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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-03
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Huntsville Texas, Noyombec 1.-The
Sloan null property at Pine Valley this
county, was sold by Receiver W. d.
Ataar Nestcrday at public cuaery. per order
OF court. Mr.. $, Gibbs was the purehaser
the entire properly bringing between $500
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Fonnd Demo.

Fort Worth. Texas, November -
boys today found In a pasture fouf
southwest Of town the body OF MAJ
had evidently been dedd four or 1--WE w
The man Was about go years OF age; =
overooat was under his head and
WAS lying near him. Letters IN ens
were addressed to j. IL. Bentou'
Worth. Tie cause OF his death Is
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Gin Destroyed.

HARDWOOD. Texas. November Tine gin
Of Head & Dawaon was totally DESTROYED by
,,ra ba-o last night. When discovered
ahout n O'clock IL was beyond control and
nv Midnight Wis destroyed. Loss $4,000; IN
euraf1ce about $4,000.
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Mcnhr FOR the Rnces.

Nashville. Tenn, November 2--More than
400 horses are at Cumberland park for the
fall meeting commencing tomorrow, repre-
senting many stables, and many OF the hors s
have good records.
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Dallas. Texas. November e-Roper S.
keabaugi,, clerk in the general Messenger
department of the Texas and Pacific rail-
road, died tonight of consumption. He col
lapsed In TIE street ON Monday last and had
TO he clrIied TO bis room His brother
arrived from So, Louis tonight
The body viii be saken TO st. Louis FOR
burial - ~
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cALLEn on MklNLrN.
shiienh minister Wants America,
Minister To Arsliitrnt,

HfHihtcF 10 NrIitrntr.
Washington. November 2-Presldsn,
Mckinley had number Of distinguished
visitors today. Tho fret to call was The
uhlean minister to this country. Carlos
Morla vicuna, He requested the pres .dept
to give his counsel to the appointment Of
Mr. buchanan. minister OF the unitaa
States to the Argentins republic. 10 ac,
as an arbitrator between that country ana
Chile should his services be needed. Their.
Is some expectation that the long stsna,n.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-03
.frowcry Men Compromisr.

Denver, Colo, November a.--The lockout
OF 600 employees of the Denver brewerles
enled today. Concessions were made by
bou5 Sides. The workmen's union conceded
10 the employers this right to discharge
men at wili. The master brewers agree
70 take hack all the men locked out and
grunt q nine hour day without reduction
OF vega
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-03

Porto Plata. November Ain an iatn'
President Heurreaux gays It has psss
ranged that export duties are tayaple N;
coin. He also announces thai the s y -
bank will be reorganized and Viii isssSr
tificates redeemablp In gold, Thts "
cd as assuring stability Tor the Ss'e
ehcngc.
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Teraha. Texas. November 1.-The Ten
aha Lumber company's yard caught fire
last night and $4,000 feet OF lumber war
doet royad
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Petition for pnnkrup,cy

Austin Texas, Noyerlncr IA voluntary
petition an ,beugeuptcy was faed with
United States District Clerk Hart today
by Q. l.. Laud;rdale Of laio.
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Petition for nnnIsru,,,o,

Paris Texas, November al NJ. HUI
sey OF Sherman has flied pctltlon In tina
Federal court to be adjudged bankrupt.
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narn ANA ssnIIlon nurnea.

Nsvasota, Texas. November 2.-In she
destruction OF the barn of John McGlney
OF Grimes Prairie Monday night. no lost
the budding. bo,'vaeu 500 and 1000 bales
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81 hay. ONE mule and Oculist. the original
DRIVES cmInty stallion oil that name HIS
loss was about s11oo; no Insurance Fire
Thought 10 have been of incendiary origin.
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The greatest confidence prevails at demo-
cF@'le headauarters tonight.
A w'll known democrat made wager
rms afternoon that Robson will carry this
county by 1000 majority over Hawley. The
reniIeman who made It Is not rIve, IN
of the situation "'''So
This afternoon Robson smoke M no,i,.o,
Point aud from now ON until Tho na,,
palgn closes he will labor among the differ
ent wards OF the city. "''ef-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
/ .I,I!!TZ.KI|7lIZE
S !.
TENNESSEE RIVERS SHOALS.
Convention In the Interest of I'M
prOVement Held at Chattnnoouru

Convention In the Interest of Inn
prOVement Held at Chattanooga.
Chattanooga, Tenn. Jan 4-Pursnant TO
call from the chamber Of commerce Of
this city. delegate convention was held
in this city to-day for the purpose of ef-
fecting a permanent organiza ton for the
advancement of the navigation OF the Ten
nessee river. and to adopt a memorial to
congress on the subject OF needed inn
provements 10 the channel of the Teuues-
see river.
The following cities and towns couugu-
Gus to the river and interested i'm the pur-
poses of the meeting were represented:
Bridgeport, Sheffield. the Decaturs. Tus-
cumbia, Florence, Huntsville and Wheel
er, Ala; Rossville. Lafayette ana Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
Gen. Wheeler. member of congress from
the Eighth Alabama district was present
and addressed the convention on the needs
of the river and pointed out the methods
to be adopted to secure government aid
committee was appointed at the con-
clusion of Gen. Wheeler's address to draft
a plan for the organization OF the Tonnes
see River Associa ton.
ANcommittee was appointed to prepare
a memorial to congress, after which the
convention adjourned for two hours
On reassembling at 4 o'clock the commit
tee on memorial recommended that the
chairman of a committee of five be en-
powered to appoint a committee Of one
from each town on the line of the Ten
nessee. Ohio and Mississippi rivers, to be-
come member Of this committee, and go
10 Washington for the purpose of assist
ing the effort TO secure the appropriation
desired and needed for improvements
On motion the convention unanimously
adopted all the recommends lions of the
committee, and Cen Wheeler was request
ed to confer with the rivers and harbors
committee of congress and have "A date
fixed to hear the committees address not
later than Feb. /.
The committee on organization reported.
recommending that a permanent assoca-
ton be organized to be known as the Ten
nessee River Improvement Association,
and outlining the plan for such an organi-
cation. The report was unanimously
adopted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
LOCOMOTIVE BOILER BURSTS.
Two Men Killed and Twelve Freight
Cars Wrecked.

Cars wrecked.
Knoxville, Tenn, Jan. A terrible ac-
cident occurred on the Cincinnati Southern
to-day, causing the death of two of the
best known men In the service of that
road.
Thomas Lennehan. engineer, and Fire
man Denham were the unfortunate vic
Tins of an explosion, which, besides caus-
ing the death of the two men, derailed
twelve freight cars and did other damage.
The explosion occurred twenty-seven
miles from Hartman al about 11:30 o'clock
this morning
Train No. 80. the fastest freight train
running al a high rate of speed, the train
being double-header, having two engines
attached on account of a heavy grade at
this point, when the boiler of one of the
engines exploded, with the results stated
above
Engineer Lennehan was killed outright.
Fireman Denham received fatal injuries
and died about two hours after the time
the accident occurred.
Twelve cars of freight of every descrip-
ton was thrown from the track. The cars
were torn In small pieces, and the freight,
great deal of which was perishable, was
thrown to the four winds of the earth.
A most pitiful thing in connection with
the death of the engineer is the fact that
he had been married only about two
months
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
RAILWAY & CO.,
% ELM street, New York
DUEL FEARED IN VIRGINIA.
Gen. George }. HundIey Put Under
Bond 10 Keep the Peace.

Gen. George }. HundIey Put Under
Bond 10 Keep the Peace.
Richmond, Va, Jan. 4-The investiga-
ton of the charges against Col James N.
Stubs, grand commander of the Camp of
Confederate Veterans of Virginia, culmin-
ated this afternoon in the arrest of Gen.
George ]. Hundley, of Amelia county, by
the police authorities of this city.
Soon after the investigation Gen. Humid
ley, who acted as counsel for Col Stubs
of the Investigation committee published
a card in defense Of his client which con-
tanned matter to which Col John Cussons,
the past grand commander OF the grand
camp, and who had been prominent in
bringing about the investigation took ex-
ception. Col Cussons replied through
the press and Gen. Hundley
published reionder. Sunday
morning Col Cussons came out In ar
other sharp card in which the followinl,
appeared. II have accorded to Gen. Hund-
ley's unruly pen a license which no other
gentleman has required of me; and to his
unprovolSed and recklessy Incorporate as
saults / have replied with a courtesy and
forbearance which he seems most strange
ly to have diseonstrued. But now / will
say TO MN that the respect ana reverence
which are the just due of a confederate
general have yielded at last to the trucu-
lent insolence of a brow-beating attor.,
ney."
Gen Hundley Immediately came to the
city and last night the public were In ex-
pectation of trouble between the two gem
tiemen. This afternoon Gen. Hundley
was arrested and put Under a peace bond
of 81 600
It is understood that Gen Hundlev WAS
arrested on Information of the possibility
of his fighting a duel A warrant is out
for one of his sons, but he had not been
arrested uD to midnight
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
COL. w. N. MCDONALD DEAD.
Entered the War As "a Private and
Came Out a Captain.

Entered the War AS "a Private aud
Came Out "A Captain.
louisville, KY, Jan. A telegram has
been received announcing the death Of
Capt. William ~. Mcdonald at his home
in Berryville, Va, from heart disease.
He was born in 1884 IN Romney' Va. In
1857 he took the degree of Master of Arts
at the University of Vienna.
At the beginning of the war he enlisted
as a private in the Second Regiment OF
Virginia, the Stonewall Brigade and at
the end of the war was captain OF artillery
and chief of ordnance in Mahone's divis4
ion of Lees army. He wrote in conjuno-
ton with Prof. j. s. Blackburn the first
southern school history of the United
States, which has been used extensively
as a text book in the south. For several
years he was editor of the Southern BIZ
vouac. He leaves a widow and four chill
dren. He was "A member of the Confeder-
ate Association of Kentucky while in
Kentucky
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
ACaValryman'S Experience
Chris. Jensen, of Troop ID, 9th Cavai-
ry, U. s. A., Easily Vanquishes Foe.
Fort Robinson, october 8, 1897

Fort Robinson, October 10, 1897.
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9Th Cavalry, Troop d, Fort Robinson. Neb.
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CABINET AND CIVIL SERVICE.
Replies of che Secretaries TO the Sem
ate Discussed.

Washington. Jan. Alt the meeting of
the cabinet to-day, attended by all the
members except Secretaries Alger and
Long, the replies to be submitted by the
various secretaries to the Senate resolution
calling for information as to the applica-
ton of the civil service law to the several
departments of the government, and the
recommendations, if any, the secretaries
have to make regarding the administration
Of the law, were fully discussed. The head
of each department will submit to the Sem
ate his individual reply to the resolution,
and it was only the general tenor of the
replies that was under discussion. All of
the replies have been completed and it is
said all the replies will be submitted to the
Senate tomorrow.
Aside from the civil service question no
matter of great Importance was discussed.
The senatorial situation in Ohio was
alluded to- and the President expressed not
only his deep concern, but also his belief
that Senator Hanna will succeed himself
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
CIGARS sMUGGLED. FROM MEXICO.

warrants Issued Against Number
of Persons at 81. Louis.
St. Louis. Mo, Jan. 4-Warrants were
issued to-day by United states Commits
sioner Gray against a number Of persons
charged with smuggling Mexican cigars in
to the United states. Samuel Nichols, a
baggagemaster on the Iron Mountain rail-
way: Charles James, John Graham and
Sandy Sides, colored, have been arrested,
Nichols, it is claimed, had quantity of
cigars on sale in a restaurant owned by
him at Poplar Bluffs, Mo. A number OF
other arrests will follow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
GOLD FIELDS IN LABRADOR.

They Are Reported of the Same
Range As Those of the KIOndiISe.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Jan. 4.-Represen-
tatives Of a Canadian and American COM
pany, who visited Labrador for the pur
pose of erecting saw mills, report that the
country contains deposits of gold of great
richness. and is destined to become great
milling country 1t is stated that the de-
posits in Labrador are of the same range
as those In the Klondike. Preliminary ar
rangements for a gold seeking expedition,
which is to start by vessel in the spring,
have already been made.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
PROUD BRIDE OF A PRINCE.
LADY ANNE COVENTRY LED TO THE
ALTAR.

Her Husband a SON of the Late NAH
rajah of LnhOre-COurtshipM Mark
ed by Considerable Opposition On
the Part Of the Lady's Family.
Their Objections Overcome Only
by the Intervention of the Prince
of Wales.
London. Jan. 4-Lady Anne Coventry,
third daughter of the Earl of Coventry,
was married this afternoon at St. Peters
church, Eaton square, 10 Prince Dhuleep
Singh, son of the late Marajah of Lahore.
The courtship of the prince and Lady
Anne has been marked by considerable
opposition on the part of the lady's fam
lily, which was mainly overcome by the
Intervention OF the Prince of Wales.
There was a large and distinguished
company present in the church. The dec
orations were elaborate, palms. ferns and
white flowers being prominently displayed.
The Earl of Coventry gave his daughter
away.
The bridesmaids were Lady Dorothy
Coventry, sister Of the bride; the Prin-
cess Sophie samba Dhuleep Singh, Miss
Van de Weyer Lady Victoria Herbert and
miss Elspeth Campbell.
Prince Frederick Dhuleep Singh was the
best man.
The service was choral
After the wedding there was a reception
at Coventry house on Park lane
Later the couple started for Paris.
The presents were costly The queen
sent bronze statuette of herself.
Prince Victor Albert Jay Dhuleep Singh,
who is 80 years of age, is the grandson of
that East Indian Prince whose struggle
against the British earned for him the
title of the Lion of the Punjab'
The young princes father, the late NAH
rajah of Lahore, fought against the Brit
isb in India, but was eventually compell-
ed to swear allegiance to Queen Victoria
He was allowed a pension of 100000 a year.
the revenues of Lahore being turned into
the Indian treasury.
Later the Mahrajah entered into negotia-
tons with Russia, for which the Bcitish
stopped his pension. The Mahrajah return
ed to his allegiance, was pardoned and his
pension was restored. The famous Kohl
moor diamond was formerly the property
of the late Mahrajah of Lahore.
Prince Dhuleep Singh was educate ted in
England, and was for time on the staff
of Gen. Sir John Ross, X c. B., when the
latter was in command of the British
forces in Canada. The prince became quite
prominent at Halifax and visited New
York, Newport and Lenox.
Lady Anne Coventry is the third daugh-
ter of the ninth Earl of Coventry She
was born in 1874. Her brother, Viscount
Deerhurst, married Miss Virginia Bonynge,
formerly of California, and her first cousin,
the Earl of Craven. married Cornelia,
daughter of Bradley Martin, of New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
FRENCH LITERATURE.

Lecture Fund of $4,000 Given the
CercIe Francaise.
Cambridge, Mass, Jan. Al. Fl. HYDE of
New York has given to the Cercle Fran
caise, the crack literary and dramatic So
ciety, $30OO0-fund to establish an annual
lectureship on French literature
The full course of eight lectures will be
given next March by Rene. Doumic. the
well-kncwn literary critic of the Revue
des DeRx Mondes. The subject this wear
will be "French Romanticism."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
ST. LOUIS nALL cum soLD.
Two of the chicago Mnguates Deny
Having Bought ID.

H.
n"uEh' H.
Chieago J1". AT the homes of capt
Arson and jaime, A tart D,,7,,..,,. ~ the
Chicago ba.. f,u t.... -
,-,.. ''''''' " "'7 9d'u ~
hlsh' thal tAey We're ia no manner con-
ieNteu WIN ine purchase Of tIe Sc. Louis
US pHH '."p ana ku"" nothing about
81 III any way
81 A-o"'S' NO. Jan. +.-Wl,tuvr or not
John l.. Brush aud William 3d. Schmidt
Of indianapolis are I'M 81 I,,... ,,-ni,,ht
cannot he stated as "A c4rtairt, IL is
said. however. and generally b..,.,.ad thev
arrived to-day TO confer win l,bris Won
der Abe for the purchase OF tra 81 Iouis
Base Ban club
Information has bsep essi,l,,o,slv
searched at the hotels Tonight ,nt IN to
midnight no traces of Brush ana schmidt
have been found. Ii Is reportal tbat the
gentlemen referred to registered mr. a hotel
ana early this evening.ain companv with
Mr. Won der Abe and Secretary Nucken-
fuss. engaged hack to drive around 10 a
hotel where The quartette could talk the
matter over in secrecy. Ii Is nov, renort-
ed that Mr. Brush pronoses 60 buv the
Browns aud another deal is on foot
When the meeting adjourned If was an
nounced that $4,000 would be turned over
TO Mr.. Won der Abe within dav or two
by Mr.. Arson and I'm return thev would
receive clean bill of sale. Messrs NV
erson and Frye stated tonight chat Mr.
Won der Abe had treated with them in
the matter, and that the prospects wer~
exceedingly bright for them being In con.
troll within the next day or two
A diligent search Of the city TONIGHT has
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
SWEETHEART SUED.
Gave Wan the Laugh After Getting
All His Property.

Trenton. n. j.. Jan. 4--Michael II. Col
Inns, of South Brunswick township, to-day
brought suit in the court Of chancery to
have set aside "A deed made by him In com
veying all his property, to Agnus Allen.
The property was conveyed iu July, 1896.
for 81 and "other valuable considerations"
The other valuable consideration was her
agreement to marry him. The bill charg-
as that afterwards the woman only laugh
ed at him and had him elected from one of
the houses he had decided to her. Collins,
therefore, asks chat the deed be set aside.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
ALDERMANIC FIGHT ENJOINED.
Surprise Sprung Before the Ordinary
at Brunswick.

Brunswick, Ca, Jan. 4-The aldermanlc
contest proceedings before Ordinary Dart
this morning were interrupted by an in
junction issued by Judge Sweat. The in
junction was to prevent a hearing by the
ordinary until Judge Sweat could pass
upon the case next Friday and decide
whether himself or the ordinary had juris-
diction in the matter. The injunction pro-
Ceedings was surprise sprung by the adj
minisration side.
Capt. Robley d. Evans, Fighting Bob, :"
commander of the Indiana, arrived i'm port
to-day on board the lighthouse supply boat
Armenia. He was accompanied by party
of ladies, and all of them are merely out
for a run down the Atlantic coast on
pleasure trip.
Mrs. Mabry left to-day for Savannah to
be present at her husbands bedside.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
JANUARY ON THE OCEAN.
Naval HydrOgraphic Predictions
for the Present Month.


Washington, Jan. 4.-The January
weather on the North Atlantic ocean, ac-
cording to the naval photographic predic-
tons, will be stormy, north of the 10th
parallel and along the American coast
north of Hatteras.
Strong westerly and northwesterly gales
will occur along the transatlantic steam
ship routes. The effect of these gales is
frequently felt so far south as latitude 45
(about Hatteras) with occasional gales In
the vicinity of the Azores
Northers may be expected in the Gulf
of Mexico
Fog at intervals on the grand banks, but
not in extended areas.
Ice near Cape Race, probably as far
south as the northern steamship routes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
LONG JOURNEY ON WHEELS.
Three Cyclists to Make Their Start
From Savannah

New York, Jan. 4.-With the prospect
of a journey of five years duration con-
fronting them, three hardy cyclists sailed
from this port to-day on the Savannah line
steamer for Savannah, from which point
a ride awheel will begin. The riders ere
Albert H. Postel, an experienced traveller
Frederick Turner and Walter Is. Young
all from Pennsylvania.
They will go from Savannah to Key
West, across war-stricken Cuba, through
Central America, down the east coast Of
South America, up the west coast and
entering North America, they will proceed
as close to the coast line as possible all
the way to Alaska. From the latter point
the route will lie through Asia and Eu-
rome
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
RIVALS A QUEEN IN DIAMONDS.
wife of Ambassador Draper Al
AyIitter with Jewels.

London. Jan 4-The Rome correspon-
dent of the Morning Post says that Mrs.
Draper the wife of United States Ambas-
sador Draper, almost rivalled Queen Mar
gherita at the New Year reception in the
value and magnifcence of her diamonds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN wHEELMEN
The Annual Meet to BE Held This
Year at indianapolis.


Year at indianapolis.
New York. Jan. 1.-The executive com
mittee of the League of American Wheel
men decided to-day to adopt the invita-
ton of the Indiana state division and vari-
GUS clubs in that state To hold the an
nual meet at Indianapolis
The following kilograms were sent to
Chief Consul Wallace Sherwood:
Executive committee by unanimous vote
accepts Indianas invitation and awards
the meet of 1898 to your city. We extend
congratulations and offer our best Coop
Grafton to accomplish the most successful
meet in the history of the orga nization."
August was fixed upon as the month OF
the annual meet, it being left to the state
division to fix the exact date.
Lacrosse, Wis, Jan. 4.--The Lacrosse
County Wheelmen at meeting to-day de-
cided TO withdraw from the League of
American Wheelmen in order to have Sun
day races.