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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-16
A BOLD ROBBERY

Two Men Held Up and n ,syo,th.
Fort worth, Texas, JuV \
night tonight two higp"sy ,hIr Il
Mack Jam,son and 4, B. pu' a
Fort Worth and relieved Ins% -. a
and cash valued at SS"' pl
been In the city and returned ~, a
side on street car - adl
the door of Jameson's grocs'' Il.
attacked by the men, wa sci
with which they kho. ~ ths .
Durbin was badly injufse ,,idis ~
robbers escaped, but a sn
pursuit.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-16
WELLs rEorLE cnNrLnENr.

WELLS PEOPLE CONFIDENT
" s""' many "l tue u'ieE''e7 were out on
the hrach tonlgui ANA NOT few Of them
accepted Invitations to various entertain.
ucuts t,r itrd tbs,p 500 tr,t ,b, ho,..I
mi. "t "''''
'"''p''H "''N 7"'u'Nh'l Hc'eitrd' but lhere
was plenty 1f activity about the Wells ami
Cockreh bcltoulricrs Al II O'clock tho
Nv.lf. ,..,I - t . ~
700 ''"P'' S"' '' Itp'I'7 IRON inc ar
| I''tht committees lhey mad sent ont 10 can.
ydss the situation aud said reports were
,n.uertlv -1ti- f.,rt,r,
-.
i"''~ ''N'' mugs lacy learned that ar
,"n. ~ p.' ,"t o. tne vote OF sheppard o
- -''.i H'all'tl Nhlth lies 'hllfsl5
/ Vs. .,..,.......
~ W. "lH aiao sel several counties north
W. t"tlau' ana most OF the country to tne
! r'uiH est ol lAul county.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-16

sign az trouble to manifest itself having
hgru furnished By the Thirteenth senatorial
district caucus This district which Is
Csgnuused of the counties of Cherokee. An.
derSoH Trility and Houston, had not
named Its committeeman IN time to let
tuElc ne known hefore the FIRST recess was
tskyn There was contest between
Chyroke caud Houston countics fer the
executive committeeman. which delayed ac-
tlou scr q while Cherokee insisting on
bCorga r. Terrell aud Houston on +. H..
EnvBc Finally, Baync Won out and 7. NJ.
Campbell IL Anderson WIS placed on the
plgtfpEn committee. Oscar Henley OF
Trinity was selected TO represent the d.
trict on the committee on permanent
organization and A. ) Busby of Rusk was
placed on the committee on credentials.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-16
REsoLuTIONs on 7. S. sMIrn-


After the cheering over Ex-Governor Lub-
book had subsidized, Mr.. w. {. Wear arose
and presented the following moving at the
same time that II be adopted under sus.
pension Of the rules:
Whereas Since the meeting Of the last
democratic State convention the democratic
party and the State Of Texas has lost bv
death an able and distinguished democrat
and an efficient and capable State officer
and
Whereas. The democratic party OF this
state loved him and honorcd him In his
life and cherishes and reveres his memory;
therefore. be Il
Resolved by tho democratic party Of the
State OF Texas. That we express our an
probation of the distinguished services to
his party ~ the late attorney general or
Texas. the Hon Thomas $, smith and
extend to HIS family our profound sympathy
In their great and untlmclv loss ia the
death ~ this great patriot, lawyer and
statesman.
W. G. Weaver,
Frank Andrews,
Jack Beall
W, w Turney,
h. NJ Johnston,
q. I. Sttihlng,
Thos II Ball
John II Reagan
Tho motion 10 adopt without referring to
the committee on platform prevailed and
the above became part ~ the minutes OF
the convention by unanimous vote.
The convention then adjourned until to.
morrow morning at 0 o'clock, the statement
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-16
Personal MENT1oN.

Among the prominent arrivals today were
Land Commissioner Rogau. W, r. Smith,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-16

SpUABBIH IN INV ThiRIbrNih.
The last OF the delegates to the state
convention did not get in until o'clock
this afternoon on delayed Missouri Kan
Eas and Texas train which brought about
fifty os them, mostly from North Texas.
They got here too late to participate in
the preiimnarles, hut this made little n
amy difference 10 them, as there was no
controversy over the temporary organiza-
tive committee 10 excite interest g. G.
Pendleton was recommended for temporary
cnnirinan and Mark Logan for temporary
secretary and both were accepted by the
convention without demm In so far
~. temporary organization was concerned,
~ was effected without hitch, the only
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
A PERSIAN FABLE.
Designed to Prove That Thsrc h
 Much Good in the World.

Youths Companion.
 There was a certain man who thought the world was growing worse. He was al1 ways marking back to the good old times" and was sure that the human race was degenerating Men. he sald. strong were crushing the weak. One day the Calf said to nim:
 T charge you hereafter to look care- fully about you, and whenever you see any man do a worthy deed go to him and give him praise, or write to him aboit 1t. Whenever you meet man whom you regard as worthy to have lived in tho good old days tell him of your esteem and of the pleasure you have had in find- write out m account of these good deeds foc me that may share your joy Tn Knowing it, r
 So the man was dismissed but before mlny days he returned and prostratsi himself before the-Calif. When ordered to explain his presence he walled:
 Have pity on thy servant and release him from the necessity of complimentin8 men upon their worthy. deeds, O my mas- ter And, o Son of Mahommed, I pray thee absolve thy servant from the duty of reporting to thee all the good that is going on in the world"
 And why, o slave. dost thou come to me with this prayer?" the Calf asked.
 Since I have been looking for what Is good" the man replied, T have had no time to do aught but compliment m 4n Is glorious is all around me that may not hope to be able to tell thee half of it. My tasks lie neglected because I have no time"
 ''co hack to thy work" said the Calf. "T perceive that thou hast learned"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
1NvENTs PLOTS FOR STORIES
Novel Means an English Girl Has
 of Earning a Livelihood.

bright London girl has devised a novel means of making good living and has scored a decided success In It despite the fact that she has entered a that she can earn good deal of money by selling plots and titles for stori 1s to unimaginative authors and play wrights. She is coming to New York to establish a branch of the business on this side of the Atlantic and will display m an's exhibition in Madison Square gar den as a preliminary to what she hopes to do in this city.
 In London she has a little shop in New Oxford Street and numbers among her customers many people who contribute though, of course, the majority of her clients are merely ambitious scrawlerh whose manuscripts are never published This woman gets from 8 to $100 for the synopsis of a story, the price depending on length and strength, and she sells titles at $2.50 apiece.
 ''The idea occurred to me- she said to Susanne Leonard Wostford the foreign representative of the woman's exhibition, 'as a chance for mutual benefit. I al ways have been fertile in stories, but ] have been unable-probably because l never had the training-to finish them properly. I set out, therefore. honestly to supply material to skilled writers who lacked inauguration. In time the business degenerated to point at which the cht ,t men who wanted 70 break into print, but did not know how.
 'I disposed of my scenarios without question and managed to clear as much as g, 900 a year Recently I have added an advice deoartmant,' in which young cepted way to get their manuscripts read.''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

was Oganastota (Groundhog.) Carolina was then British colony under Gen. eral Oglsthorpe. Oganastota was sent there by oglethorpe as a curiosity, and greatness of the British Empire, about which he had heard so much. He brought back a document written in England. which wss for many years in the arch-
 Division Into Clans.
 The Cherokees were divided into seven clans, or families. and known by the fol- lowing names: Wolf. Panther. Bird. Deer, Blind Savannah, Fish and Club. Each clan was a family of itself. and the same clan to marry. and when any Cherokee violated this custom, they would kill him with as little remorse as staying a murderer.
 The clan always followed the mothers 8 side and all the women belonging to the mothers clan were called mothers, and all the men in the fathers clan were called fathers and so esteemed by the the laws fin regard to clans was the highest crime and certain of punishment.
 Cities of Refuge.
 Among the old Cherokees there were three towns known or called in English ''cities of refuge'-Tellico, Chota and Gituwa-situatsd in East Tennessee. These towns existed before civilization was known. If a man killed any one and succeeded by flight in reaching one of these towns he could not be killed by the relatives of the person slain.
 It was customary when a man killed another for the relatives of the slain to hunt the murderer and kill him, which in most cases was done with the same kind of weapon the other was killed with. In some instances where the mur- derer fled from the country the aveng- CTS would slay the brother of the mur- derer.
 Very many of the culprits never tried to escape, but met their fate with stoicaI indifference They would go to the place appointed, and the nearest relative or the victim would act as executioner. ana Kill him with the same weapon. inntct- ing a wound fin the same part Of the body.
 Superstition haunts the full-bloods to this day. They punished supposed witch es by burning at the stake In order to evade the disgust of the good miSsiona- ries and the sneers of the whites. they would burn them secretly.
 Only a few months since an influential and wealthy Choctaw, whose sick child died and who believed she was bewitched, got on his horse, armed, and with two naighbors went off a witch killing shot two innocent women to death and wound ed their husbands.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
COMES HIGH.
What an Artificial Man Would Cost.

An English surgeon, who had to mend from head to feet more than one soldier mutilated in the late Boer war, has amused himself by calculating what an entirely artificial man would cost. H ore is the result. which Is really interesting:
 A pair of arms cost IS pounds sterling, or s9l and with artificial hands. 3S pounds ($190) Articulated legs come to $40 and a false metallic nose to about aoH For $130 one can get two ears with tyfnpan- ums and drums. A windpipe with pal- ate. in platinum costs from $40 to s9o' and the eyes $30.
 Briefly, the expenses which would att ta1d the restoration of veteran, so wounded everywhere that. theoretically, he would still live. would amount to l39 pounds sterling. or about s65o, Tn is really very little. and it is seen that thi1gs have greatly diminished since the time of Captain Castagnette. of imperish- able memory. but that noted soldier went beyond the list of the English doctor by having a whole face from the silver. smiths. It is well known that one of the most col ,brated French generals has wn.1 for many years an abdomen of sil- yer to replace the one which an un- friendly bullet carried off.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
A Desirable Talent.

PhiIadeIphIa Ledger.
 The late Prof. John Kern, who taught drawing in the old Central High Sohoei used to tell his pupils to discard as ia, as possible all mechanical aids in dra V. ing, and to teach the hand and the eyes especially in freehand work.
 "A musterd plaster draws" he says "but not in the way you should learn When I see boys trying to do impossible things with the aid of Civldars and rule CTS. l always think of the lad at schoo who broke down n the course of less 7r in arithmetic and began to cry. The teacher asked as to the cause T wisr l was a rabbit. exclaimed the ia6 through his tears. 'Why?' asked the teacher surprised. Because answere5 the boy. Pa says rabbits multiply sc quickly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

mill owners who do not know that a dosen different by-products of great value are now made of it, including sugar. for birch sawdust has been found to contain high per centage of saccharine. Eight quarts of alcohol can be rendered from 220 pounds of ordinary sawdust; gums and re- sins extracted from pine and hemlock and other resinous sawdust are very valuable; acetic acid, naphtha and tar also obtained by process of distillatton. I saw a factory in Norway last year which distills 10000 tons of sawdust g month, and the use of wood alcohol alA though it is a dangerous poison is be- coming so general that the industry is sx. tending rapidly. Very soon all the saws dust from the saw mills in Norway wtA be utilized.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

The new clerical mixtures. black and white or black and gray. with clockings accordeon strl|es and plain verticals. are among tho he9t hosiery
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
ECCENTRIC BUT JUST JUDGE.
Irish Jurist Who Earned an Envious
 Ranutation for His Fairness.

Judge Daniel OConnell French. who died recently in London, was one or me most highly esteemed of the Jurists In the lesser courts of the English metropolis Although his witty sayings gave rise with some to the idea that he was faroeur of the bench, the truth is that he was an ideal county court judge There IS a story that opposite one of his country courts there was a oobblers shop with the not unusual sign. Repairs While You Wait" One morning an irresPon- sible solicitor fixed a large placard to You Walt" There was certainly no de- lay in Judge French's court, yet he could justly boast that in spite of the light ming speed at which he took his business only four of his multifari0us decisions had been reversed. Who can forget how an insurance company, offended by the judges summary decisions, sent an ar- Fay of counsel to the court instructing them to insist on a thorough hearing of the case, and how the judge. turning an amused eye on the lights of the law. quashed the case Oh legal point in couple of minutes? Many recall with f asbrsx ehsTE' so the you can believe either the plaintiff or the defendant or any of the witnesses for either the plaintiff or defendant you will find accordingly"
 But perhaps the finest point in Judge French's character was his courtesy and kindness to the poor. He took good care that no poor man was oppressed In his court: in fact, solicitors complained that money lenders and tallymen had scarcely a fair chance with the judge. If an ac- tion seemed to him to be oppressive he took good care that the defendant did not suffer unduly. and he was more eau tious than most judges in issuing com initial orders. He justly gained the title of the poor mans judge" and thous- ands of the toilers in grimy Bow and Shoreditch will always regret the kindly humorous Irish judge. Peace to his ashes.
 The chap who iavents flying machine
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

The chap who iavents q flying machine doesn't care about leaving any footprints on the sands of time.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-28
A REPORT ON RAILWAYS.
MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND MILES
BUILT IN 1901
DECREASE IN CAPITAL sToCK-NUMBER OF
LOCOMOTIVES AND EMPLOYEES.

Washington, Aug. 2z.-The Interstate Commerce
Commission to-day issued summary OF the an
nual report statistics Of railways III the United
States covering the year ended June 90. 1891 The
number Of railways in the hands Of receivers on
that date was fortyfive net decrease of seven as
compared with the corresponding date of the year
previous. The capital stock represented by me
railways in the charge of receivers was S494lS-o'
funded debt $54 So. and current liabilities VA
1S3,23e. The figures show decrease in capital
stock represented. as compared with 1900. Of S9s-
s1s.59s and in funded debt OF So GA $50
The total single track railway mileage IN the
United States June go, 1901 1921 miles
this mileage having increased in the year SS92
miles.
The operated single track mileage in respect 70
which detailed returns made was 1851 miles
This mileage includes 56O6 miles of line on which
track privileges were granted. Including tracks OF
all kinds the aggregate length OF railway mileage
was 265.366 miles, increase of 6,5s2 miles
There were 5S4 locomotives in the service OF the
railways, which 1s2I more than were in use
the preceding year. The total number of cars OF all
classes in the service of the railways on the date
stated 1850 s33. there having been an increase
of S9, ,995 in rolling stock of this class
The number of persons in the employment OF the
railways OF the United States June 30. 1901 was
1O1.l69, or an average of as employees 100 miles
Of line AS compared with June So 1900. the num-
Der Of employees Increased 50 5f6.
The amount of railway capital outstanding was
TebPesents ' s Of S S5 s n Of Inc
OF the capital stated S5.s06,597104 existed Ii
the form of stock. Of which $i-5.i39 n was com
stock and 81 331 1888 preferred stock me
amount which existed in the form OF IuIdeq qeo1
which is not included in the foregoing figures, was
562J. .4G3.419, S., ,266 mile Of line - -.
The number OF passengers carried was, Jlr-'o'l-1
showing a increase for the year OF 3a+l2,sSi
The number Of tons Of freight &c carried IN the year
!. .0S9. .226 40, a decrease of Y. .+53 t9S-
The gross % b eaTnngs lg from r the r 9Pa99 s. as 81 b
ing S101,4S1 223 than for the hscal year Iy-l
The operating expenses were 1889 3S,,2u haVlls N
creased in comparison with the year preceding
Sos, s6S 759.
The total number Of casualties 70 persons on &c
count of railway accidents was 61,lS4 the mum
Der of persons killed having been $50 ana ne
number injured 50 33e OF railway employees Zbt2
Were killed and Il :142 were injured The nurnoer @ & o.
passengers killed in the year 2S2 ana Jhe NUN
Der injured 1855 The number OF persons other tEa
employees and passengers killed was 5iJS' injured
=
New-York tribune., 1902-08-28
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF

~ NEW YoRE--TrtaI desired il New York Couztz-
vor and Henry Bischofr.
tors of and under The last Will
Plaintiffs. <ltr
4 Rfschof Henry Bischor. Committee OF the per
ss-ats q Franklin J. BischCH
osrscn Harry 4 z = FrankenbeTg. Ernest w
p4x.1,- ? Bscho1. Marie Z. BisChO1 Sadss
Rischor DsfendantsTo the above named Dsfenaa1ts-
hereb I the COMPLAINT %,
md % Sc a ira
fainYs Attorneys within days after the
day OF n
60 appear answer. tu6s-rsnr
h taken sgails- by ds-aur Tor the relief demanded
in The complaint -
sTRAI.EsY HASBROUCK & sCHLOEDER Plstariisr
Attorneys 8,iSe s1o Sf,,++ @iIess' -'' 7Eo@5-
To Defendant. Harry A z J von FrarSecosrS=
served publication
70 al order Ficzgsrad Jus
- - ~ supreme Court dated LJrn day OF July
IaCc and z I'd with the complaint the Office
TIsrs 81 the County OF New York
dated 18TH 1901
-7tp ,Ts-y HaSBROCCK < SCHLOEDER PIafrr5rrs
Ofice Post Office Address. Isl
New City. Manhattan
New-York tribune., 1902-08-28
THOUGHT THE BILL WAS LARGER.
a BROKER WHO SAYS HE LIVES IN FIFTH
AVE IN TROUBLE OVER HIS
HOTEL ACCOUNT

Charged with having failed TO bill Of SOS o.
which he and his wife said 10 have contracted
al the Clarendon Hotel. Brooklyn. during a stay
or eight davs William W. Mansfield arraigned
in the Adams-st court yesterday morning. He was
sent TO the Raymond-st- jail in default Of $500 bail
to secure his appearance in court for examination
to-day. Michael Shea. manager OF the hotel was
the complainant.
According to Mr. Shea Mansfield represented
himself as a broker with home at No 1885 Firth
ave Manhattan. When asked to pay something
on account the broker according 10 the story said
that he was little short OF ready money, but had
s. 600 worth of bonds of an Electrical company
Tnor u-Lirh he expected realize in few days
on August 10 Mr.. Mansfield left the hotel. He was
arrested on Tuesday night at the office OF the State
TAlenhone COMPANY No "A Broadway. Manhattan
When the complaint was read TO Mr.. Mansfield
in court vest terday all he had 10 say was:
..y-aiI ! though the bill more than that
New-York tribune., 1902-08-28
,rpRENE COURT COUNTY OF NEW

~ x-o-x -FlosaIie RuSpo. Plaintiff against Leopo-
Garssche. Don PauIo RuspoIi
- ZSnit Wheeler. individually and administrator
yi-b T1s VIII annexed of Serena L Van Zandt Aut
TsT5r sdrrIniStrarrx or Albert Van
5a-S4 aeceas-d- Louise Winthrop. AceIila Ezao<rh
FIArou Pierre Maurice LassaIls Esrou.
Margaret z. Van ZsndI. widow cS william
- zsrdr deceased. Marie 4 Van Zandr individually
with the Will annexed William
T Var Zsn9r deceased. Hem W. NcVickar. sole sur
.i,-rS TruStse the last VIII and Testament OF
.,G warner Sherwood. husband Eugene Van Zarar
,,@aisiIs Van Zsn3r his wife, Mary Van
-yon-nsv M Zandr EdEardina Van Zandr,
- Var Zand and John !. Gibbons.
Testament or Ernest 3. Van Zardr
Sscsssa5 D.s-udants- Amended Trial desire1
in the County OF New York To The above named De-
You are hereby summoned 70
sns15s coropiatnt action serve COPY OF
or PtalnrtCs Attorney. enry
OF
- b ar 81 and IN failure 10 an
Judgment viii be taken Sy
seTa sr me relief demanded plant
Dated New York July 24th. Is03
ARTHUR D. WE.EkEc. Flaiat1l ; Attorney. Once and
pos- ONE address No AZ William Street Borouxh OF
Nsrharran CITY New York
To ~ shrys named defendant Don Pa1lo Ruspo-
amended summons - NV
orhI5csrto, 20 order or the Samuel
treeohsuu Justice OF Court state ~
New Yo-k made 5th day OF 1902 o. caat
CAV 1led with OF the amended summons
YORK County az the Yor County House ta "a.
Cftv ~ New original OF summons
and complaint having heretofore ofcs
August End. 1872 -
York Sri 1902
ARTHUR D. WEEkES- Attorney for Plaintiff.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-28
WILL NOT TALK ON TARIFF.
THE PRESIDENT CONsULTS LEADERS IN
NEW-ENGLAND
IBT TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUxE.l

Bangor. Me- Aug. 27-It Is now wholly unlikely
that the President will refer to the tariff revision
in OF the speeches he has still 70 make on MS
New-England trip In fact il was never his inter-
ton TO talk strictly partisan lines In each OF
the States he has visited, when opportunity al
forded, informal talks have been held by the
President and Republican leaders regarding some
OF the work which will confront the next session
Of Congress There were important conferences
between the President and Senator AldrIch. and
also with Senator Lodge. They both told The Trt-
bune correspondent that the tariff needed some al
rering. Leaders il other New-England States agree
with them however that to undertake a general
revision OF the tariff would be likely to paralyze
the business world. Moreover. it IS o9ntende9
that II no part Of the country are any classes OF
business suffering by the present schedules. -,
II is believed that the tariff question probaoIE
will constitute the chief subject OF private once
consultations in Washington in the autumn but
believed that question Is more serious
today than il was last year or the year oe1ore-
The Republicans. therefore. viii study the Ques-
ZION very carefully before they outline any az
gressive action 10 change the tariff schedules