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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-17
HON. JOSEPH NEDiLL is DEAD
EDITOR or THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
succuMBED TO HEART DISEASE.
lie WAS Fully Conscious to the End
and His Last Words Were;
"What Is the Newsso

San Antonio, Texas, March i6.--Joseph
Medill, editor of the Chicago Tribune,
died this morning at $3.50 O'Clock of heart
failure at tho Menger hotel. this city.
fio was attended by his private physician.
Or. Toras Sarkisian, and prs. Hicks and
Paschal, local physicians, who, with his
grndson, MIR. r, Il. Mccormick, were
present at his bedside at the timo OF his
death.
He was fully conscious to the last mo-
ment and was composed and rational He
said TO DR.. Sakisian ton minutes before
no breathed his last my last words shall
be, What Is the news?" He asked to
have the morning paper read to him and
evinced the iiveliest interest In current
nowa especially foreign dispatches relat-
ing to affairs in the Philippines. He had
becn confined TO his bed only Ave days
and TO hts room about week. He had
been informed that death was probable
aud accepted the doom with tho utmost
placidty.
His remains Will be embalmed and sent
NJ once TO Chicago.
His daughters Mrs. RobeSt Mccormick
and Mrs. Patterson, who were on their
way 10 San Antonio. were informed Of his
death en- route and have returned to Chi
cago.
Mi. Mediil was born IN New BRUNSWICK
in 1923. When he was years OF age his
father moved to Stark county Ohio, where
the son worked on farm while acquir-
| ing an education. He subsequently studied
/, law and praoticed for time al NassIllon.
| In iS49 he founded free soil" newspaper
| Il Coshocton and in 1882 established q
| @hig paper in Cleveland. In 1854 he be-
anne one OF the organizers of the repub-
| licsn party sud since that time had been
| prominent sn It's councils, He removed
| TO Chicago, and In 1856 became one OF the
owners OF the Tribune He was member
CT the Illinois executive convention in 1870
and in 1871 was mamber OF the United
| states civil service commission. He was
elected mayor OF Chicago In the same year
and later spent some time in Europe. On
| his return he purchased the controlling
interest In the Tribune and had since oeea
| its editor In chief.
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PROCEEDINGS.

.Austin, Texas. March 1.-THE senate
Nbs without quorum upon converting this
morning, but after call was ordered the
u cessary number were secured to trans
~ business.
#senator Morriss offered the following
cssolution
81 Resolved. by the senate. the house OF
Representatives concurring, That 1t Is
n tne sense OF the legislature OF Texas:
s H. That a colonial policy is contrary TO
+ tho principles of a Reuphlic and that
Nil persisted In by our general govern
ment will prove menace to civil lib
n erty.
" 2. That we deplore the tendency OF
n the government OF the United States
r In this direction and protest against a
N policy which seeks to govern ans pee
#ple against their consent. thus violat-
q ing fundamental principle OF our
B*government.
n 3. That tho United States govern
mcnt should tender an official assnr-
ancc 10 the Inhabitants OF the Phil
&ippine islands tbst this government
|&rill encourage and assist in The or
Xgsnizstion Of government for the
pecple Of these islands upon a basis
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In the House.

BY Messrs. Morrow and Terrell--To
prescribe the compensate a of members
OF the legislature. reducing the mile
age and providing that no member
shall draw pay for any day that he
IN absent from attendance upon the
session unless he Is prevented from
attendance by sickness or absent on COM
mittee work.
by Mr.. cole-To provide for the taking
OF the scholastic census bi-ennially.
BY MIR. Culp--Resolution recitlrg that
whereas. there is considerable demand
throughout the State for information re-
gardiBg the condition and management OF
the state reformatory and such informa-
ton Is not obtainablo through the medium
OF the press that 500 copies OF the report
and supplemental report be printed
Burns introduced a bill amending the
charter OF the city of Houston.
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the pententiary board to issue paroles 10
mcritorious conycis and 10 make and cs-
tanlsh rules and regulations 10 carry the
same into effect. Amendment by Johnaon
neutrality-suspicious. application Tor parole
10 be signed by The nudge who tried the
tonyict--was defeated.
Yantis opposed the bill and offered an
amendment to strike out its cnacting
clause: lost by vote of IS to 0.
Greer offered an amendment providing
that the application be signed by ma
iority OF the jurors residing In the county
where the trial occurred. With the amends
mcnt pending an adjournment was had
until this Afternoon.
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ereeIs Land Tense DecisIon,

Washington. March is. The secretary OF
The interior has reached conclusion In
the matter OF lands in the Greek nation
leased 10 cattle owners for grazing pur-
poses. these leases being terminated by
tue terms Of the Curtis bill. The secretary
hss determined that only lands which are
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BILLS INTRODUCED.
In the senate.

By Ross--To create more efficient
roed system for Lamar county.
BY Terrell-To take the scholastic cen-
sus bi-ennially instead OF annually
BY Lloyd (by request) TO amend the
stock law providing that where an election
is held 1t Is not effective until $50 days
after the said election.
BY Johnson--Granting Mary z, Batch
elor widow OF James w. Bachelor, land
certificate and a pension,
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paby Dro,rnc,,.

TsNarkana, Texas March l5.-This
morning while Mr. and Mrs, Calvin scat.
who live ihree miles northeast Of town.
zero Temporarily absent frcm home. their
Iiulc lem; nths-old babe aecidcrtslly III
into tre-gs.9n keg Of water and WIS
instantly drowned.
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Governor Joseph D. sayers. Executive Of
fee Auatin Texas.

Zee. Austin. Texas.
Attorney Generals Office. Austin, Texas,
March l4.-Dear Sir: / have received
your favor of the 18th instant. requesting
that / give you at the earliest practicable
moment my opinion in writing as TO
whether the State can successfully MAIN
tain the suit now pending against the
Austin and Northwestern Railroad COM
pany in the district court OF Travis coun-
~, Texas.
| hand you herewith a copy of the orig
inal petition on Gle In said cause. ! have
consulted with all the members OF the
railroad commission and their auditor az
to whether the proof could be made by tne
State in support OF the allegations IN sAsa
leii.ioi. / am advised By them thar me-
believe affirmative proof can be MADE p
support every Allegation. with he Possible
execution Of the allegation iihsl pisJiu.l
! ~ irforacd aud believes. and upon, ihtlf :
nlstivn and belief eharges The iael ~ ~
liai y bile the $4,000 u stock last men
toned STANDS III the name Ct the par
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Governor Joseph d. sayers. Executive Of
nee. Austin Texas.

ATTORNEY Generals oOffce. Austin Tex
as. March 15.-Dear Sir: ! have received
your favor Of the 14th instant asking my
opinion on the following proposition:
What effect. IL any. would It have upon
the suit nov pending In the district court
OF Travis county, Texas, against the Aus
tin and Northwestern Railroad company,
to forfeit It's charter. II the bill authorizing
the Hnuetcn md Texas Central Railroad
company 10 purchase said Austin and
Scrtbwcsterr Railroad COMPANY. witb It's
M cpinion IS. the effect upon the suit
would be disastrous shall not attempt
TO discuss the effect or to follow II into
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Austin. Texas, March is.--The following
veto message WAS received from the gov
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-27

eff you ever have to use pistol, >"
said man of experience, "the chances
are you II find yourself in endless trou-
BILE with the courts. When was living
out in Texas adopted a scheme that
worked like a charm. / went armed,
like everybody else, but always kept
one blank cartridge under the hammer
Of my revolver, for use as bluff.
''One day professional bully made
a dead set at me. and when / saw that
fracas was unavoidable whipped out
the gun and blazed away square in his
face. The suddenness of the thing
scared him nearly to death, and he tore
down the railroad track and fell into a
cattle guard, thinking he was killed.
Another time a fellow threatened to
carve me on sight. I met him coming
into store and instantly opened fire.
He skipped out nimbly and couldn't be
found for three days. Those blank car
tridges saved my bacon and my reputa-
ton, and, best of all, saved me the un-
told tribulation of defending msyef in
a murder trial. After that was re-
garded as the gamest citizen in town,
and the bad men gave me a wide BERTH
OF course always had five good bullets
in reserve in case the bluff failed to
work, but, I'm thankful to say, never
had to use 'em. New Orleans Times
Democrat
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There was sort of Jack Russell par
son who was called in from his shooting
one day to christening, and with him
came his factotum, whewas both parish
clerk and keeper. He put gun and bag
down In the porch and commenced the
service, but it was interrupted by a
wild futtering outside the open door,
and one of the pheasants, which was
not as dead as it ought to have been,
rose up and few hither and thither
through the church with the noise and
commotion of which only pheasants,
and frightened pheasants, are capable
mark that cock, john" said the par
son in his usual sonorous voice, and
then resumed the service And here
again do not think one of the little
party around the font saw the humor
Of the thing, and certainly John, who
replied s'Yes, sir, - with as much pro-
priety and dignity as he had just been
responding amen" saw nothing in
congruous or unbeitting in the scene.
-LouQman's.
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He Refused a rs Cent cigar.

Some one tells good cigar story on the
late Dick Oglesby which runs something
like this: 1t was during the Cleveland
Blaine campaign, and Mr. Oglesby was
making his first visit of any length in
New York. For the first time Dellnon-
ico's attracted his attention.
"What kind of a place is that p he
asked.
Come in and see, " responded his
companion. Uncle Dick went in, and
the friend ordered luncheon, on which
the two dined right royalty. Luncheon
finished, he asked the governor to Join
him" in a smoke. The clerk at the
cigar counter handed out some fine
Havanas Uncle Dick was in the act of
taking one when suddenly he drew back
and said:
whats the price of theseG"
twenty-five cents, said the clerk.
"Holy smokel' exclaimed Cncle
Dick. "Put 'em back; put 'em back,
g1ickp'
t"But. governor, this is my treat,
argued the friend
"Daren't do it; daren't do it'll Pat
'eni backp'
''But, governor
''See here, young man, returned I'm
Gle Dick, II daren't do it. Why, man
alive, if they ever found out in Illinois
that smoked 20 cent cigars, whether
paid for EN- or not, they'd turn me
out of the church, and it would ruin
me politically forever No, sir Five
cent cigars at home and 10 centers in
New York are good enough for me- -
Chicago Chronicle
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Too Much of a Jar.

A little group Of professional men
were talking Of dentists the other day
when the stout man Of the party related
humorous incident that occurred
some time ago. 1t happened in dem
lists Office in Kansas City.
A typical COW puncher came in and
wanted tooth treated. He was big
fellow with an immense soft hat, and
when he deposited himself in the oper-
ating chair every thing creaked.
''Mind you don't hurt me, he said
in menacing tone, and then the den
fist got to work.
After boring into the tooth moment
be paused.
"Now,' he said, "don't stir. If you
do, this tool may slip and your nerve
will get nasty jar. :"
All went well for few moments and
the big fellow threw his head back.
There was yell, a scramble, a fall
ing chair, and then brawny fist few
out, AID dazed and bleeding dentist
picked himself from the floor on the
opposite side of the room.
"You blamed idiot, he mumbled
with his hand on his jaw, at. told you
not to novel"
''Thet don't make a mite O. differ
ence" roared the COW puncher. "No
man kin hurt me like thet an liver'
And. Selling his big hat, he plunged
heavily down the stairs, anathematiz-
ing the whole dentist fraternity at ev-
cry step. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Ice water versus Hot water.


The drinking of ice water is pro-
nounced by scientists to amount to a
real crime, and DIR. Brubaker has de-
clared this question one Of the utmost
interest in typhoid fever. He says that
If all water should be boiled and filtered
there would never be a case of typhoid.
The temperature of the stomach ut
the moment the ice water enters it is
about 10b degrees; the water is 80
degrees. The chilling Of and con-
tracing of blood vessels is therefore
great, and to the ice water is ascribed
the catarrhal condition of the stomach
so often suffered from. Dr. Brubaker
says water should not be taken with
meal to any great extent, but that hot
water taken before breakfast prepares
the stomach for action, stimulating the
gastric juices and washing away the re-
mains of the last meal Another glass
of hot water taken between breakfast
and luncheon will be found beneficial
and better than all drugs for curing in
digestion, since in passing into the
blood the food products are carried along
with it. Exercise, too, is necessary to
help on the action of the stomach.
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Calino, the French "Mrs. Parting
ton" does-not amuse so much by the
confusion of his words as by the quaint
ness and unintended plainness of his re-
marks. He entered the service Of well
known doctor, who, after Calino had
been buying hay for his horses for
awhile, made up his mind that the hay
was worthless.
'That is very poor hay that you We
been buying, !" the doctor complained
''But the horses eat it. sir, said
Calino.
''No matter. It's bad hay"
eyes, sir, said Calino respectfully.
''I'll change it. know you are much
better judge of hay than the horses
arel"
One day the bell rang. and Calinc
came In.
"a patient has arrived, sir, . he re-
ported.
''An old patient or a new one7''
asked the doctor.
"New one, of course, sir, said Ca
limo. 'The old ones never come backP'
Calino admired very much the beau
tiful teeth of lady among his master s
patients.
'sAh" he exclaimed. "Her teeth are
as fresh and sound and white as a new
born baby'sl''
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The Name Tombigbee.

Mr.. Charles Gibson of Eufaula, /. T.,
says that Tombigbee river is often
written about and is in history, and not
one in thousand knows why it is called
Tombigbee. Years ago there was such
thing as a white man coming among
the North American Indians 1t was
the case with the naming of this river.
There was lone white man among the
Choctaw Indians He was a friendly
white man, not a boomer nor land
grabber, nor was he hobo.
He was workingman and farmed a
little, built houses or huts for the ma
tives, and here comes in the history Of
not only the naming of the river, but
when the North American Indians be-
gan to bury their dead this white man
could make coffin and persuaded the
wild men to bury their dead under the
sod. This good man lived on the banks
of the river The Choctaws did not
know his name, but called him the
coffin maker, which in Choctaw is
etombe igbee. From this the white man
has changed the above Choctaw words to
Tombigbee river. Minneapolis Trib-
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A MilIionaire Jockex.

Ancient Rome had its racing and its
popular and well paid jockeys. Betting
ran high, and the excitement of the
people over the races and their favorite
color frequently led to bloodshed. Ca
ligula-he who made a consul of his
horse passed most of his time rioting
with the characters.
The circus was the place for the rae
ing. The largest of them, the Circus
Maximus, about 81, 600 feet long, could
accommodate 480, 900 spectators Seven
times was it necessary to race round
the spina, low stone wall running
down the center of the circus The
jockeys drove in light chariot-usual-
ly four in each race-and wore close
fitting tunics and leather caps OF dis
tinguishing col9rs.
That the profession was paying one
we learn from ancient writers, money
prizes and wages being paid. The jockey
Crescens, at the age of 20, had amassed
a fortune, and Diocles, king of jockeys,
left to his son more than 81, 900, 000.-
San Francisco Argonaut.
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PENNSYLV HNIA RAILROAD.
The Standard Railroad Of Ameyica. Pro.
tected throughout BY Block Signals
and InteylOcking .SwitcHes.
IN EFFECT JUNE rs. 1899.

zSains teoUe Mount Holly as JoIl0aos:
For Philadelphia, $50. 500. 65s, ITO, 74s
5oi, s.sO sl5. liz A, NJ. 1892. LIS. 2s5. 456
IL 6.ls. ia s.S7. 1880 2. NJ
FOR Pemberton. 704. 9.25. lO59A. NJ, 1.47. AIS
For Borden5own, Trenton ana New York. 6. %
~ s.ds, 1912 llO6 A. NJ, 1870. 800 $40, All
OF sundays, sa5 A. NJ, EOS, 7O5 Pm.
For East burlington, 62s. 7.25, 7.49, s.22, s.5s
onIyl, soa 80. 1a7. SO. Sss SIS. rs. s45
on Sundays 7.25. $50, s.25 A. NJ. 1900. ao5 o 30
s;l6, 5A, 40. 500, 5.S5. $40, 7O6. 7.s5, $40,
For Lewistown, Columbus, Kfpkora. etc.
704 A. NJ. zoe, 4.40P. n.
On Sundays, TOO P. NJ.
For LumDerton, Medford Marlton ana Had
donnelds 9.35 A. n.
For yincentown, 1895, 6 IS F. M.
FOR Toms River. s.26, s5l a. NJ, 200. 4.4O, 5.4s
For Sea Side Park 6 Point Pleasant, s.5l, A. M.
400. 4.40, 5.43 P. NJ -
rsT xsDsTy Park am and Long o. Branch. 3d. A. NJ,
For TOMS River, Sea Side Park, Sea Girt. sun
Trains leave for Mount Holly as Jolsosys:
From Philadelphia, 800, 6.35. $50. 9IO. 1000.
a;1 a; ~ M aS.40 80 $40. 400 43O, 500. $780,
On sundays, 7.30, go A. M, LEO. 100, 10. 30p NJ
from New YORK. via Trenton and Burlington,
s:oo $50, Hoo A. M. LOO. 2.15. 400. 500. $780,
!, On sundays. 1000 A. M, 7.O0PM
IRON ~ Trenton "a, 740. 1904 lilo A. M, 255
On sundays. 1l.50. A. NJ. 4.05. sos, Pm
from East Burlington, 100, 7.53, s.26, S.4S, 923
lU0os 1915, 1I.64 A. NJ, los, (2.05 Saturdays
onlyl $50. 415, 5.l6. 55s $50, TOO. 100, $3.50,
On sundays. 100. 800, 1880. 4. N. 1880. 2.ss.
S;oo s46 AGO. 4.55. $50. 6l0 100, 7sO. 500, 1855.
From Toms River. s.5t. 1853 A. NJ. 1925. s.44
On Sundays. 6.28 p. N.
From Aspnry Park. $40. ll.ls A. NJ. 2.ss, 5.l5
r. n.
From Medford, I1.65A.M
From Long Branch, 6.23, l0.55 A. M, 205, 800,
6.S3 r: n. Sundays, 500 M.
From Pemberton, (north) 6.3S, 722, 729, s.34,
500, 100 A. M. 1887, 90, 40, 4.23, s.22 Pm
On Sundays, 7.2S A. M, so o, 70OP.M
From Pemberton (south), 73s A. NJ, 4.34 p. NJ
On Sundays. TAI. NJ
from VincentOwn, $50 A. M, l.42P.M.
from Sea Grit. SUNDAY. 4.22PM
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ESTABLISHED 1879.

went on hastily, seeing that his patient
was growing restless in her effort to
understand his nonsense
He was singing "Ben Bolt in a
highly sentimental manner and tears
were running down his hearers with
cred cheeks when step in the entry
caused an instant change in her de-
meanor. Springing to her feet, she flung
her teacup straight at the door Town
send sprang from the table and caught
1t neatly on the fly.
''Outl" cried CRIMSON under his
breath
Glow has she been 2" the newcomer
asked, with no trace of surprise at the
warmth Of her reception She was a
woman Of 40, tall and angular, and her
features showed her kinship to the in
sane woman, her mother
"About as usual, returned Town
send. 81 saved the cup today. you see.
but / was too late for the plate, indi-
eating the fragments on the table.
The listeners beneath the window
now thought 1t wise to make good their
escape-all except Allen He walked
along slowly after his friends. who were
running in pursuit of an electric car
that had flashed by the end of the alley
he let Townsend come up with him.
Hello, old mani What are you do
ing hereH''
Spying on you returned Allen
frankly, and then made his confession.
ending with. "And beg your pardon
with all my heart.
"Oh, that's all right. said Town
send, much embarrassed "They re just
two old women found out about. The
daughter makes neckties, and she has
to deliver them at shop in the square
every day at o'clock. so if can stay
with the mother while she's out she can
keep her JOB. you see. Then it saves
her some trouble if the old woman has
her supper while she's gone It amuses
me, too. " he added rather shamefacedly
Allen never told Townsend who had
been his companions in the reconnoiter-
ing expedition. but it was not hard to
guess at some of them Chadwick came
to Townsend the next day with
II say I've got some money here
that ! got the other night-no matter
how-and don t like to keep it. Do
you know any poor people that it would
help2'
And Morton. who had cut several
Rotations for the purpose of going into
Boston to make some purchases, brought
him big bundle of silks. saying
'Old man. Allen tells me that you
know woman who makes neckties.
Will you get her to make me up some
out Of thesef Pretty. aren't they9" he
added sheepishly
And CRIMSON, who was fond of an
Equities. implored him whenever they
met to ''render song to try mems
souls Mabel Shipper Clarke in Ma
tional Magazine
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out of Sight
out of Mind.

In other months sue forget
the harsh Svfnds of Spring.
Bat they haze their use. as
some. say. to blo1u out the
bad air accumulated after
Winter storms and Spring
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important accumulation of
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terfes of humanity, (Which
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This great Spring Medicine clarifies
the blood as nothing else can. 1t cures
scrofula, kidney disease, liver troubles,
rheumatism and kindred ailments. Thus
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Kidneys My kidneys troubled me,
and on advice took Hoods Sarsaparilla
which gave prompt relief, better appetite.
My sleep Is refreshing. 1t cured my wife
also" MICHAEL BOYLE, S473 Denny Street,
Pittsburg, Pa.
Dyspepsia : Complicated with liver
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J. B. EMERToN, Main Street, Auburn, Me.
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