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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-26
HIS SKIN BULLET-PRooF.

.Ia,,.s WiIsor, Colored, HI Over the
Heart, But the Ball Rebounds
Baltimore Sun.
The very tough, srmor plate skin n
James Wilson. alias Jack De Beers, coored,
probably saved that individuals lie last
night. Wilson was shot directly over the
heart by another negro, who stood right
alongside ~ him on Marsh Market space,
hut the bullet rebounded from bis chest
Mitchell. alias Railroad Bill," "a years old.
Of ST Louis. negro sailor is locked IN A.
the central police station charged With
'' Tbe ARRAY occurred about 1918 o'clock
in the saloon and dance hall Of one Wash
ipskv at LOG Marsh Market sGace. where
Eds n P Se sh o "0 Accodns
Wilson's own story. be was sitting at the
piano aud talking 10 Annie Cain, colored,
better known as French Annie. Railroad
Bin" North Carolina negro, who was IN
The hall objected to Wilson's attentions TO
Annie and a dispute arose
The quarrel terminated, So Wilson saws,
by Bill drawing a revolver and shooting him
in the chest, Wilson turned ~ run, where
upon Ri either shoMor struck him on the
weapon. Al any rate. the rear elevation Of
Wilson's Uranium looks as II some object
bad collidcd with Il Violently;
place. pursued by crowd of negroes ia
trolmen Monks and Mister Of the central
district ioiued In the chase but the fugitive
darted into an alley. on South Frederick
street and escaped later Mitchell was ar,
rested in front Of the Odeon theater by PA
trolmen Batzer and Kenrns Of the central
district When searched by Turnkey Kane
n 3acalbpr revolver, with one exploded
cartridge. was found on him. Iicutennnt
Scott says that Mitchell admitted shooting
Wilson.
Wilson. was taken TO the city hospital In
the central district patrol wagon, whore
II was found that the bullet which struck
i'm In q hrpl IN
skin. His lacerated scalp was dressed md
Wilson walked 90 his home, S Temple street.
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French Law Suits.

France holds tho record for long law
suits Three such cascs have been brought
TO the notice 81 the judicial authorities.
In 1924 the commune or parish 0f Campan
started law suit over some disputed land
with Tho community OF Quatre NesiauN
d. Anne which consists ~ -four villages.
Tho suit went on through several centuries
before various courts in the southwest az
France was temporarily suspended during
the revolution. and afterward taken ur
again. II has been going on ever since, and
IS not yet ended. This same borough 81
Campan. which Is IN the department Of the
Hautes Pyrpnees had another law suit.
started In 1924. with the tcwn of Bagneres.
de-, Bigorrc, which only came to an end iu
1882 Tho third case mentioned Is q law
suit started in 1910 between the counts
Of Eeyres and the Inhabitants Of llonIy
in tbe Niovrr The case WAS settled ded-
nheiy IN lS4S. and the tOwu Of Donzy paid
tho last installmeut ~ its costs IN Jan
uafy. 1901
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A aEoRGIA DEClsioM.
Railwsy Employees Not Bound 10 Assist
Passengers to Al5ht from Trains.
Pradc4reot eors.

Railway Employees Not Bound 10 Assist
Passengers to AI5ht from Trains.
Rradstreet says:
The supreme court NJ Georgia, held IN
the recent case of the Southern Railway
Company vs.. Reeves, that while ordinarily
II Is no part Of the duty ~ the employees
Of railway company in charge ~ a pas
senger train to assist passengers to anght
therefrom, this duty on their part may
arise when the circumstances are such as
to suggest to them the necessity OF as
sistsnce, ana that whether In any given
CAGE the circumstances were such as TO
suggest the necessity Of assisting pas.
tcrminod by the jury. The court further
held that while a carrier of passengers may
not be held to so high a degree OF care
in the matter Of keeping and maintaining
stational facilities as In the act Of trans.
portatiou, 1t Is the duty Of such carricr
to see that all reasonable precautions are
adopted 10 insure both tho safety and com
fort OF persons who are on tho premises
and that the carrier must exercise nc least
ordinary care and caution with TeSpcct To
such matters; that carriers or passengers
arc bound 10 exercise extraordinary dill
gcnce for the preservation Of tho lives aud
persons Of passengers, but that the rule
OF extraordinary diligence applies only to
the receiving, keeping, carrying and dis
charging OF passengers, and that while a
railroad company may he bound to Cycr-
else only ordinary care aud diligence In the
construction and maintenance Of tho sta
tional facilities, It Is bound to exercise
toward passenger extraordinary diligence
while he is in the act Of alightlng from
the train.
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Assiitanco CalIcd ~.

Beaumont, Texas. December c5 This
afternoon at 4o'clock Deputy sheriff Hold
or tclepboned in TO sborld Landry to come
70 spindle Top and. bring some mon with
him. He stated that the men there were
IN some instances getting hoisterous md
intoxicated. aud he feared that ho would
have to Kill some one IN order to main
tain order aud prevent riot This. of
course. applied to few. and was not nee.
essarly general over the bill. though the
latcpcss OF the hour when he called for
assistance has made Il impossible 10 learn
any particulars SheU.N Landry immcdi
atcly started 10 tho hill and has some mon
with him At this writing he has not
returned and has reported nothing over The
telephone ~ serious nature Tho place
Is Ave miles out aud hard to get news from.
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Palestine Notes

Palestine, Texas December &c J No.
hle, assistant general manager Of tho Inter
national aud Great Northern. came in yes
terday from trip west to spend Christmas
at home
Mr.. Leroy rrice, general manager Of the
Texas railroad. is at homo for Christmas
from trip West.
Rob Rogers, connected with the Texas
Pacific at Dallas, is IN the city today spend
Ing Christmas
Horace Wood ~ the Santa Te NJ Gal.
reston is spending the holidays With reia-
tiycs here In this city.
Dunk Mcleod, who Tor number of
years WIS with the International and
Great Northern here. but who Is now with
the Santa Fc at Galveston Is here spend
Ing the holidays with numerous friends
and relatives
Ace Dolsen. with tho international aud
Great Northern at Houston, Is here to
day.
G. r. Goodrich, formerly with the Inter
national aud Great Northern here, but now
In the land department at Austin, is here
spending tho holidays with friends
NJ, l.. Morris, travelling passenger agent, Is
spending Christmas at home here with his
family,
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L & G N. Souunnir.

The Post is in receipt Of a Christmas
greeting from the general passenger de-
partmcnt Of the International and Great
Northern railroad at Palestine. "a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year IS
extended to ALL The following list com
prises the members of that departments
u. j. Price, general passenger aud ticket
agent; Il. Y. Lee. chief clerk; #. u. Dag
gctt, rate clerk j. II. Nall, division clerk;
II. r. Bowen, clcrL; &. c. Rogers, stock
clcrk; Carl Fox, mailing clerk; Il. b. Great.
house, steuograpbcr; Mrs. q. a, Murphy,
stcnographer; y. J.. Rainey, advertising
clerk; W. j. Taylor general baggage agent
Palestine, Texas; NJ. l.. Morris, travelling
passenger agent, Palestine. Texas; j. a.
Harris, travelling passenger agent, Pales-
tine, Texas; R. Il. Claridsc, Immigration
and industrial agent Palestine, Texas W.
T. Musick. general Eastern freight aud pas
scugcr agent, New York; u. $; PawketG
commercial agent Denver, Colo; j. g..
Worrcll. commercial agent Cincinnati,
Ohio; II. e. ninhins, commercial agent,
City OF Mexico; Il. NJ Cocbrcll, commercial
agent. Kansas City; &. W. l., Smith, com.
mcrcial agent, Dallas, Texas
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EnsoM sucosEns AsksnRr

As Manager OF the Gould Rocky Noun
tain System.
kansas city. Mo, December 2s.-J. A.
sason' general manager Of the Kansas city
southern read viii succeed ] NJ. Her.
oett as manager Of the Denver and Rio
Ifande, the Rio Grande Southern and the
Rio Grande Western roads ot the Goula's
rocky Mountain system The change he
comes effective January I The office
winch Mr. Edison yacates viii he abolished,
and r Y Dickson now supertnt endent ~
maintenance and right Of way, will take
UP the duties cf general manger IN connet.
non With n promotion to the title Of gen.
ersl superintendent.
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COTTINGHAM APPOINTED
As Auditor Of Freight Receipts for
Southern Pacific.
IT IS EFFECTIVE FROM JANU RY I
49,
Mr. W. G Parker, the Chief Clerk Of
Auditor Seeasr, viii Be His
Assistant
IT IS EFFECTIVE FROM JANU RY /

The official circular announcing the ar
pointment Of MIR g r. Cottingbam 10 the
position Of auditor Of freight receipts for
the Southern Pacific company will be is
sued on the hrst day If the new year.
Mr. Cottingham has been acting In this
capacity for the past four months ". e.
Parker, at present chief clerk 70 C. 3.
seegar' auditor of the Southern Pacific
lines, will be Mr.. Cottineham's assistant
The of6ce thus created viii be under the
immediate supervision Of Auditor seegaf.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-26
A DENVER RuMoR.
The Extension Of the Mineral Wells Road
Discussed.

Denver. Colo. December % The Times
today says The announcement comes from
an apparently authoritative source, that the
branch Of the Texas and Pacific railroad
from Weatherford, Texas. 10 Mineral Wells
Texas IS to be extended to Trinidad Colo,
where connection viii be made With inc
Denver and Rio Grande railroad, thus CIV
ing Denver another direct road into Texas
and the South II also says that me pen
yer and Rio Grande viii eIpend somttnlns
IKE Seooo,ooo improving lie rcadoea ee'
tween Denver aud Pueblo, u cantemn,
ton Of increased trsnle, as reaat % IN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-26

Beaumont, Texas December - This uf
tcrnoop at about $50 Henry Horton, @ rol
orcd man, shot Young oolorcd boy
through the right breast Just opposite rho
heart II was 90 accidental shooting but
II IS feared that H. will result finally a.
the hoy. n occurred ncar what Us known
rs tho white Elcphnut ON tho west sido
and beyond the reservation on West
Crockett street Police Oficor Clark placed
Horton under arrest 10 await tho result tf
the wounds and o preliminary hearing win
he had In fhe case aa snon as tha FACE. IS
can he more dodutely learned
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Negro Killed BY a Policeman.

'NNh'p lNilNb w q IoWCemaNs
Beaumont. Texas, December 25.-A col
ored policeman shot and Instantly killed an
other negro usmed Monroe Williams toda,
ct - o'clock
The shooting occurred on Fifth street IN
the south end and happened In tho opea
street iust opposite saloon run by a
negro named Dick Campbell Just prior
to the shooting Johnnle Williams aud nm
other boy were engaged IN some sort 81 a
fight The policeman had placed them m
der arrest on the charge and was starting
90 tho city prison with them. Monroe
Williams, n brother If one Of the no +
arrested, tbrcw q bottle towards tho Marty
Of thee. Immediately following this came
the shot. The bullet passcd spuor,lg
through Monroe Williams body and through
bis heart, killing him instantly, The slayer
has been a special policeman Tor aic pnst
two years, acting mostly on special occl-
sions llkc today Tho coroner held I'M h.
quest this afternoon,
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hnesw extension Of the Texas ana Pacisc
-, toad from westherford 10 Trinidad
l,nnn pc $50 miles long ana win form .
ngn Weieh VII give the Gould system lie
ff, rush from New Orleans h ogden,
Gteh, = viii Form an outlet 70 the lend
= -, sTnf shipping points and eiee the
a. o is system = new connection of its own
tns west. u will also be the following
~ ~. vt Mr Gonld's policy ~ making him.
~ independent ~ the Hawley Iarrinnn
..nIs1ests IN The event 81 an extension of
ssq 9 nght, % Y win he q parallel road -
ga haNley's Colorado aud Southern Texas
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-26
Nav Rate on Cement.

Austin, Texas, December 25.-The rail.
road commission OF Texas issued the fol
lowing authority yesterday evening; In
approval Of joint application submitted UNI
dor No 224 of tho Galveston, Harrisburg
and San Antonio halfway company, author
ity is hereby granted for the adoption OF
- cents per 100 pounds for the transporta-
ton OF cement, In car loads, minimum
weight 10000 pounds per car. from san
Antonio to Beaumont. Rates IN, from or
between intermediate points not TO be at-
rectcd Effective January /, 1903 Expires
March 81, llO3"
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Mere Opinion.
Chicago Record-Herald.

Chicago NICVII7 II'I"70'
n always makes an old lady angry when
INC papors publish another woman's por-
trait taken from a photograph made twenty
wears before
cp.,e huilded wiser than they knew. THINK
~ Tho poetry that would be written "
tborc were moro thau three OF four words
10 rhyme With love
II doesn't take long 10 spoil a hoy by
gi,Ing min. everything he wants. This may
exnlain why men are as little children, in
speonle who are gifted with imagination
have an immense advantage in being able
~ things we're not as they are.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-26

Beaumont. Texas. December ~ Christ
mas services were held m nearly am TIM
churches this morning, 1nt THE afternoon
Tor amusemenis tho people have had o
football game between Beaumont ana
Lake Charles. Richards & Truglos min.
strols who played both matlnoc and night
10 hle houses, and services by The BuH
BIRTH IN celebration of their day The
club rooms have an been croUdgl WITH
members who are seeking tb1t form az
rest.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-26

BY keeping the lirer active the system IS
cieansed OF impurities and Is enabled 70
ward Cd diseases
oxIDTNE Is the best liver aud Malaual
Tonic sold. ASK your druggist
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-26

Beaumont Texas December 2A Mrs n
81 Greet. who runs o boarding house ~ the
corner Of Orleans and AUSTIN streets, was
this morning at about O'Clock stabbed in
the neck by p woman Tho wound is not
necessarily dangerous one, hut is duite
painful The woman who did the cutting
Is now IN the custody of the officials lho
case will probably come up IN some form
tomorrow
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Bio Enaine Turned Over.

Marshall Texas December "a -yester-
dav morning while freight train, drawn
by engine 81, was taking siding at stalls
10 lei No / pass, the hatt)cship engine
turned over into the ditch almost upside
down. The engineer received slight
accident was soft track. as the grading was
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-26
BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT
Monroe Williams, Negro, Was Shot
10 Death by Policeman.
MRS, R. M. cREEL CUT BY A WOMAN
Call for Assistance From the oil Field
Sert the Sheriff Out With
a Posse.

Branch office: The Posts Beaumont OF.
nee Is now located In Exall building,
-, Linn as business representative and T.
w Greer as correspondent, Subscriptions
ana advertisements or news items left at
THIS address viii receive prompt attention
Subscribers having any cause for complaint
as to delivery OF papers are requested to
phone or otherwise notify the office
promptly.
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MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.
Special to The Post)

Pensacola , Fla Arrived Pensacola
(Aml from Galveston.
Port Eads.--Arriyed--Asia (Ger.). from
Antwerp; Monarch (Brl from Liverpool;
Marie tSpanl, from Tampicp: Pr6teus
iAm), from New York: Taunton (Nor),
from Port Idmon. Salled-Antillan dir.).
Tor London; Utstcin (BrA for Bluehelds;
Cayn Domino (Br), FOR London via Calves.
ton; Eyeline lBrl, for Aalsbord via Aar-
huns; CarriFan Head fBr.), for Belfast;
Lake Michigan (Brl, for Havre; Break.
water AMI, for Puerto Cortez via Belize
and Port BarriOs.
New York Arrived; FL Dorado, from Gal.
weston
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A sIioht Revision.
Puck

Puck.
kirby stone see a Chicago man wants
10 revise the Bible
leighton Layter HowF
t<irhy stone Well. he wants 10 make the
wise mon sec the star In the West instead
OF In the East.
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AN sohiHs Philanthropy.

= ''A Press.
y ''''0 schin made 100000 ycstcr,
I. D' How do you know he made
4 ~. IL e ne, tenth o. an he makes 10
'''sas." gave $1,000 70 free library
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RARlNE INTELLIGENCE.
'oF GALVESTON. December %
Arrived.

ARRIVED.
l,sns lam \. New YORK
,,nnits Ger Bremen.
slun lBrl. Newport
n'S'nic (GerD, Tsmpico.
A, SAILED.
ssiltan Am ,. Vers Cru-
aasfn Head Rrl. Belfast.
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y , s.a' - Congress Ave. Depot 70
q sgis.n the above
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hk.s,n Arrive 49,. s.sOsm
s1ISSnm Arrive ..... 9.S0p.m
.e,,,,.ioS Trains see G., n. & H.
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RE. q W, I. r. z.
r,pres Train Arrivez 80 p m
Arrive ......9 80 am
W. W, ~. Grand Central Depot
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Tho 10 ycar-old stepson ot MIR Umbcr6cld,
who resides ON state street, was dangerous
ly and probably fatally injured by acct
dcntally shooting himself with a - calibcr
ride ball The bullet entered near the cen.
ter of the chin and passed through the
lower edge Of tho law bone. lodging in the
head Three physicians were IN attendance
ON the injured lad, whose condition is criti-
cal
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-26

John Howard, Jr., sou Of Deputy Chief
of Police Howard, suffered tho loss Of his
left eye through the medium Of roman
candle Tho accident occurred on Holly
aud Edwards street. whore a number ~
men and boys were engaged I'm battle with
the fireworks The lad vas reported rest.
ing easy At a late hour.
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Frank Burton, a young white man, came
70 the Houston iuhrmary and was treated
by DR.. Stuart for a slab wound in the left
side The doctor said tho wound was q
dangerous ono, ms the blade bad penetrated
the lung. Burton had nothing TO say about
the analr except that he Was stabbed on
Milan street by negro. The matter has
been reported 10 Chief Ellis, who Is work
ing on the case.
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The police did 3 lively business during
the day and night, Fifty arrests were
made M 10 midnight last night The most
seriops oftense charged was that of arson,
which was lodged against John Harms.
-rbe AFFIDAVIT was sworn out before Justice
Hfarnrion. II alleges that Harms set fire
~ two barns OF John Reiger near East
Houston early yesterday morning. The
barns were destroyed, Plstol ''toters' were
,S,,cb i'm evidence, eight arrests being made.
Rennrf wgs also made that Walter Small
wood colored, had been stabbed by another
negro In the Fifth ward. The wound is
slight
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-09
HOW HE SAVED HIS LUNG.
Young Bostonian Who Was Cured of Consumption on a Farm
 in Ireland.

A young Bostonian, reared in the lap of luxury, had lost lung and phy- sicians informed the father that if he was not sent on an ocean cruise or to the far west he would die of con sumption. Accordingly the father put him aboard ship, with S1, 400 in cash, and started him off to SamaTia, being advised that the dry country between the River Jordan and the Mediter- ranean was good for copsumptives. When he reached Queenstown the boy made the acquaintance of a hard-head- ed, sensible chap, who told him that ~Samaria was sure death; that the onl1 way to save his lungs was to go to Wicklow county, near Tinahely, and set to work on farm. The advice was taken and for nine months the scion of Back Bay aristocracy did chores for man who owned castle. At the end of that period he was as lusty as 8 bull moose, with pair of lungs like blacksmith's bellows. The former gave him s 20 and an honora ble discharge. He returned to Boston with his $1 400 and his health. He now lives in New York, modern Her cules-
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-09

when a speed exceeding 70 miles an hour was attained. This was indeed the unexpected and most impor- viz: that an electric motor, as at present constructed, exerts a great CT strain upon the roadbed than a steam locomotive. It had previous ly been claimed, with apparent req son, that, being a rotary motor, with out the reciprocating motions of pis- tons and connecting rods, the elec- tric locomotive would avoid the pounding of the track caused by the unbalanced parts and oscillating strain of the steam locomotive. It was therefore surprise to find that above a certain speed the strain ex- erted on the rails by the electric en- zines was even greater and more fatal. This is now explained by the fact that the center of gravity in the electric engine hangs much lower than in the steam machine, and, what is still more important, the whole weight of the steam boilers, cylin- ders, pilot, etc, is carried on springs, While. LII tHo 0lSCCTlc 6uSiucS uSeu de the trials the motors and all the heavier working parts were hung di- rectly upon the axles, thus adding a crushing weight to the blow deliv- cred by the wheels upon the end of each rail. Attempts have since been made to devise a system of springs to avert or tighten this de- feet, but so far as can be learned, with only limited success.
 The new steam locomotive will be specially constructed to meet this diff fculty. It will rest on 12 wheels, viz: two pairs of drivers located at the middle of the machine, with a four-whee1ed pivot truck in front and rear. Upon these three points of support the boiler and superstruc-
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-09
IFFERENT countries

SN IFFERENT countries of AVM Europe, and especially Germany, are devoting
 SSW considerable attention to
 W the development of speed
 in rail transportation, us- ing both electricity and steam as 8 motive force. The Prussian govern ment constructed a short line between Berlin and Zossen for military pur- poses, but last year turned the line over to an association of electrical experts that they might utilize it in ascertaining the utmost speed that could be developed from the elec- tric current. On this road spe- cially constructed car has attained speed of no miles an hour. The car, the roof and sides of which taper 1n order that as little resistance to the air as possible may be offered, is divided into three compartments with seats fixed transversely. The current is conveyed through the elaborate trolley-bar, and through transformers to the motors, which are bolted upon the axles of the trucks beneath the car, and are each able to generate 250 horsepower. Though they weigh four and half tons each, these huge pieces of ma chinery move at the rate of 900 revo- lutions a minute when a car is go- ing at full speed.
 While this marks the high record with electricity as a propelling force the German society of mechanical engineers are making an effort to offer something equally or more practical with steam. If the Prus- sian state railways are to adopt electricity as a motive power for the purpose of securing increased speed it will be neeessary to relay the lines with heavier rails and ties. It is @ preclude the possibility of the ne-