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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-14
HON W. v SULLIVAN uNrnp STATES SENATOR IRON

Hon. W. V. Sullivan, United States Sem
ator from Mississippi In letter recently
written 20 DR.. Hartman, from oxford,
Miss. says the following Of Peruna as
a catarrh remedy;
"For some time ] have been a
sufferer from catarrh i'm its most
incipient stage, so much so that |
became alarmed as TO my general
health. Bur, hearing of Peruna
as good remedy. ! gave IL a fair
trial and soon began TO improve.
Its effects were distinctly bene-
fetal, removing the annoying
symptoms. and was particularly
good as tonic,
al take pleasure in recommend
ing your great national catarrb
cure, Peruna, as the best have
ever tried" w. V. Sullivan.
Hon. Philip b THOMPSON Jr. Member
% Congress from Kentucky. IN recent
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RICE FARMING NEAR ANGLEToN.
several Hundred Acres TO he Put In
This Season.

Angleton, Texas. January Ia. J.
Hackney today closed deal for the
planting of $50 acres OF rice, making In all
600 acres now under contract to be plant
ed on the Baker & Lewis rice canal on
Bastrop bayou, near Angleton. There is
little doubt that Messrs. Carter 4 Had
sell will have pumping plant in operation
on the bayou in ample time for crop,
Ihey will probably plant between 200 and
800 acres or rice.
Messrs Rayn g. Alsobrook also contem-
plate putting pumping plant on the bayou
with capacity for 400 or 800 acres. which
will be prepared for planting as soon as
it is settled that the plant Will go In.
Colonel ]. b. Warren is now arranging
to put in wells with sufficient capacity
for 200 or 800 acres,
Rice is all the talk among those who
live on the prairie, and your correspond
ont would not be surprised II several thou
sand acres Of rice is planted in this sec
ton this season.
Colonel Norfeet Hill OF Sandy Point,
who has 600 acres OF fine land In cultiva-
tion with a take nearby with ample water
for irrigatiug the entire tract, IS anxious
to make some arrangements with pract'-
raj rice men TO put up pumping plant
ana engage 10 the rice pusiHSss' LUIS - %
good opportunity for good man.
The Post correspondent is Informed that
the International and Great Northern rail-
road is now al work at Sandy Point run
ring bitches on the west side NJ rs track
to OYSTER creek which will drain large
section of that country. Some suits have
recently been filed against the road for
damages alleged to be due on account Of
the natural flow OF the water being stopped
by the rosdbed. which it is supposed IS
one Of the reasons why the road Is open
ing IN bitches. At any rate the work
now being done will be of great advan'
tage to the Sandy Point country
In the case of James w. Davidson VS.
the Santa Fe Railroad company for all
legged damages to growing crops. caused II
was claimed in the suit. by the roadbed'
obstructlng the natural flow OF the water
and damaging crops. went to trial Monday
last and occupied three days time Like
the eases which preceded it the jury failed
10 agree, hence II will be necessary to try
them over again at the next term
The grand Jury has not yet adjourned
and will probnblv be in session all OF next
week. Many indictments have been founo
against various parties for the tteft OF
cattle. and there is general hustllng i"'
LAWYERS among those accused.
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| pOpULIST FIGHT IS ON.
|u,llsu Park Has Succeeded 10 Stirring Up
State Committeeman.
yfcIAL MEETING WAS HELD At DALLAS
.,rman Bradley and the Others
present Have issued Card
10 the General Public.

n.u.s Texas. January 13.-Even the
ront OF the Texas populists is tattered
"a torn with dissension. Milton
|p.,s chairman OF the National reorgani-
,,,,on committee, and J. S. Bradley, chair
,,,n OF the Texas State populist commit
Z. are at outs and an open rupture In
~, is loft OF the middle Of the-road or
y,nization has ensued
I, The Southern Mercury (the State por-
olst organl OF january and January II
v,rA severely criticised the work of Brad
~. committee and stated that agents
!, Mr. BRYAN we're in Texas to pay popu-
~, leaders TO abandon their own princ-
nlss and support fusion, intimating at the
,.ms time that Bradley's committee was
I'm on the deal.
This aroused Bradley and his colleagues
"a the lighting point and special session
a. The state committee was hurriedly
.siled The committee met in Dallas today.
nriv few members attended the confer
s,ce hut there were enough to make the
| .,,uation sizzle. Park was put on the
sudiron and roasted" in lively fashion.
ia was asked to address the committee
nd there were no icy words in his re
marks
aslberations the following was issued FOR
publication
n 5. Bradley, and held in Dallas on
saturday January 10, 1900, there were
oresent: Chairman j. S. Bradley, o.
| p pyle. Harry Tracey, Joe H. Foster,
4 4 JsEager and +. G. Thompson, men,
sers of the State committee of the
oeople party of Texas. The following
card was authorized to be published:
To the Populists OF Texas.
on account of certain editorials APP
gearing in the Southern Mercury OF
January 4 and IL, 1900, which reflect.
I'd upon the honesty. integrity and sim
Certify of the members OF the commit
lee. we deem 1t our duty to mako the
following statements:
/. The representations in said editU-
rails are wholly false.
Z. There never has been any PROPOSE
ton to any member OF the committee
10 betray single populist principle.
3. At the session of this committee
neld n Dallas. December 80 1897.
there was not discussed any PROPOSE
lion Whatever looking to fusion or co..
operation with the enemies of our
party, nor was any action taken Whlch
by any means could be construed TO be
be playing into the hands of our poll
teal enemies.
4. We placed the dates for holding
our various congressional conventions
on different dates, In order that our
State chairman, or any other populist
who so desired. might attend and aid
\ IL the thorough organization of our
forces for the opening of the cam-
4 pagn.
J. S. Bradley,
Harry Tracey,
y. =, Pyle
Joe II Foster,
j. j. Eager,
". G, Thompson.
The situation caused by the rupture II
acute and both sides frankly admit thai
an open fight seems Imminent,
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vELAsco ITEMS.
state i. Buying All the Seed Cane IL
Can Get.

yelssco. Texas, January i2.-Peopie are
in good spirits on account Of prospects OF
work commencing on the jetties and con
siderable tuik of the Cane Belt railroad
coming.
Farming OF all kinds behind but with
.., n.s,tber can catch up. Truck farming
~ ali kinds doing well and prospects fns
70 Sor heavy shipments in this line later on.
The state sugar farm near this place ! mas !.
800 acres planted in cane ms year anu -
still huying and planting all the eane tnat
oan ne hought in the surrounding country.
Tn The state has very fine place and made
10th 4 fine selection and splendid invest
ment when this place was bought, y a
sugar refinery was put up 90 sn,' M ~.
,hsrs would be very large acreage OF tns
lana facing or fronting the Brazos river
trom richmond down plantsd 40 cane.
pSirh could ard would Be shipped 70 the
refinery on barsss with very little COST
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LIVE srooK CONVENTION.
Chicago and Denver VIII Have Mtg
DELEGATIONS.

Fort Worth. Texas. January LITTLE
Chicago delegation to the National Live
Stock association VIII reach here tomor-
row and the Denver delegation on Mon
day Accompanied by Sieglers military
band of twenty-five pieces.
Phil y. Armour OF Chicago has prepared
a paper on THE Relation OF the Packer TO
the Cattle Industry" which will be read
before the convention next week, This Is
said to be the first Inc Mr.. Armour has
ever consented TO prepare q paper OF any
kind for any OCCASION There wer0 large
numbers OF delegates and visitors that
reached the city today,
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r. V. C. COMMISSIONS.

Governor Sayers today Issued the fol-
lowing commissions for officers in the
Texas Volunteer Guard Eugene Williams,
Judge advocate with rank of colonel stnff
corps; John 3. Armstrong, assistant CHIEF
of ordnance with rank OF lieutenant Colo
mel: j. X. Gilllland. quartermaster OF See-
ond brigade with rank OF captain, Dalton
Scales. FIRST lieutenant Dallas Artillery
company; H. H. Johnson, junior hrst
lieutenant Dallas Artillery company
Spence Hardie, second lieutenant Dallas
Artillery company ] A. Broaddus, second
lieutenant Burlesor Guard
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A Mnr,.mlln kiIlca.

Fort Worth. Texas January IS. John
q Parks was instantly killed this morning
In the Texas and Pacific yards. We was'
asssting In unloading fat cars svhen
cable broke and struck him In the stonl
ach. frightfully decorating his body. The
blow was 40 severe that Parks wss'
knocked of tho car In From, Of moving
engine, which ran over his body mang
line his left leg and chest The dead men
leaves wife and child.
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FROM THE CAPITAL CITY
Complsints that Smallpox Is Being Brought
into the Stale.
RAILROADS ASKED 70 TAKE PRECAUTIONS
Receipts Of the Insurance Commits
sioncrs oface--T. v. &. Commits
sions Issued by the Governor.

Austin, Texas. January is.--Tne State
authorities are in receipt OF the informa-
ton that smallpox is prevailing to an
alarming extent in the Indian Territory
and there is no apparent effort to check
IT, The citizens living along the northern
portion OF Texas adjacent to the Territory
are becoming alarmed at the condition
OF affairs and want some protection, The
State health authorities have been asked
to appeal to the UHited States marine
hospital for protection against the further
spread OF the disease and the matter has
been referred TO the governor In this
connection II is well 10 note that the gov
ernor has as an initiatory movement re-
ferred the matter 70 the railroad commits
sion TO secure more care at the hands OF
the railroads and resulted In the follow
ing letter being addressed to all railroad
managers whose lines enter the State
from the Territory:
Dear Strive are advised by Gov
ernor Sayers that he is receiving COM
plants that the railroads entering
Texas from the north and east are,
through carelessness. permitting the
introduction Of smallpox OF viru,ent
type, in this State, and at his sug-
gestion We write to ask, not as a mat
ter of right, but as a matter of comfy.
IL your company will not require
greater vigilance In preventing the
introduction Of this dreadful malady
into this state.
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INSURANCE rErs

The Insurance commissioner has Just
completed summary of the reoeipts
and disbursements OF his office for iSep.
showing results as follows: Receipts
from foreign IRE and marine insurance
companies. Sl5,72i receipts from such
companies organized in the United STATS,
$22 23S, receipts from life and health In
surance companies, s7377S: receipts ir1m
assessment or National premium COM
panies si66i receipts from guaranty aud
fidelity, steam boiler, plate glass and ac.
lcident oompanies 1895; receipts from
H.sternnl benevolent associations, S43S,
miscellaneous fees. S2s. receipts froul
local trust companies, 500
During the year the total expenses OF
he Office were $847S,
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,a.,deut. Near Denton.

nenton Texas. January l2'-At slideh
t,,s week 2. E. Bray was kicked by
horse ard badly hurt
Alien Bale almost cut his foot on WIFI
an az while splitting wooa'
]. N. East was thrown from n's Wse''
In a ruuzway and his leg broken
son Of ". T. Hurchsrd snet ota
ana missed, the ball. 22-eahosr' SITE
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from Sbd6 frnltle hN~
enue. Chicago, ILL.,,
she SAYS:
I'm these days OF
all kinds OF medicine
II il a comfort 10
know Of a remedy
which msy be used
W ~ h upquestionod
beneficial results
clad ly recommend
Peruna as 8 safe, re-
liable remedy IN ca
SEES ~ catarrh az the
stomach, helpful IN
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letter. has the following to say OF the
National catarrh remcndy, Peruna. The
letter was written at Washington. ID. c.,
and reads Az follows;
"My friends have used your remedy
Peruna. and I take pleasure in testifying
to the merits OF your medicine, Besides
being one OF the very best tonics. II Is
good substantial catarrh remedy"
Miss Irene Cooper Assistant superin-
tendent OF the Old Peoples Home,
Chicago, H.. also has n good word to
say for reruna, In letter written
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all the time. and yet hs was good 70 me. !
mangged 10 serape along but y was dread
ful struggle and never a night did ! sleep
until saw him safely IN bed. Hc rarely came
homo TN near daylight and how be ever stood
il ali these years l don't know; What cured
hin, was a remedy called Golden Specific, a
powder TO be mixed with coifee or food or
anything liquid. / gave Il 70 him secreuy,
saw an article In some newspaper about this
remedy and it seemed to be just the thing.
thought OF Il day and night for quite
while aud then concluded 10 Try u, come what
might You know the rest OF the story y
was only a few days when he said. Mother,
have resolved 10 stop drinking. He put bis
arms around me, kissed me passionnieiy, and
with tears rolling down his cheeks begged me
10 forgive him for all the misery he had
caused me And he did stop. That remedy
had done its work ana Il there ever YES 3
message straight from heaven i was that
article IN the newspaper which told me to use
Golden specine This remedy Is the dn-
ceyery Of Dr. j. W. Haines. iif2 Gleun BLDG
Cincinnati. Ohio, and ne sends 10 every NO.
man who writes him. FREE trial psrkage q
Golden SPECIFIC so she can try Il for husband,
son OF brother and thus save him from iife
that must eventually prove hts eomplets rnin
Do not fail TO write AZ once fer this tree trtsi
package
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damages for the death Of George w. john
son. an engineer who was killed AZ Mis-
souri, City, near Houston, October IL. 1898.
through a collision OF his train with a box
car which had gotten on the main line.
The jury awarded $4,000 20 Mrs Emrie
Johnson and $4,000 70 her daughter Frances
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heavy DAMAGES.
Engineer Johnson's Widow an
Daughter Recovered.

San Antonio, Texas. January ia jury
10 the Fifty-seyenth district court this
Afternoon rendered judgment against the
Galveston. Harrisburg and San Antonio
Railway company for s2c.oto 10 favor OF
Mrs. Emrie johnson and daughter,
FRANCES Plaintiffs had sued for $4,000
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RANGER ruler Admitted to pnu

Orange Texas January IL The habeas
corpus trial Of State Ranger T l. Fuller,
charged with the killing Of Oscar Poole
WIS ended tonight az s o'clock after oocu-
pying the entire day Alter hearing
vouminous testimony both for the state
and defense, Judge West decided that the
do PENDANT was entitled TO bail The amount
being fixed at the sum OF $4,000,
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Investigating the smallpox situation. In
a telephone message to Mayor Bradley
OF this city today he stated that twenty
cases had already developed and that az
posed parties are IN the detention camp.
He stated that the. citizens had the mai-
ady under pretty fair cortroI-
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CHARTERED.

The following charters were filed by the
secretary OF state today:
The Travis County Social club of AUS
tin; no capital stock,
The Lillenstern- Badt Cotton company OF
Mount Pleasant; capital stock. 100000.
The Austin Golf club OF Austin; no cap
ital stock
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Cures Drunken Son.
gfemnrlSnhIe Success of n Remedy
which "a Woman Used secretly and
saved Her SON from Destruction,
H. Given IN Ten, Coffee or FOOD an"
CnreS the Worst DruniSnrd with
out M. Knowing the REASON.

Every woman in this broad land Is gwen an
irtpiration in the words Of Mrs Howard
Tafleton. whose address is BOX SO Lebanon
Ohi5 that must result In tho greatest tenn
so, Of drunkeuness after he had become
a sot a common loafer and now he ls re-
foi med. upright citizen, rejoicing With MS
mother in tho wonderful result and tue mar,
change IN his life
1'Yes cured my son ~ drunkenness" sara
Mrs rarleton when interviewed nhont "
bir, I must say he WIS a wayward man Tor
good many years lie wss what the nave
1srcI, cali a bum, or saloon loafer. drunk
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srENoGRApHERs' ASSOCIATION.


Mr.. Otto d. II. Pfeuffer, stenographcr
to Governor Joseph d. sayers. today said
the following about the stenographers'
convention, which has been called to meet
at Waco on the 9Th OF March next:
81 consider the move on the part OF
the gentlemen who have called the con-
vention most laudable one. Every
stenographer in the state who takes an
interest in his profession ought to attend
the convention. There are a number OF
stenographers' associations or unions in
other Siatesss ard | see no reason why
Texas should be LEFT behind. l hope that
the meeting will be largely attended and
active interest be manifested, and that
we will be able to place an organization en-
foot that will not share the fate OF former
associations of this character IN this
State.
There will be number OF subjects for
discussion at this meeting. which directly
affect the interests and welfare o. the
stenographers of the State and the e
benefits can only be derived from per-
mauent orgarization II We succeed IN
perteo;ing an organization. good results
will be inevitable. ! certainly win be on
hand at the appointed date and /, the
meantime would be glad 10 receive sug-
gestions from stepoersphers throughout
tho state
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Denison. Texas. January 1s.-Ths do

Denison. Texas, January 13.-The demo.
cratic congressional primaries held today
were very exciting. The interest was at
white heat from the opening to the close
OF the polls. The result is as follows:
9. b. Randell, 945; Cecil Smith. ASS.
Reports from outlying districts indicate
that Randell has made a clean sweep Of
It and almost certain to have carried the
county.
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waxahscbis. Texas January u.-~fhe
grand jury has bseN busy for ne pees
three days Investigating TIE ktll>nf q
Joe survant at Ensis By WIN ke9e9
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Ing his brother in the neck and inflctns
serious but not, II Is thought. ia Al
wound 44f
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RANpELL SELECTED
As Grnyson Couuty's Candidate for
Congress.

sherman, Texas. January 1s.-Prelim-
mary primaries were held today through
out Grayson county for the purpose OF
selecting candidate to go before tho
Fifth congressional district to succeed
Hon. Joe Bailey In congress. While the
primaries passed off quietly, the voting
was heavy and the fight hard at the polls.
Hon. Z. b. Randell carried the city over
Hon. Cecil Smith by majority of i24 and
the precinct by majority OF 1S6. Re-
turns from thirty-four of the forty eight
polling boxes in the county show ma
1ority for Mr.. Randall of SS5. The four
teen boxes yet to hear from will probably
swell this to 1000 to 1900
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value Of Peruna. ! have used IL for years
and have found It 10 be most excellent
family remedy. For colds, catarrh and
similar MS It is unsurpassed. Cordially
and gratefully.
Harry NJ. stevens"
Catarrh Is systemic disease. durable
only by systemic treatment, remedy
that cures catarrh must aim directly al
the depressed nerve centers This IS
what peruna does. Peruna Immediately
invgorates the nerve.cepters which give
vitality TO the mueous membranes. Then
eaterrh disappears. Then cetarrh in per-
manently cured.
reMna cures catarrh wherever located
Pcruna Is not guess nor an experiment
it Is an absolute scientific certainty.
Peruns has no tubstitutes-ruo rivals. In
sist upon having Peruna. 4 free book
written hy DR. Hartman, on the subject
of cstarrh in its different phases and
stages, VIII he sent tree to any address
by The roruna Medicine Co., Columbus
Onto
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smaIlpos AZ Money Grove.

Bcnhsm. Texas. January ts--stats
Health Officer DR.. Riunt Is in Honey Grove
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J. S. Bradley,
Harry Tracey, ~.
y. =, Pyle, ? II q
Joe Fl. Foster,
J. ], Eager,
" C. Thompson,

The situation caused by the rupture IL
acute and both sides frankly admit that
an open fight seems imminent, r..
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Three cases Of Mems solid Leather shoes,
IN lace or congress. 81. value, oar
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children's fancy Eiderdowu cloaks. In
blue. pink and red, trimmed with
white SILK braid, ti7j value, III
now ......,.... observation-disclosures "
Large size Bed Comforts. were o.
$40 nov ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. uL'
Those Comforts that have been CT
selling at 81 %. now ......,,.,.. VI
White Bed Spreads. full size. Al
slightly soiled. now ......,..,..-' TT
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-09-20

youth with turn for natural history
finds elephants, hippopotami and
rhinocroses as large as he has
dreamed Of. He sees giraffes that can
browse from near the tops Of COM
mon shade trees, tortoises eating cab
bage and can carry three men on
their backs. Here he learns that
the royal Bengal tiger is far superior,
in his particular line, to the so-ealled
king of beasts, also that the great
brown bear of Alaska, 2000 pounds or
more in weight, can kill and carry
off full grown lion or grizzly as a
cat would a ci,ipmunk.
AS the Zoo is for animals so are
Kew Gardens for plants aud flowers,
so is the British museum for antiq-
uities, both rare and old, so London
Tower as an ancient prison. st. Pauls
as church, Westminster Abbey as
resting place for famous men, and so
is the Bank Of England for money
none are surpassed. If any of you
ever visit London, pray do hot miss
the Natural History Museum. Just
as the realms of our dead contain
more and wiser men than are now
living, so there are always more and
finer specimens of any animal stuffed
than living.
can not take time to describe a
boat ride up the Thames, the mar
wells of Crystal Palace, the Queens
Palace, Rotten Row, Cleopatra
Needle, the Old and New London
bridges, Exchange the numerous
underground railways, nor even how
! spent several hours in the White
chapel district IN AN unsuccessful
hunt for Jack, the Ripper. Scores
Of places, sights, sounds, odd expe-
rIences, odd people, queer tastes,
and, ] almost said smells. must be
omitted. The Londouers treated me
we'll, albeit expecting small coins, in
value from an 'a-penny to sixpence,
for favors which in America are
gratis. But everyone knows a Yam
kee. The veriest little shoestring
peddler could tell me as soon as the
edge of my hat began to show
around the corner.
To be continued