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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-03
BRENNAN BUDGET.

BRENNAN, Texas, March MIR. Max
Ecke OF this city received the sad inteiiI I.
gence Thursday OF the death OF his father
AZ san Jose. Cal, which occurred in a
runaway accident. MIR. Beke was for a
number of years resident OF Brennan.
being in the employ of Messrs. schuereu-
berg Bros. He was 60 years of age, HIS
surviving children. three In number. are
all residents Of this immediate section.
Mrs Aubrey OF Caldwell Mrs. c. r, lam
mons and Mr.. Max Ecke OF this city
Misses Sadie Mcintyre, Edna Rouse. An
ME Hughes. Perle Perkins, Stella Con.
nele and Mr.. 7. A. Holland attended the
entertainment by the Nineteenth Century
club at chappe,l Hill this evening
Mr.. Robert Eugene George. travelling
passenger agent OF the Houston and Texas
Central railroad. is in the city. Mr.,
George says tnat spsclai rate VIII he
made TO Galveston tor the visit OF the
North Atlantic squadron, including tue
battleship Texas, which win occur March
20 TO %.
Mrs. Mary d. Ross and Miss Edna Ross
returned today from visit TO Mard
Grss
Messrs. John Mahan and L, NJ. Mont,
gomery members OF the surveying corps
OF the Houston, BRACES ana Nor.nern rail-
road, are in the city today for the purpose
OF having some repairs made on the
transit or telescope compass, They have
completed the survey TO the city of VIII
liam Penn. and expect 20 -each Clay sta
ton by next Monday, having Gully about
six miles 10 cover. The camp Is at pres
ent located at william Peeu.
Mr., w. f. Myatt was In the city yester-
day He is not suffering the least incon-
venience from the flesh wound rece we'd
last week, and says he has been attending
to business every day since the shooting
occurred.
The engagement announced for MI.
Ernest Gamble at the Grand opera HOUSE
Monday night has bseu cancelled
The Mendelssohn society Will meet at
Music hall al 4 o'clock Saturday after
noon.
Visitors from the country are exceed
ingly scarce these days. Most OF the
farmers are engaged In corn planting and
SAINT afford TO burn daylight by coming TO
town.
The XIII club met with the Misses
Becker this afternoon. The picnic a'-
nounced for today has been postponed.
ne pupllS composing tue muslC Ui"ss VI
Mrs. Ida Harris will give recital on the
evening OF Friday, March ..
a 2-year-old child Of Wash Davis, who
resides on the Albrect place, died yester-
day.
AZ meeting of the BRENNAN field
artillery held last Tuesday night Messrs.
NJ. Fischer. julius Lindemann and Isaac
Bowers were appointed committee to
draft resolutions expressive oftthe desire
OF the company relative 20 an increase OF
the appropriation from the general govern :
ment for the support of the militia The
signal corps OF the city has also taken
action in regard TO tne matter.
The entire gradingsouttt OF r. S, FARM
er. including forty teams plows and scrap
ers, was shipped to Milano Thursday night,
where the Santa Fe railroad Is doing a
large amount of construction work in the
nature of permanent Improvements
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Fiatonin Items.

Fatonia, Texas March 2.--Mlss Jessie
Carl OF Weimar visited here last week.
Mss Lou Willlford of seguin was the
CUES of relatives here last week.
Mis- Kate Grace of Weimsr is the guest
OF Ms. @. w. Allen, Jr
Mis- Kate Wheeler is visiting In Luling
this week.
Mr.. VI. l.. Tansey. who has Geen in CAL
weston connected with Dorrance, Cairns
& Co., cotton factors. has returned TO his
home lere until the opening of another
season.
Mrs. :. R. Dunn of West Point is here
visit
Miss fannie FARES. who has be.aJ&. ach-
ing al Vest Point this session. has re-
turned her home, her duties having
closed fu the season.
Little Miss Alma Lois Lane OF La
Grange Il here, the guest OF her grand
mother, Mrs. II. A. Tutwiler.
Mrs. Anna Williams has gone TO Eagle
Lake for few day.
Measles OF a bad form Is quite an epi-
denic here a great deal OF sicknes. being
in town
An imprmptu dance was INDUCED IN
last Wednesday night at the vanhcrfi-
Bunting hal by few OF the young pco-
pie.
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NEWS BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT
A LIST OF THE LETTERS wHICH
HAVE BEEN F0uND.
order for Books for u Circulating
Library Pinccd--Suit Filed in
Federal Court.

Beaumont, Texas. March Following
is an invoice of the letters which had been
stolen from the postothce aud found late
yesterday afternoon:
Draft from First National bank to Z. L.
Nash. Endorsed by Ira II. Evans OF Austin,
for 1922.
Draft from First National bank of
Waters Pierce Oil company of Galveston,
from Beaumont Ice, Light and Refrgerst-
ing company, for si0126
Draft from First National bank to
American Brewing company of Houston,
from Beaumont Ice, Light and Refrigerat-
ing company for S366.30.
Check from John. Il. Davis 10 T. H..
Thompson. for SS.gl.
Check from u. Szsir to T. II. Thomp-
son. for 500. so.
Six promssory MOTHS from A. w. Land
to Texas and New York Land company,
mailed by c. l.. Nash, for 1888 each--siOsS.
Two applications fcf membership in the
Fraternal Life association.
Eleven unopened letters addressed 10
different parties.
Seven unopened letters from Greer 6
Greer.
Three unopened letters from the Beau
mont Rice and Grist NILS.
A citation for appearance In a civil suit
in the justice court whitn had been mailed
to the sheriff OF Montgomery county by
Greer & Greer.
AS stated in this mornings Post these
letters were all mailed February 10 and
when found none Of the stamps had been
cancelled.
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Objection to sbnretti.

Washington. March 2.-GeneraI joss
Malot and Felipe Penozo, Cuban leaders,
called at the war department and had an
interview with Acting Secretary Meikle-
john relative to the appearance in Cuba
OF Bishop sbaretti. They objected very
strongly to his presence there.
The callers had an lndlstinct iden OF
the limitations imposed upon the general
and 1t was with some diff
Guilty that MIR. Meiklejohn made them I'M
derstand that by the terms of the United
States constitution the executive had no
power to interfere in such matters, there
being no association OF church and state,
as was the case in Cuba under the Span
ish regime.
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a ZIG DEAL.
w. II. stark HIS Purchased Interests
of q. II. Moore.

oI -, IL. moore.
Orange, Texas, March Q. -one OF the
most important deals In lumber circles
IN this section that has been made In
years was recently consummAted and has
Just been made public BY the terms OF
this deal Mr. G. i3sdel Moore rotlres
from the Luecher & Moore Cypress Lum-
her company at Lutoher La, his inter-
est being purchased by Mr., w. ii. Stark
of orange and Captain John Dibert or
Lutcher La. Mr. Stark Is treasurer Of
the Lrtcher G. Moore Lumber company -
Orange and Captain pibepL Is general
manager OF the butcher & Moore Cypress
Lumber company 81 I4utchcr. For bis in
terest in he cypress plant Mr., Moore re-
csives the princely sum Of $3.50, 900. The
plant of the cypress company consists of
one Of the best equipped, double band saw
mills in the couatry. complete shingie
mill, planning mill and the most modern
and up-to-date sash, door and blind fac
tory In the United States. The deal iu-
cludcs Mr.. Moore's interest In the plant,
the cypress lands and the iowa Of Lutch-
CT, This IS said to be one OF the prettiest
towns In Louisiana and is entirely owned
and controlled by the company whose
rent roll every year brings in an 9molat
equal TO the profits OF some big mills The
pant has an assured timber supply for
twenty years TO come and is dolns an
enormous business, the business fcr jan
uary. 1900, being the largest for any
month since the plant was built Mr..
Stark succeeds Mr. Moore as vice presi-
dent OF the company aud Captain Dibert
will continue as general manager. This
deal does not in any way affect Mr..
Moore's interest In the Lutcher a. Moore
Humber company OF Orange
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CHANGES NECESSARY.
In the First Plans Of the Men rn q un ~
Canal.

New York. March "A Herald special
from Washington says: Some modiiica-
tionsin the plans Of the Nicaraguan canal
recommended by the first Walker COM
mission will have to be made. This Is
made clear by reports forwarded to the
office OF the present Walker commission
from one OF the surveying parties now in
the field. 1t has been found that 1t will
be impracticable to build the proposed dam
across the San Juan river Just above the
mouth OF the san Carlos. known as the
Boca san Carlos dam.
The plan proposed the damming of the
San Juan river below the mouth of the
river by what has been termed the Ochoa
dam. This proposed great dam was one
of the features of the Menocai plan which
the engineers criticised, and much doubt
was expressed as to its practicability. Tho
first Walker commission reported in IA
vor of the Boca San Carlos dam as pref
cradle to the ocha dam. 53orings were
made which seemed to indicate that a
rock bos ON for the proposed dam could
be found at a very short distance below
the surface. One of the surveying parties
sent cut in advance of the present Walker
committee was charged with making
more careful examination of the Boca san
Carlos site.
The result of this has been to show that
the rock is twenty-five feet lower than
was indicated by the former borings. 1t
is supposed that the former borings struck
powders or large pieces of detached rock.
This discovery does not mean that the
route recommended by the first Walker
commission will be abandoned though 1t
will necessitate some changes.
1t is believed that practicable site Tor
the proposed dam can be found at no
great distance from the site formerly Sc
lected. and surveys are now in progress
for the purpose Of finding better loca-
ton. The necessity for shifting the site
OF Bocas San Carlos dam, 1t Is asserted
does not affect the practcability OF the
Walker plan as whole. Nevertheless II
is fact that this error in the former sur
vey has been discovered Will be used by
the opponents OF the canal as an argG-
ment for delay. The strongest argument
of the opposition has been that nothing
should be done until after the report of
the present Walker commission mas been
received. 1t is pointed out that the sur
veys now in progress are more exhaustive
than any heretofore made. and that some
defect in the former surveys might be dis
covered that would make the proposed
route impract1y.ble.
Senator Na,gan will submit report to
the senate on the Hay Pauncefote treaty
from the senate committee on foreign rela-
lions in few days. He will emphatically
declare that the Clayton Buwer treaty is
in force and will discuss the non fortifica-
tion feature, showing its advantages.
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palestine POINTERS.
city Teachers viii Hold an Institute
@F gti Today.


Palestine. Texas. March 2-The teach
-ers of the city schools will hold their
regular monthly institute tomorrow
Saturday. afternoon.
The situation is improving every day.
No new cases for four days. All patients
doing we'll
N Marlin sent the following delegation
here yesterday to confer with ;he Ia
ternational and Great Northern officials
about the extension of the Calvert and
brazos valley from Calvert to Waco ga
Mann: Mcssrs. G.. S. Bartlett, j. A.
Martin. u. 5. Eddines, A. u. Curtin ana
j. M. Kennedy were in the party.
Il. M Mo0u closed a pL.cuase of 2A3
acres of land, the east haif oil the county
farm, rom Anderson county anu mas
already contracted TO put II in orchara'
he will put out 10000 peach trees.
Contractor Crawford is at WORK on tine
big Wainwright furniture ana collin fHr-
tory The building VIII be completed by
July /.
u s. Pawkett is in San Antonio today.
Mrs. y. IA. Campbell is visiting In san
Antonio.
N. " Jones Is in San Antonio ON busi-
ness.
Misses Kate Hunter, Mittte puarle5,
Kate Fullienwider, Leila Iiearnc, Amy
Jordan. Estelle McHenry and Essie Bill
man ana Mrs. Lulu Ezell spent yeste'day
n Houston.
Plckens Barton went to Hot Springs last
| ugnt.
Mrs Hob Egbert and Mrs. A. A. An
drson went TO Waco last night to visit
relatives.
nlss Jessie Nugent went 20 Houston
yeiterday 20 visit her aunr, Mrs. Franz
Dunn
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SHORT NEWS STORIES.

SYDNEY. N. S. W,-Two fresh cases OF the
buhone plague have developed ber..
TALBoTToN. Ga.--wii nm Leonard, a
negro, who murdered Francis Dean and vile,
was executed here
LITTLE ROCK. Ark.-The Stuttgart ana
Arkansas River railroad. ilirty Ililes II;
iergth. was sold at public vea1ue for $4,000,
MoRIcHEs, L. 1.-The Savannah liae
steamer Gate City. which ran ashore three
miles west OF here on the night OF February
S, has broken IN two.
CHICAGo.--President James O'1onnell or
the Machnlsts union Issued orders calling our
all the maehinsts In the city who wers work
ing for firms which had not signed The urfog
agreement.
NEW IBERIA. La.-Reu1en Capely ana
Hypolite Brown were ha1sed for the murder
OF Martin sorrel, respec ale store kee3er,
non oil yer, La. last 80 lg- George Brown
aud Henry Green. who were also ~ iiayo been
hanged. were given a respite ~ the Govcfner.
PARIS.-Rev J. Harold sayles Of Chi
cago will conduct a series Of evangelistic
services here beginning Sunday, at the
Congregational church,
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JAIL DELIVERY.
But Only One of the Prison crs Sue
cecdcd In Getting Away.

but Only One of the Prison crs sac
seeded In Getting Away.
Halletsylllc, Texas, March c.--yester-
day at noon, when Jailcr Higgins went
upstairs In the Jail to feed the prisoners
he ordered them to go into their ce
TWO cells being located on the left and
right sides of large corridor He then
worked the lever. which throws q steel
bar In such position as TO lock the cell
doors, and supposing that things we're all
right went into the corridor to place
their dinner for them, The prisoners had
sawed and broken off the end OF tho steel
bars which close the cell doors and one
cell was not locked. The prisoners from
this cell throw open the door aud Jumped
onto Mr. Higgins ana d,sarmed him. In
the scufne his pistol was discharged,
Mrs. Burnett wife OF the sheriff, who,
with his family. resides In the lower part
OF the jan heard the noise, gave the
alarm and close the door leading from tho
office upstairs and thus prevented escape
OF all the prisoners. William Rees,
young negro, charged with burglary;
Charles McMurray, under two years s,n
tence for manslaughter, and a Mexican,
charged with horse theft escaped, Tho
two latter were quickly recaptured. while
Rees Is yet az large. Mr.. &. l.. Town
send pursued him aud exchanged shots
with him. Rees having taken the jailer's
pistol, but on account OF barb wire fences
had 10 give up the chase having lost sight
of him. a number OF deputies and the
sheriff kept up an unsuccessful search for
him. He knows the country SO well that
II will be difficult to recapture him.
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TO COIN SUBSIDIARY SILVER.
nuIlion Purchased Under sherman
Act VIII lie So Used.

New York. March IA Herald special
from Washington says; 1t is the nten
tion Of the treasury department, as soon
as the pending financial bill becomes q
law, to expedite as fast as possible the
coinage of the silver bullion purchased
under the Sherman act still remaining III
the treasury. There Is sun on hand bull
lion purchased under this act costing S7S,-
0OQ,605 and represented by that amount
of treasury notes outstanding. The de-
partment has been coming this bullion
into dollars at the rate OF $1s0o,0oO n
month. The financial bill authorizes the
coinage Of enough of this bullion into
subsidiary coins to bring the total suhsidi-
airy coinage UP to 500, 100000.
This will require about S25,0oo,000 in
subsidiary coins. In addition to this the
department proposes to increase the coin
age of silver dollars to s4,000,0 900 a month
and the effect will be TO have all this
bullion coined and all treasury notes re-
tired within year and half.
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mRs. ROBERTA LANKronD DEAD
The End Of Life that Had Its sad
Chapters.

Mrs. Roberta Boyce Landlord. wife Of
the late Dr. George D.. Landlord, died
at her home, two miles below Harrisburg
late yesterday afternoon after an illness
of several months. Thus is closed life
that had its sad chapters
Al the time OF her death Mrs. Landlord
was under Indictment for the killing OF
her husband, an unfortunate affair which
occurred at the Landlord home last
THANKSGIVING Day. but by her death the
case has been taken before a higher
tribunal than any earthly court,
Two or three days before her death
Mrs. Landlord made a profession OF faith
and was taken into the Methodist church
by Rev. John E. Green OF this city.
The body will be brought to the Mckee
street Methodist church Sunday morning
Immediately after the morning services
where It will remain until p. m, at
which hour the interment Will take place
at Hollywood cemetery. Rev. John ".
Green officiating.
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A CANUCK TRICK.
Pretended to BE Dead and Caught a
BOcr.


New York. March "A correspondent
Iof the London Mail writes from Modder
sriver as follows: The Australians and
tEanadians have lately taken to a game
,thich the Americans call playing pos
fum. led 4 the uninitiated / may remark
that thSdssseans pretending to be dead. A
|short tityei ago four scouts were out patrol
fng, and J eing Boer, tried to stalk him.
kBut do wiat they could they could not get
;up TO hiri,. At last they separated and
surrounded him on a kopje. where the
Y Boer would shoot without being seen. They
approached 10 within 500 yards and then,
kafter short concert turned to ride away.
Immediately q shot rang out and one rider
fell from his horse in a heap. The others
wheeled around: there was another shot
land another scout lay on the ground. The
Remaining two Immediately started gal
Hoping in opposite directions. Two more
Sshots and the remaining two were lying on
Fhe ground. The Boer, greatly elared at
Ahis marvellous shooting came out from
behind his rock and commenced dancing
IA wild "fandango." Four shots rang out
simultaneously and before the Boer had
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Mrr. clereInnn,s connltion.

When the news spread through the city
that Mrs William D. Cleveland
had susi aimed a stroke of paralysis from
which II was not likely that she could re-
cover and that her death was momeniariiy
expected. expressions OF grief were heard
on every side and sorrow was universal,
Mrs Cleveland vas stricken with paraly-
sis at an early hour Thursday morning,
rom vhish time she has been speeches.
the entire right side being effected
she was still living at o'clock tvs
morning, but very little hope is held out
for her recovery.
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THE SECRET INSTRUCTIONS.
Text of the Circular Rctnrding An
swers to the United states.

Berlin, March 2.-The Vdrwaerts Tor
gan Of the socialists) publishes the text OF
sian minister of the interior Baron de
Rheinbaden, in regard to answering the
United State consular queries which Herr
Kuenert, socialist, mentioned yesterday III
the reichstag. The instructions say that
under no circumstances must the Amerl-
can consus be given statistical infdrma-
tion about contravention Of the food niui-
teration law, including the sale OF spoiled
or injurious food. ETC., also toys and tho
adulieraton and sale thereof lnformn-
ton is also forbidden on the subject OF
trlchinae, etc. In reply TO all queries.
the consuls must be referred TO the pub
lished imperial statistics.
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RAYMOND MARTIN DEAD.
A Prominent Citizen of Laredo over.
taken by Heart Disease.

Laredo, Texas, March 2.-This city has
lost one OF Its wealthlest and most in
luentia citizens in the person OF Mr.
Raymond Martin. who d.cd at O'clock
this afternoon OF paralysis OF the heart.
Mr.. Martin, though quite an old man, was
In apparently good health and was Jovial
and in his usual humor up 10 few hours
before his death Raymond Martin was
born In Haute Auzas Garonne. France,
May 81, 1928, and came to America at the
age OF II years. He settled in Laredo a
poor man in the year 1852 and has re-
NAMED here ever since, He leaves an es-
tate Of about a half million dollars, which
is In land cattle, sheep and city properly
in Laredo He leaves a wife and ten
children.
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Rednctinn I'm Rntcs.

New York. March IA number OF
changes to take effect March 10 have bcen
made by the classification committee OF
the Trunk line and Central Traffic asso-
citation. The changes in many instances
restore rates to tho same basis that OBJ
tanned before January l. Cotton goods are
reduced 10 per cent and agricultural imple-
ments and vehicles 20 per cent, II Is said
further changes are contemplated.
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Chord railroad bill were hghting against
seating Combs because he was known TO
favor the bill Blair denounced this
charge as untrue. whereupon CantreI ieft
his seat and attempted to strike Blair.
Members rushed between them and the
speaker declared the house adjourned
amid great disorder. Blair later apollo
gized, saying his remarks had been mis-
construed. and trouble was averted.
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EARTHQUAKES IN MEMO.
The Recent Disturbunccs Caiscd
Great Deal of Dnn,nne

The Recent Disturbances Caiscd n
Great Deal OF DAMAGE. 81
chicago, March "A special u the
Record from Guadalaiara, Mexico, says
The recent earthquakes which wer felt
throughout Southern Mexico did much
greater damage than was Indicated BIZ tha
earlier reports. News from remote ,oast
and mountain towns has Just reahed
Guadalaiara and stories of great destiuc-
ZION OF property and considerable loss OF
lille are told. number of small cons,
villages were destroyed and there vas
some loss Of life. but no definite inform.
ton has been received as to the nun
Der OF people drowned.
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AvENGING MURDER.
Natives Captured ana Tiei,. yiIInge,
Were Burned

Rangoon, British Buimah, March 2.--,
The British punitive expedition sent to
a9enge the murder in the Mmghein dis
trict of Messrs. Riddle ana Switzerland.
brother commissioners who h6d been en-
epged in the demarkation of The Burmo
Chinese boundary, has captured the whole
group of villages implicated IL the af-
fair Sixty OF the villagers fave been
killed and 1000 houses have ben burned
The announcement OF the murder Of
Messrs Riddle and Sutherland was tele-
graphed from Rangoon to the associated
Press February is last and it was added
that Consul Littleton had been wounded
but had succeeded in making his escape.
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had time to even learn the rules OF the
game be was incapacitated from taking
any further part In 1t. The four scouts
mounted their horses and bordering deep
ly over the frailty OF human life, returned
to camp.
"a l rode down to Belmont a couple OF days
ago and had look at the Canadians and
Queenslanders who are quartered there.
They are all in excellent health and spir-
its and seem to be just about hungry
enough TO fight.
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R,nge Ne,s. Notes.

Runge Teas. March 2.-Dr. William
Moore OF wills is with his son DR.. W. II,
Moore, who las been very sick, but 1t
is thought smt he Is much better ibis
morning. DR.. T. n. Matt OF Goliad he's
also been 10 attendance upon Dr. Moore,
besides Dr.. Presley u Runge.
Que or more thieves have been quite
active ~ Rungt during the last few days;
VIII Ills losing horse and saddle