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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-02
PRICE or LUMBER RAISED.
Manufacturers In the Northwest Add
One Dollar Per ThOusnnd.

Minneapolis, August LA comm''tee
representing practically all the big lumber
manufacturers Of the Northwest, In session
mere. has decided on raise Of 81 per 1000
In the price OF lumber. The com mites
has plenary powers and It's action IL mai
and will be accepted without question. On
Juiy 2s prices we're raised 30 cents a 1000.
but the lumber men justify the further In
crease by the restricted supply and the In
creased demand.
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TAKING PRECAUTIONS.

Montgomery. Ala. August Tho board
OF health recommended quarantine
against the National Soldiers home.
Hampton. Va, cd Point Comfort, N~spOrt
News and other points close to the place
OF yellow fever infection.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-02
CHARLESTON oUAnANTINEp.

Charleston. S. g.. August 1.-The
Charleston health board today declared a
quarantine against Hampton. Va. No quar-
antine has yet been declared against Nor
folk or Newport News.
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they appear to be all right md no alarm

they appear TO be all right and no alarm
is felt over their presence here,
Adjutant General Corbin transmitted To
Dr. Wyman an order from General Miles
TO General Merritt, commanding the de-
partment OF the East, saying that no yes
sells should tic up at Fortress Monroe
wharf unless under the order Of Surgeon
General Pettus the marine hospital ofn-
CIR In charge OF tho quarantine, The act
ing secretary of the treasury has trims
milted a request to the secretary Of wal
10 notify the officer commanding ut Fort
ress Menroe that all quarantine measures
for the enforcement Of the treasury regn-
ations there are In tho hands of Surgeon
Pettus.
1t was stated at the office OF the marine
hospital service today that there were
not moro than 200 or 800 people left al
Old Point, Special trains VIII BIZ run
there at such intervals as may be neces-
sary TO remove the inhabitants subject TO
such inspection and detention as may be
deemed necessary at Richmond
Surgeon General Van Rypen Of the navy
received word during the day that a guard
Of dozen marines had been sent from
the naval barracks ut Norfolk to the naval
hosnial, located between Norfolk and
Portsmouth. 10 see that persons might not
land from craft coming up the Elizabeth
river from the fever district.
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TO BRING DREYFUs BACK.
Ms Return 10 France Nay Be Expected BY he
Latter Part Of Igne.


Paris. May 1.-THE Petit nieu says to-
day that ten mcmbern of the Republl-
can guard and four gcns-d'armca left
st. Nazalre. France. on the steamer
Lafayette last Tuesday 10 form an
escort to bring Drcyfun to France. and
that his return may be expected By the
end Of June.
The Figaro. continuing today lia an
alyrls u the evidence before the court
of cessation In the Dfcyfus AFFAIR. re-
calls den. Dclloye'a note replying 20
Mai. iIar,mann'H deposition. In which
Dclloye cited three documents show.
ms attempts ON the part OF the Der.
man general stan, between August list
and September 9Th, 1884. 10 obtain In
formation regarding French ARTILLERY.
Information much more Important than
that contained IA the bordcrcau. den.
Dclioyc admitted that these unconncct-
ed acts were not committed by Orgy
fua.
Commenting upon this, Figaro points
out that II n quite sufficient 90 prove
that Drcyfun was not the author ~ the
bordcreau. ~ irst the statement was
made that the bor,icfcau was written In
April. 1894 Then ucns. Como. de
rollicuu and Zurlinden insisted that IL
was written about the beginning Of
September, n date confirmed by den.
Roget and Capt cuisnet.
The circular of den. de Ilolrdeffre
chief OF the general stan. issued May
18th. showed that prcyfua knew on that
date that he was not going 10 the ma
neuvorr, and II would have been fmpoH-
riblc FOR him 10 be the author Of the
bordereau, In which the writer. whoever
4 was, said am about starting Tor
the mhnnuvcrn."
After summing up the evidence tend.
Ing 10 show EHtcrhnzy'H guilty and the
failure ~ the general stan 10 develop
any suspicious details In the life OF
DreyfuA, the Figaro gives an extract.
from the deposition ~ NJ, l.eplnc. pre-
feet u police ~ Paris. before the unit
Cd chambers of the court.
when asked by ren. Merclor about
the private life % DfcyfuH, NJ. I.eplne
said he reported that Or. DreyfuH ana
not attend clubs. did not gamble and
did not spend his money with improper
female companions. The report was
handed TO Lieut.. Col. Henry, who sup
pressed n,
The Petit Journal prints lettcra OK.
changed between Del Case. the foreign
minister. and NJ de Froycinet, who re-
Gently resigned the war Office portfolio,
on the subject ~ the evidence given
Capt. culEnot and iiA denial IN respect
to the statements rejecting upon the
foreign office, which was given by NJ.
pnleouloguc whom NJ. Del Case deput-
ed To correct the Inaccuracies ~ cuiF-
net From them the paper CONCLUDED
that the resignation Of 81. de- Freycinet
was due 10 disagreement with ~,
Del Case. growing OUT Of that incident.
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rILIrINos AHn nnAyn.
Captain Eastman say. The, Lack the
Qualities Of the America. soldier.

Chicago, May n. - Capt. Frank n.
Eastman ~ the Fourteenth United
states Infantry arrived IN chicago to-
day. lie loft Manila, April i1th on sick
leave. being one Of the paHngngerr On
the transport Sherman, which ar
rived In Fan Francisco. April aoth. Ito
I. on his way TO rcjoln his family In
Massachusetts.
People In this country who talk
about the war on the part ~ the flli-
plnon being for Independence. do not
know what thoy are talking about"
he said. III II a war by u few achem-
Ing, selfish leaders. whO have fcHorted
lowing. Not only have they lied. and
minrcpronenicd fhlnHA In every posHi-
BILE manner. but they also have rcsorted
10 intimidation 10 keep their forccr to.
Rothor. The threat OF death has bcon
held up NJ the fate Of any who refuse
longer 10 nEht the Americans. Even
20 counsel peace was 10 invite positive
death.
"Tho FlllpinoH arr brave. but They
lack the qualities the American HOi-
der Possesses, Their Workmanship IL
wrutchcdly poor and they are poorly
onicercd. II they had been good
mnrkamen the mortality In our ranks
would have been something frightfui.
for our troops have been exceedingly
have exposed themselves Ia battle
This accounts largely Tor the fatalities
which have clnc TO them.
Thine and time again. when good
cover was offered, our men would
stand up In the open and calmly pick
out their men, OF course this II bra.
very, but u has been the cause or
many deaths Had We been opposed
by a Zoe skilled Ia the Use OF firearms
I trVmhlo 10 think what our death lists
would have been. hut ~ the same
time. this reckless courage has gone
a long way toward terrifying and de-
mornllzinf the Filipino,
THE volunteers have shown the most
superb cnurnHe N N needless 10 say
what the regulars are. They can al
ways be counted on TO do whatever II
asked NJ them, aud have proved them
selves 10 be the best soldiers In tho
world In my opinion the war II near.
~ over, and within month peace will
be established In I.uzon."
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CIVIL MARRIAGE DECREE
The Military Governor Of Santiago Province,
Cubs, Issues One.


Havana. May II THE civil marriage
decree recently issued In the province
" Santiago differs from the decree on
the came subject In course OF prcparn-
tlon at headquarters here. The mill
tary governor Of santlia,a province,
Gen. Leonard Wood. acted without con-
rultation with the governor general and
his decree was nrst heard Of here
through the local newspapers. Prob.
ably Il will not be aunulicd specifically.
but II VIII be rendered nunatory by "A
general paragraph IN Gen. Brookc'H de-
cree covering the entire Island.
a letter has been addressed 20 Gen.
Wood pointing out to him the undeslr-
ability % the attempt 10 handle tho az
fairs NJ one province without regard to
similar conditions IN other provinces.
and alleging the necessity OF a uniform
system In order 10 make the people
homogeneous.
Tho decision Of Gen. Gomez 10 nban.
don oulnta de Moiinnr. the old summer
residence " the captain general. where
be has been living. and 10 take q house
In the city or to live with friends here.
was announced to the members of his
stan today. who were simultaneously
Instructed TO repair TO their homes
The order aroused considerable resent
mcnt among them. all accusing Gomez
q dcscrting them. and declaring that
they have neither homes, work nor
money. The disagreement u serious. IS
pecially M the anti.G0mez papcra
continue TO attack the settlement % the
amount the Cuban soldiers are 10 ~
celvc.
Ia Discussion and ~ Rcconcentrado
rccm determined to cause trouble. The
former. In n bitter editorial today. de-
clafoa that tho payment % 30 for an
exchange ~ arms II merely an attempt
to place the Cubana In the power % the
Americans. The article. which u be-
lieycd to be Inspired by Manuel Han-
gully. says. 'srheae traitors have
caused ali tho complications which
have placed our country In the existing
conditions, conditions that II continued
longer viii cause fcrocious and bloody
strife between the cubans and Amcn-
cans"
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Ex-Governor Of Havana Gives His
Views on the Question.
GIVE THE CUBANs A TRIAL.


Havana. May ii.-scnor Frederic
who was recently appointed to the pos,
Of supreme court fiscal. said In an In
tcrvicw today
Although would not oppose anneNa.
tlon after native incapscity for self
government had been shown. I do not
think It should be- forced upon the pco-
pie who. after half century OF night
inE. have earned independence. My
knowledge 81 American honesty COM
pcia the belief that the government u
the United States II acting In good
faith towards cuba aud with the intcn-
ton 70 Keep the promises which Frcsi-
dent Mckinley has made. To violate
those promises would disgrace the
President and the nation In the eyes uf
the world. The establishment Of u su.
prone court In Cuba II. In my opinion.
the nrHt actual step towards rccoEnl-
ton 81 the Independence of the cubnna.
II that were not the Intention. the high.
OF courts 81 cuba would not b. maj.
but those of the United states. being
higher. eases would he suhjset q appeal
there. On this subject Senor Carlos III
vera and v majority Of those who have
been selected for the supreme court
bench hold the same opinions ns my.
self. am satisfied that the people u
cuba will accept reforms ~ the spanish
law ana such notifications A. the abp-
lltl0n ~ imprisonment incummunlrado
and which viii btlnK the accused face
TO face with the nCcuHcr. \ statute
iernlizlnE civil marriage would also be
welcome"
Local papers here today say that Gen.
Mario Mcnocai has been named Tor the
post ~ secretary ~ public works by the
deny the report.
The Leon Eapanoia. "A rahli Spanish
PAPER, commenting upon the fact that
seventeen have asked for naturalization
In cuba. says that Cuba for the Gu
hans" means death 60 Spanlarda. a. the
properties and lives ~ spanish subjects
viii not be protected.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-12
a ounAs PLAINTIFFS VIEWS.


New York. May ig.-Thc Herald
quotes orTuod Welsh, n Cuban planter
Of thirty years experience. uH saying
Thor" 4 no getting away from the
fact that Oomcz and not den. brooke
IN the actual governor Of cuba. The
Americans own and rule the city. but
the lnHufE'nt knows this and all his
army officers know II. iirlrnndngc Ia
as bad now a. n was under Weyler.
They urr shooting hfiEnndH all the
time Six. believe, were shot the
other day AZ Santiago. The American
people do not know what u going on
bvcauso the Information II kept from
them. American owners Of plantations
hfo AFRAID To- come out openly TOT nns
ncSatlon hccauae they fear the INCUR
gents. llut they arr working under
cover As to the owner 81 onn Of the
largest plantations near Cienfuegoa.
am not afraid 10 tell the truth. " am
neNation does not come pretty quickly
this government IL going To have more
trouble than II has ever dreamed o."
1T IN stated" II was suggested,
that the American plantation owners
cannot get men 10 work ON their plan
tntiona In cuba and that they are un.
able 20 protect their property"
Il think" faid Sit. Welsh. that dlf-
nculty " more anticipated than real.
~ FAR as the employment ~ labor Il
fNN'NNNNNH ANNlN ~ NNtfNltN OF
cane and cattle In cuba this year.
Everything was eaten up when the H.
land was IN state ~ blockade.
believe there are men enough To- handle
all the work there n Ia do this year.
ana IN the future there will be- no dif-
ncuity In getting men "a work the plan
tationn.
we need not expect much hcip from
the Insurgents Ia that respect. They
do not want Co work, ana they VIII not
work. That u not their idea " the
victory OF the Anel leans have won for
them, They arv looking for Eovern-
ment positions and for plumber. Their
army u breaking ~ into bands of
briEandH. The fpaninrds know this
and they wnow that under cuban rule
existence would be- made a burden To
them. They are finding II out TO
large extent already. That IN why 10
many ~ thcm are leaving the island
~ was a mistake 10 send down
fi,0o0.0Oo 60 pay on the insurgent army
Comes Knows what he II about. lie IL
a nhrowd man ana II waiting his time
The cuhnnH do not hesitate a. talk ~
making war upon the American troops
l question whether they could ever be-
como really Huod eitiHens even after
annexation. ! believe the spnniarda
who own property there. want that
property protected They would be-
obcdicnt To nm American government
TO have u protected They know the
tubtnh VIII never protect H."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-12

Han Francinc0. Cal, May 1.-THE
James q. Fair Will case came up In
the superior court again today. the
occasion being the arguing OF Mtu.
Cravon.Fair'H petition for leave 60 In
tcrycnc In the contest iilcd by Charles
l.. Fair 60 the pencil Will. This mat
tor has been gone over several times.
but today u came TO head ana II
viii be continued tomorrow.
Mrs Craven wishes 60 Intervene IN
the probate proceedings 81 the trust
will. fearing that " the decision 81
Superior Judge Slack. which invnli.
dates the trust. II sustained by the SUI
prone court. Charles Fair VIII with.
draw his contest and the whole estate
b. settled amlcnbly. Mrs. craven'H In
tcrvention II therefore 10 protect her
Interests AZ the altered widow ~ the
mining millionaire. The attorneys for
the executors. who oppose Mrs, Cru.
yen'a claims argue that " she u Fairs
widow. the citation 81 Charles Fair
was faulty aud thcrr was really no
legal contest In the probate Of the Will
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SLOAN INTRODUCED To WALES.
lie Tell. the rrin.ei AYES. Am u Great
Rider" Causing H. n. ~. TO smile

=
New York. May ia dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Lon
don sayri
Tod sloan was presented TO the
Prince ~ Wales by Lord VIM. iicrcs.
ford AZ Newmarket and the American
Jockey was not bit Mustered ut the
honor. The prince spoke Of sioan's Sue
cess on the turf and called him great
rider.
sloan agreed with him thoroughly
aud the ingcnuouHncaH with which he
ala this moved the prince TO laughter.
1.-THE prince" said Sloan, "la all right.
This Il the nrrt time ever shook hands
with his majesty. but I have known
him by reputation longer than he has
known me.
''IIc told me I was a great rider. but
! have been told that by men who know
more about riding than all the princes
In Europe combined. Yes | says, u
am great ridcf.' Hts royal hiRhneas
smiled aud Lord william. who intro.
ducei ~, said he guessed thought
was The greatest rider ever known.
Better ask some OF your own jock
eyu about that said. The most and
bert Of them have seen my back at
Newmarket often enough TO Judge
II always heard the Prince ~ Wales
was a great dresser Aud paid some
attention 10 his clothes. | am not going
around the world singing Yankee
Doodle at every quarter, you know. but
you see thousand better dressed men
at the Suburban In New York every
spring than the Prince Of wales. lie
aint vally built 10 show on good toys,
but one thing III say Tor him that
won't say for any other ienEllshman.
and that u. hia clothes don't look as
n they hurt him.
u can't say IA trade places with the
prince. ThinFH come too easy Tor him.
he never can know The fun ~ beating
out whole Held by your own nerve
and skin The handicap Ia all his way
and u must get pretty slow for one 90
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-12
MCMILLAN ~ Tmr RACE.
siiehissn Republicans aasisus Ito should
seek Ite-eiection.

Detroit. Mich. May Ex-senator Nc
MILAN arrived from Washington today.
Asked whether he had read Gen. Al
gers announcement ~ his senatorial
candidacy and HIS statement that Nc
MILAN had told him he would not be
candidate Senator Mcmillan said he
Gen. Algcr must take the responsibility
OF having nade'it During the entire
time for over a year at Washington"
said the senator. and during the very
many casual conversations | have had
with Gen. Algcr We have not mcn-
toned the senatorial matter. at least
not In regard to his candidacy. and my
stepping out. There " the very
strongest feeling among Michigan Re-
ton"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-12

The, National Museum. Washington. Gets
Two spanish Cannon.

Washington. May 1.-THE National
Museum In this city has received from
Admiral Dewey two cannon captured
from the Spnniardn when cAvitc felL
In one Of them two shells aud a grape
shot were found. and the museum ON.
cinla are wondering whether u had
been loaded by the fpnniariH during
the fiRht and incautiously sent home ~
the gallant admiral The gunner sum.
moncd from the navy yard extracted
the shells, which contained moldy
powder. but which would have cx-
plodcd n lgnitcd. The transport Huff
faio, which reached New York several
days aHo, has Xix cannon from naval
officers at Manila connlgncd 10 the mu-
scum.
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DEsERET EVENING NEWS. FRIDAY, MAY 49, 1899.

that the keel tapers In depth from two
feet two Inches 10 four feet six inches
The great weight ~ the Immense mass
Of lead makes II Impossible 90 transport
II 60 proper boring machines.
Another difficulty due 10 the nature
OF the metal II that the lead has a ten
dency 10 break on and choke the bit
This latter trouble has already delayed
patcd
A boring macii,as OF novel design
has recently been employed with salts
factory results and the work Il now
progressing more RAPIDLY thDn before
hut June will be well advanced before
the Shamrock II rcndy for the water.
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Chicago. May ii.-congrcssman pa
VIA u. Henderson. iowa's candidate FOR
the rpcakcrrhip. passed through Chi
cngn today on his way home frnm At
iantic city. y. !. In an interview he
said n have announced that ! am u
candidate for Speaker Reeds place.
and while IL II Yet an uncertain fact.
I am encouraged by my prospects ~
rucceaa I am not making a brass
band campaign. but rather working
out matters modestly, The situation
may b. summed up No the South and
West against the East 4 western
signs fail"
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Successful Experiments Have H.en Mad.
at Purdue University.

Lafayette. Ind.,May Heterogeneous
In wireless telcgrnphy, that Tor some
time have been In progress az Purdue
university. have demonstrated the pos
Hhllly OF the transmission Of signals
across two miles Of brick and at0no
buildings Tho university anu the
ford school are on the opposite sides
" the city, more than two miles apart.
The transmitting apparatus IN nt the
university aud the receiver AZ the
school, ana the readiness with which
the receiver responds when anywhere
within the brick school buildings
shows that much greater distances
could be covered without difficulty.
These experiments have been carried
out by two students OF the university
under the direction OF the department
Of phyalca,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-12

New York. May i2.-in spite u All the
influential opponents of the ordination
81 Rev Dr. rirlKas. who have let
Bishop Potter know how they feel
about his proposed advancement to the
priesthood. the statement is made pos
itivciy that the ordination will take
place somewhere next Sunday. Direct
information from the only authentic
source. bishop Potter, cannot be oh.
tanned. but II " expected today the
blrhup VIII announce the church at
when the ceremony will be held.
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Tnn suAMnooK's MnAsunnMnNr.
Length over Al. Iao rceti water Line
Length, NJ III Extreme ussm. "a ~.

New York. May IA dispatch To the
World from London says:
The Yachting World gives tho meas
nfcment OF Sir Thomas I.ipton's cup
challenger. the Shamrock. a. follows;
Length over all, ia0 feet; water line
length, 70 feet; extreme beam, q feet.
This shows that the total 0yerhang Of
the Shamrock a II feet
The shaping and fighting of the man
ganese plates has been tedious. but has
been almost completed The keel was
east In a solid block of lead Weighing
~ tons. This has 10 be holted TO the
frames, necessltailng the boring OF
many holes right through the Immense
block of lead from the top to the hot
tom. The difficulty " this operation
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rnANsronr,sa rnoors.
No More van b. sent To Manila by Way Of
tho sues Canal.

Washington, May 1.-THE war de-
pariment VIII not send any more troops
10 Manila by way OF New York and tho
suek canal. All troops now under or
defn for Manila or 10 be ordered there
DURING the next fow months VIII be sent
pecied the Grant and sherman, now at
San Francisco. and the sheridan. which
VIII soon arrive there, viii carry all the
troops that VIII be needed In the Philip
pines,
Secretary AlRer says that no troops
would be either sent or returned to the
United states by way OF suez at pres
ent.
The health of the troops would be
endangered by going through the In
dian ocean and along equatorial iatl-
tuden during the summer.
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Cincinnati. o.. May 1.-THE Latonla
Jockey club has announced that any
reputable bookmnker can draw IN at
It's spring meeting, which commences
May card, by paying the usual Zee Of
500 per day. This win be the first open
ring NJ any Of the local tracks for sew
ernl years The officials Of the club
believe that syndicate betting II detri-
mental 10 the best Interests OF the turf
and have determined to Danish thom
from Latonin.
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Constructor Caps nt Hongkong re-
gnrllng the three captured Spanish
cruisers, Tsla de Cuba. Isia dc Iu-
zon and Don Juan de Austria. In
which Constructor Caps states that n
careful examination has shown that the
vessels are In considerably better con-
dillon than was expected.
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Washington. May ii.--Admiral Hioh-
tion. has received report from Naval