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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-24
AN Old CITIZEN.
One Who Recalls Tales Told Of
Washington.

To the Editor OF The Post.
St Elmo, Texas. July ls.-There IL. no
doubt, but one man in the world today
who can say that he remembers hearing
his father talk OF the hardships that were
endured by the fathers OF our csintry
This man 10 Jacob Fry, son Of Philip Riley
Fry, who ran away from Germany when
IA years OF age and after six months at
sea, Joined General George Washington's
army and served six years as a private
under him. Philip r. Fry was married
three times and by the last union and
when he was SO years old, Jacob Fry was
born. Jacob was born In East Tennessee,
on the Hiawashe river. Al the age OF
about 10 years his father died and, with
his mother, they moved to the Western
district OF Tennessee, thence TO Texas.
Burleson county. and lived twenty years;
thence 10 Caldwell county, where he lived
twenty years. then 10 near Austin, and
he says he will be carried TO the grave
from here.
Mr. Fry, So years ago, saw the last OF
his fathers old comrades. Mr.. Sumner.
age 90 years. Many weeks and months OF
their declining days were spent together
talking over and lighting again the battles
fought In their youth.
Mr.. Jacob Fry was an eyewitness OF
many battles and thrilling scenes. and
now, in his declining years, recalls with
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TODAY's RACES.
Entries nj Brighton.

Selling one -Rappahannoel III. Aero
bat. Hanwell los. Uncle Louis 100 Rinaldo,
Chicopee. Mordecai Blueaway. Bishop Reed
1o5 Toddie Ladle 1903. Tamor. Baritaria Bob
White. Leando l02. Mariti 100, Galath,e 80.
Bette GRAY, Beana 95. Pnssaic. Rare Per-
fume. Camotop 49, strangest IS. Dminutiye So,
Selling, 2-year- olds. five -oighths OF a mile
Alex l0i. Fiuke l03, Mynhcer. Lavega 100,
Belle Haven. Brooch 90 Monometallist. FRANK
Webb 9S. Belle OF orleans. Beverage Beauti-
tul. Easterlina %. Jamaica $50. Lady Massey
81.
Handicap. one and one-sixteenth miles -
Bannockburn. Imp 1877 Maxine III. Merry
Prince ll2. Maxine Gomez Jos, Kirkwood l0i.
Tamor 9s.
Five and a half furlongs. 2year-old fillles--
Star Chime. Laureate. Flower of Geld. Saroye
TUESDAY Her Ladyship l09. Lindemere Ca
lea, Lady Massey. Eileen DAILY, Jugglery l0i
Seven-eighths of mile, welterwolght han
dicap--Isidor no. Gcrian 100. Sir Clair 1873.
Arbaces l27 The Eleetor 1913. Sir Hubert III,
Roysterer III. Imperntor ll6, CharagrRce liz
Exception 10.
Stoeplechase handicap. short courso-Rh Elm
strom leo. King t 1856. Perion l4S Sir Play.
Article 40. Duroro. Richea NO The Lost
Chord 40.
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NEWS OF THE RAILWAYS
Vice President Leroy Trlce Tells the Story
OF The Floods.
THE DAMAGE 70 us ROAD NOW REPAIRED
Idle Labor Employed by the Inter.
""'ionni-Thc Braxos Railroad.
kaysee's Heavy Business.

AS stated in Saturdays issue Of Tn.
r0s'' Mr. Leroy Trice. vice president ami
general superintendent of the Information
al and Great Northern railroad. left Hons.
ton that morning on an inspection trim
over the Columbia Tap branch. He was
accompanied by Mr. Geo. l.. Noble. as.
sistant general superintendent; Mr. T. c.
Radey. division superintendent, and Mr.
Mcdonald. general rcadmaster The party
made thorough inspection of the line
examined the damaged places. and saw
that the work of repairing was going on as
rapidly as possible. after which they re.
turned to Houston and left by the north
bound International night train for Pal.
estine.
Meeting Mr.. Trlce at the depot prior TO
MS departure, a reporter of The Post ell
joyed very interesting conversation
with him, in the course Of which he sub
stantially spoke as follows:
The Columbia Tap track has been re-
paired and is now open for business be-
tween Houston and Chenango Junction,
u,iu tAe repairs are Delng made between
Cnenango Junction and Columbia as fast
as the water recedes. The track is still
several feet under water four miles south
CT Chenango Junction and is falling slow
~ We expect 1t to go down enough for
repairs to be made through to Columbia
by Tuesday next
The roadbed between Bonney and Co.
Iumbia, distance of eighteen miles, is al.
most entirely washed away. the water
having been from two to seven feet deep
over 1t. It will require an expenditure of
$4,000 to repair the damage done the road
by the food on the Columbia Tap, and this,
OF course. does not include the loss of
business. With the crops destroyed. the
Colubia Tap can not hope to make any
thing like operating expenses for the next
twelve months
The roadbed of the International and
Great Northern railroad proper between
Maiquez and Milano junction, on the
San Antonio division, was damaged by
the flood to the extent of 500. 900
we are employing large number of
the negro farm laborers. who were idle
on account of damage done the farms. in
making repairs on the Columbia tap. and
Mr. Gould is building a railroad IN the
Brazos valley from Hearne, under our
supervision, which is giving employment
to large number of the flood sufferers
and giving them work for their teams "a
we'll"
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BIG LUMBER SHIPMENTS.
Thc Kaysee Did an Exceptionally
Fine Business Yesterday.

Thc Kaysee Did an Exceptionally
Fine Business Yesterday.
The Houston office of the Gulf, Beau-
mont and Kansas City railway contained
yesterday as happy a set of officials as
could be found in days march. There
were present General Manager John H.
Kirby, Assistant General Manager w. w
Wilson, Chief Clerk e. j. Eyres, Land
Commissioner Sam L. Hahn. General At
torneys C. b. Martin and Joe II, Eagle,
and the company's Beaumont counsel,
Judge ]. F. Laner. A telegram was re-
ceived from General Freight Agent George
r. Wansbrough. and this telegram is what
caused the radiant faces alluded to. Ine
telegram read as follows:
John II. Kirby General Manager, Hous'
ton Texas.
Beaumont, July 20, 1s9s.--shipments by
Industrial Lumber company today were
eighty loads Could have done better,
but run out Of cars.
George r. Wansbrough. g. r. A.
The Industrial Lumber company is the
leading Kaysee shipper. owning more
than half the mills located on that Inc
outside of Beaumont. and news OF such
days movement by one shipper was
extremely pleasing TO the management
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WHAT ,IAYFIELD SAYS.
The Railway Commissioner After tn.
Scalp of the Pee Gee.

me RallWdy commissioner After til q
Scalp of the Pee Gee.
Sherman, Texas. July 22.-Hon. Allison
Mayfield of the State railroad commission
is anything but pleased over the result of
his investigation OF the manner in which
the recevership of the Kansas City, Pitts
burg and Gulf is being conducted. He mas
just returned from Texarkana. He said
to the correspondent:
The Texarkana and Fort Smith rail-
way, part of what is known as the Pee
Gee system, is a Texas railroad, chartered
under the laws Of this State, which spe'
officially state that no man not a citizen
of Texas shall be appointed receiver OF
a corporation chartered under the State
laws, and that the headquarters and gen
eral offices of all such roads shall be
maintained in this State. Three months
ago. when the Federal court in chambers
at Beaumont appointed Messrs. Fordycs
and Withers, neither of them citizens of
Texas, as receivers of the Kansas City,
FittsbGrg and Gulf-Pee Gee system--in-
Guiding the Texarkana and Fort Smith
railway, | Officially called the attention
of the attorney general to the matter, but
have not heard of his making any move
In the premises. Only few days ago it
came to my ears that the general offices
OF the TeXarkana and Fort Smith were
being moved out of the State, and | went
to TeXarkana and found the auditors Of
flee had been moved, lock. stock and bar
rel. to Kansas City, and the general
freight and passenger offices were being
abolished. / shall return to Austin and
will on Monday lay the whole matter be-
fore his excellency Governor Savers, and
shall contend that the laws of this State
be respected and obeyed as to the resi-
dence of the receivers and the location OF
the general offices Of the Texarkana and
Fort Smith railway"
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Five and half furlongs, seliing-Guss!e
FAY. Lissome Sen Sen. Sir Kingston. Gas, In
vocation los. Cbickamauga. Fine Shot Ill.
Selling. one mile-Golden :. Floriseant. Our
Nellie 81 LiyaGia. Belle Havd l07. Kisme.
Lyllis. Sir Joseph Lister 100 CLarlemagne.
six ana half furlongs. seiling-Sorrow.
Iitbie Garnet Beach. Aunt Maggie. AnGie
Oldaeld 100, June Bug Rus5Gla Irosp PEI gu,
Kctnigen silver Sci 100. Leetka. kush Fields.
Major i0s. Randazzo 10. osric II Il2.
Six furiongs. purse-La JosepLine. piaer.
Tnia Fonso IS. The Pride 100, Heber Jones.
Be True. Zen Brslnhle l0j. Loving CUP w..
Aluinum, Mornga 1O7. Applelsck. Hindoonet
Six fnrlongs. handicap-Allie 30. Tom
Collins 80. Danish "a. Virgins 30, imo Mint
Sauce ;T3. Alleviate l0l.
one mile and seventy wards sellingrBrown
Flirt. Our Clara 50. limp, littyck "; barbee;
Connie Lee 104 Ransom JOG. SIR holia' heS,l
Jack 107. Basaul CASTOR. Morals Parole
n Or 1903,
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Harlem Entries.

Five-eighths of n mile. 2-year- olcs-pick
Furber. Lew Kraft 10S Erla d'or Huronia
105. Caviar. Highland Lad Lemon d. stath-
erbroeok 105. Aqua Zerika 100. Pantapa 81,
olekma. Nina L. Monteagle. Zaza. Platho
II. Mitten. Proto 50.
Selling one and one-eighth miIes-'Espart
lO5 Elnstein 1913. Teutons lol. Piccola. Lillian
Reed "a. Malajse 92. Fincm Respice 30. Rosa
Masso &c.
Three quarters of a mile--canoya lCs Abe
Furst i0S Tenby lO6 NewsgatheTer loJ era
celia i0i, Boanerees Harry Gaines iVs Mont
romery 100. Queen Safe sS, Carl 81 opsra
Girl Rosa l. 97.
One mile, for s-year- olds-Brgade l07, Pay
the Fiddler i07. Boney BOY 80. Espionage 81.
Misercordia "a.
One and one-sixteenth miles-lohn Baker,
Carnero log. Monk Wayman lOi. Hugh Penny
103 Bon Jour 1O1.
Selling. one and three-sixteenths of a mile
Mace lis. Sim W li5. Dutch comedian ~.
Albert Vale 10. Lord Zeni Murat los: Alone
107. Rosavannah. Kenmore Queen Up Falr
Deceiyer lo5. Dashaway, Arlington lu5i fs a,
line j. Amelia Fonso lo2 Bright Might lol.
Blue Lick OF. Rosa Clay. April's Lady 80.
Free Hand. Vic Lamont. Hanan w. Magic
Davis %.
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HYMENEAL.

N,,RoACH Paris. TEXAS. July "a
a, Calvin. member of the legisla-
Lamar county. and Miss Ida Roach.
OF J. F. G. Roach. a. prominent
eur Maxey. were married this after
fSE.TOTH.-E Texas july %.
Y szancse and Miss Clara 10th. a
lohemian couple of the Alma COM
|were married here .his afternoon at
Ivlc church. The pastor. Father II.
Fley dictated.
= Gonzales. Texas.
;Msrried at Lockhart. on SATURDAY.
July p. 1899, Mr.. Alt McGaffey OF
g MISS sallie K. Houston OF Con
y; McGeffey had been in Gonzales
GAYS, visiting friends. and 1t seems
y couple. who had known each other
Ls' years. planned an eloreinent. He
~ nome Yesterday evening and was
'ne depot by the Young lady. accom-
" friend, They took the train for
ano immedintel after arriving there
a was procured and the ceremony was
N N, lac bride Is the daughter OF Mrs.
Ihu n.,nh and the bridegroom is one of
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RAILWAY TELEGRApuERs.
1bc Rumor of n Probable strike OF
tho International Is ncnfch.

san Antonio, Texas, July 2S.--vice Pres
ident A. B. Stiilwell of the Order of Rail-
way photographers, was in the city today,
Speaking of tho rumored telegraphers'
strike on the International and Great
Northern railway Mr.. stillweli said: "All
rumors of a strike are unfounded We
nave committee who are to meet the
management of the International and Great
Northern railway, but owing to the flood
trouble and other matters we have never
been able to arrange a meeting. The mat
ter OF meeting has now been fixed, and
IN the mind of every man who knows the
relations existing between the photographers
and the international and Great Northern
the matter in hand will be amicahly set
tied"
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Asu.nalao ON r.sn,lnr Soc.

So
l,t,le Old Fighting doe
III headed this way,
They say
That he's as fun Of ginger as a
+ ia Of seeds.
TLc deeds
o. yalor OF this little old
Firt eater, am told,
Woulc nll seven books.
Tie locks
Like tho gatekeeper at county fall,
Blu, 1t seldom Days,
IL these days,
10 Judge by appearances. Thct,
Il many fellow who coald stand
For model of Achilles. and
Who has n heart
Like raspberry tart.
Little old Joe
Is serappcr from sersppyapols--
This
Is fact that none
VIII deny
But what
Would like TO know.
Just now.
Is how
Fes, the little old son
OF gun
Can run. Chicago Times Herald
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NOUS TROUBLE FEARED.

workmen spurn nm Injunc-
non and Defy Arrest.
LAKE Iowa, July 2a.-startling de-
10 are highly probable in the big
Asn' between the Minneapolis and
II ana the Milwaukee roads here,
,Ae aiiwaukee is now in forcible
E rn1,. o. the right of way of the
Pva ana 81. Louis. across which
M reiaid their tracks in the face
Rs aaotion. All day today the sher-
a Ana vista county, with a posse.
~ ~ possession of the tracks. not
ms M interference from either force.
~, Is TO be made Monday to ar
!, "i,%aukee workmen for contempt
t,ou ihney say they will resist, and
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MAHER TO RIDE AGAIN.
Clark VIII AnDuI the Jockeys Con-
tract with Him.

Now York World.
Jockey Daniel Maher Is in the saddle assin
Former CORPORATION COUNSEL w II. Clsrk.
who was dissatisfied with Makers riding Of
Banastar In the Suburban handicap mas
changed his mind about keeping the boy on
the ground.
Mr. cIark's contract with Maher was PC
cnliarly stringent II nut the Jockey so-
scluteiy In the hands OF his emploNer Aaner
could not accept an outside mount without
Mr. clcrks permission. II ordered TO DO SO
he would have had to exercise the stable .
borses or break the vearlinss. ne eouiu De
and kent there indefinitely.
Ever since Makers SUSPENSION - MI.
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Liberty vs., DAYTON.

Liberty. Texas. July 2s.-The Liberty nins
and tho DAYTON n,nc PLAYED here TODAY. The
sccre was IA to E In favor OF the DAYTON
club A large crowd witnessed tho game
After the game was over the Lihcrtvites IN
yited the Dayton club over to tho res donee
of Mr. Z. b. Pickett to uar.ake of cream and
watermelon With them. where 9th teams en-
ioyed themselves TO their hearts content
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y APPOINTED POSTMASTER.
are Indignant and VIII Ash
.or His Removal.

mn. "a July PA special to the
4. 0n from Florence. S. c., says:
|m.a, a'n indignation here over the
n !. u j. T. Wilson. negro
Il Is - Mems Business League has
En- ant protest against the an
ana d h joint meeting Of The
for tSa OF. trade tomorrow will
to be forp purpose OF drafting reso-
" forwarded to the president.
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THE PEE GEE RECEIVERS.
They Decline Recedfng to the COM
mittee of Western Bnilroaders.

AS mentioned in yesterdays Posi-, an
important conference of executive onicers
and traffic officials took place In New
York a few days ago with Receiver For
dyce OF the Kansas City, Plttsourg q
Gulf. regarding the gulf rate war Those
present were; S. W. Fordyce, receiver oil
the Kansas City. Pittsburg and Gulf; f.
w Rinley. president Santa Fe: Paul Nor
ton. vice president Santa Fe' W. @ stitn'
traffic manager Missouri Pacific; Henry
G. Rouse, president Missouri, Kansas ana
Texas; George B. Harris, wee presiaent
o.. B. and O.; A. 0. Bro, Tanic lnana as,ir
G.. NJ. and St r.; John A. nancy srsn''
manager P. g. ~ -. ,,,.h ina
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General Passenger Agent j. L. Leith Of
the Texas Midland railway. announces a
special rate of one and one-third fares for
the round trip Ton the certificate plan) TOR
the following events:
National Association of Mexican War
Veterans to be held at indianapolis Sep
TENDER Is and II.
Annual convention OF the American
Bankers association, to be held at Cleve-
land, Ohio, September 3 to Z.
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Error Corrected.

y snecial wagons for collection of
\ from PRIV ATE RESIDENCES for
Iine trains; also Tor delivery to pri-
Iisr,es in the city. We are Oh duty
[nurs WE NEVER SLEEP. Tele-
[1ers from private residences receive
Stention. Phone So.
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pleasure the fact that he Is only one gem
Grafton removed from the Father OF Our
Country"
we delight 10 honor him, not only for
ha, fathers sake, but for his own clear
cut clean, Christian and Masonic char
acter, which is recognized everywhere
Jacob Fry is known. III all our ancestors
were made OF such material as these. no
wonder we gained our Independence
RNW
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Beaumont Texas. July 23.-The largest base
ball crowd of the season witnessed game at
Mvrcks park this afternoon between Beau
mont and orange teams The PLAYERS of
both clubs were In splendid condition and put
w. pretty game, which resulted in n victory
for Beaumont by score of TO 5.
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Active RaiIrond Building.

Oklahem ma has taken the railroad build
ing fever, and within the past few weeks
five new companies have been chatered
al Guthrie. The Rock Island and the
Santa Fe are working night and day with
their branch lines, and the Frisco is also
extending in the direction OF Hennessy.
ok
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vicksburg Miss July rs '--Jnsoph Green OF
New Orleans and Edward Wall of Momphis
met here TO-DAY in what was scheduled TO b.
a twentv-round bout. The Sight VAS awarded
TO Green AT the end of the second round on
a foul. Fi,c hundred people saw the nght
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'"r' TeAa. Bee Keepers.

Bees 'uiy %, = The Central
M ,,. fifth annual convention
|shirts 90 on July 20 and 81. with
Fohtahlss zee men In attendance. A
y attena. meeting was reported by
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JOCKEY MAhER AGAIN IN THE SADDLE
Clark. the owner of Bnnnstnr
Changed His Mind and Let the
hoy Go 10 Work.

Chicago. July 2S.-Lons hits punched OF
Hin in the third and fifth gave the locals to-
days game. Taylors hard stick work con.
tributed greatly to his teams victory. At.
tendance 9o0o
srore r III y
Chicago .....,,,...,......O 04 geo .n.-S 10
Baltimore ........,..,.....0 goo 20 CuU--i .
Taylot and Chance; IILll mi Robinson.
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NEGRO LNNCHED.
Identified ns One of the Assnilnnts
of Mrs pglctrcc.

Atlanta, Ga. July GA special to the
Constitution from cambridge, Ga. says: \
negro captured near Iron City last night
was brought to Saffold and identified as
one OF the assaulters of Mrs ]. r Ogls-
tree last Thursday night He was lynched
at daylight this morning near Saffold,
Two other dead negroes were found
alongside the railroad track two miles
west OF cambridge this morning. The
known.
1t is believed by some that the two dead
negroes found by the railroad track were
the men arrested yesterday at Troy, Ala,
on suspicion of being implicated In the
Ogletree outrage and were being brought
to Saffold for identification.
The crime at Buinhrldgc was most
horrible one; the Atlanta Constitutions
special from cambridge says; 4 most re-
voting crime was committed late ycster-
day afternoon on the person of Mrs. j. H..
Ogletree al Saflold, Early county. on the
Alabama Midland railway Two negroes
came to the store of Mr.. Ogetree, who
is also railway agent. ostenslbly TO do
some trading, one entering while the other
remained at the door
After Mr. Osletree had wrapped up the
goods called for both sprang upon him
with pistols in hand, saying they were
highway robbers and Intended to take
what they wanted, and II he resisted,
they would kill him, as they had done
many others.
Being without weapons, Mr. ogletrec
found himself entirely at their mercy
Mr. Ogetree and wife reside a short dis
lance from the store in the station build
ing. Helping themselves to all the goods
they wanted the negroes demanded his
cash on hand ct the point OF pistols. and
compelled Mr.. Ogletree to go into his
residence and surrender the money. They
ovcrpowered Mrs. 0getree and each as
saulted her while the other held pistol
on the husband.
Savannah, Ga, July ga special to the
Morning News from cambridge. Ga,
says: Since the dastardly crime commit
ted at Saffold last Thursday night hunting
parties have been out In search of the
guilty negroes. One OF the negroes APP
peared at an old darkey's hut near Brin-
son, Ca, and asked to be harbored. The
old man went to Crimson and informed tho
authorities OF his presence. posse re-
turned with him and captured the negro,
who gave his name MS Louis Sammn. The
man was taken to Sanold. where he was
Identified by Mr.. and Mrs Ogletrce as one
of their ASSISTANTS. He said there were
eight negroes In his gang and that they
came from Augusta. He said two OF the
gang were not far away. One portion OF
the mob went in pursuit OF these while the
other hung Simon and riddled his body.
The other two were oyertaken, shot and
scalped, party bringing their scaps TO
saffold this evening A hundred men with
bloodhounds are after the remaining five
of the gang and II caught they viii be
lynched.
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ain. arrive and depart from the Grand
,. ~ the Missouri Kansas and Texas
FShaye q depo, in the Fifth ward. the In
IA l,rea, Northern and Columbia Tap.
N. in,e,natonal and Great Northern depo,
e ,,enuc The Missouri, Kansas and
{G,,yt,,on. Houston and Henderson trains
,.,rs,iorsl ard Great Northern depot