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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18
COLONEL LOBE DEAD.

New York, August ia dispatch to the
World from Rennes says: Lieutenant
Colonel Lobe, who has been in charge of
the mounted gendarmes doing duty about
the court martial, died suddenly Thursday.
The anti Dreyfusltes openly charge the
Dreyfusites with being responsible for his
death.
The local newspapers in their accounts of
1t print in big headlines: Another Victim
of the Dreyfustes' Venom!"
1t is rumored that Colonel Lobe blew
his brains out because of attacks in the
newspapers friendly 10 VI. LaborI since
the shooting of the latter
Another story is that the death was due
TO heart disease. 1t is practically impon-
sible to get at the ruth. At military head
quarters II is vehemently denied that Lobe
committed suicide.
Colonel Lobe had been ons OF the most
conspicuous personages on the scene since
the beginning OF the trial.
AT the time OF the assault on NJ. Labori
he led the First platoon detached TO maln-
tain order on Richmond bridge, the scene
of the shooting
There he was somewhat abrupt in hand
ling the friends OF the wounded lawyer
who sought to get near him. His conduct
under the painful circumstances was Sc
yerely commented upon. Colonel Lone
took these attacks TO heart and grew de-
spondent to such degree that his health
was affected. Thursday during the sitting
of the court martial he was obliged to leave
the room. saying that he was too i'll to re-.
main until the close OF the session. Two
hours later news of his death leaked out,
What serves to give mystery to the hap
pening was the conflicting statements as to
the cause OF death.
Two men who knew Lobe intimately said
they noticed that his mind was grad
ually being unbalanced by listening to the
debates at the Dreyfus trial. Two days
ago they declare he said 1t was hopeless 10
struggle against the jews. VINO now nave
,ba MINER hand and will avenge the race
an "ali OF us officers OF the army"
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THE wHEELMEN.
The Meeting Is of Special Interest
TO the Attending Delegates.

The Meeting Is of Special interest
10 the Attending Delegates.
Boston, August 1.-THE pleasant wealth
err continued today and the members of
tho League of American Wheelmen who
are attending the meeting here were able
to follow the rules scheduled and attend
the races under most favorable conditions.
The local consuls from all parts OF the
country held meeting today and dis
CT fscd the establishment of conallates In
each city and town for the purpose of pro-
noting good roads. marking streets and
placing proper signals in bad or dangerous
localities.
headquarters and large number OF II
visitors renewed their membership {
Joined the league.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18
DOMINICAN UPRISING.
Troops Defeated the In
snrgeDts After severe Fighting.

Government Troops Defeated the In
snrgeDts After severe Fighting.
New York. August IA Herald dis
patch from santo Domingo says Another
invasion from Hayti was attempted Tues
day. The government forces met the in
surgents near Monte crIsto and after Sc
we're fighting the invaders were dispersed.
and some OF them, 1t Is reported. were cap
tured This may end the trouble In that
section. as the revolutionary movement
apparently lacks organization and is spo-
radio In It's nature. The revolutionists SO
far have carried on only a guerilla war;
fare and the government is not therefore.
dismayed by the outbreaks. Reports from
the interior say that everything is quiet.
Several OF the leaders were arrested and
the trouble now seems at an end, but dis
content exists. The people generally are
hopeful that the civil troubles will soon be
settled.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18
al Diver Drowned.

Chicago. August ia special to the
Record from Seattle. Wash, says; Diver
William Baldwin. was killed near Tacoma
teday while trying TO reach the sunken
British ship Andelina, lying at the bot
tom OF the harbor with eighteen OF the
crew. Death came to the daring subma-
rine explorer when he was $50 feet be-
low the surface of the water. due to some
accident to the pumping gear which sup
plies the air.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18
HOUSTON WOMAN IN JAIL.
Mrs. Violet Mercer Shot William
Trincbnrd at New Orleans.
fguaciaI IN Tho pnat

New Orleans, La, August II William
r. Trinchard. cotton classer. who resides
at No. 1905 Saratoga street. was shot in
the right side and in the left arm this
afternoon shortly before o'clock by Mrs.
Violet Mercer The shooting occurred In
a room on the second floor OF Mrs. Mer-
GERS boarding house. No. 1li5 ST. Charles
street, near calliop-'
Mrs. Mercer formerly resided in Houston,
Texas, where she was recently divorced
from her husband. Two years ago, while
she was conducting boarding house IN
Houston, she met Trinchard, He boarded
with her. About three or four months ago
he came to the city and induced Mrs: Mer-
Ger to come here. She opened up a BOARD
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District Avcrnr..
0rroN CROP AND PRICES.

n. xsnowing the Ahsnrdity OF
Hor,,..' siirs Latest Estimate.
nh, III. ' ieSas, August lit was gen
|ts,,,.,.' aeeded that the loss in the flooded
klu - texas would reach iOO, 900
hsr Il !. 'oh' Just at that time and
d. MO- %0ksd as though the Improvement
ars r.,s us would offset that loss. Then
h u,a', pVf's Of drouth and deterioration
|ksul wv and when the trade realized
~ tully ,sn T ooa the loss by the flood
eshs ru .,0ooo bales and excessive heat
s.ai Of )" shedding and worms to the
nleus W. Per cent decline in condition
~ the c rmn reports only fairly good all
"a adysnoa on belt-the market made a
ttsssess -HS w. Of nearly one half cent in
= xtual va. vas this advance warranted
rss.' sonditionsG 1 say yes. Then
T. = d. q showers In Texas. and
~ Atlantic States. and a decline
eoiately. and well timed
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18
THE RACES.


st. Louis. August i7--six furlongs--Mound
City Sdduhia. Larva Harris Time l;i5ia
Five furlongs. 2-year- olds-John Milen Sen
SEN May Ella. Time l:lo
SIX and half furougs. selling-Aunt Mag
gle. Harrie Floyd. Dolore Time 2iis.
Six urlongs. handicap-Lord Fairfax. Apple
Jack, snlinde Time l;l5.
Six and half furongs, selling niser, Neck
lace The Chemist. Time lt2lia.
Mile and sixteenth, selling-Anne Old
field. Parole dor Barbee. limo l:i9.
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F,GuEao CONFIDENT.
II. snxs That the Government Can
Cnre for Itself.

New York, August IA dispatch 10
the Herald from santo Domingo says'
President Figuero expressed confidence In
the ability of the government to maintain
order In regard to Wednesdays demon
stration he said 1t was trivial ana mat
lie had therefore ordered the release of the
prisoners The president expressed
warm friendship for the United States i,
A special session of congress, convened
to consider the proposition 10 reduce me
amount OF money to be applied TO the m
terest on the National debt OF per cent.
adjourned without acticn.
The mister Of war says that everything
Is quiet at Monte Cristi. The British
warship Prosperine is expected here
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18

New York, August TIA Herald dis
patch from Port Au Prince. Hsyti says
the Haytien government has notified ~
foreign ministers that Il had issued ~
cree expelling the refugees which are un-
der their protection. The refugees must
lie. All Is tranquil.
Ludenburg cueyin aud Hefsr4 Roy have
been appotnted mlnisters a. 1nstlce ~
finance respectiveIy. tn 11oter ereoeQe
LsFOntsin. vho = pov y ynsls' ~ Y
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18
noGIT's STATEMENT DENIED.
paplzardi Says He Never Sent He.
mort 10 Sig. ROssInUn.

port 10 Sig, HOssmHn,
Paris, August 1.-THE Figaro has re-
ceiyed from Colonel Panzardi former
Italian military attache in Paris. dis
patch denying General Roget's statement
in his evidence at Rennes that he, Paniz-
ardl. addressed report TO Sig Rossman.
formerly Italian ambassador to France. to
the effect that Colonel Schwartzkoppen.
former German military attache In Paris,
had relations with Dreyfus,
Panzardi adds that he never heard the
name OF Dreyfus until the latter's arrest,
and that he made this declaration through
an official channel on his honor as SOL
dier and gentleman.
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washing knmclsIex.

There is new appliance which seems
likely to tighten the labor of laundresses.
HAIR dozen rubber balls about an inch
In diameter are suspended beneath a han
die so that they can revolve INDEPENDENTLY
OF each other. The clothes are soaped
and spread over a board, and the wash
Ing knuckles' are then rolled UP and
down them with pressure, quickly remov-
ing the dirt. They will certainly not fray
linen as brushes do, and may be used on
delicate fabrics with safety.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18

II you want to be up to date you must
have cat fam" They are the very latest
of late French devices for agitatng the
air The cat fan is made of gauze. and
when folded looks like any other fan I'm
folded big black cat stares You in the
eye. There is a superstition that a black
cat brings you good luck, but whether this
has anything to do with It's adoption by
French designers of fans can not be said
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18
MONTHLY DUES INCREASED.
The Revenue to Go to the Defense
Fund.

Detroit, Mich, August l7.-By an almost
unanimous vote the delegates to the Inter-
national Typographical Union today adopt
ed a constitutional amendment increasing
the unions regular monthly dues ~ cents
ner canita. the increase of revenue to go
to the defense fund
The action must be ratified by tho gen.
eral membership. i,
For three hours the convention, In ex-
ecutiye session, considered without reach
ing an agreement the question anecfins
The craft, which grew out OF the stereo-
typers' strike In Chicago year ago.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18
YAauI rILlpusrnn Captured.


piunition for the Indians.
Guaymas. Mex. August 1.-THE gunboat
Democratic left this port on Tuesday and
rumor was started that 1t went to In
tercept vessel from San Francisco car
rying Calling guns. rifles and AMMUNITION
to the Yaquis. The gunboat has not re-
tured the filbuster.
Guaymas Is full OF Yaquls working at
all sorts of occupations. Several Yaqui
sloops laden with produce and manned By
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18

Saratoga August 17.--Fivo furlongs--Cha-
cornec Coburg. Colonel Roosevelt Time,
l:00A.
Five furlonrs-jinks. Firearm. Ben Hadad.
Time. l:OOli.
Mil,-Duela. Sir Hubert. Governor Bush
nell lime l;4jk
The &. II Mumm handicap. six furlongs-
Sal karat, Kings Courier, sam Philips Time.
1;14.
steeplechase. fun course -Woou Pigeon,
wild Heather Becky Rolfe fine. 5;6Sh.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18

Washington. August 17--In letter FROM
Admiral Dewey to the secretary of thu
navy. dated at Naples, August s, the adj
mral gave his plans rs follows: Il pro-
pose to remain at this port about one week.
then 10 proceed to Leghorn for one week
and then 10 either Genoa or Vile, France,
for about the same period. II Is then pro-
posed 10 proceed TO Gibraltar for coal ETC..
and TO leave that port about the middle
of September" This contradicts the report
that Admiral Dewey intended to go TO Lon
don before returning to the United States
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18
WEATHER INFORMATION.


Washington, August 17.--East Texas-Fair
Friday aud Saturday; warmer Friday in
|tuiihsrr portion fresh southerly winds.
West Texas. Oklahoma and Indian Terri
|cy-Generally fair continued warm Friday
|iit Saturday, south winds.
New Mexico-Fair Friday and Saturday;
Iifiible winds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18
IN WOMAN'S REALM (
Meals for n Day.

Mcois TOT Day.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges.
Wheatena Cream
hanourg steak Mashed Potatoes
Corn Batter Bread. Cafe au Lait.
The Post
LUNCHEON.
Thin Slices of Cold Mutton.
Tomato Salad.
apple sauce. Angel Cake. Iced Tea
DINNER.
Consomme
Droiied Pompano. Potato Croquettes.
Celery. Olives.
Roast Duck Green Peas. Rio.
Lettuce Salad
Queens Pudding. Roquefort
Cafe Noir.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18

been sold to a syndicate represented by
r. J. Quealy OF Rock Springs, wyo., and
J. T. Edwards OF Salt Lake. The consid-
GRAFTON is said TO be in the neighborhood
of 81 900 600
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18
n,pv PLAID SHIRT WAIST.

. DARK PLAID SHIRT WAIST.
one very pretty model was developed
heavy Scotch Madras. The back
uc,ud was dull slate color blocked
N squares OF green and crossed by
r,l lines of beet red. The cuffs and
/ ANN we're white and the tie matched the
rilst.
NE skirt was profusely trimmed with
xreral varieties of fancy braid and lined
| Nh green imitation silk.
A belt Of elephant skin confined the
mist clasped with an transformations sill
| M buckle. Helen Grey Page.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18

Rennes. August 1s.-The report
that the ns.aiinnt of Mnirre Labori
Ind been arrested Is confirmed. He
4. a native of Cotes-Du-Nord.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18
DEwEY's HOMECOMING.

He In Expected 10 Reach New YORK.
on September 20.
New York, August 11.-At today's meet,
ing of the committee on plan and scope of
the Dewey celebration General Butterhcld
read the following cablcgram from Admiral
Dewey:
General Butterfeld
"Leghorn. August H.--Yours of August
received. VIII reach the lower bay with
out fail Friday, September 20. Ready fol
parade Saturday morning. Dewey"
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Hawthorne Results.

Chicago. August l7-Six furlongs-Nikey ID,
Ursella Tenolc. Time l.lilg.
Six and half turlongs Thrive, Dramburg.
Clara Wooley. Time l;2OA.
Mile and a quarter, seling-Piantain, Pan
charm Goose Liver Time 307.
One mile--Crockett, Semper Eadsm, Harry
Nutter. Time lao.
Steeplechase. short course, sclllng-Cheneir,
GypceIyer Clifton b, Time 2;45A .
One mile-Serrano. Miapah, Fausturo Time
1889.
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air siIyer Mine soId.

Portland, Ore, August 1.-THE Silver
King mine in crooke county, Oregon. has
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-18
GLoIRoT ARRESTED.

I'm. Confessed That He Tried to XIII
LnbOri.
Paris, August ls.-It IN reported
TINT Laboris assailant has been arr
..,.a. His name Ia GIoirot. and IL
a. ..td that he has confessed.
parts. August s.-Groirof was arr
rested mt Dol.
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H. General observations.
MI. .'s "a taken by United States weather
[ans. % M 'o'n hiefiuiah
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Cotton NeEi0n Bulletin.
Cotton region bulletin for the twentyfour
i'an ending at a. m. yesterday, 10th me-
|rdian fine.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17
LYNCIBuRG
Record of a Year Without a Sum-
ner.
cOm"orci", Travellers to Give BAN
Guet-Dcath OF Y0um. Lady
Some Interesting Occurrences ia
the Year of 1913.

kynchburg. Va. February 16.-
on Saturday evening Lynchburg
Council. Union Of Commercial Travel
ers. will give a banquet at Hotel Car
roll ut about ten o'clock. The affair
promises TO be of most delightful and
enjoyable description.
Miss Lucy Downes died yesterday
at the Lynchburg Orphan Asylum at
the age Of seventeen years. For sew
eral weeks prior 10 her death she had
suffered with pulmonary troubles, and
her condition had become so critical
that all hope for her recovery was
abandoned. She had been an inmate OF
me asylum ever since her infancy, and
mad won the affection and regard OF all
her companions and teachers.
YEAR WITHOUT y SUMMER.
Mr. Martin O'Meara. the well known
tailor, OF this city, in glancing over a
diary OF his uncle. the late james Do
lam discovered the following:
The year 1916 has been called the
year without a summer. for there was
sharp frost in every month. The far
lners used 10 refer 20 it as eighteen
hundred and starve to death. January
was mild as was also February. with
the exception OF a few days The
greater part of March was cold and
boisterous. April opened warm, but
grew colder as it advanced, ending with
snow and ice and winter cold. In May,
ice formed half an inch thick. buds and
loMelS -Mcre frnZen aud corn killed
frost. ice. and snow were common In
June. Almost every green thing was
Killed and fruit was nearly all Destroy
ed. Snow fell to the depth OF three
inches in New York and Massachusetts
ana ten inches III Maine. July was ac>
companied with frost and ice on the
htth. Ice was formed of the thickness
of widow glass in New York. New Eng
land and Pennsylvania, and corn was
nearly all destroyed in certain sections
In August, ice formed half an inch
thick y cold northern wind prevailed
nearly all summer. Corn was so frozen
That great deal was cut down and
dried for fodder. Very little ripened In
New England. and scarcely any even
IN the Middle States Farmers were
Obliged to pay 81 and So a bushel for
corn of 1915 for seed for the next spring
Planting. The frs; two weeks of Sep
TENDER were mild: the rest of the
month was cold with frost and ice
formed quarter OF an inch thick. De-
toner was more than usually cold with
frost and ice. November was cold.
clustering. with snow enough for good
sleighnS. December was quite mild
and comfortable.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17
NOANO f..

Roanoke, Va, Feb. 16.--The Norfolk
and Western, after Il snow blockade OF
three days, is now able to resume
traffic on all its branches, Seventeen
inches OF level snow. besides drifts, had
To be removed from the Shenandoah
Valley Branch. from Shenandoah TO
Hagerstown. Passengers going through
To Washington on Monday were taken
10 Luray, where they were blocked.
To-day they were brought back to
Basic City and sent around by Chars
lottesville, after a delay OF forty-eight
hours.
Farm wagons are unable to get into
the city. and the railroad block has
caused all kinds OF produce and fire.
wood 10 treble IN price
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17
BIlIEF NlENTION
VILLA MSBUIsG.
SioliM AFTERMATH - ALMOST
OVERCOME by THE COLD.

- C-N-h M Elk MA1lt ALMOST
OVERCOME BY THE COLD.
Williamsburg. Va. February I6.-The
snow-piow was out on the streets again
yesterday, and finished the work of
opening UP all the side streets to-day
Unless Mayor Mercer had not been
thoughtful enough TO face the binding
storm and have the pillow put TO work
many oil our people would not havn
been able 10 get out to secure Inc na-
coSsarleS OF life. Our streets present q
mover appearance, with burrows of snow
three feet In height piled up on either
SIDE, ana III some places huge cones OF
snow. ten 10 twelve feet high. Slyighs
are out to-day.
Inc snow here was two and Il half
teet on Il level. AS far as heard from
our farmers have lost none Of the,r
stock. There is yet 40 communication
with the neighburlns counties. sxcept
by horseback. The ice is piled IN many
Ieet III James and York rivers opposil c
here, every tide adding several feet 10
the already accumulated mass.
An old woman living on the Capital
Landing road. short distance from
town. came here Tuesday for IN lions
and IN going back was 50 benumbed by
cold that she gave out, ana would have
frozen TO death in the street but for
the timely arrival OF n cOlcrcd man
who carried her home on his back. In an
almost unconscious condition.
Sheriff NJ. X. Harren and Mr.. Arthur
Denmead are at their farms. on james
river, looking after their cattle Mr.
Harrell started from here for his farm
Monday evening about o'clock, accom-
panied by his driver He was driving a
pair OF spirited horses To a new trap
When within mile of his home he en-
countered deep snow drift from which
the horses were unable to extricate the
vehicle, and il was with great difficulty
that he unhitched the horses and got
them to the house. He arrived there in
almost frozen condition.
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The Appomattox Iron Works also
started up this morning.
BREVITIES

BtEN lilies
n fine setter dog. belonging to Mr.. J.
Knox pannill. which developed symp-
toms of violent hydrophobin. had To be
Killed by the police to-day. The animal
was. fortunately. chained and had no
chance to bite any one.
1t is understood that MIR. John ].
Cooke. who for some years has so ably
served as commemorative Attorney of
Prince George county. will have opposi-
ton ut the May election, a we'll known
young lawyer of the county having an
nounced himself u candidate for that
position.
Percy Lanier. the little boy who was
so badly injured yesterday by beng
struck by II locomotive on the tres;lc
bridge of the Richmond and Petersburg
railroad. spent very restless night
last night. but to-day is much more
comfortable.
Mrs. Emma V. Hand, Il widely known
lady is extremely i'll ut the residence
OF her sister, Mrs. II. II. Stone.
Mr.. William Il. III. NIcEwen n we'll
Known tailor of this city, has arrived in
New York from Scotland, where he
has been on Il visit to his mother for
he first time in twenty-five years. He
IS expected here in Il day or two.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17
LEXINGTON.
MAYOR McCORKLE PARALYZED-
BLIZZARD WEATHER-THRE
ENED FLOODS.
Especial to Virginlan-Pilot)

Especial to Virginlan-Pilot)
Lexington. Va. February 16-Mayor
E. McCorklc was paralyzed to-day.
nut has partially recovered from the
stroke. He was paralyzed in 1897. but
had nearly recovered when the present
stroke came ON.
Blizzard weather again relgns here.
At an early hour this morning Il heavy
sleet and snow-storm set in. which this
afternoon turned TO rain and froze as
fast as 1t fell.
There are great apprehensions OF
HOOD on North and James rivers If the
ice is broken by the rain.
Valley trains failed 10 run this morn
Ing for want of supply OF coal.
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SUFFOLK ADVERTISEMENTS

Wy OopARD &c ELAN, Insurance
w Agents Suffolk. Va. are selling n
policy for one dollar year that pays five
typhoid, scarlet or typhus fever, small
pox, AslatIc cholera. var.oloid. diphtheria
or measels. All persons over eighteen
years of age can get them. Not more
than ten policies sold to one person.
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came from his son. Sergeant Harry
Bowen. Company +. Fourth Virginia.
The Court of Inquiry into the election
contest got through with Opponents
to-day.
Mr.. Paul Taylor, manager of Fabers
Suffolk photograph Studio. will resign
March LIST.