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ROBBED A PASSENGER.
Katy Agent In st. Louis Receivers n
stolen Ticket.


Stolen Ticket.
st. Louis Republic.
C. NJ. Pendleton, a passenger agent Of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad
at the Union station, did bit OF clever
detective work last evening that should
entltle him to place on Chief Desmond's
force.
When the Big Four train came in at $3.50
R. l.. Lanier OF Mill Springs. Ky. notified
Mr. Pendleton that his ticket reading over
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas from St.
Louis to Temple, Texas. had been stolen
from him. The conductor Of the Big Four
ccrroborated his statement, and said that
he knew that Lanier had through ticket,
bought in Cincinnati
The Kentuckian was told that he would
have to buy another ticket and II the one
stolen was found he would be reimbursed,
but he replied that he had but So and,
therefore could not purchase the ticket.
AS soon as Mr.. Pendleton heard this he
began to investigate. He took the form
and number of the stolen ticket from tbs
Big Four conductor and, crossing Market
street, called at each OF the brokers' of
fees there and told them thar II the ticket
came in to call him. He stated that he
would bulletin the missing ticket.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas passen-
ger had scarcely left the office OF Broker
Laverty and returned to the Union station
before Laverty came over to the station
with tho ticket. He said that within a
few minutes after Pendleton had left a
well DIRE sssd man came into his office and
offered the missing ticket for sale. Laverty
asked him where he got 1t, and he said
that he had bought it in Cincinnati, show
ing that he was familiar with tickets.
Laverty told him that the ticket had been
stolen, but he had not uttered the words
before the man dropped the ticket on the
counter and ran out OF the door. Laverty
followed but the man was lost in the
crowd The happiest man In the Unicn
station was Lanier when the ticket was re-
turned TO him. He was advised to keer
| 1t in his hand until the conductor on his
train called for II. He said that he would
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LONDON PRESS VIEWS.
The Times and Standard Treat of
the Cuban situation.

London, October 1.-THE Times, com
menting ed!torially this morning on tho
Cuban situation, says:
III Senior Sagasta fails to adopt bod
reform policy in cuba likely TO disa.1.
American Jingoism. it might htnrn out to
have been wiser 10 have left General Wey-
Ter to finish the war In his own fashion,. .
The STANDARD, after asking why WeyleE
is recalled, If II Is intended to continue
the campaign, says:
1T seems only too PLAIN that Senior Sa-
gasta's course hardly deserves the name
OF victory. 1t is Almost a devic,l for parry
ing Americas importuuate questions. We
CT that General Woodford presented
something very like an ultimatum and
that but for American pressure nothin,
would have been heard 81 autonomy. We
doubt that Cuban settlement liz much
nearer. There will be more lighting and
more negotiations, Senior Sagasta must
walk warily If he proposes 10 be more
than diplomatic match for the American
ambassador.
ION the other hand. the Washington
cabinet has need to be circumspect. Spain
has only Cuba and honor left and any
open interference with her rights over
cuba will klndle a fire OF resentment n
which all talk of autonomy would digap-
pear and the struggle attain wider dimen-
sionS"
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THE NAsHvILLE EXPOSITION.
Great Expectation lint the Coming
Week VIII He n pusy One.

Nashville. Team October i0.-This
week will be busy one at the exposition.
even the great and small will crowd each
other on every day, and twenty-n'nc
events are scheduled
Tomorrow begins the three days cele-
tration Of events which have brought to-
night several hundred prominent citizens
OF New York and Brooklyn with de-
tachmcnt OF National Guards. DR..
Chauncey NJ. Depew u one OF tho PARTY.
Vanderbilt Day VIII be celebrated to-
morrow and Dr. Depew VIII deliver an
GRAFTON at the formal presentation OF a
statue OF Commodore Vanderbilt TO the
university.
Brooklyn day exercises wall be held In
tho auditorium. The Brooklyn party OF
men and women wil go in a body TO the
exposition, and some OF the most i'm
porfant events Of Ahe day viii take place.
st. Clair McE.way. editor of the Brook
Iyn Eagle. is the orator OF the day. Mrs.
Margaret sangsier. the poet, Herbert f..
Gunnson, presiding officer, Addresses
will also be delivered by Mayor Wursier
AMI William Berr OF Brooklyn, President
Thomas OF the Centennial and Mrs. l5er-
mar. Peters, of the Brooklyn Times. The
conyccatson of authors and artists also
meet tomorrow for "a three days sessgoD.
Dr. Gross Alexander wiA preside and adj
dresses VIII be made by President Thomas
OF the exposition, and Governor Taylor,
Rev. r. Dewitt Talmase will RESPOND.
Papers vii! be read by we'll known writ
ers. Monday evening many social func-
tons will be given on the grounds. Tues
day IL New York State day, and elaborate
ex ercsses will be he'd. Delaware day
will also be celebrated Tuesday. and Cow
ernor Tunnel and his staff viii partici-
pate. Connecticut day wsii be Thursday
and the celebrated Hartford Phalanx viii
ioin in the exercises.
DR.. chauncey NJ. Depew. who will de-
liver the Grafton tomorrow at the present
alton Of a statue OF Commodore van-
derblt 70 the Vanderbilt University, ar
rived this afternoon. on later train
came a decoration OF three hundred from
New York and Brooklyn. including St
Clair McElway CT the Brooklyn Eagle.
Mrs. Margaret Sangster editor of Harp
er's bazaar; VIM. Berri, president OF the
Bro klyn Bridge coanpJny, and Miss Ber-
nand Peters CT the brooklyn Times. There
also came a large delegation OF New
York's National Guard. The party will
remain for three days.
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Manchester Cloth.

Manchester, October 1o.--It was an ac-
tive week chiefly for India. sales having
been much better than wins expected. Tho
business was chiefly IN shirtings. mulls
and jaconets. which are now we'll engaged.
often into and beyond January. The de-
mond Ia extending to othcr STABLES.
Printing cloth was less active but the sup
ply Is still abundant. The smaller mar
kets arc responding. but az yet very
little. China is inactive. Yarns wnre
moderately active. Tho spinners arc cau-
tious sellers pending tho outcome OF tho
wage agitation alnd prioos all around arc
very irregular. Some hold for improve
ncnt: others wore easy sellers at cur
rent rates for quick delivery.
Tho gray cloth manufacturers have ar
ralnKed conference for November l.. with
view OF bringing about general short
movement. but colored goods are doing
fairly well.
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TWO TRAINS ABANDONED,
Southern Prcific Reduces Its 70 rec
West Of Houston.
THROUGH TRAFFIC NOT IMPAIRED,
santa Fe, Katy, International ran.
sas Pass, Central ana shreveport
Routes Will Operate ~ Usual.

The train service out Of Houston. north
and west. has undergone o radical change
since the Quarantine against Galveston was
declared Saturday night; the indications
being that further changes Will occur to-
day. All roads are maintaining as mucN
OF their passenger service us the situation
will permit, and although some counties
Will not allow trains from Houston to
stop within their limits. an effort is being
made to continue the operation OF throne.
service.
Fort Bend and Wharton counties ser, ed
notice on the Southern Pacific that thew
would not allow trains to stop. ami IT, was
Immediately buletined to all Interested.
The Macarroni division will have passenger
trains leaving Houston on regular schedule
this morning.
the Southern Pacific night trains west
Mes. IL and Is. have been discontinued
Service on the Sabine and East Texas will
continue.
The Houston and Texas Central will
operate their full train schedule TODAY on
the main line and Austin branch. uea,ne
until further notice will REQUIRE that III
coach doors be kept locked while passing
through the town. Calvert will not allow
passengers to leave the northbound trains
and at Bryan trains Nos. l and will
discharge what passengers they have at the
fumigating station
Touching upon the situation on the Hous-
ton and Texas Central General Passenger
Agent Robbins yesterday wired the follow
ing message to agents and connections:
passengers can not leave northbound
trains at Calvert.
Passengers for Mexia and lIempstead
must hold health certificates rot over
twenty four hours old.
Passengers from Galveston can not stop
at Hampstead.
Passengers from Galveston or Houston
can not stop at Mexin.
Passengers from Houston or Calves
ton can not stop at Mexa.
Discontinue at once the sale Of all
tickets to points in Brazos county--Milli-
can, Wellborn, College and Bryan; also
to Hearne In Robinson county"
AS near as could be learned last night
the Arkansas Pass, Missouri. Kansas and
Texas and International and G.eat North
ern will operate their regular passehgeil
schedules north and west OF Houston.
The Houston East and West Texas did
not have train north last night and to-
day they will send a passenger train out
at 6:45 a. m. to run as far as Teaaha
Further arrangements will be announced
today.
The Santa Fe will have trains out OF
Houston at a. m. and 7:35 y. m. to
run as far as Alvin. where connections will
be made for the North over their main
line
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IInrlcm Entrien.

Five and one-half furongs. maidens.
selling Manona. St Rupert. Mon Bijou,
Little Treasure, Terra Cycha. Trecby. es;
Michael Mclnerney. Atlantic King. 10l
Henry Ownesby, i02; -Wadena 1903. f. Gar
ner, 1G6. Sonata, 1917 Lady Corlelc. los.
Five-edghths of mne, soling-udah
Bcrwe,l. Miss Hoy, aS; Miss Rowena, Nan
ME Davis. Claria. 80; Gnome, Jay Bird
Darechota. Miss g, Lotlle Burns, Francis
McClelland, 100; Mary kinsella, lo2; RAJ
dare. ioi, Wi,rmantelipe. l0I; Corvallis
l05; Flo Honey Dew Hazel Dean, LOG
Mary Charleston, ~: Fair Deceiver. EN-
press Josephine. III Bonito. l0i.
ono mile. seIling--Amanda, Inspector
Hunt, Ovation Donation, Rudolph, Milllc
NJ. Dejure, Warren Point, Hot STUFF, Pit.
fall Senator Morrill,, Nigars, lM; Benam'
ella. IN.
Three fourths OF a mile--Zarmar H., l04
Cath. l1a: Lady Hamiltap, Tern. l0i; Tn,
Tory, Red, l07; Ton Mast, Lizzie Mills
Teeia May, Sugar Foot, weenatchies
Helen Wren, Nikita, lo9; Barnato. 1M; Lib.
crtlne. Roanerges. Muskalonge, Pau
Gr'egs. 1l2
Mile and one-six.eenth-Shas Water,
100. Fervor. 1903; MGncrelth, iO5. Donna
Rita, Annie Tcuton, LOG.
Five and one-half furlongs, 2-year-olds-
Cardlcblack, Depending, Dave Waldo
Sacket %; Bliss Rucker. Mordocai
Knowles, rs; Alraretta, i02; Graziella, loi;
Judge Wardell 1M.
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LAND swISpLEns.
They Sell Titles but Purchasers Can
Not Find the Property.

Wheeling, w. Va. October IO.-A lana
swndle similar 10 TINT which has been
worked IN some Western States % being
attempted by some party outside of the
State. In West Virginia there are enorni-
Gus tracts of undevc!oped timber and coal
lands lying In the Interior and this inct
attention to them as an inviting thing IN
which to work their schemes A dispatch
from Mcdowell county, lying in the ex-
tremc southern portion OF the State. says
that inside or the last two months deeds
have been admitted 10 record there plir-
porting TO convey several thousand acres
OF valuable coal lands for considrrauons
ageregatinH several hnndred Thousand
dollars which are believed to be purely
fraudulent There are now over 2,Uy.WO
acres on the land books, wiIile the county
only contains about $4,000 acres alto
gethcr. The scheme OF fraud Is simple
enough md has been worried by tho
sam, parties for some time. The Bwtnd-
lcrs prepare deed for a large tract OF
coal land IN ti0 county and have Il ac-
knowledged before some notary publio
II, far away State. They send Il 10 Nc
Dowcll county. the dispatch states. TO no
recorded and have the clerk OF the coun-
~ court forward the certified copies OF
the deed from the record. This places
them IN position TO dispose OF thu pre-
tended titles for good sum. TO unsus-
pecting parties.
II Nv not airsusual for a stranger TO turn
up al Welch. which ~ the. county seat Of
Mcdowell county. with a deed for several
Thousand acres OF land. which Is all
straight on the record, but when he comes
These frauds are not committed by per-
sons In this State, 10 anybody's kIowi-
edge but are by outside parties. Enorts
arc being made TO ASCERTAIN their identity.
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THE SOCIALIST CONGRESS.
sembIance of Alliance with Russia
In stoutIy Opposed.


Hamburg October 10.-During the de-
bate In the Socialist congress yesterday
which preceded the vote abfogating the
prohibition against the participation In
elections OF members OF the diet. Herr VIM.
Ilebknecht, In an incorporating speech
stoutly opposed participation or the making
Of any semblance OF alliance with tho rad
icals The latter he declared were more
dangerous to the social democracy than
the reactionary junlfers. whose absolutist
tendencies were the life Of continual So
ciaiism.
Herr Singer supported Herr Hebknecht
and urged the absence OF the secret bal
lot an a reason for abstalning from the
elections.
Herr Bebel and Herr Aurer dtsclaimsd
any intention OF sacrificing 1ot or title
OF soclalistic principle or party indepen-
dence.
The liberal and radical papers. however
do not accept this view. They declare that
the vote was a step In the direction Of
bringing the socialists In Ene with the
radicals as a practical sarty reform.
Herr Eugene Richter. the liberal leader
thinks the practical results OF the new de-
partlre will be Indirect rather than i'm
mediate. Tho chief advantage to BE-
gained by the radicals in his opinion arr
due to the fact that socialist participation
will awaken a more general interest In the
Prussian elections hitherto characterized By
iukev'a rTnueSs
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p.rlsnanie goods. were carried into Kansas
City and st. Louis, the Missouri tnarkeSs.
At as low q rate as the same class 81 Foods
are carried into New York, Philadeipnia.
Hoston. Chicago and Cincinnati from points
equally distant in the interior from those
cities ADD chat the rate IN many Instances
was a. low 40 the companies were required
70 90 business under the order made by
the commissioners under the act Of 1898
AFTER hearing the companies the COM
mieenonew made an order requiring the
express companies to file schedules show
ing reductions made since 1899. aud the
rates now In force In the State, compared
with the rates In adjoining States. and ad-
1ourned to November Q, when they will
take nnal action upon the schedules filed
by the express companies.
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Aunedn,t Iantrics.

Three-fcurths OF mile. 3-year-olds and
up--Sunup l26: Kinnlkinnio Arabian, lie
Cast.eton, Brcak-o' DAY, 1l3: Miss Prim
lis; Master James. III; Getty. Ten Spot
Robert o'Connor. los: Anson L., LOG; En-
deavor. 102
one mile. soliinx-~w. b.. Alarum. 100
Cromwell, 106; Tanis, Myrtle Hardness
Break-o'-Day 1906; Waterman. 100; Bias
ton, sS; Tappan. %; Eleanor Mac, loi
Hurl, Squan. 10.
Fiye-eighths Of a mile, 2-year-oid fillies-
Hardly, 100, Miss B,ou, lV, Revolyn, Mo;
roda, los: Fontumka, %; Juda Maud Ell
lis. Allie Belle. Fleeing Gold, i05; Album
dant, 1903; Juiana, 20; Belle of Erin, "a.
Mile and one-eghth, sel,ingTkipS III
11e: Premier, 49, Maurice, III; w, h.
no; Ben Ronald. 100; Marshall, los; crom
vel 1895; Manchester. Yankee Doodle. loi
Partridge. %; Timour. 9S.
Five and one-half furongs. s-year-olt
snaidens, selling -Ferd owen, Longacre
10; Bevelyn, Bassil, PINK Chasnbray, l03
The Cad. 1o6; Gasparod. i02. Artist Love
Isen. 80; His Majesty. Laurel Leaf, IS
May RoReiie. 95.
One mile, all ages-~Ben Elder. Maurice
lis; Courtship H.. u.s. Belle OF Killarney
W; SLY Fox. Oxnard, warrenton. Aurum
30, Alice Farley, 81.
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GRANTED A STAY.
A Mexican Court md the Monterey
md Mexican Gulf.

Mexico City. October 10 Judge Chepital
OF the Federal district court has grained .
stay of proceedings In the case of the Mon
terey and Mexican Gulf Railway oonnan"
which was ordered to deposit $4,000 900 az
a guarantee to creditors. among whom are
Americans. This case is verv impurraut
one and will now have to be revised nv
the supreme court The Belgian capitalists
who came into possession OF The n"one-.
agreed to make the deposit mentioned for
the benefit of creditors and then look the
ground that as they were creditors there
was no need of doing so, but the American
creditors viewed the deposit obligatory. hr,
the belgians have now succeeded In delav-
ING action. The case excii6s much in
terest and the Americans viii undoubtedly
make great legal fight when the case
reaches the supreme court.
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ExpREss RATES IN MISSOURI.
Companies object to Making Ten
Per Cent Reduction In Charges.

companies OuJtct Nv ~ hcss
Per Cent Reduction In Charges.
In compliance with an order made by
the board OF railroad commissioners some
time ago the express companies doing
business in Missouri had hearing by the
railroad commissioners at Jefferson City
Friday to give reasons why they did not
comply with an order to reduce express
charges 10 per cent on general specials
The attorney general represented the
State. while the express companies were
represented by w. H. Phelps as attorney;
l.. A. Fuller. superintendent OF the Pa
cific, G. w. Agee, superintendent OF the
Southern: A. Christsson, superintendent,
ard G. b. Simpson, manager OF the Wells
Fargo Express company; NJ. T. Jones and
e. S. Averill OF the United States, !. H..
Butler OF the Adams and F. D. Adams OF
the American.
1t is claimed by the representatives OF
the express companies that they DO pusi-
ness in Missouri at as low 9 rate a. y Is
done In any OF the States. and a. low -
II could he done under their contracts with
the railroad companies; that general spe..
cia,s. which are poultry. fruit, egss ana
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VICTORIOUS CUBANs.
The spanish Lost EOrty-six Killed
and sixty Wounded.

The spanish Lost EOrty-six Killed
and sixty Wounded.
New York, October l0.--A dispatch to the
Herald from Tampa, Fla. says:
Details of the defeat inflicted ON the
Spanish under Colonel Ructger by General
Castillo on October 8 are Just at hand.
General CASTILLO, Major Myras and Colonel
Andres Hernandez were encamped in the
Carmen hills Colonel Ruetger with 1900
men. appeared before the rebels position
early in the morning. He was expected
and the insurgents had occupied three
positions, General CASTILLO commanding
the center. He had three rapid fire guns
Myras command was the first TO open fire
as the Spanish charged up the hill. Cas-
tellos guns did great execution and the
Spanish retired In confusion After rally
ing his men Ruetger ordered another
charge.
In the second attack Rue,ger fell wound
ed and his men lost heart and retired The
Spanish lest forty-six killed and sixty
wounded. including the commander and
seven officers
General CASTILLO still held his position.
Rebels under command OF Colonel Lazo
attacked the town of Congre IN r'nar del
Rio before sunrise on October 6. and after
sacking several stores and setting fire tc
the place, hanged two volunteers and
four Cubans, who had acted as guides tc
the Spanish troops. On the approach o.
a Spanish column under General Lono III,
rebels fed. Congre Is within two or thee
miles of Pinar del Rio City, and the in
habitants OF that city are greatly frighten-
ed The Cuban government has bestowed
especial honors on General CaliXto Garcia
for the capture OF Victoria de las TNinas.
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Last Decree by WeyIer.

Havana, October 1o.-Captatn General
Weyler has issued decree allowing the
return to the island of Senior Gonzales
Lanuza, a judge of the supreme court of
Havana and a professor in the university.
Or. f. l.. Mino Nunez, well known law
yer, Alfred O. Sayas, Adolfo Riaz, Man
ue c. stro Palomiao. Juan Enzens, Ad ITO
La Cueva, Miguel Ferrera, Jose More.
Jose Gay. Antonio Dumay, Antonio Belo
Victor Miranda, Julian Carlo. Miguel Ha-
tuy and 1875 others, who had been ex-
pc led.
Sanor Ganundi. secretary general OF the
government, has re .igned.
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CUBAN COMMANDER CHANGE
General blanco to Relieve Neyler
the Butcher.
HE WILL LEAVE MADRID IN OCTOBER
The London Times and standard Ex.
prcss Views nm the Afairs Of
spain and America.

Madrid. October lo..-Captaln General
Blanco will sail for Cuba on the 18th.
General weyier will return to Spain i'm
mediately. General Castellanos will ne
sumo the direction Of AFFAIRS In the island
till Blanco arrives
The Marquis de Ahumada, who was
Captain General weyler's second In oom-
mand. has resigned.
At the meeting OF the cabinet yesterday
It was decided to send rcinforcements to
the Philippine Islands.
Marshal Primo Rivera, who succeeded
General Blanco as governor general OF the
Philipptne ISLANDS, Will sail Immediately.
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TRAGEDY AT BRENNAN.
Jim Burch, Young White Man
Killed by Negro, Who Was shot

Brenham, Texas, October 10.-4At TBS
q. m tonight a gun shot rang out at the
Casino saloon. Just across from the Cen
trail hotel. The scurry of rapid running
feet was next heard and those whose
curiosity led them to investigate found
Jim Burch, a young white man, lying
partly on the sidewalk, with his head
lying in the gutter. A pistol was in his
side of his head. He was gasping, and
died in about a minute. At first It was
thought to be case of suicide but II was
soon developed that he had been shot by
negro named Bob Carter. who commit
ted the deed with a shotgun and had run
away with the gun in his hand. He told
parties as he ran to get out OF his way.
and tn enc he said: II have Just killed jim
Burcf."
In few minutes mounted men and boys
and many more afoot were scurrying over
the city in different directions in search
OF Carter. He was last seen going in a
westerly direction past the Union pas
| senger depot. He still had the gun in his
hands. The dogs have been sent for and
win soon be put on his trial
The motive for the killing IS not very
clear. but 1t is reported that Burch, who
had been county convict guard. and
Carter. who had been convict for s,me
ns,sdemeanor. had had some trouble at
he farm. The dead man was brother
! OF Constable r. H.. Burch of this town.
Brennan. Texas. October lo.-Bob Car
ter. the negro who killed James Burch,
lies stark in death. about 100 yards back
! o: the county jail, where he was rddled
with bullets and buckshot at 10 O'CLOCK
b. unknown parties. Forty shots from
slx-shooters and shotguns we're fired and
scarcely a shot failed to hit the negro.
He had started to the jail to surrender,
the posse was pushing him so close. but
he was recognized in the street and a
fiisllade followed. He was perhaps killed
by the first shot. but forty were fired.
The possee dispersed. leaving his mangied
remains in the street.
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braska Lumber Company.

|neil, Texas. October 10.-The Ne
Lumber company's saw mill and
pd a quantity of lumber burned
! at Doucette, the fire being dis
eoout 1880 o'clock. Estimated loss
1000. About l,50O. 900 feet of lum-
saved. The mills will be rebuilt
Pted again as carly as possible.