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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-09
THE PHILIPPINE SITUATION
GENERAL HUGHES CONTINUES HIS
TESTIMONY BEFORE COMMITTEE,
He Says the American Negro Readily
Mixed with the Natives Of the
Island Of Samoa.

washingto on, March s,-Senator Patterson
continued his questioning Of General
Hughes in the senate committee today. TAX
ing up the beginning of hostlltes in Feb
iuary, 1899. The witness repeated his
previous statement that tho first shot had
been fired by an American. Senator Pat.
terson asked General Hughes what he had
meant when he said upon hearing the firing
at first: 'rhe thing Is on"
There was some sparring between the two
as on previous occasions, the senator insist
ing upon a direct answer and the witness
upon replying in his own way.
Il intend" said the latter, ito answer
the best way | can to cover the whole CON
ditions wish to answer in my own way
as | am informed l have a right to do.
felt that they had made an attuck upon
US and that we must defend ourselves"
he added.
fend yourselves or shat you should make
an attack alsof'
stated
Mir. Patterson then sought to bring out
the fact that the attack was made before
the Filipinos were ready and General
Hughes admitted that the Filipino leaders
We're absent in a conference at Maloios' re
said that hostllitics were so active ine
next day that there was no opportunity
to attempt to heal the breach
Senator Patterson questioned General
Hughes concerning the effect Of President
| Mckiuley's proclamation OF January ~
/ 1880 for the extension OF the military oc'
cupation of the United States TO the entire
archipelago, asking the witness II mere
| was anything TO do hut TO attack the flh'
| plno forces
General Hughes replied that the policy
/ was to use only peaceful means so long as
| they we're effectual, but that when these
! were exhausted TO resort TO war
]. General Hughes said the billpinos maze
their best fight on the 9th of February
1899. He denied that In subsequent pat
| lies they were slaughtered but many were
! killed when cornered and continued 10
night when they should surrender.
| number Of questions. were asked oy
! Senator Dubois on points covered ny the
Philippine government bill now pendlhs
| In the committee.
| In reply to these General Hughes sara
he thought that while labor would he 2
total failure in the Philippines, and thal
natives are, he said, physically weak ana
lazy and the witness thought me only re-
sort would be 10 continue 10 import Chln,
Csc and Japanese labor for the present ~
least.
General Hughes also expressed the opin
ion that II would he well TO encourage
emigration TO the Philippines fros IN,
United States He added That the eolores
soldiers taken to Samar mixed readily WIZ
the natives and many of the latter she'
tears when the colpred soldiers were te
moved Next 10 the American negro h'
thought the Japanese most desirable. l
Chinese labor WAS the most available M
there was a prejudice against them on IN
! | part Of the Bilipinos
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Il Amend Chart.r.

Feston, Texas, March 8. The Calves
bamber Of commerce has decided to
It's charter SO as to do away with
|pck feature N the organization. At
'ne there were between go and 300
frs and the stock sold for $50 per
Some property was purchased, but
Fas subsequently sold and now there
property belonging 10 the organiza-
ind the only value Of the stock Is
Pc member having the largest mum.
shares mas nc greatest number OF
4 BY doing away with the stock feat
Pc franchise tax on such orglnlza-
will he avoided and other benefits,
believed, viii also he derived.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-09
Naooodoohes Board Of Trade.

Nacogdoches. Texas. March s,'rhe bust
ness men OF the town organized board
OF trade last night and the following
named gentlemen were elected officers
John Schmidt, president: " Y. Wilrou.
vice president; Ralph Batenan. secretary;
n. A Blount, treasurer directors John
schmidt, W. II. Wilson. T. A. Rlonnt y,
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Revival At seevIlIe.

Besvi,is. Texas March T.--Rev. W r.
Richardson. synodical evangelist Of the
Presbyterian church 10 South and West
Texas, began a revival meeting a. tho tres
byterisn church IN this city last plght' nv
meeting viii continue fer tEA ~ssk-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-09
Increased Postal Business.

|eston, Texas. March s.--For the
ending February IS. 1902. the postal
+ at Galveston showed an Increase
fe same month year ago OF $4,000.
Is great deal of advertising matter
fent through the mails by the various
lmpanies, which has the effect OF
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-09
Travellers by Sea.

Galveston. Texas. March s.-The Mallory
steamship Concho sailed today for New
York with tho following list NJ cabin pas
sengers G II Hocckel, Denver; Miss NJ.
f. CHIT Miss A. ] Burke Miss j. NJ.
Burke. New York and L. welnsteln. Gal
weston
The Comal was due to arrive today with
tnn following list Of cabin passengers; Rus
sell Sands. Los Angeles. u. G.. Foster. Miss
X. y. Robbins, Misc f. Hughes, A, u.
Pierce. J. w. Sully. Galveston; s. ]. Bur.
rows. Lewis Burrows san Antonio; o. n.
Dudley 9. Schener. Key West.
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Cavo Iarno Ovcrdnc.

Galveston. Texas, March s-The British
steamship Cayo Largo, which is 10 taks
the first cargo Of -four from Galveston 70
London. Is now several days overdue from
Tampicc The weather has been bnd and
m this Is attributed tho cause Of the
delay. No uneasincSs "a relt regarding the
safety Of the vessel Another ship Is eI
pected in about week which also takes
uour from Galveston 10 London.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-09

IL Tucker. "A. e. Dyson. .. T. uaui,
man. K. NJ Dotson. y. 4. Cason, Jonn
on, constitution and bylaws D. X. cason,
M E. DYSON aud 2, II. Tucker Nsri
meeting 81 the board win be on the or
Instant After that time TWO regular meet
ings will be held each month.
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Mrs. Annie KlaIsen Dead

Galveston Texas, March s.-Mrs. Annie
Klanscu, aged s6 years, died this morning
~ the residence Of her son, Fred Klausen,
Thirteenth and n The deceased was one
OF tho oldest residents Of the city, having
resided here since 1872 She came direct
from Bremen Germany. "a Galveston I'm n
sailing boat aud has made this city her
home over since She has been the mother
Of twelve children only two Of whom sur
vivc her. They arc Fred and Herman
hlausen. both Of whom are residents Of
tnls city. Her funeral will occur at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the resi-
dence n her son, Thirteenth and n.
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swelling the receipts consi ierabiy, but
aside from this there Is a remartshtc III.
crease In the receipts or the Galveston
pcstoinee over the past year. II wifi
naturally follow that the weights viii have
heavy leather pouches for CARRYING tho
mails has beer, abandoned until after the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-09
Bond Subscriptions.

Galveston. Texas, March s.--The bond
committee secured subscriptions today for
100 OF the proposed SEQ wall bonds.
This makes he total amount subscribed
for mp 10 the present time $780, 200. There
are subscriptions promised which will swell
rms amount to considerably over $1,000,
900 The committee is greatly encouraged
on account OF the success met with thus
ihr and intend TO continue work. The In
dications still point to an ensy Victory
NJ the polls when tho election for the pro.
posed bond issue takes place on March 20.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-09

Alvin VIII Make Bio Shipments.
AVN. Texas. MARCIA So largely AT
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w. 3. SHAY Died Suddenly.

weston, Texas, March s.-William r.
aged - years, died very suddenly
tday afternoon in back room Of A
owned by Mike Clark Mt Thirty
1 and avenue II. lie was found in the
B lying on the floor with sack sup
Nj his head A physician and ambu5
Twas summoned from the John Sealy
Ial, but before their arrival 1t be-
apparent that death had ensued.
kr Hershhcrgcr was summoned aud
"a an inquest over the remains. rem
4 verdict ~ Death due 10 uaturgs
81 Mr. Shay was railroad man aud
native of Buffalo, n. y.
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|URING ON INDUSTRIES.
May Get a Rice Mill and a
Sugar Refinery.
lnts cAyN LARGO IS OVERDUE
- Date Of Arrival Has Been
80 Nv Several Dsys--Chan7ber
J, Commerce to Amend Charter

weston. Texas, March s-The fea cas-,
W. establishing anotbers rice mill
.,so a sugar refinery Is being dis
.,rIonsly by men Of capital VINO
h 4, 80 carry out such. projects II they
lido upon doing so. The culture
I. throughout South Texas has, they
/ lawn to such proportions that there
~, demand for another rice mill
:, the rice culture Is being con
!, ~ galveston capital aud therefore
- n,ausiblc that these men should
/ - bring the product TO this city
no,crs however, will await tho
nments toward the sea wall project
x settling their plans
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Mortuary Report.

s-.s,on Texas. March s.-Following
wortuarv report Tor the week end
Friday, March Z;
- es-NIrs. A. NJ Johnson, white,
IN a. years. chronic intcrstitiai nepnrl-
H. NJ Hartriek. white. aged 90 years.
In uremia. ..s .rod -
drowning dpunesI H. II . N,cNS'
Eob S-T,aura Carmichael white, aged
BATHS. complications Of grippe, :, y Icon g n
white, aged 40 years. pulmonary
$,,losis Mrs r Rutherford, white.
AZ Years. chronic gastric catarrh =,
HI 4 Virginia clemens, rolorcd aged
tonths hamilton Arthur Bornefeld.
4 led n wears chronic gastritis.
H. Mrs VI Hopping. colored. aged
2esrs phthjsls pulmonalis; Bessie y
I'M white aged Z years, peritonltis.
In suppuration
1fars. consumption 9,
Ia IN John Sc3ly hospital u IN ~
~ Jnhrmgrv
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-06-27
Pure Water for Poultry.

Stagnant water pools should have
no place about the yards and runs o.
the poultry. No water at all is to be
preferred, rather than stagnant wa
ter containing impurities. Where
fowls have the run of plenty of green
food they do not require much water,
but it is very beneficial to their well
fare to have at all times pure water.
If water is kept in watering vessels
for them, it should be changed fire.
quently, for it will become very filthy
in a short time. Fresh running wa
ter is always to be preferred, and
when it is possible to have such. it
will pay well to run pipes long dis
tance to secure 1t if the proper fall
is such as to bring it to us. The
well and the windmill will usually
supply fresh water, and good watering
devices of different kinds may be
used in connection with the same
Rural World.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-06-27
REMARKABLE FEAT.
Immense six-spnn TrestIc Bridge
Placed in Position In Two Minutes

Immense six-Spnn- TrestIo Bridge
Placed In Position In Two Minutes
and 55 Seconds.
One of the greatest feats in the his
tory of railroading took place short
ly after noon the other day, when
the big six-span trestle bridge on the
Pennsylvania at New Brunswick, n.
j., was moved 14k feet in the space
OF one minute and 4s seconds. A
slight delay on the part of an engine
at the East Brunswick side of the
Raritan river made the complete
time when both ends were in salts
factory position two minutes and IS
seconds. Prominent officials, engi-
neers and the representatives of sew
eral railroads as far west as Chicago
were present to witness the perform
ance.
To eight stationary engines, desig-
mated by numbers, were assigned the
task of moving the steel structure.
Four of these engines were on floats
in the Raritan river. and the other
four were upon the adjacent banks.
The task was the more difficult since
the large drawbridge over the Della
ware and Raritan canal had to be
moved as an independent structure.
The bridge had six spans of 1856 feet
each, so that the total length, exclu-
sive of the draw, was $50 feet. With
the draw the steel work moved was
1000 feet long, and the weight about
2,700 tons.
There was not the breakage of a
rope or the strainiDg of n bolt, so
perfect had been the preparation.
The work was loudly applauded by
the railroad officials. A crowd esti-
mated at 5000 persons gathered to
view the work. The banks. held a
mass of sightseers, and the river was
covered with steam lsunches and
! boats.
Thirty-six minutes after the last
train had passed over the bridge in
its old position freight train of 67
cars passed over the trestle on its
new bed. There was no delay in
traffic and no error in the calcula-
tions made by the engineers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-06-27
GAS FLAME MAKES MUSIC.
The Singular Instrument Designed
by an Eminent scientist of
New-YorlS City.

Few men who deal in science from
the abstract standpoint ever evolve
anything practical from their theories,
but Prof Ogden Rood has proved an
exception, reports n New York eX-
change. A New York mechanic has
constructed, upon the professors sug-
gestion, a musical instrument of de-
cidedly novel description. Until in
formed no one would ever recognize
the apparatus. 1t is part of the chande-
lier in the owners drawing-room. The
basis of the affair is the so-called mu-
steal fame. When gas is burned in
cylindrical chimney of a certain length
and width it produces musical note.
According to the angle at which the
vapor is emitted from the jet there
will be either a sound or silence. A
simple contrivance enables the owner
by touching button to change the
flame from musical to nonmusical at
his will There are 30 lamps in his
chandelier so arranged as to make four
octaves. The keyboardis in corner OF
the room, where it occupies but little
space and might easily be mistaken
for convenient shelf on the wall. The
music produced by the flames is very
pleasant. 1t is not so loud nor so Vi
brant as that from either wood or
brass wind instruments, but is fuller
and more sonorous than whistle or
flute.
An odd feature of the instrument is
that playing on the flames does not
vary the amount of light produced, the
musical being indistinguishable from
the nonmusical flame. All that the
spectator notices is delightful mel
ody of unusual timbre coming to him
from the chandelier.
The owner has frequently had con-
siderable fun by playing the instru-
ment when some one was in the room
or hall that knew nothing of the af-
fair. When the auditor was educated
he was puzzled and looked about the
parlors in vain for the new-fangled
music box he believed to be at work.
Where he was ignorant he usually man
ifested some fear along with his be-
wilderment.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-06-27
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III ;;T;ii,t;';ji;;;''1IIIg:,J|!!.ily'1ll!!!.s$4Es 7; ;;'IIIg
GESN!>r4d d;}SlllSgllS
BUG LIKE A HEDGEHOG.
VIII Put the San Jose Scale Ont OF
the Business of Running Plants
and Fruit Trees.

A bug to fight bug is the newest
idea of the government scientists. All
the way from China has the insect that
is to do the fighting been brought, and
it is confidently expected to prove a
benefactor to fruit growers in this
country, who have been suffering great
loss for some time past owing to the
ravages of the so-called San Jose scale
"a pest supposed to have been i'm
ported originally from the orient.
Throughout great areas in the east
ern part of the United States the San
Jose scale bug has been devastating
orchards to an alarming extent. Trees
attacked by it become literally COW
cred with a whitish scaly substance
that exudes from the insects, and, be-
ing sucked dry of their sap, soop per-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-06-27

yet is really as new as any on our
shelves. 1 have heard of young men
kicking the cases, or dragging them
through the mud, hitting them
against picket fences, leaving them
out in rain to get off that new look
which is so distressing.
But here is an interesting little
commentary on n much discussed
controversy. Women do not care.
The newer the suit case the better
they like it. If, as some say, they
possess vanity, it does not show itself
along those lines"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-06-27
A Mnre,s EpItnnh

In the center of field at Waverhill,
Suffolk, England, is large fiat stone
covering the grave of mare which
died in 1852, inscribed as follows:
Polka. She never made a false step.
Ecclesiastes ill.,, 10th verse" A refer
ence to chapter and verse shows the
following: For that which befalleth
the sons of man befalleth beasts, even
one thing befalleth them; as the one
dieth, so dieth the other" This is
probably the only instance of a text
from the Scriptures appearing on a
memorial stone to an animal.-New-
castle (England) Chronicle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-06-27
HEDGEHOG BUG CHighly Mag,.ified).

ish. Apparently the mischief spread
with such rapidity because the bug has
no natural enemies in this country, and
that is why the department of agricul
ture sent one of its most expert en-
tomologists, Mr.. Marlatt, to the far
east to look for something that would
devour the destroyer.
Mr.. Marlatt had long chase. He
travelled over Japan and through many
far countries, but it was not until he
arrived in northern China, in a remote
and hitherto uneXplored region, that
he found what he wanted. 1t was an
insect that bore a rather extra ordinary
aspect, resembling in appearance
hedgehog, and its customary food was
the San Jose scale.
1t seems probable that this was the
region from which the scale bug orig
inally came. The pest does not
amount to anything on its native
heath, being kept down by its formid
able foe. But when it made its way to
America, on tree cuttings or in some
such fashion, it was not accompanied
on the journey by its enemy, and hence
the trouble that has arisen in the
United States, where it has thriven and
multiplied exceedingly.
OF course, Mr.. Marlatt was much de-
lighted at his discovery. He caught
100 of the hedgehog bugs and packed
them carefully in box. 1t was long
journey home, but he took the utmost
pains to safeguard his precious live
stock, and, though 9s of them died, he
got to Washington few weeks ago
with two survivors.
Fortunately the two that survived
were lively and healthy. A large cage
was built for them out of doors. of
fine wire net, so as to prevent them
from escaping. The cage was about
eight feet, and inside of it was planted
fair-sized plum tree which was badly
infested by the scale insects.
The hedgehog bugs lost no time in
getting to work. Not only did they
attack the scale insect, but they pro-
ceeded to multiply their species, and
already about 10o-a lot of equivalent
to the original stock obtained-are
crawling about on the branches of the
plum trees. They are so precious that
Secretary Wilson would not take five
| dollars apiece for them, and the cage
is kept locked no unauthorized person
being permitted to enter it.
The hedgehog bugs turn into beetles
after ten days or so-decidedly hand
some beetles, about the size of lady
bug, each with two bright red spots on
the back. They are particularly busy
bugs, and the energy they exhibit in
destroying the scales is wonderful,
They simply walk over the branches of
the infested tree and gobble the OBJ
noXious insects one after the other.
AS soon as the hedgehog bugs have
multiplied to sufficient extent, Mr..
Marlatt is going to. give patches of
them to large fruit growers, in this and
other ways distributing them over the
infested parts of the country, where it
is believed that they will reduce the
scale insects to harmless numbers be-
fore long.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-06-27
TALKS OF FAST AUTOS.
Thomas Edison Given the Ride of His
Life-Can Build Machine That Will
Rent the Wind.

Beat the Wind.
AS the result of a wild cross-coun-
try ride in big gasoline automobile
with L. e. Britton, of the Automo-
bile Club of America, Thomas A. Edi-
son is working on n new device for
his storage battery. 81 learned sew
eral important points in my ride"
said Mr.. Edison. 81 have drawn plans
to work them out, but cannot make
them public"
Mr.. Edison's ride ended at mid
night, when the Britton machine ran
into an iron bar on the road near
Paterson and punctured n tire. A
farmers rig was hired to take Mr..
Edison and Mr.. Britton home.
'I never rode so fast in my life,'
said Mr.. Edison. 1--WE speeded up
and down the avenues so rapidly
that all / saw was a streak of trees" "
Mrs. Edison and her daughter were
next taken aboard the machine and
given the ride of their lives.
81 can make an electric automobile
that will go so fast man cannot sit
in it," Mr.. Edison said. The speed of
storage machines is unlimited. 1 am
no sport and do not care to ride fast.
so 1 don't think I'll ever make such
a machine. 1t is simple matter and
all depends on how fast a man can
ride and live"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-06-27
MUST LOOK WELL WORN.
Hat-Boxcs and Dress-Suit Cases DAM
aged Purposely to Suit Sensi-
tive Buyers.

That characteristic of youth which
as they would from n burning brand
has been pointed out many a time,
says the Chicago Tribune. A man
went into n leather store recently
where trunks, dress-suit cases and
top-hat boxes were for sale. The
proprietor of the store said, when he
asked for q suit case:
would you like a brand new one.
or one whose appearance is some
what worn? Both are equally good.
The difference is simply matter of
personal choice"
why should anyone wanting new
ldress-suit case be satisfied with one
whose leather bears marks of wcar?"
said the would-he purchaser.
I'VE keep two kinds" replied the
dealer, for the simple reason that
they are demanded by the trade.
When this particular form of grin
first came into fashion only the
brand new ones were sold. To offer
or expect anyone to purchase soiled
and battered case would seem as ah-
surd as to imagine a person buying
a pair of stubbed boots.
"One day n stylishly dressed young
man came in and said he wanted II
dress-suit case. We showed him W.
rious kinds, but he was not satisfied.
AT last he said: These are good
cases, know, but what want is one
that doesn't look so shiny new He
explained that it was no light task
to carry brand new dress-suit case
through crowded street, into n
thronged railroad station, and then
lift it, in all its glossiness, through
well-filled car. Everybody rubbers
Rt you and the case he said, and you
feel like farmer At last we sue
ceeded in fixing up new case so
that it looked like an old one, and he
departed happy. That put an idea
into our heads, and ever since we
have always kept stock of appar-
emily secondhand grips on hand for
the satisfaction of our customers
who are sensitive about ridicule.
And, do you know, they sell remarka-
bly, well.
But, bless you, the dress-suit case
isn't marker to the top-hat case.
Where we sell one disfgured dress
suit case we sell three for top hats.
Now, the reason for this difference In
the same that made the damaged
cases popular. We sell more grips
than we do hat cases, leaving out of
consideration entirely those pur.
chased by women, who constitute one
of our best sources of trade. There
is something unusually personal
about top hat. No young man ever
assumed it without thrill of self
consciousness. 1t is no easy matter
for him to emerge thus attired for
the first time on the public thorough
fare. One feels that the whole wide
world is focusing its eyes directly on
the top of ones head. Is it not true
Well, then you may understand how
that same young fellow may feel
when he transports for the 6rst few
times new, glowing hat CO Sc, with
brass lock shining like a polished
mirror in the sun. So we are ready
to supply him with one That looks
as If it had been through long months
of service both at home and abroad