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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15
A CAPTAIN CUT.

Captain Richard Parry of the British
steamer Minterne was today about noon.
on Center and Strand attacked by John
Groot, fireman on the same steamer
ana quite severely but not dangerously
stabbed.
Groot told the police officers that the
trouble started aboard ship. He says that
when he came ashore he went to the Brit
ish consul. who told him that II was be-
yond his power to help him and gave ad-
vice 70 dron the case.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15
rnmmI.nlnn orders.

Austin, Texas, February l4.-The rail-
road commission today authorized the
registration Of stock to the amount OF
$40. 800 ana bonds TO the amount of $4,000
on ten and a half miles OF che CUT ana
Brazos Valley railroad from Peck CITY
TO Mineral Wells.
The railroad commission this evening
authorized the adoption OF a rate OF "a
cents per 100 pounds on beer aud 10 cents
per 100 pounds on ice IN straight on mixed
carloads from Houston 10 Carthage.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15
THE OLDEST MAN in AMERICA
Tells How He Escaped the Terrors Of
Many Winters by Using Peruna.

Herald OF same date This ceutcnarian
is an ardent friend OF Pe-ru-na, having
used Il many years.
In speaking OF his good health ana
extreme old age. Mr., Brock Gays;
after man has lived In the world asI
long as l have. he ought to have fovad!
out great many things by experience, I
think I have done So
"onc or the things I have found
out to my entirc satisfnctiou 10 the I,
proper remedy for ailments that are
due directly TO the cxects Of the
climate. For III ycnrs I have with
| stood the chanaeabic climate OF the :
United states.
| "I have always been very healthy
man. but OF course subject 10 tho little
| affections which are due TO sudden
changes 10 the climate and temperature.
During my long life have known great
many remedies for coughs, colds, eatarfh
and dlarrhoea
~ had always supposed these affections
to be different diseases, Fer the last
ton or nfloen years I have been reading
Dr. Hartmans writings. have learned
much from his books, one thing In par
ticuiar, That these affections are the sams
and that they are properly called catarrh'
"As for pr. Hnrtmsn's remedy, Pc
ru-nn, have found IL 90 he the hest.
~ uot the only, reliable remedy for
these affections. It has been my
standby for many sears, mad I at
tr,bnte ,u> good health ana extreme
old nae 90 this rcmeds.
III exactly meets all my requirements.
II protects me from the evil efeeta oil
sudden changes, It keeps me In good APP
petite, 1t gives me- strengths II keeps my
blood In good circulation. ! have come 70
rely upon It almost entirely for the many
little things for which need mcaielne'
II believe Il to be valuable TO old
people, although have no doubt II "
lust na good for the young. ! should no
glad II my slucere testimony should be-
come tho means OF others using this rom 1.
: cdy, because believe II 70 hc the greatest
remedy OF this aee for catarrhal dis
eases.
o When epldemics Of 10 srippc fras BEGAN
4 TO make their appearance In this country
y was a sufferer from this disease
az had several long sieRes with
the nrippe. ~ hrst J did not know
u that re-ru.nR was remedy for int
, disease. when heard that In grippe
0 was epIdcrnic rntarrh, tried Fern
\. I'm for In grippe nnd found IL 60 III
a Just the thing
+ 'It has saved me several times from
slege OF the grippe feel perfectly SAT-
Z. from this terrible malhdy 50 long as
rs have pe.ru.na at hand. hope chat Or
A. Hartman may live TO be as old as I am
" 10 continue the good work OF teaching III
e. people the value OF his great remedy. re
g. ru-nh. Very truly yours,
!: !: !: !. d,eJ MaeM.
OF VIZ
n For free book on oatarrh address Tn
A. po-ru.na Medicine Co.. Columbus, Ohio.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15
lrnr MIL11s WILL cAsE.

The hearing OF the arguments OF coun-
sci on the demnrrers filed In the contested
viii Of Narelssa Willis, appealed from tiS
county court. consumed all OF the morn
ing session OF the Tifty-sixth district court
before Judge Gavin today. 1t is scarcely
probable that the hearing OF testimony
will be commenced before tomorrow.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15
LAND RELEASE.

T n. Jones and John Nj. Duncan, both
Of Smith county. Texas. have released
unto Russell Sage OF New York all right;
thle aud claim they might be possessed
OF in 100 acres OF land on Dollar bayou.
Sage owns considerable property 10 Cal
weston county.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15
sMALLpox PATIENTS.

Or. wilkinson. city health officer, re-
ports that Of the seven suspects confined
a. the smallpox detention camp. one has
developed well defined case Of small.
box aud another one has pronounced
symptoms indicating the disease.
The remainder OF the patients are doing
we'll.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15
ynrlolola nt nnntr,IlIt.

Huntsville, Texas, February H.-Rey
MellontTee, colored preacher, developed
q case OF yarioloid here, having recently
returned from Bryan. where he had been
on visit 10 his mother. He was moved
TO the detention camp. Every precaution
has been taken and II is not thought there
will be any spread Of the disease.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15
HOTEL ARRIVALs.

A. she fremont Alexander Smith ana
wife Cleveland, Ohio Sam A.. Hobson'
Toxas: O. II. Tyrell ST. Louis; W. r.
Young and wife. Philadelphia: W NJ.
Carter. Chicago; James r. Taylor, Texas;
George w. wyles New York. A. W. Rich
ards GAINESVILLE; g A. EaStorhrook, j. Il.
TalIett. Marshaltown, Earnest peyeke.
Kansas City: John II Gricc. Baltimore.
o. H. Caldwell, Houston. Jesse G. Smith,
Pine Bluff, Ark: c. W. Hawley. Louis
vile. ). a Wsltner. r. w Mitchell, S.
w Wetner. Nevada. Mo; pan K. Sucker.
Buffalo; Tom J. Lee city; Mayer LIP
shit, ] J. Bowler, Chicago; II NJ. Arm
strong, Baltimore, w, r. Klenn, Chicago;
w. T Conley, Columbus, Mo-. II. NJ.
Aulerey, San Antonio. John y. Walter.
Paris: G. r. Talbot, ST. Joseph. Mo;
Reynolds Gibson r. II Ward, New York;
l.. K Peers, william II. Taylor, Miss NJ :.
g. Taylor ST. Louis Charles $. Hall and
wife. Minneapolis; w G. spotswood. Mo-
bile; Harry Glazier, A. r Warner. Miss
Van De Tremor. Miss Maud Durand. Tho
Three Musketeers."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15
MEETING POSTPONED.

The meeting OF the business men which
was TO have taken place tonight for the
purpose OF organizing o business league
has been postponed until fhc promoters
Of the organization have their plans more
msturod
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15

San Antonio, Texas, February i4.--Fire
at 10 o'clock destroyed the house occupied
by Dr. j. b. Breeding. Jr The house and
contents are a complete loss the damage
being fully $4,000, Insurance not known.
The origin of the FIRE is a mystery as no
one was at home when the fire was dis
covered
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15

not occur on slngleheaddrs, he argued that
double headers were extra hazardous. Tho
committee went into executive session and
on motion OF Garner by a vote OF Z TO
s majority report WAS ordered on a
Substitute bill to give the railroad com
mission jurisdiction. The minority VIII
recommend the passage of the original
IA
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15

United states court an agreement be-
tween Blake Dupreo. receiver of the Ctti-
1ens l1lactrc Light and Power COMPANY
OF Houston, ana tho Western Union Tele-
graph company to Jointly USE seventeen
poles on Main street IA houston,
The agreement is approved by judge
Bryant. who ordered copy OF the con-
tract spread on the minutes OF the court
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15
ravornbIc Report ON Pitts' mn.

Austin, Texas. February 1i.--House ju-
dietary committee No. tonight agreed 10
fayorably report Pitts bill against gam
bling in futures.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15

FOR many years he resided at Bosouo
Fails, eighteen miles west OF Waco. hW
now lives With his son-ir-iaw AZ Valley
Mills. Texas
short time ago by request, Uncle
Isaac came TO Waco and Sat for his pic
ture. In hla hand he held a stick cut from
the grave OF General Andrew Jackson
which has been carried by him over since
Mr., Brock "a a dlgnided old gentleman.
showing few sigma Of decgepitudc HIS
family Bible IS stin presotyei. and Il
shows that tho date Of his birth was writ
ten III years ago.
Surely few words from this remark
able OLD gentleman, who has had III years
Of experience 10 draw from, would be n
teresting as wen as profitable a lengthy
biographical sketch is given OF this re-
| markahle old man In the Waco Times-
Herald December g. 1898 sim more
pretentious biography OF this the odea,
living man, illustrated with a double col
ann portrait. was given the renders o
no Dallas Morning News, dated Deaem
ssr H. 1898, and also the Chicago Times
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15

Navasota. Texas. February 10. The fe-
publican convention viii 30 held satur-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15

N uouse took up chapter 3, article
regulating the sale of liquor dealers
'A''nlns and passed 1t without debate.
uels SO6Otc) authorizing counties and
(" levy an occupation tax on liquor
Vt each equivalent to half the State
vas passed.
WI 0Hered amendments to create sub
~sns and d and renumber other sub
TDus' levies a tax of $4,000 on any
shipping intoxicating liquors cod.
!, ~, ,. FOCAL option district; d leyies
k,ls sNvoo on any person soliciting or
'.as orders for intoxicating liquors in
Opton districts.
MOTION OF Garner the amendments
|sud. w VI 'sina' arlcie 'VoVo was
acie 5060d requiring applicant for
~, etc. ~ '''"N' '"''''
4 ,ssr noyed to strike out the commit
IN ~. nj requiring applicant 10
vain that neither he nor any of his
|s ~ since the passage OF this act has
| vi, 1Hased guilty of violating this act
II uas been compelled to pay on the
IN. motion 70 table was lost and the
as amended by the committee was
ssle SO6Oe requiring issuance OF
u waen tax Is paid and oath liled,
-sle OOsef requiring that license shall
sof not less than one year and only
place OF business.
tGJ moved to amend so that person
nold the original license il hi
MS place OF business or moved
In ~ county to another as he had al
Ps'a the State tax. Tabled. and the
ssi article adopted,
ssle so6og requiring the county clerh
N menthly reports to the comptroller
! ppheants for license to sell liquors
I&e y sooVh requiring liquor dealers x
na' TO conduct an orderly house
tsa'Ntins sale Of liquors TO minors
49, " habitual drunkards, etc.
k,ssrs moved to strike out all OF th'
s'ee amendment prohibiting sale o
" election day and preventing en-
ks,st OF person who has. since IN
~ q this act, been adjndged guilt'
|hsynnhs the liauor laws.
- moved 70 substitute b. st7lkihi
n,p ne clause prohibiting the en-
Of any person who has yiolste'
ssSsu law The substituts v.s &c
- Adopted.
moved an amendment 'alloTlHl
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15

r,ason declared tnst the texas
y should do the same same .n'ns,
~ number OF manned men on
~ begging. as a result OF IN
s..,yed while WORKING LOT wnat ne
4. greedy railroads.. Deprecaseu
An the rosds Tor SAVING Q, |.
train mile would ne saiu, rlss ,
~ their employees ne siso sa,u
,siress in a san Anlon'o ooar y,
sSeuse in damage sun hssinse
IA n alleging contr,ousoIs nes
a dafense, tesuiheu INA. uaiu
mn around curves On .ne Loau
son from tnr.s
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15
,rrrRNooN SESSION.

.,o,sance with Dibrell's motion, the
.,,o,pted Dibrell. Greer and Lloyd
.,..,ga,s the engrossing department
senate.
/, ,.,nn,ed his speech in advocacy OF
aaaSla. header bill. He dealt with
s,ovledge in attempting to substan-
~ nosition that such practice is
.scns In conclusion, he appealed
legislature not to sacrifice the lives
nS Of citizens Of this State for a
rslry dollars represented in a saw
n !; cents per train mile.
! .ook the position that the matter
"A IA nut in the hands Of the railroad
kisslon said that the evidence so far
r,m does not show that double head
oyer.hazardous aud therefore could
Favor the bill as originally intro
~ reiterated his remarks Of this
I'M in supporting his proposition to
n the reailroad commission the mat
|, regulating double heading.
sru,y regretted that the governor had
N 20 long before sending in the mat
h double headers; that much time
IA be required in considering this most
Man natter aud on the meager testl-
IA ia unwilling to pass; had more
IN mileage in his district than any
senator. vet he had never been APP
|cbed on this subject until he reached
5n. though It was III operation fol
months In his district. Favored the
3,Ituts In preference to the bill.
krell reiterated the position taken In
.nnority report, which is adverse tt
Mil, said that the evidence given be-
| the committee that the Southern Pa
could not compete for transconti'
d business without the use of double
bsrs was not denied there and has moi
since Claimed that the evidence ant
scs show conclusively that the ide'
I t borne out that double headers ar
kerous Read letters from RAILROAD
throughout the country in which dou
BEADING is not regarded as extra haz
BIS, Said that there is no doubt bu
\ he courts of the country would holt
Law unconstitutional as applying
)iNrstate trains and trains carrying
fssts freight
Is pending bill was sidetracked jus
re adjournment on motion of Levi
. he secured consideration of his bill
hiding the San Antonio city charter
amendments were adopted reducin
y Ito 3 cents the limit of interes
bonds 10 be issued and from 80 to .
b tax to be levied on the 500 o
ttriy The bill was ordered engrosset
fnance committee reported favorabl
fland's bill prescribing two year term
directors Of the Agricultural and Me
bieal college.
Pmmitte on education made favor
/ majority with adverse minority re
BY Hanger on Terrells bill present.
biennial scholastic census.
fanord's bill placing in the hands {
plies the printing of all blanks an
flpls used in assessing and collectin
on third reading was taken u
M offered amendment providing thu
IMcn printing be done within the Stat
opted.
Elrell secured adoption OF an amend
requiring the printing TO be dor
ail the several counties If it can |
S cheaply as elsewhere.
nsr ohered amendment requiring thi
EVE printing shall bear the printer
y label; lost. On motion of Terre
wy was reconsidered and he secure
sAon OF an amendment to the amen,
aualng where practicable.
pVarheu until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15

~sfNfNs~(NSS~ ~FNA<NSt% ~ ~ WV ~
Born before United states
was formed.
Saw 80 Presidents elected,
Pc~ru-nn Inns protected him
from all sudden chnngcs,
veteran of four wars.
, shod horse when 90 yenrs
old.
Always conquered the grippe
= with Pc-ru-na.
witness in land suit Mt nge
of 40 sears.
I believes Pe-ru-na the grent-
est remedy of the age for Gu
tnrrhnl diseases.
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15

JOINT AGREEMENT.
There wss MED this morning In the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15
,r1,rJ MeN.

For a free book on oatarrh address Tho
po-ru-na Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio.
The Burke County news., 1900-06-29
Populist County Convention.

A convention of the Popu-
lists of Burke county is here
By called to meet at the Court
House in Morganton, on Fri
day, July the 9th, for the pur-
pose of nominating a candidate
for the Legislature and can
didates for other county
Offices, and for transacting
such other business as may
legally come before the con-
vention.
Hon. Cyrus Thompson can
didate for Governor, will ad-
dress the convention and the
public at the same time.
S. G.. KERLEY,
Chr. Elk. Com. p. P, Burke
County.
The Burke County news., 1900-06-29
Mr.. Samuel May to Marry.

A letter received this week
from Mr.. Samuel May, whose
absence on a vacation was
mentioned in these columns
last week, brings the infor-
nation that he is to be mar
rled in few days to Miss
Jennie We'll, of Chicago. The
date of the event is not given.
Mr.. May is now in that CITY.
The announcement of his ap-
preaching marriage was a
surprise even to his nearest
relatives here.
Mr.. May has beena resident
Of Morganton since the spring
of 1899, coming here from
Baltimore. He was a regular
in the L. S. Army for several
years and did service in Porto
Rico during the war with
Spain. He is member of
the firm of May & Lane, Nor
canton grocers.
THE News extends, in ad-
vance, congratulations and
best wishes.
The Burke County news., 1900-06-29
Sad Death of a Bride.

After fifteen years aslovers
Mr.. Aaron DruCker and Miss
Rose Baumgarten, of Char
lotte, were married on the
18th of this month. The dav
before the wedding Miss
Baumgarten was taken very
sick and the wedding ceremony
was performed with her in
bed. She grew worse and
Monday morning she died.
The Burke County news., 1900-06-29
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Have YOU registered?
The registration books
opened yesterday.
Miss Ophie Kerley is in
Hickory, where she will spend
several weeks.
b. B. Abernethy has opened
up the famous Connolly
Springs hotel for the season.
Miss Sallie K. Stevens, of
Goldsboro, superintendent Of
press for w. G. T. U., is
visiting her cousin Mrs. L.
NJ. Williams, in Morganton.
Mr.. Robert Kerley has
secured a position in the
Erwin Cotton Mills at Dur
ham. He left Tuesday morn
ing to enter upon the duties.
We were glad to see Uncle
Billy Austin, Of Paddy's creek,
in town Wednesday. It is
understood, however, that he
had his orders to be back home
before night, as the nights are
very dark just now.
Services preparatory to the
communion will be held at the
PRESBYTERIAN church on Sat-
turday at 6 p. m. All readers
of this item are asked to nem-
tlon it to their friends. Reg
ular communion service Sab
bath 1870 q. m.
The census enumeratOr tor
Morganton has completed his
work and forwarded the
papers to Washington. AL
though he is not yet allowed
to make public exact figures,
IT IS understood that our pop
ulation is in the neighborhood
of 2,1OO.
\ grand mass-meeting OF
all the churches will be held
IN the Methodist church next
Sabbath at 4 p. m. Mr.. A.
G. knebel. of Asheville, gen
eral secretary of the Y. NJ. {.
\. of S. G. and n. c., will ad-
dress the meeting. Mr.. Kne-
bel will conduct the evening
services at the PRESBYTERIAN
church, $50 O. clock.
The Burke County news., 1900-06-29
THE BURKE COUNTY NEWS,
FRIDAY, JUNE %, 1900.
Telephone No. 26.
tRRINAL OF PASSENGER
TRAINS AT MORGANTON.

iCFNTRAL TIME.
40. So east-bound (vestibule), 7:27 a. m
so. i. east-bound, 4:OOp. m.
80. s.. west-bound (vestibule), o:54 D. m.
No. II. west-bound, 11:5O a. m.
50. 80. east-bound local freight
carving passengers), 11:5O a. m.
80 81. westbound Qocal freight
carrying passengers), 12:4+ p. m.
The Burke County news., 1900-06-29
Entrance Examinations To The A. q
N. College.

II. College.
Examinations for admission
to the North Carolina College
Of Agriculture and MECHANIC
Arts. Raleigh, n. c.. will be
conducted by me in the court
house on Saturday, July 18th,
beginning at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
All lads desiring thorough edu-
cation for the technical pro
fessions, or practical training
for skilled trades, will do we'll
to come forward and secure
admission to this College.
Signed } H. Q. HoUk,
County Superintendent.
THE News and THE ALLAN
IA WEEKLY CONSTITUTION
both one year for S1.+O.
The Burke County news., 1900-06-29

THE News and the THRICE-A-
WEEK n. Y. WORLD both
one year for S1.35.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-06

The line now being traced by United
States and Canadian surveyors IS the
one agreed upon az a m0lus viyendi by
tine tso governments. after the failure
of the high joint commission TO come %
an agreement ON the permanent bOun-
dairy 10 De- the one proposed by the
United States government and reluct-
autIy aereed 90 by the British gov
ernmon. M behalf of Canada 10 IS
carefully 0Iawn 90 keep the Canadians
away rror the tIdeway which they are
anxious 90 reach that they may have a
goa outlet for their Yukon territory and
v hich IL hos been the main purpose OF
ou- government 90 prevent, for obvious
reasons. While the temporary line is
necessarily a compromise one. and
therefore apparently surrendcrs some
thing OF the extreme claim OF the United
s.etes case. no practical change is made
in the position Of the miners on the
r.ound. Everything win remain as be-
for. until the final dolm.tation Of the
permanent boundary whenever that
may take place. except that there will
Doe no more Quarreling between the Gus
toms officials OF the two governments.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-06

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