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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-02
STATE AND COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR
GEORGE 7, GLASS

We have carefully checked up the
amounts collected by this officer for ac-
count OF all funds due the county. and
nnd that ne has accountes for every dol
lar received and holds the treasur-
er's receipts to that effect We made this
examination during the month Of Febru-
airy. At that time Mr.. Glass, owing 20
press OF business. had not made his am
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-02

Excess due county OF Harris. sl0,oi9 "a
Mr.. Williams Is entitled also to 10 per
cent for the collection OF fees not col
lected. The item does not figure in our
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
OLD NAN SHOOTS YOUNG WIFE
INSANELY JEALOUS, HE SENDS TWO
LOADS OF BUCKSHoT INTO HER.

Salem. N j., Oct. 4,-Isaac Boyer. sixty years
old. shot and probably mortally wounded his wife
to-day in a fit of anger. Except for the interven-
ton of neighbors the woman would have been
beaten TO death with the stock of the musket
after receiving two charges of buckshot in her
body.
The woman is only twenty-five years old. The
difference in their ages led to frequent quarrels.
He is said to have been almost insaney Jealous Of
the attentions paid TO her by younger
They quarrelled this morning and Boyer tried to
beat his wife. To escape the beating she started
away Her husband seized his shotgun and
fired at her. The charge entered her back. and
she fell on a settee She recovered from the shock
and staggered down the. path leading from the
house. She had gone only few steps when her
husband fred again. This charge also entered her
body. and the woman fell.
Neighbors. attracted by the shooting gathered.
In the excitement of the moment no one thought to
detain the man, and while the woman was being
cared for Boyer made his escape,
In an hour the man was caught. He was brought
Salem and committed to await the result of the
womans injuries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
FEVER RECORD IN HAVANA.

Havana. Oct. 4.-The yellow fever situation is
not improved. During the month of September
25I cases were officially reported, with a NOR
tally Of % per cent. Eighty-four cases are now
under treatment, and twenty-eight new cases
have been reported during the last forty-eight
hours. Many cases are not reported at all as
yellow fever because Of the non-development of
the albumen symptom. although all the other
symptoms unmstakable. The physicians
are unwilling TO diagnose yellow fever the
non Autonomous cases. because they fear to in
crease the yellow fever statistics. There are
some leading medical authorities here. however
who contend that yellow fever is possible with.
out the development OF albumen. The opinions
of the Yellow Fever Board and the military
physicians divided on the point. Conse-
quently, in many cases sanitation is neglected
after recovery, with the result that contagion
is facilitated. Non-immunes should be warned
that until February Havana cannot be consid-
cred secure against a yellow fever epidemic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05

President John Shelton Williams of the seaboard
Air Line Railway last night issued statement, in
part follows:
printed at length last Friday received my i'm
hard for comprehend that any human being
could weave together such mass Of vicious and
vestigation before replying to these articles. am
eonyi9ced that they are part Of sGhee 10 ln
shameless and audacious attempts in the history OF
The articles referred to say that certain allega;
lions and reports regarding the organization and
offered in Norfolk during the argument
mere iast IhnIsday tepteper ~, aT 'FS a' T
sci for the Seaboard Air Line Judge Leigh r. Watts
and Mr.. Bowden, clerk of the court who were in
court nearly all day know nothing OF the aIlegS 1
lection or record of them H /. Bond il Of eouns
counsel for T. F. Ryan, the plaintiff did in the
course of his argument, toward the close Of the
from BssSins & Sells. covering report from them
As this in no way pertinent Fsob 50 SRe pUn
whether the proposed supplemental bll offered ey
to it, So far from the Introduction of this matter
being resisted of the counsel for the sea
The attack upon the seaboard organization and
pTetext for putting It into the newspaPeIs' Is
directly contradicted by the figures ana dao
fragrant falsehood. intended to deceive the puphc
and to injure us
all the roads embraced in the Seaboard AIT Line
system for several years past have Just been SUP
iected to the most exhaustive examination py
Messrs Patterson Teele and Dennis, certified pub
lie accountants. of New-York. who substantial re
the reports of the management of the road The
allegation that the bonds outstanding on the entire
system will be $4,000 mile instead of $4,000
mile, as frequently and publicly stated by me.
makes direct issue OF veracity which gladly
| meet / say on my personal and official re-
! sponsibility that this allegation, purportng to
have been made by Haskins & Sells, and presented
! in behalf of Mr.. Ryan is le-a false statement
deliberately made with intent to deceive and lnlure
No other word is adequate. and use 1t regretfuly
! but advsedly. because / must: There are zoo
| miles of road owned, and the bonds outstanding
| under our plan of reorganization will be $492o6OO
! That is a simple sum in division. and any one can
| work it. -, o.--
If the history of the organization of the Greater
| seaboard System and all the transactions con:
! nected with II can be recorded under oath ano
| cross-examination, Mr. Ryan will be discreditec
| personally and out of court, and we Will be i'm
pregnabIy and forever intrenched against all the
! falsehood and malice he can devise and ne
/ knows IT.
An effort was made last night to see Mr. Ryan
| but he was out of the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
The resolutions referred to say:
DADT'S HAVANA CONTRACT.
NOT YET AWARDED. But SUCCESS OF THE
BROOKLYN MAN THOUGHT TO BE NEAR.

NOT YET AWARDED. But SUCCESS OF THE
PRooKI.YN MAN THOUGHT TO BE NEAR.
Havana. Oct 4-Michael J. Dady the Brook
lyn contractor. is closer to-day to his sewering
and paving contract than he has been at any
time heretofore AS yet, the contract has not
been awarded Nevertheless. he has won the
point for which he has been contending here and
in Washington ever since the Spanish authori-
ties at the instance of the United States Evacu-
alton Commission. issued order staying his
project at the very moment of its probable con-
summation Governor General Wood has
Gently revoked that order. in substance, thereby
recognizing Mr.. Dadys rights under the Spanish
law as the proprietor of an approved project He
has also compelled Mr. Dady to consent to GER
tain compromises. the most significant Of which
is the requirement that sewers shall be con-
structed in twenty miles Of streets more than
the original plan called for. and reduction, as
contemplated, of the total cost to figures about
$2,OO00O0 less than the price fixed in the origt-
nal project for the smaller extent Of sewering.
This, however affects Mr. Dady's interests
less than might appear at first glance. To begin
with. the new plans are much less expensive
than the old one. In the second place, there Will
be a saving OF 100000 in Spanish taxes. now
abrogated, and finally, the contractor is to be
paid in cash instead Of bonds. The new
rangement has the curious merit Of being much
better for the city and nearly good for Mr..
Dady.
These suggested notifications must be APP
proved by the Ayunta miento, body very jeal
Gus of its prerogatives and disposed to be criti-
cal Of anything and everything emanating from
the American Engineering Department. At the
same time. the Ayuntamiento recognizes the
necessity of this public improvement. and its
members friendly TO Mr.. Dady. What the
Ayuntamiento chiefly objects to is the superin-
tendence of American engineers IL connection
with works of sanitation and other kindred
municipal improvements, and for this reason a
lively fight is now in progress over the modifica
tions suggested Nevertheless these are so OBJ
viously in the interest of the city and in
sstently demanded by the public that, in some
form other consistent with the dignity of the
Ayuntamiento, they VIII ultimately be approved.
Then will come the question whether Mr..
Dady is to have the contract without public auc-
ton, whether it is to be put up at public
letting under Mr. Dady's right to take it at the
bid of the lowest bidder or to be compensated
for his project at the lowest bidders expense.
Mr. Dady, in choosing this right, which is called
in the Spanish law the right of "tanteo.'' has
discouraged other bidders. especially any one
wishing to bid must deposit about 100000 in
cash in advance. The argument in favor of do
ing away with bidding in this instance is based
upon the extreme urgency of the Improvement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
UNlONIST LANDSLIDE.
Continued from FIRST page.

brother Of the First Lord of the Treasury. de-
feated his Liberal opponent, and nearly doubled
the majority he received at the 1895 election
The figures follow:
Gerard " Balfolr Conservative. 4l44
CT = Aontaep Se4G
The Conservatives have gained q seat in the
East Division OF Leeds which was represented
IN the late Parliament by = r. Leuty Liberal,
VINO carried the constituency in 1895 with ma
jority Of 10 Mr.. Cautley the successful can
didate. poled col votes more than the combined
votes Of his Liberal and Labor opponents
Another Conservative gain has been made al
Burnley where Sir Philip Stanhope, who
throughout his canvass. attacked Mr. Chamber
lain with great virulence, has been defeated by
Mr. Mitchell. the Conservative candidate. by
COO votes
AT Hanley Arthur H. Heath, Conservative
carried the election, receiving $3.50 votes, as
against 5,944 cast for Enoch Edwards, his Lib
eral opponent.
The Liberals hold whitechapel, where one Of
the closest of the London contests has been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
MAY STOP SOCIALIST DEMONSTRATION.

Brussels, Oct. 4-The festivities arranged for Sat
urday and Sunday in order 10 celebrate the wedding
of Prince Albert Of Belgium TO the Duchess Eliz-
abeth of Bavaria threaten TO he troubled by So
ciaIist demonstra lions. The Socialists propose to
gather on Sunday. in the square in front Of the
Bourse where the Prince and his bride are 10 wit
ness a procession of seven thousand school chill
dren.
The Socialists organ La Peuple." calls the
ron,,ace "a demonstrate that they are in favor Of
amnesty and universal suffrage. II deprecates a
disturbance Of order, declaring that an immense
cIeror for Justice will suffice TO achieve the object
In view Nevertheless. the authorities fear that
the proposed assemblage of Socialists will lead 70
disorder and are considering the prohibition OF
he procession
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
ENTHUSIASTIC RALLY IN HARLEM.
SEVERAL. SPEAKERS AT MEETING OF MORN

The Morningside Republican Campaign Club
held an enthusiastic rally last night at its head
quarters at Manhattan-ave. and One-hundred-and-
seventeenth-st. A. c. Daniels, president Of the
club introduced the speakers who were Isaac
Parker Coale. William H. Douglas. the Republican
candidate from the XIVth Congress District; ]. NJ
Thompson, J. NJ Carmault and ]. NJ r. Long.
Mr. Douglas said the idea OF Amercanisms being
built up by Organism ridiculous. and that pros
perity was not a campaign issue but fact. Mr.
Coale said many Democrats support Bryan for fear
losing prestige in their party. Mr.. Long closed
his speech as follows
The real issue of this campaign Is that must
choose between Americanism and prosperity on the
hand as against Organism and financial de-
moralizatiou the other We had better abandon
the philippines than allow silver triumph under
the leadership of Mr.. Bryan.
II announced that big meeting would
be held under the auspices of the club next Thurs
day night at Richmond Hall. Speeches expected
by Abraham Gruber ]. Francis Tucker, Assembly
man Slater, w. II. Douglas and w 8. Bennett.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
BELATED STORY OF MURDER.
FOREMAN TELLS MCLUSKY OF AN AL
LEGGED CRIME AT GAR
RISON'S IN JULY.

A story of murder was told to Captain Nc
Clusky yesterday by Henry A. zept, foreman
stone mason, who had been specially authorized
to do so by Union No 80. Stone Mason's Branch
of the Bricklayers' and Masons International
Union, of this city.
He said the union had just 500 to the widow
of Harry sweeny, of No. 102 Hull-st. Brooklyn,
about whose murder in July nothing had been
said up to the present time. With Sweeny and
eleven other men, Zept left this city on July %
for aGrrison's TO build the new St Philips
Episcopal Church. The men were employed by
Van Dorm & Co. of New Rochelle. and Zept was
foreman The work having been completed. all
the men excepting Sweeny who thirty-f1ve
years old. returned to tho city. This man, Zept
says, was murdered The story continues:
We. did not begin work on July q Il was a very
Of the men went 70 the hotel and had drinks At Il
o'clock a night swesny and Robert Johnson. Of
there johnson is one of our men
Al GaTrlso Hard Is IA biz big number Of the
turned on the scab cutting Of stone for the new
P had been made about it This
them me came @ 6eWs aG o4ce there snd
ersl fight. Our two men were outnumbered and
trying to grope his way to the farmhouse where We
lived when the gang overlook him.
mercy. and some of them said. This amt the fell
and looked along the fences for sWeepv and les
Johnson 90. sweeny's hat was found within few
feet OF that spot next day He never seen
alive again His body found in the Hudson
River on July IS The doctor who examined II
said there water in the lungs. The hotel
is fifty feet from the river.
We found that a woman living the hotel
had heard a man screaming Murder about mid
night not far from her home. We found that a
cooFed employee at the hotel had said the day after
Sweeny's disappearance that he had seen the body
thrown into the river and that two had taken
him TO the office of the District Attorney Of Put
nam County and compelled him 10 swear there that
he knew nothing about the
in a buggy with Tom Tracy. who il EN-.
ployed at the farm: a few days later d stone
| cutter came up 10 He did not know me h
said Tracy: You're talking too much about this
| SWeeny case. You want to say 1t the light one
and not the dark that had the quarrel at The
| hotel"
| Tracy was In the hotel during the quarrel Tn.
| tight one was Johnson. The dark one" was
! SWeeny.
! A man told one of men that he had nothin.
| to do with the killing. but that five others haS
| done II.
Al THE inquest ;he verlict accidental drown
! ing. 81 = r90vSio2t IN Tot 70 have justice done
| even though ] had TO to the Governor am
| was warned that II l said or did any more ahou
| the I would never get out of Garrisons alive
! out now, and there's the story.
Captain McClusky told Zept that the case wa,
| out of his jurisdiction and. and advised him tc
| lay IT before the Governor. This will be done a
once. sweeny was buried in Gsrrson's.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
NO NEWS OF SHIELDS PARTY-{

Washington Oct 4-The following cable dispatcS
has been received at the War Department -
Manila. October &
Acknowledgement Washington - -
First Infantry TO Martinique. October 8 on Sum
ner; General Hare to command island, with orders
10 push operations until nsurrection IS stamped
out absolutely He will have twelve fun companies
of infantry for the purpose. AndersOn'S nrst Oper-
atons developed nothing No reports since Dc
tOber 2. MACAFIHUFN
The above dispatch relates to endorsements sent
to the island Of Marinduque where Captain Shields
and hfty-one men OF the 18th Volunteer Infantry
were either killed captured by the insurgents.
At that time General Macarthur sent Colonel An
derson and companies OF the 3Sth Volunteer
Infantry. with the Yorktown and two gunboars, 70
the relief of Shields and his command II they were
stfI alive. II is evident that General Macarthur
thinks achievements are necessary, as Colonel
Anderson was able 10 accomplish nothing with th5
small force which was first sent out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
TROOPS TO HELP HARVEST GRAPES.
RESULT OF DEVASTATION BY STORMS N FRENCH
VINEYARDS.

Paris. Oct. 4-Heavy storms throughout France
have done much damage 70 property and live stock.
Many rivers OVERLOOKING. devastating wide
tracts The vine growing districts are the greatest
sufferers Over a large area the vineyards have
been terribly injured. The vines have been beaten
down and many cases the crops are almost
ruined. The dana &c done in the Haute Pyrsnses
amounts to disaster. The situation Is critical
in Burgundy. Auvergne. the Rhone and the saone
VINEYARDS that, in response to the requests
OF the growers the Minister OF War. General
Andre is sending troops 10 aid In the harvesting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05

Edward Blake, Irish Nationalist, has been re-
turned unopposed for the South Division Of
Longford, which he represented in the last Par
lament.
Among the interesting candidates in to-days
contests were William r. Cremer publisher Of
THE Arbitrator; Sydney Buxton, Herbert
Gladstone, Sir Francis Evans. whose wife is an
American. and Dr.. Conan Doyle.
In Bethnal Green, London, S. Ford Ridley,
Conservative, has defeated by 34S votes Edward
H Pickersgill, Liberal, who had represented the
division since 1885. The winning candidate re-
ceived 1852 votes. as against 2,514 cast for his
opponent.
In the Central Division Of Edinburgh DR.. A.
Conan Doyle, Conservative. was defeated by G.
n Brown Liberal, who received 3.02S votes as
against , $50 cast for DR.. Doyle.
In Hsggerston London. w. r. Cremer. Lib
eraI carried the election. receiving 2294 votes
as against 2.267 cast for his Conservative oppo-
ncnt John Lowes. who carried the constituency
in 1895 against Mr.. Cremer by majority OF
thirty-one votes.
Al stockport Liberal and a Conservative
were elected
South Edinburgh carried, as at the cleo
ton Of 1885 by the Liberal Unionists. In that
contest their stority was ninety-seven. To-
day Arthur Dewar. Liberal, who won the sea [
al the bye election last year, was defeated by
III votes.
In the double baTrelled" borough Of South
arapron the Minsteraists captured one seat and
held the other.
Herbert J. Gladstone. Liberal. carried West
Leeds By q jority of 521 receiving 7O43 votes,
as against $500 cast for his Conservative oppo-
nent. Colonel T. W. Harding
At Newcas -undeT-Lyrne Sir A. F. Haslam-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
SHAKESPEARE IN ORANGE.

Orange n. J.. Oct. 4 (Special).-The first perform
ance of "A Midsummer Nights Dream" under the
mana cement of Wagenhals & Kemper. took place
tonight in Music Hall, with company headed by
Louis James and Miss Kathryn Kidder. The play
was given with wealth Of scenery expressly
painted for the revival by Alexander Corbett beau
tiful costumes and striking light effects The
OF the Mendelssohn music was given. The choruses
rich and full and carefully trained. The com
panv will be seen in New-York on Monday night
October s. at the Grand Opera House.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
IN LINE WITH AMERICAN POLICY.

Berlin. Oct. 4.-Following the cue Of the For
eign Office, the semi-ofical papers are endeav-
oring to represent the policy of Germany triv
umphant and consistent, and to conceal the fact
that Germany has been forced by the reserva-
tons in the answers of the Powers TO her pro-
posal to abandon her demand for the giving up
of the guilty. These journals are adopting
the usual plan The "Berliner Post and the
others represent that Emperor Kwang Su's tele
gram was the result Of the German note Of
September Is. The Independent papers. how
ever. freely admit that there has been a trans
formation in Germany's policy. They point out
that to-day's note entirely abandons the pro
posal to the surrender Of the guilty as a con-
dition precedent to diplomatic intercourse with
China. The ''Freisinnige Zeitung' observes:
Emperor Williams telegram is in itself a re-
sumption of intercourse Punishment by the
Emperor of China corresponds with the point
of view which the United States Government
took from the beginning, in contrast with Count
Won BuOw's note
The "Berliner Post" asserts that Great Brit
aims answer is expected this week adding that
Lord Salisbury VIII probably propose the for
nation of Commission of Inquiry, including
one or two Chinese advisers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
GEN. o'BEIRNE NAMED FOR CONGRESS

General James r. O'Berne last night nomi-
mated for Congress in the With Congress District
by the Republicans at the convention held at Re
publican headquarters at Tompknsvile, Staten
Island The convention first met two weeks ago
and adjourned until last night. When the
vention met last night the delegates from the lid
Assembly District of Manhattan absent, and
the convention waited for hour and half. but
they failed to appear Ex-Assemblyman James Gar
vey, Of Richmond, then placed General O'Beirnes
before the convention, and the nomination
made unanimous.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
NEV-YOPK DEFAULTER ARRESTED.

San Francisco. Oct. 1 (SpeciaD. Frank ".
Travis New-York defaulter. surrendered him
self TO-DAY the police and acknowledged that he
had stolen from his brother D. r. Travis. Of No.
Al Park Row New-York who IS the agent for the
Security Mutual Life Insurance Company. of Bing-
hamton. y. Y Travis would make no statement,
but simply said that he took the money on July
2. but he would give other details
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05

es-,. that vary ssvr co,id eseaue But our
little group al PaoTinSFu are not Itgants Their
blood cries TO the Lord Abels did. for tne cause
His cause. in which they fell Inc mex
Government should put Christianity fairiy sho
squarely a par With the other religions or emma
so that officers, scholars and merchants could oe
Christians openly and retain their positions IN the
community
The Rev. Mr.. Lowrie was stationed at Pao-hing-
Fti but before the massacres he took his mother
TO Tien-Tsin and providentiaIIy could not return
to his mission station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05

The Judges Of the Court Of General Sessions met
yesterday IN appoint successor 10 Edward ].
Hall a clerk who resigned about six weeks ago.
At the close Of the meeting Edward R. Carroll.
chief clerk announced that George F. spinney
had been appointed to the vacancy, and would
begin his duties al once The successful appointee
is about ATTY years old He was formerly con-
nected with THE New-York Times" and at pres
emf is with The Verdict" He Is member OF
The Democratic Club and Tammany Hall. The
position NAYS g. 600 a year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
RELATED HONORS TO Won KETTELER.
EMPRESS DOwAGER MAKING PREPARATION
FOR THE MURDER OF THE MINISTER.

Taku Oct. 1.-The Empress Dowager has
deputed the highest official of the empire TO
make all necessary arrangements for a most
imposing funeral in honor of Baron Won Ket-
teller the late German Minister to China. She
has also ordered the erection of suitable tenn
pie at the capital to his memory. The Superin-
tendent of Trade at Tfen-Tsin has been ordered
to meet the body its arrival here, and the
highest officials at other ports will pay the great
est honor to the dead
An Imperial edict degrades from a. ranks and
offices Prince Tuan, Ian VI Kang VI. Tung Fun
Slang and others concerned in the Boxer move