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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-19
SUMMARY OF TopAY,s IMPORTANT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.

Senator morgan has prepared report
on tho Nicaragua canal bill, saying the
necessity for thu work is no longer
doubted,
Ambassador Choate is endeagoring to
locate the American goods seized by Great
Britain
Commissioner Carroll made a report as
to Puerto Rico
statue of Daniel Webster was UNI
yelled
Southern representatives. are eudeavoring
10 secure legislation to repay Southcrners
for cotton captured during the war
River and harbor committee will meet
today to consider the advisabnity OF pre-
senting bill at this session.
Republicans arc believed TO be only
bluftinE about standing sponsor Tor an alb
solute gold standard.
Democratic leaders do not expect any
antitrust legislation to be enacted at this
session OF congress,
. Puerto Rioaus are in "a plight, as they
have lost the spanish market and are still
shut out OF the United States,
Pension claims growing out Of the Span
ish wsr are being nlled by thousands.
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KENruoky's TRAGEDY.
strangers Hare Left Frankfort,
Fearing Another outbreak.

strangers Have Left Franktort
Fearing Another outbreaks.
Frankfort, Ky, January is Frankfort
has begun to right itself after Tuesday S
tragedy Many strangers. who were then
in town, have gone away, probably through
fear OF another outbreak and the lobby OF
the Capitol hotel Is not ia favor WITH
lolterers, All the newspapers giving the
later details OF the Colson scott TRAGEDY
however, are still bought IN as soon as
the nawsboyS cry chem and IN numerous
instances the same man purchases two or
three different pspers New arrivals ask
eagerly for every detail Of the encounter
and those who vera in the lobby. at the
time OF its commencement are made TO re
peat the story over and over again
Friends OF Colonel Colson assert that
4 third person was engaged in the shoot
Ing and Colson is said TO have made a
stsenent to that effect. Friends OF Cap.
tain Golden, who was with Scott at tina
time the fight occurred deny that he
participated In the shooting Captain
Golden was sent to Louisville today aud
taken to ST. Joseph's inhrmary In that
city for an operation.
Colson's condition Is stu serious He
remains In jail, The grand Jury Is still
investigating the affair. The funerals of
the victims took place today
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BUCKNEH TALKS.
The Gold standard Nentuckinn
Gives cut an Interview.

The Gold standard Nentuckinn
Gives cut an Interview.
Chicago January IL. ---tieneral simon b.
Buckuer of Kentucky, who was vice pres.
idcntlal candidate on the gold democratic
ticket in 1896, was In Chicago today and
said in 40 interview: The democratic
party has 10 future until the element
now IN control has been wiped out and this
promises to be done ut the election this
year. EXpediency, not principle Is the
motto OF this element, The energies Of itA
leader, MIR, Bryan, are regarded ~ hunt
Ing for m Issue which he hopes win at-
tract votes and not In the PRONUNCIATION OF
those great principles on which the dem
ocratic party rests With his defeat which
promises to be more overwhelming than
In 1895. there Ia every reason to believe
the conservative element OF the party
once more viii come Into power The
controlling element OF the party today
would commit II In opposition to expan
sion, when expansion was the essence Of
Jeffersonian democracy. As practical
proposition there can be no doubt in my
mind as to the wisdom Of this country
retaining the Philippines"
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SHORT NEWS STORIES.

L
CHICAGo.--The Post saws. conxress
viii be petitioned by the drainage board
to complete the great artificial waterway
from Lake Michigan to the Gulf OF Mey-
ice.
NORFOLK, Fa.-Loren2o Brown. col
| ored' under sentence to be hanged at
Greenville N. c., Friday. escaped from
the county jail by cutting hole through
the wall.
WAYNEsBoRo Ga-The boiler at
Redd's sawmill near Green Fork hurst
instantly killing John Burk, engineer. and
dangerously scalding and wounding sew
eral others
WEST PLAINS, Mo-Grady, one of the
men who broke Jail after beating to death
deputy Sheriff Alfred Henry. and who
was captured at Koshgoning. was brought
here and lodged in Jail.
CHESTER, Pa.--As a result Of a drunk
en- carousal, Mrs Ida Sihle ana Mary
enzzard were SO badly scaided by falling
INTO vat in the dye house OF the South
died. mat lucy
BosToN.-charles II. Cole. formerly
pIesiuent OF the Globe National bank. an
r,SL oeiore United States Commissioner
rishe TO answer TO charges OF emhszzls-
men and misappropriatlonl inyolvinr
svoo'oVO OF the banks funds. The case
was continued TO February /.
ChlCAGo.-Three safe robbers hound
ana gagged the watchman at the nictnr.
malne factory OF E, R. Clark & Co blpw
open the safe and held up a police ofacer
nho Intercepted them. The watchmsn Sc
sapeu ana returned for a fight. Nearly
MY MY SHOTS were fired but no one was III
ine amount OF money secured is small
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Washington, January is. Senator
Morgan, as chairman OF the senate
committee on interoceanic canals. to-
day presented written report upon
the Nicaragua canal bill The follow
ing extracts from the report indicate
its general purport:
We have reached a point In the dis
cussion OF question Of ship canal
through the Isthmus OF Darlen where
the necessity for the canal and its ad-
vantage to our country is no longer
doubted In congress or among the PEG
pie. With this western connection be-
tween the two great oceans there will
be established the shortest and most
directfline Of navigation between the
seaports Of our nation and those of
every other nation in the world In
passing from ocean to ocean. The ship
canal will open line that Is practical
ly straight around the earth and along
parallels Of latitude within temperate
zones where the seas are comparatively
quiet and are refreshed with the ever
prevailing trade winds.
AS a provision for the naval and
military defense OF our country. wheth-
or insusr or continental, this canal
is indispensable. and the clcEer its To-
cation is made to our States on the
Gulf OF Mexico the more efficient will
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SOUTHERN CLAIMS.
Bill TO Pay for the Cotton seized b,
EedermIa.


Washington, January fs.--soutbern SEN
ators express themselves as hopeful over
the prospects OF securing legislation dur
ing the present session VI congress looking
TO the refunding OF money paid into the
treasury Of the United States soon after
the civil war as result OF the sale OF
the cotton captured by the Federal forces.
There was originally about $50 00O.O 900 OF
this money, but portion OF It was paid
to the owners OF tho cotton soon after the
close OF the war. The remainder was left
in the treasury and has remained there
ever since Senator Money, who is giving
especial attention looking to the reopeniug
OF the subject, says that the sum loft
amounts to about 81 1000, 900. A bill in
troduced by Senator Davis gives one year
additional time for proof OF such claima
before the court OF claims. It has been
favorably reported by the senate com
mttee on claims and Senator Money thinks
the outlook very good for favorable ac-
ton. Most OF tho claims are held In the
Southern States,
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IN A MORE QUIET TONE
The German Newspapers Discuss the Sclz-
ure Of German Vessels.
SPEEDY SETTLEMENT is VERY PROBABLE
New Members Admitted to the Black
Eaeie--"open Door, In the PHIL
ippines Is Expected.

Berlin January 1s.--The German press
adopts more quiet tone regarding the
seizures of German vessels by British war
ships. printing with satisfaction extracts
OF a similar tenor from London papers.
Owing TO the prospect OF speedy settle
me1t. satisfactory to Germany, tomor-
rows Interpolation In the reichstag is
expected to be calm aud sensational.
The Berliner Tageblatt is informed from
St. Petersburg that the Russian states
men are trying to get the support OF the
French cabinet for calling an internatlon-
al congress to revise maritime law and to
classify tho idea OF coutraband
The owners OF the Hans Wagner. which
was stopped in South African waters De-
csmber 10, by the British gunboat Fear
less, and ordered TO so to Port Elizabeth
to unload, were informed that the bark
would be released as soon as the search of
her cargo had been completed, assuming
that no contraband was found
The papers print dispatches announcing
that many Portuguese shippers have re-
yoked contracts by the German East Afri-
can line, OWING to the seizures They
point out that the effect of this Is to favor
the competing French line, which has not
been molested.
chapter Of the order of the Black
Eagle was held In the castle today
Among those who participated were Prince
Hohenlohe, Count Won Waldersee, Princes
Friedrich Leopold and Albrecht OF Prus-
sia, Prince Bernhard OF Sake Melningen,
Prince Henry VII OF Reuss. Prince An
toin Radziwill, Field Marshal Count Blu
menthal, now SO years OF age. and Herr
Adolph Mcneil now In his 85th year.
Referring TO Washington dispatch con
corning the open door" in the Philip
pines, United States Ambassador White
informed the correspondent OF the Asso-
ciated Press today that In all the com
munications OF Count Bulow regarding
the open door in the East 1t had been as
sumed that such policy would be rerip-
rooated in the Philippines, although no
formal request for promise had been
made.
\ largely attended meeting promoted
by agrarian members of the reichstae and
the principal butchers was held today in
Berlin In the interest of an early con-
slderation OF the meat inspection bill.
The promoters expressed confidence IN
their ability TO pass the measure in a
shape not acceptable to the government
and hostile to the United States.
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NECESSITY is NO LONGER DOUBTED.
Excerpt of the Report of Morgan on the Nicaragua
Canal Bill.

be It's protection to our coasts on the
Atlantic and Pacific.
Pearl harbor In Hawaii and the
harhor OF San Juan in Puerto RICO
are the true military defenses Of the
canal against attack by European or
Aslatic powers and they give more
serious protection than any fortress,
however strong, that can be located
near or at It's connection with the sea.
Measured by the income OF the
suez canal at corresponding cost, the
Nicarag qua canal should yield, with
equivalent rates OF tolls. at least IL
per cent on s140,ooo,oOo.
ut Is too severe a tax upon credulity
to ask the adoption of the precarious
water supply of Panama in preference
10 two grand lakes OF the Nicaragua
route, one of which Is 100 miles long
by forty-five miles broad, and affords
nearly seventy-two miles Of fresh
water navigation for the largest ships
as part of the canal route, and together
they supply more than ten times the
water needed to supply the canal line
from Lake Nicaragua to both oceans.
We owe it to ourselves and to the
whole world that whatever canal we
shall build and control on the isthmus
of Darien shall be as open, free and
neutral to all nations as its corre-
spending gateway, the Suez canal"
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pie. Her little daughter, Anne. viii 4
main with her grandparents, Mr.. and Nj
John Bell, to attend the John G. Ffsa.
high school.
The ladies who have undertaken the i
provement of the city met yesterday st,,
noon in the parlor of the Mutt hotel u
organized club, to be known as the Clr
Improvement association. Officers va
elected as follows: Mrs W. H. Cn,l
president; Mrs. F. s. Coffin, vice prss
dent; Mrs. j. G. Woodwork, second VIZ
president; Mrs. A. S. Crisp secrtlr
Mrs. c. A. Summers, corresponding "a
rotary: Mrs. p. w, Clement, treasure
The object of this association Is to sslN
fish park and make other necessary h
provements.
Mrs. A. B.. Dawson will entertain d
Married Ladies' Euchre club, complins5
airy to Mrs. kirkpatrick of Paris and NJ,
Craig of Victoria Friday afternoon.
The Presbyterian ladies will give
tea tomorrow afternoon at the rssldes!
Of Mrs, Roche.
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GIGANTIC RAILROAD COMBINE
EASTERN LINES TO uNIrE ON or.
FICEs AND PooL BUSINESS.
Lines in the West-Its object Is
60 Reduce Expenses.

( Chicago. January ls.-The Chronicle to-
morrow will say: As a result OF tho agree.
ments and consultations between the
owners OF the great trunk railroads east
OF Chicago the entire transportation sys-
TENS between the Mississippi river aud
Atlantic seaboard is to be changed, in-
volvine the following changes The aban-
donment OF the city ticket offices OF all
the roads in tho syndicate at Chicago New
Buffalo Washington, Pittsburg, Cincin-
natl, Cleveland, Detroit, indianapolis, Peo-
ria and st, Louis and the substitution OF
joint offices In each city; the discharge
OF all city, general. travelling aud district
freight and passenger agents and solicitors
Of the Eastern roads in an parts OF tho
United States, Canada aud Europe. which
will affect nearly $4,000 men; the abolition
OF all forms OF commissions heretofore
paid for the sale of tickets over these
roads. which viii affeet the incomes OF
10000 agents and eliminate the scalpers.
the establishing In New York and Chicago
of joint auditing Embellishments that viii
ofPSiAiNh ~ tdNh lSNu All dSEeSl percent
age OF the total competitive business; the
DISCHARGE OF all superiuous assistants to
the heads OF departments OF the individual
roads; the establishment In New York OF
a board OF control made 40 of persons
representing the Vanderbilt. Pennsylvania,
Morgan and Hartman properties, the rul-
lns Of this board on all questions to be
final; the Abandonment OF a number OF
through fast passenger trains put in SER
vice during the past few years as tho re-
suit OF sharp competition; the establlsh-
nient Of common schedules for passenger
trains between chicago and New York
and between all OF the principal terminals
IN the combination roads east OF this ter
ritory; the Abandonment OF all fast freight
trains and the fixing OF common time TOR
these trains between competitive ter
mlnals.
Following are the roads now In tho
combinations; New York Central. Penn
syiyania. Boston and Albany; Boston and
Maine. Fitchburg New York. New Haven
and Hartford; Erie, Lehigh Valley. Lack
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ORDERED GAGE TO ACT.
president Is Held Directly Responsible by Friends OF Secretary
OF the Treasury for Fav0rs Extended to the Banks
of the Standard Oil Money Trust.
New York Journal.)

Washington 1fPreden
National OF
The Journal s
to responsibility
fountain head he
yesterday the
City
financial aid Mckinley
nal this
This letter has intensified the determination
hauste investigation
dealings
uraon directed
frlends
president had appealed
deposits
a the
republicans
resolution
be to
ad andt The trust magna mates
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GOVERNOR or ALBANY.
kobbe Is In Charge of Hemp Pro
nnclnR Country.

ducina Country.
Manila, January IS, 5:25 D, m,-- Briga.
der General Kobbe has beep appointed
governor Of Albany province and Catan-
duanes island and has temporarily been
pleced in charge OF the islands Of spnar
and Leyte. His command embraces the
principal hemp producing country, He
has been instructed to establish civil gov
ernments in the places under his 1urisdlc-
ton. General Kobbc sailed yesterday on
the transport Hancock with brigade,
consisting of the lrorty-seventh and Forty
third infantry aud battery of artillery.
Generals Bate Wheaton and Schwnu
have occupied rho principal towns In the
Cavite and Batangas provinces. 4 major
ty Of the ineurgentss have returned to
their homes and have secreted their guns
All the southern ports viii br opened
soon.
General MacArthur's troops are pursuing
many small bands, killing numbers OF the
Flilpnos and securing guns.
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FOREIGN BaiErs.

CARACAS. venesuela.--Ths ro,,,o.,
crisis involving the tension betwssn M
a nSnk OF Venezuela and the government has
rAhls'-The chamber of deputies passea
vote Of confidence in the eoverp nos.,,,
pa AZ Interpolation criticislng the govern :
nsnts indecision in the recent strike az
miners at st, Etienne. "e "
:, hAvANA.-General Wood has copsrat.
sh hs.eu General Lee on the magnificent
snowing made by the section of the is
land under his control '
SANTIAGO DE CHILE.-Tidsl wayes
nEner IMAM have been known for long
ume; have swept along the coast do,ns
considerable damage. u0'ns
81 JOHNS. n, F.--No additional facts
~ connection with the steamer wrecked
Oh 81 Msry's bay have developed.
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sTATis.

The Bastrop county grand Jury is inves-
tigating the killing of Burford.
The delegates to the National live stock
convention INDUCED in free discussion Of
several importent matters.
r. II Webb OF Eagle Lake was killed
at Yoakum
William Hilderbrandt, killed at Eagle
Lake, lived for some time after helnk shot.
Beeyllle Business Mems League adopted
resolutions opposing the cheap postage
lin now before congress,
Republican state executive committee
will hold an important meetlnt at Waco
Saturday
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awanna, West shore. New York, Ontario,
and Western: Rome, Watertown and og-
densburg; Lake Shore. Michigan Central,
Nickel Plate. Baltimore and Ohio, Wa
bash Big Four. Chesapeake and Ohio,
Lake Erie and Western. Monon and all
auxiliary lines OF these systems.
when the details for the future manage
meut of the roads in the East combination
have been perfected. the leaders in the
movement VIII turn their attention 10 the
territory west OF Chicago and attempt to
bottle up the Chicago St Louis Rocky
mountain country in like manner Tho
combining process may extend ultimately
to the Pacific coast
The Hartman Vanderbilt syndicate owns
and controls the Illinois Central Union
Pacific, Northwestern Oregon Short Linz
and Kansas City. Pittsburg and Gulf. All
the big competitors OF this system are
in with the combining movement and
stand ready TO so into any deal that Will
maintain stable rates and reduce expenses.
Several small. independent roads In the
West and Northwest territory are 10 be
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rRANsyAAL.

The British have advanced 10 the north
are eucamped In former Boer position
and have not met the enemy.
Welsh Laneers and Australians were at
tackled while on patrol aud part OF them
were captured.
There are various rumors Of the relief
OF Ladysmith, but none OF them have been
confirmed,
The long expected decisive battle may be
fought today.
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Paris, January is.rhe court OF APP
peais has reversed the decision OF the
lower court. which had awarded 100, oO-
francs as compensation to Mrs. Rosal
widow Of p. Rosal. cabin passenger who
persisted In the disaster OF La Burgoyne
on sable island on the morning OF July
!, 1898. In stating the grounds OF re-
versal. the court holds that the disaster
was not the fault OF the company nor Of
Commander De Lonicle.
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wnpsrERs srArur.
bift in bronze Was Unveiled NJ
Washington.

Washington. January ia diatin-
guished gathering of public officials, In
Guiding President Mckinley and hSi entire
cabinet, participated today In the exercises
attending the unwilling OF the colossal
bronze statue OF Dauiel Webster, erected
by the Italian sculptor TreDtanove. and
presented to the United states by Mr.. stu.
son Hutchins OF this city Senator Lodge
delivered the grafton OF tho day.
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rN-sixTH CONGRESS-.

The senate,-Mr. Allen offered resolu-
ton asking II there is a representative OF
the rrangvaal accredited 10 this govern
meat; Mr. wellington discussed the Phil
ipplne question; Mr. Teller discussed the
financial bill
The House The extension OF the pow
crs OF the census director was up and the
amendment authorislns him to let the
printing outside WIS defeated.
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BAsrnor COUNTY GRAND JURY.
inycstigation of the Burford I<iIIinr
Proceeding.

Bastrop, Texas, January Is The grand
Jury recouyened at the call of Judge Sinks
today for the purpose Of Investigating the
case OF Walter Reese, Jim Coleman ct al,
charged with the killing OF young Arthur
burford and the woundlng OF Wr Glenn
ents in the tragedy OF Monday afternoon.
SIX more Rangers are here. making TWEEN
y-one In all. aud they show themselves
yigllant, active and brave. Sheriff BUR-
iord and = few others on both sides came
70 last night, but things are quiet and
the business OF examining witnesses he
Ing carried to nnish With order aud dis
patch.
WIN Clements the wounded man. con-
tinues 20 improve.
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RandriI,n NIniorit,

Sherman, Texas, January Is. The can
wasting board today audited the returns
OF last Saturdays preliminary prlmsy
election In Grayson county for congress-
and found that Hon c. d Randelrs plu-
rnlity over Hon. c. II. Smith was 1858
votes 1t was the heaviest vote ever polled
az q primary election In this county, Mr..
Randell received 1893. Mr.. Smith 2sis and
Mr. Wilson "a votes
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suit for piyorce.

Chicago, January ls.-Mrs. Amber
Louise Mcclellan brought suit today for
diyoee from her husband, orris Irving
Mcclellan OF New Orleans. alleged BY bsr
to be possessed Of property worth from
100000 to sl,ooOOoo. Mrs. Mcclellan w..
born in Milwaukee In 1855 and was married
TO Mr.. Mcclellan in 1889.
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London. January iS.--A Shanghai special
says: Il is reported here that an agreo
ment has been entered into by which
Russia viii lend Corea Sl7 0nO,O 900, Of which
S5.o0O,Oo0 will be paid immediately Corea
having unsuccesstlly applied TO Japan for
lnan.
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LOCAL.

Adiutant Burroughs writes from the
Philippines
Tony Glass. jr,, has foot badly mashed
by a switch engine
-Four Young men hypnotiied by teie-
phone.
Citizens Electric Light and Power com
pauy will soon have it's plant in operation.
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RAILROADS.

The commission has applied a rate OF 5
cents on oats on four Texas lines.
The southern Pacific is doing a great
deal OF bridge work.
City ticket offce will be opened at
Austin by the Central,
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Pullman wage. Reduced.

Chicago, January 1s.--In circuli
which has been posted on the walls :
the Pullman sub-office at the union dc'
reduction in the wages of the sleeps
car conductors is announced. The arcri
Of the cut Is said to be in many cav
as much as 20 per cent.
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RednotIon AM sur..

New York. January ls.-Ths America
Sugar Refining company today ANNOUNCES
. reduction Of points on soft sugars NJ
and Nos.>7 10 IL. inclusive. on snv ouan.
tity' The reduction holds irdean,ts,r
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COMMERCIAL.

Demand for spot cotton was unusually
active aud prices went higher in futures
near months advanced and distant ones
declined,
Tho stock market has not recovered
from It's dullness.
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FOREIGN.

It is charged that Count de Castellaue
lost heavily IN speculation
Joseph Chamberlain made Il speech but
did not mention the war,
The German press has adopted more
quiet tone In discussing the seizures
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DOMESTIC.

Two men we're killed in az elevator ac-
cident in New York City
The fruit and vegetable growers have
organized union
Evidence was taken in the Kentucky
contests.