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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-18
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viii move into the Kiam building 90 hrat
foCr al owe Kidni'f mammoth store where ~
VIII with the assistance ~ Or. Vnsiins e..
Iuun, open the hest equipped Sunitariun' TOT
the cure Of ,hronic diseases 10 the south
Everything that skill can suggest and money
ptociire for fhn treatment Of diseaseE VIII be
foprG in thia establishment 10 this institu
ton will be found special facilities Tor treat
ing catarrh. diseases Of women. rheumatism,
porals SIS tnmo,s and digestive troubles Ail
srrgicai dseassc. such as piles, fstulas, varl'
coceIt and deformties 4 full and complete
stool OF purest drugs VIII be kept in stock
A female attendant and separate WAITING
rooms for men and women. There VIII be 2
stairway from Asin street and elevator from
Preston avenue.
The evening times., 1899-06-24
MARRIED HIS TYPEWRITER.
Cupid'S Work in NiIlionaire's
Business Ofhcc.

Henderson KY, June 2i.-Al western
Kentucky is discussing the marriage at
DadeviIle, Ala, of Miss Guilliame Shaw,
OF Henderson. to DR.. E. II. Cameron. Or
dinarily weddings do not attract much at
tentioa here but this one is unusually in
teresting and romantic. inasmuch as the
young lady was a pretty typewriter sirl
at one of DR.. Cameron's offices in this city.
while the groom is one of the richest mine
owners in the South. Miss Shaw was Wis
iting her father who is connected with one
OF Camerons enterprises at Dadeville, and
the report OF the marriage came as sur
prise TO her Henderson friends
DR.. Cameron is interested with num-
ber of Henderson capitalists in mixing
company which has several claims in the
KIondike The company has its principal
Office at Henderson and Miss Shaw has
been employed for some time as type
writer in the Office. DR.. Cameron has pail
several visits to Henderson and was much
attracted to the pretty typewriter girl
The attachment became mutual and when
she went to DadesviIle to visit her fither
Dr. Cameron asked Miss Straw to become
his wife. The wedding arrangements were
soon made and Dr. I'd Mrs. Cameroa have
gone cn bridal trip. DIR. Cameron is re-
ported to be worth not less than million
and a half and is quite weil-krovn in IL
nancial circles, particularly those inter-
ested in mining. His mining interests ex-
tend from Alaska to Mexico.
The evening times., 1899-06-24

sincerity that even Pingree or Kyle would
be an improvement on the present incum-
bent.
Whether we are to lose Alger or be sub
jected to the humiliation of his continued
presence at the head Of the War Depart
ment, there is something cheerful in the
thought that Senator Mcmillan is not the
kind of person to lie down and suffer him
self to be kicked to death without n
murmur! On the contrary we confidently
expect to see him fight and prosecute
lively campaign along the Algerian front
from the firing line in the woods at Chan
cellorsville, all the way around by Bar
NUNS Hotel. to the abattoirs Of Chicago
and thence by the most direct route to the
fever camps, and the pest holes OF the
Antilles, where brave soldiers died like
flies. poisoned by rotten meat Mr.. Nc
MILAN. when once his blood is up, will not
hesitate to pay the freight, and will at
least give the State Of Michigan very COM
prehensive and detailed reasons for know
ing what it would be doing in swapping
Senatorial horses at this time.
The evening times., 1899-06-24
4 Comedy of Blunders.
From the Detroit Free Press.)


This Cass Avenue resident knows about as
tiger hunting. but few weeks ago he paid
upon himself equine authority. Sunday
his morning paper and a cigar. Hearing 4
out giared. dropped his paper and eyeglasses.
and dashed out as though he were going to pull
a fire alarm
Hi there, Stop that team!" he shouted;
"halt!" and all the pronenaders on the block
obeyed. but the horse trotted along. Ten dol
lars to the man who brings me that horse dead
OF alive.' whooped the citizen, now too much
excited TO be lucid THAT Internal liveryman
has hired him out, an me payin' the highest
price for his keep. I'll show him. Ten dol
lars, dead or alive!" in a Richard the-Thrd
voice. "for that horse.''
A lusty bicycler graSped the situation. and
two minutes later had caught the bits OF the
horse. The in the buggy protested. sworc,
and threatened but the grinning wheeman trot-
ted the whole outfit hack to the excited citizen
"Unhitch him" he shouted. Somebody will
pay big money for this. Call patrol wagon.
What's your rameg''
Then the citizen turned pale and gasped:
'Three white feet Ny horse has but two, and
he's smaller. My mistake, gentlemen and Ia
dies for there was crowd now. BEG your
PARDON" and he started for the house.
But the man in the buggy jumped and wanted
TO fight The bicycist demanded his s10 and
the crowd jeered. 4 policeman came in time to
referee. The wheelman got his so. the real
owner of the horse accepted an humble apology,
and the Gveryman raised the board next day.
The evening times., 1899-06-24
An Eastern Probability,

(From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.)
Agunaldo has not yet been assasnated. but
that he will meet that end is all but certain. 1t
is in accord with what may be called the way of
doing things in the Philippines and in other
Pacific islands.
Jealousy is trait that produces murder even
in highly civilized communities. It is more de-
cidedly marked among those in authority in the
Orient King has traitors within his own
household, and every ruler is = hated object by
those who have aspirations. Even the mightiest
are none too sure Of their tenure of life, though
their palaces be surrounded ten deep with guards.
In the case of Aguinaldo the danger from
sassins is increased. He is, in reality, 4 self
appointed dictator, without particle more Of
rightfu authority than the humblest private, ex-
cept that he is talented and possessed Of power
full personality. Naturally, there must be many
about him, some Of them high in rank, who are
ready at any time to get him out OF the way, If
thereby they can advance their own personal in
The evening times., 1899-06-24
TRIUMPH OF AN ADOPTED SON.
FOster-Pafents Fail to Prove That
He In Insaue.


Jersey ci&. n. j.. June 24-Proceedings
to determine the sanity Of Arthur Porter
have just heard in the court of chancery
in this city. Porter. who recently attain
ed his majority, Is the adopted son of Mr..
and Mrs. James S.. Northrope, Of North
Bergen. 1t 'was not until two years ago
that he suspected Mr.. and Mrs. Northrope
were not his parents. He verified this sus-
picion after he reached the age of twenty
one years. Then he left the Northropes'
home and took steps to obtain a legacy
Of 81 800 he had discovered had been left
him.
Northrope instituted proceedings to have
the young mans sanity determined. Nor
thrope and his wife testified to what they
called POrter's insane acts, and said his
mother, an epileptic, died in an insane
asylum. Porter said he had been brought
up to believe Mr.. and Mrs. Northrope were
his parents. He had always supposed they
were until two years ago, when he was
visiting his aunt. He overheard her tell
caller he was the son OF Susan Ellie.
Knowing that Susan Ellie was not Mrs.
Northrope's maiden name, Porter then sus-
pected that he was not her son. How
ever, he said nothing Of his discovery,
thinking Northrope would explain matters
to him when he became of age.
His twenty-first birthday came and pass
ed. but Northrope disclosed nothing to
Porter as to his real parentage. Porter
then began an investigation. In the North
rope house was one room which was al
ways locked, and Porter was never allow
ed to enter. 1t occurred to him that this
room held the secret he was eager to dis
cover. and he determined to see il It held
the information he sought. Northrope set
the young man at work one day painting
the outside Of the house. Porter swung
his scaffold under the window of the Sc
cret chamber, and when no one was look
Ing made his way into the room. There
he found a trunk containing papers. He
examined the documents. and from them
learned that he was Arthur Porter that
he had been adopted by the Northropes
when he was two and one-half years old.
he also discovered that the treasurer Of
Kings county. New York. had in his pos
session $1,000. which was to be paid to
MIN when he became twenty -one years old.
Porter copied the papers and left the
Northropes' house. He engaged Ezra X.
Seguine. lawyer in 'srsey City, to OBJ
tain his legacy for him. The money was
paid to Mr.. Seguine The Jury decided
that Porter was sane and capable of men,
aging his own affairs. and the commits
sioners endorsed the verdict OF the jury.
The evening times., 1899-06-24
TWO KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Father and Son Fall victims to an
Electric stroke.

Syracuse. N. Y. June 2i.-During Sc
we're electrical storm which passed over
this vicinity yesterday Delos Hager and his
son Orlee. the latter sixteen years old who
were drawing hay in a field about two
miles south of Manlius village, crawled un-
der the loaded wagon to escape from the
pelting rain pitchfork was left standing
In the top OF the load. The fork attracted
a thunderbolt, which. after shattering the
pitchfork. passed through the load of bay.
splintering the boards of the wagon and
killing Hager. his son. and their dog which
had followed them beneath the hayrack.
The horses attached TO the wagon were
also killed. An eleven-year- old son of Mr..
Hager was rendered unconscious by the
shock and quite severely burned. but re-
covered consciousness and carried tie news
of the fatality to his home.
A despatch to this city from Sackett Har-
Dor says that the railroad station at that
village was struck by lightning and burn
ed to the ground.
The evening times., 1899-06-24
LOSE AN ARMY CONTRACT.
Delay In Filling q. Order Costly to
Firm.

Derby. Conn, June 24.-The briggs
seabury Arms and Ammunition Company.
In which Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr., recent
ly took a large financial interest. is in
trouble with the Federal Governmt Mt over
its delay in filling a contract for ic1 rariI-
fire guns which was placed with the COM
pany in April. 1885.
a few months ago the War Department.
issued an order for eighty more rauid-fire
guns. forty 6-pounders, and forty 10
Founders. The lowest bidder was the
briggs -Seabury Company at $1,000. and
that concern received the contract
Acting Secretary of War Meikleiohn dis
covered that the order given to tie briggs
Seabury Company in April, 1898. for ]. 0
guns, which were to cost s191 .00e, had 10
been filed.
The terms OF the contract demanded
that each gun was to be delivefe as sool
as completed, the 100 guns to be in tie
Eoss ession of the Government Dy tn. e.
of May. 1893. None Of the guas has been
delivered.
The matter was brought before the OrI-
rsEce Committee. with the result that
Acting Secretary Meiklejohn has revoked
tie ircent 100000 award. ard has ordsrei
the briggs -Seabury Company, as default
ing contractors, TO pay line of $40
day Until the order for the 90 guns gwen
IN ApIil. 1898, Is filed.
Tic company's plant IS at this pace.
pher, 500 hands are empioy,l TIE New
York Offices are at 10 Liber-y Street. At
a me otIng of the directors II Nv York on
June the capital of the company was ill
Creased from $1,000 10 $l,0Ca.at0. IT
was planned to enlarge the works here.
ard i. was expected 5hAt 100 Iren would
be al work by August l.
Tire president of tie comranv is Will
lam G. Wilson. Lieut.. L. L. briggs The
incl tor. is the vice Cresil at, AMI IIan:l-
t"- Wallace. the secrsta y and treasurer.
Tue c. mpany was inc)tporat, I'll in le97.
The evening times., 1899-06-24
A Beef and Potato Trust.

Few things could be better calculated
to conserve the poetical unities than the
combination just effected between the
Hon. Beef Alger and the Hon. Potato Pin
gree. All that remains for the perfection
of the arrangement is for the high Joint
components to secure the onion lack and
nail ii to their mast, In order to escape the
danger of anything scurvy in their pro-
ceedings.
And SO the proprietary Mckinley man,
Alger, and the anti-Administration man,
Pingree, have concluded to Join forces
against Senator Mcmillan, who has bezn
among the Presidents closest and most
liberal political friends. He is to be sac
rifced to the ambition OF Mr.. Alger, and
at the latter's demand, Potato Pingree is
to have the latchkey to the back stairs of
the White House. vice Mcmillan, removed.
IT is very pretty and characteristic Re-
publican situation and one which We are
confident will contribute much to the
hilarity of the nation and to the exposure
of sin and iniquity; for when Republicans
fall out there usually is fearful airing
of family soiled linen.
Just at the present time the chief con-
Germ of the public in the matter is con-
fined to the happy prospect that Alger may
find himself too busy to remain in the
cabinet. His retirement would be the first
popular act Of which he has been known
to be guilty during the life OF the present
generation. Of course, 1t Is possible that
the selection Of his successor might not
be pleasing. but We can say with entire
The evening times., 1899-06-24
Relic Thieves.

English authorities are more or less
stirred up over the vandalism Of globe
trotters who chip off pieces from furniture
and statues of historic value. The incom-
prehensible mania Of these people may
cause the retirement Of some OF the most
interesting relics now shown to travellers
in England. Those who have them in
charge do not like to risk their destruc-
ton or loss through the agency OF unscrl-
pulous persons with more audacity than
common sense.
1t is difficult to see what the motive Of
these people can be, anyway. Why should
man take pride in possessing a scrap
of canvas from a picture by Raphael, a
crumb Of marble from one Of the statues
in the British Museum, piece of the rope
with which a man was lynched, and a ci-
gar-end dropped by a famous boss? What
is the use Of such garbage collection?
There are some relics which indicate that
those who treasure them are moved by
sentiment and a reverence for the past
It is not strange that a man should treas
ure letter once written to his grandfath-
er by Thackeray. or Thomas Jefferson, or
Washington Irving, even IL the letter be
only a note on some business matter. 1t
is conceivable that an old dame may treas
ure with tender care the gown which she
wore when her father entertained Henry
Clay, or Lafayette, or some other great
man Of the past. at his house, and that
she may give bits Of it to her grandchil-
dren as precious relics. 1t Is not incom-
prehensible that some of those who wit
messed the signing of the Peace Treaty
should wish to possess the pen with which
it was signed. Such impulses, though they
may seem to unsentimental people foolish
and trivial, are none the less common to
beings, and not at all discred-
liable to anyone. In fact, the man who
can stand unmoved in the building where
some world-shapng event OF the past took
place is wanting more or less in the nor
But the relic-hunting which the keep
ers Of museums everywhere anathematize
is another matter entirely. The person
addicted to this vice may stand in the
Library and study the treas
ures of art upon the walls, without one
atom Of appreciation. He Is thinking how
he can chip Oh a piece Of the carving
when the official's back is turned. He can
visit Mount Vernon. and conjure up NO
pictures Of the quaint. dignffed. and pic
turesque Life Of the past The idea upper.
The evening times., 1899-06-24
Art for Arts Sake.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
The train creaked and groaned and finally stop
ped The passengers looked through the win
dows They were in the midst OF a wide prairie
A number of men with huge slouch hats were
moving about. 4 Of queer-lookng instru-
ments stood by the rail fence.
'It's hold-up," gasped nervous passenger,
as he cut slit in the seat cushion and hid his
watch and wad.
Instantly all was confusion. Men swore and
women squeIled. Al indescribable murmur Of
terror filled the EAR.
Suddenly a commanding voice was heard:
go ahead.' it shouted.
And the train started, gathered headway, and
sped across the plain.
Then the conductor entered. A hundred eager
questions were hurled at him.
Ibid they loot the express carr the nervous
passenger shouted.
"Ioot nothing said the conductor; "thosc
wasn't robbers. We were just posing for the
Columbia vitascope Company for moving pie
ture Of held-up-train.'
The evening times., 1899-06-24
The Conditions in LuzOn.

After a number of days and the custom
ary denials the officials at the War De-
partment now admit that the military
situation in Luzon is serious, and for the
reasons asserted in The Times during the
past week. Aguinaldo's plan of campaign
has developed in the way We have consi!-
cred obvious for some time. His ultimate
object is a general attack upon Manila, TO
be aided by a rising of Denby's friend
lies within the city. But first he must
be sure that the garrison is sufficiently
weakened for his purpose. The people at
the War Office know more of the actual
facts than they confess to; but it is
ominously significant that they concede
that Otis may have to detach a
force from the garrison to rescue
Macarthur from the precarious posi-
tion he is in at San Fernando. with the
main insurgent army between that point
and Manila. In brief, although Macarthur
has about seven thousand men with him.
it is admitted that they may not be abe
to cut their way through the rebal hordes,
who would worry front flanks, and rear
continually from the jungies. and destroy
the railway and bridges on the route to the
city.
The concentration of the natives at
San Francisco de Malabon, only four miles
to the right and rear of Wheaton at linus,
and their apparent preparations for a con-
certed movement upon Manila from all
sides at once. tend to the opinion that
the events of the coming week or two
may be very grave. Every fresh victory
gained by our little army only weakens
ii. and swells the list of sick and wounded
At this very hour Otis cannot spare men
from his trenches defending Manila and
its waterworks to give few hours rest
to any single battalion. All must stay
constantly under arms, and under the fire
Of sharpshooters, to maintain the short
cned line.
The situation speaks for itself It tells
4 story of Administration stupidity, or in
difference to the fate of American officers
and soldiers, that may grow into hideous
one before long, There is no Just reason
why Otis should not have had sixty
thousand men by this time, except
a willingness to risk anything in
order to avoid a call for volun-
teers. which Mr.. Mckinley was afraid
might have an injurious effect upon Re-
publican prospects in Ohio. Even now
there is hesitancy and delay. II is al
legged at the War Office that Otis has not
yet said he needed more than thirty
thousand troops, and that nothing will
be done until he expresses a de-
sire for more. OF course, such talk
only serves to. further discredit state
ments given out by the Department They
are intensely unfair to our beleaguered
general, since they make him appear fool. |
He has known for three months that the
rebellion could not be put down with the
force at his command, or intended to be |
allowed him. What he may have been
ordered to say officially, and have said
accordingly. is neither here nor there. It
would be just as well il this rather worn
out attempt to make a scapegoat of Otis
were now abandoned.
The evening times., 1899-06-24
One Womnn,s Snd story.
From the London Spectator.)

Ut TorTI '"' r.01.oOrI sI'VF I"t1I'I
Another more pathetic example that Of an
old woman whose husband Incapacitated
from further work. lie belonged to a friendly
society. but for SIX months OF the year ouiy
entitled to draw from it , shillings q week. AZ
il impossible for the aged pair to live on this
sum, tie wife asked for outdoor relief. Her ap-
plication refused. because in the opinion o.
the guardians. though a dwarf. deformed and the
victim Of painful internal malady. she not
yet absolutely worn out. Day after day she drag
ged herself to field work as long she could man
age TO crawl, earning from sevenpcncc to nine
pence 4 day by tying barley under the harvest
sun. Ont OF this miserable pittlrcc she reigi-
or,s!y set aside the payments that she had beyun
in more prosper Gus times for her funeral She
died paper, after terrible suffering borne with
marvellous patience: she buried at her own
expense. with money earned by the sweat Of her
brow amid sharp bodily anguish.
The evening times., 1899-06-24


most in his mind is a scheme to steal the
brass knobs of the bedstead in which
Washington died. He can go through a
greenhouse. in which the choicest and
most exquisite flowers of the earth are
collected. and plan all the time to snip
of rare orchid blossom and slip 1t into
his umbrella. SO that he can add it. dried
and unlovely, to his collection of splinters
and pebbles and rope. This person ought
to be abolished. II that cannot be done,
he should be handed over to the police
by anyone who happens to know of his
larceny. He has carved himself last
ing monument in this very city, by chip
ping of bits from the carvings inside the
great shaft dedicated to Washington, and
it is time something was done with him.
The evening times., 1899-06-24
A DOCTOR SHOOTS A BOY.
Intended Only to Frighten Him From
Cherry Trees.

New York, June 24.-Clifton White, II
years old. living at 152 Lawrence Street.
Astoria, was shot and dangerously wound
ed last night by DR.. William McCorn, resi-
| dent physician at DR.. Kindred's River
crest Sanitarium. at Walcott Avenue and
the old Bowery Bay Road. Astoria.
The shooting took place while White and
several other boys, it is charged, were
making raid on the fruit trees in the or
chard surrounding the sanitarium, which
was formerly the old Walcott mansion.
According to the story told by DR.. Nc
Corn, the management of the sanitarium
has recently been much annoyed by the
depredations of bad boys, who break down
the fences. rob the fruit trees. and steal
anything that they can lay their hands on.
set OF harness was stolen on Decoration
Day, and on Thursday half a dozen big
boys attacked the coachman and beat him
numerically. The police were repeatedly
appealed to. but no protection was afforded.
1t was the habit of the boys to wait be-
fore making a raid until the super bell
rang knowing that then the grounds would
be deserted for half an hour. When the
bell rang last night. DIR. McCorn deter
mined to watch for the raiders and, taking
revolver. he went down into the orchard.
There he saw half a dozen boys climbing
cherry trees and throwing sticks into the
branches. Simply to scare them, he says.
he fred one shot into the ground at his
feet. They paid no attention to this and
he then fired two shots in the air. but not
in the direction OF the boys. At this the
boys all ran away, and the doctor re-
turned to the house.
There he was informed fifteen minutes
later by James Ravel. an employe of the
sanitarium, that a boy was lying in the
road beyond the orchard.
DIR. McCorn ran to the spot. and found
White, who was conscious and was suf-
fering greatly. Finding that the boy had
been shot in the back. he teIephoned to
the police station to send an ambulance
In which the lad was taken to st. Joins
Hospital.
There it was found that the buIset had
taken effect in the back. about two riches
below the heart. While the wound is dan
gerOus. the physicians do not think that il
will result fatally. The boy declared that
he was not in the sanitarium grounds
when he was shot. But in the road, which
Is overhung by the branches of the fruit
trees He said that the boys who were
with him at the time were Walter Elwood,
OF 23o Potter Avenue: John Wagner, of
Pleasant Avenue. and George Dalzel Of
232 Rapelyea Street. They ran away after
finding that he had been shot
Dr. McCorn told his story to the police.
and was locked up for the night. He Is
80 years old. and has been in practice in
the treatment Of mental diseases for fifteen
years. He protested that he had no inten-
tion of shooting the bow