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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-03
NEUROLOGICAL.

HALE-Tenaha Texas. March 3o.--To-
day little I.iddie Hale, aged years, was
buried NJ this place She died last night
after nbsut four weeks Illness
WRIGHT kerryllle. Texas March al
DR., ], w. Wright died at o'clock yes
terday of consumption. Funeral services
were held at the Methodist church today.
MOORE Mckinney, Texas. March 30
wills NJ Moore, a prominent young
farmer living a few miles non beast OF
town, died last evening of pneumonia, He
leaves wife aud two little sons
HlCKS-M Marble Falls, Texas. March 80.
Mrs. A. T. Hicks, Wife Of Captain A. +.
Hicks died very suddenly yesterday even
Ing OF heart failure. She was an excel
lent Christian woman and her death means
o sad loss 90 tho community. Burial will
occur hero this afternoon,
M,KELLAR. --Forney Texas, March 81.
Mrs, u. Mcclellan widow OF j. A. Nickel
lar. deceased, died here today after long
spell OF sickness. She leaves family OF
Ave or six children to mourn her loss,
Mcclellan, j. A. Mcclellan of torncy and
Mrs y. n. Boren of Dallas.
SMITH Goldthwaito, Texas. Aprf 1.
Miss Laura Smith. niece OF Or. H.
i, smith, died AT her uncles residence
Thursday OF = complication OF diseases
She came here three years ago from
Louisiana to make her home, she took a
position in the city school of Vernow last
September, but In October she returned
home with typhoid fever, aud she has
been confined to her room nearly ever
since. She was well beloved by sll who
came In contact with her She was a
consistent member OF the Baptist church.
and faithful worker in the Sunday
schools.
SPRINGER, Haskell, Texas, March 20.
| Edward Fayette Springer. veteran OF
the war between the United States and
Mexico. died az the age OF S6 years at
Bowie. Texas. at the residence of G. b
Cleveland his brother in-law, on the 2Sth
inst. The remains, accompanied by his
wife and son. e. #, Springer. Jr., arrived
at Haskell last night, and were buried
here this morning In the presence OF a
large concourse Of the citizens OF this
county, where deceased had resided for
ten years. His character was full OF noble
qualities and his life has been marked with
patriotism, integrity and a devotion to
principles OF right His two sons who
survive him MS citizens Of this county are
highly respected and possessed of many
OF the same qualities wkich gave lustrs
and prominence to the life of their
father.
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Many schemes have been brought 10
the trent in the last few years WIN tns
view Of securing more economical
means OF baling cotton. All necessary
advantages are claimed by the inventors
Of metallic envelope now being exploited.
II Is said that this system gives the great
est protection and the greatest density
without injury to the staple. The covering
Is a thfin sheet OF steel rendered rust PROOF
by a secret process. and when entirely
envelopes the cotton. rendering L imper-
yious to fire. dirt moisture and foreign
substances OF all kinds. u IS fastened to-
gether by q strong metallic lacing strip
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LeTIeRS FROM TIC people.
Gcorgc clnrk Y.. Genrse cI.r,.

GEORGE Clark vs.. George Clark.
10 the Editor OF the Post.
Waco. Texas, March si--I am in dis
trcss. The man who does my thinking and
supplies me from time to time with choice
assortments Of miscellaneous opinlons
ready made, has plunged my alleged mind
into state of bawildering confusion
There are others, also, who arc sadly and
painfully perplexed; and the said wise
man is clearly responsible To suspect
this great man Of treachery toward his
many faithful followers, zone OF whom |
am which, c'nit') almost paralyzes us
yet surely no logician, and least OF MI a
man SO top heavy with intellect MS he
would tangle himself iuextricably in may
meshes of palpable Inconsistencies and
hopeless contradictions Of his own weay-
lng-unless he really intended to do So
70 further some Interior purposes. 1t NAV
pe--yea. 1t must be--that he Is merely
Praying little Joke to teach us the folly
OF wearing some other mans brains un-
DER our derby And while such n method
OF rebuking mental serviity and syco-
phaney Is decidedly novel, per chance
Twin prove as effective as It's UNIQUE.
since those among his admirers who
take him seriously must now experience
decided loss OF confidence in the cloar-
ness OF mind and soundness of Judgment
or a man who can--and did--all in the
space Of one short article--with an air
apparently serious and free from guile,
father each and all OF the following ir-
reconcilable propositions:
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BUSINESS MATTERS.
MLIIlcnn Prinling compan,.

Fort Worth. Texas. April 1.-The Mill
can Printing company doing a printing
business at 22s and 2sO Houston street,
executed q general assignment tonight ut
1880 o'clock. naming f, W. Pressly as
signee
a partial list Of creditors follows Sid
ney samuels of Fort Worth, s295; Whit
ing Paper company OF Chicago, SB2S;
Tower Manufacturing company and Nov
city compsn, OF New York S51S.0S Slado.
Hipp d Metz of Chicago. S276.92, STANDARD
Paper company Of Cincinnati $4,000;
Barnhart Bros. q splndler Of Chicago
$40; George Strong of Fort Worth
S5G5472; William Boyce Of Fort Worth
1895. 49, Fort Worth National bank
$685. Traders National bank Of Fort
Worth $3.50; state National bank OF Fort
Worth $3.50: Farmers and Mechanics Ma
tional bank sii1. Standard Light anc
Power company. 1896; Graham Paper
company OF ST. Louis. s12ssi: r. o. sayel
Paper company OF ST. Louis. sl63f2;
Saunders Engraving company Of ST. Louis
| s94,Te; ThoTnman Printing Ink company
OF ST. Louis Sl03.1S.
The total liabilities arc shown 10 b
s15.S9s.19, and the incomplete list OF as
sets are given In at ss79s.6G.
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FIRE IN THE RICE BUILDING
a LIVELY nLAxE IN THE CAPITOL
HoTEL ANNEX.


Abou, o'clock this morning offcer
Frank Bains OF tho market square beat was
passing the Rice building, known as the
Capitol Hotel Annex, along Travis street.
no discovered IRE through the glass doors
Of the Gent store. which occupies the
last Of three rooms in the building and
turned In an alarm from box AZ.
The Cent store is operated by Vein
sarten 4 Adels, who use two of the
tions. hats and shoes and tho third for
a store room. Tho fro appears to have
started in the store over the boiler room
and the stock, being light and inaammablc,
Il spread rapidly, The FIRE department
reached the scene promptly. and the water
pressure being all that could be desired.
some splendid work was done in prevents
ing what threatened very serious con.
Migration. What of the stock az Vein
garten & Adels was not destroyed by
IRE was damaged by water and the inter-
Tor OF the stores were badly burned, the
iire in one place burning through the
ceiling into the second story OF the build
ing occupied as drummcrs' sample rooms,
but no damage was done here except by
water. The flames extended from the
front to tho rear OF the store and getting
into the alleyway between the annex and
the hotel proper shot up above the roof,
creating the impression that the Are had
gone up through tho building,
Wcipgarten & Adels stock may be put
down as a total loss. 1t is said to have
been insured, 1t was Impossible at the
time OF going TO press, when the hremsn
were atlll at work, TO determine tho ex-
tent OF the loss to the building, though
Il viii reach several thousand dollars.
Nor could the origin of the Are b. learned.
When the fire was discovered by the
hotel people they made all possible haste
To awake the guests who upon learning
the state of affairs. became almost panic
| stricken and lost no time in making their
way out of the building. Many OF thom
did not take the time to gather their per-
sonal effects until some of the cooler
heads finally made them understand that
they had plenty OF time to do 10. Trunks
Valises, grips and almost every dcscrih-
able Kind Of baggage was thrown pellnlel
down the stairway and the accumulatilr
at the lower landing in the lobby had tn,
appearance Of badly demoraliged rail-
way baggage room or steamer pier.
Tho water in tho Capitol hotel proper
came from the water pipes and hose tha
are stationary In the building and which
were turned on by some OF the hotel um
ployes. This damage could have been cas-
lily avoided had the guests not become +,
badly frightened.
The damage from water to the hote
proper VIII he considerable TO wall paper
carpets, etc.
MIR. II a. Hervey, manager of the hotel
desires to announce, however, that tho fir,
VIII in no way affect the service and tina
breakfast will be served as usual thi
morning.
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Was born in Prussia in 1901, and II he
lives through the month of May next, he
will be within two years of the century
mark. He has been resident of Texas
since 1881 his home being continually
at the same place, Industry Austin coun-
ty, where he yet resides. He has nvtd
under four governments, Mexican Re-
public Of Texas, Confederate and United
States, and without leaving home. Al
though much advanced in years, he is able
TO move about and often makes trips b.
tween his home and the towns of Waco.
Brenham Galveston and other places, ,is-
iting his children, He has made severnl
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AVENGED MS NEPHEW.
Mexican who Killed Young Durr
Was shot 10 Death.

Ell Paso, Texas, April 2.--At 8 o'clock
this morning sixshooter fight occurred
In the tenderloin district OF this city be-
tween Walter Durham. eattleman OF Pc
cos, Texas. and James Mampela OF casas
Grandss, Mxlco. The only eyewitnesses
to the shooting were two Mexican COM
panions of Mampela and their stories vary
Durham alleges that Mampela claimed to
be the man who killed Seth Burr at Juarez
a year ago: Burr was Dunham's nephew
Burr shot a gambler In Juarez and when
pursued by the police killed three OF them
and wounded fourth; he was finally
killed by a bullet fred BY citizen: he
fought his way from Juarez 10 the river
bank and would have escaped had his
ammunition held out. Durham met NAM
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THE OLD AND THE NEW.

which can be released instantly by cutting,
and in no other way Not a nail or riyet
is used in fastening the cover together
The strips are not saved but the covering
can be shipped back, knocked dowr
and used over again a number OF times.
Moreover. by this system the cotton 10
packed into the bale at the gin and me
cost Is no creator than the MAILING OF
the plantation bale: thus the charges Ui
the compress yard are saved, and the
bale is ready for immediate delivery
The cotton Is sampled automatically
as IL Is packed the grade and staple
being plainly printed on the cayer, and
the cotton guaranteed while the sample
goes TO the broker for use in selling.
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cuero, TeXus, April 2.-The city cam
paIgn is waxing warm The chief inter
cs. seems to be conferred In the aldcrmanic
contests in the Second and Third wards
Mir. V j. Grinder Is running against 7.
Witnebut present incumbent In the Third
ward. and Carl Koenig against y. II.
Iieaton, present incumbent, In the Second
ward. There are four candidates Tor mar
shall and two for collector.
The truck growers held their monthly
meeting yesterday. MI Muckleroy was
elected as delegate to attend the meet
ing at Beeville
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no market glutted; the returns sent direct
TO the grower from the merchant that sells
the melons.
Having had considerable experience In
this line of business, Being personally In
terested in the melon business. and realiz-
ing the Importance OF this matter, there
fore earnestly appeal to every melon and
cantlaoupe grower in Texas to consider
this matter. Let us confer together and
begin at once TO perfect arrangements to
handle our crops. / have already made
some preliminary arrangements on this
line and will be pleased to hear from any
one that wishes to so into an arrangement
of this kind. All correspondence will be
cheerfully answered.
w. Il. Harrell
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Growing and Marketing Melons,

Growing anu marketing Melons,
To the Editor of The Post
Alvin, Texas. March 3O.--The melon crop
of South Texas is increasing in such pro-
portion that it behooves every grower Of
melons 10 not only take the precaution to
properly prepare the soil by blowing and
fertillzlug and in planting and cultivatng
the crop. but he must look ahead to the
marketing OF his crop. All is lost If the
grower fails 10 get his melons to market
in good shape. at the right time, to the
right market and sell them so as TO make
him good returns.
The marketing question is the impor-
tant one to look after. With only a few
hundred cars OF melons to market tor
Texas, a car or melons could hardly 90
amiss in any market. But with several
thousand cars from South Texas with as
many more coming from Middle and North
Texas. ana several times as many TO fol-
low from States farther north as the sea-
son advances necessity demands that The
growers make arrangements for handling
! their crops before they are ready for mar
ket II this is not done at least half of
the crop will be lost. many cars shipped
/ will not pay more than charges and the
railroads Will get the fruit of the grow
4 ers' hard toll and money expended in
making the crop
The only practical way to overcome this
difficulty and avoid the loss is for the
1 growers through legal representative or
agent TO arrange for the handling of their
/ crops before the crops are ready for mar
/ Vet To do this the growers must first
agree to cooperate IN handling their crops.
/ Make a statistical statement Of the num-
her Of acres and probable time they VIII
/ hc ready for market Then get live man
With business capacity to go to work and
arrange for TRANSFORMATIONS, rates. service.
stc with the railroads, and then go into
Inc markets and arrange with the best
merchants TO handle the melons, SO many
cars per day or week, according 70 supply
,borisv 10 sell melons at shipping stations.
when crops are ready for market the
.gsnt could direct all shipments by wire,
every day. and regular supply could be
nut Ia the various markets every day and
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our opinions being conveniently pliable
we always stand ready to deny or affirm
accept or reject, believe or disbelieve any
proposition Just 'cordin as we are told to
40 oy those whom we are taught to UNI
hesitatingly accept as authority Their
ipse dixit goes. If the Judge believes It's
white for instance, so do we If he be-
ileves it's black, so do vein fact. we
know 1t is. cause he's told us so. But
when he declares in one breath that it's
as white as the driven snow, and in the
next that it's as black as the average
politicians conscience. consistency falls
fainting and credulity stands appalled,.
In recalling the memorable phrase. first
invented by cornered publcist, that
Consistency is the virtue Of FOOLS" NAV
the judge derive satisfaction.
Alfred NJ. Colwick.
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buggy trips from Industry to Brenham re.
Gently the distance being more than
twenty miles. He is the father OF Charles
Fcrdtran OF Fayetteville. Mrs G. c. Nc
Gregor of Waco, Mrs, ], b. Baker a
Waco. Mrs NJ. y. Healy of Brenham Mrs,
G. H. Mensing OF Galveston, X, l.. Ford
tran OF Industry and r. H. Fordtran OF
Galveston.
MIR. Fordtran is very anxious TO be .
centenarian, and hopes his litew III be
prolonged until he Is 100 years Of age, at
which time he hopes TO have his children
and all grandchildren about him for d
grand celebration.
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HYMENIAL,

sARNER- SAND. -- Georgetown, Texas,
Mares ~ -Nondag night at the swedish
Methodist church Miss Hilma Sand was
United in marriage to Rev. John r. Sar-
rer OF Galveston, Rev o. u. olander. as
sisted by Rev. John OVAL officiating. A
reception was given the newly weddcl
couple at Mr.. JoEn Swepsons. where they
we're the recipients OF many valuable and
useful presonts They left next day Tor
Galveston, their future home.
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One-Day Sale.
MAMMOTH cLoTHlER.

pela for the FIRST time last night aud the
hight resulted. The Mexican drew his pis-
tol but failed 10 use 1t. He fell at the first
shot fired by the American. Durham fired
twice more at the man after he was down.
but only one of the bullets took effect. The
Mexican expired in few moments Dun
ham surrendered to an officer and was re-
leased on bond this afternoon. Mampelas
pistol was picked up by policeman afte
the shooting.
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Kaufman. Texas, April yesterday
while Mr. VIII Nelson of Peede. seven
miles south of Kaufman, was away from
home his wife left for a few minutes to go
10 the house OF nelghbor, leaving her
baby in the house; the house caught Are;
two young men who were working near by
saw 1t and ran 10 save the baby. which
they succeeded in doing, but IL was badly
burned. everything else IN the house was
burned; Mr. Nelson had no insurance.
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Eightcen Now Ca.es.

Laredo. Texas. April i.-riefe has been
no Improvement in the smallpox situation
for the past forty-eight hours. The health
officer. DR. Mcknight reports the dis
coyery of eighteen new cases and one
death. -Four hundred and ten people are
confined In the two hospitals, including
detentions and nurses. Donations still
continue 10 arrive daily.
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1ytna.or Motel Victims.

New York. April 2--Many thousands VISIT
cd the windsor hotel ruins today. where tns
10Y az searching for bodies has almost besu
ccmpietsd. The contractors think that thc
shift of men going On at midnight tonixnt
viii finish the work Of searching the ruins.
The total dead number forty -nve. o. WHOM
trlfty-one are still unidentified
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Ours is a conquer
ing race. No human
agency can stem
their onslaught. 1t
Is a nd-rrabbing
aud land hsiflng
race. 1t yields do
minion TO no other
race; Il submits to
the dominion of nc
other people.
1t is the master Of
the world, apd wos
betide an inferior
People who may
stand across its path
way.
Is any one so fool
ish as to suppose tha'
this resistless tide
(cf migrationl can b,
stayed by a forced
abstra ction? - Judg,
George Clark 4,
Waco Times Herald
March n 1000
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OTHER BLAzrns

Elgin, Texas, April "A small house
occupied by Lee Mcfarland and belonging
to A. J. Pettiiohn was burned last night
about midnight; part OF the furniture was
saved, but the house was a total loss; no
Insurance.
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Donison, Texas, April 1.-The two-story
frame dwelling OF Camille Schnachholel
was burned last night, House and furnl.
turo valued at $1,000 with no insurance
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NEW YORK Spike" Sullivan and George
Kerwn CT Chicago are matchsi 10 box TWEEN
y-hve roundg a. thu Greenwood Athletic
club at South Brooklyn tonignt,
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The war has given
rise to no question OF
expansion, much less
to imperial COLOMBIA
tlon.
No American 1iti-
zen is demanding
that his government
shall embark upon d
career of conquest.
No American citl-
zen favors the acqul-
sition by force of ter
ritory, either ada
cent or distant
Judge George Clark
IN Waco Times. Her
aid, March 81. 1899.
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Missouri city. Texas. April 2.-rhe
school trustee election went cif very
quietly and resulted in the election q "
A. Robinson. A. L. Smith and w n
Frier. Is
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jefferson. Texas. April 1.-GeorEe John
sons residence was burned yesterday even
ing about o'clock. Cause defective iluc
or chimney.
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Jefferson. Texas, April County Com
missioner George Grubbs' residence about
1--WE miles in the country, was burned yes
terday evening about o'clock, Cause,
sparks falling from chimney on the roof;
no insurance.
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WASHINGTON. Herbert Putnam OF Bos-
ton the new congressional librarian. Will
probably assume the duties of the a fics to-
day.
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NEW YORK. Tho bank OF the Manhattan
company Of New York will celebrate 3
city bank presidents will be guests at ban
auet at Shear5's
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wASHINGToN.--Dr T. Dewitt Tsimagt's
resignation AS pastor Of the Ffat Presby-
terrain church goes into effect today
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WARREN ohic-Rey. A. A. Abbott rector
OF Christ church Of this plsce. has rendered
his resignation. TO take effect today and a:-
cepted the position OF general missionary ana
arch deacon 81 the Episcopal diocese OF ono,
Abbott will have headauarters In Cleveland.
lie succeeds Arohdracca Brown. VINO re-
rentlY bfcama bishop Of AIkansas.
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TopAy's EVENTS.

WASHINGTON The United States gu
preme court resumes It's slEslons today after
vacation Of two weeks.
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port 81 sabine Pass.

Fort OF snbine PnsH'
Port OF Sabine Pass. Texas. Apr'l =
Arrived.
Steamer Transit. Schlytter, Progresso'
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NEW YoRK.--The new banking rule by
wi oh tho New York banks'wil charge 70.
INTO effect today. The rules have been de-
rounced by The drug trade section OF the
beard Of trade and TRANSPORTATION. Navy Oh
Tho wholesale dry goods aud clothing mer-
cbnnts nave also registered their opposi-
lion 10 the regulations, which. they declare.
will drive trade from this city
Little Falls herald., 1899-08-04

A correspondent OF the Chicago
Record has been investigating the
tin-plate trust, and finds that in.
stead OF increasing wages Is per
cent, 60 per cent Of the workers re.
ceived no advance at all, and the
rest an increase of but 5 per cent.
Tin-p|ate sells at a higher figure now
than at any time since 1880. Even
when most OF the plate came from
Wales, and transportation charges
were included, the highest price ever
reached was $3.5Oper box. Now it
is $4.37 per box tor tin-plate which
sold last October ut $2.65. Accord
ing to the figures of the trust. the
raise in wages amounts to $500, 900
a year; but the raise in price amounts
to $2O,OOO,O00 for the same time.
The tin-plate trust controls 90 per
cent of the production in this coun.
try, and holds the market in it's
hand. The ''infant industry" is run
by a trust with 800, 900, 900 capital,
of which $7O,OOO,OOO is watered
stock.
Little Falls herald., 1899-08-04

Mr.. Reishus. has finally been
elected chief grain inspector. There
was politics in it, of course, and
good politics. The :. people Of the
state wanted a change, and the
legislative investigating committee
showed it was needed. Governor
Lind has courageously performed
his duty. The grain inspection ser.
vice has been a republican campaign
annex, and the sorrow of the re.
publican press over the prospective
Decentralization" Of the service is
as,hypocritical as absurd. :.