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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-08

lie Paid for His Newspapers In nils
and Ws the Prey of Ncwsboys.

An elderly gentleman whose appearance
betokened prosperity and whose gait inds-
Gated indulgence in spirits. walked down
to the ferry at the foot or East Twenty
third street on Wednesday night. a news
boy with an armfnl OF papers got in front
of him and shouted "Extrec! Big battle!
TIL Spanyards dfeated."
The man strengthened up at the cry and
pulling out a 81 bill gave II TO tho news
boy for a paper and told the boy to keep
the change.
Great yic'ry T. u.s. he muttered. as he
tried to read the paper upside down. Pull
Ing out four Other 81 bills he gave them
TO the boy. who ran of TO another news
boy.
Hey, Billy. see what got frum his nibs.
Hes loaded wild money wat he's got no
use fer" he explained to his companion as
he showed his wealth.
The second boy IAN in front OF the man
with his papers extended, crying out; Eek
traw! Sampson captures tn Spanish neet!'
"Whas thdt?' asked the man.
The boy diated upon the supposed cap
ture OF the Spanish feet. The news stirred
the patriot. He took off his hat and
cheered, and. pulling out 81 bill. gave II
to the boy for his stock OF papers. He then
returned the papers to the boy. who ran
around tho corner OF building, turned his
coat inside out did the same with his cap.
smeared some mud over his face and again
ran In front OF the man before the latter
had got into the ferry house. shouting
news Ct an imaginary capture OF Havana
The victims patriotism was again
aroused and he gave the boy 81 bill for
copy OF the newspaper, which he put into
his pocket without trying to read II.
Great day T. us. Glorous," he eSp
claimed as he approached the apple woman
near the ferry entrance and gave her SIC
bin for some candy and apples, which he
scattered among tho boys that had gath
cred about.
lie next took what change he had In his
pocket and threw II among the boys. When
he had no more silver he lshed bills from
| his pockets and threw these to the boys.
Policeman Dooling thought IL time t.
| interfere and arrested the man for safe
| keeping. The prisoner had $50 left II
| the station house he gave the name Of VIM
| Williams and said he lived in Jersey City
| The police offered 10 notify hts relatives a
| to his whereabouts. but the man said b,
| did not wish TO have them know OF hi
4 predicament.
When he was arragned for fntoxicatiol
! in the YorkvilIe court yesterday he SAID b.
| guessed he was guilty and paid So fine
|
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Ar.iunmcn, nj wen,h.rsora.

Wsatherford. Texas, June 6.--J. II.
ehropshire, ccnfectioner, assigned hero
today. Assets supposed to be sufficient 70
cover all liabilities. Preferred creditors
as follows. Schedule A Culwell d. Hutch
ison s25; Coleman, Lysaght Co.. $685.
Schedule u: Coleman. Lysaght & Co, 500;
w. Il. Tate & Co. $50; Wadsbains Co. $50.
Schedule C: Sutherland Cigar Factory, $40:
Brannan Produce Co., SIS.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-08
HOW DEWEY SAVED HIS CASH.
Four Hundred Dollars came the
spoiIs OF II Confederate guerrilla.

Philadelphia Times.
Clark Fisher Of Trenton. N j.. formerly
a chief engineer in the navy, tells an In
terts sting story Of how he once became cus-
tcdlan OF The eayinss OF Commodore Dewey
and was relieved OF them by gGoriiia
while on his way North.
Dewey and Fisher were nc ssmltes On the
gunbcat Agawam In 1865 and lSsi' Dewey
ms the executive officer and Fisher aai
chisf engineer OF the boat which was alb
ing General Grant in his ooarations around
lCity Point and Petersburg. The Arawani
Was In The heat Of battle much Of the time,
and was kept busy doiging torpedoes re-
LEASED by the enemy.
At that time Mr.. Fisher says Dewey was
| considered one of the best men IN the ser
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-08

Especial Dispatch to The Post)
Washington, June THE postofiice at
Golden Rod, Wharton county, and Valley,
Guadalupe county, Texas. will become de-
nestle money order offices July 5.
Texas postoffces established: Dell,
Bosque county, John II. Hart postmaster
Gunter, Grayson county. Charles G. Hol-
man postmaster.
The postoffices at Rockport and Lam
caster. Texas. have been relegated to the
fourth class.
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Anthrax Hn. again Appeared. (

Alvin, Texas. June 1.-THE dreaded horse
disease Charlton is prevalent In this Sec
ton again this year. One horse died near
town last night and farmer living on
Chocolate bayou has lost six head within
the past two weeks.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-08
Street HALLWAY lrIuhi.

Dallas, Texas, June fudge w. J. J.
Smith granted an injunction restraining the
Dallas Street Railway company from begin-
ming to put orr rails along its Ervay street
line. The ordinance granting the street
railway company privilege was passed sev-
cral weeks ago. Mayor Traylor vetoed 1t
aud 1t was passed over his objections. a
great majority of the people in,ere ted g. !,
violently opposed to the 1T" rail.
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rhc Hnrdware Jobbers.

Waco. Texas. June THE Texas Hard
ware Jobbcrs association met in annual
session today in this city. The session MAS
held in knights OF Pythias hall and was
private. An opSn meeting will be held to-
morrow, to which the retail hardware men
OF the State are invited eii2
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-08

Lott. Texas. yrnc This morning about
$3.50 o'clock the residence OF c. NJ. Young
caught fire and va, soon consumed. The
blaze originated from Goals falling from the
cook stove on some wood that was near BY.
Insurance on building $500, on contents
$3.50, In tho Hartford. Total loss about
Aro0n sstta.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-08

435, 9e5 to 81, 404, 20S. Gold coin increased
from 81, S6T 800 to $3.50, 76S. Total specie
from $3,2729 49 to S4,052,6iS. Lawful
money reserve from s5,sS6.3ll TO 6,IS7 276,
Individual deposits decreased from $780,
073 to S37 53S,57S.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-08
sHnnIFFs' DEPARTMENT..

Luling. Texas. June I'll have In my
possession tho following animals which
owners can have by paying charges on
same. One brown mare. branded J.. J. on
shoulder, right ]. on top: one two year-old
bay horse. same brand: one two-year -old
dark bay not branded: ono roam colt, year
old branded A. T, connected,
A. r. Duke. deputy sheriff, LulinE. TEE,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-08
ISLAND CITY ITEMS
A TOAST TO THE QUEEN ny ARMY
OEEiCENS.
Right of Way of the In Porte Nond
Scttlcd--nuiidinHs ut
the Fort.

Galveston, Texas. June Major Dial.
commandment OF Fort Point, gave quiet
dinner at the fremont hotel last evening
To a number of army officers, the gucstH
being exclusively regulars and represent
ing every branch of the service Colonel
Richo OF the engineering corps and now at
the head OF the First regiment United
States volunteers, occupied the seat Of
honor After the usual toasts TO Old Glory
and TO William Mckinley. the commander
of the American forces. the following was
offered and drunk from trimming glasses;
Here is to that model mothcr-~thc ma
iron OF our race--ahc Queen OF England
God bless her, "
The company was composed exclusively
OF United States army officers. no son OF
Briton being present to reply TO the toast
so generously proposed and drunk.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-08
THE HOUSE.
pcy War Deficiency Dill ms
Amended IL Passed.

Amended Is Passed.
nington, June THE house today
a bill directing the secretary of war
urn to the State of Ohio the flags
IN the civil war by the Twenty
ltty-eighth and Sixtieth regiments
infantry and to New York the
the One Hundred and Thirteenth
and SEVENTEEN heavy artillery.
cannon tRep., NO. called up the
war deficiency bill with amend
as passed by the senate, and moved
fur IN the senate amendments and
the house amendments providing
lot additional printing in the navy
hent and for work in the bureau Of
ng anu printing. The motion pre-
senate bill was passed refusing to
ne one year suspension from pro-
and order examination in the
certain cases during the existing
r,nn..
ahnon. from the committee on ap-
uohs, presented the conference re-
partial agreement on the sundry
l. which was agreed 10.
ng the vote on the amendments,
aines dem, Tenn secured the
present newspaper criticism or
n's OF the government who had
eo u 'he Merrimac at an alleged cost
Vvo IN excess OF the boats cost OF
elton.
mendment providing for fish cul-
Alion in the State of Washington
epted.
eration of the amendments was not
Gu, Mr. Cannon asking postpone
Ptll tomorrow.
~ providing for the participation
o.uhteer soldiers In congressional
uuring the existence of the war
I'm up, II having been made yes
NC special order for today.
10y tRep., Iowa. said the bill
,msltutonal warrant in the Sec
s congress power to make 81
alions established by the State
les affecting times, place and man.
holding elections for representa-
,ney tDem., Texas and Mr.. Vii
i,,,,t .iss') raised the question
...arrsuohality OF the provision de-
'ne requirements OF the State
s AZ me registration shall not apply
h,s.fs' They questioned it on the
"a, az registration was feature OF
sn vn ana was exclusively within
~. H., OF state powers and not Q
,hne' place or manner contem-
we constitution.
uer consideration OF the measure
rm mi a prolonged colloquy. In whicf
,nSe, mis- Joined. 1t is apparent thai
rnnn bne questions OF consti.
s,sasruction. A desire to post,
IA ,auon was manifest and Mr.
ps lpstponement until tomorrow
nranted. II was stated by tn,
a,Neyer' that the sundry civi
'eport would take precedence
y 'n'' the house adjourned.
aa,Nn OF Texas Hanks.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-08
on MIN suDcrlntendents,

Dallas. Texas. June THE Texas Asse-
citation Of Oil NH superintendents COO
vened In fifth annual meeting in Dallas to-
day The association win be In session
three days. There isa large attendapce
and many interesting subjects Will be dis
cussed
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-08
Rc.iarncc ana contend

Tyler, Texas, June This morning IRE
d, s,royed the house and contents beloaging
10 r. p. Rafferty,: loss $1,000; partly H.,
surcd. Adjoining unoecupied house oc1on9s
Ing TO r W. Parks was slso destroyeo' ss
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-08

crarge. Texas. June III. A. Reynolds.
who has been In Orange for the past two
DAYS recruiting for The Houston Post
Rifles. fecured twelve young men and will
through here en- route 70 Join their regIment
q New Orleans.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-08
RIGHT OF WAY SETTLED.

The matter OF the La Porte railroad hav-
ing the right Of way over block 81 at
Postofiice and Thirty-seyenth streets
which has been In dispute for some time,
was settled in the county court today
Two years ago the Galveston. Houston
and Henderson, aided by the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fo. cndeavored to prevent the
Galveston. La Porte and Houston from
getting track laid across block SIT to
connect with tracks leading to the passen-
ger depot. One night an old International
and Great Northern engine aud three Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas freight cars were
run across the right OF way claimed by
tho La Porte people. and rails removed.
few nights later the La Porte made a
coup d'etat by cffecting n crossing about 3
o'clock in the morning. The police had
TO be called upon to prevent the opposing
forces OF tracllayers from coming together
The matter was taken into the courts with
the result that the La Porte was allowed
TO hold the crossing pending final settle
ment.
This morning County Judge Mann. who
Is also mastor in chanccry for the In
Porto road, found that the plaintiffs the
La Porte and It's receivers. were entitled
to have and TO recover the right of way
for the track OF their road,
Damages In the sum OF $1,000 is assessed
against the Galveston La Porte and iIons-
ton railroad, the amount OF the award OF
tho commissioners.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-08
BIDS FOR FORT BUILDINGS

To-day there will be opened at Atlanta
bids for the hospital and hospital stewards
quarters at Fort Point for which contract
local bidders are entered. There will have
to be some quick work done or the appro-
priation for the work will revert to the
treasury because Of the expiration OF the
time limit. unless work Is commenced be-
fore Juno 20. the end OF the fiscal year. As
none OF the local bidders Will be notified
OF tho acceptance OF their offer for some
days 10 come, and there is good reason to
believe that the work will be secured by
one OF the Galveston contractors, the duty
OF sending In their bond. a requirement Of
tho government. has not yet been entered
into, With the amount OF red tame through
which the various processes must 20 be-
fore work can be commenced. 1t Will be at
least June % before any work can be COM
menced Gu the new structures.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-08
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

AT the Tremont--R. W Goodnow. 81.
Louis; J. n Feibelman. New York; ID.
y. Keeler. Fort Worth; II. J Simmons
Houston. r. l.. Hardman. Palestine: s.
II. Gunder. Philadelphia: w s. Montgoni-
cry. Topeka. Kan: st. George q. Tucker
Dallas. r.. l.. Hamilton. United States
Army; J. II. Holligan, ST. Louis; r. W.
stenlard. New York. W. II. Schumacher
Boston, G.. W. Tolbatt. Palestine; II. N.
Barber. Macksvillc N. c.; Gus Muller
Chicago D. A. Grunewald. Philadelphia
A. ohnemus Quincy. NJ; Arch Smith
ST. Louis: Charles d. Peck Houston; @.
s. Canter. Texas: Miss Lee w Collins. st
Louis: II. G. Darrell. Chicago: Ed T. Rob-
erts. Maryland: Ike l.. Freed Houston; 9.
J. Hatch, New Orleans. Lieutenant Smith
Camp Hawley. George l.. Lyman, Spring
field, Mass.
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,'"n OF Texas hanks.

Srton p,lspateh TO The Post.)
June THE abstract OF the
.he National banks OF Texas,
houston. at the close of busi-
as reported to the comp
e currency. was; Reserve,
ar asainst 49, per cent on
~ Loans and discounts de-
q sse.Ss6,275 to sac. Oss, $50.
sufities decreased from ;i.-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-25
WED EARLY IN LEE.
Ages nt which sInrrInges May he Con-
trucled in Europe.

Ages nt which Marriages May he Com
tructed ia Europe.
In Austria IMAM" and a woman"
are supposed TO bc capable OF conduct
ing "a home OF their own from the age
of II. I'm Germany the man must be al
least rs years of age. In France the
man must be Is and the woman 10; in
Belgium tie same. In Spain the in
tended husband must have passed hic
fourteenth year and the woman her
twelfth Ia Hungary, for Roman
Catholics, the man must oe II years old
and the woman -; for Protestants, the
man must be IS and the woman Is. I'm
Greece the man must have seen al least
n summers, and the woman 10. In
Portugal "a boy of il is considered mar
riageabie and woman of -. an BUS
STA and SaNOny they are little more
sensible, and n youth must refrain from
entering into matrimony till he can
count Is years, and the woman till She
can count IL. In Switzerland the men
from the agc of II and the women from
the age OF H. are allowed TO marry. In
Turkey any youth and maiden who can
walk properly, and can understand the
necessary religious service. are allowed
to be united for life.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-25
GOULD'S ORCHIDS.
The Great financier Paid Excessive Prices
for Them.

Tho Great financier Paid Excessive Price,
for Them.
"Shrcwd as Jay Gould was IN every
branch OF finance" q flower merohan.
said TO mo the other day, "he had No
idea whatever of the value of orchids
his great hobby. The old orchid COL
lection up at Irvington has run down
now. but during Gould's lifetime il was
one of the finest in the world. The
amount OF money that had been spent
on 1t, however, was enormous. Care
ful, conservative buying by an orchid
expert would have gathered it together
nj almost fraction Of the sum actually
paid out. Many exquisite and rare va
rleties were numbered in it. it is true.
but an excessive price was paid for tho
most Of them.
"Ibc old fnancler's ways in this were
well known. and people with fine or
chids TO sell seldom failed to get the
sum they asked. Actually, he used to
pay as much as $50 at times for orchids
that were hardly worth a quarter Of
that In London he had agents con.
stantly on the lookout for rare plants
Of this species, and lie paid them prices
that they could have obtained now here
slRe
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-25
JERSEYS BLIND HElREss.
\ MoSt Interesting Woman Is Misa
Alice 4. Holmes


One of the most interesting women
imaginable is Miss Alice \. Holmes.
tie hcircss. Miss Holmes has lust come
into SjOC0J0 or more, but there IS nc
denscr oi her marrying any young
and ardent lover, for She is now i'm her
se,eutT-fifth year. says Pouusy lyauia
Crit. Then the old woman is blind and
has been blind ever since She was H..
Recently her brother died i'm California
and left her "a big fortune, which she
purposes 10 spend In the amcloratiou
OF the suNcriuCs of her fcllow-atilictod
kind. Miss Holmes lives in a quiet and
pretty street in Jersey City, and for %
years She has struggled through a de-
cent poverty. Her brother i'm Califor-
lila has always looked after her wants,
but Miss Uolme2 Lr.Ac would not al
low MIN to support her and she has
earned her own living well through the
years of her solitude Early in life
She conceived love for music, and al
though deprived of her sight she man
aged to master that difficult art. Once
that she became proficient she desired
10 teach And, strange to say, she was
quite as proficient as a teacher as she
was as a performer. She found she
could succeed with pupils who had their
eyes as we'll as with pupils who had not.
And in that way she supported her.
self, if not in elegance at least in com
fort Now that Miss Holmes has been
rendered independent, she will devote
her money to the education of her fell
lows who are afflicted with blindness.
A number of years ago Miss Holmes
published VOLUME of verses that have
the true ring of poetry in them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-25
DANGEROUS CHEMICALS.
The Time Has Arrived tn Put Legal
RestrictiOns on Their Sale.

Several more or less dangerous arti-
cles of chemical manufacture are be-
coming SO largely employed for va
riety of useful purposes now that some
restrictions as 10 their sale, conveyance
and storage are imperative, says the
San Francisco Argonaut. Thousands OF
gallons of liquid" carbonic acid gas in
steel cylinders under high compression
may now be seen every day being con-
veyed in carts from place TO place, and
similarly other gases are stored under
pressure in tubes" as, for instance,
oxygen, hydrogen, nitrous oxide and so
ON, all of which may expose the public
TO danger. Solid bricks Of metallic
sodium, again (kept under naphtha. of
course), are every day carried from
port to port as part of a ships cargo,
and very serious accidents have occa-
sionally arisen from the intermiXture
of various chemicals on board ship by
the damaging effect of a rough passage
upon the packages. Still another chem
icai substance OF comparatively recent
discovery is carbide of calcium. which
on simply becoming moist gives of the
exceedingly in1ammable gas acetylene,
which, with air, forms an explosive mix
ture
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-25
.CfvrlrZED" WARFARE.
Lsos of the Things Which Modern o.
toms DO Not Allow.

TOMS 10 NOT Allow.
The flaws of war" as at prescnS
formulated by civilized nations forbid
the use of poison against the enemy,
murder by treachery, such as assuming
the uniform or displaying the flag of tho
foe; the murder of those who have sur.
rendered, whether upon conditions o.
at discretion; declarations that no
quarter will be given 10 an enemy; the
use of such arms or projectiles as will
cause unnecessary pain or suffering to
AL enemy; the abuse of flag of uce
20 gain information concerning an enc.
my's position; all unnecessary destruo,
ton OF property, whether public or
private.
They also declare that only fortified
places shall De besicped. open villages
or cities not TO be subject to siege
or bombardment; that public buildings
OF whatever character, whether belong.
ing 20 the church or state, shall hs
spared; that pmndcrinC by private
soldiers or their officers shall be mad
nissablc; that prisoners shall be trealeS
with common humanity; that the per
Sonal effects and private property Of
prisoners, excepting their arms and am.
munition shall be respected; that the
population Of an encnY's country shall
he considered 10 be exempt from partici.
patton in 'hc war unless bv hostile acts
they provoke thc i'll Will cf the enemy:
that persoLal and family honor. and the
religious couyicti9rs OF IA invaded PEG.
PIE, shall be respected 10y the .rvaders.
and that 81 pliace by regular troops
or 'heir followers shal be strictly for.
hidden.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-25
SINCE VICTORIA WAS CROWNED.
There Have Been Great Social Re.
forms md Wonderful InYeAtions.


Great social reforms belong to Queen
Victoria's reign, writes William George
Jordan in Ladies' Home journal, mar
rating the progress of the world since
Queen Victoria ascendea the throne
60 years ago. The degrading practice
OF fogging has been abolished in the
armies and navies of America and Eng
land. Children are no longer permitted
10 work in the mines of Britain. Press
gangs no longer force men into the
service of the queens navy. The Red
Cross society, approved by 40 nations
has softened the horror of war. The
transportation of criminals, with its
many evils, has been suppressed. EX-
ecutions are no longer conducted in
public. The treatment of criminals has
become humane. Factory laws and
building acts make life easier for the
poor.
Inventive science has made marvellous
progress i'm every department during
Nlctoria's 60 years as queen. Cautilever
bridges have surprised the weird.
Travel has been wonderfully quiclicued
10y street cars, cabs, trolleys. cable cars,
elevated roads and other triumphs OF
invention. In 1897 there were no type.
writer's, no passenger elevators, no mod.
ern bicycles, no soda-water fountains,
no horsclcss carriages. no chemical fire
eNtinguishers, no ironclads, no perfect
ing presses. Fully chronicling the ia,
ycntive progress of tho last six decades
would make it seem as if nothing OF
real consequence, to mans comfort had
been done before 1917
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-25

a curious form oil life Insurance Is
springiDg up u French manufacturing
towns under tho name Of La Fuurmi
ithe aut. Iho popularity is THAI tAs
longer man lives the less eybocomos
entitled to. The payment of slSa month
assures the payment OF $1,000 to the
heirs Of a man dying before the age Of
80, the payment diminishing proper
tionately 10 500 at 81 The idea seems
TO he that if a man dies young his chill
dren are likley to be III want, but that
when he Is 30 they will 10 eble 10 earn
their living