of cholera during
the forthcoming summer. 1t is hoped
these dreaded diseases will not visit US,
but even should they not. there has been
so much rain, and there Is so much poison
in the air and the water, that the greatest
care should b. taken to keep in perfect
health. Most summer diseases are dan
gerous n cannot easily be cured, but
nearly every one of them can be pre-
vented. But how? BY needing what the
highest known medical authorities em-
phatically state. Prof. Austin Flint, the
leading Professor in Bellevue College, in
writing on this subject says
THE judicious use of alcoholic stimu-
lants is one Of the striking characteristics
of ogres in the practice of medicine
during the last half century,"
The sentiment of the medical editors
throughout the country is in the same
direction, and DIR. +. E. Harper, editor of
the Western Medical Reporter of Chicago,
says: When an alcoholic stimulant is
be given. 1t is meeting with special favor
from physicians"
There are 10 higher authorities thar
those above named, Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey will absolutely prevent summer
diseases, impure Whiskey will not.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-08
Bnxinr at Harrison.

Jack Mcdonald of Newark ana hlu
Murphy of Cincinnati were on the biRs
to fight fifteen rounds Monday night be-
fore the Harrison Athletic Club. but u
10 foul tactics pursued by Mcdonald the
event wound up in a brawL.-Murphy dis
PLAYED the greater amount of skill and
cleverly avoided the most of McDonald's
lunges. until the latter becoming exas-
perated lost his head and roughed it,
wrestling whenever they came together.
McDonald's fierce PUSHES were met by
Murphy's uppercuts which caught the
Newarker fairly on the chin. every time
Mcdonald rushed. In third and fourth
Murphy saved himself by clever lodging
and foot work. Mcdonald lacked ginger
and had considerable superfious flesh
while the KID hadn't an ounce of fat
on him. McDonald's blows did not ven
color the flesh.
In the sixth round Mcdonald clinched.
throwing Murphy to the stage: Chuck
Connors. the referee, declined to give
Murphy the decision and Mcdonald de-
manded the money on the ground that
Murphy was afraid of him..
Murphy was given time to recuperate
and in the seventh round. after two or
three hard rushes, there was another
clinch, both men falling to the stage in
a wrestling match. They were separated
and in the next clinch Mcdonald punch
ed repeatedly, refusing to break away,
and in this manner the bout continued
until the ninth round. when the referee
who was none the less a parsonage than
Chuck Connors, stopped further hostili-
ties without a decision. although it was
plain Murphy had the best of it. and was
Justly entitled to the victory. The pre-
liminary bouts were the only redeeming
part of the show.
Red Connolly, of Wilkesbarre. got the
decision in a six-round bou with George
Ross. Of Newark
Charles Holcomb. of Washington, out
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-08
PRISONER TRIES TO ESCAPE
He Jumps Into the Hacken-
sack River and Surrenders
After Being Shot At.

HA
Eli Buret, an amateur Don Juan, who
was sentenced on March % to six months
in the penitentiary for shooting at the
wife of a saloonkeeper in West Hoboken
because she repulsed his advances, made
an attempt to escape this morning. Buret
and a number of other prisoners were
emptying the buckets into the Hacken-
sack River about eight O'Clock when
Buret determined to make a bold dash
for liberty. He jumped into the river and
struck out vigorously for the opposite
shore.
Keepers Meyer and Kobe ordered him
to come back. He paid no attention but
continued swimming TOWARD the swamps.
After he had one about rs yards one of
the keepers drew a bead on him with his
rifle and fired. The bullet struck the
water dangerously near to Buret's head.
That convinced Buret that it would be
safer to turn back and he did. A plank
was pushed out to him and with its as
sistance Buret got back to the shore. He
was placed in the 'tcooler" for punish
ment and will probably not make any
further attempt to escape.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-08
The Latest Freak.

Probably the most curious freak Of
fashion that New York society al
boast today is the custom its most pop
ular girls have taken up of wearing
boys shoes and boys gloves. No longer
is it the daintily shod and daintily
gloved miss. Paper soled boots, long
and thin and delicate, and fragile
hand wear that men are almost afraid
to touch, have quite gone out of vogue,
and in their place Except. of course.
for reception, afternoon tea and evening
wear) have come in heavy, stout boots
and thick, durable gloves that make
the maid of this spring a very different
kind of a creature.
And that these shoes and gloves are
genuinely boys articles, too, is a fact
not to be doubted. The fashionable
girls not only acknowledge it, but they
have been heard asking for these things
in shops. Even more incontrovertible
evidence (for some people not in the
swim are certain to believe that this
fashion cannot EXIST isfurnished in the
testimony of a very we'll known and
high class mems and women's bootmak
err, who told me the other day that this
spring he had placed a woman in his
boys department especially for the
girls who come daily to buy boys boots
New York Herald.
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Earning power Of a Book.

A royalty of two shillings a copy on a
book tina retails at six shillings a copy
could scarcely be afforded by any pub
Usher, no matter how large the editions,
but some of the royalties paid in England
not many. but a few-do not fall far
short of this dazzling and enviable per-
centage of s~thirty-three and a third OF
the retail price; Let US inquire on one
The author received $4,000 for Its use
serially in the United States, and about
the same sum for its use in an English
$500 in all. When it had run its course
through twelve numbers of the maya
zine it became his property again to pub
iish in a book. The book was published
ait six shillings a copy there, and here
at a dollar and a half a copy. Altogether
fully one hundred and fifty thousand
copies of it ~(probably more) have been
sold. and. assuming the royalty 10 be
addt to the previously mentioned 5000.
This gives us a total of S1,000-far more
than George Eliot received for her mas
terpiece or Disraeli in the heyday Of his
glory as the prodigy of politics and lit
STATURE for his, or Thackeray, the
supreme genius of English fiction, for
bis. Yet the earning power Of the book
lions are to appear, adding to the reve-
nue.. n royalties for serial use in far
off colonies. The Cape. Australia, New
zealand anu SdifAus, anu tue ilSnts U
translation are still to be ~reckoned, n
then the story is to be turned into a
play. which is not likely to bring the au-
thor less than $4,000. n may bring him
twice or thrice $4,000 more. This, of
course. is a very exceptional case. n
such a success is not often repeated. but
the successful practice of the art of the
novelist is in many Instances nowadays
as lucrative as the practice of law or
medicine orr painting. which II never was
before.-From Literary Life in London
by William III. Rideing. in North Amer
lean Review for June
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-08
AMATEURS ON THE DIAMOND.
Teams Formed and Ready to Play
Ball.

h Orioles would like to arrange games
with all teams averaging from fifteen to
sixteen years. They claim they are as
good as any team of that class, and are
willing to play for the honor, although
beaten, they have played teams out of
their class. All dates are now open, and
some good teams have a chance to prove
how good they are. Defenders, Anchors,
New Jersey Crusaders, Unions preferred.
Newark and Harrison can also have a
chanc to play. The battery is Wilbur
Young and Dave Price.
The Atlantic A. C. have organized with
these players for the seasons. Miller,
catcher; R. Sullivan. pitcher; G.. Finmely,
first base: D.. Martin, second base; l..
Finnely, short stop; w. Powers, third
base and captain; E. Sadler. centre field;
c. Gormley, right field. They would like
to hear from all teams averaging be-
tween fourteen and fifteen years of age,
Oxfords and Terrors preferred. Address
all challenges to w. Powers, No. SO Jack
SON avenue.
The Young Imperials defeated the
Cycles by a score of ID to 2. The play
ers are:-W. Whealen, left field; Peter
Riley, entire field; b. Hines, pitcher; G.
Behrens, third base; T. Jacques, f1rst
base; J. Dillon, right field; Frank Whea-
len, catcher: w. Shehan. shortstop. They
would like to hear from all teams twelve
and thirteen years of age. Address BEN
iamin Hines, No. ITO Morris street.
ida game between the Blue Bells
and st. Mary's Tub was won by the
former by a score of u to /. 1t lasted
only five innings. The players were
Blue Bells, White, Elsy. Campbell, Nc
Gee. Gaffney, Prayer, Heffernan, Mash
inske. Quinn; ST. Mary's, Geary, McCor-
mack, Bull, Ryan, Harmon. Clddy, Brown,
Twomey, Colahan.
The Dooley Giants A. c.. defeated the
Bridge A. C. by the score of ~ to II,
Sunday. The Dooleys deserve great cred
it for their victory, as the Bridges aver
age q wears. The Dooleys would like to
hear from any II or IS year old teams
Address D. A. Dooley, No. 246 Avenue D,
Bayonne.
Albert Stager, the catcher for the
Crescent team, would like to receive an
engagement in the Amateur League. Aa-
dress No. 2S4 Railroad avenue.
The Klondikes and st. Joseph basebalf
teams OF Gutenberg, crossed bats sunday
afternoon at the race track GROUNDS.
The Klondikes won by the score of 70 to
II.
The Clinton Baseball Club of West Ho-
boken. defeated the Jeromes Of Union Hill
by the score of 6 to 5, at the Secaucus
The baseball team of the Plymouth A.
C. OF Weehawken, crossed bats with the
Heboken Fries. The Plymouths played
excellent ball and defeated the Fries by
= = - IF tx IN &
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-08
She Acted as Arbitrator.

Miss Clara J. Fisher is said to be the
first woman ever chosen to act as arbi-
traitor in a labor dispute in this country
by a regularly constituted state board
Of arbitration. Miss Fisher was employ
ed as overseer for nine years with the
B. H. Spaulding company at Milford,
Mass. Two years ago she left them. but
when a strike broke out recently over
the question what number OF yards of
straw sewed should constitute the unit
Of payment Miss Fisher was chosen by
her former fellow employees as their
representative. Together with a man
chosen by the state board to represent
the Spaulding company she visited SIM
liar mills in the neighborhood, and in
two weeks the report was ready, which
furnished the basis of a satisfactory
agreement.-Boston Woman's Journal.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-08
ROBBERS CAUGHT IN THIS CITY.
Two Boys Confess That They Rob an
AlIendale House.

Phillip Beers, sixteen years old, of Pine
street. and Charles Moore, nineteen years
old. of No. 34 Bramhall avenue. were held
by Police Justice Nevin in the First
Criminal Court this morning to await the
arrival Of an officer from Allandale, N j.,
where they are wanted for robbing a
house. They were arrested yesterday by
Patrolman Sullivan of the Seventh street
station. who saw them trying to sell a
quantity of stuff on Henderson street and
had his suspicious aroused. They had
among other things a large quantity of
table linen and summer clothing. The
boys admit their guilt.