davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-20
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL
THE HOUSE DISPOSED or TWENTY
SEVEN PAGES or IT.
MIR. Buraess Of TEXAS Said the People
Got More Benefit from that Bill Than
from Any Other Measure.

washington March - Tho house today
made fair progress with tho river and bar
bor bill After tho close NJ general debate
twentv.scveu Of the no pages az ~ihc hill
were disposed OF M amendments were
adopted. The general debate today was
feBtureess.
Al the opening OF tho session Mr.. Mann
Ul1 OF the committee on elections No.
gave notice that Immediately after the dis
pospl Of the river and harbor hill he would
call up the contested election cases ~ Spear
VS.. Buuruett aud Moss vs. Rhca. The gen
eral dcbatc upon the river aud harhor bill
was taken mp and Mr. Rausdell ual, a
member Of the committee. defended the ap-
propriatlons Tor the lower Mississippi.
Several members took advantage of the
latitude allowed in general debate 10 dis
cnss other topics 'lr. Lewis gao favored
tarin revision and Mr. Powers (Mossl adj
yocstcd irrigation 10 tho West Mr. Small
IS. a. protested against tho failure or tho
committee 20 provide properly for improve
toeuts in his state and Mt Gaines fTennD
explained the schcmo Tor the Improvement
Of tho Cumberland river
Mr. Burgess CrclaN 3erllrcl that tho Pee.
pie Of the country received more real sub-
slantldl dement, from INC money app OPT
rted In tn river ana harbor bin thru from
any other bili acted upon hS congress
Mr. Burton. In charge Of the Hill. IN clos
ing The general debate answered the crit
cisn,s advanced against 81. The hill was
then read Tor amendment under the dyo
minute rule
Mr. Fitzgerald o. ~ offered an amend
! mont 10 appropriate 100000 Tor widening
I Ia hasa
/ York harhor Mr. Reeves iilll spoke
against the amendment and Mr. Mcclellan
| tN " favored It.
! 'rhc amendment was lost, p 70 f3.
! Twenty seven pages Of tin bill were com
/ nleird and the house at 30 y. M sd
/ journed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-20
To Take Measures to Defend Their In,
terestS in the Far East.
DO NOT LOSE FROM THEIR VIEW
The Possibly lnimical Action of Other
Powers in China.
.NGLO.JAPANESE CONVENTION ANSWER,
United States Not Included Among the
Governments Which Were Sent
Copy OF the Note.

st. Petersburg, March 1o,-The ofHclal
Messenger tomorrow win print the text ct
Russo French copIoiut declaration sent
March 16 to the Austrian. Belgian, British,
American. Spanish. German and Italian.
Dutch. Chinese and japanese governments.
THE declaration is MS follows "rhe allied
Russo. French governments arc wholly
pleased 10 discern that tho Auglo-Jspancse
convention supports tho essential principles
which. according TO the reiterated state
meut Of France and Russia, constituted
and sim constitutes the foundation Of their
policy. Roth governments believe that The
support OF those principles is also q guar
srgec OF their interest in the Far East They
are compelled. however, not to lose from
view the possibly lnlmical action OF other
powers or repetition ot disorders IN
China, possibly lmparing Chlnas integrity
and free development to the dctrimcut or
their reciprocal interests. They therefore
reserve to themselves the right to take
measures to defend these interests"
Tho predatory rcmarks say that Russia
desires the maintenance of the status quo
and the attainment OF complete tranquility
in the Far East
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-20
MURDER is TO BE PUNISHED
With Death but Safeguards Are Thrown
About the Possibly innocent.
THE "SRDlTION" CLAUSE IS OMITTED.
Instiaation 10 Murder OF the President
Is TO Be Punished by imprisonment
for Twenty Years.


Washington. March ~. The substitute
FOR the bill FOR the protection or the prcst-
dent et-., which was introduced by sen
ator Culbcrson today. represents exactly the
views OF most, Il not all, OF the minority
senators. The bill is chiefly different from
the one the republicans arc attempting TO
force through in that It provides that any
one WHO shall "wilfuly and maliciously'
XIII or attcmpt 70 Kill tho president or tho
ofhcial next in succession to the presidency
shall bc punished with death. Under the
terms of tho majority bin person who
kills tho president or the official next IN
succession IN self defense would he pun
lshed with death tho same as II tho hntng
were done wtlfully aud with malicious IN
tent
The majority bin also provides the death
punishment for anyone who attempts to
lii anyone in the luc Of presidential sue
cession, thus visiting capital punishment
upon any ono who might attempt 10 Kill n
cabinet officer, Notwithstanding tho fact
that the officer might he many degrees
removed FROM tho presidency in line OF
such succcssien Senator Culhcrsons sub
stitutc does not contain this provision.
II does NOT contain, either. tho "sedtion'
clause Of tho majority bni or the clause
providing Tor an armed and uniformed
body guard for the president Another
thing that is omitted is the clause provid-
ing punishment for anyone who shnll IN
stIgate" the killing Of the president. SEN
! ator Culbcrson and his friends hold that
written or spoken uttcranccs may he wrong
| fully Interpreted and that, therefore. ono
might Instigatc" such crime without
| being aware OF 1t or without meaning 20 dc
| So in lieu Of this St is provided that
| ANYONE who shall wilfuliy aud maliousl
/ advise and counsel" the killing Of tho presi
| dent etc, shall be punished by imprison
meat for not exceeding twenty years.
! There are other differences between th'
two hills. but tho ones here referred II
are the most important Tho substitute
! IL expected to receive the solid support OF
| the democrats
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-20
REBELLION IN FULL SWAY.
Chinese Troops Continue to Be Victims
OF Defeat.

Chinese Troops Continue to Be Victims
OF Defeat.
Hong Kong. March ig--The rebels OF
the southern provinces continue to crush
ingly defeat tho imperial troops sent TO
suhdue them. General Ma and Marshal
su report that It IS impossible to suppress
the rebellion with the troops at their dis
posa and tho viccroy OF Canton has re-
Questcd Yuan shl Kai. TIC viceroy Of chi
~, 10 send endorsements overland from
Chi II. Tho imperial troops have been de-
fcatcd Mt Sex shng, in Kwang Tuug prov.
iuce, and at Popok, In Kwang 81 province,
In Yung Nan province tho rebels hold the
town and district Of Foo Chucu, twenty
miles northwest Of the prcfechra town Of
Yuug Nan They have also captured tho
town or Lin chou. 10 Kwang - province,
snd the town Of Yung Ming. In Kwei Chou
uroyincc
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-20
IT is sTILL UNKNOWN

How Many Lives Were Lost 10 the pier
Fire at Hoboken, N. }.
New York. March ~. No estimate could
be made today OF the loss OF life In the
IRE started last night on the Phoenix Hue
pier IN Hobokcn and # was thought the
number Of dead would never be known,
Patrick Hnssey. longshoreman, who was
burned while trying to escape from the
Phoenix pier. died today from the effects
Of the injuries
Besides Hussey, four loDgshoremen were
taken TO ST. Marys hospital and are now
under treatment there. All were more Of
less burned. Some Of the longshoremen
who saved themselves by swimming ashore
say they saw twenty or thirty mcu lear
lnts the river.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-20
is AFTER MILES AGAIN
GENERAL is LIKELY TO BE sUMMAR-
NY RETIRED.
Part of a Recent Interview With tho
President Has Been Made Public
and the Rest viii Be.
Especial 10 rhe rostl


Washington, March lat is alleged that
tho recent publication OF tho fact that gen
ersl Miles request 10 he sent 10 the Philip
pines and 20 be allowed TO put in effect
there plan calculated 20 end the war
without further loss Of life to either side
was refused by tho president and the So
rotary Of war will bring about some de-
yclopmcnts % unusual interest. The in
trrylew occurred some four weeks ago and
the president ma tho general agreed that
absolutely nothing should be said OF g.
Yet the facts We're published recently and
now Inc president Is considering the adj
visibility Of giving ont all the papers ip
the case SO that tho administration may be
"vindicnted" in tho eyes II the public. n
Miles proves refractory ia any way Il a.
said on The authority Of local admins
tration organ that tho president will take
advantage or his prerosstive and place tho
general on the retired list There Is rea-
SON TO believe that the papers referred 10
win bc called for by one branch OF con,
gress unless they arc made public by the
president. The matter has excited interest
second only 10 that created by Roosevelts
brutal reprimand Of Miles for the iatter's
Schley Interview.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-20

ATLANTA. Ca The city council has
refused 70 permit. pool selling az fled-
mont park.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-20

New York. March 10. The following
Texans are registered In New York:
Houston G. A. Mistrot, Glmrd
san. Autonlo-T. W. Hanson Bartholdi.
Dalias-I T. Parmalee, Albert.
'rsmple-Robert Currler. Imperial,
Beaumont-E I.ucey, Imperial
-Nacogdoehes M a iFayes and wife,
Miss fuller. broadway Central.
Texas A. NJ, Gornleys Navarro.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-20

NEw YoRK. Or. Thomas Duun Eng
1ish author or "Ben Rolt,' Is critically
IN ~ hfa home TO- Newark. y. j. Ac-
eordlue 10 tho stfcndiug physicIan his con.
dition Is serious
The daily sentinel., 1902-06-17
ThADD PARKER, NJ. D.
Physician and Surgeon,

Physician and Surgeon,
Office over c. D. Smith & Co.'s drug store.
Office hours to 10:30 q. M; 1 to 3 p. IN.
and 7 to 8 p. m.
Special attention to diseases of the stom-
ach, heart and liver.
The daily sentinel., 1902-06-17
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS
Directors Confer Regarding the
Site for Buildinss-.-.-WilI Pur-
chase Two Half Blocks.

There was another meeting OF the
school directors held at the office OF
Secretary Marsh last night for the pur-
pose OF deciding upon the site for the
proposed new school building, which it
has been decided to build. While there
WAS considerable discussion, there WAS
very little done regarding the building,
as the bids for the plans we're not yet in.
and about the only thing left for them
to do was to choose the site for the
building.
There we're several propositions before
the board, and each was carefully e1-
amined, before the decision was made.
The board finally voted to purchase two
sites, one in the north part Of the city.
and the other in the southeastern. The
one in the north part Of the city is 10
Gated on Fourth between Belford and
North streets and is the west half of
block g. This property will cost $1,000
There was large petition before the
board last night to consider the plan OF
building the new school house in the
nOrLu pdTSs VI lue Guy, W dCConoudLe
the patrons of the schools who live in
that district.
The other site was the west half OF
block 1874 located on Tenth street be-
tween Ute and Pitkip, in the block east
of what is known as Maple Park. This
piece Of property will cost the school
board 81. 1.500 but they will have the
privilege Of turning over the leases
which they hold on the buildings now
used as school rooms, which will save
them $500, making the cost Of this site
$1,000.
The board also decided at tho meeting
last night to repair the present build
ings, and place them in connection with
the sewer. which the city council has
ordered them to dc. There are several
changes to be made in the present
buildings, which will make them about
as good as new for the purpose OF school
houses.
The daily sentinel., 1902-06-17
No New Hotel.

The announcement last night that
there would be 10 new hotel erected
on the sight of the old Brunswick, by
Werner Il. Reed OF Colorado Springs,
was disappointment to everyone who
wishes to see this city grow and prosper.
Grand junction could very well sup
port first class hotel and the fact that
one was promised for it was very gener-
ously advertised. The people had been
promised new hotel, and they were
disappointed to learn that it would not
be built. 1t would have meant much to
been a paying investment for anyone's
money.
While Mr. Reed did not give any
reason for changing his plans, yet it is
for doing SO. He gave the matter a
thorough investigation, after which he
simply decided that it would not be ex-
pedient to go ahead and build the pro-
posed hotel here now.
However, the loss Of the new hotel,
will not stop the city from growing, nor
will it delay any other building which
may be in prospect. There are two
good hotels here at present, and they
are both better equipped to do the ser
vice required OF them. than they ever
have been before. Many Improvements
have been made to fit them up in mod
ern style and they can handle the trade
very we'll. or course a hotel, such as
was Mr.. Reeds intention OF building
would have been a great advantage to
the city. but when it canuot be had,
there is nothing to do but make the best
OF the matter and try to get something
else.
There are many things which could be
obtained for the city, and since there is
no use to cry over split milk, every citi
zen should go right ahead aud try to
push some other proposition which will
benefit the town.
The daily sentinel., 1902-06-17
General De Vets Address.

London, June 17-Dispatches received
here from South Africa show that the
surrender OF the Boers is proceeding
with the greatest good will. The total
OF those who have already surrendered
number l6, 500 and the British are ex-
tending every possible kindness to those
who come in.
The appearance OF General De Wet at
the camp at Winburg was the signal for
enthusiasm. When he arrived Gen. De
Wet was at once surrounded by
thosaDds OF Boer men, women and child
rem, who struggled and clamored to
shake the hand OF their hero. Gen. De
Wet mounted table and delivered an
address. He warmly applauded the
staunch support that the women had
given the burghers during the war,
which, he said. had greatly encouraged
the men in the field. He recommended
his hearers to be loyal to the new gov
eminent
The daily sentinel., 1902-06-17
Found Dead on Trail.

Lewiston, Ida. June 15.-A special to
the Tribune from Grangevllle says that
late advices from Elk City show con-
clusively that the finding of the dead
body of man on the Dixie trail to
Thunder mountain disclosed the fact
that the man was brutally murdered.
The body was nude when found and only
small piece of Mackinaw coat was
found in the vicinity OF the crime. A
remarkable feature is that the main part
Of the body is gone, only the limbs and
head remaining, The skull of the
victim WAS frightfully crushed, and
Identification is impossible. 1t is be-
lieved he was waylaid by robbers.
The daily sentinel., 1902-06-17
Cost $50. 600.

Wilksbarre, Pa, June 12.-The losses
in the five weeks OF the enthercite coal
strike have reached nearly $30,000,000.
the figures are:
Loss to operators in price of coal nor
NAL S13,OOO.O0O.
Loss to mine workers in wages, S6.4sO,-
600.
Loss to employees, other than miners,
made idle by the strike, S1,600,0O0.
Lose to business men in the coal
region, 81 100000.
Loss to business men outside the coal
region $2,5OO.000.
Cost to operators OF coal and iron
police. $3o0,OOO.
Cost to operators on non union work.
men, $4,000. Estimated damage to
mines 100000
Total, S29, $4,000.
The daily sentinel., 1902-06-17
A FruitIess Search.

Sheriff Smith returned from DeBeque
this morning, where he went with a
search warrant for party OF Mormons
who we're supposed to have had a hand
in the setting OF the fire which destroyed
the ware house and store room of the
Underhill people at DeBeque. Mr..
Smith said that there was nothing to
prove that these people had taken any
thing, and therefore be could make no
arrests. The total loss by fire was
slO,OOO some OF which was covered by
Insurance.. In the warehouse at the
time was car load Of sugar and one Of
flour.
The daily sentinel., 1902-06-17
Afler a Man.

Sheriff W. G. Struthers went to Mont
rose this morning to bring back one Ed
Carter on charge OF embezzlement
brought against him by Lee Williams of
this city. The complaint alleges that
Carter obtained some provisions from
Williams, to supply the force of men at
work on the concrete grade near Rhone.
1t is claimed that tho food was never
used for that purpose, but that Garter
sold the stuff and appropriated the mon
ey. The parties concerned in tho trou-
BILE are both colored.
The daily sentinel., 1902-06-17
Off for Convention.

The delegates for the conventions Of
the Woodmen OF the World and the
Women Of Woodcraft to be held respect
lively at Leadville and Aspen tomorrow.
leave on No. tonight.
The following represent the Woodmen:
e M slocomb, G p holland. Alex Seeg-
miller, 7 M Todd, 8 r Voils and J M
Kennedy.
The daily sentinel., 1902-06-17
Weather Report.

The maximum temperature yesterday
was 90 degrees and the minimum this
morning was 90 degrees.
Forecast for this section 10:
Fair tonight and Wednesday. cooler
tonight.
The daily sentinel., 1902-06-17
Woman Kills Herself.

Colorado Springs, June 15.- Mrs.
Carrie Passmore Of Colorado City COM
mitted suicide early this morning by
taking carbolic acid. She is supposed
to have been mentally unbalanced at the
time. Her husband W. @. Psssmore,
was in Eaton at the time. He is a Pho
tographer. She had relatives near Fort
Scott, Kansas.
The daily sentinel., 1902-06-17

Hard coal hero. Place your orders
now. Amt save one dollar on q ton.
Mayo 4 Endner.
The news & observer., 1902-02-09
BUNCOMBE COUNTY BUSY
MAKING SPLENDID ROADS
BY T. w. Raoui pres Good Roads Association.

clusively. These convicts are divided
into two squads and are working entirely
independent of each other.
During the Good Roads Congress held
in Asheville in October, at which there
was a practical demcnstre tion of road
building by the National Good Roads AS
sociation. it was very gratifying to see
that Buncombe county was building sub
stantialiy the same road as the sample
built by the Good Roads Train and the
officers of this association could offer no
criticisms on the work. 1t is also very
gratifying TO find that there is very little
il any objection to q special tax for road
Improvement, and the people of this coun-
ty seem to realize that if they are going
TO have good roads. they will have to
pay for them. ! believe that every COM
n.unity wants good roads and the only
reason they do not get them Is because
they 10 not realize how little the special
tax bears on each taxpayer and the only
campaigning necessary for good roads in
county is to bring before the people by
talking and by literature the facts in
the case, and there will be such an over
whelming majority in favor of the spe-
cial tax that our commissioners will at
cnce levy it, / know that in Buncombe
county the cause has been helped along
80 a large extent by the association of
which / have at the present time the
honor OF being the president. This as
sociation sent a large delegation to the
Good Roads Congress held at Charlotte
sometime ago and last year sent the
chairman Of orr County Commissioners
TO Buffalo 1t has distributed literature
pertinent to the subject throughout the
county. 1t has stereopticon and a Sc
rics OF lantern slides, and a director OF
this association is glad upon request to
give an illustrated talk on Good Roads in
any sckccl house in the county at any
time The association is supported by
The public spirited citizens of AshevlIe.
/ believe the only way to keep this sub
ject alive is TO have such associations
throughout the State as the one al Ashe-
VILE. and by uniting. we will be able TO
get legislation Of great value to the
State.
AT the coming Congress / hope a de-
terinined effort will be made TO get the
State Department of Agriculture TO ap
point State Engineer whose duty IL
will be TO travel through the counties,
giving such aid as he can 10 the local
road commissions, and helping the cause
along in every way. l understand that
the Department of Agriculture was given
power by the last Legislature to appoint
such an engineer, but the appointment
has never been made
Trusting the above will cover the
ground that you wish.
Yours very truly,
THOS. WADLEY RAOUL,
President Good Roads Association OF
Ashevile and Buncombe County
Asheville, n. c., Feb. 4.
The news & observer., 1902-02-09
ROADS IN HENDERSON.

l know of DO ISSUE in our county, or in
fact in the State, of greater Importance,
except it may be the education of the
people. In fact, the Improvement of the
public reads viii hasten the education of
our peorle and give them State pride
for Improvement This is an issue that
should be seriously considered by the
next General Assembly of North Caro-
lima.
Henderson county, in 1892. made levy
of 10 cents ON the $l00 OF property and
As cents on the poll and applied 1t Tor
working a chain gang force, which gave
the county about - 900 for road improve
Inent There has been nothing in the
way of Improvement except grading and
bridge building.
The condition Of our roads is fearful.
ard 1t is at this time impossible 10 haul
more than eight hundred TO one thou
sand pounds with our best teams when
we should double that amount or more
If our roads were macadamized and put
on a proper grade.
Our people are becoming more and
more interested in better roads and
they should insist upon our Legislature
changing the> present road law, as it is a
nuisance aud great hardship upon that
class of our people who are Of road age.
The State convict farms should be aban-
doned and the convicts should build the
public roads OF the State and thereby
save TO our farming and rural population
hundreds of thousands of dollars each
year.
see success in sight when such news
papers as the News and Observer and
other leading papers in the State are
taking up the work. Go forward, Mr.
Editor in your great work and mould
public opinion to the point OF action and
you will receive, as you deserve, the sup
rort of all the people.
If the United States government would
srend some of its millions in road i'm
provement, then the masses would re-
ceiye some of the benefit Of the revenues.
a. CANNON.
Horse Shoe, n c.. Feb. $.
The news & observer., 1902-02-09

Four years ago. it might be said
that there were no good public
roads in Buncombe county outside
the city of Asheville, while at that time
the county was building one macadam road
which was destined to be the father of a
road system which l think now equals
any in the State, with the exception OF
that OF Mecklenburg county, and / hope
some day to see ii equal that prosperous
section.
There is al present Q special road tax
OF 10 cents on the $f00 of property which
Is applicable exclusively to road work
and in addition to this there is a small
free labor tax The sentiment in the
county is decidedly in favor of a larger
special tax for this road work, and doubt
less 1t would be increased had the pres
ent County Commissioners authority to
do so, but under the law this is impos-
sible. This, however. has enabled Bun
combe county to put it's road work on a
substantial footing and to proceed with
the work on a substantial footing and to
proceed with the work in a thorough and
scientific manner, with the result that W
now have twenty five miles of frst-class
nlacadam roads. So far the County Com
mssioners have been able to keep the