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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-11
chalrman WeIIs' Position.

Special 20 lhe baNt5t"h iIioune'
Brownsville Texas, September io.-lour
special from Austin Of September G. statlag
that lanes y. Wells had decided not 20
make The race for governor. and that his
snvnort goes 20 Campbell Of Palestine. Is
entirely unfounded. Judge Wells. who Is
now IN brownsville, informs your CORE
spondent he has not authorized any such
himself on the subject Of the gubernatonal
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-11
An Iniunction Granted.

Galveston. Texas. September 1o-An In
junction was issued by Judge r. Nj. Frank
lin Of the Fifty-sixth district court to-
day against Leon Blum and NJ Marx. trus-
tees prohibiting them from selling 1900
ncres Of land. known as the Pleasant
Bayou ranch In Brnzorla county. The in
Junction was granted on the petition of Is.
Noble trustee, eft nj, which set Corth that
the said land was the security for a GER
tain note amounting TO $4,000. which Is
held nv the petitioners.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-11
renas Editors Excurtina.

Fcrt Worth, Texas, September 10 Some
thirty or forty members of the Texas Press
association left here this morning over the
renver road for ten days trip through
Colorado and Utah Fred Robinson OF the
Huntsville Item Is president OF the asso-
citation aud is accompanying the excursion
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-11
L. Elect Teaohers.

Galveston. Texas, September lo.-There
WI, be a meeting OF the school board at
an early date TO elect teachers to ill the
vacarcies now existing In the public
scnools There are large number of APP
.p,lrntlons before the board but action
on them has been deferred until the return
90 Superintendent Hopkins. Prof Hopkins
returned yesterday and Is examining the
applications
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-11
Neoro Killed Near Bastrop.

Bastrop. Texas. September 1O.--Aieck
Tr,gg. eolored. shot and killed another
negro named House out nc the Goodman
fnrm inst across the river from Bastrop
today Particulars are not yet obtainable.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-11
Tax Rolls Filed.

Austin, Texas, September lo.-The comp
trolcr's department today received the tax
roi!s Of the following counties showing
the total assessed valuations for 1901 as
compared with 1900:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-11
GENERAL suMMARY.

Washington, september lV'-foliowins y
the weather bureau weekly summary u
crop conditions;
Ing September q. ieola hAys been ssast;
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-11

For sale By &. A. keislinas bOx Ma'n
81. corner Prairie Ave. SoufcwestotM
Distributors, Houstan prla ca
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30
PERSONAL MENTION.

r. r. Case returned from Apache,
IL n, today where he had been on
business.
Bill Cross, the popular drummer
politician, is in the city talking poll
tics and selling goods
Chief Deputy W. d. Fossett who
has been in charge OF the work at
Lawton returned at noon today.
united States Marshal Thompson,
who has been / the new country for
several days will return to this city
tonight.
c. II. Crocker left today for Wealth
erford, Okla.
Mrs. c. X Clayton and Miss Stella
Clayton will return Sunday from
Manitou, Col, where they have been
for six weeks. Miss Clayton viii be
present next week at the teachers
institute preparatory to teaching this
winter.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30
AppraIeer little Here.

W. r. Little is in the city today
from the new country whore he has
been in charge OF the work Of the
school land appraisers. lie has been
busy looking over the work at the
local offices.
The appraisers will try to finish
their work next week, he says. Every
thing east Of range IA and south Of
the Washita river has been advortls-
ed for lease and Mr. Little is here to
look after this business, especially.
He tells OF a thief who stole team
from the appraisers camp. A deputy
caught the thief up I'm Grant county
and Sheriff Painter went UP and took
him back to Lawton and locked him
mp.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30
FAMOUS CASE REVIVED.
BY the Death Of Principal in a Kansas
Murder Case.
[By Associated Press.l


Kansas City, Mo-, Aug 30.-A spe-
cial to the Star from Lawrence, KasY
says
J. j. Kunkel died suddenly here to-
day He was well known through
the trial on a charge Of murder Of his
second wife, who died Sept n, 1898.
The state tried to show that Mrs.
Kunkcl had died from arsenical poi
soning, and tried to connect Kunkel
with the crime The defense was that
Mrs Kunkel took the poison for the
purpose cf producing an abortion. The
case was bitterly fought, ending in a
verdict Of not guilty At the trial the
claim was made that Kunkels first
wife, his second wife's daughter and
crippled son of KunkeIs, had all
died suddenly and mysteriously.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30
Charters Granted.

Charters were granted by Secretary
Grimes to the following new compan-
les:
The Wabash Consolidated Oil and
Placer Mining company, to do bust
ness in Lawton for a term Of twenty
years. Capital stock $4,000 The in.
corporators are, J. Elmer Thomas,
Alexander NJ Hardy J. w. Thorn
burg Forest Thurman, John A. Marts,
Alexander D. johnson and Jackson
Broshears, all Of Lawton; James A.
Sargent Of Degoina, Ind, and +. M.
Brock Of Rush Springs, l. T.
The Comanche oil and Mining
company, to do business in Lawton
for a term of twenty years, with a
capital stock OF 100000 Following
are the officers Of the company;
President f. NJ. English Lawton
vice president. Chas. A. Richards, Kan
sas City; second vice president. ]. G.
Baker, Beaumont, Tex; treasurer, w,
| C. wilkins. Brennan, Tex; secretary.
Joe b. Baker, Lawton; civil and min
Ting engineer, r. T Vickers, I.awton.
The Harrison Ginning and Milling
company, TO do business at Hdrrison,
Kiowa county, for a term OF twenty
years, with a capital stock OF $4,000
The officers are Allen w. Train, prest
aenti J. e. 10y, vice president, aud
! F. T. Cook, secretary and treasurer.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30
HowlsoN DlscLAlms
INTERVIEW
[By Aseoelatad Preasl

[By Associated Pressl
Washington, D. c., Aug 30.-~Actiug
Secretary Hackett has made public a
letter received from Admiral Howl
son denying the authenticity Of the
interview attributed 10 him, IN which
he IS made TO comment adversely on
schley Hackett therefore, continued
Howison as a member Of the schley
court,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30

It's a mistake for man 20 imagine
that the horn Of plenty should be
blown In.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30

Ladies-see Grand Leader an
nouncement
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30

him
Itisde deGgn enow Th mater are
eed apropI red is %
the twill
OUR SMALL PROFIT PLAN of selling
and Logan Lot O
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30

We ,wn our Merchandise from
l0tO % Per cent cheaper than
other Clothing store in Guth
rie
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30

III yOn buy out eide OrOur stor5
YOU spend from 10tO 25 pc
cent Of your money that you
should save.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-09
ALASKA GOLD.
Franklin Moses LscluTsd at
YIN. Ca. Hall Last Evening,

An Illustrated lecture. entitled Frozen
Gold was given ~ The y NJ. {. A. hau
last evening by Franklin Moses formerly
secretary OF the boys department OF the
Providence " NJ. G. A.
lt was an interesting narration OF his
personal experience as prospcctor in
Alaska. where he has spent the past two
and half years, sharing with thousands
OF others In search Of gold. many misfor-
tunes ana prNutions.
bht ~ith him a WAS an mterupt-d
series pi ulsappoinilneuts tor he has L,.n
succession in locuting several claims from
which in time. II Is his expectation 10
ierllze more than onouRh ~ compensate
MN Tor 'he trials 90 The past.
ne speaker gavr graphic doscription
or MS ocean voyacc from San Francisco
'n 81 Micha"ls aud thercc up the Yukon
rNef 10 Hnmcart CITY
nus W@s accompanied win runihor ~
sNrH'rucon vicWs. showing tho crlidoi,.
hnili cabins tho hasul, ceratructea ri,i..
ana picturesque nountsin scencre
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-09
THE TROPHIES.
They Were Presented to Com.
pany G, First Regiment.

Company G., First Regiment, had a
most pleasant social in its armory last
night. In addition TO the presentation of
trophies. there were speeches by promi-
nent officials i'm the militia.
The meeting was held mainly for the
purpose OF presenting the trophies and
badges won by the men OF the company
during the past year at the state range.
There were present Lieut.. Gov. Kim
ball. Adjt Cen Sackett. Col. Wendell
schacfcr, Col Tnlinghast. Col. Gross, ex-
ccutive Secretary Rowland and other
members OF the governors staff
Five trophies were presented. The Olney
trophy. having been won three times i'm
succession by the company, becomes the
property OF Company G.. as does also the
trophy offered by Maj. Tanner and Adjt.
Armour for the company In the lst Bat
talon. First Regiment, qualifying the
largest number of sharpshooters and
marksmon.
The First Regiment trophy also went
TO Company G.. The Boylan and Company
G. trophies were presented with proper
ceremonies. applause accompanying the
remarks of the speakers
tIricf addresses were made by Lieut..
Gov kimball. Adjt Gen. Sackett, Brig
adler Gonoral Kendall commanding the
brigade. Mai Tanner and Hon. George "A.
l.ittlehcld of this city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-09
THE HAUNTED HOME
VISITED BY DEATH.
Ghostly Rappings/ at Reardon's
House Cease at News of His
MOther-in-LaW'S Demise.

/ of Meadtown. The building is two stor-
. les high and on account ct lts yellow hue
stanus out conspicuously from lts SOM
Dre surroundings.
The cellar extends under the entire
house with the exception OF small pOr-
tico. In this cellar hang harness chains,
tug straps and wash Ooiers. SeVerai
bantam chickens rOOst On a high box uh-
der the lee of whitewashed wall.
The first floor OF tne iiOasc consists OF
parlor. dining room aud kitchen. on the
second floor are three bedrooms. OF these
three, the bedroom In solthwest corner
has borne thc brunt OF the supposedly
supernatural knockings. The visitation
began two weeks ago.
MIR. eRardon himself was tho ilrst 10
notice IT, lie went TO the front door 20
answer what he supposed TO be Il knock
lie found no one there. ,r
Frequent Visitauons followed. The
noises always continue until one o'clock
I'm the morning. and thcn silence comeS 10
heal the blows OF those sepulchral SOUNDS
Three nights ago there came rappinss
louder than ever and az daylight Two
children who were sleeping In the south
west bedroom avokc 10 find great
hole In the plaster in tho wall.
The coverlet was strewn with bits OF
mortar and an almost impalpable dust
The children arose and went screaming
from the room.
WAITING TO BURN THE GHOST"
Mr.. Reardon his family and neishbors
have earnestly tried TO solve the mystery
OF the rappings. Somctim there are In
"A
with a loud imploring CRY. James. thE
oldest son. has ON several occasions stood
in the shelter OF rock. shotgun ~ hand
waiting as he says, Ito burn tliai ghost.
Committees Of citizens. someumes twen-
ty-fiVe strong have sat in that ulper
room. They have heard the Knocking
and The ghostly cry. The house shakes
as soon as they are assembled. As soon
as they rushed out into the hallway the
sounds imemdiatcly cease.
All Butler is discussing the strange phe-
nomena observed AZ the house on the hill.
Opinion IL divided. Some persons OF
sceptical turn OF mind say a. departed
and unfortunate landlord knocks for his
rent.
The present tenants are little In arr
rears Mr. Lee. a widower, of Morris
town. owns the house. IL was reported
here Yesterday that the owner had offered
a reward Of $25 for anybody who could
Law the ghost
4 tall man in a long overcoat. over the
fur collar OF which struggled a IuXur-
liant crop OF black hair alighted last even
ing from q New York train. He carried
black box. on which were cahalistic
characters painted in white. He made
many injuries and when last seen was
walking toward the graveyard.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-09
Possibility That PuS From Wound
in Eye May Reach the Brain
and Cause Death.

New York. Feb. a-Rev John Keller's
condition is precarious. The wound from
the bullet which Thomas G.. Barker fired
at him al Arlington. n. j., on Sunday
morning last Is not doing SO well as was
Indicated I'm the reports givenn out by his
DR.. A. A. Strasser. one OF the physicians
attending him said:
Mr Keller is by no means out OF dan
ger, and " Is impossible 10 give any
opinion as TO what the outcome of his In
5uries may be. II has been said that my
colleagues and myself would be able to
determine within 10 days whether or not
Mr.. Keller would live. But may tell xou
at once that II will he far longer time
than that before any conclusion can be
reached.
Though Mr.. Keller is holding his own
no far as his strength is concerned, and
although there is no great rise i'm tenn
perature. the wounded eye is not pro-
gressing as favorably as we could wish.
IL ~ suppurating and should the pus
reach the brain IL will mean death"
~ Is evident from Dr Strasser's state
ment that Barker cannot hope To be re-
leased on bail on Monday next. as his
lawyers hoped. Prosecutor Erwin OF Hud-
son county has made II plain that he will
resist any attempt on the part OF Bar
kcrs frien.s To obtain bail until Mr. nel-
Ter has been pronounced out OF danger
Since Barker was transferred To the
Hudson county Jail his wife has not been
out OF Miss Germond's boarding house on
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-09
EAST PROVIDENCE.

George T Brainard the smallpox pa-
iient' is get ting along nicciy. IA Is up-
uerstood the attending physician and tive
secretary of the State board of health
TAXED the matter over ihis niornins. and
decided to keep the house and the in
n1'''N quar"minod Tor one week more
Ihen me housc WI he ii.infertcd and
all articles ot Nearing apparel and bod
hnen used by ihr patloni will bc destroy
.h he auiborlrirs arc now confident
mat there viii bg boz moro cases.
\ number of t0unr mon from tho Rum.
I"rd chemical works hold "a duuco in the
hau at Bumfptd lqsi evening which was
Nrh attended. joseph Tracey was in
charge of thc pi'asgnt affair
Mai'hemokef tfibe 0f Red Men held
well attended m'eflug last evening. the
adoption degree beinr conferred upon one
'hhaioafc There was visitor or two
irnm InhOmn iribe present
Men spesrne iur esls through the ice
just above lhe Washington bridge at
trected considerable attention this morn
ing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-09

Newark, n. j.. Feb. e--Before the door
Of the house OF George "A. Reardon last
night tie ghost committee Of Butler, y.
j.. waited. The night was intensely cold
and the wind fierecely blew the Tapping
great coats OF the committeeman.
They waited at the vestbGle for a time
and then walked about the house. waiting
To catch the sounds which Butler asso-
ciates with the visitatons of spirits.
The committee was headed by Edward
j. Weiner and Thomas Mabey two OF
the young men OF the town who are in
terested in psychicsl research. They ex-
amincd The porches and looked at the
doors and Windows
Mr. Mabey who had made several visits
to the house when ne had heard knock
ings. was OF the opinion that the night
was not favorable one for supernatural
manifestations.
The committee foand the worthy occu-
pants of the house mourning over the
death OF Mrs. Reardon's mother. of which
they thought they had been warned by
the rappings. Mrs. Reardon explained
that ON account of the FAMILY bereave-
ment she did not care To have the invcs-
tisation proceed last night
fhe committee concluded to withdraw
and leave the family for the night alone
bed at ten o'clock last night. at which
hour no rappings had been heard.
They received yesterday the news from
Meadtown, three miles from Butler. that
Mrs Abbie Wttie. the aged mother OF
Mrs. Reardon had died Thursday. The
aged woman will be buried today beneath
the frozen earth, which has been turned
TO make her last resting place
Most Of the nine ReardOns say that the
death of some one near and dear TO them
was the message which the ghostly I'M
gers sounded upon easement aud wall.
When the funeral Is over tn ckeardonS,
with the exception OF the mother think
that the token will he lifted from their
roof Mrs Reardon is not quite sure that
the ghost has been laid.
HAUNTED HOUSE BUILT IN HURRY
This haunted house was built in a hIr-
~ from the bodies OF other structures.
There Is the relic of an old colonial man
sion a few remnants of a left over Queen
Anne cottage and partef old store
building
Each consignment may have had It's
own particular and familiar spirit. The
structure stands on hill overlooking
the town. Before Il is the graveyard. and
at the rear extends deep valley.
Far away may be seen the shingled roofs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-09

Laurel avenue. She has not visited her
husband i'm prison and does not intend 10
do so. Miss Germond said because she
s. rinks from undergoing again her expe-
rience of Sunday and Monday. when she
was embarrassed by the attentions OF
people whose curiosity was more ubiqui-
tous than polite.
Interviews purporiing 10 come from
Mrs Barker have been published within
the last day or two, but these have been
entire falsihcations. Mrs. Barker has seeR
nobody with the exception Of her lawyer
She has persistently refused TO see the
police authorities, and her closest friends
as we'll
THE reports In the sensational news
papers that Mrs. Barker Is breaking
down and that she was In desperate te
state of mind on the day following the
arrest OF her husband arc absolutely
without foundation" Miss Germond said:
Mrs. Barker was never I'm better
health, and her spirits are brighter than
they have been for long time past be-
cause OF the burden which has been
taken from her mind"
John O. stevens Assistant Secretary OF
the Commercial cable Company who
worked beside Mr.. Barker said II saw
Barker I'm the Hudson county iail last
night. lie has not the least doubt that
any jury when they hear his story will
decide that he was Justified IN taking the
step he did. | have seon the statements
which have been made by both Mr. and
Mrs Barker Speaking without prejudice
can say that Mrs Barkers account of
the wrong which she suffered Will con-
vince even the so-called experts who are
writing gratuitous opinions regarding her
mat she Is not the victim OF hallucina-
tions"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-09
OF MRS. NATION.
Crusade is Discussed by Rev.
Anna Garlin Spencer.

Rev. Anna Garln Spencer gave an in
teresting address on Mrs. Nations Cru
SADIE" before a small audience at the
Bell street chapel last evening.
While she did not defend the Kansas
saloon smasher and maintained that It
was a question whether such condition
Of society could exist as wonld Justify
citizen i'm taking the law into his own
hands Mrs. Spencer urged that one ought
to hesitate before absolutely condemning
Mrs Nation as from standpoint OF NOR
al superiority.
Mrs. Spencer said In part: "As far as
the rightfulness of Mrs. Nations course
i'm concerned, IL resolves itself into this
question: Does there ever arise a con-
dition of affairs so bad that a man is JUS
titled in taking the law into his own
hands?
People should think twice before abso-
lutely condemning any reformer for doing
what ne thinks is right. Just as sure as
conditions arise when no ordinary means
will secure the enforcement OF law and
and the doing OF right, so sure Will some
reformer appear who will say: Have
done with patience, have done with talk
ing. Let us act.
focusing against the liquor evil The
many agencies for moral reform seem TO
he converging against AZ. Certainly THESE
tendencies are strengthening. " we did
not believe that. II we did not believe that
the ordinary processes are tending 10 good
and the bettering OF existing social con-
ditions ] think we all should be justified
in an uprising. | should not be able
To use "A hatchet very effectively. but I
would be the last TO cast stone OF dis
approval"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-09
FATALLY BURNED.
4 Little Child Succumbs 10
Injuries In PaW,ucket.

The fve-year-old son OF Gideon Roy.
who lives IN Pawtuckct. was fatally
burned yesterday. his clothes being ignit-
ed from cylinder stove In the kitchen
Of the house
Before assistance could he rendered
nearly all Of the child's clothing had been
consumed bv the iiamos and his body
painfully burned from head 60 foot Dr.
teorge j Howe was summoned and did
all that was possihl,. 10 alleviate the lit
tie fellows suffering, bat Il was at once
apparent That he could not survive.
After lingering fnr several hours the
child died. The father of The boy H. en-
ployed rs q driver by the Atwood Craw.
ford Company
Medical Examiner French WAS notified
and after learning the facts of TN, fatal
ity ~ related. certified the death as due
90 accident