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Arizona republican., 1897-12-30
THE GANG TO THE RESCUE.

Silver City, N. M., Dec. 29.-It is re- ported that the notorious Black Jack s gang has crossed the line from Mexico en route to Silver City for the purpose of releasing the Southern Pacific train robbers captured recently near Stein's Pass. Deputy United States marshals are on the lookout for the gang.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-30

A representative of The Republican had the pleasure yesterday of in- specting the horses at the Commer- cial corral which will be sold at pub lie auction tomorrow. The herd con
Arizona republican., 1897-12-30
FINE STOCK.

Some of the Best Bred California
 Horses Now in Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-30

One hundred and sixty acres of choice land, one-half mile north of city on Central avenue, is offered at a figure which presents an unequaled opportunity for successful specula- tion- Absolutely no possibility of failure to make money by investing in this property. It can be bought for one-haf of its real value and must be sold within twenty days.
 J. w. EVANS,
 Nos. and 3 West Washington St.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-30

at Akron and has been in the public eye for many years.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-11

Murphy said he came for orders. The per-
muda on her arrival was searched by an
officer OF the revenue cutter Colfax, but
nothing OK filibustering nature was
found, The Colfsx has been at rerpandina
for two weeks awaiting the arrival OF the
Bermuda and will probably stay until the
Bermuda leaves Captain Murphy said
that he had been lying to on Feruandina
for five days repairing his engines, which
were out of order. Nothing appears to in
dicatc that a filibusterine trip is proposed
The Spanish consul was on hand TO meet
the Bermuda and he has a force Of men
watching her.
The day has brought no further flibu.-
tcring Developments at Pensacola, Cara.
bel or Appalachicola.
Tho people OF Tallahassee were much
surprised to have party OF twenty
strange Cubans. none OF whom speak En-
glish. arrive there this morning with no
apparent object in view.
1t IL supposed that they ARE members of
the expedition that II is r,,mored would
have cleared from Appalachcola the other
day II the appearance on the scene OF a
man of war had not plucked their project
In the bud
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-11

Washington. March 1O--For Eastern
Texas and ENTHUSIASTICALLY fair:
warmer in northern portion; southeast
winds.
Georgia--Fair Thursday; cooler In East
ern portion: north winds,
Alabama-Fair. south winds. warmer In
northern portion.
MississippiF Fair: south winds; warmer
IN northern portion.
Oklahoma and Indian Terrltory--Fair
Thursday, probably followed by local show
ers Thursday night: south winds, shifting
to west; colder Thursday night.
ArkaDsas-F followed by increasing
cloudiness and probably threatening
weather Thursday night; warmer. south
winds.
Tennessee and ENTHUSIASTICALLY fair
during the day; warmer: east to south
winds.
The Dakotas--partly cloudy with local
SHOWS; north to east winds,
Kansas and Nebraska--i'air In the morn
ing, followed by showers In the afternoon
or night; south winds. shifting to north:
colder at night.
Colorado-Partly cloudy. with local SHOWS
In northern portion; north winds: colder.
Wyoming snow and partly cloudy;
north to west winds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-11
ALASKAN BOUNDARY.
committee Agreed to Rcport ,nc
treaty without Change,

committee Agreed to Rcport ,hn
treaty without Change.
washington, March i0.-The senate cop,-
mittee on foreign relations today agreed
TO report the Alaskan boundary treaty
with Great Britain without amendment or
change. The arbitration treaty was not
considered, but It will be taken lin at n
special meeting of the committee TO be
held next Friday. There was no material,
discussion Of the Alaskan treaty and no
criticism of any Of the features on the part
OF any senator either republican or DEM
ocrauc' ihere was indeed such an evident
ueslre Tor cooperation that 1t was re-
marked upon by members of the commit
zee as an evidence OF the change OF feeling
with the change of administration.
senator Davis, the new chairman Of tho
committee presided He had made study
OF the treaty and was able to explain lis
provisions, which he did In detail. II was
tne opinion Of all the members that the
treaty would result to the advantage of
iho United States. 1t was stated that the
ueheotion of the line so as to place-the
summit CT Mount st. Elias directly on the
line of demarkation would result in n
gain TO the United States of thirteen TO
fourteen square miles of territory
Lato today Senator Davis reported IN tho
senate resolution favorable to the rati-
ncation of the Alaskan boundary treaty
and asked for its immediate consideration
Senator Stewart interposed an objection
meeting
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-11
GARY NOT DECIDED.
has Had Little Chance to Consider
Appointments.

Washington, March l0.-Postmaster Gem
eral Gary has not yet announced his pol
Icy regarding either presidential or fourth
class postmasters. He has been so over
whelmed with callers and with familariz-
ing himself with the scope and methods of
the department that he has had little op-
portunity TO give the question of appoint
ments consideration. Before he comes TO
definite decision as to whether post
masters will be allowed to serve out their
terms he Will have consultation with the
president AS all presidential postmastors
are commissioned for four years little doubt
Is entertained at the department that they
viii be allowed to serve out their terms
except in cases where circumstances may
warrant early changes.
Fourth class postiaasters are not COM
missloned for four years. but are appointed
to serve at the pleasure of the postmaster
general. Some OF these have been allowed
to serve for twenty years without being
disturbed. The general practice OF recent
administrations, however. has been to ap-
point their successors approximately at the
end OF four year periods.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-11
LOADED COTTON BALES.
Cubans Played n Trick on Uncle
SANS Cruisers.

Carsbella, Fla, March lott is learned
on good authority that the Cuoans got
ahead OF Uncle Sam after ALL and that n
big load Of arms and ammunition escaped
The watohful eyes of the cruisers, getting
off under their very noses Tho story Is
that vessel was loaded with baled cotton,
the arms being concealed in-spme of the
bales. which were hollow. and under them.
This vessel was "topped in the gulf by q
cruiser. but the cargo was 80 innocent
looking that she was allowed to proceed.
II is said that over 1000 rifles, $50 sabres or
machetes, TOO. 900 rounds Of ammunition,
six cans OF dynamite and large supply Of
medicines were In the cargo, Cubans here
are laughing heartily over the Joke played
on Uncle Sam, but they Will not give any
further details. nor allow the name OF the
vessel to be used
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-11
BUSINESS MATTERS.


Dallas, Texas, March 1o.-Latc this
evening Leon Kahn, No. PIG Elm street.
the oldest and largest exclusive boot and
shoe dealer in Dallas. failed. He filed n
deed of trust, naming Rudolph Lehman of
Dallas as trustee. and providing for the
payment of the following creditors in the
order named: Victor II. Hexter. Dallas,
$500; Mrs, Jesse Frankel. Dallas. $l45;
Mercantile National bank, Dallas. SS9iG 40
4. VI. Kahn. Dallas s1033.3j; City Ma
tional bank. Dallas. $500; NJ. Kahn & Bro.
Dallas. $50; l. Reinhardt & Son. Dallas.
agents, sl2i,95; Times Herald Publishing
company Dallas. 5000; Addison & Bur-
ghcr, Dallas. si5Gl; Ladd. Schober & Co..
New York, S5iS.l5; Hannah & Son. Bos-
ton. SilGG.l5. Assets not stated.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-11
TROOPS TO Be WITHDRAWN.
Weylcr Proposes to Leave Towns at
the Mercy of Raiders.
HE WILL FORCE SUPPORT OF TROOPS,
IT Property Holders Fail to Provide
for GarrisOns, They VIII Nc-
ccive No Protection.

Havana, March 10.--Captsin General
Weyler has ordered all the regular Span
ish troops to abandon the towns In which
the merchants and landed proprie,ors do
not provide free of cost to the government
through volunteers, for every government
soldier OF tho garrison. He has been in
communication on this subject with the
proprietors. merchants and prominent peo-
pie who are most interested in preserving
their fortunes.
General Gonzales Munoz sails today for
Puerto Rico with his family. from thence
he will sail for Spain during the month of
April.
Tomas Aras Carrillo. Eduardo Hernandez
Falson. Victor Miranda, Julio Carlo and
Miguel Hatuey Ccspedes, all we'll known in
connection with the insurgent cause. with
seven other prisoners. were sent to the
Chatarin Islands today and ninety eight
members of the family OF the Mango of
Alatanzas were sent to the plantation of
Fernadino
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-11

Nashville, Tenn, March l0.-Bxamina-
ton into the affairs of the broken Southern
Mutual Building and Loan association OF
Vile parties were short time ago taken
in by w. G. Hale, the missing president
and that he unloaded 100000 of stock some
months ago. Hale made a trade with the
managers OF the Hermitage Building and
Loan association OF this city and bought ii
out. paying for 1t in Southern Mutual stock.
The eimitage company was not in the
best of shape but its stockholders now have
$50 900 of valueless Southern Mutual stock.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-11
To he R.portcd FnyorabIy.

Austin, Texas. March toulouse com
mittee on taxation has prepared favorable
reports on the bill by Hin and Strother.
providing method for the redemption
within two years Of property sold for taxes
Baiiey's bill raising the franchise tax OF
foraign corporations 20 $40 per year and
providing a method for giving notice to
CORPORATIONS about TO forfeit their charter
for non payment Of franchise taxi Tur-
ner's bill providing that municipal corpora
tons whOse limits have been reduced under
the act of 1895 may levy taxes upon the
segregated territory To meet interest and
sinking fund upon bonds issued prior ~
the segregation.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-11
PROPOSITIONS or PEACE.
EmissRrIcs Notified Tint Punishment
of Messengers VIII lie Death.

EmissnrIcs Notified Tint Punishment
of Messengers VIII lie Death.
Havana, via Key West, March l0.--Geo.
w. Aguirrec, an American, has been trans
ierred from Cabanas fortress TO the city
Jail on his request.
The insurgents surprised the garrison OF
the village of Las palmas, in the province
of pinar del Rio sacklng the stores. burn
ing thirty zone houses and parading through
the town.
The commander OF the Insurgents has
been especially active in the Manzanillo
district. The cane fields of the plantations
Esperanza Sofia Salvador and Dos Amigos,
Isabel have been burned to the ground. Tho
loss is about So, 100000.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
statas that he has been able to make his
way to the camp OF the insurgents at Rio
Puerto, north OF Candearia. and that hc
there met General Ruiz Rivera. While
there the arrival of two Ha~na gentlemen,
accompanied by a guide from the Spanish
lines was announced They bore passes
introducing them as Gonzales Jorrin, law
yer, and Mariana Juarp and describing
themselves as delegates appointed by the
Spanish government to make propositions
of peace on the basis OF reforms To he in
NllAuttu Uu LIE h'hN " So
eminent.
General Ruiz Rivera received them cor
daily, but gave tfNm to understand i'm
mediatoly that he would not hear OF any
proposition not tending TO the independ-
ence of Cuba and that therefore he could
ouly consider them as visitors to the
camp.
During the conversation at which the
correspondent OF the Associated Press was
present. General Ruiz Rivera SHOWED
THE TWO DELEGATES THE PRINTED
ORDER OF GENERAL MAXlMO GOMEZ
ORDERING TO RE SHOT ALL WHO
PROPOSED PEACE ON ANY OTHER
TERMS THAN INDEPENDENCE, and
declared that Gomez would accept no
proposition but the Independence for which
they were fighting. The Spanish delegates
remained three days in Rivera's camp.
The greatest part OF his troops are blacks
armed with Remington rifles and poorly
dressed. They have two Hotchkiss guns.
one dynamite gun and five dynamite mag
azines.
When the delegates left the camp General
Rivera gave them a written order bearing
his own Signature stating that hereafter
ALI, EMIssARIFs PROPOSING PEACE
Under ANY SCHEME OF AUTONOMY
or LOCAL REFORMS WOULD BE
TRIED AND SHOT.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-11
COTTON GROWERS MEETING.
Memphis Convention Urged Change
In Relative Size Of Crops.


Memphis. Tenn. March i0--A called
meeting OF tho Mississippi valley division Of
the American Cotton Growes' Protective
association was held In this city today. Col.
onel Hugh D. Greer OF Buntln. Tenn. prcsi-
dent Of the State of Tennessee. presided.
II. L. Bedford OF Bailey, Tenn. was secrc-
tary. In order to represent the farmers In
the cotton section better, there were three
meetings called The first was held In Wa
co. Texas. last Monday. tho second In Mem
phis today. and the third viii b. held In
Augusta, Ca. on Monday next. Tho meet
ings were called for the purpose OF Lringing
the planters together to consider pisntiug
the present. crop. and az they occur IN three
places there was no election Of officers.
They Will occur at a general meeting 10 be
held in this city In December or January
next There was n small attendance at to-
days convention,
After quite long discussion In the COM
mittee on resolutions and in the open
meeting, resolution was adopted asking
the New York and Nav orleans cotton ex-
changes TO change their form OF contracts
In dealings involving cotton futures.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-11
THEY GOT THE CASH.
TRAIN ROBBERS RELIEVED AN EX-
PRESS MESSENGER OF $4,000.
They Played the ola Game Of Crawl
ing over the Tender and Cow
erinI Trninmcn with Pistols.

birmingham. Ala, March 10A gang of
Nashville railroad through express train
which runs from New Orleans to Ciucu-
natl this morning near Calera. Ala, aud
relieved tho express messenger OF about
$4,000 In cash.
Caera is small town about thirty miles
from birmingham and it is also a water
station. 1t is supposed the robbers boarded
the train when 1t stopped at tho water
tank. Sam Orr, the engineer OF the train,
gives the following account of the rob
berry:
Just after No. left the tank at Calern,
men with masks on aud armed with Win
chester rifles, appeared on the engine, com
Ing over the tender from the front platform
of the baggage car, They covered the fire.
man and told him not to stop until they
ordered him to do SO. After passing Steu's
lime kiln. the robbers ordered Orr to stpp
and after the train was brought to stand
still they made the engineer and fireman
20 back with them to the express car ana
attempted to cut II on from the train but
could not dctach tho car. The robbers then
went into the express ear leaving two OF
their number TO guard the trainmen The
conductor was ordered to keep back under
penalty OF death aud iiaginan was sent
back to Has any trains that might be In
the rear. The through express matter is al
ways carried in n safe locked in New Or
leans and not opened until 1t gets to Gin
cinuati aud the messenger never knows the
combination. so tho robbers only got what
money there was In tho safe that is used
for local traffic. After they had looted tho
car and secured about $1,000 or $4,000 the
robbers conducted the engineer and iireman
back to the engine and after ordering them
to hand down some rifles and a sack Of
dynamite that had been left on the engine,
the robbers ordered them to 80 ahead
Engineer Orr saw them empty the dyna
mite out OF the sacks and put the money
into It'll The robbers then made off into the
darkness with their booty. None OF the
passengers were iuterfefed with and the
train was delayed for only about fifteen
minutes, When the train reached prming-
ham Superintendent Ncwbold was notified
OF the robbery. Sheriff O'Bren, Detective
Dave Brown of tho Southern Express COM
pany and deputy sherlifs with blood
hounds left at once for the scene Of the
robbery on special train. The hounds were
put upon the trail and followed 1t about
two hundred yards, where the robbers got
on horses
Tho trail was followed until rain this
afternoon caused the dogs to lose It, The
chase was then abandoned and the officers
returned to Calera tonight. The loss from
tho robbery is now placed at $4,000.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-11
EypREss MEssENGER.s sTonY.

Nashville. Tenn. March 1o.-H. w. Cor
don, the express messenger on the train
which was held up last night near Calera,
Ala. and his assistant, II. W. Mccall. live
in this city and all day they have been be-
sieged by friends desiring TO hear of their
adventures. They say they We're busy in
the car when the first intimatlon of trouble
came TO them They were about three miles
north OF Calera Suddenly the end door
leading into the baggage room was thrown
open and tho two masked men entered with
drawn pistols and the pistols were big
ones. One robber stood at the door. while
the other advanced upon Gordon and Me-
Call. demanding the keys Of tho safe. Being
defenseless the keys to the local safe were
given up and It was rlhed. Gordon does not
believe there was a large amount in IT,
The through safe was not troubled. The
messengers only saw two robbers and don't
know how many there were In the gang
aud can give only an imperfect description
OF the two men who entered the express
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-11
DOWN AN EMDANKNENT
\ Fearful Railroad Accideat O.
CURED Near haEleton. lad.
KILLED AND BODIES WASHED AWAY
The breaking Of = Lcvec canved ths
COwchca to ne swept Down
White River.

Princeton. Ind, March lo.--ono Of the
this vicinity for many years happened this
morning at 3 o'clock TO tho Chicago and
Nashville limited. south bound. over tho
Evansville and Terre Hautc railroad, one
milo north Of iiazieton. The train was
made UP Of an engine, combination bag
gage and mail car. smoker. ladies' coach
and one sleeper The engine went over the
cmbankment, falling distance Of fifteen
feet into six feet OF water. The smoker was
telescopcd by the baggage car and tho
ladies' coach and tho sleeper remained o.
tho track. Tho wreck was caused by =
washout due to back water from White
river.
Tho killed, ns far as known, arc:
George A. Sears Of Terre Haute. con.
ductor
Joseph bowman, fireman. Evansville.
Herbert Allen. doorkeepcr of the legis-
laturc. Evansville.
-Four unknown passengers.
The injured.
Engineer John McCutchcn OF Evansville
Ind. scaidod about tho legs and arms and
bruised
John ID. Hauricn. brakeman. Evansville,
Ind, foot badly crushed.
w. r. Henderson. OF the Henderson
Comedy company, leg broken.
Enginocr McCutcheon says that no was
running twenty Ave miles an hour and
when he approached tho washout saw
nothing, but very ANAL hole. The on
gino passed over II aud went down tho eu-
bankmcn,. All the passengers In the
smoker are supposed to have been killed
Four persons besides Conductor Sears
were seon In the smoker az IT. broke loose.
rolled down tho cmbankmcnt and fioated
OFF in tho current. Harry J. Hill, tho bag
Ragcman. waa the only member Of the train
crew that Escaped unhurt.
About o'clock this morning
largo section OF tho Iovco broke
sending the baggage ear and the smoker
down into the water and both were sub
eeuucntly washed away.
At IL o'cloMs today the ladies' coach.
which had been lying cross wise on tho
tracks 0oatcd on toward the river. H.
looks now rs though several days will
clapse before trains can be run over tho
washout on there Is no way OF getting
around IT,, The cars and engine can not
be taken out before the water goes down.
Then M ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-11
OVER MEXICAN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Intense Interest In the Governments
Reply to spain.


Mexico City. March lo.-Popular curios-
ity is getting to be intense as to the nature
of the reply the government will make to
the request OF the Spanish minister that
tho authorities interfere to prevent the
further collection Of funds for Cuban pa
trots. The Spanards claim and exercise
the right to raise money for their soldiers
and yet they deny the similar right to the
Mexican people. Tho tone Of the press is
changing most Significantly and Spanish
organs here are being daily reminded that
there is whole breadth Of ocean between
Mexico and Spain. and that the former
long ago ceased to be Spanish colony. The
Spanish resident colony numbers In this
city about x 900 people. including many
wealthy and prominent men. who are in
huentinl as bankers, manufacturers and
monopolists of food supplies, having pos
session of flour mills, bakeries and grocer
les. Their influence is and has for many
years been great aud they have come, pos
siby, To regard themselves as having the
ability 10 control the action OF the govern
ment itself, but II seems probable they will
be ,lndeceived and that the government will
in dignified but firm manner express its
opinion that Mexican citizens have IN
"
their profound sympathy with the Cuban
cause.
President Diaz' administration has main
tanned an attitude of neutrality in the Gu
ban question. resisting popular pressure to
act hastily and recognize the Cuban re-
public as he has been asked to do formally
by bodies. citizens and students In interior
towns. II is probable that If the United
states had taken action In this regard
Mexico would promptly have followed its
example. The Central American govern
ments would probably. Immediately on
Mexico recognizing the Cubans, for from
the Rio Grande on the United States bound
AIRY to the Isthmus. public sentiment Is
Overwhelmingly in favor of the Cubans. II
Is felt here that the Spanish minister has
exceeded the limits of prudence in making
his request of the government, and the tone
Of the press shows that the government
would be cordially sustained in giving an
emphatic negative to it.
The matter is the topic Of general dis
cussion and 1t is not tending to diminish
the irrltated feelings of the MeXicaus and
Spanish residents among whom many pru-
dent men, although sincerely patriotic and
contributing TO the cause of Spain, are I'M
willing to approve of bringing pressure on
this government in so delicate n matter,
Mexico is likely to uphold its citizens to
tho fullest extent
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-11
EX-SENATOR DoLpH DEAD.
lie Served Two Full Terms In ths
Senate.

lie served Two run IG1ms 81 VIC
Senate.
Portland. Ore. March 1o.--Ex- Senator
Joseph N. Doph died at 1880 q. m. to-
day. on Monday his leg was amputated In
hope OF saving his life, which was threat
ened by blood poisoning. The shock was too
great and no time since the operation has
there been possibility OF his recovery.
Joseph n. Dolph was born In Watkins. N.
Y, in 1895 and came TO Oregon in 1862 He
was appointed United States district at
tornoy for Oregon by President Lincoln. In
1882 he was elected United States senator
and served two terms.
He received the caucus nomination for
a third term at the session OF the legisia-
ture two years ago, but was defeated after
a deadlock. which lasted until the last day
Of the session. when Mcbride was elected
Since his retirement from tho United
states senate Mr.. Dolph has practioed law
In Portland. 4
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-11
WEATHER INFORMATION.


An area OF comparatively high pressure
overfes hhe central portion OF the coun-
try with tho highest barometer. 81 10
inches, at Nashville An nra OF low
pressure Is moving IN over tho Rocky
Mountain slope,
Ihe weather Is clear except over the
Central and West duf States. wher Il 70
partly cloudy to cloudy.
Atlnnia Is tho only STATION TINT reports
as much as 10 of an inch precipitation.