davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05

HE HAD AssAssiNATED TEN PER-
SONS IN LOUISIANA.
Nine of Them Were killed Because
They Had witnessed the First
Crime the Demon Committed.
Especial to The Post.)


New Orleans. Aug. frank Naska, the
italian murderer was hanged at ST. John,
La. at ] o'clock today. Naska was tho
most cold blooded murderer who was ever
hanged in Louisiana.
Naska had an alias. Marcunio Notario.
and he went under this name at the time
his first murder was committed When
the murder for which he was hanged was
committed, on July 10, 1896 on Terre
Haute plantation. it was believed that
Naska killed Rosario Cordina, his wife and
three children because Cordina owed Mas
ka $3.50 and wouldn't pay. From evidence
on Elm Hall plantation Is Assumption
parishes It seems that he killed a man
on Elm Hall plantation, In Assumption
parish, and the Cordina family were wit
nesses in the affair. Naska left Terre
Haute and went UP to Gramercy. crossed
the river and spent the night with an ltal-
ian family. The next morning he killed
the man and his wife, who had received
him Hospitality in their home. The man
and the woman, 1t appears, were also wit
nesses to the affair at Elm Hall plantation,
Two days later there was a similar shoot
ing at Elm Hall. Naska admits the kill
Ing in this case also. All these murders
were to cover up the crime In Assump-
ton parish some years ago, and the wiping
out Of witnesses was his real motive for u
string of murders
Several days ago Naska tried to commit
suicide in his cell. Yesterday morning he
tried TO beat out his brains on the iron
bars.
Naska fled to Texas and was captured
near Lockhart, where he tried to kill the
officer who made the capture
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
WORKING GIRLS HOME
Where Poorly Paid Girls May Live
Comfortable. and SnNc Money.

The Working Girls home, in charge OF
Mother Yates was formally opened yes
terday. 1t is located in the two-story
building at 512 Travis street, the ground
floor OF which has recently been occupied
by the Salvation Army
This home is in no way connected with
rescue work, but It is operated on a quasi
cooperative plan. Working girls will he
given board and lodging there at prac-
tically whatever they can AFFORD to pay.
There are number OF girls in Houston
who have to depend upon their own ef-
forts for living. AS a rule they are very
poorly paid for their work, many OF them
receiving not mors than from 50 to So per
week, and among these are many VINO
have no homes. and 1t is for this class
thai the home is intended
The building has Ave large rooms up
stairs, which are fitted into a dormitory
which will comfortably accommodate
twenty-five girls. The first floor of the
building will be used as n dining hall
kitchen, etc. In this meals will be served
TO the public as well as TO the young lady
ocarders The object in Offering meals to
the public is to assist in defraying the
expenses OF the institution. Girls will
be charged 10 cents per meal and 10 cents
per night lodging and where they are not
able 10 pay this as viii be abe case with
girls earning only So and SO per week.
the rate VIII be less. Girls out OF en-
rloyment VIII be received q the home
and provided for until they are able to
secure work. giving their services to the
home in exchange.
The sleeping apartments are now opened
and the serving of meals viii commence
next Tuesday.
Mother Yates will have complete charge
of the institution She has had an eX-
tended experience in the management of
similar institutions. She was the first
matron OF the Crttenton home in this
city was matron OF the Rescue home at
Dallas and later OF the Door of Hope"
al Galveston
II the undertaking proves a success, as
Mother Yates hopes 1t viii, more COM
modlous and desirable quarters will be
secured. Many liberal donations have
been made for the starting OF this home
in the way of furniture. etc. An elegant
book case among the donations will be
filled with useful and instructive books
for the use of the inmates
Various church organizations are as
sisting the movement The Parish assoc
citation of the Episcopal church has gen
erously advanced funds with the promise
of more when needed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05

As will be seen from the above tele-
graphic advices from Austin. the State
board of education has made ruling
which, in effect upholds the action taken
by State Superintendent Kendall recently
in regard to the superintendency of the
Houston schools, and holds that the local
trustees who were in Office on March &c.
1899. can not be interfered with by the
city council until their terms expire in
1901 and 1903.
The hearing of the injunction suit
brought for the purpose of restraining
Prof. W. w. Barnett from assuming the
duties of the office to which he was elected
by one of the school boards and the city
council and to prevent Mayor Brashear
and certain members of the board OF school
trustees from interfering with the manage
ment OF the schools. will come up before
Judge Tod in the Eleventh civil district
court this morning at Q o'clock. The
hearing was postponed from Thursday last
in order to allow the State board further
time in which to take action in the prem
ises.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
A SPLENDID SHOWING
OF the work of Railway NJ


OF the work of Railway Mail
Clerks.
The report OF the examinations into the
work of the railway mail clerks in this
district for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1899, makes the following very credltable
showing:
There were 1850 examinations OF per
manent clerks, l,4s5,6 500 cards handled.
with 1,474,634 correct. Number OF cards
unknown, 90. Cards incorrectly cased TO-
967, total average per cent correct 90 20.
Total examinations for the year, 1870.
Cards handled. La, oO4; cards correct.
$4,000. Total average per cent correct
80 20.
Car record. one error to every 1904 pieces
of mail handled.
When IL Is taken into consideration that
the nature OF the examinations Is harder
than formerly in that on important lines,
functions and places supplied by express
pouches are thrown TO dispatch, the above
showing is all the more creditable.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

The improved schedule and facilitie.
make the Southern railway the chole,
route from West to East
Leaving New Orleans or Memphis via
the Southern railway you reach Washing
kon, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York without change OF cars and hours
ahead OF otner lines. The improved facil.
tiles make the Southern railway partlcu-
larly attractive. sold vestibuled trains
composed OF elegant Pullman drawing
room sleeping cars. high backed coaches
superior dining cars. library observation
cars cafe cars. everything that will con
tribute to the pleasure OF the passenger.
Only 81 hours from New Orleans "a
Washington, and 40 hours to New York
without change. Only SO hours from Mem.
phis TO Washington. and 80 hours to New
York. without change OF cars. Safe and
swift aud luxurious.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
CITY BREvITIEs.

The board OF public works held meet
ing yesterday in the city hall
The Sunday senool OF the First Presbyterian
church will reopen tomorrow.
The Brays Bayou Gun and Rife club has
received a charter from the State.
The city board of appraisement will prob
ably get through with the rendered roll this
week.
Mr. H. Bootan of Richmond left a very fine
specimen of the japanese pear at the office
OF The Post yesterday
The local lodge OF Elks will give an in
formal spread after their regular monthly
meeting In the lodge rooms this evening.
The Sunday school OF the Cumberland Pres
hyterian church. on the corner OF Fannia aud
Pease. will reopen next Sunday morning
horses at auction yesterday morning. One
brought $50. another sl9 80 and the third 81 Sd
There ara undelivered kilograms at the
Western Union Telegraph conpany's office
for j. l.. Hopper, b. X. Hardin and w. H.
Wray.
Of Maple and Jackson streets complain that
the electric light at that corner has not been
burning for the past week.
Alderman Heinze. in whose ward the new
satisfied with its work thus far. and pre-
diets that IL Will prove n success.
The Sunday school OF the First Baptist
church viii reopen tomorrow at $50 a, m
superintendent Mcintyre requests that all tho
teachers and scholars he present at that time
The Western Star and the independent col.
oIad peoples papers, made thor iuitlatory
appearance yesterday airs Crawford and
Mrs. osborne are managers OF the former ana
the latter is conducted by Kevs. f. Il. LlgAts
u w. d. lsnacs and j y. Dennis
The Municipal Improvement company is
pushing the work of paving McGowen avenue
ana Milan street These streets are being
paved with rock asphalt Hipp & Key will
commence Monday extending the Crawford
street pavement with Thurber brick to CON
meet with the McGowon avenue aud Milan
street belt. These contractors are also at
work on Houston avenue. where n roadway OF
thirty-iiye feet OF sheet asphalt Will be laid
They will not disturb the Congress street
pavement during the summer.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
TEMPLE TOPICS.
Public Schools VIII Likely BE Rur
for the Entire Session.

fOr inc Entire session.
Terrell. Texas, August 3.-rhe public
free schools will open on the first day OF
September and an effort will be made to
make the entire term free and not charge
for a part of the term as heretofore.
A special meeting of the city council
was called today and a new engineer
selected to run the waterworks. For d
few hours the water supply was low. but
the plant Is all right now with prospect
of remaining so. Mr.. George Burns was
given the appointment on trial.
A large delegation OF citizens attended
the picnic at Wills Point today, and the
band went over to give the people music
Il, II. r. Green has been in the city
today looking after his railroad and other
interests.
There is to be protracted meeting con-
Quoted at the Baptist church, commencing
In n few days, conducted by Rev. Harris,
minister OF considerable note.
holiness camp meeting near Ables
Springs, ten miles from the city, by the
Free Methodists, is having excellent sue
cess. Another protracted meeting is go
ing on at College Mound, about seven miles
from the city In another direction.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

| GATESVILLE.-The outlook for bust
ness here this fall Is very good
CLEBURNE,--A negro wanted at Gran
bury FOR attempted rape, has been ar
rested here.
| BEEVILLE.--Two tons OF broom corr
was shipped from here this week. bring
ing $50 ton.
BEEVILLE.--Tbe health authorities o
this place have taken the matter of having
the town thoroughly cleaned up in hand
KERRvILLE -Esmebeldo Benavdes.
Mexican of Cotulla. shot and killed Ear
Rabbi. colored, of Waeder. in a street
quarrel here.
AUSTIN.--During row among them.
selves in the Mexican quarters of the city
Alberto HERNANDEZ shot and killed Andrew
Herrera, another Mexican.
PARIS.-While Claud Caldwell was
showing hay into press near EMERSON
with his foot the plunger came UP, drag
ged his right leg in and frightfully man
gled 1t.
CLEBURNE.-The drug stores, having
been confined to the sale of drugs on
Sunday will close up except for four
hours. two in the forenoon and two in
tho afternoon.
FORT WORTH, The Fort Worth iron
works plant was sold at trustees sale; the
purchasers were T.. b. Harold George
Strong and w B. Harrison. The price
paid was $22, 900.
KYLE.-A round bale gin plant will be
operated here this season by the Kyle
Oil Mill company. All gins are being put
in order, as an immense crop is expected
in this vicinity this year.
WACO.-The Holiness camp meeting
will begin next Tuesday night at the camp
grounds, three miles east of the city on
the Cotton Belt railway. The meeting
will last ten days. large grove is en-
closed and camping privileges, wood and
water are free. Ten or fifteen thousand
people are expected.
DEL RIO EVANGELIST Collard had a
splendid crowd greet him at the court
house. His sermon was an exceedingly
eloquent and earnest presentation of the
theme Christ the Only Hope of the
World" Great interest is already being
manifested and good results are certain
to follow the meeting. The music Is ex-
ceptionally good. Attendance upon day
services increasing.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
A Hay Ride.

A merry party of young people of the
Fifth ward, chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs
J, 4. Clark, enjoyed hay ride to Harris
burg last night. stopping at the home of
Mr.. James Harrell where refreshments
were served and all had very pleasant
time. returning to the city after midnight
Those composing the party were Mr.. and
Mrs. J. T. Clark, Misses Matte and Laura
Strickland. Maud and Callie Fortison.
Alice Leland. Bessie Lewis, Carrie Reeves
and Sarah Richardson, and Messrs. Leslie
Clark. !. G, Burks. G. @. Baumgarten. L..
r. Paulsen. H. seftenberg, James Wall and
Arthur Cummings.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
ny MENEAL.

LAURIE LHANY.-Lockhart, Texas
August S.-MT. Ben A. Laurie and Mis-
Beulah McIshany were married at the res
idence of Mr.. C. w. Stone in Lockhar
on the evening of July 81. Rev. J. j
Cramer officiating.
HOLLAND ORR-Greenvile Texas. Au-
gust S.-Married on yesterday afternoon
at the residence OF the brides parents. tw,
miles north of the city, Miss Celia Orr
and Mr.. r. r. Holland of Ballinger, Texas
Rev. C. T. Caldwell officiating The brid,
was one OF the teachers in the city pub
lie schools and is a most estimable an.
popular young lady,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
Attempted Incendiartsm

Between 10 and II o'clock last night
some one set fire to the residence of Mr..
Il, h. Cushing corner of Iceland and
Crawford streets, or rather set fire to an
abundant supply of coal oil with which
the rear gallery had been saturated ana
the oil burned OFF without igniting the
wood, Mr. Gushing has his suspicious as
TO the guilty party. which suspicion no
conveyed last night to officers, who were
Immediately dispatched to the place and
an arrest is likely to follow.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05

Mary Humphreys. Wilson Jones, d. T. Lo.
gan. j. H. Baker. Ira Cunningham. Samuel
F!eming. w. A. Walker. James Chapman
W. n. White. p. VI. Smith, Emanuel Berry
a. Z. WEIGH, J. w. Lackey, ]. A. Currie
A. X. Mcdaniel. ]. b. Kidd, j. A. Cham
berlain, w. II. Farmer. Mary Carver, c. L.
January, p. NJ Mayfleld, ]. w. Adair, Kate
Joiner, Emory Gibbons, Mrs. Mary Staple
ton, Mrs. l.. p. Rankin, +. A. Laxson, j.
NJ. Adams and w. w. Moselay
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
La Grange Locals.

La Grange. Texas, August 4,--cotton Il
canning into town at the rate of ten bale,
a day
Rev. Mcmahon OF Columbus is here as,
sisting Rev. Collins in the night service.
at the Methodist church this week.
A small party met at the residence o,
Judge w. s. Robson last evening In homo,
Of Miss Ei!!e Rosenthal of Galveston who
Is guest OF Miss Agnes Robson.
Miss Elise Ujffy of Galveston is hsra
the guest OF Miss Mena steihl
Misses Laura Perlitz OF Schulenhurg ana
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
OIL AND NATURAL GAS PIPE LINE
A Permit Granted to the Waco Gas
Compnny.

Waco. Texas. August 4,--The city coun'
oil passed an ordinance last night grant.
ing a franchise TO the Waco Gas company
To pipe oil or natural gas through the
streets and alleys. similar ordinance
was asked for several months ago. bur the
council did not pass it. 1t Is the purpose
81 tha gas company, which owns the gas
and electric plants here, to bore for oil
or natural gas, and as the company has u
monopoly Of the business in this city It
Will snend a great deal Of money in the
exneriment. ST. Louis capitalists are In
ths move and the promoters announce that
thev have SIS, 600 900 to expend In the de-
yelopment OF the oil field here. II neces-
sary.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
Min street pnY.nm

Had 1t not been for some mshap at the
works Yesterday the Main street paving
would have been very nearly completed
as II was the work OF surfacing was pushed
into the last block and another full days
work viii about complete the contract
when the public Will exclaim in unison
''Deo gratias"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
schoeI DETERMINATIONS.

The next examination for teachers in the
county schools viii be held at the high
school building August IS and 10.
The following law applies to these ex-
aminetions;
6ec. 81. Any person desiring to be ex-
smtned for county certificate shall make
Application TO the county superintendent,
ltRfIng the class Of certificate desired.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
THE DEATH ROLL.

Patrick Welsch, who has been living at
ST Joseph's inhrmary for the past five or
six years. died there at a. M. yesterday
In the 10th year of his age and was buried
at p m. in the Catholic cemetery. The
deceased has daughter living in the In
dian Territory who came In last night
over the Katy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
Rapidly sinking.

At midnight last night It was reported
that Mr.. Robert Adair was rapidly sinking.
MI Adair has been III III his residence in
this city for the past several months az
hlcted with galloping consumption and
while his death for some time past has
been regarded as inevitable many heart
In Houston will grove to know that the
END OF generous noble hearted Bob"
at hand.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05

and shall present him a certificate Of
three good and well-known citizens. or
such proof as he may require. OF all the
qualifications. except the examination
grades. required for the class OF certii-
cate desired.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05

julia Meyer of Bolton are visiting Miss
Lille Schumacher.
Mrs Bertha Shaver of Borden is here
visiting Mrs, John Schumacher.
An ice cream supper was given by the
ladies Of the Catholic church this evening
in the court house yard and handsome
sum realized.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
pcn.ion AppIicntton,.

Bandera, Texas, August s--county judge
t. w. Dorow reports thirty-one applica-
tions for Confederate pensions, with more
to follow. The applicants TO date are as
follows: J. A. Netherlin. J. NJ. Click, Mrs,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
BOARD SUSTAINS KENDALL.
MS RULING IN SCHOOL sUPERrN-
TENDENCY MATTER UPHELD.
Council May Not Interfere with
Trustees--Injunctfon to he Heard
This Morning.

Austin, Texas. August 4.-The
State board OF education this morn
ing, In the case OF the appeal from
Houston. with regard to city trus-
tees. sustained the ruling heretofore
made by the State superintendent,
which was to the effect that the
trustees who were in office as such
on March 30. 1899. could not be
legally removed by the city council.
but that said trustees would hold
over until 1901 and 1908, ms provided
for In the new trustee law.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
NEUROLOGICAL.

AN.--Bonham, Texas, August 9.
Mrs. NJ. Foreman died early this morning
at her home in the southeast part of the
The times., 1899-06-04
DR.. KlLmER'S SWAMP ROOT
is Not eeomneniei for Everything
But IL You Have kidney or BLADDER
Trouble Ii VIII BE Found just
the Remedy You Need.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
discourages and lessons ambition; beauty
Vigor, and cheerfulDess soon disappear
when the kidneys are out of order or
diseased.
Kidney trouble has become so prevalent
that it is not uncommon for a child to be
born afflicted with weak kidneys. II the
child urinates too often, II the urine scalds
the flesh, or IL, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, and ii is yet afflicted with bed
wetting, depend upon it, the cause Of the
difficulty is kidney trouble. and the first
step should be toward the treatment OF
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to habit
as most people suppose.
So we find that women as wei as men
are made miserable with kidney and blad-
der trouble and both need the same remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp Root is soon realized. 1t is sold
by druggists in fifty-cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have sample bottle by
mail free, also pamphlet telling all about
it, including many of the thousands of
testimonial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing Or. Kilmer & Co.. Bing-
hampton, NY, mention The Sunday Times.
The times., 1899-06-04

man may, within few short weeks, be
the pivot of events of world wide moment,
not alone in South Africa, but in England
itself. He is fighting Great Britain's bat
tie with President Kruger at sleepy Bloem-
fontein. He has entered upon the duel
supported BY q firmly wor4ed demand upon
President KRUGER from the British Minis
try, representing the paramount power in
South Africa, to set his Transvaal house
in order, renounce the dynamite monopoly.
and give 10 outlanders such citizen rights
as they enjoy in the Orange Free State.
Against this demand President Kruger
viii seek to set the abolition of British
suZerainty, the elevation of the Transvaal
TO the rank of a sovereign state, the legal,
though not material, equal OF England her
self. To this England must and will an.
swer an emphatic mol" and this is why
so many high authorities here, even within
the Ministry, predict the failure of the
Bloemfontein conference.
Force In south Africa.
What then? One thing is quite certain,
that though the Cabinet, and especially
Lord Salisbury, have as yet refused to con-
template the necessity of force in South
Africa, much less to sanction movement
of troops to the Cape they have now gone
so far that, should President Kruger prove
intractable, they cannot turn back. They
dare not, in the face of their imperialistic
supporters, repeat Majuba Hill. More
over, learned yesterday on high author
ity, that Sir Alfred Milner is determined
TO resign. the High Commissionership
should the Ministry fail to support him in
the event of show Of force being neces-
sary. Now, Sir Alfred Miner is the one
man, not even excepting Nj. Chamberlain,
upon whom England has, to use a phrase
suited to the EPSON week, put all her
money in South Africa, and the Ministry
know they could hardly survive his resig-
nation.
Even the London Spectator is feeling
the effect Of new forces at work in English
life. Meredith Townsend its coeditor and
coproprietor with the late R. H. Hutton
since 1861, is retiring AS the Academy"
says: Mr.. Townsend is the best type of
the old-fashioned journalist powerful
thinker and a firm believer in anonymity
The Spectator henceforth will be entirely
in the hands of younger men, though St
Loe Strachey, who was born the year be-
fore Townsend Joined the staff, is grounded
in the old traditions"
The times., 1899-06-04
fs7s - -'-s-.-s--.-s-s-
| $ Z i. so
Mems AIi=wooI !
Serge Suits at ]
s4.8 $ z
A SERGE ]
SUIT SALE ]
WITHOUT ]
PARALLEL! !
!.
Daring
Enterprise
Invariably
Succeeds.

Glorious news we have to-
day-it means a clear gift of
several dollars to those who
are lucky enough to quickly
respond TO this offer. Right
glad are we of the opportun-
ity a reliable but financially
distressed concern gave us
to purchase of them, at an
awfully low price. 80 All
woool Blue Serge Suits,
handsomely and substan-
tally made (see window dis
playl.
Our enterprise is always
awake TO your interests, and
we offer these 80 Suits
while they last at less than
original cost of manufac-
ture. Our profits will be in
the value of the free adyer-
tising the fortunate purchas-
ers will give us. They are
regular $3.50 value. While
they last, Quick, for choice,