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turing br'lliancy. gorgeous splendor and
attractive novelty the regal pagcan, which

turing br'lliancy. gorgeous splendor and
attractive novelty the regal pageant which
marked the Inauguration ceremonies in
| TINS city today, and which may be re-
Sarded as an index OF the general charac-
| ter of the costly show to come.
The emperor. Francis Joseph, and tho
empress, Elizabeth, were the recipients of
| joyous welcome such as has rarely. IL
ever. been duplicated In their own AUS
TRAN capital Dressed IN the picturesque
National costume of tho Magyars, their
| maicstes we're the chief feature of the I'M
posing historical procession. though they
were not by any means the only royal par
Elephants. The venerable sovcrcigns were
surrounded by representative members cf
the powerful aud fcuial Rristocracy OF
Austria, Hungary and Bohemia. all an
pcaring In the extraordinary and varied
gaia costumes Of the past aui present.
Worn by Hungarian magnates, together
with the picturesque dress of the Hun
rarian pcasan;ry. The royal cor,cEe was
preceded by hundreds Of hnrscmen each
one intended TO ,eprcscn, n leading char
actcr of the early history OF tho kingdom.
There were Lehel, who called the nation
to arms. Botund, who's, mace shiver,d the
iron gates. st, Stephen. the first king. and
numerous others. Leading all was II body
of 500 royal Hungari n trumpeters IA
NOUS the world over for the hcauty of
their mount and their gorgeous uniforms
which consist of violet MORE antique frock
embroidered In gold. So arct brooches and
gol1-toppod boots and hanging from tho
shoulders n purple silk mantle lined with
velvet and claspel with precious storos
In the van Of the procession were the cab
met officers Of the dual government two
score archdukcs and aichduchesses, the
diplomatic and -oasrlnr representatives of
the United States. Great Britain. Germany.
Italy and Turkey. the governors OF the
provinces comprising the monarchy and
host OF princes and notnhlites. AS the
rrcnt pageant wounded IT'S way from the
royal palace by way of the Andrassy ave-
nue. to the Narasligcl through the crowd
ed thoroughfarcs, gaiiy decorated with
tho National coors. the whole was as rod
olcnt Of romance ana poetry IA the design
e' of the pageant, the urtist Naeo. couli
have wished It.
Arrived nj the Ncraslieel. their mni s.
ties formally dedicated the new parliament
buildings, the ceremonies being of n most
imposing character. Tomorrow tho en-
reror and empress, With the other visiting |
will attend the thanksgiving GER |
vice. which will be solernnzed with mn |
unusual display OF sacerdotal pomp and |
splendor IN the coronation church.
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c,,,rscu EXTENSION BOARD.

Louisville, Ky, May 2.--The board Of
church extension of the Methodist Epis.
copal Church South spent very busy
lay The committee on assessments re-
nort.d that IL could not agree on a plan
for assessing the different charges. A
majority report favored las, years sys-
tenn, and the minority report favored as
s.ssing according to the ability Of charges
to nay. The subject provoked considerable
discussion and Bishop Fitzgerald. who
favored the minority report, sought 10 gain
his point by a motion TO lay the whole
matter on tho table. This was opposed
by Or. Morton. who holly sad he was
not in favor Of gag methods. The majority
report finally prevailed. and committee
Of three, headed by Secretary Morton, was
appolnied 10 make assessments for the
ensuing year.
The board spent the rest OF the day IN
executive session, considering the l5'
applications for aid.
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ARMENIANS ARE HELPLESS.
Feared Famine md Pos,ilcnce WIN FIN

| Feared Famine md Pcs,ilcncc VIII Fur
ihcr Decimaic Them.
| Boston. Mass May "a letter from
smyrnn, Western Turkey. says the Ar
menian relief funds arc diminishing
while the number of destitute IL increas-
ing. From every center with the excep-
iiUn Of Vhn), where the relief work Il
being carried on comea the same story OF
The Increasing .umbor of destitute, WHO
look upon this source OF relief as the last
and only means Of sustaining life. III In
feared by many that famine ana pcstilcncc
viii be inevitable during tho approaching
summer months.
AS to threatened renewals OF massacres,
says the writer. tho recent trouble at kilio
was OF "A .nfDciently serious .Inture 10
excite tho greatest apprchehslots. re,
poitg of the number OF Armenans Killed
vary from 100 to 800, while the number
OF wounded is said to be some hundreds"
New York. May 1.-The National Arine-
nian relief committee has received the
following from Turkey. showing tho fenl-
ing of many of the survivors Of tho Ar
monian massacres.
''It IS now more than five months that
sword fire. famine and cold have been
dong their fearful WORK among us NOT
less than 2DI 900 OF our people, largely
mon and from influential ana prosperous
classes. have fallen victims To the Jury OF
our prosecutors, Moro than U,ND OF our
hummer have. under threats OF death, pro
frssrd Islam. Thousands OF our slsters and
nHughters have been violently carried OIL
to The harems Of Turks and Kufds. MOI
less than 30 of our principal men, inclnd-
ing many Greg0riaD priests and Protest
ant pastors aud teachcrn are lansuiShing
In Turkish dungeons. arrested on utterly
bnseless charges and given no opportunity
TO vindicat. themselves. a very large
part Of our property has been stolen or
destroyed and all our business is pasaiyzed
~ that the property we stiii own ~ for
the present largely worthless. Nor do
we gre any siBns Of marked Improvement
in our condition. II " true massacre and
open plumber have been forbidden. but
our Moslem neighbors are still maintain
ing fercely Insulting and threatening
attitude toward ny as a race,
we have since abandoned all hone OF
any political rights or standing IN this
land. The only position possible for us is
that of serfs Whag then are we to do?
Three possible courscs OF action remain
open TO us. First. we can surrender al
that our fathers have chung TO during
their many years Of oppression and suffer-
ing We can abandon our faith profess
Islam and lose ourselves and our children
IN the mass Of our Mos!eIn masters. or.
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BRILLIANT PAGEANT.

The Great Millennium Celebration of Hun
gary's Birthday.
Ruda Pesth. May 2.--The great millennium
celebration Of Hungary's birth. for which
nrepara,ions have hoen making for nearly
a d.caie. had nSliant Inauguration
throughout the kingdom today. and fer tine
next Six month. this capital Will be the
scene OF a National festival surprising In
snIenjor and magnifcanee anything Of the
MA since The days of ancient Rome Tho
Fl ioet OF the celebration. as !r'iicated BY
ti.e title. is the commemcration OF the
l0Ooth anniversary 81 the establishment OF
Hungary as d distinct European nation.
rho,irh the six months programme gives
nromise Of countless forms OF wonderful
restlyities 70 come, none can excel IN 81.
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THE POST BY PAGES.

Page.
/. London budget.
General Geographic news.
=. Texas political news.
Sporting news.
3. Railroad matters,
Church notices.
4. General telegaphc.
Political news.
5. Lumber market review.
G. Mary Aqderson's autobiography.
Houston society.
Z. a strange case.
Postscripts.
Literary.
s. Views of George +. Burgess.
Sketch OF silver Dollar Bland.
10. Review of sport.
IL. Womans Page.
II. Editorial and miscellany.
10. Sketch of Lamar.
IA. The Happy Page.
Is. Religious World.
II. T. =. A. Page.
is. Want Page.
10. State news and wants,
20. city news.
Il. Commercial Page.
-. Local Page.
q. Good road movement.
a. Local,
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pROCI,AIMED SINH.

New York. May "a special to the
World from Tcrehan. Persia. says: Muz-
after EdDn. the vail Grown prince. has
been proclaimed shah in succession to his
father. who was assassinated yesterday.
The proclamation was issued al the
Tabriz. where Muzaffcr-i .d-bin Is gov
crnor The new shah autographed that he
will hasten to this city, Tho capital cf
Persia.
The body OF The late shah IL lying IN the
palace, The burial Will take place In the
sacred shrine, This city Is In mourning.
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FLOODS IN WISCONSIN.

Guntsburg. Wis, May 2.-Thres dams
OIL creeks have been carried away by a
flood and millions Of feet OF logs have
been swept away. the lowlsnds are IN
undated for miles. The 81. Croix river IL
the highest known In years and vast log
ging and lumber interests are threatened.
The loss now amounts to thousands OF
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EXTRADITIoN REFUSED.

London. May 2-The extraditon of DR.
Cornelius Here, the Panama lobbyist
who has been under arresn at his homo
~ Bournernouth at the instance Of the
French government for over three years
pHst, and who. at III" time OF his arrest
and ever since. has been LYNX In bed III
with diabetes aud heart disease was de-
tinitely refused today.
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MILITARY SPIRIT.

Franklin. Texas. May 2.-The young
men Of Franklin and vicinity will make Il
desperate effort to organize a military
company OH the 18th of May.
A iine ana much needed rain fell hero
Friday evening. accompanied with some
hail but not enough % do any serious
damage 10 growing crops. in this immed-
late vicinity.
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Fort Worth :.
brooklyn 8, Washington 6; New York IL,
Philadelphia 10. Louisville o, PittsburS II,
Cleveland =. Cincinnati l; Boston 10, Bait
more ..
Winners at MISREPRESENTATION. TO /.
Acc. to 8, ornament, 10 TO- Lady Rover
to .: Troopa, 2 to 10.
Officials OF the oakley tack have been
appointed.
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TODAT'S FEATURES.
FOREIGN.

hungary celebrating ITS anniversary
with a great celebration.
1t is felt In London that the 'clegrams
printed in Pretoria without doubt show
that Cecil Rhodes was behind tho Trans
vaal invasion, 1t is now sid that the
South African premier left England with
GU the knowledge Of the authorities
II Is now certain that the czarowitz Of
Russia can no; survive his ilnsss In case
of his death tho coronation ceremonies
VIII he cancelled C2ar'na expected 10
present an hoIr 10 the throne
Pierre Iorilard is satisfied with the why
his horses have been running IN England.
1t is now certain that the c2arewitch OF
umrh"d over the rebels. who surrendered
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oAKLEY TRACK oFFIcIALs.

Cincinnati. Ohio. May 1.-The dir'etors
of the Cincinnati Jockey club have an
pointed Captain j. y. Rees Of Mertphis
the races that begin May ~ N.fL the
Sl2.a00 Oakley Derby. The directors Hafe
OFFICIALLY that there VIII bs no forfyn
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pa.o h OF PROMISE SUIT.

n d oco', AUS May 1.-The dis,rlc,
||sle case r., 'oaay with a breach II
Easell and ~ The plaintin i. M,ys y
fisr Mss Mss ne me defendant is i I y A.
sSal aidw.ll is suing AR J Io,,,, ~.
Enise TO ', ,. he failed to kfa v''' ,',.
esa IN so Marrs her Both n arp WI, Nh
Ssii /! ss ,r Vendomc hotel. " wn,l Is nsrt
Il 70 the actor ,, way related To Nat
y The court. ' The case is sun pend,
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outhcrn Pacific and tho Houstou
:as General cotton report for the
1856.
N NJ. Wcightley given Judgment
% against S. II. Knccland In . suit
out OF sale Of the Texas Trunk
ntors report on tbs cotton insur-
ferential filed with Chairman Day
outhwestern Traffic association.
ton. La Porto and Houston's
cross Galveston bay finished.
STATE.
4 sections report considafabas
to crops by Saturday nlshrs hail
d storm.
Lnrgin fatally stabbed ~ G. n.
at West. y
nlveston cup VIII 50 to ssysnnah
,ntested for. u
ontgomcry county Democratic con.
jnstructs for McComb for con-
fEterS In Galveston ON = pttlAss 81 II
TOMS council provide Tor right sc& II
.ough the city Of tho Ia Ports
'aidwell awarded 1900 a n Pa
CHI of promise
w. Rowland Of tyler murderso
by jeff Clark.
vernon Hogg Addresses . hrgo
Waxahachie.
White OF Brandon assigns; prefer.
'er $4,000. ssS.
nine members Of tho Second BsS.
-ch ut Waco Withdrew IN = bodys d
LOCAL
of young lady while undsrgoina 4
alton.
.r weekly nesting Of ths etta
er Christian makes : ccntrfSt
water works company Ton M1tea
wood cemetery. y
hristlan Endeavorers 70 RAW ~
II this evening.
cord OF the courts for : 1aH
Fachrmann arrested oharged Sst1
eInent. 49, II
POLITICAL
IAN Harrity has caiisd : meet
sub-committes Of The dsmoceAsae
/ committee. to be held y chaeage
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CUBAN.

1t Is feared that all the persons emp
tured aboard the Competitor. Including
the Americans. win ne convicted OF iiii-
clustering and shot. None have yet been
executed.
Another expedition has been fitted out
from Wilmington. Del.
Further tales of Spanish cruelty To
women and children come from cuba.
An account Of insurgcnt victories comes
from Santiago de cuba.
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THE MARKETS.

Cotton futures show little or no change.
New York Memphis aud Savannah spots
advanced l-iGc.
Houston wholesalers anticipate an i'm
provcmcnt In business.
Country produce-t'ggg again decline.
strawberries advance; potatoes IN demand
poultry market steady.
Bearish weather reports sent wheat
down.
stock market wns again very light and
the adjournment of congress would be
welcome. a review OF the situation.
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RAILROAD.

Injunction against Galveston roads in
tina La Porte road crossing CASE dissolved.
Galveston. La Porte and Houston new
bridge across Galveston bay finished.
An immense Western railroad scheme.
Local and general notes and personals.
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POLITICAL.

ran Harrity has called > -
s,lb-comm,ttes Of The democeneae
1 COMMITTEES, to be held y 9 nzeeee'
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The Sin of Fretting-

There is one sin which it seems to
me is everywhere and by everybody I'M
derestimated, and quite too much over
looked in valuations of character. 1t is
the sin Of fretting. 1t is as common az
air, as speech. so common that unless it
rises above its usual monotone we do
not even observe it. Watch any ordina-
Nv coming together Of people, and see
how many minutes it will be before
somebody frets-that is. makes more or
less complaining statement or something
or other which probably every one in
the room. or in the car. or the street
corner, it may be. knew before, and
probably nobody can help Why say
ANYTHING about itf 1t is cold, ii is hot,
it is wet. il is dry somebody has bro
ken an appointment. i'll cooked a meal 4;
stupidity or bad faith somewhere has
resulted in discomfort. There are plenty
of things to fret about 1t is simply as
tonishing how much annoyance may be
found in the course Of every days liv-
ing, even at the simplest, if one only
keeps sharp eye out on that side of
things. Even Holy Writ says we arc
prone 10 trouble as sparks fly upward.
But even to the sparks flying upward.
in the blacklist Of smoke. there is blue
sky above; and the less time they waste
ON the road the sooner they will reach
it. Fretting is all time wasted on the
road.-Helen Hunt.
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Henry Van Meter, who died in Ban
gor about 20 years ago at the advanced
age Of 40, was genuine old Virginia
darby who drifted down east in some
mysterious way in the early part Of this
century.
He imagined himself charged with
inspiration from various spirits and
was in reality unbalanced in his mind
for the greater part of the time, ON ac-
count of the superstitious beliefs which
possessed him.
At one time he was summoned to
court as witness in certain case, and
the counsel ON each side badgered him
with questions until his wits became so
entangled that his answers grew quite
wild and preposterous. Noticing the
distress and confusion Of the poor old
witness, the judge. who was most
kind hearted man, hushed the lawyers
and put a simple question to the bewil-
dered darby, with the intention of bring
ing him back to the starting point.
This third assault, for so Van Meter
regarded the kindly judges interposi-
ton, proved the last straw to the old
darby.
Now, look a-heah, yo' ole gray haired
cemman up on de bench dar, " be broke
out, shaking "a trembling fore6nger at
the Judge, don 20 interfere wild dis
yer bus ness at all. Dis chile's got secs
as much as he can do to take care oh
desc two fellers down heah. an OATS de
trufr'-Youth's Companion.
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WHAT A LETTER DID.
How = Southern Congressman Innocenti
Made Lifelong Enemy.

How = Southern Congressman Innocentiy
Made Lifelong Enemy.
Speaking Of stenographers. said o
gentleman well known in Washington.
who for number of years represented
Louisiana district in congress. 81 once
had secretary, an unusually careful
and competent fellow. too. whose slight
slip in a typewriter letter to constitu-
ent Of mine cost me that gentleman's
friendship. friendship valued much
more highly than can express.
This is the way it came about: At a
time when was well nigh submerged
with committee duties / received let
ter from the head OF one Of the most in
fiuential and widely respected families
Of the state. His residence had Just
burned down, he wrote me, the loss
coming at a moment when it affected
his financial matters TO no inconsistent
BILE extent. Could he not presume upon
our many years of friendship to the ex-
tent of asking a loan of $3.50, until the
insurance companies should settle his
claim: was deeply moved TO learn Of
ed, along with number Of other let
ters, the following lines to him:
"'My Dear Sir-I am greatly panied
to hear Of the calamity which has come
upon you. l regret l have not $3.50
in available funds at present; will send
check in day OF two
Promptly enough the check went, but
with equal promptness it was returned
to me. with no word Of explanation.
own was surprised, but concluded he
must have received his insurance mon
ey, and the circumstance was gradually
forgotten. But it was very forcibly re
called TO my mind when next / paid G
visit to my home. for he did not cal
upon me. as he had always been won
to do. On the contrary, he Stunned {
meeting with me.
Imagine my dismay upon finding
Z thai the letter / had sent him, i'll thu
most kindly spirit possible, contained
these words: L regret have got $685.
in available funds; will send check il
n day or two In vain l explained
apologized, implored. To his dying da,
he never forgave what he termed m,
studied and unwarranted affront.
THAT is what the touch Of finge
upon a wrong key did for me, and TO
years have never mailed letter, lonl
or short, without first subjecting it T.
the most rigid scrutiny. tell you, sir
it pays to be watchful in this respect.
Washington Star.
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The president of an accident insurance
company. strictly in the line Of advertis-
ing his business, has been telling won
derful story. which he locates in Brook
Ign, where numerous trolley accidents
occur. He says: Some time ago a
large pclicy holder in my company was
run over by trolley car and his right
leg painfully crushed He remained
conscious after the shock for three min
utes, during which time he pulled out
his watch and called the attention Of
the crowd to the fact that it was just 10
minutes TO IL o'clock. His policy expir-
ed at noon, and his foresight was re-
warded by the immediate payment Of
his weekly indemnity without contro-
versy or litigation. New Orleans
Picayune.
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The Horse as n Fighter.

Said an ex-cowboy: Il never saw
either cows OF buffaloes attack horse
80 as to amount to anything, but want
to rise right up and testify to the won
derful fighting powers Of the horse. He
is built for more ways and kinds Of
fighting than any other product of ma
ture He can bite, and he can kick out
behind, and he can strike with his fore
legs. When he is in action, be fights all
over. If you want to see fun, You should
see wolves attack bunch of horses ON
the plains. The horses get together with
their heads forming the hub of awheel
and their bodies forming the spokes.
Then they fight the wolves with their
hind legs. They fill the air with wolves,
and every wolf lands dead, wounded or
i'll. Horses avoid fight as rule. but
will go out Of their way to kill n snake.
They jump ON the snakes, clubbing their
hocfs and using them like mallet. The
only other fights they seek are with I'M
mounted men, whom they frequently at
tack, or else with one another, and in
the latter case they resemble buzzsaw
in action, all parts going at once. -
New York Sun.
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and was preparing for the priesthood.
One day his brother, Joseph Damien di.
Venster, who was then 10 years Of age,
was brought to see him. Joseph remain
ed to dine, and when he returned home
told mis- father that he, too. desired to
become a priest. He accordingly began
studying at once, and afterward return
ed home to receive his mothers blessing.
Father Pamphile prepared himself for
missionary work in the south seas, but
at the last minute was taken with a
fever and forbidden to go.
Father Pamphile was deeply disap-
pointed, and Joseph pleased him very
much by volunteering to go in his stead.
Thus it was that Father Joseph Damien.
the heroic priest, came to visit Hawaii.
After laboring for several years in the
Pacific islands Father Damien one day
heard his bishop lamenting that he could
not send missionary to the lepers on
the volcanic island Of Molokai. Father
Damien at once volunteered to devote
his life TO the work. For rs years he la
bored among the outcasts. dressing their
wounds, improving their moral, spirit
nal and physical condition, and bury
ing them when they died. Finally he
contracted the loathsome disease, and
died April 10. 1889.
Father Pamphile will aid in carrying
on the work his martyred brother began.
He will have a much easier task. how
ever, for Father Conrardy, Damien 3
assistant; Father Wendolin Moellers and
a number Of brave nuns are nov minis
tering to the physical and spiritual wants
Of the Molokai lepers. Father Pamphile
is So years of age, and Belgian. He is
a graduate of tho University of Louvain,
and has served there as professor Of the
ology for many years. The settlement at
Molokai has been in existence since 1868,
when the awful spread Of leprosy
throughout the Hawaiian group COM
PEELED the government to Danish all the
victims Of the disease to the island. Nc
provision was made for their nccommo.
dation, and they were huddled together
in miserable hints, regardless of age. sex
or the commonest decency. Their condi
tion was wonderfully improved by Fa-
Their Damien.