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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-31
FATALLY HURT IN A RUNAWAY.
Thrown Under the WheeIA5n Trying
to Check the HOraes.

Lake Charles. La, August 3O.--Today at
noon. when Mr. James Spillers, driver for
the Waters-Pierce Oil company, was hitch
Ing his team preparatory TO the afternoon
delivery his team of mares became unruly
and ran away. Mr.. Spillers was thrown
under the wheels and had four ribs broken
and was severely wounded Internally. Drs.
Pierce and Home, the physicians attending
him, say there is no chance for him to
recover. This makes the third time this
same team has run away Mr.. Spillers
has been on the wagon every time and
on one occasion guided the runaway horses
around buggies, wagons and other vehicles
on Ryan street on busy afternoon and
finally conquered the animals before dam
age was done Mr., spillers was good
driver and probably would not have been
injured had he been mounted on his wagon
when the horses became manageable.
Mr.. SpiIlers has been an employe OF the
Waters Pierce company for about two
years.
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Ennis Items.

Ennis. Texas. August 3O.--An orchestra,
consisting of ten of the young music loving
people OF this city, was organized here
last night under the management OF the
band teacher. Prof. ]. S. Million. This
gives Ennis two bands and an orchestra.
Vannie and Dannie Morrison, accompa-
MED by their grandmother Mrs. A. B..
Morrison, left Sunday night for Covington,
Tenn. These are the children in which the
public In this vicinity has been interested
for several days as to whose custody they
would be placed. Judge ]. e. billiard ac-
cording to evidence gave them to the Nor
risons instead of the EngIands.
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JOHNSON GRASS PEST.
Sought to Have Railroads CIe1r
Right of Way of IT.


Hillsboro, Texas, August 30,--Coionel
John D. Warren, leading farmer and
stockman of this county, said to The Post
correspondent today that he was going
to present petition to Governor Sayers
soon requesting him in his message to the
next legislature to recommend that the
railroads OF Texas be required TO kill the
johnson grass along their rights of way
through the State. He says 1t is alarm
ing how the grass is spreading from the
roads over the farms through the State.
He Is not going 10 do this to antagonize
tho roads, but to protect the farming In
terests OF the State, He is hopeful that
as soon as the attention OF the roads Is
called to the matter that they will be more
careful to kill the grass, The seed are
dropped from stock trains passing over the
roads on which the stock are fed Johnson
grass. The views Of Colonel Warren are
Endorsed by the leading citizens here, and,
in fact, by every one.
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Carthage improvements.

Carthage, Texas, August 29.-The ap-
plication for local option election in the
town OF Carthage was presented to the
commissioners court yesterday, but action
was postponed until the next term of the
court.
The local telephone exchange for this
place is about ready for operation. There
Is also being built long distance phones
from here to Greenwood, La, to Timpson
Texas, and to Clayton, In this county, all
OF which viii be ready for use in short
while, An electric light plant is also q
certainty here in short while. not later
than October I.
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lErrrnsoN COUNTY nIoE.
This Years Crop VIII Not DC Up to
the Average.

Beaumont, Texas. August GOV. s. Bis
sell, who is cultivating considerable rice
acreage In Jefferson county this year. In
conversation with The Post representative
stated that Jefferson county would not
this year produce an average rice crop
That Is. the yield per acre of planted rice
would not equal the yield last year by
three or four barrels. when make this
statement" said Mr. Bissell. II take the
county rice crop as whole. There are
fields In which the yield will be enormous,
but in many places hundreds OF acres have
been damaged by the drouth. This is es-
pecially the case on portions OF Taylor
bayou, where salt water made 1t necessary
to shut down pumps"
Mr.. Bissell would make no prediction
as to what the crop would aggregate, but
he thought 1t was safe to prophecy that
even with the increased acreage the crop
this year would not exceed the crop of
1898.
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HALLETsvILLE ITEMS.
DR.. FOIsetter Has Discovered &
Number of Cases of Charlton.


Number of Cases of Charlton.
Halletsville, Texas, August 30. DIR. Fol-
SETTER State veterinary surgeon of Dallas,
who came here to examine some horses
supposed to be affected with Charlton. finds
number SO diseased. He will remain
several days and assist in trying to stamp
out the disease.
For the first time the spectacle OF two
justices courts in session in Halletsville
at one and the same time was witnessed
here today. Squire Townsend being dis
qualified in a civil case, J. G. Lamkin
Esq, was agreed upon to try said case, and
while he was disposing of 1t, Squire Town
send was proceeding to dispose of the
criminal docket.
Cotton is coming in at rate Of oyer 100
bales per day.
The crop is all open and pickers are in
demand In many places the plant has
died from the drouth and excessive heat
Mr.. G.. A. Pelzer was not taken to CO.
lumbus for hearing on writ Of habeas
corpus, he having withdrawn his applica-
ton.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

AT the Tremont.--A. p. Borden. Pierce;
II. NJ. Mayo and wife, New Orleans; F. G.
Proctor, Victoria; H. b. Proctor. Victoria;
Harry ID. Lund. Alaska; Mrs. j. g. Hub
bard, Weimar; Mrs. p. Hubbard. Miss
Clara Hubbard. WeImar; A. II. Ray. Roll
over; G.. v. Garrison, Shreveport; G. T..
McKinnie. st. Louis; II. l.. Clerc. Dem
yer; l.. w. Wettermark. Lufhn: 7. A..
Gossett, New York; Mrs. NJ. A. Stirred and
children, New York. Miss Clara A. Brock
EFT. New Haven, Conn; A. II. Pierce.
Pierce; ]. spiro, New York; r. II. Urqu-
hart, Tyler; w. e. Johnson, New Orleans.
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HOCKDALE NEWS.
oeahs OF the Public Schools Was
Again Postponed.


Again Postponed.
ANAuaie' Texas, August 29.-Hicks
,Aa eole Randle, the son of Messrs.
8 H. Hicks and General B. Randle, left
'''sfday to attend school at the Vir-
~ ailitary Institute at Lexington, Va.
Il Y regular adjourned meeting of the
~ \, council last night, steps were taken
n. " olganization of corporation court.
10y. mayor was made recorder and the city
An clerk. Salaries We're continued
~! are, TO which were added the regu.
1,ses provided by law.
"A v ,,n reached here Yesterday
~, noh I. S. Henderson OF Cameron.
IN NV !. contest for the democratic nominal
I'M y. congress in this, the Seventh dis
4 liz + against the present incumbent. Hon.
AM 4 henry. Both men have strong
4 M,, nere. but the fact that Henderson
dstv imam al. county man and ranks high in
N r. VIII beyond much doubt give
n ~ ,ae vote of Milan and a good chanoe
y Me nomination.
ks,,r us % the intense hot weather tn.
Nina Nina ~ the public schools has been
ans ~ from September to September
m ~ i me indications are that the term
: ''uuced from nine to eight months.
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ORANGE LOCALS.
Meeting of thc County hoard O
Health. Recently Appointed.


Health, Recently Appointed.
Orange Texas, August so,-Dr. J. G..
seastrunk, DIR. ]. Saunders and DR.. !. G.
Harrington have been appointed by the
county commissioners as board OF health
for Orange county, and this afterq y held
their first meeting and organized " elect
lug DR.. ]. Saunders president, DIR. ]. G..
Harrington secretary and Dr. 70, Sea-
strunk executive officer. Resolutions
were passed declaring that scarlet fever
in a severe form existed in the city aud
that for this reason the city school board
be requested TO postpone the opening OF
the city public schools until the fever
has abated Superintendent Of all the
Sabbath schools we're requested to dis
continue the meetings OF their schools
until further notice from the board OF
health. resolution was passed request
ing the city council to at once take some
active steps toward placing the city In
good sanitary condition. Scarlet fever
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BURNED TO DEATH.
Robbers Bound Man ana Set
the House on Fire.

Fort Worth. Texas. August 3d.
One of the most dastardly deeds
committed In this county in many
years occurred at Arlington shortly
after ! o'clock this morning. John
B. Boyd, merchant, is absent In st.
Louis, buying goods, and S. p.
Wood OF this city was employed
to conduct his business while away.
Wood retired last night and was
soon asleep; about l o'clock he was
awakened by two men in his room
who demanded money, Wood told
them he had none. They gagged
and chloroformed him. and after
ransacking the house. set II on FIRE,
Wood said he realized that he
was burning up alive, but was pow
erless to help himself.
When dragged from the flames he
was a frightful sight. His limbs.
arms and body being nearly
charred. He was conscious for a
short time, when he finally died.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-31
TEMPLE TOPICS.
Workman Had Both ARMS Mashed
on by q Pile Driver.

Temple, Texas, August 3O.The man
agement of st. Mary's sanitarium here
received notice yesterday that today a
patient would be sent them from the
Lantry force at Bellville, who had had
was arranging something on the pile
driver just as the ponderous hammer was
dropped and he was caught, both arms
being mashed to pulp. His name was
not given.
The commissioners have had 16a appli-
fore them, of which number thirty three
have been rejected, forty -nine failed to
complete their proof, which they can do
at any regular meeting of the commits
soners between now and next April, and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-31
BEEvILLE BRIprs.


r.arcity of Cotton Picker. 7.
h.,,mN ',ng Much Complaint.
~, s' Texas, August SO.-There n
! aDle complaint among the farm
Il, 'als section over the scarcity Of
M. v''Aers' Cotton has opened very
i !, aur'ng the hot, dry weather of the
. y. ~ weeks and most Of the fields in
!, .a'y are now very white with the
{, zap sapie. A hard rain would beat a
~ IS, sau OF It into the ground and q
~. 'u'a destroy many bales in the
a., b., ,; W; Klipsteln Of the First
norma; Uank Of this city left last sun
siie u'n ns Tor Asheville, N. G.. to ioIn
! rstuynM,nnoo Is summering there. Be-
Y sks ~ to Beevllle Mr.. Klipstein
H. = !, the Dewey reception at New
el Nor ~ rast OF next month.
Funds :. McCurdy of the Rec LEFT
!lsd ss. Tor a two weeks. visit to his
|ls,sra Tr.. in Mississippi, 80 y ms
hokin.' ank Grain OF Cuero is in IN.
al'er some legal business
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-31
sTREEr RAILwAY sALE.

DR.. John Grant, United States marshal
for this district, will arrive here tomor.
row morning with John b, Walters, his
chief deputy. The marskals visit to Gall
weston is for the purpose of conducting
the sale of the Galveston Street railway
property, which is to be disposed OF at
auction next Monday.
Receiver Baer said today that he had no
idea what was to be done with the prop
erty beyond the fact that IL was to be put
up for sale.
1t may be put down as reasonably sure
that if any of the reported schemes to
buy In the property are any more than
rumor the receiver of the property is not
privy to them.
Marshal Grant will be accompanied by
family and will be In no hurry to get
away.
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partment. This college is one of the old
est in the State and enjoys a widespread
reputation for its splendid system Of edu-
cational development More graduates
from this college occupy positions in the
State as educators than possibly any other
in the entire South. Its prospects for the
coming session are of the most encourag-
ing character and large number of pu-
pills anticipated.
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Cotton Is being Held.

seguin Texas, August 30.The ruling
price paid for average receipts of cotton
here since the new crop has begun TO
como to market has been cents. In
some few instances little more; yester-
day the market broke and rs cents was
paid; today s IA cents Is offered. and
seven -eightbs OF the cotton is baing car
ried from the gins home. This seems to
be The action In concert without any un-
Outstanding, but all are backing their
judgment that Mr.. Nell is wrong by hold
ing onto their cotton.
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NOTES.

In the civil district court this morning
the Texas Land and Loan company filed
suit against James !. Moore ct al Of Nc
Lehman county for possession of certain
lands near Waco valued at about 10000
Rev. Thomas Ward White OF Winnie
Chambers county, today showed Post
man two ears OF magnificent corn raised
In Chambers county by Mr.. u. r. Guess
of that place. One of the specimens had
been raised on the raw prairie, the other
aided by bat guano. The former is tho
better OF the two
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chappeIl HiII Female College.

Chappel Hill. Texas. August So.-chep.
pell Hill Female college opens its session
on Tuesday next with the following teach
ers: Miss Emma Fisher, literary depart
ment; Miss Mary Collier literary depart
ment; Miss Gertrude Ramsay. instructor
OF music; Miss Dora Walker. voice and elo-
cution; Miss Sadie Elliott Milton, art de-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-31
NEGRO SOCIETY IN SESSION

| NEGRO SOCIETY IN SESSION.
The thirty-third annual session of the
United Brothers of Friendship. and sis.
ters OF the Mysterious Ten met In this
city, the grand camp of the fraternity,
Monday morning and continued during the
DAY. At the night session we'll ar
ranged programme was executed. The ex-
ecutive committee is composed OF l.. NJ.
Mitchell. Mrs. NJ. F. White. John w.
White. They are putting forth extra ex-
ertions to entertain the delegates.
At 500 l.. NJ. White made the opening
address.
Hon. John D. Mccall mayor, was intro
duced in very neat speech by the mas
ter of ceremonies. Mayor Mccall said
Austin was the capital city of the State.
and all should take pride in making il so,
The keys of the city were given the dele
gates and he hoped they would have a
pleasant time
Miss Lenora Henderson sang a solo
DR.. G.. S. Conner of Waco was to make
the response, but being indisposed, Grand
Master Bledsoe accepted the task to re-
spond. He delivered characteristic
speech.
Grand Secretary Gross read the grand
lodge proclamation.
TUESDAY morning Grand Master w. f.
Bledsoe of Marshall raped the grand
lodge to order promptly at $50. After
ritualistic exercises the following COM
mittees were appointed on credentials:
g. s. Cnanor. H, D. Robinson, s. A.
Downly, s. j. Dixon, D. A. Patrick, Robt.
Jones, L. w. Woods, j. S. Foster
On rules--H. I. f. Williams, j. l. Gil,
more, j. Washington. ]. B. Bell, ]. Secret.
w. A. Shields.
On conditions of the order--Theo.
Baughman, B. R. Bluit, Sam Johnson, S.
Shelburn, X. S. Coleman, r. Pardee, F. NJ.
Nelson.
On fnance--J w. Jamison. n. H. Shan
non. D. A. Scott, F. w. McGlasson, N q
Kyle.
Dr. Ball of seguin was introduced and
addressed the lodge.
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Troy News Notes.

Troy, Texas, August 3o.-Considerable
sickness in this community. slow fever and
diphthera
having to be driven quite a distance to OBJ
tain 1t,
The Missouri. Kansas and Texas Rail-
way company has replaced the cotton plat
form that collapsed short time ago from
overweight Of grain.
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An9Ieton Items.

Angleton, Texas. August 3o.--The coun-
ty commissioners court is in session today
and will issue $4,000 in bridge bonds, to
be used In repairing bridges.
1t is said that many of those who left
this section for North Texas soon after
the food are already on their way back
again. II seems from all accounts OF the
drouth up north that they jumped from
the frying pan into the fire.
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Wharton, Texas, August so,--The teIe-
phone line. which has Bay City for .
terminus. under the management Of
Messrs, Giraud Harrison and @. D. Kemp.
is rapidly nearing completion. the second
station. OF ISempsyille was -geachsds xastsr-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-31
waxahnchie,. Cotton FACTORY,

Waxahachie, Texas. August 3O.--The COL
lecting committee OF the cotton factory
report $4,000 subscribed. The committee
complains because those who would SEEM
ingly enjoy the benefits OF factory most
put down comparatively small amounts and
many instances nothing at all. The COM
mittee is hopeful, however, and they say
a cotton factory is sure to come
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-31
rannin Guard. WIN Go to View York

Bonham, Texas, August 3o.--Prepar-
atoms for the reorganization of the Fan
min Guards is being pushed rapidly. the
guns have already been received also
several thousand cartridges inc UNI
forms have been ordered and will arrive
in few days. This company is to be
company NJ in the Texas regiment and
1t is to go to New York to attend the
Dewey celebration on the 2lst OF septem.
Der. The Bonham band will also go II
proper ARRANGEMENTS can be made.
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The soothing and healing properties OF
Chamberlain Cough Remedy. Its pleas
ant taste and prompt and permanent
cures. have made 1t great fayorlte with
the people everywhere. For sale by all
druggists.
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BADLY BURNED.


NncOgdOches.
Nacogdoches, Texas, August 29.-Mr. w.
e. Winston, proprietor of the Nacogdoches
irop foundry, while making run this
morning was severely burned. The plug
to the furnace was leaking. and In try
ing to stop 1t, the plug blew out and the
molten substance struck him about the
waistband of his pants, running down on
the inside to his shoes. His attending
physician states that while it is a serious
burn, it is not necessarily fatal
MT. Winston is bachelor, and has no
relatives nearer than Kaufman county,
where his aged father and family reside.
he is receiving kind attention, and the
entire community regret lis misfortune.
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day and In few days Wharton and Bay
City will be exchanging hellcs.
The protracted meeting at the Methodist
church closed Sunday night after a ses-
sion of several weeks.
The new $4,000 public school house is now
well under way Carson Bros. have tho
contract and that assures 1t to equal any
building Of the same price in the State.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-31
WAIVED EXAMINATION.

Sam Watrous, one of the negroes under
arrest on a charge of having murdered
G. w. Engberg and wife near Manor, last
June, waived examination before Justice
Johnson today and was bound over to
await the action of the grand jury
which will meet in special session next
week to investigate his case.
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what One Farmer Has Done.

Hampstead, Texas August 3d.
]. I. Deadmon, from Retreat.
Grimes county, was here this week
with Il barrel containing fiftyfour
gallons of strained honey, which
found ready sale at 65 cents per
gallon. This makes Mr.. Deadmon's
third trip here in three months.
during which he has disposed OF
nearly 800 gallons of honey Besides
supplying this point, he also caters
to large trade in Navasota and
elsewhere. Here is practical in
stance of "diversiHcation," as he
has made good living with a
rainy day account laid by, since
his desertion of cotton for an
apiary.
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Nathan Husbe. Indicted.

Denton, Texas, August So.--The grand
jury today returned an Indictment foT
murder against N. A. Hughes Of Victor'a
for the murder of his partner, George
Franklin of Houston. The case is set
for September 20. and special venire OF
seyenty-five men has been ordered
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-31
= AND NJ. COLLEGE.

LION Promises to he Very
~. - largely Attended.
lss,,on A',on' Texas, August so.-The
tsI,s,A o. the Texas Agricultural and
MAJ. w .Ol'ege begins Monday. Sep
y Il. ''.n the entrance examinations.
|seDah,,'n majority of the old students
M ~ not return until wednesday,
ls,l sa dsu the fall term begins.
~ ~ ''lons and changes have oc-
s'au Of college officers since
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OIL WELL At MExIA.
A Small Flow struck, but 1t Is of
Small Value.

Mexia, Texas. August 3o.--Work on the
oil well that is being sunk seven miles
west of here is progressing rapidly. The
drill Is now down about 800 feet and has
struck very small quantity Of oil but
not enough to amount to anything; the
parties that own the well are very hopeful
and think they will strike good flow
In the next few days
There was a good deal of excitement
caused here by fake report published
In small Waco and Houston papers In re-
gard to an immense flow having been
struck in this we'll, but upon investigation
there proved to be nothing in 1t.
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SCHOOL FUND BONDS.

The State board of education this even
ing refused to purchase the s411o0o of
Tarrant county bonds submitted by tB. B,
Paddock for sale TO the school fund. Too
much premium was expected.
The State board of education thissnorn-
ing bought $4,000 of Zapata county refund
ing bonds and paid a premium of S642S7
on same
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Cleburne. Texas. August .2a.-Mrs. R.
NJ. Robinson. wife of Engineer Robinson
of the Santa Fe. living In the Byers addi-
ton, was bitten last evening by a c0p-
perhead or spreading adder snake and
the wound Is serious
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-31

Austin. Texas, August So.-state Health
officer Blunt went to Elgln this evening
to examine suspicious case Of smallpox
reported from there.
DR.. Blunt returned from Elgin tonight,
having found five cases OF smallpox re-
ported from there is genuine. The pa
tient, who has been completely isolated,
came from San Antonio.
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though 1 must
tell about II. A
year ago I was
taken very sick.
Doctors could 90
me NO good only
to deaden the [
pain which 4
had almost CON-
stantly. / got
some Of your
Compound and
took one bottle .
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Co.t Of smaIrpox.

Denton. Texas, August 20. Commission
ers court today allowed DR.. Frank p.
PineE>sl02O for ffty-one days attendance
upon the smallpox patients near Little
Elm. There was only one death during
the two months that the camp continued.
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smallpox in Bastrop County.

Bastrop, Texas, August So.-county
Judge ]. B. Price received notification
from DR.. King OF Elgn today that there
is one well developed case of smallpox in
that town. He also received notihcatlon
that there were two new cases down IN
the southeastern portion Of the country,
where the one case already reported is
convalescing.
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THE TAX COMMISSION.

The tax commission has completed the
first reading of it's tax reform bill and
will take rest until October 1, when the
final preparation of the measure will be
undertaken.
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trrtfxa 70 ms. rlxKnAn 70. ~
lam 80 grateful 70 you for svthao
Lydia 3. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound has done for me that 1 feel -