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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
NO NEW WELLS ARE IN
But Work Is Steadily Progressing ia
Beaumont Field.
A USE FOR THE WASTE OIL FOUND
One DriIler Is Utilizing Il in His Boiler.
James Erskine Was Knocked Out
by a Flow OF Gas.

Beaumont. Texas, September G-rhis
was another quiet day In the oil field.
No we'll came in and nothing out Of the
ordinary happened. Several wells are down
near the spouting point aud news OF an
interesting character is expected at any
time.
which brought in well yesterday, has a
second one down near the oil sand, and It
will likely he in next week.
The joint well of the Geyser Oil and De.
velopment company and the KaItenbach
oil company. which is being drilled on
block %, about 1Jo feet from the Yellow
Pine gusher is now In the cap rock and is
expected to spout by Monday or Tuesday,
~
j. H. Foster who Is drilling a well for
the Texas and New Orleans OIL company
on the Kelley lease, has turned the oil
that is running OH Spindle Top into good
account large quantity OF the oil from
the Palestine beaumont well ran into a
slough that lies near Mr. Fosters rig.
covering the water to n depth Of about six
Inches. lie had been buying oil for fncl
purposes but when he found that there
was plenty of It In the slough he ditched
II into an improyised reservoir and from
that he pumps 1t into his oil tank. There
are several hundred barrels of the oil in
the slough. 81
Mr. j. j. Pastoriza of Houston, who has
spent three or four DAYS IN the city, re
turned home tonight. Mr.. Postoriza is out.
spoken against the proposed taxing of oil,
believing that IL will deter development of
other resources as well as OF oil land.
-
The gas from the spindle Top wells
never misses an opportunity to show its
Knockout power james Erskinc, foreman
for the Haywood company, Is Fac latest
victim. He was agitatng the llcywoo
No and it resented the agitation by lay
ing the agitutor ont for few minutes. He
was btought around all right however and
seemed little the worse for his experience
5 + 5
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able remedy are heng mailed to all who
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Sunday viii Be Specially Observed in
All Of the Churches.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT STORM
Differences Between Water Commission
and Contracting Firm Of Clarke & Co.
Have Not Been Adjusted.

Galveston, Texas, September 6.--Memo.
Protestant churches on next sunday morn.
ing, the anniversary of the great storm.
In the evening a union service viii be
held at the First Presbyterian church, and
the program has been arranged as fol
lows:
l--Hymn-No. o4a, "now Finn
. scripture lesson John xiv 'tpar0.
..,...............R Rev. Robert George
3-Prayer. ,.... Rev. Seth Ward, u. b.
4-IIym psS ai7' Nearer My God,
5-AIare nse 40 mInnte ;si,',''',...'...'
49,. Rev William j. Harsha, u. u.
6-solo-"Forever With the Lord
Address I'D ;na,in;naiicc.i water HanSe0m
.............R Rev Seth Ward, D. d.
s, Hymn-No. 2l6, Gle Lives, the
Great Redeemer" ..............
9.-Address 90 minutesD .,...........
...,....... Rev. w. Nj. Harris ID. n.
i0.--Ilymn No. 800. "Blest BE the Tie"
11.-Praye --Benedictjon Rev. II. d. Shut1
The Catholic churches will honor the
dead with requiem masses on Monday,
The knights of Pythias have arranged
for memorial services at castle han in the
afternoon at o'clock, participated In by
the six local lodges
In the afternoon at 3 o'clock memorial
services, followed by the planting Of salt
Ccdars and oleanders on the beach Mt the
foot of Broadway, VIII be observed. The
Womon's Health Protective association has
charge OF this ceremony aud Is preparing
to make 1t worthy the occasion. Brief al
dresses Will be delivered by Rev Father
klrwln and Colonel Il. g. street Rev,
w. NJ, Harris Will lead IN prayer and the
tree planting VIII be led by children aud
assisted By grown persons.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
M. crouch Appointed.

Corpus Christi, Texas, September 6.--Hon.
p. l.. Crouch Of Pearsall, who was the
republican nominee for congress against
Hlebcrg last year, arrived here last night
and 10 The Post representative he stated
fhnt ne had been appointed chief deputy
cGlleei1r Of customs Of this district by
Copcct6r Haynes vice c. c. Pierce, who
has been seriously IN for several months
past and whose place has been Temporarily
niied by r. b. Southgate. MIR. Crouch will
assume charge Of his duties In few days.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
WHOLESALE eRocERs.

The North Texas Association Is in Ses-
sion at Fort Worth.
Fort Worth, Texas. September 6.-The
North Texas Wholesale Grocers' associa-
tion net here today and was largely at
tended Grocers were present from Waco,
Gainesville, Greenyille, Bonham, sherman
aad Paris. The meeting was executive,
hu fleight rates and the condition of trade
were discussed The prices of staple arti-
cites was also under discussion.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
CHASING TRAIN RossERs.

Detectives and Express Officials Are Still
Numerous at Texarkana.
TexarLaha, Texas, September 6-Four
p'nkeiton detectives and three prominent
express officials arrived here today from
tic sccne of the holdup at Eylau on the
Cottcu Belt road. They departed by wagon
lnmitlpl.
sovrnty.hve special deputies have been
sworn into service under the detectives
force ana the men are now all In the en-
vic nments of Elyou. II Is stated by some
al the men at work on the case that -four
of the robbers are corrallcd In the sulphur
river bottoms and that their capture is
m1nentarily expected.
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drilling fer them here. uc was accom-
panied by Manager Wood Of the Crescent
OIL company
The well Is now something over 100 feet
deep and both gentlemen expressed them.
selves as well satisfied with the progress
Of the work and the indications exhibited
by the log OF the we'll
Messrs J. y. Penney Of New Decatur,
Ala, and Dayton Castlcmnn OF Bunceton,
Mo. spent the day looking at lands in
this vicinity.
Other visitors were Mr.. John Loyejoy Of
Houston. Mr. A. X. Taylor Of Houston aud
Mr.. Il. 4. Ditch OF Morgan City, La.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
SALES
The Velasco Wells.

vclnsco, Texas September 6.-rhe Bryan
Heights well has now gone down 100 feet
and is now on another rock after passing
through the rock penetrated by the Lucas
well Both drills have penetrated line
stratum of artesian water sand at TINS
depth,
The Lucas well Inns pumped out the SAND
from the we'll and has gone through the
rock that created such a connection the
other day and are now on another rock
Both wells are doing very nicely and no
doubt viii soon reach the point where oil
ox{etg II at all
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
FATALLY BURNED.
Mrs. E. M. Douglas Victim of the
Coal Oil Can.

Mrs. E. NJ, DougIas a VIVVEH OF wv
Coal Oil Can.
Sherman. Texas, September 6.-Thls after
noon about 2 o'clock Mrs, e. NJ. Douglas
of Van Alstyne received fearful and per-
haps fatal burns and her son Roy, who
went 10 her rescue, is badly burned about
the arms and face. Mrs. Douglas was heat
ing irons on a portable furnace and can
Of coal oil was sitting near 1t. Inc ex-
plosion which occurred was because OF the
CON Mrs Douglas was enveloped by tho
flames In an instant. Her son saw her as
she ran into the yard and was burned u
tearing of her clothing Mrs, Dougias -
n solid blister from feet TO mead nel -
coyery is very doubtful.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
NEW PIPE LINE PLANNED.
Merchants and Mechanics Company Is
to Build IT,

Merchants and Mechanlcs Company Is
to Build II.
Taylor, Texas, September 6.Mr s. II.
spangler of Taylor, president Of the Mcr-
chopts and Mechanics OF company, whose
gusher at Beaumont came in about week
ago, has returned from Palestine whittier
he went early in the week TO attend a
meeting of the directors Of his company
He says that q good deal If business was
build a 5O0,OO0.barrel tank II Beaumont a
pipe line from the well TO the same, and
a loading station thercat-in short, initia-
tory arrangements generally were mIdc 10
put their plcdpct on the market, both
local arc foreign. Steps were also taken
towards developing their other property.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
Nenro Soldiers Sent AWAY.

FL Paso. Texas, September 6,--The last
bunch If negro soldiers of the Twentyfifth
infantry. Il portion of which for two years
glrrisoned Fort Bliss, left here today for
Manila. These men, numbering about thir
ty were detained here as witnesses in the
Keeper raid cases recently tried on a
change OF venue at Dallas.
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Differences No. Adjusted.

Galveston, Texas, September 6-The DIFF
ferences between the water commissioners
and the firm of Charles Clarke y CO. iu
regard to the moving Of the steamship
Roma across the water main have not yet
been settled. The bond OF S500Oo re
quircd by the board Of water commission
ers has been given and is satisfactory, but
there Is a question In the mind ef some
OF the commissioners in regard to whether
the circumstances therefore they insist
upon certified check of $50 900 In add
tion TO the bond. This check was In
cluded in the contract by which the bond
was required and II WINS understood that
there would be no trouble in getting it, as
Captain Clarke had told President Lange
Of the board ~ water commissioners thH
Geo and S@j00oO and agreed to give the
check
This morning Captain Clarke appeared
before the commissioners with j. Lobit of
the hrm Of Aduuc 4 I.ohit who are his
bankers, He stated that he had been una.
bile 20 secure the ccrllhcd check Of his bank.
crs and Mr.. Lohlt also confirmed his state
mcnt, saying that uadeS the circumstances
he would not give the certified check FOR
this amount If he had double the value of
the cheek In government bonds us collHt
cral Mr.. Lohlt said that II the commits
sionerS insisted on having the check foi
this amount the ship would not be moved
sioners said that the commissioners coul,
not alter their demand and the mcctin.
adjourned without any agreement beinl
reached.
The injunction preventing the moving o
the vessel remains In effect.
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To peueLop NaturaI Cas- pepogIt.

Mineral Wells, Texas, September 5.-Coo-
mel c. c. Slaughter Of Dallas arrived here
yesterday evening direct from New York
on his way TO the Dalton gas well north
III PHO Pinto with view of piping the
inexbnuetable flow of gas that has been
found al 4 depth of 400 feet by prospectors
who are boring for OIL 10 Mineral Wells
Wentherford Fort Worth and Dallas. as
he had succeeded In arranging for the pipe
while In New York. lie says that there are
n number Of capitalists of Dallas that are
connected with this enterprise.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
Cold and silver in PaIo Pinto County.

Mineral Wells Texas, September 81.
Young of weatherford. who is opening
mn = coal mine six miles northeast of here
on tne Gulf and Brazos Valley railway at
a mace named Keller. has struck very
rich vein of gold and silver ore that assays
$40 foi the gold quartz and $50 for the
a depth of eighty feet. He had the ore, on
exhibition here yesterday and 1t shows that
it was found in a white sand rock and that
there Is plenty of 1t, Arrangements are
being made to have it shipped to I'll Paso
~, tho SnAltpr.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07

Bryan, Texas, September Captain
Avery, United States army has arrived
at the Agricultural and Mechanical college
and entered upon his duties ms command
ant and Instructor of military science New
students are already arriving for the open
ing of the college on the 11th.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
EatalIv Wounded by q Negro.

sherman, Texas, September Cat Klein's
butcher pen this evening a buriy negro en.
ployed attacked James Creed youus
seyeseiv cnt him about the neck Tne
wound will likely prove fatal Inc neEfS
resisted arrest and was beaten insensiO'o
nv officers.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
WILL USE FUEL OIL.

The First Houston Cotton Compress to
Use Fuel Petroleum.
The Cleveland Compress and Warehouse
company is the rrst compress In Houston
to adopt fuel petroleum; they having pur-
chased If r. " Gamble & Co. their equip,
ment for fuel petroleum and made con.
tract with them. as selling agents Of the
Lone Star and Crescent Oh company for
Texar for two years supply of fuel petro-
lgun
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
TEXAN sulcIDeD IN OHIO.
Oliver Eylar Of Dallas Shot Himself
THROUGH the Temple.

THROUGH the Temple.
Georgetown Ohio, September 6.-olver
Eylar Of Dallas. Texas. who was visiting
his brother, ]. w. Eylar, editor OF the
News Democrat of this place. shot himself
in the temple In the woods near here and
was found dead some hours later, lie had
been acting queerly for some days, 1t Is
supposed losses in Texas oil speculation is
the cause.
The deceased was printer.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
Renort Wa NJ True.

Anderson, Texas, September 6.-The re,
port that the Grimes County Oil company
had struck oil near Lamb Springs was
a mistake, but caused a great deal Of ex-
element for a while
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
A Mother's Mill

may not 1T the requirements Of her own
MIX Borden's Eagle Brand Condensed
Mix has been the standard for more than
fortv wears Send i0c for ''Babya Diary"
~ Hudson street. New Yark.
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ro,n b. Pieces m a Gin.

sherman, Texas, September e--frank Jer-
man. aged is years. was torn TO pieces and
kIlIee while working In his father's g'n
a sAs.e and q nalt eass &c ~ itavyi6en e<zv
fax3ez GfteSae9As
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
Tbe DAYTON Field.

Dayton, Texas, September G-Mr w. e.
Grlfhths OF the Guney company arrived
this morning from Beaumont TO inspect the
well which thS Crescent Oil company Is
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
IL Ilse on for Euel.

Corpus Christi, Texas, September Cat
the meeting Of the city council Wednesday
the Lone Star ice factory made applica.
tion and was granted permission to use oil
Instead of wood for fuel.
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Galveston, Texas. September 6-Colonel
T. j. Polk, general manager of the Santa
Re, and Engineer C. w Felt went North
this morning
MI Phil Doherty died at 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon at his residence, 1901
P0stoffice street. The funeral took place
at o'clock this afternoon from his late
residence.
kllhurn Moore win leave tomorrow for
Norfolk. Va, to attend meeting OF the
Hoo HOos.
Marsene Johnson went to Houston this
afternoon on business.
Joe Kemmer left last night for Akron,
Ohio,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07

Do not leave home on a journey without
a bottle a. Chamberlain's Collie Cholera
and Dinrrhoea Remedy 1t Is almost GER
tain to be needed and can not be procured
while you are on board the cars or steam
ship. Ii Ia pleasant. safe and reliable. Eog
taio bx all druggists
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07

Galveston, Texas, September G.-The
haDcaa corpus herring of H. Kaufman,
charged with the murder of his wife, Mrs.
10. Kaufman, took place this morning
before Judge franklin Attorney Marsene
Johnson appeared In behalf of the de,
PENDANT and said that In View Of the result
or tn, analysis OF the stomach of the de.
ceased. performed by Prof. Morris, there
was no chance Oe the State securing a con
Ncton In the case. and asked Tint the
bond Of the defendant be fixed at $500
report of the analysis performed ny
Prof Morris which has been previously
published In The Post showing that there
WI, no trace of arsenic poison found In
the stomach Of the deceased. was submitted
an the evidence at the coroncr's inquest
0ad the examining trial, which were per
formed al one fine, WIS also read.
Attorney Royston. attorney for the state
sad that while the test showed there
WAS not the slightest trace Of arsenic there
might have been some other poison. but
rs there Is no possible chance now Of as
ccrt0ining whether or not any other poison
was IT. the stomach. the only evidence the
State has not submitted Is formal analy-
sis Of the cocoa to which Druggist Flynn
a. the John Sealy hospital said that he
ad applied rough tests, and which he
thought contained arsenic. This has not
yrt been nnalyzed.
JldEC Franklin fixed the bond Of the
defendant AT $500
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
civ Assessments.

Galveston. Texas, September Getty AS
SCISSOR Frank b. Hudson has completed his
rolls and the city tax assessment amounts
to S21. 427, 400 This amount is distributed
as follows Ground values S13 2s9,s21;
Improvement values. S458s. 6s5, and per
sonal values, S3.j68,974 The Tax rate this
year Is $50 per 500, while last year it
was 81 81 per 500.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
Held to Grand Jury.

Galveston, Texas, September 6.-Rudolf
Schmedeberg, who was arrested yesterday
an charge of assault with intent to muir
dor, preferred by officer Bucg on informn-
tion received. waived a preliminary cx-
animation before Recorder McCracken this
morning He was held To the grand jury
Ia the sum of 500.
Airs Schmeideberg. wife OF the prisoner,
aud who he is accused Of attempting to
XII. Is not dangerously wounded, She did
not appear In court and no testimony was
taken.
Mr. and Mrs. Schmeideberg have been
married thirty years and are the parents
Of eight children, MI Of whom are grown
exceD. two.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
An Arrest Made.

Galveston, Texas, September 6--Detec-
tive George Waters made an arrest last
night Of man suspected of being con
nected with the robbery In La Grange,
Texas, a short time ago.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
Ia Cnptnln ClnrkN annenred
Kautfmann,s Bond.

he injunction preventing the moving of
vessel remains In effect
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-30

comes fron the atmosphere. for the
pulp Is fed TO the dairy COW and ev-
erything tskea FROM the son is re.
stored to the soil. and there is no de-
terioration whatever. Il will not Be
many years before all the money nos
paid foreigners for agricultural prod.
ucts OF ali kinds. including sugar. vii
be kept az home. Last year ve sent
abroad $3.50 900 go worth Of farm
products. in round figures. and bought
half that smonnt from foreign c0rn-
tries. It Is only question of tine
when not only our sugar. but our to-
baccO and rice viii ali be produced AZ
home. In fact. we began helping the
rice industry three years ago. and the
last crop has been estimated TO be
equal TO the home demand. so we win
save what money has been sent abroad
for rice.
we are establishing experiment
stations in the islands that have lately
come under our flag. We win en-
deavor to teach those people how to
produce the things We cannot produce
within the old United States, so that
they may have money with which 20
buy things that We do produce here"
e s. L
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-30
YOUNG MEN,s ualoN.
Progress of New Society Under Aus
pices Of Catholic Mission.

Progress Of New Society Under Aus
pices Of Catholic Mission.
The Young Mems Catholic Benevo-
lent Union held a meeting at the lee
ture rooms adjoining the Cathedral
Monday night, President Barry pre-
siding.
Bishop Gulstan was present and
made an appeal to the young men for
their assistance in the matter of
finances. as the annual collection is
near at hand.
Secretary l. H. Flynn submitted a
report. having been appointed TO ex-
anime the condition Of the union The
report briefly outlined the result of
the wear The total membership is
shown to be 232, and donations were
reported as follows: George Trimble.
IS; c. ]. Mccarthy. SIS; H. Hackfeld
& Co.. $1,000; H. Moet. French Con-
sui. $19. and Sociedade de Espirio
Santo. $50 From an entertainment
given at St Louis College $436 was
realized Besides the cash donations.
the union has received from Julius
Asch a gavel. from Judge A. s.
Humphreys splendid piano, and sib
yer plate from F. C. Betters. also the
silver badge to be worn by the ser
geant-at-arms. from the financial sec
rotary. A. W. Seabury. The report
also showed large number of needy
persons assisted during the year,
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Stricken with Paralysis.

Henderson Grimett. of this place, was
stricken with partial paralysis and com
pletely lost the use of one arm and side
After being treated by an eminent ply.
stefan for quite a while without relief
ny wife recommended Chamberlain
Pain Balm, and. after using two bottles
of it he is almost entirely cured.-Gec
r. Mcdonald. Man. Logan Co., W. Va.
q. s. A. Several other very remarkable
cure of partial paralysis have been eff
fected by the use of this Iiniment 1t is
most widely known. however. as a cure
for rhepmatism. sprains and bruises. Sold
by all druggists and dealers. Benson,
Smith & Co.. agents for Hawaii.
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1T Is emineutly wise FOR the farmer
70 grow beets and sell sugar. because
he only disposes OF something that
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