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this vote shall be diminished to num-
Der less than 200 votes that the county
shall be added to the next Representa-
tive district east Of 1t. Seven counties
which have previously had Represen-
tatiVe each have been consolidated into
four districts. The new districts are
Gray and Haskell, Seward and Meade,
Stevens and Morton, Grant and Stanton.
Morton has never had the requisite pop
ulatiOn to entitle it to member but it
has been represented by delegate, who
had little or no power.
The annual Kansas funniest will be
held at Topeka October /, and g. This
includes all Of the local Turner societies
in the State, and will bring together
hundreds of the best physically devel-
oped young men and women in the State.
This training is given under the direc-
tion Of specially schOOled instructors.
The State meeting will include COmpe-
tition for prizes in the various classes
Of work done.
In an old tumble down building in To-
peka last week the police captured an
illicit still. A man by the name of
Rainey was using carmel, glycerine, al
cohOl and water and making therefrom a
beverage which could properly be termed
''undertakers' delight" It was so bad
that capital punishment ought to be pre-
scribed as a penalty for making it, as
no living man could drink any quantity
Of it and exist.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal has
given out general summary of the re-
ports of the 364 State and private banks
of the State. These banks had $l0,-
S35,915 on hand July IA compared with
S8,169,879 last year. The deposits amount
to 1884 ,956 compared with $17, ,484, ,O57.
The resources increased during the year
from $27,29O,0 to 31,O7O,377. These
figures don't seem to indicate that the
POpulists are running the State very fast.
In 1883 Republican investigating
committee reported that the manner of
disposing Of the penitentiary coal out
put adopted by the Republican manage
ment was "far from being in the in
terest Of the State" Coal contracts were
made without advertising for bids. Three
contracts were made with one man with
out giving any one else chance to COM
pete. The operations, this Republican
report says, were unfair and unjust to
the legitimate coal operators Of the State,
who are required to produce coal by
means Of honest free labor"
After the Twenty-first Kansas was or
dered to muster out, review of the
troops at it's camp occurred. Secretary
Alger was present and the dispatches say
that he was so much pleased with the
appearance of the Kansas regiment that
he countermanded the order, but as the
regiment is now on its way home an
other change was evidently made. A
very large percentage of the boys in the
egiment wanted to come home after
there was no prospect for fighting, and
the action of Secretary Alger is reported
to have caused. a great deal Of bad feel
ing. In this connection it is not out of
order to say that changing orders re-
peatedly with reference to the recruiting
and movements of Kansas troops seems
to have been the rule all of the time.
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The spooks and goblins that delight

To fill with terror all the night;
That stalk abroad in hideous dreams
With which dyspepsla's fancy teens,
Will never trouble with their ills
The man who trusts to Pierce's Pills.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets vegetable
harmless, painless, sure! Constipation
biliOusness, sick headache, indigestion;
all vanish with their use.
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Where lncompetency Rests.
CONTINUED from page ~

NNOHlllueu AIOH page H.
up to heaven and to the papers because
OF the poor quality or insufficient supply
OF the food; here you whack the com
missaries back Of the ear. Camp and
field supplies have passed through the
hands Of the assistant Quartermasters,
and we have all heard how sometimes
they have not always passed to the pri-
vate soldier.
II is saying too much to accuse Pres
ident Mckinley and Secretary Of War
Alger Of being worse than everybody else
in this work. Bryan as President and
Fitzhugh Lee as Secretary of War would
not have allowed any of these scandals,
and they would have seen TO better
campaign in Santiago than Shafter
made, but they are exceptional men.
Under Cleveland or Benjamin Harrison,
or under any Of the candidates that came
before the Republican national cOnven-
tiOn in 1896 and good many Of those
presented to the Chicago Democrat con-
ventiOn, there would have been evidences
of this same incompetency. This same
shame-as instanCed Of Mckinley by a
Republican jOurnal-would have been
true:
mot only has the shame felt by the
administration for its own acts resulted
in preventing the access OF outsiders TO
the files of the appointment room
which would tell here and there a story
OF patronage from start to flnish--but
not uncommOnly the files would contain
nothing to show who recommended any
of these persons to office. One of the
favorite tricks of the politicians this
summer has been to visit the President
personally hold an oral conference con-
cerning a desired appointment, and re-
Ceive little card, signed with the Pres
ident's initials, and containing simple
order to the Adjutant General to include
in his next batch of names that OF John
Smith or William Jones for such-and-
such position. That becomes the only
written record in the case; and, though
the searcher may know from other and
incOntrOvertible sources that one man
was appointed to plaCate a Senator and
another to buy vote in the House, there
is nothing OF a documentary character on
Ale to sustain statement IL made"
But under direct legislation-the ini-
tiative and referendum, imperative man
date and effective voting or proportional
representatiOn-we might have had a
much weaker man than Mckinley with
much better war record. This polit-
ical pressure would be impossible There
would be every incentive for noble pub
lie service, and absolutely none for the
present miserable wire-pulling. The
same system that has tainted Mckinley
holds when there Is no war; you see It
even in county and ward politics. Re-
move the incentive and you remove the
evil thing itself. II you don't under
stand how direct legislation will do this,
1t is because you have not been reading
the Advocate and News; IL you want to
know, your correspondence is solicited
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Constipation can be cured easily and
certainly by the use Of DR.. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets. They are perfectly simple
perfectly SAFE They are not at all viO-
lent in their action, and yet they are
more certain than many medicines which
are so strong that they put the system
all out Of order. The great advantage
Of the pleasant Pellets" is that they
cure permanently. You don't have to
keep on taking them. You don't acquire
pellet habit" as In using other pills.
Take them regularly for a while, and
you are cured permanently. After that
take them only when you find yourself
suffering from Indigestion. There are
many medicines offered for the same pur-
pose on which druggists make bigger
profit. For this reason some druggists
would rather sell the other things. II
your own health is OF more Importance
to you than the druggists prosperity,
you will insist on having what you ask
for.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-19
BADLY MANGLHD BODY
AN UNKNOWN MAN KILLED ny THE
CARS NEAR RoNNER's POINT.
The Head Crushed Bcsond Recorni-
uon-No One Found Who Knows
Anything About the Accident.

An unknown man, probably % years OF
age clad in the clothes OF workman, and
MS mead ripped open, was found between
the rails OF Galveston, Houston and
HENDERSON side track last night about 800
ieet from Bonner's Point. The discovery
was made by NJ. +. Walters. one OF Nc
Canes watchmen, between 10 and IL
O'Clock. Walters Immediately notified the
ponce headquarters and Justice of the
Peace Fitze was called. Nothing was
round on the dead mans person to reveal
ms identity. The justice secured a small
bunch of keys and several unused GAL
weston, La Porte and Houston envelopes
Inc body was taken to Ross x Wrght's.
Waterman W3lters patrols beat en-
tending from the Bay Shores freight de-
pot 10 the banks of the bayou and by
eircuitous route leads back TO the freight
nouSe. 1t takes an hour for him to make
ms ROUNDS and in doing SO he crosses the
Galveston, Houston and Henderson tracks
at roadway usedsby teams in reaching the
mills In that vicinity. Just before he left
the La Porte building he noticed an Inter-
national and Great Northern switch en-
CINE in the yards taking a string" of
cars from the siding. When Walters
crossed the tracks on his return trip In the
darkness he stumbled over the corpse
The body had evidently been dragged for
some distance. as 1t was almost nude and
the skin bore traces Of having come In con-
tact with the ear wheels As the body was
being dragged the head was thrown on the
rail and crushed by wheel
Justice Fltze will continue the inquest
this morning.
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First race, ono-hHlt milc--Bulgarian. Miss
Meade, Bob Hasa, Judge Rankin, Fox Chase
100, Rcd Pirate, BE True Dick Collins, Tho
Kentucsan. no.
Second race. seven-eghths OF mile--Tcr-
vor, Aleol, iat; hrandywine li9; T. A Grey
~; High Jinks, Opaque. lilo. Tom Collins,
100.
Third race. one-halt mie-Plratn Judge
Hard Not, Rcd Admiral, Orchard, Laurentian
Cambrian, lobe, los: Cathie Fiaalc TO-
Fourth race, Tennessee derby, ono aud one
Lichcr Karl and WILSON, Sohorr ontry, H.
Firth race, four mud n half furlonps--Sca
Lion, liz; Pearl Barnes, The Gceser, ion; Co
lettc, loiS Annihilator, 100; Ollie s., %: by
ala, Treeret ~.
sixth rnce. soven-elGhths mile Charley
Chris,y. li2; Bling Ringer 10: Nimrod. l0S;
Linda los; Tim Flood, iot; Rob Roy II wei
soy. 20 Sedan silva as Stella Ii. Prptus,
&c; Domsc, onlnoor, "a; Miss Florida, 81.
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THE LONE STARS LATEST.
The housto9f Agency to Be Closed
on April 80.
THERE IS NO EXPLANATION GIVEN.
beiieved TINT the Company IL Grace
fuily Withdrawing from the
Trade--Aftcr the pee Gee.

The present indications are that the r,ono
Star Steamship company is arranging d
go out of business, at least, for the time
being According to General Agent Ripley,s
last declaration sailings we're 10 be sus-
pended until Saturday last, when ths
schedule was to be republshed III. di,,,a
matte matte crisis has hung fire at Washington
longer than the company ever anticipated,
mnicn may be assigned MS one reason for
i's ,aliure to give subsequent notice.
Inc Houston agency. conducted by l..
closed after April go
no explanation Is given for this action.
out the prevailing opinion in railroad cir
cies Is that the company is gracefully with
craving from the New ork-Galveston
, uaue, anu VIII have no occasion to reopen
iate Of the Fort Worth agency. General
Agent Ripley being yet in the East.
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A VERY HEAVY RAIN.
ported as Rising Fnst-Gcneral
Delay of Crops.

Hearne, Robertson County Texas, April
ia very hard rain commenced falling
last night at 7;$0 aul continued all night
and part OF this morning. All the streams
and the Bra2os river are reported rising
very fast. This rain will iniure the crops
greatly II is feared. The planters say they
are having hard time getting stand of
cotton. and Will be delayed several days
now on account Of this heavy downpour.
Bryan. Brazos County. Texas, april 49,
THIS section was visited by another heavy
rain last night. The cool weather and
heavy rains Of the past two weeks will
cause more than half the farmers in the
county to have TO plant their cotton over.
Gotten men are all agreed that the out
look for a cotton crop in this county Is
the sorriest for the time of year in long
time
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Another Electrical y,e,ory

The blow Sunday night was a stiff one.
seriously interfering with railroad traffic.
The Santa Fe delayed in sending their
nlght train out of Dallas. which put ii
INTO Houston about five hours late. Other
roads abandoned trains or ran them late
The Houston and Texas Central was one
OIL the Texas lines that did not vary from
Its published schedule. Four stock trains
LETT Houston on twenty-eight mile sohed-
.ule, and made the time all over the road
The night passenger, southbound, left Dial
las with the wind blowing a gale and rain
coming down in torrents. the electric head
night throwing glare into the darkness
that gave the engineer courage and the
train crew confidence. 1t was the electric
headlight that permitted fast time to be
Hafe and enabled the train to come to
Houston on time. Engines pulling stock
trains were likewise equipped.
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thought he had thcna, but they cost o5shins
and he more than ntoncd by HIS hittiug; he
should have hau them though, for they might
have been exceedingly costly,
Ladies viii be charged only for the grand
stand today. n
Reynolds played q nnc game at shortstop
and took everything In hls line
The management has arranged to give the
patrons OF the same the latest war news.
Reed was Mt the PARK with his face tied
up tor neuralgia, he viii not be able to play
TOR some days.
Manager Bailey viii put band on a
street car tomorrow, which Will make trips
around the city belt.
Kcefe stepped In a hole at San Antonio and
wronchcd his ankle. He Will be out OF the
game for perhaps n week.
= Latham made a long. running catch OF
Chamheriains fly 10 short centcr that was
all rights he went through couple OF ponds
and over the mud like a stake horse IN a
selling race. q *e
That fatal lack OF coaching was very APP
parent In. the third when Badger aud Kcm-
mery got doubled up at second. both of ,ncn
decided TO run. Badger trying TO make tn,rd
and going out, kemtner goins back TO nrst
and gaining nothing by the out VA
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HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Members Anxious To Procure Ameri-
Cnn Quinn CnmsmInr Rcnnrfs

can Cuban Consular Reports.
London, April 1s-The house OF COM
mons resumed its sessions today after the
Easter recess.
MIR. James Lowther conservative for the
Isle OF Thanet, division Of Kent, asked the
government whether. in view of the ap-
parent immnenco of war between the two
countries with which we are on the most
friendly terms, it was not the intention
of the government Ito Immediately notify
all British subjects of the necessity for the
observance OF strict neutralityY''
Mr. Balfour, the government leader and
acting secretary of state for foreign af
fairs, in reply said he saw no reason to
derart from the universal practice of
awaiting an outbreak of hostilities.
Edward j. Morton QiberaD asked II
her nlajestys government could procure
through the United States embassy for
the use of the members OF parliament
copies of the consular reports from Cuba
presented to the congress of the United
States.
Mr.. Balfour, in reply. said he was not
aware that there was any machinery to
carry out such an unusual demand but
added that the government would be glad
10 consider H.
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Developing the Fruit business.

L. ID. Voak, superintendent of the Am
erioan Refrigerator Transit company, with
headquarters in st. Louis. spent yesterday
in Houston, in company with Edward Sells.
the company's Texas agent, looking into
the fruit and vegetable situation. The
company is doing great work in the de-
velopment of the fruit business from
Houston's territory. their special cars, pre-
viously mentioned in The Post, having been
built for that purpose. MIR. Sells has an
assistant in the person of Mr.. Harry Wood,
fruit grower, who some years ago. made
a study of the science in California Mr..
Wood has also travelled extensively in this
country and on the continent. He will
have an office in the city apartments OF
the International and Great Northern.
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SHORT LOCAL NOTES.

Deputy Sheriff Macs arrested colored man
namsd Jesse cook on the charge of insanity
for which he will have hearing beior' the
county court tomorrow. Cook was laDrring
under the halluoinatlon that he had bought
~, Mr. W j. Frederick's store at 800 san
Ta,,na street.. nnd was attempting 10 take
forcibs possession with an axe. when the
officer was summoned
Constable yoss returned yesterday morning
IN SartaftIa with William Long, the heslo
charged with an assault 70 mnraer - ~
Bfewer there Saturday night.
sssrhs nolice Yesterday received postal card
fran, Hot springs, Ark, asking for the where.
Shnu,s Of Or. Jankosky There IS ioIlune
vaiting for him, the card resu- Inc aoV'''
q not 10 be found In Houston.
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RESPONSIBLE For TWELVE RUNS.
Nine OF Them by Homcrs ana Three
Others ON a Couple OF
7 Singles.
They Play Today.
Fort Worth Mt Houston.
Dallas ut Austin,
San Antonio at Galveston.

The ground was very sloppy and tho duff
faloes were crippled by Reed and Keefe being
out OF the game. but the Bufraioes should
have made decidedly bcttar showing than
they did; Morgan was hit ofSn and safe and
at times when hits were nsoded Houston
ieldcd passnbly well as individuals, but evil
IDENTIFY doesn't understand more than the
rudimeuts Of playing as a toani~-that was the
ing as individuals, no matter how good each
is. And as for running bases. they don't
seem to have achieved the art,
On the other hand the Pnnthcrs were full
of ginger from the start playing together
like antomatoms as n r0ie. They made no
laundering breaks In running bases and hit
Morgan right along until he finally left the
box because OF errors behind him: but In
reality he lost his game.
So far as individual playing Is concerned.
Kemmer took the laurcls of the game. lio
made three home runs. every one of which
brought In two men ahead of him. then he
singled twice. the first time scoring one man
aud the next single he batted In two men;
thus he was responsible for twelve out OF the
sixteen runs made in the game. The whole
baseball part of the town is talking about II
praise that can be sud of hiG--siN tines UP,
three home runs, two singles ana he hit the
bah the other time
To put it in a nutshell, kcn,mer won the
game for Houston
For Houston the notable plays were horne
runs by kcmmer, which resulted in nine
runs, good throw in by Bowman. which
perverted u run. A good stop and throw by
Spencer and McKenzies catch in the eighth,
which WIS of very sensational order
Seipy also made couple of good catches
Fort Wcrth's shortstop. Reynolds, was tho
star of the Panther aggregation: In fact, their
whole nfeld is exceedingly fair and the men
work together. LathanSs running catch and
"A double play were also good.
Hodge went IN In the seventh after one
man was out and four runs had been scored
he was not touched for even scratch SIN
gle, and not was made though he
gave his first man haSp halls
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Tcxns Rnilroud CIph.

San Antonio, Texas, April 1s.-The an
nual meeting of the Texas Railroad club
was commenced here this afternoon. Presi-
dent Grant and about fifty of the members
are present. Several new members were
received and several papers of interest
were read, There will be a business ses-
sion tomorrow morning. In the afternoon
the delegates will be taken for ride about
the city and the missions and at nieht
there will be a banquet under the auspices
of the Railway Mems Aid society.
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Rates $3.50 aud $500 per day.
JAS. LAWLOR, Prop.

M. Briggs, Kansas City; S. T. Pearson
wife. Weimar: f. A. Gomez. Richmond:
Miller. Houston; NJ. NJ Mcfarland Dali
W. J. Garter, Camden; W. w. Pagan,
|rtas City; George G.. OBrien and vic,
prmtnt, 0. II. Hampton, st. Louis. Edw.
fnelley. Houston; A. g. Fellett. Velasco;
nJ H. Haskins, .RhoGtix: Miss l,usk
Iskins Phoenix Guy NJ Bryan. Quintana;
ssFrancis Bryan and son, Quintana; Judge
l. Prather, Waco; James Beaumont,
ftnriai CROUCH ochs, Davenport, Iowa; Ia.
urhs, Davenport Iowa; Dave Heiden-
|afr Galveston; p. H. Lansey. San An
llo' e. 0. Phillips, New York; P. A. Fitz-
20, Waco; +, Calbeck and wife, st. Louis;
4 shobers, Brentwood, Texas; rheo.
~ Galveston w. A. Baillr, New Oh
"; James r. Cravens, Dallas; Miss Flor
3 Everett, Cleveland, Ohio: Sam Park
ieo Randolph Natih, New York; Mrs. c.
sandelbark, GAINESVILLE, Ohio; Miss DAISY
loenpark, GAINESVILLE, Ohio; G.. G. Ellis,
E[snia; Leigh Ellis, Sartartia; II. G.
PPs el Grand Rapids; F. j. Dodge. Kan
wv, John r. Loasem, Kansas City; C..
Y, houston; II. Fl. Halliday, Detroit:
w a. Helen, Corsicuna: j. A. Morris,
antonio, p. l.. Carey, Houston; +. |.
M " C9cago; II. G. Edmonds, Chicago; a.
westbfook and wife, Ennis; 10 Haswoll,
weston; ~ Marshall, Galveston; Frank w.
~ III Pasoi R. ]. Mansfield. Dallas.
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Delivered Tonorro,y.

Five minutes past noon tomorrow the
Fort Worth and Denver City will deliver
10 the Santa Fee system what is called
the Panhandle branch. extending from
Panhandle City TO Washburn, Texas, six
teen miles distance. This piece of track
was recently purchased by the Santa l'e
system, and is a preliminary step to ex-
tensions the road contemplates making,
which will prove valuable IN the trade from
the Northwest TO the gulf. The Santa Fo
will then have a short line to Galveston.
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FIR ST-CI..se.

= B. Cunningham, Sugarland; X. \.
Stian Trinity; D. V. Martin, Sol Kriegs-
n, Chicago; Jas, a. Rodgers, Peoria; II.
ll, st. Louis; w. p. Wade, j. G.. Lyons,
| r. Luckett, New York; II. NJ. Kelley,
Gkurg; chas. Feeoheimer. j. b. Malby,
/. Artbe, l.. l.. Mitchell, New York; Mrs.
!. Q. A. Taft. city; J.. j. Morrow, w. v.
kusy Dallas; Jos. II. Gornsey, Kansas
i; S, E.. Emanuel, Waco; Sid S. Whitmer.
kHington, H.. T. h. Lee, Rochester; j..
Rockwell Sherman; Thos Young, Mobile;
Roberts, Austin; c. c. Everett. Richmond;
D. Roberts, Philadelphia; D. y. Chilo.
hlip, Iowa; S. w. Godbold, Dallas.
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Cincinnati ohio, April Newport rhces:
Nine-siyteenths of milo--MeCinren, Red
Wickes. Minch. Time 90. in
Mile and fifty yarda--Vonncssa, Fossecuro.
Sligo. Time l:45t..
Six furlonFs. scllmE--Cooil, Judge Baker.
Rockwell Time tlh.
Four fmlones Dolly Regent. Nancy zits.
Pat Garrett Time igia.
Mile-KrIs Kringic, Eyaline, Kinney. Time
Ilih.
:, SIX furlonss--cyclone, Carrie Lyle, Mtddlcr.
Time ISIS.
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THE DEATH ROLL.

Sid westheimer will arrive from Hal,
,oms n station ON the International ana
craat Nortbern. this morning, accompany,
Ing the remains OF Ed Reiehelt, VINO al es,
there yesterday Deceased was a sec.ioa
foreman on the lpiernationh anu va.
CITY. Iuterment will take place here today
John A. Kiesling. aged Sc years; aiea
yesterday at 8: rs p. m. Deceased nad peen
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AuAtlm Ia. nniIna- d.

Auftin. Texas. April ls.--1he senators out
played the visitors here today at every stage
OF the game. Malcneys pitching was good.
Nc allowing the visitors only eight h,ts. In
the eighth he ran from tho box and caught
Meruec mapping Mt nrst The fielding OF
knau, Weber and Dunn was good. The
grounds are still muddy.
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Notes nnd PersOnnIs.

General Manager Hill of the Galveston,
Houston and Henderson was here yester-
dsS.
Acting General Passenger Agent NC
Clure of the Galveston. Houston and Hen
derson is here for the celebration.
John r. Loosen, purchasing and supply
agent, and Special Officer Dodge OF the
Wells Fargo and company's express were
here yesterday from Kansas City