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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-01
YoAKUM LOCALS.
FIGHT Between Buyers of Seed Colt
Is Still On.

Fiaht Between Buyers of Seed Cotts
Is Still On.
Yoakum, Texas. August 31.-rhe light 3
tween buyers of seed cotton continues. Il
fight at present ia between representatly
OF the various oil stills, who have enter
the market for seed cotton to get the SCI
Yesterday the price of seed cotton we
as high as S9.04 per 100, aud great d.
was marketed.
Following are the officers elected by 30
company No. / at the meeting Friday nisA
President, Joe Turner vice president, n
Cook; treasurer, Frank Kunetka; folemn
Charles Baby; assistant foreman, Jol
Jllek.
The San Antonio and Arkansas Pass "a
road is preparing to erect a storage "a
Of 50,OO0.barrel capacity for fuel oil. A
terial has arrived and work will be co
menced at once.
Mrs. ii. Nj. Tippett left yesterday /
her home in Halletsville after a visit
several days. to her parents, MIR. and M
T.. NJ. Dodd.
Rev D. p Airhart Of the Baptist chui
is attending the hfth Sunday meeting
Wharton.
MIR. sam Lewis, who has his main of
at Cuero for the cotton season, is spend
the day here with his family.
Banker W. l., Tooley of Moulton tsSpeI
Ing the day with relatives.
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A Bio Event a. Plainvie.u.

Planview, Texas, August a7.-Plalnview
is In the throes of a mighty barbecue.
Yesterday and today thousands OF people
have lhronged the town, enjoying a Darbe-
cue given by the citizens OF this place,
In addition to the barbecue, candidates Tor
district offices were permitted 20 announce
their claims upon the people and proved
quite an attraction. Those who took advan-
tage OF the occasion and pressed their
claims We're Judge Joe A. =. Dickson,
Judge Morgan, senator Goss aud Hon.
Charles IL. toOmhs, candidates for district
Judge and Mr. Ellerd, candidate for dis
trict attorney.
On yesterday afternoon Tuua and Plain
view teams played a game Of bail. Brom
start to finish II was game to be proud OF.
The game resulted In panview winning
by score of TO g. Two games were
played today. A team was made up OF
players from Hereford, DimmIt and Tulia,
who again entered the lists with pam
view. The score IN his game stood Plain
view 20 q for the other side. IN the
afternoon the plainvew Juniors played
Runningwater, Painview aguln winning.
The Siverton correct band furnished the
music and gave several enjoyable concerts.
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WERE TIRED OF LIFE
A CITIZEN OF ALVIN sUIcloED BY
HANGING.
Workman Named Smith Hid Himself
on a Vacant Lot at Austin and
Swallowed Laudanum.

Alvin Texas, August sO--Mr. Andy Bork
a Dane, about 80 years old. committed
suicide here today about $3.50 o'clock by
hanging himself with cord to a pear
limb In Mr.. p. S. stcckwell's pear orchard
The body was found shortly after tho act
by Mr, stockwell who notified Justice OF
the Peace Jack, who held m inquest, pro.
nouneing II a case OF suicide Mr.. Bork
came TO Alvin about eighteen months ago
from Wisconsin and purchased little home
IN South Alvin, where he has resided since,
His remains was inferred In the city Gene
terry.
Austin, Texas, August 1.-The badly de-
composed body OF a man aged about 81
years wRs found this morning IN vacant
lot. From the appearance of the body,
which was swelled to twice It's normal
size. the man must have been dead sew.
eral days, the body being hidden from view
BY clump OF bushes, An empty vial
labeled "laI danum" was found ne0r the
body. Tho body was Identified by an ac-
quaintAnce as being that OF a man famed
smith, a watch and clockmaker IL was
buried this afternoon. The coroner YER
dict will be that Smith came to his death
by suicide.
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But Was II a Rebuke :


The New York World compliments Presi.
deut Roosevelt because NJ the Oliver Wen.
dcll Holmes appointment 10 the United
states supreme bench, and says that II
the president win appoint the same KIND
Of q man 70 succeed Justice shlrss who
Is about TO retire, tnNt appointment would
'still mere rebuko Mr. Brynns demora h
ing phlllpics against that august tribunal
and SIN more yiudlcata the eonslsteut IN.
sistenc5 az the World during tha Dfyan
camphlgE ut 1896 TINT Mr. Bryau's nj.
tack upop the supreme court was a moral
crime"
la the ssGse editorial the World saws ttns
the apIoptment OF Justice Hrlpts WIS
a wise stcp toward restoring the prest ~
ol one Elgach OF our National g,.vetnmeHf
perhaps mere important than amy other y"
" Just.ce Holmes appointment WIS "a
siVp toMar. restoring the prestige or hin
supreme cmlrt' how Is 1t possible 60 In.
telprqt tlat stop" as rehuke Ia NJ
8ryany Row Is Il possible L. mterprat
that appointment as an Endorsement OF IN
World claiin tlat criticism ~ tho ~
lreme court was "a moral crime" I'M mo
presence o. the Worlds prescmt.day nd.
mission thFt the prestige OF the court Was
IN need OF restoratlonl
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COTTON CROP REPORTS
THE STAPLE is BEING RUSHED TO
THE GIN.
Receipts at Several Points Largely in
Excess Of the Same Date Last Year.
No Improvement in Outlook.

Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas, August
81 The cotton receipts of Gonzales up TO
last night Saturday amounted to a5O0
bales. This is more than is usually re,
celved here in a like time but the ex'
tremely dry, hot weather for the past six
weeks has caused cotton TO open rapidly
and Il Is being picked our and marketed
nearly us fast as 1t opens. This county
viii lot average over one bale to seven
acres and the crop will nearly all BE-
picked and sold by the last Of Septen-
Der. Gonzales shipped about 1850 bales
last season and this season will fall short
Of that Fifteen Thousand bales Cor this
season Is large estimate.
Calvert, RobeaJon County. Texas, August
91.-Mr Harris representative of the
agricultural department, returned yester-
dav after q several days absence In South
Texas and VIII resume his experiments
lookup to the determination OF the boil
weeyli at the government experimental
station located on the Brazos valley a few
miles west Of Calvert. Nj. Harris think
that the boil weevlt In South Texas Ia
doing less destructive work than formerly.
Mount Calm, Hill County, Texas, August
81-tins at this place have handled up
wards OF l100 bales OF cotton 20 date, be
ing an Increase OF nearly 100 per cent
over the same run of last year. The dry
weather is opening the crop very rapid
~ and Il there is no rain the picking
season win be short Boil weeyls are
doing scme dnmoge and present prospects
point to shorter yield than common.
Texarkana. Bowie County, Texas, August
31.-As an evidence Of the raYages OF ths
boil worm on cotton in this section the
condition of the Talbot farm. three miles
from here, can be cited Twenty-Five
acres were required 20 gather one bale
n ON Several stalks Of cotton wee
brought to Gown from this farm today
up5n which every boil vas dead from the
effect Of the sting of the worm
Bryan, Brazos County. Texas, August 81
Cotton IS coming in rapidly, and 417S bales
of the new crop have been received. Last
wear was Il short crop year and only 3D.
300 bales were received. This year 1t is
not thought that more than 10000 bales
Will be received.
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THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES
REPORT.

Tile mountain lahored and"----
As the old-tlme editor would say the
report Of the legislative Investigating com.
mittee Is 'on our table" but It will not
stay there longer than necessary TO pay Il
the respect due to documents bearing the
sacred seal Of the State Then It viii
tlnd a. soft place IN the dust OF the top
shelf to slumber there with other forgotten
ana uhlamented reports.
The document contains nothing OF sen,
sstlonal nature which was not discounted
aud published as completely as the law
allows during tho slttings Of the commit
tee. As to the other contents, Il would
be difhcut 10 compute 400 book pages Of
nonpareiI without working in something
gond but II Il very pIosy reading for this
Kind 81 weather.
speaking seriously, the report makes some
recommendations worth considering ana
tney have been. noted In the news columns
Of The Post, but as luatter OF FACT many
OF them have been repeatedly mado nv
heads ~ departments at Austin for these
twenty years. That Is not saying that the
State departments need no REFORMATION IN
methods, but It IS simply reminding me
public that there is nothing very new under
ne sun or Ia the eomlnittee's voluminou,
findings
Inc abuses and errors discovered herring
one scandal that would otherwise have
soon come to light and worked lts speed,
remedy-were all trivial or tcchulcal. There
mas peen no steaiaee, no leakage. no I'M.
aellty TO trnst nothing to Justify the grea,
hue ana cry II the boFning Of the CON
mittee.
On the contrary. the report exhia,s
sipt9 government without serioas teprooet
aud very large mare's neat overero,yr
with dlsarpointed political ambitions
Let y y inscribed ~ soberness n no
iu sorrow. Here hes but why pursue
tllng thal = too dead 10 rum
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TEXAS DEATHS.

HODDE Temple. Texas, August 80 -
Fritz Hodde died here suddenly last night
about $3.50 o'clock He had been feeling
badly for several days. but was better
yesterday and sent word that he would re-
turn to his work today. but without appar-
cnt change he died suddenly after retiring.
lie leaves wife and several children.
LEAKE.- Temple. Texas. August 30 -
Mrs Jeff D Leake died yesterday morn
ing Of consumption after lingering Illness
OF several months The funeral services
viii be held from the residence this after
noon, lnterment at the city cemetery Mrs
Leake leaves husband and several chill
dren to mourn her death.
+ BLACK WeimHr, Texas, August ST.
Died at his home. seven or eight miles
west of this town, this morning and buried
here in the Masonic cemetery this evening
at 8 o'clock, Mr.. William J. Black, Con
federate veteran.
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HOUSTON MONDAY aEpT. I, l9o2.
FUEL OIL ~ THE NAVY.


within the past few weeks the desira-
bilIty Of OH for fuel has been bsought be
fore the country In such foreihle way as
to be particularly gratifying to the people
Of Texas who are Interested in the future
Of the ell industry In this state and In Lon.
laidna
The anthracite coal strike, With It's re-
sultapt high prices. has had the effect Of
causing the eyes Of the whole country to
turn towards the Southern OH helds, and
1t IS safe to assert thnt the liquid fuel mar
ket will bo materially widencd IN conse
qucuce OF one OF the lessons taught by tue
etrlke
The possibility Of any unusual scarcity OF
oil Is altogether remote, and the fact that
new producing fields are being discovered
almost weekly tends TO remove the imprcs
sion that once pre- allied, TO the effect that
the life Of the oil fields would be short md
that therefore. IL would be unwlse for con
sumers to 90 to the expense Of making the
changes necessary to the use Of oil
Practicaliy ali OF the tests Of the uonipnra-
tlrely new fuel have been successful The
experiments made by the government during
tho curly part of The summer demonstrated
the fnct thnt oil possessed many poluts Of
superiority over cool. and that It was neces
sary to eolvc only few unimportant prob
let6s In order TO clear The way ror the use
OF the oil Ia the vessels OF the navy Later
tests appear 20 have been even more snti'
factory The recent trial trip NJ tue steam.
or Marposn. which returned To san Fran.
cisco only a few days ago was successful
TO o degree according TO press reports, al
though naturally the experts ut Washing
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An Unwililna Juror.

a New Hampshire Iudg, has In his pos.
session, says I.ippIncotts. the following
letter sent to him by an old farmer VINO
had been notified that he had been drawn
as a juror for a certain term OF court;
Deer Jcdgoi I got you letter teuin, ma
to come to MANCHESTER an' do dooty q,
the joory and riu. you these fue lines 10
Yet you know that you'll have 70 glt some
ono else fer u Amt so that kin leave
come now got 10 do some bntehepin,
AZ sort eyer iot 81 applies lust ahont tbs
l Time ne 9oory VIII be scttin In yonr Co,,Fs
- Jarkman OF this town SAYS hi wontd
soon as not go fer be ain't nothin else ~
90 Just now SO you better send for MIN
nate me Worst sort not 10 ohllre Won M
y am 80 Kin az present Ennyhow
IN nlcn on the law never having h,sn
h'in ceptng when old Bud STILES vos
hinea by me cars here some years no
WhSn ! WIS one that ser ON the hodv Win
me koroner SO you better s4nd fer Nd
s ..SeAis Ter he has got some Kin in man,
MY ~ Me- ants 70 ris't ennvhow an'
~ BACK 4acerback st you want 81.
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KlLLERs ANp JURORS
Need Tor an Educated and Aroused Pub
lie Sentiment in Texas

Need for an Educated and Aroused Pub
lie Sentiment in Texas.
70 the Editor OF rhe Pest
Houston. Texas, August % ! have been
much pleased with your editorials on the
pistol toter and hope you wlll keep up
the good Wort, til public sentiment is go
educated that young men viii mot grow
10 with the idea that Il is manly TO curry
deadly weapons, and that every fancIed
Insult must be avenged by death II Is
my opinion that education Is the only rem
edy, as stringent laws eau NOT he enforced
SO long ns iurios are composed Of mon
who believe 10 killing for such slight of
ftnceq that the law can take no cog
law that would prevent serving on IL
lury I'm murder eases more chan once each
yeur wnuId rule out the professional juror
aud migli be tho uteau8 of forcing more
OF our good citizens TO serve on the jury.
Mare might be done toward creating a
sentiment against these Killings n the
nrwspnpria were allowed to clu them nv
their right name murder. FOR In % per
cent ~ the cases they are murders aud
nothing less.
80 farther away than Louisiana Texas
/ Us supposed IN be a yeN unsafe place ol
residence md in the business centers of
The North d Texan rs looked upou ns be-
ing q strange gpeCies ! have frequently
been asked how ] could stand the strait.
81 being u constant fear OF bong muir.
lcrcd u can NOT be denied thnt there
I rs some foundation for these erroneous
/ Views. nor can II be otherwise than very
| Injurious 10 an uudevcloped state that
4 these opinions are go widespread
/ hone YOU VIII hammer away TIL pub
llc sentiment is awakened on This subject
Traveller
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TALKING ABOUT HOUSTON.

.,-...,,--, ...,,I-. 49,,
iue 9upl'l'I 9'nuuel says iH' sen '''
Is willing 90 be, Ia composing room shoot
49, i.. A., 4,.. t,....,..,,,, ..., ,,,,..,,
The burglar twelve blocks clothed M cour'
age and a night shirt couldn't hold cln-
S in neautg eoHtes, 70 En"'lg lGis ",
sat,tnai bsrhocnc rIothe5 In nt,tborifI nui
NJ rpd snsh. Houston n greatly an thc brng
in. snhinol cnn call her hnud i'm ms n-
stance -Florcsyile Cnronlcie.
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sTEPHENvILLE NEMs.

Determined to Issue Bonds 10 Extend the
Water Mains.
stephenville. Texas. August SO.--K munich
pal election was held here yesterday for
the purpose OF determining whether or not
the city should issue $4,000 forty.ysar
bonds for the purpose Of extenaips the
present water mains. The measure carried
nv very small margin, a light vote being
cast
County court convenes here tomorrow and
sets In.
The high school viii open on the ath
under the superintendence OF Prof. Parker.
The John Tarleton college will open jts
session later. Both faculties are alive with
interest In their respective schools.
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srenhnn hudnet.

BrenhAm, Texas, August S1.-Hill cev'
wants 800 cotton pickers from here
Policeman Burkhead is endeavoripg
round them up and send them.
The Second infantry band LETT suns
Afternoon 20 play for the Labor Day &
bration at Galveston.
Mr.. Attic Dever has contracted with
Santa Fe 70 build three miles OF track
SomeryiIle. and will start to work
the job Monday
IN the ball game between BRENNAN =
Gay Hill az FlTeman's park Saturday aIV
poon, Gay HUI was defeated BY a score
z IN 10
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MR. pENNINeToMa EsrIMATg.

Many Young Cattle win Be Fed in Tex
This Fall.
Fort Worth, August S1.-Liye stc,
Agent Pennington Of the Frisco today sa
these would be 100000 Texas cattle in q
first and second feelings this season, b
on account of scarcity of full grow
cattle he thinks there will be large nnI
bers OF young cattle FED, making what
known as baby beef Mr. Penningto
thinks very few hogs will he put on y
market from Texas this year but that n
bulk of them will come from Oklahoma al
Kansas this year, Something like 50G'
sheep will be fed on meal and hulls
Texas the present fall and winter for Il
Fort Worth market
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TEXAS POLITICAL NEWS
SCOTT is WILLING TO MEET GARNER
IN DEBATE.
VIII Be With Him at the FlorssNe
Observation-Disclosures County Populists
Are Booming Active.

Corpus Christi Texas, August 31.7Re-
garding the challenge published In The
Post yesterday from John NJ Garner the
democratic nominee FOR congress, asking
John G. Scott Co divide time with him, Mr.
Scott today said he bad Just written MIR.
Garner ngreeing 70 meet the democratic
nominee NJ the opening II his tGarner's)
cnmpuign at Eioresville on the 9Th. lie fur
Their ngrced to meet Mr. Garner at any
other place and especially requested him
70 divide time with him IN Corpus Christi.
Mr. Scott also said he was willing to meet
Mr. Garner AZ his home IN uYnlde county.
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SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

CALVERT. The revival services now In
progress at the Baptist church are being
conducted by Rev c. c. Carroll, and are
being we'll attended
MOUNT CALM sam ]. Creswell editor
OF the Mount Calm Banner, has been elected
State secretary OF the Fraternal Union Of
America.
LUBING. II, B. Holmes has made ar.
engagements to feed about 1000 head Of
cattle here this fan.
HITCHCOCK.-The mosquitoes and Hiei
have gone and the cattle are again getting
In good shape.
Snyder National Tank, is very VI at hi;
home near here.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made
for a big barbecue TO be held here Sep
TENDER 10.
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THlEVERY AT CROWLEY.

Gang Of Negroes Effected Entrance
Residences and Business uses.
Crowley, La, August 3l. lifinfe
negro thieves invaded the to, DIM (,
and proceeded to ransack REL
business houses last night. 1rcA,t 4
SO far reported to police heat III
the O'Quinn motel, the Gem,4rYMi h
the residences Of NJ, j. ,Danit ,spV j y Z
liussell, as well as several Jtder pld
near the outskirts of the city. Chief
Police Lyons, accompanied by another
Ger, made u search OF That section OF
city known as Cooptown this morning,
was unsuccessful in recovering any Of
stolen property or gaining auy clue &
will lead TO the arrest of the marauder
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CHAPTER OF ACCIDENT.
FRANK LADD SHOT WHILE HliNrtN,,
NEAR VERNON.
His Companion Jailed AWAITING Dev.lo,
ments--clem Walker Was Run Down
by Train and Killed at Waco.

Vernon, Texas, August s1-yestort.
afternoon at O'Clock, while hunting dov,
near his home, eight miles nor,,
east OF Vernon, Frank Ladd. prom
nent young stock farmer, was shot n n
back Of the head with shotgun ana !,
stantly killed
John Roach. who was with Ladd N "a.
time of the accident, left the body whs,
1t fell came to town ana reported n
affair. Accompanied by sheriff John /,
Williams Deputy Joe S Massey Esapl.
Y. j. Griffith and District Attorney unrs
Mason, he returned to the scene OF N
Killing An inquest was held ana Roas,
remanded to jail to await the result Of \
investigation. Roach appeared uneoncerns'
when seen this morning by The Post VI
respondent and declined to make a stats
ment
Ladd was buried this afternoon. n
leaves widow and one child.
Waco, Texas, August ia Katy freir|
train ran over Glenn Walker. Fort WORD
boy, In this city this morning at / o'clocI
an,. crushed both OF his legs The boy dieI
from the wounds in an hour. HE III
come TO Waco to join the navy, but vi
rejected and was intending to return III
morning. He was crossing the track III
the train came upon him before he knes
It. The boys mother came down from I'd
Worth this morning and took charge Of d,
remains.
Dallas, Texas, August 31.-while bulf
ing a FIRE with kerosene today Mrs. Jss
Vincent. wife Of a GAINESVILLE business ma
was burned to death, as the result OF "
oil can exploding. Her husband, In I.
tempting 10 save his wife's life, was
badly burned that It was necessary to Ell
putate his right hand.
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WILLIAM MASSEY DEAD.

Lived Ten Days After Being Shot by
His Stepson.
Taylor. Texas, August sl-wni Massey
died last nigh from the effects Of gun
shot wornds received on the 2Oih instant
As previously reported Massey was sho+
by Arthur Axe, his I0.year.old stepson.
who fred two shots at him with bird
shot the first charge taking on The en-
trc lower taF and putting out his rigbs
eye and the second sho. tearing 0ff a l,or-
Ton ~ his left shoulder blade. Nctwith
standing these wounds, and the fact tsat
the doctors were compelled 10 tnle orf
every bone and tooth Of his lower INV
ne lived ten days. He wss unahle 20 talk
but write great deal. He was mn 0id
afternoon. 100
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rs crater is three miles in circumference
ana 700 feet deep
Frank.Q. Whit Is meant by the letters
c |. T.. as used IN tue price Of coat etc.
in London papersf
A, The letters staud for customs, insur-
ance, freight.
~
Exc--Q what is fair estimate q the
volume Of water that falls with an inch Of
rain?
a. An inch OF rain means dbout lVl
tons OF water on every acre.
~
J. W. Evnns-Q. What Is the proper pro
nunclatlon Of automobile?
A. As II spelled auto-mobeel, with the
accent on the third syllable.
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TEXAS MARRIAGES.

HUNTER GARNELLE. Halletsville.
Texas August 81.-in the court house AZ
80 o'clock this morning Miss Pearl Gar
nellie became the wife OF Dr. G. II Hunter.
Roth parties reside IN Yoakum, for which
place they took the train this afternoon,
having come up here by private convey
auce last night,
SANDERS DRAPER. Mount Calm. Tex
as. August 30.-Mr. VIII Sanders OF Mount
Calm and Miss Cuba Draper Of Henderson
were married at the latter place and viii
reside here.