The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, October 2, 1903 Page: 2 of 8
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Sudden Deaths,
is disease prevailing in this
moet dangerous because ao decep-
| tive. Many sudden
deaths aré caused
by it—heart dis-
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure or
apoplexy are often
the result of kid-
ney disease. I<
kidney trouble is
allowed toadvance
the kidney-poison-
ed blood will at-
catarrh of
[
organs, can:
rK:
6 bladder, or the kidheys themselves
"; down and waste away cell by cell,
ddér troubles almost "always result
i a derangement of the kidneys and
i cure is obtained quickest by a proper
atment of the kidneys. If you are feel-
\ badly you can make no mistake by
'Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, tlife
■ great kidney, liver and bladder remedy-"
It corrects inability to hold urine and
palding'pain in passing it, and over-
comes that unpleasant necessity of being
elled to go often through the day,
I "to get up many times during the
lit. The mild and, the esctraordinary
of Swamp-Root is soon Realized.
¡Stands the highest,"for its wonderfq]
i of the most distressing cases.
amp-Root is pleasant to take ánd is
aoldVby all-druggists in fifty-cent and
„ one-dollar sixe bottles. You may have a
•ample bottle of this wonderful new dis-
covery and a book that tells all about it,
both sent free by mail. Address, Dr. Kil-
mer & Co., Binghamton, N. V. When
writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, Swamp-
Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamps Root, anil the
address, Binghamton, N. Y , on every
bottle. : *
the truck patches of Ernst Tex-
as. will be put on canvas, and there
will be a picture of the oil field of
Southeast Texas, ther^wlll probably
bp., sevBtal ranch Bcenes," and one QT
piore pictures of the Immense quar-
ries In Llano and Burnet counties,
where the wild scenery will add much
to the artistic, effect of the picture.
There will be pictures, also, that
will be valuable chiefly in their his-
toric and scenic interest. Several of
the objects of historic interest la
Southwest Texas will be painted,' as
well ás the field of* San Jaclntto. There
will be, too, pictures designed to show
by the variety of general aspect, and
by the difference of vegetation the
great dlverseness of the State, both
In soil and climate. Such pictures will,
of course suggest the facts rather than
portray them.
Most of these pictures will be hung
In the Texas building under the direc-
tion of the board o^lady commission
ers, whose will be the duty of orsa>;
mentlng the Interior of the structure.
It may be, though, tjiat some of them
will be placed with the exhibits which
-they In part Illustrate in the exhibit
buildings.
A NOVEL PLAN.
For Setting Forth the Resources of
Texas at the Fair.
Dallas, Texas Sept. 26.—The Texas
World's Fair commission has decided
on a plan for showing off Texas at the
I'" Louis fair, which It is believed will
h * J e both novel and effective. The plan
ie to picture all of the state's most
Important industries of the soil on can-
vas.
The work will be done by Mr. Verner
White, a Tex artist whos can-
vases have won high pra i sje-1 from - c rlt-
ics, no> alorre' in this country, but in
Parts, where Mr. White studied for
years. Mr. White, it will be recalled
| by newspaper readers, painted a large
Bd picture of the Alamo, and this
work was presented to the late Presi-
dent McKiuley on the occasion of his
visit to that city shortly before his
death. This picture has been gener-
~ ally pronounced, to be the best ever
made of that historic old pile. It "has
perhaps attracted more widespread at-
tention than any other, of Mr. White'B
•works, but others of his canvases, cov-
ering a wide range of subjects, have,
from the purely artistic point of 'view,
been regarded by competent critics,
as surpassing his picture of the Alamo.
Mr. White is especially strong on scen-
ic effect, and as it is designed that
these pictures shall be kinds of im-
pressionistic glimpses of Texas, he is.
thought to be peculiarly flitted to car-
ry oijt.the general plan and purpose,
b íchese canvasses will be. offered for
le both before and after their exhl-
II bttlon in St. Louis, though not for de-
livery until after the close of the fair,
and it is thought that in this way, the
cost of making them will be trivial, if
In fact, anything at all. The fact that
flattering offers have been received
for two pictures already painted
strengthens th ebellef of the commls-
■ton that it will not be disappointed in
I this respect.
The scope of this work 1b broad, and
f it shall be carried out in full accord-
with the commission's plan, it is
ted It will have, not only a great
rclal value, but an artistic one
well. It is Intended to have pic-
ks" representing all of Texas' most
it industries. These pictures
designed to give a graphic idea of
State's many and diverse resourc-
e-OS of soil and climate; Already the!
^lÉMnnmlssion , has a pine forest Hqeqe. i
ited several months ago, which will [
something of an Idea of the Im- \
le lumber industry of Southeast
and within the last few days
White has all -but finished a pic-
showing the largest alfalfa flelii
world. The field of which this
re is a representation, is in Qray-
county, about seven miles from
nan. Mr. White visited this field
it was at its best and he has re-
it to canvas with remarkable
The canvas Is about.three by
||eet In size, and It Is therefore
i enough to permit of several acen-
Dts. The picture shows alfalfa
both on. hill and dale, and un-
the brow of the hm several head
kded cattle are grazing, standing
deep in the alfalfa. In the way
l It makes quite an effective pas-
and from an Industrial
at, It Is no lesB striking, as
that in alfalfa growing,
is so Important an aid in the
fine stock, Texas need yield
m.
a few days Mr, White will
on a picture showing the
I And progress of irrigated agri-
ag.hls scene néar Wich-
where there is a large iitl
Another variety of lrri*
Hture will be ehqwn on a
ipn at some point in South-
and here the next task will
artly after be has finished
Wichita Falla. The ease
section will be shown
Whit* will
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Awful Tragedy in Galveston.
Galveston*News (27). . .
About 11:30 o'clock today (at the res-
About 11:30 o'clock today ( at the res-
idence of Mrs,. Margaret Bennett, on
Bath avenue, between Avenue P and
P%, Charles A. Balcke, Jr., shot and
mortally wounded Mrs. Katie Lemon
(nee Schmidt), and a moment later
took his own life by shooting himself
through the head with a pistol. His
death was instantaneous.
Mrs. Lemon was removed as quickly
as possible to the John Sealey hospit-
al, where «he died at 2:30 p, m. She
was shot injhe left, side with a load
from a shotgun at close range, which
penetrated her stomach and Intestines.
The cause, of the deplorable trag-
edy is unknown. Mrs. Lemon was
a good-looking woman about 30 years
of age, who has been separated from
her husband for aboyt two years.
Young Balcke had been a gallant
soldier in the Philippines, Berving in
the Thirty-third regiment under Col-
onel "garf. '
Since his discharge some two yearB
ago. he has been engaged In various
vocations In this'city. At the time of
the tragedy he was In the employ of
R. C. Belhler, proprietor Of the Katy
saloon on Tremont street, between
Market and Mechanic streets, as bar-
tender. This morjilng he entered the
saloon and asked Mr. Belhler to let
him have a dollar.
Mr. Belh^r said.: "Certainly, Char-
lie, you can have two," and put the
coin out on the counter. Balcke put It
In his pocket and after good natured-
ly "Joshing" those in the saloon for
a few moments, left. This was about
9:20. FYoxn the saloon he went to a
friend and procured the shotgun on
the plea that he was going down the
Island to shoot buzzards. After get-
ting the gun he went direct to the
house of Mrs. Bennett which seems
to have been the trystlng place of the
couple, and asked for Mrs. Lemon.
When she came they entered a room
and closed the . door. They were in
there some time when Mrs. Bennett
was Btartled by the shot.
. She rushed into the room and found
Mrs. Lemon lying On the floor with
blood gushing from a wound in the
side while still desperately clinging to
the barrel of the gun in the handB of
Balcke and trying to divert the muz-
zle from her body.
When Mrs. Bennett entered the
roon^ Balcke dropped the shotgun, pull-
ed a 38-callbre revolver from his
pocket,. placed it to his right temple,
sendlng a bullet through his brain and
dropping dead at the feet of the wo-
man.
Mrs. Bennett sayB when she saw
Balcke draw the reyolVer she sprang
forward to wrest It from him, but he
was too quick and fired the fatal shot
before she could seize his hand.
Officers Johnson, lrvin and Bowe
were quickly at the Bcene of. the
tragedy and found the parties as de-
scribed. Mrs. Lemon was still con-
scious, but when Interrogated could
give no cause for Balcke's action, but
exclaimed, "Oh, It was so cowardly!"
Her mother and sister were so over-
come with tíie horror of the scene that
both fainted and had to be removed.
To sustain her relatives the woman
bravely told them that she was going
to liv^, but' whispered to the officers
that she was going to die, that her
wound was mortal. Coroner Barry
was summoned and after taking the
testimony of Mrs. Bennett, Policeman
Johnson, lrvin and Bowe and Mr. Ot-
to Dake corroborative of the facta
herein stated, rendered a verdict ac-
cordingly. Balcke's body was removed
to the residence of hid parents, 2018
Avenue O, after being prepared for In-
terment. He is the son of Charles A.
Balcke, tobacconist, 2526 Market
street, and was 26 years of age. Mr.
Belhler. in whose employ he was at the
time of the tragedy, speaks in highest
terms of his honesty, fidelity, and
other qüalities which comtdanded his
confidence and respect for the young
man. Mr. Belhler knew of bis In-
fatuation for Mrs. Lemon and advised
Balcke' to break it off, as It would get
him Into trouble. Several hours after
the tragedy the "aged father of Balcke
brought Mr. Belhler a note written on
a scrap of paper evidently'only a
time before the tragedy, which is
IWows: ÜM
"Major Belhler: As a Mend, I
arvrtur-
you t
bye.
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Requests are pouring in so
vour Ctttalorut
new, up'tO'date and of the very latest
earlier in the season. No other Cat '
Three or four dottars spent with us
vines vou a mMiwatfla as liberal
SOTS wvvf
Jlftiff ng this coupon today and
dollari on your your* noconitio*. Don
cent$ to hmlp pay postage* make mo
Montgomery Ward &r Company
Michigan Jtoenuo and Madison Street,
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Yellow Fever at Laredo.
Laredo, Texas, September 27.—The
yellow fever eeems to be on the In-
crease in this city despite the vigorous
measures token to stamp out the
scourge, two deaths and twelve new
cases being the report at the close of
the day.
Dr. Gulteras; in his bouse to house
vass today,-saw many cases of fe-
including those which had been
pronounced as bubpI clous yesterday.
At the conclusion of today's examina-
tion he made the announcement that
twelve of the cases were genuine yel-
low fever.
The daughter of the Mexican boiler
maker, Juan Cortinas, who died of
the fever recently, and whose case was
pronounced yellow Jack, died late
this afternoon, and another Mexican
woman also died of the disease.
This city now presents a dead ap-
pearance, all those who eould get
sway having departed for places north
In Texas and for Saltillo and points
south. It Is estimated that nearly 4000
people have fled from here since the
beginning of the yeljow fever scare,
and the later development of the dis-
ease. The quarantine applies to all
persons, freight, baggage, express,
mall or other matter originatln In
the city of Laredo or points south,
the only persons having authority .to
leave the city being the health officials
of the State of Texas and of the Unit-
ed States.
The work of placing the city In a
thoroughly sanitary ^sohdltion Is be-
ing effectively and scientifically car
rled on under direct supervision at Dr.
Gulteras and a corps of expert asr
slstants. Among the out of town phy-
sicians here In charge of affairs are
Dr. G. M. Gulteras, the United States
Marine hospital expert; Dr. George <R.
Tabor, the chief state health Officer,
of Austin; Dr. John T. Moore, beeter-
tologist, from Galveston; Drs. John H.
Foster and R. L. Dinwiddle, respect-
ively of Austin and Ban Antonio, and
ur. John Frick of the United States
marine hospital service, who arrived
here this morning from Mexico.
Dr. Mariano Trevino, a Mexican yel-
low fever expert, is In charge, assist-
ed by Dr. Le Garza. Dr. Trevino states
that the situation looks favorable and
believes that within eight days he will
have stamped out the scourge.
—■——i i 'i ii
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
Austin, Texas, Sept. 27.—The State
university will be formally opened to-
morrow for the new year term. Pres-
ident Prather will deliver , his annual
address, and class work will begin In
earnest. During the past three days
entrance examinations have been tak-
ing up the time of the faculty. Many
of the applicants failed to get in, and
consequently had to return to their re-*
spectlve homes somewhat disappoint-
ed. The students at Brackenrldge
hall have Issued the following warning
to freshmen:
Warning! Freshmen! Knowing the
mental and moral Irresponsibility of
the present Freshman class, the upper
classmen of Braokenrtdge hall kindly
promulgate the following manifesto
for the regulation of freshmen In «aid
Brackenrldge hall:
1. Freshmen shall be assigned to
separate tables in the dining rooip.
2. Freshmen shall not tell Jokes nor
laugh at the table.
8. Freshmen shall not use their nap-
kins for handkerchiefs.
4. Freshmen shall have no li«nlds
in their rooms ¿xaept milk and water.
6, •Freshmen shall not carry canes
nor wear golf suits or caps.
6. Freshmen shall not smoke on the
campus,
7. Freshmen shall not go out at
night unless ahaperoned by upper
aal M m M MI «« —
ciasBtnon,
8. Freshmen «hall not visit the wo-
man's building before Christmas.
8. Freshmen on a street car with
classmen #bell pay for all.'
Salvation Army Harveet Festival.
Have yon ever heard of a poor, a
troubled, a sorrowful, a. perplexed, a
hopeless man or woman appealing
fruitlessly to the Salvation Army? Do
you know that something like 3,000,-
000 Just such people are uphdld by
this wonderful organisation? Do you
know that in twenty different homes
fallen wemen are each year .restored
by the scores jtb honor and a life of
useful purity? Do you know that in
three different havens little children
all the way from nursling babes to
sturdy boys are being succored, oft-
times after experiences to sicken the
soul of him who hears them? Do you
know that scattered over the country
are seventy-five Shelters in which
9000 homeless, often hopeless, men and
women -ar - cared for? Do you know
that these inHtltutions represent but a
mere fraction of the total charitable
work successfully carried on by the
Salvation Army In the United States?
How Is thiB enormous expense to be
met? Fools and Ignorant know-alls
will perhaps explain to you that the
Army is in and of RseTf a sort of bo-
nanza class-corporation, and of a truth
it would need to be if out of Its. own
resources it carried on the1 stupendous
undertakings it dares. But the intel-
ligent man or woman of today has
read,'marked and learned the Salva-
tion Army too well under too many
conditions, and through too many sear
sons to listen to folly.
We append a list ef articles asked
for:
Fruit, Tea,
Flowers. Coffee.
Vegetables,
Canned Goods,
Fiah,
■Mmt.
Chickens.
Live Stock.
Corn,
Flour,
Wheat.
Oatmeal,
Condensed Milk,
Bread,
Crackers,
Cheese,
Furniture (new or used),
Clothing (new or secondhand)
No religious organisation of history
has depended more fully upon the good
offices, the charitable warmth of the
great public than the Salvation Army.
Happily, we are not an ungrateful peo-
ple, nor a people slow to appreciate
great deeds. That is why we have a
right to feel a sincere Interest In every-
thing the Salvation Army undertakes,
and that is why we all now take an!
interest la the Army's approaching an-
:á
Liberal Advances made
mi FaH Ike.
Cocoa,
Pictures.
Jewelry,
Shdee,
Coal,
Wood.
.Lumber,'
Shingles,
Chairs,
Sheets.
Blankets,
Cutlery,
Tools,
San Antonio Female College
Anbury Plaoa, SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS.
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nual Harvest Festival. October 8 to 6.
Anything, everything, of any actual
utility may be given as an offering at
this festival, tor what may be locally
useful may be of high practical value
in less favored parts of the Army's
National field. There Is, ih fact,
saying, humorous but true, that the
Salvation Army can find good use both
for people and things that no other
body in creation would consider.
Remember the dates, and
the great cause to be furthered;
generous, and you will nurse no
grets.
MVSTEItV AT aiftMINOMAM.
Unidentified Body
v Pound tn
Birmingham, Ala,, Sept. W—D*
spite reports to the oontrary the'body
of the young woman found in
Lake yesterday, has not been identi-
fied. mm '''': 'pBiW¡9i||H
There are three bullet boles Is the
head, any on of which would have
caused dea tiki/ r •>
The body' has been viewed
dreds of persons. Several have
thought they recognised the
but every case of supposed
tion has failed. The authorities
still at.sea in referenoe to ~
tity, and the name of the murderer.
It is practioally settled that she
killed -Thursday night and
into the lake. She was seen that
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Lake park wHh a man, and later
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Ford, A. L. The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, October 2, 1903, newspaper, October 2, 1903; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth183126/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.