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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-18
NEW TRIpE pIscoYpnEp.
They Had ProhHbiy Never Seen a
White Nun or EYcn u ChInnmnn

white Man or Even Cbinnmnn.
Vancouver n. g., Ma, 1.-THE ascent
Of Mount Morrison he highest nountain
pei an explorer Of rote. On the mountain
near the summit he discovered a tribe Of
human beings tina, had nsver seen the
face NJ a white man and possibly had new
er seen a Ctinapian. These people were
Of ferocious aspect extremely ugly. thin
and entirely naked. They wore skull hunt
ers oviJently. and existed "a Mild animals.
and were not aversc to human nesn
Lower down on the mountain he digcov-
cred a wild race OF Malsys. which seems 10
be intermingled with the Chinese race.
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RAILWAY TRAINMEN.
Resolutions Oppose sunday WORK
md Large Standing Armies,

md Lnrge Standing Armies.
Now Orleans, May 1.-THE Brotherhood
Of Railroad Trainmen remained in session
until midnight ana elected Grand Master
Morrissey and other officers Editor Close
was rcappointed. Milwaukee wis chosen
as the next meeting place. Resolutions of
tharks were adopted
Tho following resolutions were adopted:
Against an age limit by the RAILROADS
which will throw meu out OF employment
who arc still able to work at their usual
occupation.
Against tho maintenance OF large stand
ing armies
Opposing the running OF trains on Sun
day and urging that the working people
be allowed that day for rest.
These resolutions arc To be sent to the
president of the United States and senate
and house OF representatives.
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LookEp LIKE LoAFER-.
The Alleged Trnnsvnai Revolutions
lists Arraigned In Court.

Pretoria, Transvaal May 1.-THE seven
alleged revolutionlsts who presented the
appearance of ordinary loafers we're ar
raigned In court today charged with the
offense OF treason. They we're remanded
for fortnight
Sworn afHdsvits allegc that 1000 men
have been enrolled for military service
and that it was intended TO arm them in
Natal TO return them TO the rank and az a
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BLAMED on KRuEenn.
smprersion Is Thpt He Prepared the
Revolutionary pbct.

London May i7--The impression Is
gaining ground here that the alleged pic,
was prepared by President krueeer's
agents to disoredIt the South African
league
The officers Of the Liverpool regimen,
and artillery regiment who We're to have
LEFT tomorrow under orders 70 proceed to
he Cape, were stopped at the last moment.
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rrnnnsch Conference.

capetown. May 1.-THE expected con-
ference between President Kruesor OF the
Transvaal republic and Sir Alfred Miner
governor Of Cape Colony. has not yet been
arranged.
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Probabilities.

East and West Texas New Mexico. Louis
iana-Fair Thursday and probably Friday.
fresh southery winds
Oklahoma Indian Territory and Arkansas
Fair Thursday and probably Friday' varia-
bic winds.
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postoifce has been established at
Clipper, Kent county, Texas. with John
N, Kelley as postmaster
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-18

Hon. Thomas II. Ball of Huntsville ar
rived here today.
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TEXAS MATTERS.
Patents Issued to Citizens of This
state.

state.
Washington, May 17.-Patents have been
issued t. the following Texans: Sylvester
E. Bresland Fort Worth, mail bag catcher
and deliverer; Hillary Eldredge, D. j.
Clark and S. Blum. Galveston, method of
and apparatus for manufacturing gas. also
electrical furnace William R. Mason.
Tillsboro. engine; Oscar p. Perkins Con-
roe, gate latch,
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|EUMATISM e e"sS ''' F" M
s.ys 4 YOU you, I.X-L Sarsaparilla
..t,svs YOU and thus prove the
iecve -ststl druggists handle u or will
~ Tor you. Manufactured by
Houst0n Drug Co., Texas,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-18
NATIVES ID TURNING.
Ftlirinos ca Hprk 80 Their Towns
Despite thr Fighting,


Manila MAY II 20 p m, Though the
natives stu threaten sac Fernando in
considerable force iarse numbers OF ma
tives. majority 81 them being families
with their household goods, are returning
daily to the towns inside the American
lines. Many OF the rioher Fiipinos are
coming to Manila and isnorers ace resum-
Ing Mork IN tue rico ue,ds rne later
snow their respect Tor American sover-
eighty by removing their mats 10 the sol
dlers.
OWING TO he bad condition Of the dirt
roads the work OF repairing the railroads
mas been pushed All the broken bridges
nave been trestled and ony a few excava
tons remain TO DO hlled up, Trains will
undoubtedly be running through to san
Fernando IN a few DAYS. The only natives
there are some OF the Filipino Macapenes,
VINO are trading With our soldiers
AT daylight today Lieutenant Hill, who,
with twenty-five men Fourth infantry, was
concealed IN the trenches near Pasig was
attacked by a force of Filipinos, VINO evil
IDENTIFY imagined they could capture one OF
out outposts because only a few shots had
neen hred by the American forces, 4 few
voieys put them TO flight, The natives los
I ing five men killed and number wounded
| The army gunhaai Napingdan mas re-.
turned mere from the lake. having been
disabled by cannon shot from rebel po-
sitlou near Santa Cruz which broke heI
rudder post.
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Manila. Msg II 6.55 p. -sumter's
command, consisting OF the Twenty second
infantry on the left Minnesota regiment
in the center and the Oregon and North
Dakota regiments on be right, preceded
by scouts ana accompa led By SCOTS bat
terry OF artillery. adYa ed from Baluarte
at daylight, 'rne troop nrst eocountered
the enemy two miles nom San Isidro, the
rebels retiring wnen OR artillery opened
FIRE. Just outside the town a native force,
estimated 10 number 1000 men, was Gu
trenohed 1t made slight resistance, hut
quilted its position when our troops turned
its right FAM
Tho enemys loss was zoo men killed and
many wounded Our troops also capture
three prisoners and many tifes.- On tine
American side one soldier OF the Oregon
regiment and one OF the nneso'a reEi-
ment was slightly .,eunde
After capturing eolp TOW Colonel Stun
ters troops psnitS's% thscr advance. pur-
suing tho retreatings for several miles,
New-York tribune., 1899-05-07

ing part in hunting parties around saigon Win
merchants and officials, who subsequently ioi
njshed afidavits to the effect that ne was III
their company al the time mentioned
His only real absence from Saigon was Wheh
ne Undertook the ordinary tourist excursion 10
Anckos and it's ruins and II was Claimed IN
these sworn statements that the data contaiheo
In his reports to the Government and In ms
lectures before the Geographical Society at faris
were merely second hand, and obtained from
the records OF previous expeditions which ne
had found In the archives OF Saigon Let me
add that among the signers OF these af1idaWtS
WAS an eminent colonial official who had known
Prince Henry almost from childhood and that
II there had not been some serious foundauoh
for these statements they would never nave
x9ceived the Importance which was given TO
lem by such weighty and reputable organs OF
Ine French press as the Temps and the
SD&bats" The matter however, was ultimately
allowed to drop, the Government for politlcal
,easons being unwilling to adopt the only
course open to IL IN the event OF full-hedged
official investigation proving the truth OF the
charges against the Prince, namely, his expui-
sion from the Legion Of Honor. But the
Princes fame as explorer is a thing OF the
past and his claims to have rendered services
to geography are nowadays the subject Of
New-York tribune., 1899-05-07

bassadors reached the foot OF the thpone in q
fnal somersault, which landed him pr,lstrate at
the feet of the Empress with such violence that
his headdress flew off, and with Et, alas. his
long gray beard, revealing to THE astOnishcd
gaze Of the Empress the familiar features of
Marquis de Galifet. now a general. but at that
time a gay and dashing cavalry captain. All
present broke into shouts OF laughter, especially
when the remaining members OF the embassy
similarly removed theiy boards and turbans,
and were recognized as members of the imperial
encourage. In fact. everybody enjoyed the joke
hugely. with the, exception Of the person for
whose benefit it had been devised, namely, EN-
press Eugenej She burst into food OF tears,
declared that she had been cruelty insulted that
the Emperor had organized the hoax for tine
special purpose Of rendering her ridiculous in the
eyes OF che Court, and swept out Of the throne-A
room, refusing to quit her apartments for sew
,eral, days. When the authentic embassy from
Bursnah was received at Court few days later
she Indignantly refused TO be present anc IL
vas several weeks before she consented to for
give the Marquis de Gafet or any OF the other
personages who had taken part I'm the prac-
ucal joke E,X-ATrACHFA
New-York tribune., 1899-05-07

and Primate OF Abyssinia," and OF the fri"oeS
Belyako and Damito nephews OF E'npeio,
Meneek, and like him. descendants from hi"s
Solomon and the Biblical Queen OF Shepa
They were received with extravagahl oenion
strations of honor and hospitality on the panks
of the Neva They were the guests OF the ia'e
Gar. Court, society and o6fcialdom vying WIN
each other to provide for their entertainment
while on one occasion when the ecciesiasu0ai
dignitary Of the embassy ventured INTO d.
Isaacs Cathedral he was led within the sahc'u
ary by the clergy, and all the devout prese".
came up one by one reverently to KISS his n"""
his foot
Tho Embassy was already on its way back
70 AbvssiuIa when horrible rumor became
current at St Petersburg to the effect that tne
mission was not what it purported to be. Inc
,eon,e who had received Abyssinian DECORATIONS
and thev we're many-began to nave douo'S
o.. to tho ouallty of the gems with when theh
orders were studded and when it was disco'ereu
that The Jewels we're Of glass the storm hhanY
hroke The fact was then brought to light tha'
,h,ro was no such ecclesiastical dignitary as
the "Archbishop of Harrar," that there was
onlv one Archbishop or abouna in Apysslhia'
rybo was at that time in the Abyssinian capi'ai
With Emneror Menelek and that the soi-dlsah'
Monsignor Gobro Ekziaber was mere a''"'
mandrite that Is to say, dignItary OF Hleii'.
order Further, II turned out that the aheseu
nephews Of Emperor Menelek were not reia'e"
to him at ALL had no right to the title OF friiioe'
and were merely the sons OF petty wa'ilo,
Finally il was ascertained that the orders WHICH
The mission had been distributing with so id''s"
q hand had no official existence whatsoever anu
were nothing more nor less than an audaci0u'
invention on the part of the three Apyss'h'"i''
and OF their Russian companion To-Day the
latter is interned In the most remote part oi
Siberia for IL is not safe for a Russian 10 play
hoaxes upon his Little Father, the popular
name by which the Emperor Of Russia IS known
to his people.
HOW KING HUMBERT WAS DECEIVED
Still more gross was the manner in which King
Humbert and Queen Marguerite were taken IN
l,y a woman who claimed TO be an Abyssinian
Princess and her two brothers" who were al
legged to have come all the way from Abyssinla
to do homage In behalf of Menelek to King
Humbert in his capacity as suzerain OF what
was believed to be the great Italian protector
ate OF Northeast Africa. They were entertained
New-York tribune., 1899-05-07

known him at Berlin But even the Austrian
prison authorities were entirely ignorant as to
who he really was. and he died shortly after
ward in jail.
The Swiss Government few years ago was
successfully hoaxed by an ex-convict and notor|
Gus criminal who actually forged Diplomatic
credentials nominating him as Minister fichh
potentiary of one of the South American repubs
lies to the Swiss Republic and he forned part
Of the diplomatic corps at Berne for more than
six months, until by mere chance his idenuV
and antecedents were brought to light
JOKE ON EMPRESS EUGENE.
The most amusing hoax Of this kind on record
,s that played upon Empress Eugene during the
reign Of Napoleon III. and with his knowledge
and connivance mission had arrived on the
banks OF the Seine from Burmah. about WHICH
country little was known in France al the tihe.
Two days after its arrival the Empress ana
the members Of the Court were nofifed tha'
solemn reception OF the embassy by Iher
Matestes would be held. At the appointed hour
tho Emperor and the Empress took Their places
upon the dais in the throneroom, surrouhoeu
by all the principal members or their house-
hold every one in full array. the Mlhis'er "a
Foreign Affairs. as wen the Premier, was
however, unaccountably absent W"eh ma
Doleon gave orders for the admission oil the EN-
bassy the folding doors at the further END Oh
the hall were thrown oren. and numper Oh
white -robed and fantastcally turbaned indi-
viduals. some Of them with long gray peards
were seen who. as as they crossed 'he
threshold threw themselves PROSTATE upon the
floor and began to crawl toward the throne
fiat on their stomachs. with the most extraoroi-
nary wrggles and contortions- The tax upon
the gravity of the gentlemen and ladies' present
was so great that it only the frowns ana
angry looks of the Empress, as usual. most con-
cerned that proper dignity and gravity shouid
prevail. which prevented them from Laughing
outright.
When the mission had reached two-thIrds
~ the way to the throne its three leaders
abandoned the wrggling movement ana De-
gan turning somersaults. 1t was evident that
Eugene believed this to De the proper Inethod
of showing respect in Burmah. For when even
the ordinarily impassive Emperor was unable
TO refrain from laughing she demonstrated with
him for his want OF decorum In tones OK ex-
asperation sufficiently loud TO lie heard by all
those who stood around the throne. At thar
moment however, the most aged OF the am
New-York tribune., 1899-05-07

by the Italian Government at cost of
100000 and only after they had sailed from
Naples for home did 1t to light that the
woman who had been kissed by Queen Mar
guerite and fated by all the members of the
Italian Court was not in the least related to
the Emperor Of Abyssnia, as she had claimed to
be, but was merely one Of the numerous Abys-
sinian demi- -mondaines OF Cairo while her two
"brothers' intelligent darkies who had
been trained to play the part Of Abyssinian
princes The object OF the hoax, which, as
above stated. owed its origin to Colonel
Livarghi, was to revive enthusiasm In Italy on
behalf of the colonial venture in Abyssinia,
which the Italian Government had short time
previously manifested intentions of abandoning.
dusky adventurer who played a great role at
the Court Of Berlin and in society there as a
Moorish Prince and a representative of the
Sultan Of Morocco. being received not merely
with the highest diplomatic honors, but actually
with those accorded to royalty. Suddenly the
Government became aware that he was a fraud,
and he was arrested one night and quietly con-
Quoted by the police to the frontier. No ex-
planation was ever vouchsafed by the officials
the most mysterious silence being observed
about the man, aud to this day 1t has never be-
come known either how the German authorities
were made aware that the man was q fraud or
what was his identity. He disappeared from
view. and was recognized several years later In
an Austrian penitent1afy 81 some ode who had
New-York tribune., 1899-05-07

vices which at first he was UNDERSTOOD 10 nav
rendered to geographical science ana 10 'he
rcanch Nation by exploring Laos the Sunuer.
bund. and the swampy and unhealthy tract Oh
land formed BY the delta Of the Ganges' AS
soon as news reached the French colonies III the
Far Orient of the distinction conferred upon
Prince Henry, sworn statements began 10 pour
into the Department Of the Colonies at PARIS
signed by some of the most eminent frencn
Covornnont officials at Saigon, declaring that
the Prince had never been anywhere near the
alstri.ts which he claimed to have explored,
and that during the time that he was aiegeo
90 have been engaged in geographical work oi
. narticularly dangerous character he was TAX
New-York tribune., 1899-05-07

good deal of dersion on the part OF the au-
thorities of that particular branch Of science
both at home and abroad
czAR ALEXANDER III FOOLED.
Both the late Car and King Humbert, ike
Emperor William have been hoaxed by raise
embassies hailing from Abyssinia, hoaxes that
were organized in the case of the Car by
Russian adventurer Of the name OF Ashinon,
and in that of Humbert by an Italian scoundrei
Of the name Of Livarghi, once colonel OF the
italian Army but now fugitive from justice.
The Abyssinian Embassy which reached 81
Petersburg under the guidance OF Ashnon was
stated 10 consist Of the Archbishop OF Harrar
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or NO USE.

From The Detroit Journal
'Tn announcing the collection" remarked thu
pastor, i shall repeat that he who giveth unto
the poor lendeth unto the Lord only adding
that the Lord has no use for brass buttons. ex.
cept a. mementos Of tho donorsfs
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BrcadstufTs and Provisions.

CHICAGO-An unexpected Increase
IN stocks ailoat had depressing effect
on wheat to-day and May closed with
loss of i.GSc. Corn and oats closed
shade lower. Pork and lard are I'M
changed and ribs 2iEc lower.
There was show OF strength in
wheat at the opening as q result of
flrmnesS at Liverpool on account OF re-
ported damage TO the Argentine wheat
from continuous rains. Another
strengthening factor was the news from
California repeating yesterdays cx-
pressions Of apprehension concerning
the winter plant in that state May
opened hGLc higher at 72% Gh72kc, and
touched T2i4c. but then started TO sag.
Chicago got IS cars. against 81 year
ago, and Minneapolis and Duluth re-
cetved 55i cars, compared with Ssf the
same day last week and 500 last year.
So long as n certain class OF traders
see daily receipts sufficient for current
events and are assured of sufficient re-
serves in farmers hands to insure
continuance of deliveries commensurate
with any probable demand. they sell
short, needless of anything threatening
the coming crop. It was this selling
that soon depressed prices after the
opening. and May declined 10 &c. When
some outside buying orders came on
the market. however IL caused an IN
dercurrent OF apprehension concerning
the winter wheat condition among short
sellers, and in an cndeavor to put back
the wheat sold earlier the price quickly
| rcgained the &c decline from the onen-
| ing figure. Primary market receipts
| amounted to $4,000 bushels. against
$4,000 bushels the previous year. At
| lantic port clearanceS We're compare
lively small. wheat and flour together
| amounting to only GIG,0 O0 bushels. Brad
| streets report OF the visible supply
| showed 3.250.0O0 bushels increase for
the week. whereas n decrease of l.5O0.-
600 bushels had been expected. This
gave the bears the leverage they needed
and the marke: was vigorously attack
ed, May wheat declining TO Ti&c. The
| closing price was 7l5;G7lHc.
Corn showed moderate strength early.
due to the fact that the market had
become ovcrsOld. Later. however, when
wheat showed radical weakness 4 de-
cline set In. Receipts were 500 cars.
considerably under the estimate. May
! opened &c higher ut 359i G353sc. rose TO
36c. then declined TO 35sSc. the closing
figure.
Oats were weak and lower on nc
count OF rather free sales by commits
Gion houses against purchases Of corn.
Receipts were very larGe-3l2 cars. May
began &c higher At 21&.e. and declined
TO 27S, the closing price.
Continued light receipts OF hogs and
large shipments Of meats cXcrted 4
strengthening influence in provisions at
the start. The advance was all lost
near the close on scattered selling.
Shipments amounted to 4.7SG000 pounds
meats and 2.73S.CO pounds of lard. May
pork opened 7isc higher nj 50 32iA, rose
to 50 %. then sold on TO 50 % ut the
close. The range In lard and ribs was
very narrow.
Estimated receipts for "Wednesday:
Wheat, 20 cars; corn, 215 cars; oats,
$50 cars; hogs. 10000 head.
Thc loading iuturGs rnnGCl nH follows:
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wheeling DAILY INrE1IIGENcER WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1885
TImeihyseed-prlme. s. 40.

Neutrality-suspicious., 81 40
Mess Pork--Per barrel 50 l0a9 Is.
Llrd-Per 100 lbs. IS 22ilG Is.
Short Ribs-Sides (oose) 81 59f+ 20. y
Dry sailed shoulders (boxed) 4&ffiasc.
Short clear sides (boxed) 81 S5G4 90.
Whiskcy - Distillers' finished goods.
per gallon. 81 20.
Clovec-Contract grade, Sc 10.
Butter-Steady; creameries HG19kc;
dairies lls9I17c.
Esgs-Weak and lower; fresh 176lsc.
Cheese-Steady; creams 9AGl0hc.
NEW YoRK-Flour. receipts 10000
barrels; exports 1880 barrels; market
dull and generally easier.
Wheat, receipts 296,000 bushels: spot
market easier: No. red S3iSSc (. o. b.
ailoat TO arrive: options opened flrmer:
closed weak at aI3sc net decline:
March closed at S2Mc; May closed at
I6hc.
Corn. receipts 1000 bushels; exports
10000 bushels; spot market easier: No.
2. 42c; options opened steady; closed
weak and unchanged; March closed at
42Ac.
Oats. receipts 1Oi,l AGO bushels: exports
5000 bushels; spot market dull; No. .,
3ic; No. 2 white S6lsc.
Hops steady. Hides firm. Butter
steady Cheese firm. Eggs steady: state
and Pennsylvania 22hG23c; western
fresh 23l1Gc. Tallow firm. Cottonseed
oil steady. Rice steady. Molasses firm.
Coffee. options opened barely steady
at 59lO points decline: closed steady
and unchanged to points lower; sales
1900 bags.
Sugar, raw strong, tending upward:
fair refining 37sc; centrifugal. IS test.
42sc; molasses sugar SIC; refined firm.
BALTIMoRE-Flou dull and un-
changed: receipts $1,000 barrels: exports
1920 barrels. Wheat frmer; No. red
spot and month 76G76kc: April 76iE1
76&c; receipts 5000 bushels: exports
5000 bushels. Corn firm; mixed, spot
and month. 3Sh93s1sc; April $50
3S&c; receipts $4,000 bushels: exports
265.1OO bushels. Oats steady; No. 2
white 36hG37c: No. 2 mixed 3711ssI37%c;
receipts $500 bushels. Butter steady.
EGGS firm and unchanged. Cheese
steady and unchanged.
CONGRATULATIONS quiet. Wheat
quiet; No. . red 7iG74kc. Corn steady;
No. mixed Sec. Oats firm; No. mixed
3Os. Rye easy: No. 2, Gle. Lard steady at
s. oTls. Bulkmeats firm at 81 so. Bacon
quiet and unchanged at S. 65. Whlskey
81 &c. Butter easy and lower; fancy Ell
gin creamery 2lG22c; Ohio 1G119c:
dairy 12c. Sugar steady. Eggs steady ut
1Sc. Cheese firm.