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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-07
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.


O9TINB.- Ottlne lodge No 203 was In.
stalled Sunday night by ex-Grand presl-
dent +, Kopp Of Denison.
LAREDO Miguel Castro, a miner, while
coming ont of the shaft at the Camel coal
mines fell out Of the cage a distance of
thirty feet on his head, killing him In
stantly
CORSlCANA.-Thc Corsicnna Water Sup.
ply company Is preparing TO sink another
artt sign wen In the eastern part OF the
city In order TO meet the probable demand
of next year
ARLENE. The new city directory OF
Abilene gives the population as 4I30. This
Is an Increase OF l02S over the census OF
1900 and Is a very gratifying growth "a
the citizens Of Abilene
SHERMAN. The city council levied IL
gagged, What seemed Tho stumbling block
total tax on 500 valuation mis- year OF
81 10, There was reduction Of 3 cents
In taxes for school purposes.
GEOESBEECK The Texas Baptist as
ISOLATION will convene al the Jacks Creek
renhton grounds Wednesday and win con.
unuc in session for three days Enter
tniai1ent Will be provided for all visitors,
HHLLsRORo. There were seventeen an.
pl.cantH from the Hin county summer MOI
NAL for State teachers certificates two Of
which We're for permanent certificates, ten
for trst grade aud i've for second grade
certi!lgNtos
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RAINS CAUSE DAMAGE.
Heavy Precipitation Throughout the
Southeastern States.
RAILROAD TRAFFIC is BADLY CRIPPLED
Much Damage to Other Property Also
Resulted and Rain Records of Forty
Years Standing Broken.

Roanoke, Va, August 6.--There has been
no train from the west arriving here since
Monday midnight owing to the heavy
rains which have fallen during the last
two days in the southwest portion Of the
State
The tracks OF the Norfolk and Western
have been submerged at several points
between Roanoke md Bucheds since last
night The greatest trouble was between
ChHstlansburg and Vickers where the
water WINS over the tracks for several
miles Railway officers late tonight say
the road Is open agiln for traffic ana a
train Is expected here Mt an early hour.
The damage to bridges Is said 10 be
slight. the delay being caused mostly by
inundated tracks. The Roanoke and south
ern division Of rho Norfolk and Western
no trains moving over hat alyision today.
The principal trouble on that road Is Mt
Bassatt, whore there is washout. On
the Foster Falls branch trestle was
washed out
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ISLAND CITY NEWS lTEN,
The City Assessor Has compJst,, !.
Tax Rolls Showing Heavy Is,'
HEAVY sulT.FOR DEBT HAS BfR !. !,
Cotton Exchange certifea,..
coming Valuabe-The R.s,.. Ns b
OF Voters Has Begun,

Galveston, Texas, August
assessor Hudson has compIe.ed =, \, ~
for this years rendition for CIV = M
mas not yet footed up the III. ~ V
the assessments of both reraos.. 'sHs
rendered property He est,ms a aal u
ever the total valuation win n ", a'r
Ike S2lo0o,oOo, as against s2N,n svae'Al's
year, or but little more Than 4, Is
arrived at by County Assess ~ ans'a
l Mag $50 rolls SHOW city valuation !, ". Z,
In other words. there win ~
In this years rendition as w fednrlh
the rendition of last year ~ aI,ppaI.ea VII
W.. Assessor Hudson has ca, "v1i }aupi
rolls OF last year. and in Tho ~. Vsf ii
obstruction from the Septemi,er ~ !. oi TIA
assessed value of the lmpfovemos'gu..lM 4, y
ccnta ned In $500 houses dssl.nsanl ks
something like Sl,00O0O0. Tb Ii.iv ss e. 81
eate, property owners have ss,, Vc'As "a
,u,nspreclatlon In values of nearly ID s..a 4
naarl, r',is " assessor Hudson Mil Az
Dy the rolls of the comfy ssso VIZ nac,
III the city council, sitting az afyf.
equalization, prunPs down M uoaM
Assessor Hudson anything lin hsIs X
commissioners reduced the agura's el9f
rolls OF Assessor Nichols II il w, % Y
Die the. total Of Mr. Hudson's rous p,ss
reduced TO below the S2l 600 Ooo 49, WV .,
council VIII meet at 3 O'Clock on r. I, Y
tiu,n ut Ausust ~ to sit as 4 bo,ns !,
from day to day until ali co,rnl.,o asi
heard and all figures on ibap ', ,ap. y
equaized to the satisfaction ~ ~ vn y
Ders of the council u'e usa
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MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.
State Convention Denounced Every.
thing Democratic.
GORMAN RECEIVED BRUNT OF ATTACKS
White Supremacy Issue Raised by Demo-
Gratis Ignored in the Platform Which
Deals with National Issues.

Baltimore, August 1.-The republican
State convention held here today placed In
nomination the following ticket:
For State controller, Hermann S. Platt
OF Baltimore.
Clerk Of the court Of appeals, Thomas
Pnrfan Of Calvert county.
Both nominations were made by accllma'
tlon. interest therefore centered mainly
IN the platform and the speeches, all Of
which teemcd with donunciauon Of democ-
race in general and former United States
Senator German In particular
The white supremacy" issue raised by
the democrats in the platform adopted by
them at last weeks convention, was
ignored in the platform upon which the
republican, candidates viii stand, but came
In for It's unfayorable mention In the
speeches Phillips Lee Goldsborougn,
chairman Of the republican state central
committee, Indicated clearly the course to
be pursued by his party In the coming
fight with regard TO that issue In his open
lng address to the convention, ITO the
cry that this Is white man's) State" said
he, I'VE answer that the bogy will scare
no man. 1t Is disgusting, but humorous;
It is q sham and fraud 1t Is without
force. The suggestion that more than 80
per cent of the white population OF the
State Is In Jeopardy from any standpoint
nom the less than 20 per cent of negro
population, IL an Insult to n brave aud
Intelligent people, who are justly proud
Of the glory OF their name. There has
never been time when this has not been
a white mans government IN Marylunl,
and ~ the percentage Of c0l0rcd people
In Maryland has steadily decreased in the
state each decade since 1910, when It was
3S.22 per cent, to the prosc 4 time, when
II Is but 1878 per cent, the puerIllty and
aEFurdity OF crying ALOUD for Il white
mans government is apparent"
The platform is the work Of United
States senator McComas l.. l.. GoldsJo =
ougb, chairman of the State central com
miuce who Is regarded as a promising
candidate for the seat of senator w luug
ton In the event of republican success.
Unlike the democratic declaration of
principles adopted last week mu 8
laid upon National issues The admins.
trution Of President Mckinley Is heartily
Endorsed. the policy Of the republican party
upon the tariff, the currency ana other
vital questions Of National moment are
vigorously commended while that Of toe
democratic administration Of the state ia
quite as vigorously denounced. Governor
smith comes In for a full measure of
condemnation.
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RESULT OF AN EXPLOSION.
Seven Deaths Were Caused by Phila :
deIphia Disaster.
MORE THAN SIXTY PERSONS INJURED
One Man Sitting in Third Story Window
Was Blown Forty Feet to the Roof
OF Another Building.

Philadelphia. August 6.-Seven dead.
three or four probably fatally injured and
more than sixty persons hurt more or
less seriously is the latest revised record
of last nights explosion in the block on
Locust street, above Tenth street. How
many more victims, If any, are still in the
ruins, will not be known until the debris
has been cleared away.
II was o'clock this evening before the
fremen. after working hard all day, had
the smouldering ruins sufficiently cooled
off to ennble them to begin a search for
the bodies which are supposed TO be be
meath the wrecked buildings. Their atten-
tlon was first directed to l0lS Locust
street. the binding occupied by A. ID.
Mounten as a grocery. In this building al
the time Of the explosion there were
Robert and Dalton Mounten and Lizzie
Mounten children of the proprietor Of the
store.
No. 10t6 Locust was occupied III Patrick
Quigley as grocery. Quigley. his wife,
three. children and an uncle, were in the
building when the explosion occurred. The
only person in this family thus far ac-
counted for Is Quigley's uncle.
At 1914 Locust street George McLenny
also conducted a small n Sery store. IT Is
here that the explosion is thought TO have
occurred The building was occupied by
McLenny his wife, a clerk and a servant.
At the time of the disaster Mrs. MeLenny
was visiting in West Philadelphia and the
others are thought to have been in the
building,
PIul ably the greatest number persisted
at l0l- Locust street. Here William
] mes colorcd conductedsa boarding house.
He mad score of bOarders. But the num-
her lr the building at the time can not
be learned positively. The potA officials
say however. that 4 Is probable that half
u dCzer bodies will he taken from the
debris OF this building alone.
st 1910 Locust street NJ. Rosenthal, wife
AMI ave children lived. They escaped with
ttnECa limbs and Commissions, but the build
Ing was completely wrecked. In the Rosen-
thai home was a boarder named Frank
Schmidt. He was seated in a third story
via low reading when the explosion oc-
cur;eG. Schmidt was blown through the
window and landed on the top of a stable
fo:tY feet from the wrecked buildings He
eScaprd with few bruises.
Forty. eight persons, all told, were taken
u the two hospitals close at hand. The
property loss will amount D. about $4,000,
of which there was small insurance.
Al, OF the Mountens have been account
ed fng except the sister, whose body I'M
douttedly is In the debris.
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Registration BEGUN.

Galveston, Texas, August s.--Tne ofs
Of the registrar of voters for the conns
election of city commissioners wa, oDsa
at 2124 Market street this morning b +
t. Byrne. 1t will be remembered nt
there was a strong fight made against Il,
requirement of registration for this skt
ton and the matter was finally referred NJ
the attorney general for an opinion ID u
case, lie ruled that Ii was Necessary n
the county commissioners to order iets
tratlon of voters on q petition Of 800 h6s
fide citizens of the city This settled u
matter as the petition had ALREADY bal
presented, Those opposing the Ngers
ton did so on the ground that It was y
unnecessary expense and those faycnns
stated that 1t was necessary to ascsrtl
who We're rightfully entitled to vote
The office will remain open for tvsEq,
consecutive days, sundays not being
Guided, and the election will take Pa
September 10.
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HANDED OUT A HOT ONE.
McLaurin Absolutely Refuses to Quit
His Senatorial Job.
DENOUNCED THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Soath Cardinals Junior Senator Says the
Members Do Not Represent the In
..telRaent Democracy OF the State.

Columbia S. c., August 6.-The state
nenlccr executive committee today re-
celsed Senator McLaurln's reply TO their
action Of July % eondemning his course In
the senate and demanding his resignation
IN The course Of the letter Senator Me-
Iaurin writes ~ hold my commission
iron, the democratic people Of South Car
olina. recognize no authority but theirs
take no orders from any source but them
and shall in due course appeal to them
for their Judgment ON my course as sena-
Tor md my character as man and u
ueu,ocrat
"personolly am Indifferent to your
notion. becduse nobody has made you my
master or censor aud regard what you
have done rs merely expressing the malice
ana fhe fears OF ono individual
- SHAH asl, the people 10 decide between
Who man who has tried 60 help the cotton
factories. open, highways Of commerce ana
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TOOK BUT FORTY MINUTES
THAT WAS TIME REQUIRED TO CON-
VlCT A RAPlST.
He Was Guarded by Three Companies of
Georgia Militia and Sentenced to
Hang This Month.

Atlanta Ca, August 6.--Guarded by three
companies of State militia, called out by
Governor Gambler for his protection, Ray
mond Ross, negro, charged with assault
Ing a Mrs. Miller, was carricd to Canton,
Ca, from Atlnnta today to stand trial. A
special session OF court was called by Judge
Goher. who asked for the militia. The time
The negro was convicted and sentenced to
hang August ~. Ross was again landed
ia The Atlanta jail at 3 p. m. for safe
keep ng.
Governor Gambler said tonight: 1.-The ok
pease incurred by sending the militia to
Cuitun TO protect Ross VIII not be much
under $500. am doing all within my
Jurisdiction to prevent lynchings and In
the cases where they have occurred / have
done M. that any man could do. In ease
the troops are wanted on the day of Ross
executor the same expense will be brought
about, but | am determined 10 have tine
Law Obeyed.'
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STEWART ON MONEY ISSUE,
SAYS that for the Time Being It Is Not
an Issue.

Especial TO The Post)
Washington, August G.-senator Stewart
of Nevada is In Washington. Mr.. stew
art said he believed from present ndi&f
lions that Senator Hanna OF Ohio wyhld
be the next republican nominee foY the
presidency In speaking Of the coEfention
that the silver Issue is dead, Mr.. Stewart,
who in years past was perssteRt adyo-
cate for free and unlimited TeoInage, said:
..The extraordinary outpYT' Of gold In the
question for the time fbeng II Is 10 my
mind. n sad admisslVh that the supply OF
our circulating i9e9lAlm should be Regulated
by the quantity Of one metal. Sooner OF
question wipFthen be paramount. The sui
fernE wHI1be appalling in my Judgment
Just as " has hecn in the past In such
lnstancesl This occurred with tho same
certainty during the past thousand years
as night has followed day. SIN, the per
Fens most Interested. that is the money
makers, will not allow the question OF
wise than by the moro accidents ot mining
it Is Idle when the supply Of money IS
sufficient ~ nee the demand of me
country or worlu 10 make the Issue more
money. II is impossible to bring the silver
question 10 the front at the present tiIp'
aud 1t is possible TINT IL nHy never again
be an Issue. Wise men, however should
supply OF money can be furnished with
ont regard 70 he output OF either the
quartz ur pulp mills The issue has some
Mines appeared between the quartz and
the pulp mills and Il may again appear In
Ehe platform IN the most violent manner.
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TEXAS DEATH ROLL

FLOYD -Lockhart, Texas August B.
Mr.. J. S. Floyd, farmer of the Holmes
or High Point neghhorhood, died Sunday
morning. MIR. Floyd has been in feeble
health for along time, and his death was
not unexpected. lie was brother of state
senator Or, Lloyd Of Cherokee county.
HOOVER san Angelo, Texas August ..
Mr.. Theodore. Hoover died in this city on
the night of the Sd inst, the funeral
taking place from the Catholic church thi 3
morning. Deceased was about ~ years OF
ugc. a popular young farmer, upright man
aud splendid citizen. He leaves young
widow
JACKSON. Alvin. Texas, August 6.-The
remains OF Miss Lottie Jackson, who died
Jaclson in Beaumont sunday, arrived here
last night and was inferred In the Con.
reGorate cemetery w. afternoon at
o'clock Services were conducted from the
First Presbyterian church by Rev, j. j.
Shirley.
MORRIS. Crowley, La. August 3-That
grim monster, death, entered the home of
pr Nlmrod b. Morris at 80 this morn
ing and removed from earthly cares a de
voted wife and mother, Mary Josephine
Morris, aged "a years, months and III
DAYS. Mrs. DR.. Morris. with her husband.
has been a resident OF Crowley for ten
years, during which time she has made
life long friends. who sympathlze with
the husband and young family In this sad
hour of their bereavement, Mrs Morris
has been IN robust health Last spring her
husband was very sick and the fatigue
produced by her cares and anxiety Were
too great and about forty days ago she
took sick. the Immediate cause Of death
being septic fever. she also leaves hve
little children, Lucille Frank, John, Ethel
w opHER DEATHS.
Dallas.--Mrs, A. H. Freeland. aged -.
Dallas. Mrs. Minnie w, Bell, aged 40.
IIicO.- Mrs. c. n Farrow.
Taylor. Mrs. j. r. Foster.
Waelder. Or. Stcll Dayua
Paris Mrs Ann McCulloeh.
Bonham.W. III. Num-.
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HEAVY LOSSES AT SHREVEPORT.
Two Firms Were Burned Out and Twc
Others Were DAMAGED.


Shreveport, La, August d-Fire which
was discovered at 9 o'clock this morning
totally destroyed the Kahans Dry Goods
company and the furniture stock Of Enders
& son; the Regent shoe store aud A. NJ
Kaufman on either side suffered damage
The total loss Is estimated al about Sia5
coo insurance $4,000, MS follows; Kahans
Dry Goods company, loss $4,000 insur.
ance $4,000
3nders & Son, loss $4,000, insurance $40.
The Regent shoe store and Kaufman &
Co, partial losses, $4,000 insurance
The buildings belonging to I. c, Lewis
and Peter Nomee, We're injured for about
$4,000 valued at $4,000
While fghung the ire from The inside
one of the buildings collapsed aud several
1remen had narrow escapes Mr.. Enders
OF Enders q son and Captain O'Brlen OF
the hrc department were both injured by
failing tlmhers aud for while II was
thought fatally, but the former soon gained
consciousness and the latter Is now resting
at case and, II is hoped ont OF danger, at
the sanltdrium.
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AID FOR REPUBLICANS.
Prohtbtionsts a Side Show Of the Big
Circus.

Prohibitonists a Side Show of the Big
Circus.
Baltimore, Md, August 6.-The prohibit.
tionlsts of Maryland held their state con
yentlon in the hail OF the Young Mems
Christian Association building here today
and put a ticket in the field. After per-
manent organization had been effected and
a state central committee appointed the
convention took recess until . p. IN. FOR
the purpose of giving the committee time
to act upon credentials and platform.
A plank In the platform Is devoted TO n
plea for the defeat of Arthur r, GoSnan.
Other planks pledge the representatives In
congress ., uphold the policy of President
Mckinley; promise that the republicans,
II put IN conunl Of the legislature will
repeal the new election law and re enact
the one In force prior to the recent special
session Of the legislature; win pass Ia ws
20 prevent corrupt practices In elections
and to regulate primary elections.
Attcr the adoption of the platform the
convention decided to leave the nominal
lions for comptroller and clerk of the court
or appeals TO tho executive committee and
adjourned.
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Notes and Personals

Austin, Texas, August 6.-The comptroller
today registered an issue of $500 Llano
independent school district bonds
Captain Pernot of Victoria is here today
on business.
William Turner aged 81 years, died yes.
terday at his home In this city
The city council met ir regular session
last night and received the report of the
special committee which visited New York
to confer with the boudholders
Lieutenant James NJ Burroughs of the
Twelfth United States cavalry was here
today from San Antonio.
The report shows that the city will be
ahead $685. 200 at the end OF ten years.
W. b. Herndon, city treasurer of Tyler
is here on business.
Tom Finty Is here representing the Gal
veston-Dallas News.
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sIlppRNsSINl GAMRLERN

Iawton, o. r., August 6-After waiting
in vain for The authorities to act, the citi
2ens Of Lawton took the gambling question
IN their own hands last night The "sure
thing gamblers cnboldeucd by their sue.
ccsscS Saturday and Sunday, stopped Mt
nothing Monday. People were openly
robbed.
crowd of homeseekere finally organized
and served formal notice that no more un
licensed gambling would be permitted In or
around Lawton. 1t was a business organi.
zaton which did not mnce any words and
this morning there are no sure thing"
devices In sight
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PROSECUTION on NEeLY.

Failure Of Witnesses TO Attend Court May
Thwart the Ends Of Justice.
Muncle Ind, August 0.-United states
District Attorney Lafolctte, who Is taking
deposltlons 10 he used In the prosecution
Of Charles II. w, Nicely for alleged con.
nection with the Cuban postal frauds, saws
that Il is his belief that Nicely can not be
convicted unless Muncie and other points
In the United States send witnesses 20
cuba. These witnesses all refuse to go.
although they have heen offcrcd their ex-
penses ana 81 for their time per day by
the government.
The hookkeepor Of hank testified that
went 10 Cuba and another person tcsti-
lied that the Nicely printing oficc here did
$1,000 worth OF work for the Cuban post
office department.
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SHORT NEWS STORIES.

NEW YORK Steps have inst been taken
e. buid q through trolley line from this
Sly &c Boston.
NEW YoRK. IA ADVANCE 4 n the "a tax rate
tha Sioc has been decided upon.
NEW YORK II. Morton Moore n
builder aied petition In bankruptcy. TO.
NEW YORK.--A daughter was born 70
Mr. aud Mrs George Gould on hoard the
Gould yacht Sybarlte on Scabrlght, n. j.
COLON Colombia. ~ party of rebels
Saturday night raided NIatachin; taking
away quantity OF powder and dynamite
belol cling to the railroad
WASHINGTON. Minister Hunter ut
Euaten1lA In q cabiegran to the state de,
CISCO
ATLANTA. Three companies of militia
win accompany Raymond Ross, n negro,
No Canton Ga where ne Will be tried to-
morrow for an alleged assault upon white
woman.
NEW YoRK.--As a result OF the recon,
brcals plans for Increasing the strength
pacity Of the. Brooklyn bridge have been
Prepared
KANSAS CITY. --'fhe Exposition building
erected di.rng Sie booul - 1887, al a cost
Of over 5000 600, was destroyed IN less thnn
two hours time by FIRE which was start
ed BY a boy,
Ntw YORK THE Delaware. I.ackawena
nnd Western coal company VIII probably
fave IL abandon its Jersey mine at Ply
mouth 10 the fierce are which has ragged IN
st for months.
BlOEMFONTElN-- Commandment Prone
man, son OF ComInand9n Froneman. who
X Is alleged, shot a peace envoy named
hefeendol. has been Killed near Winbura
after an exciting chase.
NEW YORK Louis lIelperp, yonna
man nho about three months ag. tried e
1ump from the BROOKLYN bridge has com
United suicide by carboilc acid aud ther
throwing himself from the fourth story Of
a tenement house
NEW YORK For the purpose Of secur
ting more uniformity IN the appralsemnni
ana classification Of imported merchandise
of entry throughout the country viii meet
nefc III annual conference this week Tn,
sessions begiu Tuesday.
VICTORIA. a. Con account OF tine
pfrvaience Of bub0nlc plague in Hons
Hans Head Quarantine station, has re
cetrcf Instructions 10 use every precautor
10 passing Orient steamers 20 prevent tls
slffcdncilon Of the disease here.
NEW YORK.-Ihe Journal Of CommercS
eavs. while considerable surprise was ex
pressed over the fact that several interest,
Icientifpd with the American Cotton on
conpany had asked for deposits OF stoch
Of ieat company With the privilege sell
2nk me same. Al does not appeaf thar ing
current report OF a consolidation OF that
pompory With other cotton OIL interests u
Weil founded
LAG cYr0D THE TEST 20 YEARS.
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REFusED 10 TEsTIFY.

indianapolis, Ind, August 8.--Arthur J..
ordan. president, and Arthur j. Baxter,
treasurer OF the Keyiess Lock company,
went before United States commlssloner
~ as to coniriRts which the indianapolis
concern had with the department OF posts
OF Cuba, the same 20 be used In tie prose
lege lack 81 jurisdicfion Several DAYS ago
Commissioned Moore received written au-
thority 10 take the testimony OF the Key
less Lock company. officials from Ramon
haeeng0 urlbaneja, district Judge OF the
Northern district Of che island ut Havana.