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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-25
THE MANILA BATTLE.
numorS Are Very Persistent of
big Fight.

uumorS Are Very Persistent of "a
big Fight.
New York, March PA special to the
Herald from Washington says: Reports
reached here last night of fierce fighting
at Manila. Up to a late hour nothing had
como from General Otis or Admiral
Dewey, but the rumors were persistent
and tho war department officials were dis
posed to credit them.
It has been known for some days that
General Otis was preparing for d fnal
attack on the rebel positions north of the
city.
General Wheaton's flying column, II was
stated, had been withdrawn from Pasie
and Laguna bay, and placed as reserve
for General MacArthur's division, which
had been holding the north of the line.
In the movement it was expected that
General IL. G, Otis brigade of volunteers
wei Id lead.
The intrenchments in front of MacAr-
thurs division are said to be formidable,
but no anxiety exists as to the result,
though great loss of life Is feared.
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FRIDAY. MACRH ~, 1so0
TEN PAGES TODAY
THE PATRONAGE OF HOME INDUS


1t is one OF the curious developments OF
human nature that communities often de-
preciate their own capabilities for properly
meeting local wants and insist upon being
served in such a variety of directions by
other than their own people. This pecu-
liarity is oftenest displayed with reference
to home industries which are too sparingly
patronized
Possibly the most conspicuous and anus
ing case of this kind that has recently
come to light is referred to by the Column
bus, Ca, Enquirer Sun. AS is we'll known
Columbus has some noted cotton factories
old mills whose reputation extends far and
wide. 1t would be expected that Columbus
merchants, without excepting a single or
der. would go direct to the home mills for
what goods they needed that could be
purchased OF home factories. But that
they do not proceed on this strictly bust
ness principle the following clipping from
the Enquirersun very clearly indicates;
An Enauirer-sun representative was shown
an order for 500 cases of goods from a big
New York house to a Columbus mill yes
terday. The writer. on examining the goods
that were to be shipped. remarked that he
thought he had seen similar goods in the
Columbus stores.
Yes replied the mill man, land no doubt
a little later on you will see these identical
bolts Of cloth displayed IN the stores ~ some
of our merchants, II frequently happens that
we sell TO the New York wholesaler ship the
goods to him at New York and he In turn
sells the same goods to the Columbus 70
taller and ships them back to whera they
were manufactured
The Columbus merchants, or some O
them at least, prefer TO pay freight OF
these goods to and from New York. ant
also profit to the New York dealer rathe
than telephone an order TO the home mill
have a delivery wagon bring the goods anc
save considerable money to their custom.
ers!
1t has been said that certain articles
made in Houston can only be sold quickly
under the fiction that they have come from
Kansas City. or st. Louis or New York
1t is a singular absence of practical sens,
that will lead people to overlook 600
things at home and demand an OUTSIDE
brand on what they purchase. Local prid
and wise economy ought to suggest jus
the contrary action.
Ii is to meet such folly and arouse
feeling OF local loyalty and public spirit
that the good ladies in many towns an
cities have organized home industr
leagues, with view to popularizing loca
manufactures and products by agreeing I
call for no other kind, and thus forcin
the local business circles to openly rec
ognize and assist home Industries. Their
is a good field for some work of that kin
in Houston. We would not exclude for
eign goods nor remove fair competition
but 1t ought not to be necessary to pr
home made goods under false colors to SCI
them at home.
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NEGROES ARE MOVING
THE WHITES WANT TO NV.
NATE THEM.
II Is stated TINT n Doxe.
Have Pecn killed In La,
River County. ~

Texarkana, Ark, March al
spondcnt rode into Little R,v..
today and eadeavored to get n, Z &
regard to the trouble between 4.
AID the blacks there, but found I,
difficult undertaking The whis, N
There are very reticent and appar.s,'s
willing to give any news for m,o,.s \
The part of the county through wh;'s
correspondent travelled was ant,
and there was no outward ind,c..,'
any further trouble.
It was impossible to learn hor
negroes had really been lynched !.
all the colorcd population had el,h,'
chased cut CT the neighborhooa
become frightened and left on ~,
account. Red river bottoms, wber
of the lynchings are said to have III
was not visited, but at least IN,
negroes were accounted for. 49,
could be learned the facts are H..
Duckett was lynched, negro nan,
King was taken ont by a gang a. !.
and severely whipped Next mars.
Goodwin was found Just over thaIs
Bowie county, Texas, with his nact y,
aud bad wound in his head, Nss,,.
no was lynched in Arkansas a,d
across Red river in n sSiff and Ii.
left lying on TEXAS soil. His mari Il.
signs of having been cncircled nv
The next morning the bodies AZ Il. 4
and Moses Jones were found hs,r,..E
trees. All these negroes had taIlcs NJ
the Stockton murder in an ugly IN,
made threats against the whites !.
wife had prepared meals for Ducktti. n
he was in hiding, after the Stoct,cr
DER, and Goodwin had carried them X +
Another mob was out last nirs 4
went to a nesro's house and told n
notify ice Kings friends to 70, ana n
him, as they had all they wanted Nd
body hung on the tree until nom M
when it was cut down buried by Z,
from New Boston, Texas. A Texs. (.
OF tho peace held an inquest over M III
Of Goodwin and the jury returned n
dict that the deceased came Ia NJ, n
from natural causes" or "was fra,-E
death" "V'sI
All the negroes found in that Mart II
country travelled through BY he n
spondent are still In state Of grs,I K
element and fear more trouble. Tbr /
eXcitedly of the occurrences Of M. N
few days and assert positively ii, 4
dczen or more men have been kllledh )
Red river bottoms, mentioning mans
negroes who have disappeared Stu
lynehing of Duckett, to substantial, n
assertions. Two more wagon hi, 4
blacks arrived in Texarkana TO-DAY n
Little Rsaer county.
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THE pnMocRArIc roLrcy.

The esteemed Memphis Commercial APP
democracy and the bimetallism tenet while
nominslly clinging to the democratic party
has been discussing various democratic
leaders as presidential candidates and
reaches the conclusion, as might have
been anticipated that a Cleveland demo-
crat. ex-Secretary olney, is the only man
who could win against Mckinley!
1t requires remarkable reasoning or
thinking machine to conclude, to use a
vulgar illustration, that II the dog can
not wag the tail, the tail may be able to
wag the dog! But this is about the kind
OF conclusion that the Commercial Appeal,
IN its political founderngs. is driven TO.
Mr. Olney Is an able man and would
command respect as pretidenthl candI-
date, but his nomination would 10 virtuai-
ly the Endorsement Of Cleyelandism--lhe
deadest element that ever sioughed off
from political party! Mr. olney is a
gold democrat" IL there be such a thing
as a gold standard democrat" Where u
million former members of the democratic
party refused to vote for Mr. Bryan and
bi-metalism In 1896, at least four million
would refuse to vote for Mr. olney. or
any other gold standard democrat" in
1900
We must recognize the practical In poll
tiles and take things as we find them.
The democratic party in National conyen-
tion assembled In 1895. over the protests OF
Eastern delegates and in the face Of tho
most oolemn warnings and tho most con-
ndent predictions BY old leaders. OF de-
SeAt Nv an overwhelming majority adopt.
National platform, That published
ey>ee rtceivsd the snthuSisstic indorss-
4>pt q mora than s,ooo.ooo yatsrs Gus
~ ssssssss ashts - political histsr,
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snn An-eIn Lncnl..

San Angelo, Texas, March go
Der of visiting stockmen have COM
the Fort Worth convention to buy
In the Concho country. Bill WIFE
Tom Green county this week soid '
futile of Waco 1000 steers, =
yearolds. at private terms. a,
The stone work on the n @. lsl ms
inegs block is progressing rspisn
work is also commenced on Coi0H'
ber's new bank building.
Rust Brothers Will very soon nAM'
ert Lee connected with san aq VI.
telephone, tho line going from p
via Bronte, Coke county. -
The San Angelo Enterprise eGu \.
this week in new form. enlargeu \,
and very much improved in appssat,'I
The Press reports tomorrow wa M
Harris will begin shipping apom M
tie to the Territory on about tn' ,''
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was made against the greatest odds and
defeat came only through the most stu
pendous corruption fund and most deter-
mined buldoaing. resorted TO by the OPP
position, that were ever known in any
campaign.
To rcpudiate that platform now ana
select new leaders to conciliate COM
paratively small wing in the East. would
be to drive the Western and Southern
wings into open revolt and disrupt the
party. The Memphis Commercial Appeal
must fully appreciate this fact. II not,
It is not sufficiently in touch with demo-
cratic sentiment to make suggestions as
to democratic policy.
II may be and is. In fact. true that other
great issues Of equal Importance with the
financial question have recently arisen
notably the issue OF expansion and OF the
growth OF monopoly. These may prevent
that prominence being given to the Sill
yer question that 1t had In 1896 when IL
was the one overshadowing issue. but they
can not drive silver out OF the democratic
platform. Bimetallism must and Will re-
main as one of the great tenets OF demo-
cratic faith, and candidates friendly to
silver must be selected. not only for con-
sIstency's sake but TO prevent the very
disruption and ruin of the democratic
party.
To argue otherwise or talk otherwise IS
a mere waste of time To suggest "har-
., eprrnpdrr pf the
majority to the few is idle and impractical.
To advocate the enforcement of Cleve-
lardism by the democracy is simply silly.
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BASTRoP BRIEFs.
Election for school Trustee,
dcrci--Signs of Progress 4

Election for school Trustee, \
dcrcd--SiGns Of Progress.
Bastrop, Texas, March 23.-County n
j. B. Price, in accordance with Tie
law. has ordered the election Of fw
trustees for the town OF Elgin. to ),
on the first Saturday in April. th, d
of the old trustees, towit. Messrs. vi
Rivers, j. g.. Chiles, NJ. L. Smith
Rehfeld and Walter Keeble. having
pired.
Bastrop Is awakening along bud
lines, and the hammer and saw are ii
Ing in with the melody of the n
birds. Z. o. ELMER, one of her Pm
merchants, is having a gin erected
this adds another branch to bis ahs
extensive business. Louis Eilen
emptied and Is having his old esasl
ment enlarged and beautifled beycp,
ignition, while Abney, Price and
held the fort in the Erhard building, Vi
has been completely renovated slul
fire. Like the tabled Phoenix, Il
risen, as 1t were, from its own asaa:
stands forth far superior to its deia
The free grass" element Of ID.
held a meeting on Tuesday nigh
nominated three candidates for tho \
of aldermen, as follows; Messrs. q!
Sehillings and GIL. The old set, 4
terms are now out, are Messrs. 2!
Reynolds and Byers. Up to datl
whole matter is very quiet, and M
nouncement has been made for mars
place.
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ROOSEVELT TO GO ON STAND.
WILL TESTIFY AS TO THE SORT or
BEEF EAGAN FURNISHED.
Officers of the New York Volunteers
VIII Also support Charges
Brought by Miles.

New York, March Ex-Governor Roose-
welt, colonel Of the Rough Riders, Will APP
pear tomorrow before the court OF Inquiry
appointed by President Mckinley to In
vestigate the charge made by General
Miles that meat furnished to the troops
had been chemically treated and was unfit
for food.
The court will sit In the army building
and will probably continue its sessions
there for week. The soldiers OF New
York will be given full opportunity to tell
what sort Of beef came to them through
the agency of Commissary General Eagan.
II Colonel Roosevelt gives anything IKE
the testimony he gave regarding the 1904
supply furnished for the Rough Riders IN
Cuba before Inc original war investi2at-
ing commission, his evidence before the
court OF inquiry, 1t is said, will b. strong
ly In support of the charges made by Gen
eral Miles.
officers OF the Seventy regiment
who did service In Cuba and o; all the
other New York state volunteer regiments
which enlisted for the war VIII be sworn.
The Eastern agents of p. D. Armour
and other Western packing houses which
supplied canned meats have also been sub
pocnaed.
The members OF the court of inquiry
which has been sitting in Chicago arrived
here last night. They arc Major General
Wade, president; Brigadier General Da-
Wis, Colonel Gillespie and Colonel George
b. Davis.
The latter is recorder OF the court.
Major Lee represents General Miles at
the inquiry.
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SHOTGUN QUARANTINE.


The Authorities at Deyine Adopt
Drastic Measures.
Devine, Texas, March 23.-The board OF
health for the Fourth commissioners pre-
cinct met at Devine yesterday TO consider
tho case OF smallpox patient on Black
Creek, eight miles southwest OF Devine
in the John Perkins parture. George
Browne, one of the members OF the health
committee, went out to investigate the
report that there was a Mexican in the
Perkins pasture who was infected with
smallpox He found that the report was
correct, and that the Mexican had well
defined and well developed case of small
pox. which he had contracted in Laredo
and brought into Medina county.
This morning the board isolated the case,
placed guards around him, and issued a
proclamation of quarantine against all
points on the railroad south of Devine,
virtually quarantining Webb, EncinaI, La
Sale and Frio counties. All mails must
be fumigated before being delivered at De-
vine No passenger traffic by train or
otherwise will be permitted within the
limits OF commissioners precinct No. 4,
south OF said limits, Medina county.
The board OF health consists OF Dr. J .
r. Evans. Postmaster George Brown and
A. b. Williamson. All roads coming into
Devine from the south are guarded BY
shotgun quarantine. and the men on guard
have orders TO halt and shoot IL neces
sary. The determination of the authorities
is to stamp out the disease They will
deal with It as effectively as possible.
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through cooperation and the appointment
OF a committee a. confer with the com
mission tomorrow looking TO more definite
and specific action Tor securing general
stability in freight rates
At the conference every road represent
ed was called upon TO report its freight
tariff conditions generally. whether It's
published rates were being carefully OBJ
served and what future difficulties were
anticipated Each reported absolute main
tenance OF published schedules and the
reports summarized indicated the most
thorough cooperation In the Western tor
rtory. At the netting Tomorrow definite
action may be taken looking to the insiil''
anoe against future contingencies which
might precipitate Generalization In rates.
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rhc sundn, school conven'le.

Cameron. Texas. March 2Tir !,
ayers of the State Sunday Schoo'
ton, which convenes here al IS
Tuesday, March rs, express ITEMS,
well satisfied with the arrangs~,s
10 entertain the delegates, ana y q.
Sunday schools in the state I'd"
elected their delegates to do -
SUNDAY and send thew.
Some of the railroads have s~,s
that they VIA. seu tne speoiMl All
TO the convention on the or %
only, and as the convention uo '..alj
until 1880 p. m. the ssth' u 1rot'
some delegates here twenty-lo" Tm 4
fore the convention conyeheu, IN
agement therefore requests w g11|
to sell the special tickets on -"
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The Standard OIL Fight.

Cleveland, o., March 24.-The taking Ct
testimony in the investigation of the
Standard Oil Trust before Master Commits
sioner Allen BriRnede was completed here
today.
The only witness examined was Virgil r.
Kline, one of the attorneys of the Standard
Oil company, who took the stand in de-
tense of his client to 81 ow tia The compa y
had not been gullry OF contempt for vio-
lating the supreme courts order of 1892,
requiring tho trust to be dissolved.
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RUINS OF THE WINDSOR.
Record Now stands Twcnty-thrs
Dead, Forty Wounded

Record Now stands Twcnty-th three
Dead, Forty Wounded.
New York, March 2i.--Four more bodies
were recovered from the ruins of the
Windsor hotel. today. The record as 1t now
stands Is twenty-three dead, forty or more
missing and large collection of small
bones
The injured in hospitals and other
places are recovering. Anxiety on The part
OF friends OF those who have been reported
missing has increased 10 a certainty al
most that they persisted in he fire. From
the condition Of the bodies so far recov-
cred, there is but little hope that they or
any OF the bodies that may be foual here
after can be Identified.
Among the articles found tonight were
laays gold watch, marked ~. W." a
metal top OF purse marked IN. +. j."
and some wearing apparel marked ..H
II. s." ~
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APPLICATION REJECTED.
Madame Drcyfus Asked for the Ex
cIusiOn of Judges.

Madame Drcyfus Asked for the Ex'
cIusiOn of Judges.
Paris. March 24.-In the court OF cassa-
ton today Ballet dc Baupepaire, president
CT the civil section of the court, read d
report recommending the rejection of the
application of Nine. Dreyfus for the ex-
clusion from the revision inquiry of three
judges. NM. Petit, Crepon and Lepello-
tier, who, in the earlier stages of the pro-
ceedings, decided unfavorably on the
Dreyfus question. NJ Manau, prosecutor,
recommended that the contrary action be
taken, formally supporting the granting
of the application of Nine. Dreyfus.
After a long elaboration the court de-
cided TO reject the application and con-
demned Nine. Dreyfus to pay fine of 100
francs. The civil code dictates that If a
request for the exclusion of judges is re-
jected. the applicant must pay fine. the
minimum being 100 francs.
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suERgFFs' DEPARTMENT

La Grange. Texas, March 23.-stras
stolen. on or about May l., 1898, ~
b. Andrews. near Plum. Fayette q
one solid dun horse, "A years old, aeS
hands high. was gentle to ride, o1|
never worked when stolen. not n'.'
has scar ON the point Of left si''
caused from wire cut, has white y
forehead as large as half dollar, ma
left hind foot: the owner will pay Y
his recovery. l viii pay SIC for tblel v
Jail in Texas upon conviction. VI
cor munioations to a. Loessin, sas'
Fayctte county
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GepernII.u. BniIcy Dend,

New York, March 24.--General Isaac II,
Bailey 10 years old, was found dead in
his room at the Waldorf Astoria yester-
day. Death was due 10 apoplexy. General
Baileys daughter, Mrs. Heintzelman OF
Washington, d. c.. was notified and ar
rived TO take charge Of the body. General
Bailey was a veteran OF the civil war. HIS
name was prominent one In New York
politics more than twenty-five years ago
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AN AGED CRIMINAL.
old Man Sentenced to Penal Servi-
tude for Life.

old Man Sentenced to Penal Servi-
tude for Life.
Jackson, Miss, March 2S.-The oldest
criminal ever placed behind prison bars
in Misslssippoi was brought to the state
penitentiary tonight to serve a life SEN
tence for murder. The prisoner is Dr. w
II, Lipscomb, formerly well known ply
stefan of Kemper county, and he is now
nearly IS years old Lpscomb was con-
vlcted OF poisoning young man named
Charles Stewart, whose life was insured
in his favor. The case became famous
throughout the county and was extern
sively exploited in connection with the
Holmes murder mysteries ten attracting
attention.
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Body OF a Murdrred Man Found.

Lampasas Texas March 94.-The body
OF Jim Powers was found by some parties
fishing on the Colorado river yesterday
evening near BluGton. The body had been
sewed up in cotton sack and thrown In
the river, for which crime man has been
arrested and Is now IN Burnet county jail
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TO PM Nearoe. in the F' 4,

Hinsboro, Texas. March = .,,,
ment has been inaugurateu II
negroes in this county 10 iaaus , n
leave the cities and 80 @ .., vi
ana engage in agricultural p ssso n
plan Was originated by sons hsys I
ers and leaders. They WIZ .,saxiee
picnic In . few weeks Tassa sxtooD Y
sasssTor 10 persusde tRs
cept the plan.
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SEND THE FIRST TEXAS NORTH.


The delay in bril- ging the First Texas
regiment from Cuba to our mainland has
been such that it is hardly likely these
soldiers can reach home before the first
pert of April, II so soon. AS it is get
ting hot and siclkly in Cuba at this season
of the year, there is a possibility that our
Texas boys might bring the germs Of ma
laria OF fever with them.
For this reason 1t looks now to The
Post as IL the First Texas should be car
rled to a Northern port and be there nus
tered out. as wise health precaution.
When it was first suggested that the Texas
troops would be taken north 1t looked to
The Post like an unnecessary expense, but
since the reasons for mastering them out
elsewhere than at Galveston nave been
more fully stated by some OF the men
themselves, tho original purpose appears
to have been the wiser one 1t was through
Mr.. HaWley that the war department.
changed its plans In this connection.
Governor Sayers should wire the wal
department to again reconsider its orders
with reference to the First Texas, and
should advise the mastering out of the
regiment at some Northern point. 1t
would require two or three weeks to put
tho regiment out of service, and that
length OF time In the East would cure or
develop any latent seeds of disease in the
men. and they could come home without
danger to the communities In which they
! live.
Then again the men would receive con
siderable travel pay, and be able to save
n little money In this way. While thi,
would not be reason OF Itself as SAM.
tary considerations, for asking that The
regiment be mustered out in the North
yet as other regiments of volunteers hav,
been favored in that direction, there is NJ
special occasion for discriminating il
that particular against our Texas boys
Governor Sayers' interference in thi!
matter might have indeed would have
! much weight with the war department.
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A Dir Ciparette Trust.

Trenton, N j.. March 2i.--Articles OF in
corporation of the Egyptian Tobacco COM
pany, with u capital of $4,000 were
filed this afternoon. The company Is
authorized to engage in the manufacture
of cigarettes. There are twenty incor-
porators in different towns in New York
State.
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a COMMISSION CONFERENCES.
western Line Representatives Met I'm
Washington.

Washington, March Representative
OF about twenty-five railroad companies,
comprising about all the trunk lines be-
tween Chicago, Lake Michigan and the
ONO and Mississippi rivers and beyond
were In executive conference throughout
me day with the interstate commerce com.
mission, The result was verbal assur-
.nss en- tbs pssi 81 al iss fpsds ,snrs,
ssa'ee 70 maintain uniform tariffs