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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15
MAIL BOX.

: MAIL BOX. \
No. 5O56:-The picayune is a
name derived from the Carib
language, and used in Louisiana
for a small coin worth six and one
fourth cents, current in the United
States before 1858.
No. 4637:-A camel has twice
the carrying power of an OK: with
load of four hundred pounds he
can travel twelve to fourteen days
without water, going forty miles a
day.
No. 1862 "A lease of land for a
longer term than one year is void
unless in writing.
No. 4589:-King Arthur's Round
Table contained seats for one
hundred and fifty knights. Three
were reserved, two for honor; and
one (called the ''siege perilous')
for Sir Galahad, destined to
achieve the guest of the sangreal.
If any one attempted to sit in it,
his death was the certain penalty.
The table shown to visitors at
Worcestershire, Eng, is one Of
several claimed to be the "originaP'
Arthur's Round Table.
No. 5O91:-Only two odes and
a few fragments survive Of all the
great lyrics of Sappho.
No. 4671:- Clipper is a name
Familiarity given to a sailing ship
built expressly for speed.
No. 355O:-Postage stamps
we're first used in England in 1910;
in this country in 1S47.
No. 5192:-The nickname, "Old
Public Functionary," was applied
to j. Buchanan.
No. 1861 acre is measure
of ground approximately adopted
by most nations, which in America
| and England is 4,84O square yards.
The chain with which land is
measured is % yards long, and
square chain will contain % by 20,
or 484 yards; so that 10 square
chains make an acre. The acre is
divided into 4 roods, "a rood into
40 perches, and perch contains
3O1 square yards.
No. 4683:-The proportion Of
men capable Of bearing arms is
estimated at twenty-five per cent
of the population.
No. 4967:-Galilei constructed
the fret refracting telescope.
No. 3654:-The largest stone
bridge on the face of the earth is
that finished in May 1885, at
Lagang, China. Chinese engi-
neers had sole control of it's con-
struction. It crosses an arm of
the China Sea, is nearly six miles
in length, is composed entirely Of
stone, and has 300 arches, each 70
feet high. It is the most colossal
structure ever reared by man.
No. 4993:-Synonyms of unite
are join, conjoin, combine, concert,
add, attach, incorporate, embody,
clench, and merge.
No. 5O97:-In geography the
basin of river is the whole tract
of country drained by that river.
The line or boundary which separ-
ates one river-basin from another
is called the watershed. By trac-
ing these watersheds, the whole
country or continent may be
divided up into number of dis
tinct basins; the basin Of lake or
sea being made up of all the rivers
that flow into it.
No. 45O8:-Yes, Queen Vic
| L. $1,000 I'LL H. 1-.oL x~oo~x
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15

Large shipments of Irvine are
being made daily. Several car
load lots being shipped during the
past week.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15

Another woman has been added
to the female population of the
prison, which brings the number
up to 7.
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The Board of Pardons holds it's
regular quarterly meeting April 9.
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Total population for the week
ending March IA, 522.
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CHURCH NOTICE.

Services in the Prison Chapel at 900 o'clock
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Rev. s. j. Kennedy. and Rev. FIR. Corcoran
chaplalnS.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-02
THE CONTEST IN HILL COUNTY
MIR. BAILEY VERY CONFIDENT me
WILL WIN OrT.
0deu Says ChiIton's Friends HIVE
Made "a DIundcr by Fixing ON
Hill County for Test.

Austin. Texas, April l.-Hon. J. w. Bal
ley spent the day here and received many
congratulations upon the result OF yester-
days primaries in Wise, Montague aud
Washington counties. the delegates TO the
county convention In such precincts as held
in the latter county having been instructed
in his interest.
Mr.. Bailey spoke at Caldwell last night
and was especially pleased with the recep-
ton given him there He will speak at
Burnet tomorrow afternoon and at Liberty
Hill, Williamson county, tomorrow night.
Tuesday night he will speak in Austin and
Wednesday night in Manor
Mr.. Bailey is anything but disturbed over
the reports that the Chiffon people are
going 10 make a descent upon Hill county
in the hone OF wrestling 1t from him. On
the contrary, be thinks they are displaying
weakness and confessing in advance that
th are beaten unless they can break in
upon the territory which is unquestionably
In his lumn.
Senator odeil. who is here, says that
there IS 10 p.ssioility oil Cn4non carry lag
Hill county and that in laying stress upon
the Importance of tho result taere his
friends are preparing big fall for him
and putting him In position whence there
viii be no escape but witnirawal from the
race thirty days from now. H. as an
John Duncan and others UNDER
take to speak in Hill county In Chllion's
interest they will find 0dell there ready
to meet them.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-02
VICTORIA LOCALS.
A Big Delegation for the r. II. A.
Convention Being Organized

n Dig jJeieEuttou TOT tue II. ~ ~
Convention BEING Organized.
Victoria. Texas, April County court
convenes here tomorrow with tolerably
full docket. both civil and criminal.
Miss Gussie Alexander returned yester-
day from visit to relatives in Hallsts-
vile.
Mr.. W. ]. stone. prominent young
stockman OF Beeyllle. was In the city
Friday, returning from trip to Port
Lavaca ON business.
Mrs. G. II. Hauschild has returned from
a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Peters. at
Galveston.
The committee which is working up the
delegation for the Austin T. P. A. con-
ventlon Is meeting with much encourage
ment and the prospects are that they
Will have at least twenty-five from Vic
torla, leaving here on the morning OF
the 9Th instant.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Sterne and Judge
NJ. $, Mahon Of Port Lavaca we're visi-
tors In Victoria yesterday.
Rev Benjamin Digs OF Port Laavca
conducted services In Trinity Episcopal
church today and Rev A. w. Burroughs
breaches In Grace church. Port Layaaa.
Mr.. b. F. Williams returned yesterday
from . trip to Houston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-02
ROCI<DALE ITEMS.
Many improvements Under Way and
In Contcm pin ton.

In Contemplation.
Roekdale, Texas, April MANY inn
provements are being made here aud con J..
tracts for several buildings have been
lie t. Branch Lewis will build a two-story
residence, II. l.. Witcher will add another
story to the brick store house occupied
by Leopold Srelsky. Mr. F. A. Graves
will convert his handsome one-story resi-
dence into a double decker and many
buildings are being improved. painted up
aud the appearance OF the town generally
begins to denote that ahe past season
has been o profitable one.
The municipal election on Tuesday will
be 8 pertunctory affair. there being but
ons ticket In the field. The nght was
made at the white mems mass meeting
One question will be de iermiaed at tne
election, however, which has not been
sufficiently canvassed, and that Is Who'll her
the school trustees shall be appointed
by the board OF aldermen as in the past
or BE- chosen by popular election Some
citizens favor the no ding OF mas mse
ings as which trustees can be chosen of
appointment by the b ard of aldermen,
thus obv.ating the annoyance OF an add
tional annual election,
Rockdale is sadly In nsed OF A beverage
system, but being bouded to the limit
and the citsens being indisposed to pay
taxes aboue the / per cent now i'm
posed no plan has been conceived where
BY the necessity can be supplied. II the
city hall could be swappei for a sewer
age system 1t would be a good trade for
the city.
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congressional executive committee a,
Mineoia in its radical departure from
democratic usage and custom In the man
ner OF nominating q candidate for con =
gress
I'VE believe that TO acqriesce In sucA an
arrangement would be to assist in ostap-
fishing a precedent which NAV very
easily be used to perpetuate In office the
man that's in" a precedent that would
obliterate county lines. destroy co ~ ~
sovereignty and autonomy and demorallzs
county organization.
we deny that the congressional exec
utivc committee had authority TO adoot
any such plan, and insisf that the counties
are the units Of the congressional district;
therefore be IL
Resolved. BY this committee, that the
candidates for the democratic nomination
for congress be voted for at The general
primary election held for other ofHeers
aud that the candidate receiving the HIGH.
est number OF votes In tho county shall,
be entitled to the total delegate vote Of
the county In the congressional conyen-
tion, the unauthorized and unjustiaahle
mandate OF the congressional executive
committee to the contrary. notwithstand-
Ing" $50
Resolutions were also adonted calling
on the other counties IN the congressional
district 10 cooperate with Van Zandt
county in its reputation Of the action nj
the congressional executive committee.
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BRENNAN BRIEFS.
District Court VIII Again Convcn,
This Morning.

Dtstrsct Court VIII Again Convene
This Morning.
BRENNAN, Texas. April 1.--District court
viii reconvene tomorrow. There are i
number OF important civil cases to be dis
posed Of before the term comes to close.
Thursday King Howard, the double MUIR
derer from Chappeii HILL will be tried a
second time for tho killing OF Luke Tay-
Tor The case resulted in a mistrial last
week the jury being unable 20 agree on
the punishment. There were eleven for
the death penalty and one for life i'm
prisonment In At OF Jealousy Howard
killed his wife with an iron bar and shot
Luke Taylor with pistol.
The theatrical season ia drawing to a
close here. Black Patti and her trouba.
aours. announced for Wednesday night,
WIND up tho bookings. Opie Read the
famous story teller. will appear at the
Grand opera house Tuesday night.
Miss Lula Thornhll left today for Cali-
well to attend the annual camp hunt OF
the Caldwell Hunting. Fishing and Merry
Co Round club,
The various committees having In hand
the arrangements for entertaining the
Texas Press association, have everything
In readiness for the expected guests. aud
BRENNAN hopes the attendance may be a
large one
Theodore Dornberger. who resided two
miles wtst OF the city. was thrown from
his horse while on his way to the city this
afterno n and badly injured
The Westside Gun club had practice
shoot this afternoon.
Mrs. Ahnor Roberts ie very sick In the
Earlywlne nelghborhood.
Mr.. j. G. Rankin. editor of the Banner
has bsen confined to his home for several
days with severe attack of la grippe.
physician was called In this afternoon for
the FIRST time.
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OF referring to this letter. which fec;
that | should do. owing to the color OF
authenticity given IL by Its bearing a copy
OF my signatures and appearing In tina
letter press book used in the United states
marshafs office when | held that posi-
ton, denounce the letter as a forgery,
which. II done at the time 1t purports to
nave been, was done without my autnori-
cation, knowledge or consent, but the ear
marks point TO its subsequent fabrication.
II is the last, except one, purporting 10
nave been written by me appearing in said
book, and the last to bear my name the
date thereof however, being fifteen months
prior TO my retirement, How 1t got there
am unable TO say, but | never wrote
the letter nor caused IL to be written nor
knew OF its existence till my attention was
called to 1t few days ago. | do know,
however, that said letter book is now aud
mas been for tweAsy months in the hands
OF bitter personal as well as political enc
mics. who are said to he making efforts
TO defeat me. have not seen said copy-
book. having been for a week and am now
sick in bed in this city. My information
comes from friends who have made an
examination thereof
answering your questions, ! beg to say
mat have never vet placed myself above
my party on any question. Though iu-
ciined at the time TO the single standard
theory, whtu my party spoke on the ques-
ZION at Chicago and nominated Mr.. BRYAN,
accepted the action as my own and YIELD
ed to no man In loyalty TO the platform
and to the ticket, II is true that | DID
not vote for Bryan and Culberson in 1896
The reason that l did not do so Is that
on the day of the election ! was in Yer
non in obedience to an order OF the Fed
eral circuit court. wherein | was made
master commissioner to sell the properly
VI two broken banks in that city. and the
cay fixed by law for the sale falling on the
date OF the general election and being
prohibited by law from delegating nv au-
thorlty to any one, even a deputy United
states marshal under me. went and per.
termed my duty. Had been within reach
OF my voting place would have voted
Tor Bryan and Culberson then or in any
other year. had they been the nominees
OF the democratic party.
Again thanking you for your kindness
and admirable frankness. beg to quote
from the resolutions passed by the demo-
cratic executive committee Of my county.
N which they say: His fealty to the tina
honored and eternal principles OF democ-
Facy is beyond question. and his life time
loyalty to our platforms and nominees can
not be assailed." Respectfully
r. NJ, Love.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-02
ARRESTS BY TILE poLIcE.

From the report of Chief Ketchum OF the
police department it appears that Calves
ton has been on her good behavior during
the rast month. This Is nothing unusual
but the fact that there were such large
crowds In the city the number OF arrests
have been very few. During last mouth
there we're two whole days in which there
was not a single arrest
The conduct OF the crowds that were
here during the visit Of the battleships ex-
cited much favorable comment from the
police department. The only trouble that
was experienced in handling them was at
the boat landing, where they exhibited >
desire to want TO overcrowd the boats
The record of arrests for March is as fol-
lows:
City cases-Loaing. 90; dIsorderly con-
duct, a.; intruding on premises, 3; dis
charging firearms in city 1; assauliing,
8; violating grain ordinance. 4,
violating curfew ordinance, q cursing and
abusing, .; drunk in public place, IL. es.
cape city prisoners, 2; violating article 3s4,
2; malicious mischief, /; violating rail-
road ticket ordinance, Il obstructlnB
streets, /; cruelty to animals, ?; train
jumping, l. removing sand from beach.
!; total. 1913.
State cases--Assault and battery. TO-
assault to kill, .; violating boarding house
law. j; burglary. 4; theft, 4; disturbing
public peace 4 threatening 10 take life,
,; rape. .; theft, felony. ,; carrying
pistol .: vagrancy. 3: murder. /; total, IL.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-02
GnonGErowN NEWS NOTES.
Cannon to lie Taken 10 the Hunts
Vile Pcuitcnttary.

willie pcuitcnttary.
Georgetown, Texas, March 31.--The man
date in the o. u. Cannon case at
firmlng the life sentence given him in the
district court here last July has been
sent to the officers here, and this cele-
brated case Will be closed as son as the
the contractor can reach here and take
him 70 the Huntsville penltentiary.
Miss Lucy May Mileham, aged IA years,
died hsre on March % OF scrofu.a. She
was sweet aud lovable girl and mourned
by many friends.
Mr.. 7. A. Weirman. one of the old
settlers. died at his home near Corn
Hill yesterday.
The quarantine against Taylor has been
declared OF on account OF Taylor taking
charge OF the smallpox situation there.
The V luntesr a.. depa. tment OF Georse-
town is making arrangements TO have
their annual celebration here on April Il.
Mr. r. b. Humphrey, candidate for tax
collector, was in the city yesterday shak-
Ing hands with the voters.
Mr.. w. d. Howard. local agent here
for the Waters Pierce oil company has
been promoted TO the agency at Taylor.
Mr.. J. II. Fasee OF Taylor succeeds Mr..
Howard here,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-02
Coleman County rest.

Coleman. Texas. March 3i.--The demo-
county met today and set May % for the
primaries to be held in this county The
ticket TO be voted will have on the head
thereof pledge that the party voting 1t
will support and vote for the nominee Of
the democratic party from president to
constable
sons who are legal voters In November.
1900 2. Persons who participated In 1899
primaries and scratched the ticket and
substituted the name Of some other per-
son In lieu OF nominee are barred from
the primary.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-02
oouANcnn COUNTY PRIMARIES.
The Posts Austin Correspondent De-
mics lIr. Thomns' Chnrgea.

y
Austin. Texas. April III noticed card
signed by S. ]. Thomas. appearing in FRI
days Post. in which am charged with at
tempting 10 boost Hon. J. W. Bailey for
the United States sena at the expense OF
he truth. ! wish 10 say this In reply. Mr..
Thomas Is Chilton's manager in conanche
county and incidentally chairman OF tho
county executive committee. lie is dis
pleased because in writing from Cameron
a week ago referred TO an attempt ,nada
by Mr.. Chiltons friends In Comanche
county to prevent a straightforward ex-
preston OF TIE sentiment OF that county
MIN regard TO the two candidates Tor the
United states senate and trits TO get even
by using supplementary language
towards me. Il h. can ease himself in
that way have no objection 10 his doing
SO. but that does not alter the fact that
what wrote about the ComRnche county
situation in the first Instance was abso-
lulely correct In every particular. The
primaries were called on two weeks no.
tice and the senatorial question was
eliminated therefrom In the hope that
Chiffon delegates 10 the county eonven-
ton could unawares be nominated The
scheme fcll through a, the Proctor box,
however where the Bailey men won out,
and showed the Chiffon men that they
were up against bard proposition. A
change Of programme followed and sub
'equent offers TO do what appeared to be
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-02
Hnys County Politics.

Kyle, Texas, March 9i.--The Hays coup-
ty executive committee has not yet set
the time for holding the primary election
William H, Nance. chairman OF the county
executive committee, is now citizen OF
Palestine and the committee is without a
head. Tie question lis frequently asked
why they don't meet and organize by
electing one of their number to the place,
but no one has answered yet. Captain
Ferg Kyle, uncle Of Hon. A, s. Burleson.
member of congress from this district, and
a Confederate veteran with noble record,
As being urged to offer for the legislature.
In an interview yesterday with the cap
tain he said while he Is for Mr.. Chiffon,
yet 1t would not be hard for him 10 sup.
port MIR. Bailey, and will cheertully do
SO u so instructed by the voters OF HAYS
county. and thinks the contest should be
submitted to the people for a decision.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-02
MILAN COUNTY PopuLrsTs.
Only Remnant Of the Party Ke-
mains and 1t Is Split.

only Remnant of the Party Re
mains and 1t Is Split.
Rockdale, Texas, April 1.-What pur-
ported to be county mass meeting of the
populists was held here yesterday to de-
termine whether county aud precinct
nominations should be made, A few years
ago such meeting would have filed the
large auditorium of the city hall almost
TO its capacity. As 1t was, only about
fifty half-hearted populsts assembled and
aiter determining to hang together and
nominate from constable to president, and
talking middle of the road" "dyed-ig-
the WOOL populism, they went to pieces
on whetherthey should fuse with Bryan or
Debs. There was something like melau-
choly comedy in the meeting, composed
largely of farmers who, outside OF the
heid fof politics. arc good and honost-
hearted citizens.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-02
REPLY FROM sIa. LOVE.
ne ESDoses Some Charges and Tell
of "A Forgery.

P""Ns some SnurEes and Tell.
of Forgery.
austin. Texas, April 1.-The following
''''er was given out yesterday in reply to
Post: - "e
non John II. Bailey. Cuero, Texas.
austin, Texas, March 81. lsOo.-Dear
p os. IN reply to your open letter in The
|thano OF the 2Sth instant, allow me TO
rn ms you for calling my attention TO the
|ans J. afoat In your part OF the State
me- LOT extending me an opportunity 10
bs,e mem as we'll as TO set myself right
m.,.e me public. Your course in thIs
tras,r Is certainly in commeudable con-
|bus,.u with that OF Others who have been
.t,on.y, engaged for some time in surreptI-
Esvssi circulating report that | ran
tf,rys, ~ m my county 70 avoid voting for
lana and that favor a gold standardl
ItIon VINO are also exhibiting in contlrma1,
|hays nereof copies OF a letter alleged on
II wa. 0sen written by me 10 negro wndW
|Is ms United States marshal This Iesfed
Inc umsbiy the basis OF charges asain-N
|senss9f assuredly. my life, as / nave nv.
low 20 live before my Cod and my I'M
|You LEI, furnishes NO foundation therefshc
!" pardon DEPRESSION in the WE
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me iair thing were made by Mr.. Thomas
anu others, but only after they realized
Una, BAILEY had the best OF Il in the county.
M, inese are tho facts, no matter how Mr..
no amount OF inslnuation or rough taIk
can chanee them. Ordinarily would have
paid no attention TO this. as too many I'M
successful attempts have been made to
question the correctness OF my reports for
me TO waste time and space noticing III
na,ured criticism. but in justice TO -.r.
Barley ] deem 1t proper that the above
explanation be made in this Instance
l.. A. Petit,
Austin Correspondent Houston Post.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-02
WASHINGTON COUNTY PRIMARIES
Were Not Entirely Satisfactory IN
All Members of the nemncrncx


All Members of the Democracy.
Breiham, Texas. April 1.-The primary
election held in Washington county yes
terday was not generally satisfactory to
the rank and file Of the party who place
precedent and party usages above present
expediency. In the sense that all the
candidates voted for are good democrats.
it was democratic primary. In all other
particulars it was a sort Of free for all
fight. The failure on the part of the
executive committee TO provide test sur
fciently rigid to eliminate a certain ever
esent and always unreliable element
was the means of letting down the bars
and giving men of all parties and men OF
10 parties an opportunity to come in and
assist in making democratic nom.na ions.
We're It not that the mo min ses" are men
who are generally satisfactory, there Is
little doubt that revolt would be among
the probabilities. The election has beer,
lesson to the executive committee which
VIII not go uuheeded.
1t is now generally conceded that Wash
ington county has fallen into the Bailey
column. The Washington and Burton
precincts held conventions Yesterday af-
ternoon and instructed til .fr' twenty-ona
votes in the democratic coulty convention
for The gentleman from Co Ike 1t is claimed
that Chappell Hill will vote as unit for
Mr.. Bailey. The county convention mAets
here on the 2Sth instant.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-02
FREMONT ARRIYALs.

Charles R. Williams Denver; II. H..
Williams, st. Louis; Eugene Tips. Austin !;
George Il. Quarles. 81. Louis; Charles Il.
Spsncer, New York; Charles r. Bord /. and
son. Fall River, Mass; X. ID. Hill. New
London. Conn; J. r. Lindsey, New Lon
don. Conn; c. J. Little. Nav York; ID.
sheedy, Denver; Charles W. Payne, Erie
Pa; J. NJ. Sloan. Nayasota; C. A. Mar.
shall, ST. Louis; Oscar II. Poehler. Hous-
ton; T, L. l.. Temple. Texarkana; 70. A.
Frost Luflsin s. s. c. sanderson, Topeka.
S. d. Clapp. New York: W. IL. Ford
Beaumont: Walter ]. Crawford Beau
mont: +. p. Moody city; CHARTS e. wal
Ter. Chicago; @. f. Sturges. Baltimore;
opie Read, Chicago