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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-11
The Grimes County WeII.

ffsota, Texas, July 1O.-Andrew Dow,
- Lock Mcdaniel and Mr.. Mildly, who
Hterested in the Grimes County OIL
foal company, returned to Nayasota
Way afternoon and boarded the even
t7aln for their homes In Houston. To
'AoFler Judge Mcdaniel said: we
got the oil at Lamb Springs just
.fe want II yet, but we are certainly
.4nown against II, and you needn't be
+fed u az any time you see our drilitr
galioplng into town and telling US 10
w II has been reported here for a
"A Two that the drills were on the
80 ana this information would seem
out the rumor as belief Of the
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A TEXAS WONDER.
Halls Great Discovery.

One small bottle Of Halls Great Dlscov.
cry cures al kidney apd bladder troubles,
removes gravel, cures diabetes, seminal
enlIssiot,s. weak and lame backs, rheuma-
tism and all Irregularities OF the kidneys
and bladder IN both men and women
III vonr druggist, Will be scot BY mall on
receipt OF 500. One small bottle is two
mouths treatment. and Will cure any case
Stanufacturer, +. o. Box GO 81 Loqis,
Mo send for testimonials. Sold bS ali
druggists aud Houston Drug Company.
beaumont. February 13.--This is TO certify
thar / have used Halls Great Discovery
for kidney and bladder troubles and can
fully recommend 1t 20 all sufferers from
w. A. IVES, Ex-Mayor Of Beaumont.
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Machinery for Naeoadoehea FlaId.

Nacogdoches, Texas, July 9--The Cbireno
oil company received at this point yester-
day several carloads Of pipe which Will be
used for casing In the wells and pipe Hue.
One OF their derricks is about completed,
and the machinery on the ground and in
position 10 commence work. The first well
will be bored on Mrs A. III. Cronkriie'S
property, about one mile south Of Chlren1.
near the Pollysot creek Al this point Oh
for years has been oozing out OF the bank
Of the creek In sufficient quantities 10 fur
nsh the neighborhood oil for all domestic
purnogaa
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Richmond Local News.

Richmond, Texas. July o.-Mr. r. F.
Ransom has been elected as general mau-
ager OF the Richmond Water Works com
pany. Mr. /. w. Spencer resigned. The
company is figuring on having SOME work
done on their wells.
j. r. Shields was released this morning
and left for Duke TO resume bis duties aB
salesman for ]. z. Eenn4
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Kirbyyille, Texas. July 1O.-supposed
Charlton Is stil raging near Buna, In the
lower end OF this (Jasper) county aud has
Just lately made It's appearance at this
place, and Il has proved fatal 20 several
cnMs md calves.
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WEATHER INFORMATION.


Washington, July l0--Eastern Texas
Partly cloudy Thursday; probably showers.
Friday fair variable winds, mostly fresh
southerly on the coast.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory Fair
ana continued warm, with variable winds
Thursday and Friday.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
STEEL BULK OIL STEAMERS.

STEEL BULK OIL STEAMERS.
Independent Oil Producers OF
Texas Contract for Boats.
Philadelphia, July 10.-The indie
pendent oil producers OK Texas,
headed by James NJ. Gurcy. havs
contracted with the Neane & Levy
ship and Eugire Building company
OF this city for the construction OF
two steel bulk oil steamers to carry
their product from Sabine Pass t.
any part Of the world The vessels
are TO be of 10000 gallons carrying
capacit, each.
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Street Fair for Ia Grnnne

Ia Grange. Texas. July 1o-The La
Grange board OF trade at It's regular meet.
ing last night appointed a committee 10
Investigate the manner, methods and nd.
visibility OF holding street fair In tais
city In the near future
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CLARION IN MISSISSIPPI.

Governor and a State Veterinarian In
vestiaatine the Disease.
Jackson, Miss, July l0.-Governor Long
inc and Prof, j. @. Roberts veterinary
Mt the State Agricultural and Mechanical
college, left today for Sandy Bayou convict
farm, In Sharkey county, where Charlton
has appeared among the State mules. They
win also visit other infected districts DIFF
fculty is being experienced In procuring
every direction, and a supply is expected
tomorrow
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TURNED The HOSE ON THEM.
Four-lneh Stream OF Water Used to Dis
perse Dowieites

Chicago. July iO.-About 200 followers Of
John Alexander Dowie made another at
tempt to convert the citizens of Evanston
tonight and failed, as on former orcnsious.
disturbance arose and the police on
dered a FIRE engine out ana the four-lnch
stream from the hose completely routed the
DoWieiteg
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Philadelphia Press

.llminyr' exclaimed the first boy
'teacher Jumped on you pretty quick
Yanked you pp and walloped you Ike
lightning, didn't he's"
mot ike nghtnin'. He hit too often In
the same place"
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Sincere Sympathy.

Helm not living with my father.in-
:" she-WeiL ] don't blame him.
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ecu Texas. July IA derrick for the
n OF boring for oil has been erected
" property OF the Terrell Beaumont
apany, near this city. The company
" 10 had an abundance Of Oil
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General observatlons.

Observations taken by United states
weather bureau at s p m, 10Th meridian
tFott,.
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District AVERAGES.

Not Included in means.
Number Of stations, 2S.
The Atlanta constitution., 1901-02-11
BARBER USED A PISTOL
INSTEAD OF HIS RAZOR

Rutherrordton. y. c., February 9.-(Spe-
cial)-Nelson Hamrick. son of Chief of
Police Hamrick. was killed and Eel
Hamrick was fatally shot as the result
of a tragedy which occurred in Dock Bal
ley's barber shop at Forest City at noon
today. The HamricN Logs went into
the shop drinking. While Bailey was
shaving a gentleman they began throw
ing cups and water about until Bailey
ordered them To leave. They did 50, hut
returned I'm few minutes with sticks
of wood and made an effort to kill Bal
ley They seized him. threw him to the
floor and were choking him. when he
drew his pistol and fired. Nelson Ham
rick was shot in the stomach ard died in
a few minutes. Bailey was arraigned be-
fore magistrate. ard the testimony
showing he was justified he was re-
leased under a 500 bond. All the parties
are white. Public sentiment is against
the victims. Bailey is a law-abidnS cit
zen 1t is said the dead man was under
bond for aiding in the lynching of the
negro, Avery Mills, last August. and
would have been tried at the next term
of Rutherford court for murder.
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NFGRo'S LIFE THREATENED.
Floridians Do Not Take Kindly to
McKinley's Appointment.

Jacksonville Fla. February S.--(Spe-
cialD-Therc IS great excitement at Live
Oak, a prosperous town and the county
seat Of Suwannee county. over the mat
ter of n negro postmaster. Thomas :.
Harris the negro official. was appointed
some time ago. but the Office continued
under the management of :. B. Conner,
n white man. until week ago; then
Conner retired and Harris assumed the
full duties Of his position Since that
time the Indignation Of some of the white
rGtrons Of the office has grown until
letter was finally sent to the official adj
Nis.ng that he resign at once. TO this
letter Harris made the statement. II IS
ALLEGED. that ha had no idea of noticing
the threatening letter and would con-
tipue at his official post. This WAS fol-
lowed yesterday 10y a letter in which he
was told that he must resign and leave
at once or taTc his life in his own hands.
THE writer has sworn by Almighty
God" continued the letter that You shall
not remain fl the office, ana that yon
shall quit at '.nco being out of place in
"a white man 'country."
The postm, tor is now considerably
alarmed u N.atated. and VIII appeal 70
the administration for protection against
threatened lyuchiiig if he does not sur
render his position.
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BRAVE WOMAN SHOOTS
BAD NEGRO TO DEATH,

Columbus, Ga. February 9.-tSpecial)-
In Lee county. Alabama, yesterday after
noon In the Smith Station neighborhood
seven miles west of here, Mrs. John Han
ners. wife Of a well-known farmer, shoS
and killed John Cincinnati, alias Johh
Pearson. "a negro. Cincinnati was n farm
hand of Hanucrs's place. He and MS
employer were in Columbus yesterday al
ternoon. and it seems that both were
drinking when they returned home. Late
i'm the afternoon the negro went into th3
house and began to curse. Mrs. Hammers,
who was in the house. told him to quit
or leave the premises lie continued curs-
ing and she again ordered him out. She
told him that if he did not stop she would
kill him.
In an insulting manner the negro
walked up TO her stuck his face close TO
hers and tauntingiy told her to Kill HIM
The next moment she shot him dead with
4 pistol Mrs Hammers came to the
citV and spout today at the home or a
relative i'm Columbus. She was seen sew
eral times during the day. but refused
10 make "A statement for publication. MIS-
Hammers Is a handsome lady. about thir-
ty-fve years of age She was cool ana
collected today. This afternoon Magla-
trate Johnson went from Smith $ station
TO the scene Of the killing TO hold an IN
quest.
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FRISKY KITTEN SCARED
THESE ROBBERS AWAY.

Asheville. N. c., February 9.-(SpeciaL)
Two robbers Dudley Johnson. white.
and Ben Foster. negro. were seriously IL
not fatally wounded last night at Emma
postofficc, near Asheville. They entered
the store on pretext of buying goods and
held up the clerk. Samuel Alexander.
a young man. They made him get his
pistol for them and when he refused
to open the safe put knife to his throat
He then opened the safe and Johnson be-
gan ransacking the interior. laying Alex
ander's pistol on the safe. Foster kept
Alexander covered A cat made a noise
in the rear of the store and Foster turned
around. Alexander grabbed his pistol
and shot him below the heart. Alexander
snapped the pistol at Johnson. johnson
and Foster both shot at Alexander. and
one bullet went through his leg. Sever
al shots followed. and the robbers were
both helpless. Alexander pulled them
outdoors and shut the store door. He
then gave the Odd Fellows distress sig
nal and the owner of the store. who had
not heard the shots came to his, assist
ance. Russ Gates. white, and Harry
Mills, negro, confederates of the robbers
who We're on the outside, carried the rob-
bers to Ashevile. whittier they were fol-
lowed Ly Police Captain Jordan, who ar
rested the four at 3 o'clock this morn
ing. Foster made a dying declaration.
He said Johnson is an expert safe crack
er wanted i'm Florida and Georgia for
murder. Mills is the fellow who has held
up. several persons here. Alexander is
doing well
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row Monday). At the United States en-
bassy nothing lis known about the mat
ter. and Ambassador Choate. when seen
a his residence tonight. declined either to
deny or confirm the rumOr.
Ever since Charles Thomson Ritchie. the
new home secretary. came into office last
November efforts 10 secure the release
of Mrs. Maybrick have been active. and
have continued Up to within a few days
ego. The efforts of Ambassador Choate.
although made informally. have been un-
ceasing.- When Mrs. Mayhrick was al
lowed the privilege of seeing her New
York lawyer, Mr.. Clarke Belle. last sum-
mer, that gentleman told The Record cor
respondent that The chances for his
clients release were more favorable than
they had been at any other time during
her twelve wears incarceration.
The authorities conversant with the at
tempts to secure the famous prisoners
freedom assert that if at last she is to be
given her liberty. This NAV be regarded
as due to the influence of King Edward.
and may be interpreted as a token of ap-
probation of American sympathy over the
death of Queen Victoria.
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263.o32 last year. 1885, $50 year before last
and 295.7So the same time in 1898.
These make the total movement for the i6i
days OF the season from September LIST to
date I:So4.2I3. against I.l35. lag last year:
e.oSI .4SS year before last and $3.50. .7o7
same time in 1898.
The movement since September Ist shows re-
ceipts at all Unitel States ports 5.5o5.6i L..
before last and 6.o4o. 429 the same time In
1898: overland across the Mississippi. Ohio
and Potomac river 10 northern mills and
Canada 674.735. against 957.47i last year.
t.Ol5.3lS year before last and 90S. oo7 the
same time I'm 1898: interior stocks In excess
year 645. 8c2. against 383 72o last year. 4o8.-
SO2 year before last and }S .996 same time
In 1898: southern mill takings 7IS.oo5.
against 76o, ,82l last year. 693.22I year be-
fore last and Gag. .265 the same time in 1898.
Foreign exports for the week have been
1894 against 1922 last year. making
the total thus far for the season 4.o85.Si3 ;.
against 3.523.i5l last year. an increase OF
seq. 362.
Northern mill takings and Canada during
the past days show increase Of
3.O3S compared with the corresponding
period last year. and their total takinEs since
September LIST have decreased 338. $50. The
total iakings of American mills. north and
south and Canada far for the season have
bcen 2.223.432. against 5Sl.2l3 last year
These include .426. $50 by northern spinners.
against I.76863
stocks al the seaboard and the 20 leading
southern interior ccnters have decreased dur
ing the week 7.lS2 bales. against a decrease
the corresponding period last year of l5.64o.
and are now I6.698 smaller than at this date
in 1000
Including stocks left over at ports and in
terror towns from the last crop and the num-
i-r Il bales brought into sight thus far for
against 7.754.o47 for the same period last
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HON. ALBERT D. SHAW Is
FOUND DEAD I'M HIS ROOM

Washington. February 10.-R eQresenta-
tive Albert d. Shaw. of Watertown. y
", formerly commander in chief Of the
Grand Army of the Republic. was found
dead this morning in his room At the
Riggs house \ physician summoned I'M
mediately after the discovery of the body
pronounced death due To apopleXy. prop
ably about o'clock in the morning. Colo
mel Shaw had returned about 1:50 O'Clock
from u banquet at the Ebbltt house IN
honor of his successor. General Leo kas-
sieur and before he left the banquet nan
responded elOcuently TO a toast ana ap-
peared in excellent health and spirltS'
The body was discovered lying face down
ward on the floor. where he had fallen
suddenly. After his return to the motel,
Colonel Shaw asked for hot water, COM
planning of indigestion. The water was
brought To him. and that was the last
seen of him alive.
Colonel Shaw was born in Lyme, y. Y.
December y, 1871. He served term or
enlistment in the Thirty-hfth New York
volunteers and as special agent of tho
war department a. provost marshal head
quarters during the civil war Later he
was a member of the state assembly for
one term. was appointed consul To Toronto
in 1868 and promoted TO Manchester. Eng
land. in 1873. from which latter place he
was removed by President Cleveland in
1885 for being an offensive partisan"
The Atlanta constitution., 1901-02-11
WHERE Is VIM. BLAM EY?

If William Blamey. an old confederate
soldier. is alive. and viii make his where
abouts known. ne will receive a consider
able sum of money that has been willed
him by some person in New York state.
Blaney is believed to be in one Of the
soldiers homes for disabled confederate
veterans in some one of the southern
states. What company and what reEi-
ment ne served IN during the war cannot
he ascertained by those who are searching
for the missing veteran.
The inquiry began when the following
letter was referred by the pension de-
partment al Washington to General Moor
man:
HEADQUARTERS Company c, Q6th Sep.
Coz First Regiment, y C., y Y. Cats
kill. y. Y. December p. 1gUO.-PensiOn De
partment, Washington. u. g Sir: 1 am
looking for an old confederate soldier by
the name of William Blamey- Eevery EFFORT
is being made 10 iind him, dead or allVe.
He has an amount of money left him, and
it is very important To have the viii
settled.
Gould You suggest some possible means
of finding him; it is understood that he
is in "A confederate home can you give
me list of the confederate homes in the
country? Very respectfully.
''E. w KNOLL.
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COCHRAN GETS A LIFE
TERM-KIlLED NEGRO.

Fairburn. Ga. February 9.-(Special.)-
Pegram Cochran, the first of the seven
men charged with the assassination OF
Sterling I -ompson, the negro planter,
near here a few months ago. goes to the
penitentlary for life.
The jury, after being out all night. this
morning brought i'm a verdict of guilty.
with recommendation for mercy.
The defendant was present In the court
room when the verdict was read. He was
pale and nervous, but stood the strain
remarkably well. His aged father and
two of his brothers were present as was
his little bov
Lord bless you. son." said the con-
demned father, as he told the little fellow
goOdby with tears in his eyes.
Judge Gambler sentenced him to life-
time Imprisonment in the penitentlary
and ordered that he be connned in Full
ton county jail until carried to the PEN
itentiary.
Counsel for the defendant gave notice
of motion for new trial and the court
fixed the first day of March for the hear
ing. There are six other defendants IN
Fulton county jail awaiting trial on the
same charge. that of the murGer of Sterl-
inf- Thompson, cOlOred.
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LEE Bah KILLED FROM
AMBUSH BY BROTHER.

Greenville, S. c., February 9.77(SpeciaD
Lee Babb and his brother Henry, who
live on the Jordan road. six miles from
Greers, have been on bad terms for some
time about a land transaction. Henry
Babb and his two sons. Lawrence and
Isam. learned today that Lee Babb was
out in the woods cutting wood for his
mother. Armed with shOtguns and pis-
tolls they approached Lee, who was un-
aware OF their presence, and opened fire
on him. riddling him with shot and bull
lets. He lived but few minutes after
being shot. Henry Babb and his sons then
returned TO their home and so far as
can be learned have made no effort to
escape and have not been arrested. IL
IS stated that Lee Babb had no weapons,
and had no idea that his brother and
nephewS were intending to molest him.
He leaves a wife and seYen children.
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Coffee and Sugar.

New York. February o.-Coffee. spot RIO
easy: No. invoice 7; mild quiet; cordova
BAL l2ls. Futures opened steady with prices
unchanged to 10 points lower and after an IN
different session with very light trading, clos
ed steady with prices unchanged to 10 points
net lower Tremendous receipts In the crop
country, and weakness In foreign speculative
markets the depressing influences here.
Selling was for both local and foreign account;
total sales II.75o bags, including March 5. 55:
May SEQ: July 565: October and November
s. so: December S. o5. Moasscs sugar 3lH.
refined steady; standard \ s. 30; confectioners'
A 80: mold 585; cutloaf and crushed
6 90: powdered 600; granulated $50 cubes
SIS.
New York February o.-Sugar quiet; open
kettle 3hff4: open kettle centrifugal 4H4 81
centrifugal yellow 4hm4ss: seconds 2A44
Molasses quiet: open kettle 2oa3o: centrifugal
6a2O. Srup 20I3O.
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large areas on the borders of the swamps,
ready for the annual roundup. In the
springtimc as soon as the young grass
began to shoot, the cattle would make
q break for these burns" where their
owners would cOngregate and separate
the stock into herds according to owner
ship.
But those days are past and gone. No
more can We see such great numbers Of
cattle. Occasionally one rans across a
small herd Of poss bly, two or three hun
dred. but more frequently they do not
contain more than twenty-five TO fifty
head. The same may be said in regard To
sheep. Where once here We're many
flocks grazing throughout the county.
now there are only a few scattering
bands, and the wOolclip has dwindled
from thousands Of pounds annually to
only a few thousand pounds. There are
very few large focks of sheep in this see
ton.
J. A. Mcdaniel of Waresboro, is the
most extensive sheep raiser IN the county,
and is known far and near as the sheep
king of Ware. Mr.. Mcdaniel ascribes
the falling off in the number of sheep to
the freedom given the dog. Many farm
ers have from six To a dozen worthless,
sheep-killing ours, which makes il impos-
sible to raise sheep profitably. Dogs often
make raid on a flock and kill score or
more in a single night When the leE.s-
lature passes a suitable law for the pro-
lection of sheep, the industry will revive
and become a paying one
Mr.. Mcdaniel now has q flock of 1000
sheep, from which he clips annually 300
pounds of wool Last year the clip was
sold for % cents a pound. The range
upon W. Ich his fiocks Craze extends from
Kettle Creek To MillwOod. q distance of
sixteen miles. and is about ten miles wide.
The trouble and expense incurred in
keeping this number of sheep is cOmpara-
lively small. the only help necessary be
ing one man and dog. except at shear
ing time. zen five additional men are
employed.
Mr. Mcdaniel has been raising sheep
for their wool and for the market about
t~Yenty-two years, during which time he
has had at least 5000 killed by dogs. He
supplies the WaycrOss market with from
one to two hundred head every year,
many of the carcasses netting siXty-five
to seventy pounds The subject of this
sketch was born in Montgomery county,
in 1856. but came TO Ware with his parents
I'm 1858, spending two years on the Oke-
finokee swamp Since 1860 he has been
LIN y at Waresboro. He is an extensive
farmer and merchant at the former
county seat.