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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13
RAILWAY EARNINGS.
During March Make An Excellent
Showing


New York, April 12.-Bradstreet's in
its issue Saturday. will say: Though not
showing as heavy proportionate ga in
March as in February, gross railway
earnings for the former month make an
excellent showing. and one. too, which
has not been monopolized by any on ?
class OF roads, but it, apparently. we'll
distributed throughout all sections OF the
country. The aggregate earnings OF los
systems. operating nearly 100000 miles OF
track, were s55,560,75s. a gain OF IL per
cent over March yesr ago and follow
ing successive gains In the same month
for many years past
OF the los systems reporting for the
month of March only fourteen showed
decreases, the tendency toward Increases
being most marked in the Changers, the
Central Western and the Sou hern roads.
The largest number of decreases, pro-
portionately, is that reported in the coal
road group. while the Southwestern roads
furnish number Of small losses. Large
increases are likewise a feature.
For the first quarter of the year. the
showing is likewise a good one. The total
earnings of los systems for the first three
months aggregate $3.50. 434,s9s, gain of
1862 per cent over the same period year
ago. following gain of IA per cent in 1899
over 1898. and marking progressive in
creases for a number of years past.
I'm every group but one the increase
shown is in excess Of 10 per cent and from
this increase, reported by the Southwest
ern. roads, the gains mount up such In
creases as IS per cent by the Pacific and
the coal road and 1914 per cent by the
Central Western and Southern roads.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13
THE BoERs Keeping BUSY
While the British Troops Remain
Inactive.

New York, April IA dispatch to the
Tribune from London says: The motive
for the Beer reconnaissance in force on
clear. One dispatch states that raiding
parties are advancing toward Weenan
through Helpmakaar to the south and
toward Dewdorp to the west of Lady
smith. If these raids had been planned.
the attack upon Cleary's camp was an et-
fective method OF diverting attention from
them. Probably the Beers have be ONE
restless during the iiye weeks OF inastlon,
and II was necessary for their new com
mander to find employment for them and
also inspire the burshers at Pretor by
sending bulletins OF victory like those
which are telegraphed from LoIrenzo
Marquee.
No definite results have been accom-
plshed by this spasm of Boer activity.
The Boer operations in the southeastern
corner Of the Free State are eqIa ly in
decisive. The commando on the NORTH
bank of the Orange river Is content with
blocking the passage OF relief column
to Wepener, and is not attacking A4iwal-
north. Wepener still holds out against
an investment by a superior force, Gem
fore leaving Aliwalnorth that the situation
was not serious, and that General Bra
bant was equal TO the emergency.
From Rhodesia there is no confirmation
Of the Boer rumor of the death Of Baden
Powell, but there is heavy list OF casual
ties from Colonel Plumer's uniuccessl@.
fight six miles north Of Mafeking on the
last day of March
The situation of the garrison OF Mafe-
king is causing much uneaslness among
London friends OF the Influential group OF
officers who are with Baden Powell. They
can not be convinced that the garrison, in
its present enfeebled condition, can hold
out until Lord Roberts is prepared = in
wade the Transvaal, and they are ho1ing
that the strong force detschsd from Bur
ler's command is destined for Beifa and
Rhodesla. General Hunter commands TINS
force. but his destination from Durhan Is
not announced definitely.
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obstructions ON Katy Track.

In answer to telephone message. stat
ing that some one had placed obstruct.oas
on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-
way at the crossing of the boulevard In
Houston Heights. City Detective Quinn
and officer Smith went to the scene about
o:3O last night and found that fshplate
had been jammed in alongside each OF the
rails and between the rails OF the Katy
track and the abutting rails Of the street
car line, which crosses the railway at that
point. The hshplates were arranged in
such a way that a passing train would
hardly have escaped derailment They
were discovered by a motorman as the
street car bumped over them. The offi-
GERS removed the plates. but discovered no
clew as 10 why they We're placed there.
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TmE RACES.
Results at Memphis Found Miss Bcn-
nett Third, Although a Fuvorite.

He4ultH At MemRntt FO0nU MISS Ben M
nett Third, Although n Fnvorite.
Memphis, April l2.--John F. Schorr's bay
ally Lady Schorr, by Imp Escher-wa
Mantle, won the Ardelle stakes for 2-year-
old nllies at Montgomery park today in a
hard drive from The Mecca. Miss Bennett.
thing of the meeting. finished third Track
good.
-Four and half furlongs South Breeze, los
tBoland), To s. won: odnor, 104 (Rose). 10
!. second: Frank johnson. 100 tWaltorsl, 80
10 /, third. Time :51%. Icon. Jano Wood
Telephone Girl The Auditor, George Rose
Six furlongs---Aiice Turner S. (Domin!ck,.
8 70 5, won; Grayless. se tWedders,rand). q
SOM, TO /. third. Time 1;16N. Doms.e,
Loose Sleeve. Evelyn Byrd, oretts. Monte
videan. Panjette Tho Light also ran.
Mile, purse-The Lady, l0i (Rosel, . to g
won, Florizar. 1o2 tvitatoe). Is TO l, second;
Thrive, 1o7 (Mathewsl. even, third. Time
l:4in. parmenon. Glenlake, Two Annios.
Californian. Arthur Behan also ran.
q. Burns), to !, won; The Mecra, ll5 Vita
toe) 6 to / and to /, second; Miss Bennett,
lilo fCrowhursD, 5 10 g.. third. Time 50ls
Madame Gene, Lilly Pantland also ran
Mile and n furlong--Ben Chance, 81 Craily).
6 to !, won: Russell r.. 70 (Ransoln). % 10 !
and 10 TO /, second. Bonnie lone, o. Q.yon)
y TO /. third Time l:6S,a Atlantus, Henry
Launt. Plantain. Julius Caesar, George b.
Cox. Frank Mcconnell. Miss Patron also ran.
Six furlongs-The Rush, 100 twinkneld). 3
TO l. won; Miss Mae Day, 90 twedderstrand)
to and to l, second; Triadtza 80 tDomi
nick), 3 to g third. Time 1:l5is Ed Cart.
land II. Goebel also ran.
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here WAS A HEAVY FROST
NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS
THURSDAY MORNING.
mage Reported from Several
POINTS as Being Henvy-Fruit
and Vegetables Injured.

Pahas' Dallas County, Texas, April -.
L neavy frost of last night caused keen
f'm among fruit and vegetable growers
over North Texas, and this morning all
kveed their crops ruined. The frost was
~, out the conditions were such as to
fuet II harmless in Dallas county. I'm
freezes again before Easter the
P'pects for an unusually large fruit crop
most hattering. North OF Dallas the
.sns may have been damaged, but Dali
uounty has not been the loser on ac-
~ OIL the sudden drop in the tempera-
ve'iile, Bee County, Texas, April a..
LIT ~ did not frost here last night the
rss osneter went down pretty low and
k,,s .nihs was chilled through. No Sc
~ 9tF3se will result, but melons and
tenaer plants will be considerably
saek. Cabbage has been damaged
nsnat by heavy rains, but is still be-
snIpred from here by the carload.
~ vegetables are beginning TO come in
'e commanding fancy price.
nlsnoro. Hill County. Texas. April IL.
saasagiest frost that has been seen here
M.esn years fell last night. All young
anies, Irish potatoes, beans, ete.,
lsc, Corn is badly injured and
- OF II 10 reported killed. There was
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r,nnforan results.

San Francisco, April ie.--Four and a hair
furlongsHomage, Ada n, Bayassa. Time
:57%.
!. SIX furlongs-Hish Hoe, caslmir, Mortgage.
Time 1;l6%
Six furlungs-Formero, sarune, cormoran,.
Time 1.i5is.
Prestome. Time 2:li.
Mile. selling Silver Tone castake. Captive,
Time 1:46.
Mile May Dine, urchm. Pathos. Time
i;4sA.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13
FREAKS OF THE FRENCH.
Another Dreyfus Case in Sight and
the Country Is Happy,

the Country Is Happy.
Paris, April 11.-Regarding the case Of
Leon Gaget who was arrested on Sunday
charged with having relations with Ger
many, it now appears that Gaget was a
clerk in big banking establishment and
that the specific charge on which he has
been arrested was offering to commune
cate to the German war office a number
of very important military documents.
He was discovered through the return
OF one of his letters on account OF insult
hcient postage. Its contents were thus
ascertained and the letter was forward ID
to the ministry of the interior. where a
trap was laid, into which Gaget fell.
search OF his apartments revealed a
statement of the amounts of money which
he had received from Germany, totalling
$50 marks. The prisoner claims he in
tended simply to make money out OF the
German government by communicating
bogus documents.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13
Benninxs Results.

WASHINGTON April 12The mud horses had
a chance to show their mettle at Benning,
today, the track being heavy from the rain
last night The surprise Of the day was the
victory of the rank outsider. Gwynn. in the
first race at 40 TO /.
Five and a half furonss--Gwynn, Christmas
Carol Shamokin. Time 1l2.
Four and a half furlongs--Educate. Ligh,
Ball. About. Time. 30 As.
Six furlougs--Sr Christopher. Lexington Pl-
rate, Race Bud. Time 1;l7,
Seven furlongs-First Whip. Sweet Caporal,
Tony Honig. Time. 1881 as.
Mile and fiftv yards purse--Knight OF the
Garter Double Dummy. Magic Light. Time.
LOO As.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13
REPUBLICANS ARE CONTRARY.
No Adjudication Has Been Reached
aud No Hone Is Enferfnined

Frankfort KY. April i2.-A hitch occurred
today in the NEGOTIATIONS which have been in
progress for several days between the at
torneys on both sides. having for their OBJ,
jsct a speedy adjudication OF all the contests
for State offices AS o result. it is probable
that the suits OF the democratic contestants
for the minor Offices will have 10 take their
course through the regular court OF anna "a
and the supreme court
The republicans today refused 10 sign an
agreement watch had been drawn up al con-
ferepces In which they participated urovldlne
for an agreement for the circuit court 10
decide Che title for the minor Offices, which
vas TO have been pressed to hearing. 80 thar
+ might be taken to the supreme court With
the case involving the goyernOrship. Tho
Of the republican officers would not stan the
agreement n N
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

HAMILTON, Island of Bcrmuda.--Thc
United States battleship Texas. the cruiser
New York and the gunboat Machsas bavo ar
rivec here.
WASHINGTON.---Eben Burgess Ball.
the ntsfest surviving relative OF George WASH
ington, died ut his residence i. this city early
ThuEfday morning. He was 81 years OF age
and unmarried
PORTLAND, Ore.-The republican State
convention elected four delegates at large to
the National republican convention. The dele
gates are uninstructed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13
SENATOR MoneAN,s RESOLUTION.
IL Provides for n General Reform an
the Philippine fsInnds.

Washington. April l2,-Sepator Morgan
today offered the following amendment to
the spooner Philippine bill:
Provided, that In conducting tho
government in the Philippine islands
the president shall execute N favor
OF the people there the pledges of the
Spanleh government in the treaty OF
Blac-Na Bato, between Spain and the
revolutionary party in Luzon, which
treaty the government OF the United
States recognizes as having been
obligatory on Spain at the time of the
acquisition of the Philippine islands
from Spain, so far as sad treaty Is
consistent with tbs change OF SOW
ereignty over the same.
The treaty provided. among other
things, for the expulsion or seculariyation
of the religious orders, amne7ty for all
rebels. the freedom Of the press In de.
nouncing official corruption, representa-
tlon Of the Philippines In the Spanish gov
ernment and the abolition OF the secret
deportation OF political suspects,
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A REVISION SAID TO BE EN- TAPS.
Presbyterian Ministers Think the
Greed should he Oyerhauied.

New York. April l2.--The He ala. says;
Following closely upon the withdrawal OF
Rev. DIR. Newell Dwight Hills from the
Presbyterian church. movement for the
revision of the Westminster confession
OF faith has taken shape, and the indiea-
lions now are that vigorous tight for a
new creed will be made at the nesting Oh
the general assembly OF the church IN
st. Louis next month.
Ministers prominent In the dencmins-
ton and who are equally classed among
the conservatives. have Joined the pro
gressive element. and radical reyis on o.
the articles of faith seems 10 be the Only
outcome OF the agitation.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13
KANSAS coURsING RACES.
Third Day Was Well Attended ana
the Sport WINS Good.

Mankato. Kan. April i2.-Ihe Central
Kansas Coursing clubs spring meeting closed
today The grand results are;
All-age stake--Benshi irst money. Turquoise
second. Diayolo third.
Puppy race-Charlie won. Silver Sioux sec,
ond Fanny O'Rell third.
Consolation race--Tanglefoot won. Texas
Twin second Bellamy third.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13
An Exodus from the bottoms.

Prookshire, Texas. April 1.-THE re-
fted high rise in the Brazos caused
/ to an exodus among the colored ten
Is In the bottom. All stock was driven
for fear OF another overflow. bu, as the
lters are receding no further fears are
kertained and all are moving back. A
OK exodus is necessary, there Icing no
pmlssary to draw from.
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Bearne, Texas, April 12.--Both Brazos
fers have gone down several feet and
danger of an overflow is passed. Some
4 the lowlands in the lower bottom are
ll under water and 1t may be several
Es before any work can be done in this
Ftion of the bottom.
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lver at a standstin NJ In cronr,

IA orange, Texas, April 1.-THE river
iaiien here now about fifteen feet and
II afternoon is reported on standstlll.
LIS leaves it yet thirty-two feet above
water mark.
Panta Fe and Southern Pacific trains
Ply track.
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cation camp has been destroyed and ten
persons have been killed
The rioters Killed Ave constables ana
threw their bodies into the burning camp.
Order is now restored. but all business
10 suspended and the populace Is sullen.
Troops and volunteers are patrnlling ths
city. guarding the mills and factories.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13

pms Prairie, Texas, April 1.-THE high
yer scare is over; all who have been to
mis- for safety have returned. No
were lost and no stock lost in this
faiity save few hogs.
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BRAzos AT COLUMBIA.

|ater Now Covers the Bnck Streets
of the Town.
columbia, Texas. April 1.-THE Brazos
Ter at this point rose seventeen and a
I inches from o'clock yesterday to s
|m. today and is now covering the back
|eets of the town and is over avenues
ding to West Columbia. People are
wing stock out of the bottoms.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13
COLORADO RISING Ar WHARTON.

be River Is Now Above All Marks
Set Since 1860.
Wharton, Texas. April 12.--The Colo
DO is rising fast; only two feet below
level of the town. Reports are that
water from Caney is backing up about
|elve miles from town. Great uneasiness
felt. The rise equals the one of 1870,
4 lacks only few feet of 50; 1t is
pve that of 1899 and is the highest rise
THE memory Of the oldest Inhabitants
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MCKINNEY REV. sid Williams revival 10
growing in interest; immense crowds are at
tending Numerous conversions and additions
TO the church have already resulted
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13
JErFR1Es 10 FIGHT Mcov.
They VIII Fight Twenty-Five Rounds
Before Club TINT Oners Most.

New York, April 12.--Jlm Jenries and I'D
Mccoy we're matched today to meet In
twenty -fve-round bout on July 3. before tho
club Offering the largest purse.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13
DANGER HAS PASSED.
Further Fenr of Overflow nj
Bryan and Heurne.

Bryan, Texas. April 1.-THE fear OF
pd and frost is now over and every
by breathes easy again. The Brazos
Ter is within banks and falling rapidly.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13
THE NUEcEs RIVER

ID to Be Inundnting n Large Por-
ton of It's Valley.
Peeville, Texas, April 12.-Reports com
R in from the Nueces river west of here
to the effect that the stream is out of
banks, inundating the whole valley.
ne say 1t is higher than ever known
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13
PLAGUE RIOTS IN noMBAY.

Many Killed and the Place Now I'M
der Martial Law.
Bombay, April 12.-Plague riots have
taken place at Cawnrore. where the segre-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13
Is the Boy Ready /?

Handsome things are here for BOYS
to wear; couldn't be nicer OF better adapt
ed to his purposes.
KNEE PANTS SUITS of Serge or Cheviot, plain
blue--of fancy mixed Cheviot in bolndless array
of patterns, and every thread thread of wool
most satisfactory to the wearcrs and more 50 to the
parents two styles double breasted square cut and
Eton, with fancy vestee, q -
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No war WIN Result.

No War VIII Hesuit
Correspondence Of the Associated rress-)
, Afansgus. Nicaragua. March S'-rne
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message warns the relieving force
to beware Of Chinese ambuscadei
outside the town.
Dispatches from Shanghai dated
Friday evening give additional dot
ails Of the bombardment, which is
said to have been incessant for three
days. The entire British and French
settlements have been destroyed.
Heavy casualties are reported.
The Chinese number at least tif.
teen thousand inside the city, while
their emissaries crowd the foreign
quarters, setting fire. to the build
ings. The Chinese guns are being
worked steadily from the walls Of tn.
native city.
The consulates all being destroy
ed, the foreigners flock to the tow
hall. The assistance of reinforcem-
ents is implored. The Russians ar,
now intrenched in the depot. The,
are resisting the advance which th,
enemy is making in overwhelming
numbers.
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enable the natives to engage II
plonghing and sowing the autumn
crops. The famine situation il unal
tered. The Governor of Bomba'
telegraphs that there were 1927
deaths from cholera out of 15,37s
eases during tas week ending june
16.
1t is offieially announced at Wen
na that Archduke Franz FeldinAnd
the Austrian heir-apparent, will
iormslly renounce the right Of sue
session to the imperial throne or
Thursday, and on the following day
he will we'd Countess Sophie Chotek
His merganatis marriage is the rea
son of his withdrawal from the sac
ssssion.
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faithful portrayal Of costumes and
arms. And now France exhibits in
the Palace of Costumes many roomG
whose furniture and decorations ara
exact copies of those where the scen-
es were enacted that are depicted in
the living pictures, more than forty
In number, with 300 figures.
But as this exhibition is intsrna-
tional it is not wholly French. The
re are Greek and Roman scenes Of
historic times, Spanish and Amer
lean scenes, and French paintings Of
the times of the Huguenots, Of the
Revolution, and of the Military
Colossus Of the beginning of the con-
tury.
One of the costumes, which cost
$4,000, is . reproduction of that
worn by Josephine, the first wife Of
Napoleon 1, on the day of her coro-
nation. Although the preciOns stones
with which it is bordered are false
| (as the originals had cost several
hundreds of thousands of dOllars) 80
are not the cloths, which aoere ma.
nuiactured by the best makers of
Lyons, nur the very fine and WOnder-
fuI laces in the borders, which are
daily examined by the thousands Of
ladies who visit the Palace. At her
side is Napoleon, ,cho appears quite
lifelike, with his sligat frown and
his simple artillery uniform.
, There is another room, OF the
Byzantine style, magvellously deco.
rated, which represents the Empress
Theodore, roy ally attired, descending
the staircase of her magnificent pa
lace, attended by her ladies.
Dona Blanca de Castillo, in all
the majesty of the Princesses OF the
pure Spanish race, appears ct the
i, Satrsuce to = eAurch, beStoWing
aims upon the poor, WHO in Spain,
! heg at the doors of the temples.
Then thess are Venetian scenes
os the time OF the Duke Noble La
dies aeith rich Jackets and royal
brocades cross the Canal in gondOlass
All the cloths exhibited are a Gre
dit to French industry. kuew that
Lyons was . great city which could
compete with any town in the world
In the manufacture of silks and
cloths but, aohat cOlOrs! How adj
mirably woven!
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rector General until further orders.
Mr.. BristOw, the Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General, has been rsIie
vsd from further ssork in Cuba, and
has sailed for home. The detsrmin-
alton Of the question whether Rata
bone shall be arrested will be left
with Goyernor-G General Wood.
The vicsroy Of India sends word
that frequent showers have fallen in
tie Deccan and elsewhere. but that
copious rains are wanted in order 70
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The attack on the foreign quarter
in Tien- -Tsin, according to a Shan
ghai despatch, was begun at daylight
by Prince Tuan, with the best for.
eign drilled troops and artillery.
One account says the Chinese had
forty five Krupp guns, and another
says seven. They burned the Unit
ed States Consulate, bat the ware
houses and the STANDARD Oil Com
pany's property are believed to have
escaped thus far. Though the situa-
ton is grave. The Chinese have
not occupied Tien .Tsin.
Prince Tuan took charge - &C.
neral in chief Of the Chinese forces
dismissing Yung La, a nephew OF the
Empress, the former commander in
chief. The Prince then promptly
gave notice that he would march ia
Tisn Tsiu and sweep out the hand,
full of foreigners there.
The critical state Of affairs is cvi'
denced BY the haste with sshich the
small force Of two thousand men was
despatched from Taku to the RELIEF
Of the Ten -Tsin garrison. 1t i
doubtless ~paveying ammunition,
the absence Of which adds greatly tc
the danger Of tie garrison. A lals
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Preservation of Pho
nograms in Vienna
Important Historical
Undertaking.

The announcement is made FROM
Vienna that the Academy OF Science
there has resolved on adding dep
artment Of photographic archives to
one of the public libraries. There
will be three sections, the first for
the preservation of phonograms OF
every existing European language
and dialec1, and, later on, OF all
hon-European languages; the sec.
ond for the record of the finest con.
temporary musical performances,
supplemented by that of the music
of peoples and races in distant conn
tries, and the third for collecting
photographic records OF complete
speeches or apothegms by celebra.
ted men of our generation and OF
later times. The main difficulty
seems to consist in the necessity OF
finding more durable material than
vulcanite, Of which the plates lor the
gramophone are now composed, and
experiments with various metals arc
already being made Oy order q the
Academy. Should the scheme prove
successful, the Vienna Academy Of
Science will invite the learned socle-
ties Of other countries to follow Its
example.