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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-06
THE HEMpsTEAD LYNcHINa.

Jail Not So Badly Damaged as at First
Thought.
Hampstead, Texas. September EVERY.
thing is quiet aud orderly here today Tue
body Of the rapist Walker, was viewed
by the magistrate and turned over to tho
undertaken and buried this morning.
Walker was positively Identified bv his
victim confessed his guilt aud has paid
the death penalty for his crime.
Mrs. Logglns ia stilI In n very precarIous
condition, her nervous system being COM
plctrly unstrung.
Tho jail WAS not damaged as much MS
was FIRST thought. An expenditure Of 500
viii repair the damages.
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AS TO TARIFF REVISION.

The fact that large number Of republican congress.
IN favor Of revision Of the tariff OF particular
significance just this time when all straws being
watched closely by those who Interested knowing
which way the political wind is going to blow election
day next fall,
The managers Of the congressional campaign are
attempting to ignore the matter entirely. and but few
republican papers have contained anything more than
Incidental references the division In the party this
most important question Occasionally there appears
interview with who believes that the existing
tariff schedules should not he disturbed but the other
side is.rarely or never given any representation.
The fact remains. despite the efforts disguise IT,
that there is wide difference Of opinion regarding the
tariff and that the element which is anxious to have
some Of a revision made is sufficiently strong 20
considerable trouble should ever be made
Of the matter Representative Roberts OF Massachusetts,
devoted large portion of his time during the last
session OF to the task OF getting his fellow
republicans interested IN revision plan of some kind
and those who the ground know that his efforts
were not unavaing by any means. Mr., Roberts found
many who with him but his side was found to be
In the minority when count of noses was made The
leaders Ia both houses We're the most part ayerse
to any action which might disturb the conditions
which existed then and further they realized that IL
would be unwise from their standpoint to bring such a
matter up at time when the party so badly sp on
the reciprocity question and others akin 70 It, So Mr.
Roberts and his friends allowed to deveop their
scheme to point where anything tangible could be done
with t. There is believe that they have by
no means given up the fight, however aud that some
more or less interesting developments will be in evidence
during the forthcoming short session
Enough has been brought out in the past few weeks
to Justify this belief Papers whose editors do NOR
Suppress news in the interests Of any party or faction
have printed interviews with many prominent republic
ans who are IN favor Of tarn revision ana the public
has been given to understand that there is very de-
ea sennsnt IN favor q some material changes in the
existing schedules.
spen state Oh affairs has natural tendency toward
ineFeasng The chances democratic success al he No
Fember elections The republicans are engaged in fac
Monai state lights all over the country and the fact
that the prominent men Of the party IS eoBvress ~
widely apart on question so vital as that Of tarin
revision wiz Internationally have hurtfu eject from
the republican standpoint
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Fort Worth, Texas September Oh.
H. wali Of Grapevine was IN the city yes,
terday and reports that new doE,, ihllI
IS being built In Grapevine and viii be
ready 10 commence grinding November
The company has been Incorporated under
the name of the Farmers and Merchants
Milling company, with a capitalization on
$4,000. The mill building Is romploted
aud cost $1,000 Machinery Is expected
20 be put In place within the next week or
50. The capacity Of the mill Will be eighty.
hvc barrels daily A grain elevator will
be erected ~ connection with the mill with
capacity % 20.ooo hushels daily.
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The Ruraess Campaign.

La Grange, Texns. September 5-N
cratic headquarters Of the Ninih \
slonai district It was today annosaa
the Burgess quartette, an organip-
young men of La Grange. who, IL Y
palgn OF 1900 rendered very vans
sistance by singing catchy campA's'
has rendered It's services for TINS ~
It's tender has been accepted and Y
invited 10 accompany Mr.. Bures,N, h
campaign through De Witt ella
counties. The people of those cou.ssl
have never heard this famous quaHe
n great treat awaiting them. n.l
II was also announced today w
George r. Burgess viii speak ~
Wharton county, on Monday, sepssli.'
at A p. m, and also at Inca, fisipii
ty, on Tuesday, September 10 a. NJ
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STILL BALLoTINa
Twelfth District Convention Rsiu
Come to an Agreement

Twelfth District Convention Rsluu
Come to an Agreement
Cleburne, Texas, September 5.-rs
gressional convention has been balIs.
the same monotonous manner for ta|
part Of the day. Judge Richards q N
offered resolution calling for a N
primary in the district, but It wn
down by majority Of six votes.
Tarrant 10. Parker o. Noes. Coma
Johnson j., Somervell l, Hood 4, E,5
Judge Howard Martin made \
that the convention refer the matta /,
people at the polls. but pending he
tlon Somervell county asked time to Z
and at the expiration Of the time ii,
withdrew his motion, stating that \
jority OF the delegations were opposel
Senator Odell was invited to adde's
convention and he made a good den}
speech. The convention adjourned M
tonight after taking more than T0n
No sign Of weakening Is manifested n
Of the delegations or candidates % Il
dictlons can be made.
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TEXAS POLITICAL NoTsS

Wharton. Texas, September
George Burgess win open the e,
the court house IN Wharton 49,,
tember s. Mr. Burgess Is q w.
and the friends OF his childhp1
around his standard and do
power TO help him on 70 Yisto'.' =
Waco. Texas. September 5,-, ,i,sss,
A. Boyuton. chairman OF the ~,
atoriai district Of the repuhhss.n "A
just issued a call for dlstri1s, ss,ls|
10 be held at Fort Worth SsP's~
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making failure as a speaker, because as
usual thing the more he drank the bet
ter he "norated"
~
on this page will be found an article
clipped from the New York Journal on the
evils Of drinking. This article was repro
duced In last Sundays Post without cord
ment, which was evidence Of its being sup
ported by that paper. yet The Post fire.
quently gives vent to some vicious con-
tpmptn0us allusions 10 those people who
are trying 10 restrain just such insane per-
sons as the New York man was. Con
slstoncy, thou are a jewel. "-Caldwell
News-C Chronicle.
EFT tn Brute!" The Post believes in tenn
perance In fnct in total abstinence, but It
does not believe in prohibition as State
measure.
Chicago school children have to take
their drinking water TO school In bottles
now on account Of the typhoid fever scare
The boys should derive considerable amuse.
ment from watching the girls trying TO
drink out OF their hottles.-St Joseph tMoJ
Gazette.
Chicago boys are not that gallant; the
girls will have to drink out Of their own
bottles.
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NOTE AND COMMENT,

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tr 49, tar,.I Farty yesr. sso ne reds,a AID co,
.ioW lnNes eAense roiy 49, w M I! as anu 80,
General Kirby smith had Just fought the pae o. Richmond
and came INTO possession o. ai Eastern and Ceai Nu0y
while General Lee was on MS emphai march through Eastern
Vrsina |hieh eliminated latr m me pae o. Ahtiean
ne" generation no" controls me scars q war are heaeu ana
peace ana prosperity islsn oFel ies.oieu i0n q
s'l llaw psae4i pensions w,Na uu' i.a
ys's'eN' SU1 y 80 @ -
inc Grand army OF INC NepuOe nss 's9ueu an appeal lo
iuas 70 create nome lor 'ne AZ % siS0eiul ACT anu
carries ats own commentary
IL 1882 !; -. as, 49,. .t j,
~. trtJ can ~. bats h ~ ,heb,e,
.an ~ \, raotojn Of industry AID other tnos Sbo1 i
-, /. III, = - .
may .ou', ou gan sse se"''elen ns saiu am ho 1a
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fsiriy we'll
p
The Dallas says 1T when Admiral Schley
comes 60 Texas the people be imprudent enough do
Scbi e,rt1er h /; W he b,.J tbi f eo,G I; o se
Although there mpradent and nconsdcrate people every
where who will persist in doing something unpleasant dis
agreeable a. Se most ,noPpo5tqne ime ADMIRAL seae{ never
sampson and himself and would have dismissed he Whole
matter the with his simple that there
glory enough for an When Admiral Schley Texas
haRy hoaod nd ed Rmercan Hag1 and n50 5e2
n9u'9 Ho%ne S any inclination to reopen closet incident
w. '' 80 - o.. m
But CLOSED Wi the powers that be at Washington
always There might be a change of authority and-tlen
iwtst7
>
Ir, [,i - sii p0'a'y y ~ 'sseu' say 'pe
/ I.,'-u 80 ,t t ~ -, pJ"s' 'u sa'e q
, gt. -, - w. ~; =. I e' u eG'
~ 49, - pa'' ~ - sara
- r.,S,,,1l t,...1 w. Isn.S Dl''a INC negroes
ny IL 4 - - ~ t IN - 1 'le uo"n
ti E, I @ ~ go -, ~ ~ pIoglesS a. one
eoHS me 7p'0"o's' as 'e negroes keep their BAN teams
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GOVERNOR LANHAMs Toua!
Made an Inspection Of the Insane ~
a. Car An+ooio

Made an Inspection Of the Insane NJ
at San Antonio.
San Antonio, Texas, September ".
5. W. T. Lanham. democratic nomiss
governor, spent today In the city apl
leave tomorrow for Laredo. The d
guished Texan was called on by -
Of leading citizens during the day al
an Informal reception at the Mengei 4
He visited the Southwestern Insan.
lum and made thorough inspecdsl
that institution and said it was D.
pose to visit all the State institutions
10, rather than after, tine election i
To familiarlze himself with them.
AS to the campaign Mr. Lanham 4
that he did not believe there wti
necessity for a systematic one. lai
ne would visit a number Of plgces
he was not so well known for the
OF meeting the people.
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7amperng witt 1,ft1es.


EXPANSIONS PIONEER
Lay him on lar sindoro's slopes where
last his llfeblood ran.
Above where whitecapped surges stir the
bay OF Paluau;
ST. no caryen stone above him here are
few to care or weep,
Though q brown nrl IN Batangas softly
calls him In her sleep
He'd girl at Bai Lake
And another's hpuft viii break
Where the waters of pampmga empty in
Manila bays
And a maiden IN snmar
Gets no JOY FROM her cigar;
But no loved one weeps above Jim or snail
know where he doth lay
He has drank. drank deep Of VINO, In the
far Antiki range,
Aud has kissed bare, brown-sklnned babies
and has taught them curses strange
And he wed a girl 10 Ncgros. ana swore
fcalty 70 TWO
When ne camped within tine stronghold OF
the sultan Of SUN.
Wben man Is forced to roam
Ear beyond the oaeans foam
lie is apt 20 leave his morals where theyr
safe and play tie rogue;
And in cool sequestered shades
or Louisianas glades,
There be many yellow Eghlops who sport
an Irish brogue
Bat no soldier in Mindoro or at nome IS
like to blame
Pick your soldiers as you ina them they
are al the world the same;
And the Moro OF The future Will ne be
less loyal, say;
II his hides a lighter yellow, and his eyes
are blue or gray1
But they're leaving him alone,
And perhaps 1t VIII atone
THAT his voice was loud in battle as MS
voice was soft to WOO;
Where the battles, fury played
There he went and there he stayed
And his gun was first in action and red
hot when he was through
lie was just expansions prophet in his
weak and humble way.
And the land Is fun Of orphans from Bau.
ban to far Panay;
And, though none shall watch above him
where at last he takes his ease.
Many widows wait his coming In the
Islands OF the seas.
49,
Chicago children carry boiled water tr
school with them; the number OF microbes
in Chicago water make the boiled article
as nourlshlng as II it contained sour
bone.
Mark Hanna would better have his alb
ready Il called on IN connection win thai
trolley accident to the president.
David B. Hill says he has never Kissed
girl in his life. After looking at hi.
picture one is constrained TO believe that
It was the girls fault rather than his.
boat carrying i've persons capslzed in
/ Long Island Sound recently and though tnC
unfortunates called loudly for help those
on Gculd's yacht which was nearby. maid
no attention to them whatever. The could,
are society people ana Of course couldn
rescue anybody not in their set; or at least
| without first being introduced
~
AM EMBRYO SENATOR.
johnny said the teacher TO the new
boy vita the black eye what class ar,
you lnG'
De featherwelsht mum, replied tnt
new recruit.
In this worlds broad heid or battle,
In this life so bittersweet,
/ You'll save worry by admitting
that the hackmen own the street.
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faith President Roosevelt This loss Of faith is probably due
that the president did spring at that trolley car
and single handed throw back upon its launches before 4
could do any damage
Exrtoprps arc they fail prolific of explanations as
prize fighters
would like the and juggle frozen chunks
would like be the sasman and grab reluctant pluna
but they both have superior, who does the thing up
you should wish be the hickman for the hackan
the town.
the only thing which break the great coal
combine and Texas has got it to burn
QUAY says; Settle the strike at ] will call an
extra session Of legislature And being governor Of
Pennsylvania he is of position to make his threat
good
rHr presidents physician Lung hat the presi
dents viii have disappeared within four days
SECRETARY W1tsoS thinks beef will be cheaper but not
cheap The thing he knows Wilson will become famous
thinker who doesn't think
r srr,fs that when President fed from Hayd he left
chaos behind him and hat about all that Sc did leave
THE Chinese Boxers are looking tor trouble and il they
have got anything worthy OF the Of loot the civilized
nations win meet them half way
ID THERE IS such thing as a trust Roosevelt
viii doubtless sail into in for the he was
bumped
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Inc Eost IS IN receipt Of thoughtful paper BY NJ Vdder
ys ~ IL on typhoid Fever From Sources Other Than
Wsst supply Tie enumerates several media az infectior
and lays down The rule that typhoid fever IS absolutely
Yslup's; instant disnteehon typhoid stools without
momen. Delay on their passage bowels solves the
Mnoe pooe ms being done there nothing left Tor soil
sly shega permit typhoid material enter sewer without
me IeoIsla school OF Technology Atlanta Ca favos The
fest win catalogue OF the current wear Tbs ;,s,,,i
ogsa courses N mechanical engineering electrical en-
ing chemistry s"'s A'u sns'heeF-
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Tuesday, September 0. 1t Is tho ,,si
to send a large delegation from Tm..
the biennial convention Of the Nats..
publican league, which meets in cblr,.
tober > and 3. President Roosevelt 4 (.
present.
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GATHERING AT FLoRgsvLLE.
Democrats and Republicans VIII Attend
the Campalqn Opening.

VIC SaNnPsian opening.
Floresyilie, Texas. September 5-Derno.
Gratis and republicans alike are expecting
big crowd here today for the real open
ing OF the Garuer-seott congressional cam.
paign. The Wilson county representative
convention viii be held 10 the morning and
the congressional debate IN the AFTERNOON
and the double event IL expected to draw
tive, Inns no opposition FOR the Nomination
md Nc. Murray Is thoroughly familiar
With the political situation and conhden.
ualiY forecasts Gamers election and Gar
ner's friends are smaeklng their ifns ave,
what be VIII Dc to Scott tomorrow.
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Bank CIearlnns.

New York September 5-The following
table, complied by Bradstreet, shows the
bank clearings at the cities named for the
week ended September 4. with the percent
ages OF increase and decrease as compared
with the corresponding week last year.
Totals include clearngs Of hfty-two other
cities Per cent
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Nine conntv llndenendenIs

Goldthwaite. Texas. septempa y
independents met here yestere1
mittee OF six representatives ~
Justice precinct and put out a cs ~.
as follows: County Judge, Wm9ss, q
county attorney, r.. e Grant
tax collector. Walter Boiler: ~
II. +. Butts: treasurer. ] J. o'~
welgher. ii. 7. White.
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Republican League CAN.

Fort Worth, Texas, September 6.-secre,
tary Whit Dryden OF the state republican
league OF Texas today Issued a cali Of the
executive committee to meet IN Fort Worth
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A HARMONY CONFERENCE
viii Be Held by the Republican
Leaders Sunday.
EFFORT TO END FRACTIONAL FIGHT
viii Be Made, II Is Now said--Mr Ter
rell Wiling to Withdraw in Favor
OF Dark Horse.


tSpeclal TO Inc fOSt.)
Washington, September Sit Is said here
that conference OF several prominent re
publIcans Of Texas will be held at Fort
Worth sunday. An effort viii be made to
bring to an end the. bitter fractional fight
which has been raging In the ranks of the
party in that state for several weeks past.
Mr.. Hawley Is scheduled to be present aud
Cecil Lyon and others who have been fore
most In the bitter warfare are also expect
cd, IL Is said. The report IS unofficial, but
1t Is believed TO be well founded.
San Antonio, Texas, September 5.-There
is TO he a conference OF republican big wigs
at Fort Worth Sunday aud Monday in the
hope Of arranging harmony for the State
convention TerrelI's friends are quite hope
ful and win push their man as hard as
they can. but the statement Is made by one
OF his supporters today that II a dark horse
win bring harmony Terrell will withdraw
and this is taken to mean that the Terrell
Hawley people are willing 10 back any
man who can beat Lyon,
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Good Advice.
Savannah Press.

INC Atlanta Journal strongly advises The people Of the city
ehasaoe in Atlanta. Good advice F
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And This from aaunaIoIg
BuIalo Ekprs.s

soms Washington students have discovered the derivation
as name ehicago' Who the crime was com.
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PROPERTIES GO PER CENT ON
From my table showing tho
which the various stocks wers ~. wv
and the market value OF each lm,...
prior TO amalgamation 1t NAV =
puted that the average marker n
the stocks quoted was less tha, WI
cent Of the par value, which wcn,'
cate that the intrinsic value or a.
critics acquired was only about 4,
par Of their capitalized values
ITO sum up, the capitalized to-,
Of the Constituent companies ~.
$IbO,OO0,Vl0. having a market ~.
about $40, 100000. against which ~
total capitalization issued ~
states Steel Corporation amor..l,
more than S1,000.O0O,0O0 par vain
Placing the physical assets AZ ~,
COO as set forth above, and rnat,se1. 'if
possible and reasonable allowance Y g
Will, the assets of the comnanv - n
exceed $500 100000. o-
1.-THE outstanding debt Of tha 80.
according to its last public renort "
Of $780,, 81 600 bonded debt. ki0
liens on subsidiary companles IVY.
269, 600 current liabilities. inskfng
Of about S414,000,OO0 of indehfe5n,.s. +
assets of the company would Nv L
have to re more than 5000, 600 Sra n
to equal the total amount 81 ~
stock now Issued and OUTSTANDING
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Grapevine to Have a Flour Min.

Not Included 10 totals because contain.
Ing other Items than clearlngs.
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1As Germon emperor cabled Roosevelt. ~ o,.;.e ~ D.
rsnee mas saved pour life Providence must feel mgb,
pfoaa % receive praise from exalted source
HoAInAa aasi-lnnrriaiisla ,.n.n 49,. -. =.
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are they fail prolific of explanations as
prze fehters.
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THOSE STEEL FIGURES A h ssR <5G ss5 T R

Of the plants Of the United SCI.
corporation. and 50 NJ this rats ~
physical asseta Of the United -.
corporation would be only abontl W., va
coo. There have been no substan,,-,h
lions 70 the plants since TIE ss.s I
OF the trust. N.bsnt
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Totals. q. Ssh. SOS 8a0N %. .
Outside New York GA, 0g6s3 "a 49,.
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only thing which break the great coal
combine, and Texas has got it to burn
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QUAY says Settle the strike at once or will sail an
extra session Of the legislature And being governor Of
Pennsylvania position to make his threat
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'0'7PsF'a'ss now dsslaFs thar thsy have no
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THE presidents physician, Lung, that the presi
dents scars viii have disappeared within iour days
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-20
A Matter of Spelling,

Those who love to study human ma.
ture often derive as much pleasure
from watching the people who visit
picture galleries as they receive from
the pictures themselves 1t is not ev.
cry day, however, which produces so
amusing an incident as one which an
English paper reports:
Two ladies were looking at a picture
by Mr. Faed in the Royal academy en-
titled ''His Only Pair" The artist ha.
depicted poor boy sitting up in bed
while his hardworking mother mends
his only pair of trousers. The boy,
although obliged to stay in bed while
the repairs are under way is contented-
ly eating an orange.
One of the visitors looked at the pic
ture with searching gaze and then re-
marked to her companion: "'H His Only
Pair" don't call that a pear at all,
It's an orange that he is eating
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-20
Right side Wears Out First.

"Ihc journals il street car trucks al
ways Wear out on the right side first" "
sad an expert in traction mechanics
the other day. THAT'S because the
majority of people are right handed.
This sounds funny. but it's fact.
Right handed people involuntarily
choose Il sea on the right hand side of
the car, and most people standing up
reach for a strap on the right Any
conductor will tell you that the right
hand seats always fill up before the
seats on the left, and if you make it a
point to count the number of persons
occupying seats in Il crowded car you'll
almost invariably find that there are
more people squeezed into the right
hand seats than in the left. This, with
the majority of standing passengers
holding on to the right hand straps,
throws most of the weight on the right
wheels, and the extra friction grinds
the right side journals down before
those Oh the left are much worn"