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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-29

4 What Happened on the North Side Of
! TIE Bayou Yesterday
! s r. CoIdwater 81 Velasco was in the
/ ward yesterday visiting MIR and Mrs D..
I n " aue OF WASHINGTON street,
The show window OF j. w. IT, Danialts
drug store on washington street was
broken Into Wednesday night and goods
to the amount Of SfJ or $40 stolen
4 eaIoro.i la1 al,o,it ~ ,sats az o.,s ,,,,s
arrested yester7lay, charged with throw
ing stones at some little girls who we're
playiny Ia their mothers yard on WASH
ington street
Mary vrnitar,s /, it,tlo ,,,i,to5 .,iri nh,
ilyas y, mn yrsyi3r st,spt 6aJ kar 49,
hefIiv bnrf,sd Is tba a,,r;ostSr ~ 80,
s,tlg,,,,,,,i,,,. ia * y ~, IA ,.5,,i MN 81
S,as IN, III t;s,1irSs H. Sc s,,oe i,,I
physician property dressed The wounds
In, r.ctt ,alored ,,,,,.. J,,,,,,,,,, L, ,,o,,,
IcSyt,e ,S.tte,,ii,, ,,,,',,,i1 = "a ,ty,, ~
ma tfn,,af.,,, t,,fi..,.i,,,.,, ,,sTs,.a t,l Ma "
brotyen ies, - IA fri,d ~ hoa,d 80
ING train nm siint,sS ami feii Iits ~.
struck M. IN tis frna,ss y,itl, tl,a s blSyss
r..sf,lt 'e ~ "
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,f5gs, t,ti Y, ,, ut 0S " tils
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M f,is ~, e 49, lst 1891 az
,.ti,,,., - 49,. .,,,i5 - way " WY 20 se9s
~, N9u
ne residence OF Mr.. y, w. Crow, lfl3
Washington street was entered by a
burglar yesterday morning about O'Clock.
One 81 the men woke up ana scared the
nhTElar away before ne haa tme 10 get
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woopMEN or rHn MnRnn.

Election of officers by Magnolia camp
No, IL, Woodmen of the World. took place
last night. and SO we'll pleased were mem
bers with the administration OF affairs
during the past year that the first five on
the list were reelected
ON January IL public installation will
take place at the lodge room in the
Burns building, when the following gentle
sigma:
Consul commander A. G. Lewis: adj
wiser lieutenant, G. c. Davis; clerk. j.
G. c. Hichart; Waterman, Bart De Long;
sentry II. c. Neiswauger; surgeon, DR. Il.
n: Gray; manager, long term, d. Hunter
standing is now no aud its finances are
reported in, excellent shape. 1t. has been
organized about three years, and no MEM
Mr.. II. u. Fuller, sovereign deputy, was
In attendance on the meeting last even
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MEN YOU MEET.


Major Ike Stafford had recalled 10 his
mind an incident OF many years ago by
the sight OF some Christmas doings
Where the opera house now stands, /"
he said II saw crowd collected one day
around pony horse that had bare
footed aud bnre-legged boy perchet upon
his back. Near by WAS Colonel Dick
Mestco,t, denuded OF coat, shoes and
socks md hat, ready for a race against
the pony, the latter TO be started head
from the goal and to be turned as quickly
as possible while the man had the adj
vantage Of a straight run, The race get
on vel and the colonel would have won,
bur within a few feet Of the post he
stumbled his toe and feli and lost the race
and treats for about hundred men.
There used TO be lots or fun IN Houston
about Christmas time IN those days"
Colonel Dick Hall has a happy way OF
talking about the classics. weaving In n
little politics and making himself gener-
any interesting, Somebody suggested
about noon the other day that he was
probably hungry as he asked the time Of
No. said he. ~ believe am IKE
tslcrrn aaia OF cataline.-feellng no hunger
no heat. no culd. Isy the way, cicero
missed a great deal by not living IN this
time as in that event ne could have
awaited himself OF our enlarged ana inns
proved vocabulary To properly describe
Catalina. VINO WAS evidently what we
would mildly call a tough.
"Now. AS 10 Cicero, II would have done
him no good politically 10 have lived IN
this day, for he couldn't have carried Il
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physical organism did not cloud his spirit
sour HIS disposition or imbitter his life
he remained bright; cheerful and Joyous
III WILL he harbored NJ hates but on the
contrary, he was forgiying. he was gentle,
ne vas aIable ana ne was kind de was
Old man, Having finished hts course with
JOY his spirit passed through the por-
Ele or sigh. while behind him fingers a
wealth Of holy irhuence that VIII keep
his memory fresh and green for genera
lions TO come.
/ hold him up today as an example 70
young men. worthy OF their study and
emulaticn In his life az Industry, or
viction and ptrity If character. be Is n
splendid model for the young manhood
ot this day. Peace be to his ashes and
crown Of glory for his brow In heavens
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KNIGHTS or PYTHIAs BALL.
An Evening OF Purest Enjoyment at
Turner Hall.

An Evening OF Purest Enjoyment at
Turner Hall
The grand ball of Houston division No
{, Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias,
for which SO many anxious hearts have
waited and planned, occurred at Turner
Hall last evening The different commit
tees had arranged everything To make the
evening n most enjoyable one, and many
fair, well spoken DANES" gay OF dress
aud heart danced with the brave and
gentle knights. The soft mellinuent
strains Of the wine-rich music had soon
Transformed the hall into scene OF
beautiful dancefs tripping, smiling, bow
ing. Away they danced, merry blissful,
unconscious of all but that there was
music and beauty. knowing no WEAKNESS.
feeling no pain. The supper about mid
night was pleasing interruption OF the
dance programme, which was soon after
resumed and continued on through the
night until the morning hours threatened
to look in upon the COY and festive scene.
The committees We're MS follows;
Arrangement--T. u. kehoe -. c. Hell
berg. Leon H. Levinson, i. u. Craig, 4,
81, Decker.
Invitation w u. shipp, Max Rosenthnl.
John Kennedy. H. O. Meyer, G. Il. Ashe.
Floor 4, Adair. r. Decker, Il. Necco,
T. W Farrell r. NJ Hudson, +, Kersten,
Reception n, q, Craig, c. II. camplon,
G. 9. Ringers 9. a. Dumler, DIR. j. NJ.
Boyles, III y, Riemann. u, NJ. Hancock.
l.. H. Warning. Lewis Ross,
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cRTsPI CoI1oNNA.
He Says Prize Fighting Has Killed New
Crloa ne

He Says Prize Fighting Has Killed New
Orleans.
crispi Colopna dropped In on the night
editor early Yesterday morning and after
discussing some of the leading topics OF
the day he said
Deesa monka beez weeda Corhett anda
ia Mitch maka me seelSa da stom
Oughta malta dema kinda men worlsa da
road. Any town hava da fight no good /
felia You. 1 representa- da beeg men
weetia ten million doll. Icy reada abouta
da Newa South and senda me TO. New
meeta da sbeeg bug{ 1 tella heeln looka
fora da place 70 inpest;t da NOM He say
Anita deesa fina climateg' l tella heeml
YES. Den hea say. tBetta you ten doll
keetz he wheapa Hall. L leila heeln
donta care VINO wheep wanta investa
hight Malsa me seeka da stofn. 1 rida
eena da horsa car and heera da young
lady all talka ola da Pompadoura Jeefn
and whata peetee John l.. he getta da
leek Maka me seek. goa neara da
school Ala keed youa see he taika da
he no go. He runa toa la saloon so he
doa lllsa da prize fight. Everyboia crazy
pnA IA prize fight. Aiaka me seek +
soon linda data da seetee what goa Wild
ona da brute no gooda place investn ia
mon. so ! coma to Houst Priza fight he
breaka upa da school; he domorailza da
keed' he mako da foola da man; lseala
ta town what Wanta dua da bee2 DaHs
what keela New Orlean. Everybada tella
you ahou5a da climate anda priza fight,
put nobodY gotta da time TO talka da
heez, Dallas she hava da prize FIGHT and
Rlshtl da store what gotta da sign For
Rent flcust no hava da prize fight
c3nta findh da enpta house."
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TINE Local STAGE.


There was another good audience at the
opera house last night TO witness the
third performance OF iPocaiontas" by
the Home Opera Company. under the de
reetion Of Professor ". A. Baker OF Chi
eago and the auspices ~ the Ladies' Par
ish AID association. The opeHt ran very
smoothly and seemed TO be quito as much
enjoyed aa on any previous occasion.
Tonight, tomorrow afternoon aud To-
morrow night "Peck's Bad Boy Will hold
the boards and promises a large amount 81
merriment,
MIR Matt Grau. of Graus Opera com
pany. WAS in the city yesterday arrangr
ing for the appearance here all next week.
The company is now playing In Galveston
to full houses nightly and is highly
praised by the local press
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WEATHER INFORMATION.

The area Of low pressure which was
over the Missouri valley last night, has
moved eastward and Is central tonight
over the lower lakes. The area of high
pressure continues over the East Gulf
and South Atlantic States and another is
moving eastward from the central Rocky
mountain plateau. The weather Ia partly
cloudy to cloudy over Ohio and Tennessee
and Central Mississippi valleys and the
lower lakes. while 1t is clear elsewhere
The temperature has risen except over
the northwest portion of the country and
the eastern portion of the Rocky noun
tain slope, where it has fallen slightly.
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MITCHELL ARREsrEp.

New York, December 2s.-A dispatch
from Jacksonville says Mitchell was ar
rested today TO prevent his lighting. Cor
bett was not arrested. Mitchell was COM
mitted for trial and at once applied for a
writ OF habeas corpus.
This afternoon Corbett gave bond %
appear January 2. ON that date both
pugilists win appear and iminedlalely a
writ OF habeas corpus will be applied for
If il is decided that the arrest Il iliogsi
preparations for the hgnt gill Continue
If II is considered legal. then The battle
viii be declared OFF and all Preparations
sfODped
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GRAus OPERA coypsx

Tho Neu- vna,l, .1,.,-l,.- l,l'1
bo,sa iii, ~ y ,i,sssass.oa q. z, "a
one,. o 80. ~ etmu ~. ! ensa p1gsa
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10 49, n, ~ glanu ssale ny; i:l|
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IN, ~. NE w. NY u n,sns sas il.a
-sha s s'ts iNS y nVIN sacesss
~ ~ n''Iis lsst'sSseI ss ~ (, (.
n h,,s . s, nsioLe g eio'4 y. :
i,a,, ne5 a ol.i NY w o..igs y .l y
s aqta, au WIFI ne el y ~. W..
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JUvENILE THIEF cAIJGHT.

Stell arrested colored boy this morning
on charge of stealing $50 from a Next.
can. He also hired a horse from q livery
stable here and the livery men thought
he. had stolen the horse. pistol was
taken of of him and the morse recovered
Night before last as Alfred Smith was
He jerked loose. but was caught again
The man drew pistol and shot at him
twice, once powder burning his neck He
then ran away. Robbery was supposed
10 be the motive
4 A store In Hochheim was burgIarized
Tnesday night, a small amount of money
and some clothing being taken.
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SHOT A LADY

Frankfort Ky, December 2S.--Near here
last night Robert Cogswell fired two shots
at Robert Darlington, but missing the
man, walked into church, where services
We're being held. and meeting the wife of
Darlington fired point blank Mt her, in
hicting a severe wound In the shoulder.
Cogswell escaped home and tried to com
NIT suicide, but was prevented. Later he
gave himself up. Mrs. Darlington is first
cousin OF Miss Madaline Pollard of Breck-
inridge- Pollard fame
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With an anthem by the choir. followed
hy n reading hy the pastor After this
came several appropriate songs, resron-
s.ve exercises, rccltRtions and short adj
dresses. The Christmas tree oncring con-
ciudCd the celebration, and many anpru-
pirate and valuable presents were distri-
hnted to the children. The faithful innitQr
was also remembered. being presented
with a fine rocking chair. The sunday
rendered an elegant carving set in the
beginning Of the Christmas tree oferlns,
the presentation speech being made by
Or Rankin In humorous manner. The
chapel was filed as fun as the seats would
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FOUND HANGING FROM 4 rRED

Troy. Ala, December 2s.-At Brantley,
twenty-sx miles below here, yesterday
morning, a negro named Mack Seears met
a young lady, daughter of well known
farmer OF this section Although she was
negro seized her and attempted an as
sault. With great presence Of mind she
told him her father was coming along
ran away. Segdrs was captured When
the sun rose this morning. its beams fell
upon the body OF the negro dangling at the
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NnM YEAR.s REcErrIoNs.

Ladies' intending % receive on New
Years Day are requested to notify the
society editor OF The Post-aos Walker
ayenueto today or by tomorrow mornings
mail in order that announcement may be
made In Sundays society columns, The
address Of the hostess and The names Of
those receiving with her should accom-
pany the notice
Society Editor Post
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MEXlCAN HOG THTEVEs.

Nacogdoehes, Texas December l2s.-Yes-
terday evening Constable Larkin Kelly
Of Douglass precinct In company with
several other citizens brought in and
lodged In jail two Mexicans. Marcian Ar
rlola and Jose fbarbo The Mexicans
have been In the Wholesale hog stealing
business IN the western portion of the
county They have since the 18th instant
stole nineteen head of hogs from Mr.. j.
L, Rushing. Yesterday the officers aud
citizens trapped them Some OF the hogs
had been Slaughtered, but some of them
We're penned in the Mexicans lots
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NEW oRIEANs RACES.

New Orleans December Is -Sn ii,tlones
---fva's KID. 1idbits. Time. 1.l7ik
Five and IA half furlongs Top Gallant
Emperor Billet, Ike S. Time. 1895,
Five and half furlongs-St. Pat, We.
kota, Hurlhut. Time, l;0sp4
Mile and an eighth--lliume Michael
Little Nell Time. 1.55ls
Six and n half furlonss--E yelet, Ser
vice Captain Wagner. Time, ll5s.
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north of here. at a Christmas tree. n
young man named Gus Pickett Went to
mount his horse when some one assaulted
him from the brush and shot him once In
him and fired again in his face. badly
burning II with powder. The wound IN
the shoulder is PAINFUL but is not thought
10 he Il serious one. The party who did
the, shooting is still at large but Pickett
and his relatives suspect parties, and the
officers are In search of them.
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A BuRqLAR's BoLp EscApg.

LaGrange. Texas, December 2S.-I.ast
night a daring burglary was committed
on the restaurant of Otto r. l)aub. the
party who committed the burglary had
Just emerged from the building with his
nlunder when he was halted by Deputy
Constable l4ison. After short chase the
cuiprtt was run down and captured and
while going to the lookup he assaulted
the officer shooting at him twice taking
his pistol and hat from him. The burglar
mas evidently by this time skipped tne
town. leaving the officer minus a hat and
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NOTED DrspERAnn EsrApns

San Francisco, December 2s.--A report
from Fresno says Chris Evans, the noted
bandit has just escaped from jail. city
Marshal Morgan attempted to arrest him
and was shot bat not dangerously injured
Mrs, Evans went to the jail with loaded
pistol and commanded the jailer 20 open
the door and let Evans ont. The jaller
complied, Evans was recently convicted of
murder In the first degree for killing
Deputy United States Marshal Wilson in
the famous fight at Simpsons Flat and
Sentcnced to life lmnrlSonInnnt
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5oUNTY .TREAsuRER FouNp DEAD.
no MORE coNTIcrs wANrnn.

Columbus, Ohio, December Contract
ors at the penitentiary have decided not
to renew their contracts on the expira-
ton. This VIII throw 1900 idle conylcts
on the State The law passed last winter
requiring prison labels ON articles made
is the cause OF the trouble.
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~ KILLlan FonR INnIANs.

Ashland, Wis, December 9N--'rhe Crime
epidemic has killed four prominent IN
diaps Michigan Star, Joseph Blakes. John
Sioddard's wife and Joseph Fousda,ss
wife The first three were Witnesses ln
Tho epidemic was very fatal among tbr
indians, Pneumonia usually resulting
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FATAL noII.En EypInsInN.

Peru, Ind, December 2S-A boiler ex-
ploslon occurred at the saw mill of Nc
Donald, four miles north. this afternoon
isud Mcdonald, son of the owner. aged
-, ana George Mcdonald. IS, were in
stantly Killed. The cause OF the explosion
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GRANTED BAIL.

Flatonia, re8as. December 2s.-The ex-
Saith charged sVih rs sho6tinee ~ TX,
ttpse last SUNDAY nigai WAS called In
justice h2pi1ins eonrt AZ 10 o'clock this
ut2fllhs. ~ ", Shenplrd, Esq. atlpeare1
Tor the State and h Lane for a. 1888,
Tue Slaie ailh0lpefi ready lut ths az.
Tense waiYed aNstnHaAtien and upon acre.
the sum Of $500 each N''F "
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"THp BAD Roy AND Hls n

"Peck's Bad Boy" The Giot Il
terror, brings with him tals IVY rs 4 v
stock Of Jokes and wlckeinssss. X. = ~ Il
calculated 10 make the ~ y /,
wretched victims more a,set 4.
ever. No dull moments ny e ~.
in the presentation Of me ptss 80. ~, =
Ii has been improved n s1n a,s..,
scene, and now takes mn WI WI 2
foremost comedies Of TIE az: Nss
and dances have also been Y X 4.
well as many new tIfoka An1 SIss
Special attention win q si KS III
stage settings and the cqs,e W. ~.
ever the bad Boy has q. s, KY 4;
year IL has met with ingea Is'.s;.l. 4
both press and public . va y VII II
st Louis, newspaper asla y n 4, !!
play Caught on al tle sss''r N n
held on eyer since. ~ 81 I III II
His Pa, His Ma His ti'' W. "a
the 'Groceryman' and iis y, s' 4 4. u
ters SO skiifully grouped s ~ III I
tral figure have become 'ne ..s,, +,
IN America, Canada. and e'tA ,'iisg'
The attractive name. w
popularity OF Mr.. Psek, . Y. sS7, IA il
Energetic managers move s,IsH ~
way OF securing pubic atAs ls|ssi u
,IndeniabIy. file best aQFte55.s'a'
drawing play in the Tofia:
- me- .,boye play will BE- sss s'.s Il si
a Coombs' opera fonf slris.
tomorrow and tomorrow
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cARPENrnR's TERRIBLE FALL.

Lake Charles, La, December aS.-John
Hester. 9 carpenter at work on the new
market building 1T this place, to day fell
Tom Il scamoldng twenty feet high.
breaking his right leg at the knee and
MS, left leg at the ankle. His right leg
VIII probably have to be amputated.
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JEwIsH HIsroPIcAL SOCIETY.

New York, December os. The American
Jewish Historical society continued It's
annual meeting today in Columbia. coli
lege Interesting papers were read. and
among others was one by Rev Henry
Cohen of Galveston, Texas.
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- MnnrRN MoIhs1, ].

HAS found that her ll ,I5lss III hE..
proved more by Wy (. need 4 y ~ y
syrup of Figs, She ia =, rras,sjy llsz z i
tive effect OF a gen'lls , more scaiVi. I
other, and that Y = TX an3 . 4,
them. Children enl2y syfap q /
them. The true rsins ,hs sili1'a (
is manufactures "
Svrlip Company, only
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sHEARN cnnIsrMAs TREE.

The annual Christmas celebration OF
the chapel last night. The service opened
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AIIEMFIED 49, ssINArInN

Decatur. rexea December ~ I'm,
Msht nj Oak Grove. about eight nils
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ol,m stnck on the mldnleht chre.n snid

I'm stuck on the midnight cars" said
man resident near the Glenwood line.
They have saved me tramp half a
dozen times already, and all l hope IS
that the management viii continue them.
In order to avoid loss the street car com
nany might do as is done In most other
clties-charge 10 cents fare after 10
O'Clock at night. This would only apply
TO q few people who are compelled to re-
main out so late. and the man who stays
out late just because he wants to has no
kick coming If he has to pay double fare
The midnight cars should be made a per-
1nnnpnf flfOr~ -
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CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
A YOUNG GIRLS ATTEMPT TO Pol
son HER FAMILY.
sho Puts stryehpinc In tho Food and
Dies Herself-rhe Escape of Noted
Desperate From n California
Jnil-Other Crlmes

Grand Island, Neb. December 2S-Mlss
Adele Egge, a young lady aged 25 years.
daughter of one of the oldest families in
the city, arose this morning, mixed strych-
nine into the batter for cakes. baked them
and ate of the food She lived with her
widowed mother brother and sister The
mother and son had not yet risen, but her
sister Margaret came into the room where
she was eating breakfast and also began
to eat.
Margaret noticed the cakes were bitter
and questioned her sister the reason there
for The young lady answered with q
them. The sister became alarmed and n
doctor was called, who in turn called as
sistance. Five minutes after the arrival
of the physician Adele was a corpse. The
younger sister was given an emetic, which
acted promptly and she was saved. She
had not partalten of a fatal quantity.
Tine deceased had always been of
bright cheerful disposition, until the fam
ily's money became tied up in a bank,
which failed. Thereupon the family be-
came quite distracted. Ii is clearly evident
that the unfortunate girl intended TO pois-
on all the members of the household After
having taken the strychnlne she prepared
more cakes for them and urged her sister
TO eat. Just before death came, she said
she was glad thai she ana her sister were
out of misery. but was sorry her brother
and mother had not partaken of the dead
ly food
AN OUTRAGE BY SAN .DoMINGoANS.
New York, December 2S.-The steamship
g. w. clyde, from Turks Island, arrived
here today and brings reports of an out
rage inflicted upon the crew of the Amer
lean schooner Henry Crosby which lost
her bearings and put into port at Old
Aqua, San Domingo. The first officer and
four Seamen got into a boat and pulled
for the shore When about 300 yards
out. file of DOMINICAN soldiers came run
ming down to the beach and leyeiing
their carbines. fired One of the rowers
threw up his hands and fell over into the
bottom of the boat The others paused
In surprise and alright when suddenly
another yolley was sent among them. This
time the first officer was struck. The |
other three sailors turned the boat about |
and desperately pulled Tor the schooner.
The men were taken on board when 1t
was found that the first officer had re-
ceived a bullet in his shoulder and the
seaman was struck by several balls. A /
bad wound in the back made it doubtful |
II the man would recover.
a report Of the AFFAIR has been made |
the United States government by the con- |
sui general at san Domingo
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THE wONplsR8. Z N aslps
1919 feet from crawiaI-s !. /, III
Royal owl Is giving un''''
ton; Try a SACK cslspisa 1