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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-04
A BOILER EXPLOSION
Ia the Beaumont Oil Field Proved
Fatal 10 Walter Brandon.
THREE OTHER MEN WERE BADLY HURT.
INJURIES Of viii Riddinos May Prove
Fatal-Sam Garcia and j. h.
Flaherty May Recover.

beaumont, Texas. April sA fatal &C.
cdcnt happened on spindle Top this after-
nom AT > o'clock when boiler exploded.
killing Walter Brandon
II was owned by Contractor G. D.
Reeves ana was being used by him In
drilling n well on the Yellow Pine tract,
which lies alongside the Keith Ward prop
ery.
The explosion Is thought 10 have been
caused by the water being allowed to run
down IN the boiler aud the steam was
generated faster than tho openings wouIl
allow IL Ia escape
In addition to the Killing of Brandon.
Sam Garcia j. Il. Blaherty and VIII
RIddings were seriously injured, the lat
ter probably fatal The other two will
recover.
The men belonged to a crew employed
10y the Beaumont oil aud Pipe Line com
pany and were engaged in laying line OF
plpe 30 carry compressed mir for the agi-
taton OF wells, They were making con-
neotion at the rear Of the boiler when the
explosion occurred. Brandon was thrown
against the end OF an eight-inch pipe and
his head was crushed Sam Garcia was
blown several feet and received a hrckeE
arm, a broken leg aud many bruises Rid
dines' face was terribly scalded and he
WAS badly bruised Flaherty's right arm
aud Lex were Injured aud he had several
severe Commissions.
None Of the Injured men had been resi-
dents OF Beaumont very long.
Ed Kelly last night while at work fell
from derrick while half way down and
struck his head and back, painfully
bruIsIng himself aud shocking his brain
10 such an extent that he remained IN
conscious for long time. lie Is out OF
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and the csuse Of good government to vote
next Monday
Give the people a chance and they VIII
time.
1t win ne a sorry day for this country
when the people cease to take an interest
IN politics.
1t can be depended upon that the paving
Of Houstons streets viii go forward now
as rapidly as the cash ana the crcum
stances VIII permit.
or the defeated aldermen who appeared
at Yesterdays council meeting none
seemed very much chugrined over the re-
suit when Alderman Auhertln warned
the council some months ago that there
would he clean sweep I'm April he did
not miss the truth very far
The action Of the city council in confirm.
ing Dr. Eoyd as city health officer last
night, in the face Of the result of Tues.
days primaries will bring home to The
deal
Houstonlans may he little slow in recog
nizng that their confidence Is being abused
but when they do fan onto the fact they
people Of amy community, to rise in their
majesty and snhte the enemy, hip and
thigh.
Mr.. George Ellis, the democratic nomi-
nee for chief Of police, received congratu
Iatory kilograms yesterday from Mayor
Cnbell of Dallas and Mayor White Of Aus
tin. both of whom were shenns contem-
poraneous with Mr.. Ellis, ana gll three
were brother members Of the Sherins' as
ISOLATION
It reed not surprise anyone II an at
tempt IL made "a run several "iudepen
ent' aldermallc candidates at the election
pext Monday. At an events, the voters
who won the battle for good government
Tuesday should not 60 10 sleep ana imagine
that they did III that Is required Of them
when they turned ont f1r the primaries
Their votes will be needed next Monday
just as much as they were On last Tues
day.
Alderman Robinson. who WIS defeated
Tor reelection IN the First ward. remarked
yesterday that he was prepared 10 take his
medicine like man. ana would have moth
ing To- do with the effort which ne heard
was ON foot TO defeat the Democratic nomi-
noes ~ propose, said Alderman Robin
son. ''as every good democrat should 10
vote for every man who was nominated
By the democratic primaries. ! have no
II 81 some other way than through political
treachery.
DO you mind the fact" observed prom
ineut gentleman yesterday that the cleo
tion has not yet occurred, There Is many
slip betwlXt the cup and the lip, Last
Tuesdays election only determined VINO
should he the democratic candidates Tor
the various places TO be hiled. and Il Is
not Impossible that some show ~ strength
might ie made for some man for mayor
who has not yet been discussed or course
every democrat who participated In the
prlmnries H. in honor houno Ia abide the
remit hnt do you know that honor Is not
ms pIentiful as revengef For this reason
n behuayes an tho good government adsO-
Gates 10 be on guard ana see thai the iinai
election has the same Kind Of result mat
fbp primaries had. Il Is said mat you must
witch and pray. hut Il Is right rood idea
10 Keen your powder dry. or b viii be boot
l,ss 10 watch The Lord helps dem whit
hens darcsclveT, AS the old negro said
wien he reached for the fat turkey"
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Primary Returns CanVaSSed-TwO
Contests From Sixth Ward.
TICKETS MUST BE FILED TODAY
N Order to Be Placed on Official Ballot.
friends OF Good Government Should
be on Their Guard--A Warning.

inc city democratic executive committee
Ie' yesterday morning at . o'clock at the
Wy uan to canvass the returns of the re-
'ent primary election
-ue result was as shown In Yesterdays
'eS' except that in some of the totals. as
piu'ed IN The Post table, hurrledly pre-
sleu after midnight, some discrepancies
e'u discovered, hut none that affected the
one error OF 100 votes in the adj
'uu IN the table, as printed in The Post,
s'a1eu Howard as the lowest man in the
~ ior chief of police, while Ray was the
emulate who really received the least
AsneeF Of votes, his vote being 624. instead
- as shown in The Post totals, while
wv nafd total vote was 666.
"uen the committee reached the Sixth
they found two contests awaiting
sa, l one hled by Chris Krupp. the candi
LOT alderman, who, as shown by the
us' received 275 votes for alderman
49, 'uAt ward. against 2s5 for w. T. Wall,
- VI tae successful candidates. Mir.
,oal pp Questioned the correctness OF this
/ ~ ana asked that the vote for alderman
ai ward be recounted.
similar contest was submitted bv Mr..
S,t nHuerson, who was defeated in the
n, - ""ru Tor executive committeeman by
~ "e"rse Weade by only two votes.
~. 'ouimittee agreed to recount the bal
.tsn, aldermen and committeeman, which
M r' 'uem at work till the afternoon.
re,n,. 'VSuit OF the recount showed that the
~, were correct when taken in con.
sso with some few ballots that had
,rs '"'oWn out. because scratched with a
ma reHe'' which he committee concluded
acladjng5h ytqHlldate them and In the recount,
blna t"eSe ballots scratched with a
hss Until i' the result showed that Wall
~ Ve'Ved POI votes and Krupp 30
sats's 'o'e for executive committeeman as
WI Anderson and weade was closer,
reading by but two votes.
a.. 49,
,S Secretary Upper REQUESTS the an
IT, ,b1, made that all persons who de-
a - suelf names placed on the Oziicial bal
4 al Will be voted at the city election
IN, ~ y Monday, lmus have their spplica-
Today. ''u ~" not later than " O'Clock
n, !. iar only two tickets have been fled
ana :. onielal ballot. the socialist ticket
TT e socialist labor ticket
tickets are as follows:
Ia. Socialist Labor Ticket.
IKE Prill MAYOR
~. loverde. assessor and collector.
q Tarfatano treasurer.
s raspolno. city attorney.
$. lonvico' chief OF police.
ASiS. recorder.
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TEXAS DEATH ROLL.

sHWARTS -Corsicana. Texas, April 2.
Mrs A. Shwarts. who WIS stricken with
paralysis last Tuesday. died a. $3.50 last
night az her home, on North Eleventh
street Mrs. Shwarts has been resident
81 Corsicana for many years.
COOPER. Gainesville Texas, April o.
Mrs n. A. Cooper. aged "a years, wife OF
Charles Cooper. died Tuesday afternoon az
4 o'clock az her home on Denton street
FUNK --Yoakum, Texas April 3.--rhe
death Of Lee Funk occurred at the home or
Ms parents Yesterday Deceased was VIC
tim OF consumption 1he funeral took place
this afternoon. interment in the city Gem
etery
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs >. I. Chapman OF Cucro IS VISIT
ing friends M No. gu Austin street.
Attorney VIII L. Barbee was called 70
Iullng yesterday 90 attend the bedside ~
his mother who IS seriously an.
Mr.. Frank g. Moore. news editor Of
the New York Commercial Is IN the city
Mr. Moore g. making n trip through this
section lookinE after the news service ~
the Commercial
Mr. g. A, Piatt. one of the leading
merchants Of Groveton. aud Mr. Dan
islarRshear, "a leading business man ~
Pennington, arrived In this city yesterday
expecting 20 remain here several DAYS.
They were beth summoned home on im-
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VALuABLE REALTY sALEs.

Several Deeds 10 Valuable Property Filed
for Record Yesterday.
Among the deeds 20 valuable real estate
hied for record yesterday was the properly
ON Crawford street between Pease and JEFF
fcrson avenues sold hy A. l.. Abrahams 10
S.. II TAYLOR for Sat0. Mr. Abrahams
also sold the adjoining property, parts OF
lots and -. la The same hleek, No, l63,
and fronting on Crawford street, TO Mrs.
Kirschniek sold 10 N. ~ Deteriug The prop
erty on the corner Of traRklln aYenua and
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SOME ELECTION AFTERMATH

D. Stevenson. street commissioner.
First Ward Charles Burton;
Second William Taylor
Third ward +, d. Lyon.
Fourth Ward-M Couigllo.
Firth Ward-P. McMuTay.
Sixth Ward-Frank Brown.
Socialist Ticket
w f. Morrison mayor,
A. y. MCRac. treasurer.
c. S. Capleu assessor and collector.
j. G. Johnson, recorder.
K. Il. Smith. street commissioner.
First Ward-Alex Koch
Second Ward--J. II. Backus.
Third Ward-A. Kochig.
Fourth Ward-E II. IIurd.
Fifth Ward-I A. Stevens.
Sixth Ward-O. II. Schultz.
-
That there is an effort on the part ~
certain dlseruntled politicians to defeat
the Holt ticket by Indirect means and
by taking advantage Of an anticipated
apathy on the part Of democrats to 2"
10 the polls on Monday and ratify tnelr
work at the primaries, is becoming more
evident every Cay.
Ed Williams. we'll known and rroml-
nent coored republican Of Houston ana
chairman OF the city executive committee
told a Post reprcst rtatiye yesterday thai
an effort was being made 10 indnce The
,olorcd republicans of Houston to vote
the socialist ticket.
"This enort." said Williams, "ls beinE
radc by white men and not white repuo-
Leans either.
''You can say for me in my official ca
pacity that dlscountenance this move
m,nt and advise all colorcd republicans
Of Houston to vote the Holt ticket NJ tne
election next Monday as propose 10 90
II is known that tho same parties re-
ferred to by Ed Williams as trying 10 IN
duence the coIored vote are Juggling VITA
others whom they think they can influence
IA irduce them 10 vote the socialist ticket
md thus. out Of revenge. encompass lne
defeat of Colonel Holt and ms ticket Du'
torewarncd is forearmed These ooStfuc'
tionlsts are simply calculating upon tah'ns
advantage Of the small vote as eo'npNIei
with that polled at the primaries Wnlcn
tbev naturally conclude will be polleI AT
the election on Monday. Thcy argue V''t
every one now regards the battle az "uu
and win. in consequence, not think "
necessary to go through the pei.u'i ,.,
performance OF voting on next NoNN'' q.
This result might have occurred Nole -
MT that The scheme has heen uleailh me-,
bpt now that thu last effort 70 deieal the
viii Of the people has been laid pare II ~
boo,s. every good democrat 10 80 70 the
rcils ON Monday ana by bis ballet Tepu 3.
This last diving effort 10 throtlis TUG
-. ,,snn1a
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Travis street fronting $50 feet on Travis
aud 100 feet Oh l'ranklin for considcrH
lion ~ Marion Rnhcrls conveyed Go Il. 5.
Loycit his undivided one third Interest In
NHd TO the residence property ON northwest
corner of Fuuulu street md Gray avenue,
fronting l25 feet ON Fanuin street and 100
icet ON Gray avenue, for a consideration
ar yl55D
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sherman. Texas, April 3.-ln the Fed
eral court for The Eastern district today y
a. Bryan, ChambersVile Collin county,
FLED An sppllepiioi for voluntary bank
ruptcy. Liabilities quoted at 5000
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County Tax Collections.

State aud county Tax Collector George
Ia Glass made the following collections
during tho month Of March.
Current taxes acknowledgements. Sa,623 W
Deliuqucut tgNes ..-..........,. 1870 ~
Occupation taxes ....,,..,.,.r 2'o2i 10
Total ..............,..........Si,02l 10
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WHARTON. --The lumber has been placed
on the lof for the building OF the new Pres.
byteran church In this city aad work Nili
begin 1T anca. :.
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POLITICAL PlcKuPs.

The.silent vote is power indeed "nsn
II wakes up.
Popular indifference makes the heart OF
The political boss glad.
Houston will henceionn nehea,,hter,
city, aud being cleanea VIII "e
The people viii s0on know an sno ~, (, er
books iht xpert accountants eau
The Holt ticket was nomina'eu, 80 1850
no doubt about that but u is nos $500,
yet. Every good citizen owes u 70 N'''
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A Mad Horse.
DR.. knight. the state veterinarian, was
The daily Republican., 1902-11-12
BIG SCHOONER MAY
NOT SAIL DELAWARE

As a result Of the shallow chan
net Ut tn" Delaware river for vessels
drawing lW"utN.srvcu feet Of water
the Boston syndicate which owns
tIl" mammoth seven mustrl SrhDOn-
rr ihulnnS ". Lawson has decided
not to p rmlt the vessel to be char.
tered 10 trade to or load at PhiIa-
d"lpLIa, That decision was the re-
suit of ia" vessel running aground
tWlr" III the river OppOsit" this city
while beng toWcd from the Green
Wlrh coal piers t. sea with CARGO
of 800 tons of coal when the srhDpn
er sailed from Philadelphia month
ago.
At the time the Lawson sailed she
was reported to be drawing twenty
SIX feet SIX inches, and the owners
SUPPOSED that at that draught. and
not fully loaded the schooner won Id
hnv" n" difficulty in getting to sea.
IN" Lawson went to Philalrlph ia
TO load, III consequence of not brln q
able to obtain Il cargo of coal at
Baltimore, and attracted much at
'rnflon, being the largest sailing
vessel atloat
The daily Republican., 1902-11-12

There is no denying the fact that
the Regular Republicans of Della
ware are astonished at the action of
President Roosevelt in appointing
William Michael Byrne to his old
place as United States District At
torney. His first appointment was
rs Regular Republican, but since
that time he had become artagoniz-
I'd with the leaders of the Regular
organization, and in the recent cam
paign permitted himself to be the
Union Republican nominee for Con-
gress. The unhappy division in the
Republican party resulted in the
electicn of a Democratic Congress
man. But Mr.. Byrne is now put
back In his old place for full term
and the distribution of patronage is
apparently turned over to the In
ion Republicans, who are jubilant.
Within two months the regular bi-
ennial meeting of the Legislature
will assemble and at that time it
will be interesting to observe
whether the Presidents action has
had any effect towards bringing the
Republican factions into accord on
the Senatorial fight. May the Re
publicans reach a proper solution Of
the problem.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-12

| Wilhelm and Count Raoul Chandon de
Brialles by President Loubet Of France.
Other delegates to the dedication were
sent by the lesser powers.
The notable guests gathered at G5
Liberty street, the imposing marble
pile which is now the center of Ameri-
cas- commercial interests, where they
were received by Morris X. Jcsup, pres.
ident Of the chamber.
After the president and the other dig
nitarIcs had been received ceremoni-
ously the Rev. Morgan Dix offered the
dadicatory prayer.
President Jesup made the opening
address, reviewing with jusunable
pride the great progress made by the
United States in It's commerce and the
part played by the chamber since its
inception in 17GS
Mr.. Jesup told how in that year
twenty of the leading business men of
the city, then Of about 10000 souls met
In FrRunce's tavern and formed the
first chamber Of commerce. He rccited
the great influence it has now attained
among the business nations of the
world.
President Roosevelt followed. speak
Ing for the nation. His euogistic all.
dress was loudly chaercd People stood
on chairs and waved handkercliiefs,
ending with three cheers and IA tiger.
Mayor Low then spoke for the city.
The principal Grafton Of the day was
that of cX,president cleveland. lie re-
called thG commercial. maritime, Gnan-
cial and industrial development of the
city, state and patton through the er
forts Of the chamber Of commerce and
closed with glowing tribute to the
members of the chamber of the past
and present.
a ceremonial luncheon lasting an
hour followed, in which more than
1000 guests participated. The exer-
cises were then adjourned until even
ing, when thcrp was a magnificent
banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria.
This banquet was one of the most
sumptuous of all those given in recent
years on similar occasions. There were
coo guests at TIE tables. each Of whom
had paid $50 for The privileged honor.
The new building on Liberty street
Is the first real home of the chamber
OF commerce. as it is the first one the
chamber has ever owned From
Frauncr's tavern. in 1T6S the organiza
ton has been housed in cramped and
inadequate quart~:s in many different
places in the business section. From
It's first meeting place in the old tavern
where the merchants paid "a shilling
apiece for rent, to the fine edfce on
Liberty street seems no far cry, and
the institution reached nearly its
scsquircntennial before completing the
journey.
The cornerstone of the new Chamber
Of Commerce was laid year ago last
Saturday. The ste and building cost
more than $1.OOO,0OO.
Morris X. ,Iesup was the largest in.
divldual subscriber, giving Sol, 900. j,
Pierpont Nh1rgan and John ID. Rookie
feller each gave $4,000. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, ID. Willis James, Kuhn,
Loeb X Co., John S. Kennedy, William
E. Dodge, S. ID. BabCock and Andrew
Carnegie contributed $4,000 apiece.
Mayor Low gave $1,000 and Bird 8.
Coler $1,000
The building is Of white Vermont
marble, with a white granite base.
The design is classical, and. consider
Ing the limitations of the site, archi.
tects pronounce It superb piece of
work
The daily Republican., 1902-11-12

shipmen after graduation, is only
1923, or.577 short. He figures that
the vessels now authorized by Con.
gress, but not completed, and allow.
ance for casualties, etc., will in.
crease that shortage to 1860.
To remedy the evil, legislation is
recommended providing for the ap-
pointment by each Senator and Rep
resentative, or delegate, of two
midshipmen, and ten annually, at
large, and further providing for an
increase Of thirty lieutenant-com-
manders, fifty lieutenants and $50
ieutenants, junior grade.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-12
Need Men FOR Wnr.hips,

In his annual report, Admiral fl
c. Taylor, Chief Of the Bureau Of
Navigation, Joins IN the cry for
more officers to man our warshIpS.
He declares that the preparations
now going on for the mobilization
of the fleet for the winter ma
noeuvres in the West Indies has
brought the department face to
face with the critical condition
due to lack Of officers, which, he
says has reached such Il point as to
be dangerous to the efficiency Of the
fleet. He says that the number Of
officers on our ships is less than the
number on board the ships Of other
navies, although, as matter of
fact, our ships require more officers
than the ships of other navies, be.
cause we are compelled to man our
vessels with green crews. He sub
mits table, showing that the pres
ent needs Of the naval service re-
Quire 1900 officers, while the num-
Der on the navy list, including mid
The daily Republican., 1902-11-12
hUiiiIcuV Acquitted.

Roland B. MOImpuN, charged with
the murder Of Mrs. Katharine j.
Adams in December, ls)N, was YES
terday acquitted, til" Jury r"nNiu-
ing out only about twenty-five min
utes. The verdict was r.arh9I i'll
fifteen minutes, showing huw pow
erfully the defence luj appnalou to
the jury. After two trials Hmd an
ordeal running through nearly ful
years, MoliuouX loft the court room
free man. Whatever may halu
been the suspicion Respecting tine
defendant, the public mrvr loopiy
sympathizrl with General MOImeux
who has 50 deNutr.ily .J}urrd tor
the aequIttaI Of h'>~,I iuru. those
years Of srl~p"u,n, auAu5y uud ~
row. The loyalty Of trruvIal NuI-
neuX to his son Au, b.ulr It pllnrfir
feature Of til" uy~trriou~ ,u~r, amt
has frequently r#.,rI to'rh rynpa
thetic tributes frum the pr'p~o. lie
has stood by his -Ju wi'H untati, r.
ing devotion al. lh@,, Years. anI
has mad" every >In"tti,. far hum
which It father rtA mu., lpl nI-
offspring.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-12
Don i.uii DAYS York

President Eup' # ltaIvuri Tai
vcrs.ty, in discussing Tabor ,urou~
the other uI2ut ~aNt "FtY' }l.uriiml
Objection to tn" labor u.,,u, from
the educators point pf view. j., thclr
objection t. SVuWg mnu MypmIug
competent mechanics. aud that they
do prevent this Is eViIuLt from fIYr
fact that all unions uttr3upI, ~ lin.
1t the number Of apprentices en-
ployed Ill amy union. The right to
abor Is cOnsldereI the most sacred
right Of the American citizen. The
object of the union s-"med to be IT,
work Us few as few hours rs posi-
bic, produce a. little as possible
during that time, and 10 receive as
much money as possible for the SER
vice given. This attltudr is. in Of
feet, nothing more than a constant
hight against the development of
manly instincts, have profound
contempt for any man who does
choose to labor every day lust as
Iong as his strength will permit
The daily Republican., 1902-11-12
CONCERNING THE
SHIPMENT OF GAME

The United States Department of
Agriculture has issued the following
circular concerning the shipment of
game: 1t is particularly appliable to
DclaWarcans inaSnuch as the hunt
ing season is about to open:
~ Shipment. 1t is unlawful for
any person to deliver to any common
carrier for transportation from one
state on territory to another, or for
any common carrier or cOnsiguor
knowingly to receive any wild
animals on birds killed in Violation
of local laws, This prohibition APP
plies not only to game killed out Of
season but 70 that captured in an
illegal manner lby traps, nets, etc },
or for illegal purposes, as, in some
states, for sale or shipment.
C2) Packages must be marked. -
Every package containing game or
birds, or any parts thereof, when
shipped by interstate commerce,
musl bear statement of the con-
tents and the shippers name plain
~ marked on the outside. lnatten-
ton to these details renders the
shipper liable not only loss of his
game, mlt also to heavy penalties
for evasioEs ofthe law.
l') Evaslon5. Shipped game in
trunks, butter boxes, or egg cases
marking it butter, dressed poult-
ry, or household goods, Address
ing it with a tag made especially to
hide the shippers name and state
ncltS OF contents; or rcsprt!ng to
any other device to conceal the ma
tUrc Of the shipment - arc all ovus-
Ions Of the law and subject the ship
per to the same penalties as
for It's direct violation. False
marking Of packages is treated as Il
serious "tfenSe under some state
laws and is punishable by special
penalties.