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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-31
BERMupA AT PUERTO coRrEz.

Puerto Cortez. Honduras. March 3d.
Copyrighted, 1886, by the Associated
Press --'rhe British steamer Bermuda,
from New York, which II Is alleged landed
arms and ammunition ana a nhbustering
here Yesterday
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sEMr-oFFIcIALI,Y DENIED.

Madrid, March so.--Semi-ofhcal advicos
received from Havana indicate that tho
report that the city OF Pinar del Rio had
been captured by the Insurgents liz incor-
rect.
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Are these the days
of freedom?
Is everybody ont OF
bondage?
Would I h at wa
could answer, Yes!
Everyhody's free"
But, IN fact. at the
end of this enlight-
cued century there
,nrc hundreds OF thou
sands, yes, millions
of III @ " In I h Q
clutches Of a tyrant
worse than any in
history. unable to
fight their way 10
J liberty, impotent to
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Jake Schnefer and Albert GARNER are to
contest for n purse OF 5000 offered by
Maurice DAILY. Tho championship game
for tho past five years has been AT ~
inches. but as Ives became so strong ut
this styie DAILY decided to equalize mat
tors by making tho game AN 1S-inch
hnlk line
Thousands OF cases of rheumatism have
been cured by Elmer ~ Amends Pre-.
scription No. 2sa1." All sufferers shoul1
try IL bottle of same. G. w. Preston & Co.,
Galveston. TcXns, aAents.
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Whon once the tobacco habit gets It's
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win power. and robs him OF his only
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brain deadened, unti he becomes aailow,
skinny, lsilfss wreck OF a man. his OK
istcnce a living death, and himself an OBJ
icct OF disgust instead OF love and af-
frction 10 those who are dear to him.
Every day the hold grows stronger and
last stages OF tobacco poisoning. others
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All need help, Mt once, without delay.
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BILLIARp TOURNAMENT.

New York. March so.-Prominent bill
Hard players from all over the country
gathered at Madison Square garden con
cert hail today to witness tho opening Of
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If THE BABY is CUTTING TEETH

remedy. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
for children teething 1t soothes the child.
softens the gums. aliays All pain, cures
wind collie and Is the best remedy for
dIarrhoeA
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~. ilEsHIP TENAS TESTIMONIAL
M nus lar Houston has subscribed only
- 10 tile battleshIp Texas fund and it
4, ~ 10 make the amount at least $500
IL. F FIJI O. when the matter will he closed
, .s then be 500 behind the amount mt cal.
Ihtrb susr 10 raise this amount Messrs.
Ia ny Lewis have very generously offer
Asai,o,s, services for concern al the
ent istn ~ The question is, will some
| esi,ion h,. n nu OF the very generous prop
| ths m. oy Messrs, Herb & Lewis and push
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BALL ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

Aessrs. Herb & Lewis annual masoue-
uaH' which was postponed from
iui Eras night, will take place on next
Nsaay night at Turner Hall. The fol-
1pp as committees have 1t in charge:
esosspiion committee--Captain r. A.
cSse, Colonel Watics, Captain ,rcEg
Isrrs,. ", {, Towles, Lieutenant George
.lsht.yy,, lieutenant Charles Il. Thavonat,
ks;, vr committee = Spencer Hutchins
sore "' NJ ". ". Thomas. Thomas Rush
H. schultz, Austin Miller, Joe Gerson
0i pano Observation-Disclosures II. Schmidt,
| Az Fis,wis, w. +. Spohr, Anthony Diehl
sih' Il. Hall, Al Hail, o. 70. Diehl.
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Paint Dealers
Selling
Lead and Oil,

WIN find the present safe timo to buy
stocks. There is hardly a possibility Of
either White Lead or Pure Linseed OIL
going lower. while on the other hand It
is very probable that the beginning OF
April will bring higher prices for these
articles.
Don't defer replenishing your stocks too
long. hut kindly send US your orders for
early shipment. ~
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AN APPEAL FOR AID.
THOUSANDS IN THE THRoEs O.
TOBACCO TORTURE.
only Prompt Decisive Action Can Save
Them Some Already Saved Prove
That There Is u Way.

Are these the days
of froctlomP
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A BIG aAIIlE EXPECTED.
British aud Dervishes Ready For q u.
cisive Engagement

British aud Deryishes Ready For he
cisive Engagement.
MIowARAT, on the Nile. Sept. 23.-
1t would appear from the reports of the
scouts who have been following the
trail of the Dervish force which re.
treated from FL Hafir that an important
and decisive battle for this stage of the
campaign will be fought some time to
day
The Anglo Egyptian expeditition is
now encamped hero ready tCl we upon
the positions occupied by the enemy
Moiwarat is situated about five miles
from Dongola. and, unless the uncx-
pected happens. the strength of the Der
wishes i'm the DOngOla district will bs
thoroughly overthrown.
Spies in the employ of the intelli-
gence department who have returned
from the camp of the emir of Dongola
report that Wad Bishara has decided tC
resist the Anglo Egyptian advance to
the utmost and has threatened with
death any of his followers who retreat
The report that Dongola had been re
occupied by the Dervishes is incorrect
The abOuklea returned to Dongolo
upon the instruction of Sir Herbert
, Kitchener and commenced bombardina
the forts and earthworks. Fire WA.
kept up on them until the former were
dislnantled and the earthworks were
rendered comparatively useless. There
fore, even should the Dervishes succeed
in occupying the place. they viii
find very little to protect them against
the fire of the Anglo Egyptian forces
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SPANiAROS' BRUTAL DEEDS.
Well Authenticated Stories OF Slaughter
of Innocent People.

of Innocent People.
KEY WEST. Sept. 23.-The Spaniardi
continue their barbarious deeds In Cuba
according to well authenticated storiei
received here.
AS Colonel Aguillera. with 800 Span
ish troops. was proceeding towaro
Vegas. he was fired OH from ambush
and ten of his men killed.
After one volley the Cubans fed
pursued by Spaniards. In the chase the
Spaniards came across the Pablo Diai
colony, composed of 25 persons. men
women and children. Colonel Aguil
lera asked if they had seen any rebels
in the neighborhood. On receiving
negative answer. he ordered a genera
slaughter of everybody. including chill
dren from 1 to 10 years old.
A young man begged to be killed, in
stead of his mother. but he was killed
with machete and bayonet in the pres
ence of the mother. Then they trans
fixed the mother upon bayonet. after
which they disembowled her with q
machete The little children were tor
tured with the end of the bayonet and
then finished with the machete
OF the 90 human beings present il
that colony 10 were butchered and siH
made their escape. hiding themselves
in the cane
Besides truthful witnesses, tho troops
boasted of what they had done when
they went back to Vegas. about two
miles from the colony.
Three days after the slaughter. c
traveller passed by the spot OF the nur-
der and was Mortified to see carrion
crows ievouring the bodies. None had
been buried.
Colonel Aguillera started with his
troops from Nueva-Paz toward the
sugar estate Cuervo. Near place
called Cuzch, he saw q house. went tC
it and found only three children in It.
He asked where the parents were, they
answered that they had gone after some
fuel to prepare their breakfast and
would soon return. The colonel ordered
the three children-I0 to Ia years old
to be locked up in the house, and after
this was done. he ordered the troops Il
set fire to the horse.
The troops, Mortified, disobeyed al
first. but under the threats of Aguillera
they acted and the house was burnt
down with the children in H. On theil
return to Nueva-PaZ, the troops tolC
the people what had been done. Thi,
information is from Spanish source.
After that house was burned, Aguil
lera went on and met q man 20 year
old. carrying vegetables. who was &C
companied by two cOlOred men. II,
was asked where he was going he an
swered that he was taking the vege
tables home to Nueva-Paz. The colo
mel ordered them to be killed with tn,
machete The body of the old maj
was thrown into a well nearby, wher,
he was found two days afterward
traced by his hat found near the well
The other bodies were chopped to piece
and thrown into a cave. where the,
were found All this was related by
sergeant and the soldiers.
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THECZARAT BALMORAL
He and the Czarina Queen Vic
toria'S Guests.
GUARDED FROM AssAssINATION.
The whole Railway Limo Fr"'" Lrith TO
JssIIater PatroIled, Also Outlying DIS
tricts Searchcd-RoyaI Pair Given 81
Epthusiastic Welcome.
iCopyriUhtcd.l |

BALiATER, Sept. 23.-The queen S
special train bearing the car and car
ina and the members of the English
royal family who accompanied them
has arrived here After the formal re-
ception by the municipal authorities the
car and cZarina entered an open state
carriage, escorted by the scotch Urays'
and drove to BalmOral.
- AS the imperial personages started ON
their drive the first bonfire was lighted
on the mountain peak. Arrived at the
entrance of the castle. grounds OF bal
moral the servants of tho castle ana the
Ballater and Crathie volunteers led the
procession of carriages with haniinR
torches Three other bonfires on the adj
joining peaks illumined the mountain
side with glare of light,
Balmoral castle was reached thus
without any incident. The queen and
Princess Beatrice received their i'm
perial guests at the door of the castle.
and the warmest greetings were ex-
changed, the bagpipes meantime sound
ing a shrill welcome and the torches
carried by the servants being thrust
high in the air. accompanied with loud
cheering by all the attendants. Before
the Russian party disappeared within
doors the torchbearers marched past
them in single file.
The party, on their arrival at Leith.
were received with great eclat. a fleet
of warships firing a salute. Detectives
and police, with special Russian detec-
tives. were at every turn. Every foot
of the railway tracks. from Leith to
Ballater. was guarded, and constant
search of the nearby neighborhood was
kept up prior to and during the trip of
their majesties through this city.
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huus use the wo lunaiic when they
speak of me- La ghtcr and applause.
The gold bugs ! US that gold Is .he
money OF civfliz lon. Isn't IL strange
that the Republic party did not lind
that out In St LOUIS? Il does not say So
The gold bugs tell US that this nation has
outgrown the g9ld f,1d s5anaara. ,sn s,d Mt II
find that ont? The gold bugs tell US that
you cannot have two yardsticks. Isn't IL
strange that the Republican party did not
find that outs They tell us that the free
coinage of silver is simply in the interests
of the mine-owners Isn't il strange that
the Republ ans didn't find that outT
They tell us that the free coinage Is de
sired by men who want to pay their debts
in cheap dollars. Isn't il strange that the
Republican party didn't find that outf
How do you know that the Republicans
did not find that outf Why, because
their platform pledges the Republican
party to get rid of the gold standard.
The Republican party pledges to sub
stitute "a double standard for the single
standard If the gold standard Is a good
thing would the Republican party try to
get rid of it, Well, | think it would, but
plause And when the Republican party
pledges the country that the Republican
party will try to get rid Of the gold stand
ard the Republican party cannot then de
fend the gold standard as good thing.
lApplause.) The Republican party admits
that bimetallism Is better than mono
nctallisIn that a double standard is bet
:. than "a single stan a. or II you want
q. put IL In their own Way, that two YARD
- are better than one yardStick.
Tn y want whatf International b'nlt t
ALI, 4 VIII not international bimctal-
lis =. heip the mine owner just as much as
i..Iependendenb bimetallism? VIII not
International bimetallisIp help the debtor
lust as much as independent bimetalllsmf
Therefore, my friends, the Republican
party Is estOpped from making any argu-
inent against the double standard and 1t
puts Itself in this unfortunate position,
That having declared that bimetallism is
ought to have it, tho Republican party
viii not undertake the bringing ahoHt Of
that desirable thing until foreign nations
bring IL to us. That is the position of the
Republican party.
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PALMER AND BUCKNER.
A Big Crowd Heard Them Make speeche.
In New York.

In New York.
NEW YORK, Sept 23-Fully 5000
people attended the big ratification of
gold Democrats In Madison Square
Garden.
The meeting was called to order by
Robert Z. Windemsn, chairman of the
Syracuse conventions state committee.
who introduced ex Governor Flower as
the presiding officer, who made speech
that was well received. as did W. D.
Bynum of Indiana.
1t was not until near the close of Mr.
Bynum's speech that the candidates.
General Palmer and General Buckner.
came in and assembled the platform
The sight of the two grizzled veterans.
remnants oi the armies of the north
and: south, ascending the platform
created the greatest enthusiasm and
there was hearty burst of applause
that lasted for some minutes. the aud
fence standing upon their feet The
band added 70 the tumult by playing
alternately America" and "Dixio.'
General Palmer spoke first and was
followed by General Buckner. Their
speeches aroused great enthusiasm
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READY FOR A SLAUGHTER.
The Turkish Sultan Determined to No,
BE CoePced.

The Turkish Sultan Determined to Mo-,
Be CoePced.
BERLIN. Sept. 23.-A telegram from
Constantinople TO the Vossische lei
tung says that the sultan vows that nC
Christian shall live in his empire if al
English or any other feet of warships
attempts to force its way through the
Dardanelles.
Everything is in readiness. the tele.
gram says. to start general massacre
the moment the bombardment of the
Turkish forts ON the Dardanelles be-
gins.
The sultan is crazed by fears of assas-
sinatiOn OF dethronemsnt
The Vossische Zeitung implOres the
powers to back up the grand vizier and
reduce the sultan to submission.
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A ROW OVER SEEDS
ID. ". Perry Wants the Agricultural De
nartment Restralned

ID. ". Perry Wants the Agricultural De
partmept Restrained.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 23.-D. n. Ferry
q Co, the well known seed dealers of
Detroit have applied to the district
court for an injunction to restrain the
secretary of agriculture and his assist
ants and any other person connected
with the free distribution of seeds bv
the government from executing the
Law of congress directing free seed dis
tribution
The bill claims that the business of
Ferry & Co. will be damaged $40, 900
by the execution of the act of congress
and the sale of 5000, 900 packages of
seed taken from the firm.
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The AMERICAN BANKERS.
Their Convention Heard Reports Fro
States Today.

HHSIr VUhSeHffoH fIehEu t6pOTfs Fron
States Today.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 23.-The convention
of the American Bankers association
took up today with call of states when
brief statements were made by dele
gates of the general condition OF bank
ing in their various localities. Follow
ing this was discussion of at least &c
practical banking questions.
Tomorrow. the last day. officers for
the ensuing year will be elected and in
stalled. The remainder of the day will
be given mp to the discussion of clearing
house questions.
The annual address of President E.
H. Pullen. vice president of the Ma
tional Bank of the Republic. New York
city was well received
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features of the delegate and he repliod
II am aware of tho deep interest in
that subject. But delegate has only
to do with ecclesiastical affairs The
holy see cannot Interfere in that
II was I'm the United States for some
three months in 1893, visiting the
American province OF our order. was
very much pleased. when there, at the
liberty and good will of the people
enioyod every horse car and train and
public place was in. and from every.
body got the greatest signs and proofs
of esteem-more than in Catholic
countries
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TEACHER ASKED TO QUIT
John C. Sheehan and Other Tammnny
ties Get After Him.

John C. Sheehan and Other TamnIany
ties Get After Him.
New YORK, Sept. 23.-John O. Shee
han. leader of Tammany Hall and rep
resenting the l2 state committeeman in
that organization. has just telegraphed
John Boyd Thacher demanding his res
ignation from the head of the state
Democratic ticket on the ground that
his letter. issued last Sunday night. is a
qualification of the platform adopted at
Buffalo
A dispatch from Albany says Thacher
refuses to talk.
In event of his withdrawal the names
mentioned to fill the vacancy are vii
bur +. Porter of Watertown and Elliot
Danforth.
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GLADSTONE sHAMes THE POWERS
He Declares They Are Prostrats at the
SultaD's Feet.

SnltaD's Feet.
LONDON, Sept. 23.-The Chronicle
this morning prints long letter from
Mr.. Gladstone, appearing also In to-
days Paris Figaro in which he elo-
Quently appeals to the European pow
ers i'm behalf of Armenians. expressing
a conviction derived from experience in
Egyptian and Bulgarian affairs, that
neither France nor Russia will hinder
the cause Of Armenia. against the
great assassin who. for more than a
year. has triumphcd over the diplomacy
of the SIX powers.
They in truth have been laid pros
trate at his feet. There is no parallel
in history to the humiliation that they
have so patintly borne"
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1ne NEW pApAl DELEGATE.
Archbishop ~NiartIneut Taiks I'm DnbIir
II His Mission
Copyrighted.

II His Mission
Copyrighted.
DUBLIN, Sept. 23.-Archbishnp Mar.
tinelh. .he ewly-appoinsed apostolic
delegate from the holy see to the United
States, is here on his way to his new
post of duty. He talked qnite frankly OF
his mission and something of his plans.
ii am unable to say, said Archbishop
Martinelli, las To the length of my stay
in the United States. ] goaS any othcl
delegate would go. and no opinion oi
any kind can be formed by - delegate.
except in the case of temporary and
express mission. | am to- be there at the
disposal of the holy father. There is no
fixed term OF office for delegate ! shall
make Washington my headquarters
while on my mission"
He adde ed in reply to y query: 81 dc
not bring any Instructions from the
pope on the labor question The world
already knows the pope's views on that
subject"
Upon your representative mentioning
the pending presidential election ia the
United States. a smile stole over the
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-09-25
Big Parade of Odd Fellows.

DALLAS. Tex, Sept. 23.-The second
days session of the sovereign grand
lodge of Oud Fellows was opened with
the biggest parade ever seen in Texas.
1t was over two miles long. The 5000
Odd Fellows and Daughters of Rebekah
who We're In line In carriages. on floats
or afsot wore viewed by nearly so OO0
people along the line of march.
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Is stamped in the best watch
cases made. 1t is the trade
mark of the Keystone Watch
Case Company, of Philadelphia,
the Oldest, largest and best
known factory in the world
1900 employees, capacity 1000
cases daily. Its products are
sold by all jewellers. 1t makes
the celebrated Jas. Boss FILLED
WakeA Gases, now fitted with
the only bow (ring) which cam
not be pulled off the case-the
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NOT hYPNoTIzeo AT ALL.
The Lexington (KyJ Wonder Exposed
by n Subject

by n Subject
LEXINGTON, Ky. Sept. 23.-Edwin
II Boone. who has created sensation
by hnrying alive subjects he alleges to
have hyppotized. has been exposed
here by Orhe Jones. one of the subjects.
Boone buried John L. Douglass IN a
grave here for TWO days and gave a per-
formance at the Opera House attended
by hundreds of skeptics of hypnotism.
Jones. among others. was alleged IN
have been hypnotized. but Jones before
an audience has declared that he only
feigned to be hypnotized. He Went
through the same tricks done by Boone,
increasing and decreasing his pulse beat
and sticking needles through portions of
his face and hands. He says he carried
food 10 Boone to give to Douglass I'm
the grave while the latter was supposed
to be resting nnder hypnotic spell
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Rich Gift to a College.

CHICAGO. Sept. 23.-The University
OF Chicago has Just received another en-
dowment. Mrs. Julia Bradley of Peoria
has bestowed all her immense fortune
estimated at moro thap $500, 900, upon
school to be built In Peoria.
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Princes, Ka,nIsni Accom-.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. %. - The
steamer Doric brings news from Homo
lulu that Princess Kaiulani has 40
cepted the appropriation made her by
the last Legislature. and has given a
written promise to follow the sugges-
tions of the Dole governments
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Killed by Q Derrick.

BUFFALO. Sept 2s-By the giving
way of the leg of o derrick that was be.
ing used 70 hoist stone Martin Dudack.
aged 81, was instantly killed and Mar.
tin Haller md John Kurker were fatal
ly injured
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Married "a Rich Chtnaman

CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-Sam Nov. Chi.
cagots millionaire Chinese merchant.
whose proper name is MOy Gaa Tan,
mas welded at Hammond, Ind, Lilly
May Helpler.
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Di.orimiu.t.d Against ou, p,on,,.

TORONTO. Sept 23.-The city council
has voted that tenders from United
States concerns shall not be considered
In the opening of bids for the plumb
ing and stsamattiag Of the new oeurt-
house hnea