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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30
Republican Members Hold a Decided
" important Caucus.
NOT ONE DOLLAR FOR CUBANtRELIEF
Unless the Spanish Troops With
draw from the Island.
INDEPENDENCE OR NOTHING,
That Is the Sentiment Expressed.
W Mckinley and Reed 10 lie
Notified OF the Action.

Washington. March 29.--The revolt In
the house against further delay of action
in the Cuban issue eliminated today in a
conference of tho republican members who
wish an early course. About fifty attended
r meeting today. representing all parties.
Representative Hopkins of Illinois. IA mem
Der OF the ways and means committee.
presided.
Tho meeting was called to take steps
to secure immediate intervention In some
form and the recognition OF Cuban indie
pendence. 1t was tho first definite step
following discussions in the cloak rooms
and Hobbies since the presidents message
was submitted yesterday by many mem
hers who favor immediate and aggressive
action. Up to this afternoon the sentiment
was haf-concoacd. but strong against vot-
ing money for Cuban relief, unless accom-
panied by action to stop the war;
The meeting today was called with a
view to accomplishing the unqualified re-
moval of tho Spanish troops from Cuba
and the prompt armed intervention in the
affairs of that ISLAND. Late this afternoon
1t was decided to call meeting immedl-
ateiy after adjournment. The word was
.,.l,N
enthusiastically in favor of intervention
failed of notification, though the number
present would be sufficiently large by con
solidatlon with the democrats to carry out
a programme.
Representative Hopkins, as chairman,
briefly stated the objects of the meeting.
Ho indicated his disappointment that the
presidents message carried no outline of
definite responsive policy toward Spain and
that he did not believe further delay would
be brooked He. however, thought the adj
two within which to act and, failing to
do so. that congress should take the mat
ter into It's own hands, independently. He
favored action looking to Cuban indepcnd-
ence, but made no specific suggestions as
TO the method OF its accomplishment,
Representative Tawncy Of Minnesota, an
other member of the ways and means COM
mittce. said this country should not stop
short of securing the absolute independence
of Cuba He referred to efforts to have the
matter brought directly before the house
and said he wished TO secure a resolution
for the prompt consideration OF tho ques
ton on the floor
Representative Bclknap of Illinois, who
favors immediate. decisive action, took the
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Al.aIIsTIcE rnorosnp.
rhs s.xs*st,an co,nvs from $!

The Suxgest50n Comes from Srnin
and liz Entertained st,ondifonnliv
K Washington. March 20 Senator'S and
others who have talked with tho president
last evening and today sry the proposition
fer an armistice came from snsin, and
while II Is being considered by the pres+
dent IN connection with other negotlatioas.
IN insisted that any proposed armisticc
must be rouplsd with other ccnitions
which spain has rot shown disposition
Ia accept and perhaps VIII not accept. The
tsnor 81 | he conditions II nut stated. hnt Ii
looks 70 permanent peace and solf-govorn-
ment BY the Gnbans II ID stated by one
senator that matters would BE- brought to
4 bead Within 4 very short time.
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FIGHT WITHOUT AN ALLY.
United States Does Not Need One and Spain Can
Find None i'm Europe

London, The loei from, a,t, - n.
da following the agitation for Anglo rally
su'u W ulona me authorities considered
desirable thai british ships should be Of
ad British commerce and ,
tan cooperation Cuba DIPLOMAT who
The inside negotiations question said, -
'ne united an ly q,
either side Tho United States Spain can m %. IN
Ally The United States Will ma
spain VIII bu ,
may os Depended upon not TO tano,,ux
speeh IN ,he ehanef o. deputies
est hopo Of help would intervene but bc Il r,, - A.
So Germany Is the European most hcuo "a ma rna
stat TINS hcihty emanatng deaty
Ing as personal opinion 1t rises
States the greatest O. Germany, - ~ N
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30

Lieutenant Commander United States
Navy and Judge Advocate"
Drain, the consular clerk, stated in his
evidence that an effort was made TO as
certain the authenticity of the letter, al
though the consulate was handicapped
having no secret service fund. witnegs
discovered however that the name Pepe
laSo must have been mistake, as the
man mentioned had died a few days before
the explosion took place
Witness thought the name should have
oeon Pepe Barkake, who died couple of
days after the explosion.
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inclined to take At present they are
holding hack, waiting tc see what the presl-
dent really intends to do, but it will take
the most sklltul resources CT diplomacy
to lead congress in the path OF compromise.
The proposed scheme Of armstlce between
the combatants till October is not received
with enthusiasm in congress. The theory
of most of the leaders is that whatever
policy the United States iAto pursue ought
to be announced now and backed IN by
action as rapidly as NAV be. Some of the
most conservative are OF the opinion that
the present suspense is worse for business
than almost any definite action. If there
is cessation of hostlities. as they argue.
1t MIL be mere postponement of the evil.
The insursent guerrilla fighters will keep
up their struggle till the crack Of doom If
necessary. Sooner or later retirement of
me Spanish army seems inevitable. and
the question which now presents itself IN
whether we should take a definite stand
looking to that end now or never take
any at all An attempt to smother action
by turning the Maine report away in q
pigeon hole will be fruitless.
II wes ut first proposed to withhold tho
testimony on which the report was
framed, but this was abandoned and now
II wiii be printed with the report and be
onen to everybody's perusal. This was a
prudent decision, for the sake OF conserya-
,ism' for it has relieved the situation Of
'he peril which attaches 70 suspicion
'hat anything has been held back.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30

OF inquiry has served the purpose for which
1T was constituted and saved Captain Sigs-
bees reputation and President McKinley's
popularity, return is made to the orig
mai demand that the Cuban war must
cease, Ii the Americans want Cuba let
them win 1t by means of their guns, but
the old saying goes that he who wants
celestial blue must pay for it. There is
always advantage of going into quarrel
with the wealthy. We have little to lose
and as nails are long we may not come
out of the conflict empty handed"
Several hundred troops just arrived from
Spain have left Havana for Jucaro, where
an active campaign is in progress
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30
FOR ElGS.

A hidden convent discovered In Mexico
City and the nuns dispersed and placed in
private families. as is required by Mex
lean law.
Russia has taken possession of Port
Arthur and fallen Wan, China.
China refuses to make PREPARATION for the
murder Of an American Methodist student.
The Anglo Egyptian forces by strategy
capture Shendy and rout the Dervishes.
In the house OF commons Lord George
Hamilton says there is no hope for inter
national blmotallism.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30
TEXAS POLITICS.

W NJ. Giles of Mincola announces hla
candidacy for railroad commissioner has
had practical experience in operating
railroad.
Mr.. Jester made good impression on
his audience at Livingston,
Mr.. Savers manager. l.. l.. Foster, gives
out a statement concerning silver records
Of Sayers and Crane.
Campaign Manager Ramsey presents an
affidavit concerning an Interview.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30
CAN AFFORD no WAIT.
AlScr Says All TINT Can He Accom-
pIlhlled Is neinG Done.

Washington, March 20. AT the close Of
the cabinet meeting scday Secretary Alger
said; 80 far from there being any differ
ence in opinion among the members OF the
cabinet, they are all In hearty accord with
tho president and have been without a sin
gle disagreement. He commanded the ap-
proval OF every member. How could the
president have said more. He gave CON
grtss the report at once aud stated that
he had forwarded II to Spain ana Is await
lug her reply, lie must take one step at n
time. II may be said further that there
need be no fear that he viii not take The
next He has not lest a moment in pre-
senting not only the Maine Incident but
the whsie situation 70 Spain rhe country
oan well afford to await the result Of the
REGISTRATIONS which will be promptly made
1trO,y,,n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30
LOCAL..

Receiver Dupree perfectlng plans Tor ut
least partially relighting the city.
Houston pools issues with the San An
tonic and Aransas Pass Immigration conf
pany for an Omaha exhibit.
Chairman Green OF the State repub-
liean committee in tho city.
A labor mass meeting ut the city hall.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30

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and Chronic Diseases ma AZ IL ~
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pacr pain In side. ,,n.h EN-; ~
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in Urine ,rsauensy Of; Brisntt VI
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SPANISH CONFIDENT.


tured by Any Nation.
ii"sahn, via Key West. March 29.-It is
impossible to explain or understand the
serene confidence Of the civil military and
hayal officers here, who. believing war with
me United States is imminent, declare
Hayana is impregnable. They are pleased
10 attribute this ''impregnance" to what
,aty term tie Concentration of a heavy
sioss tre, RECRUITING the number OF heavy
gus "a rev i2-lneh guns and the majority
anu lu-ineh guns) mounted along the
horseshoe curve OF the shore above and
osiow the narrow entrance OF the harbor.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30
SIiLL QuIBBLING.
sp"in Viii Let Her Course Be Kno,y,
ON ThurssIny

On lhursdlny.
MADRID March 29.--In the course OF an
interview after the conference Senior sa-
sasta said to the correspondent Of the AS
ISOLATED Press that United tsates Minister
Woodiord at the conference asserted mar
ne desired on that occasion to express The
aesircs OF his government ON the s,rhlcet q
10, rsa situation IN Cuba and OF the reconcen-
senor sagasta added that tie conference
On some Of these points touched him and
~ mau promised 10 study IL and to submit
me queen regent and to call .
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30
SPAIN on GlAep.
One Of Her Wnr Vessels watchin,.
the Windwnrd Passage.

Kingston, March 2a.-Captain Payne of
the British steamer Belvidere. from Boston.
March "a. for Port Antonio. which has ar
rived there. reports that Spanish iron clad
is watching the winward passage about
forty miles off the coast.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30
CUBA.

The Cuban elections were farcical very
few voting. Twenty two autonomists and
eight conservatives elected
Blanco fears that anti-Spanish Amer
leans may precipltatc trouble In Havana.
and says the correspondents are source
OF trouble.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30
WARRINGTON \, il !, = | J.

Senator Tillman paid a grand tribute to
his former colleague, General Earle.
House works all day on war claims. re-
fusing TO pay tho widow OF General Il. Il.
Lee claim she inherited.
II Reed attempts 10 choke down Cuban
action In the house, the members VIII
probably overrulo his decisions.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30
-~------------r------
MAY NOT NEED THEM.

Spain BnyiuE All the Mules She Can
In Arkansas.
Little Rock, Ark, March %. --Ffty-one
Arkansas mules passed into the possession
of the Spanish government today and they
viii be shipped at once to Cuba for the use
of Spanish cavalry An agent of the Span
ish government is in Arkansas buying all
the mules obtanable.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30
WANTS 4 EIGHT.

LIN Luclia Snys ~ Uncle sam Wants
Cuba We Nust Win IL.
Havana, March % LA Lucha says:
America has long sought nm excuse to
interfere in Cuba. alleging that American
interests suffer on account OF the nsur-
rection, For time tho Maine incident
was kept uppcrmost, but now that the court
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30
SPORT

Houston defeated New orleans, 8 10 B.
Laird and Hand entries scratched at
New Orleans and Jockey L. Smith sus-
pended for year.
menccs today,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30
A WY our.
McI<iutcy's Message Gives
Snniu Time for Delay.

NIcI<iutcy's Message Gives
Spain Time for prtny.
London, March 29.-The Pail
Gazette this evening voices the
general tone OF the afternoon
papers of this city in saying
that President MeKlnley's mes
sage to congress gives Spain
a broad way to escape" adding:
1T does not contain word
which would rutflo n feather of
castillian punotility. Events
are evidently moving toward
settlement"
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Fort Worth. Texas. March 90 .--Rev.
Homer 7. Wilson today sent TO Consul
General Lee s7o the result OF a collection
taken Sunday night after his sermon on tho
subject, Liberty for Cuba
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30
si.sl,cc Rcn.ly for Dlsty,

Washington, March 20 q ap'n' n n
visited the navy department soaa y,
arrival he expressed ms reaa'as
sumo any duties that tns III ri
wished 10 assign him. Eyerywps ~
greeted with expressions q 4, ~ 4 4 &
fectionate character from IA n sope
associates. He had little 70 ~ NJ
The Maine disaster
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DOMESTIC.

lola coming to tho United States to de-
liver fifteen lectures.
The food in the Ohio river falling.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30
QUIET IL HAVANA.
kilograms from Lee Com
tradict Sensations.

Washington, March 29.-ow'
ing to the disqulcting reports
about trouble in Havana, Judge
Day posted the following in the
state department:
kilograms from Consul
General Lee show no occasion
for the alarming reports as 10
the situation in Havana"
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TO CURE A COLD N 20 s.s.s
Take Laxative Bromo Qu. an 4 n ~!
druggists refund the MONEY 4 b q
cure; g5c. The genuine has s5
each tablet. -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30

Coke aud Tar-For sale by Houston Gas
Light Co,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-15
TO WORK UP BUSINESS.
The Free Ticket Scheme Again Talk
ell of by Merchants.

The iobbing interests of Savannah may
soon do something toward getting more
business from the country towns by offer
ing inducements for smaller dealers to
come. other cities are now offering free
railroad transportation, and some of them
are in the vicinity of Savannah.
Nothing probably stimulates this class
of business more than for the railroads
to run excursions from the country dis
tricts. An effort in this direction was
made by local merchants last fall, but the
railroads would not go into the under
taking, on account of which it was aban-
doned. The following in a recent annual
report of the merchants association of an
Alabama city, gives an idea of what Is be-
ing done elsewhere to get buyers:
"Our jobbing trade has inaugurated
new feature for attracting purchasers not
al present buying in this market. The
wholesale committee of this association
offers free transportation to purchasers
of over $500 worth Of goods, without a
certain radius contiguous to the city. 1t
is expected this will result in materially
increasing our trade"
Anything in this direction would be by
the Wholesale Merchants Association, for
the purpose of setting forth the advant-
ages of Savannah as a supply market and
shipping point for all merchants. In the
event active work were commenced to see
what could be done toward drawing coun-
try business this way, among the prin-
cipal things would be getting a special
rate if possible, for all visiting merchants.
Savannah must pull from the West"
said a business man yesterday. 1--WE can
establish no business with country mer-
chants east of the city, and 1t is therefore
the slightest competition, or encroach-
ment into our territory by cities west of
Savannah, gives a good reason for awak-
ening to the situation"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-15
RICE STILL UNDER WATER.
conditions Bat Little Improved on
Either of the Rivers.

A prominent rice planter made a tour Of
the plantations on the Ogeechee river yes
terday to ascertain the conditions exist
ing on them and estimate, if possible, the
damage done to the crop by the floods.
he found 1t imposs, bic to do the latter,
though, as the plantations are all still
under water.
The river has receded very slowly, even
now dropping at the rate Of only three or
four inches a day. Although it has been
TWO weeks since the storm the rice is still
largely under water. The planter in ques-
ton had seen several past floods on the
Ogeechee, but never before such volume
OF water as that which has flowed down
the river to the sea in this freshet He has
Out niue hope of saving any considerable
portion OF the crop in that neighborhood.
On the Savannah river the situation is
PUT HtlIe changed. The water which broke
through the bank on the Beach Hill plan
tatloh ran over several plantations. There
was no further break in the banks on
Iuesday night and il is the impression
that the worst is over II viii be several
Gays yet before the planters win be in
position to determine about what per-
centage of their crop will be saved, and
what its quality viii be-
In New York there has been an inclina-
ton to discredit the reports Of damage to
the crops in this section. Dealers In that
city, the New York Commercial says,
have received information which leads
them to believe that the reports of dam
age to the Georgia rice crop are exag-
gerated From both the Carolinas also
come unsupported stories of devastation.
But from louisiana, which produces two
thirds of the entire rice crop Of the United
States, come reports that if no Unforeseen
calamity occurs the production viii be
larger this season than ever before Re-
ceipte are coming forward literally in most
instances, while In a few parishes along
the Mississippi planters are saving the
finer production for better prices. Out of
the total 1861 acres used for the rice in
dustry, Louisiana devotes about 10000
acres, and it is to that state that mer-
chants are looking for their supply"
1t Is estimated that the total production
of rice in the South this year will amount
to over SO0,O00,OOO pounds, which'is % per
cent greater than has ever been produced
before.
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BARRETT A sAvANNAHIAN.
The Soldier Who Was Stabbed by
Private Harris at Knoxville.


Private Thomas Barrett, who was
stabbed day before yesterday at Knoxville,
Tenn, while in a questionable resort, was
member of one of the companies of the
First Georgia Regiment that went from
Savannah.
Barrett lived here for long time before
leaving to join the army, and now has
relatives in the city His sister was very
anxious to learn something about his con-
dition yesterday. and heard late in the
afternoon. after having wired to the camp,
that his wound was not serious and that
he will probably get around all right.
This news was received with great relief,
as she was fearful that the injuries sus-
tanned by her brother might prove fatal.
Private Harris stabbed Private Barrett.
The former is member of Company F.
which is from Macon. II is not known
what the difficulty was about The dis
patch in yesterdays Morning News did
not give more than the surnames Of the
parties to the difficulty, 50 it was not
known conclusively here until ascertained
later that the Barrett, who is in the bat
talon from Savannah was the one who
had gotten stabbed.
The stabbing of the soldier is the sec
ond serious affray into which members of
the First Georgia have gotten within
very short while. A few days ago Private
Burns was stabbed and killed by Private
Sullivan in a difficulty over a blanket.
A court martial win have two trouble
some cases as a result of these two en-
counters.
Capt p. T. Gleason, speaking Of the
two affairs, said yesterday that ii seems
very unfortunate that this species of
trouble should arise in the regiment just
as it is on the point of being mustered
out of The service after having made such
a splendid record. He ascribes the
trouble to the men having recently been
paid off. 1t has been the experience in all
regiments to find some of the men most
unruly and most likely to commit disor
ders OF various kinds during the few days
following that upon which they are paid
Off They often get very unruly at such
times This does not of course refer to
the majority of the men, who are quiet
and orderly.
There is rough element in every regi-
ment, however, rougher in some than in
others, and with money in their pockets
the men of certain class are sure to
drink heavily and wind up in some trouble.
For a few days following every pay day
the regimental guard house can always be
counted upon to have a good crowd of
prisoners. The busiest time with the
courismartial is during these days. when
the erring soldiers are fined and dismiss
ed to report 10 their respective captains,
or fined and held at the guard house to be
sent out under the watch of sentinels to
serve out additional sentences at hard la
hOr
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SERGEANT ROGERS COMING.
stopped in GuNton on n Visit After
being Discharged.

First Sergeant James VI. Rogers of Com
pany NJ, of the Second Georgia Regiment,
is in Guyton. where he stopped over with
relatives while on his way to Savannah,
after having been discharged from the
regiment at Huntsville.
Mr.. Rogers was one of the original
members of the Guards who left with the
command for Griffin to be mustered into
the service of the United States He had
been corporal in Company A OF the
Guards, and was promoted by Capt. Aus
tin TO the position of first sergeant The
adjutant and sergeant major of the regi-
ment, TO whom the first sergeants make
their reports and who are best qualified
10 testify to the efficiency of those nom
commissioned officers, were always ac-
customed to speak most highly of Sergt.
Rogers capability. He was very strict in
the enforcement OF all rules, and was
liked by his company.
When Sergt Rogers was notified of his
discharge having been ordered by the war
department Col. Brown expressed his re-
greet that he was about to leave the regi-
ment telling him he would probab bly, have
been selected to fill one of the vacancies
among the second lieutenants, caused bv
the resignation of two of the officers He
would have made an admirable officer.
and his many friends would have been
glad 10 hear of his appointment Mr.
Rogers viii resume his law practice with
his firm, Messrs. Wilson & Rogers