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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-02
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

baltimore. June The orioles won an ex-
citing ten-innine game today, making 1t three
straights from st. Louis.
:, s Score. 900 iol 900 1-s 2
=. ans ...... 200 000 600 o.
aloGipnity and Robinson cuppy ana o'Oon-
nor.
pblsdelphia. June by punching tbeif
hits the Philues managed 10 take the last
game OF the series from Chicago
Score ooo an ooo :,
Chicago .............--g1V9 wy wy 5 w G06 %
phiIadelphia ......,.... ono 2s2 wo--f ~ 3
I PbvIe and Donohue. Donshue and McFar-
land.
New York June i.--colcoloueh gave nine
,Ss.s On balls. which we're directly RESPONSE
bic for four runs II e
esG9I&1, 100 002 000-3 II 4
/ c,s-w,nratH .... $40 100 0lQ-l
eoleoioueh and Grady, Phillips ana FletI'
Boston. June l.--oeveland aeain obtained a
I Good lead in the game. only to lose II tnFoush
tho heavy hitting OF the champions II p
score 00s 0i0 sc.--l2 Ii 0
bns,eh $50 900 0s0-
Cl w,lits and clark sudhon ana susden'
New York. June THE Brooklyhs mace y
,orr straight from the Louisgillss todsy
score oal oza oo.-s I
Bro2klxh 1900, XXX. m 40 6le-7 ~
LJ nnSn. Maui and Farrell Pnilirpi ana h't
fridge.
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: Error Corrected.

:. .,s,ial wagons for collection oil
Nv ~, "a, PRIVATE RESIDENCES Tor
NV ,s rains also for delivery to pri-
las,M IN The city. We are on duty
( s.s., WE NEVER SLEEP. Tele-
W.. ,ron, pr,yate residences receive
,,t.rtIon Phone s., ,,e,,,r, co
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STATE CASES


Attempted robbery 2, aggravated as
sault 5, assault to murder s, burglary T.
carrying pistol 8, fugitives from Justice
6, ENLIGHTENMENT 5, lunacy 3, seriously
threatening life /, theft (misdemeanor)
IL. theft (felony) 8, vagrancy 3d. deserters
from United States army 3, unlawful resi-
dents of United States 5; total Ill; grand
total 544. This is 126 cases over the
monthly average of last year.
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a q n. pnsseng~r List,

The following we're among the passen-
gers who LETT yesterday on the lnterna-
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clark will he rememhefsa as = ioslnes un a,
lon Ton elasser wonld cali good ordinary" PROB
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stolen bases--Lonan. Kemmer
Double plays--Kemmer and Luitioh; Brock
way and Iutioh: Page and Luitich, Holland,
Brockway and Luitich.
In Struck Bases on wild liattors
Pitchers hinge out bulls. pitches nj.
Page ....,.... -
Umpire-Phean.
Time of ghme-l:2h,
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cn.nK wANrs To uMPIRE.
sena. in an Application from the
philippines.

Galveston. Texas June l--Falk soout sn'
Philippines being long way on 49,
George permody. president OF me Ie1a'
league. has received an application from non
tor ! position on the STAFF OF uInpifes' VIVA
do YOU think OF that
Here's the postal
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Work of tic pnIine.

Chief Clerk of Police Martin Forrest
furnishes the following statement of ar
rests made by the police and cases tried in
the recorders court for the month of May:
oFFENsEs-CITY CASES.
Abusive language IA, ARRAY 40, accom-
panying lewd women 4, assault 2S COM
hitting nuisance @ cruelty to animals /,
disturbing the peace IL, disorderly con-
duct 10, discharging firearms l. gaming
l. idle and loaflng is. intoXication 3d. IN
toxication and disorderly "a, interfering
with an officer 5, indecent exposure OF
person 4, jumping railroad train IL, ma
licious mischief 6, obstructlng sidewalk
4, profane language 2, rudely displaying
pistol A. sleeping in public place 50, street
walking 16, suspicious persons 16. solicit
ing trade at depot 1, trespassing s, VIC
lating occupation tax ordinance g. vtolAt'
ing health ordinance ordinance 2, violat-
ing bicycle ordinance e; total 49,
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Australia. though her parents were Of Eng
Ieh birth


Balances on hand in various tuuos o.
tho county treasury at the close Oh puS'-
,ees Mav Al 1929:
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20 ips,i,s,n Mailing Card (Authorlzed
So, az, N congress o. May 10, 1925
GEORGE IiERMoDT. ESQ.,
care az Water WcIfs Othoe,
Galveston, Texas, Z. $ A.
.staffs ED G. CLARK,
ca 81, lstn u Infantry;
Dated Iloilo, lslaaa q fsnsy, April
IL 1900 Mailed a. lloilo' a. M
April 10.
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~ Mexican
4. ..''.s.'..'.F Texas 81; =: Oh ;'$ \
$3.50 am
d,rtsi' ssss asS AS pm
a AZ DAWSON Trains 100 am
Main Linz 7;so pm
..,,, .,y. Congress ,o; s'5es, e osP9.
e. r., ,ni arrive f''F'' ''
q ....,,,,oD., & Great , $40 Pm p m
i, M v Chicago Fast Mall
Columbia Tap 4:so Pm
,r.sS West Texas
seu sms. M. Kansas City
nd CINCINNATI >, 9'os p"'
Mi and Express
q Texas o:.o am
sl hou'g,.n io;45 pm
i, Galveston. Houston & S.ss pm !;
ts Northern Ry Co. 'o'oo pm
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.,,,v. and depart from the Grana
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y y o "a Columbia Tap. which use th'
sx,, .., era (;r,at Northern depot on congress
~, ~ u, u Kansas and Texas trains
,., y si, and Great Northern depot
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Baltimore. June 1.-THE Orioles won an e1-
citing ten-innine game today making IT three
straights from St. Louis.
Evening star., 1899-06-03
Fun in the Philippines.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Put a crowd of American youths in the
center of the Sahara Desert and they will
find something to amuse themselves with
and something on which to exert their in
genuity. Some of the boys in the Philip
pines act as though they were on picnic
after the days fighting is over or during
the time they waiting for something to
fire at.
The American forces have in their posses
sion a good stretch of the 120-mile railroad
between Manila and Dagupan, and the
natives stand in wide-eyed wonder TO see
the reckless Yankees open wide the throt-
ties Of the engines and let them tear mally
over bridges and around curves. That is
not the Spanish way of doing things.
About CaloocaD the machine shops and
roundhouse swarm with members of the
Engineer Corps, who tinker around, fixing
this engine or building d shelter with that
place of tin.
The small dummy railroad which runs
parallel to the Manila and Dagupan rail-
read has been adopted by the 10Th Kan
sas Volunteers and the Utah Light Artil-
lery. and has been christened The Kansas
and Utah Short Line"
The boys use II constantly to go to and
from the city. AS they take nothing ser
iOusly except fighting, it is a great wonder
that some serious accident has not occurred
during their reckless rides, but luck seems
to be with them in more ways than on
and no one worries about such trifies As
smash-ups and explosions.
Evening star., 1899-06-03
Had to BE CautfOua.

Madam" said Meandering Mike with a
low bow, don't ask me-
Don't ask you what?' asked the woman,
who was sweeping off the front porch.
ITO cut no grass nor beat no carpets.
Just gimme a pice of pie anything that
happens to be handy an lemme go on my
way
so, you're afraid of work, are you?'
Yes, lady; that's what l am. I'm hon
esuy an truly afraid of it. I'm tryin' to be
good
Well, so far as 1 can Judge, you're not
making success at it,
Yer eyes deceive you, lady. I'm doin'
fus'rate. But temptation besnts me. It's
all l kin 10 to keep from grabbin' that
broom out O. your hands an raisin' sech
dust wit it dat folks 'ud come from de
house down de road to ask about de tor
nado. You don't know de effort 1t takes to
restrain meself.'
We'll, I'll lay the broom right down on
the step and watch you grab"
Il wouldn't dast."
There isn't anybody hypnotizing you, is
tkere?'
NO. lady. It's de danger of physical cuI-
ture. You know what exercise IL do. It'll
Evening star., 1899-06-03

sorrow except him. I'm going to give you
the first tip. Maybe you can sell it to
newspaper and make some money. I'm
going to commit suicide"
You don't say so!
Yes. sir. There's no use of begging me-
My minds made up
When are you going to commit it?''
''Why-er-I hadn't definitely decided
about any particular time. You wouldn't
want to hold a fellow down to dates on a
proposition like that, would you?'
''Oh, no. 1 merely wished to ascertain
whether you We're in hurry or not. If
there isn't any particular rush, maybe I'll
have one with you"
"One what?"
"A suicide. I've been thinking about it
for long time
You don't mean to say that you have
been thinking about pistols or poison or
deep water?"
No. / have another method Do you
know what the curse of the American peo-
pie isr It's haste. Thousands are hurry
ing themselves into the grave because
they insist on OVERRIDING things. They
don't take time to eat or indulge in needed
recreation. They keep everlastingly at it
until they play out. They're not satisfied
with daylight; they have TO bolt an evening
repast and burn the midnight Standard
OIL. Now, if there's anything l enjoy it )
keeping myself employed. So, as we're of
the Same mind on this suicide idea, let's
both jump in and work ourselves to
DEATH
Evening star., 1899-06-03
How to Succeed as n Poet.


The following shows how it is possible to
make money by publishing even first book
of poems. A budding poet took this step
at his own cost it is perhaps needless 10
say-and was agonized when gOod-natured
friends told him he would be half ruined.
At last. in fear and trembling, he wrote to
the publisher to know the worst-which he
calculated at 80
Let me know how many of the edition
nave gone on, ran the humble epistle,
and what is the balance 1 owe you" The
publisher wrote back: Dear Sir-Your
whole edition has gone Off leaving bal
ance of f25 in your favor; check inclosed."
The poet was delighted at his great good
fortune. imagining his fame as an author
already established. He rushed to the pub
lisher's to obtain particulars of the unex-
Dected sale.
My dear sir. 1 think you had better not
ask
Not ask? Why not? You wrote to say
the edition had all been sold. 1t must have
been sold to somebody"
Pardon me. j wrote that 1t had gone
on So 1t had-the whole of 1t. There was
fire In the warehouse, and the contents
were insured"
Evening star., 1899-06-03
Crushing Out Competition.
From the Boston Transcript.

woman in st. Gall went to Zurich re-
Gently and bought 5000 pair of cheap Swiss
shoes, had them shipped to St Gall and
then placed in the local papers an adver-
tisement to this effect: Telegram! Five
thousand pairs of shoes of Swiss make will
be sold by me cheaper than the same ar
ticles can be sold by any one else" The
police Immediately pounced upon her md
demanded for the commune tax of s1O0
Then the cantonal authorities appeared
and required another tax of 500 for the
state, this combined tax giving the woman
permission to sell 5000 pairs of shoes In
one months time The woman's objections
were overruled, and she appealed through
the various channels until the matter was
laid before the bundersrath, the highest au-
thority In the republic. This body, after
long deHberation, decided against her and
upheld the action of the local authorities
The police in their communication to the
bundesrath regarding the case wrote; "If
this woman buys cheaply and advertises to
sell cheaper than any one else she must
make money. There Is no reason why she
should not pay this tax. because she can
afford 1t, to say the least" The whole mat.
ter hinges upon the fact that 1t Is not con-
sidered for the general welfare that one
firm should advertise to sell at q lower
price than any other firm.
Evening star., 1899-06-03
AN ACCOMMODATING MAN.
He Was willing to Show That There
Were No Hard Feelings

He may have been Judge" or he may
have been major" but it was a plain
case that he had seen better days. He was
doing a good deal of pompous talk to a
party Of men in the hotel lobby who did
not appear to be particularly desirous of
his company, and when at last he said
something, and one of the men promptly
called him liar, the others walked away.
leaving the two to settle it between them
selves.
What do you mean, sir?" clustered the
judge.
Just what I say replied the man. with
calmness.
DO you mean to call me, sir, liar? Me,
sir?"
1T sounded that way, 1 fancy"
Il am gentleman, SIR" hedged the
judge.
You heard what I said" insisted the
man.
Did 1 understand you, sir. to say 7 was
a liar, sir?"
That's what l said"
DO you state it, sir, as an opinion or a
Either way, or both"
you are very accommodating, sir" said
the judge, with fire sarcasm
"Oh. I'm always that" sneered the other.
II never fail to accommodate anybody
when he is looking for that sort of thing"
The judge stepped,a little nearer, as If he
might strike his insplter.
Did 1 understand you to say that YOU
always accommodated a. gentleman?" he
asked, with less pomposity.
Always ard the other man found IT so
easy that he began TO strut little himself.
Well just aeconltnodate me with a dol
lar" said theai Judge, with the suaye and
dehonair MANNER sd, well known to the men
in Washington hotef lobbies that he has an
preached; and the suddenness of it SO dis
concerted the other man that he handed
over the money before he had regained his
equilibrium. 81 10
Evening star., 1899-06-03

L sometimes fear they'll turn her head
And make the lassie vain,
Because her cheeks are rose-leaf red:
Her eyes like sun-lit rain.
To me she once would run for praise
Or sympathy when sad.
But I'm nobody nowadays.
I'm only just her dad"
Shes been to school until she knows
Far more than /: tits truth.
She's like a duchess when she goes
Out walking with some youth.
With me she once trod leafy wayA
Nor cared for any lad.
But I'm nobody nowadays,
I'm only just her dad"
Twas all in vain / undertook
Some talk of frocks and frills
And so in silence now l look
With reverence on the bills.
/ treasure still the old-time phrase
She says its form is bad.
I'm so Old-fashioned nowadays!
I'm only just her dad"
Evening star., 1899-06-03
BILL AND THE MULE.
Together With tire Old Mans Idea of
Their Intelligence.

had been riding around over the noun
tains since early morning looking at timber
and exploring roads leading to it, and about
B o'clock in the afternoon when L struck
the main road again, 1 met a long-legged
moUntaineer walking by the roadside with
a staff in his band and yellow dog at his
heels. He stepp as 1 approached, and
knowing what>that meant, 1 pulled up to
learn what he might want.
Scuse me,a stranger" he said, letting
that pass for the nsual salutation, but
have you saw anything in yer travels wv
my boy Bill am mtlIe?"
1t was q rather vague proposition, and 1
asked for plans and specifications.
We'll" he explained in a drawl, "the
mule is jist a mule, but Bill is a knock
kneed. whopper jawed, freckle-faced, sorrel-
topped, crossed-eyed, pigeon-toed. lop-sided
kind NV runt in tow linen clos an
straw hat"
Il saw a mule l explained, about an
hour ago down the main road, and when I
got over to the branch that comes In here
| saw boy in tow linen and a straw hat,
but the mule didn't have either bride or
saddle, and l hardly think it could be the
one the boy had been riding"
Il reckon Yer wrong thar. stranger. All
Bill had to ride hit with wuz a pawpaw
bark string to hits lower jaw an likes rot
he went to sleep an plumb fell off, an the
mule jist went pickin' along most anyways
Much obleeged, stranger. l reckon FL be
gittin' by"
We parted and he started of along the
''Oh. say I called to him, "the boy is
that way. 1 saw the muls down the main
road"
That's all right, mister" he answered,
cheerily, I'm lookin' fer the boy the
mules got sense enough to come home his
SELF
Evening star., 1899-06-03
Drunken Cats I'm N Fight,

From the Greenup lKyD Democrat.
most exciting cat fight occurred last
week in the back room of n. Bergmeyer's
saloon. Thirteen cats met there presumably
to discuss plans by which they could most
etfectually disturb midnight slumbers when,
in the midst of a discussion and while a
large tomcat was making an impassioned
address, a dispute arose and the fun began.
Fur flew and a din was made that aroused
the town. 1T was dangerous to attempt 20
quell the riot, as the cats seemed perfectly
wild. After few minutes they ceased
from sheer exhaustion and three cats lay
stona dead, the others staggering off to
their various homes. They presented such
an appearance of intoNication that George
Notes, the barber. made an investigation
and found that the cats had been drinking
beer which had been left in a keg in a
corner of the ROOM He determined to
watch the keg, and late that evening saw
a cat walk into the room, slyly creep to the
keg. where it drank until hilarious. This
story may appear incredible, but II is a fact,
nevertheless.
Evening star., 1899-06-03
He Kept His Vow,
From the Galveston News.

Twenty years ago Leon Godchaux was a.
peddler on the Mississippi river between
here and Ficksburg, wearing his pack on
his back. He went into one plantation and
the owner put him out and set his dogs on
I'M. The itlnerant merchant, bending un-
der his load, shook his fist at that pIanta-
ton mansion, which was one of the finest
OF this state, and exclaimed that he would
HVe TO put that owner out of the place and
own II himself. The peddler of that day
not only Kept his word. but he acquired
possession of nearly all the river pianta-
dons between this city and Baton Rouge. a
distance or ninety miles. He owned the
largest clothing and furnishing house In
this state and was worth SIC, 1000, 900 Leon
Godchaux died recently in his mansion in
New Orleans at the age Of seventy-fiye
years,
Evening star., 1899-06-03
Mining Diamonds.
From the Kansas City Times.

FROM the Kansas City Times.
To nip a spark means to cut off a dia-
mond from mans shirt front The phrase
originated in the style of the instrument
ussd by the thief. Diamonds lost in this
way are not unscrewed or pulled out from
shirt front. as some people believe. The
diamond nipper carries small instrument
made like pair of nippers. 1t can be car
ried between the finger and kept concealed
Ia IN that way and has a little cup into which
the diamond falls when cut from the gold
mounting. When the nipper sees a stone
mat p-eases his fancy, he simply slips his
niue instrument to the front, jostlas and
sloves e @ past ms victim, perhaps curses him
for treading on his toes" and having dis
tracted his attention, slips one hand close
to his bosom. A simple move, a pressure
OF the hnger the sharp jaws clutch the
shank OF the pin or stud. the diamond drops
into the cup-like receptacle and the ntpper
Is gone. So is the diamond.
Evening star., 1899-06-03
The Real Thing.

me REAR ThfnE.
Oh. the smoke that flies from the chimney
top,
Where the iron huns all day,
Keeps drifting on. 1t will never stop
Till it floats far, far away;
To some pleasant place in the silent skies.
Where the heart finds rest complete,
While the fire keeps lighting the sparks
that rise
When the furnace is full of heat.
And clouds forever must rise and drift
On high DER the sea and soil,
And man must hustle the sparks to lift.
And sleep when he ends his toll.
But you say, "of phrases We see a lot.
Their meanings. We pray you show EN-"
They have no meaning. And that is what
Makes this a modern poem.
Evening star., 1899-06-03
4 GhnstIy SugEestIon.

He had weary look in his eye and
carefully worked up tremor in his voice.
You're an old friend of mine, amt your"
he said.
Yes, admitted the man who was busy.
You used to know me IN the brighter
days that have faded never to return,
didn't you?'
Yes
Il remembered that. And so l said to
myself, to whom should l go to confde my
Evening star., 1899-06-03

Fosg-"Benner's grandchildren are in
great luck"
ass-"Grandchildren? What are Won
talking about? Benner isn't married vet -
Fogg-"l know, but he probably will be
some day, and grandchildren are a natural
sequence. He has had an article accepted
by the Hustler Magazine to be paid for
upon publication. Boston Transcript
Evening star., 1899-06-03
A Clear Case.

Clear Case.
Time. honeymoon.
lie: May come in?
She: No. Keep out Of the kitcnen. am
getting dinner for you. L wouldn't trust
the servant to do il.
He: Can't / help?
tEnter servant. who never thought much
Of him. anyhow
She: No. l don't want to be bothered with
you.
He: Don't be a goose. I'm coming in.
tForces his way past the servant)
She: Now. go away. If you don't I'll put
flour on your face,
He: | won't let you. Catches both her
hands)
She: tStrugglng violentlyD Now. let me
alone. OF everything will be spoiled!
He: Playfully twitching a lock OF hair
which has struggled over her forehead)
You mustn't pass your hours over that hot
stove. trying to please me. I'll lock the
place up and board If you don't quilt it,
Come give me a kiss.
She: breaking from him) Therel I'll
teach you to be saucy CPuts her hand
which is covered with flour on his face
Now viii you go away? U.aughs at his
dtscomfiture)
He: Perceiving some stove polish and
nS his finger in H) III pay you for
that; puts a little Of the polish on her
cheeky
She: Oh. you awkward thing, You will
be the death Of me- You almost put my
eye out. And the dinner is burning,
lie; CRYING to kiss ler.D Never mind the
dinner. Don't bother with the kitchen
We II go down town and get dinner
she: Oh, that will he fun You are the
dearest. best. kindest husband In the
world! (kisses him.
Time. after the deluge of tears and re-
pi coaches.
Her lawyer: Did you ever hear your mis-
tress express fears Of personal violence at
this man hands?
Servant: Yes. sir
"a buzz Of indignationD
Her lawyer: Did you ever see him shake
her and pull her hair2
Servant. Yes sir
(Murmurs Of Who would have thought
UrD
Her lawyer: Has he threatened to lock
her out of the house?
Servant: Yes, sir
tEXclamatiOns Of THE bruterO
Her lawyer: Did he ever give her a black
eye?
Servant: Yes. sir.
Her lawyer: That will do.
Gossips (in chorusD There told Won soi
MORAL.
Don't be silly before the servant
Evening star., 1899-06-03

Little Freddie-"Pa, what are the spoals
of war"
Pa-''The money the heroes get for writ
Ing magazine stuff that was contained in
newspaper articles published months be-
fore."-ChicaSo News.
Evening star., 1899-06-03

swell mans biceps up tin his arm looks
Ike roast o spring lamb"
We'll. what OF it
Lady I've got sech a bad temper
dat L have to look out fur il constantly.
l wouldn't dare trust meself among me
fellow creatures wit so much muscle"
Evening star., 1899-06-03


The fear that some parents exbihit vrhan
measles is prevailing" remarked a we'll
known army surgeon TO a Star reporter
IS past my understanding and certainly
against my experience, both in and out
Of the army service. In my judgment, while
measles cannot be called blessing, il is
certainly better that children should 20
through with il while they are children
With anything like careful nursing and
watching measles IS harmless disease, espe-
claHy in summer time. The only thing
HAT IS necessary is that there shall be no
sudden changes in the temperature Of the
Evening star., 1899-06-03

Don't be silly before the servant.