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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-23


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Tha absence q Secretary of state Hay
from Warrington may be good political
move. but II cnn not help our diplomacy
alouR much. Hay at lenst knows moro about
that business than the second rate cabinet
officers who have been In consultaton with
a wohby president Lately but everything
must bend 10 the cxgencics OF tho campaign
this trip
Tho charity Of this country "a practically
unlimited and aomo OF It IS equally as loud.
Tho Associated Press refers to the strikers
repeatedly as 1.-THE Foreigners" Wonder u
Tho trusts have an tdea that foreigners are
not allowed to strike? AS the comb mes i'm
ported goodly number OF their laborers
they ought to be made to treat them fairly
and humanely at least But thousands OF
those strkers ARE American born citizens
II is tho penalty OF all such attempts 10
deceive as MIR McKinley's letter of accept
ance that they are TOO copous and too far-
fetched for popular reading.
( That's strong case the president OF the
Uuilea Mine Workers makes out against the
coal roads aud tho coal borons. Bat this I'm
fortunately is time when all tho govern
mcut machinery OF tho Nation seems set to
demonstrate that might makes right and the
dollar ia King.
King cotton and King Coal are both hold
NC their heads rather high just now. They
are lusty monarchs and their subjects are
helplessly dependent on thom.
El Paso has ascerainod II appears that
The plague certainly continues in san Fran
cisco, but that tho quarantine in III Paso
s. inefficient and therefore should be removed.
How would IL do Tor El paso to make an
honest ctbr. 20 improve the efficiency OF the
quarantine?
MIR. Bryan hnds and discusses In a telling
way so many questions that are of great I'M
portanco that tho republicans seem worse
puzzled than ever for paramount Issue.
II is reported that in consequence of Grim
nations and denominations growing out OF
tho conspiracy aud Goebel murder cases In
Ecutucly. tho mountain feuds are about to
break out atresh. Justice may bo blind and
] edcn footed, but she sets there after
awhile!
The allies In China appear to be doing just
enough to keen the foreign troops from grow
ing sin and lazy. The shooting In the neigh
borhood Of Pekn appears to be plentiful.
Tho record Of failures last week as com
pared with the corresponding week Of last
year would indicate that Mckinley pres
perity as well as republican enthusiasm was
suffering from an overdose OF apathy
Roosevelt has created comparatively little
cSetement in tho Northwest They have
tho gcnGmo article OF cowboy and strenuous
c,'iaen cut there aud were mover much ON
shnus,
Mr. Bryans action tu canceLing his ull-
nols datcs ana going to the East looks like
the vest was certain for him and the Fast
l,aNlous to got nto the procession, The cam
uai-n is only now becoming interesting.
Tins week ought to see even greater won
dcls Of relief and regeneration worked In
thus region than were seen last week The
blow Was an ugly one. but At did not pros
trato Us. after all,
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Wharton. Texas. September IS.
THE STORM UPON THE BAY.

For Tho Post.
A great dark cloud bent low and spake
To the prattling. thoughtless bay,
And said: II will marshal my strength
and plow
A path for your waves to play.
you shall gallop far on the high white
beach
And climb to the very dome
or the strangest shells you have ever seen.
The shells that men call home.
"You shall tangle weeds in shimmering
locks
That flash like a winding eel,
And ripple and leap through the groaning
arch
or mortar and wood and steel.
you shall sport with the arrogant lords
OF earth,
So vain of their mind and might,
And laugh while the wonderful artist
Fear
Paints each with his CHASTITY white.
"You shall clasp your arms round the
slender waists
or maldens young and fair,
And tangle your hands In midnight curls
And braids OF golden hair.
you shall kiss the blush from blooming
cheeks
And lips like the velvet rose,
Till they grow as white as this stretch OF
eand
When wrapt In winters SHOWS.
you shall prers your lips to the pale
white lips
OF the nuns as they kneel at prayer,
And cry In vain TO the far-off God,
That Will neither heed nor spare.
"You shall grapple the brave strong sons
of man
In the strength OF your awful wrath,
And hurl them back from the things they
love,
AS you follow In my path"
And the waves wet not. wot not, wot not
They only thought OF the mirth
And galloped fast from the deep. blue sea
To play on the wondrous earth
They crept through the door that stood
ajar,
And leaped DER the roohess wall
And followed fast from the oceans breast
To dance at the storm kings call.
1t grew so dark that they could not see
They laughed TIL they could not hear.
And the rain poured down til they could
not feel
The drip of the brlny tear.
They d!d not mean--o, God, no! mol
They had no thought of harm:
They only followed the terrible path
or the pitlless, awful storm.
Rut the light broke forth from out the
east
And voice said; Peace; be still!
Is II not writ In my Holy Word,
o waves. Thou shalt not kill?'"
And then they trembled and shrank and
fed
To hide in the great. deep sea;
But the havoc they wrought falls hard on
the land
Falls hard, o God, on me.
Clifford Mckinney Taylor.
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sourceful corporation that needs % cllss
help. The same spirit unquesu0nap'
animates the business men Of GslytAil
less fortunately ciroumstsnced. Inc W,
wealth and the great heart Of the sounuI
must supply the deficiency.
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erful, against tho ring tailed. roaring,
buck-jumping prophet. Our duty ends in
calling attention TO this disagreement. 50
unexpected In itself and SO unfortunate
for the Rothschilds.
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POEMS ABOUT The STORM
THE STORM AT GALVESTON.

THE STORM AT 0ALVESTON.
tseptember s. iaoo.)
For The Post.
Harkl TO the rushing mighty din,
llarkl TO the ocean laundering In
Halkl TO the winds tumultuous roar,
Wreck aud ruin from shore to shore,
Woe unutterauie. infinite woe.
Hlrk to the pillows that dash to and fro.
Hark! 'ts the storm king in carnival
Wild.
Dealing death and destruction DER Gal
weston isle.
Harki to the crash OF palace and ho'ei
Hntkl 10 the shrek OF souls in trouble.
harkl 10 the cry 10 heaven for aid.
They all lla wrapt In deaths dark shade
Mother and babe aud sraadslre old,
Brother and sister from many "a fold.
lirEband and wife. 70 hand to save,
All all engulfed IN watery g.aNo.
Galveston city swept by the storm,
All thy filr places lie shattered and torn.
Oh, Godl III mercy look down from tb'
skies.
Galveston city In ruins now lies.
Clara Barton ras come to answer thy
call.
with ,ne Red Cross" banner and love
for all,
God. strengthen Thy people and comtor.
each soul.
For their sorrow and anguish can neyeE
be told.
over mountain and valley and beyond
the blue sea.
The natlons In sorrow send succor &c
thes.
Thou shalt rise from thy ashos. new
beauty disclose.
And all thy waste places shall bloom
as the rose"
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HOUSTON, SUNDAY, SEPT. ~, i. ..
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DYING BY REGIMENTS.
otis Campaign Is Costing Upward OF
1000 Men Monthiy-Awfoi Havoc
of Disense.


Washington. Especial. 1t Is very start
Ing statement which has just been made
hat disease alone has since last October car
ried of the American forces In the Philip
pines at the rate OF q regiment month.
1t Is possible this may be n somewhat ex-
;rayagant estimate, but It does not appear to
DO so from the frlghtfully long lists which
General Otis almost daily cables over to this
side.
This indicates loss OF 10 900 year, ex-
,luslve of those slain In the constantly oc-
,urring skirmishes aud small battles which
go on without result. There is glamour
and glory about the rush and roar OF armed
conflict which reconcile mon to all tho con
lngencies Of wounds and death. But moth
ing can be more awful, more dlspirtlng than
20 lie In hopeless impotency as the disease
laden hand Of Death comes closer and closer.
There IL no glory In that, no quickening OF
he blood, no spur to ambition, no holding
out OF fame. 1t is fate which may not pass
nnwept, but 1t surely passes unhonored and
unsung.
How long before the brave mon who were
attracted by tho call to fight for tho flag will
lose all the energy and fire in them2 1t was
not for this they sailed thousands OF miles
across the trackless sea and put one-third OF
the circumference Of the world between
themselves and home. Soon their depleted
ranks will have to bc flled up.
A most pathetic comment upon the de-
structiye ravages OF plague and pestilence
In the Philippines moving down our men
with ruthless excess Is evidenced In the
heavy details Of surgeons and hospital at
tendants now shipping from the United
States to Manila. We have already an i'm
mense force of medical men and assistants
In the islands. But the wet season is coming
and the authorities here know this means an
Increased harvest for the reaper Death.
Twenty-four surgeons, with nm extenSivc
staff OF assistants and men and women
nurses, just sailed from San Francisco.
Many more ore to follow rapidly.
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Denied in All Ouartors.

In official and diplomatic cltcics in Wash.
ington denial Is authorized OF publisheo
reports that there have been conferences
with view to the dispatch OF additional
warships and United States soldiers to China,
and that news OF the grnyest character had
bcen received from the United States Minis
ter to China. There Is said to be no fear
entertained that any serious danger 20
American interests Is impending.
1t Is suggested that the published reports
have as their bass the recent action OF the
Navy Department, made public at the time,
In directing Admiral Watson, who Is in com
mand of the naval forces In the Philippines,
to send warship to the port OF Taku, at tho
mouth OF the Pieho river. This was done as
result OF the representations made 10 the
State Department by Minister Conger, who
reported that serious attacks had been made
upon the American missions in Shantung by
the BOXERS" powerful and numerous
nnti-foroiSn league OF Chinese.
Secretary Long said that this was all that
had been done by the Navy Department, and
he was not yet aware which OF his vessels
the admiral had decided to send to the Chin
ese port. The Secretary further denied en-
phatically and In toto the correctness Of the
publication so far as tho Navy Department
was concerned, and added that there had
been no conferences such as were reported
rs having taken place on the subject
Corroborated by Meiklejohn.
Acting Secretary AGeikeliohn, Of the War
Departme t, was as emphatic In denying
the accuracy OF the publications as affecting
his department rs Secretary Long was re-
Garding the navy. Mr.. Meiklejohn specially
stated that there had been no conference
with Assistant Secretary Hill as to the num-
ber of troops that could be spared from the
Philippines Tor service Ia China.
Ambassador Won Holleben, OF Germany,
whose name Is also identified with the pub
licatloD, was about to go out to keep an en-
gagement ms u reporter met him at the door
OF the embassy. He acknowledged that he
had seen the Secretary of State recently, but
said that Chinese affairs were not the sub
iect OF their conversation,
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WOMAN KILLS HER RIVAL.


Miss Smith shoots Miss strother in q
Chicago Restaurant.
Chicago, Especial. miss Annie Strother,
night cashier IN restaurant nc 150 Twenty
second street, was shot and almost instantly
killed horo by Mrs. Charles Smith, wife OF n
saloonkceper.
After emptying hcr revolver at the cashier
Mrs. Smith thruss the weapon into her
pocket and walked out Of the place, making
her escape. Jealousy was the motive for
the shooting. Mrs. Smith two hours after
the tragedy gave herself up and confessed
the crime.
Miss Strother was behind tho cashiers
desk, near tho front OF the restaurant, when
her assailant who was well dressed and
closely yelled, entered. There were several
persons In the room. Mrs. Smith walked
quickly to the cHshier's desk and spoke to
Miss Strother. who pushed back her chair
with u cry OF alarm. Instantly Mrs. Smith
drew a revolver and commenced to shoot.
Five shots rang out in quick succession.
Tho first struck the cashier In the breast.
Miss Strother turned and fled toward tho
Kitchen. Mrs. Smith followed and fired four
moro shots, ono Of which hit Miss Strother
In tho back. Miss Strother fell dead inside
the kitchen.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

Word has been received that Mrs. Frances
Hodgson Burnett has been married TO
Stephen Townsend, OF London, In Genoa.
Secretary Gage Issued a circular In refer
ence TO the exchange of bonds under the
new Financial bill.
There was an exciting scene In the Senate
when Senator Gallinger accused Senator
Penrose of lying. Senator Wellington argued
against the seating OF Mr.. Quay.
J. II. Forney tho special prosecuting ON
Ger who conducted the cases before the
coroner's jury In the Idaho mine troubles,
WAS before the House investigating commit
tee.
Secretary Long replied TO charges made
that the Navy Department was showing
favoritism among flag officers.
The House Naval Committee decided to
build two battleshlps, three armored and
three protected cruisers.
-Four reports on the Pacific cable scheme
we're reported by the House committee.
Captain Il. II. McCalla OF the navy, has
been pardoned by the President, and will be-
restored to his old rank.
The Republican senators held caucus on
the Puerto Rican bill, but no decision was
reached.
The Senate passed bill authorizing the
President to spend two million dollars for
improvements In Puerto Rico.
The Senate agreed to take up the case OF
Quay two,weeks from next Tuesday and dis
cuss 1t until disposed of.
The House Puerto Rico bill contains pro-
visions to protect the island against the
trusts.
Our government has not given up the hope
of securing the Danish West Indies.
The President submitted to the Senate
number OF promotions in the army.
Oftieials OF the Navy and the War Depart
ments denied that any report had been re.
ceiyed Of u serious state Of affairs In China.
Medals are to be given to the members OF
the District Society of the American Bevolu-
zion who served In the Spanish war
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DIES FOR HER BABY.
Mother Perishes in Desperate Effort to
Rescue 1t.

Mother Perishes in Desperate Effort to
Rescue 1t.
Rushville. ILL.,, Especial. Mrs. Mark Sci.
lers and her babe, IA months old, were found
dead In we'll near this city.
The baby was drowned, and the mother,
who was but 20 years old, had died from ex-
posure. They were In the we'll eight hours
before discovered.
IN. babe fell Into the well and the mother
went to the rescue. Once In the we'll she
made Il desperate struggle for life. The wa
ter was 16 inches deep, and with the babe In
her arms the mother attempted to scale ths
side. Time and again she WAS near the top,
when she fell back again. She removed her
shoes and dress and tried again, only to fall,
bruised and bleeding. When found her finger
and toe nails were worn away and her hand
cut to the bone.
Her husband was away from home and did
not succeed in finding the bodies of his wife
and child until late in the evening, when the
neighbors turned out to search them.
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A DOUBLE LYNCH,NG.
elimination of the Emporia Double
Murdcr--Cofton aud O'Grady
Hunge1


Emporia, Va, Especial. The expected
elimination Of n career OF crime aud terror
came, when Walter Cotton, tho negro des-
perado and slayer Of at least four white men,
aud Brant O'Grady, his associate In crime,
were hanged by a mob to wlld-cherry tree
within 40 feet OF the county jail. The white
citizens first strung up Cotton aud then tho
negroes Insisted that his supposed white ac-
compiice should share his fate The whites
were not ayerse and the deed was quickly
done.
Cotton had escaped from jail at Ports
mou h. whore he was already under sentence
of death for murder, and In resisting recap
ture near here he killed Justice Saunders
and Constable Welton. II was these last
murders that aroused the Emporla people TO
frenzy. But for them Colton's return 10
Portsmouth would not have been opposed.
AS II was they declared that be should never
leave Emporia alive
The Blues company OF State troops, had
been sent hcre from Richmond to protect the
jail. An hourbefore the lynchlng, rs the re-
suit OF n conference between Judge Good
wyn, Sheriff Lee, States Attorney Powell
Commissioner Squire, Treasurer Wyche and
about 10 other leading citizens aud officials,
Major Cutchins, OF Richmond, In command
OF the militia, had wired Governor Tyler that
more soldiers were nepded, but the Governor
answered that he would not send them un-
less demanded by the local officials. At the
conference II was decided that It would be
better to let the soldiers CO. lecause OF dun.
ger OF IA clash between them and the citizens.
Judge Goodwin says that some Of his best
friends threatened to lynch him and blow up
his residence IL the soldiers were not with
drawn, and his wife was almost hysterical In
consequence.
Instantly upon the departure OF the troops
the mob proceeded to lts work. Cotton did
not utter protest US he was dragged out.
He said only that the lynchers would better
let him talk with the States Attorney before
hanging him, but this was refused. He was
strung up and two ride balls were sent into
his body while 1t was still writhing.
Many OF the lynchers were already de-
manding that O'Grady, too, be hanged, and
they were vigorously backed by tho negroes
of the town. Some feeble protests were made.
but they were OF no avail, and O'Grady was
dragged out.
Despite the spectacle OF Cotton's body
dangling before his eyes O'Grady was deii-
ant. He shouted that the citizens were
towards and were afraid to lynch him. But
he quickly perceived that there was no hope
for him, and then he walked bravely to the
tree without support and shouted; "Hang
me, you coward! Hang me II you will and
face the consequences!'
O'Grady was 55 years old and said he was
born in Chicago. Cotton, who boasted that
he had killed % men during his career
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London, Eng, (By Gable. )--Commandant
bnyman, leader OF the Beers who have been
besleglng Mafeklng, has scored success by
driving of the British relief expedition un-
der Colonel Plumer, which had been ad-
vancing from the north. With the one sup
posed to be moving from the south and
which is believed to be more numerous and
formidable In every way, he may not be able
70 deal so successfully.
Dispatches received in London state that
Snyman took tho aggressive. He moved
northwnrd from Mafeking aud came up with
the main body OF Plumer's troops Saturday
of last week. After n sharp fight, the prin-
cipal part OF which was an artillery duel,
Plumer withdrew under cover OF night to
Gaberones or Crocodile Pools, more than so
mills north OF Mafeklng, just twice as far
away as he was before. Snyman is believed
to have returned with the main body of his
troops TO Mafeklng to press the siege. News
OF the southern British columns arrival at
the besleged town Is expected daily In Lou
don.
There Is DOUBT as to the direction which
this southern column has taken. II 1t is the
one commanded by Lord Methuen, It has
been checked at Fourteen Streams, on the
faal river, 90 miles north OF Kimberley and
over Ito miles south of Mafeklng. British
dispatches fully confirm this. There Is
strong suspicion however, that third coll
umn has made a detour and Is now close to
Mafeklng.
General French, with his cavalry Is re-
ported 10 be fighting east OF Bloemlonteln.
The result is not known. Frencn's oppon-
enis are supposed to be bodies of Beers re-
tiring northward from the Orange river.
General Gatacre, whose troops, 1t was rc-
ported, had suffered severe loss in an en-
counter with the Beers, united his column
with that OF General Clements on Thursday
at Donkerspooit, 10 miles north of Norval's
Pont and about 90 miles from Bsthulle,
where the reported fight Is snid to have oc-
CURED. This Is taken in London to confirm
the belief that Gataere has not met any serl-
GUS loss.
Lord Kitchener has suppressed the Dutch
rebellion in the Prleska district of Cape Col
ony'and Is returning to Il oemfontien.
dispatch from Kroonstad, the Boer
headquarters In the Orange Free State, says
the commanders are ''mobilizlng there III
great numbers and the men are more deter
mined than ever"
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choIssd to Death at Table.

Mlddletown, Md, Especial. Mrs. Elmlra
Rudy, wife of Mr.. George E. Rudy, we'll
known farmer residing q short distance
north OF town. choked to death at the break
fast table. Mrs. Rudy. who was somewhat
portly, suffered slight stroke of paralysis
some years ago, since which time she has
been ia bad health. While eating she sud-
denly choked, possibly from another attack
OF paralysis, aud died In few moments, be-
fore relief could be offered. She was about
90 years old and leaves 10 chIdren-four
sous and six daughters--all OF whom arc ut
home and unmarried but one daughter.