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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-10
NORTHERN METHODIsTs.
Tyvcnty-tvo Conferences Sign a
Petition for n CoIored Bishop.

Twenty-Five Conferences Sign a
Petition for n CoIored Bishop.
Chicago, May 9.-An echo of the heated
dispute at yesterdays sessions of the COM
mittees on church extension and missions
over tie report of the special committee
10 plan the consolidation OF various hem
evolent societies was heard today soon af-
ter the general conference of the Method
Isl Episcopal church was called to order
by Bishcp Foss.
Delegate Irwin G. Penn of the Washing
ton conference introduced a petition signed
by twenty-five conferences asking for the
election OF color ed man as bishop to su-
pervlse the work among the colorel Meth
odists III the Southern States, The move il
In the interests of DR.. Bowen of Wash :
lngton, the leading colored candidate for
bishop.
The petition was referred to the com
mittec on episcopacy without discussion.
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TEXAS PoLIT,os.

Joint debates have been agreed to be-
tween II. S. Henderson and r. l.. Henry
candidates for congress in the Seventh
Randell OF Grayson will be nominated
for congress by reclamation.
The Dallas indictments have called on
the fight against Bailey,
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pctitinns in Bnnlsruptey.

Paris, Texas. May SIP, II. Hu'sia
Savoy. Fannin county, formerly 10 u
ness in Alabama, filed a position N ~ "
ruptcy yesterday evening. Inc ilaDaa
aggregate $2736, with assets.
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THANSvAAb.

Before being reinforced Hutton had
hot hght' with tho Beers at the znnd
river and was driven back.
British said to have annexed the Or
ange free State.
1ransyaai volksrand declares that Eng
land is violating the usages of civilized
warfare.
European powers notify Kruger they
hold him personally responsible for safe
~ OF the mines at Pretoria
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WASHINGTON.

Mark Hanna will give dinner tonight
at which he will outline the programme
for the National convention at ThIIa-
delphia.
Administration does not want the Mica
rasua canal bill to come up in tho
senate.
Hanna's oathmann gun scheme knocked
mt
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COMMERCIAL.

Cotton showed some activity on better
Liverpool spots, but later declined.
Considerable liquidation in stocks, hut
most of the early losses were wiped out,
In Chicago July wheat declined l49ssc.
corn 9sc and oats a fraction. Provisions
strong and higher.
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MnrsIand RepuhIicans.

Baltimore May 9-The republican State
convention met today in the concert hall
OF the Academy of Music. The proceed
ings were of the most harmonious descrip-
tion and the session was not long one.
The platform indorses the admin s,ratlon
of President Mckinley aud condemns
trusts.
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National popuilst convention at Sioux
Falls will get down to work today
Betting middle-o Of -the-roaders at Gin
cinnati favor government ownership OF
everything. The convention lie not har-
monious.
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information wanted.

Douglass, Texas, May III visa "
the whereabout Of one MIN hos XXI
any of his family, When iast nss' III
he was in the Nation. He IS pAn y.
c. NJ. Walters, Douglass -
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Connecticut Rennblicons.

Hartford, Conn, May 9,-The republi-
can State convention platform reafhrms
the declarations Of the St. Louis plat
form and denounces trusts. Delegates an
large were elected to Philadelphia.
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SPORT.

Tho National league pennant race is
not yet on in earnest.
number of fights are 10 be pulled off
in New York before September L.
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DOMESTIC.

Street car service in st. Louis paralyzed
by the strikes. One line runs cars under
police projections.
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FOREIGN.

At the Primrose League banquet Pre-
mier Salisbury made rather sensational
speech.
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DnIIa. Diocc.nn Co,nc,,

Dallas, Texas, May 9.-The second days
session of the diocesan council of the
Episcopal diocese of Dallas has been of
considerable interest Judge Richard Nor,
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SOUTHERN RAprIsrs.
A Thousand DELEGATES Have AirenJ,
Arrived at Hot Springs

Hot SPRINGS, Ark. May e.-Almost 1000
delegates to the Southern Baptist con.
yention, which viii be in session here
during the next few days. have already
arrived. Fourteen States are represented
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Sioux Falls, S. D., May "a hot nght
developed in the meeting of the commit
Tee on credentials tonight over the right
OF delegates present to east their entire
vote OF their States when some OF the dele
gates ere absent.
4 series OF warm debates aasucd, the
committee member from Texas inclariag
that the movement was Intended as a
blow at the Texas delegation When the
matter came TO vote Il was decided
81 to ], that the old rule should prevail
and that delegates present shall cast TIM
entire number Of votes TO which thelr
States are entitled.
The committee on platform OF the pop
uilst convention met at Z o'clock and at
midnight was sim ia session, debat-
Ing the various planks presented
Among the planks agreed upon before
midnight we're those relating TO Imperial,
ism, mlliarism, trusts and finances.
The declaration on Imperialism and mil
itarism begins with the expression Of
pride in the valor displayed by our army
IN the Spanish American war and de-
ploring the conduct OF the administration
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-18
70 clean Old Crates. . and Tenders Z j d, Z.

To Clean Old Crates and Tenders.
# The open CRATES and Tenders and
stove fronts that have seen hard SER
vice during the. winter prove especially
distressing to the careful housewife
when thoughts of the coming spring
renovation seem to impart an extra
shabbiness. The old methods of IN
in g" with various preparations in the
form OF stove polish have very little
effect on the reddened and roughened
surfaces; how to give them good
shining black polish that will last ); is
the question. : !: +. :.55sSs sSsa i. ,s55 5,5
Every housewife should know that
one pint sof asphaltum, thoroughly
mixed with a gill of turpentine, and
applied with a paintbrush to these
CRATES, fronts, tenders, or any similar
iron substance, will give the shining
appearances that they wore when new.
This amount Of the mixture will paint
five CRATES and belongings, also the
kitchen stove. 1t will last just as long,
and will give exactly the appearance
that each had when new. It is secured
at triHing cost, and is so easily ap-
piled that this work win prove one of
the most satisfactory duties OF the
spring renovating. 1 @sz s5535
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,Wolseley's Exciting Run.

:, The following incident in Lord VOL
seley's military career is recorded as
having taken place when he was in
his tWenties, and had been in the Brit
ish army three years. He speaks OF
it himself as the most exciting exper-
ience of his life. z.s: ... 5s.5: -.. H@.
I It was in Burma, and Wolseley was
in charge of a small detachment. Dur
ing the advance he had the bad luck
to fall into a deep hole, and when he
craWled out found himself on the en-
emy's side. AS he emerged, he
was met with such a shower
of bullets that he slid back
in short. order. After a few min
.utes he came out again, and amid a
vigorous volley, ran for his life. He
was nearly two hundred yards from
the British line, and was hit three
times before he reached q place of
safety. 5.
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I.E4 a - Is :. L7I- I1'--..
Wonders of the Bigger Bee.

DIR. John B. Smith, writing in Popu-
lar Science, gives the name OF digger
bee" to a blue green bee having me-
tallic sheen, which may, be seen fit
ting about sandy places during the
first heats iof May. With the aid Of
liquid plaster Of Paris poured into the
holes that it makes in the ground, he
has followed the bee through a won
derful course of digging. The work
is all done by females. and its primary
object is to provide protected cells in
which the young are bred. The bee
makes n a tunnel quarter Of an. inch
IN diameter, which, after starting for
q few inches on slope, runs straight
down into the ground. At the depth
of a oot#or more short lateral tunnels
iaresss driven and a 1es ends off these
are formed the breeding cells. HaY-
ing provided for her young, the bee
econtin inues to dig, down and yet far
ther down, until she is four feet or
even more beneath the surface, dy-
ing from sheer exhaustion about the
time her first progeny begin to make
their way to the surface 5s..#
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Mines Operated I|l.' BY Women

Recently a number Of mines in Col
orado have passed into the hands Of
women operators and are being
worked atsa profit Other women have
made study Of mining, have invest.
ed their money il prospects, OF, leased
locations and are reaping rich fnan-
cial rewards in consequences Of their
shreWdness and Judgment. The sue
cess OF the pioneers in this new field
has inspired others with a desire to
take part ID the hunt for gold which
is going on IN Colorado. Not all Of
the women who have taken up mining
engage in the actual work which goes
On in shaft or tunnel In fact, very.
few Of them have the strength for this
emplo loyment. but they are even more
5proftably employed In figuring on the;
purchase of supplies, marketing the
pres and looking after the finances Of
every departme There is one wom
an fn the San Juan mining district
who goes even farther than the most
Of her sex She puts Oh overalls and;
'tjj Jumper and when occasion requires:
goes into the workings Of her exten-.
sire mine arc bosses" tho men who
shre working with pick, shovel and
tram car and who are mployed ii the
cOncentr ating nil Her mine, which
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SlsAT5U URDA Y !, a. GUST rs, 1900

S5 = II
brought his bottle to their lieutenant
for I ;he-:o1ir hero vas aWo ounded One
Wiped the foam from his mouth and,
Put ' Ut a cup to his lips, and he drank.
sgreedily 3555S
But his head fell on one side, 50, they
laid him to sleep under the stars.
! And when the morning broke it was
seen that this hero among a band Of
heroes where all are heroes was dead.
AL his manliness and courage had
passed away I'wo bullets had gone
/ through NJ his body, the sand had drunk
sof his blood, and his soul had gone
forth to him who gave tt
S - .S5 Y y 81 zsa* = /@4>
The lady whom he loved she who
lived far away across the seas! All,
/ how should this grief be told to
her? Il. .5s /. II. s h, i. s2ss i. *5
B, It. never was. There was no need
sof SO great a sorrow, for she, too, was
yemFancipated from her clay. . "
h At the gates: of heaven the bride and
Z bridegroom met.-The Sketch.
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Device to Locate Sounds.

s: In heavy and foggy weather it is
very difficult for the captains and
pilots of ships to ascertain the direc-
,tion from which the sounds of fog
whistles, bells and other signals come
unless there is some special device for
aiding in this work. Marie Joseph
schmitt of Canada has invented the
apparatus here illustrated, as an aid
in the collection Of the sound and To-
eating the point Of the compass from
which the sounds emanate.. Journaled
in suitable bearing on the top of
the casing is conical sound receiver
which can be turned to all points Of
the compass by a crank within reach
of the operator. The sound waves are
transmitted through the connecting
pipe to the pair Of ear tubes. It is
easy to see that when the trumpet is
turned in an opposite direction from
that Of the sounds that they will be
faint, but as it is revolved toward the
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pilot. Then, from the crowdins sol
d1ers on the ship, swarming barehead-
ed at the bulwarks and clustering on
the rigging and shrouds, came hoarse-
<ly long, loud, reverberating cheers.
The screw churned the harbor water,
and out to sea. out into mist, passed
the troopship. .s + =ts ==t3@l *.
Wide-eyed, 8 with wet rose blossoms
on her cheeks. still sat she there gaz,
ing gazing ng--gazing, seeing one SOL
der only. till the. ship was little speck
at sea, and they led her away. Poor,
stricken soul! Not for her would ever
come the JOY Of wedding bells. e.
The veldt was like a furnace. The
hot South African sun blazed on high
The men in khaki were stretched upon
the burning sand, athirst on the wa
terAess plain. Ahead Of them, beyond
the ant heaps amid which they sought
some trivial shade and cover, stood a
2kopje full of the Boer enemy. And
there water was--or death. q.
E All day those brave English bows lay
under the burning SUM-. Little wreaths
of sand curled up and eddied and
swept away in the distance like a beau
tiful cloud. Particles Of silica and
sspecks OF impalpable dust hung like a
mist over the torrid earth, and the, sun
played with these glittering particles,
gliding and painting the iridescent
beauty But it was an agony and
nc horror : or TO endure. Eyes and ears and
,i11ostrils 40 We're full Of sand Every mans
water bottle was empty, every tongue
was swollen; !; the mems lips were too
sparched -eyen to curse.
0 SUI ddenly the enemy's Mauser fire re-
opened at close quarters, and many a
n nan fell. Vol1ey after volley was civ.
en- back, until out rang the stirring
cry is bayonets 4 4 8
8 There was a ring OF merry steel and
.a= loud Shurrah But the crack of the
Mauser ratified yet q from bus & and
Shbowlde h Many a Briton fell before
the Beers were met, and then hen
8thereaWa carnage and fierce zbayonet
work, grim fighting and deeds of rage
and and battle and blood The kopl,ie was
cleared.
Ere his the thirsty soldiers. with
their hand $ in the mud and their lips
q IN the foul-sme ling water. had been
drinking deep draug ghts Of the muddy
stream. Now that the fight was over
they were gain on hands and knees,
scooling heir par ched and swollen
tongues.
I Then clle rho had slaked his thirst
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BE B J, ON B 3 THE / & GA TEs.

ss Here Was as hne a fellow as ever
drew sword: villain halt an inch 81. six
fee. broad should dered, and as sound
as a bell. Under the tan the ooms Of
health ard youth flushed III his cheek
Through his calm, clear eyes he looked
the whole Werld in the faee and owed
no man a. except his tailor. A fearless
fellow this gentle an in khaki,
straight as a shaft. true as steel, toe.
good a man to become food for pow.
der. A whole shipload of his kin and
kind We're with him bound for the
war. s5s. .5@..
The farewell came, the sad adieu,
/ and every heart was full OF loves
1 goodby. s5s 25: :
He stopped to kiss the one woman
Of his life. Her arms we're about his
neck ;as she cluug to him, faint and;
weeping. His brow was stern and his
jaws set, for his English. honor com
PEELED him to SHED never a tear So
he raised her from the ground to his
/ lips and set her down with a. parting
| that was almost chill, thongh his full
heart was pulsing like a fire engine
( Then her people took her and set her
!: on some banIkBco cof timber, wrapped an
! Other shawl about her--for they knew
& all too we'll how frail she was and let
!, !. her weep, as they, TOO, We're weep
ing. Vi 5 4. .Ssssa5$ s:sts=. =ss55..s
/ Every one who knew her, except her
soldier lover himself, knew well thai
I they had parted forever in this world,
! for her days were numbered by the
angels. RE-. =E$ #| Ed
S: Her great eyes were like lamps in
which the spirit of her life was fast
consuming. Her beauty was not OF
earth. The pallor and the pink alike
!. proclaimed her the bride of death. In
+ her and in him only reposed the bliss
E#ful Ignorance @of this sorrow. Well is
lit that love is blind. s:# G. 0 ;zAt
e. The quay was lined with groups OF
people waving their fearful fareWells.
. Steam whistles. and angry snorts5 from
s impatient engines rent the air. The
great hausers strained taut and were
|; let go2 as the d oekmen shouted to the
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TENANTS OF%DUMPS.
EEibe in Washington More Picturesque
]. Than Raspicl5ers. 4: E3' sass,s n

Tribe in Washington More Picturesque
Than Ras1,ickers. s
!: The work Of reclaiming the low
lands, where once stood famous sBer-
5irys S roW-4the despair of missionaries
sand the nightmare of the police goes
ssmerrily on, and from the city's waste
Grows up, like the famed phoenix ris-
ling from its own ashes, the most
unique village ever found by an an.
sthropologist says the Washington
Post. Here on the bare stretch Of ashy
! waste exists a tribe more picturesque
/ BY far than the Paris ragipckers, famed
in story, and the adored model of the
amateur artist in the. Latin quarter.
Right within sight of the capitol and
the historic part of Washington is the
most unique village, peopled by the
most unique inhabitants to be found
On the globe. The digger Indians, the
Moundbuilders, nor,lin fact, any of the
queer people Of this or other coun-
! tries, can; compare with these Their
life and their occupation prove beyond
Itdou bt@that there is use for everything
I on the face Of the earth, save the city
Ifoundling. A company for the promo
tion of tenement districts could not
/ ltdtaw a quarter of q cent dividend off
/ 1.-THE tenants Of the dumps. They pay
neither rent nor tax, nor yet is the
observation allotted to them by the
government. They Just pitch their tin
hnuses where they like, and while the
ashIy signal for Sunday its the cessation
5& 35&scarts d
Ing up, there is yet a profound respect
shown for the rights of each inhabit-
ant. There may be no lock on the door
orAfence about the yard, but every man
can depend upon his pile Of scrap
iron, old bottles, rags, and SO on re-
manning intact without: a bull dog tied
to it. There is always a scurry like
unto a football contest over every load
of ashes, but once the contest is won,
every fellow; respects the champions
rights. No one could well calculate
the revenMe from this part OF the cfty's
waste, buE it is large, men, women and
children all plying the trade with a
vengeance. The men sell all that they
rescue from this source, while the wo-
men work to keep their children warm
and maybe also do laundry. The chill
3dren toll back and forward, their little
backs forever bent under the burden
of the bag, or cropping and scratching
among the refuse. Many of them warm
whole families in this way: while al
most the entire colored population in
the vicinity of the dump depend upon
it for fuel. ) r ~. ..- g;1.a :s.&
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tually the imprisoned Europeans burst.
open their prison house, repaired the
damaged engines and made the best
of their way back to Hong Kong. Re-
Gently a launch belonging to a British
naval officer was approached hy pir-
ates while She was lying peacefully at
her mooring IN Canton harbor, right
under the gums Of the responsible port
officials. The pirates took the launch
mp the river and held up every promis4
ing looking merchant vessel they met
When they had filled the launch with
booty until she could hold no more
they ran her ashore, landed their spoils,
and made off. The natives of Arrhin,
on the northwest coast OF Sumatra,
are as nntorious pirates as the Chi:
nese " S. 55s.sS. .ss Isl
a Woman's Armannent. M ~ 49,
1 In July, 1898, the steamer Pegu
stopped at the East Indian port Of
Erid, ore of the places where pepper
is taken onsf AT that port the steamer.
was boarded by II Achinsse men and
one woman. Capt. Ross, who COM
manded the steamer, searched the men
for weapons,as is customary when TAX
ing natives ION board merchantman.
The men We're found to be unarmed,
but the woman, as afterwards was
learned, had concealed about her cloth
ing fine assortment of Malay halves.
When the captain and the chief engi-
neer, Cragie, were at dinner, six
armed Achinese burst into the cabin
and attacked them with great fury
The officers defended themselves with
chairs, and although badly slashed,
managed ito reach the deck ] Cragie
ran to the engine room and locked
himself in, hut the captain was cut to
Meantime the other Achinese had kill
ed the mate and the man at the wheel,
cutting them down on the bridge. Two
more of the crew were killed on deck.
There We're several Chinese passengers
on board. five of whom were killed
outright, and five driven overheard,
Where they drowned. The 3Achinese
ran among the passengeIs and crew,
cutting and 1ert, ana wounulng
IA OF them. Having terrorized every
one aeft alive on board, they broke
open the ships strong box and looted
it of ;$15, 900. Then they lowered away
ctne of the steamers boats, placed their
booty in it. got in themselves and es-'
capped. :r :. ,s z:@ -, :. =
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HORSE TIE FOR STABLES.

Horsemen will appreciate the device
pictured in the accompanying cut, the
object of the invention being to redHeG
to a minimum the liability OF getting
the animals feet tangled up m tho
tethering rope. and also to keep the
rope out of the way while the animal
is eating. BY means Of a specially
constructed halter the connection IS;
made on the upper instead OF the un-
der side Of the nose strap, and the
tie extends to point level or above
the animals head The invention also
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Jignal the instrument collects more
waves and the sound increases, and
with a little practice the location can
be fixed accurately
An Automobile Trolley.

A French inventor has avoided one
OF the chief diff uIties ii the use of
the trolley system. for the propulsion
of carriages not running on rails by
making an automob obile trolley which,
while serving to connect the carriage
with the overhead Tres, is itself pro-
PEELED By the lectric current, under
control OF the driver OF the carriage.
80 that It keeps step with the carriage
and no strains exerted upon the con-
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Cloud Turrets and Thunder-stox.as-

y "a scientific explanation of the con-
nection between imposing masses OF,
5cumulus clouds, piled up ia aspiring
white turrets, which are papuIar1y
called thunder heads, :, and the ap-
proach Of a thunder stormis offered I'M
"a recent report on cloud studies at the
Blue Hill observatory. It appears
that. the form of cloud called turrefe9
cumulus: is most common when there
is a rapid vertical decrease OF fesn-
perature in the upper air, combineM
with heating at the ground, which fa-
vors the ascent Of columns Of air to-
great heights, and this is, at the same:
time, condition favorable to thunder
storms. $, sz51. 4
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Municipal Ownership Is Ancient.

Municipal ownership long ago passed
out of the stage OF theory and expert
ment, it. in fact, lit ever belonged there.
Centuries before America was discov-
cred public ownership Of public utili-
ties was highly developed. The city
of Rome 1000 years ago possessed it's
splendid public baths, its superb aque-
ducts and other utilities owned and
managed by the government. s re-