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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07
DREYfUS CASE BEGINS.
The Captain Shows the Effects Of the
Experience Of Devils Island.
NO EXCITEMENT AMONG THE VISITORS
precnutious Were Taken to Prevent
the Prisoner Being Crowded by
the Curious Spectators.

Rennes, August THE proceedings OF
the court martial, before which CAPTAIN
Dreyfus is ON trial. opened at ten minutes
past o'clock this morning. Captain
Dreyfus entered the court room with a
firm step, though his features were paid.
He is partly bald and what hair he has is
grey and close cropped,
He answered the formal questions OF the
Judge as to his name, age, etc, In a clear,
determined voice. He sat facing the judge
with his hands resting on his knees, an
impassive ngureg The trial opened, so far
as Rennes is concerned In an inospnere
of tranquility. The population is appar-
emily Indifferent. Only small crowd
at the most. fifty people-had gathered
outside the entrance to Lycee at o'clock.
majority OF these were journalists. The
project of police and chief of the secret
police arrived just before o'clock and
began the superintendent Of police meas
ures. At this time only half dozen Of
the gendarmes were visible. They were
stationed at the portal of the Lycee and
inside the garden in front, which is sep
arated from the sidewalk of the avenue do
LaGare by a high iron railing, which no
one was allowed to pass until Dreyfus had
been transferred from the military prison
to the room within the Lycee building,
where he wae to await the moment when
he should be- summoned to enter the court
room.
Strong detachments of Sendarmes. OH
foot and mounted, began arriving at g
o'clock and took up their positions in the
side streets around the Lycee AT els the
project of police gave the order to close
the avenue LaGare for 300 yards in front
of the Lycee and the streets leading to
the avenue.
The gendarmes were Immediately drawn
up along the avenue and the space in front
of the Lycee was cleared of all spectators
The crowd. which by that time bad in
creased TO a few hundred, we're kept by
the gendarmes at distance of $50 yards
on either side of this passage. Captain
Dreyfus emerged from the military prison
under the escort of lieutenant and four
TIC CIOSStu Tue ldllWdS lulSh-
ly and disappeared within the Lycee, the
heading of soldiers keeping. him from view.
The principal peTsonages in the trial
arrived between $50 and O'Clock. The
generals passed with hardly cheer FROM
the spectators, General MERCER alone with
a few cries of "Vive l'armee!" and "Vive
Mercier" as he drove up in a closed car
riage. Lieutenant Colonel Picquart ar
rived on foot at $40. wearing silk hat
and black frock coat with the red ribbon
of the Logon of Honor in the button
hole. No demonstration was made on his
arrival, but he appeared TO be in most
cheerful mood, smiling and chatting with
friends, and If he may be Judged by his
bearing, he Is sanguine of favorable issue
OF the trial.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07
M'KINLEY WILL SPEAK.
During the Autumn Festival to BE
Held Mt ChicnrO.

New York, August Ga special to the
World from Plattsburgh, n, Y, says:
President Mckinley has at last promised
TO attend the Chicago Autumn festival, to
be held during the week beginning Sep
TENDER 8. Mr.. Truax, chairman OF the
festival, who came here to consult with
the president concerning tn. general pro-
gramme, left fully satisfied that tn, prt,ei-
dent would participate in the festivities
now being arranged.
IL was not President McKinley's original
intention to do more than taka part in
the ceremonies OF laying tho corIrrs.one
of the new Chicago Federal building, but
he has been persuaded to accept several in
vitations 10 banquets and viii certailly
make enc or two speeches.
Mr.. TruaX was somewhat disappointed
because of the refusal of Sir Wilfred iau-
rier, Canada's premier. to attend the cere-
monies Speaking OF reasons Cor dec,in-
ing, Mr.. TruaX said: IF il is an AMIGA BILE
and fair settlement OF international dis
putes that Sir Wilfrqd seeks, why should
he not accept our offered right hand of
good fellowship?
IF his reasons are cor 'ectly quoted
AMI truet they are not-he has certainly
msjudged the character and good sense Of
;he people OF this country.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07
THE UvALDE ASPHALT.
A Texas Industry Gets "a Foothold In
New York.

The older citizens OF Houston will re-
member General John r. Baylor. who
years ago discovered the asphalt beds In
Uvalde county. When here a number OF
years ago as the guest OF the late Major
NJ. Looscan. the general brought with him
specimens of the Uvalde asphalt and want
ed then to induce Houston to adopt 1t as
street paving material, General Baylor
was then about twelve or hfteen years
ahead of public sentiment In this section
on the asphalt question. No Houstonlan
would then have believed that asphalt was
available for street paving in this climate.
But how sentiment has changed within
that period.
But what more forcibly calls attention
TO General Baylor's then futile effort to
introduce Uvalde asphalt. is an incldeA
that occurred before the Mazet investigat-
ing committee in New York last Tuesday.
when Dock Commissioner Murphy was on
the witness stand and in answer 10 ques-
tions said that all the orders for asphalt
paving had been given the uvalde Asphalt
company without competition.
This Indicates that the Texas product
has been making wonderful strides since
the time of General Baylor.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07
Uncle pnn.l Get. Entcrpr,s,ng.

Uncle Daniel has decided to establish an
Age bureau in Houston and to conduct a
Houston department In the Age. He says
the Age has more subscribers in Houston
than any other paper not published In
the city. and among them are those who
have taken the paper and read 1t ever
since 1t began the fight on the carpet bag
gers In the Giddings and Clark campaign
in 1871 The Houston bureau is estab-
lished with special reference to the cam
paign OF the coming year, and a particu-
larry Interesting department OF the Age
will be that devoted to Houston locals,
personals and politics. The Age bureau
will be in charge OF Mr.. ]. S. Stanley
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07
A DsuTAL MURDER.
. Wan of Forty-Hvc Killed Girl ol
- thirteen Years.


washington. August GA horrible muir
dar was committed today in the northern
section of the city. The murderer was
BENJAMIN ]. SHELL a special examiner in
the pension office. a man about As years OF
age. The murderer is native OF Vermont,
and at one time was employed in bank
nj Montgomery. Ala. He has a wife and
two children
His victim was Lizzie wiezenberger.
about IS years OF age, who had been EN-
Moved at his house until few months
ago when she was taken home by her pa
rsnts who became suspicious OF Smells
conSuct toward her. Smell seemed TO be
tntatmated with the child and paid her
vrsat deal OF attention, which she resent
"a SMELL went TO his victims house and
sntsrInr the room where the girl was
sieenins. and bent over her and drew her
from, The bed. Twisting one hand r. the
s,rIs hair and throwing back her head
Smell drew a razor from his pocket and
swsnt il across her throat, Twice he
siashed her throat and once he missed
rmtting 4 great piece OF flesh from her
cheek. The head was almost severed from
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07
PRESIDENT ..TTENDED CHURCH.
Arrived Fifteen Minutes Lnte, Which
Delayed the Services,

Plattsburg. n. Y, August 6.-Presdent Nc
kinley. accompanied by Secretary Cortelyou,
attended church this morning. The pastor of
the church delayed services until the arrival
OF the president. When he entered church
the entire congregation arose. and remained
sianlng until lie mad been seated. Bishop
Goodsell OF Tennessee, preached the sermon,
taking his text from the 9th chapter of St.
John. Both verse
At the close OF the service the congregation
remained standing until the president had
reached the street.
The president and Mrs. Mckinley, the vice.
PRESIDENT and Mrs. Hobart will witness the
yasnt races tomorrow from DR.. Webb's yacht
Sis Wiliired l.aurier the Canadian premier
pas reconsiisied his determination 10 visit
ftotei Chainpain while the president Is here,
ana therefore viii not come this week. as ex-
pected. He believes that visit at the present
comment.
SECRETARY Root will arrive here Tuesday
morning .or conference with the president
Not only ne Philippine problem, but also the
sv.s'loh now confronting the secretary of war
eusn es the situation IN Cuba and Porto Rico
sno the attitude 10 be maintained toward
General Miles will h. discussed in detail and
general plan of action agreed on,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07
THE DEATH ROLL.

Thos. G. Williamson. aged u year,,
died at 0 q. m. yesterday at his homo,
1908 Montgomery avenue. and will bs
buried at 1880 o'clock this morning In
Glenwood The funeral Will be from
the residence with Rev. II. d. AYES Of
fciating.
ton. having lived here since 1859. HI
leaves two grown children. He was q
bridge builder by trade and in the earl,
days OF the Houston and Texas Contra
he built nearly all the bridges ON thai
line from Bryan TO Denison. He served
as an alderman Of the city In 1ss4-s6..
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07

ance against Anderson. said that he would
do the killing. as he had II In for him
any way. That two weeks later while she
was lying beside her husband on the gall
lery one night. she being kept awake by
the mosquitoes. the bro,her-tn- law came
and with an ax dealt the death blow. after
which she went out and Informed the
neighbors.
They were both remanded for the killing.
but yesterday the woman confessed to
Sheriff Anderson that she alone was re-
sponsibe for the killing and that she did
II by herself. because her husband had re-
fused to give her $3.50.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07
ScnrIet Fever nj Alvin.

Alvin, Texas. August Cdr. j. e. Can
non this morning reported two cases of
scarlet fever in his practice to the city
health officer. and he at once established
local quarantine restrictions around the
infected premises. 1t is hoped that by the
prompt action OF the city authorities the
disease can be controlled and not allowed
tn spread
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07
Cuban. Do Not refuse Mon,,

Santiago de Cuba, August 6.-There are
nearly 5000 Cuban soldiers in town this
evening expecting to be paid here tomor
row The remainder of the Cuban troops
IN the province of Santiago will be paid
ut the towns Of San Luis, Christie, songo
and El Caney.
= Colonel Moale. on the United statas
transport ingalls,. arrived yesterday with
The money. All incoming trains are
crowded with Cubans. are
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07

standing question of export rates ~, III "a "a
tolial rights. The impression : IN ,n'
total divisions will be agreed As III
Southern ports will be allow ,,au 9 , sSlss I
export grain from the sec.ioaas, mi Cist
nj nrally tributary to them. an c.sters II. I
and Duluth will be made tne ss NOT ssatI
sections whose outputs they are Nv
To receive. 49,, ,ormitiN y,
All the members OF me c' nrsssSt o.
stated their intention o. pe,as Jams p y
dent Knapp and Commas mmlss'oKRna pp ssld y
report spp Of the subject Of export ~ Is, SIX
be rendered. but might not be Fiji 81 H.
ten days. The testimony Is az
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07
A GauEsoME CONFESSION.
The Anderson Woman Admits I,
Having Chopped Up Her Husband.

The Anderson Woman Admits tn
Having Chopped UP Her Husband.
1t Will be remembered that some two
months ago negro man named Anderson
was found dead AT his home beyond Brun-
ner fearfully mutilated with an AK, his
head being practically chopped to pieces
with several AK wounds in the upper part
Of his body.
His wife was Immediately arrested tor
the crime and few days later she made
confession to Sheriff Anderson. saying
that her brother-in-law had done the deed,
but that she was a party to IL. she and
her brother law having concocted the
scheme to kill Anderson. She testified at
the preliminary trial that she had told her
brother-in- law that she wanted to leave
her husband. but was afraid that II she
did so he would kill her. as he had threat
ened TO do. whereupon the brother-in- law.
who. II appears, had had some old grisv-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07
surrenaered FOR Muraer

commerce Texas. August 5.-Henry
Brown. young negro bootblack. who
stayed IN Freezes harbershop. was ar
rested this evening for the confessed In
ing OF his mistress Francis Green a or,
about 20 years old. She was killed ahort
o'clock this evening, her throat hsina
cut with razor. Jealousy is thought -,
be the cause. Brown stated TO the off,car
that he intended to kill himself lust AZ
soon AS he got to his trunk. where his
pistol was nis
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07

,ba bodv and both the murderer and his
yjc,im were drenched with blood. At
tracted BY the child's screams the mother
ran 10 the rescue and was badly slashed
ON the arm. The murderer was arrested.
He refuses to give any explanation Of MS
acts and says he remembers nothing
about them
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07
Dunrec-Isnncks.

The ceremony which united Mr.. W. J.
Dupree and Miss Susie Tsaacs in holy we'd
lock was performed at the residence of the
mother of the bridegroom, near Clark
street, yesterday morning at o'clock by
Rev. w. 5. Tomey. Only a few relatives
were invited.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07
BOUGHT THE OLD H0s''
President mckinley Has ca,tsss.
the old Mckinley ..idsut


the old Mckinley ns..Idsui y
Canton, Ohio, August s-rIs e.. Nd
Kinley has purchased the lsns wo,,A "
ley cottage, on the corner o. ~ 4. Il
ket street and St. Louis a'eA. ..,.I,spdt
was closed Saturday Inv ....sIsi :
was sl4.5oo. He will secure p c.,oD.r y
der the contract and deco o m,rtst
The property was not ~ s.ot 40 h
was endeared to the pr Sams' rhs5s
Mckinley as their hrst nS " tender
began housekeeping ana NJ y front ~:
cries Of sorrows there. ,r a tie
shows the most wear The he uotsa
campaign OF 1896, when ,o NJ nsarly :
was the political Mecca ~
lion people. .sn|
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07
For sAoo,lns squire Earl,..

Yesterday Deputy Sheriff VIII Matthias
OF Humble brought into the city kid
johnson. colored. who a few days ago shot
and wounded another colored man named
Squire Early at wood choppins camp
near Humble Early was not seriously
wounded, being shot In the lower part OF
the legs. and was brought to this city and
located at St. Joseph's innrmsry. where he
still remains, 80,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07
TEXANS pELTEp WITH snow aA,,s

Texans pelting each other with snow
balls in Angus. is novel sport. YET that's
exactly one OF the many ways OF enter
tairment which all Texans have In visit
ing the various health and pleasure -.
sorts in Colorado on the line OF Tha nan.
yer Road.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07
WANTED TO SHOOT -
Fatally shos. .,ssl 3

Lendon, KY. August 49,, "a rnoppss!
Bornstadt, tins county. cay 0a sstsk
is SON Of DEPUTY United . yss.lst =
George Thompson. was 'ss' nsust ~
graph pole. 4 youns ma, msn 70 70 sss,se T.
aiong and told Thomp,,gbe pole Wi
be wanted 70 shoot a. , I'M assiu
fused to DO Holt to HoI M drew az
sou refused. Then noourse. h u
fred az the pole: o. ."nded. ~
son. who y fatally ally ono inch ~ "
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07

Ardmore. l. T., August s.--Arthur sunder.
land merchant, was shot and instantly
killed here TODAY by Edward Fairman. Charles
underhill. a bystander, was seriously in
inred- Farman was Immediately arrested Tia
man, -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07
COMMERCE. COMMISSION MsErING.

TAport Grhin Rates and TerritoriaI
Rights Will he Adjusted.
lineage August 6.-Members of the Chicago
noaia Of Trade and others directly interested
W the handling OF Western grain look for
ma'S 70 the meeting in this city tomorrow OF
.ne Interstate Commerce commission and the
western railways with unusual interest. 1t is
wy general expectation that the meeting will
'ssu" 10 some definite settlement Of the long
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07
STUDENTS OF NATURE
And the Scientific Thinkers Of the World
Give Testimony
UPON THE POTENCY OF CHRISTIANITY.
Fourth sermon of Rev. Lnmiin Upon
the Testimony OF Great Lend
ers of the World.

Rev. DR.. Lamkin OF the First Baptist
church preached the fourth of his series
o. sermons last night upon the testimony
of the great leaders and thinkers OF the
world to the potency OF Christianity.
This sermon dealt with the scientific
thinkers Of the world and is interesting
for the reason that inhdels and the fol-
Lowers OF such men as Spencer, Darwin
Huxley ana others make the boast that
the leading scientists of the world are
skeptics.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-16

The hero Of the antl-impcrialists ut pres.
ent Is AaUINALDO, n scmi-Spaniard ndven-
turcr who seems TO have blackmailcd the
Spanish authorities in the Philippines and
who Is now impudcntly threatening to
make wal with the United States, although.
according to the American Consuls at Hong
Kong, Manila and Singapore, he and his
gang expressed themselves n few months
ago as satisfied with the prospect Of Amcri-
can government In the Philippines.
Carried by n United States vessel TO the
Philippines, which have since been con-
qIered from Spain by the army and navy OF
the Omitted States, he Is trying to take
advantage " the disordercd condition Of
the islands to set himself up as q sovereign,
for his pretended republic is merely an
attempt at dictatorship. He Is the sort OF
cunning, INSCRIPTIONS, fustian-spouting
and violent person that appears so often in
the Central American republics. Free
dom and independence" In his mouth
mean what he can get and hold.
He does not represent the great mass OF
the natives. He does not represent, record
ing to our Consuls, the majority Of the
moro prosperous and intelligent citizens
WIZ Notlu 10 u SNppoi INV phN iiVpS VI
any real effort at self-government in the
Philippines. What power he attains will be
attained by force and not by the consent Of
the governed, about which his ~sympathiz-
crs IN the United States are so delirious.
II good order and the reign OF law are to
DO maintained in the Philippines; il the
islands are to be protected against internal
anarchy and the conflict of Jealous races,
the United States must do the work or
some other strong nation will. AGuINALDo
would he followed by a great crop OF Agui-
naldos, and security and prosperity would
be impossible.
This strutting little mongrel pretender,
trying to bully the United States and force
his way to a power resting on no fitness OF
the governor or desire Of the governed, Is
by the anti-imperialists as a cham
pion OF liberty, and the Mugwumps caper
to his golden whistle!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-16

Dir. RICHARD CROKER has ;uund among
thu Brooklyn Democrats I'm outSpukcr
Supporter OF his proposition that IN the
NEXT Presidential campaign the Democratic
party shall abandon thc cnuse " free silver
coinage at the ratio Of i6 to (. In n speech
made to the guests Of the Brooklyn Demo.
cratic Club last Thursday evening Mr..
EDWARD NJ. SHEPARD expressed the follow
ing views:
i"t sincerely trust that tho Democratic party at its
next convention, and that yor. gentlemen. who are
Democrats in Congress, will declare the question OF
10 to 1 ended; that, without asprrsior OF the motives
of any nian, silver or gold, and without pronouncing
upon the right OF the question one way or The other.
SOU VIII declare that the Democratic party will, for
the peace and prosperity of the country, maintain
the present standard until the great nations OF the
world having some sort of equality OF position to the
United States. shall join together to establish bimot.
allism. lido not now argue that bimetallism 10 wrong
or right, What now say Is that any attempt to cs-
tablish II except 1t he done by the chief nations Of
the world together, Is ~ abs Dlutcly impossible az to
suspend the law Of rravitation.'
This is a fair and square retreat from the
position taken by the Democratic party In
1896, and as fair and square a going over
to the position taken W the Republicans,
In their declaration of principles, that same
year, at st. Louis. Tho Republicans pro-
nounced against the free coinage OF silver
Except by international agreement with
the leading commercial nations OF tho
world" and now Mr.. SHEPARD says the
FHlne thing almost in the same words.
Still, we cannot help remembering that
the whole body Of Democrats OF this State,
assembled in convention in 1896, declared
quite rs positively against free silver; yet,
shortly after, the Democratic party of the
State took back its words and supported
and voted for WILLIAM J. BRYAN as Prcsi-
dent on a distinctly free silver platform.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-16
Little Sums in Arithmetic.

Perhaps You have Just received from some place
In Europe particulars of the large estate your uncle
has left you. The interesting document may say
that the fine property has an area Of 1852 square
kilometres. You haven't an idea whether that means
a piece of land as small as a quarter section or as big
as a county. If the stupid foreigner had only given
the area In square miles the matte, would be clear.
But be easy. There are few things more simple than
to evolve square miles from square kilo rctres. A
square Rlometre is 3G-IO0 of a square mile. Just
multiply the number Of square kilometres by the
decimal 80 and You will have the area of the estate
in SQUARE miller. Tlcn you will know the extent of
your nncle's munifCence.
Or You msy be a crank on the subject of long-dis.
lance bicycle races, aud You read that the French
champion has peda!led 2,463 Kilometres in a given
time. You'd like to compare his performance with
the American record and you can do 1t then and
there If YOU know how easy a matter it il. A kilo.
metre Is $500 OF a statute mile. Simply mlIl.
tiply the weary wheelman's total kilometres by az
and you have his achievement reduced to miles.
In a month or two You may hear that the gre at
17.0o0-ton steamship Bucolic has made an average
of twenty knots an hour on her first trip across the
Atlantic. You don't know much about nautical
terms, And would have a better idea of the vessels
speed If the distance per hour had been given in
statute miles. But you can turn IL into miles without
excessive ccrebratiOn. A knot, q nautical mile and a
geographical mile are one and the Same thing. A
geographical milo equals f.15 STA. ute miles. Multi
ply the number OF knots by IL and you have the
distance in statute miller.
Some of these results arc not exact to the inch, be-
cause the decimsls NAV be extended. But they arc
exact enough for purposes that do not require the
most minute computation, aud III ay illustrate the
fact that it requires very little figuring TO turn other
peoples expressions for area and distance into de-
nominations we may better understand.