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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-10
Suicide Ncar nillnger.

Ellinger. Texas. February s.--Steva
Adnmek, a Bohemian farmer living about
two miles tom this place. came in this
morning and stated that his wife had
committed suicide during the night by
shooting herself through the heart With
pistol.
Justice Thomas Hruska held an Inquest
over the body today.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-10

the management OF company of local
capitalists, among these being ]. b Dale.
Jr', T. J, Phillips and others, and will he
operated after the manner OF the round
bale plants, In other words the company
VIII put buyers on the streets to bid for
and purchase cotton In the seed, and this
VIII open up new channel for compete
ton on the local marker.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-10

Maupin. from Grayson. Texas and Pa
ciiic Railway Company VS., W. L. Maupin.
from Harrison.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-10
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-10

Ing UP he alleges pilot monopoly a, Gal.
weston, which is SAID 10 be a detrlment
to commerce. The bill Is being opposed
by an imposing array of powerful infu-
ences, but Mr.. Griggs is determined upon
pushing 1t to a successful ISSUE and Will
fight for its passage 10 the bitter end.
Representative Moursund OF Gllispie
county WIS telling his friends in tho
house today that he had most wonder
full dream last n,gat, the occasion being
an important measure before the house
on which he made great speech.
Gem Of Austin aud Cole OF Johnson
told him they were glad 1t was a ireani.
Expert Askew OF the rlilroad commits
sion is at work gathering data for the
comm ssion to anawer the res button 81
Senator Potter in connection With the
Hogg amendments.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
A Warning Note.

Ihe faintest echo comes at first. It's strange warning not heard but felt. Day by day increases if you heed it not The back sounds the of trouble The aches and pains and lameness of the back Are warnings from the kidneys.
 Kidneys have much do. They're overaxed with work. Nature intends that you should know this The backache warning often life. Those who listen to it hasten to relieve the kindneys There IS only one sure way to cure sick kidneys Waterbury people are learning how, Learning that DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS never fail. Heres another Waterbury to prove 1t:
 Mrs Thomas Judd of 500 North Main street says: For 2 suffered female trouble ea It. gave medicines trial but received very tte he My attention directed to Deans Kidney Pills ana pro cured box at H. W Lakes drug They relieved my back They d than anything took and conf denty ern." All druggists sell DOANS KIDNEY PILLS. Remember the name of DOANS and take substitute. Price 50 cents per box Foster Mlburn Co., Buffalo N SolesProp's.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
SCIENCE GLEANINGS.

A pelican's pouch is large enough to hold seven quarts of water.
 Two per cent. of people aged 30 are constantly confined to bed by illness and ten per cent. of those aged 75.
 h the quantity of annual rainfall the continents rank as follows: South America, Africa, North Amer. ica, Europe. Asia, Australia.
 In an open London suburb sci. enlist found 10000 dust particles in a cubic centimeter of air--equal to about 0.o61 of cubic inch-while in a yard in the center of London the number amounted to 50o.0o0.
 An Italian who has been studying Mount Vesuvius for many years re ports that from July, 1895, the vol cano was in constant activity for four years, the flow Of lava ceasing in September. 1899. Some blocks of lava we're projected 500 feet perpen- dicnlarly into the air. One block weighed 30 tons, and it is estimated that it took 6io,ooo horse power to eject it.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
Origin of the Toast.

If the celebrated Beauty of Bath in the days of Charles the Second, who was the original toast, !" had been iden- tified by the Tatler, hen 1t traced the derivation of this word, W hich two cen turies ago was 2 pleasant and entirely unnecessary excuse for much q rinking, one important phase of the social sea son in New York might be. dedicated to her. The oistin guished editorssof the Tatler were somewhat lacking in news sense, according to modern standards. ords of Bath for the lady's name, and probably they wouldn't have found it if they had The TatleRs picturesque explanation of the present secondary meaning of the word toast has ever since been accepted as adequate. A celebrated beauty was discovered in the Cross Bath By some of her admir- CTS, one of whom took glass of the water in which she stood and drank her health. Another gallant, we'll fud- dled with wine, offered to jump in, and swore that although he liked not the liquor, he would have the toast, this being an allusion to the usage of the time of drinking with a toast at the bottom of the glass. "This whim, ,, says the Tatler, naively, "gave founda- tion to the present honor which is done to the lady We mention in our liquors who has ever since been called oast."-George B. Mallon, in Aius. lees.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
' ll
 FOR THE WOMEN.

E{
 According to the latest census, fully 100000 married women are em- ployed in the factories of the United States.
 Statisticians havc discovered that D college woman can throw a baseball only 45 per cent. as far as college men, but can jump 62 per cent. as far.
 Lady Russell, wife of the late lord chief justice of Great Britain, acted for many years as his accountant, banker and manager of investments. Her husband designated her as sole executrix of his will
 Mime. Pegard, who received the dec- oration of a chevalier of the Legion of Honor from the French govern ment for her active efforts in behalf of the Paris exposition and the erec- ton of the woman's palace, is the forty-seyenth woman to receive the decoration since it's institution 100 years ago.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22

Every republican president from Grant to Mckinley has had dreams of establishing a respectable white repub- lican party in the south, but every ef- fort to make the dream q reality has miserably failed. For that reason MT McKinley's effort in that line, in South Carolina, is more amusing than alarm ing to southern democrats. Senator McIaurin, who has been for all prac- tical purposes an administration sena- tor for several years. although he only actually withdrew from the demo- cratic caucus just before the adjourn ment of the last session of congress, IS expected to act as Mir McKinley's as- sistant in the present attempt to turn the dream into a reality. The first open move was the appointment of John G. Capers, gold democrat, to succeed a republican as United States district attorney for South Carolina. The next Is awaited with more or less curiosity.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22

of Hartford, and in opposition to ana undesired by the business interests of the city, which pays him $100 q week for his valuable services. Such q statement he can be required to make. Why shall he not be required to make it?' New Britain, also, according to the Independent of that place, has public servant who uses his own judg- ment in preference to consulting the wishes of his constituents. Here is what Editor Kehoe says of Senate
 Sloper's attitude on the municipal lighting bill: Senator Sloper is SUD- posed to represent New Britain in the senate, but on the bill for municipal lighting he not only refuses to carry out the instructions of the common council but is it's strongest opponent. If MT Sloper intends to stay i'll politics his course is not wise one, for he is proving that it is not safe to trust him in anything that conflicts with his owli interests, and his interests are so nu- merous that the people might think 1t wise to elect some one else to office. The excuse that it is to his interest to defeat the bill is a poor one as member who sold his vote could give exactly the same reason" Thus it is and ever will be until the voters who have the power in their hands place men in office who will work for the interests of those who elected them. Once one of these men gets in the shadow of the coisorations the plain, every day people might as well try to whistle against the wind as to look for favors from them.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
Senator cockrell. who was met con

Senator Cockrell, who was met com ing out of the White House, where he had just had talk with Mir McKin- ley on the subject. said of the coming visit to Washington of committee of the Cuban constitutional convention: '.The Cubans do not apparently fully grasp their status. They are not now q government They have no power to treat Automatically with the United States. The present constitutional con- vention was called into being through our agency. It only has power to sub- init to the United States for approval plan or constitution for a representa- tive government. If we reject it out right the existing status continues. They can do nothing. Buff the mod ifications and conditions which we pro pose are accepted then they can pro eeed to organize representative gov ernment. And until such a govern ment is organized the troops of the United States, in my opinion; cannot be completely withdrawn Iam firm ly convinced that the convention, after it hears the report of the commission which it has sent here, will accept the Platt amendment. I believe that the members of the commission will learn much of value to Cuba on their visit here, and that soon after their return the constitutional convention will take favorable action"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
HEARD IN PASSING

South Africa comes high. England is preparing to negotiate T new loan of $250, GOO, 900, althougil the price of consols is below par.
 A New Jersey court has compelled a man five feet and four inches. high to support a wife who is seven feet and two inches tall. Can we call this justice?-St Louis Post Dispatch.
 One fof our champion prize fighters is to marry q beautiful young woman with "changeful eyes' They will probably be black and blue most of the time.-St Louis Globe-D Democrat.
 There are republican editors who do not seem to know the difference : . tween enterprising men after an ad- vertisement for their towns and ad- mirers of the Mckinley administra- ton.
 The United Irish league Is q new or ganization that is to; be pushed in this country. It admits women as well as men to membership, and it's sole ob- ject is furtherance of the Irish cause in Great Britain.
 Carrie Nation can still get arrested, but not so frequently as a few weeks ago. Poor thing! The time is rapidly approaching when no one will take any notice of her antics. Then she will expire from sheer modification.
 Plans have been deposited with the Boston board of health for the erec- ton of n seyenteen-story brick build ing. designed exclusively for the ac- commodation of horses. The building is to provided with suites of apart ments. for three, five and ten horses, with living rooms for grooms and coachmen if desired. Tl1e equine hotel is the experiment. of wealthy syndi- cate Room for over 400 horses will be available-Hartford Post.
 It has been noted as an evidence of the power of newspaper advertising, that although Milwaukee has large en- zine works and other manufacturing establishments which are more impo1'- tant than the breweries fand although it's stefeotyped nickname is the Cream city'') it is known throughout the world as the Beer city" because the brewers have advertised extensively in the newspapers. lit is also affirmed that q large part of the capital invest ed at Seattle was attracted by news paper advertising. Philadelphia Rec ord.
 The first effect of the movement for municipal gas and electric lights is q reaucdlOu Ill The price or gas III TnlS city from $1.T5 to $1.50 per 1000 feet. Of course the company will deny that the movement had anything to do with 1t and that the two coming so closely together was only coincident, but those "coincidents" happen so often that denials are not taken seriously by the public. But whether the reduc- ton is due to the city action or to the generosity of the company, gas users will appreciate 1t just the same. New Britain Independent.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22

The position of prosecuting attorney in New Britain must be a regular snap The present incumbent is a republican. He gained the displeasure of a repub- Iican member of the common council, and that individual in an effort to de- feat the prosecutor for election, which, however did not succeed, gave a few inside facts relating to the change made in the prosecutor last year. ..Speaking of the excessive changes made by MT Gussman he said that he drew an average of SIS day for every day in the year, and charged several hundred for an assistant. For draft ing the charter, which was done in about n month he charged $766.73. For drafting the ordinances he charged $350. He then charged $25 for saying they were legal, and $25 more for tell ing Mayor Corbin how to veto them. For his services in the electric road case he charged $500 and nearly as much for the services of Judge Henny. Among the other items he read were, s10 for writing call for a city meet ing. $25 for drafting an ordinance, $25 for attending one meeting of the claims committee and $180 for settling a claim that only amounted to $15O. He said that during the time he was city attorney he never won case for the city.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
o1d Gooseberrv for New ships.

It may be ungenerous to dispel Q popular delusion, but there is no one among the thousands who witness ship launch who does not believe that the beautifully garlanded bottle of wine broken against the stem of ship is anything but the choicest brand of champagne drawn from the admiral's cellar. Whenever a ship is launched in 8 dockyard the admiralty generously allow $40 as the cost of! the jubilation, and in acluded in this sum of $40 Is the item of three shiilfngs for wine. Hence, it follows that not only is the wine not drawn from the admirals cellar, but it certainly is not champagne of foreign vintage. English Naval and Military Record.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
Occasionally when the plain eve


 Occasionally when the plain every day voters of q town or city place q man in office, said man becomes great CT than the people whose servant he is. Hartford is having case of this kind to talk about at present. City Attor- ney MeConyille persists in carrying out his own ideas in certain things without regard to the wishes of the men who placed him in office. Com menting on McConville's attitude in re- gard to certain matter the Times of Hartford says: But if the action of the city attorney was, in fact, an in- solent disregard and defiance of the will of the majority and especially of the employers of labor in Hartford, why shall not the city council at its next meeting on Monday night instruct Mr McConyilIe to appear before the railroad committee next Thursday and officially state the true facts to that committee, namely, that his previous appearances before the committee have been misrepresentatiye of the people
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
Scientific Farming in Germany.


 Recent reports to our department of agriculture indicate that farming is conducted in Germany on more im- proved and scientific principles than anywhere else in the world. The Ger man farmers employ less machinery but more chemistry. They pay very close attention to the fertilization of the soil. Yet with all their efforts, and all the advantages of their ad- vanced science, they are unable to fully supply the demand of the popu. lation of Germany for breadstuffs. They do supply seven-eighths of that demand, but the remaining one eighth, which has to be imported from abroad, amounted in 1859 to more than 50.ooo,0oo bushels of wheat alone.- Youths Conpan,n,a
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
IN THE WAY OF RECREATION

Pugilism is not dead sport. Daw- son City, Alaska, has an athletic club and nothing but fights are permitted.
 The crack Indian baseball player whom .Muggsy" McGraw discovered at Hot Springs has turned out to be a negro. Negroes are barred by the league ball clubs.
 To accommodate several Americans of wealth the French boxing laws were suspended at Nice recently. AnAmer- ican knocked out an Australian and the laws wentinto effect again.
 Sailors for the Herreshoff cup de- fender have raised 8 purse Of s, 500 among themselves and are willing to put it up against any similar amount that their boat wins Americas s cup.
 Golf has caught Wilbert Robinson, captain of the Baltimore baseball team. aRobbiesp has become an ex- pert, and recommends the game for players who wish to condition them selves.
 r Golf must be a brutal game. Aplay- CT in Wales was struck on the crown of the head by flying ball which so af- fected his nerves that he lost the sight ofeDne eye. The player who drove the ball neglected to call "fore.''
 Eight American yachts anxious for the privilege of defending Canada's cup, now held by the Chicago Yacht club, are in sight and two more are likely to be built. The Canadians up to date have uncovered only two chal- .engers.
 Odds on the teams in the race for the National League pennant are Brooklyn, to l; Pittsburgh, ? to i ;. Boston, 4 to 1; Philadelphia, 6 to I; St. Louis, 10 to T; Chicago, 15 10 l; Cin- cinnati, 30 to l.; New York, write your own ticket.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22

That the Philippines must necessari- ly be a large and continuous source of expense to the United States has been evident from the day Spain gold bricked us into becoming their owners. A bo ard of naval officers, under or ders from Secretary Long, are now en- gagged in preparing plans for 2 $5.0o0,- 900 naval station. which is to have a S1.000.000 dry dock at Olongapo, Subig bay, Luzon. Those plans will have 10 receive the approval of congress be fore they can be carried out.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
LOOK Ar rHEsE PRIcEs.

LOOK AT THESE PRICES. Phonographs that were $50, now S35. Monographs that were $10, now ST. Graphaphones that were $25, now $16.50.
 E7aphaphones that were SIP. now SS. Graphaphones that were $10, now $0.50.
 Record Cases that were 25c and soc, now DC and 35c-
 Horns, Supplies. etc, way below cost.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-19
FIGHT OVER JURY OR NO JURY.
Constitutional Convention Considers Commit
tees Report on Bill of Right
(By the Associated Press.

Richmond Va, Oct. 18.-The Constitu-
tional Convention today took up the re-
port o fthe Committee on Bill of Rights
and considered and passed upon num-
ber of the sections finally.
The convention passed by the consid-
Grafton of Mr.. Green's resolution limiting
debate in committee of the whole, and
then Mr. Green called up the report Of
the Committee on Bill of Rights, and
thus the first ordinance was put upon
it's passage by the convention. All the
setions down to section s. relating to
trial by jury, were adopted by the con-
vention without material amendment or
debate, but when section 8 was reached
the same old fight was gone into, and
Mr.. Moore, of Fairfax, again offered his
amendment allowing a court, in criminal
cases, with consent of both parties, 10
hear and determine the case without the
Intervention of jury.
Mr.. Moore spoke ably for his amend
ment, and the proposition was vigorously
opposed by Mr.. Braxton, Col W. B.
Petit, of Fluvanna, and Judge D. Tucker
Brooks, of Norfolk. Mr.. Turnbul spoke
earnestly for the amendment. Chairman
Moore spoke ably against any amendment
and in favor of section s, as reported
from the committee of the whole. He
was followed by Mr. Barbour, who favor
ed the amendment
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-19
Comment at Washington.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Get. 1S.-The War Depart
ment officers were somewhat dismayed
at the press report of the new setback on
the Island of Samar. They had no con-
firmation from official sources OF the re-
port but this was true OF the last affair
of the kind which happened in Balangiga.
The Ninth infantry, which suffered there.
was the same organization that engaged
in the latest fighting at Bangajon,
though in this case the company attacked
is not known.
An inspection of the disposition made
of the troops on the Island of Samar
shows that before the Balgangiga fight
there were no less than thirty-eight sep
arate posts. These were so disposed that
supplies could be conveyed to the troops
by water. General Hughes has left Samar
and gone to the Island of Cebu to recup-
crate. which accounts for the assumption
of the command on Samar by General
Smith. General Hughes was worn out and
suffered from the effects of severe fall
received while chasing insurrectos in the
mountains of Samar.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-19
ADJUrAET GENERALS REPORT.
A Comprehensive Review of Work, Condition
and Needs of The Army.
CBy the Associated Press.)

Washington, Oct. 1S-The annual re-
port of Major General Henry G. Corbin,
Adjutant General of the army, of the
comprehensively reviews the work, con-
dition and needs of the military estimate.
General Corbin submits a table to show
that the army in the Philippines is to be
reduced by expired enlistmentS at the
rate of about 1000 month from now on
until June, 1902. The question whether
the regiments thus depleted in strength
are to remain so, or be recruited to
their full roster, he says is one requiring
the very earliest consideration. for if the
latter is contemplated, it is already time
to begin special recruiting.
The losses from all causes in the regu-
lar army and the volunteers from July
1st, 1900, to June Both last, totaled 16, ,924
officers and men in the former, and 25,-
600 in the latter The casualties to the
troops in the Philippines since the date
of the first arrival, June 80, 1898, to June
S0th last, were lis officers and 1878 men
killed and 1S2 officers and 2.646 men
wounded.
General Corbin invites special atten-
tion to the remarks of Colonel Mills
Superintendent of the West Point Mill
tary Academy, upon the improved disci-
pline and generally excellent conduct Of
the cadets OF the corps 1t is safe to
predict, says General Corbin, that hazing
of a brutal nature is thing OF the past
at the Academy, and that it will not soon
be again a subject for the consideration
of the War Department. General Corbin
recommends that the cadets of each grad
uating class be sent to Fort Monroe for
practice and instruction in sea coast
gunnery.
General Corbin recommends that the old
law requiring that each candidate from
the ranks for a commission in the army
be a mon commissioned officer in good
standing who has displayed any aptitude
for command and control Of men" be re-
vived. While a great many excellent
young men have come into the service as
officers under the present law, which
opens the way for commissions to en-
listed men who have had two years SER
vice, General CCrbin says there have been
a rumber Of others who have entered the
army as officers in this way who are
not up to the requirement of their rank.
General Corbins recent tour of the
Philippine Islands and his brief visit to
Japan and Eastern China bears fruit in
some interesting suggestions. He be-
lieves that the army transport service
on the Pacific is costing the Government
more than the use of commercial steam
ship lines would for the latter would
have the advantage, denied to the Gov
ernment, of transporting passengers,
freight, and mails to the Orient, both on
cUtwar d and homeward voyages, and
would meet the needs for increasing
American trade in the Orient. He there
fore suggests that Congress with safety
could offer inducements to United States
shippers to install line of steamers
under charters that would permit them,
in time of necessity to serve as reserve
army and navy transports.