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The times., 1897-09-08
BLooMERs RAISE A STORM.
A Pretty School Teaeher's Advanced
Ideas Fofneating Trouble.

st. Louis. Sept. There is q young
and pretty teacher in The Craft school
whose ideas OF dress reform are causing
a storm OF indignation among tie mem
hers of tie select Grant and Gravois
School association. Tie teacher wears
boomers Of the most abbreviated pat
tern At an int1i gnation meeting last
night, DIR George Larsen, secretary of the
association, said he drew the line on the
new woman wiien she discarded skirts
for ahoye-the-knee breeches.
1t was decided to bring the case to the
attention Of the principal OF the school,
Mrs. Anna C. Gates. 1t is understood
that the name OF the Offending teacher
is Miss Mamie Niebaus.
The times., 1897-09-08
WOODWARD
maaaLOTHROP and
10th. 11th and F Sts. N. ".
Oar business hours are 8 a. %
to @ p. IN.

Our Mrs. Nourse, after seven
weeks spent abroad, has return
ed. She visited the principal
business centers of Europe
Paris, London, Vienna and Ber-
lin-and collected novelties in
Stationery, Leather Goods, Fans,
Jewelry, Candlesticks. Paper
Cutters. Book Marks, Picture
Frames, Opera Glasses, Shop
ping Bags, Cutlery, Dress Gar
niture and a thousand and one
articles suitable for holiday,
birthday, anniversary and we'd
ding gifts.
The times., 1897-09-08

Senator German was at the Treasury
Yesterday for few moments. but de-
clined to talk politics. He has just -e-
turned from Saratoga, where he has been
doing nothing but rest for several weeks.
Senator German had never met Secretary
Gage and called yesterday to pay his re-
spects. He declined absolutely to talk about
politics He said he had been away where
he could not aud would not read the papers.
He declared ttat he did not even know
what had been going on III Maryland, but
intiInated that within the next few days
he might pick up little Information on
that line His health h as returned and he
said that he never felt better n his life
The times., 1897-09-08
ALGFR BACK AT HIS DESK.
Secretary of War Resumes Business
After His Vacation.

Secretary AIger has concluded his vaca-
ton and yesterday was at his desk in the War
Department. The Secretary Il as brown
as n Terry, and is in excellent health
Wien asked how soon he expected the
President TO return, he said he did EOt
know positively, but thought it would be
about September Is. He added that
there is no urgent need for the President
to be in Washington. for there is nothing
requiring his attention, except routine
business.
The times., 1897-09-08
Fntert.,.isinp Colored Citizens,

New York, Sept. T. William Jones and
William Loudon, negroes, were today
held in hail for trial on charge Of gam.
bling. They ran an establishment known
as the Colored Investment Society. 1t
conducted I,colroom, a dancing school,
a mission. and q poker layout, all in the
same building
The times., 1897-09-08

The Standard on Company is rapidly alb
wealth of THIS earth. The New York pro
hibilionists have had to take STANDARD
Oil magnate as their candidate for ma yor
The Rockefeller crowd, it is evident, not
only have billions, but crowns, harps and
haloes.
The times., 1897-09-08
womap.s Opinion.

tFrom the Omaha World Heraid.)
This is the season of the year when
the good housewife works overtime to put
up fruit for winter use. II you want TO
hear an anti-prcseotive tariff speech,
just ask some good housewife how about
the number of pounds of sugar she gets
for ST.
The times., 1897-09-08
AnMoR BOARD MEETING.
Steelunakers to Be Given a Hear
ing Today.


The arIncr factory board, which Is 10
inquire into the feasibility of the scheme
for the manufacture of arnor by the GOV
crnment, was TO have helda meeting yester-
day atthe Navy Department, butowngto
death in the family of Commodore Howell.
the president of the board, the meeting was
postponed until today. The board has
been husi,y engaged for four weeks in
snecting different steel man nufacturing
giants. the last of which to be eNamdned
being the Illinois Steel Company at Chicago.
The board has collected vast fund OF
information and the meetings thai wiilin
the future be held will be for the purpose
OF digesttng the information and To nave
the views of representatives of large steel
manufacturing ofnpanies.
The times., 1897-09-08
Estate of MiIiionaire winans.

London. Sept. THE viii OF William
Lewis Winans, formerly OF Baltimore,
Md, who died here ON June %. aged
scven5y-five years, was proved today.
The personality left by the testator amounts
to 2,25O00O pounds sterling.
The times., 1897-09-08
GOVERNMENT CANNON LOST.

Orders to Raise the Guns Suhk
With the Schooner Grace.
Secretary Alger received yesterday after
noon official information concerning the
sinking Of the schooner Agnes l. Grace, or
Bangor, Me-, in ten fathoms or water
twenty miles off Tybee Sunday morning.
carrying to the bottom four l6-ton guns
After consulting with the quarterInaster
general and the chief of ordnance, the
Secretary at once forwarded instructions
to the lighthouse inspector for that district
to proceed at once TO raise the guns, II
possible The Inspector is given authority
to employ such help as may be necessary.
The times., 1897-09-08
$1.25 per Set.
Single volumes, 30C.

At this price it would be advis-
able to buy a few sets and keep
them until you need them-for
present. for instance.
Basement.
The times., 1897-09-08

Senator Bacon OF Georgia was In town
Monday for a few bcurs, aad. finding the
depaI tnents closed, spent the afternoon
al Mount Vernon, a spot lie had not visited
since he was boy. The Senator says
the Republicans OF his State are torn
asuudcr over the patronage question, and
there Is now more wrangling than usual
at the times when the pie is being dis
tributed There is no evidence of any
returning prosperity among u.s. he con
tinucd, save that wtlich curIies along in
the ordinary course of events following
the settlement Of disturbing questions. |
have c6ntended for some time that our
people were in better shape than almost
any other part or the country, for the
very reason that we felt the depression
first, and would naturally be the first
10 emerge from it. Our people have gone
through trying times. We went to the
bottom first, and the condition OF our
people was deplorabie. What few were
not sold ont We're compelled to close out
ana they were all required to exercise
the most rigid economy. They finally got
used TO il, but IL was awful for long
time.
IF yon put man in wilderness he
viii ultimately get out OF IL some of the
comforts or life. and so did our people
They are now making a little m Jney;
not much, but they are growing stronger
and steadily improving. Not a bit OF it
Is due to tariff legislation. They had to
get better, FOR nothing could get worse
with them. They had no credit, and
were compelled to raise what they con
sumed Ont OF this adversity they are
emerging. and win in due time become
the people they were before they sank
almost into the depths OF des pair. There
has been some talk In the North about
the increase In the price Of cotton There
is no increase that we know Of. Cotton
still remains at TIE same low figure.
| If the Increase In the price OF our crops
would correspond with the increase In
| the price OF wheat, The cotton growers
of the South would be delighted. but
there Is az yet no Indication that there
| viii he any great rise in the staple which
the Southern country produces
The times., 1897-09-08

Montreal, Sept. 7.-Gemer & Cousineau.
real estate dealers and builders at ST.
Laurent, have assigned, with $3.50, 600 La
bilities ard very small assets.
The times., 1897-09-08
for
School Girls.

The following items will prove
of interest TO mothers who are pre-
pairing to send their daughters to
boarding school.
Misses Cambria Drawers, cluster Uf
tucks, deep hem. Per pair. .25o
Misses Muslin Drawers, deep ruffle
of embroidery, cluster of tucSs- Per
pair --.-..--..--.--...--- 500
Misses Cambria and Muslin Drawers,
cluster of tucks, deep embroidery. Per
Misses Cambria Corset Covers, high or
low neck, lace and embroidery Iin-
med. Each. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500
Misses Muslin Gowns, embroidery
trimmed, fun sleeves. Zach. 800
Misses Cambria Gowns. embroidery
trimmed. full sleeves. Bach. -.-75c
Misses Cambria and Muslin Gowns, ten
styles, in Empire ana Hlcbar,l.''
embroidery trimmed. Eacb..- 90
Second floor.
The times., 1897-09-08
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Senator'S Foraker and Harris are In the
city. They come here ON business CON
nected with the special committee of which
they are members, which is charged with
the duty CT investigating the sinking fund
OF tne Union Pacific Railro sd. which is to
be sold under decree Of the Federal court
alcbg with the road. The committee will
bold an informal meeting this morning.
Discussing political affairs In Ohio, Sen
ator Foraker said;
II look for u big Republican victory in
my State. The Republicans are enthusi-
astic and there is no good re ason why we
should rot carry .ae state by d ma DritY
that will be sufficiently large TO demon
strate To the 90 unity that the Republicans
are Still In the saddle and do not intend
that the Democrats shah control the State.
We viii eject our State ticket and the ma
jority Of the legislature. That will, Of
course, Insure di.e election Of Republican
United States senator to succeed Mr..
Hanna. and that Seniitor will, of course, be
Mr.. Hanna hiinser. We open the Campaign
In Ohio pn the tn. I expect To speak at
Burton, and there VIII also be there Sen
ator Hanna and ex-secNetary OF the Treas
ury Foster
The times., 1897-09-08

Newspaper criticism of the summer
hahts OF Mr. Grover Cleveland is absurdly
out of place. 1t is much better he should
fish than be President.
The times., 1897-09-08
concenied Weanans.

tFrom the Cleveland Plain Dealer)
The xrays should have been tried on
the Ding1ey bin before it left the stocks.
The times., 1897-09-08

Rev Sam Small left last night for Ohio
and Kentucky, where he VIII participate
in the coming Campaigns In those States.
Mr.. Small is an orator OF great brilliancy,
and viii put In snme telling strokes for
the cause or Democracy He has just re-
turned irom the West where he had a
long Conference with air. Bryan, and goes
INTO the campaigns III the States indicated
Fl cSh with the inspiration he received from
the g,eat champion of free silver and true
Democracy.
The times., 1897-09-08

There have been snme ugly reports from,
Hamilton county. i'm which Cincinnati is
situated. When asked about them, the
Senator said he really knew very little
about the conditioniin Hamilton county, for
the reason that since the Adjournment OF
Congress he had been away from home a
great deal ofstte time. He aid Tot, now
ever, think it Il good plan to believe all
that Was read in The papers about the al
iegea disruption in the Republican party
IN OHIO. 1.-The Republican party is all
right" said he. ''and we viii show the
country next fall that we are still able to
carry Ohio and keep il in line for the party.
Tba farmers are feeling jnbiiant over the
big Increase in the price of wheat. and the
IDLE mechenitH in the cities are rejOiced 10
find WORK for themselves in the factories
that have reopcned and those that are EN-
ploy.ne extra labor and running overtime.
The onsluok is bright indeed, and 1T must
be pessiiuist who sees anything but
victory for The Republicans In our State. :"
The times., 1897-09-08
Circulation Statement.

Communications iatended for publication
in Tie Times should be te. ssly and pleinly
Jy the nam nd 'dreSs Of fss a1i-itsr. Re
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WEDNESDAY. SEPT ERlRER s, 1897.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-19

Washington, February lS.--The general
deficiency bill was finished today by the
house committee on appropriations and re-
ported 10 the house.
The total amount carried by the bill Is
IS. 43s. 031. Most of the items are for de
folencos In the regular government service
The largest are as follows
Treasury department, si,5sS e7S; war de
par'meni, 81, idG.t3a. department, Of Justice,
81 go OPS postal service tout Of postal rev
enues>, sl,76i.taG; judgments, court of
claims, 81 .602,G l6 judgments. Indian depro-
dalton claims. slSdS7l.
One Of the largest appropriations carried
by the bill is TO pay tie Judgment for 81
3lo 900 secured by the Southern Pacific rail-
way in the court OF claims. 1t will be
fought In tho house
For completing the revenue steamer
HuGh McCulloch for the Pacific coast $l2-
SEQ is appropriated, and 'or her armament.
SO 900.
There are the following river and harbor
appropriations: For continuing work on
the Mississippi river from the head of the
passes TO the mouth Of the Ohio $685., 900
for the Mississippi TO the mouth Of the Mis-
souri, SS25-o00; from the Missouri to st,
Paul. s2c0.000.
An appropriation Of 100000 is made for
tie entertainment Of the congress Of the
universal postal union, 10 meet In Wash
ngton next May. The postmaster general
requested s2c0.000 for this purpose.
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THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Consideration of the Pence Trcnty.
Amidon Confirmed.


Washington, February N.-The senate
ADJOURNED at $50 tonight, after spending
s,x bo,,r, IN IN e,co,,,t,,o so..ior ao,.o,oa
- y,
{. #. Amidon TO be district judge OF North
Dakota and Of the Anglo American arbl-
,,o,io,, ,roo.,. r,,o ,..oo,or r,,,., -, ,hIs
tihe was gwen M to ihe judgeship ques-
ton and the treaty was not reached until
about : O'Clock. after Mr.. Amidon's CON
o,. 7, -, 49,, t,.,,t, =, a..
""" wv ~ NV" W ''''
irlehds OF the treaty 10 taast an eXuaur-
u'natF enort 10 SetuTe II poshinie us a's.
iosition pelpre ACCOMPLISHMENTS ,ouas, pue
'he'r pans "eIe irHs'ra.en Wy sen .,s VIC
were 'n,ir "hN''uS l" soo"i' "-'''" "'V"
nominations m ,,,r,,
inere WoIu WV w auu my Vo.uS 20, 'uh
wv ueN "0"ii"s u" ',,r 'e"S' ~ ~. No.,
WlI'VH W. a eoi'''Se Wv ',l,, ,,',, -,
III" norlinuiiuilS as I" Wil'n Su ,'u Va
p'ereu'u,e, we e,.a'y ''S -, -, ~ -
,t.a ,s,i,'oi,aiI,. h,, ,ba sria,Ss ~ The
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t,'n's, ,l'e .'oa,s ~ az NJ ,.a'''s ro..
t,at 'li, "Ss ',' s,,ooi,u,. s,cnincan,
cl"sr anu va ,or,,c ,r;o.ts ~ ,ho
rs IN NV M. '',,.,n a,ains, - and ,r
,teH'S -, -, -, ,,s rnronen,s were
wy 50 ~, aaio,,r,,,,n,t s.,ing thev were
,,.,,,,n, tnr ,ho ICES, to5av az AT any ether
nv, a.
NV, .. NOT lo,r as,or fills latter vote
S,,nr sherman himself moved an
Ia '.,,,,'o,,
J., antoriny this motion Mr.. Sherman
~ a,,,,atod hy n desire In
s"iu 'ua ~ ~ co,,,orionce Of the senate and
."l . ,,, s,n, he FAC, that much of the
Az, ,,ad hnor given 10 another subject he
va" nnod a,,a 81 vas hardly fair ia ask the
o"ma.a ~ ,ato nm The treaty at that hour
,,,,,S ,iow IN continuing its discussion
Min MIN ,ho hi,, should he disposed of. lie
,,a,.n no,ica ,bat he would tomorrow. at
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-19
THE SOUTHERN STATES.

HAYDEN, I. 1.-THE government has
helrln the payment of $4,000 10 the 1900
freedmen OF the Cherokee snip.
PERRY. o. T.-Judgc William Ham
mond of Lebanon, Tenn, IL dead. Judge
Hammond was one OF the best known men
In Tennessee, having been on the bench
for years He died at Woodward, o. r.
SCRANTON, Miss.--Mr. Riley Webb OF
Fcgtair ebieau. M.fA, was brought 70
Scrantoa suffering with a fracture OF the
let knee caused by a pis'oi shot. MI.
Webb shot himself while exantnins Tao
weapon.
WASIINGTON-The president COM
n,uted 10 1--WE years actual imprisonment
the eight-year sentence imposed upon j..
f. Crnniau, president Of The First Ma.
i!onal bank OF Johnston City. Tcrn.. for
making false entries and false reports.
NEW ORLEANs-At the Lutheran
synod the churches at Mobile, Ah;, ana
West Yegua, Texas were received INTO
n embersnip. Rev. q. X. Rlrkmap. presi-
dent of Texas missions. made an cncour-
aging report. Rev. T.. Craemer made a
similar report for the thirty-three stations
cast OF Texas
VICKSBURG. Miss.--The order of Ben
Boiians AZ a meeting Tuesday night raised
$500 subscription 10 a fund for the promo
ton OF INN grafton and the encourage
ment OF new factories. ald a canvass
among It's mornbers Increased this amounI
10 over 5000. Members 81 the order say
its total subscription VITA he raised 10
5000
SELMA. Ala---xAllen Compton OF Dallas.
Texss, a young man OF good address. at
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Sd0kT NEWS STORIES.


nERLlN-rho German lotrs conversion
b u rasse Its second reading ~ the rctchs-
tAG dttfr several amendments proposed
Nv Herr R"hier, the peoples party lcadn.
had been rcieUtc1.
CINCINNATI. Ohlo-Shersfr Phtnmcr
has received the death warrants in the
cases OF Jackson and Walling. condemned
Tor the murder of Pearl EiNpn, directing
him 10 carry tho warrant Into execution
n"tW'en Ntnrtsc and sunset on the Goth
day Of March.
LONDON -Osmani Waiter Jcfie. the old
cniploye Of the Pncinc Navigation com
pany who disappeared with appi pounds
belonging TO tho company while GA routa
to Mexico via the United states, aud who
was arrested at Liverpool Oh Monday last
was sentenced to five mouths mprison-
ment az hard labor.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.--rhc concluding,
morning session of the DEPARTMENT of SUI
perlniendonce was held in plymouth
church today, 1t was largely a hnsincss
meeting. At tho conclusion OF f11openng
EXERCISES Charles r. skinner OF Nrw York
introduced an anti-scalpcr resolution,
which he said was Of great importance
ANA hai direct bearing on the net now
before congress The resolution was
adopted by n narrow margin For the
place for holding tho next session OF the
d. rartmcnt Chattanooga. Tenn, was
cho,ein.
CulCAGO--At the melting of the TWEEN.
N-seventh annual SESSION Of the AmeH-
can InsitiH.e OF Mining Engineers tho
following officers were elected for the en-
suing yeans. President, Thomas MHlrown,
South Bethlehem. Pa; vice presidents,
rs. Boston: James Douglass, New York
CITY: managers, G. W. Goo1nlc, Butte,
Mont; Frank Lyman. Brooklyn. Frank
Mem. stanton, Houghton, Mich: trcasur-
80. Thco u RAM Philadelphia; secre-
tary, Rosstnr W. Raymond New York
Cdty. The convention adjourned sine die.
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Making Tari6 Rates.

Washington, February lS.-Tho repuh-
lican members of the ways and means COM
mittee took an important step today In their
restore the Mckinley rates on coal and
coke. These rates were Is cents per ton
OF twenty eight bushels on bituminous and
shale and thirty on coal slack, such as will
pass through balf-inch screen. The pres
ont rates are 40 and Is cents Coke is adj
vauccd from IL to 90 per cent al valorem.
The changes were made in response TO
general demand from the coal interests
whose representatives declared that the
Wilson rates had increased Canadian busi-
ness so that the American mine owners had
been obliged to reduce wages to keep in the
field
The first conferences OF the week dealt
with the tobacco schedule and although no
final agreement has been reached here tx a
practical understanding the neG bill Will
return to the Mckinley rates or tobacco
except en- the grade known az filler The
rate on this wi be 10 cents n pound. double
the Mckinley duty which was 25 cents. II
was represented by the tobacco mnnufact-
urers that most OF the tobacco imported
from Cuba as nller was used for wrppings
and that this evasion OF the law gave the
Key West factories an advantage over those
using Sumatra tobacco. The Mckinley du-
ties on wrapper tobacco We're s. per pound
on stemmed and SITS on unstommcd
On snun the rates We're 80 cents. on cigars
and cigarettes 81 and % per cent al valorem
and tobacco not enumerated 40 cents
The committee viii devote most of this
week to the schedule OF sundrles. which
includes buttons, explosives. matches, mu-
steal Instruments. furs. jewelry gloves and
miscellaneous manufactured articles and on
most of these the Mckinley rate will he
r.etnrp6
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MEDAL PRESENTED.
Secretary Herbert tnspects the Fleet
at thnrirrtou.


Charleston. s. C., February lS'- Secre-
tary Herbert and HIS party arrived from
Washington over the Atlantic Const limo
ut o'clock this morning In the party
were Rear Admiral Ghcrardi, ex-senator
Butler. Colonel r. s. Farrow. second aud
itor OF the treasury; Chief CLERK Mciiough
of the navy department, Mr.. Jarvis ii. Fin
lay, MIR. lIorbert'E son aud several ladies.
The party was met at the station by Mayor
Smytho and the committee on reception.
A detachment Of the naval reserves were
at the station and saluted tho party with
twenty seven guns. The party was driven
TO the Charleston hotel and breakfast was
served.
Secretary Herbert and his party. accom-
panied by Mayor Smythe. and the reception
and number Of ladies and
gentlemen. left the city about noon aboard
the revenue cutter CoilaA Tor tbs visit 10
the warshlps.
When the Maine was reached an interest
ing event was celebrated. The men were
drawn up In line and the secretary called
anon Landsinan Creeimau TO step forward
He then presented CreelnlAn with gov
crnment gold medal. awarded for bravery
during the storm of the 9Th. when several
men of the Maine were washed overheard.
Crcrlm8n Jumped into the sea to save the
drowning men aud was himself rescued
with dirculfy. Cadet Gherardi. who com
manded the boats crew that saved the men
also was highly coinp!lmen'ed by the sec
rotary. The part, thon returned aboard the
cutter and the fog having lifted. the secrc-
tary's flag was run up and tho cutter ran
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the minority report. made characteristlc
speech In behalf OF Hopkins.

the minority report. made a Characteristic
speech In behalf Of Hopkins.
MIR. Moody tRep.) OF Massachusetts. one
OF the majority members OF the committee
explained that his Interpretation OF the law
compelled him to sign the report. But
the fraud was palpable and he would not
be greatly dissatisfied II the house rejected
the report.
The vote was taken hrst on the minority
report, declaring Hopkins. the contestant.
entitled TO the seat. The minority report
was adcpted--ia7 to Gland amid round
OF applause Mr. Hopkins appeared at the
bar of the house and took the oath OF Of
fee. Eleven republicans and three popu-
lists voted with the democrats In favor of
allowing the sitting member to retain his
seat.
These republicans were; Adams Of Penn
sylvanla. Cook Of Illinois. Daniels OF New
York. Gillette OF Massachusetts. Henry OF
Connecticut. Leonard OF Pennsylvania.
Moody of Massachusetts,, Often OF wiscon-
sin. Rancy OF Missouri, and Smpkins OF
Massachusetts
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Local.

The Jot de V. club gives an enjoyable
entertainment at Bryan hall.
Dr. Brannol1 Of Galveston will lecture
at the Shearn church chapel tonight,
Commander Beaver. of DICK Downing
camp has something to say regarding the
graves IN the old city cemetery.
An effort Will I've made to have the on
gheer3nE corps make Houston their head
quarters while Oh the survey of Buffalo
BAYOU.
The Fraternal Mystic Circle meets at
Corsicaaa and the Houston delegates re-
turned home last nj sht.
The cars of the Houston Heights Street
railway attached to satisfy Judgment
for $4,000 and anterward released
Subscription bah gwen by the Jewish
society people of houston last night,
The lind twood case called IN the criin'-
nal d strict court Yesterday.
Negro mass meeting held at the market
house last night and adjs rned TO meet
tonight al L. Is. NJ. hall.