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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30

Beaumont. Texas. September 2s-a'' .
Butlin. of the Gulf and Interstate ala'''.-
that he has made arrangements ior ~ i, y
Of the Texas Tram and LUMBER ~ ~,
engine tomorrow and VIII run Ian .srs,
Slowel The train will leave here aoeg
o'clock and will return some time . n
afternoon, The train will conss. y. Y
engine and fiat car, and Mr.. bu,in =.
that il anyone wants to go they wiz X. n,
nitted to do SO. If they can ride o. W 4
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y u smith Acquitted.

Beaumont. Texas, September So,
ceived here tonight that the trla' . =. :
Smith at Newton on a charge LII, +. n
resulted in a verdict OF not sanuH ", 1
Smith was indicted for burning y, I'M, "a Il
mil at Call, Newton county avs
arn
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sncciaI session.

Beaumont, Texas. September 2a-Revl'
Bleker desires to state that special is'r''
will be held at st. Marks Episcopal cha'i
tomorrow at IL a. m. He will preach M
the text: And we beseech you, brethrsa
know them which labor among you 70 y
Lord, and admonish you; and to esteem Ias'
very highly In love, for their works sss,
/ Thes.: V. 1913. Rector Bleser uIss
person5 having the happiness and prosp 9...
of st. Marx at heart to be present su,s
ers are cordially invited. Mrs Florence
Benedict will sing a solo, AT Soclo9
Rev. Bleker will deliver the secona o. 2, =
series Of sermons on the Beauutudes' M, Y
ed are they that mourn, for they sn.
comiorted. Holy communion at NV
sunday school at 10 a. m.
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g Y y :
For Fall
Col Ids

A Cold taken in the Fall p -. =, q
dangerous Cold; it may eoapI
Winter long. Yet it is an gay =, j, III
rid Of before the bad wea''''
the Cold settles into Grip s,,,,x, Z
DR.. Humphreys Famous ,' sp'i sia
restores the checked eireul'' ~ 4 u
~ i e,all or shiver, the ilrs. y, "a ,sosl
Cold. Starts the blood c9uIs', WA,
veins. and breaks up" fiie w ,u,l !
seventy-sevsn' eons's'' :. ! sO.l.s
of pleasant pellets its inc -
A. druggists, csc.
Doctor books mailed "'' ". b
pun. cbreys fIortoPstSl' 81 ~ 8
n rerp,r wilrism and ,eh y. Z, Is u, ~
no nue E,ienne-nsfe''
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Rice from cuero.

Heaumont, Texas. September aa.-Mr. ]. A.
Lambert this afternoon received ,elegram
rom Nuero announcing that his ETar for
two carloads OF rice at that place had hoen
accepted and the rice would he shipped. Mr..
Lambert made a visit In t,uero and inmedi,ts
CNvlnly recently. The people along tho
~uaealune rivei eNpermenied win rice this
s year aud succeeded in raising a splendid crop.
~ tgld them that Beaumont was the beat
spod offer for The two cave which had heen
nnsrvested and was for sale They took hs
n ~ ana after Comparing them With Of
ne, ION elsewhere concluded TO ship 70 thu
r,a. s'noht market, In this purchase Beau
mont gets rice from the extreme rice srow-
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SHOES. SHOES

petit jury to be drawn FOR October % Is
heartily commended by the citizens OF this
place
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30

Beaumont. Texas, September 29--Nt l. /
Garrison. superintendent OF the construct,
of the Federal building. has received biz i
structions relative to the construction u b
building and a notification that the cortn
has beer awarded to the Congress Ccnsirx
ton company, These instructions hosus
were sent out under date OF September
and state that at that time jbe cinlfi
and bond had not been made between =
government and the construction coEpir
Mr.. Garrison thinks that the bond and W
tract has been entered into by this N
and he is daily expecting the arrival
ronreser tatives OF the construction eonpa1l
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Committee Meeting cai,ed.

Houston, Texas. September pa
meeting Of the Harris county relief
committee Will be held in the may
or's office market halD tomorrow
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
All members are respectfully re-
quested to attend.
Ben Rlesner. Chairman.
j. r. Waties, Secretary.
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ing district. 1t would also get rice isr
considerable distance east II there was not
freight rate discrimination against the ciiy
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The Baylsnd Orphans Home OF Hoas-
ton is In receipt Of letter from Fred A.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-29
GROWTH OF SMALLER CITIES.
Even Those in the East Show Big
Gains in Population.

WASHINGTON Sept 1.-THE popu-
lation Of the city of Portland, Me-, as
officially announced today, is SOFAS. In
1890 it was s6,425. These figures show
an increase OF 1920, or 1851 per cent,
from 1890 to 1900.
The census bureau announces that
the population of York. Pa, is 80 .654, q.
against a0.793 In 1890. an increase CT
61.S5 per cent
The population of Racine. Wis. is
29,102, as against 21,014 in 1890. an
increase of 4a.6S per cent
The population OF Yonkers, n. Y,
is 1881, as against 50. 1888 In 1890, An
increase of 1853 per cent.
The population of Scranton, Pa. is
02026, as against 1925 in 1880. an in
crease OF 1856 per cent.
The census bureau up to last night
had tabulated the returns from 81
cities These show population of a.
SAIL This is an average increase
of population of 1890 per cent. The
same cities in 1890 had a population of
making total gain of g.
494. 500.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-29
By Authority.
STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR
SIDEWALK CURB AND PAVE
MENT FOR THE CITY OF HOMO
LULU.

On and after this date all sidewalks
and curbings constructed within the
limits specified below. shall conform 10
the following specifications. In accord
ance with Section 81. Civil Laws. 1897.
CURB.-The sidewalk curb shall be
OF good quality lava rock in blocks not
less than 80 inches long, six inches
thick At the top edge and sufficiently
wide to be held firmly in place by the
street paving; 10 be hammer dressed
on the outside for width of not less
than ten inches and on top edge which
must show uniform width of six
inches Blocks to be well 5edied. laid
true TO line and grade and the joints
between the blocks filled with cement
grout At street corners curb 10 be ear
ried around on a curve the radius of
which is not less than width of side
walk.
PAvEMENT-To be artificial stone
tagging composed Of eemer; concrete.
constructed in alternate slabs in place.
II shall consist of two parts. Iirsl a
base course So inches thick, second, a
finishing or wearing course = inea
thick.
BASE coURSE-The base course shah
be composed OF three parts crushed
blue lava rock known as No. ., no
piece OF which shall be larger than
win so through two-inch ring; two
parts Of crushed blue rock known IS
No. 5. leaving out all which viii pass
through a screen Of mesh to the !
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LOUT

bf ACCIDENTAL gsfs opening. large bay
co.oTsd Californian Mar, weight about 50 10
faint sR- CT foreheat. tat condition. a lizzie
purP1u OF Irritation On tece bu. healing Right
hind hopf LITTLE white. Finder please notify
PosAe s<a.i.R and rexa-t viii be paid
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-29

While on .'.anpsng trip in We sssr
county. Mr. s L Stump Of N0ga1xn-
town, W Va. has severe ztizex ot
bloody fax He says Il firmly BE-
lisve that | owe M life 60 the fore
thought q one o. the company Who
had taken along 9 bottle OF Chamber
lainis Coiis Cholera and Diarrhoss
Remedy MoraI-Proczrs . bottle q.
this remedy before leaving hons Il
calL-ct Be obtained when on q hunting.
1shing or prospecting trip. Neither
can il be obtained while on board he
carr or steamship and :, such times
and places it is most likely 10 BE mead
ed The safs way Is 70 have il with
YOU Thousands OF travellers never
leave home on journey without IL
For sale by all dealers and druggists.
Benson, Smith & Co. general agents
Territory Of Hawaii
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-29
George ALBERT IlaRIcH
FIGHTIHe FOR LIBERTY
CLAIMS he Is PERFECTLY
SANE AND ABLE 10 CARE
FOR his BUSINESS.
Well Known ID Honolulu, Where
He Is Righiy Connected and
Where he Once
Lived

san FRANCISCO. Sep1- Is.-Afte:
having been Eacer the esoad o. insanity
since 1855. Georse Albert Aldrich i.
making MS s.oOHd attempt IN the sa-
periOr court 10 obtain { judgment de-
clarins that Is Is : sane person aid
competent % manage as oxn Affairs.
Aldrich w4s SEM to Napa asylum May
-. 1855. Dal IL March. 1882, ne mad a2-
larently recovered rs reason and was
released OF parole. Inc courts gave
MIN = guardian, however. ana ne mas
been under the legal stigma Of insanity.
though lie has 0seR personally tree anu
has Travelled II foreign countries.
AldricAs story Is somewhat re-
nIaFkabIe one he IS now 81 years o.
age and IS ose OF the children of The
late William II Aidrich, an Oakland
capitalist, who died il 1891. leaving :
fortune OF 100000. his son had then
been considered insane for SIX years.
= provision IN the viii gave young
AldrIch his share in the estate, valued
at sl50,O00, n case he should recover
his reason. There was little hope at
mat time, however. that the young
man would recover, as he had been
violent threatening 10 shoot his father
and declaring that ne would crush out
-ae lives OF his sisters.
Soon after the fathers death appli-
alton was made before Judge Ogden OF
oakland 10 have the youth declared
sane. He had been out on parole for
TWO years anu gave no evidence that
MS mind was unbalanced Experts. i'll
Guiding DR.. Gardiner of Napa asylum,
" ere called upon 10 testify as to AL
Grich's condition. Most OF the ex-
perJS believed him sane Aldrich him
self was a witness. He told about his
sensational disappearance OF u few
months before, when he dropped out of
sight and was not heard OF until he
reached Honolulu. where he remained
some time visiting his sister-in-iaw,
Mrs. Minnie c. Aldrich. He went thence
70 Canada and finally came back to
make application for restoration to
before the law.
Judge Ogden Was about TO pass upon
Aifrich's application. ana it seemed
sure that the yong man would be- de-
clared sane, when the Judge received a I
letter from Aidrich Offering an enor-
nous sum for a decision declaring him |
sane. This lester, in the opinion of |
the judge, wds conclusive proof that |
Aldrich was not of sound mind, and his |
application was denied. No action was |
taken TO punish Aldrich for the at
-empted bribery. as il was set down as |
the act of deranged person Since |
that time Aldrich has been in care Of
a guardian. Alexander Spotswood has
been appointed his guardian ad liteIn
20 carry on the application made yes
-erday in Aldrichs behalf The Pc
-ition recites that Aldrich is not and
mas not been insane for many months:
hat he travels about freely and is per-
'ectly competent to handle his own az
airs
A brother of Aldrich, now dead. mar
lied in Honolulu. and his sisters are
Mrs. Willard T. Barton and Mrs. J. T.
Ounning.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.

Gestscf Advertisements N aiis eolEza bCiR
R& b E~s0tsi a; 10 carts a l1ae first iaScrion. 5
oe'ts lase sea7si aasotra 25 ots pr ial. pr VsoE
IS c-ais pr sse tpo ssei< aud 50 oats par linz p.
n@,&a
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-29
MUST STOP IT.
Uncle Sam After Manufacturers Of
Soft Nosed Bullets.

WASHINGTON. Sept 1e.-The ord
nance bureau 0. the war department
recently called upon manufacturers Of
cartridges 70 sop printing and using a
label for cartridge boxes which inii-
Gated that the United States govern
ment was using soft-nosed 'duadun"
bullets TIE bureau received from two
officers in the Philippines the tops Of
pasteboard boxes in which cartridges
are packed, upon which was q label say
ms that the cartridges were soft-nosed
bullets used By the krag-Jorgensen or
standard United States rifles As none
OF these bullets have ever been pur-
chased or manufactured by this gov
errnment, the two firms using the label
were notified that such use must stop.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-29
PLATFORM OF THE
MdeQendent Home-Rule
P A RT Y.

Adopted m Island oonsena in Honolulu, H / june 800
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-29
ASSESSMEN T NOTICE

Stockholders are nerehy noetnsd that
the Fifth Assessment II s Pr CIT e
Two and one-half Dollars pr GAaso q
the Capital Stock q he
IkTER-ISLihB TELEGRAPH GO. lid.
Ia due and payable August LIT q u
ONCE Of tie urderaigned. III Ioet
street. J. a IWHR
Acting Treasurer Intsr-1slan1 IT,
graph Co. LtA
Honolulu. August /. 1874.
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FOR SALE.

FURNITURE in three rooms, complete Tor
Housekeeping for married couple without chill
man Bakery. HoUSEEEEP. this ofslce
oNE handsome Crown Piano in perfect order
with Harp and Mandolin Accompaniment. Has
been used only I've times. car 5s had al a
rsasonsoie price By applying az the ORPHEUM
CAFE
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-29
Removal Notice.

On and after Monday. September 10.
1890. Dr. Wayson viii be az his new
Once and residence, BeretanIa street,
nearly opposite the Methodist church.
Once hours. 10 a. M to p. N and 6: 80
to 7:3o D. N
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
GREAT BRITAIN In IT.

Said 10 Have Mnde an Agreement
With United States ns to Mediation.
London. July 24.-1t is rumored In
diplomatic circles that the United
States. acting on Emperor kuang Hsu's
request for mediation, has secured an
agreement with Great Britain. and pos
sibly with other powers. on certain con-
ditions prerequisite to compliance
with the rulers desire. These condi-
tions are believed to be that the Chi
nese government shall preserve the
lives of foreigners in China and speedi-
ly suppress the Boxer rebellion. In the
event of the authorities at Pekin doing
as is suggested, it Is said that the
United States and England promise to
use their influence to perpetuate Chs
nese rule and preserve the territorial
Integrity of the empire.
In view of what is definitely known
with regard to this matter. London
diplomats would not be surprised II a
mediation program, having the sane
tion OF all the nations concerned. were
shortly to be promulgated.
Taotai Lew, first secretary OF the
Chinese legation here, speaking to q
correspondent relative to the reported
scheme OF mediation, said:
The Chinese government would well
come such proposals as those sug-
gested. particuiarly since the washing
ton government takes the lead ii pro-
posing them. AN our ofaclals are ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24

rope, and thus settle for all time the
ever-recurring eastern question. Then
viii her population be the exporters of
products and the consumers of imports.
of such untold magnitude that the
ocean beyond US Will be buldened with
ships Of commerce. gladdenins the
hearts of both Mongolians and Areri-i
cans, and leading the way to the COM
mon brotherhood of man. Within the.
scope and performance of this great
work lies the duty and destiny which
the United States has to fulfill in
China.
For several years the market fisher
men have operated at all seasons in the
Des aleines river at this place almost
without lot or hindrance. 1t has only
been occasionally that any fuss was
made about ii. Once in a while the FISH
commissioner would sweep down upon
the vioiators Of the las and few of
,hem would be punished. But lately,
Thru the efforts Of Mr.. Delavan and the
local fish protection club the arrests
ana convictions have been Very nuner-
Gus. Seines trot lines, dip nets and
other contraband apparatus have been
seized frequently and destroyed. 1t is
getting TO be dangerous TO violate the
fish and game laws in this locality.
spertsmen generally are coming 10
realize more and more their responsi-
bility fer the enforcement of the laws.
They can see that if the. do not pre-
Vent the wholesale and illegal slaughte,
\ of the fish and game in the state there
will soon be none for legitimate sport.
4 MIR Delavaa is always ready and glad
to cooperate to the extent of his abil-
lity With any perscp or persons who de-
4 sire 70 take steps to enforce the fish
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
Grant Goes with ChaGee.

Washington, July 24.-Tho no an
no,lncenent has been made, 1t can be
said on good authority that Gen. Fred
d. Grant will be ordered from duty at
Manila to report to Gen. A. D. Chaffee
in China.
1t has been reported also that Gen.
Thomas H. Barry, who is now en- route
east on the transport Sumner, has been
ordered to China. The secretary of war
said yesterday afternoorl that Gen.
Barry asked permission to stop over at
Taku and that this had been granted
him. Secretary Root said that he did
not know or understand that Gen. Bar
ry wac to sae service in China. He has
been ordered to report to Gen. MacAr-
thur at Manila, and will do 80 unless
this order Is changed
Gen. James r. Wilson, who was on
Saturday ordered from Cuba to report
for duty In China. Will not be able to
reach the scene Of action for two
montha as he has a very long trip be-
gore hin, -
With Wilson; and. Gen. Grant and Cen
Barry, u this oilicer Gets orders to re-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
GOT THE NI(HGER
Mob Which Attack ed tho huntsville,
Alabama, Jail Got Their Man md
Did rhclr Work Before Militia Ar-
riycd-Piuclxy Fight OF the Sheriff.

Huntsville, Ala, July 81. Elijah
Clark. a negro, was taken from Jail in
this city last night and lynched after
Sheriff Fuigham had made desperate
attemptttc defend his prisoner A dense
srloka fTu.n combination of tar,
feathers and oil. fired by the erazed
mob. WAS too much for the sheriff, and 4
he Was dragged ffbnl the jail and
lipt;lced under q physician 5 care. Will
lam Nining. who attempted to rush
thru the crowd and up the jail steps,
Was shot and dangerously wounded.
A crowd of l50 men, principally en-
ployes Of the cotton mills at Dallas, a
suburb, searched the woods all night
for Clark without avail In the morn
ling Sheriff F'ulghan md posse cap
l8tureG the refugee and landed him in
| jail here.
| y mob was soon formed and Sheriff
I Fulgham appealed to Governor johns
ton who responded that he had ordered
the militia at Birmingham. atontgom-
lery ard Decatur 10 proceed here with
iall haste
| The sheriff then tetephoned Judge s..
/ NJ. Stewart. asking an Immediate trial
/ of the negro The judge replied that
The had arranged for a special session of
court at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. This
4 news was given to the mob. which
greeted 1t with jeers.
The outer door of the Jail. a wooden
4 barrier. was battered down, and Sheriff
4 F'u!gham retreated with his prisoner TO
after him. The nah then began To de-
4 without doing harm to the sheriff.
A large amount of tar feathers, and
oil was secured and piled on the cement
floor of the Jail and a match applied,
4 A suffocating smoke arose and spread
4 quickly thruout the Jail The Sheriff
\ again retrcated 10 the corner farthest
+. from the burning pile, taking his pris-
4 oner with him. More tar and feathers
were brought in and ignited.
a The sheriff Was seen 10 disappear
a from the window and the mob waited,
4 He did not reappear, and Chief of Police
4 Overton broke thru the crowd and rush
q ed up the stairs thru the binding
smoke. Reaching the third floor, he
found Sheriff Fuigham in semi-con-
scioua condition. The Chief begged the
sheriff to escape. The reply Was:
Il will stay here. will die doing my
duty
The chief of police dragged the sheriff
; down two flights of stairs into tbs
street, from where he was taken to thu
81 city hall and doctors summoned.
The mob seized the negro and hus-
3 tied him TO Dallas. where he was exc.
cutsd Just aa The work was finished
the Decatur militia arrived at Hunts
yiua 3a45 1e
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
FIVE DRONy NED.
Party OF Ba.hers in a California
Lake ,vh,lo sporting on q Raft Are

Ventura, Cal, July 24.-News comes
from the eastern part Of this country
Of the drowning Of Ave persons in WI
ley's Lake.
The dead are: Mrs. Byron H. Wiley,
aged 40; Miss A. Wiley, aged 13; Miss
Foshun, aged 10; Mr.. Broderick. a
young man. and an unknown boy Of 13.
The party. while in bathing. went out
to raft which began to wobble, and
some of the bathers fell into the water.
The others made desperate attempt to
rescue their companions, but in SO do
ing perished Il
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7nz21lsyleg
SHOOT TO KILL.
Two Desperate Negroes Resist Arr
rest in New Orlcansand shoot ON
cers-Two Policemen Killed-.O,-
900 People Congregatc on scene.


rest in New Orleans and shoot oM-s
cers-Two Policemen Kincd-.O,-
900 People Congregatc on scene.
New Orleans, La. July 24-Police
Captain John E. Day and Policeman
Peter j. Lamb are dead and Policeman
August A. Moran is in the hospital suf-
fering from severe wounds as the re-
suit of an encounter With two desper-
ate negroes, Leonard Pierce and Robert
Charles.
sergt Auccin and Patrolmen Can
trelIe and Mora attempted to arrest
Pierce and Charles last night. The
latter jumped up with drawn pistols.
and began firing. The officers returned
the fire. Mora shot three times, when
he fell to the sidewalk. Cantrilie con-
ter fled, leaving q trail of blood. Pierce
surrendered. The other officers went
to an alley house in which the negro
was said to be hiding and Knocked at
the door. Charles burst out the door
of the fourth room and opened fire on
the policeman. The first shot wounded
capt. Day. Soon Lamb fell mortally
wounded. The negro then disappeared
and all efforts tozlocate him were futile,
tho fully hundred policemen and as
many citizens armed with revolvers
shetsuns. and rifles are searching for
the murderer. The shooting created a
tremendous sensation and 10000 people
congregated in the vicinity