The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 255, Ed. 1 Friday, November 25, 1904 Page: 1 of 12
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the Botton Sentatlonalirt by
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aott far IUbUB Jdkiat B. H. Bayiia
lauua'lit ay- Baoatrap lppar of toa Boa
1 ' tea Qaa tftmpenj aaa of tta asliaidiaMaa
at tha Bay BUta Gaa company waidi
u acao of 4aa War aelweea Hewer
aad AAJJcto and Una.
- TUa anlt fH eona no tor Mxl aaoot
. tba mkUa at Dawmlgr. It
tiuiaaa to cmQ la-aaoa to tba
atasd kjoS pMatSaa aba coBcatvlac aa
k&arsaa asatnat Jlr. Bocoa. If lawaoa
faoa to aaua aaod. nodrr oats an lu
hu aaU. dnaae acUm. tha azaet aatara
of vhieo.' aonld not ea learaad wVX po
takaa Bxcna. .....
Facallar fcuturai of tba Tnllar aal$ for
SMJtB asatmt laaaaa mda.aom
jiaajda daabt dsdata of Ike staadud OU'a
iiii -vita It. Tha Kara laaaada-'
at Qaa Uant onapaar.' rajttil DX09a;o
401 vaa tanmcat oat wUa Daaiiaa la
On of r tha- dlraolcia ;wm
dcaetftad taytha im
aa 'Hat vratfdeat at Vm Staadard
CS fmijaia- Otaar Aiaulort aaA tffO-
tba vaa miniyaidaa on ao coa-
b taa Blanarrd OK aaoaaaoj:
Tim iuill tor tba CTrapway m Ceo-
Art Broa.
Ha iiiUIhi aiBiAa- lainflad Pxzfl Poller
axd nadorkik B Coiidert. Jr.. aacb of
itaa andervnta tHBML . tantsa. Ja-
HOrataoBr. and tana. TrcUarkJd
Or aua gudeiailma far tSMO aaxb.
liana. It aScacd. vaM la oahr faJOQ.
ain tm ncorar tba balaata. & avail d.
aaaiadtay to tba of luaiaMa bi tha
bfticuiaj. tba Kara eonrpanj vaa dta-
jaolrat Bona Una asa. 'Way tba anlt
BJN-Dld ba bnraala asalxat Lavaoa at
W tiBM la aoaalba; tboaa who ara fol-
towroc tba Iwaoe-attandard OS fight
cloactr- iOTto 'lBlfcaBtsd laat Tnaaaar
that tao atdt u luaidiad bj Btaadard
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EXTENSIVE ENGAGEMENT
Indicated at Mukden by Lack of
News from FronV-
lAaaoehtted Presa Report)
fit. Peleiauuis. November w tag a. nv
TJnofnclal lnformsilon only brings altaln
at Qaa front Op to November 3 and th
absence of official newa of later dale
wilher fresa th Jsnaneaa or tba Rtundaa
aide arouses tat belief that mora impor-
tant operations than . hare totur may be
iiiiiiaalug Reports from correapondsnts
. at the front todkala ranawed aklrnilalihig
tcVtrntnarrng tbs night of November 8 In
frase attack oa PootUoS Hin ta which
th Japanese were rayulaed with heavy
joes and alas
severe ngai wits cuorei
Mndtta
aan- aanas;. us umneee wer
lAffOTHER RUSSIAN" LOAN
Bonds Placed with Paris and Ber-
lin Banks.
' Assoniaiad Freaa Report)
'. laadoti. November K-In Londia
flnanctal drcles K is unorritood tiuu
negotiaUtaie ha re practiraJly been con-
cludad for the Issae In Berua and Farts
Mntattaiiamialy in January fit I per cent
Kursiaa treasury bonds to the value of
-(uoio0M for five or seven years (ha
price of the Imu to be a boot the same
fi?- Jn tot r"riM ma- Berlin
taking U0uVla. and the same Prench
tfO0MCuT h toan taldI
VILLAGE BURNED.
Russians Droe Back Jap Pickets
Near Mukden. -
- (Associated Presa Report.)
.. Tokio November '.- p. ' nt-Man-;
ahurtan headquarters m n telegram dated
. November a ra porta: ' .
At midnight November B ga of the
Infantry attacked Slngluatua
' i.r aTnol Pleketa. htter resisting the
r"T f V""L ""ara. eaieiy retiree to
- &L!f!y' The VtUage vu entirely
t J barned by tha enemy. "..'
" -ti?wnJL0TIBbT J ihk made
i. river railway .bridge and at PaoUuyen
but tha attacks were enUwly 'rspubmlT
y A NewJUitl ChrlsWd. v'
(HoSttAi PoM Sneetel.)
Olive Tetaa November UVTodev' at
117. while Mrs. tt. A. 8trnenbsrg pulled
u wnisus cord .the large lumbf mill
which eat Just been completed sounded
Its first whittle throughout ta village'
The tidings were welcomed by hundreds
. of la Boring mm who have been awalttnol
Its completion and to see the monatroui
engines and machinery .turn" and alvs
them employment. It is one of tha fin-
est mill In East Texa and will h ..
Sted full blaet by the asm sucoeasful'
managers as heretofore. The f mnaclty
will be neer loo.ono Teat per dny The
fiiM-T Mu'-n iit aim wrnrii IMH rjter-.
' MUKDEN ' SITUATION.
Russians'' Faced jy Other
i - (AaaoolaUd Ptom Report). r
Mukden n Noraaaber v It atuoM
1 dltflcultr 1l btlna experienced wKh
camp followta jnontlr Clmtntatu .
Tartaw and othtr trlbeamaa from
' tha ' Cavcafut. " Thaf - iwasgaf "
arenwl In cloaks and fur. bata.
with dattcn at tbetr belta and
'bava oommltt4. . manjr dapra-
datlona that orrara maaaurai havo
. been adapted to get rid at then.
:' Tba (aoaral question of h outing
the people t Makdea la aacohilng
troubleaoiga. 'Cblneaa from all the
surrounding country ara 'Booking'
in for the winter aad aeatdai tha
military Quarters most ba found
' for many cdrUlaa ampUye mem-
beri of aaaltary oorpa etc ;
A small room with' no esnranl-
vencea now eoats 0 par day where
aa before the war half a ft oxen
mail houses m the Coraal were
' rented for H a year. - The ques-
tion at heating Is even more aa-
rtoue. Wood Is worth a eeat a
pound. The commissary la atruc-
gllng to make ample prorhuon;
till there at bound to be much
suffering especially at the fron
iitifssnifaetssist i
Ai LUilii IKLL illLL
TAPS AT. ATM TRTTCTi TO TAP.
TURE HILL. I
Several Other Minor Attacks
Made in. Neighborhood out
. Were Repulsed
(Aaaooeita? Preae Keuort)
Hokden November X The Japaneej
made a fnah attack a Poutlloff Mil the
night of November 8. Their advanclnic
ranks ..were decimated by the Rossi
shell flre Some of th Japanese assured
lodgcont en the alopea of the .hlu bat
were driven out at the point at the bayo
net when th whole Japanese uontluatrnt
flad. A alaUar attempt was made the
aaate night south' of adasa which
alas was repslsad with a aaarenat etan
Tha Jipanaa lost TaeaaOr. wtth the
. A band of UoT rhbeaa aaadliVVtn''
sTohB smastp Japancaa dfflewrs onmmsnd
tog fat tha -Urectlaa mt the Uaa ni
Bt cnafUot with three aotnJaa at
r aooata near the staiba) ef kUhsaa
on tha . Saorntag of November XL
Tba aooata cbarged without atrlcg the
band! ta y saltarr tha to ooms tnte ao-
Uoa. Tba bandlta made taeats laiTaliia ii
and flad lc all olractiona. toavtog aa of
their number dead.' The) RTnasan I
waa trifling. A Japanese aotman of two
companies attempted to penetrate tba
Russian castirn flack on November
but was met ly two pumniuua of Ras-
atan cavalry and driven atT wtth sever
GOT OCTt SUBMARINES.
Brought Past Dardanelles on a
Steamer. . -
(Associated Preaa Report)
London November w Th Dally Tela-
graph's cortesponoact at Port Bald as-
serts that the Russian volunteer steaaner
Toronetx which pa tea II the Dardanelles
aa a transport baa three auliiasi hit boats
oa board and that the Taraalav which
paased the DsrdsneUes atmllarrjr has
large armament of Hotchkisa guns.
Evidently once through tha canal says
tba CDTKepcndmt they will emulate tha
volunteer steamers St Fatarsburg
BEING STARVED OUT.
Stoessel Told Emperor Facts of
. o: . 1
oiuiduq'
(Associated Press R snort) '
london. Novemwer S. Th gorrcapond-
ent at Moscow of th Dally TWegraph
aauns authority for the atatament that
Qeaeral Stoeaael'a dlapmtoh sent ay
torpedo boat -Rrstoropny latormed Em
peror Nicholas that the Port Arthur gar-
rison was being starved out with ooher
frank detain) of Its actual condition.
showing that toe fall of tha fortress Is
nevitabn.
Swiss Want Treaty. '
(Associated Press Report)
Berlin .November X The president of
tbe Swlt confederation has Informed the
American minister that Switzerland so-
oepta In principle President Roosevelt's
invitation to he represented at Th Hague
conierence..
FELL 'OFF ' HIGH : BRIDGE.
One Death in Freight Wreck on
T. ana V. Near High Bridge.
V (Associated Press Report). .
. Lexington. Ky. November K-One
was uuea and urea others injured In
a frelrht wrack on the Clndanatl. New
Orlesnt and Texas PacMo railroad at
High bridge eighteen miles from hers
today. The deadi . V
ENGINEER BENJAMIN CUNNTNO-
HAM of Somerset Ky.
Th Injured:
W. r. Bledsoe' Midway Ky.
S C. Cox Campbellsville Ky.
Kmatt Sbera DanvlUa Ky.
Cax will psebabw die.
.Th Irafh was a freight running aa a
donbia header. ; Four cart separated
the two . engines and about JW yard
front the bridge which is over s feet
btah mf trxla broke an the ear follow-
lug! the fh-st ngtaa derailing tan cars
and the second engine .
. Cunningham Bledsoe and ' Cok wer
pinned under the engine and all were
badly burned ' Bledsoe's left foot
crushed aad he waa scalded about the
body and auitalned Internal Inluriea. Con
escaped suffocating by .digging a hole
in the ground into which he thrust his
head. His "Whole body was literally
cooked. Th Inliired wen were" brought
here on a stm-inl train and art la' Bt
J. ' l '...!. 1 ; -.t1'
o'clock tnalgat la which ha says ehat on rridsy ha wul Unload oa the mHrket
M.Mt share a of Amalawnated. Ujm (.hares of Sugar and AW) shares of racifta
Mall. " .- '.'. . ' IV
i loaded 6 the runwolui he says "wint hat amount of atockt aal '
larket-tt. deeluilns;. f am w 'tha point.' bdng eomprtled. to .let l- 'i
111 tie muritr.to. alow wad tuw tuna and 1 earnestly ask your aaekt
at tha market-is.
There will
anoa: In deference to th orayars of
street I Win dump orer this Una at U o'clook Friday next' tha day following
th4t set apaK W peatdent for general Rjoicmg and thefaror. I ask (s
that jthe .street ttandbyi. and .set that X gat good price thiyaparlwiBS;
preventing the financial rum of one' who. has been eaught tremendously short. a
if discretion nd mightily ion of an thuamam. . Pleeeev Wall street stjhd by J
n Ffldayrvexti end da not forget the hour or the amounts and names .f a
stocks which lent eempellad to slaughter. I would throw over any Baes to-
otSin aeeorunn wnn ine pnaran aannun or lae iinsnciai ; moay . uis
for-eh rant that I wiah to nkr Th ankaatvina' Sar. which I ooald aot So If. 9
J a I knew I bad been ruined."
rafaoaaagaaaae)aagewe
CUBA'S ANSWER;
OaUeoseit United SUtcfto Find
l Yellow" Fe?cr Cases; ;
4 i j'v ii! t
I" Needed and Urge' Palma
1 'I- t
' Havana.' Novemaev ' nf "We ehoileBaw
the United BtsteS; aWto hospital semu
to point out aiilegedLtlUferei
of yellow (ever nave aspeared in
varioua parts oi ioeJ'wa tae-
of Dr. Carlos Finlay chiet; e tha de-
partment of health and stnjtartaa. when
sbown a dlapatrB front WeMigton to-
day assigning that' as 'a.reasva1 for taw
tnstructlgda of the United BteWtoBnuv
later Sqitters. to call the Cuban aathorl-
ties' attention to4tevauKary ootdMona
of Santiago and elsewhere In th ItUnd
and to urge prompt and thorough remedy
of those oond1tlotts:s
Dr. FlnlayY who p high reputaUon
a yetiow lever expert asserted with
confidence that there I not a single ease
-of ; tbe disease In Cubs. It was not
within aasaMUtyk be . added that half a
doaea asarbto bnspllil )uspelnr sta-
tlnnid at' Oasaa ets snestld have ns-'
aamasa neauuL eapansaeni oi vuoa naa
failed to dieoover. and asore than Im-
probabl that they ewauMr Iruow'otiueh
caata and yet fail to call the attention
of tbe Cuksui deparUaatit to them. Dr.
Flnlay rejtorated that tha only case
originating En Cuba in more than three
years waa. that of 'the Amerii Scott
Fuller et Punts D BeJ. which waa of
extremelv- light and of questlo mow aa-
thenticlty. - 8uspleloh attache . also to
ruUers attendaat but the disease baa
ivwloped. - Health 'ofDCers at all
Cuban porta. Dr. Flnlay said treat all
fever symptoms on arrivai-. from Ca
ribbean and South American porta aa
suspicious and also all others that ara
In the least questionable. These are tn-
variably detained and Isolated until they
die or are cured. ' .
Dr. Deigada. a Cuban who Is the
United 'States marine hospital Inspector
at Havana' disclaimed any knowledge of
yellow fever casta this yearjjxjept ta
aix persona who arrived . from .Mexico
and who were immediately Isolated. ''Off
the two died and tha others recov
ered.
Cuban officials anraaarvedly admit aad
condemn tha bad sanitary oondltlons hi .
some of the Eastern elttes. Dr. Qutteraav
the yellow fever expert has' been aunv
moned to Inform PrmldanVnlmS tomor
row of existing conditions. .. .
Minister Haulers who has Just returned
from a vacation has' received ao dtrao-
tlons from Washington but wfQ again
take up the matter informally afaa early
audience wtth President Palma which
has been arranged. for tomorrow.
It to now generally bold tnat-Frssldan-
Pabaa thou id undertake aanltattoa wber-
It Is needed without waiting longer
for congressional authority. v . -
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VALENTINE TAKEN BACK.
Molders President Turned Over
to Cinannati; Officers. . ;
(Associated Press Report.) ' .
Cleveland Ohio November M. Detective"
Callaghan arrived here from ClndnnaU
today to take President J. F. Valentine of
the International Molders' union back to
that city on the charge of 'aiding and
abetting In the malicious destruction of
property." i - ' r
Mr. Valentine occupied hit Norn at th
American house laat night- and was not
kept under surveillance bv the local nn.
bee. The Cincinnati detective called upon)
valentine shortly after arrival In the city
and read the warrant of his arrest v
valentine stated that he was ready to
start for Cincinnati at any time. The de
tective did not attempt to detain Valea-
tine In any way and later left the hotel.
Detective Callaghan and Mr. Valentin
left for Cincinnati over the Big Foufroad
uortly attar noon.
BROKE NECK OF SON.
Tennessee Fsrmers Angry in Pis-J
. I' . . . . y.
(Associated Press Report.)
Xnoxvllle Tear!. November H In a' dis
pute over nam farm work.- Pays Hick
man a farmer renting in tbia county.
killed his son Walter" seed St. Vetrlklnw
him a blow on the head with a iSjticlc.
which broke the young roan's" neck Th
tragedg wnm' witnessed' by other members
'of the -family. - .. ... ..
quapjieid ovejUle.
Jyfember of Alabama Itaflaa Col-
-ony Killed Near Mobile. :'w
:(AaaoclaJd preaa Report.) 'V' "
' Mobile Ala. November ' Resales tor
Pomplnella leader ef tbe Italian colony
at New Palermo on the Southern railway.
thirty-eight mile north -of Mobil was
killed by Francis Clrrincioal a member
Of th colony today cloae to th railroad
traelt and Id ilit 01 ton sinellat v i
a ci i ' ''.-.'
" V
ny frlanda and -Vetl-wUherS of tha' f
V A'sUililTASt-vTi(JUIa'v!S
Sent by German Red Crosi
' to ami wpunaea
(AseucUled Press Report) '
. Berlin November M. The Gety J
man ItodT Cross society baa are-rer
pared 'Another sanitarr train sW
nursing the Ruanan sick and V
J- wounded. ' The train la- now ' t J
Petsdaat atatjon and win wreca
.to tha? frontier in .a. .few .'.days '.
' where it. win b turned over to tba m
2 Russian official - A similar train .J-
want to Manehurhi ' fortnight aV'
gggggs)
GATES IS SAID TO HAVE
TACKLED STANDARD. 4
United Company of B-urnont
Alleged to Hs4e Gone Into ;
Southern Kerosene.-
(Houston Past Special.)
New Orleans November ML An oil rasa
war Is In prospect aoooratag to we-.
defined rumors that ara widely cuireevU
A prominent oU-ataa gavW tt el kls p; a-i
km that Termed kerosene Would anortsyf
o seiung at i cents a SaOom wtoeksaaw
I Th. parttoa. to tha atrtf. s the (wpert
V . kaa A ttu -a. 1 A
P.T iwfF wwn'w w rnvmpmrnj -"pvt
th . United OU asd Raftesna
Whish to opnoaatratlna on Jul
-wits' purpoe of estsbushlng her 'X;
uppiy Das iaran -tm nvurnergf bnd
uantrat Amranl trade. 'A teas' has
Just been signed by this eoatsejtf tor
Warthouee on North Decatwr stroM' gnd
It Is now conaidertng a number t altos
for an .Immense oil tank to be erected
either on a favored sita near the bar-
racks or somewhere across the river.
Two carloads of oil are now betng-lield
for disposition by the. Southern Pacific.
The United people are commencing bust-
ness In a smalt way already and by the
first of the month they will begin han-
dling orders en s large scale.
Their representatives her admit that
unlimited J&astem capital to. behind their
operations. ' They have been given carta
blanche tt is said to cut out for them-
selves aa large a portion of the South-
ern oil trad aa they can handle ' and
have Instructions to meet all competing
prices.
No leas s nam than that of John W.
Oates second vice president of th Htand-
ard Oil oompany. has been quoted aa
being behind the United Oil and Refining
company. What tha story behind this
rumor to caxvnot be ascertained. There
seems to be some ground for It. how-
ever for- local represeatatrres of both
oompantea confine themselves to silence.
The' United Oil and Refining company
baa twenty-two wells at Beaumont -wtth
several at Jennings and a number la
the new Humble field. It hss fifty-five
agenclea all over th Sooth Including
com a far North as Boston Philadel-
phia New York and Pittsburg.
Like the
I- '. .
Just like all the rest Sunday's
issue of The Post will be tha best
s The Post is the only paper in
this city that receives the full dis-
patches of the Associated Press
on Sunday. With this announce-
ment we are able to say that the
news seTvice of The Sunday Post
can not be duplicated in Houston.
- Put this is not all." In addition
to the complete Associated Press
dispatches The Post has special
telegraph connection with Wash-
ington Chicago St Louis and
other big cities and special staff
correspondents all of which en-
ables us to carry the best and
most authentic news of domestic
interest that can be gathered."
1 And The Post's news is absolute-
ly reliable not written in the
home office of some news agency
or newspaper but received from
correspondents who are on the
ground.
The Post also has a special
wire running into its office to
carry the news of Texas and Tex-
as events. Every city town and
Camlet of the big State is covered
.as by no other Texas paper and
'exclusive matters-; of interest
from these points art already as-
sured for next Sunday's Post.
r'i -A FiITAITJRES.
Axhoice list of exclusives for
.The. Post have been prepared
during the great Carnival week.
' ' Among them is in article en-
titled f Is the Rice Industry of
the ' Coast Endangered?" Com
ments of the best informed rice
r'-n in all branches of the indus
? :" (Heustoa Pott
Waahlngtoai Morambsr K Senator Tillman of South Carolina has flaaUy
wUbdrawa his bitter opotition to Dr. Crum as conector of Charleston and
he la aooerdina to his friends returning from the South engaged m tha
atmple oceucaUoa of cultivating hit South Carolina flowers. One of the Son- J
ator'i fads at aieae Is a-flower garden. He has a fine collection of plant f
' and hothouse flowers and when at bom devotes big personal attention !
'to them.. -'. i- ''
i Senator Tillman -explains the repu blloan avalanche by Hating that it. wa
vcauted by prosperity; the partonallty of President Roosevelt; th use of
money and the Inability cf Bryan to pacify his fol lowers.' On the Cram ease
; he la quoted aa saying: t ..:.... . -. . .4
' "There ta nrdctlcslly no aood in cnntlnulnc the flcht axalnat the confirms-. Z
linn ox vruro. ao iur m. i .ni ujunitu i am now oiapoi
the eeavbllcan nojorlty of the seiute. I have done all
mv TVMittWm is well known to the South. '
"Preaideet Boosevelt may be so thoroughly gratified with his flattering
vote that be wlH now let up on the South. He ought to know that th South
toed out aaalnat Mn only on the race Iraue. If he Insists on a confirma-
tion of Crum 1 think the republican majority In th senate wilt be unani-
mous on thla aueatlon la deference to his withes. There Is no us In fighting
thtk any further.' . '
COAL STORES BURNED
Were Struck by
ap Shells
at Port
(Associated Press Report.)
Tokio. November M. p. m.
Telegraphing today'' tha headquar-
ters of the army bltorf Port Ar-
thniw reports: ; Tha aonflagrstkm
in the tntlldlnaa near th arsenal
caused by our naval guns which
as reported yesterday besun about
noon November B continued until
1 o'clock oa. tba. mornhag at No-
. vember B.. It la arobabU that coal
stores have been burned. . ''
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WISCONSIN WOMAN TRIED
TO END LIFE. '
She Appeared to Have Plenty of
Money Refused to Make
Any Statement.
(Houston Post Special.)
Beaumont Taxaa November M. While
uuenger on the westbound Southern
Pacific limited passenger train due
here st 1M a. m.. Miss Eva Smith A
young somas about II years of age.
Hashed her. throat with a poeketknlfe.
It was whns the train waa an route
from . New- e)rlaha to Hoasten. '
The seuAS woman hail from Monroe.
I Wis and was traveling to Houston
Where slit 'laid that the had w. km Sea
retldmsv The Jut Slue arm in anosa
ef her brother i occupation a Houston
was that be wst employed In th freight
department of the Muwouri. Kansss and
Texas Railroad company. Although Mtaa
-Smith was destined for Houston site was
traveling on a round-trip excursion ticket
from her home In Wisconsin to Beau-
moat and return. It appear that while
Beaumont and Galveston are on the win-
tea tmtrtet Hat Houston Is not and it
was -to lake advantage of the tourist
rata that her ticket was purchased to
this ehy and return.
Member of the treln crew ststs
that tha young semu was observed to
set la a peculiar manner while en route
from New Orleans. Suddenly she was
seeu to take out a small poeketknlfe and
attempt to Hash her inroac nne was
prevented from completing tbe act ay
.members of the train crew and' psssen-
gers seising her and wresting th knif
from her gratp. but' not before she bed
mads a deep gash In tbs left aide of
her throat. The wound waa dressed by
a surgeon aboard ths train and Super-
intendent C. C. Mallory of the Louisiana
division of th Morgsg Una asms aa far
aa Echo with the woman trees Lafayette
She was then brought oa to Beaumont
The young woman aeema to have ample
means but the refused to make a state-
ment when seen here and the only In-
formation in retard to her rash act
waa that obtained frees the trala crew
and passengera. It was learned how-
ever that ah h) a school teacher and
waa an route to Houston to- vlalt her
brother. She waa taken to local hotel
The Best.
try ia Texas are given and at this
time when the stability of the in-
dustry has been attacked it will
prove particularly interesting.
"Hunting Along the Texas
Coast" is a story to entertain
every lover of the bird and gun.
"Cotton Exhibits at St. Louis
Show Crop to Be Universal." An
entertaining article on the cotton
display at the World's Fair in-
cluding the Texas exhibit andan-
nouncing for the first time 'the
awards 'made in this department.
New facts on the cotton culture
of the world are given 2nd im-
portant ones to those who live in
the home of the. white staple.
"Booker T. Washington writes
especially for The Post aa article
on "The Negro and the Soulh"
in which he deals with the ques-
tions in which every Southerner
is interested and discusses jn a
characteristic way industrial con-
ditions confronting them. '
"The Ubiquitous Mollie" is one
of The Post's series of love sto-
ries which fascinate every reader.
The Story of an Obstinate
Wrinkle" forms the subject of
Madam fc'Arcy's excellent lec-
ture for women.
Frank Carpenter furnishe ah
instructive chat on "Jewish East
Africa revealing as he always
does inside information and im-
portant developments.
.There is no aftermath in the
colored oOmic supplement It if
funny and fresh showing Buster
Brown Happy Hooligan : the
Katzenjammers and other youth-
ful .humorous specialties making
laughter and a lighter view of life
fo all who follow their doings.
Special.)
omI to leave this to
that I sear do aad
ANNUAL DINNER
The Americans ta London Ctltbrat-
cd ssiaJxksgiying.
CRITICISE TERfl AMERICA
British Lord Claimed Term Car
ried Misleading Mess A
Substitute Offered. .
I. . (Associated Press Report.)
W TTaZZ
society at th Hotel Cecil tonight was
msrsea oy ine preseniauen to tmntaw
dor Choat of a Bortrsit of himself
painted by Hubert HarkomeT' and paid i
for by subscription by mtmbeis rf the
society. An ' unusual note for such a
gathering was introduced by Sir Edward
Clarke who proposing Mr. Choate'i
health sarcastically derided th title.
"American" ambassador declared tbAt
tbe word American emptied doaUnstloa
over the what of th Western hemi-
sphere which th United Sum doss not
posssss and . Is not entitled as Greet
dritain a torritonslly larger oa tna
American continent tnsa the United
Stales air aoward suggested that saore
Hi labia title would be used signifying
L sited Blates at Nortn SaeelluaT
Having been the first punus arttlelaa
here o( the Stat departaait's- erder
that amtaastoa hereafter shall be anei
"A mannas.- than wt tared a '"rtsptiitrul
Srteet against the assumption'' toe
larger aamaj Bar atlwasd Utoras Srtmut
id to refer to th miserable anderpey-
Stent of American Judge and America'
wests of energies In providlnsi for snr-
vtvort of the civil war aad In building
Iron clads which sbs eould never use.
Ambassador chost repiylna said that
Americana were quite satisfied with their
government .and then referred to toe
recent election in the United States aa a
plendid tribute of devotion aad affee-
Uon to a great man. Having remarked
upon ths regeneration of public lit nt
America regardless of party now is
progress Mr. Chaste alluded to the ewar
g rowing friendship between Great Britain
and America as reason for Thanksgiving
and added:
"I asked Lord Lanadovm If ba wan
ready to negotiats a treaty of arbitra-
tion' "Why" ssid Lord Laasdown. "It
goes without saying
Continuing Mr. Choate maintained that
many things go without saying between
Greet Britain and A merles above all
that they should avoid all possible eauses
of of feme and settle all differences by
peaceful meant. He laid a high tribute
to the srchblahop of Csatcrbury'a re-
discovery of America aad dilated upon
the value of visits to America by such
men as ths sirhnMhop and John Moriey.
The srchblahop of Canterbury propos
ing President Knoeevetl Health ex-
areased
I near thanks for the great
hospitality with which
wun wiuca a waa roocivea
In America. He said America faced prob
lem! greater than the world haa ever
sees but by a stroke of genius had found
th man to conquer toe dinereneea.
"We. on thl side."' said he. "no k
thsa brothers across the Atlantic thank
God and take courage that the destinies
of America are safe bt ; RooeeWt'a
MERCHANTS . VICTIMIZED
By Sharper Who Ordered Tur-
keys Shipped Tbern. -
(Houston Pest Special)
Corticaaa Texas . November K T
parties of thla etty have bean victimised
by tharpers who hav ' bean operating
from Dantoon under the guise of threwd
business men. Thla flna appointed agents
In various potato k North Texas and
Instructed them to ship turkeys to them.
Thsy claimed' to be prepared to suppty
tbs Kastern markets on Thanksgiving
Day aad- instructed then agents tn rhlp
ths tuefcsys on the- Bat In order that
they could be dreeead and shipped ICast.
Harry Miller and George Walton of
this place paid fine) for fowls snd shipped
them to Denhron per intt ruction a. draw
ing on ths firm at tbe tame time. Tbe
draft waa returned and It is found that
the turkeya- were consigned imuicdiste.y
to w orthem saaraeta. and that ine pur-
HABEAS CORPUS CASE
Elijah Nicks Refused Permission
to Be Removed to Infirmary.
(Houston Poat 8pccla! )
Galveston Texas November M. Judge
Spencer of the Tenth district court this
morning refused ths spptlcstion for writ
of habeas corpus from Elijah Ncks con-
rioted of th killing of Ousxl and. given
fire years In the penitentiary. Nicks made
application to be removed from the county
Jail to St Mary Inflrmary to undergo
medical treatment
4t aeems he Is suffering from a disesse
affecting one of hit banda snd it Is
necessary to graft skin on that member.
The aDDlleant cited that the facilities st
the county Jell were not tuck to permit
of the proper treatment and thl state-
ment eras hacked bv that of the attending
physician. The State however contended
that the treatment could be performed
Just as well In the county Jail and the
court after heaajng the tsetunony. re-
fused the applied tsui and remailed the
prisoner to wu.
State Recovers More Land.
(Houston Post Special.)
Austin. Texas November St. Judg-
ment has been rendered for the State f
Tens In two more of the Spanish land
arant cases In the district court here.
The wn eases which were tried lolntlv
were against J. M. Corrtgsn and other
and Thomas B. Dunn and others tor tha
recovery of about nwt ao at land sit
uated in Duvai count-
TODAY'S PROGRAM.
2 Flower Pageant .afternoon t
v fat I 30" ' -.:.. -I ft' y
Races at Houston Driving
5clubT;Pf!
2 road afternoon at 1:30
Poultry and Pet Stock Show
on an' Jacinto street aQ J
Pikeway ' in full blast day
7 and night ''. H'l 'f'fil
Houston Theater inctinee S
; and night . 1$
Empire Theater matinee
and night . .
Heath Organ Rental Christ 2
? church it a. m. ? ' ;
LOCKED IN A CAR
YOUNG MAN WENT SIXTY
HOURS WITHOUT FOpD.
Wu Finally Rescued When the
Car Wat Set Out in the :
Yards at Beaumont V -
(Houston Post Special.)
Beaumont Texas. November tt
'Looked In a box ear for mote than sixty
hears without a morsel to eat or a drop
to drink was ths terrible experience un-
dergone by B. B. BromweU. a young
white man who was rescued from has
prison on wheels in thla city today. '
'BromweU says that ba climbed Into a
box car which waa lying an tbs aiding at
Dover Sunday night to apend the night
Th ear" waa about half full of rloa to
seeks. When he ee-os nexf awn-nlng R
wag. to Bad that rbgcar Was navtog and
that tt bad been sealed durtns the nlxht.
Alt dey -Monday 'Taeaftxy 'ant pannes-
day be resumed m the tigs prison. Th
rice was shifted by tbs moving of the
train and blocked tba entrance to the
door so that though BromweU knocked
and rapped vigorously fa bad gnat dif-
ficulty In making himself beard. When
th car finally cams ta. a ttanditui in
th rallread pards to Beaumont tba Ba
ton use t youag Beau ant cseded m snak-
ing hlaaalf beard aad waa reecoad. He
did not know wbSr be had been travel-
ing during hit Incarceration but aa the
box ear cams tn on an east bound train
It to likely h waa bnutou) to Houston ana
back again. " s ' v
BromweU salt be to from New Or-
leans .'s .''(; ; a. :
M'FADDIN TO MAKE TEST.
Will Carry His Application for
Patent to Supreme Court.
... (Houston Post Special.) ''
Austin exas November M.-W. H. P.e
Mcradgtn' of Beaumont who recently
mads tppUcathm for a strip or river front
at Beaumont about two miles In length
and It- reel wide wtll carry th matter
to the supreme couft on a writ ef Btaar
damns. It is tatrd. His attorneys called
upon Land Commissioner Terrell aad tried
to convince him that he was wrong fat
refusing the patent asked for.' said re-
fusal having been bassd upon the old
Spanish records showing that th river
wslk wss transferred with) ths other land
and that ths Necbea was th original
boundary snd not IN est from toe river
st contended by.McTaddtn. Th land oi
now very valuable aad If th saprame
court should grant the mandamus liti
gation would follow ' before McFaddtn
could gsln possession of the kind.'
1 (Houston Post ' Special.)
Beaumont Texas . November M. Now
that the application of Hon. W. P. Hv
McFaddln for a patent to th river front
In Beaumont had bean rejected by the.
land commissioner nt Austin Mr. McFadS
dln was aeen by Th Post correspondent
sad asked what atop. If any he Intended
taking la tba matrsr. v
"WIU yon apphr1 mattlamiia
a fa Inst tba. land commissioner and take
the mattar Into tba oourtar be was
asked.
" gao't know aa yet Just what ) wiU
do about the nutter. 1 hove been vary
busily engaged on other affair end hav
not had time nor opportunity to confer
with my legal representatlvea" he sakL
"It r TSltle to thto tand legaffy I
want It snd will seek sll legal natms of
redress. If th low Is clearly sgateat aw
iuWi and do not care to further
nroaecute my claim. I think that I am en.
ff;:"';. .o thf Jarwat
hare to be shown that I am wrong before
I let the matter drop." he aakt
Waco Poultry Show.
(Houston Post Spsoal.)
Waco. Texas Noveeabsr H.-Tbs Waoa
iitrv show aowt In prograa. baa
noultry show
drawn together a tars aumber
lumber et tin
birds and entries are sent
all parti of ths State.- So far th only
awards mad an on Whits Wyan-
dotte then being h very fin string
entered. Waco men succeeded in captur-
ing most of these prises. - -
Ths show art II last two more days and
th Interest la very keen.
Chancen for Recovery.
4 (Associated Frees Report . 4
' Mamphto. Tenn.. Novwaaer K-Samra
Jehnaon. th man who. wss held at
Uarked Tree. AraV4fof. th autborlUee
at Chattanooga on a charge murder'
said to have been committed atcteea year
ago. and who cut hie throat Wednesday
In th JalTat Marked Tree was brought
to Memphis today and was taken to th
City Hospital. It la reported that a may
"1
WOULD SUBSIDIZ
1
Importers of Raw Material i:
Eijwrtas of Manufactures.
ftp!
Thpse Wtj Wodi Benefit Wot! :
;v-U ieren a lawhck:''i ''
WOULD tUT DOWH REYEKT"
And (-'Recre. Employment 1
i K? . Vntui ': ' "
4. -kn
1 1 -
Houston Post' Bu refill.
':.";J'-T': Washington . l. 0.
' The) plan..; of Secretary of th Trsaf
Shanr for tbe extension of the ys:
of drawbacks at a subsUtuta for fa
revisioa does not jneet thd approva
President Roosevelt The president 1.
vert baa Hot' ade' up bis mind
t Ui stand th administration will t
with regard to tariff revision and
yet b won over to- Becrttary 8i
pUn. '1;;: :'f'.-.' v' ii '. ' V
Ravlstonisto say that Secretary 6
plan' would to seriously affect the I
at a revenue producer as to nuke
plan quit impracticable. In out!
the plan Secretary Shaw gave th-lulreuuna.-ne
said that raw hi
be imported tanned and export
i drawback equal to the eriginui
mport cnarae collected at tne i
the exporting. But If tbe i If
manutacturea Into hos and ti.
xpsrted no drswbsok can be
He would have the law amen
aa to mak possibw drawhaclu
tbs. those. . .j
In th earn way' Mr. Shaw v
arrange tt so that drawbacks ur"
Utt conatltutkig them may be n
the case of exporting tilled cans e
aa ' cast which are exported eon
made from Imported tin. .
' But Mr Shaw goes further t
that Swedish Iron la Imported i
Krpose of wire making. Should i
eturers Import tt make It in
and sell the wire here Mr; Shaw
give- them a drawback If they r
out ot th country at the same 1
many'sXovee foe asstanee V c
tides aa -woutd be made from i
Imported. That there would be
aatlag drawbacks ' ;' -J
RevlrlonisU say that this -wW
to using much of the revenue c
on Imoorts neeriv sll eolleeti-d i
materials-ln paying what woui
ta export subeMles and. Instead r
Ing out the revenue. It would n
essary the seeking of new tour
sides. It would require an enornv
of additional officer In th i
department aad would lead to a
of fraud. - .' -
Mr. Shawa scheme has been a
to Senator Allison and may be i
against tsrlff revision.
The revision sentiment seems '
rwing among republicans s ti
touch with ths sdminietrmlon.
the Imprsaslea that the inspiration
from the president. Mr. Bhaw
have each revlaianlat specify the
uls he would have changed and to
extent so that the attitude ot
body wiU be known before an
Is made to change' the schedule
feels surs that that will he ao
revision but ratber aa amendment v
Dlngley tariff. ; .- T s ; -.;.'.;'-.-..'
fir. .-' '
.'ltaiowiit''jOff' tetFair.
President Roosevelt left here at '
BlgM tonight lor a visit to the St. 1
exposition. Hs waa acaoawenled by .
BoessvsK. Mat A He atoosmrslt kir
MraDAuglaS Robtnenn. . BecW-tury
Mva.' Lees cTutgebn Qeaeral Rly oi
navy ht'C. Latta at. tha'axo; uiive
flee and representaUves ef ther. .
seclstiena.. i't-' -' ' .
The party occupied a special train
the Penneylrsnla railroad wit)
scheduled to srrtve In Be Louis
day morning at nlclocu. Aa bu
Ing program which wul take on a
president's tune while In the fc.ii..
Liiv iuia been prepared by the k.u r
mlltee Setarday will be ipcis in v
Ing points' In the exposition gro irds.
night the presidential parte- will a"
a banquet In the main huii iro of
Tyrolean Alps st w i iu.iy i
more people will be p it. It lc
nounced that the preeki t will not n
sny speeches on hi Input hough II If
improbable he will mukrwome Impro
remarks at the Sk urdior evening 1
ttoa.- - " iv - . ' i..
Sunday wit) 'tsv1 BUletly In
Louis and at midnight the president t
party will" leave on his upecial train
Washington arriving then at T o'ci-
Tuesday asoraiiig. . While la St I "
the' president Mrs Roosevelt '
Roosevelt Secretary and Mrs. Loeb r
. Dr. Rlxey are to be the gnests ef V.
Uam H. Thompson the. treasurer of t
wxpoaltlon company i- .
' Mr. and Mrs. Robin ten Win be em
tatnel by President Francis -
GUY ROCHE WAS SHOT.
Big "Frank Felton Is Char;
wWr th .Shooting.
- rS-rAsoiat4 Press Report) .
Nw Tork..Novmbr it-Quy Roche.
sporting man - who killed .Sheeii
Oaerge "'Lsvy nln years ago Waa shut
and probably fatally wounded lata tin
afternoon -in Broadway between Thirty
fifth and Thirty-sixth streets while th
avenue wan thronged with holiday proi
' Stewart Petto a. known at "Big Prank."
also a sporting man was arrest
charged with having fired -tbe. shot Ixi
denies the charge. - -
-. Although he waa told that k woo'
die Roche refuted to any that Felt--
ahot him and declared that if he llve i It
would settle hat account himself.
. The shooting occurred Intthe midst
a crowd that filled tbe sidewalk and I
mediately there was wild excitement.
Felton turned and dashed throws h I
crowd followed by hundred of man
t women who shouted for the polio 1
Bing to eevemn twaoa swuoa. eii -Saloon
and waa then arrested. 1
taken heck to when Rocb lay
effort waa mad to have th wotuv
idealised. ;-.; .v.
"Leave It to aa; tf I dw all rt
Uve I wiU make good." -Wa a
would aay.- K . -
Rocb waa harried to a hear.' v
H was anid hia eoadltlon Is c
- By this time the crowd I
such proper. ns that sw
called beforw Fel'on oon i
polio ata" . ln t
they saw I -n t t
betor Rc
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