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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-22
NEGROES NOT PRESENT.


New York. April p In the account or
the Jefferson dinner given by the Chicago
platform democrats IN this city on the
night Of April Is, the statement was made
and telegraphed that colored men were
present. This. It is stated, Is evidently ip-
correct and that no eolored man was seated
at the dinner table. When the speaking
commenced a colored man and his son APP
poared on the platform and upon This fact
was based the report that colored people
were present az guests Of the dinner which
the managing committee OF the banquet
say is not the fact.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-22
MRs. GEORGES TRIAL.
Defense Closes Its Cnse-Threc Im-
portant Features of Evidence.

betensc NlOstk ttS NHHf- ifu-
nortnnt Features of Evidence.
Canton. Ohio, April 1.-The testimony
ON behalf Of the defense in the trial Of
Mrs, George was concluded today The
features OF the day were the calling Of
Sample George, the former husband of
the defendant, TO the stand; the allbi Of
Mrs. George and the effort TO impeach
the testimony OF Mrs. Eckrol the woman
who claims to have recognized Mrs. George
in the act Of firing two of the shots The
husband of Mrs. Eckrol testified that his
wife had been using white powder, pre-
sumably morphine,
T. G.. Schlaback druggist, testified to
selling Mrs. Eckrol one-eighth ounce bot
ties at intervals of week or two.
Sample c. George testified that the re-
]ations between Mrs. George and himself
had been pleasant and happy until they
met Saxton.
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Ex,rndition Trenty Retroactive.

Washington, April 1.-THE president
viii in few days issue a proclamation
giving effect to the new extradilon treaty
between the United States and Mexico,
President Dlaz taking similar action 10
Mexico Besides providing eXtraditlon for
all crimes nat political It's principal fea-
lure is Ia giving he treaty retroactiye et,
feet so as to c9ver crimes committed while
no treaty existed
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-22

New York, April 2i.A special TO the
Tribune from Washington says Nearly
5000 regulars OF the 14,0OO troops to be
ordered to General Otis during the com
ing summer have been practically selected
and no difficulty is apprehended by the war
department authorities in securing the
remaining 5000 by the time they are need
ed. General Otis now has at his disposal
81 sos men
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-22
r-oons In Good nenitn.

Washlngton, April 2l.--rho FOLLOWING
dispatch was received al the war depa,t-
ment
Manila, April 2l.--Troops abIn iant,y
supplied. Sickness. wounded included,
only fraction over per cent OF The
command. Otis
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-22
|uGAR DEALERS IN TROUBLE.
etfrment ConilScatinc Cigars
With Counterfeit Stamps

rtfnment ConiiScatinG Cigars
4 with Counterfeit stamps.
aisgo, ILL.,, April %. Bogus
pN we're discovered by local
lril revenue officers today on several
Rtra boxes of cigars, which they say
" irum factory No. 1891, Ninth district
frlsyania the proprietors or which
Faatc have been arrested in the East.
4 nurterieit stamps were found only
kEu containing fifty cigars and were
PLY detected BY the obscure points on
B stlers The result was photographed
fas commissioner at Washington aud
|xHrilous we're received to seize all the
F5nAand goods. over 100000 cigars.
Pa came from the factory OF the East
|fnunterfeiters have already been To-
" Francisco, April 2l.--Ten thousand
~ we're seized today by internal reve-
u sniters because the revenue stamps
X 'ourd 10 be counterfeits. They VIII
u'use the name of the firm from
~ 'he cigars were received from
'casylwna. The firm, it is understood,
4 Reslyed thousands of boxes OF cigars
Ni'fc counterfeit stamps on them.
,sa'lnnat April 2l.-Internal Revenue
>a'r Bettman aud his entire force
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went onio aid for counterfeit revenue
stamps today. which resulted in the COM
fscation of over half million cigars.
The work will be prosecuted further.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-22
sANAnELLI,s SERUM.
several Persons Have Been Cured bs
Its Use.

Buenos Ayres. April 91.t--A Monteydeo
dispatch 20 Rio Janeiro states that San
erelll's yellow fever serum ~ giving good
results there. and several persons have
been completely cured by It's application.
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eTaIk Business?

6ru ukItto those who might become YOU
Erss lfynu can, we can pat you in way o
kx,msr amount Of business than ever before
IMisiia addressed to the Local Manager Of the
zAv,sisrn eleg raph and Telephone Com
G.sl sfug YOU full particulars.
La Junta tribune., 1899-06-07
Santa Fe Excursion Rates.

Special rates to Kansas City on
account OF the biennial meeting OF
the Modern Woodmen OF Amer
ica, June 5th to 9th. For this oc-
casion we will offer tickets for sale
at the rate of $500, La Junta to
Kansas City and return. Iickets
will be on sale June sd to 9TH,
final limit for return June i2th.
For the occasion OF the First
Annual Reunion OF Roosevelt's
Rough Riders a, Las Vegas, June
24th TO 26th, we will offer tickets
at the low rate of SO. so for the
round trip. La Junta to Las Vegas
and return. Tickets will be on
sale June a3d and 24th, with a
final limit for return June 2Sth.
For the annual reunion OF the
grand lodge meeting OF the Benev-
cieUt dHa tIotSItise otutI VI LlhS
at ST. Louis, Mo-, June 10th to
23d, tickets will be on sale June
18th and I9th at the low rate of
sac. 10 for the round trip, La Junta
to St. Louis and return. final re-
turn limit leaving St. Louis up to
and including June 24th-
For the annual meeting of the
Imperial Council, Mobiles Of the
Mystic Shrine, at Buffalo, N ",
June I4th, tickets will be on sale
June roth and nth at the rate of
one fare plus So for the round trip.
Final limit OF these tickets will be
June goth. but the ticket may be
with the joint agent at
Buffalo and the limit extended till
July I'D.
w. o. SKINNER, Agent.
La Junta tribune., 1899-06-07
Would Not Suffer SO Again

for fifty times its price. l awoke
last night with severe pains in my
stomach. | never felt SO badly in
all my life When l came down
to work this morning felt SO
weak | could hardly work. | went
to Miller & McCurdy's drug store
and they recommended Chamber
lain's Colic, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. II worked like
magic and one dose fixed me all
right. II certainly is the finest
thing l ever used for stomach
trouble. | shall not be without it
in my home hereafter, for ! should
not care to endure the sufferings
Of last night again for fifty times
its price. G. H. Wilson, Livery
man, Burgettstown, Washington
Co., Pa. This remedy for sale at
the Arcade Pharmacy.
La Junta tribune., 1899-06-07

Eve hath not seen nor ear vet
heard of the editor OF rural news
paper who pleased the whole com
munity in its conduct. He may
have been in the business for over
a quarter Of century, yet there
are some people who don't know
the first principle of newspaper
work, and who are only able to
distinguish the difference between
a bank and print shop by the
fact that there is not much money
lying around loose in the latter,
who can give the editor all kinds
Of pointers as to what he should
do and what he should not do to
make his paper success. He
never does anything right in the
eyes of some, he thinks he is smart
in the eyes OF others, while others
consider him tool to all that is
injurious to a community. II he
expresses an opinion concerning
the affairs of town he has got
swelled head and thinks he knows.
it all, and if he does not express
an opinion he is fat head and
not capable Of entertaining one.
Verify all is vanity and vexation
Of spirit in the newspaper busi-
ness, but this is nothing new un-
der the sun everywhere you meet
the same kind Of people All
manner and kinds and breeds Of
the human race are very much
alike the world over.
La Junta tribune., 1899-06-07
sehoe, Census.

Mrs. Mary ]. Anderson, county
superintendent of schools, has
compiled the returns OF the school
census for the year 1899, and in
the table Immediately following
will be found the figures giving
the returns for the years 1899 and
1895 for comparison. The total
number Of pupils enrolled in the
county between the ages Of six
and twenty-one years is 1907, an
increase over the year preceding
Of 34o.
OF the twenty three school dis
tricts in the county, thirteen show
an increase in the number Of pu-i
pills enrolled, seven have de-
creased and three remain station.
ary. The greatest increase il in
The La Junta district No. II. with
a7s, Of which 50 i in the high
school. The second greatest i ii
No. i, the Rocky Ford district,
xith an increase of " n district
La Junta tribune., 1899-06-07
Smoke La Junta.

Downer, bicycle crank. "Iphix
EN-. -
Geo. c. Burnett, the Architect.
Room 10, Woodruff block.
John Dwyer. machinist in the
local shops, quit the service of the
Santa Fe Monday.
Miss Flora Stillwagon, Of Gar
den City, a sister Of Mrs. E. L.
Holly, was visiting relatives and
friends in this city last Saturday.
Ed. Hahn, who has been tenn
porarily in the employ of the
Harvey lunch counter service at
the depot, returned to his home
in Kansas City on No. Monday.
To those troubled with piles,
either itching or bleeding, we par
ticnlarly recommend DR.. Sawycr's
Arnica and Witch Hazel Salve.
1t will Immediately rclieYe and
positively cure this disease.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. /. Tomb filed
petition for adoption of Bina
Ninson in the county court last
Saturday. The child is four
months old and a niece of Mrs.
Maggie INLAND. The child's
name was changed to Helen Hes
ter Tomb.
The best life insurance policy
on earth is to keep perfect kid
neys. The best medicine on earth
for those sick kidneys is DR.. Saw
yer's Ukatine. People who had
suffered for years found no cure
for their kidney disorders until
they used DR.. Sawyer's Ukatine.
The baseball tournament and
horse matinee at Rocky Ford last
Saturday was fizzle. The ball
game between the La Junta and
Rocky Ford mines resulted in al
victory for the latter by score Of
II to I6. The local team was
handicapped by the absence Of
Pitcher Perry, who could not get
away, but they came very near
winning out as it was. The horse
races did not materialize at all.
Last fall sprained my left hip
while handling some heavy boxes.
The doctor called on said at first
it was slight strain and would
soon be well, but it grew worse
and the doctor then said had
rheumatism. 1t continued toI
grow worse and ! could hardly get |
around to work. went to the
drug store and the druggist recom-
mended me to try Chamberlain'sI |
Pain Balm. l tried it and one
half Of ! 5o-cent bottle cured mel
now recommend It toI
III my friends. r. A. Babcoet.ssi I
Erie, Pa. It IS for sale At the As-I|
,ade Pharmacy.
La Junta tribune., 1899-06-07

Assessor Adsmond reports that
it will require at least 500 more
schedules to make out the assess
ment roll this year than last. Last
year there was an increase of
about 200 over the year previous.
This is an indication OF the fact
that the population of Otero
county is rapidly increasing.
Probably in the neighborhood OF
1000 people have located in this
county during the past eighteen
months.
La Junta tribune., 1899-06-07

Colorado has 7Io, ,o42 hens, 20,
S72 turkeys, Logo geese, r2,ro5
ducks. with an annual production
of a,6S5, 100 eggs. This does not
represent more than two per cent
Of the poultry and eggs annually
consumed in the state, and it's
about time for Colorado farmers
to wake up to the fact. The state
has all the natural advantages for
poultry culture, and there is no
reason why it should not become
a profitable industry.
La Junta tribune., 1899-06-07
JAMES Dc FaEMEey
4 Sketch Of His Life Body Taken
to California for lnterment.

JdNueS NC EIeuiItSy the VIZ SNH
tleman who died on the California
limited Sunday, May 2Sth, was
quite prominent man IN San
Francisco, where he resided for
many years. In San Francisco
Examiner OF recent date the follow
ing account is given of his life:
Mr. de Fremery was born Feb
ruary II, 1896. on the estate OF his
family at Ouwendyck, near The
Hague, Holland. Leaving home
at the age of twenty, he arrived in
New York in 1916, where he en-
gagged in commercial pursuits. He
left for California by way Of Pan
anna in IS4e, reaching this city IN
December
For more than thirty years his
life was one Of great business ac-
tivity. He organized the firm OF
Gildemeester, De Fremcry g. CO.,
still in business as ames de FIRE.
merry * Co., w. c. B. de Fremery
being the surviving partner He
was president of the chamber OF
comrserce for two terms, and was
active in the management OF the
Savings and Loan Society, the
Giant Powder Company, the Am
erican Sugar Refining Company.
several Oakland street railway
companies and various other en-
terprises. He was Consul for the
Netherlands for many years, re-
ceiviug in recognition OF his ser
vices the Order OF the Knight Of
the Netherlands Lion. He was
also Esonsul Tor Mecklenburg-
Schwerin.
His work, however, by which
he was best known in this city,
was in connection with the San
Francisco Savings Union, founded
by himself, John Archibald, Albert
Miller and others in 1869, and of
which he was the president for
twenty-five years.
The wife of Mr.. De Fremery
died several years ago in Swltzer-
land. He leaves son, James l..
de Fremery, resident in New
York, and daughter, the wife OF
p. /. van Loben Sells. residing at
the homestead in Oakland.
James l.. De Fremery, son OF
the deceased, arrived in La ]unta
yesterday morning on No. from
New York City, accompanied by
his wife. They left few hours
later on No. II with the body OF
the deceased for Oakland, Cal,
where the final interment will take
place. The body was in an excel
lent. state OF preservation, having
received the unremitting care and
attention OF Undertaken Cook for
nine days past. The SON tele-
graphed orders for the best to be
had regardless OF expense and ex-
pressed himself as being we'll sat
isfied.
La Junta tribune., 1899-06-07

Some of the sinipletons who
framed the Chicago platform and
called it the second declaration of
independence, pretend to believe
that they have heard an encore.
Strangel that some people cannot
distinguish between groan and a
cheer Pueblo Mail.
La Junta tribune., 1899-06-07

No. II there are 55r males and
s57 females. Following is the
table giving the returns from each
district:
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-30
COMMISSIONS ASSIGNED.
The University Corps of Cadets Is
Organized for Next Year-List
of PromotionS

BERKELEY, April 29.-The military de-
partment of the University of California
has been organized for next year by the
appointment of cadet officers for the two
battalions. The appointments were made
by Professor Frank Soule, cOmmandant
Of the corps, and went into effect to-day,
They are drawn from members of the
present Junior class, who will be seniors
next year and so qualified to take charge
of companies. The list as posted is as
follows
To be captains-J r Moulthrop, Com
pany A; II. S. Robinson. Company B; R.
H Collins. Company c; j. D. Hoffman,
Company D; Percival Dolman, Company
Z: T. G. Kuster, Company F; E. L. OIL
yer Company G; E. w. Oliver, Company
H; j. V. de Laveaga signal detachment
To be first lieutenants-W. A. S. Foster,
Company A; Paul Selby, Company B. a.
@. Tasheira Company c; A. G. BabSon,
Company D: F. G. Dorety, Company E.:
a. G. Remmel. Company F; R. L. Oliver,
Company @; E. T. Marsh, Company II;
c. F. Schmitt signal detachment; NJ
Spencer bicycle corps.
To be second lieutenants-C. w. Peck,
Company A; II. L. Breed, Company B; NJ
L. Mccullough. Company c; H R.
Ebright. Company d; J. L. Kennedy,
Company z; \. H Garrison Company
F; J. R. Whipple, Company G; r. w.
Simonds, Company H; l.. H Tracey, sig
nal detachment: V H. Henderson, bicycle
corps; Carl Schilling, chief musician.
Company A; II. c. Melone. Company B; C.
D. Cobb, Company c; w. B. Bakewell,
Company D; c. w McConaughy, Com
pany E; ]. o. Osborn. Company F: c. L.
Carlson Company G: r. II. Curtiss Com
pany H; H c. Bradley, bicycle corps
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-30
ALAMEDA COUNTY
NEWS BREVITlES

OAKLAND. April 29.-H L. Anderson
was arrested this afternoon on complaint
of Health Officer DR.. j. P Dunn charging
him with .practicing medicine without a
license.
The second appraisement of the estate
of the late Philip Boogar was filed to-day,
showing total valuation of 1880, repre-
sented by real estate.
The Sacramentos and Oaklands will
cross bats at Freemans Park, Golden
Gate, tomorrow morning for the benefit
of the Reliance Club Beckwfth and Mos
kiman will twirl the leathered globe for
their respective teams.
Con H Townsend's preliminary hear
ing on the charge of numbering John Nc
Cam last Sunday has been continued to
next Tuesday evening at the request of
the attorneys for the defense.
Joseph Reboli. Italian interpreter for
with the plan suggested by Judge Smith
when the City Council proposed to resci1d
the ordinance creating the office. On July
Reboh will be reinstated.
The Sanitary Board of Golden Gate has
called a special election for Monday, MAY
.29. fer the purpose of dissolving the dis
trict The polling place will be in the
Klinkder BLOCK on San Pablo avenue
NJ. F. Bosworth lost a valuable horse
to-day. driven by Fred Ingersol The ami
NAL becoming unmanageable, collided
with Telegraph-a electric car and
sustained broken neck.
w. B. Ludlow, for many years super
intendent of the Southern Pacific Railway
West Oakland. He is suffering from
blood poisoning, Superinduced by car
buncle on his neck.
William w. Worden of Worden & Co
wholesale pharmacists of San Francisco
has purchased a lot on Orchard street
175 feet east of Telegraph avenue on Nc
Clures Heights, for $7200 and will soon
erect thereon $4,000 residence.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-30
BRITISH oVERTUREs OPPOSED.
Irish-Americans Condemn Language
of Embassador Choate.

OAKLAND. April 29.--At the last meet
ing of Oakland Alliance No. j. St p A of
A. resolution was adopted stating that
we admire the manly attitude of our
German fellow citizens of Chicago and
other Eastern cities in protesting against
al Anglo-American alliance. and assure
them our hearty cooperation for an
Irish-German alliance in the United
States for the purpose of stamping out
this stupid British sentiment and pre-
serving the rights of Americans and
American institutions
The alliance also declares that our
ambassador. Mr.. Choate. could serve this
country much better by silence than by
his recent utterances at banquet in
can people by saying that Even the
American eagle has 20 keep quiet when
the British lion roars;' that such conduct
on his part is un-American, unpatriotic
and cowardly, and only calculated 10
please her Most Gracious Majesty's sub
jects in England and the United States;
that he should be reminded that this is no
British dependency"
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-30
Has Sailed for Parts
Unknown.
CREDITORS MOURN HIS GOING
THEY CLAIM HE LOOTED
JACOB LETTERS ESTATE.
He Was Cited to Appear in Court, but
San Francisco's Sheriff Has
Been Unable to Serve Him
With Summons.
Oakland Office San Francisco cal

oakland Office San Francisco Call.
90S Broadway, April p.
Ihe creditors of the estate Of the late
Jacob Letter are considerably exercised
over the sudden departure Of Executor
Joseph Schwartz for parts unknown.
heir anxiety is particularly superinduced
by the fact that Schwartz when ap-
pointed by Superior Judge Ellsworth on
September l9, 1896, was not required to
give any bond
Executor Schwartz is wanted now in
Judge Halls court on citation issued on
petition of Henrietta Barrett who charges
that he has wasted and cmbeZzled the
funds of the estate Petitioner Is a cred
itor 20 the extent Of S9Q6.
When the matter of the citation was
called to-day Schwartz failed to appear.
Instead the summons was read as re-
turned by Sheriff Henry 5. Martin Of San
Francisco. declaring that Mr. Steen. at
whose home SO Hyde street. San Fran
cisco. Schwartz resided, had informed the
Sherin thai the executor had left the
country on the steamer Australia a week
or more ago." The matter accordingly
went over.
When Schwartz took hold of the Letter
estate its appraised value was Sl5.429. con-
-sistiuE largely IF q stock of clothing in
this city This stock the executor sold to
Julius HiTShhe-g. and his final account,
recently filed reads that he received for
the same S4501 i'm gold coin. when in reality
going 70 the cancellation Of a claim held
bN Hirshherg against the estate in the
sum Of $500. As q result Schwartz has
jailed N pay % the other creditors the
= d. and in reality the estate is now in
went
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-30

by the entire absence of decoration
not a single flag was displayed During
the afternoon and toward sundown
several yachts of other clubs came In,
and dropped anchor. Among these
were A. j. Young and T w. Ransome's
sloop Clara, W. p Humphreys sloop
Pride. Westerfeld and Morrow's sloop
Aeolus, W, H. Toepke's sloop Harpoon,
and W. f. Fishers yawl Arcturus, all
of the Corinthian Club. Later Commo-
dore Allen NJ. Clay of the CALIFORNIA;
sailed up in the sloop Pactolus, accom-
panied by e. n. Walters Embla, f. f.
Sagar's sloop Edna and the sloop. Thel-
ma.
During the afternoon visits were paid
to the yachts, and shortly after 7 D. m.
the yachtsmen and several ladies were
entertained at chowder supper in the
club house. At s p. m. the tug Sea
King, laden with guests from the city.
reached the club wharf and was greet
ed with the firing of guns, red and blue
signal fires, and a flight of rockets.
The guests were received bv the club
officers, who were attired in uniform
coats and spotless white duck trousers.
and for three hours dancing was en-
joyed in the large dance hall on the
upper floor of the club house
The aute-room was decorated with
nasturtiums, the billiard-room with
branches of pink and white may, and
the dance hall with branches of euca-
lyptus and white flowers. very large
number of guests accepted the hospi-