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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-04
SPANISH PROGRAMME.
Commissioners VIII Use an Injured
Innocence Tone


Innocence Tone
London, November 4.-The Times Paris
correspondent says: Il understand that al
tomorrow's (Fridays) sitting the Spanish
lows:
II Is impossible for us either to ac-
cepL or refuse the conditions the
United States impose. We do not de-
sire TO declare q formal rupturs be-
cause IL would obige Europe TO rum
the .Slsk of Alldlng The humlliating
spectacle of an American fleet bonn
Darding European shores.
we do not intend TO furnish Amer
Yea with pretext for this realization OF
such an act, but we can not sub
scribe 10 dictates which are not in con-
iorihitS with The stipulatlQps adopted in
the common agreement tfiat Terminated
the war
we withdraw because We do not feel
we have right to sign the abdfcation
sought 10 be imposed upon u.s. We
withdraw leaving public conscience and
history to judge the act OF violence
OF which we are the object .Nd although
We are unfortunately coH& need that
our attitude Will have no effect upon
the minds of our conouerors we can
not assume any other because by ac-
ceptins the conditions Imposed we
should become aecompllcss in an in
Justice and violation OF internal law
10 winch We may submiA but In which
u is impossible 10 ask us to take any
share of responsibility.
London, November 4.--Tas Times com.
menting edftorially on the dispatch of ia
Paris correspondent, says: THE Ameri
can demands may be nSrd. hut we can
not ildorse the statement that they are in
violation Of the protocol. Nor Is 1t alto.
sethsr 10 be regretted sven from the Span.
sh view, point Mat Spain should be re.
ca with 4 pretext for the realization of
Spanish dominion 10 the Philippines
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Sheffield, England, November 3.-At the
annual feast of master cutters here this
evening 1t was expected that Ft Hon. John
&. Goschen, FIRST lord OF the admiralty
would be present. Mr. Goschen, however,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-04

The Pope Again III.

London, November IA Rome
: dispatch says the pope Is Ill and
r that his physician. DR.. lap
= POM, has been summoned.
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Ar CAMP MEADE.

captain Moore Detailed some ~ IN.
Horrors of the Camp.
Camp Medic, MIddielown. Pa. Noyem.
Der THE war investigating commission
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-04
REVIVED TEXAS wEsrpm,
Charter Of New Road VIII
som he Rend- 10 File.

Austin, Texas, November g.
Hon. r. NJ. Hall Of Houston was
caller at tho railroad commits
sion office today. He says that
The charter Of the corporation
which is to take hold of and re-
bulid the Texas Western win
soon be ready for fling.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20
A NEW METHOD.
A Machine That Reduces Ora
 at Small Cost.

A. l.. Rider, a mining nan froin Los Angeles, has ts at the Vikoi mine, near Casa Grande, whrre he has heen experimenting the put ing in and wo'kitgo' new ! laut. This was tEe fist rial of MT. Rider's new method for reducing ores. According ro the stories of those connected with the mine, ss W l, as Mir. Rider him. s+lf, the machine is 6 complete cue cess, the silver being worked cut .9J9 fine, at a cost of something le-s than S2 per top, and 'his too with the mo-t refractory ore to be had at he mine.
 Electricity it Is saii enters into the process, which is kpt a secret by the uw CTS Of the machine. In speaking of it's workings MT. Rider said the m thod is AS simple as I, i- cheap and etftctual. Az to he machines espsc- ity, MT. Rider claims that he can run through twenty-five tens of ore per day, and cnncernIug the cost of the machine, he claims he can put in "A -imilar plant to the one at Vikol fer S6,00O.
 Tne machine is made in Fort Wayne, Ind. but none ei them arc Tor sale, as the owners much prefer to buy Up low grade proE er,ie. and work them for themselves, or 10 put their machines 10 work for a verct ntng-.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

An old gruw!er Las peaned the fol. lowing article: "The man wh, will peoy la can touch a hutton and s;ar, fires on II mornings will dn away with a tremendous amount O dnmes- tic in'elici'y and cut dnwL the divorce record cousii. ratly. The con rover eles as t. who shali get up and build fires gre th- basis of 'inc, mps'ihility of t. mi mierament ard di-po-i:i'n.'"
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

Advicca from P.arce show that the citizens of that burg are slso inaulg. ing in considerable railroad talk rs. ga-ding the prpo-ed road fr' m Co chisc Station 10 BisbeD via P-arce. II would meGn much for that camp and surrounding country, as Pe.rce, te sides being a heavy shipper of ore wouli withnu question be the lead ing cattle shipping point in the Terri tory. Tn. town is 60 situated geo graphically that nine-ten.hs Gf tL. cattle bnein's- of the rounty weu q ceatrrl:za at that point.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

NJ. ". O'Gornan of the Mildle- march Co, in the Dragons, Was in town today. Hs s,a'es there are snme 9 men at work. nnd 90 tons of ~achinery for the mine is en route. The snt tier will he of new sad mod ern pattern, and pump also, power ful one and made in Ohio. Al grading has be. n completed, and supplies and machinery are arriving and will be placed in position as fast az practicable. We hope at some time ts give this property more ex. tended notice of work and progress done.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20
PRAIRIE FIRE.
Several iIil Burned Over in
 This County.

A prarie re is not Of unusual oc- currenre in this section, where miles Of broad area sr open prsirie, CT better, one vat rattle ps.tdre.
 On Tu--day frn was seen near HuachTca Siding, where it d"uhtless had its origir., and. famed by the wind, made rari, h-adway, covering several miles. The cUur-e of the wind carried the flames Tn the direction of some of the ranches on th. BaIba- cOmari and wac fraught with destruc- tion. By night the fire reached the Eastman pasture and con -nmed big stack Of hay, and the next moi ming found the fiame- dangerously close to the L.rri n ranch, several miles be vond, with every indication of als
 turning uo hay sta ked there. A fight against the fire Wa. found prac- ticslly ueeiess. hut it cannot burn much further, as 1t will termina ate at A Jig wash. The grass was d-y and the flames sprend rapidly, sho~ing a big Slaz- and ominous looking clouds sf smoke in the wake of its progress.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

Mrs. 1ho-. Brown and infant daughter a-Iiv. d t'.is morning from Los Angeles on vii tn her parents, Mir. and Mrs. c. S. Clark. Mrs. Brown was formerly one of Tomb stones most es,imahl' youne ladies, having resided he.e fo' nauy y.ar., though now a resident of the Angel city, snd has friends by the score at her old h.me who are glai te wei. come her. Grandpa C!a'k is already preoccupi- with his grandd.ugh'+r, A bright ll'tls cherub, and tsth are as happy As can be.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

Report rec ived fr. m Pearce states that Mir. Clarence Lsill'r, wEo was in- jured by an explosion at the Col CliiT, ss eta ed in the PRosrECToR yesterday, is rap dly recovering, and fortunately bis iLjrr es are not ar dangerous as at fr-t reported. MT. Le ffisr is able 10 be sbou', but 1t will be some time htfore he will be at work again. IL is believed a rock from the top of the drift fell oL an exposed cap, causing the explosion, which was ef terrific force, come eIgh- teen sticks Of powder 0. irg st of.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

Mir. Frank Won Sick!en l. n irs' the coal fields. He says they v"re snow bound for seven days in the mount ,ins and had s severe time sf it. The engineer eIpressei Ein,s.l' freely about a form-r survey, lines teing bent to take in claim. all s!eu 2 the edge of the reservation. The papers regarding the survey will be cent on to Washington. and q land official who was with the party sx. pressed the opinion that it would moi be over sixtv dave before the land is declared open.-Safioid r. ailsS.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

G. II. Fit's returned tohay from his SIX Nile bill proper'y at Pesrcs. He i, elsted at the prospect, ant states that shipment of a carload of ore will be cent forward nex' week. This is an excellent property and with work will develop into a producer.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

Emil Sydow. our po-tma ter, cam" in from the Middle March in the Ora yonns. He -ta'c' .h ra is nrrh ac tivi,y at the mine and prepara'ion- w-ll under way for the sm-l'e-. Mr Sydow will have charge "f ih- mer- cantile business at the camp, ard -ays a petition fbr the establishment of 8 pes,office has already been made 10 the department.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

Invitations are out for the sheet end-pillowcase 6spcn to be given at Mining Exchange Hall on Washing tons Birthday. Gres. preparations s are being made for a good time.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

Of the 250 .tsmps whi h have been issued the vslnes have rang"d from one cent 10 $2,003. Five dollars is the highest value among postage stamps, but newspaper stanps reach the $l00 mark. while a revenue stamp may represent S5U0).
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

ThOs. Turner, the wel;-known cst.leman, is a Tombs,eae visitor from tie Rarhacomsri, and is circr- lating among his many friends.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

It is TOW known who Is the pret.i- sst young Ia in Yuma, Tor the Sen tincl has announced the fact, as witness: "Mi.- hdileae Nelson. the prettisst and rO.t popular you' z lady in Yuma, pail the Sentinel file . pleasant call this morning"
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

H. G. Howe came in last night from Bi.bee. He expects to return Tn . few days to do snms extensive sur veying for the South Bisbee Town site Go.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

There IS consjd ble compl-ini among the stock men oi ths slow pro. gr.s- oF the live stock c ,rnm.s-i ion in deciiing on brand matt ra.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

It is now thought no special ses.ich of the District Court wIll be had here, and douLtless no session ~ill be had until ths regular term in May.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

Gov. McCorl and ttsfi and Gov. Carlo of Sonora are receiving a grand reception at Nogales. The border city is outloiny herself to do hsnsr to the two Governors
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

frank Merrill came in tbis morning from Congress on a visit ts his family
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

A new money order officehss be 'n established at $ n Simon. this county.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

J. c. S'ott, representing E x. Dun < Col mercantile agency, is still in tbs city.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20

Two druMmer. arrived on the stage today and arc interviewing our msr- chants.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-02-20
CHlRICACHUA CATTLE CoMpA v

NVlCKERS. President and Manager.
 Tombstone ArAs LEW WILLIAMS Mice President Bisbee AriE JOHN BLAKE. Secretary Safford Arizona w GATES Treasurer Los Angeles. Cal PruciI le range between Chiricahua aa1 Dragoon mountains in Cochise county, St CT ranges on Eegle and Bonita Crack in Graham county Arizona; Separ. New Mexico. and sherman Co Texas
The times., 1898-06-13
THE COMING CLAUSE.
Present LAW Not at All Changed by
the War Revenue Measure

II was generally supposed that the
emascuIation of the seig1iorage amend
ment TO the war revenue bill by the con-
ferees would receive vigorous opposition
by the silver Republicans in the Senate
and that the action on this particular
amendment would result in a determined
fight against the report. The Republicans
were. therefore. agreeabIy surprised when
they found themselves able to adopt the
report the same afternoon it was laid
before the Senate
There is absolutely nothing in the seigu-
forage amendment. As passed BY the Sen
ate the Secretary was required TO coin
100000 of the silver bullion in the Treas
ury every month and. as agreed to in
conference, this amount was reduced TO
$500. 900. In the discussion in the Senate
Mr.. Wolcott called attention TO the fac.
that this, al least. was something for it
provided for the coinage Of certain
amoUnt every month anyhow This ap-
pears to have been play upon words 50
far as any actual advantage 10 the silver
men was concerned.
Under existing law, as found in the
third section Of the act OF July IL 1880.
which is known as the Sherman pur-
CHASING act, II IIOAlltu llldL 5Eter July
/. 1891, the Secretary Of the Treasury
shall coin of the silver bullion purchas-
ed under the provisions of this act as
much as may be necessary to provide for
the redemption of the Treasury notes
herein provided for, and any gain or
se!gniorage shall be accounted for and
paid into the Theasury.'
Thus it happens that in this conference
report which has been agreed 70 and
which was characterized on the floor of
the Senate as partial victory for the sill
Yer men. there is no sembiauce of victory
and nothing more than a re-affirmatiou
of existing gislation. Under present con-
ditions the Treasury is coming the bullion
in the Treasury. in order TO redeem Treas
ury notes. at the a-e of about 81 so 0OJ
a month and this has been going on ever
since the passage of the act eight years
ago.
The conferees got around the question
of silver coinage in the war revenue bill
very neatly, and without changing exiss-
ing conditions in the least. appeared to
be giving up something to the silver men
1t was a neat piece Of work. but il would
not have been successful had it been at
tempted in connection with any other bill
than that which sought to provide reve-
nue. for the prosecution of the pending
war with Spain.
The times., 1898-06-13
s Fine SDrRnd.

(Frcm the Detroit Free Press.)
"Send US the best dinner for four that
your place affords" WAS the telephone or
der received by one of Detroit's best ca
terers.
''Who is this, piease?"
What, don't you recognize my voice.
and then there came over the wire the
name of one of the men about town with
plenty of money and discriminating ap-
petite.
.'oh. yes. certainly; any special orders
for the dinner?''
No; we leave all that to you. Carte
blanche you know. Best wines, and all
that Spread yourself. old man. for
have three friends from out of the city
and we're celebrating the great naval
victory You know where my bachelor
quarters are. ave it here by 81
Near the time named two walters ap-
preached the appointed place with a big
hamper well filled Hold on, boys" said
a fine-Iooking man who approached them
hurriedly, 'he wants you to go right back
and get a full case of fizz. Having a
great time up there. Just leave this with
me. and I'll have it carried in Don't
lose any time.
The walters made good record, but
when they returned the big hamper had
locked, and when he was run down it
was found that he was without the
slightest knowledge of what had occur
red The caterer is bearing the chatting
complacently. but he would willingly give
the price of a big banquet 10 know who
ate that swell dinner and never return
ed the tableware.
The times., 1898-06-13

and by literally filling the various shafts
with men, who passed the buckets from
one to anther, they managed without
either powder or dynamite, or any other
explosive. TO realize some thousands of
ounces of gold. This IS the barbarous
method adopted"
By preference the native miners work
where bailing is not necessary, but such
opportunities are not frequent. When
they occur the natives make the most of
them. Mr. Carnegie Williams the gen.
eral manager OF the Philippine Mineral
Syndicate, reports that IN one case the
natives have removed an entire hillock
down to sea level. They must have dealt
with immense quantities of paying quartz,
for they remove nothing that does not
pay them. The hilIock. 10 judge by the
general conformation of the mountain
ridge Of which it formed part, must have
been at least 100 feet high and corre-
spondingly broad.
Spaniards and Spanish companies, in
most cases with absurdly inadequate cap
itals, have also worked in the district but
in all cases without pumps or any other
machinery than the tiIIIe-honored ''arras-
ira" They never deal with pyritic ores
but treated the quartz only for it's free
gold. In one instance at least that of
aani5ulao. their workings assumed I'm
portant dimensions. MambulaO means in
Bicol language the place Of Gold" and
certainly the precious metal is strongly in
evidence in the district. Here a vast adit
opening near the sea in solid masonry. has
stood the neglect of decades. and may
probably be made useful again by the
present proprietors of the mines Record
has IL that when they fOurished the wesk-
ly sales of gold amounted to over 1.O0o
ounces. all produced in the primitive way
by washing the pounded quartz.
The most serious impediment 70 mining
in the Philippines is the utter absence Of
practicable roads. They trudge content
edly single file. laden with their simple
implements. through the trackless prime
val forests, cutting their way patiently
through endless tangles OF Ianas and
swayins labyrinths of luxuriant greenery.
which would make a botanists heart
swell. In many parts vehicles Of any
kind are unknown; in others, their only
representative is the creaking country car.
drawn by pair of stolid buffaloes.
The times., 1898-06-13
Chairman Hit en- Hawaii,

IL any additional reason far the i'm
mediate annexation Of Hawaii were
needed. 1t would be found in the state
ments made by Chairman Hit, of the
House Foreign Affairs Committee. in
the debate on the Newlands resolution
last Saturday. Among other things Mr..
Hit showed conclus!yely that it would
be nothing short of a national disgrace
Tor US 10 reject the overtures of the
island government. after the exhibition
Of its friendship for the United States
since the beginning of our war with
Spain. and under circumstances of
great difficulty for the Administration
of President Dole.
1t appears that the most extreme
pressure has been brought to bear by
representatives of certain foreign pow
ers at Honolulu in induce the Ha-
Waiian government to declare neutral
ity and to order the gunboat Benning-
ton to leave. 1t has been at the risk of
serious international complications that
this pressure has been met by the brave
declaration that Hawaii would not be
neutral, but would help the United
States in every way possible. If we
were TO desert the little republic and
leave il 20 reap alone and unsupported
the results of its action in our favor
Spain would certainly have a heavy
claim for damages against It after the
war. This would not be the case if.
in the meantime, annexation were ac-
complished
The speech of Mr.. Hit was otherwise
completely convincing as to the wisdom
and necessity of immediate action.
Without the islands as a coaling base
our monitors, for example. could not go
from San Francisco to Manila. With
control of them, a hostile sea campaign
against our Western coast becomes i'm
practicable. These and other cognate
arguments were presented with force
but are already familiar to readers OF
The Times
We are glad to see the resolution
advanced to the stage of discussion on
the floor of the House. 1t will be fought
out, voted on, and carried, and its pas
sage in the Senate thereafter cannot be
long delayed. This is so certain that
We cannot imagine what there can be
in the situation to encourage the sugar
interest in keeping up the scale of ex-
pense to which the hopeless struggle it
is making against annexation subjects
il.
Even If it were possible to defeat the
cause in the present session. an extra
ordinary session would be called at
once, after adjournment. And the
President would make assurance doubly
sure by seizing Hawaii as measure of
military necessity. Obstruction is so
manifestly effort wasted, the wonder is
that anybody can be found to con-
tinue it. The Hon. Champ Clark may
jeer at manifest Destiny" all he
pleases, but he cannot escape the pri-
vate conviction that the annexation OF
the Hawaiian Islands is clean cut
piece of ii.
The times., 1898-06-13
ruIitzer.s Dark Design.

Lieut.. Hobson has been the most dis
cussed man in the United States for
the last few days. His picture has been
printed in hundreds of newspapers his
biography written over and over again,
and his pedigree dug up out of genoa
logical records and placed on view.
The HObsOn necktie and the Hobson
cigarette are on the way TO US. Busts
of HObson are now in process of manu-
facture. The Hobson homestead has to
have q military guard over il to pre-
vent relic-hunters from coming in a
body and leaving the family of the
hero without splinter Of their ances-
tral roof TO cover them. In short. Hob
son is now in possession of all the fame
that a mortal man can have in these
days OF electric communication, and
newspapers, and bulletin-boards, and il
he ever gets out OF the fortress where
he is imprisoned and reaches his home
alive, it is certain that he viii receive
whatever promotion is in the power of
the Government to give him
But this, although it is fame, is not
al of fame. There is still a gilded ball
20 be put on the cupola of Hobson's
glory. POSSIBLY some people, of am
bilious rhetoric, might call it three balls.
but that is not necessarily This bail
will be furnished by Mr.. Joseph Pulit-
ger. of the World. Mr.. Pulitzer feels
that the man who furnished such gor-
Ezeotls and monumental r,ieee Of news
should receive q special reward from at
The times., 1898-06-13
The Bookman on the War.

The Bookman. which has won its way
to a leading place among the literary
magazines of the country, and like most
literary publications. is inclined to be
rather conservative in political mat
ters, published in its June number a
very frank and Straightforward article
on the history of the war with Spain
1t is thoroughly patriotic in tone and
forceful in argument; and it is all the
more worthy Of notice because the
Boolkman seldom has anything at all
TO say on political subjects.
The writer. Harry Thurston Peck.
touches on the accusation, made by
certain foreign critics. that Americans
have been hystericai and impulsive in
their conduct of international affairs.
He declares that, on the contrary. we
have been most self-controlled and pa
tient, and he cites as an example Capt
Sigsbee's message to suspend judg-