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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04

BARGAIN Good stock OF general mer.
chnndise and fixtures for sale we'll estab.
lished cash trade and fine prospects for
business here; cash or VIII take good un-
improved land, clear, with perfect title,
a. Its cash value. Address II. l. Clark.
Victoria, Texas. o
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04

IN KANSAS CITY, Sl4,09l.75 In prizes
awarded TO nearest guesses on Ohlo'a
vote, November >, 1901. Ticket free 10
new SOC yearly subscribers 10 Poultry
and Belgian Hare Standard, Hall Bldg.
Kansas City. Capital prize, 5000. /
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04

100000 TO LOAN TO build homes. take
~ and extend vendor lien notes etc
monthly payments Leon b. smith, attor.
ney Tor Fidelity Savings Association, OF.
hce over Houston National bank, Main
and Congress, Houston, Texas II. IL
Pollard, special agent. ii
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04

FOR SALES.--FUTURE contents OF furnished
cottage, bedrooms. "a snap for young
couple. The house Just finished, for rent,
pretty and cheap, near three car lines
y move In Can 1917 Lubbock and
TriDfty
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04

PLEASANT ROOMS 110i Texas. with or
day boarders solicited S
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04

OkrEOPATHY DrY WllllMn CldFt.
Blanche Mccormek sraduetes Amsii-
Ma. nnder lfOunders Dr. a. r. stu;
consultation free 32i322 Mason block -
MEN vAly Cold and namltna Tablets give
prompt relief and effect permanent rura
Is IA All cakee OF sexual WpnffnrsS; Maiie1i
81 f.nun Bichon Frnnch PHARMACIST,
isO2 Mckinney avenue, Houston. III
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04

A GREAT OPPORTUNITY for a progres-
siYe merchant For sale. an established
and profitable mons furnishing and cloth.
Ing store; located Ia center of business
district, and very popular with the pub
He. Cnll or address for full informa-
ton Ben Beckman. Galveston. Texas tf
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04
NnTlrF

THE Board Of Pharmacy MN ~
gust the Both. 1901, at 5g Nils "A
TO examine applicants for tggi2
A.. r.. Kiesllng. Reg.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04

CANCER cured at home Dy Internal treat.
ment, no knife. plaster or pain Book
and testimonials mailed free. Cancer In.
stitnte. III w. 42d ST.. n. "
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04

J lib build nlne.foom twd'sI6T5 IL.
modern. corner La Braneh tm MI
for desirable tenants. Fof paitlrsls.
Or. King, Kiam's. 80 "
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04

DIX r. q TURNER has removed his resi-.
dence 10 1909 Rusk Residence phones
new bGs ana odl 4G4 Ofeco 4i5ih
Main BGrns building. New phone 4Gf
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04

NOTICE is hereby given that I'd
meeting OF the stockholders II q, ID
ton and FeXas Central Railroad IpsF3
has been called by thu Hoard II ps
10 assemble at the General 0iae 4 a
company iu Houston, Texas atllf4|
M, on the 10th day IL August M 4
the following purposes. tc'eil:
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-23
Largest Stamp Robbery.

r. c. Spalding, chief clerk of the whole
sale stamp department, discovered the
robbery when he opened the vault Satur-
day. Mr.. Spalding at once notified Post
office Inspector Stuart, who hurried from
his home and at once began an investiga-
ton, assisted by his deputies and squad
of detectives from the city hall. After
completing the search the inspector said:
at was the largest stamp robbery ever
done in the history of the postal service in
this country. To get to the vault the men
entered through trap door. A few feet
in they encountered brick wall, which
they dug through rather than move
around looking for clearer route. The
wall, like others under the building, is OF
flimsy construction and it could not have
taken them long to pick a way
through it. A hundred feet or so further
on they ran against another wall, and
this also they dug through. On the way
they also encountered number of pipes,
and as the walls are but two feet and in
some places three feet above the ground,
they tunneled under the pipes. Their
whole course is plainly marked in this
way.
''The wholesale stamp vault, like the
cashiers vault and the money order vault,
is supported by a brick wall. 1t formed a
square and before the robbery was air
tight. In this the robbers broke two holes,
possibly to secure more air, for the place
undoubtedly was very foul, or to have an
extra place of egress in case Of discovery.
For light they used dry batteries, one of
which they left behind. This battery one
of my men discovered. 1t and the wagon
tracks are the only clews we have at pres
ent.
'The space under the vault is large
enough to allow man to stand upright,
and their work must have been COM
paratively easy, with the drills and steel
saws which they used. The stamps were
arranged in 20 pound bundles and the
weight of the load they carried off must
have been 500 pounds. Evidently one man
handed the packages down to others wait
ing below. As their progress must have
been slow corrying even one bundle
through all those tunnels, crawling on all
fours, Judge they worked for hours get
ting their booty to the wagon.
Evidently they felt perfectly secure,
though somewhat disappointed at missing
the cashiers vault, where there was $780,
600 in cash and a great quantity of
stamps. can not tell now how many
men worked at the job. Every effort will
of course be made to recover the prop
erty and capture the men who took it."
Postmaster Frederick f. Coyne is in
Washington. He is responsible for the
loss until an act of congress frees him
from it. For amounts up to $1,000 the
postmaster general has authority to re-
live postmasters.
OF the stamps stolen l,776,000 were
cent and 100000 2 cent stamps. They
got $50 81, 1907 So and los S. stamps, but
Inspector Stuart said they would have
difficulty in disposing of the larger denom-
nations.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-23
Declines Invitation to Execution.

Albany, N. Y, Oct. 2l.-Secretary OF
State Hay, in letter to State Superin-
tendent of Prisons Collins, declines the
invitation of the latter to designate an
official representative of the government
to be present at the electrocution of Czol-
gosz, the murderer of President McKin-
ley. The letter says:
"While thanking you for your cour-
tesy, it is not considered expedient to
have a representative of the government
OH the occasion you refer to-"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-23
REPORT ON TRADE.

R. G. Dunn & Co.'S Weekly Review
Of Trade last week says:
Unfavorable signs were not evident
in the business outlook. Manufactur-
ing industries enjoy exceptional activ-
ity, and most jobbers and retailers find
no occasion for complaint Mild wealth
er is the one influence that may be
charged with retarding retail merchan-
disc distribution, yet it is the general
opinion that sales thus postponed will
be made up later. The same influence
is Invaluable in facilitating the hand
ling of crops, erecting buildings and
other outdoor work. Although a fifth
of the year is still TO be heard from,
including the usual interruption and
possible disturbance of legislation,
there is good evidence that the volume
of legitimate business will largely ex-
coed all previous records. Speculation
is comparatively quiet, both in securi-
| ties and options, on leading products,
which emphasizes the activity in trade
channels, as shown by bank exchanges
for the week at New York, 33 per cent
larger than last year and 8.4 above
1899, while at other leading cities the
gains were 1868 and 81 per cent respect
lively. Strength without imitation still
characterizes the iron and steel situa-
ton. Despite two months of Interrupt
zion by the strike, evidence accumu-
lates that the year will surpass all rec
ords in production Of finished material,
and consequently in consumption of
pig iron. Orders already booked for
delivery far into 1902 promise that
next year will bring higher records,
and the steadiness of prices make the
| outlook especially favorable. Mills as
rule have practically closed contracts
for all the orders that can be filed this
year, and future developments can only
affect conditions in 1902 as to finished
steel. Heavy orders are recorded for
rails with free movement of struc-
tural material, while wire and wire
nails go abroad in large quantities.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-23

Tacoma-Bluestem, 55c; club, SAC.
Portland-Walla Walla, 55@55hc;
valley, Sc; bluestem, 56@561sc.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-23

San Francisco Oct. 2l.-Edna Wallace
Hopper, the actress, is a, wealthy woman,
according TO the terms Of an appraisernent
of the estate of her mother, Mrs. Josephine
Dunsmuir, just filed. The appraisement
fixes the value of the property that Mrs.
Dunsmuir died possessed of at $2O6 526, to
all of which, with the exception of $50, 900
in trust for her brother, Miss Hopper is
the heir. Nearly all of the estate is repre-
sented by rich farm at San Leandro, Cal
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-23
Detective Was Shot.

Cincinnati, Oct. 22.-Detective Calvin
D. Grim was fatally shot by John Foley,
a recently released convict, who was want
ed for picking pockets at funerals, and
whom Grim was attempting to place un-
der arrest. Two other policemen caught
Foley. Foley is also known as Dan Dris-
coll and as "The Goat"
Grim was the leading detective in the
famous Pearl Bryan murder case. Last
March he served as personal guard for
President Mckinley at the Inauguration.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-23
Ambassador Is Active.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 2l.--United States
Berlin and is continuing his exertions in
behalf of Miss Stone. The Russian foreign
office is showing sympathy and will assist
Mr.. Tower.
According to the latest reports received
at the embassy the brigands are inclined
to surrender to Bulgaria, and it is still
hoped in view of Consul General Dick
inson's negotiations that the life of Miss
Stone will be saved.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-23

The car, before quitting France, left
a gift of 100000 francs for the poor
of Paris. $4,000 francs for Dunkirk.
$4,000 francs for Rheims. and $4,000
francs for Compiegne, and also a sum
of 5000 francs for the families of suf-
fers in the recent torpedo explosion.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-23
CH|CAGOPOSIOFF|CE ROBBED
$75 900 IN STAMPS STOLEN.
The Plot Equals the Recent San
Francisco SmeIter RObbery-AbsO-
luteIy No Clue to the Thieves
Robbery Took Many Days Work.
Bored Through Half Inch Steel.

Chicago, Oct. pa sensational rob-
berry, which Melted the perpetrators $74,-
6lO in stamps, was discovered here when
the wholesale stamp department of the
postoffice was opened for business. A rapid
investigation developed the fact that the
burglars had crawled under the flooring
for about 300 feet. bored hole in the bot
tom of the vault, secured the stamps and
escaped, carrying their booty in a wagon.
The work of forming an entrance to the
vault had evidently been going forward
with the greatest patience for many days.
1t is believed, however, that the intention
OF the thieves had been to enter the cash
ier's vault, in which there was 900 in
money, and stamps valued at hundreds
of thousands of dollars. The bottom of
the vault is of steel half an inch thick.
In this 81 holes We're bored until a space
is inches square-just enough to allow the
entrance of a mans body-had been so
weakened that it was possible to take out
the whole plate with little difficulty. A
dry goods box stood over the hole thus
made and concealed the work of the rob-
bers while it was in progress. When dis
covered today the finger marks of one of
the burglars were still discernible on the
dust of the box, which he had pushed to
one side.
So carefully had the job been planned
that men working in other parts of the
building had not the slightest inkling of
the daring robbery being worked almost
under their noses.
The robbers drove up to the southeast
corner of the postoffice in wagon, the
tracks of which could be seen plainly to-
day. The building is temporary affair,
and the men had only to open little door
to admit themselves under the flooring.
To reach the vault it was necessary ia
crawl about 900 feet over odds and ends of
| boards which Uttered the way. The route
had been carefully studied, for detective
| who went under without knowledge of
| locations became lost and was nearly over
come bv the foul odors before assistance
reached him.
Having secured their plumber the rob-
bers loaded it into the wagon drove
across a vacant lot and turned into Wa
bash avenue in front of the Art building.
OF the stamps taken $47l2 were in post
age due stamps and $2260 in special de-
livery stamps. So the convertible stamps
amounted to $67 1928. but of these S472S
we're Pan-American stamps of and 10
cent denominations.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-23
No News From Miss stone.

Constantinople, Oct. 2l.-Neither w. w
Peet, treasurer of the American Bible
house, nor Spencer Eddy, secretary of the
United States legation, had received any
news up to noon from the missionaries
who have been searching for the brigands
who kidnapped Miss Ellen Stone and heI
companion, Nine. Tsilka. Messrs. Peet
and Eddy had long conference as to the
advisability of reinforcing the searchers
but decided that the present arrangements
sufficed. Consul General Dickinson re-
mains at Sophia and will operat from there
until the liberation of Miss Stone is ac-
complished.
The difficult nature of the country
handicaps the searchers, and heavy rains
have increased the difficulty of traversine
the paths, which are the only means oi
access to the hiding place of the bandit:
in the rugged mountain range.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-23

The United States legation is still
without definite news from either Rev.
DR.. H. C. Haskell or Rev. J. w. Baird
Of the Congregational mission at Sam
akov, Bulgaria, who have been endeav-
oring to get into touch with the abduc-
tors Of Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the mis-
sionary, and Mrs. Stilka, her conpan-
ion, with view of arranging as to the
ransom demanded by the brigands.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-23
Put Your Monty in a Home.

It's the best savings bank on the earth.
will never "go out of business" You've
got 1t right under your thumb-no one can
take 1t away from you. There 1t is-a
shelter In the time Of storm. You'll have
a place to sleep If you don't have any,
thing to eat-and surely that's better than
having no place to sleep and nothing to
eat. 1t is always something on which you
ian realize ready money.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-23
Tragedy at Tacoma

Tacoma. WASH. Oct. 22.-Eugene Mo-
sat- miner at Wilkeson, was shot and
killed by John Soiges, keeper of board
ing house, in quarrel. Mosat was armed
with a razor.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-23

The capacity of the present silk
plants of America is sufficient, it is
said, to more than supply the domestic
demand.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-01

waiting for use. Prairie wire grass is
one of these. 1t is now made into hand
some furniture and furnishings Corn
stalk pith is made into filings for war
ships hulls, to close watertight the
holes made by an enemy.
Find substitute for the elastic Para
rubber and your fortune is made. Cellu-
loid and oxdized linseed oil are fair sub
stftutes for some purposes, but nothing
has yet been found that possesses the
true elastic properties of rubber from
Para. There is still nothing like
leather for shoes, but the inventor
may find substitute to his profit.
The automobilist is waiting anxiously
for satisfactory power to drive. his
carriage. The same power would solve
the vexed question Of cross-town cars
in New York. The Metropolitan Street
Railway Company is spending thou.
sands in experimenting with compress
ed air and storage battery cells, but
these are only makeshifts. Steam rail
roads need a similar power to operate
Independent cars for suburban service.
Liquid air and acetylene gas both
offer new fields for the inventor. AL
though liquid air can be made for per-
haps cents a gallon, as yet not single
commercial use has been found for it.
Mr.. Pictet, of Geneva, pioneer in the
liquefying of gases, has proposed to use
the process for separating the nitrogen
and oxygen of the air, and marketing
each of these for special purposes. A
factory in New York has the same OBJ
jects in view. Carbonic acid gas, frozen
out OF the atmosphere, would also be a
product of the process.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-01
ToN1ETTA,s QUESL.

= SHALL go to America! All Amer
leans are rich! Why need we
starve here, when plenty is wait
ing?" the angry words rang ever in lit
tie Tonietta's ear, and she could shut
her eyes and see again the father stern
and forbidding; the mother, pleading
and fearful, and the handsome, dark
eyed brother, who had gone from their
door in far-away Italy, that summers
day, and from whom they had heard no
tidings.
That was long years ago, before they,
too, had come to America, this land of
golden promise, in search Of him.
Tonetta had been but babe then; now
she was quite a little woman. And
Mariana, the lost one, would be 20 years
old, a man, indeed. At first they had
looked eagerly into every boyish face
they met, sure that they would soon
find him. But the days grew into
weeks, the weeks into months, and now
the months had counted off one whole
year, and still no trace Of him. They
had questioned their countrymen wher-
ever they went, but it was always the
same doubtful shaking Of the head, and
some had even laughed. 1t was like
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-01

hOhA' bCCH4NAN. when IL years of
age. Immediately he determined upon
a literary career and went to London.
Three years later he produced his first
volume, which was well received. Soon
he became one of the most voluminous
of authors, poems, novels, plays and
criticisms coming from his pen in start
ling profusion. His writings ranged
from the very good to the very bad, but
his successes were more frequent than
the failures. His dramatic ventures
were almost without exception most
pleasing to the public, his success be-
ing attained by clever anticipation of
the popular taste. His career marked
him as man of rugged force and hon
esty who, from excellent and even lofty
motives, was continually laundering
into indiscretions which drew ridicule
upon him: f..
In America he became known princi-
pally by reason of his championing
Walt Whitman and calling America to
account for its failure to recognize and
crown the "good gray poet as It's rep
resentative genius. The letter, which
was widely discussed, was resented not
only by the American public but by
Whitman himself. !.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-01

The Fee Fee Baptist Church at Pat
tonville, St. Louis County, No., erect
ed in 1925 is the oldest church west of
the Mississippi River. It was founded
during the administration of Zenon
Trudeau. Spanish commander Of St.
Louis.
Rev. Thomas Musick was the first
pastor, and he remained in charge of
the church till 1872. In 1876 a new
building was erected on the st. Charles
Rock Road, and Rev. William Barnes.
the present pastor, was installed. The
old building was abandoned, but some
of it's tfmbers were used in the new
structure.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-01
GET EVEN FOR A SLIGHT,
Young Men Not Invited to a Wedding
send "Representatives.''

Young Men Not Invited to Wedding
Send "Representatives."
4 popular young man who lives on
the West Side was marrieda short time
ago, and this event in his life seemed
to estrange him from at least three Of
his former companions. The ill-feeling
grew out Of the distribution of invita-
tons in which the trio was innocently
ignored. No explanation would con.
vince the young men that the slight
was not premeditated.
II will have, the young woman write
each of you personal Invitation If you
soy So" the prospective bridegroom
volunteered. Il want you to feel that
It was all a mistake"
The three shook their heads dolefully
and insisted that the bride be spared
the annoyance.
1--WE won't be there" said one Of
them, with a wink that told of plot
in contemplation, "but we will be rep
resented all right" The young man
about to be married gave little heed to
the covert threat of his friends.
Upon arriving at the young woman's
house on the day set for the wedding
the bridegroom was greatly annoyed at
the discOrdant sounds that came from
four handorgans that were ranged
along the opposite curb. He thought
that they had been retained by politi-
cal club in the neighborhood that had
planned for rally that evening. Their
real purpose dawned upon him when,
upon emerging from the church with
his new-made bride leaning on hts arm,
he deserted the quartette in promi-
nent place near the carriage. 1t was no
time to cause disturbance, so the
youth passed on, swallowing his joy
and indignation.
The serenade was continued at the
brides house. A policeman was sent
for, but the operators displayed city IL
censes and could not be disturbed. At
the depot they reappeared again, but on
the last demonstration their employers
stood beside them.
AS the couple mounted the steps Of
the coach a cheer came from the three
who had sent their Representatives"
1t is needless to say that the bride and
groom continued on their way, never
turning to wave adieu to the young
men who had accomplished such a mer-
CHESS revenge.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-01

them have sought places of abode in all
the far portions of the world drawn
under the protection Of the British
flag.
The population Of London, roughly
speaking, doubles itself every four de-
cades. In 1901, out Of every ten peo-
pie in England and Wales one person
lived in London. To-day one out of
every seven persons in England and
Wales lives in London. This growth, it
Is scarcely needful to point out. has
not taken place in central London,
where the population has been dimin-
ishing by about one-twelfth in each of
the last three decades. The increase
Is in the suburbs, where the small house
never ceases to encroach and multiply.
In the central area, which includes the
districts Of st. Georges, Hanover
Square, Westminster, Marylebone, St.
Giles, the Strand, Holborn, the City,
Shoreditch, Whitechapel and St.
George's-in-the-East, the number Of
houses which cease to be inhabited, or
are transferred to the category Of
"houses not occupied at night"
amounts to more than 1000 each year,
The fourteen largest provincial towns
in England Liverpool, Manchester,
Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Bristol,
Nottingham, Bradford, Hull, Newcas-
tie, Stafford, Leicester, Oldham and
Portsmouth not amount in joint
population to the figures of London,
even if the growing Outer Ring Of
suburbs be excluded.