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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-15
GOVERNMENT OF POR TO RlCO
Geceral Brooke Has Been Given Tx
plicit Instructions.
10 BIZ MILITARY FOR THE PRESENT.
mt Many of the civil Functions are
10 BE Instituted Hefotc
Congress Meets.
10 BIZ MILITARY FOR THE PRESENT

Especial UlspitlH ~ Inv NSN'f
Washirgton. oc.obsr 1i.--upon taking
uosse,slon OF Porto Rico on Tuesily next.
Major General Brooke will put in opera
ton Ia the island military governmenI
containing several important civil features.
Instructions on the subject were recently
sent to him. bat these are 10 be modified
By fur.her orders 10 be cablei 10 him as a
result OF the consideration OF the subject
which is being given by Secretary Hay and
Secretary Gage.
Secretary Alger said this afternoon that
the military government would continue
until congress had an opportunity to deter
mine IN. character of civil government
which should be given to the island, but
that some important civil features would
be put in operation. These. understa a.
relate to the judicial, postal and customs
administration. the plans tor which are b.
ing prepared In the state, treasury ana
postoffice Departments.
/ am able TO state on authority that
military governor will not be apo nted
for the island Major General Brooke VIII
have command but It Is not certain how
long he will remain In san Juan. TINS IS
a matter which will be settled by the pres
ldent upon h.s returh
The war department IS greatly embar-
raesed by the ques' ion OF how to garrison
the island. General Brooke has been re-
questci to cable he departm mt as 10 the
number Of men absolutely necessary 10 pro-
tect life and property in Porto Rico. His
reply has not yet been received.
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.VIRDEN IS STILL EXCITED.
All Kinds of BaseIess liumors Put in
Circulation.
C0RONER'S JURY TAKING TESTIMONY
Guards Claim the Miners Were the
First tn Firc-Inuncr Forbids the
Searching of Trains.
NER'S JURY TAKING TESTIMONY

Virden, H., October IA new CULVER OF
tnroughout the afternoon from > O'Clock I'M
I'll night. Rumor followed rumor and not
even the bet informed had any idea as to
what would develop during the night Ru-
mors that another trainload of negroes was
on its way here kept the excitement al n
high tension, hut tae militia are in complete
possession of the stockade, ana are closely
guarding the property.
The coroners jury heard a large number
OF witnesses today, but did not conclude
its work.
Warrants We're sworn out today before
local magistrate by an officer of the Miners
union charging President Loucks, Manager
Lukens ana others with "conspiring 10
murder" hut on the a4vice o. The militia
officers Y charge he hey were not sevad.
Mans ger l.uken3 Of the coal company says
ne can MOI afford 10 pay ne money demand
ed by The miners.
he State has taken absolute possession
OF our properly" hs said, "ani has prac
tcaliy prohibited us from operating our
mines"
DR.. Peterson Of the Thie detective agen-
W NdS Auc AAsL N.tur:S lCIay pO4oIS tlt
ooroner's jury. lie related the incident
leading up TO Wednesdays battle and to!l
the story CT the hg1t at the north gate,
where he was In charge of he compaRy's
gucrds. He was sure that his men did not
open the battle and furthermore he asserted
that he cautioned taem not to fire on nu-
merouS OCCASIONS during the battle.
The most important testimony was that
of J. DeBarrow OF East st. Louis, in charge
fhA "a N do -
fired Oh Wednesday. DeBsrrow said thai
when the train carrying the negroes was
about 100 yards south OF the depot the fir
ing began from the exterior on either side
OF the tracks, and that he gave orders 10
the men to drop to the floor of the car. He
stated that the occupants of the car were
colored men. women ard children, ana that
when he gave those orders he eoud heai
the women and children snraAmire and
yelling That they had been shot, After the
depot was passed the fire became ,ery
fierce again from the outside and continued
until th--rain reached the stockad- y nen
the tra!n drew up alongside the enclosure
IT, was met with another volley o, ehois
Tie claims the guards on the train h4l not
fired single shot during the whole en-
gagement.
Al the afternoon session the wounded
guards televen In number) who were on
tne tialn with the negroes, testified that
the firing was commenced By the strlkers.
Some acknowledged that the guards re-
turned the tire, nut hUnC would aclnowl-
edge that he individually had fired The
men said they we're under strict orders not
to fire except in self defense
One of .ae wounded guards who had been
at the si1ckade previous TO "Wednesday in
his testimony stated that h. positively
knew that there We're 70 guards in the
tower over the shaft or that any Of the
filing came from the stockades.
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GARCIA's ATTITUDE.
Secretnry's Statement Differs from
ncnOrts from Othcr Sources.

hcNOFIN fEoUi oihNT
Havana, October l4.-Cosme de la Tor
riente, aide de camp and secretary of Cen
eral Calixto Garcia, is quoted in an inter-
view as saying that the general has not ac-
cepted any proposal from General Lawton
or any other American sSdcials that 1t is
not true he is making tour of the eastern
part of Cuba. advising the disband.ng OF
the Cuban army and that tlere is no uuin
in the statement that Garcia is going to
the United States for the purpose of en-
cGayorus TO raise loan, which he has no
authority 10 do.
The aide and secretary asserted that Gar
cta mas not deniel the legality of the actual
revolutionary government of Cuba nor mas
he accepted the preSumary OF the UIltei
states. But It, appears Garcia has unofa-
cially EXPRESSED the opinion that the pes
ent Cuban government, owing 10 lack Of
members and personnel could not be vo&-
Saered legal as a quorum was impossible,
and. therefore, its sStions are unc0natitu-
tiOual
General Garcia it says, in all quaa, ols
OF authority at the present momen'. only
recognizes the general in chief OF t1e c.
ban army, though he recognizes tia iran
sitory government Of the United states .s a
con auence of intervention, ana hpns
commanded b; the revolutionary govern
ment to accept Il and TO co-operl-e Milh
the american army at Santiago, he obcyed
orders.
Further General Garcia is alleged &c adj
yccate The closest union between the Span
iards ani Cubans on the island, sorGey,hg
the pa and uniting in every e. for ltnkip :
to the establishment Of an indepel lent gov
ernment.
Those statements are considered amcug
the Spanisris here as nii,2ilg jrroIA s
real attitude toward the United States AID
the future of Cuba
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STANDS PlRl|
IMPORTED LABOR WILL NOT BIZ NJ
LOWED TO ENTER ILLINOIS.
He Says the Mine Owners Are NJ
Cause of the Trouble and the De-
tectiVes Guilty of Murder

Springfield, H., October IA. -GossaI
Tanner tonight gave out lengthy as
view TO the Associated Press regarilH d
situation az Virden and his attitude Of I
importation of miners into the Stas.
said.
My position has been from the hsy3
ming, and | am now more positive
that position, emphatically against The n
por;ation OF LABOR Into Illinois. nol N
the Southern States alons. but trau
other States, because such a pernkA11
system, as | have, sad before, na,ssrI
brings to our State and dumps % Oa]
an undesirable class OF citizans and 81
propose If can help 1t that the Ssf !
Illinois shall be used as a dumping ~
for the criminal and IDLE CLASSES o.
States or other countries,
'If one, two, three, or even fa.saf
pers come 10 our State in the pfopei /
der and In tha ordinary way, saskis
est employment, AMI the mine owael
fit to employ Them VIII givs them ~
protection necessary to 0psra!e
mines. The Chicago Virden COMPANY
been Intentional law breakers ms
an agent to Alabama and by lAN
lenses Induced ma5ross to come neis,
ing them into trains like cattle, lo'hu
doors of the cars, feeding inem
Stock and procuring the services
guards from a detective agency sna
vading The State in an Illegal nlssnS
he says II h had been appIisea
coming OF the train he would have
met IN at tha State line with The NJ
guard and d,sarmed and maze pt'sss'T
every man bearing arms. 81.
He charges tho owners OF tnc ~
Virdon mine with firing on the m.nsu !.
and with being law breakers ~
inally reepou sible for the bloossun
Wednesday and the detectives sl1 N
as guilty. of murder. He says
they should and WIN be ind,cIe1 a 4
Macoupin county grand Jury Ioi
Referring TO the action OF osysas
in searching the train which pore ~
miners back to Virdsa last es.a' y,
governor sand that Captain crs's
ceeded mis- authority and he nav
Colonel Young. now comm'na1e 80
den, TO rot interfere with lns W.
OF the trains. but TO only proven, "
loading Of imported laborers. No. X
"a
loading at once would bring apou so,ur
"As l sai1 al the beginning, -
the governor. cit is not my PM
has ii been from the first 10 u' ~
against the negro, The negro na .,,rls,
right under our laws ana ooss .ss ~
all other classes and nationalilss ~
am opposed TO is the perm lou' ~
importing Baborers. s.ru
"PerllIps in placing an EN- sss,,s
imported labor am a little I'd 80
statutory enactment. Howaser, N
in the Interest," of society 1t pecom
sary to enforce law IN sasan
statutory enactment. IN
"Mlny good people, perhaps,;; ,ss. u
| should have sent troops 70 s,S -
this difficulty occurred. HAD s..,ss
would have been using the
agert to further the Interests
owners. as the moment the troop ss Al
landed they would have dispeI's.,r.n
miners and of course the aysis r,S
owners could have landed the .rst
letor w'-hou, difficulty, thus a'''''
their end"
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HoLGuiN TO ne OCCUPIED,


tspcciai Gable Dispatch &c the New York Hen.
aid and The Houston Post Copyrighted,
1898, Ly James Gordon Be1nettl
Havana, October l4.-Messrs. Clous and
Hart visited General PARADE this mora
ing, delivering the documents concerning
the evacuation OF the island sud cory Of
the minutes Of the last joint session. for
which the Spaniards had made request.
In General parrado's office they met
General luQue who commands the Spanish
forces about HOlguin, General Parade Ia
formed a'l, C-ous thar the entire eastern
end OF cuba. with the exception Of Puerto
Principe, viii b. evacuated by November
!, Holguln w.e3 he he next polt to be oc.
cup'od by the American forces
-Four Spanish transports, the CovadonsA.
Colon, san Isn2clo and Montivideo will
take he Houps from Chara, leaving De-
toher 20. % IS ard 80. The Americans will
occupy Hoguin about October 60.
The Miguel Joysr the Relna Mar.
Cristlna AID tho Montserrat have left Ha-
vans this Week carrying enough soldiers
20 make the total leaving Cuba SEQ. not
counting those transported from Santiago.
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SHORT NEMS STORIES.

NEW YORK.-Lazard Freres & Co. an
nounce that they will import sSOOoOO more
gold
CHARLESTON. s C.--Thls city. ne well as
savannah, will be n point OF emoarkaton OF
troops for Cuba.
LENlNGToN.-rwo deaths are reported az
division hospitals, one caused by typhoid and
one by pneumonia.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. All sessions OF the
Christian Woman's Board Of Missions were
web attended. About 1900 delegates are 10 at
tendance.
WAStilNGToN.--Dr. n. 5, Lincoln, 20 years
Of agc, the oldest and best known physician
OF this city, is dead. He was one OF the at
fencing physicians upon President GarGelu
CiiARLESToN, s. C.--colonel W, II. Kop-
eriscn OF the First regiment, National Guard
OF South Carolina, n colorcd regiment has
been suspended for pawning rifles belonging
To the regiment,
WAsHlNGToN.-Colo CASTOR believes
there may be trouble in Oklahoma soon The
arnuities paid by the government TO the In
danS have been cut of and they have no way
OF maintaining themselves.
ST LouIs.--ollver Greedy, wanted In Mig
Bay Ark, for murder is held IN ST Louis
n'ti W. ", Lee, his partner In The crime, ts
In lail at 81, Charles Mo-. awaiting the ar
r,vkl OF the Arkansas sheriff with relulsitiou
payers,
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SUMMARY OF TODAY'S IMPORTANT NEWS



Galveston -reks to regain the fruit trade
that She once had
Former Kentuckians. virginlans and
Goorglans had day at the Dallas fair.
The Orange quarantine is o very en-
baraGsing as well as most stringent
ore.
Paul wenee sricided by jumping into a
W,li nlar Austin,
Farmers In the Wichita country are
holding million bushels CT wheat for
an advance In price.
IN lengthy opinion, the attorney gem
erals office hoids that school trustees
have not tho right TO contrae, with pub
fishing company.
Some quick. work IN roplng and tying
steers was done ut San Angelo.
Young boy killed himself near Franklin
while illustrating a method Of suicide.
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1900 -
TANNER DETERMINED.
Militia Ordered to Prevent Importea
Negroes Landing mt Pann

Negroes Landing Mt Pslnn.
Pana, H., October IA telegram was
received today from virden saying that IN
all probability Operator Lukens Of the
Virden Coal company will attempt to land
at Pana the imported negroes which. after
a bloody fight, were shut out Of Nirden.
A conference was Immediately held NV
telephone between Captain Harris OF com.
pany G. Aurora, H.. commanding. the mi.
litiaFhcrs and Adjutant General Reese and
Governor Tanner at Springfield. The ron.
ference resulted in the governor or5or,,o
Napiain Harris to immediately nm, an
guard at each of The coal mines and At
The approaches Of each railroad iu,o Fan,
ana unaer no circumstances to permit apy
supported negroes to land at pans.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-15

RAILROADS..

The Pee Gee promises to cut a wide
sNath In railroad affairs.
Lumber firms threaten to institute re-
bate suits against certain railroads.
judgment tx catered against tho Santa
Fe at Austin for $500 III each OF twenty
suits for violation of commission rules.
The Pecos aud Northern railroad notifies
the commission that It's nineiy-four miles
of road in Texas WIN be completed in two
weeks.
Reports filed at Austin show the Cen
trail Texas and Fort Worth and New Or
leans railroads have each II healthy cash
surplus on hand.
The Interstate commerce commission or
dcrs an investigation regarding alleged
rate cutting in Texas.
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However, thc men In the hospital did not
suffer because the Red Cross society fur
nished the desired assistance,
nr. Seminar said that he hal been IN
charge OF 200 ooavaloscenls ON hoard re-
turning from Ponce. Tao ship was anrpnel
vita army travel rations which. while
plentiful and good OF the kind, We're not
suitable for iuvalids. and upon appeal TO
the Red Cross and National Aid society ho
was supplied by them with what he de-
s.red As q consequence all the patents
except one ealnod weight and strength cur
ing the vayAge He made no formal requisi-
ton 10 the government authorities for diff
fereut rGtions because he was told he could
get only the regular ratons and because OF
the Willingness OF the Red Cross society 10
furnish what be could use. Tnc statement
he reiterated In response TO several uues-
tons why he had not secured other rat,oas.
Returning to his stay In Porto Rico, Or.
Seaman ssld there mad been universal COM
plant At the hospitals OF deficiency u
suitable supplies, lie had been told re-
poatedly that tho G0-cent Il day ration fer
| the sick could no, he furnished in Porto
Rico II was not even supplied 10 the goh-
eral military hospital,
He said In reply to question chat he I'D
not know that the commisssry at Ponce had
| on hand n quarter of million dollars or
any other sum for supplying delicacies 10
| the sick: he only knew they were not sup
| piled.
~ l,,',,'..,,S ~ is ~ n'uf ,,t,9
| six inches of each other, When hv lett
80 80. ~ ~ oon $3.50 WV 81" ~
" N'' " iNNsN'
| br, seaman grew somewhat frascole I'M
aer Ut Vohhor questioning and finally
| folused 10 aaswer, sGyine Tao questions
pui 10 me here are OF Character oaleu-
ia'el 70 place me IN RAISE position OF aq-
euslhg me medseal department. OF the army
OF inai-aomlnistfatioh' such Is not the
case. rssard the conduct or this depart
ment by Or sternbers as above repIoacA
ana Whatever isult there was was ~ an
o'ner aspsrlmen'.
AA'er kone pretty fhaIp cross firhGg DIR.
'onpVi sac ne wound ASK no more questions
OF the wihsss'
Mt heaver lolo ipr seaman that no ques-
\ Won wonld De put 10 hn tAat was no,
proper nat ne tSoNefnor heayerl would III
SIS upon ms s9sweIins. aud i he did not
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COMING BACK At TANNER.
Alton Road Protests Against the
action of the Governor


Chicago October Complications
which threaten TO assume greater propor-
lions than the clash between Federal and
Strife authorities during the railway strike
under A'tge5gs administration promise 10
grow out of Governor Tanners action In
refusing TO allow the Alton road to unload
nes.o miners al NGden. Solicitor Brown
OF the Chicago and Alton left for Spring-
meta today. The governor will be sougb, p,
sol.i'or Brown, who Will assume charge
OF the situation Nt Widen so far as rSa
Altoa is Concerned. Steps will be taksn
s.a. by the Avon to secure legal re-
dress for the alleged interf renee Win The
ioaA The Officials OF the Alton ella M tba1
que OF the nrt sacred prerosatiyss Of n
common carrier was ou,caged M tbev sx-
lpsss their determination to ind out II The
soVeruo' OF the State can "sxerciss ,aw.
less force" as they term n wgtb,,,, , .dm
held TO account oe'hs
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cows .:nCIN,..

Cotton futures In Liverpool up half l-6i,
l to points In New Orleans and . 70
points In New York Spots unchanged,
with sales of lj,00o bales in Liverpool.
Southern railway stocks generally firm.
Money cheaper In New York than in
any OF the great financial ceuters.
Tho grain markets. after opening weak,
closed strong and higher. Corn is up hm
%c, and provisions 7llnloc.
Dun's report. while finding an increase
IN bank coarngs. admits that trade is
not satisfactory and that manufacturing
plants nre shutting down.
llesLors statements show on increase in
tho into sight nnd In the vislble supply of
cotton.
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LEAVES TWO oINH ANS.
Two Little Girls Mourn the Den.h OF
Private SnraN.

Camp Mosby, san Antonio Texas, Oeto-
her H.-Intelligenee of the death OF Pri-
waite J II. Spray of company z At The
Houston infirmary Yesterday was received
by telegram 10 First Lieutenant IL. f.
Mcdonald, commanding tho company,
Spray had been sick most OF the time
since enlisting July and the fatal tcrmina-
ton OF his illness was no surprise. lie was
81 years Of age aud a Widows leaving two
little children in the vicinity OF Paris
Texas, The deceased. who was aighly as
teemed by his comrades. enlisted with the
Collin County Guards At Mckinney.
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DOMESTIC.

Tho Alton railrond intends, through tho
Federal courts. to test the right of Gov
ornor Tanner OF Illinois TO prevent the
landing Of miners Mt vrden.
National Live Stock association passed
resolution calling attention of the United
States attorney general to the violation OF
the mandates of the Interstate commerce.
Ger mission by the Union stockyards Of
{ lc8go. which continues TO collect 81 II
CO, terminal charge.
The fever situation in Mississippi un-
cher ged slight frost at oxford.
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cured an order TO them from General sAaf-
ter.
isieutenaut I'M said there was no wharf
but that he had understood that the talisel
81 one being built on Which 10 land General
Shattor,
Personally" asked member of the
committee
Yes"
Had they no dcrrlcks9'
yes, hut they were not strong enough"
This personal alluson 20 the ayordupos
Of tho commander Of the santiago cant
pagn created laugh,
C6Dimtng, Lieutenant I'm expressed
the oplpion hat In case Of the irAnspoNa-
tion of troops al sea he thought the vessels
should be under the command OF navy
officer until the troops wore landed.
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TEx,. POLITICS.

Colonel wynne says the democratic out
look IN the Tenth district Is very bright,
Major sayers announces unequiyocally
that he Is believer in bime. liism and
denounccs an affidavit and It's maker
Democratic nominations are 20 be made
I'm the Thirty-sixth judicial district.
Noonan Is canvassing the Eagle Pass
district but won't carry much weight.
MIR. Bailey had an Immense audience at
Lockhart lie Is not considering leaving
Texas to live.
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wan AFTERMATH.


Colonel Richie NJ the Texas immunes has
nl,e formai charges against two war de-
iariment officials.
Facts concerning the serious inroads OF
diaensc upon the forces in Porto Rioo are
not being given out by the war depart
meht.
II Is sfld conditions arc right Just nov
fer al OUTBREAK OF yellow fever at Havana
Eastern end OF Cuba will be occupied by
Cuban troops by October 20, when Holgun
viii he garrlsoned.
Believed there has been a serious dis
agreement between the executive and mill
tary branchl OF the Cuban government.
sagasta announces that Blanco will stay
Ia Havana til the last
TorrIente, Garcir's aide, Gays the general
has not accepted any proposal from Law
ton and IS not urging the Cubans TO dis
band.
The Joint session Of The raris peace COM
niission IS suppcted 10 have reached tho
stage whom negotiations as to Cuba arc
taken up. though nothing has so far bean
accomplished srnninr1s want the protocol
modified 10 suit them.
Northern islands IN the Philippine group
have rehelled against Aluinnldo
Or. seamen testified before the war In
vestlgntlou board that the medical depart
rnont was all right. but that the commits
sory department did not furnish the proper
class OF food for the sick soldiers. On
holus pressed to answer questions, he re-
fused to critcsc his superior officers ana
iiS the responsibility Lieutenant hin said
The captains Of the transports caused "A
great deal Of trouble.
" is said thst Blnnco has been ordered
rot to eyacuate any further territory un-
til tho peace treaty has been definitely
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said ION learning this morning ~ n
National Guard were searching trsls /,
at once gave orders to General Resc, Il
jutant general, to instruct Colonel Ysr,'
that the National Guard had no rirlt1
search trains, and that hereafter A.
would not board trains; that their ~
were to prevent the landing Of impsTI
labor. which would necessarily resul, n
the precipitation of riot; that they M
there to keep the peace and prevent N
person from provoking riot"
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EPIDEMIC or FEyERs.


SuiiiNnn's island Stick.
Charleston. 5, c., October 1.-THE great
amount OF sickness among the enlisted men
az Sullivan's Island is causing the COM
mandant Colonel Rawles. much concern,
During the summer many Of the mea were
Ill and typhoid and malarial fever hal al
mo assumed the proportions of an cpl
dcmlc At present 100 men are confined TO
quarters.
Considering the great number OF fyvr
cases that have been treated IN the gaJ1-
son hospitals, however. the NOR allty mas
been light. Stlll at present there aye a
number Of very dangerous cases being
treated in The hospital and the death ynG
may be considerably swelleh unless there
is an improvement in the conditions. par
tlcularly a cessation OF the rAn,
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sl'lTsT,

The Univtrsity OF Texas viii play Add
Ran at Waco today.
Tod sloan won three events at the Lon
ann Newmarket races.
otto Ballard of Houston won the Texas
STATE chess championship losing only one
game out og nine.
Australian Jim Ryan and Jimmy Sean
Ntstou