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The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-06-10

WAsrED To rent nicely fur
nished rooh TO a gentleman. Ap.
ply between Band 8 p. M. at Joan
9Th St $.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-07

ough investigation OF ali taa charges aud
complaints and 10 report TIE facts 10 the
department
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-07

Atlantic States aud Texas In the Middle At
lantic States and from the Rocky mountains
to the Pacific coast fair weather has pre-
vSiled.
The tempsrature has risen ia the Atlantic
states and from the Missouri valley 10 the
recihc coast, and is above ths seasonal aver
uJc In the plateau and Pacific coast districts
the upper Ohio valley, the eastern lake re-
rior and Northern New England,
The Ohio river continues TO fall slowly. The
Mississippi is Pct above the danger line
ct Memphis and is falling at that point At
Vicksburg the stage is foot above the dan
ger line. with q rise Of three tenths Of foot
since Wednesday. At New Orleans the river
is 16.b or ne-tenth Of foot above the dan
ger line The river at New Orleans will resen
q stage of about 1s 8 feet during Saturday and
a further slight rise will occur Saturday at
that point.
The Indications are that the gulf storm
will move northeastvard, attended by rain
aid high easterly winds in the Atlantic states,
In the Mississippi and lower ohio valleys and
the western lake region rain viii he followed
BY clearing weather. Fair weather will pre-
vail west OF the Mississippi
Storm signals are displayed from Galveston
to Cedar Keys and from Jacksonville TO New
York CITY.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-07
WIRELESS rnLuenArHY.
Successful Experiments Made by the
War Department.

New York. April GA Herald special
from Washington says; It is the confident
expectation OF officers OF the signal corps
of the army that within short time mos
sages can be flashed to and from the war
department to Fort Meyer. five miles
away, without the aid OF wire.
Important experiments already made al
Fort Meyer by Colonel James Alien. now
acting chief of this signal corps and Lieu-
tenant George o. squires, have dcmon-
strated that II lie practicable 10 transmit
messages by means Of electric waves pro-
dueed IN the manner attempted by Maj :
eoni These officers have found that At q
distance OF 1000 yards they can telegraph
any message, and Il is Intended to increase
the distances gradually until the war de-
paftment and Fort Meyer are connected.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-07
INDIANS TO co no MEXICO.
Creeks. Cherotxees and DeIawares
VIII Move.


III Paso, Texas, April 6.--J W. Leon
was in FL Paso today from the City OF
Mexico on his way to the Indian Territory
to escort the advance guard OF the Greeks.
Cherokces and Delawares TO the lands al
lotted to them by the Mexican govern
ment for colonization purposes in the state
Of Durango. About twenty Of the head
men from each tribe go irst TO Mexico 10
prepare for the coming oil the rest, They
win look over the land cedcd 10 the In
dams and make all preliminary arrange
mepts before the colonists arrive. This
advance guard will reach here April 4,
and inc large body OF indians. numbering,
according TO Icons statement, between
90, 900 and $4,000. Will then soon follow
in squads OF 400 or 500 and continue to
pass through this point until all have I'M
migrated. The Indians will travel by rail,
and tho Mexican Central railway is slready
preparing to handle the large number OK
colonlsts. Most Of tine Indians WIN set
tie near Gnadalajara In Durango Leon
departed this afternoon for the indian
Territory. ,a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-07
RoIlinp MIm rrurt.

Cleveland, Ohio April Son tho best OF
advice It may be stated that before the
close of this week or the hrst OF next
week at the latest will SEQ the gigantic
rolling mill trust, Just organized under
the name OF the Republic Iron and Steel
company, in full operation.
The Iron Trade Review says: The cap
tal is s55,OOo,oOo Of which s25ooo.Ooo IS I
per cent preferred and s8o,oOO,oOo common
stock. The yearly capacity OF the com
birod mills in finished material chiefly
bar iron aud steel, Is about 100000 tons.
The new company will also be seller OF
pig iron.
.Twenty-nlne rolling mill plants besides
ore properties and furnaces have been ac-
quired II Is probable that six or eight
other mills will be acquired later.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-07
CANNED BEEF nan.
Captain Gains Of Havana Refuses IA
Sign For Provisions.


Havana, April s. 1925 a. m.--captain
Neil Gaines, IN charge Of the relief OF
the destitute Of Havana and provost. OF
this city has declined to give receipt
and thus make himself accountable for
10000 cans Of beef, 300 cans Of which are
tomatoes and quantities Of dried apples
and other stores, knowing that a part OF
these provisions is spoiled. The supplies
arc in warehouse No. 3 at Regla. Acting
Chief commissary Bartlett. in the absence
Of Chief commissary A L. Smith, wrote
TO Captain Gaines I'VE days ago directing
him by order OF the division commander
TO receive from Major j. g. Mulliken Of the
subsistence department these stores,
Captain Gaines, however saw lot Of
spoiled meat and asked General LUDLOW
to cause inspection to be made Msiol
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-07
Lamp Chimney Combine.

Plttsburg Pa, April 6.-The Post tomor-
row will say A S2O.ooO,oOO combination Of
lamp chimney manufacturers OF the United
states Is In process of formation with
every indication that the promoters OF tho
enterprise viii carry the deal TO a sue
cessfnl termination. The factories con-
cerned In the combine comprise every
manufacturer Of lamp chimneys In the
United States.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-07
writing rnrer trust.

Springfield Mass. April 6.-Rapid pro-
gress has been made within the past few
weeks In the details Of the combine OF
writing paper mills OF the country and 1t
Is now practically assured that the deal
viii be completed and the new corpora
tion VIII be IN operation about June ]
The capitalization of the organization will
b. si2.O0000O. and II will Include forty
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-07
UNDER CONTINUING CLAUSE.
General Wilson 40 Constructs
Hnyou Approprlntion.

Washington, Aprl s.-Goneral
wils5n, chief OF engineers, ex-
pressed to The Post correspondent
today the opinion that the confer
ence committee was entirely to
blame for mixing up the Buffalo
bayou appropriations, inasmuch as It
inserted the house proposition and
the Congressional Record Of March
shows this TO be The fact. Gem
eral Wilson intimated that no mat
ter what may have been the inten-
tion Of the conference committee il
would have to stand by the record
OF its work aud that Houston. would
probably get the benefit of the sen
stc proposition, which carries ;he
continuing contract clause.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-07
1lru rnusrs.
New Jersey Continues 10 Issue Ont
the Charters.

tho thnrfcrs.
Trenton, n j., April 6.--Articles OF in
corporation wore fled with tho secretary
OF state today by the international smoke
less Powder and Dynamite company, with
an authorized capital OF sio,Ooo,ooo. The
company TO formed to manufacture pow-
der and dynamite.
Articles were also fled Incorporating the
Lewis Motor Vehicle company. capital
100000. for the purpose OF producing
motor power secured from compressed all
and for the Operating Of vehicles.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-07

East Fair Friday and Saturday; AZ
minishing northwesterly winds,
West Texas and New Mexico-FaIr Friday
ard SATURDAY.; variable winds
Oklahoma and Indian Territory--E'air;
warmer Friday; variable winds
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-07
General OBSERVATIONS.

weather bureau at all stations at D. M, 18th
meridian uce;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-03

gnarled and knotted This oak bears a poetic
inscription written by Rogers. as its rival does
another from Cowper's "Yardly oak, but neither
requires the adventurous aid Of verse to com
mand admiration for its antiquity, picturesque
beauty and unfaling vigor Each is more males
tic than the Lion oak Of Hatfield Park, which
may be- equally old. but has less girth and leaf
age A. FOR the Abbots oak at Woburn. it is
tow. ms gniGctnt pollard in comparison with
either Of these mighty monarchs Of Ampthill
Park
Tho Ampthill oaks lack the specific traditions
- tn hollow trunk with few thin branches
D. Hatfield Park under which Queen Elizabeth
& rcputcd TO have received the udings Of tn
dcath of Queen Mary. but they have witnessed
the Nicissitudes and romauccs Of royalty The
OLD castl, of Ampthu whore Queen Catherine
Of Arraron awaited IN silence the sentence Of
Ayorcc from Henry VIII pronounced hy Gran
mer at Dunstahle not far away. has vanished.
and IL stone cross marks its site. but these
stately oaks have heard the plants and sor-
COWS of The unhappy Queen as she strolled rest
Icssy among them In tho same oak forest
KING Horny. driving the deer before him. met
Anne Eoleyu posted behind gigantic tree.
viii her crosshow coquettshly poised. Ampthill
mansion also has literary and social associa-
tors which ar, interior in interest only to those
Of kutlnorih. Tho beautiful home Of the Lyt-
tons in Hertforlshrrc Like Knebworth, It has
IT. avenue of lines. and under their grateful
Shaae th, guests OF Lord and Lady Holland have
roaiucG and poss.p.d when Holland House was
closed iu London. Thu AmUthiu oaks have even
heard th. earliest rumors Of change Of empire
e. tho N,u World for Richard Nichols was tho
lessee OF DO, park and Of the Ampthh House
WHOM Doc set out with fleet and garrison to re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-03

the clearing on the highest ground can oe seen
not only Bunyans traditional prospect but also
a distant glimpse Of Woburn Abbey with lis
. 100 acres Of deer park fir woods and pleasure
ground one Of the most beautiful parks IN Eng
land
Indeed SO continuous is tho belt II WOODLAND
that one may drive il sylvan shade with T."
breaks from Woburn Abbey TO- Warden ana
Ickw,u Bury. and see the way some of the
finest trees in England AT Wohurn there are
magnificent cedare pines tcechcs ana OAKS
and the famous clumrs Of rhododendrons or
great axe At Ampthnl and Houghton are the
majestic oaks and graceful lines. Manlden
Wood. which is also owned by the Duke Of Bed
ford leads % Hayncs's Park. where there Is
holly Of extraordinary magnitude. and near 10y
is Wrrst Park on OF Lord Cowpers estates
whore there are stately avenues of Gins. chest
nuts and lines and Vow hedges centuries "id.
Al Soulful Park there are cedars and poIiars
Of exceptional beauty. and at Warden and lex
well there are charming Yistas of woodland
This chain OF private demesncs. rich In his
torical associations and sylvan beauties
stretches across Bedfordshire. southwark.
toward London is similar network Of spa
cious parks with oaks Of great antiquity ana
cnchautn. -limpscs # woodland Among these
are Hatfield Knehworth ranshanecr Cas-
siobury and Moor Park with ITS memories az
Wolscy and Brooket Han whore two Prm"
Ministers. Melbourne and paimerst'n once
lived
All these private parks ar, opened freely e.
the villagers living at their gates. but They are
seldom entered Niehuncal,s may be- singing
among the hreches and alms. cool may he tho
breath Of the shaded lakes restful % the "ye
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-03

by the Bedford road from Houghton PARK, HI
other incosure heavily wooded, but win ie"'i
oaks. The two forests were owned by Lo'1
Fanhope generations ago, and, after many
transfers Of inheritance and reversioh 10 u,
Grown. are now the property Of the Duke OF
Bedford one OF the largest landowners IN Eng
land Uoughton House itself Is unroofed and
dismantled but. with its towers and porucos
ovcrerown with ivy. it is a picturesque ruin 1t
has q lovely scenic setting with clumps Of for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-03
ENGLISH PARKS.
THE ANlprUnLL OAKS WOODLAND ES.
TATES WITH NOBLE TREES RURAL
ENGLAND UNDER FREE TRADE.


Some Of the modest English trees are to be
found in the private parks II Hcrtfordshre and
Podfordshirc. north OF London. Conspicuous
an,our them are the venerable and majestic
oaks of Ampthin The approaches to high
ridge commanding broad prospect Of the plain
If the Ouso- Bunyan's outlook Of the Dccctablc
Maintains are heavily wooded. and among the
bolloyvs and slopes. surrounded with trees OF re-
cont growth arc scores Of oaks Of high an
tiouitv Some Of them are in the last stage
Of decay. with bare, hollow trunks and only
few wisps Of LEAKAGE; but most of them are
sound and an are picturesque. Ampthhl PARK Is
small and unprctoutious in comparison with Wo-
burn the spacious woodland park Of the Duke
Of Bedford. hut I'm England IT is almost I'M
riyallcd In the number and the beauty Of It's
ancient oaks I'm 1853 a survey of the park was
made bv order Of Parliament and 2S7 oaks were
oficia1ly rated as hollow and unfit for naval use
If they had then passed their prime they must
now have an age approximatinG to five centu-
ries; yet most of them bear their years lightly
and with tranquil majesty, and are fun OF le"t
above their immense bolcs.
The two largest oaks are in open ground. near
Lady Ampthilrs house. Each mcasur thirty
FIVE feet in girth three feet from the ground
Each was polIardcd at a remote period. but
huge side bouehs have formed well toward the
upper crown Of foliage. The more majestic OF
these giants shimmers in fresh lcafage and stl
bears It's acorns A great bough has fallen on
one side and another, proppcd up boy stakes.
stretches out at right angles with the trunk
alternately dipping and rising The bolc is short
and hollow and the branches are Enthusiastically
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-03

est trees around It and deeper glades Of lcaiy
solitude behind. The famous house was huilt
by the sister Of Sir Philip Sidney. TO whom
Arcadia" was dedicated, but there is no evi-
dcnce that he ever wandered among the oaks
and frs 20 find companonable sympathy. Tor be-
died at Zutphen before the Countess Of Penn
broke employed an architect TO beautify com
handing site The Sidney crest can be dlscorncd
amid the desolation Of the ruins, even If Tho ira
dition that he wrote passages Of arcadia" I'm
der the Spreading oaks be- Of 10 value. Houghton
is a neglected but beautiful forest, and from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-03
THE TEMPER or rIFuN>

From The Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Timmins seems ike a very mid ff .'.."
Mild ! guess not HIS "a perfect I.''I
whenever his We gives hiw ID itnD.
How is il that ! never noticed n
Because he never gets TN chance
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-04-13

The Coming Age, B. o. Flowers
new magazine, has commenced a series
of articles historical and descriptive
OF the various socialistic and Utopian
experimental colonies in the United
States. This series will be highly
interesting and valuable to those stu
dents who believe that man,
made in Gods image, should occupy
the world with system of production
and distribution less carnivorous than
we now suffer. These colonies have
never or seldom been successful except
considered as educators. But they
are advancing. The new ones learn
by the experience otithe old, and finally
society will learn something from them.
1t seems like a great waste of effort,
but 1t is thus theIworld grows. Two
thousand years ago; Euclid demon
strated there is mol royal road to geo.
metry, and so social reformers have
found it with Utopia But it is not yet
proven there Is no Utopia, or at least
more Utoplan conditions than now
exist.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-04-13

runs the democrat machine will con-
solIdate on him az their candidate.
The same crowd Of money bags from
New York and other Eastern States
that caused the division in the Chicago
convention aud bOlted the candidates,
seem to be preparing to claim represen-
tatlon In the convention Of 1900. But
their tactics will be somewhat changed.
Az we prophesied two years ago, they
will ask for compromises and push
forth the most conservative candidate
and platform they think there 10 a show
to win IN the convention. Harrison
may be oil right but he is too intimate
with Tammany and Boss Crocker to
gain pOpullst support. At least such
are the indications now. There 10 no
other eleRlble man In the democratic
party that can draw the hearty populist
support that Bryan can. lie will be
nominated, but the Eastern fellows
will make as much trouble Os possible.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-04-13


THE Silver knight published at
Washington, ID. c., which has for
about four years been leading expo
nent of the silver cause has been reOr-
ganized and is now published by the
Democrat Publishing Company. 1t is
now called the National Watchman
and is wide awake, fearless journal
of the true democratic sort. 1t is not
merely a silver paper but includes the
broader principles Of the democratic
and populist movement. The Silver
Knight under Stewards management
was narrow and typical of its principal
owner.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-04-13

ON Saturday afternoon the State su
preme court handed In batch Of de-
cisIons and among them was one af-
fectlng the status Of the railroad law
of TIE State which 10 Of the most
sweeping character. The court holds
that In abolishlng the board Of railroad
commissioners all the orders made by
them In their fourteen or fifteen years
Of existence become null. In short,
that 1t completely undoes all the work
the board of commissioners did. Most
Of the work Of the commissioners was
ordering switch put In at this place
and u Y at that, but the last board OF
commissioners made number OF or
ders which were of considerable value
to the people For example, when the
railroads attempted to change the live
stock rate from car load lots to 100
pound rates In such way as to raise
the rates, the commission put a veto
on 1t and after test In the Lyon
county district court all the roads con-
cluded to abide by the order except the
NJ. X & Y. which carried 1t up and 1t
was In this case, this important decis-
lon was rendered There were also
number OF other important orders
made reducing freight tariffs tocertain
points which had entered complaints,
Important among these was an order
made affecting rates into Rice county.
Coal rates to Wichita, Emporia and
other points. In one sense however
the decision may work some good.
1t will either force Gov. Stanley's new
court of visitation to reissue the old Or
ders of the board of railroad commits
sloners or 90 on record as fearing to
offend the railroads. 1t will be inter
estlng to see how they will meet the
dilemma.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-04-13

ACCORDING TO the British Reform
Almanac for 1903, published in Liver
pool, the average wealth Of 924O per
cent Of the people of Great Britain is
only $500, and this 10 not socialism or
anarchy or communism, but good,
straight, unadulterated, christian civil
ization. Any one Of the above ''isms"
would utterly ruin the poor people OF
England. They now have every reason
to be satisfied with their present ample
fortunes. They know Il good thing
when they have II.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-04-13
Ir LOOKS very much asthough AlgeI

IT LOOKS very much asthough Alger
would have to go. The stencil from
the war department and the beef scan
dals is becoming too malodorous for
even the machine republicans and the
leading administration organ, the New
York Tribune. is out In two column,
double loaded editorial urging that he
be dumped. It says he 10 hurting the
party. The real moral aspect Of job
berry In one Of the highest departments
OF government "cuts no ice," But then
the president has had the secretary Of
war whitewashed once to as pure tint
Of the immaculate as the arc-angel,
Now what will the people think, to ad
init, confess, own up. the rottenness
chargedP These are evidently the
questions that animate the gray matter
IN the Uranium Of William Mckinley.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-04-13
REAL VALUE ASSESSMENT.

AS there are 80 many inquiries re-
garding the movement adopted by the
trustees TO assess personal property at
its full value this year, and especially
as some people seem to think 1t is a
scheme Of the commissioners to raise
more money for the new court house,
ETC., 1t appears that full explanation
is almost necessary, and In attempting
to explain this matter shall voice the
expressed sentiments of at least the
majority Of the board Of county COM
missloners.
In the frSt place, In regard to the
court house scheme will say that the
county commissioners don't want any
more!money for that purpose than the
$50, 900 that the people have voted, and
intend to strain every point to keep
within that limit; so they would
hardly resort to so dishonorable o
method to defeat the expressed will Of
the people.
In the second place, the county COM
misSioners had Dothing to do with It,.
They were not present at the meeting
and the resolution to assess at full
value was neither passed by their ad-
vice or consent, but by the majority
Of the trustees. We make this state
ment, not to avoid responsibility or to
cast blame on anyone, and although 1t
may be a case Of "doing the right thing
at the wrong time" we believe it was
done with the purest Of motives and a
desire to comply with the law, which
requires all property to be assessed at
full value. The only unfortunate fea-
ture Of the matter was that the real
property was valued last year at one.
fourth, or what Is more nearly correct,
one-third, and cannot be changed un-
til next year. We were left In the
awkward position Of exactlng from the
man with personal property at least
three times as much as from the man
with real property, dollar for dollar.
1t Is very plain that this would not
work; not even for one year would one
man consent to pay three times as
much taxes as his neighbor.
To avoid this dilemma it was agreed
that cards be printed and sent to each
assessor urging him to "adhere strictly
to the agreement to assess at full
value, with the assurance that the
county commissioners when they meet
as board Of equalization, will equal
ize real and personal values" This
can be done In no other way than by
reducing personal, as real estate can
not be changed this year.
Had IL not been the fear that the as.
SCISSORS would vary too much, it might.
be stated that we would divide the
assessment by three, or in other words
put 1t hack to the same 1t was last
year. This a majority of the board
have agreed to do. and the above
named card was issued to assure the
people that there should be no in
justice. Its desired effect will depend
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-04-13

THE CRY of expansionists that trade
follows the flag is mere twaddle unsup
ported by facts. Until within the past
year we did not own foot of ground
in any foreign land, and yet during the
past twenty years our foreign COM
merce increased 63 per cent, while Eng
land, owning about one-fourth Of the
area of the eartn and about one-fourth
Of the total population, suffered loss
of five per cent of her foreign commerce
during the last seven years,-National
Watchman
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-04-13

SINCE the remarkable winning Of
Carter Harrison in the Chicago city
campaign 1t seems to be considered
that 1t places him In the arena as q for
midable candidate for president against
Bryan. His actions for some time
have indicated that he had the bee In
bis bonnet. The result Of this election
has caused very preceptible sound to
,eminate from the aforesaid headgear.
He will be championediby the so called
conservative" democracy. 1t is likely
that the eastern delegates, those from
wealthy districts, where the millionaire