The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. TWELFTH YEAR, No. 42, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 16, 1896 Page: 1 of 8
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New and Second Hand
Engines and Boilers
Sheet Iron Wort nnd Boiler Ku > alrs
Corn si uudonce Solicited
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Is now tompliti ind we can offer In luce
min s lo purchnseis on tho following
leading Hr mils of tent Clgais
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Iliajuno Itclna Victoria
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Si inn Lights
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THEO KELLER
Wholesale and He tall Grocer
TELEPHONE
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westirn Tckgraph anil rilephone Com
lam to neirl > 700 pubiirluors In tho
print Ipal cities and town of icxas
Jo i Stations In tho Central office note o
and other lonvinlent lo illons
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Kill tilt pliee tola ai stiwirt Ii lle
In het i tilling iil of whit n
liilllshid wlh Id ntnllj Ian and Jt ilir
tin lair liude will lie a IomIj pkturi
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of dual tiailc mu tines betivnn th < Uiil
ir ltj of Peniinjliiiiila and llanntd will
be in Id todaj Jhf Hill 111 If i
lollun li ird hnidli 100Mitd dii
Imlln wilk mini tor mile run 1in b run
Iibjcle nidi 2J > ud dish half mllu
tun and i0jnd litudli
IIOSION Aftii a lojijo of our twtnty
centurtfs n litln loincd willttn b > the
Montct comic and diamallc us of
rmlinl Home will be ieml In H f11
this aftunoon rind on the HMliffi ot
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Willi Hit Ill it pIlMlltlllOll Of 111 II
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unit ol Iloston unlMiitl It will bo
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tinlicuits
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shot an I Instnntlj killed n < inpses Jtown
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tlteits of iomiiN rentel from Hiowns
doctom hud ronoiinil mm
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pruilenllj out of dinsir but ho I
lrlt for tho worse jcsteid he killed
wife alitor of th < mrii
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Kiulon lo him whatev r
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DEATH AND DESOLATION
Awful Havoc Wrought By a Cyclone Which
Sweeps Over North Texas
SHERMAN HAS SUFFERED MOST SEVERELY
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Tlic Death List Kilt lnot tp Ninlv One Htimlml mtl lMft rcrsoni
of lidti Old nml Yuiini >
ENTIRE FAMILIES SWEPT OUT OF EXISTENCE
Scenes of Bttius sulci Woo On All SttlosIItlf a Hundred Houses Tossed
About Liko Clinft In the Tiarful WlndLlst of tlio
Dead and Wounded
Sherran Ha Mij 11 Hitndreus of hoinei lira tonlRlit dc tdate and on nil
Fides Is mournlnc nnd lamuintlon Win to but ii fiw houri iho was happltie i
all Is now firion ISillit and chetitul I om < s li no lull lltci ill > Hotted from ttis
fico of tho eiitli iml whon i tinlll hae bun ifheiid ultbout a moimnfa
jnepiritlui to the K mt beMiiul
The ill mer wlilih oirtoolc lil In atitlful mil pro peiotts North Tixns city
this aflctnoon Is iippilllng nnd the writlc and ruin wrourlit berRati Til decilP
tlitn Urokenhitted rnrciits with hafrnrd faces no setrclilnir for thelt clill
dren wlies are MiiHUiK lusbanit and all 1 Chios mil confusion
At 1 W thH nftcino5ii a iMbiiie witi riarful fun burst upon tho town
trlkli k the wetctn pu tlon flrit and rcntlnulni tlirotiRh In a nortlieiituly ill
rcton lloties In tl o pith of the wind i ero hurlid llliu ilialf Into th air mil
eompbtib diinol litil the inm Ucs li Iiir irUilnd end nutiiltd while In many
lnrtnniCh Ihrj wito llown completelj r iv
Hie loir of the wind and th irishlm ird whlrrlliK of tie tlral irs as they
fbw tlir < Ufli i ico wire worse thin the din or I iltle ntnl ll e i vtnoi ulnio t as
Broil for lh < death llbt n rtndj numbers our 10 with a Kteitit numb i
maHiioiI woiindtd nml bli dlnjr w lljli not i few laiM not b < n liunU tlnce tlio
flr > t iwlli of tl o lwful liunliaiio wai fill
As < on as tho norm had i eived tlio woik or ic cuo bcfin and eiciy minute
added innie i cad to thu list libBrams wire mt lo neb hbolni towns nnd phj
slciins and illiruis promptly nf pomb d and laio Icon woiUing ei flint In pio
I lrlt g tho dtad fci cpalturo and nilei Inp the aiiBiiIli of lo l ounrti it
lhe colond population llMtifr In tin lb ht fritno bousis sutlered most snire
ly tliel llttlo dwellliiRS 1 enr cotnpli tely obliterated
lly C oclolc twehn I miles were 1 > I lis > old in deatli In the county court lioiiPu
depolited t end of tho r ltv No
we
ind main mom were < nlti red netos tho
accurate estimate im na > t bo plaioil on the lots of life ami piopnty ai the
iiUbsIiib illll on The buPlnea < pan of town Is
woilc of rescue mil search for kois
decried and the trntcst excitement still prevail
The Westnii Vnlon otilce hns bUi uieillowed with nnlous ones sen lint m <
saRe and InqulrlnK tin fate ol oilier twns llvuj niallible wnpon biifKy nnd
lioro Is in uso bj scitcbirs and woikers on tho 11ld of thu dead As thv hour
Brcv late reports of moledeaths and Kreatir loss o Ufo and properly atrht l-
and many stories of marvelous escapso are recited
Tho couit houso which had been conictted Into a noreue and boepital was
round too small and the acant Moore bulldlne on the eouth side of the simile
w is utlllsid
At o o clock lifter n colored people dend or djlns had alreidy been placed
then nvircES dns and Iukijibo w iirin continue to come I i with diad bodiis
ocltitnuit prualid nnd tlio Bicattst dlftl
In the Mooro btilldlns the greatest
of tin lUtlms nnd acuirate ronoits or result
culti is had in KOttlne tlio names
sult
in the foulliwiat miner of the
Tim storm struck Fhermnn wlthoii wirntiift
cits util clr ind pith 1X1 jards wide nloiit the wrst end of the town Houses
tnc finei ewrjthlnR went before tin teiilble storm
mill lirt i iblnf win blown aw k ml tbli noKrr s killed
11 n Iwdii s bin r 11 in pii 1 d up In I si ink rink
nnd tho town a mau or mill
I lie Hood of rain which rutin 1 d the sioim
fgui inchs tliUU which oomr elcrjlblnB In Uu pith or tho stoim and IncreWs
the dlfllculli or llndlnB t4io dead
Ciptaln T r ii > s house was demolished and his wife am two children bad
a mlnculous i = cipc
nl lcicled with tlo Brotiml but the family
Ciptiln I Blire re ldcnco was < 0
wee away from home
Hall team Had Ills lioue blown
rtink Hi in manaerv of the Plmrman Haso
off tho fourd Ulon and turned wound lib wife and two children Mho were In It
wete unscratched
DBA AND WOUNDBI
rollonlns Is n list of tlio dead and
woundid as f < ir os c in now 1 ascer-
tained
uiMJwnrn
Mrs Otto JinllltiKor nnd tlirce clilldren
Mrs minis and two children
John Ames wifo nnd two children
Mrs L U MonUomcrj nnJ time rbll
dren
jtev J D Akers
Mrs Anlirson and baby
Alexander fierce wlM < iml lUo clilllren
jli = s Jenkins
lI e Ileion wife nnd rhlld
tJiorci Grain nd Km
DHAUCOUJlinU
j Walker
Menu najrinror
Muks l Ue
Ultlle Jjitou
WZ7l Luton
rbarllo Con
Can Iftttj
Thue ihlllrm of Bon Ccphu
Itosa Nliholoon nnd Ihr c ihlldicn
Katie Klri
John Mlo
pille Ialon
lllsn Co
llirce children of ISclle Itachilor
i > lnllis i o chlMrni
worNnniJwiinJ
Two datiihttrs of Alexander llircc
liund wounds
al < a horse trader bead nOUnds
i ay die
Mis Cliisitm tally Irulted ma > die
hnio aul Hnltlo Ji nklns Had wound
n son 1 r dj trub 1
Jlniinii ll0 bcJl wounds hroKcn
II 1 MHor aid two sora Of lcV J U
Hiiro lod > wounds
Jwo ililldien of J lt > Anus
Otto IHWWii had wounU
jane puektW t
IludBo litrick wiro aid child
Bin Ccphus wife and two chlldrer
Chailen luikctt
in i IIOKan
Co
Mis ncndilckF
Iurv lllllllllBtr
Mis John Lake
Uanlft luckitt
Jim Miknon nnd daughter
Jim InKlbh
Mnidy Ijtriek
U rll 1at rick
Mattle IcffcrTOn
Jano Maui In
Ctorgla Nbkerson
Mom iioiiih rouvn
At inn betwern fcixty and onu luindrcd
bodies aro reiwrled found Iho Mooro
luillllntf Is full Uo < li iinJerinUim offices
ml also full nnd tho Ilttman S Harrison
grain house Is beliiK ulllUcil as a tnnrBiie
Altliotikh tho Brratist excitement rr
miIIs tho work of drisslnB dead bo IK nnd
tcnlini to the wounded In being carried
on H > 6tcmntlcnll >
riflecn rlifrlans from Sherman Iiil
son WhltewrlBht Howe and Van Alsl > no
are atlcnllnff the woundej nnd liundr >
of ladles are helping lo nltind Uio un
unfortunates
Tho colorrd jieoplo haling rccovtred
from 11 ir Ii TJtl t aro now worklns
like Trojans and Iho dead ar < beinr
dnsscd and lhe woiuulfd made coinfirt
nblo wllli rtrurkable rapidity
Jlie ixclteinrnt can not bo nbalcl as
long as reform continue to come inus
ihe > do
It Is rrported that twtho dead bodies
Iikvh bUi foun
In one fib In tlio norUi
wiib no lnems of brinrlng
J John on Mrs Dm Is nnd two children
i
came lt > Into os found dead fourteen miles
southwest of tho city
If nil reports wero credited the numu r
of drnd would nlrendy rcncli JW
The storm iiis cil two miles tom Denl
son nnd It Is thought broko up from there
Telegrnph nnd tebphono wires l > ctntsui
line nnd Diitlon nro down nnd inutiv
nlber towns luuo no connection The til
iginpli office Is oenu lie > and four ex
tin operators nio working nil night I it
tiumeiabn UleRtntns hivo been rocoHid
niklng uboiit friends nnd telntUes in
Rhirmuti The city Is gienlly ixelted nnd
onh at Iho morgues and hospitals Is there
nny ssslun
A full estlmato nf the loss of properU
will rinch 1100000 In this count
Ilio < lijant rwldinces weto demolished
In this ells Tho Houston stmt Fteel
suspension brl Ige w as torn to splltiteta and
tho huge Iron girders wero twisted like
ttw Hou es tree anlniils and blimnii
Icings wiro blown thoiimids of feet and
whole fnnilllis w ro tvlcrmliiatd nnd sei
m at nil by tho rclintltw eirti In duith
lhe bod ot Mia Olto Ualllngi r pio
piklnr of Iho W t Houston elreet storo
of irenernl morihntidlse was blown 00
feet up linpo Illll Many bodies arc > el
unrecoiered
A hnndriil negto cabins were tnken oft
tliu face of tin mi til Chli kens who
plucked of tbeb featlurs Uabblts bad
their fur torn off while horsrs nto 1 >
Iiir wllli tblr Icks baiiglni b > n llltlo
skin mil cnltlo and slock of nil kinds aro
found dead and Injurs il aftir tho storm
Mis h r Hly mil two chlldnn who
mlintulouMi sued under tho lttllis of
thilr ii gnnt home lh > > buriui fill on
tbr fimll > and tho rinlrway on top of
tho fiuullj
tin btinuu thus protictlng
Tin n tlin falling walls
Iho family of Captain N 11 Blrgo hap
homi Thilr houso was
nel to bo from
dcstiojed Iho little Holt cottago next
iior wis b ft untouch d
Whole buildings oil Sixtieth Mint weio
nulled upward In tlio mlKhtv whirlwind
lnko MotUKonuu n pnmilnent fur
nltutc man lost hit wife and tlueo chll
lr n Ono Iiiih not > ct been found
John Ames whoo fnmllj wito kllltd
oi badlj hurt
A deal cllld its round In tin top of
a ttce
Iho Jinlilna family wile almost mini
ldlatcd benentli the ruins of a neat tot
tjpi home
A farmer driving along In front of Cap-
tain UlsK house was killed InstantU 1h
wagon wheels wero found but no tram
of the b im
Children bohendel nnd dlsembowcliil am
< rerUntl > feiind
Six uuldintltiid white ejirp s nro In
Lndeitali Hanluglnns room Some of
lhe ilitlins Iiiim limbs bioken In n main
na thn e i hii
I II Heron who lives lhn miles soulb
of town btuiiLiit In bis onli f > n I irl
tb id rheio an null Hi mtin ird tin
boy In tlio fnmllj I hey hao been
hitching loBfili i for many jiars nnd
now lhe inlhir Is dbttaeled wllli Rrb I
Iho father saw thn storm loinlng and
wmt to the storm house escaping without
a boi in h Tho boy i ns away from In mo-
at Ids unclen who wa3 killed with his
wire and liihy
icn bodies wero brought In from tho
Wake lit Id film two tnlks west of tho
city
A f Jlercson wife rnnddaughtw
mairli1 Iniighli r and threo other eblldnri
who Ihed on Hie firm worn all killed No
In r pi I sons wrrn killed there Mr Ill re
son and two otln r ihlldnrt wiro sirlousl
woundd
It Is thought lif country fourlrn or
llfticn miles down was < ri tnled nnd
di populated by th storm
A fW In fibirmnn saw It before It bad
paspij Not ft Inn or houso Is left slnnd
lug In Its course Ilm hiindreil Jituli lo
the emit and thn storm would Iiimv takm
In iho binlness portion or tho city Thn
cjclono was prrerded bj tnrlllo claps of
tliunihr an much llglitnlng Aciompfinj
I UK It canio a rttrloiis dash oTraln wblili
sjultirfil the business nnd rcsldcncoVor
tlon with mud and com ted tlio roofs anl
striens with leaves and twig of Irres Tim
roar ot iho Ktonn was beard all over Hie
city and man fell on their Knes mil
piajod for life 111 colored people terror
strkkui fill on their knees In tho mud
nnd irlsl Jtsus Halnt of Mere have
mcrrv on us live us-
A big coloinl wonuin who bail both legs
broken was rcund In ibeiifk cr > inp On
tlio IJth of Mn > Iho IOtd doiio killed mo
and all mj chlldnn
Tlvo inliiutis ufur the storm the sk >
wriM bright nml ibir mid Ihu sun vsns
si rt ill Iv shining but desolilloii terror ulul
unenntioUobn grb f iilijiul wNre l u
inlutiKfc biforo wire buppv unlitd fmnl
llei pluunut homes prosfrous families
Mali ptlviUe liotnlH Imvu been con-
verted Intr > lionplwls Ih > slcVms anl siir
hfous will work all nlfcbt
ManJ of Ibo wounded in the hospitals
will IIh iicforo mornlinr Others livo dl l
nee Ibo lut uf llutbnd wut mad out
Die aM h of Hlnrman uii coming to tin
part of own
tin in Q town while inui > an missing rlMh t My an I biar up bmv ly In thu
W bole fanlllis ran not bo f jiid
Ii Is l llevel lbU mar negj es will W be n > 0 na rlru > onj
found in royl Oak ruh Modles jm ho Jft
brougbt In and will bo u l ni
lielng as umoiig tlio negroes mostly
tomorrow
It Isjiported tliit tight pcrnon w r
of Jlowe
kuiid west
I til
THE HOUSTON DAILY POST
TWELFTH YKAR NO 42
HOUSTON TKXAS SATURDAY MAY 16 1800
PJIICE 5 CENTS
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lliUSTlDlGtTATOR MKINIUY This Js One of the Uasltst Trlclis Tn My P fioniirlrW
taking two houses In n mw nnd leaving
one In tho middle or killing an entire
fnnill eicipt father or mother I he losn
on cropi Is conMdfioblo nml mnny Instil
11 r > il n si lint In West Slieiinin nte nil
icornlabe on lutoiint of lhe thick iout
ing llf 111111
A luouilnr clreamslnnee l Hint not ten
out of evrnljihn biidbs so far r rov
tred liav sboS on Hub nft nnd man
oiliMS bav im lothlnr to PpeiK of
lonr ifitr mldnlclt In mosl lionus
llghtu are binning mid tin th itlrrtl inr
iieis Unto fill llniir iioupn of mt n
talking nf lb Moi in lliiiinbi Utoiiii t
i Irl t would llm w Hit eltj lulu iv pvnli
Ai tin iniiiKU nnd bospltul n nil all
lhe woiinlil livo lm driestd and tlio
d < ad onswnsludiml iitparsl fm liuilnl
bin minv no mill tinldititlfli 1
fbirii is now lltlln doul t that tho list or
iiimI will itiitb ovu IJi Aclivi rlps to-
ward pushing llm woik of test u > > anil
siiitb will be iiiiuli nt mo Hist stieik ot
dawn lxiotine lo miiiiy wliu liavti not
jrt lit tn jounl will kill Hi It tin Ir
wuiiiidH do I ot
Urttul dlhtieBs prevnlls among those
whoi propH vvas drslrojel tupeelnlly
Itllllllg Clio IICIOIS
A mini tnroiltig or the people wns held
it tho mart liinise nl S oclo It tonight
and i was bin atltntbd b syinpUbl
Ing cltlns A luminlllee tompusil nt
JI Doichestii teill Smith < Horcil H-
Mm lib and f II llmi lull wiw npiutnii 1
lo liti etc ind 0111111111 Hum
nlln is A li III inininliKo or fix wns
ill nulntril in Ink ha I n ot ai funlH t li
iiibid b > tb inlliillig iiiminlltMi
nnd ilbbuise rime A volunlter lollitlnri
if uboiit JtO was si unit without ellml
ihi ciunnilll will the < lll J
uiuriiiw nml lb Mind will iiiidiiunt
nil Ir iuImiI to llH i Ailing Wujor
Nttl mil < oniily linln > d win all
lb ilnl in not f > ll Hlulo pipem Unit
rliniiwiii can liih < < f Hie victims ul
Hi t tin in without assisliiiico Hum other
i ilii s
A niniinlttfn cf six was appointI to
nairli Hunt ink irirk lor missing botlb s
Mill will wiirib nil nlgbl M i rs asklnf
lonlilbiill ns will li > iliriiliilid ul > 111
Hi u iiiilnr
Ai 2 U nil Is Tilrt n Hi miriiiS and
honplliils No I o lies linv I n brolignt
In it nib nit us ui Hint twtnty
vvh e imple limn biiu foun In North-
west eiiicrm in Nothing mom em be Uono
until ln j I Iit
ACCOlNT IKOM DKNISON
Henlson Teras May 15 ihn most do
nlrntllvi e > clnnf In tha hlstorj ef Norlll
Texas slrmk ShTm in n > 5 oclock Ibis
lift moon mid the nuinbtr of iletl ot
oclock tonight Is llftythrre Anl tin
an hi Inn tonslmilly nddid to by w igoi
loids or roipws fiotn Iho i wintry fur
riiundlng llm Ml The uren of ilstriic
tlon In Hbumsn Is lltnltid t n space
nliiut two Mocks square
J ho cdono struik thu ilty at tho west
end of ulitt is known us font Oak crick
mid swipt MDlblng In its pith llousis
who lolled hutiJniL nt trns nlrlipd
of thilr birk and In many darts lorn up
by tlio roots A section of un Iron bridge
was torn away and twlslid liko a cork
fciiv Houses Ibo pilie of Ihu lit ico
In lomo InstuicfH gono entirely and In
others a pile of rubbish mark vvheio they
onio stool
Captain l lyii brltk residence vvtin torn
bis wife nnd two iblldiiu
It atoms but
who touli refuge In a IoIIkh olojct wno
mlrkeulousi U ball nnd a
wvM Mm < >
cuuvilUl lull
Jiiimi
eernii sari
uni orari Jio fllJs and Inm the Injured
lo the tiunil er of fortyflvo me being ivin < 1
or I li fuiMl that tio tlead will in
nxl mo IW bifoie all the missing am
ibe NoHi Txns Jfemala oollege which
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ittped wM
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Wany ot me deadore no t
1X1 be unlilenllllcil
enllnly i1l d by whltca as lo V
Jlluled
Kalntevv was
tt S mortality 1 largely lonnntd
of andliuljio
horribly mu
to Iho
althougl
TODAYS FEATURES
Iliilinbllllles Iarllv Mmilyt prebsbtj
Im il linirer on llm eiiasll llHiol ly
w I111U
fUHA
A tbereo will bo pnbllbed pioblbltlnr
th ixport or Ii nf Inbnrio from lerluln
fiibnn pimbieei
11 nentl l itul 1 who It is reirhid Midild
from Havana hih Aiiictk in naslstntiee In
pinlonclnn the tllban war
form 1 undent litinin rtiltntn ulit
n nil or hoi 101 minding thn toiill itltoi
c nulls
Hinetiii line Is nniualulid with the
irfoniMi pitipostd rm l ubu
A toitispouilont or Hie London Times
at llavitmi mjn ftpiln has lust
roNtlHliHHIONAIj
IoininlanloiHi Wllllnin Iochren of thn
pi union Hi irlmoiil lias been appointed
Jiu tn of the 1 nlted Hlntis dlstrltt cuiiit
In MlhutsJtn
f niloi Joe did ftablne fans all tho
damn n he could
ill sinnlf voted that Dti font wos not
intltlfd lo 11 seat
Clint 1 nl rihugh I00 Is In Wiislitnglnn
Hwins Hum Kinlticky will retain bis
sent
filUltr
Tivns Ieigue Houston 0 Dntlns 3i
foil Worth 3 Austin li no Ban Antonio
Sliirinnn iniui no lalvi stouHuiiupii
I n nit
National lrigue lltlsbuig 0 Huston Sj
HI Louis Ii Washington 2 Iiubivlllo tl
Ihllndilphbi 3 iiMland 10 New York t
Hriiithtii ltagiit Nmv Oileans 1 lllrm
inslimn Miiiiic011111 > n Caluinbus
Mobile i Atlanta 7
Wlniius at HI loult weie Ardtll even
rroutlcr 1 to i lyphoon MU Wont
Hiuer I to 1 Tommy llutti r 0 to 1
Mull of Honor 11 to r
Wlimcis at Louisville vvfn Luellle H
4 10 1 Lidv IniA 5 to 2 Itoslaiiu 4 tn 3
Anna Lle H H 1 John Havlln 0 to 1
BfATB
NaviBota drmotrnls Instruct for W V
Mrfomb foi longirss
Terrlllii bavno wioiieht by a oelone
near High Vmlrlf 111 Madison county
iho popullBW of tho Ninth longreselon
nl dlsliict noinlnatid lioriO W Olasa
cock W W Oiitcwooil wllhdmwB his name
as ti emilldato foi d < legato to the Nation
ulronvcntlon
Tim ndirilnlstrotlon lm determined to-
wage a Algonitis campaign
William Clifford In tlio tolls at Halves
ton ehaigul with outiaglng ft little girl
four bruit nnd lbt > frame lioues at
il by lire
feminine w tloyed
Hon John 1 Me Call nnnoiinces a a on tlte s
rommlssloiicr
BMS
nttttnuKBRB
iHiiiiiinnmiri
Sherman whllo other wiiUer town tat
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df
fored Fcvctcly
tills
candidate for inllroud
Btnator Tillman of Houth Carolina 70n
Fffaks nt Llullas
btal Hiiutor Luwhon resigns
A Knlblu cyclone In North Texas
caused tho loss of morn than 100 llcs at the CoD °
trf I
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Theto In n wnltlnir Plrlt Indicted br j
It U Dun A Co which will crowdtInto
ki
quantity of order J l
the 3ear a large
Hoot umt shoo mantlfactura I i H ifV
Industry 5
bo the most
lhe Iron and slrel Industry l doll J
Heeretar llcsbrs ftntonent show wt > j
to date
lotion crop movement s
llrndtiefa reports btislneM dttU M4 Zj
and rolleeticiu Had
fcaturclina Jf
illll MA11KETS 4
cotton futures loner l j If
lire olY at New Orleans l 41
riiols
Onlveslon jl
and
CMB °
Jul w heit closed lo > >
nnd iirovlslons lower Vn K
The volume of bulnfM In tot < VJ
a trilling rcile t V i rra
iho lieasurV departmunthM nuM SM
call 01 lipnitory bank for M Pf fe f4
of tho M OJUlM
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vvoikly report oiBaiww
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tomorrWri L k
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Mnniiffr liui ZZZtaamtiHW
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Houston and II 1
pi ope ty artitttrnion U ft
Hontbw estem board or r toffej
review the arbltratortr i WiWltwi
lisiiriinco dirtirrrnlal w A iwt jjfc
lhe commission to P t tU J 7I1
dfferntlU
of cotton
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polflles In the TMtMW v fa < p
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of John Adler ± RWr J
Tho > rellmlnry hW 2glAr5 >
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man healers < i utillr
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for haiiKlntSPfeSiMiSS551 I
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