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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
THE SHAH IN ENGLAND.
The Persian Ruler Takes His First Sc
IrIp---lmnosind pisplaN.

The Persian Ruler Takes His First Sea
Trp--imposing Display.
London, August I7.--Muzafrar Ed Din,
shah OF Persia, arrived at Dover at noon
today on board me steamer Empress from
Calais, At the saah's request the Empress
made the trp oyet at slow speed The
steamer was escorted by the British cruls.
Hs Galatea and lmmortalita aud was
greeted by selutes from the batteries nj
Dover ana nu imposing military display
IN" Shah Is seld 20 have exhibited grea,
nervousness upon cmbarking ON the
Empress az Calais for his Arst sea Tip
nut he bore the Journey well, and when
Prince Arthur 81 COunacght boarded the
Empress ANA greeted him the shah smiled
interpreter
The shah and Prince Arthur walked TO.
Sethes through the cheering crowds al
Dover to the Lord Warden hotel wher,
Muzarar Ed Din will spend the night
coming to London tomorrow
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
DETAILS FROM SHANGHAI
Indicate that Much Difficulty Vet Under
lies the Whole Question.

Indicate that Much Difficulty Vet Under
lies the Whole Question.
London. August 1S-ln q dispatch from
Shanghai the CORRESPONDENT Of the FINES
says the protocol OF the tariff treaty was
signed Saturday by the British, American
Japanese and German representatives
without reservation. and by the Austriup
Belgian and Dutch representatives ad ref
erendum
This action was principally due to the
commissioner Jnhn Shurrettl desiring to
conclude the business before returning to
the United States. rhe Chinese commits
sloners, lacking Imperial sanction. did not
sign the protocols therefore, IL China VII
hes II the signatures affixed yesterday VIII
be void. The document provides that tho
new tariff becomes operative November l.
Portugal, adds the CORE pondeut, com
plicatcs the situation BY claiming concrs-
sion of two small islands near Macao and
the right to build railroad from Macao
to Canton as a reward for her acceptance
of the new tarin. This Illustrates tho dlt-
hculty underlying this whole question.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
FiahtIna Forest Fires.

Florence, Wis, August lT.-Forest nres
that have been raging ID this ~ now
threaten the town and this afternoon the
nre department was called out 10 protect
the lumber yards ana saw min here. Crops
IN tbs vicinity are seriously threatened.
Word has been received from Common.
wealth, a mining village south OF here that
the citizens have banded together To pro.
tect their hoiaea
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
Fatal Accidents h ST. Louis.

81 Louis. August H. Two persons were
Killed aud eight others Injured one proba-
bly, fatally, In two street car accidents
here tonight Charles Bronson, grading
foreman. was rnn down and killed rs he
was crossing the olive street car track In
tho West END. wagon containing a pic
mic party Of eighteen Young persons was
struck ny q Page avenue car and over
turned. Harry King, aged 49, was KILLED;
Katie brown, aged 10 was probably fatal
IS Injured and Patrick Brown aged rs.
was seriously hurt The others received
minor injuries
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
suicide Feared Poverty.

Columbus. Ohio, August lI,--Mrs. Isaac
Rosent0um committed suicide today by
drinking carbolic acid. Before the death IT
her husband two years ago Mrs. Rosenbaum
lived IN luxury. The small legacy left was
soon exhausted and she moved from a fash
iouablo residence on Rich street to a modest
block on High street, where she has carmel
a comfortable living keeping roomcrs Her
dread Of poverty led her to remark re.
Gently thst she would not face Il.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
Fatal CROSSING Accident

South Bend, Ind, August l1.--while AIRS.
Barney Tennehaum and three children were
driving in this city the carriage whica
they occupied was struck by GRAND
Trunk passenger train. Instantly gilnne
one OF the children and fatally iujuring the
other three occupants, The horse became
unmanascable and backed IN front or an
approaching train
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
OIL Found In Msnloo CITY.

Mexico City August i7.-An artesian well
being sunk IN the very heart OF the city
on the corner Of Santa Isabel aud san
Andres streets, has begun yielding oil most
unexpectedly. The well belongs to tho
connection with a new pubic hutldiag The
striking Of oil in this spot has greatly en-
couranged local oil prospectors. The well
Is $50 feet deep.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
A Reioh of Terror,

MnrpAysborough. H.. August 1T.-Slx per-
sons have met violent death In Jackson
county since last week. The latest out
break Of ,lolence WAS In the shooting to.
day OF william, Smith anu his sou Jacob,
near Ruddlesville The father was Killed
tut the son viii recover. Negroes cummittsd
gcmc OF craps" AT a negro picnic. Tho
scene OF the tragedy 81 two miles frc m
where Commissioner Leaves was murdered
lu his bed
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
Today,s Weather.
Fair. 177
DOMESTIC.

The annual convention Of plumbers, gas
and steam filters begins today At Omaha.
The National Bible conference bss beel
opened al Ulnona, Ind.
One man was killed and another fatally
iDjurel in railway wreck at Hammond.
Ind
Tho Anthracite coal strike situation re-
mains unchanged.
street car employees are on strike at La
fsyetto. Ind.
Colonel William A Hemphui. founder Of
sae Atlanta Constituted. Is dead.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
BERLIN BoERsE IRREGULAR.
Heavy Losses Resulted Through Unfortu
nate Industrial Ventures.

llCaNJ LgSSGS 0GallkSG NOhgN l01OfLu-
nate industrial Ventures.
Berlin, August 1.-THE boerse last week
had an Irregular tendency. The week
opened with the appearance Of sem!an-
nual statement OF the Deutsch Geuessen-
schafts bank, admitting heavy losses
through unfortunate Industrial ventures and
Gazing FOR stockholders meeting to re-
duce the capital Of the bank by B,DUO.O
marks. Later came the announcement Of
the reorganization Of the Rendeuhuette
iron works with an assessment upon the
shareholders. This cnused a fan In the iron
company shares from 40 to 1s during the
week The breaking OF Of relations be
tween the Hamburg American steam packet
company and the coal syndicate also had
an adverse effect upon speculation The
above events, however, beyond further con
tracting the volume OF transactions espc-
rlnly In securities for tho monthly set
trnent, exercised II comparatively slight
influence on the boerse. German per
cents ana PruSsian Cous0ls weakened on
me higher discount rates and the listing
OF me latest issues OF these securities NJ
London, which Is Interpreted as meaning
preparation for new loans this fall This.
however the Farnkfurter Ieltung again
denies. The weakness OF tho borrse NeE
followed Friday and saturday by mTcb
stronger tone. as result OF the strength
oI the London mining market and The
Oanndlau Gron report The utter caused
active trading Ia Canadian Pacific and.
with tho exception Of government secnri.
ties TINS activity spread Itself TO domes-
tie shares.
The damage to German harrests produces
the htllef mat there win be q large i'm
portatiun OF Russian grain; there was con
stqucntE an Adavuce OF points in the
saareS or private railroads In East Prussia
The record at the end OF the week car
RED coal SHARES several points ahove the
quotations OF August 10. irons nlsp were
~ part slightly hlrher Machinery and
electrical shares were mostly lower 'durinb
al Lob .,t
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
Union Pacific Strikers

Nerth Platte, Neb,. August 17.-Governor
Savage and number Of Union Pacific of.
hclals have been in consultation here all
day With Mayor Walker and county officials
regarding the adyisability of sending mil.
'u' to control the strikers, who, It Is
charged, have been trespassing on Union
racine property and threatening new em-
Ployes There has heen no marked VIC
fence thus far and the sheriff says he be-
ieYes he can maintain order.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
Bohemian Woman Killed.

Denver, Col, August 1T.--MIs Annie
Krupe. bohemian woman 40 years of age
was run over and killed BY Santa Re
train ut Acequlta. Her companions assert
that the train started without warning ana
that she was thrown under the wheels
They Threatened 10 lynch the engineer ana
crew but were quieted by the conductor
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
MutIny on the hlnh &C..

view York, August 1.-THE native crew
o. the int~insuiar steamer Hermanos mn.
uned al port at voraca. Island on Cato.
ouanes' last Thursday. They murdered he
chief engineer of the vessel and worndaS
s re captain, the mate, thu sAcons ornc.r
49, ons OF the passenger All ~ yyso,n
N@e spsniafda MemSsrs az tna nwstsxa
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18

constabulary went to the rescue q !, I,
aud killed three of them. Twenty.av !,
thc crew. surrendered and eve jumped pei, y i
hoard ana are believed TO have lros .
During the lighting on the HiTman ansn n,
steamer ran aground but was suDsequ'''s,
Hugfed
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cheyennn Ma Dance.

Guthrie o. r. August 1.-THE retreat
ef the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians
from General Custer was re-enacted today
by 400 members Of those tribes on their
council grounds In Western Oklahoma. The
occasion was the annual feast M which
the Indians Indulge In their war and crow
dances, so-called
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
RAILROADS.

The Southern railway will build line
from BuSaneil, n. c., to Maryviilc, Tom
Assurances have becn given that no
oh .nge will he made in tho management Of
the Monon whom II is transferred to The
Louisville and Nashville and southern rail
ways
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
WASHINGTON

Governor Taft advocates mortgage loans
10 small farmers IN the Philippines under
government supervision
TIC tariff treaty negotiations with China
have been successfully concluded.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
Oil Test to Be Mads.

Liberty III, Texas August IA test
TO determine the quality and quantity OF
the oil In the well OF 7. j. Jackson recent.
" struck. will be made shortly. Mr., lack.
son Is very sansuins that he has madu
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
Chimes. potentates al Vancouver

Vancouver, V. G., August 1T-Prince
Cheng' accompanied by Sir IAang Chen
IUen, arrived here today, lie sails tomor.
row on the Empress % Japan. Nine. Media
also arrived here today en- route to Aus
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
We'll Known Author Dead.

Cheshire. Mass, August l''--s ..', M
Hopkins, 90 years old. of New ~ rs.nls
uied here today. Mr. Hopkins Wa .ssrau .
of the stan OF the Scientific nn .scl.uti
was we'll known as q writer W
subjects. --
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
THE moNoN TRANSFER.

There Viii Be No Change In The Man
asement.
Louisville. August IA telegram from
Chicago says It is stated on good authority
that when Monon Is turned over 20 the
Louisville and Nashville and the Southern
there viii be no change In the method OF
operating the property II Is understood
that one condition Of the deaf Is that the
present Monon MANAGEMENT shall not be
disturbed and that President Mcdowell
shall remain az the head OF the company
Assurances OF this kind have been given to
the minor officials
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
Fair Estate Claimants.

Plalnreld, N. j.. August l1,--Mrs. Ns'sou
and her son, the mother and half brother of
the late MRS. Charles Fair left NevamrSe,
today Tor san Fran cisco TO care for Their
interests iG the division OF the Fsil eststt
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
N.braska.s Hotties. nau

lincoln Neb.. August 17.--This was the
hottest day Of the year in Nebraska. the
ienperatnre ranging from ee to 1O2 Ar
eMrouly for SIX hours Il was over 100
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
Groves Black Root Liver piIl.

., Made from an active principle obtained
ION mSm black Root. They act on the liver
70 ,sslomel and leave no bad after
sure chronic eorstpstioa- Price Is cent?
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. JoNESs SCARBOROUGH Snyder. Teras
August l0--Married on the i4th az An
gust az $50 .. NJ. at the brides reslds1es
DR.. ], Byron Jones ~ BRllinssr 10 Nis.
Jsnis II. Scarborough u Snyder. Elder u, VI
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Latest Cholera Report.

Manila. August iT.-Cho!era reports
show few cases Of the disease here.
but large number In some prov
inces. The total number O; cases
reported to date Is g. 63G. With
1896 deaths Estimating the cases
which have not been reported to the
authorities. the total number Is b.
ueved 10 have reached 5000.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18

Marietta, Ohio. August 1.-THE main
building OF the Marietta Paint and Color
company burned today. Loss $4,000: In.
surance $1,000,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18

GROVES CHRONIC CHILL CURE
Cures the chills tina, other cali tonics
DON'T cure AZ all druggists Ne Cure, NO
ray, coc-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
THE STRIKE SITUATION.
President Mitchell Says Conditions
Remain The Same.
FINANCIAL RESOURCES SATISFACTORY.
A Wilkesbarrs Priest Says Unless !
Pierpont Morgan Acts the Trouble
viii Continue indefinitely.

Indianapolis. Ind. August l7,-President
John Mitchell Of the United Mine workers
arrived IN the city today on ais way to
Spring valley. H.. TO visit his family.
While In the West MF Mitchell will SO 10
Chicago 70 confer with leaders Of the
miners Of Illinois. He expects to start for
Tukesharre Wednesday
President Mitchell declared that his VISIT
TO the NatopaI headauarters was merely to
look after routine Office matters which have
accumulated during his absence The stu.
alton 10 the strike field remains the same"
said Slr, Mitchell There has been no
change and | do not anticipate any until
the trouble Is hnaiy adjusted. The men
are just as determined as ever to win and
will stick It out as long as necessary so
It an depends on the action Of the operators
when the strike Will terminate. Tie fnan-
cial end OF the strike Is being kept up In
a very satisfactory manner and We have
been able 10 relieve every case Of distress
There Is no doubt that we will be able to
continue to do this.s 1t is true that some
OF the miners have left the hed. When the
strike first broke out quite a number Of
the non. English speaking young men re
turned 10 their old countries and other
miners have gone to the btuminous field
ami secured employment There has been
/ very little migration Of miners Of late
however expect that. all told, about
( 1900 men have left the anthracite field
/ since the strike began. Except for these
/ the number OF strikers is as large as ever
There have bceW some shipments Of soft
coal into the Eastern market, but / can
not say how many tons have been sent
there. There has been no shipment Of
anthracite coal since the strike began and
the supply is now practically exhausted.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11
RELIGIOUS.

The American Baptist Missionary Union
closes It's financial year with the entire ex-
penditure OF the society covered by its re-
More than 1000 men in the United States
navy are members OF the Navy Temperance
league and are pledged to total abstinence
curing their term OF service.
After a decade OF work the Orthodox Rus.
slams or Chicago have laid the cornerstone
OF q new, 81: Trinity ediace. The czar gave
half OF the $4,000 needed for the work.
Considerable attention Is being given I'm
Russia to a new scot which has gained
many, adherents in the province OF Perm.
declared purpose is the reconciliation OF ali
religions. Latterly II has assumed a char
acter Of pronounced enmity to the govern
Rev. Thomas Dixon has been looking over
some piles OF southern newspapers dating
tSst R 10 lseS. ana a wss his asSoniShneHt nnds
negro education was advocated In speeches
delivered by confederate generals after
their return from the civil war.
DR.. John clifford, the famous English
preacher. began life in a lace factory when
II years old. He worked at first as an
In the lace mending department. Later he
was made ~bookkeeper by his employer and
this gave him his first opportunity OF ris-
ing.
A Hebrew ceremonial, which It is said
has not been used since the dedication OF
the Temple OF more than 1850
OF the cornerstone OF the Home for Orthos
dox Jews in Chicago. This building viii
be patterned after the early Palestine
temples.
ST. Mars church OF Philadelphia is to
have eight distinct organs. ~vsriousiY
winded. beside a large pedal organ, under
the control OF four manuals. The omen
section OF the choir organ IL designed 70 be
a replica of the sixteenth century work,
and will stand on the Lady Chapel Screen
enclosed In mediaeyal casework.
Methodists OF Sioux City are arranging
for a big revival at that place next July oe
August. They are ~endeaVortnR to secure
the services OF Billy Sunday, who al ons
time played with the National lea bASS
ball nine. Mr. Sunday IL now in the evan
large tent will be put up for the meetings,
with an orchestra and choir made I'D from
Methodist and other churches In esoax cltN
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11

there is a liberal s~prinkling Of that quality
in my makeup.
In my minds eye l see a fair. old-fash-
Toned garden, bright with larkspur, zinnias,
caleopsis, asters, marigolds, mignonette,
helIotrope and roses, growing in masses.
The little Night of steps leading to the top
terrace has q rustic railing, covered with
sweet, red honeysuckle. An arch at the
top CLOVIS with crimson ramblers. The ugly
fence Is covered with clingtng ampelopsis
(the catalogue said 1t would cling.
Sweet All, thrice sweet, the pleasures
OF anticipation!
Every night l see myself out with the
hose-or my husband out with h hose
and, by the way. did you ever know a hose
weIl3 When It comes from the store It is
a beautiful sight, so clean. so shiny-I
mean the nozzle Is so shiny. Ours was all
tied up with turkey red calico and looked
like a Fourth OF July celebration. Alas!
in a few short hours 1t looked like a sea
serpent home from a tear.
Personally, I prefer some one else to
manipulate the hose. 1t wiggles and twists
and the place where 1t leaks always sauirts
at my ankles. the one part Of me hat l try
to keep dry. Then 1t never turns on just
right. When you are watering a fragile.
fairy. harebell the water whoops out like
a bursted water main and plows up the
earth for a yard around. When you want a
good, steady stream to coax in the needle
spray merrily needles. II ever You are
c~onsummate idiot enough to look Town the
nozzle land I've seen people do it)-why,
"GOOdby. Miss saide Green" Artificial
respiration is highly recommended.
Last. but not least, In my garden AFFAIRS,
! am looking for a sun dial. What garden
would be complete without one? Upon 1t l
wish TO have craven s~ome-Atting sentiment.
We're l frivolous. there is the one from
The Dolly Dialogues. "Pereunt ct Inn
putatum." and Mr.. Carter's delightful
translation. The Oysters Are Eaten and
Put Down in the BILL"
Hundreds Of sentiments, and not a few
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11

turned. Lo, the deed was donel Such
lovely, symmetrical, blsck-earthy looking
bedsI (The black earth ! had purchased
from one Michael, a picturesque old Irish
man in the Hollow. Gaily l handed forth
my t5i Not till the next day did IL occur
to me to poke down into those beds. Alas,
the perndy OF mani The trustfulness of
WomRni
Yesterday another friend told me of such
q nice mar who digsi"
Ny seed boxes are already green with
tiny shoots. At first l was moved to have
a hotbed. but finally compromised on tin
baking pans, the kind you cook roast beef
in. Now l am having nervous prostration
because there are no holes in the bottom,
Mr.. Dreer's catalogue advertises seed
pans" and they all a holes. Now, I
never heard OF seed pans" till after l had
my brilliant idea. all OF which goes to show
that there 10 nothing really new In the
world. My family assures me that the ice
pick is a doughty weapon and will obviate
my dinAoulty. but<I have not been driven
to II yet.
In the meantime my flags. peonies
(peonias. the seed catalogue calls them),
lilies OF the valley and climbing roses are
really booming. II they can Just success
fully live through the afternoon maps tina,
che neighborhood dogs take upon them all
will be well.
For a month 1 have been praying our
kind landlord for q gate. but he. being a
busy man. heard me not. Also ne docs
not understand" for only this minute
beheld In iron gate arrive. one Of those
artistic, swirling Affairs. with plenty Of
room for the largest dog in the neighbor-
hood to wriggle through.
Why is II tina dogs so adore DOVER beds
Why do they cheerily watch you
then kick the seeds into the next county,
Dog, oh, dog!
Why frettest thou the earthr
D Dog, you log!
Desist thee from thy mtrth
(Or I Will brain thee with a boandD
As you may have gathered. l am not al.
together q gardener Of sentiment though
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11
NY Garden

The dream Of my life has come true. At
last I have q Back Yard-a beautiful big
Back Yard. with two terraces and a hideous
high board fence all around Il. What more
could the heart OF woman desire2
All the spring / nave furiouslY studied the
seed and plant catalogues. n IN my minds
eye there has arisen a poetic garden Of de-
light.
1 made an elaborate chart Of prospective
beds and hunted up a much Wanted man
named Johnson. who made his permanent
home behind a large billboard In an ex-
tremely downtown district, He had been
highly recommended to me by two hitherto
faithful friends. When l at last discovered
him, after a most exciting search. / invited
him to "dig'' and prepare" my beds. He
declared with a sweet smile that he would
arrive promptly at 8 o'clock on the follow
ing morning. OF course he didn't at all.
For a week I waited around. At last, one
afternoon. he appeared with his assistant
a man who had looked often. very often,
upon the wine when 1t was red. or any
other color that was drinkabIe.
shortly after they began work / was called
away by the severe illness OF a very dear
friend.
I had been assured In impressive tones
that what I wanted aSa would take TIVE
men an entire day, and perhaps longer.
Then the hideous question arose. Shall 1t
be by the hour or by the Job" AS I can
not add two and two without q large pad
and q stout pencil. l weakly said. How
much will 1t be by the iobr" Il also re-
called endless pieces OF work which had
bees done by the hour."D After many
scowls and hard mental figuring on the
part Of Johnson. IS was agreed upon. which
..l A. II. -
labor. I
WE'LL departed In six hours I r.