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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-24

The railway ana telegraph companies
are working between 1000 and 1900 men
day and night Officials are on the ground
pushing the work Of constructing tele
graph lines and are building the road mud
hope to be able to communicate with both
stormswept districts by noon Monday
Nothlug whatever has been heard from tho
section Of country between Vivian and
Williamson. other than the Tug river Is re-
ported as being entirely over It's banks ana
higher than ever known by the oldest in
habitauts.
The town OF welch, county seat Of Nc
powell county necessarily must have sui
rered seriously and n number Of the large
lumber plants stuated along the hanls
Of Tug river no doubt are entirely washed
away.
residents Of the north side Of the stream
lost their lives and at least nifty OF those
living on the south or lower side were
AZ Az Burke. suburb Of Keystone. mum
Der are missing and eight are reported
Ut It IL now certain that the total list OF
to the other, will reach 200.
At least seventy mine mules were
drowned. Several mines are rePorte"
NG on the North Fork branch Of the Nor;
fok aud Western hundreds were rendered
homeless and tonight are camping In the
mountains Only one of the ten golfers
located on this branch escaped. the ASH
land, IL being located az the head OF me
stream The Mcdowell Coal company LOST
twelve residences The Roanoke company
lost their boiler house and one large boiler
was swept four miles down the stream.
The Louisville company stnrehouse Is
yvrect md tho stock Of goods a total loss.
At Rolfe, large number OF miners
bn,ses were swept away as we'll as the
be,dson,e residence ~ the company's ply
Elc'an Twenty-Five houses are tammed 70.
gether in one large mass Of broken IN
'eEf dtbbpe Gillian compauy's collier, the
powder house and fourteen houses were
kt indian Ridge the company's store was
DESTROYED and al the stock lost. The res
ldence Of Captain C. Botsford. the man
ager. Is wrecked also
washed away. all the trestles being gone
in Inc Elkhorn valley It Is estimated
thar tho loss IN the railroad and coal In
terests will exceel 100000 OUT of
twelve miles 81 main line double track.
only one mile remains and an the bridges
'i Tbs O1 cosier company lost 1000 horse.
mover electric plant and many buildings
and coke ovens. the whole being valued
Tbe House company is damaged about
me Tierney interest consisting Of four
colilef{es will stand 20 lose 263lVDo. IneTe
are over twenty eolllerles whose damages
arg fa EY'' adylces from the clnch valley
diyi1on conhrm the reported drowning Of
eh Rs univ named Hook. living near me
river close 10 Pounding Mill station on
the CHnch valley division, we're all
drowned, six perishlns.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-24
FELLFROMA WINDOW
Death Of AdeIbert Hay Was Due to a
Startling Accident.
WAS WELL AND CHEERFUL.
lie Had Retired TO His Room on Third
Floor Of Hotel.
SECRETARY HAY IS FRUSTRATED.
Father of the Young Man Has Arrived in
New Haven.
FRIENDS OF FAMILY SHOCKED BY NEWS
Son OF the Secretary Of State Had
Gone to New Haven TO Participate in
Yale Commencement.
EcRETARY HAY is FRUSTRATED.
Father of the Young Man Has Arrived in
New Haven.
FRIENDS OF FAMILY SHOCKED BY NEWS
Son OF the Secretary OF state Had
Gone to New Haven TO Participate in
Yale Commencement.

New Haven, Conn. June 23.--Adeihert
Stone Hay, former consul Of the United
States at Pretoria. south Africa, and eldest
son OF Secretary Of State John Hay, fell
from a window In tho third story OF the
| New Haven house In this city shortly
before 2,go this norninq and ,yas tnstani.
/ 4, ,.ln
~ All'Nu'
The dead man was graduate OF Yale
az tho class of pS md his deatb ocenrrea
Z, 40, -
." '4ie eNt Vi tne university SonlheneS-
nient which brought him here yesterday
nnd in which. by ylrtue az his class ofnoe.
~ -,
the leaders.
rbe ful detsu, of the tcrrihtn scc,a.a.
IN,
supposed that after going TO his room az
the New Haven house. Mr. Has went 10
the window for ntr and ammo on tna
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-24

some twenty-five miles west Of Bueneds.
| w, Va The region visited by The food
IL said IN be devastated and the PoCa-
/ hontos coal fields are reported to he in
ruins,
More than thirty miles Of the tracks OF
the Norfolk and Western railway is gone
and reports arc SIN coming into the gen
eral offices OF this system ia this city
Of washouts on the various sections Of
lines In the flooded districts. One Of the
breaks n the track viii need at least
1000 laborers and several days 10 repair
The railway yards at Vivian were com.
pletey destroyed ana It is reported most
Of the town was washed away
Northfork Junction and n few other
smaller towns suffered greatly. Saturday
night Ia pay night in the coal nelds and
Il Is supposed that the coal miners had
flocRcd into the towns In the district 20 do
their trading and there is no telling how
many NJ them were caught in the food
and drowned. 1t is stated that the great
damage 70 far as known ls ~ Keystone,
w. Va, one mile from Norfolk and thirty
miles west Of BlneAeld. From the meagcr
reports describing the force Of the storm
al Keystone, II would appear that the
damage rivals that Of Johnston. Pa, and is
I equal TO the Galveston horror There Ia
no Geographic communication west Of
Bluedcld. as the telegraph lines were
swept away along with the railroad tracks
II Is said boy tho telegraph officials tnat
the lines are useless between Kenova, W.
Va, and Blue6eld a distance Of 200 miles
II may be several days before the tele-
graph lines Will be restored sufficiently
between these two points TO obtain fun
report Of damage done In that territory.
II is stated however that every building
IN the town OF Keystone was demolished on
carried away BY the water save one, aud
that bar room which stands on a high
hill
The normal population ~ Keystone Is
1000, and as last night was Saturday
night there Is no telling bow many miners
had gone into the town 10 swell us popn-
lation II Is estimated that 200 lives were
lost at Keystone alone.
The food seems 70 have extended over
vast area OF mountain country and the
hundreds Of mountain streams becoming
swollen only served 10 swell the Elkhorn
river until It ovcrfowed and carried de-
struction in It's wake. Railroad ties and
tracks. small buildings Of all descriptions.
trees. telegraph poles. huge houlders and
evry Imaginable movable thing that came
within the sweep Of this mighty torrent
Of maddened waters went down the mouu-
famous district IN a seething. roaring mass
Of debris Dead bodies could be seen
floating along the valley by those who had
gained a place Of safety IN the high hills,
All day Saturday the rain fell IN sheets
and II was evident that II II did not erase
there would be n food aud great destruc-
tlon must resuit from Il, hut It was not
until after darkness had enveioped the
coal regions that the great catastrophe
was upon the country and was making
clean sweep Of the valley for miles around.
shortly after midnight Saturday night
IL seemed as II the heavens bad opened
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-24
MIL RE TAKEN M ~ ANToNIr

WILL BE TAKEN TO BAN ANloNlD.
San Antonio, Texas, June 23.-A tele-
gram was received by Sheriff Tobin today
from Laredo where the man arrested as
the supposed murderer Of Sherin Glover,
is confined, stating that the prisoner had
been fully identined as Gregorla Cortez,
who killed not only Sheriff Glover, but
Sheriff Morris Of Karnes county and Henry
schnabel, one Of Glover's posse Tho pris-
oner will be brought from Laredo 10 this
city tomorrow. when the future dsposi-
ton Of, him will be decided on. COrtez
was captured by Captain Rodgers Of the
state Hangers near the coal mines, thirty
miles up the Rio Grande from Laredo. He
rad stopped az a Mexican jacal to get
something to eat preparatory TO crossing
the river into Mexico. He had laid MS
his men appeared, he did not have a chance
10 get the weapons before he was covered
viii Winchesters Had Rodgers been a
half hour later, the man would have been
safe on the south bank Of the Rio Grande.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-24
NEWS RECEIVED AT AUSTIN.

Austin Texas, June 23.-Sherin Davis
received telegram this afternoon from
sheriff Avant Of Frio county that Cortez
the captured Mexican, had been fully iden-
tiaed as the murderer OF Sherins Morris
and Glover and that he had Sheriff Nor
ris' pistol on when captured.
AFTER MEXICAN HORSE THIEVES.
Gonzales Texas, June 23.-sherin Fly
and posse left town early this morning
for the schnabel ranch country. There are
a number Of Mexicans living on farms and
ranches in that vicinity and q IS believed
mat one or more Of the gang OF horse
thieves are hiding in the brnsh there. Dep
nty Tin Davis was one Of the posse. lie
was with sheriff Glover when the latter
was killed and. although slightly wounded
4, nisto duel with the Mexicsns. he did
NOT return from the chase until yesterday
evening. 80 .t. -,
manning nv j. W. Ramsay from Sheriff
avtnf n Atascosa couaty. dated az Dilleg
Tness June %. "MeXican caught by Cap
tsfn Rogers on Rio Grande Yesterday"
A. answer was Immediately sent asking
whether the Mexican had been Identified
az Cortez and second telegram from
Sheriff Avant says u is certainly Cortez.
The sheriff and a K2rnes county man left
DiIlev az pCon for Laredo TO identity tho
prisoner
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-24
Texans in New York.

iSpcCilI 10 The Uost)
New York, June 23--Thc following Tex
ans are registered at New York hotels
Houston Mir and Mrs E. A Hudson,
Fifth Avenue: r. r. Dancy. Aston.
I'll Paso-Tinnie Moore. william Cad
forv and wife Fifth Avenue.
i'aus-H. /. BetteS. Grand
san Antonio-E ] Martin, Imperial
Temple-Bake Haskins. Marlborough.
Bal.is--W. c. Bugg, Marlborough
Hearne-Sol Katzenstein, Marlborough.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-24
COUNTED THIRTY BODIES.

Trainmaster Says He Discovered
that Many Floating corpses.
farewell, Va, June %. The train
master Of the Norfolk and Western
railway walked the track between
Vivian ana North Fork, distance
Of twelve miles He discovered
thirty bodies floating in the river.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-24
NEWS At ROANOKE.

Property Damage Said TO Equal that OF
Calve ston Disaster.
Rosnoke VA. June 23.-Great excite
ment and anxiety we're created here TO-DAY
when II was reported that 40 awful food
and cioudburst had swept over the Elk
hoyn coal region in West Virginia. This
territory ID near the Virginia line aud II
about Us nileB west 90 Roanoke aud
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-24
sToLrN HORSES IDFNTIFfED.

Gonzales. Texas, June 23-County AttoF-
ney r. F Nixon has lust returned from a
trip 10 the Sohnabel ranch. He IL thor
oLehly acquainted with that county and
SAYS that Of the several horses captured
there on Saturday after the killing, two or
three have been identified by their own
ers Mr. Nixon saws that II Is evident that
a gang OF horse thieves had gathered there
10 take the horses elsewhere aud dispose
OF them.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-24
steamer Comal Aahore

Miami Fla, June 23,--The steamer comai
of the Mallory line went ashore last night
four miles south Of Jupiter inlet
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-24
We Have Just Received Large Ship
ment of
NEW YORK PLASTER PARIS
WRITE FOR PRICES.
H. P. MCLAUGHLIN & co.
Dealers in Cement, Lime and Brick.
$40 Willow
ORDERS FOR EIGHT OUNCE
0gI0bugS 011 Ducks

Solicited We are making room for very
heavy fall stock. Closing out sales on
Summer Goods Send us your orders for
prompt shipments.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-24

They had among them two men who nave
known the Mexican Tor several years One
Of them is Deputy Choate. who has known
him for a long time at Karnes City and
the other is William Loueary OF Elglu.
Bastop county, who has known him since
1892
They were both positive In their ldeutin-
cation and they say there is no doubt that
he is the man whom they have always
known as Gregoro Cortez. and who com.
nitted the terib:e murders which have
Kept ali the officers of Southwest Texas
IN the saddle for the past ten days Loue-
airy says he was a farmer near Elgin aud
he knows Corte2 and bis whole family
among whom are two brothers.
OF course the Mexican still denies all
knowledge OF the crimes imputed to him
and says he does not know the men who
have SO completely Identified him. lie
will be turned over to the officers from the
interior, but It is not known exactly when
they will start on the return trip with
him
There is great deal n rejoicing here
over the success of the capture and Cap
tain Rodgers and Mr.. Merem are being
warmly congratulated In fact. all ,he Of
fcers who have so energctica,ly and as
slduously pursued the Mexican for the past
ten days deserve the gratitude Of the law
abiding people of the whole state,
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-04
JACK TAR'S GROWL.
Story illustrating the Sailors
Habit of Grumbling.

The author of "From Edinburgh to
the Antarctic" writing of the sailors
habit Of grumbling, says: 1.-THE dinners
are all the same-that is to say, Mon
days dinners are all alike, and what
we have today we shall have this day
six months hence Jacks forefather
this day 100 years ago had the same
menu and made the same uncompli-
mentaFy remarks about the dishes. and
100 years hence on this Gay Jacks chill
Iren Will s"oWl over their salt horse
and plumless duff" The author also
tells this yarn to illustrate that
Jacks habit of grunbling can't be
cured and must be endured:
Once upon a time there lived skip
per whose wife said to him that if she
went to sea the poor men would never
find fault with their food. Her hus-
band took her with him on a voyage,
and the good woman attended to the
cooking in the galley herself.
The scouse was thick with fresh veg
etables. the bread was white and with
out weevils the meat was good and
the duff was almost half plums, but
still the men growled
Then the shippers wife thought of
the hens she had brought on board to
lay eggs for her husbands breakfast.
She took them out of the coop. Wrung
their neckS with her own fair hands,
plucked them, roasted them and sent
them to the forecastle on the cabin
china.
Now the men," she said to herself
will know how much we think Of their
comfort"
At eight bells she stole forward to
the forecastle to listen to the praise of
her skill as a cook. She looked down
the hatch and saw big black fist
plunge fork into the hen and heard a
hoarse voice groWl II say, Bill. what
dye think this ere bloody fowl died
off,
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-04
A DOME TIC JAR.
The Little Dialogue with Which the
proceedinns Wer. Enliyened

The Little 9ta fOEue with men the
Proceedings Were Enlivened.
Here's a little dolly dialogue that
was overheard in $o4 month Capt.
tol hill mansion one evening last week:
She-Why. oh, why. did ever marry
you?
Ee-Because | was good thing.
She You are becoming positively
coarse
Te--Association.
She-You pay no attention whatever
to my little wishes.
He What's the use of chasing a car
after you've caught it?
Shp--I believe you have been drink
ing again
He--No such luck.
She-I'm in rags.
He-Well we'll do a sketch. Som l.
She-I haven't been to the theater for
two weeks
He Yours is a sad story.
She-ErEte.
He-OurS is a peaceful home.
She-Are you going down town to-
night?
He-If can swing you for car fare.
She-I have only Sd in my purse.
He-Hetty Green!
She-I saw a pair of high heeled pat
ent feathers today. reduced to IS, that
| must and shall have.
He-D'je see any mems brogans for
S1.39?
She Why don't you get shaved?
He Waiting for pay day.
She-Don't you know the rent and
the gas will be due this pay day?
He--Then I'll cut out the shave.
She-I wish had never left mamma,
so do.
He-Others. others!
She have good notion to go right
back to her this minute.
He Have you got an umbrella?
She--Oh, you -you-g-g- government
c-c-clerk. (Tears Curtain.) Wv Washing
ton Post.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-04
The Mothers Favo1ite.

Chamberlain Cough Remedy is the
mothers favorite. 1t is pleasant and safe
for children to take and always cures
1t is intended especially for coughs, colds,
Group and whooping cough, and is the
is not the least danger in giving it to
children for it contains no opium or other
injurious drug and may be given as con-
fidently to babe as to an adult. For sale
by Johnsons Pharmacy.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-04

permanent ana the Health OF the individ
ual when left to run in its own way
If uncontrolled. it will develop much AZ
a flower "nst,pn will develop: the RAJ
and weed, nature will come to tl
front and the tones Of exquisite bean
ty Will be obscured Bad daily habits
in the use of the voice will give /,
many disagreeab.e qualities If con
the background and permit only its
beauties to be Known II cultivated
the weeds will ht taken out and the
flowers developed Pit.ShUrg Press
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-04
The Neglected Voice.

The voice is the most common and at
the same time the most complex of hui
man faculties. When we listen to it,
we realize nothing of the many in1u-
ences at work in it's use Yet it repre-
sents the character, the mood the tenn
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-04

Clevelanl,O Ohio, December 90
A through service ha, been obtain
ed from Cleveland to St. Angus
tine, Fla, in twenty hours by way
Of the Big -Four, Queen and Ores,
cent and Southern Railways.
A New York negro who had the
smallpox locked himself in his
room and declined to admit visi-
tors. A policeman broke into the
room and found that while the
negro was still there he had broken
out
Evening star., 1901-10-10
BANNER DAY AT FREDERICK.
Estimated That 10000 People Visited
the Fair Today,


Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
FREDERICK, Md, October 1O-This was
the banner day at the Frederick fair 1t was
the most successful in point Of attendance
of any day for the past ten years. Ex-
cursion trains from Baltimore. Washington
Hagerstown. Winchester and Westminster
brought thousands Of people here, and the
crowd on the grounds is now estimated at
10000. Yesterday the attendance was large,
but today the crowd is enormous and the
fair Is going at a lively gait. Fakirs are
here in great numbers and are doing a good
business. as are the side shows. wheels OF
fortune and other attractions
The democratic state candidate es-Dr
Joshua w. Herring for controller and J..
Frank Turner for clerk of the court Of ap-
peals-are on the grounds making the ac-
qualntance of many democrats. The re-
publican candidates telegraphed this morn
ing that they would be unable to attend
the fair, being detained in Baltimore on
important business.
The races yesterday were fine the fin
ishes being close and very exciting They
were witnessed by 1900 persons The
track was fast and in the 215 pace Black
Venus went the mile In 2.16A.' In the sec
ond heat of the 2.25 trot Peggy c. Won by
about head from Silk Lace, but was sent
back to last position for irregular driving
The 2.25 trot was won by Silk Lace owned
by W. NJ Cobb, Spring Mills N. Y, with
Peggy c., owned by Samuel A. Rice, BaIti-
more, second, and Red Light, owned by
w. l.. Bass, Richmond, third.
The 2-1o pace was won by Lucy Posey,
owned by w. NJ. Cobb, Spring Mills. N Y,
with Black Venus. owned by w. G. Ben
nett. second and Joyful Maiden, owned by
w. L. Bass. Richmond, third. McFonso
owned by F. r. Keys of Linden. Md, and
ridden by Jockey Grimes of Washington
won the running race, with Miss Alfarra
owned by ]. l.. Booher, Grafton, w. Va
second and Whippany, owned by E. NJ
Phillips, New York, third. There are three
races, a 2.15 and 2.22 trot and a running
race, on today's program.
Evening star., 1901-10-10
Washington stock Exchange.

Sales-regular call. 12 O'Clock m.-Columbia 5s.
thaler Linotype, 10 at 17o*. 2 at III, 10 at III.
phone com, 100 at o. 100 al eH' ss at e,< iP st
81; American Graphophone pref, 80 at sls. After
eallaAmeresn Ggphophone CON-. 100 at es-
District of Columbia Bonds.-3eos, 1924, l2s bid
ha Te sa TsOn Is lesS
tric con. 4lss, 81 bid. Metropolitan Railroad 90.
l16 bid, I2o asked Metropolitan Railroad cert. In
debt; B, Io0s bid. Jos asked. Columbia Railroad
s S s a. .s "a ,o mort sia o sS
ington % C. Gas Ss series o B lS7 BID y 8 Electric %
and Potomac Telephone IS, 104h bid, lO7 asked.
s e :nd s sS
Imp e. lSa bid Market M e. eItn aS e. lSI
esn S,G deb &C. 100 asked DID
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies mp tionsl Safe
nRss asd Tu.t snd & sssu ,r
rity and Trust '2l! bid, go asked Union Trust
and ans iSs Of $40
aUs s5 Ss S.e rs rs , 9 ~
bid. West End, 100 bid. Traders, 140 bid. Lin
Railroad stocks.~Capitai Traction. 1osx bid,
1osx asked CITY and ,s.a Suburban. J, i ,,s bid 40
20 Sia Metnopoitan IS bd ooreoran. 90 bid
Arlington 20 bid 80 asked German American. 22o
sS sS Nasan' Nsss Sa se S
asked Commercial 4 hid. 8 asked
Title Insurance Sto ks.-Colambia Title, AZ bid,
asked. Washington Title. rs bid, az asked.
Telephone stocks:-chcsspsake and Potomac. 60
bid. -------
Gas stocks.-washington Gas. 6sx bid, 6a& ask
ed Georgetown Gas. 6 bid. ~ asked
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Merrenthaler Linotype
1703s bid, 171h asked. Lanston Monotype, i2ss bid
12hs asked. American Graphophone CON-, g bid, "a
asked American GrAphophone pref, 81 bid, s4
asked Washington Market, IA bid, Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat, l6S bid = ef4i
sEx. dividend. -a = so-s-- e--s -
Evening star., 1901-10-10
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, October 10.-Flour quiet unchang-
ed; receipts, 6S2o barrels; exports, Is 292 barrels
Wheat firm; spot, 71&a717; the month, TI&a72
Novembe. .2AaI2S; December, 7SNa73as: steamer
No. red, 81 asa675 receipts, 49, 519 bushels; ex-
ports, 1si0 bushels; southern by sample, Goa 7eh
do. on grade 6s1sa12k. Corn dull; mixed spot and
ed 5sa5sA; receipts Il. .4sf bushels; southern bern
white and yellow corn. eoae2; Oats firm; No. 2
white. 39laa40; No. mixed, 3SIa: receipts i 25O
bushels. Rye quiet and steady; No. nearby. S.:
No western; Sc; receipts, 1908 bushels Hay
quiet and steady, unchanged. Butter firm. un
changed fancy imitation. lsa191s; fancy creamery
Eggs firm, unchanged; fresh. 19a2O. Cheese firm.
unchanged: large, 1oAa10Ls; medium. Ioxa1I
small, Many: sugar frm, unchanged; fine and