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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-01
PRAYING FOR PEACE.
REIhGIous BODIES sTBENu0UsLY
OPPOSED 10 WAR.
Mckinley Appinmdcd for the Pacific
Course % his Policy -Resuiu-
lions ADOPTED by Mcthodists.

New York, March 31.--Patriotic scnti-
ments broke out strongly at the very be
ginning Of the session of the Nav York
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church. Bishop John +. Hurst alluded to
the war situation in his opening address,
aud Rev. James Combes, amid tremendous
applause suggested that the American
flag he displayed on the top of the church
during the continuance OF the conference,
A resolution rommendlis the action OF
President Mckinley during the present
crisis was adopted,
Bishop Hurst in his address said we
are today overshadowed and surrounded by
sonnet hing OF a war cloud. have never
been prouder of the American Christian
people. and especially of the members of
our own church than | am today. We
nre all united in the support of a peacc-
loving aud liherty-loving president. Our
president knows what war means to the
humble citizen. His ideas upon The sub
joct we're not gathered by residing about
IT. He carried a musket and shoulderd a
knapsack AS private soldier. He saw the
horrors OF war, ! know he sympathi2es
with the little island to the south OF MS.
am sure that if We exercise little patience
and little GOODNESS and put n little trust
IN those in authority, all Will come out all
right
The following resolution was then adopt
ed: THE bishops and members of the New
York annual conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal church. assembled in the city OF
Now York. send loyal greetings to the
Christian chief OF our Christian Nation.
assuring him of their confidence in his
patriotism. courage and capacity, and that
they implore the God of nations TO guard
his person and grant him wisdom that shall
enable him to lead tho republic out of dark
ness into light. out of dscord into hon
orable peace, out of Gonsenting co part
nership with barharous cruelty into active
alliance with Christian civilization"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-01
THE CABINET COUNCILS
Impression Prevails that SpniH
NOf Ching To Ncccnf.

Madrid, March n 1.-The cabinet couiS5
| today lasted an hour and half. Croft,
of people watched the arrival and departs
of the notables: but otherwise there VI
no evidence of interest in the subjec u
Madrid Nothing definite is yet knsn'
concerning the decision arrived at. aniA,,
is expected it will not be revealed usk
after the conference with General SteEfa
l.. Woodford, the United States minlsfs
The Impression prevails, however. "
Spain will not agree TO the proposals. Il
Senior Sagasta, the premier, in an Int
view today declared he would do evh18
thing possible to keep peace, but, he WI
ed. eve can not submit to any ATTACK 81
the honor or integrity of the country.' h
After the cabinet meeting, which
presided over by the queen regent
ministers had another hours conferes
after which the following semi Official ~
was lssued
Captain General Blanco telegraph
account of a glorious combat OF Gers
Luque against the insurgents commas
by Call2to Garcia and also makes exoepsazS
reports Of the progress OF the opersll
setting forth that the qualifications an "a
advanced in the Western provinces
the concentration of the peasants has 81
revoked. Public works are also being g
menced, to give employment TO all sH
cants. In view of this, new and I'M
tanl submissions are expected"
The minister of public works today el
in an interview that the last twenfy-'5
hours had brought favorable chang
the situation. When the minister
asked II he meant on account of the
from Washington. he replied: NO.
feeling of satisfaction don't refer Y
Unlted States,
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SPANS THREE PROPOSALS.
TO Release the Reconcentrados-To Declare an
Armistice-To Withdraw From Cuba.

In regard To
Of between
made TO him by Minister
talks with Premier saga
meeting the
Cuban question This
i o points follows
back TO thoIr homes and supply them
money TO sust conditions be restored
and Cuba with the end In
difficulties and tho withdrawal of tho Span
from
n Cubhns and the spaniaris
dcrtandlng during
event The absolute
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-01
Observation-Disclosures

Boston, Mass, March 3i,-The officers of
the Congregational missionary organiza-
ton, bodies having wide relations through
out the land and the world, and other citi-
zens having their headquarters at the Con-
gregational house in Boston. held u meet
ing and passed a resolution to the effect
that they unite in the hope and expecta-
ton that their representatives in both
houses OF congress will do their utmost to
check hasty congressional action and TO
sustain the president in his efforts 10 Sc
cure an honorable, and If possible, peace
able adjustment of our relations with
Spain. not disregardng the interests of the
oppressed people Of Cuba The resolution
has beou Forwarded to United States Sem
ator odge and Congressman Gillette. and
President Mckinley notified of the fact.
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in the committee and relations replied
Mr. Frye. sarcastIcally, renders any re-
ply 10 his remarks unnecessary. The com
mittte Is acting advisedly In asking that
the resolution go over and the committee
viii endeavor 10 enttle itself to that con
hdcnee which the senator from New
Hampshire has 80 elouuently expressed.
Mr. Frye then renewed his motion to
recommit the resolution TO the committee.
n shall not object. sharply responder
Mr.. Chandler, TO letting the committee
on foreign relations have control OF the
resoiution.-to let the committee start. turn
back and then start again. VIII help the
committee whenever | can.
The motion TO rccomnit was passed.
Thereupon Mr.. Chandler rtintroducel on
his own account the committees resoln-
ton and asked that II 70 over until to-
morrow.
Mr.. Frye gave notice that he wou d
move. when the resolution was called up,
10 recommt 1t TO the committee on for
eign relations.
Consideration of the sundry civil appro-
Drlation Bill was then begun.
After thifty-fiye pages of the bill, In
Guiding all OF the committee amendments
therein except two. had been disposed o.
the measure was laid aside.
MIR. Iawiey Comm OF the military az
fairs committee presented an amended
inint resolution offered by Mr.. Bacon tGa)
for tho erection az temporary fortitiea-
tons. He said the resolution was now
amended 50 MS to eliminate tho objections
that had been raised against the original
one II IL as follows: That In case of
emergency. when NJ the opinion OF the
nrosldent. the erection Of any temporary
Notifications lis deemed Important and
urgent such fertilization may he
constructed on written consent OF the
nj lN lpp nf " Ia
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-01
WIN. ]. BRYAN ON CUi
Time for Intervention Has Cd
aud Is Justifiablc.
WAR IS TERRIBLE, But A NECESsil
Humanity Demands that the uniki
states Intervene spnin Has,
Only Herself to Diamc.

Lincoln, Neo., March 3l.-Hon. W..
Bryan tonight made the following al
ment for the Associated Press in ans,
TO the question whether in his judea
The time had arrived for the United 81
TO intervene in behalf OF the Cubans ,
bring the war to an end.
s'Yes, the time for intervention hss I
rived. Humanity demands that we 4
act. Cuba lies almost within sight Of
shores and the sufrerings Of her people
not be ignored unless we as a nation =
become so engrossed In money makinaI
to be Indifferent to distress.
Intervention may be accomplished
danger and expense. but existence can
be separated from responsibility, and
sponsibility some times leads natio
wen as an individual into danger. A ned
Dor must sometimes incur danger I'll
neighbor and a friend for friend.
WAR is terrible thing and can no!t
defended except rs a means to an end q
vet it is sometimes tho only means
which necessary end can be secured. n
state Furnishes its own citizens by imnl5|
onment or even death when counsel 4
persuasion fail. War is the final arbiter u
tween nations when reason and diplonS
are of no avail.
Spain might not resist interventlonsR
is to be hoped she would recognize the n1I
Of the United States to act and immedtX
ly withdraw from Cuba. but whether u
resonts Intervention or not, the Un5i
States must perform plain duty.
Spain has only herself to blame for q
condition of affairs In Cuba. If she d.fj
to her former subjects the right Of u
and calls the Cuban army a mob, let q
remember the words of Victor Hugo. \
The mob is the human race in mlssS
mo nation can afford to make its a
pie miserable. If the Cubans prefer az
10 Spanish rule 1t must be because Spar
rule has robbed life of Joy and hope q
nation sows the wind it must rsuItS
whirlwind."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-01
pLAyING EoR TIVE.
lei Liberal Outlines the Policy to lie
pnrsmnh hN Snnim.

Madrid, March Bel Liberal says;
THE moment of tho denouoment (solution
of The crisis) has drawn much nearer.
There may yet be found means to delay
matters but we doubt It."
Tho paper mentioned then adds: eve
ought to apply ourselves to obtain gain
of time, or heartily devote ourselves 10
the contrary. IN our opinion 1t would be
acceptable, even preferable. to accept an
extreme measure which would cut the
knot II IT failed to unite IT. The situation
IS such that, by avoiding external strug-
gle VIC may fall into a stlll graver one
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-01
SNAIL ToMNs scAaED.
Asking for Fortifcnti"ns IN
NNr sh0utd Occur.

Washington. March 3i.--Many apps.,
tions are being received at the ens'Ds'
cirloe Of tie war department from
towns along the coast for the erecuo'
some means Of defense 70 withstano
assaults Of foreign shins in the eve
war. The cfice is. however, po~erieRs]]
tho event Of war 10 caniply vita ihfes
queets, es there are no furds ayaiale
ne purpose Officials Of tbs engineer
.fcitye ell The moloy availsblo shoq|
expended on the larger cities. as the
aoiliiy of attacks on small towns
commercial Interests are not great
sonsbly small.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-01
CORRESPONDENT ExPELLEp
Musgrnye Appealed 10 His Co.
but Got M Comfort. l

but Col M Comfort.
New York, March s1.--George Co.
grave, the newspaper correspondent Y
has just been expelled from Cuba,
sentod the London Chronicle aud ~
York journal and Advertiser, He w
~ visited the rebel lines and intersts1
President Masso o, the Cuban w.
al the ciyil government headauaries1
cainaguey and made thorough
ton OF Calixio Garcia's patriot ar
The Interior. The London Chronlc,s
appealed to the British foreign OLD
protection for Musgroye, who is
subject. The British consul in
says thpt " the correspondent nay r
inside the rebel lines in defiance o.
ornnent rules, he must expect ~
any support from the British fore's'
fec 49,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-01
ADVICE Eon srAIN.
MtGht Rc Forced To Weld Ia Henson
IN save the rynnsty.

4" save the rynnsty.
London March ai-The Westminster
Gazette This afternoon. noting "spaln's
difficulty IN Yielding in view of the danger
OF the dynasty" asks how. in this situa-
ton. can Europe best help Spain and tho
queen whom all respects And answers
ny an EXPRESSION of opinion so unani-
mSus and decisive that IN bowling TO IL the
queen nnd her ministers viii seem to lie
yiclulng e force n'ajeure II this Is donp
and President Mckinley parsnfs the poli y
OF SAVING the face OF Spain by sch IN
o. purchasf or other means. a conai,t
may be avoided without . serious damage
20 the existing dynasty. We hone our 70
crnment viii advise tho spnniards in TIM
strongest language to make terms,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-01
SnnpIsh Pntrlnti,m.

Madrid March al.-The rrsh for seats
Ter The performances A. the RoyiI theat +
In behalf OF the spapisi navy Increase
tho queen HIS Paid Soool pss tag far a
box. the Spanish ministry PAID 5000 resets
'or boxes, several capliaiists arr TAXI q
stalls az ne'ooo pssetas the Bapk o.
sra'n paid 5aa.opo pesetss sni other or
ssni1ations and individuals paid enormoas
sums. - :
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-08
Swallowing His Words.

"While was at Moscow" writes a
traveller, whose words are reproduced
by the Detroit Free Press, ''a volume
was published in favor of the liberty of
people. In this book the iniquitous
conduct of the public functionaries,
and even of the sovereign, were CEN
sured severely. The book created in
dignation, and the offender was at once
taken into custody. After being tried
in summary way, he was condemned
to eat his own words. A scaffold was
erected in public square, the imperial
provost, the magistrates and the physi-
clans of the czar attending, the book
was separated from the binding, and
the margin cut off. The author was
then served, leaf by leaf, by the pro-
vost, and was obliged to swallow this
unpalatable stuff on pain of the knout.
more feared in Russia than death. AS
soon as the medical gentlemen we're of
the opinion that he had eaten as much
as he could with safety, the transgressor
was returned to prison. This punish
ment was renewed the following days,
until after several hearty meals, every
leaf of the book was actually swal-
loWed.'
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-08
Acute Hearing.

With some fortunate persons the per-
ception of sound Is wonderfully keen.
An able violinist went to fill an engage
ment in a strange city, and engaged
apartments in a street where all the
houses were built according to one pat
tern. Returning to his rooms late one
night, and having entirely forgotten the
number of the house, he was at loss to
find his lodgings, until a musical expe-
dent occurred to him. He imagined
that he should be able to distinguish
the sound of his landlady's street door
bell, and so he deliberately went along
the street, ringing each bell, till he ar
rived at one Of a certain tone, which
he at once recognized as the right one,
and on hearing which he waited until
he was admitted. This nicely of ear is
not confined to musicians. An English
lieutenant, on leave of absence from
his regiment, spent night at one Of
the hotels of Manchester. The follow
ing morning, as he was sitting at break
fast, q band of street musicians came
past, and in one of the instruments he
thought he recognized the peculiar style
of the playing of man who had per-
formed on that instrument in the band
of his regiment, but who had deserted.
found his surmise correct, and, greatly
ito the deserter's astonishment, caused
him to be at once arrested.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-08

says that it paid $3.50 for each of his
"Barrack-ROom Ballads" and that ''The
Seven Seas brought him $1,000. He
has received 80 cents a word for a
10.000-word story. Anthony Hope
charges $3.50 for a magazine story, re-
serving the copyright. Mr.. Gladstone's
price for a review Is $1,000. Conan
Doyle received $50, ZOO for "Rodney
Stone," Mrs. Humphry Ward $4,000
for Robert Elsmere," $4,000 each for
David Grieve" and "Marcella," S75,-
600 for ''Sir George Tressady" and $75,-
600 for "Bessie Costrell." Ian Mac
laren has made $35, 900 out of ''The Bon
ME Briar Bush" and "Auld Lang
Syne." Rider Haggard still asks from
$7o to $10O column of 1 800 words and
will not write for less than $4,000.
The highest price ever paid for a
novel is 100000, which was handed
over to Alphonse Daudet for his "Sap-
pho" Zola's first fourteen books net
ted him 100000, and in twenty years
he has made at least $4,000. Rus
kin's sixty-four books bring him in $2O,-
600 a year. Swinburne, who writes
very little, makes $1,000 a year by his
poems. Browning, in his later years,
drew $4,000 year from the sale of
his works, and Tennyson is said to
have received 100000 a year from the
Macmillans during the last years of
his life. Mr.. Moody Is believed to have
beaten all others, as more than 81, ,25O,-
600 has been paid in royalties for his
hymns.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-08
A Bicycle Coincidence.

A remarkable coincidence has just
happened at Portsmouth, England,
which is thus recorded by The West
minister Gazette: A local doctor, Wis
iting a colleague at his surgery three
miles off, left his bicycle resting against
the curb outside. When his call was
ended, the bicycle was missing, and he
communicated with the police, after
ward returning home. An hour or two
later constable on duty in the neigh
borhood of this doctors surgery saw a
cyclist fall from the machine he was
riding, which had skidded on the tram
lines. The man, young gunner in
the Royal Artillery, was found to be
seriously hurt, and was taken to the
surgery for medical treatment. The
doctor recommended the mans removal
to the hospital, his leg being fractured.
As he was being taken away the doctor
looked at the bicycle, and found that
it was his own! The police are now
investigating the affair.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-08
work IN the patent ofaoe.

In 1897 there were received 45, ,661
applications for patents, and in addi-
tion large number of applications for
designs, trademarks, etc. Patents
granted numbered %. 729, including
designs; 65 patents were reissued, 1,671
trademarks registered and IA labels
and 16 prints. The number of patents
that expired was IL, ,926. The total ex-
penditures, 81, ,22, ,S43; the receipts over
expenditures, $3.50, 1893. The total bal
ance to the credit of the patent Office in
the treasury of the United States Jan
uary l, 1898, was 81, 970, 438.
In proportion to population more
patents were issued to citizens of Con-
necticut than to those of any other state
one to every 1856 inhabitants. Next
in order are the following: Massachu-
setts. District of Columbia, New Jer-
sey, Rhode Island, New York.
To residents Of England 7O6 patents
we're issued; to residents of Germany,
551; Canada, 2s6. and France, %.
The number of applications received
for examination during the year was
greater than for any other in the his
tory of the Office. Applications await
ing action December 20 last numbered
1882, due to the inadequacy of the
Office force. For the 10 years begin
ming in 1910 the average number of
application was 1, ,186, and for the eight
years beginning with 1890 it has grown
to Al ,479 per year.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-08
Sells Rum to the Heathen.

The recent voyage of a certain brig
from Boston to the gold coast of Africa,
as described for publication by her cap
tain, is interesting reading. 1t will
doubtless interest the temperance ~
missionary societies to know that the
brig left Boston Laden with 10 hogs
heads of rum for the little-known gold
coast. Although she took some other
articles, most of the profits of the voy-
age were to come from the rum. So
utterly primeval is this isolated part
of the African coast that the cargo had
to be landed through the surf from the
vessel. Through some remarkable
aboriginal instinct the natives scented
the cargo almost before the brig was
in sight, and as soon as she was at an
chor dived through the waves like hun
CRY sharks.
Among the interesting facts about
the African natives related by the cap
tain is that since there are no beasts of
burden and no conveyances on the gold
coast the barrels of rum are rolled in
land by hand, so that liquor has thus
been rolled hundreds of miles into the
country. 1t Is further related that the
natives have become so infatuated
with rum carried from various coun-
tries to their coast that a vessel which
| proposes to have cargo landed must
carry it as currency, or no business can
be done. Gold is a deprecated currency
as against rum on the lonely coast. The
! wonderful 4,OO0-mile voyage Of this
,, brig to the gold coast with ITO hogs
heads of New England rum offers some
most interesting suggestions for mis-
sionaries and temperance reformers to
! ponder.-Boston Globe.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-08
CAPTAIN Cutie in Safety.

Many are the prayers that are
breathed for those that have gone forth
to brave the dangers of the open ocean.
remarks a writer in The Illustrated
American, yet catastrophes on record
have occurred in still water within
sight, almost within touch of land.
The Episcopal prayer book contains a
formula of prayer for those at sea,
which may perhaps include those that
are upon the waters of rivers or an
chored in harbors. The horrors that
have occurred within close range OF
land make more grewsome than humor-
Gus the remark of Captain Cuttle, who,
when in a stress of weather, under
close-reefed foresails, with the matches
battered down, used to retire to his
cabin and murmur as he slipped his
grog, 'God help the poor creatures on
shore tonightP'
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-08
THE TELL=TALE TICK.

home, and here also were the trustees,
and those who manipulated the road.
l never liked the president of the
company, though he lived in the hand
soonest house in the place and treated
me with uniform courtesy. He had a
cold uncertain manner that did not
seem to be worthy of trust. Certainly
l should not have put my millions into
his hands.
One night, when he did not reach
home, his wife came down to the tele-
graph office and asked me if l had
heard from him. l was forced to tell
her no. This happened frequently; and
one evening, when he had been late
and she had made three trips in her
carriage to the telegraph office, he said
to me: Tomorrow l will have pr1-
vate wire put in my office in Pine street
and when l am detained, l will tele-
graph you, and you can send a mes
sage to my WIFE"
The next day the wire was put In,
but as the president came nome
promptly that night, it was not used.
But on the following day at 5 o'clock
1 got telegram from him telling me
that he would not be home until 8
o'clock, and ordering me to send word
to his wife. l did so by the station
messenger.
An hour later there came another
message from the presidents office. 1t
was that he would be detained still
later, and telling me to send word
home to that effect.
"Is that alp l asked.
The message came back in sharp
staccato notes:
"That is ALL" I leaned back In my
chair cold and faint, for the hand was
the same that had sent me the message
on the night poor Tom Brown was
killed.
The next day came to the city on a
leave of absence to investigate the life
of Arson Tryson, president Of the At
lantic and Pacific Telegraph Company.
l found that three years before he had
been q laborer on the Sioux City Rail-
road, with not a dollar to his name, and
that his sudden rise had been the talk
of Wall street.
! Well, did not let it drop there, but
hunted down the case until 1 proved
that Arson Tryson, with a gang of
accomplices, had robbed the express
train that night, and killed my old
friend Tom Brown. And one day l
took a trip up country to see him swing
for it.-Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-08
Honoring a Dead Cat.

The most novel incident that ever oc.
Cured here was the funeral of Old Bill,
the favorite old cat Of the town, says
correspondent of the New York World,
writing from College Corner, o. A
pretty casket, covered with black cloth
and lined with blue sateen, and having
the usual outside trimmings, with a
large name-plate, inscribed "Old Bill"
was made, and the old pet laid in state
in his last nest. He was the property
of Barkley, the druggist, and the pet of
the entire inhabitants. At the drug
store, where he lay in state, hundreds
of people viewed the remains, and many
brought flowers as last token OF their
friendship. The body was taken in a
carriage by the immediate friends to
the grave in the rear of Barkley's resi-
dence lot, where it was buried with
more care and solemnity than many
humans receive.