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n, e GlESECKE, the midwife, is now
SSed az 9u2 Harrington street. Fifth
az tue residence OF p. y. Graham
Huyue ll+I 2S
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AbiEs Use Chy0estef's tHgljsn S5nnyroys al Pills
Il Best safesti oHly Reliablei Take no other.
Buy Of Druggist. or send &C., stamps Tor gsrtie
b. ant HEsisf' or Ladies 80 letter by return malt
ChishesfeF 0betaicpl 10. pkuASR.. pc
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FOR SALE OR RENT-The Houston
Heights Woodworking plant, twotstory
brick building, 6Jx4U0 feet, fully
equipped with machinery; side track; city
water, etc. O. VI. Carter 220 Main St.
Houston. n
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ARNOLD * ROBERTS have this day dis.
solved their real estate partnership by
mutual consent. IA. A. Arnold, real es.
Gated in office 81 Blnz building. citizens
phone 49, and Will be pleased to meet
all who are looking Tor bargains in real
estate, also those who are anxious 10
sell. that may list them. city property
a gueclalty u
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WANTED-To sell - Steers years old
and up 80 steers 1 years and up. Ad-
dress W NJ. Clurk Newton, Texas. 20
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ATTENTION LIFE AGENTS-Do you
want a contract direct with company on
renewal hass2 The Kansas Mutual Life
If Topeka. kan. will give YOU better
terms for the next thirty days than any
old line company IN this state. Address
company or y. Hall, E!gln Texas, man.
uger Of agencies %
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eDsrss.'t iue King of headache cures.
thts '''Sed by all druggists; p and 30
80
lite.' ~, FHY-Cllr & CLARK. grad
Ader American School OF OsIeopathy,"
n sou 'gSIIhler Downtown offices 32i -3.2
Is WaSIIoeki treatment at residence Of
4lO 7 euuesday and Saturday afternoons,
d ----laL avenue; new phone 339. Il
n I'm mylphiue, whisky habits cured
81 ns,te1 uIteen days; no pain or Injury
IN mt, no pay Until cured: deposi:
II when l, 10 bank 10 your credit, pay
81 nav cured In ease OF failure to cure
IN ne an your expenses while here.
II M your railroad fare both ways
ID soiv,a" Nat line out from center Of city:
N ntorC privacy; Will put Won IN core.
IN gi,.. win patients cured, special
IN irss. ~ ~ lAdI patients; best references.
No. ne Matthews Home. Drs. Mat
NJ me w upoerL proprietors. 300 Day
"a =. ,.-,s.--t Ind, san Antonio. Texas. II
a Message Postal Teiegraph- Ca6Ie
a S{rgeuse- " Y. February z. 1oG2 =
a ~, fest9rl2a, 304 Main street. Hous-
II siss, Vienna reports completion OF
No. typewriter sele ever consum.
Il austrian ministry OF Justice,
II ~ "shpetiiYe tests, ordered exclusive
Il ,sn smith Premier IN the courts aud
N@''S Tor 100 machines.
en-. L c. SMITH.
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ONE SORkEL mare, cheap for sale; als'
buggy and harness Address GAL, III.
office y
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FOR SALE-On account of health, the
Mic Xanthos confectionery and fruit
store, COS Main street. best location. dne
business es ablished; for any informa ton
Inquire Of any Of the best wholesale com.
mission houses In city. II
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ASNE.S reflective AGENCY-Fur-
Elsllons and others. Houston Texas. tr
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BIDS AND PROPOSALS.

for the erection Of q brick and stone
church building for the FRS Baptist
church OF Houston, Texas, viii be receiy
ed by the building committee until ,
check for $500 will be required with each
hid as a guarantee of good faith. Right
reserved to reject any or all bids. For
y. Dawson. room No ~. Camp building,
Houston. Texas Send bids 10 + u. Ne
Intyre. chairman building COMMITTEES 40
Kiam building -
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II ,PSSLf keeley Institute IN the State
IN 'ae 'ure OF whisky. morphine, cocaine
,"u'rco addictions j. II. Keith,
- - 1e Place, Dallas. Texas 81
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WELL. STEAMERS.
We have inst established complete ma
chine shop Of large dimensions and are
prcpared 70 do an kinds q machine aud
repair work. We are now making "a sne-
cialty or rice and al well strHipeys IL an
s,zcs send us your orders. White Iron
& steel Works. 9l2 Downing street. Hous
ton. Texas. Phone 1UaG 2-rings. 32s
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ADAM NloLo-clmrvoyant palmlst, l1S
NacsOn street -
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EREAU OF INFORMATION II YOU
.wsnt cheap home or lots or farms. IL
bou want a good fresh COW. If YOU want
i situation cor work. call on Childcrs X
laws old phone li52. Hotel burnett.
20
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MEDIUM Mrs. Black tolls
EVERYTHING, removes OWL, unitos scpnrat-
"a: luck charm; ld-o Preston; also by
5hai ~
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FOR SALE, CHEAP-TWo cars good rice
high also few good saddle aud driv'
ing horses II. T., Berry and Z. i, Du
pree, 1913 Prairie avenue, next Ia Cen
iraI hre station a.
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TITLE WANT ADS
q bring big results.
SPECIAL NOTICES.

WE ARE giving close attention 10 the pnr-
chase and sale Of oil stocks; orders In
NitSds try US; references. ans bank in
Houston, William D. Cleveland 4 SOU.
Baker Bolts, Baker & loyett. Geo. l.,
Porter s Co. Houston, Texas Is
NOTICE OF SrOCKHoLOERS' MEET.
Ing Notice is hereby given that n special
meeting Of the stockholders OF the New
York, Texas and Mexican Railway Com.
pany has been called by the board OF
directors TO assemble at the general OF.
nee OF the said company IN the town Of
Victoria at ? o'clock p. m on the 10th
day OF April, 1902. for the purpose OF
authorizing and providing for an amend.
ment TO the CHARTER or articles Of lncor.
poratl9nn Of said company so as to author
ize said comapny-
~ TO extend by construction from
the present terminus thereof at Van
Week station, In Matagorda county,
thence In southeasterly direction
through the county OF MataCorda and
INTO Bra1oria county for d distance OF
about twenty miles from said Van Week
station, the branch railroad already con.
strpcted pursuant TO an amendment OF
the charter or articles Of incorporation
OF said company tled November T. lSgp.
from connection with the main line OF
said company at Wharton to said Van
Week station; and To locate, construct.
maintain aud operate said extension OF
e And to project and provide for
locating, constructing. owning. maiutaIu.
ing ana operating such other branch line
or lines Of railroad extending either from
a connection or connections with the
main line of railway owned hy said com.
pany. or from connection with the
aforesaid branch line Of railroad now OK.
tending from Wharton to Van Week sta.
non as the stockholders at such meet,
Secretary New York. Texas aud Mexican
Railway Company. Ala
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PATENTS Protect your ideas: no allow
ancc; no fee; consultation free. estdb-
lishrd 1864 Milo Il. Stevens y Co., dl4
nth street Washington
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SPECIAL NOTICE We haze appointed A.
Z. Kieslng, druggist, 5O2 Main. our er.
elusive agent for Houston, who viii carry
complete stock of our Homo pathic
Remedies. LuytleS HOMEOPATHIC Remedy
Co IS
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FOR sALE-New cottage lust nnished, four
rooms on Silver street, corner Edwards,
Sixth ward: will sell cheap and on easy
payments. Hannah < Parsons, 1917 Texas
avenue ~
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FOR sALE-Japan seed rice. McFaddin,
Wless q Kyle Land Company, Beaumont.
Texas y
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FOR SALE-The furniture aud lease Of a
tfty-room brick hotel in town " 1O.C0)
Inhabitants; the only s. per day ho,el
in town, good money maker. Address
G+23. this office 4-l3
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OIL STOCKS.

WETI DfIILERS WANTED on OF a
very high grade has been struck ~
lSruwpwood depth 1850 feet: we wan
contractors Ia dnu wells. references re-
aulred. address Brooke Smith, Brown
wood. Texas p
LONE STAR INVESTMENT co. buy aud
sell oil stocks stocks, bonds. oil lands
ana real estate. 3p7 Trust building, Gal
weston. Texas -
WILLIAM B. KING CO, members
Houston. Texas, OIL Exchange, oder great
bargains In OIL stocEs and solicit orders
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PROFESSIONAL.

THE GOLD standard Oh company q
Houston, Texas Is the only company tbaL
makes stockholders individual owners o.
horizons Of lis oil lands; wfite for pres.
peeIus. -
TIRE AND STORM laSHranre chas
Arnge- loose Congress.
M'CANE'S DETECTIVE AGgNCf-bur-
rish detectives Tor banks, lawyers, cor.
roFatlons aud others. HOUSTON lsAas. --t :.
&. %. COTTON q BROS, Fire Insurance
Agents and AdjusteFs. Aaia 81. q
Holm II K0iF. undertaken aud emnalmers
1914 Prairie avenue; pAones 0al, - -:
ORR PHONE NUMBER Is 400. HoHskoa
Plumbing aud MANUFACTURING 60, -
Main street, -
TEXAS SECRET SERVICE BuREAu-
Ernerlenced and bouded detectives TO-
civil or criminal investlgstoni bonded
Mstchmen FOR day or night service. ~
\ Cure. general mansxef' N9s7 ~
street. 49,
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FOR SALE The only iewclry business in
a town AZ 20OO inhabitants; reason for
selling going to change business. Jewelry,
this office 2S
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BOIL Attention. hardware
men; for sale q new patent machine for
poisoning cotton II will pay TO iuvesti-
gate. Address caro-. this Office -
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS--seal bids
will be received for the erection OF a
passenger depot at Austin, Texas, for the
Houston and Texas Central Railroad com
pany ON or before o'clock p. m. on
Tuesday, the sth day Of April. 1902. at
the office Of and addressed TO j y.
Miller Manager. Houston, Texas. and all
bids so received will be opened imme-
diately thereafter.
Plans and specifications of said build
Ing may he seen, and form Of proposal
can he had AT the office Of ole J Lorehn.
architect, Binz building, Houston. Texas,
and at tile office OF J. l.. O'Counor. nrchi-
tect Sampson building. Austin. Texas.
The work to be let In two separate
and distinct parts, as follows The gen
eral work aud the plumbing, sewerlng
and electric wiring. and each and every
bidder win be required to iuclusc with
his proposal certified check, drawn In
favor Of William II. Field treasurer. for
the sum Of Ave per cent % per cent? of
the total amount Of his bid as liquidated
damages in case successful bidder fails
10 make bond as per specifications.
The manager reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
j. ~ Miller, Manager,
A. Y. Kellogg, Engineer NJ. OF Way,
ole J. Lorehn, Architect. y
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PERSONAL.

44I3h; b44h, WIZ 4ltt, fpit, NJ 4l-4' ~
tY., 402l; 4l50; 1923: 1850
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n, y. WATTS Clairaudieut and clair
ant medium. 600 Jackson street; phone
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FOR SALE New cottage lust hnished, iye
looms on Louisiana cnr llne, conner; four
easy payments. Hannah \ parsons, l0li
Texas avenue. y
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NICELY furnished southeast room in the
heart OF the city. with strictly private
family no o her roomers, Address lri-
Y0te, this afdcp 20
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PROPOSALS wanted for extensive repairs
on brick building; both brick and wool
work Robert l.. Jones, Fifth ward gro.
Ger -
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FOR SALE-Ouiy barber supply business
In South Texas, on account of bad health.
Boring, 100 Prairie ~
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Notice Is hereby given that the annual
meeting Of the stockholders Of the lfous-
ton and Texas Central Railroad company
will be held at the general office Of the
company in the city of Houston, Harris
county. Texas. at II o'clock noon on Mon
day, the 9TH day Of April. 1902 and that
the annual meeting Of the hoard Of direc-
tors Of said company Will be held at the
same place ana on the same day. immc-
diate.y after the adjournment OF the said
annual meeting 81 the stockholders. Wan.
II Field, Secretary. 4-T-Oa
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FOR SALE Barber shop With or without
the best business property IN the town
of Alvin comprising three stores. c. f.
Brannpr 20
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PARTNER wanted. one familiar with Office
work preferred; have too much business
for one TO attend to and hcel help; 500
faf cash Address CAPS giving uual H.
cation ~
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bad sure rourh killer; extcrminates
foacheS no poison 2oc box; guaranteed
" Lcwyn * Andcrsou's drug store, cor
per Main and Preston. Is
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BUSINESS CHANGES.

FOR SALE at sacrichce, complete butchc
outfit 300 Fanun ..
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PERSONAL.

ANY ONE who does not know oar phone
number please make note. 70 is 400
houston Plumbing aad Mfg Co. II
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( srs sa,N loUGH CURE. for colds and
Hsniss Pleasant and sure; % cents.
Medicine store, 9ii Congress.
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FOR SALE-Three hne stations, two
French Percheron. with pedigree and
registration papers, also the great trot-
ting stallion Mambrino Boy, with his
pedigree and registration papers. Can
be seen at Eison's liable, by A. Levy. "A
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LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY


FINE graded cows. fresh in milk, at Cali
fornia Stable, H. c, Cain. proprietor n
SWEPT MILK. bu ter milk and butter ali
day az california Stable -
WANTED-To sell - steers ; years old
and up; 30 steers years and up. Ad-
dress W. NJ. Clurk, Newton, Texas. 20
GOOD YOUNG mare s25: must sell at once.
IVA Iceland, between Jackson ana Oh n,
eyelt. IS
FOR SALE-Three hne stations, two
French PercherOn. with pedigree and
registration papers, also the great toi
ting stallion Mambrino Boy with his
pedigree and registration papers Can
pc seen at Eison.s ..able, by \. Levy. "A
FOR SALE Twelve thoroughbred Barred
Plymouth Rock hens, one rooster, lIaw-
kins strain; two Belgian does and black
Belgian buck one white Angorl buck;
four common does So for tlc lot, II
sold at once. Mrs ]. \. Palmer, Btun.
ne; y
ONE SORkEL mare, cheap, for sale; also
buggy ana harness, Address GAIL tbs
onice, y
FOR SALE, CHEAP-TWo cars good rice
mules, Z 10 S years old, l5ia 10 rs hands
high: also a few good saddle and drv-
ing horses II. T.. Berry and T. T. Du-
pree, 1913 Prairie avenue, next Ia Gem
trail fire station -
MULES FOR SALE A choice LOT Of young
10 years old; OF good quality aud nice
~ broken will sell a carload or In pairs.
T.. \. Robertson, Iayior, Texas -
ENGLISH Fox Terriers, 4months0ld pups
for sale, boDtaiied, handsome, cute. \.
o, Box 433, Houston. -
FOR SALE-Choice Hereford Hosten and
Durham bulls, COWS and helfers. Hous,
ron Packing Company. II
FOR SALE Pointers, male and female lu
months old Just alike, liver nnd White'
well grown, fast wide rangers, good noses
staunch on point and back, hold well.
bitch tine retriever in hcld. dog yafd
broken to retrieve, we'll bred lingo stock
price SIX for pair Jno. y. DonaldSon'
Handler ~ Shooting Dogs, Bonneville,
Miss. -
STRICTLY FOR cASH-fiftcen graded
Jersey COWS for dairy use, business ea
tabllshed here for eight years; business
good, but my health Is bad no oppo,,la
Hon: population about 2Jp0. one mlle
from town. A. Westbrook. Eigin' Texas,
~
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Ladies' To know That Whife's
sD,r Lsse' the King of headache cures
tl't s-' 'n'eed by all druggists; - and 30
IN
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&ays: ! have consulted MANY palnli f.
calrvoFantS but Will say that
&anzlc is superior to all O hers. =" salts.
#sctlon guaranteed or no charge For ten
&ays Will give fun Eve dollar reading FOR
H.. l0 q. m. to . p. NJ 26
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT Mathus15k square plano; { ii
order reasonable. III Capitol avenue. -
FOR RENT FIVE room cottage; 25iD JET
fcrson. %
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NOTICE-Aunual meeting office OF Hous-
ton. Oak Lawn and Magnolia Park Rail
way company. Houston. Texas March
l. 1902 Notice is hereby given that the
regular annual meeting OF the board OF
directors Of the Houston, Oak Lawn and
Magnolia Park Railway company will ne
held at the office OF the company at
Houston, Texas, Oh Monday, April I, 1902.
1t IL o'clock a. m, pursuant 10 the by claws
Of the company, for the transaction Of
such business rs may come before the
meeting Notice Is also hereby given tlGt
the regular annual meeting OF the STOCK
holders Of the Houston, Oak Lawn and
Magnolia Park Railway company win hL
held al the office 81 the company AT Huus-
ton Texas on Monday. April Z, 1907, at
- o'clock noon. pursuant 10 the bylaws
~ the company, fo' the purpose OF elect.
Ing q board Of directors TO serve FOR the
such other business as may come before
the meeting Horace Booth, secretary
42O2
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So invested with the Gold standard on
company, OF IIous on. Texas. gets 1000
shares Of stock and one lot Of oil land.
2INII. Wrlte for nrospectus 20
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FOR RENT-rwo-story elgh room house,
FOR RTZT- Ground floor OF threr-sfory
brick building. 120 feet front by ~ feet
deep, especially suitable for departmens
store. good location; VIII he coulpefed
about May /. c. 7. neisig \ Co, Bean,.
mont, Texas. "
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IS hereby given that the annual meet
ing ~ stockholders Of the Galveston,
Houston and Northern Railway Com.
Of the company 10 the city of Houston.
Harris county, Texas, at II o'clock a.
m on the 18th day OF March, 1902, and
that the annual meeting Of the board ~
directors Of said company will ur held
at the same place and on the same day
Immediately after the adjournment OF the
said annual meeting Of the stockholders.
Q b. Seger. Secrethry. 81
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Clothing

We
News beautiful
clothing
New
line OF Boys
rims Sutso the est make
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White Goods.



lady anything goods full
ace 10th lain Nainook,
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Csolored Wash Goods


Novelty
Meudon and
coor, Dress French
in anei
of WashS nks for waists
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Shoes

Ibis lines
the Made
place. Ask c.
solid leather
line oflades
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naturally
We
Preuies and the narket
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Curtains & Curtain Goods.

cored Draperes
Tpeuy curtain Snklne
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Shirts.

Our Line Of Shirts
Them and the fact they hands
nspte all their resisting power
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n ats

Hats.
Old man young man big boy little boy Hats the
hat will
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Furniture.

You find
Mattresses and Springs Chairs, rocking Chris S,f Sc Bel Room
Tables Bureaus Wash Stands
will
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people this co1r111nt1
Immense Stock Of Sring and Summer GOODS
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Hardware.


Hardware
We
Hardware Cook Stoves Ranges Heating Harness. Brides and Saddles
Flows Culs
Best quaIH lwayson hand
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iDIomend Dses The only pure and puadul.
teIAted' Never crock Never fade.
Guild have gotten from Mount Peles 70 St

G9uIa have gotten from Mount Peles ~ ST
fteife ! can not understand
am more inclined to blink the CITY
WIS visited hY an earthquake which arc
~ AZ az uncommon there and was after.
Na4Ns swept by tidal wave | can re-
member that in the latter plrt az the ,56s
tAyle was an earthquake In Perm tba+ re-
suited 10 q tidal wave sWerulng 81 pierre
G ;.o tn'C.Wihg TWO barhs then in port load.
4Ae LOT France Into the main street If tbr
t.'F. IA lelI or 1871 there was an rr,In,
tVL or tae volcano In ST Vincent. 15o mile.
houtl OF Martinique ana sixty miles sontb
o. -. Lucia. tlat threw ashes into some on
the towns III St Iucia
st Pierre WAS one of tho most -r.opi5.
cent OF cities. The streets were all rlvsd
tAt surrounding scenery was grand Tho IN.
hunltahts were famed for ther culture ana
~ ,alI ments; Some OF the finest colleges In
tHe west indies were siUutel there Ii
vas here that Empress Josephine was horn
IL was TO this city that the children of ali
the ueSt families Of the French West indies
were sent 10 be educated.
me beach. Vessels would drop anchor
ABOUT a block from the city and the cargo
Noutu ne h2Atered in. The gradients Of
me Jay or the cty were very sharp. and
me boulevard was Justly famous
1T Is barely possible the volcanic erun.
ton broke ont from one Of the neaTar
mountains than Mount Pclec II is hori
10 see how the lava from Mount Telef
teuld cross rivers aud mountains 1000 feet
high and then wipe out a citv. rarthIpai.es
gre rather common and all the houses 9re
nul't to withstand them. There T., only one
way 10 account for the immense los Of life
ana tnat Is an earthquake was followed
10y tdal wave. Ia that case the wave
caught tho people before they could rem On
inc top Of The adjacent mountain and It
must have been over 100 feet high. or II
could never have wrought the loss az ME
reported. IVA nav
II have asked the French government N
advise me OF the loss Of life. There are
50 many unauthentic reports sent ont from
these islands that ! still hope ,ac picture
mas been painted darker than it really is.
were very few Americans there Every
thing was French. Since then, however.
most OF the business done in the islands
ana from the Islands IS with the Ameri.
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FoREIeN.

President Castro az Venezuela ana his
wife established an Important precedent by
dining at the American legation
Paris dispatches from Fort de France
Martinique, state that an immense lass OF
IRE fel On the town Of st. Pierre aad thai
the entire population OF 1900 persisted.
later dispatches from Tors ue France
state that the volcanic eruption continues;
that II Is impossible 20 reach ST. Pierre
the coast beiag covered with ashes aud the
town completely developed In dust
President Simon Sam Of the Hayient re
public has resigned his office.
Earthquake shocks were feit "a South
eastern spain and panic resulted; 10 ia
talities.
The roads and houses IN Bridgetown, Bar
BADGES, are covered al inch thick with vol
canic dust.
The Chinese rebels bomharded Nan Ming
Bu, using modern asld guns, and killed 800
TO 100 inhabitants.
Queen wnaeimina Is now able to sgn
royal DEGREES.