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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16
SOUTHERN RAILWAY STRIKE
OFFICIALS CLAIM TRAINS ARE
GENERALLY MAKING TIME.
Operators Claim They VIII Fight TO
the End and that They VIII
Yet Win the Victory.

Atlanta. Ca. April 16.--The situation In
the telegraphers strike on the Southern
railway is practically unchanged, The
greatest delay to any passenger train dur
ing the day was one hour and only one or
two trains failed 10 make schedule time
into Atlanta.
Assistant General Superintendent Thomp-
son says both passenger and freight trains
are moving on time and that the only
trouble the road is experiencing is from
wire cutting. The company. however, has
offered rewards in cases Of this kind and
hopes to have the Interruptions cease.
President Powell OF tho Teiegraphers
union tonight gave out the following from
mis- headquarters in the Kimball House:
The conditions tonight are entirely satis-
factory 20 the men. kilograms received
BY me from every division Of the systsm
indicated feeling OF unrest and dissatis-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16
NEW CREED NEEDED.
DIR. rnrIShurst vigorously Assaults
Present Presbyterian Doctrine.

New York, April 15,--Rey Or. Charles
H. Parkhurst, speaking in his pulpit In
Madison Square Presbyterian church today.
made q vigorous assault on the westmin-
ster confession of faith.
lie said: I'VE ought to have new con-
fesslon OF faith II is surprising that
tho Presbyterian church is able to do as
much as 1t is doing with such an Incubus
strapped upon us as we are totterlng I'M
der in Our present confession In the Rrst
place the thing needed Is not a system Of
theology, for that Is what our present
confession is; but a simple. brief Saxon
statement Of half dozen or so OF tho In
gradients Of Jesus Christ's message to the
world. ] could get along with confos-
sion of faith containing hut the little that
Jesus said when he was trying 10 make
Christian OF Nlcodemus. God so loved
the world that He gave His only begot-
ten Son, that whosocver hellovoth IN
Him, should not perish. but have eternal
life
THAT gives to us the doctrine OF Gods
Unlimited love, human guilt; the Divinity
of Christ salvation through Christ, faith
in Christ, immortality, every word Saxon.
three quarters Of the worda monosyllables,
profound enough for any eldor, simple
enough for any i-year- old child. At any
rate we want new creed
1T we are thorough Presbyterians and
believe what our doctrnal prospectus ad-
vertses us aR believing, we believe H.
probable that some OF tho children In
your homes. little children, perhaps the
babe In your bosom, is damned, already
damned. damned before Il was born,
damned from everlasting to everlasting.
and then you are invited 10 come into
church and say: Our Father
why, any man who could become
father for tho sake OF Joy and glory be
would use IN burning ana racking his own
offspring deliberately creating child with
q Wow to the agony into which he was
going 20 torture H. would be chased from
the earth as fend and as an ebullitlon.
II docs not meet the case 10 say that 1t
Ii only In the book and That NOBODY
H. 1t Is true that nobody
breaches II, and equally true. / doubt
ret. that nobody believes It."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16
ENGLIsm TAcrIcs.
Bnrbarous Natives 10 Ashanti tbe
DOcrS Whenever ,rh.,x. o.,

Bnrbaraus Natives 20 Ashanti IN.
Beers Whenever They Can.
Maseru, Basutoland, April li--sir God
frey Langdcn. British resident commits
sioner, returned here yesterday. friday,
from the sceue of operations near wepe-
ner. HE AND THE PARAMOUNT CHIEF
HAVE STATIONED THREE THOUSAND
ARMED NATIVES TO RESIST POSSIBLE
BoER ENCRoACHMENTS.
Tho orders OF the resident commissioner
are that the Basutos are not to he al.
lowed 10 cross the Free state frontier
on any pretext whatever. Two natives who
crossed and looted an abandoned Roer
farm are now In custody
Colonel Dalgetty's position Is strong and
well chosen. but he Is completely sur
rounded.
The ambulances arc close 10 the border.
but the killed and wounded are not ro-
moved until nightFal in order 10 con-
ceal the number of casualties.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16
WRECK ~ ALADA,IA.
Freight CoIiides with ~ Mule ana
Cnuseh Lons of Lie.

Chattanooga, Tenn. April ia through
freight train on the Memphis division on
the outhern railway struck mule and
was wrecked while running at full speed
near Huntsville, Ala. The engineer. Percy
Armstrong Of Stevens. Ala. and the fire.
man, Sandy Osborne. colored, were killed
and FIRE OF the train crew were seriously
injured The freight cars crowded upon
the overturned engine and Instantly SUI
located and crushed TO death In the cab
both engineer and fireman. who had resp
luteiy stuck TO heir posts.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16
cArTrRE A pAyMAsTEH.
Boers GET the Better of the British
ON Every Occasion.

ON Every Occasion.
AllwaInorth. Saturday April i4-colonei
Grenfell wires that the casualties al
wepener. include Quartermaster Williams
Lieutenant Halford and Lieutenant Dun
can and fifteen men wounded
The Northern Post asserts that me
Rouxville district furnished 1000 recruits
10 the Boer force as result OF the inFas-
ion last week;
Five hundred Beers, under Command
ant Swanepoel. forced the Royal lrifh
Rifles to evaeuate Rockville. The former
landrost. who had been acting TOR the
British, offered TOGO to the front TO prove
himself a Free Slater and. almost 70
man the FREQ Skaters who had taken the
oath reioined the Beors. Nearly every
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16
rAn,s EXPOSITION oprS,Ne.
Weather Favored tbe Formal Open
ing, hut Public Was Disappointed.

Paris. April l5.--Glorious weather favor
ed the opening OF the exposition to TIE
general public today and immense or rem
nocked into tho grounds.
The area OF the exhibition IS
that nowhere was there any pretty and
visitors were mainly oomposAdN n q (
vIncals and foreigners. copDaratively' =
Parislans were to be seer.
There were absolutely no attractions
provided. not even band of music. and
tho people promenaded In front OF ths
empty and in many cases unfinished build
ings. and along roads where only in the
case OF the main avenues had the work OF
paving been completed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16
Is. Daviss ! Goldman
Eye, Ear and Throat,
ms sos and 500 Binz Bulldog.
WEATHER INFORMATION.
Probnbilifiex.

fnington, April l5.-Forecast:
ZEN Texas--nowers and cooler Mon
T.en thunder storms in northeast por-
tuesday fair; brisk to northerly shift
+ westerly winds.
@NOina and Indian Territory-Thunder
: followed by clearing and colder Mon
.aesaay fair; southerly shifting TO
westerly winds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16
COLONEL coLsoN,s rmrAl.
IL VIII Begin Tomorrow and Coison
IL Only survivor.

Frankfort. Ky. April l5.-Next fues-
day will begin the trial Of ex-congress-
man David 9 colscn the surviving prin-
oipai in the colson-seott duel OF January
le. in which Lieutenant Ethcibert scott.
Charles Julian and Walter de Maree were
killed and several others injured The
trial OF Colsap will bring many here from
the mountain district
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16
CIGAR MAKERS STRIKE.
FiNc Thousand out in New York anu
the situation IL ctious

S'""'i"h ~ SERIOUS.
Now York, April i5,--The Ave thousand
cigar makers who have been locked ont
have declared strike and say now that
they VIII not RETURN to work until a raise
from 81 to 80 per week Is madc in their
wages.
II is understood that eight more Of the
manufacturers have decided to join the
night against those who sympathize with
the striking employees or Kerhs, Werthelm
& Schiefler and 5000 more men aud women
will be locked out tomorrow They. too
viii az once declare strike,
Montreal, April i5.--The trouble he
tween tho cigar manufactures and their
employees rs spreading and now threatens
tho closing OF almost all the factories in
Canada.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16

faction on the part OF the train aud engine
inen OF the system as result OF the
wreck on the Mobile division last night.
! understand one fireman was fatally and
Two trainnen seriously injured. and two
engines wrecked This has brought home
TO the tralnmen the danger OF attempting
TO operate freight trains.
NY action in declaring a boycott against
The southern has brought large number
OF telegrains today from ticket and freight
systems on every road OF any consequence
rom Maine to California, promising sup
Washington, April 1s.-Thlrd Vice Pres
hent and General Manager Cannon OF the
southern railway tonight made the fol-
lowing statement concerning the strike !.
The so-calltd strike. " Il ever existed.
OF the telegraph operators might be con-
sldered ended. Out OF a total az some
lioV operators. less than 10 per cent lsft
!, ne service of the company. whose placer
nave now been supplied. and there is ab-
soiuteiy no Interruption In the telegram
system from this cause. and passenger
ana freight traffic is being conducted WITH.
out any delay"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16
Murderer nro,rn Rcrnited.

Austin. Texas. April Ex-Governor sayers
today resplted for twenty days the death
sentence of Henry Brown. sentenced to hang
at Greenvile tomorrow. for the purpose OF
investigating his case.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16
RUSSIA NOT PREPARING FOR wan.
N De wittc. Minister of Finance,
Authorized the StnfemeaIf.

Authorized the Statement.
ST. Petersburg. April i5.--At confei-
ence held yesterday between representa-
tive Russian bankers and the ministry of
finance, the director OF the credit depsrt-
ment announced on behalf of the minister
of finance, NJ De Witte that there was no
foundation FOR the rumors that Russia
was making warlike preparations.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16

London. April l6.-The BloCmiontein GORE
spondent OF tho Times telcgraphing Sunday,
says; Il is reported that rointorcemonts Tor
tho Boeis, with sixty wagons. have arrived
~ Dewets Dorp, en- route for Wepcncr This
should nrocipiiate an action
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16
DeIegnte. from Ennis.

Ennis. Texas. April 15.-Mayor Lewis has
appointed the following named citizens as
delegates to the Transmssissipp Commercial
Congress TO be held in Houston; J. P. Mann,
p II Rowell j. p. Chambless and l.. A.
Daffan
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16

one produced Mauser. Lootlng. how
ever, was repressed.
It is reported that there arc 1000 Beers
at Wepener. Fourteen Britieh sympa-
thizers have been imprisoned. The Boors
admit having shot Mr., Guvcy. the hotoI
keeper, for taking forage TO the British.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16

Aliwalnorth. April 1S.-It is Officially re-
ported that the British losses at Woponer In
four days hehtinG were eighteen men killed
and 12g wounded.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16

London April 1.-THE executive commit
tee OF tho American Womans Hospital ship
fund has received cablegrsm from Lady
Randolph Churchill announcing that the
Maine arrived At Madeira this morning and
will reach Southampton April o.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16
MISSIONARIES HELPED.
Germany Was Aided In Atrica ny
American NlisHionnrIeH.

FHtFTtHH NisHEUHWFIEH
Berlin, AprIl' 15.-Accordlng to official
reports from the cameroons. the revolt
there is dying out and orderly conditions I
are being resumed This Is understood to-
be due largely TO the good offices Of thss
American missionaries, who have acted
as Intermediates in negotiations for 4
peaceful settlement with the Bull chiefs.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16
FOREIGN MARKETS..
london stncl...


London. April l5.-owing to the Eastsrtide
holidays business on the stock exchange last
week was very quiet. There was little change
in prices. which show distinct nrmuess.
and the markets seem in n healthy condition.
Holders OF Americans have been realizing TO
such an extent as at one time TO cause a
reaction. but Americans closed better.
berlin Money.
Berlin. April l5.--Last weeks money tend
eney showed almost no change except that
the market was slightly frmer toward the
end. The rise in London exchange is ex-
planned at the reichbank as partly due 70 the
loan
The bourse was quiet. rather than other
wise. but a striking fact was the absence Of
the realization sales that usually precede
Easter. outsiders continuing 70 buy indus
trials. regardless OF the warnings Of the
bank against ovurspeculation.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16

London. Aprli iS.--Iossph Chamberlain.
SECRETARY Of state for tho colonies. has re-
ceived dispatch from Sir Alfred Miner
protesting because the number OF visitors
10 south Africa is constantly increasing and
includes many. esneeialv ladies' who seem
to have no particular call Of duty or bust
ness
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16

st. Helena Anril i5.--Colonel schiel ana
two other Boer prisoners were landed TODAY
aud sent TO the citadel on account OF an at
tempt to escanc
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16
BRIEF WAR ITEMS.

Rcddershurs April 15.--Coionol Daicet,y
wired Yesterday; ''All we'll Enemy appar-
emily slachening attack
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16
General observations.

sauons taken at all stations by the
4 states weather bureau at p. m. yes
y 18th meridian time: Rain
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-28

From Harlem Life.
The Woman she sat in her dusty den.
Her papers all scattered about
While she toilsomely sought, with pipe
and pen,
To straighten her business out,
When a sudden cry
OF agony
From her husband smote her ear
Help Help! Be quick!
Oh, it makes me sick
I shall die if you don't come here!'
The Woman she STROBE across the floor,
An anxious frown on her brow.
And she tenderrly said, as she opened the
What troubles my Poppet now?"
For Derched on a chair
High up in air
That frantic Man she found
And he gave a Shrek
At every squeak
OF the Mouse that played around
Just look"' he sobbed, with his coat held
high,
AS he poised on the tip of his toe;
With savage jerk of his tail! Oh, my!
1t will run up my clothes know!
How its eyeballs glare!
And it's mouth-see there!
Oh it's going to jump! Be quick!
Thus the Man walled on
Till the Mouse was gone,
Scared off by the Woman's stick.
The Woman she smiled at his pretty tears.
In a fond, superior way
While he strove to check the bursting
tears,
AS he breathlessly watched the fray.
Then the Man to che floor
She helped once more,
And lovingly kissed and caressed.
Her strong arm he wound
His fral form around
And he wept out his fright on her breast
Blanche Trennor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-28
BRIGHT BITS,

The Moral-Sunday School Teacher
When the bad children called the old man
bald head the bears came out of the
woods and ate them up! What does that
teach us? Scholar-To always climb
tree before calling names!-Puck
She: What is the correct translation
of the motto of that lovely ring you gave
me?
He: Faithful to the last
She: The last! How horrid And you've
always told me before that was the very
first-Tit- Bits.
An Obstacle.-O'Brien 0he Fenian), in
a stage whisper-Are yez in favor av in
vadin' Canady? Casey-Ol ON that: but
there's wan thing that's botherin' mo
O'Brien-Phwat is It, Casey-How the
divil will we be able t git our rms pasht
tn coostoom officials widout paying doc
ty?-Puck
Willing to Try.-"The man who mar
ries my daughter" said the old gentle
man, must demonstrate before h re-
ceives my consent that he can earn his
own living" IAN right" the boy replied
Just make me vice president of your com
pany for little while, and III show you. :"
Chicago Times Herald.
Inc tramp WHO ldu made an unSuc-
cessful application for cold victuals drew
his coat-sleeve pensively across his nose
you don't know what it is, ma am" he
said, TO have no friends" Don't T." re-
sponded the woman of the house bitterly
Two of my children have taken prizes
at baby shows!'-Chicago Tribune.
AT Variance-'I shall not pay any fur
ther attention to these criticisms until
my accusers agree upon a charge" said
Senator Sorghum. Haven't they done
so?" mo, sir Some of them say l go
all my money by holding lots of offices
and others say held all my offices by
having lots of money. Star
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-28
Morphine Beat the Deal Box.

al see gambling Is running wide open IN
Colorado again." said Walter Harris, a
cattleman of Topeka, according to the
Denver Republican. Il don't suppose,
though, Sc is as wide open now as it was
in the late sos. l was in Manitou every
summer a that time, and the high games
that used to run at some of the clubs
would be an eye-opener to lne gamblers
of the present day. Cattlemen were max
ing money linen, as were the miners, and
they used to meet in Manitou and try for
eacn others pocketbooks, with the result
that the professional gamblers got the
money.
Il remember how one young fellow was
made to quit a winner, against his will.
His name was Rich. He was a nephew of
one of the big reaper men, and his folks
kept him supplied with money a regular
allowance. He had been gambling every
cent of 1t, letting bills pile up for hotel
and livery and everything else. His peo-
pie sent word that they wouldn't send any
more money, and said if he got into trou-
bic he'd have 90 get out himself. His
creditors were just about ready to jump
onto him, when one night, he made big
winning. He was playing faro in the club
that's torn down now. 1t used to stand
over from the depot, and was the place
for high play
suppose lie nau S4,OO0 or S5,OcO IN 'front.'
of him when his friends began trying 20
persuade him to quit He was just like
all the rest of them, going to break the
bank, and all that sort OF thing, and he
wouldn't quit.
1T was red-hot night for Manitou and
with the excitement and all Rich had pull
ed off his coat and rolled up his sleeves
There was doctor among his friends. and
though he hadn't said anything to Rich,
L suppose he felt a responsibility, because
the young fellow had come out here for
his health, and had been referred to the
Manitou doctor by the doctor he had al
nome.
Il was watching the play, though I
didn't know any of the people. I saw the
doctor turn his back to the crowd for
minute, and fiddle with something ne had
tken out of his pocket. Then he walked
over to Rich and put his hand on his
bare arm. You need a sedative, he said.
Quick as flash he took the hypodermic
syringe he had in his hand and fired
charge into Rich's arm.
Rich said OUCH and grabbed at the
place where ne had been prieked but the
deal was going on, and he turned to that
again. Before half the cards were out his
head settled on the table, he commenced
to draw good long breaths and was asleep.
The doctor took the chips, cashed them
IN, then he took and wrote a receipt for
the money and gave it to anotner friend
OF Rich's to keep. Then he took Rich,
loaded him into carriage, took him up to
his office and watched over him until he
came around, the next day Rich paid
his bills, but he did no more gambling IN
Manitou. They wouldn't let him play
again.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-28
PERSONAL.

The fireplace in the dining room of
Capt Sigsbee's Washington house is dec
GRATED with carved wood from the wreck
of the battleship Maine
The Crown Prince of Germany is the
only child of the Emperor who is not left
handed, a trait common for centuries in
the royal family of Prussia.
AT a recent reception in New York
Mrs. Henry Havemeyer had for decora-
lions for one room two hundred dozen
roses which were bought at $50 a dozen.
William Astor Chanler the young
congressman from New York, has had his
study in his Washington quarters fitted
up with trophies from his African explor-
atoms and the Cuba campaign.
James L. Whitney the new head of
the Boston Public Library, speaks fluent
ly French. German, Spanish, Italian and
modern Greek. The Ticknor Catalogue
or Spanish Literature" is one of his best
known photographed works.
Senator Simon, of Oregon, although
not a subscriber to clipping bureau has
an almost complete collection, filling sew
eral scrap books, of all newspaper com
ments upon him. He is an omniverous
reader of newspapers.
Capt. Cecil Macready who has just
become major of the Gordon Highland
es in South Africa, is a son of Macready,
the actor, and was born in 1862 Prior to
the present campaign his only military
service was in Egypt.
Speaker Henderson made an apt reply
to a remark that the Speakers duties
were already shockingly aging him.
We'll" replied Mr.. Henderson, Il am not
so young as 1 was, but l am not by TWEEN
ty years so old as 1 hope to be at the
proper time"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-28
THE KENTUCKY CONTEST.

It is regarded as highly probable that
the decision in the contest for the office
of Governor of Kentucky will be in
favor of William GoebeL In that case
it will. in the estimation of the Repubh-
cans and good many Democrats of that
state, be strictly partisan one. A con-
tested election case was decided in the
Kentucky House of Representatives. yes
terday, In which the points involved were
practically the same as those in the Goe-
bel-Taylor case.
The decision was in favor of the Demo-
crat 1t is inferred, therefore, that the
decision in the Goebel-Taylor case will
be in favor of Goebel. In the event OF
the decision being in favor of Goebel, will
Taylor refuse to vacate the office of Gov
ernor? That is a question that is being
very generally asked A thousand armed
men visited the state capital the other
day. They made no demonstration, but IL
seemed 10 be understood that they would
be at the capital again on the day fixed by
the Legislature for deciding the guberna-
toral contest They were Republicans,
and it is apprehended that there is a pur-
pose on che part of Taylors supporters to
resist any effort that may be made by
Goebel and his friends to take possession
IF the gubernatorial office.
The merits of this case are well under
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-28
Fertile in Mischievousness.

She wanted her little boy to be so polite
and she was very much mortified when he
came in where she was entertaining Wis
itor with his hat on, says the Memphis
Scimitar.
Take off your hat, dear, and speak to
Mrs. Primm," she said gently.
But dear" paid no attention.
''Son, did you hear? Take off your hat :"
she reiterated in a more positive tone.
Still "son" paid no attention, and as he
came close to his mother she lifted his
hat for him. And the deuge that followed
was equal to any collection that Herr
mann ever got out of his magic hat.
The little fellow had filed it right full of
blackeyed peas for his Shooter" and then
stood on his head TO put It on. And lively
Commandment followed that peppered the
face of the baby lying asleep in its moth
er's lap, and hit the floor in rapid success
sion and bounced off in every part of the
ROOM to the intense delight of the little
fellow, who had prepared the snare so
carefully.