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BOLD TRICKS OF THE TURF.
Gang Of SwindIers Uneafihed by the
Paris Police Department.
WORKED GOOD THINGS TO a FINISH
Substituted First-CIass English Race
Horse for French Platter and
Made Killing.

Paris, July 2O-Thc police here have I'M
carthed gang Of turf swIndlers and card
sh.iips whose operations were character
lied by extraordinary audacity. The first
discovery was made at the end Of May,
when horse named Colimacon tthe Snaill
and known rs a worthless platter won a
race ut Colonies easily With the betting
u to against the horse. a week later
Coiirnacon engaged in a similar perform
ance at MaisoBs I.afhtte.
Tie jockey club investigated the running
Of Colimacon and found taat frstclass
English race horse had been substituted
for5 the original CcIlngcon by Belgian
naihed Herboudt who had previously been
Warned on the French race course.
The police then took the matter up ana
discovered that Herhoudt was tue heaG ~
a perfect organization of crooks WORKING
In France and Belgium mlJoglty oi me
members 81 the gang had assumed Nigh
sounding titles and frequented fast circles
and clubs.
one member brother Of 4 well known
Abgssilhan explorer, WHO stNiel himself
''cunnt,n was arrested. Two others were
self-styled "barols' una one had given
himself the title OF prince They Occu-
pod sumptuous apartments III the champs
Eiysee where they inycigled glded youths
and swindled them u baccarat The LOSSES
OF sPtince .karageogoviteh and -four othrr
Young men Of good family. who cumplAined
francs The swlndlers owned a yacht called
tho westermlne. on board Of which thci'
dnpes were invited aud we're subsequently
pucked
rhe police also traced the gang to the
promotion Of n number Of fictitious min
Ing and coal companies. The lnycsllsa.
fions II the police led 20 Tho flight 81
the swindlers Several Of them have gone
to Ahysslnia Iierbondt sailed Tor Holland
on board the Wcstermne The revelations
haze caused sensation IN ciunland anu
sporting ciEcies
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eenoral Ohservntlons.

Observations taken by the United states
weather bureau at p. M, 18th merdiao
time. Rain,
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STATE.

The condition Of the Texas cotton
crop Is s.. based on reports by CORE
spondents In oil sections Of the belt
The state has lei contracts for oil
tanks for the various institutions.
The Associated Commercial Clubs of
Texas has fled charter
II Is stated on authority that there IS
an agreement 10 disband the 7. V. G.
unless the legislature Will make an AIDE.
quate appropriation.
First bales we're received AZ number
Of places.
The jury In the Cortez murder case
has not yet been able to agree.
Lumber worltmen are to be given
shorter hours without decreased pay.
The Texas weather bureau r4nort
scys that cotton has improved during
The week; much below an average crop
Of corn VIII be made.
The annual session Of the State Bar
association viii begin at Galveston to-
day
An effort Is To he MADE al the coming
session Of congress to have branch Of
the Federal court established 1t iIous
ton
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Crisn-Mocov.

/.
Beeville, Texas, July 30.-0ne Of the nia
fashionable and beautiful weddings ~
ever took place in Beeyllle was that o. "
j. G, Crisp and Miss Boonie Mccoy a y
Presbyterian church this mornlps y
O'Clock The decorations in the ea''
were magnificent and the ceremony y
exceptionally solemn and impressisi A,
large audience witnessed the wedlihs vi 4.
of the contracting parties are wen w ~ v
yorably known In Beevile The groom z
been practiclng law here for abon! lsss s
years. and no citizen Of the town VI, n,
higher In the estimation OF the peopH.A ~ Il x
he Ever enterprlsing and iolai y KIN
terests of his home town, ne nas ~,
been In the front rank OF tne ~ ~
composed OF those who have mags . =. "a
vile one of the best towns " i%-s,dt
Christian gentleman OF sterling ~, 49, sss
and worth, he has always naa W. ts,.;
whom he has lived. The briqe y n
of DR.. Il. II. Mccoy OF ms Gy IA
though her home Is In Lttie Nv serns,
she has for several years peen RftsA
and nlways welcome visitor " z. TX
where she never failed TO reISa X, n
OF the leading society bellies, .. s Il *
the past four years been a t shais A ms
public schools Of the Sinls' hos
estimable Young lady ana asct,ie X
friends in this and her native .I sIes Il.
happy couple left on the . y cc'S rs
for Galveston, aud from ther Ssls ~ sAssi
visit points North and Eass p' nScuA
on their wedding tour aneu, VIZ z,
large number Of their frisLnas s sNd al
dcpot to hid them eooanss. "a hauty Vt
them hest wishes for a long anu
dcd hfe. i, the Cuefe X.
nccomnsnicd hy his wife. sFa, s ~se..f;s
eIty Iast evening, to attend ~ IN ~
Of his brother, Mr.. j. Q, Crisp ~
ing
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THE TEXAS FIRE RECORD.
Blaze at Galveston.

Galveston, Texas. July 3o--A IRE was
discovered at 1918 O'Clock In the drug store
Of f. MayneId. on Market street, near
the corner Of fremont. The department
responded quickly to the alarm and pre-.
vented what otherwise would have been
serious connagratlon. The IRE was
caused by matches which presumably were
leulteh by mice. Several bottles OF chem
lcals were stored on the same shelves with
the matches and these were bursted nv
the hre No one was In the store and the
tire was discovered by people passing The
loss win not exceed 500.
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AUDUBON coy DID WELL.
He Was Third Choice in a 2 20 Pace and
Came Out Winner.

He Was Third Choice in a 2 20 Pace and
Came Out Winner
Columbus, o., July 30-Two favorites
were succession today. but the 2:2o went
TO third choice The 2;20 pace. 5000
stake, brought ont such good ones as
Audubon Box stnr Pugh. shandon Chimes.
Helen d. and others. Audubon Boy. the
favOrltc won three successive heats re-
dncing his record from 2.009i TO 2:0SA.
Charles Mack, a hot fayorite In the 2iT
trot after she Judges had taken Driver
Durfcc down on the ground that he Ind
MOI driven the llfst heat TO win. won the
next three heats. Ebba. gray mare from
heats.
Pacing 2;20 class purse SJ000--Audubon
Boy won! Best time 2nTla.
frottiug. 9.17 class purse S2OOO-Charlie
Mack Won. Best time 2i3ia.
Trottlne, go class. purse S2O0-Ebba
won. Bost time 2.i4h
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Weather DATA 40 Aunust.

The following data covering period o.
thirty years, have been compiled from the
weather bureau records at Galveston:
Mean or normal temperature. ~ degrees.
TIC warmest month was thar OF 1871
wth an average of 81 degrees.
The coolest month was that Of 1894, with
an average of SO degrees.
The highest temperature was 9S degrees
on nth. 1874.
The lowest temperature was 6s degrees,
Oh 3iSt, 1870 No
Average date on which first 'kllling'
frost occurred IN autumn December ..
Average date on which last "kllms'
frust occurred In spring February D
Average precipitation for the month, .. -
Inches.
Average number of days with OF of an
in'h Or more, 10.
Thc greatest monthly precipitation was
Ia SO inches In 1885.
he least monthly precipitation was SO
inChC.' In 1876
he greatest amount OF precipitation re-
corded IN any "a consecutive hours was
o ~ inches on "A, 1855
average number Of clear days, 10; part,
~ cloudy days, II; cloudy days, 3.
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District AVERAGES.

sNol Ineluded Do means.
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IMPERIAL EDICT ISSUED.
Ministers of Powers Satisfied with
Document ofGh!aese Emperor.
MORE ATTENTION TO FOREIGN AFFAIRS
VIII Be Given by the imperial Govern
ment--Foreion Office to Have Prece-
denee Over the Six Old Boards.

Peklu. July So.--rhe tone and substance
OF tho edict cf the emperor providing Tor
the reorganization of the foreign ofnce' Just
received here, satisfies the ministers Of the
powers The edict comedies with their
demands on the subject, formulated by
the United states commissioner, Mr.. Rock
hill, as condition Of peace
The ,cdict declares that the foreign ar
fnirs Viii hereafter he the most important
business OF the government; gives tne i2 81,
eien office pracc iencc over the SIX oil
bnarfIs that previously outrankeh lt anu
provides for the reception Of the ministers
In the hall which heretofore only near
relatives OF tue emperor have entered II
also pI0tldes for the entertainments q me
ministers by the emperor at occasional ban
queis ~,
Swargcngfen is engaged In drafting q
profocol providing for the punishment OF
Chlnamcn guilty of participation III the
Boxer movements. feature OF this y
that thu number OF culprits has dwindled
fipm 100 men originally named TO hfty-tour.
This is due to the tact that In the ma-
iorlty Of eases II has been found impossl-
BILE to prove the guilt OF the accused
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eAsERALL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Cincinnati, Ohio, July 3o.-chicagc
punched hits IN the first and seventh and
won the game, though the locals outplayed
them In the field and at the bat
Scure- ~ v
Chicago ............ 800 600 200
St'runsl ana Gnez, Bergen; Taylor and
Kahoe
Brooklyn, July 30 The Brooklyns beat
the Pblladelphias today by punching seven
hits on orth in the third and seventh in
nngs.
tnurp Ill ~
Philadelphia 1880 200 olo- c /
BTnrliyn iO7 O1t COX - I
otth and Jacklitsch; Kitson and Nc
Grire.
Boston July 80. After batting in the
winning run in the eighth Captain Long
saved today's game hy jumping catch
OF hard liner on McBride's bat and n
quick throw 70 Demont, doubling selbach.
Attci dance 5000
Srurc- IL II
IottOr ............. 100 800 OlV- 10 2
New York ...,;.;;... 900 oio 300 9
Phtlngcr, Wills ana Moran; Taylor aud
| Warner
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SUMMARY OF ToDAY's IMPORTANT NEWS.
DOMESTIC.

Receivers were appointed for prop
erty held by relatives Of former Cap
tain oberlln NJ Garter by the govern
ment III nm effort TO recover part Of
his dcfaicatlons.
The crowd Of homeseekers In the In
dian country was largely augmented.
Eugene v. Debs declared that time
was not yet ripe for socialism to make
it's debut as strong party power.
A wreck occurred on the Rock Island
road In Oklahoma. in which one mah
was Killed aud twentyfour others in
jured.
General Leonard Wood, military gov
ernor of Cuba, arrived in New York,
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RAILROADS.

Tho commission took the matter OF
increasing the minimum weight Of car
loads OF grain under adylsement
There waiTa prospect of an agreement
being reached through which the Mis-
souri, Pacific would fine an eastern out
let in the Pennsylvania lines
Two stockholders of the Mobile and
Ohio hled suit to contest the South
ern's title 10 the road
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Robert WaddelI sco1ed Annin.

Chicago, July 90 Rober, waddcl with
Builman up won the handicap at IIaw-
thorne today after hard drive through the
stretch With Ben Battle. Ural backed
down from 80 10 10 to / was the good
thing OF the day.
Six furIongs selling pyrrho, Legal
Maxim. Amirante. Time lI9A.
Mile and seventy yards Flying Torpedo,
Odnor: Tammany Chief Time t:5a
Six furlongs selling urai, Emma r., Sor-
tie. Time 1;2Oh
Free handicap. mile Robert Waddell, Ben
Battle, Scotch Plaid. Time i;45M
Six furlongs selling--If You Dare, Elm
rion Pupil Time :1s.
Mig and a slNteenth--hrairie Dog, Prince
Blazes, 0xnaFd. Time ! 80.
Weather clear; track heavy
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Local

Testimony In the double tragedy In
which Police officer Weiss and T. J.
Vaughan both lost their ives
An effort on foot to send the Attwater
exhibit to the Dallas fair.
The bid Of the Houston Plumbing ana
Manufacturing company, the lowest for
lateral sewers.
BODY Of NJ. Il. Pangram found float.
Ing in the bayou.
An opinion from Colonel I H. Frank
lin upon the subject of deferred pay
for Toms soldiers.
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ToDAYiS ENTRIES.

Maiden. 2-year.olds. Ave furlongs-Lncky
Lncke, ishtar 100, Jane oaker los, Alma
Girl, Baby Hail Buzzer, Ethel simpson,
Blessed Damosel 102 Lulu Flight, Wing
Dance no, Arlgate lO5 Mollie r., Queen
W, Owletta. Cirlzee 1O2
Six and half furlongs. ssllIng--Rlyal
Dare 10T, The rhoenician 103 Henry Of
Frantasmar 100, Likeness %, Chlquasabog
81, The Pride 100, Andes lOl, Bennty Book
100 Maggie Davis Oh. Emma c l.. so,
no Lasauce, Elfonse f6T. Elmer l.. lO5,
Hack Phelps lO2 Maiden I.ane 100, Dial.
Keith no. George Arab, Searcher l07.
Sacnndus 105, Max Bendix. Carlo Vignan
1O2 Hattie June 100.
-Four and a half furlongs. 2-year.olds-
iierodiade lie, Approved, Julia Jenkins
Hat Mitchell l02, nuzzah 105, Miracle H.
Ermack, Frances NJ 102.
One and one-eighth mile, selling sta,
Chamber ia, knight Banneret 102, Muska.
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TRANsVAAL,

Beers attacked British colume near
Nauita and killed several
General r. w Kitchener caught up
with Bocr commando and sharp
fight was precipitated.
The house OF commons condemned a
London paper for It's resentment of the
war secretary's boycott against It.
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TODAY,s ENrRIEs.

Mile and seventy yards sellipg-Intrusvc
lI2 Jere Black l02 Auecdote NJ. Island
Fstnce H., Disturber 100, lushot % Ant
mostly ", Royal Sterling liz. Fresnai ~,
lessln lU2. BOwnieous 80, Craven %.
Five and q half fWionga 2year-olds--
Franresco 10. Hot Rlrd 100, Disadvantages
10T Star Of the West 1oT. Cassyille l03.
Byrne of Rcserea ITO, Gunhre lUT. Euright
lpi sombrero 40, Montsna Pioneer 1o7
Mile and q sixteenth. handicap, 3.year
olds-M onarka us Ethics 1o1 Bedeck 90.
1om Kenny 100. Arden % Chaos %.
I.aisol -06, Ogden 101 Intrusive III. An
Gold Ill WntercOurse i0}.
Six furlongs selNng-Kid 90 Shiftiess
lQS Morokanta no, Guileless 100, Tonraiue
lu7. Fonsoiee 10. Sadducee ~. Ante Up
o. Connie on, Hops iO4 Robert Metcaif
LOS James j. Corbett iO2 BrandYsmdsh
lop Twilighter 1O2. Pleasant sail 90
Nile and halb weiterwclght 4-YeOr-olds
and up-Douhle Dummy lS3 Tho Chamber,
lain ia, islingtUn ia. Hawk 153. Chara.
clan lJ3
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A LARGE sum ASKED FoR.

British Colonial Office Requires 7.0t3,-
$40 Pounds to aid Colonies,
London, July 30.-The supplementary
civil service estimates ask for f7,O1o.al0
OF which f6jO0,000 Is required by the colo
MAI oftiGe as grant In aid Of the Traui.
millions of this VIII lie considered an all
vance to the colonies TO be repaid OUT or
the first loans Issued BY them.
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MINISTER WI INFORMED.

Washington, July 30.--The Chinese minis
tor, Mr. Wa has received from FRINGE
Ching, through the Chinese minister at
Toxic telesraphic information to the effect
that an imperial cdict was issued ON the
oath Instant providing that the tsung u
smen he rpnccd ny hoard of foreign
affairs "Nci WI pu,' which shah take
precedence OF the other six boards. Prime
hing las he'n appointed the supervisor
secretary, is to he associate minister for
foreign affairs; Chu Hung Chi is to he
president of the board and associate minis
terror foreign affairs ana lIsu Shou Pieng
ana Lien Fang Will be respectively senior
and junior vice presidents
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ANOTHER SHARP Eight.

British General Caught Up with Boer
Commando and Trouble Ensued.
London, July 30 The war Office has re-
ceiyed the following dispatch from Lord
Kitchener:
General f. w. Kitchener, after long
chase of Villioens commando. caueht IN
VITA IL. sharp fight ensued We cap
tulfd a pompom ann twcnty-two wagons
had ave wounded"
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ni,.ision Eenoe caused a NIII1 Isyt

DlVlsIon TeHCO ,o TgTllF7 Y
San Antonio, Texas Ju'S ~ usSsi ~
Ing on adjoining farms near -. i d. r
Bandera county, quaFreieu sa,v ~
tlon OF a dividing fence VT Il,
tragedy resulted. There y sns b, N
on each side. the s!ex.onl.ss rs afed WI
mans. and several shots MIN WyIIsechrsili =, n
sexton was killed by 10 Banl,r r
and W. G. Freeman went y
surrendered. -
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PHlLlPPINES.

The nsular government declared the
stone quurries at Mariyeles, claimed
by the Spanish company. as public do
main.
Thirty-four Insurgents were captured
In Batangas province
The paymoster's chest stolen at Santa
Cruz, IAguna province was recovered
with the contents apparently untouched.
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Reaumont pefeated Naoondoches.

Nacoedoches, Texas, July 30 beaumont
won the second game today by a score OF
to 8, hoth teams playing good snappy
bail, The winning run was made in the
ninth Inning The feature Of the game was
home run by Mast with two mon on
bases. Mike OCouuor. first baseinan for
Nacogdorhes, became overheated and had
20 retire from the game. Batteries: Ma
cogdoches. lngrnham and Mast; Beaumont
stanfel, Eldndge and Warner. Umpire
Wade. Time OF game, one hour and forty.
ave minutes.
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OIL DEVELOPMENTS.

The drilling Of Gufrey wen No. / has
begun at Webster
Lightning set fire 10 gas in the Beau
mont field but prompt work prevented
disaster.
Several gushers are due to come III
at Beaumont soon.
good price was paid for land near
San Antonio believed to contain oil.
Two wells in the Sabine Pass district
are now down to ennsiderable hepth.
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Bioyolists Warned.

New York, July 2O.-Physlciaus are said
to have warned Harry Elkes aud Johnny
Nelson, the crack bicycle riders, that they
have what doctors now call the bicycle
heart and that Elkes case In particular
he Is liable to die on the track at any
time during big race. The bicycle henri
Is given as the cause OF Eikcs' collapse
on the Manhattan track on saturday last,
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4 Jerries. the man put up in the bust
"WIu Frisco suit you as battle.
ground asked the reporter.
Yes, Frisco or any old place Africa
f necessary All / want is another
chance nj Jefrles. | know / can lick him
ne never could lick me-
things turn out all right Sharkey
VIII start next week for San Francisco.
Iie VIII be accompanied by his manager.
Barqey Reich. Max Cole ana a number OF
retaihefs. They win remain in Frisco
un!il the fight takes place and Sharkey
VIII do AL his training there He said
himself in the hands u JACK Roof Of
Chicago who Is Just now on the coast.
and some other good man to be selected
"lt won't require much hard work for
ine TO get ready for Jeffries" said Shar-
Key. u have been taking care OF myself
and am IN pretty good shape now. iii
fater me ne ring, ! expect. weighing about
porter
There went he any trouble on our side
anout q referee, promptly returned Man
atcr Reich. whoever Is seleefCd Inv the
club viii be agreeable to us"
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lonse %. captain Gaines lo0, Laureate lOl,
rfanglble DH
one mile, seiling-w n. Gates 107, Con
stcliatOr 1O5. Anchor 1903, Hub Prnthcr
100, bonnie Lissak 96 Refugee. Harry Pres
ton 1OJ. sam Lazarus. ESQ.,, 1O3, Helen
PAXTON As Maryl Moore 81.
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WGATEsR INFORMATION.


Washington, July 30.--Eastcrn Texas
Partly cloudy Wednesday and Thursday;
light southerly winds
Oklahoma and Indian Territory-Fair
"Wednesday and Thursday; continued
warm, southerly winds.
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Resldence al penlson.

Denlson, Texas. July so,-The residence
OF v A. Jackson was burned last night;
estimated loss $500, Insurance 500; loss
on furniture $500, insurance <aOO. Two
adjoining dwellings We're probably damaged
20 the extent or $500
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COMMERCIAL.

The decline In the grain market was
checked, all the cereals scoring gains
The stock market maintained It's ex-
treme dullness
Prices OF cattle improved from 10 to
25 cents.
The llstlessncss Of the New Orleans
cotton market continued and New York
prices declined.
There was another improvement in
live stock prices
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sTRlKe.

Executive committee of metal WORK.
ers refused TO ratlfy terms agreed upon
by Amalsaratcd association ofiters and
steel men at the New York conference.
A general strike was ordered By the
City Front Federation in San Francisco.
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corpus christi's First Defeat.

Corpus Christi, Texas, July 30. THE first
game OF bah Of the series between Lock
hart and Corpus Christi was played here
ming by score OF . to 3 This is the
KIDS first defeat In two years Watson
for Lockhart pitched hne game.
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Universal Match Trust.

London, July 31.-An universal match
trust Is contemplated, according to tne
Daily Mail, by Edwin Gould and Mr. Ear
ber chairman of the Diamond Match com
panA. who are largely buying up the stock
or the Swedish Match company,
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Empress Frederick Seriously H.

Hamburg July 30.-At late hour to
night the condition Of Dowager Empress
Frederick was. reported 10 bc vfuy serious
Emperor William IS Returning from his
Norwegian cruise and viii arrive here IN
few days
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tIeyeland, OHIO, July 30. --phlladophil
wou by good batting, Moore was taken
out Of the box in the seventh after six
rms had been scored aud Hart took his
plIcc
Scorc- II II p
Cleveland ...........oO 2 100 200 :
Philadelphia ,-...., 100 no 40 ~ -
Moore, Hart and Couuor; Plank aud
Powers
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cHAReEp MITh PATRlclpE.
Young Man Killed His Father for In
terierinu in a Fiuht

ozard, Ark. July so.-charles Hunter,
aged p, was lodged In Jail here today, hav-
Ing been held 70 await the action Of the
grand jury for the killing OF his father, o,
s. Hunter, az Branch, twenty miles south
Of here. last Sunday.
Young Hunter had 4 difficulty with his
hrother-in-aw Frank Russell. and drew a
gun on him. Hunters father interfered
and Young Hunter pulled out knife,
quitting his father Ia the abdomen and
killing him and inhlctlng perhaps fatal
wounds on Russell Hunters mother was
slashed severely In the hand.
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Severe Electric Storm.

Cincinnati, Ohio, July sO-A drop nj ~
degrees from "a at o'clock to u OF = p.
M, today, accompanied by coplous rain.
fan and electric storm. There were ten
prostrations reported
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Water IAN In Kentlloku

Louisville, KY, July S0.-The drouth in
Kentucky was broken last night ana this
morning; There was Que death from heat
here today.
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SPORT.

well organized gang of turf swim
dlers were unearthed by tue French po-
lice In Paris.
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CHINA.

The emperor issued an edlct giving
the foreign office precedence over the
six old boards
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NEW YORK. 1T Is stated definitely that
Richard Croker viii sail for the United
States early IN September and Will take
an active part In the fail campaign.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-31

Halletsvllle, Texas, July so-zss n.
bale Of new cotton for this plscs
marketed here today By William Ns,,
of E2zell. 1t was bought by + K M.
at So cents per pound. Ds'As