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THREE VESSELS WRECKED.
Entire Crews of Two of Them Were
Drowned.

Entire Crews of Two Of Them Were
Drowned.
Vancouver. B. c.. August 11.--Details Of
the loss of the three vessels in Australian
waters are brought by the steamer Mo
vera. The bark Carlisle Castle. ll44 tons
found for Liverpool to Freemantle. was
totally wrecked off Rockingham, Captain
Lindsay and her crew OF ten men were
drowned.
The ship City of York. in command OF
Captain P. P. Jones. 1857 tons, with q
general cargo from San Francisco to Free
mantle. went ashore at Rottnest Island
July II. Eleven OF the crew were drowned
and fifteen men were rescued.
The steamers Excelsior and Edna col :
llded OF Hcbson's Bay, Melbourne, The
Excelsior sank in fifteen minutes. None
OF her crew or passengers were drowned,
but eight were injured.
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Fought n Draw.

New York. August n.--George Dixon, the
colored featherweisht champion. and Eddie
santrv Of Chicago met tonight before the
Broadway Athletic club for twenty rounds at
10 pounds. and Referee Johnny White de-
clared the bout draw. The club house was
crowded 10 Its limit. nearly 5000 persons be-
Ing present, Dixon. nut up a game exhibition
since he appeared here last
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COULDN'T KILL HIMSELF.
Efforts mt suicide
Made by ChicugOan.

Especial TO Inc fost')
Chicago, August lin an effort
TO commit suicide today George
Paterson, cook Of Evanston. hrst
drank a quart of whisky. then Sc
cured an old. rusty sword, set the
hint against bathtub and fell upon
the point so forcibly that the blade
went nearly half way through his
body. Feeling little pain, and being
still able to stand Paterson again
fell upon the sword. His vitality
was still strong, however, and he
placed the weapons point against
his stomach and rushed with the
hilt against the wall. Still he did
not collapse, and, plucking the
weapon from his wound, he set fire
to the house and crawled into
closet and waited for the fire to
consume him. He was rescued by
fireman, however, and taken TO
the hospital. He may recover.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-12
THE Ex-sLAvE ASSEMBLY.
Declared scheme for Fraud nv I'll.
Postal Authorities.

.
Washington. August 11.--An order for.
bidding the delivery OF all mail ma,,a,
was today issued against Isaac l.. WsItoo
the ex-slave petitioners assembly ana H.
ex-slave assembly. Madison Park. on ths
charge OF operating through the msi,s :
scheme devised for obtaining money ma.
false and fraudulent pretenses. ''
The department states that walton :.
an ex-slave. who 10 at the head Of an - 70
legged imaginary organisation, having Sar
ITS object the collection of money to be be-
used TO petition congress to pass US :.
granting ex-slaves pensions. Thu ars, "a"
mittance required Of members OF tha are re-
ization was 25 cents, and 1t appears ,sa,
1881 negroes from the Southern s,sa
have RENTED that amount. AlthonyS ,s,s
money was to start fund for the nh, ms
above noted. not one cent OF Il can ne 1o' s
counted for by the manager of the sc No ac-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-12
THE PHILIPPINES.

Otis reported the arrival at Manila Of
the transport City OF Para with troops.
An officer held as prisoner In the
island of Luzon is supposed to be Major
Rockefeller. who disappeared several
months ago.
American troops now occupy the prov
ince of Balloon.
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WASHINGTON.

Hawley is said to desire the appoint
ment of popuist census supervisor in
Texas.
Report of the commissioner OF pensions
shows a slignt decrease in the number of
pensioners.
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Local.

The complete list of creditors OF w. D.
Cleveland & Co.
Those who pay city taxes on ASSESS
ments of $4,000 and over. according to the
new roll
Something as to rice culture at Ray
wood.
The fire chief has stopped the work on
the Boyle building on Main street.
Eighty men thus far recruited at Hous-
ton for the Thirty third regiment.
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fore the list of September. Those received
to-day were:
New York--chauncey NJ. Depew. John
G. Carlisle, Bourke Cochran, Francis B.
Thurber, George Hunton. Henry White,
Albert Shaw.
Alabama--E. Damer, Mobile: Gordon
Mcdonald, opelika w. w Quares. Selma;
Wallace HARRISON, Fort Payne E. NJ.
Raglaud, Tuseumbia; 3. B. Conner. Birm-
lngham.
The other delegations include William
j. Bryan of Nebraska, j. H. Marshall and
l.. W. YoumanS Of South Carolina, Morris
NJ Cohen, president Little Rock board OF
trade; Judge U, NJ Rose. Judge s, H.
! Cockrell, John NJ. Moore, ex-chairman
democratic State committee, and Bishop
Fit2g raid. from Arkansas The attorneys
general and labor commissioners of twenty
States, governors, senator's, educators,
officers OF labor organizations manufac-
turers' associations and Industrial So
cieties Of all sorts from all parts of the
country.
The Tariff Reform League of New York
esked that special session be devoted
TO the question OF the relation of protective
tariff to trusts. AS representatives. from
the Protective Tariff League OF New York
and the Home Market club Of Boston will
be present to represent the tariff side OF
the question, the committee on arrange
ments will recommend that the tariT
question be considered
number OF attorneys general have been
invited and 1t is expected that Attorney
General Crow OF Missouri Jefferson Davis
of Arkansas and Attorney General Smith
will discuss tho question from an anti
trust point of view.
committee consisting of ex-Comptroi-
Ter James II. Eckels, ex-Comptroller e. S.
Lacey, A. C. Bartlett, wholesale hardware
merchants, Harry p. Robinson editor OF
the Railway Age; D. X. Clink. represent
ing the commercial travellers, John NJ
Stahl, secretary of the Farmers National
congress. George Preston. secretary In
ternntionnl Association of Machinists;
Paul j. Mas, ex-organizer American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor and Prof. Graham Taylor
Is having the answers analysed and the
results put in form by Prof. David Kinley
of the Illinois State university.
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RAILROAD.

Receiver Fordyce Of the Peegee explains
his position in the present agitation con-
corning Western ia'es.
Four work trains are now on the Sabine
and East Texas extension.
Railroad commissioners recommend re-
vision of the interstate commerce law.
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DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK GOOD.
"""" "ary Evans of south Car0lin,
sees q VICTORY Ahend

Evahs OF south Caroline
sees Victory Ahead.
waterbury. Conn, August Former
Governor John Gary Evans of South Caro-
INA was here today and talked freely on
the political situation,
Inc outlook for the success OF the
democratic party in 1900 is encouraging. %
saio be. THE conditions are ripe aud
nolnt yictorywise. The affairs IN Cuba,
we prolonged struggle in the Philippines
ana the administration. OF affairs there
speat volumes to the voters OF the coun-
Try. They can not put eli OF The blame
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TIE PHILIPPINES WAR.
ATTEMPTS 10 MEET THE ENEMY FAILED
American Troops Occupy Province
Of Balaan-Transport City of
Para Arrived.

Manila. August II. $40 p. m.-.Recon-
noitering by small parties continued today.
Two unavailing attempts were made to get
In contact with the enemy. The American
troops occupy Cullulet. Santa Rita, Bacolor
and Guagua. No further engagements have
taken place. The rains have recommended.
The wounded are being brought to Ma
Mia.
Washington, August 11.--General Otis to-
day cabled the war department as fol-
lows;
Manila, August 11.-City of Para ar
rived Private Cosley Bree. company A,
Twenty fourth. died at sea. SheridN sails
today. Otis.
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put out. W. 'Ospeseats Is,
The Southern Statas
financially and they look = n. ~ III
r rares 10 relieve suffering n SsusaI
f res the dollar We Of II. 1 Ss'ss / !!
ior. Mr.. Bryan will be no ,uS sesta I
ciamation. They are tryins ' y
i; tle opposition in New York I ~ a
Is stronger in his own ,parts Z - 0us !. "
than he was three years 49, !" " I
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SPORT.

Two games played in the National league
were both shut-outs. son
Five lavorites landed at St. Louis.
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ENASONnNS TlH ~ DEAIus
~ -----
In Revenge for the Killing Of
His Nephew.
Chicago, August 11.--A Chron-
icie special from Eel Pnso says,
News was received today from
Montesuma that when General
Torres learned that HIS
nephew had been killed by the
Yaauis he promptly ordered
that forty prisoners who had
fallen into his hands during
the engagement of three weeks
ago should be nut to death,
and they were accordingly
taken out and shot. Only
twenty Indians were killed In
the battle, but the official re-
turns gave IL as sixty. account
ing forty persons ms killed In
battle.
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Paid THEIR Zines.

Jefferson City. Mo-. August H.
Sixty-elght of the seventy three in
surance companies have paid their
fines OF 800 each. Sunday is the
last dag for the remaining companies
to pay in order 10 keep from being
ousted from the State under the
provisions of the antitrust law,
which they ran counter to in COM
bining to fix the price of insurance.
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Texas pensions; Original. El ! Sr, MI
John A, Couch, Henrietta, " Easter
Adams. Gonzales, So; Marcus f wsfti, n
Mills, Sc. Widow Indian wars w.
field, Ennis, s..
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WASHINGTON NOTES
fspecial to The Post.)

Washington, August 1.-THE p .o;11 WI
Cooper and Jacksboro, Texas; VI vilht
presidential postoffices on u s,ano IN,
salaries of the postmasters w" 80
A civil service examination ~ ~, she 4
Temple, Texas. on Septemper. ~. M uo,tcltt
tions of clerk and carrier III 'u'
that place.
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hooos rills cure liver ills; ne pss,,
only catharnc 80 take With H-o7E$s
The times., 1899-08-30
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Cotton's Condition Less Favorable
Corn Prospects F.ne.


The summary Of the weekly crop reports
issued by the Weather Bureau yesterday
is as follows:
while the drought conditions reported
at the close of the previous week have been
relieved locally in the South Atlantic
States, drought continues with increased
severity in Texas, Oklahoma, southern
Missouri, and Michigan, and rain is much
needed in the Ohio Valley, the lower Lake
region, New England, and generally
throughout the southern and cenral Rocky
Mountain districts. Very favorable wealth
er conditions prevailed in Iowa. northern
Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas, but. as
in the previous week, reports of the effects
Of excessive moisture are received from the
Dakotas and Minnesota. Abnormally cool
weather continued on the Pacific Coast,
with rains unusual for the season in Wash
ington and northern Oregon. In California
the persistent prevalence of low temper
atures has proved injurious TO the rasin
grapes.
The general condition of corn in the
States of the central Mississippi and Ohio
valleys is less satisfactory that at the close
OF the previous week. owing to continued
absence of moisture which has conduced
ditlons in Iowa, northern Missouri Kan
sas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Minnesota,
and in the Middle Atlantic States have
been more favorable, and generally the
crop has made good progress in these
States although late corn is somewhat
less promising in portions of Nebraska
and Kansas. All reports indicate that the
crop has made rapid advancement toward
maturity Some cutting has been done as
far north as Minnesota
Reports OF injury TO grain in shock and
stack continue from the Dakotas and Min
nesota, principally, however, as a result
of rains of previous weeks. The DELAYED
harvesting of spring wheat will be COM
pieted by the end of August. Grain in
shock has also been injured by rains in
/ Washington and Oregon, but in the last
named State the rains were of material
benefit TO late spring grain and other crops.
While reports of rust and shedding in
cotton are somewhat less numerous in the
eastern portion of the cotton belt in the
central and western districts the reports
| Of rust and shedding continue undimin-
/ ished, premature opening being quite gen
/ orally reported in the last-named districts
where there is a quite general deterioration
| in the condition of the crop.
/ Favorable progress has been made in
cutting and housing tobacco. which work
/ is generally well advanced. The late crop
needs rain in Pennsylvania and Kentucky.
The previously reported unfavorabIe out
( look for apples continues, although some
varieties, principally the early, are abund-
/ ant in portions OF Nebraska, Kansas, H.
/ linois Indiana, and in the middle Atlantic
States, and southern New England. The
reports generally indicate that the fruit is
dropping extensively.
Much plowing for fall seeding has been
done in Iowa. northern Missouri, Nebraska,
4 and Kansas but the condition of the soil
I has been unfavorable for this work in the
/ States Of the Ohio Valley and New England
and the west Gulf districts.
The times., 1899-08-30
THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat OF Fraction, With Germ and
Oats Fairly steady.

CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-All the cables were
lower, Liverpool off equal TO cent a
bushel. Wheat here. started a decline and
at one time showed a loss from Monday
of 1-2 cent. Most of this was recovered
before the close. The closing rally was
set back by the Vienna report on the
worlds crop issued annually in August
Today's figures estimated a worlds crop
about 90.000,000 bushels under require
ments. The Vienna authorities, however,
have weakness for worlds deficits, even
estimating one last year although results
have shown the largest worlds reserves
on record. Bradstreet made the decrease
in the worlds visible for the week about
100000 bushels, compared with a small
increase a year ago.
Corn was steady for the deferred futures
and rather easy at times for the Septem-
Der. The last prices were about 1-Sc,
under Mondays all round. The cash de-
mand is not as good as it was. The offer
ings by the west, are on the increase.
Liverpool was IA to 1-2d. lower. Seaboard
clearances were 5S7, 900 bushels. TIE corn
belt is having the best condition for fin
ishing the crop, clear and warm.
The oats experience was like the corn,
not so good cash demand, freer western
offerings and large local receipts. The
inspection was 775, cars. The last prices
were the same as Mondays 10 1Sc, low
er. September losing a little of its pre-
MUM.
Provisions were steady, closing Just
about the same as on yesterday. Liqui-
dation of September pork was the princi-
pal business, with buying by packers
against cash sales, The cash trade was
fairly good.
The times., 1899-08-30
ware & Leland, Letter.

Furnished by the Guarantee Trust and Deposit
Company, 1929 Street nerthweSt.l
CHICAGO, Aug 29-Liverpool closed 3-4
lower; London, is lower; Paris wheat
and flour, 10 lower; Antwerp, 5-S
lower; Berlin, ga lower; Buda Pesth,
5-S higher. The Hungarian Minister'S
report makes the worlds crop 80, 000,-
600 short of requirements. This is not
receiving much consideration. Cooler
weather has prevailed in the Northwest,
with few light rains. Fair weather is in
dicated. Primary receipts, 603 900; ship
ments. $4,000. Minneapolis flour sales
yesterday were 600 barrels. Clearances,
2s0,000. Bradstreet's visible supply de-
creased 1,9S2,00 Out of 367 cars at Du-
luth today, 246 were new and ia contract.
Quite a good bit of long wheat came out
early and there was considerable profit
taking by the bear crowd. The market
moved within narrow limits and closed
about where it did last night. Country Of
ferings are reported as increasing in the
Northwest and there is selling from there
every day. Outside trade in general has
been light and no doubt will continue so
until the September deliveries determine
themselves. On any stiff rally many would
lock upon wheat as a sale. Aside from
hedging operations the short interest here
is mostly confined to local operators.
The times., 1899-08-30
COTTON FAILS TO IMPROVE.
Discouraging Crop Reports Have Lit
tie Effect


lReeeived daily by T. A. Bowers & Co., brokers,
Washington Loan and Trust Building.1
NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Liverpool stocks
are 10000 more than last year and Man
chester mills are quite Indifferent as to
the surplus of cotton. The winter in the
South for 1888 and 1899 has been most Sc
we're, the worst floods on record have oc-
CURED, and the drought in Texas is un-
precedented, and yet cotton fails to improve
People are waiting for something TO turn
up. The receipts promise TO be heavy and
there is no ciamoring by manufacturers
anywhere TO secure more cotton. Until the
pressure of receipts is removed, whatever
improvement in price is recorded, is likely
TO be only temporary.
The market opened five TO six points lower
and then rallied two points. Estimates OF
receipts are 5000, against 1000 last year.
Houston reports having had showers and
other towns in Texas report light rains.
Heavy rains have occurred at Charleston,
Savannah and Vicksburg. Crop news was
of the usual damaging character, but made
no impression. There was good deal OF
the selling for Liverpool account Futures
at Liverpool were about the same as yester-
day. Spot sales were 5000, with prices un-
changed at 1-16. On this side the market
was dull at about the opening price at the
oln
The times., 1899-08-30
The Lincoln National Bank
Of Washington. D. C.. ccr. 7th and Sta
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS Box RENT s25o
Funny Names in North Dakota


The most suggestive and inviting name | saw
was that OF a druggist in North Dakota II was
L. Il. Welcome, his first name being Urias-
Across the street was another with a funny
name. He bore the euphonious cognomen. John
Stonepounder. In the next town ] found a man
who was 80 tat that the name OF Abraham Crum-
packer seemed especially fitting. But there was
a woman in the town who went him one better.
Her name was Emily Freshhread. In the next
town 1 got interested in queer names that
soon heard CT 4 speedy individual called sarah
Deerhooi. In that same town there Is a nam
ed Henry BookstWck Ever after that ! on
the lookout. On the train l met David Newsalt
and Mllie NewglOve. The man with the most
warlike name / against Abraham salt
petre. Two names which give entirely different
ideas Of stolidity and strength Bernard Straw
bridge and John StonehOUse. In one town found
a who had a very poetic name. IL Sra-
bright Sunbloom, but the last name l struck I'M
ished me. IL seemed like a direct command 10
cease my saerilegious monkeyng with peoples
names | took it IS warning and qait. Il wss
~ Quekfnish. and what do you sUppose his part
ner's name was? 1t W. K GoioTth.
The times., 1899-08-30
New York Cotton Market.
INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION.
Southern Problems to Be Discussed
at Huntsville, Ala.

An industrial convention which promises
to be of much Importance to Southern agri-
cultural and manufacturing interests is to
be held at Huntsville, Ala, beginning Oc-
tober 10 and continuing five days.
The following subjects have been chosen
for discussion during the meeting: why
Cotton Factories Should Be Built in the
South" 'The Iron Industries of the
South "The Opportunities of the South
for Economic Wool Growing and Spin
ning:" THE Timber Interests OF the
South" 'The phosphate Industry of the
South" Immigration to the South"
1.-The Need of Industrial Education in the
South" THE Railroads of the South and
Their Relation 10 Its Development" The
Agriculture of the South and How 1t May
Be Improved" THE Race Problem of the
South;' Legislation of the South as Af-
fecting Capital and Corporations in the
South" THE Horticultural Interests of
the South" 1.-The Relation OF the South TO
the Industrial Wants of South American
Countries Poultry Raising in the
South" STOCK Raising in the South"
Silk Culture in the South" "Diversifying
the Industries of the South" The Bank
ing Interests of the South THE Press of
the South and Its Relation to Industrial
Development; The Schools of the
South" Law and Order in the South;
"Fhe Mineral Resources of the South;
"The Pottery Interests of the South;
Commercial Organizations of the South
and Their Relation to the South's Indus
trial Progress" Flour Milling in the
South" "The Ports and Waterways OF the
South" The Dairy Products of the
SOUTH
1t is already certain that many Govern
-
tendents of education, mayors. editors
publishers, representatives of commercial
organizations and of industrial enterprises
will be present at the convention.
The times., 1899-08-30
Robbed the Grave.

startling incident, Of which Mr. John
Oliver, OF Philadelphia, was the subject, is mar
rated by him as follows: Il in most
dreadful condition. Ny skin was almost yellow.
eyes sunkcn tongue coated. pain continually in
back and sides, no apPetite-gradualiy growing
weaker day by dsy. Three physicians had given
me up. Fortunately. a friend advised trying
Electric Bitters. and to my great joy and sur
prise, the first bottle made a decided improve
ment / continued their for three weeks.
and am now a well man. ! know they saved
my life, and robbed the grave Of another Vie
tim, No one should fail to Try thsm. Only
50c-, guaranteed, at Henry Evans Drug Store,
g3S ST.
The times., 1899-08-30
The Only Sure Cure for Diarrhoe,.

Mr. W A. Bruss. editor Of the Gilmore
Eye" Elmore. hinn.. says: For the past
ak years ] have been troubled with diar-
rhoez during the hot summer months. AS
! had advertised Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for some
tine I determined 70 try II. so two weeks
ago, when ] had a severe attack I got a
z5-cent bottle of IL and took il according
10 directions. TIE pain left me and ] have
had no trouble since. This is the first
remedy which has done me any good, and
j have tried dozens before. One Of my
friends tried the remedy since. and half
OF q 25-cent bottle cured him" For sale
by Henry Evans. wholesale and retail. and
ell druggists
The times., 1899-08-30
TOMATO CROP SHORT.
Maryland Packers Not Able to Sc
cure Supplies.

Reports from several Maryland districts
indicate that the tomato crop this year may
not be as large as was expected. The
weather has been unfayorable all the sea-
son. running to extremes of heat and cold.
Growers expected fair yield early in
the season, but drought spoiled their ex
pectations.
outlook. because in the absence of peaches,
they made preparations for a large pack
OF tomatoes They have, however. found
difficulty in securing supplies sufficient to
keep them busy, and it is a question
whether they will be able to gil their
orders.