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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-10-15
RELIGIOUS.
Colored nnpti.t. at Nacogdoche..

OOIOreU HHVtiHth Nt NHcoHuucne"'
Nacogdoches, Texas. October 14-The
coored State Baptist Missionary and Edu.
catlonal convention held its last business
session today. The women held their con-
vention In connection with tho convcn-
ton; reports were had on enrolment.
temperance, missions. guides, Starlight
Bands; addresses and short talks were
made by Rev. G. A. Pryor. n. T. Taylor on
foreign missions and by Row. o. b. Per-
pe.--f or, o~-dny, Schonl work. A large
delegation arrived Today saiis,-ins
miscellaneous business was transacted:
Adoption OF minutes. address by Prof. Ros-
borough on Musical Conclaves and Serv-
ices in the Model Sunday School by Prof
Rogers and Rev. Dickson. Sermons at II
o'clock by u. w. ID. Isaacs. ut p m.
by w. l. Dickson and at p. m. by d. A.
Jefferson.
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mraovEMENTs FOR WHARTON.

ua1rany Organized to Operate Eiee-
1S3S Lights, Water Works. Etc.
MARION, Texas, October 1.-THE Post
rcSbondent is enabled to report sub
nttoI enterprise for Wharton. Messrs.
q. Milford. Edwin Halves. Tom Brooks.
=. luston, r. E. Vineyard, ]. G.. Bar
III G.. Kelly. all men OF capital. met
fSffay and organized the Wharton
t Light, Ice. Water Works and
torage company. They Will apply
5aharter OF authorized capital $4,000
les of 500 each. Banker Clifford
he reporter that $50 shares were
bed for yesterday and today. At
OF the company leaves today for
to file application for charter.
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HIGHER COURTS.
second Court of Appeals.

Fort Worth Texas. October 14.-Pro-
ceedings In the court of civil app1ls for
the Second supreme judicial district:
Motions Notwithstanding: Strange
VS.. Hughes. from Wichita; Hastings vs..
O'Connor. from Martin. To affirm on
certificates: Boyson VS.. Merchant. from
Tarrant. To advance Maddox VS., YORK
from Palo Pinto; Huff vs.. Pruitt, from
Wichita.
Motion for rehearing refused Allen
vs. Exchange National Bank, from Wise;
Bradshaw VS.. Roberts, from Bosque:
Moore vs. Moore. from Wilbarger; YORK.
VS.. Bell. from Palo Pinto; Texas and Pa
cifc Railway Company VS.. Spence, from
Tarrant; Barnett VS.. Squires, from Par
ker; Ellis w. Harrison. from Tarrant;
Adkins vs. Holt. from Baylor; Wagner vs.
Flack, from Wichita; Texas and Pasific
Railway Company VS.. Hagood, from Tar
rant; Vorherris VS.. Miller a. Co., from
Bosque; City Railway Company VS.. Wig
gins. from Tarrant; Elk Rel Alice Woods
W. Deatou. from Wise; Johnson va Bird
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FROM The CAPITAL CITY
A Large Number Of New Texas Corpora
lions Filed Charters.
ROOM FOR INSANE AT SAN ANTONIO
NenrIy Two Hundred Can BE Accom-
modated at that Asylum-Mexicnn
Dignitaries Not Coming.

Austin, Texas, October 1.-THE secre-
tary of state filed charters for the follow
ing corporations today:
The Home Oil company of Corsicana;
capital stock 100000. Incorporators r.
oliver and T. S. Walker of Groesbeeck and
r. B. Malloy of Corsicana,
The Dickson Hardware company OF Gle
burne; capital stock $4,000.
The Palace Shoe company of San Anto-
MO; capital stock $4,000.
The Van Dyke Photo arf1 Art company
of Galveston capital stock $4,000.
The McIyer Patterson Vehicle company
of Ell Paso; capital stock $4,000
The Patton Worsham Drug company OF
Dallas; capital stock 100000
Tom Bean Grain and Elevator company
Of Sherman; capital stock $4,000.
W. II. Naylor & CO., general merchan-
disc. OF Whitesboro, Texas; capital stock
$4,000.
c. l.. Lewis Boot and Shoe company OF
Fort Worth: capital stock $4,000
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ALyIN's EXHIBIT.

Alvin, Texas October A.-In letter re-
ceived here few days ago by Captain
w. l.. Orr from Mr. ]. w. Slimp. who has
charge OF the Alvin exhibit at the Dallas
fair. Mr.. slimp says that, excepting Port
Arthur, Alvin is the only town In South
Texas represented at the fair and that the
exhibit was attracting great deal OF at
tention from the many visitors at the fair
daily. Notwithstanding the short time In
which the exhibit was collected. II has
already taken several prizes and is at
tracing a great deal OF notice. Encour-
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TRIP ABANDONED.

Ex-Governor Hogg today received let
ter from the management of the Mexican
National railroad advising him that the
proposed trip OF Mexican dIgnitaries 10 the
Dallas Fair has been declared off owing
to "A hitch in the arrangements for their
transportation. The Mexican National,
the Katy and the Pullman Palace car
con pany were ready to furnish them with
complimentary transportation, but the IN,
ternational and Great Northern refused
TO do SO on the ground Tat the anti-rebate
act was in the way. The party WAS 10
have been composed of the son of Presi-
dent Dlaz. delegations from both houses
of congress, representatives of the higher
courts and other notables. Governor Hog
will therefore proceed TO Dallas alone TO-
look at the stock before the fair closes.
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The Exc,.cmcnt ,,a. pied pown.

Nacosdoches, Texas. October 14.--Deputy
Sheriffs Finus Smith and Charles Garrett
brought white man in today and tho
was placed In jail on charge, by COM
plant. OF rape. committed upon the person
OF a white girl 16 years OF age, but very
small for one of her years. The excite
ment has subsidized, as Judge Davis has
called the grand jury to meet again next
Monday to investigate this case and give
II precedeut usrr all sthars The prisoner
is or s--.-.so'd and raised In Tyler county,
The girl ID motherless.
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|ss1o FOR COTTON SEED.
) Calyert MIL Got 40 Tons ut
So vp,.j.

~ CpIvert MIL Got 40 Tons mt
that Price.
Calvert, Texas. October 14,-The oil
iii Il this place received l5s wagon
sAa1o f cotton seed today besides fifteen
yioads of cotton seed shipped In from
Nj etations along the Houston and
sxna Central railroad. in the aggregate
rthenting about AIS tons. for which
5 pers ton was paid. This heavy cotton
u receipt is due to the excessice price
ia ~ the local market which attracted
Z pfoduct from other markets within a
dtuso f forty or fifty miles.
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THE DALLAS FAIR.
The Travelling Mems Day Was II
Grand Success.

The Travelling Mems Day Was II
Grand Success.
Dallas. Texas, October 14,-This was
"Trayeing Mems Day" at the fair and
the commercial tourists were there in
abundance very interesting programme
was observed. Speeches were made by
II. b. Marchbanks Of Post Il, Travellers
Protective Association, OF Dallas; w. j..
Dyson Of Dallas United Commercial Tray-
elers lodge and Rev. w. i. Anderson.
chaplain Of the United Commercial Trav-
elers' State organization. Both Messrs.
Marchbank and Dyson severely denounced
trusts. Their speeches were heartily re-
ceived
Tonight the travelling men gave grand
ball at the fair ground auditorium, which
closed their days festivities.
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RELIGIOUS NOTES.

PARISH protranted meeting will be
by tho Baptists at Prairie
Ridge, this county, Sunday. Rev. Sam
Grain will conduct the meeting and VIII
be assisted by Rev. r. @. Fender of this
city.
HILLSBORO.--Katy officials have noti-
fed Mrs NJ. A. Culberson that they would
build Young Mems Christian Association
hall here soon for their employees, state
Organizer Lewis VIII coiHp In two or three
weeks TO perfect an organization.
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BAYLOR DAY.

Waco. Texas. October A.--'rhe excur-
sion to Dallas today from Baylor univer-
sity was huge affair 4ne excursionists
filled twenty-four coaches. making three
trains. 1t is Baylor Day" at the fair
and the university boys and their friends
went up to take charge of the town and
the fair.
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c; r I P

It's all very we'll for people of leisure "a
clay up" with Cold-to keep indoors-
to go South-but rk-a-day, active peo-
pie can not spare the time. To this vast
majority Seventy seven" appeals; 1t ts a
small vial of pleasant pellets; hts tho
vest-pocket, ladies' portmonnaie. card
case or child's school box. Tho prompt
use of AT" will break up" Cold from
the nrst touch to the most stubborn case
OF Grip.
For sale by all druggists. or sent os re-.
ceipt of price--25c and $l.O0 Humphreys
Uomeopathic Medicine Co., corner William
and Inhn Streets. Now York.
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christian church Organized.

Hennessy. Texas, October 12.-Bvange-
list Caper closed his tent meeting of six
weeks duration at this place Yesterday
He has organized Il church here and leaves
his membership his tent in which to wor-
ship
membership numbers twenty-eight On
Tuesday night last the evangelist bapnzcd
three applicants at the midnight hour'
The church of Christ is now for tho first
time planted In Madison county.
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Jn.. p. woods hurled mt Fort worth

Fort Worth. Texas. October 1.-The
body of James p. Woods. who was killed
in Dallas yesterday by falling from Tex
as Pacific passenger train as 1t passed
over the Trinity river bridge, was brought
here today for burial. The funeral was
conducted with Masonic honors. The de-
ceased was prominent man here and was
mt one time among the wealthiest residents
OF the county. He Was fifty years old
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aged by these facts the people here are
already beginning to talk OF an exhibit
for the Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Fes-
tival TO be held in Houston this fall. There
Is no doubt that steps will at once be
taken to that end and that Alvin will have
one OF the finest exhibits at the Houston
fair OF any town in the coast country.
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pIvERsIrIcArIoN ExEMpLIFIED.

The diversified interests Of the farm
ers in this vicinity may be better realized
from the statement that wagon load OF
cigars, another of melons and third load
of turkeys were disposed OF on the local
market today. Hard times have no ter
rors for farmers such as these.
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ROOM FOR THE INSANE.

Governor Sayers is in receipt OF letter
from Superintendent Graves OF the South
western insane asylum at San Antonio.
stating that he has admitted 159 patients
since opening the new ward added 10 that
institution aud that he has room left for
1870 more, about equally divided between
men and women.
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NOTES.

Cotton seed is bringing 5000 ton in
the Brennan market.
DR.. Ed Carleton. veterinary OF this
place, was called TO- Caldwell last night
TO treat some cases OF Charlton from which
one death has already occurred.
Cotton receipts by wagon for the current
week have been 1000. making total wagon
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cATTLE KILLEp BY HEAT.

The excessive heat of Friday was a sub
ject Of general remark, While J. o. Craig
OF Burton was driving small bunch OF
cattle through the streets OF Brenham
four OF them fell dead from over-heat
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service H.. been Re.umed.

San Antonio. Texas. October 1.-THE
San Antonio Street Railway company re-
sumed operation OF its lines at noon to-
day after the settlement OF the strike last
pight
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receipts for the season 1900 bales. or
this amount 300 bales are yet in the hands
of the Brennan buyers. The local market
has been a few points up today.
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Fifth Court of Appeals.

Dallas, Texas, October 14.-Proceedings
in the court of civil appeals, Fifth dis
trict:
Affirmed: ]. d. Lassater ct al VS.. Pur-
cell Mill and Elevator Company, from
Hunt.
Reversed and remanded: Texas and Pa
cific Railway Company VS.. C. ID. Elliott,
from Bowie.
Notions disposed of: Hillsboro Oil Com
pany VS.. G. E. White, rehearlng. over
ruled; Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail-
way Company VS.. b. Tonahill. rehearing,
overruled W. NJ. Luck ct al VS.. NJ. Hop
kins, rehearing, overruled; Ed LargeDt VS..
Manley Beard. rehearing, overruled \. B..
Rawlins ct al vs. c. S. Vidor ct al. re-
hearing, overruled; First National Bank
of Blooming Grove VS.. NJ. NJ. WEIGH, re-
hearing, oYerruled.
Cases submitted: Texas and Fort Smith
Railway Company VS.. A. b. Atchison. from
Cass; j. Blakey vs.. w. II. Allen ct al,
from Ellis; City National Bank VS. Jeolla
Jones ct al, from Kaufman; C, j. O'Neal
vs. Fore Bros. from Camp; II. l.. Wall
VS. Unknown Heirs Of Joseph Reese. from
Grayson: Elenora Conn vs. Josephine Ha.
gan ct al. from Dallas; Houston and Texas
Central Railway Company vs.. ]. S. Me-
Coullugh, from Grayson; n. d, Harrell
VS.. D. NJ, Osborne & Co., from Dallas.
Cases set for october %: T. Il. Berry
4 VS.. IS. -. anu NJ, W. IIoiu ilhlidS, -. IL
Avinger VS.. Commercial Lumber Company
ct al, from Hopkins; William Jolesch G.
Son VS.. r. G. Phillips. administrator, from
Ellis: II. b. Claflin Company US. j. r.
Harrington ct al, from Hill; Pioneer Saw
ings and Loan Company VS.. Julius Bau-
man ct al. from Dallas; Mrs. Mary Roots
VS.. b. T. Robertson. administrator, ct al
from Hopkins: r. l.. Barrett ct al VS.. J
H. Havern. from Collins: st. Louis and
Southwestern Railway Company VS.. r. B
Terry ct al. from Henderson; J. f. Ma.
ding ys. Denison and Pacific Suburban
Railway Company, from Grayson
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VIII break up" Cold from the Arsa
touch to the most stubborn case Of
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pUTHERN PACIFIC WORK,

nrst actual work on the Southern
y improvements began this afternoon.
y ork should have begun before this,
t1f disappointments and delays that
8o1n6rely tried the patience of Engineer
san0 Heffron has been engaged to begin
BSbu1kheading at the western end OF the
operty and the work at the eis EN- ED
Il start at once. The Southern Pacific
0bIe are merely waiting for the pilins
d the other timbers The first lot of
Ing arrived over the Gulf. Col lrado AMI
nfa Fe at O'Clock this afternoon. Ar
igouents had been made for the deiv-
w pf@the piling at point opposite the
pnttngton property just as so, as the
In hrrived. Immediately thereafter the
ID dytying began.
Ordinarily Mr.. Boschke likes to observe
> SABBATH, but the probabilities are that
B mud will be flying and all the men
y can advantageously be employed will
& huslting like beavers tomorrow out At
3 Borthern Pacific property.
Nuna of the main contracts for the i'm
oYSments have been let.
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ohoctaw. WIN Not boycott Schools.

Paris. Texas. October 14-Mr. Joe Eve
ridge, superintendent OF education in the
Choctaw Nation, who was in Paris last
night, stated to reporter that the report
sent out from Antlers, l. T., to tie effeat
that the Choctaws Intended boycotting the
schools unless their management was
turned over to the Choctaw government.
was not true. The choctaw council had
passed a resolution denying the right OF
the interior department at Washington Z,
assume control Of the schools but Mr..
Everidge stated that the resolution was
simply to register a protest, and to bring
the matter before the department in a
form that test case can be made of It,
He stated that he believes that when the
matter Is brought before the interior de-
partment properly It will reiinquish i.s
control.
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I'D CITY NEWS ITEMS
Christian Predicts Q Better Price
for Cotton Before Long.
COURT WILL OPEN MONDAY
|eresting Suit from Jefrersoni
E-Preliminary Work on the
bern Pacific improvements.

ION, Texas, October 14.--Captain
Christian of Houston, manager
0otton department OF the firm of
n puse & Co., was here today. Few
Texas have as good facilities for
accurate information regarding
The captain is reluctant to have
appear in print, but at the earn
dtation of half dozen members
a botton exchange he consented to
ication Of the following:
Ultimate of the crop of Texas and
41tory is 1850, 900. Before the 10th
4$ember / expect cotton to be very
1to9eher and by the list of January
99te Uiddling cotton to sell here in
|&a6SAt cents per pound. The advice
5mf6G Eastern mills are that they are
HtFAe14d ahead as far as next autumn on
bn11oSVf 1-2 cents for cotton. The con-
rttdR OF cotton is going to be enormous
thirty days. the probabilities
EktH0{e will be a great scramble to Sc
~ o6<ton / do not like to appear radi-
IL ut my views are based on information
Nc tSi not be gainsaid. The damage TO
SI1xes crop is widespread. The cotton
Ia u 4 failure
Captain Christian returned to Houston
Is anernoon. He was the recipient of
bob Mention at the cotton exchange.
UNITED STATES COURT.
The regular October term of the United
ktes circuit and district courts will con-
he " Galveston on Monday morning,
|tober 16, when the grand and petit jurles
n ~ empaneled and charged. Judge
|xant and Marshal Grant are expected
arrive Sunday evening: United States
|tofney McLemore and Clerk Dart are
Eeady here and ready for business. Quite
humber of important cases VIII come up
|sthtB term, and among them the con
hing of the sale of the Galveston City
|HlroAd company. made by United s ates
krsnal Grant under an order of court
since.
among the first cases to be heard will
1.-The bill of complaint and prayer for
1t or Injunction to be issued to restrain
proeecution of suit which involves
kfcate law points. The property in
aved IN the litigation is league of rice
"a heated on Two Point bayou, in Je,-
~ Pass, and claimed to be worth $40
Eh6 ,gtyle OF the case is J. NJ. Mcclure, C.
|I1itlebrandt. Eliza Hillebrandt ct al OF
George A. Emery OF Mas
Eys8Iowa. Both the compliments an i
y d&&endant claim title to the land and
b,843endant, Emery. recently eut red
nv t& the United States circuit court
G4l0E the plaintiffs for trsspass TO try
|LG#obd for possession of the tract of
kas351t is to restrain defen liant n this
13&Sht law until the plaintiffs can have
Ilf6pmplaint heard in equity that they
an injunction.
Bryant has granted a temporary
Ming order and ordered a hearing
pber 16 at 10 a. m. for defendant to
use why the injunction should not
ku44e perpetual.
|sfef SnJrruERN PACIFIC WORK
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Wall
Paper


i
Whose stock needs sorting Up
will please let us hear from them.
We have lots of good staple
selling patterns that will help
move your bad ones, and ous
prices are much to your interest.
Samples and prices promptly
furnished on request.
JAS. Butte
HOUSTON.
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UNITED STATES COURT.

rhe regular October term Of the United
ltes Circuit and district courts will con-
ne " Galveston on Monday morning.
tobeF 16, when the grand and petit jures
II ~ empaneled and charged. Judge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-20
HOW DEWEY's SHIP WAS NAMED.
Ex-senator Squire Selected "OIympia''
as Compromise.

Ex-senator Squire Selected "OIympia''
as a Compromise.
From the New York Times
The name Olympia was given Admiral
Deweys flagship as a compromise. EX-
United States Senator Squire of Washing
ton told how it happened at the Waldorf
Astoria yesterday.
when l was in the Senate" he said,
benjamin F. Tracy, then Secretary of the
Navy, sent for me. l called on him, and
he said: Senator, we have a new cruiser
and we want to name 1t after one of the
cities in your state. VIII you make the Sc
lection?'
Il thanked Mr.. Tracy, and said: Mr..
Secretary, you have given me a very deli
cate task. l live in Tacoma. If l say Ia
coma, the people of Seattle larger mu-
nicipality, will be sore. Spokane might do,
but she is rival of both Tacoma and Seat
tie. I'll tell you what | will do. Olympia is
a nice little Place, and the people there
will cpprociGte the compliment. Then. too,
neither Tacoma, Seattle nor Spokane can
find any fault. Call the new cruiser
Olympia
An right. senator replied Mr.. Tracy.
Olympia it shall be- And that Is how the
famous warship came to be named"
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MAY NOT RESIGN,
Belief Expressed That Senator CIa-
gett Will Continue in Office

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
HAYTTSVILLE, Md. September 20, 1889
The report that Senator William B. Cla-
gett of Prince Georges county would re-
sign his seat in the state senate and thus
enable the voters of the county to elect a
successor for the unexpired term of two
years, is given little credence in this sec
ton of the county. 1t was the general i'm
preston among the politicians who gath
cred at Upper Marlboro yesterday that
Senator Clagett would continue his duties.
A statement has been given out by his
physician to the effect that an early and
complete recovery may be looked for.
President Horace CroZier of the Prince
Georges county commissioners is seriously
Ill at his home in this county. He has been
very prominent in republican affairs and
in the agricultural and material advance
ment of the county. The recent republic
can convention passed a resolution of SYM
pathy for him.
The Rev G. Wilbur Shipley of Laurel,
Md, has voluntarily resigned the pastor
ate O. the E"-a. Presbyterian Church of
that place. The relation between himself
and the church will be formally dissolved,
1t is said, by the presbytery of Baltimore,
in session now at Hancock Md.
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JULES GUERIN SURRENDERS.
Paris igitatOr Meekly Gives Up t.
Authorities.


PARIS. September 2n-JuleS Guerin,
president of the Anti-Semite League, who,
together with a number of companions.
has been besieged in the Rue de Chabrol,
has surrendered to the authorities.
At IL 30 o'clock Luc.en Millevoye, one of
the deputies for the department of the
Seine, accompanied by the brother of
Guerin, entered the Grand Occident, the
building in the Rue de Chabrol where
Guern and his companions have long been
besieged About the same time the SOL
diers who had been guarding the approach
were withdrawn and replaced by troops
fully equipped, as if for field service.
NJ. Millevoye and the brother of the agi-
tator left the building at 1870 o'clock. NJ.
Milevoye strongly urged Guerin to sur
render, but the lauter imposed impossible
conditions at first The negotiations We're
continued. and finally NJ. Guerin promised
to surrender at 1 o'clock.
Precisely at the hour appointed a captain
Of the municipal guards raped at the
door of Fort Chabrol. There was a mo-
rnent of expectation. and then the door
opened. NJ. Guerin calmly presented him
self, meekly surrendered. and was driven
to the police depot in an open cab. seated
beside the captain of the guards. His com
panions We're allowed to go free.
Thus the six weeks siege ended In sub
timely ridiculous style
The night well chosen by the gov
eminent, as the excitement over the cap
ture of the fort would inevitably divert at
tention from the pardon extended to Drey-
fus. The plan was to attack the building
and arrest Guern and his band. The gov
eminent had given him until O'Clock this
morning to surrender and had regular
army to assault the fort If he refused.
Troops municipal guards, mounted and on
foot and policemen to the number of near
ly LOCO were dispatched to Gordon all the
streets within a radius of quarter of
mile of Fort Chabrol