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SHORT NEWS STOKES.

BOSTON Frank c. Miles, for more
than twenty years the trusted trea T,n,et
company one Of the oldest and most con-
scrvntivc Of the Beaten burke. is de-
iautei for at least 10000.
LINCOLN, Neb--It In learned that VII
liam j. Bryan will leave here m day or
two. attending to so to Chicago for brief
visit.
LEXINGTON. va..-Hon. John Randolph
he esi law School e Of washinston and Lea
university, Is critically III at his hosne
hcrc,
pIsMARcK ; NJ pI Is,i ,ss yots for
ao6s6, Lowering 3SS.
ADELAIDE. South Australia--Thc bill
to restrict Immigration OF the colcrcd ma
tions has passed the legislative counca.
CHIC AGO--Tho Chicago end Eastern
Illinois road has announccd that OF, De-
chirago, paducah aud Momph:s railway
MILAN-frhc sccoio states that sigror
Crisprs daughter, the Princess TAnrirs-
Giossa. has clopcd with one OF her serv-
wAsHlNGToN-A cnblcgram received
from United States Minister Dcnby at Pc:
kin today states that China has accepted
the rules for the prevention of collisions
at sea.
SAN FRANCISCO. Importers AFRO
rushing IN Australian wool in anticipation
IF higher tarin Thirty thousand bales
are expected from sydney by the next
lhrsltNcr. tH rtF
NEW ORLEANS. LATHE steamer
American cleared today for Liverpool wi, h
g e,o bales 81 couon, The isTEe,s cnrso OF or
pieces of oak slaves and 4iA sacks OF
cotton seed.
MADRIp-Brazll has declared to the
spanish government that she will not rec
osnize the Cuban insurgents AZ belliger-
eiits.
PARlS-M. Henri Rochefort. the editor.
ator Morgan, The French committee of
Free Cubn, of which ] am president. adj
drWses you congratulations and good
which YOU dcfcnd.
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stranger mas arrived here on his vov 4,
Nv, ttus"r,ue, VINO claims to have served In
We ,lnan army. For reasons which he
snr n,i, good he declined to give his name
~ puo,,cation, He says he went to Cuha
on hlibustoring expedition las, wear
,'inon rom ., Florida for pinar del ko pro.
'. ihcy went over in small sailine
ro osse. ana hovsred about the coast until in
,u,iny was found to land lie says one az
mAceo stan officers much resembles him
~ appearance and he belieses 1t Was that
H. instead OF Maceo who WAS KILLED
re was In several ENGAGEMENTS, ,no.t NJ
Wnieh were attacks from ambush ucon the
spunish troops, followed by the withdrawal
re says that fever prevailed extensively
on the island among those ,luacc,iro,,d
anu me spaniards were losing men by tho
nunureds on account OF the disease, The
i ,. was very much tanned and sun
nurned ana bore every Indication OF hay.
Ing seen hard service. ~"
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now rLrMsoLL SAVED SAILORS.
His Long StruapIc Win the House
OF Commons.

OF commons.
Lieutenant John NJ. Ellicott, United
States navy. describing what is the Plim-
soil measure In st. Nicholas. tells how 1t
was finally carried:
AT last Pliinsoli got a vague sort OF an
act passed. giving the board Of trade pow
cr to survey ships going to sea and to stop
those which sccmcd to be unseawortby.
This was In 1897. and during tho first nine
months OF tho act 2S6 vessels were SUR
veyed and 266 OF them found unseawortby.
AZ least ono In every ten was found to be
so dangerously overloaded MS to be In al
most a sinking condition before leaving the
dock OF course, this opened the eyes OF
the board Of trade and of parliament and
Plimsolls mark became an establishes
feature on British seagong ships: but Its
establishment was fought against by ship.
ownora. inch by inch II was nicknamed
the pancake" and ridiculed and treated
with contempt In every way Some shlp-
owners put the mark on their smoita- stacks
IN defiance and dcrision. Plimxoll held to
his idea. however. even getting himself
suspended from the house OF commons cne
day for being too blunt and vi,,sut In his
plain talk upon The subject. The result
was the merchant shipping act Of 1875"
making the Plimsoll mark compulsory on
all British seagoing yassels not by the
| shipowncrs but by the board Of trade
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0nininc for Cubnns.

Chicago. December ls.-The general COM
lpttee Of 100 in charge of the work of rails
ing funds in Chicago to help the Cuban
movement held an executive meeting at the
Union League CLUB this afternoon. at which
many speeches were made and resolutions
passed In sympathy with the Cuban cause.
The meeting was called to order by y. +.
Cragon. who acted AS chairman, and in
troduced Governor uphan of Wisconsin.
who made an enthusiastic address in strong
sympathy with the Cubans. A letter was
read from Tomas Estrada Palma. presl lent
OF the Cuban junta. explaining that men
were not needed as badly as supplies. A
local drug house contributed 10000 grains
Of Qrinine
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London. December lS.--The Madrid cor
respondent of the Standard reports that he
hears the government Informed the queen
regent III council yesterday Thursday
that General Marin. governor of Porto
Rico favors the prompt execution OF the
lew passed by the cortes In 1895 to cstab-
l!sh administrative reforms in The West
Indies. The correspondent AYERS that even
the conservative feeling in Spain is coinirg
to that decision owing to the unsatisfac-
tory results both Of Maceo's death and Cap.
tain General Weyler's plans.
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A SECRET MARRIAGE.
Daughter of Governor Drake de-
came IA wife Two Months Ago.

Daughter OF Governor Drake de-
came IA wife Two Months Ago.
Des Moines. Iowa, December 1s.--Miss
Mary Lord Drake. daughter of the governor
of Iowa. and George Sturdivant of Center
Vile were secretly married at Denver on
October 2s, nearly two months ago. The
marriage was a pretty romance on the part
OF the young people concerned but some
thing OF n appointment to the father of
the bride. Governor Drake himself was
kept out OF the secret until he went to
Denver about ten days ago to rest, on n
visit with his daughter. expecting to bring
her and his niece, Mrs. Mary Carpenter.
home with him after a summer and fall so
journ at Colorado resorts.
The youth and inexpericnce Of the couple
and the fact that young Sturdivant has AZ
yet no occupation and has not established
himself in any position were tho chief ar
guments which the governor is said to have
used against the marriage finally consum-
mated In Denver,
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hound For Cuba.

Luling. Texas. December 1S--It Is learned
from reliable source that slxty-four men
from New Mexico, Arizona and West Texas
ent east night before last, bound for Cuba.
where they will enlist in the insurgent
ranks. Each one had a 45-caliber Winches-
ter carbine, two 45-caliber Colts six
shooters, 1000 rounds OF cartridges, saddle,
bride, blankets. etc. They said that the /,
proposed to ride imported Spanish horses
in less than week after reaching Cuba.
All OF them are said TO be rough and ready
riders and good cowboys.
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n charge d'affairs of the Cuban lega-
|, Washington. and has been one of
sxt active and efficient workers in
asu Of cuba Lihtc.
uyipe that he would forward them In
Z ays or as soon as he was satisfied
4 y lad obtained the true story. ! also
A, accredited agent in Havana and
Al ne that Maceo was dead, hut that
M was surrounded with mystery. |
III doubt the proof.
=, condtions in Cuba are such that
SJapIsh have dominion only over that
4 he island on which they stand.
y B principally the cities. The entire
rr /, In possession of the insurgents
4 thi, portion surrounding Havana, The
ta the Insurgents having starved out is
k5lns.
4, world may not believe it. but the
VI authorities are drowning some of
,rioners at Playa del Chivo tBeach
n Coat, rear Havana. Those whom
irvn they declare belong to secret
4 ,wiety called "Nanigos." but as a
IAy class any enc AS "Nanigos" II they
% drown them. The victit:$ are taken
III boats, their hands tied up to their
J md a weight fastened 20 them. so
vAn they are thrown overheard they
N head downward into the water,
n b alive with sharks.
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santa re 0ivcn a Hearing.

Washington. December lS.--The inter-
state commission gave hearing today on
an application Of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa re and other Western roads FOR a
suspension Of the long and short haul clause
OF the Interstate commerce act. The con-
test involves freight rates from Colorado
common points and to California points
The roads petitioning for help are the At
Gibson, the Denver and Rio Grandc, the
southwestern, Colorado and Gulf.
The counsel for the roads claimed that
improbable rates have been forced upon
them through water competition tho roads
claimed they should be authorized 10 make
reasonable charges from Colorado con mon
points TO points east OF California terminal
points and between intermediate points
without comparison with the charges con
temporancously In force from Colorado
common points TO Pacific coaxt terminal
points on like traffic.
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THE RECOGNITION or CUBA.


umbrage or cause for war. The policy
which has hitherto guided the government
in respect to the new powers has been TO
act upon the fact of their existence without
regard to their origin, whether thas vas by
the subversion OF II pre-existins govern
ment or by the violent or voluntary separa
ton OF enc from another part OF a com
mon nation,
'Bnt with respect to the new powers,
the recognition Of their governments COM
prehcnds, first. an acknowledgment OF their
ability to exist as independent states and.
secondly. the capacity of their particular
governments to perform tho duties and full
I'll the obligations toward foreign powers
incident to their new condition"
The effect OF the resolution in causing
| an agitation and possible uprising In Spain
| is felt by officials to present the most scri-
| GUS feature Of the sitra;ion at the present
| time. The government authorities at Mad =
rid undoubtedly have been informed by
| the Spanish minister here of the action
| taken today. There is no reason to expect
| any expression OF official d.spleanure. as
| the Spanish authorities will be fully I'D
vsed of the long legislative procedure
| through which the REGULATIONS must pass
before becoming effective hut the mere dc
termination TO report such resolution, IT Is
| feared. will cause intense public feeling
| throughout Spain. and It is by no means
| feeling within bounds. II is felt to en-
danger such outbreaks as occurred year
ago when less radical resolutions We're I'm e.
| der consideration.
Owing to the legislative difficulties in
| the way OF the resolutions becoming effect
| i've. the Spanish government itself will
make no move at present, There is known
| to exist a strong opposition In the senate
TO the adoption OF the resolutions. Under
| the senate rules the debate can be protract-
ed indefinitely. While nj disposition to
obstruct legislation has manifested Itself,
| yet II is said TO be probable as one OF tho
means of preventing action. After action
| by the senate there must he the debate In
the house with possible changes in the
resolutions before they have to run the
| gauntlet OF the presidential veto. IL the
ultimate result should be the adoption Of
the resolutions Ms the policy OF the United
| States. officials say war would be newt
| able. until the matter advances to this
stage no official action by Spain is expect
| cd. but IL is said Spain almost certainly
will accept the resolutions as a casus bclli
Immediately that they become the policy
of the United States
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Havana. December ls.-The correspond
ent OF the Associated Press obtained an
audience with Captain General Weyler nj
the palace tonight, the captain general hav-
ing been informed of the object OF the
visit. and presented TO him a copy OF Sen
ator Cameron's resolution. agreed upon by
tho foreign relations committee OF the sen -.
ate. General Weyler read them. but in re-
ply to a request for an expression of his
opirion he replied.
Il can not say anything on the PROPOSE
ton OF the senate committee"
The reporter urged General Weyler to sa,
something, but he insisted upon maintain
ing n strict reserve
The Havana newspapers as yet have moth
ing to say OF the resolutions
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Refuses to Talk.

Washington. December iS.-Senor Dupuy
do LONE, the Spanish minister was INFORM
cd NJ the action OF the senate committee
on the Cameron resolution lie din ho'
seem either disturbed or surprised He said
that as 1t was a matter before congress he
must decline to discuss 1t or comment upon
it in any way. ANTICIPATING however, 'na'
Elements of various sorts would be at
,rihu,ed TO him by the press, he wished to
forestall them by saying through the AS
ISOLATED Press that any alleged interviews
with him which might appear would be IN
authoriged.
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The House.

Washinrton, December 1s.--This was
private bill day in the house. but most OF
the session was devoted to the passage OF
the thirty-seve pension and claim bills
favorably acted upon in committee in
whole last Friday. The bill to pay to Flora
Darling the wife Of Confederate general.
s56s3 for Tennessee and Louisiana bank
notes taken from her IN 1864 while under
a flag OF truce. which was attacked by Mr..
Dalzell last Friday. was laid on the table
Five bills were favorably acted upon today
as follows:
To pay the officers and crews OF the
United States gunboats Kineo and chocura
sl2.4I4 prize money; TO pay William s.
Isaac G. Co. Sl6.9SI. the finding Of the court
OF claims: to pay General McAlpin Of the
Eley Pennsylvania cavalry s6096 H..
legally collected from him. and to pay
Matthias Henderson of Spring Valley, Wis.
$500 paid by him for substitute during
the war, Henderson not at that tlme being
citizen OF the United States.
At the opening Of the session there was
pretty piece Of hy-rlay growing out Of
the presentation Of a resolution for SOM,
additional employees OF the house. The
house was in state OF confusion and Mr..
Dingley. the leader Of the majority. was
catechising Mr.. Odell as to the necessity
for the Increase When they finished their
dialogue Mr.. Richardson (Dem.I OF Ten
Lossee complained that he had not been
able to hear what had been said and he
inquired, slggestiveiy. IL the t.tiaguished
leader Of the house. had officially an
nounced that the increass was necessary
because OF the approaching extra session.
Mr. Dingley parted the thrust and replied
blandly that he was sorry the confusion
had rendered II impossible for the gentle
man from Tennessee 10 understand what
he had said. The resolution was dafeated.
In the course OF the debate on the claim
bill Mr.. Dingley made few remarks pro-
testing against opening the door TO other
claims. This drew from Mr.. Mahon, chair
man OF the war claims committee. an ar
dent defense OF the claims unpaid by the
government, devoting most OF his attention
TO the justice Of the French spolintion and
Pennsylvania border war claims. He IN
sisted that claims should be met and do
cldcd on their merits. and that II was dis
honest 10 plead the statute of limitations
against them.
Al 8 O'Clock the house took a recess until
o'cloch. the evening session being de-
voted to the consideration oil private pen
zion bills.
At the evening session fourteen private
pension bills were faYorsbly acted upon.
OF these. one grants a ponsien o. 800 a
month TO the widow NJ the late General
John Gibhon. and another Of $50 per month
to the widow OF tie late General W. A.
Nichols.
large part Of the evening was devoted
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IittIc Rock Needing,

Little Rock. Ark. December lS.-A large
Is attended mass meeting held hero today
at the board of trade listened TO speeches
by leading citizens. on the Cuban question
The meeting was attended by men pTomin-
ont In all branches OF business aud pro-
sessions The following resolution was
unanimously adopted ...,,
Resolved, That We express our nnquai-
fed sympathy with the struggling patriots
and urge the immediate recognition OF the
INDEPENDENCE of the Cuban Republic by
tho United States
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Heat sixteen 10 One.

The Vindiuator knew what 1t was talking
about when 1t said last week that this
county could raise bigger sweet potatoes
than Montgomery county could grow. And
here we prove It. Mr., and Mrs. J. C. Can
ter Of Devors came on visit TO our Of
fico Saturday and brought us fifteen pota-
toes that weighed two pounds more than q
bushcl, beating the Conroe Courier mans
sixteen to the bushcl potatoes by one later
and two pounds. One OF tho 'taters made
n good mess for our little family of
eight
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/ III FED TO SHARKS.
,.,.,..rs Said TO Be Taken
Out 10 Boats
k,ns TIED TO THEIR BODIES
Are TOSSED Overheard
nu alive with Sc"
|bw ..,.-News from CUBA

=. december ls.-Roberto So
FtSr ,neut seventeen months III the
'" ..mo Of General Raouel Arengo'
49, ,s,o. Of Havana and Ma;anzas.
w s,eamship olivette. Mr.. So
I'D before leaving zs Havana ;,. ina,
" ~ SUCCESSFULLY landed on Tuesday
W. .,.ve the report true. as official
havana we're greatly excited that
4. : rnsr. is no longer any doubt about
!. ,.,th. ! saw a letter. which should
!" !. the hands of the iunta in New
~, priradier Adolpho Castillo, who
M l in Havana province. stating POS
10y Maceo had been killed by Span
.!. 'las lie did not give any particu-
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LYNCiIED THREE.
The Proctor Brothcrs Executed by q
kentucky Mob.

Russellyillc, Ky. December iS.--A mob
that beleaguered the Jail all night early this
morning took out Arch, Dnk and Bill
Proctor. lynchcd two OF them and shot the
other to death.
Arch killed two men, Doc and Aaron
Crofton, ut Adairville, this county, on No.
vcmber Il. 1895. and the brothers were ac-
cessories. All have had three trials.
Swayng to and fro In the breezes n half
mile Eouth OF town. hanging TO n little cedar
tree. are the bodies OF Dink and Arch Poe
tor, and lying in the county Jail here is
the dead body of VIII Proctor. half brother
to Dink.
At 2 this morning the mob visited the
county Jail and after baitering down the
front door and forcing the jailer 10 giyo mp
the keys. went to the coils Of The Froctors.
The eldest. Will cursed the mob ard was
shot dead In his cell. The other Two we're
taken out and hanged. The mob numbered
about 100 men and did their work quickly
and with dispatch.
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Washington. Dcoen1Der Ex-senator Vest
Of Missouri has been considerably annoyed
over Il report that he is holding up the
nomination OF Secretary Francis until after
the senatorial election IN that State. Re-
ferring TO the question. the senator said {:
1t is absurd. there IL not Palmer or
Mckinley democrat In the Missouri lcgis-
laturc. and do not zee how Secretary
Francis could be a factor In the election
OF a United States senator from my State.
Besides this. the regular democrats who
supported Bryan have a clear majority on
Joint ballot over all other parties. and
have no opposition in my own party, The
nomination of Francis was postponed for
consideration until after the recess. as were
tho nominations Of all the Palmer or Nc
kinlcy democrats"
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parently. OF moving westward to the prov.
ince OF Matanzas and probably Havana
province.
The Saragossa battalion at st. Nobre and
Maraguay. town of Santa Clara, has been
eneaged with band OF 500 insurgents I'M
der the leadership Of Ramon Alvarez The
enemy had fifteen killed and the country
men OF that vicinity say that the insur-
gents carried away thirty wounded Tho
troops had one captain and five soldiers
wounded. The insurgent colonel, Pena,
mas been wounded In the Manzanillo dis.
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THE FIRE RECORD.


Orange, Texas. December 1S.--This morn
ing about 4 o'clock the residence owned
and occupied by Mrs Otis and her son Asa.
caught fire and burned to the ground An
adjoining dwelling house. owned by Judge
u. II. Wingate and occupied by Mrs. Lou
Allen. caught from the other building and
was totally destroyed also. The loss on the
Otis house was about $1,000. insured In the
Southern OF New Orleans for 5000 on the
house and 5000 on the furniture The loss
on the Wingate house was about 5000. in
sured In the St. Paul for $500.
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cnlnred symnnthixer..

New York, December ls.-A mass meet
Ing of colored men to express sympathy
with Cuba was held tonight at 81. Marks
Methodist Episcopal church. Resolutions
were PASSED condemning Spain for her
treatment Of the Cubans. The speakers
were all colored men. AZ the close Of the
meeting a committee was appointed to GO TO
Washington and do their hest TO secure the
passage Of the Cuban resolutions by the
senate and house.
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Upper Marlborough. Md. December H.
James Smith, colored. was hanged here to-
day. Smith was brought here on late
train last night from Baltimore. where he
has been confined since his arrest. rr.or to
his departure from Baltimore he was i'm
mersed by n Baptist minister and died Iro-
Tossing that faith, having refused the min
lstrations of Catholic priest. who ten
dercd them upon the prisoners arrival last
night.
Smith was convicted for the rape and
murder OF Margaret Drown, n young niece
of the woman for whom the ccnden ned
worked
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Tried 10 suicide.

Kansas City. Mo, December 1s.--Mrs
Lillian Calhoun Turner attempted to com
NIT suicide last night by taking arsenic.
but was saved by tho heroic treatment OF
physicians. Mrs. Turner is the daughter OF
Rev. J. C.. Russell OF Dallas a prominent
Baptist evangelist. She married against
the wishes OF her parents and the cause
assigned for the attempt to take her life
liz that she and her husband did not get
along well together. Turner Is well
known bookmakor Miss Russell, before
her marriage TO Turner was extremely pop
ular in Dallas society.
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hero publish dispatches from the United
States reporting that the Cuban agitation
there is growing and declaring that certain
American newspapers are publishing false
Rows in order to excite prolic opinion.
III Liberal urges the government TO act
onorcetically and 10 frankly make known
Tie situation In Cuoi.
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SHERIFFS' DEPARTMENT.

Stolen on night OF December leone sad
die. half breed Denver tree. seat Kantle
back and 'front.' stamped with raised flower,
side jockeys laced on: full seat, stirrup
feathers three inch and running under the
seat; straight up Kantle: right skirt badly
rubbed by flank rigging and scratched with
spur rowell; heavy iron stirrups. stamped
Blaine e. PrcWitt. Reward $780, $40 for
saddle. $50 for thief. Address.
s. A. Gamble,
Constable. Taylor. Texas.
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Colorado Volunteers.

Denver Colo. December 1s.-The Rocky
mountain Cuban volunteers, nearly 1000
strong. decided today TO leave for the Flor
Ida coast on December &c on foot. provided
horses enough are secured TO carry their
supplies and accoutremenis. Colonel Nc
Andrew. commanding officer of the volun-
teors, received scores OF letters from va
r,ous parts OF the United States offering
material and money in the aid of the enter