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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10
ISMAR, THE GYPSY,
ClairvOyant and Palm
Testimonials AS to the Wonderful Character Of Her WIT
From Prominent and Well Known People
If All of Them of Their Names There Would
No Room of Oil Lands Made as
of SIN Marvellous Powers-F1er Last Week here Ss

II Ismar, the Gypsy, the wonderful
Gated at the Capitol Hotel, was at liberty
to use the names of some OF the people u
whom she has given sittings, together Win
their testimonials as to some of the Won
derful work she has done. there would DO
absolutely no room for any doubt as TO
her ability to forecast the future as well
as to tell of the past as correctly as 1t
could be told OF by any one In possession
Of all the facts. Ismar numbers among her
patrons some of the most prominent peo-
pie OF the city and the things she tas
correctly predicted concerning the futures
of some of them would, If properly con-
nected, form an intensely interesting
story.
On the occasion of 1smars visit to Hous-
ton last March a business man who dec
not reside far away. and who is well
known here called to consult her. She
told him. among other things, that with
in year he would discover that oil in
endless quantities would be discovered on
a certain tract OF land he owned and that
further, he would, as a result OF this dis
discovery, meet a lady who would shortly
thereafter become his wife. The man, who
was a confirmed bachelor, laughed at both
predictions. However. lsmar having fully
described the tract of land in question, no
decided to visit it, He soon became con-
WINGED that what Ismar had told him re-
garding the existence of oil was absolute
~ true, and as a result of his efforts sew
eral very large veins were located, the
output Of which will eventually add great
ly to his wealth.
The remarkable part of the matter was
that the other prediction, too. was yeri
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10

FOR A CANNING FACTORY SITE.
Experienced Missouri Operators Are
Prospecting In Texas.

Waco, Texas. December s.-W. NJ. Nc
Collun. b. b. Boatright and ]. Nall of
Bethany. Mo, spent the day in Waco yes
terday. These gentlemen arc looking for a
location for canning factory. They were
we'll pleased with Waco. The Business
Mems club took them In hand and showed
them about the city, giving them all tho
information they wanted concerning the
supply of fruits and vegetables and es-
pecially corn and tomatoes. which they
purpose making speciality. These gen
tlemen have large factory at Bethany,
Mo-, but desire to establish n plant In
Texas. They left last night for Alvin.
Brazorla county. They Will stop in Waco
again on their return.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10
DOWN IN A COAL MINE.
Many Perlshed In q Disaster Caused by
an Explosion.
MANY IMPRISONED BEHIND FALLEN WALLS
Seventy Men wer Underground when
the Explosion Occurred--An
Effort Made TO Rescue

Carbonate, Wash, December "a dis
bon Hill Coal company, In which large
number OF miners lost their lives Six
teen bodies have been taken from the
mines and 1t is believed few OF the seventy
or eighty men In the mine at the time es-
capped.
Shortly before 11:45 o'clock this fore
noon, this extraordinarily quiet coal min
Ing village was stunned with the first re-
port OF terrific subterranean explosion
In the Carbon Hill mine, the tunnels OF
which run for miles under the town. There
was an enormous rumbling. smothered
sound for few minutes and then 1t ceased
abruptly. The people who had been ac-
customed TO livelihood by mining knew
at once what this had meant and stood
around with blanched faces and appre-
tensions fearing disaster~sesulting In they
knew not how awful a blow A meager
report conveyed the information that all
who were In the mine must have been
killed, as there was no chance of es ape.
Those who were not killed outsght would
be hemmed by falling walls and the foul
air would sutfocate them before any relief
could come. A rush of the inhabitants WAS
made in the direction OF the mouth oil
the tunnel. Women wives of the men
supposed TO be in the shaft ran to and fro,
screaming aud wringing their hands with
anguish crying children clingng to their
skirts II was all that ID. 7. Davies, the
superintendent of the mine, could do to
keep the friends OF the doomed men and
their wives from plunging madly into tho
tunnels mouth.
-. g. \
recognition, have so far been taken out
by the relief corps
The foreman OF the shaft, ]. IL. Davis.
escaped unhurt and with him twenty
miners are belived TO have gotten out. II
Is said Davis had seventy eight men
working under him. So far details of the
easter are meager, as Superintendent
Davies and Foreman j. III. Davis of tho
day shift are now down in the mine en-
gagged in the rescue. The men employed
in the first day shift worked from a. m.
to 3 p, NJ. The explosion occurred just
as the men We're preparing to leave the
shaft at the noon hour. Several Welsh
miners also escaped, but they Immediately
turned and went back into the mine in
the hope of being able to rescue their less
fortunate companions.
The mines belong to the Southern Pacific
company. The coal is a soft bituminous
variety, productive of large proportion OF
gasses and has been much used in gas
manufacture. The mines give employment
to 400 men and have an output Of 300.-
900 tons annually. The mines are in a
deep ravine through which the Carbon
river flows 1t is a glacial river. The
mines are supplied with every appliance
for safety. They are well tunneled and
aired.
Ever since tho catastrophe, Superinten-
dent Davies and Foreman John Davis
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IMPORTANT DECISION.

Court of Appeals PerpetunIIy EN-
joins Judge .TOncy.
Frankfort, Ky. December 9.--The
court of appeals today announced n
ant hearing on the State election
In Kentucky. IT makes perpetual
the writ or prohibition issued
against Judge Toney OF Louisville.
him from interfering
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10
ELLIS COUNTY PROSPEROUS.


waxahachie. Texas. December s.--The
statement just published by the National
banks hero show a combined deposit ac-
count of over 100000, which is said by
bank officials to belong TO the extent of
at least 40 per cent TO the farmers. Con-
sidering the fact that only about so per
cent OF the farmers who have money pa
tronlze the banks. and that there are five
other banks in the county who have more
deposits than they have ever had before
shows that tho Ellis county farmer has
something for a rainy day despite the
short cotton crop,
There have been approximately 10000
bales or cotton received by wagon here to
date, this Ia a shortage OF about 40 per
cent; 90 per cent OF the crop is in
Wheat is finer than ever known at this
season, and the acreage is the largest ever
planted In tho county. Most farmers are
pasturing TO prevent forward growth
which will cause danger TO the plant by
spring frosts.
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have been lighting against the doors of the
deadly gas. aided by the brave Welsh
men. At o p. M, n number OF men were
pulled up through the timber chute rear
the summit of Wlngate hill, ron d ip 4
of several hundred feet They we're picked
up from six OF the levels near the water
rlevel. Three more have been rescued
through the inclined tramwly.
The scenes around the mines this after
noon were pitiful. Men whose faces and
bodies were burned. their eyebrows and
hair singcd and faces black and bleeding
came FROM the mine. Women and chi
dren surrounded the building weeping.
Rescue parties are working both in the in
cline and at the old timber chute on tho
hill
As rar as known the following were
killed either by the explosion of the fire
damp or suffocated by black damp. which
usually follows.
Reese Jones. lreboss.
John Daniels.
Evans Lewis.
John Durr
John Jonese.
Thomas Edwards.
Evan Richards
Howell Merridith.
Howell Merridith was working consid-
erably above the water level when the ex-
plosion came and he lowered himself down
q ,inper chute 10 rescue one OF his sons,
pan Merridith' working below, The son
salne out unharmed, but his father lost
us NE.
me tunnei In which the explosion took
piece Is ABOUT one ana quarter miles in
rene.n on a wafer level under the south
wesl part OF the town. There are several
.,,, chutes running up TO the surface OF
Wingate Hill. Timber gangs are at work
.pdeins tne oeranged tlmoers and ros-
tne imprisoned miners or taking
oue an occasional BODY. me fans are work
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10
GOAL coNFIscATEp.

The railroad commission Is In receipt
Of number OF complaints from manu-
featuring concerns and other large con-
sumers OF fuel against railroads for con-
fscating shipments of coal consigned TO
them. The latest was received today from
J. A. Hooper, who operates a number of
oomprosses, against the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas, which. according to the evil
dence submitted. has by the conhsoation
route made it practically impossible for
him TO obtain anything like the fuel he
needs 10 run his plants.
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husband months bs,or. /.
among lsmar's clients. y 1

husband months bs,or. !.
cumstances such as ~.
among Ismar's clients. "
The following letter i. ". \.
Madam Ismar. Houston. r.s.
Houston, Texas. Noy.ms ~ .
Dear Madam. Being pror...
curiosity called for ' ,a.9
and was indeed very nusS ~
nave always been soms, "
You told me my past n. ~,
could myself, for | had 49,. wus \
things you mentioned; you s S.
family to perfection IA w
no one knew Of besides ~ No.,
diagnosis OF my physical cousNs' I,
rect, and your advice on hns,Na
valuable to me.
In view Of all this | IA Z, :, 81
say I have the utmost cons a.. -
ability to foretell the iutm. Il
certainly the most remariah,. u
have ever met. and can MAJ sss 4 4
mended too highly. =
wish you the success voa VIZ.
am glad to have had tbe nrs ss
consult you. Yours very sins sss. 4
JAMES lSasd
L - ..HI :
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10

EAattIrust Case Comes Up In the United
States Supreme Court December Is.
LEASES FOR NEW STATE FARMS CLOSED
Commissioner's Attention Directed
to nm Alleged Insurance Trust.
Houston sewer Bonds Approved.

Austin. Texas. December 9.-Attorney
General Smith has been notified chat tho
case OF the waters-Pierce OIL company
We. the State of Texas. pending on writ
of error before the supreme court of the
United States, has been set for December
is. The validity OF the antitrust act is
involved In this case and the case pending
In the State courts against the Jalonick
fire insurance rating bureau is being held
I'M TO await a determination thereof.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT RUSHED.
The State Treasury office is now doing
the biggest business 1t has done In years.
The daily business represents the hand
ling OF 100000 and this big record has
now been maintained steadily for the past
ten days.
The treasury department is now paying
out a big wad of bright silver dollars.
These dollars have been stocked In the
treasury since 1876 and 1878, but as they
have never before been unpacked. having
been kept in the original $1,000 sacks Ia
which they were shipped from the mint
at New Orleans, they are still as bright
and new as though they were only minted
yesterday.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10
THE DEAD or rnE MIME.


Especial to The Post)
Norfolk, Va, December 9.-The battlesh!p
Texas will sail early in the morning for Ha-
vana. She will carry 312 metallic collins, n
which will be brought back the dead OF the
battleship Maine who have been recovered
aud buried at Havana. On the return, the
bodies will be finally inferred in the Airing
ton National cemetery on the Virginia side OF
the Potomac river. Tho Texas will not stop
at Key West. whore rest the remains of
number OF the Maincs crew The citizens
of that city requested that the bodies buried
there be not disturbed. which request Was
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10
Sunday RACE.
Miller and Waller Won the n,
Madison Suunre C:ara.,

New York, December . Charles v, +
OF Chicago. the long distance shisse
cycle rider of the world, aud Frank 4
the Dutchman. won the six.day ptrtY
which began at midnight last ss,A
Madison Square Garden.
They finished at 10 o'clock tonistt {,
two laps, with 2733 2-5 miles to TIL 4
otto Maya of Erie, Ga. and AM
Enchern. the Canadian, were setuaa
Gimm Of Pittsburg and Burns Pierre Il
ton were third. one lap behind to I
men.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10

Augusta, Ga. December 1o-Rpll;th'
a. m.-The large wholesale and ntl
Of j. r White is in flames and vlH \
tircly destroyed. The whole blcefi 4
ing the Arlington hotel, seems dscrt
present.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10
CHARTERS.

Tho secretary of state today filed ten
amendments to the charter OF the Port
Arthur Rice and Irrigation company. pro-
viding for an increase OF It's capital stock
from $1,000 to s150.000
He also fled the charter OF the Hardin
Opera House company; capital stock
sos 600
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t.rAsrs cf.osEp.

Ben Campbell, ESQ.,, Of Houston was
here today to consummste the lease OF
tho Sewcll and Campbell tract of land
In Brazoria county to- the penitentiary
board. The trade for the Norton tract.
the Sewel and Campbell land,
recently purchased by the penitentiary
board, was also consummated today.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10
ANOTHER SMALLPOX CASE.

A second case OF smallpox developed
here today. the victim being negro
waiter at large boarding house, who has
come In contact with numerous persons
during the past week. Steps have been
taken to Isolate all persons known to have
been exposed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10
HOUSTON BONDS APPROVED.

The attorney general today approved
Houstons 100000 issue OF sewer bonds.
and they were signed by Mayor Brashear
and City Secretary Baugh. who were here
for that purpose, accompanied by Alder
man Rosenthal.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10

with local elections by writs OF
mnndnmus. He was charged ny the
democrats with arbitrarily issuing
the writs.
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fed. The man, whom Ismar had told that
such would be the case, met lady while
on one of his trips on business connected
with his oil interests and friendship hav-
ing ripened into love. they We're married.
An almost startling feature in this con-
nection lay in the fact that Ismar cor
rectly described the lady TO her future
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10

local representatives Of the law to get
after the license evaders with the result
reported above.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10
ALLEGED INSURANCE TRUST.

Commissioner OF Insurance Johnsons
attention has been called to an association
OF fire insurance companies known Us the
Western Union, which has for its purpose
the regulation of the rate OF commissions
paid agents and other details OF the Are
insurance business. 1t also requires of
all agents writing risks for Western
Union cciSponies that they surrender any
representation OF so-called non-urion
companies they may have The point Is
made that the Western Union has all the
features Of a trust and Is therefore sub-
iect 10 penalties as such.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-11-11
RAILROAD BUILT FOR BABIES


The miniature railway at the Export
exposition, al Philadelphia, which is
operated on Vintage avenue, is the
greatest chidren's plaything at the ex-
hibition. The miniature railroad is
built for the use of the smallest steam
railway train in the world. 1t uses coal
for fuel, and the train consists of ten
passenger coaches with a capacity of
two persons for each coach. The en-
CINE which hauls this wonderful little
train weighs coo pounds, as compared
with the 100000 pounds of an ordinary
full-grade locomotive. 1t is a faithful
reproduction of the parts and workings
of full-sized locomotive. 1t is a stand
ard e'ght-wheel American, only five feet
four inches long, IS inches wide and 80
inches from the rail to the top of the
smoke stack. The cylinders are two
inches in diameter only. The passenger
cars are five feet long and % inches
wide The train runs at a speed of ten
miles an hour The railway extends
considerable distance around the main
building. and is eventually to be extend
ed entirely around the exposition
grouL Is. The children have no end of
fun "a this little railway, and their
mothers and nurses are able to extract
as much enjoyment out of it as are the
child v-n themselves.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-11-11
ELIAS LIFE BUOY
ut Does Away with All the Horrors OF
Shipwreck.)

whose castaway crew resorted to can
nibalism. that caused Mr.. Elias to try
to devise remedy for such disasters.
The apparatus which he has invented
is a water-tight barrel-shaped alumni
mum case seven feet high. and weigh
ing but - pounds. This is weighted
with lead at the bottom to insure its
standing upright in the water. 1t is
made in two halves, which open with
rubber hinges on one side, and fasten
together on the other side.
1t is large enough around to hold a
big man. or a woman and child. At first
it might be imagined that it would be
hard to get inside this peculiar life pre-
server. But by opening the aluminium
cylinder a person may step into it and
shut it after him as easily as one goes
through a door and closes it after him.
The cylinder is made water-tight with
clamps on the inside. On the outside it
looks like buoy.
There is a set of pockets on the inside
of the case for storing a 90 days supply
of food and water.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-11-11

| the present war. He was born in Pitts
| burgh, and is son of \, G. Macrum
The family, while the consul was quite
young, moved from the smoky city TO
Fair Oaks, a suburb of Pittsburgh, and
subsequently went to Ohio, the father
being appointed cashier of the First ma
tioual bank at East Liverpool. Mr..
Macrum has spent nearly all his life
in East Liverpool, receiving his educa'
tion in the schools of that city. After
completing his education he became in
terested in a glass factory, where he
held an important place until his APP
pointment in the consular service. Pres
dent Mckinley in 1897 first decided to
send Mr. Macrum as consul to the island
of Hayti, but the present incumbent. by
means of political influence, succeeded
in retaining the place. When the con
sulship at Pretoria was created the
place was rendered TO and accepted by
Mr., Macrum. He began his duties there
early in 1897. The consul was married
in 1892 TO Miss Dora McIIenry, of East
Liverpool, the society leader of the city,
and she has been one of the most popu-
lar women in he American colony at
Pretoria since her husband has been
consul. She was the hostess of the
colony at an elaborate banquet given
there last Fourth of July, and her hus
band acted efficiently as the toastmas-
ter. Consul Macrum is thoroughly
wrapped up with the work of his office
in the South African republic, and he
writes to his friends that he is the re-
cipient of every consideration from
President Kruger and the officials of
that country. He was in hopes that the
war now started might be averted, for
he has great admiration for the sturdy
Dutch. In politics Consul Macrum is a
republican. and his influence among the
younger members of the party in Ohio
is strong.
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for acquiring wealth being at a maxi
mumand living expenses at minimum
The people there are Jolly good fellows
and the law is respected better than in
any other section of South Africa. This
fact is partly owing to the salutary
nresence of Charles f. Meinties. the
dates attorney, the man whom the
Swazis fear more than Dom Paul. and
who is a leading factor in all political
movements and greatly respected by
Kipg Rupo tbe head chief of the
Syvazis
mi. Koei. savanna l. o1,yare +o he mo
nt+io+ad INFO orantinp q concession NV n
bosi,a+ If cbannoone ar casI, If RIM
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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-11-11

TINT WA, currently written about then
HftIp known Siberia. His motherW was
yriteras well. being theau,hor OF TAR
tar Tents and Their Inhabitants u
charmiugly-writtw account ot the do
nestle and family life of chat strange
peoplc. Aatau r. Atkinson was edn-
Gated at Rugby when Dr. Temple, now
archbishop of Canterbury, was the prin-
cinoI lie married, when not yet p, the
of stephen Humble, WE'LL
known English portrait painter of ms
day. He went TO Hawaii in 1869, and
was principal of ST. Nlban's college and
later of the leading government school
i'm the islands. From 1850 to 1887 he
was editor of the Hawaiian Gazette,
which made the newspaper iightagalnSt
the rcactionary and eNtrayagant ten
denotes of Kalakaua' 5 government. The
victory in this fight was the so-calIed
revolution of 1851 and the new constt-
tuition Of that year. by which the pow
crs of the king were limited and those
of the people increased. He was inspect
or general of schools from 1857 to 1896,
and secured the substition of English
for Hawaiian as the medium of instruc-
ton in all the government schools. The
Americanizing tendency of this meas
ure can scarcely be oyerestimated, In
1896 he was superintendent of the CEN
sus. aud the census taken that yearwas
the most complete ever taken in the is
lands. He was an influential member
of the legislature of 1898.
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But the man Is mo- relative of his vic
rim. and +, am American. Tie lives
i'm Oakland. CAL. and his address is 1925
East Twelfth street.
But this is how ft happened:
"Ityus whenvr were both BOYS" said
Mr.. Miller. the other day. that the
Drfuce and myself fell 10 blows. Every
thing runs TO Iuock-oms these days,
and we were then in advance OF our
times. SO when the smoke of the battle
cleared away there was no question as
to who had won.
He was out of H. and had done for
a member of the royal family and a
future king of England.
NJ the time was visiting my uncle.
who then lived i'm old Porto BoIo, tie
famous little Scottish pottery town on
rhe south coast of the Firth of TIE
Forth.
"One Iav I was riding ont on aon-
key. and the Young prince was walking
e. ON foot when we CHANGED TO meet
and trouble followed. The prince. like
any other boy of puguacious qualities.
approached me. and. catching me by the
leo. pulled me from the saddle.
in those days ] was a fighter and
before the vouugStcr knew lust what
sfrrrk him had landed some GOOD left
-vfngs and he was all but out when
his tutor. who accompanied him. came
mn from the rear TO his rescue.
~ must say that the Drince showed