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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-14
DEMANDS A RETRACTIoN.
Norman c. Jones Wants Satisfaction
from Attorney General.

from Attorney General.
Denver, Colo, September 13.Norman T..
Jones, who practiced law in New Orleans
Of the Mobile and Ohio railroad objects to
the language which Attorney General Carr
used to reporter in speaking of the for
ulers charges against certain public Of
ncials OF Ill Paso county. He has sent a
letter to the attorney general demanding
taat the latter offer a written retraction
VI tEe words or that he will be called upon
10 defend himself ON the field OF honor.
IN an interview Mr.. Jones is even more
poodthirsty. declaring that Judge Sale has
agreed TO carry a message to the attorney
general II the latter does not comply with
The demand
Mr.. Jones characterizes certain state
nehts OF the attorney general as false. A
'.ieFence to the papers in the case, which
are now in the governors hands, show that
s ar' Jones has been making life burdensome
.of ohlcers of the courts of Ell Paso coun-
y IL all began in a burglary Of one Of Mr..
sonts houses One of the three alleged
c cui glars had wealthy relatives III Colorado
springs, who managed to quash criminal
p'vceedings against him. Mr.. Jones was
unused satisfaction at various justice
Lts, and at each succeeding court he
~ppned for warrants from the judges to
which he applied.
,,, IN this way, after going to six different
tSlsuees OF the peace and the county and
r's.rict courts. he accumulated an i'm
.snse amount of evidence to prove alleged
,uv,ss.ehness OF the Ell Paso county officials.
, mneh the papers finally reached the at
r,.ney general that official in an inter-
WV made some sighting remarks to a
csrr concerning the case, which Is the
use OF Mr.. Jones wrath.
n. vrnan c. Jones has been in Colorado
ls. uis health for several years. and has
tbis Eilhing and real estate holdings in
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-14
THE INDIAN REVOLT.
Afrtdis Were I'm Force, but Did Not
Attack Small Columns.

Attack Small Columns.
Simla, September lS.--At daybroak yes.
terday, following the repuise OF the insur.
gents by General Yeatmsc- Riggs, who was
attacked In the rear while moving along
Fort shahuakbel. the British commander
dispatched a small column TO recover some
stores. This body of troops found the
enemy In force with thirteen standards.
but the trlbesmen did not venture TO at
tack the column.
The Afrtdis arc reported to be attacking
all the SANTANA posts.
General Files is concentrating his forces
at Shadab today, preliminary to making
final advance into the Mohmanden coun-
try. The insurgents this morning captured
tho sargarhart police post.
The post was attacked by 1000 Oraksais
gallant defense was made by the garrison
OF twenty-on Sikhs, who for six hours sus-
tanned three serious assaults. In the third
assault the OrakZais forced the doors The
garrison left the walls to expel the In
Vaders and the enemy was thus able TO
scale the fort with ladders. One Sikh had
defended the guard room, killing twenty
OF the foe He was finally burned alive at
his post. The signal corps kept up COM
munication until the fort fell at 1870. 1t is
reported that he was the only Sikh who
was spared
Information from the front received this
afternoon shows the Afridis are attack
Ing the SANTANA forts in force. General
Yeatman- Biggs win relieve Fort Gulistan
tonight and the simultaneous advance OF
Generals Blood and Files against tho
Mohmands will commence on "Wednesday
next.
Fort Lockhart and Fort Gullistan are
still heavily attacked The relieving force,
which has been sent forward. consists of
four guns and 1--WE squadrons.
The startling news comes from Fort
Lockhart that the combined bodies OF the
Afridis and Orkzais number 1000 men.
they are now all collected near Khanki
valley and are advancing on the fortifica-
tons al Sauna ma for attack tonight.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-14
A REPORT MADE BY LEE.
Competitor Prisoners Are Ia Fairly
Good Condition Yet.
THE YELLOW FEVER AND SMALLPOX
Dpidemic Throushout the Iaiaud,
ana the Deaths Are very NuM-
crows from Each.

Washington. September ls.--Consui Gen.
eral Leo had an extended conference at the
state department today with Secretary
Sherman and Judge Day, assistant secre-
tary OF state. during which the entire range
OF Cuban affairs were gone over. The con-
sui general submitted no written report
but gave verbal abatement on a number OF
questions which have arisen In connection
with the insurrection. Secretary Sherman
desired that General Lee should see the
president. who Ia expected back tonight. Ii
was believed however. that tho president
Will be fatlgued with his Journey and will
not care TO take UP Cuban affairs after his
arrival. For this reason II was arranged
that General Lee should proceed to Virginia
and visit his family. holding himself In
readiness to return on telegraph order
see him. He left later In the day for tho
lntormouth hotel at Covington, Va, where
Mrs. Lee Is spending tho summer.
All parties concerned declined positively
TO say anything as to today's interview
but II Is learned that II developed no new
or startling phases OF the Cuban situation,
but was rather In the nature OF a general
time General Lee left the island. He was
able 10 present this much better through a
personal talk than through the medium OF
official communications which he has sent
from time 10 time. The subjects covered
Included the condition Of the Competitor
prisoners and other Americans held In
Spanish prisons. tho disposition OF the fund
OF $4,000 appropriated by congress for the
relief OF Americans destitute on tho island,
the present stntus OF the rebellion, recent
hoetilitics. etc.
One OF General Lees stan visited the
Competitor prisoners tho Saturday before
the consul general left for Washington and
reported that Ona Melton and the others
were In fairly good condition. The case Is
ut present In "suhjudicc." q legal condition
which prevents anything being done until
further advance.
The sickness on the island was touched
upon, Both yellow fever and smallpox are
carrying of many victims at Havana and
through the interior, and the week before
General Leo left there We're thirty deaths
from yellow fever at Havana, OF which far
tho greater number were among the troops
AS to whether General Lee Will return TO
Cuba no definite Information could be So
cured II Is said to depend much on cir
cumstances which have not yet developed,
and u Ia probable that neither the consul
general nor officials are as yet certain con-
corning his future movements. As the
cabinet meeting will be held tomorrow II Ia
thought probable that General Leo viii not
be called TO Washington until Wednesday
or later.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-14
SHORT NEWS STOKES.

wASH'NGToN--secr Aiger is re
ported ~ DO much better. though he I
stil confined to his homo.
NEWPORT, Ark The engine In girls
mill here ron away and exploded. Georgl
Dudley, engineer, was fatally wounded 4
CITY or MEXICO-B. w. Thatcher
general freight and passenger agent g
The Mexican Net.onal. IL dead aged q
years.
MArltiD--A most serious accident &C
cure here at tho Champion Reef mlnos
Forty Dsisops arc known 10 have bee
killed.
LONDON--Thn Times' correspondent NJ
Bucnua Az es says 1t A. feared there tina.
the harvest viii be almost destroyed b;
locusB
ROME According to the official stati.
tics the what harvest OF italy Is est
mated at 2o0OU.00O hectolitrcs. against 81.
000.0to IN 1906
ROME--Tho officials OF the vatican hav3
strictly enioined tho Spanish priesthoo
10 abstain from all participation In tn
Carist agitation.
IONDON-~trhe British war OFFICE hnl
notified the amecr OF Afgbapistan's Lon
don ,mmercia' rgent that he Will ba
allowed TO cross tho frontier or Afghan
!stan during the Present crisis.
CHiCAGQ-Th Reserve Comm.ssioi
company, Sut .efsers TO the G. G.. VIA
company. one % the largest houses do
ing an ortaidn commission business 81
the West. has failed. No statement.
RU~FAIo. n. Y.--Franl. Erne OF thi
city Knocked out by Harry Becker Bay.
onne, N. J.. IL the fiflh round before n
DackeJ house at the Olympic Athiets,
club The baltic was very fast and scion
tific.
LoNDON-It IN reported that the OUCH
ess of York will shortly issue an appeal
on behalf of the irish who are threatene
with famine sisn'.ar 70 tho appeal whic
the Pr nccss of Wales made In behajl
OF the London poor.
Gil ALTA SOOGA. Tenn.--The Magnetic
Building and Loar association went int.
voluntary liaukdation and assigned TO w,
G. Mathes. Assets 5000 in real estate AMI
t3i on m loans. 4 " stated that the as
sets VII fully II Get the Liabilities.
hIifNGTON--A cablegram received
At tho navy deps rtment from Commandes
Perry 81 MonteN.deo says that the com
niiss,oners representing the government
OF Uruguay and the Insurgents have CONF
TO terms OF peace. They are still subtecl
to rat'iication Of ctngress.
SEATTLE Wash.--Tha steamer Hum
boldt has arrived from 81. Michaels. Sh
brings fourteen passengers and about xl5,
900 In gold The Humboldt also brings newt
that the side-wheei steamer Eliza Anderl
son from seattle. which was reportes
lost Is safe In Dutch Harbor.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-14
LYONS STILL A CANDIDATE.
VIII Try TO Get Mckinley to Give
Him Augusta PostOfIice.

Washington. September 10. - Judson
Lyons (colored), the Georgia member OF
the republican National committee, ar
rived here today in connection with his
candidacy for the postmastership at An
gusta, Ga. He promptly denied published
reports that a conference was 20 be held
with a view to his retirement in favor OF
w. II. Stallings and to Lyons subsequent
appointment as registrar of the treasury.
LYONS stated that he was still candidate
for the Augusta postoffice and for thai
only and that he had not contemplated
Withdrawing or seeking treasury poe'-
ton. c...o
A. johnson OF Atlanta. United states
marshal and an influential State leader,
confirmed Lyons statement me vafiV .na
nartjes to the controversy were at tno
postoffice department today and II -
thought final decision will be reach.u
during the week. The Augusta appo,ne,
ment has been in allegiance since last
March owing to the contest.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-14
THE MOB RELENTED.
Intended tn burn a Negro Who
Aftcrward Proved Innocent.

Griffn. Ga. September 3.-At o'clock
this afternoon the mob which had been
scou:sng the woods with dogs caught a
negro named Henry Stark ard prepared to
burn him at the stake. claiming he had
ATTEMPTED an assault upon Mrs. Mahaley
Gibson. The negro pleaded and prayed.
protesting his innocence. but the prcpara-
tons continued. Stark then elo,luenily APP
psaled again for his lie and the mob re-
Tented. HE was brought to town tonight
and succeeded in proving clear abb.
The mob. with DOGS. has started on another
trail late tonighr.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-14
THE QUARRY HORROR.
Victims Were Killed by InhnIing
CASA Hundred Injured.

City OF Mexico. September 10. The PEG.
pie killed at Panuelas quarry explosion,
numbering twentyfour we're not killed as
reported by falling rock but were asphyx-
lated by the dense gas generated by the
explosion. Among the number were several
horsemen who persisted with their horses
and the bodies OF men and horses lay to-
gether. II seemed an age before the heavy
atmosphere aalowed the gas 10 rise from
over the graves in which they had been
entombed But outside was the true end
of the tragedy. Here men. women and
children wept and wrung their hands whiie
those Ia charge OF the works stood help
lessly by waiting for an opportunity TO
reclaim. the bodies. One hundred people
we're Injured by inhaling the gas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-14
TWELVE RETURNED.
Men Are FIoundering In the Mud
Trying 10 Get Through.

Port Townsend, Wash, September IL
The steamer City OF Seattle arrived to-
day, FIVE days from skaguay. Among the
passengers are twelve men who started for
the Klondike. but failed to Cross the pass.
A. c. Warner OF Seattle, an artist who
has been getting views on both the Dyea
and skaguay passes for the past week. was
a returning passenger on the Seattle. He
says the Skaguay Pass is closed for the
season. but that many are still houndering
around In the mud In vain attempt 70
get through. The FIRST fourteen miles OF
the trail from SkRguey is strewn With the
csrcasses Of 500 horses. Eleven saloons and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-14

SPANISH ACCOUNTS.
Alleged Insurgents Butchcred the
Inmates or Hospital.

Havana, September 13.--Further details
of the capture Of Victoria dc Las Tunas
sag that the insurgents after capturing the
town killed with the macheta, forty gueril-
las for having made a stubborn resistance.
II is explained that the Spanish hoistod the
Red Cross flag over the hospital and That
tho insurgents. mstaking II for n parlia-
mentary flag, sent an officer In TIM, d.
rection. The Spaniarts claim that the In
surgont commander. General Calixto Gar
ella. did not respect the flag or the hos
pitni and bombarded the building. killing
or wounding fifty sick men The latest az
Vices from Spanish sources say the insur-
gents lost over 200 Killed during the fight
ing about Victoria dc Las Tunas and that
among them was General Mcnocnl. -Four
Spanish officers and nine soldiers Who
were among these who surrendered to the
Insurgents have arrived at Ceuta.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-14
some Significant Tons,r.

Lima Peru. via Galveston, Texas. Sep
tember lS.--The deputies of the different
political parties gave breakfast ycster-
day to Senior Carlos de Pierola, who. In
thanking his hosts, said: Let US all unite
in one embrace for the good OF the ocun-
try"
The leader ut the opposition. In reply,
said that n his government was defeated
the resistance to the defeat would be heno-
fetal to the country. In conclusion, he
toasted IAN Embrace Between the Victor
and the Vanquished." The fact is consld-
cred to be OF tho highest political import
ancc.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-14
TROOPS ARE ON THE MARCH,,
A Smoldering Volcano Is Believed to Exist at the
Galleries Near Hazleton.
THREE WOMEN WERE ARRESTED
.r.,uties Tried to Prevent Them
Marching and Were Clubbed
Freely By Men and Women.

pIt,sburg, September 13.-Emma Haas,
=. miners Joan Of Arc, and three other
,-omen we're arrested for marching at Plum
cveek this morning by sheriff's deputies.
rba attempt to make the arrest precipitated
:, ,ncipient riot In which the deputies
,.red badly. No one was seriously hurt,
MI scarcely deputy escaped clubbing,
and superintendent DeArnitt was cut on
tho head. Two Of the women arrested
carried babies. The rio. was the result Of
. carefully planned attempt to prevent the
men at work at Plum Creek from enter
,ro the mines. There were twenty-five
,,omeu and about fifty miners concerned
in II.
The plan was to have the women march
IN front with their babies with the design
az working OH the sentiments OF the men
who would be going to work. The women
vere to crowd around each man as he at
tompted to go into the mines. take his din
rsr bucket from him and then throw 1t into
the ditch. About daylight the party started
o1t. headed by Emma Haas. Those not
having baby carried pick handle or a
club of some sort. On the Murray Hill
road they encountered a posse of deputies
and we're ordered back to the camp. No at
tention was paid to the order and the party
tried TO force their way through the lines
Of deputies. A scuffle followed and
Emma Haas and three women who were in
tho lead were arrested. A scene OF wild
excitement then ensued. The moment
deputy laid hands on woman he was sur
rounded by others waving clubs in the air.
LAYING them on the head of deputy when
opportunity presented. One deputy was
severely dubbed. He says he was at
tackled by a woman with knife. The dep
uties finally got their prisoners into the
company's stable and later brought Il EN-
TO this city, where they were lodged in the
county Jail. The names of the women are:
Emma Haas, Mrs. John Kosar, Mrs. Frink-
ham and Mrs. Eisnor
Mrs Kosar and Mrs. Eisnor had their
babies with them. After the removal Of
the prisoners from Plum Creek the excite
ment subsidized and the women and strikers
returned to camp. The reason more OF the
women were not arrested was that four or
five deputies were required to hold one of
them and the force was not large enough to
take charge Of the crowd.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-14
WOODFORD IN CHARGE
FORMALLY RECEIVED As MINIS
TER by THE QUEEN REGENT,
Great Regret at the Departure of
Hnnnis Taylor-Rumors of Prob
nbIc Action Soon.

San Sebastian, September 13,-Thc re-
firing minister TO Spain. Hannis J.. Taylor.
was received In audience by the queen.
regent today and presented his letter OF
recall.
Soon afterward tho new United States
minister, General Stewart l.. Woodford,
was received by her majesty and presented
his credentials.
General Woodford transmitted to her
majesty the following letter from Prcsl-a
dent Mckinley
William Mckinley. President Of the United
States, TO Her Majesty, Mary Christiana.
Queen Regent OF Spain.
Great and Good Friend--I have chosen
Stewart l.. Woodford, one OF our most dis
tinguished citizens, to reside near the gov
ernmtnt OF your majesty in the quality Of
envoy extraordinary and minister pioni.
potontary OF the United States, He Is well
informed on the subjects Of Interest TO the
two countries and OF our sincere desire to
cultivate and maintain the friendship long
existing between the two governments
My knowledge OF his high qualities and
talent fills me with entire confidence that
he will striye constantly to develop the
interests and prosperity OF the two govern
monts. thus making himself agreeable TO
your mnlcSty's government,
Therefore. beg your majesty to DO good
enough to receive him favorably and to
place confidence IN all he may say on be-
half OF the United States and In the as
surance he Is commissioned TO convey TO
your majesty the best wishes Of our gov
eminent for the prosperity OF Spain.
God save your majesty. From your
majesty'S good friend,
william Mckinley.
Countersigned: John Sherman.
Washington, June 30. 1897.
London. September IA dispatch to
the Standard from San Sebastian says that
the entire official world OF Spain regrets
the departure OF the retiring United States
minister Hannts p. Taylor, who leaves
no III feeling behind him. despite the diff
ficuh nature Of his task. The queen re-
gent has shown him marked attention. The
dispatch concludes:
During tho farewell audience granted 10
Mr. Taylor today tMonday) her majesty
spoke kindly about the United states. even
saving that she hoped some day 10 visit
America. AS Mr. Taylor was taking his
leave. she said. touchiDgly: DO,
pray. be a friend TO Spain when you
return TO America" Bowling low. Mr..
Taylor REPLIED Madam. | will be 30. as
far as nv conscience permits"
The queen converted for few moments
with General Woodford. whose prcsen-
tation took place soon after .ir. Taylor
had taken his leave. but tho conversation
was nuite formal understand that II
the court prolongs It's stay at San Sebastian
into October as now seems probable, all
aspects Of the Cuban question as It az
fecis American interests will be mooted by
Amer,can diBlomacy in friendly but firm
and preclsc share.
Rightly or wrongly today fMcnday) has
been anticipated by all Standards with anx-
iety and hardly suppressed bitterness as
likely to mark a hcw departure in their
relations with the United States.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-14
A PECULIAR CASE.
Alleged Murderer Was on the
CorOner's Jury.

:. columbus, Ga, September 1S.-Facts re-
.a.hg to double crime became public here
quay by the surrender OF Edgar Stripping
/" sheriff Bowles. He confessed that he
vas wanted for the killing of William $.
ss'hett a well known young man. in an
'oihing county. He was u member OF the
.o'oner jury empaneled to investigate the
th as Of Cornett, and It transpires
ca" a. ne was the assassin. He alleges that
,ysornett insulted married sister of his,
crs howell Durham, and that for this
San dime ms life paid the penalty. On Satur-
~, evening the wife and little child of
h,s.nett spent the night out and Cornett
Th IN returned home about II o'clock.
lin, Ae,ghbors heard two reports about that
IA !. ana in the morning his wife returned
'no MIN dead in a chair By the window,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-14

three dance halls are doing business there,
but Warner says there " no trouble. there
being no lighting or thicving. AT Dyea the
With the exception Of two days, rain has
fallen continuously for three weeks.
Collector OF Customs Ivy IL doing Z
rushing business In the connscaton OF
liquors A Canadian was caught in a sloop
few days ago with stock Of whisky
valued ~ aSo0O
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-14

the cemetery had blasted rock To mako
space for large circular grave in which
an tho bodies were inferred. There were
prief services at the crave and several Of
the clergvmen made addresses urging the
miners to maintain order and remain
quietly ut their homes.
IN the city At midnight everything IL
uu et and the greatest military discipline
III oeinR maintained at the camps.
from Roam junction. twenty miles from,
Eckiey. says that number of deputies
arrived at the mines. At midnight all
was uutet
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-14
Austria May Take a Hand.

London, September IA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Vienna says that the AUS
TRAN government is waiting for more ex-
tended reports as to conflicts between the
authorities and the striking miners at
Hazleton and has not yet taken action with
reference TO the massacre. The correspond
ent OF the Daily Telegraph says the Aus
TRAN government Will demand strict COM
pensation In the case of all victims OF the
Hazleton outrage who are Austrian SUBJ
iects