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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24
Rev. sid Williams, Great success.

iilIsboro, Texas, August 23.-Rev. Sid
Williams closed the most successful re-
vival here last night that was ever held in
Hillsboro. As the result of his meeting
there have been 1856 conversions and 1870
additions to the Baptist church and 80 to
other churches.
Mr. Williams is one of the most success
full evangelists in the United States, and Is
a young man, being 81 years old. He is
assisted in his meetings by j. A. Brown,
his singer. and by Mrs. Williams, VINO
also assists in the singing. Mr.. Williams
was born in Mobile Ala, in 1862; he was
converted at Starkville, Miss, and pap
tized by DR.. Il. E. King, who Is now pastor
OF the First Baptist church at Mckinney.
He has resided in Texas for nine years,
a. San Antonio. He has held nine m -
ings in his own town, and went back 10
Starkyille, Miss. and held one of the most
successful meetings ever held with that
church. Mr.. Brown has been with him
eight years. More than 10000 people have
professed faith in Christ under their min
istry. This year s2l have been added TO
the Baptist church where they have held
REVEALS, besides many who have united
with other denominations. They have
raised for church work $4l,95O in the last
six months. Their work reaches thr i7gE'
out the Southern States and many OF the
Western States. Some OF their most sue
cessful REVEALS have been In the largest
cities of the South.
Mr.. williams is not a seminary man
and many have wondered where his power
comes from He himself says II comes
from prayer and faith in God. Unlike
many preachers of the day, he is strong
believer in hell fire. and retributiye JUS
tice. He is an orator of energy and nat
ural eloquence, with no attempts at rhet-
orical or howery language. He takes up
whatever subject he is impressed with and
hammers the thought perslstentiy ana IN
a manner that arrests and fixes the atten-
lion of large numbers OF his hearers. which
in a large measure accounts for his extra
ordinary success.
He left this morning for Allen. Collin
county. where he will hold revival, be-
ginning tonight
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M'KINLEY'S Big ARMY
Is Costing the Country Over Fifty Million
Dollars q Month.
AN APPROPRIATION OF sSo,ooo,ooo WAS
Made by the Inst Congress win Not
bc H"if Enough to Keep the
Soldiers In the Field.

New York August PA special to tn,
Times from Washington says: The Fifty
NTH congress appropriated for the main.
'enance of the army. including all ex-
penses except those for the construction OF
for'ifcations. about $S0.0oo00o 1t has
authorized the president to raise an army
OF 100000 men and IL was supposed to be
allowing the use of money enough TO keep
those men In the field. as 1t could not be
assumed the force asked for would ~ uu-
necessary,
III the war department were to regulate
It's expenditures according to the amount
appropriated by congress. 1t would spend
Tor the army about S6500,000 month.
Two months of the fiscal yea? have almost
passed and In those two months the army
has cost more than s3l 100000. At that
rate the appropriation for the army will
not last until December
Some of the money. 1t is explained is GO
ing out to meet contracts entered into last
year and the average expenditure will be
smaller after month or so. But II will
have to he much less IL $50. 900 900 is to
last until deficiency bill can be passed.
Secretary Gage was asked whether he
thought 1t would be necessary to sell
bonds to provide money with which to
MAINTAIN the army. He replied that he
thought not.
If congress had authorized the eXpendi-
ture of more than $50 900 900 in the army
In the fiscal year. it is the opinion that the
customs and internal revenue will have TO
meet every demand; but the trouble APP
pears to be not the difficulty about raising
the money but the authority TO spend ii.
The estimate submitted to congress for
the army asked for S144 100000 for the
year on the assumption that 100 900 men
would be allowed to be maintained in the
army. The cutting off of S64 900 900 seems
to have been ill judged, for, if the eX-
penditures continue as they have been in
July and August, the appropriation will
not be half enough. But the treasury will
not sell bonds to remedy the matter The
only remedy will be the consent of con
gress that more than SS0,o0O,O0O may be
expended.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24
PROGRESSIVE MuMBLEPEG.
Unique Entertainment Provided by
1. NenmPN Hostess.

BRENNAN, Texas, August 25,-A unique in
novation in society annals occurred at the hos
pitabe home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert c. Nc
Gregor. at kenney, on Tuesday evening when
these gifted entertainers gave progressive
humble peg social and dispensed the hos
pitalities incident thereto to more than half
hundred young people, assembled from
Brenham. Wallis, Sealy Bellvile Buckhorn
sempronus. Travis and intervening neigh
bOrhoods. Mr.. ana Mrs. Mcuregor are pu
netrS IN the movement, looking to the proyid-
ms cf society with something new unuer tne
sun.
The new method of entertainment requires
favorable environments before 1t can attain
the highest order OF success. There must be
= spacious lawn and Il ful-orbed moon, such
as giaced TINS occasion. Otner necessary requl-
cites are pillows ana knives Tor the crowd.
SlXty-tour OF eacn were required for this par
ticuiar evening. The balance OF the machinery
ievoives pretty much as 1t does i'll progress
slve euchre. There is head table, wnere
the bell taps when twenty SIX points have
Geen made. and the winners receive IA punch
mark and are advanced, partners being traded
as IN other games OF progression. The players
who the best on breaking the chicken
neck" and shaving the pig and performing
the other evoutions Of the ones who carry oil
the honors. the prizes on this occasion were
handsome paper knife and silk handker-
chief. They were won by NJ ss Nettie Bell of
Wallis and Mr. Kenyon Reese OF Sempronius
TO whom were also assigned the tasks OF driy-
ing the pegs, which the winners of the
boobies, Miss Julia Wiley and Mr.. Norfolk
Foster We're compelled to root.
Mr. and Mrs. McGregor are hosts VINO pos
sess pleasing variety OF social qualifications.
and there were. besides the mumble-the- peg
features of the evening, music and refresh
ments and all sorts of preludes and inter
ludes.
Among the visitors were Misses Mary Car
Isle. Mary Dever Edna and Beulah Kennedy
and Messrs. j. c. Harris and &, b. GILLESPIE,
Brenham: Messrs Love Ford, Temple Lide,
Norfolk Foster and William Matthews, Chap
pell Hill; Kiss Minnie Edgey Seaiy; Miss
Carrie Cleveland Belville; Miss Nettie Bell,
Wallis; Misses Maggie and Minnie Reese,
SemprOnius
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cAvAIGNAC's LATEST.
WiIIPubIish "a Pamphlet That Dreyfus
* entity.

New York, August 23,-The Times cor
respondent at Rennes cables: Godfry
Cavaignac, ex-minister of war Is about
to publish brochure in which he Will
attempt TO explain his attitude In the
Dreyfus affair. He Will analyze these
kilograms. original text Of which is Ger
man, and Will endeavor to prove Captain
Dreyfus guilt thereby.
The government commlssary will try to
adopt sympathetic attitude towSrd
Esterhazy during future sittiDgs but he
Is expected to receive terribly crushing
set back II he does SO. M. Labori Is also
indisposed TO provoke Esterhazy more
than is necessary
In the meanwhile the chances hat Es-
terhazy will be arrested In England before
long are daily increasing. The charge
against him Will probably be criminal
libel.
He recently wrote blackmailng letter
to a London paper libelling Sir George
Lewis. the solicitor and a member OF the
royal family OF England who was clearly
meant to be the prince of Wales.
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n Cure for Inn

on the principle that prevention is bet
ter than cure. tan may best be avoided
by wearing veil. The young woman
VINO adheres religiously to veil through
storm and sunshine will not find the ma :
turai whiteness of her skin seriously i'm
paired There are times, however. when
one finds 1t divcrting to know how fresh
air reels, and on such occasions once ecu
nuia.es the deadly trio of tan, sunburn
and freckes that cause MANY nm anyins
hour The lemon remedies often given
IN thls column are speedy and effectual
destroyers Of tan and sunburn, while a
liberal application of buttermlk and salt
VIII hasten the departure of freckles
quicker than anything else If possible
oathe the face in rain swater once " day
una rub with rough towel. as this gives
ofight, healthy glow to the complexion.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24
THE BUTCHERS FIGHT.
RocI<efecIer VIII Not oppose the
western Becf Trust.

"
New York, August e$.-ofiicers OF the
| Retail Butchers Protective association,
are not discouraged by the denial of the
report that John d. Rockefeller would
help them in their fight against the beef
trust. which has advanced the price OF
beef cents a pound. They are now PIN
ming their faith to W. c. Whitney and say
they have excellent grounds for believing
! they will have Inc active sympathy oil the
ex- secretary of the navy in their ehofts
tc establish abbattoirs OF their own where
they Will slaughter the beeyes wnlch lhey
will buy In the West and distribute 10
their members on a cooperative plan.
George ID. Rogers, Dir. hockeieiler
secretary, was quoted as saying that the
Standard Oil financier had not PROMISED
10 support the retail butchers IN their
fight and he laughed al the IDEA that MT
Rockefeller might be moved thereto by a
desire for revenge upon the Gunahy OF
any other member OF the BIZ FIVE.
Louis Wagner, president OF the butchers
Association when told OF Mr. roger
statement. said 1t was possible MT Rocke-
feller wished 10 avoid publicity ~ the
natter, nevertheless II was close iflend
Of his who had told the butchers tnnl
they would probably find an ally IN that
quarter. The committee OF butchers wnich
had been appointed to see Mr.. Rockeieiler
WIN call on him anyway they said touay,
unless Mr.. Rockefeller refuses TO receive
them. They say his refusal would by no
means paralyze their fight against tne
trust, though they would be glad 70 nave
him on their side
Secretary Loeser is reported 10 nave as
serted that be had assurances OF the sup
port Of several wealthy men, including Mr.
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DEL RIO DOTS.
The building Room Hns Not Abated
In the LcnSf.


Del Rio. Texas August 23.-The building
boom which began with this year has not
abated in the least at this place, The Franks
hotel which has been in course OF construc-
ton for the last three months, has now been
completed
Messrs. Louis Llndheim & Co last week be-
gan the work of adding a second story to
their bank and business house. The two
story brick building of Talbot Bros, on Perry
and Gone streets. will be completed next
week. and Mr.. Lee Reagan Is preparing to let
contract for $1,000 building on the corner
of Canal and Perry streets.
On September 1 the Del Rio club Will re-
move to its new quarters over Cassnalli ~
Co. and Martin Petersen & Co. viii extend
their clothing establishment to the premises
vacated by the club. Last week Mr.. l.. Fon-
talne sold his grocery business to Martin
Petersen d Co. and Mr.. Fcter Geib Will here
after occupy the Fontaine building,
County court convened this morning. hui:
will not last long, there being but little bust
ness before IT,
Many Del Rio people are spending the heat
ca season on Devils river, about fifteen miles
northwest OF here.
The East and west Side public schools will
open on September II.
Del Devices has been In town several days
arranging TO enlarge his works in the BoIuil-
las country
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THE FEMININE OBsERy III.

Diplomacy is the art of lying artist.
cally.
person can write soft nothings with
hard pencil.
Praise from even the hum blest is a slm-
illus to greater eXertion.
If were were to know how day would
turn out we wouldn't get up in the morn
ing.
A Turkish bath is the up to date substi-
t'ite for bowl of tea as a panacea for all
earthly ills.
The reason many men tire of yomen is
because so few women realize tina, they
ever can get tired of them
We have grown so lazy that book loses
interest for us as soon as we discover that
we have to cut the pages.
The son who calls his parent governor,
dad or the old man isn't apt to be as
dutiiul as the one who calls him father"
When Se grow reminiscent we discover
that the happiest hours of our life were
those that at one time made the least i'm
preston upon us.
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THE CARTER CASE.
GriGgs Denied that He Hns Arrived
NJ 10 Dcrisiou

GrisEs Denied that He Hns Arrived
NJ II Decision.
Plattsburg, N. Y. August %. Attorney
General Griggs made the following state
ment tonight to the Associated Press cor
respondent regarding the case of Captain
oberlln Carter. charged with mlsappro-
priating United States government funds
while In charge Of the work OF improving
the harbor of Savannah, Ga; "The siiua-
ton In the Carter case is Just this: have
gone over the evidence. which Is very
yoluninous, covering the technical details
of the different branches of the work in
the very fullest manner. Nothing more
can be dous in the meter until Wayne
MacVeagh, counsel for Captain Carter has
made his argument before ne. Mr.. Mac
Ncagh is now In Europe and viii not re-
turn to this county until about Septem
bel 10. AS soon after he returns as con-
venient a date win be set FOR MocVeagh
to present his argument IN favor OF Cap
tain Carter before me. hf'er that shall
ma Ike my report to Presi1 mt Mckinley
Trore Is absolutely no truth In the pub
lshed statement that have arrived ut
decision In the case and tdd: IL WI be
male public In few days. How could
come TO the conclusion without first hear
ing the argument for the Geirnd1nt? Even
n had made UP my mind ii regard TO the
Ease after examining the evidence would 1t
re proper for me To annot-nc, my decision
witbou. first heating Mr.. MacVsagh? 7"
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British
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Beers made
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24
HARNESS RACES,
Massnchusetts stake Was Not Fin
tshed on Account of DnrInens

Readville. Mass. August 23.-The Massa
chuseits stake of 10000 the biggest even
on the card at today's grand circuit racins
on the Rcadville track. by decision of the
Judges at dark, is finished and three horsei
have an equal chance TO win II tomorrow
with two heats each. The race was one Of
the finest exhibitions ever seen here.
The Massachusetts stakes. $4,000. 2.l3 trot
unfinished-Lecco won two heats In 2;13h
and 2:l0A Tomboy won two In Ell and
2.l0lz Charley Horr won two in 2l2 and
2:12h.
2:l8 class, pace. purse $1,000 King Albert
won In straight heats. best time 2;laz.
2:l2 class. trot purse Sl000-Wbo Is II won
In straight heats; best time 2i2
2:l4 class. pacing. purse $4,000. unfinished
Daniel won two heats hest time 2:os.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24
TODAY,S ENTRIES.

Five furloDgs, maldens- Rockton. THE
Driver Proslt Ghetto Kickum Bob. Joe Nc
Gee 107. Aibonta. olinda 10i.
One mile. sellng-Compensati Lenndo
1ps. Country Dance. Galahad 10i Diminutive
90
Six and half furlongs--lIanwell 1872. Star
OF Bethlehem I19 LAlouefie. Duke OF Middle
burg III. c0rmorant Meehanus, Compensa-
ton 112. Exit. Queen Of Song iO7, Lime Light
l0a.
The Pepper stakes. 2-year-olds i've and a
Warning ia. sardinc ia. Mr.. Jersey l0i, La
TIosca III l01.
One mile. sellng-Bob white 106, Maurice
los. Hampden. Athanas 10I, Lucky Star 100,
Miss Patron 9s, Cabrillo Nearest 9G. Hardly
~ Red spider Frohman %. Cathedral 90,
Weller 49, Wine Press Sc. Leando SO.
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an inmate of Bellevue hospital for The in.
sane, his life W. 'Gol by wanaa The
young man only ,ece1tly graduated fr IN
"A theological college. His first cnplge was
small church in pnelia, this St,.c There
he h.arried a young wnmln he had seen
INTO whose antecedents re had not closely
inquired. After II braf mar",ed lie his
wife announced that she was rot the good
woman he Thought hes ma. -do cumc
from the slnms VI New York Clty, and
would return to them. This she did IT,
deserted husband loft his charge ia
Oneida. came to this city and worked a.
assistant to a street evangelist, trying all
the while 20 find aud rec.nm ms erriue
wife Failure to do so Unclaimed MS
mind. Not long ago he tried to XIII him
SELF Tonight he was taken tc the insane
pavilion at Bellevue
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Whitney, who would subscribe literally
to the stock. He expects the butchers will
be ready to do business on their own ar-
cornt about January / next, and hopes to
have cooperative ahbattoirs in the West
as we'll as in the East.
The Retail Grocer association of New
York is reported TO have asked for stock
in the new project, and from the way in
which applications arc coming in 1t is eX-
pected that shares TO the extent of $1,000
O00 will soon be applied for. No one retain
butcher will be allowed to buy stock for
more than 100000 par value. II Is aid.
Mr.. Loeser reports that similar combna-
tons to fight the trust are being orDo-
lied by the retail butchers in Philadelphia,
Boston. Buffalo, Cincinnati. Cleveland and
st. Louis.
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THE SILVER QUESTION.
In StiIl the Paramount Issue Says
senator stewart.


New York. August Ex-senator William
NJ Stewart of Nevada said tonight: "a
see that Mr.. Bryan denies that he side
tracked the silver question. ] knew that
he had not done SO. 1t Is still the para
mount question and can never be thrown
aside for anything else. The people OF the
country are determined to have ii, and
sooner or later there will be trial OF the
finances. | am aware that Mr.. Bryan has
never changed his position. His Iowa
speech expressly stated that so far as the
issues OF 1896 were concerned, he stood
lust where he stood In 1896. The whole
speech simply meant that he recognized
the fact that there were new issues for
the coming campaign. ] think that Mr..
Bryan will be renominated by reclamation,
and / also sincerely believe that he viii
be elected by a great majority"
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F.
MILES ON ROOT.
Says the New Secretary liz n Man OF
business.

Says the New Secretary liz Mnn of
business.
New York, August 23.-General Nelson
A. Miles said to a Philadelphia correspond
ent of the Tribune: THE new secretary of
very different conditions already exist.
The interests of the country have demand
ed vigorous prosecution of the war in the
Philippines, and now they will have it.
Il know nothing about a change of COM
manGers on the islands My command OF
the army has nothing to do with the ad-
ministration. AS major general command
ing | am responsible for the health and
discipline of the army Both are in excel
lent condition.
General Otis is fine officer That has
been demonstrated by the splendid morale
of the army. its health and its efficiency
in the field in the Philippines.
The inadequate force to meet the re-
quiremcns has been the cause of some
what small results which have been
achieved. Our army, notwithstanding the
vast superiority of the ereny In numbers,
has been victorious The army may be
large and valiant enough to defeat an en-
envy qnadrurle its size but II takes addi-
tional force to hold towns In an enemy's
country and 10 cover lines of cOmmunlca-
ticn. About 20 per cent of our army in
conditions Is practically inactive. owing
to various duties about the camp and III
hospitals. the transportation, sickness and
various other causes. In civil war only a
portion of the army operated on the fight
ing line. great bulk of the troops were
engaged in various duties in the rear.
Much embarrassment has been occa-
stoned by the supplying of the enemy with
food and munitions of war by their friends
In Manila and Hong Kong, not to speak of
encouragement from their friends In the
United States.
ct is difficult to discriminate in the
enemy's country between -combatants,
friends and foes"
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A GIGANTIC TRUST PROPOSED
TO RUN DEPARTMENT STORES ALL
OVER THE STATE.
The Drummer Is TO Be Eliminated
From the Business-It Is 10 BE
Launched Very Soon.

New York, August 23.-The Herald says
Arrangements are maturing for the or
ganization of a $5O,oOO,OOO dry goods cor
poration in this city to control and
operate dry goods and department stores
throughout the country. The Mercantile
Reorganization company has recently been
incorporated in Trenton, N. j., as a pre-
limnary to creating the big corporation.
Men well known in the dry goods trade
have been working on the plan for six
months and it is said have interested
fnanciers who will back the enterprise.
1t is expected that the corporation will be
launched in time for the fall trade. E.
H. Church, formerly with Il. 5. Jnffay AZ
Co., is president of the preliminary COM
pany; II. S. Pfeil, "A director of the State
banking company of Newark, n. j., is
the treasurer j. II. Strange, president
of the Martha Washington Milling COM
pany Is secretary and S. a, Haver. form
erly of E. S. Jaflay d Co, is associate
director.
1t is proposed to buy retail stores IN
cities having a population of 10000 or
more. The company expects to control
from 500 to 2000 stores throughout the
country. Many merchants it Is said have
already signihed their intention to join
The former proprietors of stores absorbed
by the corporations will be retained as
managers and will have interests in the
stores. They Will become stockholders
in the company. The parent store will
be in this city as the base of supplies for
the branch establishments. Expenses OF
travelling statesmen will be eliminated and
the promoters OF the enterprise believe
that their system will avert the evil of
bad debts.
1t is proposed to control the output of
certain mills and all purchases Will be
made in immense quantities In this man
ner the organizers believe the price to tnc
coneumar ia N bp reduced
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ropAY's ENTRIES.

Six and half turlongs~ Apple Jack, Hin
doonei Barrisso. Aunt Maggie. sadie Artha
Six furlonRs. selllng-Ed Garland. Ellis
Fremont ila, Nancy TIL. Saratoga. Sister
tilla, our Clara. Good Hope ito.
Six furlonss. sollng-Bordcn Sangamon
ST, Augustine lis Henry of Frantomar. HckC
IL polorc SidiubiR. Tavn Harris Ito. Lena
Van. Lula W. Bessie Ewing. Stella Berkeley
Clarando los. Grnce Phillips S.
Mile and a sixteenth handicap--SU Rolla
iO7. Basquil, Pinochlo, Judge Stnadman i04,
Carl c 100 Guide Rock "a.
Five and half furlopgs maidens--Castlne.
Tim Gnney Peter nuryon. Troxlor Leo Par.
Tekea Iia Gold Rock Grace Logan. Flylotta,
ohnot. Canrobort, Leipsig Jim Turner. sub.
Unity Winnebejour 10.
Six furlongs. sellng-Co,ton Plant 112, chit
fon. Sorrow. Necklace lilo, Triaditau. Segu-
ranca So
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Guessers Must Come Down.

BIahcO NeWs'
A terrible drouth throughout North
Texas-ln fact the entire black land belt
Is reported. There has been scarcely any
rain at all there for five months. Cotton
is burning up and the fields are dry and
dusty. Cotton men say the guessers on the
Texas yield may as well cut their former
estimates down half million bales.
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hawthorne snm1nnries.

Chicago, August 2s.--Four and half FUR
longs--Dixoletta Myrtle Gohauer, Brownie
Anderson. Time :55%.
Six and a half furlongs. sellng-Fausturo.
Little Jack Borncr. George Time ;203,.
Mile and quarter-tiarry Nutter, Carnoro.
Jolly Roger. Time 2:06H
One milc-Mizpah, Duke of Baden. Moroni.
Time lax.
Five and half furlongs San Cecilia, Avon-
stoke Hagerton Time o1s..
Mile and twenty yards-B Bishop Reed. Lord
Zeni. Tony Lcalzi. Time l:41A.