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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-07
A sen GMB FROM MADRID.
Proposed that Money he Put In -
Get Buried Treasure.


Get Buried Treasure.
Brennan, Texas. January 6.--Copies OF
the following remarkable letter have been
received by several parties at this place
Madrid. December q, 1899, Dear Sir;
Having the best references of yourself,
l take tho liberty TO propose 10 you q
business which accomplishment depend the
future of a poor girl and our own.
The events OF Cuba island and my high
grade in the Spanish arm have given me
the way to get fortune Of s65o,0O0 by spe-
cially circumstances that | Will explain TO
you II you answer me. | had TO bury
that amount OF money in the enyirons or
that city,
Being In prison and without family !
am In need OF an honest person vh2 would
be disposed to unhury the money and AZ
would be rewarded with the Is per cent
of H. His duty would be to come 10
Madrid and to pay tho expenses Of my
process in order that he could take pos
session OF my equipment. which WAS Sc
questrated to me in Habana-
Into secret Of one Of the yalises OF my
equipment is 8 plan of the place where
the sum is buried. BY this reason it is
necessary 70 use the sequestraiion OF tho
yalise. because without them Il could be
impossible 70 find the money,
II you accept | shall send YOU further
applications as soon as you send me the
following cablegram. signatuIe1 by yoi;
iSpain--Mr Antonio Berenguer Listl
Telegrapes, Misunderstanding your eable-
gram. I am svie, your obedlent seryani
The Colonel Lamo q.
The above letter has bsea resolved b.
two or three moneyed men OF isis i,y
but none OF them have answered by cable
consequently the exact nature OF the
scheme Is not known.
The letter is written on paper Of foreign
manufacture. but the envelope bears DO.
nestle stamp.
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REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEES.
Is Called to Meet mt Waco JAM


Is Called to Meet mt Waco jan
nary 20.
To Members of the Republican State Ex-
ecutive Convention.
Terrell. Texas January 4.-In pursuance
OF the call OF the National republican
committee and by virtue OF the authority
in me vested hereby call the State ex-
ecutive committee to convene In the city
OF Waco on Saturday. January 20. 1900,
at 10 o'clock a. M, Cor the purpose Of Ak
ing basis Of representation and to name
a time and place for holding the State
convention to elect four delegates and four
alternatives to the National repuhli an
convention to be held On June 10 naHt IN
Philadelphia, Pa. and the tiansa ton Of
such other business as may properly come
before It.
Congressional chairmeu are advised Ia
withheld their calls for corgressi nal con
yentions until full instructions ave given
by the State executive committee
E, II, II. Green. Chairman.
G.. ". johnson, Secretary
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have returned from a visit to Atlanta and
other points in Georgia and Alabama,
telegram was received here yesterday
from Rev T. W White, the pastor OF
the Baptist church at this place, and who,
with his wife and children. have been
Visiting friends in Mississippi stating that
his infant child had died there and that
they would bring the body to Cuero tor
irltprment
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Young hoy AccidcntaIIy Kitiea

Elgin, Texas. January 6. Yesterday
evening about O'Clock the little s-year-
old son Of Mr.. II. II. Gwines, living about
three miles south OF here, wac accidentally
shot and killed; he and his brother had
Just returned from hunt and leaned their
guns against the wall; one OF them fell,
striking on the hammer, causing II TO go
OFF. The ball penetrated The breast OF tho
little fellow and he died instantly.
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Elein Cotton Cleaned Up.

Eigin. Texas. January s.-The largest
cotton deal OF the season was consum-
mated yesterday, W. H. Rivers. the banked
Of this place, and r. Terrc selling to Ha-
Der. buyer for Breyer Of Houston. 900
bales OF cotton at 7 i-16. basis middling.
This about winds up the cotton for this
season. there being only few scattering
bales left
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Fort Lmvsca Matters.

Pert Lavaca Texas. January SIT be-
gan raining here about IL o'clock last
night and raiped almost continuously for
twelve hours: II is estimated that at least
six inches OF rain fell during that time
Mr. Felix Jackson and wife. Mr.. r. l.
Allen ana Mr.. and MrA y. ~. Dudgeon
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TerreII Topics.

Terrell. Texas. January 5.-TerrelI Hook
and Ladder company elected the following
officers last evening; A. Drew, foreman;
Ged smith. first assistant; B. Nicholson.
second assistant: II. Berry. secretary; b.
Nicholson. delegate to state convention:
Ed Smith. alternate.
4 pastors organization has b.eu effected
by several pastors of the city.
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roads A contract for road from Abilene
to Llano has been let according 70 Mr.
fuckers Information. He says Il needs
only the advent OF railroads TO make Llano
the mining Mecca OF the South The
Austin and Northwestern road Is the only
line that now reaches Llano
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Left n note Giving the Rensons
tho Act

Lett Not" GIving the Nenrons Tor
the Act.
Waco. Texas. January 6.-Nat Clouson.
farmer living FIVE miles from ogltsby,
Coryell county, committed suicide by TAX
ing morphine. He became Respondent over
a suit in which his son was plaintiff, in
volvlng a tract OF land and taking a large
amount OF the drug he rode away from
home and laid down by the roadside 70
die He was found In a dying condition
and never regained consciousness He
left note saying that he took the drug
with suicidal intent He was driven to H.
he said. Tho contents Of the note caused
sensation
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su.niclonr cnse al rrler.

Tyler. Texas January 81. S. Lee Of
Dallas, State agent OF the Northwestern
Insurance company, is click in this city and
it 10 believed has smallpox The case has
been Isolated and there is no danger OF
IL spreading
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I =; Y = .
"hreaks up"
CO Ids

4}l 81 DR.. Humphreys SPECIFICS are as
acacious as en- Cor Grip and Colds. His
srusl on the care and treatment OF the
* may be had for the asking at your
:uk sfore or will be mailed free, tells how
>oflfe No. dissipates Fevers. how No. 8
,r<A Headache, and Nc. 10 Dyspepsia.
Iii<>ukson and Weak stomach. how No.
4 681ps Suffering Women. how No. IA
3s5s Skin diseases. Eruptions, Salt
hou,n. Nettle Rash. how No. Is helps The
(I6xor from Rheumatism. how No. 2.
~ be Kidneys and No. 80 relieves the
16<<ale by all druggists or sent 90 receipt
6Ga. 2Sc zach. or five four 81 (may be
~ Humphreys Homeopathic Msii-
~, cor. William and John ST.. n. Y.
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n you want 70 get rid OF rheumatism try
bottle Of Finer & Amends Prescrip-
ton. No 1851. z. y. Schmidt Houston.
Texas. agent
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vcLuxn n
uNDN THn DnoDARS.- -yAs nausa-
tion Of otis Ysers: A. ths Iirs xeyth.
sion. A escond-rate Woman. The art
Calcutta sdition 70 now seid at e5A.oo .
copy.
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a rARNrnn,s SUICIDE.

Ask your druggist for tree Almanac for the year
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THEIR LABORS ENDED.

IL
The City Board Of Equalization and
Appeals Holds its Final Session
Tuesday-A FALLING OF in Person
atty North Of the Creek.
The city board OF equalization and
appeals held It's final session yesterday
afternoon, and its report will come be-
fore council next Tuesday evening. Al
though the business before the board.
during Its many sessions Of the; past
two weeks. has not been made public.
it is learned that the net result is a
falling OF in personality north Of the
creek. II "a ~
The business men who were sum-
moned before the board Monday and
Tuesday. In most instances swore to the
correctness Of the returns they had al
ready made, and no increases could be
had. Some, however, swore to higher
figures. but the increase is not sufficient
to make up the decrease mentioned.
A member OF the board, speaking OF
the work Of the board. said to an In
telllgencer reported yesterday after
noon, that the city Is all wrong In the
manner the assessment Is made. In-t
stead OF having two men work few,
weeks on the assessment each year,
there should be one city assessor, a
regular official who would give the
work his attention throughout the year.
just as the two county assessors do.
Then there would beEa more relia BILE
assessment, and doubtless an increase.
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MoUNDsv1LLE BUDGET.
Yesterdays News From Marshall
Coupty's Chief CITY,

The Republican CLUBS are getting
down to business In earnest The Sec
ond Ward Club has secured the second
floor OF the Walker building, on La
fayette avenue. for their Headquarters.
The S. NJ. Steele Republican Club has a
room on Second street and have elect
ed officers OF the marching club and are
drilling two evenings each week. This
club will be the crack marching club OF
Moundsvine.
a large number OF teachers are TAX
Ing the county. examination here this
week. There are greater number than
usual OF young people who have never
tnught. The examination OF the teach
ers OF the -Moundsvlle independent
school district-will be held to-day ind
tomorrow. a
The G. a. R:sof this place VIII be
quite well represented ut the national
encamnment at Chicago. The people
from here will leave Sunday morning
over the Baltimore & Ohio road. They
have been promised q special car pro-
vidins twenty or more tickets are sold.
During the storm which passed over
this place on Monday night the resi-
dence. and barn of William Venus.
about four miles east OF town. was
struck by lightning. The house was
slightly damaged. Tha barn caught
fire. but wns cxtinguished. s.;
The county court wns In session Mon.
day, with nil the Commissioners pres-
ent. They spent tho Centre session In
making the annual settlement with the
sheriff. =. -
The. electric light plant is being en-
IarGcd by the addition OF an enrInc
boiler and new dynamo. This will
greatly Increase the capacity OF tho
plant. ~
Mrs, West, OF Twelfth street, died Of
consumntion carly Sunday morning.
and was buried Sunday evening She
age.
I. H. Tcagarden, Of Second street.
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Pittsburgh River News.

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 2l.-The rains
during the night, especially up the AL
legheny and Monongahela rivers. form
cd the principal topic OF discussion
during the day along the local wharves,
and although not very much was ex-
pected among the experienced weather
prophets, the hope was expressed that
there will be more rainfall later and
considerable rise in consequence.
The daily bulletin OF the weather
bureau announced that the Allegheny,
Monongahela and upper Ohio rivers
will rise. At Davis Island dam the
marks during the afternoon showed
2.S feet. the river slowly rising. II was
reported there that about another foot
of-rlse,was expected.
The rain was heaviest up the Ale
gheny river. Al ,Johnstown a rainfall
OF ,2.30 Inches was recorded and the
reports from neighboring places were MS
follows: Warren. 100 inch; OIL City,
.lG; BrookvIlle. .a7: Freeport. 81. 9th
err places reporting considerable fall
were: Fairmont. 81 Inch: Rowlcs-
| burg. SO, and Greensboro. 20. There
IRE good chances OF the rise In the local
rivers holding. for the reason thatthere
was rainfall OF Los inches Mt Beaver
Dum and LS0 inches at Mahonlng, one
Of the tributaries. the higher water at
these places helping to back up that
above. -i,.l
Capt John +. bravo, OF, the Coal Ex-
change. said during the day that not
much wns expected from the rains
which have taken place thus far and
other rivermen expressed themselves In
n similar vein, although they said that
with some more OF the rains which may
be expected now, good results Will fol-
low. Eg ~ = tf
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An Automobile Accident.

= Following the example OF Pittsburgh,
Wheeling comes to the front with m
automobile accident. Mr.. Lanknrd and
companion were coming down Market
street In George f. Houses auto"
last night. at . o'clock, when. opposite
the Brunswick hotel. II ran into and
knocked down Mrs. Bantly. wife Of Rev.
Bentley, the colorcd Methodist minister.
She was taken tc n nearby drug store.
where she soon recovered. and was
found to have suffered only slight In
turtles. The lady with Mr.. Lankard
was thrown from the automobile. but
was only slightly injured. The machine
escaped injury. A crowd OF several
hundred persons was attracted by the
accident.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-22
- ~ ilsffI FItN 51T7g1l
THE. H PRIMARY
.EI|:,L Eli: (
SATURDAY.
Is Attracting Great Interest, and the!
Indications Point to a Very
Heavy Vote. y
THE. cOhMl7TEE.lssUES.RUL
For Guidance Of Election Officers
Eleven Mentioned for House
of Delegates. ssf5

There Is great and increasing interest
In the Republican primary ofsthe COM
Ing Saturday, when the candidate for
criminal court Judge Will be named,
and delegates chosen TO the county
convention of the following Saturday.
which will name the house OF delegates
ticket and select senatorial and Judi
Jclal sconferees. The Importance OF put
ting a first class house OF delegates
ticket in the field this year, when so
much is involved in the result OF the
election, lis realized on all sides, espe-
o,allysthe continuance OF two. .Republi-
cans from this state In the United
States senate. This feeling will doubt
less influence a very large percentage
of the Republican voters in sending
delegates to the convention In whom
they feel confidence In their ability to
choose a good house OF delegates ticket.
The list OF gentlemen mentioned for
places on the house Of delegates ticket
numbers eleven men, as follows:
Y George A. Laughlin. business man.
s C.. E. Van Keuren. business man
Peter; Bachman. business man
Richard Westwood. potter.
Jesse Jackson. potter.
William La Tousch. potter.
Abram McCollcch. farmer. r
Ralph Mccoy. artisan. Fl
D. w. Martin, stationary engineer.
S. G.. Smith. lawyer.
Hugh Sterling, business man
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BEL1A1RE HAppEN1Naa
Matters of Interest in the Metropolis
of Belmont County. -

The crude character of some Of The
laws made by legislative, bodies Is
demonstrated by the effort last wints
10 straighten out decenniul boards Of
equalization. The. county boards d,
upon all the townships In the county
and cover multitude of sins as bes,
they can at So per day. ITCHY boards
sit for the circle embraced within The
limits OF corporation lines at IS per
day. This sliptof the wrist. Is not the
worst feature of the law, however. The
holding. OF such boards as practically
powerless Is the; thing that makes the
whole matter something OF a farce.
The news the sIntelligencer gave yes.
tcrday concerning the proposed Valley
Junction line was gratifying 10 Bellaire
people, and II is hoped the St. Glars
Vile gentleman understands the situa-
ton as It Is. With the! talk Of the
Pennsylvania line utilizing Its terminal
road facilities there Is some uneaslness
here. and anything In the direction Of
the article given yesterday. Is read With
deep interest by local people.
There are people in Bellaire who will
walk in the rain rather than ride In an
electric car during a storm, and thesa
found reason for, their decision In the
fact that a car at the corner OF Forty.
fourth apdaNoble streets, was touched
so strongly Monday night that the Op.
orator was knocked of the car and The
conductor was, stunned considerably.
The special train. on the Cevelan1.
Lorain & Wheeling railroad for he
members Oflthei Uniform Rank. knights
OF Pythias, tand their friends. will leay.
here next Sunday morning at 10 o'elod
for Detroit. ION account of the knights
Of Pythias encampment. 1+
Chicken thieves on Gravel Hill mar.
rowly escaped the shot Of Frank Pea.
body, Monday night. and II Officer M. (,
hone gets a sight OF them the pen will
loom up in sight to receive them, as the
officer is determined to put an end to
things of that kind in his bailiwick.
Some Of the farmers of this vicluIty {
complain shat their wheat crop Yields
but little. more than they sowed. This
is discouraging < and makes thsr
ingaatcomparatively- light Job.
The county board OF equalization Is
now In session and they fix dates and
give notice for, complainants from the
various townships to appear:
". ]. Kirkpatrick and family ar.
home from "a pleasant and !yprottab.
stay ut Epworth Park.
Several Bellaires teachers are attend.
Ing the Teachers Institute at Bethesti
this week. = - ''2Ttts,
The Rock HilfS Sunday school VII
picnic at Alexander's orchard to-day.
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r NEW YORK. Aug. 2l.-Frederick
scharn. brother OF Kate scharn. the
young woman who was strangied In her
apartments last Saturday, was commit
ted TO the Tombs to-day, to await the
result OF the coroner's Inquest. Louis
L. Eisenprice. who had been paying the
girl attention. was released In $1,000
bail. The case is attracting much at
tentlon, as the police apparently. are
unable, TO secure enough evidence to
warrant n charge OF murder against
any OF the suspects.
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THE. NEW WELLSBURG ROAD.
Incorporators Meet and Elect Officers
and Directors-company Already
Has Available Funds.

The lncorporators OF the Northern
Ohio Valley Electric Railway Com
pany held meeting yesterday morn
Ing and elected officers and board
of directors. The company starts out
under the most ilattering auspices and
already has plenty OF available funds.
George u. Shook, Howard Hazlett.
John Ebberts, John s. Helty and Henry
J.Arbenz were elected to compose the
board OF directors;
The directory met after they were
elected and selected the following off,
GERS: President, Howard Haziett: vice
president, John s.. Welty;% secretary
treasurer, John Arbenz. jr.
It Is the Intention OF the company to
secure the right OF way through Brooke
county as soon as possible. The road
Will be constructed without delay.
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-. -, 80 ay -. 4
Brilliant Nuptials.

ITHIcA. n. Y, Aug. 2i.-aIlss Ruth
Mary White. daughter Of Andrew Dick
son White. amhassnder to Germany.
was married this afternoon to. Erwin
Sidney Perry, formerly of Mt. Vernon,
n. Y. The wedding took place in the
White mansion on Cornell campus. The
decorations were most profusc and the
gifts costly The groom is professor of
natural philosophy In Purdue college.
Lafayette. Ind. The bridal couple will
tour Canada before going to Indiana.
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River Telegrnms,

WARREN--Niver ut low water mark.
Heavy showers and warm.
:GREENSBORo-Rivcr z feet and
stationary. Weather, cloudy and warm.
BRoWNSVILLE-lsiver feet and
stationary. 5-i
PITTSBURGH-Rive 30 feet and
rlslnS. Weather, clear and warm.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES feet 4
inches and rising. Weather, clear and
warm. !,il,- rT Is d .,,s
oILECITY-Rivcr 2ginches and Z sta .
tionary.l Weather. clear and pleasant.
MORGANTOWN-Ri feet md
stationary. Weather, cloudy and warm.
PARKERSBURG-ohio river IL
Inches and falling. Weather. cloudy
ana hot. No boatu. Little Kannwha
falling. Locals on time.
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BRIEF MEnT1oNIa Il IS. /.
Events in and About the City Given
in q Nutshell. {. 4. 2

~
In a Nutshell
The council committee on ordinances
has been called to meet Friday even
ing at 1880 O'Clock. &.
Clerk W. H. Hornish. of the city
board of public works, advertises for
proposals for laying a sewer in Alley 0
and Eoff street.
THE Central Garden Fishing Club,
which has been in camp at Fish creek
during the past six weeks. broke camp
yesterday and returned home.
Attorney NJ. F.Dryden yesterday en-
tered suit on behalf of Ivens Brandon
against Elizabeth Wingerter for $4,000
damages, alleging the Illegal sale OF a
wheat crop on a distress Warrant!
a child OF Charles ottmans, OF TWEEN
5ty-slxth street. was lost yesterday af-
ternoon. and was finally located at
Twenty-sixth street, where she was
found by member OF the Sixth ward
squad.
A valuable horse owned by Jake
Beck, the. South Side grocer. wandered
from It's stall Monday night and pro-,
ceeded to satiate Itself on the conrents
Of the oats and corn bins. The animal
has paid the penalty for Its gluttony
and has since expired.
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Primary Election Rules.

County Chairman w. H. Hornlsh. at
y the Instance Of the Republican county
committee. yesterday drew up the fol-
lowing rules for the use OF the judges
!. and clerks OF the primary. which will
Z be printed and distributed among the
officials on Friday
The Judges and clerks will fill out
I and qualify 10 the affidavits In the poll
books before opening the polls.
The polls will open at II o'clock a. m.
? and close at o'clock p. M, In all OF
4 the districts except Liberty and Rich .
land. where they will open at o'clock
and close ut Z o'clock p. m.
Tho judges VIII preserve order in the
election room. and no person shall be
allowed therein, except the election Of
ficers and persons who are engaged in
voting: but Republican desiring to
challenge PERSONS right to vote may
enter and state his objections; he must
then retire.
No ballot will be received or count
II ed except the official ballot. which shall:
z be signed on the! back by both clerks
before II is. issued.
a A person desiring to vote will an
nounce his name. the Judge vii! then
hand him ballot which he must pre-.
pare without retiring from the room
/, He will then hand the ballot TO the
!. Judge and announce his name and adj
dress. which the clerks Will enter on the
poll books.
In cnss \ voter shall be unable to
prepare his ballot the clerks will assist
[ him. 40 .,;sl
80. more t!:an ono ballot shall be
3 EanGed to any voter unless he has mu-
tllatcd or destroyed the first one. and
9 he shall return the first ballot before
receiving another. No ballot shall be
allowed to be taken from the election
room. j.
When the polls are closed the results
shall be ascertalred and entered on the
tally sheets and certified to by all OF
the election officers. The poll books.
tally sheets and election supplies will
be replaced in the ballot box. which
shall be securely locked and .returned
TO the chairman OF the county commit
tee without unnecessary delay.