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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02
STEAMERS FoR wArER STRATUM
Badly Needed in the Wells Sunk in Coast
Country District,

Badly Needed in the Wells Sunk in Coast
Country District.
Galveston Tribune
There Is fortune awaiting the person
who invents n strainer that can he suc
cesstuly used in the forty foot water
stratum 70 be found around Alvin and
other coast towns" said Mr.. p. F.
Adams the chief clerk In the passenger
department OF the Santa Be this morning,
"As Is well known. this stratum OF water
is found about thirty feet below the sur.
face. II is over twenty feet thick But
the water to be found is in bed OF the
finest quicksand imaginable No straincr
yet devised viii work in the stratum The
minute particles OF sand clog up pipes,
casing, pumps and almost everything when
pressure Is applied to lift the water TO the
surface. Enough water could be secured
II a successful st,ainer could be devised,
TO irrigate thousands and thousands OF
acres OF land that are now given to graz
Ing and other less remunerative purposes.
while there is practically no limit to
the amount Of water that can be gotten
from this stratum, until some one deyiscs
n scheme 10 overcome the sand Clogging
up the pipes, pumps and other things,
THIS knowledge can not be turned to profit.
the land around Alvin. for instance, Is
Ideally laid out for rice culture but tho
price Of boring artesian wells-from $500
TO S21OO-prevents those who own the land
lANli tAkAkluk III NLlla new ana DrOutAnle
industry. Plenty OF arteslan wafer, how.
ever, can he had at depths varying from
700 to 1000 feet
Without irrigation It Is either feast
or famine with the farmers and truck
growers of the coast country. This ele-
ment of uncertainty would be entirely done
away with II some means were Invented
TO successfully tap the forty-foot stratum
PumpB could be installed at q nominal cost
and irrigation would cause the whole coast
country to blossom and grow like the great
green bay tree. Those who now own the
land are without the means to extensively
engage In rice raising. Truck crops have
not been profitable enough owing to the
uncertainty OF rain nj the proper time, or
the having Of too much rain at the wrong
time, to permit them 10 put aside money
TO engage in the business upon large
scale. But let this strsiner be once IN.
vented and the question of moisture the
only one that now prevents assured good
crops, win be solved, Then lands that are
now worth only a comparatively nominal
sum win have value considerably In ex-
cess Of that at present, wiich win be main
tained by Increased revenues derived from
increased crops"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02
THE ATTITUDE OF CUBA
MINISTER De oUEeApA SEES NO
CAUSE FOR ALARM.
He Declares the Best Of Feelings Exist
Between cuhans and Americans at
the Present limo,

Washington October 31.--When asked re-
garding the proposed coaling stations IN
Cuba, Gonzales DO Quesada, Cuban min
lister to the United States, said that be-
fore Mr.. Mckinley was shot, he had, at
the instance OF Estradn Palma, gone to
Canton aud secured a promise that while
he was chief executive he would not give
his consent TO the establishment Of a naval
station at Havana and that President
Roosevelt knew Of the promise. continu-
ing. Mr.. Quesada said President Palma
never would have gone TO Havana, the
Cuban capital, where a diplomatic corps
was established. while foreign dag was
dying over the city. He also said he
could not see the necessity for coaling
station at Cienfugos which had been
recommended by Admiral Bradford, chief
Of the bureau OF equipment, In view or
its proximity to Guantanamo, also recon.
mended as coaling station.
Mr.. Quesada In commenting on the nego-
tiations now being conducted for CONNER
cial treaty, said
mercial convention and has nothing 20 do
with any other political questions which
may arise between the two governments
and has absolutely nothing to do with the
Platt amendment. The Cuban government
mas been studying the draft OF the treaty
submitted by Secretary Hay and will re-
turn II In due time with observations and
notifications deemed best for the inter
csts Of Cuba, and which, at the same
time, Will not hurt the interests Of
the United States. II has been
shown by past experience, during the reel
procity arrangements under Mr.. Blaine,
that the commerce between both countries
materially increased, and It is expected that
under any reciprocal arrangement that
the figures will be still higher than they
were ten years ago when they reached
upward OF S100.OO0,0O0."
Mr. Quesada said the best OF feeling OK
listed between the Cubans and Americans
the proof Of II being that every steamer
arriving at Havana and other Cuban ports
brought great many American investors
who were not only putting money in the
He spoke OF the popularity OF Minister
squires and the gratitude Of the Cubans to
tho United States.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02
stoo Reward. stoo.

The readers Of this paper Will be pleased
70 learn that there Is at least one dreaded
alsease that science has been able 10 cu-e
N AZ It's stages, and that Is catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure Is the only posltive cure nnv,
known 20 the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires A
constitutional treatment. Halls Catlrrh
Cure Is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfa les 81 ths
system, thereby destroying the foundation
or the disease, and giving the patient
strength BY building up the CONSTITUTE N
ana assisting nature IA doing It's work
Inc proprietors have so much faith IN -
curative powers that they Offer One Hun.
ared Dollars for any case that It fails 10
Sa-6 sshq Tor list q -astimonlalsl
Ohio ''S'' Atieda
sold By Druggists, Use.
Aalls Family Pills are the bsnk
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02

nnd fne Public IN General
We wlsn to inform you that wo
now have our large ard new Ice plnnt
In operation, which will assure tbs
public Vt Houston that there will DO
no scarcity Of leo this senson. We
guarantee correct weights delivered
by our wagons, and also guarantee
that all our lee 10 made out OF abso-
lutely pure artoslan water.
For commercial trade, delivered,
SOC per 100 lbs: for family trade, de-
Ivered, 800 per 100 lbs; less thar
100 lbs, 400 delivered; at factory or
office, 25e per 100 lbs; 1ooo-lb
iota or over % i-2o per 800 lbs.
sacked ice for shipping 900 per 100
lbs Whsn In want OF car lots ask
tor quotations. Orders filled on short
notice.
Henke's Arsesian Ice and
RefrlgeFating Go. A4 qgsGS!
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02
LoueET AS ARRlTRAroR.

The French President Is Trying to Settle
the Strike.
Paris, October s1.-President Loubet, fol.
lowing the example OF President Roosevelt
In taking an active part IN the settlement
Of the coal strike, held conference with
N. Vincent, project Of Du Nord, who has
been acting as intermediary between the
strikers and the mine owners. The mine
owners have given the project the names
OF four persons who are to represent them
IN q conference with an equal number OF
strikers, in n semi-ofncial statement to-
night, President Loubet expresses hope for
an early settlement Of the strike ana 10
clnreS, that this would be n political &c
complement beyond precedent
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02
Marx Twaio's "Flnoer Mark" Theory.

From the Plttsburg Gazette.
Readers or Mark Twain's novel, ''Pud-
denhead wilson, viii remember that the
climax OF the story turns on the evidence
OF Anger marks, Evidence Of the kind
convicted burglar In a Southern court re
Gently. He had made hts entry through
window whose SIN had been freshly paint.
ed. He left a plain Imprint OF his thumb.
This led TO his detection and a seven.vear
sentence WAS the penalty OF being SO care.
less with fresh paint. The minute nnes
and ridges on the finger tips and particu-
larly the ball OF the thumb Constitute an
autograph signature which can not DO
forged and which has a peculiar pattern
Tor each individual. Since 1904 the Eng
lish police have preserved finger print rec
ords OF criminals as a certain means OF
future Identification. a similar method OF
authenticating signatures 10 Important doc.
Nments has existed for ages In the East,
and In India today the use OF thumb marks
as signatures Is part OF the postal order
system adopted by the British postofnce
authorities as safeguard against forgery.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-05

believe that they had been feet apart
all Evening. But Mother was Canny.
and up to Snuff. with a Memory that
reached back at least 25 Years. These
little One-Act Plays under the VIM
dow did not throw her off for any part
of a Minute. Before Florine turned
in she was Cross Examined and re-
quired to tell with whom she had
danced and why and how often and
what he said. Occasionally the Daugh-
ter worked the Mental Reservation.
In other Words, she held out on Moth
er. She said that she had sat out most
of the Numbers, but she admitted go
ing through a Square Dance with the
Young man who passed the Plate at
the Episcopal Church.
At which Mother would wink the Off
Eye and murmur, rs that so?" with
the Loud Pedal on the That" Also
something about being more than
Seven.
One of Florine's Ancestors on Moth
er's Side happened to be on Earth at
the time of the Revolution and Father
often spoke of a Second Cousin who
had been in Congress until the District
tumbled to him. Because of this Cur
rent of Blue Blood racing in her Veins,
Florine was supposed to be a trifle
Classy and Mother was always afraid
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-05

country. and the children found them
selves by the roadside about nine miles
from town. OF course the conductor
was acting under orders, and had no
alternative, unless he paid the money
out of his own pocket as he doubtless
would have done had he known who
the little foreigners were. BY that time
their naturally dark faces and hands
We're very dirty, their clothes torn and
soiled from the afternoons unrestrict-
ed romp, and the ticket-puncher NUT
tered something about "beggerly da-
goes" when he put them off. 1t was
serious situation for the little ones, as
they stood upon the track, with no
house or human being in sight, and
watched the car speeding away from
them over the long distance that sep
arated them from home and parents.
Above their heads frowned an en-
bankment, steep, high and rugged,
while on the other side rocky cliffs
stretched down to the river below. The
shadows of late afternoon were alarm
ingly long and they remembered with
shudders the numerous long reaches of
trestle- work, high over the tops of
trees, the cars had crossed on the way
out.
Being devout Catholic, their first
thought was to appeal to the Holy
Mother for protection. Let us re-
peat the prayers for deliverance," said
Amparo. mo, a novena" "a nine days
prayer, earnestly urged Leonard
Then Alberta, the practical one, spoke
up with authority: I'VE will all say
the Lords Prayer together, and then
walk to town. There is nothing else
to be done. And we must be quick
about 1t, for 1t will soon be dark" So
in the red earth of Maryland, beside
the track, the five fell on their knees
and folded their grimy little hands and
reverently repeated in Spanish the fa-
miliar words. Then, picking up the
baby in his arms, 10-year-old Alberto
assumed the leadership and headed the
long march to town. 1t was weary
work, for Alberto weighs only eighty
pounds. and Antonio falls Just two
pounds short Of being half that weight.
Cars passed and repassed them, and in
many places the cuts between the high
banks are very narrow, so that the
little party had to string itself out In
dian file, with it's backs up against
the red EARTH to avoid being run down.
But they must stick to the railroad
track at all hazards. as IL certainly led
to town, and the children did not know
any other road toward home. There
were the dreadful trestles to cross, too.
and all were in terror of the yawning
abysses below, looking doubly deep in
the shadows of the twilight. In the
presence of these real perils Alberto
showed some rare generalship, which
ought to seat him some day in the
presidential chair Of Cuba. Knowing
that they would probably meet cars on
the trestles, he directed that they
should walk always on the tracks used
by the cars going to Cabin John, so
that they could see them coming and
not be taken unawares by the enemy
in the rear; and should two trains of
cars cross the trestles at the same
time. they should lie down between the
tracks until the coast was again clear.
Several times they had to PROSTATE
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-05
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
HARD EXPERIENCE OF THE Chill
DREN OF A DIPLOMAT.

They Lost Their Money Ten Miles
From Town and Had to Walk the
Entire Distance-The Newly APP
pointed Ambassadors From Eng
Iand-What His Plans Are for the
Autumn Months-Some Facts About
the Marriage of Miss Alice Hay.
Her Absence From Washington n
Distinct Loss to Society There.
Washington, D. c., Oct. 3.-The
family of the first new Cuban secre-
tary of legation feels that it has not
enjoyed the most suspicious of well
comings to the United States. When
but three days residents of Washing
ton, its five children were elected from
a street car miles out of town, and
forced to find their way home as best
they could, unable to speak a word
of our language. 1t happened in this
way: When Senior Antonio Martini
Riverro's family arrived he spent
the first two days in showing them the
beauties and attractions of the Amer
lean capital, in order to give them a
favorable impression of their new
home and nip in the bud any undue
hankerings after Havana. Almost the
first place they visited was Cabin John
Bridge, one of our rural resorts, about
ten miles from the city, where are
swings and merry-go-rounds and other
things that small folk delight in, as
we'll as ample entertainment for their
elders. So delighted with it were the
children that they determined to try
it again, couple of days later, ION
their own hook" so to say. They are
Amparo. a girl of IL; Alberto, a boy
of 10; Leonora, aged 8; Grazziela, who
is 4; and Antonio, the baby, 21z years
old. Being natural travellers, as eager
for explorations as their far off an
cestors who were among the first
Spaniards in the New World, they
thought 1t was no sort of undertaking
to repeat a little trip once made
though in strange land, amid a peo-
pie speaking an unfamiliar tongue.
Successfully evading nurses and atten-
dants, they got out to Cabin John all
right and enjoyed the afternoon amaz-
ingIy, buying peanuts and popcorn
and candy, riding the impossible ami
mails of the merry-go-round and sailing
high overhead in the swings-until lit
tie Antonio showed signs of fatigue
and expressed a desire to go home. It
was nearly O'Clock when the party
boarded an electric car for the return
trip; and a few minutes later. when
the conductor made his first round, il
was discovered to the dismay of all
that Ampero, who naturally
acted as banker. had lost her purse
and had not a penny to pay. With no
and no language other than
Spanish with which to make explana-
tons, the car was stopped in the open
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-05
WHAT THE DEVIL DO YOU
MEAN BY SUCH TALK?"

intentions, but he packed his trunk
and left 5000 people holding their
breath in amazement.
Mr.. Smith spent three or four days
in New York before sailing. He had
hardly registered at a hotel when he
observed a stranger looking him over
with apparent interest, and later on
this stranger found opportunity to in
troduce himself as Mr.. Carter, a resi-
dent of Plum Creek, Wisconsin. Mr..
Carter stuck to Mr.. Smith like burr
for the next thirty-siX hours and prov
ed himself a good companion. He was
laxative, jolly and open-handed, and
Mr.. Smith was regretting that they
must part when Mr.. Carter announced
that he was going to take run over
to Europe on the same steamer. Some
men become old friends in day, as 1t
We're. 1t was so in this case. Mr.. Car
ter's business, when at home, was shin
giles, lath and clothespins, with wooden
toothpicks as a side issue. What par
ticular incident was responsible for his
trip abroad he did not state. Indeed, 1t
was evidently a weighty secret, and
one he felt he must guard with his
life
In their confidential talks Mr. Smith
would tell of his early struggles to get
ahead-the lodges practiced in the real
estate business-the family quarrels
that had interrupted his domestic hap
plness-his hopes of finding a second
Mrs. Smith on his return. he kept
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-05

would sit up and wait for her, and 1
o'clock was the Outside Limit Con-
seouently Florine would have to duck
on the Festivities just when every
thing was getting Good. Furthermore,
she would have to warn Mr.. Escort to
behave himself when they drew near
the House.
Nothing doing at the Gate" she
would say, warningly. IT'S Dollars to
Dumplings that the Girl Detective is
peeking out to get Line on my Con-
duct. She has her Ear to the Ground
about four-thirds of the Time, and if
any one makes a Move, then Mother
is Next. If Father takes a Drink at
the Club and then starts Homeward
on a fast Trolley, Mother knows all
about it when he is still three Blocks
from the House. What's more, she is
a knowing Bird and can't be fooled
by Gloves or these little Peppermint
Choo-Choos. The only time when Moth
err kisses Father is when she wants
to catch him with the Goods. Look
Out! This is our Corner"
AS soon as they had landed at the
Gate, little F'lorine would say in loud,
clear ZONES THAT WOulu carry dS Lar
as the Sitting-Room Window, "Oh, Mr..
Gilblitz, 1 have had a most charming
Evening and 1 wish to thank you most
heartily"
Whereupon the Escort, standing
Feet away, with his Concertina Hat in
his Hand and the Face in the Moon
light beaming with child-like limo
cence, would come back thusly: It's
awfully good of you to say that. Good
Night"
After which Mother was supposed to
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-05
Is and 10 Broughton Street, West.

her afternoon receptions, and to other-
wise enliven the social functions of the
administration. There were Miss Root.
the Misses Margaret and Annie Hitch
cock, Miss Knox, Miss Wilson and Miss
Louise Jones, the attractive niece OF
Postmaster General and Mrs. Payne.
Now Miss Root is in Europe with her
mother, and IT is understood that
neither will return to Washington this
winter. The Misses Hitchcock are in
deep mourning for a near relative and
cannot participate in any OF the sea-
sons gaieties. Miss Knox. who is not
fond of society, will pass the winter in
Europe, leaving here early In January.
The Misses Shaw, as already stated,
are still in pursuit Of the higher edu-
cation, one at Cornell College, Iowa.
and the other in the Episcopal school
near Washington-the same to which
Ethel Roosevelt was sent last winter
and will be this. Postmaster General
and Mrs. Payne will take up their resi-
dence at the Arlington Hotel. and ii Is
hoped that Miss Jones will be with
them, at least part of the time.
Gen. Halderman, former minister
from this country to the Land of the
White Elephant, speaking of the pro-
jected visit of the crown prince of
Siam to this country, tells of an inter-
view he once had with King Chulu-
long-kong, who is one of the most as
tute and clever of monarchs. Gen. Hal
German visited the King in the inter-
ests of a Presbyterian mission. which
wanted to secure con-
cession of land on which to build
a hospital. At first the King was OBJ
durate. He said: "Your people send
missionaries here to denounce the gods
that we and our fathers have so long
worshipped. They make fun of our re-
lgious customs and say to us: You
are bad, and we are good; throw away
your idols and worship ours What
would your countrymen say if Siam
should send missionaries to convert
them to our belief?"
"Oh, that would be all right" re-
piled Gen. Halderman. II should rec
ommend your majesty by all means to
send some Buddhist priests to the
United States, particularly to Wash
ington and Boston, and where they
would be received with open arms by
large class of people calling Them
selves 'Theosophists' which is only the
American name for followers of Budd-
ha.'
THE King was so pleased with the
news" says Mr.. Halderman, that he
granted the request for a land conces-
sion without another protest"
Mrs. Roosevelt has confined herself
almost continuously to the Presidents
room since her hasty returned to
Washington, her only recreations being
an hours attendance at one of the the
aters with a party of friends. and a.
long drive yesterday afternoon with
DR.. Rixey, who insisted on her going
out. Miss Alice Roosevelt and her sis
ter, Ethel, arrived at the temporary
White House last evening, the former
to make short visit to her father ana
Ethel to enter the Cathedral School.
where she was a pupil last season.
Miss Ethel will return to Oyster Bay
in few days, and later make a series
of visits in New York and Boston
that is, If all goes well with her father.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-05

suit was that Mrs. Carter eloped with
him and left Garter hanging in the air.
She had ten days start, but the
wronged husband set out to secure re-
venge on the william who had broken
up his happy home, and guided simply
by chance he had found him and was
now about to drop him off the bridge
spanning the ravine. He would grant
the william just three minutes in which
to prepare for eternity.
what the devil do you mean by
such talk" asked Smith as the story
was finished.
are-the-villain!" slowly and
impressively answered Carter.
Nonsense! I was never in Oconema-
was in my life"
"Ha! You deny it ?"
"Of course I do What in Texas
would I be smoking around after Mrs.
Carter for when 1 had wife of my
OWN"
''But it was a man named Smith,"
persisted the trembling husband.
''Well, what of it?"
''Then it must have been you You
are Smith, and you can't deny it,"
But do you imagine that I'm the
only Smith in the United States?'
II never heard of any other"
you ass! Why, there are over 1000
Smiths in the state Of Wisconsin
alGna."
''Is it possible!"
And over a hundred thousand in the
United States. to say nothing of Can
ada. Did you follow me here from New
York to wreak your vengeance on me
because 1 happened to be named
Smith?'
IT did. l was sure you were the man.
1 can't understand it. I learned that it
was man named Smith, and you are
Smith, and"
"And you are Carter and the biggest
ass in the world! Come along back to
the hotel and let's have a drink
"But how about Smith," walled Car
ter. 'You-he-Smith ran away with
Mrs. Carter
Eyes, you said So"
"And I've followed you-he-Smith
clear over here to drop him into a ra-
vine"
Eyes, 1 know, but you-he-Smith OBJ
jects to being dropped. 1t was another
Smith. 1t was one of the hundred thou
sand Smiths. 1t was Smith who has
got clear off with Mrs. Carter and will
never be heard of again, and now let's
have a cocktail or mint julep or some
thing and be happy"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-05

that she might get Thumb Marks on
the Family Escutcheon. Therefore
Florine was forbidden to work up a
Calling Acquaintance with any of the
Hoi Palloi, which is Greek for Selling
Platers. According to Mother. there
were only about 8 Families in town
that really belonged and some of them
didn't Belong enough to hurt. Flor
inc found herself cut out of many a
Good Time because the Chaperon for
the Occasion CHANGED to be related to
some one who had. been In the Liquor
Business at one Time.
Florine was up against it ever so
Hard. She had to go out in the Grape
Arbor when she wanted to chew Gum
and she kept her Reading Matter un-
der the Mattress. Nearly every high
speed Bachelor in Town had been for
hidden the Premises because of the
Stories that were going around. The
kind that Mother approved were of the