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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-12
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

DENVER. Thomas Linton, one OF the
most prominent Mssons in the United
States. died here. He was born in Eng
land in 1928,
ST. LOUIS.-Dr. J. C. Mulhall, a noted
eye and ear specialist, was found dead IN
his office He had been shot through the
heart A revolver was found lying beside
the body
RALEIGH, N. C.--Captain Robert Glenn
Wilson announces that he Will be can
didate for the United States senate to
succeed Senator Pritchard. whose term ex-
pires March 10.
CLEVELAND, Ohio-The recent demand
OF engineers employed by the Lake Shore
road that the salary classification be
abolished and a uniform scale of $3.50 be
paid for days work has been granted BY
the company.
CHARLESTON. $. erich deposits of
ore, assaying gold, silver and nickel, and
all in paying quantities. Ia y Deen dis
covered in Gnilford county, North Caro-
lima. The indications are there are i'm
mense quantities of each metal
SAN FRANCIsCo.-Gene Shafter re-
ceived a telegram from Nagasaki sent by
Major Hyde, quartermaster OF the Thomas,
4 stating that the body of General Henry
W. Lawton Is ON this transport, which is
uue III Sdn FEduclSCO OH the SJtl OF JaHu-
airy,
GUTHRIE. o. T.-Major j F. Stone,
one Of the most widely known lawyers in
Oklahoma and president OF the People,
bank of Kingflsher, was shot and killed
at Crescent City, twelve miles west of here
by J p. Watcher, who afterward made
his escape.
CINCINNATI MIR. NJ. Z. ingalls,, presi-
dent Of the Cincinnati and Ohio and of the
Big Four Railway company. has lust re-
turned from New York. TO a representative
Of the Associated Press he stated that he
would resign from the presidency of the
Cincinnati and Ohio but at the request of
remain as president Of the Big Fodr.
WHITESBURG, Ky.--In a blind tiger"
at Pound Gap John and Taze Hal and
Archie and Henry Leap opposed Henry
Sutherland and Very Long and Henry
Campbell Two hundred shots were ex-
changed Taze Hall and Henry Leap were
killed and Dave Sutherland and Henry
Campbell mortally wounded
MEMPHIS. Tenn.-For the third time in
his eventfpl career as q defendant In the
criminal court. a, X. Ward has been con
yictef Of forgery The Jury which has heard
the evidence In the Inst case gave him three
Years Ward was charged with forging paper
- the amount al quarter Of million doll
lars while secretary and treasurer of the
Memphis Barrel and Heading COMPANY He
captured
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RELEASED FROM PRISON.
Innocent Men Were Pardoned by
the Governor of Missouri

innocent Men Were pardoned by
the Governor of Missouri
st. Louis, January 1l.--Jacob HEINZ and
Henry Kaiser, who were convicted of the
murder of Edward L. Brown a wealthy
stockman, in this city in March, 1898, and
sentenced to the Jefferson City peniten-
tiary for life were released today and ar
rived in st. Louis tonight They were ac-
eompanied by Harry b. Halves, president
of the st. Louis board of police commits
sioners. MIR. Halves has been at the State
capital for several days in consultation
with Governor Stevens relative to the
prisoners and 1t was at his suggestion that
the executive gave their pardons today
Mr.. HAYES became convinced several wears
ago OF the mems innocence and has
worked assiduuusly for their release ever
since.
The case OF HEM and Kaiser is probably
unparalleled In the criminal annals OF the
world. They were eight times thrust with
in the shadow OF the gallows and as many
times reprieged, once within three hours
OF their impending doom, ultimately being
CONSIGNED to life imprisonment at hard la
Dor. The men We're convicted on purely
circumstantial evidence. The real muir
derers, as revealed by clever investigation
by the police department. were three noto
rious local criminals, all OF whom have
dled since the conviction OF HEM and
Kaiser Mr.. Halves restored the men TO
their families tonight
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RUSSIA DEMANDS.
The Bear Is Taking Advantage of
the Lions Busy Day

Inv oeHr Is tAkinR advantage of
the Lions Busy Day.
Vancouver, B, c., January 1.-THE al
gest of opinions Of the principal Chinese
Japanese papers as received today by tina
steamer Empress of Japan, thirteen days
from Yokohama, indicate that Russia is
Enthusiastically revealing her intentions in
the Far East. The China Gazette SAYS
that taking advantage of England's press
ing engagements in South Africa the Rus
sian government, through its consulate al
Hankow, has revived its claim TO the Jar
dim Matheson land, making demand for
the property in the most peremptory
fashion. The Russian consul claims that
the question of the disputed ownership of
the land has been absolutely in favor OF
his government and he announced his in
tention to take forcible possession of the
property without further negotiations.
His actions are said TO have been extreme
ly high handed. Relations between the
British and Russian residents are strained
to the breaking point.
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M'Coy-CHoYNskI.
Many Remained TO See the Fight
Today.


Today.
New York, January II. MANY Of the
out-of-town sporting men who came here
10 see the battle for the featherw eight
Championship between Terry McGsvern aud
George Dixon have remained over to wit
ness the tweuty-fye-roun 60 between Kid
Mccoy aud Joe Choynski, which is TO be
decided in the ring of the Broadway Attn
lettc club tomorrow. This viii be the
third meeting of these men. Mccoy gained
a decision over Choynskl in an eight
round bout decided in San Francisco. while
a six-rcund contest between them la Chi
easo recently was decided a draw. Nc
Coy's recent defeat of Peter Maher In /,
mastery fashion puts him much the Ia
yorite over Choynski, who, however. ha.
always proved himself to be a tough nron-
osition. Choynsk claims to have improved
greatly and to be stronger than ever whila
Mccoy is ten pounds heavier than he was
whsn be last met the Californian in the
ring and quite as agile and clever as he
ever was Mccoy feels as confident az
ever of putting Choynski out and the cali
iornian said tonight Il VIII be there
too Mocoy's victory over Maher does ma,
scare me In the least"
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ARE SHIELDED BY BLISS
The Collector Protecting the Employees
Charged With Frauds.
GENERAL LUDLOW FINES NEWSPAPERS
Of Objectionable sto-
ries Punished by Demand for
Money Penalties.

Havana January II Tomorrow General
Wood will issue an order defining the re-
iatfons between the civil and the military
authorities. Except in a purely super-
visory sense the military authorities Will
not interfere with the conduct OF civil at
fairs beyond matters of sanitation, and
public undertakings of tanitary charac-
ter. The military authorities will also
have general jurisdiction over the rural
guard of the island. Engineers officers
will act under the authority OF Senior VII
laIon, secretary OF public works. Cuban
engineers have been appointed as rapidly
as possible and the department of public
works will gradually come under Cuban
control
The department commanders have been
notified that the military must never be
employed except where the civil power
Is found 10 be Ineffective.
Senior Federico Mora, the supreme court
official, has addressed letter TO tne
judges of the supreme court saying that
the Judge In charge of the customs house
frauds claims that the proper course of
law has been ignored by the intervening
government in that only individuals sane
TONED by Collector Bliss can be prosecuted.
The judge further claims that Collector
Bliss refuses 10 deliver the original docu-
ments giving evidence OF the guilt of the
accused custom house employees and that
lawyers nominated by the in
tervening government intervene TO
direct the methods of investigating These
facts, the Judge declares. constituted q
transgresson of the law and the supreme
court should request that all such re-
strictions be removed Immediately.
The Cubano SAYS 1t has received two
notes from General Ludlow, military gov
ernor OF Havana. one imposing q hne OF IS
upon the paper for not having answered
questions put by General Ludlow in for
mer note, and the other declaring that
the Crbsno. instead OF rectifylng the orig
inal false statement, has reiterated IL
and that If the paper does not make proper
reetlfication, IL will be fined $40 Conn
menting on the difficulty, the Cubano says,
This mntter has passed the bounds of
what is right, Just and civilized. It Is
tiFe the governor general was asked to
settle the affair Civil Governor Nunez
Is badly placed since General Ludlow has
usurped the functions of his Office
The Lucia says: Why has Judge Lud =
low fined only the Lucha out OF the va.
rious other papers that published the same
story for which he fined the Lucha?"
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CHEAP LABOR IN THE EAST
WAS THE KEYNOTE OF Ex-Goy.
ERNoR BouTwELL's SPEECH.
He Addressed ~ Mass Meeting on the
Subject of the Wnr I'm the
Philippines.

Washington, January 1l.--About 500
persons attended an anti-imperalistic
meeting held in Masonic hall tonight. The
weather was wet and disasreeable. Tho
speakers were ex- Senator j. b. Hender-
son of Missouri, ex- Governor Boutwell, OF
Massachusetts and Representative Lentz
OF Ohio. Mr. Henderson asserted that the
Filipinos are proved by the testimony Of
Admiral Dewey and others to be capable
of self-government and that our whole
history was antagonistc to subjugation OF
liberties of a people. He appealed to
American manhood to acknowledge our
error and right the wrong done the Fill
pinos
Ex-Governor Boutwell, passed ny the
moral consideration incident to any COM
prehenslve treatment of the Philippine
war and addressed himself to the ques-
tons Of business and labor Ia which this
country, he said was much concerned
The speech was a severe arrangement OF
the administration with respect TO its new
colonial dependencies and made an appeal
that they be permitted to set up indie
pendent governments from any dictaticn
by the United States shall the laborlng
and producing classes OF America he
asked, he subjected to q direct and never
ending competition with the underpaid
and half clad laborers of Asia or shall
the Republic OF America -e transformed
into colonial empire VIA like c1uss-
quences to the lahoring classes? The only
question of Importance before the country
today was that OF republic or empire In
November, 1900, the future of tine Nation
Will be decided when the lahorers VIII
have an opportunity TO put an end to
the scheme OF establishing colonial
empire TO be followed by the degradation
Of the laboring population through COM
petition with the lahorers of line East and
the products Of the cheap labor Of the
East"
The governor concluded as follows;
"Our conclusion from whatever quarter
we approach the subject must always bd
/ the same. This is our demand allow
/ Cuba allow Puerto Rico, allow the PHIL
/ ippine islands to set UP governments tor
| themselves. free from any dlctation ny
| us. This is policy OF justice, a policy
( OF peace. This policy ends the war In
tho Philippines, it ends the sacrifice of the
youth of America. 1t puts far away the
perils to which the laboring population
are now exposed II guarantees to us the
perpetual friendship Of three new born
republics and II releases us from the
suspicion that we are 10 CO operate with
England TO subiugate the weaker states
Of the world TO the dominion OF the Anglo
Saxon race. a..
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THE CLARK CASE.
Considerable Progress Was Made in
the Investigation.


the investigation.
Washington, January u.--More progress
was made in the senatorial investigating
cases OF Senator Clark (Moni) today than
ON any previous days OF the sitting Of tho
senate committee in this case, Mr.. White
side concluded his testimony and three
other witnesses. State Treasurer Collins,
state Senator w. 4. Clark OF Madison
county, a namesake, but not relative Of
the senator; Frederick w. Cowan, y rail-
road conductor residing at Missouri. tho
home OF Speaker stff OF the Montana house
OF representatives, were heard,
Mr. Collns' statement related entirely
TO the depositIng OF The 100000 in three
$40, 900 bills turned over 60 the legislative
Investigating committee by Mr. Whiteside
and by that COMMITTEES deposited with the
treasurer Mr.. Collins exhibited this
money and the exhibition attracted a large
attendance OF outsiders in the COMMITTEES
room.
Senator Clark's namesake detailed the
particulars OF his acceptance Of 100000
from MIR. Welcome. said TO be Que of Mr..
Clark's managers. on the understanding
that he was TO vote for Mr., Clark He
said he had only accepted the money for
the purpose OF exposing the proceeding
Mr., Cowan's connection with tho pro-
oeedings was confined TO A visit to Helena
at the request OF Mr., Blckford one OF
Senator Clarks friends, with the hope that
he could influence the vote OF Speaker Stiff
lie said that Mr., Biekford had told him
that Mr. Clark would pay Stiff $4,000 10
refrain from voting, but that the propo-
sition was withdrawn and was mover pre-
scented by him 10 Mr.. stiff.
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high state OF efficiency. Speaking Of
the Spanish forces he said the number
was about 5000 soldiers OF arms in all
the stands. OF which half are 10 the vicin-
ity OF Manila. The Islands are now in q
state OF insurrection." said the admiral
and my informants STATE that even the
Spanish soldiers who constitute only a
small part Of the whole are dsaffected.
Both ships and forts are in need Of am
munition. To this statement be added
the following II believe am not over
confident in stating that with the squad
ron now under my command the vessels
could be taken and defenses al Manila
reduced in one day. There is very little
reason to believe that with Manila taken
or even blockaded the rest OF the islands
would fall either 70 the insurgents - our
selves. as they are only held now through
the support OF the navy ana are dependent
upon Manila for supplies. Information
has just reached me that there are 5000
rebels in camp near Manila who are will
ing to assist us
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clothing for Japanese soldiers in prepara-
tion for campaign In Russia. The Kobe
Chronicle asserts that a Japanese cruiser
recently sailed from Japanese port un-
der sealed orders and that three trans
ports have been chartered to carry troops
10 Korea
The following lie a specimen OF Japanese
Journalistic opinion: The Japanese are
convinced that to permit Russia to ac-
quire Korea or establish Russian ascen :
dancy in Northern China would be STRAIT
egically, politically and commercially a
deadly menace to Japan's rapidly develop
ing strength. Japan believes her navy Is
strong enough to attack Russia. and the
general opinion is that the intention OF the
two natons are so conflicting that It Is
impossible to avoid rupture in thefnear
future
Christmas Eve a storm OF great severity
swept over the Japanese coast, OCCASION
Ing loss OF many lives. much property
and shipping. out OF forty junks that
we're passing between Kobe and Osaka, in
tow. all but FIVE were lost. OF the 1893 men
on board these vessels all but twenty
Ave. who were picked up by the police
launches, were drowned. At Sakai three
fishing vessels foundered, only two per-
sons being saved. A number Of other dis
tricts report heavy losses 10 shipping. The
loss of life Is estimated at from 400 to
500
Since December trains have been run
ming regularly Oh the Russian railroad
connecting New Chwang, Port Art@nr and
Talien Wan
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JAPAN DRIFTING INTO WAR
THE LITTLE EMPIRE DOES NOT
FEAR THE RUSSIAN DEAR.
Two Interests in Corea Are Con-
nicting-Crniser Sailed Under
Sealed Orders.

Vancouver. January t1--Advlces received
from the Orient say China's troubles. for
eign and domestic. are said TO be more
complicated now than ever before. Hong
Kong late native reports say that nine
French arc still holding the Chinese TAT
iRo at Kiang Chu WI as bostaees ,,,u
their demand for handing over the Luichl
magistrate has been complied with. The
French consul at Hanhow has left Tor
ilaiphong and serious outbreaks are daily
expected
The rebellion in Central China has ha.
come formidable and advlees from Chang
sha, dated December 90, say that the IN.
snrrecrion In that district is spreading
rapidly
The state OF anarchy in South China
ana more particularly In the province q,
kwans TGng, IS causing no little anxiety
me Csh<enes0 are the race in China
least well disposed toward the presan,
Dynasty and their disloyalty has been 49,
ed by weak ana corrupt provincial gov
ernment, The French IN Kwoug Chanu
WI have been attacked by bandits. which
the chinese authorities are unable To sun
press Unless England compels drastic
measures aud some rrm hand takes con.
tfol 81 the insurgents France may SEIZE
we excuse 10 include this, tho richest
ploNihee 10 the Chinese empire, within
French territory.
Y There Is abundant eddencs In tho Jana.
nese press of the probability that Japan
y drltipg into a war With Russia Ths
Japanese apparently do not shrink from
she dangers OF such conflict, their gov,
ernment having recently given An order n,
England for 1907 900 suits Of warm Winter
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FOREIGN BRIEFS.

LONDON.--The Times prints ihe Nl
protest by Malietoa Tanus to ne "
powers against the Samoan tieatlfs
LONDON. Tho queen has procais7
meeting of parliament for January =,
BRUSSELS. --The northern expfss!
st. Petersburg to Ostend was
near this city. Several persons w
jured.
PARIS. The foreign officials 4 4
there will be no hitch on eltna i
the ocean over the ratification
Franco American commercial tfss''
BERLTN.-Em Emperor Williams e
when receiving the rectors Of the ns
schools the other day, and esp'e'sss'
statement that the phenomena
democracy were transitory, arg sss
much discussion in the press.
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MEASURES OF DISCIPLINE

magistrates Are Not to He Allowed
TO Vote Their Sentiments.
Berlin. January 11.--At today's session
Oh the diet Herr Won Koler interpellated
the government regarding the disciplinary
measures enforced against members hold
ing provincial magistrates who had voted
ssalhst the canal bill He claimed far
eNery member Of the house, whatever his
STATUS outside. a constitutional right n
'v.e as ne desired in the chamber.
rIinee Hohenlohe, replying. declared
, ,nas me government in disciplinine the
~ had no intention OF violating
,h constitution. but held that offc~ :
mat voted with the opposition could 80
represent the government as maglstrstss
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THEY INTEND TO FIGHT.
The Kentucky Republicans Are Counting on Fede-
raj Aid.

Frankfort Ky. 1.-THE abandoning
light Goeb
advising
favor Of Goeoe and promising admitted
Major Atwood
1895 but who failed to seated
he turned arbitrary
/ &c
Taylor than heretofore
decidedly becose
tonight
on.
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RErIAEp TO CURRY.

Secretary Long sends Admiral
Deves's Report TO Congress.
Washington. January II. Responding
10 the senate resolution of inquiry the
secretary OF the navy today sent to the
senate copy Of Admiral Dewey's report
from Hong Kong, dated March 81, 1895,
relative 10 the capture Of Manila The
text Of the report shows that IL was made
In response 70 a telegram OF inquiry from
the secretary and the admiral gives in de-
tail tile names ef the vessels nnder his
comnand and alan d list OF SPANS yess
sells and other means OF defense al Manila
Ne stated thai bis own squadron was In
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FIFTY SIXTH CONGRESS.

Mr., Pettigrew scored the administration
when he spoke on the Philippine resoiu-
ton.
Mr.. Stewart addressed the senate on the
financial bill He criticised the answer
made by Secretary Gage and used It as an
argument against the gold standard
The republicans defeated an amendment
authorizing the census takers TO collect
statistics regarding trusts.
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SUMMARY OF ToDAy's IMPORTANT NEWS.
STATE.

The supreme court has sustained the
view Of majority OF the court Of civil
appeals in olivier vs.. City OF Houston.
back tax suit
Judge Reagan considers the proposed re-
publican money trust as more dangerous
than all the others combined
Further testimony was given for the
State in the Holmes murder trial at
B,ownwood.
Fire did $4,000 damage to business
hot ses at Hailvlfie. Dana &c amounting
10 several thousand dollars WAS done to
San Antoniot business property.
The directors OF the Texas Truck Grow
ers association met at Tyler and agreed TO
appoint distributing agent aud an at
torrey
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cOMMEnCIAl.

Cotton went . points higher; realizing
prevented opening prices being main
tanned.
Liverpool advance steaded wheat: corn
was firm oats Arm, and provisions strong
and active.
The uttersnees Of President Havemeyer
Wednesday were followed by break in
industrials.
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TRAssvsAL.

The Daily Mail places tho British loss
at Ladysmith at fourteen officers killed.
thirty wounded. and 500 commissioned
officers and men killed and wounded
The newspapers condemn the var Of
nee for SURPRISING the facts.
General Methuen Is reported to be
suffering from SPINAL lffliotion.
England will issue explosive bullets TO
her home guard for practice.
Tho Beers are said TO have secured a
vessel to harass English commerce; the
command rendered to an American.
Engiishmen are very FESTIVE under the
lack Of news.
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ON A REEF.
Passenger Ship Wrecked and Re-
ported on Fire.

St. Johns, n, B.. January ia large
steamer believed to be passenger ship,
whose name can not be ascertaned, has
been wrecked on reef in ST. Mary s
bay, about FIVE miles from shore. The
vessel, which lies with her head low in
the water is on fire aft Several persons
have been washed off the deck during the
day. Just before night others we're
deserted in the rigging. It is feared these
will perish before daybreak.
AT this hour % p. m.) it is impossible
to secure further particulars, as nothing
can be obtained before morning.
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LOCAnso

The city council holds an adjourned
regular meeting sE
colored troops pass through en- route to
West Texas.
The Houston Real Estate convention Sc
lects delegates to the state convention.
A first-elass tobacco exhibit secured for
the Paris exposition.
The dire tors elected for the business
League,
The democratic executive committee
called to meet tomorrow night
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engagement Near CaIsnA

Manila. January II, 5:3o.-Gent'l
lard with the Thirty-ninth iniabtns
ing in three columns from Calamhi
two guns, attacked ten companies
surgents, strongly entrenched, o.
Santo Tomas road. They resisted
bornly, making three stands. TEeul'
OF the insurgents were killed ana
prisoners taken. The Fillpinos rss
carrying their wounded toward Lac
One American was killed and two q
were slightly wounded.
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POLITICAL.

The senatorial race in Caldwell county
will be close.
Commissioner Mayheld dsclains having
gubernatorlal ambition.
Committeeman woodson says Bryan
had no advice 70 offer Kentucky demo-
Gratis as to the management OF their az
fairs.
Kentucky republicans are very belllcose
and talk of hghting; Federal aid is ex-
peCted.