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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-09
A FIRE ON THE HILL.
NOT VERY DANGEROUS BUT 1T
CAUSED A SCARE.
Quick Work Prevented a Spread that
Might Have Been Bad for
the Oil Field.

Beaumont. Texas, September s.--A FIRE
which for a time seemed to threaten dan
ger to the oil field. broke out this aft,r.
noon in small slough which skirts the
north end and side Of Spindle Ton, a dis
lance 81 about three.quarters OF a milo
IRON the hill The danger 10 the min
however was more imaginary than real
put the IRE could have caused great dam.
age IL 1t had been left TO run Its course.
since the spoutlng Of the Palestine Beau.
mont wen the slough mentioned has con
taiheu considerable quantity of OIL which
OF course floats on top OF the water
Inc IRE started about 400 yards west Of
the Sabine and East Texas railroad where
the slough runs from northeast to south.
west About 4:45 p, m. persons who were
In that vicinity noticed bltck cloud ris
ing from the slough and the flames rose
to height Of ten or twelve feet
\ crowd soon gathered and some shoyelS
were brought from nearby rig. The Post
correspondent was within 100 yard, of the
ire when 1t started, and within a few min.
ntes after he reached tine slough men were
at work with shovcls filling M or dam.
ming up the Slough at point where il
was very narrow The dam was completed
within ten minutes and the oil was fired
JuSt below II to consume the oh near the
Jam ana keep the large volume OF flames
from jumping the dam when the hre should
reach that point.
\ narrow place was then found below
the hles and the slough was damned there.
ana mus the ire was confined to the
stretch of the slough incloseI between tlr
Two dams. Within two hours the 1.e had
burned Itself out and all danger was past
lhe smoke was seen from the city and
| every available vehicle was pressed into
service immediately many OF the people
arriving al the hill In time to see the nrc.
The oil on that portion Of the slough
which was burned over was not more than
one-eighth Of an inch deep. but II made n
very not nre and a mountain Of smoke
I'D fact the heat was so great thar the
| water boiled for few minutes after the
| oil was burned of
| hundred that the fire would have reached
| the nil, great feeling Of relief was eX
perlenced when the fire had burned Itself
| cut.
The oil came from spindle Ton. It 1.
| true, but there was a considerable stretch
| OF water between the fire aud the hin OF
| which no oil tioated. In low. wide place
however. the oil stands six inches deep OF
| top of the water
| The hre did not reach this place Jus
| think Of what a fire gusher would make
| was an expression heard from hundreds oil
| people, and after watching the compara
! lively small blaze this afternoon the burn
| Ing of the gusher is an awful thing to con
| template. The IRE was evidently Of in
! cendlarN origin.
| 1t could not have caught from a sparl
! from a locomotive, being fully 100 yard.
! from the railroad. and there was no nr,
! closer than half mile away.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-09
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

MARSHALL.-Frank Lee, charged With
the murder OF his half brother. Tom ZIP
pin, was acquitted In the district court
CIEBURNE. w. u. Lockett came near
dying from the effects of narcotic, but
Is recovering.
GAINESVILLE 1t is given out that the
new Santa Fe depot is to be completed by
Christmas.
FoNDo. The 7-year old son of ]. D.
Hueschen had an eye put out by n pellet
from niger shooter.
BELCHERvILLE. While playing with
coal oil can there was an explosion ana
and Rebecca Terrell, was burned SO badly
that death relieved her suffering.
sANDERsoN. Joel c. Feale Sso ,a has
abandoned his well At depth OF 400 G teet.
the X ,ray eve boy. selected. Water should
have been struck At about $50 feet
DETROIT The prohibition election held
in this commissioners precinct Ns gone
anti by a small majority
WANAHACHlE. "A large number or
farmers and cotton growers met here ana
organized the Ellis County Cotton Grow
crs' Protective association.
Ell PASo.-'The heirs Of D. Lare iiri COY
an was shot and killed near van Horn
last June and left sheep ranch valued az AZ
$4,000. The property VIII be inherited ny
TEXARKANA.-The search for the train
robbers continues, but nothing tangible has
been developed.
DALLAS. There will be a meeting Of
the state board OF directors Of the TraV-
elers' Protective Association M san An
ronio Saturday. September p. az which
the matter Of removing the state headqnar'
tors to Dallas will he considered and a de-
clsion made.
PARIS. The remains OF Judge II. W.
Lightfoot, who died on August p IN Bishop
Rowe hospital at Skagway, Alaska, from
ncute Bricht's disease after an operation.
were Inferred here Sunday. The funeral
was largely attended
MARSHALL.-Th Jury In the case Of
Watson Marks, charged with the murder OF
lnm Marshall. returned a verdict Of guilty
aud assessed his punishment at hNe years
IN the peniteutinrN.
SULPHUR SPRINGS. The prohibition
election In Hopkins county resulted In q
victory for the prohibllonists. The ma
iorty will he 500 TO 800.
DALLAS. There are but twenty DAYS
I interviewing before the opening OF the Texas
! State fair for the sixteenth annual fall
/ carnival and arrangements for the open
! ing are reported by the management 10 be
4 well rnder way.
CFORcETOwN. The formal opening OF
[ the Southwestern university was held Fri
+ duy There are q few more students In
attendance this year than last and every
] thing points to q most successful year.
HEARNE. Rev. G. l.. Harrington be
/ gan a protracted meeting at the Methodist
church Sunday. lie VIII ne assisted 10y
! Rev Z. L. Shettles OF Bryan.
! CLEBURNE. Martin Chlsenhall. son Of
I the gin stands. had both his hands cIigh'
/ hetwetn the saws and most horribly man
| gled. One Of them will have to be ampu
| tated.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-09
The DAYTON Field

Dayton, Texas, September s,-Joe Lee
the driller injured at the Gu1cy well yes
terday Is able to be up today and will prob
ably be back at work in short time
Meanwhile the work of setting the casing
on the rock struck on Friday began this
incoming. a new driller having arrived
from Webster to superintend the work
MI T. j. Wood, the contractor for the
well, Is also on the ground and in a few
days it will be known whether the rock
strnrk is really the cap rock everything the
oil stratum or not
Nil Mcdowell, general manager of the
Guffey Co., Mr. W. +. GrifIths, the head
of the land department. and Mr. Robert
Greer Of the law firm of Greer x Greer of
beaumont, arrived from Beaumont this
morning: hut whether their presence In
di,aies belief in the completion of the
Tcll at any very early date can not he
learned Al any rate the well Is plainly
being given the closest attention by the
owners.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-09
Your Blood Made New.

Y heart beats about sixty thousand
day. Every drop of blood in YOUR
VISITS every part OF your body about
fuhured times each twenty-four hours
any wonder that many troubles arise
Inc blood Is not right?
hard to understand why health
returns when you take remedy
Pr Harter's Iron Tonic, remedy
tpur'nes and enrlches the blood?
foes far more than that, because 1t Is
perfect example of everything that
"A stands for But it would be won
\ remedy II Its power 20 make red,
1000 was its only property. 1t Is
\ ''e' than so-called blood purihers he,
Il Doth makes and pnnhes the
nor one Of the crude forms 81 iron
lures the teeth and stomach. but a
q e harmless form that Is almost In.
~ passed from the stomach TO the
IN the blood ii battles against
"A lne,tan1u disease, and helped b. the
IN fbe shts or that famous remedy
"A soe - stem OF all Impurities and
z 'Nen sluggish organ to do It's full
ny have. skin disease. rheumatism,
trouble, nervousness. or IN vou
III osd reason 70 believe that Your blood
81 ,in,'s.led or that your health Is run
.4emed, DC Just TO yourself and try
!, ihhaEter's Iron Tonic has for forty.tigs
(; seh made only nv The Dr. uartei
~ w. Dayton, Ohio. Sold every
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-09
BRENNAN BUDGET.
Youna NEGRO Woman Arrested for In
fanticde,

Younq NEGRO woman NTeslSo 'O' >"
fanticide.
Brenbam. Texas. September s.-seyeral
races have been matched to be pulled on az
the Fair Grounds tomorrow afternoon.
Trllby. wellknown local trotter, has
been matched against Klondike' Mr. Ben
Bassett's horse. Both are fast roodsters
and considerable interest Is nantes ed.
A gray from Round Top has been matched
to run two furlopgs against me "eissa gray
Of this city A Burton sorrel ana IN
oiLer Brenham horse viii also rno
The cottou-miH agitation In BreaEum las
brought q letter 70 MessrS nriry ''i'' ~
~ Providence r. l., In which thHy say
they will be pleased 10, quote prices n
plans OF construction ana equipnieu., MI
specifications, etc, and secure q market
fdr Inc product Of the mill when con-
structed. and will take stock for pay
n Sn the Nelson Meredith place, near old
NVoshington a day or two ago. the tene'
n,Snt house occupied by Dick Night, col
0rsd was burned toeether Win Us con
tents which, In addition 70 az the mouse,
Md effects of the Night family, consisted
Of two bales OF cotton IN me sea e.,,.,,
The bridge gang on the santa santa I g s9 9Ilt,i.
crn division have been ordered 70 move
10 the Stone spur, In Bufleson county, "a
begin the construction Of a Drudge aeross
old river next Wednesday. lhey eApec'
IL cemDlete N by saturday.
Constable r. ii Burch went TO Houston
sunday after viii Lewis. the negro wht
assaulted Fritz Never two weeks Weeks e . t anI
who was rushed on down Aheie A"I ic"'
he would be lynched. 80, e
sheriff league left for Marlin sunday
with bench warrant for WIZ Waddell
wanted here on charge OF theit OF oNei
s5o and assault with intent 10 murder.
The baseball game between Brennan anc
Sflkville az Fireman's park this afternoon
row IN progress. has drawn dig crowd
out 10 the park and much Interest is man
ifrstcd in the game.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-09
PRAYERS AT SAN ANTONIO.

san Antonio, Texas. September SIN all
the churches in the city today special
prayers were offered for the recovery Of
President Mckinley Rev a. A. Hyde
of the Trinity Methodist church. In his
sermon referred to the attempted murder
and to the dangerous tendency of the times
and said the time had come for steps to
be taken by the government to protect it.
self and the people
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-09

Consultation. Impaired digestion ana a
torpld liver are the most common ailments
thar are responsible for that tired, hstless,
faeged.out feeling that makes the summer
RINE Will cure constipation. Il improves
the digestion and arouses the liver 70 nor
NAL ACTIVITY Price 30 cents For sale ~
A. E. Kiesllng, Druggist, Do2 Aain stresb
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-09
cUeRo CULLlNes.
Chester Woodwork Now a Cadet al
the Naval College.

ITIG TN9N0T N~TI-WW'
Cuero, Texas. September s.-Mayor J, c.
Woodwork yesterday received telegram
from his son. Chester, who IS at Annapolis.
saying that he had passed III examinations
for entry and was now ready to enter the
naval academy the Young man received
his training IN the Cuero schools. Cuero
now has a representative ia both the Ma
tional schools, James Grain, son OF me
Those Interested In fast horses have ar
ranged for q race between two OF the<fast
est buggy animals IN ms section i0f me
near town aud considerable crowd Is e1
pected.
The members Of the knights OF Pythla
have arranged for a contest for an oyster
supper Two sides have en- selected AND
the side showing the best ATTENDANCE foi
Az meetings is 10 be banQu ted at IA,
expense OF the other side.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-09
Iossea Id Waco.

Waco. Texas, September s.-A Gre today
destroyed Beemans restaurant and greatly
damaged hin Bros book store. The loss
Is about $1,000, all covered by Insurance.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-09

Fort Worth, Texas. September 81. ].
Holland, organizer Of the State Association
OF Grocers and Butchers, has returned
from tour OF Texas In the Interest OF the
organization While gone he organized In
rell. Forney and sherman, Texas Mr..
Holland proposes 10 push the work Of or
Ranlzlng in Texas until every town has
been Organized
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-09
DIAMONDS WERE MISSING.
They Were Found at the Laundry
Office.

''N'N VNT'u at lTII EaUIIuIy
Office.
, Antonio, Texas, September s.-Over
'hth ago, Mrs, j. w Byrne. living on
I'e placed in a trunk, wrapped in a
vast, diamond jewelry valued at
Y Today going to the trunk for the
pay she discovered that this shirt
4 II which the jewelry had been wrap.
was gone and the jewels with it.
iu Iobin, was notified and by night
teyoNered every one Of the missing
poieS' some one. who II Is not known,
sent a shirt waist to laundry to be
IT, and the iewelry was found wrap
~ IL Inc diamonds were kept IN the
today.
The news & observer., 1901-06-01
COLD WEATHER is
HALTING BUSINESS
Blue Outlook Both in Country
and City.
PRICES REMAIN STEADY
Cotton Higher in the Face Of Large
Receipts,
PRICES REMAIN STEADY
NEW BUSINESS IN IRON AND STEEL SMALL
As to the Situation in Textiles Real Conditions
in the Print Cloth Markets Have Been
Met by a Heavy Cut in
Prices,
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, May -Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
Unreasonable weather has been the
key of the general situation this week.
discouraging to retail trade in the cities
and country districts alike, and retard-
ing the growth of most crops, but par
ticuIarly corn and oats in the northern
half of the country and cotton at the
South. Withal, however, there is a
feeling prevalent that a few weeks OF
warm, sunny weather, decided lack
of which has so far been noted this
spring, would do much to place matters
commercial and agricultural in as good
or better condition than a year ago.
Apart from these features, the weeh
has been without much change, eX-
cept that rather better spirit has
been visible in the industrial situation
and that some progress has been madG
toward a settlement of existing labor
troubles. The situation in textiles has
not changed materially except that real
conditions in the print cloths market
have been recognized by a heavy cut
in the price of that product.
lie SledUlIleSS OI Prices Is SUN q
feature the cereals being as high o.
slightly higher than a week ago, as
much owing to bad crop reports from
abroad as to tales of dry weather dam.
age in the Northwest to wheat and too
cool weather for corn in the country
as whole. Cotton is higher in the face
of large receipts and reports of slow
trade, because of the prospect as to the
near months, particularly July, is still
doubtful and owing to covering by the
short interest in that and the succeed
ing month. The crop is at least two
weeks late, but the acreage will prob
ably be from five to ten per cent lar
ger. some of which will, perhaps, be
lost, but still leaving comfortable
margin of increase, providing warm
forcing weather succeeds shortly.
'As for some time past, new business
in iron and steel is small, while pro-
duction on orders is at the maximum.
Steel billets are temporarily scarce and
fifty cents higher, while Bessemer pig
is dull and off % cents. Southern iron
is dull and weak and present quotations
could be cut fifty cents if business were
offered.
Failures for the week number 144
against 1872 last week, 135 in this week
a year ago, 129 in 1899, 178 in 1898 and
1872 in 1897.
Canadian failures number q against
The news & observer., 1901-06-01
PLAN MUCH COTTON
An Increase of Over Two
Million Acres.
The Increase in North Carolina is Estimated at
Ten Fer Cent. Average Condition Of
Crop Poor.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington May 31.-The statistician
of the Department of Agriculture es-
tiInates the total area planted in cot
ton at 27, 900 acres, an increase of
2, 111 600 acres, or S.3 per cent over the
acreage planted last year, and of 2,498,-
00d acres, or 10 per cent over the acreage
actually picked. The increase in States
where the area planted and that picked
last year We're practically the same is
TOPPER cent in North Carolina, Florida,
and Arkansas, 8 per cent in Georgia
and Louisiana per cent in South
Carolina, IA per cent in Tennessee, %
per cent in Oklahoma, 20 per cent in
Indian Territory, Is per cent in Virginia
and II per cent in Missouri In Ala
bama the increase is estimated at per
cent over the acreage planted last year
and II per cent over that picked in
Mississippi at per cent over that
planted and per cent over that picked
and in Texas at Z per cent over that
planted and 10 per cent over that
picked.
tTlie average condition of the growing
crop is S1.5 per cent, as compared with
82.5 per cent on June 1st Of last year,
S5.7 per cent at the corresponding date
in 1899, and S6.4 per cent the mean o.
the June averages of the last ten
years. A condition of SIS per cent is.
with one exception, the lowest June
condition in twenty years.
The condition by States is as follows:
North Carolina 81; South Carolina so;
Georgia 80; Florida so; Alabama 76;
Mississippi 50; Louisiana so; Texas 81;
Arkansas 81; Tennessee IS; Oklahoma
SS Indian Territory S5.
The news & observer., 1901-06-01
CUBA MUST ACCEPT
It WITH NO CHANGE
No Notifications of the PIatt
Amendment.
TuIIc CAVc TIE CABINET
THUS SAYS THE CABINET
And Secretary Root Will so Instruct
the Convention.
EARLY COMPLIANCE IS EXPECTED
This Compliance Must Precsde ReInqushmeni
by This Government of Control Over the
Island. No Decision on Philip
pine Tariff Matter,
pine Tariff Matter,
(By the Associated Press.) }

Washington, May 31.-The Admins
tration has decided that the action of
the Cuban Constitutional Convention
in accepting the terms of the Platt
Amendment with notifications and in
terpretations of their own was not
"substantial'' compliance with our terms
within the meaning of the amendment
and Secretary Root will convey this IN
telligence to the convention.
The decision was reached at the Cab
met meeting today. The meeting haa
been preceded by an hours conference
between the President and Senators
Platt, of Connecticut and Lodge of
Massachusetts. At the Cabinet meetin6
Secretary Root took the position that
the Interpretation of the PIatt Amend
ment contained in the Constitution
adopted by the convention and the
wnereases appended to it went outside
of a fair Interpretation of it's mean
ing and were unacceptable. In this
view the Cabinet concurred. When
asked what would be the next step of
the Government, after the Cuban Con-
vention had been notified of the rejec-
ton of it's action, one of the members
of the Cabinet said that the Govern
ment could do nothing further until
the convention again acted, that as long
as the conditions of the Platt Amend
ment were on the statute books com
pliance with them must precede our
REIMBURSEMENT of control over the is
land.
The Cabinet held that the amend
-,
wealth of whereasea placed by the Gu
ban convention upon the Cuban amend
ment amounted to practical modifica-
ton of the Platt Amendment, such as
was beyond the power of this Govern
ment to accept The message of re-
lection sent to General Wood advises
the Cubans in unqualified language that
there is no power resting in the Unit
ed States Government to change the
terms of the Platt Amendment and that
this Government insists on the accept
ance of the Platt Amendment without
amendment or qualification. The Gu
ban Convention is still in session and
the message of rejection viii be de-
livered to it Immediately. The Admin.
istration is confident that the Cubans
will understand the exact attitude OF
acceptance within q reasonable period
The Cabinet was unable to reach any
conclusions as to the Philippine tariff
situation, as affected by the recent in
sular decisions of the Supreme Court
Attorney General Knox will make a
careful examination Of the language OF
the decisions at once and ascertain
their exact bearing on the tariff be
tween this country and the Philippines
He then will state to the President and
his advisers the powers now vested in
the Government in dealing with this
subject Meanwhile discussion of the
need of an extra session is deferred as
consideration of the question of an ex-
ira session was regarded as prema-
ture at this time.
The news & observer., 1901-06-01

Governor McSweeney's return of the
joint resignation of Senators illman ana
McLaurin with the request that they
reconsider their action, the correspond
ent Of the News and Courier at Ben
nettsville, interviewed Senator Nc
Laurin today. Senator McLaurin said:
THE unexpected action of Governor
McSweeney leaves me completely at
sea. I was reluctantly forced into the
fight, but when / saw the insulting re-
morks of Senator Tillman If McLaurin
is afraid to meet me- / made up my
mind. if possible, to break off every
prong of that old pitchfork and wear
him out with the handle before l was
through. The contemplation of my
resignation is no ne wthing with me-
[ value my honor and integrity as a
man far more than / do a seat in the
United States Senate. Iwished to re-
sign last winter, when l was so cruelty
assailed, for the taunts and sneers that
met my efforts to benefit South Caro-
lima nearly drove me distracted. / viii
withdraw my resignation il Governor
McSweeney has requested, because /
appreciate the patriotic motives that
inspire him and am willing to unite
with him in shielding the people Of the
State from strife and bitterness
have been rejoicing in the coming OPP
portunity to vindicate myself / intend
to speak on such invitations as / did at
Gaffney when possible, and / viii not
consent to any interference by Senator
Till man or anybody else. After MAX
ing my speech at Newberry. June 9th,
l will take Mrs. McLaurin North and
will not make any more arrangements
to speak until after we return"
The news & observer., 1901-06-01
Leadsa North Carolina Circulation

Isl As years old and son of Rev. T. H.
Pegram. of this city. He was connected
with the cid First National Bank for
many years.
Miss Hardy, during visit to Mrs. Al
len D. Morris at Shreveport, La, three
years ago, saw Mr.. Pegrams photograph
in the album. The complimentary re-
marks made by Miss Hardy were report
ed to Mr.. Pegram. In a short time cor
respondence began and was continued
until photographs were exchanged. The
next chapter included a visit to "Uwannee
Plantation" when Mr.. Pegram met Miss
Hardy for the first time. The second visit
resulted in an engagement. Miss Hardy,
who is 3S years old, is native of North
Carolina She went to Louisiana with a
brother several years ago. He was sue
cessful. and before his death wlled his
sister land and other property now owned
by her.
The news & observer., 1901-06-01
THE RAILROAD WAR CLOSES
WITH MORGAN IN CONTROL
The Composition of the Northern Pacific Board Will
be Left in His Hands. Complete Harmony
Will be the Result
(By the Associated Press.

Northern Pacific board will be left in the
hands of ]. p. Morgan, certain names hav-
ing already been suggested. which will
especially be recognized as representative
of the common interests. 1t is asserted
that complete and permanent harmony
will result under the plan adopted be
tween all interests involved"
When the statement was shown to
Louis A. Heinsheimer, of Kuhn, Loeb
and Company he said:
THAT statement is authentic. We can
not into particulars as to the settle
ment or i've you any details at this time.
All that we can say is that there has been
a settlement of the differences that exis-
ted and the matter is at an end