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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-11
FUEL OIL ON STEAMSHIPS
LIVERPOOL SHIP OWNER MAKES
CONFIDENT PREDICTION.
Robert K. Kelley, En- Route to Beau
mont. Makes Some Interesting
Statements.
Kansas City Journal.

Kansas City Journal.
robert X. Kelley, a member of the prom
inent firm Of G. Il. Solely & Co. Limited.
or Liverpool, England, arrived in Kansas
CITY yesterday and spent the day In con.
sultation with officials of the Kansas City
Southern railroad.
This firm owns and operates several large
freight steamers plying between American
ports and Liverpool, and carries the bulk
OF the shipping from Port Arthur, Texas,
the southern terminus of the Kansas City
southern road. 1t was vessel belonging
10 this firm that carried the first cargo ever
handled over ne docks at Port Arthur.
Mr.. Kelley visits the United States at
least once year. His principal object at
present is to investigate the oil output in
the Beaumont fields.
"oi before long will almost entirely sun.
plant coal as a fuel on ocean steamships
In case the supply in the Texas fields is as
lneNhaustible as claimed" he predicts at
VIII not affect the consumption Of coal Ia
the European manufacturing ccnters be-
cause the latter commodity In such centers
is almost as cheap as dirt. / would not be
surprised TO see the new fuel reyolutionlze
maritime transportation. AS long as oil
sold at 81 TO Sl.25 a barrel coal WIS IN
no danger of losing its prestige as the fuel
for ocean steamships, but with oil at Is
cents barrel, such as is made possible by
the reported lnexhaustibe supply in Texas,
II means a revolution in the fuel question.
60 to Beaumont tomorrow and II reports
are verified the Solely steamships will in
future put in new engines and burn oil as
a fuel" This radical innovation, he said,
will only depend on the supply OF Oil In the
Beaumont field being sufficient to war
rant 1t.
Mr.. Kelley says the steel strike has al
ready stiffened the iron, steel and tinplate
markets in Europe and II 1t continues Eu-
rope VIII harvest millions by filling orders
that would ordinarily come to America.
The price Of sheet steel has already ad,
vanced $40 a ton since the inception Of the
strike and every day the trouble between
capital and labor in America continues
means money, aud large sums al that, TO
the European iron and steel industries.
"Of course" he said lit Is a good thing
for England and the continental countries
as countries, but It is serious thing to
the shiphullder who must pay from $4,000
to $4,000 more for the Iron and steel used
In the construction of each ship that he did
before the strike. But Europe. being like
all other sections Of the globe commercially
selfish, is praying that the strike will con
tinue."
Mr., Kelley win leave for the South today.
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THE PRESSURE is STILL FULL.
no Indication of Diminution, as Claimed.
The Darragh Well Is Gusher.

Beaumont Texas, August fo.-A s,.t..
nent published In this mornings Galveston
News and credited to Mr.. i w stu-n,
contractor In this Geld. In which he was
repoFted as suggesting that there was prob
apiy no pressure In the well OF the par
ragh OH company, which perhaps accounted
Tor the wells falling TO spout Yesterday
AFTERNOON, has been the cause OF consid
cradle comment among the oil men here
however, Mr.. Sturm denied to The Post
correspondent this afternoon that he made
suen statement concerning the Darragh
wen. He stated that he had said to hia
orother, In the presence Of the News cor.
respondent, that continuation of the
bringing In of wells so close together q,
tHe NIL might In time weaken fhe Torce
OF the oil spouters, but he denies having
snssesteu any lack of force In the par.
ray! wei, or any other well so far -
Of course, II such a state OF affairs vvsra
ming to weaken--it would be hAtter fnr sfha
t t.1 Of the field for such condition 10
le made known now, but the statement
attributed to Mr.. Sturm is denied nv him
ana is certainly dlsproyed by Sfhn snbsa
quent action of the well 'NSe
a. pom the authority of Mr.. ]. w Str-,
me me contractor who drilled the well nh.
fost correspondent announced lsst irhhee
tlat the Darragh well had come in. sfSt.
ing also tnat after spouting momentsrglv
g Snt H. IN the day the well became choked.
give unmlstakabe evidence mar IL w., 70
kushor, me report in the News, however
ieIt the well Sin a puzziing conditior \
e M,on tne suggestion. that there was not
gush. However. since this staeemnntA ne no ~
sehi tue News not an inch has heen drJiieS
:" 'ne Oarragh Wen, and In substantiation
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THE ICE CREAM SANDWICH.
Crackers Specially Designed for lt--Just
How II Is Made.

New York Evening Sun.
81 had had" said man Of an investi
eating turn OF mind. some little curiosity
concerning the ice cream sandwiches which
have become so popular an article Of sale,
and / stopped the other day at the cart
OF a vender and bought one. had OBJ
served in a general way that this odd sand
wlch was composed OF two thin cakes or
crackers, with a thin layer OF ice cream
between. now discovered that the crack.
ers used are specially designed and made
for the purpose; and how the sandwich Is
made IN without breaking these thin
crackers all to pieces was also revealed
IAN essential part Of the vendors outfit
is a cracker holder. which is made Of tin
and which has attached to its under side
handle by which the Vender holds Il in
use The holder is simply little Fat tin
plate the size OF one OF the two crackers
that form the outside OF an ice cream
sandwich. say two Inches hy one. and hav
ing low iange around three sides Of IT,
FiaDged around on three sides thus II holds
the cracker securely while the sandwich Is
being made; and. projecting as they do Just
above the cracker these three Hanged Sides
male It possible TO spread over II thin
aver Of cream OF precisely the crackers
size; while the absence II the annge on
the fourth side permits the complete sand
Wlrh TO be sid out readily there without
From long row az them standing on
edge on the top Of the cart the yender
tok q cracker which he laid gently In
that DANCED holder / found the crackers
used 10 those sandwiches when ! came to
get nnue TO be a thin, delicate. freshly
baked, and altogether agreeable sweet
cracker. having regularly placed lots Of lit
tie linden tatOns in H. Ike those in a waf
1e, only smaller and many more OF them.
Having placed this first cracker thus 10
the holder the vender I'D not, as ] had
nfevicusiv suDposed he aid fllt on thin
slice OF hard cream from an lee cream
brick to form that part Of the sandHleh
hut with a suitable scoop ne seooped out
OF the freezer portion Of cream which,
with a deftness that could have come
from long experience only, ne spread over
that cracker with an absolutely uniform
thickness, doing al this with Just two
sweeps OF the scoop.
And then he laid another cracker on top
Of the cream, which settles into the In
donations in the crackers and Is thus
prevented from slipping away from be-
tween them An6 Flid the egmPletsa eant.
wach cut az me hsifsr ana haadsd n sYes."
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axe Charles Locals.

Lake Charles, La. August 1o.-rhe W.
u. Dunn Brick and Supply company has
begun TO use Beaumont oil in one OF their
kllus at their plant In the northeastern
part OF town. This Is an experiment and
the officers OF the company pronounce It
q satisfactory success They VIII probably
inaugurate the system in all their ktlns.
n. 81. Hazard OF the Calcabieu National
bank VIII leave today FOR his old home In
Monticello, H., where he Will spend his
vacation.
j. +. Ryan. general freight and passenger
agent OF the Southern Pacific, went east
this morning after couple OF days visit
here with friends.
Mrs. A. W. Bait and children, who has
been visiting relatives in TeXarkanR, Texas,
returned home after pleasant visit OF sew
eral weeks.
Among the visitors here from a distance
are II X. Midkf, ]. s. Gnstin NJ. A. Her,
bert and Mr.. and Mrs. w Il. Patterson OF
Decatur, i'll.
James e. Tibbetts and wife left today
over the Southern Paclhc for Santa Anna,
Cal.
Charles ], Wall returned from his Eastern
ihomos Tyler left this morning for an
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OF the report published In The Post this
morning the Beaumont Journal prints the
stattment that the Darragh well Is In Civ
ing the, time of Its coming In as this morn.
In the pipe yesterday and checked the dow
Instead of q lack OF pressure, rs was In
timated In the News.
When. questioned about the well this after
noon, Mr.. Sfurm stated that he had given
out the Information last night that the
wen was In aud that he still stood by his
statement OF last night that the well was
However, while the well is unoucstIon.
abiy g gusher, with force enough TO throw
the oil TO height OF at least lbs feet.
there was considerable difficulty In bring.
Ing IL In, for the reason that the proximity
OF large number Of wells made Il mpos-
s.hle 70 turn the well loose and let II
Thoroughly clean Itself out. and II still
ehokes Itself with rocks occasionally. Mr.
Darragh on company here. told The Post
correspondent that IN the squirt this morn.
ing the oil reached th~ height of 125 feet.
put u was shut of Instantly, as the dan.
ger from fire was too great to allow 1t to
spout In such manner.
Inc following statement about the we'll
which was written by the Galveston News
correspondent and published In the Jour
"a nal this afternoon. should tend 10 prove
mat The Posts reports OF development In
this held are prepared with some care:
M as % nnish, there is not well on the
mn better drilled than the narragh II
was drilled under contract nv j West
Strum and superintendent by High Strum
IN the absence Of Mr.. West Strum who
mas mas been III for several days. The six.
Of 9o7 feet, and the drill penetrated into
tne OIL sand a total distance of 1924 feet
below the surface OF the earth. -
me News correspondent even blacks up''
on Spindle Top HIM."
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wnrk n Nueces County.

Corpus Christi, Texas, August 1o.-oh
boring operations are now IN progress In
this county, the King oil company having
zot down about 200 feet since Tuesday.
several other outfits are about 70 begin
hor,n1 stnecIaiIy the Guffey people. Inc
wei, al Eedras Pintas Duval county, Is
progressing rapldly and u is believed that
eattrr of, will be the result Of the new
us.il the old one having been eneased
and abandoned. An analysis OF the Piedras
f.I,,,as iii made al the State university
thia sxeSh nroves the fact that the Duval
eonufv product e the most valuable yst
diseoysred Ia the Texas oil regions.
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Mhnrton Refused q Inoorporate.

wharton. Texas. August TO- "A vote was
taken yesterday on whether the town Of
wharton should incorporate or not, and
was decided For incorporation, 10s;
against incorporation, 1872, The advocates
OF city government, although slightly dis
heariened, declare that they viii try the
issue again as soon as the time required
by law for new vote to be taken has
expired The measure has warm CHAM
piong on each side.
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A VALUABLE DISCOVERY
WHICH 1T is CLAIMED WILL WORK
REVOLUTION IN FUEL.
Possible That Electricity Win Be Super
seeded by Petroleum for Heat,
Light and Power.
san Antonio Express.

San Antonio Express.
DR.. II Won KoehrinE has returned from
LOCO hide trip which took him over
Europe and the North American continent.
lie has been absent for several months,
during which time he has not only Travelled
extensively, but has been keen observer
of what has been going on at home, MS wen
as abroad
lie mas been watching the events con.
uected with the extensive discovery or
crude petroleum IN Texas for Tue past
Ave months. lie has also been experiment
Ing with the crude specimens obtained from
various localities, with view 10 rendcr-
ing the product more valuable aud hiV-
iceablc TO the world ut large ne sald yes
teiday 10 a reporter Tor the Express
- have made discovery in connection
with my experiments while examining
nudc oil, by which IL VIII be p2ssih 10
do away with the use OF carbides aud p.s-
ably eupersede electricity us an ngent y
heat light and poWer As my discoYcy
and the process tor utilizing 1t has not yet
reached the commercial stage, ] am no
ready to divulge IL, except o mention II
In "a general way as tu the csultA y Is
likely to attain. Il IS likely to revolution
cched an offer from Mr.. Rockefeller d
thu Standard Oil company, hut have no
closed with them. Mr. Edison has an ~.
yeltlOn by which be T. enabled To transmit
nov en- from coal directly without he in
termediate medium Of steam BY my pro
cess power can be directly translui tied
IRON the petroleum for the purpose OF pro-
pu sion"
Dr. Won Koehrng IS 1he inventor OF the
pyTometcr, a device which attached o a
stove. the boiler OF an eng ne or furnace
of any character, by which the degree Of
heat is defined, the attendant can read II
as readily as thermometer or steam
gauge can be read. lie has resided nc
New Brnunfels, Seguin and san Antonio
for more than decade, during all OF which
time ne has been making eHpir.me Is In
reference 10 temperature, AMI these eNpe ,.
mems have eliminated In mis- invention
above mentioned ana the process Indicated
by him lie stated that II may be some
time before the latter viii be put Into op-
Grafton although he considers Il TO have
l.ua-..l tII. q tll.Il me- nLAI GLann
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THE SABINE FIELD.
Coast Ridge Company Has Started to
Bore q New Well

Sabine, Texas, August 10.-Ths Coast
Ridge OIL company has abandoned tho
first or Mckinley well and has started a
new hole, which is now down to a dep b
OF 300 feet.
The Texas OIL company has It's well on
Howard league down 10 depth OF 10 0
feet They Will sink It little deeper and
" Indications do not improve they wiz
abandon It.
II Is rumored that the Kountze interes .
Intend TO sink a test well between the
tON as OF Sabine and Sabine Pass. II Is
also rumored that they are negotiating
with the German American company 10
continue the BrOussard well 800 feet more.
and that they have offered 5000 for the
work, but that the oil company wants
5000
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Rumor Of a WeII on Haokberry Island

Rumor Of a Well on blackberry Island.
Lake Charles, La, August 1o.-A rumor
reached the city today that paying now
OF oil had been struck at the Louisiana
and Texas on company's well on Hack
berry Island, just across Lake calcasieu
from Grand Lake village The story came
via the summer resort William Tealle.
who has been experimenting some build
ing heard IL early this morning just be-
fore he loft for town. It was said the o
that residents Of blackberry who came
across the lake last night furnished the
Information. II il said the well Is 800
feet and that the company can bring Ia a
downing well any time they saw NJ 10 do SO.
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Forney, Texas, August e.-,rhe ave new
business houses being erected by Lilly
lodge. knights Of pythias, Building and
Investment company have their founda1
lions laid and work IS progressing fnelS:
high
Mr.. Brlc0 Of BallnEer Is here opening
up a stock OF goods IN the tw0-story brick
north side OF the railway.
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SO RIomer. Mar paIestlne.

Palestine. Texas, August lo.--Last night
at Brushy Creek, small country VII age
seventeen miles north OF this city, sa .
blowers entered the stores OF Clarence Ei-
rod and Frank Carol, blew open their
safes aud secured about $500. Wnile there
* no clew the officers are hard at work
on the case, and results are hourly tx'
pected from their labors.
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10 TgsT wALKEa couNrY.
a California Company VIII Sink a Well
Some Miles from Huntsville.

Milton on and Development company of
San Francisco is moking arrangements 10
bore for oil on what Is known as the Spell
farm, sixteen miles west OF town. They
have leased the land from the Spell broth
ers aud Will commence "a bore a sixteen
inch well as soon as the machinery can be
shipped here.
Mr. ia Spell says they have no stock to
SELL as the company has ample means 10
carry the work on, and they expect 70
reap all the benefits " they Ind OIL.
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ApgletOn Texas. August 1o.--I. r. Mar
mlou, manager Of the New York and
TeNas land company's well at shis place.
returned from business trip to Houston
Friday where he went TO confer with
Na1nr Evans OF the above company and
10 purchase piping for their well. The
cnslnr viii welgh forty pounds TO the foot
aud VIII insure against. as far . possible,
any. .ilspediment In going down to any
depth aecRnaary 70 6fld oil.
she eaainE fox tAs Yeaknn wall has
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nndh Hurt in . Runaway.

Forney, Texas August e.-rhis morn NJ
while MIR. George McNutt was deliyeriI 9
Ice his team ran away, throwing Mr. Nc
Mutt into bsrhed wire fence aud the
wagon on him. lie was relieved from bis
painful position by neghbors near by, who
came with an ak aud cnt the wire 50 es 70
release him. lie Is very badly scratched
up and bruised and Is suffering from his
wounds
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fAst,spu 10 10 shares at 500. 30.
1Eas, ~ ~ shares at 40c.
? shares at $3.50.
I, . .n CasIna for GO. wen.

n, ', me- Casing for CO. Wen.
i CHS sAas, August 1o-The driilcrs
siuIos 50. Orange oil company,s wen
bag ~ vu1 the hole today preparatory
v6leS saght-ineh csSirg on the cap
tNa dsns2 are certain they have
t&hflarS w OF BIO feet. AS soon as
|rll Eo S@slng Is set on the rock
Pa a., snteegh II with a six-inch
Pss7scts sry muen encouraged over
N onsar. bringing In the first oil
oo0y At an early data
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People have been heard TO wonder quite
Fauently since development began in this
n Why the Standard OIL company has
& taken a hand in the game, and the
*ition Is sometimes answered with the
tlement that the Standard Is already
y represented here, and the evidence Is
Sanuating that this is the case. While
frythlng possible is being done by the
Andard to cover up its tracks, they will
Nv up occasionally, and ii may be stated
fact that the Standard OIL company
Sltssl has very close relations and work
4. WIN certain company In this field,
.&& ss Company under suspicion is not real.
IN standard under another name. Moth
aas uone more. to establish the ex-
49, m sucn relationship than the re-
q certain letter by Beaumont
why from client In another State, In
~ lnls client, without knowing IL him
ntsrly establishes the fact that the
1Sp. nv sno a certain oil company char
uhaef the laws of this State are Mt
WORKING together. The attorney re-
Y me letter is MOI now In a position
M sIi me contents OF the letter public,
WI seek Permission from his client
%. and If he Is successful the pub.
Sa q the letter win create sensa-
tntlra neid' and, In fact, throughout
Fl ~
81 are slI or eight wells on the the
Wv elmer In the cap rock or within
ieet Of it, and II the drillers do not
-I,sf an unusual number Of gas blow
= al NUMBER OF gushers should be in
'~ 10 thirty this week.
~
s., 'Os were again inclined TO fuctuate
ena some sales were made
'"owing are the Chasing ouo4sttoos.
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$4,000.

aerlvod and operations will be resumed
on tlat well Monday with an expert drlller
In charge.
The Anglcton baseball nine went over TO
Bra2ora Friday and crossed bats with the
RrIsOfia nine In very interesting game
of hnu The score stood to 10 Ia favor
OF Ang,eton.
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Iyy's'gys-.sg ~ rcT acceptable ideas.
Il t4k Nh State II patented.
4 Ma E THE PATENT RECORD,
y ~. I! 81 - NV, Baltimore. Md.

extended visit with relatives in Birmingham
and Atlanta
Mrs. Thomas Tyler and baby went 70
Lccs,ille this morning to visit her aunt,
Mrs a. White.
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GgsHER NO. % IS IN.
r,,tI,men's Well Scored and Threw a
Si..Iuch Stream Of Petroleum.
|, RECOUNT OF THE NUMBER or GUSHERs
II. FRAT There Are Two More Wells
i the Field Than Credit Had
Been Given For.

unor, Texas, August to.--oil men
p,r ,osn much gratined with the progress
Ply s.. Nam in this field during the last
s.ys. which have witnessed the bring.
~ more wells than any similar
4 "a sInce the development began.
". coming in Of e Cattlemen's Con-
,s.,sa well about o'clock this after
- rounded up the weeks work wi h
.rsbers. This well, like several Others
~ aeia. had been expected In for some
hut gas blowout several days ago
4,ocked the calculations Of the drll.ers ont
"a DELAYED the well. In this wei the
MA casing sets two feet into the cap
I, rsklng 1t q six-inch well. The well
J. s,,shed IN In splendid condition, aud
II allowed to spout through horizontal
4. Il gave ample evidence that It was
anal Of any well In the field. 1t dis
4 .,rsa rocks and considerable sulphur ut
IL, and the gas rendered three Of the
4 .IIlers lnsensible, but it soon settled down
"A steady flow Of oil.
No. W. Woodson, who is looking alter
"A interests of the Cattlemen's Consoli-
4 IA oil company here, sat up with the
Miners all night last night, expecting the
Il % shoot the drilling pipe out Of the wei
s. \, minute. Mr.. Woodson says the well
-oTled. roared and made all kinds cf
a .hollcal noises through the night, nut 1t
4 served Its energy until the bai!er was
4 II, down few times this afternoon.
|8rhts company, In connection with tue
IA s0rop Oh company, has contracted for
q n g0-barrel storage tank and Is row
.rotlstng for pipe line, having already
~ ,.hosed ten acres of ground on which
"a Mace the tank and tho loading racks.
'Asr Fred Chase, who has been collect
In data concerning the oil fields, has com
n an list of gushers in this field and
"A roraing 10 his list the Cattlemen's well
Ne the twenty sixth gusher, and IN PROOF
IA his Mr.. Chase furnished The Post cor
'@spondent his list of wells and the dates
Is, which they came in. The only question
rs 10 the correctness of the list is in the
&mber Of wells credited to the Guffey
I5pmoany. which Is nine. This company
Ia Mr. Chase's list and makes the NUM-
III Of gushers twenty-slx instead OF TWEEN
( Following is Mr.. Chase's list:
( lucas, January 10.
EaIIo9al lBeauty)' Marc March o5 20.
|badys No /, April 3.
.1lilggns No. l, April 9.
[blidys No. ., April 8.
sherwood No /, April 1s.
lbladys No. 8, April %.
Flpne Star and Crescent, May 5.
fEladys No. 4, May 8.
eywood No. ., May rs.
i 9cFadden No. 3, May 20.
lcFadden No. 3 May 81.
Norwood No. 3, June "a.
1ioggSwayne. June 90
4 higgins No. 2, June 30.
fdnmbia, July H.
! National No. ., July %.
E{pndle TOP, July 81.
fiound Floor. July 81.
kadys No. 3, August 2.
Yellow Pine, August 2.
x3erJosey August Z.
snhattan, August s.
inragh, August @.
4atemen's. August 10.
| l. d 4
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TWIcE-A-WEEk REPUBLIC.

Every Monday and Thursday a
newspaper as good as a maga-
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the latest by telegraph as we'll as
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The woman who reads the Re-
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There is gossip about new books
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