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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-21
Cnnke County.

Gainesville, Texas, August 1a.--The
commissioners court yesterday completed
it's work OF looking over applications FOR
pensions There were a total of sixty
i've. twcnty-nine OF which were rejected.
Those receiving the Endorsement of the
commissioners are as follows; Antony j.
Duvault. Socrates H. Stinson, Jonathan O..
Woolsey, joel c. Smith, William II. Huey.
a. j. McCorey, NJ. Tips, Benjamin y,
Dudley, James u. iIaney, James NJ. Yates,
Sallle s. Floyd William G. Daniel, David
w. Robson. Fannie II. Moore. Isaac~W.
Davis. Winfield S. Raglan. Benjamin 7.
Carter. Nancy J. Dickerman, Mary A.
Ballard. X. u. Haynes, James NJ Loudon,
Catharine Il, Morris, Nancy c. Hudson,
Judy G. Cross John II. Burnham. Mrs.
Il. j. Tucker, John II. Chancellor. William
Owen, John c. Becker Thomas j. Hodges.
John II. Roberts, Smallwood Findley, John
7. McCarty, Joshua T. Jones. Jonathan
Lewter. Mrs. Sarah II. Watson.
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SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

WAxAHAcHIE.- Cotton receipts by wagol
have reached eighty bales
CLEBURNE,--The Santa Fe pay check
came in Friday night for 700 employees; abou
$4,000,
DENToN.-The Aubrey Argus. a weekl
paper at Aubrey this county, suspended pub
| licatlon this week.
CoPPERAS CovE.-Copperas Cove receives
hrst pale OF cotton Friday; bought by Stewar
d Gibson at $3.50 cents.
ENNIs.--Cotton is rolling In very fast an,
trade IN every line Is rapidly increasing. Tn
eioD will be gathered early this fall
BURNETT .--Twepty-one head OF fat cattl,
were sold In Burnet by Judge John Shirle,
SIS per head.
YoRKTowk.-will Pickens was stabbed
Saturday night by another negro. who has
not been arrested: the wound IS painful, but
not likely TO Droye fatal.
LEXINGTON Tho round bale gin at this
place IL ginning nearly all the cotton the
other gins being Idle half the time. Cotton Ii
coming in very fast. The crop in this section
Is nne,
SULPHUR SPRINGS. There has been nled
since the last term OF court tweDty-one d.
VERGE cases. This makes a total OF thirty
three on the docket 10 be tried at the coming
term. which eonyenes In this city on Monday
August rs. 1898.
Colonel X. 7. Wilkinson. prominent ranch
man OF this place was thrown from q horse
and sustained injuries OF serious nature.
His shoulder was dislocated and IL is feared
be Is injured Internally.
DENTON. While boring an artesian well
at the gin after the drill had passed through
the first vein OF water strong indicatfyis> of
petroleum were discovered first BY the odor
and closer examination showed the particles
OF oil floating on TOP OF the water
DENTON. The bonded indebtedness OF
Denton county is $3.50 s92.Bs. as evidenced by
the following Issues: One Jail bond, s392 81:
u ~ n~aA On. NJ txyfsI
bonds. $1,000 each. $1,000. court house bond.
1900; eighty-nine court house bonds. $50 900;
twenty 1--we court house bonds. se5, 900: thirty
two court house bonds. $1,000
ScHULENBURG.- -DiphtherIa has broken
out In epidemic form on Middle Creek. five
miles from schuienburg, and quarantine
might be necessary. Twelve casH are re-
ported and four deaths already. County
Health Physician DR.. Mckinney telephoned
DR.. CLARK to engage q trained nurse and
have guards placed around infected houses.
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S wn primary election to be be,d ,r
svNc'noer III for the selection NJ Cali.
un,es ior parocnial officers and So. ANU Nv.
asors. Candidates for the rorriss,s svu'
arc making active canvasses ana aapn
l.eIs confident that they will secure ea ,sl
.' nomination, which vii, ,,a ne
, ,he same as election. A special rnsis,ra !
t,on oil voters viii be held from tsa ~
9 5 september until about Novemher 'sn
~ LIS WIN enable many who were denr,vs;,
W registration last April to have ths,r
election. Ae ior tue primary
Work on the Lew two story hr,o,, A.,
LOT the southern Pacific Is nr,'eross, ps'
very rapidly The company viii nrovsan !,
n na depot than they even at tlrst sx.
pocted to- Several contracts for new hrIcl.
s,ructures In the vicinity of the depot are
aooN TO be let. That portion OF town will
" qul.e nveiy for some weeks to come.
~ u. White, agent of the Wells. Fars,
.unpany' was checked into his place yes,
.eruay by G. Cain, travelling ai,ditor 90.
, me company. H. A. Brightwell WIZ ~
iieved Agent White. VIII 60 to Beaumon,
10 relieve the agent there.
mon Aladdin Vincent arrived IN IN. ,,,,.
Lnis morning from Baton Rouge wbass
ne represented this parish in the snecIaI
session of the legislature. 'p's'ii
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In Grunge Items.

La Grange, Texas, August 20.-Sixty ap.
plicants for certificates to teach school
were examined at the public school house
here on Friday and Saturday. The ex-
aiming board was composed of Profs.
Kallus, Kirk and Hausler.
P. B. Faison returned Friday from
two months visit to North Carolina, visit
ing Clinton and other places. Mr.. Fsason
is a native of that State.
Miss Delphine Byrnes returned from
BRENNAN this afternoon, where she has
been visiting for a month
Miss Lena Hellmuth OF Bastrop is here,
the guest of Mrs. Charles " Rosenberg.
Mrs. Charles Alexander left yesterday
for home at Houston
H. C. Schumacher left for Galveston on
business.
Eugene Rosenthal spent day here with
his friends and left Saturday morning
for Galveston, accompanied by his sister,
Miss Ellie, and Miss Elise UJffy.
A select party was given Friday night
by Miss Agnes Robson in honor Of her
friend, Miss Ellie Rosenthal. 1t was one
of the most pleasant events Of the season
and the guests hugely enjoyed themselves
until their departure at very late hour.
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TEMPLE TOPICS.
a negro Intruder Frightened
by q LnIN,s Snran.. W"s

Nesro Intruder Frightened AVN,
ny Lady's Screams.
temple Texas, August 20.--Mr char,o,
ri'man and family live near Rooor,
at the Knobb creek scboo, hoas.,
"A"o MI Pitman was absent from
nome yesterday morning the hed.
room OF his wife was entered about .
O'CLOCK by a young negro. Mrs. pitmap
was awakened by the presence OF the negro
III the room and frightened him away with
uer screams though she claimed to have
recognized the negro. He is being search
ed Tor by the officers and some of tha
nelghbors.
Prot. Henry X. Organ of the Temple
High school, happened to n very serious
una painful injury at the Y. NJ. G. A, GYM
naslum last night. He was going through
the class drill and was on the parallel bars
when his hold slipped, letting him fall
neadforemost to the floor; he landed on
the left shoulder. breaking the collar bone
near the shoulder. A physician was called
at once and the broken member set, after
which he was able to walk home. This
makes about the third accident at the GYM
nasium since the opening of the Y. NJ. G.
a., and until the members learn the dan
endurance such little casualties may be
expected.
There was u rumor here yesterday of a
case of smallpox at a camp of laborers
working for the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railway, and in camp on the spur
at Echo. Investigation proves that there
Is a suspected case. a negro who came
here to work from Sedalia. Mo. The case
has been isolated and the remaining labor
ers. who have been with the unfortunate,
are under guard, though still at work. and
1t is thought that there is no possibility of
the disease spreading.
Prof. l.. R. Walden is in the city for the
purpose of organizing business college
here.
The total cotton receipts to date are 122
bales, siXty-seven of which came in yester-
day. The receipts will be running up into
the hundreds per day next week.
The Santa Fee pay checks came in yes
terday and were distributed through the
office at the freight depot. The
Santa Fe money and the extra country
trade, incident from the new cotton and
oat and wheat sales, made yes
terday busy day in the old town.
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Mrs. Bradish, of Detroit, Wrote
Mrs. Pinkham and Tells the Result.
[LIrrnH TO MRS. rINKHAn NO. g., ,loI

[LLTrER TO MRS PInEHAM NO. as,,ioI
about two years ago began to run
down and soon became almost wreck.
lost my appetite and began to lose
flesh; my blood was impoverished and
had TO leave our store.
1.-THE doctors gave me a little tonic.
but steadily grew worse and consulted
another doctor He helped me in some
ways. but my headaches continued, and
l began TO have night sweats and my
rest was SO disturbed that would hive
hysteria and would cry and worry over
business matters and my poor health.
FINALLY, husband took me South, but
with no benefit. This was year ago;
no one can ever know what q winter of
misery I spent. Would bloat after
eating and was troubled with palpita-
ton of heart and whites Having read
by happy chance of your medicine,
bought it and wrote for your advice,
and before having flushed tho first
bottle of Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, the Mysteries nearly stopped
and / slept soundly.
~ used seven or eight bottles with
such benefit that ! am rs healthy as l
can ever remember of being. shall
never cease to sound your praises -
MRS, Il. M. BRADIsH, ITO DIX AVE-,
DETROIT, MICH.
Mrs. Pinlxham's sdvice Il st tho free
Of every ailing woman who
wishes help Her address y ypu, Maaa
Every ~Asa . sacredly coAlaantial
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Marlin Matters.

Marlin, Texas. August 2o.-County cour,
convenes here on Monday, August 81. The
dockets, civil and criminal, are very full
as there has been no county court since
the April term
The friends of D. R. Emerson, ex-
sheriff of this county, regardless OF po-
litical creeds. are all pushing his claims
for the appointment Of supervisor OF census
for this (seventh) district Mr.. Emerson
Ia deservedly a very popular young man,
pre- emlnently qualified for the position,
and every one here would be delighted
with his appointment.
The brick work on the second story OF
the new sanitarium is completed and the
balance of the structure is In the hands
Of the carpenters.
Rev Weems Wootton, who has been
absent several days assisting in a pro-
tracted meeting at Franklin, has returned
home and filled his pulpit al the Methodist
Episcopal church today.
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Uncle panr Not n Myth.

Tammany Times.
Another amusing letter is from Abijat
Snodgrass, Boston, Mass. He writes: 81
have been a constant reader of your let
tiers in Tammany Times, hence hope you
will be so kind to settle bet by answer
ing the following question: rs Major Dan
McGary frequently mentioned in the
Snort Letters, an actual living parsonage,
or is he myth like Santa CLAUSE"
Dan McGary myth? Can myth blend
with the contents of free lunch counter
even as the hungry duck blends with the
June bug, and simultaneously make 1t
hot for brewery?
II Abijah will go to Texas and insinuate
that McGary's Jeffersonian democracy is
not all wool, a yard wide, with the makers
name blown in the bottle, the mVah will
hop on him with knife and explore his
pectoral cavity. Wonder II some idiot will
not say next that Bill Snort himself is a
myth.
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THE FIRE RECORD.
Warn, Blacksmith and sho~shou
Were burned ne Deut0u

Il
Denton, Texas, August 2o.--Fire at 8
"eiock this morning destroyed barn,
o'aeAsmith shop and shocshop on West
hickory street and badly damaged the
Donerhower block, which stands on the
corner of Hickory and South Elm streets.
me loss amounts TO about $4,000. The
heaviest losers are Jenkins, Grant q Co.
dry goods. and G. H. Donahower, whose
ross VIII each approximate 1880, botn
covered by insurance The burned build
ing was owned and partly occupied by J..
rlow as blacksmith shop whose loss Is
500; Elder a Holt as barn. loss $3.50,
ana W. A. Robertson, shoemaker loss
sivo none of whom carried Insurance.
other losers are |. Williams, photog-
irapher, loss 500, insured: S. W. Konady.
harness shop, 500, insured; Record and
chronicle, newspaper. $3.50. insured: First
Saptist church, S7S, Insured. The origin
OF the fire is supposed to have been a
lighted cigarette.
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Residence nj cIehnrne.

Cleburne. Texas, August 19--Last nigh,
house owned by Mrs. Stannie Lucy
burned 1t was insured for $500. The
house was occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Spear and neither were in tho city.
HIS household effects were two-thirds
covered by insurance. Mr.. Ed Humphreys
elegant residence next door caught ilre
four times, but was saved, though both
house and furniture were badly damaged.
He also was fully insured. During the
fire George Farabee, Santa Fe shop EN-
rloyeS lately from Miridian, cut his arm
BADLY in helping remove the furniture.
He is considered out OF danger.
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Madison County.

jacksonville, Texas, August 19.--Ths
following pension applications were ap-
proved by the commissioners court; l. l..
Moreland Madlsonvile; J, NJ. Mclean, Con-
nor; Nathan H. Park. jacksonville; 2. L..
Logan, Conner: Henry Jones, Hollis; W.
G. French, Midway; Mrs. Antoinette.
Written b. S. Allphin, Midway p t.
Sessnms. Conner; Mrs. NJ A. Camp, Madi-
sonyille; r. j. Defee. Hollis; e. White.
Neal; j $. Newton Midway; B. o. Mahaf-
fey, Madisonyille; Bennett senrcy, searcy;
Mrs. l.. NJ. Johnson, Madlsonvllle; T. A.
Gustavus Mecca; Mrs. Eliza b. Meekns,
Willow Hole; +. Witty, Conner.
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VICTORIA LOCALS.
Moonlight Excursions to Port La
vaca Are Very Popular.

Moonlight Excursions to Port La
vnca Are Very Popular.
Victoria, Texas, August 19.-The moon.
light excursion to Port Lavaca last nigh
from all points on the line attracted over
200 from Victoria. but the crowd from
other points was rather small.
Foreman Morgan of the Sunset pain
gang is here repairing all the railroad
property.
w. j. Jeffords was installed yesterday
as agent at Thomaston. vice C. r. Davant
who has resigned to accept position in
the postoffice at Beaumont.
There is to be moonlight excursion ia
Port Layaca from Cuero and Victoria next
Tuesday night; this was to have been
given Thursday night, but was postponed
SO as not to interfere with the ice cream
festival given by the German Catholics
in the public square; the latter was quite
a success.
The commissioners court has appoint
ed j. II. Haley and John Hammond as
guards over the convicts OF this county,
and adopted stringent rules calculated
to insure more satisfactory results than
have heretofore been attained by working
the conyicts on the county roads.
The school examining board, consisting
of Profs Barron. LeFevre and Allen, met
yesterday and examined number OF ap-
picants for certificates.
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iLLE FEELING HAPPY,

1, "nier Works, but Electric
a.,,p. lights Are Assured.
ieAas' August 20.-The sus.
s' which the people of Beeyille
!. 4''red for the past three weeks 1,
1. ef' and the anxiety and worry
wafer supply has been turned ia
0Hsnt prospects of not only an
"Atr supply, but an electric
me latter is something the
I'M. euea' and has been in a meas
s ,.s,I. to get for long time.
t,srv .na representing the Dudley
u sD s saa supply company of San An
kits AL. yesterday in the city looking
n, MAN. ANY and examining the old water-
M d.. lie closed a deal with the
NJ sSsr0h r bronson of Victoria. yes
Rs,isw s the plant will be started
|t;ss s ~, days. and the town once again
~, ~ water. AS soon as arrange
Nj Nv &c made the plant will be pur-
Etrendss antonio parties, improved
)gi mn and an electric plant nut
| n ss 49, IN conjunction with It.
" and s VINO are making the pur-
n ths improvements, alsof contem-
,ilting. vi aa Ice factory here
y thls com..
ss Of ps ones as glorious news to the
n slos ssseyllle. who, since the water
kn d 'S sea sown tire. weeks ago. had
\ j w. Ssspair of ever seeing the town
ia - 'front.' again. Now. that par
s., nave the means and ability to
y sa.I M .aken hold of the water and
eal Innssss they feel that with the
Ah s sse. given business and enter
tk.Osn' a iss by the good crops here
\ suilditan.e town will be forging to the
~ s ss, " up and improving by the
eslh ya ,sar as it has not in the past
IA on, as OF the water and light |
wi ~ 81 81 state of chaos is due to
~ wbi tae business Mems League of
y 40 A, ha since its organization a
! r.sror,aaaas been laboring hard for
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An Imnroyed ynIyc.

Fort Worth. Texas, August 2o.-John
Thummel, who is assistant engineer at
the brewery. has been granted patent on
an improvement In valves He has devised
what Is known as combination check
and globe valve, making one valve oif-
fee In place OF two and, more than this.
liquids may be turned through It from
either direction when raised from Its po-
stion.
Men familiar with such devices pro-
nounce 1t great Improvement In me-
chanics
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WHARTON LOCALS.
Some Big Vegetables Have Been
Raised This Year.

Raised THIS year.
Wharton, Texas, August 2o.-Under
provision OF article 4314 OF the law gov
erning the acts OF public weigher and
which requires that all produce, such as
wool, corn, cotton, sugar. hay and grain
should be weighed by public weigher, un-
der penalty of a fine Of So for bale, ton,
etc. weighed otherwise; also acting under
a written opinion OF County Attorney Hall.
Public Weigher II. j. Woder has placed
deputies at each OF the round bale gins;
he has also leased the scales near the
depot.
Mr.. C. II. Warehouse, one of this
county's most progressive business men,
was in town yesterday. He Is largely
engaged in farming and says that the pros
poets for the cane crop was never better
and promises as fair return as any cane
raised In Louisiana. Mr., Barden OF
Pierces Station will also double his acre.
age In the ribbon cane next season
Waterhouseville has every prospect OF
securing a cane mill In the near future
and the Cane Belt has already selected
depot ground there, which assures
bright future TO the young city
Mrs Fred Legge OF Eagle Pass and Miss
Bertha Horton OF Edna are the guests Of
Mrs. Guy Mitchell.
That Wharton county. In the production
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|, QUIET At ORANGE.
|.,,yMEN HAVE DEEM RE-
nr~n M THE RANGERS.
.v.l,y Are Much Pleased
=. prompt Action of
eovernor sayers.

r.xs.. August 2o.--The excite
!. mast few days seems to have
s,.ldsrably, the presence here
,.,sers having a decidedly whole
~. Captain Towles and his de-
.y.,rymen left for home this
\, 81 the 5:S5 train.
= wright and Taylor, two members
~. Rangers, arrived here this
,,om cotulla and Immediately
= i Captain Rogers for duty
s,,sns of Orange generally are
, WA with the prompt action of
s's savers in responding to the re-
Y, . - and for his offer of a
400 each for the capture and
~ Of the parties implicated in
ss.,Ipr Of the negroes here last
n IN every hand are heard re-
Am the good citizens in praise
4 r,vernor.
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chappeli Hin, Texas. August ia.--The
camp meeting at childers camp ground
midway between Chappell Hill and Bell
ville' commenced last night, Rev. H.
NJ Haynie of the Methodist Episcopal
church occupying the pulpit. On Sunday
memorial services will be held. commem-
morating the deaths of NJ, NJ Fielder and
=. cochran, who were for many years
members of the board of trustees con-
trolling the grounds and took deep In
terest in the yearly meetings held there.
The meeting will be held for two or three
DAYS only
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ITEMS FROM THE ISLAND CITY
A GROWING SENTIMENT IN rAvou
OF ELECTING ALL OFFICIALS.
Promise Of MIX Inspection ord,-
nance that Ii to De Enforced--An
Opium Den Raided.

galveston. Nxas. August 2o.-The chea,
political methods Of the city council, hay,
afiven large number OF people to espouse
'ne sentiment OF having the charter
amended so that the various officers the
aldermen are now quibbling over can he
elected by the people. This is ALREADY
done In nearly every other Texas munl-
cipality. Galveston stands alone IN this
as well as In her farcical method Of e,ect.
ing aldermen. But Galveston politics ia
peculiar in many respects.
fhere have been deadlocks In the coun-
Gil netore, but none that were so lasting ms
the present one. The majority aldermen
ana tne mayor are much farther apart now
tnan they were two months ago. Bad feel
ing has crept In, and obstinacy has taken
the place of reason. Propositions for an
aolustment of differences that doubtless
would have been entertained thirty DAYS
are now thrust aside and no thought given
to them.
In the meantime the people have settled
down to the conviction that neither side
wants to do anything. and have begun to
Freely condemn both factions. Several OF
the place hunters have become diswusted
with the delay and have dropped out and
are seeking other employment
The waterworks board also seems "a
DO playing little politics. and all the
departments are disorganized.
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Calvert Light Guard.

Calvert, Texas, August 20.-The newly
organized military company, the Calvert
Light Guard, has completed its muster roll
with forty enlisted men, and has the as
surance OF all necessary guns and other
equipments In very short while. Cap
tain Louis Casemr has appointed the fol-
lowing non commissioned officers: First
sergeant, Robert W. Purdom; quarter
master sergeant, Forrest Moore; sergeants
Tom Field, f. Frank Elkin, Ben Gammill;
Corporals Frank j. ellison. Jr.. Julian e.
Barron, Percy 7. Norton, Max McCrary.
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Hampstead. Texas August 2O,--The fol-
lowing applications Of INDECENT soldiers and
widows of tho late Confederacy for PEN
sions under act of May IL, 1899, were pre-
scented to and approved by the commits
sioners; Dan McNary. William Ferguson
I. ]. Smith j. w. Day. Alfred w. Asree
V. II. Jenkins, j, w. Dinkins, f. ]. HUI
bard, VIM Rogerson, John Wells Mrs
Ann Nahm, Mrs Louisa A. scoggins Mrs
Elisa Crawford. Mrs. C. A. G. Maxwell
Mrs. Mary NJ. Page Mrs. Winnie Danford.
Mrs, II, M. Davis and Joseph Wier.
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ohappeII Him News Notes.

Chappell Hill, Texas. August 19.--Mrs.
Smith and her daughter. Eva, who have
been visiting California returned today.
having had a most delightful trip. They
are stopping at the residence OF Mr.. ].
Sterling Smith. son of Mrs. Smith.
Mrs. Stowe of Galveston and her two
children are here visiting the family OF
Rev. H. NJ. Haynie. she being the daugh-
ter of Mr.. Haynie. She will return home
ON Monday next
Mrs. w. d. Crockett, who has been III
for quite awhile with typhoid malarial few
err, is much better and hopes soon 10 be
entirely recovered