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soIrruERN COTTON MARKETS.

Memphis Aug 2a-Cotton quiet middling s,3ci low ,
middling, T9ac; good ordinary l"-loc' reCeiP'S' -
shipments stock 81 O11 low
Savannah, Aug. 29Coton qHet: q1e rncepts 2t4 bales
exports coastwise 46l sales 46; stock o9 ,,ddlno
sac; low mddng 5-i6c; good oTdinaty' 4o1' sales
ceipts. 2244 bales: exports to Great D'''a'i'' "'
Galveston Aug 2eCotton quiet middiFs: Ing cspis
5.644 bales. sales. lOo5: stock 4l'"'0'
New-York tribune., 1901-08-30
ERIE RAILROAD.

Through trains leave New York foot Of Chambers ST..
as follows and minutes earlier from W. sd St:
900 a. Daily.-Soid train for Buffalo 3 D. N.
RnghamtOn, Waverly. Elmira ard Bradford Coaches.
parlor nd cafe dining Buffalo.
9I5 a. m.-Daily. except sundays Binghamton.
Ovego. Wavery. Elmra and Delaware Valley points.
Pullman ParIor Daily Port Jervs and Monticello.
Pullman Parlor Cars
23O o m Daily-Chicagc Limited-Fast Naf-Solld
train 10 Chicago arriving $50 ATT. Cleveland
SeApers Chicago. Cleveland Cincinnati Dining Car
!.3O D. Daily-BunalO and Cleveland ExpresS.-Arr.
RurTao O5 Bradford 100 jamestown. 100. Youngstown
a Cleveland II . Sleepers Buffalo.
OIL city and Cleveland. cafe car
ak m paiIy.-Solid train for Bnghamton, Waverly.
Enira Chicago Sleepsrs Bufao Chicago Cincinnati
Dining Car. -- -.
TIyICKETS LOCAL TIME CARDS AND PULLMAN
Il ACCOMMODA ATOMS AT III l3 Psi 500 and 1iS9
Ts-o,5vav 157 East l25th and 2IS West l25th St,
'bar1bsrs and West 23d ferries New York S3S and
sso InIto, & QS Broadway. BROOKLYN: f22 River St.
Hohoken and Jersey City station New York Transfer
Co calls for and checks baggage % destination
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new YORK CENTRAL


HARLEM DIVISION.
eos A. N. and 8 IS p II. Daily. except Sundays
Pittsheld and North Adams Saturdays only .
Z. NJ; Sundays only. 20 "A. NJ
Pullman all through trains.
Trains Illuminated with Pintsch
Ticket offices az 1lS, 26l AIS and 1216 Broadway. IS
Union So. W, 275 Columbus Ave. 1873 West 125th ST.
12Sth ST. and l3sth ST Stations NewYOrk; S3S 726
Fulton St. and l06 Broadway z D. Brooklyn
Telephone 300 3Sth Street Central Cab
Service Baggage checked frJm hotel residence BY
Westcott Express Company.
=. s. BLODGETT GEORGE r. DANIELS.
rfufarF Ta.=u
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THE STATE Of TRADE.

bunaio, Aug: 3.-Flour firm. wheat-sprinE fair IN
~ no Northern. I74c old 76c new winter dull;
10 red l47c No white. 75ac Corn dull and easy:
No S SSe'9% g 6oSc: No do eo1ac; No corn. eolc;
3e 90 oOc. oats lower; No white 3sIzc; No do
SoGs 40 mixed SIC; No 3 do. 36lzc Barey-Nothfng
firm. ~ VII "@'N' Nahai Irelshts
Chicago Aug 2rhe leading futures ranged as follows:
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RAIIlMnRE & OHIO RAILROAD
WEST SHORE RAILROAD.

WEST ShUNE hHILhUNU.
Trains leave Franklin ST. Station. New York as foI
lows and Is min. later foot West 42d St. " r.:
'T;1O A. M-For Intern points 70 Albany & MontL
$40 A. Nd RID Van Winkls FLYER Catskls.
tI0.S0 A. M--Saratoga and Buffalo
tII:20 A No Lake Mohonk MnnewaSka EXPRESS.
tl2:f5 P M.-(Sl Catskin Mountain Express.
100 p. M--Clicago Express.
-225 p. M--Cont. Linn for Detroit. &
.325 p No Ulster Express 70 Catskin Mts
+3:45 p. No Hudson River & AIbanv
.sls p M.-Eog Roch. Buffalo. Cleved s Chicsgo
TT:A p. M--For ROch-. Buffalo, Detroit a ST T19,t.
'9L1 2. M.-For Syra-. Roch. Niag. Falls Det & ChL
sDay. fDaily, except Sunday. Leaves Brooklvn A.
No. 39:i5 A NJ at ttO:45 a. NJ 8 at ff2.1O
NJ. az 1905 p. NJ Leave Jersey City. P r. R sta
L t9:i5 A. NJ at tl1:2O A. AZ tIs.5O p m !.
t3S5 p NJ Time tables at principal hotels and ofce-
checked from hotel
p s BLODGETT. c. F. LAMBERT
Gien'l Superintendent Cien'l Pass'r Agent
New-York tribune., 1901-08-30

Rio-Conee market weak: No Rio. 4ss25: exchange.
i0d receipts 1900 bags cleared for the United States
IS 600 bags cleared for Europe 60 bags stock SAB 900
bags.
The statistical position Of Brazilian coe. IS az fol-
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seHsilss special Liverpool cables: Spot cotton
Nn+ese o l"yV bales; speculation and export 800:
ssclns ,,,' reeeipts 5000 bales; American. l.coO:
eeisrr. -paua % Futures opened steady l-a412 94S
20 su S,osee steady. 5AzGs points higher; August
y-oter - lsfnoer and September, N c, s53b:
Q G. sseb; october-November s3ls; Novena-
sg-Fehr,s-' 7sZs11oi Decenber-Janusry. s27b:
~s1ches,sr sni nasy-Aarch and March-Aprl 427s
FIor-, lafns In small inquiry: cloths move slowly
Ehsli oseAeA AAo 4EAIs-Eoloing steady In face OF the
ef-zk nolf ~as nevertheless very quie, ans feat
g. ssss s Spring patents ts 7oqs. winter
Ne rrs ~ extra No winter So 7os2 So; ezra
- pSqsz 90; no grade SIS 5oasis spot and
rssaissaye eAo,ss a,oss 70 ssncy ss s5ass corn
Ss ssasi q AEAl-Dgi quoted me white and ys;-
ffnSst sprs ~, eosrrs 81 zogsi 25....FEED-.asy;
s 's,tns bran bs s7 90 eoa.e winter 81 BRAN .n
ssxt f2 c.y vran, US; cornmeai e2e; .lassed oil
assI go corn oil cake tza co. honliny chop s2i; eli"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for ,,r. ..r,v e.,
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new YORK, ONTARIO & WESTERN az

Lackawanna Railroad.
Leave New York. foot Barclay and Christopher s..
$500 A M-For Binghanl:on. Syracuse and Urfrs
300 A M--FOr Buffalo and ST. Louis
-12 Noon.-For Utica Oswe.O and Bpf.al,
tl2. so p. M.-For Water Gap Nj Poco,o
-l40 p M-For Buffalo and Chicago.
taco r. M.-For Scranton Plvuourh-Eu-..
-6.10 p. M--For Buffalo and Chicago
-s4S p N-For Ultra. Oswego. Ithaca ana Buffalo
geo A. M-Eor Buffalo Chicago = through
Sleepers. p. NJ. ~-"-
Tickets at 42a i1ss. 1l3 Broadway 50 Iafayette Pl
% Sth Aves iS5 w i2oth ST.. Ia Park Pl N T., snd
'Deiiy- Except Sunday. ssaturday only.
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PED I'D" LINE.

ped ID LINE
. For In Guayra. Puerto Cabello. Curacao
caloo, VIA Curacao--Calng also P. r.
From Roberts Pier. BROOKLYN
: = MAItACAlEo- Saturday Sept q. Noon
These vessels have superior accommodations pas
sengers.
BOCLTON. BLISS & DAIL.ETT.
tenarnl Manarers
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CUNARD LINE.
MALLORY STEAMSHIP LINES.

From New-York Wednesdays. Fridays and Saturdays
FOR TEXAS. GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
STRAIGHT and ROUND TRIP Tickets issued 20 al
points in Texas Colorado. Arizona California Mexico
&c. Georgia. Florida, SC. Delightful Excursions.
Write for 60-page Pocket Guide (mailed freel
@ II. MALLORY & co. Gen AEts. Pier -. E r. v Y
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the Mediterranean and the Orient Feb. s. $500 up.
- days. First Class, Including shore excursions guides
drives fees. hotels the cheapest and
trip offered Is ays Egypt and PaIestne
shin afoat. + c. CLARK. Ill Broadway. New York.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-30

Foreign Coffee Markets: -Santos-Coffee market steady
5 syerage santos 4s600. receipts 90 600 bags, stock,
si2 0o0 bags Hamburg-Coee market opened UNCHANGED;
al 2:s0 m was unchanged 7. pig higher: sales.
q 0O0 bags Hayre-CUfee market opened steady, IN
changed: at le advanced franc; a. m unchanged;
. NJ unchanged. total sales. 39.O COO bags.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-30
Ocean Sreamers.

MORTD GERMAN LLOYD.
FAST EMPRESS SERVICE.
CHERBOURG-SOUTHAMPT
kaiserin NJ. Tn. Sept 10 Kronprnz VIM Oct l. Noon
Lain sept II kaiserin NJ Tn Oct.
Kaiser VIM Gr..-. Sept "a Kaiser VIM CIR oct %
Sailing at 10 A. NJ, Pier 81. North River
TO southampton- Bremen only.
observation-disclosures N-(PARIS)-BREMEN.
Baroarossa Sept 12i Gr Kurfuerst- Oct
koenlgn Luise Sept 10 Barbarossa. Oct. II. Noon
Fr der Crosse. Sept. 26
SallinS 10 A, NJ. Pier foot OF Sd St, Hoboken.
MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A.
Irave Aug. 81. 10 AN Aler. Sept 81 II AM
Hohenzolern Sept Z. Noon Trave. Oct. IL AM
Vera sept. u 10 AN Hohenzollern. Oct. 12. PM
From Pier "a. foot OF Amity ST.. Brooklyn.
oELRICHS & Co. No BROADWAY
HAMsWRG-AMERIGAM Lime.
TWIN SCREW EXPRESS SERVICE.
Every Thursday
PLYMOUTH-CHERBOUR URG-HAMBURG.
deutschland Sept 10 AM F. Bismarck. Sep26 I3o AM
a Victoria. Sept IL. % AM Deutschland Oct 8.
Columbia Sept. l9. 10 AM A. Victoria Oct 10 10 AM
TWIN-SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE.
Every Saturday
PLYMOUTH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
HratIriicia Aug 81, AM Pretoria, Sept. IS AM
WaIdersee Sept. Z. noon 'Phoenicia. Oct ). 1920
-,Bugarta, Sept IA. AM Patricia. Oct. y. S AM
Penn'vanasept 21 10 30 AM waldersee Oct. 19. AM
ITO Hamburg direct.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LINE, 81 BROADWAY. n. Y.
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STEAMSHIP CONPANY.

MAINE RSTEAMSHIP COMPANY
DIRECT LINE To PORTLAND MAINE
connecting with all steamship lines 20 all
summer Steamships ''Horatio Hall
star leave Pier So East River. Pike every
tuesday. Thursday and Saturday ? NJ
htted with every modern Improvement for the comfort
convenience ot Ticket offices
cor Reafe s.. Tel 3t19 Franklin Thos. Cook Sons.
1isS Broadway General office. Pier 80 River.
CUNARD LINE.
TO LIVERPOOL. VIA QUEENSTOWN.
Etruria. Aug 81 : 4. VI. Umbria. Sept. A NJ.
Servia Sept; D. A NJ. Incania sept 81 II =, ".
Campania Sept : noon Etruria IS P NJ.
VERNON n BROWN & Co Gen Agents,
- BROADWAY. NEW YORK
New-York tribune., 1901-08-30

For Porto Rf@Oa
Steamships Of the RED I'D" LINE will sail for San
Juan direct follows:
S. s PHILADELPHIA SATURDAY. sent 7 Noo,
- . NA-AiNA saturday, sept q, Noon
For freight passage apply
bOULTON. BLISS DALLETT,
General Managers. I35 Front-st.
A MEXICAN LINE.
NEw-YORK- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SJ LOUIS Sept T. 10 am Haverford Sept. am
Phiadeiphia sept H. 10 Louis Sept am
81 Paul Sept IS. 10 am Philadelphia. Oct. . 10 am
RED STAR LINE
NEW-YORK-ANT
southwark Sept. 4. Kensington. Sept noon
'Naderland. Sept H. noon ICELAND Sept 2S noon
New Twin Screw Steamers calling Cherbourg
INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY
Piers II and 10. n r. Office. 70 Broadway.
4 WHITE STAR LINE
NEW EENSTOwN-IIVERPOOI.
.Suevic Aug. 81 T. NJ Celtic Sept. IT.
GeTmanc Sept 4, noon Oceanic
Majestic Sept II, noon TeutonIc Sept 25
.Suevc VIII carry Second Class passengers only, and
Will not call
For passage freght and general information apply
WHITE STAR LINE.
Pier IS. North River once. Broadway n. Y.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-02
Caldwell CuIIinos.

Caldwell, Texas, June 1-nr. T. O.
German and wife visited relatives In Bias
trop county this week, returning home to
Mrs. j. S. SHOOK is visiting friends In
Conroe.
Mrs ] c Womble and sons, oliver aud
Henry nre In Waco for u few DAYS.
Mrs Dr. Torbett Of Marlin who has
been visiting her mother In this piuce, re
turned home yesterday
old home IN Tennessee.
DR. Viewers Of Lyons and Or. Bledsoe OF
someryiile were Ia our city this week on
business.
ular meeting tonight at the residence Of
Mrs W II. Noses
Rev. Luther Broach Of Houston breaches
tomorrow at the Methodist Episcopal
church at this place.
me Woodmei Of the World will hWld A
hnstet nicnir at the Firemcn's park on
july 10 and oul bohemian fltizens are are
Fo,irth al New Tabor, about three mllea
east OF Caldwell.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-02
Mokinneu Public Schools.

Mckinney. Texas. May 3l.-T The com.
mcncement exercises of the Mckinney pub
lie schools were held last night In the
opera house. The graduating class this
year is large one and consists Of the fol-
lowing members; Grace Yarbrough, Jessie
DoweI Maud Foy. Matte Higgins. Mary
Sohn. lrma Clifton Coral Hamn, Eta
mckinney. Lena Ware and Alya MayeS;
sam Hynds, Ernest Rogers. Spencer Smith.
Eldn Franklin, Loren Goddard aud Robert
Eller. Prof. J. c. Ryan who has been
superintendent for the past three years,
did not apply for the school again, but
will go to the Pacific coast as superintend-
ent Of the Spokane Falls schools In the
future Prof. Shepherd Of Brownwood has
been elected superintendent here for the
next term.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-02
! SCHOOLS OF TEXAS.
-.,s,snent Exercises Are Now
''''' the Order Of the Day.
"a, And ADD RAN COLLEGES
o.rr the Programs Incident to
rs'e = sclos;no--Publio Schools at
,.so,,. places Have Closed

Toxas. June The commence
N''g, ..ts4s of the twenty-eiGhth ses-
Fs' =, ,da Ran Christian university
W 40 last night. The evening .
|FH'a ,a,ant was under the direction of
|'''i, ,,nsrtments Of music and elocution.
y w =, s.sofyed the hearty applause and
ls'gs' ,saenee present was said TO he
" hat has ever gathered in the
p = rhc auditorium and balcony were
|a'r. ..,,y in the evening aud extra seats
y ~ necessary to accommodate the
|scvd mir. an ali trains from
FIJI rolnts IN the State, making 1t al
49, \. a,rt,ln that the commencement at
Nm he the largest In the his
w "a Wy mo oratorlcal contest for the
iqnlssaasI will be held. There nay
I'tes h.es' entries and the fight will l'e
|ssg VA aose The haccalarirente srl mon
pr apu nrssrbed Sunday morning at II
Fil p nr Addison Clark. MondGN
Efkfh ~. nnnils I'm music aud elocution
galls ~ ontefiain and Tuesday evening
Y ssssnai entertainment of the Sh-rcA,
(( M and Add Ran societies VIII ny
|,E'' Wednesday morning az 10 O'Clock
klMsodn4tinr exercises VIII take pac d.
,fnpserson will deliver the common G.
y adJress at the university chnpci, az,
,,m.SIch the diplomas and medals VIII
0,esspted by President Snow.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-02

would restore the crop 10 hcalthful condi'
ton.
Tho wheat crop Is at least tvs weeks
earlier than usual and IN many parts near
yaneed that tho dr0uth VIII not hirt IT,
But there are Spots wesi 81 the mississippi
where The MAJ sains we're very light even
near meridian IS. and In those dry spots
the wheat viii not make q good crop.
The COtton cr0p VIII improve. The end
of May left most parts OF the cotton het
Ia good condition us to moisture. ana while
the northern portions of the great ccntral
valleys are having drouth In June the
cotton belt particularly west of the Mis-
SlsSippi will he receiving the necessary
warm weather that viii make the cotton
grow.
whAc oar Northern corn crop is rccctv
ing chrck by the drouth the southern
corn crop, having had generally sufficient
moisture, via make an excellent growth
because that crop also needs hot weather.
The oats crop is In Il had condition, The
crop got poor start ard the juno drouth
will seriously damage the crop along anu
north of parallel 80. | expect the prca
of oats ia nc very Arm Tho cotncr In
oats held 10y Phillips has held the prtcc
nunaturally htgh and the June drouth viii
hold this Manipulated price hrm and per
hAps advance II,
ny the above | have not intended to give
amy forecasts Of tho weather aud crops
beyond the middle OF lune MS do not
desire 10 give ANY "tips 20 the great
Spectators.
me lNNlps corn corner LOT NAY nav
Ing collapsed we NAV hope Tor mere
steady market Guessing at the real value
Of corn, however. continues to bc very
Wild aud whether & WIN settle down TO
ANYTHING reliable Is IN doubt
Tho cueSses on wheat prices are Just as
Wild ana range from a. 10 SO ccpts for
Chicago markets, Farmers miilcrs ana
small dealers are very much puzzled 6S to
what that grain will I've worth during the
next three mouths
Not SO much doubt about oats impress
siouS generally prevail thar the valuo NJ
oats win advance and that 80 cents at Chl.
raCo ls llot too high
II Is believed that cotton viii rdlc lower
as the prospects Of a good crop are bright
eniug,
The seeds Of timothy, clover and fax
win probably not vary mitch iu tho cstima.
lion az those who know notblng about
future weather, as present Indications seem
10 point to steady markets
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-02
Cameron High School.

Cameron, Texas June l.-last night tue
commencement exercises OF the cameron
high school were held in the Auditorium
A very large and appreciatlve audience was
present. The exercises by the graduating
class were: Essays by Miss pella lie
souysky, sautatorian, subject Eugene
Flelds;" by Miss Daisy Sprinkel' me
Foircst Gems of Earth lecture by WiitA
Kemp. with experiments; subject IN ne
zinc sioux Chiefs Daughter valerie,
tory. "The SOUTH by Howard Baskin' ana
music by Miss Bertha Tuttle. ,A After ZEN
dering the above credltaDly, JuGgs S 9re'
sented each of the participants win u'P-
The exercises were interspersed WIN Me, TA,
sslngie McIver. instructor for the school'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-02
Commencement at cIeburne.

Clehurne, Texas May 81 This is com
mencement week Of the Clehurne schools.
Eleven are graduates; Melville william
son, Nettie Christian. Mary Booae, Lou.
retta Milan, Hume Milan, Hume Farmer,
Colcn Holeman. Agnes Kimbro, Boyd
Douglas, Ora Angle, Mary Edmonhs, Frank
Yeager.
Tonight w L. Prathcr president Of the
state university. will deliver. the address
The awarding of the w sam Johnson
medals and the announcement of the sue
tessful one In the contest Of I'VE high
school scholars for the state university
scholarship. A.
Keene academy have begun There Is a
large graduating class, fifteen taxing dlI
courses
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-02
FORECASTS BY FOSTER.
Week Ending June VIII Average Above Normal.
Rise in Temperature.

st. Joseph. Ma, June l-lCopyrignted,
1901, BY W. T. Fosier)-lsst bulletin gave
forecasts nf disturbance 20 cross cont,
nent May 30 to June 3, warm wave May
- to June ,, cool wave June 10 ..
About date Of ihis bulletin temperature
viii he averaging high 4 moderate warm
save will be near meridian %, moving rap
idly eastward and cool wave following
west Of the MISSOURI river.
Week ending Jnne 10 viii average above
normal temperature ana dricr In many
places In the great central valleys, Not a
good crop growing week.
storm wave WIN reach Pncldc slope about
June 4, cross west OF Rockies by close OF
June ). great central valleys june 6 TO &
Eastern States June o
Warm wave Will cross west OF Rockies
about June 1, greai central valleys lune q.
cross west Of Rockies about June g great
central valleys June ., Eastern States
June II.
a great rise In temperature viii he IN
progress aboat the date OF this bulletin
and drnuth that will seriously affect
wheat, oats and corn in the great central
valleys along and North Of parallel 80
South OF that parallel the wheat ami
oats crops viii probably he out Of danger.
particularly the winter wheat holt, bur
where abundant rains have not fallen hy
close Of May this drouth will almost ruin
the wheat and oats crops further north.
great wheat crop has been predicted
hy nearly every observer of tho growing
crops, hut YOU have read ne such prcdic-
tionS in these bulletins.
10 not expect o famine in wheat, nor
a great failure hut no such crop win ne
produced in America as has been pre-.
dicted.
The price Of wheat has ruled very low
and we may expect Go see rise OF 10
cents hushcl within the next fifteen
DAYS
The increasing drouth viii get mp a scare
about the corn crop also. hut II Is 100
early 10 predict corn crop failure. Hot
dry weather during nrSt part of June
farmers an opportunity TO put IL IN cN-
cellent condition hy cultivation. The
drouth viii seem to promise serious d,gn
age TO corn, hut that crop is late and rains
during the last part of June and In july
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-02
New Orleans Times Democrat,

New Orleans Times Democrat
Nacogdochcs, Texas, May 22.-rhe fort
stands on the corner of Main and FIRE.
donia streets in Nacogdocnes 1t is 20
feet tail 20 wide. 30 long and built Of
coarse red rock, some of which weighs from
100 TO 200 pounds The most rigid search
has till this date failed TO discover where
this rock was quarrled. There Is no such
rock In many leagues of Nacogdoches The
fort was built by the Spanialds in i77S
as IN outpost 10 watch the French In Lou.
isinnn. Tho war of the American Rcyoll-
ton was then In progress, and n treaty Of
amity and commerce had just been conclud
ed between the United States and France
Spain had exhausted her diplomacy to pre-
vent this coalition, and having failed, re-
solved 20 strengthen the borders Of her
possessions in the new world. This is the
Immediate aud prlmlry cause that led to
the building of the stone fort II might
truthfuly be regarded as SPANS last ag.
grcsSvc attempt In the Southwest because
al the South American states as well as
Mexico, started series OF revolutions IN
1909 that led ultimately 10 their indcpond-
ence. Mexico became independent IN 1870
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-02
BayIor University,

Waco. Texas. June 1.-The hfty SIKH
commencement exercises of Baylor nnlY'r
slty opened last night with an inter'Soclrty
debate. The question was; Resolved
THAT an Episcopal form of church govern
m rent is more efficient than r, eoH Yr,sle
lohs. Waco rpnrrsented the affirmative.
nRo' Mcdonald and J. I. Batson Of Roots
r. tpin the negative The decision was
rendered to the. Affirmative re,eoot Of
49, On will he unable TO preach me
cantm,pnnase I sermon tomorrow but 4
oopn,sntment viii be filed by Dr. D. Do
NRinu,c" .,sitors FOR the exercises have ~.
$50 arrived and a number Of Others wa
he here today.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-02
Hot prohlbltIon campalnn.

Bolton, Texas, june / The local option
contest la this county promises to be one
Of the hottest contests ever experienced
IN this county Much feeling has already
been aroused. The prohihticnsts held n
meeting here and organized and have Hp
pointed committees Nv cverN precinct IN The
county where clubs viii be organized.
The ants have organized and nre now ~
work, Prominent speakers on both sldet
and Rev. Granville Jones have been IN.
vited "a canvass In behalf Of The pros.
while Ben S. Rogers Of BRENNAN, County
Judge Gerald 81 Waco and Judge Ku1oii
Green OF San Antonio viii probuly cake
part for the antls.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-02
THE STONE FORT AT NACOGDOCHES. TEXAS
Built by the Spanish 1913 French In

\ Spanish garrison was stationed In the
stone fort from ITS tin 1870. a period OF
fortN-two years, aud from this rallying
point scouts and spies patrolled the country
lar and wide. II was one of these scouts
that reported Nolan's advance In 1900 ana
Burr's design a few years later. The old
fort was n vertable sentinel in the great
wilderness OF East Texas, and has ut va
rious times passed the following tags:
From 1852 TO 1920 Spain
From 1870 to 1876. Mexico.
From 1886 to 1873. Republic of Texas.
Prom 1915 to 1861. United States.
From 1861 to 1895. Confederate States.
From 1859 to 1901. United States.
The fort has two divisions down stairs
and two up stairs. In the room marked
"A" Sam Houston took the oath Of allie
glance TO The Texas Republic, and in room
b down stairs, Dayy Crockett spent two
NIGHTS on his way from Tennessee TO the
Alamo IT was in this room he FIRST met
ThimbleriE. Under its roof Jim Bowie
and stephen f. Austin also spent many
DAYS in trying times II was the capitol
Of the FREEDMAN republic In 1879. and the
headquarters Of Magcc's Republican Army
Of the North in 1872.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-02
BIG FARM DEAL.
Gonzales County Land Brought Good
Price

Gonzales County Land Brought Good
Price
Gonzales Texas, June l-R. II. Flts.
gerald has sold hiss large farm Of 1000
acres on Big IIu, in the eastern part OF
the county, 10 Fischer Bros, Of Gonzales.
The price paid was $1,000 Mr.. Fly
gerald has bought a half interest In the
ranch aud cattle In Nolan county Texas,
owned by Fischer Bros. j. II Bootho OF
Gonzales bought the other half interest
IA the ranch. Mr. Fitzgerald win probably
move to Nolan county aud nuke his hhinh
there lie has lived In this county an
his life and is known as an cnterprlhlng
and honorable man and stmch democrat.
having served ms a member NJ the county
democratic executive committee for several
years. " haa -.tri ltt
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-02
c,..oville's Scholastic Population.

creenvIlle. Texas, June THE enurner'
tors for clty wards died their reports Fes
soraov afternoon with County superlntehq-
W., Uonno from which the Herald was
,,a,,,itted 70 CLEAN the following hgur' 8;
T'ha total scholastic census q the elty All n
iiis Of which 11o62 are wns Nate a ana S4 i5
nlach, 10 and IN female. The increase
us mas ias, year is very small, hut u
e Ss have worked the cry ~ o,os f5e
ana tne nat ,Vp lie figures given are full ana
..nrrect