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Democratic Congressional Candidate Had
an Easy Thing OF It,.
SCOTT ON DEFENSIVE FROM FIRST 10
darner's Opening Put Him in Bad Plight and He
Was Never Able to RaIly--A Big Crowd
Was in Attendance.

leHged Mr.. Scott 10 saw whether No an.
proved the republican program ON this sub.
ject.
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LIE suReIcAL coMErnrNcE.

Appendicitis and Typhoid incubation
VIII Be Discussed at Brussels.
London, September 6. Creat interest IL
taken in the forthcoming discussion OF ap
pendicitis, which win be given the first
place at the Brussels surgical conference
opening September 8. lord Lister presi.
dent n the British association for the pro-
lection Of scierce. who was Invited Is nm
able 10 attend, hut n number OF other emf.
mem persons VIII contribute papers Prof
-. A. Wright's Investigation Of typhoid
inoculatiou IN South Africa India Fgypt
and Great Britain has resulted IN the pu,.
licatipn Of yolumnlous statistics demon
stratlng both the prevention aud curative
the mortality four fold
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THE TAX IS TOO HEAVY
National Banks VIII Not Take The
New Government Bonds.
SHAW WILL NOT MAKE the ISSUE
s----------
Until Congress Has Been Asked TO Re-
duce the Rate on Circulation to the
Basis Of Other Bonds,
SHAW WILL NOT MAKE the ISSUE
tsnecIal d The post1


washington, September 6,--'rhe treaaurv
department VIII take no steps toward
Issuing the S4o,0000O0 Panama bonds au-
tporlzed by the last congress. IN authorIz-
ios the bonds congress provided That inc
secretary Of the treasury should NOT aeIi
.hem below par and that circulation against
them shoald be subject 90 Il tax Of per
cent per annum, Secretary shaw believes
would be useless to try 70 issue the
nonds under this provision as It would be
impossible to place them, by the act az
Mafcn - 1900 circulation against tie
per cent % 1850 Is subject 10 fax 81 but
- OF per cent per annum ana ~ tho prb.
visions OF this net $500 600 OF bonds are
subject TO refundment into bonds IL this
class. Nearly an thu older honls cjrcUla-
tiou against which Is liable i tax of
ner cent are subject to this refundmnAt
and over SAA5000,o00 nave already been
refunded Into she new ~ TIndc,. these
conditions IL would be Impossible Tor the
treasury 70 hnd purchasers Tor the Panama
bonds, The circulation against which Is
subject by provision az congress to tMx
greater than the circulation against any az
The other government bonds Secretary
shaw viii, therefore, wait until congress
conrenes aud then recommend TINT the
act be amended SO that the panama bonds
may be available as security for circulation
Of National banks on the Same baslS as
regards the tax thereon as the other gov.
| ernmeut bonds, nEmoly q of pee cent per
aunum. The treasury officials say that
suhtcctng the Panama bonds TO a tax OF /
per cent was an oversight and congress
! viii in oll probability amend the aet i'm
| mcdatcly making the tax but u Of / per
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scorr,S ANsMnR

Mr. Scott had an hour 70 answer He
was received with generous round OF ap-
plause lie is man OF pleasing appear
ance, earnest impressive and commands
instant attention He lacks Garner's lire
and looks to be better fitted for tho court
room than the rostrum.
He agreed that the trusts constitute the
absorbing issue and announced his opposl-
tion 20 them. but he disputed the rcsponsi.
hility OF the republican party for them,
Hc declared that the democrats had three
times In eongtcss approached the suhiect
without attempting a remedy, once when
n committee, headed by Wilson OF West
Virginia, reported It's inability to agrco,
again when the democratic Judiciary com
mittee in 1891 reported 1t did not believe
that trust regulation was within the
province OF congress. and the ihl-d time
when. In 1893. an inadequate proyiso was
added to the Wilson bill lie recttei the
passage of the sherman law by a rppuh.
lican congress and the several Efforts Of
the republican administration TO tJtfnrCV
II. Mr Cleveland. he said la his second
administration. Invoked the law three
times In each instance against labor ur-
gani1ations- while the republican marty
had always brought II to bear against com
binatlons OF capital. Mr.. Scott charged
that tho democratic party had been tiipd
ana failed, while the. republican party had
made the only record Of antitrust 'ggisla'
ton or execution lie made The / lea that
the republican party had been party of
success with prosperity following rs nd
is to be credited With the present high
prices OF cotton and cattle. lie failed
TO answer Gamers criticisms of his
change Of political principles since 1894 or
his challenge concerning the Philippines,
He seemed to he unable to get away from
what was clearly n set speech, and In This
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DR.. Sydney j. Smith.

ofhees: 206 aud 20T Levy Building. cor.
Main ana Capitol streets old phones D8J,
residence 1916 Travis street.
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AN INDEX.

e,eer p.or
Teicgraphlc news.
SECOND.
Telcgraphic news.
THIRD.
cool wave In Texas
FOURTH.
Foreign news.
FIFTH.
Political news.
SIXTH.
on news.
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TsxAs ngEoRE ooLoRApo.
Mr.. Roosevelt Prefers a Bear Hunt II He
Can Get Away,
Especial to The rost)

Especial to The Postl
Washington, September GA stan special
TO local evening paper from zanesyllle,
ohio, says: president Roosevelt has not,
as stated in dispatches from Denver. Colo.
accepted an invitation 70 80 to Colorado at
any time this year 70 hpnt mountain lion.
lie Is not likely to accept an invitation
Of that kind. n he makes another trip
this year after that 70 the Northwest II
win be to Texas md the Southwest, during
which he VIII engage in bear hunt IN
the swamps OF the Mississippi river in the
state Of Mississippi"
This apparently indicates that the doubt
heretofore expressed In these dispatches re-
sardlng the proposed trip TO Texas mas
more or less foundation.
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GARNrR,s ErrnRr

The debate was held after dinner and
Garner had the opening Of an hour and
made feeling acknowledgment or The
welcome accorded him In county which
had gone for Dtbrcll in the primaries. He
referred to tho Frio county Incident, which
Ferrino had discussed In The morning. and
disclosed his utter lack OF knowledge or
approval of H. He then read the Nueces
democratic platform OF 1S94in which Scott
resolutions Endorsing the free raw material
Brln policy Of Cleveland Garner defined
the two functions OF congressman--hrst.
business matters and. second politicai
matters He took the pfound fhnt M apDro
prTtions marty spirt or alignment was
ignored and he anticipated Scotis idea that
a republican congressman With n repub.
lean congress could obtain better results
than democrat. He cited the case Of
Mr. Hawley, who failed To get an appra-
pration Ger the Galveston inner harhor
which was obtained under Burgess dem
ocrat, and pointed to the 100000 for the
Texas harbors and rivers Obtained 10 the
Inst hil from 2 republican administration
hy solid Texas delegation
Garner then addressed himself 20 the
trust question lie denounced the republic
an party for It's inaction and challenged
Mr. Scott FOR a remedy for the evil He
offered hts own. viz: the free list for an
trust made articles. denial to the trusts
OF the use OF the malls and criminal prose
cuton for violation Of tho sherman anti
trust act From this DO drifted iut9 q dis
russlon ~ the tariff and presented tho
democratic view NJ so distributing tarln
burdens as not to discriminate against the
raw materials Of the South In this con.
nection he charged the republican party
with the oleomargarine act (which had
taken So 70 81 80 from tho price 81 every
llOO. pound steer and proportionate
amount from every pound of cotton seed
besides destroying S2,O3o00 revenue de-
rived from the former cleo tax law
lie rldlculed Mr. SCOTS settlement az
Corpus Christi that republican policies
had raised the price Of cotton and called
attention To the time when cotton had
sold under republican rule at ~ cents.
Garner was warned that he had only live
minutes more and closed With BRIEF refer
ence 70 the Philippines IN which he chgl-
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SCOTT HAs NOR EXPLAiNED.


San Antonio, TexBs, September 8.-0n arr
irving hero tonight from the Gamerscott
debate IN Floresyillc. The Poet representa-
tive met Scott supporter from another
county en- route to the state convention at
Fort Worth, TO whom he related the in
cidont Of Garner sprnging the Nueces coun.
ty democratic platform Of 1894 signed by
j. C. Scott chairman OF tho platform
committee. lie also related the fact that
though challenged by Garner to explain Ills
change of principles, Mr. Scott has madr
10 answer whatever, though once during
his speech he did say he voted for Cleye-
land. His supporter expressed great sur
prise u am at loss to understand that. ="
he said. - few weeks ago wrote 60 Mr.
Scott Asltng how long he had heen a re.
publican. aud | have his letter SAYING: Il
have hcen republican ever since ] have
been old erough TO think for myself
II would appear. therefore, that Mr.. Scott
has rott taken the palms Ia cxplnin his
former democratic alliance. and that when
questioned be is not quite frank ~ as
answers.
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CahIe Lines eroken.

London, September 6-The colonial ofice
has received no direct news Of the reported
further eruption Of the soufliere Volcano
on the island of st. Vincent, but yesterday
evening cable message was received from
the island OF ST. Lucia 70 the eject tlat
the Soufrlere was active but that no ~
tails OF the outbreak were known, Inc
cable between 81. Lucia and -. Vincent -
ellyp. who was at Grenada on the hriflsl
cruiser Tribune, has gone to 81. Vincent.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-29
HUMsERrs nv FRANCE.

They Win Be Taksn to Paris, Whars
They Viii Be Tried,
Psrlp. December 2s.--Ihe train bringing
to Parts the mcmbere OF the Huuhsrt
family. who were arrested IN Madrid. was
due TO arrive at 4:25 O'Clock tomorrow
morning, but owing 70 an accident 10
brake It was two hours late at the Spanish
frontier, thereby missing connection win
the Paris express at Bordeaux,
In their anxiety 70 avoid the assembling
OF crowds and demonstrations on the ar
rival Of the Humberts. the authorities
here refuse TO say at what ststion the
prisoners will leave tho train. These pre-
cautions probably viii be defeated by tho
delay IN arriving. as 1t now seems probable
that the train viii reach Paris IN broad
daylight, instead as intended In the dark.
ness Of early morning It IS possible that
the prisoners will be taken from tho Train
! at some station outside Of tho city ana
/ then conveyed secretly to prison
! At Hendsys, on the Spanish frontier the
car containing the prisoners was detached
! from the Madrid train outside the STATEN
On the Spanish side Of the frontier and
the Hurnberts were hurried Into French
car, held In readiness. and handed over
10 the French officials. After this had
beeu done the Spanish police retired, The
change Of cars was accomplished so rap.
idIv that the waiting crowd barely caught
glimpse Of tie party. bot It greeted the
prisoners with ironiosl cheers and boot
iugs. This greatly eESaGid Nine Humoert
After the car was attached to the French
train the Journey was continued. Large
crowds gathered at all the stations alonI
the line and waited for hours, IN hope O.
seeing the Humberts. They we're disap
pointed, however. as tho blinds Of tho ca
wore kept closely drawn.
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CONFERENCE Ar CARACAS.
Venezuelan Officials Agree 70 Accept IN
Terms Cffersd

Venezuelan Officials AGREE 70 Accept tbs
Terms CHsrsd.
Caracas, December 2s.--Urited States
Minister Bowen and Lopez Baralt, venelue.
Ian minister OF foreign affairs, held loug
conference Last night Mr.. Bowen, obeying
Instructions from Washington, conveyed to
Senior Baralt President Roesevslts refusal
10 act as arbitrator In the Venezuelan dif-
dculty Tic recommended that the matter
he taken TO the International peace ceprt &C
The Hague which had been expressly or.
ganlzed TO consider questions 10 which the
( honor Of country or the disposition 81
territory were not concerned. He suggested
tho organization Of commission to sit in
Washington, tho allied powers TO be repre-
sented IN this commission hy their ambassa-
doris to the United States aud Venezuela
| by a delegate The commission u to sign
document setting forth tho matters TO
be decided at The Hague court Sir,
Bowen said also that Germany would not
| press for any immediate payment, aud t1st
she agreed TO accept a guarantee, based Oh
a percentage Of the customs receipts
As result OF this conference Senior "a
rat telegraphed President Castro 70 return
from La Victoria. The president viii reaca
Caracas tomorrow and venezuela's answer
to the foregoing proposal viii be given
then.
It IS understood that Venezuela Will make
any concession, even Abandoning her de-
mand thar her navy be returned Through
the Venezuelan delegate 70 the commission
the Venezuelan government win AJAX That
the blockade be lifted at once. senior ia
ralt has expressed the desire that Air.
Bowen represent Venezuela on the commits
sion; II Slr. Bowen can not accept the post,
IL Ia suggested IN ofaciai circles that Il DO
given to W. W RUSSELL secretary TO the
American legation
se7or Baralt has prepared the following
r statement for the Associated Press; "Pepe-
Q Iuela agrees to pay all her debts, the pas
! ments to be guaranteed By certain per-
: ceutage Of the customs receipts or by inc
notation of special loan, also to be guar
snteed ] believe the proposal 70 submt
the issues TO The Hague will DO acceptable
20 President Castro. am sorry that presi-
/ dent Roosevelt was unable 70 act as arbi'
I trstor"
5 senior Baralt has suggested 10 President
r Castro the promotion 70 higher rank 81
4 Senior Pulido. charge d'aefaires Of VereEuela
+ at Washington, aud the appointment q
r Isaac Capriles, sonin-law Of the lste Presi
]. dent crespo, as seeretsry of Legation
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EXECUTION or LlU,
Foreigners Witr esscd It 70 ses That It
Was Carried Out

Was Carried Out.
Victoria, British Columpl4. December IS.
According to advices received by the
steamer Tartar. Human correspondents ot
the Shanghai papers send particulars 70
sardiug the execution Of Major Llu. the
Chen Chow military officer who refused 70
protect the murdered missionaries, Bruce
and Lewis, from tie mob, and whose e&'
ecution was demanded by the British gov
eminent and China forced 70 accede after
naval demoustrarop at Han how. The
condemned mau was removed from the
yamen in chair, after being taken be-
fore the government aud British repre-
sentatiyes, to place outside the city
walls, where he was beheaded He was clad
In his Official robes. The execution was
witnessed By large number Of Foreigners
After the execution the remains were
wrapped in a red wrapper by the masis-
ttates and ali day a continuous liae OF
people wept bitterly over the coffin
Before leaving Pekin, en- route TO Wash
iugtou, So Lalug Cheng, who will replact
WI Ting Fang, was rendered large
bouquet and 1909 taels w the empress
/ dowager, with whom no was in audience
I for some hours
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sixty LIVES WERE LOST
AS the Result Of Collision in the Straits
OF Malucos,

AS inc hCSult Dl . NOlNSlC'' w NV
OF Malacos
victoria, British Columbia. December 2s
News was brought by the steamer Tartar
which arrived today, Of disaster in tho
Malacca straits, as result Of which sixty
lives we're lost The Toxic Ashi publishes
a telegram from Hens Kong stating that
the steamer Bunsang was In collision with
the steamer Kiang Van In the malacha
straits and the Kiang Yam was sunk sixty
sailors and passengers being missing,
Dispatches from Hakodate report that mn
outbreak OF FIRE occurred on board the
Iwana Steamship company's tteamer
Hokunn Maru OF the coast Of su rsu, IN
December 3, and the vessel was sunk
eighteen Of the crew losing their lives
The Japanese sailors had a profitable
season, although four vessels we're lost
three Of them, It is believed, with all or
board. although there we're rumors thai
/ the men Of one, tho Tanya Maru, have
been seized by the Russians. The tota
catch Of schoouers flying the japanese dA
/ amounts to u 62l Skins.
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NOTES TRANSMITTED
Venezuela Is Now In Possession Of
All the Facts IN the Case.
SHE MUST DO THE REST
The Washington Government Is Hope.
full Something Will Be Done.
TO HAVE THE BLOCKADE RAISED
VIII Be The Next Effort. as It's eontin.
uauee Is a Menace to Peace.
HAY REFUSES TO GIVE TO THE PUBLIC
The Views Of the Governments interested
or to Say What tho Reservations
Az in Regard TO Arbitration.
!
VIII Be The Next Effort. as Its eoutiH.
uance Is Menace to Peace.
lay REFUSES 10 GIVE TO THE PUBLIC
The Views Of the Governments interested
or to Say What tho Reservations
kre in Regard TO Arbitration.

Washington. December es-Tns vsae
zuelan government IS now In possession OF
the complete notes Of Great Britain aud
Germany containing the various reserys-
lions made By those governments before the
decision was reached thar the Issues De
tween venezueia and the European govern
ments having claims against her should be
referred to The Hague tribunal Tor arei-
tration. Ire Cnlted States, having acted
as intermediary So the STEPS leading up "a
the acceptance OF arh!natiea, row tuna
over 10 the Venezuelan government the
formal work Of completing the basis Tor
full hearing before rho Hague tribunal
The notes were transmitted 10 ths Nene-
ruelan government through uaited States
Minister Bowen to Caracas
There were no new features TO ths situs-
tion here today. ofdeLals are hopeful that
the governments Interested viii work har-
moplousiy and eonscIsneously TO resch al
early an tual settlement Of The rouble.
The administration Ia anxious taat thera
| soon may b an amelioration Of the block
sde II is certain this government VIII uss
every effort IA have the blockade called
of While the case IS at issue before Tbe
Hague Tribunal, Tor the double reason thar
Ste continuance is always menace 10 peace
and order, and sscause Of the harmful ef-
fects on American shipping at vepezueian
ports. Just what tha allied governments
have determined upon in that regard Il is
difdcult to say. SIS Secretary Hay uniformly
has refused to make public their reserva'
lions and demands as preliminary to ar
bitrstion. feeling shat ouch information
should come from the governments tnam'
1 -
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HE hit THE ADMIRAL.
French Official Had Personal Difficulty
IA Paris

French Official Had Personal Difficulty
n Paris.
Paris, December 2s--rhe Figaro this
morning says that Admiral Gervais recently
had personal encounter at the ministry
of marine with NJ MessieF, who Is chief Of
cabinet under NJ Pelletan, the minister OF
marine. NJ Messier struck the admiral
with his Est and was afterwards ordered
out Of the office,
The Figaro adds that the matter will be
taken up at the council OF ministers tomor'
VOW.
Admiral Gervais, until be retired the other
day, owing to having reached the age limit
was the admiral designated to the supreme
command of the French navy in case o.
war
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THE JAPANESE DIET,

House Was Dissolved and Elections
Ordered in February
Toxic, December 2s.The imperial diet
resssembled today. The house OF repre-
sentatiyes was Immediately dissolved by i'm
perial order; the house of peers was pro
rogued. The elections have been sEed for
February.
The dissolution Of the diet IS due to the
opposition o: the party lenders 20 the gov
ernment's plan 10 raise the money for the
naval program by increasing the land tax
The leaders refused the governments Que
10 compromise by reducing this tax INT
opposition desired that the land tax b
abolished and that the funds for the nav,
Increase be provided from other sources.
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JAPANESE MERCHANTS ALARMED.
Proposed American Duty on Tea in Bono
Cause. Trouble.

Proposed American Duty on Tea in Bond
Cause Trouble.
Yokohama, December IL, via Victoria, Is.
c., December 2s,-The report that the
United States government will impose the
duty Of 10 cents on tea now held In bond,
even though withdrawal may not take place
until after January l, when the duty is
removed on new arrivals, has caused con
steruation among merchants. The tea mey-
chants. jobbers and grocers and others in
terested win endeavor to induce the gov
eminent to withhold such action, which
has come on the market like thunder
holt The tea tax IN America, which was
one Of the Spanish war taxes. is to be
lifted on January /, and, In anticipation
OF that event a large quantity Of japanese
ten has been placed Ia bond in American
seapOrts.
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capturing some Had the fort been cap
tured by the Boxers the city would have
been at the mercy Of the Invaders The cap
lives were tortured and from information
obtained several citizens were arrested.
charged with being IN league with the
rebels. All were beheaded. Before the ezs-
cution messenger arrived from the Boz
ers, demanding the release Of tie prison
ecs. The messenger was hanged IN cage,
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JAPANESE CABINET CRISIS.
tn. Diet May be Dissolved and a New
Election Held.

TOXIC. December 10, Via Victoria. B. e.,
Dacenober 2s.-Tbe Katsura cabinet is
tboupbt 70 be CD the eve Of defeat over the
novsi and the land tax bills, u defeated
nv the combination Of political parties the
diet win be dissolved and new election
held. The situation is being watched with
no geonest interest AproPcs Of the naval
increment bin rimor emanating from san
Francisco. That Japan was preparing to
send pcrmauent sqUadrops to Esquimait ard
rnrone. Is said TO be without foundation
Tho Iopanese foreign office denies that
Japan bss any ambitions that way aud says
her only object in Increasing her navy IS
70 maintain the status quo in the Far East
IN witch all commercial nations are inter
ested
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GaneraI Mllea Id pekIn

Pekln, December 2s.-,rhe ladies Of the
American legation and Lieutenant General
Miles and his party were entertained at
luncheon today by tho dowager empress
and the emperor. United States Minister
Coneer also gave diplomatic dinner N
honor Of the general Tomorrow the min
lister win entcrtain at dinner number
of Chinese officials TO meet General Miles
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-29
REY. D. {. RANKIN BE-.
lie Was Editor for the Presbyterian

He Was Editor for the Presbyterian
Church IN China.
Nashville, Tenn, December @S.'-A pri'
vate cabegrsm receives by ReT. :. b.
Chester. secretary OF the board of forelSn
missions Of the Southern Presbyterian
church. annonuccs TIC death today from
pueumonis, IN senul, Eprea, If Rer D. g
Rsukin. DR. Rankin Svas editor q the
foreign mission publications o. the Presby'
terrain church and had been travelling IN
the Orient visiting the mission nelds there
for the past six mootbs Dr. Rankin MADE
Nashville his home and ives Ss years OLD
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-29
Chinese Pattern After Japanese.

Shanghai, December es.--Yuon Shall HaL
yiccroy Of Chi II province, has drawn up
mans Tor tho formation Of n department
Of communications on the Japanese model
his plans have received government sane
tIor The new department Is 20 hc eutrust-
N entirely 90 the control anad management
IN ibc Chinese postal service.