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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-06
AT OYSTER BAY.
President Roosevelt Greeted by His Old
Friends and Nelghbors.


Friends and NeIshbors.
Oyster Bay. L. l.. July b,-Presldent
Roosevelt arrived here at Gle this after
noon and was given very cordial welcome.
Nheu the train approached the little sta.
ton Of the Long Island railroad, whistles
ia the village through prearrangcd signal
We're set going and the old friends OF the
president entered on the platform. When
lie alighted they completely surrounded
him and for time prevented his children,
Kumet Ethel and archie, who had been
awaiting his coming, from getting 90 HIM,
Mrs. Roosevelt did not come to the depot,
hut Assistant Secretary Loeb was there.
After exchanging greetings with his o.d
friends and neighbours the president en-.
tered an open surrey with his three chill
dren ana started In violent rain and
thunderstorm for "sagamore Hlll" Neither
he nor the children seemed amy the worse
for their drenching.
The trip across to the Ions Island rail.
road depot was made In carriages under
the escort Of four mounted officers. one
of these was Patrolman Heffernan, whom
Mr. Roosevelt when police missioner
had rewarded for signal bravery In stopping
runaway horse. The president took occa
sion to refer to this fact. Tho scenes and
faces around the Long Island depot across
the river were familiar 10 the president and
he frequently stopped to shake hands with
some old friend. The question of location
of the executive office At oyster Bay re-
minis unsettled. It WIN probably be de
pldpd MODdnV
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STORM IN IOWA.
Southwestern Portion Of the State Visited
BY a Tornado
Denver Post.

Southwestern Portion OF the State Visited
by a Tornado
Council Bluots. Iowa. duly Southwest
ern Iowa was visited this evening by the
worst storm Of the year. In several towns
It amounted 10 tornado and fears are
entertained that there has been loss cf
life. Tie damage to corn ana unhprveeted
snall grains has been great. In SONG
places tho rain which followed the storm
amounted almost to cloudburst,
At Waiting a dozen buildings are re
ported destroyed and Mrs. Campbell and
Two members Of the family Of William
Barber We're badly hurt.
At Anthony twenty buildings were de-
molished by tornado and at that place It
is believed lives were lost aud 1t Is known
thar q number of persons were injured,
but names can not be obtained. Communi.
cation by wire Is cut on. The town is in
darkness
All Rockwell City the damage by wind
was less serious, but The rain fell In blind
Ing sheets for an hour aud the whole
country is under water Crops were beaten
into The ground and are total loss IN
many cases. At Oakland IN this county
there was deuge Of water, accompanied
by a heavy fall OF hail, which did much
damage. number of other places send
similar reports Of storm damage
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Knows Nothing Of Story.

New Orleans Picnyune.
General superintendent ThornweIl Fay.
Of the Louisiana lines Of the Southern Pa
cihc, said yesterday afternoon that II the
Morgan line intended TO transfer It's View
York steamship terminals from Algiers to
Galveston. he had not been Informed OF
the pending change. ut Is the same old
story he said.
The ch0Uces are. however that there Is
more than q grain OF truth In the story
The fact probably is that when the Cal
weston wharves OF the Southern Pacific are
finished. steamships loaded with California
and Texas freight viii run to Galveston
while line will he maintained for the
accommodation of New Orleans business
The Havana line will. of course, continue
with Its terminals here,
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he "Ah Here Isl HStl
slaughtered the trusts
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SOUTH cARoLlNA's NEW LAW.
If Enforced It viii Greatly Reduce the
Number OF KILLINGS

If Enforced II viii Greatly Reduce the
Number of Killinos
c,,,
Noiumoia' 3 - july o.-sopth carolina
is trying another experiment to prevent
rho CARRYING or conceoter ,conons an,
"F0'' o.
so TO feduce the number OF killings. tho
difficulty heretofore has not resulted from
"a,
tue iaeN "i stringent laws out 'hey nave
been disregarded. With possibly thirty
thousand negroes and whites nanltualv
..,..,,,,,. ,, - .-. 49,.
carrying oohceaieu oeauiy weapons 'nc'e
are not nifty convictions year, ana IN
most cases the nna imposed Is the mini.
,nnro ,na nrao+,na,Ir ann,,na
mum ana practically nominal II man
Shoes Mt, wounds or Kills another he Is
tr,sd Gov tho crao+ar orarsa no ,., ,,y,
""N
OF concealed weapon Is generally lost
sight OF. Those who have the inclination
to go armed have done so. regardless OF
the law, realizing that unless their wenron
was drawn nut and used the mot of t6etr
having II would nor he known and mon
tha nfrenss wo,1ld no overahadn,yed h, mo
shooting
Tb - L., a.. 49,. 10. r ,,
1.es nassaa ef1bt.on ,, M eurS' I 5u,3
Was 81 yen for he interaStnd norsS s sJ
berhware dealers ~ cnnfot,r w III II. "1, ~"
nt,trannar+e r. npotisits VIZ y, ~ ~ sV
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TIolNes OF ANDRE.
Report that He Was Killed In Northwest
British Territory

Report that He Was Killed In Northwest
British Territory.
F, Chicago, July ga special TO the Record,
Herald from Winnipeg says Rev. DR.. Fer
lies, Church of England clergyman, ar.
rived from York Northwest British terri
tory, today and brings authentic 'nforma.
ton of the explorer Andre aud his com
panions Two years ago, 100 miles north
of York. q party OF Eskimos under the
leadership Of Old Huskie" saw the Andre
balloon aiight on a plane Of snow in that
vicinity which Is about thirty miles north
of Fort Churchill Inree men emerged
from the balloon and some 81 the "Huskies'
people approached them ont of curiosity. As
they did SO one OF Andres companions 6red
of a gun. This is signal to unciyilized
natives for hattie. II was regarded as
challenge and almost Immediately gbe ma
tives fen upon the three explorers aud
mastered them, Everything pertaining TO
their outfit was carried to the homes Of the
natives on the borders of the Arctic re
glon.
"Old Huskie" himself gave this informa.
ton to Ralph Alstlne, agent for the Hudson
Bay company. and the story, after being
him today He says that there IL little
room for doubt, as frequent reports have
since come Of the strange implements
which North natives have In their posses
sion, the telescope being particularly de
scrihed.
The Hudson Bay company has recently
offered a reward for the recovery Of any
portion of the outfit belonging 70 Andre
and though natives have gone on the search
for them, they have never returned, heliey,
ing, as Rev Or Ferlies says, that they VIII
in some way he punished, for now they I'M
dorstnnd II was not an attack Oh them,
hnt an accident nv which the gun was dis
charged that preeipitated the massacre.
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saossososeOooeoosososoesssss
STILL INDICATED.
Absolutely No Reliable information as to
Tracey's Whereabouts


Traeey's Whereabouts.
Seattle, Wash, July 5.-Harry Tracey, the
fugitive convict. is still Indicated The
report was brought in that Tracey had
breaEfasted with man named johnson
this morning at o'cloak about four miles
north of where Tracey shot Policemen
Breeze and Rawley. another report was
that Tracey had spent all day Friday with
man named Fisher living iust north of
Woodland Park. He made Fishers wife
cook enough provisions to last for several
days and threatened with death any mem
Der Of the family who left the house for
forty eight hours after he departed. Posses
are to the north, south, east and west of
where Tracey is supposed to be, but Sher.
IN Cudlhee himself says there is abso
luteiy no reliable information as to his
whereabouts. Searchers In the cabin near
whore Tracey killed the officers at Bothel
Thursday found some blankets and pro
visions hidden In the loft. A chunk Of
fresh veal affords the theory that the con
vict killed calf in order to get fresh meat
ana that he spent FRIDAY night in the
cabin. All the searchers are working hard
but the absence of any definite information
as to Tracevs location the search is nee s.
sarily haphazard. If he is found 1t Will be
an accident.
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HAVE SEVERAL CLEWS.
Detectives Claim to Know Authors of d.
pont Train Robbery.

Detectives Claim to Know Authors of Du-
pont Train Robbery.
Chicago, July 5.-rhe detectives Of the
Rock Island railroad claim to have several
clcws 10 the identity of the man who held
UP the passenger train near Dupont. They
assert the robbers were Butch" Cassidy
and Harry Longbaugh. who are said to have
belonged TO the gang that held up the
linton Pacific train some time ago.
L. P Moses, farmer living a few miles
from tile scene Of tho robbery has furnished
the police with a description Of young
man who called at his house on the morn
lug Of the robbery and inquired the way to
Chicago. The officers arr ested Otto Hoe
tel. a section hand employed by the rail.
road who was found in Dupont short
time after the robbery. he was released
this evening but is watched Charles Ness
Ter, who gave the engineer the command to
stop the train, also has heen released. Ness.
ler claimed he did SO under orders and
threats Of being shot If he refused The
officers are satisfied that he bore an nm
willing Part in the hoduF-
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AMERICANS IN HAVANA.
They Celebrated the Fourth With Great
Show Of Patriotism.

They Celebrated the Fourth With Great
Show OF Patriotism.
New York July 5.--Americaus in ha-
vana and elsewhere In the island celebrated
the Fourth with great show OF patriot
ism, says Havana dispstcn to the
Tribune Only an order from the MAYOR
prevented display of fireworks. Tne
feature Of the day was a reception given
by the American club which was attend.
ed By the most select society OF the CITY.
The entire American legation was present
Several prominent members of the GunAn
congress attended with Cuban ofnciais
The president was expected TIL the kst
Minute, when he sent note expressing
great regret that many occupations de-
prlye me OF the pleasure of assisting A
dispatch telling OF President Roosevelt's
speech was heartily cheered by Cupans
and Americans alike The reception endeu
with Dixie" and the National hymn. =.
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MUTUAL RISKS.
Cotton Seed Crushers TO Garry Their
Own Fire Insurance.

Memphis, Tenn, July 5.--Committees
from the Interstate Crushers association
the Texas Crushers' association and the
executive hoard of the interstate lssocis-
top representing nearly all of the cotton
seed oil mills in the United States met
here today aud after session of several
hours selected twenty directors TO perfect
plans for mutual FIRE Insurance company
to carry all cotton oil mill risks. The d.
rectors will meet In Memphis in two weeks
for the purpose named. 1t la claimed that
the action OF the committees will result in
the withdrawal OF S2o,ooo,ooo in risks from
the old line companies.
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Local Option Contest in Houston County.
Crockett. Texas. July 6.Ihe commission
ers court on Inst Tuesday ordered a prohihi-
ton election for Houston county to be held
July 20. The contest will he warm one.
speakers on both sides already having been
engaged Liquor IL sold at present In only
two precincts Of the county, Crockett and
Greek.
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Guthrie O. T., July 5,--The Atchison To
peka and Santa ne has purchased sixty
acres of land In addition to mpch prop
erty in Pauls Valley, the alleged purpose
new Eastern Oklahoma extension, The
Atchison has bought the Cuff Colorado
mud Santa Fe tracks from Purcell 10 Pauls
valley thus making rauls Valley center
for the main lines running at right angles,
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VenezueIan Ports cosed.

Kingston, Jamaica. July 4.-slr Augustus
Hemming. the governor Of Jamaica, has
received cahlegram from the governor
Of Barbados, Sir Frederick NJ. Hodgson
with regard 70 the closing OF trade of the
Venezuelan ports OF La Vela De Coro, Cano
Colorado, Guiria and Cindad Bolivar. The
message says that under the law vessels IN
these ports are allowed ten days from June
Barbados received his information In this
matter from the British minister at Ca.
racas, W. II. d. Haggsrd.
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New York, July SPURIOUS that the g,Fl
10 whom he had once been engaged should
care for another, Isidore Lukino, hand,
some Italian. sought out his old.time
svreetheart. Ganofra Gasoline, a dark-eyed
italian girl. 10 years old. living on the door
beneath him, drew a revolver and fred
several times The girl ran screaming
about the room. The mother sprang for
and the girl just In time 70 receive the
last bullet In the abdomen. Lukiao was
pursued aud finally arrested
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Humbert safe Sold.

Paris, July b.-The famous Humbsrt safe
was sold at auction today and fetched 1860
francs. sa22. While the debate on the
Humbert case was proceeding in the cham,
Der Of deputies ou June ~ crowd pt
1000 persons was witnessing the removal of
The safe from the Hufnbert residence to an
auction room. This was the safe supposed
TO contain the many millions Of the Hum
berts, but which was found TO be empty
amer their hight from Paris. Il weighed
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Extradited and Convicted.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.)
Toxic Japan. June 13.--Francis Mayer
an American citizen. extradted from the
United States, being the first to be ex.
trGdited since japan assumed her present
place among the nations, was. m June IL
convicted by the Japanese courts The
Japanese government has virtually decided
to participate la the Louisiana Purchase
EAnoslllnn
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Anr..msnt 10 es Ratified.

birmingham, July 5.--rhe delegations OF
miners ana operators reached an agree
ment late this evening and both sides are
satisfied that the committees reports will
be rauned by the convention which as
sembies next Monday. Under the agree
ment the miners fail TO secure an Increase
In wages or the eight-hour day. Couces'
sions were granted By the operators as 30
day iahorars, making their wages uniform
throughout the district.
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Lnwyer Commits suicide.

Kansas City, July 6,--George w Mat
thews, lawyer and real estate dealer
shot and Killed himself at hie home today
with a rife. Locking himself In his room
he stood in from. OF mirror and, bcndlug
over, placed the rifle to his head and pulled
the trigger He was dead when members
Of the family reached him His mind had
become affected by III health
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A False Runor.

Port Of Spain, Trinidad July 5'-The re
port circulated by the Venszuelan govern
ment Of the death OF General Domingo
Monoras. one of the leading chiefs OF the
Ms1as revolution against President Castro,
has been proved false. The rumor, Il Ii
believed. was spread for the purpose Of dis
heartsning the reyoluttontSfA
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soatIoad Of Robhara.

Madrid. July 5,-A story is published In
the newspapers here TO the effect that
eighty boatloads OF robbers attacked the
Spanish line steamer Alfonso xIII from
Havana for corrunna, Spain, while she
was aground at Cape Carasfofd, Fla The
robbers according to the newspapers. be-
came so menaclng that the captain OF the
steamer ordered his crew to tire on them
inc Alfonso XIII eventually Aoated ana
steamed away.
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tract for s5O0Oo sanitarlum' to he erected
by an association OF local physicians was
warded 10 local firm OF contractors to
day ana work will begin on the building at
once and must be completed by y1ecember
g. me sanitarum win be modern ana
up 20 date In every respect.
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repuviics are in deplo-able condition ana
OF course no government can be successful
without money"
Mr.. Wright thinks stable governments
can only be established as a result Of the
intervention Of the United States, and be
seems TO be of the opinion that one Of these
days this government viii actually take a
hand IN the matter.
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poRro Rlco,s Time.
Il Was Not Recognized Because OF .
misunderstanding.

Denver, Colo. July 5,-rhe record break
ing made here yesterday by Porto Rico,
owned by Thomas Stark OF Colorado
Springs, was not recognized officially owing
70 a misunderstanding The official timers
did NOT take the time. Mr.. Stark today Sc.
CURED affidavits from eight well known
horsemeE. including Ed o. johnson Of Salt
Lake ard Brad II Dubose of Denver Ia
the effect that they timed the trial and the
dine ranged from 20 seconds down to 2Sls
Tor The quarter. Porto Rico Is BY Electric,
owned BY Henry Exail Of Texas. Mr.
stark viii within two weeks try to send
Porto Rico tAA quarter under twanty-eisht
secondA
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Killed by CITY Marshal.

Fort Myere, Fla. July Sin a duel today
between Dennis Sheridan, we'll known here,
and City Marshal Stroup, sheridan was
shot dead ana Ia the 1ght the officer was
fatally cut with n knife The ARRAY ere
nted Intense excitement In the town. The
duel was precipltated by resistance on the
part Of Sheridan
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Double Killing.

Alderman, Miss. July b.-Iames Mccul.
ioch shot John Wood near here yesterday.
tnhicting what is thought to be fatal
wound James Wood, brother OF the
wounded man, shot McCglloch dead II 10
said that Mcculloch was an inmate CT the
insane asylum at Jackson and made his
eseaps from TIA tastitutiaa about week
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havnaknrs AGAIN at Work.

Alvin, Texas, JURY 5--rhe naymahers
have about all resumed work after a lsyor
for over a week on account Of the big rain
last Thursday and Friday, II the weather
continues favorable the work will he pushed
with all possible speed fron now OF. The
rains have greatly improved the grass and
the hay put up during this month VIII be
built here lately and all OF them Will be
oiled with hay for the winter marloet.
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san Antonio, Texas, July Sat n meet
ing Of the executive committee of the
Southwest Texas Press association held IN
this city tonight It was decided 60 hold
the next meeting OF the association at Con
zaies, August % and %.
The program agreed on calls for eIcur
siuns to III Paso and Cloudcroft after the
work Of the meeting has been concluded.
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MjstrIal Expected.

Jackson. Miss, July 5.-The case Of Phil
lip a. Bush. charged with the embezzle
ment OF 100000 Of State funds was given
10 the Jury this afternoon, but up TO late
hour tonight no verdict had been reached.
A mistrial is expected.
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us,vu Gala Causes DAMAGE.

New York, July 5.-Thousands Of banana
trees have been blown down by heavy
gale. cables the Port Antonio correspondent
az the Herald ToFrentlai rains are caus-
ing damage, rivers are rising above their
banks and flooding plantations.
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Indianapolis, Ind July 5.-secretary
Wilson OF the United Mine Workers has re-
turned from the West Virginia coal fields.
He Gays nearly every Independent com.
pany there lis anxious to end the strike and
WIN sign the scale II the combine does not
iuferfpra
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commemorative Tablet.

Kew York, July "a bronze tablet cnrn-
mensorating the three murdered presidents,
Lincoln, GARFIELD and Mckinley, has been
unveiled at tho West Side branch OF the
Young Mems Christian Association.
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correspondent, who says IL Is reported that
Prince Tpan, who was connected with the
= fer cnmes. and who y now fusfuvs'
perial government at Pekin and tbat hie
son has been secretly appointed deputy lieu
tenant general Of the Chinese forces at
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SAN FRANCISCO That the local hack.
mems union determined that only initiated
holdtng drivers cards shall be epl-
ployed was evidenced by the unusual spec
n front OF the hail OF Justice. Every diver
dismounfed from his seat and refused 10
proceed bscause II had been reported that
Ebara Was Q unnuniou man Apnnd9 th1m-
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Traln,ro shIp Overdue.

Correspondence Of the Associated rsress.,
Honolulu, June IS, via San Francisco,
July 1.-THE United strtes training ship
Mohican Is fxty-twc days out from Yoko-
hama on her way here and there Is some
nneasiners lest she should have met With
disaster.
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Amerloan ExpIorsr WeIeonsd.

&c. Petersburg. July b.-.Ths czAr today
granted an sudaence OF halt an hour TO
Paul Du chaillu. the explorer and author
Of New York. who is beginning trip
through Russia which Is 70 last Ave years,
His piajesty readily granted pu chaiiiu tbs
privilege Of travelling under hit protection
and invited the traveller 70 visit him when-
ever he was In ST. Petersburg.
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TURKEY is IN TROUBLE.
Both Bulgaria and France Are Makin
Threats Toward Hsr

Both Bulgaria and France Are Makiaa
Threats Toward Her
constantinople, July 5.--A detacamcot ~
Turkish troops recently surrounded baad
al Bulgarian brigapds at Petit, in thu
Ndiayet If Monastr. Thirty Bulvarlans
were killed. The remainder we're made
prisoners.
,'rgandase is spreading alarmIasiy in
Complications between Turkey and Bull
garians are threatened In consequence ct
the foroiole removal c( the flag and coat
OF arms from the Bulgarian agency al SCI.
res. Runelia Bulgaria has demanded sat.
isfactdon within three days
Vienna, July b.--It Is reported that
France has threatened TO send an uIti-
matum 70 Turkey because the porte has
failed TO apologize for the action OF Turk.
ish policemen az Smyrna 10 boarding a
French ship 70 arrest a Turkish spy, who
mad taken refuge on board the vessel
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consltierInn q etrlke.

Chicago, July o. Nearly 1000 freight
handlers win decide tomorrow night wheth-
er or not they will strike TO enforce their
demands for higher wages.
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More Land In G!asscook County
Garden City. Texas, July a,-rhs Kitnes
urs ndaTpus decision placed quite a lot Of
land on the market In this oounty and
there was general rush for game.
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Prince Tuan looated.

resdon, Juiy b.-Ghe standard this MORN
lnx puhrxhes q dispatch tram III IiAn rstn