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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-28
NAY ArrorNr ANOTHER ADMIRAL.

Congress Passed Tvo mills Provide
ing for TINT ltnnk.
Now York. March 27.A special to the
Herald from Washington says UnwIt-
tingly congress, just before its adjourn
ment. gave President Mckinley authority
to appoint two admirais of the navy in
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-28
WEATHER AND CROPS.

Thermometer Is Down 90 30 ut Tex
nrkHna.
Texarkena, Texas, March 27.~-A severe
cold wave. accompanied by continual rain
has covered this section since yesterday
This evening the rain fell in torrents and
was sheeted with thick dow Of hail. The
thermometer Is at 30 tonight which win
seal the fate OF early plants The June
fi'uit croY IS lost.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-28
Cin nnd Mlii nnrn.a

brentwood, Texas March 27.-Four S.
Browns gin and mill burned yesterday;
total loss, $4,000; no insurance ;orisip ~ Arc
not known
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-28
DECD OF rrnst ~ r,lcr.

Tyler Texas, March q &C. y. Bumpass.
dealer in paints, wallpaper, etc, dled q
deed Of irurt here Saturday The liable
ties are placed az $1,000; assets uuknowns
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-28
Meals for n Day.

BREAKFAST.
oranges; with Powdered Sugar.
Mush and Milk.
Dried Beef and Cream.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Triple, Broiled.
Bread and Cheese, with Cress.
Tea.
DINNER.
Beef Soup, with Barley.
Brolled Steak.
Macaroni and Cheese.
Nuts and Ralsins. Assorted Fruit.
Coffee.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-28
AZ AMmuxIrIoN rAcroaY.

Thn, Is the solution Onercd by
Washington Officials.
Washington. March es.--Thc belief IL
oppressed a. the yay department that the
Fil.pinos are manufacturing the ammunl-
tlon that ia being used with such reek-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-28
Enlarged Prostate Cured.
Marve.ous Effect Of a System That
Cures Perfectly.
A Rochester Fireman Wins q
Notable Victory.

Very much interest in IRE department circles
has been aroused No Rochester, \. Y, by tho
recent cure OF enlargement Of the prostate
bury, Engine Company No. z Heretofore cn
largement OF the prostate gland has beeD
generally considered an incurabe malHdy.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-22

Some people are taking Great Brit
ain to task for using Leddyte shells
in battle. 1t is a return to the ancient
method Of stink-pot warfare, origin
ally employed by the Chinese. The
odors arising from the bursting Of this
shell is worse than a charge of a
thousand p~olecats, and ~suffocates
everybody with the awful smell
within a radius of a hundred yards.
The Beers, however, ought not 10
complain SO long as the English throw
overheard the American canned beef
instead of shooting it at them from
rapid firing guns, The purchase Of
so much Of the American canned beef
has been pointed to with pride by the
Administration organs as "vindicat-
ing" the Wal Department which Or
dered it for the American troops. AS
seol as the British on the transports
opened a few al they pitched all
they had overheard and it will not be
paid for. Our government pays fo1
such stuff but the English govern
ment don't,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-22
STORAGE WATER

The problem of storing food water
in California has taken definite form
by the action of the California Water
and Forest Association, and from he
class of men that have put their at
tention and time in this matter it is
safe to bank ON the outcome Of tn II
big project.
If California needs a system of
water storage, Nevada needs it two
fold. In the State where laud at pres
ent is almost valueless the necessity
of some plan to convert arid districts
into producing acres are apparent to
everyone who has the interes.s OF the
State at heart. =
At the present time only such land
as is adjacent to water is PLACED I'M
der cultivation; and in no place is
storage wat-r used to any eAteut,
In almost every county there is a
section partially cultivated, and by
the storage of water, even by the
combined action of the present land
holders, the acreage could be doubled
Every district has a lake where the
water PUSHES to IN the spring flood
and once the water goes to the lake it
is lost as fer as use is concerned.
In the western portion Of Nevada
Pyramid, Walker and Carson lakes
show. this condition.
The farming fraternity of this State
should hold a convention similar to
that 1ecently,h held in California aod
through combined action take S,cps
to start the movement. Irrigation is
the only future for this State and
nothing a be. done by. waiting for
federal relief.
When a stranger comes to Nevada
with the intent land purpose of set
tling he looks for land. 1t is easily
found-but the water, we'll it is not
Forthcoming, not enough to quenIh
his thirst, and he moves to California
where plans of irrigation are in oper-
alton.
Until Nevada can offer water in
connection with the land it had bett,
let all hopes Of d big population drop
No ma in his real s~ensesiwill bay
arid land while water a 5few mile
away is runningi into the big sink a
the terminal of the rivers.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-22
1saS. JDf4mSOn
Saved from
Insanity .y
Mrs. PinsshaHs1

menced to have spells with my spine.
Every month | grew worse and at last
became so bad that l found l was
gradually losing my mind.
THE doctors treated me for female
troubles, but l got no better. One
doctor told me that | would be insane.
/ was advised by a friend to give Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a
trial, and before | had taken all of the
first bottle my neighbors noticed the
change in me.
q have now taken five bottles and
cannot find words sufficient to praise it.
l advise every woman who is suffering
from any female weakness to give it a
fair trial. l thank you for your good
medicine" -MRs. GERTRUDE NJ. JOHN
son, JoNEsBoRo, TEXAS.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-22
WANTS Etc.

SALESMEN-S400 a month and all ext
penses guaranteed selling to merchants
Arctic Refrigerating Machines for cool
ing refrigeraters, guaranteed 70 per cent
cheaper han ice. Exclusive territory as
signed. Arctic Refrigerating Co., Gin
cinnati, O.
For RENT-A good location for a
front Office and living apartments
for a small family in the rear of the
office. Up stairs over Harris barber
shoe. For particulars inquire Of D.
Kaiser, Ormsby House.
FOR SALE-A fine baby carriage in
first class condition, cheap, Inquire at
this office.
For RENT-Furnished house of FIVE
rooms. Inquire of Mrs. Barnes.
FOR SALE-Five corner lots. House
and barns, ow1ed by Mrs. NJ. Fox, in the
cheap.
To be well shod means much to you in
health and reputation. \ small amount
of cash will bring you a good shoe at Ed
B~urlington's. Why 60 with cold and
damp feet. Take a look at his long line
of reliable footwear, made by shoemak-
ers. No shodGy around his store-can't
afford to sell it.
Geo, A. TyrreIl is making a specially
I of Home Made O1ia also rpcpi yalIU
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-22
Mrs. Perkins Letter.

81 had female trouble of all kinds,
had three doctors, but only grew worse.
l began taking Lydia z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills
and used the Sanative Wash, and can
not praise our remedies enough
MES. EFFIE PERKINS, PEARL, LA.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-22

have received
from the use of
Lydia +. Pink
hams Negeta-
Bile Compound.
Soon after the
birth ofmy first
child, l COM
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-22

[LETTER TO MRs. PINKHAM NO. o3,z841
"DEAR Mrs. PTNKHAM-For some
time / have thought of writing to you
to let you know of the great benefit |
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
COLEMAN ON TRIAL
BY COURT-MARTIA
THE WoULD-BE SUICIDE HAS
HIS FIRST HEARING.
Erring Ensign of the Iowa Will Be
Called to Account for a High
Old Time.

The investigation by court-martial into
the charges against Ensign Coleman of
the Iowa, who attempted suicide on
Wednesday night. was begun yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock on board the
cruiser Badger. Owing to Coleman's ex-
tremely nervous condition little testimony
was taken and the court gave up its time
10 the consideration of minor offenses.
Because of a rather warm time in which
he INDUCED while the Iowa was on the
dry dock at Port Orchard Coleman was
charged with conduct unbecoming an Of
ficer. He had been guilty of similar in
discretions before and a record as a rapid
liver made his case a particularly dark
one against him. Either in a fit of
dependency or an attempt to gain SYM
pathy he attempted suicide by shooting
on Wednesday night. He was not injured,
but his act will result in an investigation
as TO his mental condition, and naval
people said yesterday that this would
probably occur before his trial on the
original charges is begun. Coleman was
taken on board the Badger yesterday in
the IoWa's launch. He was guarded by
q file of marines under command Of a
sergeant and the party was accompanied
by Captain Terry and Lieutenant Hughes.
The officers decline to say when the in
vestigation will be resumed
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12

outer guard; John Wunder, guard OF
the forest; J. B. Reinhardt. c. B. Rode
and L. Krumb. trustees. The member
ship is 1875, of which about 500 are dis
tributed in the ten lodges in San Fran
cisco, while the others are distributed
in the lodges located in Sacramento,
Los Angeles. Oakland, Alameda, San
lose and Santa Cruz. There is also
ladies' lodge in this city with mem
bership of seventy. Mrs. Sarah Weig-
enhauser is the chief. The representa-
tives from California to the Supreme
Lodge are NJ. Feutscher, r. Schwartz
and r. Landmann. During the past
wear the Jurisdiction of California sus-
tanned a loss gf twenty-three by death,
but by additions the membership is
about as it was last year. There has
been an increase of finance by about
$1,000. and the aggregate funds of the
several lodges is $66.643.
The Supreme Lodge, which was
brought to San Francisco through the
efforts of Past Grand Chief Jacob
Rumetsch, who was a representative
TO the Supreme session held in Bridge
port. Conn, is composed of representa-
tiyes from the Grand Lodges in the
several States in the Union, who Will
be received at the ferry tomorrow
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
GAS COMPANY ASKS
FOR MORE MONEY
AMOUNT FIXED IN THE LEVY
NOT ENOUGH.
Perrault and Colonel Sullivan In
dulge in a Lively Political
Tilt

President ]. B. Crockett of the gas COM
bine, C. o. G.. Miller, secretary of the San
Francisco Gas Improvement Company
and Attorney Rix appeared before the
Finance Committee of the Board of Su-
pervisors yesterday afternoon to plead for
an increase in the gas appropriation fixed
by the board in the tax levy. The eSti-
mated gas bill for the coming year is $780,
900; the amount appropriated is $50, 900.
Mr. Crockett said it was not the extra
$4,000 he was asking for, but he did object
to the city using $36 900 worth of gas and
intended to allow only $50 900, he said he
wanted the Supervisors to make out a list
of the lights they wanted turned out in
order that only that amount of gas might
be consumed.
Chairman Perrault called in Colonel Sui
livan to discuss the matter with him. The
colonel announced that the Mayor would
have been present but that he was out
driving with eX-Mayor Strong of New
York Chairman Perrault asked Colonel
Sullivan if the Mayor would consent to
an increase in the gas fund. He said the
board had adopted the Mayors suggestion
in fixing the amount and did not care TO
raise ii without his consent. Colonel Sui
livan denied that the Mayor had anything
to do with it, and attempted to unload
board The colonel waXed personal in his
remarks and lively tilt between him and
Perrault ensued. The committee finally
requested Mr.. Crockett to appear before
the whole board in open meeting on Mon
day next when the Mayor would be pres
ent and could give advice upon the propo-
SitiOn.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
GREAT GERMAN OPERA
COMING NEXT SEASON
GApsKI, sEMBRICH, REszKE AND
OTHER STARS TO APPEAR.
Eames, Brema, Dipple and the Ne"
York Symphony With Paur or
Damrosch Billed.

Whom the friends of c. W. Strine, the
clever Philadelphia impresario, dlscoV
erred that he had arrived as menloel vi
tbe PENNSYLVANIA reception committee
thev Immediately knew that he had other
plans than those of a patriot soon these
suppositicns were verihed, lor 1t IL no"
known that he is making arrangements
for n German opera season to take place
o+ tho end of next March or the beginning
of April. ~ e CO.
Francisco as a musical town, especially
regarding grand opera. He proposes TO
have a three weeks season, during Whlch
fifteen performances are to De gwen:
These are to include the following operas;
..WaIkure.'' "Siegfried." "Goetterdam-
merung," s Tristan and Isolde "Meister,3; :;
singer" 'Tannhauser, LohehgFIHH, n
''Fidelio,' Magic Flute ana Les No
Among the artists are to be: Nine. Cad
ski, Marcella Sembrieh, i5 SchHmaIn- 1Iit1Ia
The tenor will be Dipple, whose Lohen-
grin was such a tremendous success at
Bayreuth; barytonesEcIEdouaro ue ed 6esZne E,Inii
F'iG Fischer. The New York symphony or
chestra, which was here with M6lDa: 3 Is
to be re-engaged and either dndnct n1t mas 81
much as San Francisco has for some ume
been anxiously waiting for German opera opera
this season will no DOUBT Pr PToEe re dS1sid' SrJd'
erabIe expense connected with the trans
portation and support of such q com c6mplha- ma
lion but for this. too, Mr. Strlne mas
fnynd remedy. He will get up sub
scrip1ion list among the many ere sueScIib eo ib
e.o, With their patronage, and from late
EFFORTS reat 'i he has all reason to believe that
he will be successful. The Meloa a SeiIsrs SeusUr
er9us' en9 sIi he is going to solicit for the Ser
man olera season is forty to fifty thou-
S11Su During the Melba season Mr.. strine
gave s1ciept proof of dd6 his mSaaggT5a fSaf from
ao 1rtistic standpoint the season VIII be
great tbere there shond IS ahd
@ IeIet ~ fSrqoften the debt which music
tevgr overs of San Francisco, owe to Walter
Morosco. who was quick to give San
francisco an opportunity to listen to the
hest season of opera we had here for some
time is to be hoped ina that rraates ae wt season
of German opera San Francisco has ever
had will be inaugurated next spring
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
VALLEY ROAD AFFAIRS.
Work on the New Ferryboat Moving
But Slowly Toward Completion


Owing to the delay in receiving material
from the East the Union Iron WORKS Is
not making very satisfactory progress on
the construction of the new ferry BOAT IoI
the Valley Road Company. As Mr.. Storey
graphically describes the sltuauoh' Ihe
Union Iron Works have made a boiler
tube and in the days TO come they Will
huild a boat around 1t. The lack or ma
terial is due TO the congestion OIL olueIS
in the Eastern factories, which have more
contracts on their hands than the! can
,,-au attend to. However, this state of at-
fairs is not expected TO last so long lhat
tho nassengers over the Valley Road Will
- nnabIe 10 come from Point Richmond
to San Francisco in the new craft some
time next year. ~, , 900
The vessel when completed will be z5U
feet long with accommodatlohS LOT oH
six hundred passengers. IN tHe hIedil> III
time the traffic will be taken care Oh Dy
tba Ocean Wave the vessel Whlcn the
road brought down from the north ior
that nurDose and which is now beng
overhauled and fuLed for the SIPS at nay
&, Wrights ship yard at AIameua olalt.
plans are now under consideration IOr
remodeling Hathaway's warehouse a. Tue ne
corner of Harrison and Spear streets 50
&C 70 make it useful for freight depot
Tracks will be run into II so tnat tne
cars can be taken directly from the poaI I
INTO the depot where they VIII Ghl0au
III vi merchandise When finished this
freight house will be the only two-storleu
e+rncture of its kind on the coast.
The magnificent passenger STATION az
Fresno. upon which so much money anu anu
Ia bor has been expended, IS no" lIet'i ~ ms
cornnletiOn and it is expected that the
eDd of the second week in October wiz
see the last touches put on ana the uooiS
thrown open for business
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
Town Talk.

Some inside information in regard to
the way things are going in the Philip
pines, with the criticism that General Otis
is conducting his campaign with posters
rather than bullets, is given in Town
Talk this week. The Saunterer tells all
the floating bits of gossip that are going
the rounds of society and club circles
and tells how much sensational stuff leaks
out through the servant medium. Clancy
talks about Tuesdays election, and in
"Our Opinion" there is forcible comment
upon the same subject. Alfred Metzger
replies to Du Pont Styles question of
whether the. art of singing is declining,
and Henry Miller's new Hamlet is dis
cussed in detail. The usual story, sketched
from life, with the interesting miscellany
of verse, jokes and paragraphs about peo-
nle we know, together with the worlds of
letters law, stage and music, make up
very readable number.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12

TO-MORROW there will arrive the
representatives to the Supreme
Lodge of the Independent Order of
Red Men, which is to hold its ses-
sion in the Turn Verein Hall, on Turk
street.
This order of Red Men. one of the
Oldest American organizations in the
fraternal line, was instituted in Penn
sylvania in 1872, but it did not make
much progress until 1894, when it was
extended into Maryland, and a number
of subordinate organizations were in
stituted. In 1850 the German element
withdrew from the order and estab-
lished what has since been known as
the Granddaughter Odern der Roth
manner" or Independent Order of the
Red Men. and instead of tribe TO des-
ignate the subordinate bodies, the
name lodge was adopted.
In California the order is represented
by fifteen lodges, under the jurisdiction
of a grand lodge, the officers of which
are: R. Landmann, grand chief; {. y.
Neubourg, under chief; F. Breomer,
vice chief; Charles Kuss, chaplain; B.
S. Sammann. secretary; Joseph Gut
beriet. treasurer; H. Schneider. mar
shall: c. Driefer, herald; j. Friske,
guide; J. Kiefer, inner guard; II. Beck,
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE INDEPENDENT ORDER.

morning by the reception committee.
consisting of c. F. Fahrbach, Charles
Schlestinger, j. Is. Reinhardt, G. b.
Rode, l.. Krumb, julius Friske and r.
Landmann. A procession will be
formed, and it will parade along Mar
ket street, Kearny, Bush, Grant ave
nue., Post, Stockton, Market and Turk
street to Turn Verein Hall. 1t is eX-
pected that the procession will move
at 9 O'Clock At the hall the commit
tee of arrangements, of which H. VOL
lert is chairman, will provide break
fast for the visitors. On Monday they
will be taken in carriages and shown
all the points of interest in the city
park, ocean beach, Ingleside and other
places On Tuesday there will be an
all-day business session, and in the
evening a banquet in the Claus Spreck-
els building On Wednesday during the
business session the supreme officers
will be elected, and on Thursday there
will be the closing session and in the
evening a ball in honor of the repre-
sentatiVes in Turn Verein Hall.
Among the supreme of1cerS VINO Will
arrive tomorrow are: Charles Acker-
man, grand chief powhattan, the high
est official of the order; Gustav Wahle,
supreme grand secretary. and Ph1llp
Linderking, supreme grand treasurer.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
MILLIONAIRE
ASSAULTED BY
HIRED THUGS
Mine Owner w. H.
Martin the Victim.
BEATEN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
He rs CONFINED TO HIS ROOMS
AT THE PALACE.
The Affair Has Caused Considerable
Excitement in Local Club Cir
clss, Where Martin Is
Well Known.
BEATEN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
HE rs CONFINED TO HIS ROOMS
AT THE PALACE.

William H Martin, the millionaire mine
owner and prominent local clubman, was
brutally beaten yesterday afternoon on
Post street. just above Grant avenue, by
two roughly dressed men whom he be-
Heves to be hired thugs. After knocking
Mr. Martin down and kicking him about
the body in a brutal fashion, the two men
ran up Post street, making their escape
before the police arrived.
The aged mine owner was picked mp in
a semi conscious condition and assisted
into a saloon. where stimulants were civ
en- him. His face was badly battered, and
blood flowed freely from his nose. Mr..
Martin might have been beaten TO death
by MS assailants were it not for the in
reference of two gentlemen, who saw the
men assaulting Mr.. Martin and rushed
TO mis- assistance. When the thugs saw
the men approaching they took a parting
kick. al their PROSTATE victim and ran
away.
Il am positive that these men wcTo
hired 70 assault me-" said the mine own
er while willing hands were washing the
blood from his face and applying lotions
10 his bruised flesh. Il was on my way
10 the Pacific Union Club when the men
aCcosted me. / don't remember ever haY-
ing seen them before, but l could identify
them easily if they were brought before
me. One of the men stood in front Of me
and the other struck me from behind.
Then they both rained blows on me and
knocked me down.
Much excitement has been caused in
club circles over the affair. and friends OF
the mine owner have been extremely
anxious to keep the details from the pc-
lie. Martin is a part owner in the famous
Rawhide miue. which has been instru-
mental in the past in causing all sorts of
i'll feeling and lawsuits among those in
terested in It. For some time a bitter
quarrel has been raging between Martin
and W. A Nevills, his partner, and when
Martin was attacked yesterday his club
friends believed that it was the climax of
the row with NeviIls. The intimate
friends of the latter resent this insinua-
ton vehemently. They admit that for
some time past the two millionaires have
been on bad terms. but they declare that
under no circumstances would Nevills
stcop to hiring thugs TO attack his enc
mics
After the assault Martin was removed
to his apartments at the Palace, and II
is doubtful whether he viii be able II
leave them for several days. When
Call reporter called at the Martin apart
ments last evening the old gentleman was
too i'll to be seen. His son expressed re-
gret that the affair had become public
and was unable TO throw any light on the
subject.
My father was brutally assaulted" he
said. and the matter is now in the hands
of the police. His assailants were both
big strong men, and my father believes
from their appearance that they were
dope fiends. I know nothing about his
quarrel with Mr.. NeviIIs."
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
SAN FRANCISCO Is
WAXING WEALTHY
FOUR HUNDRED MILLION DOL
LARS IN ASSESSMENTS.
The Auditor Submits His Annual
Statement to State Controller
Colgan.

Auditor Wells yesterday completed his
statement of taxable property and its as
sessment in the city and county of San
Francisco and mailed it to Controller Col
gan at Sacramento. The total assessment
foots up S405 Ill els, divided as follows:
Value of real estate other than city and town
lots Sc 302, 430.
Value of city and town s1S5, ,s12, $50.
Value of all the above real estate, S1S9, 215,-
O5O.
Value of improvements real estate other
than city and town lots, $97S. 800.
Value of improvements on city and town lots
$95, ITO, ,920.
Value of improvements on real estate assessed
to persons other than the owners of real es-
tate, 5000
Total value of improvements. $96 09O. 800.
Total value of real estate, lots and improve
ments, S2S5, 305 $40.
Value of personal property other than money
and solvent credits. SIS 4so, $40.
Value of money and solvent credits, sH, S10,-
III, 6l5.