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PHILIPPINE NEWS.


with Insurgents.
Manila, December %. 1905 p. m.--The
report of the Charleston court OF inquiry,
Just rendered. is favorable to the officers
OF the stranded warship. 1t shows that
due vigilance was exercised in the en-
barkation of the crew into the boats which
We're well handled.
correspondent of the Associated Press
at Vigan sends under dat. of December
10 the announcement that Colonel Wilder
has telegraphed to Vigan from Bayum-
bong that AgunaIdo, With num-
Der OF Igarroti litter bearers
has crossed the mountains near Bayom-
bong, going southwark and that his wife
died in q village In that vicinity. She
had been Ill since the birth OF their son
and the hardshps of their flight proved
fatal.
report has reached General Young
that Colonies Hare and Howsa have re.
leased twenty-three American prisoners,
including Lieutenant Gilmore, at Banna
in the province of North Ilocos An
other report says General Tinu has been
captured near Lavag.
Colonel Hare reports having had two
encounters with General Tho In which
100 Fiilplnos were killed or wounded and
about 250 rifles captured without casual
tics TO the American side,
General Bates has returned from the
flag raising at Cottabato, Pollock, Parang-
Parang, Davao and Natl. The sultan and
the leading Datos welcomed the Ameri-
cans. The chief OF Puerta Princa re-
fused to permit General Bates TO land
announcing his allegiance TO Aguina do
and the Yorktown. lacking landing
force. withdrew.
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men were sent out by Brown, Lee & Co.
OF Galveston and go to Sabine Pass to load
cotton. Two steamships are now at the
Pass for cotton and three others are
chartered to arrive within the next few
weeks While it is not definitely known
there is an understanding that consid srable
cotton, possibly $4,000 or 5000 bales. are
10 be exported through Sabine Pass, and
1t Is not at all improbable that henceforth
one or more steamships will be in that port
continuously discharging cargoes. con-
siderable amount of cotton will also be
shipped through Port Arthur on vessels
which have been chartered to that port for
grain and merchandise.
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GERMAN POLITICS.
AGrarinnn Are sim After Prince Ho-
henIOhc's Scnln.

henIohe's Scalp.
Berlin, December 2s.--German internal
politics continue to be as mixed as ever
The whole conservative party, including
their court sympathlzers, exert them
selves to the utmost TO Impress the en-
peror's mind with the fact that Prince
Hohenlohe is tho foe OF the agricultural
interests. that the conservatives have lost
all confidence In him and that II will be
impossible for the government 10 reign
against that party. In order to carry out
this programme. tho united conservative
press wages war against Prince Hohen-
lobe, but the statements are wordad cun-
ningly. In a manner for the emperor not
to take oifense. His majesty is regularly
made to see the clippings of all these
antt-chancellor arguments, but ,hls lar
they have not produced the desired effect.
Prince Hoheniohe desires TO conclude his
days as chancellor and the emperor ac-
Quiesces In this desire.
During 1900 the North German Lloyd
will open lines to Singapore, He.berts-
hohe, Friedrich Welshaffin and Sydney,
while the Jaluit company will also start
a line making circuit OF the carolines
A sensational trial has just been ended
hy the sentencing OF Herr Joachim Gehl-
sen. editor OF q charlottenburg paper. to
eighteen months In jail for systematic
bleckmailIng OF financially insecure banks
and similar institutions. Herr Gehlseu,
during Prince Bismarck's time, headed
tho press campaign against Prince Bis
mafct, iustigated by a number of his
court clique enemies.
The latest administrative measure
against Prusslan public teachers is an
order forbidding them to 90 hunting. on
the grouad that II IL an immoral pastlme.
Former Lieutenant Brueswltz. who as a
German army officer murdered a civillon
Wcrkman; hRs gone to Join the Boers.
private letter from him says he has been
appointed commander Of battery In the
I'fausvsal.
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HAVANA NEWS.
The Custom House Apprnis srs Have
Keen Released.

The Custom House Apprnfssrs Have
Keen Released.
Havana. December 2s-Three of the
custom, house appraisers arrested on
charges OF fraud. have been set at lib.
erty conditlonally by order of Collector
Bliss. Six others charged with receiving
brihes and Of fraudulent practices, are
now held at the disposition OF the courts
Collector Bliss believes he has sufficient
evidence TO warrant the steps he Is taking
and expresses the opinion that within the
next few days all the guilty persons will
be lodged in Jail.
General Brooke left at noon for Florida,
receiving major generals salute as the
steamer left the harbor A squadron of
the Seventh cavalry and two batteries of
artillery escorted the retiring governor
general to the wharf. All the ceremonies
Were purely military.
The entire consular body made an ofh-
cial call upon Governor General Wood
this morning.
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Mains. Texas. December 2s.--oId timer;
say ms section has not been In better condl.
uon In fifteen years and the present season
IN the ground practically assures spring grass
and crops.
MISS Lotte and Arthur CofHn are home
from cuero,i where they have hsen 4, s.haa,
70 spend the holidays. :" s'nooi'
~ Mss Cora Mitchell, our teacher. will snsns
esM,, Ma WITH the home folks. at BeeyiIie'A
pass the holidays at Sinton. 1''a' VIII
xhe,a =; STAPLES leaves today for San Marcos
days. 80 ''u home TOT few
Albert Newberry returned Las, n,,,,
folks 'Ae "ohuhys with home
Mlss Matte Kyle is Visiting relative. =,
'ss' TOT . Few days She win return
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HE JUMPED TO HIS DOOM
NEGRO MURDERERs LYNCHED BY
MISSISSIPPI CITIZENS.
One of Them WINS Made TO jump
from Railrond Bridge-other
Was Pushed or.

Bolton, Miss, December 23.-Two ne
groes named Jim Martin and Frank West
were lynched on the Baker creek bridge.
one-puarter OF a mile west of this place,
about s o'clock tonight for the murder of
an aged and highly respected citizen
named Milton S. Hare and an attempted
criminal assault on his niece Miss Cur
ran. The murder was one OF the most cold
blooded In the criminal annals OF the
county. Robbery was the incentive, the
negroes being under the Impression hat
large sum of money was concealed in
the house.
Martin and West were captured atout 10
o'clock this morning. II required hard
whipping to make the former confess
when he broke down and related rho whole
story. The town marshal brought The
prisoners to town and placed them in the
$50 unmasked men. composed OF The best
citizens of the town, broke open he place
and took the two men to the ridge west
OF town. Moses were placed around
their necks, the other ends OF the ropes
being tied to the crossties and thew were
told to jump on the bridge Martin at
once plunged into space. but West had to
be pushed off, The Associated Press rop-
resentative, who passed through tae city
on the west bound train an hour after
ward, saw the bodies still hanging from
the cross-ties.
Mr. Marie, the murdered man. was about
so years old and had recently recovered
from spell OF insanity. The negro who
attempted to commit a criminal assault
on Miss Curran did not succeed In his
purpose.
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GALLANT THIRTY.TRlRD.
Hes Been Officially Commended for The
Work II Hes Been Doing.
TWO MORE sNRxisHEs ARE REPORTED.
General McKibbin Says that Care
Taken In Organising Command Is
Now Being Demonstrated.

San Antonio. Texas, December 2s.--Gen-
eral Chambers McKibbin. commander OF
the department OF Texas. today received
abort note by mall from Colonel l.. R.
Hare. commander Of the Texas regiment.
the Thirty-third volunteer infantry. which
is now closing In on Aguinaldo. The
message In full follows:
my Dear General: have Just simply
had no, the time to write you at length
as We are getting In shape for another
crack at these people. You can see from
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GuATEMALAN TROUBLES.
Private Advires Indicate Another
Revolution,

IrtNHte AuEI'tS AnOther
Revolution.
San Francisco, Dec, %. The Post this
afternoon publishes the following. Local
Guatemalans are somewhat uneasy over a
message received today which suggests the
probable existence of state OF revolution
This dispatch was received by local Arm
from a prominent resident OF the city OF
Guatemala. asking the former to call on
the Pacific Mail agents and, II possible,
have several passengers on board che last
steamer which left here taken OFF al San
Bonito instead OF their original destina-
ton, the city OF Guatemala.
The dispatch was sent from the city OF
Guatemala and ends with the statement
that there is SERIOUS trouble ahead"
The last steamer for Guatamalan ports
left here on the 18th inst. San Bonito IL
the last port In Mexico the steamer touches
before reaching Coos, Guatemals.
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KILLED IN A SALOON.

EARLY Morning Tragedy in the ISL
and City.
galveston. Texas, December 24.-At 2
O'CLOCK this morning at saloon a laborer
named James Hazlitt was struck with
some blunt weapon and almost instantly
nnieu' II is not known at this hour the
cause CT the trouble. Justice Hirscbhergar
was summoned and Is holding an inuuest
.hree persons having been detained nv
,,ihie police pending the Investigation Haz-
hit was about As years of age.
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RoupREAuX INDICTED

The grand jury has returned an lndict-
ment charging Leon Roudreaux with muir
der and this morning his case was set for
trial during the ninth week of court. Bon
dreauX was arrested on variant charging
him With poisoning Mrs. Louise Dugat at
the home of Mr.. and. Mrs John Chaison
in this county.
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Tragedy In Nn.hy,,,.

pa snSiie' Tenn. December 2s--ceorrs
NO., way well known man about town
bot @ sh s'. and killed tonight in waponror,,
min, py Constable John Irwin 4 ",
stan,,s later Irwin fell ana exnirsd t NV
petway. ron e pistol wound inaintss ~ Nv
Inc tragedy Is the outcon,a =,
" e' trouble between the two. "
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shnfter Seeks sub.crin,,o

a francisco. December 23-aeneral
1877, er 'oaay telegraphed circular to the
~ esiueh' OF the chambers of commerce. in
ton y Ida aSipal cities of Oregon, washing-
Texas inyit,n arizona. New Mexico ana
~. y, ueneral Lawtons family He ru Luz
s sn.a1y received 5000. Of which ss5o was
wh Ny john Jacob Aston of New yors
was with General Lawton In Cuba.
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PAYNE pRooxosrrcAs

He Says THAT Root van
" Ticket
Milwaukee, Wis. pecenpS ~
President Mckinley VIII = =. .osye.I
the next republican Nauoaa' ,s,,ss1
that he will be- nominated b. y sS 81 "A
and that Secretary Of wsr r.1 nI 4
tional Committeeman srtsaded ~
who returned from 90
the East today. -
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W.. Especial to The Post.)
washington, December 2S.-Texas non.
suns Granted today: Original. Andrew
II i,ni nirk, BaSzet. So; William Varney. Col
snn ss w; Luther B. Buthrauff. Deni-
Ho,,st SU sWSidows; Eleanor NJ. Herms.
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CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.

The bright sunshine this morning
brought out the shoppers and the streets
and stores have been thronged all day with
people making their Christmas purchasers.
Tonight the crowd is bigger and the in
dications are that the holiday business will
be far the largest In the history of the
city
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Guilty Of a.n.,.u,,,.

nom. Neno Q. t.. December 2s.--Anna
asbar VINO killed Murt Hickey at King
s,,tSo, y T. last March. az ne s,Iaas.
tIon o. stories affecting her r avssni
siausb,ar Today found guilty Of mar
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disaster Was Not Extensive.

Rome. December 2ar-It now appears
that the disaster at Amalh. on the gulf OF
salerno, yesterday afternoon caused by
the rock on which stood the Capuccini
hotel sliding bodily into the sea. was not
as extensive as at first supposed. Only
ten persons were killed.
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wantca. Dead or alive.

Pekin. December aS.--An imperial edct
Just Issued offers especial rewards for the
capture of the Cantonese reformer, Kang
Yu Wei, dead or alive. As Kang Yu Wei
Is In Hong Kong this is regarded as an
incltement to commit murder in a British
colony.
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CASE DISMISSED.

The case of the State ex rel. James r.
Ward ct al VS.. the City OF Beaumont. was
called in the district court today. This is
the suit in which the petitioners or plain
tbs sought to annul the special charter
granted Beaumontsby the last Legislature.
In the prelminaries defendants general
demurrer to plaintiffs petition was sus-
tanned and plaintiffs demurrer to de-
fendant's answer was overruied. Defend
ant demurrer 60 plaintiffs supplemental
petition was then sustained. PLAINTIFF de-
clinsd to amend, whereupon Judge West
DISMISSED the case, plaintiff glyips notice
pf, appeal. ssa mo-
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New York. December 2s.--Exports OF
gold and silver from this port for this
week aggregated sl.l4s,sta silver bars
and coin. and ss,sss.soo gold. total Of
sb.li7 500. against total Of 81. 26o.77i gold
and silver In tho same week last year.
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u ieSas postmasters appointed today.
nnaxdale, Bell county Lee W uarnar.
nomona, Burnet county, Mary n Can't,
t Me,t, ora, Angelina county. Richard I
,l ah; Orchard, Fort Bend county
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RAPTIsr SUNDAY scnoor.

Notwithstanding the inclemency of the
weather last night the Sunday school of the
First Baptist church celebrated Christmas
as per programmes.
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after the LIST and take charge or music
class at this place..
I'm Beevile. rf
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SERVICES AT ST. MARKS.

Tomorrow morning the holy communion
will be celebrated at 1880. Text at IL a.
M; He hath filled the hungry with good
things and tho rich He hath sent away
empty"
There will be midnight celebration of
the holy communion aud short sermon to-
morrow night These services will begin
at exactly l1:45 o'clock.
Christmas morning at 10 o'clock the SER
vice Wall consist of morning prayer and
sermon. Special music has teen prepared
for both Christmas services At the mid
night celebration Miss Fanny Lamb viii
sing solo. Christmas morning Mrs. w.
p. II. McFaddin will sing a solo. The
anthem. Nazareth" will be sung by the
choir.
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Since January ! exports OF gold have
been s$1.s77,917 and silver S4i,7s4, i1s,
against S10,712, 405 gold and S47,064,S12
silver In the corresponding week last
year.
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'WALlsf0F 1IIIs
And Now They tsl.l,
tsl'Ah

xssyss 1'V
c,e 20,
uAe tApLODfD DURING lsy.s.
-
workers Amos !,
pensylvan,a's 's,,s.ss y
By al Ass,s
$3.50.
Brownsville >. 4 ..s
men are entomb.d !. 4!
as the result 0, . e.
Cured this norp,n, ,sss
Mine Inspector y. Nj.
opinion TIA, &C.,. .'ss ~
en,er,,,u !, ~ h
'nat Any MAJ /
sun a'ive' Tonight moi. !, B.
sisters mourn them :. /. Y
this morning n. ,...ss' I, ! u
been v,,,.,,. ~
'n' Ar o. ieel
''pa'a'eo from eager ssa,s,1. !,
OF debris which fell ~. ",
took place and blocr.. (,
Thera Wa.
4, e NJ
"nen the sxploha w
Fourteen were rescued -
Albert Meesc. a bov -.
such q oora,,,,
- = - NJ
80 no explosion ecssr(
o ns. owing q 1 ~
ie's enan inc usual nulA6
o PHI tne miAe b 4
u"'e ooai company Nd u
~ ioih oro"nsVllle.
'ier Al tue morning I'm ~
a'.ie went though the nina = y
M u gas OF nredtmp" b
piaees' ine hre poss reported u
enoe Vi the gas nut informed To ~
eehoent that IL was all right ios u
70 70 enter. Inc men were lowered lltj
mine IN a cage descending the nlh 1
winch Is Verticais Forty or City = [
entered the mine and dispersed ~
1t when the gas was ignited inicnsl
ner not yet discoverable. A trtuN
explosion occurred. Its toes mn 4
reached every man in the nina, nj
in the main shaft, which VA 4 u +
tom, was blown to splinters and u y
Ing machinery wrecked. About NJ
yards from the main entrance M Il
shaft. also vertical and brick III
was torn by the blast and the br.shj|
blown to the very ton. Il
Frantic women and frightened ~
dashed out of their dwellinu iua =
he railroad track and rushed tovrll
mouth Of the shaft. ,They vsts q
,ack by the smoke that poured Up 4
he mine A minute later everything
luiet. The big engines stopped wi
an was hushed.
There was no posslbilitySoi Ldhi
men from the main iAih
rush was made for the vsnnlaaig !
50 feet away. A shout CANA hon
nd it was known that all xsfs vt 4
IN investigation disclosed ths Ut
he explosion had torn swsy tbs
lining of the shaft. taking with y :
wenty feet of the iron steps. ThI
Glow were in a trap. Promptly \
nd bucket was lowered ana "
auled up. The first was Albert ~
ears old, a tripper. He was ureoala
nd was tied in the bucket. He lrsll
short time. Fourteen men were fs',
v the bucket and rope. Ali Of then
lex and some half falnting fhE !
iyen restoratives and sent to their "
everal having to be carried.
Fire damp kept the rescuers ou' y
line until 8 o'clock in the Afternoon
he first gang descended. A u,s
,reckage was found at the bottom q
,aft In which lay seven men, tisl 2
Iackened and burned and thslr b
Istorted. When the FIRST party ~ :
's'o' ,,,sonea anotnst Wi
anu continued Until
lace ana this "a' 4. .uy,,(
might in an effort to save ~ 80 y,
there are any.
Tha mon In the mine, II ALIVE. 81
a,vs without iss
II TWO OF .hreo uA's NJ. i,is
EDITION to what they may nav
L,,,ots hut tina main pow Z
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Asuinaido'. wife Dead.

Manila. December 2s.--Colonel
wilder has telsgraphed to vigan
from sayombong that Aguinaldo
has crossed the mountains near
Bayombong going southwark His
wife died in village In that vicln-
ity,
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GREW or, COTTON HAMMERS,

+ a crowd of twenty-five cciored. steve.
dorsss arrived IN tbis Sci,y last night ana
this morning went to sabine Pass. THIS
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BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT
Demand for Rent Houses Can Not Be Mel
by Present Supply.
RANGER FULLER WILL MAKE ASTATFMENI
BoudreauS Indicted, Charged with
observation-disclosures Cotton
Jammers for Sabine.

Beaumont, Texas. December 23.--Real
estate and rental agents say there is a
constant demand made upon them for
residences to rent and. that there are
none vacant.
Every day inquiries are made at the
agencies for bones that can not be sup
Piled
A prominent business man said to The
Post correspondent: NEARLY every night
am talking with friends in the rotunda
of one of Beaulnont's best hotels to II,
and sometimes, IL O'Clock, and l notice
lack of rooms TO accommodate them.
Sometimes they are given cots in the
halls and the parlors. l learn that the
boarding houses turn people away every
night because they are crowded There
are families stopping at boarding houses
who are anxious to rent houses and go
to housekeeping. ] am frequently asked
by strangers why don't somebody build
houses for rent" The question is Worn
threadhare and | have but one answer
to give and that Is l don't know"
WILL MAKE NO STATEMENT.
j. l.. Fuller, the Texas Ranger who
killed Oscar Poole at Orange Thursday
night. was brought to Beaumont last
night by detachment of Rangers under
command OF Adjutant General Scurry and
placed in the Jefferson county Jail. Full
Ter had waived examination in Orange yes
terday and was remanded to Jail without
bail He will he detained here until
the excitement resulting from the killing
qulets down and will then doubtless APP
ply for bail on a writ of habeas corpus.
The Post correspondent called on Ran
ger Fuller at the county Jail this morn
ing. He stated that he had joined the
Ransers in June of this year, but re-
fused to make any statement regarding
the killing OF Poole.
District Attorney Douglass also re-
turned this morning, but he would make
no statement. 1t seems utterly impossi-
Bile 10 get particulars of the killing, though
several stories have become street talk.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24
WHEELMEN MEET BLUEC0ATS
One Dozen Leave Their wheels TO
Keen from Behind the
Iron Bars.

Whoelmen had a merry time last night
lodging policemen. II they had no lights
they were stopped or compelled to make a
lively spurt to escape. II being the hrst
night the ordinance had been enforced the
police felt sorry fer the girls who we're
caught without lights on their wheels ana
released them. Sergeant Whalen, who is
looked upon as the ladys man ci the force
attempted to stop two female cyclers on
North Sixteenth street. One of them cheer
fully rode around him. The other oblig'
ingly stopped and told him tnat he did
not dare to run her in. She advised him
that II was necessary for him to notify her
twice before arresting her II he complied
with the law Fearing that he would be
compelled to carry her to the station II
he arrested her the sergeant finally decided
TO let her proceed as she promised TO 90
down town and get a light for her wheel.
With the men il was different, A dozen
were taken to the station, where one could
see all kinds OF wheels and a variety OF
costumes worn by the riders, The police ac-
cepted the wheel a a guaranty II the owners
would sign a bond for their appearance. lf
they declined to leave their wheels they
we're either compelled TO put up a cash bond
- SO or roend Inc night in the cell. One
refused in the name Of the United states"
to leave his wheel, give bend or to allow
anvonc to give bail FOR him. The officers
stood no fooishness feeling that tho Wheel
men had been given fair warning and ought
, To obey the, ordinance, II is understood
that one or two intend 20 test the validity
! OF he ordinance and the wheolmen have
. furnished the money for the fight II viii
q commence this G'teruoon ar O'Clock when
. the bows are arraigned.