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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-04
DEED OF Il TRAITOR.
All of the Crew of tho Steamer Commodore
 Were Not Saved

All of the Crew of tho Steamer Commodore Were Not Saved.
 Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 3.-All of the dore were not saved, as reported last night.
 Captain Murphy, Stephen Crane, the novelist, c. B. Montgomery, the cook, and William Higgins, stoker landed | at Daytona this morning. Their boat was turned over in the surf and Hig- gins received a wound which caused his death soon after getting ashore. Fifteen other men lost their lives at sea.
 | The following was received from Daytona at Il o'clock tonight: | About 10 o'clock Friday night sus- picious leak was discovered in the fire room and Captain Murphy immediate ly started the pumps, which undoubt- edly had been tempered with, as they were in working order when Captain Murphy and Chief Engineer Redigan left watch at o'clock.
 "The fires were extinguished and the boat came to a standstill about sixteen miles from Mosquito Light. Captain Murphy took full charge of the hand | ling of the ship, while the first mate superintended the launching of the boats The Cubans took possession of the big boat and loaded it with bag gage, so that only twelve men left the l tug in it. They reached shore safely at o'clock Saturday and left for Jack sonville. The second boat was occu- pied by six Cubans, and the empty boat was held at Port Orange last night. The third boat to leave the crafts side was filled with Americans, leaving a ten-foot dingy for Captain Murphy s use. who refused to leave the ship url- til all were saved.
 c. B. Montgomery, the steward, and Stephen Crane and William Higgins remained with the captain and With him launched the dingy and stood by the tug until o'clock, when she sank. The mates boat, containing nine Am ericans, was smashed and the mate, two engineers, six firemen and sailors were dashed to a raft which Captain Murphy attempted to tow ashore, two miles away, but the terrible sea and the northeast gale swept them away.
 The dingy occupied by the captain and his companion was twenty-seven hours at sea, Montgomery and Crane held Captain Murphy's overcoat as a sail, until the beach was sighted. High seas were breaking a half mile from shore Montgomery, Crane and Mur- phy were washed to the beach, where Cubans provided them with medical at tendance Higgins was killed by the overturning of the boat, which made ten Americans and six Cubans lost. There is no doubt that traitor did the work of setting and then hampered with the pumps. The suspected man was saved and thorough investiga- tion will be made tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-04
MAYBE HELD FOR MANSLA UGH TER
Serious Aspect of Prize Fight in New
 York Saturday Evening.

Serious Aspect of a Prize Fight in New
 York Saturday Evening.
 New York, Jan. 3.-Manager Thomas O'Rourke of the Broadway Athletic club, Referee Dick Roche, and Prize Fighter George Justice, who were ar rested Saturday night for being con- tributors to the injuries that James Duffy of Boston received In the prize fight at the athletic club on Saturday night, were to-day held in $2000 bail each for further examination on We'd nesday. A certificate was shown from St Vincent's hospital to the effect that Duffy was suffering from cerebral hem- orrhage, and that his death might be expected at any moment.
 Lawyer Friend, who appeared in court for the prisoners, declared that no blow had been struck in the fight that was heavy enough to cause the injuries from which Duffy was suffer- ing. Captain Groo denied the truth of this statement, but Acting Police h. spector Allaire said that he thought the lawyer had only told the truth.
 The three prisoners were released on bail.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-04
nURenAn soAnE IN woosrrR ST.
The Alleged Housebreaker Escapes by
 Jumping Ten Feet.

One of the inmates of Mrs Wilcox S boarding house at IA Wooster street thought she saw a man making an at tempt to enter the house about twelve o'clock last night by means of the scut- tie in the roof. She gave the alarm and immediately word was sent to the po- lice station. The young woman who made the discovery and another board ed declare that there was no doubt that the man was there, and the police found the scuttle open when they searched the roof. The would-be house
 breaker had made his escape when the patrolmen reached the roof of the house. The only way that he could
 have escaped was to pass over to 142 Wooster, occupied by M. Wood, and to
 jump down ten feet onto the roof of the ell, making his escape by means of the rain pipe.
 When the patrolmen arrived they found the inmates of both houses up
 and making an attempt to locate the alleged offender. Neither they nor the officers were successful The neighbor-
 hood was in a state of excitement for several hours
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-04
Extreme Cold in Kansas.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 3.-The unpre- cedented rains of the past three days have been checked by a cold wave and Kansas is tonight experiencing it's first winter weather. Snow has fallen all day in various parts of the state. At Larned, Kans., snow is piled in drifts four to six feet deep. Traffic on the Larned-Jetmore extension of the Santa Fe is completely blocked. Travel over land direction is most impossible.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-04
MAJOR M,KINLEY,S INAUG UR1L. He Will Write it his Week-Cabinet Pos abilities Discussed.

Cleveland, O., Jan. 3.-Major McKin- ley expects to set to work on his in- augural address tomorrow morning, and to finish it by the end of the week, if the office seekers give him an oppor- tunity. He feels that the time between the present and the inaugural is very short, and he said this evening there would be so much to do that the few weeks remaining to him would slip by very swiftly.
 Major Mckinley wants to get the principal portfolios of his cabinet as- signed within fortnight or three weeks, but the cabinet will not be com- pleted until March l.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-04
ELECTIONS IN FRANCE.
The Moderate Republicans Overwhelm
 ingly Defeat the Radicals.

The Moderate Republicans Overwhelm-
 ingly Defeat the Radicals.
 Paris, Jan. 3.--Elections which were held to-day in various parts of France for one-third of the members of the senate, resulted in the defeat Of the radicals, who failed in their attempts to oust moderate republican candidates wherever the latter contest ed the districts. Even Seine-et-H -Harne. the bourgeous department and the de- partment Du Nord reelected the retir- ing moderate republican candidates.
 Up to midnight returns had been re- ceived from ninety-seven districts, shrowing the election of fifty-three moderate republicans. eighteen radicals and eleven conservatives. The repub- licans gain three seats from the con- servatives. In the department of Haute Garonne, M. Victor Camparan, republicans, was the only senator re- elected. This department returns four members of the upper house. M. H. Ournac and Valentine Abeille, the lat- ter radical republican, who repre- sents a district of Haute Garonne in the chamber of deputies, were elected, the fourth seat to be contested on a reballot by Count Paul De Remusat, M. Adrien Hebrard and eX-Minister Con- stans, the retiring senator Count De Remusat, moderate republican, defeat ed M. Constans on the third ballot. The vote stood 514 to 437. The moder- ate republicans claim that the defeat of M. Constans. who is a republican, is a great victory for them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-04
NoW SEEKS HIS OWN LIFE.
The Voluntown Fanatic Who Killed His
 Son Placed in an Almshouse.

Norwich, Jan. 3.--Isaac H. Douglass, the Voluntown farmer who was ar rested last week for the murder of his son, weak-minded youth, has been transferred from the county jail to the almshouse. Since his arrest Douglass has made several desperate attempts to commit suicide. Friday a guard at the jail discovered that the murderer had torn the bed sheets into strips and was in the act of hanging himself to the cell door when discovered and was re- moved to the almshouse.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-04
4LDERMINIC MEETING TO-NIGHT. 
 First Meeting of the Upper Branch of the City Goxernme ent for 1897.

The first meeting of the board of all dermen for the year 1897 will be held this evening. The recently elected members will take the oath of office, after which the board will elect pres- ident The caucus nominee of the re- publican members will be elected without doubt, as the democrats are hopelessly in the minority. It was stated last evening that it was im- probable that the democrats will hold any caucus, and that the democratic members will vote for Dr. Lambert, the republican nominee. This was denied by democratic member, who did not want to be quoted. He said that his side of the house would give some one the complimentary vote.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-04
BUTTIIE WORK OF A MINUTE
TOWN DESTROYED AND FOUR PER-
 SONS KILLED BY 4 CYCLONE.

Twenty Out of Twenty-seven Houses
 Blown Down-Twenty Persons Injured,
 Three Probably Fataily-Cyclone Catne
 Without Warning.
 Shreveport, La, Jan. S.-A cyclone from the southwest struck and almost literally demolished the town of Moor ingsport, just north of this city, at 2:45 p. m., yesterday. Over twenty dwellings were blown down, only seven buildings being left intact, Four per- sons were killed and twenty injured.
 The dead are: William Goodman, Maud Goodman, Hill Goodman, infant daughter of Jesse Goodman.
 Wounded: Mrs. Jesse Goodman, Alice Goodman, Para Lee Goodman, wife and two daughters of Jesse Good man; his nephew, Clyde Goodman; Mrs. Ellie Morgan and infant baby; Mrs. Head, mother of Mrs. Morgan, sixty-two years of age.
 All the children killed were Mrs. Heads grandchildren. Mrs. Milan and two children, MT. Aitken, Thomas FL liott pr. J. F. Harris, Tom Yeat, Mrs. Tom Yeat, Miss Yeat, aged fourteen, and Elvin Yeat, seven years old; Mrs. Davis, and Jordan Robinson, colored.
 Three of the wounded will probably die.
 The cyclone came suddenly and last ed only about one minute.
 Physicians and @ relief committee left last evening on a special train, and ev- cry possible attention was given the wounded.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-04
DIR. HARWooD NOT so HELL.
Ills Physician Says That He is Not in I'm
 mediate Danger.

A rumor that the Rev. Dr. Harwood, whose condition has been somewhat improved since Friday, had relapsed, gained currency yesterday afternoon and there were many anxious inquiries as to the truth of the report. Dr. De- Forest, his physician, said last evening that the doctor while not quite so well as he had seemed for the two days past, was in no immediate danger.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-04

Abilene reports heavy snow, accom- panied by a wind reaching the propor- tions of a blizzard. It Is feared that loss of cattle will result from the storm, particularly in the western and northern sections of the state.
 In northern Arkansas, and as far west as Fort Smith, rain fell during twenty-four hours up to noon to-day. when it turned to snow, accompanied by drop of thirty degrees in tempera- ture.
 Guthrie, Okla, reports a. drop of six ty degrees since last evening and a severe snow storm prevails in the west ern portion of Indian Territory.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-04
Blizzard in Minnesota.

St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 3.-A blizzard is blowing tonight in this section over an area of 400 miles north and south and 600 miles east and west. Over most of Minnesota it has been showing from fourteen to twenty hours, and there is from seven to sixteen inches of snow on the ground. The wind Is blow ing a gale from the north. The snow is damp and packs so solidly on the rail- way tracks that it is difficult for the snow blows to work through it. The snow has also made a wreck of tele- graph wires to the north and west of St Paul.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-04
CZIR WIRNS THE SULTAN.
Says That the Turkish Ruler Must Accede
 to the Demands of the Pnwers

London, Jan. 1.-The Daily Telegraph publishes dispatch from Constantin- opIe saying that the czar has sent a message to the sultan recommending him to most seriously consider the re- monstrances and advice of the great powers regarding the reforms necessa- ry for the empire, and adding that if he does not do so he will expose himself to the gravest consequences, even for eign intervention. The czar further says that the sultan's acceptance of this advice is an indispensable condl- tion to the integrity of his empire and the maintenance of peace.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-04
Professor and Mrs. Thompson Assisted u

Berlin, Jan. 3.-Professor Guy Thompson of Yale university and his wife, formerly Miss Lucy Uhl, assisted United States Ambassador Uhl and his wife in receiving the American colony on Thursday A great crush of guests were present. Popular airs We're play ed by band stationed in the dining hall The Rev. Doctor Dickie, pastor of the American church. received the Americans in Berlin on New Years day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-04
Parochia1 School for Derby.

Derby, Jan. 3.-At the morning ser vices at St. Mary's church in this city to-day the pastor, the Rev. Father Me Elroy, announced to his parishioners his intention of erecting a parochial school at a cost of sS5, 900. When con- pleted it will be the first parochial school in this city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-04
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher,s Condition.

Mrs' HeHry WarH Feecher's COndItiOn.
 Stamford, Jan. 3.-Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher passed a comfortable day, and her condition is gradually improving SO as to warrant her friends to no longer feel any anxiety for her.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-04

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-18

Ennis, Texas December 1T u
Turre., dealer in dry g)ois, clothing
aud family groceries, whose assignment
vas noted last night named p Freeman
as trustee The preferred l;l.ilires
amount to $4,000 The following is The
preferred list in two classes
Clrsg Al. q l.. Cart. NOE NG33.25;
Nellie Arnold, note, $3.50; J palri1se.
no,e. $3.50. l. & l.. Cert, note, $ll32lO; En-
mis- National bank. note, $3.50; Ennis
National bank, open account, Sb5l 50 :,
Hargadine- McKiurick Dry :ools COM
taly $1,000.
Cisss B-Ilargacine Mckit.fiok NY
Coed, company. Si45i.90; boren {" SteWari,
saSl 10. Tap. LeatheIs Il Co.. SiSS; Wax
ahaohie Grocery company. 5li6,o!; car
er-Battle Grocery company, $685. = ~ mn,
Nathan, Fisher company, s22 STEPHEN
pullman IL o.. S2S4.20: McCorlcul' ms
Commerce company, $l+I79 sterobers
Kans & Co., $50; Proe.on AZ St1iifer, So
G. Schwartz. s7l.5O; Sanger Bros. S5lI4;
VOORHEES,. Miller Co. $339.j1i Stray q
Ellsworth Manufacturing comlanH, S1ti
Sal ders Duel, and Rubber company SOB {,
SahWab Clothing company. {l4'9.05. Swan-
Abrlhan company Slil.j0; Scott So ce
Hat company, $369.50. Total nrafsrrsd Ia
bilities. 10th classes, $lS,9l9SS.
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wn,,.c,n, iu na.trop county.

Bsstrop. Texas December I'M Henry
Ken. an industrious young German citi-
zen OF Pastrop, leased the farm Of Mr..
l.. W. Olive at Utley. twelve miles north
west q Bastrop. and had hauled corn
aud was blowing preparing for next years
crop one morning this week on going out
to The stable he found the following no.
iice on his CRIB door: o.
"Notice-Mr. 49,, you that have got this
place rented, We viii give ycu ten days
20 wind uu your business here and give
Olive a chance &c rent IL three and four,
or Il will be sowed down in Johnson lass.
Two hcrges in pillow and your crib o. corn
viii br burnt in six days If ycu don't
start 70 moving IL, and YOUR hack VIII be
salted If you amt gone. and YOU nay rent
1t 70 good white people. You may take
this as !; play card. hut hants iey"r lie
We will awear by the heavens We viii
carry this plan ort or die AT the ,ffort.
Up. s.-No hired labor shall be on this
place ''WhitecaQs."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-18
BUSINESS MATTERS.
An Assignment.


Fort Worth, Texas, December III
Moore, Thornton & Barr, doing general
merchandise business at Arlington, In
this county. executed general assign
ment. naming Thomas spruance az as
sisneo. The list Of creditors is IS fallows;
A. y. Grard q Co. Waco, $375J; CARING
ton Montgomery. Fort Worth. 1905;
Isaac Russock K son. s.. Louis, SiS,; l..
IL. Roaenthal Millinery company, St.
Louis, $3.50, William HEINZ x CO., Fort
Worth, Sl2934; Siusheimer, Lsvison d Co..
New York, S24750 Wyler, orchard x Co.,
Cincinnati. $l99 G. a. schocllkopl & Co,
Dallas, 5000; Fkaes & Co. Fort Worth.
silG0. Rice. Silk q ca. St Louis. S,il,
T7erlheimer- Schv artz Shoe company, st,
Louis, $SSl: j. Lipcld " Co Cincinnati
81: Roee Co. Chicago, $39; Citizens
bank of Arlington, note 'or $500; ]. d.
Graw ord Dallas, 500; Schneidtr q Davis,
Dnl;1a. 1925 Carter Battle Gr9oer ccm-
pany, FCrt Worth $S51uG; SIuGe, Bros.
Dallss SECS: Hltbarl & Co, Chiclso. So;
G. L. Trimble, note, SHOES, SIMON lsp-
Yter, Sl1.a5. " Thornton, A.lpg on,
sos; Ada Minchew, Arlington, sri Howell
Pros. Shoe company, Dallas $1j Nath N
s,hise;. IS; TeNa. Shoe AMI Lstt'!er Man
ufaotuiing company. s52.5o: aistp Bros.
Dallas S7775; McCord Collins Grocery
company. Fort Worth. : 81. Bleisoc, ~
sLrt ance. Arlington 1870; ". =. rh"r-
ton, S5975.
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Thc Pyramid Pile Cure Cures the
Most Aggravated Cases or PIES
With Absolute safety.

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yer OF Federal appointments hereabonts wo.
riopns'e 10 degree, 1t is a fart cons
Irined by a gentleman Who stands vow.
elose to the administrator m ~ 10y
Mt. Hawiey is not going 10 ha ai,oa'.s =,
,,e. 'he next collector OF the port Of Gal.
,h ms influence can be asserted in
~, we seiection OF the next postmaster ana i'm
sne naming OF the collector of internal rev
ehue Tor this district. but when II comes "a
enoiee Tor collector of the port Mr.. uaw~
'es VIII positively be held at arms length
ms Information was obtained nv TIE
iost correspondent today from a sourcs
mat renders IL reliable. The rnason To-,
.nis is round In the fact that the admin.
isuation desires to handle the Texas rat
~, onase IN such a manner as will inura 10
rs iu'ure benefit. In other words on nj :.
Tempt is going to be made to pacifv all
we alscordaht and wrangling elements in
.ne STATE, ana to do that 1t would not he
soou politics 10 permit MIR. Uawley 10 fie.
ure IN three of the most important appolnf-
ments. ''' aPpuiul-
a very smooth aud diplomatic gentlemn,
came to Galveston direct from Wasbing-n,
aoout SIX weeks ago. He registered aJ a
notei lor a time, but later took apartments
IN broadway residence. The gentleman
possesses the art of keeping his business 70
himself to remarkable degree. hui /, ie
peiieved he is here in connection with the
coilectorship. He has made careful in.
curry into the political situation. NOT onIv
mere, but all over the State, and his recon-.
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-18
SENTENCED TO HANG
EUGENE BURT, SLAYER OF WIFE
AND TWO CHILDREN,
To Expiatc His Crime Next Month.
Unless Executive Cicmency lie
Extended To Save Him.

Austin. Texas. December i7.-Eugcns
Burt the murderer Of his wife and two
children, was brought before Judge Brooks
this afternoon and received the sentence
of death and Friday, January 81, 1898. set
as the day of execution.
Burt. 1t will be remembered, was tried
IN the district court here about year ago
for his crime, ard the death penalty was
assessed Major Walton, his attorney.
MED a motion for new hearing. but this
motion was overrued a short time since
oy the court OF criminal a, peals sitting az
i!ier Major Walton then asked for a
Iehearing on his motion. which reQuos,
was granted and the 18th instant named as
Tue time for him TO appalr before the court
OF criminal appeals. However, he did not
appear before the high cart on that date
ana 1t Is now under TODD that he viii
make determined effort to get the "a -
IN the Federal tourt vi i the hope OF get
ting stay of execution en- the plea Il at
Burt Is insane. should this fail, Hurt VIII
nave TO hang ua.ess executive clemcuty is
lnterposed by the s0srcltr.
When Burt was brought into The court
room this afternoon he dIi not look lie
his former self, mis- face bang q ivrrrd wGh
-, -, NN''' GIN hi9 wa Suii'"h"t
suhken and wel"inS fA-ler haunted
look. He received his sentence lightly ard
When asked by ne vipl1 ar repor-er what
he thought OF II his reply was that thu
Officers broke up an interesting game OF
dominoes which he was playing with his
guard when they came to bring him 70
the court room.
But he quickly added, II left The
dominoes lying on the table and suppose
can now go on AMI finish the game"
Burts attorneys, Major " NJ Walton,
Hon Taylor Moore and George Walton.
Jr are doing all in their power 10 save
their clients life and they yet have hopes
Of success, although it seems 10 lie the
general opinion here that Eugene Burt 8
days on earth are numbered and that he
will eHpiate his fearful crime on the gal
lows on the date noted above unless the
governor iuturfCres
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-18

Orange, Texas, December II. Protection
Fire company No. met last night and
elected officers for the ensuing year. as
follows: J.. V. Mallett, president; Chas.
McFarlane, vice president; l.. h. ADAMS,
secretary; George Nj. Sells treasureG {.
w. Allen, foreman; Archie Ochil'ree,
NJ. Weickersheimmcr ard D. =. Joiner.
nozzlemen, Arrangements We're made 10
remodel and repair the hall, paint and
paper 1t and put it in first-class condi-
tion.
The new bridge across Adams bayou
at the foot of Jackson street was com
pleted today and turned over to the com
ty by the contractor, The bridge is $40
feet long and the most substantial bridge
in the county. In it's construction l56Ol0
feet of lumber was used. valued At $500,
all donated free of charge by Messrs,
Lutchsr & Moore.
Dr. s. w. Sholars returned last night
from a visit to his old home in Alabama.
He was accompanied by his aged mother.
who will make her home with him.
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Lott Texas. December ia jury of in
quest was sworn in here today in the JUS
tice court to investigate the burning OF
the S. j, Crump building. The case Will
continue from day to day until thorough
search is made. There are about twenty
five witnesses to examine. W. G. Jones Of
Marlin is assisting Judge Priest in the
case.
c. f.. Clay had his right hand badly
burned while fighting the flames. Mrs.
Annie Peoples c widow with three chill
dren, who was conducting restaurant. is
left destitute and homeless as a result Of
the fire. a Mexican who was conducting L
chile stand is also destitute, having lost
Lis all