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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-26
JOINT TRAFFIC CASE.
Argument Concluded and Matter
Taken Under AdviSemcnt.


Washington, February 25.-The argu-
ment of the Joint Traffic association case
was concluded in the United States SUI
preme court today and the case was taken
under advisement. EN- Senator Edmunds
and MIR. Phelps appeared on behalf Of the
railroads and Mr.. Richards for The govern
ment.
Mr.. Edmunds introduced his remarks b!
an ANALYSIS OF the associations agreement
He said that previous to entering into TINS
compact the roads which became parties
to il had filed their schedules Of rates win
the interstate commerce commission ana
said the rates and fares then specified haa
been accepted as just and reasonable. Ihe
object of the agreement was, he coptehueu.
only TO secure just and fair play amor
the roads and 10 the public at large All
being interested in securing UNIFORM anu
stable rates The interstate commerce law
requires that the rates should be Just ana
reas onable-that patrons should be put on
terms of equality; that localities should
not be Disseminated against; that there
should be equality OF treatment Of uns
another. All these requirements were met
by the Joint traffic contracts. Mr., Ed
munds dwelt at length on the Importance
of the proper CO. operation between con-
Meeting lines and said the agreements COM
piled fully with the legal requirements con-
corning them.
Mr.. Richards In closing the argument for
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TOM RYAN BES7ED GREEN,
Fought Him to the Floor 10 Eiahteeu
Rounds.
BOTH MEN WERE NEARLY TIRED OUT
aBat the Eastcrncr kept ON TITS Feet
while his Opponent sank from
sheer Exhnustion.

/ III
| San Francisco. February sS--it took Tommy
| Ryan piphtcen rounds TO dispose of George
! crcc, to,ish, rr,p i, snectator's po,nt Of
49," $3.50 -, ,.s..f'..
view " was n pcauttui cNhlnitvn "' c'VNcr
boxing Neittrr man showed d mark OF pun
,.hme,, ~ M. ,n,sb ANA M, n,iy antase al.
s'"'o". ~ wy ""'s" w -,
| tcrnatcu until AFTER tnc 'u'rV'nh i"u""
when Ryans superior stamina began 10 tell
| ia ...,,,.d ~. ,nos, or,ae,,,c IN ,losn work
u. 49,, 4 80,
s"u ns "'' ,aos on 'hV 'a,o a"u ."V'.,''.
| hard blows on the body took the lito out OF
| mo local man
! a., 49, ,u,,., .an,, ,,v,, .,an, n,s ,ivh, an
| ~ ~ '',iV oou Wv i's"" a.''' ''s !.
GREEN'S Jaw cncetively, while Green sent ~
! several good rights on Ryans Jaw and head
! !, 49, 80. u,a,,s s,,n,,ia, ~, .a,cr,l.
az Nio'v ssaps.so. ~,
I ship held MN 10 win the fghN lie Miowcu
Green 20 tire himself in tho carly stages OF
| MA s,,,,trs, ma ,n,n,, xxi,b 4 rneh ~ ~, Nm
'"o ''s'N9. Wv N"'"N .ssrs ~
| tsh, Tho hght was IN the NATIONAL Athc,ie
club and crowd OF 1000 spectators were
| n,cso,i
~. -. ~,s go
! Joe Wa'eott sent a message from New aorh
| chnlltnpfug tho winner.
| Mrs, Ro,na Tho mon bcyan by sparriug
rns' n'""', '.',.'s -, ~, MI,
a minute ufceh "sstVssNe. "'Non W. "'s.
| but missed Green landed left on mock and
got Il CHANGING lett Oh the jaw u moment later.
| In the clinches Green put n couple OF rights
on the body,
I SECOND .fONnu. -~OEcNn luINtu but hbuNihk
and tried for the body with his left Green
swuug hard left OH the body Green rushed
| RYAN, who duckod out of ,Hht place. Ryan
! jahbcd Green on the right eye with his left
Third round.-Grecn swung right aud loft
! and missed but n moment later swung hts
| len hard on RyRn's jaw, Green chased Ryan
about the ring, Ryan side stepped aud
duckcd
Fourth round - Ryan rushed aud landed
| lightly On GREEN'S body. Green put the loft
| on head Lightly, Ryan got Green IN q corner
| and put hard left on body Green swung
! right ON head Ryan rushed Green clinchOd
| and nut right on body and head in tho ciuch
| rhc ntth and sixth rounds were tame, Ryan
| forced the nehtng but was Unable TO land.
| missing two lcft swings on the body, Grccn
| showed to better advantage ~ the clmehus
| uttlnp IN several hard ruhs on The body.
| 10 this point the light WAS even.
Tho seventh round was IN favor OF Ryan.
| Green amp, nrcd tired aud his tlows lacked
| force Rypn was aggressive
| Round eight Green landed hard LETT
| swing on Ryan's face Ryan rushed and was
mot with straight loft IN the face, hut put
in a good lpper-cut on the clinch Il was
| Green's round however.
Tho ninth and tenth rounds were about
| even Green appeared the stronger when
| they came TO clinch, forcing Ryan against
., ,..rrn hut ma hard hio,ya ,yst.t. ian.tca
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4 FORMER DISASTER.
our First steam Vessel Exploded In
New York IInrbOr,

Rochester, ~ Y-Commandor Frank
Hanford, who returned TO his home in
scottsvillc, Monroe county. last Septem
Der, after a two years' cruise on the Pa
cific on the Alert. correc,s the report in
some of the papers that the Maine was the
first United States warship in time of
peace 10 be destroyed by an explosion He
said that on June L. 1929, the DemaloSos.
or Otherwise known as the Fulton the
Second. was blown UP In New York harbor
and twenty four persons were killed
and nineteen were wounded. Among the
dead were Lieutenant Breckenridge ana
woman who had gone ABOARD, The
cause OF the explosion was never known.
Some suspected that IL was the work of a
gunner's mate who ha1 been flogged that
day for some breach OF discipline. Others
believed that IL was duo to carelcssnesc IN
leaving kegs OF powder uncovered. There
were two and halt barrels OF powder
on board. and II was supposed chat IL Was
that that exploded The Dcmalosos was
the first steam war vessel ever built. II
was designed to be used In the war of 1872
but the War was over before The vessel was
completed. II was In uae as receiving
ship when destroyed
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AUTONOMY a FAILURE
Leaders OGer Cubn Everything EN-
cept Its independence.


New York, February 25.-ln the uncer-
tainty of the relations Of the United States
the Importance OF the recent action Of the
autonomist party is overlooked. It's GENITAL
committee has formally approved the plan,
which is a confession of the failure OF The
present scheme OF autonomy, and an ofier
to the insurgents to concede everything ca
cept the withdrawal of the Spanish nag.
Its Significance lies in the fact that Senior
Gown, member OF the autonomist cabinet
was a leading spirit In the meeting and
offered the resolutions for treating with
the insurgents, which includes series OF
propositions outlined by Giberga two weeks
ago when the radical autonOmist party was
formed These cover everything but in
dependence. These autonomists have no
authority to represent Spain in the ne2o-
tiations and give no guarantee that Spain
would yield the concessions offered. The
resolutions are In one sense an answer 10
the complaint from Madrid that the an-
economist cabinet was doirg nothing [ bring
the insurgents to recognition. II negotia-
tions are ever actually opened with the i'll
surgents GOWNS and the radical autonom-
lists proposition will be rejected.
The intransigentes are still hostile 10 the
government, Among them the Maine in
quiry is adding TO the smothered anti
American feeling, The authorities profess
ability to hold 1t In check
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seems INEVITABLE.
]. .pd Nicaragua Arc About
to Fight.
| ,,ssING ON THE FRONTIER.
viii Give the Little Re-
n substantial Aid in the
way of Money.

February pa dispatch to
from Panama says: Adyices
az from Costa Rica state that
,,ae, given on Sunday President
speech, said the situation be-
IA RIGA and Nicaragua was such
var is inevitable.
,avices from Costa Rica say
y. hight Of February 20 there was
s,,lar demonstration. More than
q .,howed their approval OF the
J, The government toward Mica
nore troops were sent on Feb
: the frontier.
with Nicaragua are expected
pe,,ent Many prominent mem
sOn American colony have offered
" cnyernment with men and
a. If them, Jaime Bennett, Of
y vSs SEQ, 900, paying $4,000 monthly.
N colony has also promised to
rms in defense OF Costa Rica In
uhss
Of war.
an perez Zeldon has left Costa
Sslyador via Colon and Panama
ssl confidential agent to the
esn,blic of Central America. Justo
s,,h secretary of foreign rela-
!. been sent to Guatemala on L
rlssion' 49,, ,,,,,. ,u.,,
vimragua on February ., which
], zelaya charges the Costa Rican
a., with aiding. there has been
|,mmuuication with the Costa
snitaJ Messages received here
|siaIn language at sender's risk and
ID censorship.
|Irr TO this the Herald corre-
N IN San Jose, Costa Rica, writes
aate of February ID. There has
. Communication by cable with the
\ San Juan del Sur since February
= the revolution in Nicaragua
Affairs with Nicaragua are grow
n FERROUS every day. President
has always desired war with Costa
a n now seems very near.
Rice now has 1000 men on the
and by next week will have from
5000 This, however, is only a pre-
measure and it will end perhaps in
denies aiding the Mica
rebels. They were within the law
Costa Rican soil.
,ial commission arrived at Colon a
$ ago with a dispatch from Wash
Replies were sent to Port Limon
United States steamship Newport.
ated that the same commissioner
rivate conference with the govern
here. His object is TO
Colombia on Costa Rica's side
the Greater Republic of Central
or the triple alliance declare wal
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the government, smoke Of the vast interests
involved, saying that on the Que side thir-
ty-one ci the great railroads representing
S2,ooo,O00 geo of capital, were arraigned
against the general public. Mr. Richards
replied to Mr.. Carter's contention that an
agreement for the restraint OF competi-
ton was not restraint OF trade. assert.
ing the contrary to be true and that a
contract which STILES competition does re-
strain trade. He argued that If rates are
heid IN, even to an insignificant extent,
the extra charge is TO that extent re
strain upon trade. He also took issue with
tho assertion that the interstate commerce
act was intended TO prevent competition.
IL was true that competition might result
IN the failure of some railroads, hut this
was chance which railroad men rIust
take, as others must in other lines of bust
ness. The lowering OF prices was generally
regarded as a benefit and IL was not to be
expected that the government would sten
In TO protect the railroads when 1t did not
protect others. The United States could
not undertake to guarantee that all rail-
ROADS should become paving enterprises.
The traffic associations agreement Mr.
Richards conteuded, wines out all competi-
uonaby leaving il to central authority
10 make the rates, thus taking that power
from the individual lines. The interstate
commerce commission could not prescribe
rates aud 1t was not reasonable that the
railroads should be allowed to constitute
a tribunal OF their own with that POWER
He said that to give the great associations
the power to fix rates would be 10 render
them so obnoxious that the bubble would
not tolerate them. The pooling OF freights
and divisions of earnings was not prohibited
In the interstate commerce law because bad
in themselves but because they were only
means 10 the end OF sitting of competition
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NINE PERSONS DEAD.
LOST THEIR LIVES IN A FIRE At
CHARLESTON, $. c.
Screams of the Tortured Women
Incited Heroic Efforts hut to
No -Avuil.

Charleston, S. c., February &c. - Nine
lives were lost in fearful fire which
ragged for short time on Church street
this morning. At 210 o'clock policeman
on duty noticed sparks flying from the
tenement house at No 100 Church street.
The officer found that blaze was issuing
from the windows on the first floor. The
doors were broken open and the family on
the floor rushed out without any damage
Somebody yelled that family of women
were sleeping on the third floor. The 10
lice rushed upstairs, and when they reached
the top story the life saving work wes
stopped By the flames, which seemed to be
playing over the entire building, Screams
from dying women were heard, and Officer
Badgey rushed in and pulled out three
charred bodies The quick work of the
fire department checked the fire and 1t
was soon under control. but not until the
lives in the third story had been lost
The dead are
Mrs. Rebecca Knickmeyer.
Albert O'Neal.
Caswell O'Neal
Josephine Knickmeyer, II years old.
Katie Knickmeyer, is years old.
Leonora Knickmeyer, years old.
Francis Knickmeyer, years old.
Baby Knickmeyer . months old.
Lettie Knickmeyer, years old.
Mrs Knickmeyer is the wife of Theodore
Knickmeyer, carpenter.
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--
ITALY AND HAYTI.


il of the Report that Any Fric-
ton Is About to Occur.
hngton, February 25.-The report
bed in dispatch from London that
had decided upon energetic measures
he rcparaton for the alleged Illegal
btration of an Italian vessel at Port
dnce is discredited at the Haytian
bn here. Minister Leger said tonlgnt
bis government had notified him that
tAnlty With Italy had grown out of
far. He was confident that II the
bon was as grave as indicated by the
nreport he would have been notified.
tn inclined to believe" he said. that
kyiyal of this report, which was set
1ruatlcn about a month ago, is in
by the opponents of HaytTs pr.-
i adoption of the gold standard. TO
pine source, ! think, may be traced
ltports Of rioting and other disturb
i In Hayu. which are absolutely with
ybendation."
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No Submarine Mine.
FIRE THEORY DISPOSED or.
eathcicnt Proof, Also, thm There
| Was M Lack OF discipline.

! New York. February ga dispatch TO
the Tribune from Havana says;
| Patience is necessary on the part of the
people of the United States in the ai,,,ue
investigation. Notwithstanding yezatious
delays, real progress is being .nalo by tie
divers. The decision regarding The cause
of the disaster ultimately resJs ON their
work. Captain Simpsons naval board las
been able 10 gain the fullest Information
showing that an accident through lack of
discipline was Impossible. This branch ..
the inquiry brings out what was well pn-
derstood, that the officers and crew Of
the Maine were under the strctest dIhci-
pine, because, although on the surface TIC
visit OF the Maine was friendly. Cap,ptn
Sigsbee had taken proper precautions
against hostile action.
The work of clearing out the bodies TN
der the hatch proceeds The sights here
are pi,iful and almost beyond The endur-
ance TO the divers. accustomed as they are
to such experiences. The con iiIipl In
which the bodies are found SHOWS lat the
men, sleeping in the hunks, must have been
driven against the beams overhead with
terrific force. In many instances the bodies
are charred beyond the possibility OF rec
ignition.
The board has not yet directed the r,.-
animation of the hull plates. While the
divers examinations show that some OF
the smaller magazines may have expiodod.
the fact thai the main ten-inch magazine
was not exploded seems to nave beel ccl:-
clusively established. The story %. tue
finding of ten-inch copper cylirler was
correct.
The Spanish authorities adhcre 10 TIE
story of fire in the ship first and the es-
plosion afterward. The result OF tho dl|-
ers work is conclusive against that thcoiy,
Though these reports are carefully quad
ed, II Is known that what they have found
in the interior of the wreck has deDol-
ished the theory Of fire before the explo-
eion
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sHoKT NEWS STORIES.


AEW YoRK-The steamer cnmpan,a. sail.
ing for Europe Saturday. will take i,OV
ounces OF silver.
cLEyELAND --"Tbc Money Problem In
cbrisiian Missions" was discussed at tho
Students Volunteer convention.
AIKEN, S, C.--Thcro IL a slight improve
ment In the condition OF Mrs, W. G. whitney,
She il not yet out OF danger and ia seriously
III.
BfRMINGIiAM, Ala.--Wi.,inm II. Colt. col
ored. was hanged at Greensboro for the brutal
murder there OF John a, singley, wife and
child. His trial lasted two hours.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--Thlrty- six moon
ahiners OF CieburDe county met four deputy
United States marshms by appointment al
Hiram and surrendered 10 the authorities.
CENTER POINT, IowaIicnry Mentzer has
Just returned with 100000 AZ result OF two
years spent IN Alaska. Montzer states that
the reports OF It's fabulous wealth are greatly
exaggerated,
sT. LouIs.--Albcrt a. Henry, travelling
jumped from the end Of the bridge and was
drowned In the Mississippi. His body not re-
covered. He left memorandum saying Am
crazy and want TO die"
cHIcAGO.--At meeting Of the Woman 4
Temple truatecs in this city resolutions were
adopted appealing to the general public OF
the country for assistance In raising this debt
which hangs over the building.
FRANKFORT. Ky.--Th. house has passed
the ant-cigarette bin. The bill " swecping
IN It's penalties and absolutely prohibits tbs
sale, barter, loan or usc Of cigarettes or cigar-
ettc material or TO even have these things In
ones possession. II now goes to the senate.
TACOMA Wash IL. Moser OF Chicago, who
was manager OF Streets OF Cairo at the
Worlds fair. announces that he has pur,
chased forty camels with which TO establish
pack train between skaguay and Dawson
city.
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,sooRHp ny srANiARns.
Tho rtiot WIN Located the Maine
Was Acting Under Orders.

The rtlot Who Located the Nninc
Was Acting Under orders.
New York, February s5.-Resording tho
io-inch powder case and the empty one,
smashed and burned, recovered from The
wreck OF the Maine, Rear Admiral Erbcn
said 10 World reporter:
Il should certainly take the first as an
indication that the magazine containing
The l0-inch ammunition did not explode.
agree that II the empty powder case OK
ploded there would have been nothing left
.of it--absolntcly nothing II is more than
likely that the empty case was one OF those
returned 10 the magazine after tarsctptas-
tice.
lin the absence OF other Information imam
that IN the newspapers We can moi tell
anything definite about Il, but II the niass !
zine did not explode, what Kind OF toiiooo
could do III let them tell us that No
torpedo that ever heard of could do ;hat
amount OF damage"
Continuing, the admiral said; While
do not think much of the theory OF an
accident by spontaneous spmbusttoh, the
statement that spontaneous combustion
couiu NOT nave tukCu pleSV bSNuus' .'"N
coal was only three months old need
not be considered have seen tho same
kind of coal lying right out in the navy
yard shed catch fire of Its own accord IN
two weeks after II was put tnere,
II have said from the frst, and repeat
II now, that they Will never find out what
sunk the ship until II is raised, aui the
sooner the divers get at that the better,
II Is dangerous work down there In lia-
vana's dirty bay, Ship divers are amatenis
at the business and no good results "a lie
expected OF them. The professional men
go at II in n systematic way, and they
are. as rule, fearless men,"
Regarding the moor!ng Of tho Maine In
Havana harbor. the admiral said;
~ understand that the Spanish flagship,
when she was last In Havana. was moofed
at the same buoy at which the Maine am
chored We do not know whether the har-
Dor Is laid with mines and we probably
never shall know We have no right to
question II any more than the Spanle~ ia
have n right to know whether this harbor
is laid with mines. II II were known chat
no mines were laid II would be an invita-
ton for some crank to lay some on his own
account The pilot that moored the Mninc
was under orders from the Spanish admiral
aud the admiral is responsible for her
safety lust as we are responsible for The
safety OF the NiIcaya while she Is In our
harbor''
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'''sssssssssssssssssssesss ssesss.s.ss.s...s...
BIG COAL CONTRACTS MADE.
nree Hundred Thousand Tons to Be Delivered for
the NAVY at Once

f.'sourg' "a February Post
LAY "a i1''souig through ofaseT
Instruct the
in OF sastner cnan Buhtt
hess DRY
Oh fochonas coal
Tor the delivery
ne contracts the
at the
Ae utmost secrecy be observed the matter
Oh the Chesapeake
anu ONO and
OF
Mekejohn
Tor the rapid handling of
roads the 100000
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COLD Hunters Dying of the Cold.

Seattle, Wash, February 25.-rhe steam
err Noye, which arrived here today from
Skaguay, Alaska. brings news OF many
deaths on the White pass. resulting from
cold and exposure.
on Tuesday, February 10, the bodies OF
five men, who died on the trail were
brought into Skaguay. 1t was Impossible
to learn the names of any of them. All
died from what is called cerebral spinal
meningitis. which is quite prevalent in
Skaguay and along the trail Its origin IS
in exposure and lack o. sufficient clothing
10 stand the severe cold
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KENTucKy AND KE,nsAnGE.
The Two UnttIeShips To lie Launched
Together on March ~

Richmond Va, February 25.-rhc officers
of the Newport News shipyard announce that
tho double launching OF the bnttloships Ken
tuoby and Kesrsnrgo will take place March =
and will be the first double launching OF first
class b1ttlcships in the world.
Governor Bradley aud stan VIII como from
kentucky and Miss Christine Bradley, his
daughter, VIII christon tho Kentucky with
n bottle OF water taken from the spring from
which Abraham Lincoln drank when boy.
while Mrs. Winslow, wife of Lieutenant Wins
low, u S. NJ, Will stand apopsfor for the
Kearsarge
The ships could bo put " commission in
six months II necessary. but the contractors
have received no hurry orders.
The Illinois the third big bnttlcsblp build
ing al Newport News Is only month or
two behind her sister ships.
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Proctor.. visit 20 Hnvnnn.

Key West. Fla. February Ex-senator
Proctor is among the Mascotte's passengers.
Before sailing ne was shown dispatch
published here saying there is considerable
excitement In Havana over his visit. He
said ITO tell the truth, we are Just going
over there to see what's going Onto be
where the excitement is. Does not every
body want TO go there? Don't you? There
is not bit OF political Significance about
II. may stay In Havana day or week.
have not the remotest idea how lOng."
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|auds to erect buildings
Earthquake ON Mont,crrn,.


iork, February pa dispatch 10
Noid from Kingston, jamaica, says.
@tssion of earthquakes have causel
obstruction of property or the island
sa1serrat- They began on the 18th.
II Most severe occurred Oh the 2oth.
~ wers numerous landslides AMI
PIPES were wrecked and the entire
fAspa Of the island were thrown into
s0lslsrnation. There is much dis
y consequence.
is one of the leeward
M. IN tho West Indies, and is
k-n possession. lis area Is only
|sseyen miles, and the Topography
.saa'ainous, 1t had a population
|S'wsen Sv0o and 10000
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Chicago. February "a. one Of the lar
gest trusts FORMED In years has been or
ganized by Chicago men under the name
Of the American Hay company Although
the Incorporation IL under Michigan laws.
the headquarters VIII be IN this tiiy The
organization. when colweted. VII include
more ilsn a hundred offhe largesi BUYERS
and slirgers OF hay In the states 81 III.
ugis mi ana oh.o and Miclisdn. fbe
capital Is 81, 000. 600.
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FOREIGN BRIEFS.

kssvss,-The liberals gained a seat In
N,n oy the election of Lord George
J sue liberal. from North Wilt
9nno uiTY.--The hearing Of the ap-
~ a.. Arroyo murderers promises TO
NJ Srff Intense excitement pre-
M ,h Yer the probability of a rupture
~ VIC United States and Spain. In
% ~, war the police would have an
IL I've IN preventing collisions. az
~ usny Spanish and American