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The Portland daily press., 1896-05-12
THE BLUES.
A. Graphic Description of : tho
Dreadful Feeling.
What rs Meant by This Form of Acnta
Misery-where Doctors
Make Mistakes.

When a cheerful, brave, light-hearted
woman is suddenly plunged into that
perfection of misery, the BLUES, it is a
sad picture.
It is usually this way -
She has been feeling g out of sorts u
for some time; head
has ached, and ~ sSaaA
back also; has. d>A's
slept poorly; " n an
been quite m .Jp
nervous, and MNMe = M,,
nearly tainted W sM|VIb.
once or <SsS%H ~$1S$s9
=: :: :: :: 'Wfss1
heat ve7v
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-12

The north bound New York and Florida
limited express on The Hloriad Contra
Peninsula road was thrown from the
track at Anderson, Ga, yesterday by a
was the only one killed. Several were
BADLY injured.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-12
National League.


The following are the results of the
games played in the National League
yesterday:
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-12
AT CHICAGO.

games played ID ING National League
yesterday:
AT CHICAGO.
Chic&o, II G !, q "a
Boston, / O o o O . -
Base hits-Chicago, 10; Boston, 4, En-
rors-Chicago, 2; Boston, 8. Batteries
Friend and Kittridge Nichols and RYAN.
AT Pittsburg-Pittsburg, &; New York,
2.
At Cleveland p Philadelphia, 10; Clevc-
land, Q.
At Cineinnati-Cincinnati, 10; Wash
ington, 2.
At st. Louis-Balti more, 4; St. Louis,
2.
At Louisyille-Loui svilIe = Brooklyn
game postponed until Wednesday.
The National LIE ague Standing
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-12
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
HAVANA BUDGET.
Plantations Were Compelled to ccas

Plantations Were t,nn,n,lle1 10 Gomez
':,i,,,,t,,,, ,,ir. " Se"se
,,.. ~, ','"' ~ >""e'
'"li'' may NJ 'hsuFscht leaders,
Mora, Nillanauevc and Dclgado. at the
head of about ltOo mon. haN, l,urn.a rho
III -, -, -. 's
NiI1"se Vi iuh'a braVa near this city.
Ihc spanish forces from san Quntin and
tile guerilla forces from the nciguDoilnE
forests attacked the l!isurgen.s anu re-
several inhabitants Of the village are
saiu to nave been burned TO death IN their
dwellings,.
The Plantations Of Mapos. San Fernando
and Nativlded, in the district Of Sancti
Spiritus, province OF Santa Clara, have
been compelled to suspend the grinuiu. of
cane the Insurgents having threatened
To burn The plantations unless they ceaset.
Near Amonillos. province of Alatanxas.
nez ana Their Two daugniers, ased 5 ana
3 years OF age. The home OF the Junemc2
surgcats.
the insurgent forces under Tureto and
Mutos are On their way 10 JON .uaximu
Garcia is reported to be near Guisa In
the Manlanllo distric, u. tue province
OF Santiago dc cuba, concentrating his
forces after the engagement at CaiacaJi-
cara.
socorraS and Piar l.oJas, tho insur-
gent iea'iers, are seriously wounded ih.y
are the men VINO are SAID TO nave directed
the destruction by ife OF the images OF
la faimas, bah.a iiohqo Mare ana
otHris IN tlt province VI MAJ u'i l'lo.
o,,,,,, ,,,., ~, ,f ,y.., s,ia
Ie"uef' W. niiio.s .,vSo " no VIZ i ni,,eu
a. M last c"sasciieHe az i-oN""N"' '''"'
"c, ~, .r,s,..,, h,, ,,,,,,od ha,.
~ ti,,' ,,, 49,, ~, ~o,tnt,..r II, IN,
49,, ,,,.,',.,,,.i,t "a, "a ,1nrn 'rhrv
i,cl,,,ts ss.ySrnl cftirers ana for,v-s,,v.i
urivn,es.
M ,...o i,u,,r,r.,t ,,,n.pI,.,v
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
SABINE PASS.
iA'WNI'u l'l
remarked.

Appropriation Clause VIII he Again In
serted In the Bill.
Washington May st can be stated
on reliable authority TINT the clause in
the house river and hnrbor bill authorz-
Ing the secretary of war 10 make con-
tracts for continuing the Improvement Of
the harbor al Sabine Pass 10 the fun ex-
tent OF the original estimates. which was
stricken out by the senate, will be again
inserted when that portion of the hill
is reached In discussion upon the moor.
Both OF the Texas senators VIII Insist
upon I, and VIII do everything which can
be done 10 secure II. Memners of the
bo,isc have been active in canvassng the
senate aiding Mcssrs Mills and Chiffon
in placing the CLAIMS OF Sabine Pass be-
fore the senators.
Rcprcscntat;ye Cooper has been unceas-
ing in his efforts 10 secure u continuation
uf tho contract system Of work at Sabine
Pass and he has been given very effective
assistaiIce by Representative Sayors, VINO
Is naturally an authority upon all mat
tcrs OF appropriations. and who IL par
ttoularIy effective when there Is anything
10 be had for Texas generally.
senator Frye. the chairman OF senate
committee on commerce, who VIII nave
charge of the bill. has practically prom
is,d that the contract clause shall go H.,
If il il again inserted and the senate
nerinits the additional 10000 10 remain
In tho bill. Sabine Pass will be more for
tunate than ever
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
ALL FOR CUBA lIBRE.
Resolution introduced Making a Re-
quest of the President
y, sC0GNlIl0N PROCLAMATION ASKED.
4 far.hccl Editor in the Hands OF
: C0GNlIl0N PROCLAMATION ASKED.
4 Tar. Heel Editor in the Hands o
Spainards.
SECRETARY Is APPEALED TO


Washington, May A.-Rcpresentative
Woodman of Illinois introduced a resolu-
sentatives directly request the presideu,
to make immediate proclamation that II
condition of war in cuba is recognized;
that 1t is the purpose of this governmou,
TO preserve & position Of neutrality. aud
that the United States win look with es-
recIai disfavor Oh the continuance OF any
methods of warfare not recognized in the
rules of war as practiccd by the leading
nations OF the civilized world.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
In SPANISH lIANDS.
A Tarhccl Editor Arrested Under sscri
Gus Charge.

Tarhccl Editor Arrested Under n Seri-
Gus Charge
Washington. May A.-RopresentaiiNe
I.inncy of North Carolina this morning
received the following telegram from
cyrus Il. Watson. a well known lawyer OF
Winston. N C.:
George Mathis has been caught by 'he
Spaniards and is under charge the pen"
atty for which Is death. Try to sac
him.
Mr.. Mathis was once the editor o. ths
Winston Sentinel and is an influential
man in his State. MIR, Kinney does not
know whether Mir. Mathis was on The
Competitor as newspaper man or Il
soldier but he was on his way to CUBA
to fight with the Cubans
Mr. Linncy called on Secretary piney
today and was assured that there would
be no has,y action by the Spanish author
tiles. They are waiting for fun particu-
lars of the recent capture
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
SPANISH ouTRAGEs.

Plantation Stores Looted and Employees
Driven TO Slaughter.
New York, May "A dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says: Your CORE
spondent has lad an Interview with Pedro
Casanova, Il Cuban who was driven
from his plantation at San Miguel
de Jaruca by the Spanish soldiers. to-
gethcr with casanoyas family and "A
nephew, Julio Vidol, ii young man and
naive American. HIS story is as fol-
lows:
Il have suffered great oulroges ut the
hnnd., of the Spanish so,diers Tho sol
wife called my attention 10 the fact that
they had broken into vacant house.
where valuable property was stored, and
were pulling things TO pieces. just then
/ saW two officers coming toward the
bouse. | went out to meet them aud In
vtted them 10 enter the house and refresh
themselves. They accepted ana .ali they
lnrI coffee While they were drinking
nne ar more soldiers came ana spoke 10
,ha captain, who asked me: W no are the
m,n IN the sugar house
My empoyes' ! replied, including
,',,,gIuner The others are engaged in
u WAR; The captain said Il hear rebels
ar. hidden here. must take the men
hefore the major for eNaminail"ni the
Tor himself win be here tomorrow
'''". fr.r he left | found the door OF the
,,o,,se on the hill broken open. \ guam
~ of bottled beer had been taken. also
W., W. saddles and brides and rnny other
'hims;ser articles of womens apparel
.,.r' tossed In the yard. ] wen' 10 the
VIZ The drug store looked as If II
s'n len visited by mad bun. Al me
h.,vas aud drawer were thTo"n Sut una una
snr.fs An empty store opposite was
sha M same condition. The counter wai
~ ar "a" down and the door posts Ia, kci
by RI sa! lnr r. a ssm1e M" al NC.
broken ms work was what n soldiers
Soa a rre M 1 to ,hd capain The Officer .s
lad ,rse,markeh to me with ~ sneer' The
r." s are s ssns naa 10 YOU a4
horm mo, ns surprised on the following
~ Mds morning 10 hear shots as 90. 81
sS afsa,r q ana a's ssssry
eoiaieIs';, , side. having kprronnas2 10Y
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
ALBA THE TERRIBLE.


Tortured Peasants and Then Had Them
Executed.
Key West, Fla, May A passenger re,
Gently arrived from cuba reports that
Candida Mestro. lieutenant colonel of tho
local guerilla Of Cruces. Cienfucgos. has
been shot by order of Captain Alba of the
same Spanish fortress. He alleges that
he saw the dead body. He reports there
were some appalling stories In circulation
as To tho cruclty,of Alba, who is also al
legged to have Killed over 100 peasants and
to have mutlatcd them before they were
killed. cutting their ears off to exhibit
Them, putting them In glass of gin and
SLIPPING the gin.
The people are terrorized by Mcstro and
Alba Alba is said to hc the same man
who insulted the German flag IN the Car
oline Islands. Tho Spanish government
Offered TO shoot him in order to mako
reputation TO the German government,
but II is said did not do so and Killed an
other man in his place.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
MORAL: GET THE POST.


In view of the electric light, hangs n pic
tur. ,n,u Wa dr,r ia s.'n,, fnn,lrv aeon.
,,,n,, tn,. ,,", ,,,,,lo a., n',,,,,',nts urc M
un,i, ,m "a" ,,,is On. ~ ,hn ,.bI,,rcn
-, H. III w w W 10 '' W. ~, M,
nav T., a,rs m',s r"aav ,ana ur"n an, nn
"''s VIZ ''iA' 'i''"S wac iu"''" cum h''''
'nr "a i,'os'on, ,,' u oou,u noi ~ ~
tH,'" rum lh' llHlFr an" WIS SUN IN 'pc
",nils nv " oc'puk'
nnr,hs IN" evening there was much ex-
,i''meht among 'hr guests OF the Dision
house, me excitement was more Intense
because II could not be definitely larned
ior some time whnt cnuscd tho explosion.
IL was gcnclhliy hsre't1ined that tho sa-
looms IN the building had put in their own
electric plnnia for incDndcsccnt iights and
had Just secured a gasoline engine with
which to ran the dynamo The plant got
out al TX and there wJa n ilash which
communicated to the gasoline and caused
the explosion The Sudden collapse of the
large b1,diui, smoihc evnrvthin,. In
the cellar. "a thero was ma rirc
Tho nrcmon wore sonr ns.,a,cd hy .o,pc
eNport "n.iuaers who mnu, o,,.ninrs
;hrou,rh M ,,tIls of ndi,,en, h,,ii,j,nna
and were rocov,rIut. some of ths Victims
I'm that runuprr The dnhris snomri 10 an
nm M "n, bo,,, ,,n1 nat eat,nr apn,i
tbo strco, r,,.ti,', i, h ~, =, ,','',,. i,t
bollns AItiionrh iii nnssiblo cfrorts were
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
CAPITAL CULIIINGS.

Washington. May 1.-THE treasury today
lost y2,2i3s0o in gold coin. of which 2.l5o.
900 was for export. leaving tho true
amount Of gold reserve Sl2l .Gl2.516.
Senator Morgan OF Alabama. who has
been auI,e III. has recovered and was able
TO appear in the senate today.
Twenty special agents OF the general
land office were suspended fro May !
10 June 3 inclusive on account of the In
adequate appropriation for the fiscal year
The house committee on PACING IGii-
reads today decided to make favoraple
report to me house on the sennte 1ili 10
ord ,,nrltc railroad on purchasers or Inc
properly. This viii permit the reorsani-
eaton OF the company,
Mrs Horace Chiffon !. paying a visit OF
several weeks 10 relatives in culpeppef'
Va ,otn,od
rostmas,er at sandoval. Williamson conn ,,,i,,
~ vIce Gustav Zeflin, resigned. and VIII
,am "A Bright AT Escota, in Fisher conn-
~ vice William A. Wheatley. resigned
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05

mand OF Captain Coreso Martinez, In
most brutal and vulgar terms he ordered
diers rushed in aud dragged me ont by
the coat collar. My wife and her baby
were taken out. u ride pointed Mt her
breast. Eluiric Iamdhiia. a negro scrN-
ant. who WAS badly frightened. tried TO
hide. lie was pulled 10 the front. anu
before my eyes soldier struck nm a
HIM deep IN the head and arm. leaving
pool OF blood on the Moor
AN order was then given TO take into
custody all the men on the estate. Near
"A tree beyond hill lo yards from The
house | stopped ABOUT forty PAGES from
tho o'hcrs TO ,hlk To the captain. VINO hai
been nj tho house a "eck before, AZ
that moment a young negro. Manuel Fc-
heels. made a dash tu escape. some cav
alrym.u rushed after him firing. He
ont his eyes. Tho officer. cnragcl At Tho
nesi~'s hight, pulled ont his subrr nnd
down ON your knees, They obeyod and
he had them bound and kept In that po-
sii'on a quarter Of ~ nou' ,, ,.u,
my wife and 5-yrar-old child were beg
cling Tor mercy fer me The cavalrymen
hulprd themselves to corn for their h9rsos
that my nephcws HE and my OWL were
only spared because We wcr" Americans
and they dil no, wait 10 g,ct INTO tronnre
dercd me 10 leave san Miguel without
waiting n moment.
Their explanation OF tho raid was
that the rebels had fred upon the troops
and that they saw ono man run as he
fred into my house and under the MA.
Ior's Instructions the whole family should
have been killed. My wife and children
were In agony while | Was away My
employees were all taken hy the troops
An officer of high rank in the Spanish
army passed my place after ! left. cn'nc
10 m. here and said: II know whn hap
pcnod. The mnn In command Is said TO
i've nn officer of spain | heard that my
mon had been taken to thc Spanish camp
mi shni Nhiln cnilng hrcakfAst.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
1trR THROAT CUT.

washington. May Aisle Kreglo' a
white girl. l6 years old. WAS murdered to-
day IN a ravine near the National zoo
insical mark The BODY was fund in u
mail creek about 100 yards from the girls
home. The girls throat had been gashrd
xix times with knife. No arrests nave
been made. The circumstances OF me
peculiar atrocity. The young victims
Clothes were partly torn from her ana
strcwn about for quite distance, show
ing that she had made a desperate resls
,nnce against her ASSISTANTS. who. the
officers believe. tried to assault her
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
VERY SIGNIFICANT

Madrid, May t.-Thc Ambassador from
Prussia has arrived here to put into ef-
feet the purpose to mutually convert the
spanish and Russian legations into en-.
bass.os.
This step on the part of tho two gov
The relations he tween tho two are known
to be most intimate and the attitude of
the Russian press IN declaring that Amer
Tea was in fault In interfering with Gu
han affnir. which, according tn Russian
newspapers. only concerns Spain. has been
xTA
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
CONGRESSIONAL.

Prcpnrations ARE being made for the
visit of the buttlcship Texas to the TcNhs
coast.
The comptroller of the currency mas
made special designations OF Houston
banks for reserve funds,
Mr. Boutclle criticised tho greater change
Of front regarding wal preparations.
The house passed number of bills OF
minor Importance
rho river and harbor appropriation bill
was displaced In the senate ana the bohd
Investigation resolution taken up.
The bill providing for two terms OF
limited States court at Beaumont passed
the house.
The appropriation for contract work at
sabine Pass viii probably he again insert
ed IN the bill.
me house voted to seat Abbott from
Texas. There was no division.
Ruck Walton is in Washington ana
cbnrpes Texas democrats with ballot box
stufflng and intimidation,
SPORT.
Winners ND the Aqueduct track were.
Tenderness, 3 to ]; Jefferson. to o: Joe
uaynnn. 4 to 3; Chugnut. 20 to j; Free
Lance. 10 to !.
Winners at Memphis were: Rondo. 10
/; Rosalnd, TO I: Ben Elder. TO j; ENG
Binger, to 4; ManzanIla. to 10; Bound
Ing Cecil, TO J..
Texas Lcnguc-Houston II. Austin y;
Sherman 4, Denison g; Galveston 10. San
Antonio Q; Dallas g. Fort Worth D..
National League Cincinnati 8. Boston
2: Pittsburg 4. Baltimore o; Cleveland H.
Washington o; Philadelphia T. 81. Louis 81;
New York IL. Louisville z; Chicago :,
Brooklyn !.
Winners at Lexington were: The
Dragon. 8 to !; Ceasarian. TO 10; Myrtle
Hardness. to 8; Glad. TO l; Meadow
Thorpe. to !.
Southern I,eagme-Birmingham 5. New
Orleans A. Columbus 6. Mobile Q; Mont
gomery 8. Atlanta !.
RAILROAD.
Earnings statement of the Atchison sys-
TEN. the Northern Pacific and the Louis
vile and Nashville.
II. s.. Davis appointed general freight
agent of the Cotton Belt.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas statement
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
49,
CUIiA n.

A Cuban plantation owner tells mar
rowing tale or Spanish outroges.
A resolution. was introduced IN the mouse
requesting the president to Immediately
proclaim war IN Cuba
An editor from winston, N. c.. has been
captured by the Spaniards.
A messenger who arrived at Key West
gives sickening details OF AIphs cruc''y'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
DOMESTIC.

Tho Federal grand Jury In Ch'cngo VIII
investigate tho dressed beef combine.
II II. Holmes has less than three days
10 live.
The question OF admitting women oe'c'
gates WAR debated by tho Mrthoaist gen
crnl conference at Cleveland
A nve-stoty building at Cincinnati col
iapscd.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05

New York, May s.--cieorgc Toilet a Co..
wool dealers, made an assignment. The
amount involved Is $500.
New York May AZ. II. Friend & Co.,
wholesale dealers In leaf tobacco. failed
today; liabilities s20p,ooo
Bridgepork Conn. May f.-Rogers y;
Morford wholesale grocers. have applied
for' mo appointment OF receivers. Assets
inciudo $4,000 stock; liabilities are not
fsiy
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
7oDAY'S EVENTS.

y itetribt, LE-TlIc Southeastern Missis-
nstt t'i bsrd rate commission is scheduled
(ss S'vS .. b. !; Tho grand lodge,
mee, rythias of Indian Territory
"e'e today and tomorrow
/ oyerib. MENlCO-The anniversary of
rsi ,ihr r1emw of the French viii be cole
''shont the country today.
s aiisaA =, kan,-The Social Science
NO OF Kansas and Oklahoma VIII
tSday' uays' session here, cominenc-
Khan 1.-THE board Of appeals OF the
bdav fr n association will meet
business, or The transaction OF import
conSsnv,,WN, N, D.-The second bien-
b lsarus' y, Of the Young Mems repub-
,pdssSe OF North Dakota win meet
bal SEMINAL the Princeton Thoo-
Hui.esnn,aary today Will be celebrated
'ehhial anniversary of the APP
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
TODAYS FEATURES.
Probabilities -Gcnerniiy fair; r"uthcr'y
winds.
FOREIGN.

Rcza, the murderer of tho Shah OF
Pcrsn, made n partial confession.
The new Persian ruler was crowned
A French prlcs, claims TO have discoV-
cred tho house in which the Virgin Mary
lived.
The ear and ozarina received Ii Hung
Chang.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
SOUTHERN PINES. y. C.-The ;

SOUTHERN ZINES, n U.'.InV 5On NE
here today prom,Iies h. 10 cd nT cd" Of FL peo
d. ', who now live in the south. but wnq
formerly resided in the Norli Nop r,,,N,,'.
uii i - 10 nynrnss 10 the world its opinion
OF or, The south's resources, attractions and
.l,-n ,fn
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
SPLIT AT NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans. La. May l.-The repub-
rc,ns of the First congressional district
assembl.d In convention In this city today
and divided The Mckinley. men eiscted
ii. Z. Yarmouth Of Plaque.mine and " =.
f.o,,is' The Heed faction elected y. y,
Guichard and Paul hEoysrd. bQtP c9lerees
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
STATE

| Several sections report considarabis
damage to crops by Saturday nishts hall
! and wind storm.
s. ID. Lnrgin fatally stabbed BY G. H.
| Watson Mt West.
The Galveston cup Will 80 70 Sevauuep
TO no contested for.
Tho Montgomery county democrauc con
vcntion instructs for McComp 1or con-
gross.
The painters in Galveston on strike.
Galveston's council provide for right g
way through the city Of tho II kotte
road.
MISS Caldwell awarded 1890 at FL Pasa
for breach OF PROMISE
Perry w. Rowland OF Tyler mufdesee
In Tyler by jeff Clark.
Ex-Governor IIogg Addresses MsSe
crowd ut Waxahachie.
j. L.. White OF Brandon assigns; preSess
encea over $4,000.
Thirty-ninc members OF ths Second Bape
tist church ut Waco withdrew Ia podys
LOCAL
Death OF young lady while uudsrtons
an operation. 49,.
Regular weekly meeting Of ~ ess1
council. n
Receiver Christian makes . contseSs
with tho water works company ton 49,
for Glenwood cemetery.
Tho Christian Endeayofers 70 ~ -
excursion this evening
The record of the courts Tor 80
J. M. Taehrmann arrested cnaFSso
embezzlemcnt. 1865 4 \
POLITICAL
Chairman Harrity has caiie0 ? meeu
or the sub.committee Of The democan
National COMMITTEES to be hold Y chsene
Mays. ts3.l ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05

GI,TrENBI'RG PARK. n. IA ollnin-
pionship tournament OF clay pigeon shoot
ers will be held here for four days com
menclng today.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05

PHIIlADELPHLA-The intercollegiate
oratorcal contest of prohibition CLUBS VII
.norrow the prohibition state convention
Will be heid.
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of cotton acreage for the present seaaon.
The Southern Pacific and the Houston
and Tcxas Central cotton report for the
season 1896.
william NJ. wclghtlcy given Judgment
for s54, 500 against S. II. Kneeland in suit
growing out OF n sale Of the Texas Trunk
line.
Arbitrntors report on the cotton insure
ance differential filed with Chairman DAY
of tho Southwestern Traffic association.
Galveston. La Porte and Houstons'
bridge across Galveston bay finished.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05

pontment OF the Rev. DR. William Henry
Green as an instructor OF that institu-
ton.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05

Philadelphia, Pa, May s-chair'nan
Harrity has called meeting Of The SUB,
committee of the democratic National
committee TO be held At the hotel wsinns-
Ton. Chicago. Friday, Nay 8. Il Y O'CLOCK;
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
FAMILY CANISTER COFFEE MILL
TELEPHONE

over the Long Distance lines of the South
western Telegraph and Telephone Com
pany 10 nearly 1000 subscribers In the
principal cities and towns of Texas.
Toll stations In the Central ofnce. hotels
and other convenient locations.
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
|E| APEX COFFEE.
,er,,ct cup OF coffee, with
liz you enjoy rn I" absolutely fresh and
ksulssone get the
| APEX ROASTED COFFEE.

-. ~ epontnneOuS test!WohlHI"
|lrndreassa o ne from consumers. praislng
suaty OF this Coffee.
We ra.. Sow thl- dcsiec of excellence
p'ssi snn reached and including II few OF
e testimonials.
,,,. ,ovor of coffee should read this
LM sstbiI which we viii mail free on APP
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
POLITICAL

Chairman Harrity has csilsd 2 mseu
or the sub.committee Of The democo
National committee. to be held = =
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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-01-29

Preparado por ell DIR. j. C, Aver Ca,
Lowell, Mass, i. Z. 4.