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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-13

Orange. Texas, January 12--The annual
election of officers OF the First National
bank of Orange was held today. II. j.
Lutcher was elected president; Alex Gill
mcr. ytco president; w. w. Reed. cashier
and II. II. Curry. assistant cashier. all OF
yeans. The old directors were reelected
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THE HOTELS.

vLoR-RATEs $3.50 AND $500
Az. JAMES LAWLoR. PRO
mold. Houston and Texas Cen
AZ: Mrs. Hill, Mckinney. Miss
inney, r. II. lines. Thomas w.
Antonio. j. A. Wilson. Fort
/. I. Settle, Ennis; Thomas
ew York, \. T.. Hyde. Chi
NJ. Alison. CITY; IL. aper, New
h. L. Durrum. Temple: Charles
Now York. w. =. Eichlitz, Cal
adinle JanuashclS. New York:
hex and wife. Ohio; NJ. l.. Cor
keine, Wis; W. j. Armstrong.
E. French, Mrs. C. r, French,
/; Mrs, r. Il, Vineyard. Miss
gard. Miss S. Harrison. Miss j.
R. H. Sorrel. Wharton: II. V.
Galveston; #, i'arnsworth.
hAer Smith, Virginia. Mrs. NJ.
!, Louisiana: G. IA. Nangll,ler.
10; George Best, Columbus; VIM
Austin; Il. o. James. London.
(es Keith and wife. Beaumont:
W. l.. Back, San Antonio. T..
Im Chicago: G.. W. Stephenson.
r. Harris. st. Louis; George
family. W. A. Bunker, Kansas
NJ. Webster. Chicago. r. A.
Kansas City: c. r. Vance
exas: George d. Parks. Rogers.
y. Burns, Pearland, Texas. II.
Taylor; N. Mcneil, La Porte.
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LODGE ELECTIONS.

Terrell Texas, January 12.-Tbe follow
ing officers of Terrell Encampment, No. SO,
/. o. o. f.. were installed last evening; q.
NJ. Crumbaugh, c. r., j. d. smith H. T..
W. A. Brumbaugh. 8. w: Vic hheinhardt,
scribe; X. +. Jeffries, treasurer o. L.
Womsley. j. w; G. II. Jackson, representa-
tive to the grand encampment; g. w Sage.
alternate representative.
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tions from and to the transnor,.,,., J..
used In addition to ascertaining The nun 10
per OF miles pass is used. IL is boped IN
keep 1t above manipulation OF scalpsrs W
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,hs International and Great
knd Inc Galveston, Houston ana
/ arrive al ami depart from inc
hsl depot. foot Of Congress ave
Euri Kansas and Texas trains
Raw depot. at the foot OF A@t-
Eenre. north side of the bayou.
Ia Porte and Houston and all
"a except those mentioned use
/ Central depot.
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Thomaston. Texas. January u. - The
Woodmen OF the World installed officers
last night as follows: Consul commander
A. w. Eatman; advisor lieutenant, W. II.
King: clerk, d. b. MeManus, banker, NJ, II.
Lopez; escort, b. c. Pridgen; camp physi.
clans. Drs. j. A. King j. e. PridBen and
7. C. Spencer; Waterman, David Murphree.
sentry, John Known; manager, ]. o. Muir
uhrne.
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CAPITOL
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flncai1, Galveston. Miss Mamie
Feet Home; M. II. Kennedy and
Ernest NJ. Loeb ana
urieans, Sim Louis. st. Louis:
|rler Q. r. Whitehouse. Ciuc'n.
5. 2. Keller, baltimore; II. l..
Eew York: e. w. Walker and
Coglm, st, Louis, Mo; c. c.
~ Worth, X. w. Sea, Fort
nafles NJ. Cooper, indianapolis :
rson; Galveston; +. C. Mann,
4 Tucked, Chicago: r. j Nav
A Halbeck. j. Webster Stuart
Pmpany: Dove Miles, New York ..
Peson W. r. Hayden. Miss OS-
NlS Porter, u. Howard. Mrs.
nafss Stuart Robson company.
~. galveston; Julia Hanchatt
non company; c. T.. Schureer
g: hamor Penn. Charles Wal
hesIe' Stuart Robson contrary.
W; wharton. Texas: Geo, Dals.
LOWS; NJ l.. Moody, Chiramo,
l a,nssoa, Anderson. Grimes co,in,
s ,vs WI Baltimore, Nd; w. Fed
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| re, seh'ni Homicide.

\ I'M, NJ steamer Una ro rorarn :. =,
Fan D u Of James Bean ~ AFT # , ,he
d.. @i' !, Bean was enGeSya sunday y.
| Il ea, . a boy and bo cg1'' wa TO
Pa sDas thinking Il was " pn'
nd sSissees,ted that thew 90 o o
carriil.voped over his t,- en- oh az
oiris .ol At Bean and 1y sn p, ayr
II 1.IH ne Seep 8g'G Elem, and the bali
rse sDS nm histat,tN!y''A T 6e out HI his
'u '"o or three mai neGe AZ,
EssH isR,su whose name u.
81 ite'j9 DAY aitSrnnoSSoo- ~ lsn Congrssss
asns 0'eOA's inarlnsaTTy'' h for p afr,
s s,oI the lady r-r...
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'ssi to ST. Joseph's
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Sinner, Texas. January ia. O. U. w.
lodge elected the following OFFICERS last
night for the ensuing term: Past master
workman. j. c. Bloam; master workman,
l.. Wagner; foreman. C. I. Jaeggli; over
seer, G. A. Pannewitz; recorder. Il. y. VOL
tiers; financier, =. w. Welhansen; receiver.
NJ. +. VOTERS: guide. II. @, seydler; inner
warden, Aug. Martens; outer warden, j. A.
Mark. trustee II. III. Loessin.
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BABY KING OF UGANDA.
Infant Son of Mwanga Proclaimed With
Much Ceremony.

From the London Mail
Major Ternan, British deputy COM
missioner in Uganda, who commanded
the protectorate forces in the recent
successful battles with the army of the
fugitive ex-King Mwanga, has just ar
rived from the protectorate and was
interviewed.
'On the conclusion of the expedition"
he said, lit was found to be the genera |
opinion among the friendly chiefs that
Choua, the infant son of Mwanga and
the rightful heir, should be appointed
under regency A great meeting of
the chiefs was held on my return to
Mengo, and the question was settled
subsequently the infant was brought
from the place where he was living
and with much ceremonial. beating of
drums, shooting of guns and amid gen
eral rejoicing from the thousands of
Waganda who had assembled, he was
placed in the great gilt state chair in
Mwanga's house and acclaimed by the
people.
The expedition on which I was en-
gagged. at the time of Mwanga's flight"
continued Major Ternan, was against
the Kamassr tribe, who live to the west
Of the Uganda road, on the Mau noun
tains. These people had. at the insti-
cation of their medicine man, cut up
various parties on the road, and as
they further threatened to stop all
traffic some action against them was
necessary. The force which was col
lected comprised 400 Soudanese troops
and a few Nasal scouts. The country
was very hilly and we had to cross
deep wooded ravines held by the enc
my, who were armed with poisoned ar
rows. They attacked us every day, but
on our march we burned their houses
and captured their cattle.
I'VE lost few Soudanese and some
Nasal DR.. Macpherson. who was with
Mr.. Grants column, discovered an anti
dote for the poison in which the arrows
We're dipped by injecting solution of
strychnine. Hitherto people wounded
with these arrows always died, but
DIR. Macpherson succeeded in bringing
the wounded men round in about two
hours
During the expedition we captured
5000 sheep and goats and $50 head of
cattle We burned the huts of the
principal and took quite a num-
Der of prisoners, but at the end of
a week | let them go, telling them to
inform their chiefs what had happened.
Negotiations were conducted by this
means, and the chiefs agreed to sur
render.
The chiefs afterward expressed a de-
sire for peace, and sent word that they
had killed their medicine man and
elected a fresh one-presumably of bet
fer character
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a distinct advance has been made by
giving a hearing before dismissal upon
all cases where incompetency is charg-
ed or demanded. or removal of officials
in any of the departments. This order
has been made to give to the accused
his right to be heard without in any
way impairing the power of removal
which should always be exercised in
cases of inefficiency or incompetency.
and which is one Of the safeguards of
the civil service reform system prevent
ing stagnation and dead wood. and
keeping every employee keenly alive TO
the fact that the security of tenure de-
Ponds not on favor, but on his own
tested and carefully watched record of
service. Much, of course, still remains
to be accomplished before the system
can be made reasonably perfect for our
needs. There are places now in the
classified service which ought to be ex-
empted and others unclassified may
properly be included. ] shall not hest
tate to exempt cases which / think have
been improperly included in the CLASH
fled service or include those which in
my judgment Will best promote the
public service. The system has the APP
prevail of the people and it Will be my
endeayor TO uphold and extend 1t.
| am forced by the length of this
message to omit many important refer
ences to affairs of the government with
which congress will have to deal at the
BItSSll( SeSSiOlI Inty are July 0lS-
eussed in the departmental reports, to
all of which l invite your earnest at
tention.
The estimates of the expenses of the
government by the several departments
should nave your careful scrutiny.
While congress may find il an easy
task to reduce the expenses of the gov
eminent it should not encourage their
increase. These expenses will, in my
judgment, admit of decrease in many
branches of the government without
injury to the public service 1t is u
commanding duty to keep the appropri-
ations within the receipts of the gov
eminent and thus prevent deficit.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
Executive Mansion, Dec. 6, 1897.
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/ then or thereafter occupied for pur-
! poses of trade and manufacture. The
purpose of congress as thus far ex-
! pressed has been that only such rights
should apply TO the territory as should
/ be specifically named.
/ Ii viii be seen how much remains to
| be done for that vast, remote and vet
I promising portion of our country. Spe-
! cial authority was given to the presi-
| dent by the ACT of congress approved
| July "a, 1897. 10 divide that territory
into two land districts and to desig-
nate the boundaries thereof and to app
point registers and surveyors of said
land offices and the president was also
authorized to appoint q surveyor gem
eral for the entire district.
Pursuant t. this authority sur
veyor general and receiver have been
appointed with offices at Stka. If in
the ensuing year the conditions justify
it, the additional land district author
lied by law viii be established with
an office at some point in the Yukon
valley. No appropriation, however.
was made for this purpose and that is
now necessary To be done, for the two
land districts into which the territory
is 10 he divided
L concur with the secretary of war in
his suggestions as to he necessity for
military force in the territory of
Alaska or the protection of persons and
III opeitN. Already Il small force con-
sisting of p men with two offices un-
der command of Lieutenant Colonel
Randall of the Eighth infantry, has
been sent TO St. Michael to establish
military post
As ii is to the interest of the gov
eminent 10 encourage the development
ana settlement of the country and is
its duty to follow up its citizens there
with the benefits of legal machinery,
l earnestly urge upon congress the es-
tabllshment of a system of govern
ment OF such tiexibility as will enable ii
TO adjust itself to the future
The startling, though possibly exag-
gerated reports from the Yukon river
country. of the probable shortage of
food for the large number of people
who are wintering there without the
means of leaving the country are con-
hrmed in such measure as tn justify
bringing the matter 10 the attention of
Access to that country this
winter can be had only by the passes
from Dyea and vicinity. which is most
difficult and perhaps an impossible task
However, should these reports of the
suffering Of our fellow citizens be fur
Their verified every effort at any cost
should be made to carry them relief
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ment on the Goth of July, 1897. principal
ana interest, amounted to $7,421, 0SS. IL.
Ihe government, therefore, should it
become the highest bidder, will have
to pay the amount of the first mort
| gage lien. ! believe that under the act
| OF 1887 it has the authority to do this
| and in the absence of any action by
| congress, / shall direct the secretary
| OF the treasury to make the necessary
| deposit as required by the courts de-
cree TO qualify as a bidder and to
bid at the sale sum which will at
least equal the principal of the debt
que to the government, but suggest, in
| order to remove all controversy that an
| amendment of the law be Immediately
| passed explicitly giving such powers
and appropriating in general terms such
sum is sufficient therefor.
In so important a matter as the gov
eminent becoming the probable owner
OF railroad property which it perforce
must conduct and operate, i feel con-
strained to lay before congress these
facts for its consideration and action
before the contamination Of the sale. 1t
is clear to my mind that the govern
ment should not permit the property to
be sold al price which will yield less
than one-half the principal of it's debt
and less than one-fifth of its debt prin-
cipal and interest The government.
rather than accept less than it's claim.
should become a bidder and thereby
the owner of the property, and ! SUBJ
NIT this to congress for action.
Congressional Library.
The Congressional Library building
has been completed and opened to the
public. 1t should be matter of con-
graduation that through the foresight
and munificence of congress the nation
possesses this noble treasure house Of
knowledge. IT is earnestly to be hoped
that having done so much toward the
cause of education congress will con-
tinue to develop the library in every
phase of research to the end that it may
be not only one of the most magnificent
but among the richest and most beau
tiful libraries in the world.
The civil Service.
The important branch of our govern
ment known as the civil service, the
practical Improvement of which has
long been a subject of earnest discus
sion, has of late years received in
creased legislative and executive APP
prevail.
During the past few months the serv-
Ice has been placed on a still firmer
basis Of business methods and personal
merit. While the right of our veteran
soldiers to reinstatement in deserving
cases has been asserted, dismissals for
merely political reasons have been care
fully guarded against, the eXamina-
tons for admittance to the service en-
larged and at the same time rendered
less technical and more practical; and
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nue., and includes the old fair grounds
and the land beyond it, embracing in
all about so acres Two viaducts across
Sherman avenue connect the Bluff
tract with the Grand Canal Court and
with the large area to the north The
northernmost viaduct Immediately con-
+ meets two sections devoted to conces-
sionaifes, the one on the Bluff tract
lying parallel to sherman avenue: the
other being west of the avenua-fhe
midway lying westward to a connec-
ticn With Twentieth street, which leads
southwark into the Grand Court The
main entrance is on the south line at
the intersection of Twentieth street
through the Arch of States. Perhaps
the most effective view of the whole
grounds is to be found on the viaduct
spanning Sherman avenue at the east
end of the Grand Court and leading to
the music pavilion, esplanade and park
which will distinguish the Bluff tract.
The whole tract will be transformed
into a fine park, where the various
state buildings are located and which
is the admirable site of the Horticul-
ture, Forest Dairy and Apiary build
ings. A wide avenue leads back to the
music pavilion where, around the band
stand, VIII be placed seats on the ter
race for 100, 600 listeners. To the north
lies the pleasure ground, where will be
arrayed a remarkable assemblage of
attractions. On the old fair grounds
site the live stock and the irrigation
exhibits. the sugar beet fields. the great
display of agricultural implements. al
faifa fields, the amphitheater and ath-
letic fields are located. Trees will be
made use of very freely in he form of
parks and groves and for shading and
ornamenting unsightly places. \ rose
garden will adorn the crest of the
blum.
At The west end the Mirror, with its
cluster Of artistic accessories, is itself
To be the center Of a beautiful park
whose winding walks and restaurants
and other attractions will make the
Mirror a faVorlte haunt for many visit
ors. Pleasure boats. launches and gon-
dulas. az well as swans and other water
fowl, wnl add to the interest and help
10 beautify the lake In this Mirror
viii occur the water festivities. swim
ming and diving displays etc.. which
can be observed from the colonnades
and from the steps Of the Unite9 States
Government building. whose noble pro-
portions are reflected by the sheet Of
water lying before IL.
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THE EXPOSITION OF 1898.

Omaha, Dec. Six months hence
the Trans Mississippi and international
Exposition will be opened TO the world
June l. 1888, is the day set for the in
auguration. The gates will close Nov.
l. Arrangements are already far adj
yanced. plans have been definitely
adopted, and the work of construction
Is being vigorously performed in all
departments. Much has been accom-
plished since constructive work was
commenced a few months ago, and the
highest achievement will soon he real
lied in the completed architecture. The
harmony of design attained through
artistic grouping of the buildings is
most pronounced. The plans have
been arranged on an elaborate scale of
architecture for all the principal build
ings.
The construction of the Manufactures
building on the south side OF the basin
Is we'll advanced The staff workers
are putting on the frieZe and other or
namental designs with which the ex-
terror of the Exposition buildings will
be richly and artistically embellished
The Machinery and Electricity building
and the Mines and Mining building are
rapidly nearing that stage when n force
Fl staff workers viii begin their opera
lions 10 add TO the beauty of the CON-
ing enchanted city. Work is being
FASTENED on the Liberal Arts and Aerl-
culture buildings The ground floors
are laid and the framework in position
for the superstructures. the Admins
tratlon Arch Is now receiving its finish
ing touches Of staff ornaments. and the
inside OF The building viii i'm few days
he ready for the use OF the Exposition
officials.
on the sites selected for the Fine Arts
building, the Auditorium. the Girls. and
Boys building and The Service build
ings. work ON the foundations has been
commenced. Active operations will
soon attend The erection Of the United
states Government building. which viii
occupy slightly location ar tne NesI
md Of the Mirror I'm the Court Of
Honor. The Government building VIII
be ready i'm time for installation IF
heavy exhibits early I'm the new year.
ON the Blum Tract overlooking the
river, commanding site set apart for
the buildings Of the various states aud
foreign countries. the Nebraska build
-ng looms up IN conspicuous evidence
Under a massive dome
Train loads of building material u
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would walk because she did not want
to have her son in Brooklyn spend so
much money for car fare for her
When she left Rock Hill she says she
had about 81 in money, and during her
four weeks on the road she managed
to pay for every nights lodging she
was furnished. Many nights she
stopped with colored people, and paid 5
or 10 cents for the privilege. She also
paid for most of her food, and when
her money was nearly all gone she
found it necessary to dispose of a coat
and other garments.
During a recent rainy spell she paid
20 cents for four days food and lodg-
ings at the house of colored family
in the country. When she reached here
yesterday she had So cents in her
pocketbook.
1t was a little before shutdown when
she reached here, and, instead of stop
ping, she thought she would wend her
way as far as Baltimore But soon
after she had crossed Florida avenue,
walking on the Baltimore & Ohio
tracks, night came, and she was so
footsore and hungry that she conclud-
ed to stop and rest.
A colored woman, standing at the
gate in front of her house at Montello.
attracted her attention, and this wom-
an, who proved to be Colonel Carson's
stepmother, Mrs. Ellen Carson. well
coined her to her home and made her
comfortable for the night After eat
ing supper the weary wanderer retired
and enjoyed a good nights rest This
morning she was fed, and the kind
hearted coiored woman accompanied
her to police headquarters. Sanitary
officer Frank heard her story and fur
nished her transportation, as already
stated.
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CATION should be made ] therefore rec
| ommend that congress authorize the
| appointment or a commission by the
| president, to consist of four expert bac-
! teT1ologlsts, one to be selected from the
medlcal off1ces of the marine hospital
life, one to be detailed from the medical
officers or the army and one from
4 the medical officers of the navy.
sale of the Pacific Roads.
The Union Pacific railway main line
! was sofa under the decree of the United
states court for the district of Ne
braska on the first and second of No
| vember, this year. The amount due
| the government consisted of the prin-
/ cipal OF the subsidy bonds. $27.236 512,
ana the accrude interest thereon, $31, 211, =
| lilo making the total indebtedness.
| sos. AIS, 223.75.
The bid at the sale covered the first
mortgage lien and the entire mortgage
claim OF the government Uess inter-
est). The sale of the subsidized por-
ton or the Kansas Pacific line upon
which the government holds second
mortgage lien, has been postponed at
me instance of the government to Dec
10, 1897. The debt OF this division of
the Union Pacific railroad to the gov
eminent Nov. 81. 1897, was the prin-
cipal of the subsidy bonds, S. 500, 600
and the unpaid and accrued interest.
20, o,6so.33, making a total of S12. 939-
6so.33 The sale of this road was orig
lnally advertised for Nov. 4. For the
purpose of securing the most public
notice of the event the sale was post
poned until Dec. 16, and second ad
vertisement of the sale was made. BY
the decree of the court the upset price
of the sale of the Kansas Pacific will
yield to the government the sum Of
$2,b0OOo0 over prior liens. If no other
or better bid is made this sum is all
that the government will receive on
its claim of nearly $l300000
The government has no information
as to whether there viii be other bid
ders or another bid than the maximum
amount herein stated. The question
presented therefore is whether the gov
eminent shall under the authority given
it by the act of March % 1894. pur-
chase or redeem the road in the event
that bid is not made by private par
ties covering the entire government
claim. TO qualify the government to
bid at the sales will require a deposit
of 100000 as follows: In the govern
ment cause, $500, 900 and in each of the
hrst mortgage causes, 500 900, and in
the latter the deposit must be in cash
Payments at the sale are as follows:
Upon the acceptance Of the bid a sum
winch with the amount already deposit
ed shall equal 10 per cent Of the bid. the
balance in installments of % per cent
so. 40 and so days after the conf1rma-
ton OF the sale. The lien on the Kan
sas Paciilc prior to that of the govern