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that he gave showed that he fully merited
the compliment. II was such pretty
piece OF word painting that any attempt
at reportoral syi oIeis would but mar
its beauty. and lack OF space prevents It's
being reproduced in full. He paid high
and glowing tribute 10 Irish patriotism.
recited the deeds OF the heroes OF ireland
with impassioned eloquence and said the
chief trait OF the Irish character and the
most commendeble was that they held
love OF country above greed for gold.
II was said that American citizenship was
Mosalc. II so It's brightest jewel was the
emerald He regarded this as the most
memorable gathering OF Irish citizens
ever held In Texas. and by being here to-
day he felt that he was a better Texan.
because 1t taught him a Lesson in patriot
ism.
lie said many other pretty things about
the Irish, and wher he closed he had won
a warm place In the hearts OF the big
Irish audience.
At the conclusion OF Mr. Wootens ora
tioE Mayor Rice read the following tele-
gram from Dallas:
Chairman Hale OF Irish National Meeting.
Houston.
Dallas. Texas. March 17.--Irishmen of
Dallas send you greeting. We have .
Qualification ourselves tonight. Take care
OF our governor and Wooten.
X. J. KinIen,
J. j. Conroy
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smooth manner, entirely free from embar-
rassment or stage fright, and her naive
manner aud charming enunciation made II
all the more artistic and therefore enjoy-
able. Miss Knight may well be proud Of
her work on this occasion.
Mr.. w. ". Kendall as Walter Thorne
was more than good. His excellent work
has been seen In amateur performances on
a number Of previous occasions aud the In
depreciation OF the part he had In hand
last night was emincntiy satisfactory.
Mr.. G, Arthur Williams filled aud looked
the part of Richard Douglas. the Juvenile
cousin Of the Thornes portraying the char
acter with a great deal Of bland humor,
which the audience appreciated as shown
by the laughter and applause at the most
unlocked for moments.
II Is understood that the members Of
the cast will be entertained by the Sharks
some time next week. h +,
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Kinney avenue to Milan street. up Milan
street To Franklin avenue. down Fnnklin
avenue TO Main street, down Main street
to Texas avenue, down Texas avenue "a
Caroline street and up that thorouxhfars
TO Turner hall. where the parade dieband-
ed AT the corner Of Texas avenue ard
Caroline street the carriage containing
Governor Culberson ard Mr.. wooten was
stopped and the parade went by III review
between two divisions of the band. one on
either side OF the street. Large crowds
viewed the display all along the line Of
march, the spectators on Main street be-
ing unusually numerous.
A feature OF the parade was q float bear
ing model Of a sailing vessel In silver. on
the sides of which wse inscribed. Deep
Water Celebration" company OF negro
minstrels on wagon. bearing advertise
n,snts of the Boston shoe store. sang
sseoon" eonre fg* s,.
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HOUSTON DAILY posi- FRIDAY MoRNTNo MARCH ia 1898

became. Tho ncrcer were the attacks the
brighter shone her virtues and today a
iuii OF courage and a. buoyan& as ever
she stands before the world the champion
OF divine and human rights. the pro
ciaimer OF religious and civil liberty.
on, must not the great God ON His
snrIne ABOVE as He looks down on this
Must not smile come upon His fare as
ne sees the many thousands and millions
OIL HIS children that today throughout the
whole world throng the cathedrais and
mock around the affairs with souls glowins
Win HIS Holy Spirit. the spirit OF ST.
Ia,Iiok' to praise that great saint and
SEND up their thanks to His eternal throne
i ,9r sending so great a guide to mankind.
"a, MS paternai eve VIII not fail to rest on
US nere IN houston In st. Patrick's church
hands. ~ ''' 'i"i'
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Rohhed tha Graye.

A startling incident of which Mr.. Johr
Oliver Of Philadelphia was tho subject. Il
narrated by him a. follows, II was In q
most dreadful condition. Ny skin was al
most yellow, eyes sunken. tongue coated,
pain continually in back and sides. no
appetite-gradually growing weaker day
by day. Three physicians had given me
up. Fortunately. friend advised trylns
Electric Bltters.' and TO my great Joy and
surprise, tho first bottle made decided
Improvement, continued their use for
three weeks, and am now well man.
know they saved my life. and robbed the
grave Of another victim" No one should
fail TO try them. Only so cents per bottle
al George w. Heyer's drug stars.
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| rl.borote Celebration Of
Inv Ever Attempted.
N OVER TO THE IRISH.
L. ,ad Hibcruiaus Enter-
M Guests at Turner Hall.
JEFFERSON ATTENDS.
r.,er JubiIee--Dudley g.
Observation-Disclosures
!. ,he opera House.

.riled graciously yesterday
.rorts OF the Irish of Houston
:, n the memory of their patron
.hone brightly upon the Irish
II early in the morning floated
- as they were borne by the
!, the city on their way to at
..i,l mass celebrated at St. Pat
srh.
exercises In commemoration Of
~ day commenced at |? o'clock,
,.al order of the Ancient Order
,,,ns assembled at their hall and
hence to St. Patrick's church
lth ward.
..re $50 strong and carried before
gorgeous banner but recently
) 10 them by the Sisters of the
Word. This banner is every
|vurk of these sisters except the
d the fabric, and every one who
yesterday will agree that it is a
are and shows clearly the care
taken by them in its making.
(ibsrnians, with a view of show
:, appreciation of this handsome
rhed to the convent on Crawford
n saluted the banner there, where
,ttended by a guard of honor.
this ceremony the column moved
again, and being joined by Herbs
uard band at Turner hall. proceed
4 church, where large crowd OF
Nd already assembled.
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Rox AND BASKET FACTORY.

Operations In the Plant taaDe CNns~
lnenced TOday'. &
Mr. 7. J. wooten. manager Of tho Bayou
tox and basket factory at Hsrrilbuts. wsu
in the city yeaterday. Ills ssw mill VIII
be started today and The plant viii -
making boxes and baskets - soop - ~,
stock Il sufficieut:y dry 70 work + Is
This factory VA sscllFed tbrouHh ~ -
forts a The HoCeton Business {1a4nk s:,5
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"ALL ABOARDi"

that transportation would be furnished
Immediately through Major Jones, U.
s. A. uuartermaster at Chicago, and
that five days travel and ten days field
rations would also be sent from Chica-
go.
Colonel Culver is ready to move with
his regiment as soon as trains arrive.
Inspection of the Fifth by Captain
Swift, U. S. A., has been completed.
Orders Of a few days ago sent the Fifth
regiment to New Orleans, but the latest
order countermands this. At noon Col
onel Fred Bennitt, commanding the
Third infantry, received the same or
ders as Colonel Culver to move imme-
diately to Chickamauga, Ca, instead OF
New orleans as previously ordered.
Governor Tanner has appointed
Frank II. Hamilton Of Springfield cap
tain of the engineer corps of the state
to succeed Captain U. T. Reed of Chi
cago. formerly in command, but who
resigned few days ago. Captain Ham
ilton has been in command of the Sec
ond brigade signal troops and is city
engineer of Springfield.
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THE wINsLOw AT KEY WEST.
Arrives I'm Command of Ensign Bailey
Under Her Own Steam.


Key West, Fla, May 1.-THE tor
pedo- boat Winslow. damaged in the
engagement at Cardenas, has arrived
here under her own steam, in charge Of
Ensign Bailey Of the Wilmington. 1t
is believed the torpedo-boat can be re-
paired and made ready for active serv-
ice again in a few weeks. Two of the
seamen on board were badly injured.
They say that one of the crew, who
was standing in the coming tower, had
his coat literally shot away, but re-
ceived nothing but slight flesh wound
in the right side. Eighteen shells
struck the Winslow during the engage
ment.
The remaining members of the crew
of the Winslow. who are also on board,
are G. p. Brady, chief gunner's mate;
p. Cooney II. Johnson, r. E. Cox, d.
McKeon, ]. ]. Cavanaugh, b. b. Bas-
sic, w. Laughlejah, ]. j. Madden, w. o.
Hear, Nj. Leary, w. Myers, j. Gray, B.
Anderson and w. w. Jones. Cox said
that when they left Cardenas 1t was
understood on board that the Whining
ton was to go in and lombard Cardenas
on Thursday.
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EXPEDITION LANDED.
spaniards Make n Desperate Resistance
but Are Driven on.

spaniards Make n Desperate Resistance
but Are Driven on.
Key West, Fla, May 1.-the trans
port steamer Gussie, which left here
with a big expedition for Cuba, had
lively engagement with the Spanish at
Cabanas, province of Pinar del Rio, but
succeeded in accomplishing her mission.
The Gussie, which came here from
Tampa, carried 1000 rifles and large
quantity of ammunition intended for
the Cubans. The expedition was di
rected by Captain j. II. Dorst of the
United States cavalry, who took with
him over one hundred men Of the First
infantry and ten Cuban scouts.
After a rough voyage the Gussie was
met off the Cuban coast by the auxil-
larry gunboats Wasp and Manning,
which escorted her in. AS they ap-
preached the shore a large body Of
Spanish soldiers opened fire upon the
expedition and the gunboats replied
with effect, enabling the expedition to
land On shore the battle was renewed.
The Spanish troops had retired to their
works and the woods and directed a
constant but inaccurate fire upon the
landing party. The latter was soon
reinforced by a body of armed insur-
gents, who had been informed OF the
coming of the expedition. Then, under
fire of the gunboats, the Spanish force
was compelled to withdraw and the
mission of the Gussie was accom-
plished. One Of the American party
was shot in, the back The Spanish loss
is not known, but 1t must have been
heavy
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SAN JUAN TAKEN
Capital of Porto Rico Sur
renders to Sampson.
CASTLE MoRRo is REDUCED,
The Admiral Reports Only One Life
Lost on Board the Ameri-
can Fleet.

No Damage Whatever to Amy of Our War
ships-Inhabitants of the Town Flee tn
the Interior for Safety-The Fight Lasted
About Three Hours and Considerable
Damage Was Wrought on the Land Bat
teries and the Town Itself
Thomas, Danish West Indies. says San
Juan de Porto Rico surrendered at 6
o'clock in the evening. The dispatch
adds that immense damage was done
to the city and that number of i'm
portant buildings collapsed. The Iowa
and Detroit, according to this dispatch.
fired 430 shots with terrible effect. In
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TO leeway, bursting harmlessly The
heavy guns on the Iowa and Indiana
spoke again, rolling out their answers
with accurate and emphatic emphasis.
On steamed Simpsons fleet, the moni-
tors Puritan and Terror creeping near
er in shore, their low free board pre-
senting small target for the forts and
their 10 and 12-inch guns doing tre-
mendous execution against the fortih-
cations. All eyes soon caught another
signal from Admiral SIMPSONS flag
ship, and obeered II as they read, lie.
us have San Juan by sunset"
Resistance Was Too Feeble.
The captains along the fighting line
were encouraged to renewed endeavor,
but the resistance of the Spaniards was
not sufficiently heroic to stimulate the
gunners to their best work. Only three
shots were fired from Morro's heavy
guns and there were only seven shots
fired from the big guns of SIMPSONS
squadron. These left Morro castle a
crumbling ruin. After this the attack
on the land batteries and the fortifica-
tions about the government buildings
and the palace was begun. The cruisers
did effective service here and the post
office and the governors palace were
soon tumbled down. the guns dismount-
ed or abandoned and ruin and death
was everywhere. AS long as there was
any hope the Spaniards held out, but
their fire was slow and wild.
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Oregon Volunteers in SAN Franci,

San Francisco. May l4.-The first
battalion, First regiment of Oregon
volunteers, numbering about $50, ar
rived in this city. They were escorted
to the preside, where they will be
camped with the 5000 men already To-
Gated there, pending their departure
for Manila. Mare Island navy yard
officials express the opinion that the
Charleston will not be ready to sail
before Sunday or Monday. Some or
the material to be sent for the purpose
of repairing Admiral Dewey's vessels
cannot be placed on board the cruiser
before SATURDAY.
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second cavalry at Mobile.

Mobile, Ala, May 1.-the Second
regiment of cavalry arrived here at
camp at 10 o'clock from Chickamauga.
The men and horses are in excellent
condition. The regimental officers with
Colonel c.. c.. Hunt, are Lieutenant
Colonel Henry Noyes and Majors Will
lam Rafferty, and William wallace.
There was no truth in the story circu-
lated from Montgomery that the Sec
ond cavalry had Spanish spy in irons
aboard the first section of their train.
With the regiment is Mott n. Hanna,
second lieutenant, and a nephew of the
Ohio senator.
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Illinois Naval Reserve.

Washington, May 14.-The entire Illi-
nois delegation of representatives, ac-
companied by Commander Edward II.
Harrison of the Illinois naval reserve,
called on Secretary Long and told him
his command Of 500 well drilled men are
ready for service and anxious for
speedy assignment. The men have been
drilled by ex-naval officers and they
are now in a high state of proficiency.
Secretary Long gave assurances that
the command would be put into service
at the earliest possible moment.
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VIII Re IN Miles, Staff.

Topeka, Kan, May 4.-Colonel Fred
Funston has left for Tampa. Fla, to
join General Miles as one of his staff.
The telegram ordering him to Tampa
was received in the morning. He says
II means the Kansas regiment will go
TO Cuba instead of the Philippine ISL
ands, as he received assurances from
General Miles that he would only be de-
tached from his regiment in the event
1t went to Cuba. Colonel Funston VIII
join his regiment as soon as 1t lands In
Cuba. Lieutenant Colonel Fred Lit
the will have command of the regiment
until Colonel Funston joins it again In
Cuba
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To succeed General Merritt.

New York. May 14.-It is stated In
army circles here that Brigadier GEN.
eral John I. Rodgers, chief of artillery,
has been appointed commander of the
east, to succeed General Wesley Mer-
ritt, who has left for San Francisco,
on his way to Manila. General Rodg-
ers is now in Washington, where he
was summoned on Wednesday TO accept
the newly revived rank of chief of ar
fillery
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Saws Damage Was insignificant.

Havana. (via Kingston, Jamaica) May
14.-Captain General Blanco has re-
ceived a dispatch from General Macras,
the Spanish commander at Porto Rico,
reading as follows: Eleven OF the enc
my's ships appeared during the early
hours yesterday before Porto Rico
and opened fire without giving warn
ing. The port battery replied and a
severe cannonade was continued until
9 o'clock in the morning. The dam
age done was inconsiderable and the
loss is insignificant"
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Saws squadron Was Routed.

Madrid May 14.-An official dispatch
from San Juan de Porto Rico says:
"The American squadron was repulsed
Off Porto Rico. Although eleven war
ships bombarded the place the attack
ers were gloriously beaten back. The
Spanish batteries, armed with 6-inch
Krupp guns were especially effective"
This alleged victory of the Spaniards
has aroused great enthusiasm.
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Az To French Artilerymen In Cuba.

Paris. May 14.-A semi-official note
has been issued denying the report that
a number of French artillerymen were
landed at Havana by the mail steamer
Lafayette, which was allowed to enter
the port recently. The note ADDS:
France has not departed and VIII not
depart in any way from the rules or
loyal neutrality"
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Martha, Law at Canaries.

Teneriffe, Canary Islands, May IA
Martial law has been proclaimed here
and the harbor lights have been extin-
guished until further orders. The ex-
portation of food stuffs is strictly pro-
hibited.
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San Frauoisco Harbor Mined.

San Francisco, May 14.-Almost with
out the knowledge of people around
and about San Francisco for two weeks
past the harbor and its approaches
have been set with torpedoes and mines.
over 800 torpedoes are said to have been
nlaced In nnsitiOn.
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MoRRo CASTLE, SAN JUAN.

the place, having been given ample
warning by Admiral Sampson, who
had sent notice ahead of his inten-
tions. They quit the place by thou
sands and took to the hills back Of the
town, out Of the range Of the big guns.
Then the crashing thunder OF a great
gun broke and doomed over the quiet
harbor, reverberated among the hills,
and told all the Antilles that Uncle
Sam had begun fighting in the West
indies. 1t was one of the great 12-inch
guns on the Iowa which began the
bombardment.
Castle MORO Laid Low.
"Fighting Bob" Evans was in his ele-
ment at last. The shell struck home
on the front Of Castle Morro. the an
c,ent limestone fortress which guards
San Juan as its namesake stands watch
and ward over Havana. Then the In
diana opened from its forward turret
with a 13-inch projectile and the effect
Of the shot was like that OF the famous
first effort Of a great modern gun at
Alexandria. The walls OF MORO seemed
TO go into vapor where the immense
nroiectiles struck. Ruined masonry
and mangled corpses told of the mad
eouacy of the scraps and bastions OF
the older days to Withstand the assaults
OF modern armaments.
A Weak Response,
The castle soon made reply, but the
firing indicated panic within the
fortifications. The first shot hew tar
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wisconsin Gets the Word.

Milwaukee, May 1.-THE Second reg
iment, Wisconsin volunteers, received
orders at noon to proceed to Chicka-
mauga Immediately. Arrangements are
now being made for transportation.
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ADMIRAL SIMPSONS REPORT.
Description of the Bombardment of the
Porto Rican Capital.

Description of the Bombardment OF the
Porto Rican Capital.
Washington, May 14.-The navy de-
partment has received the following
dispatch from Admiral Sampson. 1t is
dated st. Thomas, May IL, and is as
follows:
"A portion of the squadron under my
command reached San Juan this morn
ing at daybreak. No armed vessels
were found in the port. AS soon as 1t
was sufficiently light / commenced at
tack upon the batteries defending the
city. This attack lasted about three
hours and resulted in much damage to
the batteries and incidentally to por-
ton of the city adjacent to the batter
les. The batteries replied to our fire
but without material effect. One man
was killed on board the New York and
seven slightly wounded in the squadron.
No serious damage to any ships re-
suited. SAMPSON.
Admiral Simpsons statement that he
attacked with only portion OF his
fleet is taken to indicate that he did
not find ii expedient to take the entire
squadron into the harbor, though 1T is
not believed he has separated his fleet.
A special from st. Thomas says the
casualties on board the United States
fleet in the bombardment of San Juan
were as follows: Killed-Seaman
Frank WidemarlI Of the New York.
Wounded-Samuel Feltman, leg broken,
and four other seamen on the New
York: Marine Nj. G.. Merkle. elbow
broken; Seamen r. G. Hill and John
Mitchell, slightly hurt.
Spain's Second Big Loss.
Dispatches from st. Thomas say that
| San Juan, Porto Rico, has been bonn
barded by Admiral Sampson. and now
the walls of the forts are nothing but
huge piles of debris. Not single
| American ship and only one American
life was lost in the engagement. Spain
second big loss during the present war
| is now a matter of history. All the
non-combatants of the town had LETT
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INVASION OF CUBA.

sighting of the spanish Fleet May Cause q
Postponement.
Tampa, Fla, May 14.-The sighting OF
the Spanish fiotilla off Martinique. 1t
is thought, will cause another postpone
ment OF the sailing Of the fleet Of trans
ports to Cuba from Port Tampa There
is good reason to believe that Sunday.
at the latest. had been fixed upon as
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only Two Regiments at Chickamauga-

Chattanooga, May 1.-THE Eighth
and Twelfth infantry regiments left
for Tampa over the Southern and
Western and Atlantic railroads. Re-
veille was sounded at o'clock and as
soon as the men had finished their
breakfasts the work of breaking camp
was begun. Between and 8 o'clock
the Eighth infantry began its march
to Rossville, five miles distant, and two
hours later left for the south on the
Southern railway trains The Twelfth
infantry marched to Ronggold and
went south over the Western and At
lantic railroad. The First and Tenth
cavalry are now the only regiments left
in the park. These will get out very
soon
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sagas,a Has a Hard Task.

Madrid. May 14.-senor Sagasta is ex-
periencing unexpected difficulty In
forming a new cabinet. There is much
uneasiness here on account of rumor
that the bread supply in all the baker,
les Is exhausted.
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Arrest Of an Absconder.

Washington, May 4-Clark Braden,
Jr, night clerk in the Office of the
American Express company at Forty
eighth street and Madison avenue, New
York city, who. on Jan. last, abscond-
ed with an express package containing
$4,000 in cash and five $1,000 bonds Of
the Consumers Gas company of CHI
cago, has been arrested. Washington
detectives have been shadowing him for
several days. Braden having attracted
attention to himself by his lavish ex-
penditures OF money in disreputablc
houses and on expensive livery teams.
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THE IOWA.

conclusion, the dispatch says the Amer
leans did not attempt to take posses
sion of or destroy the town beyond
razing the fortifications.
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the date for the embarkafion Of the,
5000 regular troops assembled here and
with this In view the work of preparing
and loading the transports has been
rushed day and night. Everything in
the camp has been packed except the
tents, and permission to leave camp has
been refused to everybody. All this
hurried preparation, II is believed, was
on the theory that the Spanish fleet was
at Csdiz, and with the rainy season In
Cuba practically at hand the work of
driving the Spaniards from the island
must be done quickly. Now that there
is another chance for a decisive con-
fiiyt between the American and Span
fish iseet. army movements will wait un-
til that conflict, which, 1t is hoped, will
result in the destruction Of the enemy.
actually takes place. Should Admiral
Sampson prove victorious, no doubt is
entertained here that orders will be
given for instant embarkation and the
opportunity the army has been longing
for will be at hand.