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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-15
SPANIARDS ARE NOW AT CURACAO.
1t IS Believed They Went There to Get Coal
Sampson Also Headed Westward.
Especial Gable to The Pest and New York
Herald, Copyright 1898. by James Gordon
Beunett)

Especial Cable to The Fest and New York
Herald Copyright 1898. by James Gordon
Beunett)
Willemstesd Curacao Island. May Ia
ok spanish men of-war were sighted of
this harhor this morning The approach OF
the warships to this port created the great,
est excitement.
The cruisers Maria Teresa and the VIZ
-taya later In the day entered the harbor.
The cruisers Almirante oquendo and Girls
tobal Colon are cruising out at sea with
two torpedo boat destroyers. | have been
un@ble to ascertain how long the Stanisa
warshirs will remain here. but 1t Is be-
lieyed that they stopped here only to 10.
ceive and send dispatches. Great interest
is taken here in the war between the
United States and Spain and the appear
ance of the spanish warships caused I Q
belief that there may be a battle in the
vicinity. The harbor was thronged all day
with siehtseers.
tCuracoa island is off the coast OF
Venezuela, Immediately south of the
eastern end of Santo Domingo Ed.
Madrid, p, M. May ia report Is per-
sistently circulated that Admiral Cervera S
feet is going to Cuba The minister OF ma
rine declines to give any information what
ever regarding the matter.
(sI ecial Dispatch to The Post and New YorR
Herald Copyright. 1898, by James Cor
don Beunett)
Washington May 14--"Four armed
cruisers and three torpedo boat destroyors
flying the Spanish nag have been sighted Off
this port
This announcement was contained in q
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-15
SITUATION Al MANILA.
spanish Losses at Cavite-BiOcISn,i
Creates ~ Famine.

spanish Losses at Cnvite-BiOckntie
Creates ~ FUminc.
Madrid, May As a. MA dispatch to
I'll Liberal from Manila dated May 0 and
sent by special steamer 10 Hong Kong
snys: The arsenal has surrendered and
Cavite has been evacuated by our troops.
The Spanish Losses were 200 killed and 600
mon wounded. The enemy suffered con-
siderably, including an officer killed on the
Olympia The Baltimore was damaged
Our shells did not burst and all the ene-
my's shells burst Admiral Dewey has had
a long conference with the foreign consuls.
The Yankees took and burned the mer-
chant ships. corregidor island was be-
trayed.
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sIGsnEE's si,Ip.


ihc ST. Paul Leaves HaMpton Roads
~ join the Squadron.
Nowpor. News, Va, May ia,--owlng 10
the dense .os that hung over Hampo on
Roads this morning and other reasons that
were not made public by Captain sigsbee,
the auxiliary cruiser St Paul did not wciah
anchor before daybreak to Join the dying
squadron, which left Hampton Roads yes-
terday afternoon under sealed orders. Tho
St Paul took on the greater part OF her
ammunition here, which came by express.
Included IN the supply we're TWO carloads OF
snokcless powder, Some timr after day.
break ihis morning the st. Paul steamed
down TO Old Point, where the cruiser Nav
Orleans was. but returned to her anchor-
age at O'Clock remaining until s,s5
o'clock, when she again moved down TO Oh
Point, while here tie ST. Paul finished
taking on her supplies OF smokeless pow
der, II was 6 o'clock when toe big war
ship pulled up her anchors 81 Old Point
and started on a bee line for tho Virginia
cspcs going, Il is supposed, to Join Conn
nodore sehley, The New Orleans is slill at
old FONT, rs It Is the gateway TO the
Chosar AXE bay. untli the monitor Canoni-
Gus, which has been ordered 20 Fortress
Monroe. arrives.
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horrible situation created by hunger and
misery. Wa are isolated by the blockade
and are in fear of an immediate attack.
Since the cable was cut little news can
get to Manila as TO what has happened.
The blockade continues, but Admiral Dewey
says he Will not lombard the town with
out his governments orders. He also says
he hopes that general rebellion will lake
place within four days. New bands are on
foot in Panamangn.
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Americans we're captured A spaals1 o'G-
Ger was killed and a fow soldiers wel,
wounded.
THE conduct Of the spaniards is worth,
of highett praise. They fought the cncm,
while the latter was backed by big guns >
ut is probable that one of thsse al
legged ''repulses' Of attempted landing
81 Americans on the coasts OF Cuba 70
fcrs to the gallant manner in whicn the
parties from thn Marblehead and NASH
vile cut tho cable. under fire. off 1,e;i-
fuegos on Wednesday last. as r6lltei
In cable dispatch TO the Associated
Press from Key West today)
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cablegram received this morning by the
state department from Consul H. n. Smith.
representative OF this government al
Curacao. the West Indies possession of tho
Netherlands. ConHrmatory, as 1t was. Of
the unofficial information which had been
furnished to the navy department through
patriotic mercantile sources II caused the
was the subject Of careful consideration BY
the naval war bureau, II is in naval circles
regarded as practically certsin that TIE
Spanish vessels did not coal In the neigh
borhood of Martinique,
Authorities are now convinced that the
dispatches obtained by the Spanish tor
pedo boat destroyer Terror at Fort 4,
France directed the Feet to steam II
roint where the collicrs were waiting That
point is believed TO be within the Cuff OF
Venezuela. TO the southwest of Curar GA
II Is believed In naval circles that az lea /
two days will be occupied by the vess,ls
in taking this supply aboard
Consul Smith has been directed tn main
tain sharp watch on the movements Of
the enemy and It Is believed he viii take
such precautions as TO be able to advise
the state department the moment the Span-
ish men-of-wsr leave the coast OF vene
zuela. II is not proposed to send the s ITS
to the Cuff OF Venezuela, but they wl,
be casting in the caribbean sea among the
Winward and Leeward islands.
The move that win be msde by the spau-
ish squadron after coaling viii BE- of tho
most extreme Importance In naval circles
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hand. Many bullets struck the Nashville
smokestack.
The names of the wounded; l,otef. Felt
of North Carolina of the Mar1l head; .chn
Davis of New York; Ernest GIni;1nics ci
New York; Herman W. Koch OF Nav York
George Henderson OF New YORK; John j..
Doran OF Fall River. Mass.
The number OF Spanish killed could no,
be learned.
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sampson is now going, II 7so mites.
The Spanish fleet Is now approximately,
based on n straight line calculation,
about 1900 miles from Havana. How
ever II VIII have Ia go through the
W'ndward passage and risk bat,le
with Sampson to reach Havana 1911.
tori
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-15
BLANCO's ACCOUNT.
As Usual He Mi.t.ke. TARGET Prs
ReIney,

As Usual He Mistakes Target Prac-
tice for Invasion.
Madrid. May 14.--lo a. m.-An ofhciai
disratch received here from Havana, dated
yesterday says:
"since daybreak today, Ave ~ the cne-
my's ships have attempted to cover land
inks Al several points. but the Americans
were rep6Ised. and re-embarzsd their'
trnops As there wers no spanish s'ips'
svailahlo the troops followed alouS the
shore tn ucytments Of The Autricans es55e;
nYo1fD M etts@Pt Y ss.l ARA;
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it IS believed its destination win he one OF
the three points, Santiago dc Cuba, clen-
fuegos or Havana
No American men of-war are at Santiago,
1t is an excellent harbor and IL would be
impossible to get Mt the enemy II II should
take a station therein
So far as the vessels b'oekadIug Glen
fuegcs and rorts on the Southwestern coast
Of Cuba are concerned, Instructions given
by the authorities win 1t Is believed. in
sure their safety The small boats are L,
go into the shallow water at the Isle de-
Pnos, where armored cruisers can not set
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rnE SAMPSON sauApnoN.
Admiral IL at rucrta Plata with His
Elghtiur Shtps

Eighting ships.
Cape Hayden, May ~. Rear Admiral
SIMPSONS fleet Is ut putrta Plata He COM
municated with the American consul at
Cape Hayden today.
Copyrighted, 1895, by Associated Prcss)
Cape Haytien, May "a Tho steamer
supply, formerly the american steamer IL
linois. under command of Lieutenant Rob
erts from Philadelphia, arrived here al
$50, Upon his arrival Lieutenant Roberts
wired TO Admiral Sampson for orders. Ad
miral Sampson Is at puerta Plata, ON the
north coast of San Domingo He commu.
ten
Uorto Plata is small seaport on
the north Dominican coast, The French
linz cable runs through this point aud
alec runs down TO Curacao, where the
Spaniards ware sighted. Admiral
Sampson probably will put In at Cape
Hayden, aud It ~ from there official
report Is expected from him. From
Curacao TO Porto Plata In a straight
line is about 500 miles, though going
through the Mona passage and eircling
around the greater part OF the North
Dominican coast to Porto Plain IL
would probably be 100 miles. This in
dicates the distance separating the two
iioets. Since last heard from Admiral
Sampson has Governed distance OF pe-
tween 200 and 300 miles, from Porto
Plata to Havana, in which Glros,ion
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carloads OF reconccntrados who have died
from lack of food are taken daily through
the Spanish lines, The bodies are thrown
together in piles without form OF burial for
the buzzards to feed upon
Major Iona asserts that the cubans
around Havana are gathering daily, but he
explains they are In need OF supplies.
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FRANCE CALLED DOWN.
Must Explain Delayed Dis p atch
or Gable VIII BE Cut.
London, May 15--'

A special dispatch from
Washington says that
the United States gov
eminent threatens to cut
the cable unless France
explains within As hours
why the dispatch from
United States Consul
Darte at Martinique was
de aged.
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UNDERSTANDING FOR PEACE
Is Alleged to Have Been Arrived At Between
Britain, Germany and United States.

London, May 14.-The Paris correspondent of
the Sunday Spectator says he learns from trustworthy
source that Great Britain and Germany have arrived
at formal agreement with the United states put
stop to the Hispano American war within the next fort
night
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at them and where they viii be able 10
destroy the torpedo boat dcs.roy,rs should
they be sent agains, them.
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DIEHL ELECTRIC FANS.
Houston Plumbing and Mfg. Co.
7i3 Main st. Phone 400.

Also Celebrated Sunbeam Electric Iam,s E.u
lock OF Electrical Supplies, Motors. Balls. Bur
lar Alarms. Wire, etc. anything Electrical HIrh
Grade Sanitary Plumbing. See our stock.
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iuded In moans.

biIities.
on' May A.-Easlern and Western
ivy cloudy; west to southwest
rair' southerly winds.
and Indian Territory-Partly
"efiy winds. shifting to westerly.
, 1898-07-22

County Clerk PASCAL has had some
knOrty problems brought to his atten-
ton in connection with the new val
revenue bill, and finally becoming dis
among local lawyers to whom the ques-
tiOns have been referred, wrote to Col
lector Howbert at Denver for rulings on
some of the more common cases. Fol-
lowing are the questions asked and the
answers given by the collector:
Q. Do bills against the county re-
whether sworn to before the county
clerk or other officer authorized to
take acknowledgements?
a.. No.
Q. Does any paper filed with the
county clerk that requires a stamp UNI
der the law, also require an additional
Decent stamp for the certificate of off
Ger taking the Acknowledgement?
A.. Am of the opinion that certificates
Of acknowledgements are subject to
stamp tax.
g. Do bills of sale, given by one per-
son or firm to another (other than
brokers) require stamps? How many?
A. No.
Q. Does a certificate OF marriage re-
quire a Decent stamp?
A. Yes.
@. Do marriage or other licenses is
sued by the county clerk require
stamps?
A. Yes.
Q. Do certificates of brands require
stamps?
A. Yes.
@. Do abstracts of title and other
papers issued by the county clerk re-
quire stamps?
A. Yes.
Q. Do certified copies of papers is
sued by clerk of court require a 1O-cent
stamp for certificate? Either in dis.
trict or probate courts?
A.. Yes.
Q. 20 all other bonds Except such
as may be required in legal proceed.
ings.' cover administrators bonds
bonds Of guardians, etc?
A.. Yes.
q. Do certificates of location of min.
ing claim require stamps? II so, how
many?
A.. I believe so; 10 cents.
, 1898-07-22
PERSONAL

John Goetz is in the city today from
his ranch.
Mrs. Farley Mathison left today for
a visit to Ogden.
]. J.. Hunter is in the city from his
Big creek ranch.
Mrs. F. f. Roffee ven to Salt Lake
today Tor a couple Of weeks visit.
Mrs. James King, jr.. returned today
from a few days visit to the ranch.
Mrs. R. ]. Kirby returned home last
night from a few days trip to Denver.
Mrs. J. J. Schilling will leave to-
morrow for several days visit in Dem
yer.
Charles Yund returned from the
country this morning where he has
purchased another large bunch of
choice beef cattle.
J. "A. Kicker. business manager Of
Outdoor Life" a Denver magazine de-
voted to outdoor sports. is doing bust
ness in Laramie today.
Robert Hatcher and daughter Efie.
VINO have been visiting in Nebraska,
were passengers ON No. 3 this morning
en- route to their home in California.
George Trabing left on No. 4 today
for Denver, where he will visit a few
days and then 60 to Omaha and Chi
cago. He will be absent about six
weeks.
, 1898-07-22
FORESTRY POLICY.
Mr.. Mondell Speaks of the Plans of the
Government.

Hon. F. w. Monde1l, assistant COM
missioner Of the general land office,
who has returned to Wyoming 10 spend
a rev days vacation. states, in answer
to inquiries, that the department of the
interior is very busy at the present
time in~augurating a new forestry pol
icy which will be of the greatest bene-
fit to the west. The last congress made
an appropriation which will provide
for the appointment Of superintend-
ents. supervisors and rangers for the
government forest reserves. These no.
sitions have recently been filed and
the department is O formulating
rules and regulations for the care Of
the forests.
In the past there have been great
losses on ccount of fires. There has
been some timber cut by unauthorized
persons. but as western forests renew
rapidly after cutting. the losses from
this source have lot been great when
not succeeded by fires. Vast areas,
have. however, been denuded by fires
and the rangers will. with an adequate
force of assistants, especially guard
against this evil. The policy Of the de-
partment will be to preserve the forests
for the use Of the people, and the rules
will not only allow the use Of the tim
Der for present necessities OF the set
tier as may be required. but will in
sure a plentiful supply for the future.
The forests will not only be preserved
for use as timber. but for protecting
the heads Of streams, holding back the
SHOWS and preventing floods.
In reference to the cession OF arid
lands to the states OF the west. Mr..
Mondell said that much missionary
work would haveto be performed among
members OF congress from the east,
where the conditions in the west are
not understood. The western people,
without reference to party, are almost
unanimously Of the opinion that at
least a portion of the grazing lands Of
the west should be given t the states
on a just and equitable basis, and with
perseverance this result may be finally
accomplished.
The Wyoming citizens living in the
east are greatly pleased ver the mag
n~ifcent showing made by the state in
men to aid in the Cuban
, 1898-07-22
TRIED TO TIE A r
Remarkable Performance of a Dog on
a Laramie Street.

A remarkable illustration of the pos
session of intelligence by a dumb brute
was witnessed on a Laramie street this
morning. A cowboy rode up to the
Albany County bank corner, dismount-
ed and threw the bride reins over the
horses head, leaving them dangling on
the ground, as is customary with the
men of the plains. The rider then
walked away, knowing that his mount
would stand until doomsday, or as long
as the reins remained hanging. A
small dog which was nosing around In
the vicinity did not seem to share the
cowboys confidence, for he at once
went up to the horse, seized Of the
dangling straps in his teeth and did
his best to tie it around the fire hyd-
rant near which the animal was left
standing. He wound the rein around
the hydrant several times, but of
course could not succeed in making It
secure, and finally gave 1t up. He did
not intend to let the horse get away,
however. but retired a short distance,
laid down and kept a sharp lookout,
as though ready to grab the rein the
m oment the larger animal made a
move.
, 1898-07-22
WYOMING HORSES.

d. Linscott, the well known Rock
Creek horse dealer, villa soon ship d.
rect to Portland, Me, a carload OF
horses which will be the finest ever
routed from this section, says the Den
yer News correspondent. The animals
are of Percheron strain, 4 and . years
old, well broken to harness. and wiz
average 1880 pounds. This a load
will be the initial one Of similar and
regular shipments to be inaugurated by
Mr.. Linscot. Mr.. Linscott says that
1.-The bone, muscle, hoofs, lungs, health
and general staying powerA OF the Wyo-
min bred horse are not to be ~excelled
anywhere"
, 1898-07-22
TO A THEATER
JURY WHICH CONVICTED "AD."
MOORE SAID TO HAVE BEEN
INFLUENCED BY A PLAY.
Novel Claim Made by the Defendant,
Who Asks for a New Trial-Echoes
of a North Park Murder Case
Which Will Interest Many Repub-
lican Readers.

The Denver Post contains the fol-
lowing account Of legal proceedings be-
fore the Colorado supreme court in be-
half Of "Ad." Moore. who was convict
ed of killing Norman Barker, a Walden
bartender, last winter:
AS ground for a reversal of Judgment
and a new trial in the case of Joseph
a. Moore, a Larimer county murderer,
the attorneys for the prisoner will Of
fer before the supreme court a plea that
the jury that convicted him was inlu-
ehced and biased by a theatrical per-
Torrance in which there was ~leniency
of justice. The peculiar plea was in
Guided in an application for super
sedeas which was filed and is being
heard this afternoon.
Moore has been sentenced to a term
of six years in the penitentiary and the
object of he s~upersedeas is 10 stay
judgment and keep him from going to
Canon City until the court can review
this ground of defense next fall. Moore
killed Norman Barker, a bartender at
Walden, in North park, on February Is
last. Barker. Moore claims. had in
suited a friend of his and he went into
the saloon with the idea of demanding
an apology, Barker refused t 0 apologize
and. it is said, drove his adversary out
of the place at the Point of a gun. After
he had reached the sidewalk Moore
drew a gun and fired. shooting Barker
through the head. Moore alleged that
the shooting was lone in ~self-defense
and Immediately surrendered himself
to the authorities. He was tried in
Fort Collins two weeks ago and con-
victed of ~manslaughter, Judge Bough-
ton ~pronouncing sentence last Staur-
day.
Moore is a nephew of Colonel Moore.
of the big cattle firm of Moore & Blew
ms.
IN the night before the trial the
jury, which had been empaneled a short
time before to try Moore, was taken to
wv ~ oiiln optId HCuse Ill charge
of a bailiff to witness a play. At least
1t is so stated in the application for
supersedeas. The name of the play is
not mentioned. but the story of the
last act in SUBSTANCE was something
like this:
The villain, who had killed fourteen
men and six defenseless women in cold
blood, and without provocation except
to make a record as a wild ,woolly west
ern desperate, was captured after be-
ing at large for many years. ne was
placed on trial, and managed through a
peculiar chain Of circumstances to
prove self-defense, and secured his lib
erty. A subsequent trial failed to con-
Vict him on account of lack of evidence.
though everybody connected with the
trial was convinced of his guilt. After
the villain had been freed and made his
escape, it was found that he was gull
ty. and the evidence was there to prove
1T. He was later caught and lynched
Just as the curtain dropped.
Such a play, Moore's attorney claim.
would prejudice any jury that was
about to try a murder case, and they
ask, for this reason. that a supersedeas
and a new trial be granted their client.
, 1898-07-22
COOPER CATTLE POISONED.

Percy Brockway came in from the
Cooper ranches on LaBonte, Friday,
with the startling Information that ten
head of Mr.. Lyman Cooper's cattle had
died during the preceding twenty-four
hours, and that 1t was believed that
they had been poisoned. A telegram
was sent the state veterinarian asking
him to come up and make an examina-
ton, but he replied that 1t was tmpos-
s!ble for him to do so. having had q
previous call from another section. We
have heard nothing further from the
scene OF the trouble, but presume Mr..
Cooper will preserve and send away for
analysis come of the contents Of the
stomachs OF the animals. If poisoned,
hanging Is too good for thte villain who
gave them the dose.-Douglas Budget.