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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-08
Historic Letter.
1ccount of the Battle of Shiloh, Written b. !
Participant Therein

Mrs d. 3. Kicker OF Ills Wayerly street
furnishes The Post with the following let
ter written by participant in the battle
of Shiloh Immediately after that memorable
light took place:
Corinth, Miss, April 10, 1862 Dear Sis
ter: 1t Is now raining and | am cooped up
in my tent. | also know that YOU would
like to hear from me and also hear a de
scliptlon of the great battle that was fought
at shiloh | will endeaTor to give you such
information ms | have. The Yankees have
been assembling at Shiloh on the Tennessee
river for some time, with view 10 attack
and, II possible, TO take it, But our general
did not give time for that. ON last Fri
day week our company, together with all
the regiments that were at Corinth. num-
heIing between 10000 and 10000, was o..
dcred TO cook up i've days rations and
march to attack them ut their camps. Our
company arrived on Saturday night within
a few miles of the enemy. so near that
their drums could be distinctly heard. as
we lay upon our blankets listening TO tn
enemies preparation for war. On the fol-
lowing day II naturally caused curious sen
sations, We, according to previous order,
arose at o'clock, fed our horses and ate
what cold morselS we could catch, prepare
tory to the great conflict In which we were
so soon to be engaged. Between daylight
and sunrise The mo7t hcwitchin= and cr.
chanting hour Of the dawn, the hour when
all nature was still, not q sound was to he
SonGster Of the grove as he descended from
where he had pcrchcd durin. the night that
had just passed. Everything wore Garb
Of beauty Tho trees and shrubbery were
draped In their flowing robes Of green. ami
the wheat fields presented a beautiful and
relieving contrast to the sere leaves that
had fallen from the many oaks by which
we were surrounded Just Mt this time the
center Of our army commanded by General
Hardee opened a brisk fire upon the
cnemy's pickets. We were under the rom
! mand of General Rugby supporting the left
wing Hearing the shrill crack Of thou
sand or more rifles pealing out In the still
air nil our brigade was instantly in com
motion. Every face wore an air Of serious
ness and anxiety We were quickly forci-
ed in line Of battle to await our timo for
action Just then the firing became moro
general The enemy conmcpoed upon us
with all his battery that Mould hear upoa
our lines. The mammotl engines Of war
sent their bomhshcls that exploded with
the intonation Of n thunGer bolt, shaking
the ground like a miniature earthquake.
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THE "FLAT IRON" IN ITS PRESENT STATE.

approaching completion, will cost another
S2,250,ooo, The building rises twenty
stories above the sidewalk and there are
two stories below It, The height GIVE
the walk is 300 feet below It thlrty-on
feet. The total floor area is 2o4,ooo square
feet. The arca OF wall on street fronts Is
1852 600 square feet There will be 40 900
square feet of glass surface. 1t will have
100 windows, 5000 electric lights, 10000
brick will be used; seventeen stories are OF
terra Gotta and pressed brick and 1000 tons
OF steel Is used In construction. The struc'
tire will have 400 offices, and six high
speed elevators.
To the casual observer the twentieth story
Of this spiude-shanked building would not
seem 10 be a desirable shelter at the time
of n heavy wiudstorn, but there are many
applicants for offices In the tSp story.
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NEW York; ao-sToRY FLArlRoN

A Remarkable Office Building on a Tri-
angle of Ground.
New York.-rhere are taller buildings In
New York, and In other cities for that mat
ter, than the so.called "Flatiron," which is
soaring aloft at the junction OF Broadway,
Fifth avenue and Twenty.third streets, but
this structure. which Is to be but twenty
stories in height, is often termed the most
remarkable sky scrnper In the world
To begin with. the lot area upon which
the "Flatiron" stands Is of only $40 square
feet, yet It's cost to its present owners
was, in round fgares, S2,a5O.00o, or about
$3.50 q square foot. The building. which Is
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THE RACES.
keene's Stable Captures Great American
Stakes In One Minute Flat.

New York, June ~, X. and Il. p.
Keene's colt Dalesman won tae Great
American stakes for 2.year-ods at ave fur
longs at Gra7esend today. covering the
distance in 100 nat. the fastest time ever
made IN the stake.
lightweight handicap, about SIX furionGs-
Josepha. Khitai Fair Knight Time 1:lO
Handicap, mile and a furlong--Golouel
Bill. Gold Heels, Blues. Time 1875
The Great American stakes. for 1-yeAr-
olds. Ave furlongs~Dalesman. Artvis, M8r-
tho Lewis. Time 800.
The Broadway stakes. mile and six.
| teenth-,old England, Sunshower, Connect.
cut. Time 1:47 2-5.
Five fnrlongs-Cnquo valli, Faust, g 10
Rosa. Time o1 10.
Mile aud seventy yards--Lucky Star,
Locket, Cougar. Time / .45 30
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began an Investigation was the extent OF
the deposits ever dreamed OF. Tests made
under the auspices Of the Northern T@clb.
railway over two years ago showed that the
product OF these ranges comprises the finest
Kind Of Bessemer iron because OF the al
most absolute absence Of phosphorus.
Adjacent TO the iron lodges are found great
bodies OF Limestone.
The companies in which Hewitt Is the
largest stakeholder are producing coke near
Tacoma ana now building several hundred
additional ovens He is about 10 build a
twenty-ton blast furnace on the Tacoma
tide fats this summer
For three years past President Hin of the
Great Northern has had experts securing
Montana, Idaho, and Washington for iron
ore bodies They found some low grade
ore, hut nothing comparing VITA tnat OF the
British Columbia Islands.
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"WAR,0 BY MoREAU-VAUrER (FRAGMENT1


nifty Of the insurance business Of the
United States 1t not only exceeds that OF
any other country, but is twice as great
as that Of all the rest Of the world com
bined AT the present time there Is In
life insurance Ia force. including assess
ment business This means over S1G0 for
every man, woman and child in the
country, or $500 for every family The
ance companies arc estimated Mt S2O.OOO.
100000, which Is $500 per capita or $3.50
per family. Thus 1t will be seen that every
family In the country. on an average has
insurance assets Of over $1,000
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YOUNG Corbett--Abe Atell.

Denver Colo, June T.--Articles of agree
ment were signed last night for ten-round
fight on June ~ between Young Corbett and
Abe Atel before the Coliseum Athletic club
the men TO weigh 1877 pounds at o'clock
-. m. II Is understood the club has the
assurance Of the police department that the
recent order forbidding prize lights will not
be enforced on that occafion-
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RICH MINES OF HEMArlrE.
British Columbia Lands 10 Be Worked by
American Capitalists.

British Columbia Lands 20 Be Worked by
American Capitalists.
Chicago Chronicle.
The most important mineral discovery
OF years has been made near Tacoma.
Great bodies of hematlte. magnetic and
specnlar iron ore have been uncovered on
numerous islands OF British Columbia and
Southeastern Alaska.
The most important deposits have been
secured at low figures by purchase outright
or by options by men who have undertaken
the establishment OF an Immense Iron and
steel plant At the head Of tho syndicate
Is Henry Hewitt the largest individual
owner of timber lands In Washington, For
three weeks he, With cruisers and experts,
has been cut on tug making explorations
and securing options.
That the Islands contained some iron has
been known fer years. but not until Hewitt
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4 French Literary Former

cornhil Magazine.
nus IN the course Of few years Srs,,
81. - SOFA 70 NJ chasles 27,472 forr.rIe,
To s sls. c9,Smfortabe price Of 10000 francs
would be 70 eS SsMs, * the s9t.spondents
'''0assS 70 oil csaatriss and al AZ. r Tsyy
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GAME AT BEAUMONT.
Il Was a Pitchers Battle and Crowley
Lost.

II Was Pitchers Battle and Crowley
Lost.
Beaumont. Texas, June THE hits were
not so free on either side today as on
yesterday, and the pitchers had something
Of battle among themselves with Bri-
gance for Beaumont getting the better OF
the argument. He was as cool as cucum.
Der under a strain and on three occa.
sions pitched himself out OF the hole
nicely, Lobrano pitched good game, but
the support that each pitcher received was
enough to dIshearten either and but for
the exciting wind up in the eighth inning
when Beaumont put through three rms
and won the game after Ii was seemingly
lost, the crowd would have been dissatis.
fed.
Features Of the game were the hard hit
ting again Of George Bryant, the Beaumont
boy, who picked out three hits. Brigance
also hit the ball as well as pitching a good
game. Montero played wei at third for
the visitors as did Eurtz at first for them.
Score by innings
Beaumont-Hits ............. 002 101 112-S
--RunB .VOp Ool Ool-1
,ToWiey-dlts -e..'...,s...sll LII WI SlV-i
-NhunS ....... ,,.-.. EUo wv WA
Errors--Crowley 8, Beaumont Z.
Batteries Beaumont Brlgance and Rich
ardson; Crowley, Lobrano and Zehner.
Umpire-Hays.
Time 1885.
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American League.

st. Louis. June T.--Burket's long drive
scored the winning run for st. Louis.
Score II II
~. Louis .-......., .0lo 002 COL
Boston ............, 600 lo2 600 3 o
Powell and Sugden; Dlneen and Warner.
Detroit. June 7.--Gleason's error gave
Philadelphia their only run this afternoon.
Score Il III E
Detroit .,.......... oGO 231 Tx . IA q
philadelphia 200 100 600. Q Z
Siever and Mcclure, Wiitz and Powers.
Cleveland. June 7.--cleveisnd won by hit.
ting McGinnity hard in tho second lnnlng.
Called end seventh account rain.
Score r II ID
cleveland .........,. OBI $50 o. ~ 4
Bernhardt and Wood; McGinnity aud Hob
tnson.
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An INDIGNANT Protest.

An amusing little bit of personal exne-
rlence Is given by Mr., Augustus ]. c. Hare
during one of his lectures in Rome
He had conveyed his little dock through
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the palacc OF the Caesars, and n "a s sS
tiA IN mysterious stranger w was s s
tIched himself to the party, NTH n
signs Of anger, which lncrsaseur ,sde
utterance he-the SPITE .,S toep Ska
length the interloper cohiu az
longer - ,sllia. 4
IAN that this person has c ossa ~ *
f Formed tn iSe PARTY party p Sga !, ssy 60
had the effrontery TO reiat !. tsstopshei
were his own. You VIII " sesr that NJ
dies and gentlemen, tl. 20 n The slisl. (
ti.ken, word for WORD, , Mr iIares w
In Rome. nv. .sss Y
am So much obliged to You s rarll Z
know there was anybody ~ - Kinds. y
would defend my interests 80 ~
Augustus Hare.
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The Texas LEAGUE

At Dallas.-Dalas Z; Texarkana g.
At Waco,-Waco 2; Paris !.
At Fort Worth.-Fort Worth 8; Corsi-
cana /.
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The Latonia Cakes.

Cincinnati, June THE Lntonia Oakes
was the feature OF the racing at Latoula
today. There were only four starters but
the betting on the race was very lively
Marque was tho favorte at o TO 3. The
neld went away in nice bunch and as
they passed the grand stand Flora Pomona
went to the front. Her jockey, ]. Mat
thews, took the ally along nicely ard
she was never headed. winning by thee
lengths. Marque, who was knocked out OF
the race a. the nrst turn. came from last
position at the head OF tho stretch and heat
Wanna -Moinen for the place. Wanna
Moinen and 1alpa were coupled In the bet
ting ms the Talbot entry.
SIX furlongs-Slm W.. Horse Shoe Tobac-
co, Rice. Time :15h.
Mile--seeundus. Lathrcp. The Caxton.
Tina 1:42h
SIX furlongs-EremA. orla. Prince Mel.
rose. Time 1:1S1s.
The Latonia oakes. mile and a quarter;
net value to the winner S26To-Flora Pc.
mona, Mnruue. Wain-a-Moinen. Time
Five furlongs--Lura Lighter. Grand Mary,
watoma. Time l:olA.
Mile-St: Hera. Boater. Eleven Bells.
limo IAN.
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BASEBALL.
National League.

Philadelphia, June T.--wicker's wildness
enabled the Philadelphians TO win the first
game in rather handy fashion. They lost
the second because of their inability to hit
murphy.
First game--Score- II ~
Philadelphia .,. $40 100 COX 10 /
st. Louis ..,......, 900 100 900 q
White and Dolan; Wicker and O'Nell.
Second game--ScOre- ~
philadelphia .,...... 600 900 oCo-- 9 "a
ST Louis .......... 900 200 OBS 10 D
Magee and JackIitsch; Murphy and Ryan.
Brooklyn, June 7.-BrOoklyn turned the
tables on Chictgo today, winning the
double header Mt Washington Park. 1t was
stick work that did It.
First game-Score- u
Chicago .......... 900 100 COO 4
Brooklyn .......... 200 900 COX 2 7 .
W. Williams and king; Newton and
Farrell
second gsme-Score II u
.nicago ....,..,... 600 0l0 OIL IL y
Brooklyn ....,,.,. 1o2 0o2 0Ox-- 3 IL U
Taylor and King: Kitson and Farrell.
New York, June 7.--Pittsburg shut out
New York on the Polo Grounds today.
Score Il Ii N
Pittsburg .......... POI o2o COL Q 10 /
pbuippi and oo'connor Evan. and Ye.
ger.
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Harlem Results.

Chicago, June THE sport at Harlem 70.
day was greatly marrsd by rain. In the
Riverside selling stakes OF $500. at naile,
Moabina proved much the best In the sloppy
going and won handily. Today's racing
marked the beginning of the Harlem meet
Ing proper, the Hawthorne meeting. the
last half OF which was run OF at Harlem
owing to the destruction of the Hawth orne
grand stand by fire, having closed yester-
day.
Mile and seventy yards--Last Knight. Re.
deck. Miss Liza. Time lass -5.
Six furlonEs-Gonfallon, Rabunta Regea
Time rs 20.
Five furlongs-Von Reuse Mlrance. Wat
kins oyerton. Time LOG i.5.
Riverside stakes, Moahlna HARM
New, Lucien Appleby. Time 4S 80.
Mile and sixteenth Artlculate. Auto
light. Prima II. Time 1866 Is.
Seven furlongs,- prowl, fyrrho, Ethel
Wheat. Time / S3 ~.
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Fair Grounds Track Record Broke


st. Louis. June 7.--Searcher won the Club
Members handicap at mile and q quarter
at She Fair Grounds today, reducing the
track record from 200 to 2;05. Lsdy
Strathmore was made a 10 to 10 favorite
with Searcher second choice at 3 10 /.
Searcher took command In the fnal furlcng
and won by Two lengths Terra Eirma beat
Ing South Breeze two lengths for the place.
Weather clear; track fast.
Nile and seventy yards-Don Luis,
Eocrys, Fayorlet, Time l;46i5,
f41.
Mile and seventy yards--Balloon, Hans.
borough, Ben o'Fallon. Time 1:4S&
The Club Members handicap, mile and n
auarter-Searcher, Terra klrma, South
Breeze. Time 2;06.
Mile and seventy yards--Frank McCon-
neil. Branch. Gilbert. Time l;46.
SIX furlongs. purse-Crimean. B1tzkauat,
Mickey ID. Time liza.
Mile aud seventy yhrds-MonoS, Lndas
Cogswell. Time 1:4A%.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-03-13
SAW PUEBLO

The Arkansas Valley Press Associa-
tion met in its annual session at Pu-
eblo Monday. Matters of interest to
the members we're discussed. Besse-
mer was selected for the next NEE :
ing. The officers elected were:
President, 2. Byrnes, of Bessemer;
secretary, Editor Blair, of Trinidad;
treasurer, J. F. Liggett. from that
country down near the Kansas line.
After the business of the associa-
ton had been attended to a street
car trip to Bessemer was enjoyed.
The big boom in that part of the city
was witnessed, and visit paid to the
magnificent department store of the
C. F.. & [. Co, which was having its
opening that day. In the evening a
swell banquet was spread for the
guests at the new hotel Maine. Ex-
Governor Adams. Mayor Riser and
Hon. Samuel Trimble served up some
choice bits of eloquence and wisdom.
The whole affair was very pleas
ant one, and the boys appreciate the
efforts of Pueblo to show them good
| time
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-03-13
FOR THE WOMEN

Everything that Ebert Hubbard
has said may not be recommended.
but in one thing he has spoken ex-
ceedingly well. Speak well of every
one, if you speak of them at all
none of us is so very good"
A parlor doctor has discovered a
method for making short women
taller. The process of keeping a
man short has long been known to all
women.
According to newspaper writer
on fashion fabrics, you will need three
hats this year for Easter. A small
round turban gaily trimmed, straw
hat trimmed with flowers, and very
effective fluffy, fioppv picture hat.
With these three the authority says
that you can worry along very well
Tor aWhlle, Dut tnat the time mas gone
by and passed into ancient history
when a women could buy one hat and
make it do all summer.
Q Q o
The shirts of festive frocks are as
long as ever, sweeping out into long
rounded tails. with all kinds Of little
ruffles around the bottom.
All the girls are sleeping in paja-
mas nowadays. 1t is little fad that
will not last long, and the pajamas
set is to be found in every trousseau.
If you buy your hat here it is right
in price and style. RetheFs. l0t4
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-03-13

he should be dealt with harshly. This
is a form of malicious mischief that
has no redeeming excuse.
+ + +
Every family in town should locate
the fire alarm box nearest its home.
Not only know exactly where the box
is but be familiar with the mode of
turning in an alarm. This knowledge
may be acquired without actual prac-
tice. Such familiarity might save
many minutes in getting the fire de-
partment in time of fire, and thus
save many dollars loss.
In fast growing town there is
grave danger of the business houses
outgrowing the population. This al
ways results disastrously to the bust
ness men and to the town. Canon
City is an attractive place in which to
live, and with its new reputation of
enterprise and rapid growth it is in
some danger of attracting more bust
ness houses than the conditions JUS
tify. This is matter which inter-
ests the business man vitality, and all
to a greater or less degree. 1t adds
nothing to town to entice business
houses to it if the trade is not there.
A city is better off with four or five
first-class, up-to-date dry goods stores
than with dozen that are losing
money. The four or five we'll stocked,
prosperous stores will better satisfy
the customers wants at lower price
than could possibly be done by the
dozen. But to have a few stores on
the ragged edge sci ing out at cost"
or being closed up by the sheriff, is
worse for town than a pest.
We believe that in a general way
Canon City's business interests are
fairly well represented. In most
every line we have good, big stocks
and keen competition. Few towns
have as stable banks, as safe and well
established as we. We believe there
could be no possible good come from
a fourth bank in Canon City, yet
within the past few months there
have been at least three different sets
Of people figuring on such PROPOSE
ton. 1t is the same with dry goods
stores. 1t is believed that there is
not city under 10000 population in
the west where the dry goods trade is
as well represented and the stocks
are as complete as in Canon. Cloth
ing, shoes, groceries, furniture, jew
elry, drugs and other lines are equally
well represented. Our stores will
compare fayorably with those in much
larger cities. If we had twice as
many stores with the present popula-
ton many of them would be shaky, to
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-03-13

There's a weekly letter from Wash
ington, D. G., in The Chicago Weekly
Inter Ocean, and its contents alone
make the paper well worth it's regular
subscription price of $1.00 per wear
Yet by our special low rate arrange
ment both this paper and The Chicago
Weekly Inter Ocean may be had for
$1.60 for one full year. Can you
think of better investment?
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ELECT OFFICERS

Last Thursday evening the Canon
City Volunteer Fire Department
elected officers for the ensuing year.
There was an unusually good at
tendance and considerable business
was transacted.
The three companies that have
been in existence for so many years,
the Peabody hose, the Reynolds hose
and the old hook and ladder company
we're disbanded, and two companies
were made up out of the three
old ones. The new companies will be
known as Companies No. and No. 2
They will work in conjunction with
the paid department, and will render
efficient aid at all fires.
The Harrison Hose Company, in
the Third ward, will remain the same
as formerly, and will look after fires
in that end of town.
The department needs some new
members to fill out the companies
and hopes to have number of ap
plications to act upon at the next
meeting.
The new officers are: Joe Myers
president; G. NJ. Brewer, vice presi
dent;J. R. Morgan, secretary; Newton
Rusk, treasurer; George X. CASSIDY
chief Of the department.
The rules of the department are t.
be rigidly enforced, and those mem
bers, who do not attend meeting
regularly and who are slow in goint
to fires, will be dropped from thu
roll.
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LITERARY NOTES

The most incisive and most keenly
analytical sketches of public men
which have been prepared during the
past two years have been those of
William Allen White. The humorous
little episode between Mr.. White and
Mr.. Thomas c. Platt is still fresh in
the public memory. Mr.. Whites
sketch for March appears in the Co.'S
mopolitan and is on the late President
Harrison. 1t will be read with wide
interest by both the opponents and
friends of that statesman.