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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-19
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y TsliNSNArI. ohio,--The trial Of .Alon-
|G Par 3, ole OF he alleged murlerers
pryah' win begin yoday.
|nais n'oS,fitElp. l,L-The annual CON
vi be hsia 'ne heeiHy league of Illinois
mere today ana tomorrow.
.ssSsls, Mo.-Th- American soeieey
lsl conSs ca! engineers VIII hid it's an
o. 'aoh mere from today 10 the
esu,HSoIT. Mlch.-The American Anal
hA association OF Steel W orkeis VIII
ksnnrsnc.nuse -eeting here this week.
nsts Of ~ ,.onay. Delegates from all
'"'oh VIII bc present.
s.ssranl SoIlN Tho eighth annual
hoasrs' MI, convention of raiiraad commits
rl.e ro MI meet al the office of the inter
e'ce commission here today.
MAY ssaSs AS! CITY. Mo.-rbe n,ne,eou,n
ia ma ornament OF the Missouri state
III b hs,a ZANE Protective association
stnnIns to NJ ashington park nye days,
l!arins eJ1W ,hS q, Md.-The Gentlemen $
z ,esson u,, WI open tho harness rae
'''ns Today 'e'hehs Driving park, be-
sskak wi, Pa.-The Daughters Of
AVIATION M nod their sixth annual State
~ cobrr mere today. The convention Is
SSnapnen, 1asrently with the safe en-
- Fellows me independent Order Of
mere are in Pennsylvania
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9sG lodges of the Daughters OF Rehek4h'
and NJ Is eApcctrA mat Hto"t ~
Viii be present.
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-19

DALLAS RESIDENCE,
,,.uas Texas. May 1s-George walters
.os,aence burned here today from An eii-
r .,,,, cause. Loss. $500. insurance ''''V
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vxpIosION NEAR THE "hLANh'
Madrid. May ia petard ~as eAIioisa
,,,,v in the streets near the royai psiace'
Ma damage "as done,
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b Wsi,iMNHNATi, ohio.--The trial of Alon-
q Pearl ,,. ulie oil NE alleged mur1erers
Dfyah' viii begin ,oday.
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slaisn' y, lIl,-The annual CON
vi b. hstd 'he heei,y league of Illinois
mere to-day ana tomorrow.
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TODRYS FEATURES.
Probabilities. Dcncra,iy Fair. sou'heriy
winds.
tf1NilION

rhe car md cnhrina arrived in Mos
Gov.
Many distinguished pcrsonagcs are III
Moscow to attend tho coronation.
The evening times., 1896-03-07
Get Into the Peoples Band Wagon.

TIMES heretofore claimed that believe TO
be rmness and decision of character in President Cleveland is the
of lack of ability promptly decide important questions
and natural d like accept advis counsel The only really
vigorous that emauated from the White
House during this the Venezuelan and
forceu and decisive language sounded much like similar
utt that have originated with Secrear Oney There IS
difference between hatng obsnacy and energetic decisive
ton, esden ands official conduct will proveand
better evidence needed by the public that he lacks the fatte
qualification the downfall of the Democratic party the
troll of Treasury by gold gamblers the regime of trusts
throughout country and the general depression of trade and
industry.
Another illustration of President Clevelands want of decision
his aur act the Cuban question Yesterday he out
denial of the Ouey that the policy of the admnistra
ton would be that of nonineventon and ad 81 do
know whether the pubica referred the views
of the administration Cuban question not This
dnary assertion will hardly credited when is known that
the Cabinet frequent considered Cuban question: and that
the opinion of Ceveands advisers have
openly stated in his presence.
AS fact, President is evidently trying get
into position side with public sentiment must be admitted
that recognition of Cuba through Presidential proclamation
would ons Europe and possibly bring serious
the time when the United States should
prevent despoaton of island neighbour and
put Spanish the conduct of the Had
President Cleveland time within the last six months init
mated that he deprecated this method of warfare would have
had tn effect of checking Spanish On the contrary for
Spanish Minister given understand
the President would action of Congress grant bel
geent rights the Cuban and has practically made that state
Therefore the has gone forth that the admins
traon was in sympathy with Spain
The country would be glad hear differently and if Pres
Cleveland des get into the peoples band he
should his proclamation declaring belgeent to the
Cuban and have it ready pomugate the Senate
adopts the report of the conference committee Monday
The evening times., 1896-03-07
He VIM: u Plumber.

MAN you sent & y at range of oum
q poct?' asked rUTgIiooking customer
of the proprietor OF a downtown plumb
ing establishment.
''I-I-really don't know" responded
the startled proprietor. with a look Of
sober inquiry.
'Taint as / got anythiD' partic lar q gin
poets" explained the customers suavely
As he took chair and cleared his throat.
But I've hearcd tel OF folks missin'
their vocat ions-them as ought to be
hocin' pertatcrs and huskin' corn gittin'
into pulpits and lawyers offices. for in
stance. Course I amt sayiD' as ! IecIy
seen any of your young mans portry; I
Jest sort o spiciOned a icctle that he
nIought be one OF them kind, cause that
there range won't draw or bake sence he
tinkertd with il. Poets may be all right
enough in their place, and 1 reckon
there's hicks in the world for every sort,
but when oookin' range is out OF gear
one wants 4 piumbcr."-New York Sun.
The evening times., 1896-03-07
Onfrnn the Hullets.

Col. Taylor jenkins, who lives q few
miles north OF Blakeiy, Is kno wn Though
out that section as enc Of the most truth.
ful men in it. Recently, while Mr.. Jen.
kins was out hunting, his dogs begau
barking at something In large. hollow
log. II was wild hog. He took the
hog home and dropped it in his cornficld.
II Is there now. a few weeks ago Mr..
jenkins went out to kill 1t, thinking he
could easily do so, with his I'm herring
rifle. He searched about till he Jump
ed 1t. Down n corn row II went like
lightning. He leveied his rifle and ''cut
down" on IL, but never touched hair.
He Jumped It again and shot again.
but no hog. Again and again he jump
cd 1t and shot at II. with The same re-
suits. He began 10 wonder what could
be the matter The cornrows were as
straight as nieonshinc whisky and his
gun true as flIc third party of Tom Wat
son. yet hit il he, couldn't To shoot at
the hog az 1t ran off down the corn rows
was just like shooting at it standing. so
far rs getting a bead on it, was con-
cerned. To make sure that Irc didn't
.wobbic" off the hog. he put up a small
target and Cracked down" at 1t five
times then took bis AK and chopped in
and found five balls all in one hole in the
middle of the spot. That settled il. That
the fault was not in him or the gun. but
that the hog had outrun the bulIets.-Early
County (Ga.) News.
The evening times., 1896-03-07
Dnt'S AnSwer.

A Boston school supervisor has the
reputation OF being 4 very widely informed
man. and much of his information, accord
ing TO Companion contributor, has been
gathered by the simple method of asking
questions of the man nearest him, wherever
he happens to be.
One day the supervisor was passing some
of the large cotton mills in Fall River.
The river near by suggested the idea that
water power was used to run them, but
TO make sure he adopted his usual method
of questioning the first person in sight.
1t chanced to he an Irishman. who was
trund!ing whecibarrow of coal toward
one Of the engine rooms.
Look here, my man." said the super
visor. Familiarity, do they run these mills
be water?''
Yes, SOFT" answered the Irishman;
but they boil it,
"Oh, of courSe-na turally-that's what
meant" murmured the supervisor.
The evening times., 1896-03-07
No Long Clothes for baby,

The bicycle has had nothing to do
with it. but babies clothes are being sim
plificd and made more comfortable. just
as garments FOR their elders are. Sensible
mothers do not bundle their infants up In
long clothes any more. The babies are
most appreciatiye. They express their en-
thusiasm in kicks OF 10y. Their first slips
and wrappers are made to come a few
inches below their feet. Their clothes are
80 gradually shortened they seem to keep
pace with the growth of the youngsters.
The regulation short dresses that display
their bootees appear before anybody is
aware OF a change. Old fashioned moth
ers who still make q serious and solemn
function OF putting their infants into short
clothes at a prescribed date, in pre-
scrfbed way. would lessen their care and
Increase the comfort of their offspring
by adopting short clothes from the start.
Baltimore Herald.
The evening times., 1896-03-07
The Stage Villains Apology.

Does anybody know why the stage vii
lain always smokes cigarettes: Here's the
true version, rs told by the heavy man" of
one OF the local stoci. companies:
The gentleman uruuestion is an inyctcrate
cigar smoker, and, afterthe manner of his
kind cigarette Iaresyery dis,asteful to him,
as any cigarcttrl fieud who witnesses his
performance can see. And yet Dcarl
every night he is obliged to saunter about
tlfc stage, pun Il cigarette from n silver
case and puff IL while be concocts all sorts
of vIilainous schemes. If you ask him why
he -dotsB't smoke cigars he will tell you
that no property man, however Important
the company mi y bc, will consent to sup
ply cigars Cigarettes are much cheaper.
and the stage villain WHO defies all ira
dftioDs and smokes cigars always does so
at his own expense. And this is rather
expensive, inasnuch rs the villain OF the
drama usually wears Il dress suit, is sup
posed to be plentifully supplied with ILL.,
gotten gains, and only takes two or three
puffs at whatever he is smoking before
throwing it away. Until the property man
volunteers to furnish cigars we must he
content with the cigarctte-Smoking stage
Villains Record.
The evening times., 1896-03-07
Maupin Law Is All Right.

All this talk about the defcctivencsS of the
Maupin act is probably baldest nonsense.
1t cannot be imagined for a moment that the
friends of the measure, who watched its pro-
gress through the legislature with the most
anxious care. should have overlooked any
changes that would tend to weaker If not
altogether destroy the purpose of the law.
And again. after the experience with the
laws under which racinG and betting and
pool-scilins have been carried on in yir-
ginia. Gov. o'Ferrall would ha We been worse
than foolish had he attached his signatureto
a measure without first ha wing assured him
self that 1t would do just what the people
and ne expected.
1t Is possible that Special Attorney Mar
bury may have spoken in Pickwickian
sense when he stated to a Times reporter
that the race track people need not wish
for anything better than the Maupin bill.
However that may be, reliable informa-
tion from Richmond is to the effect that
the bill has been closely scrutinized by
one of the foremost lawyers Of that city
and pronounced to be all that can be de-
sired for the suppression of race track
gambling in Virginia, and that the gov.
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ernor Will lend all the aid be can to in.
sure its enforcement. So the people Of
Alexandria county and our own people
may await Developments with calnpess
and composure.
1t will be remembered that while the
Maupin bill was in committee and i'm the
Legislature The Times cautioned its
friends against any careless ness that
would permit phraseology to be employed
which might furnish the gamblers with the
material for an assault in the courts upon
the measure. The warning, 1t Is be-
lieved, did not go unheeded, and its effect
Is shown in what Richmond lawyers call
an almost perfect piece OF legislation.
Nevertheless, the gamblers may decide to
break through the law. II they do, it re-
mains for the courts where it viii be tested
to give 1t the most liberal construction
pOssibie-in the interests of the people. It
is proper to take into consideration the
intent OF the law-making power, and IL
this be done In the present instance there
is little doubt hut that the Maupiu act will
be found all-sufficient to keep yireinin
clear OF gamblers or every description.
The evening times., 1896-03-07
Making an Acaua,ntance. A

An old Hampshire peasant farmer came to
town to buy hat. and was requested to
look in the glass to see if the hat suited his
tastes. The customer stood before the
glass. as though fascinated by his reflected
image. Presently he slowly inquired:
'Wull-is-thst-me ''Of course, 1t is,
guv'nor was the shopman's reply. "why,
don't you know yourself?'' 81 be 60 years
old" said the ancient. after another pause.
land dunno as ever see my face aforer'
And when. his purchase completed. he
turned to depart. he went up to the looking
glass. saying: "fli Just take one more look
at meser'. for dunno as ever shall ha'
the chance again."-London Globe.
The evening times., 1896-03-07
Mark Twain on Prohibition.

Mark Twain has just concluded Iectur-
ing tour in New Zealand. He said good
by to the. New Zcllantcrs a Christ Church,
and in the course of his speech made refer
ence to prohibition, which he said he ap-
proved. bnt which would put them into
most difficult straits. He then told the
following story:
In our country several years ago there
was man came into n prohibited town,
and. unlike you savagcs here, they said
to him: You can't get a drink any where
except at the apothccary's.' So he went to
the apothecary, who said:
"'You can't get Il drink here without a
prescription from the Physician but the
man said: Il am pcrishing. I haven't
time to get prescription The apothe-
cary replied:
"'WeH, haven't the power to give you
a drink except for a snake bite The man
said: Where's the snake?' So the apothe-
cary gave him the snakes address and he
went off. Soon after. however, he came
back and SAIL:
For goodncss's sake, give me q drink
That snake lis engaged for six months
ahead Westminster Gazette.
The evening times., 1896-03-07
Not Yet Ready to Give Up.

chiefest one OF these is the complete isola-
ton that could be given the hospital and
yet maintain accessibility from the city.
1t is the great dcsideratum pointed ont by
all the experts who have been consulted
with reference 10 the location OF such a
hospital.
If the reclamation OF the flats of Ana.
iostan Island is underiak ken by the govern
ment in connection with its other harbor i'm
provements. the remainder OF the necessary
expenditure, 10 put the island in proper,
shape for the reception of the hospital will
hardly exceed $1Oo,OOO The ladies' who
have this matter at heart have already
$4,000 in hand to be used In the erection
OF the buildings and it is more than likely
that they will be able to increase this sum
sufficiently 10 meet the most necessary
demands of construction aud equipment.
Analostan Island is not yet lost to those
that are eagerly looking for a suitable
site for a contagious disease hospital
The evening times., 1896-03-07
AXIS AND COMPANY
~Pa- Ave. & 7th S ."saks' Corncr.''
FOUGHT WITH KNIVES.
Duel Between Two YOuths Wound U
In the Police Court

Duei betWeen Il 1%O OuthS w Ound u ID
In the Police Court.
The details of q duel with Island OF
Cuba knives between two young East
Washingtonians was brought out in Judge
Miiier's police court this forenoon.
Walter Davis, a heavy-set blonde, six
teen years OF age, was charged with as.
s;tuiting Samuel Gould, tali youth. who
is employed as driver OF one of the Gould
express wagons. The defendant wore sew
eral bloody bandascs and testified that
Davis had >ashe-1 him. He was cut ON the
arm, head and back.
Gould claimed fbst Davis challenged him
to fight and they adjourned to an alley
on street, between Seventh and Eighth
streets southeast TO have it out. During
the melee he said Davis drew his knife
and cut him. He showed Judge Miller his
coat, which was cut almost into ribbons in
the back.
Davis denied that he challenged Gould.
He said Gould was the challenger.
Did you cut him." asked his honor.
Yes. sir, L did. but not until he had
drawn his knife and was trying to slice
me-"
what sort OF knives were used?"
- Island of Cuba knives SIR replied
Davis.
Gould had two witnesses, while Davis
bad only one besides himself
The testimony was against the latter
and Judge Miller fined him S25 or two
months in jail Not having the cash Davis
stepped back to the cage.
The evening times., 1896-03-07

The ladies who have become Interested
in securing Analostan Island az a site
for the contagious disease hospital have
not been discouraged by the report OF the
commission, which figured the cost of the
property and necessary improvements.
exclusive OF the hospital buildings, at
something near quarter OF a million OF
dollars They are justify ing the conf
dence expressed by The Times, few days
ago, in their perseverance, for they will
endeavor to secure an appropriation sUf-
ficicnt to put the island and its surroundings
in proper condition. They argue that a
considerable part of the expense calculated
by the commission ought to be borne by the
United States, as the reclamation of the
flats OF the island is in the interest of the
sanitation of Fort Myer.
The project to locate this hospital On the
island should not be easily abandoned, for
IL is certain that no more appropriate site
can be found. The advantages it offers
have been repeatedly enumerated. The
The evening times., 1896-03-07
HeiPreferred Whist.

An amusing story is told OF a Chicago
whist player who imagined himself an au-
thOrity on the game. After boring his
friends with vcr,nI comments, suggestions
and advice UPON the methods OF play, be
at last wrote and published a book. One
copy was sent to famous Milwaukee
player for his opinion of it. In about o
week the book was returned to him with
the following letter: MY Dear Sir-Your
favor of the instant. accompanied by
your book, was duly received. L have
read it very carefully. II seems to be a
very good game. but don't think il is as
good a game as whist. Sincerely yours,
-."-Philadclphi Ledger.
The evening times., 1896-03-07
9sERfO;USI'Y'Is'Y 9sf;''Is'
UHOJEHT TO BIZ
1>hlFDRous(

A Midnight Summer Dream.
As sat one evening thinking,
Drinking from a mug of beer,
Gradually fell to winking,
blinking as midnight drew near.
Doing thereI found me dreaming,
Seeming out through space to fly;
On a ray of moonshine cleaning,
Beaming rose to the sky.
Upward higher mounting, flying.
Trying from my dizzy height
To retard my speed and signing,
Dying most from sudden fright.
Zounds! Ifelt hcmoonfclmbreakin kine.
Quaking then l tumblcd DER;
And found. when on waking,
Sinking lay i on the floor.
Then the Hospital.
Take him off tenderly,
Off of tho wheel;
Shredded so s!cnderly.
How does it feel
To pass through machinery
To he sawed like a log?''
We'll. stars form the scenery.
When travelling in cog
The evening times., 1896-03-07
Cause Very Little Pain.

steel-cOatcd rifle bullets for the new
magazine guns cause very little pain, says
DR.. DeIormc. surgcon-in-chicf of the French
army. During the riots at Fourmies one
man was wounded 50 badly as 10 he rar-
aiyzcd. but did not suspect he had been
shot until he saw blood stains Oh his cloth
ing; one, shot through the leg. only felt q
slight shiver: another, shot through the
arm. felt twitch and closed hisfist
mechanically. At short range, 100 to $50
yards. the bullets arc apt TO explode and
do serious niischicf-PhiIadelpbia Ledger.
The evening times., 1896-03-07
1t rests
with you--

If there's the rush today
we've every reason. to ex-
pect--then both these big
sales : the Improvement
Sale" and the "Banish-
ment Sale will close to-
night. Continuance is a con-
tingency almost too improb-
able to think of. You folks
are too alive to the advan-
tages offered for that.
The Improvement Sale gives
yon Mems Winter Weight Suits,
overcoats and listers ct
stripped" prices.
Tho "Banishment Sale" gives
you tho carried-oyer stock of
Mons Spring and Summer Cloth.
Ing at hall price and less.
cuts In Shoes,
Cuts In Hats.
Cuts In Furnishings,
Cuts In Boys Clothing.
AXIS AND COMPANY
The evening times., 1896-03-07
IFIlGKE OF TIE NEWS
---M TIE MORNING times,

III you miss any news In the evening
edition look I'm the list below. What
you're booking for was probably
printed In this mornings edition,
and uS The Times never repeats
youH have to take both editions to
get all the news us quick RS IL hap
pens.
The evening times., 1896-03-07
C,,ebrated VIOLIN Maker.

The most celebrated violin maker of the
Amati family was Nicholas. His instru-
ments most sought after, however, are
those OF the large or grand pattern, which
are powerful as well as sweet in tone,
and the vioiins equal TO most OF those of
His Instruments are valued
at from $500 70. $1iOO0.-Philadeiphia
Ledger. --sas
The evening times., 1896-03-07
He Rad Not.

The man stood up 10 receive sentence.
Have you anything to offer to the
court?'' asked the Judge.
mo, your honor. have not. when this
trial began I had a small fortune, but 1
gave it all TO my lawyer
The evening times., 1896-03-07
Fifty Cents a Month
For the Peoples Popular Pa
per-Sixteen Pages on Week.
days and Twenty-four Pages
nSundays-SomethingN New
in journalism.

Sixteen pages OF live news every week
day and twent y-four pages OF entertaining
reading on Sunday for 5U &rnts Il moiith, ts
what The Times is giving the Washington
public. Ii not only furnishes readers a
s,xteen-page newspaper every week uhy,
but il delivers il In two rarts-clght pages
III the morning and eight pages in the
eveDing-so that readers do not nave 10
,yail longer than twelve hours to Ike served
with the latest local, domestic and foreign
news.
The advantages 10 he derived from
subscribing for The Morning and Evening
Times can best he demonstrated by ccip-
pairing them with the morning Post ana The
evening star Each OF those newspapers
publish only one edition day, ana 10
supply its readers with all the news OF
the previous twcnty-fOur bours, II must
necessarily reprint Il part, at least. OF what
mas been already published in the other.
Not so with the Morning and Evening
Times. They are issued from the same Of
the news items published in each is re-
stricted entirely 10 events that have trans
pred III the previous twelve hours. Not
u word or line OF news Is repeated that has
already been published in q former edition,
and subscribers can be assured that hey are
being served with nothing but the latest
and brightest information. This result can
not he accomplished by a newspaper that
publishes only one edition 4 day.
fh. remarkable success OF The Times
may not be entirely due 10 this novel ard
unique method Of serving subscribers, but IL
has doubtless added much to II S popularity.
Two editions each week day, that COM
prise sixteen pages OF satisfactory reading.
together with Il library edition or twenty
four pages on Sunday, all for FIFTY
CENTS a MONTH. is an indGcrmcnt most
households take advantage or, and before
many months The Times will reach n
daily circulation OF at least $1,000.
The circulation of The Times for
The evening times., 1896-03-07

financiers that country cannot only ex-
ist without sufficient revenues, but also
that there is no special need of trade and
commerce.
The evening times., 1896-03-07
Omits the Leaves,

She claims to be up on all fashions.
And to know what she's talking about;
But clearly her knowledge is kicking,
For the garment Of Eve she leaves out
The evening times., 1896-03-07
FOreHeen,

Jeweicr-Yon wish From George to
Laura engraved on the inside of the ring!
All right. Shall I-er-cut the - Laura the
same depth as the "George?"
The Young Man (glaring at hin,}-Yes,
SIR. can afford to buy He'v rings when
need them, sir.-Ghicage Tfiluaa