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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-22
INTERNATIONAL Y. VI. c. A.
Thc Convention at Mobile CONNECTED
It's Morl>,

Mooile' Ala, April 2l.--The International
Young Mems Christian Association conven-
tion was called to order by DR.. Warner of
New ork and after preliminary exercises
tne biennial report OF the Internal commit
zee was presented. Among other things it
is said that the number OF associations
have increased but three. but the memhnr-
snip has increased 1867. The number of
/ buildings owned by the association has I'm :
/ creased from 30 5to $50, and the net value
! OF property. less all debts on the same. has
increased from Sl6.2Sl31S to sl7, 4Gi i95. an
increase Of 81 $50 $50. with nearly 81 600 900
III au1ition IN pledges for buildings and in
! miscellaneous funds The amount OK
pended by Local associations state and in
tefnational committees during 1896 amount
| ca 10 $2,t03.iSo. Paid secretaries and other
employed officers have increased from 1888
10 iz1l. with over fifty associations shrdl
10 lIol' with over fifty vacancies unplo-
vlded Tor.
There are III libraries. containing SOC $50
volumes. and 2i20 educational classes, with
| -d.SbH dlnerent students in them
Ihore Is slight increase In the number
OF bible classes. and an increase in at
tendance OF 5000 and slight decrease in
the number OF young mems meetings. hut
an Increase of 1900 in attendance. The
report shows that the committee received
during 1896 for home work ST3.0la and ex-
pended S72.976. leaving a small balance in
the treasury. and for It's foreign work it
received $l9,74f, and expended SlI.4l5. leay-
ing balance in the treasury.
The following officers were elected.
President, Major Joseph Hardy Of Birming.
ham, Ala; vice president. Robert Seward
OF ottawa; a. c. Rosecrany, Evansville
ina. w. Il. Hewick. Chicago: T.. n Paw
SON Portland, Me; e. II Clarke. ovens
6orc Ky c. A. Kilen, San Antonio.
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Vicksburg Account.

Nicksburg. Miss. April 2l-Reports from,
the sixth Mississippi river creyasse. in Is.
saquena county, on Promised Land planto
ton, up to p. M. show that 4, is not
widening and that the flow of water
through 1t Is slackening to stiffness AL
ready The water inside the levee was only
six feet below the level OF the river. This
crevasse has already caused some hundreds
OF persons to leave their homes and may
be severely felt on Lower Deer creel,
WRere much land is still above water. I'm
less closed before the river falls ii Will
Affect the Hood situation below.
The Mood situation in Madison parish is
ually growing worse owing to the unex
pected spread of water from Riggs ere
vase This reached and overlooked to-day
'he plantation of the Ashley Land com
pahy al omega. La. thirty miles above
thls city aud sixty miles north OF Blggs'
ere'asse' inc company's manager wires
mere tonight for "A steamer to bring ON
stock and the Ruth leaves at 4 n. m. Such
spread OF water northward Is unprece
uehted' conditions in South Madison ara
more favorable than was supposed possible
auu no loss of life occurred there.
me situation along the Louisiana lsyees
ahove this place Is unchanged ana can NOT
be considered as otherwise than critical
ihe ieNeos are endangered by sloughinr
pelhH very sort and no ono would be sur
prlsed should disaster occur at several
points.
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dkEEUE MUSl WIN.
Victory or Disappearance From the
Map, Says George.
DECLARES TURKEY WAS C0ERCED.
The Intrigues Of Certain Powers Re-
quired the War.
NOW THEY HAVE GOTTEN 1T.
The King Says the Powers Have
Forced the Trouble and Can Not
Now Limit II.
NOW THEY HAVE TEN 1T.

Paris. April 2i.-The correspondent OF La
Journal at Athens had an interview with
King George at the palace yesterday. His
majesty is quoted as saying that he believed
to the last moment peace would be main
tained. and did his utmost 10 bring abou;
pacific solution OF matters In dispute. The
King denied that Greece commenced hostti-
ities against Turkey. and continuing, King
George said:
The truth Is, we were attacked because
Turkey was ordered to attack u.s. There
never would have been war but for GER
tain ihtrigucs which VIII appear later. All
the powers are more or less against vs.. II
they wanted war, they have got it such is
the resul, of Europ an concert Europe
must understand. after forcing va to wal.
there shall DC no question OF limiting g."
Greece understands that she must either
be victorious or disappear Tho war may
be prolonged and bloody. but i, is now TOO
late to stop. y great crime has been com
mitted against RICH, aud humanity in the
cretan question. and tho chaslisemen, is
NOW commenced
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SHORT MEMS STOKES.

NEW YORK.-Stock Broker Elverton r
| Chapman OF the firm of Moore & Schley OF
| this city, VIII have to undergo imprison-
ment for thirty days at Washington for
! refusing to testify before the United
States senate sugar trust investigation
| committee.
| DETROIT, Mioh.-A letter from Secre-
tary Wade of the University of Michigan.
| received by Regent Barbour, SAYS that
President Angel will accept the Turkish
mission for an indefinite time
MINNEAPoLIS. Mimi. - Minnesota
! wheelmen broke all existing ties with the
L. A. w. this evening by permanently or
sani1ing Minnesota division OF the pro-
posed United Wheelmen of America.
CLEVELAND. Ohio-The ore dock
managers have decided to reduce the wages
Of rehandlers for unloading ore vessels at
all the Lake Erie ports 10 per cent. The
handlers OF Cleveland are preparing to
strike.
ClNClNNATI-The executive commit
tee OF the National association OF Life I'm
dorwiters met here to arrange for the an
nual meeting of the association to be held
In Milwaukee in August, 1899.
PEll.ADELPHIA-The American Acad
envy Of Political and Social Science held tho
first session Of its general meeting here
WASHlNGTON-The National Academy
OF Sciences at It's morning session elected
SIX additional members OF the council.
NASHVILLE - United States District
Judge Clark rendered Il decision bearing ON
the status OF the Southern Building and
Loan association by Diminishing an appli
cation TO remove suit brought against the
association and asking 'or the appointment
OF receiver from the State court TO the
Federal court.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. George Hobson. tho
clerk of the court of Hamilton county.
elected by the republicans in 1895. who has
heen reported hopeessly insane since last
SUNDAY is $4,000 short in his accounts.
Representative uol-
man had sinking spell and his condition
is regarded as critical.
NAPLES.-'rhe steamers Independence
ana Amor and the cruiser Luguria have
started with troops for Crete.
NASHVILLE. Tullahoma. seven
N-hve miles south OF Nashville. is burning
and n special train has left this city with
fire engine and hremon. The fire started
In the oprca house and has already caused
enormous damage. estimated at 5000 600
and there is no hope of saving the business
part of the town.
VANCOUVER. n. Ca A. MCGEE. n
prominent barrister OF this city. committed
suicide by shooting himself in the nouth
MONTGOMERY, Ala.--W. T.. Josepb
president of the State Insurance Mems as
soeiation. died from paralysis, after being
ENGAGED in a fsticur.
lNDDPEN DENCE. Kap.-Frank ONtora
and his l6'Snar-old brother-ir-law have
. hSvn placed IN Jan at Ninta, |. n. charged
who Sc body was found ON the RIVER bank
near Nowata, two months ago The bev
has confessed and indicated oxfori lie
SAYS he shot Mack and that oxford cut
OF his heau, "
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liclcn GrlVa.
Presllent OF tho rnlnr .


London. April IA dispatch from sa .
ionioa announces that tho porte officials
ar" Ysllartiy looking for tho Greek fleet.
having been Informed that the war vessels
Of Greece have been ordered 10 mako an
attempt to seize that city which is the
base oil Turkish supplies for tho armies op
Grating against tho Greeks. The military
officers OF salonica have laid i5O torpedo
mines in the bay and further steps have
oe'n taken TO protect the narrow entrance
OF tho harbor between Cape Kara and tho
mainland OF Macedonia.
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CUBAN NEWS.
ihsurgent Lender Is Said TO HIVE
Given Up All Hope.

Havana. April 2l,-The well known in.
Surgent leader. Julian zarraGa, who sur
rendered with five of his followers to the
spanish authorities in Pinar del Rio ON
April TO- has made a request to he sent to
spain. lie has admitted to General Ync,an
mat no has personally dynam!ted trains
IA me province of finar dol Rio, and saws
ne surrendered because he considers tho
lhsufsent cause TO be lost
Larraga added that the independence of
D ',s won,u mean chaos and final catastro
domination. s''
Herrasa is an annexationist. He claims
mat the INSURGENTS in Pinar del Rio have
H. Len uispersed' every leader acting on
MS own account and all wishig 10 cor,1
mand. W o0'''
narraga's frank admissions and state.
h mehts nave won considerable sympathy for
him among the Spanards.
seven hundred bales of tobacco were
shipped today on American account
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REPORTS FROM YAzoo BASIN.
Water Subsiding and Some Planting
Deing Done.


Washington. April 2i.-Secretary Alger
this afternoon received the following from
the Inspecting officer at Memphis:
Have Just returned from an inspection
OF the interior OF the Yazoo basin country
between the Sunnowcr and Bogue Phalla
rivers. Along the line OF the railway as
far south as Mound bayou planting is In
progress where land is free OF water
Eighty per cent OF the land usually cul-
uvated is known as high land fall OF
two feet will clear this high land OF water.
The rate of fall is at present about hve
inches day. Hence in week or ten days
the worst will be over in the upper Yazoo
basin and very little destitutin will have
resulted.
From Mound bayou south ten days
should be added to the above estimate. This
Will carry the territory as far south as
the line Of the Georgia Pacific railway. 1t
is believed that If any portion Of the basin
is covered with water beyond date for
a crop this year. II Will be that portion
lying between Rolling Hook and Nicksbure.
The local commissary at Memphis should
be instructed not to send supplies into the
upper basin for longer periods than above
mon foupd
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SITUATION An NATCHEZ.
crest of the Wave Pns,inG-Wori>
on 1cvccs.


on Icvccs.
Natchez Miss. April 9l.--The river here
Is stationary for the past twenty four
hours. being attributed TO the vast volume
of water pouring through the crevasses
| above and below here. The situation is II
little more encouraging and hopeful and
| especially on the Louisiana side. At Vi
dalia tho leyees are now in good condition
and foot or more above the water and all
defective places have and are being rapidly
repaired The clear weather for the past
week has been a great benefit TO them dry
ing and hardening them on top aud outside.
and little or no apprehension is now felt.
Many people think that tho crest Of the
wave which has been looked for is now
passing through the crevassos near the
delta and the worst will soon have passed.
However, work on the levccs continues
with as great a vigilance as ever AMI they
ar" stili being patrolled night and day
The bncltwater coming through Red's and
Biggs' levces has not arrived. but all the
streams are beginning to swell. Refugees
from the swamps are being provided FOR as
well as possible. while stock continues to
MI every spare pasture here.
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short time.


"r'enviile. Miss, April l2.-There wa,
another break in the leyee on the MissIs-
suppl side at shipland. or the Promised
Lana levee at 10 O'Clock this morning.
forty miles by rail south Of Greenville
me break will covrr few thousand acres
OF land not already covered. and Will add
TO the volume OF water already covering
most OF the lands in its vicinity The le
wee Is ten feet high. aud tho break this
afternoon is fully 500 feet wide. There
was already more than a foot of water an
me inside OF the levee When II gave way
n a, me cause of the break IS said to be
the cattio trampinC upon the leyop Ma
lor William Startling chief engineer of the
BOARD of Mississippi leveo commissioners
ana captain Arthur iIider in command of
me government fleet at Greeuyile. lcft
THIS afternoon with material for wing The
ehuS OF the crevasso. The waters from this
break wiz make a rush for the Yazoo river
age. ''
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AGAINST RATE CUTTING.
meeting Of Railway Ofhrini.-pro.
posed Statistical nurrnu.

Atlanta. Ga. Aprl ~ Tho executive
o'hcers' 'fsfhc men ana general counsel OF
the mort important Southern roads met
here today to consider the probabIc ratio
,ia'u,' nance preeipiia,ed by the decision Of
lhe United States supreme court in the
iransmssouTi Traffic association case. The
moe''ns Was presided over by Major j. w.
,uolhas' president Of the Nashville Chat.
T aCm and 81 Louis Railway, Mr' " l..
Meniii OF the Southern States Freight as.
s ssrmlon, acted as secretary. There Was a
rh"a u,seussion OF tho situation by Major
road men. ''''' ''''-
~ ,hr sneakers dwelt on the nee.ssItv
,Us Maintaining the tarln and strong sen .
, ,.hent AGAINST rate cutting was EXPRESSED
lne existing rates were affirmed by a yo,,
~ Tar ~ the meeting could lawfully ~,
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At NEW ORLEANS.
an Fighting Desperately Against
the Ringing Waters

New Orleans, La.,-Aprl 2l.-It is feared
tho river may go higher and work in the
PAST is as nothing to that going on now
Planters and farmers. laborers and mer-
ms lave abandoned everything else and
are camping on the weak spots. nursing
them with teuder care and holding them
t-'ios, "a w'Gnl AID mass OF water which
is almost nconcevable.
kullroncs are carrying men and material
free. and no money has been spared by
t"e ie>ec boards or the people still all
new work is but temporary. only calculated
to hold the ilood from crossing the levee
line. and when the water falls, nearly the
ontire system viii need substantial repair,
Il not robuildng.
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Report From Jackson.

jackson, Miss. April 81 "A dispatch Ia
the Associated Press from Grecnville says
the ieveo on Promised Land plantation at
shipland. lssanuena county, broke this
morning 1t was eighteen feet high. and
the nackwater was already against IT,
Many plantations upon which partial
crops might have been made must now
share the fate Of tho rest. and In all lower
issaaneha, sharkoy and Yazoo counties
whore there was foot OF water before
there will now I've three feet or more Places
heretofore that have been a refuge for live
STOCK and human beings now have been
abandoned. and in few days there will
scarcely be dry spot in all that country
south OF this break and between the lcvees
and the Sazoo river.
Whether there will be life lost In the re-
sion Affected depends upon the question of
whether the people are provided with boats
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REVOLUTION IN HONDVlN'
he Government Finds Ditit,,,,
in Stamping 1t Out
A PROPOSED AMERICAN Fxpfpl1n
senior Rodriguez instructed =.
lt-Amcricans snid ,o ~
Gated in the Revolu,,o, '

New York. N. y. April o,
TO the Herald from Teguclgalp.' I aa'a
. . saws tha' the news has jus, ,. s:s'
'he capital that Mr.. jackson an .esaa
mas sailed for New Orleans 49,. e''es,
Cortez to purchase and ft OH, a.. 4e'a
ing expedition. A''ou''s'
The minister of the Create, .
Iehtrai America. Senior Rodrirus, ' :
Nasn'nSton' has been instructed nv ~, !
by the diet to prevent the Saline uaa
expedition. The government, y ~
p.''ased at the American minister nj. !.
alleged to have assured the nr..,s."
| Jackson's neutrality. 'u'
lie rebels have been renu,sea 49,.
al small towns In the sou,h Nv hvl w.
tikeil without resistance tho pra.. an
tel railway. and all towns and vIi,..a W.
the route. ''ase q
No attempt has been made IN Nj.
forced loan. Hie
The lieralds correspondent, IN g.. :.
Vador also says that adyiccs to s.. "
to the effect that many American . .la. y
In an in,eryia". ie,oi' IN Honduu
American die. sai, '. .I Oh the Cei.a,
cans were con,,,,aI euS' II these And.
ishment should ~ nu Tue iherlled u.
soon be clai,,irt. ~, 1871 CUT they vi!
l5nited state 49, i"tuEyehuon o. IL
nrls whi"b 'naousn diplomatic che.
should mo-, h. 'ne cireumstlatA,
Tha ,ns,,r, ou st"nteu'
ia, unnd,,, sv''S "'.ack ulon Puerto OF.
No. ra,ni,,,i .as' Gu AprIi H. which tegpl
antt,, .u''0,i INV III progress IN thai N
c rr~ "a as, "i'iiesseu oy the Officers ,,.|
0to" vi the American steamer Folsal
~, ~. "'I rss' AT ms lort last night
eaoa M, Sn'eer hrolSsard and Second oil
nee, 'e.u''iiiiu behaiaeh gave the detial
VI .he uttack as they 81" 1t, Tue chief d.
ncer saying we had cast of our llaa
iron, the pier at Puerto Cortez at o'cl3tl
on the morning OF Tuesday last, and vesl
sleahlins Slowly out OF the bay, when d
was noticed tlat something unusual yu
taxing place on the shore.
~ large body OF men marching at douha
QUICK appeared from point Of woods 4
me head of the lagoon beyond the tow
Their approach was evidently discoveNi
by the townspeople at about the same tin.
Tor great conmoton began at once,
Between the point OF the woods and uy
town was block house garrisoned By n
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nndrirucz Mnrncd.

Washington, April 2i.-Senor Rodlls'a
the minister of the Great Republic OF u.'
trail America, says he has received 10 ~
vices from the diet warning him spNa MI,
ally against filibustering eApean|, !,
against Honduras, which reports aliess h.
TO be fitted out Mt New orleans under "
leadership of an American named 'Nl
son. But he has received general "L -,
ing that attempts may be made 70 -.
arms and munitions OF war to the ihsu,i
ents from American ports. and the w a,h.,
for the Republic at New orleans ana s 80,
points are on the alert. The adSlces -. s'y n,
Rodriguez receives daily indicates IlI ,v u
revolution In Honduras will be shol w "A
The confederation is rendering al u NH
necessary to suppress the upr'slns IN.
as yet, has not spread beyond fue''0 "
tez and few seaport hamlets'
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Unitcd ncncvolcnt A..oclntIon..

Fort Worth, Texas. April el.--The SUI
preme Lodge OF tho DATED Benevolent as
ISOLATION closed It's sessions today. The
following officers were elected: Supreme
president j. q. Watkins. Fort Worth; SUI
preme vice president, oliver Steele, Dallas !;
supreme secretary X. Y, Prigmore, Fort
Worth; supreme medical examiner, Or j,
A. southworth. corsicana: supreme trus-
tees III c. Whitehead Fort Worth, and
koonz. Cleburne; supreme counselor. a. L.
Ma'lock. Fort Worth. The next annual
meeting VIII be held In Dallas In April.
1898
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CRY OF DISTRESS.
Claim That Lnborcrs Are Prevented
From Receiving Ala.


Washington, April 2i.---A cry OF deep
distress has come to the war dopli tment
from Mississippi and bitter protcs;
against the Efforts OF the people who are
engaged In tho distribution OF government
relief 10 food sufferers. to carry on tho
work so as TO avoid encouragement to
idloness among the laborers At Helena
theie is great number of negroes who
nave come into town from their overlooked
cabins 10 get food aud rhcl,er Today a
telegram came 10 the war department from
committee headed by Rev. l.. Smith
declaring that many negroes In the delta
we're In great straits and suffering FOR
necessities ot liz and we're prevented from
securing fhpm by their employers On the
ground mat II would amount TO an inter-
ference with the labor
The department officials at this time are
unable 10 Judge of III, merits OF fhc mp
plicaton, and will probably refer II TO
local officers. II has been realized from
the hrsi. however. that there WAS a great
element OF danger In lndiscriminate dis
trlbu'ion OF government supplies among
tina laboring classes In the Hood sections
AS the planters might find II impossible to
get sufficient farm labor 10 make crops
or To repair the damages resulting from
the Hoods II the hands were furnished
with unlimited free food and relieved from
the necessity OF laborlny.
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Mcc,ipu of ,hc r,,,

vienna April 81, Emperor William mr..
rived hero at II o'clock this morning and
was welcomed at the railway station by
emperor Francis Joseph and all tho Aus.
triAn archdukes a guard Of honor was
uIaWh nnon the platform OF Tho railway
station The emperors embraced each other
a.peal.i!y ana Emperor William cordially
suites had been presented 10 each o,b",
she emperors drove TO the palace amid tho
ehocrs OF the proule ''''
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ARKANSAS PoLIrICI,y p,,,n
He Became Insane on tho W.,
Question

Lutte ROCK. Ark, April 2l.-Hon. volnev
v smith ex-lioutenant governor and at
one time the most prominent figure in Ar.
KANSAS politics. died today at tho insano
1 ss, ,uih' where he had been confined sew
.' months Mr. Smith became insane ON
.n' money question during the late pres,'
ooH''al campaign. and since his conf,ro
,neh' became very violent. He died Of ox
na"s 81. Mr. Smith served as consu, "a
o. Thomas in the Grant admipistr,,io,
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OLEO SCANDAL.

DenyeT. Colo. April Ex-Governor Ad-
ans has yetocd the bin regulating the
annfacture ard sale o. oleomargarine.
lhe veto message is sensational IN the
"ftrnine, as tho goyernor includes IN his
message "a letter from q Denver lawyer 20
agi oltoinafsarila manuta riurer IN Chs
nssn. sS,ag TO snow maj me bul nAs
hnrefaced bribery In both house aud sea-
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DEAD COMES no LIFE.


Wichita, Kan, April 2f-About three
years ago Jesse and Charles Hlsden.
cousins. ana cook named George Jones
left their homes In Pauls Valley. I. T.. and
went TO Arkansas to buy cattle. They never
returned. and Jones was arrested. tried
and convicted Of their murder and hanged
a year ago. Greatly to the surprise OF
every one Jesse Hllsden has been located
In Territorial prison. whorc he is held
for selling whisky to Indians
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Peru ana Chilc to Arbitrhte'

New York, April PA dispatch +" ~
Herald from Valparaiso says; 'ne ~
ernments of Chile and Peru have ~.
as to the manner in which the war eiA'''
OF the former shall be decided. "a.
An arbitration commission Will pe 49,
pointed. composed of one MEMBER MATED
each Republic. and third to be appo', III
by the queen of Holland. The cia'~'
be adjudicated by these arbitrato's'
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Code Mc.,nu,. rroh,,,,,,,

New York, April Fl, The Commercial
Gable company issued the following notice
today.
we are advised that the Greek admins.
'ra'lon prohibits code language IN private
messages to Greece"
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Gunten,ninn Hallway.

New York. April 2l.-The Heraia 4,
respondent at Guatemala SAYS 'u. MI
constitutional assembly has appro'eu ~,
authorizing the president. to rais sara ral.
OF 100000 to complete the sou'u''
way,