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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-02
HOG RECEIPTS CONTINUE LIGHT
LAST WEEKS PACKING
SHOWS 10000 SHORTAGE
Near Delivery Prices Made Strong Adj
vanee--Sore Large Quantities for
Export--Trade Quiet

The light movement Of hogs continues 10
ne reflected in the returns from westcrn
packing centcrs. SAYS the Cincinnati price
current Total Western packing enGN.
compared with 2oS,oOo the prccedlra week
aud 2tCooo two weeks age. For correspond.
ipg dine last wear the numbcr wss 2RnWp,
and two years ago $4,000 From Nlaruh I
thu total Is ineOo.OcCt against $4,000 4
year age decrease Of 2,s5o.0on The quail.
ity Of the orerincs was vuiahlc averaging
abon, fair Some points report mally sows
In the receipts In the speculative pro.
vision markets trade Was rather qmct the
pust week ON the closing daSG PRICES FOR
the nonr deliveries made strong advances.
with short rib sides showing tho most gain.
These advances were attributed 10 demand
from September and October "shprts in
the chicago market. The strength M the
near deliveries helped the more uistnat m.
lures, and they sold htsher IN sympathy
The nrwerd tcndenty IN grain ,aiucs was
alto factor In advancing prices for pro
visions Foreign markets were nrm and
higher. Exporters accepted some rather
large quantities for Immediate delivery nnu
also for delivery Within three on fong
months The general domestic Trade WAS
quiet hut prices were well maintained aud
In sellers favor The export cleatncta OF
. crease over the preceding Week, but o slight
decrease aS compared With the correspond
Ing week last year,
Spcciai reports show the number OF hogs
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USTONWHOLESALE MARKET

Us $3.50 per barrel. The better grades he'd
up moderately wei in sustaining quoted
prices.
Ielegraphlc adyiees reported sSe nd.
vance IA the Now York lctnon market nnd
me 'ocal sltaation was somewhat nrmcr.
Bananas slumped undcr the pressure u
heoyy supplies AMI an average decline Of
Zoe took place. A very good demand ap
peared ana large supply was left Oh hand
Corn is on a downward turn In view Of
receipts Of new crop supplies. Leca. or
ders can now be Oiled FOR new corn Inn
mediate delivery, which has not been tn,
case before. No. mixed sacked Is selling
at &c and Write al re
The Northwestern Miller says. eTAe
quantity Of 1cm turned out last week was
56i,iS5 barrels against 3Qc.T25 in 1901 and
3Ss.4l5 IN 1900. This week the twenty.
two mills are al IN operation and The pros
pettG arc for production npproxlmnfina
5N0,OVo barrels DESPITE the position OF thf
lhili operatives Ia threatening to gtiikt
next Monday unless an cieht-hoi1 day
conceded Ia them It is Thought TINT tie
up VIII be ayerted. should the strike occur
II WOULD he very serious thing aud nifecj
many collateral Interests usidc from Thu
mlllers and Their employees. rhe inifs nrr
now IN coGparatively favorable situation
as TO business a.,d there IS "a incentive Ia
run heavily. Last week the nisls sold thoii
output o. better. and tine lonr market wa.
IN the hest condition It has been ID ,incc
january J. Though the mills hive moi
nearly Us mauy orders Oh heir h0oks az q
yeai ago. thcy have a sufficient number
WIN others coming 70 them daily. "a hl
somewhat discriminating and not ACCEPT
every otfer made
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RrcnI,am nudnet.

Bronhhm, Texas October 1.-The bullet
cut out Of tho head " the horse shot Mon
day evening while Master Ben schmid was
riding II was not from tnreet r'ie, as at
first supposed, bnt it ives q 3s-ealiher Win.
chester bullet, and must have been nearly
spent. or It would have killed tho horse
dead. as II struck him fairly IN the fore.
head and Embedded itself n the skull.
top heavy house greeted ''Picklngs from
Puck" NJ tho Grand Tuesday night.
rhcre viii be a meeting AZ the Fortnight
~ club az the library rooms Thursday after
noon at o'clock
Mrs John Key left Tuesday night for
Oklahoma ln answer 10 telegram that w %
Of her sons were quito sick With typhoid
fever
gentleman here from Beaumont Is try
ing 20 got leo hands for thOt place by Sat
urdny So many have left here that he IL
going to experience some difficulty Ia get
ting that number.
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DUBLIN NEWS.
Trade Has Been Slow but Collections
Ars Coed

Trade Has Been Slow, but Collections
Ars Coed.
Dublin, Texas. September 30. Grnss Is
getting short. stock water scarce and the
prospect FOR wheat sowing unfhvorable The
cotton is fast being picked aud unless there
Is grenter DEVELOPMENT OF the top crop the
receipts here win hardly reach 10000 bales.
Up 10 date about 4501 bales have been re.
ceiVod az the local Yards! the compress
las received about 5000 bales
The cern viii hardly average six bushels
20 the acre, several loads Of corn have
been sold here at % cents per 5ushel
Sheaf oats are worth ga 50 per 100 Hay
Is worth about S. per ton
The fall trade has been yesy SLOW 20
dare. though collections have been better
rho iiaddock stanley reyival at the
Christian church has been gning on npN IN
BA weeks with interest higa About 100 al.
dltlcns 10 the church
The BAPTIST church has called Rev-
Cohperc to the pastorate He has accept
cd aud VIII begin his work noyt sunday.
Rev r Goodrich. who has had
charge IN the Methodist church since the
resignation OF Rev u. A. BoaE, IL round.
ing ont the wear well aud Will 70 M To
conference 80 Temple November - With
a good report.
tons OF seed 90 date, Seed selling al 81
cents ncr hushel
tdlitlcg quiet and general apathy has
taken hold of the people, The independents
started q movement but Il seems hat thch
confpge has failed
III GreeuwelL rfepubllcan nominee Tor
congress. has sirnlhed bis intention ~
making close eanvnys Of the county. II
hc could have made It warm for the det5O-
cratic nominee IN the counties composing
this district and perhaps he Gun revive
some OF The fcniimehi of tbe years agone.
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NEW YORK COTTON.
The Market Opened Quiet, Followed by
Very Sbuht Gain,

very ouqht Gair,
Now York. October i The cotton market
opened quiet ana arm with prices 70 4
rcnta higher and continued TO Improve
utter tho cali en- fairly active covering and
some investment buying later led BY strong
Wall street interests The factors who
most contributed to the early strength were
bulllsh cables, smaller receipts. reports OF
actlyc spot demand In the soltn Mt full
prices weather chart showing continued
rains over tho groatcr portion OF the belt
aud belief that fridays hurean condition
statement Tor October win show declina
from the statement Of September & crop
statement by the Journal of Commerce, re
porting the condition some q POINTS lower
Than last month, @ T.. Thcre was slight
reaction early In the afternoon with the
market al the close steady and point lower
TO points higher
Total sales were estimated at 10000
halcs. Following ycsterdayS enormous OK
port clearapces Of $500 hales. there were
further shipments II 5000 bales to-day.
this making The unusual total for two days
Of 10000 bales.
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THE SUICIDE OF BRAUN.
Suicides Remains 10 Be Inferred at
Orange by the MasOns.
! SEARCH FOR HIS COMPANION.
Staten island Friends Of the Dead Man
Say He Was Not the Sort 81 Per-
Hs son Who Suicides.

Orange, Texas October Am INQUEST
was held last night over the remains OF
Ludwig Braun, the wealthy stranger whe
suicidch here yesterday
lpon searching nrauns effects IN his
rccm az the hotel they found grin con
t0lning SOME clothing several letters. some
addressed aud others BLANKS and bis trunk
cheek aud ticket. which showed that he
was On his Way 10 LIS Angeles. Col a.
tho postoiiico u was asccrtalued that Braun
hpd sent Aye registered letters to Beiton.
Texas. They were addressed to the ,'Rel.
ton Police. MY brother M0sous" rpr
i W. Embroo, "Tho Evening Nrwsr and
1.-THE Rel County Democrat what they
contalnod Is not known. though among the
letters found IN his room were two address.
cd 90 the local police aud Masous, These
were opened and from their contents IL was
evident that Braun had been very dclib.
crate IN his act lie told a weird story of
persecution aud biackmall but fCom the
manner Ia which the letters we're worded
it Is Judged the man's hraiu whs Wander.
mg, One letter contaiucd nfteen pages.
aud told the story nearly ns many times.
Just before lie died Braun confessed to
the doctors that he mad taken q toashuonful
" arsenic. concealed In oil ~ sassUfrNs tu
deceive the physicians and kin tho oder
w also said he was a Mason, meniher ~
Y. T. H. Curry, master of the local Mn
sonic lodge. wired this lodge and this after
noon received Instructions from them q
inter the remnlns here with Masonic honorS
&c their expense.
fudge Poole appointed MIR @ r. Sholnrf
temporary administrator ~ Braun's estate,
and accordingly all hts money and yHluU
hles, together With letters aud effccts, were
plnced IN Ills hands
sheriff Robertson was asked what mad,
Braun Ston here ga search ~ the man whc
assaulted him He saws Braun tccphouef
him FROM lake charles telling him 10 stN
also said that he saw the man on the trait
aud asked him about the ntair The mar
told him II was only N trine and had hRp
pened 40 Lafayette, Ia ana SO the shorih
did not stop him Now they are mRkins
preparations to hnd the man aud Sherio
Robertson will wire to Lafayette tonight
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Il AND PRODUCE SURPLUS
GILL FEATURE OF MARKET.
Make peollne--Apples Weaker
n'' n.ol;ne--5rsn Hlaher-osts
and Hay Advance.

.a,,,ons Of the Wholesale market
S little changed yesterday from
slcb prevailed on the day before.
w. stln an oyctsupply Of fruits and
which caused heavy offerings aud
y, y, oroblc features that usually come
such a state.
has made a &c rise and is bringing
n,
TEXAS and North Texas prairie
~ sscA selling 5ocdSi 90 higher.
In, hay has started on an advance,
4 :, = higher in the last week, max
sricss $500
on oats are moving upward with
I. choice bright now selling at SIC and
Ia No. 2 mixed at S9Ac,
70 we're fresh receipts Of Cape Cod
,.,,les including crates and barrels;
..ner we're offered at 81. 25@T.50.
:, was considerable Generalization or
.orer grade OF apples. The abundance
NJ varieties caused some sales as low
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SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

LADONIA Born, TO Mr. aud Mrs, John
w Wiley, triplets. all girls.
PALMER Tho 4-year-old son Of Joseph
Hobbs wac struck by lghtnlng and Instant
ly Killed.
ENNIS Tho colorcd Baptist association
h holding the 0nnual session here A large
crowd * delegates are IN attendance.
CUERo NJ h. Bennett has shipped a
carload OF prime hogs TO the Houston pack
cry This Is only the frat shipment for tue
fohson aud many hogs Will be shipped from
this point
BECKVILLE.- Granville Jones, n prohi
hitIon speaker. was prevented from making
an address nj Mldyett, some miles from
here by hoodlums, who pelted tne speaker
aud his audience With eggs.
CAMERON Sam Law was cut several
times with q pocket knife in dlfficults
nenr here His wounds are serious hut are
NOT regarded as necessarily fatal Houry
Dockery was placed under 800 bond.
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MatIIn Fam News.

Marlin Texas. October Ar Chids.
oolored, has sold to Mr. Il. Emerson HIS
splendid farm Of $50 acres. known as the
"old HALEY" place. and situated about
three miles northwest Of Marlin. This 10
one Of the best small farms ncnr the city,
A number Of farmers are lenvlug this
county, come goiug 20 West feyas aud
some 70 tie lndiall Territory. Most OF
those leaving are tenants Very few land
ownerG are leaving
M damage % serious nature has beeu
reported as result Of the heavy wind
storm that ACCOMPANIED Monday night 4
rain. A few trees were blown 70 the
ground aud some damage was done weak
barua and sheds.
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smithvilln NnAs Notn..

smithyille. Texas. October lie. H..
rurrcy has been given tho contract for
the Masonic temple. the price being SOsio.
Work on ~ will begin at once.
The Katy is making some very much
needed improvements In the yards here
ia the way Of additional side tracks, etc,
r. J Bohanan has been appointed road
niaster here in the place OF Il. Hemp
kius. who has moved 10 Waco
Homer 7 Wilson lectured 10 n good
sized audience at the opera house Monday
night for the benefit Of The Christian
church here
The Georgia Ministries viii open tho sea
son nj the Money opera house tomorrow
night,
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HalIetsyiIle News.

Halletsville, Texas. October 1.-The city
hotel, threestory brick building. which
has been closed down for some time. was
opened today bY b. f. Arnim OF this
place.
This morning thousands Of sea gulls
passed over this place, going In a south.
west direction and New around IN q circle
They attracted considerable attention.
Sheriff Bennett n busy getting ready for
district court, which conYenes next Mon
day FOR d session OF four weeks, First
week VIII be given TO noniuFy civil docket.
second week 70 civil Jury docket and last
two weeks to criminal business,
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News Notes.

BEAUMONT, Texas, October The Beau
ment Light Guard wlll meet AZ the city
couucil room tomorrow nieht 70 eject theif
lieutenant.
The singing brigade Of the Salvation
Army Is holding rs Arst serYlce liz the new
quarters tonight and viii continue here FOR
ten DAYS. stan Captain Andrews is expect
cd here tomorrow.
The local knights Of Maccahees VIII glye
n smoker tomorrow night after the regnlai
meeting IN the knights 81 Pythias han
Manager Bradley Of tine Port Arthur res
mills Is here today and reports that thcy
are running day aud night thege
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FRUIrs.

ATpLEs- Ben Davis. barrel. So a5a3 %;
,vincsaps and Iouathuns, s3. 15qi 90; New
Nlrxlccs rel wincsaps ucr box. 81 -,
Greer 81 seal -; New York $3.50.
BANANAs-I.oos 81 eoal 2ji plckeL
81 25cq 30.
CIANBERRlES-Pe clhte, 81 t01tS."''
barrels Sc .256t1.lO
GRAPES Black varieties, per crate, 81 10
al 10; t0kays 81 rs; muscats. 81 .5Uggl. 70.
LEMONS -Messinas. SaWW3.25.
LINES Mexican, per basket SliOQl %
oRANGES- Mexican per hnE. 81 25gl4 90.
PEACHES FnncS O0c@S1 90 per crate,
choice, 6J@Tjc. California, SlWUl.lO per
box $500
piNtAPPLES- Florlda, rer crate, 81. Goa
PIuMs- California assorted varieties.
81 25@i.50.
PRUNEs- Gross Hungarlans, per crate,
81. 25di. 90
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nnras ANp cHEMIcALs.

ouinine, $4,000 per ounce bottle; NOR
phiue, s.. 25a2. 80 plr ouace cocaln, 81. %
Der ounce; b0rax, Shc per pound In 1O0-lb
packages; cCpperas, ~, 20 In barrels; castor
epsom saIts 81 10 per 100 lbs IN barrels;
alcohol 81. T003 90 per gallon; sulphur
s. O5 per 100 lbs In barrels alum, 3hc PEI
pound in barrels; saltpeter. &C per pound in
mS1 .G0: gum opium. So so; powdered opium.
81 so; carholic acid, 40dl2c per pound in
bottles; calcium carbide, 80 20 per 100, de
iiyered Texas common railway points.
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Tho Street Car sItualion.

Beaumont Texas, October i--3cn John
son Of johnson Bros. who are nov opcrat
Ing the street ear line hero pundng the set.
Element Of the Injunction ana wac Nalut
the rlsht TO continue such operation, SO,
turned to Beaumont from New Orleans this
the Crescent City for Tho purpose or meet.
tug the opposing faction, as was surntseA,
hut went thcro for the purpose or scclne
what Is going ON. II Is now thought that
Colonel I. ID, Polk ana Congressman Cooper
went there for the purpose of taking action
IN regard 10 Raising the hrst mortgage
bonds that are now outstanding agaln2f
tho rood and Tor which o foreclosure has
been a1ked by the Johnsons, II they sue.
coed In this II viii tend to smooth out Il
considerabh extent the rather tangled
condition that thugs are now IN,
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ST LOUIS SAFES.

National stock Yards. ~. nnuis October
1.-The following sales OF Texas and rerii-
\ Holt Abilene, Texas, calves 1925 and
100 Kennedy & f. Bartlesyliie, I r.,
Col pound COWS. 2.25. T. p. Jones, David
mound COWS, ~ D. u. AidCutchr lu
Str1wn, Texas, lO56 pound bulls. 10 d.
A. stewlrt. Bartleaille, / H. T34 pound
ing & a.. Sapulpa, l. r. 49, pound calves.
$50. G. W Whitehead a som TULSA l. r.
9b0 pound steers, $50, WhReton Bros,
Baird, Teas No pound coWs.S3.lU r. ".
Nillmnp. Balfd Texas 1904 pound Steers
aud stays, $50. Fleming O., Hlgin. Kan.
80 pound steers, 3.5j; D21 pound sseers.
BIO, ip2 pound steers, 3.5U Fifty-nine
hundred Texans cows and steers Quiet hut
mnlnly steady, oalves menk
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COCO ] 90 and 90 5000.

New YORK. Press
Brcnnsc he forgot 10 post n letter prompt
~ q clerk n The limghAniton postofflca
has lost 5000. when William A TYLER
~ Port Dickinson made lis VIII the pos,
rHlre clerk. who was o friend ~ the fam.
~. was put down FOR S2Obl One day ne
was ln Mr. lyler's house and Mr. Tyler
gave letter 10 him 10 post. at l. Ina
portani he said, 80 please mail Il al
once.
A week later Mr.. Tyler got letter from
the nrin 90 which he had written inQuiring
Why the Important letter had not been r..
eelYed AR Tylcr replied that ne had writ
ten n week before, Almost month aftef
ward hr got letter from the hrm. "a
closing tho envelope ~ thc DELAYED letter.
showing n had been ppffmarked IN taa
Binghnmtou post0fice fLrec weeks affes
Mr. Tyler had given It TO the Young man
10 post He nd not mention the iacidcnf,
but 10 the viii just probated the clerk J
bcquckt is struck out
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

Washington. Scptemher 30 Patents IS
siied Tcxans. Edwin - ruunp ColoraAn
,l,,,,t,,.,,. -, ~ .,.'',t.,'.,. 49,
continuation tu"l Fpr mahlpuia'lhg Wpe'
Samuel NJ. Frank San Antonio. rotary
force pump: George I. Lindsay, sherman,
name hook; konrad Rcssler, Fort Worth
shearS snarpener; August Hwickcr' Rusk'
el'Sl'us sI1u'e'' leAons' urislusl'
~ ,'''i'psie'u' 60 S'rt,u
FahoN Narasota IS; James T. Wood,
Harrington. Sla; James Burns. Bridgeport.
gan. So: Joseph r Rutledge Bedford. IS
Dnllas So Mgry Is carr, uuckabay. 81
Widows Mexican wars. Lucy A. Kelly,
i.ockhart S. Spanish war; original charles
+ EYans' beealnr' S@oi Fredcrlck w
beuuct, san antoine sou
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RonIsiraiion 0rlered

Beaumont, Texae, October 1.-The com
missloners court this morning, under Judge
Wheat, ordered the registration takcu fot
the November election, and appointed MIR.
Amos Land as registrar, They also or.
derod hllle paid aud filled in the vacancies
On the list Of election Judges for the cleo.
ton, This closes up The incident. which
for time seemed most interesting aud was
the cause OF much discussion rho roports
wert all IN lno with tho matter already
published about them In The Post After
the adjournment of the court Judge Wheat
heard the lunacy case against simeon Brona.
slrd. He * an old md well known citizen
OF The county having lived here Tor about
forty years.
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rHE Hague couRT.

Arounent Continues in the Hearing Of
the Plus Furd Claim,
The Hague, september 50 AT todaya
sossian Of the court Of arbitration, which
is hearing arguments In tho rius fund case,
after senator pes Campos had concluded
MS argument Tor the United states IN
which be contended Mexico ought to pay
In gold. 'the only International money ana
tho only money representing real value
Solicitor penheld Of the United states state
department made his pleadines. Tho plead
ings Will conclude tomorrow WITH Mexico S
rpu1r
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coIoneI Watterson b Town.

Beaumont, Texas October i---olonel
Henry Wattorson, the distinguished editor
Of the Louisville CONFECTIONERY passed
through the city this morning en- route TO
Port Arthur whore he viii deliver a lecture
tonight, after which he will return to Bean
mont for a lecture IN this city tomorrow
eight HIS visit here h especially Interest,"
doubtedly be heartily received tomorrow
evening. They have been talking of tAe
coming Of this cnAnent newspaper writer
for several days.
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Fire Alarm system.

Beaumont, Texas, October 1.-The Gre
alarm system viii be inaugurated tomor
row aud the city Will at last have what It
has needed for many years, a modern way
of letting the department know that there
il hre somewhere During the past two
M au and the only method ~ tuning m M
alarm was through the telephone exchange
and the service there being poor on account
" the growth Of the city, there was no
hope for combustihle building. Mr. Berst
who Is here to Put IN the alarm thinks he
can get u readY BY Noyemher |,
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sHeRlEEs, DEPARTMENT.

Gonzales. Texas October Ian officers
look out Tor brown horrs about years
old. white streak M face wire cut on left
fropt leg between hoof and ankle. roach
name. no brand Also one bay roam mare
mule. about - hands high. about y years
sitfed IN tho right hind leg So reward
viii 10 paid for nbnye described horse aud
thieg and IS Tor the mule Address an in
formation to +. NJ. Flt, shcrin Gonzales
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Ronnd ovnr "a Arson.

Rosebud. Texas. scptomhpr 80 n.
winfreY he's been held Ia siDo0 bail 70
snswer charge OF arsoa "a ronpcetiou
business houses There We're fonr arrests
~ rpnafrfipH With the ailsir and on *
nminlnE trial Wlnfrey ,xaN hold. tbs
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aeeIdentaIly kiIIea By &c Rrother.

Lake Charles La, October l. Last even
ing while Lloyd crogdrr, ased "A, was sit
ting on fence, few yards from th'
Yeranda Of h4 hpne Of Blanche. La. al
elder brother WAS cleaning Winchester
not far away The weapon was aecidentaliy
discharged. tho bullet piercing Ll0yd's
breast, killing him instanfly.
fIis mother and brother are almost ffen
lied with grief
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lsnccInl io rhn poslN

New York October L. Tho Evening
World has story from Staten Island iu
which V is said the police at stapleton
were interested today IN the report from
Orange. Texas, that Ludwig Braun a we'll
TODD resident Of Richmond. had committed
suicide when Braun lett he took With
him man with whom he had quarrolled
frequently ever since they cnme together
last fan The last time tho two had q
light Braun MAS slashed With razor, cut
ting his left cheek from temple 60 chin,
Braun refused 20 prosecute.
Recently Braun became ~ and trip
10 Texas was suggested, They left last
Friday. Braun had with him money aud
valuable ihwelry When Braun left he
was very cheerful He was not the kind
az man, his friends say, 10 tako poison.
He owned considerable real estate and UP
70 last November had kept a hotel lie
was reputed 10 he worth at least $1,000.
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RICE
Receipts Of Rough Dropped on, but No
Relax II, Demand

''-eN'Ft9 q 0pugn Utppped On, but NO
Relax IN Demand
There were few developments Of interest
IN the local rice market yesterday no
cclpts q rough dropped below the record
recently established and the fact was ac
counted Tor by the inclcmency Of the
weather lately prevailing thyopgh1nt the
belt There was a satisfactory dGnand m
all grades ~ clean and sales measured On
tQ an average total. The cxtcpt az the
damage derived by the rains has hecn the
leadlug question IN the mlidS " dealers,
hnd an Gntrrtdlh market Is expected until
this Is determined
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RALEIGH. \. The supreme court ~
Norh cafoifnn banded doyn ~ pNinleR e
The famous fnilit ffnrefr eaec. " NnirA
James Wilcox Was rnofBed Nltu ipp muir,
drr az Ntliit Cropsey IN Eiizahetn etff lfH
November. The court slyes Wilcox uep
trial,