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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-16
SHORT NEWS STOKES.


JERSEY CITY. N. IA cloudburst IN the
Vicinity of Chelsea park IL believed to have
caused the death OF at least i've persons and
possibly moro.
whSlltNGTON Secretary Gage makos m
emphatic denial that any of the now bonds
have been placed for disposal In European
cities. rs alleged by certain London papers,
TAMPA. Fla,--lt is believed here that the
vessels which were used to transport the
trooiR 20 cuba viii be sent back to transport
the expedition which It is proposed to send u
Poito Rico. come of them at least.
WhsIlEGTON. Offers have been received
from }. pierpont Morgan and from other bank
ing houses 10 subscribe for any portion OF the
new government loan which Is not taken up
by popular subscription. This assures the
full success of the loan.
WAsHlNGTON.~ What threatened to be an
International complication over the working
of the French cable from Santiago de Cuba 10
Care Hhytien after II Is spliced has been Re
moved by IN onnr from the cable company TO
permit the United States to use the cable for
It's official dispatches.
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NEW BANKRUPTCY BILL.
senate and House Conference Have
Finally Agreed.

Washington. June 15.--The conferees o.
the two houses of congress reached an
agreement today on the bankruptcy bill.
The measure as agreed upon is com
promise between the respective positions
of the senate and the house. All the house
provisions in regard to the administration
of the law and course of procedure We're
retained. The principal changes were made
in the provisions relating 10 involuntary
bankruptcy, the grounds on which dis
charge in bankruptcy may be denied and TO
the matter ~ punishment or oftense under
the proposed law. The house bill carried Il
multitude OF provisions under which maa
could be thrown into bankruptcy contrary
to his will. These were enumerated under
eight heads. The conference reduced the
headings to five and Of these most provide
practically for voluntary bankruptcy Ihey
are as follows:
/. When a man has disposed oil his prop
erty with intent TO defraud.
2 Where he has disposed Of his property
ia one or more creditors with intent 10
give preference.
g. Where he has given preference
through legal proceedings
The other two grounds, which it is
claimed by the senate coferees are prac-
ically voluntary PROCEEDINGS, are;
, 4. Where man mas maui '"'N
assignment for the henefit Of his creditors
generally. .,.,, ,h,,
he is bankrupt.
1t Is provided that no one can be thrown
into n bankruptcy unless he IS ihsoiVent.
and the bin az agreed on carries new
definition OF solvency. Under the eoin'hol
law man is insolvont when lie can noC
INV dcbtg when they fall due; under this
biz he is to be regarded as insolvent only
when his property under far vaiuauoh
is insufficient to pay his debts,
oTenses under the proposed law are
limited to two in number The hrst IS IN
cases where property is concealed from
.he trustee after bankruptcy procedures
have been begun, and the second ms
,nnncn IL limitrd 10 two years.
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CREWS WANT TO STRIKE.
Claim They We're Not Hired to Do
Any Fighting.
ARMING OF YALE AND HARVARD,
which Are 10 BE Used ms Scout
ships, Has Caused All
the Trouble.

New York, June 15.-A Tribune special
from Newport News. Va, says: Those of
the American employees aboard the scout
ships Yale and Harvard who have not de-
serted viii be forced to serve out full time
according to the terms of the mercantile
enlistment. The Goo foreigners aboard the
two ships, however, maintain that the
American line ana the government is
breaking tho agreement with them and
persistently refuse TO so TO sea Or If car
ried by force. to discharge the duties that
VIII be expected OF them. The British and
German vice consuls have refused to inter-
fere in the matter and the only course left
open tor the men is to desert, and ii they
90 that they can be apprthended by officers
or the law
According TO trustworthy statements, the
American Line company aud the navy de-
partmemt have not broken their agreement
with the men The crews are labonng un-
der tho impression that they VIII have TO
20 Into ectlon ana fight the enemy smply
because both vessels are carrying heavy
armament.
Such is not the case, both ships VIII
continus as scout ships aud the precauiion
now being taken is only to insure against
their being captured or destroyed by the
enemy without some means OF resistance.
Captain Wise explained the necessity OF
this step 10 the navy department. ANA II
was decided TO follow his suggestions.
The men viii continue 10 the service Of
The American line uneer tho mercantile
agreement and viii not have their saaries
cut down TO the standard OF the navy.
On the other hand, they Will have bit
chance for their lives and nay, BY haSi &
The lr ships armed, succeed In earning PIX
money This has been explained to the
foreigners. hut they can not see II tat
way ana are determined to get OFF II they
can.
About soventy-hye men OF the Itaryari
who succeeded in getting away from the
ship while on leave have not returned and
their laces were filled this morning by
Captain Cotton. II is known that at least
number of men were taken on. The Harry
,rd's guns are all aboard and she viii drop
out into the river tomorrow.
The Yale is taking on coal.
The Minneapolis IS still here replenlshins
her bunkers.
The United States cruiser Newark. Cap
tain Barker has proceeded TO Old Point.
where she cast anchor a short distance
from the United States snip Jamesto"h.
Tha destination OF the cruiser is said to be
Kew West first and then she will join the
hIockading squadron off the north and
south coasts of Cuba.
Rumor has II that the Newark will be
TIRE flagship OF the San Francisco squadron.
To Transfer Menard County.
Especial Dispatch to The Pcst)
washington, June 15.-The house CON-
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THE VESUvIUS' WORK
ONLY DROPPED THREE HEAVY nv
MANTLE SHELLS.
hut They shook the r,r,,, W.,
ihey Observation-Disclosures by the
spanish Shells.
Copyright, 1898, by ASSOCIATED Pres, ,

|
VII santiago de Cuba. Tuesday. June Il,
D. H. by the Associated Press Disna,ct,
BOAT Dandy, Via Kingston. Juno /, . :.
H'-lhe United States cruiser New Or.
| ieahs' having been ordered by Admiral
sampson TO destroy the new emplacements
| naif mile east Of III MORO M which
large number OF Epaniards had been
WORKING took up position at 5 o'clock
TINS morning about 500 yards from sbor.
ana 2OOO yards from I'll MORO. She openea
upon the emplacements with her rapid fire
guns. Red clouds OF sand rose on the hill.
Top where the emplacements were build.
ms.
roiiowing the fifth shot. the MORO bat
terleS replied with one shell that fell neal
the stern of the flagship New York After
twenty minutes OF gun practice. Admiral
sampson siGnalled the New Orleans ~.
cease firing Then. as she re red ths
MORO batteries sent ten shots nster bnr
but without damage -'o''
ADMIRAL Sampson hoisted the signal
nrihg well done" the first complirnent
oi the kind from the admiral.
lne dynamite cruiser Vesuvius Joined the
meet yesterday and was put to work i'm
ineuia'ely. Ensign Patrick went on board
49,, NN"' no WIN Lieutenant Commander
iliispury to explain the location of the
batteries. few minutes from midn,rht
the Nesuvius was about half a mile from
me peach west of MORO Commander pills
pury gave the word to fire and Lieutenon+
ltiiiby opened an air vent
mere was slight kissing. sort NJ
coughing noise. but no flame, no report. no
warning to the Spaniards who were hidiny
IN the darkness. Thirty seconds later
uuli thud broke the silence of the tronicai
night. VIC ''op'e"i
Two hundred pounds of gun cotton had
exploded on the hillside below the battery
me ships on the blockade lines two mile,
away shook with the explosion. The firinv
OF l3-inch shell is mere rifle crack com
pared to the deep and mighty roar. Clouds
OF earth thrown UP from the hills seemed
TO stand out against the black sky.
Another package of gun cotton was drop-
ped on the other side of the battery and
may possibly have struck the torpedo boats
anchored belok.
Before the echoes of the second shot died
away the Vesuvius sent third charge
kissing out. 1t fell right on the brow Of
the hill where the batteries seemed to lie.
Into the air flew tons of earth and the
smoke covered the land for half a mile The
Vesuvius retired at a 16-knot speed. Two
flashes from the hill and two Spanish
shells flew beyond the cruiser. The test
was regarded as highly satisfactory.
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"niucs and Grays.
To The Editor OF The rost.

TO The Editor OF The rost.
Perryman. Texas. June l5.--Colonel W.
o. Cretsinger OF Denison. Texas. has been
trying through Governor culberson ana the
war department at Washington, 10 have a
regiment OF veteran Blues aud Grays nc
cepted for service IN the present war with
Spain, and has written me 10 see II
could organize a company In Liberty and
adjoining counties. II any OF the able
bodied soldiers OF either the Federal or
Confederate armies wish 10 Join such Or
ganization, they Will please send me their
names and postoffice address. II they
wish reply. Il self-addresscd atamped en-
yelcpe must be cent with inquiry. II we
could get enough names to FORM company
We could meet and elect company officers
after being called into service.
Gnith
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NEW WAR TAXES.
provided For Failure or
r hefnsnt to PnN.
John d. Long,
Secretary of the Navy.

provided For Failure OIL
w..,, refusal to Pay.
liz :, H. June 15.-Chairman Ding.
|h,.s 'ne ways and means committee has
I'M, bill supplemental to acts r..
mn, % the Internal revenue law. 1t d.
| s,,,,ery person or concern liable TO any
|hsabIs 1.'enue tax or having articles
|ube, out unpaid ana every executor o.
u euuora. 'ary TO file with the col.ecto-
m. ns Inventories for returns
may No. 'issioner for internal revenue
where ~. require statements under ca h
TX mn Aenpton is claimed nlthe qrour A
|au, -, limitation. 1t amends the war rev
Ian CASUAL as to exempt from taxa ion
|nse ndelity and guarantee insnr-
asly fo for ,hs carry on such busin s,
|ir prost heir own protection and moi
atetnal rsr a having no capital stock. All
|,.ssenue al ue taxes imposed by the war
,ssally reov, "nen not paid by stamp or as
..s,eted as oheu shall be assessed and c l.
" existing internal revenue taxes ard
.$essment provisions OF law relating II
..ale taxe. SUI collection OF internal rev.
~ failure ., .neiuding assessable penalties.
ms upas MAKE return are extended to
\ has,mns' me war measure. II nrnvides
tasormen,A me of $50 or a maximum i'm :
h to AMY SIX months or b,th for neg
n y. denote "a, ur Tor the refusing OF stamps
~ Gross asnent where there Is no pen
~ in,ern,,a annual receipts taxab'e ui;(ler
~ each sn. revenue law are held to be
~ epd,pp seiai tax year beginning July
Asstic I June 30. The tax on original
y pay.h," States money orders a.
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THE THREE NEW BATrLEsHIPs
Are 10 he Undertaken Without Any
Further Delay.

New York, June i5.e-The construction OF
three large battleships under provision OF
the last annual appropriation, says the
Washington correspondent OF the tribune
is to be undertaken without further delay
by the navy department. in arccEdane
With plans and designs drawn and agreed
upon by a special board having the sup,
iect under Amusement These additions 70
the navy are to be similar In many re-
epects to the Alabama type OF battiesnips'
of which three are now buiiains' put w
nartures have been made In many respects
from the vessels that are expected TO de-
yelop a still more powerful type OF war
vessel. In one particular the vessels have
been subject to some criticism, but SO TAR
as their armament and ordnance go they
will probably be without peer Tor tneiT
displacement afoat.
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cunANs Ar GUANTANAMO.
They Are of Grcut Assistance 10 me
Americans.

Americans.
United states Camp. Entrance duuh-
tanamo Bay. vie Kingston, June lo.--iAe
events of the last twenty-four hours nave
raised the Cuban insurgent soldiers seNe.ai
rotcbes in the estimation of the NJ ilans
The insurgents now with The marines snow
splendid bearing, are clever scouts ca
invaluable in ski!mish work and seem TO
have an utter contempt for Spanish marks
mansldo These little black men when
ordered forward into the struggle so IN
concernedly 10 the Spanish I'm apsoiut.
" without fear. In fact thry<CDan5 have
,olued tie marines in scouting Tor 2 m!ie
an around The Ameriean camp AM Il is
believed that their cooperation accounts
for the failure of the enemy 10 MAKE an
attack last night The insurgents hnpN the
ground 80 well that It is impossible for
the spanish to get close enough to DO any
damage.
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KANSAS roruLlsrs.


Topeka Kan, June i5.--There we're sig
hrGidntes for temporary chairman the
orcninc OF tho populist State convention
Charles d. Lane was chosen,
In the afternoon committee was appointed
Atehlson. Al the night session n resolution
was sdcpted fayoring the addition of the ini-
tiati,c md referendum aud u proyisi9 for
urnnortjonatc representation. On E93onal
Issues The platform demands the full coinage
Of beth geld and silver at ratio of ~ to
aud the Issuance OF greenhachs INSTEAD of
cxue,ses OF the war: also fayofa tho public
ownership OF all public utilities and the gov
erniaent ownership and operation OF railroads
and monorolies. At midnight the convention
was atlll wrangling over the platform.
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Judge nI..,- FrIepds Eiated.

Marlin, Texas. June 1.-THE many friends
Of Hon. y. II. Rice candidate for Judge OF
the criminal court of appeals. are very
much elated TO see from The Post that he
received forty-two instructed votes last
Saturday. This puts him far In the lead
for instructions up 10 date. with many good
Rice counties yet TO hear from.
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ApuoInt.d Po.,un.tcr.

Especial Dispatch to Tho PostJ
Washington, June i5,-Thomas IL. Scoops
was today appointed postmaster at Angus.
Navarro county. Texas. vice Stewart. re-
moved.
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GOVERNOR CULBEnsOx
Elected Vice President Of Untycgsity
NJ virginia Alumni.

University OF Virginia, Va, June H.
The Alumni society OF the University Of
Virginia today selected us officers Tor the
ensuing years as follows: Samuel spenrer
OF New York, president; G1FernoF culher-
son Of Texas. frst vice president: ~ r.
Huntington OF Virgins. treasurer; b. &.
Miner OF Virginia secretary. Y
Or. r. II. McKim Of WashinGtpo ~
llyercd the annual address. n
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Corpus Christi. Texas June 15.--Juan
Flores the Mexican arrested here some
days since on a warrant charging him with
the murder Of John Lagano at the reef
last month, was given a preliminary trial
today before Justice Dunn and bound over
without bail to await the action Of the
grand Jury.
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mittee on judiciary today reported favor
ably the bin to transfer the county Of
Menard from the Western district Of Texas
to the Northern district of Texas. This
places the bill on tho calendar. but ii may
not be reached this session
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Burlington and Quincy railway established
headquarters IN Dallas today. william
Fitzgerald, travelling freight and passenger
agent, was placed In charge.
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:. s. skinner.

Died at 1920 this morning. Sutton s.
skinner. aged rs. at 1904 Austin street. The
funeral will take place Friday morning
from that address.
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For xnndny LnM yiolntion.

Denison. Texas. June l5.--Every saloon
proprietor in town. forty-five In numbr.
was arrested today TOR violating the Sum
day law.
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Camden. n. J.. June h-Ihe pso1lo11l
convention today nomiaeteS QeQ&
nousiree was ~ m tb)(I66 ~ S15 49,
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Treatment by r1ail.

write Prof Munyop, 1905 Arch street Phila-
dolphin, for advice, which Is ABSOLUTELY
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To Transfer Nen"r" e"""s'
Especial Dispatch TO The Pcst)
washington, June 15.-The house COM
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-09
Mob Searching for Three Other Sem
fnoIes, Who Are Charged with As
sauIting and killing a Woman.
FOUR NEGROES PUT TO DEATH
HANGED BY ARKANSANS FOR MUIR
DER AND CRIMINAL ASSAULT.
"BIacI1eye" Taken from His Cell and
Suspended from a window of the
Jail at Colfax, Wash.

FORT SMITH, Ark, Jan. S-Justice in
more horrible form than that melted out to
Henry Smith, at Paris, Tex, was admin
istered by a mob on the Oklahoma border
Friday night to J. Markus McGeisey and
Palmer Simpson. two Seminole Indians.
They were charged with murder their VIC
tim being Mrs. James Simmons, a respect
able farmers wife living in Oklahoma. The
crime was a most revolving and the
criminals were punished in a most revolt
ing manner Mrs. Simmons was outraged
and murdered. The body was horribly
mutliated The crime resembled in atrocity
these perpetrated in the Creek nation by the
infamous Buck gang, the members of which
We're hanged at Fort Smith two years ago.
The murder and mutilation of Mrs. Sim
mons so enraged the neighborhood that the
people organized to hunt down and punish
the guilty Indians. The posse went to the
home of McGeisey, near Maud, a small
town in the Seminole nation, where Me-
Geisey and Simpson were arrested. After
securing their prisoners the mob set fire
to McGeisey's house and barn and did not
leave until they saw all of his earthly pos
sessions reduced to ashes. The prisoners
We're then carried back across the line into
Oklahoma Territory and near the scene of
their crime they were executed by Judge
Lynch's order in the most horrible manner
that human minds and hands could devise.
They were burned at the stake. The In
dams met their doom with the usual stoi-
cism of their race After life was extinct the
mob allowed the fires to die down and they
then quietly dispersed to their several
homes. No secret as II ade Of The fact that
the Indians had been burned to death, and
this morning their charred bodies, burned
beyond recognition, were found lying in the
ashes of their funeral pyre. Everybody in
the vicinity seems to know that the Indians
were executed for the murder of Mrs. Sim
mons, but everybody appears to be entirely
ignorant of the individuals who composed
the mob.
Information was received here of the terri
BILE affair from persons who saw the charred
bodies of the Indians Great uneasiness ex-
lists along the Oklahoma border. and the
impression prevails that much more blood
shed will follow the work OF the mob This
is the third instance of mob violence re-
ported in the Indian Territory in the last
twenty-five years, and by singular coin
cidence the mob in each case came from
points outside of the Territory. 1t is .said
the enraged people are searching for three
other Indians who are alleged to have been
concerned in Mrs Simmonss murder.
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The case Of Mrs. Florence Maybrick will
perhaps be reopened. shortly IN another
form.
The ParnelIites will introduce their GUS
tomary amnesty amendment to the Queens
speech at the opening of the British Parlia-
ment.
with jewels. attached by a long chain to
ladies' dresses, are the rage in Paris: Ihey
cost about $50 The Society for the Protec-
ton of animals is agitating the matter.
The Gar and Czarina will receive their
friends at the Paris exposition of 1900 IN
their own pavilion, which will cost @9O,VOJ
($450, 600
The London Gazette Of last Wednesday
notified the public of the Naturalization or
Prof. Hubert Herkomer, r. a.. and Alma
Tadema r. A.
yesterday to bid farewell to Gen. William
Booth the head of the Salvation Army, who
| sailed for New York.
George L. Watson is finishing the design
| of a very large steam yatch for Mr.. James
| Gordon Bennett, proprietor of the New York
| Herald, which will probably be built on the
Clyde.
The funeral ceremony of Mrs. Josephine
| Southwick Aver took place yesterday at the
American Church, in Paris. The services
We're attended by many friends OF the de-
ceased.
Important evidence in favor of Mrs Edith
| May Carew has been discovered and an in
| fiuentially signed petition to Queen Vic
| toria asking for her retrial in England is
| preparing.
The French government has purchased for
$3.50 the largest mansion at Albert Gate,
London which has long been occupied by
| the embassy of France. 1t is also proposed
| to rent three smaller houses adjoining the
mansion and to build big banquet room
and offices for the staff.
| The newspapers of London Indignantly de-
ny the statement that Prince Arthur of Con-
/ naught is young Astor'S flag at Eton 1t is
| pointed out that the two boys live in differ
| ent house, which alone makes this impos-
l@sl1 I1s A ~ 50 i- 1IAH 20
| lights fires, blacks boots, sweeps rooms or
! performs other duties desired. st. James
/ Gazette says: THE absurdity and untruth
| of the story are patent to every English
| reader"