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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-22
STOPPING FIi.iBU sTERs.
Figures showing work III the REEVE
mmc Gmlter scrXlrc.

Washington, December g. Captain C.
+. Shoemaker, chief Of the revenue cut
ter service, in his annual report says in
rart THE enforcement Of the neutrality
laws made necessary by many attempts to
send Illegal expressions from our oaas, 10
Cuba In the interest Of the insurgents
lad compelled vigilaut cruising Ivy the cut
ter service, not only in AlnoaIna waters,
bat elsewhere"
A statement Is presented showing rhe
character of the services rendered by the
revenue cutters in this connection since
the beginning Of the present insurrecdon
20 the present time. The combined petlod
q service was i2l months, during which
the service cruised 1924 miles, Three YES
sells Mere captured with ial persons on
bt ard. two filibusterins expeditions were
taken up and thirteen SUSPECTED vessels
were detained in port or kept under SUR
NetllsnoA, He further says;
mo greater undertaking, one fraught
with more hardships and peril to the par
tlcirants. marks the career OF any ma
tional service end. ccae success or fail
urc, it must rebound 10 the high praise
Of its personnel and to the glory OF The
nation. while the steady readiness OF the
revenue cutter service 20 meet every de-
mand made upon u has already been EN-
phasizcd In the speedy preparation and de-
parture of this expedition"
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Nashville. Tenn. December 2l.--For sew
eral weeks Governor Taylor has been cor
sdering an application made by the tlt!-
zens OF Memphis for converting the legis-
lalure In extra session so that the charter
OF Memphis can be amended and that the
city take proper steps to provide against
yellow fever epidemic next summer.
Governor Taylor has decided to iall an
extra session to meet about January n,
and the proclamation win be issued to-
morrow.
senator to fill tho vacancy caused by
the death OF Senator lsham G. Harris,
viii be elected. Senator e. h Turey row
filling the place by appointment
Senator Turey aud Congressman Benton
McMillin arc mentioned as candidates. Both
are here with many Of their lieutenan,s
and the contest promises to be fierce one.
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MIG ENrnEss nOnnEny.
Package Containing $4,000 stolen
irpm "A snfe.


Atlanta Ga, December IA special to
the Constitution from Columbia. $. c.,
SAYS; a package containing $1,000 was
sto.cn fom the sowhern Express COM
pany's office here between sunday anu
Monday OF lhis week. and the country =
now fun of the best secret service men
on the nay rel of the Cypress company.
The first intlmation that anything WAS
crooked was given by The ARRIVAL, on a
SPECIAL train, OF 0. NJ, Sadler, division
superinlcrdent, quickly followed by j. w.
Croswell, another superintendent. but
these officials refuse - talk
y ppckage containing $1,000 was sent 10
bank dn Newberry SunAay. II could MOI
be delivered that day ana was returned
here because the safe sn that town was
considered insecure. The money was put
in a safe N tho office here, Which was
lief; unlocked all night. II was missed
Yesterday morning. This morning p. ~.
l.eary, assistarH general superintendeaf OF
the company, reached Columbia and was
soon c.oseted with the other officers and
seoFei service men. Tae money was stolen
by one or more employees OF the office
aud he proposes to camp out here ann
he has his hand on the guilty man
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A DUEL IN PROSPECT.
THE POLICE HAVE so FAR PRE-
VENTED 4 MEETING.
Georgia Journalist and Lawyer Are
the Parties aud II lis Relieved
that They VIII Meet

Atlanta Ga. December 2t.-A challenge
to duel TO the death was given and ac-
ceptcd in open court in this city yesterday
and would have been fought had not both
parties been taken possession Of by the
police. That they will get together IS Ger
tain unless the authorities again inter-
yene, and this they are not likely to do
because of the high character and intlu-
ence OF both men involved. Both are
now at liberty, he challenge MIS- given
by Colonel Ortiz II. stein, the well known
ed1or, whose paper few days ago severe
ly attacked the local judiciary 1t was
accepted by Major Harvey Johnson. who
has just returned after eight years SER
vice as consul general OF the United sta es
to Belgium Major johnson representa-
solicitor General James +. O'Neil in lbe
proceedings growing out OF ONeils as
sault upon Stein in hotel lobby last sat
uIaay, and during the hearing ali the
facts in "a most sensational case were
brought out.
1t was shown that six distinguished State
officials had been raided in poker game
week ago, and that Editor stems PUB
llshed afiCie was a severe CRITICISM VI ms
action OF the local court IN dealing with
the prisoners. OMEN had met Stein and
had slapped his face IN public Mutual
friends were trying to arrange their dtitei-
ences when both were arrested tor a
breach Of the peace. and the case thus
reached the court. one of the most i'm
portant witnesses WIS to be Representative
Oliver Of Burk county, the democratic
leader in tho lorislat,,re who is now dy-
ing al a local hospital from an overdose
of morpAine
rh4 WITNESSES who attended included
r,,,,sy II plount ma well ,nOwn Georad
nntitician. REPRESENTATIVE Pierce sscre-
,e,., itcrIen,,n and others ntou,inent IN
,,oiitical ana social life Editor stoin stated
,n ~ courl mai he was prelat,d to prove
,,,e,,, Nlord NJ his newspalaer statement,
c,,1 the, Attornev Johnson srealltng in be-
h.t, ~ rIs cIlsrt made The declaration
,I''t s,,in ,yas murderer ard that hls
,'i,,,ooronb haa at ons tirrn atpeatrd IN
~, ro,,nes, selary in every civ Of the
,r,,,,rs ita arcrsed him of having orice
NV""', - - - -, a,,ti,,,,,
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sHORT NEWS STORIES.

BOSTON, Mass. William Gordon nd
who was the Oldest living grzdlgsI
Harvard college, is dead at his hazs|
River Place, Dedham, He was hxs|
Boston about ninety-four years ags
NEW YORK.-Mrs. Ann Kelley. an4
yeals. and Mss Ella Baird, aged y VI
inmates of the poorhouse at p.ainfs4l
j., died from drinking wood alcohol.
I.ONDON-Jimmy Barry. the cEd
bantamweight champion, and othe7j
rested in connection with the fight u
National Sporting club on DecrmSt
which resulted IN the death OF Cruut Z
released from custody.
CHTClAGO-Bert Award one n !
most prominent athletes OF the COZ
and widely known as a football plsygf
coach, died of Typhoid fever. he v
graduate of Yale. N, Ess
NEW HAVEN, Conn.--News has
received of the death at Phoenix Y
of Alonzo Frank lack OF PittsburE' Il
Jacks career at Yale Was a good -
LONDON-The fire, In the hold ~
British steamship Silyenlaie al "
ae.s. from Galveston, via Newpon
for Bremen. which has been ourMnt
days, has been eXtsnguished. lne \
IL being discharged
MILWAUKEE I, VISA protest Y
foot 10 organize another maiting co az
in the city which wiz not Dc aIn
with the National combine and vn's'
have a capital OF sl?5o0
ST. LOuIS-Charles Depew, wlo 4
Morris pietsch fol criminal assaa.. Y Y
sister. Bessie Depew, was aciuhe' 4
charge OF murder.
CHIC AGO-Private Charles Walra
the Firth infantry who, next y .e, Y
mond, gave the most damaslns i.s ~.
against the defendant in the Loy'us ",
martial, has asked for and been -
a discharge by Secretary Aigef
ST. LOIIS-The vaults Of NE NJ W.
Jaccard Jcwclry company. Who ~. V x,
was burned Sunday morning, w n
and the contents, CONSISTING
worth of jewelry were found l'''aoS
DENVER, coo. Joe Getnsys Ts M
Baton Riuge, La, for mtlroer' ~ W 4
discovered in the penitcnlialy
City, whore he Is known as soA''
term will expire January 4.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lepT ~ Z
ter OF war and marine mas re'ssS 4,
NEW Mortimer = n 'sf
who. ten years ago, had q Na ~ !,
tati0n as a billiardisl, diea ="
here OF heart failure n,
CHARLESTON. S. Ca s ss,,rsr
Georgetown to the News ana Y Ss III ID
cx-President. Cleveland ana w" rsy 4
through that town on lhul n AZ,
from the shooting preserves :"
Alexander By E
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a DARING ROBBERY.
n Mnns Pocket Picked for Six Hum
dred Doilnrs

Fort Worth, Texas. December 2o.--one Of
the boldest and most successful robberies
ever recorded in the criminal annals OF
Fort Worth took place this afternoon late
just as train No. OF the Texas and Pacific
was about to leave the station al $40 for
Dallas and the East.
Mr.. l. n. Walker of Arlington. this
county, had come over 10 the city this
morning with his wife TO pay some nc
counts due here, and during the transact
Ing OF his business had displayed large
roll OF bills. He had been at several places
In the city during the course Of the tay ana
his money had evidently been noticed by
some OF the fraternity and they had
followed. awaiting an opportunity 10 rob
him,
Their chance came as be Was getting on
the train. Two na,5i. OF whom only very
unsatisfactory descriptions could be oh.
tanned. jostlod up against him. prslena,ny
TO be intoxicated, as he mounted The pla,p
form and crowded him into corner ana n
a moment they had abstraS.cs his roll fro,,
his inside cost pocket ana Disappeared the
amount Of HIS loss was close to 5000, -
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ENGINEER FoWGOr ORDERS.
several Men Hurt IN II Collision rs
consequence.


Marshall Mich. December 2t.-An extra
freight train OF ten empty coal ears and a
eaboose eoliidcd with a wcsthohud pas
senger train on The Detroit Toledo and Nil
Yankee railroad last night near Wilders-
vile, Both locomotives were literally
ruined by the impact The freight ears
were piled high In a Gass OF ruins. The
baggsge car was badly wrecked aud Albert
Arno, baggage man, was seriously injured
HIS head Is cut, arms sprained and hips
bruised, Line Reparor McNid OF Teoum-
sch had his back badly injured The force
OF the collision drove Il. o. Williams, a
passenger brakeman, head ieremost through
a glafs door; MS scalp is badly torn and
back Injured. Webb Lott, engineer OF the
passenger train, had leg broken and his
fireman sprainod his ankle In jumping
from the engine. Engiueer Ben Coonfer Of
the freight locomotive admits that he for,
got his orders He and his fireman jumn,d
and eieaped injury.
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YouNG LAZY MURDERED.
MAS shot by 81 Man Who Aftcrward
Attempted suicide.


Dalton. Ca, December ~, Sheriff John
sen, accompanied by Coroner Black and a
pack s. hlcodhounds, lett here late ills
evening Tor Tunnel Iiill. whore, according
10 reports received. a cruel and unproyokei
murder haDpencd late this afternoon. The
victim was Miss Van znnt a young lady
well known and popular nj thal seetion of
the country, Her SLAYER, Newt Whitman.
Il young man who mad heretofore horhe
aond reputation. The details OF the XIII
ing are very measre.
II seems. however, that young Whitman
and Miss Van zant wete together this AZ
iefnoon II was an old ioye affair, aud
i apptars that he was iesanely Jealous.
Just what led ~ to the killing 10 NOT eN-
actiy known. but after few warm words
lie drew pistol and fired on the young
lady, .infiicting fatal wound. lie then
turned The gun Npen himself, but the bull
let merely touched the flesh, malSing q
wound that scared Whitman mere than It
hurt, whitman then tossed hts pistol away
md made fer the woods, At last accounts
he had not been captured.
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rnn MURDERED Acron,
Remarkable Demonstration Of SYM
pnth> uItb William TrrrisS.

patty wItb William TerrisS.
rI.ondon December 2l-rhc funeral q
William Terfiss. the actor who was stabbed
iodcath on Thursday lostodtsideithe AdcI-
phl theater nv super named Prince, took
place today At nrompIon cemetery There
was an Immense crowd OF peqplu prtaent,
The prlneiral mouTpars were the two sons
OF The deceased Mr.. and Mr., seymour
Hicks (the laitor the daughter of lhc lead
man, the Messrs Gaiti. Sir lieury lryiug
Charles Wyndham ana George GrosSmIth.
The floral tributes were very humorous.
Including wrcathe from lord Robebery
Nine, neNayarro MARY Anderson, Lady
HAIRS. MIR, and Mrs. bancroft Sir Heury
Irving Mira, Langtry, e. S, Willard aud
other uotabHitios,
The funeral procession was composed of
over 100 carriages and nt the cemetery
about 10000 roople assembled Al the
lendlng theatrical people of London were
present II Was the most remarkable drm-
onstratiou OF sympathy In recent years.
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rnorosEn roLITIcAL ACTION.
~ eeotan Federation VIII Not Fight
MI 5 an Party Lines.


ON Party Lines.
DeuySr, Col. December 1.-The Rocky
1lcalntoin News today sent telegram 70
e~musl Gompers, president Of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor, asking him 10
outline the plans OF his organization Tor
independent political action The loiloW-
IN reaponse WINS received:
Nashville, Tenn, December l,--Ihe
plans for our political action In the inter
eat Of labor are only In tentative stats
At present The American Federation {,
Labor proposes, however, to take such poI-
itcai action nv viii compel the lawmakers.
the executive and the judiciary to enact
to enforce and 10 define laws In the ~
terest OF the people. We shall clest our
own representatives wherever posslb.a aLJ
ut all times defeat the aneniss OF onl :
selves despite party lines
We realize that II is necessary TO- tne
workers OF our country, East, Wch, Hofsh
and South to unite aud fcdcratc aud son-
centrate our entire Efforts to attain ire
greatest success. Sainusi uo'npsts'
President OF The American Federation q
Labor.
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sii.nr uenIs nrlcnscd.

Washington, December 2i.--assistah'
Secretary spauldlng today issued orders
for the release Of the SILVER Heels az
Wilmington. N c. This step MAS taken
on n report of the United States attotle{
that he could obtain no evidence OH wn'en
10 proceed apainst the vessel. The master
mate and crew all swore ,hft the Yessel
left New York october II. and was driit-
Ing about for hftv days on account d,
atorms and bad weather until she reheheu
Wilmington The master uud mate sWore
the vessel had no arms or ammunition on
board and did not deliver any.
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THE FIRE RECORD.


Denison, Texas, December 20-Thls
morning about ! o'clock fire was discovered
occupied by VIII Hone. The house was
too far gone 10 save when the fire de-
partment arrived on the scene. The house.
the property OF the North Texas Building
and Loan company, was valued at about
$1,000 and was insured for $500 In the Fire
mans Fund Insurance company, The
most of Hopes household goods were de-
strOYod, no insurance.
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RICHER THAN KLoNDiKn.


New Cola Fields Discovered Ia
Northwest Territory.
Los Angeles, CAL December 2l.--J r.
Pcrrns until recently president Of the
New England Whip company. started from
this city today with party of fifteen others
for a new gold field in the Northwest ter
rilory. The new field Is said to extend
over fifteen miles along tributary Of the
Stlckcn river and TO be richer than the
klondtko country. In one OF HIS letters to
parties here concerning the discovery
Dawson, after which nawson-City was
named states that the region gives every
indication uf abundance OF gold. but that Il
Is even moro inaccessible than the klon-
dixie, there being but one way to get IN and
that extremely dangerous, The winters are
more severe than on til Yukon and of
longer duration, The nearest trading post
or point OF communication witch the out
side world Is several hundred miles dis
tant Those who left this morning have
been quietly preparing for the trip for sew
eral months, keeping everything secret. as
the, wished to get In before any excitement
caused a rush The party viii leave San
Ffanelsen toforrow for Victoria, H. c. BY
steamer from there thCS 70 20 Fort Wran-
gle, and thence overland - the Stiokeu
river TO thew objective point The IA.
formation regarding the new country has
come direct from Canadian ofr.sA..s who a
year ago made survey OF the Northwest
territory
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GRIEVANCE AGAINST JArAN.
0ovcrpmen suni Invrstigate the
Murder 81 Two sailors.

Warrington, December sl--Thc depart
ment OF slate has undertaken Che inyes-
tigation Of two vcry disasreoaolp incidents
that may contain in themselves the germs
81 serious trouble in The near future.
These are ihc killing By Japanese Of two
sailors attached TO the United States feet
on the Aslatic station, The conditions
under which the killing occurred arc not
known exactly here, and the state de-.
partment Is trying to learn through the
United States minister at Toxic, preiim-
mary TO determining what steps shall 30
taken 10 secure PREPARATION, II it shan be
found thai the killing was, as represented
unjustihahie. g.
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QUARANTINE CONVENTION.
Gov. HiOxham Suggests TINT the
Entire SemcDast BE RcprcncntcI

""N""" SuSsests That the
Entire Seacoast he Rcprescut.a
Tallahassee. Fla. December e1-Goy.r-
nor hioSham had prepared aud intended
TO issue today call for a quarantine con-
yention at Jacksonville Fla. ON January
Y. Seeing in the papers the action taken
at Mobile Saturday, he wired Governor
Johnson as follows:
miitee 10 call quarantine conyentio, =,
south Atlantic and Gulf States hnna
yon viii pardon my suggesting tha, H.
call be broadened to include the entIre sas
coast from Maine to Texas. | was prepsr'
Ing such call, and would have surres,sd
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Glen Rose. Texas, December lS.-Busi-
ness changes to note: e. a. Gage has
bought the grocery stock of w. b. Gold
smith Wiley Hendrix has bought the Curry
interest In the Hogue 4 Curry firm. gen.
eral merchandise; Pryan Bros, have taken
In C. NJ. Wright aud added dry goods 10
their stock OF groceries and hardware.
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THE GREAT PENSION ROBBERY.
Startling Figures Printed in York Sun as to the
Looting Of the Treasury

New York December giThc
which follows. ap,
the Rolls po,,
Abused More Survivors Drawing
Jumpers and Deserieake Widows
OF Al Glasses esel the Debt Nnon
The
psnor
and Congressional Schemes for Further Robbery
Showing 800 eN'
This Sun The pension rolls, ,.
may be studied with profit o war 27ia9 surya
pg pensions s sSs WIDOWS demanding
,o,.,
widows getfng demanlug $500 =
IN this table The live noted rbsr 49,
~ M penonnfs millions
ao they are setting enough nam
hastntss the In 1882 ne III, - 80
WI ~ S6s; IN 1851 Y has = ~
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Chattanooga, Tenn. December 21.-Two
hundred and fifty men employed in the
Richahd mines of the Dayton, Tenn, Coal
aud Iron company. struek against a recent
order OF the company cutting the price
Of mining coal when the product contained
a certain percentage OF slate. The meh
claimed this was a matter with when
they had nothing to do, and declined to
accept reductions.
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morning and this evening. with Mrss bly,
an. was entertained at dinner by f'residsnt
and Mrs. Diaz at their city resinence'
The BRYAN party leaves for Vera Cruz in
the morning. and WIN return via Fuebla
to this city Saturday night. when they VIII
10 TO Guadalaiara and thence home
Miguel Maccdo. one of the leading Jaw
ycrr OF this ely. has been elected mayor
for The ensninE Ycnr.
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Josiah Quincy Reelected.

Boston, Mass. December q Mayor Jo-
siah Quincy tdemocraD was reelected by
a decreased plurality over exMayor Cur
It's, his opponent of two years ago, al
though the city went republican ct the
State election last month. The attempt TO
split the democnltic vote IN the city. by
vigorous work on the part of Thomas
Riley running az a silver democrat, proved
futile
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organized .oday. The delegates deeply
resent all unseemly action OF the Fedora.
ton Of Labor IN condemnng the object OF
their meeting. and with the apparent idea
OF needing the Federation on common
footing. have decided to hold the next
annual meeting In Kansas City in Deem
her, 1898, one week before the American
Federation OF Labor In the same city.
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spIritunIist Takes MorPhI. 4.

Chicago, December ?l'' X
Campbell. an aged spiritu,aails' 4, q
vile. Ind, committed suiciue ,cDi
street house last night ,a az i'll
phine and WIS dead when ,oun s.,,us
written e long letter TO 'he ~ ~ yalul
made a will bcaueathins no ,.as apcs
to relatives. The SUICIDE ,sw,sna, W
wears old. His relatives anu '''
him uf unsound mind.
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South Ridge, Mass. December 2i.--No-
tees have been posted at the Fiskdale Cot
Ton mills in sturbrIdge that on January 3
the wage scale viii be lowered. Tho no
tlcesi do moi state the amount OF the reduc-
ton, but 1t Is Understood Il Is between 10
and II per cent, or about the same AZ con-
tempiated hy the Fail River and New
Hampshire mills The Fiskdalo mills en-
ploy 400 persons IL is thought the cut
down viii be accepted
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Tawlncltet, r. /, ncaembcr 2I-pne
hundred operatives employed in the mills
OF the Royal Weaving company left work
today and joined the silk we0yela, who
we're discharged Yesterday bechuUc they
would not teach Il beginner. The strikers
now include abeut two thirds OF The entire
force.
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Merlden Conn. December 2l.-The oty
election held here today resulted in a
democratic victory, Amos Ives the dem
oGratic nominee for mayor, defeating his
republican opponent. Arthur S. Lane, by
about $50 majority,
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Two bindings.

Belchervile, Texas, December 20.-The
unoccupied house OF Mrs. NJ. NJ. Birge
T.. Yarbough were burned Yesterday, Value
of the two buildings about $1,000. with no
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Yokohama, december 2i.--The imperial
uiet reopened Yesterday, The union OF
the three chief political parties Is com
plete aud win certainly carry II the hou.o
OF representatives a vote OF NO con,ssne,s
in the government.
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Crcc, Goinn 10 Wusbinptnn.

Dallas, Texas December 2l.-Chairman
Il. II. r. Green Of the republican State
executive committee came in from Terrell
tonight He will spend Christmas IN ST.
Louis and will go to Washington to urge
appointments upon the reassembing OF
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Worcester Mass, December y. '-- The
IMnlbury Mills following the lead OF tue
lTail River mills, mas posted a notice OF Il
Vt of 10 per cent to take OBJECT OH janu-
~ 3. This was expected aud the oWnrls
ky they were forced 10 make the tut by
@ condition of business.
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washington, December 2i.--Miss Leila
Herbert, danshter OF the former secretary
OF the navy, died hare today. some dime
ago. while horseback riding al Mobile sbe
Was thrown aud received iniuriex firm,
which she mover recovered. 's''
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The CHANCES OF HANNA
Are Regarded as Getting to be
Rather Slim.
A SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE
WIN he Elected at n Special Session
of the LEGISLATURE Ia BE
Called To-day.
TENNESSEE

Washington December 2t.--A special to
the Evening Star from Columbus, Ohio,
contains the following:
THE Commercial Tribune of Cincinnati,
leading republican organ of the State,
has opened its news columns freely to anti
Hanm senatorial news, and the fact is
generally taken to mean that it regards
his defeat as very probable"