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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-07
Victoria local Notes.

Victoria, Texas March 6-rhe quadren
NAL weighing OF mails is in progress, and
It is expected that heavy increase will
he shown over the weights Of four years
ago, owing 10 tho great development
which has occurred since then.
Harry Archer Of the Kansas City South.
ern and A. H. Taylor Of the Houston East
and West Texas were In Victoria this
morning, returning from visit to Goliad
In the interest Of their respective lines
Auditor G. Il. Cottingham will return to.
dar from II trlp 70 Houston on company
business.
Four cars Of machinery for the pumping
station OF the Victoria Rice and Irrigation
company have arrived and are being un
loaded here.
General Freight ana Passenger Agent w
J. Craig went to Houston this morning
special went 10 Cucr0 last night &c
bring down Mr. Frank Grain 10 the bod
side OF his brother Henry, who Is critically
III at the hospital here from an operation
for appendicitis
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WEATHER AND CROPS.

Muldoon. Fayetic County Texas. March
A heavy gale has been blowing here all
day and the air is iull " sand,
Kaufman Kaufman man &C., GouR Rlsa ,, T%Nq n.,
all day aud tonight the wind Is blowing
hard and cold from the north.
workman. Freestone County. TEXAS,
March IA regular blizzard struck THIS
The freezing point al O'Clock ms morn
ing.
Copcras Cove Coryel County Texas,
March 4-Tho worst sand and dust Storm
ever known here has been raging Tor ioAt
hours without any indications OF aoai'nE'
Wind Is from the north and cold,
Cleburne. Johnson county ,TeNNa}s'
March 4.-Thc colorcd BaphS'> OF Gle
burne are praying for raiq;. II rs very
looking well. but farmers are afraid that
the ground is TOO dry 10 plant corn
Gonzales. Gonzales County Texas,
March 1.-The high winds that have iur
several days past been blowing are drying
the ground out fast Corn that WAS plant
ed two weeks ago IS coming MP all right,
but rain will be needed 10 bring mp corn
now being planted where the ground IS
hard and has had little rain.
Kopperl, Bosque County, Texas. March
4.-Very dry here; the snow helped the
wheat some. but that is all gone. The
thermometer stood at o6 IN the shade yes
tcrday; Mt o'clock last nigh NJ
norther came up and continued until ia
o clock this morning. when It Increased TO
a gale and the air is hlled with sand
Corpus Christi Nueces County Texas,
March 5--Durlng the strong northwest
wind Yesterday aud several days ago con
siderable damage WINS done TO vegetation,
the wind blowing tho plants In the sandy
land ont by the roots and covering others
with sand. Most of the plants have been
Teplanted.
Richmond Fort Bend County, Texas,
March The heavy winds Of Yesterday
blew ont two of the large stained gluS-'-
IN the memorial window Of the Methodist
church, South. With this damage and ID
few fences blown down no further damage
was done large number Of citizens rn
manned MP last night until the wind
lulled.
Greenvillc. Hunt County, Texas March
THE severity Of the dtbuth In this SEQ
tion is evidenced by the number OF wafer
wagons that are noticed IA the towns. u.
well as in limited way throughout the
country In many sections Of Hunt county
people have been hauling water for family
use all winter, and II the heavens continue
shut up as they have for several months
there will sGou he no water TO haul,
Marlin, Falls County. Texas, March :.
business man remarked this morning that {
has been years since so much seed cor
was shipped to Marlin as is being receive,
now, and that the farming element hAy
seldom been in a more helpless and depend
ent condition. The great demand to
seed corn Is created not only by u~>
| farmers having Ia buy corn to plant hm
! the universal plan among the farmers seem
to he to increase the corn acreage.
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STICK TO IT.
Until Coffee Hts You Hard.

1t is about as well to advise people TO
stick TO coffee untll they get hit hard
enough, so that they will never forget their
experience, although 1t Is rather unpleasant
TO have TO look back TO a half dozen years
OF inyalidsm, money and opportunity
thrown away, which is really the terrible
price paid for the weakest kind of mess
Of pottage.'
A woman writes and her letter is con.
densed ia give the facts In short space.
81 was coffee slave aud stuck to Il Ike q
TOPPER to his cups, notwithstanding ! had
headaches every day, and frequently severe
attaeks OF sick headaches, then used more
coffee to relieve the headaches. and this
was we'll enough until the coffee stlnulant
wore on, then would have sick spells. r.
nally my digestion was ruined. severe At,
tacks Of rheumatism began TO appear, and
ultimately the whole nervous system be
aan 10 break down and ! was fast becom
Ing a wreck.
AZ this time | WIS induced 10 quit coffef
and take up Postum Food Coffee. This
was half a year ago. The result has beoH
mosi satisfactory. The rheumatism IS gone
entlreiy blood l. pure. nerves practlralli
vol ana steady. digestion almost perfect
never have any moro sick headaches anf
am gaining strHdilS In weight que
sirens h name given By Postum Co., Bat
ns csssk. Nib
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Hearne Items.

Hesrnc, Texas, March 6.-The wind IS
very high here today and as consequence
the dust is very annoying. Stores and
houses have 10 be Kept closed or else the
dust and sand will accumulate In them
Hearne was visited by a wind storm Tues
day which was terrible.
The National compress has pressed 10
date 1900 bales of cotton, nearly SOOl
bales more than was pressed the whole
OF last season There Is yet about 4OJl
bales 10 sight, which will likely be lom-
pressed here. The company built an ad-
dltlon IN their large platform last fal and
IL helped out a great deal In handling
the crop Of the season.
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OIL COMPANIES CHARTERS.
New Ones Filed and Old Ones Were
Amended.

ANlGnQeO.
Austin. Texas. March Am agreement
was fled today with th0 county clerk Of
Travis county between the Capital city OF
company OF Austin and the Palestine oil
and development company. whereby the
former company leases to the latter one
half interest in several hundred acres OF
land in Travis county acquired by purchase
and lease the Palestine OIL aud Develop.
ment company TO bore one four-lnc well
10 a depth Of at least 1000 feet. tho work
TO begin before April Il. 1902. and to he
prosecuted with reasonable diligence. The
cost Of subsequent development OF the prop.
Oily. Is TO he borne equally by both com
panics.
The property is located near Fiskylllc
ana on Walnut creek. between five and
ten miles northeast Of Austin.
Beaumont Gas company Of Beaumont
capital stock 100000 Purpose, to estnb-
ISL gas plant and for the manufacture
and sale Of same for light. heat and cleo.
tric motor power ard TO that end to bore
Wells tor thr purpose of obtaining natural
gNs, Directors ii. w Potter. T.. v Hav.
don. W W. Blackburn, william WicSs,
J. L. Keith. j. A, Paulhamus aud J.. c.
Ward
Spangler OIL company Of Beaumont,
changing values of shares from 81 20 IL
cents
Paragon oil company Of beaumont.
changing value NJ shares from 81 to ID
cents
The Best oil company OF Beaumont; pur-
l'se, Ia store aud transport oil, gas, brine
and other mineral solutions; capital stock
Cameron and NJ. Wisdom OF Jefferson
county
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WORK NEAR NAcoeoocHEs.
Several Companies Now Have Their
Rigs at Work.


Nacogdoches, Texas. March 5.-Mr. s. J.
Thompson, manager for the Mammoth or,
Mineral and Land company, was in town
yesterday evening and stated to The Post
correspondent that he had moved his rig
from the abandoned well south of Chireno.
on the Elliott farm three miles northwest
from Chlrcno, and had everything in readi-
ness to commence drilling today.
The company at work at oil City is bail
ing out the old wells bored In 1859 and will
sink them deeper
ono OF the companies at work ave miles
south Of Merosc struck good flow OF oil
only forty feet from the surface; this was
cnsed OF aAd gusher gone after Tho
tiuffcy OIL company, at work close hy
has one Of It's wells down about 600 feet.
In that distance they have passed two
GOOD veins Of oil Mr.. Thompson, although
he made a failure In ending oil IN his hrst
we'll, Is fun Of determination and vim and
/; not in the least discouraged, but is fuIl
OF enthusiasm and stated that he knew
that this was one Of the finest oil fields
in Texas and II he was not fortunate in
bringing In gushcr that they were here
and would he found.
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Rock Island Local News.

Rock Island, Texas, March 6.-The Rap
fist church is about completed and sery
Ices Will be held next Sunday.
W. j. Weller OF Edna formerly OF this
place, Is In town today.
Rev j. Is. Armstrong has Just closed a
series OF meetings at Turkey Point Ten
conventions and nine additions TO the Bap-
fist church,
Mrs. Walton OF Denver. Colo, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. X. 5. Lundy
left for home on March 3
L. o. Lundy, manager Of the II. S. Lun-
dy Co. Dry Goods company, Is In rs~RSE
ton buying 4 spring stock OF goods
Miss Clarn Morris Of Houston Is visiting
L. Il. keni0n and wife
Married: ]. Il. White to Miss Jane John
son, both of Rock Island, Rev Picket or
floating
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rells ~ rail-. and the Hartman syndicate
Is hedging against the difficulties and the
transportation ~ having control ~ the pip
iug privilege ns we'll Thus they will he In
q position TO dictate terms TO tho people at
Beaumont, because they will he In control
influence will predominant IN the making
oi rates to all parts OF this country. and
their superior facilities will make II hard
10 compete with them in the getting u
the oil to market
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Temple Topics

Temple, Texas March 6rhc new tclc.
phone people have at last gotten far
enough along to talk from the central Of
hce to their patrons. or at least, n mum.
her OF them, but have not so Tar put IN
their operators u lis expected that they
VIII be In working order within a Few
d0vG
superintendent az tho Stnfc rrfnripotorv
at Gainesville, was In the city greeting old
friends YESTERDAY
Conductor W. r.. Jefferson has lust re.
Turned from several weeks visit 20 Mar
hn. where he has been rccupcrating his
hpulth
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The Ienninns Field.

jennings. La, March e.--The Spring Hill
Oil company has just passed through a
thirty.hve-foot vein OF oil sand that fur.
nished plenty OF oil. If they fail to ind a
better paying vein than the one In going
deeper. they will pull the pipe up to thi :
vein and make n pumper we'll
The derrick Of the Southern well No. 3
is now completed and the machinery on
the ground and drilling viii be commenced
at once.
The pelitan and Prairie Mamou Oil com
pnnies are removing their piping from the
wells and will drill again in another part
Of the field These wells are considered
dry ones
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why Work Was Stopped at Vinton.

Vmton, La, March 5.-There is nothing
in the report from Lake Charles to tAe
effect that the Syndicate oil company has
made strike here on their holdings on the
Vincent land. Your correspondent made a
visit to the well today and was In
formed by the driller. There was no work
done for several days owing to being out
Of fuel oil. the tank having caught fire sew
eral days ago and totally consumed The
drill Is in rock, however.
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san Antonio, Texas, March G.Juan
lharra, one Of the gang arrested in connec'
ton with the wholesale hurghrics In this
city during the last few wears, pleaded
guilty Ia two eases TODAY and was Eivcu
two year, in the pemlcutiary IN each case.
Vhvro orr several other cases stiu pending
-ngnIm-I INN
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Lamnasss News

Lampasas. Texas, March "a military
company rs being organized by Mcssrs.
Mace and BIcrbowcr
Reports from Burnett county state that
an schools have hcen clnscd down on ac-
count of q lack OF funds resulting from
tho closing Of The bank at Burne, few
DAYS ago
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SALES.

Anglo-Ameilcan. 20OO; oil and Refining
so Bunns Blur. $3.50 Buffalo 30: Com.
monwealth, 100; Cascade, 1900; Domestic
1900; Forward Reduction new, 20; Gold
Eagle, 1900; crman-Aherican. 5tb;
Gladys OF Galveston. 100 Higgins j; In
dependence, 11.JO0: Lucky Dime, 500, Man.
haitian, 50; Rex, 1c20c
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Rice Farm Laborers in Demand.

Eagle Lake, Texas March 6.-The rice
farmers are an beginning with renewed en-
ergles for big rice crop this year -
the weekly payrolis have swellcd consid
erably In the past fifteen days At the
headquarters Of the rice industries. A
good increase Of day labor win hc en-
poyed for the next sixty days.
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rh. rank at Gliddan.

Glidden, Texas. March Civil engineers
are here surveying a foundation for me
storage tank for fuel oil The Galveston,
Harrisburg and san Antonio Railway com
pany is making arrangements 10 adopt oil
As fuel
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| NEW WELLS ARE IN
Them Are Six IncherS and
Have a Good Flow.
bay IS NOW AT PORT ARTHUR
i a Capacity Of Twenty-Five lhou-
/ earrels-Vessel Is TO Make
Regular Trips,

lont. Texas, March 6.-The last re-
m the Geid this afternoon brought
that four new spouters had oeeh
the number previously reported
three or four more wells We're
49,, IA ovn,rtcd In before night.
lieu "'iu l., oood p,sbcr
OK Il 60. brought i" M.
Of the Keith Ward tract INV
stx inches In diameter und Is said
,n,rstop oil company brought in a
nah srouter ON block %. The oil
n, cha dentb of O4o feet and the
n ~ Wv -. .i,,,,.trc
1dc Satisfactory
T. q. Stribhling drilled III sou'
,rcll FIR thc German American OH
~ .,ttry tho attn
on olocN 90 me, ,s,.
drilled In on Splhule luP uS 'Ni'
snnptcr ON block 3S, controlling
i in which has been sold to Messssrs'
liner and DanlelSoh OF ieo'i"' H.
\
nix steamer Paraguay. with a ca
,-o.n t,,.rcis arrived at port
-''V'" VA IN,
8tod8y FOR cargo oil OIL Hhe wiz
IN I,. tho National OH and Pipe
II - ,, o0nrt Viii he made
~ the recoI9 '"l ~, , ,y,,' - ,ho SIN
pgua{ Is uhuv ,a,,,,i,r Trims IA
N ana wa mar thts he,n,,
~ 7
Fargo Vl VH WIN '"''
~
II .,,,,ars chat thermometers may
III IT.. S,,,ra,,
we the oppoIluhit! o. uS'"S
since a company has up a forfeit
HI, .oo,, ,,orl ON nine line from
" t,e H. within thirty davs. The
Hp NV. Lar ,,'y ~ thc DIV viii be wei.
III {ne n gaS , 5C s"V since p the fuel SUP.
Itomcstic purposes Is far from sat
NJ most people using wet. pine MIL
- or paving nlgn prizes at io' o"N u
r. WV"
III
Is In a suit involving lhtoresls III t"'
IsNcatch survey have been filed with
IT, .lsrl Annie Trcpch and npr
IvF -,
~. FfcdeIt,h li'uvn' ny su,r
lM ore "i Missouri anu - ~. ~
Pm 10 recover ',,'Sf,T,s'" "i a.. w.
plui,N nNe SIN -,Uu' vi iItcte ~ "a
Pun ANUS, "AlIu W.. '.'l'
tnp 'u N't' "H'lN 'u''a W. l'I9,,,,
f,hf u'i'H"'i'S %" VI ""'u' '"n""i'
,.- .,.,...,o,. ~ 49,,
NleGed may me pl'An'lIS gre el,
NJ an undivided interest w the anu
u.' III. ,tv'Ii ~. NJ W iil
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cures scIatIc RheunatIsm.

Mrs a. e. simpson, 500 Craig ST.. Knox
vile. Tenn. writes June 10Th. iSDo "l
have been irving the baths OF Hot Springs
ARK. for sclatic rheunutism, but get
than auy medicine or anything ! have ever
tried Enclosed ind poslofNcc order for
SlGO send me a large bottle by South
crn Express" Sold by a. T.. lesIing.
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drugs, Doctors prescribe and hospitals use
DuYy's Pure Malt whiskev whenever m
aisointcly pure stimulait and tonic are fe,
quircd II contains no Fusel Oil or other
dangerous ingredient
Malt Whiskey' is on the label. and that 4
il our own patent bottle. With tho nsma
blown In the hottie. This IL the ouly way
Dury's Pure Malt Whiskey IL soid II Of
fcred In bulk or in TASKS It is a fraud d
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Sales az Galveston.

Beatty, 1000 shares at Nc.
Galveston Land, oil and Gas, 1900 shares
at &c.
Manhattan. 200 shares Mt CSC.
Victor. 23300 shares at 29sc.
Victor, 100 shares at 2i2c
Victor. 1000 shares at 2&c.
Victor, 800 shares at 2$4c
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The Rnok Island Wal.

Rock Island, Texas March s.-Work has
been resumed on the oil well north Of
town after several weeks Of rest. The
we'll is down 1880 feet and will he pushed
for the next thirty feet.
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volvcrS, raxons and knives stolen rhe I'M.
pIcment store OF tho Thompson & LYON
implement Co was also entered but moth
Ing was taken
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dircto,- w. s. natmsm. loi nj rrcm
hrt, .,u, on Ft' su,0r. ..Hlt L.. Hon !.
William G. littir 81 g., Muoly. IT.. j.
+. Mundy. &. ~ Pullrn. G.. ~ Moore. \
u. TeTplcton and J.. \. Carlton.
Mr.. Joseph Tremh.y Of 81 Louis Is the
new director. Succeeding tharles Dllliug
ham. Immediately after The stockhnlders
meeting Adjourned The hoard Of dicctofs
met aud decided upon the purchase Of IS
large tract of land 20 he used for tank
age Site and the erection OF numh.t
Of large storage tanks thereon
~
The county commissioners have granted a
twenty year franchise to the Bablt syndi.
cate for the construction Of wooden troughs
through spindle Top, for the purpose Of
gathering the waste oil that nov runs
through every rivulct in the field. aud Is
considered a source OF great danger. as
well as reckless waste.
Following are the closing quotations on
the Beaumont oil exchange:
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Dyspepsia symptoms are sense Of burn
ing anu duh weight In the stomach after
burn natulcnce. constipation or diarrhocn.
languor depression. irritahility, dull head
aches; all these symptoms show TINT your
digestive organs are ont Of order, and YOU
should take nunyS Pure Malt Whiskey.
II viii cure dyspepsia and Stimulate the
blood 10 healthy action.
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STOMACH rRoueLE CURED.

Gcnticmen: | got six bottles Of your
whiskey about year ago. and | used
half OF IL. aud Il did me a great deal OF
good, and | gave the rest 20 my brother
VINO had stomach trouble, and think he
would be III his grave today IL 1t hadn't
been for your WhlskeN. as he was going
dawn fast, aud the doctor could do him no
frf,nH
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Atlantic city y j., March Ia. 1901
Dear Sirs: have uscd two bottles OF
Ncur Pure Malt Whlskey, | tried It for
Indigestion and dyspepsia aud found great
relief from IT, NJ II. RENO.
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IsAAc n. wALKNn. I.ehnnon.
cuREp INDIGESTION.

Gentlemen; have used Dufry's Malt
Whiskcy Tor half n wear. and It afforded
me great satisfaction lay curing mc or that
dreaded disease. Indigestion. which troubled
mo for two wears.
Nov ~ tNOt DAVID GORDON.
40 West nth St. Chicago
TWO BOTTLES CURED HIM.
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Following are the closing quotations on
the Beaumont oil exchange:
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~ oil and Pine Line com
I'd the following board Of
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GOES UP HIGH
Anthracite Coal May be Quoted
$l4 Ton.

New York Aug 10 Anthracite at $l4
ton il in prospect here according to one
firm of miners and dealeas. This IL, Of
course. contingent on continuation
Of the strike for few weeks more
While anthracite, which has been
bought at 81 80 IA ton Wholesale, IL OK
pected. TO be put on the market in a
week or no AT 81 and 81 80 ton retail,
some Of the dealers have raised the pre-
sent retail price TO $l0a ton. A member
Of the firm mentioned said
"All the coal that has been boarded
up IL practically cleaned mp and those
who happen to have small stocks on
hand are not parting with 1t except to
favored customers II il impossible to
fix n price now Anthracite sells simply
for what il will bring. 1t is u luxury
and is only bought by people who must
have il and who have the money to pas
for it,
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DISCONSOLATE.
Bride Flew With Hired Man Instead
OF Employer.

Rochester, n. Y, Aug. ia matri-
monial paper, tickle, fair one from
Duluth. MINI, and a gray haired man,
have transformed Silas Hatton middle
aged farmer of Hamlin, from bithe
follower of the plow into sad.eyed
victim Of despair.
He laid information yesterday with the
district attorney against Miss Minnie
Crosby whom he accuses Of obtaining
money under false pretenses. Hatton
said he had won Miss Crosby through
the medium of a matrimonial periodical
and after exchanging photographs and
finding her fair to look upon, had sent
ia with which she came from the West
All preparations had been completed
for the wedding he says when she elop-
cd with the hired man, named jonathan
Owen Slas said he did not believe
deceit possible until he had read the
letter they left, telling him that they
were gong to get married and live in
Oneida county. 1t is doubtful il any
criminal charges can be maintained
against the fugitive twain,
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LEAVE TOWN.
New Hartford. Conn. May be De
populated by Shut Down.

New York, Aug. rs. The depopula-
ton Of New Hartford rs the result of
IN order issued by the cotton duck
combination to shut down its Green.
woods mill there on September 1 for
an indefinite period has begun in earn
est. no less than 700 people having left
the town inside of two weeks says a
Winsted. Conn, special TO The World
BY the middle Of next month, ii is es-
timated that fully one-half Of the pop
ulation Of the place. which is $500, will
have left Placards reading Closing
out business" and ITO rent are al.
ready in store windows and For sale"
signs are tackled on property every
where. In the district known as Dub
lin, where several hundred Of the mill
operatives lived, there remains but "A
single family. Business men already
feel the effect and are planning to 10.
cate elsewhere.