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Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-01

&c Simmons IL the true name Of the
horse thief killed IN Sherman county bg
the Hhertnf posse and whose identity has
been q matter of conjecture The hooy was
shipped 70 Lincoln for dissection AT the
hands Of the Lincoln medical students
and Detective Franklin succeeded IN
identifying him He went by various
aliases and wAS supposed ny the Sherman
county people 10 be Charles Wilson. Sim
mons hailed from oklAhomA. Two weeks
arc be MADE his way 10 the sSndhillF Of the
northwest On horseback. reversing the
country between FHirmont and HREtingb.
Ltnuoln authorities believe that Simmons
was implicated IN the robbery Of the BUR
linEton train pear ST. Joseph some ttms
ago. His resemblance TO the descriptions
sent out furnishes the basis for their be-
lief.
Coroner Graham has decided TINT no IN
quest win be held over the body Of Bruno
Hermann. managing editor OF the Freis
Press. whose death was caused YESTERDAY
BY pneumonia combined with an Overdur'
NJ sulphunHl. This is the theory Of death
advanced ny the Physicians. Many intimst'
friends Of Hermann. however. believe that
he took the ssdative with the intentt5r
NJ ending his life. Nothing has yet besr
heard from ms wife. whom he married q
few weeks ago. and the rumur 10 nov gain
ing credeDce that domestic trouble caused
he man 10 END his life. With the sxcsp-
lion Of a cousin in New York no relatives
- the dead man can be found. Hermann Ia!
no bosom friends and those who Enew hin
intimately car tell nothing Of his business
Sr family affairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-01
ARE YOUR
KIDNEYS WEAK?
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Ncvs
Suspect it.
To Prove What the Great Kidney Remedy, Swamp Roo, VIII
Do for YOU, Every Rsade Of The Bee May Have
Sample Bottle Sent Absolutely Free BY Nal.

u upsd - be cuoEtes-ec thss unly ur4nary Ane
blaooe- troubles vss 10 be frHose &c the kie-
neys. bot nov mooers science prvvss that neSriy
Al eisessss have their BEGINNING IN the csseroer
q thss meet important arTNna-
ma Eaass-s n1iur sDe purity the SSseo-hts
10 tbeif WA
ns-rfvrs. wAss yous hidDsys a-p w-ah - cut
- oTosr. ysu uan ubasrptARe bsv quickly yuu-
entirs .1eJ 10 sfuueed and how evury urEHn
seens TO nn 70 90 So euty.
II yvu Ars zach CT ~tssl badly" be1n oakanF
The fsnSus new eEpS-s1. On Kims-s swamp
Beet. because - s0se - ysur hdneys GrS veil
thsy viz bslB Al ths Stber organs 70 health. A
trtal VII oscv4rcs ssy1ps.
Veal Sss unbssltey kioDsys ars Responsible
hSr many kines Of eissAssa. Sot q permitted 10
sostinps nuuh suffering Win fatal results E-e
surs 70 1nllvv. K1ensy trouele ~i-r4tatcs the
Rsr~us. mGkss ~ oiHry. restless. sleeplssr Ano
irritable AHkea ~ pess water oftsn turing
the Gay H9t uoltges you 70 g1 W many times
turiAG the night Unhealthy kieps-S cause
rnsumAtisn- ExpE, usaarh o. The bladder.
pain or Gull bsNAAohe In the back. joints and
muscles; makes your head ache Ene back ache.
causes tne1gssttcz. stomach ant liver trouble
yoU set 9 sAIl0V. ysIlow conplszio1, mGkss YOU
fsel - though you hae hsaU t-Oubls YOU may
have plenTy Of HmeirieA. but no Et-snCth. get
wal Gne waste svIE
me cure fer these Troubles 10 Dr.. Knnsrs
RU1mp- Root The vOrsG-fsmSns kieDey reneey.
N taxing swamp oot you saorS natural help
- Nstu-N. for ~swEnp-Roof IA the mon perfect
beAisr and renue eId 10 the Ridnevt that ia
known - nsdioA scisDcs-
II there 10 Any doubt N your HAno As 20 your
eenofrSon. sAks frun ypu- urine &C RISING about
-four ounoca, place Il IN . glass % bottle and let
II stAne twssty-four bouN. II &C examination n
Do milky or cloudy. II there In . 0-icf-oust set
=t16 % Z small particles aESt about in ii
rOur kioDOyS Sre IN nseo Of immediate EttsD-
tior.
svHmp-Root is plssHEnt 10 take and N used II
the loaoing h~oepitAlH, recommended by phyUt-
ciEns In tbssr prvsts prActsoa, and Ia taken by
aoctorS themselves who have kidney EiluoDts.
because they r~cooEniAs IN II the Ersetest and
mogt successful remedy for kidney. lfver and
bladder troubles.
II you are already Convinced thai svEmp-Roo'
iE what you need you ran purchase The reg
ulEr hfty-csnI and One-dollRr size bottles al the
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-01

NEBRASKA CITY. Nsh- A1rn sn-lspe-
ciAl james Il Butler. the mar vhr lost
the $1,000 diamond last vssk has found
his property. Tuesday evening while stand
ing in front Of hts hcms he noticed some
thing ElistsninE In the grass and upon going
over TO investigate he oisUovsred that a.
vas the lost level
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-01

next yea IN the schools q uur CITY s z
Davies. Auburn principal; Miss Mira Ksrns
assistant principal; Mis- Lola stEndlsy.
Miss Minnie BAE1H Mis- Ruth c Chambers
and Miss Elsis FEher.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-01

UNIVERSITY PLACE Nsb- April 10
fspecAll-WLliGu Z Krk Instructor n
Latin Ene Greek and principal o. the
ACADEMY o. The NehraskE Wesleyan uuivsr-
sEy. has tisd MS reEiEnErrn and an
nounced thar hs vi sttsne Columbia mi
vsrsiu dur.ng ths nsu 10 yesx M Klrt
came 20 he university Eve ysErs GEs ss
instructoF n ne dspEFtlsut q LuH Ens
Greak
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-01
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS TODAY
Friday Pair IN West Portion with
showers and Cooler in East
ern Nebraska
wAsHINGToN. Aprn so-ForecaEt:

WASHINGTON, April so-ForecEst:
For Nebraska and KEnkkE-OccEsionEl
showers Thursday. viii cooler in west por-
tions. Friday fair in west. showers and
cooler in east portion. south winds. be-
coming west.
For North and South DGkotA-showe-s
and cooler THURSDAY; Friday fair and
wE-me-: variable winds. becoming north
west
For wyoming and ooloraoo-FGir N WeS,
showers In east portion Thursday Friday
fair and warmer. with variable winds.
FOR Illinois. Iowa and kiEsouri-sboWerE
Thursday ana Friday; warmer Thursday;
fresh sRst 70 southeast Whoa.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-01

EDITORIAL NOTE-n YOU have the slt
troubles, o. II there iE q trace Of II in your
mer & Co, B~inEhEmton, ". Y, who viii glad
out cost 10 you, g sample bottle Of SwRmp-RC
thousands upon thousands OF testimonial le
cured. In writing be sure 10 say that you re
Morning Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-01
Local Record

OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA. Apr1l O-OmciEl record q tenn
psrErure Eno precipitation with
the corresponding day Of the last thres
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-01

drug stores everywhere. Don't
make any mistake hut remember
the name, SwHmp-RnpL. Or. XII
mer'E SwHmp-Eeut. and The address
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-01

II you are already convinced thai svEmp-Root
it what you need, YOU ran purchase The reg
ulEr hfty-csnt and One-oollBr size bottles al the
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-01

---ANNNA--0-7 - u |'|E W-"-T'
symptoms q kidney or hlpddur
smily history, send al once 10 Dr.. XII
? send you by mail. Immediately with
u, and 3 boob containing many q the
teri received from men and women
G this generous offer in The OMAHA
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-01
Only Safe Medicine for Babies.
IT'S IN THE {

- they ksep botk notbsf and ohne trom
bseoming bfieua. ! uHs them daily IN my
practios v DrA-E.S-tfnR. Btubblshelo Tex
u AsunG canrNrssE. IN the csHe % my bs-
by WIN he not vefy utrung, the YER best
msdietns ! ever used They DO 3usf whss
ynu YGoommeBc"
-kn. q n Chapman. Stephens RfTlE NJ.
Il havs bsuons . nm believer IN the on
oacF Of O1Eraret8. Ever my baby boz Hkoa
them -"-krA- Lad OornAk. Jersey Civ.
- 0htnk cascsrsts splendid They hHTs
eanoA1sd me Hrsexiy. Ny baby VA afflicted
with cyuur. and oascHrUfa gnoroeo instant
ralio4 "-Nn- Lila ziaglsr. Della. Ohis.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24
THE LANDLADYS SON
Set Rioht by a Boardsr.

Most people are creatures OF habit. The
person who thinks he can not get along
without his morning drink Of coffee Is
pretty hard TO convince unless he is treated
like Mrs. Clara Hoffman OF Portland Ore,
treated her landlady's son, She SAYS:
Having suffered with stomach trouble
for several years ! determined to dlscou.
tlnue the use OF coffee and try Postum
Food Coffee.
carefully followed directions for max.
ing and the result was a beverage very
pleasing TO tho taste, ! induced my husband
10 give II trial aud soon noticed the i'm
provement y
He complained of heart trouble but as
he drank coffee felt sure that this was
the cause. Il proved to be SO for after
having used Postum for a short time Ills
heart trouble completely al sappeared
Last year we went Fast and while there
boarded with 2 private family. Our land.
lady complained of sleeplessness and her
son Of obstinate stomach trouble. IL uas
g plain case OF coffee poisoning In both
Knowing what Postum had done for me-
| advised a trial, but the son declared he
Well ] had been making Postum Coffee
for myself and husband aud next morning
offered him cup and he drank II moi
knowing what II was. Well | said 'voI
seem TO Ike Postum after ALL What he
exclaimed. that was not Postum. why, thar
tasted hne Mother, II you learn 10 make
Il like this / viii always drink IT. The
planned the Importance Of allowing il TO
boil long enough, After that we an drang
IL regularly and our landlady and her son
soon began to set well, They Continued n a
use after we returned home and recently
wSoss me that shsy are improving dany.s
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24

A newspaper up the State tells about
man at Swift that ketched lizard with
three tails AS special inducement to
our large circle Of readers We make the
following special offer: Ter the first one
bringing us a lug of that brand NJ booze we
win give two years subscription to tho
Eye, to the second we will give a coluwr
vriteup: ter the third we will give hon
orable mention. These premiums 7'''
be given, however, till we have dru.'
the booze and seen the lizard. If shH H..
lizard has lessen three tails orr
oher will be withdrawn and the uo..
6scated
AS our thousands Of subscribers ala
we have. for the convenience OF them
wishes TO subscribe in our abseace,
ranged demijoAn just inside Of our sane
tum door, with tube running through the
door into which the newcomer could pour
bis subscription, at the same lime pushing
his card beneath the door strict regard
for the truth compels us to admit that
this plan has not been a complete suct egs
aud has been the cause Of our ahS0lbiu
soule strange and peculiar drinks from time
to time We had drinked everything from
aduafortis 70 shollac and had right 10 oN-
pect That having gone the full gait We
would now he let alone. lint We dldn I
realize to the full the hendlshuess ~ the
enemies which orr success, I'm Alknl hH
won for us. Enduring of orr last absence
some mlscreant poured a strong solution Of
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24
TWENTY YEARS AFTER.
Story Of the First Through Train from Houston to New
Orleans as Told at the Time.

Beaumont. Texas. August 1.-THE tol-
lowing handed The POST correspondent by
Captain r g. King wAs taken from the
Sclenti1e American If october :. 1850. X
makes interesting residing Tor the people
OF Houston, Beaumont, aud In fact all
pcints along the Southern Pacific between
Houston and New Orleans
After years Of hope deferred" with all
the uncertainties and vicissitudes attendant
upon so unsatisfactory A state OF things,
New orleans has az length reached a
triumph in her commercial prospects-pos-
slNly the creates. In her commercial MIS-
tory.
Al Sis a " % sunday, the 2eth or
August. 1850 ne arst through passenee,
;g..2--a special for the conveyance Of those
most Interested in the cousummation OF
the enterp-ise--left the Algiers depot, New
Orleans Tor Houston. Texas, without
change The eGst train from Houston.
with E distinguished party Of railroad men
on board arrived the evening before.
II is about unnecessary to state that New
Orleans was almost in g fever OF excite
ment over the event. and well she may be;
for by the completion o. this road the
Crescent City becomes the center and ship.
ping port for al the commerce Of the
great soAta~eSt, a uaue when mas Aitn.
efto oeeh torced 20 hhG exit Oy way OF
~, LOUIS or CMc4so. me exports from
eNas alone, which are annually !nCreas-
ing in an indefinite ratio, exceeds in value
$sV'oVvuVo [erg nttie oi WniGA eyer Iouu
l.s way 70 New orleans, WINE lut luluI
o. imports Loi ne Emplre state must DC
49, Nv va. oS Tue be" IO1le'
ne history OF me enterprise Is a check
eFeo one; tor Ia addition 70 the genera de-
precision ia railroad anairs all over the
suffered With all southern enterprises,
t-om tae political situation. And inde-
peD1eltly of the special good which the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24
The Galveston We'll

Galveston, Texas, August 28.-work has
oeen resumed on the experimental oil well
belng bored down the island. The well
mas now reached a depth OF over 6UO feet
snd me drill is now passing through n
sSeii resembling slate. mixed with
mere Is said TO be small glo6ules Of oil TO
oe seen on the particles OF slate. At a less.
n rept9 there were more favorable reports
st tan rnls, as at slightly over 400 feet
TO naHe been capable of producing oil in
quantities OF about FIVE barrels per dav,
t anG parties making the test are stlll Oh,
the near future iesuits IN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24

n 81 fsft. a o. NJ
10Y vi N"''' ''e' '''N'"''" "u'
se'hShiE seeking after fame ana worldly
gc'ds there are few who pause sufficiently
'u''~s 0u' "o'ls"'''n 10 -"t '"IN 'e'
MS III tne Lone olar sue History, i't
reasons hereinafter given, tells but little
G., the struggles phyations aud hml,5i,s
u. me plou'eI Ile oil sum mon us samuel
~ Williams, who, along with Colonel
Stephen f. Austin. wcre the trst known
white settlers In Texas. aud the 6rst sue
cessful coiorizers in The stat. Too nodes
and being opposed tn having his lccI. H.
counted for publication during his mo IL
was frequently stated bv hi. friends ina,
when he should pass away much of The
valuable early bIstn,, nf .I'>.. ,,,,,,i ms .
with him. 1t any ,atn Ann nortt,,i ~
which he was most concerned
lie was one of the most nupr-efi,, and
successful men Of those ear. d5ys. TDc
strength Of hi. ghar,,,,. 5,,t ,na,,.,,,,'.
was widely felt and artunui.l',oI i,. MI
lie was of Walk 'I ,',., ,o Nu'" n',n'
proyidcnce. T. ', oetob P'i''1 i;. porn !"
At the aye Of il yenr, be fnI.T. IN On
restraints Of puritan home tnd u'nt H.,
live Win nm upcl, nrnr,iuoI,5 '' no
in the city of Baltimore: aIt"r rarnjn. his
fathers consent his uucl. placed lin Ar
school for a time and Tho W., bi' ''' ,,,.-
uirl rnt emplovmrur nuI Will, w.. N hi ,
teens sent him 10 ,hr \ye.- 'n,r. ,iI
other Spanish .ossessiou. r..,.trl III, IN
IN purtaut 4, moss vp1i ...4
perform the frust linn ;l,, ,it,r,.,,, ..,,,,,.
a constant traveller yi,jfinr IN. DIV "
Mexico with its then lpnIime~,Ij, ditEcvi-
ties aud dangers rorethrr Win ,,lt ~ ~.
larger cities of rho Imit.5 Srato ~, ti ~,
were also performed Win many .s.,,, ",
for want Of moIcrn r,,p,c,,',,,,..,. i'm
these days Of ira,rl. for tbe., u,.a III
was done Inv ytn,, ,pI 81, W, ''
auirlng weeks wh.rc TO '.n "e ~.
In DAVIS He ,isit,d trpiupr+Ir tb.
Of boston. Philad .rplI1 tGN,H,.+," \, a,
and New Orleans
It was In fh. lut,or rfty br NOR nm, a
formed a strong frIIilshIt, f,,. 'b,., "i ~
Austin and decided - ,.~. IN. 1,....
win him ond sa,., ~ it. .,,,' ".@ 49,
Baltimore uncle ana a~,iSl ,rstir I'm ,-, a.,
iamC Texas " Wv ~"
lac had dmln. ih.s,. ,..,r. ..,..,,......,t. ,
considerable w,nnh. and vim b,. , ~, u
edge Of the French and spanish Iaugugae,
he WAS Of tlr most yoIunhI1 AZ. ,,,.'
Austin In establishing Tho mr. ,'I,,i.
colony In Texas. which Strt. "a. ,iIt' 4 ' y,
/ December ISL ami lrridol ,,, ~ ~
his future homo. He rr,,,'d ~, INN, J.,
helper 10 Austin and sharrd o.,tn niin."' a, Az
hardships OF those early in,s liam ,',
themselves with the skins of au,n,5is 'i a,,,t
upon one occasion whom sond Nm IN ,',
| MIR Williams rode sIyty ntiln, No. i"t'
back to procure sacL oS no W GA uoL5e
Colonel Austin rode from San Fe,,ro' w, H ,t'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24
District Averages
THE SOUR LAKE FIELD
Good Flow Struck at a Depth q
Hundred and Sixty rs's i.

Good Flow Struck at a pepm = Y
Hundred and Sixty 80
Sour Lake, Texas, August 49, Nm
wei being put down by John ; s ~
the Sour Lake on COMPANY O. o.,, ii
land owned by Mr. John W uay .,D.
adjoining the Sour Lake sprinss MI
land right near the CASHIERS sLu' Nh
aow Of oil today at a depth mo-, = ' !, i
feet but they are still oriI''us M
deeper It has lots of gas pls' !, 1
some think with little oalnns
make a pretty good gu;hert, !. rigs, tl
The c7pffey No. 4, which : y hInl
late taf bSw Vo is still drilling Az aSa tSsy
soon as they get through tae ems, iys bloV
now in they will have anU any "a thtF
bnt have cot It under cona ngIaiersbk 1
keep it from doing any ny, cg 8riiiing .. Y
The Wiess well Is SUI NIL u III ard
They are now near 10y ~
struck some signs Of oil l. nerIuplaI
The new machine shop shop, = been e
start M. the land haYlps ,vhIch to y
from Mrs. NJ Merchant Oh
the same. -, derrick nel,s
M now near the Ashe 'rn's
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24
AN Old MATAGORDLAN
AT THE RICE CA RNXVAL

rice mills each covering a block of ground
and towering four stories high attract
the attention for miles before the town
is reached. the vast fields of rice sway
ing in the balmy breezes from the gulf,
and bay of Matagorda, the canals run
ming like lagoons through the broad ex-
panse of green fields and the threshug
machines scattering the snowy grains
In the golden sunli ght, makes a scene
equally be -utiful in its natural attract
lions, and wonderful for its enterprise
and development. one could almost he
lieve that AlSddin's magic lamp" had
been used for the occasion. and | al
most feared to see the whole vanish in
an instant Ike the pageant of a dream,
but the people of BAY City believe their
town Is having permanent solid
growth aud that the time Is not very
distant whom she viii number her pop
ulauon by the thousand. l hope So and
feel special personal gratitude to a
beneticent providence for the blessings
upon this county and people.
Rosa r. McCamly.
Wharton Texas
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24
Brother pjckey,s Phllosonhx.

Atlanta Constitution.
don't want no high sea, in heaven. I'll
be satisfied ef kin des sLo In en- res
under de shade er de trees.
Some folks kicks up much dust Noug
de road er life dat dey never sees de devil
comm twel dey falls smack in his arms
/ never hnds no fault wild Providence. I
kin hardly and time ter manage my own
busiuess-much less ter reach out whar
I don't belong,
Dey's a good deal er charity In dis ole
wor but dey amt half enough ter cover
de multitude err sinners what's a-settin'
down en- waitin fer L.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24
Little Girl Shot BY a Hunter.

1Feenyille Texas, August 2s.-Near Com
ueree Yesterday afternoon little 11-year-
o'u girl Ola Taino, was shot and danger.
ousS wounded while picking cotton with
o.ner members of the family. Thirteen
snot were found by the nhvs,c,ans soot-
c cerea an over TIE girls body. The charge
H ban from 2 shotgun in the hands Of a
that s Soous IL years Of age. He Claimed
not know at the time that ba ,was ne h 1ip
coftnn IN ine direction of the parties picking
hod he PHYSICIANS state that the girl is
homes ~ %,o9nueo but they have strong
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24
Sarah NJ Williams Compton.
LOCAL OPTION IN ELLIS COUNTY
Little Interest Is Manifested in the APP
ptoaonInn Election.

Little Interest Is Manifested in the APP
ptoacnno Election
WaXahachie. Texas August o3.-Rev
Granville Jones spoke on the public square
in Wazahachle this afternoon in the inter
est Of prohibition He was heard by a
large crowd
The election will he held in this county
next Saturday and from observations made
the people seem to be taking little interest
uas been done at the headouarters Of either
Side this week WaYahachie. Ennis and
falmer nre the only three towns In the
county whore whisky Is sold and the voters
Ted with present conditions and n they
Vote Ike they talk the county will no
douot go anti by large majority.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24
YArrE o. srArIsTTcs-

VALUE OF STATISTICS.
There is 10 product o. the soil n the mar
keeling o. which statistics play so important
: part as IN cotton.
cSrton IS the one great staple watch IS
not Injured b. storage or handling, Is not
affected oy Insects nor deteilorates By age.
Ihis makes Y tAe greatest and safest spec
ul4tiye couuoilty IL the world
We 90 net know Of ans ere article that
enters so largely .nto speculation AS tot.
ton. From the village 10 the great com
nercisl csnters you will find cotton being
bought and sold. sometimes legitimate
sale, axt more often an6le which is
IL would stasger the world 10 saow Ao77
many bales Of future cotton. cotton on pa
per IS bought and sold eacs yea-.
Fortunes axe 2lASe ~od lost every month
dealing ~ r7ttoN when LOT one pound
T1e diNy duetlayioes OF the cotton mar
kets ore read by 1osc people with greater
lrterss. -naa ANY other transaction IN the
commercial OF Industrial vcrld. and more
people know what cotton Is doing than
Whist on- Nat!oul. legislators are saying,
WI-- c-e c--zettrg Of r-oP which rep
worlds industry asa co-a1ae1ce there is
every incentive 90 -Ae specui2tor 20 take
htvagteEe - The grower ard consumer ana
! make both s11e- and vith them every
/ other Legitimate "1siue~s directly anu In
/ directly -e.atel "a uat.cn.
II sTcc,s ,.l Individually just IN the
: fropo-.ia1 ya2r business tr47s 20 tAe COT
/ Iea ceza5e- il lsEu-a-, 10 speculate
7 % cotton. 40 -a--sf tas l1r-c r. hurts the
grover 50 COZ ----e- 1+-ro CHE ~. pfo.e'-
/ Nation w'Lcly 2n+ Ca a;" --a-e5 and
7 r~oqs-lv presa-te. --- disseminated r'.4-
T T~l 90 Gle -H--'-it- ans Ff-et a't- a-t
I .- due ere 80 III ec-Ta' -eAs--e - Cue
/ -a.s can n-+ 90 t--e by .4e .- s,~ttza'
grove or -r-s.---ll- ~ 4-y Sat * - '-F
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24
AN EXPENSIVE RIDE

Negro Says He was .,ou, Tram
Made to Jump re" p,ltsr
A negro named WINE s..,o"s vsse
brought 10 the city at .,s,ol vcgsa
morning suffering from . p ,b,u'
the left thigh and other Injuries n d
body. He claims thal ~ on NJ
from San Antonio to Hous'o. 4. rh.'
train; that he was held up o q, III !.
two negroes, relieved me train I
compelled to jump fro sanrnd Is - q
Tett crossing. The wo'N renewed !,
thigh. The negro wa given SURGE
Joseph's infrmary anu generously VA
tention. He is mol M been sfie''--
His ASSISTANTS have MOI
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24
tionorod Old Soldier Dead.

ocala, Fla. August 23,-General j. }.
Dickinson one of the most distinguished
ex.confederates in Florida, died today az
his home here aged w years. General
Dickinson won considerable reputation In
the civil war as cavalry commander ana
has been subsequently called the Marion
Of Florida In civil NE he has served IN
the governors cabinet and has held other
prominent places He has been stare
commander OF the Confederate Veterans,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24

Address BY nr. Oswald Wilson, United
States Statistical Ascent for Texas on Cot
ton, its History, and the Value Of Statistics
to the Cotton Farmers, at the Farmers
ConqsSs.