The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-07

our finances unsatisfactory. Mexico Ia
q surpiur In the treasury and the indus
tries OF tho country are all prosperous
The goldbugs In this republic ought 90 pu
up or shut up.
The question OF the hour with the ihti
people Is whether Santa Claus IL going !,
turn his X rays on Christmas week.
Two mors modern gsiuboa,s were launch
ed for Uncle Sam Saturday last. Thes'
| little warnings to bei.gereif,ly discoset
foreigners arc occurring with gratifying
frequency of late. The more and the bet.
ter the guns the more the respect the,
command.
Cuban cffa!rs are approaching a crisis
but It Is still an open question whethe'
President Cleveland will moan, the crisis.
Mr.. Hanna wants the tariff courage
ously dealt With" by the republicans
which means shat Mr.. Hanna proposes
| that the classes that chiefly contributed
| to the republican sinews OF war shall be
| tItIly IthtfGtA At NAN tNAN--TN ~ N'N
masses.
II is doubtful II the scheme 20 Introduce
football among the Mexicans will ever
| amount to much--.t is too much like hard
| work.
| Houston will have TO spend SOME money
and do some downright hard work TO get
| Buffalo be YOU deepenea and the channel
to the sea perfected. but every dollar spent
| Ia tina, direction will I've multiplied hun
| dredfold In value to the ci,y.
II II comes TO blows. Spain might ven
,ure with discretion to tackle Texas. bu,
| she had better he sure that she has got the
rheumatic member OF the family.
The mos, expensive metal known Is
gallium, which is worth $4,000 per pound.
py and by when the magnates get tired
OF dollar visible to the naked eye the
country may have TO fight out the Issue
Of gallium standard.
Mary Ellen Lease viii observe that her
fame has made It's way across the con
,inent The Vermont Legislature has just,
voted down woman suffrage measure.
Governor Hradley threatens 20 convene
the keUENNhN NEa--1AhsF 81 stfifsA4 SN7-
sion soon TO elect United states senator.
II might be- we'll for the presdcu. TO post
rone hostllitics with Spain until peace is
assured in Kentucky
In considering the m!shaps TO the battle
ship Texas. II Is wei TO remember that the
vessel was constructed or n kini of fusion
schome OF imported ana native designs.
---------------
90 =. ~. .a,
another disgrace Just recently Tor v!oiai-
ing some rule OF Chinese official etiquette.
y man can't travel over Europe and AM
erica to any extent without acquiring some
questionable manners.
This week puts congress on the coui'-
Try $ hands once more. There appears
to be no lc;-up IN the hard luck the BUSH
ness Interests have been experiencing
lately,
Madrid Is on pin points we are told.
While awaiting the message OF Mr.. Cleye-
land II VIII do well to keep on the PA
! o.nts-,hey may annoy but they are not
so bad As swords points Ia the hands OF
Uncle sans Toys.
The foIy Of booming a man IN 1886 tor
Tho presidential nomination N 1900 Is being
r.d.culod Ia 81 lceu!Is way--somebody is
suggesting C.eve.8pas name IN such cou-
ne-ton.
It soes without spying yha, Houston pro-
poses inst tho passls way 10 Its hArbog
4hd! adm.t the largest vessel shat can
aga arcommo iauons at any o,her Texas
Iogt Anl no time mas, be lost in ach!ey.
gag ;hs result;
II looks as If The short-sighted real
estate owners ana dealers in Galveston
were nov Jplns 10 XIII the government
goose taai lail the golden e,.gs n ,hlt
vicinity lately.
The transfer OF 5000 acres OF Panhandle
.-ud uy one deed IS a reminder 10 htle
Rhode Island that she wouldn't make
lurch OF po'uto patch IN Texas I land
slide should chance TO sand her this way.
Z ais English admirers do not stop ban-
quoting he Hon Thomas i. Baylrl they
a-a liable to send that gentleman home
y ia chronic case OF good Oh British
suut or dyspepsia.
-------------------
snn Jncinto Prc~bytcr,
rryan, Texas. December 5.-Tho San Js-
-iuto rresbytory OF Inc Cumberland Pres-
ayter.an church concluded its business sea-
-s tcacy- his has been one OF the most
'nfYiriug sessions that the presbytery has
ever held. very high ground was taken
~ al i.i.sH O. cAurqn work.
4..c .ao.to VI lAo .-ane.al assembly. Ed
lo4tir- Lcio.e OgnAauon.' was Endorsed
ss tac motto % this r,,sbytcry. The one
yolnE nan under the care ot the Presoy-
tcfy preparing Tor the ministry Is IN scno1l
a. lnnitf university. Tehuacana, Texas
Two Ne rs OF the time Of each minister
IN he iiosOytery Is at the disposal OF the
coumlttec o1 pastors and supplies to be