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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-05
SANTIAGO CUSTOMS.
Authorities Do Not Intend to Cor
centratc the Revenues.

| Authorities Do Not Intend to Con
| centratc the Revenues.
Washington January 4.-Regarding the
sensational reports from Santiago that
the whole province has been infiamed by
| the recent order of the war department
concentrating all customs money Iii ria
vana, thus threatening to throw thousands
of Cubans out CT employment. it may be
authoritatively stated that any excitement
| existing in Santiago is due to misappre'
| hension OF the war departments order
| Ii seems to have been taken for granted
| that the order contemplates sending all
currency collected for customs dudes 10
| havana, thus cutting Of: the governor OF
| Santiago province from the employment II
local labor.
The fact is that the officers in charge
of customs at the various ports of entry
| are merely ordered to make weekly re-
port to the collector of customs OF the is
land at the chief port, of all transactions
at the SUPPORT over which he may have
jurisdiction, of entries of merchandise
duly certified"
Cablegrams from all the ports of the 49,
lands report a betterme1t OF the condition
! of the Cubans. net only in Havana and
Santiago. but elsewhere. Expenditures will
be divided aa equitably as possible so as
to relieve distress existing in various quar-
tiers and to make this relief correspond as
nearly as possible to the emergency. II
would be just as equitable, 1t is argued.
for the port of New York to retain all
thu customs funds collected there for ex-
perditure In, the island of Manhattan as
It would be for Havana or Santiago or
any other town in Cuba to gobble all the
customs receipts for expenditures within
its own borsers
So far from the war department con
templating any curtailment of the relief
work In Cuba, an order already has been
issued TO the governor general directing
that no furnish work to every able bodied
Cuban applying for 1t at far rate of
wages, measured by Cuban standards, The
cCier suggests that the best Vines OF en-
ployment are in sanitary work, road i'm
provement and municipal work of various
sorts.
1t is intended to offer a chance for re-
munerative work to all who are able TO
take advantage Of 1t AMI to cut off all tbs
free distributions among those natives able
to work for what they eat. The employ
ment contemplated VIII not be offered,
however. to any resident OF the island who
retairS his allegiance to Spain.
Plans 80 far formulated for the war de-
partment do not touch the payment OF the
Cuban army. which has been urgently re-
quested by Gensral Gomez, but this matter
is now under advlsement and 1t is not i'm
possible that the war department will
hold that Il Is quite as much right to APP
ply the income OF Cuba to paying off these
men and thus giving them new start in
life as 1t has been to employ laborers on
public works with the same general eni
In view.
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MAN WHO BLEW UP "MAlNE.'
An Havana Editor Claims to Have Proof Against ;
Spanish Magistrate, Who Has Fled the Island.

cause his extudtion. bresmes. who is
a lawyer ana polticiau sailed for
Spain about two weeks ago
Direct evidence can be obtained to
prove that conspiracy l.alaat the
Yankees was hatched In Quilting Mt
the corner of Muralla AMI vana
streets. Bresmes was 'rencn;e- OF
that house. All OF these facts were
last spring laid before the i'5p'sn 2u-
thoriies, but they We're willing to be-
llevc that Captain Sigsbae ots,-tyed
his own ship.
Captain sissbee Is, intensely inter-
ested in the charges againot 'resmes,
although be declares that he has abso--
lutely no knowledge of the man.
The former captain Of the sMaine
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ARKANSAS HARBOH.
Hearing 10 lie HID Before the Com
mittee Today.

Especial Dispatch 10 The post.)
Washington. January i.-rhe >ransas
Tass harbor people will have hearing be-
fore the committee on rivers and hartors
tomorrow. The amount o. appropriation
to be asked Will not be known until the
commissioner OF army engineers makes
his report.
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TEXAS INCLUDED.
HOUSTON, TEXAS.

lhtic Telephone Combine Has
Been Formed AT Cleveland.
Feland, o.. January A local paper
q One OF the biggest telephone deals
= history of the business is about to
place. Papers were executed today to
FER large interest in the stock of the
pam Telephone company and placing
Engagement as soon as the documents
Cally passed under the control of the
ters of the Cleveland Telephone COM
n The Michigan company operates ex-
ply under the American Bell Tele-
company's license in Michigan with
q subscribers and 10000 miles of long
re wires. The capital stock of tho
my is So, 10000
new arrangement places under the
and management the largest number
2scribers in the United States. Mr.
McKfnsley. general manager of the
and Telephone company, said today
pre- are in all 5000 subscribers and 80, :
les OF toll wire. The added develop
of this combined territory can not be
ban $4,000 subscribers In 1899, COM
B the States of North Dakota, South
P. Minnesota. Michigan, Arkansas
exas."
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Human sympathy c93 do nothing to
assuage your overshadowing grief, but
my friendship for your noble husband
Is such that you will pardon an ex-
preston of my profound personal sor-
row in HIS sudden AMI untimely death.
@. A. Cuborspn.
The seventeen or eighteen members
OF the Texas Volunteer Guard ass1-
citation who are in the city Will meet
tomorrow and take appropriate action
In the matter OF honorlng the memory
of tho dead colonel
Woodiord Haywood Mabry was born
September 3, 1856 at jefferson, Texas.
lio graduated with honors at The vir-
ginIa military institute after four
years course and there received tho
first principles of military tactics.
whiSsl he so successfully followed IN
later life. Aftor graduation he engag
ed in mercantile pursuits and was
prominent wholesale grocer of Jeffer-
son, Texas, when appointed adjutant
general Of the State of Texas In 1880
by Governor Hogg. He was reappoini
cd by Governor Culberson, serving
four consecutive terms with the RANK
Of brigadier general He was n mem
bar OF Governor Ross personal staff
with toe rank of colonel
In addition to being The real cxecu-
tive head OF the Texas volunteer guard,
he was also in command during eight
years OF a battalion OF Texas Rangers,
consisting OF four companies. This
locy Of men was an active. mobile
force with continuous service in th1
tsld ann located along the borders OF
Texas.
At the beginning OF the war with
Spain he resigned the sdjutant gem
eralsaip.to accept the colonelcy of the
First Texas regiment OF United States
volunteer Infantry. March 5, 1898.
Through his untirIng efforts and his
officers The regiment is In splendid con-
ditfon. both in health and military
taciics, and is reg ment that reflects
great deal OF credit to its colonel, Of
hcers and also the State OF Texas.
He was married to Miss Lucie NJ. AL
len, daughter OF Major A. C. Allen, who
survives him.
He was a member of both the Ma
sonic and Pythian oriers.
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efficient officers of his corps.


Austin, Texas. January About
O'Clock this evening Governor Culber-
son recelvelb brief cablcgram from
Lieutenant Colonel Dwyer, command
ing the First Texas infantry, that
Co,orel Mabry died at q O'Clock.
The governor Immediately wired
Maior A. C Allen Of TexaIkana, Mrs
Mabry's father, and also wired the
SECRETARY OF war in reference to en-
balmgng the remains AMI shipment TO
Texas.
In the meanwhile he received the
following cablegram from Generai
Fitzhugh Lee:
To Governor cuberson,, Austin, Texas
Havana, January 4.--coionel Mabry'
First Texas infantry, died this after
noon: body will be embalmei and sent
home M charge OF Lieutenant Deyine
and another officer en- first steamer
geSt medical attention was given
him from the time he was first taken
SICK. WnOie coTph " h"'' Emo ~ 49,
loss of this splendid soldier and cit
,zan Lee,
Major General CommaTiing.
1t will .be seen that General Lee
pays high compliment to the Del
ceased soldier and the high estimate
in which he is held by his brigade and
division commanders will be seen BY
the following recommendations for his
transfer TO the regular army;
Respectfully Forwarded
Headquartery First Division, Seventh
Army Corps. Savannah. Ga. Decem-
Der A.-Coiopel W. II. Mabry OF the
First Texas volunteer infantry has
served under my command since June
2. 1888. He has made the First Texas
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Especial Cable Dispatch to the New York Her
aid and The Houston Post. copyrighted
1899, by James Gordon Bennett)
Havana, January 4.--Ricardo Ar
uauto, editor of Ell Reconcentrado,
continued in THAT paper today his BIZ
ography of Zacarias Bresmes the flu
gitive Spanish magistmte1t who lie
charges with being one OF w. authors
of the destruction of the Maine. Sanor
Arnauto has neglected no details la
his charge of criminality against Bres-
mes, but will hardly reach inc chap
ter devoted to the Maine Incident be-
fore Fridays issue.
Senior Arnauto said to Tho CORE
spondent today that he SHOULD -tonv'ot
Bresmes in the mind of the public and
then request the American officials 10
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talked with the correspondent about
the case at leagth this evening, going
over many details already familiar 10
the public. He said
"Tho attitude Of certain psrsons he
fore and after the explosion was so PEE
cuiar AZ TO need explaining. General
Arolas made 1t a personal matter al
most If any one suggested that tho
Maine was destroyed By any other
means than an internal explosion.
Senior Consosto and certain editors
who arc knowh to be pro- American In
outward sentiment Insisted that | was
nos on the Maine the night OF the ex-
plosion, although the Spanish court OF
inquiry agreed fully with the American
court concerning my VIII sreabou;s. All
OF these things 30 to prove deliberate
attempt 10 conceal The truth.
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one of the best regiments Ia the vol
unteer service.
Colonel Mabry Is q gentleman OF the
highest character and extensive mill
tary experience In the service OF the
State OF Texas. In the event that, In
the increase Of the permanent estab-
hshment. officers who have served in
the volunteers are TO be appointed to
orig.rai vacancies in the line OF army,
recommend Colonel Mabry for the
grade of major either In the cavalry or
infantry. Colonel Aiabry's age 10 Al
years In education, personal appear
ance and professional qualifications he
will, II appointed, be a. credit to the
service, Lloyd Wheaton.
Brigadier General, United States Vol
unteers.
Respectfully Forwarded.
Headquarters Unitel States Forces,
Camp Onward, Sawaamah. Ga. Deeen-
Der 12--I have known Colonel w. II.
Mabry since about July I, 1898, Since
that time he has been in my COM
mand. himself in command OF a regi-
ment or Of brigade. concur in all
General Wheaton Gays OF him. Colonel
Mabry, besides being an accomplished
officer devoted 10 duty. Is gentleman
Of the purest character. strictly tenn
perate, etc. No better officer. In my
opinion, can be found In the volunteer
service, and no deserves a comniis-
sion in the United States army I
heartily recommend him for such
position. J, Warren Kiefer.
Ma1cr Ger,erai United States volun-
teers.
Tonight Governor culberson sent the
following telegram TO Mrs. Mabry at
Texarkana: ~
Mrs. W. H. Mabry. Texarksaa. Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-05

East Texas-Fair, preceded by showers or
the gulf: colder; light variable winds, becom-
ing northerly.
Louisiana Fair preceded by showers on the
gulf; much colder light to fresh northerly
winds.
West Texas and New Mexico-Generaly fair
co.der In northern portions. variable winds
Oklahoma and Indian Territory--Fair; cold
err: north winds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-05
MARRY IS DEAD
Whole Corps Mourns the Passing OF Texas
SoIdier-Body to Be Brought Home.

Herald and The Houston Post COPYRIGHTED
Havana, January 4Coone Mabry of the First Texas died at
hospital at uen Vista at $50 this evening of pneumonia ana
meningitis after having been unconscious two days.
AT the request of Cubeson Colonel Mabys body will
be sent to Texas at the expense of the State.
Colonel Maby considered by General Lee of the most
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TO JOIN GILLETT.
Family of the Cattle PIunger Hin We
Dcparted for MeXicO.

Abilene. Kan. january Airs. Grant
Gillet. with her infant son, her brother
and a nurse. left here on this night train
Ito JON her husband, the former cattle
p!unger, now supposed to be in Mexico
She took much baggage, and her arrange
ments Indicated a long stay. Gillet has
written heme frequently and It is said
he has met relatives in Oklahoma within
a week. after which he went back to
Mexico
II Is not believed here that he has Of
fered any compromise with creditors. Some
of his notes given for life insurance have
gone to protest.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-05
MILLER REINF0RcEp.

The First California Have Becn Seat
to IlOil0.
Especial Dispatch TO The Posr)
washington. January 4.-Irhat BriEad'ef
General Miller may have at Iloilo n t6is
at least equal to the number OF arp5e very
sugents occupying the city, MAi9 M WV VII -
Otis has reinforced bis county judss
First California. lnformatldicah candIdste'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01
Chicago. plague of snair..
From the Chicago inter ocean.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Snails are not. as a rule, regarded as a
swift or dangerous animal, but they are
causing City Engineer Erickson a lot of
worry. Water snails in great and increas-
ing numbers are invading the Lake View
water tunnel. Franz ThieImann, the pro-
prietor of the North Side Summer Garden
recently brought Mr.. Erickson nearly a
half pint Of these snails, taken from sin
gle hydrant on his premises. He turned ON
the hydrant, allowing the water to pass
through a sieve, and the half pint of snails
was secured during the night. They are
the size of a small pea. All were alive
when taken, and so far they have not in
terfered with the purity of the water
What Mr. Erickson fears is that after
they have grown little larger the snails
will fan to pass through the water faucets,
clog up the water pipes, and cause great
inconvenience and damage to the water
service. The snails are thought to be about
half grown and as they grow and their
shells harden Mr.. Erickson thinks the lit
Gle molHsks will be capable of becoming
a persistent and expensive nuisance. Tho
snails first appeared several months ago.
but they were few In number-not enough
to threaten trouble to the water depart
ment. Prof. Frank Collins Baker of the
Academy of Sciences a naturalist who has
made a study of the different species of
mollusks in this locality, was asked to in
veshgate the origin and character of the
threatened obstruction to the water pipes
Prof. Baker took a drive with him and
visited the Lake View crib He diseov-
cred large number of eggs Of the snail
on the screens at the intake. The profess
sor declared that the snail was not a ma
tive of or indigenous to this locality, but
a European importation. How is came
here Prof. Baker could not say
Mr.. Baker was asked to make another
investigation, and, If possible, devise some
means of removing the pest or Of keeping
il out of the tunnel Mr.. Erickson wants
the snails removed, IL possible, without
destroying them i'm the water service sys-
tenn. He says that If the mollusks die In
the tunnel or in the water pipes che water
will be contaminated and may result In
an epidemic OF disease.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Cotton-Market steady; rates quoted are
per 100 pounds; Boston,per bale s. %; New
York. per bale. S1.0O; Philadelphia, per bale,
$l.0o; Baltimore per bale. 500; via New
York-Liverpool, SIC; Bremen, 55e; Genoa,
CSC; Reval, zoe; Riga. zoe; St. Petersburg,
zoe; Havre, 65c: Hamburg SIC: Antwerp,
soc; Amsterdam, SIC; Venice, zoe; Trieste,
zoe.
Direct-Genoa, Sc; Bremen, SIC; BARGE
Iona, 65c; Havre. Coo; Liverpool, SIC.
Lumber-By Sail-Freights are quiet;
foreign business. is dun. The rates from
this and nearby Georgia ports are quoted
at $4.00Q475, for range-including Balti-
more and Portland, Me. Railroad ties.
base a feet to Baltimore, 1S1ac; TO Phila-
delphfa, 14lAc; to New York, 16lkc. Timber
rates, 50cQ$100 higher than lumber rates.
BY Steam-Lumber--To Baltimore, $500;
Boston, $40; New York, s7.75.
Naval Stores-The market is steady
medium size vessel. Rosin-Cork for
orders, Is Sd for barrels of 80 pounds, and
IS primage. Spirits, As. Larger vessels
Resin. Is Cd spirits, SIS Sd. Steam, 12c per
100 pounds on resin. $l.OO on spirits to Bos-
ton and 1Oc on rosin, and SOC on spirits TO
New York
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pays SIS 10 $50 weekly. First class ever
formed in Boston now being organized;
membership limited immediate applic=
ton necessary TO enter class. Terms very
reasonable"
We heartily favor The proposition that
every woman should be the mistress of "a
remunerative occupation, by which she
can contribute something to the industry
and movement of the world. as well as to
her own support when necessary, ana we
sincerely sympathize with the efforts of
women to extend this field of useful and
honorable employment. and 20 gain access
20 new vocauons. Proofreadng is GER
tatnly one of those yocadons. But no mis-
take could be greater than TO think of
prootreading as something that amy lady
can learn"
Proofreading is more than q trade. Il Is
worthy of being called a profession 1t is
capable of being made a fine art The
true proofreader Is the "hnsher of the
product" And there is this paradox
about his work, when IL Is well done there
is a sense in which it does not show; we
remember the proofreader only when he
is careless or uegloctfuL But so IL is in
truth with much good work; IL is often
the not doing or the misdoing. rather than
the doing, that enfOrces attention.
The mere mechanics of proofreading
anybody can learn who can master the
differences of letters and fonts. who has
"a quick and accurate eye, and who can or
der types ana leads and spaces and pune
tuation marks out Of disorder and set each
In its proper place aud relation.
But the mechanics of proorreading are
simply its primary elements. To be able
to spell and write the English language
correctly, TO know something in these days
q OF her lanuIIlges a. ipuGt modern
10 have some general knowledge for names
ana dates to be able 10 catch an author
when me slips and check him when he goes
astray 10 remove the stains and smooth
out the creases which sometimes dishgure
the best of writing, to be able 10 suggest
the last touch or polish for the page In
type before Il goes to become a page In
print-all this belongs to the work of the
true and and truly efficient proofreader,
and demands combination of qualities
which it Is rare indeed to find in one per-
son.
The first principles of proofreading "any
lady can learn" but to be a proofreader in
the large and distinguished sense Is the
growth of years OF experience and may
call into exercise almost as wide resources
of scholarship and almost as great versa
tility of talent as authorship itself 1t Is
a position 70 which any man or woman Of
brains and gifts might well aspire. Proof
readers ike the late William Nichols Of
Cambridge and like A. w. Stevens OF Lex
ington exempl;fy what we mean Many
an author of fame owes more to the pains
taking and ceaseless fidelity of his proof
reading than ne would himself, perhaps, be
willing to acknowledge; and the feat of
riding several mental horses at once is by
no means the least OF the many forms Of
skin In which the proofreader must be an
adept
All success. then. to learners Of the an
cient and honorable art of proofreading,
but let them not make the mistake of sup
posing that proficiency in IL is to be won
In a day.
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" boxes oranges. So boxes vegetables. 60
barrels rosln oil. 60 barrels cotton seed oil
q tons pig iron, 1,2S6 sacks clay. % casks
clay, 126 packages merchandise. "a pack
ages domestics and yarns. 70 bales hides.
% pales linters, 500 cases canned goods,
Iuo barrels syrup, As barrels pitch
Fer steamship City of Augusta for New
Nork-sA bales cotton. SIS bales sea island
COTTON 81 bales domestics, $40 barrels cot
ton seed oil, 9S4 barrels rosln 100 barrels
turpentine, 1924 feet lumber. 22i bales
hides, turtles "a barrels fish. 50 barrels
rosin Oil S2l boxes fruit, 81 cases cigars.
$40 crates vegetables. % tons pig iron, 81
bales sweepings so bales moss. 10 bales to-
bacco,, p barrels pitch. % packages crude
rosin' 5,22S slaves 80 cases eggs. S2l pack
age merchandise
Fer schooner Ida Lawrence for Balti-
more-S65,0OO feet pitch pine lumber Cargo
by e. b. Hunting & Co.
Per barkentine Albert Shultz for Phil
adelphia-25l, 2@ feet of pitch pine lumber.
by Dixon, Mitchell & Co, and S9,95S feet
by e. b. Hunting & Co.
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Sailed Yesterday.
United States Transport Michigan, Cub
shinning Nemornnda.

New York, Dec 31.-Sailed, steamer Co
manche, Charleston and Jacksonville.
Genoa. Dee 31-Sailed steamer Balm
bridge, Savannah.
Philadelphia, Dec. 31.-Arrived, schooners
Raymond r. Maui, Fernandina; Emma c.
Knowles, Charleston.
Baltimore. Dec S1.-Arrived, schooner
Adele Thackera Charleston.
Boston. Dec. 31.-Sailed, steamer Semi
mole, Jacksonville.
Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 31.-Entered and
cleared, steamer Iroquois, Kemble,
Charleston and New York.
Cleared, schooner William c. Wickham,
Cameron, New York.
KEY West, Fla, Dec. 31.-Arrived night
Goth steamer Mascotte Smith, Port Tam
pa and sailed for Havana.
Dec. 81. arrived steamer Lampases Bars
tow. Galveston and sailed for New York.
Sailed, schooner b. Frank Neatly, Da-
Wis, Tampa.
Fernandina Fla, Dec. S1.-Cleared,
schooners Carrie A. Norton, Wiley, New
York; Mark Gray, Sawyer, Glbara, Cuba
Sailed schooner Isaiah X. Stetson
Trask, San Fernando, Trinidad.
Charleston, S. C., Dec 31.-Arrived
steamers Carib. Mckee, Jacksonville, pro-
ceeded Boston; Agnes (Nor, Corneilsen,
Jamaica.
Cleared, steamers i1NiS ltiIElOu ADiJ
Main. Liverpool; ST. George Ger, Clas-
sen, Hamburg; OrbO (BD, Hughes, Liver
pool: brig Alfredo (Sp). Roiz Barcelona;
schooner Anna Woodruff, New York
Port Tampa, Fla Dec S1.-ATived
schooners w Fl. Swan, Davidson, New
Orleans; Alice Halbrook, Ellis. Baltimore;
Spanish tug Humberto, Rodriguez Gaivi
Havana.
Sailed, steamer Admiral Ihlen (Nor),
Morch, stettin; schooners Augustus Welt,
Elliott, Baltimore; John K. Souther,
Poole, Baltimore
Pensacola, Fla, Dec. 31.-Arrived barks
Barba Luigi 'QtaD. Scalto. Montevideo;
Henrik Absen (Nor) Saiversen. Rotter-
dam; Virginia, Pettigrew, Santos.
Sailed, steamship Pensacola, Simmons,
Galveston.
Cleared, banks Maddalena G. OtaD Gil
billa. Palaremo; Avonica (BD, Mcleod,
Santos; Cingue GtaD, Rittare Southamp-
ton; tug r. Il. Simpson, and barge Regu-
lator for Galveston
New London. Dec. 29.--Arrived, schoon-
er Harry Prescott, Gray, Savannah.