The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. XVIITH YEAR, No. 323, Ed. 1, Friday, February 21, 1902 Page: 3 of 12
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Patterson and Nelson Discussed
the Subject in Set Speeches
MADE A CONSTITUTIONAL ARGUMENT
Protestant Christians
20 VTIth the ex
Febrniry
fi f minutes given to routine
senate today devoted Its en
< Philippine question Mr
rtdOB 1 ° t mlnnrlh 1
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ren 0 eorruptlon
c ° tipiiblllllos of the
mrtct to the
and delivered with
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cnttsrntcil nc
a for wotlK unknown He assorted
7 a the 0000000 Christians In the
Xim were Prctcsiait Christians the
X rrafllrtd on tliom by the Amor
iitharlllM o11 h ° l I11 R n
would be able to
congri
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mi the wrath of the
feptlsti and rrebvterlnii8 if
i Jttlira Mlon presented a leKil and
sdtttlaul arsnment In support of till
oHBMts netlon 111 the Ihlllpplnc
Mr Int
Mlip ana sliarplv rrltldsed
sito lujeitlnt bin the uontrovcisy
pHtlon of citiuiiinism
ittte conclawon of routine business In
Miite toctnj cuniMii ulon was icsumcd
He rtlUrplne taiiff bill
tol inembev of the
t FKtcrstm
jpplM committee f the senate dls
u i tie treason and sedition laws cn
Jlid latotied iMJUlcal and op
JitJ He malutaiu Ml Hint tho decision
lhIaltcd Mats siipime court seemed
siiMci and a frci ilcs In the Inlllp
ilecteil tul and
jffiads nould be p i
ml lay doubt lie aid that It was a
r tad ilranse seeiclgnly that en
ritat Pblllpplm cf umiisslon to 1iiloiec
Jt Iiti aa hud bet n put Into 1flect 111
tPhlllpplnes aril he i ualleiigcd lilt an
Jlf ot the iouniilson to enact such
it He ucogiilzcd ihat all I lie judical
mi tt the onstltutlop were not ex
iM to a territorial goicrnmeiit hut he
Jtlit uejciiil doubt In his mind tne
afpitc comiulsslnn had no authority to
la tressoa or to piovlde piinlshnieut
rtltt
Hit tie hold was solely within the
let d authority of congrc s lie de
wod tait lie IMilllppliie eommlsslon had
tapi the United Mates statute It had
aplul to Minn and made Its ennet
ti tyrannical because there had been
IfJtlr a deliberate piupmo to iji0fep
TliMe none bad been OeHned by the
ilti Slates statute He denounced tho
iiltb mallgnaner the commission dl
irrfttnen It attempted to copy the Unit
ISntm statutes and Incorporated other
iiitriDOou matters
It rilterson declared thnt only four ot
ttfttea aets of the Philippine conimls
Jinlitlnir to conspiracv against the Inll
Jlitti bid anv resemblance to the Htal
tol the United Slaies The remntnder
kill were taken bodily from the stat
tl Spain as enacted by the Spanish
rat
H declared after analjzlng tho enncl
Jti that nn greater outrage could bn
wted upon a people tlnn the cnfoice
l0 r
TV ss of orltlen thnt eoc
ZAS not frank with the com
be bHeved the American au
nVtkTSif i 1rMl1 0 rilst W dni >
lam Ir01 Ipst he rSlt of Hn
iT hwb > should lie taken out
Wt J the commission officials
i i 3 ith FHIplnos hid been ma
3i cJLs8nicr < 1 d he took Issue
t ef RiTa ft onrt wlth otbcr 1
4oinlF1n0 UP ° n tlla P0llt ni1
ao
St fnts to substantiate ills ro
e
g Uprising
Were
ho Insisted wns what the federal party de
manded and he nssoitod thnt It was these
liiiirsentntlous which led tho Filipinos to
1 Ueyo they might eventually achieve
Mitchood that the Intelligent Filipinos
were Induced to submit to American con
Vdilcuswd principally tho setll
nrttd fiy the IolUPP10 cn1
f ri ouslr tucklnp the authority
IllM > Cna I Cf0m
V maintained thnt oougross
lie
er to put In fore els
dtbero
whinder He compared Informa
S ne ecutlvo depart
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rument with some of the
f the jove
11 t Unrrnnr Taft In 11 tcsll
the Ililllpplno commission
tcforc
tine situation In the
Mr Patterson referred to the fact ttizt
nuoo0 n of the piople of the Islands were
chtlstlntis
Hut he said they nre not Protestant
Chiistlnns Senators may smile he said
but I have It In inj hand that ir the rt0OO
njHj F llplnii Christian had learned their
brlstluulty In the sanctuaries of the
Methodist Presbyterian or Baptist chinch-
es mid wire us well foundeil In the cardi-
nal principles of Christianity as they nro
today thoio wonld be such nil uprising
of Methodist Piosbyteiian and Baptist
denominations nl the cniel nnd relentless
i tn t ln ppinos
i i1 tnfv T pTn
tnut few members of congress support nc
that poller would face their wiitth Ilut
tYl belief that Governor Tntt Jm ns nilios lp 10t Iroteslnnt Cinls
Mr Ncl on tMlunl followed with n legal
aiRiuneiit dealing with various phases of
till Philippine iuctlnn He took Mr Pat
terson sharply to task for lujeetlns see
tailiuihin Into th Useusslon
Mr McCuirir iN D siniported the ad-
ministration poller on the Philippine < iucs
tlei The < uaie then at 513 p m wrnf
into CTecutle session aud soon after ad
journed
A BIG BATCH OF SUITS
CITIZENS OF BEAUMONT ARE AFTER
DAMAGES
Variojs Grounds for Recovery Arc Al-
leged and the Sums Claimed Vary
Largely Kountzc at Beaumont
Tleamnnnt Tixas Pehruary U lotlav
belriK the lust day of service tor the Match
touu of the district couit there was an un
usually larse batch of mills tiled aud In
of would
Hid tliat the bill rights ninounls
taaWto the 1iliPiios aim mat Uiy
nVi fact wlliun the Hunts of tna
ilMloD of the linld States
it maintained that whenthe question
jjj ilouM conn < > ic the supreme
Alt would lie held that the rights of
lrauk C Taylor fcues the Texas and New
Orleans lallwiy for daniiiftes In tne sum
of MlUiO lie alleges that he agisted in
tnklui a sick man to the depot and that
the watchman on duly icfused hlni admis-
sion struck him and followed him up aud
knocked htm down
C L Hanson has tiled suit u lust John
II Itropcks fyi earnest money put up in
a real estate tiansactloii Plaintiff alleges
that he put up tfSOu but that ouiy S3UOJ
of It was to be forfeited If he failed to take
the pioperty
W A Ward has sued OeoiRO 13 Halt for
15W damages for alleged failure to com-
ply with a contract under which the plain
lift wan lo sell some land for the detenu
aut near the oil field
IteulMn Hccn has sued the illy of llcau
inoiit for damages ln the sum ot Jf70f > < A
tow jnonths ago IJeen H wlic wns ran into
by one of the citys hook and ladder trucks
aiid badly Injuied Been Is a coloied man
P V Heltnian has sued the ugloAnier
Ican Oil company tor SfJTIKMT alleged to nc
oue on easing furnlslied the defendant
company A material lien was taken and
foieclosme Is asked
James W Swajno et nl have brought suit
against the National Oil and Pipe Line
eonipanv tor damages In the sum of 1 < >
000 alleging thnt up to Kebruaiy 1 the
plaintiffs had possession of blocks 3d HT and
3S of th Vcatch suivey but on that dote
the defendant company purchased a title
to the land claimed to be vested ln 1 II
Tjcmlilv and others The petition recites
that this action has damaged the plaintiffs
to the amount they ask
a the sedition laws enacted by the li tiled suit this afternoon
cia va atsnu a
TOIae commission Acts more tyrnn neni t the Hlgglns Oil and Pnel compauy
iU more unconstitutional nnd more In y and Port Smith Hallway
tIC Texas
Mltotlie Interests of the people he as WnIUuy claiming damages In the sum of
tSv Pevr Clc enacted and they v KK fnr injury claimed to have been
TO tQ be repealed Immediately by act tlolle thc plaintiffs property through the
vF election of an oil loading rack near It Thu
ji on oialntalnetl that under the i 1K > tltlon alleges thnt the odors fiom the
S 0S the Philippine coninilsslon I oi make npr house uninhabitable
f Record uni1 H i tliiB the Onngres jseph Codys Sons halo sued
containing of
speeches any
ww cf thc minority upon the Philip
i 5JHIton noulrt be liable to Une nnd
moment lie denounced such a con
a unwarranted
extraordinary
Klttiout any constitutional authnilty
JWitred that the sedition laws enacted
ln uns >
t lsrt5s wc a nwen ght
and Independence as compared
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tie liws enacted by the Philippine
ai on Up said that fiovcrnor Taft
Mtplslnid that In Instances where the
XfMJ was Inflicted under the law
i2 a to tn eti to the
supreme
iJwt In all cases of tine and linprlsiui
f tttch appeal was permissible
iZ mstlp l testimony of Governor
Sf h Philippine commission Mr
ia S Ml unt seldom had a peopb
P 0 ami
xi Kreater contumely
iltl id len iPPllet to the l lll
r Taft who temporarily at
JJ their ruler
ft
TfflJa eelaretl he said that no
32n e l 1inds were tit for Jury duty
< m Hetbibodj > t of th people was either
or
The Col
It I HOML Klnp Victor in
uilitBnta of the war dennrtment pnrlbimcnt with cpiislderabl
TO omem ihe sievcJi from the throne
reading f > m some locii
Gorerna
v
a a slander
Taft bout
f I t tbit nr Patterson reiterated
T reiet TPrnor T bn <
nn
V t M tl ii una that he bad nils
v1 liberal tJn Ion In the archipelago
Cri lci ed at length tho
I
J0 ffi itJ > navr < lepartnient by
ei
Pll
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ffience
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iMitt5
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flw h t a < > to1 c
4 The report he
tt < t n llmnos POltvely the statement
wrro nnt fitted for In
1 ntti
Ctiaittit Kovcrninrnt
r v
w out i5 ndepeudenre might Ic <
ftlers rrP1 army contlmied
y I it4lmt h a course would
Wrfidy
na Infamy Statehood
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the Texas
Fuel Oil company and others for 7KK al-
leged to be due the tlnn on tanks erected
for the defendants
Mr Herman KmuiUo accompanied by
his wife left this morning for Houston
after a brief visit to Ileaumont and Sabine
Pass Mr Kountzc lives nt Omaha Neb
and with hs mother has until rccentl
been a large pioperty holder nt Sabine Pass
Kountzc Pros are reported however to
bnve parted with their hqldlngs a short
time ago Mr Kountzc Und practically
nothing to say about the future of Sabine
Puss onctni that be and lil J biothers would
trend no more money liter
It Is generally believed Ihirt ICountze
Ilros have disposed of their water fiont
in the town of Sabine though It Is not
known hat the deal has been finally closed
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SHORT NEWS STORIES
LONDON Cabling from St Petersburg
the conespondeut of the pally Mall says
the seismic disturbances at Shnmaka havn
ttToinmenced
OTTHUll O T Westem Oklahoma Is
hurled under the heaviest snow since tho
opening to settlement In Itlalne and Irani
counties it is over two feet deep
NATCHl Miss Thomas Olcnu aged
m years was touvlcteil of the murder
of Allan P Carpenter The crime was
committed on the night of January 24
IlTTSHrna At Wllmcrdlng In a bob
Pled accident one young wemnn was killed
and four other cosstcrs badly Injured Miss
crushed
certain
Ituatinn In
dispatch from
brougnt
tt t rnTntiUhat ll was J ilbont cMe ny bv the imusuil drop In iiin
V aiVn rt nrpffl W lnt month of about 700G
lis l l the war d partmcnt did not
pesos
Imnnurl opened
ceremony In
he referred to
nnUIlrins effect upon the country
tSVlllnlnS tie governmnt s liberal policy and to
tl E itL the o excellent relations existing between
Fffir
l lijVfhJ arc Italy and the powers
lijVf Idle
1 ° f BOTernmental selfcontrol LONDONAs an c0 L iLfJee
mm to the relations between
Mid Jrf nnother by Koofcir troversy concerning
tmDt W tck fC l to understniil Sir Henry a > Rb BanerWaVt wit ei
U rl ct rv
his liery and the lUjeral psrty J
written i the Tiiiw tie frank 7
motives has
RMM ihat he leniftins outsliIc tr 10 Henri solitude h tab
eriiacle but not lie thinks in
niCNVTIt Colo The New today say
diccs received from inlslile sources niU
iiorin fue fc > Information obtained lu peh
vr Indicate that the GtwceaUelro UxplorS
tloncompiay hrs secured control ni the
mil put it lead HuMng < > es of the country
sfVt Is In a position In dictate price fur
this Indispensable element In the smoltltl
of previous metuls
p le tlRe Oil aijd DtTelopmeat Ccnipany t
HOUSTON DAILY POST FRIDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 21 1902
CONDITIONS IN ZAPATA
People Were Relieved and Drouth
Has Been Broken
Atistlu Texas rebrunry 20 Itep
resentntire Seabury of Starr eoutity
nrrlved In town this afternoon on
Inulness He say the sufferiiiR In
iipatit ennntr Is a thing of the
past as the drouth has been broken
The pitnple received enough through
contributions to buy seed for agri-
cultural purposes and thnt the far-
mers nre busy planting n crop Al
lines of huslnes have beeu resumed
nnd Zapata comitv Is herself again
GRANTS WRIT OF ERROR
Supreme Courts Action on the Weld
Neville Case
A FRANCHISE TAX CASE SUBMITTED
From Dallas County a Number of Appli-
cations for Writs af Error Were
Refused
Austin Texas Pcbniniy 20 The follow-
ing proceedings wcie had In the supreme
court today
Application refused P A and Viola
Swoln vs lames p Jlltticll fiom Dallas
John W Mitddov vs C I Adair ct al tioiu
irayton 1 S Mayiieid Lumber Company
vs u it Cancr from Clay llalicstou
llnrrlsbnrc Hint Saui Anltutlo Hallway Com-
pany vs John lai l lielle fiom Caldwell
Vt J Lv < le v Crescent News and Hotel
Company from IJexur Ttionms Mills vs
City of San Antonio from liexar James I
Wall vs T W lord receiver from Dal
last Houston nnd Terns Central ltullroad
Company vs John PnUcp < oii from Traia
MIsstHirl Kaiisan and Texas Hallway Com-
pany of Texas vs T I inle I rum Trnvaj
A II Iloydvs J C Montgomery from
Nolan Teviwi and Ianltle Hallway Com-
pany vt al vs 1 S Johnston from Mitch-
ell II D White H Provident National
Hank et nl from MeUiiimn lirnest Hlsche
is Texas Trausportalon Compauy fiom
Homit Mary Hodges vs Josephine Hodges
from ltcxav
AppllcntloiKi giwitwl Missouri Kansas
and Texas Hallway Company of TeMis vs
Walker Johnston trout trasou W I >
Kim is J W Cuiri et al from Nolan
uallioad Coniniission of Texas vs Weld V
Neville 11 al from Travis
Submitted Louis and P 1 lllllje ia
ltomnn llettleih fiom Ilexar City of Dal-
las vs Dallas Consolidated I toctrle Sticet
Ktlllway Compan > from Dallas
Motion for rehearing submlte < l P J
trHvcs vs D P Kinney et til ft mi Trail
1 In case of the Hallroud Ctmimlsslon vs
IWId Neiillc In wlilch tt writ ot error
wflH Rintitcd bj the com t is Clio one In
whleh the right of appellees to ti eurlonl
rate uli cotton or a rate based upon the
density of the package they put up In so
called round bale pi esses is In vol ted The
dlHtrlct court of Travis county held ln
effect that tkej wuio enldlliul to Hie late
asked for lint did not undertake lo older
the commission to ghe It to them The
case was aiipealeil by thc commission but
the court of dill appeals refused to en-
tertain the iipinal oil the ground thai thu
judgment of the court below was without
effect and In tact no Judgment nt all
Itie commission thereupon applied to the
supienie court for a writ of error and It
wna granted todav
ln the case of the Cltv ot Dallas vs Dal-
las Consolidated IJectrle Stteet Hallway
Company which was siibntltted tbt moru
lug the rlght of the city to tai a corpora-
tions frifnililse Is Involietl it is recog-
nized that fiancliises If nhey have < tny
lalue mu l be cmildercd as put of Hie
propertr of a corporation nnd can not be
assessed si parably but It Is contended br
appellant thai having special municipal
charter nuiborlzlng It to make such rules
iin II mn > nee fit for the assessment of
pioperty It has the authority under Hint
ibarter to cpiiratc franchises and assess
lifin apart from the other proper of
the corporations Appellee contends that
while It Is true that the dtj Is authorize
umlor Its charter to make such rules the
same clintler prm ides that it hall assess
the pioperty of corpwafons in the samo
manner as It Is assessed by tho State
which does nut separate pho franchise from
the leal properti This limitation aeeotd
Ing o the appellee Is evidence of an In-
tention on the pail of the leglslatuie to
deny appellant Hie right It now seeks to
establish
First Court of Appeals
Calvoston Texas rehtuary 20 Todays
pit codings ln the court ot chll appeals
Affirmed Harry Waff ct al vs Lucy
Sessums alias Waff et al from Hanls
Houston Ilrazos and Noithern Hallway
Company vs Hal J Pollard from Huriis
Cnloiluc Ciomer vs Mike Sgltcovlch Horn
Mnlroston W T Plnknrd nt al admlnls
t rut or vs P J Willis t Pro ct al from
Cheiokce II Paul Oeorgl vs Charles Juer
geu ct al from Huriis H S Pltzgerald et
al v John P Comptnn fiom Harris
Roersod nnd lemnnded lull Colorado
and Santa Pe Hallway Compauy vs James
lshart from JSuileson Ileilug Manurac
tcling Ccmpany vs J J lctcrson from
Huuis II A Harrett ct nl vs Kastnnm
ltios from Madison John M Wilson vc
Tvlcr Coffin Company from Smith
Motions for lehcailng refused Adolphj
Wetz vs Alma Wetz from Port lleiitt
I W Tlnsley is W C Corbltt fiom San
Jacinto Jennie L Johnson et al vt nl
MSton Houston and Northepi Hallway
Companj from Huriis Mrs S B Olbbs
ct nl h J U Asbford et al from Walker
Submitted William Pam et al vs Jgnac
Chernowsky fiom Austin
Set for submission on Mnich i HKrj lie
Wilt Co et si vs Henry Wlschkemper
from Dc AVltl J H Daiis vs Houston
Past and West Texas Hallway Company
fiom Montgomery Western Union Tele-
graph Compauy vs II 1 Hass from Oregg
International and treat Noithern Hnllroad
Companv vs C Morgan from liregg
Sivnthln Jackson el al vs J K P Hrad
slaw from Oregg Warwick Duke ct nl vs
i II Wheeler et nl from Shelby It P
Stafford vs S 13 Stafford from Colorado
John P PavItUon is T C Day from
Nacogdoches 11 Knrle vs AVe tern
I nlon Telegraph Company from Cherokee
Clara Adams et al vs U J Kopke from
Henderson
IIITI
MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS
Special to The Post
Key West Kin Arrived Nuoeos Am
fiom New York and sailed for Galveston
Liverpool Arrived Danieii Br from
Galveston
London Arrived Cardlnn fllr from
Port Arthur and Sabine Pass
Manchcster Ariivod Kuekero Span
Trmuda Saicd Iefast IBM from
Palinas for Galveston havlnr been
Las
titled with new propeller
Jhcrpool SnlW Irlnsen tHr for Gal
T ro ° r Kada LaArrlved Beverly Br
from Port Llmon El Slid lAm from New
York Comas Aral from New lork Mo
imwk Dr from Barry California Br
from Dundee Dmiamare iltal from New
York schooner I W Dantze er Aw
riontesa Mexico Sailed Monte
from
iinri I5r for Cape Town Africa with
mn les for the BrlttoU auny Kl Dorado
fim for New York Budek Tower Br
Stillwater Am for Pileto
for Cortez Bremen vl BelUe andI Port Barrla baik
nnillla llvim Port for Oporto
Pot of Sabms
pout or siiiiNr few im > in
Arrived
Sleatiwhlp Donald fiotu Vera Crur tet
Fort Arthur
IT LOOKS LIKE A CIVIL WAR
i
Eastern Spain Is in the Throes of a Gigan-
tic Labor Strike
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS IS CLOSELY CENSORED
The Situation Is Seriously Irritated by the Ever
Present Catalon Home Rule Agitation Which
Has Weylers Sympathies
Madrid February 20 According to tele
grams received here Into tonight from Bar-
celona the street lighting there continues
The henvy rain which fell during the day
helped to dlspcrso the rioters and the au-
thorities nre taking sercre measures
A proclamation has been Issued ordering
nil private liitlliitlitnls lo surrender any
weapons they may possess under pain ot
seieic penalties Tho sale of anus has
also been prohibited
Forty workmens associations nave been
dissolved ami the members of their com-
mittees nnoslotl The dwellings of the
strike leaders and of anarchists are being
registered and put under gusrd The bat-
tleship Pclit > o has been ordered to Bar-
celona
The military engineers haoassumed con-
trol ot the sticet car sen lee nnd a few
cars halt filled with soldiers arc running
Kven the funeral conches have to bo pro-
tected by police No letters have been
dellicrcd 1n llnfcclonn In three days and
In some parts of thc town business Is com-
pletely paralyzed
A pitched battle occurred ln the outsklltH
of the city between the strikers and the
military escort attached to several wagons
that were bringing lu provision The con-
tents of the wagon were dragged out and
barricade were built across the road Tile
rails have been torn up lo pre ent trains
from entering the city
The strike movement has begun to spread
seriously At Ciiutellon tie La Plana taking
advantage of the night iid < f the absence
ot the police tho strikers set tire lo two
factories with the aid of petroleum The
factories were bullied At a workmens
meeting held nl Cnstelbn do In Plana a
general strike was voted
At Sarugossn most of the factories have
altenily closed on thedemnnds of the work-
men and the striken are bringing pressure
to beai to compel the factories still te
malnlng open to cluso their doors The
captain general of Saragossa has wired for
reinforcements
Owing to the strict censorship over newj
fiom Bnrcelonn It Is difficult to ascertain
the real state of affairs toxic It Is quite
certain however Hint nil tho efforts of tho
authorities to persuade the labor leaib t
Into a conciliatory uttllude liaie so far
failed and the extension of the strike move-
ment Is more likely than Its restriction
In addition to tho labor movement the
everpresent rttalan home lule agitation
Is likely to prove a serious factor In the
situation One hopeful sign Is the fact tint
almost alone among the ministers and the
government authorities Genetal Weyler Is
litv sympathy with the Catalans demand
and is continuing to study their grievances
He has held military commands In Caln
loula speaks I lie Catalon language and
thoroughly understandsthe sltuitlon
Thc goeminent dc clliie to publish fig-
ures of the casualties In tho lints of Tucs
dn and Wednesday It Is Inferred from
private Information rccelicd here that forty
persons were killed and 200 wcie wounded
during the encounters on those ilars anil
that fiOO arrests liaie been made
Women took ii prominent share In the
riots and were mine Tlolcnt than the men
At Barcelona a policeman who resembled
an Inspector named Tlesols who Is much
haled by the annrchlsfs was assasslnaled
London February 20A message to fh
l > ehange Telegram company from Barce-
lona via Pcrplgnan France says a fierce
battle has been fought between the troop
and the rioters In the suburbs of Hareelona
kiown ns Snno Before tho engagement
thc cavalry and Infantry hail been posted
In the most dangeious points and a Held
battery had been locatetl on the plaza from
which vantage the guns could sweep the
surrounding streets When thn final clnb
with the troops occurred continues the ills
patch the artillery was brought Into ae
Hon and raked street aftci street The
iInters engaged the hnttcilcs at close range
but were finally dilven rff It Is reported
that 500 persons were killed and wounded
on both sides The entire neighborhood
was wrecked by the shells The rulm
caught lire and this completed the destruc-
tion Further fighting Is reported nt Mn
taro fifteen miles from Barcelona where
a quantity of arms have been illsenreietl
Fighting Is nlso lcported at Tortosn and
Tarragona respectively fifty and one bun-
dled miles southwest of Barcelona
DISCUSSING TlAItTIAI LAAV
Madrid Pebiuary 20 Premier Sagastn Is
preparing a decree establishing martial law
throughout Spain Thc signature of thc de-
cree It Is bellcied will be followed by an
extieme national crisis It was poraistentl >
said when the chamber of deputies closed
this afternoon that the minister of war
General Weyler had a long conference
with tho queen regent yesterday followed
by a conference with the military authori-
ties today Afterward It Is asserted arms
and ball cartridges were served out to the
11oops In Madrid who arc In readiness to
start at m moment s notice
rnsononns upcoming smtious
Barcelona Spain February 20 Thn
milkers today murdered three workmen
who wished to resume work The pro
plletor of a bakeiy who raised Ihe price
of bi carl was also killed
It Is hourly becoming more apparent that
anarchists nre thc prime movers In the In
tlplent revolution The markets are with-
out provisions mid the strikers are pro
venting the slaughter of animals Addi-
tional reinforcement of troops are arriving
here
A mob stormed tho arsenal at Sabadell
not far from Barcelona and secured forty
rifle but they were subsequently recov-
ered by the troops
THC STIUKKrtS Anr LOOTING
Barcelona February jtO Incendiary post-
ers have > eured here which threaten the
orderly classes with terrible reptlsals say-
ing that djrnuinlte will be used to offset
tlKi Manors of tha troops The striker
I are looting numerous shops and private
houses
The best known anarchists have dlsap
peared and the nuthortles are hunting for
The negotiations which have taken place
betwten ttie newpsper publishers and the
eiKimors have failed
Ihe railroad officials hare announced the
si tlOiti of nenlce rii Hoes owing to rpi
Isolute attacks which the rioters Imvo
urn oil the trains
Trade union throughout pain hare de-
clared thelt iidBtoton to tht ciu of the
Barcelona strikers The foreign consuls
hire held n meeting this afternoon
FHLSII FIGHTING
Barcelona February 20 Fresh fighting
between the troops nnd rioters hns oc-
curred at Tarrasa nnd Sabadell Mqst ot
the ships in this hut nor have been forced
lo leave without illschaiglng their cargoes
HUNTING PLACH OF SAFPTY
Perplgtnn Franc 3 > ebriiiiy 20The
wealthiest families of Barcelona me coin-
ing heie In large numbers to cscapo tho
tenors of the Cutulonlnn capital
SNIPING AT TUB POUCH
Madrid Fobrunry 20 Advices received
here from Barcelona bay the mob docs not
offer any serious resistance whrn confront-
ed by the troopit but rioters nre continual
ly sniping at the police and soldiers rrom
behind closed doors and windows and from
Ihe roofs ot houses dispersing when the
troops charge
SUItlOrs FIGHTING IN PUOOHUSS
Cercluc Spain February 20 tl p in Se-
rious lighting Is proceeding ln all parts of
Barcelona A number ot pet sons luiie al-
ready been killed or wounded Troops arn
arrUIng rapidly at Barcelona from all other
districts The outbreak today between he
tinkers and troops begun In Parable Asil
to and Hnmbla streets where many shols
were exchanged A general panic prevails
at Barcelona
IM7MOUS OF 11ATTLI UMACIt PAIHS
Palis February 2lVTho Palrle today
publishes a dispatch dated Ilendaje
France thing as it locjtl tumor the si mo-
ment that 00 persons have been I IlleI
and wounded lu the suburbs of Barcelona
DlSClSSKD 1N THI3 COHTPS
Madrid February 20 In the chamber ot
deputies today the minister of the Interior
Senur Gonzales replying to an Interpella-
tion on the Barcelona rluis accepted fuller
responsibility therefor but asked for the
adlourument of thu discussion Homeio
Hobleilo said the government did not have
enough guns aud lilies to suppress a social
revolution If one luoke out everywhere
Seuor Hobledo denounced the censorship
over telegraphic news from Barcelona
In the senate lodiiv General Weler the
minister of war said that while the sltua
Hon at Barcelona had not yet Improved It
had not grown worse He suld the street-
car service there was parllnllv In operation
and that the bakcrlea and groeeiies were
open In miHc of Hie strike Thero liad
been no disturbances st Sitrngossa and
Pels At Cnstellon de Plana the war min-
ister said the gendarmes jntl dispersed
groups of sttlkers and that If It became
necessary he would call out tho llrst ic
serves
INDIAN APPROPRIATION
BILL CARRIES NEARLY 1500000
MORE THAN ESTIMATED
When Schools Were Discussed Grave
Charrje3 Were Made AaainEt One
Superintendent
Washington February 20 Tho hmissi
spent the day working on the Indian appro
piiiltlon bill Thc appropriation for pie
llinlnary woik In the rosonolr for the Gila
rher valley went out on a pelnt of order
Mr Smith Ariz offered an amendment to
strike out thc appropriation for the Car-
lisle school which became the text of a
gencuil onslaught on the pinctlec of educat-
ing Indians In Eastern schools Ills amend-
ment wns defeated
Mr Fitzgerald N Y attacked the super-
Intendent ot the school nt Mount Pleasant
Mich who ho said had been chatged with
permitting the debauching of Indian girls
Mr Sherman chulrtuan of the Inillaa
connilttcc promised to make nn Investiga-
tion at the Indian office tomntiow
General debute on the Indian uppioprla
Hon bill having closed jesterdoy tho bill
was read for amendment under the five
minute rule
Mr Sherman N Y chalrrann of the
Indian committee who was ln charxi ot
the measnie explained that the bill car
rleil 5M41505 being SlrHT J H more limn
the estimates but 120710 lcs than tho
amount cariltd by the current law
Mr Little Ark offered an aiocndmcxl
to direct the commissioner of Indian nr
falls to examine and lcporf upon the
feasibility and espcdlencr of educating the
Indians In schools upon the ienervation and
immunities where such Indians teslde
nnd to submit the best plan to uccompllsh
this end to congress nt the next session
It was adopted Amendments were adopt-
ed to Increase thc number of acres to be-
held by members of the Creek Nation nutII
allotments are made from 100 fo 100 and
to teduce he number of acres to be held
by each member of the Cherokee Nation
from 120 to 100 The appropriation of 40
000 for nn Indian exhibit al the St Innls
exposition was stricken out onn point of
order rnl erl by Mr Cannon till
Mr Fitzgerald Yl created something
of h sensation by moving that no pait of
the apptoprlatlon tor the Indian school at
Mount Pleasant Mich should be used to
pay the piesrnt superintendent who he
said had neon charged with permllllng the
debauching of ludliui glils
Mr Sherman declared that If the miner
Intendent had been guilty of practice
charged the civil servlie law would not
protect him and that If evidence were pro
duced t < > Justify the charges the coinmls
sloner of indlnn affairs would dismiss him
Instantly He proposed that Mr Fitz-
gerald go with him lo the Indian offlcp to-
morrow nnd Investigate thn whole matter
If any one has been guilty of the things
charred he said he will be out of the
service before night
Without action on tho amendment the
house nt lV p m adjourned
James Morris Convicted
Angleton Texas February MJamr
Morris was given wo venrs in tlio peni-
tentiary on conilctlon of the charge of bur-
glary Ho robbed the tirwtofiico at Damon
After he serves bis term for tho State the
Federal court will try hltn for postofflce
robbers
Residence Near Bonham
Bonham Texas Fcbruuty 20 H Jef
frie residence four miles north of towiT
together with contents and 178 In money
was destroyed last night by lite Loss tbOO
no Insurance
mi
If the Baby Is Cutting Teeth
be sure and uc that old and twjll tried
remedy Mrs Wlnslows Soothing Syrup
for children teething It soothes ihu child
soften the guru allays all pain cures
wind voile and Is tho beat remedy for
diarrhoea
Illtttlne OlVand Direlvprntot Comnany
Tjss
IT V
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i i T > m T3 tJWIrt
Has Made a Proposition of Common
Primaries but It Will Likely Be
Refused
Special to Tho Post
Wilmington Del February 20Notwith
standing the icpubllean hostility lo his
ambition J Pdward Addlcks Is preparing
for a campaign of even greater Intensity
than any of his previous ones for the
Iultcd Stales senalorshlp Ho has nlieady
made n proposition of common primaries
to the icgular faction with the Idea or
dividing the senntorshlps but tho Indlca
tlons aie that the offer will be rejected
As If In anticipation of this reitult Mi
Addlcks him Issued a manifesto In the
slipe of a signed statement In which he
tbrcnlons the republican tiaily with dire
defeat lit every county of the State and
to the entlic tit kef unless Ihe icruIbih
consent to common primaries and a united
support of his legislative nominees
Should this situation remain unchanged
up to the election ll Is llkuli to result In
a aeneial democratic iletory Notwllh
Mainline Ihln leasonuble probability of a
democratic legislature with two Vnlted
Slates senators to elect there are only two
democratic aspirants In the field former
Senator Hichnrd It Keuney and Wlllanl
Saulsbnry
ma
Allied Party of Missouri
SI Louis February 20 Hie allied party
of Missouri which was organised at Kan-
sas City last September and which accord-
ing to J H Cook of CsttbmiJtHState
chairman Is composed of publlo owner-
ship men ixitb wings of the old populist
parti I Ik liberal wing of the socialist W
KSiliatlon Bryan democrats and silver re-
publicans met heie loday udoptod aplat
form and made nominations
ntti
Groves Black Root Liver Pills
Made from an acllvo principle obtaillSl
from Black Hoot They act on the liver
eaunl to calomel and lenve no had after-
effect No griping qo sick stomach Will
euro chronic constipation Price 27 cents
John A Morgan Said to Have Suicided
151 Paw Texas February 20A special
to the Times says that John A Monuiu
a former partner of Senntor Thomas Pat
tersou of Colorado eoruialttsd sulelde In
Chihuahua by blowing the top of bin heui
off with a shoiguu Mo gun wa an sttor
unv by pinfesslon nnd was located In Ban
Francisco lie came to this cltv on a
visit several weeks ago and spent monoy
with a lavish hand
o j sss < o sa a j
Ber tha y KW W AlWIi BOHgW
Palestine Oil and Development Company
vc 7fet rm 5 v i = i iA T Vi VtA
< fr
t t r i
Eighty UnumL ale gf
MefsSnitScti12
rorth 20 to o
TicscarftheUety fittest Suits iidc by Techhci
marTishcl < 3L Nelv York > Ticylield backjhis lot
expecting to gerh good price for p Hut they didn V
Tiey are here isady for yotj to select anyonc of
them for Si2o ±
Dont judge thcmW tlleordillary Sa cSuItsV theyre
a different sort tudfid them by burrrcgularlinc of JincTt
suits for thats their standard
There ireitot cnoiifjh of trjtseSuitsIto last mucrflurigct
rbettcrrnQt puuit off
Shamefully Sacrificed to close out
the entire stock on hand A felv
dollars inbested today Ipill sabe
about double the money next Ivinter
25 Obcrcoats 1595 1250 ObercoatsyQ
20 Obcrcoats 1205 10 Obercoats 645
15 Obcrcoats 005 750 Obercoats sS9r95
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THE GLOBEWERNICKE
ELASTIC BOOK CASES
arc so far superior to all other sectional book-
cases that there is simply no comparison
Sold only by
PILLOTS BOOK STOR
Send for Catalogue 409 MAIN ST
ADDICKS IS DHTERAllNED
WILL AGAIN TRY TO BREAK INTO
THC SENATE
Papers
We handle this class of goods
in large quantities and invite
inquiries from the trade vhen
in need Roof Coating and
Pitch carried in stock
HOUSTON
CLTHEO BERING Hdw Store
Main St and Opitol Ave 4
INTENSELY INDIGNATNT
8tMws jPJ
sfk i PffXi Ssx
Superintendent Nardin Hears of the
Charges AQamst Hirn
Detroit Slit UVbruays 2QA Tribune
epeclal frmu Mount Pleasant Mich says
Supwliifendenl Nanlln of the ludlaiiHcUool
nnar tills city when infwmeU of thu
charges made against himIn Wtlbhlngtpu
was Intensely indignant and denounced
the whole statement as false
FIGHT IS GOING ON
Castro and Hertjira Arei Believed to Hsvo
Come Toa ther
Panama Colombia February iSOrlt 1s
paallvelv known here tha t tint fair un
ilef Government GdKttll Castro > > ljdJths
HetoluiloliHry Gentnl llercrra are flght
hut riod and numerous reports Jliate f-
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