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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-15
cav Hail Near San Antonio.

Antonio, Texas, April 14.--News
q The city today from Duerlcr ranch,
miles northwest, Of a terrific hail
'aa' ragged for nearly a half hour
u. afternoon, The hail stones GOV
'ae ground 10 a depth Of several
.eln a foot high was cut to the
mI heldS almost ruined, poultry
atue bruised and fruit trees
q iFlit and foliage. All window
rs HOUSES IN that section were shat
n ~ aal, storm covered an area of
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Church Burnsd at penison

Denison, Texas, April 1.-THE African
Methodist Episcopal church was destroyed
by hre last night The building was valued
at $500 and was insured for $1,000,
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lest Mell Near Lookhart.

Locbhart Texas April 1.-The machln-
cry for the stephens oil we'll is on the
ground and work will begin as soon as pos
stole. 1t is to he bored 10y local com
Of 800 feet another to be made for further
work n the indications are considered
good
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Humble Texas April 1I.-work on the
Hart Pudor well Is progressing nicely.
Their driller arrived here several days ago
and today the balance OF the crew came
m and they arc all busy now digging slush
Mis- and ditches and getting things ready
~ no machinery, which left Beaumont
tedar and which Is due here tomorrow.
An accident TO the boiler at Gladys City
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A New Company Chartered.

Austin, Texas, April l4.-'rhc charter Of
the Beaumont and Mississippi River ON
aud Transportation company of Beaumont
was filed today Capital stock S5uoWp.
Purpose to prospect for oil and other min.
erals. to build derricks, pipe lines, ranks,
reservoirs. etc. Directors l.. Is Powell
j. r. Gossctt. G. G. Laughm0u X. l.. Cox,
Beaumont: C. w Drown. New Orleans.
H. c. Cornwcu. Baton Rouge and V. NJ.
Itfbrc. plauuemiuo la
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-15
Barr DESTROYED at louise

Louise Texas. April IA severe rain
and wind storm struck here yesterday AT
, p. N. Rain fell in binding sheets. The
wind was very strong and demolished the
large hay barn used by Cameron * UrQue-
hart of san Antonio for storing hay. No
other damage
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-15

Stratford, Texas, April IA prairie Are
broke ont In the western part Of the county
ana burned over about 5000 acres.
strong wind blew from the west for about
three hours after the fire started, then
changed suddenly 10 the north. This drove
the lie south in breast about ten miles
4, de Stock will have to Doe driven else
where 10 Craze tin grass comes again.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-15
|s' Mules Killed by Lightning.

~ ie1as' April IA rain. &C.
49,, :! a heavy wind. struck this
s'aay afternoon at AS p. m.
h, Two hours. Considerable dam
W. Sas IN this county. Several
s,oWn on their foundations
|nujss Sssstern portion Of the county.
- uelongiDg to William NJ. An
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ssessseseosssssssssssss

delayed the machinery for a week, other
wise they would have been down several
hundred feet with the we'll by this time
The boring outfit, part of which arrived
here today is powerful combination aud
rotary machine. and hv another week
which is located oue.half mile east of town,
on the Slaughter tract. There is very little
land changing hands as none Is offered for
salo al RnN nriNp.
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Rause al CIehufne

Cleburne, Texas, April lS.-A small rent
house. the property OF Jim Phillips, a
negro was destroyed by fire last night
during rain. II is thought It was struck
ay lightning, which caused the conHugra-
uon Insurance not known.
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STANDARD IN WEST VIRGINIA.

The Only Independent PIPE Line Has
6een Shut Out,
Wheeling. W Va, April i4-By the pur-
chase Of the properties Of the two large in
dependent oil producnr firms In Marshall
county the STANDARD OIL company blocks
ant the only independent aud rival pipe
line concern ga the State. The Standard
pavs SIi0.0oO Il Is said 20 the Benedunl
companies. which give up fourteen wells
and several hundred acres OF land.
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Sales at Galveston.

Galveston Texas April "a. The sales
at the Galveston oil exchange today were
as follows;
Eureka 100 shares at zoe.
GLADYS 500 shlrcs at 30.
Higgins, . shares at $G7 10 shares ~ SOS
Victor, 1000 shares at 2HC, 2NO shares
al one
National oil ann Pine. 100 shares NJ os.
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WARD EARLS HOME BODIES FOUND
@oSsasos0seeeseeasssssoos,

druS We're killed by lightning Thov had
dIifted along a wire fence. zach mi thsir
heads across the fence ANA all were killed
at one time
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Residence al rexarkana.

Te1arkaua, Texas, April 1.-THE resi-
dcnce Of Mrs. j. l.. Hall al this place was
consumed by IRE last night, total loss
5000 no Insurance.
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BAN Near Reanan.

Reagan, Texas April IA barn on tn,
farm Of Mrs b. c. Clark was set on hr,
by lightning and burned. Loss $500
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Waller, Texas April IA barn on the
George Schwarts place was burned with
considerable amount OF feed Loss $500.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-15

Saeugerfc~t Concerts at Auditorium Tues
day and Wednesday, May and Z Re-
served seats Tor sale at Capitol Pharmacy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-15

BccviUe, Texas April T. rhc next resu.
lar meeting Of the South Texas Truck and
Fruit Growers association viii he held at
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-15

r,,as. April "A severe han
Y .,orn, visited this place yester
~ about 8 o'clock, which did
80 to growing crops, especially
...,,,Sles and strawberries. Again
.,saipg about 6 o'clock another
IA ,ra rain storm came oa' which
=, an hour thus adding havoc
,..,.,tlon to the already nearly
~. Of the morning storm. Ihe
\. s,r,ens are entirely ruined. Ihe
~, which were at their best are
!, East 30 per cent Of the crop.
I. !, ibis crcp alone viii amount
1, ,tpareds of dollars to the growers
I community.
N cotton are badly damaged. but
, n eplanted
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Natstarium now open for the season .
C. Baldwin, proprietoz.
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N STORM DAMAGE.
| .s More Than Thirty Thou
u Dollars Near Alvin
l..,f,vfRE HEAVILY VISITED
,.,ot.d Lost but Crops were
y. = r'i Down by the Hail and
49,. Were Damaged

,,.. April 1.-THE reports
w. NJ the growers from their
lo indicate that the damage
90 =. hill storm saturday night
\ 10 great. ,.,.. 81 tno Frpr
,.,osatlcn, estimates the damage lag,
,ns vegetable crop at S5O'"jo.
,,,l growers place their loss at
.aa In some sections tomatoes
X f ,,ncs were cut of smooth to
.cs will have TO be planted
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-07-25

war gwine round tho't sometimes
dat would go inter ground hogs
hole. Dey jes' wanted to git de
niggers to make brestwurks out of
dem an dis yere niger was time
enouf fur um not to git him to
make brestwurks outer." Ny last
query to him was: Snow, old fellow,
the colored Sunday schools are in
progress more than ever. | suppose
you attend the Sunday school, and
learn to read print and very prob
ably you can secure your registra-
tlon." go yes, Boss, dat will be hit.
'Zacly so, an Pm gwine ter go ter de
Sunday school, ebby Sunday an T'se
gwine to aim ter git dis shur learner
IN my bead if l halter toat me
sledge- hammer to de school ebby
Sunday an hammer it in my skull.
| ies' tell you dat Use done got meny
drink er whiskey an little chink,
sometimes a quarter er so, an den
some time er hafer dollur er so at de
poles, an you jes' bet dis yere nigger
amt gwine to let dat good stuff
pass" A WAYsIDE CLEANER.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-07-25
Human Bomb viii Die.

lu the presence of five thousand
spectators witnessing an open air per-
formance of the "Last Days of Pom
peii" at Louisville, KY, James Dull,
known as the "human bomb" received
injuries, which probably will result
in his death.
1t is Duil's part of the performance
to be hurled high in the air ty a
bomb which explodes releasing a
parachute by which the performer
returns to earth. The bomb was
shot into the air as usual, but
when it reached its great height, it
failed to explode and started to the
earth with the victim unable to re-
lease himself. AS the missile was
within 100 feetof the ground it sud-
denly exploded aud to the horror of
the spectators Dull was dashed to
the earth and the performance
brought to close. When the victim
was picked up it was. found that his
back was broken. He was taken to
the City Hospital.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-07-25
BRIGHAM Y0UNG's WIDOWS.

The most interesting convention
of all that viii take place this season
will be that of the widows and
orphans of Brigham Young. The
family will gather in Salt Lake CITY.
and as that beautiful place contains
no building large enough to accom-
modate the multitude the convention
will be held in the open air under
the blue vault of heaven.
The conven tion will be composed
Of more than 1,100 delegates. Of
course all of these are not widows:
some of them are orphans. Mr..
Young, the great husbandman, went
to his rest nearly twenty-five years
ago, and multitudes of his widows
have now been gathered to their
husband in the realms beyond the
stars.
Brigham Young has been made a
subject of derision by many flippant
and thoughtless people. But, in
point of fact, he was wise man.
The wisest of all men had the marry
ing habit of an even more pronounced
type than Mr.. Young, and he did
not take the same precautions.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-07-25
WHEN LAWS GO INTO EFFECT.

"No law, except general appro-
priation law, shall go into effect un-
til ninety days after the adjournment
OF the General Assembly az which it
is enacted" So says the new Consti-
tuition in article VI, sec. II. We
know this will be hailed with Joy by
the legal fraternity, the county officers
from the highest to the lowest, and
the people who may be affected. Here
tofore every act of the General Assem-
bly,, with very few exceptions, con-
tanned clause that it should be in
force from its passage, which meant
thatit was the law as soon as approved
by the Governor. The great difficulty
about this was that the State was in
an especial hurry to have the laws
published and distributed and fire.
quently ninety days or more had
elapsed before they were published
and distributed. Even the advanced
sheets were never printed on time and
hencefew knew what the law was dur
ing the time intervening between its
passage and it's publication.-Free
Lance.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-07-25
BIG SPRINGS.
(Richmond Dispatch.)

The editor of the VIRGINIA CITI-
ZEN says that the wager Spring, in
Page county, is the largest spring in
Virginia, and pro badly in the South,
but whether it is or not we
doubt if it can be CON pared in
volume with some down in Florida.
In the last bulletin of the United
States Geological Survey, Charles d.
Walcott, director, we learn that the
stream flowing from Silver Spring,
in Marion county, Florida, measures
GO feet in width and IA feet in depth
and regularly discharges over $40
cubic feet of water per second. The
outlet of Juliette or "Blue" Spring,
in the same county, forming the
head of the Withlacoochee river, is
105 feet wide, where measured, and
was found to be dischargiug. 77s
cubic feet per second; that of Icha-
tuchnee Springs, one of the many
springs tributary to the sSawanes
river-and of added interest from
the fact that the bones Of an i'm.
mense mastodon were recently found
embedded in its bank--discharges
403 cubic feet per second. The
Kissengen, another typical spring in
Southern Florida, constantly dis
charges 81 cubic feet per second, ol
about $4,000 gallons each minute
The waters in this spring gush from
circular orifice in its bottom with
great force, raising the surface OF
the water considerably above the
general level of its basin.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-07-25
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

Chapter 544, Acts 1S91-'92, saws:
A person who overrides, overloads.
tortures, or cruelty beats, or uniusti-
tiably iDjpres, mains, mutilates, or
kills any animal, whether belonging
to himself or another, or deprives
any animal of necessary sustenance,
food or drink, or causes any of the
above things; or who wilfully sets on
foot, instigates, engages in, or in any
way furthers any act of cruelty to
any animal, or who having in custody
manned, diseased, disabled, or in
firm animal, and abandons such
animal, or leaves such animal, or
leaves it to die in a public street,
road, or public place, or who shall
carry or cause to be carried i'm or
upon any vessel or vehicle, or other
wise carry any animal in cruel or
lnhuman manner, or so as to produce
torture, shall be fined not more than
fifty dollars for each offense. Be it
further enacted, that the provisions
OF this act may be enforced by any
justice of the peace in cities, towns,
or counties wherein the offense is
committed or the offender may be
found; and every such offender Shall
have the right of appeal to the cor
poration court in cities and county
court in counties.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-07-25
Hobson Rescucs Girl Teaser.

Hobson Rescues Girl Teaser.
At the Chautauqua meeting re.
Gently at Piasa, H., Capt. Richard
L. Hobson, hero of the Merrimac,
was the speaker. When he had
concluded his address he was sur.
rounded by a number of pretty girls
III wonder if he is hero?' whis.
pered one.
"Oh, certainly" replied a com.
panion.
The whispering reached Captain
Hobson's ear.
"She desired to know if you were
hero," volunteered another girl in
answer to Captain Hobson's inquir.
ing gaze.
81 am tired of the hero business, >
he retorted.
Would you rescue ME if | jumped
in the lake?" continued the girl.
81 certainly would" returned the
hero. -
"Here goes" said the girl, aud she
leaped into ten feet of water.
Hobson jumped after her. He
swan toward the sinking maid
Seizing her he attempted to swim
ashore, but the girl struggled.
Both were almost drowned when a
boat came up and rescued them.
"Yes, am tired of this hero bust
ness" was Captain Hobson's com
ment.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-07-25
BRANDywINE, CAROLINE CO., VA

The wheat crops throughout this
section turned ont very indifferent.
Some of our farmers say they are
poorer than they have been for ten
years.
A Mr.. Strings, of West Virginia,
has purchased the farm known as
Liberty HIll," formerly owned by
Conway, Gordon & Garnett, of Fred
ericksburg, and has settled among
us and has put in operation a very
large saw-mill.
The Constitutional Convention has
brought sorrow to good many of
both races throughout this section.
The main thing that is annoying
them is their right of suffrage. The
negroes seem to be more diligent
than ever in attending their "Sun-
day schools" SO as to be thoroughly
qualified to go through the prelimi-
nary course Of registration. / had
an old colored friend to ask me few
days ago: "Boss, do you think l will
stand any show to vote agin?" NV
answer was: "It will depend alto
gether upon circumstances. How
much property have you?" ''Nothin'
but one OK" "What did the>as-
SCISSOR value him at:?" "Jes' FIVE dol
lars--and, III fact, he amt wort dat"
"Well, you can't vote then on the
property qualification, but very prob
ably you might vote on the educa-
tional qualification. Can you read
and writer" "Dat / can't; jes' can
say my A-B-Cs." "Haye you ever
rendered any services in any army?o
"No. sar. l jes' tell you de ebber-
lastin' trufe, an dat amt no lie,
when / hurd dem dar cannuns er
firing ole marster, ole missus and
nobody else could git me to cum
outer de woods to do anything" 1
asked him what made him remain
so close In the woods. ode Lor',
chile, de way dem blue-coat Yankees
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-07-25
HEATHsvILLE NOTES.

We have had little rain since my
last letter, but nothing like enough
to do US. At that time our fields
and gardens were needing water, but
not suffering for it; now unless rain
comes very shortly corn, ETC., will
be damaged very much. Many peo-
pie make ''little" Of our good old
local papers because of so many in
considerable matters appearing in
their columns,so that We poor re-
porters are frequently put to it to
distinguish the worthy from the un-
worthy. Now this weather business
is getting to be nice little darling
pet with "Desmond," while, he doubts
not, it is very tiresome and hard
looking old woman with his readers.
But when we hear of fine rain only
five or ten miles away, especially
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-07-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

We believe in insurance against
death, fire, accidents and what not.
DR.. Laferty, IN Richmond Chris
tian Ad0Occte.
"Ma," said a newspaper mans son,
81 know why editors call themselves
'we.' "Why?" $50 the man that
doesn't like the article will think
there are too many people for him to
tackle. - Washington STIR.
The Panama hat is no longer the
fad with the 400. When it got so
that bootblacks, editors and the like
could sport Panama, it was no
longer priced by swelldom.- &aun-
ton NeaCS.
Active transactions In real estate
are reported In some of the counties
of the Northern Neck. People from
sections where land is high are seek
Ing homes In the Eastern and Tide
water counties because of their cheap
ness.-Fdirfar Herald.
The people of Virginia, particu-
larly of Tidewater Virginia, must
feel like cougratulatiug the owners
of Buckroe Beach upon the continu-
ance of its policy not to permit the
sale of liquor at that place. Buck
roe Beach is one Of the few resorts
on the coast at which LIQUOR is not
sold.- Newport Ne,cs Telegram.
Juan Micaba, a full-blooded AGO.
ma Pueblo Indian, residing near
Las Cruces, n. NJ, has committed
suicide because he was whipped by
his motaer-inlaw. Micaba had a
quarrel with his wife and whipped
her. lie was in turn whipped by
his motherin-law. Unable to bear
up under the indignity he secured a
revolver and blew out his brains.
a writer of a North Carolina pa
per has recently said: 'The negroes
were freed in 1865, the white folks
in 1901" Write 1902 instead of
1901 and the picture will suit Vir-
ginia. And now that the white vot-
ers are free, politicians would do
well to keep on good behavior. Free
folks are going to do some free
thinking and free acting. You can't
scare them any longer. FdrmUille
Herald.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-07-25
The Same Oh story.

j.. A. Kelly relates an experience similar to
that which has happened in almost every
neighborhood in the United States and has
been told and re-told by thousands of Others.
He says: last summer had an attack of
dysentery and purchased bottle of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoca Remedy.
which used according to directions and with
entirely satisfactory results. The trouble was
controlled much quicker than former attacks
when used other remedies." Mr.. Kelly is a
wen known citizen of Henderson, N. G. For
sale by Ellis c. Richardson. Kilmarnock; T.
]. Willing s. Co.. Irvington; w. A. DameroE
4 Bro, weems; @. w. Sanders, White stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-07-25


even as much as ciouH seems that
the weather, though .yoby, is still
very affecting anu noticeable mat.
ter in our daily doings aud undoings
The Northern Neck is very small
portion of this great Republic and
from all reports rains have separate
days on which to visit each vicinity
On the 10th very severe storm
passed this way, tearing down trees
etc, in its course. At Lottsbure
there was very heavy hail storm
which was most damaging to the
corn crops in that section. At Mis-
kimon it was a hot and scorching
sun all day long.
The Junior Order h,sG treat all
to themselves at their hall here on
the 9th. Some outsiders were in
sited, among them g. j. Rowe, who
is reported to have made away with
six saucers of cream, The day was
bot one, however, and he is to be
excused.
Next thing in line of order is that
game of ball here on Saturday, 18th.
Fully three hundred people had come
out to see the contest, and among
the crowd was my girl. Our boys
took their places in the field, Lively
chap was at the bat and the hour
was 3 o'clock. The game was on,
and full six hundred eager eyes, un-
less somebody was one "shy," watched
closely every move of every player.
Now, l sez to myself, sez |: "Yon-
der is that little peach of mine look
ing out here at me, and, Dick, if
you ever did play ball, get to work
at it now." And, likely enough, all
of our fellows said the same thing.
Under such an influence, or some
other, at the bat the ball was hard
to hit, and harder to reach the first
base-the second seemed hundred
yards away. In the field the ball
had to keep on humping me in the
nose, and when i threw it it took
unto itself wings and tried to fly
far away. No wonder then that
about 5 o'clock those Lively BOYS
commenced to run and jump and
throw their caps into the air, for IL
was ) o'clock with us, both as re-
CARDS ball and "gal." Lively won by
a score of IL to 3. Another series
is going to be arranged for the
future with them. Joe Pierce again
act, d as our umpire.
Monday, l4th, was court day here.
As usual, nothing doing A fairly
good crowd. was present and much
business between man and man
seemed to be going on. In the
court a very great deal of small
matters were disposed of.
Miss Clara Peed, of Baltimore, is
visiting relatives here.
s. Roland Hall, of New York,
reached home last week on ten
days STAY.
Claughton Wells and wife are
stopping with the formers father,
4. Wells.
Jennings Atwell, of Philadelphia,
spent week before last reviewing the
familiar scenes of former days.
1 Mrs. o. j. Henderson, of West
Virginia, is down for the summer at
A. X. Cradles.
Miss Jennie Hall returned from
Baltimore Sunday, 18th.
A. j. Brent came back from Alex
andria on the 14th.
Mrs. s. A. Rice, of Baltimore. and
three youngest children are at Capt.
Luttrel's.
Miss Annie James, of your town,
spent the past week here with w.
G. Shows daughters,
Miss Rosa Beale gave her private
school scholars a treat to cream at
her home on Tuesday night, 18th.
DESMOND.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-07-25
Saves A woman's Life.

To have given up would have meant Death
Tor Mrs. Lois Cragg, of Dorchester, Mass. For
Years she bad endured untold misery from a
severe lung trouble and Obstinate cough.
often, she writes, 81 could scarcely breathe
and sometimes could not speak. AIl-doctors
and remedies failed till used DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption and was complete
iy cured" Sufferers from Coughs, Colds.
Throat and Lung Trouble need this grand
remedy, for IL never disappoints. Cure is
guaranteed by Ellis C. Richardson, Kilmar
mock; Il. J. Hayden Il Son, Irvington. Price
80 cents and 81. Trial bottle free.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-07-25

"These Senatorial outbreaks have
gone far enough" remarks the Nor
folk Ledger, "and should stop. 1t is
mistaken sense of honor anyhow
that makes man feel that he must
resent physically what appears to
him as an insult, for a man who
would insult another.is not worthy
to be permitted to further rob the
latter by drawing him into rough
and tumble fight with all of its lack
of dignity and unpleasant memory"