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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-15
THE TARIFF BILL.
TinnI Work Of the Committee on
Wool Schedule.

TinnI Work Of the Committee on
Wool Schedule.
Washington. March La The final work
upon the tariff bill occupied the time OF the
republican members of the ways and
means committee today. and tonight they
assembled for their last conference
Chairman Dinglcy said that the bill
would be finished at this meeting. but il
might DO necessary for the committee to
work all night to accomplish its task. AS
soon as the committees draft OF the bill
has been completed 1t will be rushed to
the government printing office and force
of picked men will be put to work upon
II so that 1t may be presented In the house
by 3 O'Clock In the afternoon.
1t is possible that changes may be made
In some Of the most important schedules
even at this late hour particularly the
wool schedules. over which there are differ
ences of opinion in the committee, The
reciprocity scheme has not yet been for
mulated into words. and some features
OF the plan are still subject to changes.
Apart from the chances OF revision tonight.
the important features OF the bill VIII
stand as they have been heretofore deter
mined upon and as they have been out
lined from day to day by the Associated
Press.
The corridors OF the Cochran hotel.
where the tariff makers have an office,
have been swaruing all day with wool
men, wool manufacturers and representa-
tives Of other interests. and great pressure
has been brought &, bear TO have various
features Of the bin hanged before 1t is
given to the house.
Chairman Dingley said tonight TINT It
had not been decided how much time
would be allowed for tariff debate In the
house Every week Of talk. he remarked.
would cost the country hundreds Of mil
lions in revenue through importatIons
which would he rushed into the country
under the eXietIng low duties.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-15
THE SOUTHERN STATES.

OSyKA, Miss--Mr. ]. r. Cadres who
has been residing about two miles below
hero for many years, was accidentally
FILLED. In attempting to get over II fence
his gun was IN some way discharged with
the above result.
GKENAIlA, Mlss.--1hc city awarded a
conirac, To put In complete system Of
watcrworlss! sewerage and electro lighta
Tbe city has also ordered u hydraulic bor-
ing outfit, and viii begin TO bore for ar
leslan water ~ soon AZ the machinery
arrives.
BIRMINGHAM. Alo.--ln the United
States court Judgment was rendered in fa-
yor OF the Safe DeoosI AMI Trust COM
pany OF baltimore against the, ciey or
Anniston, Ala. for Sli,oob. which IL the
amount or bonds and interest on which
The city has dHfauted.
HOPkINSvILLE. Ky.--Polioeman Hen
rv Tayne was shot and Instantly killed
by Walter Merritt, q gambler, who was
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His wind seemed as good when he finished

HIS wind seemed as good when he finished
as r wien he began his exercises"
changes in Corbctts training today. The
ten-m-le morning run was abandoned the
champion taking substitute OF fifteen
m4ies Walk around his quarters. About
!, CLOCK he began the work of the day,
White having decided that the afternoon,
hereafter shall be gwen up TO short walks
aHu rest ilg. Corbew went at the wrist
machine first. giving 1t about fifteen min
ules attention and spent twenty minutes
nuncl-nS tho bag White allowed jus;
three, games of hard ball and as Corbet
ana MS brother succeeded in taking three
stidlg lts from the.r opponents, the cham.
pom vert at his boxing in excellent
humor.
'aN ey was given the first round ard
Tor i've minutes was roughly handled In
wrestling bout fast enough to set the
spectators 10 cheering vigorously. Joe
Sorbet spared a round. Jeffries followed
Tor three minutes and then Woods. with
was taken on for the hardest work OF the
day. Corbeit continued his PRACTICE OF
punching on the breakaway AMI SIC
coe1ed in making Woods decidedly UNI
Eacn Of The four men were given two
rounds and rub down ended the training
OF the. day. White declared that hi man
has shown so much cleverness In the
work at close quarters that further pllc-
iice AZ that style OF fighting Will be abau-
doned. Tomorrow's training will be light,
and Tuesday Corlett Will do no Dirk be-
You'd a short walk.
James Wakely OF New York who will
bet slo00 at 10 to on Corbett, was one OF
the champions callers, and Major Hughes
of Louisville also spent several hours at
the champions camp.
Carson weather was at Its old tricks
again last nsht and today and bids fair
to keep on doing the wrong thing for AZ
least ~ hours longer. In the early morn
ing a large cloud sailed over the mountain
tons and let Itself fail Oh Carson CITY
with the result Of half an Inch OF snow
and bad muddy rol1s. During the day
several small squalls made their appear
ance each aiding somewhat to thr sat
Gratei condition OF the thoroughfares,
The cloud is stll hanging. over me town
aud 10 al appearances there VIII be a
fnrth f.r. fall of snow.
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ENGLISIMEN PROTEST..
The Action of Salisbury unsntisfnc-
tory to His People.


London. March 14-Between 30 900 and
40, 900 people crowded the approaches TO
Trafalgar square this afternoon to ex-
press sympathy with Crete and Greece.
and. according to the posters announcing
the meeting, 10 assist diplomats to make
M their minds" The gathering was made
UP OF less respectfully dressed class
week ago. The windows u the clubs and
hotels facing the square and tho APP
proaches TO It were filled with spectators
The Greek colors were worn by majority
OF those present. and many Greek hags
were displayed.
The proceedings began at p. m, the
speakers including Rev. DR.. John Clifford,
the well known free church minister, and
the following members OF The house OF
commons: Michael Davitt. Il. H. Pick
ersgill T.. A. Charming. L. j. Moran and
Havelock Wilson.
Miss Florence Balgarnie, G. j. Holyoke
and other prominent sympathizers with
the movement for the political union OF
Crete with Greece were IN the procession.
The bands and banners, with the speakers,
occupied six platforms. Tie resolutions
were similar in protest to those adopted
at the Hyde park meeting and in general
terms stated that the Greek reply 10 the
Identical notes OF the powers oSered q
satisfactory basis OF settlement. The meet
ing appointd its chairman ana various
sneakers as q deputation TO present the
resolutions. The adoption OF the resoiu-
lions was greeted with loud cheering min
gled with hootings for Lord Salisbury
who. the programme for the meeting de-
clnred, was still determined upon war II
spiie OF tho wish OF the people OF Grea
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STUBBORN ENGAGEMENTS.
Insurgents Made Determined Attacks
Upon Il Spunish Column.
RETURNED AFTER BEING REFUSED
General CRstcliapos Took Field Near
Puerto Principe ana Encountered
Numerous Hands of Cubnns.

Havana March IA ---Geucral Jlmcuez
castol,anos owing ia persisteut rrmors
Tint tho ,nsurccnt government had It's
beadouartcra at San Geronimo. Puerto
princ,n, dociaod In take the field on
March 4 Proceeding by the Yegua road
-, Tho hand Of a strong colump Of regulars
he horon IN encounter proupa of insurrcnis
n, I. d,sto,co NJ about mue md n hnlf
80, .,,, ,,,.,, u,,,.,,,, ~.
"o'" inc wy VI "'''o ''''''e' y" ~
irving at the los NleN'es farm distance
of about five kllomotcrs from tho city. he
o,ca-.d ,,e aay,,co ,uara q, m, ,rsurc.
'
'n'S anu n ho' lb"' '"s"o"' INV 'hs"'
ents were dispersed but tho troops owing
tn lack nj water were ,omncIied IA fan
a., -, ,,.t a, go,
'"'" w '"' '""' VI ''' N'''" 'o ''"'"N"'
AT daybreak OF the 9th the march was
renewed I'm the direction of tho Arancuez
ranch Iro,,, ,h,, commencement, -, a.,
Wv W WV
hiarch 'here hau peoh frequent iltlhR on
the vanguard aud flanks OF the column
and ,bts ,y,. L.p, an uutu IA ro,chc1 tb.
Gun '"Se w No"pa '"''cy ""oio tno III
surgcnts held u position In the edge or
the forest. The front and tho right flank
nc ,ho ,o,,,r ono,a, n, .y,ou,,va .n,
Va NV ~ N''"'" -" 49,
not iro ana AFTER an hourh lighting the
insurgents were dispersed by Taragona
battalion ana other forces which usod mr.
80, ~
tiiiery. inc insurgents retired In two
wings and were pursued until they dis
! appeared This ended tho combat.
nh. oo,,,,, cor,,r,,., IA. ..,, %
~ '"' '"'s" ="
Aranguez, tho Insurgents retiring on Its
arrival. Finding the water supply com
/ pietely exhausted, General Castellanos
pushed on to the fegua river. camping on
| the banks. During the fight no had several
men severely wounded. and as 1t was not
convenient to carry the men he ordered the
| engineers to build a fort whore the wound
ed were left under an escort OF forty men
| On the 9Th. and on tho morning OF
the eth. the fort WAS attacked by tho In
! surgonts theoretically with "A loss TO The, in
surgents OF three killed. The insurgents
csInpod close to the fort on the night OF
/ the 9Th, During the advances OF the col ..
unn from Yegua river. it was nred on but
Continued to San Geronimo with congtant
| firing upon the advance guard and the
hanks until Las Larga was reached. Here
the Insurgents were ambush In tho woods.
While n considornhle marty was In tho val
I Low Tho column disnersed and renewed tbc
\ march +, san Geronimo where n finally
went INTO camn MS there was no water else
where Within two hours tho insurpents
r,soiu,ely attacked The nosi,ion firing itnon
The advance guard, The latter being ro-
ipforccd. repulsed them by using The mr.
tllIe-y.
During the dny the camp was twice Mt
tackled by the insuraent forces. who. he
lieyIng that a SUNRISE was nossibe
| fought rosoluteIy and were only repulsed
with artillery. General Castclnnos be-
lieves these attacks were made by indie
| pendent bodies of Insurgents who retired
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-15

Carson city. Nevada. March 1.-THE
fever of battle has begun to prevail in
all sections of Nevada particularly in Car
son City. The small boys talk it unceas-
ingly; the elders discuss 1t on the street
corn.rs and in the saloons; and the mem
iers Of the legislature, which is still in
session. do much talking on the hitting
ability OF Fitzsimmons and Corbett. and
they also use up much valuable time in
discussing our, at the State house right
and left hooks, short arm jams ana
straight leads. The NOTED of all ms
sporting fever. however, Il the penitehl-
airy, Just southwest OF the town. Some
500 convicts are confined there. and many
OF them, being engaged In outdoor work.
have several tines seen Corbett pass me
Place IN his daily run, and nearly eVory
euv they see Bob Fitzsimmous. With his
aggressiNely red hair AMI his startling
blue swe4ter 20 past on his way to aud
from the city. They have caught the pre-
vailine spirit, anG are showing themselves
SHORTY TO the best of their rations of to-
bacco their halt holidays and every priv
iiege which the rules of the instdution
viii allow them to stake on me results
of the battle on the nth. Their betting
is all the more fierce because there IS no
ncssiblc show of their being abe 10 Wit
ness the fight or any part OF H. inc
warden Of the pcrtcntiary said this morn
ing that the convicis were about equally
Il ivided between Corbett and fiizsl'rmons
and Tint there were men IN the place VINO
il their favoritc Is beaten Will 20 without
tobacco for the next three years.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-15
An "unempioyed' Demonstration.

Chicago. March H-UhemployeI mon
and women to the number OF several hun
bred held a meeting this evening ut which
they launched a declaration OF independ-
ence against king Plutocracy' IN chfca-
20 and adopted resolutions against pay
ing rent except at the option OF the ten
ant. indorsed the repeal OF laws for the
ccileeiion OF debt, and formed tho unem-
Moved Morkfnen's League. Speeches
mere made on the subject OF lind ng work
Tor the unempioyeS aud nhe potato. and
man patch PLANS OF the Salvation Aruiy
and others were disapproved.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-15

Paris. March 1.-THE Greek LEGATION at
Paris has published letters from several
of the insurgent leaders TO Commodore
Roinick OF the Greek navy, tending TO
show that he Informed the Cretans OF the
decisioh OF the powers.
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rorbc,t Money offered.

Carson, New. March 1i.--Dan s'uaf' ma
.,,,ived letter from Phil Lowe ,he
vv,.or,.np cattioman. enclosing a check ioi
81, noo win instructions to be- Cofpe''
s,''o ss,,s ~ ,bree to two. For placing 'he
a. ~ s.,,.,., IL 10 receive 10 per cent, but
m?nes ',isely the light promoter MI ne
" nnl ls To-, 10 pace the whole amount. ~ bser,
d MN Stuarf's illness - business hAs
nn'sranaged by somebody
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-15

Havana. March l4.-sylvester scovel.
the American war correspondent recently
released from prison at Cancti Spiritus. ar
rived here this evening.
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Main 10 Be Fought 81 nryan.

Bryan. Texas. March N--John b. Afiks
and Charles knoblauch OF this city have
arranged a cooking main with parties IN
the Brazos bottom to take place ABOUT the
last OF this month. The match will con-'
sisf OF seven fights ana will take plaza
In the bottom. q
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-09-09
HIS LOVE WAS TICKLE.
Story of Swain Who Vacillated Be-
tween Wealthy and Beauty.

George Spearen, superintendent of
the water company at Warren, ILL.,,
and Miss May Schroeder, also of War
rem, were married under rather un-
usual circumstances. Spearen went to
Warren year ago from Batavia, ILL.,,
where he had lived for some time, and
where he had courted and become en-
gagged to a wealthy young woman
Shortly after he went to Warren
Spearen met beautiful young woman,
Miss May Schroeder, who had just
previously divorced her husband in
Freeport.
The young engineer at once fell in
love with her, and was soon engaged
to her, without, it Is alleged, breaking
with his Batavia sweetheart, and their
wedding was to have occurred early
in the summer. But the first young
woman heard of it and objected, so
the ceremony was postponed. A
Dreach of promise suit was threatened
him whichever one he married, but
after a months hesitation he conclud-
ed to take the wealthy girl, so left
Warren for Batavia, where he ex-
pected to marry her. The beauty,
however, got wind of the intended
move and at once came on. She Sc
cured a lawyer and started a breach
of promise suit. When the young man
stepped from the Warren train he was
n ct by the sheriff with summons
tod
Marvins office, where he met Miss
Schroeder. They made up their quar-
rel in a short time and were married,
leaving directly afterward for New
London, Ont, where the young mans
parents live, and they will probably
stay there. All preparations were
made for the Batavia wedding the
same night, but the bridegroom failed
TO appear.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-09-09
TOO BUSY.

l dreamed a dream the other night
OF very busy man,
Who spent his life and time and
thoughts
Scheming some business plan.
He was far too busy his food to eat,
In common Christian way,
but bolted it down with a horrid gulp
That caused one much dismay.
lie worked in his office from dawn till
night,
Body and soul and brain,
Gave the best of life and thoughts of
heaven
For the sake of sordid gain.
Too busy to hear the orphans cry.
Or the widows humble plea,
Or to notice he chubby. dimpled face
OF his baby at his knee.
TOO busy to care for friend or foe,
His busy day" every day,
And the question he asked most often
was
What percentage will it pay?
Too busy for anything under the sun
But mortgages, bonds and notes,
And he handles them Ger with car
ressing touch,
When their value he lovingly quotes.
When at last he reached high heavens
gate,
With an anxious, trembling call
He found the Lord 100 busy with
saints
To answer his cry at all.
Abbie Hill Heritage.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-09-09
LIFE OF THE ROSES.

j he roses have doomed but few
brief days
And now they are nearly gone,
The beautiful petals of yesterday
Lie scattered upon the lawn;
How brief a life-how soon gone by
How sad fate to die!
We have watched them bud, seen their
first rich blush,
Eager that they unfold;
But week ago-ah, we'll, since then
Their story has all been told.
How brief life-how soon gone by
How sad a way to die!
To live and gladden. the whole wide
W, rid,
No matter how brief is life;
And then to die with no hate or scorn,
Unknown to sin, unknown to strife;
How bright life-how soon gone by
How sad a way to die.
Springfield Republican.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-09-09
ODDITIES OF SCIENCE.

The juice of the leaf-beetle, diamph-
ida, and its larva, are used for pois-
oning arrowheads by the bushmen of
the South African district, Kalahari.
During recent tests, benZol has fur
nished favorable results for illuminat-
ing purposes. An addition of Is per
cent. of benzol to alcohol for an mean
descent lamp, showed a saving of rs per
cent. pure alcohol.
Experiments show that the Egyptian
filter jars of fine mud, which are so
universally used by Europeans and ma
tives of the better class, are at their
best when they have been used eight
nine, or ten months. When new or
much more than year ola they are
practically useless.
Professor c. V. Boys says that # a
man can drive his bicycle twenty miles
an hour, he would be able to go 100
miles an hour If road and machine re-
sistance only, had to be met. Thus
pace-making plays an important part
in cycle race. The draft reduces an
enormous resistance of the air.
An instrument for counting blood
corpuscles has been invented by DR..
Judson Deland of Philadelphia. A
finely graduated tube containing a
quantity of blood is revolved at a
speed of 1000 revolutions minute.
BY force of gravity the corpuscles di-
vide and form on the sides of the tube
in easily traceable divisions of red
corpuscles, white corpuscles, and
serum.
Mr.. Richard I. Hewitt has recently
shown that the old idea of employing
preparations of the toad as a remedy in
certain diseases, is not SO absurd as
many believe. A substance is secreted
by the skin which resembles digitalian
and may have favorable effect in
cases of heart dropsy. The venoms
OF the toad and salamander are aka
lCidal, and thus differ totally from
snake venom, which is proted in ma
ture.
The Mauser pistol utilities the force
of the recoil, The firing continues as
long as the trigger is drawn back,
while, if the trigger be released, the
weapon remains loaded and cooked,
ready for the next pull of the finger.
Cartridges are fastened together in
charges of ten, which can be quickly
loaded into the magazine. 1t is also
made for twenty cartridges Eighty
shots per minute can be fired success
fully One of these ten-Shot pistols
vas fired 2,200 times without being
cooled or cleaned. 1t operates per-
fectly, and no appreciate wear on the
parts was visible
In England new method is being
employed for dying cloth different
color on each side, doing away with
the necessity for lining. At first it
is dyed through in the usual manner.
1t is then taken to printing machine
provided with roller engraved with
deeply-cut diagonal lines, running in
one direction over its surface, and with
diagonal lines cut less deeply running
in an opposite direction. This roller
is dipped in bath of thickened color
and carried up to the cloth 1t IS 50
adjusted that the second color is KEEP.
from penetrating the piece more than
half way. After it is applied, the cloth
Is finished In the ordinary way.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-09-09
CYNTHIA.

Tip-toes Cynthia
On the beach,
For her lips
The glad waves reach.
Yet hey feel not
Loves emotion,
Though they say
That cloves an ocean"
If some fairy
Could but change me-
From this human
Life estrange me:
When she comes
SO runs my notion
I'd give worlds
To be the ocean.
On a coral
Throne I'd place her;
Gently should
My waves embrace her
Till in loves
Enchanted blisses
| should drown her
With my kisses.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-09-09

tior in dress. SO she was discreetly si-
lent
You knew, Britla,' continued
Thelma, Il shall be Philips wife, and
] must not vex him in any little thing.
Put do not quite understand. | have
always dressed in the same way,-and
he has never said that ne thought me
wrongly clothed
IC be Continued.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-09-09

'TWIXT TERMINI.

Clints of green and of gold,
Glints of grey and of brown.
smile OF spring in the woods,
Far from the town.
Maiden and man and child,
Maiden demure and still,
Man OF guesses in doubt,
Far IRON the mill.
speech and laughter and song,
Low in the sun-kissed dell:
High in the strong-limber train
Silence and spell
Visions of years long past,
Luminous, loveful, glad:
Young Is the heart of man
Even when sad.
Pause in the northward rush,
Pause in the plan and quest:
UP thro' the old sweet glen
souls seek q rest.
Man and woman and child
Treading the same old way:
Dear are the dew-kissed crags.
Hard by the Tay.
Kind is the far west wind
Cooling brow and heart;
Maiden and man one road,
Two lives apart.
Virginia. mood and thought;
Voice of a vassal man;
Change the lights in soul
Ruby or wan.
Sweet the wine of the rock
Chalice of love sun-lit:
Sweet the speech of white love
Golden with wit.
-Ossian Macdonald
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-09-09

Assistant Editor-Here's a CORES
pendent who wants us to explain the
heory of the Milky Way
or-in-ehief-Hand him over to
the butter market editor.-Philadel-
7 hia North American.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-09-09

should live? We're you not glad to
think it dead; And cannot spread
the story of your infamy through all
the villages where you are known? Is
not the wretched boy himself living
witness of the attempt you made to
Kill him? Does not that scar speak
against you? Would not Olaf Guild
n ar relate he story Of the child's
rescue to any one that asked him
Would you like all Bosekop to know
of your intrigue with an escaped GRIM
inal. who was afterwards caught and
hung! The virtuous Ulrika-the zeal
Gus servant of the Gospel--the pious
praying Ulrika!" and the old woman
trembled with rage and excitement
"Out OF my power? Never, never
AS long as there is breath in my body
! will hold you down! Not murder
ess, you say"
NO." said Ulrika very calmly, witt
a keen look. 81 am not--but you are!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-26
jersey Coast Alive With Cod.
from the New York Times.

The ocean is alive with Goldfish.
All along the Jersey coast the nets are
overloaded with thousands and thousands
Of pounds of cod. and every kind of con-
veyance from a farm wagon to a lighter
has been pressed into service to help carry
the miraculous draught of fishes.
As a result the price OF cod has gone
down like the mercury in a blizzard, and
vast quantities of cod are being showed of
on Philadelphia, Chicago, st. Louis, Gin
cinnat, Pittsburg. Cleveland. Boston, Buff
falo, Syracuse, Rochester. Albany, Newark
and Trenton.
The narketmen say they haven't seen
such a run Of fish In thirty years. So large
have been the catches of Galilee N J.,
that Capt. Lockwood. whose nets had
SHARED thousands of the fish, had to tele-
graph to this city for the Fulton Market of
the Centennial Express line, plying between
the Boston market and New York.
So when the big vessel hove into sight
yesterday afternoon the foot of Fulton
street was black with the marketmen, who
had heard of the almost unprecedented
catch. but who would not believe the re-
ports until they had seen the finny load.
The Fulton Market brought $1,000 pounds
OF cod. almost all Of 1t Capt. Lockwood's
catch.
The price of cod Immediately slumped
from 50 cents hundred weight to nearer
10. and 1t was at about this price that the
Boston market bought great quantities Of
the ish. all for sailing