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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-09-16
Broom Factory at Gonzales

Gonzales. Texas, September l4-Mr. p.
h korff and sons OF Cost. this county,
have started broom factory.
Inc main building OF the oil mill Is
completed. but the machinery has NOT
Yet been put In. Two seed houses are
about finished and the company is paying
~ per ton for seed.
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Nem Telephonr Limo.

sherman. Texas, September Ida, q
small inland village some ten miles south
east OF Sherman. has inaugurated a stock
company and subscribed sufficient capital
TO build telephone system connecting
Win the new line Just completed hstween
Sherman and Tom Bean
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Cut TO Piece, in a Gin.

Longview, Texas. September 14.-At!
this evening Willie Wells. 10 yeanj
while clearing out from under ginx
w. Kiilingsworth, four miles north 81;
place. was caught in the saws ansd
right arm cut to pieces. He was sesl
cut in the head. He was taken out /
conscious and is not expected to liys
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wharton-yictoria TrIenho,.

n-sictoria Telephone Line.
wharton, Texas, September l5.--L. stan
ley and s. W. TitlOn. with corps Of eight
men are In Wharton and will commence
today to extend the line OF telephone
mtIes connecting the various points be-
Wharton in telephonic connection Win an
me important towns Of the coast section
AZ me line between Bay CITY, Matagorda
completion. --''ss
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Farmer Received Injuries.

Paris, Texas, September Ia. = Sal
Little, farmer and ginner OF Pacio, d
county, sustained serious internal int
yesterday evening. While driving vi
loaded with cotton and making )
turn in his lot it was upset and be /
caught beneath IL
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j. II. Bean Appointed Trainmaster.

smithville, Texas. September l5.--Mr. j.
II. Bean has been appointed tg1ainmaster
OF the Missouri, Kansas and Texas with
headquarters here, vice y. E. Maer, re-
signed.
J. l.. Walsh was promoted to chief dis
patcher, which was made vacant by the
promotion OF Mr.. Bean.
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Troy, Texas, September l5.--Last night
Mr.. NJ. c. Elliott's gin was burned 10 the
ground; it was situated two and half
miles north OF Troy. There was insurance
on II, but how much Is not known; the
insurance ran out today. There was no
cotton burned but good lot of seed.
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Drank Concentrated Lye.

Fort Worth, Texas, September Isl
5-year-old boy OF Mrs. James Snydal
East First street today drank conceata
I've and is in a critical condition. The 1
took the I've for condensed milk
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Uncle Dan Mcoary in The wAlllsyiIle Asel
Some re1a. sentimeu,

Two prominent Texas lawyers stood in
inc lobby OF the Arlington last evening
eoionel Robert = cowar, OF Dallas ana
ar. 4. NJ Gregory Of Austin.
UP % few weeks ago." said Colonel
cowart. I'VE had the prospect for the big.
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BUSINESS MATTERS.


Alvin, Texas, September i5.-Mr Robert
Walker. who has been doing business at
Liverpool. Texas, ten miles south Of Alvin.
for the past year. has sold out his entire
interest 10 Messfs. W. A. and L. II. Rowon
of this city.
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snys the raylor journal:

There Is a man IN town working against an
increase IN the State health industry, Ia the
TAT tine the employees are having with the
so-calicd smallpox All Of them, from DR..
PUNT down 10 the nurse In the detention
camp and the easy-going guard, are settns
big pay for little work and pay for the risk
% taking the disease This mau says that
there is not and has not been any smallpox
n rs only a breaking out on the skin which
slightly resembles smallpox. ana Is caused
hy the poison which Was put on the cotton
last year TO Kill the worms. Ruttiug into the
system OF the weaker ones and coming out
through tho skin now. There have been
tower deaths from what has been supposed 70
BE- smallnox tnan WIS eyer Showh, ~ en n,5 tns
pck pits don't know much ABOUT such
things hut could II he possible tnat doctors
are humoring the smallpox joke In order TO
be on the safe side financially!
DR.. Blunt and bis assistants are trying to
prevent spread Of contagious diseases and
arc doing their duty. The death rate from
smallpox has been considerable and news
papers as well as individuals should assist the
officials In their efforts to stamp on; such u
Ioathsome disease as smallpox. Health and
Afe should always be paramount.
~
The beaumont Journal says:
During the present year beaumont has en-
.0ve "a a steady, substantial growth Tho rest
dence houses erected are numerous and there
have been several substantial bus ness blocks
built The increase IN houses has not been
equal 10 the demand however. and as re-
suit the activity 10 building llnes during this
fall aud wintcr VIII be the greatest in the
history Of the city. Already several plans
are belaK prepared for aew bricks and the
most ipnumeTahle beaumont could have at
least population OF 10000 by the end OF
1900 II citizens would make an effort to Sc
eyre industries 10 sustain the population.
The Post congratuiates Beaumont She is a
ntar neIghbor with progressive, public-splr-
tied citizens and deserves to grow
~
The La Orange News has the following:
Houston is preparing 10 entertain the South
and West Texas Press association on October
10 and d. There is no moro enterprising aud
hospitahle city In this or any ether State than
Houston,
Come along. brothers. The Post is author.
lzod 10 extend the hospitality OF the city TO
you and all others OF the craft We can not
lip you the full programme, but you will
surely md good card on the list
! Uncle Dan McGary in the wAllisyiIie Age,
| Tho Age believes that railroads are no.
ttntiai agency for developing the resources
Increasing the wealth and promoting the
20 measure y or ea sats ma ,sa, WI aasoeais
discourage men who have from using 4, "a
build railroads In Texas. wanlsyIlis needs
q railroad. wants railroad and should have
one From Houston via wal.isyilie 10 81.
eire Pass or Port Arthur is 81 unbccrn al
nein, and the road that nrs, builds oser i,
WIZ reap splendid harvest OF cattle. lumhs-
and field products business.
All rish', major. you shall have the roaa
u Is little out Of the way 10 20 BY wailia-
VILE 70 Port Arthur. but thea the ROAD ,an.,
be built. A'as'
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TIE for MIR. Hunnn

Minneapolis Tribune
Tom Reed and Senator Beveridge know
now 10 keep their mouths SHUT, ana why
wouldn't they constitute an ideal presldsn.
tial ticket?
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AIser'. ohance % Get nael..

N"INHbO HVVVTu.
II Mark Hanna decides that Vice Presi.
Gent Hobart does not want TO run asain
ne might sei General Alger TO break the
news TO Hobart.
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II has been zaid that these figures show
trade expansion which IS not equalled
In Tho colonial statistics Of any nation
in the world. AT the rate Of increase
shown we can hope for an immense expor.
trade 70 Africa in another decade The a.
feet 81 the war between the Beers and the
British upon this commerce might be very
great Temporarily the trade would
doubtless be embarrassed but in thu event
OF British suceess-whieh ls in oil human
probability eertaln--a get greater market
would be opened to SIS, FOR 1t is in the
British colonies that our custom is the
largest.
A poiut that can not be overlooked In
considering his Increase Of 400 per cent
in this branch OF our foreign trade within
a period OF ten years is that tho expansion
was not caused By military expeditions.
Tnis trade did not follow the flag" but il
was In opposition 20 that under the BIT
ish nag. which has been for a century or
more regarded az the forerunner and el1-
hlem OF commercial conquests, II we
needed any refutation OF the imperailstiC
theory that territorial conqnests or aequl-
sitons were necessary for the expansion OF
our commerce. we would not need TO 60
further than the figures quoted above.
Not only is the American flag NOT Ayins
over foot OF African soil. but It has
been during the ten years covered by the
statistical showing almost unseen and YIN
known IN Africal
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CHAPTER OF ACCIDE
4 Young Girl Fatally Burned " ts1
Of a Coal OH caa n
OTHER WOMEN DIED FROM SAVE "
A Young Wan Cut 10 Pieces 4. = I.
A Negroes Seck broken \.
Peculiar Manner.

Lexington. Texas, September ls.-.n.
was another victim OF the coal n I,
morning about nine miles from be-. !
Ad kilpatrick's 1s-year-old daughter Il.
ed fire last night with kerosene. 4.
in the can was ignited and dew Ii \
her. She was burned so badly a., Z
died this morning. The house ana y
Of the household goods were destruv,ss
the fire. 75
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Accidentally KilIed Himself

fccEutHIHIIy hiIIeu HILseH3
Rock Island, Texas. September la-li
Emmerson accidentally killed himself
evening at 1880.
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Dallas, Texas, September i5.--Las II;
day lamp exploded in the resideret,
Mrs. Mollie Russell. a widow. who M
on Gillespie avenue, and the burnipr
ignited her clothing. She was frightjsS
burned'from head TO foot before the ass1'
were extinguished and was taken to Pssi
land hospital for treatment. She aid {
that place yesterday afternoon. Mrs.. r.
sell was % years old.
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Malakoff. Texas. September Is. "a u
VIII Allen. the victim OF the oil erp,ss
reported Sunday, died at O'Clock 4
morning. The younger. child died M
q few hours of the burning Tbs Ss
one is reported to be doing wen. aid \
recover.
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Ex-Gossinor Foster Of Ohio says the trusts
ssve the waste oecasioned BY competition
aieapeu products and enhance labor,s
elsness- THIS Is the argument The .fact''
= waste Of production for want OF con,peti-
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corsicana. Texas, September 1.-THE
Garitty rifles received their uniforms from
Austin tnday and tonight were ON narasa
In them on the STREETS The company made
fne showing and their movements were
highly commented on. The boys are ret-
ting IN fne shape for their trip 10 Nsw
York TO take part In the Dewey welcome.
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hise mills, sugar mills. canning factories
ana tobacco warehouses ought soon to be
smong the most notable Of Houston esiab-
lishmtnts.
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Dallas, Texas, September l5.-The Dallas
Rough riders. cavalry troop for the State
militia perfected it's organization today
snd gave bond TO the adjutant generals
department for full ornaments The
Be received In time for the Rough Riders
under command OF their captain, o. Paget.
70 participate as an Organization in the
State fair festivities.
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OFFICE OF PUBLICATION.
Lso1. 1903, J1oy. 1907, f10s Frankha

nrrprp Al iva posrofFIcs AZ HovtrcS. rExas.
As SECOND CLASS zsTTER
sekserirtfan BY Msif-r.liy sn4 Ssn9ay Post ors
wear $500; Sis nert'~, 5000 thrss nSci'as.
S7.oo, ene ncrtn sI.oc.
frE SNNrssF Posi-, c-e eesr, Sligo.
inr sriuI-EErgtv pusr iHausayS az1 Thars-sgsl
ore ye4s. si.oc. SIX 1onthS, 50 eentss nfes
srorfns, rs cents.
Foreign ofiices-Es5aey .ss.eess os5ee a. If'eaas
tuilsisx heE fars lThs :. . becrsits sps-
elai Aytncyl Mestera - [Ihe R5ck-ry1 lni-
cars TThe s c. beekvi;A Srsei1l szsacyi-
Trs>ettrs Agents. s. H5aaaz Iraveing
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Hon. Bourke Cochran had the honor Of
being designated to address the Chicago con-
ference on the trusts on the same night with
Mr. Bryan. In one respect this VAS unfor-
tunate for Mr.. Cochran. Mr.. Bryan Is not
oily a popular magnet, but he has the repu-
taticn Of being honest In his convictions.
which Cochran has not. The contrast, there
tore. between the great tribune OF the people
and the tool Of MeKinisyism and the trusts
must have been painful one 10 many in the
audience. Cochran is case OF fne talent
thst has Impaired and outliyed lis own use
fuIness, 80 far as politics Is concerned He
has fallen to tho level simply Of political
mereensry.
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The death OF Mrs Wilson, the wife of Hon.
James t. b, Wilson. at the old home in
this city, Thursday, took from the coin-
munlty one Of its most estimable and re
spceted ladies, and citizen OF Houston for
sixty yenrs past Her lie has been one OF
purest and noblest womanhood. from begin
ming to its close. eSe,nplifying all the vir-
tues Of wife and mother and testifyfng to
the force and beauty OF Christian faith and in
SEPARATION. II Is superhuous TO add that the
news OF her dea was heard with unfeigned
regret BY al who knew her. or who knew Of
her. Thus are the old pioneers OF Houston
sfadnaliy passing asayi To the deceased :
family Tho Post t.nders Its sincerest sym
Faihies
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Even the "wave o. prosperity" can not
wash away the thlskeainE gloon in Heston--
the Boston baseball dub 10 steadily iosins
Is grip On tie psnuant,
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THIS Is big couutry--here Is the Boston
Globe Tetnarklng that the summer just clos
ing has been remarkable for lack OF heat and
hiea,
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home, without spot or DIem1sh TO mar
its neatness and propriety Can q man
who loves these things stomach the de-
structinn of man. much less of silly,
yawping boy? Lucetta, you are madW
"Mad or sane, my accusation will
have it's results, Mr.. Trohm. believe
too deeply in your guilt not to make
others do So"
"Ah," said he, "then you have not
done so yet? You believe this and that,
but you have not said &C"
"No,," she calmly returned, though
her face blanched to the colorlesuess
of wax, IT have not said 30 yet. "
Oh, the cunning that crept into his
facel
"she has not said it. Oh, the little
Lucetta, the wise, the careful little Lu.
cettal''
"But / will" she cried. meeting his
eye with the courage and constancy OF
a martyr, Though bring death upon
myself. will denounce you and do 1t
before the night has settled down upon
us have a lover to avenge, brother
to defend. Besides, the earth should be
rid Of such monster as you.
"Suoh monster as II Well, my
pretty one''-his voice grown suddenly
wheedling, his face study OF mingled
passions-"we will see about that.
Come just step nearer, Lucetta I
want to see if you are really the little
girl I used to dandIe on my knee. F."
They were now near the gateway.
They had been moving all this time.
His hand was on the curb Of the old
we'll. His face, 80 turned that 1t caught
the full glare of the setting sun, leaned
toward the girl, exerting fascinating
influence upon her. She took the step
he asked, and before we could shr1ek
out "Bewarel' we saw him bend for
ward with a sudden, quick motion
and then start upright again, while her
form, which but an instant before had
stood there in all its frail and inspired
beauty, tottered as if the ground were
bending under It, and in another mo
ment disappeared from our appalled,
sight, swallowed in some dreadful cav.
ern that for an instant yawned In the
smoothly cut lawn before us and then
vanished again from sight as II 1t had
never been.
A shrek from my whistle. mingled
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seemed to bid me to look through
Searching for spot where there was q
small opening, put my eye to this and
Immediately drew back.
"They are moving nearer the gate, :"
/ signaled to Loreen, at which she
crept along a few PAGES, but with a
stealth 30 great that, listening as was,
I could not hear twig snap. I endeay-
ored to initiate her, but not with as
much success as / could wish The sense
of horror which had all at once settled
upon me, the supernatural dread OF
something which I could not see, but
which felt, had seized me for the first
time and made that ruddy SKY and the
broad stretch Of velvet turf with the
shadows playing over it, Of swaying
tree tops and clustered oleanders, more
thrilling and awesome to me than the
dim halls of the haunted house OF the
Knollys in that midnight hour when I
saw body carried out for burial amid
trouble and hush and mystery 30 great
It would have daunted most spirits for
all their lives.
The very sweetness Of the scene made
its horror. Never have I had such sem
sations, never have felt 30 the power
Of the unseen, yet that anything would
happen here, anything which would ex-
plain the total disappearance Of several
persons at different times without q
trace Of their fate being left to the eye
ON this spot or in the house beyond,
seemed so impossible that I could but
liken my state to that Of nightmare,
where visions take the place Of realities
and often overwhelm them
had pressed too close against the
hedge as I struggled with these feel
ings, and the sound I made struck me
as distinct, if not alarming, but the tree
tops were rustling, too, and, while Lu-
cetta might have heard. her companion
gave no evidence of doing so. We could
hear what they were saying now, and
realizing this we stopped moving and
gave our whole attention up to listen
ing. Mr.. Trohm was speaking. I could
hardly believe it was his voice, it had
so changed in tone, nor could see in
his features, distorted as they now were
by every evil passion, the once quiet
and dignifed countenance which had so
lately imposed upon me.
"Lucetta, my little Lucetta, he was
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saving, $50 she has come to see me-;
come to taunt me with the loss Of her
lover, whom she says ! have robbed her
of almost before her eyesl Irob her J
How can rob her or any one OF man
with q voice and arm Of hisown stron-
ger than mine? Am ! q wizard to dissi-
pate his body in vapor2 Yet Is it here
In my house or ON my lawnf You are .
fool, Lucetta; so are all these men
about here foolsI Itisin your house
"Hushi" she cried, her slight figure
rising till we forgot 1t was the feeble
Lucetta we were gazing at. "No more
accusations directed against Us. It Is
You who must meet them now. Mr..
Trohm, your evil practices arg discover
ed. Tomorrow yon will have the police
here in earnest They did but play with
you when they were here before.
"You childl'' he gasped, starving,
however, to restrain all evidences OF
shock and terror. !" Why. who wasit
called in the police and set them work
ing In Lost Man g lane? Was it not p
eyes that they might not suspect
yon and perhaps that they might sns-
pect us. But twas useless Obadiah
,Trohn. Althea Knollys' children have
been long suffering, but the limit has
been reached at last. When you laid
your hand upon my lover, you roused
a spirit i'm me- that nothing but your
own destruction can satisfy. Where is
ne, Mr.. Trohmf Where Is silly Ru.
FMS and all the rest who have vanished
between Deacon Spears house and the
little home Of the crippies ON che, high
road? They have asked me, gbut II any
one in Lost Mans lane can answer that
question it Is you, persecutor OF my
mother, OF ourselves whomI here de-
aounce In face OF these skies where
God reigns and this earth where man
lives to harry and condemn. 5s:3
And then saw that the instinct Of
this girl had accomplished what mere
human acumen had failed In. For the
old man-indeed he seemed an old man
now-cringed and the wrinkles came
out in his face till he was demoniacally
ugly.
"You viper" he shrieked How
dare you accuse me Of mime-you
whose mother would have died In Jail
but for my forbearancea Have you ever
seen me set my foot upon awormf Look
at my fruit and flowers, look at my
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THE cOAISs LEaIsLATuRE.
Nothing Much to Do Except to Put in the

Nothing Much to Do Except to Put In tho
- Time. s.. r,I
The next session of the general as
sembly convenes on Tuesday, January
10. The Columbia correspondent of
The News and Courier speaks Of the
outlook as follows: q;
There does not appear to be very
much for the general assembly to do at
the approaching session. The general
laws which the constitution oontem-
plated have been passed, and about all
that Is legitimately in prospect is the
amending of existing general laws in
such particulars as is deemed necessa-
ry. Since 1892 the. dispensary law has
been the great bone of contention in
every general assembly, and it is liable
70 be the same this year. The whole
thing now, however; seems TO have got
ten down to q downright scramble as to
who shall have charge Of the great
"moraI" institution. Leaders are sit
ting up and dreaming and planning:
how to get charge of the institution
OF course no one has right to suggest
that there is anything improper In
striving to secure control of such,
machinery; but; such now really ap-.
pears to be the fact.
The real fight, as now appears, that
will be before the general assembly
will be who shall have control OF the
dispensary machinery. Will 1t be the
present state board of control Will
it be board consisting of the govern
or, comptroller general and secretary
of state, or some other state officers, as|
was the law before the present plan
was adopted? Will 1t be one commits
sionerp Will it be something entirely
new?
Governor Ellerbe is antagonistic to
the state board Of control, with its
present powers. The state board OF
control thinks the present plan Is the
best solution of the question Of man
agement. Some who are ambitious to
show how the business can be success
fully managed want to have carte
blanche and show what they can do.
One strong card the state board of
control always has had is that there
are 30 many of the members of thel
general assembly who are willing tol
give up their places In the general
assembly TO accept places on the state
board of control-four members of the
present board were members of the
general assembly at one time. On ac-
count of the expected conflict en- the
question of management of the state
dispensary that part of the message
of Governor Ellerbe which relates tol
the dispensary and the annual report
of the state board of control are being
eagerly looked for. II