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Austin. Tex, March i7.-Thc soi-
folllng was introduced IN the senate
yesterday and made special order for
Monday
Resolved. by the senate, the house
OF representatives concurrlng. that II
Is the sense Of the legislature ot Tox-
as:
]. That n colonial policy IA contrary
TO the principles OF republic and that
II persisted IN by our general govern
ment will prove a menace to clyn lib
crty.
2. That We doplore the tcndsny Of
the government OF the United States
In this direction and protest against
policy which seeks to govern any
people against their consent. thus
violating fundamental principle OF
our government
9. rhat the United States govern
mcnt should tender an official assur-
ancc to the inhabitants OF the Philip
| pine Islands tho; this government will
encourage and assist in the organlza-
ton OF government for the people
OF those islands upon basis OF rec
ugnition OF their freedom and indo-
/ pendence as soon as proper guaran-
tees can be had OF order and protee-
tion Of property.
I. That the United states. ia ac-
cordanee with It's traditional and pre-
ccptiye policy In such cases, should
recognize the independence OF the
Philippines and It's equality among
nations and gradually withdraw all
naval and military forces.
Resolutions OF regret over Judg,
Wlllioa death were adopted,
The house bill by Shropshlroi rola.
ting to marriages In cases OF seduc
ton was passed TO engrossment
sebastlan's bill requiring county
judges TO have regularly drawn jurlel
passed finally.
The general appropriation bill wal
next considered and the committei
substitute was adopted Ia lieu OF Di
brelrs bill. Several amendments wer,
made.
Alessrs. Wheeler, Nolan and Klttrcl
In the houte offered a resolution pay,
Ing a tribute 70 the late Judge A. IL
While. aud II was adopted by rlslns
vote.
Tho senate bill to compel railway
companies to supply cars for shipments
OF freight within reasonable time
which was passed to third reading
Wednesday, was finally passed.
The senate bill amending tho fee Law
as relating to fees OF district clerk
Nad passed--yeas 81, nays rs,
The senate bill requl. az manufactu
rers or dealers In commercial fertilizer
, chemical or poison used In destroyin
tho boil worm or other pests to hay
the same analysed before Il IL sold
was taken up and passed.
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M.,boo,.,,in Council.

Fort Worth. Tex. Mar'h 1.-THE
conference OF the presiding elders and
pastors OF the NJ. =. church. south, OF
Texas opened yesterday morning. II ia
an extraordinary conference and ex-
traordlnRry results are anticipated.
Deep interest was manifested at the
opening OF the meeting. for which
there had been deyout preparation at
wednesday nights service Of prayer
and song.
There was upward Of 200 visiting
pastors and elders In attendance
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Austin. Tex, March ls-Yesterday
ments Ia the bill amending the FISH and
game law
Lloydn bill repeating the act lncor-
poratlng the town OF jacksonville was
passed finally.
Tho general appropriation bill was
next considered, and several amend
monts adopted. and the bill was order
ed engrossod.
The text book bill was laid be-
fore the house.
The pending amendment was that Of
ferod by Mr.. Cross on Tuesday last
providing for elections IN cities OF iO.-
600 inhabitants for elections to dotor'
mlne whether or not the provisions OF
tho law shall be adopted
Mr.. Brldgers moved to amend the
substitute by adding the following
Provided that nothing In this act shall
prevent the city board OF trustees OF
any such city from adopting the provls
ions OF this law by majority vote o
said trustees Adopted. The substl
tute was then adopted.
An amendment by ar. Dies wat
adopted striking out tho provision tina
none but patrons Of tho public fire.
school shall vote In such elections.
The bill was then ordered ongrosse'
and finally passed under suspension o
/ the rulcB
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Laredo, Cox, March 2i.-The crisis
IN the disturbance over the carrying
put OF the state health oficer's regula-
tlons in auprosalng the smallpox cpl
demlc seems TO be passed.
when tho work OF removing the pa
tlents was resumed yesterday the
scenes OF tho day before we're repeat
ed and Capt. Rogers OF the state rang
ers and four assistants attempted 10
disperse the crowd but were fred up
on and Capt Rogers received n bullet
IN the left shoulder.
The rangers returned the nre, kill
Ing AgipIto Herrera, an ex-pollceman,
who was leading the rioters With a
Winchester. and another MUrican and
woundlng a woman, a sister OF Herre-
ra. who. Il n charged had fred az the
officers from the window Of house
near by.
Several other Mexlcans we're wound
dc. but the number can not be yet as
certained. as they escaped In the
crowd.
Dozens Of people report seeing
wounded men, but how many saw the
same ones Is not known.
The shooting was followed by n
number OF scattered shots in different
parts OF that quarter OF the city, which
Is populated largely by Mexicans.
which we're construed as prearranged
signals by the rioters for reinforce
monts.
DR.. Blunt. according 20 arrange
ments made. had notified Capt.
Charles q Ayers. In command at Fort
Mcintosh. that the United states
troops we're needed. and at il:i5 a. m.
detachment OF the tenth cavalry,
mounted and fully armed. with 100
rounds OF ammunition, dashed TO the
market plaza.
city Marshal JOS Barthelow was
sworn in as an officer and under his
direction the crowds we're quickly dis
perscd.
The leader OF tho FIRST crowd en-
countorod by tho military undertook "a
talk Instead OF obeyIng the orders C
clear out and was promptly knocked
down with the butt OF a carblno and
40 badly hurt that he died short tim'
after being carried away
Ills followers took tho hint and rap
idly faded away.
A Gatllng gun and an Rmbulene'
corps accompanied he cavalrymcn an'
affairs took a decidedly martial ap
pearance.
All places OF business were closed
and the placing Of the Gatling gun Il
position to rake a street would quick
iy clear that thoroughfare from end e
end.
Platoons OF troopers clrculate'
through the disturbed district an
scattered or drove out the crowd
gathered on the cross streetss, most o
them taking refuge under tho rive
bank, but Offering no resistance.
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Austin, Tex. March 2O.--it IL evil
dent that the conditions about LAREDO
are very bad. Dr. Blunt. the state
health oficer, went 10 Laredo a few
days ago and the governor received the
following dispatch from him;
Laredo. Tex. March i7.-Gov Say
ers, Austin. Tex; Find conditions OF
things worse than represented. Called
a citizens meeting. told them could
DO nothing unless they would furnish
me $4,000 more. which they dld. Have
established hospital and posthouse and
will begin moving the sick tomorrow.
Twonty-three new cases yesterday and
nineteen to-day. II will take me sew
oral days 10 set all the sick removed
and isolated. I am vacclnatlng every
body. w. +. BLUNT,
Site Health oficer
Adjt. Gen. scurry also received =
telegram firm DR.. Blunt. as follows;
Please send me Capt Brooks and
one other ranger 10 aBist mo In en-
forcing quarantine by to-morrows
train. W. +. BLUNT
The telegram was responded 10 by
Gen. scurry sending Capt. Rogers and
one ranger from Cotulla. Capt. Brooks
being too far away.
Gov. saycrs received yesterday at
tcrnoon the following telegram from,
Iaredo Cannot enforce quarantine
regulations without using force. Many
infected refuse to submit TO being sent
TO hospital and detention camp.
without such measures the disease
cannot be suppressed. Shall use
such means as are necessary 20 en-
force these regulations? Answer i'm
medIateiy. w. +. BLUNT.
Riot absolutely certain. onlcers
are resisted by mob OF thousand.
State must help at once. Can't you
ask United States troops here to as
slst7 Act quickly. People favorlng
the enforcement OF law are arming 70
asst officers. but this will bring
bloodahod. Our assistant city marshal
was just wounded by mob" Signed
by Thomas W. Dodd J. o. Nicholson,
for all our good people
Enlighton public sentiment indors
ed and approve all Dr. Blunt has done
citizens ask YOU 20 sustain him fully
Signed by J. J. Haynes. collector o
customs; G. W. Mcneil. postmaster; A
l.. MeIane. Judge district court;
ward. rector Episcopal church; T, W
Dodd, J. o. Nicholson and l.. u. Giles
Tho governor thercupoa immedlatel
wired the following;
W. +. Blunt state health ofIicer. la
redo: Telegram received. Call upo
officer In command OF the Unltes State
troops in my name tc assist In main
tanning peace and preserving order, bu
exercise great prudence and ayoi
b!oodshed u n be possible. Adjt. Ger
scurry leaves by the FIRST train. Hay
wired secretary OF war for orders
Show this telegram TO the mayor OF II
redo aud sheriff OF Webb county an
ask their cooperation. Keep me cor
stantly advised.
JOSEPH d. SAVERS.
Governor.
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go to England.

Crcenyillo. Tex, March is.-The fol-
lowing llst OF young men left yesterday
to accompany a cattle shipment direct
10 London via New Orleans: Jim He
witt. Oran Matthews. Walter Dun. Bob
Anderson, Jack House, Oscar Maddox
Jim Peddy Arthur salley. OF Ward
Charles Thompson. Frank ulQnn. Mel
tn sockwall. WIN Tidwoll George
sartain and Mr.. Tygsee. They will b'
absent several weeks. This Is trlaI
shipment OF cattle from this section
direct 10 ENGLAND.
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Marathon, Tex, March is.-Thros
business houses we're destroyed by flro
here yesterday morning. The firo
broke out In an all-nlght restaurant
kept BY Henry c. Reese.
The cook on the night watch. Tom
Carpenter. had made preparations for
breakfast and among other things had
put a akilletful OF lard on the stove
with which to fry potatoes. lie feli
asleep, the lard boiled over and the
partition wall caught nre.
Mrs Kccso awoke and aroused her
husband aud two boys. aged 10 and 3.
They escaped through the smoke. a
locomotive fireman and engineer from
a passing train rushed Into the build
Ing aud pulled Carpenter out Car.
ponter realized the situation. and not
knowing tho family had been aroused
he rushed back into the building and
was overcome by smoke and perished
In the flames. The building was con.
sumed; also the next building. occu'
pied by John Everett as shoe shop
Both buildings we're owned by l.. l.
Hess. Then the flames spread TO th'
Elite saloon. run by Nixon & Moore
II was also consumed. This building
was owned by Mrs. r. y. Lemons. q
widow.
There was no insurance on any o.
the nrnnnrly.
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Rocks Th,own.

sherman. Tex. March 2O.--Daye Har-
rlson sleeps at the vault OF the Dallas
Brewery company. on East Lamar
street. AZ a late hour last night he
complained to tho police thai ho had
barely escaped injury from the wanion
bombardment OF the building by un-
known parties. The iaisslel used were
bricks and cobble stones from the
street Ono missile, a brick. crashed
through the window IN siose proximity
10 Harrlaons head. Officers investi-
gated the matter. but could secure nc
clow.
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DOT Hsr hack.

Denlaon, Tex. March 22.-Yesterday
some farmers coming to town on the
bridge road found a little child sitting
by the side of the road by an extln-
gulshed camp nro. The child was a
little girl about 4 or years Old when
questioned as 10 who she was and what
she was doing there. she said she had
been left That was about all the In
formation that could be gotten out OF
her. The little one was brought 10
town and the farmers we're looking for
tho parents OF the little one, Soon
after a man came in from the north.
inquiring for lost child. stating that
his little daughter had been kidnap-
ped. II was his child.
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when r. y. Underwood iCft Mime
apolls 10 como to baltimore TO take
the position OF general manager OF tho
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad he
brought n straw hat and linen dustCr
expecting TO bask In the balmy south
ern breozes that blow lp Chesapeake
Bay sometimes. Within ten days after
ho took charge two hundred miles OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad were
blocked with snow and baltimore had
a worse blizzard than any one IN the
northwest ever experienced. II cost
tho road about sixty thousand dollars
q day .or four days TO get the tracks
IA condition TO reFumo traillc. but tho
officials are very proud 1.-The fact
that thoy beat all competitors In get
ting trains through from Plttsburg and
other western points 10 Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York All OF
the through trains that were delayed
by the storm were fortunately tied up
at large towns. 30 that mono OF tho
passengers suffered from hunger or
cold.
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Austin. Tex, March is.-The follow
ing charters we're fled in tho depart
ment o Estate;
The Carr Wood and Coal company;
capital $1,000. Purpose. manufacturing
and mining fuel; place OF business. San
Antonio, Board Of directors. =, 8. Carr,
y. w. Carr and W. W. Holmes.
Calvert Lumber company; capital
stock $4,000. Purpose. 10 buy and sell
lumber; place Of business. Calvert III
rectora, J. n. slddons. william Mcin'
tosh. NJ. l.. collat. 8. W. Parish and
J. A. Foster.
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Sherman, Tex, March 22.-Yestorday
morning the little 0-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. Estes. who live Just south
Of the city, was found In a pathway
leading through a wheat field which
lies between the house OF his parents
and their nearest neighbor.
The little fellow was unconscious
and his face and hands were purple
and later on, when taken home aud ex-
amlned, his whole body Nvas found 10
be discolored In the same manner.
The child died.
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HON. cemnanr.

Waco. Tex, March 2i.-rhe Indo-
pendent Telephone company began
work yesterday erecting poles for their
proposed independent telephone ex-
change in this city. The company add
Cd about ffty men 10 their regular
force OF hands. The new company's
wires will be laid underground In the
business part OF the city, The Indo-
pendent Telephone company Is an or
ganlzation OF Waco citizens.
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Austin. Tex. March 22.-In the sem
ate yesterday Dlbroll introduced a bin,
aprpoprlatlng 100000 10 pay the oai-
GERS and men OF the Texas volunteer
guard prior 10 their mastering into
the soryice of tho United states IN tho
late war with SPAIN 20 pay those who
we're rejected; 20 pay Cor the necessary
supplies, subsistence and transporta-
tlOn prior TO their being mustered In
10 service; 10 authorize the governor
20 collect from the United States an
moneys expended under this acl.
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Dsetors Kspi Basy.

Temple. Tex. March ia peculiar
miahap made the parents OF some
Temple children very uneasy here. An
agent In distributing sample packages
OF a patent medicine left some where
the little ones got hold OF them and
they proceeded 10 have a feast They
ate ave or six each. whereas the dos,
is but half a tablet for a child. Il 70.
qulred hard work by the physicians 4
prevent very serious results. and as Il
Was the children were made very sick
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I'll Paso. Tex. March 2i-J. +. Smith.
chief engineer OF the Rio Grande
Sierra Madro and Pacific railway.
which now connects El Paso with the
Mormon colonies OF Mexico, i75 miles
distant, at Casas Grande, reached here,
and will organize two surveying part
les Immediately TO stake out the road
for a narrow-guAgo extension OF the
present railway from Caaas orande 10
the part OF the rich timber and mineral
regions Of the Sierra Madre, known as
the Yaqui gold fields. The new line
will be about eighty miles In length
and end at Chuchulpa, The completion
OF the railroad means much for this
city and Juarez.
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site selected.
Governor,

Abilene. Tex. March 2O.-The COM
missioner appointed by the governor
10 select q location for n branch asy-
lum or epilcptic colony will report IA
yorahly for the location OF tho asylum
ut this place. The $40 acres Of land Be-
lccted lies Just south OF the fair
grounds and southeast and within
three mile. ( the town. ne provided by
the bill, and within about one mile OF
the waterworks on Lytle creek. II 4.
fertile. loamy soil and Is OF sufficient
elevation 10 give a good view.
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A FAMOUS RouoH RIDER.

Back Taylor Says "Pe-ru-na is the Iiest
oatarrh Cure ON Earth-cured Me."
Sergeant Buck Taylor. one OF the
famous Rough Riders. 10 a personal
friend OF Governor Roosevelt OF New
York. He accompanied Governor
Roosevelt on HIS great atumping tour
through upper New York state. He
was promoted through gallantry In the
feld during the late war.
The Sergeant has the following to
say OF pe-ru-na; II think there Is no
better medicine on earth than Peru
na, for catarrh. II has cured me. lt
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Rockport. Tex. March 2i.--capt. T.
II. Matthias. one Of the best known
cattlemen In south Texas and tho
founder OF this place died here sunday
night. aged "a years and months. aft
an illness OF four months. lie was
buried here yesterday afternoon The
funeral was the largest ever seen
here. The school and business houses
were closed. all haga In the city and
on the ships were al half-maat. and
everywhere were evidences OF deepest
mourning.
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LARGE sum Raised.

Fort Worth. Tex, March 2O-The au-
dltorium OF the city hall was crowded
with southern Methodista three times
yesterday. Bishop Galloway addressed
the mass meeting IN the morning aud
evening. Al 3 D. M. Bishop Key made
an address 10 young people. About
5000 was raised for the POlythechnic
college. Men contributed who never
lo0k any interest IN anything OF the
kind before.
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Austin. ToS. March 2i.-IIouse ad-
journed yesterday in memory Of the
late Representative Evans.
In the senate the governor sent In a
message yetolng purchase by Katy Of
tla Sherman. Shreveport and Southern,
Resolutions OF regret over Hon. 5. p.
Evans death were adopted.
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Oct A BIO "Ap" CONTRACT.
Largest Advsrtl.iug Contract Ever Places
In Chicago.

In Chicago
The N. X. Fairbank Company, whose
advertising amounts TO several hum
dTed thousand dollars per annum.
has Just completed arrangements TO do
all its advertising through the Mahln
Advertising Company. This includes
ali advertising In newspapers. high
class magazines, street ears. etc. John
Tee Mahln, the president OF tho Mahin
Advertising Company, Is widely known,
and the securing OF the n. X. Fair
bank Company contract IS compll-
ment 10 his ability. J. N. snitzler. tho
secretary and treasurer has had long
and honorable business career In this
city. Since opening their ONCE Dec.
es last they have secured aside frcm
the n. X. Falrbank Company contract.
forty-cight customers whose business
will aggregate 100000 per annum.
They will move from their present
roomB 10 tho nth floor OF the New
York Llfo Building into greatly en-
larged quarters TO accommodate their
rapidly Increasing business. Chicago
Times Herald. Feb. ~. 1899.
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would take a volume to tell you al the
good Il has done me. Po-ru-na ia the
best catarrh cure on earth. and know.
for / have tried nearly all of them.
Respectfully, Buck \. Taylor"
Winter weather causes catarrh.
Everybody knows this. hut everybody
does not stop 10 think that winter
weather delays the cure OF catarrh. Il
takes longer 10 cure a case of catarrh
IN the winter generally, than In the
warm season. Spring n here. Now ia
the time favorable 10 the treatment OF
old and especially stubborn cases Of
catarrh.
Send for book entitled Facts ana
Faces" Sent free b. The pe-Fu-na
Drug MIS- Co.. Columbus. o.
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An poor Moike prayed for a pace
ful lnd?"
"lIo did thot; an he towld rue e
hoy two cops at the wake L see thot
his prayers wuz answered"
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Asa,u., Th,ns. tina, Ar..

"Herol Hold ont" cried the inno-
cent Filipino. what arc We cheering
Spain for7"
That's all rieht." replied tho expe.
rioncod one. I'VE know our business.
We've got 10 DC against the things
that are"
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Joshua. Tex. March 2O.-Miss Nora
Livingston. about IS years old, daugh-
ter OF J. NJ. Livingston, living near
this place. died IA Johnson county,
from the effects OF carbolic acid.
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Austin. Tex. March 2i.-Gov. sayera
telegraphod the war department for
troops for laredo. The Adlutant gem
eral ordered troops at Fort Mcintosh
10 assist In ouletlng the troubles at
that city.
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Te-Then may live upon hope un-
al next Sunday evening?
shc-oh. you poor fellow, Is Il M bad
as thnty Here. I'll lend you enough
to buy a meal ticket
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Austin. Tex. March 2o-seyeral
bills Of interest 20 certain counties
we're passed by the house Saturday.
Several bills were also introduced. The
senate held no session Saturday.
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wors, In Years.

Laredo. Tex, March Estate
Health Onicer W. y. Blunt has assumed
charge OF the smallpox situation In
Laredo, which he pronounc'i the
worst he has ever known IN twenty
nyo years OF quarantine experience.
Mayor Chrlsten. County judge Rod
rlguoz and Others sent out an appeal
10 the people OF Texas
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Gov. sayers vetoed tho Austin and
Northwestern purchase bill,
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Tho Spanish government mas con
cluded a loan OF 100000 pesetas.
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Il Is reported that Dreyfus has been
removed TO Cayenne, French Guiana,
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Twelve cottages burned At Dallas on
lh0 18th.
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Carter II. Harrison has been renomi'
mated for mayor by Chicago Demo
Gratis.
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Three business blocks burned a
Anesbury. Mass. Loas f26O,O0O.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-21

playing hide and seek in the big dark
barn, when those who played the part of
1t were afraid that one of the hidden ones,
or something else, would jump out of the
gloom and seize them.
Aaron remained standing, one hand rest
ing on the trunk of a pine. The silence
was so profound that the wind softly blow
ing through the dry sedge sounded like
the flight of frightened creatures. How
long they remained thus, the children could
never guess, but 1t seemed a very long
time indeed. Suddenly, the Son of Ben
Ali, using his hand as sort of trumpet
gave peculiar cry. which was thrice re-
peated. The children having been touch
ed" understood this at once.
Cunning one! Where are you? Where
are your"
Almost instantly this was answered by a
series of short. sharp yelps, which, to the
ordinary ear, would have sounded like the
cry of welcome or of pain made by very
small dog. But, to Aaron and the children