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But there has been Il change Of policy
since Magersfontein and Modder River.
In the early days Of the war the
British spoke Of "the expedition" which
they were sending TO the Transvaal
That was when Butler was talking
about eating Christmas dinner in Pre-
toria. The English have ceased to re-
fer to the war rs IAN expeditions"
also they have summoned their best
fighting leaders and sent them to the
front.
Fine looking leaders these men are,
too. each and every one with his repu-
tation. bis title and his gllttering med
ais. Alas. many of them have left only
their titles and their medals! Their
regulations. won In India for the most
part. lie buried along the borders OF
the Boer republics.
In sending Lord Roberts. the hero Of
India. and Lord Kitchener. the hero Of
the latest Sudan campaign. the British
war office admitted the gravity Of the
situation. Lord Roberts has reached
the verge Of threescore and ten. and 1t
Was supposed that he had done his
work. A year ago the suggestion that
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For the space Of three weeks this ex-
pedition disappeared entirely from hu-
man ken. At length 1t emerged from
the trackless and. for the most part,
waterless regions between Kabul and
Kandahar and under the walls Of the
latter city fought battle and won
brilliant victory. lnflicting a crushing
defeat upon the Afghans.
This Is not the first time that Lord
Roberts has been ordered out to South
Africa. He was assigned to the chief
command there after Majuba Hill, but
on reaching the Cape found that the
Gladstone government had in the
meantime concluded peace with the
Beers.
In many ways the direct antithesis
of Lord Roberts Is General Horatio
Herbert Kitchener, lord Of Khartum,
who Is second in command. He Is
more than six feet In height for one
thing. His reputation has been won
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SPI0N K0P.
Description of the Hill That Warren Took
From the Beers.

Description of the Hill That Warren Took
From the Beers.
Spion Kop, the new Majuba hill, is a
rugged mountain crest of about 4,60O
feet elevation, and nearly IA miles
south and little west of Ladysmith.
General Butler described it as a "bar-
rem and open slope, the ridges so steep
that guns cannot he placed upon them" "
1t is one of innumerable kops or pla'
teau peaks lying between the Tugela
river and Ladysmith, and is as formi-
dable as a place of defense as the first
eastern ridges of the Rocky Mountains
would be. Old Majuba hill, where Sir
George Colley fell before the Beers in
1881, is nearly 5000 feet high bul
Spion Kop is high enough to have
served the purpose of the Beers well
this time. Near it, crowned by Boei
batteries, are half dozen other kops,
all higher than the one General War.
rem scaled only to be defeated. Some
Of them are 4,700 feet in elevation,
OlnerS f,oOU leet all" 1,0oo 'SS'' Nu'
mounted upon them, Properly de.
pressed, would sweep Spin Kop 50
that nothing living could relnain upon
It's summit. Between the kops are
ragged ravines, atiordIng fine retreats
for Boer rihemen, whose duty it would
be to harass a retrealing enemy. The
rocks are rough, difficult to climb over
and unprotected by tree or bush. From
the Tugela river to Dewdorp, where
the main body Of the Beers await the
coming of General Butler, is d constant
rise of land-land such as English sol.
diery never even saw in Afghanistan,
land that blisters with heat by day and
is dangerously chill at night. The to-
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GENERAL WHITE.

Boer He served there against the
Katfirs and as member Of the Royal
engineers surveyed the new boundaries
of Griuumland West when that terri
tory was taken from the Orange Free
State.
SIch are the leaders who are con-
ducting the campaign against the
Beers.
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CHAPTER ZNI.

When the Brother Man had finished
his prayer. he rose. and. STOPPING over
his son. he kissed him. Then he turn
ed about and faced Philip and Sarah,
who almost felt guilty Of intrusion in
looking at such scene. But the Broth
er Man wore n radiant look. TO Phil
ip's surprise he was not excited. The
same ineffable peace brcathed from his
entire person. TO that peace was now
added fathomless JOY.
"Yes," he said very simply. IL have
found my son which was lost. God is
good to me. He is good to all his chill
dren. He is the All Father. He is
Love-"
"Did you know your son was here"
Philip asked.
"No: l found him here. You have
saved his life. That was doing as He
would"
alt was very little we could do" said
Philip. with n sigh. He had seen so
much trouble and suffering that day
that his soul was sick within him.
Yet he welcomed this event in his
home. 1t seemed like little bright
ness Of heaven on earth.
"I have not seen him for years. He
was my Youngest son. We Quarreled.
All that is past. He did not know that
to give up all that one has was the
will Of God. Now he knows. When
hn &c.
yes, together" He spread out his
palms in his favOrite gesture. with
plentiful content in his face and voice.
As spring had bloSSomcd into sum
mer and summer ripcncd into autumn
every one had predicted better times
But the predictions did not bring them
The suffering and sickness and help
lessnrss of the tenement district grew
every day more desperate. TO Philil
it seemed like the ulcer of Milton. Al
the surface remedies proposed anG
adopted 10y the city council and the
churches and the benevolent societies
had not touched the problem. The
mills were going on part time. Thou
sands of men yet fingered in the place
hoping to get work. Even if the mill:
had been running as usual that would
not have diminished one particle of thu
sin and vice and drunkenness tina
saturated the place. And as Philll
studied the matter with brain and sou
he came to n conclusion regarding th'
duty of the church. He did not pre-
tend to go beyond that. but rs TIT
weeks went by and fall came on ant
another winter stared the people cold
" in the face he knew that he mus
sneak out what burned in him.
He had been year in Milton. Ever!
month of that year had impressed hin
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tai climb before the English to Lady
smith is over 1000 feet, and the way
is strewn with hostile guns. 1t is a
superb spot for the use of artillery in
resisting attack, and of this fact the
Beers appear to be aware. They them
selves have calculated, according to
press dispatches, that if General Bull
Ter bad 100000 men at his command
he might gain these kops and enter
Ladysmith by the end of three months
and at sacrifice of 10000 lives. The
new Majuba will be remembered
Chicago Times. Herald.
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was already fighting the Afghans as &
lieutenant of the Bengal Horse artil-
lery. Before he was five and twenty
he had had five horses shot under him
in battle, had been twice wounded, re-
peatedly mentioned in the dispatches
and had won the Victoria cross. which
constitutes the climax of every Eng.
liShman'S ambition.
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the Beers only those who have recently
arrived have succeeded in preserving
the regulations which they took with
them to the lower end Of the dark con.
tinent. When General Sir Redvers
Butler was sent to take command.
great things were expected of him,
and, If he has been reported correctly,
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The officers who are now leading the
British force in South Africa against
the Beers are the pick Of the army
list. 1t is quite true that the first divi.
sions sent out were commanded by
men who were better known as war
office pets" than as fighting leaders.
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commanded cavalry force which he
organized himself and which was
known as Mrthuen's Light horse.
General William Forbes Gatacre,
who met his Waterloo at Stormberg,
has seen service in India. He also
served under Kitchener in the Sudan.
General Gatacre was born In 1S43
and entered the army when he was 49,
From 1919 to 1879 he was instructor In
surveying at the Royal Military COL
lcgr. SandhurSt: Quartermaster general
at Aldcrshot during the following year,
and military secretary to the COM
mandcr i'm chief at Bombay in 1881.
General Kelly Kenny. in command Of
the Sixth division. is having his first
experience in South Africa He served
in China and in AbySSinia.
General Sir Charles Warren. whose
name will hpncefOrth be associated
with the disaster at Spion kop. was ex-
pcctpd to be an Invaluable assistant to
Butler. for he had the reputation Of
knowing South Africa as well as any
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-06
THE GREAT KELLER rlRn

Ihis afternoon the fire. proof safes IN tho
Office OF TheU. Keller, whose whoIesaie
grocery establishments was DESTROYED Nv
IRE Saturday evening, were opened nv
Mr l.. T Noyes, the State agent of thc
Dlenold safe and Lock company.
10 the aetonishnent OF all who ,rs-e
familiar with the great heat 10 when
tthey were subjected, the contents were
FOUND intact, not paper or book injured
In the slightest. 50
MI, Keller was so much pleased that no
gave TO Mr. Noyes the following Letter
which speaks for the merit of these ceIe-
brated safes
Houston, Texas, Feb. ;. 1900.
H. !. Moves, Esq, State Agent Dlebold
sale and Lock Company, Houston.
Dear Sir | take pleasure in tesfifvine
10 me merits of the Debold safe which
had in my business house at Inc Tine
OF It's destruction by fire Saturday evening
February 3 The three-story brick build.
ing containing my wholesale stock of gro
ceres, liquors, etc, was entirely DESTROYED
The heat being intense On opening the
safes today all our books. papers. money
ana securities We're found IN PERFECT
CONDITION. | had two Dlebold safes
one No. 81 and one No 4S. ana HAVING
thus tested their fire. proof qualities can
RECOMMEND YOUR SAFES IN THE
HIGHEST TERMS. Yours truly.
THEO, KELLER.
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The school Matter.

The decision of the supreme court In
declaring the new school law unconsti-
tutioual, was the subject of general com
ment upon the streets yesterday on a.
count of its effect upon the Houston
schools. in the Kimbrough Barnett con
troversy. The fun text Of The opinion
will appear In The Post tomorrow II
the law is unconstitutional II viii Doubt
less be held that Ill acts under 1t arc
Unconstitutional and in this way the
tenure OF office OF Superintendent KIM
brough and Of Trustees Sdearn and Cads
Will be affected. but it Is maintained that
the only question certified TO the supreme
court by the court of appeals was as to
the constitutionality of the law and thai
to settle the question o; the right to
the office Of superintendent of the Hous-
ton schools the question will be resub-
mitted to the court OF civil appeals. This.
however, is regarded row as merely a
perfunctory process.
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orsnnirinr for operns.

Despite the Indictment weather last
night quite number of ladies aud gem
nemen, vocalists. met at Grunewaid's
music store to confer with Mrs. j. @,
Carr. who has in hand the getting up of
two operas, which will be presented by
local talent Immediately after Lent for
tho benefit OF the Carnegie library site
fund The operas selected are the Chimes
OF Normandy and "Erminie." They will
be presented with the best local talent
OF the city and Mrs. Carr desires a
chorus OF not less than forty. TO secure
which she will select the cream Of all the
musical ORGANIZATIONS OF the city. Mrs.
Carr has previously had considerable ex
perienee in this work and she may hs
relied upon to make the proposed enter
tainmerts a success from an artistic nolps
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-06

be held at the Cotton Exchange next
Monday night. February IL, at whlcn
every citizen Interested in' this very TIM
portant event IS expected to be present
and help to perfect an organization that
will take care OF the Transmississippi
Congress in a way that will be commen-
surate with its importance to Houston
Whatever plans have been formulated
by this preliminary committee VIII be SUP,
mitted to the mass meeting foF approval
ana adoption, after viii h the arrange
ments for the congress will be yigorously
pushed.
Mr. W. D. Cleveland presided at la",
nights meeting and there were present
Messrs. II. w Garrow II. W. Cortes. T
A Heitmann. Frank Bonner. II. +. Mac
Oregon and Tom Richardson.
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htGelplS, net s..... u s,aEO NJ
Above does not include expenses OF per
manent improvements.
'1his statement shows the amount spent
by the city for the schools during lSaq,
according TO treasurer's report The an
nual expense incurred Is not shown by
the records OF this office on account of The
change in the school system
STATEMENT or LIABILITIES OF THE
CITY or HOUSTON. FEB. 8, 1900.
Bonds
To consolidated bonds (for re-
fundingl. 30 years, 8 per cent
dated July /, 1876. ........S l2 500 90
To maturing Indebtedness bond,
dated January /, 1873, 80 years,
10 per cent ....,.,.........,,.. 1000 90
To funding bonds (for refunding
bonded debit, dated January l.
1882, so years, { per cent ..,... .5e4 900 90
Compromise bonds (for retunding
bonded debit
Dated July /,
1883, 30 years,
per cent,.,, 900 900 oU
Dated July /,
1883, 80 years.
; per cent?, sos, 900 0o--I COS 900 90
School building bonds, dated May
/, 1891. 40 years, per cent 100 900 90
70 bridge building bonds, dated
May /, 1896, 40 years. . per
>, cent .,,.,,.,,..A...a...... $4,000 90
To market house refundmg
bonds. dated January /, 1897.
>, 40 years. per cent,........ 100000 90
To paving and sewer bonds.
dated July l, 1897, 10 years. at
Der ceni.,..- ....,............2S 0 coo 90
To school building bonds. dated
December /, 1897. 20 years. t'
per cent ;;,,.,.,,..,... 10000 %
funding), dated January /. 1898.
y Years. per eeot..., $1,000 OC
dated july l. isas, 10 years,
| per cent ........,....,...,....1 100 COO 90
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rran.mls.I-.lrrl congre...

The committee TO formulate plans. etc.
for entertaining tho Transmississippi
Congress. which viii meet in this city
next April, and submit same to a gen
eral mass meeting for ratification. alter
aiion ara adoption. met last night and
discussed great MANY details as to how
hest TO proceed With the work. Noth,ns
definite. however. was agreed upon. er-
cept that general mass meeting Is 70
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-06
New Cotton Exchange Member.

Several new names We're ADDED to the
membership Of the Houston Cotton Ex-
change yesterday. Among them were Colo
hel John F. Dickson, president OF the
Dickson car wheel works, Seth 3. Strong.
postmaster; r A. Heltmann. head of tho
nrm OF f, w. Heitmann & Co.; d. y.
Feden, head OF the Arm Of Peden & Co.
lanes lanes Applehy' auditor Of the Houston
Eas i, ana West Texas Railway company;
J. NJ. Rockwell MANAGER Of tho NJ T
Jones Lumber company. ana Jesse n
Jones Of the VI. 4. Jones Lumber COMPANY
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DEF WATER COMMITTEE
owing to Small Attendance Adjourn,
to Meet Thursday Afternoon
M deep water committed nr AZ loas!

The deep water committee, or at least
majority of them, met yesterday after
noon at the rooms Of the Cotton Ex-
change. but as Chairman Hutcheson de-
was decided, for that purpose to adjourn
the meeting until next Thursday after
noon at ! o'clock at the same place.
Before adjourning. however. an infor-
nal discussion was had and a very en-
couraging letter read from Congressman
Thomas Ball
fun attendance is desired at the meet
ing Thursday afternoon.
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The Houston directory.

J. V. Fourmy, of the wei known direc-
tory firm Of Morrison 4 Fourmy, was in
the city yesterday. The publishers are
Just completing a directory ior the city
OF Waco which VIII be delivered next
week. Houston is next ON the list for
book Messrs. Morrison and Evans being
in the city now doing the preliminary
work Mr.. Fourmy will come TO Houston
Just as soon as he finishes his Waco
contract
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a DETECTIVES DISCOVERY.

He dropped in 81 Packard's laundry and
after close examination discovered ina
laundry, cleaning and dyeng york was
the best he had seen In Houston. Patroni2e
this laundry and you will have no com
plant Phone $50.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

dime social will be held by the ladies
oil Clemens mission Wednesday night. Feb.
ruary Z, over First Ward drug store. cor
ner OF Houston avenue and summer street
Special programme for children,
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Thore is an undehvered telegram at tho
Postal Telegraph company's office lis Main
street. Tor l.. r. strauss
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eral the standard medicine IS Dr..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
1t is recommended by physicians who
have tested its efficacy and wondered
at its cures 1t not only destroys the
disease, but it purihes the blood aud
strengthens the stomach and organs OF
digestion and nutrition.
FOR twelve years was sufferer from catarth
and was treated by one Of the best physicians in
the state of North Carolina who said the trouble
had reached my lungs" writes Mr. j. NJ. Patton.
OF Clotho Pennsylvania Co, y c. " grew
worse every day until l tried Dr. Pierce's medi-
ciues VIII say, bottle of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery with Or. Sages Ca
tarrh Remedy cured me and to-day am we'll
and hearty and will say further that my former
physician Or. w. NJ. Lyday recommends Or.
Picrce's medicine to me and to others. ] am
sure your medicines will cure any case of ca
tarrh that exists recommend them to all
A Gift. The Peoples Common Sense
Medical Adviser, 1905 pages, is sent free
on receipt of stamps to cover expense OF
mailing 0Rir. Send 2r one-cent stamps
for the paper covered edition, or 81
stamps for the cloth bound Address
DR.. X. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
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HOUSTON TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY g. 1900


The light committee reported favorably
upon the petition Of citizens sur light al
the corner OF Summer aud Hickory
streets. First ward Adopted.
The street and bridge committee and
mayor reported favorably upon the petit
tion OF citizens to open st. Charles street.
Adopted.
THE MAYORS MESSAGE.
Under the head OF new business the
mayor submitted his annual message
which was read as follows;
10 tne Honorable Guy Council.
Houston, Texas. February 5, 1s00.-Cop-
forming TO custom, / respectfully address
your honorable body upon the matters TO
which 1t is thought proper TO direct your
attention, as well as TO make such recoIn-
men1ations as are provided for By law.
Houston now halds, practically without
dispute, the position OF the nrst city IN
Texas in point OF property values, popu-
lation. industrial institutions, commerce
ana pubic improvements.
The accompanying statements, certified
by the auditor. viii show the city's pres
penses incurred for the year 1893. Tho
city when you came into office, mas been
entirely paid on and Houston, IL VIII be
seen, Is now on cash basis. her credit
better than that OF any city in Texas, and
her prospects for pubic improvements in
the next few years entitlU US TO believe
she viii soon be the most prominent city
ia the South.
The following appropriations are recon-
~. -
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occasionally.
A." Ohl every
b d y ha s
more or less
catarrh.
That's moth
ing,s' lie says.
But he is mis-
taken. What
begins i'll ca
I arrh may
end i'll con-
sumption. 1t
is a foul dis
c as e at its
best and a fa-
tai disease at
it's " ors t
W hen it in
wolves the
lung tissues.
For catarrll
and for dis
eases of the
throat a n d
lungs in gem
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The hearty looking man who thuinps
his chest and says he's sound as dollar,
does not take into consideration the ca
tarrh which bothers him occasionally.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-24
And he was off.

WHITTIER are you bound now,
Thurston?" asked the reporter, as the
friends resumed their walk.
"Home and TO bed like a sensible
fellow replied the physician.
Don't you do anything of the sort.
Come along with me 10 my rooms. l
must arrange the data so far col
lected in the two interesting eases
that have taken up to-day; anc in the
cab mystery, at least, you car prob
ably be of assistance 20 me, if you
will"
Very well, old man; lead on. am
curious 10 know what theories you
have adopted in these two cases"
"Theories!" replied Sturgis; 81 never
adopt theories. l simply ascertain
facts ana arrange them in their proper
sequence, as far as possible. When
this arrangement is successfully ac-
complished, the history of the crime is
practically completed. Detection Of
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THE BANK PRESIDENT.


Sprague's dinner party was over,
and among the first TO take their
leave. shortly after midnight, were
Dunlap. Sturgis and Or. Thurston.
The reporter did not often spend
an evening i'm worldly dissipation. lie
was man q action, a hard worker
and an enthusiastic student Almost
all of the time which was not actually
spent in the pursuit of his profession,
was devoted TO study in many widely
different fields of art and science.
For Sturgis' ideal of his profession
was high; he held that almost every
form of knowledge was essential to
success in his line of work. IL was
seldom. therefore, that he allowed
himself TO spend precious ~Sning
in social intercourse, unless rs more
or less direct means TO some end. He
had made an exception in favor of
with Dunlap, whom he had not pre-
viously known, had been entirely ac-
cidental.
Dunlap was, however. man whom
Sturgis needed TO see in the course
of his study of the Knickerbocker
bank mystery. and he had not lost
the opportunity which chance had
placed in his way. After obtaining an
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SASAoASASAS;ASAS'ASaG
: The STURGIS WAGER :
= A DETECTIVE STORY. =
y BY EDGAR NOR TTE q
E CoDvripht 1890 by Frederick A stokes Co ~
BY EDGAR MORETTE

Sv<eA't. nV. So OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
raveI some extremely puzznng tangles
in my day; and each case would not
be hard 10 find. Why no longer ago
than this evening, on our way here,
we stumbled upon a most peculiar case
-eh-oh!-er-plcase pass the cognac.
Sprague. | wish l had some like it in
my cellar; it is worth its weight in
gold"
DR.. Thurston had met Sturgis steady
gaze and had understood that, for some
reason or other. the reporter did not
wish him TO relate their adventure Of
the afternoon.
Only one person appeared TO notice
the abrupt termination of his story.
This was Murdoch, who had looked up
at the speaker with mild curiosity, and
who had also intercepted the reporters
warning glance at his friend. He OBJ
served DR.. Thurston narrowly for n
full minute, appeared to enjoy his
clumsy effort 10 cover his retreat, and
then quietly slipped his coffee.
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CHAPTER V.
hAl L III '.
A FOUNDATION OF FACTS.

A FOUNDATION OF FACTS.
When the two men were comfortably
settled in the reporters study, Sturgis
produced pipes, tobacco and writing
materials.
There, now" said he, as he prepared
10 write, 81 begin with what l shall
call the Cab Mystery. The data in this
case are already plentiful and curious.
l shall read as l write, and you can
interrupt for suggestions and crit.
cisms, as the points occur 10 you. In
the first place, the dead man is about
fifty years old, and was employed in
some commercial house or financial in
stitution, PROBABLY bookkeeper, at a
fairly good salary
Hold on there. Sturgis," laughed
Thurston. Il thought you were going