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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-10
SHERMAN g. HOUSTON D.

Sherman, Texas. May fisherman won
today by a score OF to 3. The visitors
were outplavce Mt every point, getting nut
rn,r hrs OF Callahan's delivery ami max
inc COSTLY errors which allowed the stu
dents to Pile IN the scores III toc '''-'''
inMug things looked bit weifu lot WV
in,.I ronIrrs Callahan, weikcnlng mo-
mentaiily, gave the first three men pasei
on balls. then II hat to deep Sentei srv'cu i
one, but teat catch OF "A ioul ny paSh OF
INST hose by .lantzen and quick throw
10 second resulted In Il double and rotired
the side. ,., .,,
CAPTAIN Sharer Of the visiting team
while on the coachois line. cursed a roo'
or In the grand stand and officers had To
interfere 10 prevent a brawl on the ana
nlond Snufior WAS placed under arrest
by a deputy sheriff.
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HAVANA 13lnnliEr

Havana May s.-olncial adyiees re-
ceiyed here confirm previous reports OF
the recent engagement of the Spanish
troops with leader Lacret. According TO
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BIENNIAL INVITATION GAMES

.ainorldge, Mass. May s--The third bi.
enn'al invitation games under the auspl-
- OF mo Harvard Athletic assoelotion
were ned In Holmes field this .1fternoon
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th-se reports the inssrgea; leade. Trerto
Sanahtia was Killed.
Colonel Albert. IN Pm crg7 geneni WhcF
recently TOOK place wita the ltsNFH"~i :
u fae Mauzsai4o 2onv. ltHe u al
..-rs received ilsr- NNie1 SO lltAur. J.
ia rrfor her" ;t.at Coi1n@. Nie4un se-
raa-.y ta- god ,E- insargtfs ia ff" 1lfsA
falaa zrra rrlNInr- - Mafaazls sfl.
hsf four CHnAnt tFtrf Kili'i
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COLONEL KAN KILLED.

u Nn'oh springs N. Y. May s.-coionel
II, n SAN Of New York, vice president OF
Killed Ihn u Elevated railway, vas
crossing the track today. '"' ''a'" "h"'
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COLOKEp TEAMS

There vii. be a game of base hall M ,he
park between the crack teams AZ IIors
today. ~ 'p''VN
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hanks cAIl.En In.

washington. May a~tomptroller Eek
rh has made a call on National banks
for a report of iheir condition ut the close
of business Thursday. May I.
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IN FAVOR or s

Wilmington, pei, - be- III
licnn primaries bel, srpIessits !,
5ss Sss,si. g. '' Sa 4! As W
resulting in favor
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pENlsoN 8, AUSTIN 70.

ncnson, TeNas, May a.-Quigg was wild
eid Ineffective today and lost the game
~ i.oaison. Manager Peacock res. snc I
th.s morning ana IS Succeeded 10y Nih,
Conner. 1gec, st. CLAIR, Koaah AMI
liuekhtN art were released today, Manager
BLACKBURN expects I'VE new men 10 Joln
han here Attendance go.
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Bases on called balls-Off Parv.n Z.
stolen toses--Fabian t2). Stanley.
Batters hit--Fabian, Miller.
Wild ritch--Gear.
Time of game--l 10.
Jmp.re-McGinnis
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DESTRUCTIVE ~ Il

Marquette. Micr'' ,,srsj r.
fires are raging III The ~
Upper Peninsula: Hsge
ontonason county .sir1
plants have heen ~ as ri
deal Of standing pm
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Earned runs-Foit Worth :.
Two base hlts-Nance ,2l, Fabian. Elsey
Three base hiis-Steinfeidt, kieenan.
Struck ou'-By Gear 4, by ParNin 2.
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ANNOUNCER
FOR coNGRI

FOR CONGRI
CHE POST IL authorlz,
HON. w. p. McCoMB
county for Congress .ror
occasional District. subj
OF tho Democratic conye
THE POST In authorize
HON. THOS. II. BALL o
ms u candidate for Cor
First Congressional Dis
the action of the Dcnt
S!onal Convention.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

\, Pittsburg RHr
R r. shhsion 20 . qSG ll-,9li :
ana susden; Mercer and McGnire. '''
Al Cincinnati 30 innings r. H. II
Cincinnati .-.. - o 0o0l oil o.
Baltimore .,,,0o0ollS0O Is i 4
Fisher, Rhnes Foreman and pietz and
At Cleveland II N I,
Hrooklyn :: - 4oos3SS-lS Il .
~, Wallace. Young and zimmer, Stein and
Al Louisville II II u
Boston y, 49,. .,..,,sSSSiissSS-ls q 3
Weyhng and sexton, Mains and Gan
Al Chicago u :. y
fstiatspdia fsssassSa-IP /;
Terry. Parker ard Briggs; Taylor and
Clements. $3.50
AT 81. Louis n IA H.
= Ssw L Sors 49, ..-S9o0..aaoee-s ! :
Brcnensteln. Kissinger' Wool NJ
pougai and Murphy; Doheny and Farrell
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
A, New Orleans n II y
New Orleans .,....l 0ol0OoO
Mc6uinnes and GondIng; sheehan anS
Kchoe. anu
A, Birmingham n u "
birmingham ....ioo?iooa 0o-ib Is Il
ASr95s and RappO.s. SsIahs AZ
+ eds "''''
Al Mobile n y
Mohile ....-...,,. 4alosoo1o-is "a q & {
.Batteries-I- inderman. Wittrock us
Fischer; Daniels hughes and Wright.
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FOR COUNTY

FOK GOV II II
THE Post Is authorized
name OF j.. Lee Schwand
on county Judge OF harrii
subject 10 the action OF
TiiE POST Is nuthoris
MIR. w. N. SHAW NJ
county Judge OF Harris
10 the action of the demo
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THE TEXAN WON

Fort Worth, Texas. May ga wrestling
match between James Il. Kanahsn, the
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pAILAs ., GAl.NEsTON :.
Dallas. Texas May 1.-The bail game
today between Dallas and Galveston re
suited Dnllas . Galveston Z. About 5pO
nelplo wore nresent
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FONT WORTH 10, SAN ANTONIO >.
Fort Worth. Texas. May 9.-The Rron-
chos los, todoy's game through errors at
short and the heavy batting of the Pan
thcrs In the eighth and n4nth innings.
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benson .-.-......,.,.......0 o / 90 g . )
summary
Earned runs--Austn 3.
Two base hits Lawrence, Me, Weber
Three base hit Hoffman.
Home run-leydun
struck out by Cnard q by Quigg 5
Bases on called hails--Off uGigg A. Oft
chard :.
stolen bases kohnle, o'connor, Clark.
tluigg, Bla ekhurn.
ltniicra hit-Quisg Blackburn.
Passed balls Hughes - Me l.
Mid pitches tauigs /, Chard l.
Time of game 10.
Umpire McI.aughlin
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-20
A story of Blanche Br1ce.

Two members from Mississippi were
swapping stories during the intervals be-
tween refreshments, when In an accidental
Bruce was mentioned. ''That reminds
me-" said one, ''of story told me a long
lime ago by a barkeeper at the Ebbitt.
was in there one day when Bruce came
in, went into one of the side rooms, and
having been served, walked out without
saying anything to any one.
You don't draw the color line here.
john remarked to the barkeeper.
" Not on that man, sir, l don't was
the reply. 4 have had a pretty good opin-
ion Of him since a little thing that hap
pened soon after he first came here.
" Bruce was in his seat at the capt.
tol one day when a card was brought in to
him. He read it and at once went out to
the waiting room. There he met the
woman who owned him when he was a
slave. With her was her daughter
Both were in tears. She had lost all
of her property during the war, and was
absolutely penniless. The negro once her
slave was the only man she knew In
Washington. She appealed to him. Bruce
listened to her story. He got his hat and
went outside with her. His carriage
drawn by handsome pair of bays, was
waiting there. He called the carriage
assisted the mother and daughter to en-
ter it with as much Difference as he could
possibly have shown them in the old
plantation days, closed the door, and
told the coachman to drive to the treas
ury Then he called public cab and fol-
lowed. The three entered the treasury
together, and before Bruce came out he
had placed in the hands of the woman
he had once called "Missus'' an appoint
ment to a good clerkship in the treasury
department.
THAT" added the Mississippi member
was the reason why the barkeeper didn't
draw the color line at Blanche X. Bruce
and it seems to me the reason was a
mighty good one, too"
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sbe read II In His Hand.


$50 the bazaar is over at last" said
the girl in the green and blue gown, ac-
cording to the Chicago Times Herald, land
hadn't we a good time, too?"
Indeed, we had said the girl in the
empire jacket. by the way it was for
the poor, wasn't it?'
'M-yes, yes, of course, it was. wish
had thought to ask how much money we
made. People keep teasing me to know"
Il made over 800 at the palmistry tent"
said the girl in the empire jacket.
did you, really? How nice, And do
tell me, how did you plan with regard to
Robert turn out?'
"Eh, plan? What plan? don't remen-
Der any"
You were going to tell his fortune, you
know" limited the girl in the blue and
green gown, land l do so want to know
the result"
20, do you?" said the girl in the empire
jacket, well, he gave me IS for it, Weren't
people generous? Lots of men gave
Eyes, dear, know, but you said that
you were sure you could give Robert a
hint that he might speak. You said that
he had seemed sort of discouraged of
late and had almost avoided you. You
seemed to think that Alberta had been
telling him things about you"
Did l? l had quite forgotten. BY the
way. Mr.. hyperion was quite nice to you
during the bazaar"
Yes; he wants to get something out OF
papa, 1 believe. But you told Robert 5
fortune, I know; did you tell him, as you
intended, that he wished to ask a girl
some question, but hesitated lest the an
swer might be 'no?''
"Ye-es," admitted the girl in the en-
pire jacket, but 1 don't believe thai
was Mr.. Upperton's reason for"
81 know it, dear. Then, suppose you
told him that he need not fear the answer
and that he was to be married before he
was 49,
"Ye-es," said the girl In the empire
jacket, "of course / was only joking
when told you all that"
"Of course" said the girl in the blue
and green gown. land / will never tel
soul how it came about. 1 suppose thai
he proposed at once, eh?"
II believe he did, but
do tell me just how he did 1t, that's
a dear girl; Il
IL really don't know"
TOO nervous, Of course-I might have
thought of that. BY the way, how did il
happen that he took Alberta home thai
EVENING""
1T was perfectly natural, I am sure
when he"
WAS just engaged to you? Well, 1 sup
pose am behind the times but 1 should
| not like the man who was engaged tc
me"
II never said he was engaged to me.
only told his fortune and
My goodness, gracious! You dom
mean to say that he took courage to ask
Alberta to marry him, when"
of course, l do" snapped the girl In
the empire jacket, how many times must
| it?p
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-20

The ground work for a comic opera Is
furnished by our esteemed friends the fill
busters and our no less esteemed friends
the cruisers and the cutters Yesterdays
dispatches contained the information that
the Three Friends had steamed into the
port of st. Augustine, taken on arms and
ammunition for the insurgents and gone
10 sea again. A week ago the same
steamer sailed from the port of Fernan-
dina with arms and ammunition which
she has probably placed in the hands of
the consignees in Cuba, since nothing has
been heard of the capture Of any part of
the supplies by the Spaniards. In all like
lihood the cargo which she now has in
her hold will be delivered with like ia
ciliy.
The comedy feature of the matter comes
in in the fact that both of these sailings
Of the Three Friends were extensively
advertised the first at least twentyfour
hours before the sailing time. and at least
two federal cruisers, several cutters and
the whole Spanish feet in Cuban waters
were supposed to be on the lookout for
the filibuster. The Three Friends went
DC-NNAAAest
eluded all of the slueths of the ocean, dis
charged her cargo and steamed merrily
back to repeat the trick. 1t is just posi-
ble-we do not say probable-that the
ocean policemen whose shield bears an
eagle did not strain their eyes looking for
the Three Friends. They searched for
her. Of course; searched diligently; burned
up lots Of coal, and churned the water off
the coast into foam, in efforts to discover
her. There was no lack Of activity-of
the kind displayed by the policemen in
the play when he cannot for the life of
him find the mischievous newsboy who
has upset the old woman's apple cart. not
withstanding the boy Is only one-tenth
concealed behind a hitching post
1t transpires that there are in Florida
and Georgia waters several craft that are
suspected of being engaged in the hlibus-
tering business. One of them Is the
Dauntless. The Dauntless sometimes
takes a pleasure spin from Jacksonville
to Brunswick or runs from Brunswick UP
the st. Mary's river to look for "sunken
Mexican tug" Whenever she makes such
trips, the sleuths go straight after her.
and catch her. too. She is then taken
into custody and plastered all over with
legal papers. While the bill-postlng is
going on and the Spanish consuls and
other authorities are rubbing their hands
and chuckling, the announcement is print
ed that the Three friends, or some other
craft, will sail from such and such a port
at such an hour with arms and ammunl-
IN fnr he ifeta
like bald bluff. The next information
received Is that the craft has really sailed.
Then comes the chase the churning of
the water, the bootless search, and finally
the return. empty, of the suspected craft.
If it were not so serious business It would
be funny.
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Gov. Atkinson has been extremely lib-
eral lately in the distribution of pardons.
He has opened the prison doors to murder
ers, bank thieves and men guilty of rape
and other crimes; and the legislature, not
satisfied with his excellency's efforts in re-
storing to freedom members of the peni-
Tertiary gangs has recommended that
Harry Hill and the bogus Lord Beresford
be given their liberty.
There is no doubt, as far as known, as
to the guilt of those who have received
pardons. or who have been recommended
for pardon. They were convicted after a
fair trial, and it is not alleged that their
sentences were severer than the facts war
ranted.
There is hue and cry throughout the
state against the high rate of taxation. A
great part of the taxes are for the sup
port of the courts and the administration
of Justice But, if justice is finally cheat
ed of her rights. what wonder is 1t that
the people complain of high taxes and re-
sort to lynch law on Slight provocationsl
In his message to the legislature the
| governor said great deal In condemna-
ton of lynch law. How is the sentiment
against lynch law to be strengthened
when the acts of the governor and the leg
| islature practically nullify the laws by vir-
tually saying that the acts of the courts
and juries in important cases are not to
be respected? The people do not forget
that those who are pardoned were con-
victed at great expense. They wonder
what's the use of paying taxes to support
courts to administer the laws. They don't
say much, but they think a great deal.
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One of the most successful preachers
in this country, and probably in the world,
is Mr.. Dwight L. Moody. He has, on fire.
quent occasions, given some insight into
the secret of his success When he was
in this city not very long ago he had
something to say with regard to pulpit
methods, preachers and preaching Prob
ably nothing he has ever said upon the
subject is more directly to the point than
signed article contributed to Leslie's
Weekly. The subject of his article is
How TO Reach Non-Church Goers," and
in the course of It he says, In the first
instance to which we refer:
What men want is to be preached to,
not over"
The second point he illustrates thus:
"A minister was complaining to an actor
that while his sermons were true, they
had less effect upon his hearers than
the actors representations over his hear
ers. The reply was true. You preach
truth as though II were fiction, said
the actor; 1 act fiction as though it
were TRUTH"
Mr.. Moody has made a success of his
work IN the pulpit because he does not
'shoot too high" over the heads of his
congregation. lie aims directly at them.
| His volleys are effective. To drop the
figure, he eschews dry philosophy. en-
ploys only modicum Of ancient history.
and speaks in language and idioms which
! appeal directly TO the common sense and
interest of the nearer. He clothes his
ideas in words that fix themselves in the
mind. He breaches the truth as truth.
and not as if II were fiction.
Mr.. Moody does not advise anybody 70
follow his style OF pulpit work. lie mere
/ ~ tells what he thinks is the most ef-
fective manner of reaching people with
/ the gospel and bringing them within the
| pale Of its influence. His successes prove
| that his ideas are good; hence there Is
| no difficulty I'm agreeing with him that
| one great need In the pulpit g. tina,
! preachers shall not preach over tho
heads OF their hearers, and that they
shall not eXpound the truth as II IL were
fiction II these two negative rules wcrc
followed it would probably be found
that the congregations at many OF the
churches would Doe larger and the inter.
esq Ia religious work better sustained.
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PERSONAL.

Prince Eitel Fritz. son Of the Ger
man emperor. has now entirely recovered
from the effects of his accident, but he
Is not-yet allowed to take as much active
exercise as formerly, and Is obliged to
be very careful not to Overture himself.
Miss Jean Ingelow, the poet, now g.
years old, leads a quiet life In a pretty
house In London. Her chief delight is the
study Of botany. Three times week she
gives what she calls copyright dinner
to twelve poor persons just discharged
from the hospitals.
DIR. Frederick Bancroft. who is to take
the place of DR.. Won Hoist, the famous
historian. at the University of Chicago this
winter, is a young man of unusual at
tainments in his line. He is well known in
eastern college circles through his con-
nection with Columbia and Johns Hopkins
Universities.
The death of Prince Fuerstenberg de-
prives German public life of one of the
most powerful and at the same time most
liberal-minded of noblemen. His estates
were, perhaps, the largest in Germany.
The prince left the Guards some years
ago, when the emperor published an edict
against the excessive expenditure of Of
ficerS.
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THIS ISSUE
CONTAINS
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
lNDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Savannah Real Estate Asso-
citation; Savannah Tribe No. 4, Imp. o.
r. NJ.
Special Notices-$2,OOO Worth of Fire
works at Half Price, at Eli Verokrs; It's
Christmas Week at Lattimores; Desira-
BILE Residences for Sale. Chatham Real
Estate and Improvement Company; An
other Shipment of Christmas Trees, at
Theo. Groots Grocery; Dividend Notice,
The Chatham Bank; To Capitalists, A. C.
Rogers; Voice Culture and Singing, Prof
Won Der Hoya; The Savannah Steam
Laundry; Holiday Presents. DR.. NJ.
Schwab G. Son; Remember. Merchants
Advertising Company; A Card Nicholas
Lang President; Mutual Premium Com
pany; Reception at Telfair Academy, Dec.
%: Proposals Wanted for Paving. City Of
Savannah; Special Notice. L. Eleopoulo;
A A. Zimmerman Bicycles, The thinner
man Cycle Company; Christmas Trees,
Robert Remler; A Rare Opportunity, at
Elsinger's Old Stand; Old No. 100 Liberty
Street for Rent; An Active Young Man
Wants Employment; Insure Your Proper
~ With the Savannah Insurance Agency;
Jones' Pharmacy; Good Things to Eat. at
Small Cost, G. r. MacDonell; Christmas
Wheels, r. V. Connerat; Holiday Pres
ents A. L. Desbouillons.
A Gas Heater With Warmth-Mutual
Gas Light Company.
Special Holiday Sale-B. H. Levy G. Bro.
Crown Steel Tubing Makes the Hunter
Cycle Stronger. d. & VIM. baltimore.
Follow the Crowds-Appel & Schaul
Holiday Season at Savannah's Popular
Dry Goods Store-Gutman's
Open Every Evening Until Christmas
Eckstein's.
. Holiday Slippers-Charles Marks.
What of Christmas Cheer?-James Nc
Srath & Co.
This Week--B. H. Levy & Bro.
Don't Let Your Shoes Get Shabby-A. s.
Nichols.
Doll Carriages. velocipedes Tricycles.
wagons-w. E. wimpy.
Christmas Goods for Every One-Walsh
e. Meyer.
Auction Sales-Large Brick Residence.
by c. H. Dorset.
Buggy Insurance-Savannah Carriage
and Wagon Company.
~A%--s1~A+A~hA
Riverside Social Club.
Dayton. Viking, Ben Hur Bicycles-Sa-
vannah Cycle Agency.
Store Open Evenings Until Christmas
Leopold Adler.
Masonic-A Colored Engraving OF Chi
nese Masons at Work, Redding & Co., New
York.
Financial-sam. Keller & Co., New York
It's Holiday Week-At Vests China
Palace.
Shoes That Don't Let in Wet-Byck Bros
Lend an Ear to Common Sense-Daniel
Hogan.
Beef-Liebig's Extract of Beef.
Settle II Now-Ludden & Bates, s. NJ. H
Medical-Hoods Sarsaparilla; Abbo; 10.
ham Hoffs Genuine Malt Extract; Nun
yon's Remedies; Worlds Dispensary Pre-.
parations.
Cheap Column Advertsements-Helr
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
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Qnesfion Of Luck.

81 hate to hear people say there's no
such thing as luck" remarked the melan-
choly MIR. Doolittle. says the Chicago
Times Herald.
II don't see why" his wife rejoined.
Because it ism true" he returned with
asperity. "A man can go on trying and
other persons win go ahead and tumble
into good things without making any ef-
fort whatever"
Hiram, no great man has succeeded
without hard work"
That's the kind of talk you always
hear. But nine times out of ten it is all
owing to the opportunity that presented
itself. Fortune just seems to lie in wait
to kidnap some men. Look at Sir Isaac
Newton. His name is handed down from
generation 20 generation. And why? Sim
ply because he was sitting under a tree
and an apple happened to drop on him.
You can't pretend that a man is in a po-
sition to claim superior merit simply be-
his own, he gets hit in the head with an
apple, can you?"
mo, Hiram"
Then don't tell me about there not be-
ing any such thing as luck"
1T seems to me that you've chosen a
poor example in support of your argu-
ment. The case of Isaac Newton goes 10
show that the difference is in the people.
II 1t had been some men that l know of
instead of Newton, the first thing thew
would have done after the apple fell would
have been to go into the house and moan
for the arnica bottle; then they would
have spent two or three hours of precious
time talking about their bad luck"