davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-02-23

RCElaAuGu EAdAos
St. Johns Old German Lutheran
Church.
Garfield Statue.
IT, S. Fish Commission.
Army Medical Museum.
The Botanical Gardens.
Chinatown.
Room in which President Garfield
was shot.
Window through which Guiteau
watched for the approach of President
Garfield.
Center Market.
Former home of Henry Clay.
Site of former home of Aaron Burr.
National Rifles Armory.
District National Guard Headguar-
ters.
General Rawlings Statue.
Haymarket.
Peace Monument.
Dead Letter Office.
U. S. Civil Service Commission.
St. Patrick's Church.
St. Vincents Asylum.
Building in which Pan American Con-
gress met.
Building in which Venezuelan Com
mission was organized.
Office of the Interstate Commerce
Commissioners.
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church.
George H. Thomas Statue.
Home Of Columbia Athletic Club.
Church from which Phil. Sheridan
was buried.
Chamberlins.
McPhersOn's Statue.
St. Matthew's Church.
Hotel built by Levi P. Morton while
Vice-Presideut.
Home of Thomas B. Reed while
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
Charles Summers former residence.
Sir Henry Bulwer's former residence
Owen Meredith's residence when he
wrote Lucille"
St. Johns Church.
General Scott's Statue.
Secretary of State John Hays resi-
dence.
Former home of Daniel Webster.
Building in which Ashburton Treaty
was discussed and concluded.
W. W. CorcOran's former home.
Army and Navy Club.
George Bancroft's former home.
Farragut Statue and Square.
Mrs. Washington McLean's home.
Academy of the Visitation.
Admiral Dewey's Home.
Church of the Covenant
Church from which General LawtOn
and James G Blaine were buried.
Dupont Circle.
Stewart Castle.
Dupont Statute.
B aine Mansion.
West End Market.
Rock Greek
Stream where Robert Fulton tested
his steamship.
House where Lafayette visited.
Site Of houses occupied by PresideW
Diaz of Mexico; Adelina Patti, Don
Pedro, Emperor of Brazil, and VIM.
Henry Harrison.
Musket-barrel Fence.
House given to Daniel Webster by
his American admirers.
Headquarters of Spanish Treaty
Claims Commission.
Naval Observatory.
Chapel and entrance to Oak Hill
Cemetery.
First house built by a cOlored free
man.
Burial place of author of "HOme,
Sweet Home"
Burial place of James G. Blaine.
German Lutheran Chapel.
Georgetown Convent.
Georgetown College
New and Old Trinity Catholic Church.
Residence OF Mrs. E. d. E. N. South
worth, novelist.
Aqueduct Bridge.
Fort Meyer
Site of new Memorial Bridge.
Former home of the writer of the
"Star Spaugled Banner"
Gen. James Kearney's former resi-
dence.
Georgetown University Hospital.
Peabody Library.
Old Georgetown Reservoir.
Gen. Grants headquarters during
Civil War.
Dumbarton Avenue M. f. Church.
Houses showing the effect of BOSS"
Shepherds grading of the streets of
Washington.
U. S. Weather Bureau.
British Embassy.
Old chilian Legation.
Webster Statue.
metropolitan Club.
House built by Commodore Decatur,
to which he was brought in dying con-
dition after duel at Bladensburg.
Henry Clay's former home.
Martin Van Buren's home while Sec
retary Of State.
Jackson Statue.
War, State aud Navy Building
White Houqe
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-02-23
THE GREAT FIRES
Foreign and American and the
Losses Therefrom
AND MODERN

The Historical Fires Including the
Alexandrian Library. the Pillage of
Jerusalem, the Great Roman Con-
fagratiOn. the Moscow and the Lon
don Great Fires - Early Colonial
Losses by This Eiement-Interesting
Compilation.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09
THE GALVESTON OIL WELL.
Work Is TO Begin as Soon as Possible
John Adriarce's Oplnlor.

WORK " 70 begln as Soon as Possible.
John Adrlance's Opinion.
Galveston, Texas. July s-work will be
commenced on a well down the island rs
soon as possible Nell Sinclair, who will
have the honor of sinking the first we'll on
Galveston Island, arrived In the city this
morning and he will visit the future oil
held tomorrow and select a site for boring
a test well for the Atlantic and Pacific
OIL comrSny. Until this we'll has been
bored there will be variety OF opinions
mere ms to whether or not there Is oil down
the island. Many believe that oil unaues-
full
Mr.. John Adriance informed The Post
correspondent this morning that he had
visited a well on Colonel Motifs place and
examined 1t carefully and that he had also
visited well on Spindle Top prior to the
discovery of oil there and that the In.
dlcntlons down the island were very sim
liar TO those existing at Spindle Top on
the occasion of the visit mentioned. and
even better. Mr.. Ardance said that gas
dubbed from the water OF well on the
Mott place and that II would burn II
lighted with n match. There was also some
oil In the water He Is n firm believer In
thu existence of oil and there are quite
number of people who hold a similar
view. Many who have been skeptical on
the subject until the last few days are
being won over to the belief that oil may
be found,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

HoNDo.-Mrs, Henry Decker jumped
from her horse to kill rattlesnake and
In alightlng broke her leg.
HONpo.--The scholastic census for Medi-
ma county shows 2l+0 children within the
prGacrhed ages.
primaries In Leon county was the largest
ever brought out. Preparations are now
making for holding the second primary.
NACOGDoCHEs- Eight negro prison
ere, three OF them charged with teionies,
escaped from the county jail which has
long been insecure.
SAN ANroNIo.--C. r. Allen, a brake
man, was severely injured In a freight
wreck on the Southern Pacific.
ANNA number of big hay barns are
now being built near town. an ordinance
having been adopted preventing their cree
ton inside the limits
WHARTON.-W is to begin on a new
canal project in the next few days. Inc
company has recently purchased lI,O00
acreG in Matagorda county and TINS VIII
be put under irrigation,
SAN ANTONIo.--A project TO issue $500
co. In bonds for making further street i'm,
provements will be submitted at n special
election to be held July 81.
SAN ANTONIO.-Leon Jackson. aged IA,
accidentally shot and killed himself while
hunting near the city.
PALESTINE.-The pork packery has been
idle several days as result of n boiler
explosion, but is now ready TO resume op-
Grafton.
GONZALES.--It has been decided 10 hold
memorial services for the late James f.
Miller at the Presbyterian church July 60.
LLANO.--Mrs j. L. Taylor has been ap.
pointed postmIstress here. The aght for
the place has been bitter one.
FORT DAVIs.-The fruit crop in this
section is very good, notwithsta nding the
haistorma and the drouth, and peaches
are now being marketed
NACoGDoCHEs.-T proposition to Is
sue bonds to the amount of S32.JOO for the
purpose Of building school houses carried
by n large majority.
LFESVlILE.-At least 1000 people Mt
tended the big celebration Mt Zedlar's mill
whore there was barbecue and ball.
DURLESON.--The dance was largely OF
tended by people from all oCer this sec
ton OF the State.
CORsICANA-The Oak Furniture com
pauy has changed hands Mr.. J. +. Evon'
taking charge for L. S. Britain, the pur
chaser.
BRECKINGRIDE.-- stephens County
bank has changed hands, Black & AIcEnl
having sold ont to Ward & McCauley.
BEEyILLE.-The first automobile TO he
brought to this section Is the property OF
Rev. Father Donado Of Refugio and wa,
purchased by him to be used in making
hiI periodical trips
| LoCKHART Mrs Carl Seitert, n Ger
man woman living on the farm OF Mr.. J
! NJ. Cardwell, two miles northwest of Lock
| hart. gave birth Ia triplets last Saturday
| two hoys and a glrl-all we'll developed
! good sized and healthy. The mother anC
children are doing we'll.
! WHARToN.--A few days will see the
! completion of the Wharton cold sforag 2,
! plant. The machinery has arrived and II
| being placed.
| ALvIN.-The ig crop has begun to NOV
| ard the yield promises to be the largest
! In several years
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09
snal rannIe Is Possible.

beaumont. Texas, July s.-Mayor Lang
ham and Alderman Gilbert met the county
commissioners today and had n conference
with them upon the subject Of the appro-
orintion Of the county Of $4,000 for the
pork street paving. The commissioners re-
i+crated the statement That was made In
The Post some weeks since ,, to the svo ef tS,t
much For the pavement If three or four
Eiocls along that street Ihe street S,b LEAFS
tbo :" tho county would furnish that much
Of the money contract has a been fsl@rea
,an etmnany for the work. since the city re-
fused 10 grant any concessions 70 me pin,
.hS, ne company will now seek 70 enforce
the contract FOR Pars street work IN Wren gacH
embarrassing position They have borrowed
the $4,000 that they, expected e. get KEN
was Done before the Parker washington
people would sign the contract. II looks
yery much now as II legal thngle Is APP
proaching In the matter.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09

land owners in the south End. have been
mixed up in legal tangle over the cree
lion OF the loading racks by the oil
Kansas Civ Southern oe al across wsy ol i1s
streets of the city. AT the last meeting
OF the council the street commissioner,
Mr., John Breach. was Instructed to tear
u down, but. Mayor Langham thought II
best not to be too hasty about the mat.
ter, and will make an effort TO get the
pipe line people before him before tho
property is destroyed.
~
Commissioner Rufus Kent is getting
along nicely with his efforts to have the
boilers moved from the highways on
Spindle Top, and also to get the pipe
lines and other Instructions removed.
The companies are obeying the orders
without the use of official force.
A&A
Superintendent d. {. Bevard OF the
Kansas City Southern, has written sec
rotary childress that the company mas
changed the first plans 60 build car
sprinkler for oil Itself and has now re-
ferred the matter to the patentee OF an
Invention which Will handle 1t to the bet.
ter advantage. The car is TO be used
along Railroad avenue, In this city, and II
IT works according to the claims made
Tor II then the road Will use II between
this point and Port Arthur. and north OF
here as far as It win reach.
~
The number Of patents Of fuel oil burn
ers does not seem to decrease, If the let.
tiers received by the secretary Of the oil
exchanbe is any criterion. lie gets
from one TO half dozen In every mali
asking the exchange to 60 into the mat
ter and see IL the burner In question Is
not the best yet" These letters are
coming from as far away as Maine and
from points all along the Pacific coust as
we'll
~
Vice President ]. G, Mcdowell, of thC
j. NJ. Guffey Petroleum company, is II
Beaumont today,
John b. Goodhue, vice president OF the
Beaumont oil exchange ana board o!
trade, has returned from an extended trir
10 California, where he made close in
spection of the oil fields in addition I,
getting letter health.
Edwin H. Mower, the zinc maI, is ex
pected In Beaumont in the next day ci
two TO straighten out some matters per
tanning to a tangle in the heldnotes OF
the property which lie recently closed (
deal for here.
The call on the exchange this morning
was NOT so nNely as IL was yesterudS
but that was not to be expected. FOL
the sales yesterday were the result OF 2
| three days pillng up of correspondence
and foreign orders. The tone of the mar
ket was just az good today except that
the sales were smaller in number. Th'
| following were the transactions:
Gold Eagle, 1880 shares, Mt Zoe.
| Missouri, Kansas and Texas. 5000 shares
| at 10c.
| Ground Floor, 80 shares. at SOC.
| National oil and Pipe Line, 5000 shares
| at poe.
Consolidated National, 1850 shares, a
10c
Beaumont OIL and Mineral $500 shares
| at 10c.
Dividend. 42,O0o shares. at 1c.
| Palestine and Beaumont, 500 share
| at 2ic.
Independence. 5000 shares at 2hc.
OIL T. O. b. Gladys. lea CSC.
oil, No. 2, in tanks, 25c.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09
IN BARRIERS HILL FIELD.
MIR, Higgins Reports Oil Prospects Most
Gratifying

MIR. Higgins Reports Oil Prospects Most
Gratifying
Mr.. Patilo Higgins was In the city yes
terday and In the afternoon had a confer
ence with the Business Mems League N
regard to his proposed plan of operations
at Barber's hill So absolutely confident
does Mr. Higgins feel that his company will
have a gusher of the first class ripe
enough to pick" within two or three weeks
that he Is already calculating upon where
he will sink other wells and his plans for
a pipe line to Houston are rapidly niatur-
Ing.
Mr.. Higgins is extremely DESTROYS Of in
teresting the most substantial and promi-
nent of Houston's citizens in his project
and to that end explained at considerable
length to his appreciatlve audiepce and de-
lineated his plans for making Houston the
central figure Of his calculations.
The possibilities In the way of Inducing
manufacturing enterprises to locate in this
city and vicinity along the proposed pipe
line where an abundant supply OF the
cheapest fuel In the world may be obtain
ed were thoroughly exploited
A committee of three was appointed 10
make n canvass among the members of the
league and other business men, merchants
and capitalists. for the purpose OF extending
the interest of Houstonians In the mntter.
Mr.. Higgins will return to the field tonight,
hut will visit the city again within week
or ten days when he expects TO confront n
large ana Interested audience OF HOUSTON !
best and most progressive element to fur
thcr explain the benefits he proposes to
bring to the city by the carrying out of his
| plans.
He saws that the well Is now down 72i
| feet and in the solid rock Progress Is slow
| when dense strata are encountered and al
| times the drill will 20 from six TO ten feet
per dny. The present well is to he test
we'll and may he carried to great depth
| even though first class well comes In
| Mr.. Higgins feels confident that he will
| make his strike at about 900 feet In depth
| If not less The formations are nearly
| Identical with those at Spindle Top only
much shalower, as the rock was encount
| cred nearly $50 feet higher than Is usua
| at Beaumont's field. 40,
| Drilling was in oil sand for nearly lV'
| feet before the hard rock was encountered
! and Mr. Higgins says that ne feels SURF
| that flowing well. or at least an excel
| lent pumper might have been obtained al
| n denth less than COO feet. A large quantity
| Of oil of light color and gravity howed on
| on top Of the muddy water with which th'
| casing was filed. The gas pressure Is very
| strong and requires constant watchfuines'
| TO prevent n blowout,
But nothing less than powerful gushe
| win satisfy him and Of this he feels abso
| lrtelv sure within a short time. He y
| manning to sink n second well about a ml'
| from the present one In order 70 demon
| strate the area Of the HELD He beneVe'
| this area to he about 20OO acres ana think
half dozen good wells VIII furnish nj
the oil his projects Will require
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09
strioken WIN Anonlouu.

Nacogdoches, Texas, July mr.. z. A.
o'clock from w. s. o. Johnson Of Abilene
asking him to notify Mr. J. c. Anderson
at San Augustine that his father, ]. 3D.
Johnson. was stricken with apopiexy at
Hot Springs. Ark, yesterday Mr.. J. b.
Johnson came TO San Augustine county In
1897 and was deputy county clerk OF San
Augustine county under Colonel s. w
Blount, who was the first clerk In the com
ty before the war he moved to the town
OF Nacogdoches ana was county Judge Of
this county during the Confederate war
After the war he moved back to san Az
gustlne and was engaged In tho mercantile
business MP 10 few years ago, when N
retired. Mr.. Johnson Is q Nirginan by
birth and IL SO years Of age. He went c
Hot Springs n short fine ago for his healtl
and n Is quite probable that NJ his al
yanced age he win not survive the attack
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09
sohnol Board Msetinn.

Beaumont Texas, July s.-The city school
board met IN monthly session last night and
transacted routine business In addition
they passed n resolution requesting the city
council to call an election as coon rs pos.
sible for the issuance OF 100000 in school
house bonds. The intention is to use these
bonds Grst for building $4,000 high school
building on College square IN the cen lra S
mart az the CITY and the balance Is to he
expended in repairing the two white school
buildings and building another colored
school in the South End. At present the
school children are not properly taken care
az The hoard thinks that these new build
lngs would remedy the trouble Mr. ), II.
Van wormer qualified. as tne, new member
from the Second ward ana that eomPie aI, J,
ham when he went into office IN April
They also elected two white teachers and
one coored.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09
A DENIAL is ENTERED.
No Salt Water in Bayou Teche and Rice
Plants Are Running.

New IBERIA La, July Z The following
has been given out by the Progressive
league of this city: An article appearing in
The Crowley Rice Journal that salt water
IS seriously menacinS the rice crops on the
Bayou Teche and that the yield would not
average four sacks to the acre unless Il
general rain enaucd, the people desire to
cmrhaticnlly contradict the statement and
say thnt there Is no basis whatever for it
No rice plant on the 1cche has shut down
for minute on account Of salt water in
the bayou. The Bayou Teche water has
been and Is now perfectly sweet ard fresh
although heavy southerlv winds have pre-
vailed for the past twelve days, and the
water In Grand lake and the Atchafalaya
have been unusually high for some time.
Such conditions as have prevailed In the
last ten days are very unusual and our hay.
Ing gone through them without any snlt
water In the bayou appeais to the people
on the Teche as n reasonable assurance
mat We need never fear salt water IN the
Bayou Teche. The account IN the Crowley
paper Ia so circumstan;al, stating the mum.
her Of pumping plants on the Teche, aud
that more than half of them are shut down
more than three DAYS In the week, that II
IS calculated 10 deceive any one not familiar
with the Bayou Teche country
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09
THE HOUSTON OIL COMPANY.
Two New Directors Have Been Elected.
Meeting Not Yet Adjourned
N(Speclal to The Post)

T,uo New Directors Have Been Elected.
Meeting Not Yet Adjourned
Especial to The Post)
New York. July s.-The adjourned meet
ing OF the board of directors of the Hous-
ton OH company did not complete Its work
today and a further session will be he'd
NJ 10 o'clock tomorrow at the company's
ofece In this city. Only routine matters
uare zone over today and nothing touching
the actual operations of the corporation as
lar as its oil hearing property is concerned
has been brought up.
The object of the. present special meeting
n, the directors is TO effect an organization
~ tbe hoard so that the directory may lie
called at amy time TO transact the com
Two members Of the board who have
heen named to I'LL vacancies are 70 be per
manent Mr. Jay o. Moss capitalist OF
saudnskv Ohio who has figured In many
suuccessfnI corporations, Is one OF them.
The value ~ Mr. Moss experience Is covet-
"a nv the directory. ne bis Influence Is ok
tensive Another new director i Samuel
I, shotser. who Is n representative Of the
phtlndeIphia house OF Brown Bros. & co,
His election on the board Is a recognition
~ tbe large interest that Brown hrothers
are Identified with. - ..., =.
meeting.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09
Sales al Galveston.

Galveston, Texas, July s-The sales al
the Galveston oil exchange today were as
follows:
Anglo-American, 1000 shares at &c.
Beaumont Confederated. 500 shares at Sc
Beatty, 5000 shares at 112c.
Continental National. 4700 shares at 1oc
Forward Reduction. 80 shares at $500
Gobcr. 500 shares at 4c.
Geyscr (Galvestonl. 100 shares at 1Il5c.
Lucky Dime. 500 shares at 4c
Manhattan, 80 shares at sic.
National oil and Pipe. 500 shares at lSc
silver Dime. $500 shares at Toe.
Sour Lake, shares at $40.
Success, 800 shares mt Toe.
Texas star. 1000 shares at soc.
Texas Western, 100 shares at S1.31.
Victor, 1000 shares at &C.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09
Wnton's New Canal.

vinton, La, July THE new canal con
thurs to water the rice land most success
fully aud our prospects are quite unusually
good for this season. II Is probable that
there win be a full crop, which is some
thing that can not be said OF any other
place along this rice belt. and as there are
almost 1900 acres In on this initial season
IL will be big boom for this section next
year
The corn crop, however. Is entirely spoil
eli and n Is serious matter for our small
stock farmers at time when feed Is 50
dear and when there Is no likelihood for the
grass TO hold out till the usual time.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09
Valuation Of Cattle Raised.

III Paso. Texas, July s.--Collector Garrett
has ne to Nav York to appear before the
appraisement board in the interest of hav-
ing his estimate on certain cattle sustained
lie has recently decided that the valuation
placed on some classes by the Importers
from Mexico is too low and has made a
raise, an appeal having been taken from
Ills action.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09
BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT.
Monthly Meeting of The School Board
Was Held.
BIG ISSUE OF BONDS TO BE SUBMITTED
The Board Proposes to Spend One Hun
dred Thousand Dollars on School
Houses--Local News Notes.
ISSUE OF BONDS TO BE SUBMITTED

Branch olIlce: The Posts Beaumont Of
fee is at room ], Ogden building, corner
Pearl and Crockett, Southwestern tele-
phone 734, with !. f. Nicely as business
representative and +. w. Greer MS CORE
spondent Subscriptions and advertlSe'
ments or news items left at this address
win receive prompt attention. Subscribers
having any cause for complaint as TO DE,
livery of papers are requested TO phone OF
otherwise notify the office promptly.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09
BURGLARY al Lockhart.

Lockhart, Texas. July s.--The large
hardware establishment II Masur Bros.
was burglarized last night and lot OF
hardware, consisting II guns pistols and
cutlery. was taken The proprietors are
not yet able. to determine the extent OF
their loss. No clue has been obtained as
20 the Identity OF the burglars.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09

IL your brain won't work right ana Won
miss the snap, vim ara energy that was
once yours, you should take Prickiy Ash
Bltters. II cieanses the system and invag.
crates both body and brain. A. w. Kies.
ing. bu2 Main street; Crescent Drug srore.
sic Main street, speclsl agents.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09
Williamson County Farmers Institute.

Gcoi gctown Texas, July THE William
son County Farmers institute will meet
Mt Jonah on the 10th. 18th and 18th. and.
despite the drouth. II promises 10 have
the best exhibit ever furnished NV thls
county. II viii compete with the State at
College Station and San Antonio.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09
Me- r G RIttla IlI

Mineral Wells, Texas, July PROF. T. c.
Bittle of the Agricultural and Mechanical
college at Bryan is here with his wife FOR
the benefit of her health. Mrs BittIe had
quite bad spell yesterday, but Is much
better tnAay
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09
snIta AnaInat Rondsmen.

Beaumont. Texas. July s.--county Attor-
ney w H. Gray has aled two suits against
ex-county and city officials and their bonds
men for penalties The suits are brought
by the COUNTY attorney upon the lnstruc-
tions of the officials at Austin, who nllcge
that reports have not been furnished them.
The eases will he interesting in that the
bondsmen are wealthy In each case ana VIII
probably hght the cases TO the end.