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Murder Follows Vaccination.

Reports received by the war depart
nent from Manila describe the case Of
Filipino who regarded vaccination q
justification of murder.
On May 7last a Filipino was hang
ed In the province of Nsgros for the
murder Of Private Charles L. Leon
ard, Company G, Sixth infantry, who
volunteered to assist another enlisted
man in vaccinating some Of the ma
tives of Bacong.
The Filipino, it seems, showed some
reluctance to being vaccinated, but
later submitted with seeming willing
ness to the operation, and then accom-
panied the two soldiers to other houses
{ to watch the effect Of the operation.
No treachery was suspected by his
victim, who, upon leaving the house
of native just yaiecinated, was way
laid by the accused, who plunged a
dagger into his breast, inaicting a
wound from which he expired the
same day. The native admitted his
guilt and gave no other reason for bis
murderous attack on Leonard than
that the later had raccinated him.
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McLaurin's Successor.

Columbia, June G.-Though nothing
more has been heard of the expected
resignation of Senator McLaurin,
everyone seems to take it that the res
ignation is coming, and there is still
much talk about the successor in case
of vacancy. Up to the close of Office
hours yesterday the names of nine
different leading South Carolinians
had been presented to the governor by
their friends. Almost every section Of
the State is represented in the list of
names. In some cases volunteer en-
dorsements of certain men are coming
into the governors hands. All mat
tiers pertaining to the possible vacancy
are being filed away to await the
developments of the future. Men who
have had experience in politics say
that if McLaurin resigns it will not be
until after Congress has adjourned.
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AGAINST The MEAT TRUST.
Injunction Issued by New York
Supreme Court Justice.

Albany, N. Y, June 6.-Suprene
Court Justice Chester has granted an
injunction restraining certain beet
packing companies of the West from
carving on business in this State in
violation of the provisions of the Don
nelly Antitrust law. The order was
served upon the representatives of the
company in this city and will be serv-
ed on others throughout the State as
quickly as they can be reached. It
was obtained upon the affidavit ct
D. W. Meredith, a. former manager of
Swift & Co. The Injunction is direct
ed against Armour & Co., Swift & Co.,
Cudahy Packing Company, Hammond
Company, Schwarzchild & Sulzberger
Company, domestic and foreign cor
porations, and against Nelson Morris,
Edward Morris and Ira Norris, copart.
ners, carrying on business as Nelson
Morris & Co. Their managers and al:
persons acting for them are restrained
and enjoined from fixing and deter
mining, by combining together, the
prices to be charged for meat and from
agreeing among themselves as to the
supply of meat to be brought into
this State by them, and from acting
upon any understanding tending to
diminish such supply, and from fixing
or maintaining prices oe their and
each others products by agreement.
They are also enioined from acting
under any agreement whereby the
price of labor shall be affected or COM
petition therein affected, and also from
maintaining uniform rules for credit
to dealers or fixing uniform prices for
carriage.
Attorney General Davis asked that
the injunctic1 be made permanent,
and Justice Chester directed that il
continue until other or further order
of the Court.
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CONDITION OF COTTON.
Only Once in 2l Years Has It
Been SO Good.

The statistician of the national de-
partment of agriculture estimates the
total area in cotton at about three
tenths of one per cent. less than the
acreage planted last year. On the
basis Of the acreage figures published
on May 81 last year this would give
an acreage for the year l9O2-03 OF
about 27, 450, 600. From the recently
published census report for 1899, how
ever, it is apparent that for some time
past the acreage planted in cotton IN
the Carolinas, Arkansas and Tennessee
has been somewhat over estimated and
that in Texas and other States more or
less under-esitmated, with the result
that for the cotton belt as whole
there has been an under estimation Of
acreage and an over estimation Of yield
per acre.
The census report raises the esti-
mate of the area planted for l902-03
to about lists, 600 acres, or y, 600
acres less than the revised area for
last year. There is "a reported decrease
in acreage, amounting to 9 per cent IN
North Carolina 46 per cent. in South
Carolina, 4 per cent. in Georgia, 5
per cent. in Alabama, 40 Of l per
cent. in Mississippi and $40 of 1 per
cent. in Arkansas. On the other hand,
there is an increase of 8 per cent. in
Louisiana and Florida, 2.5 per cent.
in Texas, s per cent in Missouri, Is
per cent. in Oklahoma. "a per cent.
IN Indian Territory and 5-l0 of / per
cent. in Tennessee.
The average condition of the grow
ing cotton crop on May 26 was 95.l as
compared with 81. 5 on May 20 of last
year, So on June 1, 1900, 85.7 on June
1, 1899, and ten year average of So.
Only twice within aperiod of q years,
namely, in 1877 and 1896, has the
average condition on June been as
high as the condition now reported.
In the former year it was 96.9 and in
the latter 97.2.
The condition by States is as fol-
lows: North Carolina 81, South Caro-
lima 81, Georgia 94, Florida 100, Ala
.bama go. Mississippi 81, Louisiana
96, Texas 95, Arkansas 100, Tenens-
see 100; Oklahoma 96, Indian Terri
tory 90
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How to Avoid Trouble.

Now is the time to provide yourself and
family with a bottle of Chamberlain S
Col1c, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Il
is almost certain to be needed before the
sumner is OYER, and if procured now may
save you trip to town in the night or in
your busiest season. It's everywhere ad-
mitted to be the most successful medicine
in use for bowel complaints, both for chill
dren and adults. No family can afford TO
be without it. For sale by DR.. a. J. China.
Ny little son had an attack of whooping
cough and was threatened with pneumonia;
but for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy We
would have had serious time of it. It
also say ed him from several severe attacks
of croup.-H. j. Strickfades, editor World
Herald. Fair Haven, Wash. For sale by DR..
4. J. China.
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Gen. Botha Is Happy.

Pretoria, June 4.-Regarding the
termination of the war, Gen. Botha,
the Boer leader remarked:
..It is the happiest day of my life
since left school. -
The Beers do not anticipate the least
difficulty in bringing in the various
commanders. The work of returning
the men to their wives, children and
farms will, however, be heavy and
difficult. 1t is impossible to send
them straight to the veldt. It is alb
solutely necessary az this time of the
wear to have warm shelter, and wooden
huss have already been ordered from
the coast towns, to be delivered in
sections to each family. Those who
are unable to return to their former
ayocations will be temporarily SUP
ported by the government.
The question of restocking the farms
is also under consideration. The
main difficulty is to find wheat and
cattle likely to thrive. No great
difficulty is experienced in regard to
horses, as the government is able to
dispose of great nmubers of remounts.
D--~ts.-sarzS---
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LATE FLASHES OF THE WIRES.

Examinations of the cadet corps at
West Point have been completed.
William A. Mitchell, of Georgia. will
head the graduating class.
The senate has passed a bill to au-
thorize the construction Of bridge
across the Waccamaw river at Conway,
S C., by the Conway and Seashore
Railroad Company.
It is said that Lieut.. Gen. Nelson
A. Miles, comanding the army, is
threatened with an immediate court
martial on the charge of having be-
trayed official secrets,
The meat teamsters' strike in
Chicago has been amicaby adjusted
and the strikers have returned to
work. Both sides made concessions,
and all Chicago is delighted that the
war is over.
At Belair, few. miles from Augusta,
Capt. Henry y. Baker, was walking up
the railroad track to the polls to vote,
on Thursday, when he walked direct
II into an approaching train and was
killed instantly, his body being hor-
ribly mangled. He was deaf, but his
sight was good.
The surgeons of the Southern Rail-
way are holding their seventh annual
convention in Washington. Among the
papers read was one by Dr.. c. A.
league, Of Graniteville, S c., on
F"Spinal paralysis, clinical report: !"
The delegates were received at the
White House by President Roosevelt.
President Henry S. Hartzog is to
remain at the head of Clemson Col
lege. It has so been decided by the
board Of trusees in their ANIMAL
meeting Mr.. Hartzog was complete
ly exonerated and was requested to
withdraw his resignation. which he
has done. Commencement exercises
are in progress.
W. B. jackson, a young man from
Winnsboro, was grinding some tools at
planning mill at Batesburg, the
grindstone belted to the enigne and re-
volving rapidly. Suddenly the stone
burst and one large piece struck Mr..
Jackson in the face. He was knocked
into insensibility and died an hour
afterwards He leaves an invalid wife
and two small children.
District Attorney John G Capers,
Postmaster George I. Cunningham
and William L. Harris are in
Washington in connection with
the Charleston postmastership. Their
mission is probably to explain to
the Pesident why Mr.. Harris
was played Off on him as Charles
tonian, when it only took Senator Till
man short time to prove to the Presi
dent that Harris is citizen of New
York. There is some talk of appoint
ing ". B. Wilson in place of Harris.
Representatives Of the Lancashire
cotton manufacturers, who have just
returned to England from tour of in
vestigation in the United States, say
they found the cotton industry in
America, especially the manufacture
of fancy cloths, to be fully up to their
expectations, but they add the labor
conditions in the South are decidedly
bad. The representatives. were particu-
larly struck with the success OF. the
automatic loom and recommend it to
the serious attention Of the English
manufacturers.
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Detective stories of all kinds at H
G. Osteen & Co.'S book store.
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Riotous Scenes In Chicago.

Chicago, June 5.-A pitched battle
occurred between crowd, of negroes,
imported from st. Louis, to take the
places of the striking stockyard
teamsters, and toughs and strikers at
Forty fifth street and Centre avenue
yesterday, in which six negroes were
badly injured, two possibly mortally.
E The substitutes were driving wagons
when they were assaulted. Many OF
their assailants were armed with ice
pike poles they had seized from
wagons, and IN the fight negroes were
badly lacerated by these weapons. Cne
man had his thigh broken and anoth-
.er was injured internally. The i'm
ported negroes number about SO.
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Leads Them All.

::0ne Minute Cough Cure beats al other
medicines ! ever tried for coughs, colds,
Group and throat and lung troubles says
D. Scott Currin. OF Loganton. Pa. One
Minnie Cough Cure is the only absolutely
safe corgh remedy which acts Immediately
Mothers everywhere testify to the good IT
has done their little ones. Group is so sud
den in It's attacks that the doctor often
arrives too late. 1t yields at once to One
Minute Cough Cure. Pleasant to take.
Children like it. Sure cure for grip, bron-
chitis. coughs. j. S. Hughscn q Co.
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NOTES OF THE DAY.

Over one hundred vacancies in the
grade of Second Lieutenant in the
regular army are now open to enlisted
men and civilians.
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Supreme Court Adjouras.

Columbia, June e.-The justices of
the Supreme court have left the city
for their snnumer vacation, the April
term of the court having been finish
ed Yesterday. TIE court does not meet
again until November unless sooner
called together By the chief justice.
The term just closed has been an un-
usually light one Chief Justice
McIver is still in the Savannah sani-
tarium and reports from him are en-
couragirg.
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lin last week, was that Of Professor
Assnlan's rubber balloons, with auto
matte registers, for recording phenom-
ena in the highest attitudes, where
they finally explode through gas pres
sure. After the explosion parachute
safely lansd the apparatus. The pro-
fesso. sent up three balloons May %,
in the presence of the commission, the
apparatus Of two of which was found.
One of the balloons registered an alti-
tude Of 20, 900 metres (about l3 miles,,
the highest attained by balloon.
The temperature was SO degrees,
Fahrenheit, below zero.
Two periodic comets are expected to
return during the present year. The
first was originally discovered by Tenn
pie at Marseilles in 1869 and revolyes
about the sun every five and half
years. 1t was independently discover
ed by Swift in California in 1880
and WAS again found by Barnard at
the Lick Observatory in 1891. 1t was
not seen in 1886 and in 1897, nor be-
tween 1869 and 1880. 1t is expected to
return early in December, 1902. The
second comet was discovered by Swift
in California in 1895, and its preiod
is about seven years. 1t is not improb-
ably Identical with the comet discov-
cred by Messier at Marseilles in ITO.
It was expected to return in It's, but
in passing close to Jupiter its orbit
was greatly altered. It will return
toward the end Of November, 1902.
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For biliousness use Chamberlain's stom-
ach & Liver Tablets. They cleanse the
stomach and regulate the liver and bowels,
efectine quick and permanent cure. For
sale by Or. a. j. China.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09
EPITOME OF THE WEATHER
TEXAS is RECEIVING FULL BENEFIT
or RECENT RAINFALL.
Southern Drouth Retarded Corn-Pron1-
Using Outlook for Wheat, Oats and
Cotton--Peaches Scarce.

Washington, July s.-The weather bu-
reaus weekly summary Of crop conditions
is as follows: The Missouri and Upper
Mississippi valleys lake region. middle AZ
iantie states and New England have re-
ceived abundant rains, which proved un-
fortunate in the Missouri and Upper Mis-
sissippi valleys and portions Of the lake
region and middle Atlantic States. Droutn
continues with Increasing severity over
large part Of the CentrS and East
Gulf districts, and rain is much needed
In the South Atlantic States. where the
week has been unusually warm, with
showers over limited areas only.
Texas has experienced a Week Of very
favorable temperatures, with scattered
showers ana more than usual clouuiness,
conditions favorable 10 the conservation VI
/ The abundant rainfall OF the previous
week.
Under highly favorable Temperatures
there has been general Improvement II
/ condition OF corn throughout TIE centra.
valleys, and the outlook Tor this crop IL
! The principal corn states IL encouraging,
| although Ia the States OF the Missouri
/ valley 1t has suffered considerably from
lack Of cultivation due TO excessive moist
ure.
! In Kansas the bulk of the crop Is laid
( by and much is silking and caring Ia
/ Nebraska corn Is rather small. ont is
growing nicely, although needing cultIva'
/ lion. Three-fourths OF the crop IN Iowa
/ is well cultivated and il normal coudl-
to-, and notwithstanding the unfortunate
I Effects Of heavy rains liz Missouri me
outlook IN that state is the best in years.
/ In Arkansas Tennessee. the Unio valley
! and the lake region, the general OUTLOOK
/ is excellent. In the Southern states q
! very poor crop is indicated, ma III por'
/ lions Of the Central Cuff --.stricJ tue
.a4f. flr a. ssssg hos
The outlook for spring wheat is gener-
ally very promising
The general condition Of oats is prom
Using.
/ In Texas cotton shows further improve
/ mes and S making good. healthy growth.
except in the Southwestern and North
/ western counties. where 1t is az q stand.
! stnl While the plant Is small Il is
/ spreading nicely and fruring sausiacto-
rily. and but few reports OF shedding and
/ boil Weevil are received.
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Mosquitoes are reported astbeing very bad
In the country about Alvin and Angleton.
The report Of the Texas weather bureau
shows much improvement in, cotton. corn
ard rice
Land Commissioner Rrgan recommends
number % changes in the laud laws which
he thinks would be TO the bennett Of the
state and the purchasers.
work on the t"st oil we'll on Galveston
iilapd is 70 be begun as soon as passihle.
Texas is 10 furnish animals with which
10 restock cubs.
Gpadalupr county officers have Jailed
eight Mexicans and recovered a large
amount OF property.
". r. Smith Of Colorado county was nom
mated for congrets from the Sixteenth dis
tiict
Joe Smith Of D'hannis was killed and
4. Turner Of san Antonio badly hurt by
being run over by a freight train near Tay-
Tor.
A wire fence Is 70 be strung around the
San Jacinto battle field
An extradition has been granted for w.
n Smith. indicted for forgery, who is now
IL Mexico.
Active preparations for the State encamp.
usent are being made ar Camp Mabry.
The Twelfth district convention has taken
s22 ballots without change
The commissioners Of jefferson county
have 6xed n value of 1900 an acre on Oh
producing land and $4,000 on wells for taxa.
tion purposes.
II is rumoFcd that car works are 10 he
eftabii shed nr Beaumont in which East
Texas iron VIM be used
The Eleventh. senatorial district couven.
tion Is now balIoting AZ Waco with small
prospect of reaching a nomination.
The 'sherins are In session at Waco.
President Nanu again tcoN ap the crime
OF lynehing.
The County Clerks association ls holding
its annual meeting at Waco
The first suit nled at Galveston for the
new Federal conrt Involves the land on
st. Joseph's Island.
The ofhcal announcement Of the coming
OF the Southern Pacific boats has made
Galvsstonians happy.
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FoREleN


II is reported from Panama that the
Ishesni forces hare suffered a crushing ae-
feat
The saxner Of the csrdinals to Governor
Tnft's recent utte hns been presented to
the pope
Pope Leo XIII. In expressing pleasure at
the CELEBRITY Of the cardinals, said they haa
tnusht the Americans the renowned art oi
busting
The eptton crisis in Lancashire, England
Is growing more acute
The news q KiIr Edwards coronation
being arranged for the middle OF august
was published Ia America before II was
known ia London
Chamberlain Is convalesceni-
Edwari's condition Is satisfactory.
The Savannah fuEirfres. Gaynor and
Green, are comfortably auartered in Que
bec.
The Morgan ernissaries. P. A. WideneI
and c. A. Gr'seom. have been decorated
by Kaiser wilhelm VITA the order Of TIE
Rcd Eagle.
Two Costa Rican roleapoes. near Lake
Nicaragua, are in active eruption.
II Is rspartsd from London that Morgan
offered - ypiace all British ships IN ais
combine forhihe next hfty years on certain
Trims
Lord Btssser laments the loss Of British
mercantile prestige aud advocates protec
Ton bcUtieS.
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at luncheon. Mr.. white viii sail wednes-
day for Europe.
wASHlNGTON.---Comp have been
received NJ the war department that Ger.
tain teachers iu the Philippines have been
irving 10 influence Catholic children 70 be
crsfpe ProtestaIts Tue complaints have
been forwarded 10 Acting Governor Wright
with instructions TO have the practice, II
II prevails. stopped
LENNON. MBss.--ln picturesque Trinity
Episcopal church, surrounded with lavish
aoral decorations and under snnny skies
Miss Leila Vanderbilt Sloane. third dauEh-
ter II Mr. and Mrs. William Douglas
sloane OF New York and Jennoy, and Mr..
william Rradhurst Oscood Field Of New
York were married.
ROLLING FORK. Miss Dover. treas
urer Of Sharkey county, has been declared
by te board o. supervisors To be a de-
faulter 10 the amount Of $4,000.
ROCHESTER,. n. Y.--Never has such q
high stage 81 water been seen in the Genes
eee river In this city at this time Of the
year.
DIES MoINES.--Iowa operators in con-
ference here decided 10 take no action in
regard to the threatened strike IN the bi'
luminous region.
ST. PAUL.--Nearly 700 delegates. repre-.
pie. hare arrived in st. Paul TO attend the
nth annual convention OF the Lutheran
League Of America.
OMAHA. Neh.-The downpour OF rain in
many parts Of Eastern Nebraska and West
ern Iowa amounted TO nearly a cloudhurst
PAWTUCKET r. 1.-The street car
strike. which has been on since June 3. was
declared of Tuesday night The strikers
gal absolutely nothing.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

Washington. July s.-The war department
is advised that Lieutenant Coleuel Charles
r Barnett, quartermasters department,
committed suicide July by jumping from
q IRE escape on the fourth story Of a SAM
tarlun at Battle Greek, Mich.
The navy department has on hand more
than 100000 for the construction Il
naval coaling stations on the Pacific
coast and plans for I'VE such stations
have been made by the bureau Of con-
Structlon and repair Secretary Moody,
hoWeve has stopped action on the plans,
TO await results Of experiments the navy
is now making in the use Of oil fuel.
Any one who is saving up his money
for the purpose OF Investing 1t in gov.
eminent bond Of the S13o.oOoo00 issue
authorized in The act providing FOR an
isthmian canal, can safely buy some other
security temporarily, for the date Of iSsu.
ing the next loan may be still q long
way on.
Pensions for Texans, Issue OF June IA
origina-Special June p. Ambrose Auit,
Mckinney, Ss. Increase. restoration. refs.
sue, etc.-James n. Blagrave, Houston, Sl2;
Franklin simpson, weatherford, So: VIII
lam T. Tillery, Grapevine. $40; Kinney
Dodson, Calhoun, SIS; Benjamin Amos, Dal-
las; So Special June 2l-James B. Pond,
Issue Of June -Ahsalorn
Cook. Aurora. So: war with Spain. Harvey
+. Potect Copevile, So Increase, restora-
ton, reissue. etc.-John F. Adams Flores
vile, Ssi John y Stlpson. Denison SIS; AL
len A Pierce, Chicota, SO; William c
Lace, Burleson. $50; Jacob T. smith Sher.
man, ST. Original Widows etc-Murtha
Campbell, seguin So
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State Tennis Tournament.

Brenham. Texas, July s.-The state
tennis tournament. which was commenced
here Monday, is stin In progress at the
double courts on Sycamore street.
Considerable interest Is being manifested
By lovers Of the sport. and but for the
showers that have delayed the game II
would have been much further towards
the end. heavy rain this afternoon VIII
prevent further, playing today.
The Score IN Singles
Seward y6 Merchant-6-2 3-6: az In
favor Of Seward
Holden VS.. Botts-es. SO: rs IN favor
n Holden.
Pennington defauited to Holland.
Parks defaulted 10 Wright
Wright defaulted 10 Holland.
Score In Doubles
Nathsl aad Waithali VS.. Wright and
Cohn-8-S, o6: SO in favor Of the former.
Key and Key VS.. Eldridge and PenninR'
tonLIl, -; ia In favor Of the former.
hessrs se;np Russ and Charles Cresson,
s1ate ehamplSus, are expected this after.
noon.
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DEATHS IN TEXAS.

GREEN Hampstead, Texas. July IN.
Green, a prominent merchant of this city,
died this morning OF heart disease. He
leaves wife and two children.
CALLAWAI.-Gainesviile. Texas. July 7.
g { galloway, aged - years. son of Ma
lcr and Mrs ]. w. Galloway died lasr
night at II o'clock az his home on North
Dixon street after an Illness OF two dovs,
Deceased was member of the famons
Spanlsh-AmeTlcan war.
ALBRlGHT.-P Palestine. Texas, Jufy =
MIS- E. Albright. beloved wife of Idoinn
Albright, died AT the family residenae IL ~
night at o'clock from complication Of