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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-20
TROOPS DRIVEN BACK.
Dominican Government Forces We're I'm,
able to Take Monte CriSto.
REvOLUTIQNISTS ARE BEING REINFORCED
The Province OF San Pedro Macoris
Has Proclaimed in Favor of
General Jiminex.

Cape Haytien, August 19.-The rein
forcements of troops sent to the front by
the government of San Domingo In the ef-
forts to suppress the revolution have been
defeated and driven back at Monte Cristo.
Port au Prince, Hayti, August ia
revolutionary group which assembled be-
tween Cupri and Estrovasa, in Santo Do
mingo, has dispersed without lighting and
re-entered Haytien territory.
A thousand men, commanded by Minister
Cordero, are guarding Fort Bellair and
watching the frontier, while war vessels
are patrolling the coast in order to pre-
vent landing of Jiminez, who aspires to
the presidency of the Santo Domingo re-
public.
Cape Haytien, August 1s.-The provinces
OF San Pedro Macoris has proclaimed a
revolution in favor OF General Jiminez,
the aspirant to the presidency of santo Do
mingo, with great enthusiasm.
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FEARS SEIZURE.
Dutch Colonies Seeking Protection
by Rapproachment with Germany.

Dutch Colonies Seeking Protection
by RnpprOachment with Germany.
Berlin, August 19.-An interesting fea-
ture of Germany's foreign policy is the
strong rapprochment with the Neither
lands and Belgium. The advances came
from the smaller states. The rapproch-
ment has made steady headway for some
time past. The minister of the Neither
lands here recently submitted draft
of a regular treaty to the German min
lister of foreign affairs, Count Won Bulow-
Definite action has not yet been taxen'
but it is a positive fact that negotiations
to that end are now under way. such OF
the Dutch newspapers In pointing out the
need of such treaty, express fear OF the
United States Selling the Dutch colonies
in Asia and the West Indies, The Ger
man press talks favorably of The ro1ect
except the Pan German organs md the
rabidly lingo papers, which express the
belief that Holland and her colonies WI
some day drop into Germany's jaws sny
way.
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JIMINEz ORDERED RELEASED.
He Was Not Arrested on the Orders
of General BrOnlke.

He was NOT AfFeSteu on the OCuers
of General Brooke.
Havana, August 19.-1t Is asserted thai
the arrest of Juan Isdor Jiminez, the as
pirant to the presidency Of San Domingo,
who was captured on steamer at Cienfue-
COS yesterday just as the steamer was
about leaving that port, was not caused
by orders from Havana, but was effected
through the orders of General James II .
Wilson. governor OF the department Of
Matanzas and Santa Clara.
Immediately upon learning OF the arrest
Major General Brooke, governor general
of Cuba, gave orders for the release OF
the prisoner. The action of General VIII
son in ordering the arrest of General jim
inez caused much comment The present
plans of Jimlnez are not known. Having
missed the steamer on which he had taken
passage he will probably return to Ha-
yann.
Commenting on the arrest the Diaro dc
la Marina says that the mayor and police
of Cientuegos refused to carry out the
orders given them for the apprehension OF
Jiminez as they claimed to do so would
be TO violate law of the country. and the
arrest was made by customs official.
The Diaro expresses the opinion that the
detention of Jiminez was the result Of a
request made to the government at Wash
ington by President Figuero of Santo
Domingo that suspected flibusters be
prevented from leaving Cuba for Santo
Domingo until after the elections In the
republic had been held.
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ACCEPTANCE URGED.
Papers Argue that Germany should
De Represented at Philadelphia.

pnpers Argue that Germahs Sho"A"
De Represented at philadelphia
Berlin, August 19.--Several of the most
serious and most influential papers, In
Guiding the National zeitung and the
Frankfort Zeitung, printed strong edi-
torials this week on the relations or Ger
many with the United States, vigorously
recommending the acceptance of invita-
lions to the Philadelphia commercial ex-
hibition. They argue that while 1t Is
true that commercial relations with the
United States might be better, there is no
valid reason to refuse, while personal IN
tercourse between the commercial repre-
sentatiyes Of the two countries VIII prob
ably do much to improve these relations.
In connection with this matter 1t is in
teresting to note that the German govern
ment is initiating Philadelphia In plan
ming an imperial commercial museum OF
its own. Prince Henry OF Prussia VIII re-
turn from the Far East in December.
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THE STOCK MARKET.
Much Hesitation and No Decided
Course Was Taken.

Much Hesitation and NO Decideo
Course Was Taken.
New York. August 1s.--The market has
shown much irregularity and hesitation
at many times during the week. The
strength In spots early IN the week failed
to induce any good advance. and tho bears.
seeing this. made q fierce raid on few
vulnerable stocks and checked the advance
But the general market seemed as little
inclined to go down a. to 80 up. The bears
took alarm at the course Of events and
covered extensively. Several bulls be-
come active.
The statement Of the condition Of money
matters in London caused much relief. and
the Bank of England refrained from rails
Ing Its rate Thursday. The New York
market thus rose to greater strength than
for many weeks. The strength OF railways
In the Southern region and the organised
buying OF Southern and Central Pacific
were the conspicuous features Of the mar
ket.
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was passenger at the Waterloo .tst,or
IL was stated by an army officer. who IL
accompanying General Walker. that in tha
event OF hostilit!es In the Transyaal Lien
tenant General Bedvers Butler will fska
command OF the fighting forces. General
Walker remaining at Capetown. The OFF,
Ger reIerred TO said that General Buffers
retirement from the command OF the BRIT
tsh South African forces was entirely WI
untary. General Walker had frequent con.
ferences with the officials OF the war az.
fees before leaving.
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Barker Notes.

Barker, Texas, August ia Mr.. cambre
from Chicago arrived this morning as q
prospector.
Mr.. chockran Of Richmond and Mr.. Del
mems of Havana. Cuba, were here be-
tween trains the other day. Mr.. Delminis
is buying cattle, chiefly COWS. TO ship to
Cuba.
Mr.. I. NJ. Damon was showing his herd
OF fine stock Brahmans.
Mr.. Stafford Smith shipped In on the
ranch of the Meadowbrook cotton mill
about $50 head of yearlings from East
Texas.
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! 'lRosG 1NsINuAr1oN.
\ w s,in Secured His job by
Auewashing Process,

wss,lain Secured His Job by
Is,.A..ewashins Process.
1ss, by Associated Press. J
august ls.-The earl of Den
~ At a Primrose meeting dur
- voiced the sentiment of the
!. J, supporters. y by saying: IF the
y British empire is wanted,
v, - 90 Is to show a weak front
VAC. as. Great Britain has to win
xAs means" 'A0' ~ a'pio-
''Aa 2. Stead, In tn. Review Of
n . startling insinuation
fs.. seDn Chamberlain, the sec
{ = ior the colonies. He says
h,.. Ss'ai leaders. Sir William
y Z, ana Sir Henry Campbell
I ,,' ~ years ago had not made
n 4es to the most scandalous
Y !, Ny Of whitewashing ever
y j We public, Mr.. chamber-
y IN the colonial office to-
LA apparently to the
Il ~ a'' the Transvaal and in
,or !. q chamberlain is, entirely
~ s sae Present crisis, adding:
ssr,. ssnanded. almost ayowed.
" J % dominion of the Boer
v Il. - stead berates Sir All.
IA - British Commissioner in
l,,s saa says If he was away
y ! 'aal there would be no
~ In South Africa
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..L.a ~ withdraw statements.

London, August 2O.--The Observer pub
fishes the following dispatch from Vienna
1t is probable that formal contradiction
of statements of the French generals at
Rennes regarding the Schneider letter VIII
be communicated to the French govern
ment with a request that the generals an
question publicly withdraw them.
Such action by Austria Hungary would
break the ice for the German and Italian
governments
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Afro-American Coancil Closed.

Chicago, August 19.-The Afro-American
council closed today after long and ac-
rimonious discussion OF Booker T. Wash
ington, whom some of the speakers bitter
Iy condemned for failure to attend the con-
vention. although he was in the city. Res
olutions OF censure failed however. and
the gathering passed resolution declar-
ing that "the colored race nonors Booker
r. Washington and bids him God-speed in
his noble efforts"
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careful thought by the foremost interna-
tional lawyers, statesmen and diplomatists
of Europe, to say nothing of other parts of
the world"
WEATHER INFORMATION.


Washington, August 1s.--Esst Texas-Falr;
continued warm Sunday and Monday; fresh
southerly winds.
West Texas-Fair; continued warm Sunday
Monday fair, probably somewhat cooler In ex-
IRENE northern portion; southerly winds.
New Mexico-Fair Sunday and Monday; va
riable winds.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory--Fair; con-
tinued warm Sunday: Monday fair and cooler
south winds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-20

London. August 2o.Irhe People this
morning asserts that It learns from high
official that the secretary OF state for the
patched a commissioner to South Africa,
Sir Miner, with an ultimatum to President
Kruger of the South African republic.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-20
FataI Boiler ExpIosion.

Traverse City, Mich, August ia
threshing machine boiler blew up yester-
day afternoon about Ave miles from EN-
pire, instantly killing L. p. Pilbeam, en-
gineer; Archie Auton, band cutter, ana
Robert Newhew feeder. William Gill
bert was fatally hurt
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-20
Cartridge. for the Trnn.vnal.

Lourenzo, Marquiz, Delagoa Bay, August
19.--several cases OF what are suspected
to be bubonic plague have occurred at Ma
guido. two days distance from this place.
The German steamer Koebig, from Ham
burg, July s, has arrived here with 1000
cases of cartridges.
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Now and Then.

Rgnkest folly It's, wot,
Thus to growl because tbs hot:
For, ere many moons are old,
How well growl because tits cold.
Detroit Free PnAsg.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-20

Tyler Courier: AS long as Kentucky drank
straight liquor there was but little trouble
over there; but now II has been putting sugar
I'm its toddy and the devil is driving that
State TO destruction as a result
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-20
WALKER SAILED.

sssih' % asl md of Troop. In
~ W., ss'--Lieutenant General
salan rss who relieves GEN.
I u a s,sneis Butler as COM
y i, ' n.y. troops in South
aAu.I,..,, post today. He was
sadlps n. farewell by the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-20
Bubonio Plasu. u Portus.l.

Bubonic Plague IN Portugal.
Madrid, August 19.--Advices received
here today show thsA two cases - the
plague have developed a oporto and tve
GASES have appeared = nasssliaA Sssasssl
: axA slaN ulas -
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Cotton nrxion Bul,ctin.

Cotton region bulletin for the twenty four
hours ending at a. IN. yesterday. 10th me-
ridian time:
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-06-10
THE CUBAN GOLD MYTH.
ThSee IL Nothing ON abe Island
which May he DiEBined by
the Name Mine.

II we listen to the voice of the charm.
er or go 10 the books on Cuba for our
information we shall find that the min.
eral resources of this island include
gold, silver, mercury, lead, anthony,
copper. chrome, iron, manganese, pitch,
bitumen and even eonli but when we
come TO look for practical metallic re-
suits commensurate with these varied
mineral resources we shall be disap-
pointed, says the Engineering Maya
zine.
The gold fiction is the most time hon
ored, for the original Spanish settlers
expected to find rich gold mines in
Cuba. According 70 their historian
much gold was taken from this island
at the beginning of the conquest, but
IL seems probable that most Of this was
taken from the chiefs orcaciques Of the
Indians and very little from the ground.
FL viagero Universal. Madrid. 1927,
says: "Some of this metal (gold) IL
still found at Holguin." Whenever the
existence Of gold in Cuba is discussed
this "mine" at Holguin Is invariably
brought forward. II Is true that some
work has been done al this point and
a little gold has been extracted, but
there has never been an1 systematic ex.
ploration, and there IL nothing there
which may be dignifed with the name
Of q mine.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-06-10
WHEN A WOMAN FEELS OLD.
nt,. when H.r GROWING Grandson
First Pays Her Fare on
the Cara.

Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Smith met on an
Illinois Central suburban train. home.
ward bound from a morning OF shop.
ping. Mrs. Jones is IS AM mother.
Mrs. Smith IS aud grandmother. says
the Chicago Inter Ocean.
MY dear Mrs. Smith" said Mrs.
Jones. how well you art looking.
declare. you are the yonngest.lookiug
woman for your age | know II seems
that you have taken of several years
every time | meet yon. Lave you dis.
covered the magic foantaa2"
MY dear" replied Mrs. Smith, "you
mean we'll aud I'm obliget to you, bu,
feel an old, old woman to-day"
"Why do you emphasize to day ?"
well. it's this way; started 10
come down town this morning feeling
as gay as girl 90 20.ZAt the station
met my grandson. He's only II, hul
he's as big as some men. suppose thu
sight of him should have sohered mt
and made me realize what a landmark
am, but II didn't. And kept on feel.
ing young and frisky until the con.
ductor came along"
"what on earth did the conductor
have to do with it?"
"why, that boy pulled out his com
mutation ticket, handed Il TO the con
ductor, and said, as a matter of course:
Two Goodness knows felt ole
enough when my eldest son paid my
fare for the first time, hut when a
woman gets so aged that her grandson
pays her fare she's ancient. sure
enough"
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BANKS HAVE USE FOR MONEY.
Way I'm which MIA Ornamental In.,itu-
lions Manage 90 Pay Dividends
90 share holdeFn.

Many people wonder how banks use
all the money deposited in them and
how they manage to pay Interest there
on and yet come out at the end of the
year with n big profit on the business,
says the New York Telegram.
What they do is trade with the money,
To the depositor they pay between one
and two per cent, but the money they
lend brings them in three, Ave, six.
seven, and even eight per cent.
For instance, they give loans on all
sorts of securities, such ms railway de.
bentures, government stock. public
company shares, dock warrants, bills
of lading, etc.
They also lend money on the Sc
curity Of houses and land, but not to
great extent, as repeyments are
slow.
When a couple of substantial business
men or farmers or professional men
back bill the bank often ENDS without
any security at all; but now and again
they have heavy and ruinous losses on
these loans.
All banks, however, have large sums
of money constantly lying idle, for they
must keep sufficient cash ut the various
branches TO pay checks, aud even TO be
more or less prepared for panics. Still
the difference between the one or two
per cent. they pay and the three OF
eight they receive on millions of dol.
lars leaves them an immense profit on
the wears business.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-06-10
KNIGHTS OF PYTuIAs.


Nat Turner Lodge No. . X. OFF.
Meets the second and fourth Thursdays
In each month. Brothern In good stand
ing welcome, At Labor Temple Fourth
and Eighth avenue South.
TB PARKER, G. @.
RALPH WATSON. X. II and 3.
Pride of Minnesota Ledge No. 1, X. OF r.
Meets the irst and third Thursdays In
each month. All brothers Ia good stand
Ing welcome, At Piummer Post Hall,
lat av, N, aud w ashiuRton.
JAMES ROBERrS, c. @.
w. G. JEFFREY. X. II. and y,
). n. Hllyard Lodge.
Meets iirnt Tuesday In each month at
Window Block, 2nd ave. y. ard WASH
ington. Masons In good standing
always welcome.
q, W. LIt.LARD, W. AZ.
JASPER GIBBS, Guaranty Loan Rest.
Secretary.
Anchor Lodge A. v. and A. NJ. No, !.
Meets the tirst and second Monday In
each mouth at Window BLOCK, 2nd ave.
:, Washington. Masons In good stand
ing Welcome
j. A. SCOTT, W. N.
A. II. LEE, 2T01 Aldrlch ave. 4.
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TWIN CITY NEWS.
St. Peters A. M. E. Church

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brooks
joined the church last Sunday,
Last Sunday was quarterly
meeting. Rev. ]. c. Anderson
preached a very inspiring SER
mon at 8 ppm. Twenty dollars
and fifty cents was realized.
Mr.. J. L. Neal is home and
doing well after the escape
from the wreck on the b.. c,
r. & n. X. h. in which SC
many were killed. His little
daughter is still in Cedar
Rapids and will not return for
two or three weeks.
Rev. II. S. Graves, of Chi
cago, will also be at the rally,
in company with Rev. DIR. Rey-
nols, on the 25th inst.
"Peck's Bad Boy" was a sue
cess last Friday night.
Don't forget to hear Mrs. A,
NJ. c. Minor, of st. Paul, on the
14th. She is the Nightengale
of the northwest.
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Gard of Thanks.

To officers and members of
the Twin City Employment
Bureau, 1875 Hennepin avenue,
and other friends: We most
gratefully thank you for so
generously rendering condo
lence and financial assistance
through the profound respect
for our deceased brother,
Woodruff Hale. We specially
thank Mr.. ]. E. Stewart for his
efforts and manner in which
he interested himself while
Mr.. Hale was in his employ
and after his senile duty ended,
which was five weeks prior to
his death, which was caused
by a complication of diseases
pronounced hopeless by DIR. X.
S. Brown.
The funeral took place at ST.
James A. NJ. E. Church and the
interment was at Hillside GEM
etery, June 2.
Again, we thank all.
Yours, T. +. HALE,
WIN. HALE.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-06-10

The magraph IL newiy-inyented ma
chine for accurately determining the
inequalities Of a road surface. IL re-
sembles n sledge. and In principle is a
straight edge applied continually 20 the
road on which IL may he drawn. The
machine carries roll Of paper which
receives the impression Of two pencils,
One Of these IL fixed and marks per
fectly straight line, while the other
rises and falls according 20 the vari'
ations Of the surface. These variations
are transmitted by serrated wheel
which travels on the road surface and
IL attached % one end Of a lever which lie
pivoted In the center AZ the opposite
end of the lever h the second pencil,
and as the wheel rises and falls with
the undulations 81 the road surface the
pencil rises and falls correspondingly,
thus making an infallible record of the
surface The viagraph has beeD ex'
tensively used IN England, where it'
records have been frequently used by
bicyelistE for the purpose Of showing
the authorities how much some roads
are In need of repair Such a record u
the more valuable as a piece u teHti'
nOny from the fact that the set aal de.
gree 81 uneyenness ~ given road can
be Indicated where desired by namsr-
ieal index 10 feet. which can De st.
tachsd 10 the mAchinee-5t. Louis he.
s,tf,ife
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-06-10
QUEER INSURANCE CASES.
Instances In Which the sadly Dra
matte Has Been Upper
nest.

A good story is told of betting man
who was in the habit of regularly pur-
chasing railway insurance ticket
whenever he#went on his travel. Once
he failed to do so. and his train was
IN Imminent danger, His disgust knew
no bounds. Here | have been betting
ON this coming of all my life, 4" he said.
and now that il has, -- il I've got a
bit on,
There is one sadly dramatic history
associated with an insurance ticket. A
gentleman purchased prior to
starting on a journey. and. as is fire.
queutlY done. posted IL home TO his wife
from the departure static, The ticket
was delivered simultaneously with an
intimation from the railway company
announcing that he had lost his life in
railway aeeident.
In the ease Of the Tay bridge disaster
an insurance ticket was discovered unz
ON the body Of one of the victims. The
ticket had been reduced TO absolute
pulp by the action of the sea water, hut
under microscope the printing could
still be traced. The company there
upon admitted the claim and duly paid
over the amount OF the insurance
money,
After the death of one victim OF n
railway accident his estate was proved
nj 1900 Is Id, An insurance ticket
represented the pounds" column OF
the above figures, while his personal
estate accounted for the remaining
seven shillings one pence,
One man in passing under low arch.
way slightly forced his hat down over
his eyes and straighway died from a
fracture OF the skull. IL was found
afterward that his headpicce was of
such abnormal thinness that the light,
est blow thereon at any period of his
life must infallibly have proved fetal
And yet he reached middle agel
Another gentleman, also policy
holder, exhibited totally opposite quail
tiles. He fractured his skull by n fall
but walked about In complete iguo.
rance Of the fact for six weeks At the
end OF that time he became III and
died. Railway Magazine.
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MEN OF BUTTER AND EGGS
Hollands Farmer Felix Were Too
Much for spain's Hauahty
DOns.

When Philip Il, debated the question
Of coercing with fire and sword the
Dutchman who did not like the Spanish
inquistion or taxes, which they them
selves did not vote, the duke Of AiNa
counseled violent measures, for In his
eyes the rebels were only "men OF but
ter" Nevertheless he found that these
men 80 fond of COWS aud hens could
hold his veterans at bay, finally over.
come them In the field and after 50
years leave poor Spain "a broken
backed tiger"
Indeed, In time OF war country folk
with baskets of eggs and butter eN-
cited no suspicion. even To alert senti'
nels Taking advantage Of this fact,
Sir Francis We're determined 90 recap
ture from the Spaniards the Zutphen
sconees, or forts, by stratagem, In
1891 he picked out some lusty and hand
some Young soldiers and dressed most
of them like the Gelderland egg WON
en- and the rest as beers. With bundles
OF vegetables, baskets Of eggs and but
ter, but also with triggers and pistols
inside their clothes. they were ferried
across the river by twos and threes.
They sat near the gate OF the fort, be-
ing already, at the brink OF day, chat
ting and Resticulating, as II In some
tremendous argument about the rise
or fall Of market prices Then, accord
ing 90 agreement, We're sent some cav
airy forward, ms II approaching, and the
pretended country people ran Ia
feigned terror toward the fort. The
gates were a. once thrown open TO re-
cciye them. They all strenmed In. threw
on their DISCUSSES and In few min.
utes were In possession Of the forts OF
the town. where the gallant Sir Philip
Sidney afterwards lost his life~ by be-
ing more rash and less Shrewd than the
veteran We're. IIarper'S Bazaar.