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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
CHILE AND ARGENTINA.
Indications that the Controversy Has
Been ReOpened.
RESENTMENT CAUSED AT BUENOs AYREs
BY the Signing OF the Peace Protocol
by the Argentine Minister--Riot-
Qua Demonstrations.

Washington, DecemAsr ss.--ofncial sd-
vices received in diplomatic quarters here
indicate that the Chile Argentine contro-
versy is again opened. According 90 these
advices the peace protocol referring 70 the
subject Of arbitration was signed at San
tlago three days ago. But the aetioa OF
the Argentine minister in placing his sigma
ture to the document seems to have caused
resentment at BOenoS Ayres, both smong
the prominent officials and the people. Yes
tcrday the Argentine minister Informed the
Chilean foreign office that be was unable
to concur IN an OF the terms which had
been agreed upon heretofore and signed. He
specified two points TO which the Argen-
tine government refused TO subscribed tho
withdrawal OF the police from the Ultima
Esperanto province and the submission tn
King Edward OF England The formal re-
fusai OF Argentina to sign has not yet
been submitted. but the Informal statement
Of the minister 70 the Chilean foreign OF.
fec is regarded as a serous interruption,
II not = termination OF the proposed settle
ment
The riotsus demonstrations which o.
CURED In the streets OF Bucnos Ayrss last
DlEht are thoNEnf 10 nave resUted tfpu
the EFgning az this protocol. and 10 have
been expressive Of poular dlsspproval ot
the settlement with Chile. The popular
sentiment In Argentina Is very warIike and
this leads 70 the belief in well posted quar-
tiers thar President Roca will not succeed
In any ro'lcY which contemplated an ad'
jrtim eHt with Chile.
Chilean Charge d'Ahaires Infnnts said
today: II note a published statement to
the effect that Argentina Looked upon tbs
recent protocol a. an evidence Of her very
paeihe tendencies IN that It yielded what
she regarded IS der unqusstionable right
~ rne Ultima Esperanza district. As
matter Of fact, the Ultima EspeFauEa dis
triet has been in the undisputed possessions
OF Chile for some time Our police were
there and so when - came TO question 4
arranging status QUO, pending a hn@
settlement. an understanding was reached
that the jurisdiction Of Chile should bs
maintained In -ssima Esperanza territory.
In these circumstances Il is Gfaeult 70
ser Tow Argentina has yielded cry unqnes.
tiOnahle right. for 70 there has been any
I yielding in the interests OF continued peace
/ Il has been through the eonslderatcness cs
/ chile"
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WAR AND RUMORS OF WAR.
A FIGHT AT zEEFONTElN.
The Beers Really Did Great Damage
TO lhe English Troops.
MANY MEN WERE KILLED AND WOUNDED
pewet Made the Attack at Two In the
Morning and Surprised the Enemy
While They Slept.

London, December 2s.-The war office
this afternoon issued a list OF the British
casualties at Zeefontein December "a.
when Colonel Flrman's camp. consisting OF
three companies'of ycomanry and two guns
was successfully rushed by Bocr force
under the command of General Dewet The
length Of the list demonstrates the entire
success of Dewets attack, Six Officers and
City men were killed. eight officers were
wounded and four are missing 1t Is pre-
suuied that the missing officers were taken
along with the captured guns
The numbers OF the noncommlssloned
officers and men wounded and missing have
ret yet been received. but the aggregate
promises to make the Ztcfouteln affair a
memorable disaster 10 the British
simultaneously with the above the war
office gave ont dispatch from Lord Kltch-
ener chronicine minor success OF the
South African con5tahulnry who raidei
Bothaviile aud captured thirty-sIx Doors
In subsequent message Lord Kitchener
sends a stirring account Of the lighting at
Heefontein. showing that the wounded pris
cnors must number about $50. He SAYS
that Major Williams, who was killed. was
In command The column was cneamped
on the slope OF kopje, the southern side
OF which was preciplrous. The northern
slope on when the camp was pitched was
gsutle. The outposts were well pushed
out and the position, naturally strong, had
been intrenched. II was a moonlight night.
The Beers appear to have climbed the prsc-
Ipice and mastering near the top at a.
m. suddenly attacked the picket on the
summit Before the men could get clear OF
the tents the Beers swooped through them.
shooting the soldiers down as they came
out. Most Of the British Officers were shot
while trying 10 stem the rush. Lieutenant
Harwich himself opened Ere with the pom
pons and was shot through the heart while
frlnr. lieutenant watney was killed while
leading n 1harge. an engaged did their
best. Bat once the picket was overwhelmed
the superior force OF the BoCIs had all the
advantage. The column is now az Glands
river bridge. The remainder are prisoners.
nifty FOUNDER, after two rounds. became
iHnined The men composing the detach-
mont stocd by the gun aud were shot dVwn
around IT, Lieutenant. Srarlntf, who ~as
wounded vas overlooked hy the RoefS and
ett behind. Tie san TIVE wagon loads OF
The poers, who apparently nunhcred
about 1900 under General Dewei. behaved
WILL lrnving men TO look after the
dead aud wounded Beers carried on.
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THE FIGHTING WAS FIERCE
Between Government and Insurgent
Troops al Honda, Colombia.
THE BATTLE LASTED SEVERAL HOURS
General AIban Charges the President Of
Salvador with Having Assisted
tho ReVolutionists.

Colon. Colombia, December 2s.-Bsrsn.
qulllA papers dated December "a. which
came to hand nis morning, contain fur.
Their details OF the battle fought near Hon.
ala. They sny that General Leovigild Rod.
rguez commanded Hondas small garrison.
General MArlnsleisg's force Of insurgents
attacked the place early on the morning
OF December .. At s a. m. General Long.
dono brought up 200 government reinforce.
ments from Laciguente, across the Magda.
lena river facing Honda. by 1850 the
combined forces drove the enemy clear
away from Honda. The Insurgents on ar
rIying at Caraoli. near MarlQuita. in the
evening aEai ed the government troops in
two wings. II was here that bayonets and
machetes were freely used, for the insur-
gents ammunition was exhausted TIE
vanguard having been surroulded With the
aid OF the rear guard. the government
troops succeeded in breaking the line and
utterly routing the enemy ON the follow.
ing morning when 400 were found to have
been killed, the insurgents retreated by
way OF Guayaqui taking their wounded
vain luNul Inc lighting III TINS eErlec-
inent has been Characterized as unclviiized
me liberal eolors bore the device: -
neither ask for nor give quarter"
Colon. Colombia, December 2s.--Ths FOL.
lowing dispatch has been received from
Panama:
General Albnn rays that he has conclusive
proof that the president OF Salvador has
been assisting the revolutionists. Fifteen
hundred OF the latter from TumSco, under
BanJamin Herrera minded on the peninsula
Of Tonosi, near Santiago de veraguA "a
town Of Colombian fifteen miles cstsouth.
west OF Panama, near the coast. The small
garrison OF that place fought for ave hours,
but when the rebels landed at several
points could not resist the attack. The
government has concentrated all - forces
under General Castro and Is sending more
troops 10 his aid. battle Is expected to
take place shortly. But as reinforcements
are coming from BarAnQuilla. General Al
han has no fear Of tbs altimate success
Of the army In defendl1@ the republic.
General Albah confirms the reports froR
! Bogots that HshtinE has taken place dur
| In the prf at FusagRsusa aud Cuma
gucs; tina, f5,ay men wrr~ kired and that
the government troops we're victorious.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
THE PROBABLE CHANGES
INCLUDE MOST OF THE ASSISTANTS
POSTMASTER GENERAL.
johnson Is The Only One Who Is to Be
Retained and He VIII Not
Last Long.
Especial to The Post.)

Washington December aS--Complement-
arv TO what was said in these dispatches
last night regarding the changes which
would probably follow the retirement of
Smith and Gage and the induction into
Office of Payne and Shaw, it may be stated
with a considerable degree OF positveness
that Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow will be one OF the prominent peo-
nle who will be gotten rid OF in order to
make room for a friend of the new secre-
tsrv. Bristow IS no more popular with
Roosevelt than he is with the general
public. and this IS saying much. He stated
This afternoon that he has not been asked
to resign as yet and had not considered
the matter of his possible Withdrawal. II
is customary for assistants 70 cabinet Off
GERS TO resign when changes Of chiefs are
made, but there is no reason to believe
that Bris,ow will willingly give up his
place.
There seems 10 be coed reason 10 be-
l;eve TOO. that Second Assistant Sehallen-
BERGER and Third Assistant Madden will
also 20 ont when Smith goes
First Assistant Johnson is supposed 70
have a sufficient amount of backing 70 re-
tain his position, and his retention for a
while az least is thought TO be advisable
on account OF the fact that Payne will
need the assistance OF some experienced
man in retting acquainted with the de-
tails Of the department However, the
new Dos,master general will doubtless wish
20 make sorle follower his FIRST assistant,
so Il is possible that Johnson may go with
the others
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
IS GAINING GROUND DAILY
Nearly The Whole Of the Venezuelan
Republic Is In Revolt.
RELATIONS WITH GERMANY STRAINED
A Decisive Conflict Between the Revolll-
tionists and the Government Forces
10 Expected Soon,

winemstadt. Island Of Curacao, paeem.
Der as.-(via Haytlan cabls.l --Advlces re.
csived today from Caracas, Venezuela, say
tho revolution against President Castro Is
gaining ground daily. Nearly the whole
OF the republic Is In revolt aud bands Of
men are securing the country.
Coro in the state Of Falcon, and Bar
quisimeto, in the state OF Lara particular
ly are Ia possession OF the revoluuonlsts
Cable communication between Curaua,
carupano and Barcelona is interrupted and
the government is without news from the
state Of BermudeE On which the troops are
located. which leads TO the belief that 1t
has also been nauced 10 revolt TO Gen.
eral Domingo Monagua.
General Luclen Mendoza, the president.
elect OF the state OF Carahobo who re
belled against President Castro, marched
on La Victoria aud was reported to have
been defeated, has escaped from the pursuit
Of tne government troops and Ia now 10 san
Juan Los MoroS.
Antonio Fernandez and thirty chiefs Of
the state OF Carabobo were not willing TO
engage the government forces before the
revolution was quite ripe. Venezuela is
hhlu 20 pe on the verge OF even more
serious complications. Telegraph lines In
the interior of the country have all been
cut.
The arrival In Venezuela OF Senior Mates,
the reputed head Of the revolutionary move.
ment, With the steamer Bsnrlgh loaded vita
munitions OF war. Is awaited daily. A de.
cisiye CONFLICT will soon take place. The
Venezuela government believes that the
Banrlgh Is in the vicinity OF the Island OF
Margarita ian Island In tho Caribbean sea
belonging to Venezuela). where the vens-
suelan nset haS been concentrated
! wiIlemstadt. Island OF curacos. Daeen.
! Der 2S.-(Yla Haytian Cable. l-Reperta re.
| celved here from Caracas today say The
] relations between Germany and veDetuela
become more strained every day. Tine
! Venezuelan government suspended trAnic
on the German railroad because Of the
threats of the insurgents. the company re-
fusing to transport troops unless TIE gov
eminent guaranteed Il EEhinst iosE=s whlcl
might be sustained by the destruction 81
It's road and equipment. The stations arr
occupied by troops The German legation
at Caracas has entered an energetic proies
against the governments setiOs y tht
uSuneetion.
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eo.,rI, lI.bIlItlea.

RieAmsBs. TeIas pecembsI is.-TAs hA-
ellIliss o. Peter Roses, who nads an az
Risnmeat a few days age ansounts "a
sssTs o.. Assets unknown
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
HAWLEY MAY WIN OUT.
NEW POSTMASTER GENERAL is A
FRIEND OF THE TEXAN.
II Is Thought that He May Be Induced
10 Put in a Good Word and-that
II Win Be Effective.
Especial to The Post)

Washington. December as.-It is be-
leved here by some that ex-Congressman
Vawley Of Texas may soon be reinstated
in ,he good graoes OF the president. Haw-
lev and the new postmaster general, Henry
C Payne, are said to be good friends and
Il is thought that the latter may be induced
"a use his influence with Roosevelt on be
half OF the deposed Texas boss. II is
no;nted out that the relations OF Hawiey
ana PAYNE as fellow committeeman in the
National republican organization have
been mos, cordial, and II is believed that
PAYNE will be successful in any steps he
nav take looking 70 the removal Of the
existing ban on the Texan, especially Il
the latter shows proper degree Of hui
mility and regard for Roosevelt. Color is
lent the story by another to the effect that
a prominent republican OF Houston will DC
here soon in Hawleys behalf.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
hal FAVOR OF eELMoNT.

Contest Between New York Democrats
Decided by Election Commissioners.
New York, December ss.--The beard Of
election commissioners today in the Bel
ment-O Grady contest over the democratic
nomination for congress in the Seventh
district sustained the objection to the
eertificate Of Joseph F, o'Grady. threw out
the objection against the nomination Of
Perry Belmont and ordered that the nori-
nation OF Belmont be filed and that his
name be placed on the official ballot I'M
der the emblem Of the democratic party.
The case will be appealed.
There are now four candidates fer con-
Eress, Montague Lessier, republican; Perry
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
SENATOR QUAY TO RESIGN
POSITIVELY ASSERTED THAT he
WILL RETIRE FROM PUBLIC LIFE.
Has Been Able to Occupy His Scat Sut
One Day Since the Present
Session Began.
Especial to The Post,)

Washington, December 7S.--ln q letter
rceeiyeA here today il is positively asserted
that Senator Quay Of PENNSYLVANIA IS pre-
aarins 20 retire from public life, and that
IL viii resign his place in the senate he
10. been n his seat emily enc day since the
n-e.ent congress convened because, Il Is
ia the state Of his health Is such as to
,.nSer quiet ard . change OF scene shso-
l,,,,iv necessary. II is not likely that a
S.sni,, announcement Of bis resignation
wsuid be generally regarded 40 anything
but EssA nswh
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
AN INDEX To THE SUNDAY POST.

FOURTEENTH.
Want ads.
FIFTEENTH.
Want ads.
SIXTEENTH.
Frank Carpenters letter.
SEVENTEENTH
Speech of Hon r, L. Henry on the Phil.
ippines tara hill.
EIGHTEENTH.
The fashions.
NINETEENTH.
Critical period of Spanish Rule IN Losiss
ana
TWENTIETH.
Local society.
TWENTY-FlRsT.
Those who viii receive.
The musical department
TWeNTY-sEcoND.
Texas social news
TWENTY-THlRo.
theatrical news and gossip.
TWENTY-FouRTH.
George AIDES Modern Fable.
Forecasts by Foster.
TWENTY-FiFTH.
Hhppyhammer ietterG
TWENTY-slxTH.
Jewish and Christian; an addreN&
sssssessesssosssssssssssssws&
Belmont, democrat: Fritz Ilndinger, In
dependent, and J. Bennett Greater New
York democracy.
Bennet becomes candidate by petition.
though what was announced as eouvrn-
tion of the Greater New York democracy
was held last Thursday night and Bel
mont was indorsed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
THE cOASTWISE CANAL.
COOPER HAS A BILL PROVIDING FOR
A SURVEY OF 1T.
East Texas Congressman Believes thst
the Plan Can Be Executed tor Com
paratNely Small Sum.


Washington December ss.-RepresentA-
tive Cooper OF Texas has prepared and will
introduce as soon as congress reeonvenes
a bill appropriating $4,000 for the purpose
OF making survey for eoastwise canal
from Sabine lake at the head OF Sabine
pass to the Rio Grande, and TO make an
estimate OF the cost Of work Il is pro
vided that as much as possible OF the data
secured BY a previous survey shall be
used, and that the estimates shall be upon
a canal 70 be OF the width OF sixty feet,
Of eighty feet ard 100 feet and six feet
deep at low tide, The ultimate purpose
of the bill is TO provide landloeked
waterway BY which light drsught vessels
may proceed from the Mississippi TO the
Rio Grande. The proposed canal through
Texas and Louisiana would open up about
5000 miles OF waterways that can not now
be utilized with profit, and Mr.. Cooper
believes il can be built for sR,ooo,ooS or
less.
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quarantine laws and have paid t5sos in
fines during the existing open season.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
THE TEXAS SOIL SURVEYS
THAT FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY
HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
Il Was Made 70 Show the hdsptability
CT the Ground for the cultivS-
ton OF Tobacco.
tspeeIai 70 The Post.)

y
Washington. December fs.-Dr. Miiton
Whitney, chief Of the bureau Of soils Of
the agricultural department, announces
that the survey OF the soils Of Montgou-
cry county has been completed and that q
resers win be forthcoming in the near IN
ture.
He also informed Representative Bur-
Lesson To-Day that the work Of making a aim
liar survey Of the soils Of Brazoria county
east OF the Brpzos river would be resumed
Immediately. This work was begun last
SUMMER, but was abandoned as a result OF
the illness of the department attaches IN
charge.
The Montgomery county survey was
made with the special purpose Of aseer'
tanning the possibilities Of the soils with
references 10 tobacco growing.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
Illinois Wants Recognition.
(Snecial 70 The Post)

Washington, December ss.-Ths Illinois
ae,egation is urging the president 70 rec
ognise It's State by appointing an Illinois
man 70 cabinet position II more changes
are made. u Is said that Representative
q z. Foss will be urged for the portfolio
OF the navy should Long resign. As every
ems new Behaves he uiii
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
Molatlru Cattle ousrartlns Laws.

Guthrie. o. T.. December ss.--A the
session today OF the Oklahoma live stock
sanitary board Il was announced that eight
cen orominent Texas and oklahoms cat
tlsusa. have hesn arrested for violating TIC
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WEATHER INFORMATION.
Probabilities.

washington. December 2s.-Eastrrn Tex.
as--Frlr Sunday and Monday; diminishing
north western winds.
oklahoma and Indian Territory-ITslr Sun
day and Monday; variable Winds.
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r.. Admiral Roa nen..

Washington. December zs.-Resr Ad-
nirai Francis Asbury Roe. U. s. n ire
tirsd), died acre tonight He was born In
New York.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10
CONCENTRATION CAMPS.

ONDON dispatches of yesterday announce that
Immediately upon the assembling of Parliament
- the Ministry will bring forward plan Tor abol-
ishing the concentration camps in South Africa and
substituting better method of caring for the Boer
prisoners and refugees No information from an Of
fetal source has been given concerning the nature of
the plan, but it is believed it will consist of dis
tributing the refugees throughout the settled
and peaceabe districts of the Transvaal instead of
herding them together as is the practice now.
The movement on the part of the Ministry is
victory of the moral sentiment of mankind against
so-ca1led military necessity. From every part of the
civilized world there has arisen protest against the
cruel policy which Weyler introduced in Cuba and
Kitchener has followed in South Africa. 1t is but
just to the British to recognize that they have
themselves furnished many of the foremost and most
earnest of those who denounce the system. The
most effective blow was delivered by Miss Hobhouse,
British nurse who went the seat of not to
sympathize with the Beers but to serve wherever
needed in her professional capacity and whose report
of what she saw in the concentration camps aroused
the indignation of humane people in Great Britain
as we'll in other countries.
American sympathy has promptly followed the dis
closures OF the condition of the camps At the pres
ent time in the East no public gatherings are more
largely attended than those held for the purpose of
raising money for the Boer prisoners is there any
cause for which money is literally contributed
This manifestation of sentiment in America may we'll
serve the Ministry warning, for the whole
the people of this country have not been at all pre-
JUDGED or antagonistc to the British in the war. If
there be change of sentiment it will be because
the change is justified
recent circular issued by the Chicago Branch Of
the American Transvaal League presents statistics Of
the death in the camps from June to September
inclusive, showing that in June the equiva
lent to an annual death rate of 100 per thousand It
continued to increase month after month until in
September it amounted to annual rate of 264 per
thousand The death among the children in Sep
TENDER is given at the equivalent of an annual rate
of 433 per thousand.
! Statistics coming from the Boer side may be more
or less exaggerated, but information from British
sources goes far to confirm them. The significance
of yearly death rate of 2o4 per thousand may be
estimated from the fact that the normal yearly death
in England and Wales is but eighteen per thou
sand The Beers are known to be robust and
hardy race and it readily be that so large
death rate among them implies fearful condition in
the concentration camps. Clearly then it is high
time for the Ministry to put an end to them.