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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-22
APPROACHING A CLIMAX.
GENERAL STRIKE OF FRENCH MIN
ERS MAY BE PREclPlTATED.
Manifesto Against the Declaration of the
Strike Before the Commission From
the Chamber Finishes Its Work.

Paris November 2l--The situation In the
mining centcrs OF France IS ngsip approach
ing climax. The next day or two VIII
a general strike. The result OF the recent
referendum, which, while 1t gave majority
in favor On the actual number who voted,
actually indicated that a very considerable
number Of miners were either opposed ia
strike or not enthusiastic. impolied the
federation officials to put of a strike dccla-
ration on the plea that it was advisable
to await the decisions OF the commission
Of the chamber Of deputies engaged In
studying the demands Of he miners.
Tho committee Of the important Pas de
Calais district has published manifesto
against Tho declaration Of a strike until
the commission of he chamber OF deputies
shall have concluded It's labors; and "a. sim
liar feeling Is eyinced In other districts.
Indications, therefore so To show that
the strike, even u declared, Will be euly
partial and that 1t is doomed In advance
60 failure
The Belgian and the British miners who
have been consulted have refused to con
sent TO reduce the output. although thry
have promised Ia give financial AID Non
sequcntly the opponents OF the strike pre-
dict that the object OF thc French strikers
will be defeated by the Invasion OF foreign
coal Including American. 49,
The situation at present is tnat 4SW oul
~ the 15,O0u miners In the depRrlment ~
Nord have struck and that about 1000 nav
gone on . strike in the adjacent PITS OF me
pas dc Calais district The movement u
sDrcaalng in the department OF the Moro
and It Is asserted that all the miners tner'
viii cease work tomorrow.
Thus far complete ordeesprevalls, but VI
iu,uosiuE force of gendarmes, infantry am
cavalry has been billeted in every coal ncl'
to cone with any disorder.
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Colon. Colombia, November 2t.-The city
Of Colon was perfectly quiet all yesterday
and last night. 1t is claimed in behalf OF
The liberals that there has been no un.
seemly behavior. Foreigners are being re-
spectcd and protected and transit across
the isthmus is uninterrupted.
The postofIlce, prefecture all the other
government offices and nearly all the com
mercial houses were closed yesterday.
Colonel Barrcra, commander OF the liberal
forces. asserts that he has notified the dis
trlct representative OF the department Of
the interior and other former officials OF
the government that he has appointed u
commission to take over their offices for
mally today. Senior Esprlella q prominent
lawyer and consul for the Panama railroad,
is member OF the commission.
Tho feeling Of the community can not
be regarded rs antagonlsuc TO liberalism.
The existing conditions have created no
panic. but II Is recognized that the fact
that the liberals hold Colon while tho con-
seNntives are In possession of Panama
creates state OF affairs which can not
possibly continue.
Colonel Barrera admits that the govern
ment troops here numbered a little less
than 100 meu. II was at first reported that
twelve or more had been killed and that
about thirty were wounded hui the bodies
Of moro dead men have since been dis
covered.
The inspector Of customs escaped on an
outgoing steamer. Several prisoners who
were captured by the liberals have since
heen released
General Zadana commands 2o0 liberal
troops at Gatun railroad station, about six
miles from Colon.
The liberals claim 20 be In possession Of
all tho railroads between Colon ana Las
Cascades, which Is nearer to Panama than
TO Colon.
| Both sides used Remingtons and Mauscrs,
The former caused the higher death rnte.
liberal lieutenant who was shot In the
neck with a Mauser bullet Is reported 10
| be doing well.
No immediate attack on Panama lis con
| tempated. Colonel Barrera is awaiting the
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the new constitution by which the differ.
ent organizations Of textile workers which
have been united are to be governed here
after. The following officers were elected.
James Tracey, Fall River Mass. president;
y. 7, Thompson. Columbia, s. c.. hrst
Vice president NJ. j. Conner. Thompson
willie Conn, second vice president. and
Albert HILBERT, Dover, n. H., secretary.
number Of resolutions on subjects OF
National Interest we're adopted. Including
the following; Condemning the ship sub.
sldy bill las the worst form Of class egis
laion In that II proposes to tax al the
people for the beneft OF syndicatcd inter
ests whose over flowing Golfers show tnat
they src ahundanlly able 10 take care OF
themselves"
That We stand by the doctrine Of equal
rights To all and special privileges to none
and oppose all forms OF subsidies and
gtatutles to private lntercsts;" asking that
cor gtess strengthen and ro-enact the Chi.
nese exclusion law, including in It's provi
SONS all Mongcllan labor and urging the
passage by congress OF law fOrhiddlng tho
immigration into this country OF persons Is
wears Of age aud upward who can not road
the English language OF some other Ian.
guaCc.
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Mr.. HEPBURN'S BILL
Providing for the Building of the
Canal Across the lsthmuS
IS TO BE REINTRODUCED.
Panama Canal Representatives Are
Trying Bluff Game.
STATEMENT AS TO WORK DONE.
French Press Is Great Inspiration TO
President Hutin.
THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION.
New York Paper Gives Rough Draft
Ct That Portion Advocating the
Nicaraouan Route.
STATEMENT AS TO WORK DONE.
French Press Is a Great Inspiration TO
President Hutin.
THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION.


Washington November 2t-There is moth
ing in the new Hay-Pauncefote treaty. ac-
cordlng TO Representative Hepburn. which
VIII cause any material change in the bill
"hlsh he prepared and put through the
mouse last session, and which he viii in-
troduce this winter.
My information" said he. (which comes
from source that ought to be reliable, is
that nothing stands in our agreements with
Great Britain which viii prevent the United
states from building an isthman canal eN-
actly as we choose, and as provided by the
house bill OF last session. The report OF
the canal commission, which is to be made
viii also require no change in the leEisla-
tion Of last session. Certainty If the Gem
mission adheres to the reports heretofore
made, no legislative change will be neces-
Sary. There doubtless will he some minor
notifications in that bill before II is intro
duced.a
The Panama canal people seem not at all
disconnected by the turn things have taken
in the iSthmiau commission, and, although
President Hutin denies himself to all Atcr-
| viewers, II is known that the plan a his
company Is to 60 on As IL there were no
such report In favor Of the Nicaragua
| route in sight
| They say that thew have 200O men at
| work and VIII have six ar seven fold before
! another wear. They obviously snare the
! opinion Of the Paris press, which is faith
| fully read at their headquarters here, that
| the whole Nicaragua scheme Is huge font
! designed 10 draw them ont and make them
reduce 10 minimum the price they may
ultimately set upon the assets of their own
enterprise. In short, the contest has settled
down to a game of hlun between tho com
mission and the company with the cards
! thus far f0vorine the commission
/ There is no doubt that NJ. Hutin receives
great deal of moral support from the
tone of the Partisan press. which speaks
with the confidence inspired by 1900 miles
distance from the field of controversy. I
! is impossible to make the French stockhold
ers or the French newspaper believe tina
the United States government would de
| liherately throw away such chance as the
purchase nj the partly completed Panama
canal offers 10 take IN an enterprise whlct
has all its difficulties In store and The
largest possible differences Invisible a
| present.
NJ uutin's tactics. If the signs nre no
misleading will he TO move upon congress
with a demonstration that the Nicaragua
canal can not he constructed for the sun
tho commission names, especially since. ac
cordlng 10 stories which reach the Panama
hcadauarters the estimate this year wi
exceed that Of last year by some Sl2'U"'
GOO
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rmnENcEs Oh PROSPERITY.

Substantial improvements Are Being
Rapidly Made at Crowley, La.
Crowley La November 2l.-The Youne
Mems Christiau Association has rented the
rooms above the Crowley Signal as head
quarters and will soon equip them
Lyons new opera house was opened last
night by Wards mlrstrels to a packed
house. Manager Lyons was highly conlP M
mented on the splendid PLAYHOUSE whlcn
he has given he Crowley people, and they
showed their appreciation by turning our
in large numbers, paying 81 apiece TO sec
a 5O-cent show. ~, eo3
Ground has been broken for Duson,s ",
600 brick oTice building on the corner OIL
Parkerson avenue and Third street a..
The Bank Of Acadia will soon let tne
contract for the erection Of $4,000 onlce
building, -,..a .,d ton.
The Egan brick IS now completed ana etc Ten,
ants who have been holding down the frame
bnildinc In the middle of Parkerson avenue
will soon move In.
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LIBERALS TOOK CHARGE.

Government Officials in Colon Surrend-
cred to Provisional Appointees.
Colon, November 21.-The following pro.
ylsional appointments were made by tho
liberals today;
Senior Esprella TO he prefect DR.. Val
Verde to he mayor; DIR. France to be post.
master and Senior silva TO be captain of
the port, Other minor appointments were
also hlled.
4 he treasury safe was opened this after
found 70 contain l0SU Colombian dollars.
equivalent to $3.50 gold. The former post
master also handed over 10 the liberals the
session. The municipal offices in charge
Of the liberals viii probably be opened 70.
morrow. Il
II is said the guuboat Marietta. whlch
sailed from. Key West for Colon NcvembeR
~, has been sgnaled
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MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.
lsneclal 10 M Postl

Especial to The Post)
Newport News Arrived: wilberforce
fRrl, from Galveston, and sailed for Ant
werp; United States battleshlp Illinois, for
New Orleans,
Port Eads, La.--ArrIved; Coleman Br),
from New Castle on Tyne; Milwaukee,
tBr), from Pert Natal, Africa; Proteus
(Aml, from New York Venus (Ban) from
Port Limon. Ely CBr), from Ceiba; Bl
Cid (Am) from New York; Montc1lm tBr),
from AIgoa Bay, Africa. Sailed; Atlas
tNor), for Mobile; Tampican tBr1 for
Liverpool: Colona (Br), for Havre; Hahll
(Nor). for Puerto CorteZ via Ruatan;
Brcakwater (AmD for Puerto Cortez via
Belize and Port Barrlos; Esther (Aml, fol
Port Bnrrios via Belize and Livingston.
Manchester Arrived: Telesfora (Span.)
from Galveston.
Liverpool, -sailed: Politician (Br), for
Galveston.
Bremen.--Arrived: Apollo (Spanl, from
Galveston via Portland, England.
Lizard Passed; Ellerlle (Br1, from Gal
weston for IIaYre.
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AFTER A THIEF.

Valuable Papers Stolen for Publication
in a New York Paper.
Especial to The Post)
Washington. November "a The state de
pnrtment denounces MS a crime the purloin-
ing Of rough draft OF Nicaragua treaty
with Great Britain published few days
ago by New York morning paper.
II declares that Investigations have been
begun and the criminal, II found. VIII
he sent to the penitentlary.
The document itself was not the note
Sent TO the British ambassador, but q
rough draft If II In course OF preparation
by the secretary Of state This was pur'
Joined and published as authentic This Is
not the tirst attempt made by the same
paper. according to the department, IN
CORRUPT employees and get possession OF i'm
portant documents.
Attempts have been made, 1t Is said In
purchase documents from the treasury by
offering employees two or three times the
amount their salary.
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CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Former Texan in Missouri Pleads Sci
Defense.

Former Texan in Missouri Pleads Self
Defense.
Butler, No, Nevcnher 21.-Dr. j. L.
GartrelI formerly of Texas, charged With
the murder Of d Il. Donegan. colored
mtncr at A;nora, Mo, March IS last, and
whose trial is IN progress here, took the
stand in his own defense today. Garirell
said he Killed DoBegan With an axe in self.
defense when the latter was In the act OF
Draining him with a monkey wrench.
Thc wltuess also testified that his sou,
w - Gartrell was asleep when Donegan
wns killed and had nothing To do with the
fgbt. Young Gartrell Is held on the charge
~ ,nur,er and will he tried after his
fathers trial % MASHED
Dr.. CartrelI TODAY testified that he had
lived in Texas, CalifoIIia and Missouri
that be had held .he onioe OF state les,
r~as asseciated 10 business with brother
Sof Senator cockrell Of Missouri.
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MN LAW PLANT sustem.

Montgomery Ala, November 81. The Ad-
vertiser will say tomorrow that d. r. Jack,
freight tranic manager Of the Plant system,
with headquarters IN Savannah, Ga, will
in the near future leave the Plant system
TO take charge Of a banking house in Au-
gustR, Ga, and that he Will proabby be
succeeded by General Freight Agent Men
zies.
Mr. Jack has been at the head OF the
freight department OF the Plant system
for many years.
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FOUR KILLED IN A WRECK.

Collision on the Louisville and Nashville
Resulted Disastrously.
Birmingham, Ala, November 2i.-The
result Of head end collision between \
Louisville and Nashville southhound freight
train and uorthbound freight train at
hughes Siding, geyen miles from this city
at 10 o'clock this morning four men ara
dead and seven are hurt.
The collision was face to face PROPOSE
tion and the impact was terrific. The dead
are:
y. A. COGBILL, engineer.
j. c. FETTENBERRY, conductor.
WILLIAM PENN, colored. brakeman.
ANDERSON IRVING, colored, brennan
The injured are
M II. EVerln, engineer.
W. r. shannon. conductor.
G.. shannon, nagman.
w. II. Hughes, coal Inspector.
Preston Pearce, colored, fireman.
Frank Fanchcr colored. brakeman.
Robert Christian. colored. brakeman. n
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TO CONFER WITH REYES.

Commission From Colombia Reached
Mexico City.
Mexico City November 2t.-GeneraI
Pedro Osplna and George Hoguln, tia
former minister Of war OF Colombia and
the latter formerly finance minister. have
arrived here TO confer with General Reyes.
q member Of the Pan-Americau congress.
II Is understood they win offer him the
presidency of Colombia assuring him that
his taking office viii bring peace to his
country.
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Texans In New York.

lSpeclnI 10 The P0st.l
New York, November 21--The following
Texans are In New York;
Houston.-Y. Lemap, Sinclair.
Austin.-M ID. ElliBger, Mrs. N. B. FL
linger and son, Park Avenue; Nelson Riv-
ers st. Denis.
Galveston.-C. ]. Roberts, Raleigh.
San Antonio.-M. Mclaughlin and wife
TeIas.-N. Schwartz, R. d. Collins, I'm
perIai
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q M. E. Conferenee at GreenviIIe

Greenylle. Texas, November 2l.-Ihe East
Texas annual conference OF the I. NJ ~
church met at their house OF worship IN
Rebee from Wilmington, y. c. presiding.
The opening sermon was preached laN'
night by Rev. Benson from Weathertotu,,
RE conference bounds include all that
n6rtton ~ the State east OF the Houston
ana pE Texas Central railroad from Denlso9,
a., Tho north TO Houston on the south, aad
there Is a large number Of delegates in at
tendance.
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AL The MAIL WAS LOST.


Fire Following the Santa re ornSshuP
Destroyed It.
Los Angeles, Cal, November 2l'-ln the
dlsastrEa, wreck that occurred yesterday
on the santa Re near the Needles the en-
tire mail carried by both trains was
burned. At least 10000 letters mailed 10
this city for the East were destroyer, 40
registered mail was lost none pelhs cSt
rlrd on the limited trains ,..
or the thirteen victims Of the disaster
taken to the hospital all VIII proosolyr TTe-
GEMS. conductor OF No. g. who was badly
scalded. With the exception OF sllgnt lh'
iuries the passengers were unhurt'
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Reversed Eormsr pecree

Chicago, November 21.-The appellate
court today reversed the decree entered
year ago by which the Chicago board Of
trade was enjoned from interfering with
the services Of the Central stock aad
norris
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Chilean Invasion Denied.

Santiago de Chile, November 2i.-Invest.
CATION shows that the rumors of invasion
of chilean territory by forces Of the Ar
gentlne Republic are completely unfound-
ed. The foreign minister Of Argentine, Or.
Alcorta, has given the Chilean government
fun assurance that nothing OF that nature
any alarm.
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uNITEp textile lNoRKERs.

ORGANIZATION Completes lts New Con-
Washington, Novens NJ ~ AT the SEES
sion of the United sfextile Workers Of
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WEATHER INFORMATION.
Probabilities.

washington, November 81 - Eastern
Texas-Partly cloudy Friday. Saturday
fair; colder in Interior fresh scutherly
winds, shifting to northerly,
Oklahoma and Indian Territory-Partly
cloudy and colder Friday, possibly some
rain. Saturday fair; winds shifting to
northerly.
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loHNsoN sgEKs MANDAMus.
He Wants Supreme Court to Compsl the
Reassessment Of Railroads.

Reinstatement Of Railroads.
Columbus ohis, November 2l.-f!ayor
Tom L. Johnson Of Cleveland today fled
motion In the supreme court asking leave
to bring suit in mandanus to compel the
state board Of equalization to re-assess the
railroads OF the state fer the purPese a
TAXATION. their valuation TO be determined
by the market value OF their securities,
Mayor johnson was allowed - speak In
behalf OF his motion. No OBJ oslHon was
The desire OF the state oiflci9ls 10 have the
powers Of the board OF equalization judi
rialIy determined.
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killed INC Policemen and Himself.

junction City, Kan, November 21.-w
d. Buchanan OF troop d, Fourteenth cav.
airy, located at Fort Riley. near here,
who Killed Policemen Writ and Cooper
Today Buchanan had cowmitted suicide
by hanging.
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Chioano No. a Panty.

Springfield, Ill, November 2t--In the
Federal court Judge Humphrey today de-
nled the application Of the city 81 Chicago
to become a palIy 20 the injunction pro
ceedings against the State board OF equal
Ization.
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10 suffered disastrous wreck this after
noon at 1880 o'clock. Conductor Walter
Noble Of Johnesboro was killed and q
brakeman, the fireman and engineer were
seriuisy and probably fatally injured.
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WRECK ON THE coTToN sELT.

Conductor Was Killed and Irainmen
Were Seriously Injured.
Pine Blur, Ark, November H.-NeAr
Goldman, about thirty miles north OF
Pine Bluff, Cotton Belt fast freight No.
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General Observations.

Observations taken by UHIted States
weather bureau at 8 p. IN, 9Th meridian
tine: Temporal Rain
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
HORSE DIED OF FRIGHT.
Poor Old Nag succurnbs to the Shock Caused by steam
 Engine.

An old horse named Patsy had out lived her days of usefulness, so her owner, who was very much attached to her, sent her into the country to spend her old age. She was free to wander in meadow rich with grass, and she probably was very happy, talk ing her ease after a long life of service as riding horse, lady carriage horse and lastly the trusted carrier of some half dozen merry children, who piled on and off her broad back with never a touch of fear. The children missed her so much they begged to be taken into the country to see Patsy, so one day the mother consented to take them, says the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Now, the train they were on ran right through the meadow where Pat sy lived, and as they came into it the children looked out and saw their old friend and cried out in joy. Just at that moment the engineer thought t.how funny it would be to frighten old rattle-bones, feeding so lazily therei" and he blew such a blast on his whistle as they neared the old horse that she jumped high into the air and fell down on the ground. He laughed and thought it was very funny, but when the children ran to see Patsy they didn't see anything funny about it. There she lay, stone dead, killed by sudden fright, the veterinary surgeon said.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
A PAINTING ROOM.
One of the Attractions of the Wom- ems Building at the Pan-
 American Exposition.

What's this aboutla fainting-room in the women's building at the Pan- American exposition?" asked a man correspondent of the New York Trib- une of Miss Marian De Forest, secre- tary of the board of women managers.
 That's exactly what we've got; cone upstairs and I'll show you Che room, :" said Miss De Forest, and suit ing the action to the word she few minutes later flung open the door.
 There!" said she, proudly ''Isn't that just a love of room to faint in !? Our board of women managers said a fainting-room was capital idea the minute suggested it. You knU5w, lots of women travel around on nerve force rather than on real muscle, and they go till they're ready to drop. We've got this fainting-room for just such. You observe it is done in dark green, with lilies of the valely in the wallpaper. 1t looks out on the upper balcony, which will be covered with flowers and vines. Everything about the room the carpets, furniture and pictures- all is soothing"
 Women managers who go to the length of providing a fainting-room for their weaker sisters can be de- pended on to look after all the other necessar1es of woman's building.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
GREYHoUNDs FEAR COYOTES.
EnaccountabIe Loss of Courage in an Animal That Is Otherwise
 Brave.

A greyhound is not always brave, and one thing he is particularly afraid of is an animal respected by no one-an animal that sinks along in a cowardly manner and about which no writer has as yet found anything to admire. Why this is I do not know, says writer in Ma ture, for the animal of which speak seems to me harmless denizen of the great western hills and valleys, never doing any real wrong and add ing much to the wild picturesqueness of the country. I mean the coyote.
 And yet of the coyote, the poor, un- loved, eowardly coyote, the grey hound is afraid. He will run down a rabbit, seize him by the throat and with jerk break his neck, and then carry him to his master. But let q coyote come in sight, and the grey hound loses his courage. As long as the coyote keeps running the hound will run after him, but as soon as the coyote stops short and faces about, the greyhound turns and runs away as fast as he can. A coyote never does more serious harm than to prowl about the village streets at night in the winter in search of meat, which some unwary housekeeper may have left outside. At the slightest growl he fees