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MET WITH OPPOSITION.
American Forces Encountered the Ene-
 my in a Dense Jungle.

Manila, March % C7:35 evening).-A day light today General MacArthur's division advanced from Marilao along the railroad to Bigaa, five miles distant, with the Ne braska, South Dakota and Pennsylvania regiments on the right and the Kansas and Montana regiments and the Third artillery on the left. General Wheatons brigade Is in reserve.
 The American forces met with strong op- position in the jungle. First one Nebras- kan and then one Pennsylvanian, and af- terward two of the Montana regiment were killed. Thrty-fve were wounded, including one officer of the Kansas regiment.
 The rebels burned the bridges as they re- treated in bad order towards Malolos. The enemy also tore up sections of the railroad in many places and attempted to burn the bridge at Bigaa; but the fire was extin- guished, owing to the timely arrival of the Americans. The rebels had not finished their trenches along the line of today's march, showing they were not prepared for our advance.
 It is believed, however, that there will be a hard fight before Malolos is taken.
 The Minnesota regiments reinforced the division today. marching from the water works during the night to Manila and go- ing to the front by train.
 The Filipinos fired volleys yesterday evening for the purpose of drawing the American fire and disclosing the locality of our positions. Two men of the Pennsyl- vana regiment and one man belonging to the Dakota regiment were wounded. The Americans remained silent.
 The country between Marilao and Ma nia presents a picture of desolation. Smoke is curling from hundreds of ash heaps, and the remains of trees and fences torn by shrapnel are to be seen everywhere. The general appearance of the country is as if it had been swept by cyclone.
 The roads are strewn with furniture and clothing dropped in flight by the Filipinos. The only persons remaining behind are a few aged persons, too infirm to escape. They camp beside the ruins of the former homes and beg passers-by for any kind of assistance The majority of them are liv- ing on the generosity of our soldiers, who give them portions of their rations. The dogs of the Filpinos cover in the bushes still terrified and barking while hundreds of pigs are to be seen busily searching for food.
 Bodies of dead Filipnos are stranded in the shadows of the river or are resting in the jungle where they crawled to die or were left in the wake of the hurriedly re- treating army. These bodies give forth
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horrible odor. but there is no time at pres. ent to bury them
 The inhabitants who fled from Marilao and Meycaucayan left in such a panic that on tables our soldiers found spread money and valuables and in the rooms were trunks containing other property of value. This was the case in most of the houses desert- ed. They were not molested by our sol- diers, but the Chinese who slip in between the armies, are footing when they can, and have taken possession of several houses, over which they raised Chinese flags, some of which were torn down.
 An cid woman was found hidden in a house at Meycaucayan yesterday, just dead. apparently from fright and hunger.
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The Cruiser Wasp Balls

Charleston. s. C., March 29-The auxil- ary cruiser Wasp, officered and manned by the Jacksonville division of the Florida naval reserves, went to sea from here this afternoon under sealed orders from the governor of Florida. It Is thought the Wasp Is bound for Fernandina, as she steered south after reaching the lightship. The cruiser was the first ship of her class that has ever entered this port flying a state flag.
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Little Rock Race Meet

Little Rock, Ark, March 29-The weather tonight is clear and cool and the indications for tomorrow are favorable for the open ing of the racing season. The card for the first day is one of the best ever offered at a Little Rock meeting. The recent fresh work of Leo Planter and Hardy Pardee frightened a number of Derby candidates out of the race, but enough are in to make it interesting.
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sugar Bounty Conference

London, March 3O.-According to the Brussels correspondent of the Daily Mail there is good prospect of the reassembling next May of the international conference regarding sugar bounties. France, 1t Is said, is now agreeable to certain conces- sions that would lead up to the abolition of bounties by Germany, Austria and Bel gium.
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Negotiations for Reciprocity

London, March 3O.-The Paris correspond ent of the morning Post says: At the meeting of the customs committee of the chamber of deputies today the ministry announced that negotiations resumed with the United States were approaching a suc- cessful conclusion. Under the commercial arrangement likely to be confirmed the United States government will grant the minimum tariff on sixty classes of goods in roturn for a similar French concession.
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THE ROUTINE WORK
 OF THE CONVENTION

The convention was called to order at noon by Chairman Robert J. Lowe of the state committee. Mr. Lowe made a short, out timely, address. He said that this was a most unusual convention. Men often
 gather here to do honor to their friends,
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rHE wsArHER INCREASING CLoUDINEss; PROBA- BLY SHOWERS IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTION; WARMER, WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-15
Personal MENTION.


Il. - Killough was IN tho city yesterday
from Waco.
Nnvor Iol,n n Mer,nlt of..,s.,i, - a..
ctty yos,prdnY .'t''''"s'" was III tue
mr., urorsn WMkct or san, Antonio was
registered at tho capitol Yesterday
pr A. A. Dyer aud wife of Galveston wcro
In the city yesterday. stopping at the I.nwor
,isiti,,,. Mr. r. enn,,1i,,, ,9no 'I M VIGp
$500 '''N 81 """'V'S ~ low r'i'hn
suit
MT jon u. Bryant has been confined to
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Christian. Indifferent because you can
not see the reason in religion, these lee
lures will lead you along by the rivers
OF truth and open to your mind such
worlds OF interesting disclosures that you
can not longer remain Indifferent. II you
are on the verge Of infdelty, these lee
lures have reclaimed more infdels than
any other arguments for Christianity, bef
cause they set forth TRUTH not dogma,
reason, not superstition.
The views advocated In these lectures
can not be successfully disputed from the
Bible standpoint, and they so link to-
gether the Bible testimony from Genesis
10 Revelations rs to do away with all
seeming contradictions and discrepancies
and TO make the Bible read as one har-
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and purposes, so that the way faring man,
though a fool can understand and appre-
ciate II. with this key the Bible becomes
hundred times more Ineligible and In
teresting than as ut present interpreted
by most theologlans. fhe most exacting
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cry nRnvlrlEs.

The Houston Humane society will hold its
annual meeting this AFTERNOON.
Alderman Tufly Is making a splendid re-
coIder during the absence OF Judge Raley
Tie large audience at the opera house last
night was a splendid tribute 10 the popularity
Of Roland Reed
Tho police station was deluged Yesterday
from froacn water pipes bursting IN the upper
story OF tho building.
Fifteen NOW waroSraph pictures will be
shown by the klimt -ilearn company at each OF
It's performances today.
Deputy Chief Of Police Ray Is doing day
service during the absence OF Chief OF Police
Blackburn in Now Orleans.
Tho plumbers and plasterers arc rcsplng a
harvest In consequence OF hursici water plpus
resultant from the recent frse1a.
There was small nue. nre yesterday morn
INK IN ono OF the upper rooms at the Hutuhins
house. but no damage Was DOM.
The rrc,ting Of tho Trinity Guild has been
postponed and VIII not be held until next
Wednesday NJ Mrs, N. q. Kl,treNs-
Tho Houston Cavalry club will give hop
complimentary TO It's friends, at Bryan hall
on the night Of Tuesday. February ~,
OWING TO the Indictment weather the regular
meeting or the South Texas Poultry and Pet
Stock association will not occur tonight
Superintendent Smith OF the Water Works
company says II Will be nearly q week before
tie water supply viii resume IT'S normal con-
ditiOn.
llouston's present bonded debt is d tribe
over two ana quarter million dollars Her
5sl.i6 outstlnding. scrip
Tue series OF meetings for Bible studies az
Nation hall. 10 be conducted by Mr. " AZ
Bansom OF Allegheny, will benin Thursday
evening, Instead OF Friday, at $50 o'clork
Superintendent Marlborough. OF the Iiouston
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The ro.tnI stooa ,hc re.1.

1t is remarkable fact that during the
severe weather of the past week, while
telegraph and telephone wires were pros
trated all over the country. the wires and
poles OF the Postal Telegraph Gable COM
peny stood the test aud NOT once during
the entire time was there any imterruntion
70 business handled 10y that company Tho
leased wire OF Cargill & Richardson, which
is furnished by the Postal company. has
been working along as usual and for a
couple OF days about all the quotstlons re-
ceived at the Cotton Exchange came over
tho leased wire operated by that firm.
Tho equipment OF the Postal is certainly
first class in every respect, and the people
OF Houston are TO be congratulated upon
the fact that they will never again he cut
OIL from communication with the outside
world This fact, together with the recent
sweeping reduction In cable rates, viii DO
much 10 make tho Postal more popular
than ever with the telegraph public. j.
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Charity and Relief Association, states that he
has IA a-months old baby boy in his charge
that he is anxious to place with some good
family.
Tho cold weather was favored yesterday
with cold breaking rain that kept up nces-
sanity during the day and long into the night.
putting tho streets into fearfully muddy
condition.
The board of public works has not yet re-
cc;ycd from tho city engineer the data neccs-
sary upon which 10 base instructions 10 the
Barber Asphalt company to proceed with the
Main street pavement.
While tho demand upon tho water works
during the cold snaS, has prevented the COM
pany from giving anything Ike an ADEQUATE
nreshlr 70 in case of fires, they have always
been in position to supply water as the
hydrants for steamers.
The marriage of MIR. Henry III. Gruhbs and
Miss Willie Langstun WIS solcnnl2ld last
sunday by Rey. William Hayne Leaveil. Mr..
and Mrs. Grubbs are participating In thu
Mardi Gras festivities at New Orleans this
week, but will return In a few days to make
their homo at Houston.
In backing up the efforts of The Post 10
alleviate tho suffering and distress Of the poor
IN consequence of the hardship cntailed upon
them by the recent severe weather Dr. II, a
Englehardt whose office Is In the Mason
block desires to tender his professional SER
vices to the suffering poor free OF cost.
While Miss Lula Townsend of 222i Runners
street was standing In front ol an opsn graf
Monday evening her clothing caught lire anG
screaming for assistance some one displayed
sufficient presence OF mind TO wrap her in
bed clothing In time 10 smother the tianca
before they had done serious injury. Miss
Townsend WINS, however, painfully burned.
In mentioning the work Tho Post would
undertake to relieve some Of the distress ana
restitution following the cold spel. II was
stated yesterday that the paper mad heard
OF no organized effort TO aid the. poor. This
was not intended as any reelection unop the
Houston Charity and Relief Association and
other organizations that nro constantly doing
fINtF IA
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Mr.. Ollie Mack, the humorous cons
and Gale Murray, as the central VI
Will play a matinee and night engas,1
at the sweeney & Coombs opera 4
Thursday, February 49, Thea,es
will have an opportunity OF ses II !,
most successful and laughaple o. a.
comedies. "Finnigan's Ball 1870 v
to date with all the smeet NESTS 81 Y
comedy world. This play fc e, Il, ,ns /
wholesome successes. and mas ss IT,,
in playing in the capacity OF Inc NH, ,asr
on the circuit nightly me ~ ,aa MA.
the names of representative peopls
have each been engaged tor a sas orrsr]
t boa9 that defies adverse criticism N n
scenery s eloatricaI and 'aeehan,'s,i, ~ u
are carried to properly produce eric ~
on the road. Regular houso f
prevail for this engagement
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uu,ch,a. Nouse improvement.

The Improvement and interior RENOVATION
of the Hutchins House has been eonsid-
crably retarded in consequence OF the BAG
weather The now boilers have been PM
In. but the work OF renovating the interior
~ the house naturally progresses slowly
Mr. lanes Riley has charge of. the most
OF this work. One notable Improvement
will be the removing OF the office back tc
the rear and the doing away with the varl
cus offices that marred the appearance OF
the hotel rotunda. The interior OF the
lower floor will be finished IN white and
light coiors. which will very much i'm
prove It's general appearance,
owing TO the delay Incident to the bad
weather It is hardly probable that the
house will reopen before March /.
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now 4 LADY an THE MATINEE
WINS Relieved of Her Umbrella and
AflerMhrh MecoNcrcd II.

Just at the close of the Roland Reed
matinee at tho opera house yesterday a
lady went to Deputy sheriff Conoway and
told him man had stolen an umbrella
from her She said in the pressure OF tho
crowd mt tho close of the performance a
gentleman had kindly offered to assist her
cut of the building and had taken her
umbrella TO carry for her. simply TO relieve
her, but instead OF returning Il to her at
the bottom OF the stairs, had got away
with H. She described the umbrella and
the man and Deputy Conoway went into
the Opera House saloon aud found both
the man and the umbrella. lie took the
man in custody and led him out in front.
where the lady was In waiting. and re-
turned 10 her the stolen umbrella and
asked her to make. an affidavit against the
man, who, by the way, was very nice
looking fellow, but that she refused to
do. and he WAS permitted to escape pun.
ishment.
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Funeral of Colonel Ennis.

The funeral Of Colonel Cornelius Ennis
occurred yesterday forenoon at II O'Clock
from Christ church. the intcrment being
in Glenwood, Considering the very dis
agreeable weather prevailing at the time
the fu..eral was largely attended by num-
Der of the older residents of Houston. by
whom Colonel Ennis was 50 we'll and favor
ably Known. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. H. ID. AYES. The flag
over the city hall was flying at half-mast
yesterday out of respect to the memory of
Colonel Ennis in consequence of his having
been at one time mayor of the city.
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religion aua Reason.

An admlrer OF Mr.. Ransom, who will de-
liver a series of lectures in this city on
February ~, is and ~, says; "These lee
lures viii be found Of especial interest to
all classes of Christians and thinkers, II
you are sincere Christian, but haunted
by little doubts. these lectures viii indeed
show YOU how firm foundation YOU have
10 stand on. II you are an indifierea,
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THE DOUBLE FESTIVAL.
Msrdl Gras and Valentines Day Fall To-
eether.
COMMENCEMENT OF THE lEN1EN SEASON
Hardi cras Is not Observed Here and
the Valentine Custom IL
Gradually Dying Out.

Mardi Gras and st. Valentines Day colU
iided yesterday. This does not often occurv
as Mardi Gras rarely comes as early Al
1t did this year. Nor was the conflict y
dates the fault of Valentines Day. al
that festival has had the right Of way on
February IA from the time that Lent and
Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Grass have been
injected into the calendar.
Lent, being movable feast Is liable TO
stumble up against any other special day
that may occur in the infancy OF the year.
While Mardi Gras has never been par
ticularly observed In Houston MS ain oc-
casion OF unusual festivity, the Lentcn
season that Immediately follows IT. Is OBJ
served by the church people as matter
of duty, and by the society people as
matter of necessity, as custom taboos any
attempt at social gaie;y during the Lenten
season. supposed to be one of abstinence
and self abnegatlon.
~
While Mardi Gras is not observed In
Houston as day affording the last OPP
portunity for gaety preceding Lent, the
custom of sending valentines through the
mails Is still kept up. though to Il limited
extent. compared with the indulgence of
the custom of years gone by.
The book stores were, however, pre-
pared TO meet any demand that might be
made upon them and were well supplied
with missives both of the comic and sonti-
mental styles; among the latter were
those that would touch the heart OF any
susceptible young maiden. while among
~. Cnfff .T car
that would sting like the whip OF scor
pion.
Valentines Day takes its origin from
the beheading Of Bishop Valentiuus, on the
14th day of February, shortly after the
commencement of the Christian era.
II is impossible to gather from history
Just what reason subsequent youths and
maidens have found for taking that exc
cution day DIS n date which 10 send
love tokens. But, whether AT his own in
stigation or not, the death OF Bishop VAL
entiuus of the extinct town Of interamnn
Is commomorated every year with the
daintiest of ceremonies And whether or
not he. in the moment of respite, before
the fatal blow, az he stood on tho scat
fold, had glimpse into the future aud
saw for moment tho endless hcnor that
was TO be given his name, that honor Is
offered him and that monument Is erected
10 him that 'he lives in the hearts of his
countrymen.
Every 18th OF February aimee ST. Valen-
linus Day. 1t has been the custom OF
youths and madens and birds to choose
mates for the year, or at frast to Indie
sweet and poetic ioyo-letters and songs TO
ono another. Some of these missiYes are
rs dainty as II the tabled love god him-
self had devised them, using ono of his
wing feathers for n quill and II dip in the
morning azure for INK. There are others
sent forth from an equal superahundancc
OF love. not over dealized with sensibili-
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ATTACKED BY A WOLF.
Man Was Bndly Bitten in Figi,
with the Brute,

with the Brute.
oakville, Texas, February 13.-Last
evening wolf came into camp on the
West Ranch and tried to eat from pot.
A negro threw chunk of fire at it and
it made for the crowd, who took refuge in
the trees. Just at that moment, Jacob
Brant who, returning from hunt, had
just unloaded his gun when the wolf
jumped at him. He struck it with his gun.
knocking It down, but it sprang at him
again, catching him by the nose. when he
dropped the gun and grasped the VOLTS
throat with ono hand and It's mouth with
the other, preventing It from actually tear
ing his nose off. till one of the men came
down from tree and stabbed ii to death
The doctor was sent for to dress his
wound and says he is doing we'll.
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Lee County Copmi..ioner.

Giddings. Texas February 1.-the com
missioners court is in session. Notwith.
standing the fact that the county ha.
bonded herself, since the last tax levy
to the extent of $4,000 for tho purpose
OF building new court house, the tas
rate for the ensuing year will be bu,
slightly increased
The commissioners are contemplating the
adoption OF the plan of, in the future
building only iron bridges at the main
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The first named piece has nothing par
ticular to recommend it and We're it placed
in the hands of an inferior company would
moro than likely be a failure. AS present.
ed Yesterday afternoon by Mr.. Reed aud
his capable company. however, it proved
to be quite entertaining The best work
was done by Miss Rush, Mr. Reed, Mr..
Able and Miss Alter.
Sydney Roseuteld's new play. His
Fathers Boy was written expressly for
Miss Rush and Mr.. Reed and is by long
odds the best thing they have had for
several seasons. The plot is clever and
amusing. the situations are always funny.
the dialogue Is bright aud witty and the
piece is well handled. Mr.. Reed as Pennic
has n part which is cminently suited TO
the display of his somewhat peculiar talent
and he keeps his audience in constant
good huinur from the initial rise of the
curtain TO the final going down thereof.
AZ times last night the applause bestowed
on him was extremely enthusiastic and at
the end of the second act he appeared be-
fore the curtain and made one of his char
acteristc talks in response To the persist
ent demands OF the people in front.
Miss Rush as Mrs Pennie does some very
clever work and wears some very hand
some gowns. Her. coon songs In the first
act elected unbounded evidences of APP
probation and all during the presenta-
ton OF the piece she shared the honors
with Mr.. Reed
The supporting company is unusually
strong. Miss fIottie Alter, the new in.
gcnue, who formerly appeared in the role
OF F'awn Afraid in THE Gorl Left Behind
Me-" gives n delicious portrayal of the
character of Mia, appearing to especially
good advantage in the scenes with Jack
and Pennle in the second act. Mt. Sheri-
dan Turner's Edward Burney Is very eff
fectlve. Others deserving OF special men
ton are Miss Luce as Mrs. Rurney, NJ.
Wyngate as Jack an Mr.. Hicks as Colo
mel Mackie, The production was, on the
whole, satisfactory one from every point
of view and had the effect OF making the
people presenting IT even more popular
than they were before.
The Klimt- Heafne company VIII appear
at Sweeney G CooUbs' today for the last
limo this season, presenting "My Part
nor" at the matinee and ''Ten Nights In a
Bar Room at night.
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Lcntcn SERVICES.

The Lenten services will commence at
the Church of the Annuncation today.
Mass at o'clock; also the blessing of
ashes will take place The evening SER
vice Will commence at 1880 o'clock and will
continue during Lent every "Wednesday
and Friday night at the same hour.
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To the EDITOR OF The Post.
saens erbund AIanaueraac.

The only attempt at an observance OF
Mardi Gras In this city was the masquerade
ball given last night by tho saengerbund
society at saengerbund hall. and this was
marred By the very dsagreeablc weather
which considerably curtailcd the attend
aiee There were probably hundred
1nsygusradern upon the door. represent
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EVERY AMERICAN LADY SHOULD
Wear the American Lady Corset. Equal
to any imported. Made in seventy-flye
styles and shapes. Examine them at your
dealers. American Lady Corset Co.. manu-
iacturers, New York, Detroit, Chicago.
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sfcnIinw Fish and Game.

The fish and game depot of Eugene Ar
tusy at 5li Travis street was entered by
burglars Monday night and lot of fresh
fish and game were stolen, in addition to
several articles of wearing apparel.