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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05
BRENNAN BUDGET.
Appointments to the Normal Schools
Announced.

Appointments to the Normal Schools
Announced.
Brennan, Texas, September 4-Reprc.
sentative S. II. Goodlett writes that he has
mede the following appointments Misses
Musa Irby and Josie Francis of Chappell
Hill, TO scholarships In the Sam Houston
normal, and Misses Mabel Darlington and
Francis Haubelt to scholarships in the
North Texas normal college Mt Denton,
Texas.
Officers Burney Parker and Tom Barton
huve Just returned from the Gay Hin
neishborhood where they have been in.
yeatiratinG with a view OF ascertaining
whether Robert Carney who was found
de3 CL the Santa Fe track sunday morn
Ing wac run over aud accidentally kllled
% murdered and placed on toe track. They
beEeye he was murdered. lne saddle he
was riding and on which It was said that
he had Vomited, was brought in ana 1t
shows tbat 1t has been sprinkled with -four
and water They heard good mtlny
rumor8 that Will not do for publication.
In reference to his being drunk and hav-
Ing two bottles in his saddle pockets. they
completely refuted with physical evidence
4 party Of deer hunters left this county
for Burleson q day or two ago, composed
Of ,Messrs. r, s. and W b Farmer ,Shep-
ard ana Flnney Clay, James Ogden, FaniS
Reynolds, Foster Smith and j f. Stokes.
| They camped in about FIVE miles OF Clay
ana kiiied one deer TUESDAY, A1ter Whlch
Mr. II. s Farmer left the party to return
home He reached here " dnesday morn
ing rnd received a telephone message from
Mr.. Stokes, who had gone ont from the
camp to Clay stating that they Jumped
bunch of Ave this morning and kilsd
| three OF them in ten minutes of each other.
.ir Farmer saws that the woods are
alive with squirrels and that you could
| shoot them until YOU were tired without
IN the district court Wednesday the case
| of T. Wangeman VS.. |. d. Affleck, foo
closure, was heard and resulted in '
The case Of w j. Lemp VS. A. A. woeh
| Ter, for a piece Of land claimed by Woeh
| Ter as part Of his homestead, to which
! he had given Lemp deed, setting up that
| was tried before jury and resulted in
Judgment for Plaintiff Lemp.
Leslie S Rodgers, ESQ: received lettei
today from the board Of pardons at Aus
tin ir which they say after having ex
amined his application for a pardon TO
| Bennit L. Colbert, sent up in 1895 from
this county for hfteen years for shooting
1 BIZ Long. that they arrived at the con
/ cluson that they would not pardon hin
but that his sentence had been commutet
frall fifteen to ten years, and that m
usual deductions for good behavior will
also be allowed. This win make him
frea nan in about a year.
REV George f, Ciothier returned las
evening from Angleton, where he has heel
assisting In a protracted meeting, whc
ne saws was a very successful meeting
H. left this morning for Caldwell.
Mr. and Mrs. l. y, Harrison of New Hor
are here on visit. THIS Is tnelr mrs
ycars ago and they are warmly welcome
by a host OF friends.
The Brennan and Silkvllle baseball nine
win cross bats again neNl SUNDAY hltel
are So evenly matched that good gam
is promised.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05
Calvert Culllnus.

Calvert Texas, September 4.-Mr II. L.
Stricken, the proprietor Of the Racket
store, entertained his employees at his
pretty new home last night, the. occasion
being in the nature Of farewell TO Miss
Ema sherman, who has given up her po-
sition with this establishment to accept a
position in Austin. happy feature Of the
evening was music on the angelus accom-
panied by Mr.. Stricken on the hute. Miss
Nettie Klein favored the company with with
the guests repaired 20 the dining room,
where an elegant supper was served, az
which time Mr. Stricken made BRIEF
speech, expressing his regret AZ losing IRON
his store a young lady whose connectloh
with the establishment had been satisfae-
tory and pleasant. 80
DR.. Powell OF Pettewsy is In Calvert on
business today.
Prof Payton Erwin. Jr... a newly elected
teacher Of the Calvert public schools. mas
arrived TO await the opening OF the school
Monday. ,,..,t,
Mrs /. n. Fuller is visiting In Marlin
the guest of her brother Judge n
Mr.. Lawson sidney Mutphey. the popular
representative Of Pennieh zero o. Aes
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Notes and Personals.

Mr. C. L. Beech Dallas commercial agent
for the Burlington route, was visitor "a
Houston yesterday.
Mr. j. r. Dillon. Houston commercial
agent for the Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe,
wenr down to Galvt ston yesterday.
MIR w. H. TAYLOR, general frelgAt and
passenger agent OF the Houston East aud
West Texas, was absent from his Houston
headquarters yesterday, being on a trip
over the Gulf Air Line.
passenger agent Of the Galveston, Heus on
ana Henderson. came up from Galveston
headquarters yesterday and spent por-
tion Of the day in Houston.
ticket agent FOR the Houst, East AMI
West Texas. who for the past few weeks
has been ENJOYING a vacation In the hasl,
Is at MS lost In II usiol ag In greatly
rejuvenaied by his trip.
Miss Lillian Munich, operator at the Cen
trails branch telephone exchange, resumed
h du les In the exchange yeste day, aftef
@ Jcyn g a vacation or two weels dura'
tiop, During Miss Munchs absence Miss
Stella Folse presided nj the swtchbt ard.
rhe railroads are realizing considerable
business at present from thu patronage ot
young peop, en- route to distant schools
passed through Houston yesterday, DEPART
Ing over the several lines to the North aud
East
Mir F.. L. Rigshy. the lately appointed
contracting agent Tor the Kansas CltS
luthern. arrived In HouStol yester lay,
Joining Mr. Harry C. Archer. the general
agent of the road, who moved his head
quarters 10 Houston from Galveston Tues
day. Houston will be Mr. II gsby's head
quarters also.
Among the out OF town railroad meu
who visited Houston yes erdav were Nc
j. il. Kelsall, assistant superintendent OF
maintenance Of way OF the San Antonio
and Arkansas Pass, with headquarters al
Noakum, and MIR. Charles Scherle, chile
engineer of the same road, with al
quarters at San Antonio,
The freight department of the Southern
Pacific announces the following: E0ectiv,
September 3, 1901, from Pittshurg, Pa.
and September l. 1901, from interstate
points, rates based on ~ aud 81 cents on
81 Louis, on stoves and stove furniture
taking third an urtn class, respectively
10 Houston, Galveston and points tax nj
same rates.
Mr.. a. X Atkinson, the new division
freight and passenger agent for the Cen
! tral, whose headquarters are to he Mt Co.
s.cana, was In Houston yesterday. Mr., At
kinson was returning from a vacation spen
/ In tle North. aud proceeded to Corsican
| from Houston to take up mis- new duties
Mr. Atkinson was the general freight an
passenger agent Of the Central Texas am
No thwestern and The Fort Worth an
New Or cans at WaXahachie plior to tn
absorption Of the latter lines by the Cen
+ tral last month.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05
ORANGE Local News.

orange. Texas, September 4.-County Tax
Assessor A. b. Lyons has completed the
tax rolls for 1901 which show a total valua.
lion Of s2.74s,447 The valuation for 1900
was s.. 1ao.s77. showing gain for 1907 of
1857 so,
chief Engineer J. w Maxcy Of the
Orange and Northwestern railroad came
over from his headquarters in Houston
his morning TO look after the progress,
W VA tr,cE LAYING is progressing rapidly
Fopr barge loads Of iron reochcd here last
night from Sabine Pass and Is heihs IN
loaded ana sent ont along the line
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05
A Klek from tiiah Island.

High Island, Texas, September 3-one
year ago the Gulf and Interstate railroad
was badly wrecked by the great storm
Since that time trains stop at White 3
Ranch seven miles from High Island.
which distance must he made by hand ear
aud conYeyan'es OF all sorts. much e the
sufficient to make the necessary repairs
has b en- subscribed and rendered TO the
receiver but without result, Captain C.
r. Cade. for Instance. offered $3.50, and
all the ballast necessary for repairs. Mr..
Fed chase Of Galveston and others are
ready al any moment 10 furnish means
which The managers of the road are too
apathetlc 10 accept.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05
liberty County Riee.

Dayton, Texas. September 3. Mr.. l.. u.
Carpenter Of this place returned today
frotp visit to his rice farm near Ray
wood, iu the eastern part Of this county.
lie reports most of the land covered by
the HAYWOOD canal TO be bearing splendid
crops Of rlcc, and brought baci, specimens
vcStny viii begin next Monday.
The rirc at Haywood is irrigated from
tho caun of the haywood Canal company
which takes It's water FROM tho Trinity
river and is fifteen miles long The water
is lifted hy three large pumping stations
TO a total height of seNcutrtWo teet he
tween 5000 and 10000 acres were irrgal
ed from this canal this season
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05
Bryan Briefs

Bryan, Texas, September 4.-lho public
schools of this city have opened with a
large attendance. superintendent Winter
is back from his summer trip to Tennessee
and is much Improved in health Three
new gentlemen teachers are I'm the school
this session to take the places of those
who have resigned. The new teachers are
Prof Davis OF Anderson, Prof. MrEee OF
Louisiana. Prof. O'Neal of WcathvItotd
and Miss Jessie Johnson Of This city. The
school opens under most favorable tn-
spices.
Mrs. 81 Packard has returned TO llous
ton after attending the funeral of hei
grandmother, Mrs. Yates, ~ tins place
Cnptain and Mrs $. NJ. pcrden have re
turned from Mineral Wells
Mrs $. j. Ross has returned 10 Cmyioi
after visiting the family Of Rev ~ "
stewart ,
Mrs CLARK Wlnsow of Galveston Is
here visiting her parents.
Miss Clara Broatz has returned from m
East, where she has been purchasing MAJ
Iineiy FOR the irin OF WeDb Brothers.
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Galveston Notes.

Weston, Texas, September 4.-Colonel
Polk, general manager OF the San n
returned last evening from a trip of
Eetion over the new branch Of the
b Fe which has recently been opened
teen Somerville and Silsbee, Colonel
was accompanied by General Super-
(dent Nixon OF this city and Division
Scott of Temple
Paul Jones, commercial agent of the
IA Fe, and j. r. Christian, assistant
ral freight agent Of the Southern Pa
rcturned this morning from Fayette-
| Ark.
r.. Wright, travelling passenger agent
be Santa Fe, with headquart rs ut Gle
Nv. strain. travelling passenger agent
he Frisco, with headquarters NJ San
|pio, left last evening for his headquar-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05

Orange. Texas, September 3.-The on
roIlment in the white public schools Of
Orange. as shown 10y the record of the
second day. aggregates a total Of 4S6, the
largest enrolment in the history Of the
schools In the first grade ninety-one pu.
nils were enrolled and this number being
entirely too many for one teacher 70 look
after The school board at a special ses-
SLOW today elected Miss Helen Ford as
assistant to Mrs j. Sims, teacher OF that
w. link and family and George. p,
Holland and family returned last night
from an extended trip TO canada ana inc
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05
WhIteoap Notloes al EnnIs.

Ennis, 1exas. September 4,-Severai
whijtcap notices issued and posted about
town warning certain negroes +" leave
vt.niu a specific time have cnusrd con.
siderable comment among the officials ana
the public. and the parties warned are
somewhat uneasy in regard to the results.
The matter Is being carefully looked after
hX fhn nIIlNnrs.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05
Ho! for Buffalo.

Queen and Crescent is recognized as
lest aud quickest line TO Bufalo. with
lgh Pullman Sleepers from Kew Or
n 10 Buffalo without change. Elegant
Dining Cars, where you can get any
YOU want from coffee or cantaloupe
. porterhOuse steak. Double Daily
Service in both directions. Only "a
j from New Orleans V Buffalo, pass.
through the spurs OF The Cumberland
b aims and the beautiful Blue Grass
b OF Kentucky, presenting most at
I'VE scenery TO the Traveller. Tempus
b. and so does the Train, aud you will
|Arprised TO hear the Porter shout
For map folders. schedule
. etc, please write TO J. c. Andrews
n. r. Agent, Houston. Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05
Pan-Amerioan Linz.

Mexico City, September A concession
has been signed for the construction of
railroad from San Geronimo, on the Ma
tiopal Tehuantepec line. in the State OF
Mexico to the Guatemalan frontier The
way and will be built by Nebraska com
pany, organized under the laws Of New
Jersery.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05
HOTEL ARRIVALS.


n Marley and wife, San Antonio;
McAnulty, Henderson; A. A. Green,
Dallas; w. r. Young, II. A. Brlton,
York; j. H. McIlroy, Fayetteville,
John p. Booden, Eckel Fry, Dallas;
r. League, Waco; c. l.. Nabers, Beau.
~ y Collins. Carthage, Texas; NJ.
Beaumont; ek. IL. olenbust,
eaton; S. r. Jeeter, Columbus; William
ster, Austin; +. s. steiner, Chicago;
"a Hons, San Marcos; w. j. Mellor,
Egs. La; Mrs. George p. zelss, Mid
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05

Hcnlpstead Texas Sepiember 4,-The
examining trial Of ED Kennedy, Jr.'
charged with an assault with intent to muir
der Eliza Kennedy, his Wife. was held To-
day before Judge w. 4, Tufly and the
defendant placed under $500 bond to await
the action of the grand jury.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05
House DAMAGED by Liahtnina,

Ennis. Texas, September IA house be
longing ia l.. b. Abbott and occupied by
X. H. Looncy in Highland addition was
struck nv lightning during the light storm
Monday evening The house was consider
AIRY damngod. hnt no one was hurt.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05
rhe United States Court

awarded the Anheuser-Busch Brewing
efation absolute and exc uslve use OF
nbme BuDWEISER, and all other
tnefeated and compelled to drop IL.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05

Orleans, Is selling goods for his house in
Calvert today.
Mrs j. Womack who has been visiting
friends I'm this city and at Briggsvillc, re-
turned 10 her home in Anderson today.
MIR Harry Alexander, representing Mex
nnder Candy company of Houston, Us here
today In the interest of his trade
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05
Erlsco Eoroes Increased.

sherman. Texas, September S.--The
building forces Of the Frisco railroad are
being increased aud rails will lie laid 10
All the gap b tween sherman and Car
rollton right away. Material is reaching
Sherman every day.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05
Katy q puIld ! eIa Reservoir.

Denlson. Texas, September S.-The Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas has purchased a
block OF ground Ia the north part Of the
city and will erect a reservoir that VIII
hold S,250000 gallons OF water. The new
enterprise will probably cost Sfo,OOO.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05

the illinois Central train that was wrecked
IN Memphis by running into freight
train, but fortunately We're uniniurcd.
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end has assumed his dnties. His dispatch
ers ofdce will not h. established for
few days. but he Is 60 have that adjunct
far enough.
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New Tralnmaster in CHARGE.

sherman. Texas, September al. NJ.
Bennett, trainmaster Of the Red River,
Texas and Southern railway, is in sherman
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III ]. & G. N. n. II.
Depot foot of Congress Avenue.
Mail to st. Louis and Chicago.
B.3O .. m.................A Arrive 4. 80 a. m
Zoo a. m......,.. Arrive IT'S pm
|Dlumbia lnd VeInsco Trains.
&. 100 a.m.................A Arrive 4.45 p. m
Daily Excer; Sunday.
BOO am Sunday only) Arrive 4,45 pm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05

throat sDd lung troubs ONE MINUTE Cough Cure
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-05

T.. & N. o, II. ~.
ton and New Orleans TRAINS.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-01-17

the life cooked ready to shoot him If
he started to run.
after the third day DENIM began
TO talk to me now and then, and
gradually led him on to tell about the
murder. He admitted everything and
said his intention was to kill us all,
take the gold we had gathered and go
back to Skaguay with story of an In
dian killing. He said he was repentant
and begged hard for us to let him go,
promising to get into the wilderness
and live his life out. l used to read to
him from the Bible and tell him the
stories of Christ's life and teachings,
and it did him lots of good. Sometimes
he would cry by the hour with his face
buried in the blankets.
"At last, when we had given up all
hope Of help from the outside, Hans
and | made up our minds that we
would have to execute DENIM our
selves. 1t was either that or turn him
loose. and neither one of us believed
in turning such red handed murderer
out to do more damage.
81 told DENIM our decision and said
that we would hang him Friday-this
was Wednesday-and he should pre-
pare himself for death.
HE took it hard at first. and we
watched him with double care during
those two days, expecting that he
would make a try for liberty. Thurs
day night he gave up all hope and at
Hans suggestion l wrote out an ac-
count Of his crime in detail, which
read to him. Then we united his hands
and he signed it. Hans and l both
placed our names on the paper as wit
nesses, and Hans got two Of the In
dams In who added their names, or
rather their marks.
"The next morning early we hung
him to tree back of the cabin.
"The execution was a very serious
matter and was carried out as though
it were under the order of court by
a deputized officer. DENIM seemed glad
to have it all over. He had lain there
bound with ropes for ten days and
was very badly cut and bruised. He
was repentant and professed to be a
Christian
eve had placed a barrel under the
tree. Dennin's feet were united, l hay
ing first put the rope about his throat
and the knot under the left ear and
pronounced sentence of death upon
him. He was then led out, l walking
behind with the cooked rifle pointing at
him. Hans had to help him up on the
barrel, he was so stiff. and threw the
rope over limb, tying the end to the
trunk, leaving two foot drop.
I'm circle about the barrel sat the
Siwash Indians, silently watching the
proceedings in which they had refused
to take a hand
81 read from the Bible the story of
the prodigal son, which seemed ap-
propriate. DENIM said 'Goodby' to us
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tence of death has been upheld by the
courts Of the United States, and her
hanging Of Michael DENIM has been
declared a judicial execution.
1t happened on Latuya bay, 100 OF
more miles from Skaguay.
Hans Nelson and his wife, with three
miners from Skaguay, had gone to
Latuya bay on a prospecting trip with
provisions and supplies. They had a
measure of success in their venture,
and few thousand dollars among
them represented the returns for their
first months work
one morning they sat in their rude
cabin at breakfast, says the Pbiladel-
phia Times Michael DENIM. one of
the party, had not as yet come from
his tent Mrs. Nelson mentioned his
nonappearance with some wonder, as
he was usually promptness itself at
meals joke was passed on his alb.
scnce, and the laugh had not subsidized
when the cabin door was thrown open
ana DENIM appeared, shotgun in hand
lie said no word, but raising the gun
to his shoulder fired point blank at one
OF his miner comrades. The second
barrel was then turned upon the other
OF his tent mates, and load of buck
snot perforated him. Within two sec
onds OF time two men lay dead, literal,
~ shot to pieces with the heavy loads
OF large shot discharged at so close n
range.
Michael threw open the gun barrels
and reached in his pockets for two
more shells. Then Mrs. Nelson awoke
TO the necessity of quick action and
sprang like a wildcat upon him. She
twisted her fingers into the cloth about
his throat and by the impetus of her
attack drove him back against the
wall.
Her husband, slower of action. but
now aroused to justifiable rage. gran
pied with the big Irishman and ham
mered him into lnsensibility with the
barrels of his shotgun before Mrs Mol.
son could prevail on him to desist. To-
getner they bound the murderer hand
and foot and rolled him into a bunk.
Then they buried the victims and nut
the grewsome place in order.
Days OF anxious waiting followed
Gays that nearly drove Hans and his
brave little wife crazy.
They were alone In that wild conn
try far from any human being, with a
murderer on their hands.
Nelson had gone to high point on
the beach and rugged up a distress sig
nal on pole in the hope that a passing
steamer would observe it and send a
boat ashore, but none came.
For ten days they waited thus. Mrs.
Nelson tells the story of that horrible
time in these words:
The first two days Hans staid at the
cabin with me, and we took turns
watching DENIM. He had recovered
rom the hammering Hans gave him
ana was sullen and angry. | would sit
~ the hour with rife across my lap
opposite the bunk where he was tied
mo sew or knit, jumping at every
move ne made. We would feed him
liter we ate-or would, because Hans
you'd not touch him or speak to him.
)nce day Dennin's feet were united.
nd he was let out with a long rome
round his waist for exercise. INNS
1000 close to him all the while with
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The Barney Stone.

The blarney stone, which every se,f
respecting lrishman has kissed. NAV
De found in the ruins of the Blarnev
castle, Ireland, which was once upon n
time famous fortress. Traditions as
10 the Identity of the stone are various.
the best Informed, perhaps, designat-
ing stone set in the northern angle of
the lofty castle wall about 20 feet from
the top. To touch ones lips to the pol
lshed surface of the stone secured to
one the gift of gentle, insinuating
speech, and consequently it was much
desired to accomplish the feat. which
was no Insignificant one and could only
De done by means Of ropes.
so the Jeffrys family, into whose DOS
session the ruin came, decided that an
other stone would do as well and Sc
lected one which could be reached nv
crawling through a bathement and
letting ones friend hold one by the
legs while kissing the stone. This was
also dangerous, so the stone was placed
on the top Of one Of the high pinnacles.
a crazy man not only climbed up to It
out dropped the stone and broke II.
ana now the Hibernian guide informs
the tourist that he must kiss "the three
halves" into which 1t was broken in
order that the mysterious virtues mav
Re imbibed