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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
LIKE FAMILY SILVER"
Old Dnrl<ey Found safety Behind n
Lady's skirts in n street Car.


Lady's skirts in II street Car.
New Orleans Times Democrat
At about $50 o'clock in a downtown
car, going on some commission for "his
madam" there was an old negro family
servant. who is known through the Length
and breadh of Carrollton as Mister
Montague All unsuspecting of any
disturbance Montague proceeded on his
usual tranquil way. his black face shining
with the recent Joy of a dinner of salt
meat and greens" and in his faithful
eyes the righteous, happy light of an
anticipated tip" on his return, When
the region of Lee Circle was reached, and
the first ragged sounds of the trouble
made themselves audible, Montague inno-
Gently stuck his head out Of the window.
crlning his neck with all of the black $
childlike curiosity, but he soon drew
it in again.
Perhaps his experience can best be
told in his own words with an omission
Of most of the suffering which hatchets
every utterance.
When he got home he flew, literally
flew, up to his young INDIAN. and, thrust
ing all the change into her palm without
even remembering to request his share,
he burs out: MN Miss Flody, my
Gawd y-y-you done run me inter danger
l-l-like / amt seed sense d-d-de @ah!
D-d-d-deys er KILN nah color off n lie
earth down ter Mister Lees s-statcher.
| was er settin in d-d-de cav jos natcnel
like. t-t-takin' de even breeze. when
Dress G-G-Gawd, We come onto de crowd,
M-MMiss Flody! Nah Gawd! l never
seed nUthin l-lk' hit, an dd-de conduc-
tor he took an h-h -hustle me under det
seat an kiyered me up vii his i-i-ilecof.
Yes NAM he was dd-dat much ny a
gemen, He took and pulled down d-d-de
blinds an kivered me up VIII his i-i-lleclot,
an er lady in de cav -c-came an set
down on de outside of me an spread out
her close s-s-so's de crowd wouldn't see
me. Yes nam, | had ter l-l-lay down
betwixt d-d-de seats. an of d-d-de condue-
tor hadn't ben d-d-de gemen what he was,
m-m-my Gawd, MM-Mis' Flody, dey'd
er TOXIN me! De sholy would! l-I-Ise
g-g-gwine ter g-g-gi, in bald an lock
NAH d -d-d DO a-a-an II amt gwine t-t-teT
come h-h-how tel gemen l-l-lik me
k-k-ken go bout his nm madam's bust
ness tn h-thout gittin' in s-s-sich danger.
But t-t-that there conductor was gemen,
an no mistake, GM-Mls' Flody, an
t-t-that there lacy w-w-was as BIB brave
as nah ole madam what | blonged to TO
de wah er hidu' me w-w-wif her skirts
l-l-lik was de family ss-silver.
There was something else besides slut
ter in the poor old darky's voice as he
finished, and his young madam, whom ne
has served with such loyalty and faith
fulness aud the beautiful, unswervlng
fidelity that marks the "old-time" darby
slipped back all of the change into his
domain and cried a BIZ, and Mister Mon
faquau vanished iuto tho regions of his
domain and "his bald" peppered all over
I with such prickles of fright as he mad
never known in all his peaceful life be-
| fore
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the time to Detective Richard Kerwln.
and immediately saw the impending peril
Good Godl" he exclaimed. that place
must be packed with darkles! Hurry up,
Dick. and get down and scatter theml"
Detective Kerwln ran out aud jumped
Into a cab. which took him post ha TO
to the dance haul door. The mob was still
several blocks away
| Rushing inside, he shouldered a path
| through the astonished blacks and rea he'd
the proprietor.
Clear this place quick!' he cried,
! there's a mob coming hunting niggersi"
The proprietor jumped on a table, the
center OF a sea Of amazed black faces.
The dancers stopped stock still at half a
turn.
Get out!" he shouted; run for your
livesl There's mob on the way to kill
you!"
| There was one moment OF awestrucK
silence; then a frantic stampede. In less
time than It takes TO tell it, the door was
| damned with mass of struggling human
| ity and dozens darted for the windows.
Nobody stopped to raise any sashes, but
the fugltives went straight through. taxi
ing glass and all Several men wriggled
out through narrow transom
The scene on the street WAS both ludi-
crous and thrilling, Scared darkies
| bounded like antelopes toward every point
of the compass. Many of them were 50
beside themselves with terror that they
plunged through the open doors OF neigh
| boring houses, hunting anywhere for
cover, and the shrieks Of the astonished
inmates were added to the general upro9r.
! Meanwhile shouting could be heard IN
the distance, rapidly growing more dis
tinct. 1t was the view halo of the mob,
and the sound lent wings to the negroes
who were still in the vicinity There
were many collisions with pedestrians on
the sidewalks. One huge ging5r-oolore
reveler butted, head first, into the st M
'lch OF portly citizen who knew nothing
about the trouble and was quietly wend-
ing his way home. They went down TO-
gether, but the negro jumped up again and
sprnted away, The portly citizen sat up
and rubbed his stomach
Great enakes"' he gasped, what hit
me, anyhow"
About that time the vanguard of the
mob arrived, hooting and firing revolyers
in the air. Not negro was to be seen.
The place was absolutely deserted
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RESULT OF A LAMP EXPLOSION
MRS. WILLIS GRIMES WAS BURNED
so BADLY THAT SHE DIED.
Her Son Fatally and Her Husba Il
Severely Burned--Bad Gasoline
Can Accident at Austin.

Groesbeeck, Texas July 2S.-At $50
last night lamp exploded at the resi-
dence of Willis Grimes. 50 badly burning
his wife that death came In a few hours
to relieve her suffering. One son is so
badly burned that he is reported dying
at this writing.
Mr., Grimes hands and arms up to Ids
elbows are so badly burned that he Is
lying in a nervous tremor aud his screams
can he heard for hundreds Of yards. The
house and contents were burned. No in
surance.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
A SICK JUROR.
The Alexander Jester Trial Came to
sudden Adjournment.

New London, Mo, July 2S.-EX- Governor
James P. Johnson OF 81. Louis, on behalf OF
the prosecution. addressed the jury in the
trial OF Alexander Jester for the alleged muir
der Of Gilbert A. Gates lie depicted the
murder in all its horrors and said It was a
duty he owed the State as well as TO him
self TO see that justice was melted out to tho
prisoner.
As the lawyer proceeded A. W. Gates,
father OF Gilbert Gates, buried his face IA
lis hands and wept Judge j ". Hayes,
who followed made in his address TO the
Jury what the defense claim may prove a
reversible error He called Jester a bga-
mist He said that Jester married Il woman
In Oklahoma while he had a wife in Kansas.
The trial came to sudden adjournment this
afternoon on account Of a sick juror
Court VIII convene again Monday. A num-
her OF lawyers are here from this and other
States TO hear the arguments
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DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY.
Estimated that IL VIII We 10000 in
North Carolina state Election.

Charleston, n G., July 2S.-The Observ-
err tomorrow will print special disaptches
from every county in North Carolina fore
casting the result OF the State election
next Thursday. claiming that the proposed
constitutional amendment and the demo-
cratic State ticket will have over 10000
are unbiased and forecast what the cor
respondents in the ninety seven counties
believe will he the actual result of the
vote
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GENERAL WOOD SAILS.
lie Gives Details of Embarkation OF
TrnnnN frnnl Cmhn.

New York, July 2S-General Leonard Wood,
military governor of cuba, who has been IN
the United states for about fortnight, sailed
on the Mexico today Tor Havana. General
Wood said OF the military status in Cuba
"The withdrawal Of the United States troopS
remaining battallona OF the FIRST and Filth
infantry That viii leave only about olJj
soldiers in tho island merely enough Tor
sarrison duty,
'Tpars ihat yellow fever would Interfere
with the transfer Of the Fist infantry were
removed upon receipt OF telegram which
said the surgeons reported that all signs OF v
had disappeared and that the embarkatiOn
would proceed with all possible dispatch
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
Two Persons Badly Burned.

Austin. TEXAS, July 2s.-Mr. and Mrs
Theodore Hackenberg, residing n Eas,
Fifth street, near East avenue, were So
verely burned this morning while trying
to start FIRE in the kitchen stove w.lh
kerosene. The can exploded and the tine-
~ arrival of assistance prevented them
from being burned to death. Their house
ought fire, and was totally destroyed,
together with the contents, causing So
of $1,000 The prompL arrival of the II
department prevented adjoining property
from being destroyed.
Mrs. Hackenberg died tonight as re-
suit OF her injuries.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
Mr. nr,nn preparing speeches.

Lincoln, Neo July 2S-Mr. Bryan had
no visitors Of prominence today and de-
voted most of the day TO the preparati n
Of speeches. According to statements
made by prominent populists, Vice Chair
man Edmiston among them, that Topeka.
Kan, stands the best chance of securing
the meeting at which Mr. Bryan viii be
notified of his nomination by the pop
ulists at Sioux Falls aud silver republicans
at Kansas City.
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WEATHER INFORMATION
Probnb lltttes.

Washington. July 2S.- Eastern Texas-Gen-
orally fair Sunday; local rains and cooler
IN northern portion; fair in southern portion;
fair Monday; light to fresh southeastorly
winds.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory--Local rains
and cooler Sunday; generally fair Monday;
southoastery winds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29

Mrs. NJ. Kliner. 1873 Croton street C'e""-
land Ohio writes: "I Ind suffered tor
the last fifteen years with my head,
and J must nay that your medicine
has done me nll the good you hnNe
said IL would. Ny health was never
better than since taking your Pc
runa, I do not know what n head
ache or neuralgia Is can most as
suredly say that anybody afflicted with
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
RUN ITS COURSE.
|ioleuce 10 New Orleans eliminated
with Burning OF School.
i AND POLICE SILL ON DUTY
r.rce VIII Be Held In Read
.r several Dnys-An Offer
q .nuihiInte the Negroes.

orleans, July 2s.-Mob violence seems
snent itself. and the city, II not &C
70 is at least more quiet than
~. for several days and no fresh
=, r.rs reported, the burning OF the
/ ro,on school last night having evil
-. the GROWING piece Of mob vio-
csndeyielle believes that lawless-
[n.s ne that which has shocked the
Enltv during the past few days can
sunnressed with force. He said to-
:, he has no intention of disbanding
1,al police or discharging the military
ha last yestige OF MOP mas alsappeafeu
h these branches OF martial government
Md IN readiness for several days.
n the commun4 cations received by the
Sss an oner from the leading citi-
If Tanglpahoa for a sufficient number
u -hodied men 10 "annihllate the ne
IL New Orleans IL is unnecessary to
Il offer was declined
'ronce Headquarters today everything
IN he quiet. Affldavits were made
those parties who were arrested yes
4 an The charge OF harborng the negro,
Charles. The identification of the
Twas made complete and the murderous
|will fnd resting place IN potter's field.
grand jury is still investigating the
/ report IS expected shortly.
bodies OF the negroes who were killed
lis yesterday were buried quietly from
brgue today During the early morning
4 tomorrow the dsiigured remains of
fsperado. Charles. will be taken from
Crsue aud Inferred in potter's field with
kh secrecy as possible il order not to
that class OF the public which Is yet
rm entirely pdcifled.
BART Porteous was buried this after
'as was also Andrew Van Kuren. The
officers remains we're escorted TO the
'yard by a full battalion of police and
elal oortege was a very long one, AT
t points along the route there were
GATHERINGS OF friends of the dead po-
r who uncovered as the funeral passed.
}. city is being patrolled tonight by the
and the civic police, though there is
tication OF any impending disturbance.
bne of the most quiet Saturday nights
,as been known in this city in many a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
cnnrictel of Rohhery.

Montague, Texas, July 2e-In the dis
trict court Houston Burke and b Moses
were each yesterday given five years IN
the penitentiary for robbing one q r,
Watson Of this county last April of s2S.
Both the boys we're under IS years old and
of respectable parents.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
Holiness Meeting at Troupe.

ford, holiness preacher from Ennis, has
been conducting NEE ing here for the
past week with fair success. there being
some thirty or forty claiming to have
so,.nd re second blessing. The meeting
will close the last Of this week
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29

Boston. Mass July 29.-secretary
Erying winslow of the Anti-Imperi list
league stated today that the convention
which ras been called to meet at Indian
apolis August "A has no connection WIN
the congress Of members Of the Imperlali
Ieague which is to be held at indianapolis
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
Shielded Because of sickness.

Dallas, Texas, July 2s.-Winiam s.
Hastings, without family suicided today
by taking carbolic acid. He left note
saying he took his own life because he was
sick and out OF money.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
THE DANCERS BUSTED.
Negro Resort Was Cleared Mt
hecord -hren king speed.

"
hecord- breaking speed.
orleans Times-Democrat.
OIL the most remarkable and evc't-
Fenes Of Wednesday nights rioting
'nae'ed at the big negro dance hall
i corner of franklin and Customs
streets. The establishment is chief
Fonlzed by young negroes of the
'usn order, and for some reason or
~ unusually large crowd had gath
None Of those present had any idea
moo was surging through the her
4 own and while blacks were being
'su beaten by the rioters, festivities
lance hall were proceeding under
4 N-s The situation when a messen-
nst oreathless into the office OF
M OF police and gaspeI out that
n. was headed for Customh ouse aad
~ Chief Caster was talking at
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
rI paso,. school ChiIdren.

Fl Paso. Hxas. July 28.-The taking OF
the scholastic census OF this city has been
coinPTetsd and 1 shows total enrolment
OF zi4T - dren OF an eligible age. or
these 257l are white and seventy-six are
colored
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
no survey the He'd.

Denison. Texas, July 2s,-Maior Waller
II. Polk arrived here today from Washins-
ten to survey Red river 10 see If It is
nayigahle. He will leave here In boat
Sunday and proceed as far As Fnlton'
Ark.
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TO Complete the Brasos Jettie..

velasco. Texas. July 2S.-Four carloads
OF the granite rock came in yesterday over
the Terminal railway for ahe completion
Of The jetties. It Is reported THAI all of
the rock necessary for the completion of
the work will come by rail.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
CLARK GOES TO EUROPE.
HavinE Sent Cheek
for Campaign Fund.

New York, July civilian A. Clark
of Montana left today on the Lucania for
vacation in Europe. Before sailing Mr.
Clark said TO a reporter; Yes l may have
given a check for 100000 TO the demo
cratic campaign fund. Perhaps it was
more than that amount l sent check"
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for It costs Just about four times as much
to subsist them here in California. The
Spanish paper, the Concrete. the other day
hcwailed the high prices We have to lay for
everything. and / iuclose for the amusement
OF you staff boys IN Washington list show
ing what prices were IN lS9, and are now
a., .Ato
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'Not included in means.
District Averages.
HIGH PRICES IN MANILA.
Army Ofac-rs Expect TO Come Home
I'm Debt

Washington. July 26.-Msn.la officers writ
ing 10 friends in the war department here
tell many interesting things not likely to
get into print. officially or otherwise One
of them in a recent letter says:
Il shall come in dobt | made n grand
mistake by letting my family come out here.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
Mules for tue british.

New Orleans. July 2s.-The steamer Hos
titus cleared today for Capetown, South
Africa. with 1900 mules consigned TO the
British officials
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Cotton Region Bulletin.

United States department OF agriculture.
weather bureau. cotton region bulletin for
the twenty-four hours ending at a m.
10th meridian time. yesterday:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29

This all works badly with people VINO
live on salaries the clerks aud regular
omployes of mercantile firms II is Likewise
rather tough on army officers, Some nrms
Increase wages but the prattce is lmlted
and exceptional. How long this state OIL
tbtnrs ia 10 70 on no one can foretell II IS
due to the want of peace untl the Iatt
commission secures tangible and permane1t
results the same unhappy conditions WIN
prevail.
Efforts are being made in Manila TO SUI.
stitutc electricity for horses on the sret
railways For city OF 900 transit thsle
IA exceeding precarious and unhappy. con-
cess!oo has been granted for new company
called tho Manila Tramwav company. Ine
stockholders have voted for the electric sys-
tenn, and contracts are under consideration
for the proposed Improvement. The over
head trolley will be used and the mlser !.
able little bony Philippine ponies turned
iate that the whole ear system has been
blocked bv some American officer arresting
driver for abusing his half-dead team.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-18
He{r to m5oI}.gs sJ{Ys

Robert E NJ Cooper, formerly q prominent newspaper man and politi- can. has fallen heir to $5qa.0o0. The estate Was left to Cooper by John C. Cnego. 6 miser hermit, who recently died at Cripple Creek. Years ago Crego lived in the Panhandle country of Texas. Cooper made a tour of that region. Grego was not inclined 10 make aaagaiHgaBces bat Cooper found him about to drown in river and f3zfad Eis own Lie to save the mfser. That resulted in a friendship. Cooper returned 10 Springfield Mo. and be- came pfominet5 He kept up a cor te5 pondenee with Creao for some years aat they faaIEE laz8 track of each other Creeo left Texas and was pioneer nrosF sFeetor at Cripple Creek. He cleaned un 5000 and quit. Fhere- after he lived in absolute seclusion. So far as he knew Cooper was ssaB tu sRHiH e5eHt and 2 feH days taroie he died ba sent for Jae AT87t5a. and 6 vii Was 6raWR ap zILg everything
 o Cooper
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-18
LIKE DIAMOND WALLS.
gDe Beautiful Appearance of the Tn.
 teHlor of Nevada Cavern.

Tbe Beautiful Appearance of the Tn.
 terlor of Nevada Cavern.
 On the north side of the Qseood range of mountains, about four miles east of Eden creek, there fs natural cave of quite large dimensions. It is in the limestone formation and has the appearance of an old worked-out mire with it's stopes, raises and winzes. IL is almost impossible to find the entrance, as 1t is covered with growth of underbrush. The first thing that 8 person notices is a small creyice iE the rocks, but as he crawls into the crevice on hands and knees he finds that it Widens as he goes down About fifteen feet from the entrance a man can stand un and walk down the gradual incline, which is at about 60 degrees. At place thirty feet from the mouth there ls a raise some thirty feet high and a drift forty feet long. The sight which meets the cave seekers gaze at this point is most beautiful. On the ceiling large staIac- tites hang in clusters, and the walls are decorated with crystals of lime in- termingled with drops of water, giving 1t the appearance of being set with millions of diamonds Farther down the cave widens until chamber is reached which is over sixty feet across and over fifty feet high There are numerous other passages or eavefnss and on the left there is a passage big enough to admit the body, that opens info a second chamber which is about twenty feet across and ten CT fifteen feet high. Tn the main chamber, some twenty feet high, can be seen the open ing of another chamber, but as there Is no timber near to make ladders the upper cavern has not yet been explored. There are. no doubt, other large chambers which could be found were closer exploration to be made Stalactites and stalagmttes can be seen in all directions. Water is dropping Continually, and the light of a candle shining upon these crystals and drops of water gives the cave a yeryZen- tfaneing appearance. This cave is the home of the wood rat, and there are Indications that there might be thou- sands of the little animals which make this natural wonder their home.-8ta- namueea Silver =state.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-18
tSpecfacted' AuisaaYs.

Birds are furnished with a pee4liar membrane, which in a state of repose lies in the inner angle of the eye, but 3s movable by two distinct muscles, which draw il over the cornea. It is. .to a certain extent, transparent, for, ac- eordlng to CuYier, birds can look through 1t, as the eagle does when looking at the sun. This membrane forms a pair of spectaeles, or. at least, answers the same purpose. This mem- brane is called the third eEeii7 One s,f the most eomieal and gretesque an imals IS the .speetacled bear dGrsus ornatus}, which derives it's chief at traction from the light-coiored rings around it's eyes. These-the greater part of the face being like the body blaek-hava exactly the appearance of a 6aM Of common goggles, through which the beast seems to look with an air of mingled wisdom and itn5ec!ttty The speetacled bear is only found in the mountainous. regions or Chill South AmerNs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-18
MICE HAVE 4 sTASBINa IN LAW
They Figured in a Recent Contest Over
 Land Ownership.

Lana Ownership,
 From the Spokane Review: The 3ags-contest ease in which family of miee played 3 prominent part has been decided On the appeal to Binset Hermann, commissioner of the gen eral land office at Washington. Ghe rodents are nos mentioned in the deti- sion, but the man whom it was claimed allowed tho rlice to establish resi- 1ence in his bed Is allowed to retain possession of Us homestead. the F6i- ing of ftaa local aEd office being Ie- Yersed and tba ceEsast dismissed A peculiar feature Of the case is that when tl1e falnilsz q nl=ee was first men tloned lH Waz tended that their pfessnee ia the bed of the eat1slaan argued aa abandonment Of tHe home sEega and tha fga3l land 05Ele3 ap5=zT- ntly l9qE the 5.e view 5l lle Gat- fsF ERF Whea the decision WAS ag naa sd From I9 N4s uR tLat tfe nres aee of t1a-ll.ce Eas an aIgliz1es- Irutt WAS tta Gntrym2n. having taI-eA p homestead near Davenport tHfse yea ago. Laae August JJHn lf tnst -uee5 2 contest t9 the Homestead en5ry, alleging that GEaIt lad azan- doaed tho claim, did not keep up a Continuous residence thereon and faat the oniy inhabitants of the=ahaaty CD the ranch were q family of mice After hearing the case the registrar aad feeAHer decided that Gnutts en- t1gsehoa}a be eaneelea. From this de- Son Gratt had sixty days in which to file an appeal to the commissioner at Washington. The appeal was filed by Leo Walton. attorney fer Grutt In the appeal the mice family was re ferred to as follows. If there were any mice in this entryman's bed dur- ing the early part of September, 1898, it plainly shows that the entrynan did have bed on the land at the time