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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-01

uiusboro. Texas, May 3l.-The goa
medal in the elocutionary contest was 70
day awarded to Miss Sue Jarrau ana sn'
medal for scholarship, in the FS,leF9on ~
yranioht tbe annual music recital of Miss
Rice was given before a crowded mouse,
The exercises close tomorrow WIN 'H0
presentation of diplomas
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,,,r.ssny Governor Hoge'

crockett. Texas, May 8I,--E 3,nss hprr
7. s. Hogg will deliver an ADDRESS I,a,,aenlent
ON June I. the day oil the coiii -nSnol He
e tas Extended an invitation several Gays
was was . e%IG his acceptance was received toaaS
nv Judge A. A. Aldrcn'
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

shreveport, La. May 81 -roday's victory
.. Shreveport was due to heavy batting by
NE locals and the poor he.dng of MOBILE p
seuis, 100 100 03i-10 II o
6hreIepo'' 02O 100 100 II l
Nz pean,teeries-Taylor and Rollins; Huston ana
Badger
,,- reYss MAY ai-DalIss pounded
-an ,1tSs out Of the box and beat New Orleans
In the hrst innins. "A /;
score 200 Ooh 2li-- .
pallAso Mans OO2 Ol1 0oo- 3
NfN tterites-McMackin and Philander: sulzeF-
aysi, and woodruff
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This being an on day the Houston team
will play the Americans at League park 10
day, game to begin at i'so D. m. The oiuo
will GO to Galveston for Games FRIDAY. san
vrdav; thence returning home TO meet an
the others. t.N,, Ueu on
this trip~-wou four tied ono and lost one OIL
six games
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a
N. skirt is gored to insure smooIn
/. ny .T.r ne hips and the fullness is un-
i,idded at the back 1t Is sewea up sts
..,siS If black mourning SILK RIBBON
zen rscessltates no other belt. Bands
! it ~ [ TlsSon in a narrower width than
(. Ssr extend half way down the sides
Y ne skirt. These are caught by a
wssss Of ribbon or left to fly 10 the
,.ud:, the latter mode being more gen
ssIlr adopted because of its summary ef-
i -.
pA. through which narrow MOURNING
sSbg,-,s run. The sleeves are, plain
.uSst Niin bands of ribbon and thell
,Diupo.on with the bodice is concealed
mar double ruffle Of the dimity, Trey
Il tight Ating and neatly trimmed witt
stds Of black silk
he collar is a soft band Of linen nm
asd with black bow tie and the sailo
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..ev,,,e summer Normal.

PeeyIlle. Texas, May 81. - The Bee WIZ
s,.mmer normal school OF ln s ier.,est
which opened here Monday Is Ihe scbools
attended in the history OF 1,, suI onrollment
ia now ,nu sixty-five, with quite number Mno
h T mon vet arrived. but who are ils'eu
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,.,..,,y austin County Texas, May 81
r6ns sre suffering for rain in this section 81
smihyilie' Basop county i lex n, sdlsto
1t is getting extremely asS ~ y, tn' make good
sseti'h cam a now tssseling and siikins ana
cotton putting on squares, and . regv'Ac r
tsssiop rain would be very oppoFtuhs' ''as'
is good
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ApporNrED PENSION CLERK.

Colonel W j. Swain has been appointed
pension clerk 10y Comptroller Finley, I'M
der the provisions OF the Confederate PEN
sion act OF the Twenty sixth legislature
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1rnGr G1IL APPOINTED.

The governor this evening appointed
Judge w. II. GIN Of Anderson county TO
succeed Judge Williams on the Galveston
court OF civil appeals bench,
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G, Iouis. NAV Stat the FAR 0rounos'
.s,,s selung-slr Joseph Lister, csndoak'
cum Metal Time. l;4'h
Five and hall furlonss-' cry liant. Ne'
Wi.sss' fnrIonx selling--Edcie Jones.
,,rtsnanes george Lee. Time. 400.
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AMATEUR GAMES.

nex,a. Texas. May so.-The Trinity Unit
.~s,,v ard the Grcesbeeok baseball mines
,ro..ed bats in a very interesting game this
s,sntnr on the grounds OF the former. The
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results Mt Gravesend.

New York. Nav 3l.-The racing at HFaYeS-
end today was exciting.
T,ye furlongs-Hish order, withers, Plucky.
Time. 1909. .-,..r
Mile and acknowledgement RoysteFer'
Howard Mann. Tine, l;tSG ciionsiiIa L,Alou-
Mile and acknowledgements GEORGE
Ke ;tai Lothurio. Time. i'4S ,,shtr,e 1amr
five furlongs- Montana lh'sh'''' LAM
Gi @15 and Ia a sixteenth-Pirate NJ. A N b.
/ Holden. Time, i4sH
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ronAY,s ENTRIES.

e,v fprlouRs. solling-zanone. 10: Ban i,
81 ia, Primate, ii2; Ortoiana ~
Dr. Parker yaTas d l9s ha snait Se09 s
Morose' 81 LoI ,rnyIor. gs'
ih ,,io ,nS sixteenth--Great Land, rs Lack
land GienEaT ~ APR5oysl a Msh,rd selling
Four az sthiesoricord!a, ll2: Flaunt, 10; kitce-
STAKES ,os shoreh5p, ics Rochester, loI; hed
e patb sbroye TUESDAY. 20? Aheet' s'' h''eu
p a Fiuke Mseeieyols, 81; n.rd,cap--pon
A n sh Ia s'H Filigfane. ll6 Hand Ball, Pre-
&C. orc, "a, ~ george Boyd. ~; Azueena' iooi
Kns Barl;ysorn 81, s. sI san2 e. rites pan
rive MI Niatd Jaureats, star Chimes. ms
ferons M 81, Media, Hathor. High Gala; Men
A !ills "iugeiery Gertrude Looge' sNo''
Tteseay Zee handicap. full eoprte-o li3 ~
90! Soysrnor Budd. $50 Rofal scsrlet $50
~, ~ line so colonel Bartlett 80
yyssther clear; track fast
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NATIONAL LEAGUE


Austin Texas. MAY Sl-The Senators lost
the third game of the series to Houston The
came was uninteresting and devoid of any
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.,rprR,ms' SAY so.
r,.i,t WIN Inst Ten H"nn"s'
rrtes. Fttz Runs Away

I
s,ociol IN the Globe Democrat
.,t,,ry park \. J-lelfrles returned ro''
-. WI and a few minutes after nus ~
-, bo was paced by Ross o'NeWi Nu9
a, b,cvcle for a seven mile run ON '"'
-, rooa o'Nlen who is Brady ass'S,
~. ,u ,ook after Jeffries' road worn W.
,+,,,,cb the week Ii has been prao"'"''
t.,tdcd that Ieffries seconds VIII pc "''e
80, from the training camp, and that io,'p.'
Y,.n viii he 4. his corner the night "l 'ue
nb, Tha Californian said THIS mornine'
, non asked Il he thought the naV,e W.
90 tho limit that ten rounds Wou'u ''''
II unless Flt1 ran away. ,,o,rs aNav." he
81 never heard of fitz ruhuluN a" SS,,u,vc
add and there Is every reason 70 p'tr 49,, |
| mat It will be tussle at cloS' puu' was
S'9tt w. 70 docs does not believe as some ring eA
I .li' nt.,ond 10 say. thnt his aoultlona'
/ weight is a disadvantage " n' ik )" hts alert
no a GLOW man, but those MY VIZ Sp Nv think that
ncss IN tho arena are Inclined 10 ,nln nG VIII
be an advantage
,oo York The affairs Of the TWO "'s
,,,uists ,cltzsimmons and Jeffnes are p'o
quietly rhore has been no dtSun'-
go change In the situation, even Vuu w.
y Yar remaining about usual AlnouS"
n ,h,re s,cms to be any amount oil 1e''Iao
n -, a, p,rh, the odds OF to ! on flH
X ,u iynyu Loo Vondig, who has airehuy Day
u i,ll,".,ds has $1,000 more hul ne WIZ ~
/" ~ w" ,,arc than to =, Frank burgess 10 w w
$ - ,,frtcs stnuucne5t admirers nc t'N Nna
j. VI hft offCrcd SO confident w. ne thN, a
y "hoiier MAKER vii win. ne Hno ~, xsoI
~ three bets of $500 TO SoOli one t ~ {sido ot
. %ot teffrics win knock out fltH ,"n"" ti,,
d .m' rounds and two, sGol to gov, 9m "a,
y rWe,,hf frank Abrahall and Billy Eu""'"
N arc backing Fiiz' ,..,. ,ror, tho West
~ ,tr6 ,rr said 10 be coming mere 10 70 W."
A. an leffrles. have not yet arrlNeuJ ~ IN
y on ~ mo pnrouutt mcnt maze by ~
IL managers Of the ConrE isl 1Sd to see th
- ~, no women Will be allowed 10 ~, ~,
W.. -" NJ EJtzsimmons may be present az,
nt UHu,, ~, soar ncar he" husband corner
cn CyyuPy rrmcmbercd when the lanY AuS,r ~
'l wiz Nv ihc championship at carson ~.
90 ~ yps nreycnt aud aided mate. ANY ANY >" "'
'' n"S,ry her husband how to lick Co'pN''
a. rah 7 r-Fitzslmmons has slarie
II. -, his Anal preparation for his nHtuo ns'
nd onb Although the champion has dee'n'
st 60 49, or, nut some OF his routine WORK from T"
re- ,a,nIor schedule, he expects to be pr9p
led -, ,,,o, Tor the next two weeks. BOD u,
he puss a Ne echedule and will IN iutuie 'h
rs 80 rood work SPINS OF ten auu "
zee. IL have been a feature OF inc Aue'' - !,
md ,,1sirirq hut ne has srained Gown 10
ne sri.,t AT which ne desires 10 nent, hn,t
in N0Ds devnte considerable time TO poAt
lice VIII nOu",rinr tho bag This Is to harueh
nse ana pau0n n5 other tender parts when ne
the HlufSt.,1 nracing M Fitzslmmons rs W
non ased with the result OF his prelln,n"
IN toSI and barring accidtnts' ne eNPsn"
on Nc in hotter physical condition thah :"
~ !, Of his previous fights
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TELL Your SISTER

A Beautiful Complexion is. an imposslbliiiy
without good pure blood; the sort ina. on's
benlthy liver and bowels Karls clover
Root Tea acts directly on the bowels nrs'
ana h6 ~ oo,s and 70 cents. A. e. KIESLING.
Druggist, 5os Main street. Houston
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GRAND CELEBRATION AT MAGNo-
liza PARK on JULY 4.
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Helen Grey-Page.
Meals for n Day.
BREAKFAST.
Cherries
Wheatena. Milk.
Meat Rissoles. Sausage. Small Homlny.
Old Virginia Corn Batter Bread.
Country Butter.
Cafe au Lait. The Post.
LUNCHEON.
River Shrimp on Ice.
Corn Beef Tomato Salad.
Fruit. Water Waters. Iced Tea.
DINNER
Bouillon.
Boiled Sheepshead. Cream Sauce.
Mashed Potatoes.
Celery. Olives.
Roast Pork Apple Sauce.
Butter Beans. Stuffed Eggplant.
Boiled Corn Stringbesn Salad.
MILK Cuatard Fruit Roquefort.
Cafe Noir.
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sss kart Texas. May sO.-Ihe East
Ana board met Yesterday afternoon
'e'sei the following teachers for the
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game was rotten. as Is shown by the score.
the umpire apnrarod as though this was his
FIRST trial The game resulted In a score
Of is TO % in favor OF the Groesbeeck boys
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HOUSTON DAILY POST: THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 1sSo

seven furlones-- Found Fireside. sorrow
!. Nile and seventy Yards Bascull. Sir Roiia'
ned Pirate Time. ial, .,-
Nile. seiiirg-Wilscn. Lord Neville Nnnn'c
l. Time ASA.
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THE DEATH ROLL.

The funeral OF Mrs. Elizabeth H frnm tSe
took place at p. M. Yes.elaay l,Iv at
former residence OF the Geces ,ar,t,ces were
No. iSse RS by Rev H D AYES q Christ ata
s sps. Mess RS F. G. clemens " p C W,Sl
i inbr wilson. Jr.. and John Wilson ~,
T TS interment was in Glenwood eeme'9 ssfe
the deceased was the mother o. .ne and
Judge w. P. Ballinger on Gai ,. n A
a mother -in-law of the late MAUI
Botts or this CITY.
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srco~c
~ WOMAN'S REALM s


is iaunty affair in milk white leghorn
finished with mourning band.
Helen Page.
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n NT play-Clark Reynolds AND \, Mu'lahey
D'u'' In struck Bases on WIG VIC ""i NJ
Hedge :. E.
SpGrger
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An JUDe The First
DR.. w. w. LUNN

wm move into the Klam building on nIs.
Goci hove Kdm's mammoth store; 49, ~ q,
VIII. with the assistance OF "a soritart,In' fol
~ rure of ,brouic Diseases In the apu'n.
ESer,thne that skill can suggest ana v m4Hs Ia
n ocGre for the treatment OF dise shs S.,tg
~ Iii h. found special facilities for treat
~ cgtarrh. diseases OF women, rheHmetisani;;
paials sis, tumo's and dises1lye traunss var
~ and deforlnities full and complies
1oei Of purest drugs win be Kept IN s91rn,
female attsddnnt and sePa s ,vi mai he a
se.lrS,aV from Mrin street and elevator from
Il tprnpiou aVpDu1.
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croup is the terror Of thousands OF yours
r,otbers because It's outbreak Is SO agonh.
me and frequently fatal. Shilop oouen ana
,r,,6h,s,,nptIon euro acts like magic 10 cases
- croun IL has never been known 10 lail
The worst cases relieved immediately frics
5b cents 30 cents and sl,OO'
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,.t which is the name
,s ,ss, !. revived w. with !. s' sa.
\ sr 'Ae "a stage of mourning
u % second aoos eth, the less dainty, mag .s
s,f but ! pV Ssre portrayed. The toi, +,
|spir'st = as' in white dimity traced
\ j dsv''o ,,.isn The tracery is OF
|larlias .s SrsrT raised, giving the ,e
dix SOM nsw needle cord which is
h !. : many Of the non V'Sn'O''
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Yesterday afternoon the Little sluEEers
crossed bats with the shossers Bakery nine.
the latter winning by score OF Is to 9. the
noted niteher. NJ Robertson. had TO be taken
out OF the box in the second inning; bat.
teries-shossers. Loustaunau aud Wtnhn,'
Little Sluggers. Robertson, McRae ana hra"h
Calvert, Texas, Nav Sl.-An interesting
game Of bali was played at the park yester-
day afternoon. In which the firsl nine defeated
the second nine by a score OF 10 to ;, The
hrst nine with their well known battery, lsyIi
torieite and Bush, are in ane trim. ana WI,
during the course OF the season oross O"''
with the best amateur teams In Texas
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Ruth white. the third daugbteIT, Of A'T "a
" ~, ~ oII norm in Gibbon. Neb., died az a.,
years G yesterday D al the family home i' he
Rrsk avenue. ard the remains WIZ ou uS
iH him NV the 80 p. m international anu sa
Great Northern today TO be buried a. I'
place OF her birtn
povro,d Carter. the months ola chI.u
| =, ~ l. sherman. died yesterday a
terIocn at i O'Clock at 2ool CONGRESS ,. dos
ME, Funeral will take place at 10 o C ea4t'
foday from residence. Intement IN O''~
ollie cemetery
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BODY RESTS IN THE COFFIN


Paterson. n. j.. Nov. si.-The RENAME
OF Vice plosldont Hobart were placed
IN the conn early today, and the pub
lle had an opportunity to Wow them
this afternoon from . to o'clock. The
body was removed from the room
where the Vice President died to the
library, where Il lay In state. tn.
caslsoi 10 of solid English CHARTERED
oak. with heavy moulding and corner
ornaments after the gothic style,
There are oight handles to the caaSot,
three on each side. ond one on each
end. They are made Of solid silver
and arc very massive. The olsXet has
metallic llnlng with tuftod white satin
uuJ satin pillow.
There win be- thlrty-two pail bearers.
.ight representing the United statca
Senate, cisht representing the House
OF Representatives, clght personal pan
bclrcfr. selected by Mr. Hobart two
months before his death. aud eight OF
the Senate police, who VIII act as quar-
tor-b,nrors.
The personal nall bearers are: At
torney- General John w. GrigF8. Ed
ward T. Bell, Con. Jos. W, ConElOu,
Col. william barber and George T..
Baker. all of Paterson. Franklin MUIR
ply and ], franklin Ford. Of Newark
and H. a. Walter, q Underwood, y, j,
The pan bearers from the Senate are;
Senators. Sewall. Kcan. Mcmillan. Dan
lei, Ffyc, FuirbankB. Hanna and Cock
roll.
The nall bearers from tho House Of
ReufpHsntatlyea are. Henderson OF
Iowa. Gardner OF New Jersey, Parker
OF New jersey. JOY OF Missouri, Hop
burn u Iowa. Dnlzell of Pennsylvania,
Mcclellan Of New York, and lNScy Of
Virginia.
The services at the house are In
tended tor the family, the President
and his cabinet, mcmbcrs OF the Senate
and HOUSE Of Representatives and IN
timate personal frlenda 81 tho family
They viii begin at . o'clock and VIII
be- conducted by the Rev. Or. Magic
pastor u the Church Of the liolocmer
Al $3.50 o'clock services viii b. held
In the church, when Rev. DR.. Magie
viii deliver a BRIEF address,
The interment Will be private, at the
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and the guns VI the fort are trained on
Il In case the prisoners attempt 10 cs-
cape \ Maxim u placed at The cato
0f the race course.
From President Kruger down. every
one N In favor " nghtlng. They be-
lloyc they viii succeed In anncxins all
the bcieagucrcd towns The iag Of the
United Republic, now ready, bears the
orange cross. The Beers expect the
war to last from four TO xix months,
when they VIII possess South Africa.
Commandant Albrccht and Lieut.. Flo
started with a command Of followers TO
capture Buluwuyo.
From tho few details which have
reached here N Gen. Mcthuen'a isht
with the Beers yesterday u Hppgarf that
Beers from FlnchumH farm Hhullrl an
advance body ~ the British Wedncs-
day. No. p, and the British artillery
was pushed forward and Aliollfd a hill
which the British subsequently Occu-
pied, capturing two guns, The bucr
wounded.
The noer main column loft Flncham's
farm during the afternoon and campcd
Ave miles ahead. At iaybreak Thurs
day the Boers fred from the hills 1000
yards distant, on the liritlsh advance
force. Other troops were then pushed
NJ. and the engagement became gem
cral. The British artillery made cN-
ceiisnt practice and sllcncsd the Beer
guns. Then two batthii0hs % ths
grenndier guards and Northumberland
regiment stormcd the heights at the
point VI the bayonct
Crossing the nrc zone amid storm
~ lead. the guards and Sorihumhcr-
lands pushed up 90 the front and
reached the summit Of the hills. doing
great execution with their bnyoncts
and chpturlng the laager with guns.
equipment. prisoners, cattle and sheep.
The entire position was carried by )
o'clock the cavalry. conslating " the
ninth lancors, and mounted Infantry,
pursuing the lioora
The lloers. u u estimated. numbered
s.iO0 men Thoir loss i unknown.
Sir Alfred Miners proclamation io
the people Of cape Colony. which draws
attention 20 the inuumorablc proofs
given by the queen that she does not
favor one race at the expense of nnoth-
or and gladly recognizes that the ma q
iDrlty NJ the Dutch have remained loyal
and proved worthy NJ her mnlrsty' =
confidence will. II Il believed have u
good eject. Premier Schrslner heart
lis endorses H. and has directed the
magistrates to give It the widest pub
lIclty. He has also Invited thf clergy
men to disseminate Il 60 their consrc-
cations.
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Washington. Nov. al-Gcn. OTIS sum.
marlzos the situation In Luzon In a dis.
patch to the war department today In
which he says the insurgent govern
ment can no longer claim 10 exist, It's
troops and officials are scattered. and
Aguinaldo In hiding. The dispatch FOL.
lows.
Manila. Nov.--clalm TO government
by Insurgents can br made no
longer. under any fiction. rs treasurer.
secretary OF interior and president Of
congress In our hands Its president
and remaining cabinet officers In hid.
ms evidently In different central Luz1n
provinces. Its generals and troops In
small bands scattered through these
provinces acting ~ handful or dis.
pcracd. playing the role " amigos
with arms concealed.
indications nro that Agulnaldo dld
not escape through the lines " Law.
ton or Wheaton. but fed westward
from Bayambang railway station. Tcie-
graphic communication TO Dagupan os-
tabiishcd; probably 20 san Fabian to-
day. by rclaying nine miles OF track
with material az hand. railway COM
munication to that point rcostahllahed,
labor OF troops must attend maintcn-
nncc."
Fuller details n the sharp engage
mcnt between Carpenters command
and the insurgents In llollo reached the
war department today. IN the follow
Ing dispatch from Gen. OTIS:
Manila. Nov. A-in panay 2ist
Inst. when Dickmnn drove enemy from
the vicinity Of ia ~, Carpenter with two
batiallons Eighteenth Infantry and
nridgmnn's battery. had severe en-.
Eugcment ut Pavla. north llolio, HIS
casualties are i've killed. twenty
wounded now In lloilo hospital, others
slightly WOUNDED with command.
Enemy driven north with reported very
heavy loss, Particular not received.
Carpenter passed on 10 Insurgents
stronghold. Santa barbara. which he
captured 22nd inst without loss.
Nothing received from column I'M
der immediate command of hughes.
which ~ moving rapidly and operating
north and west OF Santa barbara. Az.
parcntly Nisayans friendly. not taking
aotlve part; enemy consists u 1000
Tagalos"
Gen. otis also sends The following list
~ casualties sustained sine, his last
report:
Killed In advanee on PaylE. Nov Il;
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FALSE CHARGES REFuTED.
DENIES some OF tie ridiculous stories
Concerning III, Election "nd
Political Affair. In Utah



Washington. ID. c. Now %.-Con'
gressman Roberts. " salt Lake ar
rived In washingt.n late last nishI IN
conversation wltha News eorTespon-
dent today lac SAID:
II am here for me arst session OF the
flfty-slxth Congress and see no reason
why | should not ymaln here. Ihe''
Is no contest agalnst my seat 30 CON,
greHs 30 far az | am aware, ana aN
agitation against my rlsht To sea.
In congrcas appears 20 be oA'alI' 'I
the membership OF tina, body 70 I't
as know am not l.sally 'h'I6 u
with any mlademernor, went 'hl'u8n
my congressional campaign IN u'Ah u"'
scathed by single contest or 'na' .
that would bring into question my I'8"'
TO hold n seat n elected
1T has been said that was e'''''' 10
crowd polygamy down The lhioo" Y'
the American Congress and 'A' "'n,'''
can people to fulnn On alleged pr'l,l'
ton OF brigham Young ! chailenE' 'N'
oxlsiancc OF such prediction ana l'ny
the charge. l also denoune' "' la'l'
the charge that was elected 10 ''n,
gress 10 represent polyganF "n' n
false that II | retain my scat u WI"
mean that Congress n1orses po'' b.''s'
and that thero viii b. an 'm'i'yui,,e
revival OF Mormon plural "Ar''At'
system In Utah" .,,,
Mr.; Roberts Ia confident OF su, a..sir ~.
me bitter hght belng wag.l w.. w. by
those who understand the situation
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-24

Helena. Mont. Nov. at. J..
walsh, counsel Tor Ruby ], britt "
this city, In her suit to establish her
title TO property loft by her father.
Reuben =. nonnptt, ~ Webster City,
Ia, received telegram today an
nounclng that Judge Banrdsley had
given % decision In his clients favor.
and that she VIII come into posatHison
of an estate valued M from $4,000 20
S3s. 600. Bennett died intostnte about
q year ago. \ sister and two half
brothers Instituted proceedings To se-
cure HE property Six weeks after
Bennett had been buried and while
steps were being taken 10 divide the
property nmong hls relatives, and
other collateral holders. Mrs, j. r
Britt, or Ruby Britt OF Helena heard
OF his death and oct up the claim that
she was his daughter. Attorney
Walsh went To Iowa In September last
and succcssfully tried tho case, The
court rendered a decision today.