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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-26
THE FRENCH VIEW OF 1T
BRITAIN HAS NOT ACHIEVED The
OBJECT ATTAINED.
Though She Has Expended Vast Guam
titles OF Blood and Treasure and
Lost Influence.

London, September 25.--The correspond
emf OF the Times IN Parts says, The recent
British revcrses In South Africa have az
forded to the French journalists an oppor
tunity, which they have FASTENED to seize
to point out the fony OF Lord Kltehener's
assumption that the war Is over.
The Temps says that after the sacrifices
of SO many thousand lives, the loss OF so
many millards OF francs. the painful
bankruptcy of the liberalism OF a great
country and the eclipse of It's international
consequence Great Britain Is as far now as
II was on the first day OF the war from the
realization of its ohiect--the conquest OF
the Boer republics.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-26
THE WAR In SOUTH AFRICA
THE OFFICERS ARE BLAMED
FOR THE RECENT REVERsEs OF
BRITISH TROOPS.
Dewet Is Looked for Hourly to Appear in
Some Quarter Where He ls
Least Expected.

New York September 25.-The Trlbuue's
London correspondent explains the prevail
ing English view upon the South African
situation Ia the followins dispatch: war
news from South Africa remains vague. but
details Of the recent reverses are reassur.
ing In one respect Evidence points to the
errors In the Judgment Of the Officers rather
than TO apathy and staleness. The men
of the rank and dle fought well and there
was no lack Of courage and spirit.
Dewets temperatures In some unexpected
quarter is looked FOR hourly, since the re-
crudescence Of Boer activity after long
period Of stagnaton was evidently the re-
suit OF preconcerted action among all com
mandos
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-26
TENNEssgE ANp TEXAS.

Census Office Issued Report Regard
ina Their Populations.
Washington, September o5.-The census
office issued a report today on the persons
of school age. males OF militia and voting
ages aud citizenship Of foreign born males
II years OF age for Tennessee and Texas.
Following IS a summary OF the report:
Tennessee School age $50 421; militia aga
1884 249; voting age 4s7 $50; foreign-b0rn
males 9641.
TEXAS School age l,2l5,634: milltla age
800, 221 voting age 1877 ,TBS; foreign-born
males SLIGO.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-26
A THREATENED LYNCHlNG.
Kentucky Officers Are Taking Precau-
tons to Prevent II.

NtHtUCKY DTTTCGTs NC oNTTT 7 TUU1u-
tons to Prevent 1t.
Louisville Ky. September % The jail
at Shelbyville is being heavily guarded to
prevent the lynchlng Of Anna Field. n ne
gro woman, and Jumbo Field and Clarence
Garrett negro boys. William Hart, a
printer was found dying in u path lead
fng to the Field woman's house Saturday
night The two boys have confessed 90 the
myrder ard all three have been indicted.
Monday night forty masked men made an
attack on tho jail aud succeeded IN break
Ing the door and getting into the corridors,
but they could not get into the prisoners,
cages The TALLER Summoned q posse and
managed to beat them off. The threats
continue.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-26

Rear Admiral Cotton, now commandant
.orJfhe Norfolk navy yard, wao eammanded
the auxiliary cruiser Harvard during the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-26
nav wHlrE HOUSE MIsrREss.

Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Reached tho
National CAPITOL Last Night.
Washington, September %. Mrs Theo-
dore Roosevelt. the wife OF the president,
took up her permanet residence IN Wash
ington tonight, when, as mistress OF the
White House, she occupied apartments
there for the first time. She reached tho
city about half past o'clock, bringing
with her two Of the Roosevelt children.
goyerness and a honsekeeper.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-26

citizens believed that the evidence which they
had gathered pointed 10 the fact that some one
who was familiar with the premises had set the
block on fire. Herbert was the man suspected.
and a vigilance committee went to his home.
where they found him apparently sound asleep.
The committee took Herbert out of bed and led
him to an adjacent barn. where an attempt was
made to make him confess that he was the in
cendary. He earnestly protested that he was
innocent of any connection with either the dis
astrous fire of January % or the one last night.
Then some one in the crowd which had gath
cred cried Lynch the firebug" Instantly q
rope was produced. in which moose was made.
and Herbert quickly suspended by the neck
from a beam in the barn. After he had been al
most sunocated by strangulation Herbert was
let down and again commanded 10 confess his
guilt but he still declared his innocence
The citizens now became somewhat alarmed.
fearing that they had gone too Iar. and they re-
leased Herbert from the moose. but conducted
him. followed by angry crowd, some of whom
continued To demand that he be Iynched 70 the
city Hall. where il was proposed 10 give him Il
hearing. Herbert quietly sat in a chair while
several lawyers and Mayor ID. r. Van Wickle
talked the matter over. The crowd was rest
less, and seemed TO be eager 10 be reVenged
upon some one but was restrained At length
the mayor said that the hearing would be post
POned until to-day, and Herbert locked up
in the Jail in the basement of the City Hall.
While he was being taken 10 a cell several men
In the crowd kicked and beat him. This morn
ing he taken TO the county jail at Free
hold, 10 await the action OF the grand jury. The
evidence against the man is entirely circum-
stantlal
To a Tribune reporter Herbert's wife said to-
day: L know that my husband is innocent. He
was not out of the house from q o'clock last
night until he was taken from his bed. He was
asleep with me and did not wake up when the
hrehells We're rung" When asked if it was not
singular that her husband had slept during the
ringing OF the bells and amid all the confusion
near by. Mrs. Herbert replied that her hus-
l,uy. a AG1a. hon
the vigilance committee approached Herbert :
house. he was seen looking from d window, and
that when they went inside they found him ap-
parcnty sound asleep. The general belief is
that the incendiary has been caught.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-26

be amused by lower orders OF animals Forty-six
members Joined the Rats yesterday. including a
number OF prominent variety actors
The success of the first Sunday performances at
the Academy OF Music. which netted close $1,000.
has made the White Rats jubilant On account OF
a rehearsal which takes place the Academy OF
Music next Sunday the Big Chief George Fuller
Golden has accepted the offer of the Grand Cen
tral Palace.
one vaudeville theatre in Brooklyn was closed last
night and four others affected. At the Gayety
Theatre, just before the performance TO begin,
the members of the company. the most of whom are
White Rats. said that they would not play. The
audience dismissed and the admission money
refunded Nick Norton. manager for Hyde 81
Behman, who control the Gayety. said that it would
probably be closed for the week business was
had hard tine The Morning GdTes Who We're
billed, struck Just the curtain went up. After
Of talent borrowed from the orpheum and Hyde Il
Behman's Theatre. At the latter theatre a pro-
gramme without White Rats had been arranged.
AT the OTpheum three acts which had been counted
performers refused to play either because they
were White Rats or through sympathy for the or
ganlzauon hyde g. Behman control this theatre
also. and managed 10 put on a substitute bill
said veseTday M ar mch ncdHrssnd sG nv me
substantial support given 10 by the public not
attendance al the Academy Of Music We O haVe awe
now $4,000 In the treasury. which is quite in
crease from last June. when We started with eight
the vaudeville managers that some prominent White
Rats are going work for them is a line with
most oi ihtlr statements as no names are given.
The Academy OF Music alone Will give 5000 Il
week for Sunday matinee and night performances
and negotiating for other theatres IL Brook
lyn and Harlem. To-day White Rats open the
Dunfee Opera House in Syracuse and Jacobs En-
piTe Theatre in Rochester
Each side talks OF proceedings against the other
for violation Of the Sunday law. 1t be a
game at which two can play. 4 dispatch from two
White Rats playing at the Empire Theatre In
Cleveland says that l.. NJ. Eirick. the manager.
has made all the concessions which the White
Rats demand
Boston, Feb. 25.-The White Rats who were billed
10 play at the Howard Athen9um here this week
failed TO appear to-day. The manager. Mr. Nc
ANoy. quickly filled the places OF the absentees.
The show at keith's went according 10 the ad-
yertised programme to-day. All the White Rats
had apparently gone.
Worcester. Mass. Feb. 25.-The White Rats re-
fuse TO appear at the Park Theatre here The
house is managed by Shea & Wilton who are In
me me Aaudeville Managers Association. Shea &
wilton have ten acts billed for this week and the
daily performances Will be given. hut none of the
performers Rats
New-York tribune., 1901-02-26
CUBA CoMpANY's DENIAL.

An article appeared yesterday which said that
officials Of the Cuba Company. which was incor-
porated under the laws of New-Jersey on April
% last, straining every nerve TO induce Pres
ident Mckinley 10 call extra session OF Con-
gress to effect the immediate settlement OF the
Cuban question.
Sir William &. Van Horne. president of the COM
pany, better known the chairman Of the Board
OF Directors of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Company, denied the story in the following state
ment:
The Cuba Company is commercial and develop-
ment company. and has nothing 10 do with polifirs
either IN Cuba in the United States II IS build
ing railway in Cuba with its own money and
proceeding on the assumption that Cuba win have
either good Cuban government a United States
government IN some FORM IL has assistance TO
ask al Washington. nor from the Cubans beyond
some small matters Of routine. which are always
more or less involved In the building OF a railway
IL has no special privileges OF any kind I'm Cuba
nor is il seeking any.
The Cuba Company has authorized ca3tal
OF 100000 in shares Of $4,000 each The company
has purchased the Ponupo Mining and Transporta-
ton Company, and also the railroad from San
tlago 10 San Luis. with branch 10 Ponupo and
intends eventually, IL is said. build direct road
from Havana 10 Santiago.
The officers of the company are: President Sir
William q. Van Horne. treasurer, w Redmond
Cross. and secretary. T. S. Beatty. The directors
William c. Whitney Samuel Thomas p A n
Haven. General G. NJ. Dodge and Sir W. c. Van
Horne.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-26
SEWER CONSTRUCTION INJURIES HEALTH
UPTOWN RESIDENTS COMPLAIN TO BOARD OF
HEALTH ABOUT EIGHTY-FIRsT-sT
EXCAVATIONS.

Many complaints have been made 10 the Health
department about the way the work of lowering
the sewer In West Eighty-frst-st is being done
One OF these was received from Hugh Lamb the
well known architect Of No. 229 broadway He
says that the work OF lowering the sewer so that
IL will be under the rapid transit tunnel at Eighty
frst-st and Broadway ic being carried on I'm such
a manner as TO place the health of many persons
in jeopardy. This work has been going on since
September l. 1909 In that month the contractor
began the work of lowering that portion of the
sewer at Eighty y-first-st. ard West End-ave, and
he has. apparently. Mr. Lamb says, made very little
progress, for he is only now engaged ir lowering
the sewer pipe at the west side of Broadway. Ii
is said that the reason that he has made so little
headway In the last six months Is that he has had
to blast many feet of rock In order reach tbs.
proper depth. Mr.. Lamb adds that sections OF the
excavation in the have been improperly
covered left uncovered for some time Under
such conditions, foul odors have arisen from the
excavation, and have not only made people living
in the neighborhood miserable, but some of these
people have been well formerly. Their
condition is attributed to the stenches rising from
the excavation and the malaria created by
digging in the street
New-York tribune., 1901-02-26

lay. No permanent relief be given until the
RamapO Water Company is Shorn of its eXtraordi-
nary powers, conferred upon 1t In 1895 and until
the great metropolis of America has restored to IL
the powers which the charter took away from it.
1t Is believed that the present water scarcity Is
due largely To waste. But there Is abundant evil
dence that this scarcity is due To the persistent
sinister influences exerted by the Ramapo com
pany upon the public authorities. both of Brooklyn
and New-York, in order to prevent them giving the
community the water which it needs. There are
men in the world wicked that they would en-
danger the health of millions and subject To pos
sible conflagration of appalling dimensions the
buildings and treasures of this the greatest city
I'm the world in order that they may extOrt a few
million dollars from the already overburdened tax
| believe that the days of this outrageous scheme
numbered. The party that dares to support it
will surely go to the wall | beg of you in this
emergency to constitute yourselves missionaries to
preach I'm season and out of season the gospel of
water more water and at once"
other subjects discussed were Among the Work
ers" by Meyer London and Joseph Barondess. and
"A Day in the Police Courts by Magistrate Bren-
n~A and Magistrate Teale.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-26
TO PRESERVE ORDER IN THE COURTS
CITY MAGISTRATES ADOPT NEW RULES AS TC
CONDUCT IN THEIR ROOMS

CITY MAGISTRATES ADOPT NEW RULES AS TO
CONDUCT IN THEIR ROOMS.
The Board OF City Magistrates met last night az
the West Side Court Judge Deuel. presiding. They
adopted the new set of rules which presented
"A meeting a week ago One OF the rules is
the effect that magistrate shall issue a war
except for offences which committed in
the district in which he is sitting and another pro-
vldes for preserving order In the courtrooms and
increases the powers OF the magistrate TO punish
for contempt of court The full text OF this
rule Is follows:
In order that the business OF the several city
magistrates courts may be conducted in orderly
decorous and efficient manner. in the exercise OF
trates by Section g. Chapter COL of the laws of 1885,
Of said city magistrates courts the Office ap-
other officers Of said courts. the use OF any
contemptuous language the performance OF any
act, or the Indulgence any contemptuous other
behavior within the precincts named herein. tend
ing to interrupt the business of of said courts
TO prevent the transaction of its business in an
orderly, deCorous and efficient manner, is pro-
hbited. As a further aid to the maintenance OF
order I'm and about said magistrates courts all per-
sons are prohibited from accosting any visitor to
any of said cour-s with view to ascertaining tho
business O errand OF said visitor in said courts
unless such Inquiry he made by direction OF the
magistrate therein presiding.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-26
CONTEST TO CONTROL FORTUNE.
CLAIMANTS FOR ESTATE OF WILLIAM
CAGGER FILE APPLICATIONS


TWO applications for letters OF administration of
the estate Of William Cagger. the Brooklyn million
are who died in Richmond. Va. on January II
last, made before Surrogate Abbott in the Kings
County Surrogate's Court yesterday mark the he
ginning OF determined contest for the control of
The large fortune The applicants were Mary G
Cagger cousin, Of Albany. y. Y. represented by
Borough President Edward NJ Grout and Mr.
Paterson. Of Paterson. Buckley & Van Kirk and
SaraA Tracy, an aunt Of the dead man living I'm
Paris, France. Surrogate Abbott reserved decision
but said that II there was question of iurisdic-
ton involved he probably would decide In favor
OF Miss Tracy who is represented by Senator John
Foley, OF Saratoga Springs
Miss CaggcrS application places the value OF
William CaggeTs personal estate between 500 900
and 900, the value of the real estate bringing
the total up near the million mark. The bulk OF
the fortune was inherited from Brooklyn brewer
uncle OF Mr. Tracy. 1t includes the Colonial fats
Broadway and Ninety-sixth-st., Manhattan. One
half Of the estate is claimed by cousins
Susanna Cagger. all living In Albany.
Miss Tracy. who has cabled that she will be back
from Paris in April. asks that Charles f. Dusen-
bury, business of Lansingburg y. v he
joined with her administrator OF the estate IL
is declared that Miss Tracy having 81 100000 her
own name. is exceptionally qualified as admins
traitor. whereas Miss Cagger has for several years
been in the Convent OF the Sacred Heart in Albany,
and has had experience in business affairs.
Senator Foley said that his client would give a
o
New-York tribune., 1901-02-26
HELD FOR EXTORTION.
MEN AT HEAD OF NETWORK ANTI-VICE
SOCIETY SAID TO HAVE SOLD PRO
lection TO sALOONKEEPERs.

Etienne Boyer, formerly detective sergeant;
Louis Levene a lawyer; Julius Boyer and Louis
Gamble were held in 81. 800 bail each'by Magis-
trate Hogan in the Centre-st. court. late yes
terday afternoon charges of extortion. The
men were arrested by Detective Sergeants Col
lins Murphy and Cooney. OF the Central Office
The detectives had worked on the case for
nearly two weeks. Edward H. Alcott. saloon
keeper, of No. 141 East Seventeenth-st.. COM
planned TO Magistrate Hogan who called the
case TO the attention of the district attorney.
From the evidence obtained against the pris-
oners it seems that Etenne Boyer and Louis
Levene at the head of what known
as the New-York Anti-Vice Society with offices
at No. 800 Broadway. Boyer ran there also
what is known "Beyer's Detective
Agency The offices are we'll fitted up, and
New-York tribune., 1901-02-26
THE NEW STAR IN PERSEUS.

OBSERVATIONS OF IT AT LICK OBSERVATORY
BRIGHTNESS DECLINED ON SUNDAY.
Lick Observatory. Cal Feb 25-The following is
furnished by Professor w. w. Campbell. astro-
nOmical director:
Our first opportunity for securing observations
of Andersons new star discovered in Edinburgh
on February 81. occurred Sunday forenoon. The
star easily found in full sunlight with "A twelve
inch telescope. AT ii n. m. il was fully half a
magnitude brighter than the first magnitude star
Capella. with which II was compared. At D. m.
II was fully half a magnitude fainter than Capella,
a decline of whole magnitude since noon. Its
brightness continued to decrease throughout the
evening.
Its accurate position. observed by Professor
Tucker. Is right ascension hours "a minutes 2S
seconds. and declinatiou i3 degrees 80 minutes "a
seconds.
The star has been observed with the Mills spec
troscope.. Its spectrum is peculiar in that IL con-
tans trace of either bright dark lines In tht,
blue and violet. Its light appears TO be strictly
continuous. though few extremely broad ba nds
exist. This is very unusual in the case of a new
This star be by all in the con-
stellation Perseus. of which ii is brightest
member
New-York tribune., 1901-02-26
THE COURAGEOUS WHITE RATS
THEY CLAIM VICTORY IN THEIR STRUGGLE,
BIT so DO THE MANAGERS

In the fight which is going on between the or
ganizatiOn of variety actors called the White Rats
and the Vaudeville Managers Association both
sides claiming victory yesterday. But If the
present alarming symptoms continue among the
Rats there will be of them left 10 fight.
II looks if their enemies had been using various
brands Of rat poison Nearly the whole organiza-
ton is sick. while many variety actors who are not
members # the association sympathetic There
were many diseases reported yesterday. One rat
had kink I'm his arm, another rheumatism in
the hair another was seasick another had
slept and another sick of Harlem
The variety theatres in Manhattan all gave full
length programmes yesterday, but the names of
many actors who have hitherto been favorites with
the managers were conspicuously absent The man
ayers say that they have hundreds of names OF
variety actors their lists and hold out in
definitely: the Rats say that these almost all
the of inferior and that audiences
New-York tribune., 1901-02-26
CUBAN DELEGATES IMPRESSED.
OI'7H-N 1@l@I@11E'-l 10 NH 1@1117171-I
THE SPECIAL COMMISSION STILL CONSIDERING
RELATIONS WITH THIS COUNTRY.


Havana, Feb. 29.-The Cuban Constitutional
Convention met in executive session at 3 o'clock
this afternoon TO discuss the question of the
future relations between Cuba and the United
States Ii was evident that the delegates We're
deeply impressed with the recommendations Of
the United States Senate Committee Rela-
tions with Cuba, cabled from Washington
When Senior Nunez was asked his opinion, he
replied:
That settles it. If the United States Govern
ment insists upon naval stations have nothing
TO say"
The report OF the special Committee on Re
lations declared that any scheme of relations
accepted by the convention could not bind the
future republic. and must be approved by the
Cuban congress. The members Of the commit
tee were unanimous this point. The report
was rather in the nature of suggestions show
ing no substantial variation from the forecast
already cabled.
Sehor NuneZ introduced a resolution that the
convention should appoint a committee either TO
80 10 Washington meet committee from
the United States Congress TO discuss the dues-
tion. This proposal was not faY bred by a ma
jority Of the delegates. but TO action was taken
upon il. The general discussion was adjourned
until tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-26
MOTHER CHARGES son WITH THEFT

Albert T. Pollock locked UP in the West
chester County Jail yesterday a charge OF grand
larceny made against him by his mother Mrs
Harriet S. Pollock. Of Peekskill who alleges that
the son stole her diamond earrings and pawned
them. The earrings were valued at 5000. and Were
given 10 Mrs. Pollock by her late husband twenty
years ago When seen I'm the jail last night Pol
lock was very penitent II am forty-four years
Old he said. 'and TO think OF being here ON a
charge Of theft preferred by my mother terrible
I did take the earrings from my mothers dresser
but wss crazy when did IL. i do not think my
mother VIII press the charge"
New-York tribune., 1901-02-26
PUT TNOOSEAROLIND HIS NECK
ATTEMPT TO MAKE MAN SUSPECTED OF
BEING INCENDIARY CONFESS.
DECLARES HIS INNOCENCE AND Is COMMITTED
TO COUNTY JAIL TO AWAIT ACTION
OF GRAND JURY.

Matawan. y. j., Feb. % (SpeciaD--Charies
Herbert of this town. had a narrow escape from
lynching last night after the fire in the Bisseil
Block had been put out. A number of indignant
citizens, who were convinced that the hre was
the work of incendiary took up the mat
ter and after an investigation became convinced
that Herbert the guilty man.
The circumstances which led up to this belief
were that a can containing a gallon of kerosene
which had been left in a closet by Herbert's
mother with whom he lived, was found to
be empty, and that Mrs. Herbert also had left
a small of money in a bureau drawer,
which was said to be missing. Additionally, he
New-York tribune., 1901-02-26
PROF. REEs ADM,REs THE NEW STAR

Regarding the star recently discovered in
the constellation Perseus. j. X. Rees professor of
astronomy at Columbia University. told a Tribune
reporter yesterday that. owing the lack of in
struments. he had only been able make an OBJ
servation of the star with ordinary glasses and
that was 10 observe its brightness.
This temporary star. as II appear to be-" the
professor continued. $50 far gnitude goes Ia
the most magnificent temporary since the star
seen in 1oi2 by Tycho Brahe and others. which APP
peared In the constellation Of CassIopeia not
New-York tribune., 1901-02-26
BANK PRESIDENT BURNS HIS FOOT

Bank Broadway and Kent-ave., Brooklyn is con-
fined to his home, Lafayette and Summer aves
that borough suffering from burns on his
foot Mr. Jenkins used some carbolic acid he
lievng IL to be a weak solution. The injury has
caused Mr.. Jenkins to postpone a trip to Florida.