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Todays Weather
Partly cloudy
DOMESTIC
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Snow fell In tho Adirondack mountains
yesterday and he temperature rested nt 3J
Receiver Appointed nt Covington Ky for
the Texas and Louisiana National Oil com
pnfiy which hn largo boldly lu Texas
Meeting held In Chicago by prominent
manufacturers bankers capitalist nnd
ralltoad officials to arrange for trip to
Texas on Governor Snyrrs Imitation
Id a parade In honor of General Kltzhngh
Lee nt Blrmltigbnm yesterday a G A It
post In lino dropped out because n Confcd
fratc flag was being carried by n toloied
boy
Tennessee democrats in convention nt
Nashville nominated Hon T U lrancr of
hnttailooga for governor and other candi
date s for State offices
wTsTfTNGTO N
Executive conitnlttcc of tho democratic
congressional campaign committee considers
plans for making the trusts and tho tariff
leading Issues of coming campaigns
General Tcllpo llcuucnmlno formerly
Agulnaldos secretary of war called on tho
president His mission Is to correct false
reports regarding the civil government and
the army In the Philippines
Senator Piatt Introduced n bill making
train robbery a fclonv punlshnblo with
death
mere is opposition to tho oil experiment
paragraph In the naval bill
There Is small hope for the projected
Eist Texas navy yard
FOREIGN
Colonel rrank D Baldwin reporting to
General Davis says certain rillpluos v > ill
fight until nlpcd out
Government Leader A J Balfour prom
ised tho house of commous that n definite
statement ns to peace negotiations shall
be tnsdo to that body on Monday
George J Knvnnagb who left Fort de
Frapco with ilobert T Hill penetiated to
within a mile of the crater of Mont Pcleo
Designers rife and Watson have col
laborated In designing a jMclit to chulleugo
for ho Americas cup
Lord Mllner haa gone to Johannesburg
end the Boer delegates returned to
Vereenlnglng It is supposed definite con
clusions have been reached
CONGRESSIONAL
The house adjourned until Monday after
adopting the conference report on the om
nibus public buildings and fortifications
bills and passing he subsidiary coinage bill
The senate galleries weie crowded yes
terday fo listen to speeches on the rhlllp
pines bill Senator Morgan spoke in fnor
of the measure Fenatnr Kpooncr began u
speech which he will conclude Saturday
Bill to care for Confederate mound In
the Oaltwood cemetery Chicago pasted tho
house yesterday
The senate agreed to the confettonee re
person the rivers and harbors bill without
division
TEXAS
The time for holding the convention In
district hits been
the Third supreme
enanged to July 1
tinder the decision of the supreme court
the State loses Ub case agalust the Cam
eron heirs for Oreer county scjipol land
State Chairman yfells has announced the
of district and
appointmen t of n number
county chairmen
The Investigating committee continued Ita
examination j of wltnesse In connection
with > hc fnllino of the Hist National
hank
The attorney general will enter suits
against corporations which ho alleges arc
Illegally doing n banking business
Tho new hospital at VnMIn was dedicated
with ceremony
illond poison and lockjaw have level
oped at Goliad nnd there have been three
nyiro deaths
The tegCntt of the gills Indiistilnl school
hate decided on a building to cost f l < io < >
The authorities of Oinjson countj will
rearrest Bob Smith end again try him
for tho minder of Mrs Taylor
J S Neeley a young man suicided at
Were by shooting himself
The Treadaway well oft Spindle Top has
been abandoned became of a number of
accidents
Three saloon men defied the mayor of
hi Paso and now the grand Jury has re
turned true hills against all tho gamblem
and saloonlsts
It Is rumored a steamer line Is o be put
on between Port Arthur and Galveston
SPORT
At Hawthorne Vulcaln won tho mile han
dicap from Flying Torpedo and Searcher
One favorite was first past tho post nt
Gravescnd the other races going to second
nd third choices
Ciorlta won the lost race at Latonla
pulled up running her field oft their feet
Favorite captured roost of the purses
at St Louis yesterday
Tw6 games nre scheduled for tho Ameri
can and National league series today a li
usual on pccoratlon Day
COMMERCIAL
Cotton advanced on bMter spot demand
nd lost most of tho rise on heavy liqui
dation Liverpool was firm
Chicagos grain pits were again under con
SCHOOL GIRLS
Tis a pretty age that time
in a girls life when she has all
the beauties of womanhood
without the later lines of car
r > cl worry
Hut here and there even
ainong school girls appear palo
and drawn faces
Pale blood is at the bottom
of tho trouble and Scotts
KmnlSion pan cure it
Scotts Emulsion brings
back the beauty to pale girls
because it is blood food
tend for Free Sample
1 iioTT 0 VrtS Clpaik to Feri St W U
2L tr c i ejiL J
RAILROADS BEING SUED
For Interstate Commerce Act Viola
tions at Memphis Tenn
INDICTED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURV
Six Leadlntj Trunk Linos Are Included in
the Prosscutlon Which Is tho First
of tho Kind Attempted
Memphis Tcnn May 20 Tho first pros
ecution of common curlers in the United
States uudcr section 5 of the Interstate
commerce net as amended has been begun
licie with Indictments against six railroads
ss follows Illinois Ccnttnl llallroad com
pany Loulvllle nnd Nnahvlllo Hallroad
company St Louis Iron Mountain and
Southern Hallroad company the Lllsco K
C M and B system Southern Hallway
company Nashville Chattanooga and St
Louis compauy
The indictments were returned against
these tallroads and their officials because
tho government contends that the declara
tion by each toad Is Ir fact a pool among
them to divide on n pio intu basis the cot
tun out of Memphis and to maintain rate
Ik Is agreement was known amoug tho rull
loids as a declaration
The government called It a pool and tho
evidence of it Is alleged to hive been so
strong that the gmiid Jury returned the
indictments
United States District Attorney Randolph
nnd 1 T Mnichnud ercclttl attorney for
the Interstate commerce commission arc
conducting the suits for the government
INDICTED ByTsUAND JUItY
Washington May 20 Vice President Pin
ley of the Southern mllwny today made the
following statement I hue Information
that the rutin ay companies cuteilng Mem
phis Tenn and which mo luteicslcd In
the transportation of cotton fiom tfiut
point bale been Indicted by the grand Juiy
of the Fcdcinl couit nt Memphis uu the
rhnigo that the jallnny companies euteilng
that cltl have defined the respective piopor
tlons of cotton which they aio prepaied to
handle from and passing thinugu that cltj
Seviral voais ago It was nlleged that re
bates were bclu secuted and rotes unlaw
tillly reduced thiuugh the loutliig of cot
ton via certain Interim dime and connecting
lines and to stop these tllegul pinctlccs anil
In pmsiiniico ot the polity nt the lilies In
the South to conduct Hade with proper
observance ot the laws of tho countiy
steps vveie tikeu liv the Hues entculng
Memphis Individual to control the tout
ing with respect to Intermediate lines fur
thermore nnd acting under the advice of
counsel the trnffli nrriclnls of the various
line recngnbllig the en optional conditions
under width the cotton imp Is moved and
the dependenee of Intel nr cottonmat kets
In the South In a reasonable leguliitlon ot
the cnttnn movement adopted the princi
ple of nnnounclng each for l rnself nloue
the pioportlon of cotton hlR lompanv wjb
to handle No penaltv was at
piepired
tached and no agreement entcted Into
tiUPKCMF COURT UVL1NK
Roth of tbeso niiangomenta weie In
volved In n suit subsenuintlv brought nt
Memphis entitled Post vs Southern Hall
way company anil lu that sull the supreme
court ot Tennessee held lis follows
Vhcio goods aro lomlcied for shipment
to a point bevoitd the Initial eitileis line
nnd tlieie ate seveial mutes equally safe
prompt tellable nnd eluap stub < arilcrs
can not be lolnpelled to accept the goods
to be carried met one route lit prcfeiemu
to another at tin snippet s option unless
some i envoi appeals therefor especially
where tho uso ot one loute niiy be advan
tageous to the inirlu without InJuiJ or
Micrlflcc to the shlppeis
An Inltliil carrier can not hr compelled
to make n tlnoiigh shipment to n point be
yond Its llun over nnv pailli nlitr line nine
ly to enable the shipper or umslgnee t get
a icbite under cerct ngieenient with the
line
An Initial tarrler Is liable to the ship
pee for loss for the selection of an Insolvent
connection for the through shipment
In nrdei to obtain lellef In courts of
equltj against the conceited action of car
rlers there must not lie mil conctrt ot nc
tlon but Its dlieet and Immediate effei t
must be to restrain commerce and trade
nnd this Is not tho case where the load
hlmply make deilnratlons that they will
not cut unlawfully or seeietly reduce their
published rate on cotton finm a certain
point nnd thnt to preserve the Integrll
of such touted they will control the loutlng
of rotton nnd that thev will limit t n < cr
tain per cent their carilng or cotton from
and passing thiongli suth point and where
the rales were not advanced in con < cniicnce
of such declaration hut were maintained
nt reasonable tlgutes where competition had
placed them
I nm nt n Ins to account for the action
of tho grand Jury of the Federal court nt
Memphis nnd the causes Inspiring such ac
tion In tho light of the above decision
KILL NO ONE UNNECESSARILY
Instructions In Reconcentrado Camps In
tho Philippines
Washington May JOfolonel L Wag
ner for two and a half jcurs adjutant gen
trol of tho bears who depressed values
to new levels No market today
lu Willi street the dealings weie wholly
Influenced by tho triple holiday No ecs
don until Monday next
The Chicago cattle market was again
slightly weaker under largo arrivals Kan
ans City closed 10 cents lower St Louis
was steady to 10 cents down
Ilradstreets nnd Duns reports show a
gratifying condition In business circles
Hallroad earnings materially lucre
On the London exchange values were
mnlntulned on Balfours statement Amcrl
cans forgotten
Decoration Day will be observed by the
closing of all tho exchanges
RAILROADS
The per dlcm plan for handling freight
cars will go Into effect June 1
iir Hroocks makes n statement of the
position cf tho Gulf and Interstate
Machinists on the International and
Great Northern have struck In an effort
to secure Increased pay ond n decrease In
tho namber of apprentices Tho shops
at Palestine Tnjlor nnd Ban Antonio are
affected
The stockholders of the Hock Island held
a special meeting nt Fort Worth to author
Uo bonds for the proposed extensions
Tho Southern Pacific shop men have ap
pointed n committee to go to San Pran
Cisco to pee Gencial Manager Kruttschnltt
Suit liihtltuted at Memphis against ser
eial great railway trunk lines under sec
tion a of the Interstate commerce ai t Klrst
prosecution of tho kind cvt attempted
houstonT
The ordinance forbidding the throwing ot
garbage and trash upon tho streets will bo
rigidly enforced
in < 5 MIJam Mrect bridge ha been ordered
closed for oeveral days to admit of work
upon the sower syphon
The lllglriScbooi cgmmonceroent exercises
atitbQ Auditorium lust night wert success
fully conducted
L
HOUSTON DAILY POST FRIDAY MORNING MAY 30 1902
eral In the Philippines was heard by tho
3hlllpptnes committee today He described
the coiuentrntlon camps In certain provv
Inccs and said they could not be compared
with the Weyler camps In Cuba They were
necessary In older to clear tho country of
ladrnues nnd guerillas The people were
trented well nnd while n dead line was es
tablished tho orders were to kdl no one
unnecessarily He nlso discussed trio
various orders of Hell and other orricers In
the Philippines sa > lng he presumed that the
oifcers uctcd upon authorty ot General
Chaffee
A number of questions were nskcil by
Senator Culberson concerning General
Hells policy In comparison with that of Idft
predecessor Ocncinl Biimner
General Sumner said the witness
was not allowed to take as severe meas
ures as he deemed necessiry
He said that neither Uuiuncr nor Hell bad
been responsible for tho policy pursued as
each wan subject to the oidcrs of depart
ment commanders
If Sumner had remained In command
ho said be would have been required to
carry out tho same policy as Hell did
The witness said that Indlscrlnilnnto
burning ef villages was not c mtenanced
liv the rules of war nnd thnt tho prnetteo
of burning the property of non combatants
was Inexcusable except In eases In which
It was Impossible to separate Iffrom that
of hostlles jr where the enemy was mak
ing me of It
WEATHER INFORMATION
Probabilities
Washington May U Eastern Tcxas4
Tartly cloudy Friday warmer In northwest
portion Saturday fair fresh southeast
winds on the coast
Oklahoma and Indian Territories Fair
warmer Prlda Saturday fair
General Observations
Obscivatlons taken by the United States
weather bureau at 8 p in 7ith meridian
time Temper Hnlu
ture fall
Abilene Texas X1 1
Amarlllo Texas 71 00
Atlanta Gn 71 IX
CnrpiH Chilstl Texas f > T
Davenport Iowa 71 CO
Hodge fitv Kan SS T
111 Paso Jexns 10 H
Galveston Texas So 00
Kansas Cltv Mo IS T
Memphh Tenn Ml T
Montgoinoij Ala hO 00
Nashville Tenu 72 00
New Oilcans Li 7S 00
North riatto Neb 04 00
Oklahoma O T iA OJ
Omaha Neb 71 00
Palestine Texas 78 00
San Antonio Texas KS 00
St Louis Mo 71 00
Vlcbsbiirg Miss 01 72
Cotton Region Bulletin
Hcport for the twentyfour hours ending
at 8 a fn 70th meridian time May 23
lempeialiirc
Max Mln Rainfall
Abilene 6S rS 1 52
Halllnger Pt 0 1H7
HeevllTe nt S OS
lllnnco fcS M 00
Htonham 87 70 00
Hrownwood PO in 10
orpus Chrlstl 8t 78 01
fnrslciinti 80 HI 17
Cuero m 71 00
Dallis St 12 00
Tort Worth 70 02 OS
Galveston 82 78 T
Greenville 71 Dd T
Hcarno 80 ie > 00
Hemletla 70 fl 111
Houston PO 00 00
Huntsvllle 02 70 Oil
Kerrvllle 81 t > 7 00
Lampasas sn OH 07
I engvlew 7fi 58 00
Lullng lip 07 00
Nmogdoehcs W 71 T
Palestine SO VI T
Paris 78 fi2 fit
San Antonio W OS 00
Sin Marcos Sn 08 00
Shermn n 70 r 4 11
Taylor 88 70 T
Temple 88 7 T
Tvbr 78 CO ro
Wneo 01 OS 74
Wnxnhachle 82 61 T
Wentheifoul 81 W 12
Wbarton KS 72 00
Means 841 CS 12
Not Included In means
Cotton Is Beino Danv d
Texnrkana Texas May 20 The cold
wave BtilMng this section on Tuesday still
prevails Tho weather lias created consider
able alarm among the cotton raisers who
say that if It continues the young cotton
will be ruined Mmh of the cotton Is nl
rrndy stunted and will be retarded through
out its growth
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Hard Rain at Denlson
Dcnlson Texas May 20 There has been
a steady downpour all day one of the hard
est of tho spilng the continued rains are
damaging wheat and oats which nre icady
to harvest Cottou and coin aro In the
weeds The cold nights are hurting the
cotton
Church Destroyed at Queen City
Queen City Texas May 27Late yes
terday evening n ecro storm visited this
ton ii completely demolishing tho Haptlst
church and iintooflng one brick store Con
siderable damage to com crop Loss on
church fIM >
Wheat Harvest Stopped
Denton Texas May 20Serlcs ot good
heavy showers have fallen over the county
today Uhe will help corn but will put a
stop to wheat harvest for n day or so
Snow In the Adirondack
Malone N Y May 20Snow fell last
night throughout the northern part of the
Adlrondacks The mercury hero dropped
to
OIL COMPANY RECEIVERSHIP
Tho Texas and Louisiana National Oil
Oompany Before the Courts
Cincinnati Ohio May 20 Judge Tarvln
In the Kenton county circuit court at Cov
ington Ky on petition of Dr D Y
Ames appointed Gcnrfic M Keefer receiver
of the Texas and Louisiana National Oil
company which bos a registered capital
stock of 2000000
The company since Its capitalization
over a vear ago has arqiilied evernl then
uiml acres of land in Texas loulslnnn and
Kentuck where It lvrs been actively en
gaged In boring and prospecting for oil
but Dr Ames saS with Door resu ts
the real estate holdings
Among companys
for all the oil there Is In It Is a t < tet of
land 3000 nereH In extent near Somerset
In Kentucky nnd the compau has an on
tlon of many thousands of acres ntore In
Txns where Dr Ames wis placed In
charge of operations and rfeirncd to flic
suit for a receiver
Hetn th j4 8 Kind You Ham Always Bo it
NEAR THE PELEE CRATER
KAVANAQH WENT WITHIN A MLE
AND SECURED PHOTOGRAPHS
Prof Hellprln and Mr Lcadbctter Will
Attempt to Mako a Thorough Examina
tion of tho New Craters
Port de Prance May 29Thc crater of
Mont Pcleu has been approached within
one mile This feat was accomplished
Tuesday afternoon by George J Knvoiiagh
an unattnib 1 newspaper man who had
accompanied Prof Robert T Hill tho
United States government geologist on his
expedition Whca Piof Hill turned south
toward St Pierre Mr Knvnnagh continued
on past Morno Houge His route seemed
to have been ulong or near tho Cnle Basse
divide He says ho descended from Morno
Rouge Into tho valley between Morne
Kougo and Mont Pclce This valley was
deeply strewn with ashes Mr Kavanagh
was guided by an aged negress to where
an old foot path once led to Lake Pnlmlsto
near the summit of the crater There nn
Iron cross twenty feet high was burled In
ashes to within a foot of Its top Ileforo
blm stretched upward the mountain slope
covered with ashes which soaked by the
heavy rains and baked by the sun nnd
volcnulo heat looked like a cement side
walk Tho whole mountain top was shroud
cd In smoke
Porgctful of the explosion of the previous
night and tho awful suddenness of the out
bursts and tempted bj the seemingly easy
ascent ho continued upward and made
photographs and rough sketches Mr
Knvnnagli found the valley filled with nshej
and two great rifts which he was afraid
fo approach At 0 In the evening ho tuinol
bick reaching Morno Houge at about 0
oclock Ho had nndo no new observations
and realized Ids danger only the next merit
ing when occurred the greatest outburst
since Mont Poleca flist eruption
On Wednesday Mr Kavanagh tried to
descend to St Pierre but failed He
found a little hamlet In n valley near tho
mountain black with 150 dead bodies They
were not carbonl7ed nor had their cloth
ing been burned off Probably this valley
lay near tho Inner edge of the zone of
blasting flame
George Kcnnnn reported from Morne
Hougo this morning
Two hours ago Prof Angcio Hellprln
president of the Philadelphia Geographical
seelet but here under the auspices of the
National Georginphlcal society left with
Mr Lcadbctter to make a three days care
ful exploration and study ot the new
cratcis east and north
SHORT NEWS STORIES
SYRACUSE N Y The synod of the Re
formed Preshyteilan church elected W L
CarutherR of Apache O T a moderator
MW YORK Public opinion In Peru np
piovcs the agreement between Argentlno
nnd Chile according to a Ileinld dispatch
finm Limn
WASHINGTONSenntor PI itt N Y
Introduced a bill making tmln rohbery a
felonv and providing tho death penalty
for tho offense
HOT tilHINGS Mri nestle P Ware
was acqulttul on n charge of muidertng lur
divorced husband John DWnie who was
n piomlnent business man heie
M3W HK Dr Jameson will return to
South Afilca noon to remain two years
sab a Tilhtinc dispatch from London He
takes a hopeful view of the country
GUAYAQUIL KcundorThe newspapers
denounce Former President Alfaro of 12c
nador who Is reitdlng here for conspiring
to oveithrow Pioiddoiu Tlaza his suecessoi
SKW YORK Jt Is asserted that SeuOr
Asslz the Hrazlllnu minister at Vashlng
ton has accepted Hie portfolio of minister
to foreign affairs In the coming administra
tion of Hodilguez Aloes
BIRMINGHAM Ala The members of
the locril poit Grand Army of the Republic
dropped nut of ho parade In honor of Gen
eral Fltzbugh Lee because a Confederate
flag was being carried by one of the col
ored bo s
PITTSBURG Rev Dr 1 M Ross called
the fort fourth general assembly of the
Milted Prchb terlan chinch of North
America to order for the first business
iies lnii Rev Junes C Wilson of Krlo was
elected modentor
WASHINGTON It Is said at the war
department that the departure of the Han
cock nnd Sherman from Manila with the
Ninth and Nineteenth regiments of Infant
rv reduces the army In the Philippines to
Icjs than 2b000 mcu
JCI5W YORK Longie innn Amos J
Cummlligs will whlih bus Just lveen tllrd
for piolnte imkcs Mrs Ciimmliigs sole
benelUlilr Tin petition values the lata
congn roans personal property nt only
1500 nnd states that he owned no real es
tate
NUW YORK By the adoption of an
amendment to the bylnws the New Yoik
cotton exchange has definitely decided to
blacklist bucket shops The amendment
txoliiili > from membeishlp In the exchange
in p < iton or Aim who conducts a imcKct
shop liiihluct or any rcpicscntatlve of tho
same
Kin
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Session in Waslvngton to Define Issues
for Contjressional Carnpaifjn
Washington May 20 The executlvo com
tnlttce of the democratic congressional cam
paign committee was lu session here today
Messis Ben T Cable of Illinois chairman
and Jndson Harden were present with the
fconatoru and representatives the other
outside members were represented by
proxies
Although the meeting was private It was
lenrncd that tho committee had considered
plans for making the trusts nnd the tariff
leading Issues of the conlug campaigns for
the election of mcmbcri of congress A
committee of seven was appointed to go
over these subjects and the results of their
deliberations will be brought before a
caucus of the democratic members of the
house The membership of tho committee
of seven was not made public but it Is
said to Include men of prominence In the
party outside of tho executive committee
of the congressional committee
The general headquarters will be In Wash
Ington with Representative GrlggR chair
man of the congressional rommltteo lu
charge while Sir Cable will direct the
Western headquarters at Chicago This
i veiling the full congressional committee
held Its weekly meeting nnd adopted a reso
lutlon by Representative Ncwlands Ney
and supported by Senator Turner nnd Hep
resentntlve Glenn Indorsing the pending
Irrigation bill
To Rush Concessional Business
Washington May 2rtReprctenUHvo
Pnne i Y > the floor leader of the ma
Jorlt today Introduced a resolution to re
scind all leaves of absences heretofore
granted lu order to transact the litiliies
necessary during the closing weeks of the
session The resolution was referred to the
committee on rules nnd It ts understood It
will be reported Immediately It Is pointed
out that under the present lave the sergeant
nt arms has authority to withhold the pa >
of members absent without leave
Groves Black Root Liver Pillt
Mad from an active principle obulued
from Black RooLsHTbcy act on the liver
equal to calomel and leave no bad after
iffects No griping no Sick stomach Will
cut chronic constlpttlan Price 23 cents
i j < fc
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
TEXANS WHO ARE TO GRADUATE IN
LAW SCHOOLS
Prcsidsnt Roosevelt Has Been Asked to
Extend His Trip to New Mexico
Opposition to the Oil
Special to The Tost
Washington May 20 At the commence
ment of the National university lo be held
next Saturday ulgbt the degree of master
of law will be confetred oil Oliver Francis
Uusbcy ami that of bachelor of law on
James V Towtiscnd The commencement
of the Columbian university will be held
next Tuesday night the degree of Inchclor
Of law from that Institution will be con
ferred on Hlehnrd Colbert Olid John Alonzo
Pnco and that of doctor of medicine on
Kdwnrd Claik Hudson CnrI Lovelace and
Francis Heibcrt Poole All of the young
men named aro from Texas
Senator Lodge chairman of the senate
committee on the Philippines stated today
that tho witness ORrlen whose testimony
before that committee reflected severely
upon Captain McDonald and ofher army of
ficers will be prosecuted by the proper of
ficers on the charge of perjury
Representative Slajdcn called at the
White House today and presented to the
president an Invitation to visit San Antonio
during the fair to be held la October As
Was exclusively stated In The Post not long
ago the president has definitely decided to
vl lt Texns this fall probably during Oc
tober but no details of the trip have as
ct been nirnnged nnd It was theicfoic Im
poislblo for any positive nnswer to he given
Mr hlnydens Invitation so far as attending
the fair was concerned
The president has been Invited to cxtcil
bis Texas trip Into New Mexico and to
visit tho territorial at Albuquerque In
October So far no nnswer has been glvcu
to this Invitation beyond a statement to
the effect thnt tho president will be glad
to attend If possible It has been decided
thnt ho will visit Iowa In September
Tho senate committee on naval affairs has
for a day or two past been considering the
naval appropriations bill nnd considerable
sentiment against the Item of 20000 for
experiments looking to the use of Texas oil
as fuel In the vessels of the navy has de
veloped Senator Bailey has been looking
lifter the matter and has mai > n hnrd fight
for the Item it is now knows th t he
has been successful and that the appropria
tion will be retained
There li absolutely no chance for the
Cooper bill providing for a nivy yard on
the Sabine or Ncchcs rivers It nppeari
that the committee Is of the opinion that
the very small sum of 20000 is nil thit
Texas Is entitled to even though that sum
Is not to be expended In the State Inas
much as the oil needed for the test will
lv rurnnhed free and tue entire approprla
tlon will be available for the ather expenses
of tho experiments
General rellpe licuncamlno of Manila
formerly Agulnaldos secretary of war
called on the president today In company
with Secretary Root Judge TaftR commis
sion had the entire confidence of all right
b disposed natives he said nnd It was
Gencial Bourn amlnot hope that Judgo
Taft might be Induced to remain nn Indef
inite time at the head of the civil gif em
inent The Filipinos he tnid love Judge
Taft
TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS
THE STATE CONVENTION MEETS TO
NOMINATE CANDIDATES
Hon James B Frazer of Chattanooga
Nominated for Governor Kansas
City Platform Indorsed
Nashville Tenn Jlay 20 Tennessees
democracy met at the capltol today and
mid enthusiasm and stirring scenes nomi
nated Hou Jumc B Trazcr of Chitta
uoog1 for governor and lion J Nell Mc
Knlgbt for railroad commissioner
Joseph Joins of Diesden wi tempoiary
chalunan and AV Ewlug ot IuIiiskI the
permanent pic Idlng oftlcer
Whllo tho democrats were of one accord
on tho question of nomination there being
no contest whatever and while the plat
form was unanimously adopted In the con
vention the ilemocuillc htate exicullvo
ommlttco wicstlcd with the platfonn until
last night and then adjourned until 10
oclock this morning when agreement was
1 cached Tho essential parts of this plit
foun finally adopted are these
Kansas City nlutfoini and position of
democratic merabeis of rongress liidoised
declaration denouncing trusts
riank favoilng tarlft for revenue only
Denunciation of tin ship subsidy bill and
the republican position on the Ililllpplnes
favoring the speedy lestorntlon of piicc In
the Kast nnd giving them independence
Tho platform declares against the In
creased standing at my denounces jcpuh
llcan extravagaiue and favors the construe
tlon of the Nicaragua canal J he piauks
following express sympathy for the Boers
liberal commercial relations with Cuba
lndoise the administration of Governor Me
Mlllln declare for sucr revenue laws as
would reasonably limit the lien or light of
recovery for taxes and such assessment ns
would make back or reassessment unneces
sary
Tho platform next Indorses the public
school svstem and tho text book law and
the establishing of good roads
Less Important features are the declora
tlon In favor of the State fair proposition
which has so ngltated tho people ot Tennes
see who favor the promotion of agrhul
tural inteieMs n revision of tho state lawn
on the Inspection of coal mines and fac
lories to afford better protection for the
lahorlng clat < ses
Tho platform docs not touch upon the
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jiior question
The Judiciary convention meets tomorrow
to nominate cnndldatcn tor the supreme
court and the court of chancerv aud ap
peals Hon James V Torter former gov
ernor and first assistant secretary of state
under President Cleveland ex Governor
James I Buchanan and Governor Benton
McMtlltu addiessed the convention
COLONEL BALDWINS OPINION
Says Defiant Element In Philippines Re
spects Only Powder and tho Sword
Manila Mny 20 Colonel frank I Bald
win of the fourth Infantry has telegraphed
to Brigadier General Davis In command of
the Vnlted States troops In the Island ef
Mindanao thnt he do not expect to ostab
llsh satisfactory pence condltons tn the
Lake Iand dls rlct until the defiant c +
ment Is wiped out The natives pretcii
lng to be friendly are urging that this bo
done as heir own lives are In Jeopardv
which the colonel says we are In the
highest sense under obligations to pro
irT np rtflnt element continues Coonel
Baldwin respects not dng hut power nnd
he sword They will destrov humnn
beings until destroyed themselves
General Davis replied that to meet th
1 f 7 S n < > ay Bsosted would
R 1 < C Pure nf ererv fort hv
mlmtllne the troops as friends which was
forbidden nnder existing orders
MIMTARY W1THPIUWN
Manila May 20 Arrangements are being
made for the removal of the military
forces from the fevertl places In the de
Ts abaUns 0 N < > rtU WinK Cholera
o S3 p o i x j
Barn tie fi U Kind iiw AIwajK 2iV
Siguier
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FAILURE gK g
to CHARGE HhansK
BILLING SYSTEM
overtimes thin shortens the office work one half
and reduces the co t of jour ° r
cent With this stem you write the chaw
make tho bill the Journal entry and the delivery
receipt nil at one troke
Fifty of the best business hou n In Houston and
ten thousand of the most progresjlvs firms In
tho Sonth are utleg It Write for ssmplcs
testimonials and prices
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Eicluilii Aiinli for Tmi toulan3Arkap California
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JNO J CANNON Cnhln
ted restores Btnal
HOUSE ADJOURNED
No Session Will Be Held Until Monday
Next Reports Adopted
Wqshlngton Mny 20 Ihe house today
i asscd the bill to Increase the subsidiary
silver coinuge Tho democrats directed
thtlr sight chiefly ngalnst the provision to
recoln the standard silver dollars into sul
sldlary coin as public necessities might re
quire A half dozen roll calls w > re forced
Some of tho New Yeik democrats voted
for the previous question but voted with
their colleagues on a motion to recommit
with Instinctlous to strike out tho provi
sion relative to the coinage cf silver dol
lars The conference reports on the omni
bus public buildings and fortifications np
propriatlon bills were adopted jind the
house adjourned until Mondav
fn5t MTh r l S DS1A coinage bill
follows That the
secretary of the > cas
ury l hercbv authorized to coin the Mlv
Ssw 1 VCaM17 ITchased befoie
the passage of the
net of July 14 isJ0
Into such denominations of subsidiary silver
coin ns he may deem necessarv to meet nub
ile nnd
requirements thereafter as nubile
necessity may demand to recoln silver dol
lais Into subsidiary coin and so mtich at
Mjr Jl fl 8 3 llmt to the aggregate
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8lU coln outstanding and
fco much of any act as directs the coinage
of nn portion of tho bullion purchased
under the act of July 14 isftt Into stand
ard silver dollars Is hereby repealed
TO CARE rOIt CONKBPKRATB ORAV12S
Some minor business was transacted by
dnnntmous consent before the hoiifc today
resumed the rouMdciatlon of the bill to
increase the subsidiary coinage The bill
wts passed for the Improvement and care
of Confederate Mound In Oakwood ceme
tery Chicago
Mr Loud Cnl1
called attention to the
foct that there was burled at Confederate
mound twelve Union soldiers and 4030 Con
federates and expressed the opinion that
tho bill would be the first sten In n
reytlon of National care for ti e nT f
4ectlolfnfC t0 nlt h0 m dT7b
A bill was also pjd to reduce the elec
tion of reserve banks to cltlei ef
A STARTLIKfi Rir
of Mens Summer
Suit
business or outlna vveati
J the most uptodate stol
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and a look at our ciofe >
s Suits from S750 J
to
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louriesy Promptness
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eads to Bpormatorrhcra and all the horrors ot impotneTrcW snic2 M < < 8
liver tho tldneys and the urinary orgaui ot all Impurities cuii f JgdMOai
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Address iJAVOa JIUUICINK CO v o Box SOT Ba Fraoctoo Cal
For sale by Lewyn Anderson corner Mai n and Preston tvennt Houitoa t
A FAIR FACE MAY PROVE A FOUL BAR
CAIN MARRY A PLAIN GIRL IF SHE USES
THE COMING COTTON CROP
JOURNAL OF COMMERCE FIGURES A
DECREASED ACREAGE
Dun Co Say There Is Unanimous
Opinion that the Weather Is Very
Good for the Crop
New York Mny 20 The Journal of Com
merce nnd Commeiclnl Bulletin has com
pleted a most caieJul Investigation of tho
uica planted In cotton this season aud of
the rendition of the plant Iu brief the
Jesuits Indicate tltst a decrease of a frac
tion over S pel cent to he exact 223 per
cent lu the acreage planted compiling
with tho department of ngrlcultuicn Juno
leport of a year ago anl fccond that the
avciage ondltlon of the plant lb 010 In
othir voids a reductloi of 112000 iCrea H
Indicated In the area planted vvjjlio this
icuditloi of tho plant Is 104 points higher
than reported by the doDutment of agilcul
ture twelve months ago
The data fiom which fhe Indications In
this ripoit are drawn couipilso nejily 1100
lepoits from coirespondents thioughcnt the
cotton belt
Taking the leports from the various sec
tlons ot the cotton belt as a whole they
seem to agree that the sejson Is modeiately
backward but that It Is still mmh earlier
than at this time last vcci Cot respond
cuts In South Cainllna Tennessee and
Teas are about evenly divided whether to
call the season late oi enily but the other
States Indicate n late cup say about ttn
dajs late
The decrease In tho use of fertilizers Is
quite marked The high price of feedstuffs
Is evidently responsible to a considciable
degiee for the diversion of land from cot
ton Detailed conditions of the various States
arc here given
Condition Decrease
State 1002 1001 ucieage
Noith Carolina 012 87 04
South Carolina 044 10 00
Georgia 014 80 45
Florida 01 2 SS 2
viabama W > S 7il 54
Mississippi 875 82 37
Louisiana no 2 H > lo
Texas 03 84 10
Alknn as 01 7 81 43
Tennessee 017 78 23
Missouri CitO 120
Oklahoma 02 0 SS 12fl
Indian Territory 025 85 450
Totals 010 8t 5 2 23
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habitants
Consideration of the hill to IncmM
subsidiary silver coinage wu Uu
sumed the
pending question Mm m
Newlands amendment to the Orow u
ment bv which It was
propoerfb
sliver coins coined under the frorfei
the acts a legal tender for all dew
and private
The vew lands amendmeat to msbr
Mdlnrv coin legal tender tad Mr 0
amendment providing that too mtrt
coin should be half and quarter dollar
10 nnd 5 cent pieces of proportlonite
of 4i grains were defeated wlti
vision
Without amendment the bill wii
T
ed to the house The previous
wai demanded nnd upon a roll call ra
ihred
Mr Shafroth Colo then mored ta
commit the bill with Instruction t C
the bill relatlnitt
out thnt portion of
looolnngo of silver dollars Into win
coin
Ihe motion to recommit waa kit
bill then passed without division
1 he senate Joint resolution fori
of committee tsji
polntment a Jcint
upon the notion of the house m
Its conferees upon the army apptdp
bill The alfr ipyJ 1
was adopted sp
committee Mr Dana
the following
Cannon III nnd Mr lllehsrtoa to
Mr Mener Neb called nptaetf
omnibus pnwtul
erco report on the
bill which the senate adopted tret
and tt was ndopted
The conference report on toe re
TetsW
tlons bill also was adopted
Journcd until Monda
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CHICAGOANS OUT OF MWT
Butchers Shops Closing by the H ri
Teamsters Strike the Cause
Chicago May 20 Thousands ef f
In Chicago were unable to bay W1
1
at nnv mice and It Is declared t
shoitage will be felt far more tcriow
morrow Two hundred butcher n
decideS to cl et
Koith Side have
until the teamsteis shall be
concessions asked any many ottft
of
Ir
be forced to close because ttwWj
to get fresh meat A niimbot W W
lsh butchers have agreed that W
not buy any more meat ftefl f
until the strike Is settled
In the d w te
Although the supply
trlct which affects the bote li
rants has not been shut off M
ImUMH
of ice nnd coal In many
W
stopped and It Is probable
aro not In n position Jffi
<
will fce l
commodities
of those
poinrily out of business Wte v
For the erst time since the
today W
violence was used
cached ff
becoming so much
tlon that more dashes
had to bo
police eaf
quell small riots The pell J
vlclnitj of the stock yaros i
ly doubled and ° tttiihar
much of the appearance
Texans In New Ye
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