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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-07

Colorado Grocery o,0'sp "
Colorado, Texas, Feprua's ,sstssdiE Z
ti7ws's grocery was closed ssseis ~
$500 Liabilities not ascer'''D
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-07
Waller County.

hampstead Texas, February Stem
thousand and sixty-two poll taxes were paid
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-17

the agents say that the tickets from this
concern sold in this city far outnumber the
tickets from Mexico.
II does not seem TO be generally under
stood how a prize-winner goes about col
lecting his money from the lottery 1t is
done in this way: A prize-winning ticket in
the most famous OF all lotteries is turned
over TO an Indianapolis bank. AS it is
against the laws of the United States TO
send lottery tickets through the mails. the
bank forwards the ticket by an express
company to the New Orleans bank through
which the lottery makes it's payments.
Within a few days a draft comes by
press to tie Indianapolis bank and the
happy prize-winner receives his money.
minus the good-sized fees which he must
pay to the Indianapolis and New Orleans
banks and the express company. 1t costs
about $50 to collect $4,000 prize, but no.
body has ever yet heard of a prize-winner
raising any objections to paying this sum
gladly.
While the lottery company with head
quarters in the South and the one with
headquarters in Mexico are the only con-
Germs of the kind that are well known in
this part of the United States. there are in
reality a number of other lotteries on this
continent doing a big business every month
In San Francisco there are three Chinese
lottery companies which are patronized by
Americans as we'll as by the Acknowledged
folks of Chinatown. There is law in
California against the maintenance of lot
teries within the boundary lines of that
State, but IN some way or other the Chi
nese gambling establishments manage to
continue from year TO year, selling tickets
on the sly, while their drawings take place
in secret.
The queerest of all lotteries is in Buenos
Ayres, South America. This is the "Loteria
Nacional,' and the drawings occur on the
Thursday afternoon Of every week, under
the management of the Argentine govern
ment. The lottery is supposed to be gov
eminent institution, OF which the profits
are devoted to the government hospitals,
and in Buenos Ayres the phrase playing
the lottery" does not suggest, as IL often
does in this country, a mixture of law
breaking. 6eceit and roguery, but instead
the drawings are regarded with considera-
BILE respect a performance of great bene-
At to the republic and at the same time as
a harmless pastime for the people. Lot
terry ticket agencies in this big Argentine
city are as common corner groceries in
Indianapolis. and various ones have large
brass signs in their windows boasting of
the capital prizes they have sold from time
to time
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-17
1t Will Not BE Judaism, hut What II
Best In All Creeds.

1t VIII Not BE Judaism, but What II
Best I'm All Creeds.
To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
1 read with much pleasure Rev. T. A.
Goodwin's letter in last Sundays Journal,
as 1 have many Of his clear. incisive
thoughts, but cannot now. as I usually
do. concede that his logic is correct-that
Judaism will finally be the universal re-
igion of the world. Such a final result
would be a retrograde movement from an
illustrious and exalted position that the
world is marching upward to under the
banner of reason, justice and liberty
Judaism IN its earlier history is a narrow,
selfish, aristocratic cult, fostered by the
few that domineered over the common
herd. The Jews have long since marched
beyond the earlier and worst features of
their own faith. just every church has,
and as all will continue to do as long as
man lives, labors and thinks.
Christ began the first great reformation
of Judaism by trying to establish social
democracy instead, and succeeded with the
poorer classes To return to Judaism is
to leave and repudiate Christianity. In
deed. it is quite improbable that the world
will ever return to any of the great sys-
TENS of the past, for the very reason that
1t has found a better way, and religion is
no exception to this rule. The history OF
progress shows that the world does not re-
turn to old systems. 1t improves the old,
or invents the new in religion and every
thing else. Man is the author of all he
has in the way of government. literature,
commerce, art, religion, and all he wants
or fancies he needs AS each age knows
its own needs better than an earlier age
could have known them 1T will continue to
work out its own destiny by meeting the de-
mands of humanity. This it has done in
both Judaism and Christianity
When the world returns to earlier sys-
TENS of agriculture, commerce and govern
ment, and exchanges its plows and reapers
for bent stick to scratchthe earth with and
another stick to beat the grain with. when
it forsakes its great steamships for a dug
out, and exchanges its constitutional sys-
tenn of liberty for the dark and clouded
systems of Chaldea. Egypt, Babylon and
Palestine, 1t will also turn its back upon
Judaism of Abraham, David and Solomon.
The final universal religion of the world,
like all else the world will have, will be
the collection of the best of all it has
passed through. No creed will survive, but
the best of its beliefs will live with the
best of ALL The universal change wrought
by continuous and tireless evolution will
cast aside all but truth thar Is woven into
utility. OF the numerous religions each
will furnish a due share of that which
shall survive as part or the whole, and
each icse vast volume s OF useless drift
stitious fanaticism through which our race
has passed and is still passing This will
not be even a new religion, but a collection
of the best fragments of the shattered
old ]. A. HOUSER. NJ d.
Indianapolis, May is.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-17
HOME MISSION WORK.


This is to be pre-eminently home mis-
sion assembly. 1t is to be held on home
mission ground, and many of its members
will be men who have labored long and
faithfully far from the pampered East.
The men and women who. from their
wealth as their poverty. have sent assist
ance to the Western field, Will have an OPP
portunity to see not only the workers, but
also the work itself. AT Albuquerque. in
New Mexico, in Colorado Springs and in
Salt Lake the missionaries will have an
opportunity of demonstrating what can be
done by them.
So near the Pacific, with the Philippines.
Japan, Korea and China just beyond the
horizon, foreign missions will be nearly as
important home missions, as in fact,
they always are wherever the meeting of
the Assembly may be.
This year foreign missions are having a
preliminary boom. due to the fact that one
of the oldest and most prominent workers
in China has been mentioned as the candi-
date for the moderatorship. The Rev. CAL
vim w. Natter. d. D., went to China in
1868, and for forty years has done work
exceeded, If equaled, by few men in any
land.
Another man put forward by his friends
for the highest Office in the gift Of the
church is the Rev William Henry Roberts.
d. D., OF Philadelphia, the stated clerk of
the Assembly. DR.. Roberts is eminently
qualified for the moderatorship. He has
been pastor, librarian at Washington and
Princeton, and a professor in Lane Sem
mary. He Is In great demand preacher
In the most important pulpits in the de-
nomination. He has few IL any superiors
as presiding officer. and If he were chosen
to guide the deliberations Of the body they
would move with celebrity and with salts
faction to all the members.
DIR. Robert F. Coyle, Of Denver, formerly
a California pastor: President Mccormick,
of Coe College, in Cedar Rapids Prof. D. s.
Schaff, of Lane Seminary. and one or two
other clergymen are likely to be nominated,
an honor in itself, and If the lines are close
ly drawn between DR.. Roberts and DR.. Ma
teer one of the others may be the successful
candidate.
The revised Confession OF Faith, adopted
year ago. has been approved by the req
uisite number Of presbyteries during the
year, and 1t will be ratified by this Assem-
bly, and become the law of the Presbyterian
Church. This does not refer to the brief
statement adopted last year with the view
to inform and enlighten the people in re-
gard to the significance and religious mean
ing of the Reformed Faith, and not with
the view Of becoming a test of orthodoxy
for ministers, elders and deacons."
The steady growth of the Presbyterian
Church may be seen by the following table,
giving the number of ministers, churches,
additions on confession of faith, communi-
cants. and the benevolent contributions at
various periods since 1860. The compare
tive statement covers the last six years in
SUGGESTIONS:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-17

Mark Twain "a
I remember the day was born 1t was
bitter cold. came into the world without
clothes. l was astonished. / spoke OF II
20 my parents. They had no explanation
when taken so suddenly, except the old
excuse that IL was customary. What was
custom to me at that age of life? All YOU
care then Is how you look. never felt 20
embarrassed In all my life?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-17

facts became public and the true intent Of
the Presbyterian who did not know one
of the five points of Calvanism, became
known, the doxology was sung again, but
not in meeting: the singers were thankful
it was no worse and that the Presbyterian
denomination had not been made the agent
0f a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-17
Addf- Conn BeneVO-
tons on NUM- lent con-
Years. Minis Chs. Confess cants. tribu-
THE UNIVERSAL RELIGION.

JOHN BANCROFT DEVINS.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-12-10
BIG STONE GAP. WISE COUNTY. VA, THURSD.
JAMES KING oRAc,s's WILL
The President ard His Two Children
Are seneheiariss-

New York. Dec, t--Pressdent Roose-
welt l. 20 receive $4,000 and his chit
drcn Kermit and Ethel 5000 each
from the estate Of the late James kiag
Oracle. an uncle by marriage OF the
president. The viii has been admitted
TO probate IN the Nassau county surro-
gates court The win Is a long docu.
ment. covering every detail of the tee
tator's possessions and forgetting none
OF those related TO him.
The president IN tne win fares the
same a. his sisters. Mrs. Cowies. the
wife OF Commander Cowies. Y. ;. y
and Mrs Corinne Roosevelt Robinson
Kermit Roosevelt was the Eoechlit OF
Mrs Oracle and Ethel was the god
child OF the tcstator's wife.
The only institution remembered n
f the will "a the Ortheopedic dispensar,
and hospital In Manhattan. which get
5000 for the endowment of a be-
and S25. 900 Tor a general fund.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-12-10
Que of the Most Important That
Was Ever Made in the
Vicinity of Boston.
THREEMEN PLACED UNDER ARREST
The Extensive Plant and an Enormous
supply Of Paper For Printing
Notes Was Conhscated.
Lithoorsphie plates Bearing the I'm
print Of Many Different Kinas Of
Money, Presses and Engraving
Tools Were Found.

pos,or Deo s-What is considered
hv tho United States government Sc
cret servicc ofscials 10 be one OF the
,,osf ir,portant raids that has ever
totep niace in tho vicinity of Boston.
was rucceesfuliv carried ont Friday
a, tho nefrbhoripr town OF Revere.
wb.n three men an said to be we'll
known countorfeiters. we're arrested
ana an extensive plant and an enor-
r,or. s,nniv Of paner for printing
notes was conascated
rae -a~ernracrt oncers stated Fri
sav NIGHT that there was paper
.rongh 4, the house where the raid
.oor niace 20 print more than a mill
lion dollars worth of notes. while the
plates and sand presses were of the
srcs. wo-i-manehip. The men arrest
IA wrre 1ohu Davis Joseph Bonmc,id-
fitt ana ,foscs Novsk ana lt is under
Stood chat the Government made seven
simultaneous arrests in or near Sew.
work
rt is believed however that New
yort narfios were behind the plot
which was eVnosed In Revere and ths
counte-foi,inr is saif to have bcor
carried on either in that city or DO
Newark before a portion OF The gam
ramo 10 this city.
Nnt.rf nr rraufenf ae he was know
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-12-10
PETERSBURG GIRLS.
Ghost ef a cineinrstisn Frlshtena
Them Away From Their Besux-

Petersburg. KY. Dec. 5.--A number
OF citizens living on East First street.
facing the river. are greatly excited
over what they call a ghost. In the
spring OF 1897 or lSes a wealthy Gin
cinnau bottle manufacturer. F. A.
Schwiil. committed suicide by jumping
OF the steamer Pauline. while the
crew was at dinner. Since then. on
almost any moonlight night. a white
object emerges from the Ohio river at
the point where Schwin jumped In. Il
walks down the beach about 30 feet.
retraees its steps and walks TO the
float landing and gives leap and ap-
pears TO sink into the Ohio river.
b Then there are piteous screams that
echo from the shores.
Thursday night. while a crowd Of
young ladies was on the hilltop watch
ing FOR their I.awrencehurg beaux. the
object appeared. and frightened Mis-
Walton. Their screams brought ou
the neighhorhood. The ghost appear
Just after sunset.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-12-10
He Has Established Harmony Be-
tween Zion. Its Receivers
and Its Creditors.
AcOSFERENCE HELD ON SUNDAY.
He Declares That the Value Of lions
Estate is Si4.0OO.OOO Above
All Liabilities.
Or. Dowis's Presentation Of Figures
and His Offers Of Settlement Were
Satisfactory 20 Attorneys-Re-
eeivers May Be Removed.

Chicago. Dec. financial dlnicul-
ties which began during the crusade
Of John Alexander Dowie. the self
styled Elijah H." and his restoration
host 20 New York a month ago and
which have been rapidly Increasing
since Dowic's return. eliminated Tues
day night In the federal courts taking
possession OF all the property con
troliet by nowie. In Zion City. H.
This town. which was founded two
years ago by Dowic. has a population
OF over 10000. is the general head
quarters for Dowie's church and IS
said Co represent an expenditure OF
t20.Ooo.00o.
Fred n Biount. cashier Of the Chi
cago national bank. aud Albert ID Cur-
rier. law partner OF Congressman
Bouten. were appointed receivers Of
the property Their bonds were fixed
az 100000
Chicago Doc by o. stroke of ji-
plomacy John Alexander noVic has os-
tabHshCi harmony between Zion, SIS
receivers and its creditors iu and ont
90 court. Hc proposes 10 settle vita
his immediate creditors. TO arrange
with others on reasonable time ha'
sis and Co end the reccivershlp. AZ a
conference Sunday between the attor.
news representing the heaviest credt
tors and Jacob Newman. attorney foi
the receivers. Dowie showed the law
yers q statement setting forth Zion'i
assets and liabilities He declared L,
valued Zion estate az $4,000 COO above
an liabilities lie exhibited large or
/. dcrs for lace and candy. He said nci
thcr lace nor candy factory could sup
=, ply its orders. lie showed an order n
d, 90 carloads Of candy from a Circlr
y, natl firm. lie showed n draft Tor So
:, coo from wealthy well wishcr and c,
T, clared hs could draw Tor $500 900 mo~
= on ono Of Zion's friends in Wisconsii
\ On this showing DE offered 90 setu
f, all urgent claims in cash and 20 pr
Zion on a cash basis d an future dea
lnrs with the outside world with hl
heaviest creditors out oi the way, b
r. said bis debts demanding immciia'
10 payment would not amount 90 MOT
NJ than $4,000 samuel Stevenson
10 Judgment FOR notes FOR 500 900 are nd
er yet due.
m Dr Dowic's presentation of dgur'
40 and his offers Of settlement we're sa
- isfactory 90 the attorneys his pl'
Nv 81. De submitted Monday 90 n mct
~ ing OF the receivers. their attornc
and the attorneys for the creditor
and u Is believed. Will De accepte
ls In that event. receivers and an ere
Ter itors will Join hands with Dr. Dow
de IS q plea 20 Judge kohisaat 90 dismi
ho tho ron8fnr LITIGATION and permit I
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-12-10
k,cts From the Annual Re
Iert of the Secretary Of
| War, Elihu Root.
EusTH OF THE ARMY 6s,5Ss.
n Of the Army Was Good. Except
hiring an Epidemic OF Cholera
In the Philippines.
|,.r Of Enlisted Men Who VIII Be
|s,sd to increased Pay For
Length Of Service Next Year
VIII BE 37,7e5-

tshlngton. Dec. Following are
..cis taken from the annual report
<nu Root. secretary OF war.
n the ist OF December. 1902. the
4 Of the last annual report, the
Il CT the United States. according
- latest reports which had been
isved from the military depart
ls consisted OF 3.5s6 officers sud
{ rs enlisted men. a total OF 69.5S9.
;5siuon. there we're IN the service
II men Of the hospital corps ex-
I'd by the act Of March I. 1857.
/ Z classification as part OF tho on
y force OF the army. There were
/ .s the service 1S2 volunteer meti-
i sncers. 100 officers and 4.97s en-
d men o. the Philippine scouts.
g onicers and $40 enlisted men OF
Porto Rico regiment There were
10 the service 26 officers and $50
tsd men OF the Porto Rico rcEi.
r. es officers and 4.So5 enlisted
EPplne scouts. and 2.S07 hospital
/ 7s men.
h. acting adiutant general reports
n the number OF enlisted men who
/ be entitled 20 increased pay Tor
|r,h Of service during the next fiscal
--that Is 10 say. the men who will
serving under re-enlistmcut aftcr
expiration Of one or more terms OF
lvlcc-wiu be 37.765. and Of these
ii5 VIII have had continuous serv
o. fvc years and upward.
. be health OF the army has beer
except during an epidemic O.
iera IN the Philippines. which oc
r,i IN the early part Of the year
Is now ended The detailed rs
is ior 1909 show a total death rate
Id an causes. OF l5t9 men FOR eacl
srsand of strength; 5.5f per thou
,i of these died Of cholera. so that
1d.ng the victims OF cholera, IN
lord Is I.55 per thousand worse tha
record Of 1901. and. excluding then
Is 50 per thousand better than ~
.ori Of 1901.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-12-10
INDEPENDENT Type FOUNDRY.
The international Typographical Uniol
viii Open one

Chicago. Dec. 4-Omcers Of the In
ternationai typographical union. who
were I'm Chicago Thursday. perfected
plans for tho opening of su indcpend-
ent type foundry 10 be conducted on a
cooperative plan The foundry IS 90
be established for the benefit % the
type founders OF the country. ali ~
whom are on strike or have been lock
ed out because of difficulties with en-
uicycrs President Lynch says $50
600 win DO contributed hy che lnterua
uonal union and that tho i've cents a
member assessment Cor the creation
of defense fund which viii net near
iy $4,000 o month. will be used Tor this
purpose Two local printing concern.
are said % bc willing to contribute cap
ifal and 90 support the foundry and
the various printing trades unions VII
be given an opportunity 90 take stock
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-12-10
HON. ". NJ. SPRINGER DEAD.
He at ore Time Was a Leader In the
House Of Representatives.

washlngton.' Dec 5-Former Rep
resentstive William N. Springer. of
Illinois. a democratic leader conspicu-
GUS In the house of representatives
during the Forty-fourth 70 Fifty-third
congresses inclusive. and once chair
man OF the ways and means commit
tee Of the house. died at his residence
IN this city Friday. aged 81 years His
death was due TO pneumonia contract
ed IN Chicago Thanksgiving day. The
late Hon William McKendree Spring
er was born In sullivan county, Ind.
May 80. 1885
Chicago. Dec. 5--The iroquois club,
OF which former Congressman Spring
er was a member. will be represented
a, the funeral In Washington by the
following committee Congressman
George p Foster. Congressman James
Z McAndrews Col. james Hamilton lew
/ is. william o. Coleman. Rivers Nc
( Nell. Frank Hoyne +. n. Phelps ans
judge Honore. OF Chlcago. Charles K
Lzdd. Of KeawSunee. H.. Alfred Oren
corn and William Ridgeiy. Of Spring
: 6eld. IN
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-12-10
THE AMERICAN NAVY.
.itrses From Annual Report Of Sec
rstary Moody.

1 Washington. Dec. 6.-Secretary
body. in his annual report. refers at
5agth 70 the organization OF the navy
! apartment
i ~As the naval establishment grows
n consequence ne SAYS. and the
4nount OF public money devoted 70 It's
taintcnance Is increased. its proper
lministration Justly becomes an OBJ
p of solicitude. There has been.
1eerefore. much discussion concerning
T. organization Of the department
u, Is gratifying TO note that the per
lssntage OF citizenship in the enlisted
ttrce Of the navy Is steadily growing
4rte number OF enlisted men in the
3Rrvlce June 80. 1908. including petty
4,rcers. seamen and other ratings,
andsmen for training and apprentices,
sas 27.245. OF this number Ss.S per
Irnt were native born and l0.9 per
bent naturalized citizens. the total
percentage being. therefore. 9o.7 per
1,cnt.. as compared with SO per cent
IL the beginning Of the fiscal year
The maximum percentage OF deser
thons under peace conditions Is a littl'
Snore than per cent and the norma
between II and IL per cent
The effective force was increased
curing the fiscal year by the addition
5 o. 25 new vessels-one battleship, fou
sAarbor defense monitors. u torpedl
3hoat destroyers. one torpedo boat an
seven submarine boats.
During the past year marksmanshi
has improved 10 a gratifying degre'
Results attained on all stations show
4 suniformity Of Improvement.
The expenditures for the suppol
of the navy have Increased considers
bly,. we're during the last nscal yea
larger than in any year 6. our hi
tory. except 1864 and 1865. and Al
i certain to increase stiil further. II
total in 1908 was sS2.SlS.0S4."
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-12-10
THE LIFE SAVERS.
Annual Report os General superln-
tendent ef Life Saving Service

Washington, Dec. SIS. l. Kimbah.
the general superintendent Of the lfe
saving service. In his annual report.
says. The aumber OF disasters 10 yes
sells within the scope OF the operations
OF the service during the year. while
not so great as In the last two preced-
Ing years. was stlll considerably over
the average and the percentage OF loss
of life Ia the number Of lives Involved
was practically the same. showing
that the-hiEh standard Of efficiency at
tanned by the service has been main
tanned. The number OF lives lost was
"a. one iess than last year. while the
number Of persons involved. 1889. was
greater by lis.
The number OF stations embraced IN
the establishment at the close OF the
fiscal year was 273. Of which 1s6 were
lorated on the Atlantic and Gri
coasts; II on the Pacific coast: 90 ei
the great lakes. aud one at the tail
Of the Ohio river At Louisville. Ky.
The net expenditure for the msinter
snce Of the service during tie yea
waz el.12f.z27.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-12-10

Louisville. Ky. Dec 5.-Nine men.
who say they were members OF party
OF % being taken under guard in a
special car from St Louis 20 hl tho
places OF strikers In tho West Virginia
coal fields jumped from a train AZ
Union depot and escaped. They claim
that there was a mutiny on the train
when the men learned that they were
10 take the places OF strikers. and
that force was used TO keep them in
the car
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-12-10

Frankfort. Ky. Dec. 4.-The record
in the case OF Caleb Powers. convicted
as an accessory 20 the murder OF the
late Gov. William Goebel. and sentenc-
ed to death. was hled in the clerk s
Office Of the court OF appeals Thurs
day afternoon.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-12-10

Frankfort. Ky Dec. Gov. Beck
ham was overrun Sunday with appli-
cants for the ONCE OF assistant adiu-
tant general This led 20 the announce
ment that q selection had been made,
but that the name would not be made
public for some time