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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
FRANCE AND TURKEY.
.s
Diplomatic Relations Between Them
Virtually Broken Off.
SULTAN MADE A PROMISE
Regarding Purchase of Quays and
Settlement Of French Claims.
NJ. constants tMAY BE RECALLED
From His Station in Turkey by the French
eltpe, Government.
N or
NJ. cONSTANS tMAY BE RECALLED
o, STER MAY BE SENT HOME
Definite Conclusions. One Way or the
Other Are Probable Within the
Next Two Days.

Constantnople. August 21-The French
ambassador, NJ. Constans, has notified the
su'tau's hrst secretary that all diplomatic
relations between France and Turkey are
broken of and that the ambassador has in =
formed his government to this effect, ~
constans communicated directly with the
sultan, because the business was trans
acted with the sultan personally.
The ambassador justines his action on
the ground that the sultan broke his di-
rect personal promise given to NJ. Con
STAINS at an audience in the palace Thurs
day regarding the purchase of the quays
and the settlement of the disputed French
claims The foreign minister also gave
formal assurances that the agreement
would be carried out, so, in view of this
double breach of faith. NJ Constans holds
that It is impossible for France to con.
tlnue diplomatic relations with Turkey.
SITUATION SUMMED UP.
Paris, August 2l.--A high oficlal of the
foreign office informed the correspondent
Of the Associated Press today that the ex-
act situation at Constantinople was as fol
lows: The sultan, at last audience which
he granted to NJ. Constans, the French am
bassador, agreed 10 send the latter the
/ same or the following day document Civ
ing complete satisfaction to France re-
gardlng the claims Of French citizens in
the matter Of the quays in accordance with
the terms arranged between the sultan and
NJ Constans verbally.
Instead of doing this the sultan waited
until yesterday, when he sent M. Constans
document, the terms Of which differed
essentially from those arranged at the au-
dience.
Thereupon NJ. Constans declined to nego
tiate any further or to hold further com
municauon with the porte and referred the
matter to the French foreign office. His
dispatch to that effect arrived last night
AS the matter stands relations between NJ
Constans and the porte are broken on, bu
France and Turkey are still IN diplomatic
relations through the Turkish ambassador
at Paris.
III the sultan does not keep the promises
which he made at the last audience, con
tinued the informant of the correspondent
of the Associated Press, I'VE will have t
recall NJ Constans and send the Turkisl
ambassador his passports. solution on
way or the other is probable in the mex
two days"
Replying to the question, the foreign Of
Zee Official said: mo naval action on tn
part OF France has yet been decided upon
the French warships are under orders q
be in readiness TO proceed to the Bospho
rus has no foundation in fact; such
measure might, of course become neces
, sarv. but that eventuality has not ye
, been considered by the French govern
| ment."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
COUNTY CLERKS IN SESSION.
The discussion of the Fee Bill Was the
First Matter Taken UP.

Inc EISCuSSiOn OF lFtG OH was t''S
First Matter Taken Up.
San Antonio, Texas August 21.--rhe
county clerks of Texas met in this city
this afternoon there being about forty
present In the absence of President w.
q. Butler of Fort Worth, Vice President
S. p. Strong Of Montague called the con
yentlon to order. An address of welcome
was delivered by Nat b. Jones, which was
bslcay responded to by Mr. Strong
Secretary Ramsey of Fort Worth being
absent. the convention dispensed with the
regular order OF business unill later ar
rivals should appear. but there was gen
erai discussion Of the fee question, which
was opened by A. o. Wilson Of Guada,-
Iupe, who started out with the statement
that the fee bill was simply a political
scheme gotten up IN order that GNlpeIsoh
might ride into Office on II. The ices
charged for marriage licenses was the
main point In the discussion and IT deYel-
oped thar some charged y for these wllle
others put an additional 80 cents Tor swear
Ing the applicant as to the age OF inc
bride. 49,,
After the discussion Of this question the
convention adjourned TO the brewery and
tonight they are at Schumyer's park nav
ing a good time generally.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
OVERTURNED goAT RIeHTEp.

II Is Thought the Remainder Of the Dead
Bodies VIII Be Found Today.
Paducab. KY, August 21-The United
States 81 agboat Woodruff this afternoon
went to ~ @reck Of the City Of Golconda
ami rigbted the boat, leaving her with the
top Of the hurricane roof above water not
FAR from the bank. IT is thought the re.
nalnder Of the bodies will be recovered to-
morrow. Those who have been found 10
date are:
Mrs. David Adams.
Miss Trixie Crimes.
Lizzie Graham.
Lucy Barnett.
Mrs. W. A, Hogan ana two children.
Watts Davis
John Mehan peddler Of Paducah, I,
sdded TO the Hist OF dead.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22

Washington August 2i.-rhe president
today made the following appointments;
War Captains, artillery corps Joseph
Wheeler. Ir, Adrian $. Fleming, Brooke
Payne. Harry II. Jackson, Robert y. Cal
Ian William S. Guignr, Edwin Landon,
Clarence II. McNeili, Joseph u. Tracey,
Lloyd England James w. Hiqkley, Jr.,
Percy J.. kessler, Johnson Haygood, George
H. Patterson Frank II. Ferguson, Robert
S. Alternately, Edwin O. Sariatt Albert J.
Bowley. BeFtram g Gilbert, Lawrence =.
Miller George II. McManus.
First lieutenant, Infantry Hidden Olin,.
Second Lieutenant infantry Morris e
Fo0te, Roy G. Kirkland, Shepard L. Pske
Wylie u. Conway.
Navy Charles u. yreeland, COMMANDER.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
ALL NATIONS INVITED.

President Mckinley Issued Proolama-
ton In Regard to st. Louis Fair
Washington, August 1.-THE state de,
partment has issued proclamation signed
bs President Mckinley, inyiting the ma
lions Of the world to participate In the
Louisiana Purchase exposition to be held
In st. Louis In 1903. The Proclamation
u do hereby invite all the nations OF the
earth To take part Ia the COMMUNICATION
Of the purchase of the Louisiana territory,
an event of great interest to the United
States and OF abiding eject on their de-
yeopmcnt by appointing representatives or
sending exhibits to the Louisiana Purchase
exposition ns viii most htly and fully IL
lustratc their resources. their industries
aud their progress In civilization"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
eRlEfEsT IN HISTORY OF PARTY
Pennsylvania Republicans Had Little to
Do and Did Il Quickly.


Harrisburg, Pa, August 2l.-The repub'
Iican state convention which met here to-
day nominated Judge W. II. Potter OF
Pittsburg for supteme court Judge aud
state Representative Frank G. Harris Of
Clearfeld for State treasurer. u Is under
stood the ticket was 10 be nominated by
reclamation. United States Senators Quay
and Penrose and other party leaders were
absent There was an unusually small
attendance Of active party workers ana a
large majority Of the delegates never Mt
tqnded q state convention before
Judge Potter was formerly Governor
stones law partner and was appointed 70
the supreme bench last year 20 succeed
the late Judge Green. hr. Harris Is sery'
inc hls, third term In the house OF repre-
sentatives and has always been follow.
en- OF Senators Quay and Penrose. ihe
piatform on which they were Nominated
ind0rses the National aud state 9dminiatra
lions and the oflcal acts Of PennaylNa
MAS United States senator's; commchd.
inc last legislature; comedies the, right o.
labor and capital 70 organize and denoonee'
yellow journalism. -.
The convention was probably the bfiet
est In the history Of the party
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
District Averages.
lYNcHlNc AvERTED.
Crowd Of Passengers Much Wrought Up
by a Murdercus Negro.

Liberty. Texas. August Alan incident
which came near ending in a iynohlng
occurred last night on Southern Pacific
train No. 3. Conductor Vosberg in charge
negro refused 10 give his ticket or pay
was that he narrowly escaped serious II
not fatal injury by razor IN the hands
81 the negro The timely action Of a
IDENTITY Tnjfed States marshal saved Con
dnefor Vosberg and the lynchlng of the
negro, "a number Of the passengers were
In favor Of lynching, which would have
been accomplished by putting 2 rope ABOUT
train pursued its way. The cool-headed'
ness 81 Conductor Yosherg prevented this
and the train riot was qUelied,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
TRANcEs COURSE COMMENDED.

London, August 21Dlplomatic opinion
in London generally approves Of the French
action toward Turkey, 1t appears that
the chaneenories OF Europe have been
considerably annoyed by the sultan's re-
cont efforts 10 reasscrt himself aud TO
sbake off the limited control exercised by
Tnrope over certain parts Of his adminis-
ration The sultan's dispatch OF a mis-
sten 10 rho Ear East was also displeasiug
~ Inc great poWers The latter therefore
are expected TO generally welcome France S
rebuff of the sultan
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
LIE wAR IS IMpRoeAeLE.

Such Is the Belief of Alery Alfero, Presi-
dent Of Ecuador.
New York, August 21.--rbe following dis
patch addressed 20 the Associated Press
has been received from General Alery Al
Zero, president Of Ecuador;
quito, Ecuador, August 21-war between
Colombia and Venezuela is improbable. IND
union of the conservatives in both republics
with q view OF exercising absolute control
has led to conflicts OF a transltory char
acter.
The press strongly condemns any armed
Intervention in the international affairs OF
the republics. Alfero
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
NorAINe pEMANDlNe ATrgNTIoN.
Situation in South America Fully in Hand
bv Governfusnt

Situation in South America Fully in Hand
by Government.
Canton, Ohio, August 2t.secretary of
State Hay. who saw President Mckinley
today, said tonight that there is nothing
at present In the Venezuela campaign de-
handing special attention The United
States has been by sending a force 70
the isthmian waters, prepared to protect
Its interests II occasion arises. but Ii Is
not probable there viii be any occasion
for such action, as the Colombian gov.
Crnment seems able and willing to protect
the rights OF other nations. s-He further
says that under no circumstances would
the United States intervene beyond the
point OF keeping traffic open and protecting
It's other treaty rights.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
Condition Of Texas Banks.

washington, August 2l.--Tbe abstract OF
the condition Of the National banks OF
Texas. exclusive of Houston, at the close
of business July 10 as reported to the
comptroiier Of currency shows the average
reserve held az 80 a per cent. against
50 per cent April p Loans, ana e 4s
counts increased from S54, 6S9 20 90 ~, ~
50 439. 500 Total specie from So,ls1, 10 70
s., 421 GG6 Lawful money resedAAs WI
creased from SS.5146s6 10 Ss1SS;55A.,sso,o AZ az
individual deposits from 76,6Ss,ps5 10
ST.. 600 139.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
rgAcHERs REAcHED MAMIE.

Arrival OF Transport Thomas with 600
Pedagogues from America.
Manila, August 21 United States
transport Thomas. having on board 600
teachers, arrived here today, but their
landing was delayed by n typhoon. The
teachers viii probably get ashore tomor-
row. Preparations have been made 10
give them a reception, The government
has prepared a temporary barracks on the
exposition grounds for their accommoda-
tiOu
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
Refused to Grant the Eund.

Santiago, Chill, August 21.-The commit
tee on foreign Affairs of the chamber Of
denutIes has refused to grant the fund for
me representation Of Chill at the Pan
American congress TO be held in the City
Of Mexico.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22

Brussels, August PA committee OF
prominent pro Beers is organizing a petit
ton In favor Of Intervention IN South Ar
rca. The petition viii be presented to
the car on the occasion Of his visit to
France.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22

that the insurgents are within a short
distance OF the railroad line and the gov
errment has made no effort so far to dis.
lodge them.
For the week preceding guard OF afty
men had been sent with each passenger
train, but at the time ~ writing The guard
had been withdrawn. owing TO the objee.
lions raised by the company, the railroad
officials fearing II might Invite attack.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
WEATHER INFORMATION.
Probabilities.

Washington, August II Eastern Texas
showers, except fair in northwest portion.
Friday partly cloudy with showers in the
southeast portion; fresh southerly winds
on the coast, becoming variable.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
Another Haya Rumor.

New York. August 21.-It is reported in
railway circles, AYERS the Times, that
Charles NJ. HAYS has been asked to return
TO the Grand Trunk railway as vice presi-
dent and general manager.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22

election was held today 10 All the lcgisla-
tive vacancy. show the 6efest OF Dhhney
Marshall hy plurality OF eghtysfour
votes. His successful opponent was II. r.
Foster.
Marshall was pardoned from the pcni.
Tertiary several weeks ago by the gov
ernor, where he was serving a life sen
tence for murder
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
Eavors Refuses 10 Return

Oklahoma city. o. r., August 21--wii-
liam Favors, the negro porter unAer ar
rest here charged with the murder Of
Miss Wild at Pierce City, Mo-, today re-
refused TO go back 70 thas place witAeat
reduisition papers. He insists that he can
prove an alibi.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
SITUATION UNCHANGED.

Consul General Gudger at Panama ne
ports TO State Department
washington. August 21.-consul Gnerai
..udrer al Panama informs the state ee-
partment. under date Of August u Una,
there has been no change in the ponlie a.
.,I,,,s,ion an the lsthmas 80 far az be San
observe since HE last report he 'sAA''
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
a. al rlre under Control.

PhIiadelphia, August 21-rhe big 81 nss
at the Atlantic Refining companys WORKS
al Point Breeze is reported 70 Pc urusf
control
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
FATALITIEs AT ANADARKo.-

El Reno, 0. H., August GA tornado
struck this place tonight ct Z p. m. blowing
several buildings down and killing two peo-
pie living In tents. The dead!
John Antoine, recently OF Lamar county,
Texas.
d. r. Teyis, recently Of weatherford,
Texas
Antoine was struck by z heavy timber
from the pnstofice building as II coliap ca.
Tevis was In tent near Il saloon building
Just erected, which was Torn TO pieces by
the VIM.
an the buildings and tents In the new
town were destroyed
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
TWO FORMER TEXANS KILLED.

Severe Storm Visited FL Reno, O. r.,
Last Night.
III Reno, o. r., August 2i-A heavy wind
and rain storm swept through Anadarko
about p. m. All the larger buildings in
process OF construction were blown down
and large number Of tents and smaller
houses were wrecked. Two persons wee
killed. and many injured The full extent
Of the damage win not be known until day
light.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
nahneu Marshali pefeated.

Jackson, Miss, August 81 The returns
from Warren county. in which special
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22

QUIET RESTORED.
springfield, No. August 2I.-Pterce City
Is quiet today.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
General Observations.

Observations taken by the United States
weather bureau at S p. m, 10Th meridian
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-25
LOSS Is NOT LARGE.
CONCLUDED FROM FIRsr PAGEA

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGEO
Inquiries concerning relatives and property
besieged the railroad and commercial tele-
graph offices from early morning until
night. The wires all being down west of
Buefield save one wire which goes through
to Ennis. but is being used train wire.
prevented the public from gaining any adj
ditional particulars. How many are dead
is not definitely known, and IL necessarily
will be several days yet before the exact
number can be given out official. The
various reports in circulation here are that
from fifty to two hundred persons have
been drowned. 1t is probably safe to as
sumo that the former figures are more cor
rect than the latter.
The damage to property will amount to
hundreds of thousands of dollars. Miles
of railroad track are washed out and great
gulcheS have been created The devastated
section covers an area OF about twenty
miles west of Bluefeld. 1t is a narrow val
ley, not much wider than broad street
in some places. Coal mines are scattered
all along the road.
keystone. the town reported to have been
so greatly damaged. and which was at
first believed to be wiped out of existence,
is village of between 1900 and 5000 peo
pie, and is built along the narrow valley
and on the sides Of the bluffs. There is
creek which runs through the town. over
which most of the houses are built on piles
and rocks. This creek runs in zgzag way
through the narrow village and has grad
ual fall. The mountains on either side look
up for hundreds of feet and the town is so
narrow in places that one is obliged to go
into the middle of it to see the sky. Persons
familiar with the situation of the town say
that it would be a death-trap If the flood
as heavy reported. Yet they reason
that the flood occurring in the daytime,
there was no reason why many people
should have been caught in the on-rush OF
the maddened waters. All reports agree
that between 200 and 800 houses were swept
away in the Elkhorn valley.
The railroad people are rushing material
and supplies to the Elkhorn. One hundred
and fifty laborers came in over the Roanoke
& Southern to-day on extra train and
went west and nearly all the work trains
on the road have been sent to the Eikhorn
vicinity
j. w. Crotty, a fireman on the Norfolk &
Western road, who resides in this city, re-
ceived a message yesterday from Bluefield
that his father, mother, one sister, two
brothers and sister-n-law with the latters
two children, were lost in the floods Satur-
day at keystone. Mr.. Crotty's people lived
in the center of the town. A neighbor In
formed Mr.. Crotty at Bluefeld, on Satur-
day, that he saw the Crotty house move
off in the waters.
The Western Union telegraph officials in
this city say tonight that the situation,
so far as general news from the territory
west of Bluefield is concerned, is I'M
changed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-25
SPICE MILLER'S DISCOVERY.
Says He Can Grind Cayenne Pepper
with Little Loss.

OMAHA, Neb., June 2i.-Richard Wolfe,
of this city, employed a spice miller in
a local wholesale grocery, has made dis
covery in milling spices which. he claims.
will revolutionize the present method used
Mr.. Wolfe claims that he has succeeded
in grinding absolutely pure cayenne pep
per-forty mesh product-at a capacity of
one hundred pounds per hour. Through
this discovery IL is also claimed that It
is possible to grind all spices with an ex-
cess of oil, an utterly impossible feat by
any previous method ever used, without
the aid of dryer or spice mixture. His dis
covery practically does away with all ma
chinery now used for that purpose. In the
final experiment, completed to-day, there
was less than / per cent. shrinkage and
but five pounds of caked material in a
run of 3UO pounds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-25
RUNNING RACES.
Winners mt Sheepshead Bay, st. Louis,
Newport and Elsewhere.

NEW YORK, June A.-Kamara. with
Shaw up, won the Bay Ridge handicap, at
one mile and asquarter, at Sheepshead Bay
to-day. II was the feature event OF the
days racing. Winners in order: Hyphen, 3
TO /: Scurry, even: Disadvantage ! TO 2:
kamara' 10 !; Ethics. 3 10 /; Isidor
IL 10 10.
CHICAGO, June 24-There was no special
feature on the card at the second day OF
the Washington Park meeting. The wealth
er was stihing warm. but a good crowd was
in attendance. The track was at it's best
and Gon1alon ran six furlongs in lib fat
Winners in order: Memnon. I TO l: San An
dreS, TO :; Monarka, 80 to ]; Fancywood,
10 i; Gon1alon, TO /; Leo Newell, to l.
CINCINNATI. June 24-McCarren was
plunged on for good thing at Newport to-
day by a crowd Of sports from the Indiana
gas belt, but the horse failed TO get any
part OF the money. Winners in order: Sau-
terne TO /; Colonel STRATEGY. TO /; Dash,
to 2; Edna Garry. TO l. Robert Morrison,
10 l; Napoleon onaparte to l.
ST. LOUIS, June 24-The ring had the
best OF the betting argument to-day, Orris
being the only favorite TO reward form
players. Winners In order: Huntressa 5
10 2; Orris, 10 TO 5; Queen Anne, TO l.:
Spinel, TO !; Percy r., TO 1; Lee Bruno
TO 2.
DETROIT. Mich, June 2i-Weather fine
at Highland Park. Winners: Beau. TO 5;
Miss Barney, 2l5 10 /; Wine Press. TO /:
Little Sallie. 3i1 to 1; Horsa, TO 5; Pha-
roah 10 5.
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that all news by wire has had 10 come
through Bluefield and Roanoke Offices.
Much live stock has drowned Among the
drift and debris which fills the river are
numbers Of horses, CATTLE and hogs. Sew
eral horses with saddles and brides were
seen to float by thus rendering Ii prob
able that the riders had either been
drowned or had been compelled TO desert
them and flee to the mountain side for
safety.
II Is said that number of box cars had
foated out at the mouth of the Big Sandy.
which had come from the line of the Nor
folk & Western. 1t is almost certain thar
these came from the Big Sandy branch OF
the Chesapeake & Ohio. Greffy's creek.
twenty miles above Louisa, is said TO have
been higher than il was ever known be-
fore.
Interest in the strike among the miners
along the Norfolk & Western has been
subordinated TO the results Of the food.
In fact, the latter has caused everything
OF an industrial nature TO be suspended
and Ii will be weeks before there will he
possibility of shipping coal. so that OPP
orators have no need Of the miners work
ing.