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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-06

Cincinnati Ohio, December "a special
to the Commercial. Tribune from Jackson
vile says: owner nisbee OF the tug paun.-
less has wired John HartridEe. his attcr-
hey. DOW In Washington, TO take steps at
once to confer with the attorney general in
regard 10 securing clearance papers for
the Dauutloss. II this Is refused, lie viii
hiring mandamus proceedings there and also
bring suit for damages against the collector
here If the clearance is gran ed the
Dauntlcss viii start at once for Jamaica Tor
bananas.
Next week 1t is expected that Judge
Locke Of The United states court viii re
lease the Three Friends ON $40 ,00O bail II
his is done j. M. Burrs. attorney for the
/ owners. is going TO try To ret a cargo of
arms and ammunition 10 be carried to Cuba
/ ana delivered to oue of the CUBAN generals
Blu, before | do that ! expect to 20 %
rotary OF the treasury and cell his attention
TO tho fact that the action % The United
States in The Horsa case gives me tho right
to do 50. II ! read the ruling of the su.
IRENE court In the ilOrsa case right ! am
or amy other American citizen has the right
10 clear from any port in the United States
tor Havana or any other port with that
Bind Of cargo. and ! can deinanl tht
necessary clearance papers Tor such trip.
It is rumored that the Canaan Junts II
Florida is supporting him In thia move
I srhpmp
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NnccO Wants Munitions.

jacksonville, Fla. December 5.-Tne Gu
pan delegate here has received request
from General Antonio Maceo FOR large
supply of arms and ammunition aid ineal-
cines TO be sent him Immediately Inc
Dauntless and Three Friends VIII leave
for Cuha at once with the supplies. NO at
tempt has been made at secrecy ana the
United States marshal has been Informed
that the Three Friends will carry cargo
of munitions OF war to Cuba. MI Raus
The owner. goes to Washington - once 10
inform the attorney general he mas con
tracted to send cargo on thS coast OF
Cuba and Will demand that his Vessel nc
escorted there by a United states warshli
lie insists that under the ruling OF me
United states supreme court In the Morris
case the carrying OF arms on an unarinrc
vessel is not violating tile law. The Daunt-
less will take on her cargo CT arms at III
Callie. The Commodore VIII leave today
for cuba with arms. Colonel Emilio
Nunez Of the Cuban junta Is now In Jack
sonyille directing tho movement OF tn
exneditiOn.
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Havana. December 5.-Maior Cirugja OF
the San Qucune battalion dlslodgod sew
eral bands of insurgents near punts Bravo
this morning. after two hours lighting.
The insurgents left behind them tilty-three
killed and a quantity Of arms and ann
munition. Many others were wounded The
troops lost one man killed and had one
captain and ten priyRtes wounded.
Lieutenant Colonel Aidea on Thursday
met The enemy on he heights of purgator.o
and after fierce engagement from ~
o'clock until I o'clock In the evening oc-
cuped the insurgents positions, afterward
repealed an attack on their cavalry aud
passed the night In the insurgeut camp
The loss of the two columns Of Spanish
troops in this engagement WAS twenty Ioui
soldiers Killed and Licutenants Rodriguez
and peremonte and forty nine soldiers
wounded. The insurgents are said to have
lost about 300 men killed aud wounded
The Spanish troops are said to have dls
played great bravery
The second part of Colonel Aldea's col
umn under Captain Cabelo, later met tn
Insurgents at Laguna Lsrga. Trey wrr
commanded by Juan Armeda, who, Will
eighteen of his followers was killed. Tn
troops had TWO men killed and two wound
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whltefold. n. H.. December 5-A. p.
Newton Of this town received a letter to-
day from c. f. Lane. formerly of tbs place
but now lieutenant in the Cuban army
under Aiaceo, in which Lane says every
cont of his life's earnings which mad been
mt into sugar and tobacco plantations Is
lost az all his property has been destroyed
nv The Spanish Lane Joined the cubans
Who he SAYS, only need money ~ conquer
spain. Lane states that be had d. company
n, Gfty-hve Texas cowboys ana hght rs
and during engagements mas losl out eis II,
snanish he SAYS, tried by courtmartlai ana
sentenced to death, but escaped, and whtn
The letter was written was at SANTA CARA
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New York. December 5.-The Herald's
Hayana cable says; The situation across
the bay is very grave. The insurseat
forces, who have within the las, week sew
cral times attacked Guanabacoa which IL
directly under the guns of MORO Cattle,
today mado q bold dash and entered .ha
town Tie resistance OF the garrlzon was
overcome aud the Spanish troops we're de-
featod and compelled to flee The iDsur-
gents then began their work Of destruc-
tion. and piled the torch IN every direc-
ton, burning large Part Of the city. The
citizens, as fer as possible, tied to Havana
or TO the suburbs.
The feeling here is one Of great con
Germ. Large bodies OF troops have been
dispatched By the government TO disiodce
the rehcla The lriug Of the c)mhatants
was heard here aud the sight OF the rid
sky. showing the devastation that was
in progress. struck terror into many hearts
in tho capital The strength q the col
umn that entered Gusnabacoa ia not
known.
II the government authorities arc aware
Of the name OF the leader they have not
I di.ciosed Il.
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no pitMG CHINA.


throw tue Present dynasty.
New York, u, -cnnbcr 3 -lnquirlcs among
tho Chinese IN this oity by reprrsenta-
i6vo OF the Associated Prose- ostablishos
tho fact that The "llsng chung Wooey"
which IA pain EeglNh me,Hs "chmoso
Progressive society" has large and
rapidly increasing membership, both ~
this country ana In C'ltna.
firummrut Chlpamen here, whom Nrst
appr1arhcd, wcra very rcti,y nj, bus WHOM
thcs wore aAsut . mat the names would
not pc undc public thsy eos senici To talk
about the naCtcc, Several OF ,hcm ao-
knnNlodspd thAi thotc waH such 4 Hce.ely
ia existence, but not one OF them would
gay ttat he was tncmhsr, As 20 tho
purpose Of the organization, Il w0H grn-
orally COIN ded thlt the chiues3 Huhl9riq
wore dissHtisned Nith the ruling OF the
emperor, Mono Of thosc uucstlu1e would
acknowledge that the society eNistcl IN
tl.s coultry bat ono or two Inadvertently
spoke Of the iea1ers n Ban francisco and
New York one Of the best known ch.-
iteao mecchants In this c.ty said that the
Inovoncn, was FOR the overthrow of the
PRISE government N china ana the
| substitution OF republican form OF gov
/ ornmoat lie said that The org1atzaiion
| waa more powerful IN point Of numbers
: and enthusiasm than the most aangu.no
/ autc.ua,2ons Of the leaders had looked
for, anu ne Claimed that therc ans elk he-
7 urrs 81 the number OF membership, One
more bold thnn the otherg volunteered this
! statement;
| ~ can not" he oald. dscioac Anything
with reference 10 The work of the orgaa'
izatlon, but when the time comes TO strike
u blow Tor the overthrow OF tbe pr"fen'
| dynasty and the formation of . ropubllt
/ mint existing in CHINA VIII receive q
severe shock and think "" "ill win
| Wore / IN China my moab would pay IN,
penalty for there words, hui mink
! have said enough JAZZ now 10 give you ~
idea uf how Tar fetchug our soclpty'i
| work has gOno Like az secret bodies. W
| have to be r0ticeni. uu1 while our worl
| - being carried on win q great deal %
secrecy. We have no fears OF tho ultimate
results"
As 10 the value Of III Hung chang's hea,
| 10 be determined hy the value OF tho in
| formation hn acquired during MS euro
pean aud American "trip. none OF thos
| interviewed would say anything furthe
than thcy knew nothing Of the agrceuen
made 10y the emperor with his einbassa
dor when hc sent him on his trip aroun'
the world.
Chicago, December 5.-Accordlng I,
Woon Ching Woo. the editor Of the Chi
nose News IN this city, China Is on Tn
eve Of an upheaval ouch az Is now goini
on IN cuba. He WAS shown the reports &
the cable from London 10 the effect tha
Sun yatzcn, the Chinamsn who was Kid
nnpcd In London ard only released fron
the Chinese embassy at tho specific dc
mand Of Lord Salisbury was "A u'rnbe
OF the society having for It's object tn
| liberation OF China from IT'S present dy
| nasty He SAID that the report was tfu
ANA that he would have preferred 70 hay
| kept the srory secret for some time Longer
, but as IT is out. he wished to confirm # (
every particular.
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ApplIcanrts examined for positions In the
postofntc.
Petition TO remove Justice Joo pevlno
from office.
New ministers MI Methodist pulprs to-
day,
Meetings of Turnverein and Dick bowl.
Ing Camp.
rnion meeting this afternoon OF tho
Chrlstiun I'm lciVor Focietlos.
Football game at Herald Park.
Enioyrplc candy pulling at the rosilcnco
ot Mrs j. ", Barrett.
CATHOLIC mission lectures by Rov. Father
Iiranunr.
several indpicnt fires.
| Annual memorial service OF the Lodge OF
| Eils tbs afternoon.
! lledicaFior OF the new residence of MIR
James frost.
| Y.M, e. A, noiee. Mira Edholm's lecture
! to men only.
| Eiccuoua OF u, of A. lodges,
Something of The Texas University ~
told by mr. Red so the eN-studcnta.
south rcNirs physleaa1t5.
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Cincinnati, Ohio December 5.--A special
IN the commereial-T Tribune from Jackson
vile. FLA. says; A telegram from Havana
was published here today that Maceo had
e,d from Cuba 70 the United States 10 avoid
a conflict with Woyler. MI II. \. Hyra.
,ho leading member OF the Cuban circle
here. said tonight.
Il have heard from Aaeeo direct sara
he with emphasis, within tho past dny
or Two and I know that Maceo is ali right.
A captain OF his stat came here yeHtt rday
direct from Maceos camp and stated ~
me that Maceo could hold the hilis foi
eight months or longer against Weyier and
ali his army. He has his cattle veil n'o
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gardens aud above all < faithful and hon
est soldicry. He has good supply oi arms
and ammunition and IL generally In good
condition to hold NJ = n aeninst Wcyler
! nm III position T. that Macao coce
nat intend to leave ~. q. yet while at
Weylot says lc has gone. Whom he goes
It viii be IN coffin Maceo viii never
desert HIS country He IL watching Wcyler
and Gro long The latter viii nnd that lie is
| Yot In llIha. !"
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rOpars TEXTURES


wcyor moving cautiously toward the
lNa in pinar dcl Rio.
Tho Dauntleae will carry II cargo Of
arm, 10 the Cuhane.
Officials in Madrid anxious concerning
Mir Cicvoland's message.
Reporl from cuba shows that Maceo Is
,n good condition
lcsufgents attack towns within range
of Moro castle
Desperate battle reported 10 have taken
place at r.llicos. IN rnar del RIO prov
ince.
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Under Secretary Curzon makes a pc
cul!ar speech. which IL being criticised
English court c.rc3es sitil 0ppr"hets.ve
Of Ssnnrck'e revelations.
Disclosures In the L@aigo~ Lechor l!bel
tr,nl at Berlin WIZ result IN the under Of
"details Of the foreign Office 5eing cleaned
out.
Emperor William may compel the ship
owncrs 10 arb,rItc the dokera' strike.
Br7iorw.tz ease to he reopeupi.
Ambassador Bdyard not likely TO accept
tho proposel lestlmon.al.
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New York, December IA dispatch from
Madrid to the World says intense anxiety
is felt by all classes concerning "ha' 'ne
rresident may say in his nessase about
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DIngley said TO be slated for the treas-
nry porifuHo, Cornelius Bliss navy, and
PAYNE postmaster gcnor"l
Chairman D!ngloy says there VIII be an
extra Session OF congress in March.
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snort.

sharkcy Alll laid up. Fitz satd 10 Rave
made money on OUTSIDE bets.
Nike Leonard knocks Stanton Abbott
cut In the third roprd.
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EoI PIE.
Wrought Iron Pipe,
We'll Casing,
Drive Pipe,
Boiler Tubes, etc.

we are headquarters on these, having
Just received a large shipment. Also al
Kinds and s yes of Iron and Brass Fittings.
Write for pr.ces in carload and less than
carload lots,
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Fob Ferry killed by Eugene Wall near
sun Augustine
smith county's treasurer caught by both
bank failures.
Commissioners OF Columbia and Bra
zoria unssste1 by the court.
Claude and Yearly Rhodes, accused OF
killing II. r. Coleman at Waelder allowed
bail
TX County Treasurer Coe OF Dallas. who
claims 20 have been shot and robbed laD!
sunday. arrested at Dallas on charge
Of ombezzlement
Negro church and school house burned
by incendlar.es n Dallas county.
wife Murderer Burt at Austin files Il
motion for a now trial, which is oyerruied
ana an appeal taken.
Galveston real ertaie dealers asking I'M
reasonable prices for land wanted by the
government for for,ihcations.
Twon,y-dye feet Of water Ak Galveston
bag at mean low tide.
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Cotton futures advanced or points
Houston spo.s unchanged. With middling
7 3-l6c,
Houston wholesalers state that Decem-
her has starred with an active trade.
Wheat In Chicago cioocs at hc advance
for May option.
Spectators IN stocks and bonds holding
back untN after the delivery of President
cIeyehnd's message.
Local.
Funeral OF Charles Mcmillan and his in.
FAINT child.
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The English court is reported to be suii
In a state OF apprehension concerning me
Bismarck revelations. 1t appears that ms
queen and her late consort. Prince AIpert'
oorrcsponded conndentisliy FOR many years
en- political family AFFAIRS with ola Eln-
reror William. when the latter was simply
king Of Prussia and II Is understood mat
most of these lqtters originals Or eop.as.
tConinued Un Thtrd fnHe1
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NOT AFRAID OF THE LAW.
corbett Believes the Fight Can he Held
at Coney Island.


NEW YORK, Dec flames J. Cor
bett arrived in this city last night.
He was asked about the decision rem
dered by District Attorney Backus of
Brooklyn, who says that the proposed
boxlngmatch between Corbett and Fitz-
simmons cannot be held by thu Greater
New York Athletic club on Goney Is
land.
sOf course, said Gorbett, "the law is
on our side. There Is no law on the
statutebooks which prohibits boxing,
and partiularly seientifs boxing. You
cannot make u distinction between Us,
and let men like Dixon and Erne have it
out say it is for the interest of box
ing to bring two such scientific men as
Fitzsimmons and myself together If
we should ever fight it viii be seen then
that there is less brutality between such
scientific men as we are when we meet
in the ring If we could get DIR. Park
hurst and Commissioner Roosevelt to
see US box it would be the making Of
boxing They have never seen us, and
they probably imagine that because we
are the biggest men we would inflict
damage. Really, l cannot make it out.
1t is simply prejudice I still think we
can get decision from the courts, and
that we will be permitted to box at
Coney Island
Corbett said that he had received an
offer from Dan Stuart of Texas to fight
Fitzsimmons for SIS, 900, to take place
in the south at some place Stewart
would select. Il have not received Mr..
Stewards letter yet, said Corbett Il
have signed articles with Warren Lew
is of Coney Island for $26 GOO. and he
has posted $4,000 which he will forfeit
if he fails to pull off the match on Jan.
IA. l am anxiously waiting for Fitz-
simmons to make move We have been
wiring to him time and again. but can
get no reply from him. 1t is all in
Fitzsimmons' hands. The clubs have
been wiring him. and they, too. have
met with the same success as 1 have to
hear from him .
Speaking about the lo-round "go" be-
tween Tom sharkey and Fitzsimmons,
which takes place in San Francisco this
week, Corbett said that he looked for
Fitzsimmons to whip Sharkey. He
will whip HIM in short order" said Cor
bett, "unless Sharkey uses his foul tao
ties and wrestles as he used on me.
think they will stop HIM. Fitzsimmons
ought to win !"
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JAPAN ron ADVANCEMENT.
Striving to Increaae Her commercial
and Industrial standing

Striving to Increaae Her Commercial
and Industrial standing.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec Z -R w IT..
win, who has been IN Jap1u for 30
years. and has represented the Hawaiian
government there as consul and minis
ter, has just arrived from tho orient.
He says
1.-THE statement that Russia has es-
tabhshed a suzerainty over Cofea is in
correct, although the fact that the king
is housed in the Russian legation might
lend credenee to that supposition. ia
pan S ambition does not extend to Corea
American influence is uppermost in the
kingdom and the king is acting entirely
under the advice of three Americans
Japan sole ambition now is CONNER
cial and industrial advancement The
government is encouraging the con
struction, operation and maintenance Of
railroad and steamship lines and manu-
featuring industries
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4 MONETARY CONFERENCE.
ono WIN BE Held At indianapolis by
Financiers

Finanoiers.
CHICAGO, Dec. Chicago viii be
represented at the indianapolis mono
tary conference, which begins to.
pay. by H. P. Dousman, William Dick
inson and P. B Weare. These gentle
men have been selected by President
William T. Baker to represent the Chi
caeo board Of trade in the deliberations
of the conference President Baker.
who is in hearty accord with the spirit
Of the proposed conference, said to-
day:
CAS- I understand it. the object of the
] conference is TO give expression to the
opiniors OF the businessmen of the
country upon the financial questions of
the cay. The chief topic to be discussed
will be the appointment of a monetary
commission, to be authorized by the
! next congress. I 90 net understand that
ne conftrence viii make any sugges.
eions as to any particular plan Of action
or attempt to define any particular
financial policy for the country. Ii is
Intended to meet the difficulty which
now confronts u.s. of diversity Of
opinion among the businessmen of the
country on this important question of
faance. ere are many things upon
which we al agree, but WHEN ii comes
TO details there IS not the same degree Of
unanimity. and it was, therefore,
thought that it would be very difficult,
if net impossible, to accomplish any
radical or permanent reforms without
referring the entire question to a COM
mission of men who have reduced
finance to a science. Such a commits.
sion, it is believed, will be able to evolve
plan that will meet all existing re.
quirements and remedy all existing
evils
Congress doos not contain many ex-
pert fnanciers. and hence it was thought
that a commission would be far prefer.
rable to leaving the matter to the delib-
erations Of the legislative body The
business men of the country are in ac-
cord on certain important matters which
need revision and change, and it is only
a few politicians who may stand in the
way OF a practical financial reform. 1t
is teli wed that this commission, if APP
pointed. would be able to collect the
views Of all who have given the subject
careful study, and after due delibera-
ton frame such bill as would relieve
the country of It's present embarrass-
ments."
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EMMA LAYTON Held.
1t Is Believed She Can Tell Much Of
Two Bold Robberies.

II Is Believed She Can Tell Much Of
Two Bold Robberies.
KANSAS Cry. Dec Tifteen-year
old Emma Layton, an orphan, has been
held by the police as an important Wit
ness against four men who, on Thanks.
giving night, held up and attempted to
rob the car full Of passengers on the
Kansas City aud Independence electric
line She declares that She made masks
for the robbers and knew Of their plans
which were. she said, concocfed at the
home Of the Ridgeway brothers at Gem
tropolis She was recently released
from the House of the Good Shepherd,
and it is the theory Of the police that
she fell into the clutches Of the gang
They believe also, that she can tel
something of the Chicago and Alton
robbery.
Eugene Ridgeway. the missing msnl-
Der Of the gang, is believed to have been
seen at Grayson, near St. Joseph
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TWO MEN oom9ITrBD TIE DEED.


' -. w.. =, ss's 9 pen 'hs county
aud caeeas rhe ome,al Was s,isl,tly
Wounded IN the Bnek Of the Iiead
" a shot
paALts. Dec 1.-Two men with
guns he'll up County Treasurer w y.
Coo N his office IN inc courthouse here
at mdnignt sunday highland took $500
IN cash and cheeks amounting % about
Sise9
From rhe best information that can
De gieaned Mr.. Gee was IN ms office
working upon his books preparatory TO
turning over the office to his successor.
Edward Prather He had been at work
since 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon 40
u o'clock the two men faced Mn. Coe
and at che point OF pistols made MN
open the big vault and the men took
the cash and started to make their est,
Then Mr. eoe reached and secured his
pistol, which was in the vault. and fol-
lewed the rehbers out af the vault. The
other man IN the meantime stood watch
on the outside
As the man with the money made for
an open window on Commerce street
Mr.. ooe raised his pistol, but Invent OF
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Tom Ira
cey, the Australian welterweight. will
meet Jimmy Ryan of Cincinnati in a
10-round contest under the direction of
the Golden West Athletic club to-
night. There will also be Ground 60
between Jack Steiner, Fitzsimmons'
boxing partner, and Tom Johnson, and
the same number of rounds between
Charley Rochelle and II. Butler at 40
pounds
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REORGANIZATION MOVE.
Trying to set the Oregon short Line
Road straight Again.

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. THE first
local move in the reorganization of the
Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern
railroads was made in the circuit court
here before Judge Sanborne, when appli-
cation for foreclosure Of the Short Line
system was made.
A party of officials interested arrived
here over the Union Pacific road In
the party were Lawrence Greer Of New
York. Zera Snow Of Portland, Or, o.
w Mink of New York and William r.
Kelly OF Omaha Kelly and Mink are
here for the purpose OF protecting inter-
ests the receivers may have in the prop
erty. and which may be affected by the
hearing
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services:at St. Joseph's Church

During the month OF December
services will he held at st. Joseph's
Catholic church two nights in every
week-Wednesday and Thursday.
These services will be conducted by
that learned priest and eloquent
speaker, Father Magiveny, Of Little
Rock. On next Wednesday night
the subject of his text will be: THE
Plan OF Redemption The services
will begin promptly at $50 O'Clock,
and The public is cordially invited
tn hear him
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WlLMNGroS Del Dec IA con.
vention will be he'd III Dover to-
day for the purpose Of framing a new
constitution for the state. The present
constitution IS virtually the Same instru.
ment that was adopted in l776 This
will be the six h attempt to get a new
constitution for Delaware The first
was made in 1871