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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-15
TUE DEATH ROLL.
Mrs. harriet A. strong.

The death oil Mrs. Harriet a, Strong
widow OF the late s. G. Strong. oecdrre,
at $40 O'Clock yesterday morning at tn,
home OF her son Mr.. s. y Strong, 14Os
Polk avenue. The funeral VIII take
place from that residence this morning
al 1890 o'clock. uhe interment following
a. Greenwood cemetery.
Mrs. strong had reached the age of 81
years and survived her husband. vino died
at the age OF 50, two years. She wis
an cid resilient of~Hous.om, an1 leaves
four children, all grown, whose names
are as follows Mrs. Elizabeth Tracy
Mrs. Hattie L. Hathaway and Mosss
N C. and S. B. Strong the latter OF
whom Is postmaster Of Houston.
The Gaalb0earers for the funeral woro
selected from nhe grandchildren md
great grandchildren OF the deceased and
are as follows; $. L. Tracy, Thomas n
Hathaway, Seth Strong. Jr Mark f.
Hathaway, Tracy -. Duna and Tom c.
Dunn. Jr. Tracy g. Dunn and Tom G,
Dunn, Jr.. are the great grandsons
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OIL Company at orange.

Orange, Texas. January 1.-THE Orange
company organized here today with d
view of prospecting for oil In this coun-
ty. There are many indicAtlons of oil
in this county. but no attempt has been
made heretofore TO prospect for oil The
board OF directors OF the new company
is composed OF the following well known
citizens; p. b. Curry. L. Miller. George
+. Holland. r. u. Sells, George W. Cur
It's, George Call. Pete Lausen. Il. l.. Reid
and y. c. Miller The company will be
capitalized at $4,000 and application will
be made at once for a charter. In the
meantime leases are being secured and
active work OF sinking wells will begin
as soon as arrangements can be com
pleted.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-15

zen this point and the CALF The
lntions were that it YVES nearer the
&c Of the earth here than elsewhere.
re struck Oil. hut did not reach the
XII ] am, therefore, disappointed, but
man more fortunate will sffike it,"
8fogist Otley also claimed that there
n immense quantities OF natural gas
is oil, and since his first prop hesy
apparently come true fulfillment OF
fher Will crea.e no great surprise.
b II. Galley, one of the mos: promi-
|8oil promoters III the United States.
me OF the capitalists who IS backing
Nm Lucas 10 his oil investigators
" arrived IN the city last night from
burg, Pa, AID has been the quest
4ptalln Lucas today.
t(Aaley bears the distinction of having
|pped more oil fields than any other
SIN the United States. He discov-
|3sthe Corsicana field. the big field
Rnsas, enc of the biggest oil dis
n an Pennsylva mia and not more than
.pr three months ago he struck the
81 ooher well IN the United States
= bears any comparison to the Lucas
~. This was "a big spoutsr IN West
3nhh, which flowed about 5000 barrels
Nay. The Post correspondent in
arwed Mr.. Galley this afternoon 70
a particularly of his future inten-
wAth reference to the Lucas geyssr
thls field generally. Mr.. Galley re-
Ito all questions that all other mat
Mad been suborddnated to the enc
Non of stopping he flow OF this well.
\ is the most wonderful thing in my
q experience" said Mr. Galley.
My / have never known Of anything
'ompare with it anywhere and thsre
1Ftainly an oil field here equal to any
q in the United States. can not
What we Will do with this pro6uci.
Scr we will build rehneries, pipe
~ to Port Arthur and Sabine Pass
~ 1t at the well Us yet an unde-
1ned question. Our whole attention
Eedted Ito stopping This flow. as soon
sstble and then We Will look fur
&into the future"
Galley Will probably remain here
&everal days.
.Eoaln Lucas this afternoon INFORMED
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-15
Good shooting at BRENNAN.

Brenhnm Texas. January H.-At Stock
bridge park this afternoon r. l.. Burns won
a wager OF s25 from Fred Martin In I've
bird shooting By the terms OF the match
Mr. Burns wagered that he would XIII four
teen birds ou. Of twenty with one barrel.
The match vas won "a the first fifteen birds
fourteen out OF that number being killed.
The Anal score was eighteen out of twenty.
Tucker won over Salley in a 10-brd event.
The balance OF the evening was given over
to blue rock shoot ne.
On January q Messrs X. l.. Burns and
All Gardner wlll shoot 100 live birds for a
purse of 800 and the price Of the birds.
Some very heavy bets have been recorded
by the beokmakers Oh the result Of the
event.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-15
THE FIGHT PROMOTERS
Say The Event VIII lake Place on Date
Named.
RuHllS NOT MoltsTED At THrArtR
rrhc sacngerfcst Association FRO.
ccedcd with the Work and Let
More Contracts.

Cincinnati, o., January fi.-Promoters OF
the Jeffries-Ruhlin contest here February
10 had their inuing today. Rubin appeared
in matinee and again tonight and was not
molested. The evangelical alliance called Oft
their jolifcauon meeting as premature and
he opposition to the fight for the FIRST time
Tor over week was not heard from, Mean
time the Saengerfest Athletic association
proceeded with their work at the hall and
let rome more contracts. But the most i'm
paTtant development IN favor OF the Saenser
Test Athletic club was the signing OF petit
ton by over 400 members Of the chamber
OF commerce during its short session IN IA
yor Of pulling on the fight here as scheduled
The business men are nearly all with the
Saengerfest club for the fight Unless the
political leaders now give an ultimatum
ssalnst the Saengertost Athletic club the
night will be pulled of here.
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E,hihitlon of Hurginr.

Galveston, Texas. January 1.-THE boxing
contest tonight between Jack johnson, col
oreo. Of Galveston, and Jim seanlan Of Pits
burg, Pa, in Bernau's gymnasium. ended in
the seventh round and was quite disap-
pontment 10 the crowd Of about 800 people
VINO witnessed Il. The contest was stopped
on account Of tho tactics used by the par
ticipants and the referee refused TO render a
dsclsion. The referee was kept nearly as
busy as the siuggers In pulling them apart
fren cllncbes and preventing a rough and
tumble exhibition.
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TO FIGHT AT FRISCO.
Shnrkey and Mccoy Matched by the
Twentieth Century Clmb.

San Francisco January lS.--The Twentieth
Century club has began the istc business
with rush-thst is, the preliminary part
OF It, From New Orleans and New York
dispatches come in hoe succession that top
notch heavyweshts are matched, and that
Terry McGovern is pledged TO fight here in
san Francisco and under the auspices OF the
twentieth Century club
The matching c. Shartey and Mccoy is
a fact the Twentieth Century club man
dgement declares, for February Is. the date
set for the introduction of the new clubs
irst adventure before a San Francisco pub
lie.
The McGovern matter is in rather an I'M
certain state. No man in his own class has
yet been found for lightning Terry, but the
Twentieth Century club claims TO have a
pledge for a lght in this city in April or
May Of the present year.
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kmpt Has Yet Been Made 10 Put a
n Check on II.
IS AN IMMENSE LAKE OF oil
where in Southeast Texas, De-
red GeoIogIst Otley Four Year
Ago-Recent Developments.

emont, Texas. january 14.-"some
m oil prospedtor will discover
$pf oil in Southeast Texasl' Thus
led Geologist Otley to The Post cor
dent while gazing ait the oil wells
pr Lake more than four years ago.
Vtley was in the employ OF Savage
prs. These gentlemen at one time
~ OIL lease on the Gladys City prop
\ ~ owing to some disagreement
ID their work there after they
a well several hundred feet
transferred their operations
Jake and found oil, the we'll
bout fifty barrels per day of
d base oil. Being distant from
q Me strike did not create much
' but VT convinced proapectors
241 enormous quantities could be
<shis section.
~ after the strike The Post cor
nt visited Sour Lake and spent a
biologist Otley. He wss very
u 1ng gentleman and furnished ma
pr "a considerable article on oil
Unpublished in The Post at that
{The Sour Lake we'll was a spouter
a&small scale. The oil would gush
II the pipe for few minutes. then
l4e and gush again. AS it came from
Hpe the oil had the appearance of
4nted molasses. In predtcating his
VIC about Hhis well Mr.. Otley said:
= well is somewhat of dis1ppolnt-
eto me- l had followed this stream
N from rhe northwestern part of the
% States. 1t flows through Colorado.
" into Texas through prownwood.
lmna, Nacogdoches. and Southeast
"A and seeps out into the gulf Some
ri near the gulf there is necessarily
immense lake in which This oil has
Iaccumulating for years, end from
g 1t seeps into the gulf. My theory
~ there Us an Immense lake of ell
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Oakland Results.

San Francisco. January 1.-THE nublic and
penc.llers broke about even at Oakland to-
day. Dunblane hnisbod second To Lomond
but was disqualified and placed third for
fouliug Waiensten. The later was given
ssccnd money.
SIX furlongs. selling-Monrivia. Marcato
Casdale. Time 1.l7A.
Mile and seventy yards seliing-Lomond.
Wsllens;ein Dunb.ane Time 1881
Three and half furlongs-Sol Lchenstoin,
Dorne Minerva. Time :43a
Six furlcngs- 0rdnung Frank Bell. Glib
raltar. Time 1l6A
Mile. seling--w Wyoming, Pat Morrlssey, Ur-
chin Time lA.
Six furlonRs. sellng-Prestidigitat Isa-
lene. Espiranda. Time 1:l5h.
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HEARyE ITEMS.
Trnmps in Large Numbers Are Going
to lei Paso.

Hearne, Texas. January 1.-THE re-
mains Of Miss Anzie jenkins who died
here yesterday morning. were laid to
rest this morning in Norwood cemetery.
representative OF the Bell Telephone
company was in Hearne last week in
the interest of his company. This gem
tleman said he was looking over the
held. preparing to put in telephone
system He will be back In a few days
to complete arrangements.
For two or three days a great many
traInps have been coming in here. Most
OF them are trying TO make their way to
I'll Paso in order TO be there by the
time the fair begins. Saturday night a
man entered the room Of a promincnt
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-15

Do not leave home on journey without
bottle of chamberlain's Collie. Cholera
and DlarrhOee Remedy. 1t is almost GER
tain to be needed and can not be pro-
cured while you are on board the cars or
steamship. It Is pleasant, safe and re-
liable. For sale by all druggists.
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worth going a good many miles to see.
Imagine big column of midnight black
ness shooting up from a hole in the
ground to sheer heighth OF $50 feet.
overlapping the scaffoldng around the
well and falling with the reverberations
of distant thunder"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-15
AIlLpN LUMBpR CO SALE

Will sell entire Allen Lumber Co..
LANDS. mills, planers etc. situated n
Polk county. at private Gale at my Office
on February i. subject 20 courts ap-
proyal. Reserve right 20 reject all bids.
Send bids at once. either In bulk or
separately. Sterling Myer.
Trustee
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-15

Mrs. Little Jones died yesterday at the
family residence. Sis Iakin street, in
ChaneyyQlle. she lelyes n husband and
twelve children the funeral will take
place at 10 O'Clock today and the inter
ment will be made at the German Gene
terry.
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Peter Campbell.

Peter Campbell, formerly a well known
contractor OF Houston. dted early yes
terday morning at his home. corner OF
Sarlnder ANA Railroad streets. No arr
rangements for the fuDeal have been
announced.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-15
THE RACES.
New Orleans Results.

New Orleans. January I4--weather clear;
track heavy. Senator Bever.dge was the only
winning favoriie.
Mile. seiling-peponAn. 10l Cwalsn,. s to /
and to l, won; Drumburg, 100 (winkheld)
to and to 10, secoud; Silver Coin, los
tCochran), ID TO 5, third Time i,5iN.
Mile and seventy yards, sellnB-Callear,
lOS (Richsrdsl to and to l, won; Wal
aez III tWeberl, to ? and I to 8. second;
Time :56.
Mile and sixteenth, selling-Indian, 1902
May. to ] and to 1. won; Emlbre, i0s
tcochranl, to and c to 5, second; Ad-
metus. 100 (flckl, 2 TO ?. third, Time 5s%
Six furlopgs, handicap Beyer.dge.
g5 (Weber) even and l to 3. won Charlie
second GALES, IS tGormley), $50 to l. third,
,'ime I.2ik.
Seven furongs. selling -Palarm, lo5 tKane).
TO . and to 10, won; Boonerack, %
Blossom, 1903 Cochran, to /, third, Time
1874.
SIX furlongs. sclling-Gencral Masruder,
lN tMcGannl. TO and 70 O. won. Dous-
terewivel 1i2 (Robertsonl, to and even,
second Ttdee, io5 Flicb, to l. third.
Time 1:2t
ToDAY's ENTRIES
Mile. seling-,Drown Vail 10l, Sariila iO2.
Old Fox Phidias, Jim Gore II, Uncle Bill
loS Heroics. Bright Night 1o6, Trebor l09,
Chorus BOY i12
Mile and half, sel!ng-Beyera 50. Ko-
OAK 30, Silver Coin False Lead %. Admetus
20 Bsnquo II 80, Albert Vale 1o7.
Mile and sixteenth, selling--Georgia
Gardner Madeline G., Bramhebush 90, Plea
dore, salyaleta Azim 95, Mitt Boykin 100.
Dagmar Rushfields IL.
Mile neutrality-suspicious. Prince 80, Porter
u. os. Shut Up i0S Varre 10i. Cogswen 9S,
Valdez l06.
SIX furlongs. sefjng--Armand ~, Sue John
son. La Sparta Olekma ~, Lady Contrary
1ol, Sly Shy, Mordelmo los, Avenstoke 1O6,
Woodtrice, Alpaca 107.
Seven furlongs, selling-Scorpolett co. Dr.
Carrica 81, Macie Maree %, Tourney l0i,
Gen. McGruder l0S, Lancewood, Lillian Reed,
Sallie j. 104, Dad Steele, Agltator 1906 Samo-
var lQ7
Menthar clear: track heavy.
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Tanks for the OIL.

Captain Lucas OF Beaumont has con-
tracted with the Hartweil Iron Works Of
shis city to erect at once four large oil
tanks.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-15
| A T u |. { N C Y

ing and sourness of the stomach
much suffering Hostetter's
lech Bitters will prevent such
Hes. II cleanses the blood of all
Tities. keeps the stomach in good
and wards off attacks of dyspep-
pdigestion and biliousness. Every
tIees ii to prevent nervousness
nsoFlia arag}D keep the bowels
r. See that Our Private Reve-
tamp covers the neck OF the bot
" Tor IL OStetter' 8
ria - Stomach
and Ague BitteFS
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Notice. County Health Officers
Temple, Texas, january 13s-rhere VIII
be meeting OF tho county health ofn-
GERS Of Texas at Temple, January II. for
the purpose Of discussing the smallpox
situation and to organize an association.
which viii be interesting to all who at
tend. J. NJ Mccutchaa,
IIealth OFFICER. Bell County.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-01
DETAILS OF THE WRECK
OF CHARLES D. LANE
Steamship Struck In a Dense Fog on
NunIvak Island-P4ssengers and
Crew Saved.

SEATTLE, July Si--A special dis
patch to the Pos,-Intellgencsr rom
Port Townsend gives details Of the
wreck OF the steamship Charles d, Lane
as reported by the steamship Senator
which arrived al Por; Townsend his
evening
The Senator had for,y-nlne OF the
Lanes passengers ana mos; OF her crew
with the puIser ana Firs; Officer Riley.
The Lane was on her way from Nome
TO Seattle with l75 passengers when she
struck during a dense fog on the alghi
OF July l2, on the ives, end Of NuniSlk
island. She had the schooner Vega in
tow at the time The Lane filed soon
and all went ashore. Later all the
Lanes passengers were transferred to
the Vega, which finally got them TO
Nome with those Of the crew who came
on the Senator.
The voyage TO Nome on the Vega was
hard one. and they suffered from lack
Of food and water No lives were lost.
The captain Of the Lane Is still at the
wreck with his second officer asd some
Of the crew. The Senator could not
pick them up on account of the Cog. The
lane was owned by the Wildgoose Min
ing Company, ana Is a total wreck.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-01
THEIR PROGRESS
KNOWN TO NONE
Executive Board Still Considering
Steel Strike Proposals.
MEMBERS MAY BE DIVIDED
Belief That All Is Not Harmony Owing 10
Abssnes Of Three Phnelpal Mem.
ben Si BOard-hueh Spec"
plallOs.

PlTTSBURG, July 3l.-"Hopa defer
red maketh the heart sick" This Is
expressive Of the feelings OF a majority
ot Pit,sburgers tonight outside Of the
Inner circles u the Amllgimatei Asso-
ciatlon executive board who have been
considering the proposals for a settle
men. o! the strike FOR TWO days with
out an agreement How the members
" the board feel Is known to no man
on he outside.
The second day Of the executive
boards de.iberaton was notable for
many rumors in circulation ana for a
conspicuous dear.h ot results. The abb
sence 0f three Of the principal mem
bers Of the board from the sessions TO-
day gave rise to the story that the mem
bers were divided In their ideas Of the
peace proposals and that. in order to
satisfy all. Secretary Williams had been
sen. to New York 10 seek notifications
at the hands os Messrs. Morgan and
Schwab while Assistant Secretary
Tgbe and a trustee Of Morgan had re-
ceived 4 commission to visit Senator
Hanna 20 secure his aid in bringing
about an amlcable arrangement. Moth
INK tangible could be learned concern
Ing these supposed trips. however, and
all talk IN relation 10 them must re-
main merely conjecture until the return
Of these members and their lips are un-
sealed
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THEY WRECKED
THE WRONG CAR
Robbers Fooled in HOld.Up on
Baltimore and Ohio.
-=---ssa--
EXPRESS CAR OVERLOOKED
---aa==-==--
Was 10 90 UnusUsl Place and cOnlalnte
Fifty ThOusAnd Dollars DlsEusisd
Robbers Leave Alter Securing
EnElneer's va Oh.
EXPRESS CAR OVERLOOKED

CHICAGO. July 3l-Thc Baltimore &
Ohio passenger train from the east was
held ~ By nyr masked men at 3 O'Clock
tonight lhlr,y-one miles out from Chi
cage one mall car which CONAN 4
no money was dynaml,cd and wrecked
The at,cmp, a, robbery was made az
ter the two mail cars had been leiac ned
from tho train and run a quarter o, a
mile ahead. The failure nf the robbers
10 make a rich haul Was due TO The fact
tina, the express car. which contained
the trains treasure. was 10 an unusual
place !, was the third car in the train.
The only loot they secured was :he
gold watch OF the engineer.
The trala was running al a high ia,e
" speed when Engineer Collins saw d..
rccily In from, large Are He sloSed
down and a. he did 80 three men. wcar-
Ing masks. jumped into the cab and
covered Collins and his fireman with re-
v0lycra Jusg before climbing la.O the
cab the men commenced to frc with
their revolveu 10 frlghien away all pas
sengers The robbers made the ,ng-
nccr uncouple the nrs, two cars Ind
pull them some distance from the res,
OF the train.
Hurllng dynamite 4, the car which
they judged 10 b. the express car ,hcy
bnrst open the door They were as
'oalshed 20 nnl iha, they had brJkea
into The mali car. They threatened the
engineer with death for no, telling Them
,ha, the cars which be had uncouplei
wcre not he express cars nd or
dercd him TO return az once and I'M
couple the Hex, car behind the bag
gage cars Engineer Colliss backed his
engine down, coupled on to the .hlrd
car and SIN with The muzzle ot A Ie-
volver Al his head drew away IRON the
remainder of The train The robbers a.
tackled the other car bu, found TO their
great wrath tha, they had opened an
other mail car and tha, II contained 70
money The robbers gave up their at
temp; TO rob the train ana disappeared
Il Is estimated tha; $4,000 was stored
In he express car.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-01
Probability One Will Be Sent to
Venezuelan Waters.
AFFAIRS THERE DEMAND IT
Not an American WarshIp 10 Southern Waters
and GuubOat Maehlss the OnIy One
Available ReyOIutionlsts At
tack Towns,

WASHINGTON. July 31.-Up 10 the
hour whea the departments closed TO-
day, the state department had not rail-
ed on The navy department FOR a ship
10 90 into Venezuelan waters. In view
0f the serious condition OF sffalrs there
ami the unsettled condition In the neigh
boring republic Of Colombia it Is not
improbable that an American warsnIp
VIII be ssni 10 the scene OF trouble for
The protection Of American interests.
Abou: the only ship available at his
time Is the sna u-oJlt Machlas. fit-
ting out at the Boston navy-yard. Tha.
vessel, however would NOT be ready to
sail for about two weeks There is not
single American warshlp in southern
waters. In case Of extreme urgency one
Of the baitleships now in commission
could be sent.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-01

n. sai5oa. The robbers had made a
vigorous effort 20 ,pan the safe by
breaking the handle and trying 70 dr.n
nto The combination and thus destroy ll.
They were not succesful. bu. they dam
aged the .afe 80 that It clnno; nos
be opened.
Nothing was taken from ,h- saloon
except a few bottles Of liquor From
Rinehart'5 store a number 0f articles Jf
wearing apparel. a !ot Of pocks;-knlyss
and the money that was In the tn.
y hich nm1unted to only a few doliars
were taken. The thieves have not yet
beea aprehend.i. It is supposed that
they are members Df a parry Of h5Dos
that were driven OUT Of Ia Gran1e by
Marshal ChII1srs about o'clock last
night. They are probably hiding today
In the willJws along the Grand RounIe
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-01
HER LIFE IN DANGER.
At,.,D, 10 Assassinat5 Queen DJwager
9t Portugal

NEW YORK. July a.-A special dis.
patch to the Herald from Alx-,es-B -Balns
says:
Maria Pia, queen d1wsg-r Of Portugal
and mother Of the present King Charles.
has had a narrow escape from assass-
ina,ioa Her majesty was taking a
course Of the baths here but was 50 per-
turbed BY the attack upon her tina, she
left AK hastily FOR Rome.
Details OF the attempted assassination
are 10, obiainable a, present. The po-
lice are said 10 have a clew. News o,
the affair Is only beginning 70 spread
among the visitors. Il Is causing a
deep sensation for the queen dowager
was known personally TO a considerable
number Of people. She was very demo-
cratic in her demeanor. chatting freely
with her fellow bathers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-01
FORMER OFFICERS ARE
CHARGED WITH PERJURY
Indictments Returned Agiins. John A.
kInsey and Henry Il. S,oltz u the
Knights Of Pythlas.

CHICAGO. July al Indictments
charging perjury We're voted today By
n" grand jury agains; John A. Klnssy.
former preslden, OF the cniowmen. rank
of the knights Of Pythlas, and aga!ns,
Henry u. slol,z. former secretary 1f
the endowment rank
The perjury IL alleged 10 c0ns.s; in
the statements made ln the annual re-
ports OF The supreme lodge u the
knights ot Pythias, which defendants.
as officers Of the lodge made 10 the
insurance department Of the state o.
Illinois.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-01
KILLED HIS COMPANION
WITH \ SLEDGEHAMMER
Result OF Row Between Two Men
Near New Wes,minsier-Mur
derer Escapes.

SEATTLE, July 3l.-A special TO the
Times from New Westminster says:
Two young men, William Springer and
Edward Thompson. living in small
shack on a ranch near here after sever
al days drinking So, into row last
night Springer seized sledgehammer
ana went after his companion. A small
boy passing heard cries and ran 10 the
house In time TO see Springer strike sew
eral blows with his weapon, The boy
summoned help When men arrived In
sight the house was on fire. Springer
told the men he had fixed Thompson.
Thompson's body was found hidden In
a clump OF bushes near by in a horribly
mangled condition. Springer escaped
while the fire was being cxtlnguished.