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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18
A GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Recent OIL Developments show Nee
of Its He-es1ablishment


To the Editor OF The Post.
Austin. Texas. January 1.-THE recent
developments In the Beaumont district.
where one of the largest oil wells on
record Is now gusaing at rate estimated
10 represent $4,000 barrels A day, calls
attention anew to the desirspility OF ro-
establishing the geological survey. | am
in receipt OF many letters on the subject
and many inquiries are being made AZ
10 the mineral resources OF this STATE,
1he careful study Of uae oil regions OF
this State has not yet been made In the
region south OF Coisicana and extending
mo starr county II Is. OF course,
known that oil has oecu found at In
tsrvals along this stretch OF territory.
hut TIE sysiemat4c grouping OF all The
facts that have been accumulated during
the last few years stu remains to be
taken in hand
There has been n wonderful growth Ia
the production OF oil IN this STATE, for In
1896 the output was only 400 barrels.
In 1897 this rose TO 65,a15 barrels; in
1895 to $4,000 barrels. IN 1899 to 669,0l3
barrels, while the production In 1900 will
be close upon 100000 barrels. The total
value Of the mineral products OF Texas
Is now close upon si,000,000 year,
Statistics that have compiled since the
earliest records will soon DC ready for
publication They will include asphalt,
bat guano cement, clay products, coal.
gold and silver, granite, Iron ore, lime
stone mineral waters. petroleum pig
lion, salt and sandstone ! hope also to
include the statistics bearing on quick
silver ores,
1t would he well II these statistics
could be collected by state authority and
circulated early In each year. They are
now collected by the general govern
ment. through the agency of the United
States geological survey. and by MIR. II,
p. Rothwell in The mineral industry, AS
presented to us they are accurate, but
one has to wait several months. perhaps
more than year, for them. II There
were a geological survey, charged among
ether things. with the duty of collec ing
and disseminating all. such information
we could have the statistics for each year
published early In the succeeding year,
We could keep In touch with what is
going on in the state in all the different
lines OF industrial development and have
a department TO which all such questions
could be referred
In many ways the problems here are
peculiar to Texas and they have to be
met and solved under conditions that dc
not exist elsewhere. During its existence
the former geological survey did a great
deal 10 attract attention to the resources
OF this s ate. new one to devote itself
particularly to pnoctiral and economic
matters would be of the greatest value at
this time. Questions Of purely scientific
interest should be OF minor Importance.
What is needed now ia a systematic study
Of the resources Of the State for practical
purposes Yours truly.
VIM. - Phillips
University Of Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18

Austin, Texas, January 1.-THE wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union held
its regular meeting this afternoon at a
O'Clock.
MIR. Hugh Sanders and Miss Martha
Caldwell were married yesterday
Hon, Dudley Wooten OF Dallas is here
for Il few days on business.
w. e. Hall and ]. G. Toland OF Temple
are here for a few days
Mrs. p. d. Mortimer is visiting IN
Houston.
T. V. Martin of ST. Charles, Mo, is
here for few days.
Chairman James B. Wells of the State
democratic executive committee is N
town for a few days on business.
Hon Cullen f. Thomas Of Waco and
Hon. Barney Gibbs arrived in town this
morning
Mr.. j. r. Curl. formerly chief clerk in
the comptrollers office. has accepted the
position OF special agent for the Eqnlta-
BILE Life Insurance company.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18

Taylor. Texas, January i6-cotton IS
coming 10 slowly, there being a manlfess
disposition on the part Of mlny farmers
to hold for h gaer prices. Wheat and
cats are doing vol. though there is not
the acreage in he former that might
have been expected considering our
splendid -four mill The unaccustomed
price for cotton is doubtless responsible
for this partial Neglect OF wheat.
Mr.. Russ Brown is constructing com
modious building Intended Tor livery
stable a ha block from tie lnteraa-
tional and Great Northern passenger de-
pot. When completed It will be occupied
by Twining g. IAakiord, a firm now doing
@ feed aud VERY business on the corner
of Third and Por er st.eeLs-
a burglary Was mmitted last nigat
In the hardware house OF keutschbsek.
Ho nsn & Hoch about 800 worth of
goods consisting principally Of guns ana
cutlery, being stolen.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18
HEARNE ITEMS.
Corsicann Oil Men Arc Going Back
Homo.


Hsarne, Texas. January IA largo
party of oil men from Coraacana passed
through Heerne yesterday en- route home
from the Gil fields OF Beaumont Their
cI,nion Of the new wen lis. that 1t Is
the laIgea. in the Urt&ed States. They
say the Gil is inferior to that OF Corsi-
ClEa oil.
A car CT mules arrived in the city from
So Louis. They were consigned 10 Oolo-
mel r. j. Nl1lte, who sold them to the
Different farmers of Che bo.tom. This
is the third CIR foul',n car thai has been
sold in this section in the past month.
Pcs;.n:, ar c. J. Hc strasser mas made
HIS annual report, which shows an In
crease of S20s 80 in the receipts The
receiEas Of 1899 were s323S.3s AMI o.
1900 s344s.SS.
"A nor;ner is Glowing here tais even
ing and che thermometer has fallen sew
oral degrees. freeze is expected to-
night, snd all are prparing for it.
Civil Engineer w. s, Henning OF the
Houston aud Texas Central railway IS
in the city this morning on business
Mr. Jim M,Nutt, a prominent planter
CT the BRACES bottom, ia very sick at
his home with an attack of pneumonia.
Mr.. d. D. Dawson. an old landmark OF
Texas. is very low at his home near
Sutton.
Hon. V. b. Hudson was in Hearne yes
terday en- route to his home in Bryan.
Mr. c. p. Anderson, a postosfcs in
spsctor of New Orleans. has been in the
city for the past few days on business.
Mr. ]. A. Russ of Palestine made a
bus.E.sts trip 20 Hearne recently.
Mr.. A. B. Carr Of Bryan was in the
city recently.
Messrs. G. w. Nethery, T. c. Polsdrot-
er ana D. H. Mcdonald of st. Louis. NJ.
NJ. Stone of Dallas and Julius Pearl of
New Orls ms were the prominent drum
mers in Hearne this week.
Mrs. c. P. Looney is visiting relatives
in TAYLOR thas week.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18
To Consider city Primaries.

Austin, Texas, January 17.--Judge Dun
ham, chairman of the city democratic en-
ecutive committee, VIII call meeting
OF the committee in the near future to
consider the advisablity OF holding pri-
maries for city officers. The election
takes place in April, and many caudi-
dates are in the field. The race for mayor
is getting interesting, likewise the race
for city marshal.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18
H.nI Estate Boom in Orange.

Orange. Texas, January lt.--rhere is
a boom on in real estate in oFrngs
county AMI transfers are being nEae
lslly. Yesterday over s1l5.ooo worth OF
liS party In this county changed hsnds.
lie bulk cd II being farm lands. Among
he deals contaminated was the purchase
BY Mr.. G. Bedell Moore OF the Levy brick
business block. corner Front and Flton
streets. the consideration being $500,
net cash. Mr., d. Mossixer. who now or
cuples mo 6ulGng vduh his dry goods
the building and Win coni1Nass = ~
present location.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18

copal church, South. will in the near fu-
turo build new church htuse. They are
now trying TO get a suitable location for
The same
There arc several eases Of grip in town
and 81 mo few cases OF pneumonia but
90 far none have proved fatal
+. Andrews Esq, OF Houston, at
torney for the Houston and TeXaa Cen
trail Railroad company Is here attending
district court.
Hon $, T. skinner, an attorney from
Waxahachie, Is here representing the
plantin In the case Of the Sp ingneId
Wagon Company VS.. Grower & Freeman.
The First National Bank Of Moxh VI.
Bonner a WORKMAN ct al which has been
pending for several years, and the trial
a which was bogun this morning.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18

Tendance. The house was beautifully
decorated In mistletoe and wintorBroens,
ana the evening was Que VI many do
lights to the attendants. Refreshments
were served before adlournmcnt
Mir. a. II Westfall Is IN tho city ar
ranging for the appearance az the Grand
opera house on January % OF Secret
Service" Mr.. Westtall says the company
is guaranteed to be the original Froh-
man organization,
The complimentary ball announced by
the Athletic club tor this evening has
been postponed one week.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18
Hempstead LocaI..

Hampstead. Texas. January n.-The
Waller county relief committee was busy
this week issuing cotton seed for plant
ing purposes Two cara have been Is
sued and three cars more are expected
in a few days.
Steele Bros. have shipped their corn
from their Ellis plantation. i've miles
south OF town. to Allen farm In BRACES
county. aud the former, plantation OF
several hundred acres. will be idle this
year.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18
A Hard Place To Ell.

Austin. Texas. January i7.--So far the
governor has made no appointment of =
successor 10 the late Or. Becton, super
intendent Of the blind institute. The
board of managers OF the institute held
a meeting yesterday and put Prof. Leo.
nard In charge temporarily, and he will
remain until the governor takes some ac-
tion.
The governor says that he could an.
point chief justice OF the supreme cour,
much easier than to find n man who
would look after the institute as Dr..
Becton did.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18

thai would amount TO my having the dis
erection 70 employ extra clerks in The de
partment whenever l thsueht that the
department needed an extra clerk. and
to pay such extra clerk out OF the re-
ceipts OF the department. that had no
such authority. vny that this Is all
there Is OF It.. and the statement that the
secretary OF state demands Is cents a
ioiio Tor the privilege OF allowing the
government to make the copies. Is asso-
lutely, unequivscal,y and uncopi,tiona,iv
Mise SS-~''s
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18
WHAT THE PIPE WOULD COST
For Pipe Line from Houston To the
Beaumont OIL Wen.

In connection with the disc We that
the oil from the Beaumont well viii he
chiefly available for fuel Ile oses. he
subject is alre5iiy being agitatel o. pip
ing THU Gil to Houston for manafa tu-
ing purposes as substitution 70 eoa
Outside Of the cos. OF laying the pi o
the cost OF the necessary quantity o,
pipe TO reach from Houston to the vel
would be 5-inch pipe S2lO,6'O; S-inch
pipe, s421, 200; Pinch pipe, s3A7 70l.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18
FRS, EATING SORES CURED.
will Not Cure, Disease Is in
food. Hundreds OF Perma-
lures ny Taking II. As. ~.
Hottie Free to Sufferers. A
se of Hope.

Eating Sores, Malignant Ulcers,
sores are all caused by a ma
iton In the blood. This bad blood
NY OUT, but by taking b. b. u.
,lood Balml the poison is drained
ss,em. then all the sores heal per
hundreds Of cases cured by b.
doctors had given the patient up
rs ;; Story. OF Fredonia. Ala,
OF the ears, face and mouth 50
scarcely eat; given up 10 die. yet
.. b. Give this wonderful remedy
az drug stores. 81. Trial bottls
sss BLOOD BALM CO., 1876 Nit
usn,s. Go. Describe trouble ard
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18
business Men May Organize.

Austin, Texas, January 17.-There is a
men of the city to organize the Business
Mems club. Several big events are on
the programme in the way of industries
that can be brought to Austin il proper
steps are taken. The club will be COM
posed OF business and professional men,
and an early reorganization is looked for
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18

the oil regions OF New York anS-ehe oil
fields OF Missouri and Kansas.
C. b. Wilcox. A. Bentley aud J. y.
'NunneFey, oil Of Temple. are in the city.
They represent syndicate which was
organized to operate in the Beaumont
field.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18
Chartered.

Austin. Texas, January i7.--Thc FOL
lowing charters were filed this morning
with the secretary Of state;
w @. Lewis Hardware company OF
Quanah; capital stock $4,000. Incor-
porators: Mary D. Lewis, A. N. Lewis
and j. R. Sanders.
Inc Galveston Coffee and Spice com
pany OF Galveston; capital stock .s2o 900.
lncorporators: ]. T. Myers, Mace stewart
and William Manager
Supreme Council Open Door Fratornal
association of Waco, no capital stock
The Bradley Gin Saw Filler company OF
Waco; capital stock $4,000 Incorpoia-
tors: G. A. Richardson, ]. II. Finks aud
j. L. Downs
The Matagorda County Rice and lrri-
cation company amended lis charter by
increasing its capital stock from s25 900
to 1000.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18
APPOINTED.
ibe Officers viii Retain Their Pc.
itle,s for a Second Term.
ROY DfNOUscES A STATEMENT
lorda County Rice Company
Doubled Its Capital stock.
nsiness Men May Organize.

n. Texas, January 1.-THE gov
his morning sent the following
knents to the senate for conflrma-
harry OF state, John G. Tod OF Har-
bly,.
liant attorney general. Robert A..
4 Williamson county.
1ant general, ThNmas Scurry Of
bounty.
Missioner Of agriculture, insurance.
Il and history, Jefferson johnson
liz county.
health officer, w. f. Blunt Of
h county.
/ revenue agent, Joe Lee Jameson
5r county.
PURCHASING agent for eleemcsyn.
5titutions, e. p. Dodge OF Bell
hntendent of public buildings and
Sam Hlrlan of Travis county.
fntendent OF penitentiaries. J. s.
Tyler county.
liant superintendent OF penitcn-
Hat Huntsville, j. G. Smither OF
county.
4ant superintendent OF peniteu-
'ht Rusk, w. NJ. Lacy of Anderson
3ant superintendent of house OF
ION and reformatory al Gainesville,
snkersley OF Bell county.
3cial agent for penitentiaries. W.
Hill of Dallas county.
etore of penitentiaries, T. S. Gavin
tison county and t. H. Spooner OF
Is county.
= of pardon advisers, r. X. Smoot
Sis county and H. S. Shelley Of
Icounty.
4 fish and oyster commissioner, I.
y OF Victoria county.
Governor also handed In the ap-
mt Of r. NJ. Franklin to Re judge
<Fitty sixth judicial district, vice
Gavin resigned.
fhe above appointments are the
4hcers, with the exception OF the
5y of state.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18
MR.. HARDY DENIES.

b. Texas, January 1.-THE atten-
Secretary OF State Hardy was
b the following clipping CT the
pn News, and was asked what he
pay in reference to the matter:
Ellington. January 15.--From
p 1875 the frontier OF Texas was
Yer and deprecated upon by the
y and Comanche Indians. A
4 number of these depredat.ons
reported TO the different county
: and aGhdavits made as to the
~ and value of the losses. These
! were subsequently filed with
Fcretary OF state at Au tin.
There are hundreds OF these
involving large amounts OF
4, now pending in the court OF
J in this city for trial. The at
4 general has requested the Sec
of state to either express him
a papers Or allow him to make
Of them. / am informed by
Fity that this request has been
ID; that the secretary OF state
Ads IS cents a folio. and in add
Fhereto that the government
fpay for the expenses of taking
f0pIes. That is, the government
Hfor taking the copies and the
pary or state demands 10 cents
n for the privilege. This action
2 part Of the secretary will sus-
'The trial OF these cases and in
tely postpone them. The at or.
,general Is at loss to und ar
. why the secretary of state can
prnish the papers. as the only
at interest are the United
government and the citizens of
j The State of Texas is not In
pghtest manner interested. Gov
&Sayers has been appraised az the
&and asked to have the pa gers
fded, and IL this can 70. he
$to extend the privilege of hay-
Rpies made without paying fees
Rswered that the statement was
Rnd only true in as far as follows:
that an officer OF the United
government had called acon me
Fpary OF state during the tine
department was aged in he
compiling the election returns
tate, and at the same time com
PC material for my biennial re-
"A he department was then over
with work, and even one OF my
clerks was absent, constantly
'&dance at the bedside of daugn-
was expected to die frcm day TO
"A virtue of these facts, | answered
!2resentatiye of the government,
u that he wanted these copies at
8 early day, that | would do the
Spuid TO have the copies made Tor
e last as possible. but that under
<oltions, it would require o-ine
~ make them, perhaps a month
. states CHARGES under the statute
Vent per folio or 100 words, which
tame' The representative of the
.Slates government answered ina
@o these papers prior to the time
N ppearsd, | thought with my reg
&e' that | could get them out. |
lsed him that the only thing he
would be for the representa- We
n ederal government to enplo}
a himself and put him here in
e to make the copies and pay
Its 10 cents per 100 words, and
representative Of the government,
own extra clerk whatever they
sree up2n between themselves.
ID sentative asked the question II
etary did not have authority to
extra clerk out OF the fees that
ping from the copies. answe ed
IN moi hnNa fha .a.ithnrisn hnnaas 4,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-04
Consumption in Cattle and Man.


Professor Koch recently startled the
world by announcing, at the congress
for the study of tuberculosis. in Lon
don, that the tuberculosis of cattle is
an entirely distinct affection from con-
sumption in man, and that the money
and labor that have been expended in
fighting the disease in cows were vast
ed SO far as the health of man is con-
cerned. This is no new doctrine. It
IS not the doctrine generally held by
physicians, many of whom regard the
drinking of unsterilized milk from tu-
berculous COWS as cne/ of the most pro-
life sources of consumption Of the
bowels and glands in young children.
It is in this country especially that the
belief In the non-communicabllity of
cattle consumption to man finds its
shief adherents. It is based on the
facts that the incubation Of human
tubercle bacilli In cattle has failed to
produce tuberculosis in these animals,
and that dairymen and others who
may be in close contact with diseased
COWS suffer less frequently from con-
sumption than city dWellers who have
Nothing to do with cattle and seldom
Or never drink milk.-Youth,s Com
panion. 81 ss
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-04
THEIR SHOE TROUBLES.

viennese Boot. and shoemakers Fear
American Competition.
The question or@~whetter or not
American boot and shoe shops are to
be opened in Vienna threatens to as
sumo international proportions. The
Viennese boot and shot makers, hav-
ing appealed to the government to
prohibit the invasion OF American
competition, today received reply to
the effect that the authorities decline
TO interfere. So soon as the decision
Of the government became known rep
resentatives of the American firm,
Messrs. Barthmann, who are waiting
In Vienna, concluded their arrange
ments for taking suitable shops, six
teen In number. Herr Bitz, president
Of the Boot and Shoe Makers League,
told representative of the "F!remden-
blatt" that the American invasion
means utter ruin for thousands of
Austrian shoemakers. American man.
ufacturers can make shoes, send them
across the Atlantic. pay duty on them.
and sell them in Vienna at shillings
a pair less than the Viennese shoemak-
ers can possibly supply them for. Herr
Bitza declared that If Messrs. Barth-
mann opened shops in Vienna there
would be trouble, because the Viennese
shoemakers, driven to desperation, arc
fully determined to employ violence
against the American invaders. Rep.
resentatives of Messrs. Barthmann say
that they will place themselves under
the protection of the American lega,
ton.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-04
REMARKABLE IRRIGATION.

In India simple yet effective
method of irrigation has long been in
vogue, but only recently has it at.
tracted the attention OF foreigners.
The apparatus consists Of long.
clumsily fashioned balancing pole,
which is fastened at.the middle to the
fork of tree. At one end OF this prim-
tive balance, which is as stout as an
ordinary beam. is fixed another long
pole, the lower end Of which Is sunk
into we'll and carries q large yes
sci made Of baked clay. At the oppo-
site end Of this pole are two coolies.
who are constantly in motion and thus
form living counter balance. si
One after another, they walk with
great strides over this narrow path
way, passing with q mechanical yet a
rhythmical and supple movement
from one end Of the pole To the other
and hardly touching . slender bam-
boo balnstrade, which 10 within their
reach and which 10 intended to serve
- = guide. When they arrive 1t one
end ana re bowed down beneath the
weight thU know that at the othsr
end tn enormous vessel has besn Allsd
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-04
NOTES ON S q IN = &.
CURRENT NOTES OF, DlsC OvERY
d. n AND INVENTION. s.. rs.
The Cause and Cure OF ,Nsrvousness "a
/ The Invention OF Toys nv The Prime
itye Mode of Irrigation Pr.ctlced5
inoIndis. rs ',,esSs & 4
NERyOUslNI,IEss

NERVOUSNESS. va us
What may bescalIed q minor degree
OF neurasthenia is the indefinite con.
dition called nervousness" Sufferers
from It are not incapacitated for bust:
ness or social duties, nor are they
seriously Ill, like the confirmed neuras.
thenics yet their existence Is often 9
pitiable one. They are restless and un-
able to fix the mind on any subject
sleep is; disturbed, and often there is
an indefinable fiuttering sensation
within the chest. 81.
They may have good appetite and
not feel ill physically. And herein lies
their greatest danger, for they per-
suade themselves that all they need
is nerve, tonic OF some sort, or lit.
tie stimulant, and they dose themselves
with various advertised remedies, one
after another, or begin to drink lit
tie wine or spirits.
The stimulation makes them feel
better for a time, but the inevitable
reaction comes, when they feel worse
than before, and run again and again
to the bottle of tonic" or drink un-
til they become confirmed drug-takers
or dram-drinkers-and which is worse
it would be hard to say.
The fatal mistake which these per-
sons make is in assuming that they
are not ill physically, but only "ner-
vous." In almost every such case a
careful examination by physician
will bring to light disorger of some Or
gan, and show that the patient is
physically ill and should be treated
accordingly. 1t is not nerve tones or
stimulants that he needs, but course
of medical Observation-Disclosures, hy-
gienic, and perhaps medicinal
In the majority of cases it will be
found that the digestion is at fault.
There may be no evident symptoms Of
dyspepsia-no nausea, distress after
eating, or eructations-yet the food
may be scarcely digested at all The
stomach does its work. perhaps, in
the. preliminary digestion of the food.
but the intestines, where the assim-
ilation of nutriment is, or should be,
effected, are at fault.
The food is not elaborated into such
shape that it can be taken up by the
tactical vessels and carried to the nerve
and other structures that need con-
slant renewing, and so the tissues suf-
fer from partial starvation. YES.
Furthermore. the imperfect intes-
inal digestion results in the manufac-
ture of various poisons, which are alb
sorbed and cause a morbid condition
of the nervous system.
Treatment should be directed to the
Intestinal trouble and not to the "ner-
vousness," which will speedily disap-
pear when once the .causal condition
has been cured.