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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-17
SECOND EDlTION--6:OO am.
WORK OF RED CROSS.
ALGER ACKNOWLEDGES THE nEN-
EFITs Or TuE ORDER.
Government Was Totally Unprepar-
cd 90 Look After the Welfare
Of STICK soldiers.

Washington. October is.--The following
letter from tho surgeon general OF the army
WAS written to one in reply sent TO tho
president by u. A. Orr, vice chairman OF
the Red Cross relief committee;
Il have received copy OF your letter
Ami sent 1t to the president In reply
TO your question as to why The Intervention
OF the Rel Cross Rcllei society shoaii
longer hc needed ana why the government
does no, see to 1t thar its owa sick arc
provided for, would say.
Tho emergencies of the war made the
assistance az the relief association most
valuable Notwithstanding the fact that it
vide literally FOR the care OF the sicl, sol
1iers- But, as you know. vita ample
means and eooj intentions supplies can not
aways be provided az tbs proper place
Moreover at the Outset OF the war the
arrangements made for providing light
diet for the sick which hai proved satls-
factory In time or peace under the careful
management or experienced medical Off
GERS, were INADEQUATE under The conditions
which prevailed 10 our camps OF Instruction
and among The troops cagag0i Ia active
operations. For this reason the presence
OF Rod Gross agents with their abundant
supplies OF halicaclss for the sick has been
Of inoetimahic value.
But provision MAS made by "a general
orier published August 10, by which sar-
gcons In charge OF hospitals, general, dNi-
sion or rsgimental, are enabled 10 draw
provisions for each sick man IN the army In
lieu OF h'sTcgular ration, Up 90 Thai time
the comnItiiAt.on value OF ration WstA
)nly 80 oeats,
"The medsral department. does no. supply
foo, for the sick In its hospitals, Tbs 4
obtained from the Comnilssary departments
OF By purchase wherever II can be prs
cured | inoloso herewith list showing
tho articles which can be purchased from
tho comIiiss fM winch list, as you wlll
see includes canned soups, tsploea, crack
ers, jellies tea butter milk chickens and
egga freeh vegetables, etc, aud are pur-
chased wherever they can be bttiuad The
medical department furnishes few arti-
cles under the head OF hospital stures IN
Guiding condensed milk uugar aud tea. but
no other food supplies are furnished by the
medical department or can he properly
paisi for from he medical and hospital Rp-
propriatiop, or course, n the c0mmisSaTS
department fails to provide these suppl as
ana they can rot be purchasud In The vi
entity OF camp or hospital the difficulty
Of supplying proper food FOR the alek would
be very great and under such oireums 'nces
the supplles OF the relief aes0ctitious have
been most welcome, But the amount now
allowed by tho goyernmewl Is enough 10
provide al tho snitnhia ciet for in sick
and whom thcre IL any failure 10 provide
this is is failure In administration by
those Immediately IN charge and pot a
fdilurc of the government 10 provide the
necessary means.
t'NpH MIL lah ,tpftht WITH that
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YoAtSUM BUDGET.
Very Few Idle Men ia the Town,
xA-Iich NUM- uals l,rnxne rifY.

Very Few Idle Men la the TOwn,
which Evidences Prosperity.
Yoakum, Texas October l5.Nolb Allen.
the popullst from Galveston, addressed
an open sair meeting OF the citizens last
night. fairly good audience Was presenk
aud the speech was frequenlly applauded.
j. D. Palmer. who WAS accidentally shot
several days ago. is reported 10 be i'm
proving rapidly with good prospects Of
"A eedy recovery.
!. L. southwell is having the old post
office building repaired.
The naiatorirm has closed a6ter . second
successful sesgon.
Machlnisl Topi Nicholson is having . neat
home erected on Gonzales street.
Last Sundaya regular passenger train was
pus on tho Lockhart branch OF the San
AutcEtp aHi Arkansas raes instead Of the
mixed train.
As an evidence OF the prosperity OF yoa-
KUN there are very few idle people here
now The various new buildings In pro-
cegs OF erection, uhe compress, oil mill and
railroad shops give employment 70 slmosk
all laboring men.
Mesars. Anderson & Ryan have taken
charge OF the y. II. Stephenson grocery
business. purchased by them some time
since. sY
Fey. Evans. recently Of Alabama. NJ
been employed by the oxecuttvp board r
The Colorado Baptist associat&nn - u1Gk
sionary for this asaocjatten. ~ lahor3 II
begin y once, The efflto - ~ 01oo
y GOV aoceto0 AofA i sl>I & kS sS' 3 4 !. z
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cities of the Japanese empire. In tele-
graphy they have invented method of
telographing their own h.eroglyphics. and
so cheap is the system that IL may be used
instead of postal cards.
This Imperial university will compare
favorably with the greatest institutions
of learning in America, and the professors
embody the best training available in the
world. At reception and entertainment
given to me by the president and profess
sors OF The Imperial university In the
magnificent pavilion at their horticul-
tural garden, there were present graduates
of The University of Cambridge, Enelard,
of the University of strasburg. Germany.
OF the University of Berlin, of the Schef-
field Scientific school. of Yale, of Column
bia college. of the University of Michigan,
of Harvard and other institutions of like
rank. | was the ouly foreigner prese1t,
yet | found every one fluent in English.
President Kikuchi made In English peau-
tiful little speech of welcome, referring TO
the nsct that Japan had awaited herself OF
two of my books and expressing in the
name of all present the intense fren lily
feeling Of the Japanese for the United
States. for America and all things Amer
lean. BY the kindness and friendly offices
of this highly cultured gentleman | was
given opportunities into the intimate life
and thinking OF the japanese. This was
my particular study; in fact, devoted my
entire time 10 the study of Japanese So
GEOLOGY and psychology The results on the
long voyage back across the Pacific were
embodied in lecture. This fact was dis
covered by some of my friends when |
stopped at SIN Francisco Oh my way
home, and I was taken to visit the Leland
STAFFORD, Jr., university at Palo Alto
and the University of California al Berk
ley. and was made to deliver 10 university
audiences two lectures, which were the
subject OF much kind comment in the Cali
fornia press, and which have led my many
friends In Austin TO ask me soon to favor
local audience with the results Of my
studies, illustrated from tho large and
costly collection of things Japanese which
brought home with me-
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WEATHER AND CROPS.

Kaufman, Kaufman County. Texas, oc-
tober IA cold rain is falling today; too
much rain: cotton picking 10 stopps I'd; there
is a good deal in the field yet, but ie badls
injured.
Denton. Denton County, Texas, October
THE total cotton receipts al this place
10 date are 5s5S bales, which Is nearly half
Of the total receipts OF last year. aud Is
also $500 bales more than had been shipped
at this time last year. Cotton was very
much damaged by the heavy rain that fell
here Monday night the damage al some
places being estimated at one-thirl. much
OF the cotton being beaten off the stalk
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Omaha. Neb October 10 Mrs. Hattie
steele, wife Of wlaam " Steele. has at
tempted to commit suicide under tho most
distressing conditions ut Ter home in this
city tcr husband had called 10 arrange
fnal dGhumeris for their separation. While
they we're discussing the future OF the
,hlldterA Mrs Steele suddenly arose and IN
the presence of her husband and two iitue
logs paced a p4stol to her head and fired.
she was removed 10 a hospital aud the bull
let extracted, but the surgeons say there
II no hopo for her recovery
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st. Louis, October l6.--The tlity'seVen
Alabama negroes that were sent from ST.
Louis TO Springfield. H., TO replace the
union miners at Virden have refused 10 re-
main at virden, and are quartered In me
isil here They spent Sunday in preaching
and religious exhortaton and are mora
than anxious to get back TO Alabama
II ~ said thst while Mayor I1igenheim
might wish 10 send the blacks 10 Alana'n''
such acton would mako the city OF 81
Louis liable for damages TO me Ihlcsso-
ylrten Coal comuauy. who brought them
uorth AT helvy expenee. II seems now mat
they win be sebt back TO Illinois Nhere
Governor Tanner can make what disI osl-
ton he p.eases with them To SEND then
TO Alabama is not within the province 81
st. Louis authorities. who had no conhee-
ton with the trouble at Virden.
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ApnnnInr Trncher.

G1oesbeck. Texas, October i5.--Profrl
GLADDEN. OF our city has accepted an offer
from Arnecke. Dewitt oouaiy, TO lake
charge OF the school at that place and VIII
take his departure next Mnoday.
Prof. GLADDEN. during the past twelve
nscnr stay IN ooescecsk mas en- scared HIM
self TO the majority OF our best citizens a''
a polite and courteous Christian gentle
MN ard a very superior teacher Hi'
good wife Las given her attention to me
klustergarten. in which she seems not only
proficient. nut a labor Of love Tner re-
moved from Groesbeeck is very much re-
GREETED. The good wishes OF all will fol-
low them TO their new home.
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METEOROLOGICAL.

GAINES. -Kosse, Texas, October 15.---
Died, at the residence of his san in law, Il.
l.. Jones, in Kosse, at 1880 a. m. October
IA, a. G. S. Calmes Of Morgansiield, KY,
aged so years, Funeral services We're held
at the Methodist church at 0 80 a. Ill. Sat
urday. The remains were lad TO rest Ia
the city cemetery at 10:30, Immediately af-
ter the funeral services were over, Rev.
Simpson officiating. (Morganfield paper
please oopy.)
MOORE.-Sherman, Texas, October b.
JOHN II, Moore, aged "a years, who has
been in :. state OF INCONSISTENCIES since
Wednesday, suffering from congestion OF
the brasn. died at 1920 this morning. His
.eme.ns will be buried with those OF his
mother whose sudden death at his bedside
was announced yesterday, tomorrow after
noon. Deceased was an ex-Confederate
soldie.. sod member OF Mildred Lee camp
u. c. v. that body will participate IN the
funeral rites.
BAILEY. -Rockport, Texas, October 10.
Captsan c. +. Bailey died very suddenly
last night at 10 O'Clock at his residence,
Yesterday he was about the streets and
complained Mttle OF stiffless of the low
er limbs. He was subject 10 attacks OF
asthms, and WAS accustomed OF late TO
sleep in a chair. in which position he died,
Deceased was about GA years months OF
age snd had lived In this section for about
forty-flve years. He WAS a native of
Rhede Island, At old Washington on the
Biazos his early youth was spent coming
from that section 10 this when he was
quite a young man Captain Bailey was a
prominent Mason. He was collector OF cus-
toms for this district under Cleyelands
first administration. was once county clerk.
and at his death WAS county attorney OF
this county. He leaves a WIDOW and four
sons and five daughters, all married save
one son and two daughters. One son. l.. +.
Bailey. and one daughter. Mrs. NJ. L. Ma
quin. are resldects Of Houston. He was
buried this evening ct O'Clock in the
Masonic quarter of the city cemetery,
large concourse OF citizens OF all classes
following the remains 10 their last rest
ing Mace
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Seattle Wash. October iG.--The Post
Inteliigencer says one OF the results Of the
survey Of the mouth Of the Yukon river
this summer by Captain Pratt of the COST
and gcodetic survey. Ia 10 adj an area OF
25o0 square miles to Uncle Sans rornair.
Captain Pratt found that the south
mouth Of the Yukon empties into Boring
sea twenty miles further west than has
been supposed In addition to this. II was
fourd that the whole coast line. from Cape
Dyer almost TO st. Michael. 10 further west
than IL shown on the maps- The strip 10
be added will b about IS 900 sQuare miles.
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srnnN01n OF 1. ). NAVY.
Increased by EiRbt WHrships witch
u Lt.nLllIA IrIaaA LIZ. IsIiLI la NJ

Increased by Eight WHrships bich
Recent, Flew The spanish ieipg,
New York October iG.A Trbunc dis
patch from Washington says Tho effective
strength OF the United States navy has
been Increased by eight warship vessels
which recently New the Spanish flag, Five
Of these are now attached 10 ADMIRAL Dew
eys squadron. two arc credited to the
North Atlantic station ami the last Is the
cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa now uHd y
her own steam preparing 10 start for Nor.
folk to be made ready for active service.
Several days ago the navy department
which Is now making up its llat OF vessels
Ia service which Is customary exhibit ~
the seeretaryg annual report 70 con grcBi,
cnt a message TO ADMIRAL DeWcg Tor an
accurate list Of the prizes he was now
uclzing In his fleet. The question shove
what latitude the department allows Inc
admiral and the answer tells low uhh 81
tathgiy nc has artcI for The cool Of tina
service ana 10 strengthen his own forces
without waiting for help from home. 10
rcplied:
Following former Spanish vessels IN my
posssssion% Manila CRUISER commissioned
1uy co. Lieutenant Commander Frederick
Singer. Callao cruiser), commissioned jay
2. Lieutenant benjamin. TappaD, Gunbol.i
Leyte AMI Mandanao also launch Barcelo.
commissioned for actio August 10 Naval
Commander IS. 4. Drll Dewey.
The officers named are IN command OF
the respective vessels.
The Maria Teresa. this only ship Of the
Cervefa squadron raisld so far is at Ch-
manera The Teresa VIII be armed Win
guns saved from the Colon and other Span
ish stfps 10 replace those OF har own which
may have been r,s!noi She viii be a
trophy chip throughout.
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THEATRICAL ATTRACTIONS.

Theatcr goors Will have an opportunity TO
attend three good performances during the
coming week. "a Boy Wanted, Down Ia
Dixie" and "Tennessee's PardnT" arc billed
here during the week. and II is expected that
a large number viii attend each OF them.
There have been no companies here for some
time. except "unrle Toms Cabin" and this
vas not well patronlzed Those who Old at
tend ana not take kindly TO the performance.
tfoi however beeadfe of its inisreprescnta-
ion OF The southern times. but because there
yns nothiog to H. Only two characters APP
peaied 10 the aduiirftion II the critics, and
II Was considered ytty tame.
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MORE HOSE ls NEEDED.

The members of the Conner Hose company
will apply TO tho city council for a supply
wagon for use at fires, and for about 500 feet
of Ere hose to supplement tho supply now on
hand At the Are Thursday night there was
a lack of hose and the reel row In use was
mot large enough to convey all Of the pipe
to the fire necessitatng the oarryirg OF some
OF IL section at time Ia the arms of the vol
unteers A section or two burst which
caused some little delay The. volunteers ne-
sire 10 have every facility for fighting flames
and whenever they are needed they viii re-
sfsopd They can 90 rood work and will do
Il There is little opportunity for IRE 10
ret the best Of them as they work with sys-
lem and with persistence.
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LOG Angeles Cal, October Word
reached this city thai the Southern Pacific
oyeraga trSin No. train west bound was
dtshnd thlrty-fiys mics west OF Yuma.
Man Agest George Il. Kellogg was killed.
as far as learned there were no other IA
ailh{s. The cause OF thcaccldent is not
deflrately known. but II is thought the en-
CINE. baggage car and mail car were de.
rallied on account OF the track being buried
ftt
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There are persistent ruHiors here OF the
nrospects Of new union depot in Brennan.
but what foundation there is for the talk ia
~, known. private residence which has
bsen located near the site a the present depot
Is being moved away. ana this WI ano'a "a, az
asrnirable location. but Il Is not knoTn what
a. ,aafs have In view ia this matter IL
ssa,,ta h. appreciated were one erected.
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KuGADT's LAST SUNDAY


quiet day had Charles Kugadt. the con
dcmned man. who has but few days to
live. and who Is spending those few days In
close confinement in the Washington county
jail.
Thursday about Q o'clock he will be hung,
the execution being for the murder of his
sister. which occurred October 49, 1896, and
which has boon detailed many times IN The
Post. lie Is different from most condemned
men. He viii have nothing to say one way
or the other, but insists upon being quiet,
and above all other things breads the visit
of newspaper man. All reporters are his
enemies. he thinks. and he does not care to
have them call upon him.
Since tho question OF the privacy of the
execution has been called up by Governor
Culberson. II has been stated several times
that the governor did not interfere with the
executed for the murder of Or. Dryer In this
town. Sheriff league was not 10 blame that
they We're hung In public. At the time OF
the execution the sheriff rndeav0rpd to Sc
cure vacant house from some one. but
there was none az his disposal. lie then tried
to find n vacant lot upon which he could
build a house. but this Yves not TO be had.
The result was that hc wHs forced to take n
city lot which Mayor wilkins allowed him TO
use which is located Just without the city
limits The sheriff knew OF the provision OF
criminals but ho was unable to comply there
with. He IL good officer; In fact. Is one
II the best Ia Texas. and has the confidence
of ali of the people OF Washington county
lie is true to every call Of duty and has never
shirked any demand made upon him.
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the prospects are good for q heavy increase
IN the democratic vote. lie has Just been IN
the vicinity OF Roekport and Beeville. While
here the prominent citizens called ON hin at
the Exchange hotel, and made his stay very
pleasant
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pT.rAsEp WITH THE FAIR

Colonel John G. Rankin. editor OF the
Brenham Banner. has returned fiom visit
to the Dallas Fair. where he was a visitor
,,,b Tho Texas Press azs9eiation, He was
Accumulated by his daughtes. Miss Lula: he
saws thai he met great many people from
ali over Texas and the repor Of al 10 ti.a,
he democracy is winning everywhere.
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Firm supreme District.

F. Proceedings In the court OF civil appeals.
Fifth district. at Dallas. October 10:
Affirmed-H. d. Tlmmons & Co. VS.. John
s. Cassy, from HIN; T. Baum VS.. Sanger
Bros, from Navarro. Missouri. Kansas aad
Texas Railway company vs. John Warner,
rom Dallas; Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railway company vs.. s. p. Rose. frop
Rains.
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Mn- RoBnlNs IN rows.

Hon. John W. Robbins OF Vernon. demo-
cratic nominee for State treasurer, ~was In
Brenham Saturday afternoon, and left AZ
midnight for his home. He stated 10 the
representative Of Tho Post that wherever he
has gone he has found an increasing interest
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MAsQuERApE RALL.

There viii be grand masquerade ball here
during the coming week. given under the
s,snlefe Of Miss Ctestham who has been
conducting n dancing school here for some
time. II is believed It viii pc largely attend
ed Nv the society people Of Efcrham.
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A BRENNAN BUDGET.
REV. FENDER OF THE BAPTIST
CBuRCH RESIGNS HIS CHARGE.
Quiet One-Fircmcn VIII Ask
for More Hose.

Brenham Texas October l6,--Rev. II. C.
Perder, pastor of the Baptist church in this
city. has resigned hts charge, the announce
ment being made from the pulpit today. It
was announced yesterday that surprise was
In store for those who would attend tho Bap-
fist church this morning, and when tho pas
tor had finished his sermon. which dealt with
the doings of the late state convention and
was In way an official report OF that meet
ing. he stated that he had decided to leave
Brennan. II is not known who will sue
coed him. Arrangements will be made at
once to call another
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CITY nREyIT,Es.

III future tho local rcgia'ry. general delivery
and stmp windows OF thu postoilicc VII De
Kent open until y. IN.
There arc undellvnrcd kilograms at The otfcs
of the W.tern trion rcesraph otnce for
Louise itlien. Mrs. Lila II. Riggs, A. +.
Chairman. Mrs Charles Fielder and j. b..
Frost
The Cotton Exehange The banks anl otter
institutions of a like character viii observe
Dc onler % and japiiary > rs holidays iton
the fact that Christmas and New Year Days
OCCUR on sunday This year.
Mr. John Lyons of the Lyons house. IN the
Fi.th ward. whose safe was hlown opnn few
rights ago, says Il the rrdcEsmcn had Cotton
~ the site night cartier they would hav,
made quite haul and one that would have
paid them for their trouble.
The bids for the ruam aud peli and Hutch
ms street sewers have been opened ~ the
mayor and referred to the city engineer There
We're three bidders for this work Mes srs.
HIM a Key, w. H. HumphreNille and Fits-
gerald d Cahl, Tie bids of Messrs Fitz-
korsld Cahill were the Lowest on both con-
tracts.
MIR. n. ]. Scarborough who has been n
Resident Of this city for eighteen years dis
covered IN his crib and brought to the Office
OF The Post an exceedingly large ear Of corn
The ear contained 1920 grains OF corn and was
raised on the farm OF Danch Bros, located
Two miles west OF Columbia, by their nephew.
MI. c. H. Winstead. -
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] THOSE POLICY SHOPS.
4 Lstsf Policy Writer'S Plead Guilty and
Are Fined.
the CITY ORDINANCE NOW OPERATIVE
nut chief ~ Police Baugh Says II Is
Absolutely Nugatory-some
wheels Have stopped.

When Chief OF pohce Baugh operG up
his fight--a very meritorlous onc--acsainst
the policy shors he undertook bigger
job than he contracted for.
Neasly all the policy writers who were
arrested by the police have pleaded guilty,
paid their fines and have doubtless re-
counsel business at the old stand
Five Of these writer's were turned over
yesterday BY the city authorities 70 jus
lice Of the Peace NIalscll TO be tii9i under
the state law, and. when arraigned before
him. pleaded guilty to the charge of va
grancy ana were fined $f6 each.
Two whtets were known to be running
yesterday--the blue wheel and the Ken
lucky wheel-while three others-the red
wheel, the II. l. wheel and the Interstate
wheel-were said 10 have closed.
The ordinance passed by the esty coanctl
at It's meeting on Monday became operative
day aIIefnGou after its Publication.
This ordinance declares 1t unlawful for
any person TO play policy, OF 10 run II
wheel or aeNioe used Tor that purpose. Ii
authorizes the recorder 10 issue warrant
empowering any pc zee officer to take
charge cf any policy wheel ana provides
that upon conviction of its owner the
wheel may be DESTROYED by the cit! mar
shat 1t makes IL unlawful Tor aay per-
son TO purchase or receive for the purpose
OF playing at said wheel any ticket, or for
any person to rent any hocse for tha pur-
lose OF carrying ON a policy game. The
penalty Is fllc of from ~ 10 $50
Chef OF Police Baugh contends that his
ordnance gives the police no authority
whatever as gambling is violation of tne
STATE law, aud under the ,ullns OF the
court of appeals is not crime that is
amenabe TO the city courts; in other
words the crime Is not Within the iur.sGiic
ton of the city court under recent rulings.
and no city ordnance, in MIR. Badsh's
opinion, can make It so.
TAus the matter stands and it is quite
likely that policy shops VIII rock along as
usual