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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-30
CLUB TALK.

Iii h, Nav day. the frat day
merry month of May whea ~.
!. i order, and pleasant rsmeles ~
|..,as. The msgnolias are alreaps
i omen their stately blossoms
\, rrimroses are blooming every
sor,nr has been treating us very
!, rsyas this year. opening Tue
,rd looslug in in such a friendly
M, s,,nr,in3 it TO with norther'
,vory one was beginning to thaw
! ,,,rt not complain, For they
I, eola has done SOME good by
ma worms and boil weevils mat
~ c,t,oa crop, and II 1t has done
!, mus. put up with good deal OF
L. ,,,,,, With glad chcerfulness. for a
/ ,,,,,s eron meaus 30 much 10 Texas.
II, aid dave they called them the
/, d,ys'' IN merris England, when the
!. wore On the throne AMI before that
u,,n,le dance was a favorite pastime.
,,ss nauy Of the liaps ave canceo,
n,ny more have seen Il Msypoie
!, AMI know what a pretty sight 1t is.
va are told that the villagers In
,pd used to Jet together on the green
dance around tins Maypole as merry
n day WAS long. fancy, though, they
moi have the pretty ribbons that are
! now ior,rihbons we're very expensive
hose days, and the villagers not rich
10y means,
ttll, when oliver Cromwell and his
HAN followers took possession of thu
lsh government AMI cut off poor fool
Charles the First's head, they put q
to all dancing on the green. Crom'
Il followers said that it was wtciSel tt
.. and II really looks as If they
ghl II was wicked 10 be happy, or dt
hing but 90 aooLt with a long. seriou
As II the God wh1 madr beautiful
f,n and clouds and ripping streams
NJ mean for us 20 be happy!
Et, ii was long time after Charles
Second came back before the reerl
vi any more on tho green, and in
1 was lever az generally ei,jcyet
" The boys and girls of this ag
tol be too thankful that they live Il
az when there is true freeG IN, an
can enjoy themselves without fear G
up Of armed men swo7pinS down upol
and carrying off those they lev
% DO seen, perhaps, never AGAIN
The boys must remember that tina
aon is their sacred heritage 10 b
ssd at every point, al the polls or o
! battlefield
fssle Wilson OF Blair, Neb.. sent
sH travelling down all the way to TeXa
aup huy an ARTIFICIAL les for Jimmi
afas' Twas tiny messenger of goo
was very welcome, and will help
POD work.
Mabel Rohn, cuero. Unfortunate
lsai you sent was lost before til
~ I, leacned me. Send lie another, an
~ w 70 md out something about it.
~
y psse IS generally given I'D 20 IL
aau girls but the offer made by Mr.
soas Sales Of Athens, Texas. is SUE
sna one that feel that it should
y az The Haps. regret that ii
ula not reach me sooner, but it hf
lslaid' and SO has just been opene
eolondrina' writes brightly: b
aUsI sign her real as well as her fan,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-30
-saE CLUB.

ars the young peopse
sss r.. Il d: S Sss's y. p pc e..
it 1s' ss Tss r s.sh % sss
n ~ s srtive members oy '
I'd address, Ill Happyhan,mers ~
~ ,s' % club name ,be club tree the ii u,
~ ins violet : he he mocsing bird r A.,
ssss y !, IL ,ss MI Hsppynammers Is ''
~ ~ or shepherd. and gray. These
s. s 4 : : ss:S !; 60; a.. '' e;
y,rn'D iiibSon. one Of ross
1iIsht gray.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-30

Montague, Texas Dear Haphammer:
Why. good morning. Haps oh, I'm we'll
thank you; how are you all? II seems Ike
most OF you are asleep Yes. there IS
Henry b. and Joe Farmer and several
others over there asleep. hope they VIII
have some good dreams to relate when
they wake up II they tell them. Wash !
that fine dream Willie CARPENTER told US I
II 1t had been true you would nave peen 10
a sad fix. But romaEces generally come
on, All right. YOU know. Just like all pleas
ant dreams I never had the good fortune
10 dream such nice dreams as you al 30
| think that ought to be very importsn'
N ali the Haps--who was the bravesi gem
eraI In the war between Mexico and reNss
very important, don't YOU think l 90
II All the Haps viii interest themselves ou
this subject we viii have liysy I'm,
fer while. TO my opinion VIM W
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-30

Eagle Lake. Texas.-Dear Haps' wound
like to Join your happy band. ] VIII sena
YOU piece | composed myself
over our heads the pine trees rustic
Down at our feet the daisies and butter
cups dance with delight. Here we 20
hand In hand plucking daisies as we 60
will close Your loving friend,
Charley Westmoreland
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-30

Athens.-Dear Haphammer; | was %
clad 10 see you agitating the flower ISSUE ,e
In The Post / hope every once ~ mna,e
,n,, viii recur to the subject. Texas
sbo,ld bloom and blossom. for we can
have so many beautiful towering shines
in This State that there is no excuse ~
the awful deficiency In TINS nne. hnow
,hss MANY feel especially In She county
mat they can not afford to purchase ne
hish priced bulbs and seeds from florists
M here Is another way. Most OF us nave
few fayorites and those who have some
kind can exchange for others J wan y
see this suggestion broaden into cFusaos
that viii not ianEuish until THIS nrosu
state is a land of bloom and every iSAa'
The times., 1899-03-12
FRANK 4. Miles
FOUND NOT GUILTY
The Jury Spends Twenty-Five
Hours in DeliberatiOn.
Friends of the Defendant JubiIant
at the Result.
Charged With EmbcHziinr S34-The
Cost of the Trial WIu Amount
TO $1,000.

Frank H. Miles, who was charged with
embezzling funds while a clerk in the
Office Of the Tax Collector of the District
of Columbia, after a trial which practi-
cally extended over a year, was yesterday
acquitted of the charge.
The offence, or rather the series of
offences. of which Miles was accused,
were committed in the fall OF 1897, while
he was a clerk in charge of the tax Ger
tificate department 1t was his duty to
issue to applicants, either individuals or
business firms, Statements of taxes due
upon any property designated For the
issuing of such certificates fee of so
cents was charged, and ii was with the
embeZzlement of number Of these fees,
amounting to $34, that he was accused.
II was alleged that Irregularities were
discovered in Miles accounts for the
months Of September and October. 1897.
He was then arrested but was not indicted
by the grand jury until January 3, 1895
under the name of Frank o. Miles" His
counsel put In plea in abatement on the
ground that the name under which he
was indicted was not his proper name
Miles was later, on March 10. indicted
under the name OF Frank II. Miles, and
charged with embezzlement in twenty
eight counts.
He was called 10 trial in December last,
but on account of the Illness of Chief Jus
tice Bingham, who presided at the hearing,
the investigation had to be discontinued.
On January l9 his counsel filed q motion
| asking for another hearing at an early
/ date, but on account of the tral of three
/ prisoners charged with murder his was not
} begun until February 20. The trial which
The times., 1899-03-12
s. kANN, SONS ( CO., Sth Market and Space

began on that date was presided over by
Justice C. c. Cole and with several inter
missions continued for twelve full days.
The arguments of counsel for the defence
and the Government. which were begun on
Thursday last, We're concluded on Friday
afternoon at Z:45 O'Clock. Justice Cole i'm
mediately commenced his charge TO the
jury, finishing at 3:25 o'clock, and the jury
retired to their consultation room. Up TO
g O'Clock Friday night it had failed to agree
upon a verdict and was locked up over
night. Yesterday when Justice Cole ar
rived at the City Hail no decision had been
reached. The foreman, however sent word
that he would like to confer with the court
and make a statement TO him Word was
Immediately sent back by Justice Cole that
he could not come into court alone. but
that all the members of the jury must ap-
pear. He also instructed the messenger
to say that he did not send for the jury
but If 1t desired instructions it might
come into court
A few minutes afterward the jury filed
into court and took seats. The accused,
Miles. was then brought into court By Dep
uty Marshal James Springmann. Upon be
ing asked what the difficulty was, by JUS
tice Cole, Ernest Betz, foreman OF the
jury. replied that they had agreed on all
points except as to the fraudulent con-
diately stopped the foreman and Informed
him he had no right to state the points
on which the members of the Jury dsa-
greed. Continuing, Justice Cole said :
Some twelve men have got TO decide this
case at some time or other. You are the
twelve men. Gentlemen, you will retire 20
your room"
The jury returned to its room and those
who had been following the case gave up
all hope Of an agreement being reached
during the day. So ii was that everyone
was more or less surprised when it was
announced about 3.45 p. II. that the jury
had reached verdict. The information
was given BY Assistant United States Mar
shal ". b. Robinson to +. W Smith clerk
OF Criminal Court No. l. who immediate
ly telephonsl Justice Cole, who had gone
TO his home only few minutes before
Justice Cole hurriedly returned to the
city Hall and the jury was sent for and
entered the courtroom at so, having been
out twenty-five hours and twenty five
minutes.
/ When the jurors took their places in
front of Justice Cole Clerk Smith asked
/ II they had agreed upon verdict and
/ Foreman Betz answered in the affirmative
and TO the what say you" of Mr. Smith
-le answer was mot guilty"
When the verdict was announced the de.
| fendant Miles rose, and bowling to the jury
said: Gentlemen | thank you" There
was a number of Miles friends in tn,
courtroom and they Immediately gathered
The times., 1899-03-12

around him and congratulated him on the
result. AS stated above the amount named
IN the Indictment and which Miles was
accused Of embszzling is $34 while it is
estimated that the cost of the trial TO the
Government will reach $1,000.
The jurors were Ernest BetZ. Samuel
Sternberger, Manley Chase, George Shoe
maker, William ]. Wallace John F.
Sheckeiles, George l.. Boswell. J. NJ Lee,
Harry A. Sierra, James c. Carroll Samuel
H. Williams and John f. Rabbit.
The times., 1899-03-12
s.1.ooo.ooo in War Claims.

According to claims filed with the De
partment of State, property belonging to
American citizens in Cuba was destroyed
and personal injuries suffered to the
amount of s21 coo. goo. The Treaty of Peace
provides that the United States and Spain
shall each assume the liability OF theh
own citizens in all such claims. Although
Congress ratified the Treaty with this stip-
ulation no provision was made for carry
ing out its terms. which makes it impossi-
BILE for the State Department to do other
than merely file the claims as they CONS
in with the purpose Of calling the attention
of the next Congress to the matter.
The times., 1899-03-12
ALMOST A HUNDRED.
Death of Isnnc Marshall. the Dis
trict's Oldest Inhnhitunt


Uncle Isaac" Marshall who was for
over half a century a well known figure
in Georgetown, died on Thursday last at
his late residence 1872 Thirty third Street.
aged ninety nine years and three months
The old negro had long been regarded as
one of the antiquities of that section OF the
city and was known to all as Uncle
Isaac"
He was born in Montgomery county, Ma
ryland. January /, 1900 and belonged to
the old Magruder family. He came to
Georgetown when he was eight years old
and remained there until his death He
remembered distinctly the Inauguration
OF President Madison in 1903 and he could
relate many interesting stories of the early
days of the city Of Washington.
The old inhabitants of Georgetown re
membered Uncle Isaac" as a grown man
while they were yet children. Uncle
Isaac" claimed to have aided in the task OF
eXtinguishing the flames when the interior
of the Capitol was destroyed by the British
on August a, 1911. His tale of the excite
ment and alarm created by the flames was
very picturesque, and he described the
ancient fire companies, which ran with AK
and bucket.
He remembered when the first sod was
turned which marked the commencement of
work on the old Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal in Georgetown, and he worked on
its construction for many years. The old
man remained in slavery until 1861, when
he was given his liberty. All OF his family
had been sold away and he was the last
of the servants of the Magruder family
The centenaridn had fun possession of
his faculties until his death He buasted
of having lived under twenty-four Presi-
dents and of having seen twenty-three OF
them.
Funeral services will be held this after
noon at Plymouth Congregational Church.
The times., 1899-03-12

Hcurich's beers are reiished by men of brains
for their delightful flavor and the soothing effect
on the system They are The best tonic for in
yalids. Sold by all leading hotels and restaurants
in the city and also by the Arlington BottliDg
Co., phone G34.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-11-22
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE.
BY AIKEN & SCHMAHL.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. %, 1899.
ROTTEN RAILROADIN6.

When the business men of Red
wood Falls develop enough patriot
ism to get together they will, at
least, force the Northwestern rail-
road company to run its train into
this city on time. This portion of
the sticking it into game" which
the Northwestern has adopted
towards Redwood Falls for several
years past, is a little the worst we
have heard of, for, if that company
cannot get it's train into Redwood
Falls on the present schedule, de-
cency and respect: at least, demand
that the officials change the schedule
so that trains can arrive on time,
and so that people depending on
their mails and desiring to meet
relatives and friends at the depot,
may receive that mail on time, and
will not be forced to wait from ten
minutes to two hours for friend or
relative.
The Northwestern company does
about 80 per cent. CT the freight
business of Redwood Falls. A con-
certed effort on the part of the men
who pay the freight will probably
have it's effect on the gang of officials
who are using the knife on Red
wood business interests, or it may
be the means Of getting other rail-
road facilities that will consider it
an obligation to give good service
in return for good patronage.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-11-22

The Ladies' Aid society OF the N
E.tchurch will meet in the church
parlors Friday afternoon. SunpD
will be served.
The Commercial Club of St. Pau
will tender a reception to Archbish
op Ireland at the club rooms or
Wednesday evening, Nov. 22d.
Sheriff Pease, with Deputies w
H. Peasei and E. P. Byram, leave
to-day for Saltwater and St. Clouo
with prisoners Opple, Simmons ano
McKenney:
The Endeavor society of the
Christian church will give a sociable
at the home of Miss Jennie Clark or
Friday evening, Nov. oath. All are
cordially invited.
Mayor Virgil B. Seward of Mar.
shall came down from that town
last Friday and remained over until
Saturday to attend to legal business
for the firm of Seward & Burchard
There will be a special term Of
court in this city some time in Jan.
uary, at which Judge Weber will
hear only court cases, and as a re.
suit, all of the court cases on the
calendar were continued until that
time.
The city council held a special
meeting Monday evening and by a
vote of 3 to l, Aid. Aune voting in
the negative, voted to sustain the
mayors veto of resolution No. l
requiring the police court todemand
security for costs in all cases brought
to punish alleged violations of city
ordinances.
Dan. McRae, of Morgan, late g
member of the 18th Minnesota regi
ment, was in the city Monday and
Tuesday, the guest of Auditor
Tompkins. Dan. entertained quite
a large number of friends. and
acquaintance at The Gazette office
Monday evening with the story Of
some of his experiences in the
PHILIPPINES.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-11-22

President Mckinley will deliver
the Memorial address to the Mt.
Vernon Masonic lodge on Nov. 14th,
the occasion being the Tooth ami
versary of the death of George
Washington, who was an eminent
partron of Masonry, and who was
made Mason by Lafayette during
the struggle for the independence
of the Thirteen Original Colonies.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-11-22

The selection of Gen. G. McC.
Reeve to be warden of the Saltwater
penitentiary to succeed Henry VOL
fer, resigned, is going from the per-
feet to the ridiculous. Mr.. Wolfer
was man adapted to the position
by reason of long experience in
reformatory work, and knew most
of the men who are kept in peniten-
tiaries. He possesses a thorough
knowledge of prison work and his
rigid discipline made the Saltwater
institution one of the models of the
United States. Reeve knows moth
ing. It is said that he is little more
than a tin soldier, preferring to
wear golden cords and shoulder
pads than to fight. He is not even
a disciplinarian in the strict sense
of the word. He was appointed as
a special pet of Gov. Lind, who
seems to admire Reeve because he
returned home from the PHILIPPINES
as renegade to run down the war
for civilization and to take up the
cause of Aguinaldo. Such is Reeve.
Such is the Populism, the American
ism of John Lind.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-11-22

member of the Haves-Lucas Lumber
Co., which is to succeed the Winona
Lumber Co., is lumber man of
vast experience. a business man of
more than ordinary shrewdness,
and the possessor of a talent pecul-
iarly fitted for the handling of lum-
Der yards.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-11-22
ov ERFLoW LOCALS.

The GAZETTE 81 per year.
DR.. E. A. Lyman and wife were
visiting in Springfield over Sunday.
Miss Maud Tyler of Rochester,
formerly of this city, is visiting
with Miss Ivy Gale.
Ray French came up from Still
water last week and has since been
visiting at the home OF O. A. Mason.
Henry Mead of Marshall, father
of Mrs. G. W. Mead of this city, has
been visiting with the latter for
several days past.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-11-22

Candidates for State offices
should not allow their aspirations to
to blossom until after winter passes
by. Many a good candidate has his
aspirations nipped in the bud by the
sharp frost of Minnesota winter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-11-22
Eye and Ear Specialist.

DR.. A. Blitz of Minneapolis, the we'll
known eye and ear specialist of Mime
apolis will be at the Office of Dr. G. r.
Pease in this city on Thursday and
Friday, Nov. 23d and oath, for the pur-
pose of treating all cases wherein the
eyes and ears are involved. Patients
should give him . call. 15-2t.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-11-22

Owing to the uncertainty of the
arrival of the Northwestern trains
in this city GAZETTE correspondents
are requested to arrange to have
their correspondence reach this
office by Monday evening, where
nOSSih1a
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-11-22

The Ratchet between the mayor
and the city council has been buried
AN inch deep.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-11-22

Johu w. Lucas, long auditor for
the Winona Lumber Co., and now a
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-27

ket ruled weak to 5@1oc lower. Fair
to prime lots, S4.25@445; heavy pack
ers, ss.S5@4 2z1k: mixed. $4.10@4 .s7lz:
butchers, $4-15@450; light weights,
$4.0004S71s; pigs, $3.65@4.3O.
The limited supply Of sheep and
lambs were well taken at steady prices.
Sheep sold on a basis of S2.00G3.0O for
common up to $400@4.35 for good to
choice yearlings selling at the top.
Common to choice sold at s3.50G5.35.
Receipts Cattle. $500 head; hogs,
$4,000 head; sheep, $1,000 head.
EAST LIBERTY. Pa. October 26.-
Cattle steady. Extra s5.S0@6.00; prime,
s570@5.90; common, s3.00@3.S0.
Hogs active Prime mediums, s4.55:
heavy hogs, $4.50@4.55; good mixed
and heavy Workers, S4.45@4.50: light
Workers, $445.
Sheep steady. Choice wethers, $3.50
@4.40; common, $1.50@2.50; choice
lambs, s5.30@5.50; common to good,
$3.50@5.20.
Veal calves, s7.00@I50
CINCINNATI, October 26.-Hogs ac-
tive at S375@4.45.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-27
A CREAM FELT WITH BLOCK
TRIMMINGS.

A Coming Design That Can Be Worn With
ANY Gown and One That Can Be Made at
Home.
A very pretty hat can be made at
home after this fashionable model with
little expense in comparison with its
beauty The first rush after autumn
millinery is now over. and lovely
shapes in choice colorings and mate
rails that were four or five dollars at
the opening of the season can be had
for less than half these sums.
A black and cream or black and
white hat is always safe investment
where one cannot afford to have a bon
net with every gown. Even the pale
shades of tan, such as biscuit color.
cafe au lait and ecru combine well with
black for such hat.
A deep cream felt with moderately
high crown and narrow brim was the
shape selected for one Of the most
stunning bits of headgear of the sea-
son. The hat sets well back from the
face and under the brim in front are
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-27
METAL.

NEW YORK, October 26.-Prices
melted away rapidly to-day under ur-
gent offerings and weak statements
from outside markets, tin and pig iron
in particular showing softness. Buy
ers were indifferent to the conces-
sions offered and bought in hand to
mouth fashion. At the close the metal
exchange called pig iron warrants low
Ter to sell, quoted at $1700Q1S.o0; lake
copper easy at $3.50; tin lower and
weak, with s3100 bid and $3115 asked;
lead easier, with s4571a bid and $4.62A
asked; spelter weak, with $500 bid and
$500 asked.
The brokers' price for lead is s4.40
and for copper 171sc.