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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-28

markabe In the history OF the city and
900 people, soldiers, policemen and cit
liens, were gathered around the square
in which Charles WIS finally put 10 death.
Tremendous excitement reigned an New
Orleans as the battle went on between
the police and citizens and the negro with
his Winchester After the tragedy was
over and Charles was dragged from the
mud and slush In which he had fallen.
with the mob bowling for the burning of
his body. statements were made that the
man killed was not really tho desperate
who killed Day and Lamb. but papers
found on his person and the faot that ne
fought 50 desperately for his life and shot
so accurately seem to leave little doubt
that the right man was put TO death.
Sergeant Gabe Porteous, ono o. the best
known officers on the force, and Sergeant
John f. Ually, who has fine record for
bravery, were informed during the day by
negro that Charles was IN hiding in a
house on Clio. near Saratoga street. De-
termining to take him alive. II possible.
the officers summoned number of patrol-
men to their assistance and vent to the
house where Charles was supposed 10 be
in concealment. The negro informant OF
the policemen accompanied the officers.
They entered the side alley Of the house
and were surprised In practically the same
way as were Day and Lamb Before the
officers were aware Of their danger
Charles, who was hidden behind screen
on the second floor Of the building, raised
his Winchester and began furious but
accurate fire. Lally fell with bullet In
the right aide of the abdomen. Porteous
was shot through the head and dropped
dead across the body OF Laliy. The other
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-28
Deadlock SIN On

Nacogdoches, Texas. July 27.-The Judi
cial convention now in session for the
past two days at Lufkin seems 10 be
locked on a candidate for district at
torney. While this county instructed for
O'Quinn by a SINAI; majority Donley has
many friends here. Great interest Is
felt In the race and large delegation of
representative men will go 10 Lufkin to-
night to work for their favorlte
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-28
THE VICTIMS OF MURDERER CHARLES.


T.
POLICEMAN PETER j. LAMB.
PRoTEoUs.
KUREM o workHouse.
ALFRED j. BLOOMFIELD citizen Of the southern
emsn
the abdomen fatar.
abdomen.
n
II. probably
white. slightly
j. white.
In
J. wounded the
THE VICTIMS OF THE MOB.
AUGUST in
way
n
TAYLOR, n
UNKNOWN NEGRO companion o
McNdahone, gunshot wound in right
Shepherd white. n
Alexander the left shoulder.
+. g. In
white dubbed about
Morris sunsho wound In leg head
LeonW
white gunsho wound left
white gunshot
William gunshot wound in leg
Michel white wounded both hans5
Wild. white child shot in knee
c.. wounded In hip
I
Brown negro. neAr he
stabbed heart
Arizona republican., 1900-08-19
PRISONERS, HARDsHIPS.

Durban, Aug. 1S-The Tenth company of the royal engineers, numbering fifty nine men, who Were captured by De Wet at Leeuwspruit on June If. after a gallant resistance. have just arrived here. having undergone severe hard ships.
 The men were kept rapidly on the move and complain that the blood often Oozed through their boots owing to the awful condition of their feet. the Boers being pitiless and not allowing them moments rest. At last De Wet ordered them to be turned adrift. and they were sent over the Drakensberg into Natal.
 During the dreadful march the en- gineers experienced great difficulty in getting food. At the houses on the roadside the burghers' wives charged them as much as four shillings for a loaf of bread, 25s. for a pound of tea, and 55s for a pound of tobacco.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-19
THERE WAS A FIGHT.

Tokio, Aug. 1S-General Yammguuchi wires from Pekin under date of August 16 as follows: The allies attacked Pekin early yesterday, opening with ar tillery on the eastern side. The wall was obstinately held by the enemy. The Japanese and Russians were on the northward of the Tung Chow canal The Americans and British were on the south side. At nightfall the Japanese blew up the two eastern gates of the Tartar city and entered.
 In the meanwhile the Americans and Japanese entered the city by the Tung Qien gates. Detachments of each force were sent towards the legations and opened communication. All the min isters and their staffs were found safe. The Japanese loss was over 100 killed. including three officers. The losses of the allies have not been ascertalaed. Four hundred Chinese We're killed.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-19
THE CAPTURE OF ORTIZ
He Thought He Was Being Taken By
 His Friends.

Joseph Drew, the owner of the station letter from his hired man at the station, a German. describing the capture last Sunday evening of Santiago Ortiz, the murderer of w. s. Moffat. The account differs from earlier accounts, but is evi- dently more reliable and indicates that Ortiz ought to have been killed for a natural born fool before he had time to kill anybody else. The writer said that Ortiz arrived at the station early on Sunday morning just as if nothing un- usual had happened. There was a miner there wanting to go out to Gold en with a lot of supplies and the keeper employed Ortiz to take him out. He did so and before he returned a posse of two men from Harrisburg arrived, hay ing followed directly upon his, tra.l. They waited at the station and along in the afternoon Ortiz came back whistling and deliberate, as if he were under the protection of the saints. He put his horses away and went into the station. The two men from Harrisburg took hold of him violently, tore his clothes off and searched him. They lbI4lN S.Illt SllNT illti d DOlllc llll6u with gold nuggets.
 They allowed him to dress himself and then they told him 1t was all right,
 the killing of Moffatt; they said they
 were his friends and had only a par donable curiosity regarding the rest of the plunder he had secured as fruits of th- murder. rOtiz took it for granted that the murder was considered a matter of course and said that the rest of Moffatt's portable property was in
 his saddle-bags. He went out and brought in more than $500 in checks and cash.
 Ortiz was then taken possession of { with some roughness and hurried | back to Harrisburg, where there were not enough men of an excitable tenn perament to hang him immediately. So the sheriff arrived and the next day
 took him to Yuma, where the official hangman in the course of time will break his neck, and supplement the
 work of the dilatory fOoI-killer, too late, | though, to do Old Man Moffatt any 1 good.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-19
THE FALL OF PEKIN
Amply Confirmed By Yesterdays s
 Earlier Dispatches.

Washington. Aug 1S.-Ohicial Confir nation continued to pour in today that the allied armies had taken Pekin and that the legationers We're safe. The state department received a cipher cable message from Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai announcing the arrival of the allied forces at Pellin and the safe deliverance of the lega- tioners.
 Today's dispatches. together with those of last night from Admiral Remey and Consul Fowler dissipatc1 the slightest vestige of doubt as 10 the ar rival at Pekin and the safety of the legations. But there is still aa eager ness among officials for details of the momentous event. The dispatch spoke of Pekin as having been taken" which to a man of military training clearly meant that it was not without a struG- gle. This tallied with the .japTnese admiraPs statement Of fierce residence and a considerable number of casual ties among the Japanese attacking party.
 Admiral Remy also uses the eXpres- sion was captured" It Is, therefore, accepted among officials that an en- gagement occurred in the shadow of the great walls of Pekin.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-19

ments can then be made. Special at tention will be paid to the causes which make {he cones of the lodgepole pine open and distribute their seed These are not yet understood. and in view of the trees habit of storing it's seeds in the cone, often for many years. snd setting them free when killed by fire. are very important.
 Professor Crandall will have four assistants and will begin his examina- tion in the Med cine Bow range. From there ha will work down the Continent al divide t1 the neighborhood of Long's Teak.
 The great number of applications for the position of student assistant under the division of forestry which have this year been made shows how rapidly the the interest in practical forestry is in creasing. The pay, $25 a month and expenses in the field, is not enough to be allurng to those who are not inter- ested in the subject, and no attempt to advertise the opportunity has been made. Yet, although it was announced early in March that more candidates had already applied than there were places for, the number of applications kept Slt dQllN increasing, untll fln1ilN 232 were received. This number is r,ore than seven times as great as that of last years, the first years applicatiOn-- 35. In these applications it is notice able that the majority come from in or near the large universities. where in formation regarding inc opportunity which had to spread chiefly by word of mouth could circulate extensively From Harvard and Yale alone 100 were received, while seventy-seVen more were scattered over different parts of the Atlantic states. Sixteen came from California. where several stu dents from Berkeley and Stanford had appointments last summer. If this fn- formation could have been spread throughout the middle states as easily as It was in the neighborhood of these larger universities, tia number of ap- pications would probably have been still greater.
 The position of student assistant was created for the double purpose of giv- ing young men who are thinking of engaging in forestry as a profession practical experience and assistance under the supervision of experts. auI of securing intelligent assistance for the government at slight C; st. In all siXty-one applicants were appointed and are now at wo:k. They are divided up among the field experts who are making Investigations and forest sur
Arizona republican., 1900-08-19
ALIFE OF SORROW
Of W hich the Sever tieth Milestone
 Was Reached Yesterday.

Vienna, Aug. 1S.-Emperor Francis Joseph is 70 years old today, having been born August IS, 1880. The love and esteem in which the venerable sover- eign is held by his forty millions of subjects was everywhere manifested by the holding of brilliant celebrations and fetes in honor of the day. There was an absence of the usual court functions owing to the mourning for the late king of Italy. During the day the members of the foreign diplomatic corps pre- sented at the palace telegraphic mes sages of congrat atulation from Emperor William, Queen Victoria, King Victor. the Queen Regent of Spain and others. In Vienna business was generally sus- pended and the day was observed as a holiday.
 With the exception of some of the German sovereign princes there are but two European rulers older than Emper- or Francis Joseph, namely, Queen Vic toria and the aged king of Denmark, while the length of his reign is eX- cesded by that of Queen Victoria alone. Francis Joseph succeeded to the throne December 21, 1S4S, and during his reign of more than half d century the realm has changed from being the stronghold of old conservatism tep being the fore most camp of advanced liberalism among the contine tai monarchies. At the same time he has preserved the tra- ditions of the court, which now, as ever. is the most aristocratic in Europe. Universal. suffrage and great progress in science have come about during his reign and largely through his efforts. Few lives have been more beset with sorrow and suffering than has that of Francis Joseph. His reign was born in the midst of the revolutionary troubles of 1S49 and for more than fifty years he has never for a moment been free to relax his firm hold on public affairs lest the sheaf of nations in his grasp should fall asunder.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-19

The following is a classification of property: 1,175,657 acres of cultivated and uncultivated land, $4,S26, ,56S. .94; inn provements. $1.O73. .O13.O5: 2,674, 116 acres land grands, and railroad lands. $1O2. 141.2S; Improvements, S2S.5OO; 1,21S patented mines S1,114.971.52 improve ments. $1.549, no; town and city lots, $4, Al, ,9S2.O9; 43,O70 horses, $S43, ,095.65; ; 1922 mules, $35, ,153.9S: 1.102 asses, $7,O52; 326, 258 cattle. $3.476 .6O6.6O; 15964 sheep, $S31 ,9SS; 2O312 goats. $40, ,445; 5,196 swine, $15, ,2OO.5O; 999.614 miles of railroads. $4,33O, ,S29.SO; all other property, $5,735,- 773.OS
 The average valuation of the various kinds of property is as follows: Land, cultivated and uncultivated, per acre. $40; land grants and railroads lands, per acre 20 cents; horses. $19.5S; mules, $26 60; asses. $6.4O; cattle, $1O.65; sheep. $2; goats. $2; swine, $2.92; railroads, standard guage. per mile, $4 445; narrow gauge, $3,12S: logging railroads, $1,OO0. There are 462 miles of railroad exempt from taxation and under an agreement between the Santa Fe Pacific and the northern counties through which it passes that road is valued at $2,0 900 a mile. But for these circumstances the average railroad valuation of standard guage lines would be $5,S01 per mile.
 The rate of taxation is the same as last year. S5 cents on each 9100 of valu- atiOn. In addition to this there is a levy against the counties to meet the inter est on the funded indebtedness as fol- lows: Apache, 21 cents on each $1OO of valuation; COcOnino county. 40 cents; Gila county, IS cents; Graham county, 2S12 cents; Maricopa county. IA cents; Mohave county, 30 cents; Pima county. 291@ cents; Pinal county, 39 cents; Yav- apai county, 8 cents; Yuma county, 45 cents
Arizona republican., 1900-08-19
SAVING OF THE TREES
Recent Changes In the DiVi-
 sion of Forestry
Prosessor Tourney. Late of the Terri torial University, Assistant Pro- lessor Of Forestry at Yale Forest School.

Washington. Aug. IS. -(Special)- The appointment of Mr. Henry s. Graves as professor of forestry in the Yale forest school. and of Professor J. w. Tourney. as his assistant. has re- gently deprived the division of forestry of the department of agriculture of two of it's heads of sections. MT. Graves has been superintendent of working plans since his section was organized; ; and Professor Tourney has been su- perintendent of tree planting since his first connection with the division. Un- der MT. Graves administration, the section of working plans has, in ac- cordance with a policy of cooperating with lumbermen, state forest officers, farmers and others who desire to man. age their wood iOts according to sound forest principles, furnished a larger portion of the rapid growth which has characterized the division of forestry in the last two years. Beginning with a comparatively small area, the applica- tions for working plans have now ex- tended tO approximately 5G.O0O 600 acres, including all the national forest re- serves, the whole of the forest preserve of the state of New York in the Adj ron3acks and Catskills, and about 2,OOO,O00 acres of private lands. Under Professor Toumey's administration. the section of tree planting, organized on a similar cooperative basis. has had marked success. and is now thorough ly established in a career If special usefulne ss.
 hA ntni7 4ifNr, which these gentlemen have conducted been established under them, that the wolk which they have thus far carrie d on will suffer no interruption by their departure. Mr. Graves place as super
Arizona republican., 1900-08-19

intendent of working plans and assist ant chief will be taken by MT. Overton w. Price of the division. Before enter ing the division MT. Price had aG ex- ceptiOnally thorough training as a for ester. After graduating from the Uni versity of Virginia he studied at Bilt- more, North Carolina, and thus was at the great advantage when he went abroad of having already had practical experience ill this country. He spent nearly three years in Europe, chiefly in Switzerland and Germany. Tn Ger many he worked under Sir Dietrich Brands. formerly director of the Brit. ish forest service in India, and also studied at Munich. He entered the division of forestry a year ago and since then has been chiefly engaged on working plans as field expert. The position of superintendent of tree planting is yet to be filled.
 An investigation of forest fires and reforestation on burnt areas is now be- ing pursued by the division of forestry of the department of agriculture through Professor c. s. Crandall, lately of the Colorado eXperiment station at Fort Collins. This work, which Pro- lessor Crandall began some years ago as a collaboration of the division. will be carried on chiefly in the northern part of the state, where the prevalence of lodgeDole pine makes the conditions very different from those in the south. The investigation is an important one, for until the forester knows what 10 expect from fire and how to deal with burnt-Over areas, he can do little in a region where burning has been as ex- tensive and is still as common as in Colorado.
 In this Investigation the examination of the first stages of refOrcstation will be made on areas of which some were burned over thirteen years ago and on which Professor Crandall has al ready made surveys and recorded pro- gress at different periods since In the case of the old fires of which there is no record, the date of burning can usually be determined by the age of the trees which came up after the fire, and the necessary surveys and measure
Arizona republican., 1900-08-19
WE'VE MADE ONE POINT.

Washington, Aug. 1S.- The govern ment now fully satisfied by adrices that the international troops have entered Pekin and that the legationers are saved is calmly awaiting detailed statements from its own officials. Dis patches were received today from Gen eral Barry at Che Foo, and Consul-Gen- eral GOodnow at Shanghai, repeating the main fact of the capture and relief Neither General Chaffee nor Admiral Remey were heard from, however, and it is to them, particularly to the Amer ican commander at Pekin, that the gov ernment looks for advices, not only on what has occurred, but on local de- velopments. from which an intelligent determination can be made of what still remains to be done.
 The president, Secretary Root. Acting Secretary of State Adee, Acting Secre- tary of the Navy Hackett and other officials Were in conference during the afternoon. It was said afterwards that no additional details had come c0ncern- ing Pekin and it was understood that the conference had to do with the situ- ation at Shanghai.
 Word reached the navy department during the afternoon that the United
 
 reached Shanghai, al which place the British warships and transports are already in force. while the French. Rus sians and Germans are hurrying their men to the same destination. The American government so far has kept out of the entanglement. and in view of the reported landing of troops by some of the powers. it was stated that ha Of ha never been contemplated.
 Although the officials declined to give out any specific information, it is un- derstood generally that the govern ment was in possession of word that the landing of the British forces was begun today and it was probable that that this would be followed by the landing of German and French forces. As these several forces had as the os- tensible purpose of their landing the maintainance of peace and order, it is not assumed to be likely that any djs- order can arise from the course pur- sued.
 As a result of the conference today it is believed a dispatch was forwarded to the commander of the New Orleans advising him of the course to be pur- sued. The general situation a Shang- hai caused by the landing of British troops, and the protests of Germany and France, continues to be strained although the authorities are rather more hopeful of a satisfactory adjust ment than heretofore.
 The state department does not treat the matter as at all grave and regards it rather as a misunderstanding one side holding that the British activity Is designed to cover the whole Yang Tse region. One of the diplomatic officials who has heen most active ir the affair said today that in any event there could be no serious rupture. Even il the troops were landed it would fn- crease the security and order prevail ing. It seems to be accepted that if the
Arizona republican., 1900-08-19
MADAME WU IN PERIL.

Cape May, N. J., Aug. 1S.-The wife of the Chinese minister, her Son. Choa- chu, MT. Flung Shao Chee and Wu Hsuch Lieu, her nephews. Mrs Nes- mith, Madame Bannarua Hall and Miss Nessmith, went sailing and grabbing this morning in the yacht Martha. Cap tain Walter V. Coverdale. They hal gotten well under way in Cape Islands Sound when the yacht sprang a leak. Some of the party became alarmed and all were taken off the yacht by Captain Alexis Schollenger who went to them in a bateau. The party was landed at Sewell's Point
Arizona republican., 1900-08-19

vtys as follows: In the state of Wash ingtOn. : in California. 13: in the Black Hills, g. In the middle west, 5: in Ar kansas, 1: in the Appalachian region. ?: in the Adirondacks, 15. Most of their time is spent in collecting the measure ments of trees and in making the sur Veys from which the foresters of the division can next winter draw con- clustors an1 results. To a young man of an observ-rg ana inquisitive turn of mind. the work affords an excellent opportunity for learning the nature of the problems with which a forester has to deal, and the ways in which he does part of his work
Arizona republican., 1900-08-19
SINCE PEKIN FELL
The Landing of British, German and French Troops Under Protest Uncle Sam Contemplating the Ad- visibility of Moving Away Before Disturbance Among the Powers Begins.

London, Aug. 19.-Whatever of inter- est might attach to the events reported in the nights dispatches is. destroyed by the capture of Pekin, as most of the messages relate to matters pre- ceding and relating to the capture of the Chinese capital. General Linevich, the commander of the Russian troops in Pc Chi Ii, reports to St Petersburg that on August F the Chinese intended to give battle at Che Sin, where were concentrated fifty battalions of the best Manchu troops commanded by General Tung Fun Slang. but that, losing cour- age, they retreated. not waiting for an attack to be made.
 The eyes of the world, which have been fiexd hitherto on Pekin, are turn ing to Shanghai, where an imbroglio resulting from jealousy and suspicion of power will possibly shortly assume a serious aspect. The British landl q Gurkas and Bombay regiments on Fri day. and France is hurrying HOO Ton kin troops thither. some of whom are reported to have arrived already. The situation in the valley of the Yang Tse Kiang at Wu Chang is serious. Chang Chi Tung's troops muunied, but the outbreak was ruelled.
 Russia's campaign in Manchuria seems to be progressing satisfactorily. General Orlirff, chief of staff of the Russian forces in China, reports on August 14 that he attacked the Chinese at Medua Chi on August 12. and subse- quently advanced to Yak Shi and cap tured an abundance of stores. The Chinese are said to be gathering in force in the l.eighborhood of Kobdu, from whiS place the Russian and Tar tar residents have departed.
 A Berlin dispatch dated this (Sun- day) morning, says the German marine battalions arrived at Tien Tsin on Thursday.
 In consequence of the landing of Brit ish troops at Shanghai the French have arranged to land 150 blue jackets at their concession.