The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. XIVth Year, No. 197, Ed. 1, Sunday, October 16, 1898 Page: 4 of 24
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OeVoRTS OfeYELLOW fevhu
fo > > Cold Weather Causes a Deireate Jn
IW Cases la Mississippi
ORANGE QUARANTINE IS STILL RIGID
la LanlalBA Where Have Been He
sorted Vb to Data a Totnl of lSSIti
Caaea withonly 0 Uentha
Jackson Miss October 15 The record
t n w cases of yellow fever showa a
Marked decrpas today attrlbutablo to tbu
prevailing cool weather Jackson has Only
even nev esse at follows Ida Ford
Willie SpMldlng Mrs Craw fold Milton
nolle Mrs Mary Flnnnogan Miss Gertrude
Hill end Mrs ONeill all white Thero
was one death Mrs Cayanaugh
Dr Purnell went by special train tonight
to Madison being called In consultation
oyer the ease o a daughter of Hon It C
Leo who la critically 111 with fever
Suspicious elckners I reported at Yazoo
City and an expert has > c > on naked foY
Dr PurnelJ will go there tomorrow raoin
ins
insThe
The official report of the State board Is
as follows Otto new esse at Madleon
tbreo new ccses at vVavoUud one cano at
larrl on four new cases and onj death at
Rldgoland one new cuo lit Hattlssburg
four now easts at Oxford two now ctitios ut
Queens 11111 eight miles from Ddwnidn
Natchex rciorts three now cases nurt one
auspicious case Stivrltvlllo 1ms no miw
cases but ono surplcious cose at Iho Oo
Wntton camp Edwards reports that only
two cases ore now uuder treatment there
IX LOUISIANA
Out of Nenrlr Thirteen Hundred
Citaca Only Flftjllirci licutlm
Ntnv Orleans October IB Dr Souehon
announces one now cute and oiio death tu
Now Orleans today Ilecarltulnllon of Lou
Ulaim to October 16 Inclusive
Cases
New Orleans 74
Harveys Oaiwl it
Franklin 310
Wilson S03
Uaton Hougo 176
Hourna 40
Clinton t 40
Jackson in
Alexandria cotlmated 200
Deaths
13
3
10
7I
2
0
j
I
coatlnuod and no eomiuun
Bowio 1 0
Lake Chnrles 1 j
Amite City 1
81 Clair it x
riaquomlno c t
Lv teller jj 3
Total XsiuT hi
llosldoo those enumerated cuctia fevur
was reported In the following iMilahoMSt
Jimics St Charles fast Ftillclauo West
1 cliclaim Iberville rwjt Uaton Hougo mid
West Baton House
Immigrants will ho admitted Into Now
Orleans on and after October 25 W
AVjmtlli Hu limit SimiIIi
Cincinnati Octcbcr 15 rr WntUr Wy
n n of tho United Status marina hiwpltal
service Is bars on UI3 way to nspoet tho
jtllow fever district In the Suuti He clu
llvorod an address horn tonight before tho
Commercial club
run ouam 14 nuviiVvtyriMj
It la t III MnTntnlheu Tin All
MrlvtiintM
Orange Texas October IB Dr W F
Blunt St lo health of floor nrrhed hero
thle mornlns aud with tho local health
authorities went out to tho < 1iamiitlnn
station at tho Stalo line Upon thor re
turn a consultation was had und it was
Ioldeil that alt matters pertaining to the
quarantluo hero should be left in 1I10
hands of tho major city aiM county health
officer and tho Slate boalth orfleor Uu
Uar Governor ulbcrnons recent quaran
tine procluiviUoiv the present wtrlet niur
antiue
yvtL la1 Bi waythe trams would be kept out
fiA M 1ft olty Ot ours I did not mean that
ff i would the tracks and I do
af JLw up
> tot tWok for a momentflhat they would
M raa dtaatatrfijolng svich a thing out I
1 4y u iJy awLaJUM t they could moaning
V7tap rt atflbyv would hwo the physical
ti > J Bassar do fla ttHtand noahlng more
iOMMavt r Vast Vleik bearing that Judge
V asMawi Bdua4 > rhe language above dc
aM taktrapb 4
yeatenday to Mayor filb
JafjafsOtfOfeyvlilrw It the people of
< Oracaw Mersaafaweb aaeptiment and tht
casoavbacklaai night that it the
ST ai svjob jrerds no person In
MPs W > tooH iBdowythem
Chiiriea
l ai ejiMoTqePa t
sV W > 0 tokfct A tele
ruprchant of Oberlln J ays there was a pood
frost at Oberlln this morulas Iariles
contlns froin tho outskirts of town report
a general frost
Tlwro ri no moro yellow fovcr rumoM
here Iake Charles Is wpeotlng tho quar-
antine to be raised very soou
sosiRcr at > iriuiiA
IlntnrnKe Ilnalvr Tnrry Is Kuppoxit
tit Have Ciinlnietetl the Ulnrunc
Meridian Miss October 15 Tho Xlifi
dkn board of health today telegraphed the
State board of health to send an expert
hero to piss upsn a saspltfous cass of fovcr
The patlont is Mr Tarry night baggage
agent at the union depot He has been
Isolated and bis residence aUariatlnod
pending an lnostlgatioiu The boarJ of
health Is of the opinion that Mr Terry
contracted the dutmso from handling Ing >
gago from Hattlo3burg The annoUnotncnt
of tho coso oieatod very lltth oxiltonfiit
as It Is tho general belief that the rivall
ing oool weather will provent v fercua
spread even If the oxpert pronoiuc > a It
yollow fever when flio arrives
Front In MUxlnnli > l
Wsshlngton PctotMir IB The occurtouco
0 frost nt vnrlous points In the buu
welcomed by the marno hospital nmW
authorltlofl who look for their contl Jitanc
and a rapli dltnlnuton of the fevor Ireft
is reported otflclnlly nt Jat son 3tiriville
Columbaand Holly Springs mUj
Todays llspatchns regarding yciiterdiys
now cjboi In tho Stnto of Mississippi Vtimrt
1 total of C >
MOAItAfltIA CAVAI
Aimv Yorlccri An Mitv tit llitittiKita
After 11 fniierMHlmi
3penlm Dlspttoh to Tho rant
New Yorlc October 15 What looks lllo an
attempt of the new tyndlrnte to get tlio rlRbts
for an Internet nnla cuisl across Nlcnragua
an ay from tho Marltlnit Cunnl ocinpmiy
now reported no bijlng ulglnccrod by a party
of capitalists who oro la communication with
lrwhlciit claya and tbu acting minister f
public woiks of Nlcaiugua Several Ameri
cano Including ISdwIn lyir of tho firm of
W 11 Oram a jo aad 1rnnlt 8 Washburn
of New Yorlt together with D 13 Otatjlu of
saW H tho fait tlnat repreaentiitlves of
loads west ot Chicago um present nt tho
cation will lio alldwetl wfih t irJi n meeting though their business Is ouatle
lrnIt10 asoolllo
ment no
between tha lv
cal and Stnto health atithorltloi No
trains Whatever will bo allowed to como
in from the wst Dr llluni satisfied tho
people by conclusive pioof that tho two
negro women spoken of in a prov ous dla
patch wore a part ot tho grading outfit
from Crowley and had permission to enter
the State Dr Dlunt left tonight for Dciti
mont whenco ho will proceed up tbaTeo
Ooa to tighten the quarantlno linos He
will return to Orango and remain horo a
few day as ho considers this tho moat
Important point to watch at present
Beaumont Texas Octobor IS State
Health Officer Dlunt was a passenger on
this mornings costbound tuln destined
for Orange Dr Blunts purpose to en-
d vor to persuade the citizens of that
town to leuve tho quarantine regulations
la tho hands of the Stato He says bow
ever that tho policy of tho governor as
to the admission of freight from Louisiana
points Is In ttceordanco with hat of
Orange that t is to be ona of pontnter
courae With this policy Dr Dlunt will co-
operate Hence the cars now held at tha
State lltje will not bs permitted to enter
the State until a good frost has quieted all
tears u Is tho hopa ot Dr Dlunt that
there will soon bo a change In tho vvoathor
that will Aijmlt ot a resumptiou ot traffic
but until uch change takes place thoro Is
to be no Intercourso with Louisiana points
nd no empty or loartpd cars from that
Stats will ba admitted into Texas
JUDOR HOLLAND INTEltVIDWHD
Judge Holland of Orange Texas was soon
at Jho Law lor Hotel last night by l retwrter
of Tho Post
Asked as to whether or uot while at
Avtailu tew days ago Oio said that the
yafti wxsuld ttsvr up tho track It the rail
ro4rau a train lu defiance of tho quarati
tlne declareJ byOrange Judge Holland ab
aolutely1 denied tho truth ot any language
What t did say bo added was this
When Dr Bimt tol4 nw SUto police mlgh
ha tent to defeat our quarantine aud taw
ttetV tha entranoa of tpalus Into Orango
< 4Mlast our wishes I said It Uhe people
peraiSt in their prxiaout determination ba
Itevlns as tlhey do that the law Is on thUT
aide thay could tear up the tracks ot the
Jlrod tn pl of ihe State police ami
ovory nerve to strengthen Itself Ohnpor
freights will also ho an alUtiomil weapon
lu tho hauds of tho trust
lMIIVIIIinVP OlIICAOO
Irtisiierlly AVhm Nut Mintlnniil In
Ilia MifnliiM tit Illliiot
Chicago Octobor 15 Tho prosldcnt o
tho UittflA SUvtes arrived In Ohlcago over
tho Illinois Central at 020 tonight and will
bo tho central llguro In fcho citys peace
Jubilee next week
Ho said Just before leaving tho train
Throughout the Journey I have been deep-
ly niovcJ by the patriotism of tho people
and delghted wvtih tho evident cs of their
prosperity
Dn route from St l > uls ho mtdo brief
addresses ttt Springfield Depatur and Kan
kaUes but In nrno of his remark In Il-
linois towns did he allu Ko to prosperity
a cnuTviA otiuij run vnrs
Snfe nml Ulteetlse tn livery lnriii ot
Till Common nml Auiio luu
Dlfietiic
Many people suffer from > vi because
sttcr trylrK tho many loflons salvca uuJ
plntmimtj without rellat or cure have
como to tha conclusion that a surgvut op
trntlon is tb only thing loft to in mid
rather than tubmlt to the shock aud rtk
to Ufa ot an operation prefer to suffoi ou
lortunately this Is no longer necessary
tho Pyramid Illo Cure u now pretaratlon
cures ovtry form ot pile wlthoui pam
Inconvenienca or detention fiom busluess
it Is lu tho form ot suppositories easily
applied absolutely free from opium co
caltio or any Injurious substance whatever
sud no matter how sever tho pain gives
Instant relief not by doubNiing tho nerves
Of the parts but rather by lis healtug
toothing effect ufou tho congested mem
branes
Tho Pyramid Pile Cure 3 the most ef-
fective tho safest and most exlons vely
soVJ of any Ill Cuio that has ever bcn
placed before the public and this reputa
tion bss been secured bv rvnaon of its ev
traorclltrnry merit and tho reasonable price
t which It Is sold all druggists selling It
t CO cepts ami l per package an I la
many casta a stngto puckago has beon
sufficient
A person takes serious chances
1 4C 1 v
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BASEBALL SEASON CLOSED
The Stontllnrj of the Nptinntil Lcarjue
Clubs Ilxetl for 1898
BOSTON HAS WON PENNANT AGAIN
The nine fttoeklnv Town lltut llntl
the Ilttir Many Tmea IJcfore
The Klniil litnto
TUB If At lONAIt WSAQWH
Won
IcMon 102
llolltmora r
Cincinnati >
Chttuso J
Olec and
Philadelphia II
Niw Vorlt II
Pittsburg
I0litSlll4 0
Ilrouklyu M
Washington W
St Ivouis 1 S
Dutfy and T nnj
President Younc recently gavo In tne
following short Intorvlew a good history of
professional bifcball
Tho National association of baseball was
organized In tho fall of 70 and tho first
season of this tho professional organiza-
tion In baseball was In 71 cwld Ireoldernt
Young In tho fall of < 71 Hairy Wright
was engaged by the lloston club In rnnnige
their team Ibo first uciiuant of tho pro-
fessional amoclatlou as won by tho Ath-
letic club v > lth Uoslon as eccond In tho
race In 72 Ilarty Wright won the first
chiuwplpnshlp flag for lloaton and threu
sucLCtslvu uua anu tho pennant went to the
Hub of tho UliWeiBC ns Dr Oliver Wondetl
Holmes christened Uoslon In 70 cumo ttm
big shift that whcliaalo deal of stars In
Which Kctw llarncs Cnl MuVoy Jim White
and At Spalding ueiit to Chicago
Tho centonuiul year was nn off year In
Chicago nro ot Managua and are said to bo in l li in linmiin lint tho fnllnwlnir stu
planning u charter and float a big If iAl V
ecuro 11 Rtm Harry writtit one of tho iroateJi
company If the government of Nicaragua
should tloclde that tho 1 honor of tha Murl
tlmo Canal rotiipniiy expired In October la t
as Komo think It will It will bo purloin for
a new lompany to obtain rights that might
uitltlo It to attonUon by tha United Buius
Kovcrnroept That uch Is the purposo of
tho espltulliits In Nicaragua tt btlted by
lenrroontatlves of tho old Mnrltlnio lompany
although frlttiida ot tho now promoleis do
not ian > to speak about their pHns Mnrl
tlnio Cansl oftlelaU deilaro tbnt It Is a woll
fettled fat t that tho eluiiUT of Ibo company
dots not usplro until October 1S1U aud ttiit
tio Nkirngim giiernuiint uduiltted thin In
reply to iiii Inquliy from tho stain ibpart
incut They liavnnt tho llnlttc t doubt about
tho validity of their chatter therefore and
rtctlnro It eon bo extended for another ton
years at cording to l provisions
wnoinsAii OATTit tiiukt
llNfOcry f u tlititir AVIiliilt Hliliipitl
liy tirlnitil
Clarendon Ark Octobor IB 1 ho of
ficers of Monroe nnd A lmn ia counties
have mmarUictl what thoy believe to bo tho
largest und innat dingeious band ot iat
tlo thieves that ever oporntetl In this State
The gaujr hnvn stolen thousands < i lend
of rattlo and shipped thorn by tho turlond
to Ktr aH Oil and other inaikntH Juno
Aldrldge lllng near tho line followed
some of tho gang with two enrlrads n tat
tlo to Katioaa City and Inloieepttvl them be
forohey could poll tho iilte ThlH led to
tho discovery of tho tir nUntlmi Two
tuon nro In jail horn und n unmbar 111
othvis nrs tinder nnesl In Arkansas roun
ty The officers any 100 men aru Impli-
cated In tha thefta
IO NTOI HATH CIIITIMJ
nnHiTitjr llncii Are Afrnlil of tlin
> imv It tee I Trn l
Cloeland Ohio October Ifi An Im-
portant mcotnv of leiiillng railway inam
gers was held hero today beHilnd tlihtly
ttostwl doors at tho Unllendpn hnicl to con
sider means for putting n stop to ruto
eiitl ng
Judges of a ball player that over UvoJ
Whipped n championship team Into shape
lloston also won tho pennant In 7S John
Morrill managed the lloston team fiom i2
t > > 8 aud won ono ponnant In j3 Jamea
Hart tho prtoeut prosldoiit of tho Ciileago
mm > aj inu b ui r of tho Uoaton team
In 0 1pank Solee ft successful minor
lengtto manager from tho Western associa-
tion hut a MatMachuao ta Yaukeo > y birth
wm engaged as manager by tho llojtmi club
owners Selro has bvou tho iiwnugor for
tho Uoaton team from Urolherhood your to
daw During bis flrat seifcOH hu brought
with ilm to lloston n pitcher who standH
as nu honor to his profession I noun
Charles Nichols who hva heou liutruuiontal
In winning every pcmiunt that thu lloston
oltih hnu won Mnco Mr Suloo aasumod the
loins of management In lloston
This In Mi Seines ninth yetr In Doiton
and the lloston toim uudei his management
has won flvo ponnatttB It looks after ill
as though Lloston bus a monopoly on pen
naiitf Credit Is duo Mosars Sodou Co
nanl and Ullllugs for their conuoivvlvn
policy In keeping 11 ball player soaHOti tftcr
Beacon If that player gives the club good
sorvlto TI1010 hava been fower cnuugos
In tlw llohtcm club lhati any team In the
lenguo since 1S00 The patrons of thy gaim
In Uoslon < aro a fallminded class who give
a vlaltlng team nil credit proslhln for a
groat play Thero Is nothing of the tiir
tlwin about the patrols ot baseball In llos
tan I hat leva that Mr Seleo Is to be tan
gratulnted on winning tho pennuit hiimll
cupped as bis team was by Injuries to lus
platers When tho nccldcutn pit Tenno
and Hamilton out of thu famti it looked to
ipo is If Ilnoton would bo lucky to flupth in
tlio third notch Hut tlio team plsyiid
steady ronslotont lull In spite of ho nccl
dens to Hamilton nnd Tennoy and lino tc
Stahl who was on the hospital list or tvvo
woclH
Dalttmnro October 15 Ths exeham
pious should have won but fleltod poorly
Wie fcuturo of tho mooting It Is am their oriors gavo tho game to tho two
tlmo ponnarit winners from tho Hub Three
Innlugs woio played ot tho secoad game
when darkiifw put n stop to liostlllles
with tho scoro standing UnMon I nud Dal l
la i ld bly tho nowly formed mor1 fi n >
jt posa
steel trust may try to break up tho tis 0 il xi
rlttlon ml pract ally nuke fs own num 1tM J nft 1ft J
and will canse tho pMiHtalJon to trsln Un ml iu Vn fchDWobJi
Phlhidelphln October li PhlhrtolpMo
closed tha season by losing a game to
lliroklyn Tho visitors hit Dugnloby au
over Iho lot Second gamo called at end
third Innlug on account of darkuess wltli
the scoro standing 5 to 0 lu favor of Phil-
adelphia Scoro
It II K
PhlftiAcrphla 023 OOl 003 S 8 1
iDreoMjn 21101103012 15 2
Duggloby and Murphy Howell and
Smith
1iuUvltle October 1G The season ended
hero today th Colonels dffeatlng Cleve-
land lu a eloso but unmtero tng game
Scuro
It H C
I ulsvtllo 201 004 00 5 10 1
Cleveland POO 002 200 4 a 2
Mageo and Klttrldge Ultra and Scbclck
Now Yoik Ootober IB Tho Giants and
tho Seaatoia closed the reawn bore today
In a gumo ot eleven Innings of uneventful
puyig arvl had playevl threu Innings ot
tho second gamo when darkness put an
ord tb tho game Score
11 11 n
New York 001 120 000 Ql 5 13 3
Wa hluglon 001 < X0 000 00 i 10 2
Meeting and Latttmor Wejhtug Parrel
nml Casey
Pittsburg r < i October 15 The two
Ileal games ot tho scsuon betnren Chicago
and Pltsburg vvoro oilloJ off hoioon ac-
count of cold weather
vaumty l l tnnHA
The Aitntln Sleti AVeri Too llruiy for
the Colli cltin
Witeo Texa Oetober 15 Tho Vni lty
football team arrived last night to cuutoit
vvth the Addltan university boys this a
ternoou on thy Padgltt park gridiron The
line up of the ccutcstlng teams was as fol-
lows
AildItau Varsity
Heed Left end Moore
Green Tackle Hart
Witt Guard Wortham
lectins a simple caw 0 piles as ths trouble Wtledso Center Overahluer
toon txeomes deep swtrd ami chronic an Alexander itlght guard McMJhaa
very frequently develop into fatal Incur LhH hei Itight tackle Bethea
sblo rectal dlcoises like flaula and rectal Montgomery Quarter back Sbrlner
Ulcers Sypert Left lock Leuv n
Any niutelsts wJll tell you the Pyramid Uohrrty Vu back Whcolof
Is the safest most satisfactory pile cure McCllntlc Full back Orous
mack tti for Add5tan Wovton Ilay Murev
Tho Pyramid Compsny Marshall Mich and Work Subs for Varsity Montlcth
Trill eemi to any address a troitse on cause aud Moore
Una curaof Piles sljo book of testimonials Tho game was eslWd at i oclock with
t v a a very small crowd to Urieja It TheYar
A handsoms shaft eighteen ftvrt hKh and HiY b i wonted to play fiftceninmuta
i bsao of four feetsquare is to by erected halves but AddUu wsptsd thlrtyfUo
to tho memory ot tho late Dve Pouts In ami thelatter carried tbclr point Tha
rMlthnnre I Varsity team won the game on 4 tcoro ot
sL lJyktM
f < > < 0
I 10 to 0 Worthami university boys were
too buavy for the AddItnn team and while
they had to play hard to advanco tho ball
at any stage of tho game thoy seemed to
he able to hold Addttan back all tho lime
except when they got In n high kick Ivoa
Idrut Winston was present and witnessed
tho game with much satsfattlon
Tho following players In tho Varsity
team detiono spcHsl mention iKiavell
played left half with exrcllent tsct and
followed Interference with marked skill
Overshlncr played tenter to perfection nud
Captain Worthom won many plaudits for
excellent work In tho AddItan fcain Sy
pert McCllntlc and Oroen son Isurols the
latter playing most excellent tackle
Till HACKS
At IjiiHn
Dnllao Taxus October 15 Todays race
closed tho big Dallas meeting It has boon
n splendid success Tho programmo todey
< vas tlberslly patronized nnd tha bttlnj
was brlpk
210 r co Kansas Topsy Tusla Dost
time 212W
Itunntng elx nnd onehalf furlouga Tobo
lalne Drown Vail J K Ollne TJme l21 4
Hunnlng six and onehalf furlongs DIi
turbaneo Eugenia S Carrio t > > lo Time
121
Itunnlng four and onehalf furlongs
I eha Williams Olive May Dully Tlmo
rG
Hunnlng ono and onesixteenth inljets
Charlotte M Alma Glynn Bally Uimur
Time liJS
ltunnlng onobnlf mile lnucher Vu
nann w J 15ryan Time ro
Intlinrltt Wtm OlitiiiiiMiKne MtnUex
Now York Oetober 15 Tho Champagne
8tikos vvero won by Lothario by a head
from rtllgrnne In j rattling finish VhJlo
Manuel tho fatorlto was but neck be-
hind in tho third place Summaries
Autumn htirdlo handicap two mles Hon
IMer Marshall Governor Iludd Tlmo
427
Selling ono ami oneolghth miles Char
lun Ikmquo II Doublo Quick Time l5S
rive and a half furlongs Tho Itoic
Comptftei lmltaitlon Time 103
The Chatiipogno sovcnelgihths of a mile
Lothario llllgiano Manuel Timo l3li
Tao Munlcipil hantlltvip ono and 0110
tKtecnth miles Den flolladay Jeffeison
Thomas Cat Time 11S
Sovon furlongs Maoy Dnnforth Ta
bouret Tlmo 190
TMOYeiirOtl lnclnpr Ilecortl
licxlngton Ky Oetober 15 Todays
meeting of tho Trotting Horao llrceders
atsoolutlon was uwlvod by small Ileitis and
record breaking performances on the part
of Major 11 O McDowells 2yearold filly
Uestaoy who won tho pacing division of
tha Kentucky fututlty for foals ot lSUO
pacing tho second heat in 210V4 reducing
Um mark for iwoers of tihat ago a second
ami a half Summaries
ladng futurity for foals of 1838 purbo
91000 Kestacy Matin Dells Urldeelect
Uest time 2in
Tho Ashland 211 trotting 1000 Tho
Abbott CaUu Klannlgan Ucst time 201
Tho Tebn ton 221 class trotting 2000
Tlniiornh Tudor Chimes Al co Dorman
liext tlmo 212
Intiiiitit Kitcex
Cincinnati Ohio October 15 Latonla
sumnmrtct
Savon furlnngs roreseon 03rlc II MIks
Veil lie Time 120
ITvo furlongs Theoiy Prima Vela
Maid of 1iomUo Tlmo 102 Rt
Declared off
Clnelnattl hotel handtcitp 1 1S uillov
Whit Next J II C ft Holla Time
161 14
Six furlongs Air Blast Batten VoUaudis
Time 110 X l
Btivon furlongs Tom Collins Morrit Mo
tlHa Time 1128 31
Seven furlonev soiling Miss Doss I ena
Mytrs Darbee Tlmo 139
livctit lit Hum tlmnir
ChliMbO October 15 Hawthorne tum
martes
Mile Coorge J ce Dulac Paul Griggs
Tlmo 152
Selling thivofourUhu ot a mile Mont
gomii < > Bordin Afamada Time ltSVi
Autumn handicap ono and onehalf
miles Sardonic Dare II Uwpull Time
20tt
Mile U ptonage Judgo Wotford Harry
Niitttr Time 151
Stooplcchasc full course Master 1red
Marble Uncle Jim Time t 31
Sl furlongs Con Hoagan Inuendo
Amanda Tlmo 11U
> oii > or urn naito > Ai tjvan
Bergen of Boston bos dono mon cutcntng
than any man la tho biurinesj tins saison
It la generally understood that Buffalo
will bo la the Western league noxt season
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HOUSTON DAILY POST SUNDAY MORNING OCTOBER 16 1898
THE FIRST TEXAS REGIMENT
Very Few Pischnrflcs Secured
Kcd Tnpr Methods
bv
F0HGED LETTER ABOUT COL MAURY
Injunt nntl nitllenlooa Char te Made
A nliiHt IllmTlie > t > n Ocuy
MRiilnir It > otc
First Texsa Volunteer Infantry Camp
Cuba Libre Jacksonville Flau October 10
To use a slang phrase ot the camp bull
ness Is dull for traosfors and discharges
Theres nothing icing In 4hls line The
flood of telegraphic orders discharging men
has about abated and only one or two men
havo been ordered discharged during tho
past few days Until recently I have been
allowed to seo somo of tho papers going
through the adjutants oftico of tha First
Texas regiment I haveNyet to find tho llrst
discharge that went thiough tho regular
military channels by mall and camo back
the tume way No man so far as I havo
been ubio to learn Irj tho rcgincnt has se-
cured a dschurgo except through oucsluo
and In mo t canes strong poll J al liiilucuco
101 example iho dozen men lately ordciel
ciscumgcu Horn comi iny A nlej appitca
ilocs lu the pi pc form giving vurioua
ieusous some pcrtups not militarily sui
Jiceiit iho uiscnarges were not guutccl
01 theeo spi < licauocs fo tar as 1 hdVu beun
biu to leaiu und only vwieu Congresaman
ban personally secured the promisu ot we
auuuut generals ulfco lu Uashtngion
Iusi tho mtu would bo discharged Assist
ant Aujutant Oeneal Walu wuoa tliu com
uiuudiLg otticer of tho rcglnieit mat me
nit 11 named in tho telegram would be dis-
charged upon receipt ot their applicitojs
tniouth limitary channels Iho capaln
of the company rauecd to ba miie out < uil
luaoisen 118 approval upon 1 now set of
appicntlous for uiachargo and lorwaraed
thu papeis through military channels
Somo vcro approved bcfoio some wont up
disapproved A few days later tho dis
clunges with travel pay wero ordered by
wlru from Washnston and tho men lost
no tlmo u getting up final statements and
golug homo
Speaking of applications for discharges
the coionci scvuial days ago related to a
pllu of iupois accumulates on lu desk
and informed mo that ho was holding and
tmcxtigat ng tho truthfulness of varous
reasons given by applicants to get out of
the aimy So mtny widowed mothers ho
Bald I never beard tedl of before Aud
t > o many men who vvoro the solo support
of families etc He said he Investigated
every one iometlmes tho captains and
other Hints by wilting or making lu
quirles direct Duilng this pcilod the
paper woik of tho regiment bid Increased
to proportions not reached before Lieu-
tenant Duval West the able and olflcluut
adjutant having become 111 secured a
leave ot absence He soon after res gned
nnd his leslgnitlon was accepted His rca
one I understand wero ill health nud
11 it tho woik ji too heavy for the sal-
ary attached By dint of much labor I ven-
ture to state from experience Lieutenant
vet kept up with tho work of the offee
Doth bo jtid his clerk now promoted to
lieutenancy left tho adjutants office More
work cumo n and a new adjutant and
other clerks This was the condltloa when
1 arrived about tho 20th of September
Slnco that time an adjutant has heen ap-
pointed by tho governor and Is now wrest-
ling wlili the office Tho two clerks In the
office nro busy night and day aud the
business la now moving along nioio
smoothly
Along about the 27th of last month Major
Scurry was placed in command ot tho rcgl
ment by tho hrigtdo command falling upon
Colonel Mabry Major Scurry la a man who
doesnt llko to havo nnjahlng lung fire
Tho adjutant gathered up the stuff and
tho major made an attack on the pile of
accumuluted papera In the colonels tent
Soma dated ns tar back aa the 1st Instant
I am told Clerks were busy pens scratch-
ed Tho diy waned and drifted Into night
aud stil cloiks wore busy Candles were
rcborted to and night was creepiug ucar
th itiini wlui began acother daj before
thtf major abated his attack Tho day
downed again as usual but tho rslng sun
liieu lu nun ho pe of papers Thy wero
hone gone forward oither approvcJ or dis-
approved but they wero Bono
In this connection I wish to wy ho
Major fcourry Is ugarded in tho regiment
I < oulsvllla has won twenty games out ot E cr kind aiA considerate qtlieT unassum
twcntysK from Brooklyn and Washing lug not a particle of bluster or assumed
ton
Maul hnu tho best percentage of victories
of tho pitchers vvithuFnotoan victories and
but elx defeats
Hyun of Chicago loads the league In
homu runs with thirteen to his credit
Ky an has inada twcuuyclght doubles aud
twelve triplets
Manager Steele thinks that Louisville
with a ftuvt hitting lufleld and another Al
catcher would be u dangerous aspirant
for tho pentunl ot 1S09
It is Eid that Cinelnn itt made a bid tor
McOuJro and Getlnian ot Washington but
tho offer was too small
A Uoslon paper publishes n rumor that
tho Baltimore dub will ba transferred to
Brooklyn next year Too gool to batrue
George Mauer seorotary of the Clcve
land says tha Spiders cartvr ou the road
hai not Icon n financial successl aud they
will quit a big loser on the bcvlsoh
IUtt thu PhllUdolphlft pitcher vvith tha
Dijons last year has pitched hlrtyfoir
games this teasem and won twenty of
hem
Thj directors of the Younmtown Ohio
club havo authorised the salo of McBride
Kntper tint Sehreckengost to Cleveland
The lioulsvlllcs are to have a benefit to-
morrow They dcte > ro It md pcihaps they
need It
Alglo JlcBrlde although a lofihandsd
baiter has not hit a half dozon hits uto
right field this season He has dou ths
bulk of his hlttlug to the left and center
Holds This Is a qlieer recorvl for a loft
handed hrter Next vestr McBrldo will bo-
a lower of a rength to the Heds Ho has
ha I enough hard luck lu tho way of nejt
dciis und sxkussa this 6eason to escape
trouble ivaxt year
Ouunlngbams reconl of eleven straight
victories la the pltahlug record ot the stu
son Nlohols pttoheil nlni straight then
a tlo nnd followed that up with seven moro
v lotorlrm
Capto i Duffy of tho Bosons made a
rojed ihlsfroason liable to be never beiten
In Viatye4gbl games at homu he caught
about 200 fllo tint dropped Just ona from
Selbach on June IS
Managtr Stnlllngs lus recelvetl a con-
trast from Ous Klopf tlu shortstop wbo
hepel Kansas City win th ponuiJu after
CVrtmushtou JumpMl tho tram ad the
stoiky jilayur will be aeon In Detroit nV
se ai He w 111 probably b ussd as a
ntlltty man
When Uncle Nick Youngs averages are
published the fam will avouder at the
dlgn ty about him almost a model for a
Southern gentleman and a soldier he Is I
firmly believe one ot the most popuar off
cers In tlio First Texas Infiniiyv His mili
tary record a neither u short one nor ono
to bo compired with any other mllltln oftl
ter of my acquaintance As oiptaln of the
old Houston Light Guard Major Scurrys
reputation needs no exploiting He was
successful beyond ordinary men as a sol
dier Ho was a successful business man bo
fnro volunt erlng to servo tho country In
time of sctual war He has beon more than
successful as an army officer
Colonel Mabry today received a letter
from tho gavernor referring to the colonel
ft letter written by a soldier to Governor
Culberson criticising tho conduct of affairs
lu tho regiment The coramunloatlou was
sigued tn typewriter with the name of near
ly uvery man in tho regiment The Post
correspondent was unablo to got a copy
Coionci Mabry stating that being forgery
and a faUchoad he did not consider It
proper for publcatlon Tae men when
called on stated that they signed no such
paper Some of them voluntoerol tho state-
ment that they would not itlgn such a papor
Ftom all 1 can learn tho men were asked
how many wanted to go home and gavo
the r name to somebody now strangely
unknown
it would appear that tjo un
known petitioner wrote the csustlc letter
and slgnel m typewriter all the names
Somo of the names re those of men dead
or dischaigel Some whose names appea
uie on the warpatn for the writer of the
letter The letter charged among otaer
things I am told that the eolonel sup
pressed applications for discharges and wa
doing everything In his power to rean ths
regiment in the service against tho wishes
of its enlisted men It purported to be an
answer to tie rovernors qustion whether
the men desired to be mustered out or stay
in Also tbat it was useless to file appli
cations for dleoharge for only those havln
political Influence behind them would be
appioved and the deserving casaj wcild
fare no better thin the rest
The officers have the matter In hand and
It the petit on maker Ij caught his chance
w 111 be gool for court martial The officers
of companies tonight nro wiring the gov
ernor tfcit the petition is false and a for
gery
The uniform kindness
and courtesy et
hlblted at corps headquarters when 1 called
hM impressed me as something out of the
ordinary Hav ng been almo = t ordered out
large percentage of 300 uatsmsn who havo
ot vj 0n cf aa 0ncer ot
fsllea from tho 300 ela tht v son t5lc Hrst dlvl
Uncle NcVs record will she shor jge n > ftaer ° ha5 ine tn Inquire after dls
Of U14 clst of 300 hitters for 9S s com1 charges and trausfers ot men from Hou >
naretl Tvith provlrtus y ir ton I w agreeably surprised at ths con
>
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SAVED SOLDIERS
Who Used Paines Celery Compoiii
Did Not Suffer From Fever
The soldlcre who did tho most good woro mado my blood pure nnd nerv strewn
those who kept well resist malaria and keen me well Vw
There wero plenty of brav e men who vv ere truly yours
of llttlo use when the time came bacaiuo
they took less care ot their heilth than
they dltl ot their muskets
Malaria and other fevert sooi picked out
these men much moro uucrrlngly than tho
enemys sharpshooters
One set of men went about keeping well
CORPORAL JAMES O BRCKVITR
Co M FlistVt Volunteer Infantiy
Secretary of War Stanton used to of
that the beat definition ot rest is actuati
of occupation That may bo trua for i
lu health but a sick pursou needs to Imi
in buslnessllko way Thev took Palnos his dlgeatlon regulated hh blood pwlteJ
celery compound at the flist Indications and his nerve invigorated Falnea edirj
ot lutostltial troubles weakness or when compound brings the sort of rest the ilet
fatigued nnd liable to fevert They ined body requires through sleep and tourist
Palnes celery compound lo purify thtr ment
blood and put tbtlr health on a film basis Just ns tho great lawyor studies asclei
ns soon as they made up their minds to of his eases till he knows It on everytMi
Join the service and In every possible aspect so Pirrfesaw
Corporal Beckwlth thinks thete was a Edward 11 Phelps M D LL DotD ri
great deal of needless tdekness anions tho mouth college the dlscoverci1 of Palset
volunteers At Chlcknmauga many of his celeiy compound had stu1ttl ths Btrra
moss mates followod his example and for in health and disease whoa wall tltV
tlfled themselves against disease by Palnos Hhed and when midernourlshed It pi
celery ompound nnd not a man of Hum and women nnd children years before ti
had malaria or fever of any sort or spent
a day In tho hospital
Corporal BojkwPh writes
Camp Olympla Septemb < > r 17 18JS
Dear SIis When I ser so nnnv of my
poor comrades coming home looking fit
only for a hospital cot I givo thanks to
ki
4
looked for tL remedy Palnes edsry c
pouud was thei outcome of his entire ftp
fcsslonal life > A lifting Tiiemorfal tj l
life of hard stu lv and elot > nbwrVdtliifr
a remedy that the world ould nof loss
torjay nt any price 8
Palnos celery Som ound calai3 aid aojiLa
Palnes cclcrv compound for tho fact that Izes all thu ntrvnti3 tbsu and laiJM
I went through my eullstmeat withoit the bo3y to take or solid flesh It pan
any doctors medicine and nnt todj even flee the blood ah is so clearly shown by tlj
healthier than when I went to Chlcka raold eleulng of the skin of all evldsnjJ
manga I firmly believe that h > goad of bad humors vlthln It Is en Itfilliu
health Is due to my using Palnes celery relief tor salt rheum evzerua audallHiw
compound last winter ana spring which diseases
slderatlon shown In General Lees otllec hold a confidential meeting and filspoat
The offlca forco took time to look up tho of the goods
telegrams dedred and showed me every
courtesy Hcie as elsewhere private sol-
diers are at work alongsilo Ivilen
cleiks doing the sauio duties often ie
quiring moro than ordinary intelligence and
caio The soldier gets JlouO the UHim
100 per month I Inquired of tho chief
clerk If he received extra pay Ho replied
Yesj 15b0
Ho added that ha wa < i donating about 5
patriotism each mouth
Privates J E Cbaflii Jtfhn Stone H IV
Sheckles J H Muse all ot company H
wore ordered honorably discharged with
travel pay by wire dated October 7 from
Washington
Privates Trank T Trahan of compmy B
Ohailos Bacou ot company L Governors
Guaid of Austin W I Kolb of company
I wero similarly discharged The papers
for these nun were made out to Jay
Tha telegraphic discharm of Hi3piial
Steward Clement W McMillan 1ms been
received Steward McMillan leaves tomor-
row evening Guy McLaughlin
BURN 3 MAY BE FATAL
A AtllNO IAllYS T1HKSS CAUtSIIT
rilOM EMIIEHh OK HER IIOMFl
She Wan Stiiiu1ltiK > enr the KitlnJi
Serve In Tlteni Protinhle that
She Will llle
Tyler Texas Octobor 15 Last night
flto destroyed the residences of Mrs Tlm
mona and A L Bice LoBS about 3500
Insurance 1500
This afternoon MUs Dva Carroll 13 years
cf age 11 granddaughter of Mrs Tlmmons
wus standlug near the ruins of the house
burned last n ght andher dress caught
fire she was burned all over the boly and
may die as a result
llniK > tarj ieNtri ttl
Hllliboro Tixa October H The drug
store and grocery ot S L Howard at Peoria
wr desroyed by frre at 2 oclock tha
morning Cause supposed defec Ive flu
Nothing wvs saved The stok wa val
ued at 10000 nnd Insured for 7000
Church Horned h > Iucmhu
Cleburne Texas Ootober 11 The col-
ored Baptist church was burned last night
by an Incendiary It was n total loss and
no insurance
Iniolcltiu Ur stoelc
Waxahachle Texas October 15 Tho
work of taking invoke ot tho bankrupt
stock ot D llrln Is fh
progress Mr n > in
intimates that the stScC onslMngf
dry goojs notions and furnishing Sos
It will b eboqt two weeks before ttvery
thlng Is rtndy far tba < a > ditors wii wfu
HUALMUvr lAaincn
A Conalileriililc rtTltliiir Off la tl
neuiiinil lit Xoileed
Beaumont Texas October 15 A SStl
ablo falling oft in demand Is noteleo5
thands comparatlvitly fetv orders Mjt
to baud from points in the State or fry
Northwestern territory The ciaaieW
activity to dullntsc has been quits W
and a revival may manifest itself tjafttj
suddenly During the pat two arJrV
months lumber has boon manufsetarjJ
larger qiumitltles than heretofore
mllU running day and night Th eg
so manufactured lu Arkansas h
thrown on the market In tho ftor
and the result Is n decline ot Prjpj
Texas tho market Is nlso weake
geuoral thing list prices obtained V
bills arc plentiful and thsre are M
out for vory large lots ono In J
being a bill for 350000 square1 eJ
WheW
amounting to 11000000 feet
bill will be placed In tsls fectton rerfl w
bo seen Thore aro signs of revival1 j
scholules oew
export trade several
considered initial
Tin 1 sblnglo market U also a WMTjf
althoush the quarantine now onjf
many shingle produdng points causer
scarcity at Interior points
WAXAHACHIEJ Q Joni h
tho IctertBt ot W K Siokei la WiJJ
Light and will conduct the bivslnes
ths same name and at tho wwjtf
77
lor
A Hard Cold
Theskllledphy siciajf
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to
offtlm s puzzlod
mlno botwuon La Cr > 0P ° 1
a Cold that hanns oa
closo is tho rosembian
Honco tlio blmpllcl y 0 o
ontySoven It boinB fj
falling cure for bo
Colds taken at tha rlrsj
lassitude braaK 4
tho dlsnase
At drugglstt or sent P 1V
> c largo pocket flaak 1 00 pr
Manual at drugKlits rr srelt vrilstfj
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