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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-17
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Washington, October 10. Eastern Texas
Fair Thursday aud Friday; light to fresh
southcastcrly winds,
oklahoma aud Indian Territory Fair
Thursday aud Friday; northerly winds.
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BURLINGTON COMBINATION.
Articles OF Incorporation with Capital o'
$500, 100000 Filed.

y UU,UUUlOUO 7 II1tI'
Burlington, Iowa, october l6-Arucles
Of incorporation OF the chicago, Burlng-
ton and Quincy Railway company were
aled here today capital stock S1O0.O0ooO.
The object is to acquire lines and property
Of the Burlington system, composed OF me
compsny on illinois and numerous other
roads and branches In Western states and
combine them under one management Tue
the consolidation over to the Morgan'Hili
syndicate.
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Dined with the President.

Washington. October 1G Booker II.
Washington Of Tuskegec Ala, dined with
the president this evening.
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General Observations.

Observations taken by the United States
weather bureau at 8 p. m, 75th meridian
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President Roosevelt today granted pardons
in number Of cases. among them those OF
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Passenger Department Houston, Texas for copy OF
southern Pacific Rice Cook Book, containing 400 recipes.
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(cOntinued on Second Pase3
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The estimates for the navy Of the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1903. were made pub
lie at the navy department to-day. The
total amount Is S9s,91o,os4 against SI7,-
a24 $50 appropriated for the current year
These estimates do moi cover any recon-
mendatious for increases IN the navy over
that already authorized. but II Is more than
likely the secretary will recommend three
new battleships ana two armpred cruisers
and a number OF small guDboats.
Amador ledger., 1901-04-12
Funny Men in Congress.

Congress always has its funny man.
Sometimes there are two or three. The
funny man of this House is Private
John Allen of Tupelo, Miss. He has
held the position for the past ten or
twelve years. Before him was Sunset
Cox, whose heart was broken because
the House would not take him seriously
long enough to make him Speaker.
Allen also has been handicapped by his
reputation as a humorist- He is the
ablest man in Mississippi, and the best
known, and yet he has never been able
to secure an election to the Senate.
This is Aliens last Congress, and so the
place will be vacant soon. 1t will
probably be filled by Champ Clark.
When Senator Mason of Illinois was in
the House of Representatives, his repu-
tation was that of a humorist, and
nothing else.
Amador ledger., 1901-04-12
FOREIGN.

The Turkish transport Asian has been
wrecked near Yembo. Twenty soldiers
were drowned.
Earthquake shocks visited a wide re-
gion of Southeastern Hungary and sew
eral houses were shaken down.
The North German Lloyd Steamship
Company has ordered the construction
of four large steamers at Bremen.
Jacob Gerson, long prominent mer-
chant in Neustadt-an der-Hardt, has
fled to the United States, after default
ing for 100000 marks.
Berlin is to have an italian eXposi-
ton in the geological gardens. There
will be imitation streets of Naples, Flor
ence, Rome, Pompeii, Venice, with
canals, etc.
Reports received at mass meeting of
the Lanarkshire colliery engine work
ers at Hamilton show that 10000 min
ers are idle in Scotland owing to the
strike for an eight-hour day.
Two Paris shop girls fought duel.
Both were in love with the foreman of
their department in the drapery store.
They repaired to the woods near Vim
cennes with their four seconds. Just as
they were about to receive the signal
the forester appeared and the girls fled.
One of the principals involuntarily dis
charged her revolver, and the result
was that one of the fleeing seconds fell
screaming with bullet in her arm.
The forester then took the wounded
girl to the nearest hospital and marched
the others to police station.
Amador ledger., 1901-04-12
Women on Russian Railways.

According to "a Russian correspondent
the chief of the Riazan-Ural Railway
has asked permission from the Minister
of Communications to ~ermit those
women who have been passed by the
railway school at Saratof to be employed
on the railway as station masters and
sub-station masters, luggage inspectors
and telegraph superintendent, since in
that part of Russia there is great lack
of educated and reliable men. The
Minister of Communications has ap-
proved of the request.
Amador ledger., 1901-04-12
PACIFIC COAST.
AL ASKA.

AL ASkA.
News has been received at Dawson OF
big strike at Pelly.
The Yukon Journal, new fOur-page
daily, has been established at Dawson.
During the recent stampede to Gold
Run and Eureka, Skagway, eighty men
staked one claim and made rush to
record it, and at the mouth of Gold
Run 100 men made wild scramble for
three claims.
OREGON.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to give
100000 to the city of Portland for a
free public library building provided the
city will guarantee site and sufficient
annual income for its maintenance. The
Portland Library Association now has
building and library valued at $780,
600, and the two will probably be con-
solidated.
WASHINGTON.
The Methodist Church at Van ASSET,
nine miles south of Seattle, was set on
fire, but the flames were eXtinguished
before serious damage was done. G. E.
Campbell, railroad laborer, who had
been seen in the vicinity of the church
short time before the fire, was arrest
ed on suspicion and he made a full
confession to Captain Willard. After
explaining how the fire was set, he
continued: ~ touched the match to
participate in the excitement which
would follow. [ was sorry that the
blaze was eXtlnguished." He said that
in addition to being an incendiary he
was one who had thrown rocks through
the windows of several residences. 81
am insane once in a while,n he said.
Campbell is only 20 years old.
Amador ledger., 1901-04-12
BRIEF REVIEW.
A Fight Between Sea Monsters.

Robert Lee, the Union Pacific general
agent at Tacoma, had hair-raising ex
perience recently while crossing the
Narrows from Gig harbor in company
with Gideon Frazier. They attempted
to cross the Narrows in small boat.
When half way over huge whale
suddenly appeared directly in front of
their boat with his mouth vide open
and apparently bent on making meal
of the entire outfit. The whale came
up from the depth of the Narrows with
out warning and looked big and ugly.
The mariners say he was at least eighty
feet long and looked twice that. But
the whale was not looking for the boat,
as was apparent second later when a
gigantic and ferocious looking Mantidae
Birostris appeared in close pursuit. A
whale is more afraid of a mantidae than
of anything else in the sea. Frazier had
his 81 grizzly gun in the boat, and had
pulled it up to make defense against
the whale, but when he saw the man.
tidae he drew a bead on one of the
flaming eyes of the monster and fired.
In another instant the sea was dashed
into a mad fury as the frenzied man.
tidae dashed about, with the whale ap-
parently dazed and helpless, not know
ing which way to go. With few bold
strokes of the oars Lee pulled the boat
on the opposite side of the whale from
the sea devil and IN momentary lull
they succeeded in getting away just
before the whale started in to thresh
the water into foam in combat with it's
pursuer. The fight was short, however,
for the mantidae was evidently disabled
by the shot, and the whale succeeded
in getting away and ran down the
Sound, while its pursuer, after spend
ing its rage in fruit1ess attempt to get
at the whale, dropped down into the
turbulent water and out of sight.
Amador ledger., 1901-04-12
Telephones on Electric Cars.

Cars on one of the suburban lines in
st. Louis are being equipped with tele-
phones. The instrument is placed in
the rear of each car, the negative wire
being connected through the wheels to
the rail, and the positive wire being
fitted with simple device resembling
a jointed fishing pole, by which con-
nection is secured with a private over
head wire paralleling the trolley. The
motorman is at all times able to COM
municate directly with the office.
Amador ledger., 1901-04-12

Someone has estimated that twenty
two acres of land are needed to sustain
a man on flesh, while that amount of
land sown with wheat will feed forty
two persons; sowed to oats, lightweight;
to potatoes, Indian corn or rice, 176
persons; and planted with the bread
fruit tree, over 5000 people could be fed.
Amador ledger., 1901-04-12

got Lazarus" "Have you got Judas
Iscariot?" " No, but I've got Wash
ington Irving" and so this odd game
of Authors" which doubtless had
never been played just in that way be-
fore, went on. The strangest conglom-
Grafton of biblical names and makers of
books that Polly has ever known, but
it was interesting and showed that the
wee folks had had ample training in
the catechism.
Amador ledger., 1901-04-12

The old rolling-pin of our mothers
and grandmothers has rival in the
field of culinary work, for some one has
invented glass rolling-pin that rolls
your dough as neat as a pin. 1t has
wooden handles and costs the modest
sum Of siXty-five cents. 1 cannot see
that it is any great improvement on the
old-fashioned wooden rolling-pin that
has done duty for 10! these many years;
but as have said before, this is an age
of fads and glass rolling-pins is one OF
them, and good in its place.
Amador ledger., 1901-04-12

Most people talk about a million
without realizing what it really is. An
expert coin counter can count about
$4,000 in an hour. If he worked ten
hours a day it would take him thirty
three and third days to finish the
counting of 81 100000.
Amador ledger., 1901-04-12

Abraham Lincoln and Charles OAR
win both first saw the light on February
II, 1909
Amador ledger., 1901-04-12

About 100000 babies are born into
the world every year.
Amador ledger., 1901-04-12

On an average COW yields $50 gallons
of milk year.
Amador ledger., 1901-04-12

SAFE DEPOSIT-Safe deposit boxes can
be rented from the Bank OF Amador County at
the small expense of IS cents a month, thereby
securing you against any possible loss from fire
or otherwise. Don't overlook this opportunity
of protecting your valuables.
SAVE MONEY-PatroniZe a home institu-
ton. Send money away through the Bank or
Amador County: you will save 10 per cent and
upwards over postof1ce or express. Money
sent to all parts of the United States and also
all parts Of the world. We have the latest
quotations on foreign exchange.
SAVE MONEY-It doesn't cost anything
to deposit money in the Bank OF Amador County.
They receive deposits from S. up. Commence
the new year by opening up bank account. A
man or woman with bank account has a
financial standing. Don't bury your money;
when you die it can't be found and you are liable
to be robbed while alive.
Amador ledger., 1901-04-12
BANK OF AMAD)R COUNTY
Incorporated November, 1895.
Capital Stock - $4,000

President Henry Eudey
Vice-President s, G. Spagnol
Secretary and Cashier Frederick Eudey
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Henry Eudey, S. G. Spagnoli, John Strohm
Frederick Eudey and Alex Eudey Of jackson
Amador ledger., 1901-04-12
NEVADA.

A lumber deal of much importance
to Nevada and adjoining counties has
just been concluded in Grass Valley.
By its terms the Yuba Development
Company secures control of the lumber
yards in that city of Birce & Smart.
The company is also negotiating for the
purchase of yards in several towns in
that part of the State. Where pur-
chases are not practicable the company
is considering the starting of new yards.
Amador ledger., 1901-04-12

The game of Authors" known to
old and young, was being played by
some of Polly's little friends the other
day and they got authors sadly mixed
up with the catechism. None of them
could read, but they were playing in
good faith as they had seen some of the
older members of the family play the
game. "Have you got John Ruskin?"
asked Totts. mo, but I've got John
the Baptist" said little May. "Have
you got Longfellow?" "No, but I've
Amador ledger., 1901-04-12

There are rumors in Fresno of beer
war by reason of the entry into the
valley of the product of the Fresno
Brewing Company. The war will be
egged on by the brewery syndicates in
San Francisco and Los Angeles whose
receipts in the valley have been sensi-
bly, diminished by the local product.
1t is freely rumored that 100000 has
been offered and refused for the new
brewery at Fresno.
Amador ledger., 1901-04-12

Advices from Salonica say thata band
of sixty from Bulgaria endeavored to in
wade Macedonia, near Djumabala, and
came into conflict with the Ottoman
troops. Ten of the Bulgarians were
killed and the others fed.
The leader., 1901-10-30
Another Unioatied Gun.

Last Thursday evening Miss Emmie
Smith, daughter of Alfred Smith, in
the Heuck's Retreat neighborhood, was
accidentally shot by Bert Williams, the
fifteen-ye year old son of the superintend-
ent of the gravel pit. While Bert was
passing along the way with shot gun,
Miss Emmie, who was sitting in the
window of her home, called out to him
not to shoot her goats. He made
some reply and pointed the gun at her,
with the result that shereceived load
of twenty eight shot in her arm and
side. Mr.. Williams, the father of the
boy whose distress knew no bounds, i'm
mediately telephoned to town for two
physicians, Drs. Davis and Wilson,
who discovered that the wound was
not necessarily serious. The boy was
hundred yards from the house at
the time of the shooting and had for
forgotten that he had loaded the gun.
We hope this incident will be lesson
both to himself and to others who are
inclined to handle carelessly deadly
weapon like shot gun, that was made
to kill and not to play with.
The leader., 1901-10-30
The Hallnwe,en Party.

The spirit of George Washington will
positively appear at Mrs. Hartman's
Halloween night, and will have mes
saGes for all AS he never told lie,
his messages will all be as true as the
"hatchet story" and special message
will be given each of the following:
Misses L. Allen, Clio Smith, Ada
Magee, l.. Magee, Maud Forsythe, Bes-
sic Cooke, Susie Becker, Josie Tibbs,
l.. Kirchhain, Peepsie Terry, Beulah
Bayliss, Eunice McCalip, May Sher-
man, Angelica Staffler, E. and L. Edler,
Mary Moreton, Nita Hardy, Leona
Eitel, |. Keenan,, Pearl Drury, G. Chris
man, Adele Priebatsch, f. Priebatsch,
Eva Kohlman, Josie Pfeifer, Bessie
Cassidy, NJ. Crawford, B. Crawford,
L. Nesmith, Mamie Hoskins, Alma
Jobes, Rena Jones, Annie Burton, A.
Cassidy. Irene Hobson, Jessie McNair,
d. White, F. Daugherty, f. Walker,
Fay Hoskins, F. Cameron, Inez Lewis.
Messrs. Devereux, Cassidy, Lyell,
Nalty, Mccormick, DR.. Parsons, f.
Parsons, Robert Moreton, a. Mikas, F.
Hartman, Ed Penn, II. Penn, d. Nc
Cormick, d. Cameron, j. Julien, j. Nc
Grath, f. Becker, p. Strother, Steve
Smith, H. Middleton, Bert McNair, =.
Dahlstrom, -. Dennis, -. Massengill,
p. Cantoni, t. Hudson, w. Davis, j.
M. Wood, H. Magee, l. Blum, L.
Zwirn, u. Savage, =. Barnum, =.
Pierce, -. Schexnayder, -. Schwartz
D. T. Bryant, Ed Magee, Paul Hobbs,
E. Keiffer, DR.. Brown, Ben Wilson, D.
Kohlman, DR.. Holloway, Stanley Byrd
L. Jones, etc.
The leader., 1901-10-30
The Leading Sewing Machine.

Whenever we can speak a good word
for our patrons we always do so. We
have just learned that the New Do
mestic sewing machine has been
awarded the first prize over all sew
ing machines at the Pan-American
Exposition at Buffalo.
The Domestic has pioneered every
great improvement in the family sew
ing machine for third of a century.
1t now has the very latest improve
ments, being really two machines in
one. Both the lock Tor shuttle) stitch
and the chain (or loop stitch can be
made perfectly with this machine.
The Novelty store has the exclusive
sale of this wonderful machine for
Southern Mississippi and we are glad
to note that they are meeting with sue
cess-having placed over 300 machines
since May |, 1901.
They are sold on easy payments and
considering the price and terms they
are in reach of everyone.
The leader., 1901-10-30
Stricken With Paralysis.

Henderson Grimett, of this place,
was stricken with partial paralysis and
completely lost the use of one arm and
side. After being treated by an emi-
nent physician for quite while with
out relief, my wife recommended
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and af-
ter using two bottles of it he
is almost entirely cured-GEo. r.
MCDONALD, Man, Logan county, W.
Va. Several other very remarka-
bic cures of partial paralysis have
been effected by the use of this lini-
ment. 1t is most widely known, how
ever, as a cure for rheumatism,
sprains and bruises. Sold by c. E.
Grafton Drug Co.
The leader., 1901-10-30
Sharp CompetitIon.

Special to the S-Democrat.
KosCIUsKo. Oct. 22.-There is a war
being waged among the cotton seed
buyers of Kosciusko. Last year the
Kosciusko Oil Mill and Fertilizer Com
pany began operations and entered the
local market in competition with the
buyers for foreign concerns. Among
the buyers for foreign mills we're two
ginners who operate gins in Kosciusko.
For the purpose of securing the seed
that were being bought by these gin
ners and shipped to other mills the
Kosciusko Oil Mill erected a gin and
reduced the price of ginning from
about s2.25 per bale to 81. The cut
was promptly met by the other gin
ners and a good deal OF cotton was
going to their gins when the Kosciusko
Oil Mill published a statement that it
would gin all cotton free if the farmers
would sell it the seed, otherwise it
would charge 80 cents per bale. A
good deal of hard feeling has been
caused among the people here over
the affair.
Brookhaven ginners keep perfectly
sweet and fully up to each other by
offering premiums to the cotton men.
The leader., 1901-10-30
The OIynpians.

The Olympian Literary Society met
Friday, October 25, 1901, at its regular
meeting place. Minutes of last meet
ing read and approved. After the
roll call the following program was
carried out: Reading from Longfel-
low, Chester Byrne; Essay: Presid en-
McKinley's death, Ruth Penn; Recita-
rion, Hugh Germany; Reading from
Shakespeare, LiZette Lowell; Essay:
Literature, Floyd Smith; My Biog-
raphy, Zach Savage.
There were others on the program
who failed to bring up their work.
There being no further business the
society adjourned TO meet Friday, No
vember l, 1901.
RUTH Penn, Reporter.
The leader., 1901-10-30
NOT IN THE PLAY.


The Big Lion in "Railroad Jack" Causes
Scene.
There was scene at the theater last
night that had not been announced in
advance printing. During the action
of the piece there is large lion used in
the performance and Miss Madeline
Caufman, the heroine, is thrown into
the cage. Last night the king of the
beasts was not i'll good temper and
there came near being a tragedy.
When the girl was thrown into the
cage the beast sprang upon her and
came near taking her life before the
attendants could reach her.
Miss Caufman was seriously injured
about the arms and body, and but for
the prompt and heroic action of the
members of the company her life
would have been destroyed.
The lion is kept securely Gagged and
there was no possibility for him to es-
cape. but at the point in the act the
girl is thrown into the cage and the
exit barred. Usually she is able to
control the beast, but on this occasion
he was more savage than at other times
and the audience was given a good
scare, and it was not without cause
Upton TrjbuHe, Sept II, 1901.
At Heuck's Opera House, Monday,
Nov. 4th.
The leader., 1901-10-30
WELLMAN NOTES.


Miss Pearce spent Sunday at her
home in Crystal Springs.
DR.. and Mrs. Weathersby, of Bogue
Chitto, were in town last week.
The weather still continues very dry
and warm. Vegetation is suffering
greatly.
Misses Hart and Ford, from Whit
worth, were the guests of Mrs. Frank
Converse Sunday.
A large crowd attended services Sun
day and listened to two interesting
sermons by the Rev. Mr.. Thompson.
Public school will open Monday, No
vember 4th. All be ready to come in
when it opens and do good work.
large crowd of Wellman people
attended the big circus at McComb
Saturday evening, and all say they got
their moneys worth.
Mrs. John p. Conerly has returned
from New Orleans entirely relieved of
her suffering. Mrs. Conerly has had
the fourth surgical operation for af-
fected nerves in the face. We hope
this one will prove a lasting benefit.
The leader., 1901-10-30

1t is rumored on the streets that the
Hubbard McGrath Co, the great bust
Hazlehurst building, embracing that
part of it now occupied by the bank
as well as the adjoining store room,
and that the building will be enlarged
by the addition of another story, as
well as heightened 10 or 10 feet. The
bank,i is said,will erect another build
ing for its own use. These improve
ments, together with the addition of
another story to the building occupied
and owned by B. f. Johnson, the big
gest buggy house in Mississippi, will
make row of splendid brick store
houses, and add much to the appear
ance of the town.-Hazlehurst Courier.
The leader., 1901-10-30

Lincoln Comfy Circuit Court will
convene the first Monday of Novem-
Der. The civil docket will be called
during the first week of the term. The
State docket will be taken up the 2nd
Monday, and continued until disposed
of. Witnesses in State cases are not re-
quired to attend before the End week,
and will not be paid for attendance
prior to that date.
S. p. OLIVER, Clerk.
The leader., 1901-10-30
A Typical south African Store.

o. II. Larson, of Bay Villa, Sundays
River, Cape Colony, conducts a store
typical of South Africa, at which can
be purchased anything from the pro-
verbal "needle to an anchor" This
store is situated in valley nine miles
from the nearest railway station and
about twenty five miles from the near
est town. Mr.. Larson says: II am favor
ed with the custom of farmers within a
radius of thirty miles, to many of
whom have supplied Chamberlain's
remedies. All testify to their value
in household where doctors advice
is almost out of the question. Within
one mile of my store the population is
perhaps sixty. OF these, within the
past twelve months, no less than four
teen have been absolutely cured by
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. This
must surely be a record" For sale by
G. f. Grafton Drug Co.
The leader., 1901-10-30
Old People Have Their Troubles.

Mr. Francis Little, of Benton Har-
Dor, Mich, is over eighty years of age.
Since 1860 he has been troubled more
or less with Indigestion and constipa-
tion and has tried almost everything
in use for those ailments. Last Au-
gust he began using Chamberlain s
Stomach and Liver Tablets and was
soon feeling much better. In a recent
letter he says, Il have used three box
es of the Tablets and now | think | am
we'll" These Tablets improve the ap-
petite and invigorate the stomach, liv-
er snd bowels. For sale by G. +.
Grafton Drug Co.
The leader., 1901-10-30

Mrs. Belle Hoffman will make her
home with Mr.. Lucich's family, and
care for his little children, the mother
less little ones of Mrs. Hoffman's sis
ter. Mr.. Hoffman, as soon as he can
arrange his business affairs in New Or
leans, will also locate in this city.
Friends and relatives are glad to num-
Der Mrs. Hoffman one among them
again.
The leader., 1901-10-30

This medicine is a boon to persons
who, by reason of long residence in
malarial districts, or from overwork
or debility brought on by long illness,
or general depletion of the system,
or from advancing years, find they
have lost the vigor of their younger
life. To all these we offer Smiths
Nerve Restorer, and we guarantee that
it will not only relieve their troubles
and weakness, but will restore them
again to enjoy the pleasures of robust
early life. Price per bottle, Sl00. c.
f. Grafton Drug Co.