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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-08

iew clerks at work, while in the freight
oihces, both at Galveston and Houston.
nearly all the men have been temporarily
iaid OIL Ii is expected, however, that the
road will be again in working condition
within the next few days. or week at
most and that the suspended clerks and
ianorers VIII then be calsd back to re-
sumo their duties
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-08
! RICHMOND. VA, AND RETIrRN.

buthra' tickets will be on sale via the
INV q railway to Richmond. va, on
boa ~ uu ~. one fare for the round trip,
bsitine , ,san until August /. and by de-
|ftssn a i,chet with the agent In Richmond
Ior p.rtss, extension can be secured.
address ]. G. Andrews.
|axAa passenger agent. Houston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-08
Superintendent Of victoria school.

VictorIa, Texas, July 1.-THE board Of
school trustees selected from twenty-eight
applicants for the position Of superiptend-
emf Of the public schools az Victoria Prof
Arthur La Fevre, late assistant SCISSOR
Of mathematics In The University of Texas.
The position pays $500 year.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-08

Paris, Texas. July Edwin Moore, a
real estate dealer at Sherman. filed a pc
titiou in bankruptcy today. The llabili-
ties amount to $4,000.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-08
n Error Corrected.

kAGE from PRIV ATE RESIDENCES for
Itgoing trains; also Tor delivery to pri-
Residences in the city. We are on duty
hours. WE NEVER SLEEP. Tele-
orders from private residences receive
d attention. Phone Sc.
HOUSTON TRANSFER CO.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-08
Kerryi,Io summer Normal.

Kerryile. Texas. July 3.-Thc summer
normal opened today with fair attend
ance. Professor G. T. Arnold Of Beeville
is conductoisin place OF Professor Griffin
Professor " f. Madeira Ia assistant The
term VIII last six weeks.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-08
SUGAR.

ew Orleans July sugar quiet: open
lie sAd4 Ole centrifugal yellows 49s647s:
lnds 3a4A. Molasses dull; centrifugal 6
ew York, July 7.-sugar-Raw dull blu;
}; refined firm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-08
MANY pMrLoyEs susPENDED.

rha Santa Fe Has Greatly Reduced
It's Help. Owing 10 W"shouts.
Owing to the washouts and the partiai
tie-up OF It's road, the Santa Re Rail-
way company has cut down It's FORCES IN
all departments. Al the general offices In
Galveston it is reported there are only .
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-08
shonr Again Open.

Temple, Texas. July 6.-The Santa Fe
shops. which have been closed down on
account of the recent floods. were opened
for work again Yesterday, and the boys
are all back at their places
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-08
HIGH WATER HAS NOT INTERPRETED

with traffic on the Houston East and West
Texas railway. Train service to all points
without delay. Through sleeper without
change to Kansas City, connecting with
all fast trains for the East and West.
Through connection for all points in the
Southeast via Shreveport Birmingham and
Chattanooga. Call and see us for rates be-
fore purchasing tickets at 4Oa Main street.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-08

depot except the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
(which have a depot in the Fifth ward. the In
bpa and Great Northern and Columbia Tap.
6se the International and Great Northern depot
kgress avenue. The Missouri Kansas and
[and Galveston. Houston and Henderson trains
Ne International and Great Northern depot
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-08

Esfray bonds Must He stamped.
Sherman, Texas, July 5,--County Clerk
Tuck this morning received letter from
the collector OF internal revenue for this
district stating that In the future all
estray bonds must be stamped with SOC
revenue stamp.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-08

There was a great deal of activity around
the Houston and Texas Central general
offices yesterday The heads of depart
menfs were all busily engaged arranging
the transportation of freight and build
ing material and business generally seemed
IN be going on as usual Everything pos
sible is being done to make connection be-
tween Houston and Denlson, the main line.
SO as to relieve the congesied condition
of interrupted business.
The International moved large number
of people Yesterday bound for North and
Central Texas and will take out many oth-
ers today Freight is also moving lively.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-08

It is expected that within the next three
DAYS, perhaps sooner, the Arkansas Pass
and the Santa Fe will have their tracks
entirely repaired unless In the meantime
some unforeseen accident should inter.
vene. The Katy will not be able to re.
build Its washouts until the waters re.
cede in the Brookshire and Dewey sec
tlons. and when they do II Is the purpose
of the line to rush them to completion as
rapidly as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
Plano Pupils Recital.

Mr., John Por-er Lawrence's pupils gave
q piano recital at Luther Memorial Church
last night entertaining ii large audience
or their friends The program was one of
carefully selected numbers designed to dis
play the talents and achievements of the
students of the plano. The young pianists
wer" assisted in their recital by Mrs Nellie
Wilson Shir-Clf. soprano. and Mr.. Walter
Humphrey, bass. Mrs. Shir-Clin sang Hen
schers Spring Song" The program was
as follows: Miss Harley. In the Noun
tains." Grieg. Miss Emily NJ. Jones. Err
z1L,Ung am Ciavier'' Scharwenka; Mrs
r VI Barr. Sonata Pathetique." Beeth-
oven. Miss Emma Bishop, "Rondo." in c
minor. Chopin; Miss Hope Hopkins. Con
CerJo,' in ID minor Miss Daisy Gibson.
'-R1BdO Capriccioso" Mendelssohn: Miss
Iva Josephine Martin. "Rhapsodie Hon
groise No. -" Mr.. Edwin Hughes Noe
turpc' in q minor, Chopin. and Spinning
Song" Nendelssohn, Miss Dorothy Lair
'Liebestod. Tristan and Isolde" Wagner
List, ard Miss Bowman, Concerto" op.
30 Chaminade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
Eighth Animal Reception.

The eighth annual reception of the Cos
InopoIitan Shakespeare Club was held at
the residence of Mrs. Frank r. Whitney,
No :E}S Sth street southeast Monday even
Ing last. when the following program was
rendered. Duet. by Mrs Whitney and Miss
Weiss; club notes. Mrs. Alvah II. Thomp-
son; baritone solo, Mr.. Charles Roberts;
recitation from Julius Caesar. Mr.. Hanna
piano solo. Mrs VIM. Armstrong; soprano
solo. Mrs T. W. Scott; recitation from
Macbeth. Miss Violet PierSon; plano solo
Miss Weiss; recitation from Riley. Mrs. w
I. Person; humorous songs, by the Eu.
terpe Quartet
At the close OF the program prizes were
given Miss Weiss. Mrs. Whitney and Mrs
PieFsOn LOT successful work in the exaIni-
nations held during the season. after which
dainty refreshments were served.
Those present were Messrs. Thompson
Plerson, Patton. Stanton. Hanna Roberts
Webb, Cook. Ranke, Evans. Armstrong
Iurnell and w. T. Pierson. jr. Mesdames
thompson, Patton Scott Pierson, Dutrow
Howell. McCrary, Webb, Whitney. Arm
strong. Stanton and Purneu and the Misses
Jsnrey. Weiss, Plerson. Smith Heffuer and
Malone.
:. The club ends successful year and will
reassemble in October under the presidency
or Mrs. VIM Armstrong
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT.
Secretary Hay Admits the Laws I'm.
perfect1Ons, but Praises Its Effect

Sir Alfred Austin, Great Britain's poet
laureate recently addressed note to Sec
rotary of State Hay on the subject of in
ternational copyright, pointing out some of
the imperfections that exist under the pres
ent law. Secretary Hay has addressed a
reply to Mr.. Austin, in which he says in
part:
The law passed was not what every
body wanted, but it was the only settlement
within reach, and it was in itself | venture
to say, If not perfect in all it's provisions, a
most laudable and beneficent act Its good
effects have surpassed the expectations of
its friends.
From inquiries + have recently made I
am led to believe that the operation of the
law has not profited American publishers
to anything like the extent they antici-
pated, and while it has certainly been an
advantage to American authors they have
not been its CHIEF beneficiaries. English
writer's have proftssd largely by the protec-
non Afforded them aaa English publishers
have reaped greatsaHVantage by establish
ing branch offices %. thie country
1T is not in its applsSAtion to pure litera
ture alone that olpsfsa of copyright ought
to be Judged In Efe department of art it
affords absolutely i!perfect security to pro-
drawings, sculpturS and architecturaJ pians
being reserved by simple registry at nom
mai fee. The same IS true of musical
works of all sorts Dramatic works also re-
celve the most ample security They are
better protected, liam Uniformed, than even
in England" ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
Poet md Preacher Fined.

Edward Williams, colored man, who is
known to the police as poet and preacher
was tried in the Police Court this morning
on charge of vagrancy. Drunk six times
in about ten days was the record given him
Dy several policemen.
He was seen loaf1ng about Roach's sa
loon last night for about three hours one
of the officers said
ITS rather remarkable thing that these
policemen should see me drunk SO many
times, said Williams, and not arrest
me-"
How many times have you been drunk
TINS year.? the prisoner asked.
Twice, was his answer: "once in Janu
airy and once this month"
what about you lettering about the sa.
loon last night.
There's musical instrument in the sa-
loon, Williams answered and that's why
l was there. And, your honor" he added
~ 9 strange thing in the history of my
lie That L was in a saloon three hours anC
twenty minutes with money in my pocket
ana didn't get drunk 1t shows, your honor
that | have reforn1ed."s0
Judge kimball imposed penalty of 81
or sixty days on the farm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
Mortsases In Cuba.

There is small probability of the War
Department reopenfng the question of fur
Their extending Cuban mortgages in con-
formtty with the requests of a committee
of Cubans headed 81 DR.. JUNO, which had
prepared to sail frpm Savanna for Wash
ington This commtHeeSTas appointed at a
meeting of personsshta listed in the mort
gage issue, who had bat the extension
already granted By shss War Department
Is insufficient to proGestSthe debtors. When
the matter he gaFes it careful considera-
ton and sent cahlegEHsm to Gen. Brooke
directing him to dsaT With the subject in
his own discretion. Il NJ unlikely that the
commit will maktsthe Journey to Wash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
Henry Clark, supposed Burglar, Com
mitted to Jail,

WIttco 10 jail.
Henry Clark, who was arrested Thurs
day night by detectives. as stated in The
Star of yesterday, for breaking into the
houses of Messrs. Alexander Summers Ills
M street northw$et, Ind Frank P. May.
time, was today held for the grand jury by
Clark was defended by Mr.. Campbell Car
rington.
The testimony -ehowed that, from Mr.
Summers house, Clark carried off a. lot of
jewelry, valued at s+8, and s4GO in money.
and from Mr. Mays watches and diamonds
valued at $257 and about $50 in money
Detective Mulhall stated in detail how he
and Detective Proctor were led to suspect
Clark and a man who was with him as par
ties wanted for the robberies above referred
to, and of his pursuit and capture of Clark,
all of which has been printed in The Star.
Detective Proctor said he took the lin
my found by him after Clark's capture I'D
to the residences of Messrs. Summers and
May and by trying it in the broken places
in the various doors there ascertained that
the instrument fitted them exactly
Mrs. Snyder, 439 M street northwest, said
she had seen Clark pass her house so fire.
quently during the. afternoon of the rob-
berry as to attract her attention. She also
had seen him on the same day with an
other man. She positively identified the
prisoner as the man she had seen as before
stated.
Mrs. Lille c. EIiery of No 437 NJ street
northwest said she saw Clark go to Mr.
Mays house the day in question and ring
the bell repeatedly.
Mr.. Darlington asked for the release of
his Client on the ground that the only evil
dence against him was that a lady saw
him ring door bell repeatedly
Mr.. Mulowny suggested that Mr.. Car
rington had overlooked the fact that the
Jimmy" thrown away by Clark fitted the
marks on the doors at the Summers and
May houses.
Mr.. Darlington argued that there was no
proof that Clark threw away the Jimmy
shown in court
Judge Scott decided there was ground
for holding Clark and that the accused man
should be held in $1,000 bail in each case
Clark was committed to jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
Recruiting Men for the Hartford.

Under the direction of Capt Hawley, who
Is 10 command the hartford. Lieut.. J. H.
Hines will leave Washington on the 31st
instant to recruit in the west 800 landsmen
required to man the ship. Lieut. Hines
Will go first to Cleveland. thence to St.
Louis and st. Paul. AS the men are re-
cruited they will be forwarded in patches
OF fifty to San Francisco in charge of a
boatswain. surgeon will accompany
Lieut.. Hines to examine the men physically
Lieut. b. w. Wellesfin charge of the re-
cruittng rendezvous at Chicago, will also
begin recruiting for sthe Hartford in Chi
cago, and after that will go. to Cincinnati
Tor the same purpose. In addition to en-
listing landsmen, the navy is recruiting
musicians. and,it is said at the department
that the entire regimental band of the 1st
Kentucky Volunteers has volunteered II
the men can be taken en- masse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
CONDENSED LOCALS.

Policeman Willis turned in an alarm from
blk 2l6 about Il O'Clock last night for fire
IT. TN grocery store Of j. c. Vialle. corner
ot nth and NJ streets Fortunately for
the owner Of The store the fire was dis
covered before any Roadway was gained
The damage To the stock was not more
than S-D.
John W. Scott, colured was today ar
TaIgned before Judge Scott on the charge
or aSSauiiinG Joseph Perry. He asked for
Il jury trial, and was held in 500 bail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27

Bobby Cat the breakfast table)-"Maud.
did Mr. Jules take any of the umbrellas or
hats from the hall last night?''
Maud-'Why, of course not! Why should
he?"
Bobby-'"That's just what I'd like to
know. 1 thought he did, because I heard
him say when he was going out: Il am
going to steal just one,' and-why. what
the matter, Maud?'-Tt-Bits.
Rugby-"People see SO differently. For
instance, 1 had myself photographed the
other day. and when Miss Gusher saw my
picture she said 1T was beautiful. On the
contrary, Simpson grunted and said II
didn't look bit like me-"
Eton-"Weli, / suppose you cite this as
an exception to the general rule. They
certainly had the same pinion."-Boston
Transcript.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
Nicholson's "Confession" Disbelieved.

Gov. Roosevelt of New York has trans
mitted to the State Department a response
tc the communication of the British for
eign office giving a confession by Richard
T. Nicholson, now in London prison. claim
ing that he killed "Dollie" Reynolds, for
whose death DR.. Samuel T. Kennedy is
now under sentence of death by electro
cution. The governor submits with ap-
prevail a letter from the district attorney
in New York city analyzing the confession
and showing its inconsistency The New
York authorities make no request for the
extradition of Nicholson. The effect of this
action 10 to dismiss the Nicholson confess
sion as a means Of postponing the electro
cution of DR.. Kennedy. The State Depart
ment has forwarded Gov. Roosevelt's let
ter. and those Of the New York criminal
authorities to the British embassy here,
with an acknowledgment of the courtesy
in thus assisting in what was believed to
be the apprehension of a criminal. The
officials are OF opinion that Nicholson's
confession was merely a ruse to secure
free transportation to New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
s. ~
BREAKS UP"
COLDS
THAT HAVE LING Erred.

You don't want a Cold to linger
through the Summer, into the Fall
and Winter months, so break it up
by using IT"
To learn about the Cure of Colds
and other diseases ask your Druggist
for or send for a free copy of DR..
Humphreys Specific Manual and
doctor yourself at home.
Humphreys Medicine Co., cor. william and Johx
Sta, New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
An Interesting Cock Fight.

When Admiral Sampson had finished his
business in Cuban waters and was about 10
return he wrote TO his boys to know what
he should bring them. The prompt and en-
thUsiastic answer was "A pair 81 Spanish
lighting cocks" The cocks were duly de
livered at Glen Ridge. They turned out 10
be sonnet hing like a cross between "A Wild
cat and a machine gun in action. Early
one morning recently Admiral sampson.
out for a stroll beneath the spreading
chestnut trees. was attracted by sounds OF
even more than usual excitement, which d.
rected his inquirinG steps toward the pouI-
Try yard. There on its back. dead. was one
of the little black Spanish figuing cocks
and an it's stilled breast perChed bantam,
blood stained and ruffied Of pumagc, but
piercing lue morning air with shrlll crows
Of supreme triumph. The sampson boys.
with dazed faces and hands deep in empty
pockets were regarding the other Spanish
cock. which, cowcd and creStfall-n. Was
sinking away before the advance OF q sec
ond bantam. while Masters Mitchell and
Rudd, the owners OF the bantam. softly
whistled in unison, "There'n BE Hot Time
in the Old Town Tonight" Admiral Samp-
sons only comment Is said to have been; Il
hope that the news of this defeat VIII never
reacn Spain. II would he cruel 10 rob that
unfortunate country of its last remaining
Illusion concerning the fighting capacity of
things Spanish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
The Peace Conference.

The delegates of the peace conference
nave gathered at The Hague and are ready
for tomorrow's opening. 1t is difficult to
see what good will come of it and the whole
aHair suggests merely an exchange of opin-
ions between nations rather than that any
thing practical should result Signor Crispi.
the veteran italian statesman. has been ex-
pressing his ideas on the subject As the
opinions of wise and weii-known man
who helped engineer the triple alliance, they
are worth reading
For some reason or other Signor Crispi
seems astonished that Brazil the Argentine
Republic. Uruguay. Chile. Peru and the
other South American republics have not
been invited, especially as China, japan
Siam. Persia and other Asiatic states will
have representatives at The Hague. Japan
Signor Crispi thinks, might have been left
OUT, because she has not a strong standing
army ready for war though general mil
itary service has been introduced Persia
has only 60.0O0 men at her disposal. and
Siam has but 1900 in time of peace, and
perhaps 10000 in time of war That China
Is not very dangerous was proved by the
Chlno-Japanese war. Therefore the reason
for their having been invited is not very
clear.
The participation of the United States in
the conference seems to Signor Crispi all
the more important. because South Amer
lea is not represented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
Opposed to Snap JUDGMENT,

Apart from the jingoes people are con-
tent TO wait and see what has really hap
pened in krugerdom before getting excited
or passing Judgment. The colonial office
has little or no knowledge of the event be-
You'd a confirmation of the arrest. This
does not prevent the jingoes from demand
ing that Mr.. Chamberlain send peremptory
messages ordering President Kruger to re-
lease the alleged Englishmen or an army
TO secure their release or some measure
mat VIII at once and emphatically show
Brfain's might and the TransvaaTs insig-
nihcance- Unfortunately for the jngoes
Mr. Chamberlain does not seem to he great
~ exercised over the affair. though what
ne mag be doing quietly is not known.
should the accusation turn out to be we'll
founded there would obviously be a new
obstacle to the settlement of the Outlander
question Should it, on the other hand
give rise on the British side to renewed
suspicious of Boer justice. it may very seri-
ouSy complicate the issue which is on the
eve of being amicably settled between
President Kruger and Sir Alfred Miner.
The Boer president, whose worst enemies
DO not accuse him of being deficient In
shrewdness. must be perfectly aware that
the existing state of the Transvaal is a
state of unstable equilibrium. and that 1t
Is MS business as a statesman to set the
constitution of his country on a firmer
basis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
GOSSIP OF LONDON
Matters of Interest to the English
People Just Now.
VIEWS OF THE PEACE CONFERENCE
City is Crowded and the Season is
Gay One.
THE QUEENS FAREWE ELL
of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
LONDON, May II, 1899.
British jingoes are in a terrible rage this
morning over the news from the Trans
Vaal seven persons have been arrested in
johannesburg for high treason. They are
alleged to be ex-British officers and the
mere allegation is surely an insult to the
British flag, which it would take score of
stanzas to wipe out from the poet laureate
Ihey are accused of being concerned in a
movement to enroll men for purposes of
rebellion. and no good lingo would hesitate
TO assert that the charge utterly false,
and If true would rebound to their credit
Their arrest was effected through the
agency of detective who enrolled HIM
SELF among them, method which every
supporter of coercion in Ireland knows to
be a shabby trick
Upon the whole we may expect lyric out
pourfngs. We have heard them before
when DR.. Jameson started on his fatal
RIDE we We're told that there were girls
In the gold-reef city whose presence re-
CURED the strong arm of a British cham
pion.
The truth is that there is a somewhat
mixed population in the gold reef city
"hich Is, moreover, a center of rumors
very often of highly imaginative char
acter Those who remember the raid
which appears to he officially forgotten in
this country-will also recolect the kind
OF statements that were put about to in
flame public feeling against the Beers and
to seduce the country into condoning a
crime
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27

bundle OF money would arrive here from
the west in a few days to h- placed on the
Californian. Harry COrbett. brother Of the
former champion. who runs a hig pool
room in San Francisco, l. now on his way
east with $i0trn TO be placed On tho fight.
The sports on the slope have high upn-
ion OF Jehries' ability AS a boxer. and ara
willing to bet all kinds of money on the big
boiler makers chances in thu coming con-