davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
ENT FREE TO MEN
dost Remarkable Remedy That Quick.
" Restores Lost Wgor to Men.
Free Trial PACKAGE Sent BY Mail t.
All Who Write.

Free Trial Package Sent BY Mail to
All Who Write.
rec trial packages OF a most remark
ksiheuy are being mailed to all who
Mrlte, the State Medical Institute.
n cured so many men who had bat.
tcr years against the mental and
fttsl suffering of lost manhood. that
s Institute has decided to dlsrribute
{fial packages to all who write. If A,
piRt treatment and all men who snffer
My form OF sexual weakness .csniI.
Nfn youthful fClly. premature loss OF
e4xth and memory, weak back vari
eies or emaclatlon OF parts can now
e themselves at home.
~ femedy has peculiarly grateful ef-
Nt warmth and Seems 10 ACT direct to
afsirea location. giving strength anil
*iopment just where Ii Is needed n
IS hll the Ills and tronblcs that come
n ears Of misuse df the natural func-
1E and has been an absolute success
All cases, A request to the State Medi
Institute, 400 Elektron building. Fort
fne, Ind. stating that you desire one
hell free trial packages viii BE- com.
q with promptly. The Institute Is de-
,u4 Of reaching that great class OF men
o ID unable % leave home 10 be treat.
and the free sample win enable them
see how easy II Is TO he cured OF sex
Heakness when the proper remedies
Is Employed. The Institute makes no re-
ttflons Any man who writes will be
Ifa free sample. carefully sealed In a
In package 30 that Its recipient need
r. BIO fear Of embarrassment or pubiiel-
{feadefs are requested TO write with
i 4elay.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
BEATTY STOCK is ACTIVE.
LED THE TRADING ON HOUsToN's
ExeSiANGE YESTERDAY.
Several Sales Were Made at an Advance
in Prices--New Stocks
Introduced.

There was very active bidding for stocks
on the Houston OIL and Stock Exchange
yesterday. but sales were not lutte rs
large as were expected. This was mainly
because those who nad socks for sale
we're demanding higher prices than hereto.
fore, and the buying orders were limited to
the prices that prevailed Wednesday
The most active stock and the one in
greatest demand was Beatty. Several
hundred shares Of this sold at 3Oa3ic. an
advance Of y to 1lac over weineday's zig
nlfs. The bid at the close was so. with
none offered at that price
Among the oil fayorltes, DrilersN and
Grace, there was no trading. buyers and
sellers being too far apart as to values
Manhattan advanced cents for the tiay.
and one sale OF go shares was recorded at
~ cents
Among the new companies introduced in
Yesterdays trading was the Missouri. Kan
sas and Texas Oil company, For this stock
47t4 cents was lid, but none was ofrered
for sale.
While as a rule prices were slightly high.
e. ON the active stocks yesterday. some
declines we're noted. The prlcc lid for
Bryan Heard was 80 cents lower. fnr lam
man $50 down aud for National ON ana
Pipe there was a decline OF 3 cents per
share.
The brokers had many orders to buy
Yesterday, and few concessions here and
mere would have resulted in very active
trading. The orders placed RECENTLY have
Deen mainly for investment purposes. for
many stocks can now be bought OH In
SAchahEe at prices from 80 10 rs Der cent
lower than when the companies were nrst
organized
The prices bid and asked Yesterday and
the sales made were as follows:
Unlisted Sto.LS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
Clearinn AWAY Ruins.

Galveston. Texas, July 5.--The work Of
clearing away the wreckage of the Lucas
terrace was commenced today. This Is the
building that was situated near the beach
where so many people lost their lives. II
was brick apartment house. three stories
in height, and was hled with people when
II went down number OF bodies have
been removed from the wrecknge, and there
may still be bodies buried under the ruins
ronrse. euch bodies as may remain VIII be
found some distance under the wreckage,
MS those near the top have already been
recovered.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
GAS IN COLORADO COUNTY.
Il Was found With Very Little In
- veStidatiop

Il Was found With Very Little In
" vestiaation.i
Columbus. Texas. July 5.--when Captain
A. F. Lucas visited the Kessler Hill prop
erty near Columbus last month he gave
out the statement that he found all the
indications of the existence of oil in that
field except escaping gas and that he be-
lieYed If he could spend day or two in
the locality he ould find gas escaping
His belief has been verified. Yesterday
morning Captain j. ]. Dick with so e
workmen who have been doing some pre-
limlnary work over there found the gas
escaping In the bed of Plney creek at the
foot of the hill and ignlted 1t. In the
course OF his investigations on the hill
Captain Dick found n stratum OF talcum
In considerable quantity. Some OF this tai
cum has been brought to town and purified.
II is free from grit and is a very white
sample. Tacum or soapstone is used for
making baby powder face powder. inutlt
i.r,'N 'sls ass = fs-'~+iri' @ 1fA
Texas OH and Mining company has arrived
and is being conveyed to Rocky Point. The
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
Neuro Volunteers Return.

Galveston, Texas, July 5-A large mum.
her of the colored residents of Galveston
were at the depot this morning to meet
the returning members of the Forty.nlnth
regiment Of United States volunteers who
arrived this morning from the Philippines,
They were mustered out at san Francisco
and are now returning home. The men
who arrived this morning looked Ike they
needed rest after their military work IN
the distant island.
Among thoSe who returned ,is t MS morning
officer Bee; r. Smith Jason stanley,
August Tyler. l.. Goodwin Lemon Smith
r.. Holland, Frank Upps, James Bel j.
Branttey Jules Williams, Joe Halnes,
rrauk McGee. Adams Graves, Richard
Scott. w Richard A. Campbell NJ Cole
man, Tom Marshall, 7 Coleman Joe Su,
tom I'D white, l.. Perkins and I'D Hol
land
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
rerrell News Notes.

Terrell. Texas. July 4.-Today was a big
day IN Terrell Thousands Of people at
tended the prohibition celebration. The
weather mas been very warm no accidents
have happened. and the people seemed to
enjoy themselves.
Terrell is to have the streets sprinkled
with oil An order has already been sent.
Nearly all the business houses closed at
noon today 10 celebrate the Fourth
Rev George s. Sexton. pastor of the
Methodist church Of this city, has returned
from his tour OF Europe and the land OF
Palestine. coming loaded With Information
regarding those foreign lands.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Police on the Lookout for Man Who
Committed Outrages at Houston.
a'fAODEN'S CONFIDENCE IN THE PORT
Is Pleasing to the People Generally.
Negro Volunteers Have Returned.
Ruins Being Cleared Away,

Galveston. Texas. July 5--The Officers or
Galveston are keeping lookout Tor tho
inan who made the murderous assault on
the sleeping women az Houston. on tho
morning after the crime Was committed
man was seen Ivy Mr.. John A. Il,licks
"n the traiu en- route 10 Galveston Win
blood ON his coat, carrying n large chm
Mr. kirlleks lid not know Of M oren.
renee IN Houston at the tim s,lll tbs
appearance Of the man struck him - DO
ing peculiar aud he called the attcnlot or
rue conductor Of the train to H. Aficr
Mnrning OF the crime he reported the mn,
'er 10 the authorities, but the offlcers have
Us, Nei been unable TO locate the mnn
\ Snort time ago the residence OF Mr.
y =, .ulpheh. cashier of the Island GIN
saNlhks bank. was Invaded by a mysterious
hIhWctt VINO ende9vored &c force his wny
INTO the apartments occupieh nv i'm laII'ss
81 the family, In his efforts III awaken,
Mr. Campbell and, In fact, nearly eyefr
one else IN the. neighborhood, MS he was
propped shut by another door from the
inside, and IN doing this he made noise
enc nigh 70 he heard for several hlacks. Mr.
Nampheil called 70 him to stop or he would
shoot, and HIS demand WAS responded 10
by shot from the burglar The man
then climbed down the post OF the porch
ana walked away without any show OF fear
ar haste. The man was not captured and
while he was In room where there was
considerable jewelry on the bureau, he
old net modest u or ANYTHING else IN the
norse Some, Of the. Officers thought that
the man WAS insane. but Mr. Campbell Was
not Inclined TO this belief Since the crimt
In Ilous on renewed EFFORT to locate the
Intruder Into the Campbell residence have
heen male. and some advances the theory
that there may be some connection between
the two criminals,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
outlook in Rrazofla county.

Hon. y. l.. Perry. manager Of the BRYAN
Heights oil and pipe Line company, was
In the city yesterday and SAYS his com
pany has everything In readiness TO sink
their well except a competent drliler TO
do the work The Guffey company has it's
derrick M and machinery on the ground
and will connie. ce boring within the
next week The -,ople in the vicinity Of
Rryen Heights and other sections ~ Bra,
rnr,a conufv are so thoroughly convinced
mat they have oil that they. refuse 10
mi any price whatever upon their land
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
oatholio churoh pedIoated.

Runge. Texas July 4.-Today the new
Catholic church here is being dedicated
large number is Ia attendance from the
country and neighboring towns, including
several priests The church is an elegant
building aud speaks well for the zeal Of
the members OF that denomination In this
section. Services will he held regularly
hereafter once n month BEGINNING IN the
ian n school viii he conducted in connec-
ton with the church
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06

Mexia. Texas, July 5-4Flrc broke cut last
night about midnight in vacant cottage
lust wesi Of Mrs Hartley's boarding house
The house was totally destroyed and one
next TO II owned by Douglass jackson aud
occupied by Tom Bryant caught and was
almost destroyed before the fire boys got
the blaze under control
The house In which the Are started was
owned BIZ j. W. Klncheloe mad contained
a small amour, NJ nay. Both houses We're
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
a sustajnino Diet.

Tbese are the eneryating days, when, as
stroke hs n the Day Of Fire had dawned.
Ire, are fraught with danger 70 people
" hose systems are poorly sustained. and
less robust az our readers, that the full
eject Of Hoods Sarsaparlla Is such as TO
suggest the propriety OF calling this medi-
tonic,-say, a sustaining diet IT makes II
mrch easier 60 bear the heat. assures re
frts hing sleep, and will without any Doubt
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06

burg and San Antonio Railroad company,
twelve and a half miles tbranchl. ST@0
per mllei Galveston, harrisburg and san
Antonio Railroad company twenty two
miles Imain llnei, Sl2,oO0 per mile; San
Antonio snd Arkansas Pass Railroad CON-
pany, thirty-one miles. $500 per mile
There were only twenty-siX other raises
OF valuation as made hy owners In the
county and these were all sustained,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
New We'll at the Mound Started.

Columbia, Texas. July 5.Ths Equitable
Mining company began operations at the
Kaiser Mound Yesterday, and had their
well down twenty-five feet last night. VI.
Underwood saws the well viii Ice pushel t.
conpletion aud that IT is the intention IT
the company To 20 2uO1 feet or get oil.
Mr. Palmer a gentleman working AT the
Eauitahle Mining cOmpany's well al the
-aIser Mound had his thumb and three
ayers cnt on this morning by the mac 10,
sry Thief were badly crushed and ampu-
tation was necessary.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
Mem preehvteriar Minister.

Galveston. Texas, July 5.-Rev J.
h. French, pastor Of the Presbyterian
church OF Fort Worth arrived In
the city today accompanied by his fam
Nv Rev. French was called 10 the pas
torate Of the First Presbyteriau church
of this city TO succeed Or. Scott, who
IN rev, French declined to accept the
emil. hut nfterward agreed to oil the pulnit
here for two months as supply. The
congregation of the church has not de-
eided 70 call any one ulge 10 the pAgtorate
of the church permanently at present.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
Notes and Personals.

Galveston, Texas, July 5.--E. 7 Oar
rough. deputy United states mafsnat TOT
quarters al Houston, was In the city today
Brooks. formerly cashier OF The
sfrta Fe At Houston, hut now agent 10
IN company at Weatherford was IN tne
cIty today.
John Orr, n wholesale grocery merchhht
Of Austin, Is in the city,
John Ray. lumberman Of Houston was
II, the city today
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
Texas OH and Mining company has arrived
and is being conveyed to Rocky Point. The
NEW OIL COMPANIES.
Three OF Them With Capitalization OF
$3.50 600

$4,000.
Austin, Texas, July 5,-The following oil
charters were filed today with the secre-
taiy OF state for the purpose OF prospect
ing for oil and other minerals in Texas;
Mutual Union Oh and Asphalt company
of Austin and st. 10, capital stock $780,
600. Directors; G. S. and W NJ wal ON
H c. Holcomb, Jefferson Johnson. Austin
and A. l. Scott OF st Jo.
The Sutherland Springs Oil company OF
Floresville: capital stock SlO0. 900 Dlrer.
tors; W. c. Bruf, d c McRhea w A.
r Creech, Floresyllle. aud r s. Diiworth,
Gonzales
The Equitable Land and Oil company of
Beaumont; capital stock S3O0OlO Dire
tors John s. Swift g. c. Heltzberge. i.
r Wlthrow ST Louis ] F. fanner. NJ .
Wisdom, A. p. Doueo te and T. A. wills n
OF Beaumont
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
Appoint.d ! Nornal Student.

tain, representative Of this district, has
appointed Miss Reheeca liiu = ia i %
county Ia the sam Houston normal He
has ordered a competitive examination 10
81 held here on August 26 FOR one sp-
poIntment from this county to the same
lchooi and one appointment 10 Pflisle
View
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
ualuatlon EIned on RaiIroads.

Gonzales, Texas, July 4.--The commits
sieners court Of Gonzales county, sitting
as hoard OF equalization, yesterday even
ing nxed the following valuations on rail-
roads for this county; Galveston. Harris
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
pslo Pinto county on settlers.

Mineral Wells, Texas, July s.-The old
settlers reunion convened here today with
n large crowd In attendance and viii I've
continued throughout tomorrow aud next
day with a unique program ARA nged
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
Lianite OF Good Quality

Nacogdoches, Texas. July 4.-The strata
II eonl found in the Huntington well in
Angelina county by the Texas and New
orleans Railroad company is nine feet In
thickness and is a good article OF Ignite.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
1INsLEY ApMITTEp 10 eAIL.
Fifteen Thousand Dollars Surety Given
for His Appearance.

Gonzales Texas. July 4-The grand jury
has returned several indictments, among
them one against w, w Cook for murder
in the hrst degree for the killing Of w.
A. Bittlch at waelder; another against J.,
n Tinsiey for murder in the first degree
for The killing OF Oscar Schleyer. Applica'
ton for bail was made in Ilnsley case
upon the evidence taken at me examining
in the sum OF $4,000, which was given.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
R,oom Fnctory rnIaraed.

Mount Calm, Texas, July 81. c. A.
wood proprietor OF the broom factory nj
this place, has so enlarged HIS plant that
he will find II necessary to purchase hs
broom corn In the future. as he can not
del ote his attention to raising II himself
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
con,,.o, q, Another wei Al Sour Lake.

Navasota. Texas July 5.-Judge George
d. Neal and DR. A. II. Ketchum returned
last night from Sour Lake where, IN com
nany with ldessrs Mnnday aud Henry,
fhev let Yesterday contract for an oil
uson for The Empire State company. IL 10
~ be coinmenred Il twelvench hole and
finished as large as latest machinery VIII
MAKE.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
Operations in the corsicana Field.

Corsicana, Texas, July 5.-Report OF op-
erations In the oil held for June: Wei
completed 4; producing 4; gas none: d..
none; abandoned Z: drilling 3; rigs 3 ma
ing a total 10 July l: Wells completed
doned 212 ~ n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06

company, part OF lot 2. block SO, Spindle
dpSrpe " Carroll to G. G. o'Brien.
block g, Gladys city, other considerations
5. F. 2. Morse. passenger traffic man
ager Of the Southern Pacific spent the
morning in the city. Mr.. Morse was cs-
corting his friend, Mr. NJ f. Harrington
a banker and capitalist Of New York
through the state The party composed
o. o. or. Morse, Mr. Harrington and wife and
General General Baggage Agent "; ", Monroe Of
and left nor Houston about noon,
-
Mr.. Il. S. Reayls, who has been repre-
scouting the St Louis Republic here for
several weeks, makes the following denial
~ the Interview attributed to him and
published originally ia the New Orleans
pic0yune
The New orleans Picayune of Tuesday,
July 2 publlshes an Interview, which Is
copied IN the Galveston News of today,
pnrPortcd 20 have been had with me at the
- CHARLES hotel IN New orleans last Mon
day In which ! AM quoted as expressing
surprise TO ind SO many Wild cat schemes
"a Texas. The reporter who wrote tfie
interview for the Picayune niso attributes
20 me the statement that every day some
man Is arriving IN Beaumont TO look AT
what he has bought. only to find that the
lands claimed to be near the proven ground,
or actually in II, are situated In some out
or the way place where there Is chance
fer oil under the most favorable circum
stances Then | am made TO say that 1t
il this condition that has made the scheme
OF the uogg- Swayne syndicate possible. =
ana that even with small tracts OF land on
Szcndle Top hill among the gushers the
companies find themselves In position
that is not much better than Il was before
'as the property holders around them have
determined TO make them keep to their
own land, aud they have no tankage and
no facilities for getting their oil of the
land when they have brought In their we'll
After this these words are put into my
mouth. They are In Il bad Ak" Then, In
print. the reporter asks me question
which never heard or saw until | read
II in the Picayune. viz: "Can they not
demand way out with their product 2"
Following this he proceeds to answer this
query TO suit himself; certainly l never
spoke one word that he uses. He quoted
me as saying the smaller companies are
working a combine with the object of
marketing their product. and has me say
| ing that sit is stated that gentleman is
now on his way to Chicago with the inten-
| tion of putting 1t thronNk,
Now, | viii state -rmphatically that
| the reporter wrote this entire interview
! without ah expression from rue on which
| to base II. | said nothing that could be
/ even construed into su-h a story.
| Holland y. Reavis.
/ ~
4
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
Collin county's Scholastic Population

Mckinney, Texas, July 8.-Full census re,
Turns show Collin county TO have n schol.
GstlC population. OF 1900. This Includes
four Independent school districts. as 70.
lows. Mckinney. s54: Farmeraviile, Az:
Tano, 30; Wyiie, 100.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
The New COMPRESS.

Galveston, Texas, July 5.-Tranic
Manager McCabe Of the nrm OF George
McFadden & Bro was seen by The
Pest representative today and asked for
further details in regard TO the erection
" . compress ny the hrm at Galveston,
an account Of which appeared exclusively
In The Post of today He stated that for
business reasons the firm had not made
public the plans, and that he was not NJ
liberty to give out anything definite In
regard to the matter vet He said, how
ever, that the officials Of the railroad
company and the representatives OF the
compress company had agreed upon n To-
cation for the compress at the Southern
Pacific pier last "Wednesday, and that the
matter had been referred g The general
approval. The news In this morning s
Post was very gratifying to GalyestOnians.
as they regard the location Of the com,
press here as an indication that the Nc
Faddens stIll have confidence In Galveston.
and they think this VIII help TO inspire
confidence In others.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
po,.,o.s sh,ppec from eroesbeeok

Groesbeeck, Texas. July Son Monday
McCHnte & Proctor Bros shipped from
here the first carload Of potatoes ever
shipped from this place. The ear went
10 Kansas City.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
PlEDRAs PlNTAs WELL.
Oil Is Flowing Despite the Efforts to
Check L.

Corpus Christi, Texas, July 5.--A tele-
phone message from Piedras Pintas, thirty
miles west of here, this evening says oil
is flowing freely ont of the well there not
withstanding drillcrs are endeayoring to
stop II bY plugging. IL is on the verge Of
gushing aud. WIN be prevented II possible.
The huid Is a tine quality OF lubricatng
oil. Much excitement exists here over the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06

Following are the closing quotations on
the Beaumont oil exchange:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-22
Death Of Mrs. Julius E. leach.

Mrs. Alice Houghton Leach, SO. wife Of
julius +. Leach, clerk in the Brattleboro
post office, died about 4 o'clock Monday
afternoon of tuberculosis of the throat
The end came peacefully after an ILL
ness of several months. during which
time Mrs. Leach visited a specialist in
New York, but without getting relief
The disease had its beginning in a sym
pathetic cough which followed the ILL
ness of her little daughters with diph-
iberia. Mrs. Leach was born in Guilford
Sept. H. 1865, and was a daughter of
Joseph NJ. and Elizabeth Rudd Houghton
now Of Brattleboro. She attended school
in her native town and also the High
school in Brattleboro, where she receiv-
ed high marks because of her natural
aptitude and easy grasp of her studies.
ana made many friends. as always by
her agreeable disposition and winsome
ana attractive personality. She was mar
ned 10 Mr.. Leach Oct. 3, 1892, the we'd
ding taking place at the Houghton resi-
dence in Guilford. Mr.. and Mrs. Leach
lived with Mrs. Leachs parents until
about four years ago. when they came to
Bratueboro Besides her husband and
parents Mrs. Leach leaves two Young
daughters, Marjorie E. and Oracle F,
one sister, Miss Jennie NJ. Houghton. and
one brother, George +. Houghton. all Of
Bratteboro. Mrs. Leach was a commu-
meant at st. Michaels Episcopal church
me funeral was held al her late home
As High street. at go o'clock Yesterday
Rev. Edward T. Mathison oficiating
The burial was in Morningside cemetery
the bearers being John L. Knowlton
George e. Foster, DR. c. Robert AIdrich.
Harry l.. Gale, Charles W. Cleayeland
and John A. Lindsey.