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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-11
on THE HIRED MAN.

ME had drefful dreampt last night said
the little boy me fought me was a-doin iroo
a ever-so-bg whamp--'
whats 'vhampi" asked the hired man
"A gbanp." said the little boy looking at him
Ditvingly. lis all muddy place
ooh, yes swamp.
"Well didn't me say 'whamp
YES, so YOU did What them
Men me fought me seen ever-so-big wolf
wight in 'front.'
Yes"
Men me turned an me seen mother ever-so-
big wolf wight behind
Yes
Yes" said the hired man. why didn't you
wv Wasn't none" replied the little boy
Wen we'll You were in bad situation sure
'"'s Shall me tell you how me dot away"
For goodness sake, yes"
Me walked wight up
DIsCouRAGING HIS IMAGINATION.
Papa. do you believe in ghosts''
But Papa, spose med tell you me saw a
Then would have to spank you and put you
10 bed for telling story.
Well papa, me didn't
GOING Up.
II see Chicago elevator boys have gone on a
strike
What tor?"
Il thought they got raise every time they
worked the lever
The man with the moth trap is again on the
road and the suckers are biting. but not so freely
as In past wears The farmers fruit growers and
+ Gardeners are reading and communinG with 9th
. crs who read and when they all become informed
ON this subject the moth trap man will be out OF
iob.--F0m and Ranch
But think OF the number Of pore benightec
eahen" who don't and never will take paper
and keep posted. A farmer. fruit grower, Of
gardener should no more think Of conducting ms
business without a paper like the Farm anc
Ranch than he should think of housekeeping with
out wife
The secretary Of the navy has decided t.
accept the resignation OF Captain Hobson. lh
country will now suffer.--GongdieS Inquirer.
Hobson says he thinks he would make goo'
politician. If he does, Miss Columbia hersel
will owe him kiss.
, We should begin to clean up the filth and dis
, infect our premises.-CrockcH Enterprise
g How'd they ever get in that shape Draw o
us for one can Of chloride Of lime.
The stineiest man in the world has at las
4 been found He holds his head under a hydrar
in freezing weather and when his hair is froze
solid he breaks it off in order to barbe
. hill.-~KUccu Herald.
He must wear it long in Texas.
i Senator Hanna has introduced bill in cor
C gross TO pension former slaves He had to d
e something to counterfeit Teddys policy OF er
- tertaining negroes at White House. Looks k
- the coorcd man is going to be factor in nom
mating the next republican candidate for pres
dent--NcrI4 Meas.
u This will doubtless make white republican
black in the face
. The Victoria Daily Advocate has received
y $500 typesetting machine which will be Unstable
Il in a few days. This is the first machine OF II
kind put in outside of the large cities in Sout
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-11

CARL soHrRz is right A war with Germany
would he an 3troeity, In fact. for the United
States to 20 to war with any nation that can't
shoot strsighter than the Germans can would be
like murder
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-11

The Victoria Daily Advocate has received a
$500 typesetting machine which will be installed
in few days This is the first machine of the
kind put in outside of the large cities in South
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-11

or course We knew all the time that Rookie
Teller didn't do it..
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-11

Now its Guatemala against Salvador and Hon
duras. HE facet Urine -Urihc.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-11

WILLIAM HooPER YouNo a Mormon, grandson
Of Brigham Young, has been sentenced to Sing
Sing for life for the murder Of Mrs. Pulitzer.
In Sing Sing there is no marrying or giving in
rnarriarr.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-11

TuF doctors in the case Of William Hooper
Young testified that while he was not legally in
sane. he was not from medical point of view,
sane. Isn't that the mt'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-11

HAvrxa been refused permission to return to
Saxony the crown princess will return to Frenchy
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-11

OFFICE OF PUBLICATION, =.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-11

catered al the Posofhee at Houston, TeSoI' as
Steond-Ciass Mail Matter.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-11

Tuosr basket ball girls Of Derby, Conn, who
INDUCED in free for-all fight should 50 into
vaudeville They must have thought they were
PLAYING football
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-11

We should begin to clean up the filth and dis
infect our premises,-CrockcH Enterprise.
How'd they ever get in that shape2 Draw on
us for one can Of chloride Of lime
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-11

TR1YELtNG AGENTS----c. s. T. Holland, Audi;
tor; A. W. Palmer, B. B. Throop, J. H, Barton and
s NJ, Gibson.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-11

The secretary Of the navy has decided to
accept the resignation of Captain Hobson The
country will now suffer- Gonzales Inquirer.
Hobson says he thinks he would make good
politician. If he does, Miss Columbia herself
will owe him a kiss.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-28
NO CHANGE OF POLICY.
THE POSTAL INQUIRY.
The President Wishes No Guilty
Nan to Escape.
[rRoM THE TRIBUNE pUREAu.I

washington, July 2T.-The return Of Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow from
Oyster Bay, where he had a long conference
with the President regarding the postof1ce in
vestgation has given rise TO hume DIS rumors.
most OF which are groundess- White Mr Bris-
tow preserves his usual reticence regarding his
interview with the President, The Tribune cor
respondent is IN a position TO say that there
has bean no change whatever in the Presidents
attitude toward the investigat on and no gu lty
person VIII be permitted to c5ca9e prosecution
CT dismissal entirely irrespecti Of political IL
fuence or Affiliations.
It may be further said that while numerous
instances Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have been found
IN The record Of Perry s. Heath. formerly First
Assistant Postmaster General no indlctable Of
fence which sthe statute Of limitations has
not run has been discovered. and. as on July 81
three years will have elapsed since Mr.. Heath
drew his last pay from the government. it seems
probable that he will not become involved in
nny osecutions nov contemplated
While the President is anxious that for the
good OF the service the investigation should be
brought to a close as soon as practicable. he is
unwilling that, through undue haste, any mat
ter Of Importance should be overlooked, and he
has not set any date by which he desires the
work OF the investigators to be brought TO a
close.
While few more indictments are expected
before the investigation ends no discoveries
have thus far been made which warrant the be-
lief that prominent officials will be involved
The cases which seem TO warrant the eXpeCta-
tinn of further indictments re against com
parauiVely Unn portant men. II is also expected
that grounds viii be found for disnlssinG
number of employees for irregularities on which
the statute of limitations has run. In one or the
other OF these categories are included several
persons whose nanes have already been pub
lisheo IN these dispatches
New-York tribune., 1903-07-28
FAILURE OF BOSTON BOND BROKER.
william Bassett's Indebtedness $1,200,o00,
Of Which $500 900 Is unsecured.

Boston. July 27-William Bassett. OF No. So State
St. a commission broker. member of the Boston
and New York Stock exchanges. failed to-day MIR.
BasseJt has heen in business in Boston long time.
chiefly handling municipal bonds The failure is
regarded In financial circles important
George F. Nutter. the assignee said:
The assignment is due 10 the general decline In
the security market-not TO any outside specula-
tions. Mr Bassett Was unable to care for his
loans"
In a statement issued after the close OF business
to-day Mr. Nutter said the secured Indebtedness
would aggregate $4,000 ard the unsecured $1,000.
lie could estimate the value Of the assets
The New-York corIasDondents were Prohst.
Wetzer & Co II IS understood MY Bassett had
comparatively few contracts outstanding on the
Boston Exchange
The firm OF Edwin S. Roo.Cy & Co has several
Boston Co RESPONDENTS hut it is said that in no in
stance did the NeW-YOrk concern owe more th1 q
few thousand dollars to Boston houses The Bos-
ton cores ondents are Payne. Webber & CO. Law
Arnold & Co. Brown. REILLY & Co. Richard
son. EiIl CO. and ToMIe & FitzGerald.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-28
MORE FOOTPRINTS OF The WOODSx
Claim for Losses After a Mysterious Fu
In Texas

Sumner Best, son OF the late Colonel William J.
est. Wnose mysterious Geath sun Puzz - %
ace OF several SIates. bs.leV,s thai lie dSe2E
scsd evidences or the tlviLy ot The Wo0tses
ho wanted oy the police Tor The Larceny OF Ii,
fathers pLss5ssions-
Il received letters this morning" said Mr. Best
from Texas telling Of ny serious IRE there
that was followed oy claim for losses made By
Alce ClOy Woods. wife OF Dr. J. d. Woods Z
suppose this is another hs-d Cf that marvel eusiy
active cOuLle, since they had claims for fires IN
Connecticut ard AsoUTy Para which ca-sed iaves-
tgatioLs BY insurance companies. From Georgia
have received a letter whi, tel other SORES OF
The WONDERFUL sxpLoits OF couple believe TO Do
TIE WOodses-
''Ths failure Of the police IN ths East and the
coupe is causing lot of sarcastic criticisms on
ti4e Pacific SLOPE The pCop.e at there can u
O. retanC Why those people are scil at Sc, Ihs
ceiling ruLs High about the affair ! GOWN a
T. al tney ave IOUnd some hiding aNl5d
into Ia But. me po.Ice in EaSLOn said they
aIe bound 10 come TO tie light before vsry 5ons;
they versatile ard talented Keep aT2g
rom pubic attention long-
New-York tribune., 1903-07-28
UNPROTECTED GRADE CROSSING.
Gates Are Used Only in the Day-Fence
Adds to Danger.
TpY TELEGRAPH TO rHr TRIBUNE.

Kingston y Y, July 27.-Much censuTe of the
West Shore Railway manage emeni is heard here
since the accident at the grade crossing near this
CITY on Saturday night by which two young men
lost their lives The crossing at which the accident
occurred is the first on the Saugerties road about
a mile north of the city line. This is the most
popular drive about here, and is always hAed win
carriages and vehicles of various kinds until Tar
into the night in the sumner
For many years the railway company has main
taincd a gate at this crossing. but It is operated
only until O'Clock in the evening, though many
trains including fast passenger and freight trains
pass after that hour. The danger Of the crossing
Is Increased by a high board fence incosins ball
ground between the roadway and the rallToad on
Inc orthcastorly side. On account OF TINS leace II
is impC sstle for a person approaching from me
north by the road to see a train coming in the
same dire ctoD near the crossing. -,
In the accident of SATURDAY night the men kled
freight train and then. thinking he way clear,
attempted to cross the tracks. when they were
struck by fast PASSENGER train P9und s29tn i n
either to see or hear Just ahead Of then 3g cqg-
sa5atoriu with Mrs sapler and Mrs GalnghS,T s,-
had pass the crossing in Satefy, odIely
Gearing the engine of the oncomng train ,r5f dbf
and there was no warning OF danger of any kind
New-York tribune., 1903-07-28
FOREIGN FOOD INVOICES.
Many ReceiUcd By DR., WiIey-No
Trouble in Executing Nezc Lac.
[rRon rnE rRIHuNE BuRElu.l

Washington. July 27-Dr Il. IS. Wiley. chief or
the Bureau Of Chemistry of the Department OF
Agriculture. returned Washington to-day from
the Stale Feed Commissioners convention in st
Paul Dr.. Wiley found about twenty invoices Of
eargoes OF food to this country from
Europe. which had been transmitted 10 him by
United States consuls abroad in carrying cut the
provisions Of the law regulating the imports
ton Of foreign food and drink products.
After examining each Of the invoices. Dr. Wiley
statcd that only would he examined-a cargo
cf spices which is 10 leave England in the near
future. Another Invoice for a cargo Of spices
consigned Honolulu. and this also would have
been inspected had the department possessed the
proper machinery for carrying cut the work in
the Hawaiian Islands.
Dr. Wiley minated that he cid not expect
trouble with than cargo in twenty or
The only shunent from Germany which
has been involced TO the department is 10 barrels
cf hesr from Bavaria. No trouble has teen (, und
with BaVari4n beer which has been looked into
carefully by experts Of the department and no
samples Of this will be examined.
The receipt Of the inVCil es by fast steamers in
dscates that there is to be absolutely trouble
in carrying the law as ample time is
given for the department officials TO make up heir
mirds REGARDING the iIy of taking samples
the arrival Of the Shipment indicated In the
Invoice.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-28
HOLD TO UPTURNED BOAT SIX HOUR1
Three Brooklyn Physicians Have Thrilling
Experience Near Good Ground

Good Ground Long ls.and. July Z5.-AftsT cling
Ing to UpJUrUeu oOaI the cay uu-rs
ast uignI three brooklyn DnS scans we're anaay
rescued at o'c-O,k tins mornlns aGd taAen Asaass
not mucn the worse IRON their experience
The were Ur James Glynn. V-no Is staying
the Green Lawn Cattage: DR.. O'COnn-u aLd Al
other friend. yays.cl444. NhO aTe s.ay1Lg d -As
Sea Breeze houss- They AL rssi-s a 5rOoalyn a.d
are spending short time here Last n-gut IT Was
proposed 10 have sail Trey vent .ay
AID SQJall Came ana upset the OOaL Al Llft 9
tArU~n Sats"- he a-clde.4J nlg-
peAed aOout y IOCk, and. althOUSh The t4irze 4
I'D considerable cd4LlE for I'D. JLzy uad
holding OF 70 The boat GnJn -ISck tbs -.llga-
ing hen IneiF cries heard BY Isa 1ol9-
ami Ned Penny. ; were Returning ErLe
aIOng the slOre. TEvy Se-uleu anOthzr boat aud
{ the rescue of the doctors
New-York tribune., 1903-07-28
Il PANAMA ROMANCE.
1t Results in the Hero's Being Bound
to Keep the Peace.

Edward Buchanan Knight twenty-five years old,
wto says he Is assistant secretary Of the Panama
Railroad at Colon. arraigned in the Morrislnia
court yesterday charged with disorderiy conduct
on complaint of J. Fischer, OF No. 965 Washington
ave. The Bronx. Mr. Fischer alleged in his com
plant that Knight was trying to force h-s atten-
tons upon Ella Fischer. the fo-rteen-y old tce
of the complainant, and had sent threatening let
ters to the house. The letters were produced in
court and Knight was placed under g bonds
to keep the peace for three months. Every effort
was made by the Fischer IA mily to keep the mat
ter quiet. but when they learned last night that
some of the facts known Mr. Fischer and his
niece told their side of the story.
According TO Mr. Fischer, he had bro her who
lived for many years at Colon. and who made a
small fortune there. His vile died several ears
ago. leaving him with six children, Ella being the
Oldest. The girl had been brought up IN Colon
Last September Mr. Fischer's brother wrote HIN
from Panama that he feared he dying, and
asked him take the children north to live with
him. This Mr. Fischer did. His brother died last
December. ana Mr. Fischer went to Colon TO at
the funeral taking his pretty niece with him
They remained at Colon several weeks Ella
Fischer net Edward knight She says that he fell
desperately in love with her at h st sight and that
she scarcely knew him when he asked her TO
marry him. The girl says that she refused at first
but the threatened her, and fearing some
tragedy. she gave him some encouragement SIC
says she also promised to write to him when she
returned north. She answered one or two letters
from him and then, on the advice OF her uncle,
stopped the CORE spondence- She received many
letters from him after that she AT hrsI
they were pleading, and then threatening.
1Ir. Fischer says that about month ago Knight
wrote letter TO Mayor Low. in which he told
his tale of love and asked the Mayor TO tntercede
with him for the girl sa ying that he thought she
was prevented from writing to him According TO
Nr Eis cler Mayor Low had detective sent TO
the house TO make inquiries When the detective
learned the story reported 10 the Mayor, and
the latter. said dictated letter to knight in
which he said he could not aid him.
Mr. Fischer says that knight then wrote 20 the
Police Department and asked the officials a ST
him. The police paid no attention to the communl-
cation. Knaht then came North. arriving in the
city few Gays ago. He found the tscher home
and called there. lie was told that his presence
was not welcome and forbidden to enter the
house. 1t is alleged that he then wrote thre., I n
ing letters to Fischer with the result that tie
latter ent to the Morrisa mia court ard swore out
a warrant charging him with disorde'ly conduct
II know nothing against the character or TINS
young man. said Mr.. Fischer "and he IS undodo dot-
eIy infatuated with Fila, but she is only ca ! l.
She is attendins a public school here in The Bronx.
and has not entered the high school as yet"
New-York tribune., 1903-07-28
BRIDEGRo0Ms FEARED LYNCH1NG.
For Marrying Village Girls the Actors Are
Forced to Leave Town.
- rEIrrtApa rn - rRIrrNE-l

Ogdensburg. y. Y. July 27.-Edward Woodley
ana Lew" Strong both formerly of Harry Meyers
Dramatic Company. OF New-York. have been in
West Burke. VI. about four weeks directing
entertainment given by the Band on July IS Re
hearsals he'd nightly. and Annie Colby and
Annie Silsby had leading parts II is ssid they
soon fell In love with The actors. and the affair
eliminated Tuesday. when they drove to Lyn-
donvile and marrie> fifteen minutes before
q deputy sheriff who rad been sent after them by
MI Colby and Nj S!lsby arrived at the parsonage
The couples returned 70 West Burke. where they
were met by angry parents and a crowd Of 'n3!g-
nant townspAople. Mr.. SIis5y knocked down Strong
and TOOK possession of his daughter. Mrs: Wood ey
was al first unwilling leave her husband but
later decided 10 return home Soon crowd gath
cred around the place where the men were stay
Ing and threatened to lYnCh them If they did not
leave town. The actors decided 10 leave Their
Whsreahouts are unknown.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-28
MANY URGE MUNICIPAL FERRY
Grout Thinks City Might Have to Run AL
Of Them

The Sinking Fund Commission yesterday consld-
ERGO the proposition fo- municipal ownership and
oreration Of ferry between the Battery and
Thirty -ninth-st.. Eroo5vn. Borough President
Swanstrou William F King, irving T. Bush. Eead
Of the Bush Terminal Company. and others spoke
in favor Of municipal ownership of the ferry.
The Controller Grout said that the advocacy Of
municipal ownership for this ferry would eventu-
ally mean that the city would have 10 operate all
the ferries from the Battery to Cathariue Slip NJ
Bush said he willing to let the future take
care of Itself He declared thar he saw in the I'm
prov ernent Of the South PrOOklvn ferry service a
great benefit 20 thai section improvement In It's
real estate valuation and Induoeue0t for paop4a
not only 70 live there but 70 the ferrv line as
& nearS 81 transit to and from Conev IsIard
On the Mavor's Uo'On. IL was derided that the
whole subject should h@ referred 70 Dook Comr7iq-
efone- Hawkes. for investigation and report Mr.
Hawkes.. who pre~ent aftsrward remarked
that he was in favor Of ali that SAID.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-28
sTRUcK ICEBERG ON GRAND BANKS.

Philadelphia July Z7.TEls British tank stea .lsr
Baku Standard. from Tyne, arrived here to-day
with q ole IN her Low a result or g collision
with an iceberg The vessel. Captain Ticker re-
r1s;s. wss stegKine sloSly oV=r the Grand Ban nks
OF HeWfoUndiand IN dense fog al o'clock 'ast
Eoncsy morning wh~n icebe about fvo hu-
Grad fset high ioorned up deAd aha-lt The mes
r-e~9Ee6. out befocs IT, s'e--f..r ood bc d.
WE'D from her course th= bow stru-k the sub
IneCged art of the Iceberg
small hole was stove = ore Of TIE forward
compartments below the line The pumps
yers placed Ia operation and the water was kept
coxa-
New-York tribune., 1903-07-28
THE FIRE RECORD YESTERDAY

12;&S =. m-Na ais Ftrst-aye. Jacob Maslotsky. S2S
$40 Mo 33l East oae- hund tesntn-st
John Como; Jrth4ns
s;2o a n No 4so Vest FOrty-seeore-st-; S n
Mayer; -
$40 Mo i.oa4 wesIehsster-ave.. Erastus Jones.
tTinng
nIo a m-No. lT7 Easr ons-auadrsa-ans-ssvsntA-st;
samuel HesEcnsT. s
| so mo 20 CIntua- l. san usI 0ounon. sIisbt
$40 p m.-No. as East Ninsty-nrst-sI. Louis ksarn,
SlS p. Mo a3l Broome-st.. Max ueloiiz; sIght
4'%o = m--Ne' 2S1 seventh-aNs, Abraham Rossnfeld.
4;ao p m No. 10 Chrystis-st.. J. Cling: slight
b.4S p m-Fifty-seventt-a xhth-aVa NsGrepoli-
Railroad CoupaIy. $50
7s3O na-No. oll West ThlTtIsth-st T. Miller: sught
New-York tribune., 1903-07-28
ADMITS SHE SET THE BARN ON FIRE
The Girl, Employed in Poushkeep:i,, Is Sup
posed To Ee Pyromaniac.

Poughkeepsie July 27-Josephine Smalley. fifteen
wears old employed by DR.. and Mrs c. Prtch-
ard of TivoIi was raken TO the Dutchess County
a last night 10 await the action of the grand jury
an = charge OF arson Last Thursday night
,rs,,ooass11II ATTEMPT was made to burn Dr. Prtch-
ards harm The next night the attempt was sue
cessfuL Dr. Pritchard offered a reward Of 500. and
the village offered $3.50 more
Chief OF Police McCabe OF this city went TO
Tfvou Yesterday and secured confession from the
r4-I who said her motive was 10 see the hremen
nut out thu FIRE She said she threw a dask or
kerosene near the barn TO make it appear that a
man was the incendary
DR.. Prtchard took the girl from orphan home
in Albany nine months ago. Her home vas In
Brewsters. She Is thought TO be victim OF pyro-
mania
New-York tribune., 1903-07-28
TRIED TO BRIBE COLONEL GLEN
Contractor Sent Fin Box of Cigars Con
tanning S1OO.

Washington. July I.-The Secretary Of War has
sent 10 the Treasury Department a box Of cigars
and 800 which were received from the department
Of Texas II appears tEat Colonel Cen chief quar-
termaster OF the department. found the box Of
cigars on his desk and opening II discovered
that il was from contractor who vas doing some
work under the qusrtermssters Supervision In
the box Was the money. The coonei was indig-
mani. and referred the matter 70 General Grant.
commanding me department. The contractor ac-
knowedged sending ~the cigars by a messenger.
but said he die not know anything about the
money. General Grant thought that under su-.
Circumstances nothing could be done by prosecuting
the for attempted tTbt ~. and the cigars
ano ne money % the War Department Fl ON The
War DEPARTMENT they sent the Treasure.
where Al unclaimed 1O'ds 9re sert The cigars we e
SOD for Is and he uCnty placed with the $lul
New-York tribune., 1903-07-28
BUSINESS TRousLEs

Joseph Mckee ard char IS 2. Harrington VIA
composed the firm OF McKss & Harr.nzto-- isa-
ers in bicycles at No l2S Warren-st yss ardar -
signed tor the benefit OF crsdlIors john j. hana-
gan
The Shsri1 received attachr7snt for &9S
against property % Celsstino De Marco. OF Aoa-
tea Italy IN favor of Daniel r KsHdaI asa
Noah Z. Rogers. trustees OF TIE estate OF John =
Rogers On a bond dated June 9. lSsS payable %
the Northern ITnproV emcnt Compary- A depv4
snerln Sersed a coy or Jhs attachment o. a uN's
larry -
1hs ShsrtT ESQ received a wrI OF replevin g
S5.lSS against -ohn ROGERS as a4-a-assI 80 y. =
Lewis HyIDan. SalOOukeeySF a. No 50 lattA- -
who shot himself through The nead on ESp1S1
last IN favor OF Wi.ham Lanahan and othsIs -