The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-25

We would have cut across from the reef.
hu, as W. dii no. alter our course the
SpNnard evidently concluded to let us
go.
The strange weasel was evidently an
l,nslsh huilt shin. but she looked as 4
she nad he.n altered, ana had the az
least II knots an hour. We could not
make ont any guns aboard OF hcr, but
she evidently was spying on us. even Il
she WAS NOT regular cruiser. SHE had
I'll the ear marks ot a Spaniard, and am
convinced she was IN the service of the
spanish government. We were IN \mcri-
suspicious gctluus, and he had no right
ia SPY ON ny ar he dd when we were en-.
gagged on a peaceful mission. The hrH
was wcll ab1ard aud we were safely H.
American waters.
Recently 1 was In the pcncroy at
liuelVa. n spanish port We trade largely
with Americans. Und ] was Under char
Ter to au American firm, | had a large
American rlag, whlch l WIS flying FROM
The folrpcak whom ~as warned by
some Spauiards that would better haul
THAI rils down. This was ON the Nth of
July, | had no idea uf hauling down the
lag while the Bcn'i lay IN that por,.
The flag WAS private property, ana
would like to have rccn any Sranlard
hoard a British vessel aud haul down that
flag, The, feeling "a spain is very bitter
floncc me In The leas,, 1hc SpaniarNis
arc tho most miserable people | ever saw
They impress mere boys IN their. armies,
backward. II is not safe for strangers 20
be abroad IN their ports At night, aud
ships This last Incident has taught mn
So be wary OF the Spauiards"
Captain Lamb has l~en at sea over
forty years IT. Is man on medium ;Hn W@s
inch tho English sailor that he ia. He wm
first officer uf the British steamer AhNs
In latitude 10 AMI Longitude as, In De,
coinhcr 1898 The Ahyssinia was loaded
with cotton and wool, and was en- VOYAGE
from New YORK to Liverpool at the time
with GS0 passengers ou board. The Ter
ran Htenmship spree was sighted 'ooh
lf,cr the fire was discovered. The flto
made such headway mat the NhSsS, nn',
crow transferred to the Spree. A nasty
sea- was running MI the time. nut every
soul was transferred safely from the Ahys-
nmpton. 10 which port abe was bound
from New York when she fell IN with TIVE
hurn,ug steamer. since that twc 'alleln
Lamb has commanded English iNunpH
and has visited this port several tmea.
CHARTER AMliNpMENTS.
The toint committee ON city charter
amendments composed Of tho city council.
chamber of commerce and the Labor icgis-
lativc council organized tonight with MIR.
l'lImann aa chairman ana w u. Thomson
ma nocrotary. city Attorney Smith eug
gostod amendments providing FOR the is-
suc of 500 n1n In honds for the purchasc
aud extension Of the city scWcraEo plah'.
the same to hc controlled 10y the hoard OF
water commissioners; That IN" Guy ti'hn
urcr deposit the funds ia inc uank raNinN
the hest rate OF interest, that Wnkihg
fund ho Increased regardless of the dHl'
~ me sue q, nnunua' 49, w., ~ ,,n
az t't' ,h'l''i ln"i''"H ~ , 'i,,,, la,
l'l'nl n' tn',,uou W. .tn.t,ms a,d,,,-
men
,s',.,,n u, I,cr,c .,tyr,s-rl nrn,udu,u mia
urn,fl,,r far transfers hv street RAILWAYS
Ana n,nlSin, oirht hours "a daV'a work for
n,hor,ra A., ma rtnnlny of tho civ instead
~ ,tn.
Th. motions by Or Wost that tho
mrtho1 nf olocting uldcrm.n shall not