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HOUSTON DAILY, I ,8 a a HARVARD" LOST PAIT OF SMOKE AA WHISKEY DRINKING POSITIVELY ClinfD T5 .1 1 1 te deathv Those who strev lor the door were In th wildest sort ef panic, tnl kicking and among those whJ evupe4 there an rany who hear mirks ef tht fierce struggl which, took 'Jtc A got out of th small win laws minus clothing and with thslr bodl cut from brukea (lara. Many whs did manage te set out had, their savtegs of years In their trunks which they left behind. In the bulldinsi Remembering this as sooa aa they go ouutde, they fought as Seveety to get back. A tew (uoceaded. but ethsra gsv up their lives.

In the ruing today sorat of the ocrpsn wen found clcs beside the hooped bands of their trunks anl mt-lted gold and stiver which had been kept la those reeep; soles lndlcstsd that they had fallen snd died with their trees ura In thslr arms. The die were ell pr ctlcally burned to pieces, An Itallsn who knew every man fat thf shanty wag unable to Identify a stngl hsan. i 4 phenomenal growth aieady c'eveloif-ment founded on merit, and merit a'one and tltchetl.a.WeVe built our best arnu-menis of our merchandise filve our everything flood that That Is one-why you continually hear, that we o- C5 I I Td's the story of our of our business Is put our oratory in c'oth In the cut and ilnlsh customers the benefit of a reason-but not the only are gelling suits at such tsorphloe. Cocaine amd All Drug Positively aod Pcrm jnentiy Cuicd not em nt of Mir nttl can. The pstlent to to Judge If cared Gal cured Tou an well, satisfied, he 01 with your friend and Iovmi oaw in was nn on week.

Absolutely nothing heroic In the treatment. Positively no dan- unit absolutely no pain, lou an cooun 4 and happy throughout. The msthola an ao mild that you do not.reaUae that you ar being treated. The CURB la a Cur perfect and permanent. Nearly MO cae eared te date.

From thtrty-dv to fifty patients always hi the Institution. The Fenwiek Sanitarium unquestionably the fluent In the South, at eqaal te any Instltutlan In Amertea, malting no exception In any respect. Read: From a Morphine Patient. Nine Failure at Keelny-Read! TM certifies that I hare been adilArd te the Morphine Habit for eleven year, etna; at the rate of If grains per day. I tried Keeley eight tl-nes.

hut all In rain. Bar virtually lived at Keeley Inatltutee for the past (even yean, durlnj the whole of which time I raftered only I re torment of the damned and wa rewarded with no rood. Finally, thrash the advice of a friend, renlly. yon might ear my guardian angel. I waa Induced to try Dr.

F. F. Tonnv's treatment at the Fenwiek Sanitarium. Ootag there dubious and without faith. I took the treatment and never In my Ufa shall I regnt It Dr.

Toung did certainly cure me It thirty-nix hour. Think of the guantlty I waa taking, yet I cured tree of all sain, absolutely without danger, and perfectly rational throughout the entire ITM UfKWlte Iwlh to aay that walls there saw several doaen other cured not only for Crnc. but liquor llkewts. flo-n of the moat pro-nlrent people of the South wer-Inmate of that grand and lovely Institution, when all I ho-nellke and every la treated with courtesy and attention, sa though he were In the hernia of hi own close prices. ARE UNEQUALED the same Obercoat (Burned w.

T. IXXJArf. Monroe, La. sear wren ones. April I.

1. frwot a Wen Knew rnnsflfl, L.B., stay ihb Dr. V. F. Tounc Abbeville.

Dear Frlend-Toun of eves dale te hand and content noted. I can not definitely my how much I drank Is hours, but will st' that while drl-king I would take a drink about every firs minutes, from about I In the morning- until at night I can asmira you It waa enough, and any estl-nste you make wHI be sartsfsctory to me. Since taking yonr treatment I hare not tsk-n a dMnk nr had any desire to take any. a nor further will tt that I do not think that I will ever aeam tax a drink of any Intoxicating Honor, yet I band'e all kind of liquor dilU Rest aarured I will never forget 70ur kindness to whll In Abbevtll. Anythlig Ihst I eaa do for yon In any way.

yen have but to ask. and I. In my humW way shall always endeavor to the best of a Mill v. to comply with vour iuest- truly. H.

W. KAPPEL. fell yet. October at, IM. I Thousands of teVlraonlals fumMied unon pppllca'lon, and ny Information win be gladly and confidential given.

"Lipper, the Hatter" This name In a hat Is a guarantee of positive supprlorlt It Is accepted that way every where, cause no hat ever left our store that did not deseive our lradentarfc Agent "GUYLR $3e00 HAT" t3. FUU FEIUlf I YCDXa, convenience tod bosnc cvmiixtt framed Hariri In StlfaUalKt Ida J. itiudisill Sanitarium ewra, lee T. JtsditOt, Prasrtsirs III rdiriMHt, HOUSTON. TEXAS Cothler, Hatter, Furnisher 3C8 Main StieeL Cigar Stores (p.

SPECIALS CMtrl l4sM T.WmA wviiu Aeivaisiai a invu Eanjj Cm a Large Sect oa of Soathera and Central Texas. PlUlWEAlWFOMSTnRlvS Are Responsible and Considerable Damdge Is Being Done to Timber Interests. (Houston Post's SpsclaL) Reaamont. Tors. Novenbsr II.

Beginning eerly Isst evening and eontlna-tng throughout today Beiumont haa bem enveloped a dene cloud of smoke. Thi smoke la eeured from forest fires raging te the north of this dty Is Hardin, Newton. Jsspsr snd Ssa Augustine eountl. These fires have be raging for several weekv bat It was only yejterdty and today that their near approach to this dty earned th amoke to beoo-ne a bit troublesome. It rese-nbles a den London tot and one In the street can not see a quarter of a block away.

The fire Is making great headway In the vldnlly of Pine lilanl bayou. A wnrehou containing 30R racks of rough im belonging to the Day estate wag burned re tertlsr. Ths great 't damage resulting fro-a th fires will be the destruction of grass, which Is needed for Mock graalng. Georkl Caswell says thitt the entire range la tht vicinity of Pin Island bayou to praa. tlcally destroyed.

Ths Klrty snd other lumber oomaanka will suffer some loss froji burning; ber. Sums fear has been expressed that the flames might reach' one of the several Texas oil lirldX but the oil men are not very solicitous on Ih it score, in ths tr.eami.ne ihe amoke I a decided nuisance and as many as can do so an staying Indoors. (Houeton Post' Special.) Worth Texaa. November 11. A denes smoke hss been over us tor the Inst two days, which Is caused by the toreet firei of East Texas A north wind would help tbe cause very much.

(Houston Post' Special.) Mexia. Texaa, Nov 3 Tiber XL A dense smoke has been hovenng over thii pUea for two days, making it disagree tbls to the eyes to be out In It. What la ths cms no ouc tee-its to know. (Houston Pott' Special.) Calvert. Texas, November a.

Calvert enveloped In a dense a.moke today which would do credit to a London fog. It denes thai li Is al.no it Lupoeaiie to reo-osmixe a person at a duuace of a few steps. (Honston Post' Special.) Newton, Texas. 'November 21. Forest fires an raging owing to ths dry weather snd smoke coven the face of the earth, but It has ths appearance of rain Lou ty and is boed that th situation will euua be raifavea.

(Houston Post's BpedsL) Heame, Texas, November H. The people have been suffering a great dual the pat two days on account of th (moke which reem to be so dens lately, effecting in eye. Where the smoks co.aes from no oas know snd ths low temperature keepslt havering over town. (Houston Pot' Special.) Waco, Texas, November XI. This dty hss teen enveloped In a cloud of amoke all day.

People wen nonplused for sons lime ss to the cams, but It was finally learned ihat the smoke came (rem the forest area In Eaat Texas. (Houston Poet's Special.) Genoa, Tsxita, November a. A prairie fin haa been burning for two diye on the eaat side of the track. Cimnlderable dim-are hss been done. Mrs.

UuH and child-en worked sll nlghyto sve their hon. They lost pear oafhird. Mr. Withrow lost a hrre quantity of bay and had his press injured. (Houston Post's Bpedsl.) Kavasota.1 November a.

New comes that there Is a great annual underbrush clearing Are In progress toward esstsrn portion of Mon.go aery county snd eastward MIIL There Is prevailing ben natural fog. and whh It the forest fire smoke has mingled until eye snd sensitive nostrils are being gr3ntly annoyed. Should a wind not sprine; up presently to dlipers the Milky gloon then I apt to be soma ll.oes fro.a the unu'ual conditions. Locomotives can not be seen 100 ynrda alon- ihe track, and those equipped with headlight are burning it en. m-rve the log snd a mile sway resemble a lighted match at a distance.

(Houston Post's Bpednl.) Bryan. Texas, November a. A moet wonderful phenomenon ha prevailed in thi county during. the past two d-iy. The whole earth is enveloped In smoke so dene the eua's ray do not penetrate It.

It in very Irvine; to the eyes. Those beat posted relieve It to be ctueed by the smoks from local fire settling to th ear. on account of a very ratified, atmosphere, and the local tmoke being proV ably augmented by forest fires at some place. (H mutton SnectoL) MsrHe Falls. Terns.

Trent her a. The phenomenon of a cloud of amoite enveloping- the en'lre Colorado valley for distance of so -ne twenty miles I cresting deep read wonder. No satisfactory -pianatlon of Ihe phenomenon has yet heen found. There have been nt loal fires to cause It. Object the dl-tmce of two squares away an entirely obscured.

(Houston Post's Soedal.) lake Charles. November Charles today Is enshrouded in clouds of smoke so thick that at roliday the sun gave forth only a sickly. fe'ile light. The smoke proceed from burning tnirres well ss pine wold. It I th wont Sn th Calcaseu rlne woods has ever de veloped.

The underhrush bt-xe all wet of town betwe-n tbe Cilcasleu ai Hickory branch. Miles of fen-lns; have been destroyed end welter In the wo-d re h-vlng difficulty esvtng thlr houses. Borne aporehenslon Is felt that unless a good nin will rnte some valuable timber will be destroyed. BURNED IN A BARN. Twenty-Seven Ita'ian Laborers Lost Their Lives.

(Houston Poet's B-eeist.) Johnston. Nove-lkr a. While more than IM Italian nllroad Isho-vi mi er'een rfty itesr LBIy. on the PennsytvsB l-ilrosd. early toliy.

the building caught On and before th fore'mer rovld ecare at lesst twenty-seven were burned to desth and a scor of o'hen wen serlet'sly Injured. The men wen en the mllroid between I Illy and Port tre. There wire in on th all Itslhn. snd In the shanty wen IS of. these.

Ths bullll-i was shout feet long, one story hlgY Ore end was used for sooklng and eaUnj and at th o'her the men stent In bunk. which were, crowded. There en only on door st esch end snd th windows were few snd rmsll. The fir Is sunposej to have stsrtsd front an everttetted stove. The olHlng burned, like tinder and the-flames were on th men beTore aay of them were aroused.

juggle for the and ltfs rh-y fons-ht snd fjr tr.s doors snd tbe weaker were crushed eVrn and tiamoled. Others wsr rst4 Ta-'e Took Game I7 Score of IwtoC. WAS HARD FOUGHT GAKE It Was Characterised by Hard 3 Plunges Against the Line and Long Entl Runs. (Assoclsted Press Rsport-l Cambridgs, Mara. November rt-Har-vord itruggled bravely Mains Tale today In their annual football match, but waa djfeaisd It to Harvard's off ends weakened as ths gams prooesdad.

people saw the asms. Harvard la the Srst cot twice Inside Yale' Ove-ysrd line, but could not go through lor a touchdown. la the second Harvard got wlihtn s.x Inches ef th Tale coal and yet eouM eot eoore. There eras ssae fumbUng and several blocked kicks, as 01 sates scores seins; aincuy sut to blockeu bans. Then weie ssveral end iuua for tu-aen and twsnty-ov yarusr bu.

sa a ru.s uie puty, espscuity as tar ss liarvara was cwicerneu, was a sen of tierce line plunges lor short gains 0. one. 10 auid lures yards, ine tuouag waa beljw tne average, ssiiecjU.y 0.1 nar-vsrd's part. Lemoine kicked oa to slltob-sil on i-ue's llve-ysrd line. Muoncll ran tte uaU back iwsmy yaroa betore was thrown by ckHhier.

Vale kiosed on the sdonil down to Harvard's hne, out the Is.e ends came on snd was thrown belora he was wetl larted. on the second play. Manhall, by a run, oovered eveo.een yarJs. bringing th ball ln.o tbe center las) Le.a. Two more rush carried 1.

tcr yard, snd than earn a penally which set Harvard back to her foriy-elght-yard line. Lemorne kicked twenty-two yard. Vale kicked on the second down to Harvard' twenty-yard line. Manhall returned the ball nineteen yards On Hire center play Harvard galntd ten yards, but waa penalised ten varus, which wss followed by a poor pass by 1 aikinson, wl.o lost ths ball to Vale 00 Harverd's thirty-seven-yard line. At Marvaru a twenty-kVe yiu line Tale was penalised twen.y yard tor ottMi play.

Tbe teams then exchanged kicks snd Tale atarted for goal attorn Harvard's forty-flve-yard I ne. After two short rashes Into center Mat-calf rircisd the Harvard right snd for thirty-five yards, planting the ball on the five-yard line. It took three rushes to push Kinney ever for the oral soon, twenty-one minutes after play had started. a.l.cnell failed to kick goal. Score, Tsle Harvard The remainder of ths hslf proved series of bitter disappointment to Harvard.

Three times ths team waa within strik.Tig distance of ths goal and each time failed to gala a point. Kicking resorted to, but the half ended Without fur. her score. Yale scored sgaht within Bve minute after the second hslf began. An ex hang of pum was followed by Tsls blocking a kick on Harvard thirteen yard line.

The Tale team shoved gjn over for a touchdown, but Mitchell failed te kick goal. Harvard, by hard work, then advanced tie ball to Yale' twlv yaid Una. 1 In plunges netted ne yards more. Here Vale braced and held Harvard for diwns. Tale rurhed the ball fifteen yards.

Harvard lost ths ball on a blocked kick on her own thirty-yard Una From tber Yale, in seven rushes, scored again, tlis third and last touchdown, and Mitchell kicked goal. The play tor th remainder of th gam waa on Tale' side of th field. Harvard managed to rush th ball to Yale's seventeen-yard line, where it wss test oa downs. Yale kicked and Harvard tried a goal from placement, sfter Ysle hsd been penalised. The attempt fallvd.

Again Harvard tried to reach the Yaw pos.e and rnshed ihe ball to the twen y-two-yard line to lose It on downs. Tsls then pushed the bell Into Harvard's tsnltory. The game closed with the ball on Har- vrd' side. The line-up: Harvard. Positions.

Tal Left end Rafferor Derby and Klnn-y Blssel Snuiera. left tackle Morton Lemolne Left guard Balchslder A. Right guard. Millar, Kinney Right tackl Hogaa Eowditch and Right sau Rockwell anj C. Quarterback 80 per Nichols Lsft half back Mitchell Hurley Right halt back Metcalf Mlilaanl Far tier and Booe.kopf Fullback Owsley Parkinson Center Roreback Score: Tale Harvard 0.

Touchdown: Kinney, Hogan. Goals from touchdowns: MitchMl Referee: M. McClung of Lehigh. t'mplre: Psul Daschle). Time of halves, minutes.

Columbus. Ohm. November H. Ohio university. Ohio W'eslevan, (.

llncttlft. November 11. Nebraska, Bellvllle, Toledo. November a. Notn Dame, Ohio Medical.

0. St Louis. November n. Wsshlngto university. CinclnnaU.

0. New Orleans. November B. University of siirstosipp. 11; Louisiana JBtate university.

Knoxvflle. November II. TJnl-vertlty of Tennessee won from Georgia State School of Technology. 10 to a. Chicago.

November 11 Nort western university played tls ssms with th; lJnlveraity of-Wlsconsin today, the final score being to New Brunswick. N. Novwnher It. Rutger, Franklin and Manhall, t. Iowa City.

November 11; mi-. S. CHESS TOURNAMENT. Only One Game Finished In Eight Won in Houston. The match ebesa tottmamsnt between eight picked Houstoa players and etgiu Cslveaton players was begun last night at o'clock In th offices of the Houstoa Chronicle, Texas avenue.

The mora el 1 La pl)r wen wired to and fro oa the Clueevci' wu. Cmy one ga.ru ws uiusLeu ia ih Uin UjiIL Ail unflnisheJ g.ne will be eujuaieaied by cojuutiei at u.e and should ihsy fai. aarew the games v. LI be sent to Staie ChaT-tiusi suiasaa at sort Worth for hr fifty devotee of th mo, sciea-title of all game gain red In the ofikt waieb the game, but the moves weri alow aad the simes heivay. 'la I uvera wsn as lolioes.

Hogan. si. 1. Cone. John M.

Muren, -ciuise, Thomas n. nl 111 pa, Ziaglsmeer, R. at. Franklin an Loudon 0. Bsllard.

C. S. Bell. B. L.

Guy, Dr. M. Urwiis. ill Tihord. A.

A. Martin. M. C. Bansr and C.

u.rlln-. bscn man playsd one game, or, rather, a aaipteu to pUy On game. All gamei ra indepsnoent 01 eacn o.her. 11. liiiord.

author of "Butter Jones," of tni city, was tbe winner of tbe gaaia libialied last night, i K. G. Hill. aitd by D. D.

Hutehhv ion, acted aa interpreter and moved the 1 aives.oe pUyen under Insiructloni played with the whit met. end begun with the Mas Lange opening, l.e csiied bis opponent In ores. ii.ere were many brilliant plays In tht game. The Houston man proved 1 trong for bis ooonenS, who reeigned 1 1 tr move, ater losing hi qusea. THE GALVESTON GAME.

Houston Boys Win Go Over With Strong Eleven. Ah avrasaxesaenu have bsa compistsd for the BankSTS-Oalveston game 'of foot, baa tt bt atayas at Oalvwtoa aa TsAaka. Hatryatt Perfecto, 5c each. $150 a box. You get real luc mild Domestic for 5c, It 1 others ask $20 I A each.

and man today assigned his stock of BaddlrV and harnee to W. A. Rowland for end-korsbsneflt. LlabUitia Wn.eirasMts TEN COAL MINERS DEAD Explosion Played HaWin Perk sylvsnis Mint. (Associated Pre BsporL) -Conneltorlll, November H-tim rana mine tonight added ten ssofs vis.

Ug to Its list of dsiths? tertino sxploeion rent th Interior at ing tne works. A' soon of salasn waea throwa to aU dlrscons, the rcS 2 ased and the cloe air of mint ZH made sinpetylrThe in 1ST every dlreotlon SMklng ssoape? iSJt tea died Ihe other nun.rs wencES, by the nsoulng party In eiffersnitLTr; tions of exhaustion after In houTs-sai rch, carried to Um air end rev? The todies ef the o.hsr ten msnsvln. lung In all shspisV horriwV btr3 lhs expiorton jrreTlTth FravMoa nun of the Dunbar Fumaoa which adjoin, th. Hill irra mtnT'n rvd by mining experts that "thi hr- kV tgfth! byhiS sirtoke, the men pushed on for nZrtrtZ milss. anttl the tint of tl tntnirs wa lound.

Kin of the dead saTb.iI!v bn MentlflwI. Ihs bhr? 25t tlmbsrs tor two mile. Ths flaV.nott hrough almost every room In tom Bet tine fin to timkL. ILT n.n )n th. Ihe Jam.

an all foreigners, eicexxM of the Injured rtvlnmrsIM aVKIaa. v' nel vol oa Ih recent elee-kiTlnC was announced today. HrraTr i f.ck Muislltr over Tom tl JohnsnJ sovsrnor wa ut.rit the hi i7. Uvea a gubsroatorial gaavdldata! i 1 1 ii' swesrSess'e Saratoga, 1-30 each. more for money than you could boy before we it.rted.

We sell for, giving Day. Th Oftlveston team Is to he one of the, first class, as they have several plsyers from th Stat medical colleg on th Island. They have had aturdance of pnctlcs, ss they play regular weekly games snd practice twice a week. On the o'her hand, she Bankers have had very little practice to speak cf. However ihe Banker team has a fsw tlryere that speak well for the showing tbey wth make st Ontveston Thursday.

A oucrtcrtack. 1'. Bellharx. the quar-terfrack of Ihe famous Agricultural snd Vechanlca! roller tam nf tort year, haa reen secured. Lewis, eonnereiel agent 'ne the Bock Mend, will t-ke Ihe fur-dens of one of the gusrds.

and Jack Wattes and Henry Bryan will defend tbe Thi 'onowmg ta the team nf the Hank-era: Center, K. Joeeyi guards, L. Jowl. It terkles. Holnn.

Brynn; erds, Cooly. Wsl'ss; halfhscrs. Caw-thon. Breeding; full back, Pwr; quarterback, BsUhara. Oakland Races.

UaeocUtsd Fress Report.) Ban Fnndsco, Notrsmber -KeulU at Osklsndi Sersn furlongs-Oroenotk. Billy Moore, RedwaM. Time fJOtt. Six furlongs-Bear Cntrhr, Colonel Smith. Ton Doiro.

Tlm 1:17. Five runongr augossi. usasninuav Bt'ma. Time wiia ana aiataenth. hndloas Bras.

Torlc. Foratm. TI7S Six rariongs-aUrt-nss, txird Kd- bourne. fspltsllrt. Time Oaertle-Didorot.

Mlraol II. Dodi a. A. and M. ix.

T. TJ. o. (Houston Post' Spelal. Vfaeo, Texas, Nove-sber tL-Tbe Axrl-sultpral and Heehanleal eolleg team had as easy victory that sftsrneoa with the Texas Christian uplverslty team of this city.

The Farmers piled so a seen ef t. aad If Ut lias had sot beeneelie Wolf Capt. icoro Is Porto We Pipes from Wolf CLLANLST Ennls. Texas November otV. Bate tie.

colored, waa burned to a crisp In 4 fin that destroyed the home of her mm Rev. Bfe Battle. In Ih si'i part of town this morning at I e'dock. A' VEm' WRECKED FISHING SCHOONER MEND OCINA SUNK. 1 Crew Got Away With Clothing and Very Little Else Wat a New Vessel (Houston Post's Specltl) Texas, Novemb 11.

The new schooner Mendocino of shout slaty tons, tho property of the Quit shells c.ur.pany. from Campeoohy banks for Gil-veston wltn about iM pounds of st ounded abotti seven miles southwest el ti.e city stout 6 o'clock. She almost I n-nedlmely filed, snd Captain Baksr ItaM-son and hut crew of twelve mm hid barely time 10 get their cloth.ng. 4 sua I quantity of food and take ths boats 10 sho sent down. cew pulled out for (hon and Clo Wengel.

Joe Lens and Jama To d. who were on the fishing pier at tit tcot of Twentieth street, hej the Jg ho of the wrecked crew In their be its. snd finally sighted the aew In thet to torleo. Then by shouts and waving of her.dkerer.ieia attracted the attention of ths cew In tho boats and tndlctted to them they could effect a landing hi safety at tho piur. Th wis acconp ted.

From he Captain Robin and crew pioteeded to the office of the Gulf Flsh-stles company, wheie they tepo ted thi clscete- to ths compiny. He.e Csptsia l.obirton tvaa seen snd made the statement: he said that he left Campaichy banks Tuesday nignt and combined with her.d winds and dente toga ail the way. l.e hrd t-ken soundings Just few at o-utca before the schooner thli morning and waa su that bs was In wale? bl sufficient depth snd near Oai feat en. allhoiijh ths fog was aj ds hat It wa impossible to penetrate It. object vtaibte even a few ya ds ikjy.

grounding the schooner Im-mediately I rgan to till with am In than ten minutes. Captain Robblr.e aas. ahe wa fidd with water. Ho tho cew menaged to aiv their clo.hing and some food. They put oat It the do les attached to ths boat for eao.e and in a few minutes th3 schaoaar wS lost to view.

Tte Mencocttio waa completed quite recently at for ths Ou Fisheries torcpany. st sus. o. aout taw. She had never been In the po.t of but with Ihe crew abjaid wsnt on Initial fishing trip to Cimpsaehy banKc.

She waa returning oa a succetsfi 1 flrhlng Ip with about ISvuJ pounds of red anapper on bard, wbsj this mom trie. Mar.at.er V. Chapman of the Gulf FliheriiG company s.ated thtt oa sc- count o. all tuga in the urbo. being bu ly this mo.

nlr.g no immediate steps til tg tuliei. iQwa.ae fludlng snd attempting rescue the schooner. However, lais wjl be tlono ail eutly as p.ac.lcable. MORE MOSQUITO SHIPS. Moody Thinks Therri Useful in South American Waters.

(Associated Press Report.) Washington, November 2L Recent, Incidents In Isthmian and South American waters have convinced the Vfathlngtoa government st ths necessity of Increasing the mosquito fleet. The matter has leen called by tbe stats department to the attention of the navy department, and Secretary Moody, after a careful study of the subject, has decided to to congress In bis annual report that an adequate number of vessel, prob-sbly not fewer than tlx, shall be authorised, these boats will be of the Nashville type, with certain modification. They will be of about 1010 tons displacement and will cue! about 130, OTO each. Ihey will be especially useful In the waters of the Sou.lt American re publics. A STRIKE RUMORED.

Care Taken to Guard the" Montgomery County Oil Fields. (houston Post' Special.) Con roe, Texas, November a. It Is nported tare that the drill rj at the tonne oil Held, northeast of tow.i. I.t.ve ttiuck a good flow 01 oil of a ne cc-my. tne report comes Iron thec.le; whute stimnt, it is undet-jtuod, that the weil la already a "bOud ps up-tr." Lut that work will continue 1,1 tne boree of developing a gusher.

'ihe grounds around the well are se-cltced Ly 1 npas aUs fences snd closely guarded, .0 one other llian the ssiiilyes Oetf.g allowed ina.de. It ee ns tlu. is empiuye r.re sworn to secrecy, aid I li then-lore dlfllcult to get sccursts In'or-n a 1 ion. The Lelief hi quite general however, that oil has been struck la p.j.nj quantities, BACON DISIMSSED. Resrlt of His Failure to Sustain Charges Against Officers.

('sodated Press Report,) Washington. November n. Frank Bacon, a clerk of the pc toffies, who ilgncl i a'fldavlt making charges against several officer In connection with he cut Oi iouis ivS-Bpner, the reosntly dismissed ci.iei of tte ieisiry division of the ne pt lement, has been removed by the order of 1 he postmaster general. Bacon charge 1 that hief Inspector Cochran and othe-orficlai Smuggled dgire the moiU hcut ylng uu.y. hi cis hi teen telore the loatmaater generil for irme time, and the charge he mad not telne be was recojimenued for dismissal.

FRUIT OF THE PALM Drake's Palmetto Wine: a tonic, laxative, unfailing specific from pure Juice of tbe wonderful Palmetto fruit. Give. Immediate relief and absolu.ely per nan cuie eusss of Catarrh, B.onica Troubles, Ilituhtncy. ConsupsJon, coa. fiesied Kidneys and Inflsmastion of uoer.

cents st Drug 8. ores for a larg bottle, usual dollar siT btt trtil tot lie will be sest free anj pripold 10 every reader of Ths Post who writes for IL A letter or postal card ad-die ed in Dr-ike Fornula Csnpany. LaKe and Dear'wa streets, Chlcaam .11 I th only expense to secure a irl il of Drake Pslntstto Win. One smuil doss a sures stay cunX Well vet. October SL in a Cltlsen of Franklin.

letwck irt.f.a,BB'mMA. R.tfl 2.U01. JO0pei flv 5. W. Telephone tJ74 the heslth ehnjclsn for he week ending Friday.

November 20. iw November ltA. J. Biickie, aged year, mitral InrafftcMncv. November II -Stra Ellen Da via, aged veer, colored.

November M. Joeeoh Ryan, aged a months, membraneous io; John Ho-gan. ased veer, uraemia. November John Ragone. sgel hours, orematuritv.

November C. Jones, aged I yean. Intertlnal o'xtruction. WHIK B. ased 11 vean.

sertdenul drowning. Jennie 41 y-rs. Bright dlseaas. Poetoffloe itreeL TEXAS FIRE RECORD. Residence at Newton.

(Houston Pot' Special.) Newton. Texas. November II. Mr. Jsmes Kellle's was destroyed by fire yesterday with all his household effects, well about two b-tle of rotten.

The buiiding belonged to Mr. Wil-II Davidson asd there wss Insurance either on the house cr contents. Dufng the fire the wife of Judge C. A. Wcod ws present and rendered such aid aa ebs could snd on her wsy home was prostrated scd for Urns her life was desp-lred cf.

but sh has revived nl then sn now hepes ef her recovery. Two phyiicisns weisr rslled snd rendered all medical aid pcsclble. Gin Near Floresville. Houston Pom' Boeclsl.) Florert-llle. Texas.

oven tier a. The gin at Poth. eurht miles froai here, on the San Antonio and Aranass t'jee ro was burned this afternoon: slo two three bales of cotton. Los about S30j: huunnce unknown. The fire caught la the Dress.

Barn Near Maria. lH.ua ton Post's Special.) Mexia. Texas, November )L Last sight sbcut 7 cock Are destroyed Ine bar st S.lu plscs. to ths aoathern part of town. A lutle bay waa atored In the barn.

The loss is covered by lasuransa. WHAT SUGAR LAND DID. Raised Nearly $200 for the City oi Laredo. (Houaon post's Special.) Bugsriand, Texas, Nuvsmoer a. In soot ISbl.Ce Sllh C-U, UMlU i-atedo to ouvernur Lanhs fur to aid tbeir a.t la lighting tae plague by fumisaaig tne LsotaAi tut.ua .0 euapioy toote nans, doc, on.

e.c Mr. Robert lxunsr earned aroutid a uat and rcHtl.i cut.e tii sad sent to the mayor liff.K In a very lw miiiuiei, and 11 iney make Ihr secoju ceil, all are rendv tu n.d turn -t ua. Ar. fcd C. Lau er bndk tbe list with C0) v.

H. Iabell i Ctilrnel Cunnuishnm 1SI M. C. Fechnf i. lu B.

T. i J. H. SleUidifer i t) K. J.

Penchtn i 0 rnr.k J. Ernest UJ itriou other smaller dons Uona, snot g.i to run op to ItM.gi. wen mads, whic think, sill be ample for a to, o. tt.ta 1 lie. and If rxtr town In th 8 at will come I'orwMi i ind do llkews- thi ufftren of Laredo will be sbte te Ure if.

luxury Insuad of poverty, or. rsi.ie., of dy.ne; for ihe Inch of tin uara aecesxlltes of lite. All Sugarlanden sn squally noted for their llbersll y. Vth-fh sr they btlleve In the old pr.verb "1 Is toter to sive than to rectT," I et" net but thi much I know, thee are frar given and ever ready to lend sn ait-li hand to any person or commuaity is dartres. ANOTHER ADVANCE For the Sour Lake Oil by the Texas Company.

(Houston Pun special.) Beaumont. Texas. November A. A sveryuody st all familiar wlji ths crul oil d.uation and market hss ail aio.ul expected, then was another sdvance aoaied today in the offer). is of tbe pipe hns comanirt for Sour Lake snd Beaumont cruJe.

Tbe Texas company todiy atarksd up the oRering for Sour Lake cent per barrel. The present posting an: Beaumont 50 cents: Sour Lsk cents. Thi is eakl to be due to tbe fact that the Lipe lines are experiencing dlui-eulty In keeping their ptp lines out of "Sour Lke snd os this scoount another advance is looked for. The Htgglna company raised It offering today mi Beaumont from St to cnts and Sour Lake from UH cents. The J.

M. Guf-tty Petroleum company made no sdvance A ile waa mad of KM barrel by the Landry Oil company ef Sour lake through local broker, the ar.ee paid being 42 cents per barrel. Big Ball at Somerville. ous on r'oat' ScseisLk Somerville, Texas. Kovejiber 1L The sol.u1 event of tne season in Sossrvilli socw.y was tne rtea Men's ball Siven inuraoay nignu in nsw luid-wdih hall wa elegantly deoerad nd tie yourg peotl engaged la diadng than until rupper wa announced, wnen all re-paired to the Red Men lodge roon, wh ct 1 repast whs ermed.

After supper dane- mg was re-u-oeo continued until I lock Friday morning. Great credit Is due Jsnhe-w P. a if. rtoenetl th" and gentle nsa wno worreo nnnmiiy n-t iiie evtic wdeiit provs a sueeew. lhy ue-seeded Is attested by all who were present, Rican Urebas, 3c take the factories entire output sell them to you at a saving of the maker to your pocket.

You sabe per cent. GATES IS SHOOTING DUCKS AT LAKE SURPRISE, BUT KNOWS LAW. States That He Wants tie Limit, bat Win Strictly Observe the New Statute. (Hotartos Post's Special.) CMvestoB. Texas.

November John w. (sates, accompanied by tus son, C. a. Gates, ssd George Orals prea-dsni or lbs rtm National bans at Par. Ar-' tfcur, arrived this niornlng la Mr.

rectal car Jollet and went st unce te Us banking house ef W. L. Moody A Cj. Alter a abort nay st the bank, toe party left, serwmpsnled by W. L.

Moody. CD- the ..1. 1 1. aad immwnmiy set out tor Lake iljr-isies, waste several eVys wUi stuuc lu euck huntlug. The stwj wad nsOdnc to say of In tei.eu- uuc fee kd uruwj of.

all wsuses eats ami tas tkSdtirs bom tar swdUs. Mr. Oshm te tl icrkck shot. as as there is aau Ui bi Mrnty of same i.t ins aunun puw i tbh time, a eapecvcd umt ne a4 hi any wtli sttk a beg hatu-uiet is, as the sums iswa of Xeiaw wu. uer-' tait.

tor ill. tfe-rs has upreaasd tmml: as bsmr wiwUUi te ds as.ns wmc wauid mvor at a dnweiard st ils jsss St Verdict for Defendants. iBottStssi Past's Seedal) OslrmMep. Tens, November XL In the teat district eoejri today. Judge M.

Bssnrer prandiBA fe rag ef W. W. Keswa agaieat Henry Clay Brrigs sc si sas dsuaminea, a verdlc being rvaderu a la favor ct ths frndiini The aidl vaa brought in Hardin countv and traralerreu to thm ituity oh cauga ol renLs. ihe pUintifi sued tor uwvsms try title, the property mvolvea ensT vitissiits oil ami "-f sotuuy, as wtM ss oiuBuges Iks etiiS a. uJ.

1m pminutX gave notice st sVA-l and as atvea, iwet.iy Is tui u.e the siauensni of tact Judge Sret atu be4 thi an csdtr sdvaMASui tat Mr-ral osys nut New inatv upor motioe of ths dsf-nd-fnts. were fnmtod in in caves Fli tuagi et al a. Galvenos City Mail way eoniiauiy sad Angeuu ir-rma st al T. the oui. Umoi sod Basis railrusd.

thsBlagi case Judgmesi was oai i i tsvor of punntitf in Um sum of tuVN. whue ths r-erunuui cans iLs Jury ssnlHl esawges tor lo ths plaln.iff. la ths esse Wood vs. Robert Strlnr sst si, in which the verdict was 1 1 favsr.of isilniiff for OSW.nV. -lentils pwtos for a new trtel waa overmsi.

they excepted sad gave sotics of spsssL Ten district court. Boo. Frank M. epencer presiding. In the ease ef E.

Wf Harvey v. Texas City Improv msnt f0 Fe'ry. Judrfuvmi by default wt av. of PtahiUff ths sua et Ms.sM, with It tereet st ths rats of scat from March 17, US. 1 Captain Folk Dead.

(Houston Post 8oecial.) flatvasluu. Texaa. Woteiubei1 B. Cap-taai T. Folk died st the Sealy bog.

pttal this saorninsT st I o'deck. Cantala been encased for many year as a Hot os ths tus -Xoulae," runnli Houston sad Galveston. He had Juat returned fro-a trio veMerdiy even-' Ad as be waa leavins ths bolt f-ll r.T.ri-." the Sealy bot-PttsZ ut nerer recoeied otmscioueiiess. HI relatives wen notified snd he wife nw leaeaaa aere tnie svenlBCbut om exsrei. Folk wss about yean sf ass.

He had been pilot In the smMoy of fi-Hosaton Direct Ksvlastkrs eo-nnany for sad was well known h-n asd Houston. Ths cause of hi ditfi ws; Bright' dises. He leeves erl's and son. H. B.

Folk Mr. Fit rwti at HarrUbnrg. where his body will be sMtvad thl sfternoon. The d-m ed wss a member of one ef the Hoostoi lodges ef the Knurht snd Ladles of Hsmr. snd the local lodge took char.

Of tat DOaT. m. Mortuary Report (Houston Post' Soedal.) ttslveeton. Texaa. Novsmbsr 8 -Ths foUowteg burial nermlu wen Issued by lu.

mlt I PEKING'S GREAT WALLS AND GATES Pafctog Is nrrouaded by a great, wall et wtd snd feet high. It Is four nUea oa each aide and sixteen milss rsoant and ass Ave gates. Inside this B- ths Tartar City, the Imperial and the forbidden city, each ur-nded by a wall. No one from the est allowed In the forbidlen dty ur hart's Vegetable Compound surras ths huinen system with ere a 1 ef health. fUUng the vei ls with purs -A.

ewes RheumaUs-n, Catarrh. Con-utloa asd restore dlese4 oresns to nealthw-essdltlon. A thirty days' trsate csa be obtained frea any druxgl 3c or a -lx eonths gusraatsed te trsatmsat lor SLM, Cigar Stores Q. AND rftXlTlLST STOttS IN THE. WOIXO.

just when tt wss the visitors would hsv msde snother touchdown. Th gams wss witnessed ty a fairly good crowd and waa a pratty good exhibition of college sport. The Farmers confident that they will defeat th SUt university team en 'Thsnkagtvltlg. FATAL WRECKS. An Unknown Man Kited and a Brakeman Hurt (Houston Peat's Sptciai.) Boyd.

Texas, November n. A double-heuuer, extra oa the ttoek Island, midsr Conductor IfeEwen, left the track, totting eighteen cars, mostly coal and witsau Brakemsn 1. C. VYtlson of Bow.a, Texaa, was caught uuder the wrecked oars ui sevcraly. If not fatally, Injured.

He waa sent to the Fort Worth hospual. An known man was Instantly kills 1. A btoksit Hang Is th supposed caus of th wreck. The telegraph line was torn down for a hundred yards; track was tun up lor ku (Houslon IfVsst'g Special.) Waxahachts. Texas.

November IL A fnlgbt wreck, in which two Uvea wen lest, occurred on the Katy two rnlei luuth of lorcston late this evening, th section ef train No. 76 w.i isle uyd lb first section of No. Us. a big Mojul ergln. which culled th rear train, plj big Its wsy through tbe osboost and three or four oar ef th first mi tiering them completely lo pieces, Thswrecc occurred at a water tank, when t'v tent train had (topped to take er.

Tw boys, whs wsn ridings hot eu. wen killed. Their names ootU not be learred. The only number of th twe erevs to tt'sisln sa tol.iry wns Ihe flremsn on lh3 rear sngiiw, who had an arm brofcsa, Assignrnent at Paris. (Houeion fo SpMtal.) 7 Paris, Texas, Wovastbar IL L.

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