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THE SILVER TEST SUIT BRIEF
CONGRESS HAS usURPED POWER,
NEVER GIVEN TT ny PEOPLE.
Tint Body. II Is Claimed. Cnn Not
Legally Prevent the Free COIN
age of silver at the Mint


Denver. Col, December 26.-Since Judge
A. w. Rucker has returned from st. Louis
with the Endorsement of influential BIZ
metallists OF that city and of Missouri for
the Coloradoans' proposed suit in the
United States supreme court to test sill
ver's constitutional rights, he Is going
along with investigations of the question,
| Among other claims the plaintiffs in this
suit will make before the supreme court
are the following:
"The delegation of the power OF coinage
to congress is limited and partial, not
plenary, and does not grant any power to
congress other than to coin money and to
regulate the value thereof
ut was not granted to congress to limit
or suspend the coinage of money, Or OF
either metal. 1t was not granted to con-
gross to coin money for the treasury ac-
count only. 1t was not granted TO con-
gress to purchase bullion of either metal
for coinage or for any other purpose. It
the volume of money to be coined or TO
regulate the number of pieces of coin. but
to regulate the weight and purity of these
coins only"
The brief in the case, which is already
acknowledged to be one of the most en-
traordinary documents ever penned on the
question. continues:
money was coined by the government
and the value and purity of the coins
regulated by congress from 1892 to 1873
without the exercise of or without congress
claiming the authority to exercise any of
these undelegated rights of the people. 1t
Is an important fact that, after eighty -one
years Of established law upon the con-
stitutional powers conferred upon CON
gress, Mr.. Webster said: Written con-
situations sanction and confirm great prin-
cples, but the latter are prior in existence
to the former.
THE right of the people to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver is not a
right conferred by congress or by the con-
stitution, nor is it in any manner depend
ent upon congress-
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In Grange Locals.

I N
La Grange. Texas, December oe N
rai' eharles Reynolds. John Wbite ana
, auan.f White returned yesterday fror !
r rr.ms hunt In the lower counties Tha,
asporlea the killing of six dear 10 my nv,
s'. ,,h other game. eoA
here ma ~, Day was spent very quietly
yesrs ahu IL was the first time for son,s
nenad ma, no accidents of any kind hanS
iirswnr 10 the youngsters in the handl,rs y,
here IN freue and wife of Hillsboro ara
n cue cue guests of Mrs. Leo Frede NV
snsnds sass and wife Of Houston ar. 49,,
Gepesaihg the holidays the guests are Mr.
John Ta pa''s -, and daughter. Miss Tate and
win al noon to take Obristmss ~ yes
the eys rs, John Harwell and retnrn uan nn
ander ~ victor. Harry and Jake A,ex.
,ha o. Houston are at hon. saae Alex
fo,.s festivities of the season viii ENJOY
house, a. nOnns s,n, smploye in the custom
Byron sunday and returned Monsax n'S
shaiinon burkhardt OF Galvessan
and ist, hands with his friends yaa,or was
among mt, nraig and VIII McKinnor wan.
retvrn me city's visitors yes,ara were
Leon 20 smithville last night aAu
Drown and Andrew Kaulbach
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SHORT NEWS STORIES.

SAN FRANCISCO.-Dona lions for tn
Lawton fund received by Major Genera
Shafter, now amount to S931.50
BALTlMORE.-Pro Elliott Coues c,
Washington, D. c., the world famed orni
biologist and scientist is dead at Johl
Hopkins hospital.
MEMPHIS, Tenn-The Southern Euu.
Icational association will convene here
Wednesday afternoon and continue twt
days. Texas VIII have a fair representa-.
tion.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.--Major Genera
Brooke, with Captain l. T. Dean and Lieu
tenant c. w. Castle of his staff, have ar
rived here en- route to Washington iron
Havana.
NEW YORK. = Handwriting experts
again occupied the attention of Recorder
Goll and the jury in the trial of Roland b.
Molineux for the poisoning of Mrs. Kath-
crime j, Adams nearly one year ago.
Montreal, December 26.-The Bank OF
Montreal today subscribed $4,000 to the
relief fund for the British soldiers in
South Africa. The directors of the bank
added $1,000 tn this amount in person.
| OSHKOSH, Wis. William Scarbor-
ough. private, sentenced to death at
Manila for outraging Filipino women, has
u
years Imprisonment by President McKin-
ley.
| ST. LoUIS-The Segel- Hillman Dry
Goods company, which operated a large
department store here, filed a deed of trusr
TO secure all Its creditors in the sum of
S20O,0OO. The amount of assets is not
made public. Thomas H. Mckittrick is
trustee.
PlTTSBURG.-Th consolidation of the
sanitary enameling interests of the coun-
Try, known as the Bath Tub Combina-
tion,' has just been completed. The new
concern will be called the Standard
manufacturing company and will begin
business January l.
OMAHA, Neb-The Pacific Express
companys general offices are being moved
from Omaha to st. Louis The change is
peing made because the growth of the
company business in the South, South
west and Southeast.
Cincinnati, Ohio. December 2s NJ
Pierre Petit, recruiting agent for tho am
buiance corps for the Boer army. sus-
penueo operations temporarily today on
account of the failure to receive an ey-
pected draft from DIR. Leyds.
:, FL PAso.-News comes from Hanover
~ NJ that John Savage's 2-year-old child
was burned to death at that place Decem-
Der 20. The child was lighting paper at
stove when his clothing became jenitea
ana ne was burned to crisp before aid
could reach him. "'u
TOPEKA, KAN. J, Frey. general
nanalsl , Of the Santa Re railroad, and
and San NH NAM Yoakum of the St. Louis
anu az ao Gan francisco railroad purchased over
is,eoo acres of zinc land near Yel,vi,,s
ARK, soon after the big purchase it was
announced that the Eureka Springs rail.
road Is to be Immediately extended into
the fellville zinc district. my
w wAssHINGToN-A special to the Post
son ~. ,oiloik. va, says: The big johns
hn me steamer Ncranmoro has arrived
mos, iisnt from Liverpool after one OF tho
Nopa ,r ,a passages on record. The
h,os aninores steel bow was stove in twn
p,aues OF her propeller were lost bu, . sh
loss of man. 'S'' "''hoae the
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REPORT DISCREDITED.
state Department Believes II lis Only
to Brighten Canada.

| state Department. Believes II lis Only
to Brighten Canada.
Washington, December 26.--'rhe alleged
attempts in different parts of the country
TO organize Feniaus for raid into Canada
have not as yet been drawn to the atten
tion OF the state department, and nothing
is known on the subject beyond the mat
ters set out In the newspaper publications.
The officials do not give the smallest
credencc to the stories and are OF the
lopinion that the purpose In setting them
anoat Is TO frighton the Canadians in keep
ing their soldiers at home and failing to
answer appeals of England for volunteers
for South Africa.
Lord Pnancefote, the British amhassa-
dor. is too well eXpe.onced in American
methods to make this matter the basis OF
olicial representation at this stage, and
lndeed 1t is said at the state department
that ne mas not even found ID necessary to
demonstrate against the alleged violation
of neutrality involved in the recruiting OF
soldiers for the Boer army within the linn
Its OF the United States. 1t is suggested
that the explanation for this attitude Is a
preference on the part of the British to
deal with such persons as may enlist here
for the Beer army after they leave the
boundaries of the United States. and 1t Is
not doubted that all of these movements
that really promise to amount to anything
are being carefully watched with a view
TO catching the volunteers at some con-
venlent point by a fleet cruiser Should It
turn out that a Feninn movement OF the
Kind alleged to exist is actually discov-
cred and brought to the attention OF the
United States government, sharp and
prompt represslve action will be taken
not only 10 prevent the violation of the
neutrality laws but also to save the raid
ers themselves from such consequences OF
their actions as hefel the unfortunate Fee
Man raiders of 1866
The talk of Fenian raid is well cal
rnlated 10 cause alarm on the Canadian
side Of the border. as the people of that
section were greatly agitated during the
former Fenian rising. Although an actual
movement occurred Mt that time the chief
trouble occurred In alarming reports of
the invaslons which never took place
something OF panic took possession of
the Canadians on the border and many
women buried their household silver and
yaiuables on the small islands OF the Dor
der rivers. fearing that the Fenians were
about to loot the towns. On the Ameri-
can side the excitement was intensified by
local Fenian organizations, which drilled
in apparent anticipation OF a movement.
although these proved to be purely local
bodies more or less sympathizing with the
movement but wholly without sympathetic
connection with the head organization.
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VERY Liberal.
The Administration Will Look Ate,
All of the Standards

Washington, December 26.--At the cabi.
net meeting today 1t was decided to con-
strue that portion of the treaty with
Spain regarding the return Of Spanish sol-
diers and prisoners OF war in the most
liberal way. BY the terms of the treaty
the United States agreed TO TRANSPORT all
Spanish soldiers and prisoners of war sery-
ing IN the conquered territory of Spain.
quite number of disputed questions have
been raised in connection with the repatri-
anon OF the Spanish soldiers serving in the
philippines and they have been The sun
lect OF considerable correspondence he.
tween General Otis and the Spanish rem
resentatives at Manila. In the neace
treaty various terms are used. Spanish
soldiers. Spanish prisoners" =" prisoners
IN the hands of the insurgents After
discussing the question today the cabinet
decided to construe the language of the
treaty literally; indeed, to stretch n MT
only to cover all Spanish soldiers in The
nands OF the insurgents who are now fall
ing INTO our hands, but their families and
an spanish civilian officials and tbeir
iamiiies. All viii be Transported 10 snain
al me expense of the United States. See
rotary Root has no information as TO how
, many spanish prisoners remain on the is
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Scene Of DESOLATION
Every Brick D1lldlal Ia San Jsclnto Is
Destroyed.
sAsoSa INDIANS KILLED AND INJURED
Structures NJ Hemet Were Damaged
Ocyscrs Of Hot sulphur water
Have Appeared.

San Jdcinto, Call, December 26.--This
little city is scene OF desolation today.
People are beginning to recover from the
terror Inspired by the earthquake which
centered here Christmas morning and de-
stroyed every brick building In the town
and some definite estimates of the dam
ase wrought can now be made.
Az the saboba indian reservation near
here dance had been held the night be-
fore and large quantities OF whisky were
consumed by the Indians. most Of them
being in drunken stupor before the
shock came. number OF squaws had
huddled together in an old adobe building
and were sleeping off the effects OF the
liquor. The heavy walls fell In upon
them. Six were killed outright and two
died later while a score or more are Sc
verely injured. Those killed were hor-
rihly crushed
Main street presents a desolate appear
snce. 1t is impossible to walk along the
sidewalks before the heaps OF debris and
Overhanging walls. Two-story brick waSs
were RACED with thousands of Sollars
worth OF merchandise buried underneath
There is not business house In town but
has suffered Electric wires are down
and some OF the power houses have fallen
in. The walls OF the county hospital
erected recently at a cost of $4,000 are
badly damaged.
At Her the hotel was damaged to the
extent OF 10000; Binghams -four mill
$4,000, and the walls of numerous stores
were badly damaged. There are but two
chlmneys left in the town.
II is said that rumblings had been heard
for several days at Taquls Peak In the
SIM Jacinto range, supposed to be an ex-
tinct volcano.
Between San Jacinto and Helmet geysers
OF hot sulphur water appeared yesterday
and the fumes were so strong that no
one could get near the geysers. The
streets OF San Jacinto are being cleared
OF debris and the merchants are moving
their stocks into warehouses Prepare
lions ara already being made for the re-
building OF most OF the ruined struc-
lures.
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1T IS TO BE INVESTIGATED
SECRETARY HAY TAKES UP sEIz.
URE OF AMERICAN GOODS.
Owners of the Flour VIII Push ,
Claim Against the British
GOvernmcnt-Opinio

New York, December 26.-Secretary Hay
mas communicated with Ambassador
Choate regarding the seizure OF three yes
sells loaded with American goods and con-
signed to merchants in Lourenzo MARQUEE
Delagoa Bay r. w. Geldart, an EXPORT
merchant of South Water, is one of the
suierers by the contiscatlon of the goods
in transit and he has laid the facts before
Secretary Hay.
N.Y. Geidart said today: II notified Mr..
Hay about the seizure. and in reply he
sent me letter saying he had commune
t Gated with the United States ambassador
In London. ] am going to have the matter
brought up in congress and see what re-
dress Americans have for these sezures.
me proceeding was a most highhanded
one, and without precedent, believe. The
Pennsylvania Milling company, Flint.
Eddy a. Co. and others are as badly off or
worse than am, as they had goods on the
same vessels.
shipped quantity OF beef and lard
on the Beatrice. British vessel which
sailed nom the North Central pier. At
.an'ic basin, In the latter part of Novem-
per, me Mashona, another British YES
gel sailed early In November and on her
! mad quantity of beef and -four con-
signed 70 the same Arm In Lourenzo Mar
lhez The British government seems To
pe acting on the theory that all goods
consigned TO Delagoa Bay are meant for
PRETORIA. hut the onus OF proof lie, with
the government. With this l have nothing
TO DO. consigned goods In the usual
way to q reputable firm in neutral terri
tory, and these have been seized by order
OF the British government. Both OF thesa
vessels vera under the British flag, loo
a J. X. Toomey president OF the Penn.
savanna Milling and Exporting comnanv
said that to denominate an order of hoIso-
hold necessities like -four as contnahana
or war Is improper. Provisions. he said
can not be held To be arms or munitions
OF war. "lnasmuch as the vessels we're
pound Tor a Portuguese port" he contin-
ued. upon which no blockade had been
declared and as the cargoes We're com
signed merely 10 merchants In johannes
burg who have nothing to do with ths
war except TO furnish provisions 10 tha
wives and children who remain at home n
Is unlawful for British warships to seize
or send back merchant ships to foreiyn
traders unless their cargoes are declared
especially contraband OF war and a block
ade Isl established along the coast OF
Africa" hs -.r -
AT the British consul's office yesterasv
the following statement. given out On re.
quest for an expression OF opinion about
the seizure, was: III you viii show mo
any one who can define contrsbaud OF WIZ !
VIII tell yon what think about this
II our, eountrymen considered -four CON.
eseAaa " va. ~ giving aid and com.
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Gulf road people viii have lines running
from St. Louis TO Kansas City south to
the gulf. Hill controls the Great North-
ern. which runs west to the coast, the
Baltimore and Ohio and consequently the
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern. Ths
plan is to have Hill come into Omaha with
the Great Northern and make connection
with the Omaha and st. Louis road.
which in turn connects with the Gulf
road at Kansas City. thus giving CON
plete line from tho gulf to the Pacific
coast. Coming east the combination
would have the Omaha and st. Louis road
and at the latter point the Hill system
would again come In. BY means OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern II would
get from St. Louis to Cincinnati and there
connect with the Baltimore and Ohio.
which would take them east to the At
lantic coast"
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FIatonin rte,p,..

Flatonia, Texas, December 26.-Mls n
lena Jones left Saturday to spend the ii
days iE Huntsville.
Miss Josie Mitchell OF Cold Sphnf
Texas, arrived in the city last Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Woods and u
Daisy Woods, safter a months visit Ii &
Antonio, returned home Sunday to M
Christmas.
Mr.. M. l.. Tansey OF Dallas Is spendii
the holidays with relatives here
Miss Ida Williamson has gone to ca
cana on visit. 1.
Mrs. w. Peine of Hungerford Is sped
ing the holidays with relatives.
Mr.. F. A. Kerr of Cotulla came In 3
urday night to spend Christmas It bnn
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Woodson 81 Gu
are the guests of DR.. and Mrs. H. " c'
we'll.
Miss Adah Willeford Is spending AI
week at her home in Seguin.
Rev. and Mrs. w. T. Renfro leave ~
for their home in Goliad after seven
weeks spent with DR.. and Mrs. H. A. Iu'
wiler. While here they had the misforlr
OF losing their little 2-months-old babe
Miss Lazelle Menefee has been visits
relatives in Gonzales.
Mrs. Charles A. Walker is In tho slS
with relatives.
Miss Mamie FAIRIES. who is teaching !
West Point this session, is at home lor y
holidays.
Miss Lucy Sullivan will otoday 70 Aus
tin to spend several months with hl
tives.
Miss Sylvia Fitzsimmons. assili',
teacher in the public school, Is spena''
the holidays at her home in Waeldel'
Flatonia hasn't experienced as cuel
Christmas in several seasons. NO so'a
events of any Importance are booked
OCCUR. n
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SECRET SOCIETIES.

Runge, Texas, December IA Y
recent annual election OF the kunss , 3
nual Home Forum. No. 1885, tho iosp.
ing officers were elected for me en'~ \,
year: President. ]. C. Stoddard my VI
president, S. A. Beck; second VICE w;
dent. NJ. p. Schone; secretary. Z N
T. jackson; treasurer, Alfred IIps' ~ \.
torian, S. d. Scale; orator, r " y"
assistant orator. Simon Kienig; p0I s i.
r. Schultz; guard, A. r.. JoDnsoIS, III,
rectors. G.. Tips. T. B. Stewart ana -
Kienig. a. pms
Runge, Texas, December 2s.-asI;s,
lodge No. 1898, knights OF Honoh ,.,.s,
recent annual election elected .ns ,. w.
ing officers for the year 1a0V: D''s s.sc,rt,
r. Schultz; vice dictator, NJ. =. sua,
assistant dictator, l.. A. Keepetvy, .s Ss,
j. p. Newman; chaplain, r a. N.. x
reporter, f. 2. T. Jackson; nnAnsi-'
porter, p. w. Tom; treasurer, VI
Willbern; guardian. G. B. Ess' M,
tinel, /. T. Butler; trustees, ntk3
man. M. p. Schorre and - 4
son. fi3 --------r..l,
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New sugar mill at Sugarland was
burned; tho King building at Gresnville
was burned; loss $4,000.
The Austin city council has refused to
appropriate money to pay interest on dam
bonds.
largo attendance at the waterways
convention ut Galveston Is assured.
Work is being pushed on improvements
at the Austin insane asylum.
st Clair. alleged to have secured the
releasc of Isaacs on a forged pardon.
Is now In jail at Austin.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. VOTERS OF sohulen-
burg celebrated their golden wedding.
A number of accidents. mostly to boys
nre reported from various points.
man died at San Antonio as the result
OF bce sting
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THE FENIANS ARE ORGANIZING
TT IS CLAIMED THEY WILL INVADE
DOMINION OF CANADA.
the Report and British Govern
mcnt Has Not Protested.

Dunkirk, N. Y, December 2s.-The Fe-
nians are said to be organizing here for
an invasion of Canada. man known to
have knowledge Of the condition Of Fee
nian affairs in Dunkirk says this city has
been called upon to raise 600 men to
form a part of New York's quota of 1885,
900 men that are to be enrolled through
out the country. AZ the present time 800
men are known to be mustered with the
Fenians here and the remaining 100 will
be obtained with little difficulty. 1t is
extensively credited that the Fenians have
two carloads of arms and munitions Of war
in concoalment In or near the city. The
material is said to have been In the pos
session OF tho Dunkirk Fenians for some
years.
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RAILROAD BUILDING.
The PeeRee May he part or
Great Systcm.

vne PeeGee May lie part or n
Great system.
Chicago. December 49, The Times
Herald tomorrow will say: Paul Morton,
third vice president of the Santa Fe. may
b asked TO accept the position as presi-
dent Of the reorganized Kansas City, Pitts
burg and Gulf system, His name was
seriously considered at meeting OF the
executive committee lasting from early al,
ternoon until nearly midnight ana mans
we're discuheed which. II carried oat. viii
RESULT TN new railroad system which viii
reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific
1eAbcaFd and 10 the Gulf OF Mexico on
The south, The proposed trans continental
eyetem necessitates combination between
~ Hast,wAn syndicate and James j. Hill:
.,. nah who Is In the confidence Of
~ Iea who are engineering the deal.
lotne4 Is q follows; AS soon Is the
5lta94ion ~ tho Gulf road and ~
h(e(9toeed ptopsrtiss 10 completely eject
1nlt4 wi undoubtedly be combina-
W ~ ~ sytten controlled by James
~ IN Fort Arthur route tho
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To Sustain the school.

East Northtield. Mass. December 26.--
This evening the former students of the
Mount Hermon school met at the North
held hotel and passed resolutions pledging
themselves TO DO all in their power to
sustain the Sc al and support whatever
actlon the trustees might take for its
future. the trustees of the Mortified
seminary held an informal meeting dur
ing the evening and talked over plans hut
nothing definite was done, especially moth
ing VIII be done in regard to the institu-
iion until meeting is held in New York
City in about a month.
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LOCAL.


Committees appointed for the annual q
2 ball.
The new list of fire boxes as recently
rearranged,
Some liberal donations to the Faith
Hone.
First concert of the season by the
Houston ouartette club
A damage suit growing out of the
killing Of the colcrod bridal party hy tho
g.. c. and S. f. RAILWAY.
Christmas trees are now the scasonablc
events.
S. NJ. Tenney called as pastor for the
Second Presbyterian church.
sherlff Anderson in Beaumont after the
fortune tellers who secured $500 from
Mrs. MeAllister.
Some OF tho Christmas casualties.