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our course In negotiating with the land
owners. 1t Is the disposition OF the com
M ttee ITO be liberal with all CONCERNED; at
the same time we purpose to protect the
interests of the State In accomplishing
the work for which we were appointed. 1t
is probable that some OF the land owners
will be inspired by patriotism to be quite
liberal toward the. State In the transac-
ton. The work of negotiating with the
owners Of the property Will be entrusted
to Senator Burns
II think" said he, that the battle
ground is a most beautiful place for
park. lying, as 1t does. on the bank OF a
maen.ficent sheet of water, and 1t can DE
made irito q splendid park ait moderate
outlay. My idea is that the park proper
should include about 100 acres, which
wcula take in all of the most interesting
parts OF the battle-ground, including Santa
Annals camp"
Colonel ]. NJ. lIill said: 81 am very
much pleased with todays trip. The old
battlefield will make one CT the prettiest
parks In the COZ ntry and it will be Z.
monument TO the most famous event that
ever occurred in the history Of Texas. I
think dt Is shame that Texas has nef;-
lected the remains of her glandest patriot,
and after the park rs completed / earnest
IL hope that the ashes OF Sam Houston
will he taken up and nterrcd on the spot
where the GROWING act of his lie CO.
Cured"
Mr. George A. Hill sail: II have visited
fifty times. l have been going there for
the rast thirty years with parties of every
Description. and l believe thut today 5
visitors went over the ground moro thor
oughly than have ever seen 1t gone over
before I don't think any party of people
ever gained a mere accurate idea Of how
the battle was fought"
The idea of purchasing the old battle
field end of converting 1t into State park
originated with The members Of san ia
clnto chapter of Daughters OF the Re-
public Of this city. whose membership in
cludes such we'll known ladies' as Mrs. j.
II. Fem. Mrs. NJ. Lcoscan, Mrs. DR.. Ur-
WITT. Mrs. Brscoc, Mrs Arson Jones,
Miss Belle Fem and Mrs. j, j. McKeever,
Jr,, whose ancestors We're CONNECTED with
the carly struggles for Texan independ-
ence from Mexican domination any tyr
amy.
These ladies. having conceived the plan,
Immediately took steps to interest the
other chapters Of the Daughters located
In various cities of the State, In the con-
summation Of the idea. They determined
to get an appropriation from the State. II
possible to buy the battlefield, and then
when once secured they would inaugurate
a movement for Its improvement and
Identification as a park.
Senator Burns Of this city was selected
to introduce and engineer the bill through
tho last Legislature, which he successfully
accomplished.
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Plnccd Under nonI.

At recent meeting OF the city council
the meat butchers i,dng business in the
central market complained that their meat
was pe'ns stolen and asked that special
officer be placed in the market to protect
them against such depreiations.
yesterday Dave Holbe-t. the eolorei. man
employed by the market master ~ cisa !,
up the market. was arrested on the charge
OF Inert Of meat from enc of the butcher
stalls, and. being arraigned before .Iustira
Fitze. was required to give a $50 hond
which was furnished By Market Master
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members and their desire to help each
other In practical ways,
Mir. Mckowsn, city salesman OF f. w.
IIeitmann Il Co.. next addressed che meet
Ing in brief but interesting speech and
highly commended the association for us
good work.
MIR, Snyder OF the Houston and Texas
Central shops was next called upon aud
made some very Interesting remarks on
compressed air.
MIR, Stewart supplemented MIR. Snyder's
speech with few interesting suggestions
on the use OF compressed air applied In
making tunnels. He urged all the mem
bers TO neglect neither theory nor prac-
tlce, but to take bo,h together that either
is worth $3.50 day. but both combined
were worth So day. Mr.. Stewart also
urged me necessity OF having State boiler
Inspector.
MIR. Miller Of the Southern Pacific shops
fclicitated the association on the good pros
poets; told OF his long experience as an en-
gineer and expressed It as his opinion that
the proper plan was to have all stationary
engineers licensed as In other States.
Mr. Dickson gave very interesting talk
on dynamos. which was OF much beaafit
To many OF those present. and the long dis
cuesion following was one OF the most
comprehensive Of the evening and proved
OF much practical benefit TO the members
employed in that branch Of engineering.
MIR. A. Maeder. chief engineer OF the
American brewery. made happy talk OF a
general nature and urged the ACCESSIBILITY
OF having all engineers licensed.
! Mr., Mckee OF the Houston East and
| West Texas responded TO call from the
chairman with neat speech. In which he
congratulated himself upon being present,
and said he thought no one could AFFORD "a
/ stay out Of such an association.
I! AT the close OF the discussions excellent
refreshments were served and every one
had . royal timo
The association will hold business
! meeting next Sunday morning at o'clock.
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Evnngelist sTeeting.

DIT. W. $. wheeler. the converted clown.
ned his first meeting in the Market hall
last night. at which nearly hundred Eco
PIE attended He took for his text Prov
ercs Ky, Il; Folly Is JOY to hin, Who il
destitute OF wisdom. nut man Of under.
standing walketh uprlghtly." ~"
ne toad OF the evils Of sending children
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LIGHT GUARD ENTERTAINMENT.
The Meeting Last Night Pronounced
Social Succesx

Social Success.
The entertainment given last night by the
Light Guard club at the Light Guard arm
DRY was ono OF the most enjoyable Of the
seasons Informal social events.
IN addition TO the club members, large
NUMBER OF lady guests We're present and a
Few visiting gentlemen from abroad.
Inc evening Was taken UP with a high
five tournament, music and dancing and
al elaborate lunch was served.
me committee on entertainment vas
composed OF Messrs. G. II. Fescay, 0. G.
Drew, .Ir.. and w. w Thomas.
The prizes played fer in the high five
tournament were the Tusten and Mitchell
gold medals. The ladies' prize was won lv
Mr.. w. y. G,ibble. ~
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want New E0r,-., -.

sotn the artillery company and the cav
airy troop OF this city arc in line !, %,
ing new guns and Announcements. Can
tain Rolf of the artillery has letter from,
Adiutsnt General Mabry Informing h,r,
tnat no VIII soon substitute 4 connie y,
1e,Iing guns for the rife guns now N ns a
m:hns y Calling gun battery.
- contn'ss'on has also been appoints ID hy
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parry, is In the city and will return to
Dallas tonight over the Central
Miss Anna Haas left yesterday for ST.
Louis on the International and Great
Northern fast mail.
Mrs. Il. u. Turner returned yesterday
from New York, arriving over the Inter
national and Great Northern.
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to saloons with GROWERS shoTi4
led to the commission Of crime e.
ceeded in filling the jails aud penltessq
with males and females who nlik9t
men and women. He flayed TIE Y!
for overlooking the cocaine bili "a
notice that he intended 70 tell "a
ling truths about the disposlten
drug in Houston.
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COLUMBIA OPERA Cox

".
The opera Girofle GlroiiA r. ;
tonight. is one Of the most wv
comic operas and is an imsnv.
in Europe as we'll as on this 3|
sparkles with comedy througnss. ~ =
tire work. while the music =
a higher order of merit tnal
comic opera, showing on tne w. s,..
the singers to the best ~ ~
opera also demands first-ciH ~
the prese reports from otnes ~ 'r.r1
praise the Columbia Opera
their ability to act as we'll = M;
We learn on competent ~ +
even every member OF tne ~ M 4
accomplished musician anu ~ 4
why the chorus OF the c 80 n
render the choruses OF evely 3saJ
delightful manner. the w,S
ers each have a National repusss ~
company has given such soou
in former performances n,s8
audie noes are assured for ~ r.
matinee and night perfo
One of the characters e ~
ON at the Grand, "A Soun ~
is . very handsome horse.
property OF the celebrates 49,
Anna Held. having been rsrv, y
by the governor OF keIp
by Miss Held to MISS 49,
the former returned % i1
The name OF the animal
Brandon serves ia, mar
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the State, Of which Major Spencer Hntchins
is chairman, to examine and report upon
the accoutrements of the cavalry with the
view Of re-equipping the troop.
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TO CURE A COLD IN OH "A
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
druggists refund the money y
cure; Csc. The genuine has ~! 4
each tablet.
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sachet Powders-ca9fse
quet. Iris, l'eau p'Es
Stephanotis. Tee hos7'
KiesliuE's DRUG sto1e' s3||
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OBITUARY.

Thomas Doane Of Charlestown. Mass, the civil
engineer who was chief engineer of the Hoosac
tunnel, and who ran the first locomotive
through it. died on Friday night at West
Townsend, vt. He was born In Orleans, Mass,
on Sept. 90. 1921. In 1868 he was APP
pointed chief engineer of the Hoosac tunnel.
and ran the line of the tunnel, built the
dam in the Deerfeld River to furnish
water power and in this work introduced
nltro-glycerine and electric blasting for the
first time in this country. He also introduced
compressed air and invented the machinery for
it, and had a large share In inventing the pneu-
matte drills used then. In 1869 he went to Ne
braska, where he built 240 miles OF railroad OIL
the extension Of the Burlington system. In
1879 he was appointed consulting and acting
chief engineer OF the Northern Pacific Railroad
for one year: He was President OF the Boston
Society OF Civil Engineers and a member Of the
American Society.
John Fl. Thompson died yesterday morning at
his home In Brooklyn of pneumonia. He had
been for many years in the printing and publish
ing business in Fourteenth street, near Union
Square. For several years before coming to
New York he was q part owner of the Memphis
avalanche. He leaves a widow and two children.
Lawrence J.. Smith. Past Grand Supreme
Ranger of the Foresters of America. died yes
terday at his home in Lowell. Mass. Last year
at Denver he was D candidate for Supreme Chief
Ranger. being defeated only by a small margin.
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sppenled to at White Plains and he sent Deputy

appealed to at White Plains and he sent Deputy
Sheriff Pugsley up with seven men to help him.
On Friday morning an attempt was made TO
resume work at the dam, but the crowd OF
strikers was almost as quickly at hand and an
other shower of boulders rolling down unpou
the men below put an end TO that. The
strikers kept above tho pit in force all
day long and again on Saturday they were
there, and no work has been done since. On
Friday Deputy Sheriff Pugsley's force was in.
creased to seventy.hve men, and guards were
sent to Joe Sccord's and to the boiler and pump
house and to the powder house at the quarry.
Besides this, al the buildings at the dam site
were surrounded. Yesterday was the regular
monthly pay day and the men were all paid of.
This did not make Deputy Sheriff Pugsley any
more easy in mind.
Last night he posted his guards with extra
care, armed those who had important posts
with shotguns or rifles, and warned every one
to be alert. II am afraid" he said, that the
men will get to drinking down in the Bowery or
over in the villages and get worked up, and then
there is no knowing what they would do
II the night passed with no trouble it is ex-
pccted that the next conflict will take place on
Monday morning. when the contractors declare
that they will again begin work.
The contractors arc James :. Coleman OF this
city. c. J. Ryan, and IL. IL. Brown.
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RECIPROCITY AND CANADA.
Sir Richard }. Cartwright on Our Trade Reia-
lions with the Dominion.

DETROIT Oct. 23.-Sir Richard J. Cartwright,
Canadian Minister OF Trade and Commerce.
who in the Dominion Government is second only
TO Sir Wifrid Laurier, said this afternoon
that had not the Republican membcrs OF
Congress turned down Canada's offer OF
reciprocity the preferential duty with England
never would have been thought OF. When
asked II the recent action Of Canada in this di-
rection meant the end of hope for possible
closer relations In trade between the United
States and Canada he said:
mot necessarily. The present Government
of the Dominion did not make the offer of pref
~erential duty to Great Britain until after the
DinGley bill was passed. While this bill was
under discussion I went to Wa hington
sultation with the Republican leaders.
we offered to make any important, concession
providing the United State! would make ex-
emptions in our favor. The Republican leaders
assured us that the tariff bill had reached such
a stage that nothing could be done for Canada.
"There WAS no more to be said, and after that
we labored for intimate trade relations with
Great Britain. While tho Dominion Govern
ment may ~rctaliate on the lumber question, yet
| have no doubt that should the United States
Congress offer beneficial reciprocity arrange
ments the whole matter may yet be reconsidered
and u new condition be arrived at"
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be new and may DO interes ting is what cheers
them and makes them eager to begin the Van
Wyck campaign in Brooklyn. The report, too,
that Brooklyn's Democracy has been rather
lukewarm in it's support Of the Tammany city
ticket has fired the sp~ellbinders with q desire
ready engagements have been made for ex-
Assistant District Attorney John F. Mcintyre,
was said at Tammany Hall yesterday that o
host of their best takers will be let loose in the
City of Churches about the middle of the week.
A warm welcome is promised for the Tam
many pilgrims, and the Democratic city cam-
paign, which has been rather slow In Brooklyn.
character from now on.
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Low CALCULATES UPTOWN.
Hts '1 Recently Found Myselr' Speech spoken
Twice More-Nayo or strong Assists.

HIS '1 Recently Found Myself, Speech spoken
Twice More-Mayor strong Assists.
Three hundred women and $50 children flocked
to the Harlem Music Hall last night. On the
stage Dr.. Van De Water sat with the Rev. DIR.
Biting. A little old gentleman got UP and said:
"Im Mayor Strong. 1 know I'm all right in
Harlem. because l like tho Harlem boys and
girls, and know the boys and girls up here
like me-Im sure the girls do-I'mSure the girls
all like ne up here. But TN not 30 sure Of the
men, because they are politicians. The politi.
clans have had lots of fun with me. but still I
have had just as much fun with them.''
"Bless his heart" remarked an old lady who
looked at Mayor Strong through green goggles.
The Mayor continued:
Yes, ] admit the politicians have had fun
with me. but say. didn't have fun with them.
say. you ladies and-and-you folks have only
about it; ,PfeWl, | was right in The middle Of
the muddle. But since I've been Mayor nobody
ever heard OF bribery in the Police Department,
No" said a girl in the gallery.
We'll" continued the Mayor, :" came here
for Seth Low, and l want you to join his forces:
Mr.. Strong turned ana shook hands with The
Candidate. who had come in. Mr.. Low 8 speech
began this way:
form that had been occupied the night before by
a statesman from Rochester and by another
stdtusinhn ilom -NcOTHshh. i Ielt as II l haQ
hardly any right to put my knowledge Of the
problems OF New York city side by side with
theirs"
This was what Mr.. Low said at the Clermont
Avenue Rink in Brooklyn Friday night.
When Mr.. Low found the Harlem Music Hall
Just AS cold as the rink had been. he went up to
Washington Hall at lO5th street and Amster-
dam avenue. and said:
II recently found myself" SC.
The crowd was already tired. having listened
to Mr.. Abe Oberstein and other time takers, so
before Mr.. Low got through talking about Ne
braska the hall was empty.
Early in the evening he had assisted Carl
SchurZ at q meeting in the Central Opera House
In East Sixty-seycnth street. Tho arrange
ments for that meeting got tangled w with the
be held on the second floor Of the Opera House.
The result, was that many ladies carrying
packages tied up in brown paper paraded into
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WASHINGTON FORECAST FOR SUNDAY.
For New England, fair; slightly warmer; oasterly
to %sOutherly Winds brisk to high on the southeast
coast.
For eastern Ne,o York. probably fair and parmer;
sdsterlv to southerlv tcfnds.
For eastern Pennsylvania, probably fair. preceded
by threatening weather in the morning; northeriy to
e~A1terly winds.
For New Jersey and Delaware. cloudy, probably
rain In the morning on the coast; northeasterly winds.
brisk and high on the coast.
For western New York. western Pennsylvania. Ohio.
Illinois, and Indiana. fair and warmer; light to fresh
easterly to southeasterly winds.
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ED.
This Important City IL Vow Invented by tn,
Patriots.

This Important City IL Now Invested by the
Patriots.
HAVANA, Oct. COL have positive information
that the important town Of Bayamo, in Santiago
dc,Cuba, is bcsieged by the insurgents, and that
two Spanish columns that went to that town
early in the month escorting a valuable con-
voy are hemned in by the Cubans and cannot
get out. About 5000 Spanish troops have
gatheredfn Manzanillo, awaiting orders to start
to the rescue of Bayamo.
The fact, which is Of the utmost military
Importance, is carefully concealed at Havana
by Gen. weyler. 1t has been until now i'm
possible to send the news to New York.
The news is contained in the Spanish off,
cial report to Gen. weyler. 1t explain. to
him the desperate situation Of the Spanish
troops In Bayamo, and the full text Of the do
spatch has been kept secret by the Governor
General. Only the bare fact is known. without
any details. 1t is believed that the insurgent
forces besiegins Bayamo are led by Gen. Jesus
Rabi; probably with the help of Gen. Calixto
Spanish Colonel. jose SANCHEZ Morres. was
under rdIa Cons. jose forenzo Cepero and Alfredo
Rego. Tho Spanish column was utterly de-
feated after its Colonel fell. AS in the case Of
Col. Rotger. in Havana province, the Spanish
barely announces the death Of Sanchez Morges.
Two Captains were also killed and many sol.
diers.
The situation grows more dreadful day by
day I'm Havana city. The increase of deaths
by starvation is awful and every one can now
streets or what Is called here "the hunger
fever" which is the last stage OF starvation.
The larger part of the victims are women and
children. Public charity cannot do anything
for them because the general poverty Is so great
that the wealthiest families before the war arc
now in very. straitened circumstances. Tho
only persons in Havana who have money are
the Spanish officials and military men, who
spend in the gambling. houses and cafes tho
millions which Spain is pouring out OF her
Treasury to keep up the war.
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FUNERAL Stopped; BoDr SEIZED.
Police Break in and Garry Mrs. Behrmnn's
Mmsbnnd,s Corpse TO the MorEne.

Police Break in and Garry Mrs. Behrmnn's
nusband's Corpse to the MorEue.
Harris Behrman, a Russian carpenter, 40
years old, of "a Suffolk street, died suddenly on
Friday afternoon. The man was taken i'll with
cramps in the morning and was attended by q
DR.. Miller of 200 East Broadway. DR.. Miller
secured n burial permit. and tho funeral was to
have taken place this afternoon.
Last night. however. Mrs. Esther Zarrin Of
$50 Cherry street called up Coroner Fitzp IT.
rick on the telephone and told him that B hr-
man was the victim Of foul play. Her husband,
Israel Zarrin. boards with the Bchrmans.
Coroner Fitzpatrick ordered the police Of the
Delaney street station to investigate the case
and notified Mrs. Behrman that the funeral
could not be held to-day. From Mrs. Behrman,
Zarrin, and the %latter's two daughters. who
also live with the Behrmans. the police
learned that Mrs. Zarrin hid been separated
from her husband for two years, and that
she frequently went around to the Suffolk
street house and threatened him. She went
around on Friday. they said. and. hearing that
Behrman was dead, vowed that she would make
trouble for her husband and the widow.
Later in the evening. under orders from Coro-
ner Fitzpatrick, Police Captain Herlihy sent
two policemen to the Suffolk street house to get
Behrman's body and remove it to the Morgue.
When the policeman reached the house they
found the Behrman fiat locked.
Repeated shocking failed to bring any re-
Spouse, SO the officers inquired for the widow
and relatives among the %neishbors. They found
Mrs. Behrman in Il fiat across the hall and or
dered her to unlock her door. She refused to do
1t and was backed up by a dozen or more women
who crowded out into the hall.
The policeman sent in a call for tho reserves,
and in a few moments Capt. Herlihy arrived
with twenty policemen. Mrs. Behrman was
again ordered to unlock her door. She refused
again. and Capt. Herlihy ordered his men to
break in the door.
There was q fierce fight. the women scratch.
ing at and punching the policemen. Tho body
was secured and taken to tho Morgue. No
arrests were made.
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He was n good swimmer, but he sank in a few
feet Of water only a short distance from land.
During tho following year it was decided to
raise a gate TO his memory. He had always
been very popular among his associates, and it
was thought appropriate that tho memorial
should be placed on the college grounds. 1t
was ultimately decided TO build a gate at the
Forty.ninth street entrance to the college.
Soon afterward the question OF moving tho
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SINNER TIRED OF REFoRM.

10 Job, No Prespects. No Following. ana he
sidlea Hnto the ~vSiGwam.
John "Shiner" Simpson has seen little in poll.
tics for him since he lost the Republican leader
ship in the Twelfth Assembly district three
years ago. and less since he resigned. by request
the lucrative place which he held in the Public
Works Department.
Deserted by his party and his former political
friends. Simpson has attached himself to Tam.
many Hall as a supporter of Van Wyck. He
wrote q letter yesterday to the Tammany candi-
date. in which he said. among other things:
Like many another who helped to foist IL ON
the city, 1 am tired OF REFORM"
The Sinner has no political following now, 40
he had in the days when his quiet support Of
Tammany candidates amounted to something.
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shipwreck on the California oast-Captain
and u Sailor Escape.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23.-The steam schooner
Caspar. from San Francisco. went ashore on
the rocks of Mendocino county coast. near Point
Arena to-day. There were eighteen mon on
DO ,rd, four Of whom were seen clinging to part
Of the wreckage. A boat went out after them,
and a tug left Greenwood. near here. on the
same errAnd. but 1t 0 not known whether they
were saved.
Capt Anfndsen and Sailor Chris Larsen were
the only two men out of a crew of eighteen
saved from the Caspar. Tho Captain said tho
steamer struck at midnight and careened a few
minutes after. AL the crew were thrown into
the sea. The Captain and Larsen chung TO some
boards. and on this frail raft were tossed about
for thirteen hours.