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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-02

dow TO the Roof OF tho homo of Eugene
Crowders. South Ervay and Corsicana
streets. From tho roof he sprang to the
ground and ran to the street. Just as y no
gro man servant appeared at the tower
window yelling Thief. thief"
George Jackson, a passng hack driver
knocked the fugitive down, and he was es-
cortcd to police headquarters at the point
of pistol furnished by Philip Sanger. tho
millionaire dry goods merchant who Is A
neghbor OF Crowdors rho latter is q
Wholesale druggist.
The following entries were found In q
small book carried by the prisoners ~ ily
Is. Coster a. Bail. New York, Haspy Au-
So; September G, Denver for Frisco. then 10
Los Angeles Butte. Montana election day
hurrah for old man Palmer"
No letters were found on Wilson's" rcr,
son. aud these entries are the only clue OF
his operations at large
a pair Of ilne opera glasses, an ivory.
handled dagger. blade sis inches long, and
a chisel which he Is presumed TO hav,
used In opening windows, we're found ~
his pockets. He IL believed TO have en-.
tered the Crow1ers mansion about ociCcb
this morning He took three bottles %
champagne from the pantry TO the towe,
and drank them. He hid In the tower WITT
the evident intention OF plundcring the
house at favorable opportunity during tn,
day, bat was disturbed bv the negro ser
want, who had occasion 90 visit the tower
Wilson declined to talk to newspaper
men. He is about % years old. feet u
inches tall. l6) pounds weight smooth
shayen, dark hair close cut blue eyes and
small scar in left side of forehead in edge
of hair
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Cabinet Crisis Imminent.

Madrid January 1.-The Dia. referring
to the attacks of the Heraldo snd Impair
ciale on Captain General Weyl,r. says 1t
Is possible they may result In cabinet
crisis and that many people believe there
will be change of policy. a meeting OF
the Spanish generals was held last evening
to consider these newspaper articles. the
fun text OF which are not allowed to be
telegraphed abroad for fear they may cause
dsmay among the troops in Cuba and
prove encouraging to friends of the Gu
bans In the United States.
II is asserted that a decision has been
reached to relieve Captain General Wcyler
Of his function. but that Premier Senior
Del Castillo has suspended the order. All
ministers met at the premiers residence
last evening to discuss the matter.
feeling OF general public indignation
prevails. II is asserted that soldiers are
suffering from hunger, exposure and a lack
Of medical care, while the nobility seems
not to know what has become Of the money
sent from Spain.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-02
WEYLER'S ESTIMATES.


sick wero fred on Dclgado said. "by
the advancing Spanish column. crawled
out Of bed. rolled down side hill and
hid in the tall grass. where two hours
later was found by the soldiers. | WAS
Martin, commanding the column. ordered
me united and permitted me to rido one of
his pack mules.
THE troops marched all day and
camred at night Colonel San Martin al
lowed me 10 sleep at his headquarters. and
the medical director fed me from his own
table. The next day | rode again. but
with much difficulty, being in great pain.
Colonel San Martin continued TO feed me
and displayed kindness / never can forget.
Arriving AT Damascus. on the north coast.
was detained several days and placed
CT n small freight steamer. The voyage Ia
Havana took four days, the steamer touch
ing everywhere
II was unRindly treated by the seameu
and kept on the fore deck, | could eat
nothing and the captain and purser would
do nothing for me. They were common
ignorant fellows.
Il was taken to the Cabanas fortress toe
weak to walk up the covered way to the
interior. while waiting at the wharf rab-
BILE of boatmen and laborers insulted mo.
After being detained part OF one day was
removed to San Ambrosla hospital. where
have been sixteen days"
Delgado said the Spanish regulars, OIL
GERS and men always were kind. SEN
try on the steamer shared his food with
him when the captain Of the boat did
upthtnp
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HANGED For HIS CRIME.
Negro Pays the Penalty for u Brutal
Assault.

Memphis. Tenn, January IA SPECIAL TO
the CommercialAppeal from Albany. ~.
Ga, says: Snake Cunningham. colored.
was hanged in an enclosure inside of the
garden adjoining the county Jail today for
a criminal assault upon Miss kate Camp.
Cunningham was n trusty In the county
chain gang and the young la gy's home wa ;
near the slockade
The crime was mos aggravated one
aud The brute left his viei.m for dead.
She nftcruar1 recovered consciousness,
and era wed 10 a ncighbor's house and
gave :ho alarm Tho prompt trial OF the
iio~,o bv Judge Spence 81 q spoc.ea Sos
sion Of noughterty superior court. tog her
Ml,n the eAerc.se OF great prudence on
he raff Of the officers kept down lynch
Ing Tire crime was committed on Decent
Der /. AMI SO much Indignation VS.
aroused mat I. was found nece sellry TO
rcmova the pr,poncr 70 Macon fer cafe
keeping To-day on the seanold Cunning
hagfi made n statement. Ic acknowledged
his guilt ana SAID he had made peace VIII
TOO \ rioat crowd Car1e 10 the city 70
witness the hanging and hoScars and roofs
of houses and every elevated point avail
able for blocks around was covered with
spectators. There was no trouble or eN-
citpmCQt
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New York, January 1.-The World says;
General Calixto Garcia wrote OF the peace
full condition Of the western part OF Cuba
In Il letter that was received yesterday. 1t
was dated at Sabana Grande dol Dayaino
on December Z.
'"rhe flag OF the republic OF Cuba" Gen.
eral Garcia wrote, waves in undisputed
sway over the entire province Of Oriente.
You can drive for miles across the country
and never meet spaniard. Free schools.
modelled after those in the United States,
have been established The farmers are
planting and ulling their fields as though
no revolution existed.
my army OF 10000 Is In splendid condi-
tion. The officers are all brave young fell
lows. many OF whom belong to the most
aristocratlc families In Cuba. jealousy
among them is unknown. We are all AMI
mated by the same love OF Independence
aud hatred Of the Spaniards.
General Maxine Gomez is we'll on his
way eastward. He crossed the Moron tro-
cha into Santa Clara during the last week
of November"
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MURDER OF HIS DAUGHTER.
williams und Woman Charged
with brutal Crime.

Topeka, Kan, January AL Williams.
aged 80, and Mrs Jane Mayes, aged Il,
living north of Topeka. We're arrested to-
day charged with the murder of Anna
Belle Williams. the 12-year-old girl whose
outraged body was found Wednesday In
a meadow near Eudora. The body bears
evidence of a dreadful assault on its per-
son. The finger marks on the neck and
the condition oil the body show that Inc
murderous iiend who comm ttod the as
sault covered mp his work n sealing her
Lips by strangu.at.oa.
Williams was the father of the girl and
accuses the Mayts w--~lan of the murder.
Tho pair agreed 10 take the g.ri TO <ai-
sa3 City IN order to have her placed on
tho poor farm. the woman to accompany
the ri. She says that whcI they reach
al i.udOra she became sick ana strange
man offered to take care of the girl. Tnat
Is the last sne saw OF Belle. the padr
are secure in jail and the officers SAY
they expect to prove ielbsrate scheme
TO make way with The gLl
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SHORT NEWS STORIES.

WILMINGTON, Del.--Murderer Edward
Wright was hanged this morning.
CiiIcAGo--John Ieinen, a ho,ol and
snloo? keeper at West Hammond. was
found murdered IN his place.
NEW YORK--Ass,stant District Attor-
ney Mc1hlyre VIII 20 to London to defend
lidwarl j. Curry. who is charged with
conspiracy.
NASHVILLE. Tsnn. Emancipation dpy
prorrote ceremonies, ard also by various
coiored societies.
COLUMBUS. ohio--1.ast night thieves
entered the sore of j. n. Roberis at Ar
tesla and killed John Roberts. . nephew
OF the proprietor. who slept in the store.
OLArHE, kan,.-'rhc body OF an un-
known gal. AGED u years, was found IN
q r1vinc near Eurcla. She had been crini-
irally assaulted and stfanclcd 10 death.
BosToN--T wharf and raeAory OF the
Boston and Lockport Block company. on
the water from. In East Bostol adjoining
the works OF the Maverick Oh company.
are on fire.
CHlCAGo-Generpl Charles ". Taylor
arrived from San Francisco in charge OF
the ashes OF the late Kate Field he de-
l!yere1 them 70 Miss Lillian Whiting, a
friend of Miss Field, who vail convey them
TO Boston,
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio Mr. and Mrs
Joseph Beiz and child were found Head
In bed nj Struthogs. Ohio. this morning
aud four boarders In the family were IN a
comatose condition when rescued. having
been asphyxia,ed By gas.
MILAN, Tenn.--Cuptain H. p Miller
Proprietor of the Southern Pacific hoie
a This place. WAS found yesterday uncon
sciots. HIS skull was crushed his heao
aud face bruised. He lived but two hours
His house had been robbed
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.-Two police.
men were pounded half to death by n
crowd of toughs and two of their assat-
ants were shot. The trouble was the re-
suit of a crusade which the police have
been waging against saloon keepers " he
have been violating the law.
CAPE HENRY. Va.-The British steam
err Sandman Prince. with n general cargo
from New Orleans for Antwerp via New.
port News. Va, went ashore near Wash
! ington Woods. n. g., during a dense fog
Tho vessel was tloated a, 1880 y. M. and
proceeded apparently uninjured
CINCINNATI. Ohio 80 The Frankfort
Whisky Process company of Now Yorl
has begun sui; In the uniied States cotir
against four leading disilllng and lquoi
firms in this city and coving ton, including
Levy & llarris. Bosworh and Sandheae,
and the llonhHmefs Tho suit IL for In
junction and for Damages for infrins @
mcnt Of a patented process in making
whisky.
CHATTANOOGA. Torn.--The corner
the city of Chattanooga. was laid with
Masonic ceremonies. Congressman Ben
ton McAiilln and Judge II. H. Iurcrsoll
made adire ses. Tho opening p-av"r was
dc.vered by Father Tob.G of the Catholic
church. being especially significant from
the fact that Masonic bodies had charge
of the EXERCISES.
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THE CAHADA WRECK.
S,yo Charrcd Bodies Yet Remain
Unidentified.

Birmingham. Ala. January lat the
uniertakers in this city there yet remains
two charrcd bodies taken from the wreck
of last Sunday which have not been dent
fed. 1t is the general Impression that
these bodies are the remains OF 5. W..
Tlbls ana wife. who were on the train
and are st!ll missing. The body OF Tom
Glad S still missing. Tlsre 3 little
prospect of finding esner OF these bodies.
ana II now appears that thote Msre at
least live mere killed than were originally
reported.
i'resu,ning that last sundays dsasier
was the n suit of train wrt ckers' d IA
bollcal work. the Southern and the Louis
Vile ana Nashv..-d have, by advertise
ments and posted notices. offered re-
ward of $4,000 for the arrest and ccaVic-
tlon OF the guilty PARTIES.
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Horrible Mining Accident.

Mexico City. January IA terrible dis
aster has occurred In the Santa Gertrudls
mine, at Pachuca. one OF the most famous
silver mines In the country. From some
cause not known fire broke out In one of
the levels OF the old southern workings
yesterday shutting off the exit Of thIr-
teen Mexican miners. Miners on the out
side went to work TO put out the fire and
save the men. One Englishman, Ned
Richards, an experienced miner. went
down in charge Of the rescue operations.
but persisted from suffocation. All the
Mexleans died from the same cause or
from burning and the bodies have not been
recovered The affair created the greatest
excitement. as 1t is one of the most hor-
Iiblo mining accidents in the history OF
Pachuca.
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CLAIMS THEY WE'RE INNOCENT.
Attorney Says the Murderers Were
AmOng the LNnchers.

Kansas City. Mo-. January l.-Prosecut-
ing Attorney Aul Of Lafayette county.
Mo-. has expressed the opinion that Jesse
Winner and James Nelson. who were
lyrched at Lexington nearly month ago
by a mob of farmers from Clay county
were innocent of the murder of Winners
wife AMI two children. He stated that he
had secured evidence sufficient to cause
the ind ctment Of nifty of the lynehers.
and h also stated that IN his oplnion the
actual murderers Of Mrs. Winner and her
Children were members o. the MOI Of
lyrchers. He believes that the murierers
worked up the sentiment against W'nner.
Nelson end Lon Ackey. the man still IN
iail at Lexington. 10 shield thems elves.
lie promises sensat lonal Developments.
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His Ihysfcinn Claims IL Previous At
tempt at Suicide.

tempt at Suicide.
st. Louis, Mo-, January 1.-The inquest
on the body OF Joseph McCullagh. late edi-
tor of TIE Globe Democrat, whose re-
mains were found under his bedroom win
dow yesterday, began today.
1t developed the startling fact through
the testimony Of DR.. c. IL. Hughes, Mr..
McCullagh's physician. that the deceased
made what was at the time believed to
be an attempt at suicide on December 90
last On that day DIR. Hughes testified he
| called on McCullagh and left with him n
four-ounce bottle containing two ounces
which would have the effect of paralyzing
the action of the heart The same night
Mr.. McCullagh took an ounce of the medi-
cine. enough to have caused death. but
which, owing to the weak condition of his
stomach, was Immediately rejected.
When Dr.. Hughes called the next morn
ing he was greatly alarmed. and asked Mr..
McCullagh If he had taken that amount,
an evasive answer being given DR.. Hughes
testified that he was satisfied Mr.. Ne
Cullagh hadn't taken the medicine by mis-
tlhe. Inc pnSsiciAn at once coulecteu inc
startling circumstances with converse
ton had with Mr.. McCullagh shortly be-
fore. In which the latter spoke Of he
death of Abraham Lincoln. saying that he
died at a good time, and that when any
man outlved his usefulness 1t was time
for him TO go.
DIR. Hughes then testified as to Mr.. Nc
Cullagh's strange and evasive manner Oh
the day preceding his death. and conclCd-
ed his testimony with the positive state
| ment that his impression was that the case
was one Of suicide.
Liveryman Louis C Bohle the closest
personal friend of tile deceased was alsn
to have testified. but as he failed 20 APP
pear. the examination was continued until
tomorrow morning.
Today Mrs. ricKee, daughter of the ORR
ginal proprietor of the Globe Democrat
| Bellfontaine cemetery and selected a loca-
ton for the grave of the deceased which
will be in the Mckee family lot.
| NJ. William Berry Armstrong nephew
of the deceased. arrived from Chicago this
| morning, and Mrs. Rachel Souter. a sister,
is expected to arrive from Brooklyn, NJ l.,
! Saturday.
| mass meeting Of the newspaper mea
| will be held tomorrow for the purpose ri
making appropriate arrangements for the
| funeral.
| The funeral tomorrow afternoon Will be
very simple. The pail bearers have been
| selected from the heads OF departments OF
| the Globe Democrat The list of honorary
pail bearers has not been made yet. but it
will consist OF leading citizens of 81.
Louis. principally representing the news
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-02
srAssENGER TRAIN WRECKED.
The Rails spread ana the Cars
Vippcd Over.

Des Moines. Iowa, January La rassen-
ger train on the Keokuk and Wegrern
road. southbound, was wrecked 3his morn
ing two miles south OF Norw3ak. injuring
several passengers and one perhaps fla
tally. II was heavy train, with teachers
going home from thu Sta.e association
meeting. The ground under the crack was
soft and the rails spread. one coach and
a baggage car were turned upside iowa
and others tipped over Several rassen-
gers were bruised. Eugene Chapman, son
of Or. Chapman Of Des Moincs, was Sc
rlously out In thc left temple and may
die, Conductor Cavanaugh was also Sc
voTely hurt. a relief train was sent from
Des Moines to bring the injured TO Dies
MONIES,
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Mrs. Cougar stepped out.

Chicago, January AT the request OF
the committee. of which she was member,
Mrs. Helen NJ. Gougar stepped down and
out of the nationalist party yesterday. A
joint conference was held at tho Sherman
house OF the executive and national central
committees to consider the best means of
furtherng the interests of the party, at
which Mrs Cougar was present. Ever
since the election she has been criticised
by some OF the extreme members OF the
party for her part taken in speaking for
the cause OF bimetallism In the late CAM
paign. Resolutions were passed asking for
the resignation of Mrs. Cougar, whereupon
she handed in her resignation. which was
accepted
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-02
COMMODORE GROUNDED.
Hut Was Pulled on nnd Started ON
Her Way.

Jacksonville. Fla. January 1.-The
steamer Commodore which cleared from
this port Thursday night. bound for Cuba
with arms and ammunition, grounded IN
the St. Johns river at Commodore's point
few miles below this city and remained
there all night. The revenue cutter Bout
well started down the river and threw the
Commodore line and pulled her of.
afterwards towing the boat down the river
until steam could be gotten up. The Com
modore crossed the bar about 2 o'clock
and headed for Cuba.
The gunner from the Boutwell, has been
withdrawn from the Three Friends by Cap
tain Kilgore, acting under instructions
from Washington. District Attorney Clark
has received no instructions to libel the
steamer and 1t is now free from the GUS
tody of the government.
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CLEVER CAPTURE.
chief Arnold Arrests n Man Said to
lie a Notorious Crook.

ue u SrOOAs
Dallas. Texas. January l.--Chief OF Po-
lice Arnold said tonight: eve made the
best capture today that has been placed
to the credit OF the Dallas department for
many years. The prisoner is one Of the
worst burglars In The country. and Is
known to the police and detective depart
ments of all the big cities from New York
TO San Francisco He Is registered here as
Charles Wilson OF Butte, Mont. hut l am
satisfied this is one OF his aliases, as a
description and picture which we have at
headquarters fits almost perfectly one OF
most dangerous and daring burglars in the
country, whose operations have been very
extensive. do not feel at liberty to give
the name. as We fee, sure he Is the proper
one, and will not liberate him until the
police departments OF other cities have been
heard from, as II would be almost sure "a
defeat efforts to capture men who have
operated with Wilson. A pal or two may
be here or In some other Texas city
Wilson was captured at O'Clock this
morning as he Jumped from tower win
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Rescued by the Dauntless.

Jacksonville, Fla. January 1.-The fill
busters who left Ferdinani In the steamer
Three Friends about three weeks age
bound for Cuba, and who. after the failure
OF the expedition, were lsnded OH No Name
key. nave been in distress. and ut least
two of them hive died because of the pri-
yations that they have boon subjected to.
No Name key is situated about sixty
miles north OF Key West. The steamer
Dauntless which left this port Tuesday al
ternoon has reached the key where the
men and cargo were left and has succeeded
in taking them aboard. and they ara cup
posed to be now on the way to Cuba again
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-02
Chilean AUnfrS.

New York. January l.--President Er.
raznriz Will soon make a trip to Sandy
Point to personally inspect and study the
necessities of the people in the far of
Chilean province.
Hereafter the island of Juan Fernando,
VIII De known as Robinson Crusoe's is
iand. II has been decided to give it tina,
me chilean government proposes cs-
tabiishing penal colony on st. Johns bay
10 keep convicts sentenced TO long terms
l, is intended that these conyicts shall
which are abundant in the bay.
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Mexican nIntfrrs.

Mexico City, January lei Monitor Re-
publioano, daily paper founded forty
seven years ago suspended publication. 1t
mas been the champion OF radical liberal
ie.as and was usually in opposition 10 the
existing government. so much so. II seem
co To ~ the role of permanent opposi-
tloh' The editor of the Monitor declares he
suspended the paper because he sees no
nope OF carrying cut the ideals OF his
paper IN the practical administration Of af-
laiis More prosaic reasons eiyen for this
suspension is the competition ~ new mod
sTh papers With illustrations aud fuller and
fresher news.
lie Mexican Gas and Electric Light COM
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-02
Charge of Dcsertion.

Washington. January SENATOR PETER
is requested to have removed the charge
of desertion from the record of Presidential
Elector Linton of Cherryvale, Kan. He
said today that it could be accomplished
only by special act of congress. but that
the charge could not affect Mr.. Linton 5
status as an elector. as 1t never had been
tried by either a court martial or in the
civil courts. An investigation OF the rec
ords, he said, shows that MIR. Linton left
the army near the close of the war, after
having served through several campaigns.
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Says they Were White Men.

Guthre~O. T.. January l.-Eva Marrow,
the 12-yoar-old girl who was 10 terribly
injured at the time her father was muir
dered Mt Perkins two weeks ago, has re-
covered sufficiently to spank a2d sad -
the physicians that two white men COM
rp.ttui the crime, having followed them
iii dny. Tits clears the negroes under
.,,.rest who Woe SO merry lyrched. II is
believed the .nen who composed gang
Of horse thieves committed the crime.
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lnaururntcd n. Governor.

Albany, N. y, January Frank S. Black
OF Rensselaer, county was inaugurated as
governor of New York today. The cere-
mony took place in the assembly chamber
OF the capitol and was witnessed by Il
large assemblage An invocation by BtshoD
w. c. Doane of the Episcopal diocese OF
Albany opened the cedemonies. Governor
Levi +. Morton delivered an address of con-
siderable length. in the course of which he
reviewed his administration, the first under
the new constitution, and the legislation
during the same period.
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gents attacked the train. but were repulssa

gents attacked the train, but were repulae9
by the military escort.
Senator Elect Money Of Mississippi, wnA
is member Of the committee on foreign
affairs. paid visit today to tho palace. &C.
companied by United States COUNSEL 'Lse ana
Vice Consul General Springer. The Mee.
quits of Ahumada. acting captain general.
wan absent and aide de camp informed the
visitors that General Wcyler would soon
return to Havana. Mr.. Money expressed his
regret at not seeing the Marquis OF Anu
| mazda aud at being unable to await the re-
turn of General Weyler before he left the
island. The vice consul general will sail
for the United States tomorrow on the
steamer Olivette.
Francisco Rivorsa was sent yesterday to
/ st. Chafarinas. but upon arriving at Porte
Rico he was liberated. It being proved that
he was a Mexican, lie will, however, b
expelled from tho island.