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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06
Petitions In bankruptcy.

Austin. Texas, March 4--Carl Stretch &
Son. formerly merchants of sandoval, VIII
Hanson county. filed petition in bank
ruptcy: liabilities S45S2, assets $685..
w. A. Stretch OF the same place also
filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy;
liabilities S45ls. assets $3.50. Assets in
both petitions to be exempt.
Gustav Byers OF Byersville, Williamson
county, filed a voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy today in the Federal court.
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NEW STEEL.
Seventy Miles Of the heavyweight
Has Been Ordered

Has Been Ordered.
The Post recently published a. notice Of
the purchase of fifty miles of seventy nve
pound steel which is to be used on the
line of the International between Long
view and Houston. 1t is understood that
the company has placed an order for
enough to practically complete the laying
of the Gulf division in seventy-fve pound
steel, thus doing away with the fifty-two
and fiftysix pound steel now on a part
of the right of way. This will be great
improvement in the service. The amount
OF steel necessary for the track Ncomplete
is seventy miles. portion OF the road
being already improved by that class OF
work
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sandy Point LocnIs.

\ Point. Texas. March 5.-Quite a
fof people from here are in at
BE on county court at Angelton
eek.
4 Turner returned from Houston
prning.
suspicious cases, thought to be
9x. are reported. Or. DuBose rs
Eating.
eat deal of sickness prevails In the
pity at this time.
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THE Observation-Disclosures.
Commission VIII Probably Have n
Hearing soon

Hearing Soon.
Austin, Texas, March 5.--The railroad
commission is in receipt OF request from
nine locomotive engineers in the employ OF
the Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe for action
in the direction OF prohibiting the running
of 'douhle-headers The request Is sc-
com-anied by specific references to several
accidents which have occurred of late OH
double header trains run on the Santa Fe
in which t-ainmen were seriously injured.
A call for hearing in the matter will
probably be issued tomorrow.
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barn and Live Stock burned.

Georgetown, Texas, March ga barn
belonging TO MT. Hooper Cook at Prairie
Dell with its contents Of corn, hay, etc.,
was destroyed by FIRE. Several hogs in Il
pen adjoining the barn were burned 10
death and a couple OF mules that were In
the barn when 1t caught IRE were so Sc
riously injured that they are unfit for
use. The loss was about $1,000, and no
Insurance.
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leIiwIou. censu. Of DnlIas.

1as, Texas. March 5.-The Dallas
~ Association. composed exclusive
Rotestant ministers, arranged today
q a religious census OF Dallas and
4burbs April is. Preferences for
Particular church denominations is
4 the items OF information desired
4e perso d enumereted. One SUPER
br every one hundred communi-
~ fractions OF atty or over has been
IA to conduct the census work.
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Thirteen Cases Mt viliuSe Mills.

Village Mills. Texas. March 5.--Thirteen
cases of smallpox have developed at this
place in the last ten days. 1t seems 10
be of a graver type than the cases that
were here in the fall. The last commits
sioners court of this county abolished tho
pesthouse because none Of the adjoining
counties had taken precaution whatever
to check the disease.
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pnnkrupt Proccedlngs

Galveston, Texas, March 5.-B. f. Fry
mier, sr. Of Harris county this morning
filed application In the United States
court to be adjudged bankrupt Frymier
owes s4369,22 and has no assets not ex-
empt.
Referee in Bankruptcy Burnett this
morning recommended that George w.
Ritchey of Brazoria county be adjudged a
bankrupt va
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SMALLPOX.


Caldwell. Texas. March 5,--seyeral sus-
picious cases, thought to be smallpox.
have been discovered in the negro portion
of town. but the disease is of very mild
form. and 1t is not thought that it will
prove fatal.
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MIR. Rouse In Galve.tou.

Galveston. Texas. March 5.--Henry G.
Rouse, president of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Railroad company. arrived in
the city last night in his private car. lie
was accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs S. A.
Raymond, Miss Title Raymond and Ed
ward and Jacob Raymond. The party spent
the morning in driving about the city and
left this afternoon for Houston After
spending the night In the Magnolia City
they will 60 to San Antonio.
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prennring for Exten.ion.

Weatherford. Texas. March 1.-The Chi
caEo weathertord and sFazos Valley
railway has closed contract with the
Weatherford Construction company 70
construct and equip It's entire line OF road
Work will commence az the junction point
with the Chicago. Rock Island and Texas
railway In Wise county as soon as deeds
for rights OF way are secured. The road
will be extended TO Waco via Weather
ford, Granbury, Glen Rose and Morgan.
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Galveston Notes.

Galveston. Texas. March 5.--csptain G..
A. ouinlsn OF Houston, vice president of
the Houston and Texas Central, spent a
few hours in the city today.
Chas Golding. travelling freight agent
OF the Rock Island. with headquarters in
Houston. was in the city today.
Mr.. H. NJ. Fickinger commercial agent
Of the Colorado Southern. with headquar-
tiers at Colorado Springs. Colo, Is in the
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Alvin, Texas, March 5.--The E. We'll Gro
Gerry company, with VI. J.. Spencer, man
ager, new Arm, has opened up a large
stock of staple and fancy groceries in
the Stacy block on Hardie street.
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McGregor. Texas. March 5.--one case OF
smallpox has appeared here--so pro"
nounced by Health Officer DR.. Black and
County Health officer DR.. Halbert of
Waco. All necessary precautions are bo-
ing taken.
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NOW cnac nt nrooIsshirc

Brookshire, Texas, March IAN addi-
tional case OF smallpox developed in pest
camp. DR.. II, C. Cunningham physician
in charge. reported the three cases, and
further reports the recovery OF the two
original cases.
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THE FIRE RECORD.
Tnhncco nnrn nurned

Montgomery, Texas, March IA large
tobacco barn on the farm of Representa-
tive Morriss near this place was totally
destroyed by FIRE night before last Loss
estimated at $1,000
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BUSINESS MATTERS.
Voluntary nnnkruptcy.

Yoakum, Texas. March 5.--A. w. Frey
er, dealer in dry goods. clothing, shoes,
etc. went into voluntary bankruptcy to-
day; liabilities about $4,000, assets $4,000.
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Ledbetter. Texas. March DIR. j. 7.
o'Barr has purchased tho building, stock
OF goods and all accounts of the Lcdbetter
Grange Cooperative association. He paid
SAFES.
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One convrct rxilIcd Another.

Huntsville, Texas. March 5.--Sam Lewis
a life term convict from Fayette county
stabbed and killed Jim Kelso. a twenty i've
year man from Fort Bend county, In the
penitsntiary bere yesterday. Both arr
negroes.
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Rate TO Waco.

On account Of the meeting OF the State
democratic committee at Waco. March 10
and Is. the Central has authorized All
agents TO sell for trains arriving at Waco
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cleburne. Texas. March THE Santa
Fe has received the first of the big Mcgul
engines from the Atchison This is the
beginning Of the end Of double heading
on the road.
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- t.Reute-Galvest Houston
~ and Northern Railway.

brains daily in each direction be-
Galveston and Houston. Leave and
Eentral depot. Connections with all
p Pacific and Houston aud Texas
ftrains at Houston. E " Drouet,
Jet agent. 2o4 Main street. Hous-
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Morul. for the snntn ne,

March IL round trip tickets at rate Of
one fare.
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II. e. & w. T. n. II.

1 Grand Central Depot
IS. so .. IN. Express Train Arrive $40 a. u.
.{Shreveport. Kansas City and Ciuclnnad)
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c., H. s. N. II. n.
NJ, ". 81 II. II. n.

X. and II. Depot, Fifth Ward.
fo.10 a. m........ -. Arrive o.35 a. m
Mss p. Arrive $50 p. ~
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Error Corrected.

Nave specia; wagoas for collection o.
KGE from PRIV ATE RESIDENCES 10:
1Soing trains: also for delivery to pr.
sldences in the city. We are on duy
f7bou.s. WE NEVER SLEEP. Tolo-
1Srders from private residences receive
Phone Sc.
III HOUSTON TRANSFER CO.
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and are fast mall and express between the
enIsou, going from Houston via the Central.
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Depot foot OF Congress Avenue.
Mail to st. Louis and Chicago.
$50 p. Arrive 4. 80 a. m.
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Daily Except Sunday
90 a m............A Arrive Sis D. m.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-09
GOLD FROM LONDON.
Importation Of Considerable Amount
Regarded as Certainty.

New York, Oct. s-Expectation became
general early to-day that gold will be
shipped from London this week for New
York. No engagements were announced.
but probably the lack of an available
steamer from Euglsnd accounts for this
The heavy inroads making on New York
bank reserves by the interior money mar
kst and the plethora Of money offering
Tor the moment in London both make an
import movement practically certainty
as the sharp drop in sterling exchange
to-day showed. The large volume OF cot
ton bills continues greater than the de-
Iaand in the exchange market. New
York banks with Berlin connections do
rot credit the report from Berlin that
gold is likely to move from there 10 New
York for the present.
a member Of the syndicate which sub
scTibed for the German loan stated that
the first gold would probably come from
London, but he also asserted that the de-
mand for exchange to remit on the sub
scription 10 the German loan would prob
ably not be a factor N The future ex-
change market. He expressed the same
opinion regarding the requirements for
'iie btitsh loah suDsctiPtOh- LUIS II d
Pretty broad intimation that the needs
for exchange on these accounts have been
about satisfied at the low level for ex-
change ruling for some time past. With
out this demand to b. reckoned with.
there is no requirement in sight likely TO
absorb the continued heavy supply of
cotton bills. Only a sharp rise in dis
count rates in London is likely to avail
to put a stop TO g. considerable import
NOV ement of gold
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-09
FRYE SEES TWO DANGERS.
One the Election Of Bryan and the Other
OveFpfsduetisB.

Camden. y. J.. Oct S.-Se1ator William
P. Frye, OF Maine. addressed a Republi-
can mass-meeting here tonight, presided
over BY Senator Sewell, of New Jersey.
He began his speech by referring TO the
country's natural resources and the pol
ley OF the Republican party IN fostering
them. He decried that IN the discussion
Of honest money, Imperialism, and mill
tarism, the protective tariff, which IS the
bulwark Of American prosperity. should
not be forgotten.
In 1892" he said. Mr.. Cleveland 'Tas
elected, and the Democratic party was in
full control Before that party had done
anything a fearful panic was precipitat9d
by the distrust felt BY the business inter
ests of the country. and five hundred
banks failed, and every industry in the
country felt the shock.
I'm 1896" he continued, "William Nc
Kinley was elected. He is az good a
President in his time as was Washington
in his or Lincoln was in his. Prosperity
came back to stay unless the American
people shall elect Bryan.
There is no Democratic party to-day
IL is now known as Organism and down
our way the Democrats always put on
you see the word Democrat. Organism
has swallowed the Democratic party.
Bryan says We are in danger of mill
tarism Well, we have one soldier to
every thousand citizens. Bryan thinks
the thousand is in dangers There are two
dangers ahead Of US. One is the election
of Bryan, and the greatest danger of this
Is that no one thinks there is any danger
of his being elected. l believe Bryan Is
honest. He is the more dangerous for be-
ing so. He has a solid South back of him.
and stands on a platform that reaches
out bribe to every bad man in the coun-
try. Don't underestimate his strength.
He Is strong with certain classes OF peo-
Pile
THE other great danger for us Is over
production. We are in danger of ali un-
sold surplus. We must have a market
and in looking for one We must enter
upon a great commercial war Germany
is our great competitor Her workmeu
receive low wages. We do not intend to
resort TO this. The Republican party has
decided upon another plan. We have
taken the Hawaiian Islands, one of the
Samoan group. and the Philippines. What
does this mean? Not merely more ter
fitoTy, but stepping stones for the great
commerce of the Orient, with its eight
hundred million consumers. We do no,
want any of China. We have what Is bet.
ter. We have the Philippine Islands as
gateway to that empire. l do not speak
for Mr.. Mckinley, but L would always
hold those islands.
I'm holding this doctrine / am in good
company. l am in company with Demo-
Gratis who would not give the country a
cheap dollar, overthrow the United States
Supreme Court, encourage rioting, anJ
foster class hatred"
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-09
TWO BATTLES AT MUKDES.
Defeated Chinese Lssted aad Fired CITY
Before " irhdrawiss

81. Petersburg. Oct. s-The Russian
general staff has received Official dis
patches confirming the reported occupa-
tion OF Mukdsn
Lieut.. Gen. SubboVitch entered the city
October l. He advanced from Old Sia-
ChWang on September "A win eleven bat
talions of infantry. two sotbias Of Coz.
sack cavalry and forty guns. ard after
lighting two engagements routed the
Chinese army on September q.
Before Withdrawing. the Chinese looted
and fired the city. The Russians captured
numerous modsri. guns and immense
stores Of war materials.
Admiral Alsxien. IN reporting the OeeU-
patton Of n-kai-Kuan. on the galf OF
Lao Tung says: I'm accordance with an
agreement Of the sdmirals. the forts have
been divided among the different nations.
The town has not been occupied. but the
gates are guarded By artillery. The forts
are nearly intact, and the whole Route
from Pong ken 20 -hai-ku9n Is now
occupied by the Russians. After the Oc-
ctIpAtiOn Of fhan-hai-kuan the Americans
refused to further participate IN The ooer-
atiOne Part OF the Russian force - ad-
yzuclug uOFthgeTd
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-09
GermanViewOf EmperOr's Re-
fuSal to Return to Pekin.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS ALL UPSET
Presence Of the Allied Forces ar Chinese
Capital One Of the Reasons Assigned for
the Determination Of the Imperial Court
10 Remain at Distance -sinaan-fu, the
New Capital, strongly fertified. bat
Removed from Boxer Influences.

Berlin, Oct. s-The somewhat optimistic
view OF the Chinese situation which pre-
vailed in Germany last week has been un-
favorabiy affected by the reports that
the Chinese court has resolved 20 settle
permanently at Singan-fu, capital OF the
province OF Shensi. This the Berliner
Tageblatt regards as "indisputable evil
dence that the Chinese court is as anti
foreign as ever"
THE failure of the court to return TO
Pekin." IL says, makes a farce Of the
proposed peace negotiations, inasmuch as
the Chinese government could annul the
whole procedure at any moment by re-
voking the credentials of Prince Ching
and Ii Hung Chang"
Without claiming any official authority
for its attitude. the Tageblatt comments
favorabIy upon a proposal to declare Em-
peror Kwang Su deposed.
The Berliner Post considers that the
latest news shows that the Chinese
court neither intends 10 return to Pekin
NOR 10 punish the guilty adequately"
The Boersen Zeitung regards NJ Del
casse's note as "a wedge driven into the
recently re-established harmony OF the
powers"
From its Shanghai correspondent the
Frankfurter Zeitung has received the fol-
lowing: THE Chinese Telegraph Com
pany, which is immensely rich, wishes TO
transfer its interests to foreigners, fear
ing that the property will be seized as in
demnity by the powers"
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-09
HILL IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Geld Standard Law Denounced as a sham
Cuba and the Philippines.

North Adams, Mass, Oct S.-Former
Senator David b. Hill of New York, was
the principal speaker at the Democratic
rally here tonight. In his speech he con-
cerned himself principally with the issue
Of Imperialism
On the money question, he declared that
the present gold-standard law meant
nothing In its first section, he said. il
declared in favor Of a gold standard, and
ever afterward IL favored the old system.
There could be no gold standard law IN
less the law provided 70 the redemption
of every other form of 1roney in gold, and
this the new financial law does not do
On the subject of imperialism Mr.. Hill
spoke over an hour. He reviewed the re-
cent war, asserting that II was just, and
held that the. Democrats were first TO the
front in advocating il and first TO he
front in fighting.
He then passed on to the Philippines
from the time We entered Manila Bay.
mot TO fight the natives be said mo,
20 take those fighting for independence as
our forefathers fought, but 10 be their
allies and fight Spain Then when vic
tory perched upon our banners, the ad-
r.inistration made its monumental blum
der Wha: have We proceeded 10 do? We
proposed 10 carry out the Cuban pledge.
Ii is not yet done. IL is said the island is
not yet pacified. How much longer il
win take / do not know.
whether the attitude 10 Cuba will
make the party successful in this cam
paign / do not know, but the announced
purpose is that Cuba will be turned over
TO the Cubans 10 enjoy the fruits OF inde-
pendence. Yet 1t is proposed that We go
to the other side of the world and take
territory five times as large as Cuba, with
six times as many people, and annex that
territory 10 the United States
The question is is this policy a right
one and how long will it take? Nobody
knows what the programme is So far as
we can learn the policy is 10 hold the ISL
colonies? | say there is and can be no
such thing as American colonies"
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-09
BRITISH PRESTIGE WANING.
Apparently No Longer a Factor in Far
Eastern Politics.

SPECIAL CABLEGRAM TO THE POST.
Copyright 1900, by Chicago Tribune CompanyD
London, Oct S.-The Times Shanghai
correspondent says:
Trustworthy reports from a well-in-
formed quarter state that French troops
hold LukOchiao. on the Luhan railway,
and that the Russians and Germans hold
the Peitang forts, offered by the Chinese
to Admiral Bruce. and have also taken
the Tongshan and Kaiping mines, thus
monOp0lizing the coal supply of North
China, while Russia controls railways.
1t is expected that Count Won Waldersee
will maintain an even balance between
the powers, whereas the actual result of
the operations places all strategic posi-
tions in the hands of our allies. and none
in ours. Considerable curiosity is felt
regarding the course the British govern
ment intends to pursue in order TO coun-
teraet accomplished facts. Ii IS feared
the delay in announcing its policy will
make il too late to prevent irreparable
damage to British prestige in Asia. There
is strong feeling that the situation Is
becoming daily gloomier.
''Telegrams from Canton report that a
state of turmoil and excitement prevails
at Fatshan. Inflammatory placards have
been exhibited calling on the people TO
destroy foreign property, and plot has
been discovered TO destroy the London
Wesleyan missions"
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-09
DEFEATED sY THE TRIaDs.
Chinese Tresp. Driyes Back and several
Tsws- OceugIsd.

London. Oct. s.-''Fiys thousand rrtsdS :"
says a dispatch 70 the Daily Telegraph
from Canton. dated October !. have de
feSsed the imperial troops and occupied
several places between Mrs Bay and
Deep Bay They are now moving south
ward. The yiceroy to-day dispatched Ad-
mlral Ho and Gen. Tons 70 oppose shsm,
HonRkoag. Oct s-The town Of Son
chua i auist this morning. and the stores
nave been reopened. The rebels who at
tackled Sai-gan. near San-ehun. Saturday.
are believed t. belong 10 a force OF TTl-
ads which Is proceeding westward. levy.
ing biackmaii and recruiting The nslS-
sions Ia the Hinisgland are safa
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-09
LEsE MAJEsTE HIS OFFENsE.
Editor Harden Consigned TO n Fortress fol-
CriIlcisins Emperor William.

Berlin, Oct s-Herr Macmillan Harden,
editor and publisher OF the Zuckunft, has
been sentenced to six months impriscn-
ment in fortress for lese majeste. his
specific offense being an article In the
Zuckunft entitled The Battle with the
Dragons"
The trial was held behind closed doo-s
although the discriminating article mad
been widely circulated before the con-
fiscstion OF the issue containing IL.
In November, IS9s, Herr Harden, who Is
Well-knOWn Socialist writer, was gen
fenced 10 SIX months imprisOnmen,-a
term which he began 10 serve In May Of
last year-for series OF articles in his
paper, in one Of which. "Pudel MaJesla., -
ne compared Emperor William 10 a poodle
prince.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-09

be bought They viii coerce every vote
that can be coerced. They viii intiuidate
every lgboring man who can H inuridat-
ed. they will bribe every EVICTION judge
that can be bribed. They will corrupt ev-
cry count that can b. corrupted. do nct
understand ho=F IL is possible for the
plain, everyday Republican, 10 close DIS
eyes TO what is going on when he knows
that IL he aids these influences 10 carry
the election at this time. the same means
can b. employed TO carry other elections.
when those who are supporting the Re-
publican ticket to-day win be opposing
the Republican ticket"
The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-09
BISHOP DEFENDS PRESIDENT,
Army Canteen Resolutions in New Yari
Methodist Conference.

nctnootsi l0ulereH nee.
Syracuse, n. Y, Oct Sin the Central
New York Methodist Episcopal Confer
enee to-day the committee on temperance
presented a report which condemned the
army canteen and urged enforcement of
pFohibitory masures.
Bishop McCabe said that II is not al
ways policy to denounce those high in
authority. There are men. he said, who,
like Abraham Lincoln wait until they
know that the people are behind them. Il
believe" he said, that the President
wants to do what is right. He is one of
the best, one Of the purest and one of
the braVest men / ever knew"
The bishops remarks provoked great
applause, but some of the members took
exception. The bishop replied that he was
man before he was bishop and will
cease TO be bishop before he will cease
TO be man. In a political campaign, he
said, the President of the United States
ought not TO be abused
The Rev. Adna B. Leonard of New
York, general missionary secretary, spoke
at length on missions. He said that not a
Methodist missionary had lost his life in
China, but that the property loss of the
denomination had been heavy. "China has
got 10 ray back and make good the loss, {"
he declared.