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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29

Boston, Mass. December 2s.-The Portu
guese consul at Boston has received petit
sent by the Portuguese governor. of the
province Of Don Jacntc de Teres Adoa,
asking aid for thousands of suffering In
habtants who lost nearly all their prop
erty In great waterspout on November
.. A number of lives were lost at that
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29
Germany Has rnI<cn No Action.

Perrin. December IS, The representative
Of the Associated Press in informed mat
not only has Germany not made express
TO Washington regarding
c,,,o as seated In dispatch from Paris on
eot,,rdev last. bur Germany has not heeh
onnToachcG on the subject by any power
in any way whalever
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29
Family I'crlsi,rd.

Dublin. December 2S.--A family of ten
persons and number of cattle have been
engulied by the subsidlng of a bog of one
hundred acres near Castle Island. County
Kerry. II is stated that other persons
were drowned at the same time and place.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29
Furniture IIouse.

Washington, December 2S.--The large
furniture house of Julius Lansburg on New
York avenue was destroyed by fire tonight
Loss on building, stock and adjacent struc-
turc will amount to 5000, 900.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29
Refused TO indorsc chonie'

Now York December ss-rhe kepuhli-
can club tonight refused to ihao'1 49,, ,uS
candidacy Of Joseph v choate for 81, t II e
s,stos senator. Every follower Of y. =.
pI,tt vsre present. The meeting was very
i,vs1v and al times uproarious'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29
Photographic outat nurncd.

Story, a photographer. lost his tents and
fixtures by fire yesterday The iotal loss
is 5000. with no insurance. The fire orgI-
mated from the stove
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29
Convicted Of Arson.

New York, December 20. Isaac zukcr.
wealthy real estate owner and manufactur-
err, was tonight convicted OF arson In 10
first degree In causing his Division strosk
store to be set on Are. and he himseif niA- +,
Ing In the arrangement for igniting q.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29

New York. December 2S-The yearly
chess tournament between the Yale, Har-
ward, Princeton and Columbia teams be-
gan today in the rooms OF the Columbus
grammar school. The prize Is the uni
yersity cup, valued at $500 which has
lcen wen twice eech by Columbia and
Harvard. II
'rhe score at the end Of the first day
stands: Harvard 2. Columbia I. Princeton
l. Yale O.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29
Floods in Greece.

athens, December 2S.-Foods have oc-
Cured In the Lividia district. They have
teen accompanied by some loss OF life
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29

ment for life and to pay half the expenses
irsolvont.
Sanguilly's lawyer has entered an aupeal
To the supreme tribunal OF ahrogaton on
the ground Of errors in the evidence in the
proceedings, and in the law bearing upon
the prisoners case
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29

San Francisco, Cal. December Pr
''even-elgh'hs of IA miIe-Good Times, Nom
chalance Miss Baker. Time. 1;32a:.
Mile--Can't Dance. ST. Aignon. Ben
Amelia. Time. III
Three-quarters OF mile-Zamar IL.
Casper. Lucky Deg. Time, 1.iTft. ~
Mile and 4 sixteenth -Schiller. MONTH.
Milo and an cighih--Salvable, Morte
Ronsc. Lovcdalc. Time 2:05. I1S
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29

New York, December 2s.-At the Brook
Ign Athletic club tonight Eddie Curry OF
New York and Rillv Whistler of PhiiadcI-
phia SPARED twenty rounds at catch
weights, Whistler having lcen substituted
for Tommy Dixon, who was originally
matched. curry forced the lighting at the
start. but Whistler improved and honora
were ever until the end of the eIghteenth
round. when Curry forced the fighting and
got the decision, 4.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29
Cocking Main nj Uryan

Bryan. Texas, December 2s.--In the cock.
ing main this afternoon. between John b,
Mike and Charles Knob.auch OF Bryan on
one side and Tom Ewing and s. s. Ken
needy of the BRACES bottom ana Tom
Ewing OF Hampstead on the other. Mike
and Knoblauch won the match, beating
four out of the seven fights, -
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KID MCCOY Won.

Johannesburg. December 2s.--Kid Mccoy
OF Memphis. American middlewcight. d..
feated Billy Doherty of Australia Satur-
day evening In nsnc rounds for the cham
pionshiD Of the world. Mccoy completely
outelassed Doherty IN cleverness.
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Yictorx fnr YnIe.

Jackson. Tenn. December 2s--Nearly -
thousand people witnessed the game ct
football here today between the Yale tear, .
aud that Of the Southwestern Baptist uni.
yersity. Tho score was IS to 4 In favor %
Yale ~ tf'7l
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29

New Orleans. December 2s-weather
fine: track fast.
One mile-iPete Kitchen. Judge Stead
man. Laura Gotta. Time lH.
Mile and a fxteonth-AnRer, Elyrla.
Farmer Leigh. Time l:5iA
SIX furlongs-Shuttlecock, Senator Nor.
~: cGmpanfa. Time LIN
Mile and a fnrlongis- Sandoval, New
h use. Constant. rlma lGis.
Six furloDgs-Sauuemic Sim w. r. @.
Ban. Time I,liA.
Seven furlongs-Terra Archer. Sir John.
MamJe q. Time l:2gis.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26
sEERs EXPECTED TO-DAY.

n Clark, restaurateur. Twenty-thirdst opposite
Fifth Avenue Hotel. Rooms dinners and receptions
Menus and estimates on application.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26

saint although 1t his holday-yesterday
was st. Pauls Day-did not come TO her relief.
1t is circumstances OF this sort which rejoice
the hearts Of the superstitiously inclined. They
see in these things the pointing OF the mystic
figure of controlling fate. Another thing that
may excite inquiry is the fact that she had no
pilot on board. having possibly missed connec-
ton with the brave little vessels because of the
storm through which she had come only to go to
sleep In the mud at last. Speculations without
end consumed the crowds on the beach. which
grew ever greater as the day wore on, but there
was no one to give reasonable explanation Of
cause It was not possible to get near the Of
ficers of the ship Repeated efforts were made
10 board her. but rali cofners We're rebuffed with
out reserve, and everybody stood around and
looked and questioned.
Shortly after noon the lifeboats got away and
ma lie for the ships side, and were speedily en-
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26

RACED In getting of the mail. which was at once
carried to the little steamer George starr, wIiicn M
had been sent down for mail and passengers
She was lying seaward some hurdreds OF Ieet.
Near her lay the revenue cutter. whose oincers
had been put on board to clear the passengers
for landing 1t took some time to get an .he
mail removed, and II was not until aIter
O'Clock that the first signs OF activity were Oh
served on the saloon deck. from which the gang
stairs had been lowered Then the iIeoos "a
five in number rounded in one at time' anu
as fast as they received their loads were care
fully turned ard danced away OF the long swens
around the stem OF the ship TO the Starr ""eie
the passengers were changed.
As nearly as could be ascertained by watcnlng
the scene Of the transfer through glasses theie
was very little nervousness apparent an, anonS e
even the women. who are generally timia 1a or
cockleshen craft. Occacionally, as one dreW
away and met the full weight Of the sweIs
which struck as soon as the lifeboat roundeo ou'
from the still water between shore ana snip,
signals were noticed between passengers IN poat
and on ship. white handkerchief would hulter
bravely for an instant, visible to the naked eye
as the boat topped a big roller Then IT wouid
fan as suddenly as a surrendeing flag when
the light craft disappeared in the depths OF me
trough for all the world as though II mad peeh
swajlowed up forever, and one felt that the
fair hand holding that handkerchief had been In
stantly called away to more important outies
such as grasping frantically at the arm or some
staIwart carsman, for example. or clutcning
madly at the side Of the boat
THE, TRANSFER OF THE PASSENGERS SLOW.
7, was tedious work. this slow handling Of
human freight. but the life-saving crews seemeo
t,reless. and the boats came and went across
the Intervening space with the regularity OF
schedule arrangement, and shortly before
o'clock the last were transferred and little
later the Starr drew out to sea from the mass
Of tags. started for the city, .nS ana reacneo
the american Line pier at $50 O'clock o.o
T. ny ,raa a happy 4ot of passengers that were
then nermtted to get something solid % under
foot. after a most exciting experience me an,
thew had not been in any absolute danger ye,
they were near enough to old Neptunes cni''
embrace to suit the widest enthusiast Tor aa, Ia,
venture They had had all the excltement ta
a wreck at sea without any or the aosoiu.e
nriyations and sufferings which such catas-
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26
ALL ROADS
LEAD TO ROME.

COMPANY sent three tugs down TO the steamer
and the NeW-York Towboat Company sent thiec
u1nre These together with the Merritt ana the
Inoe would seem to furnish power ample TO
unfx the universal earth. Whether they can
unseat the St Paul from her throne OF sand re-
mains to be seen. The eiiort was h
os much as possible of her weight in deep water.
Then by Tightening the cargo forward, IL nsnI ls.a
be possible to haul her off, To make more u7lh, nnrt
horo the St Paul is lying is a scant haii-iniie
north of the big iron pier - ,,or,co,
The marine superintendent Of the America, rl ~
~, cantain Shackford went down carry 10
Liiie, ppntrnl NJ the work of getting the Nes-
assume m rd he and the officers of the vessel were
INIT mi, in the belief that she was III no i the
mediate danger, principally 6ecauS' aus was a. rest
n~atuie ~ IN n cradle. Aside from the stretching
~ the steel hawsers, with the evident '''e"''o
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26

Of keeping the ship from stranding further on
the beach, no effort made 10 move nor
yesterday afternoon. but to-day busy ilne
may be expected. In fact Ii Is not improbahl"
that her entire cargo may be removed from the
hold This amounts to 900 tons and a part
Of it il OF peculiar value. being more than
81 600 900 ir gold consigned To Crossman IL
Brother. Of New-York There is always a
grain OF comfort to be ground out OF misfor-
tune If one will only turn the mill the right
way IT was stated at the beach that II was
a very fortunate thing the St Paul did not go
on shore twelve hours earlier during the Storm
as then there would have been no hope for her.
The officers OF the American Line have issued
notice to the effect that If the st. Paul is not
ready for service by the time Of next sailing
the ST Louis. which has been undergoing re-
pairs will take her place in the line.
Clement 4. Griscom. president Of the 1nterna-
tional Navigation Company, arrived at Long
Branch last night about 10 o'clock on a special
train from Philadelphia. Clement A. Griscom,
jr., arrived about hour later on a special train
from Jersey City.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26

hardly see anything. but when went out on the
bulkhead there in front Of the Grand View
Hotel | could make out the boat lying in the
water.
The way they going on was something
awful As | mad II oit the boat was lying
head on shore They were burning green lights
and | could hear them rushing around on the
ship The life-savers had come up and shot
line out over the ship. There was a good deal OF
pulling and hauling and jabbering back and
forth, and then finally 1t was apparent To both
sides that the boat was safe for the time, and SO
they gave It up until morning One OF the life
savers told me that the Campania and the St
Paul had been racing and that both had gone
ashore but that the Campana had backed of
When It got light I the st. Paul had
swung around with the tide until the vessel was
side shore. | tell you the St Paul looked queer
Just when 1t was getting light. She looked Ike
a mountain and the green lights gave her a
ghostly, grcwsomc look. When 1t got light we
could see plainly where she had buried her nose
in the sand and how badly she was stuck. From
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26
Poor Indeed !

There are degrees kinds OF poverty just as there
differences opi,on those who compute and
poverty riches by different standards some
men deem themselves poor because they are less rch
than others again there ire comparatively people
who satisfied with competence There Is kind OF
poverty for which amount OF wealth can cCihpeh-
safe. namely poverty OF bodily Stamina evinced oy ner
vousness and arrangement Of the functions Of diges-
tion and the bowels To restore vgor
upon q permanent basis there is enc remedy that fuily
covers the requirements fills the BILL and his Is Hos
letters Stomach Btters BY restoring digestion giving
q heathfui Impulse the action of the bowels and liver
and tranouilzlng the nerves 1t fulhs the condition
essary a resumption Of strength by the system II
also overcomcs malaria and rheumatism.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26

AZ once went out 10 superntend the work in
nerson No one was permitted to accompany him,
as the order forbiddng access to the ship from
the shore was still in force. In the midst OF all
the excitement the ship made no apparent M enanse s
tn bar nosition The list to port may have been
a mere trifle weightier. but she was being light
ened all the time as the bilge ballast was being
s,nadiiv withdrawn and poured In dirty stream
go 30 hig nipehole amidships. The dirtiness
nf lao the water as it spouted out may have led to
the report that the ship was aleak The ~ tribune
reporter was assured that this was hot .ne ea.e
thst she was sound a nut; but all VINO lookeu S,
with the eve OF experience agreed that her ui.i
mate safety rested upon continuance oi ,er Iu,er
weather Should another storm preak 10 ppo,,en pome
We wr,h n,onld he able to save her from broken
hack aground. as she undoubtedly was III '"e
middle part and anoat at bow and stern;
In addition to the tugs OF the merritt anu
Chapman companies the Lucke"oa@"
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26

Of the days Of Columbus, when seafarlng was
more a matter of faith than practice. But II
the report Is true that the two liners were rae
ing across the Atlantic for a record trip. there
Is still another phase to interest the irreverent
and to stimulate the pessimistc element In the
community. a good many questions remain
to be asked which none OF the passengers could
answer -
While the passengers were being taken OF.
the wrecking tugs were not Idle The trio OF
big steel hawsers had been placed and anchored
taut. In the midst Of all the hustle there was
one man on shore who was filled with mighty
longing This was Mr. Merritt, the head OF the
wrecking company, who felt himself virtually
in charge of the work Of salvation. He walked
up and down the sand and whistled and Sig
nailed for a long time in vain for boat. He
wanted to board of the big tugs. A fog
horn could not have been heard above the roar
of the surf and the thunder Of 1t against the
towering side OF the ship. Occasionally the
breeches- buoy, which had been made to do
noble service as a carrier of messages to and
from the shore, would make hestating voyage
across the long reach OF hawser.
FINALLY Mr. Merritt was rewarded for his pa
tience and managed to get boat In which he
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26
CROWDS WATCH THE BIG SHIP
LONG BRANCH HAS NOVEL MID
WINTER ATTRACTION.

AN OLD RESIDENT DESCRIBES THE sTRANDfNG-
CAPTAIN MERRITT HAS DIFFICULTY IN GET
TING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or SIGHT
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26

LADIES' SWE q ] EKS.
We have Just received full line OF Laa'es
Sweaters, in all coIors and styles, large sleeve .
plain and turtle collars, suitable FOR bicyc'ins'
skating, bowling and golf. Clubs supp'ied ana
monograr,s or embIems worked from the'r
own designs.
rxTpAoRpINARY OFFERING OF
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26

AN OLD RESIDENT DESCRIBES THE sTRANDfNG-
CAPTAIN MERRITT HAS DIFFICULTY IN GET
TING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF SIGHT
sEERS EXPECTED TO-DAY.
The big American liner lying. side on, just
off the Grand View Hotel. OF Long Branch
was AMI linteTest'ng sight A capital view
Of the Aged greyhound was afforded from
the bulkhead that projected out into the
water almost line with the spot
where she went on hard and fast. The
people Of Long Branch were wakened during
the night by tie firing Of the signal cannon
and the whirl of rocket. and many did not 20
back to bed again. The ocean front at the
spot where the st. Paul was ashore was
crowded carly in Che forenoon. and each sue
ceeding hour saw the crowd grow in size. OF
course. each visitor had some suggestion to
make about getting the vessel off. and the life
saving crew was heartily berated for not having
the vessel afloat within an hour after the ac-
cident occurred.
The many hackmen in Long Branch awoke
TO the financial value Of the wreck early In the
day AS soor az the news became known In
New-York that the vessel had gone ashore
those who had friends on board, and many
newspaper men hurried to the scene of the
grounding The unusual number OF visitors
startled the hacknen at first. but they soon
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26

rad,es Black Taffeta SIX skirts' ui, ,~x
brella shape wide rutile, WIN ha' III
row corded rufile .........''
ueavv Changeahle Taneta SIX SKIS Skn's, -.
umbrella shape wide rufile' With (.0I
narrow corded rufiles ....'.''''''''
HspyE sas. Hss sss. Te5. sss S. GSs Sas e49
row rufies and dust rufiie..'.
Same style, changeabe silk........'
EXTRA Heavy Changeable SILK skirts;
umbrella shape, wide rufile, WITH n.41
corded rufIies and dust ruifie.......
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26
Cut Table Crystal.

w. ,sk snerial attention TO prices marked pm
bis s,Ie as the goods are the productions OF ou Il
0WN FACTORIES At STElNCHONAI: ,.t ana
are "SHORN OF THE JOBBERS PKofl lIo
thes, conditions no other retail fouss enjoys
and the BUYER ''REAPS THE BENEFIT.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26

trophe sometimes entails. They had been gal
lantly rescued from the wreck. II they pleas,
10 call II so in the recitals Of the future. and
there their romance ends. What many OF them
had individually to say will find place In an
other part of this story of their adventure
Non. Of them, however will be able to explain
by %Vhat chance it was that an ocean liner. or
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26

found ont the cause and when passenger
alighted from any Of the trains during the o's
the first thing that greeted his ear Was '"e
stentoran call of the hackman:
"Here YOU are! Fifteen minutes to the
wreck
A. tho only course was to take n hack or
walk about two miles through mud ankle deep
tho baclmen did a thriving business. The oidest
irboh,atts also came In for their share OF the
glory incident upon the wreck Of the 81 raul
ono of the citizens of Long Branch-the season
is not in blast now and all the residents Oh inc
n,ooo at this time of the year the regular
inbabitants-rode down to the wreck in CAP
with Tribune reporter He cescriocu '"c
u.rocl in his own inimitable way. He had
snowy beard and dog that reminded one Oh
"O,d Dog Tray" He said in speaking Oh t''e
r,rec,s after assuring himself that the reporter
,vas not an insurance agent who had unacr-
written the vessel and was consequently !ook-
ing for data:
Rr,NORs THAT TWO BOATS WERE AGROUND
"you see I heard terrible racket rouhd
here about Or maybe it was 90 'iis
morning The men were running through ''c
s,raats and the cry was that boat had gone
boro and was going to pieces. 1t was pad
,o,t Tho yind was blowing kind OF stifish, ana
,hera was a heavy fog rolling in from the sea
Won don't often see a heavy fog and wind ana
was commenting on the fact when some one
,o,d mo that II was an American Line boat that
had gone ashore. | rode down to the beach, ana
tel you 1t was dismal down there. Inc 'os
was thicker than cream in June. You couIu
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26
ACTIVITY AT THE HOTELS.

The crowd around the beach increased all
day. Hotels that have been closed ever since
the season ended. but which In close position
to the spot Of the grounded steamer. opened dur
ing the day, and the cafes did n good business
The telephone and telegraph stations were espe-
cially we'll patronized. Everybody who came
down as soon he ascertained the situation
wanted to inform friends In New-York or In
the country somewhere and the result was that
the wires were kept busy all day. When those
around realized that there was no danger the
affair drifted into a sort of pleasure party
The big liner lay off the beach, swaying rest
essly with each wave that broke over her bow
and suenly emitting smoke from her great
iron tunnels. The captain could be seen on the
bridge with his officers at their different sta
tions but not word could be secured from
them about the accident. The lines which had
been made fast to the vessel and securely fast
ened on shore by the life-savers. hung slack
all day. The other lines which were made fast
to the different tugs also hung slack except
at such times when feeble effort was made
to pull the imprisoned monster off There was
a heavy surf running. and the waves came
in a tumultuous mass of feecy foam the
sci listing ever so little with each attack from
the heavy rollers.
Many of the men who live their lives along
the beach, and who always the richer for
the wreck of any great vessel were on hand,
critically watching the attack Of the waves