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ence to Secretary OF War Alger except in
q New York dispatch commenting upon
MS apology" and pointing out the charges
preferred against General Alger by many
respectable American journals.
JOHANNESBURG 1t is stated that the
voiksraad at the secret session held 10
consioer President Kruger's proposal for
sne removal of religidAs disabilities which
us.squailhed Jews and Catholics for the
iianchise, rejected the proposal.
LVNDoN.--The Madrid correspondent
" the standard says that the Spanish min
ssser OF finance, Marquis Villaverde, de-
e'ares that the rumor that the govern
,neht is crying to induce the United States
20 pay for the amortization of the Cuban
ueDts is without foundation.
PARlS,-At the session today OF the
boundary commission
,he argument of NJ. Malet-Prevost. the
secretary of the committee in his presen-
tation OF the Venezuelan case, had been
confined TO evidence showing that after
lIol the whole trade OF Guiana was in fhc
hands of Spain. There was some demur
py the British representatives.
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SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

CENTER.--The case of Ardis Page,
charged with murder. Is still on trial.
WEATHERFoRD.-M Addle Brooks
gave the $3.50 bond fixed by Judge Patter-
son in the habeas corpus trial and has
been released from custody.
BEN FRANKLIN Claud Hurley, u
young man about is years old, son OF j..
NJ Hurley, was drowned in Sulphur river
about mile below this place,
FORT WoRTH,-The smallpox situation
near ALE is very encouraging: only one
patient has the disease in It's worst form
the other three parties will be discharged
in a few days.
ENNlS.-For several days party OF
horse traders have been camping here.
The captain of the squad found that some
one had stolen $500, which he had placed
under bedding in his wagon.
DENTON-The camp meeting of the
Sanctificatonists at Bates is closed, and
as result thereof the ranks of the Holt
ness people are greater by reason OF the
100 conversions to the doctrine made
thereat.
FoRNEY. residence of ]. NJ. Edge.
who lives in the Valley View neighbor-
hood, was entered by burglars. A suit of
clothes, razor, pistol and several other
articles were stolen. The capture of the
guilty parties is expected at any time.
DENTON.-Whooping cough is becom-
ing almost serious epidemic in some
points of the county and there are several
cases here in town. the disease being
principally confined to children. Several
fatalities from the epidemic have re-
suited.
ABILENE.-Mr. l.. II, Blanton OF Wash
ington is here for the purpose of making
inyes tigations and recommending loca-
tion for the Federal building, for the cree
ton of which $4,000 was appropriated at
the last session of congress. Nineteen sites
have been submitted.
| LAREDO.-Mr. Joe Stevens, the bridge
foreman of a bridge company, who was
seriously wounded in an accident in plac-
Ing a steel bridge for this company across
Santa Isabel creek for the Rio Grande and
Eagle Pass railway last Monday, died in
the Mercy hospital here.
overwhelmingly notices have been
posted in the neighborhood of Johnsons
Point, this county, which are now being
investigated by the officers. Notice was
given to FIVE different white men TO dis
pose Of their negro labor on pain of death
and to the negroes to leave the section by
August / or suffer the same penalty.
CORsICANA-Well No. on the DR.. n,
] Mills tract, east of the city, is in and
Is now being tubed The well is not only
good oil producer, but is big gaser.
The sand was struck at depth of 100
feet. and after drilling in it for thirty feet
operations were suspended, the output of
the hole showing up for twenty barrels
per day.
PLAINvIEW.-J baltimore the 81
year-old son of ]. p. baltimore, was
stabbed to death on the streets of Plain
view The inquest examination develops
the fact that two parties became involved
/ in a little difficulty early in the evening
Just after dark they again met in front OF
barber shop, and after few words John
baltimore was stabbed just above the
heart, receiving a fatal wound about two
and a half inches long and three inches
| deem
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FOREIGN BRIEFS.
BRussELs.-The cabinet has resigned.

WORCESTERSHIRE cabinet has resigned
SANTIAGO, Cuba.--John Mack, quarter
masters employe, is dead OF yellow feVer'
LONDON.-The Niger bill passed It's
second reading in the house OF lords
SANTIAGO. Chile-The United States
cruiser Marblehead has sailed Tor Caiiao'
Peru.
TRIESTE. Austria.-The United States
cruiser Olympia, Admiral Dewey ABOARD
has sailed for Naples, Italy.
HAVANA.--General Ludlow military
governor OF Havana, has suppressed Tue
cuban newspaper, Ell Reconcentrado'
LONDON. Gazette announces tnat
Mr.. Waldorf Aston was naturallzed pri'-
ish subject July II of the present year.
HAyANA.-A court martial has exoner-
ated Captain Fenton for his connection
with the recent clash at Cienfuegos De-
tween American soldiers and the ponce
LONDON b. Reed. former
sweater of the United States house OF rep
resentatiyes, and Joseph Ohoate, United
states ambassador, occupied seats IN the
distineuished visitors gallery OF the mouse
of commons today.
ST. PETERSBURG.--Emp Nichoia
has conferred upon NJ Leon Bourgeois, th'
head Of the French delegation to the nv
ternational peace conference, the aecoIa.
tion NJ the Order OF ST. Alexander io'
services rendered at The Hague.
LoNpoN.-The Times makes no REFER
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A CRIME, SAYS HULL,
TO Give Canada Any sort of Port on
the Alaskan Const.

Chicago August IA special to the
Chronicle from Des Moincs, Iowa. says:
Congressman j. A. l.. Hull reached Des
Moines today having returned from his
trip to Alaska to investigate the boundary
question.
ITO yield to the demands of Great Brit
ain in the Alaskan boundary question
would be nothing short of crime" he said
THE boundary is all one hears In Alaska.
1t is the topic OF the hour and excite
ment is at a high pitch. 1t would be dis
graceful for tho United States to back
down in the matter and allow Great Brit
ain to have skagway. Skagway Is the key
TO all the trade In the gold regions. II Is
impossible for any other city to control
tho mining trade
"If We allow England TO have It's way In
this boundary matter We virtually turn
over the ALASKAN trade TO England. II we
assert our rights in the matter and retain
skagway we are assured OF perpetual con-
troll OF the Alaskan tradA The trade be-
longs to the United States. Most OF the
miners In that country are Americans ana
desire to buy American products"
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THE OUTBREAK OF THE YAQU!S,
THEY ARE REPORTED AS MURDER
ING AMERICANS ANo MExICANS.
Their Chief Tried to Prevent nm out.
break. Hut Was rut to Death
isy His Followers.

Chicago. August IA special to The
Tribune from the City OF Mexico says.
News from the lower Yaaui river country
killing both Mexicans and Americans and
that number of Americans in the out
lying districts have already been slaught-
cred, Fears are expressed for the safety
of the large number OF American pros
pectors who have been pouring into the
Sierra Madre mountains during the last
year
On the 22nd OF last month signs Of the
present trouble became apparent and Chief
Tetablatc, always peacably inclined. ord
cred the tribe to remain quiet and order
ed FIVE OF the principal disturbers shot,
The Indians fell upon their chief and beat
him to death with clubs and then n large
band massacred hfty soldiers In the bar
racks at Bacum slaushterins Carlos Hale
/ a prominent merchant of Guaymas, and
went down the river numbering and
plundering. The noted frontier general,
Lorenzo Torres commander OF the milf
tary zone Of Sonora. with only two hun
dred men marched from Potan TO Bacum
and threw himself on the assembled Yaqui
forces. battle was wased for two days
in which forty Iaquls aud eleven soldiers
persisted.
The Yaquis were pushed back toward the
mountains and on the third day another
| fight took place, In which forty three
faquis and four chiefs were killed. The
iaquis We're dispersed and driven farther
into the hills.
State troops We're gathered from all over
Sonora by Governor Corral. About 1b0u
men in all were moblizcd and pursued
the Iaquis into their mountain Businesses.
The army was Joined by artillery. which
had been rushed from Chihuahua The
Yaqus took position ON the peaks OF
Cuestalta and the latest report is that a
battle was fought on July 20 and that tho
troops were gaining advantage.
The Indians have been lighting among
themselves for five days about Dicnn a
large proportion of them being opposed to
the rising The present outbreak was
precipitated largely by the rush OF pros
pectors to the country thrown open in
SaS by treaty.
The Yaquis were then assigned a large
stretch OF territory for their exclusive
use. Recently prospectors wc-----;ven per
mission by the government to invade the
domain set aside for the Indians and many
Americans took advantage OF the conces-
sion
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GOVERNMENT OF BELGIUM.
New Cabinet VIII Try nm Expert
mcnt. which Hns Oppnsitinn.

New York. August la dispatch TO the
Herald from Brussels says: With the fan
of Premier Van Den Pecrekoom. the ultra :
montana party has been overthrow and
the turn has come OF the moderate Cath
olics, who probably will soon be sue
ceedcd by semi liberal, semi socialist
cabinet Belgium Is going 10 try proper
tiona representation In order that parlla-
ment may be the absolute mirror OF pub
lie opinion. AT least such ia the platform
OF the new cabinet which NJ. Desmet Dena-
eyer is called upon TO form. The question
is whether the present parliament pro-
yides sufficient majority for passing such
a reform bill. There Is a regular split up
on the question In the clerical party, many
of whom will not hear of the representa-
tion Of the mnorites, There is split
in the same subject In the liberals and
socialist opposition. the socialists wishing
a piebscite beforehand or that the rep
resentation OF the minority be accompanied
by universal suffrage.
The outcome may, therefore, be the
triumphant alliance of the moderate Cath
ollcs and liberals at the expense Of the
extreme parties The violent socialist
street agitation has made this a time Of
great anxiety for the king. His majesty
has been instrumental In bringing about
the retirement of NJ. Van Den Peerekoom.
II was a wise move on his part and more
wisdom may be expected from him In the
anxious moments about TO ensue
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THE BIG DUCK COMBINE
Is Said to Be an Assured Fact and a Mat
ter Of Detail.
MEETING IS TO BE HELD AT BALTIMORE
T"d"y or Tomorrow for the Purpose
OF Completing the Organization
of the New Trust.

New York, August Members OF the
cotton duck trade in this city are in re-
| oeipt ot information that the project TO
form general combine or trust has prac-
tically been brought to successful issue
and that meeting will be held in Balti-
more Wednesday or Thursday to complete
the new organization. The greatest num-
Der OF cotton duck mills have their head :
quarters in Baltimore and some OF the
large trust companies OF that city are
financially interested in this movement.
Options on four plants expired July 81,
but 1t is understood that arrangements
have been made to take them up.
The name OF the new company will be
the Woodbury. Cotton Duck company and
Its capitalization will be S2S, 00o. 900. There
Will be first mortgage bonds bearing in
terest at 8 per cent per annum, Income
bonds bearing 5 per cent interest and COM
mon stock. New York dealers say that,
judging from current returns on the busi-
ness of the several mills he stock OF the
new company will easily pay 10 per cent
per annum.
II is expected that Richard Cromwell,
president OF the Mount Vernon company,
Will be president OF this trust" Seven
plants have been purchased by the Con-
tinental Trust company of Baltimore, the
stockholders taking psrt OF their pay in
cash and part In stock The plants in
the combination are the Mount Vernon
company OF Mount Vernon, Nd; the
Woodbury. Manufacturing company OF
Woodbury., Md; the Greenwich company
of New Hartford, Conn; the Franklin
VILE mills of Baltimore. the Laurel mills
OF Baltimore, the Columbia Mills company
OF Columbia, S. C.. and the Tallahassee
Falls Manufacturing company.
The holdings OF stocks In some OF the
companies are widely distributed and the
contamination OF the project has been
more or less delayed by the necessity oil
getting the consent of so many different
holders.
From time immemorlal the cotton duck
business has peeu conducted by means OF
brands. Each mill has it's distinctive
brand and some of these brands have a
world wide reputation. In some instances
these brands are the personal property
of individuals and could not be transferred
in sale of mills. One case is mentioned
where a She Iholder In a certain plant
plant sold his stock to the trust" but
insisted upon retaining his ownership OF
the trade mark. The question arises
therefore whether ID, new corporation
will have to buy his trade mark pay him
royalty or discontinue selling that par
ticular brand of cotton duck. In most
cases where plants have been bought for
this trust" the stocks on hand at the
mills and in the stores o: agents in New
York and elsewhere were not included
For fear that the trust may raise prices
retail dealers In cotton duck have been
placing some unusual large orders with
New York selling agencies within the last
Meelk or two.
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'INSsYLvANIANs' RECORD.
nave seen Hard Work in the
PhiliDpInes

Ma m
4. lVsco' August 1.-The record OF
i, pennsylvania, which arrived to-
MA. 'ue senator. is one of splendid
s d, n''i Soon after its arrival in
4 ppiues II took a prominent part
\. y nls' and only severe lighting with
~ D'aras' This was during the night
.ax VI ana the morning of August l,
al 'aen the spaniards were driven from
"A. su'nes near Manila, while a ter
IT,, 0h was raging. In this his
llars basement the Pennsylvania vol
lssIs ,a pa,ruelpated with the First Cali
hn vplta lsn y the Utah battery and the
IiriElns,sssl 10, 1898. the Pernsylyanians
N NJ w, IN the advance on and cant,,ra
III ~ OF Manila. On February IA
fatsctes s s..nt was engaged in the first
" pa'He OF the campaign against
s7einr \, 49, NJ Inc contest ending On the
y. ,,o February in the capture of
itrn.Ossiy fortified De Luna church M
y ay, I'M thug under a continuous Are
,asd al ~, me- rennsylvanians were sur
BAD We. .le Guigmento siege on March
"a ihanss ss.host surrounded by a cres-
n iorly m,r rprmation of 1000 insurgents.
Re Of The snn they sustained the full
srts benv seAM o the nearest reinforce
y 81 he s, .w yards in the rear. During
st,st VA easements Lieutenant Colonel
which ,tuek in the breast by a sui
y bocks, however, hit testament in
WI sun,re whleh DETECTED and inflicted
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NEED coALING STATIONS.
II II Not Believed Any Islands nave
Been Purchased.

New York, August LA Tribune special
from washington says: The cabled report
that the American minister TO chile mas
purchased various islands OF the yelling
ton archipelago with the object OF estao-
fishing coaling stations is discredited al
the state and navy departments. although
II is regarded as possible that chile mas
offered to sell islands in that vicinity 10
the American minister and perhaps ne mas
mailed to Washington report on me SUI
iect. which has not yet been receiver,
/ The desirability Of such coaiihs s.a-
ton in the possession OF the uniteu siapes
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TO ESTABLISH AsYLUMs.
Orphan Children of ReconceDtrado
To BE Cared For.

Orphan Ch1Idreu OF NecohcehtE~p"S
to BE Cared For.
New York, August IAN article py
Miss Clara Barton on the subject OF the
Cuban reconcentrados will appear In the
next number OF the Independent.
Miss Barton says there are now IN Cupp
80, 900 destitute orphan children OF re-
concentrates who have In the last rev
wears died Of starvation and want, Many
are children OF the best Cuban families
The reconcentrados were largely the coun-
try people-farmers and small planters.
Miss Barton says: "The cubans are not
responsible for the destitution OF these
children. When the starving reconcen-
trados were driven into the towns the
residents divided food and clothing with
them, and divided again and again. but
there was point at which they had Ia
stop giving.
THE Red Cross surgeons and trained
nurses wrought out q system which we
believe. will In less than six months trans
form these thousands Of hapless renegadei
INFO clean, wholesome well-ordered child.
rem
1T was decided TO gather them up
where they are. making small asylums Of
the plantations and securing the citizens
full corporation providing for their want
and aiding our own care
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at the extreme end OF South America has
been more keenly realized In the last year
than ever before on account OF the rapidly
increasing trade between the Atlantic and
the Pacific and the frequent changes naval
vessels are compelled to make between the
two oceans,
II is pointed out at the state department
that Il would be embarrassing to enter into
negotiations for a coaling station conces-
sion, especially one that would involve
purchase az property, In advance of any
appropriation by congress which might
have stroke Of economy after the privi-
lege had been secured, At present thcre
is no money available except for tho coal
ing stations at Pago Page and Guam,
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COMFY IS HEARTSORE.
Hh Work for Cuba Is Not Appre
rfotad He SuvS

HIs Work for Cuba Is Not Appre-
ciated, He Says.
Havana, August 1.--General Gomez has
Nitten a letter to LaLucha, saying he
i now passing through period of dis
ureeable transition" He has endeavored
70 obtain Independence of the island for
Dirty years and his efforts have been
little recognized. The sweat on the horse
hardly dry when the rage of those who
I'D not dare to take the field by his side
falls upon him. Insults will not affeA. him
ncrs than II they were directed against
De car Of Russia by the persons with
saon be had no connecting links. What,
hEsver, is irritating and painful and has
logic, is the desire to injure him, to
tsrse the Dominican, to insult the
Ealgsr who believes he has done much
~ cuba. They would insult the old Do
anltan republic which has brilliantly
s'ssd The cause more than any Latin peo-
lA VIII love and blood.
Zoe Dominicans are called savages be.
asss lhelr president was killed by the
800, --"'S Va 'SuStdllCe. w ny, luGu,
!. ali other nations savages on account
,sss.ssinatlons committed in them?''
" ls connection he cites the instances
= ~, sae killing OF President GARFIELD of the
s s.a States, Senior Canovas Castillo, the
I, stsIsa premier, and President Carnot of
Y French republic.
a w,allauing, he says: Some Cubans
~ anl lney can get at him by means OF
y u Unfortunate occurrence, accusing him
/, Spring to I'LL the place made vacant
s, .. sue o. inc assassin, forgetting that
N n,nrs SUI higher. The story of his
:, rl Ev'es mat he prefers llberating those
], ,srlS 'nlngs against him. II Cuba can
i. ~ position to offer him after all
H. .u saof's, how could he see one In Santo
! I, Mig Besides. he is not accustomed
u, "s a. " Milling such positions. He is
~ .le'ihed TO work which dignifies
= % post that enslaves."
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senator ciarkcs opinion

Los Angeles. Cal, August l.-senator W
Interview today that in his opinion there
is nothing sure about w. J. Bryan's nomi-
nation by the democratic party at Its Ma
tionaf convention. The senator also said
he is not sure about silver being the great
issue of tho next campaign, though ne
still calls himself a bimetallist. He be-
lleyes to a certain extent In expansion
and feels that the war in the Philippines
must be carried on until the Fillpinos sur
render.
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A FAST MALI WRECKED.
Four Persons Were Killed and n
Number Injured.

Four Persons Were Killed and n
Number Injured.
Boone, la. August 1.-The fast mail
train on the Chicago and Great Western
which left Chicago at 1890 last night,
jumped the track at Kate Shelley curve.
just east of the Des Moines river bridge.
at o'clock this morning The engine
and all the cars were wrecked.
The following were killed:
Engineer John Masterson, of Boone;
Fireman Arthur Schmidt, of Boone;
Postal Clerk q. C. Stone, of Austin ILL.,
]. J. O'Brien, postal clerk, living in
Chicago.
A number were injured.
Conductor Rose said that he did not
notice that the train was going at other
than the usual speed. The engine rolled
completely over and the body remained
clear of the track while the front truck
was thrown $50 feet into a corn field.
The dead were placed In charge of an
undertaken here and the injured are be-
ing attended to in the local hospital.
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QUEENS cur.
won by Emperor williams Yacht
Meteor.

cowes. August Emperor Williams yaNh,
Meteor won the queens cup today in tn
first race OF the Royal Yachts Squadron re-
eattn. beating the Prince NJ Wales boat
Anna Satanitn. Rainbow. Betty Hoseneath
and Ceionin The course was the old Queen
course 20 the westward around the inning on
the spit buoy. then eastward. rounding tho
Bullock buoy. finishing on Cowes
The finishing time of the LEADERS was: Me
tcor 3.i5;1h. Britannia, 800 Satauita
3:A3.50 Meteor allowed Britannia ton min
utes
Tho Prince OF Wales and the Duke Of YORK
were on board the Britannia.
II n understood that the queen was an IN
ierested spectator from tho balcony OF os-
borne house
The prince OF Wales presided this evenlns
at tho banquet OF the Royal Yacht ciup. SMty
guests were present Including the Duke OF
York duke of Cnnneaugbt. Lord Dunraven
and Admiral Won Eisendacker. VINO repre-
scented Emperor william.
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IN WOMAN'S REALM

,,ased is she who possesses
fstuna'' v,rtue-a swanlike neck, for
d pAys''a' low collars and stocks are so
4. rs''les' that the short-necked
u ~ .,n only look at them with
, ~ eyes and sigh ,,,.., stock. !,
viz than any, any however, in the little
ssIre i' srIsses the lower edge. Slight
RI Which s hniIus Of a summer ago which
INV cut poaifi pass" this season are
"a aoi p a. duty by the addition OF the
sll,hde'
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st. Louis Summaries.

st Louis. August 1.-Two fnyorites. on
heavily played second choice and three out
siders were first past the post at the fa
grounds today. Track slow
Nile and seventy yards-Guide Rock. Mn
ME G school Girl Time | .4aA
Five and n half furlonGs ~Lampwick. 81
lent Friend Leipzig Time 70 Brown I'm
ished ssecond but was disqualified for foul
ing.
Six furlongs, seling-IIarry Floyd Neck
lace C2arowItch. Time i.ld,
six furlongs- Imp. Mint sauce. Triaditzn,
The Pride. Time ild.
Mile and n sixteenth, selling--Parole dor,
Jimp. Barbec Time .5i
Mile and scve9ty s-Eitholn, Sir Joseph
Lister. Connie fae Time l:i9h.