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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19
NEW ITALIAN MINISTRY.
Announced in Chamber of Deputie
TINT II Has Resigned.

Announced in Chamber of Deputies
TINT Ii Has Resigned.
Rome June lS.--ln the chamber Of dep
uties today the premier. Marquis di Rudini,
announced that the ministry, which was
formed only on May 81, had resigned.
Amid considerable excitement, the Mar
outs di Rudini said that after considering
the parliamentary situation and in order
net 10 prejudice a grace public question,
the ministers had placed their designations
in the hands of the king, who reserved the
right of decision relative, to their accept
ance, a remark which vas greeted with
murmurs.
Continuing, the marquis said the minis
ny would remain in office for the present
il orier TO attend to routine business ana
,saies,,ard public order II g then begged
the chamber 10 suspend its sittinss. the
request was met with cries OF No. NO!
The premier added that the chamber
could confer upon its president the power
Of Recommending the deputies when 1t was
deemed necessary 10 do so without approx
ing a vote for short period Loud AIS
senting Inurmurs followed this suggestion
Signor Vendemeni republican, demanded
that the sessions continue ana expressed
lively regret for the recent victims OF inc
military government. This caused iouu
protests from oil sides and the extreme
ieftists arose and frantically cheered Tor
the army. IT., .o.
The president of the chamber VINO wa.
loudly cheered, protested against slghoi
Vendemeni's remarks. and signor con,
nino moved vote approving the conduc'
of the army during the recent unhappy
events" tApplause) Gov
After the minister for war, sishor ga.
Massano, had made a speech eulos,S'n a
| the army. the request or the Maiqu''
| puairi that the chamber suspend lts s,''
,iuss for the present was approved and the
house adjourned. o.to, of this
# is thought that the resignation Vi '"'
| ,;r;strv foreshadowed grave events
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19
GUANTANAMO .BOMBARDED.
The American Vessels Threw Many
Shells Into the Town.
MUCH DAMAGE WAS DONE BY THEM
The Tcxns Was One Of the warship,
Engaged In the Affnir--Spnn-
inrd shot.

| Especial Gable Dispatch to the New York Her
aid. London Times and The Houston Post.
| Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Ben
nett
Kingston, Jamaica, June lS.-Tbe forts
at Guantanamo were bombarded and de-
stroycd b. the Texas. Marblchead and
Suwanee yesterday. The action was most
! successful
The vessels navigated the difficult chan
mel and opened IRE at O'Clock.
The forts were shot to pieces.
Three forts lay behind a sandy. wooded
key, which partially masked them.
The guns of the ships had been laid so
that their projectlles just SKINNED the
top OF the key. requiring the utmost ae-
curacy.
| I he first rounds struck the sands, ea-
piodlng prenialurely, 100 yards from the
ships, digging huge trenches, and giving
an idea OF the terrific effect.
| The shells, when they struck the forts
roof, sent up big cloud OF dust like a
balloon
The Texas heavy guns opened with tre-
mendous OBJECT. One shell struck the ma
scnry wall outside the inclosure. IL must
nave killed or disabled every one near the
spot.
The spaniards made feeble reply for
few minutes, while the ships were getting
the range.
After tho Tcxas' first she'll landed in
the tort no more shots we're fired from the
fort.
None Of the Spanish shells struck the
ships. Only five were fired altogether.
The first Two projectIies struck close to
the Marblehead, one fell between the
Marblehead and Texas. The last three
went wild.
The nerves OF the Spanish gunners were
! evidently much shaken by the accuracy of
the American fire. They laid their guns
badly, and In few minutes ran out OF the
fort and disappeared.
The remainder OF the action was merely
practice. The Spanish Sange was found
to be bad, and for more than half an hour
the Texas. Marblehead and Suwanee
leisurely shiyered the fort to pieces. Shell
after shell plunged into the buildings, lit
orally smashing them to pieces. Nothing
| remained but shattered she'll
Toward the end OF the action the Mar
| blehead threw a few shells into the town
OF GuantanaT
II was impossible to see the damage
An exciting incident occurred on the way
down the bay. A contact mine. loosened
by the Screws floatcd to the surface be-
tween the Marbiehead and Suwanee, In the
track OF the Sommers N. Smith. which was
following the ships.
Captain McCalia signalled the danger.
and the ships escaped. A launch, which
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19

Washington June ls,It Is the deter,ni.
nation OF the insurgents Of the Philippines
10 form republic As stated in the New
York Herald this morning. the authorities
see the prospect of new complication
arising out OF the American possession Of
white elephant"
Up to the present It can be stated on
authority that Aguinuldo. the lnsurgent
leader. and the men under his command
have scrupulously observed the instruc
tons given them by Rear Admiral Dewey.
In restraining the insurgents Rear Adj
mral Dewey Is guided by desire TO
avoid giving the Germans any opportunity
to send u strong force of blue Jackets and
marines from their warships. This might
be done, should the insurgents capture
the city. on the plea that German subjects
and German interests were in need OF
protection.
The Philippines will be proclaimed Ms .
military possession OF the United States az
bone of SPANS military power In the Far
east Ia thus broken
Whether the insurgents form IL republic
or not, the affairs OF the island Will be
administered by Moj6 General Merritt as
military governor.
1t s believed in official circles that tbs
Germans, II they see any gain TO them
| selyoa Will attempt TO stir up the insur1
gents against tho Americans II Is posi-
BILE. therefore, that a clash may occur
between the natives and General Merritt
should hc establish republic and at
tempt to administer tho affairs OF the
Islands
went back to pick up the mine, was fred
on by soldiers In the underground. The
launch replied with one FOUNDER.
The correspondents and crew on the
Smith opened vigorous fire. The SUI
vance came back To the assistance OF the
launch and the newspaper representa-
tlves. The woods were shelled from the
four inch machine guns.
No one was injured.
The Smelling was still going on when
left to dispatch this message.
The launch destroyed the mine.
This evnng the Suwanee goes TO Guam
tansmo to capture or destroy tho Spanish
gupboat Cordoval. hiding near the town.
X. j. Mclingh.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19
PEACE rs DEMANDED
SPANISH MERCHANTS SAY THE WAR
IS FOOLISH AND RUINOUs.
Is Necessary to Conduct the War
and that Money Can't BE Got.

Especial Cable Dispatch to the New York Her
aid. London Times and Tho Houston Post.
Copyrighted, 1888, by James Gordon Ben
nett)
Madrid, June ls.-An allocution TO the
government by the powerful council gem
cral of Catalonia which represents the mer-
camille Intelligence OF Spain, calling for
all the more on account of the logical and
practical reasonings with which the council
advocates cessation OF hostilties.
II states that, although the council con.
siders the Americans conduct unqualinedly
unjust yet that does not Justify Spain In
continuing an unequal combat, which Is
bound to result In ruin.
1T is better" il says, ITO submit TO Ant
putation. painful though 1t be. than to
carry on a terrible war with its thousands
OF disasters. The matter will not be any
more glorious after We have been ruined
and the blood OF thousands OF our soldiers
shed"
The allocution ends up with a call for i'm.
mediate peace.
Sensible people see In this the opening
OF proposals for peace, for II war a'outrance
is tc be continued. none can guess what
miserable complications may follow. The
catsIc MAN aliocution may mean the begin
ming of the end in the best interests OF
Spain.
The endless objections raised In the sorics
to the taxation necessary for the continue
ton Of the war is pregnantly met by the
government organ FL Dia. II says:
THE country neither asked for nor
wants war. It understands neither Its
origin nor its issue. and on that account
shows neither enthusiasm Of any kind, nor.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19
YELLOW FEVER.
The Official Reports Continue to lie
Keassuriuu.

The official Reports Continue to lie
NcassuriBH.
Washington June IS. Official dispatches re-
garding the yellow fcver situation received at
the marine hospital sarvice continue reassur-
ing. There are no new cases anywhere. sse-
rotary Algor had a brief consultation with the
pr, sident tonight on the outlook OF the land
ing OF tho expedition at Santiago.
Al It's conclusion he announced there were no
official dispatches and no important develop
merits In the war situation. lie was expect
ing to be notified of the re-establshment OF
cabln communication with that quarter by
means OF lines running Into other cable sta
TORS.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19
ADMIRAL CAMARA's FLEET.

Reported NJ Madrid thnt Its DcsttnR-
ton IL the Philippines.
Madrid, June is. y. nit Is confidently
believed here tonight that Admiral Cam
ara's fleet Is going to Manila and that this
may prevent the dispatch OF American
troops there and at least postpone the loss
of the Philippines.
Advices from Cuba say General Linarcs
is confident the rainy season win handicap
Americans and ho expresses the belief
that the latter will. when united with the
Cubans, march along the base OF the noun
tains. where there are roads leading to
Santiago de Cuba. while the American fleet
will attack the Notifications at the en-
trance Of the bay.
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take at least ten or twelve hours after the
army engineers have done their work
The officials have not even calculated on
a failure TO work the pontoon pier and they
are prepared for landing through the
surf II necessary, although this is not
Anticipated. The beach is low and sandy,
shallow far out and is therefore well cal
cuated for such landing.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19
CADIZ FLEET HAS DIVIDED.
Eleven of the Vessels Have Passed Gibraltar but
Five Others Have Not Shown Up Yet


Npehlcn psathth m orr Hd1 Times an y y
o'clock Neda arn ydr imposed OF he em v
osa mPrserh Colo Alfonso Il Gd nno Cda d
Francisco The minNm o marine n um prngo
a 3
All te h &
replaced former
hdenmay ym h arn o m % nd
a T another
land d N
unha eoadsh allied ho mahy oty epp
eduathu a commercial pmp
The Anon~x n IS II
this ships have pu fleet
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19

Especial DIspatch 70 TIC TUSN7
Washington. June lS.-Fourth-e'-''9
Texas postnasters appointed today; c. "
rattan Cooper. Delta county: Mrs. NJ. f
LYON, Diantha, Ford county; Mollie l.
Bovd. Fannin, Goliad county Fred Web-
her Lisbon. Dallas county; j. w. Leggstl'
Moscow. Polk county; j. +, Morelah
Prattville. Delta county; Mrs NJ, a. nun
ley. Thorpe Springs. Hood county D M'
Taylor. Yale, Franklin county.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19
xo TRUTH IN THE REPORT


,r,... Come, Has Protested Against
American Intervention In T" ,'sors
New York. June ls.--Horatio w. Reupe"s,
nse, Tor the Cuban junta, in an interview
toapv. characterized the report that MAXINE
Gomez was protesting against the interview
t,on Of the United States as lot oil pun
co,,he." He said no such letter as tha' as
cribcd to Gomez has been received by 'He
tuTta.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19
4 Spanish Prayer.

Especial Gable Dispatch to the New
York Herald. London Times and
The Houston Post, copyrighted.
iS?s. by James Gordon Bcnnctt)
Havana. juno 1S.--At the insular
cabinet meeting yesterday SENIOR
Galvcz finished speech with these
words; May the heavenly vault
sink and bury all the United States
In an abyss before tho sole OF an
American invader shall tread this
Spanish land"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19
Mrs. CIurk Howell Dead.

Atlanta, Ga, June ls-.Mrs. Hattie Bar
rett Howell. wife Of Mr.. Clark Howell. ed
itor Of the Atlanta Constitution. died at
the Howell residence In this city late to-
night She had been Ill but six days.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19
EMO. included In means.


Washington. June 1s.-Eastern Texas-Fair;
variable winds.
enthusiastically fair; southerly winds.
Western Texas and New Mexico-Fair ex-
cept showers in eastern portion; southerly
winds.
Oklahoma, Indian Te.r.itory and Arkansas
Generally fair; variabi ,inds.
The Dakotas-Fair; iariable winds. becom-
ing southerly.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19


tbtude TO the responsibilities which the sit
uation imposes upon the government IT
requires sacrifices which would Willingly
be accepted under other circumstances.
With such sentiment existing. II Is i'm
possible to ask the government to prolong
war for which the country does not seem
inclined to provide the necessary resources,
Without money we can not have war"
The Epoca, with seriousness above ques-
ton, says: "In our opinion El Dla reflects
with thorough exactltude tho position OF
derstand how the government can vaciilate
as to which course to take II says:
"There can be but little doubt, according
to the consensus OF matnred opinions
which have been gathered, that peace at
the present moment, when tho entire
world gives full recognition to Spanish
vaIor and bravery, is wholly opportune un-
dor the circumstances. which may not be
so good again"
Madrid June is, 10 a. m.-The Spanish
papers today published manifesto in
favor Of peace. The manifesto Is signed by
thirty-hvc associations and eighteen local
newspapers. II says the present evils are
"due to the existing regime, which is moth
ing but a government of disorder and neg
lect.'
After recalling the fact that the Spanish
monarchs have lost possession, 1t says
THE United States government is guilty
OF unjustiHable aggression. but the war
10 prolonged Spain will be completely
ruined. A painful amputation Is a hundred
fold preferable to a terrible and disastrous
war and any transaction eventually made,
try is ruined. the blood of her valued SOL
diers shed and starvation has ravaged =
majority Of the workingmen's homes"
The manifesto then depicts the grieyous
internal situation and says; Spain asfs
immediate peace. despite the opposition OF
those who desire the utter destruction OF
the country in order to impose their DOM
nation on its ruin. The sooner peace is
concluded the more advantageous II will
be. It is the duty OF everybody to endeavor
to force the government to obtain peace"
The document concludes BY predicting.
unless a speedy peace Is secured. COM
plete internal collapse which Will engule
economic prosperity and political organ
irations and launch the country into state
Of anarchy or arbitrary despotism.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19
Are To Be Proclaimed Possession
>ef the United States
AS SOON AS MANILA HAS BEEN TAKEN.
Admiral Is Watching the Germans Closely to Pre-
vent Trouble.


Insurgents Are Said to Desire to Form Republic but Merritt Will
Islands Under Protection OF United
States, Which rlay Give Williams Emissaries
Chance % Considerable Friction.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19

Especial Dispatch 10 the New York Herald
London Times and The Houston Post
Copyrighted. 1898, by James Gordon Ben
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19
Skaters Army Expected to Arrive
at Its Destination Today.
SOME TIME BEFORE ACTION CAN OCCUR
General Garcia Is to Use His Cubans in Aiding the
Landing of the Troops.

HE WILL HARASS THE SPANIARDS AND KEEP THEM BUSY.
Admiral Sampson to Find Out
What Has Toward Making His Army at Once
Effective - Cubans Were to Select
Points of Vantage for Mounting Big Guns.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19

Especial Gable Dispatch to the New York Her
aid London Times and The Houston Post
Copyrighted. 1898, by James Gordon Ben
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-01
RAcCooN RITES.
Their Immersion Of Infant Coons and
Their Washing Of Food Before Eating.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
You have missed a couple of mighty
singular events II you never saw a
coon christening or coon food cleans
ing out at the Zoo. The coon home at
the Zoo consists simply of a plot Of
ground about as large as a barn door
of extra generous size would cover.
This is surrounded by a wire fence four
feet high. topped with a broad. up
curving tin rail, which prevents the
little clown-like creatures from escap-
ing. In the center of this yard Is a
tree 20 feet high and having many and
heavy limbs. Near the base Of the
tree is a several foot guare pool of
water. This pool marks two very ex-
elusive. very notable characteristics
tina distinguish the coon from any
other animal. The pool is the coon's
christening and food-cleansing place.
when 4 coon gives birth to young al
most the first thing she does is to take
her babies one by one i'm her mouth
and. accompanied by the father oon
proceed slowly and solcmnly to the
pool. Arriving at its brink. and while
the dad room stands thouchtfully by.
the mother ba ptizes the little one be-
meath the wave with all the decorum
and solicitude that n Baptist clergy
man immerses a candidate for church
tt' III III Nh''' NV " 'AlAA
down beneath the surface and lifting
it up again. Mrs. Coon and her hus-
band wend their way back again to
their family corner of the yard. This
service. solemn and staid, is continued
by MIR. and Mrs. Coon until every
mothers son of their just arrived Off
springs has been duly christened.
Viewed soberly. IL lis really one Of the
most unique, impressive professional
performances imaginable. But the in
describable drollness of the picture
made by the wee husband and wife as
they go through with the performance
is inimitable, and smiles. IL not laugh
ter. come to almost every one who wit
nesses the serio-comic bit Of drama.
Almost m hour any day in the year
you can find "A group of people tossing
bits Of goodies To the coons. Upon
picking IN one Of these Mr.. or Mrs.
Coon instantly. with the ''goody" held
daintily i'm lis teeth. trots over To the
pool and swashes the morsel back and
forth in the water two or three times.
Then returning to its fsvorite corner.
or up To its favorite crotch i'm the tree.
the little chap sets Ia devouring IL in
a way So dainty and sedate as To put
food-guIping humans to the blush. But
of course YOU wouldn't blush at Clown
Coon's etiquette. There is 50 much
original comedy in every move h
makes in this food cleansing and rat
ing process that you laugh in sHte of
yourself. His very appearance. par
ticula rly in motion. his iudge-Hke Sc
dateness. and his display of extreme
neatness. his exquisiteness in all
things. form a subtle and SURE ticker
for snybody's laugh spot. II beats the
funniest man the stage car show.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-01
WEATHER IN THE SENATE.
Curious Freaks of Calendar Discussed In
Proposed Change of Inauguration Bill.


From the Rochester Post Express.
1t has become proverbial hat the
United States senate is fond Of talk
ing. Notwithstanding the press of war
news. which is furnishing sufficient
subject for most of us, the busy sena-
tors have found time to talk abou the
weather. And to tell the truth. in the
discussion Of the bill to change the
date of the presidential Inauguration,
they did this at length and rather in
terestingly. 1T will be remembered
that the bill substituted May 4 for
March 4 and was passed. The princi-
pal argument of those favorinc the
bill was that the change would in
crease the probability OF pleasant
weather. Senato Hoar said the inau-
guration comes now in a most in
clement and oftentimes tempestuous
season. One of the in~augurations of
President Grant, the Inauguration of
President Harrison and the second in
auguration of President Cleveland
were instanced as terrible days. and it
vas asserted that many persons all
over the country lost their lives from
exposure on those occasions. In en-
thusiastic advocacy of the change,
Senator Hoar came amusingly, peril
ously near the joyous words of the
spring poet, for he said the substitu-
'f''' 'Sef' " ttoA vi 'li VI
season. n ordinarily the Warmth of
the early summer, mellowed somewhat
by the delaying spring" On the other
hand, Senator Perkins OF California
brought the records of the congression-
al library and of the FEATHER bureau to
show hat from 1889 to 1897 inclusive,
there have been rs Inauguration days,
of these IL were fair and pleasant, only
nine stormy. and there were two Of
which on record pntIIH no fonnd The
bad days included the second inaugu-
ration of Andrew Jackson. i'm 1888. Sc
we're cold, but no storm: James X.
Polk inauguration, i'm lS45. when he
took the oath under an umbrella i'm a
pouring rain: Franklin P~ierce's. in
1853, i'm a snowstorm: the first term Of
Ulysses :. Grant was inaugursted i'm
gloom and wet: Garfield's Inaugural
ton day was snowy and rainy until 10
a. M: Harrison's Inauguration was a
rainy one, and Cleveland's second in
auguration was snowy.
Some curious freaks Of the calendar
were also brought out in the discus
sion. Election occurs on leap years,
and even century years. Inauguration
comes. of course, in the year follow
ing. Between 1859 and 1897. los years,
h 4th Of March occurred on Sunday
in Inauguration years only three times:
in 1921. in 1S49 and in 1877. The 4th
of March in inauguration years will
occur on Sunday but three times in the
coming century, namely in 1917. 1916
and 1919. But the most serious argu-
ments for and against the proposition
were legislative. The weather was the
popular excuse for the change: but
the objection to increasing the already
long interval between election and the
beginning of the new administration.
and the advantage IN the other hand.
Of prolonging by a couple Of months
what is now called the M session."
so hat the two shall be more nearly
equal. are probably fraught with more
Importance to the United States.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-01
..intun Johnny" shoot. Into JAIN.

John W. Hight. or 'Injun Johnny" a
pretty well civilized Modoc Indian. who
works about the city. was arrested n
locked up at the city Jail last evening
on a charge of carrying concealed weap-
ons. The cause of Johnny's arrest was
too much fire water. which caused his
native instincts to crop out. He had a
desire to shoot. and found excellent tar
gets in the red lights stationed as dan
ger signals to drivers where the street
railway company is laying its tracks
on South Main street. He was popping
away with great glee when Onicer Nc
Glynn heard the shooting and put an
end to his fun by placing him under ar
rest.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-01
Nox PopuIi.

Editor Plain Dealer-Sir: II seems to me
that the cable cars should be compelled
to ring a bell continuously while i'm mo-
ton. They steal up on you much more
~insiduously than the motor ears do. I
have been nearly aught myself two or
three times. On Wednesday ! saw an old
gentleman run down by a cable car in
from of the Plain Dealer building and \
didn't hear any bell. II seems TO me IL
would be money i'm the pockets Of the ca
be car managers to introduce the coniin-
uous bell ringing. j. IL. L.
Editor Plain Dealer-Sir: I think there
are too many commissions being given
sons" ! do not think a young man
should be denied recognition because his
father was famous. but I do think he
should not be considered worthy of "A re-
sponsible position on that account He
should work his way up like the old
man" Some seem to have the opinion
that anyone will make a good ofdcer IL
YOU put epsuiettes on his shoulders and a
sword In his hand. This Is not so. The ad-
ministrsticN ought 10 know IL isn't so.
But many trained and experienced on
GERS are going to be outranked by those
who are conspicuous in the service by
virtue of their pull II. X.