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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
MARRIAGES IN TEXAS.

MASON HAWKINS. Gainesville. Texas
July 2-Will ] Mason and Miss Ina daW
kins were married here this evening at
$50 o'clock.
ALTMAN SCOTT. Liberty, Texas. July
3. Married this evening, MI VIII All
man and Miss Ethel Scott Justice c n.
Vann officiating.
PAFFARD. YEARGER; Mckinney, Tex,
July IL. w Pahard, sheriff 81 Collin
county, aud Mrs. Kate Nearger were mar
ried yesterday at Lebanon,
BURDINE.N NORTON. -Corsicana. TexasI
July 3,-Married az the brides residence
Mr. S W. Burdine and Mrs, Matiie j..
Norton Rev. L. W solomon performed
the ceremony.
MILLER ROBINSON. -Flstonia, Texas.
July 2-Mr w r Miller OF Waeldcl and
rlage az the home OF Mrs L. NJ. Flares
lin this city today. Rev. Simms OF
Waelder, officiating
FOWLER SCARBOROUGH.-G Gainesville,
Texas. July 3-Mr b. + Fowler OF Waco
and Miss Mae Scarborough we're married
here this evening al 900 o'clock at the
Baptist church. Rev. w. S. Splawn OF
Bonham, officiting.
PARKS ARCHER. -Denison. Texas,
July IA notable society event took place
today in the Waple,s Memorial church.
Mr.. George Parks OF Denver. Col, was
united in marriage 70 Miss Mae Archer
WEDDINGS AT AUTREY Denton,
Texas, July 2-At Autrey, small town II
this county, Sunday an epidemic Of ma
trimony suddenly broke ont aud three
couples were married in so many minutes
The contracting parties, all members Of
well known families were Jett Iohip anl
Miss Iyey kibier. Hugh Tobln and Mis-
May Edwards and X. g. Hodge and Mis-
Bessie Zumwalk
WHITNEY THIELAN. wharton, Texas
July 3-Marrled yesterday evening az
O'Clock Rev W. q. Gaskins. officiating
Mr. George Whitney. 20 Miss Annie
Thlean. This wedding WIS great sur
ronpIe Ii was a very quiet wedding
| The young couple going out for a walk
called on the minister and returned HON
| man and wife" They are at home 4
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
THE SAVIOR OF CUBA.
General Gomez Is on a Visit TO
Washington.
NO POLITICAL END TO GAIN, lie SAYS
Fitzhuah lee Paid Him Tribute. Saying
He Alone Held Out Against the
Spanish Government.


Washington, July 8 General Gomez and
party We're at the war department today,
and after q short conference with Secretary
Root went to the White House TO see the
president. While General Gomez was at
the war department. he met General Niles
for the nrst time The Cuban general was
accompanied By his son aud senior Gonzales
The interview with the president lasted
halt an hour and at its conclusion General
Gomez reiterated that his mission to this
country is in no way political, He came
here to visit his old friend. Senior Palma.
and desires before returning to Cuba. to
see President Mckinley, FOR whom he has
very high regard. and 80 express TO him
personally the deep gratitude he felt for
the assistance furnished the Cuban strug-
gle. The political topics, he said had not
been touched upon during the Interview,
which was purely social.
General Eltzhugh Lee was among those
who called on General Gomez AZ his hotel,
The visit recalled that interesting period
when General Lee was the American con.
MAS leader OF the Cuban contingent In tne
teld When asked Tor his view Of Gomez.
General Lee said II am one OF those or
tie opinion that " II had not been for Go
mez's lhdomitahle persistence the Cubans
would not have held ont Until aid came
10 them from the United states. IL was
not So much as q drrier thst he distn-
gushed himself. Tor there was not much
nghrng TO do on large scale. But he
held on In spite OF ali Encouragement and
with rugged honesty resisted the efforts or
the Spaniards To bride him on his generals
He even issued an order that any ofncer
seeking to corrupt the Cuban generals be
ssot, and While ! was at Havana Que OF
the Spanish officers who sought TO estah.
lsh relations with a cuban officer actually
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
A NOCTURNAL INTRUDER,

Who Disturbed the Quletude OF the
Roach Household on Mary Street
While. the police were engaged yesterday
in investigating the mysterious attempt
On the lives Of Mrs. Bariell and daugh
ter OF 1915 West street at the hands Of an
unknown assassin, It WAS reported 10 them
that about the time the atiack on the two
ladies mentioned is supposed to have oc-
cured man was discovered IN the res
idenee of Mr. Roach on Mary street Only
n gllmpsa Of the intrnder was ohtainel,
and IL was impossible 70 determine his
color Il IS presumed the INTRUDER was
n burglar, as he did not appear % be benz
on doing violence 10 any memoer Of the
household 80 ~.
II was rumored on the street thar the
man carried an iron bar, and when dis
overed was lust In the act OF using ",
but this is characterized by the police as
a fabrication.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
GOMEZ GIVEN A DINNER.

But It Is Stated There Is No Political
Significance.
Washington, July s.-Presldent Mckinley
gave a dinner at the White House tonight
in honor Of General Maxine Gomez The
aflair was without political significance and
was given as mark Of courtesy 10 the
distinguished Cuban and for the purpose of
enabling him TO meet some o; the officials
Ct the government The guests Included
the following The president secretary ot
war, postmaster general secretary Of the
interior, secretary OF agriculture, secretary
to the president. attorney general Gen
eral Gomez, Admiral Dewey, Generals
Miles and Fitzhush Lee, Assistant Seero
tary Hin, Assistant Postmaster General
johnson. Controller Dawes, Colonel Bing
ham, Lieutenant Colonel Edward. UrBand
Gomez. Alexander Gonzales.
Later in the evening General Gomez and
party returned TO New York.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04

Mound He reports that the company rep
resented by W. :. Henderson of Tyler
began the work Of boring last saturday
night. saving It's contract IN this respect
by only thirty minutes. the contract specl'
tying June 30 as an expiration. The com
pany saved Its lease. but II was close
caiL The New York and Texas Land com
pany has all the necessary machinery on
.e ground and VIII soon begin putting
the drill down
Mr.. u. Lee Stratafer. we'll known sur
veyor who has been spending some time
going over the Damon Mound field, e. au'
thority for the statement that quicksilver
In considerable quantities exists on the
mound Mr.. Stratafer saws that every
time ne looks over the held he discovers
something new
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
ACTIVITY in OIL STOCKS
QUITE A LARGE BUSINESS WAS
TRANSACTED YESTERDAY.
Drillers and Beatty Led the Market.
Grace and Enterprise Were in
Demand--Sales.

There was lively session Of the Hous.
ton OIL and Stock Exchange yesterday and
quite large business was transacted.
Beatty stock had quite a boom and was
in demand at 2atsGaoc with sales at both
prices rho hnal bid on this stock was -
With meme Offered at less than 80 THIS
company is capitalized for only $4,000
and the activity ia It's stock is probably
due TO the expectation of a gusher within
the next week or 50, as their well is now
down about SEQ feet
Another active stock was Drtilers. which
is capitalized for $4,000 par value of
stock 10 cents per share. The first sales
were made at 64c and then I. IA and rs
were bid in repid succession with a sale
OF 1900 shares at the latter price The
next trade was at IN. with "a asked at
the close The high price for the day on
this stock was cent above Tuesdays
closing bid.
Grace was in demand at Ss.c, but as none
WIS offered 70. less than 4A no trades
companies that have recently acquired
property on Spindle Top Heights and are
now boring. Its capitalization is $4,000.
par value of stock l0c,
Buflalo sold at oia and &c, and Beaumont
and Pacific Slope brought Zoe Enterprise
was again in demand at cents, but none
could he bought NJ that price
There was active bidding on number
of other stocks and several changes in
prices were recorded.
The prices bid and asked yesterday and
the sales made were as follows:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
saventh NatIonaI d Resume.

New York, July 8.-rhe World Will say
tomorrow. The directors Of the Seventh
National bank at the meeting q ofhcof'
yesterday decided not only TO raise enough
money 10 pay Oh all the depositors iu fun
but 10 make up a fund and take over INC
81 $1,000 loan made by the bank 10 Mar
4uand q Go.
Wnlle no formal announcement was made
81 was declared By one ri the directors
that the bank would be recognized with
new interests behind II and resume bust
ness al soon as the AFFAIRS OF tnc OLD in
st.tution could he Strengthened out
The directors viii meet again next Tues
day. by which time it IS believed Ma
tlonal Bank Examiner Raynor Will have
completed his report
In all the directors VIII hnve TO ralsi
about 100000, hut they viii not lose
all OF this, as the Marquand securities IL
time may prove to be very valuable.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
Rosaue uninstruoted.

Meridian, Texas, July The county con
vention of Bosque county TO elect delegates
90 the congressional convention of the Sixth
district convened today and elected twenty
fom delegates, uninstructed, and TO vote
as q unit
4 resolution Of respect for the memory
Of the late Judge Z. Burke was passed
by rising vote large delegation Is
expected at Meridian and while II Will
tar the capacity OF the hotels 10 accom-
InoGate chem, such arrangements have
been perfected to make all comfortable.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN FLEET.
Secretary Of the Admiralty Promised "a
Strenathen It When Possibls.

Secretary OF me Admiralty ffomiaed 10
Strengthen It When Possibls.
London, Juiy 3,-Durlns the debate to-
day in the house Of commons on naval
estimates. the cabinet ministers We're
heekled on all sides regarding the condi'
ton OF the navy II was asserted that the
British Mediterranean feet was specially
Inadequate TO meet the French aud Rus
sian squadrons, saying that Il was under
manned and unequipped, especially with
modern guns; that Il lacked golfers ana
that the coal depots were all exposed 20 an
enemy's IRE. The members generally pre-
dicted that In case OF war, the admiralty
wonid break down as completely as the
war office did.
Sir Almond Forester secretary OF the
Admiralty. In replying. referred 20 the
great demand on the admiralty for serv'
Ices in south Africa and China aud prom.
Ised 70 strengthen the Mediterranean neei
w.hen new bAttleships were available and
70 add to the neet cruisers and torpedo
boat deatrcyers.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04

waco, Texas, July senator S L.
Staples Of Bastrop county was in the city
yesterday morning. When asked by a
Post correspondent as to the special SEES
sion of the legislature, he said he thought
tnat the redistrioting Dill would pass He
said that as far as he was concerned he
favored the passage Of this bill before any
other business was transacted and he had
talked with many other senators VINO
shared In this belief Senator Staples pre-
dcted a warm time in politics next year
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
LANN MOWERS, $3.50
c. L, & Theo. Bering Hdw. Store.

Center. died last night Congestion Was
the cause OF his death lie Wiz DC ou''s~
al short this afternoon. -
poccs Anstin. Texas. July 3-Ine
mineral IL Miss Julia Boges took piAes
mis- morning from the residence Of MISS
Graham on Rio Grande street ihs Zee
and REV Z r. Wright The pail bearers
wsre Judge E w rownes, DE- <
Brackenridge f. c. BartholemeW. u . III
Andrews. w. II. Bell anu "eoise
ing.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04

July being National holiday. the FOL-
lowing hours win be observed at the post
otrce
Carriers: Business routes q 10 a. m
residence routes, $50 to 10 o. NJ general
deAverv and stamps, 10 10 m. regis
trv window Q to 10 o. m.
No route deliveries Will be made and the
money order windows Will not ne opeheu.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04

weston or and Gas company we'll TO he
bored on the Thomas farm two and a half
miles south of this city. srrived last night
hc placed in position as fast nc Il can he
gotten on the ground. Mr.. L. w. Miller,
the contractor. aud several men are here
aud Will rush the work rs fast as possible.
The engine and piping is expected every
day
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
New Cotton Firm.

The partnership heretofore existing he
tween S. Samuels and L. Kaiser. undgr
the arm name of $. Samuels & Coz has
been dissolved by mutual consent, Nr
Kaiser withdrawing from the hrm
Mr. Kaiser has organized a new cote on
Arm. to be known rs l.. Kaiser 4 Co. Nj
A. H Spence will be I'm charge Of the
local office.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
Wear E1aa Conc 70 MeridIan.

Hmsboro, Texas, July 9-Hon w c,
Wear left for Meridian this morning TO
open his headquarters He was accom-.
panied by Judge w X Morrow, Tom Bell
William A Fields Dr. A NJ Douglas and
large number of delegates He pro-
poses to fight to the finish and considers
his chances excellent for winning In the
contest for the congressional nomination.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
AN OHIO FAILURE.
Bank and Machine Works in Hands c
Receivers.

Bank and Machine WcrkS N fTanub OF
Receivers.
Mansfield, Ohio, July 3,The sturges
hank failed to open its doors today aud
is 10 the hands OF a receiver. The clos
ing Of this bank was followed by the as
signment OF VIM. NJ Sturges. owner of
tho banh aud by the appointment OF a
receiver Tor the Mansfield Machine work,
capitalized at 100000. and controlled by
Sturges and his associates.
tioa. lis deposltors were mostly grain men
and farmers Ii paid interest on deposits
90 moncy from the time II was received,
Wm stlrges was interested IN numerous
enterprises.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
Election Supplies.

Cleburne Texas July County Treas
rrer Sim Walton is sending ont large an
yelopes containing election supplies 10 each
voting box Of the county for use July 1S
IN the congressional election one stlpula-
ton made on the envelope IS that the com
missioners court has passed an order di.
rcctl.g that only ole set OF clerks and
judges shall be employed at this election.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
STOCKS ARE ACTIVE.
rs and Sellers Getting Together
on Beaumont Exchange.
lDERABLE NUMBER OF SHARES SOLD
N Iron Workers Have Gone Out.
3uffey Company is Getting Ready
to Spend Money.

eaumont, Texas, July s.--while the
III in real estate has 10 great ex-
/ tubslded a good boom in oil stocks
refialized today and the Beaumont stock
hapge did the biggest days business
ne Its organization. The days sales ag
gated 5000 shares, and some little ex
.1&ept attended the bidding. The cheap.
1tks seemed TO be In favor with the
49, and the Gober stock made the
a of the day with sales OF 10000
DENTS per share.
sause is ksown for today's squirt in
sfreks nnless 1t ne the fact that all
4 the vary best stocks have been grow
4 c1>taneF for several daVs and have at
reached a point where buyers aud sell
5cpnid get together Ii is expected that
{hrH field becomes better tested a large
6r,it of business viii he done on the
u d the exchange. and today large in
sac is regarded as the beginning of D
Tod of activity in oil stocks.
no more wells outside the hrovel field
n been pronounced busters The
I)kcf well, situated about six miles north
4 Of the city. has been abandoned at a
IN of 1900 feet. This well is not a
At Instance from the Sanger buster"
~ We'll OF the National oil and Pipe
u cempany. on block is, Spindle Top
'silts, has been abandoned at depth
Zoo feet.
n OF the sheet iron workers in Beau-
ut. numbering about fourteen. walked
7today TO enforce u demand for shorter
trr and more pay. The strike is sup
ed 81 be in sympathy with the strikes
metal workers all over the country. and
Il feared that other men in the metal
rking trades may join the sheet iron
rkers Such a movement would AT this
i SERIOUSLY handicap oil men who. are
tfing storage tanks No overtures have
n mnde looking toward a settlement.
be Beaumont Gas and Development com
" VIII make test of its well tomor.
4. The drill is in oil now, and If after
ling the well is shown to he a good
nper, the drilling will be stopped This
iiE about one-third of a mile distant
q the Beatty we'll
be Hoge.Swayne syndicate has sold n
X Of ground 5ox72 feet to the Texas
sand Pipe Line company, for $4,000.
" Hull. w s. Moore aud ] c. Wright,
the rate of S11s.OO0 per acre.
~
ater for drilling purposes mas been
Ter scarce on Spindle Top for several
3, but the Moore-Skinner has helped
sitnation by bringing in an arteslan
4 that will furnish enough water for a
!. n outfits. The well Is III feet deep.
~
there is any doubt that the best oil
consider the supply of oil In this field
aimost inexhaustlble, the operations OF
I'M. Guffey Petroleum company should
,onvincing on this point This company
lin Its service some of the best oil
1 srts in the country, and after having
plenty of time to investigate the field
,onghIy this company is preparing &c
Id qulte q fortune for equipment neces
to handle and market the oil OF this
4 flowing are the closing quotations Of
stocks on the Beaumont oil exchange
board OF trade:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
TEXAS POLITICAL NEWS.
Navarro countn,s Instructlons

NaVarro CountY's TnstTucuons
Corsicana, Texas July 3.The demon
cratic county convention is in session TO-
day to elect delegates for the conggcssion-
al convention at Meridian July 4 The
delegates are Instructed TO vote Tor DR.
= W johnson as long as his name is be
fore the convention.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
TEXAS DEATH ROLL

M'IFMORE. Terrell. Texas July l.
Felix McLemore died at his residence IN
tkis city this morning
ESTES. Center. Texas. July 2-Mr G;
n, Estes. o prosperous farmer and mn
man living at short, hye miles south from
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
To Drill Near Edna.

Edna. Texas. July s-Twc carloads OF
machinery for boring for oil at the Ben
mott & West pasture are now at lnez
and will be brought here and put into serN-
ice at once
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
lN THE SABINE FIELD.

! Struck, but No Indications of Oil
i Have Yet Been Encountered.
bine, Texas, July 3.-The Texas on
1apyis drill is now down about 400
i at 80 feet gas was struck. but no in
ions Of oil have yet been encountered
s,e German-Amerlcan oil company has
3Iis plpe up and again commenced drill,
yes.egday evening; the drill is down
~ l2pO feet, but no indications Of
SO Ear
iGe Hqast Ridge OIL company commences
EfAk on the Mckinley farm, the Ger.
->AWercan Oil company on Mas prop
She FIRST OF next week
ft SEor and Crescent is progressing
Ef4plN with its wharf, but other opern-
are DELAYED on account of pipe not
Jas harvard.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04

,siachlnery for New Well at Alvin.
,sstfip, fexas, July s.-The rotary ana
= parts of the machinery for the Cal
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04

Dr.. z. s. weIsiger returned yesterday
from n sotenrD OF two SAeks at Dsmons
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04

flowing are the closing quotations OF
stocks on the Beaumont oil exchange
hoard OF trade:
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''EleanOr"

and is one Of the most
al novels of the season.
$ is a novel of such un.
literary merit tina, its
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me Sarah Grand's novel,
The sun., 1901-03-16
New Publications.
Life and Sport on
lh3 Pacific Slope.

Bv HoENCr ASNrSLEY NACHFLI4 author
~ "Inc Procession of Lite. 'J"na
charity. ot,. $40. cloth, fully illustrate !,
81 lu.
M. NacteU h, sY-nt seventeen years m the
ra,.,., SLOPE, lnI t'S book is not o7Iy very
r.l,lbI. and ntere ting. but thoroughly well
informed and rlcy as we'll The author has
given good deal of attention 10 STort, and
some o. the Illustrations are very striking.
Ir addition to the main Part of the hook, a
surrlsmcnt gives most exact figures aHd de-
tails about all matters OF business in III.
Pa,int SIore. It is a most agreeable and
>i.Jtiou, collection OF "reminiscences, well
tod lrs;iot.s and keen observations
The sun., 1901-03-16
3lem
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ling About Lord r. c-
Napoleon and Marx
Twaln's Books.

week something was
place of the great den rai
nerican novels by Az
riters, and the effect o. his
d upon the sale of ceraa
b novels which this house
,blished recently.
still hold the same views
subject, but we are glad
It that there are two new
novels on our list tha ip
n to have been affectod
ample, Mrs. Hun phry
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Courthouse.

esaid; by the way, woIian
swell to note in the adver-
ment the excellence Of tha
.se business in IEastovpr Court,
.ouse'! So many pee II
lorses, and ] think a W.. ! m,g
ftly be said of the very q ..jcately
truthful, and yet pAysriul
suggestion of the real b-rp,ns's
girlish charm"
We thought we had n,uaonsd
these points, but they cant aa
too strongly enforced.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21
CHARGE OF MURDER
AGAINST WOMAN,
May Cupples Accused in Warrant
of Poisoning Edward Alexan-
der on August 8.

May Cupples. who Is charged with
poisoning Edward Alexander on August ..
will face a charge of murder in the first
degree. A warrant was issued against her
yesterday morning by Assistant Prose-
cutiHg Attorney Johnson She has retained
Judge John A Porter to defend her.
The theory now advanced is that she put
the poison In a bottle Of beer. which
Alexander drank. George knight, the keep
er OF the house where the tragedy oc-
CURED. found a beer bottle in the Cupples
woman's room on the morning after Alex
anders death. There was a little beer in
the bottle. and a brown sediment I'm the
bottom. Georgia Knight turned the bottle
over TO the Coroner. who wiz have It's con-
tents analysed by the City Chemist. May
Cupples declares that she and Alexander
had no bottled beer in the room Friday
afternoon.
We had two cans" she said. but no
bottled beer. One OF the other girls went
10 my room that night and she ordered a
bottle Of beer. That il how the bottle
came there" -
Moses Alexander. the father Of the dead
boy. has returned to his home In North
Vernon. Ind, leaving the prosecution In the
hands OF former Governor Charles P.
johnson. A search was made of Alexander's
clothes. which he left at the knight wom-
ans house, for some letters he carried. but
they could not be found. Ida Johnson, a
nesress, employed about the house as
chambermaid. said she saw May Cupples
tear up some letters and throw them on
the ash pile in the rear of the house.