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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-11-16

the rail. hut no further. for Ransom held
his oar-longcr than the jump would De
poised aloft. and they knew his strength
'.That was brave jump" no sneered
to Ackland: land he didn't even wet his
feet" lie pushed the boat away with the
oar.
captain Davis" ne called, will you
give mo the course through tho first
watch?'
'.Yes, you suicidal fool; due south" The
captain had just learned Of the damage 70
his boat. and unable to pursue Ransom,
was disposed to make the best OF H. II II
como back and pick you up when tho WIND
comes, Ransom" he added, 'but snail
punish YOU for this"
'Fhauk you. captain. I'll make for the
pole star and allow that the wreck IS
about twenty miles back. Any one else
want "a come and helpH'
There was 40 answer. aud RANSOM turn
ing TO his mouonles5 companion COM
rnandeJ. contemutuoualy: Get out an
oar there ana so 10 work" The other
oboyod Ransom RANGED the bright star
Sirius over to the boats quarter 50 that
me pole star hung over the bow. and ST.
lertIv the two mon pulled away. Ransom
the stronger. at the stroke oar and Ack-
land behind him THE latter might have
been unable, If called upon, 70 explain his
motives III joining this expedition Smart
ing with humiliation. ne had bot bAndiy
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Blu Morgan Robertson.

Come aboard" called Csptain Davis. as
the boat bumped against tie side or me
schooner. Esght men clamhered over the
rsII-one with the painter. which he made
fast % "A cleat-sni mustered art near the
poop. where Captain Davis met them.
us the captain on dcesg' asked tai
voting fellow. stepping out OF the group
with = confident. careless sw ng OF his
shoui7a~s. and speaking in a musical accent
az V1.ee which, though pleasant on the
whole. s.tG q ripuant ring 20 IT, IL was the
voice that HAD fai'td-
Il am the crrtalg.'
..ou- s-ho1ne- turned turtle yesterday
noon. captain. The sk pper drowned before
our ,yes. bur We couldn't get 70 him. his
DAUGHTER. Mles Downs. was below a. the
time. ana We never saw her again J am
the mate. tlis is thc second mate. and these
ur. tile crew.
eve must have passed your vessel al
shutdown - thai was tEe Waikure. l
knew Captain Downs ami his family. u
viii be- sad news for bis wife. The young
lady. as ! remember her. was very hand
s1un- Have You saved anything
Nothing but what We stand IN. sir. We
had the boar over 10 paint. or We couldn l
have gat away ourselves.
''Nsn. make yourselves snug az you can
forward AZ. Todd. rouse up the cook 20
give these men fite ar two. Make the
boat fast astcru. and Wen lif, il zap IN TIE
morning. There wont De- any Wild to-
alEiL"
Tie captain stepped down. tho rescued
men ais.p ...ar-i in thc direct on of tho
I1r eclssle oud IS Air. Todd carried tho
Ic.rs be inter- az. the man ~ thc wheel
Spoke a. him
.l,-. roit." hc saii. "wI1 YOU ask John
SON ts take the wheel moment That
vas ms iast sLi1. Ia like &c talk 70 those
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bis desire for justification did not iTupel
him to emulate this feat.
Ransom in a few downward strokes,
reached the submerged taierail, under
which he darted: two strokes more brought
him TO the companionway In the port cor
ner of the cabin. Into 1t and upward hs
Guam until his head struck the cab floor,
without his feeling auGht but the pressure
Of water in his nostrils Forward he went
,n the inky darkness, meeting stools and
chairs which he pushed aside, and ind nE
nv touch. the forward buikhead of the cab
an Above him now, he knew. was the
hatch leading into the hold. His head
saarned ready to hurst, and his lungs ached
with the thrObbing pain as he reached up
for the hatch, which he had reasoned
should be open. He felt a smooth surface
the CABIN table. TANNED. legs upward. In
the hatch, It resisted his efforts to dis
lodge II. Pulling himself around Il. he found
mat one edge sagged down with his weight.
and be. forced his body between II and tho
moor. The pain in lungs vas indescriD-
abIe agony. but he dared not eXpel tho
mir 10 replace II with water-which would
kill him lie felt the edge Of the hatch
on the back of his neck-the space was too
small to admit his body. Then he drew up
his knees and IN his extremity of phys cal
and mental torture-his thoughts. OF Jessie,
diving this death-put forth his strength
The legs Of tho table Creaked, crashed
and the obstruction sank down. Catching
rho edge Of the hatch above him. he pulled
s body through and shot upward Il was
b,,t a few feet TO the surface, but TO this
man Il was q span OF miles. and years OF
time before he reached Il, ana felf air on
his face and knew that he could breathe.
He enptiel his lungs with great groan
Of relief and drew In a breath. which
though foul with tho scent Of the oil%es.
contained blessed, fegiving oxygen
CIinging to a stanchion, he breatheo ~ ana
ont Of his tortured lungs the welcome ar.
until his blood, thai had nearly ceased
moving. and his heart. taat hac nearly
ceased beating resumed their functions.
Then. while breast and brain were stili
raczed with terrible agony. hs called.
hoarseiy:
Jessie"
A waiiine scream answered. close 70 him;
'TIelp- help me Who IS itT" - was worth
mat dive to Ransom 20 hear t.
ITS me. Jessie. it's Ransom. Where are
you? Can you come to me-
YES. IN come. Where are yog2'
He reached out IN the direction
of her voice and felt her hair-wet and
dragrled. she was clingins 10 tie next
stanchion, and he drew her 10 him
ION. Ned; take nle ont I've been hers
80 long-so long. And It Is lark. end 60
cold, she moane1 as she ciurs 20 rim
eyes. Jessie. 1 viii Don taxi H57s-
Let me get my breath
she was silent and after "A little ne placed
her hands on the stancnion and said s-..iF
..fold Yourself Jessie. I must kick tle ,a-
Die away from the hatch"
@Bor.t leave me. Ned Don'tr she
screamed.
.Iusf } minute. Jessie EIe sank down.
found the hatch clear and returned g. a-r
with Ills arm around her Ac supper ne
benumhcd and exhausted girl ~ Pr
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Looks Ike a down-east bottom" srii
Cap ain Davis TO his frs. mate. as lbs
scanned the curious object on the weather
bow through the glasses II s'pose she
carsiEsi In the squat this noon"
"Nes." sail the mate Guess 50. That's
COPPER rlllt-uut metal It's the first time
I've seen a tig craft bottom M The
don't Eet over 50 Ear. as rule Shal get
the hoaf down and try u rad her nauleR
Can o. flr under water
NO IAN be known Go sine Ter crew
cam - far OF uuIess they're duosvne.l-
she bic faIIow-uav he a four ticker
ken away on IT,. course lIr. I.aker'
The schooner CIa-cmaut. ~ Bath. pay
81 or and tire OBJECT 81 dis-t.ssi0u-a hun.
bottom uP. showing a E-.steuinE keel about
three feet ahova rhe mean plane 90 tho
heaVlu- ground swrli-sWun- L. a point on
the quarter and became diu and oasrire
o. tie Increasing gloom - tine evening
Nake1 nj desnlate Do looked tn Tie creE
a. they Watched O. rcce,ie-au irolIcai COM
rueu-ary on ship owners hopes and Iilans- a
'iisusl reminder 81 their own groaaeis
erdir =
shes floating on the sir N the hol1.'
said ore q them. an active vc-uE rian- i1
bite shirt. o. his mates IN ths fere-astie
deck When it has ali LEASED through i-ll
seams. she'll 30 close 10 the bottom"
-'In rr- 'riEio-.' said eri-ziei OH tar
F-rr-.E an the ea-rr-L- 81. ores sarneta-ns
v-ra-r vlth ths uuII 81 p Graz, rhat'u act
liSa rtas Ttias -. Eauaor.F
eyes B.ll. there fs- saif thH c'h"-- aS
tr t--rat e Hair 80 thrr -htfuI brown
eyes % ttc 1-fe arrr '1ou 500 there's
ltfla E.Ht-r tHrre-a ~s.t .caa.N. t1t
tortsu. T.lf mems more err-n raun fa-
~. --.- Er.uaEs af water E.lt 81 8 .~att
rs. rass sets a.rr fHr fr1---r Ga bury Dog
.lrr.. She's aat ro 80 the rest ~ tie
s- -.- s...---.s = -. v--.-,
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RANSOM BURIED HIS KNIFE DEEP IN ONE or TIE SHARKS

dered. IN do the steering"
what ure you going TO doF asked the
other. as ne painted at the oar
Thrash YOU within an inch OF your life.
II save her. kin you il ! DON'T"
Ackland felt that this speech. delivered
IN a cool. quiet tone of concentrated and
suppressed rage. was MOI an idle one
His heart beat painfully against his ribs
as he pulled at the oar but he did not
answer and Ransom went On- "GouNo
al out had your day. Tom Ackland. I've
stood by you all your life-too long by
far / fought your battles at school. be-
cause ] liked your smooth voice ana good
looks. And vou sueaked on me then. but
I kept it UP. l made you sailor and
taught Won your work ! got you your
firs5 ber,h IN the cabin ana posted YOU in
navigation. supposed HE a fool, that
Ia won your friendship. or sc least yoIr
good Will But you've cut my throat when
ever you thought Won could benefit. on
He'd about me 10 Captain Downs and got
him down on me. Ia have been Tho next
captain I'm the employ. now I'm fo'e-the-
mass again You found out J was fond OF
Jessie ana from that mCmcnt there was q
rhauae in her. You told her tina / was
drunk at key West when YOU knew X
was swamp fever. in short, after coming
betweol me ard All thal makes - vaiua-
bc-after winning eesle away from me,
by your lies. you've iefr her 70 III" by
inches. rather than r.-g your worthless
life 10 save her. Pray II YOU know how.
that we get there IN time"
Strapped to RausoIs broad back was q
sailors sheath knife. which Aclland's
eyes reste,l upon. a murdcrous impulse,
horn Of hatred and fear possessed him for
tho moment and he reached for 10; but
the az ton disturbed tho balance or the
boat, and he nissed-his knuckles pressing
into Ransom side.
"T3ke To stroke oar" said Ransom.
arising wtth stormy smile. I'm need
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thought of revenge or justification, and
on the reckless impulse Of the moment,
and possessing enough Of the acquired
courage of a seaman TO make light or
tho danger in an open boat at sea, he
had volunteered, and then been goaded
into following Ransom.
Ransom. on the contrary, felt, as the
captain had termed him, suicidal in his
desperation. He had defied his superior,
deserted his duty. and was ready TO at
tempt a feat tnat would Gppal the heart
of any reflective man; and not only that.
but to drag, force, into danger ana
perhaps death this man whom he had in
suited and whom ne held negatively re-
sponsible for tho peril of Jessie Downs.
Lay back on that oar there ne or
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see what lie has done 10 II. Come back
do you hear?" spluttered the captain.
Ransom. master OF the situation. answer
ed gu ely:
I'm come back II ] succeed, captain,
and YOU walt for mo-" Dropping an oar
over the stern. he sculled the boat along
side ard called:
where's that cowardly hound who
thinks he's a man? Jump in here and
prove your manhood, Tom Ackland. L
want help"
Come closer" snared Ackland, spring
ing on the rail. Ransom sheered the boat
IN and he leaped lightly into her.
Jump in, the rest OF you, and bring
that man back" shouted the captain, and
some OF the men followed Acxland tC
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Continued on Fifth Page
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-14

Or. TridtJof Manson IS II distinguished
scientist Of Norway and an cnthuaiaNiic
believer ia the possibility ~ binding the
Nor.h Pole He ia about . years OF age,
lie entered the University OF Chr.atmna
iu 1870, and two years later went Ca IA
sealing mp TO Denmark straits, on lha
uas, coast of Greenland In he king,
Later. Ia iSsg NapE"n was appointed cHia
tor Of tho museum ~ bergen. Winch posi-.
ton lee rvts-ued until lSN, Whcn ne lel
email eNprdition OF SIX men - Greenland.
crossing the rontioru naW OF thai portion
OF the globe. II was probably during this
trip thai NanAau conceived the plan OF
maklng an attempt TO reach thr North
Pole In "a vessel constructed specially for
such an undertaking IN any case atler
his return TO Norway. Nansen took tho
preliminary steps toward lifting uut his
tSpedtion and the Fran was plSnhed ana
constructed. She rs generally ciasSrd ~ u
three-mastcd sailing schooner hut enc mas
a iep hors. power steam engine IN ADDITION
to her sails. He displacement Is So Tons
and her f1des are 80 constructor as 10
force all Ice meeting the vessel 70 pass
ing" and "scicwinf.
me Norwegian parliament allowed Nan
son about T200 10 a. oul his craft. and IN
ADDITION he was assisted Ia his work by
many private subscriptions, lrcluutnE one
al Ssa9 from King Oscar. the Fran was
launched Oc' obnr 20 lH-, al l.aurM.k' near
a Norwegian paper describing the mt
fins. ont OF ahr Fran. S4id Bread ~ TIT
principal nnurlshment or Nansen ahi rs
noopie The bread Il a kind OF h.scuit /,
larue v,i round. white and very couipaci.
The ration of each man ~ 10 CONSIST OF
foiir biFruits s day Jtis ~ least was
Given out when the exposition left Nor
SynV Sllh ls uHNd as the most suitable
mntcrlal Tor tents. as II shuts out tne
Gold better han anything else. The cabin
"a <anscns shin IN heated by means OF az
English petroleum stove, which consumed
three, nters OF petroleum per day As tue
ssplcrfr has taken along with him = sufi-
Gent supply Of ,hia fuel 10 last him eight
or nine years. there Will be no lack OF
heating material The library OF the cNpe-
dltion consists OF 1864 books. half OF which
nre scientific works and the other hali
novels. poelry. etc. The crew nnVpers
which measures only thirteen feet square.
Thogc they dwell. eay and work Ihe
suits they were can not he peReir@ted ~
The expedition sailed from chrls,iana
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on the tast and west coasts OF Greenland
and along the east coast Of Grinncll Land,
witch from their appearance and char
ter, seem TO indicate mat they had drtfted
from the Siberian coasts. Other articles,
such az n large stopper or plug for a pow
dor horn. coastinR stick a cane, etc.. evil
IDENTIFY the work OF AlaalSa Indians have
also been found IN the same places.
London. February i9--It Is pointed out
here IN well informed circles II the news
Of Dr NnnScn returning from the North
Polo turns OUT to be correct, II Indicates
TINT the explOrcr has made his way back
10 Now siberia from tho Arctic regions
and - there aWaiting favorable ccndi-
lions before commencing HIS journey
honcWard.
k0ucheuareff the man mentioned IN ths
divpat chcR from irltutsk. Siberia, via 81.
Petersburg as the agent OF Or. Narrc,,
whu mas received Information that the cx-
plbrer had found the North Pole and ~
returning, is Nanscii's dog fuppher lie
resides near the mouth of the Lenar river.
The roaplc of TINT locality pay frequent
visits to New Siberia and may IN this
manner have brought the news to kcuehe-
narvff.
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n ArrIs nN CORN.

Topeka. Kan, February 1.-The state
board OF railroad commissioners late this
afternoon addressed letter 10 Hon. John
H. Reagan chairman OF the Texas COM
mission. In reply TO one received from MN
last week concerning the reiuction o. corn
rntct 10 the Gulf Mr.. Reagan In his iet-
irr assured the Kansas board Of the CO.
oprration OF the Texas cosnmtssi ~ this
work In their letter to conniSsionSr
mart, The people OF Kansas and other
Western states win, ne q matter OF riEn,;
coneodc TO Kansas City, ~ Lom ii, t nun
ine hut they can not and Will not supmt
10 me traffic burdens arbitrarily imposcu
Tor the benefit OF these POINTS. ra.es
"a sli nsrts the public y entitled to have.
ana agitation ana legislation VIII continue
until Justice Is obtained.
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RAr sHnA,s FUNERAL.

Troy. y. Y, February S.-- ia
eh.a,s funeral was made the occasion OF
80, demonstration OF rympatny with
- Family of shea Al the funerni inns
,norninr several vehicles were rcauireu %
,',rrv the flowers. Despite driving STOW
storm aud cold atmosphere the $500
dtstauce of half II mile. were fitieu WIN
snertators so that traffic was cur. ~
n o'cloclt the church WAS filled ana iuny
10 90 people crowded the nearby ,no,vn ,s,,,
th,t the police were able 10 make
,,,,ssaEr through the crowd to allow we
hrarrrs 70 pass into tho church VITA tne
caskei. Fully 1901 persons wa,enea a ~
Inc men with heads uncovered ana many
OF the women upon their knees III tns
any.
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NrAGARA FANS WENT pnN-

Niagara Falls, " ", February ls,--ror
tho first time In half a century the Ames-
lean Falls practically ran dry today, ~
IN, formation OF an iceberg or dam ex-
t.ndins from Scholosser's dock on toe
American bank about half way across the
river the water was almost entirely ut-
ycrt,,l to the Canadian tails. This morn.
ing IL was possible for a time Tor man
,Nifh a plank TO have walked from tue
mainland 10 Goat Island without wetttnf
Ms feet and indeed 10 walk betwcrh ~
the islands inside OF Goat sslnii1. Al Y
o'clock the water was so low that ui1N
in Knee boots could have walked ncrcsS
tho brink OF the fails from ffuect
point TO Goat Island.
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June q isN9 the DOCTORS plan being TO
make fOr the new SihcrlHn islands and
head north uuiil the Fran, hy being i'm
hedGcd iu the lee. would De compelled TO
drift along the west coast Of any land
which might be found on August I. 1875.
reporting that on the 81 OF That month
he was able to sail iuto the knrhza and
that the Fran had behaved splpniidly up
to that stage Of the journey. especially Ia
forcing her way through the ice.
4 / ondon dispatch, dated March 4 OF
last year. announced that u letter dated
klohcfiurd. February "a. had reached
telegraph inspector AZ u station IN the
mountains had seen balloon moving in
% soath,rly direction, and believed that
IL was possibly carrying dispatches from
nr hansen. but until The foregoing dis
patch no further news OF the balloon or OF
br. NanScn had brcn received.
nr. Nanscn's companions were Captain
otto Svcrdrup. shipmaster. SiEurd Scott
HanErtI lieutenant I'm the Norwegian
navy and director OF the astronomical,
meteorological aud magnetic observations.
Henrik blessing surgeon and botnnist.
Theodore q. Jacobsen, mate. peder Hem
Dirk SEN, hafponncr. Anton Alnuneden.
chief engineer. Lars Peterson. second en-
eineor. iilalmar Johannesen, officer IN the
NorWegi9n army, fireman. Bernard Nor
dahl. electrician. Ivan Mogutan. carpen-
ter, and Adolf jUcN steward
Dr Nansep. nccoudiNg 20 Lieutenant
Davis J.. Hrainari. u. s A., who accom-
once, officer bases his theory OF the cur
rent which he relied on TO carry him
through the Arctic regions on the fact
that the trend of the ieannette WAS gem
orally Ia the direction OF the polo. and that
piles OF drlftwood. etc, have ben found
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SENATE.

Washington. February l5-The friends
Of the tariff bill met an unexpected re
Pulse this afternoon when by the de-
cls!ve vote OF p ayes TO - noes, the SON
ate defeated the motion OF MIR MorrllL
chairman OF the finance committee 10
take up tho tariff bill. Inc negative vote
which defeated the motion was given oy
democrats. popu,ists and four republican
senators. Teller Mantle. Dubois ana car
ter 'rha affirmative vote was entirely re-
publican. but is total of y h less man
hqif ct the aggregate republican strength
Mr.. Mcrrills motion had been anticipated
for some days. but II waH not pressed
pendlns. confederation uf the urgency de-
ficiency appropriation hlll. This meas ure
WAS disposed OF ~ O'Clock tolRy ana
the struggle 20 advance other measures
he gan at once.
Mr. Merrill was nurricily summoned
from the finance committee room 20 SUB
nit his motion. la the meantime Mr
call rad secured she enforcement OF an
agreement entered into some days ago
that the Cuban qutsi!cn should be taken
uu.
Mr.. Morrill, Was not deferrel ny I.e
agreement boWGyer. and pressed his mo-
iion 20 take VI the tariff. There was n
hurried assembling of senators VINO re
(conunued on I'age Two)
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q the today by
tn
the finally be
Mr. the minority
with
OF
an to The
France upo,
action
An defeated
Minnesota mustered ATTY
Town had
the rechsag and the
a the resent session
The significant n The OF
Mir Dney a the and
looking of protest another
o n year
he position matter It was
generally 1t the suggestion
cad OF he house,
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ELEVENTH YEAR. No 316
TO- DAYS FEATURES,
Ugh, north winds.
FOREIGN

NfoNi.lNN.
News from Sinrra says Narson. the
Nor"egsan explorer. has discovered the
N"rth fole and chat he planted The fiag Of
Nerve y on the apex OF the world
ln the commons Mr. Ealtour SAID Irish
demands for home rule are not properly
understood in America
i.nhouchcre charged tho chartered cont
rany with completely IN Jameson's raid
ana demanded an Investigation
MIR, Chamberlain defended Rhodes amt
'hc company and SAID an inquiry would W.,
made
'crean DISPATCHES say the prime mris.
Ter aud seven officials have been murdered
In an uprising.
~ hir'y persons are said TO have been
bb sd to death at Guayaqur.
5tsopie In the Transvaal think more
tfsuhle is impending.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-14

received
found land
civilization
In Aprl
had mountains
The
gener without oundation
DANISH
trading
an
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SPORT

Peter Mahcr has sore eyes and the nght
has been postponed until he gets well.
Four or i've thousand strangers are in
III Paso and mare are On the way.
Julian ana Flts readily agreed u ale
postponement on Quinn's proposition,
stuart says hc wants IL distinctly un-
derstood that hc IS ready to pull on the
match MS advertised.
Jim Carroll has sued cut a writ Of garn-
!shmcnt against money thought 20 hoions
to l'itE,
Stuart still horcs to receive tho conces-
sion from the Mexican government
National Game association discussed the
lack Of restrictive laws IN TeNas.
New orleans Winners Ondaguc. to .,
Ban johnson. to I, Pulitzer, TO T.
David to /. Tom Keely. TO . Fondest
5 to l.
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an, eso -. BALLOTS IN KENTUCKY.
~tNN-NN+NNtN0

|ra,s,,oeA iLoTS IN KENTUCKY.
bal h,,,, Ny February lG.-The sena-
kackAr.' today resulted. Hunter. 81:
FeAa, ~ Carlisle, .; McCreary. 3.
h n, 49, =, hol'' /; Bennett. /; Bate, /.
ka,,,s sOH'l'ASion of The joint halo, a
n. TAe r, mtae TO adjourn Mntn tonor-
sio N '''" was lost by a til vote
has Ia ,Slislnsi voted with IN, dcm-
lsie1 Vim 99eurr while Popul :, poor
lt;s GA IN We reNuhlcaus When The
{, rell S sls motion to adjourn was lost
20 result N@le1 Ter the second hal,o,.
,s.arliSle .. 4, hun;cr -: Blsckburn.
~ ! Berne,. ICY f'a9ry, 3; Cochran. L..
ether did. ''o' y Bate, l-exactiy as
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-14
CI-RAN.

Gomez says Weyler is an honorable hut.
cruel soldier. Saws Cuba y willing TO par
chase her freedom from Spain. bu, ind
mates 1t won't be necessary In a short
Whale.
More reports Of Spanish victories have
some from Havana
Another expedition carrying arms. am
muniton and recruits has sailed for Cun,
from New York
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-14
PROBABILITIES

Washington. February iS,-Mississippi.
Louisiana and Eastern Texas; Fair; light
north winds,
Oklahoma and Indian Territory: Far
west winds,
North and South Dakota: Fair; warmer
winds becoming snuIherly
Colorad- and Wyomius; FAR ana
warm: southwest winds
Montana: Partly cloudy. warmr IN
northern and eastern portion, southwest
winds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-14

Ienvy rewards have been offered f,r
the missing head II Pearl Bryan.
Attorney General Harmon says he is
doing what he can TO ferret out trusts.
y plot - lynch the suspected murder
crs of Pearl Bryan Il alleged to exist ia
Kentucky
Hat Shcas funeral at Troy. y y was
made the occasion OF hig demonstrA-
ton
The American side Of Niagara Falls was
dry FOR a time.