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The People Are the sufferers.

Beaumont enterprise
1t is now quite plain that there will be
no libel law passed by the present lesisla-
ture, despite the fact that the newspapers
have been more alive this year than ever
to have a fair and just law enacted. In
our opinion the press Of Texas has not
been wise in the methods employed The
agitation has been too much on the line
of a personal demand, when it should
have been for the purpose of showing the
people of the State that they and not the
newspaper men are the losers by the con-
dition of affairs that now prevail. 1t does
but little good to talk about the liberty
Of the press being restricted. TiSS Is on4
a sentiment that the people care little
about unless you can show them that by
restricting the liberty OF the press the lib
erty of the people is also endangered. Let
newspapers show the people that all news
that can not be legally printed is their
loss. That when newspapers can not ex-
pose the rascality of public officials, it is
their misfortune; that newspapers can
stand it If they can, and that we don't
care much whether we have libel law or
not, as it simply means that we can not
print al the news and hence the only loss
is to our readers.
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tains would, in all probability, result In
general shooting episode and several
game men would likely die with their boots
on.
The case of the Territory VS.. oliver NJ.
Lee ana James Gllliland was called
promptly at 0 o'clock this morning, ana
the prosecution given the privilege Of try
ing Lee and Gilliland together or let the
New case go to trial at the same time. The
attorneys for the Territory said they chose
10 try Lee and Gilliland first on the in
dictment charging them with the murder
OF o-year-old Henry Fountain. They then
asked for continuance until o'clocI, This
morning explaining that Jack Maxwell
OF Three Rivers. one of the most i'm
po,taht witnesses for the Territory, had
iaued to show up. The defense obieoted
10 continuance, but the court overruled
the objection and announced that the pros
eeuIloh would be given until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning to procure the witness
ana that the case would certainly 20 to
trlal at that hour. The best legal falent
the case. 'Ne' sue OF
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TUsIxoGEE INSTITUTE.
Fifteenth Annual Commencement of
the Prosperous school.

the Prosperous school.
Tuskogee, Ala, May 25.-The fifteenth
annual commencement of the Tuskogee
Normal and Industrial institute occurred
today. The year has been an eventful
one with the school. and the work has
gone on with increasing volume and
power.
Eleven hundred and slxty-four students
have been enrolled. sol boys and 1863 girls.
The attendance has been very steady,
bringing the average for the year above
1000. The graduates today in all Depart
four are from both the normal and the
industrial departments. They represent
ten States ana the Indian Territory.
The selection of the $4,000 acres of land
granted by congress is nearly completed,
and already an offer of So per acre has
been made for it.
The corner stone of Huntington hall a
dormitory for girls, to cost 10000, was
laid today. 1t Is the gift Of Mrs. c. T..
Huntington of New York CITY. The first
section of the trades building will he
ready for use in the fall The gift of a
domestic science building, to cost Sl50,O00.
has been made by a lady in New York.
The students have paid toward their ex-
penses SS736 in cash and $4,000 in labor.
Mr.. H. r. Reading, editor of the A. M r.
Review, Philadelphia, made the annual
address. During the exercise a cablegram
was received from MI. and Mrs. Washing
ton at Brussels. expressing their inter-
est in the exercises of the day and stating
that they were going right on TO Paris.
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PROF. LANGLEY AND HIS FAMOUS A1nsHrr.

the history of the past few years is rife
with successes. for within this period
more progress has been made in the study
Of the science of aerial navigation than
during many decades of the years that
have passed. Today practical uses have
been found for the airship that, few
years ago, would have been regarded as
the widest dreams OF the maddest Of in
ventors. and men OF conservative thought
now admit that there Is no limit to the
possibilities that have been opened by
these modern achievements in this lue of
study.
The reason for this success is that the
inventors have OF late been pursuing their
studies upon very different methods than
those followed by the scientists of a gem
Grafton or two ago They no longer at
tempt to do away with the balloon, but
are content II they can but find some
means of directing their aiyship in It's
flight
AS the result many inventors have sue
ceeded in making navigable ships, but up
TO within Il few months this success has
been within such limitations that the
ships have not been regarded as of prao-
ticable use. The recent successful trip OF
Mr.. Percival Spencer and his companion
across the English channel has given u
new phase to the subject, and If Count
Zeppelin viii but keep his promise to
cross the ocean in his directible balloon
this spring, here can be no further ques-
ton as ia the solution of the problem that
has puzzled science for 50 many centuries
Mr., Percival Spencer is one of the most
distinguished aeronauts in England and he
has long been at work perfecting the
steering apparatus that he has now used
so successfully. His balloon is steered by
means of a sail and the manipulation of a
trail rope. AS a balloon floats on the
wind sail attached to it would not de-
fleet 1t from It's course unless it was sup
piled with some means Of resisting the
wind. comparable in one sense to tho
Hedge of boat This resisting kedge
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WILL KEEP THFIP1
Inc 'u''H Soldiers dc. Have s.,,.,
This cours..
THE AMERICAN MONEY IS N ~.
government s Employ.. ~
tribute to n Fund !. 4 W.
Some Money.

Havana, May 25.-Two =.
of the command Of cen...,
near Marianao. dispersed n. 4
resolving not to take the !, a I
their arms and Others toos !. !,
kilograms from ditteren,
that the Cuban army in Il. .'
will adopt the idea o, n. (.
Orient, declining to give !,
accept American money.
these reports the governn,,, l
will contribute a perca,,.
salaries in order to give 4.
amount equal to that os..., !
United States. y
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MONEY SPENT FOR cuBl
Not over n Million and q 90
paImn Suys.

New York, May 25,-lnqulria J
been made concerning tha i-::'
money received and expended hyuI
in connection with the recent tl'a'
Cuba and war with Spain, 7. Esu'2
ma, the delegate In this country az
called Cuban republic, in an Us
said:
1.-The flea that upward OF @mA
collected by the Cuban cause "
over to me as Cuban repreSl4'
rubbish. The estimate that WV.
subscribed by Cubans in the ultA'
during the last four years IS p''F''
II don't suppose'it was rnu'l -
half a million dollars and the t'A !
received by me from all sources w
bly, less than S1,25O,OOo. OF lAs
$4,000 was received from Cuai
ers on account of taxes; ths ~
Paris mag have subscribed si%a
the private contributions Of Ans''a.
Cubans in the United States vs'sr'
less than $4,000. l shall erpl'a
these matters at the proper llp'
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MGIrFoRT's CASE.
Now in the Hands of the Presbytery
of New York.

y
of New York.
Minneapolis. MINI. May 25--In tho
hands of. the Presbytery of New York Is
the fate OF Rev Arthur c. McGinort. pro-
fessor OF church history in Union Theo-
logical seminary. New York, The general
assembly of the Presbyterian church
steered clear, as it hopes. OF the rocks or
another heresY trial when 1t voted this
afternoon after a fierce. earnest, tumul-
tuous and sometimes personal debate to
refer the whole matter to the Presbytery
OF New York for such disposition as, in It's
judgment the peace Of the church and
the purity Of the doctrine may require.
- The minority report read by DR.. Benla-
min l.. Hobson OF Ch.ssEo made It manda-
tors upon the Dew York presbytory 10
APPOINT committee to confer with Dr. Ne
GlnoH. aud II he would neither modify
his views nor Deaceably withdraw from
the church proceed against him in ac.
eordance with the provisions OF the
Churches That would have meant a
heresy trial.
The majority report with the slisht
verbal CHANGES made for the sake Of
elearness. adopted at the end of discuss
sion. IS as follows
we recommend that the whole matter
OF the teachings OF the book OF Rev. Nc
effort ID. D.. entitled THE History of
Christianity In the Apostolic Age he
referred TO the Presbytery OF New Yors
70 winch belongs the primary constilu-
tonal responsibility for such dlspostllnu
as in its judgment the peace OF the
church and the purity OF doctrine NAV
REQUIRE" "'"'
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The disastrous outcome OF Darius
Green's attempt to master the mysteries
of aerial navigation has not been accept
ed as a warning by intrepid aeronauts.
While his heroic exploit and the equally
heroic promises of Mr.. Pennington have
been immortalized In prose and verse.
they have been no more successful than
the NEUROLOGICAL fables of Daedalus and
Icarus in the encouragement of the in
ventors who have hoped to win fame and
fortune by the discovery Of some method
Of navigating the air. 1t has always been
mans aspiration to fly and this longing to
be able to rival the birds finds frequent
expression in the classics as well as in
many of the more modern. although ex-
tremely old. traditions.
So far as can be definitely known how
ever. the first successful balloon ascension
was made by the Montgolfer brothers at
Annonay, In France. in 1888. Since that
time machine after machine has been in
vented.
The success in the making of balloons
has inspired hundreds of scientists to
spend time and money In the hope of be-
ing able to discover some method of man
ufacturing a genuine flying machine, but
the history of these experiments is the
history Of a series of great failures and
Prof. Langley sums up the whole matter
when he says that mo machine in the
history OF invention, unless it was the toy
of Penaud's, invented some twenty years
ago. has ever, so far as ! can learn
flown for even ten gpcOudS -
Prof. Langley, of course. discriminates
between the directible balloon or airship
and what is generally known as the flying
mAchine. for i'm lhia hrannh on rn-u..-... h
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For His Mother,s Picture.

From New York Letter.
Another of the brave laddies who was with
Dewey at Manila bay tolls this new anec-
dote Of the great admiral. The teller is
Harry Deghman sailor of the cruiser Bos-
ton. and his story is this
1.-THE most affecting incident which occurred
and which all OF the sailors will remember
through their lives. was the action of pow
der boy. These bows act as aids to captains
and leutenauts In carrying messages and do
ing errands, When the order was given 70
strip for action (every man was naked that
day), one OF the bows tore of his coat hur-
Iiedly and 1t fell from his hands and went
over the rail. down into the bay.
"A few moments before he had been gazing
he took off his coat he had kissed his mother S
picture and placed it in his pocket. When MS
coat fell overheard he turned TO the captain
and asked permission to jump in after II.
Naturally the request was refused me boy
then went to the other side of the snip ana
climbed down the ladder. lie swan around
to the place where the coat had dropped. sunk
himself and succeeded in fetching 1t TO the
When he camo back ne was ordered in
chains for disobGdence. After the battle he
was tried by court martial for disobedlehce
and found guilty. Commodore Dewey became
interested in the case. for he could not un-
derstsnd why the boy had risked his He
and dsoheyed orders for coat The LAD nad
never told what his motive was. but Wn9a
the commodore talked to him in fatherly
way and asked him why he had done such
strange things for an old coat, he proke INTO
tears and told the commodore that ms
mothers picture was in the coat Commodore
Deweys ewes filled with tears us he listened
to the story. Then he picked the boy up IN
his arms and embraced the lad re ordered
the little fellow to be instantly released and
pardoned. A hoy who loves his mother
enough to risk his life for her picture can net
be kept in irons on my fleet, he said"
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DELEGArEs DISSATISFIED.
Don't want Church Members Pledged
to Vote for Prohibition.

Denver, Colo, May 25.--Consdernhle dis
satisfaction developed among the members
of the Cumberland Presbyterian general
assembly over the temperance resolution
adopted on Tuesday. which practically
pledged the votes Of members Of the church
10 the prohibition party. \ motion made
today to reconsider the vote by which the
report of the temperance committee, in
Guiding the resolutions was adopted was
ruled out OF order. II Is likely the question
will again come up
The report Of the Arkansas synod passed
several structures on the clerk Of the Ar
kansas synod for refusing 10 send the
minutes OF the assembly to the synod for
examination. The assembly ordered the
synod 20 remove the clerk II he should
stlll refuse TO comply with the request.
shortly after II O'Clock tonight the gem
eral assembly of the Cumberland presbv
terrain church. having finished its work
adjourned to meet at Chattanooga. Tenn.
on the third Thursday In May. 1900 In
the closing hours the resolution protest.
ing against the seating OF Congressman
elect y. l.. Roberts of Utah was taken IN
and adopted with practical unanimity.
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sebnener and Harri..'s,s :. I

New York, May 25.--on' .s,.a u
portant matches at thres-s Iva d y
T i,ards that has ever been pl, 1s''s I J
began tonight at the ives ~, 81
with wizard Jake scu'' aovos.E
Harrison, both of Nsx YcfE a., I
leon Frank Ives OF Ns Tss sostiii,...
Thatcher of Chicago; ny ,,p--p DE- Y
match call for i25 poin,s, ny ny ripnsr \
a nurse OF $3.50 and stakes sye,ssiT 2.
tonIabt ended in favor o. 81 s rsruls r
snd thatcher NAT were making -
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Choctaws FIogged.

South McAlester 1, T.. May 25.-John
Washtub and Joseph Stark, full blooded
Choctaw Indians, were publicly 1ogged at
San Bots today in accordance with the
Choctaw law The two men were sentenced
to receive 100 lashes on the bare back
as a penalty for stealing cattle. Several
hundred Indians and white people as
sembled to witness the execution of the
law. The penalty for the second offense
is death.
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THE FOUNTAIN MURDER CASE.
Lee and GiuiIand Now oneTriaI NJ
HiISboro, n. NJ.

Hllsboro, n. NJ, May 25.--The county
seat of Sierra county, New Mexico, is over
crowded tonight with witnesses, lawyers,
officers and other parties interested in tho
celebrated Lee and Gilliland murder trial,
which came up this morning before Dis
trlet Judge Frank Parker on change
Of venue from Dona Ana county, whore the
indictments were found against tho prison
ers. The narrow streets of this liuE
town in the heart OF the famous Hillsboro
mining district are thronged with men
from Dona Ana and otero counties, be-
tween whom a deadly enmiiy exists. Many
OF them touch elbow and jostle one an
other, but do not speak. The utmost
quietude reigns at present, but the least
disturbance between the friends OF Lee
and Gilllland and the friends OF the Foun-
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nergmnn Conspirncy Case.

Santa Fe, n, M, May 25.-The hearing
in the case of Colonel E. r. bergman, SUI
perintendent of the penitentiary, and 9TH
ers, charged with conspiracy to induce w.
II. Gardner, a convict, to swear that he
had been employed by Hon. T. B. Catron
to poison Ex-Governor Thornton, Superin-
tendent Bergman and other officials, came
10 an end today Colonel Bergman was
discharged but his son, Henry, and N. O..
Merrill were held to answer before the
grand jury.
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Mig Fire at 81. Lnhn.

~. ~ 'onns' N b., May 25-Fire thai
o-OH' out IN a building adjoining the gem
e ,,, warehouse Of P, NJ. Nase G. SONS
ca aT,n street, north end, this afternoon
6 6,s,-1a loss estimated at $500 ooo TSa
iaS.I,,, ranged by the fire was oomnosnd
ina 6',s o. tenement houses, ana probably
tbs,o p1o a are homeless, a majority Of
l"o deaths are to be set down - ,,o
hFe' Miss cunard and Mrs. ArnoId 1 20 rne
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Mlss coplln,s Meetinn

Henrietta Texas, May 23.--The holiness
meeting which has been conducted here by
Miss Bette Copln and her assistants is
crowded every night, A peculiar feature
IN these meetings is that no collections
nave been taken and nothing but free win
onerings are received, and these are not
soneited, Iobaeeo and whisky share CON
siderable abuse from this young lady
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FIRE IN BROOKLYN.
'act"ry md Row of TIE
ment Houses

new York May 26,-Csrtridge G. Co.'S
iron bedstead mandatory. a tbree-storv
ou,''ins in Brooklyn, caught fire at .
o clock this morning and was burned to
the ground. ~ 1' -
= ne nre spread TO row OF tenement
houses on briggs avenue and another On
a.. IAN avenue aud about 100 families
S Sou IN 'nelr night clothes, carrying such
household goods as they could save
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Dining Table Truat.

Chicago, May 25-An organization 10 be
known as the National Dining Table assoc
citation. was formed here today. Besides
forming a National organization. the maxi
ers OF extension tables agreed 10 mako
an advance over their old prices. Thirty
nine manufacturers from ali parts of the
country were represented
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.'eve'and' Ohio, May 26.-Fire broke
NV S,, shortly after l2 o'clock tonight in the
oui,er room Of the big factory OF the Ohio
s'sn ana door company. on the fats nhe
,h was soon a mass of flames ana
se uFe communicated TO the l,rnhar $50
z. the Fisher & Wilson COMPANY Tha
least $4,000. sonpahy is at
ne nre at . p, m. was burning fiercely
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rotary, b. NJ; Poteat' South Carolina;
treasurer, L. V, Carey, New Jersey; audit
tor, j. NJ Murray, New York Colonel j.
A. Hoyt. Greenvile, S. c.; Henry McDon-
old, d. D., Atlanta, Ga, and ]. G. Gam
brell, d. D., Waco, Texas, were elected
members Of tho executive board from
1899 to 1902
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Baptist society.

San Francisco. Cal. May 25.-The fol-
lowing officers were today elected by the
Baptist society for the ensuing year:
President, A. D. Strong, New York; vice
presidents. A. P. Montague, South Caro-
lima; J. 2. Forbes, Florida; recording Sec
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sim Battling for the People.

III VhIIIVU ldbIt'
Democracy is still doing business at the
same old stand. regardless of the fact
that trust creating repuhllcanism has hold
OF the relns of government and is seeking
10 drive Americanism to the demnition
bowwows. Democracy is the true Moses
that will deliver the people from their
distTesses if they Will only join 1t in its
ri
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c,.ss ExtraordiaSs'I ',,.I

London. May 2S'-h ,steclsss
American chess champioD' n,,y,ss Y
audience this evening BY ips'''is.s
against six opponsss a Whist !. q
draughts and a nsnu lanes esssp
his opponents in all saA B
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FROM EASTERN crsl
General Leonard Wood sens
Gratifying Report

~.
Santiago de Cuba, May 49,
eraJ Leonard Wood, military s's'
the department OF Santiago, r'..''
morning from ten days y. -,
which he has visited the pTlp'ss !,
of the province all OF wnic ~ ! II
be quiet. Brigandage has N.Y. "a.
no demands for rations are ,. ,s (
on all sides he found e'lasnn 4,
perity and a general de .,,,,,ls,s
and other American ins'''u
Washington, May 25.-rhs w., '.
ment tonight received the l'I ~
sage from General Leonsra ~. -.
handing the province OF sanD''
ITO the Secretary of war. ,.,ur,s
santiago, May 25.-Just 's. i
inspection of principal to sa,r.r
coast. People at work. 10 ns,
plication for personal ass 80. i,
the trip; people absolutely as'l h =
troops under arms anywns' ~
No brigandage.
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Miss Grant Expected atNevnor,,

newport R l.. May 25,-Miss Julia Dent
Grant who is to be welded here eariy-lia
the fall TO Prince Cantacuzene. is expected
70 come to Newport few days after her
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meeting of the Congregational Home Mis-
sionary society was held today
Major General O. O. Howard was re-
elected president. The vice presidents OF
the previous year were reelected.
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aud threatening the property OF the
Cleveland Elevator company
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a Future Definition of Treason.

henham News.
BY the time 1900 arrives the San Antonio
Light viii probably have reached point
where 1t can see treason and sedition"
IN the act of voting against the republican
nominee for president,
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VESSELS FROM cus,
Directions for Clenr..
cIEn md 49, ~

Directions for Clenr.
eiEn and American =. y
washington, May 25.--A,sl. .''a /.
tary Meiklejchn of the ". .'''
today sent the following es. Nj
Collector of Customs Bliss !, u
"officors of the customs dI.,.'..
Cuba may authorize the cIs,,,,.'
eign ports or ports Of the u,,,.,
OF vessels under the distlne,,,.
coasting permit of Cuba, !, 4
such clearances officers ~ az.
advise masters or owners III, \ !.
States does not assume any oslls,'s
the protection of the vessel AM 4.
ance does not exempt yesssl. IL !. y \
ports or ports in the United az
penalties or forfeitures OF anv NM
may be incurred"
New York, May ga sOsa .
Herald from Washington saw. ,
blue and white provisional fac /, |,
be seen on the high seas. Frank h
New York, attorney for Ii, j,
Steamship company OF Havana. i,
today consulting with officials 4, |, ,
to remove the present restrlc,I,, I.
ban steamships. which are no l,,,,
titled to fly the Spanish flag An. i,
fly the American flag. The asr N,
the distinctive mark OF vessel, 4, I
ownership engaged In Cuban M,
no international trade. The ysy.,
Herrera line are engaged in trta:
West Indies islands and Mexico Il,
trail America and under present .xh
can not secure clearance papers X;
United States military authovita !
able them to clear. It Is undeYEx.
a temporary arrangement wilt h
by the war department whsisI
vessels will fly the Cuban cuas.7H
and be given clearance for tosIE
with the provision stated In the Cd
papers that the United States sorz
does not assume any respouslblIys
vessels. Mr.. Pavey said his ellEl'
be willing to accept this arranE,!
Eventually 1t Is probable that u
vessels will secure the right y I
American flag by being ttanin'
nominal American ownership.
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Conversational Home Missions.
Hartford. Conn, May 25-The business