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4'be 3Broohsbire Bagle VOL BKOOKSHIRK, TEXAS, SATURDAY, JULY 8, There ntK son)! 1 fnnllsli men who that I hey can 1 1 Wl1h women In linslnrss Just as they sop tit-thpre nrp oilier and wiser ones who know (lilTcroull.v. In Tlir I'llll ts bound to prove profitable-. Waning conditions, whnthcr In the- IMilllp- Vincs In Hi' 1 Imninii stomnch, urn If yinir slomilch has re- helled ls one authority thnt will subdue it. II listener's Ntonmcli mill cures constipation. Indlgcs- and Hep that a privnlc Iti-vcnue Stamp covers tin- neck ill the boltlc.

A few miles frnm Ningpang po, a town Northern Is a large village composed graves. It Is a do- wrlcd burial ground, whlrli tins bepn taken advantage of li.v a chin nf beg- purs unit Ihteii'S, who cat. sleep nnil make niPiTy In their grewsom 1 snr- roimdlngs. Tin'ii- are several similar In the IVlj-sllal empire. will Illnl In A lltllo tlry "FnllltlMW Blnrrh" 11 lurcc iinnntlty of xtnrrh mlxliire tml KIVI-K rnsiiltr thnn ntlwr iry It.

All Rrjwri- Mil "Faiilt- Irw. Hlnri'li." I 1 of HIP txHi.om.in'O tons of coal which constitutes. Hie entire wurtrt'H supply, oi'p-thlrd Is taken from the coal nf thp I'ldled States. Tin- Urltlsl pnidm-e iMs.coo.lKiO (Jpntiany nnil tin- other Knnpenii nn In rt few LOSS. EFFECT OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FOR FOUR DAYS.

Tnrnly-nm r.l«i« Itppnrtfrt I.o.t—HHIrreil tint fHlioM Urownwli lint KrHiUB Terns. -Hly reports low tin- storm whli-h lias iiwopt South id Central Texns for four days past been most instructive, CHpe- ally to cotton nud corn. An estimate on the returns so far received tacps HIP loss nt fully 100,000 Iwilcs cotton, value of $2.000.000: the corn Is harder to pstlnwte, ns of Is rnlspil for home consumption: but Is to say the damage mount to bushpls, or addition to this Is the melon crop nir.nmitlnt: prolfflbly to more. The railroads have ruffi-rcd evenly, many brldgis having vnshi-d nway nnd much truck with water nnd out: iinnervntlvp estimate will p'aco this at not less than ion; nearly cveiy rreid operating In Control or Bouth Texas ban suffered wilt tliins make up. cadi rest.

Spain om.ooil In tin- sum tolnl. which nmotm IH nnt sufficient for even liomr eon sumption. China. though rich In nat jurat deposits, mines Inrt little of hr because of her tise prlmlllv oipthods. It In propltcslcd Hint the Ii ti mine! Inn of nrlllsli mechanical appl iinces In Chinese- fli-ldg will ntl her ronl supply nt Irniit per cent.

"Hid you ever lienr of HI. DniislntiV" nskPd the Who wns chewing his lend pencil. "St. DunslanV" answered the friend. "Certainly.

Whnl wns there 50 remarkable iihoiil him 1 "What wns there remarkable about XI. Punstnn'; Why. great Scott. num. don't you that his niiiue IH the? oidy thing In Hi" Kugllsh InngniiKH tliu't furnishes a rhyme for lu ISiH the poptilnllon of Kngland nnd wns nltout 20,000.000.

In Hint ycnv 2ra wcru PIV trrod. Ten years Inter I here were 110 milts unions 2:1,000.000 population. In 1881 there were (118 out of nnd last year there were 82-J out of In Germany crystals nf silicon.car Wile, called carborundum, which are practically as hnrd no the diamond, lire employed Instead of small moiKls for rutlnu Jlne lines on Kind- tinted scales. It Is said that they produce lines more evenly drawn than those made by diamonds. the silver dollar of Is very scarce," remarked Sipill- dig.

It Is no scarcer with inn than Ihu silver dollar of other vlulimeii," re- piled rhrou- Icle-Telegrapli. nnd t'je figures none too hlili. Til poutity Lrldftps all over haw wnslicd away nnd made Impns Ilila will mrnn furlher loi-n at TUP damage fences, bnms. stock ran not lie estlinatptl nt all ai curntely. It Is not too prent tn say liowevr, tlint HIP fwr days' storm has the state already anil HIP Ills Hr.iitos.

the l.ltlle the Oilorndo, the Trinity, the tjindalupe, the F.coii. the Nm'rcs nnd nil of their tillititnilis are overflowed nnd the iliinace not yet slopped: there In no'way of tclllim what the final ll(inres will soinethlnpt stupendous. As to the. loss of hnnum life, very nicaccr reports Imve bi'pn received; I 0 bull's on. Flltshurg.

3 As rMult of the street car collision last night on the road of the Mouongnhela Traction company, two people nre dead, five, seriously Injured nnd ten others more or Irsn hurt. The dead nre O. S. Opslon, W. II.

Klrklnnd, morormnn. Seriously Injured: II. II. Smith, hurt Intcrnnllyj- Anna Lawler. back badly crushed; Miss Jennie Cosby, arm nnd side crushed; A.

L. Teppert, cut nbont throat and Injured Internally; Miss rmstrotiR, right leg broken; Mrs. ihldlcr, badly bruised. Ten wbitsc names conld not lenruid were more or hurt. The ccUlent on steep grade par High bridge.

The 4nro cars In oillr.ion ware heavily londcd'wlth pns- returning home, from Kenny' wootl pnrk. Motormnu OrillHh stopped Ml near the Iwttom of the hill lo get Irlnk of water at a spring nitir by. lie bad hardly left hts car when the current, for sonic reason ns yet unexplained, was shut off, leaving the cur Moturtnnn Klrkland, with car, followed shortly after, nnd as the fort-most cnr wns In dark- nesH It could not seen until too late to check the speed. The rear car crashed Into the other with terrific force, almost telescoping It. Sir; Op- slon wns rtnndlng on HIP.

rear platform of the first car ami received the full forci- of HIP hupnet. Hoth his legs were cut off nnd Ids skull wns crushed, lie llvctl but short time. Klrkland wns Imdly mangled, hts head nnd being crushiMl. lie. llvctl about an hour.

Many Indies and children weri among the passengers asid their cries nnd shrieks were api-alllng. Nearly cv- cryliody on tin- two cnrs received kind of nn Injury, but those mentioned 13 ARE "DROWNED, XMDMANY OTHERS LIVES ARE IN DANGER IN BOTTOMS. of ttio l.rsHliitnri' lutlcil ru Mnke rnivmlni thK Mr.rkni nrctlnn ol Sliltn Whrnt-e i lie ns Mmlo. lirebkfthlre. Texns July here are appalllifR; complete the whole itmntry anil i destroyed.

Hundreds of people 1 cnng'itjUMhc llo.nl: rescuing par- have liven Thir'ilig lb gilt nttd beats are being manned. Many cries of dlstnss nit- ''i-it jhTntighiiiit tin- bottoms. Kvery- Is iH-llig done to relieve of held, were nppolyjpd nj)pciil Is inntlc mill IH- sent to J. in, chub-man. reported, thirteen drown- CO, More will tollow.

Vfivlnmus nre scarce; not enough to last live tin.vs. front 0 o'clock yestt-rilny I turning lo it P. m- thirteen Indies. Mttclt ittoi-k drowned. fontrlliulIons be shipped ns rapidly ns In Manila.

July wss great ct-lelirntlon of the Fourth of July bprc j-pstcrdny with fireworks, processions. bands and decoration. The foreign ships consulates, In- diullug tin- Spanish, raised llu-lr col- ois In coiijnncllou with the Slum and Stripes. The llngHhlp Hretl a national salute at noon. All nationalities enjoyed tin- Spanish papers termed "the fiestas of North America." Newsboys shouted Fourth of July editions, soldiers paraded the town, tin-owing firpcrackem from Hie batteries on the wnti-r front, la the afternoon the l.unetn was crowded, Atiiirlt s.

Filipinos Tlierp wen- thousands of piuU'S and hundreds, of oul In gnla nttire. A hnnilred FHIplnoH played Ainerl cnii limes. Kevernl hundred boys am girls. Filipinos, Spaniards and Chinese from the public schools, dressed It best enejt c.irjjrtaje at Atlicrlciijt flag, singing fn i curious mixture of dialects. Chaplain Kntidsileii of the Washing on leginifiit read the Declaration iidppcndcnce.

The officers of In lulled Hiiiles cruiser llnltlmore TP.IJIS, July j-psterdny received lelenroui from Itrooiolilre for aid for him- Niwd mifferers who are report ns rule, the people were prepared for the flood, hut reports from the Hraros bottom tell of the dlfllcillty of respu- IIIB and If proKiI'le that when tlip full returns nre In It will be found that ninny lives havp been lost: im far ns reported twenty- live persons II.IVP been drowned. hirlMMiln l.iiuiiii- rnrls, Texas. July the my liellpved to lie nil who nre hurt I rloiisly. nn the I'nnlhrr. Phllndclpliln.

July local paper will today print a story to the effect that a mutiny developed on the cruiser Pnntlier. now nt League Islnnd navy ynnl, while on her way froih 8nn Junn, Porto Hli'o, to this port, nnd thnt It WIIH nccpssnry to place twenty-four men In Irons. According to tho utory, while the 'Panther nt Snn Junn In command or Captiiln Joe Itcclor, the grcnter por- tlou of her crow rebelled ngnlnsf. the food and nsked to be transferred elsewhere. Several desertions occurred NO.

2. Work Is bolng pushed at PltUburg the library donated by Andrew Car- legle. The heavy rains In portions of southern Texas last week seriously Intcr- 'erc'd with railroad traffic. A man named Komcr wns badry hurt near Gainesville by his wagon turning over with him. The Young Men's Social club has been organized at Hlllsboro.

It wns gotten ind social pastimes. Mrs. Hardln J.OMO. an old resident of amntjSlllcd at Miller's thnt county, aged 89 years. A fire near Severs, Liberty county, burned about of wood belonging to D.

O. Mld'illehrook. Jim Bryson, charged with un attempted criminal assault near Bells, was placed under $1000 bond. ns wing without food or shelter In ft tiUH.r- llnvlng no stale fmit' nt hM'dlupcsal with which to ri-spou to niipcals, IIP wired the mayors of Hn Antonio, Houston ami Halves t6n ti upon the people to remle itli'B iflMaiicp as they enii. ot a like nntiire are expcclcu fromuWli-r iiuarlrrs, and If the reports wliicl 1 have l.ccii coming 'nun the lloedi are even but half cur- extrn session of the legislature nccfssary In order lo ion for HIP care of those their nil from Hie over- In New Guinea, the village of Ttipuselr-l Is most remnrkalile.

Tho hoiiBes lire all supported on spil. and Miind out In the ocean a distance frou shore. This Is to pro tret the villagers from Hit' attacUs of the dreaded hcad-limiters always look- Ing out for victims. Other vllliiKcn in this queer land lire perched up tho trees for the. same rciiHon.

It Is foolish for woman to recognize present fashion us nn olil oiw rc- vivdl. II speaks entirely too much for Ju-r years of vxperk-nco. A Texas druggist has ROIIO bis com- soon one butler by out tin; Iccciul: "Our tiodu la an cold iiu charity." No, Maude, dear, you would hardly call man loudly dressed bcuaunu hid BllOt'S bIJlU'llli UiKiiiiK Ehould tju dried Ucforo starching. "KaulilfKS Mlareh" frci-ly lo luilh uliles, roll up wllh bosom tnHltle mid lny liuldu twenty mlnutfii before IrunliiK. All grueiira sell Starch," We.

Monkeys, wild boars and many kiuilH of HiMki's arc. found In Ilif but no tigerH, lions, woiveu or beam. There are In the UiilU-d Sin tea Giiiuiner hotels. past wi-i-k ppcullnr plngup has np- penred among cattle In this county wont of Purls, many dying. They bo- gin to droop suddenly, run bloody water at the nostrils and dip within a day or two.

From consulting vcterl- thr- Mrr.iiTK the disease is believed to be- what Is described ns clinrhon. nnd Is snld to lie due to peculiar "ondlllon of moisture arising from the ground which affects them while Itlir CittHf. Ran Antonio, Texas, July Hit- largest callle. trade ever tnaile In Texas wna coiisummnled Saturday when J. M.

Chltllm of this sobl steers to the new syndicate represented by HIP Oeorge II. Loving Commission company at per henrt. the aggregate, price being $1 The entile nre located In various counties In the western part of thin state. The sum total of cash has bcun put up on the denl. Kllllnz llulim.

Dallas, Texns, July qunrrel In HIP "Muddy creek neighborhood, twelve mllus from Dnllns, ycsturdny nftcrnoou over running affairs, (icorge Miinstleld stubbed William Anthoiiv In the neck and back and Anthony shot bis assailant through the breast, causing death yesterday wns taken In custody by Deputy Sheriff Crush of Oarlnnd precinct. and tho departure of the cruiser, It Is said, wns liiiHtpiie.il for fonr thnt ilia would be so seriously crippled from this cniise tlmt when her time cmne, would be uiinble to Ipnvo. On the voyage home It became nee- pHsary to place a number of the crew In conilnpiuent, although Ihero wna no open or violent breach of discipline manifested. It Is stated that the In Huhordlnntloii lias bei-u reported to the navy department at Washington, bu no 'information regnrdlng thu nlTiilr could bo glunlicd yesterday from navy yard olficlnlB or thu officers of the Panther, I'reicei- Texnrknun, Tuxns, July man ngei'H of the Knnsiis City, Plttsbur nnd Ciitlf rallrnnil plnccd nil of thcl trnlns under gunrtlH Hnturdny. Th WIIH deemed neccssnry by of the frequent holdups recently perpi Irntcd nlous that route, nnd further more thu secret servlcu of the coin pnny had discovered new plots to com mil robbory on their trains In the near future.

The passenger trains will here- nflcr be guarded by leu deputies wlttol w.hlch have been fn'llus tifpctloii for the pant week and reports from differ- of Travis county ta Kffect Hint If the ralu lets up one of I ho best 'of com, stock, PPIIH nud cniiu itiirl will bp inn lie. The l.liH-inin. rioilnii, Texas, July Line iinii Lowry of HIP Postnl Telegriip'i nt o'clock last iilglil gave the utatenictit over the long ills- tit telephone from Scaly. (if Dallas: "The llrnww river hrrejls more limn five miles wide traters nre lashing All chartcler of llontahle properly Is rush- Inx jilong with I IIP currents. On this side, of the river tnl Senly) there little danger, bill oil tin- other (Duvypy and HrooksKInO the con- dltbm terrible.

Hrookshin- Is Ililitecn liilles from Scaly nud elu'n miles from Houston. can uof get from the Healy side to the Dtvey nnd llrookxhlrp sidi-. and till a reception and dance, which was a tended by the foreign consuls, the oil ct-rn of the forelsii nud the society of the nrmy and unvy clr- cles. Chlcngo. -luly photogrnfin of mini's stomach, feat which has been lii-fort' with so many fitlloies, has been successfully performed lu city.

Tin- Inner walls nt the Htoiiinch of C. Foster, weatlhy lumlM-r man of Cleveland, were sncccsKrully photographed with the result Hint a minor was discovered to IHIVC formed organ, which, according to the physicians In attendance would have caused his death III a short time. Mr. Foster linn left for Cleveland, taking llie photograph with him and with It as guide lit- will he operated upon In Cleveland. The apparatus used In taking the picture consists of a rubber tube, one- eighth of an Inch In diameter and feu lung.

At pud of tube Is rubber bulb, Hie walls of which are as thin as It Is possible to mnke them. Hiving HIP bulb, when Inflated, the up- pearnnce of a toy balloon. The Interior of the bulb Is coated with photographic, emulsion and acts its the plate on wlil'-h the picture Is taken. The patient Is made to swallow the bulb, which Is then Inflated by menus of air blown Into the tube until the bulb entirely fills the stomneh, its flexible sides conforming lo the walls of the stomach. An N-ray Is then made, the bulb Is withdrawn and Ihu picture of the thin rubber bulb.

Is developed in ordinary -ray photographs. an- gone on that side anil tell the extent of the lei' al I renche.1 Mealy Insl night In a mnnll Winchesters nnd a full ncconntermentU) nt after spending Monday nlvht on a IdnmUfour miles from here. The of the MlKaourl, Kaunas nnd i fiillwny ul Dcwey Is KOOI! ns 11 Is covered with wmer nnd "He That Stays Does the Business." All the -worldadmires "slaying power." On this quality success depends. liood is the best friend the heart has. Hoofs SarsaparitU is the test friend the klood ever had; cleanses it of everything, gives perfect health and strength.

Vuluiitrern Left for Hume. Washington, July Nebraska, Pennsylvania nnd I'tah troops which bnve been on duty In the Philippics have Blurted ou their homeward Journey. The following dispatch from (Scn- cral Otis was recolve.d by the war department yesterday: MnulM, July Hnncoelt and Senator, with Nebraska, Pennsylvania nnd IHnh volunteers left for San Frnnclsco yesterday. (lei.erul Huruci) Wrlalit Hi-nil. Washington, July Horace Wright, who uiade brilliant record In Ihu civil war, serving nt fipttysbnrg nnd the campaign In HIP Richmond, died here yesterday nflcr nn Illness of lliree t'eiM-rnl Wright nerved as chief of I'ntl- Sui'i-i army piiglucci'ii from l.SI'.i until his retirement In 1H3-I.

of war material. The gunrdBHro otigbly trained nnd will put up a reception for tho most desperate high- M. Fbl- som one of the beat known newspaper men In this section of llie South, died nt his home In Atlanta of apoplexy. committee on resolutions of the socinl nnd political conference met nud decided that the conference should be closed Monday after- noou nt o'clock. New at Summit, N.

destroyed fifteen buildings used as stores nnd Alxmt 100 people, who occupied them, lost everything; loss All deep sea sounding records are bellevt-il lo have been broken by tho P.ritish cruiser Penguin, which report" having sounded to depth of 47G1! fiilhiuiis, or feet. In the Pacific i.cean. bet ween New and Toiign Islands. Tlie Penguin also fount: out Unit Falcon Island, which lornii-d during volcanic eruption Ii and disappcari'd last September bus sunk below the stu- to I go at minute. Four miles or Missouri, Kansas and TcxaH track IK on the Dew.cy mile nud ubont a mite on the Healy side.

lion Is nnd special trains from tl'iUHtou or other points have not yet reiched Krookshlre, they are too lute. Tie people, I 'car, will be drowned before they tan be reached. Yeslordny afternoon there were from IKK) to 4(Xi ptrwuia on a uniall bland near lie-iok- dhire, and the water was rising r.ipid- I feur they nre drowned by Ill's (lino, aa they hiul not the means of escape. The river here Is Hlx f.etl higher than In 1SS3, which wns the- record up to the present. daiiiage to property Is enormous, never seen as bud flood cundi- liiJ- ns this one." hlint til D.utn.

St. Louis, July dray Miller, the yoiliig wlfp of William Miller, a grocerymaii doing on North llroatlwny, wait Hhot to death by her husbaud'H clerk, F.ii|.'>'Ue Donnelly. After tho woman had fallen morjall.v wounded Donnelly leaned over hei nnd, raining her bend, kissed her llph. ThlH done he retreated from Hit- scene wlih cool warning to Hut frenzied huhliand, who bad wlliiensed the caress, uot to follow mi pcu- nlty of his life. It IH believed that Do'nnelly won Infatuated with Mrs.

Miller autl that! the killing was done in npimm of jealousy. Up to a Into hour Donnelly bus uot been apprehended by tho police. llUndruait Fire at Mcmi'lilH, July tiro luoku out lu Ihu fulnblluhment of the MumplilH Paper compuuy, ut the corner of Unyoso and Frout HtreetH, Into ycBterduy uftcrnoou, and before It was iiiihducd bail caimcd the IOSB of oue life, the futul Injury to ex-Fire Chief Cleary uud serious Injui-lcs to As.ls- tant Fire Chief Jtiuien llynn, a property loss of about The liayoso hotel, one of the oldest Inim- miirkH of wan onu of the biilliliugB toiully destroyed, nnd, while llie guenlH-wi-re all rescued lu nufety, some of them lout valuable clfct-lu ill Ihe fire, which raged fiercely foi- over six hours. I.HIII|> Itiirntiil. tfluw- July large plant cfjtlm Bcaeou Light Lump company at Uruasw'ck, N.

WIIK totally ile- stroyed by IIiv early yesterday moru- lug. Is ubout 1011.000. and Is im.VUy covered by Insurance. The orl- of the lire is unknown. Noun Is tJjjwn to haw been Injured.

Another llrlilKO Gonr. Texas, July bus Just iH'i-u received of the total IOBH of thu bridge which spans the East Her- nurd, tbut marku the lluu between Aimtlu uud county. LOMI trulii to TulB Is thu Kccoild brltlgp dcslroycd by tho flood uud several olbei-H liavo not been Horn. The county hi Kessliiu lo consider ways uud means lur repairing thu damage clouu by tbu uruiB, Jenc'racy, Is'The name chosen b'y the ladles of that city for their branch of the order. A subscription fund han been started for tho benefit of tho families of the Humphries, recently lynched In Henderson county.

The heaviest storm since 1886 Tlslt- ed Whnrton county on the 27th. Dam- ago to crops, railroad, telegraph and telephone lines was heavy. Tn the justice court at Deport, county, a young man was fined I18.BO for vlolntlna the game lows. Ho went hunting with a party of friends and killed two quails. The comptroller of the currency hai approved the selection of the Corn Exchange National bank of Chlcngo as a reserve agent for tho Planters and Merchants' bank of Houston.

T. Frank Vnughan, representative In Hio twenty-sixth legislature- from Col- lln county, nnd Miss Mary Hognn of San Saba county, were married at Rlchlnnd Springs In San Baba county. Walter, the 12-ytnr-old son of Henry Keller, was drowned In the Aranssa Pans gravel pit at Cuero. Several boys of his age had made a practice of bathing In tho pool, but thn recent have mr.de It dangerously deep. Little Harry Haas stepped Into a bed of hot ashes at Ennls, whero an accumulation of trash was burning and severely burned his foot.

The Injury Is quite painful. The Houston and 1 exas Central railroad Is arranging to move tno freight depot nt Ennls one block.further south In order to make room for another sidetrack In the depot there. All the ranches In Nolan and adjoining counties are being connected by telephone with each other by means of the wire fences, and the Innovation IB proving great convenience to the people of that section. A special session of the United Statei court for the eastern district of Texai will be convened at Paris on tho 7th, Judge David Bryant presiding. It It called for the purpose of passing upon the accounts of court officials and bankruptcy matters.

While dusting off some good! In his atore at Gainesville It. nubey knocked oyer a shot gun. The weapon was discharged and the entire load of took effect In Mr. Rubey's left hand, causing such severe Injury as to necessitate amputation. Nathan Qarey, colored, and about II years, was taken to Fort Worth from Forest Hill, eight mlies southeast of Fort WottU.

and jailed charged with attempting criminal assault upon an 8-year-old white child. Leo, the little daughter of Dr. Chandler of Gainesville, stuck a needle In her back. The needle was burled ID the flesh BO that It was necessary to make an Incision that hold sufficient could be obtained to extract it. The wound was painful.

Lewis Ridley, a colored youth, waa- taken to Clarksvllle and lodged In Jail on the charge ot killing Curtis Smith, a young negro. In the north part of county. The boys were working together In the field when dispute aroet and Smith waa literally hacked to pieces. Attorney General Smith In its district coiirt of Travis county dismissed the suit against the bondsmen of O. R.

Morris, ex-tax collector of Liberty county, which has been pending slnco 1893. Fred, the 7-yeor-old son of John Woods of Savoy, happened to ft very painful accident. He was climbing a peach tree and lout bis footlnc. He fell to the ground and a uuag usveral inches long entered his face iifcur the mouth, protruding through the skin..

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