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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
SENATOR MASON ROBBED.
Burglars Get His JcweIry-- Some Ar
IL

ticIcs He wants Returned.
Washington May 22-Last night the res
idenoe OF Senator Mason OF Illinois, 1892
Charleston street, this city, was entered
by burglars and jewelry to the value OF
$4,000 was stolen. No clew TO either the
burglars or the jewelry has been obtained.
This evening Senator Mason issued to the
burglars characteristic appsal, which he
hopes will be needed. 1t is as follows:
ITO the gentlemen who robbed my house
last night | win pay in cash more than
any one else for the watch and pin you took
last night and give you my word of honor
tina, YOU shall not be prosecuted for tha
taking OF them. The pin has portrait of
my little son, who died years ago. and 1t
was. as also the watch, a present to me.
You can communicate with me by mail or
in person and you can rely absolutely on
my promise not To prosecute.
(signcD WIN. Mason"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
KILLED ny A WOMAN.
Mrs. Gregory Says She Fired 10 Save
Her Husbpuh's Life.

s;np Francisco. May 22.~-iames Williams was
shot and killed today by Mrs. william Greg
DRY. who admits the murder, but claims that
she fred the fatal bullet to save the life
OF her husband. Tho only witnesses Of the
anar wero Gregory aud his 6-ycar-old son.
They afrce in the statement that about IL
o'c .ook this morning Gregory came home and
fouHd Williams In "a conversation with his
wife. A quarrel ensued and seeing that her
husband was no match for his opponent Mrs
Gregory took pistol and fired at Williams
witt fatal effect,
The first news OF tho tragedy was brought
To the police station by Gregory, who ran.
coYcrnd with blood. and stated that he haa
been engaged in fight at his home. Of
fcsrs were sent TO ths scene and on their ar
rival found Williams breathing his last
When the story OF the murder was first told
Il was reported that Mrs Gregory Intended
the shot for her husband. but this statement
cali not he confirmed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
WHAT THEN HoTH SAID.
when Mrs. biiIboy Called at Mrs.
VMrkl hOnc's.

when Mrs. niiIbo, Called at Mrs.
Turkibone's.
Chicago Tribune
Mrs. nillboy was nlalSias a call at Mrs.
Turlihone'a and the conversation was az
follows.
You know our next door neighbor, Mrs
Derrickman--'
"uh- huh"
"Walks with crutch-"
"uh-h huh"
But she does 1t very gracefully. con-
sdoring -
Yes"
she had TO so down town yesterday
morning. So"
"Uh-huh"
she went out the front way"
YES"
And down the front steps
"uh huh"
Very carefully"
"uh~huh,"
And she sot 10 the bottom of the steps
all right"
"nut the walk was very slippery
"a know"
"And just MS she started to walk"
"Uh-huh."
"Sho slipped and"
"uh. huh. | know It. told James just
before | started over to your house that It
was awfully. slippery"
TN huh"
And he'd better be-
"uh-hun.'
Very CAREFUL
hut he wouldn't"
fuh~huh."
Listen to me-
"uh-huh.
And Just as he"
| Went OUT"
| "uh-huh."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
cora LEvEE BREAKS.
Several Thousand Acres Of wheat
VII lie a TntnI Lnss.

Quincy, H., MAY 22.--The break In the
Cora levee In the south caused the waters
to cover an area Of nearly $1,000 acres of
land and on part of them the water Is three
feet deep. 1t Is estimated that about 5000
or 6000 acres of wheat is submerged and
il probably viii be total loss, The
streams are out of their banks on the Nils
souri, river opposite the city, and the farm
ers have not been able to cross the bot
toms since last evening. Much damage has
been done by washouts and the carrying
away Of bridges.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
TWELVE INNING GAME
PLAYED pETwEEN TUE ATHLETICS
AND THE uJLEN STARS.
The Visitors Heat the Homo Team
by One Run-Gnmc Next sunday,
Probably.

One OF the pret,iost games OF ball played
In the city was played at League Park yes
torday afternoon between the ilulen Stars
of Hulen and the Athletics OF this city. the
score ut the end of the twelfth inning stand
ms to ! In favor OF the stars. The size
of the crowd was kept down by the threaten
ing weather. but those who attended wtrc
treated 10 a good game The boys from uu
len put up clean article OF ball aud any
team that beats them viii have TO play Tao
two teams viii likely play here sunday noNt,
and the boys hope for better attendance. us
they will SO TO the expense OF getting up the
game. The score was as follows.
X ii Il
stars ,...........,...,20o DOL Ol0 0ll--~ s ~ 4
Athletics .........,.. .020 0il 900 GEO. Is Z
batteries stars; Meats and Wilson, Ath-
letics Benson and Werner
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
nenlnI frnm Turkey.

Washington. May 22,-rThe imperial otto
man legation in Washington declares that
the dispatch OF May 81 from constan,inopie
unfinished by the American papers concern
Ing the refusal Of the Turkish authorities
10 refuse 10 allow Americans 10 travel IN
he Interior OF the empire is entirely and
absolutely without foundation.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
ARMY At TAMPA
Live Thousand Regulars and
| Volunteers There.
IRE NOW READY TO MOVE.
transports Are Also Ready
to Move Taem.
k THREE DAYS NEEDED
h.. weu and Horses on Board,
l.. Guns. Men and Horses
ordered There.
K THREE DAYS NEEDED

kork May pa dispatch to the
Inn Tampa, Fla, says; The army
srown 10 considerable proper
L,rr the last week. Within the
|a,strict of Tampa there is now a
mt less than $4,000 regulars and
i II is composed of. Regulars
First brigade light artillery;
-, and Ninth cavalry; the First,
Isi,,h Seventh, Eighth, Tenth.
H. sixteenth, Seventeenth, Twen-
Twenty-second, Twenty fourth
fifth infantry regiments and
|npanies of volunteers.
leland are the First and Tenth in-
hllowing volunteer regiments are
his district: Three from Florida;
knty- first New York, Second Mas
rs Third and Fifth Ohio, Second
and one each from Wisconsin,
b and Iowa.
the volunteers are fully equipped
drilled and ready for immediate
Thpse that are not equipped can
shed with uniform and supplies at
poond Georgia came to the rende-
Ithout uniform or guns. General
said that there are sufficient sup
Re and the Georgia troops will BIT
Suipped and fut in shape In a
bile.
)ichisan regiment also came withou'
BIZ will be furnished with arms I'M
i,
b Shafter denied report that the
Its at Port Tampa are not ready
y Ii would take at least week tc
b in condition for carrying the
He said that ell of the eleven
Pat have been here for some time
|pmplete readiness and that the five
now on the way and which will
p the port in a day or soH are
TO be fitted with hunks and stalls
the orders come for the embarka
said it will require two or three
get the troops, horses and artillery
He still adheres to his view that
fment will be made until the Span
has been disposed of.
fwer to a question, General Shaftel
thought $4,000 troops would bt
LOT Cuba. He said also that he
MINK the movement would be de.
. account of the siege guns. HI
'ces that forty-eight of these guns
with 1000 men and 1900 horses
fen ordered from Washington. bu
e not yet begun to arrive. The,
POI be necessary, of course, in tn,
cement Of the campaign, as the,
'ed chiefly to take part in the bonn.
Pr of Havana
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
u.rls Wide. Missing.

San Francisoo. May 1.-THE bark Midas.
now out ninety seven days from Nagasaki to
the Columbia river, has almost been given up
as lost
On the 9Th instant IS guipeas per cent WAS
the rate Of reinsurance 10 London IL u
feared the Midas was caught IN the same
gallo as the VIII Scott and went down.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
THE HEAVY CANNoNADING.
Not Yet Asccrtained Whether hattie
TooL Place.

TNOVL F'IUVV.
Especial Cable TO The Post and New forh
Herald Copyright, 1898, by James Gordon
Bennett.)
Mole st. Nicholas. Hayti, May 22'--Nu-
merous and very frequent reports, re-
sembling heavy cannonading which were
beard in the Windward passage Friday at
ternoon and Saturday. morning gave rise
to rumor that naval engagement was in
progress between the squadrons of the
United States and Spain. No man. war
has been seen outside the harbor however,
and none has entered it. 1t has been i'm
noysIble to learn whether or not naval
battle actually took place.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
MRS. LONG ILL.
Secretary Of the Navy Returns Home
with His Family.

bingham. Mass, May 22.--Secretary of the
Navy John D. Long, accompanied by Mrs.
Long and their young son, Pierce Long. aud
the family physician, arrived at their home
ington last night 70 accompany Mrs. Long.
who has been very III, to Bingham. The
party reached Boston carly this morning. and
came here on the steamer General Lincoln.
by the special courtesy OF General Manager
Gushing they landed at Crow Point. where the
ex-goyernor's private car awaited them. Mrs.
Long sustained the jOufney very well. Tho
Immediately.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23

WILLIAMS Corpus Christi, Tex. May
1g.--After an Illness OF several months
from that dreaded disease, consumption.
Mrs. Kate WILLIAMS. aged 36 years. ex-
pired at her home In this city yesterday
at 3l5 D. m. The funeral took place from
the Catholic church at o'clock this aet9g-
noon. q, IA & e
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23

Paris, May 22.--The Prix du Jockey club
tFrench derby, OF s27. for 3-year-olds. one
mile and half. was run today. Cardo-Fou
was fret, Dax second and Cahabat third.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
ABOUT PUERTO RICO.

Puerto Rico. the smaller OF the two IS
lands belonging to Spain in the West Indies.
has been Spanish possession almost as
lchg as Cuba, having been discovered by
Columbus in 1923 aud occupied by soldiers
under Pence de Leon carly in the sixteenth
century. II is of vast Importance to Spain
and would he equally valuable TO tho
United States, yielding as 1t does immense
crops OF tropical products. such as coffee.
bananas, sugar aud spices most OF which
We can not raise in this country. Its horses
and cattle are valued throughout the West
Indies and much sought by residents OF
other Islands ON account Of their good
qualities.
Probably no island of the West Indian
archipelago, of which II is the fourth in
point Of size, is more fertile, or so general
~ susceptible OF cultivation MS this. Owing
10 the gentle SLOPE OF It's thousand hills
ana the slight dips OF tho valleys, nearly
every portion 10 cultivated clear 10 the
mountain tops. 1t is q billy, even noun
famous, island. but without the extremely
rugged character Of Cuba aud this explains
the hitherto peaceful state OF Its resident
population; for II would be a comparatively
easy matter for the Spanish soldiers 10 run
any rcvolutonis,s to earth,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-01
AMBITIOUS DUNDON.
He Played Detective Without
Permission and Is
Sorry.

Chanceman John Dundon, of the Conn
mundpaw avenue station. has gotten him
self into trouble through over=zealous-
ness. 1t came about through his effort
to do a little detective work on his own
hook without the knowledge of his super
iors. 1t will be remembered that PATROL
man schiffmeyer, OF the Communipaw
avenue station had considerable diff
Guilty in making an arrest on trolley
car on which the members of the Airing
ton Social Club were enjoying ride The
officer was called to stop a row and was
compelled to draw his revolver in order
to make the arrest. One of the men, Al
fred Dickson, got away, and has not
been seen in this city since
A few days ago Dundon became in
spired with a craving for a reputation,
but in his anxiety to gain fame all in a
jump he forgot to gain the sanction of
his silperiors. Dundon was laboring un-
der the impression that he could locate
Dickson in New York, and, accordingly
dressing himself in citizens clothes and
without permit to leave the city, made
his way to New York Police Headquarters
on Mulberry street. He introduced him
self as an officer from Jersey City and
requested the New York police to help
him catch Dickson. who he said was at
a certain house. Detective Sullivan was
sent out with Dundon, but they failed to
find the man. The detective. after giving
the officer some advice about police work
told enim that he would probably find his
man in this city. Dundon came back, but
before he reached Jersey City the New
York police had inquired of the police in
this city whether Dundon had been sent
to New York or not.
No one at Headquarters knew anything
about Dundons trip and Captain McKalg
was called up. No one there htd heard
of Dundons exploit, but when that am
bilious young man arrived at the station
he was told that Captain AIcKaisi would
like to have the pleasure of an audience
1t was granted. and when Dundon had
finished Interviewing the Captain he
was the picture Of despair.
Some OF the remarks heard during the
.fnteryiew'i were as follows;-stSV who told
you TO do it2', who gave you permis-
sion?" and Didn't you know better?s Go
down to the Inspector and explain it TO
him.
= Whether Dundon succeeded in explain-
ing the affair to the Inspector is mys-
terry for Dundon has not spoken about It
to his COLLEAGUES.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-01
THESE WATER RENTS
Street and Water Commits
sioners Thinking Out a
New Plan for Max
ing Rates.
UNIFORM METHOD TO De ADOPTED
If Successful There Will Be
Little Room for Grum-
bling in the Future.

The Street and Water Commissioners
have tackled in earnest the question OF
the water rates of this city. There has
been so much grumbling, SO many com
plants of late as to the inequality of the
rates charged for water that the Com
missioners are determined to solve the
problem and prevent in future these com
plants.
To that end then this morning the Com
missioners held long session. examining
the rates of large cities like Boston.
Philadelphia, New York, and other muni-
cioalities.
I'VE are trying" said one of the Cc,x-
missioners, :. to arrive at some method
by which we can produce uniformity in
prices charged for water. 1t is a difficult
problem, and if we can succeed we shall
have some method, whereas at present
there is practically none"
The Commissioners will lower some rates
in particular cases, and raise others, and
with the plans of eight or ten cities pe-
fore them they hope to be able to get
down to plan generally satisfactory and
one which can be used for some time. To
large corporations the price has been from
$50 to $lo0 per million gallons. but these
companies, notably the American Sugar
Refinery, have offered strong opposition
on many grounds, but principally that OF
inequality IN the rate and the want OF
system in assessing the tax.
If the city, it is urged, could meter the
water in every case they would profit
considerably because then It would be
shown where the water really went to-.
That there is waste no one will deny.
Among the difficulties of ascertaining
where the water goes to is that of as
eertaining even an approximate idea OF
the water used in the public schools, pub
lie offices and that big consumer, the Fire
Department. Even with meters 1t would
be impossible to figure what every hy-
drant gives out at fires. To make up the
loss the Boards of Street and Water Com
missioners hitherto have gone by a rule
of thumb process, neither satisfactory to
themselves, the taxpayers nor remunera-
tive to the city.
The present Board will earn much
praise if they can adopt such plan by
which the Water Department will be
benefited in its water rents.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-01
PRESIDENT COMING
He Left Cleveland This
Morning and Will Be at
Camp Wikof satur-
day.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. l. 1S9S-Presi-
dent Mckinley and party left Cleveland
for Canton this morning on special train
the Cleveland terminal and Valley Rail-
way. A small crowd of neighbors and
friends assembled to see the party off
It has been supposed that the President
might return to Ohio next week TO at
tend the c. A. r.. reunion at Cincinnati,
but ii was definitely announced that his
official duties in connection with the peace
negotiations will prevent him from doing
SO. The mebeps of the peace commission
are due in Paris to meet the Spanish
commissioners october 10. It will.be nee
essary for them to leave, therefore, bout
September 10, and hence there is only
short time Between Isow and then
for them to arrange their affairs for thetr
protracted absence. and to confer with
the President regarding the negotiations
and the many perplexing questions when
are expected to arise before The final
treaty of peace is agreed to and signed;
So far as could be learned today, the
President does not contemplate any
change in the plans announced hereto-
fore, covering his movements for the
balance of the present week. He expects
now to be at Montauk Point on Saturday
next
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-01
HUDSON RIVER TUNNEL.
Chancellor MoGill Signs
Order to Sell the Pro
perty = Scheme to
Finish the Work.


Chancellor McGill today has signed the
order directing the sale of the Hudson
River Tunnel Company's property and
has appointed Counselor Randolph Parm-
ly master to execute the sale. The suit
to sell the property was brought by Coun-
selorz Henry S. White. OF this city, on be-
half Of the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company. which big corporation holds
the bonds These bondholders will bid
in the property and reorganization will
sensue and the work on the tunnel com
pleted.
Only about $50 yards of this tunnel re-
quires to be done and then there will be
direct communication to New York from
New Jersey under the bed of the "lordly
Hudson When the bondholders secure
the property it is proposed to run troll
ley road through the tunnel and thus en-
able passengers to make the entire jour
ney in about three minutes.
near the foot of Thirteenth street, Jer-
sey City, where there will be constructed
waiting rooms and Offices The descent
to the track will be made BY powerful
elevators.
On the New York City side, near to
the foot of Broome street. similar
entrance win be made there. AS soon as
the sale is effected and the new COM
pany organized work will be rEcommenc-
ed and it is confidently expected the tun-
mel will be ready in the spring
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-01
TEMPLAR CONClAVE.
Pittsburg Preparing a Grand
Reception for the Knights.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Sept l. 189S-Ar-
rangements for the reception and enter
tainment of visiting Sir Knights and la
dies at the twenty-seventh triennial con-
clave, knights Templars, to be held in this
city October 1O-14 are progressing on a
scale which will be unique in the history
of the Order. The reception committee
will detail three members to each visiting
commandery.
They will meet the visitors at the
depot and remain with them in the
capacity of hosts and friendly advisers
during their stay and see that they miss
nothing in the way of entertainments,
souvenirs, etc, during the week In adj
dition two members of the escort com
mittee will meet visiting Communicates
thirty miles out of the city and take
charge of their safe arrival at their head
quarters, and also look after the prompt
delivery of their baggage. Once here
nothing will be left undone to make
mttee has appointed a staff of prominent
physicians who will visit all headquarters
twice a day look after the health OF
visitors and provide medicines where
General P. s. Goblin, Grand marshal
of the parade, says that he expects to
have fifty Generals of the United States
Army on his staff. A new feature of the
grand electrical display, added today, is
to take the form of gigantic cross in
white electric lights to run the full length
of one of the city blocks. Letters have
been received from noted electricians all
over the country stating their Intention
of coming here to witness this display.
Letters were received today from the
Grand Commanders of Maine, Alabama,
Washington and Arkansas, endorsing the
Deace iubilee feature and promising a
large attendance from their respective
States
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-01
LIMITED WRECKED.
Tramps Believed to Have
Opened Switch and
Caused Three
Deaths

FULTON, N. Y, Sept /, 1898 Train 5
on the New York. Ontario and Western
Railroad, known as "The Chicago Limit
ed, was wrecked at ingalls, crossing,
four miles south of this village, at five
o'clock this morning. The wreck was
doubtless due to tramps. who threw open
the switch at which the wreck occurred,
as well as two switches to the north of
the wreck.
1t was an hour and a quarter late, and
running nearly sixty miles an hour when
it was thrown over to the side tracks.
The rapid speed made it impossible to
make sharp turn and the train left the
track when it struck the safety rail. The
engine was thrown twenty feet and blown
to pieces; the tender was inverted; the
trucks of the baggage car were torn off,
and the head coach telescoped the bag
gage car. A vestibuled chair car and the
sleeper Farragut were derAled, but
neither was badly damaged. Engineer
Dowd and Fireman Hall both jumped and
were found under the wreckage of the
tender by passengers from the sleeper.
Both were alive at the time, but DoWd
died in few minutes, and Hall sue
cumbed at o'clock. The body OF Brake
e.
The dead are
Engineer B. C. Dowd, Oswego, leaves
wife and two children.
Fireman William Hall, Norwich.
Brakeman A L. Osborne, Walton
leaves wife and three children.
The injured
Baggageman Charles Desmond, New
York. three ribs broken.
David Hills Oswego. face and legs
bruised and scalp wound.
John Golden, Oswego. burned about
both wrists.
C. A. Patten, Oneonta. hip sprained.
John Ross, Italian, New York, scalp
wound.
George G. Hava, Italian, New York,
B. Bennett, italian, New York, shoulder
bruised.
Peter ]. Hawkinson, Sweden, Wellesley,
Mass, scalp wound.
G. 4. Johnson, swede, Wellesley, Mass,
scalp wound
Gustave Magnuson, Swede, Boston,
Mass, injured about head.
Carl Svenson, Swede, Boston, injured in
wardly.
special train bearing the dead and
wounded arrived here at 10 A. M, and
the latter were conveyed to the hospital
Coroner Van Wrinkle has summoned a
jury and will hold an inquest.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-01
RECIPROCITY WITH CANADA
Warner Miller Does Not
Want Pulp Paper Inter
fered With by the
Commission.


QUEBEC, Sept. l. 1S9S.-The American
Commissioners began hearing representa-
tiyes from the United States at nine
o'clock this morning Only half an hour
was given to each. Up to eleven o'clock
the Gloucester men, representing the
New England Fisheries, the men repre-
senting the Boston Chamber of Con-
merce, and Warner Miller, of New York.
had been heard. Mr.. Miller is here in the
interest of the pulp paper industry. He
desires that the present American duties
on paper and pulp remain as they are.
He says the industry is growing and
thriving in the United States; that Amer
lean manufacturers are all the time inn
proving the quality of paper, and that
the great newspapers, who are the chief
consumers of pulp paper, are satisfied.
He says the Canadian cannot in any way
interfere with the American industry un-
der the present duty. and desires that 1t
be not interfered with.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce men
do not agree with Mr.. Miller and the
representatives of the lumber industry.
Mr.. Hall, representing the Chamber, said
this morning that he would ask the Am
erican Commissioners to establish, IL pos
tions with Canada He favors absolute
reciprocity He says all the New Eng
land States would be generally benefited
by such relations. No joint meeting of
the Commission win be held until late
this afternOOn