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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-15
Fsvorably Impressed with Houston

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Troy, Texas, December IL. S. II. Bow.
ers. lnaster OF Troy lodge $40, Ancient.
Free aud Accepted Mssons. returned hNmt
this morning from Houston. where he has
been for the last ten days us delegate
To the Grand Lodge. He Is fayorably ir1.
pressed with Houston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-15

No man is better known 10 .hc state Of
Nebraska than MIR Carl r Roberts con.
tractor and mason a typical American
active sHrrvd npd full Of busines, saeoc,ty
tie is Hut only proNidcr for bis family
buy q protector In a recent letter to DR..
Haunun he Vrucs, among other things.
as follows
"Our boy, James, had the membrane
Gus Group, anl AFTER h: had recovered
he was snbj,ct O. repea,cl attacks Of
lung FEVER,
Our boy. Charlie, was also subject
10 attacks OF peHumonia ana pieurSy.
Our third boy, John was subject 20
fever and aguc tmaiariol ana liver
trouble.
"Your remedy, Pcruna, cured my
boys cu;ircly, and now have three OF
the EealthieSt boys IN tue state OF
Nebraska, which ! sttr,buie to you.
medicine rly wife had stomach
trouble which psruUa also cured
"Altogether for my whole family we
have had nineteen bottles OF Pcruua,
and have thus saved over $500 IL
Doctors bills
al am a contractor and mason by
trade, aud am known all over Me-
bra ka. have had a stomach trouble
which has been greatly relieved by
your remedy. peruua, for which an
stan taking H. We thi1k II Is the
greatest medicine on earth"
{. T. ROBERTS,
Falls city, Nebraska.
Mr 4 c. Walker. CarncIro Nantos
writes "lt is with pleasure 'haf 10
port that ! am better than I have bees
,,r MANY vaars bsliayt ToIuul Is with
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
City Fathers Injured.

NEWARK, N. j., Dee. 1S.--As twen-
ty officials and friends of this city
were returning from Verona the horses
attached to the stage in which they
were riding were unable to hold the ve-
hicle as it came down long hill, the
snow clOggng tho horses hoofs. The
horses We're soon gnlloping. and at the
foot of the hill the stage upset. Alder
man Horace Holcomb. Alderman Ell.
mer Horton and Olaf Scharin were
very severely hurt. Fears are enter.
tainrd that Alderman Holcomb will
not live. The other members Of the
party We're more or less injured. They
had been attending the dedication of an
addition to the Newark Boys and Girls
home
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
NlnrcOnl's Plans.

ST. JOHNS. n. F.. Dee. 1S.-The
Marconi Wireless Telegraphy company
OF London anu the Anglo American
Gable company, also Of London, have
opened negotiations for the settlement
of the difficulty between them arising
from Mr.. Marcnnl's work here. In the
meantime, as it is important that Mar
coni's operations be expedited. he will
cease his experiments here and will
leave next Sunday for Nova Scotia,
where, in the event of the failure OF
the present negotiations, he will select
another site for n wireless telegraph
station. The inventors work in Nova
Scotia will occupy him about week.
He then leaves for London via Hall
fax. MarcOni expects that the negO-
tiatiOns between the two companies
will he satisfactorily terminated before
he reaches England
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
FROM
NEW CASTLE

New Castle, Dec. ia very en-
joyable euehre party was given last
evening by the Tuesday Club at No
6O3 Delaware street, About forty
persons were present from Whining
ton, Delaware City and New Castle.
The winners Of the prizes we're
First Lady's prize. Miss Cecilia V.
Collins, second, Miss Name Duffy,
Wilmington; third. Miss Jessie Eitz.
gerald; consolation prize, Miss Lizzie
McCue; Gentlemen's prizes, first,
John Malone, Wilmington second,
Charles e. Mcguire; third, James
Duffy; consolation, William o Neil;
Delaware City. Refreshments were
served.
There is no cause for any alarm
over the appearance Of what is sup
posed to have been case Of small.
pox. The man who was broken out
with rash and complained Of a
pain In his back had come here on
visit. When he was suspected OF
having the smallpox lie left for parts
unknown. The house has been fun.
igated and no danger is anticipated.
Dolls, games, Xmas toys, Books
direct from publisher stoops.
With a beautiful blue sky over
head and the sun shining brightly,
people were surprised to see snow fall
yesterday.
Reh:arsals for the Christmas en.
tertainments are now being held.
New Castle people who were in
Philadelphia yesterday surprised
those here last evening by the infor-
NATION that snow fell in Philadelphia
until the ground was covered with
\ two inch coating Of the white
feathers.
New Castle now has a number OF
counterfeit coins and a sharp look
out will be kept hereafter on all sus-
cepIibe coins. They must have the
right jingle to pass muster.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
Journey of the Liberty Bell.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. IS. - The
Joint special committee Of city councils
on the South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian exposition has announced
the official escort and the itinerary Of
the old Liberty bell, which will be
placed on exhibition in the Philadel-
phia building at Charleston. The es-
cort will be headed by Mayor Samuel
II. Ashbridge and will include num-
ber of city officials and representatives
of the business interests of the city.
The old Revolutionary relic will leave
here on special train Oh Monday, Jan.
+, at s Il. IN. and is due to arrive at
Charleston Thursday, Jan. 8, at 10 Il.
IN. The train will pass through Har-
risburg, Pa; IIagerstown. Nd:
CharlestOwn, W. Va; Roanoke Va;
Bristol, Tenn; AshcvlIe, N. c.; Colum-
bia, S. G., and savannah. Ga.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
Italian Denutich In n Row,

ROME, Dee. 1S.--Signor Ferrl, So
cia'ist. whose refusal to leave the
chamber of deputies Monday after he
had been ordered to do so, owing to
his declining to withdraw certain re-
marks which were objected to. result
ing in an adjournment of the house
amid great disorder, furnished II fur
ther diversion in the chamber ycstcr-
day. Being excluded from the floor on
account of his conduct Monday, Ferri
watched the proceedings through
glass door at the back Of the chamber.
When the house refused to modify the
presidents order of censure and eXclu-
sion against Ferrl, the latter smashed
the glass and shouted epithets through
the hole. This resulted in again break
ing up The sitting amid great disorder.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
NEW LIGHT ON HISTORY.

The Story Of the Eating Of Captain
Cook by Cannibals.
HONOLULU, via San Francisco, Dec.
1s.-A new version Of the alleged can
nibalism on the body of Captain Cook,
who discovered these islands, has been
brought to light by the superintendent
Of public works. James Boyd Captain
Cook was killed In IT'S near Kealaka.
kua bay. on the KSa coast of the Is
land of Hawaii. The British govern
ment erected a monument to his memo
ry near the place where he was buried.
According to accepted accounA, parts
OF Cooks body were eaten by the ma
tives who killed him in the ferotsty of
the passions engendered by the dispute
which led to his death.
Superintendent Boyd, who is part
Hawaiian and well versed in Hawaiian
traditions. recently visited Kona and
met many old Hawaiians who received
the tale Of Captain Cooks death from
eyeWitnesses. Boyd gathered from
them well connected account, which
varies considerably from that which
has been accepted by the historians.
After the death Of Captain Cook, who
had been regarded by the natives as u
god, 1t was decided to make an Offering
Of his body to the gods. The viscea
was taken out and placed in a Gala
bash, to be offered to one of the power
full gods Of the sen of Hawaiian theogo-
ny, the viscera being considered a high
er and better offering than any other
part of the body. The remainder of the
body was to be offered to another, but
less powerful god. While the viscera
was in the calabash awaiting Il suitable
time for. the sacrifice it was found by
children, who, mistaking it for the Wis
cera of pig, which was considered
great delicacy, built a fire and cooked
and ate most Of it. The remainder Of
the body, as all accounts substantial
ly agree, was afterward returned to
Cooks successor in command of his
vessel
Natives who gave this account to Mr..
Boyd showed him the place where the
calabash containing the viscera was
hidden when it was found by the chill
flren.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
Gifts For Chicago University,

CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-The University
Of Chicago yesterday was made the
recipient of $1.G25.0OO in gifts at the
hands of friends of the institution
President William X. Harper anrounc.
ed the new endowments late in the
afternoon, the occasion being the for
John ID. Rockefeller was first among
the donors with Sl.UU0,O0U for the gen
eral endowment fund Of the school. He
also contributed S25O,0O0 more for the
general needs of the university during
the school year of 1901 OF. Additional
gifts totaing $375,O0O We're also an
nounced, but the purpose and donors
of this last sum We're not made public.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
ALL WRONG.
The mistake is made by
Z. many Wilmington cit.
:, izenS.

Don't mistake the cause for back
ache.
To be cured you must know the
cause
1t is wrong to imagine relief is
cure.
Backache is kidney ache.
You must cure the kidneys.
"A Wilmington resident tells you
how this can be done.
Mr.. G. W. Speer, in the wholesale
Commission business at the corner of
Fourth and King streets, says:-"I
had backache for six months. 1t
came on without any apparent cause
and was m ainly characterized by a
dull aching pain across the small Of
the back which when I lifted or
stopped changed to sharp twinges,
Doan' S Kidney Pills were recommend
ed to me by lady who had used
til M, so got box at Danforth's
drug store on Market street. They
removed the cause and up TO the
present time have been free from
kidney complaint. Before l used
Doan's Kidney Pills l tried hot plas.
ters and such make shifts, but they
were Of little If any use. Should any
citizen inquire for minuter particu.
lars l will be only too glad to give
them"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. MilburnCo., Buffalo
N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-"Doan's--
and take no substitute.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
RedlliOnd at Cork,

CORK. Dec. 1S.-When Mr.. Redmond
arrived here, he was escorted to his
hotel by an enthusiastic and demon
stratiye crowd, burning tar barrels and
carrying torches and accompanied by
bands of music. Mr. Redmond ad.
dressed the assembly. He said that
before another six months the Irish
league would be as powerful in the
United States as was the American
Land league in the time OF Parnell,
for he had succeeded in his mission to
the United States which had for it's
objects the nrousing Of the sympathy
of the Americans and securing the co.
operation Of Irish Americans. Irish.
men in the United States. said Mr.
Redmond. had spontaneously initiated
the movement. and he believed 1t
would now produce as generous tinan.
cial aid for ireland as it had ever
done before
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
No Trains For Four DAYS.

ITHACA. N. Y, Dec. 1S.-Railroad
service from Ithaca to New York and
Philadelphia has not been resumed,
and regular trains will not be run be-
fore tonight or Thursday morning.
SouthbOund passengers have been sent
north to Geneva, where they were able
to make connections with the I.ehigh
Valley main line. The Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western has not
finished repairs Of several washouts
on its branch between here and Owego,
and no trains have left here over that
line since Saturday night. In conse
quence all mails nre greatly delayed.
Last evening the Ithaca Street Rail
way company secured power for run
ming It's cars from its new plant just
established at Renwlck. Lighting ia
cilities have now been fully restored
to the city,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18

and he had finally accepted MIR. Smiths
! reasons as decisive.
Mr.. Smith first announced to the
president the latter part of last month
that he had decided to return to his
editorial duties. The president at that
time urged him to remain. Mr.. Smith,
however, had been frequently remind.
cd by his business associates of the
editorial duties devolving upon him
and was anxious to return to them. He
had several talks with President I.oose.
welt on the subject and finally on Sat
urday afternoon last formally rendered
to the president his letter of resigna.
ton. It Is stated that no other changes
in the cabinet are at present cOntem-
plated
Mr., Smith has been postmaster gen.
eral since April q. 1898. succeeding
James A. Gary of Maryland virtually
Mt the outset of the Spanish war. Mr..
Gary had been one Of President Nc
Klnley's original cabinet appontees.
but felt himself physically unable to
bear the strain of cabinet duties dur
ing the war.
All Of the assistant postmasters gen.
eral were summoned by Mr.. Smith late
In the afternoon, and his announce.
ment of the change was distinct sur
prise to them. He gave assurance that
his action meant no changes among his
assistants.
Henry G. Payne, who succeeds
Charles Emory Smith as postmaster
general, has been a citizen Of Milwau-
kee for many years and has been prom
inent In political circles of Wisconsin
for over twenty-five years.
For several years past he has been
Republican national committeeman
from Wisconsin and during the last
two national campalgns was vice chair
man of the national Republican com.
mittee. Mr.. Payne was postmaster Of
Milwaukee for ten years, serving under
Presidents Grant. Hayes and Arthur.
He was one Of the receivers of the
Northern Pacific railroad early in the
when that property was in
the courts. Later Mr.. Payne became
with various large railroad
interests
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
kcCcu(igN For Goyernor Hunt

SAN JUAN. Porto Rico, Dee. 1S.--
a committee of the most prominent
citizens is planning an elaborate recep,
tion for Governor Hunt when he ar.
rives here Friday from New York,
which port he left Saturday lust on
board the steamer Caracas. The pro-
Grammc includes the governor being
escorted from the wharf TO the pal
ace by citizens, three companies of
soldiers, a battalion Of police. the chill
dren of the public schools and three
bands of music. There will also be Il
big public ball. fireworks and Il ban.
quet. Funds to defray the expenses
are now being collected
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
SAMUEL GOMPERS.

shnd nothing can bring this about more
nuichly than well organized bodies of
workers. Coming from the American
Federation Of Labor, the greatest fed
kration Of workers IN the world, let
me assure you that these workers have
no fear for the future. They rely on
The justice of their cause and on the
xzft -and the manhood that make up
the American character"
Mr.. Gompers' speech was loudly ap.
plauded. He took a seat near Mr.. Han
ma and was congratulated by those
around him.
John Mitchell, president of the Unit
I'd Mine Workers, was the next speak
er.
II have been in many Strikes he
said, land have never seen a strike
Hiat could not have been avered II the
employers and the men had come to.
Eether and argued the point In dis.
buts. think the solution Of the labor
problem lies In the quiet talking over
pf difficulties between employer and
employed. II that 10 done, then all
strikes and loctouts are at an epd.a
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
CAPITAL AND LABOR
Great Conference In New York
3 Has Closed.
I COMMITTEE OF THIRTY NAMED.

Speech Of President Gompers Free
,SusnsIy AppIauded by Capitalists.
Every Strike Might Have Been
Averted. says Mitchell.
ANEW YORK. Dec. 1s-Mr. Samuel
Eompcrs, president of the American
Federation of Labor. and Mr.. Frank
Sargent, grand master of the Broth:
erhood of Locomotive Flremen, were
kmong the speakers at the second days
WESTON of the great capital and labor
conference In the rooms Of the board
bf trade and transportation, 2O3 Broad
kay. Both urged cooperation between
Employer and employee. and Mr.. Com
kers took occasion to make brief ref
trence to trusts.
Tho conference came to an end short
ly after o'clock In the afternoon, and
in arbitration committee of thirty, sug-
kes.ed by Senator Hanna. to be COM
bosed OF employees, employers and the
Neutral element, was appointed by Mr..
Oscar 8. Straus, chairman of the con.
Ference.
kIioracs AI. Eaton, general secretary
the Boot and Shoe Workers union
kf Boston, was making an address
when Mr.. Gompers entered the room.
Mr. 00mpers was warmly greeted by
Archbishop Ireland and Senator Han
ha and was chilled upon for a speech.
b<Mr. Ranna sat during the address
with AZ aniighted cigar between his
feeth. He listened attentively and fire.
Ausntly applauded.
1tMr. Gofhpers said the individual
buckingham had been referred to In
fhe discussion; but, he declared the
efforts of the individual against the
few capitalists were as Idle as the at
Tempt Of vessel to ride out tempes-
tuouS sea without rudder.
E"I do not believe" he said. sin hav-
ing the rights Of one capitalist toyed
with. nor do l believe In having the
lights Of the weakest workingman
Ampled upon. Nor do believe in
kht thing Of trusts interfering In the
b0atlcal affairs of the country and es-
pesialiy in the judiciary
\ Great applause greeted this last SEN
fament Mr.. Gompers said that by ar.
bitratton the workingman meant the
palm and reasonable talking over of
business about the table in Office or ,ln-
Hon meeting room or in some neutral
place. Such a movement, he said, made
Tor the good of ALL
"We want better relations with the
Employing class" said Mr.. Gompers,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
DattscshiDs at Hnyuna,

HAVANA. Dec. 1S.--The United
States battIeships Alabama and Mas
sachusetts have arrived here. The
mayor Of Havana and members Of
the municipal council met the vessels
on a tug profusply decorated with Gu
ban and American flags and escorted
them to their mOorings. Extensive
preparations are being made to ell
tertain the officers of the American
ships while they remain in this port.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
A PIONEER DEAD.
Thomas Kelly, Famous as q stage.
coach Man Long Ago.

Thomas Kelly, Famous as a stage.
coach Man Long Ago.
LIBERTY. Mo-. Dec. 1S.-Thomas
Kelly. one of the most widely known
men in the west during frontier days.
is dead at his home here, aged eighty
seven years. In 1887 he entered into
partnership with General Thomas l..
Price to run lines of stages from Jeffer.
son City to Van Buren,, Ark; from st.
Louis to Independence and from st.
Louis to Weston and st. Joseph. Mo-
In 1913 the nrm of Price & Kelly ss-
cured from the government contract
for weekly mail delivery from Inde
pendence, Mo-. TO Salt Lake City, and
a line Of stages was run between the
two points.
Price 4 Kelly also owned and opsr-
ated the great Santa Fe stage line be-
tween Independence and Santa Fe,
N. NJ.
The civil war ruined the stage busl.
ness. and Mr.. Kelly went to Callfor.
mia and engaged in staging until the
railroads came, when he returned to
Missouri
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
THE POLICE
INVESTIGATION,

| City Solicitor Reinhardt and the
members ,of the Police Commission.
are are working in harmony In refer.
ence to the Police Investigation. A
number OF witnesses have been before
them and in all probability the inycs.
tigation will be ordered
Chief Of Police Massey a few weeks
ago asked for such an Investigation
as rumors of unsavory character were
aiioat and when the charge was pre-
ferred against Captain Black, some
peculiar facts were brought out,
Chief Massey did.. mot want to carry
such things hanging over his head
and asked for an investigation.
The Police Commissioners were slow
TO act and the Committee of Fifty
LOOK up the case in order to bring
the matter before the Attorney Cen
eral, since then the Commission and
and City Solicitor Reinhardt have
been holding conferences and several
witnesses have been examined. No
charges have been preferred but the
precedent has been established that
the Commission can suspend Il mem
Der OF the force pending an invostiga-
tion. After the case has been inves-
tgated the charges can be preferred
or the officer exOnelated.
The police force is disrupted at
present over the friction in the de-
partner t.
AT the meeting of the police COM
mlssioncrs last evening, it was an.
nounced that the government had
forwarded a reward of $50 offered for
the arrest of Horace Dunlap, a DESERT
er from the Marine Corps.
Dunlap was arrested by Patrolmen
Dutton and Hetfron in thisc city and
was taken back to the navy-yard to
be coulrt-martialed for deser,on In
stead of the police commissioners
dividing the reward between the
policemen they decided to turn il
over to City Council, and Chief Mas
scy was directed to make that dis
position of the reward
Men on the street say that they
are disciplined for being ten minutes
late, No protection is given to them
and they must walk the chalk line.
Chief Massey should be given a
chance to prove. that he never receiy-
ed money and that he refused the
offers made to him.
Thepeoplc are entitled to have the
men at the head of the police depart
mcnt with clean records. 1t is I'm.
fair to Chief Massey, to the police
force and the city Of Wilmington to
have such rumors ahoat. Let the
Commission act, and act at once. Let
the Chief of Police and the entire de-
partmcnt be above rcproach.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
I3ark n Total LOsS,

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., Dec. 49,
The British bark Sindla, from HiOgo,
Japan. July 8 for New York which
went ashore Sunday morning off Ocean
City, broke in two amidships yesterday
and will be total loss. Her cargo
which consists of baled goods and JAP
anese novelties for the Christmas trade.
is completely saturated. Much of the
cargo Is washing out to sea, and some
of it Is being east UP on the beach.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
A BREAK IN CABINET
Postmaster General Smith
Tenders Resignation.
PAYEE OF WISCONSIN TO SUCCEED.
Change Regretted by the President,
hut Mr.. Smith Feels That Per-
sOnal Business Demands
His Attention.


WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.-Charles
Emory Smith of Philadelphia has ten
dered to the president his formal resig-
nation MS postmaster general, to take
effect early next month, and Henry G.
Payne of Wisconsin, vice chairman Of
the Republican national committee, has
accepted the tender Of the office, to
which lie will be nominated Immediate.
ly after the holiday recess. MIR. Smith
has agreed to remain until Jan. Is IL
necessary. but will return immediately
thereafter to Philadelphia to resume
the editorship Of the Philadelphia
Press.
This change In the cabinet was
formally announced at yesterdays ses-
sion Of the cabinet. All of the MEM
bers Of the cabinet expressed their pro-
found regret, and the president paid a
very impressive tribute to the services
and personality of the relying member
Of his official family. He said that he
had sought to persuade Mr.. Smith to
alter his determination and to remain
in the cabinet, but without success,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
Two More Flood. Victims,

TOWANDA. Pa, Dec. 1S.-Two
more deaths from the flood have been
reported. making five lives thus far
known to be lost in this Bradford
county. A telephone message from
Austinvillc. in the western part of the
county. states that Mr.. and Mrs. Alb
ner Richards. well to do residents Of
that place, aged fifty years, were swept
down the stream while endeavoring to
save their poultry from the rushing
waters. Their bodies were found II
half mile from their house half buried
III the sand and debris.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-18
Tn Invite Siam' KlnR.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator
Frye has introduced joint resolution
authorizing the president to invite the
king Of Siam to visit the United States.
1t sets forth in preamble the fact
that the king Of Slam has made known
to our minister at Bangkok his desire
to visit the United States. and the reso-
luton provides that he shall be invited
to become the guest Of tile nation
while here. An appropriation for his
matesty's suitable entertainment Is
provided, but the sum Is left blank for
the present