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OFFICE OF PUULICATioN,
11oI, 1903, HOS. 1i0-, 100 Franklin
Avenue.
HOUSTON, MONDAY, JULY "a, 1902
DEMOCRATIC PEACE CONVENTION.

Therc is nc occasion FER any 'scrapping'
at the Galveston convention. The cand
dates are al named in advance. There are
no contrasting delegations. There are no
serlous differences Of opinion as to the
platform expressions. The party is ia Il
state Of absolute peace such as has not cx
listed for years
The culy matter Of the slightest exciting
interest is the race for the charmaaship
Of the next executive committee. and in
that the lines nte drawn upon purely per
soual preference. The effort TO make uni
form primaries an issue between the two
mon whose namcs have been presented is
misdgccted, because neither opp scs 5hc
proposition II II be the viii Of the party
10 require Uniform primaries, any mas who
may be named as chahman VIII faithfully
discharge his duties.
Let there be a fair aud open race, and
let the friends VI each IN all good temper
do the ttmost for their favorlte without
attempting 70 raise An issue where no
issue really exists.
There have been tines in Texas when
vital differences uade fighting inevitable,
And Texas Demo rats know how TO nsht.
Indeed, they have fought so often aud SO
wcll thar some of them have acquired the
fighting habit. For once they must possess
their souls IN peace. Unless something IN
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To the Editor Of The Post.
Houston Texas. July 11--Your many
timely aud considerable editorials upon the
motives utterances and acts Of the North
towards the South have not only given
nause TO the thinking people of the North,
hut have moved the South to an awaken
ing Of the value to he placed upon the
brotherly observations of the Northern poli-
tlclnns and commercial guilds; and none
Of them has been more suggestive In many
ways than the one on the Bailey Beverdge
AfTair aud Northern Ssetioralism' IN your
issue Of the 9th inst.
The heightened. unselfsh generosity of the
SOUTH which from our earliest history, has
accented with full confidence aud kindly
feeling every advance of friendlness made
by our Northern brethren, has tended ma.
teriaIly 10 produce the troubles thar have
heretofore harassed, and which stlll weigh
upon her.
From the day that Samuel Adams tthe
foremost man In bringing about the revolt
of the colonies placed his weak, Ia
eompetert and vain follower, John Hancock,
I'm tn, chair Of the SECOND Continental con.
Gress TO stop his mouth, ANA had George
Washington appointed c9,nunsnHSr 81 tn1
homes OF Hancock" in order to hold the
| sbo,, ~ reason before the World, or IN
thc Language of John Adams. this appolnt
meni viii have a great eject " eementinG
| The union OF these oolones, up TO the pres
| ent day rho south has permitted herself
| 10 liz cajoled In times " emergency
! drought about by the Northern section and
| TO rush 10 its aid and saefince her inter
est upon the altqs Of northern lsms and
greed. ~ x..,..
was the ibeator % the Revolt With hel
trade; She nosded beyond price the sefvices
and power Of rAs southern colonies, toI
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MISS BARKER RECOVERING.
Now Remembers Leaving New York and
Arriving at Galveston.

Terrell, Texas, July 18.-The young wo-
man Miss Ada Barker, who was brought
here to the State asylum by the sheriff
OF I'll Paso county week ago In de-
meuted condition. has so far recovered that
she remembers having left her home In
New York during the latter part OF Mny
for the Galveston carnival, After reach
ing Galveston. Miss Barkers mind Is
blank until within the last few DAYS Ihe
Young woman was well supplied with
money on leaving New York, and stu re
talns portion Of It. SHE has written
relatives in New York apprising them OF
her whereabouts ana condition aud expects
them TO come to her relief Ply slcians
pronounce her case one Of double conscious
ness or recurring dementla
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Citizens, Intervention.

To the Editor Of the Post
Houston. Texas, July 13.-Feetng that
there must be some point OF meeting, and
something done 10 reach that point, | be-
lieye that the citizens intervention is the
solution OF the strike situation. As the
workingmen can not afford to ignore this
proposition. neither can the railroad Off
cinis. for 10 ignore It Is to say that we
teither sldc) do not intend TO be fair and
therefore fear that our misrepresentation
will he found out, ana II mlsrepresrnla'
tlous are found TO have been mate, then
that point should be conceded 10 the on
nestle side, and | believe every talrminded
person VIII at once grasp the situation aud
say. while ! believe | aul right vel
also believe that this behet might be
wrong Tor one may beleNe ana heheYe
that which IS wrong,
Then again. for either side 70 refuse to
submit to the above Intervention. Is 10
place itself In this light: You may take
a piece OF steel with It's temper the very
best and bend It; you may reach certain
point where safety may remain nut 20
too far and il breaks; then would come
strain had not been brought 70 bear all
would have been well. and the strength
Of the tempered steel would OF itself have
adjusted Il To Its former position.
The business men of Houston rs 4 whole
may be relied upon aud especially such
men as called the meeting These men
surely have no other interest than that a
settlement should he had at the earliest
possible period for every hour makes the
situation more pcrilous; and they, real
izpg this have, as ! see IL, volunteered
their services, aud II both sides Will agree
to paCe the settlement In their hands they
VIII surely do the square thing by all;
and, as they say In The Post Of Sunday
morning, bring about settlement salts
factory to both sides. Then let the com
pany officials aud the employees consider
that both interests are at stake and &C
cept the kind offer Of these worthy gem
tlep en-, and say 10 them, DO YOUR best
.or US and we viii thank YOU for your
|. Citizen.
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THE LAST HEARD OF HIM.

That is the last that has been heard by
man Of Guido Boggiano and his party
month ago an expedition under local
officials started out from Puerto Casad0 to
search for news Of the lost men. 1t pene-
trated only a few miles into the unknown
land-not far enough to lind even a trail,
but far enough to learn that there was no
doubt that the entire expedition had been
destroyed, presumably by the fierce, prac-
tically unknown TOBIAS Indians
This makes the second expedition to van
ish within a year.
First to meet fate in Gran Chaco was DR..
Creyeaux. He started into the interior in
1856 with a large and well armed party,
nred with wonderful stories Of strange.
tall savage men, strange wild beasts OF
huge size and protusion of new orchids
AID other fantastic plants aud creatures
that we're said to be in abundance there
lie forced his way for several months
through the wilderness along the Picomayo
until he penetrated into the TOBIAS cOun-
Try, near the Bolivian boundary, where the
expedition. worn and thinned ont by con.
slant lighting aud hardships, fell into the
hands Of the Indians. who suddenly np-
pcared from all quarters and massacred all.
The fate Of the CreveaHX expedition only
served 10 increase the eugerness of eXplor-
crs to tear the veil thar hid the unknown
land That eagerness next was TO cost
earnest and daring explorers that ever was
in South America. He was Ramon Lsta,
to whom the world today owes much of its
knowledge of Paraguay, Argentina and
| Patagonia For many years he had lived
almost constantly in the widest parts of
the continent He was the first man TO
send out from the depths of Patagonia the
report Of the possible existence there Of a
monstrous animal the mylodon, giant
/ Sloth MS great is an OK, that stu survived
| from prehistoric days. lie reported sub
lFtfr NaA had
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DEVILS or THE woon.


OF those eight men nothing NJ. 81
learned to this day. with the e,eeD.,.
two, who Were found wandering |, !.
thickets with barely strength epou,. II
to tell even the brlefest story. qb.,
been hunted beadlong from mIlo /, NJ
me forests We're instinct with death y
ever they turned. Six OF the furitlrs. Y.
killed before day had passed.
The two survivors said tnat they N, y
the lbarreta party in dire need. m, 4
fore passing certain great waterfall ! \
Pllcomayo river, the hitherto dsss,1
banks OF the gloomy stream suddenh !.
tilled with tall meg, htdeously paialsa h
armed with huge knOtted clubs AMI ~
spears. their faces, painted coal N.
with circles of light blue over ~ X.
bones and three blue streaks radiatjns n
the corners of their mouths, mafs h,
look, said the fugitiyes, like devils 4
deed, the Pilagas Indlans--a friendly 4;
living near the borders--affirm that n
are devils and not men that haunt tht NJ
impenetrable forests of the River Of "a
Inc Indians made an attack In fcty
the expedition and were beaten Oh B.
after desperate efforts. They Wills
then into the cover of the oytrt.,tf
vegetation on the banks, but tAey "a
ceased harassing the explorers II
ashore for food was out Of the Qrsyti
The only hope that was left when ns 4
started for relief was to press on spvy1
ind a landing place in the open cS;r,
where the Indians might be at dutq
tage. The two men did not live to NJ
civilization, but died near where the It'd
~ Indian hunters had found them. n
carried the news to Colonel ctz
Ulinrte. who quickly formed q relg "
aud advanced toward the PilcomAt h.
twenty days he marched and padded
for all those twenty days ne bad
the savages who attacked him non n
hiding place along the line. Ills ~
guides found friends who told then 4
The Ibnrreta party was totally annia1
and they led Uriarte and his men y
spot where Colonel Ibarreta, the laa
10 Weld. had made his final fgnt
The murderous Indians were menoa
the Chorotis and Orejude trlhesr q
little Is known except that theT lt
of constant warfare between taehx
sinking their differences only Wnea
gers enter the country.
Uriarte's spies found the graves
ous members of the Ibarreta party "
turned with stories of touching
| and devotion. They learned how eas
| her of the expedition after inc aas
I died. either from starvation or wolna
! how the survivors buried thell ~
| and planted a rude cross on eaI ".
AT last there were left with lnallut 4
a single Indian and the boy. Ia,r
| worked their way on, ever sensias
until they were quite unapie
either paddle or pole any more, MI
crawled out on the bank, and w4s
we're ploddlng on shore, entirely 49,
the Indians stole on them and Eiss
with axes, Ibarreta fghlng nil
and not yielding until he was poWaA
| move.
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NO G,hite Mar NJ
ever Come o. :
NTiye-Jhs 81
Of the Cost Soul.

one Spanish companions. ali -.
by knowledge and experience %, w Il
OF carrying out the task ~ ~ ~ a
passage through the River ~ ,W9rcllt
canoes were covered with hasrrueth
SKINS Saw wnich were pierced with loSa i /,
At Fort creveaux, named in ho,..
IieveauS, ne got additional fn,aos
form OF Two friendly Pilagas iaSsi.ll q
au Indian boy, VINO proved ssni q
Though his knowledge of tbs anysia1'
guages aud dialects OF the uns,nmsly 1
that were encountered during ~ II
colonel Suarez, acting In coI1rnas 'oilt
TORT, provided this escort undar ,,.su U 4
the bolivian government. hrt o,qert n
begged Colonel Ibarrela to des,.. pefssal
his arguments were vain, ~
June the party started down the ny wv
And scarcely had they passss ,slconaS
sight OF the. soldiers in the fron apa 4
before the Forest was alive with N. Y
an around ,hem Men dared pos
their covered canoes, even in ~ ~ N
Game vanished strangely beforaa I aaTts
first 1t seemed unaccountable MsA
found that the Indians, inyissblsu pl d
present, were driving 1t way IN s, ~ n
explorers out, so that they shan, essasft Y
into the forests to hunt, when ~ tsly
be killed easily. uel I'd
When the expedition reacbsa
Pitano, less than 800 miles from from ~ ~
wnere they had started, II was ~ g "
nef. 1t had taken them more tb,s ss *
months to ge here, and vet ths W
fl"ns lanu mad scarcely been entered NJ \;
tne men We're then In such trtr-,s'
that Ibarreta saw that they can eaf.
hope 10 ge out alive unless hail. lug
them. They were encompassed hy 80
Food was reduced to minlm,,m s1ls
crisis, Colonel Ibareta called "a, :.
teers to break through the sllens NJ, VIZ
Gordon OF foes and Try to reach po -
on the Paraguayan boundary. 10 ~ w1 n
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Charles Peterson suioided.

Shreveport, La. July rs. Charles Peter
son, venerable citizen. formerly of Waco.
Texas, committed suicide by shooting him
self at his down town office this afternoon,
m health Is supposed to be the cause. lie
leaves five grown daughters, who are
frantic with grief Mr.. Peterson was In
the brokerage business and mnde good
living for his family.
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RAMON LIsTA,s DOOM.

Ramon IAsta, thus on the threshold, pos
slbly, Of an epochal discovery in modern
world history. set his face toward El Gran
Chaco. He passed beyond the uttermost
frontier Of human dwellers, and with canoe
and men padded away to reach the Pilco.
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Eort Worth Stock Yards.

The Post Is In receipt OF the following:
The officers and directors Of this com
pary request the pleasure Of yonr presence
nj a tour OF inspection Of the Fort Worth
stock Yards ana the plants OF Armour g.
co. and Swift a. Co., on Monday,
Iugusf 8. 1902, and at a dinner ten
dered 60 tho editrrs Of Texas and the Ter
ritoraes: THE balance OF the day 70 be de-
rased to dghtseeing In Fort Worth.
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STILL NEW VICTIMS

And still Ell Gran Chacc was
more victims. While Boggianos ~
still unknown, Captain siryent aS
lnstructo. In the Chilean army
with his son to enter the char'
from the west. He expected " ~
a month. But three passea aDS
came from the unknown lanu. ~s.,uiI
Now, according TO news lgs1 p p,
America, Captain RoJas OF tav "a a
army. who started from the e mi. IA
for him, has Just returned 70 !, "a eousl
named after President HAYES ps,srygl
oratc his settlement OF tDe M NJ
aentina boundary dlspute-wi srp5j
nositiye information that l1 rsr,sIa \
also has been destroyed. - ~ Is,
fonnd That it had approached ~ 1s,h
If the scene of Ibarreta .m,,, n
there on the banks Of the fi Nj II. q
had nerished. to prove anew ,haa. sss5|
of Death still dehes the Woi'u
dispel its mystery 9th csntrrs|
centuries of unchecked ~, ~ wiz
neitbnr sunlight nor freedom ~ vosr IA
sInaing al birds. The waters nd a
Tbs ar Is heavy with moisIn il,aoa IL /
in the morning nor the atteit.S s e,g<I
iipbt find lis way through .t.s,aal -
e5ntastir masses Of the rsr III
Gloom and gloom again 5,stes ~
tyriUgbt in the brightest shnbi
black ms night in the dAih'
pa.h bu ms so great that It ppsslTh
ms with physical oppress,wSs@ck ate 4
after hour, day after day; hefors
/ storm, 1t rests on me ,i i~ at tnrss|
p piiently " silently and Ike sn'
wild beasts creep.
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KILLING AT LocKHART.
Dan Roberts Is Dead and Negro Is it
,lail

Lockhart, Texas. July iS.-At house
occupied by several negro women, near
the Katy depot, at n very late hour last
night, general hght occurred. In which
some twelve or fifteen shots were AIRED,
Dan Roberts, q young white man who has
always resided in Lockbart. and who was
In tho employ Of Mr., A. T. Field as n hack
driver. was Instantly killed. having been
and through the head. Charlie Jones. a
well known negro man. surrendered 10 the
authorities, and Is in inll He admits the
killing. hut pleads self defeuse. His exam.
ining trial win be held tomorrow before
Justice Mills
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and san Francisco. and many crossed tho
boundary from Canada, which win bring
the total for the year up TO $4,000 or more.
~
j. W.-o, Please state, through the
Letter Box. who the following characters
were: "a John Alden; ta Priscilla; lg
Barbara FrietchIe; (D also the correct
pronunciation OF "Aidenfr
A. john Alden was born In England in
1890, and died al Duxbury. Mass. in Sen
TENDER 1896 He was one of the "Pil.
grim Fathers" cooper OF Southampton.
who was engaged In repairing the May.
flower and became one of the party that
sailed in her. He is said 10 have been the
first TO step on Plymouth Rock. though
this honor Is also assigned to Mary CniI,
ton. lie settled at Duxbury. and In 1921
married Priscilla Mullins. The incidents
of their courtship form the theme Of
Longfellow's "Courtshlp of Miles Stand.
lsh." He was n magistrate IN the col
ony for more than nifty years. ana out.
lived all the other sguers OF the May.
flower compact.
2. risoila Mullins, as stated above,
was the wife of John Alden and the
heroine Of Longfellow's "Courtship OF
Miles Stundish."
., Barbara frletchle Is the heroine OF n
myth TO the effect that she hung a Yankee
nag from her window at Frederick. Md.
on the occasion of Jacksou's entrance Into
that town. myth which has been thor
oughly exploded, but which Whittier made
the subject of poem.
4. Alden is pronounced Awl-den--accent
| on the first syllable.
~
]. Mo-, WIN you kindly inform us
what drendologlst Isl
A. Doctor of trees or drendologlst Is the
latest official addition to the municipal
corps OF large cities. Boston has engaged
! tree doctor to feel the pulses OF the
elms on Boston Common; Chicago has
| consultant 30 help Jackson park recover
from it's attack of Worlds Fair; New York
added one TO its official roster when the
rapid transit subway was likely to inter
fere with the houlevard trees, and Brook
| iyu Is considering the ACCESSIBILITY OF OF
| fering a permanent position 10 tree
doctor competent to look after the health
OF the trees in Prospect park. The tree
doctor is not necessarily q practical land
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THE POSTS LETTER BOX.

THE POSTS LETTER BOX.
(1hls department is intended to answer
questions that are OF general interest. Its
main object Is to supply out-of-the-way
facts snd curious Information. Questions
Of personal interest only VIII not be
answered. No business or personal nd
dresses viii be given. Questions as TO the
value, etc. OF old colus aud stamps VIII
not be answered. All correspondence
should be addressed to The Letter Box,
care Houston Post. aud TO receive otten-
tlon must be signed BY the name In fun
of the party making the Inquiry. as well
as that under which 1t IS desired that the
question shall appear owing TO the large
number Of questions received answers can
not always be given 9romptiy)
subscriber.-Q. Please publish the nick
names Of the different States.
A. Alabama Cotton Plantation State
Arizona-The Apache State.
Arkansas Bear state.
California FL Dorado.
Colorado Silver state.
Connectlcut Land OF steady Habits,
Delaware Diamond state.
FluridH- Ever glade state.
Georgia Empire State OF the South.
Idaho-Gcm Of the Mountains.
Illinois Prairie state.
Indiana ilo0sler state.
Iowa. Hawkvye state.
KGnsus- Sunnower state.
kentucky Blue Grass state.
Iouisnra- Pelican state.
Mnne--Pinc Tree State
Maryland Liue State.
Massachus etts-Bay State.
Michisan-w Wolverine state.
Minnesota North Star State.
Mississippi nl on state.
Missouri Bullion state
Montana Bonanza State
Nebraska Antelope State.
Nevada Sage brush State.
New uampshlre.-Gra State.
Nrw Jersey Garden state.
New Mexico Sunshine State
New York Empire State.
I North Carolina Old North Statc.
/ North DukOta Great Cereal state.
/ OHIO Buckeye State.
/ Oregon Webfoot state,
! Penus ylvana keystone state,
Rhode Island Little Rhody
South Carolina Palmetto state
South Dekota-Coyote state.
Trnnessec-Y Volunteer State.
Texas Lone Star State.
Utah Dcsetet state.
Vermont Green Mountain state
virginia The Old Dominion.
Washington Evergreeen state.
West Virginia Panhandle state.
Wisconsin Badger state
Wyoming The Equality state.
~
Forpisuc,-Q. Please give some infoI
nation regarding immigration to tn
lnted Stales. HOW many have arrived
and how does the total compare wit
srmer years?
, A. The fiscal year ended June 80 esta
nsbed new record in immigration at Ne
York. The number Of immigrants who a
rived was not the largest in the history
tho port, but was considerably larger tina
for several years past In fact althoue
last year there was very heavy inhd
the dgures for the past twelve montl
show an increase Of over 10000, and
= much grenter Increase over any year SIN
;. 1898. The total number Of immigrants tn
q arrived at New York In the last fiscal ye
was 404 sos, MS against 3Ss,o3l In 1900
/ and S4l.7l2 in ls9o-19oo There was
marked increase In the immigration duri
the last few months Of the year, the mon
e OF May showing the largest number, uan
Z ly, se,o54. The other two highest mont
II were: April 53.506, and June 55,7ii. of
It cial agures are given below Of the arrive
at the port of New York for each nor
j., Of the fiscal year, with comparisons, n
No also for a series Of years.
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Now II Is said that a sure enough war
is threatened In Nicaragua. whercvor three
persons shall be gathered together in Near
sgua. there shall he war.
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IBARRErA SEEKS THE MYSTERY

Rnmors of IAsta's loss had not more than
begun to reach Europe and North Amer
lea and already another expedition was
preparing to hew its way into the place
OF doom.
Colonel Enrique de Iharreta Of snsin
was Inc man TO lead IT. He made his
start from San Antonio In Bolivar with
party singulsriy well equipped
indeed as II for conquest rather than for
exploration. He had a notilia Of Indian
sSpnoes each holding twelve men, and with
MN "ese SIX Argentine, two Bolivian and