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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-10
New Orleans Futures.
New York Futures.
Llverpcol Futures.

September. 4 4s-40 Jan .Fcb .....A. COS
Sent oct .....i Ssh Feb Mar -, "a 2S- DIS
Oct-Noy ... "A .33b Mar Apr ..4. IS 203
Nov-Dec, ....4 S0.31h Apr,May ....4 2sb
Dec Jan a 29.30s MHy.Junc IA 2sb
hid. 3 selling
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-10
BUREAU REPORT BuLLIsH
BUT WAS DISCOUNTED.
Noticeable That There 10 Plenty Of Stuff
tor Sale as Soon as the Prices
Are Marked Up.

TAT CLOSE:
Liverpool, f-64 points down.
New York, IL to 16 points better.
New Orleans, 10 to IL points higher.
SPOTS:
Liverpool, 1-t6d lowr.
Others unchanged.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-10
st, Louis 49,. Steady s% sl5
Other Spot Markets.

LiverpCol-Spots closed easier 1.16 down
improved demand; sales 10000 bales, cf
which 5000 were American; speculation ana
export 1000 bales; imports 200 bales Of
which 1000 were American.
Ordinary. ..,,.4 9-32 Middling .... 4 1916
Good ord ... 4 1922 Good mid 80 l-32
Low mid.,....4 27.32 Mid fair ....5 9.32
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-10
COTTON MARKET QUOTATIONS
Fiouston DaIIy Statement.


Houston Comparative Statement.
Gross receipts thus far this week. 40 1873
Gross receipts s days this season. IA POI
Gross receipts days in 1901. ... 81, 4S7
Gross receipts s days in 1900. ,...,. *, PA
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-10

Estimated receipts for today show de.
crease Ia the Hovement--At Houston 1900
70 1900; OF Rev Orleans 600 to 1000.
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city,
4 1901
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18
WILL HARDEN THEIR HEARTS.
John Redmond Tells what VIII Be
the Effect Upon Ireland of the
Crimes Act Proclamation.

London, April lin the House of
Commons to-day John Redmond, the
Irish Nationalist leader, speaking of
the Crimes Act proclamation issued
last night by the lord lieutenant of Ire
land, Earl Cadogan said an infamous
conspiracy was on foot in England
to foment crime in ireland, where none
existed.
The stories of outrage and violence in
Ireland were infamous calumnies. The
Nationalist in Ireland were only gov
erned by a contemplate minority.
This statement was cheered by the
Irish members.
A hundred men, continued Mr.. Red
mond, stood ready to replace every
man sent to prison in this struggle.
chief secretary for ireland, to change
his policy: but if he continued it they
would meet him face to face and give
blow for blow. Their answer to his
coercion of Ireland would be to harden
their hearts. strengthen their organi-
cation and compel redress.
Mr.. Wyndham replied that while it
was true that there was a comparative
absence in Ireland of crime against
the person, the lives of people were
made miserable by intimidation and
boycotting. The government was not
acting from political motives, but as
the result of a mass of information la
boriously collected and carefully ex-
amined.
A motion for adjournment to discuss
coercion, made by Mr.. Redmond, was
rejected by vote of 253 to 14S.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18
BROTHER KILLS BROTHER.
Men of Mature Years Fall Out over
Purchase of a Vessel.

Men of Mature Years Fall Out over
Purchase of a Vessel.
Detroit, Mich, April 17.-Edward
Hawley aged about Al years, was shot
and instantly killed by his brother,
James Hawley, who is about so years
of age. in their saloon at corner of
River and Nineteenth streets to-day.
Edward. James and Luke 5awley are
well known river men, owners of a tug
line and other vessel property, also the
saloon in which the shooting occurred
The three brothers were engaged In an
argument about. a vessel just pur-
chased by Ed and Luke and the lat
ter were trying to induce James
to take a share in the new boat. James
accused his brothers of trying to
bluff him into the deal Ed then
playfully brushed James face with
bunch of shubs which he had in his
hands and James warned Ed not to do
that again or he would shoot. Ed re-
peated the act and James shot him in
the right breast. Ed died in a few
minutes and James surrendered to the
police.
At the police station James said,
They forced me to do it,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18
COL. cRowDER's INVESTIGATION.

His work. at New Orleans About
Concluded and Report Will BE
Forwarded shortly.
New Orleans, April 1S.-Col. Crow
der, the United States Army officer
who has been investigating the report
of an alleged post at Port Chalmette,
to-day acknowledged that his investi-
cations were nearing a conclusion, and
it is believed that his report will be
forwarded to Washington by the end
of the week. A complete account of
the loading of the transport Michigan
was the feature of to-day's evidence,
along with statement by Gen. Pear
son.
Col. Crowder has handled the case
under three general heads, as follows:
First. Port Chalmette as a possible
base of supplies for the British army
and the collection there of American
mules and food supplies.
Second. The shipping of Americans
as muleteers, and their relation to the
war being waged in other words, the
logical position occupied by a man
shipping as muleteer on a British
transport.
Third. The alleged shipments of
guns and ammunition from Port Chal-
mette that have not appeared on the
outward manifests of the ships.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18
BASES OF PEACE AGREED ON.
british Refused to Modify Terms
and Beers Abated Somewhat of
Their Demands.

and Beers Abated Somewhat of
Their Demands.
London, April 1.-THE Daily Mail
claims to have authority to announce
that bases of peace have been practi-
cally agreed upon at Pretoria, but says
that some little time will elapse be-
fore the details of the plan can be per-
fected
The paper adds that upon finding
that the British government refused on
Wednesday to modify it's terms with
regard to amnesty, Punishment and a
responsible government, the Boer dele
gates met again on Thursday. The
British decision practically leaving
them the alternative of accepting the
British terms or breaking up the con-
ference. was then communicated to
them and the delegates proved much
more reasonable.
When Lord Miner, the British high
commissioner in South Africa, promised
the delegates one or two seats on the
executive council, subject to the APP
prevail of the government and pending
the restoration of a responsible gov
eminent, they practically agreed to ac-
cept the British terms.
Some details, continues the Daily
Mail, which are not likely to create
difficulty, still remain to be settled.
Lord Miner has summoned from
Johannesburg an Australian expert,
who is to assist in estimating the cost
of rebuilding and restocking the Boer
farms.
The delegates. concludes the paper,
have so far acted quite Independently
of their representatives in Holland
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18
CHAFFEE AND THE DATOS.
Notified Them Through DatO Grnnde
of what They Must Expect-Pros-
pect of War With MorOs Is Not
ReIished.

N0tIned Them through DntO Ornude
of what They Must Expect-Pros-
pect of War with MOrOs Is NOT
ReIished.
Manila, April 17.-Gen. Chaffee has
returned. here from Malabang, Island
of Mindanao He says the datos have
not responded to his invitation to take
part in a conference, but the dato
grande came to the American camp
and through him Gen. Chaffee sent a
message to the other datos. assuring
thenf of the friendly intentions of the
United States, but warning them that
they must deliver up the assassins of
the American soldiers. The general
reminded the datos that the Island OF
Mindanao had passed into the possess
sion of the United States by the treaty
of Paris and that the Americans in
tend to explore the country and build
roads, etc, peaceably if possible, but
that they will not brook interference
on the part of the native chiefs. The
general added that the Americans
would not interfere with religion, but
will unfailingly enforce law and or
der and protect the American civil and
military officials in the discharge of
their duty.
A force of 1900 men, under Col.
Baldwin, will start April 20 from
Malabang for Lanaco, Mindanao, leav-
ing behind a reserve of 600 men.
Gen. Chaffee is sending the trans
port Hancock to Mindanao. in case the
datos resist, which seems probable, as
they muster a total of 10000 men, of
whom 600 are armed with rifles The
remained are spearmen and bolomen.
These natives are different breed of
fighters from the Filipinos They are
religious fanatics to whom death while
fighting is regarded as being pass
port to heaven. The American officials
hope. however, to avert a crisis.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18
BUTLER SHOWS UP BADLY.
The Ohial Dispatches of the Spion
Kop Defeat Reflect No Credit on
Commander.

The OmiaI Dispatches of the Spion
Kop Defeat Reflect No Credit on
Commander.
London, April 17-All the official dis
patches referring to the defeat sus-
tanned by the British troops under Gen.
Butler at Spion Kop Natal, Jan. "a,
1900, were made public to-day. Those
hitherto unpublished merely emphasize
how hopelessly muddled were the pre-
parations for that engagement The
controversy between Gen. Butler and
Gen. Sir Charles Warren is proved to
have been even more bitter than prev
iously limited at, while a new extract
from one of Lord Roberts dispatches
brings additional. censure on Gen.
Butler Lord Roberts declares
that Gen. Buffers endeavor to put the
responsibility for the defeat on Gen.
Warren was not justifiable. Roberts
holds that it was Buffers duty to in
tervene when he saw things were GO
ing wrong.
The question of the responsibility for
the actual retreat from Spion Kop is
shrouded in a maze of dispatches, prov
ing that a mistake was made in send
ing a heliogram and that there was a
general desire to shirk the onus.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18
MORGAN IN CONTROL
HOLDS L. AND n. IN HOLLOW OF
HIS HAND.
NO OTHER ROAD WILL GET 1T.
WILL BE OPERATED AS INDEPEND.
ENT LINE.

Very Positive Statement to This
Effect Given out From the big
Banking IIouse-There VIII BE No
Corner of stock and No Contest for
ContrOI-Gates Has Assured the
One and belmont the Other-sIor-
gan Is the Only Man to BE Reckon
ed With Now.
New York, April 1.-THE following
authoritative statement respecting the
Louisville and Nashville situation was
made to-day by member of the firm
of j. p. Morgan & Co:
THE public as we'll as the specula-
tive community, should bear in mind
these three things:
First. There will be no corner.
Second. There will be no contest
for control.
Third. ]. P. Morgan absolutely con-
trolls louisville and Nashville.
1.-THE first is assured by Mr.. Gates
and the manner in which he has dis
posed of his stock. Mr.. Belmont's
statements are assurances as to the
second, and ]. p. Morgan & Co. are
SpOilSOTS LOT the tnlru.
Further, Louisville and Nashville
will be operated in the future as It has
been in the past. and there will be no
change.
y. p. Morgan & Co. say positively
that the present status of the road re-
mains as it has been heretofore, except
that j. p. Morgan controls and directs
a COlnfeIN IN
Those who intimate that Mr.. Gates
might possibly make trouble in the flu
ture, or that he is in any position to
do so, are much mistaken. The only
one to be reckoned with in the man
agement of Louisville and Nashville is
Mr.. Morgan. If that fact is borne in
mind there will be no misunderstanding
ing and no need of guessing The
situation is so controlled by him, and
that should be sufficient guarantee to
everybody"
Charles w. Gates, son of John w.
Gates, made several trips to the office
of j. p. Morgan & Co during the morn
ing, and conferred with Mr. Perkins.
Francis Lynde Stetson, Mr.. Morgans
attorney, was closeted with other rep
resentatives of the firm, and it was
reported that all the essential details
OF the agreement between Messrs. Bel
mont and Gates had been completed.
Mr.. Belmont had nothing to say for
publication. AS foreshadowed yester-
day the regular monthly meeting of the
Louisville and Nashville directors,
scheduled for to-day, was indefinitely
postponed for lack of quorum
The statement of j. p Morgan &
Co. seems to be very thorough sum-
ming up of the situation" said August
Belmont. 1T covers the ground and
/ have nothing to add to it,
Iohn W.. Gates saw Mr.. Perkins at
noon, but he had nothing to say for
publication, except to deny a rumor
that hitch had occurred in the agree
ment negotiations.
Mr.. Gates, when shown the Morgan
statement bearing Mr.. Belmont's in
dorsement, said:
II fully concur with the sentiments
expressed in the statement, and am
glad that they meet with Mr.. Bel
mont's approval"
The legal representatives of the for
Iner contending interests in Louisville
and Nashville met in the afternoon,
and according to trustworthy reports,
settled the terms of the agreement 1t
is not likely that the exact details will
be made public. as all concerned say
the matter is of a private and conf
Dental character.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18

speeches. This resolution specifically
committed the Democrats TO vote
against ordering the previous question
and then declared it to be the sense of
the caucus that an amendment to abol-
ish the differential on refined sugar
would be germane to the bill Toward
the close of the session of the caucus
a number of amendments to the pend
ing resolutions were adopted. and also
several other Independent propositions,
one of which was to make the action of
the caucus binding. All these except
the last were withdrawn or voted
down, and by a very large majority
the Swanson resolution was adopted,
and also the resolution making the ac-
ton of the caucus binding upon all the
Democrats of the House.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18
LIEUT.. DAY NOW ON TRIAL.

Testifies to Shooting a Man Jan. 10
by walters order, but Waller Does
Not Remember 1t.
Manila, April 1.-THE mixed court
martial which tried Maj. Littleton W.
T. Waller Of the Marine Corps on the
charge of executing natives of Samar
without trial, to-day began the trial of
Lieut.. John H. A. Day of the Marine
Corps. on the same charge. Lieut..
Day testified in his own defense. He
said the man shot Jan. 10 was a SPY.
who was shot by Maj. Walters orders
and added:
"I ordered Private Kresge to fire at
his head and ordered Mcgee to fire at
the center of his back. After the shoot
ing / saw a convulsive shudder of the
mans shoulders. placed my own re-
volver to his forehead and shot him
dead. I ordered the police to leave the
body on the ground as an example to
the natives"
Maj. Waller testified that he ordered
the shooting Of eleven men on Jan.
90 but denied ordering the execution
Of a man Jan 10. He admitted that
he was very III at that time.
Surgeon Love testified that Maj.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18

both endss 1t is rotten at one end,
because it robs the individual members
In this House of the power that the
constitution of the United States, and
his credentials as a member. on this
floor entitle him to; it is rotten at the
other end because it vests power in
men that have no right to it, and oft
times places on them duties that they
nave no capacity to fulfill" Cap
plause.)
He Dubs Them LiIiputians.
Mr.. Cushman said it was a sinful
waste of money for the people of
Washington to pay to see the Lilipu-
tlans who are giving an exhibition at
local theater, when they could come
up to the House galleries and witness
an exhibition on the floor without
price. He announced that he proposed
to devote his attention to putting some
spokes in the wheel of the machine
which its designers had not ordered,
and promised later to deliver a speech
on the rules so hot that it would have
to be printed on asbestos paper.
Then, turning to the sponsors for the
pending bill he paid his respects to Mr..
Payne Mr.. Dalzell and Mr.. Grosvenor,
ridiculfng each in turn by contrasting
the reciprocity of Harrison with that
of Dalzen; that of Mckinley with that
of Grosvenor, and that of Blaine with
that of Serene E. Payne He was par
ticularly severe on Mr.. Grosvenor He
told how he had made a successful
campaign with the aid of a copy of the
Ohio statesman's speeches from which,
when he was cornered, he was always
able to prove or disprove anything.
Mr. Cushman concluded his speech
with an eloquent peroration which
drew storm of applause from his Re
publican colleagues, and after he had
concluded members from both sides
of the House fiocked around to con-
graduate him. The confusion was so
great that it was several minutes be-
fore nrdar could he tn1.ad
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18
GEN. CROZIER RELIEVED.
Relent and Confirm His Appoint
ment as Chief of Ordnance.

Washington, April 17.-secretary
Root, before leaving for Cuba yester-
day. made an order relieving Gen.
William Crozier and Capt. l. N. Lewis
coast artillery, from further duty with
the board of ordnance and fertilization
1t is understood that this action was
taken out of Difference to the Military
Committee of the Senate. The adverse
report of the committee on the nomi-
nation of Gen. Crozier as chief of ord
nance, is said to have been largely due
to the complaints of inventors having
business with the board of ordnance
and fertilization. Now that the de-
partment has given heed to this OBJ
lection Il is confidently predicted that
there will be a disposition in the Sem
ate TO meet the department half was
and confirm Gen. Crozier as chief of
ordnance. Maj. Charles Shaler ord
nance department, stationed at In
dianapolis, succeeds Gen. Crozier as a
member of the board of ordnance and
fertilization.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18
A LINE FENCE TRAGEDY.

Arkansas Farmer Killed Brother-fh-
Law and Fatally Wounded Sister
and was Then Killed by His
Nephew.
Dewitt, Ark, April ia tragedy
occurred six miles east of here yes
terday, in which two men, Henry Hill
and B. F. Dillon, lost their lives, and
Mrs. b. F. Dillon was perhaps fatally
wounded. Henry Hill and his brother
in-law. d. F. Dillon, were owners of
adjoining farms and a dispute had
risen regarding a cross fence between
their places. Yesterday afternoon HILL
it is claimed took his rifle and, going
over to Dillons called the latter out
on the front porch and shot him down,
killing him. Mrs. Dillon, who is Hills
sister, ran out of the house to her
husband. when. it is claimed, Hill shot
her through the body. Walter Dillon,
a son of the slain man and a nephew of
HILL arrived on the scene and shot
Hill twice with rifle, killing him in
stantly. Mrs. Dillon is still alive, but
in a precarious condition.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18

Mr.. Davis of Florida Names David
b. HiII anil Joseph w. Bailey.

New York, April 17.-Congressman
Robert W.~Davis of Florida spoke at
Thomas Jefferson anniversary din
ner given by the Harlem Democratic
Club tonight He responded to the
toast, Democracy in the South"
Among other things that the Flor
ida congressman said was this:
The state of New York must have
the next candidate for President. And
he can be no other than David b. Hill.
May say that the solid South is. and
always has been. solid for Democracy
and we deserve the nominee for the
vice presidency. I wish to mention
that young and earnest Democrat from
Texas, Joseph w. Bailey"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18

Walters temperature on Jan. 10 was
los. His illness was then such that he
was not fitted to command. 1t was
likely he might have given the order
and forgot about it. He thought All
officer would have been justified in dis
obeying the order.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18
LEAVES 1T TO JEFFRlES.
Fttxsimmons Now willing to Fight
In California.

New York, April 17-Bob Fitzsin-
mons sent a telegram to-day to James
j. Jeffries saying he was convinced
that the only state where a glove con-
test between them could be held with
out interference was California. Fitz-
simmons further said that he would
meet Jeffries anywhere in California
and at any time to box for the champ
ionship of the world and that he would
leave the making of arrangements to
Jeffries, he to do the best possible for
all concerned.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18
GOV. oDELL's son INJURED.
Horse slipped and Fell with Him
and His Left Leg Broken.

Newburgh, ". Y. April 17.-while
Gov. Odelrs young son, Benjamin Bry-
ant Odell, was riding here to-day the
horse slipped and fell and the boys left
leg was broken between the knee and
ankle. He was conveyed to the home
of his grandfather. where the bone
was set. The Governor was here at the
time. It is not known what effect this
accident VIII have upon the Governors
projected Southern and Western trip.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18

London, April 17--Answering ques-
tions in the House of Commons to-day,
the chancellor of the excheduer, sir
Michael Hicks Beach. said linseed and
cottonseed cakes were not subject 10
the new duties and that grain used
for distillatlon would not be exempt
from taxation.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18
THE TRIAL AT LAKE CHARLES.
Evidence Against Batspn Does Not
Seem Very strong.

Lake Charles, La. April 1.-THE
trial of E. A. Batson, charged with
the murder of six members of the Earl
family, proceeded to-day. John Lee
Blanc testified to seeing Batson driv-
ing rapidly with Earl's team and mules
from the scene of the murders. Miss
Maude Earl, a member of the MUIR
dered family, said a watch found on
,Batson was like her brothers. Half a
dozen witnesses Identified Batson and
testified to his movements in Lake
Charles and vicinity subsequent to
the murders.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18
THREE NEW BRIGADIERs.

Ciarkson Named as Surveyor of Gus
toms mt New York.
Washington, April 1.-THE President
to-day sent the following nominations
to the Senate:
James S. Clarkson, surveyor of Gus
toms, district of New York.
Arfny-Colonels to be brigadier gen.
erals, Simon Snyder. Nineteenth In
fantry; William Auman, Twenty ninth
Infantry; lieutenant colonel, to be
brigadier general. Charles Bird, deputy
quartermaster general.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18
A BAD MAN WITH A RECORD.
San Antonio Police Officers Bullet
Found a Good Mark.

San Antonio, Tex, April 17.-An I'M
known man who was recently shot
and killed by officer Pink Taylor on
Neuva street and whose body has been
in the n5rgue since that time, had been
identified. A detective agency's record
of the man is as follows: o. c. Hanks,
alias Camilla Banks, alias Charley
Jones, alias Deaf Charley; raised at
Yorktown, Dewitt county, Texas,
fugitive from there, charged with as
sault; wanted in New Mexico for muir
der; arrested in Seton county, Mon
tana, in 1892, and sentenced to ten years
in the Deer Lodge penitentiary for
holding up Northern Pacific train near
Big Timber, Mont; released 1901;
wanted for robbery of the Great North
ern train at Wagner, Mont, July 3,
1901
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18
BAD MOUNTAINEERs CAPTURED.
Four of the wriGht-TempIeton Gang
Taken Into Custody.

Bristol Tenn. April 17.-Four mem
bers of the Wright-Templeton gang
were captured to-day near Shelton,
Tenn, just over the Virginia-Tennes-
see line. The men captured are known
as Winiger, the Byington brothers and
Hargrove.
They were taken to Gate City and
jailed A larger posse left there this
afternoon in the hope of capturing
Wright and Templeton and other MEM
bers of the gang. The four men caught
to-day acknowledge that the gang rob-
bed stores at SHELTON and other. places
as has been reported of late, bat they
refuse to give further information.