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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-12
A C.t,lrm.r,. su,riar.

Fort Worth. Texas. January ii.--Thomss
Peery. a csitlemsr Of chickisbs, !, r..
came down this morning He reports the
suicide ef J. S. Davidson ct chickiEhs
Yesterday by shooting Davidson was .
rrorninsnt esstisnsu. but business sreuhiss
induced him to take bis evH life
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oYnrnorr Fcared .

WORKMAN. Texas, January u.--ail
streams are running over thor banks and
big overflow Is feared,
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HOUSTON DAILY POST: FRIDAY MORNINGS JANUARY IL 1000
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@ :. vnrs station, and demonstrate fy thai Gar as Texas Is concerned the buk
the @mss world BY Secretary Hester Of The New orleans cotton eschanse The
Teas practically sold held
from
nudins Indian
q giyen by Secrear Hester. follow
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Delegate. 20 real Estate Convention

Fort Worth. Texas, January li.--secre-
tary sksggs OF the State Real Estate as
ISOLATION today WIS bottled that Governor
Savers had appointed nifty delegates at
large TO the meeting TO be held here next
Tuesday.
G. w. Fish general passenger agent
OF the Texas Mexican OF Laredo. will de-
liver an address on Commercial Relations
Between Texas and Mexico"
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Bryan. Texas, January 1.-THE BraH0s
river was on a twelve or hfteen-foot rise
today and the Nsvasota river is also M.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04
ENGLISH VIEW OF
THE BOER WAR.
Continued from Fifteenth Page,

a1,cc and st IS even possible that ms con
duct left the magistrate no alternative
but no pass the sentence which ne Gia-
It Is not intended to question the justice
Of this part of The affair. Having pee,
sent TO 5ail. however. because ne coutu
not deposit fifty pounds. Grant was
treated as the cor1l1nonest nialefac&or IN
oil ,,esnec.s a,u. one. re was allowed TO
retain his own clothing. The unfortunate
ottoman made a pathetic picture with
his seedy clothes. tall coat. TAI! Wnitc
hat, and worn gloves, which ne punch
liously wore whenever called upon 10
face the authorities. lie o5jecteoe 10
being classed and heriod with the thieves
and murdcrers and others whose crimes
were even more repalsire. he protested
against the class Of food that was served
10 him. The unfortunate oiu ma. vas
-,laceaetn the kaff!r stocks, thrown out
in the middle of the yard that he might
h. Inundated In the sight OF all and
kent there in the fierce heat of tropi-
cal sun for half a day. The sole excuse
for this was that he had protested
against his treatment.
The stocks. as arranged by D. w.
Plcssis. a near relative OF Kruger, were
such that the prisoners were obliged 10
sit facing uphill and were not allowed to
hold on 10 the stocks in order to maintain
themselves in this position, but had to
preserve the upright position OF the boo!
nv means of the cXcrtion of the muscles
of the back alone. But some have SAID
this quarrel IS one of flag. do not know
n better way 10 refute that than 10 pub
Nsh a list of the arrested Reform Club,
,y,li,,h was composed of twenty-three
Enrrshmen, sixteen South Africans. nine
Scotchmcn. six Americans, two Welsh
men, one lrishman, one Australian, one
IIollandcr, one Bavarian. one German
one Canadian one Swede and one Turk
Mr.. Editor. I have intrirEed much on
your time. but have In no way exhaust
ed the theme and only pant for more
space. MY feeble pen may be unable TO
adequately paint the suff"rinss OF my
brothers of the Transvaal. Their complex
ION may be white. or it.may be dark yet
az mans man for a that But am
Of opinion that no one worthy OF the
name of Cbristian-ahi no one VINO mas
/, pure ideal of The Republican form OF
government, that is In the words OF n
man of th, people. 'the government OF
the people, by the people. for the people,
can have the slightest ground for imaEln-
snr that this war IS one for any other
.,urposc than that of Fighting the wrong
and lifting up the oppressed Let US al
none that q selfish arrogant people may
me- bumb,ea and that the mother of free
dom NAV establish a just government
which will wipe away all bitterness as
between Eocr and Saxon.
nc Balshagray avenue. Patrick, Scotland.
February 49, 1900.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04
MARRIAGE A FAILURE.
A Graf. County Citizen Welded in
Hurry and Repents at Leisure.

Hurry and Rcpcnts at Leisure.
NEWCASTLE, VA, March 3.-Special.-
Some time ago, perhaps five months ago,
/ sent an account of very romantic
marriage to The Times from this place.
The marriage took place in Kansas, and
the contracting parties were cousins, but
had never seen each other until four days
before the marriage. Their courtship had
not lacked zeal. although it had been
carried on by correspondence. Mr. Will
o. Caldwell. the gentleman, is promi-
nent man in his community and not
without property. He was so delighted
with his prize from the matrimonial mar
ket that he sent word for a great feast
to be prepared for him. and all his
friends were there to greet him and wish
him JOY.
The lady he brought here with him
was as much like him as possible. They
looked like pair of twins. and If they
had not been so round and rosy and al
together material they would have looked
like pair of heavenly twins. But the
lady became dissatisfied. She proved
more thorny than rosy, more sour than
sweet, more hard to please than a Boer
general, and all his ropes Of lead from
the Calling guns of persuasion failed to
convince her that her bargain was for
life.
A great deal of gossip has been turned
loose on the couple, and 1t is said she
tried to secure q divorce here. The gen
tleman, who has the sympathy of every
body, resisted her efforts for awhile,
locked her up, took all her clothes away
from her, and used every means in his
power to keep his bird in the nest.
But to-day he brought her to the sta
ton, bought a ticket for her, and tenderly
and tearfully bade her good-by, and off
she went to Kansas. She cried a bit
herself, but she wasn't sorry enough to
remain. and he returned to his forsaken
nest, a sadder and wiser and poorer
man by at least $50, for that was the
cost Of her ticket home ~. S. e..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04

An adjustable foot rest for attachment
to any rocking chair has a fiat board
hinged to the front of the seat. with a
f1ange at the bottom against which the
feet rest. with flexible cords to support
the lower end Of the rest by suspendins
the cord from nail in the wall or other
separate support.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04

Boston Is the only city in America that
owns and operates ferries. She does this
at loss OF nearly s100.o00 . year. None
of the ferries of that city are financial
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of estate owned by the company
terest
value Of lands mortgaged, Of buildings and
value Of Buildings mortgaged Ensured Ss1a5
Total value mortgaged PREMISES.
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losses are quite slight, but the Beers
must have suffered heavily.
The Standards correspondent at
Frere Camp telegraphs; General Sir
Charles Warren's division is now
nearly complete E 3 headquarters will
be at EstcOurt. it is rumOred here
that the guns which were captured
from General Butler at ColensO have
been mounted in the hills command
ing the drift over the Tugela river at
Springfield The Beers, it appears,
captured 620 rounds of shrapnel when
they took the guns. General Buffers
difficulties have been immeasurably
increased by the enforced delay since
the last engagement. He now has be-
fore him a series of walled and forth
fed hills. running 16 miles along the
line of the Tugela These are swarm
ing with the enemy, posted in posi-
lions of great strength and bristling
with guns, while the river in front IS
in full flood. The coming battle will
certainly be the stiffest, and probably
the most mOmentOus, of the entire
campaign.
Ugly rumors are in circulation in
Cape Town Of Dutch rising, with the
object of Selling Cape Town and the
docks. and capturing the governor OF
Cape Colony, Sir Alfred Miner.
The imperial mail steamer Bundles
rath of the German East African line,
which was seized by the British cruiser
Magicienne in Delagoa bay, on the
ground that she was carrying contra
band of war, has been taken to a
wharf at Durham, and is now guarded
by marines and blue Jackets.
Heliograph reports from Ladysmith
show that all was we'll on Dee. 81. The
bombardment was being continued but
its intensity had relaxed.
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ADSCONDINC OFFICIAL
4 Pennsylvania County Treasurer
Short in His Accounts.
SPECULATION, POKER AND RUIN.

Examination of Il. IT. Hershey's Ac-
counts Show q DefnIcation of $685.
O42.41-The Fugitive In Supposed to
BE I'm Canada.
Lancaster, Pa, Jan. 2-The contin-
ned absence OF County Treasurer Il. II.
Hershey and the ugly stories concern
ing his accounts, which have been
afloat for week past, prepared the
public for the formal announcement
Yesterday that he is a defaulter ana
absconder. Mr. Hershey's son was In
charge of the Office last week, endeav-
oring to straighten out the books. lie
called County Auditor Marsh to his AID,
and they have found a defalcauon OF
S65 O42.41. There is on deposit in the
hanks OF this city SCI $40, while the
books call for $126,S40 There is due
the state for tax on money at interest
for 1899 the sum Of $4,000, OF which
three-fourths comes back to this coun-
ty. hence the net sum owing the state
is S21 900.
Hershey is believed to have gone to
Canada. His financial condition has
been regarded with suspicion for a
number OF years, but It is not believed
that much, If any, OF the county s
cash went to help along his regular
business. He had been dabbling In
stock speculation for long time, ana
lately on an extensive scale, and 1t IS
claimed that in the slump of week
before last he lost $4,000. He also be-
came a strong votary of poker, and his
losses in this line have been matter
of talk on the street for some time.
Speculation and poker are believed TO
have practically eaten up the entire
amount of the defalcation.
Two of the ,hondsmen are brothers
Of Hershey. anu one composed with the
treasurer the firm Of Amos Hershey q
Bro. of Gordonville. against which ex-
ecution for $4,000 was issued last
week. These judgments were held by
relatives and were confessed but few
DAYS previous They will no doubt be
contested. and it is expected Will be
stood aside. 1t is expected the short
age will be made good without litiga-
ton.
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POPE LEO'S SUCCESSOR
His Holiness Names Cardinal Gfral-
amo Maria GOtti as the Next Pope.

His Holiness Names Cardinal Giral-
amo Maria GOtti as the Next Pope.
Rome, Jan. lit is asserted that
the pope, after the recent ceremony
Of opening the holy door at st. Peters
cathedral, addressed his intimate en-
courage, and said:
81 thank divine providence for
granting me the grace of being able
to celebrate this great function, and
/ wish for my successor grandeur and
a long reign, to the greater glory OF
God. My successor will be young, as
compared with my own age, and will
have time to see many glories OF the
papacy and the church"
Later Leo clearly designated Car
dinal Girolamo Maria Gotti, project
of the congregation of indulgences and
sacred relics, as his successor. Car
dinal Gotti, the famous Genoese monk,
is man of great piety and modesty
Now about Ga years of age, he has
always lived a life of an ascetic, and
despite the dignity of prince Of the
church, he always sleeps in cell and
on a hard mattress.
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PORTO RICO RELIEF.
Two Thousand Tons More Food he"
auired For the Destitute.

Two Thousand Tons More Food Re-
auired For the Destitute.
Washington, Dec. 26.-The war de-
partment makes public a statement
showing the progress made In rellel
work in the Island of Porto Rico be-
tween Sept. 25 and Nov. 30, 1899. The
nopulation of the island Is estimated
at 91S.926. The average daily INDECENT
was 221, c87 persons; average weekly
sick, 1872; average weekly deaths'
632 persons. The annual death rate
was 35 per 1000 inhabitants, while the
normal rate of deaths was 26 per LOU.
The increased mortality was connned
to the mountain districts where In
some localities the death rate increas-
ed 300 per cent The amount OF cash
received for the relief Of the suffering
people of the island up to Nov. 80, was
s15.224. The amount of money dis
bursed up to that date was STAY, and
the amount of food distributed 49,
54s,316 pounds.
1t is estimated that not less than
1000 additional tons of food will be re-
ouired. Four-sevenths Of this amount
should be rice, two-sevenths OF beans
and the remainder Of the amount re-
uuired should be either goldfish or
bacon. With the food already issued
and now on hand, and with the 2'OOo
tons required, in addition to that al
ready issued, the total issue VIII De
: 20,l627S3 pounds.
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To Reorranlne the Army In Cuba

Washington, Jan Ut is probable
that the present month will be marked
by complete reorganization of the
military commands in Cuba. The i'm
preston prevails that here is to be a
heavy reduction in these commands,
and 1t is intimated that the outcome
will be the creation of two departments
instead OF the six which originally
comprised Cuba, and the four into
which the island is now divided. Gen
eral Wilson, who commands the COM
bined departments of Matanzas and
Santa Clara, has been ordered to
Washington, and 1t is not the present
intention that he shall return to Cuba.
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NOTED PREACHER GONE.
Dwight. Moody Dead at His East
Mortified Home.
THE IvANGELIST's LAST WORDS.

al See Earth Receding, Heaven In
Opening, God IL Calling Mel Have
Always Been Ambitious, But Not to
Lay Up Wealth"
East Northheld, Mass, Dec. 3D.
Dwight l.. Moody, the famous evan
gelist, who broke down in Kansas City
while conducting services there a
month ago, and was compelled to re-
turn home, died yesterday. Mr. Moody
first knew at 5 o'clock Thursday even
ing that he could not recover. He was
satisfied that this was so, and when
the knowledge came TO him his words
were.
''ThO world Is recedlng and Heaven
opening"
During the night Mr.. Moody had a
number OF sinking spells. He was,
however, kindness itself to those about
him. At o clock in the morning DR..
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victory For the GoebelItes.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. 2.-All doubt as
to the ability of the Goebel Democrats
to organize both houses of the legisla-
ture was dispelled by the attendance
in the Democratic caucus last night.
Senator Goebel was nominated for
president pro TEN. CT the senate and
the entire Goebel slate went through.
In the house caucus all of the So Dem
ocrats answered to roll call and par
ticipated. In the senate four Demo-
Gratis remained out. They were Sena-
tors Alexander, Hayes, Gillespie and
Roberts. Senator Hill was sick and
absent, but it not classed with the dis
senters.
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Ex-Congressman Osborne Dead.

Washington, Jan. General Edwin
S. Osborne, an ex-representative from
Pennsylvania in the Forty-ninth, Fiji
tieth and Fifty-first congresses, died
here last night of heart disease. He
was veteran of the civil war and for
six years was brigadier general Of the
National Guard of Pennsylvania. At
the conclusion of the war General Os-
borne was appointed judge advocate
to investigate charges of cruelty to
federal prisoners brought against Cap
tain Writ, Confederate superintend-
ent of the Andersonville prison, the
result of which was the hanging OF
Writ. General Osborne was elected
to congress from the state Of Penn
sylvania at large twice, and once from
the Wilkesbarre district.
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At Cabuyao Twenty-four Dead Reb-
els Were Found In One HOuse--Two
Americans Killed AgUinaldo's
Wife and Sisters Captured.
Manila, Jan. 1.-THE first movement
of a general southern advance occurred
yesterday. when two battalions OF the
.Thirty-ninth infantry landed and oc-
cupied Cabuyao, on the south side OF
Laguna de Bay. Two Americans were
killed and four wounded. Twenty-four
of the enemy's dead were found in one
house. One hundred and fifty prison
ers and four six FOUNDER rapid fire
guns we're captured.
The gunboat Laguna de Bay bonn
barded the town before the disembark-
alton of the troops from the cascoes.
which was made under the enemy 3
shrapnel fire. The enemy evacuated
the place before the charging Ameri-
cans. retreating to Santa Rosa. to which
town they were pursued. Heavy fighting
occurred along the road to Santa Rosa,
which was occupied by the Americans,
the insurgents retreating south toward
Slang. The Americans burned the
country between and around Cabuyao,
The gunboat returned to CalamDa
for achievements and thence came 10
Manila to fetch ammunition. She re-
Gently captured two Of the enemy
steam launches, one under the fire OF
artillery at Calamba, and also four
cascoes loaded with rice.
Other regiments are mobilizing al
San Pedro Macati and Pasig, prepare
tory to continuing the southern ad-
vance.
On Sunday the Americans, while seek
ing Recarte. the insurgent leader, dis
covered in a house in the center OF
Manila four explosive bombs, a few
firearms and 500 rounds of ammuni'
ton. The seizure invOl' ed documents
inculpating a thousand Filipinos who
intended to rise against he Americans
Papers were also found showing a dis
tribution of the city into districts, anC
a careful assignment of leaders anC
followers. The precautions taken by
the Americans on Saturday, it is now
evident, alone prevented an uprising
Aguinaldo's wife, sisters and Is Fill
ipinos have surrendered to Major
March's battalion Of the Thirty-thirC
infantry at Bontoc, province of thai
name. Three Filipino officers also sur
rendered to Major March, and the Fill
ipinos gave up two Spanish and two
American prisoners.
Colonel Lockett, with a force o.
$500. including artillery. attacked or
Wednesday last a strong force o.
insurgents entrenched in the noun
tains near Montalban. about five miles
northeast of San Mateo. The enemy
were completely routed. the Ameri
cans pursuing them through the hills
amid which they fed in every direc
ton. Four Americans were wounded
The Filipino loss was large, resulting
from a heavy infantry and artillery
fire for three hours into the trenches
1t is supposed that the insurgents
were those who were driven out o
San Mateo on the day General LawtoI
was killed. They numbered probabl!
a thousand.
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THE OFFICIAL NEW YEAR
ehe Army Prccedes the Navy at the
Presidents Reception.

y
Presidents Reception.
Washington. jan 2.-Beneath sly
rs bright as that ABOVE Cuba and
wind as cold as the Arctic, over 2,COc
citizens stood in line at the White
House gates yesterday waiting to pay
their respects to the president OF the
United States, after the brilliant OIL
fetal reception which ushered in the
new year and marked the opening oil
the social season in Washington.
Beginning promptly at II a. m, the
ceremony was concluded at lib, at
which time 1854 guests had passed
down the line. Mrs. Mckinley was
present, despite her feeble health.
The troublesome question OF pre-
cedence between the army and navy
was settled in favor of the former, Cen
eral Miles leading the military contin-
gent, with Adjutant General Corbin at
his side. After the army had passed
in review Admiral Dewey, with the
venerable Admiral Melville on his arm,
led the naval line. Mrs. Dewey was
with the receiving party, and was es-
corted in on the arm of Secretary Long.
The diplomatic corps, which heated
the list of guests, was, as always. the
show feature of the reception. Lord
Pauncefote. the British ambassador
and dean of the corps. led the way.
Following these, the American officials.
Judges of the Supreme court. senators
and representatives department chiefs
and the like. made long, if less strik-
ing, procession. The reception to the
general public concluded the function.
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st. Johns, N. F., Jan. 2.-The British
government continues in constant
communication with the colony minis
try over the renewal OF the modu:
vivendi. The colonial cabinet would
like a modified arrangement, relieving!
colonial fishermen from the jurisdic
ton of naval officers, who now ruiz
the coast as autocrats. This colony
holds this reform to be an essential
preliminary to a renewal of the meas
ure. but Mr.. Chamberlain urges tn
revival of the instrument which ex-
pired Sunday. Thus far the colony
has proved stubborn.
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Passaic, N. j., Jan. 2.-Ellen La
bash was shot and instantly killed here
at the beginning of the new year. MI
chael Schwartz celebrated the advent
of the new year by going outside the
house and firing four shots from his
revolver. After entering the house
he pulled the trigger, believing that
there was no other bullet in it. There
was loud report, and Miss Labash fell
to the floor, shot in the heart. Schwarz
IVES arrested.
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Growth of the Lnwton Fund.

Washington, Dec. 26.-The total sub
gcription to the LawtOn fund up to
noon of Christmas day was $14,329.55.
The committee have determined to
continue the work at least until Jan. 2,
when it is hoped that a sufficient fund
will have been subscribed to place the
widow and children of General Lawton
beyond the possibility of want, and en-
able the mother to carry out the faith
er's fondest wishes that his children
should receive a proper education. 1t
is not at all improbable that the fund
will eventually reach the proportion
of $4,000.
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New York. Dee. 29.-James Gresham,
of Brooklyn, has found capital to dem
onstrate the commercial value of his
corkscrew boat. for which he antici-
pated a speed Of so miles per hour. A
syndicate of New York capitalists has
agreed to furnish $4,000 with which to
build a small boat on the corkscreW
plan. with the further understanding
that if it demonstrates its ability on
a commercial scale 10 approximate the
speed which the models have reached
the syndicate will furnish sufficient
capital to build a mail boat. The in
ventor promises that his craft Will
cross the Atlantic in less than three
| DAYS
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Newport News, Va, Dec. 2b Tine
battleship Texas, III command of Cap
tain Sigsbee, arrived here shortly be-
fore noon yesterday with the remains
of the men who lost their lives by the
destruction of the battleship Maine in
Havana harbor. The bodies were
transferred to a Chesapeake and Ohio
train at Il o'clock today, and will be
taken to Washington for interment In
Arlington cemetery next Thursday.