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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-14
A NEW HOME FOR THE BLIND.
Bishop wiERer Oficintes at tho Corner
stone Laying in JeIsey City.

Tho cornerstone OF st. Joserh's Homo for the
Blind in Pavonin avenue. Jersey City. was laid
yesterday afternoon by Bishop W. NJ. Wigger,
OF the Newark diocese. in the presence OF a bout
$500 persons. Addresses we're delivered by
Mayor Edward Hoos. Mgr. Seton. rector OF st.
Joseph's Church. and former Assistant Prose-
cutor Joseph NJ. Noonan. who was master OF
ceremonies. Music was furnished by Holden 3
band. The Rev. Fathers Harpes. O'Connor and
Lenahan. Father Boylan. rector OF st. Lucy's
Church and Father Sullivan. rector OF St.
Aloysius's Churon. were among the clergymen
present.
The new home 10 to replace the present one.
which has become Inadequate. and will he
managed by the Sisters Of the Peace OF st.
Joseph. The building is to be OF brick. four
stories high. with granite and red stone trim
mngs and will cost $4,000. 1t will have ac-
commodations for 200 inmates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-14
WOULDN'T LISTEN TO rHFM.
Central Federated Union Political Orator
Shut Oh by tho Chairman.

Central Federated Union Political Orators
Shut on by tho Chairman.
At Yesterdays meeting OF the Central Fede-
rated Union Daniel Harris OF the Cgarmak ers
Union was elected a delegate to the convention
acknowledgements State Federation to be hold
at Albany Delegate Rubin. another cigar
maker. moved that Harris be instructed to call
upon the Convention to urge organized labor
to leave the old political parties.
We are now going into indepen dent political
action" he said. 1T is time that something
was done In practical way"
Tho chairman said that the speaker was wan
derinR away from the subject Other speakers
got up to support Rub motion. but the chair
man shut them off.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-14
Academic Two of tho Keene Horses q
Saratoga,

SARATOGA. Aug. 13-Tod Sloan left hero TO-
night for New York. aad will sail for England
on Tuesday. James r, and F. P. Keene had
two OF their horses injured to-day. While
being worked st. Cloud stepped on a stone,
and pulled up 40 lame that 1t is thought that he
may not face the starter for some time. The
two year old flly, Dangerous Maid. in the
stable, was badly kicked by another horse and
she will probably be thrown out OF training for
some time to come. Jack McDonald's promis-
ing two year old. Carrollton. that injured him
self while being put on the cars at Sheopshead
Bay. died here last night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-14
Obituary Notes.

Horatio Nelson Slater died at Magnolia
Beach. Mass. Saturday afternoon. after an
Slater was worth about $4,000. 900. ali made
in the collar manufacturing business. He
owned three large mills in Webster and one
in Wllkinsonville and employed about $500
hards Nearly one-fourth OF Webster's pop
ulation worked for him. He furnished tho
Albany road from Worcester to Webster He
was n grandson OF Samuel Slater. the Al st cot
ton man ufacturer In this country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-14
ITALY's NEW DEMANDS ON CHINA

Railway Concessions. VIII BE Refused BsA
Other Demands NAV BE Granted.
Special Gable Despateh TO THE suL
PEKIN. Aug. l3.-Marauis RagRi. tho Itadk1
Charge d'Afraires. has asked tho TsunE-lh
Yamen for permission to open mines In Chez
KianR. and to establish an Italian profsssosA
ship in tho Pekin University.
He has also asked for two railway conoesa
sions. which 1t Is not likely will be grantee
His other requests will probably be concededs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-14
Annthrr Victim nfLnckiau.

Thomoh Hell. II years old. Of TAB Ninth
avenue. died yesterday morning in Roosevelt
Hospital OF lock!aw. On July 20, while playing
with revolver. the boy was accidentally shot
In tn" hand. Lockaw set in about three weeks
later aud e was then taken 10 the hospital.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-14
wREATns ON VAN DYox's srArUA
Sent by the Kaiser and President Loubee-
The Tercentenary.
Special Gable Desp tel 10 I Hl SUN.

SDeeidE Cdble De5p tch 70 m FUN
ANTWERP. Aug. 13.-The Van Dyck terceos
tenary began with meeting II English.
French. German. italian and Belgian acado-
micans a Belgian presiding. The delegates
subsequently attended the ceremony OF placing
on Van Dycks statue the wreaths sent By
Emperor William. and President I.oubet OF
France. which were deposited by the German
and French consuls.
Six hundred children sang Benoist's "VaderS
land" All night there we're Examinations and
and frevorks
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-14
crowd DIDN'T TRY TO SAVE NELLY.
He Walked Into the River and Was Drown
ing When q Rescner Appeared.

John Kelly. 81 years old. OF 600 Avenue A,
walked into the East River on OF the pier at
East 10th street. while drunk last night
There were fully forty people on the pier but
not single person there made a movo to save
the drowning man. Kelly's shouts. however.
we're heard at the. Harlem Hospital and Nicholas
Smith. one OF tho attendants. rushed to tho
river aud jumped in without waiting to remove
any Of his clothing. He towed Kelly to shore
and carried him to the hospital The man was
put In bed suffering badly from swallowing too
much salt water. He will recover.
k"MI digestion is smply perfect" aaIa avery ono
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-14
ITALIAN sOCrALIsTS PROTEST.
Voted For Men Who Had Been Stripped q
Civil Rights by the Government.

Sreeial Gable DespatoA b THE Sun.
ROME. Aug. 13.-In the elections to- day ~
members Of the Chamber OF Deputies. StGnod
Turati. Forli and Chiesi. Socialists were returns
ed in Milan. and siGnor de Andreis. Republic
can. in Ravenpa.
All OF them were condemned In military
courts to lose their civil rights for their coUa
nection with the recent riots In Milan The1
are therefore ineligible for election. and thei(
return is regarded as a protest against ~
Government
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-14

Bubonic PIngne at NeW-ChWAnhs
Special Gable DespsteA to THE Bun.
SHANGHAI. Aug. l3.-The bubonic plague -
broken out In New Chwang.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-14

who uses JOhnSon's Digestive Tabiets.-zis.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-28
AN INTERESTING MEETING.
The Houston Light Artillery Held
One Inst Night.

The members of the Houston Light Ar
tillery held rousing business meeting
last night and elected two new lieuten-
ants and several non commissioned off,
GERS Captain John S. Radford presiding.
Following were the officers elected: HUI
bert S. H. Wilson, first lieutenant; Charles
j. Payton, junior first lieutenant-promo-
ton, DR.. j. l.. Short. first iieutentnt and
surgeon; Preston Morrow, first sergeant
promotion; John Roessler quartermaster
sergeant. George b. Adam. second ser
geant; Allan C, Brinsmade, third sergeant
promotions; NJ. e. Lee, fourth corporal
R A. Chadwick. Jr.. fifth corporal.
The name of Captain James Lawlor was
added to the roll of honorary members,
and a resolution thanking him for his
courtesies to the battery was passed.
one new active member was added to
the roll-Mr. George Rodgers.
The next regular meeting will be held
next Monday evening at O'Clock sharp
and 1t Is expected that the members will
turn out in full force. as good time is
expected,
Both the membership and spirit of the
organization are being constantly aug
mented and Captain Radford is greatly
enthused with the progress and POSSIBLE
tiles of the organization which he has
been called upon TO command.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-28
SOME OF THE REASONS


why the Library Fund Could BIC
Used Toward Teachers Salaries.
The Post is requested to publish the fol-
lowing statement in regard to the order
recently made by the board OF trustees for
payment of interest on the money Dor
rowed to pay the teachers salaries out OF
tuition fees set aside for library and other
purposes:
1. No part of Library day collections
or other fund raised by the children or
contributed by patrons for The children
library was used to pay this interest.
3. The tuition fees are earned by the
teachers. Why Is it not proper to resort
to this fund for an expense of this KIND
TO save teachers from having TO discount
their warrants, when all other employees OF
the city are receiving their earnings In
cash?
3. The school law expressly authorizes
that tuition fees should be used for any
purpose the board may direct. There is
nothing sacred about the tuition fees.
L. Until about a year and a half ago
these tuition fees were turned into the city
treasury as part OF the general city
fund 1t was by order of the school board
that they were set aside as special fund.
s. The order setting aside the funds did
not dedicate them exclusively to the chill
dren's library, but for childrens and
teachers libraries and for the purchase of
school appliances. The idea was to set
them aside to meet expenses for which the
board disliked to use other funds.
The board has only to enlarge very
slightly its original order to provide for
the contingency that recently arose in re-
gard TO salaries. If these funds can BIZ
used to supply the teachers libraries with
books, why such great error to use them
for a reasonable purpose? The school law
clearly authorizes the tuition fees to be
used as the board used them?
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-28
CHAS. A. BEELER HERE.
He Is Being Taken to The Huntsville Penl.
Tertiary.
NE SAYS THAT THE $4,000 IS BURIED
And He Is the Only Person on Earth
Who Knows It's Locntion-Gets
Six Months or.

Charles A. Beeler, convicted OF having
robbed the WELSH Fargo Express company
Of 100000 at San Antonio. was brought to
this city last night and turned over to
Transfer Agent Sisk to be taken to the
Huntsville penitentiary to serve i've
year sentence for his crime
Transfer Agent Davis brought Beeler TO
Houston. and on the way the prisoner
talked quite freely, telling Mr.. Davis that
he had buried the money he got from the
express company, and that he was the only
person on earth knowing its location. He
also stated that he intends to use 1t AFTER
mis- term shall have expired at Hunts
vile.
On the day the robbery was committed
Beeier. who was driver for the Wells
Fargo Express company, received pack
age containing 100000, which he was 10
deliver to the Southern Pacific paycar III
the railroad yards at San Antonio. Inns
money never reached its destlnutlon, Out
the wagon and team which Beeler drove
were found next day Few miles from
the city in a cnaparral thicket. Several
weeks afterward Beeler was arrested al
Monterey, Mexico. He had about $500 on
his person when arrested, and chat amount
is all that mas ever been recovered py
the express company.
Beeler ana a man named Charles A.
Stokes, sent up from Cuero for lie
term for murder were locked up at the
Houston police station last night to be
held until this morning, when they VII.
be taken to Huntsville.
Before Beeler was locked up he was
asked If he had anything with him thar
he would like to leave with the clerk for
safe keeping, He replied that he had
nothing but a dollar, and he guessed no
body would take that from him. The
prospect of having to spend long time
within prison walls does not seem to
weigh very heavily on Beeer. and though
he has spent about ten months In prison
already, he looks the picture of health
He got five-year sentence but six
months have been deducted from 1t on
account of clerical error in entering
the judgment; the error was not discov-
cred until after adjournment of the term
of court at which Beeler was convicted.
and six months elapsed before the mistake
could be rectined
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-28
The La Porte spnce selected.

Mr. 7. H. Johnson OF La Porte was in
the city yesterday and accepted for the
La Porte horticultural association the
space that had been reserved some weeks
since by himself and Mr.. w. II. Palmer.
as was at that time announced in The
Post. This is the space occupied by La
Porte In 1897 at the first Festival. Con-
corning the exhibit, Mr.. johnson said:
I'VE are going to show some fine speel-
mems OF South Texas growth. ] want TO
urge upon our people 10 show samples OF
hay and straw, as understand La Porte
hay stands especially high in this market
and Galveston, AS for fruit vegetable
and farm products, we are going to do our
best, and we will make such an exhibit
as will make the visitors TO the Festival
know that the country around La Porte
is capable of growing products equal TO
any other portion OF the United States"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-28
$780, - 49, - -------------
THE EX-MISsOURIANS.
They Meet and Discuss Plans for tue
Festival Reunion.

They Meet and Discuss Plans for tue
Festival Reunion.
Pursuant to arrangement made at the
last meeting of the society. the exMis-
sourians met last night in the parlors of
the Hutchlns House and had in attendance
the largest number yet present and about
perfected all arrangements for the cele-
bration during the Fruit. Flower aud Veg
etable Festival. Mr. T.. Il. SPOTS presided
and reports We're heard from commit es
previously appointed to confer with tae
ex-Georgians and on ways and means.
Both reports were very satisfactory ana a
new enthusiasm was gained. Committees
We're appointed 10 Join VITA similar COM
mlttee from the ex-Georglans 10 complete
the last details OF the programme and
the society adjourned to meet again next
Monday night, December 4. in the parlorS
of the Hutchins House at O'Clock sharp
TO hear final reports from the comm tees
and to further the general interests OF lhe
society. The meeting took on an espe-
cially social aspect and those present spent
most pleasant time In making new ac-
quaintances and in discussing the ever in
teresting and fruitful subject as 10 what
each others former names were in the
old State. Loyalty TO Texas ana express
sions OF pride In the State of their aiop-
ton. however, always prevail. Those who
have not heretofore attended are espe-
cially requested to be present at the next
meeting. that they may identify them
selves with the society and make sure OF
their being provided for at the forthcom-
ing celebration
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-28
KING NOTICES PROGRESS.
Has Now Arcived ut Tahyviic, on the
Edge of the Desert.

From far away Tahwiic, on the border
of the desert OF Sawhen, there came yes
terday wireless message to samb here
tofore known as the Stranger from the
East, signed by Ali-ud Din, grand vail TO
his majesty, King Notice of Tekram, and
bearing the joyful tidings that the i'm
perial party which is now on Its way to
Houston had safely crossed the river ON
at Wonten. and had then proceeded across
the lowlands and finally into the desert
to Tahwiic. which is the only town in that
territory. For the next two days the
journey will be entirely across the desert
and on account of the fact that water may
not be found at the cases whereat the
caravan will pass the nights in sufficient
quantities to wet the whistle of the I'M
psrial telegraph iineman's whistle 1t is
barely possible that no news will be re-
ceived from the party until it reaches
Wuzzer, which lies on this side OF ths
desert in a fair and fruitful country.
According to the report of All Ali I'D Din
the Tip from Wonten to Tahwiic was d
very exciting one. Just as the royal cara
van entered the edge of the desert herd
of mahokii was encountered and the inn
perial guard experienced some difficulty In
scattering them so that the cames could
he urged through. The mahokus Is a
very fierce animal when aroused and dur
ing the battle one of the royal guardsmen
was quite severely gored. Aside from this
the trip was practically without incident.
All this Of course, Samb was very glad
to hear He informed the Sparrow glee-
fully that 1t was n mighty big herd of
mahokii which King Notices imperial
guard couldn't disperse, and that here
after animals of that description had bet
ter stand from under.
- have just received word from Wens-
naelro," said Samb, that wondrous
clever goldsmith there has, pursuant to
my orders just commenced work on
pair OF jeweled crowns which will arrive
here during the next few days and which
may be put on exhibition in SOME of the
local shops before the time comes to pres
ent them to their royal hlghnesses, the
king and queen. They will cost several
thousand pesetas, but when we take hold
of thing we never do it by halves. See?"
Thinking that Samb was DESTROYS of as
certalning whether or not the door WAS
plainly disccrnible. the Sparrow took the
hint. and like the lowing herd. wendcd his
way slowly DER the len.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-28
The Soliciting Committees.

The soliciting committees of the various
literary societies of Houston having in
hand the soliciting of funds for the pur-
chase OF site for the Carnegie library
met yesterday at Lyceum hall for the pur
pose of organizing and mapping out a
plan of action The situation was fully
discussed and the ladies engaged in this
undertaking are going actively and ener-
getically to work. They have not yet
matured all OF their plans They appre-
ciate the fact that they have big under
taking before them and that every re-
source must be exhausted in accomplishing
success.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-28
Berwick Bay Oysters and Fish at Naquin
& Bailey's. Phone 291.
Daughtcr. OF the confcderacy.

There was full attendance at the meet
Ing of the Robert u, Lee chapter yester-
day morning, and a large amount of bust
ness accomplished. A course OF history Is
to be begun at the next meeting next
Monday. Mesdames Noyes and Holt were
appointed to represent the chapter at the
convention at Austin In the place OF the
delegates who found II impossible to at
tend. The chapter adopted a motto and
q flower. The motto is that OF General
Lees family: mot unmindful OF Fu-
tnrity," and the flower red rose. Enthu-
siastic discussion was held over the new
plan OF obtaining money for the monument
In which the whole city of Houston ia in
terested.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-28

And II In need OF cleaning ar dyeipg re-
member we can serve you Just as well As
in the Laundry Line. at 81. Packard's
Laundry. si2 Prairie svenus. Phone sSs- 4
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-28
Mol...e. r,auax

r, & r.. Moiasses Is intended for tahle
use, cut also makes the hest candy ON
earth
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-28
BEWARE OF coUNrERFEIrs

A large variety Of Wild Ducks at Naquin
4 Bailsy's, 4t6 Travis street.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-28

Sheilsd Pecsns and shelled Nuts OF all
kinds, and Whitman's Chocolates aud
1onbons. ct Dawson's.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-28

Fine Fruit Cakes for Thanksgiving at
Dawson's.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-28

or shiloh's Consumption Cure y ss ~ IA
tee: "All we ask OF you - ~ ,sithfullyl
OF the contents OF this bottle basnsats1 I
II you can say you are MOI MA BE ~
the bottle to your druggis' x Cents. III
fund the price paid Priee = D n;
and s1.00. warm xyiFES
Has she lost her beauty, X 4, srs III
ton, Indigestion. Sick Heaoaenrp oot n!
cipal causes. Karls Ciosua.srt,,ry. n
cured these ills for nan reiupde1 4
cents and 80 cents. mvn'' "a
A. II. I<IEsLlngs1a "
DruHgist, 80: Nsin ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-28
For the advice of an unqualified
woman Is Just as dangerous as the
advice Of an unqualified man.

Every day adds to the number Of woni-
en- who take advantage of DIR. Pierce's
genuine offer of consultation by letter
free of cost. As chief consulting physi-
clan OF the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical
Institute, of Buffalo, N. ", DR.. r, V.
Pierce has, in practice Of over thirty
years, treated more than half-a-rnillion
Women for female troubles with the re-
markable record of ninety eight per
cent. OF cures. Sick women are invited
to consult DR. Pierce by letter. without
tear and without fee. Every letter is
held as strictly private and sacredly con-
hdential, and all answers are mailed
sealed in plain envelopes without print
ing of any kind upon them.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-28
A THIN DISGUISE.

The cutie fish has tricky habit of
covering his tracks by exuding an inky
fluid which discolors the water and keeps
him out of view There's good deal of
the cutie fish about some advertise
n,ents, notably those purporting to offer
medical advice by a woman to women.
An examination of the advertisement
will show that no offer OF doeto,'s adj
vice is really made. And all the clamor
about writing to woman y is merely
raised to divert attention from the fact
that doctor advice is not really offered
and cannot be given. The real question
Is not OF writing to a n'oD1an or man
but of writing to doctor,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-28

Tennessee is doing the handsome thing
by her soldier boys. Besides sending a
large committee to meet them at San
Francisco. the State is paying for sleepers
and rations for the men on the return
trip. This is not all. however. In Nash
VILE preparations have been going on for
a month for the homecoming of the regi-
home will be in Nashville Wednesday
morning when tho soldiers arrive, and the
reception viii be grand affair.
Mrs, Clay Stacker. who iourneyed TO San
Francisco 10 meet two sons who were with
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-30
SOLDIERS ABUSE CUBANS.
Street Vendors Robbed and
Women lnsulted - Some
Local Comment.
TBy Cable to The Associated Press.l

HAVANA, Jan. 80, 1S99.-There were
three cases last week of the abuse OF
citizens upon the part of American sol
diers. Upon two occasions soldiers took
atables from street vendors, refused to
pay for them and struck the vendors and
citizens who took the latter's part. Upon
one occasion two drunken soldiers insist
ed upon penetrating into a private house.
insulted the women of the household and
only desisted upon the approach of a
patrol.
The local comment upon these incidents
is severe.
Mistakes owing to the ignorance of Am
ericans with the language and also owing
to the fact that very many of the Span
iards and CubanS here do not speak Eng
lish, occur frequently. Last week a pa
troll stopped the dancing in a private
house, supposing it, to be a public ball
and insisting, wrongly, that all dancing
must stop at midnight. The explanations
were incomprehensible; but the dancers
realized that it was mistake and there
was no ill-feeling.
Messrs Lanuza and Joso Miguel Gomez
members of the Cuban Commission which
recently visited Washington. have ar
rived here on board the Seguranca;
Army Corps. has asked General Fitzhugh
Lee, its commander to make the vaccina.
ton of everyone in the PROVINCE OF
Havana compulsory. One hundred and
sixty-one cases of smallpox have been
reported.
There are no cases of sickness among
the soldiers belonging to the One Hundred
and Sixty-firsti Indiana Regiment.