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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-09

Washington. August s.--The war depart
ment has received the following cable
gram from General Chaffee:
Adjutant General. Washington.
Chez Foo, August s.---August 5.--Pel
Tsang handsomely taken early this morn
ing by Japanese troops, supported by Eng
lish and Americans. Japanese loss con-
siderable. English slight; Americans none.
Ground very limited. In morning Amer.
lean troops occupied rear position, which
was TO form turning movement. but were
unable 10 form in line. We will cross Pei
Ho to left bank tomorrow morning ana
move on Yang Tsun.
Consul at Chez Foo furnished copy Of
dispatch from tsung Ii yamen on July 30.
which he has csbled. Chaffee.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-09
FOREIGN.
SPORT.

Parliament was prorogued. the queen
making her usual speech
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-09
The vision of the stork is q. 3
brightens the eyes and quicls w.

The vision Of the stork T. =.
brightens the eyes and ou;cl va
heart beat Of
~ young wife. ~
ysM olten the vis..
II IN never realized
49, as the laught.
infant voices !.
--%gS from without H. n \
eyes sadden an \ 1
1t often happens that childlessrs.nsu ~
to conditions which may he -. w /
Many women have found that ths ' y 3,
and vigor impaired by Doctor N sl'@'sl
Favorite Prescription to the .r'ci
organs, has been the one thirc sl'li
to fulfill the Joy of motherhogsa netIl
famous medicine is not curs 1 u
a specialists prescription, havrau
single aim the cure of diseases rs,, 8
to women. Psu2
Sick or weak women are invited.
suit DR.. Pierce, Buffalo. N. v ~
free of charge, thus avoiding the ;r IL 'sat
questions, offensive exarninatiors.
local treatments, generally roas s
necessary by inexperienced pract;,;ss
All letters are held as strictlv -
and sacredly confidential. Each m's;
is sent i'll a perfectly plain envelor a.l'ss
There is neither alcohol nor XXI.
toxicant contained in "Favor;, s,'l :
scription." and it is absolutelv irs. g. g
opium, cocaine and all narcotic dynM
My wife was sick for over
eight years" writes Albert n a
Fulte, Esq, of Altamon,, Grundy Fk
County, Tenn. She had uterine "a "
disease ard was treated by M =
two physicians and got no re- f/flZvi d
lief At last read, in one Of @~Jfy
your Memorandum Books Mi
which you sent me, about DR.. I, sz%-T
Pierce's IN edicines, M IN
and we decided to try m QH3
his Favorite prescvip- Wj
ton ] sent TO the .ZTU
drug store and got one ~ III
bottle and the first TX MI
dose gave ease and -
sleep. She had not slept any for th,s. IL,
Being sure that il would cure her s.r, ~ ~.
more bottles and when she had tai en- ~ y. e. "
bottle she was sound and we'll We rcr ~ ~
fine boy at orr house" D4si
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets nro,,,..
a healthy condition of the stomach
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-09
JApANEsE rooK Pei TsANe.

JAPANESE TOOK PEI TSAN6.
Washington. August s.-The navy de-
psrtment has received the following cable
gram from Admiral Remsy;
Bureau Of Navigation. Washington.
Chez Foo, August s.-Taku, August g.
ohaffee reports Japanese took Pei Tsang
morning 5th. Engagement over before
Americans arrived. Movement probably
continued to Yang Tsung. Inform secre-
tary OF war. Remey.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-09

VI 49,
company 2
/" insi ih1
rather ibn
20 for tra',
m eat "
some ri
ularlY ffh
uated ., /
r . giasml.
physien.i
and spec~
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-09
IN FULL RRrREAr.

London, August S.--The British consul
ut Tien Psin, under date Of Monday, .Au-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-09

i I'LL anu Quicker, =
n neart beat q ~
often the vi.,,.M
never realizes;dI
: as the laughn,- y
from n1r,, without iu,s
( childless hona's !
. eyes sadden al z
heart fxr.
The Republican., 1900-12-27

Je11ycOn Desserts.
Are SO much easier to prepare than the o,d
fashioned gelatine With Burnham's Hasty
Jellycon there is nothing to do but dissolve
1t in boiling water and set away to cool 1t
is already sweetened and favored. Get
package to-day at your grocer's. The fla
vors are: Orange, lemon, strawberry, rasp-
berry, peach, wild cherry and unhavored
".calfsfoot" for making wine and coffee
jellies.
The Republican., 1900-12-27
Does Coffee Agree with You,

II not, drink Grain-O-made from pure
grains. A lady writes: ",Ihe first time
made GrainO did not like it, but after us
ing it one week nothing would induce me to
go back to coffee" Itnourishes and feeds the
system. Children can drink it freely with
great benefit. 1T is the strengthening sub
stance of pure grains. Get package to-day
from your grocer, follow directions in max
ing, and you Twill havea delicious and healtLful
table beveragefor old andyoun l5cand Csc.
The Republican., 1900-12-27
A Conversational Habit.

"Miggs is man of few words, isn't
hep"
''Yes, he hasn't much of vocabu-
larry; but, gracious! he can reiterate
until the cows come home. Indian
apolis News.
The Republican., 1900-12-27
Excursion sIeepers Via NJ, *. & TRY.

Weekly Excursion Sleepers leave St. Louis
via Katy Flyer (M X G. i. Ry.) every Tues
day at SIG p. m. for San Antonio, Los An
geles and San Francisco.
Weekly Excursion Sieepers leave Kansas
City via the NJ. X. & T. Ry. every Saturday
at 9:05 p. m. for San Antonio, Los Angeles
and San Francisco.
The Republican., 1900-12-27

Wife-What shall we name the baby,
John?
Husband have decided to leave that en-
tirely to you, my dear.
- John, you've been drinking again.
Smart Set.
The Republican., 1900-12-27

Ak Ong the funny things which women
do is to spread an old red shawl over the
sofa and put a candle with a red shade on
table near by, and call it an oriental cor.
ner.-Atchison Globe.
The Republican., 1900-12-27

Bric-a-brac is hard to define precisely. But
anything that you can afford and that there
IS room for in your house is not, strictly,
bric-a- -brac-Puck.
The Republican., 1900-12-27
In Society.

News Note-The earl of Makearaise has
arrived in New York.
Many Rich Fathers-What's his price,
Detroit Free Press
The Republican., 1900-12-27
Your storekeeper Can Sell You


Garter's Ink orhe can get it for you. Ask him.
Try 1t. Car loads are sent annually to every
state in the Union. Do you buy Carter's?
The Republican., 1900-12-27
Lanes FAMILY Medicine

Moves the bowels each day In order te
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on
the liver and kidneys. Cures sick head
ache. Price Is and Soc
The Republican., 1900-12-27
AlWnys in One

Grimes-Is your wife fond of pets?
Harum-l should say she was. She is al
most always in one.-Boston Transcript.
The Republican., 1900-12-27


of
~ $3.50 ~A "~~ '~AN'
II unable hold head
to andw
In
wrecked
remedies
DAY s. to me:
foundo
wonderfully in
for the
ot rom nervous and diseases cured by this
for me"
The Republican., 1900-12-27
Or. GREEMEyS OFFER OF FREE ADVcE.

Greene Nervuas
him Street New York cy His
advice Is from his skill
health Thousands him ancte
getting the right advice areiH
The Republican., 1900-12-27
To Cure a Col

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund money if fails to cure. 25c.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-27

Tho department last year gave various
Etatc naval mlitag. which are M Inn
poriant element iu the general scheme OF
national defense. tour ~ duty on board
snip. with abe object ~ 80 instrictlng
them in man-of-wur routine and duties
rs go enable mem upon che outbreak OF
war 10 have Hufncicnt knowledge 70 be Of
practical use on our naval vessels
The same facilities we're again offered
this year. although some OF the state or.
ganizations feilc1 20 take advantage Of
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-27
DOCTORS WERE HIS VICTIMS.
BOGUs PHYSICIAN WHO LIVED on
HARD LICK STORIES.

Latest story Was That Ne Lost Hi-
t'nmiis end Property in the Gal
weston Flood-uc once Pcr~onated
Dr. Porrher OF Charicston-Has
Done business iu DInerent Parts of
the South-Now Under Arrest in
New York.
New York Nov eG-The police OF the
West EtEhty-clghth Street station say
they have in custody swindler. who FOR
more than a year has been victimizing
physicians and surgeons throughout tho
Eastern states. The man. who was ar
lam a. Ferguson. 80 years old. living A.
tho Capitol Hotel. Bowery He is OF Irish
birth ana says he s. "a physician
Ferguson called to-day on nr. william
NJ. Polk az No. East Thiriy-sixth street
and told touching Story about having
lost bis wife. two children and all has
property IN the Galveston storm and
flood lie asked Tor aid ana would prob
ably have Eot o.. as he represented him
self as an unfortunate physician. had not
Or. Polk remembered having received a
call year ago from Ferguson. Iic fur
tber rop,er,,t..,. ,,,,,.. ,,t. ia,
t...-.,,
"'' '''' "' ne "'' '' 'lt
IN Michigan
Dr. Polk then went % his telephone and
called M rnp,her 80 hts ,.rso-,.t r,,,-
...., ,.,,
anu '-'' '''''' 10 "'""''
OF F'rsus on DR. Georse T. Jarman. of
SevcntE-aixfh street. was ono az those
communicated with, and shortly after he
received the telephone message. "Dr.
nii"n q FERGUSON was announced Or
Jariaan received Ferguson aud again the
HAlVe ton hooi story was told ana "a
'N'' Net7uce % nus plea Tor ald. furEuSon
pIoaueed a letter he1rinE Or Poke name
ana which said in eject that the bearer
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-27
WORK. At cmucKAnArGA rAnK.
Gen. nosnton's Annual Report Tell
inE What ffns Hren Done.

Washington. Nov Is Gen. d. v Boyr-
ton. Chairman ~ The Cuicamauga ana
Chatter. ora National Military Park Com
mission. has submitted hts annual report
60 tho Secretary a. War The ropert says
The work ~ establishing the park and
its maintenance mas continued uniutor
ruptcdly during tire year ending Sept 30
1000 and has teeu carried on strictly in
accordance with the pan Tor dividing the
funds appropriated by ConEres submit
ted TO you hy the commission and ap-
proved
'lt appears from the engineer report
that We have now stxiy-scven miles OF inn
provost roads. which cost an average %
Sl.N- per milo. about four and half miles
of which was constructed during the past
year. that t5.iZj has been expended in
thar time in road construction and better
mcnts.
There are nov erected on the Chica-
mauga field iVa guns, mounted on iron
carriages to initiate tho patterns Ia use
during the civil War. marking forty-three
Union battery positions ana nlnety-four
heii guns. similarly mounted. marking
ihifih ninr Confederate battery positions
on the thtttauaova nold forty-nve guns
mounted ns above mark ten Union and
ten Confederate battery positions there
Historical tablets erected during the
year lte iounda lions for state monuments
constructed. 4. eXcavatcd. guns mount
"a i2
"1no balance on hand oct ]. 1879. wa
'i6's3 The appropriations for the hsca'
year ending june 30. 1901 Including a spc-
cihc appropriation 81 $1,000 FOR complet-
Ing the Lafayette road cNtenafou were
$1,000 These. with two other sma
Items. aggregatiug &26l made the total
receipts for the year ending Sept. o. 1870.
}lld. is5. The total expenditures 20 and in
Guiding that date have been $50 rs leaV-
ius a balance oct. T. 1900 of 81 sl7
Gen. Boyrtou calls attention 20 the in
specton last month by the veterans OF
tHe several armies interested. Of ell tho
historical work thus Ear completed On the
park with view 10 the correction OF
such errors as might have been ia in
sctin,ious upon tablets monuments ami
location OF battle lines
The results of the inspection. partici-
pated in hy prominent members n the
armies which took part la the actions.
~ well as commissioners from the states
whose troops were euFaHCd. were o. zinc
most satisfactory character.
"ln view % the sensational reports cur
rent during the occupation Of the park by
the troops OF tho Spanish- American War
that the park was an unhealthy region
the commission calls special attention 90
The report Of the engineer. showing In
connection with the last annual report
that the entire absence OF fever or an,
general sickness in tho park force has
continued froFn the time % began 70 cIea-
up the park after che troops left % the
present time"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-27
LEAVES MONEY TO FRIENDS.
Hoyt DisreERraed HIS Cousins In
Making Iiis WIN.

Making His win.
New York. Nov. 26-The will OF Charles
d Hoyt. the playwright. was sled to-day
In the surrogate's Office Il was executed
Oct. 49, 1885
After making requests 20 personal
friends and employees. the testator says
1T is my wish that thee theatrical bust
NESS OF Hoyt and Mckee be continued and
conducted solely by Frank Mckee as Il
is now managed, the said Frank Mckee
20 receive all OF my share Of the profits
thereof as a recomnense Tor his services.
excepting such portion as is hereinbefore
bequeathed TO Elwood NJ Dashera. on
the death Of said Frank Mckee the said
business shall cease and determine"
Residuary legatees are the Lambs
Club Of this city aud the Actors Fund.
In making this. my viii. at the pres
eut time. the viii concludes Il have no
relatives nearer than cousins 70 be con-
sidered by me, aud my cousins and dis
tant relatives have never shown by any
agt any desire for my friendship or good
all; hence. ] have deemed q more con-
EFtent with fair dealing ana Justice 20
dispose OF my property 20 those who dur
Ing my life have been my constant COM
panions and well-wishcrs. ard TO SUI
charities as IN my judgment are most
hitting ="
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-27
MACON ANNEXATION MEASURE
Led 60 n sharp TiIt Bctwcen Two Of
the Members From Bibb.


Atlanta. Nov s5-Mcssrs Fielder and
Han of Bibb locked horns 10 tne House
this morning over the Macon annexation
fight
The former gentleman wanted Go take
Ia The suburbs and che laticr was opposed
10 h. The bill was introduced Wcducs-
day and passed Saturday There was coo
much rapidly ia This Tor air Hail The
bin had been passed in ni. absence Ne
wanted the action reconsdtrcd but the
House voted down the request
THIS was the second heated discussion
between the two membsrs OF the bihh del-
cgaiion over this b.ll ON the Southern
Railway train from Macon lass night Col.
HAL made am attack on Ar Fielder for
Introducing the blll without submitting N
10 him.
AIR HAN stated thar SIR Fielder had VIZ
o,ated an proccdcnt~. treated him unfair
IS and placed him in an cmharra sing
position with his constituents. iu that the
bin received the recommendation Of the
committee and went through without ape
prevail from him.
On defense OF himself Mr. Fielder ai-
legged that Mr. HAN aad seen tac Din aui
Representative Nfhouu Was called upon
10 prove a. Alr Kilaorn stated that the
bla had been handed 20 nim hy Mr. FEEL
der while Alr Han sac unNt to him. uud
that he was % the ouIuiou at the time
that Mr. Hall had read tho hiN over with
h.m Mr. Steed OF TaN.or was present
during the discussion ana several other
peop.e gathered around 90 await results.
The discussion grcW 20 white heat
some salty things We're said on both sides
but the storm passed ana finally quiet
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-27
FOOD IN NEW YORK.


Or Hyiaude MacGrath 90 experiment
ing the result of food 600 his own body.
says. after eating four heapiug tea-
spoons az Grape Nufs with % utile cream,
had occasion 90 walk about % miles on1
was surprised az my feeling Of strength
and bouyancv on other OCCASION when
1 have taken careful note Of my feelings
and aensationf ! have discovered that ir-
tetlertuni insga are comparatively easy
when using Grape MUS af caca mea'
"Of course ! understand that che theory
rerar1lng Grapc-Nufs 81 practically per-
feet mat d.. the food contains elements
that are well known. and furnished in
concentrated and quite delicious form. e.
f. reasonable Co expect results. but the
physical demonstration 81 these results
Is more satisfactory. aiwuys. than the
mere statement 81 theory
Grape-Nuts combined with fruit and
sensonabie veret ahiss. ! prescribe 10 all
ins women ana dc.icale men. and have not
had "a cnse yet that has not furnished
sratffsiar results nervous. Irritable
man OF - became tat and smiablo using
Grape-N uis food as a regular Out not eN-
clusve) diet
Il have found slender. anncmic girls
improved rapidly w health. Spirits. weight
aud looks. on Grape-Nuta food a. would
be n blessing 90 thousands OF such siris
II this food was used more largely ln
boarding schools ard semiuaries. NOT 20
De- administered rs medicine. but a. a
pure heaithfui. and highly uourlahlug
food" Dr. MacGraih hyes 90 ~ 5lh Ave,
New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-27
MAooN's CRY oorur LEGAL.
Supreme Court Declares the act IL
Constitutional

Constitutional
Atlanta. Nov. @.-The Supreme Court
to-day handed down rs decision IN the
Henry Ivey case affecting the constltu-
tiouality Or the city Court Of Macon
The court ovcrrules Solicitor Hodges
motion. ard declares the court Of Macon
20 be- like" the city Courts Of Swan
nah ana Atlanta. The decision b. by chief
Justice Simmons. and o. a. follow
The court created By the act ~ Aug
a. isss. To establish the city Ce'irf %
Macon. etc. was IN all sub.tanfial re-
spects like court 70 the city Court q
Atlanta. as u existed on the date OF ,hs
ratification of the present constitution.
Second. Constituting altogether the pro-
visions Of that aci the court thereby Gre
ated was established ia the city OF Ma
con.
Third n follows that the Supreme
Court has jurisdiction Of bills o. excep-
tion sued out 60 review Judgment % the
city Court of Macon
Fourth. Neither paragraph I nor ser
ton under Article VI Of the Conss tuition
tcivii Code Section HS.D nor any statute
of this state confera upon a judge of the
Superior Court authority 10 preside IN a
CITY Court save only Ia cases wherein the
Judge OF that court Is disqualified 20 pre-
eide when. therefore a SUPERIOR Court
Judge undertake. 20 preside In case
pending in . city Court which the Judge
thereof D. qualified 20 try the so-called
trial is nuilty ard the result OF IL Is alb
soutely void
Judgment reversed al concurrinE. John
r Cooper and Marion " Harris for
plaintiff in error. Robert Hodges, solicitor
general. contra.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-27
ENGINEER oRoss HURRIED.
Man KILLED nt waresboro--Corone
Horse Han away.


Waycross. ca. Nov as-Englnesr
Frank Cross. Of the Plant System. who
died very suddenly az bis home IN this
city. yesterday morning. from heart
trouble. was buried IN Lott Cemetery this
afternoon Deceased had been with the
Plant system for eleven years. and was
ono ~ tho best-known engineers on tho
road. Tie had been complaining for sew
eral months. bur ms death was entirely
unexpected. ana a great blow 20 HIS faml-
~. lie leaves wife and three children.
This morning Coroner Grimes received
q telegram from WaFosboro asking him 10
come 90 Bunns stu az once 90 hold an
inquest over tho body Of a man who had
just been killed al that place. Runn's
SIN was formerly tho Coleman a will
hanson still. four miles from Hasty X
f. noe on the railroad. and part icularE nre
not available az this time. The coroner
secured horse and buggy and started
10 drive across country. When near Or.
Frank Folks residence the horse became
frightened and ran away lie whirle1
around. starting down the street on a re-
turn to che stable As he crossed tho
railroad switch near the First National
Bank, Mr. Grimes was thrown from the
buggy. His head and back struck the
brick pavement aud he was severely
bruised. being unable 90 so out 70 hold
the inquest
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-27
-=s=-sN-- e==---===-
LANAIAN IL TNuEH ARREST.
Charged with Larceny Rock Crush
cr causes Litigation.


Athens Ga. Nov % Mr. Richard Ian
ahsn. formerly travelling salesman for
g. a. Holmo q Co. was arrested here to-
day on the charge 90 larceny after trust.
lie IS said 10 De- Ssoo short iu bis accounts.
The news OF his arrest caused a scns5-
ton among the business men Of the city
where he IS well known end bears good
reputation Ilc dd MOI give bond but
was allowed 90 80 20 the home Of Capt
H q. Davis. where he d being guarded
until Tomorrow. when the Superior Court
VII! convene
Mir Lsnahan &C. very indignant over the
charges. ana says that he De- being very
badly treated He has been in Athens ever
since he was discharged. and has made no
attempt 20 get away
The city Of Athens seems 60 have an
elephant on its hands So the shape of a
rock crusfcr The crdsher Is situated near
a resident portion 81 The city. AND damage
suits To- tho amount 81 about 5000 have
been hled against the city 81 tho past Two
months
stormy session of the Council was
he'd yesterday afternoon Tho Mayor va
Gated the chair ana IN ringing speech
said that bee thought the city had stood
the affair long enough. and Do thought
the matter was ripe for jury. Tho city
has considerable money invested in the
property, a. has the Athens Railroad
Company. ard the crushsr Be- saving thol-
sands Of dollars TO the taxpayers Of Ath-
Tus
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-27
WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.
Fifth Annual session Was quite sue
censful.

rim Annual session Was quite sue
cessfuI.
waycross. Ca. Nov 2i.-Thc NTH sea-
sion Of the Wesleyan Church Of America
closed last night. after a very successful
meeting Of three days.
Tho Committee on Pastoral Relations
recommended preachers Tor the various
charges IN the conference as follows.
Wnycross--C. L. y. Davis.
T1fton-H s. Dixon.
Ashhurn-W +. Pcrdue.
NauNn--C 4. DuPrce
Hoftense-W ~. Lee.
Nasaau-D. ID. Middleton.
Tallahassce-R " watts.
Green's oro-To be- supplied.
Rev "a. II. Tumlin was elected con
ference evangelist.
Rev. r. s. ABBOTT ~ Knoxville. Tenn.
was reelected president ana J. Lawrence
secretary.
The next conference VIII De- held az AHh-
burn. on the q $. a. +. Railroad.
The return o. Rev. O. J.. r. Davis 10 the
church here Is satisfactory Doth to the
membership OF his church and the people
af the town.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-27
EACH KILLED THE OTHER.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY At KENNEDY's
MILL, IN BULLOCK.

johnson Thrashed Hattcn About n
Game of Cards-IIatten Got Pis-
toI and shot His AntaRonist-John-
son, After BctnR Fatally Wounded.
Armed Himself and killed His
Man.
Daiay Ca. Nov. 2s.-A shooting ARRAY
sook place near here. at Kennedys mill.
m Buglooh county last night az o'clock.
which ended IN the death OF L. Johnson
and Robert Hstten. both white men.
Johnson wos the Waterman at the mill
ard had falling out with Hatten over 4
card game They had a fight 10 which
johnson gave him a thrashlng. Hatten
wen, Off and got a revolver, came back
ard nred on johnson, shooting him
through the neck and IN the back
Johnson ran into his home, which was
uear h.. got his revolver and came out
and shot Hatten down. putting five bu;-
lets into him
johnson then stepped back into hts
home and died IN few moments. Hatten
died to-day at his fathers home near the
mill.
No one KNOWS Wnere Johnson came
from. OF anything about him except nc
came 10 this section of the state about
three years ago ana got position with
Polk a son as night Waterman AZ a mill.
ard after they sold out he got a position
=, Cummings g. Edwards mill. where ne
worked for several months.
He has worked for some time az the
place where he was Killed. He leaves no
trace q any relatives or where he T.
from. 10 has never told anyone where ~
Was from or anything about himself
There was something strange about h.s
life