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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-05
SHORT NEWS STOKES.

WAsHINGTON--Mr and Mrs. McKin-
ley have returned TO Washington. The
president immediately resumed his work
at the white House.
BOSTON-,Baron d'Itajuba, the Brazil
han minster to Germany, died suddenly.
Heart disease Is supposed to have been
the cause of HIS death.
NEW YORK--The Standard Oil COM
pany has declared the regular quarterly
dividend of per cent and an extra divi-
dend of per cent,
WASHINGTON-Th president has or
dered court martial to try Captain Low
ering. The court win meet November -,
at II o'clock, at Fort Sheridan.
NEW YORK--Oscar Hammerstein, the
theatrical manager has assigned to Lewis
j, Phillips for the benefit of creditors.
LIMA. Peru-At next Saturdays ses-
Sion congress wall discuss the proposal TO
lesalsze non-Catholic marriages.
RICHMOND, Va.-Professor George
Frederick Holmes of the University of
Virginia died here.
NASHVILLE, Tenn Arrangements are
in lroercss for the carly resumption OF
iron making by Hear Snr!rps furnace. in
Stuart county. 1t Is a cold blast furnace
OF sixteen tons capacity daily, employing
go operatives.
CHELSEA, ]. T.--Chigf Mayes of the
Chcroiees expresses the oi,inion thai tho
allolmen, OF the land would not be Fought
by the Indians IL the scheme is projected
IN the right way, The chief favors the
formation OF one State by the five tribes
of Indians.
NORTHUMBERLAND nos toffice DEPART
ment Wal shortly advertise for proposals
Tor OCEAN mail service between this colin-
lry and Jamaica The service, for the
iiist Tine, VIII have 10 be performed in
American ships.
LONDON Sir Michael Iiicks-Bcacn.
Arshur j. Balfour and Joseph Chamber
lain spoke. IN different parts of the king
dora ~ defense of the government
NGTON-Commodore Wallace
WI be retired the day after tomorrow.
HIS retirement win promote Captain j
&, watson TO be commodore: Commands
f, e. Chadwick to be captain.
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CHURCH EXTENSION.
board Of bishops Is I'm Session nj
phiIpdelphia.

PhlIuuclpnid.
Philadelphia, November 4-The members
Of the general committee on church ex-
tension of the Methodist Episcopal church
met In this city today Bishop Bowman
Of st. Louis presided. The rob call show.
ed the following bishops present: Rev.
John Bowman, ST. Louis; Rev. >. M.
Mel ram, Chicago; Rev. Henry w. War
ren, Colorado: Rev. j. f. Hurst, WASH
ington, d. c.. Rev. William Ninde, De-
troit, Rev. j. II. Vincent Topeka, Kan
Rev. j. N. Fitzgerald. st. Louis; Rev. j.
+. Newman, San Francisco; Rev. Charies
C. McCabe, Fort Worth. Texas; Rev. Earl
cranston, Portland, Ore. Bishop Foss u
IN India and Bishop joyce IS In Corea- :,
The consideration Of the report OF uio
board Of church extension TO the general
committee was the first business taken UP.
The report Of Treasurer James Long
show ed receipts In the general fund ior
the year of SIS. S52s5 and a balance of $lS.
2f1 Sc OH October /. 1897. The loan fund
receipts, including balance, were si6S.-
$50. 9e Is on hand. There were increases
over the previous year as follows: Con-
ference collections, s159l.73; personal gifts,
sss's: 81; interest. sAS6.2o, leans returned
on October I. 1887, there we're on hand
thirty-three applications for aid granted
on condition OF compliance with condi-
and S3o, go IN loans
Thrty-sx applications for donations
ana loans aggregatng 81. 425 have not yet
been considered. The general committee
asker the conference for 1898. 205 for church
extension work.
Tho corresponding secretary was re.
quested to communicate with the German
conference with a view of reaching an
amlcable arrangement whereby their spe.
cal method Of administering church ex-
tens on funds may be superseded by the
general method which prevails in refer
ence to such funds in other conferences.
The object of the church extension So
citty is 10 help build churches by lppro-
rrhi,ing loans to their respective use, for
a period not EXCEEDING five years. nor
more than 5000
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. asy % I'm
- asy to on
Are features peculiar to Hoods ~
size, tasteless. efiicient, Thorough. ~
loo(|
said: You never know you <
have taken pill till II Is all
over" Csc. c. I. Hood & Co.,
Proprietors, Lowell, Mass.
The only pills To take with HOODS T.

removals without due charges M
bearing. The secretary directs ! 7
sorcement OF this and allows T.
complained Of three days withiss
submit through tho proper offic1S
department DEFENCE In writiia
TO do which will be held TO 81 n;
Of defense. 3S
The order adds: At pension =
indian agencies, land Offices or Co.
of official service under the ds1i
Of the interior, outside OF the r.
Columbia, the officer In charge "a
ting all charges shall submit NJ
and make such recommendation
may deem fit.
When the nature Of the 0ffensea
that the interest OF the service n
require summary action the accue1
be suspended from duty pending 81
ton Of the charges, but such surII
must be promptly reported to the
ment."
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STEAMERS FOR IiLONDIISn.
Five Vessels Put Into Commission
by the Cramps.

by the Cramps.
Philadelphia, November 4.-The first line
of first class steamships TO the Klondike
has been organized here with C. II. Cramp
OF the shipbuilding firm OF that name. as
pre- sdent. There will be Ave vessels in all
and the first will start in April next clear
ing from New York and stopping at San
Francisco and Tacoma. Each OF these ships
VIII accommodate about 400 first class
passengers and several hundred second
class passengers. They will make con-
neetion with railroads on the Pacific and
transportation boats in the Yukon regions
These vessels will arrive In Alaska at the
opening Of navigation of the Yukon and
Will continue to give weekly service / e.
tween Pacific ports and the Klondike. Each
vessel will carry 1000 tons OF freight j.
II. Daler is first vice president of the COM
pany which has opened several Offices.
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TEXAS BANKS.
Average Reserve Has nee

Average Reserve Has Deee6
from 33.O0 to 31.SA Per Cer1|
Washington, November 2.--Repde
the condition, October 5, Of the NJ
banks OF Texas, exclusive Of NJ
show that since the date of the u
port the average reserve held n
creased from 1906 per cent to SIN
cent.
The loans and discounts increaset
$S7,119,S52 to $37.33i ,4S9.
Stocks and securities held by the
increased from s1.59S,8l9 to sf,sl41sysI
Lawful money reserve increased
1882, SAG to s5,661 1874, Of which gold
ings decreased from $2,OS3, 563 to s1,oh
The individual deposits increased
s26, Kisses to 1872 .110,4S3.
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OFFICIAL ApvICEs.


Havana, November lit was announced
from Spanish headquarters today that de-
Uachment OF troops belonging to the Aus
turlas battalion while reeonnoiterlng near
Ocujul. province Of Santa Clara. mad n
skirmish with Insurgents, In which several
OF the latter We're killed and the insurgent
Brtgadler General ,Lino Terez Munoz, who
was found to have important documents on
his person. was captured.
The insurgents on Sunday last exploded
quantity OF dynamite near Gussimal, In
the Sancti Spirltus district, al tho moment
. train was passing over the road The en-
CINE was damaged. but no lives were lost.
II IL officially announced that the we'll
known insurgent leader of Gulnes, this
province, named picri, died recently,
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PROTECTING U. $, TREASURE.
Gen. Miles Favors Calling t;uus IN
EcNcrnl luilIlnn nnnnx ia,.I....


New York, November A dispatch TO
tao Herald from Washington SAYS; Gem
erai Nelson A. Miles was asked last night
TO give his reasons for recommending the
ioruhcatson of the new Federal building
in chicsgo with gatling guas. He said:
There are nine place in this country
where the treasure chests of Uncle sam
are located and for the past twenty years
l have urged the necessity OF protecting
these repositories with the most approved
pattern OF firearms. when tbs subject Of
q new public building at Chicago was
preached, one OF any first thoughts was
Tor protecuve measures, IN case there
should be an attempt directed against the
suptreasury holdings which will DO nut
In the building p"'
WI i.e ! was IN Constanttnopie the de-
tas's OF the attack on the Turkish bank
m that city were related to ms and
nronkht 70 me the necessity for ssrnr
means OF defease Of the public iasfiin-
tions q the United States. Gatiins guns
eood - placed wheye thsy Wouid b.
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EDITOR sTEAD's VIEW.
Doesn't bctievc View York VIII suf-
fer from Tummnny.


London, November Am Engllshman
who does not cherish total gloomy view
OF the result Of the recent election in
Greater New York Is William n. Stead,
the well known newspaper man, who ro-
Gently Inquired In the public eye here as
the sponsor OF Richard Croker on n some
what hattering pen portrait OF the Tau
many chieftain. Mr.. Stead gave his views
to representative OF the Associated Press
today IN original Phrases such as char.
acteriae his u,terancos. Mr. Croker, it
appears, while coryerSing with MIR. Stead.
predicted the Tanmany majority would
be 100000 votes, adding. ~ | were TO run
for mayor should want all the newspapers
against me-
Air, Croker added. says Mr.. Stead: III
you intend to write abou, me, please say
that rammany must give New York the
best government 1t ever had. New York
Is the Ideal city OF the world and that Is
the future watchword for Taminany.n
Mr., Stead continued: 1T is a great vim
dicatlon OF Tammaay and Croker and
gives them wonderful opportunity,
though II does nos wipe on, the slate OF the
past. Nothing could erase the Lexow
revelaconsi but many men WIN, strug-
giing to the front, sometimes FIND 1t nee
essary 10 do shady things TO get there
would be superior to such temptations after
having achieved position"
About the election generally Mr.. Stead
was quite cheerful saying: "Tho Chi
caso platform, minus the nonsense about
free silyer-if that Is what Tammai. y
victory msans--will not scare the ENGLISH
To most OF US in the old country our p,u-
tocrats seem much yrenter mnnuce Ia
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U. Z PURCHASE MONEY.
Fart OF the Governments Share
VIII Stay In New York Hank.

Part of the Governments sb.-.
VIII Stay In New York banks.
Washington, November A.-Assistan,
Secretary Vanderlip has returned from n
priet WISH to New York, where he arr
ranged for the transfer by the reorganiza-
lion committee OF the governments share
OF the purchase price of the Uaioa Pa
enc railroad. Several IT the New York
CITY banks have made applications for the
deposit with them of such amounts OF tho
purchase money as the treasury depsrt-
ment may deem necessary IN order that
there may be no disturbance OF the money
market In consequence OF the withdraw
ais.
According to the treasury calculations
the exact amount Of the 20. er1Iocnt's
share of the purchase money Is sSs.sls.-
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Texas Patents.

Washington, November 2.--Patents were
Issued to Texans today as follows; Will
lam r. Allen, Denton. clothes FOUNDER;
Marcus r. Exline, waxahachie, check
book Margaret L. Rice, Hillsboro, sad
iron attachment for pressing seams; Ira
b. Sanders, Fort Worth, convertible pack
age carrying bicycle; John Staples and w
4. Spake. Ennis, churn motor; BENJAMIN
r. Stuart. Waco. stenographers note book:
William II Taylcr. Temple. cotton chop.
per- George n. Waller, Brownwood, iron
ing machiue
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court. The Rocky Mountain Ncws has spec
tais giving complete returns Of al but six
counties. These counties are all of from
rhe railroads and are but sparsely popu-
lated.
Estimates have been made Of their vote
and the result gives Gebbert $500 plurality
over Hayt, republican.
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available at a moments notice and too
much publicity could not be given con-
corning their presence In their commando
Ing spcts."
General Niles does rot believe there Is
amy necessity for terrifying postoffice
buildings or other public buildings. ex-
cept possibly where large sums OF money
are kept
Supervising Architect Taylor of the
treasury department calls affection to the
fact that the mint Mt Philadelphia was
constructed to permit of It's occupancy by
light artillerymen in case OF an emer-
penCy.
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Is ANsAs RESULTS.
ihc Republicans Made Gains Over
Inst Aenr

Topeka, Kan, November l.-Election
returns have been received at republican
headquarters from sixiy-three out of
elghty-three counties. The populists have
received about the same number of re-
turns
While both reports agree Oh large re-
Lnpiican gains over 1896. they are con
nictlng In comparison with The vote of
1870 and this must be determined by the
official oount.
the populist managers today conceded
that the results OF the JAdltl election
was distinct victory for the republic
cans.
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KENTUCKY RETURNS.
Democratic Plurality Grows an I,ate
Counts Come In.

Souhtr NOmc In.
Louisville. KY. November 4, - Returns
from heretofore missing precincts in the
State raise shackelfcrds tsilyer dcmoorau
candidate for. cisrk Of the court OF appeals.
plurality to 10000 in round numbers, or to
be exact 1921. with ss7 precincts out d,
li'4 missing. The counties watch have
reported the vote In full make tho total for
The state 2G3,9sl, aud when all are In the
Total Will hardly 30 over 100000 This
shows tremendous falling off from last
years vote. when grand total OF 4iG,7T5
WAS cast ~ ~
a falling Off Of over 100000, even IN an
on year can rot b. enthusiastically explained
by the bad Weather that prevailed ON slec-
tion day.
OF the 2ss.97t votes so far tabu,ated
snacknlfcu has is;.so3. Bailey lrepub-
hce0 uA.sls HndunA tpattp0al dsms-
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Dallas, Texas, November 1.-THE Dallas
Commercial club this afternoon resolved to
help the business League of Houston in
every way possible in making the visit OF
the Omaha business men to the State next
month profitable enc. A desire to have
Texas well represented at the Omaha expo
sition next year was expressed. as was the
hope that the Fruit. Flower and Vegetable
Festival would be complete success.
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Resolutions ApnIn.t Autonomy

Key West. Fla, November 1.-The Cuban
population of this city are making great
demonstrations against tho acceptance Of
autonomy from Spain tonight with grand
sorchiight procession and addresses by
prominent Cubans at san Carlos opera
mousse stlong resolutions were adopted
Agsinst accepting autonomy Among the
transparencies In tho procession were GIN
dependence or Death" and Down With
autonomy Houses all over the city arc
decorated and present a gala appearance.
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NEBRASKA RETURNS.
Fusion Plurality In More Than
Seven Thousand.

Lincoln. Neb,. November 4.--Returns by
counties have served to reduce previous es-
Inmates Of fusion pluralitles. They also
show that the republicans made gains In
county officers. Sixty-scven oat OF eighty
eight counties In the State gave Sullivan.
fusionist. for supreme judge. 1855, and
Post, republican. 6d,7OS. The rema,uinr
counties win not materially change these
figures further than to slightly increase the
fusion plurality.
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New York. November 4.--Complete re-
turns from all counties in the State ex-
cept Cattaragus Greene, Steuben and Yale
show plurality for Alton B. Parker.
democratic candidate for chief Judge Of
the court OF appeals. OF 56,05s. The final
returns will reduce this plurality. Judge
Parker's plurality In Greater New YorA
a. 1l2 A79
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san Francisco. November 4-,The s,s,r,
er President arrived last night from 8,
Michaeis. Alaska She has no tre,snrs
s''a no miners Tram the Klondike are
Aihoiss her Passengers Twenty members
" the North Fork expedition returned or
the steamer having farlsSi 10 secure trans
psrtatton up the Yukon. Three mea WIN
Wet up on the President also came back
none OF uhem caring u face the rigors az
an Arctic winter. The officers Of the
s'eamer coaiirm the stories OF a probsbie
FAMINE on the klondike before sprtns 'S
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CoMgosta Ia I'm cnl,a.

Havana, November Abr. Jose Con.
costa. the former consul OF Spain nj Phil
adelpnia ami who was recently appointed
secretary general Of Cuba. arrived hers
today by the steamer Yumurl. The mnvor
OF Sanctl Spirltus. province Of Santa Clara
Scnor Marcos Garcia. ana Senior Tabla
Freyre. bath pror:inent autonomlsts OF
tnut city. have arrived here On visit "a
Captain General Rlanco. 49, "
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Havana. November 4.--word has been
reesived here that the steamer Montserras.
vain Lieutenant General weyler on board
arrived At Giharara, on the north coast Of
Cuu. ca Monday. Her engines We're dis.
eDien out Y was expected she would sal,
1or Puerto Rico on Wednesday.
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TIME TELLS.

First impressions may not be enog,3
clearly show the difference betss,;
first. second or third class physs1
specialist. hut the length of time
to thoroughly cure a delicate d.ses
the story. DIR. Hathaway 4 Co, w w
diseases peculiar to man or wofnxt;t1
quickly, safely ard surely. Consul
free at office or by mail.
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Mrs. Carrie Harriet Gordos.

At the residence of G.. F. Tucker &
Walker avenue. at 2;45 o'clock this y
ing, Mrs. Carrie Harriet Gordon nee *
aged SO years, passed away after
illness, though she had been an inva@F
years.
The funeral will take place this alse'
at 8 O'Clock.
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No CIRfc-NO PAY

That is the way all druggists ..u
GROVES TASTELEss CHILL, TONIC ~,
Shiiis and Malaria. II Is simply Iron ana
0uinine In tasteless form. Children lovs
~ Adults prefer It to bitter. nansestinx
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAI
Take Laxative Bromo Qrinine Tablet
druggists refund the money If II ~
cure. Csc.
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CIVIL SERVICE ORDERS.

Secretary nltss Carries Out Presi.
dents Instructions.
washington, November 4.--Secre.ary
Bliss has Issued an order a. to the re-.
moyai Of employees in the classified SER
vice and calling attention to the pre.i-
.asuts sra<s y lam Juty yspvtdasg asn,asa
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A !: ~ vu1,es Y ne sssnArts Ne
m {Sf4RG01 t6drsss On leaving
\ 551IG q &1n6ay lat, prevlous to en-
rxin6 = boHo ~ steamer Montserraf,
V>1Sh M 10 take him to Spain, General
Srl0r eocslvaA 8 dsputation Of autono-
1n1Ilj and IA hlo addyees 70 them said IN
RITZ my fe,easo from my post and re.
oxpScted ~ from tho death Of Senior Ca
noe0s, ~ tslisving that any POLITICAL
loadof would ~ strong enough to sustain
Ne tvhta he United states and the rtncls
were togother constantly demanding that
0paln should como to 4 settlement.
count Il an honor TO nave been identined
with the local Spanish party; bu. the roll
icy which have followed was not In ohe-
di1n0e to any pOlitic4 party. but TOR WHAT
q represented on behalf Of my country.
Beforc i came was we'll aware Of the pa
triotic conduct Of the volunteers and since
my arrival have often seen 1t illustrated
I have repeatedly advised the Spanish
party not 10 be inundated, but TO make
the home government give reforms which
have been put in force. As FOR the future.
offer myself and shall always bold my
self In readiness TO servo the party aiming
10 retain Cuba for Spain"
London. November IA special dis
catch received here from Madrid this
afternoon says that the Spanish cabinet
is now considering the impeachment OF
General Weylcr. the late captain general
Of Cuba, on a speech which ne made Just
previous to leaving Havana on his return
70 Spain.
-,,
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Denver, Colo. November s.-The vote 70,
supreme court Judge is go close between
Charles D, Hayt. republican. and William
Gebbart. populist- democrat. that ne,,ba,
side viii give up until the Difficult count A.
made. The unofficial returns received un
Y noon today, however, point 10 the else
ton Of uebbart, s''S'
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Washington. November T. - Postmaster
General Gary received aivices today which
give republican majority of thirtean on
,olnt ballot In the Maryland legislature.
rms newa comes In personal reports TO the
postmaster general ana Is based ON an IN.
expected solid republican vote In Talbot
county.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-06-30
A Costly Joke.

A Berlin correspondent tells a. true
q story about u joke that resulted some
what seriously for the man who invent
ed it. This person was incredulous
about the discriminating appreciation
Of wines which q distinguished friend
Of his clainul to possess, and to test
the matter invited him to dine at ho-
tel whose landlord had previously been
Instructed to Set befsre the connoisseur
bottle of excellent moselle. II was to
bear no label or other marks to distin-
guish it from "vin ordinaire, and if
questioned the landlord was to say that
1t cost only small price. The invita-
ton was accepted, and the plot was
carried out. The guest had hardly taken
q single sip from his glass, however, be.
fore he proved the injustice Of his hosts
suspicion by exclaiming over the merit
Of the wine. He summoned the land
lord, and on hearing that its price was
8 marks instantly ordered 1000 bottles
of the same vintage. The order was
filled, and the host, rather than reveal
the failure of his trick, paid the differ
ence between the alleged and real price,
which amounted to something over
1000 marka .....
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-06-30

II the reciprocity treaty is broken
this trade will be destroyed, these
profits will go elsewhere.
Is there any Californian outside
the Sugar Trust who can be bene-
fitted by the loss of this trade?
Will times be any better in Cali
fornia it the millions of profits
that have come from the Hawai-
ian commerce are lost to usp Will
there be any more men employed
in California if the thousands who
are now kept at work in handling
the goods that come from Hawaii
and the goods that are sent thither
can find nothing further to dop
Will there be any more money in
circulation if the Californians
who have grown rich through the
enterprise that has put them in
command of the resources of Ha
waii lose the income that it has
brought themp Is there anybody
who will answer yes to these ques.
tons?
To kill the reciprocity treaty is
to sacrifice trade that, in imports
and exports together, amounts to
SIS, 100000 or S20,0O0,000 year.
California cannot afford the loss,
and will not look with patience on
those who would intlict it on her.