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WACO, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 27, 1S93.
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HOME AND FOREIGN
Minister of Portugal
Forcibly Held
IN RIO JANEIRO, BRAZIL
Washington Officials After
the Gamblers.
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CAVALRY OFFICER SUICIDES
A Beot Sugar Factory Is to be
Erected In Omaha, Nob.
London, Dec. 27. A dispatch
from Lisbon says: A great sensa
tion has been caused in government
and other circlvs hero by the report
that the Portuguese miuislor, Cotnte
do Pasco d'Argos, is detained by
force at Rio do Janeiro. Tho
Portuguese minister was recently
called to Portgual and was to havo
arrived hero on Monday. Passengers
on a steamer which has reached this
port coniirm the rumor that tho
minister is detained, and a state
ment to this effect is taid to havo
been forwarded by the minister's
brother to the Portuguese govern
ment. Nows of his detention is
ako said to havo been telegraphed
by pasongiis to the minister's rela
tives in ihis city. Tho messago
forwarded by the Puitugueso minis"
ter is said to rend as follows:
"Inform tho Mets'ics company
that I am unable to embark, owing
to force. Am forcibly detained.
Signed Pasco o'Ancios "
Tho Portuguese govornmmt is
said to be investigating tho affair
and to havo acknd the representatives
of foreign powoi at Rio dt Janeiro
to act for Portugal in this matter.
Systematic Charity.
Imuanvimi i, lud,, Dec. 27.
Tho coiumnteo of oit ens having
in cfargo tho caro of the poor of
this city havo decided to divide tho
oily into thirty-one districts, into
which oanvassers will bo p'aoed to
seek plolges of help for tho winter.
A food m.uket will be opened down
town and placed in charge of a
competent corps of oloik ami
superintendents. Applications for
assistance will bo investigated and
tho merits of tho oasos will bo made
tho basis of action. A thousand
families, repiesenting four thousand
persons, will bo provided for.
Can't Land In America.
Wash inch ox, D. C, Deo. 27.
Secretary Grcsham has instructed
tho minister to Russia to invosti
gate tho report that a la-go number
of destitute Jews on tho frontier
will bo furnished with sullicient
money to come to tho United
States, and to apprise tho Russian
government that emigrants of this
character will not bo allowed to
ooiuo into tho United States.
To Mako Beet Sugar.
Omaha, Nob., Dec. 27. After
3bont two weeks of negotia'ions, a
contraot was made Just evening be
tween Count Lubienski, repiesent
ing a Polish syndioUo, and a com
mittee of tho commercial rlub, by
which a baet sugar factory will be
rrected in this city next year.
Count Lubienski agroes to build the
faotory and bring 200 farailics of
PolUh emigrants to conduct a
model farm of SCO acres, to teach
beet culture. Tho commercial club
agrees to tako $.100,000 worth of
stock in tho factory. Count Lu
biunski will establish a smaller
factory in the Elk Horn vallc-y also.
IIo represents a Polish emigrant
society.
After the Gamblers.
Washington, D. C, Deo. 27.
Tho trial of Bookmaker Bennington,
of tho Detroit club, otherwise known
as George Marvin, arrested with his
clerks for laying odds a,t tho Ivy
City race track, did not come up in
the police court this morning. A
continuation was taken until this
afternoon. President Engmann an
nounced that the races set for today
will be run, but it is doubtful
whether books will be raado on to
day's races.
A Sergeant of Cavalry.
Athknb, Ohio, Dec. 27. It has
been discovered today that.tbe hand
some stranger who registered at a
hotel here several days ago as
George B. Chambers.Poughkeepsie,
N. Y. ,and whoso dead body was
found in his room yesterday, a
victim of chloral, self administered,
is Hobart Rider, first Bergeant of
the Beventh United Statea cavalry.
Parliament Reassembles.
London, Dec. 27. Thero was a
fair attendance hi tho houso of
commons today when tho members
reassembled for work after their
Bhort Gru-Llmaa holiday. Tho
government 'enchos were filled, but
it was remarked that thero was no
represent uivo of tho admiralty
present.
Murdered for His Money.
Houston, Tcx., D'o. 20 ThiB
evouing Jut i -p Sch wander recoivoil
informs ion from Crosby on tho
lino of tho Tex is and Nuw Orleans
lailrca, 11 a' a man had been inur
dored a'' Jus homo three miles from
there. He lud hvidintho house
alono itvl waa known to lrive
money, in.J Hie presumption is ih.u
ho w .1- murdered for Iiih montj
1 ho h juso ib Imputed on Vnd a
bayou Ilo 1-ar-jd th t the ma.i's
first n-m-j v,us Bob. Tho justice
loft tonight.on tho 10 p. in. train
for tho scono of tho murder. Ilo
will return tomorrow. Tho duuoiHod
hal worked on the plantatioiiof Mr.
F. W. WnlliH.
Robbery at Denlson.
Dknison, Die. 27. Bob Taylor,
of Bonham, collector of tho land
dopartment of L. and II. Blum, of
Galveston, claims to havo been
robbed last night of $,r)00. He
wont into a main-street storo and
went back to a water-doBot, 3iid
ho says just as ho was about to entor
tho olucot ho was grabbed by a man
and jeiked over some rubbish to an
alley gato whoro ho was quickly re
lieved of his livo hundred dollars in
bills, his watch and several small
articles afterwards found. Thero is
no clue.
Fell and Broke Hl3 Neck.
Gaini:svii.i.k, Tex., Dec. 20.
At noon today George Piorce, a
switchman in tho Santa Fo yards,
fell from a box car in motion and
broke his nock. Pierce was an old
railroad man and was a member of
tho Order of Railway Conductors.
Ho wai about 40 years of ago and
had no family. For somo time he
had been an invalid but resumed
work a week ago. It is thought a
paralytic stroke caused him to lose
balance.
Will Arbitrate.
St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 27.
Northern Puoitio employes and
officials of that company will meet
today and consider differences
existing between them.
Cannon Firecrackers.
Meiikki., Taylor Co., Tex., Dec.
27. Salem Curtis, living six miles
south of here, had his hand badly
injured yesterday by a cannon
firecracker.
Oxford Ties,
Button Shoes
Cut from Brigh
Dongola Stock.
Men's Cordovan Dress Shoes
it
a
Pat. Leather
French Calf
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Christmas
Slippers,
SLEEPER,
CLIFTON
& DUKE,
Throo Wanted to Dlo.
Nnv Von 1,, Dt-.. 27 Three
moii, Livia 15 akcr, u i-hirt maker;
Max S!,non, a ci pouter, and
Cha;!js ILirris, a oWl., attempted!
siroido thi-i morning. Tlioy form
pait of tho tiny' gioal army of
dou.tituto uiiemployi d, ind sought
doath as a rduf .'10111 their sudor
ingn. AM 'vi!' rcjover.
Grain and Provisions.
Ciik (,o, Dov. 27. Unconfirmed
rumors of financial troubles in tho
Eat, besides tho Now Yoik and
Now England roceiverhip,combinu(
today with oasy cables to causo a
bro3k of thrro fourths in wheut, but
afterwards it reacted to tho opening
prices; May 00'.
Corn was ofl'urod freoly; ALiy do
olined to 'J8.
Provisions unchanged.
Cotton Market.
New Oui.kans, Deo. 27.- Glen
iiy & Co. say: Liverpool opened
.r-0l lowor and closed 0 01 to ", -G i
under yesterday.
Now York at 1 :'H) p. in. was J
points down.
Nov Orleans opened ! to 0 i-ointu
down, remained quiet and steady,
with but slight changes, but after
tho noon call was only 2 points
under yofterday's close. Receipts
vory heavy, but tho mirket waa
sustained by tho shorts covering to
roalizo profits.
Negro Riot.
Tampa, Fla., Deo. 27 Tho gov.
ornor has ordered two companies of
m.litia to Wildwood to aid in quell
ing a negro riot.
Tho latest nows from Wildwood
is to tho ellect that fifteen negroes,
were wounded, four k'dltd and fjur
captured.
Hanged Himself.
CiiHhTKit, Pa , Dou. 27. Harry
L. Mallvaino, at ono time a wealthy
coal merchant in this city, commit
ted auiuido today by hanging.
Soo Stark West for fire meurance
For additional tolegraphic news seo
third and fifth pages
No. 4 Is Egan'H Telephone.
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