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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31

burton Texas.--Dear Haphammer: /
Thought would write you little letter,
az have collected few ntcke's to help
get Edna's chair. The following are the
names Of those who have contri oYtel:
Mamie Dement,. Annie Hewett, Halle
sims, Agnes shrader, Alma shrader, 5
cents each. Doyle Calvert. Unit HI. ~
cents each Mary Winfree. Tobtaa VIII
free Mary Manigke. Alma Manigke, Rost
Wagner cents each. was so sorry 10
hear of dear Elias death. How sal It
must be for her dear ones most sim
cereIy sympaihize with Mr. and MS.
Mahan. but poor Ella has paid debt tina,
We all have to pay sooner or Later
know she il with the angels, Hsps, the
next collection we take IN let's get AR
Ella tombstone. think sire righ uy
deservee one. for she was dsar. 20 IT,
patient Hap II you Haps will only send
ia your nickels we can soon get money
enough Ia buy stone To mark the last
resting place OF dear Ella. NV brothers
and will help all we can. Nnw, Haps
let's hear from you on the suble't Well
bye-bye. Haps. Wishing you nil Merr,
Christmas and Happy New Year r.
main devoted Hap. Dollie stroua
starks. La.--Dear Haphammer; ooo'
morning. Haps: how are Won all To-Day
| o. | Zee you are hammering happiness II
| the heart OF another dear little crippled
| girl. II has been long. long time sine
! have written to the Haps' page ann
expect the most or all OF you have for
( gotten me. Suppose ] should tell you
4 Hans. / Joined the Haphammers' page II
I, the year of "a. and haven't written but
4 few times since. ] don't know what 20
: Haps think Of mo Tor not writing regularly
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31

Iampasas, Texas.--Dear Haphammer;
II is raining today and here come tramp
ing and scraping the mud off my feet, ASK
ing admittance to the nice club room. J
lived in Hampstead all my life up to the
18th OF october, then moved here, This
is the prettIest town ] have ever seen.
The park Is something grand; II is IN the
shape OF horseshoe. have no pet and
am glad Of IL. but mamma has a canary
bird; IL sings so sweet we call II by that
name. How many Haps have fead Ara
bian Nights?' !, for one. II was given
10 me Christmas Day by Lillian aud Rosa
Kaiser OF Houston, alice In Wonde :
land, is a good book also. Ny gracious!
Look at that old waste basket looking at
me, so I had better 60 true Hap.
Erwin Joseph.
Beech Grove, Texas-Dear Haphammer:
Seeing my last letter In print gave me
such a stimulus that thought thar ]
would try II again. MI. Hap has suggest
ed that we give list OF the most useful
Inventions OF the present century. ! will
try 10 name q few Telephones were In
vented In 1861, steel pens were Invented
In 1890; the first Atlantic cable was oper-
ated In 1858: first steamer crossed the -
lantic in 1919; the frst sewing machine
was invented In 1876: the first telegraph
was successfully operated in 1885. though
Its utility was not demonstrated until
| 1899; Kerosene was first used for lightinl
| purposes In 1926; locomotives were frs
! used In this country In is2o; that usefa
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
DEADLY SUPPER WITH WOMAN
Theatrical Man Says the Meal Was
Followed by Two Weeks of
IncOnsciOusness.

ST. LOUIS, June 25.-The Post Dispatch
says that Frank Connolly, who was act
ing as treasurer OF the Thomas W Keene
Dramatic company in the spring Of 1898,
when he mysteriously disappeared from Nc
Vicker's tbeater In Chicago, has turned up
in ST. Louis, after a varied experience. II
was believed at the time that Connolly had
been foully dealt with, but the police were
unable TO find the missing man.
According to Mr.. Connollys story, he had
supper that night with a woman friend in
Pittsburg. After that until two weeks later
when he came to in a freight car near Mat
toon, ILL.,, everything was a blank to him
He was minus S4OO in money and several
hundred dollars worth OF jewelry He was
taken TO hospital. where he recovered
from a severe illness, which was the result
OF being drugged,
Thinking himself disgraced and fearing to
face his friends Connolly went to Cuba and
acted as correspondent for a number OF pa
pers during the war. He made no attempt
to conceal his identity, but apparently no
body knew him. Coming to ST. Louis, an old
friend OF Mr.. Connolly met and recognized
him.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
GIGANTIC CATTLE COMPANY
Forty Million Dollars Capital and
Texas the Place of
Operation.

FORT WORTH, Tex, June 25.-George
b. Loving, who is at the head OF the great
deal having as its object the formation OF
gigantic ranch company in Texas, in an
interview tonight said that the company
will be an American organization composed
Of New York capitalists. and not English
men, as reported. The intention is to form
company with $4,000 900 capitaf. s25, ,OOO,-
900 or $50 000, 900 OF which is to be used in
the purchase OF cattle and ranch property
in this state, the balance of the capital
stock 10 be used in operating the big con-
cen.
II is claimed the business can be more
successfully conducted and at less expense
under single management. For the past
two months parties representing Mr.. Low
ing have taken options on cattle and ranches
to the amount of $2O,OOO,00O. These options
expire July !, but It is understood, IL me-
cessary, they can be renewed.
No doubt is expressed that the big deal
will be consummated for the prices TO be
paid are fair. Mr. Loving says there is no
intention to form a cattle trust, merely an
effort to conduct an extensive business the
largest in the world. There are 5000, 900
cattle in Texas. valued at 10000, 900. Mr..
Loving says there is no intention to disre-
gard the ANTITRUST laws OF the state and
that the organization OF the company is
nothing more than an immense cattle trans
action.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
PAYING OFF THE CUBANS
Very Small Proportion VIII Refuse
to share Uncle Sans
Bounty.

HAVANA June 25.-Brigader General
Randall has paid, up to date, in the prov
inces of Havana and Pinar Del Rio and the
western half OF Matanzas province, $3.50 Gu
ban troops This raises the full number,
exclusive of provinces OF Puerto Principe
and Santiago, to about $500. If the same
ratio is maintained in the two latter prov
nces, as the original lists stand, the fig
ures will reach a total of 10000. The addi-
tional pay rolls will probably add 10000
Names so per cent of which are likely
to receive payment. The present rolls con-
tain 900 men, not counting the supple
mental lists OF the officers paid. 1t is be-
lieved that not / per cent will refuse to
come forward for payment. A prominent
Havana club was the scene OF a disturbance
last night between two well known Cubans.
and several American officers. all of whom
had been drinking. The Cubans began
cursing the American administration, Presi-
dent Mckinley, the United States troops
and their officers. Finally one of the Ameri-
cans. thoroughly out of patience, struck a
Cuban in the face. The latter demanded a
duel but the officer laughed at him. The
Cuban, in a perfect fury called for gun
and said he would shoot his assailant any
way. At this juncture a party OF Ameri-
cans and Cubans interfered and sent the
disturbers about their business. An hour
later some Cubans returned and began de-
manding satisfaction, but the Americans
had left the club. The Cubans involved
are prominent in local society, but have no
political influence. They are chronic dis
turbers of order.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
Of Dollars Worth of Property
Destroyed by Ruin and Hail,
VIENNA, IN BUFFALO COUNTY, SUFFERS
Five Inches Of Rain Falls in Two Hours on
Sunday Afternoon,
sTREEys RAGING TORRENTS OF WATER
several had Washouts on the Bur-
Iington Near the Town and
Also in the Direction of
Broken Row.

BARTLEY. Neb. June 25.-(Special Tele-
gram )-Bartley and adjacent territory were
visited by the most destructive hail and
rain storm in its history at o'clock this
afternoon. For miles to the northeast not
stalk OF corn or spear of wheat Is left
standing The whole country is flooded and
thousands OF dollars worth OF property de-
stroyed The p. G. NJ track is under water
at this place, while boats can float all over
the east part OF town. Little hail insurance
is carried by the farmers and the loss will
be heavily felt. Hastones measuring six
and one half inches in circumference were
picked up in town
RAVENNA, Neb., June 25.-(Special Tele-
gram Five inches of rain fell here be-
tween and Z o'clock this evening. The
streets are raging torrents OF water, side
walks are anoat and many cellars in the
lower part of town are flooded and much
damage done to merchandise.
Beaver creek is higher than ever before
and Seeeys mill dam is threatened with
destruction. So far the structure has stood
the pressure and a large gang OF men are
on guard watching for leaks.
A washout is reported at the east end OF
the Burlington yards and number OF wash
outs have occurred between here and Broken
Bow Another large one is reported near
st. Michael, east OF Revenna.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
MYSTERY OF WOMAN'S DEAIH
Supposed Suicide OF Banks StcnoH-
rapher Develops Into Probn-
BILE Murder.

WICHITA, Kan, June 25.-When the body
OF Miss Belle Slavin was found at o'clock
last Thursday morning in the Office of the
National Bank of Commerce, death having
resulted from a bullet wound in the head
1t was supposed that she had committed
suicide. Later developments seem to in
dicate that the young woman was murdered
Coroner Mclaughlin now says that her
death was not suicidal and the police are
working upon the theory that murder has
been done
Miss Slavin, who was the banks stenog-
rapher, was permitted to take in outside
work and was frequently employed by COM
mercial travellers and other strangers, work
OF this kind often keeping her at the bank
until 10 o'clock at night
Mr.. Jobes, president OF the bank, now
states that on Wednesday afternoon "a
strange man came to the bank and asked
to have some work done. Miss Slavn told
him to bring 1t around about 6 o'clock. Mr.
Jobes says that he observed the stranger
surveying the interior of the bank very
critically. While waiting for the stranger
to keep his appointment Miss Slavin evil
IDENTIFY busted herself in writing letters to
friends, for when the body was found three
scaled letters We're found, one addressed to
young woman in Kansas City, one to S. p.
Low. Portland, Ore, and one to Austin Akin
Of South Haven. All these letters were
written in a pleasant vein and there was
nothing to indicate elf-destruction.
A barber who passed the bank at s
o'clock saw Miss Slavin standing before the
window. apparently waiting for some one.
Another citizen heard a pistol shot just
after o'clock. When Miss Slavn's father.
the president Of the bank and another citi-
zen went to the bank in search OF her at
2 o'clock in the morning they found that
the bank door was unlocked papers were
scattered around the floor, the contents OF
several drawers were disarranged and Miss
Slavin's keys were missing. The revolver
found by the young woman's side was not
her own. Her own weapon was found in
a drawer. The theory OF the police is that
the murderer expected to secure valuabes
or money from the bank
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
PEOPLE OF CLEVELAND RIDE
Resumption of Traffic on All Lines is
MARRIED by One Outbreak
of Malcontents.

CLEVELAND, o., June 25.-Only one out
break Of violence attended the resumption
of traffic on all the lines OF the Big Consoli-
dated street railway this morning. There
was objection In some parts OF the city to
the retention of the non-union men who
were kept by the company. party Of
twenty-five men assembled near the Brook
lyn bridge, just south of the city, and when
ever car came along with a non-union
crew the passengers were asked to disem-
bark and walt for a car manned by union
crew In most cases the passengers did
as requested. Finally a non-union con-
ductor undertook to argue with the
crowd and he was promptly struck
over the head with a club. and he and
the motorman driven away. The mob re-
fused to permit the car to move until
union crew came along and pushed it to the
barns.
AS a rule the old men were glad the
strike was settled, though there was some
grumbling because the non union men were
kept. 1t Is predicted that all the non-union
men will be glad to leave the city within
thirty days, though the company imposed
as one OF the conditions OF the agreement
for the settlement of the trouble that all
the new men should be treated with con-
sideration by the old employees.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
DOM PAUL IS COOLING OFF
Kruger Apparently Not Quite So
Anxious to Have n Fight as
He Was.

LONDON, June 25.-The firm attitude OF
Great Britain appears to be having the de-
sired effect in the Transvaal complications
The latest cablegrams from South Africa
talk of various semi-official missions be-
tween Capetown, Bloemfoenten and Pre-
toria, aiming to reach a franchise COM
promise on basis OF five or six years
past residence.
President Kruger Is represented as agree
able to some such arrangement, but as find
ing considerable difficulty in handling his
own conservative elements. In a reported
interview he is represented to have said OF
the war rumors, that mountains were being
made out of molehills, and that he was
firmly convinced that Queen Victoria would
never allow letting loose the dogs of war
over South Africa"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
DIES FROM BLOW OF A FIST
"Dutch" Neal Appears in Prize Ring
in Poor Condition and Succumbs
to Ovcrcxcrtion.

CHICAGO, June 25.-"Dutch" Neal the St
Louis pugiist who fell unconscious in the
ring last Wednesday in the sixth round of
a glove contest with Harry Peppers the
California mddleweight died today without
having regained consciousness. Meals death
is attributed to blood clot on the brain,
resulting from overeXertion while not in a
proper physical condition. Peppers was ar
rested as soon as it became apparent that
Meals condition was serious and is now in
Jail in default of $4,000 bonds
The battle which resulted in Nears death
took place in the Adelphi theater and was
a six-round contest for purse. Neal was
given two weeks notice, but when he ap-
peared in the ring he was so fat and fabby
that his condition caused comment. There
was little fighting between the two, but the
agile Pepper kept his stock opponent con-
stantly on the move and when the sixth
round was called he was putting badly After
a minutes sparrng Peppers landed a light
right on Meals ear. The blow unbalanced
the st. Louis man and as he reeled sideways
one of his feet slipped off of the platform
and he fell TO the floor Of the ring. Referee
George Siler had Just finished counting ten
when Neal rolled out OF the ring on TO the
floor, his head striking with noise that
was heard throughout the theater. He got
up moment later but soon after being as
sisted to his dressing room became uncon-
scious and remained so until he died
Neal was well known in pugilistic circles
Among his important battles was a Knockout
OF Billy Stiff several years ago. He was de-
feated two months ago by Tommy Ryan.
Police officials say that no further arrests
would be made in the case for the present al
least.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
AMERICAN sPoRTsMEN IN ENGLAND.
John Bull Surrenders Several Prizes
to Competitors from United States.

Copyright 1899, by Associated Press)
LONDON June 25.--America has been
prominent in field sports during the past
week. Clarence Hobart's brilliant tennis
has been much remarked and It is aoknow-
lodged that 1t was by the merest fiuke that
he lost the singles championship.
An American, Y. Dolan. won a fifty
guinea cup at the Hurlingham Gun club
with nineteen consecutive kills. while F. H.
Wharton divided pot Of 200 guineas with
thirteen consecutive kills.
Much regret is expressed az the fact that
DR.. McDowells entry for the diamond
sculs at Henley arrived from Chicago too
late to be accepted. The Chicago oarsman
made many friends during his last visit.
The time made by the Canadian oarsmen
in practicing promises to reverse the ver-
dict of their last visit, in 1895, when they
lost only by some inches.
The cup challenger Shamrock will be
launched Monday and the ceremony will
be a great function. The arrangements are
in the hands of Charles Russell who, in ad-
dition to "petticoating" the yacht will
rigidly exclude all reporters. The yachts
full crew has arrived and a tent has been
erected nearby for a luncheon at which a
number OF distinguished people like Lord
Salisbury, who are ignoramuses on the
subject OF yachting will be present
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
OLD CHINESE WALL MUST GO
Government. of Its own Accord, VIII
Destroy the Ancient
Barrier.

CHICAGO, June 25.-A special to the
Times Herald from Denver says
According TO Frank Lewis, Chicago civil
engineer, who was today a guest at the Ok
ford hotel the Chinese government contem-
plates the destruction Of the ancient Chi
nese wall that separates China proper from
Chinese TaTtary. He is enroute to China
10 assist in tearing down the famous struc-
ture.
Mr.. Lewis is a civil engineer and so~s to
China on behalf OF a syndicate OF Chicago
capitalists. He said: II understand that
the enterprise is one OF the Chinese gov
ernment's own conception and is independent
OF Russian. German or French influence.
The cost will be great, involving millions
OF dollars. The concessions that will be
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
TRUs. Al,,g,9.,, ALL-POWERFUL
Combtnnt. M. -, Certain
Economh ht
Of ES'~l

CHICAGO. June 25.--Secretaty y Easley OF
the Civic Federation Of Chicago, under whose
auspices a conference will be held in Chicago
September l3 10 i6. TO consider trusts and
combinations and legislation for their con-
troll has received hundreds of letters from
prominent me0 air over the country accept
ing invitations to he present at the meet
ings. Among the governors who have sig
nfed their intention of attending the con-
ference in person or who will be represented
are Governor Pingree OF Michigan, Roose-
welt of New York Stanley OF Kansas, Sayers
Of Texas, Mount Of Indiana, Fancher OF North
Dakota, Thomas Of Colorado, Tanner of IL
linois, McLaurin of Mississippi, Mcmillan OF
Tennessee, POINTER OF Nebraska and Lee OF
South Dakota.
In acknowledging the receipt OF an invi-
taticn to attend, exSecretary OF Agriculture
Morton says:
TRUSTS which are overcapitarized are
born of the Vaccinations of shallow and i'm
practical men. They will fail and no one
be harmed except those whose credulity FED
them to invest in their securities.
There is much apprehension as to the
incorporated capital in the United States.
Oratorical vagarists have endeavored to
make common people believe that lncor-
poraticns are not subject to economic laws
VI
ply to demand is not the sole regulation OF
values The fact however. remains that
money invested in manufactures or in rail-
roads belonging TO interpretations is no
stronger, no better, and no more exempt
from the operation OF commercial laws than
the money which Is owned by the individual.
There need be, in my Judgment no ap-
prehension as to the trusts crushing out all
competition. With the exception OF the Oil
trust and the sugar trust, failure among
trusts has been universal. The whisky trust,
tobacco trust and all the other trusts OF any
Importance up TO date, except those that
have been formed very recently have been
complete failures. These facts have come,
firstly from overcapitalization and secondly
from msmansgement."
DIR. Lyman Abbott OF New York says: II
think what we most need on the subject
of industrial, commercial, labor and trans
pcration combinations is just what your
letter indicates this meeting will endeavor
to secure: Light not heat. What we need
10 understand and what only experience can
teach us is the relation between competi-
tion and combination, the one the centrifu-
gal the other the centripetal force OF so
cety He who believes only in combination
will logically be led to socialism; he who
believes only in competition will logically
be led to nihilism. Neither OF these re-
suits can possibly furnish the solution oil
the problem which now confronts us. We
must learn how to secure the advantages
of combination without destroying the In
dividuals. to maintain brotherhood In prac-
tical forms without sinking, obscuring OF
parcnnality ~
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
RUSSIA'S NAVAL PROPOSAL
Cars Government states It's Ideas ns
Relating TO Armaments of
the world.

LONDON, June 26-The correspondent OF
the Times at The Hague says: Following
is the text of Russia's naval PROPOSAL
Acceptaton of the principle that for the
term OF three years the sum OF the naval
budgets shall be determined with a budget
not to decrease at either triennial period,
and with an obligation OF announcing its ad-
vance for said period:
FiBt-The total in tonnage of those ships
of war which 1t is proposed to build, with
out specifying the models thereof.
Second-The number of officers and crews
in the navy.
Thrd-The expenditure on works in ports.
such as forts, docks, arsenals and the like.
The question of the exemption of private
property at sea from capture in time of war
has entered new stage through the issue
of the statement OF the American delegates.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
BARTLEY HIT BY A TWlSTER
Details of the Disaster Causing Prop
crty Loss In n Prosperous Ne
brnska village.

BARTLEY, Neb., June 25.-(Special)-
At l 80 a. m. Saturday the thriving little
village OF BARLEY was visited by a full
fedged twister. Ruin and stagnation OF
business has followed its wake. At half
past ten Friday night heavy rain and wind
storm up rapidly fioM the P.st AMI
with its departure the towns folks retired
for the night and when at about lis a. nj.
they were awakened by the roar OF a
northeast wind they expressed no fears of
p cyclone. as in the west and south the
horizon was clear, but few moments in
tensified the fury of the storm and then,
with The accompanying stiffness of mo-
ment, the twister bore down on the town.
The first building to be destroyed in its
path was the large two-story brick build
ing occupied by G. j. Jones, Floyd A. Walls
worth and the Methodist Episcopal church
people. The lower story contained two
spacious storerooms, the Jones Mercantile
company occupying one room and Walls
worths drug store the other, while the up
per story was used as a hall for all city
meetings and also as a church by the Metho-
dist people. This building was substan-
tial brick structure.
1t was in this building that Floyd A.
Walsworth had a wonderful esape. MIR.
Walsworth sleeps in a room back OF the
drug store, which is also the Office of DR.. J.
NJ. Brown. He had been up but few mo-
ments before to fill prescription and was
awake when the storm struck the brick, but
had no time to gain an exit before the fall
ing walls had impeded his progress and
made his chances more hazardous. As it
was he ie alive and able to tell of his awful
experience The building Is total wreck.
1t was owned by Charles Nash OF New
York and was valued at $1,000.
The popularity OF the twister was evinced
in IT'S not disturbing low buildings in its
path.
Across the street the building occupied
by the postofiice and owned by William
Miller, suffered in the gale, while Curlee
general store building was partially un-
rooted and the front STAYED in.
| Jennings racket store suffered severe
shaking up, while the residence OF David
Mangus was more or less racked and his
barn has entirely disappeared.
| Rev. Foutch is minus a carriage, house
and barn, while plowed earth made by the
twster has taken the place of John Jones'
barn.
After leaving the city the storm passed
| into the air.
Work will soon be begun on the site OF the
destroyed buildings