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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-14
ESCAPE FROM MATANzAS.
Consul Bricc Tells of the Conditions
When He Departed.
Would Otherwise HIVE Been Killed.
Three hundred mud Eirty Amcr-
leans Are Left In Danger.


New York, April 10. -Unitod states Con
sui Briee, who has Just arrived here on
The steamship Herman from Mslang.,s.
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phr'ure from ms post III Nupa, aa'"
"Anril / was notified by General Loo.
who uent a spccial messenger with tho
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a moments notice and that when | re-
coived the signal Agreed iipon was to
lose no limo in satt;nr awny ana T., he
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havana. lie also Instructed me 10 holiiy
the consuls at Sigua, Cicnfuoqos aud San
tineo do c,,bs 10 ~, ro,,t. 10 Inv, tbo
country on snort hotlce'
The feeling against the Americans has
been most bitter of late and inst nj The
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was parhonlafly 10 on account oi Tue
provisions that had arrived on the Vt
stoin The eantaIn Of tho Steamship was
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newspaper men apcopipahlci ui'o "'ia "ne"
they attempted 10 walk through the stfcets
,hev were nearly uobhed The spaniards
,I,os 1 ~, =, no,n ana win mn, nj.
$780, 49, - - '
most difficulty were restrained from uoihh
them bodily harm. 1hey came "a me, ana
! inld them they would better stay on
tho steamer and yet cut OF the harbor rs
soon as possible. They hurried the un-
LOADING OF nearly 200 tons OF supplies the
steamer had brought ana sailed Oh Mon
day. began at once TO distribute the
supplios among the starving ieconcentrados
and had already l,sucd tickets 10 5000,
which with their families. represented
about q 600 people. although The nanber
Of destitute was estimated at 1000 in the
clty alone, there are about $1,000 starving
In the Droylnco kopt handlng out the
provisions az fast as / could. although
had received notice that the volunteers
we're going 10 XIII me and drag me through
the ureets. and the governor, Francisco
dc Aramas. sent a messenger twice TO- my
office varnlnp mo TO desist from Issuing
any further suppIins ard lock up and 10
bome did not follow his Instructions.
but ken, at work.
after had finished my work and was st-
ing al home alone. ! received a telegram
from General Lee, which read as follows;
"griee.Flndg for American citlzeas ex-
hsusted Lee"
Tbu. was The signal agreed upon. aud
when reccived the message knew that
must act quickly, II was Holy Thursday
and here ,y.ro No yehicIeg 10 be had on the
s,reets so l,,irrled out afoot ana after
while fou,,a NJ. Brinkerhoff and Mr. Del
yado ana notified ,ben OF tho news. We
got together and talked the matter o. er,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-14
SPAIN'S INTENTIONS.
Will Wait to See if the United States Really
Means Business.

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-14
Thr nms.Inn ,lnininn.

St Petersburg, April is,--Tho aemi-of-
fetal journal dc st. Petersburg contends
that Tho concluding paragraph of President
McKinley's message TO congress preeludca
the possibility OF military action on tho
nsrt of the United States. taking the ground
that the passage referred to recognizes
Spnins arniistice and that armistice ''sns-
nerds hos,ilitice. which is the object the
tlEAd States had in view"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-14
Switzerland on Mediation.

nerue. Switzerland April i2Thc Ma
tlonal council has suggested that the bun
desrath consider whether IL could not offer
to mediate between the United States and
sran The proposition will be considered
tomorrow. but II will doubtless he re-
lectcd
The times., 1898-10-08
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Major Francis J. ives brigade surgeon United
States Volunteers. has been ordered 70 Washing
ton. where he VIII report TO the surgeon general
Surgeon John E Woodbridge has been relieved
nom duty al the Fort Siyer general hospital and
directed 10 proceed 70 Camp Meade, Pa, for duty
The Secretary OF War has directed Lieutenant
Colonel Frank Greene, United States Volunteer
Signal Cops. from Montauk Point 70 san Fran
Cisco 10 resume his duties signal officer Of the
Military Department Of California
Musician Arson y Goodson. Twentieth In
fantry. now in Washington has been ordered 70
Join his regiment at Fort Leavenworth, kans-
Sergt Egbert Martyn. Of this CITY a member
Of Battery G, Seventh ARTILLERY, has been honor
ably discharged from the army.
Surgeon JAMES T. Arwine, L. :, A. has been
directed TO proceed from Nontauk Point 10 this
city and report To the surgeon general
NJ. \ Carlisle. 4 prominent South Carolina
attorney, and his daughter, Miss Mary Carlisle,
are in the city seeing the sights. Mr. Carlisle,
however. Is on his way to Baltimore where he
viii have an operation performed upon his right
arm which vas broken some Years ago but was
not properly set.
The retirement from active service Of Major
General Hamilton 6. Hawkins, United States
Volunteers, a Brigadier General, United states
army. at his own request, was announced yester-
day in general orders This officer has served
more than forty years in the army.
Hon. John sherman. former Secretary OF S;ats,
and Mrs sherman have gone to the Virginia Hot
Springs. They viii remain there about tTO
weeks.
The times., 1898-10-08
THE TREATY OF QUEBEC
Success Attends the Interna-
tiOnal Commission.
IN THE ANCIENT CAPITAL
The Document. Ii Is Decided, Is to Be
Signed i'm the City Where the Rep
resentatives Met - Much Yet Re-
mains to Be Done in the Behring
tions.

Quebec. Oct IA Canadian cabinet
minister. who is not. however, a member
of the international commission, assured
your correspondent today that all the
questions submitted to the commission
were now assured a settlement, unless,
perhaps, that of reciprocal trade, which
was still being manfully struggled with.
Lord Herschell and Senator Fairbanks
decided this morning that the treaty re-
sulting from the negotiations will be
signed in the ancient capital
The treaty will be known to history as
the treaty of Quebec. As indicated yes
terday. it Will settle most of the interna-
tional disputes mentioned in the protocol.
Senator Fairbanks states that he is not
committing any breach of faith in an
nouncing that the negotiations thus far
had proceeded in the most friendly spirit
When diplomats met each other half way
and in spirit of give and take, the con-
clusion could be easily anticipated. To
his mind only one result would be accom-
plished.
Lord Herschell, speaking at banquet
given by the commissioners to their Que
bee friends, recalled a speech he made
in London at the Dominion Day banquet
On that occasion he had declared that the
crowning achievement of his life would
be realized If he had an opportunity, in
an humble way, OF doing anything to
promote better understanding between
The times., 1898-10-08
OBITUARY NOTES.
A. Oakley Hall.

New York, Oct. IA. Oakley Hall, for
this evening at No. 6S Washington
Square, where he and his wife had apart
ments. His only recent source OF income
was the sale of his writings, which con-
sisted mainly of "reminiscences of his busy
life as politician, a "frst-nighter'' at
the theaters, and a man about town.
Some time ago he sold to several news
papers biographical sketches of himself
Several days ago Mr. Hall was seized
with chill His feebleness from old
age, combined with an attack of heart
trouble, prevented his recovery. He was
seventy-three years of age.
A. Oakley Halls name is inseparably
connected with the rise and fall of the
Tweed regime. for he was mayor of the
city when the Tweed ring frauds startled
the nation. He stood his trial for alleged
completely in these frauds, the jury dis
agreeing. He was politician, news
paper man, lawyer, and for a time an
actor. All in all. ne had a remarkable
career. He was three times elected dis
trict attorney on the Tammany ticket
Mr.. Ha.l was elected mayor in 1868, and
reelected in 1870. The political regener-
alton that took place in 1872. when the
Republicans put William F. Havemeyer
at the head of the city government, ended
Mr.. Halls political career.
The times., 1898-10-08
HAWAH'S FORMER QUEEN
Liliuokalani Is Coming on to
Washington, She Says.
SHE sEEkaAMoNEY BALM
The Dusky QuUndam Ruler Means to
He Present When Congress Opens
Plantation Wages Go Up AZ u Re-
suIt of the Prohibition of the
Entry of Chinese and Japanese
Contract Laborers.

Honolulu, Sept. rs, via San Francisco,
Oct. THE gnnboat Bennington, Com
mander Taussig, arrived here about Z
o'clock yesterday morning, nine days from
San Francisco. She stopped twice on the
way for target practice. She relieves the
Philadelphia and will remain here, at
least for some time. Rear Admiral Miller
and the Philadelphia are scheduled to sail
from here Thursday afternoon, Septem-
ber 49,
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani is planning to go
to Washington in November to be present
at the opening of Congress. She has two
objects in view. One is TO secure compen-
sation for her loss of the throne either
in the way of a lump sum or as a pension.
The other is to secure legislative recogni-
ton of her claim to the crown lands
Just what plans she has for securing
these objects is not known, as she has not
taken her usual advisers into her conf
dence. 1t is known, however, that she
feels if her claims are ever TO secure rec
ognition it will be when the Hawaiian
Islands subject is before Congress, and
she proposes to. be on the ground.
A complete and thorough survey of
Pearl Harbor and its surroundings has
been begun. On Monday Company /,
United States Volunteer Engineers, un-
der command of Capt. Draper, started
on the march. from Camp Mckinley to
Pearl Harbor. The march occupied a day
and half. Survey work has been begun
by this company. The men will continue
at it for two weeks. when they will be
relieved by another company, and so on
until the work is completed or the Homo
lulu garrison is called away.
The Hilo chamber of commerce has for
warded a memorial TO the Annexation
Commission, asking that the first gov
ernor be some one who has not been an
official of the late government of the
Republic of Hawaii. The chamber asks
for local self-government and a modern
education and property qualification for
the elective franchise
WIKI annexation comes the prohibition
of the entry of Chinese into Hawaii or
the Importation, Of Japanese contract la
Dor, and as a result plantation wages
have gone up Many whose contracts
have expired are reLengaging at SIS a
month. instead OF. $3.50 and sl3, the cur
rent price for contract labor This has
made those under contract restive.
The times., 1898-10-08
A SERIOUS AFFLICTIoN.
News of Mrs. McKinley's Brothers.
Death Received Inst Might

The GOODNESS and good judgment of two
officials of the White House kept from
the President and Mrs Mckinley the
news of the death of the latters brother
which was received last night just after
the opening of the reception to the digni-
taries of the Episcopal Church.
Mrs, Mckinley was feeling especially
well last night and although unable TO
bear the fatigue of standing, welcomed
her guests with pleasant smile and TO
those she knew she added a few words of
welcome
The President was standing at her left
The reception began at $50, and scarcely
had the guests commenced to pass be-
fore the President and his wife when
telegram was received at the White
House, announcing the death Of Mr.. Sax
ton at Canton. The officials decided that
the shock might be too great for her to
bear, and that, at best, it would inter-
rupt the reception, and might do much
harm to inform her of the occurrence.
They, therefore, determined to wait until
all the guests had departed before they
told even the President.
For over an hour they watched care
fully and, TO their relief, no one had ap-
parently received any intimation of the
l.
passed through the room. One of the
officials then gave the message to the
President, with the explanation why il
had been withheld, and the President in
formed Mrs. Mckinley and Mrs. Barber
A few minutes later the White House was
put into communication with Canton over
the long-distance telephone, and the full
particulars were learned.
The Marine Band was playing Nearer,
My God, TO Thee" when Col. Bingham
stepped up to the leader and instructed
him to take his men away. II was al this
time that the President was being in
formed of his brother-in-law's death.
The Omaha trip will probably not be
postponed. The arrangements have been
completed and the President will, there
fore, undoubtedly decide that his duty to
the public demands that ne shall go Mrs.
MCKINLEY will not go, and the state of
her health may possibly prevent the Pres
ident from going although this is not
likely. The President and Mrs. Mckinley
will go to Canton tonight, and the itin-
erary of the Omaha trip Will, therefore,
be arranged.
The times., 1898-10-08

Canada and her neighbor. He had real
lied that war between the Republic and
the motherland was out OF the question
Both nations had common duty TO per-
form. II was a work of civilization and
friendly competition in expanding trade
and spreading the light of education and
knowledge His predictions about the i'm
pending treaty were on the same lines as
the ideas enunciated by Senator Fair
banks.
Senator Fairbanks informed your cor
respondent that much remained 70 be
done in connection with the Bering Sea
and Alaska boundary questions. Both in
volved so much It would be imprudent to
come TO any hasty decision.
1t is understood that reciprocity reIa-
tions was the topic discussed today Sir
Richard Cartwright and Mr.. John CharI-
ton, VI. P, forming the Canadian sub
committee on that question. met subse-
quently. Their labOrs are Onerous on ac-
count Of the enormous number Of memo
rials they are obliged to consider The
schedule, though tentative includes agri-
cultural and animal products and a list %
manufactured articles
The times., 1898-10-08
PRINCE vIcToR's ABDIcAT1oN.
1t Is Said to Have Been Due to
Euge genfe's Uppositfon

Paris, Oct. 7.-The' Journal today at
tributes the reported abdication of the
leadership of the Imperiahst party by
Prince Victer Napoleon, In favor of his
brother, Prince Louis, who is in favor at
the Russian court, as being due to the
hostility Of the former Empress Eugenie
and the influential Bonapartists The pa
per says that the fortunes of the former
empress and of Princess Mathilde will be
left TO Prince Louis who is colonel of the
Czarina's s Lancers in the Russian army.
The times., 1898-10-08

where, if he could have arranged both
together, it would be better.
When this trouble occurred Col. Lee
asked the department that he be allowed
to either arrange for joint transporta-
ton or that the department take entire
charge of the work.
lie was answered that there was no at
tempt to interfere with him, and his sug-
e. stion was Immediately acted upon.
After that he arranged the transporta-
lion.
Blaming the Men.
Asked further about Col. Hecker, the
witness explained that he was civilian,
but that Col. Bird, who had been as
signed 10 duty in the department, was a
regular army officer.
Then" inquired Gen. Dodge, when
you protested the War Department rem
edied the matter immediately
1T did, he said.
Col. Lee said he had not been interfered
with at all in his contracts for forage and
other supplies. He purchased mules and
horses and their equipments. Replying
to a question from Gen. Dodge, he said
there should be commendation instead
of condemnation for the work of fitting
out the army.
"It was herculean'' he remarked. Il
believe the different departments of the
army received those things they needed
just as soon as possible. | consider 1T
remarkable how well they We're sup
Piled"
How about the efficiency of the civil
appointees?'
They were men of good character, but
they were confronted with a new condi-
ton of life, and you cannot make di-
vision quartermaster in a day or a week.
1t takes time. There was no suffering.
though, resulting from their inexperi-
ence."
What was the suffering caused by,
then?" he was asked.
I'm great measure to the lack OF
knowledge the men had of how to take
care of themselves, and TO their eating
things they should not eat; also to the
great quantity of beer consumed in camp
and to their getting drunk in town"
WAS not the discipline in camp lax?"
Capt. Howell asked.
Il don't think so. Gen. Brooke gov
erned the camp wisely and judiciously. If
camps could be located far away from
towns it might be different. / think the
freedom of the admission of beer and
other articles into camp and the frequent
ing of the rum-seling holes in town more
dangerous than sleeping on the ground
Asked the difference between regulars
and volunteers. Col. Lee replied that it
was very marked in some ways. At
Camp Thomas the regulars did not re-
ceive what the volunteers did when they
came some time later yet they were
perfectly contented. The volunteers re-
ceiyed more, were not so well contented,
and really did not know how to take care
OF what they did get
After listening to various details of
camp life, the Commission concluded with
Col Lee, and adjourned until today
The times., 1898-10-08
SPAIN FEARS ITS OWN TROOPS
They Are Ordered to Leave Their
Arms and Uniforms in Cubn.

Arms and Uniforms in Cuba
Havana, Oct. BY the same steamer
that carries this letter there will go to
New York a secret commissioner from
the Spanish army in Havana whose mis-
sion is to file at a cable office in New
York a dispatch to Senior Sagasta, the
Spanish premier.
The message is protest against an or
der from Senor Sagasta, received here by
Gen. Blanco, to the effect that the Span
ish troops and officers that embark for
Spain shall go without their arms and
without their uniforms. Sagasta wants
them to land in Spain as civilians in or
der to prevent public demonstrations
against them and also uprisings and pro-
nunclamentos by the soldiers.
SO much has been said about the inten-
ton of these troops to revolt in Spain
against the monarchy that the heads of
the Spanish army want to deprive them
of their arms until they have been scat
tered through the peninsula and mixed I'D
with the loyal troops
The officers protest against this order
which they consider an outrage and say
to Senor Sagasta that they do not belong
to capituated army
When the Americans, they add, treat
US with all honors it is hard to be dis
graced by our own government"
The peaceful inhabitants are expecting
mere at any moment an uprising of the
troops in order to get their money. The
mutfny at La Cabana the other day and
the weakness of Gen. Blanco have en-
couraged the soldiers.
The times., 1898-10-08
The Hon. sherman Hoar.

Concord, Mass, Oct. THE Hon. sher-
man Hoar died at his residence in this
town this afternoon. He passed away
apparently unconscious. suffering little or
no pain. At his bedside were several of
his relatives residing here. Mr.. Hoar has
been i'll about two weeks. He was one of
the most earnest workers 10 relieve the
suffering soldiers in Southern camps, and
made three journeys to the camps at the
instance of the Massachusetts Volunteer
Aid Association, and did his best to ale
viate their sufferings and want. When
ne returned from his last trip he was
quite sick and took to his bed. Typhoid
fever developed.
The times., 1898-10-08
Three Doctors In Consultation.
From Benjamin Franklin.


When you are sick, what You like
best is to be chosen for a medicine in the
hrst place; what experience tells you is
best, to be chosen in the second place.
what reason Ii. e., Theory saws is best
is TO be chosen in the last place. But if
you can get DIR. Inclination, Dr. Experi-
ence and DR.. Reason to hold >consulta
ton together, they will give you the best
advice that can be taken"
When you have a bad cold DR. Inclina-
tion would recommend Chamberlain 8
Cough Remedy because 1t is pleasant and
safe to take. Dr. Experience would rec
ommend 1t because it never fails to effect
speedy and permanent cure. DR.. Rea-
son would recommend 1t because it is
prepared on scientific principles, and acts
or natures plan In relieving the lungs.
opening the secretions and restoring the
system to natural and healthy condi-
tion. For sale by Henry Evans. whole
sale and retail druggist, 93S F Street
northwest, and Connecticut Avenue and
S Street northwest, and 142S Maryland
Avenue northeast.
The times., 1898-10-08
SOLDIERS AWE CHINESE.
Foreign Detachmenfs Arrive at Pc
kin without Incident

Pekin, Oct. THE foreign detachments
which were asked for by the Russian.
British and German ministers for the
protection of their legations, have ar
rived from Tien Tsin.
The Russian escort consists of thirty
Cossacks and thirty-six marines, with two
seven-pound guns. The British escort
numbers twenty-five marines and the
German thirty marines.
The troops marched through large
crowds in the city. Their passage was
without incident The people seemed to
be cowed by their presence
Yokohama, Oct. 1.-Two japanese cruis-
The times., 1898-10-08
Silns +. Weir.

chief engineer of the West Virginia Cen
tral and Pittsburg Railroad, died at his
home here on Wednesday last after a
short Illness of typhoid fever. Mr.. Weirs
conspicuous success as an engineer in
Kentucky, where he planned and built ex-
tensiye railroad tunnels, led TO his being
appointed chief engineer of the Wilkes
barre division of the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road
The times., 1898-10-08
Augustus sherman.

Albany, N Y, Oct. Word was re-
ceived here today that Augustus Sherman
secretary of the State prison. commission,
died this morning at his home in New
Baltimore as a result of the accident
which happened to him last Tuesday night
when he fell into the hold of canal boat
and fractured his skull Mr.. Sherman
was a prominent politician in Greene
County, having served as district attorney
and assemblyman.
The times., 1898-10-08
Former Judge sydney Smith.

Chicago, Oct. 7.-Former Judge Sydney
Smith died suddenly on Thursday night
in this city. Apoplexy was the cause.
Judge Smith for ten years was on the
bench of the Superior Court In 1885 he
was the Republican candidate for mayor,
but was defeated by the late Carter II.
Harrison.
The times., 1898-10-08
THE DELAGoA BAY SITUATION
Negotiations Postponed Owing to
Representations by America.

London, Oct. IA dispatch to the Pail
Mall Gazette from Lisbon, Portugal
saws that the Delagoa Bay negotiations
have been postponed until 1899, owing to
the United States insisting upon Portu-
gals strict observance of the agreement
that neither the railroad, the harbor, nor
public lands at Lorenzo Marquee be al
ienated until the Berne award is COM
pleted.
The times., 1898-10-08
Doctored Nine years for Tetter.-

Doctored Nine Years for letter
Mr. James CASTOR, merchant, of Wilkes
barre Pa, writes: For nine years
have been disfigured with Tetter on my
hands and face. AT last 1 have found a
cure in DIR. Agnews Ointment. 1t
helped me from the first application, and
now l am permanently cured" Sold by
F. S. Williams, 9Th and SITS; Edmonds
& Williams, Sd and Penn. Ave.-1S.
The times., 1898-10-08
A Priceless Collection Taken From
the Paris Postofice

London, Oct. IA dispatch from Paris
to local news agency says that price
less international collection of postage
stamps has been stolen from the central
postoffice in that city. The collection COM
prised specimens of every stamp issued
in many years past by every country in
the world.
The times., 1898-10-08
FRENCH OFFICIALS COMING.
They Will Study the Machinery and
Tools Used I'm Making Flour.

Paris, Oct. IN. Viger, minister of
agriculture. has delegated NJ. D'Anvina,
an engineer, and MN. Dubray and Mino-
tier, to go to the United States for the
purpose of studying the American ma
chinery and tools used in the manufact-
ure of -four and ascertaining their prices
and the cost of transportation to France
The times., 1898-10-08
DR.. Geikie Is Not Dead.

London, Oct. 1.-The report circulated
yesterday of the death of the Rev. John
Cunningham Geikie. D. D.. L. L. D., at
Bournemouth, proves to have been erro-
neous.