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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-01
Corpus chrIsti,s Hotel Project.

Corpus Christi, Texas, January 31.--The
committee having in charge the raising
OF the stock company for the proposed
tour.sts hotel rcsuIucd their labors yes
,crday after remaining idle the past week
2r. j. O. Hardwick of Mtnitou Coli the
promoter 81 the PROPOSED enterprise. VIII
leave here tomorrow for Colorado to pe:-
feet arrangements for the organization Of
the stock company of $4,000. This sun, is
ic be raised in addition to the slVoop cX-
Iectec from Corpus Christi. M HarG'
wieke expects to return to this city as soon
as he concludes the organization OF the
company.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-01

WEST POINT.--A number Of vacancies ex-
iEt for the West Point sadfts. who. In accord
AIRS with the order OF the secretary Of war,
wiz be graduated today. There are seyeniy
nsinbers in the ciase.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-01
WILLING no EXTEND.
.toiom,,in VIII Give The Paris Com
prn, More Tirtc.

pm, More 1imc.
New York, January 81. The Herald has
The following from it's correspondent at
Panama
The director OF the canal here mas re-
eeiyed tie following dlfpatoh from NJ
Manchina. special agent in Bogotai |Ihe
minister OF finance communicates officially
that the Colombian government ie disposed
10 grant an extension OF time for the
canal A special agent Will be sent 70
Paris charged with a financial mission.
"At the same time he will be empowered
10 treat with the canal company In Paris
In regard to conditions for an extension Of
lime -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-01
aunrre. rorn,nIIy Erected.

Madison, Wis. Janpagy si-TIn the jolnt
assembly today Joseph Y. Qusrles tke9.
ailIwaukse, WIS forinally elected un'tSi
States senator 10 succeed John /. Mitchell,
whose term expires ON March I. recatyiue
the solid republican vote The democraiic
yptc Was cast for Timothy u. Ryan q
Maukesha. Z
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-01
Probabilities.

West Texas-Falr; warmer; southerly
New Mcxlco-Partly cloudy weather; vari-
able winds.
Increasing cloudlness; warmer; southsasteriy
East Texas Fair. warmer in northwest
portions; fresh n0rtheastorly winds
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-01
he Spice Of Life
| is Variety.

an excellent Improvement over
treat varictyias cigars Of this
IA. We hae them displayed
4 Abbott Coekrell's show win
|1sv for your inspection, and in
M show case for your purchase.
SMOKE ONE.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-01
WEATHER INFORMATION.
r 3. FAN in Temperature Nearly
."erywhere-T0iay Forecast.

~ III IN Temperature Nearly
erywhere-Toiay Forecast.
~umslon, January S1.--weather condl-
]. apu general forecast: The storm central
"a, nlsht IN the west gulf has moved to
nude Atlantic coast aud has caused
81 y me Ohio valley, the middle Atlantic
|.,s I'm sun snow or rain in the South At
IN 'uu quiz States, except rain in Florida.
N nas fallen in the midle and upper Mis-
Y, A'sy and rain on the north Pacific
n, sss o. high pressure central Monday
III north Dakota, has moved TO the
-"es' diminishing in magnitude, and
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-11
OFFICIAL.

AN ORDINANCE granting permission to the
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Yer.
non Railway Company to furnish and sup
ply electrical power for the operation OF
electric fans, motors ard other machinery
within the limits of the city of Alexandra.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the City Coun.
Gil of Alexsndria, That the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway Com
pany shall have permission for period OF
one year to furnish and supply electrical
power for the operation of electric fans, mo-
tors and other machinery within the city of
Alexandria, and for that purpose may place
such poles and string such wires upon the
streets of the city as may be necessary to the
introduction of such power for the purposes
before named; but nothing contained in this
act shall be construed to take awsy the right
of the City Council to give like privileges to
other persons or companies for like purposes
at any time.
Section 2. The City Council of Alexandria
hereby reserves the right to alter, amend or
repeal this ordinance.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in force
from and sitter its passage.
Passed Common Council Msy 9, 1899.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Passed Board of Aldermen May 8, 1899.
VIII. MARBURY, President.
Approved May 10. 1899.
GEO. L. SIMPSON, Mayor.
Teste: D. E. STANsBURY. Clerk c. c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The church discipline bill, which was
held to be favorable to ritualism, was
defeated in the House of Commons yes
terday.
A member of the cabinet states that
President Mckinley hes practically de-
cided to cali an extra session of Con
gress in October.
a sensational report has been pub.
lished in Havana of the discovery OF
500 Mauser rifles in possession OF q
prominent anti .annexationist OF Hav-
ana.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has offered to
contribute S250,000 to the University Of
Birmingham, England. provided the
scientific school be made its principal
department.
1t was Mrs. Stonewall Jackson and
not Mrs. Jefferson Davis as telegraphed
whom Gen. Gordon Rugged" at the
Confederate Veterans meeting in
Charleston, S. c., yesterday.
August Brentano, of the bookselling
firm OF Brentano Brothers, died yester-
day at private sanitarium in Flushing,
l.. l., aged for y-three years. He was
declared insane several months ago,
and it is said the business troubles oil
the firm, which failed recently, caused
his breakdown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-11
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

Tangier, Morocco, May 11.-En-
couraged by the success of the United
States cruiser Chicago in enforcing q
settlement of American claims against
the Sultan OF Morocco, French war.
ship has arrived here with similar de-
mands Oh behalf of French subjects.
London, May 1.-THE court has
awarded the Magnolia Metal Company
an American firm, damages to the
amount of S35 700, against the Atlas
Metal Company, of England, for con-
spiracy.
Hamburg, May 1.-THE Hamburg
municipality has resolved to build 1000
homes for laborers in the harbor district
to replace the cholera breeding novels
in which they now live.
London, Msy 11.-Seth Low and
Capt. Mahan met Sir Julian Pauncefote
Great Britaiu's peace delegate, at the
American embassy to-day, and accom-
panied by Sir Julian made call on MIR
Balfour, first lord of the treasury.
Rome, May 1.-The pspal bull max
ing the year 1900 period of holy jubi-
lee was formally promulgated to-day
throughout the Catholic world. With
Cardinal Krementz, Archbishop of Co.
logne, dead, and Cardinal Verga, Arch
bishop of Albano, dying, the appoint
ment OF new cardinals is indispensable.
1t is semi-ofiicialiy announced that the
Archbishops of Turin, Toulouse, Gaia
MIA, add Ferrara and the patriarchs OF
Constantinople and Antioch have &C.
lected fourteen aspirants for cardinal
ships.
Paris, May 1.-THE Filipino junta here
states that the Filipino congress now in ses'
sion consists OF So members, of whom 20 are
for peace at any price. perhaps 20 more are
jngoes, and the balance object to the Ameri'
cans as governors and would veto absolutely
President McKinley's proposals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-11
TELEGKAi'HIC BRByilIs

A disastrous gas explosion occurred
at o'clock last night in the bulldino.
q t $50, 26l and 263 Broome street sFd
So and 81 Orchard street, New York
1t was caused by me caang.
ing OF the gas meters in the house.
Thirteen persons We're more or les So.
riously injured by the explosion. and
there was such excitementiD the neipb.
borhood that the police reserves of the
Eldrldge street station We're called ont
They, with the fremen VINO were sum.
moned to extinguish the flames which
followed the explosion, rescued nun.
Der Of the tenants.
Fire which started in a refrigerator car an
the Northern Central RailroaG tracks a,o-
the Mount Vernon Cotton Mills near Bs,.
more, destroyed one life, two thousand hsfs.
of cotton and caused damage of S5O000 n
the mills. The dead body of Charles Keno
OF Hampden, was found in the ear
The Southern Car aud Foundry Com-ar,
which was incorporated a. Trenton \ :
last month with capital stock OF S-50GlG
today increased its capital stock TO S3.5o6
was incorporated today with SGOOJuO0
capitalization.
A construction train on the Pttsburs and
Western railroad was wrecked near New
Castle, Pa, today. The train fell over Il ~.
feet precipce and two men were killed sp3
six others were badly injured
Joe Harvey shot his wife, baby. fathe,io.
law, grandmother, uncle and himsel a, Hox.
ard City, Mich. last night. The grandmotbe-
and uncle are dead Family troubles were
the cause.
The body of DR.. Robert s. Tracy. Of New
Yrrk city, was found in Lake Flower NH.
morning. DIR. Tracy disappeared from hi.
boarding house at Sarapac Lake about al oa.
ago.
The Third Nebraska Regiment, Co.. Wn
J. Brysn's regiment, was mustered on, d.
service at Augusta, Ga, today The req.
ment started home in special trains
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-11
ODD FELLOWS

The siyty-second annual meeting o.
the Virginia Lodge of Odd Fellows adj.
iourned at Lynchburg last night. TIE
following Officers were elected for .he
ensuing year:
Grand Master w. H. Bailey. Ricb.
mond; Deputy Grand Master, w. T.
Baldwin, Saltville; Grand Warden. f.
Ernest. Northern, Mathews county:
Grand Chaplain. J. J. Shearer, Marion:
Grand Secretary, I. Wiley Davis. Rich
mond; Grand Treasurer, ]. w Fergu-
s n, Richmond; Grand Representatives
Hill Montague, Richmond, and Thomas
Y. Turney, Fort Monroe.
The following officers OF The Re5ekah
Assembly were elected and installed:
President, Mrs. B. Z. i Gary, Ruin
Lodge, No. 3, Phoebus; Warden, Alrs
Mary a. Bryan, Rachel, Lod E, No 4,
Roanoke; Secretary, Mrs Ella n. sea
burn, Martha Washington Lodge, No.
Is, Portsmouth; Treasurer, Mrs Ell
monis Perkins, Friendship odge, No.
II, Richmond; Chaplain, Mrs Annie
Mccoy, Virginia Lodge, No. Is, Nor
folk.
The following officers were appointed
by the President Mar'ha Mis- Kate
Hart, Ruth Lodge, No. 3, paoeon,,
Conductor, Miss Kate l.. Wood-ou,
Esther Lodge, No. l. Harrlsonbure; In
side Guardian, Mrs. Emma Hammock
Evergreen Lodge, No. !, Stanleytown
Outside Guardian, Mis-. Rosa l.. Bryan.
Rachel Lodge, No. /, Roanoke
Besides the election of officers, tie
day was PRINCIPALLY taken up n discus
sion of reports OF committees. The com
mittee on Rebekah Lodge reported.
Their report was adopted and n rece,-
declared, during which the ReoeSa5
assembly were presented 70 the Grand
Lodge by Past Grad w A. Clark. o.
Richmond, They were received oa.De.
nalf OF the Grand Lodge by p-pu!
Grand Master Bailey, VINO occupird tit
chair, and were welcomed by Grand
Chaplain, DR.. +. A. Owen. This adj
dress of we come was respondered 10 ny
the president, of the newly Instituted
assembly, Mrs. B. f. L. Gary. OF Pho'-
bus.
Invitations extended to the Gmnc
Lodge from Richmond, Lexington and
Danville to hold the next annual met
ing there, were referred to the tnAlce
committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-11
Double Lynching.

Norfolk, Va, May 11.-Information
received here this morning from Pitt
county, N. c., tells OF a doable lynch.
ing last night the victims being negroes.
The probabilities are that white man
also will meet the same fate, at the
hands of the mob. Wilblr Turnage, a
white man, was recently murdered in
his sto.e, his throat having been cut
from ear 10 ear. The store was set aire
in hope Of covering up the crime but
the flames were extinguished and the
body found. a posse WITH bloOdhounds
started out and captured the negroes
who, it is understood, confessed and
implicated q white man. The report
says the negroes were strung up in the
woods, and that the white man was
given "a hours to account for his where
abouts at the time Of the murder. Pitt
county is remote locality.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-11
From Man ;Ia.

MANILA, May 1.-THE Filipino con-
gress is now holding sessions at San
Isidro and discussing the question OF
treating for peace with the Americans.
The rebels opposing General MacAr-
thurs forces are evidently preparing for
vigorous resistance to the Americans
advance. They are now strongly in
trenched on three sides of San Fernan-
do. Gen. Macarthur is biding his time
at San Fernando. His troops are con-
siderably enervated by the heat and the
fatigue of the campaign, and he awaits
reinforcements from Manila.
News from the insurgent camp has
just been brought to San Fernando.
According to this statement the Filipino
peace ENJOYS were sent by AguiDaldo
because ne believed the Americans were
anxious to cease fighting, but were too
proud to ask far suspension Of hostili-
ties. The man who brought this infor'
mation also said the Americans over
looked 5000 rifles that had been aban-
doned by the insurgents at SantoTomas.
The transport Hancock, with the Dist
q. s. infantry, numbering 400 men,
arrived from lSan Francisco this morn.
ing. The arrival is timely, as fresh
troops must be sent ut cnce TO San Fer
nando to relieve the exhausted men of
Gen. MacArthur's command.
The French Baron Du Marais, who
visited the Filipino lines regarding the
release of the Spanish prisoners held by
the insurgents, is reported to have been
assaesjnate6
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-11
Sloan Again a Winner

London, May l1.-.At Newmarket to.
dav Tod Sloan won the flying handicap
of200 sovereigns, finishing first on Flcrio
Rubattino. Sloan next carried of two
frsts iu quick succession, riding Vain
Duchess, winner, in the race for the
Breeders plate. of 800 sovereigns, and
finishing first in the race for the Payn
stakes, OF 400 sovereigns, on Lord Beres-
ford's Caiman.
Desmond, the horse that Sloan will
ride in the Derby is now the favorite
for that event at II TO TO- against.
Sloan rode Desmond at Newmarket 10.
day, but the horse was unplaced.
Riley Grammar, the Amer can plung-
er, made big stake at Newmarket to-
day. He placed all his winnings, which
amounted to $4,000 pounds on Vaio
Duchess, which Sloan rode first in the
race for the Breeders Plate. He got
odds of about 3 to ,. Sloan was pre-
sented to the Prince of Wa es at New
market yesterday Lord William Beres-
ford introduced him The Prince
shook hands with Sloan heartily and
complimented him on his fine riding.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-11

Mr.. Andrew Lipscomb of Alexandria coun-
ty, who was present at the anti.Martin gath
eriug in Richmond yesterday, is reported as
saying the people of his county want every
candidate for office, from Senator to conats-
bic, chosen by the people ;"but, judging from
the fact that many Of the people to whom he
refers also want that county to be retro.
coded to the District of Columbia it would
seem that he is not well informed OF their
wishes, as there are no popular elections of
any sort in that district. If every voter had
any moral or material Interest in the welfare
of the State or country no hurm would result
from such elections, but, unfortunately such
is not the case, and the condition is growing
worse daily
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-11
COUNTERFEIT BILLS.

Chief Wilkie, of the Secret Service
has in his big safe at the Treasury De
partment three sets of negatives or
plates for the manufacture Of photo
graphic counterfeit bills OF denomiua
tons of ones, fivas. and tens. current
series. The amazing feature OF the
matter is that the plates we're made in
the photograph department of thePatenl
Office, by government employees, with
government apparatus and material and
during Office hours. The dangerous
negatives were discovered last Friday
ia dark and noisome vault in the sub
basement of the Patent Office by lad
named Tucker, who is employed in
that department as copy puller. The
boy notified his chief of the important
find, and word was promptly sent to
Chief Wilkie. The latter took posses
sion of the plates on last Saturday, aud
detectives are now working on the case.
Soon after he had received the mega
tsve' the secret service chief consulted
Will VIC CcCloldiy vi huC 4u1CAlOl auu
Commissioner of Patents Duell. Fol.
lowing these consultations, Chief Will
kie summoned to his Office several EN-.
ployees, among them j. c. Wheat, a
citizen of Alexandria, who was formerly
Chief of the Patent Office photograph
gallery These men were closely in
terrogated by Chief Wilkie, but with
what result is not yet known. The
counterfeitS, it is said, were shipped to
contederates in Cuba, where they were
readily accepted by the natives as good
green BACKS.
A dispatch from Washington today
says the above is canard. Chief vii.
kie of the secret service this morning
said that the only foundation for the
story is the fact that three or four old
Photographic plates for s. and so bills
were found in rubbish heap at the
Patent Office, which were simply the
work of an amateur photographer and
were so crude, it would have been i'm
possible to pass bill printed from
either Of the negatives on a Chinamau.
There was no evidence, Chief Wilkie
said, that any counterfeit bills had been
made and placed in circulation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-11
.ding OF NO c
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-11

As THE anti-Martin meeting in Rich
mond yesterday was not democratic
meeting, no democrat being admitted
to it who was opposed to the object for
which it was called, it is not at all won
derful that a resolution declaring for
Bryan and free silver, though the entire
democratic congressional delegation
from Virginia, and more than nine
tenths OF the democratic voters of the
State, aye in favor oft, was denied even
the scant courtesy OF consideration. A
rose by any other name may smell as
sweet, but to call such an assemblage
as the one referred to a meeting of
the democratic party of Virginia, is for
those who do so to render themselves
ridiculous. The democratic State COM
mittee, of course, will pay no more at
tantion TO its demands than it would to
those that might he made by meeting
Of the same number of any other men,
no matter to what party or parties they
might belong.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-11

AS STATED IN yesterdays Gazette,
the anti.Martin gathering in Richmond
on that day was fizzle, as most peo-
pie supposed it would be. The attend
auce was so limited that no list OF those
present was made and spectators and
delegates" all voted together, and
many OF the counties and, it is said,
even some of the districts, were not
represented, and all it did was to re-
quest the State democratic committee
to call State convention to nominate
Senator Martins successor, which, OF
course, under the party's plan OF or
ganization, it cannot do. Among the
delegates" were protectionists, skulk.
ers and deserters, but, all the same,
the meeting presumed to tell the dem
ocratic party of Virginia what it must
do. The State convention to which the
meeting would entrust the nomination
of q Senator would be composed OF but
few more members than the State legis-
lature, and no intelligent man believes
that the members of the former body
would be less corruptible than those of
the latter, as both would be elected by
the same mode and by the same people.
The meeting has certainly done the
democratic party no good; it is hoped
it may do it no harm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON Nav IL


Washington, May II.
Further intelligence from Nicaragua
only confirms the statement that the
government of that country was per-
fectly justihable in making the Ameri-
can merchants at Bluefelds pay to it
the import duties they had previously
paid to the insurgent government, which
they were actively abetting.
The industrial commission has post
poned the examination of the oil and
sugar trusts, because Mr.. Rockefeller, of
the former, wants to make q summer
trip to Alaska. and Prof. jerks, who is
investigating the latter, wants more
time. State Senator Lee, of Pittsburg,
who testified before the commission to-.
day, claimed that the trusts did not give
consumers cheap prices. The trust
bought out rival concerns, closed them
up, and precticed extortion upon the
public. The commission could easily
ascertain that fact, he thought. Mr..
Lee said: II blush to say it, but every
man can do business in Germany on an
equal footing. The German govern.
ment does not permit the existence of
combines which have advantages
over individuals, neither does it allow
the railroads to discriminate against
shippers. Ia that country competition
is not DESTROYED. I wish we had similar
laws 10 the United States"
The once famous Mr.. Clarkson, OF
Iowa, who was first assistant post
master general under President Harri-
son, has moved to New York, and is
now candidate for clerk of the U. S.
Senate.
When there are real delegates to real
political conventions in Virginia, many
of them always pass through this city
on their way to and from such assem-
blages, but if any delegates to the anti
Martin convention in Richmond did SO,
nobody ever saw them.
Gen. Otis has telegraphed that the
volunteers in the Philippines are will
ing to stay until all need of their
services shall have passed, but he
doesn't say when that will be.
Senator Daniel has always been op'
posed to changing the Constitution to
effect any object, and the recent at
tempt OF some people in his State to do
so, in order to elect successor to Sena-
tor Martin by popular vote, instead
of by the Legislature, tends to confirm
him in that opinion. Some of his many
friends here think, now that the Rich
mond meeting has been held, he may
be heard from at length on that subject.
Dispatches from the Philippines say
the Cabinet of that republic have de.
clared that they will continue their
war for independence indefinitely,
and have hopes that foreign govern
uents may at length interfere in their
behalf. But Notwithstanding this.
stands are being erected here from
which to witness the procession of the
peace jubilee.
According to the administration, prosperity
prevails here as it does everywhere else in
the country, but. for all that, the Glen Echo
and the Great Falls railroad companies have
reduced the wages Of their employees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-11

FROM MANILA.-News has been re
ceived at Manila that the Filipino
General Mascardo's army, inspired by
wine taken from storehouse, attack
ed General MacArthur's troops at San
Fernando Monday evening. There
was tremendous yelling and a great ex-
penditure of cartridges by the natives,
but with little result. General Mas
cardo holds the outskirts of Bacorlor
west of the railroad.
General Luna is massing his men in
the neighborhood Of San Fernando and
big battle is probable.
The Filipino Congress is reported to
have met an San Isidro and to have
developed strong desire for peace.
A dispatch to the Herald from Ma
Mia says: in an interview Senior Ma.
bini, who is at the head of the Aguinal-
do cabinet, says the insurgents are very
hopeful. They will continue the fight
ing. relying upon European interven-
tion,n