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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

Washington, October Minister Con-
gen at Peiln has wired the following to the
state department;
Day, Washington.
Penang. October six alleged conspir-
ators executed by order OF empress yes
to-day. Kang, idsfng reformer and adj
ysior Ct the emperor. escaped on British
yess /. order and quiet prevail here. Trou-
BILE is feared at some interior points not
vet heard from. Conger.
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PREPARED FOR EMERGENCY.
United States Government Will Not Be
Caught Off Its Guard.
Especial Dispatch to The rost)

Washington October 1.-The secretary of the
the service be retained in commissions The gov
ernment proposes to be in position to dispatch
a strong fleet to the coast of Spain if it becomes
necessary to compel compliance with the de-
mandS made.
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Germans Want grinforccments

London October IA special dispatch
from Capetown says the German troops
have indecIsiyeiy engaged the ;sbels at As
oza Eleven soldiers were killed. Rein
foreemen,s have ben asked.
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London, October "a later dis
pntch from Shanghai said IL was
the emperor of China committee
suicide on September II.

London. October IA special dispatch
from Shanghai says the announcement of
the death of the emperor IS confirmed.
The reports as to the means employed in
his taking off differ. One story has 1t that
he died by poison lrd another that death
was caused by strangulation. while third
states that he was subjected TO frighful
torture, redhot iron being thrust through
his bowels.
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their
all tho stl service"
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

ton and recommended Huntsville and 100
miles in that vicinity. Northern ans South
ern troops will mingle thsre in dozen
Southern towns
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EMPEROR WAS KILLED
Announcement Made that He Had
Committed Suicide.
CRIME COMMITTED on SEPTEMBER 2
just After He Had Placed the EN-.
press in Control.
CHlNA'S AFFAIRS CRITICAL,
All English Speaking Secretaries
Have been Banished.
ALLEGED C0NSPiRAT0RS EXECUTED.
Member british Legation. American
Misstonurics and Secretary of
American Legation Mobbcd.

London. October !. A special dis
patch from Shanghai. published to-
day, says tclrGr1ms furnished by
the tao tai uocai GoverumcnD tn n
Chinese piper there. niicEc that the
emperor of China committed suicide
on September II after signing the
drcrces which placed the dowaGcr
empress ut the head of affairs in
China. This. IL tx added, is under
stood to mcnn that the emperor was
nssassinated.
All the English-spcnking sccrc-
taries and the principal members of
the Chinese foreign office, II in fur
Their announced, have been seized
and banished.
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,special Dispatch 10 The Posi-. }


Washington, October l.-Wu Ting Fang
the Chinese minister here, strenuously
clings to the belief that tho emperor is
alive, though doubtless in critical con-
dition read to the minister this dis
patch, which was received today at the
state department from Minister Conger:
six alleged conspirators executed by or
der Of Empress Kung Leading reformer
and advisor to emperor escaped on a Brit
sh vessel The emperor is reported dan
gerously i'll. Order and quiet prevail here.
Trouble feared in some interior parts not
yet heard from"
Suppose, MIR Minister" | said, that The
emperor is dead, WAC Will succeed him?
In that deplorable event" replied the
minister, "he will be succeeded by the
grandson OF Prince Kung, now young boy
Kung is consequently entitled to the sue
ceesion to this throne. Prince Kung was
the sixth son OF the emperor who reigned
before the present emperor. | do not be-
Heve, as l have told you, that his death
has occurred"
1T is explained that IL Is the usual GUS
tom in China 10 lead up TO the decease OF
the emperor by announcements OF his ILL
ness in order that the minds OF the people
may be prepared for the inevitable.
New York, October la special cable
dispatch to the Post from London says; In
formation reaches me from two high quar-
ters, one diplomatic the other leading
China financial house that the Chinese
emperor is dead--'aas BEEN dad. in fact,
some days. Perhaps he was poisoned. TIL
dowager empress has summoned all doc
tors Of the empire to the palace merely
to lend to his end the semblance OF a nat
ural death What effect all these strang,
nappenings at Pekin VIII have upon In
transitional relations Is the subject OF earn
eft consideration in the highest quarters
here.
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THE NEW EMPEROR.
He VIII Not he u Puppet in the
Hands OF the Dowaper.

Hands OF the Dowager.
Copyrighted 1885, by Associated Press,
London. october 1.-The chief interest
in the papers centers on Chira. where Ire
fate Of the emperor is still uncertain, al
though 1t is the general opinion that he
has already been done 10 death by the
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Especial Cable Dispatch to the New YORK Her
ala and The Houston Post, COPYRIGHTED,
1SS by James Gordon nennctt,)
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-09-07
Mr.. Bancks slowly, throwing a di-
lapidated hat on the table.

Mr.. Bancks slowly, throwing di-
lapidated hat on the table.
You poor, dear fellow! Why,
your face is all scratched and torn,
and your clothes are ruined |"
Never mind my clothes. l am
thankful | escaped with my life, y
said her husband, as he limped to a
chair.
We'll, we've had a chapter of ac-
cidents,'' said Mrs Bancks. II was
held up just as you said would be. =
"Ha! How singular! But it ap-
pears that you were not hurt9''
"No, but the other fellow was |
shouldn't be surprised if he died
from the effect of the beating gave
him. Wouldn't it be dreadfula |
ruined my umbrella, but then
saved my pocketbook.
Much money in it," asked her
husband, trying to look as if he was
Interested
"Only my care fare, but needed
that. "-Chicago Times Herald.
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-09-07

side the cot. Lane stared for an III
slant and then recognized the hairy
face of Greaser Ear Hatton. He was
about to speak, but Hatton inter
rupted him.
IS all right: - he said, grinning
and pressing flask OF Santa Anna's S
private stock to Lanes lips. "You
done well. Hawkins got to Gen II
Houston in time. al we licked hell
outen the Grcas1Es two days after
ward right on the creek. We got
Santa Anna here in Liberty now"
"But Colonel Smith - where S
he's" faltered Lane.
ooh, he s down at the Trinity
chasin Greasers! He rubbed out the
varmint you left him with at the
Greaser camp an got home two
hours after you arrove.
Lano fell asleep again. -NeW York
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-09-07
carleton and Queen Bess.

In St. Nicholas there is an article
on "The Court testers Of gland" /"
by Amelia Woford The author
says:
Queen Elizabeth inherited much
of her fathers disposition. She was
gay, fond Of laughter and wit, and,
like him, she surrounded herself
with testers. Tarleton was ''the
bright, particular starr Of the num-
ber; Pace, Clod and Chester were
the lesser lights.
Tarleton was a native of Shrop-
shire, and one day while tending
his fathers swine was met by all
officer of the Earl of Leicester. The
officer talked with him and was SO
much pleased with his "happy TN
happy answers" that he took him
into his masters service, and from
the Earl of Leicesters household he
passed into the queens court.
Elizabeth was a very fond and
indulgent mistress. She not on
ly had him attend her at dinner,
but when she clined abroad she took
him to mako sure Of good entertain
ment, and cher highest favo1ites
would in some cases go to Tarleton
before they would go to the queen,
and he was their usher to prepare
their advantageous access to her.
In a word, he told the queen moro
of her faults than most Of her chap
lains and cured her melancholy bet
ter than all her physicians. /"
Besides being a jester Tarleton
was also player to the queen, to
which Office ho v@;s appointed in
1858. He had great fame as an actor
and appeared principally in rhym-
ing compositions and jigs composed
by himself, which he danced and
sung. We would call him a comedi-
an. It is said that his fun lay MOI g
in the telling than in the words, and
that his mere appearance on the
stage with his squint would send the
people into shouts Of laughter.
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-09-07
TEACHING THE LESSON.
His Intentions We're Good, but the Ending
WAS Unexpected.

His Inte ntiol2s We're Good, but the Ending
WAS Unexpected.
Mrs. Bancks was going to the city,
which was distant an hour S ride
from her suburban homo. Mr.
Banclzs, who was going out for run
on his wheel, and who knows it I'LL
was laying down tile law TO h. II
his usual vigorous style. 49,. ..4
"Whatever you do OF don't do,
Mary, don t carry your pocketbooE
in your hand, - he said.
"Where shall l carry it5" asked
his wife. "You don't expect me to
carry it in my mouth like a New
foundland, do you?' -~..s
Garry it in your pocket. What
are pockets for, | should like to
knowI" H."
"Pockets are out Of date The
dressmakers will not put them in
dresses any more. y
We'll, Mary, you'll lose your
train. Be sure to get home before
dark. II isn't safe for women to be
out in the evening now Some Of
these fine nights you'll be held up -
I'm not afraid" answered Mrs.
Bancks IF people so along and
attend to their own affairs, nothing
will happen to them. y
Don't you believe itl'' said Mr.
Bancks emphatically. mot being
afraid isn't going to save you from
robbers and hold UPS am not
afraid, but | shouldn't like to cross
that viaduct that you must pass on
your way hon1e-not after dark, l
wouldn' t. = ..=..=. .......= .m.
Having done his best to rattle
Mrs Banclzs her husband rode off
on his wheel, intending to go in an
opposite direction from that which
his wife took on the cars, when a
sudden idea developed in his fertile
brain. .."o. s."=
1T will teach her a lesson and
show her that am always right.
won t frighten her too much-just
enough; then | will reveal my iden-
tity. Ill do it?' .-.
With that he rode off at a leisure
ly gait, for he had plenty of time to
catch Mrs Banclzs on her return.
That good woman had made hel
visit to a friend on the South Side Of
the city, and was hurrying to reach
her own train by taking a short cut
across the viaduct 1t certainly die
look dark and forbidding, but she
grasped her umbrella with a deter
mination to sell her life as dearly as
possible Besides, she had crossed
there many times and nothing hat
ever happened before. She stepped
in under the traffic Of the cars ant
was picking her way through post:
Of solid masonry when Il hand fel
OH her shoulder and Il voice hisse1
in her ear .= y
"Be silent! Sits ts-t! You
} money or your life!'
"Not il know it, answered ths
brave little woman, and there was
scrim1nage that lasted for severa
seconds, and then she emerged from
the via0uct with a broken and bat
tered umbrella, a sprained thunI
and With all her valuables in he
t possession.
She was at home, peacefully com
: posed, when her husband made hi
= appearance, looking like a prize
| fighter who had been worsted an
| limping painfully.
> John Bancks, what in the worl
has happened to you9''
! "B-i-c-y-c-l-e accident" eai
I |
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-09-07
SH 6.
In my study I was sitting;

In my study I was sittins;. w.
just because,
Thinking something most bcfttirg-
Yes, l was
When my doorbell gave q jingle,
Gave a Jingle, tingle, Jingle,
Then 4 jingle, jingle, ,jinglel
Was it mad
Or only glad2*
Next I heard sill1en'rustlo
In the hall,
Heard a hustle and o hustle,
Then a call.
Soon 1nost swcetly sho came blushing
Where stood in waiting, flushing
Elow1l size sat in style quite crushing,
..- On my hat;
Cl.ttsllll it iilt.
Swift she talicl in tones ecstatic,
High, then low
Waved her hand; i'll ways emphatic
TO ana fro;
Talked OF fs:;htr, sister, mother,
Cousin, nephew, uncle, brother,
Then CT this one, then tho other,
While She sat
Cn my hat;
Told in accents soft and broken
AS could be
OF her homo III quaint Hobohcn'
Near the SEA-
Said ''s0nc ti}nc she hoped to SO
To the archirclaGo''-
What wisi:2t! just then, YOU know,
While she sat
On my hat.
Did she notice my emotion?
Or toward moving take notion2
Truly nit! -.....4....
Straight one mortal hour she talked on.
Not II word did sho get ballSed on
While the carpet just walked on,
And she sat .a..
On my hat
Thea package from its wrapping
Sllo brought OUT; .@*
Knew full we'll she'd caught me mapping
" I've no loubt; .=
Said this book was just the one book
All NY weary heart to unhook.
Would ! kindly take just one look?
There ahe sat
On my hat.
70 myself her list I drew it
Like a fash;
Signed lny name most boldly TO it
Will Il dash,
Then uIro8c this lovely being,
Through that hall went just a-fccing,
But one thing was worth the seeing
'Iurs that hat
Whore she sat!
II. S. Barnes in New York Sun.
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-09-07
The Word of nn Indian.

While Indian Commissioner Pray
was at one Of the agencies a number
of young men drank whisky and
became unruly. They disturbed the
peace They were tried and con-
victed and sentenced to do certain
number of days work on the high
ways.
The next morning the Indians un-
der sentence without guard of any
kind went to the place designated
and did their days work. The next
day they did the same, and SO on
until the terms OF their sentences
had been fulfilled. They never
shirked, and nothing was required
from them except their word that
they would fulfill the conditions of
the sentence.
Is the word of an Indian worth
more than the word of white man
Iowa State Register.
A Ringer.
She had 70 bell.
At the cr>s ssWalk a stalwart police
man awaited her coming.
What could she dof
AS the full measure of her peri
dawned upon her she let go of the
handle bar and wrung her hands.
Then the policeman smiled an(
passed on.-Cycling Gazette.
The neatest job work in the count,
,sdO5lc b, the t.EPUBLICAF
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-09-07

| dI.
But Colonel Erastus Smith pre-
eulncd on the national Greaser char
actcristics too far, OF rather he did
not calculate on the presence in the
Mexican camp of a band Of KioWa
braves, newly come from the Pecos
country, who had not become affect
ed with the Greaser's aversion to in
vestigation, for when, half an hour
after the firing had ceased, he raised
himself stealthily on his elbows to
take a look around a dark body
, sprang from a nearby bush, and III q
second the two We're rolling Oh the
> ground.
, It was the work Of few seconds
fol' Smith to abolish this particular
: redskin, but there were others, and
in q few moments he and Lane We're
S prisoners, with bound hands, wutl
| ing San Jacinto creek on their way
: to Santa Anna s camp, which thoy
located through the trees by its
: smoldering fires.
Z
# but marched them straight through
= camp and halted them before q large
a tent, through the cracks of Whicl
e the Pickering light Of pine kno
o Showed: One Of the Indians went il
10 and, returning in q second, sum
to moned the quartet who had Smit]
Tt and Lane in charge to enter. Whel
le their prisoners were delivered, tn
Indians withdrew and left Smith an
a his companions in the presence Q
Il, half a dozen sWarthy Mexican off
IS GERS, decked out in elaborately lace
ed Uniforms. They were seated O.
he camp stools about table s1mokin
ed cigars. There were bottles an
glasses beforo them, and above theI
a hung a cloud Of blue and blac
IS smoke from their cigars and til
to Ao,.ine nine k.,ote
Evening star., 1898-12-28
The NunigOs in Havana.

1t is asserted now that much of the tfou-
bic in Havana arises from the m!sdeeds OF
the Nanigos, the brigandish whites and
negroes who were deported to Africa by
Weyler and were brought back to Havana
by B!anco. This is point worthy of close
investigation. 1t is not to be doubted that
the riOtiugs ana shOOtings IN Havana have
made bad impression upon the people of the
United States and perhaps those of other
countries leading them, 1t may be, TO be-
lieve upon this slight evidence that the
Cubans are not capable of good govern
ment. II now it should be discovered that
the Nanigos are at the bottom of the trou-
BILE either by participation or by melting
the people this judgment will require re-
vision. The Nanigos are remnants of bands
of thieves and marauders, some black and
some white, who terrorized Cuba in the
vicinity of Havana for years. One of the
very few commendable things which Wey-
ler did while in power in Cuba was TO expe
these outlaws to Africa. They were as
much of a menace to him as to the citi-
Zens, threatening his life at times and
causing him much trouble. After Weyler
left Blanco went about undoing his work
and among his revisions of the Weyler pro-
gram was an order for the return of the
Nanigos. The American evacuation COM
missioners protested against the re-entry of
these dangerous people into Cuba but with
out avail. There was some sort of bargain
that they should be redeported if they
proved troublesome. But of course this
bargain can not now be kept. The mischief
has been done. The Nanigos are at large.
shooting and pillaging and apparently urg-
ing the Cubans TO insult the departing
Spanish authority. Spain can not now de-
port them and they are left to be dealt with
by the Americans when they assume full
charge. For the sake of the good repute
of the Cubans it should be made plain just
what part they are taking in these pre-
evacuation disturbances.
Evening star., 1898-12-28

countrymen are ready for such step. and
that such a government as Aguinaldo is
prepared to conduct would meet the situa-
tion fully.
Agoncilio and his colleagu may be en-
tirely sincere in this opinion and recon-
mcndation, but it is not to be supposed that
this government will proceed in the prem
ises without other information. 1t has al
ready takeT steps to secure information
through its own channels, and when this
has been received and digested it may an
nounce its Philippine policy. But, at the
earliest. that may not be expected for some
time yet.
These Filipnos show themselves in this
matter to be very alert, and maybe they
are to be pardoned for training under the
banner of the Senator who stood SO long
and so stoutly for Spain, and whose advice
had it been taken would have left both the
Fihpinos and the Cubans under Spain S
harrow. They see in him now only an op-
ponent of the United States and they hope
in some way to profit by his activity.
Evening star., 1898-12-28
\ Delicate Erraud.

Nr- Haie's lieutenant, and Aguinaldos $
PERSONAL representative Filipe Agoncillo
Las returned from Paris and will shortly
b. Joined here by several of his countrymen
va" are bearing the latest instructions
from the iusurgeHt chief on the subject of
iAe future Of the Philippines
These men have very delicate office TO
I"rform-so delicate. indeed as to raise the
question Of its propriety. They are the rep
F~~entaJives Of private individual. and
vle whom this government does not know
H. the matter Of the Philippines 1t has not
Invited suggestions from him 1t is on the
eve OF taking up the treaty negotiated with
Spain by which il assumes responsibility
:or the Philippines but it is not seeking TO
know what Aguinaldo may think about
Lat instrument. and hence any interfer-
'rce on his part through agents or attor-
nrys in fact Will smack pretty strongly of
lmprrJinence. If he were seriously through
them 10 uy 10 defeat ratification of the
ueaty the OffenSe might be greater.
Nor does 1t appear likely that Congress
or the Executive at any early day after the
treaty has been ratified will care to hear
from these men. The object of their mis-
SION is Of course well known. And one MAJ
sympathiZe with. without approving Of
their eagerness Speaking for Aguinaldo.
they want independent government for the
Fhipinos at once. They hold that their
Evening star., 1898-12-28
Justin -. Morrill,.

senator Morrill, has departed at a great
|--. but Stii while serving his state and
The country with zeal and great ability
There has not been in our affairs q more
impressive instance of a veteran dying in
harness He had long since earned repose.
Tie had cFerything to induce him to seek
rspoSe-a comfortable estate honors gath
cred from long years of public service. and
hosts Of friends. But he remained in COM
mission. and. TO the last. set an example of
industry and fidelity to duty which ttly
crowns. as nothing else could. a notable
Iif-< work
Mi Morrill, chose wisely both for himself
and for the country His powers were un-
usually fun and varied and his own happi-
ness as we'll as the public good called for
their continued exercise in the public's be-
half. Some of his latest work is to be n
ciuded among his very best work There
never was a day when he Jagged super
1uouS on the stage. There was no subject
which attracted him that he did not ilIu-
inmate and the Senate never failed to well
come hi appearance in debate He always
spoke with preparation and conviction. and
{ not always cOnvincingly. certainly always
o command the interest and respect of his
hearers on both sides of the chamber
MI +lO4 HI " d no "ODhler. lie old not
shift from side to side to catch changing
currents of popular favor. The presidency
never d4Zzled him-never influenced him to
shade his opinions much or little for selfish
ends He stood for forty years conspicrl-
Gus figure in political times of great mo-
nent and difficulty, and yet he saw his
way clearly at all times to a course of con-
sistency. The man who drew the protect
i've tariff bill of 1861 voted for the pro-
tective tariff bill of 1897 and had voted for
protection at every opportunity between
those two dates He was as earnestly at
all times also for sound money and no
phase Of tritiing with the public credit was
ever speciously enough contrived to mislead
or becloud his judgment on that subject.
An official record like this carries a dou-
be reward. 1t secures for the man as we'll
as for the public servant a very high de-
gree of respect. The reverence in which
Mr.. Morrill, has for years been held in
Washington has been one of the most beau
iiful features of the towns life. He has
held the first place. And those who stood
nearest to him have cherished him most.
The nearer the approach. the better the op-
f'Ortunity to gauge his character and his
qualities. the higher has been the attach
ment formed. But all have been impressed
with the fine spirit of an engaging person.
atty and have fully appreciated the privi-
L-se of knowing so unusual man. And
80 the veteran statesman and attractive
gentleman takes his leave, beloved by all
and lamented by all.