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Waiting At vya.I,inxton.

Washington. March 20, The develop
ments Of the moment ere directed to at
tention to the rerors OK the court Of IN
ouiry en- its way 70 Washington IN chAree
OF Judge Advocate Mark. Taere are no
plans fer maintaining the officer or for
any fcrmai.ties on his arrival. He will
Come directly 70 Secretary Long and place
tie report n hts hands The secretary will
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SPANISH ANXIOUS FOR WAR.
Nad'cais Pressing Sagasta to Denounce as an In
suit to Spain Any Demand for Indemnity.

u
United States demands ihaehS
the the American note un
the o the spanish ooaru vi
your naval officer to inquire "hn
sport will be ready
aor reral he tel pese'
report win whether he had areaus com
sa'eu any of his vewsa as to he Madrid
issday 'iuss mere pe'eVe 'he reo' u '' 80 80 -
according dispatch recSeu ~ -
over the OF inquiry Pressure IS mau oa
parties consider ary demand
nsmniiy as to
a weyle candidacy deputy 70 tue
ron Havana the insulting a'uae
uc 'ea States prevents him from Participating 10 po
.no be desires come when ne may again '
Sa'y on the Of bait
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Dnyton in Dunccr.

|.''on' Ohio, March 23.-Dayton is in
M aanser than at any time since 1866,
FL Ae central part of the city was
A. me Miami river shows 1872 feet
~ ~ government gauge and is rising.
l e, Sa'er Is doing great damage below
kftloe In the cellars in the central
|&ts ~ me city and large and valuable
m merchandise will undoubtedly
m X ~ the loss in that direction alone
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Two upper valleys last night, and tho
v wa.er Is rushing toward pistsbure A, a
sap,l rate Great damage is already re-
ppvl.eu. ana Tears are entertained that the
1000 l VIII be as great as in 1884.
WINE no lives were lost there were MANY
h mar escapes from drowning. At Car
s uon, "a. the Pittsburg and Western
freight train went through a br,drs MAJ
enra by the floods. Engineer Lake WA
killed and Fireman bradley fatally hurt
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WILL USE DYNAMITE.

New York. March 22.-Havana dispatches
TO the Herald state that on Thursday
wsecitiag divons viii begin 10 use dynamite
on the wrec; OF the Maine with the idea OF
blowing away turre.s Of the i0-inch gun !,
The worl, of disinantling the Maine viii be
finished in another month
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Trims Can Nn1 Run

Columbus, Ohio, March 2S.--only two
of the fifteen railroads centering in this
city were able to move trains outside the
corporation limits today owing to the rap
idly rising waters,
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ANOTHER CASE or INDEMNITY.
Austrinns Interested In the Men
Killed ny Sheriff Martin

Vienna. March 23.-In the lower mouse Oh
the diet today DR.. Mayerder addressed an
Interpolation to Count Won Thun- Honen-
stein, the president Of the council CT min
listers, asking what steps he proposed to
take for the purpose OF gettinS the Austro-
Hungarian government TO adopt a yigor-
Gus attitude respecting the scquittal OF
Sheriff Martin and the deputy sherifis az
Wilkesbarre, Pa. who were charged Win
shooting number Of striking miners, IN
Guiding Austro- Hungarian subjects at Lat
timer, on September 10, last
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sneastn Approves BIanco.

Madrid, March o3.-sagasta, premier, Is
quoted as saying: The government en-
ilrely approves of Captain General
Blanco's conduct in denying that the
Names magazines were blown up with
dynanite as the Americans allege."
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st. Louis, Mo, March 2S.-The heavy
rains of the past few days have caused all
rivers in Missouri and Illinois to rise rap
idly and considerable damage is reported.
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IN. "in Through "a Bridge.
!, 'sts' Fa., March 3.-The Allegheny
Iss 1Onohsahela rivers will in all prob
~. .each stage of forty feet tonight.
'4u0ps rains fell at all points in the
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

Washington. March 2s. = Especially =
Fourth class Texas postmasters were ap-
pointed today as follows: william Moody,
pilworth. Gonzales county; John j. Mur-
ply. Emblem, Hopkins county, w. J. Pcil,
Hockey. Harris county; Mrs. v. A. Ped
gett, Sllye-, Coke county.
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Aiicn Lnmher siill Rnrned.

Colmesneil Texas. March 23.--Last night
hre destroyed the Sam Allen Lumber CON-
rany's planning mills and five cars of lum-
ter at Asia Loss partially covered BY In
srranoe.
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washington, M.rch 23.-Tbe bureau Of ord
nance Today awarded contracts fer Supplying
about 1000 cast iron projectiles for sea coast
Notifications
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senator EIkins says the Independence o
Cuba can be obtained without war II Pres
ident Mckinley is let alone
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General Greeley today urged IN Sccrctnr,
Aiger the Importance Of balloons for OBJ
sefvation work Ia Gaze Of war.
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convey II vt once 10 tho president This
will give an oprortunit, for it's considera-
tion by tho cabinet on Friday
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OPINION IL HAVANA.

Down by Uncle snm.
Havana. via Key West. March 23.-The
Associated Pres bulletin. with reference
TO the transmission OF the full report Of
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COMMISSION SUGGESTED.
| President Wants Conditions In inc
philippines Investigated

President wants Conditions In the
philippines Investigated
ESPECIAL Dispatch to The Post)
Washington, December 29.-The wisdom
Of sending commission 10 the Philippines
TO study conditions there and report TO
congress was the subject of long confer
ence at tbs White House today between
the president and member OF congress
who Is regarded the world over as a
teacher in diplomacy rather than as
scholar. The position he now occupies In
connection with foreign affairs ana ms
wide experience and training in all parts
If tho world induces the president to con-
su,t him frequently in regars to legs a
ttor, hearing upon our foreign relations. he
is in thorough accord with the poiicy Oh
the president on the subject OF expansion
and will take conspicuous part In the
debates on these questions when they come
before congress.
While the president has no desire 70
| Coerce congress by lahiHS PiSN'P'S
ton. he fully appreciates the gravity OF
TIE situation in the Philippine haNihs
wider Information at his disposal than Is
in tho possession OF many OF those VINO are
d,sposea to antagonlze the ratification Oh
the treaty or delay II.
For an indefinite period ne desires "
maintain the Arm policy which character
,ued the administration in dealing WIFE
tho Spanish problem, since the aes'ruo'
ion Of the Maine rendered war ineyitaple
To those who are in the presidents coi,
| aderce it Is krown he is in search OF au
ditIonal light as to the habits, luailhca
tions and capabilities OF the inhaoi'ant'
=, the philippines before committing ,h'
!. American people to any fixed line oil poi,e'
IN these islanlss. It is the consensus OF opih
| ion among nearly all OF the best informe'
mon on the subject OF foreign ana'rs
lboth political parties that no definite I'm
Of policy should be agreed upon un'l
the situation has been deliberately sur
viewed ana discussed In all its details.
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San Antonio. Texas, December "a
The Wells Fargo Express company ia
ont package containing. admittedly,
$50 900. and the driver of it's local
money delivery wagon has beef, m'ssins
since ] O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
The money was sent TO the city by
the Southern Pacific Railway com
pany from Houston, Texas, for its pay
master 10 use in meeting the pay roll
from here west as fH' as Ei faso'
The pay car, in charge OF Paymas,er
r. j. Huber, arrived in the city from
the cast Wednesday afternoon ana met
the roll here with money brought. IL
was to receive the money stated ana
proceed west tnis morning
AL 1 o'clock yesterday Il was turned
over to Money Wagon Driver Cherries
A. Beeler for transmission to nae
Southern Pacific depot. Besler started
in the direction of the depot, isf no
was. seen to turn corner, driving
along in the right direction, about
two minutes after getting that money
About O'Clock yesterday afternoon
an old negro drove the wagon up 10 the
local office, stating that ehlle hunt-
ing he had found 1t with the horse
badjy driven and abused. almoAt i.te-
less te,be1sd in thlcket live miles
west OF the city A telephone message
was at once sent 10 Psymaster Huber.
who answered back that no delivery
had been made. The officers we're a.
once quietly notified, but up to TINS
AFTERNOON no trace 0; the money mas
been found
The place where the horse was FOUND
BY the old darkey is within halt
mile Of the Southern Pacific tracks.
along the route westward from ms
city.
superintendent Taft OF the express
company arriyed from Houston today,
and while every effort Is beina made 70
fathom the mystery. but little not
stated above ~ known While iumoe
has It that the loss ts far greater than
the Figures given, tho Wells-Farso 81
f4c!als say that $4,000 was the sum
received and now missing.
Beeier was practically raised In West
TEXAS, had been in The coappAny's losh
offices tor nine years past and since
August 20 wys driver OF the money de-
livery wagon. He enjoyed the abso-
lutte confidence Of bis employers ana
during all The years Of hls service ~
tie in tho way Of fault had besn found
win him in any way. tie mas wiie
and cbld. who occupy an humble co'-
f,sxs 10 the east portion Of the cry
Mrr. Beeler says she had not seen ~
husbsnd since noon yesterday, and y
aeartbroken oysr bis absence. enc y
firmly convinced that be has bsen :
victim OF foul play, His unblemasnsa
rscurd In The service n the company
lesd many 70 the belief thst be VA
waylad and forced 70 drive the wAgc1
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wEArnE s FORMATION.
. Cod Wave Predicted Which VIII
Extend to Texas.

Washington December 29.--The air pressure
has increased markedly In Alberta, Edmonton
aud Battleford reporting pressure OF So.o
inches and temperatures respectively of IL and
is degrees. This high area has caused
sharp fall in temperature, from the Middle
and Upper Mississippi valley to the plateau
ropicns, Of 90 to 81 degrees Temperatures In
this region are from 10 10 20 below normal.
Tho temperature has risen from 10 to 30 de-
grees from the Mississippi valley to the At
Iantic coast, Light snow has occurred in the
Middle Rocky Mountain region. the upper
takes and Northern New England. and rain OH
the Central and North Pacific coast.
The cold wave will spread in an eastsrly
and soutbery direction. and on Friday night
will reach Western Pennsylvania. West VIZ
gilia the western portions of Tennessee and
Kentucky. through Arkansas, Ohio and north
ern portions Of Mississippi. Louisiana and
Eastern Texas. and will extend to the Allan
IT, coast by Saturday, continuing in the At
Isrtic States and lower lake region until Mon
day
Rain or snow may be expected in the lower
iako region and New England; rain followed
by clearing In the Ohio aud Lower Mississippi
valley and Eastern Gulf States, and generally
fair elsewhere.
The temperature has remained stationary on
the Pacific coast
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CUBANs GREATLY INCENsED.
WILL HAVE NO PART IN THE ENAC-
uaTIoN CEREMONIES AT HAVANA.
Comex Feel. Tint lie Hns Not Been
Treated with the Courtesy
Due His Rank.
Especial Cable Dispatch TO the New York Her
aid and The Houston Post, Copyrighted.

aid and The Houston Post Copyrighted. |
1895. by James Gordon BennetLl
Havana. December ea.--For two days |
the Cubsns have been lsehns themselves
dnto a fury and there now seems 10 be
probability that the Spanish evacuation
will be celebrated by the Americans alone.
IL indeed the popular resentment does no.
show itself in open hostility.
Ii was reported today that General Memo
cal had announced his intention to march
his troops into Havana January !, meeting
force with force II necessary. Tn ere
ated much enthusiasm for time among
the hotheads. but Menocai quickly coiln-
fernandez 1t by senSNnr word to all the
Cuban leaders that he should abide by
General Brooke's decision, but would pro
test TO Washington In any event, fe
said. cubaus must show that they are cap
able OF self restraint.
"A meeting Of the Junta PaiSioiica was
held late tonight to consider Brookes an
swer. The junta Will Issue proolaina-
ton tomorrow calling upon all loyal Gu
hans to take down their flags and decoFs-
/ ti0nS ana 10 ldhe w l"' "a 49,
ceremonies
n IL known that Gomez feels tina. he 10
not being treated properly. Indeed the ola
man has never received anything but curt
treatment from the representatives OF the
American government The Americans
n,o divided In sentiment, many believing
| that great mistake has been made IN NOT
| -. r,hans an x,Duortunity 10 cele-
hra,e the event which they have fought so
r,sny wears to bring about Generai Lee
,,-,s 4, favor of granting ,permiss on for me
Insurgents to parade and recognizing 90
n,ez as the head of the Cuban army
| No PROFESSIONS or open air aEsempiasss
:. honas of Cuban soldiers VIII be al
lowed in Havana during the first week OF
january. The plans of the pairotic com
,nt,tses for a dinner 70 the soldiers IN inc
n.aao a civic parade and five days OF pup
Il. demons ration will not be permiitoa'
NJ cuban soldiers, except as ma viauais'
can enter Havana.
~. American military administration
,ataro,ned not to allow conditions fav'
orahIe to an ebullition OF violence -
rosr,ed out that crowdA are easily led anu
!, 10 crowds are permitted TO assenp'e
,har. will be no nobs to lead
caneral John r.. Brooke, the governor
aara, !, Cuba Is decided that no out
!: 49, 49, unon the retiring or remaining span
- MI, be allowed to occur ana M
spanish stores will be sackea II ~
cans can prevent II.
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100000 In NOTES AND GOLD.
The Wells-Fargo Express Company Was
Robbed at San Antonio.
The Driver Who Had the Money in Charge Is Missing and may
Have Met With Foul Play at the Hands OF Bold Bandits
Money Belonged to the Southern Pacific.

30 the point where 1t was found. then
murdered and the money taken. The
facts In the case were successfully
hushed up last night aud it was mol
until this morning thit the los be-
came known.
The missing money consisted of cur
rency ard gold IN packages differing
In amount
The Southern Pacific arranged locally
for the required money aud the pay
car went west at II p. m
A warrant was sworn out tonight
charging Charles A. Beeicr with en-
bezzlement The express company has
offered reward OF 5000 for the re-
coyery Of the money aud the arrest
and conviction OF the party or parties
who secured H.
The company also offers 10 per cent
OF any part of the money recovered.
The following is description OF
Beelcr. Age. % years; height, about
5 feet . inches; weight 100 pounds; haar
black. eyes blue, complexion ford,
brown mustachc. scar on back-of neck
caused By csrbuncle; slightly stopped
shoulders; chews tobacco inceshahtiy.
Wore December 2s a brown cost, gray
corduroy pants, white stctson hat ahp
pair Of rather heavy shoes; carried an
open-face silver watch.
Sheriff Campbell returned tonisnI
A ~
ftan the scene where the horse ana
wagon was found tied. He says NC
found nnmistakable evidence showing
,,as the horse had been tethered near
the scene, where the wagon nan ursn
stonned and further that the horse was
evidently mounted there. for It was
cracked into the Castroyllle road. ne
IA, fouu,f a farmer who knew Beeier
and had met him driving the express
wagon.
II met him on the road" said the
man. II know Beeier well; ne was
driving the weIls-Fargo wagon At q
good trot. {"
4Hello.' says l.. What are you 40
ipg cut there?' oh says he. = am
going out 10 tho Gable ranch TO pay on
Tho enp.cves, and he kept driving. "
This party Is considered absolutely
r.d,able. But for the mere accident Of
the negro finding the horse and Wagon.
DAYS would have probably resulted os-
sore discovery. ~ the place Wa ons 81
the most ifolated 70 % aonns = ~
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Leading Newspaper 81 the Empire Y
orousIy Attacks unIled States. Il s.
PANAMA SCHEME TO BE ADyocATED.
Russia No Longer Willing isr the Pfcpsa-
dersncc 81 America,
MONROE DocIRINF HAS BEEN FORGOTTEN
The Yankees Entertps into Open
Competition la the Orient Bnsls
for the Wrath OF the Bear.

Especial Cable Dispatch 10 the New York Her
aid and The Houston Post copyriGnted.
1898, by James Gordon BENNETT,
Pants, December e?.-Russia ia evidently
beginning campaign against The Ma
mguss canal The Novoe vremya publishes
an article mol only wnSmly advocating The
Panama scaome, but iilis.d With bitl.f die
hike Of The tinted states. Tao writer secs
out OF his way 10 caihmldlts Amc TiSans.2
He stys the rredomlnance al ths United
States would gave been dcsirssble fer RUS
sia a few years asa hui all this h-s
changed stace tho. last war.
The writer goes on 10 say tsst. having
dcspillea poor Spain, Tho United Safes
has become i colonial party ani.an Asiat . \
power.
forgetting tho Monroe dost'tnn Of
America for Americans. which inpa q tte
other doctrine that American dcntnlosl
must be confined to america the NaAs
kces.p he sadd, are nov entering mo cyan
competition with ua In China and co'es.
.rhcv have no scrnplee over an alliance
with their ,ra5liopsl epcruy, Ensl ana l''l
with Jafsn for th's purpose.
The Noyoo Yremya then says For mas
rcason Russisn tinanciets and ? onan
ought to give their support 70 '}ee frenea
undertaking when 1t comes TO safiousb
.I,,soarding the loeutralizMaon Of the Pana.
M. canal and placing 1t under the geaen
control or the guarantee Of the EuropsAAN
aud American powers,
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STATE OF ANARCHY
That Is the Way Europe Sizes Up the
Situation in the Philippines.
ONLY ONE COURSE is OPEN
And that Is for the United States to
Take the Bulls by the Horns.
THE RESPONSIBILITY MUST Be FACED.
Only Government Of the islanders Has Been
Wiped Out Of Existence.
REPORT EXPECTED FROM GEN. OTIS TODAY
Washington Ofncinls Expect Him to
Take Dccisive Action and Are
Confident He VIII Win.

Especial Gable Dispatch to the New York Her
aid and The Houston Post. Copyrighted.
1895, by James Gordon Bennett.)
Paris December 29.--Anarchy reigns In
the Philippines. This is the European optn-
ion about the present situation in a nut
shell England and France both agree that
there is only one course open to the United
Statcs-that is 10 take tho bull by tho
horns.
The Morning Post commenting on the
latest news from the archipelago. which
only corroboratcd the New York Heralds
Manila specials published weeks ago, says
Sooner or later the whole question of the
possession of the islands will have to DO
faced. The United States will AMI them
selves obliged to assert their authority by
force, for they have destroyed the only
government which existed They can not
leave the islands to anarchy
Such straightforward larguage on tho
part of the English press is not surprising
as from the beginning their sympathy AMI
encouragement has BEEN for the United
States When, however, Influential French
journals use virtually the same language
IL ought to be plain even to the "antis" in
America that willy nilly the United states,
having got into the responsibility, can not
| shuttle out of il.
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GENERAL MILES is BORNE OUT
,r.,sr,MoNy SHOWS CANNED mEATs
WE'RE AS mad AS he SAID.
r.. General Was Well Prepared fer
Any AttnciS BccHuse o. NJ
scnce before Investiwn"ss'

~.
\ Washington. December 29.--
! The war investigating commis-
\ sIon Examined no witnesses 70
= snv The commission today made
!. public Il ,ynopsis oil ine rspo,s
! OF officers 10 Genefai Miles ~
! results obtained from Inc Use o.
\ canned fresh beef, All roast peer
i In campaigns in Cuba ana for'o
\ Rico" ,.,a,
Thee reports were suDmlttea
= nv Gonefnl Miles when he gave
i His testimony ia.t week ana were
I. presented IN substaptiition OF
! ma vigorous denuE3lation OF the
< .ennsd beef. General Miles
stated NJ the time that he had
starved an investigation OF the
I. matter of the earned hc.f sup
! niles and the reports fnbmitted
! follow h.s official Inquiry along
\ this line. I.
! furnished follows:
4 Commanding officer Fourth :
x ,n,artrv Major Baker,--The bear
.snmrt 10 be OF iIderior quality
! ara was anything but paialApis;
i Quite q npmbsr OF men couA
! moi and did not eat u.
\ commanding officer Of the
4 sIxth infantry, Lieutenant Colo
\ mel Miner--Th~ meat was Utterly
! unfit AZ an article OF diet for
i either sick or we'll \ had no
! nltrlment In Il, and i'prned the
! stomach OF the mep who tried 70 !
y cat X. .,
fansry Colonel Powell--Tne
! meat prosuced disordered stom
j achs. is not nutritious, coon -
cane putr.d and In many Of ine
cars meat wss found IN the
: course Of p,itrsfscticp wnen
rommapdlpg officer Twelfth 3
q ,nfemrv Major Humphreys
4 rrhs meat preeented sich = ~
d n,,tssvc anpearanee that mon &
4 smrped from It In dtagutt Nasty
4 Il thA only term that VIII n y.
i srnssrence. III ,ise peoduce&
dfssrhoes ard dgsentery: g !. 4
similar reports come sro1s y. ~ 4.
commandiug odicsTs q tne 1par
Z. tenth Heventeepth.
! nrst. Twenty-aecop -
tv-fourth infantry. eE4 ~ x!S !.
ihe First. Third - MiAe4 3 n
y Any and revssal y 81
= panies, II
J. =
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General observations.

Obseryatfons taken by the United STATES
weather bureau at s p m. yesterday, 7oth
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Especial Gable Dispatch to the New York Her
Md and The Houston Post. Copyrighted.
1885, by James Gordon Bennett.)
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storm, on the Lnkes.

Information 1890 p. M: Storm in the lake
region, moving east will cause high south
winds shifting to northwest. much colder.
Moore.