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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
Daily Interior Movement.
Comparative Spot Markets.


Galveston Spots closed dull. prices u
down; stock ll1,3l9 bales.
low ord. -....5 Mlddlng TN
Ordinary ..-.-.SF Good mid =. s.
,'o'u ORD .th Mid fair ...S%
Low mid.....T Sales
New Orleans Spots closed easy. prices
JIG down; stock 20S,l7l bales.
Low ord. -....4 Ills Mlddling .....T 0.16
ordinary .....5l, Good mid.s
food ord1 ...-.1 lA-l6 Mid fair .....S4
Low mid .8W Sales ........46o0
View York Spots closed quiet aud IN.
changed, stock i2i 4Gj hale-.
Mdduug -...,S ll6 Sales ...2ni5
Liverpool Spots closed easier; business
moderate; prices 232 down; sales 1000
bales. n which GGO0 We're American: specii.
lati'n and exports JOi; imports 500 bales,
~ which 1890 We're American
ordinary .-...3 1882 Middlus ..4 a31
tirna ord 3 2I-S2 Good mid 4 IL y,
Low mid. ....i 3-32 Mid fair - - 80
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New York, May s,-The demand for the
home trade for staple cottons quiet In
all departments. Export grades OF brown
goods stll inquired utter and firm Print
cloths Inactive throughout Prints and
glnEhamS quiet; mons wear woolens and
worsted dun and unchanged Dress goods
IN irregular demand az Irregular prices.
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CIeburne ca,n.o,.,, e.;u a..

has bbuIne, Texas. May As Vet tha,o
nsnters no agreement between To CIR.
eight hoWho are out on q strike for an
si,n.,hnur day and the contrarce.. Taa
'tuae'on remains unchanged. Ne
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09

a question Of time how lon, ,o h..
az re Is also perfectly rational ana ~
JiotnIS,. n" gie. where he was carr ed ,alne.
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NEW ORLEANS MARKET HEAVY.

here The market was finally steady WIN
prices 5 points lower to points higher.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET HEAVY.
Longs Supported the Market, THEREBY
Breaking Force OF Liverpool Dip.
New orleans. NAV s.-The spot cotton
market was heavy today, buyers demand
Ing further concessions which were tnal-
ly made. Sales 1900 bales including 1850
to arrive. Quotations 1-l6 lower.
The market for contracts was compare
lively firm. Liverpool's drop Of 332d on
spots and 4.6id to S-8id on deliveries or
dlnarlly would have sent prices tumbhng
on this side, but the long element rallied to
the support of the market Consequently
the first call showed decline Of but to
Z points, During the balance of the SEES
sion, prices nuctuated over a range of 3
Ing with NAV 745 to 7.Se; June 1904. 81;
July 7.32d7.33 loss OF only three points
on the day while the next crop months
closed practically at last evenings figures.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
Acme Oil & Fuel ca
Stock Listed on Beaumont Oil Exchange
Capital Stock 100000
Folly Paid Up. Non-Assessablc
Par Value $1.O0 Per Share.
We are Sure to Get OIL

We own 20 acres of oil land-two fiye.ac,J
parcels in blocks Ill and H2. You will find fhsJ
land to be 1000 feet northwest from the Beatt
gusfer, and we own 10 acres designated as bIoG
100, on which drilling by w. Scott Haywood n
proceeding at rapid gait. We are now abo|
45o feet in the ground. This Io-acre tract II
only 400 feet from the Kelley-Kaiser we'll, which
they are looking to come in every day. Whs|
the kelleykaiser well gets in our stock will NJ
up sky high
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
'uston Railroad Receipts,

the various railroads entering the city:
Bales
Houston and Texas Central ....... 6n2
International and GrCAt Northern q OST
GaNeSton Harrisburg and san AM 423
HoorSt@n East and Wrst Texas .... 2i5
Gul'' colorado and santa Fe ..... 150
Missouri Kansas and Texas ....,.,..l.l72
Total = ,oR
, 1901-10-31

Denver. oct. 2S.-An Eldora special
10 the Denver Republican says that j..
l" Frankcnbergcr. chief engineer for
the Boulder y Inter Mountain Rail
way Company, and twelve surveyors
are now camprd on Beaver creek. six
miles south of Eldora. The corps is
making n complete survey ms II goes
along setting the grade stakes. They
expect To move TO Sulphide. half II mile
east Of Eldora. in n few days. Their
objective point is about one and one
half miles north of Eldorn. the Boul-
der county mine.
Eighty men are now working on the
grading in the lower end of South
Boulder canon. j. Il. DrIiemcr OF
Pueblo has the contract for construct
ing the grade from Superior to tile
Boulder County mine. II distance of
twenty-five miles. Drlirmcr Is also
working on two other railroad con
tracts. which accounts for his not hay.
ing n larger force on this new line.
The other two contracts will be com.
plctcd In sixty days. aud the men
working ON them will he put ON the
Boulder X lntcr-MOumtaiu conStruc-
tlon work, raising the force To about
800 men.
The Boulder u r-Mouutain com.
pnny has filed its Incorporation papers
In Gilpln county and announces lis in
tcntion of building into Central City
and Black Hawk. \ rumur is in cir.
culatiUn that the new company will
consolidate with the Colorado u North,
western, operating between Boulder
and ward.
, 1901-10-31

According to the annual report of
Hon. w. Il. Harris, commissioner of
education, there We're last year en-
rolled In the ommon schools of Wv.
oming l4,5l2 students, while 1O,1GO
We're in average attendance. These
schools employed $40 teachers. School
property in this state was valued nj
Sl53,6O7, its schools receiving So23. 2GO
from local taxes and S25,223 from
other sources.
Last year Wyoming expended S27..
19I on It's schools for sites. buildings.
etc, and SlSO,3SG for teachers, the Ia.
tai expenditure being S253,551. M
statistics are given for the two sys.
tens of city schools, although the sey.
en- high school report an enrolment
OF loo boys and 202 girls. The state
makes no showing of II normal school
public or private.
The University of Wyoming AZ Lar
annie, under Rev. T.. l.. Smiley. re-
ports an enrolment Of lO5 male ana
eighty-threc female students. Tho ON.
dowment FUND amounts to SIOOD Tho
land owned by the school. 4l6 acres is
valued mt $4,000. while the buildings
are valued Mt Sl1l,54O, and the cnuin.
mcnt Mt S6l,5OO additional. The insti.
tuition has n balance available of S15
49,. 1t received from the state Sl4
Sl5 II from the government SlOOOo
together with 5000 from other sources
Its expenditures were $15.34O for OK.
pertinent stations and S33,ll1 for in.
structlon.
, 1901-10-31

Georgetown. Ky. Oct. 2I.-EN-Secrc-
tary of State Caleb Powers was yester-
day again convicted ms accessory be
fore the fact to the murder of Governor
William T.. Goebel in January. 1900.
and for the second time sentenced to
Imprisonment for life.
The second trial began October Sth
and has continued with three sessions
daily. our adiUurning late each night.
The present term of cOurt expired last
night. Arguments We're limited. so
that the east went To the jury ut .
o'clock in the afternoon, and II verdict
of guilty soon followed.
Powers sat pale and motiOnlcss when
man. Il. $. Calvert. his old schOOlmatc.
Opposite powers ON the other side of
the courtroom with the attorneys. sat
Arthur Goebcl. brother nf the late sell
atOr and governor, with his cycs fixed
on the prisoner. The attorneys Of
Powers shook his hand. expressing
aloud their belief in his innocence.
Women crowded around Powers. en-
bracing and kissing him. and tears
We're shed.
The defense having filed n motion
arguments Immediately ON the petition.
The motion for u new trial was over.
ruled. and the ease will he appealed.
The judgment is suspended pending
the decision of the higher tribunal.
Powers was taken to Frankfort and
committed to jail without bail.
, 1901-10-31

London, Oct. 26.-An error COM
mitted by some of the provincial po-
lice has led to the premature leaking
out of the fact hat the war office con
templates the possibility of having TO
call out every volunteer i'm the coun-
try.
The war office has distributed 10 the
police officers throughout the Kingdom
bills ordering all rcservists. military.
yeomcn and volunteers. TO report
themselves without delay 10 ~headquar-
tiers. with the view of active service.
These bills are accompanied by letters
ordering that the bills he kept in n safe
place until Geographic orders to post
them up are received. The police of
Lancaster overlooked the letter and
posted the bills, causing widespread
perturbation
According to the st. Petersburg cor
respondent of the Times. the recent
visit of DIR. Leyds and NJ. Van der
Hoeven. secretary of the T~ransvaal le-
CATION in Brussels, with a view of per
suading Russia to initiate n movement
to bring the South African issues be
for the Hague Court of Arbitration,
accomplished nothing.
, 1901-10-31
VALUABLE OIL GUSHER
STRUCK In WYOMING

I-onp,,ror Wyo. Oct. 2I.-lDenNer
panuhIi1,n SnrrioD-Grent excitement
-, ho,n as - ,esrlt of n strike of oil
eAis,s ~ 80 ,ho p,r,tiinp oil Com
~ ~, I,ossI fields
nio arst ;ntimotion of ANYTHING I'M
III ~ FRIDAY night when nm
LIS aT rho wyoming Parafiine
-, or,.iy.d in town from the
,,,m I'd ,ayn tbnir friends the tip thai
ti,n wam w , rusber.
oai.i,I Of Tho cnmpony states that
~ gnu Of oil has heen struck at
- JartI, ~ onlv 1iO fept and the well
IL nov eovrir" nj the rate of fifty bar
,.,Ia n.,. 1ny This IL increasing at a
psi I'm Gov, J,vs make the
,n,T ,, nroducnr of nj lenst 100
i -" na,. d,y when the well is
..sha," IL is eynected that the oil will
onsL fo,.,L I'm nnontitfes many times as
Ia,.,o as tha nrosnnt flow
, 1901-10-31
DISTRICT COURT AT BOULDER
DISCHARGES BERT STREEGEL

eddy and getting no answer. Mr.. Lane
was called. who. with the assistance
of n friend. forced open the door.
Mrs. Striegcl was found dead on the
bed. Bert Striegel was struggling hard
for breath and was found to he under
the influence of II large dose of lauda'
num-. Physicians We're Immediately
called. who gave their attention 10 re-
srscitating Striegcl. After W days
work lie was declared TO he out of Ian
ger.
A letter was found in the room occu
pied by the two. signed by both. III
which they said they wanted to die to
gether. as they could not live separate.
A letter also written by him to n broth
er-in-Iaw stated in substance that Bess
Strlegel was his only wife. the other
woman with whom he had formerly
lived was not his wife. A charge Of
bigamy was at that time hanging over
him in Kansas City.
Bessie Striegel was formerly Bessie
Spar of Denver, her father being II
prominent contractor. While Striegel
lived in Denver he paid his attentions
to Miss Sparr in opposition to the wish
es of her parents. The couple were Sc
crctly married and her parents did not
know of it until several weeks after
it occurred. They then forgnve the
couple and tool them in their W
home to live.
After that Striegcl went to Kansas
city and got n position in n drug store
and had his wife follow him. 1t was
while he was in Kansas City that wife
No. l appeared on the scene and en-
tered suit for hignmy against him.
Bessie Striegel then left him and came
to LongmOnt. Striegel followed Il few
days later. beating his way on II freight
train. From there they came 10 Boul-
der,
, 1901-10-31

Denver, Oct. 2S-Not for many years
has there been such n gathering of the
pioneers of Colorado as that of yester-
day afternoon at the funeral of the
late DIR. Horace NJ. Hale. And rarely,
II ever, have the pioneers been more
representative of the growth of the
state.
The men who had known DR.. Hale
In the old days ut Central City when
he with them laid the foundation stone
for the present great commonwealth,
mourned mt his grave Professors from
the State University at Boulder. of
which institution Dr. Hale was the
head for four years, gathered about the
bier of their former leader. Most CON
s%picuous of all was the large number
of men of Coloradu's second generation,
who knew Mr.. Hale as their teacher in
the little old stone school house on the
hills of Gilpin county.
DIR. Hale's late residence. No. oil
Logan avenue. was early %thronged
with his many friends. and the small
lawn filled by those who could not get
inside the house. So large was the
crowd that fully two-thirds of those
present were obliged 10 stand on the
lawn until the time arrived for the
viewing of the body, which occupied
fully half an hour.
Tha Rev. David Utter told again the
old story of the privatiOns and perse-
verance of those who crossed the
plains in the early sixties. one more
had left the fast dwindling band
ON the sidewalk in front of the
house stood Judge Amos Steck as the
, 1901-10-31

Denver, Oct. 2S.-One of the most
important labor gatherings ever held
in Denver will he the annual session
of the executive board of the Western
Federation of Miners. which convcnes
on November 18th. The last convention
moved the headquarters from Butte.
Montana, to this city, and that brings
the executive council here for its an
nual meeting. President Boyce will
return to the city probably next sun
day, and will preside at the sessions.
which will last several days. The eX-
ccutivc council represents nearly 30.
u miners.
, 1901-10-31

County President of W. c. T. o., Kansas
City, Mo.
with a softly breathed blessing from
the lips of thousands upon thousands
of women who have been restored to
their families when life hung by a
thread, and by thousands of Others
whose weary, aching limbs you have
Guickened and whose pains you have
taken away.
II know whereof ] speak, for / have
received much valuable benefit myself
through the use of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and
for years L have known dozens of wo-
men who nave suffered with displace-
ment, ovarian troubles, alterations
and inflammation who are strong and
well to-day, simply through the use of
your Compound ."-MRs. ii. +. ROBERTS,
1904 McGoe St, Kansas City, Mo.
$4,000 forfeit u aboUe testimonial is not genuine
Don't hesitate to write to Mrs. Pink
ham. She will understand your case
perfectly, and will treat you with
kindness. Her advice is free, and ths
address is Lynn, Mass.
, 1901-10-31

Denver. Oct. 2S.-A Boulder special
of last Saturday night to the Denver
Republican gives the following account
of the Bert Striegel murder trial:
The trial of Bert StrieEel, accused of
administering poison to his wife Bessie
Striegel, from the effects of which II
is said she died. took an unexpected
turn to-day.
DIR. Battey. one of the physicians
who made II post norton examination
of the deceased. said 1t was his opinion
that she had died from the effects of
some irritating poison. probably NOR
phine. but he could not swear that this
was the case. and merely gave II as ms
opinion. DIR. Palmer, chemist mt the
university. who made an analysis of
the contents of the stomach. said II
there was any morphine in the stom-
ach 1t was so small II quantity that II
could not have produced death.
After this testimony was in, he de
Tense moved to dismiss the case be
cause the prosecution had failed to
prove that the woman had died from
the effects of poison. The casc was
argued before Judge Bennett this even
ing and the decision of dismissal rem
dered.
ON the evening of September 18th
suspicious noises We're heard coming
from the room occupied by Bert STRIFE
gel and his wife in the Ian block.
Striegel had rented the room the day
before, having just arrived from Long
mont. ON the morning of the day on
which the woman was found dead, the
chambermaid went to clean the room,
she was met at the door by Striegcl
and told that his wife was i'll and did
not want To he called until $ o'clock in
the afternoon. 1t was after Il o'clock
when the suspicious noises were heard
and after knocking on the door repent
, 1901-10-31

The Costa Rican government has
granted to an Americln-German COM
pany a concess on to so 900 &C es of
coal and agricultural lands lying on
both coasts of the country. The term
of concession is fifty years. and the
company is permitted to u-e for port
purposes. 400 metres of land in every
nautical mile of coast line. The com
pany is exempt from import duties and
taxation. and is granted railroad and
telegraph privileges free. The only
stipulation in the agreement is that the
company must dispose of one-ffth of
its capital stock of five million shares
In Costa Rica.
, 1901-10-31

Manila, oct. 2G-The people of the
island of Sumar have been notified to
concentrate in the towns on pain of
being considered public enemiesl and
outlaws and treated accordingly. In
tense feeling exists among the troops
in Samar. If they can meet the enemy
in the open there will be great retalia-
tion. Many of them have seen and
Others have heard of the barbarous
treatment To which the dead American
soldiers were subjected by the Filipi
nos recently.
, 1901-10-31

London, Oct. 2T.-Reynolds' Weekly
newspaper is the first British paper to
assert that King Edward is suffering
from cancer of the throat. In tO-day's
issue il declared that since his majes-
tvs accession three operations have
been performed for the removal of
papilloma on the left vocal chord, and
that II was removed from the right
vocal chord last week.
Assistance vas hastily summoned"
says this journal. "as his majesty was
breathing with difficulty. and an i'm
mediate operation was performed. But
ii was regarded as only n temporary
relief, the injured epithelium now hay
ing become II cancerous growth, and
serious developments are expected"
, 1901-10-31

The efforts OF the state OF Alabama
TO punish persons found guilty of
lynching deserve the heartiest praise.
Already one man has been sentenced
10 Imprisonment for life for lynching
Il negro accused of stealing chickens,
and W others ave bee found guilty
of murder in the second degree and
sentenced to ten years imprisonment
for their part in the same outrage. The
courage of the judge and the fidelity
of the jury before whom these cases
We're tried. have been %applaudad no
less warmly by the influential papers
of the South than by their Northern
Contemporaries.
, 1901-10-31

There has been taken into Spokane,
Wash, from the Big Bend country a
bunch of wheat that sprang from a
single grain. There are se~venty-cignt
heads averaging four inches N length,
and it is estimated that the lot carries
1864 grains. That is a large increase.
but II is typical Of that great wheat
belt, extending from eastern Washing
ton into this state. The soil is marvel.
ously productive, having no counter
part anywhere IN the world for such
q large area.-BJi?e Qdaho) States.
nun.
, 1901-10-31

COnstantinoplr, Oct. 2T.-Miss Stone
and her companion were alive and
well five days ago. Consequently the
reported death OF Nine. Tsilka is uu-
true. This news through Il sure
channel, which is kept secret because
II is the one through which the ucgo-
tiations with the brigunds are conduct
ed. These negotiations are progress
ing satisfactorily ana the officials here
hourly anticipate important develop
mCnts.
, 1901-10-31

Intelligence has ben received from
Liberia Ct the death of "A remarkable
woman. Martha Ann Kicks. known as
Aunt Martha, who made a journey
from Liberia to England nine years
ago for the purpose of visiting
Queen Victoria. At thu time Of her
death she was So years old. Her father
was John NJ. Erskine. n S ave who pur-
chased his freedom and that of his
chiltTen, and became a Presbyterian
minister. AUNT Martha's greatest
achievement was in 1871. When she
successfully defend d the Haddington
Methodist Mission Station with three
others against n cannibal chief and 300
natives.
, 1901-10-31

Sandow. the athlete, while in Lyons.
France. was attacked in a cafe by some
desperadoes with knives. He seized
one of them by the back of the neck,
lifted him in the air. and with the
other hand clutched his feet. Swing
ing him upward, he brought him down
with great force on the center of a
table. This blow with a human NAL
let split the table in two. and the man
went through it, The other s~coundrels
fled.
, 1901-10-31

Colorado Springs. Colo. Oct. u
Late tonight the top of the mountain
range west of the city. of which Mount
Garfield is II of thu prominent peaks.
is brilliantly Illuminated by II timber
fire. Smuk" was seen there during the
afternoon and under II very high wind
it is tonight developing to an extensive
forest fire. As far as known nothing
is being done to suppress ii.
, 1901-10-31

A duel between women took pace
the other day at an hotel in Paris.
Mime. Louise Nequst. a woman of 80,
who had been ted by her lover.
Leon Povison, instead of revenging
herself on the latter. sought out her
younger rival, Eugene Cordelle, and
challenged her in due form. the result
being that Mile. Cordelle was repeated
ly stabbed. The savage encounter
would have continued If Povison, who
suddenly came upon the scene, had
not sent for the police.
, 1901-10-31
The pIctcrlc and uyslenlc Gazette

says: Walter Baker & Co, OF Dor
chester, Mass, u, s, A. have given
years Of study to the skilful prepara-
ton Of cocoa aud chocolate, and have
devised machinery aad systems pc
culiar TO their methods OF treatment.
whereby the purity. palatabtlity, and
highest nutrient characteristics are re-
tained. Their prera atlons are known
the world over and have rec ed the
highest Endorsements from the medical
practitioner, the nurse, and tue intel
llgont housekeeper and caterer"
, 1901-10-31

'rhe widest possible publicity ought
TO be given to the action of the magis-
trate who has held for ~manslaughter a
person who rocked the boat" and
thereby caused the death by drowning
of some of those h were with him
The class of those who hin it is
funny to frighten timid people by this
dangerous trick is large and perennial,
and anything which will warn or edu-,
cate them is a public service.
, 1901-10-31

New York. Oct. 2S.-Durlng the lis.
cal year just ended the state Of New
Jersey chartered 2.3l2 corporations. re-
ceiving therefrun in fees for filing
Sj5S,369. This is an increase of S1US.-
i2I over similar receipts for 1900. The
total includes the fee for ding the pa
pcrs of the United States Steel corpOr-
alton, which amounted to S22U,UOO.
, 1901-10-31

Washington, Oct. 2T.-To.day was
the forty-third anniversary of the birth
of President Roosevelt. Occurring on
Sunday there was no formal celebra-
ton. DIR. Nichols, n friend from Balti.
more, was ut the White House II Dor.
ton of the day, and tonight Com
mander Cowles was II guest mt dinner.
The President attended religious ser.
vices at Grace Reformed Church as
usual,
, 1901-10-31

Paris. Oct. 2G.-According to lie FL
caro-, Daniel Osiris. a wealthy Paris.
ian, has written to NJ. SnntoS-Dumont.
the Brazilian |aerOnaut. Offering him
the sum of 100000 francs as an cquiva-
lent of h prize which the AerOstatiun
committee seems disinclined to award
bin in the competition promised by NJ.
DcutSCh.
, 1901-10-31

With voluntary subscriptions of
$500 in hand, a committee in Atlanta.
Ga, is max ng a nous toulouse carr
vass to raise s25, 600 to erect a monu-
ment ready by the first anniversary
of Mr., McKinley's de tn, and to nave
President Roosevelt for orator of the
day.
, 1901-10-31

Here is a simple method Of making
half a ton OF coal go as far as fifteen
hundredweight. The plan is to place
n quantity Of chalk In the CRATES, once
heated this is practically lneNhaustible
from combustion and gives out great
heat.
, 1901-10-31

Kansas City. Mo-, Oct. ga telc.
gram from Beaumont. Texas. says that
the Apex Oil Company has brought in
the largest gushcr in the world. The
well Is on Spindle Top height. The
Apex company is Il Kansas City organ
izatiOn.
, 1901-10-31

Belgium, in 1898, through the pur-
chase of the Grand Cent al Balge and
some minor private read bee me the
possessor of the whole Belgian railroad
system.
, 1901-10-31
MRS. H. F. ROBERTS
Says to All Sick Women: "Give
Mrs. Pinkham q Chance, l
Know She Can Help You as
She Did Me-"

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM The world
praises great reformers; their names
and flames are in the ears of everybody,
and the public press helps spread the
good tidings. Among them all Lydia
E. Pinkham's name goes to posterity
, 1901-10-31

the old Peoples Tabernacle. ON Blake
street, nen s~lnctconth. Familiarity
SHOWN as 'Dzzcll's." was held yestcr.
day. In the morning Rev. G. j. Hall,
associate pastor, preached. suggesting
the endowment of the church. just Us