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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-03
AN RoCHA WAS HANGED
.soea or JOHN eRIMsINGER
PAD THE PENALTY.
contession in Which He Said
VIZ W Grin,slnger Was Responsible
for the Crime

.,,onIo. Texas. August 2-Juan
81 ,Ss Mexican peon who murdered his
|Ee1,' u, IA benefactor, John Grimsirser' n
|li'' a. a~' young man OF this city. Janu
Fsnsa y ne present year, eNpiated ms
'fs Y u M gallows In the county jail
|Tps "a ascending the steps leading 10
|eau III No walked unassisted and With
ne avs About 100 people who had
f'sn ,lfke,s OF admission Witnessed
ss'pI 'ssea,lob. and all Of them expected
NJ p,epss would break down, but IL TINS
'l'' n ra mistaken, He was, attended
her wwse,stolIr priest. who Joined VITA tue
NJ s Inn In pra, en- When they kncelen
iSfneau s'nnsHod Rocha took white hana-
q i l,.s srem his pocket and placed "
y could knesi on i and wnen t,lT
Yper ~ mas over he carefully folded the
faIsal. r,hief and returned Y to his packyt
baadAeIn ssnlrv,hing was ready h. took MS
WpgH s,' t6e drop, the rope was ndluste
: "A Hack gown dropped over nun. nne
az ,a Si' AZ 1870 ana IN twenty minutes
fop Ky pronounced extinct. the drop
~ W. acha's reck He made a fuli Con,
la'H nv ;n his cell saving that he killed
iessoal g y, bechusa Mrs Grinislrger' iiow
6Iils'nIfs , sentence, asked him to do SO.
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SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

TEMPLE The machinery Is being placed
for the new -four mill The mill will have
II daily capacity of 500 barrels
CORSICANA.-- c. Jackson has entered
suit for $4,000 against the Houston and
Texas Central, alleging permanent personal
injuries.
DALLAS. The Commercial club has de
cided 70 run special train TO the principal
markets OF the North and East. About
tifty Of the prominent members Of the. club
will take part in the tour. which VIII oc'
cupy about fifteen days.
ANGLETON.-w. c. IAggett, charged
with the killing Of D. A. Carroll, was ad
mitted TO bond In $500
ORANGE rise In tho river has not
cleared il Of the water hyacinths and the
lumbermen and boatmen are much worried
over the matter
DALLAS. The case against u. r. Car
from III Paso to be tried for murder, was
dismissed by the state because Of the alb
sence OF material witnesses.
PORT sLAvACA. There is now q heavy
movement Of German farmers to Calhoun
county. Those who came last year made
excellent crops and the news appears 70
have spread.
FLoREsvILLE. -Four brick business
houses are now under way ana contracts
will be lei for others In the next few days.
DENTON Arthur Estcs was stabbed
and badly wounded by a Mexicana who es
capped.
FONT wORTn-rhe inventory In the
estate OF J. w. Burgess places its value az
100000
I'll PAso Charles DagIs has sold his
ranch la Mexico. comprising about a mil
lion acres 10 the Hereford company OF
Nebraska for $4,000
BELTON. The La Grange Baptist assO-
citation, composed Of representatives of nc
gro churches Is in session here.
KAUFMAN Great preparations have
been made for tie old settlers reunion 20
be held August s.
SULPHUR SPRINGS.--M. l.. Parrish Il
on trial for the killing Of VIII Flte on
July %. There are a great many witnesses
and the trial viii he a lengthy one.
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Cameron News Notes.

Cameron, TeSas, August 2.-sheriG X.
Todd left yesterday Tor hi Reno in re.
Spouse to a telegram that be had drawn
No. 1914 In the land lottery, which entities
him to 100 acres Of land.
Jen n Kemp is happy over the arrival
OF q new son
Misses whitman and Jones left last night
To-. a visit in North Texas.
The colored B9ptists are holding a big
meeting. Rev. Mcfeisph IL doing the
preaching.
Mi Charles Alhrechf OF Houston Ia the
guest of Hon 7. 5, Henderson.
The extreme beat Of the past few days
has been unhearable by those whose du les
a.. t,6nc them 10 unYe1tilated rooms. A few
have been threatened with prostfaton AL
had 10 be carried home.
Judge Ed 4 English received message
this morning that his son I'd. who Is "A
Austin. had 1is1 .t qasSps oaee 1uuss
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-03
WEATHER AND CROPS.

Paris Lamar County Texas, August A.
Rust has appeared In the cotton since the
recent rains.
Thomaston dewitt County. Texas, An.
gust Cotton ~ being hurt by the daily
rains and Is beginning to rot.
> Cameron, Milan County, Texas. August
Light showers which will do more
harm than good To cotton.
Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas. August 2.
The total ruinfal for July, as reported
by Observer Fred A. Smith, is q. Is Inches
as compared with the same months, 1900,
II 3a aud 1899, II 10. From July ], loo,
% ID.
Rlngsbury, Guadalupe County, Texns.
August LA fine rain fell here todnys
smlthyille, Bastrop County, Texas. An,
gust 1.-The finest rain that has fallen
IN this section for months fell here yes.
terday AZ noon, lasting fully an hour The
rain came down In torrents and Is OF I'M
told benents TO growing crops. Cotton is
fine and this raln viii do II a world OF
coed.
I.nsk, Cherokee County Texas. August l..
Had n good rain here last night and to-
rain, This Is the first general rain In Two
months. Most places about here have had
rain, but some have had very little. To-
days rain IL believed TO be general II
viii help cotton, peas, grass and cane. Cot.
ton crop looks very well, but the dry
wcaiher has cnt the crop more or less
shor
Grocsbeeck, Limestone County, Texas.
August IA good rain fell here yesterday
afternoon hut II was not general, extend
Ing not more than two miles from town.
II ralned again early this morning, but
IL Is not yet known how far the rain ex-
tended A gentle rain Is now falling and
the prospects are for good season,
Mount Vernon, Franklin County Texas
August ia good rain fell here yesterday,
beginning early I'm the morning and last
ing about seven hours. II was pretty gen
eral over the county aud will materially
benefit cotton.
findaIe, Smith County, Texas, August ].
"A little over one inch OF rain fell here last
night.
hlvord. Wise County, Texas. August L.
A hne rain fell here yesterday evening.
Tanks and water holes are full and a hne
searon In the ground. Cotton will be great
ly benefited.
Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas,
August 1.--Another hard rain fell here yes
friday evening and from reports IL was
general throughout the northern part of
the county.
Giddlngs. Lee County. Texas, August p
A nice rain fell here yesterday, the heav'
lest for over two months Reports from
the country north OF this place indicate
good rains in that portion Of the county
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NlcARAeUAs POSITION.
Monroe Doctrine a Good Thna and /
Canal lie EavNrad

Monroe Doctrine a Good Thing and tho
Canal Is Favored
Managua, Nicaragua August 2.-Thc con.
eress Of Nicaragua assemblies tonight, when
President zelayn Will read q message ad.
yocatlng the Monroe doctrine, welcoming
the assistance Of the United States against
European colonization in the Americas ana
setting forth that Nicaragua is anxious for
the construction of the Nicaragua canal by
the United states. The government, the
president will say, has spent over half a
million pesos this year In public Instruc-
tlon the nnancial condition of the country
is improving and internal peace is secure.
The president feels secure against any
Central American disturbance.
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Me.t 4 uislt tiis sister.

A. J. cottingham went 10 Washington
county. Ark, to see his sister aud while
there was taken With. lux tdysenteryl and
was very bad on He deciied,to try Cham
heriain,s Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and was SO much pleased with the
prompt cure which it effected. that ne
wrote the manufacturers a letter 10 praise
Of their medicine Mr. cctangnam resides
Al Lockland, Ark, Thls remedy u foF sais
By All druggists
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-03
cusAs ELECTORAL LAW.
Convention Considering Separately tho
Measures Provisions.

Havana, August 2.-The Cuban constitu-
tloual convention today began to consider
separately the provisions OF the electoral
bill, taking mp FIRST Of all the quulinca-
lions OF candidates for office.
There was also some discussion regard
Ing the freedom OF presidential electors 10
vote for whom they choose. As a result
Of the discussion OF qualifications OF a gov.
ernor provincial legislator or presidential
elector, the convention decided that can
didates must be either OF Cuban birth or
naturallzed with a residence OF eight years
after the naturalization,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-03

Austin. Texas, August 1.-The gov
ernor has directed the State pui-
chasing agent to cancel the award
TO the Waters Pierce oil company
to supply oil 80 the state elecmosyn-
AIRY institutions for fuel, Indicating
and Illuminating purposes. He be.
Ing Informed that said company has
failed to file the antitrust aftda-
Wit In the state department as re,
qulred by law He has also direct
ed the purchasing agent TO make
no award to any corporation that
has failed to comply with this law.
The executive office will not recog-
nlze any corporatlca to do business
with the state which falls to COM
ply with this act
The case was turned over to the
attorney general this morning.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-03

SAiner, Texas August 2.-John sontag.
.pi'ng win his sonin-law, Tom Turta
|sea SIX miles souin of here, was found
'as'r BY the roadside yesterday evening
''ssosisg was In town yesterday and sur.
|i ,s,9. = suhsiroke while on his way home.
.sDuee Strauss held an inquest.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-03
hanqes in Hampstead Teachers.

Hampstead, Texas, August AIT sp4
c;al meeting Of the board Of trustees this
AFTERNOON the resignation of Miss Katie
nh as teieber OF the public school Of
Hcml stead was accepted ana VIII Eankin
elet led To lake her place.
Miss Jennie Mills WIS elected super
n,in-eiary Of the white school and OLIVIA
fitzpatrick snpernumerary OF the coored
arh0Oi
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-03
Bali Club 10 Be Given Ovation.

Lockhart, Texas, August 2.-rhere was
great rejoicing in the city last evening
when the news was received that the Lock-
hart baseball boys had won the third game
and the match with the Corpus Christi
team. Mis- baseball team has never vet
grand reception on their arrival at home
this afternoon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-03

the Growth Of the West During the Last
pMrtcr or a Century" He sketched the
system OF colonial government that exist
ed prior 10 the settlement and growth az
America, pointing out that up to that time
no scheme mad been devised under which
unity and IndYldual freedom
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-03
TO FINANCE coat COMBINE.
Underwriting Syndicate Of $4,000, 600
Capital Formed.

New York, August 2.--rhe Mail and Ex-
press today says: 1t was learned today
that an underwriting syndicate OF possibly
S500o0,000 had been formed 20 finance the
consolidation of the bltumlnous coal prop
critics along the Norfolk and Western,
Chesapeake and Ohio and possibly the
Hooking valley, Baltimore and Ohio and
other roads In West Virginia, Western
Pennsylvania and Ohio.
The design is 70 run the soft coal busi.
ness in harmony with the anthracite trade,
which Mr.. Morgan In q measure controls
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-03
TEDDY ON wesTeRN PRoeREss.

He Delivered an Address at Colorado
Quarter Centennial.
Colorado Springs. Colo, August 2.-Thc
principal feature Of the Colorado quarter
centennial celebration In this city today
was an address by Theodore Roosevelt,
vice president Of the United States, on
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examined and much rircnmstantlal evidence
to be considered. The examining OF Wit
nesses continues this afternoon and IL will
probably take the entire day TO finish this
business
There Is much interest In the case, as
there arc matters OF Importance involved
other than those directly under considera-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-03
Fruit Shipments from LindaIe.

Ilndaie. Texas, August Fruit ship
ments from this point have about reached
tha hlsh water mark. Fonr cars Of straight
ASlertas and two ,of mixed SORTS being
fne record for one day.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-03
The frank Rose Case.

Beaumont, Texas. August 2-rhe case OF
Frank Rose. charged VITA horse theft, has
occupied the attention Of the court since
yesterday ana IL ssiil az trial. Theirs are
very Large nnmbsr Of witnesses 70 bs
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-03
THE LAW is TO BE ENFORCED.
Will Proceed Against Corporations Which
Did Not File Affidavits.
u. Portland. Nc.

d, c. Heath & Co, Portland Me.
Home Annuity association, st. Louis. Mo.
Imperial Insurance company. London.
Investors Mortgage Insurance company.
and, Me
y. II. Lumls sons company. Columbus,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-03
BrazorIa County Lax Rolls.

Austin, Texas, August 2--The comptroller
today received the tax rolls of Brazoria
county. They show total valuation Of
S5,S2i,d35, decrease over last year Of
SltS,0S0. This is one of the counties
which suffered from the effects OF the great
storm last September.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-03
FROM THE CAPITAL CITY.
ENGLISH FIRE COMPANIES oReANlz-
ING AMERICAN BRANCHES.
The Bids on Which Oil Contracts Were
Awarded--Three Counties Which
Must Be Cared For.

Austin. Texas. August 2-Three big n,e
Insurance companies Of England, which OF
course are classified as foreign corpora
hons, have organized companies in Amer
lea for the purpose OF escaping the tax, so
lhey can operate as domestic concerns. In
srrapce Commissioner Johnson has received
IN application from one OF these companies
70 DO business In Texas as a domestic
company. He viii Investigate.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-03
Three Countles ID BE Cared Eor.

Austin Texas, August Alt was learned
today as to redisnlcting the State into
judicial districts, that the counties OF
Bailey, Lamb and Farmer out on the
northwestern border are In no judicial dis.
uict, and have been left out in the cold.
The three counties have n total population
of sixty nine. divided as follows: Bailey
g. Lamb 81 aud Farmer g. No provision
VAS ever made for them, and from the
existed this long without amy judicial iunc.
tious whatever
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Awards on Oil.

Austin, Texas, August 2.--The following
awards on oil were made today by the
state purchasing agent the Waters Pierce
on company receiving the contract. After.
ward the governor ordered the contract
eaneeleu. but the bid is printed as mat
ter Of news:
Axle grease, SS.25 per case; ammonia oil,
az - cents per gallon; lard oil. 80 cen $
psg gallon; cylinder oil, 5Sts cents per gal.
Nh engine oil, 40 cents per gallon; llnseed
III, noiled ~ cents per gahon, tnrte
months contract llnseed oil. raw 81 cents
per gallon. three months contract; meats
toot oil, % cents per gallon; kerosene.
euplon, all except Terrell, at i2M cents per
gallon; gasolene, i3 cents, all except Ter
reli parafhne, 10 cents per pound; turpon
tine, 10 cents per gallon tub grease, 40
cents per pound; belt dressing. 81 per
gallon, all lnsulutlons for nine months.
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indale Industrial News.

Llndaie Texas. August THE Lindais
Canning factory is now running on full
lime with capacity 81 10000 caus per day.
giving employment 10 about nifty hands.
The Fleming Sykes three.stand seven
f,eSaw gin and the J. " Nickery Two.
stand seventy-saw gin are about finished
and the machinery Is being put IN posiuon'
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Dr.. Cline to Go to Nav Orleans.
Especial to The Post.)

washington. August 2.--Jsaae II. ciina.
now at Galveston. in charge Of the
Texas climate and crop service, Yves
will take station there and ba
promted To National forecaster WITH
Jurisdiction over a new district composed
~ several States. He win be succeeded at
Galveston by Edward M. Bowie of Du-
buque, Iowa.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-03

HAS STOOD THE TEST 20 YEARS.
Groves Tasteless Chin Tonic
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HAS STOOD THE TEST 20 YEARS.
Groye's xaEtelsss chill Tonic.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-08
EaE,,.h SONG n,ra. For India.

Darleeling, The mountain ssnitorlum
Of Bengal. is getting tired Of talking OF
the tornado that wrecked the station
a couple of years ago. So the improve
ment committee have thought Of some
thing elise. They declare themselves
dissatisfied with the cncAoo, hitherto
Darieeling's almost sole feathered
warbler. aud are trying 10 import Eng
lish song birds, AZ a pound apiece. 10
plant in the woods, says a Calcutta
correspondent lt-is a had lookout for
the songsters, as the woods are full OF
H~imalayan ravens. and Himalayan
ravens feed on young birds. But the
Improvement committee are sangulne
and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF Benga.
is alleged 70 have made the suggestion
80 nobody protests. The ravens. by thu
way. are said themselves 10 have heeI
imported some years ago by the NAH
arajah OF Darbhansa
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-08
Pleasant For the r.r.n,.,

A gentleman invited n certain lectur>
or To his house 10 take tea.
Immediately On being seated az the
table n little daughter ot the house
said 70 the guest abruptly;
Where Ii your wifey"
The lecturer, who had recently sep
aratcd from HIS better half, was sur.
pr'sed and annoyed AT the question
and stammered forth the truth.
Il don't know"
Don't know repeated the child.
why don't yo0 know"
Finding that tho chId persisted IN
hcr mterropations, despite the mild NJ.
proof " tho parents, he decided to
make q clean hrrnsl W the matter and
have II over ~ once, ~ he said with
cnlMnepH,
well we don't live together. We
think, "a We can't nprec, we'd better
not"
lie Hlincd n proan M The child hegan
again, ahd der,ej Nn c~Nasperatea look
NJ her parents
hm the little torment would moi be
0nletod nntl she exclaimed!
"'nni nurre1 Then why don't you
osh, n ouL the same M rather and
mother do7"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-08
An Important Matter.

Good roads" is an important mat.
ter TO be dealt with at the present
session Of the Legislature. hut like
most important matters Il il in danger
OF being complicated ny too many ON.
hicting plans. That heretofore pur-
sued OF inducing counties and local
authorities TO do their share, with 60.
operation from the State. is a good one
10 adhere to, aud il will be better to
be a little slow in the good work than
to run up debts and mortgage the fu,
ture. A bill just introduced proposes
To issue State bonds not exceeding
$5ogoOo,ooo. subject To approval nv q
vote of the people, for the construction
and improvement OF highways, Tha,
would start a new and prodigai policy
which II is desirable to avoid. Tn,
value Of improved roads is one that ac
crues as fast as they are constructed
and the people should ne induced Z,
pay for them as they so along, or In
only local aud short time debts, a
most for sections that must Ne com
pleted to be OF use. The state hell
should be rendered literally. hut Judi
cicusly and without imposing hcay,
obligations 10 he met In the mtur,
The work viii have q be gradual, an,
will take n long time at best, hut /
Will grow In appreciation rs 1t nd
ysnces.-New York Mail and Exprcs,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-08

A Connecticut cat is charged with
turning on the gas. with the result that
a whole family nearly came 10 an un-
timely end. This Is n new crime to
lay AT the door of the most unrespon'
sire and naughty OF domesticated ami
mails. A dog is a shamefaced thing.
always ready 10 show penitenee for his
sins. Hence the ease with which he
obtains forgiveness Perhaps 1t is
owing TO his contempt for contriuon
that the cat has been accused OF trans
g~ressions. from breaking choice china
10 raidmg ice boxes This s~elf-con'
tanned acquaintance, but not friend
Of man. a acted as the scapegoat foi
! careless servants for innumerable gen
erations. Perhaps II is because hs
had such a good time In ancient Egyp'
that he is so "chesty" now
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-08
AMERICAN MULES EXALTED.
Growing International Recognition o,
Tibet Merits Reported.

Gsowine Tpternstionsi Recognition Of
Their Merits Reported.
One effect OF the Anglo Boer wal in
South Africa has been 10 exaIt not
only in market value. but also In f.
fetal consideration. the American
mule. There has been a constant de-
mand for American mules for service
In the military operation of the Eng
lish. The distinction of the American
mule has become international. and IL
need be no surprise. therefore. that in
recent eficiai publications in Washing
ton the mule, no longer the subject
have a position Of dignity and ptomi-
neace.
Thus. recently. there has appeared a
bulietin concerning the number Of
mules in large cities from which Il ap-
pears that there are 10Y COO mules
In New York City. $50 In Chicago. 213
I'm Boston and thirty-seven in Detroit.
| these being the cities In which mules
| are least esteemed. In Philadelphia
| the number is 1900. In Baltimore 1000.
In Ksnsas City 240O. in ST. Louis $500.
and In New Orleans 300.
The former distinction OF Memphis
~ the treat mule city has been oblit-
erated. in the march of progress Of the
mule ia belated distinction. and the to-
tai of Memphis Is exceeded by Louis.
vile. q city much further north. the
industrial interests Of which are not
such as to make many calls for the
purchase of mules.
The distinction OF toe American
mule as recognized officially does not
stop short with mere enumeration. for
there appears also a statement show
ing "the number Of mules per 10000
inhabitants in certain cities and groups
Of cities of the United States" Thus
| II appears that there are 1895 mules
to each 100000 inhabitants In New Or
leans. and ninety-nine mules only TO
| each 100000 Inhabitants in Washing
ton, in which mules are but poorly
represented.
In New York City II may be Of in.
terest to the future historian to know
on official authority. there are seven
mules for each 1O0.O 900 inhabitants in
the borough of Queens. eight In the
borough of Brooklyn. twenty-five in
the borough Of Manhattan. twenty-five
In the borough of Richmond. and thir-
ty-one In the borough Of The Bronx.
| Why this disparity exists in the bor-
ough OF The Bronx there Is no accom-.
panying official explanation.-New
| York Sun.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-08

A Rhode Island siatistician, after a
careful investigation among bankers in
foreign financial centres computes the
amount the United States owed abroad
rear age as s.. s3O.Ooo.ooo. Against
this he sets, As owed to the United
states, $50o.ooo.ooo. leaving a let in
~debtedness on the part o this country
OF 81. $50. 600. 900. The annual charges
against the United States he figures
as $50. 100000. made up Of an interest
account Of $50. oVo. 600. travellers credit
SJO.eo0.OOo, and loss by repatriation
on the part Of heiresses and wealthy
gentlemen S~lo.OOo.Oo0.