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EDITION LANkuJ
Florida Makes n Successful
Landinf in Cuba
Inel lacret was in command
Lot of Guns and Cartridges
Conveyed to the Insurgents
HTOStTIOX ENCOUNTERED
MlHxInn IVim Vcrr nrmlly Ac
3mpll lioil lint Xn 1recuutlons
Were XiKleetccl
pyrlght189S by Associated Tress
West Fin May 31 Four hundred
with a rack train and a largo quan
f arms and ammunition sailed toi tho
n coast on tlio Plant line stcaiuci Flor
n tho night of May 21 Thcso m n
equipment constituted an expiation
to operate Independently and t > defend
ngnlnst nny body of Spwtati troops
might oppose It
o expedition was under the commnnJ
lonel Joseph Lacret roiwry iiiivr
conunandcr In Matansas province Mo
nod the direction of affnlra Imraedl
on tho landing of tho cxptl tlon Tho
lltlon carried 7000 rlfUs and SOOOO
ds of ammunition for 3eiieril Garcia
expedition Is composed of hardy young
ws who looked fit for anyhn n
Sangullly was a member of tho expedl
General Songulllys rou a to Ouba
remarkable Incident In hi3 cv norii
career His Gallant soY ces In the
ears war his arrest in lltvinn ot
cginnlng ot the present lusuricciior
entenco to death and hH release ut
ntcrcessloti of Secretary Sherman on
mlso to remain outside of Cuba tivo
him a conspicuous man
0 expedition was convood by th
r Marbleheiul tho torpedo loot Ltglo
other warships The cipilUoa wi > 3
ed on tho coast of Cuba on Thuirday
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lien tho Florida escorted by the Osre
ilrew up closo to tho hhore at the place
ted for tho landing nho scot scouts to
If nil was clear Tho scout vvor
led by Generals Ferra nnd It im vth
1500 armed Insurgents Cotisequent
ir fiom thero being any hostio demtn
ion upon tho part ot tho Spanish tho
mg ot tho expedition was In the naturc
triumph Tho Cubans who wee In
Inr for the party had a bras baud and
oincd tho newcomers mIIi Naional
Tho work of unloading tho cargo of
Florida was eooii begun by the 132 men
posing tho expedition Thjro was mUi
in tho naturo of lntcrrupion until tho
It was finished
1 Friday whllo tho cargo was being
Kided tho Osceola an auxiliarygun
with her guns ready for action
ted ubout tho vicinity looking for an
ny but tho Spaniards apparently had
tisplclon of what was taking H Jfe So
ly was tho mission aceompf iLu that
lo tho party was getting tho Kuppll ° s-
> ro some wcro supplying themselves
i sugar and fruits A largo stock of
ar wli brought back tor Key Wci > t
nds
overtheless no precautionary measure
i neglected and tho moment tho work
i concluded tho Florida and tlio O3oeola
ped away leaving tho Insurgents to
vcy their reinforcements Into tho intc
whlch it Is confidently oxpectcl wa3
o without any trouble
he returning members ot tho Florida
edition brought many prlvato letters
ch It Is understood give a complete
ght Into the present conditions provall
In tho blockaded Island Tho local Cu
colony la elated over the astonishing
cess of tho expedition
od Cross relief steamer Stato ot Taas
h provisions for tho starving Cubans
which 1ms been anchored In tho harbor
Key West for three weeks bailell for
a on May 21 Tho bhlp Hies thsi TIM
sa flag and on each ot her black bide
> alntcd a largo red cross
AIIKAtSAS IOrUMVlS
lilliiirtliclloiiilerit lluil Thing
All Their Wiij
Ittle Rock Ark May 31 Tho populist
te convention concluded Its business to
ht and adjourned Tho following Stato
> et was named For govenor W S
> san of Sharp county for secretary of
e A T Tlarlow of Logan county for
nicy general It A Mooro of Whlto
nty for Stato trcasuier 11 l > Jones
Franklin county State superintendent
mbllc Instruction n I Naker of White
nty for commissioner of mines and
culture T W Hayes of Nevada coun
for commissioner of Stato lands Georg
rtln of Independence county
nominees for auditor nnd associate Jus
3 will bo named by tho State central
John It Sovereign was depojid
1st National committeeman be
mocratlc proclivities W S
reported Vjim and Thomas Fletthr
iicrfeet lllci National commlttcmcn
rcllou s trl5y a mliHIcor
Tho platform adopted af
u iim raaja platform nnd denounces
tr aon laws of Arkansas
Kllctl lJeptl f Trtmt
aco Texas May 31 Lee Droadus re
fiealorIn groceriesfiled a ocelot trust
s morning naming J D Harlow trua
Tho amount of Indebtedness as set
th In the papers filed is as follows
Mass A William Ilruestedt D0 J n
ntls attorney 73
Mass D
Mrs A T Hogan T00
lass C Itotan Groccrj company J71
A Cjoper 220 Garllngton Hall com
ly 20 v Kromendo 25 total 51210
Vniikum IIIkI Selinol
I oakum Texas May 31 Tha first an-
al commencement exercises ot Yoakum
school will bo held at Greens opera
Mo next Friday night Juno 3 Tho
mraeneement sermon was preached at the
thodlst church at 11 oclock Sunday
rnlng by Rov H D KnlckerbXKer
Followlni Is a list of tho gr4 > luiitfi
Issca Mamie Houston Clara Post An
nette Thomauon Daisy Chunn uud
Matthews Messrs Minor Tatum
William and Ned Williams
It i
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At New York
New York OM Mo OTO 1
Clerelnnd nOfOOOlSS
Dohcriy and Warner YounK and Zimmer
At Washington II
Washington OhtN IS 0
St Louis 210 101 0M 5 13
Weyhlng Dlncen and Farrelt Daniels
per rjd Clem ns
At IlltRburg H
Pittsburg 101020 3110 lj
Ilaltlmore 200 112 1108 1
Hart and Murphy lloffcr and lloblnson
At New York R D K
RrooUyn ocoroi 1002 5
Cincinnati OOO WO 0017 3
Miller and Smith Damman and Pell
At PUlaacIphla H >
PnllsdIphR OiOIOOlx4 T 1
Louisville lOOlCOOOO 1 5 C
Donnhue and McFatland Cuunlnsbam and
Snrdci
060 n f
TioWon 022 0ix > x r
Cblcara 003 001 021 10 2
Lewis and Bergen Kllroy and Donahue
Clntliiuritl IIiippi
Clpcllinatl May 3lFlvo furlongsFiavlus
Mo > me M Press Kimble Time lKJ i
Seen furlongs Jlagglo S Miss Ros liny
II Tlmol28i
lln furlongivPeter Sterling Lets Murray
Plciola Tlmo 103U
On mile Vlrgle l Kumurakl Miss Fran-
cis Time 143
Vllu and suvrnty > ards Simon W Iloaner
gst Skylark Time IMS
Sum furlonKSUrlKhton Kitty tl Harry
Claluca Time 127
IUkiiKh lit St IoiiIk
Et IxsuU May Five furlongs Tcbor
Montesano Miss LUilc Tlmo 103
Five furlongs 2yearolds Dolly Regent
Dr Sam OConnor Tlmo 103
Mile and twenty yards Imp Skate Ed I ar
rsll JudKO Steadroan Tlmo 14314
8 v u furlongs Found CrotkcttGfJd Rand
Tlmo 127 4
FWo and a half furlongs Jesla W Jim
Llili St Augustine Time ltOOH
Ono mlln Onlnoor Montcdonca Tlnbop
llcl TlmalMlVi
Gruvenrrnl Bnlrlrn
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Ing Hold Sagacity 100 Calculation Oceana
10 nt mew SS
One mllcIrelouB 12il Decanter Long
Aciv Ilov Orator Nigger Ilaby H > > MlfS
MHI m lot
Mny selling slakes six furlnnKS tiro Keeno
111 Mr llallcr 100 Sir Gnwaln 110 Mlsa
Miriam 100 Decanter Danforlh Flax Spinner
Illue Dcanl 10 General Marco 101 Songster
Plie furlongs Itlilnrlnnder Ethelbert Tho
Dlvir HI ltussella Walden IDS Liberal 10fl
Ariiament Imitation Dr Fltzslmmons Uusu
cr Irlmmer Jack Point 101 Water Girl Mir-
iam Claire 101
Mllo and a furlong selling Lehman 110
Dofuctt 110 Hon Ronald 109 Knight of the
Cartrr Freo Lunco 101 Dissembler SS Plan-
tain St
Five furlongs selling Rhlnelnmlcr 110 Clin
Pin Jon Carroll ion Cormnrint 103 Morning
101 Autumn HnVncweiit Klrkwood 102 Tyi
u1 Mr tlay Stamina 100 Icplda 93 Dliilnu
tlve Sir Flortaii Chnrmante S7 Formero 112
t II rrm Triielc
Chicago May 31 Results at Harlem
Five furlnncK Barbae Mlzrourl Defender
II TIuipIsOI4
S fiirloncHSklllman Lisle Bramble
Carowilch Time 117J
On mlleDonlto Kloience Hounding Tlmo
113 Pour furlongs Rsplonage Santello Havel
Time 19 J
Mile and neyenty yards Sutton nanquo II
Sunburst Tlmo 1V
Six furlongs Monk Wayman Mllllo M
Churr Flame Tlmo l10j
ArrrKlcil for Murder
Waco Texas May 31 Arntjt Hampton
eoltred charged by Indictment with the
muidcr of Kmrva Smith alio colored vus
nmltert nt tho Instance of Sheriff J W
linker of this county at Gainesville yester
tVj awl brought here for trial The mur
tlut of tho Smith woman was committed In
this city twentysix years ago Hampton
wai arrested at the time but broke Jmt
rcon after his Incarceration apd cecaped
Ho has been slnco that time on the list if
fugitives from Justice Uy soma means
krown only to tho eherlff himself Hampton
waa located at Gainesville Ho had changed
his name taking th iiamo V hli alleged
victim and he stilt mnintalni that Ids
name Is Smith and ra always bcu Smith
Hampton Is over CO yearn old now but ne
gioes Intlmato with him when ho llvd
hcrebnjre readily Identified him
C11I1I MliitM In Jn prr miuly
Colmtsuell Texas May 3L Five wajos
Irada of mining implements and muchlnory
went cut from here ycMerday to the Now
Klondike geld mines In Jrsper county Sv
ral gtntlemcn left horo Sunday going over
4 11 cjivfiut of these They say that they
WHf vV k te surqmr prosp ctlng and
discovered by them last
equipped with
twre of it than j i
Taul TArbuciti ° iM Laciy M le1eill62 Fleet11 eretoforo been used iY hat locallty
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SHOWING THE NAVAL BOTTLING PROCESS
Wednesday May 11 The Spanish Caps Vert flctft tlieMod at Martinique
Thursday May 12 Hear Admiral Sampson bombards San Juan do Torto ttloo
Friday May 13 Schleys flylmj squadron sails from Hampton Heads
Saturday May 14 Sampsons fleet off 1wrtn Plata north shore ot Suito Domingo
Sunday May 15 Tho Spanish squadron rcrorted at Curacoa
Monday May 10 Sampson filed dispatches at Capo Haytleu north iholc of Haytl early In tho evening
Wednesday May 18 Santiago do Cuba bombarded by two or three A aorlcaii warships
Wednesday May 18 Soiitqyi rqiadron arrives at Key West
Wednesday May 18 Sampson surprises amateur strategists by Joining Schley atKey West
Thursday May 19 Madrid announces Ccrveras arrival at Santiago do Cuba In morning >
Thursday Mty ID Schley tails for tho west end ot Cuba about noon j
Thursday May ID Sampson moves to Havana and takes up position tfcre
Friday May 20 Madrid announces falsely It is believed CervcrVa departure from Santiago
Sunday Mny 22 Schley vrlvcs nt Clcntuegos
Tuesday May 24 Schley Marts In tho evening for Santlngo de Cubi
Wednesday May 23 Scillov co l3 tho bcttlo
Tuesday May 31 Schljy uncuked tho bottle and went In nftcr the contents
EXSENATOR INGALLS ON WAR
A Brilliant Review of Events Which Loom on the
Horizon of Public Thought
To the Edlto of tho New York Journal
A month ago congress on the recom-
mit dntlon of the president passed a hill
recognizing tho existence of a state of war
not been accomplished there Is eneouiagc
nient III the reflectionthat no nation over
did so much In so short a spam before
NO MORE EFFECTIVE ARMY THAN
OURS EVER ASSSEMIILED
Tlio vast appropriations made by con
gress have shown to tho woild our Inex
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WE ARE A UNITED PATRIOTIC mo
nE
And best of all the people aro united
patriotic with fixed purpose and undaunt
bctween tho United States and Spain An M resolution aulmated with the spirit lint
Interval brief but momentous and crowded > s Inspired tho heroes ot every history
with predlglous events and the martyrs of every relUlou Fas
War Is a vortex which engulfs nntlons 8ul > Deweys success has made tho poo
Society becomes elemental Men lnstltu nlp uujut in their estimate of navjl opera-
tions purposes habits disappear Inter tlonM in Uubau waters He net up an un
arma leges silent Is the old nhriibo Ecry llipuihible standard lilt eximplu wilt
thing else Is silent Inter nrma
In tho lust thirty days Ilryaulsm popu
lism free sliver socialism sectionalism
republicanism democracy female suf-
frage prohibition Dlngleylsm tho Klon-
dike all have vanished submerged In tho
abyss Tho llopubllo ot Cuba tho army of
Gomez the starving rcconccntrndo < i tho
ostensible occasion of the war over whom
so much eloquence was wasted and so many
tears were shed aro a schoolboys talc no
longer subjects of Interest or discussion
Probably by this tlmo they ac all dead
victims of Spanish crutlty and tho pacltlc
blockade Gomez Is a shadow and the re-
public n dream
ANGLOSAXON ALLIANCE AND
NICARAGUA CANAL
In tho placu of these against the hori-
zon of public thought loom vague and
largo tho spectres of an AngloSaxon al-
liance of International complications ot
tho conquest of tho Philippines of tho
Nicaragua canal ot tho empire ot the Pa-
cific of the rolley of the Twentieth cen-
tury all unconsidered thirty days ago It
Is llko the box in tho Arabian Nights
drawn up by the flshenmnn In hh net
bo the d spalr ot rl ilvals Ills feat can-
not bo lepcated but lo umsldcra and luj
men It setms tlpt Cervora has made mon-
keys of Schley and Sumphon either by su-
perior butllctj in maneuver and strategem
or thicugh tho Intervention of tho mys-
terious war board which slta dally In au
upper room In the granlto pllo at Seven-
teenth street with maps and charts and
scales and compasses and red and black
pins to guide the whirlwind and direct the
stoim It Is ejsy to criticise and cheap to
cavil but with the best disposition It 13 dif-
ficult to aod a suspicion that the war
board Is nn excrescence Theorlts and
problems and calculations are veil enough
In their way but war Is not an exam
TIIIl science and tho power to composo learned
treancs does not nrcchsnrlly Imuly tho
power to plan successful campaigns
Caesar was one of the few who have been
equally great with tho sword and the pen
DUWKYS EXPEDITION LIKENED TO
THAT Or THE ARGONAUT
Dewey disposed of tho Asiatic licet with-
out the assistance of tho war boaul Oulto
likely thi Atlantic problem was dllfcraiit
but In tbc3o watirs the Spanish flotilla has
been In moro widely separated places at
tho for period than
time long r any
same ii
from which when v
opened by the magic expedition blnee tho Anoraut nailed o
l rnore the Jinn In tho sliapn of Colchis for the Golden Fleece As a ster
lu n la t K00P t < iok on tho form of a eoptlcon pVrformance with dissolving
fmnV J5 t0 H 0 fc5 K T ° ihe ax v > e on tho ocean as a screen Illtiliu
nM
nLm i1Mm at followed Deweys from cju to Cape Verde to tho Canaries
IZaI n achl0 7 < t t Mmlla has sue t0 Nowfouudland to Santiago d Cuba to
Lf p rcnrtlon of Inipatlenco nnd dc San Juan to Venezuela with visionary
nrcsslon Ictory and pence do not seem bombardments of tho Now England coast
J n5 11r tl nV did a Sivanati and Galveston thrown In It has
month Ior
ago a bankrupt and senllo na teen a prodigious suceiss
lion hpaln nun ro far shown herself to bo Tho bonkers of Hoston one day asked
SLnP nntngonlst Tho race has pennlislon to remove their deposits to tho
rwlft
° niul th < l attIo to tho interior ot MarBachuscttR In a shiver of
Ftroug
trepidation at rn Imprndlns attack from
nut though nil that whs anticipated has irrmrlnds that were reported by the next
bulletln to bo at tho pillars of Ilcrculcii
CEltVEHAS SHIPS LIKE THE HALL OF
THE THIMBLERIGGER
General MIUs had his luggage checked
and bis horses loaded and his Blcepcr on
the track ready to start for Florida at 10
haustlblo ° clock 0I ° nlKht two but
rerourccs We are not a warlike
people but of the 12 fln0 volunteers called
for April 23 more than llrtnOO hnve becn
inusteied nnd tiro now in camps ot Instrue
war board slipped another slldo Into their
stercopttcon nnd tho general Is hero yet
and tho Invasion ot Cuba Indefinitely post
pon < tf The trouble with Ccrvera Is that
Hon or marching to the front No moro ijis bhlps aro never where they ought to be
effective army has ever been assembled They are like the ball of the Ihlmble
and they have been mobilized and eoncen rigger at a county fair always under tho
trated with a rapidity and safety unknown wrong cup Hut there Is one consolation
In military operations before Rations tho Oregon Is fate Where no one Is
stores supplies munition and rqulwnent allowed to know Rut she Is Mfo ho
h < ue been accumulated with Inciedlblo nc mich Is rrrlnln after her voyage ot
tlvltv and ample piovlslon made for tho COO rriles without lccscnlng a nut or a
Iptufc bolt She Is out of harms way at las
Upon tho seas wc have assemhled mag Why she was not left In tho Pacific to
niflcent fleets tho armaments that thunder reinforce Dewey Is past knowing except
strike the walls of rockbuilt rltlcs mak by the war board but sho is safe and can-
Ing nntlons quako and monnrchs tremble now take part in the great International
In their capitals regatta John J Incallo
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THE BOYS DISAPPOINTED
Volunteers at Chicknmauga Anxious
for Action
POUR REGIMENTS ORDERED TO MOVE
Tliry llriinrt Toilny tjir Tninvn
Tlilril IIHIMon fluke it Flue
SIkimInn Cnairy Couipleteil
Chlckamaugn National Park May 31
Much to the disappointment of number
ot volunteer legiments hero who nra
ready to goto tho front no orders wera
received for the movement of uny com-
mand additional to those montljmed yes-
terday The Southern and tho Western nnd
Atlantic railroads wcro Instructed today
to movo four regiments tomorrow In ac-
cordance with this order the following regi-
ments have been designated to movo to-
morrow First District of Columbia One
Thousand Five Hundred ntid Seventy
eighth Indiana Second New York nnd tho
First Ohio infantry Tho Fifth Marjlnnl
Sixtyninth New Yoik Third Pennsylvania
and the First Illinois will lcnc Thursday
morning The troops aro to be embarked
directly aboard tho cars of the transport-
ing roads at Reesvlllo and Ringgold Or-
ders have been Issued and are expeotuj to
moriow from Washington that more regi-
ments will bu imivil These recruits will
absorb nearly 40000 of tho presidents
second call lor volunteers
Inspector Geneial llrecklnrldgo this
inointng reviewed the Thlid dsvlsluu aud
In tho afternoon regimental aim brlgadu
luspectlon of the same invasion was hua
A slugic lino was lorined extending lot
nearly a mile Just southeast ut tho Kelly
Held Ihu columns were then formed by
tours then lollowed quickly regimental
blntoons in lino by cumpanliB the ul Istcu
anvniiiing tnus SiuOO strong witn Hags Hy
ing and bauds placing to the reviewing
Hand u wan a night tnit warmtd up ten
martial spirit of the old warriors who wit-
nessed It and ono officer In tho enthusiasm
of tlio mtimcut said that no naton uu
earth could make such a showing in
thirty dajb time
Forty ears of provisions wero received at
the Chattanooga supply depot today ami
fifteen cms at equipments ot various kinds
wero rrporled on tho sidings for this point
Major Nye in charge of tho depot coai
nilsMirlat at Chattanooga reeiheJ oidiTa
to ship at once to Tampa 207703 pounds of
bacon and other food Bluffs in proporloni
Tho First Mississippi Infantry arrived
today In three mcIIous The nglmeut Is
commanded by Colonel George Brown who
won distinction lit the civil wir for cour-
age aud daring
Third Vice President nnd General Man-
ager Frank S Gannon of tho Southern
road and other oITIclah of the road wero
hern today In conference with M It
Dewey jeiural fitipcrlnteiidenl To South-
ern read owns tho track of the Rapid
Transit company tho latter having mil
ft leaicd right to run trains over the same
It Is stated that tho Southern road will
build the extension The completion of
this line will give the nrmy another Hn
for getting away speedily on
It Is also Muted that the Western and
Atlantic railroad nuthnrltlc havn cani
nleled n survey of the Chicknmauga Tenn
station on their line to Chicknmauga Pck
and lhat they will extend a pur of IhefV
inid to the Park so as to 111010 rrmVenleutlv
handto It oops consigned to their roid to
and from Camp Thomas
The First cavalry Illinois volunteers
arrived tonight nt 930 oclock and re
maineil In their ears over nlglit on tho
barmcks elding Tho arrival of tho First
llllnoW completes tho cavalry brlgndo horo
tho other two being the First Ohio and
Colonel Grlgsbys rowlioy icgiment
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NiiiiuroiiH lluruliirliK Arc CiuinliiK
XkiIkiiii VIuIIn
Rrcnbam Texas May 31 The cltUen
ehlp of Iircnham Is alarmed nt tho bold-
ness and frequency of tho burglaries com-
mitted hero recently Three burglaries
were committed Saturday night and there
have been others that have not been re-
ported Some pcoplo have po ketod their
losses and said nothing about their houses
having been gono through
The people are pretty thoroughly aroused
about the frequency of these burglaries
nnd It any of them aro caught ther nr
many who favor making a terrible examplo
cf them that will be a warning to others
Citizens who have had fierce watchdogs
to guard against such attacks havo had
them poisoned and killed within tho past
few days which they Interpret to moan
that their houses will be burglarized Hume
few people are watching with loaded shot-
guns to Intercept tho first one that shows
up Tuesday morning at Music hall Ml
Bertha II art man was subjected to a rigid
examination In music Prof W A Jakol
vie president of tho IUndmasters union
conducted the examination whichcm
braced upwards of JtO questions upon
I every branch of tho science from tho ini
tial Inquiry The examination toole almost
four hours and Miss Hanmann answered
every question readily nnd clearly and oat
ot the tntlre number made only seven er-
rors A diploma giving her the degree of
licentiate ot music was Issued
Where Munition Occurred
Hryan Texas Mjy 31 In tho account
or the killing of Sabbo by Bllison An todays
Post the porrcspnndtnt was In error as to
where the killing occurred It was not
ilon at Kllltona gate but In the publle
road ome seventyfive yards from tho
lllir Alniitii Full 11 re
Atlanta Oa My SI JuJgo Lumpkin at 19
oclock tonight appoint Henry WKihouso
tcmtoiary receiver + > th Moody Jlrewslcr
coniiiny The firm failed during th day for
110000 and mortgage amounting to 1103433
na Died Jn tho clerks office sgalntt the
cfcUtny
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HOUSTON DAILY WEDNESDAY MORNING JUNE 1 1898
THE MAY DEAL CLOSED
IIllTJia KOOIPI TUB SPECtTIAT
< lS AT TUB LAST MOMKXT
ObEenatlons taken by tho
wiuther bureau at 8 p in
llmei
JaclRonvllle Fin
Atlanta la
Motitrnmery Aln
Vickflcrg Mlkfl
New Orleans La
Palestine Texo
CalwMmi Tixus
Coipus Chrlitl Tcxnn
Memphis Toon
Kathtlllo T < > nn
St Paul Minn
Davenport Iowa
Kl Louis Mo
Kwmh City Mo
Omaha Net
rVilb Plnttp Neb
Dolyc City Kan
Amarlllo Texaa
Oklahoma City O T
Al ilene Tpxos
LI Paro Texas
te
1nt he Price Dunn from flTft lo
SI it llnxtielleUr StlU Holds
Million of lltmliclx
Chicago May 31 Leltera famous
wheat deal was formally closed today
Tho last moments were lively nnd Joseph
Lclirr to all nppeirancc was master ot
the sltuitlon Ho sent Mnv wheat down
from 175 to 123 This movo was plainly
for the purpoav of evading the big re-
ceipts and to circumvent tho Taylors who
wanted o ring In a lot of wheat on
Letter for fancy nrjc es Loiter fooled
them Jiy putting tho price down Neverthe-
less he livid to take on board nnothar 600
000 bushels today In addition to the pile
ot 6000000 or 6000000 bushels which ho
Mill has on his hands All attempts to
place Lelter so far ns his plants nnd losses
are concerned at the culminations of thli
glgnutlc deal are widely at variance Some
claim that ho will < ekft a proIR of 1000
000 while others Intlst with knowing
glances that ho will be fortunate If ho
comes out whole In tho deal
WKATI1I2K ANDCKOIb
United States Department of Agriculture
CaluHMi Texas May 31 Climate uud
crop bulletin ot tho leather bureau Texas
section for tho week ending Monday May
30 iws
Temperaluro The tempcrntuto uvemgnl
about or very slightly nboo the uoiuml
for tho period Tuo highest teuipcratilre
ranged fiom P3 to 100 uver the northern
pcrlion and bO to SO over tho coast region
whllo tho lowisl ranged from CO lo tj In
tho northern to 70 In tho southern porIou
Precipitation No rainfall occurred ts
cept light to heavy local tains In the Pan
handlu on tho 25th light local sho ori n
Gregg county on the 25th and Imwy latn
In tiruyson county oil the morning of tho
30th hcuco rainfall below average goinr
allv
Clouds and sunshine Thero has been
about or slightly uboc tho norntl emovnt
ot sunthlnn dining the past w < This
has been fOAOrablo In the sections whre
ruin occurred tho prcnlous week but lu the
drier tuitions ot tho State It tins led in-
jurious
Cotton generally all up nnd much of It
chopped out In the northern portion and
most of It chopped out In the vcutinl and
ncntliini portions with gencrallv rood
stands In a few localities lieu ore lijmg
some damage anil boll worms and wetlis
are icportrd also In a low fields 11 por-
tions ot the central nnd south seeoiis rain
Is needed whllo rains would bo helptul In
nearly all wetlons
Iho corn crop Is generally doing well and
In sotiio sections has been laid by but Is
needing ralh badly lu tho southwest nnd
wcatttntml portions One good rain In
the next tow days will make tho crop over
tho vuthwestcrn portion
Wheat has generally progressed favor-
ably harvesting Is in progress in many sec
tions of the middle portion whllo In somo
localities It Is completed Wheat lias been
revived nnd improved by tho rains In the
Panhandle An previously reported wheat
Is very poor in some localities of the west
ceniral portion otherwise crop good
The oat crop Is poor In n few localities
bill Is generally fair to good and fall oats
Tavo been harvested In many seel inns
Sugar and sorghum cano aro progressing
favorably
Dirly prnrhpH and blackberries aro ripen-
ing In the northern portion of the State
Tho melon rrnp nro rrimrted as making
favorable progress and lantclnupea are
being marketed In tho coast region
WBATIIBH lK01lMATIOX
lll I MkIiC HoiullliK
Ihe baiomrter Is generally lower through
out the country with th lowest 29 W liiehea
at El Paul The highest pressure Is 2091
Inches n Jnckronvllln
The weather Is generally clear rxeipt aver
Soilh Texas and tho Upper Mississippi aid
MlMiml valleys whore It Is partly cloudy to
tlctdy
Gaveston records heavy tulnlMl nnil light
showers arc icported from HI Paul and
OiihiIm
fSenrrnl Olixprvnllnni
Triaii Cotton IIprIoii TliillPllh
Obscivatlons for the twentyfour hours end-
Ing at S a m M meridian lima
Max Mln
Stl tloniv Temp Temp
OuiTtlou M 78
AMIeno 04 70
Dnllaiper 03 A
Ilmham 31 71
Ilfpvlllfl > 7 n
Columbia M 73
Ccrpus Chrlrll S4 78
Conleupu 98
Cuero C1
Dallas D3
DlMtn 0t
llcnrno 01
Mcnrktta Od
HoilHoi M
iiuiuviiiu sr
Kenvllle
Lampaeas
LoDgvlrw
Lultng
Orange
Paliatlio
rirlo
San Actenlo
San Marios
Sherman
Tcinplo
T > hr
HVj
Weotherfcrd
Minns
9t
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SI
90
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07
94
72
C7
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78
C3
73
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C8
71
72
67
74
70
C8
74
70
78
71
DCS 720
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WaihloKlon May Jlror EmI and W ct
Te f Oklaboma and Indian Territory Fair
outhwoV r wlnit
>
j ThoNations
I Do War
it ii
The inakinjtofit goes
011 dailv best cloths
bes making best fitting
the one readymade
store with a scientific
system
Um These dollar protectors
brcllns roin sun antram are
made of good gloria
cloth handles natural color of
the wood and fancy green
I tints steel rods St00
We put your Initials on lite
elolli In gold liny neMlM
z lei < lli l Ciot b leminfj
m except by destroilng fatrlc
Dollar Tan mottled plaids
1 Ninety light and darkretined
o p tasteful patterns there
o i ants
wj e nanyv mu
2 whos pride has a basis wear
these for dress light weight
2 and all pure wool
New sho ln
Ilevtun street side
SllllltllIS lii > AHTMiT
Itlohmond Texas May 30 Stolen ohout
tho 17th day of April ono buy honto about
1G hands high bald fato one white e > o
very lanky brand Ah with above en
left HhoulUer about 5 years old Will piv
J reward for tho horse O W larnell
tiherlfl Kurt Ilond county Texas
Lout UnrKO Iron jsmy tnnro Iloman
1061 about 1C hand high left hind foot
while find fotnrwhat swollen hud on when
IdJit neen n part of the harneai A aiiltublo
reward will bo paid any one delivering mu
tho horpo nt my riHldenco 80S Kindt avenue
or giving information lecding to tho recov
ery n tho nnlmal Dr J W naiilfllo or
Archlo Anderton aherlft of Harris coUnty
I i Orange Texan May 30 Stolen from
J J Ulppel n tho town of Lt Orange
on tho night nf tho 28th nt about dirk ono
brown moro about 13 handa high with
raddle and bridle branded on left btiouUUr
1W and op left hip VIJ with crosa In ho
rweon liaa split In right ear aud haa a
rlrclo tin both aides of neck near wither
Tho owner will puy J10 for rerovcry of
maro and saddle and I will pay S10 for the
thief In any Jail In Texas upon conviction
A LocsbId bherlff 1ayctto county
1IOMC AT OAIVKIIT
Plrrmrn nnil Oilil frllovva Ilnldlnur
u Joint Cflliriilliin
Calyort Toxaa May St A tremendoui
crowd U hero today to attend tho flro
mana and Odd Fellows picnic All tho
business houaea nre closed to allow cm
ployes to attend Tlio procession con
timing of band nebelmh lloit Odd Id
low firemans float hoso reels blcyclo
con Camp Townsend United Confed
crata Veterans baseball teams and Humm
ed Itcd Men formed at tho Grand Central
hotel marched through the city to lha
park and from time to tha plenlc grounds
All nru enjoying themselves The Hed Men
gave a grand Mil and banquet tonlght
C A Glnnnrt tlo
Fort > Y < > rth Texas May 31 Tlie bursting
of a blood vessel was tbo Immcyllatocause
of Chare A Olnnocchlos sudden de Uh t
midnight last night le MU jlt < iitl
the bath rc VwhVreb eWs M i-
on tho floori X ceu 4 wu nm C tfc > M
kxtown bustMM vin ts mm H
vi
ft1
SteinBIoch It seems the more
Suits we ook at tnem
the greater they
crow in our estimation satin
lined shoulders seams satin
bou nd
Llcht Novelty
Check Cheviot 1500
Fifteen Suit heres an elegant
Dollar example of French
Serirti acet coat made deep
into arm pit of same
material as outsidc a quarter
inch satin bound finish within
all seams likewise finished
bU KLAM Clothier
PH00G NO 816 ALBANY DENTISTS 610 I0IR f
nil upper or lewcr act teeth
Oold fillluits up from
Plntinum fillings
Silver and AnulgiM
nxtractliiR troth
If >
> ns
best
Apollo NerviTablets
A ponUiTn curnfor turn yminn r oltl Miffnrliiu from
Ucl
f > r
nervoiiM tlU nnPK tht t n cl iii hitj of memory lout
ot m uly iMmtMiWMtfitlnrunn and t > tl wfiivkiiMAcuiuml
Uretrlj fice o nnd ubun of I hn vital furc Amiitrn
loror of lm > ttitlltr nil < iiitillr III n man tor InminM lUlMI V
m
ft oo
l sa
MAKE
A
MAN
Iplrnurnornctcl mrrhBBI lolov rlT4llf rslWI IW I
Icnr wiironil vlh r < > o < Alltlntoin lliratn romeillM foil Tlijr haro rMlorvd
IthnuAnit ftf moil to tlio > lnk nnshut mntioott nnd lly trillowrouou A
r wrlltu aunTnl to it o or niony rtitnlfHt in tnr iitn l > ont ilUr flm
niiria hut A lrlMl MtltVlTAMHTS lrlc wllliln irnch of nil
nf OFLTQ opurkiM or lull uMnint mli pnrknur for fiM Hent h
WW Utn I U tnnll i lntnlr wrpril u on rrlplnf prlio AtldloM
ArOllu A1KDICINKCO UOO DIJA1UIOUN HTItKlcr OIIIOAQU ILL or our 3 oU
A U KliHIilNtl UrUKKlit 602 Main droit Houston Tcxai
a iiixan in mv vintit
rlillilir In Vmv MKlwliint cirv
liiiiiilliin CiiniiNi
Tim many frlrnds of Mr fl It Chlldiia
In all paitR nf INMia will tipKtiid to know
that ho l mnUliiK iiilio n bucctbs In New
York and will tnko ili > muio lu rmditiK
llicmif lu tho ellppliiK that fiillowa Mr
tlilldoift vvflH fur Hivcinl yinw alnft ourre
Rixmilpnt ut Tho Iojt IiivIiik ropresiiiteit
thla paper nt AiiBtlu un < l other points A
Into Ishuo of tho Kluuiicliil Hovltnv of Now
York pay of him
Corporutiou Counnl Wlmlcn ha mado
mi mintitkc lu tho upiKiliilmont of Henry
llorhort Chlldcr upon IiIb clover atnii of
UHrilstnnta and lu lib ubnlKiimciit lo the
dlroctloii ot legal mutlera comiootcd with
tho hulldlne Uepiirtmenl Thla position
ciiIIh for an lnllmiito luiowledKo of tech-
nical law and for rare oxecutlvo uhlllty
both of which iiuallllrs nro pOHHOBHcd hy
Mr Chlldcra In an einlneiit dcKroe A
Blatant Cori > oratloii Counsel Chllderx 1h well
known to tlio leunl fruternlly nod In promi-
nent In tho Inhor movement fiiJojIiik the
confidence of nil tho trado unloim lo M
a natlvo of Twins TIioukIi a luwjer he mm
for n iiumLer of years while in ihc ouh
mid West us well aa In Now York neon
Identified with Journnllmn hems tin i > lct
ill tho ayntlictlo incthodH of trio edlloi I tid
no ltK8 mi lustutu corrcspondeit on polllleiil
mattera
Mr Clilldprs fiimlly havo nlso Inns
liccii conaplcuoim lu i > olttlea in I In otlur
IcadliiK poBlllons Ilo hna hemi In i iv
York tlnco ISOfi and hy hlu lettl a inlte
menta and Rental manners has won honln of
ptofesalonal and iwrBonul friends li tho
intni > alin of 18DC ho Htumpejl tho Sloto on
hehalf of demnernry nnd hlu do piotim ilil
much for tlmeause Not only tho Ip ldlm
nnd iral oalato rommunlty ltit tin cut ro
puhllc nro to ho coiiKratiiMteil upai tho
ippolntincnt of Mr Chlldcri
ROOFING
and
BUILDING
PAPERS
Vouiijr Mini llrltl Ilia aim
1 00
T6 < i
15t
Wo positively extract teeth without pain with vltallied alr
Only oftlec In th city that makes this nlr mado froih arery
morning Open Sunday 10 a ra to 4 p m
DIAMONDS SET IN TEETH
Wo Invito Inquiries from buyen ot
ItOOHNO AND SlllIATIIINO lAIGIO
before pltmliiK tholr ordera elaovvhere
Wo havo ti few car ot theao Roods
liouglit during tho period of low frolRht
ratoa nnd wu nro Ril g to glvo tho trada
tho hencilt of thjq saving
llottom prices on open orders
JAS BUTE
HOUSTON
IIHAHOUARTEIIS FOR WALL PAlHtta
irrvcd lu tlie confederal nrmy under iltz
Ii gh lco uud woB promottd to a position
on tlio liUff of that Kcuirnl Ho was < etl
niattl to he worth J200000
SHOT 11V HIS
tn
Vron Ilmllliui
tongvlow Texas May ill II O Fcrol
a prominent citizen of thla pine while
out hunting near OlJdnwntcr with Ills 16
yenrohl boh Harry wbh perhnpa fatally
shot thin evening Mr Kcrrel had killed
a Miulrrol und hnd called his son to llnd it
Harry enmo towards hla father with his
shotgun cocked holding it under hU arm
rtftd vIkh tho murzle was within a foot ot
htn fathers left log It was discharged
rttrlklng the father below the left knee
Mr Ierrel hnd lately moved to Glado
wrtter to attend to hla lumber mill new
that place
Diovviitil lii u Well
Center Toxas May 31 JameB Davis
highly respected farmer living thrco miles
north of town was overcome with gas
whllo In hla well yesterday and dropped
In Iho water nnd was drowned Ho had
two neighbors to let htm down so he could
seo what gave the water an unpleasant
smoll ha turned looso and dropped In the
water beforo ho reached It Tho well vaj
about fifty feet deop and the neighbors had
troublo In getting tho body out as they
had to flsh It out with hooks
Kniifmiiii Y < MT Volm
Kaufman Teras May 31 There Is
opldemlo of diphtheria umouc the children
uf this place hut no dcatjis have been re-
ported except two negro children
Mason Moarhouse shipped three can
of fat cattle to the market yesterday
Tho artesian well here Is down about
500 feet and no water has yet been struck
D A Allen
Ilcarne Texas May 31 Today Heara
mourns the loss ot Mr R A Allen one ot
Its oldest and most highly respected cltl f
zene Mr Allen was sick ouly puov day
and his death was surprleo to many
Ills remains inn laid to rest at4 oclockt
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lit Iafiusil im
HmKWYh
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this cveiili g ttndcr the auspices ots5fc Mfc
Knights ot Honor jj i T J < V i
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