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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29

Houston, Texas, July ia few days
after the adventure on the river I found
myself in the heart OF dense cancbrake
on the banks OF Deer creek. Gelenli
steele, with his nnumerable Du chmen
having alternately pursued and retrcated
from us until our commander, General
Ferguson. and the Federal general seemed
10 have made arrangements to retreat ana
pursue alternately One day would find
US back OF Greenyille and the next In the
vicinity OF Rolling Fork" forty miles
distant. with the Yanks right behind u.
Within forty eight hours we would again
be ia the rear OF Greenv!le right after
the lanks. This appeared TO be childs
play to our men as seldom any one on
our side was hurt
To vary he monotony, as my fellow
scout ana | We're coming out OF near cut
, through a cane brake We passed in front
of Colonel PaNtons plantation. As we
neared the front gate We observed a large
crowd OF Y1nks, sitting on the colonels
gallery. On making the discovery ! put
spurs TO my old mule and flew like the
wind Not so with my comrade. He de-
| llberately rode up 10 the front gate ana
emptied his double barTeled shotgun into
! the crowd and did terrible execution HIS
| splendid horse soon overlook me and the
dare devil was conyulsed with laughter
/ HhA z pdItlGlt OF rAtlNtineut nor a lIeuof
apparent. His drst explanation was: "You
ough, to have sem them tumbling over
each other can't say how many l killed
ana wounded for hey were an rolling over
one another on the porch and out in the
yard but bet they dont roost on Colo
mel PaNion's gallery again soon
This act OF the scout seemed to have
dazed them so tina, they didn't get within
sight Of us until we neared our camps at
Willis plantation. where Ferguson had q
masked battery all ready for their re-
ceptlon
On our way to camp a negro approached
us ana pleaded for gun. with which he
stated be wanted to Kill his master, Or.
Smith He had q sock containing SIC. 10
In silver, which he handed to me. We or
dered him 10 get up behind my partner
promising him freedom henceforth My
eomrade and | were both dressed in
Yaakee blue hence The negro mistakine
us for Yanks. On reaching camp we SCI
him free in a few moments by hanging him
TO the rafters Of corn crib. My pal and
I divided the s1610 silver. allowing hin
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the 10 cents over on account Of his allow
ing the negro to ride behind him.
That same evening as the Ianks were
chasing us down the creek, Colonel John
Hill, planter Just bslow Smiths, fred
Upon them from ambush. killing the col
onei and one or gwo others of a cavalry
regiment. This checked them and gave us
a chance for easy escape. A pail fell
upon our camp the next day when We as
certained that my fellow scout, who haf
performed such devilish antics, and who
knew every path through those dense for
ests and iplpenetrable brakes, had disar-
pesred- dropped out of sight.
All the time | kept on The lookout for
chance TO GROSS the river. One evening ms
stood in dense brake heard roaring
sound. as OF cyclone. and as IL ap
preached nearer | became convinced thai
Il was cavalry In rapid movement and
my eyes were fastened on the road To
my astonfAhmenf thousands OF hogs. In
solid phalanx. swept by in irresistible
force. Onward they pressed and an army
of men would have been annihl1e ed and
tmmpled TO death by that immense, de-
morelized drove of swine | learned from
a planter, with whom | spent the night,
that tho same party OF devilish Texans.
whom ! previously mentioned as having
captured the cotton buyer ana his money,
had collected about 5000 hogs and were
driving them 10 our army at Holly Springs
when they wero snet by "a party of Yanks
and mix up Immediately ensued. The
hogs. not enjoying the Confed and Yank
etyla Of greeting one another. took down
the road. As each set of hogs reached It's
own home they dropped out until The last
hog had reached his own sweet home
,he scenes OF their early infancy. 1t is
stated that no one OF soldicry appearance
has since this escapade ever heen able to
get within gunshot Of a Deer creek hog.
Philip H. Fall.
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ley democratic nominee for United States
senator from Texas. was the greatest feat
ure OF the occasion and was well received
and enthusiasts ically enjoyed Mr. Bailey's
mastery treatment OF the Confederate
Soldier and The War Between the
Sntes' as they should De known in his.
tory, was worthy the statesman that he ia
and should become the wa,chword of every
veterans association in the South The
music contributed by the Ladies Mandolin
elub OF tnis place was a unique and SUI
peru addition to the programme, for which
on who were permitted to enjoy it were
very grateful, And the band music. fur
nished for The occasion by WORKMAN brass
band. was he best ever had for a like
eneGmpment. While the old fiddler's
contest The cake walk and the match game
81 baseball were each a source of inter-
est and amusement to many in attendance
the baseball game exciting not little
interest as J. was match game between
the Nip and Tuck team OF this county and
the Dawson team Of Navarro county, Nip
ana Tuck team winning by a handsome
score, which the Dawson team bore vita
becoming grace,
A remarkable fact was noticeable during
Ell the progress OF the three days exer-
clses. Not an accident or disturbance
ma!red The peaceful enjoyment Of tho
nor heard OF one single instance Of drunk
ehness, and no veteran present was known
70 pollute mis- spe1GI1 individuality or
betoul his sacred past by indulgence. to
any degree, in strong drink Ohr WHIT a
record. Think OF IT.; peace and harmony
ana brotherly love permeating and moving
the vas, throng Of thousands Surely the
god OF human liberty. as the annals OF
that noble struggle have passed before the
% mil. &c tn.I a..
all the purity and nobility OF their achieves
menis, has beeN aroused TO Just ap-
PROBATION and recognition of their real
merit Surely. such noble deeds hallowed
by ne blood OF martyrs have been bap-
tlzed by the sweet incense Of righteous
judgment and consecrated by Divine ap-
prevail, unto the cause Of freedom to.the
end that future generation shall know he
right and stand IN awe OF Il. Surely thar
which deferred the lawlessness usually
present in all large gatherings was more
than human! HID.
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MONTGOMERY NJ. b., private, j. X BOW
ers' signal corps. Corsicana,
Miller G. T., private d. Ienth IeNas IN
lfantry.. chaplain. Corsicana.
McElwer w. H.: private, r. Fltteentn
TeNas infantry. private, Corsicana.
Middlebraks, j. r., private, u, Third
georgia, private, Re
McLewis. W. j., private. 9, seventeenth
Texas cavalry, private, Re. - ,,,
Miller w. o., private. {, Fliteenth MIS-
slesippi infantry, private, Kerens
Miles, J. D., captain, g, Seventh Texas
infantry private Powell
=, MeC9nnico. C. T. private \, Turner's
IeAds infantry, commissary, kerens
McMuliens X. private II, Twenty
second Georgia Infantry battalion private,
Chatnee
Mcdonald, j. d.. private. A, Cutrey's
Georgia ar,ille- private Corsicana.
McAnnally' pee private, G., Twenty
nrnlh Aiahama Infantry, second lieutenant,
N' Ts,o., ". .u. :, s.,.,e,,.,
carolina infantry, private, Corsicana.
Mooerstone r. b. private. Forty NTH
AIaoama infantry, private, Corsicena,
Matthew'S, J. C.. private, d, Third Ten
he.see cavalry private, Dawson
Mchisseek, G 4, private, B, Thirteenth
Alabama infantry private, Blrdston.
Maggard, John, private, Is, Thirteenth
MISSISSIPPI Infantry private, kelm
Mahoney, r.. De private, 9, Hampton
Lesion third Lieutenant, Eureka
Newman, c., private. y, Seventeenth
Alahama. private, kerens
Odom, A. e.. private, !, Tenth Texas
cavalry priva g. Rhome.
Polk. w a, private. p. Seventh Ten
.nessee cavalry private. Corsnana.
Phihbert. Joan private, A, Thirty
eighth Alabama Infantry, private. Cor
sicana.
Patterson, s NJ, private. B. Second
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". |. Moody Camp Reunion,

Fairfield. Texas July 20. W l.. Moody
camp Of Confederate Veterans has lust
held its annual reunion and encampment
a this place embracing July IS, 10 and
20, and the occasion has proven so fruit
full OF real pleasure to the old veterans
their families and friends, SO redolent
with the real truths OF the history of
their memorable and magnificent struggle
for liberty and freedom from 1851 to 1865,
and so true 10 me real objects and pur
poses of their organization, i, e., the
perpetuation aud dissemination of the
truths OF history of The war between the
States that | beg space for a mention OF
l., 10 the end that the annual recurrence
OF this splendid occasion shall in future be
more fully and properly appreciated, Offer
ing the readers of your valued paper no
apology for lntrudlng upon them beyond
the fact that the circumstance OF birth
in 1866 made me he son OF a Confederate
veteran rather than veteran OF tina, holy
war.
The morning OF July is dawned bright
ana pleasant and w. L. Moody encamp-
ment, at their reunion grounds. one-half
mile east OF this place, awake IA a state
OF pleasure, excitement aud expectancy as
tho morning gun" from the throat OF the
old val Verde battery announced that
the hour for the carnival OF love and
peace had arrived. Already the battle
Scared remnant OF thai nOblest band OF
patriots who ever drew the sword in de-
fence of home and native land had be-
gun TO assemble, and as the days OF the
encampment wore away. these grand old
heroes took the air OF perfect satisfac-
tion with the generous need of praise and
homage and reverence which their deeds
from 1861 TO 1866 won from posterity. and
which greeted gheir venerated ears az
every turn.
The programme for the whole OF the
three days was Interesting. instructive ana
unique. The speech of Hon. Joe W. Bal
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
A Gallant Ranger.

One day last week was Standing on
the corner Of Center and Mechanic stree 5,
talking with two old veterans, one Of tn m
Terry Ranger Ny Terry Ranger w5s
a gallant member OF that famous lesi-
ment, saw some OF the hardest seryi
possible and had experience enough 20
MI a coed sized book. but with all of il
50 modest that one has TO use corksc!ew
and q steam drill to get anything out Of
him, | knew OF him and h ; brilliant war
record from others, but though / have
known him for thirty Ave years, ! have
never heard him tell a war story or re eg
to the war except in monosyla oles LAST
week he forget himself and told two, both
gems in ther way ana / am going 10
repeat them, for l know he never viii.
| While we were talking Mr. Arthur
/ Hrshhed passed by and my friend was
surprised into the following
There Z es old H.rshheld,' he sad.
Ute is getting old and Is pretty nearly
stone dear now and to look al him you
would never suppose he had been one OF
/ the most dashiug and gallant members o.
the Confederate cavalry Old Hirsh' was
a good soldier; was always light hearted
and happy and was A general favorite. lie
had lc's of wit about him. too. One day
after big fight we were in, our chaplain,
Rev, DR. Bunting, was going over the field
and he came Up on Hirshdeld JUS as he
was turning a dead Yankee over
What are you doing. Hirshheld?' SAID
the doctor who knew old Hirsh was alter
some badly needed clothes or shoes.
/ " / am trying to get good look al his
face, said Hirsh, 80 | will know MIN in
that great hereafter you tell Us 80 much
about
"Hirshheld was an ideal cavalryman,
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Wants information.

captain H. c. Woodvlle Of Galveston. a
member OF the famous Washington ar
tilIery Of New Orleans. has received the
following self-eNplanatory letter which IS
published here So as 70 give 1t the widest
possible circulation in he State and also
thal IL may serve as guide 60 other COM
rddes who may have similar inrorma ion
concerning other dead members OF the
command to impart 10 Adjutant ADAMS:
Washington Artillery Camp Ia. United
Confederate Veterans This camp has re
solved to heep memorial record Of all
veteran members of the w. A. who died
in service or have died since the war.
VIII you please give uS the date, place
OF death and age Of Comrade John s.
Fish, sergeant of Fourth cavalry? II not
can you direct me to any one who can?
lie died in Texas.
L. Alara AlIntirli
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nr. 7. j BOylaS' War Record.

Dickinson Texas, July Cdr. T J.
Boylcs ealcred the Confederate army In
the summer Of 1864, joining company \,
Forty-s second Alabama infantry at Span
ish sort, opposite Mobile and on the east
side OF Mobile bay. He was only 10 years
cd, and, because OF his youth and yiyaeity
he became sort OF mascot FOR the COM
pany and such a tayorite that his veteran
comrades would not permit him u do any
very arduous duty that they could relieve
him Of. tie served to the cad Of the war
and shared In the closing scenes Of he
last service of Genera Joseph u. John
sons army-tollowing sherman Ia his
march 10 the sea from Atlanta to Benton
vile, y. c., where 1t fought It's lasi oatt.e
and inflicted defeat on his mcrciess
devaslntors Of Southern homes Soon after
Johuson's army was surrendered at
Greensb1rough. n. c., and the Corfedera
soldiers were turned loose with Sli5 cach
in silver and it'd 20 20 home which we
proceeded TO %, having to walk most Of
the Distance through country devastated
by war and bare OF Subsistence
The war left Tom Boyles, like most other
Southern boys, dead broke, but. with
an energy that forecasted his future sue
cess, he went to work 20 qualify for the
practice e medicine which he aid main.
ly by teaching a small cous try school near
Pollard Ala, scrupulously boarding his
small gains and studying his chosen pro-
fession at all leisure moments. until ne
was enabled to attend session and grad
uate in the medical college OF Mobile.
Eventually drifting 10 Houston, HIS career
there Is well known. As an example OF
business success, gained wholly by In
domitable pluck and energy ana through
greit self-denial, Tom Boyles stood pre-
eminent While his social qualities en-
deared him to large circle of friends that
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
Had a Lively lime.

L. A. Adam. Adlutant.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29

now mourn his uutimely death in th1
zenith Of his manhood aud usefulness,
His death leaves only two Of company
TO answer roll call out OF membership of
eighty-fotr j. l.. Mayo.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
White Goods

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White Madras Shifting Dotted Swes and Novelty White Goods
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Barred Checked Striped and Corded White Goods ranging
price from 4oc to Sc per yard only
Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1900-01-20
Az Others See Us.

The following excerpt from the Phil
adephia Record is Of interest: "The Sec.
rotary of State has sent to the House several
letters of Harold Sewal, the United States
Special Agent in Hawaii, giving recent
decisions Of the Hawaiian Courts, showing
the anomalous condition now existing. Mr..
Sewall says the decisions in Peacock & Co.
and Lovejoy & Co., against Hawaii, hold that
the Hawaiian Government may collect the
customs duties prescribed by its laws, not
wthstanding the provisions of the Constitution
of the United States. In another case, Hawaii
VS.. Edwards, it is held that felons may be
prosecuted now as prior to the annexation of
Hawaii to the United States. Mr.. Sewall
says the importance of the decisions has at
tracted much attention to them and subjected
them to much criticism, especially from
members of the bar. He adds that he is
conidentialy advised that an effort will be
made by shipment from Hawaii of American
manufactures which have paid the Hawaiian
duty to bring the point of the Peacock case
before the Supreme Court of the United
States
Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1900-01-20
An Export Outlook.

A hundred million dollars year appears to
be the present market offered to the people of
the United States by Cuba, Porto Rico,
Hawaii, and the Philippines, provided we are
able to supply the normal demand in those
islands for foreign products. This estimate
is based upon their actual consumption in
years of normal codetions. How rapidly
this will increase remains to be seen, but If
the experience of the past year in Hawaii is
an indication of what will happen elsewhere
the increase must be rapid. The exports
from the United States to Hawaii in the 10
months of 1899 whose record is now com.
plete are more than double those of the cor
responding months of 1897 and nearly
double those CT the corresponding months of
1898, while to Cuba they promise to exceed
in 1899 those of any preceding year, even
surprising that of the great reciprocity year
1898, when the exports to that island were
double the average of earlier years. More
than one. half of the supplies which Cuba,
Porto Rico, and the Philippines have received
from other parts of the world in former years
have been furnished them by Spain.-Home
Magazine.
Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1900-01-20

a proper measure to eliminate the
Chinese from the cars or put on special
ones for their service entirely.
THE Tramway Company have them
selves to thank for the loss of good
many nickels and dimes while the pub
lie have to thank the Tramway for the
inconvenience caused by the removal
of Pains caravans. A little sapolio
little sweeping little good citizenship
in trying to conform to the health
measures being taken by every citizen
would have saved all this. The neglect
of cleanliness in this matter is not only
fragrant selfishness but m st culpable
and condemnatory negligence. If the
keeping the charter for the present
line of road depend in anyway upon the
voice of the people, it will be rcmem-
bered that the lives of citizens we're
endangered throug h the lack of ordinary
cleanliness and due precaution con-
tinued until the Board of Health used
drastic measures.
Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1900-01-20
Sugar Production.

Of the worlds sugar two thirds is now
produced from beets. Prior to 1912 the
worlds production of beet sugar had never
reached 100000 tons in the present crop.
year it is, according to latest estimates,
100000 tons, while the cane sugar crop
which in 1911 - was 100000 tons, it
is the present year 100000 tons. Thus
cane sugar production has scarcely doubled
during the period under consideration, while
that from beets has more than quintupled.
Meantime the price has fallen more than one.
half, the average cost in foreign country of
all sugar imported into the United States in
the fiscal year 1872 being 5.37 cents per
pound, and 1890 2.39 cents per pound.
Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1900-01-20
HONOLULU, JANUARY 20, 1900.

IT is to be hoped that DR.. Hoffman's
batch of plague destroyer matches out
speedily and successfully. In Portugal
the death rate is much lower in infected
cases than here, possibly due to the use
of this or some similar serum.
THE WEEKLY again calls the attention
of the Board of Health to the rat typhoid
germs now being used in Osaka by the
governor of that province. The germs
we're brought from Toxic and distribut-
ed among the houses of the city. The
germs are destructive when absorbed
by the rats but inimical to human
beings.
The suggestion in the Advertiser that
yellow posters be placed conspisuously
on condemned or quarantined quarters
is most excellent. The Chinese store
on the corner of Punchbowl and Skiing
is guaranteed. There was nothing to
advertise the fact until anyone proceed
ing up the mauka side going Waikiki.
was stopped by guard in plain clothes.
Yellow posters would have prevented
any such close approach, the other side
of the street eing much the more pre-
ferable in these cases.
MEANWHILE walking is good exercise
unless one can afford an extra thirty
dollars a month or so for hack hire.
Even had the cars been kept in pro-
per condition, as long as the Chinese
freely used them to and fro there was
danger. Two of the car drivers conf
IDENTITY declare that Cinnamon with
bundles of clothing have used the RS
at night and that they know positively
that these men were but short time
before in quarantine. 1t is quite posi-
bic that it would have eventually seemed
Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1900-01-20
The Death of Mrs. Boardman.

One event of the visit of the plague strikes
the foreign population with pathetic interest.
1t is the death of Mrs. Geo Boardman, which
came with suddenness that appalled, the
community. The deceased had many &C
quaintances and was an estmable member Of
society Always active in the affairs of the
Christian Church she endeared herself t. e.
very one in the congregation.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-18

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
CHESAW. Dec. f.-Since snow has be-
gun falling great number of prospectors
who have been in the mountains all sum-
mer have come In and are making prep
aratfons for working their claims here
during the balance Of the winter. Work
In small way has begun on many prop
critics, and generally they are showing UP
WELL
Adjoining the TOWNSHIP Is claDun owned
by McGregor & Campbell, OF this place.
on which they have just finished assess
ment work. This is the first assessment
to be done on the claim. At the bottom
OF ten-foot shaft an average assay gave
values of s93 in gold and copper.
Northwest OF town Is the Guendllin
claim. owned and worked by William and
hidden Brasdeld. Several hundred dol
lars worth OF work has been done OPEN
ing up q good-sized ledge between we'll
defined walls. II gives assays of A7. A
small force OF men will be kept at work
on the property all winter.
Not far from this property w. L. Clark
and Harry Liiley have established winter
quarters and will work some claims
owned by them.
II. r. Lowery, OF Republic, who Is
heavily interested In the Mary Ann creek
placer claims. about three miles from
Chesaw. is here. and says he will put a
force OF men at work making prepara-
lions to extensively operate the property
when spring opens.
The Review mine, just north Of town. IS
working the usual force. They nave tap
ped the ledge In the new tunnel. and say
they will before long begin raising to the
upper workings.
The Poland-China mine has been taken
over by Mechem's Canadian syndicate.
and the new owners say they Will begin
work before spring This IL the pest ac-
veioped mine In the district, as well as
one of the richest.
Dozens OF other properties are also be-
ing worked to greater or less extent.
From present appearances. by the time
the snow is gone in the spring this will be
one OF the best-developed districts In the
county.