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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-03
TODAYS FEATURES.
Probabilities - Increasing c1oudiness;
winds shifting to eRsteriy.
FOREIGN

FOREIGN.
Henri Rochcfort reasons regarding Eng
land and Egyptian evacuation.
President Diuz WAS rendered q compli
mcntary dinner.
Sir Hercules Robinson declined the Offer
Of assistance made by President Kruger.
Preparations being made 10 send rein"
| forrements of British troops to Cape Town
from India.
A self-named king will find opposition to
| his monarehial claims.
| Cecil Rhodes expected with volunteers.
The chamber of deputies Of France pass
ed vote of confidence.
CUBAN.
| General weylcr reports that lie has
Macco In a pocket and that the insurgent
chief IN doomed
Gomez captured the capital of Santa
Clara and held II for five hours.
The Illinois boy. Walter Dygert, is said
to 30 doomed
a large hlibustering expedition is being
arranged on the Florida coast.
The government at Madrid has advised
Weyler to be cautious in regard to the
United States.
DOMESTIC.
The steel combine has n three-fold eff
feet.
High water Is reported In the Genesee,
Mohawk and Ohio rivers.
brunswick. Gu. visited by disastrous
blaze.
New England cotton mills are being
forced out of the business by Southern ,
mills.
a N, II
wounded prominent citizen; his house
is surrounded and the people threaten to
burn him.
CONGRESSIONAL
The senate committee completed con-
sidcration of the Indian appropriation |
bill.
The house committee ON Territories dis |
cussed the Statehood bills.
An amendment 10 the sundry civil bill |
providing for n survey for ship channel
from the Neches river TO the Sabine.
In the senate the postoffce appropria-
ton bill went over after debate.
An appropriation for u sectarian coIo.cd
school brought ON an animated debate In
the house.
Tho Venezuelan boundary commission
held meeting
SPORT.
winners at Little Rock were Towerest Q /
to j Text, to |; Lady lnez, to 4; RoDdo,
to 2: Manzlnita, s to s.
winners at New Orleans were Ixi0n. al
10 /; Galley West to 1: Tit for Tat, 8
10 !; Prince Imperial, 6 to 2; La Belle
France, 10 to i; Mile M. even.
The Yale bah team Il coming South.
Ives defeated GARNER $40 to iU3
POLITICAL.
Chairman Putncy OF the New Hamp-
shire republican convention replied to Mr..
Ex-speaker Crisp and Secretary Hoke
smith met in Atlanta In joint debate.
The democrats lost heavily In Rhode
ISLAND.
STATE, Ii
Mr.. Imboden says Kansas farmers arc /
disposed to hold their corn despite more 4
.avorable rates for shipping.
Three hundred delegates present At tho
,ood roads meeting at Dickinson. d
Dallas and He'll county sound money u
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PROBABILITIES,

Washington. April 3.-For Eastern
Texas: Increasing cloudiness; winds shift
ing to easterly.
Arkansas: Fair: slightly warmer; west
crly, shifting to south winds.
Colorado and North and South Dakota:
Fair; warmer: southerly winds.
Wyoming and Montana Increasing
cloudiness, warmer IN eastern portion;
SOutherlV winds.
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which can not be allowed to remain In
definitely unanswered.
The firm attitude of the British governs
ment Is generally approved, but the
Dutch desire to control the government.
II Is very doubtful whether the AfriSan-
ders In Cape Colony and Natal would as
sist the Beers In tho event OF war. They
are more likely TO remain neutral. fearing
the confiscation of their property.
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New York Evening Telegram. 4

democrats declare themselves In fAvoraof
| u State conference on the financial qhea.
ton, and Hardy is requested Ito cali II. n AZ
CoIcnel brewster. republican candltiakc
for congress. defines his position ou titi-
anoe and tariff. Il MI
Finding Of the body OF nn unknown nan
ut Goodrich Indicates a murder mystAry.
Texas life insurance COMPANY fully
organized at Tyler 4,
Failures: iEastland & Bon, victosiaf
/, Bnilet1. Austin. asss si AN
Fires: Four buildings damaged at Yolr
kun; barn and residence near Bran; cpt.
ton office at Waco. w "
Cold snap did much harm IL NottAE
Texas. n 4
A. p. A. meeting with delegates from
nll over held at Fort Worth. W;
LOCAL.
Colonel Badly Council bemoans his ~
vorito poodle.
Three prisoners attempt jail delivery
Constable Glass habeas corpus case. +
Enthusiastic democratic meeting in the
Fifth ward. s
Tho death of an historic character.
Tho days record IN The courts
Tho Epworth Leaguers preparing 70 gc
TO San Antonio. Z.
Young Mems Christian association mat
tiers. e
THE MARKETS.
Cotton Futures showed little Of no Z
change except slight improvement o ~
the near months; holiday In ~ mari 4,
today and tomorrow. Sss
Large line of long lard In -existenee a. d
Chicago. s N s;s5 II ~
Tho wool market remains jneehye
Wheat was Nc lower than ~ previous 81
day. vi
The extraordinary action q ~ Topacce n
directory Wednesday caused ~
RAILROADS y
Union Pacific officials slefmeG over - III
dIvertment of traffic viz - Scrthcrn
Pacific lines. III 81 IN "a
Monthly cotton statemlat y The Sum "A
set and the Central. Nsss Jsyly;
Michigan lake lines wnstng oyer pa
senger rates. y
Local and general note and personals y,
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REGARDING CATTLE EXCLUSION.

NINE MINERS INJURED.
Pottsviile. Pa, April Anime miners
were injured, three fatally. by the falling
Of a lit IN the Silver cfeek shafts today.
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rlLIBusTERING EXPEDITION.

Key West, Fla, Apri! 2.'-The largest
o,,rustering expedition that has yet been
oouipped for the Cuban insurgents ~ now
ha,ns quietly arranged for in this vicinity
Mr. Angel Figueredo. agent for the insur-
- stationed at this port. has made
gamSI trips up the sea coast In the past
rev. weeks. and this morhing returned ,i
l., Ia ON ,n.ments for The expedition are being
made mn, ,,,., and ammuni-
uy y M on the schooners Dollle and
t5,'s asst night tho schooner Martina,
owned by j. T., Horn, ex-collecior OF Gus
toms here, left for Biscayne pay NV wv, Kan n
,s Far the munitions stored at Bischyne
10 he transferred 10 "a steamer when Inc
Cuban junta have employed.
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,yry1ER WANTS TWO YEARS.

Madiid, April Ain an Interview with
Captain General Weyier OF Cuba, pub
,,shed here. he is reported as saying that
he hoped TO end the campaign In CUBA
In two years.
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MONEY FOR MISS BARTON.
Nsw York. April 2.-The National Ar
menian relief committee today cabled si2.-
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Mr.. Imboden says Kansas farmers arc
disposed to hold their corn despite more
favorable rates for shipping.
Three hundred delegates present At the
good roads meeting at Dickinson.
Dallas and He'll county sound money
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Chairman Putney OF the New Hamp
shire republican convention replied to MIR
Chandler.
Ex-speakor Crisp and Secretary Hoks
Smith met in Atlanta In joint debate.
The democrats lost heavily In Rhode
Island
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-12-29
Reason In tho Lower Animals.

We have fox terrier whose happi-
ness was complete until Dodgerfield
came. She is very affectionate, conse-
quently very jealous. If looks and
growls would kill, Dodgerfield would
die many times day. Both dogs eat
from the same plate, but not at the
same time. One day last week we fed
Dodgerfield first The fox terrier was
ve:y hungry and begged hard for first
dinner. Dodger seemed to eat more
slowly than usual, and Nettie watched
dolefully.
Finally hunger got the better Of her
honesty, and she barked sharply three
short barks. Dodger left his plate and
sprang to the window, looking excitedly
up and down the road. Nettie looked
neither to the right nor the left, but
made straight for the plate Of food as
soon as Dodgers back was turned. II
this was not an exhibition Of reason and
human intelligence, then mankind in
general possesses large degree Of ami.
NAL "instinct Dog Fancier.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-12-29

In hotel III Berlin there is night
watchman who did not take kindly TO
the system adopted few years ago
requiring him to go through the hotel
at certain hours and touch an electric
button fixed up in various places.
After much thought he fixed up an
automatic arrangement on several OF
the buttons so that they would report
at certain hours. Soon the button sys-
TEN got so out Of order that the man
agement abolished it,
1t was found necessary to keep watch
in some way on the gentleman, how
ever. and finally pedometer was given
him to carry on his round. which would
register every step be took. All went
we'll the first two nights thereafter, but
on the moraing following the third
night the old man was missing. On
search being made he was found sound
asleep in the engine room, and the pc
dometer so attached to the piston rod Of
the engine that with every stroke IL reg
istered step. 1t had been travelling all
night, and when taken off it registered
2l2 miles. Berlin Gazette.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-12-29
EUROPEAN CROPS AND MARKETS.

On the European continent reports are
on the whole favorable. ln Hungary,
the autumn sowu cereals are giving no
cause for complaint. la Italy the wheat
fields wear satisfactory appearance,
and recent rains in Spain have put the
early sown cereals into the way oil
favorable progress.
Several departments In France com
plain OF the unfAvorshle appearance of
Young seedlings owing 10 the delay 10
sowing and cold weather, but the osrom-
eter Is now falling and the weather De-
coming less cold. Winter sown cereals
in Germany are generally promising. 10
Paris. American spring wheat u quoted
AZ 81 80 per bushel, which includes the
duty imposed bv that country; home
grown wheat in the Paris market stands
AZ sl.l5: American spring wheat al
Antwerp ia worth within fraction of
dollar. Wheat st Berlin Is quoted 81
~ l6. and at Amsterdam 9Oc. The re-
ports from India are more favorable, the
situation having been much improved oy
the timely falling of rain. There are no
changes 10 be noted with respect To Ans
trAlIs: IL NAV De taken that there VIII oe
little or no wheat for export from ths'
continent. In London markets Amerl-
can corn Of the old crop Il worth " cents
per bushel, with a tendency 10 decline
and the new crop is worth 10 81 cents
American clipped oats change hands al
Al Ii cents.-New England Homestead
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-12-29
Ions Runs Theatrically.

London is pre-eminently the city OF
long runs for plays. Four hundred or
500 night runs are quite common there.
"Our Boys" survived ut the Vaudeville
for many more than 1900 nights, and
"Charley's Aunt" now in its fourth or
fifth year. will surpass it. In New York
we have one record of over 600 nights,
several Of over 800, many Of more than
900, though run Of $50 nights is con-
sidered good enough for an extremely
successful play. In Paris. at the popular
Ambigu Comique, Decourcelle's Les
Deux Gosses'' has broken the record, l"
having passed its two hundred and ff-
tieth night. Even "L 'Assommoir" had
only 1853 performances. and Roger Ia
Honte" only 129.-New York Timea
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-12-29
FEATHEREO ORUNKAROS.
Shocking Dcpra,i,y on the Part Of Birds
Witne.sed by Andrew Lang.

Shocking Dcpravity on the Part Of Birds
witnessed by Andrew Lang.
A queer story is told by Mr.. Andrew
Lang The incident came under his own
notice and occurred under the bridge
over the LOchy, below the Ben Nevis
Long John distillery. From this tale il
is obvious that animals are only sober
from lack Of wit 10 obtain alcohol:
"That establishment disgorges into a
burn quantity of refuse, no doubt al
coholic. When we crossed the bridge in
the morning 10 fish. the ducks from the
farm opposite were behaving In drunk
en- and disorderly manner-fiying, beat
ing the water. diving, spluttering and
greedily dcvouring the stuff from the
distillery. Their antics were funny, but
vulgar. BY 2 o'clock we found the
ducks sleeping off the effects Of their
debauch. We awakened them, and they
oil staggered eagerly 90 bucket of wa
ter, from which they quenched the tor
ments Of thirst. A small sea bird behav
ed in sill more deplorable way. Ho
slowly drif,ed down the Lochy from the
fatal oxicating burn, nor could psb-
bles judiciously thrown at him induce
him to take the wing. He tried 10 dive.
making efforts comic and unsuccessful.
After drifting through the bridge re-
gret 10 say that he returned TO the burn
and took cup Of kindness yet, get
ting all the more intoxicated and drift
ing back in yet more deplorable condi-
ton. What lesson, we said. Is this TO
mankind, who, after all, need not speak
Of their boasied reasonableness The
wild and tame things Of stream and
ocean are IA unwise as we.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-12-29
A LONG INSIDE PASSAGE.
Nsvissting the Ocean Among ThousandI
Of Islands.

Of Islands.
Whatever may be said-and much can
be-of the beauties Of the Alaskan coast,
1t il not inviting to the seafaring man,
and especially the master who is taking
& ship by the inside route from Puget
sound to Sitka or juneau for the first
time, feat, 10 it is claimed, impossi-
BILE Of accomplishment by continuous
voyage save through the assistance Of .
good pilot This passageway-formed
by the mainland coasts Of British Co
lumbia and Alaska and chain OF is.
lands ranging in length from to 260
miles-is from 100 yards 70 several
miles in width. The channels proper
are Of unusual depth. In places from
800 to 400 fathoms Of water are fre-
Quently found. From the smooth, CLASSY
surface ledses and reefs, assassins OF
the sea, lurk. ready to send some ship,
humanity laden, TO the bottom. In these
waters the lead is supplanted by whistle
echoes from the land, this being the
only method during fog by which the
captain or pilot guides his vessel along
q safe way.
Old sea captains say there is no wa
ter course in the world where in unfa-
vorable weather such skill is required
as to guide a ship via the channels on a
voyage from the sound and return. the
round trip 70 Sitka being more than
half the distance Of the voyage across
the Atlantic. The Pacific Coast Steam
ship compauy's s vessels running 10 Alas
ka are always manned with two pilots
each in the winter and spring and are
never without one pilot. With at least
two Of this company's vessels now run
ming TO Alaska the captains themselves
served an apprenticeship Of many years
ut plotting.
The outside passage, the one by the
open ocean, is seldom used, on account
Of the unfavorable winds which prevail
for distance II over 90 miles out -
sea, rendering q vessels progress much
slower, 20 say nothing Of the danger OK
ships being caught i'll "a gale and driven
ashore. With the danger from wreck
almost eliminated by the employment
Of professional pilots, the inside passage
Is rendered most delightful voyage, az
1t abounds in beautiful scenery and is
free from winds. Seattle Post intelli-
Rencer
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I'm M.ur,er Liked the Fashions.

Il was inevitable, as the principle ex-
ponent Of topical art by pictorial satire,
that Du Maurier should hold pretty
strong opinions about women's dress
and fashions generally. and il is fact
that he was by no means "A decrier Of the
productions of the modern modiste. On
the contrary, he admitted very warm
admiration for his feminine contempo-
raries-small waists, pointed shoes, big
hats and all-and felt constant pleas
ure in delineating them. And as for the
children of this fortunate country, he
would say no could think of no painted
or sculptured children of the past who
were more charming-at least, to him.
And this, from an artist who never for
got that he was French by birth, was
praise indeed. -Lady's Pictorial.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-12-29

III YOU have ever taken TWENTY-FIVE
mile drive on zero morning, and have
kept growing colder and colder until
your hands aud feet were numb and
cold ehills played hide and seek up and
down your backbone, YOU know some
thing how horse, COW or hog feels
when confined 10 buildings the interior
OF which Is as cold IS all out doors.
With the purchase OF every animal
comes the responsibility of providing
comfortable quarters, pure water, and n
sutiiciency OF food.
In NV travels find about one ua1 In
twenty-five that fails to provide these
requisites The society with long
nsme gets after one OF these fellows
now aud then, and ought 10 do IL more,
Every man that lets animals suffer
stands low in the estimation OF his
neighbors, Il prosecuted BY his own
conscience, and ought 20 be prosecuted.
Dumb animals were placed under the
dominion OF man, and some time We must
account for their use or abuse.
FINING Up.
In many old barns where the cracks
are not too wide bAttening With lsths
or covering with MANILA or tarred
paper will keep out the wind and make
the apartment occupied by the cattle
comfortable. when possible leSye the
hay over and around the animals until
the coolest weather il over. Get some
old dry goods boxes or other cheap
lumber and close up In front OF the AMI
mails. one wide or two narrow boards
should be hinged To allow convenient
feeding. An old leather strap will
answer for hinges. Close up the barn
cellar and stop the drafts that come up
through the floor.
Give the pigs a dry place 10 sleep and
warm corner somewhere. They feel
the cold more than horses or cows
Cover the feed holes over the horses
hesds. There Is slways a strong draft
through these and many good horses
are spoiled by going In warm and
standing In Il. Ca very cold davs hsng
curtain behind each stall. IL your
barn il a hopeless case, move your
stock into the cellar and close that up.
Sc your best Judgment but don't rest
satisfied until all animals are comfort
able.
There are many barns too cold for
cattle that are sll right for storing hay
aud grain. They are too good TO be dis
carded by a man with limited capital
When this is the case lean-to large
enough 10 accommodate the stock
should be built. Put II on lis own
foundations aud frame IL 30 that Il viii
stand after the barn Is removed. IL you
need one and have the lumber, cut and
prepare il this winter so YOU can put
il up early in the spring. The material
70 build a lean-tO l5x+0 feet can be fur
nished for s75, snd the building put up
for So more.-New England Farmer.
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What Rules the World.

Many years ago John Brougham.
Lester Wallack, Artemus Ward and 9th.
ers used to meet after the play at
Windhurst's, in Park row. One night
the question, what rules the worldI"
arose. and various opinions were eI-
pressed. William Ross Wallace, VIII,
was present, retired before long. and
some time later called Thomas j. Leigh
from the room and handed TO him q
poem which he had just written. Mr..
Leigh read it aloud TO the company, ard
Mr. Brougham made happy little
speech Of acknowledgement. The thing
was entitled What Rules the World, "
and the first stanZa ran:
They say that man IL mighty.
he governs land and SEA,
Ho wieldJ mighty scoptar
Der lesser powers that BE-.
But "A mishticr power and stronger
Man from his Il rome has hurled.
And the hand that rocks the cradle
l. the hand tnat rules the world.
kate Louise Roberts in Critic.
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r.e PAST AND PRESENT FARMER

1nE PAST AND PRESENT FARMER.
Seyenty-five years since il was deemed
20 some extent folly, IL not crime, Tor
A farmer 10 be educated, scarcely beyond
the ability 10 read and write and these
accomplishments not being pursued to
any great extent. The farming tools
and implements-if such they might
reasonably hsve been cslled-were very
rude In structure and few in number.
The plowing and narrowing was done
with such plows and hsrrows as fsrm-
er of ordinary ability could make,
while most OF the reaping was done
with the sickle, and the cutting OF the
grass with the sntiquated scythe, no
moving machine then being known,
while a rude cradle was in use, TO very
limited extent.
oxen then did much Of the farm work
in rocky New England, the horse being
rarely used for that purpose, part OF
his duty being to carry the husband TO
meeting-no church ediiices then-the
~ife riding behind him on horseback on
a "pilliou." Oxen are now rarely seen,
yearly becoming less in number.
The time is near probably when cleo
tricity will do most Of the carrying and
the farm work, displacing sntiquated
steam. as we'll as horse power. The
writer can remember when, TO buy bar
rel of "York flour before the war, which
was sold for sl5, required the labor OF a
farm hand about two mouths, 'he
kitchen girl five months; the male schooi
teacher. month and half; the female
teacher. two and a half months; the
doctor sixty visits, and the minister,
(some received no regular salary aocu'
one-half of q month.
These changes, with many others, nave
resulted from the general advance OIL
society. through the influence OF our
schools. the common and higher grades
But still more progress Is demanded
that the farmer may occupy more ele-
waited position and may understand MS
business still better. He needs to know
A great deal of botany, philosophy anu
ch, h,mistry-particulsrly OF agricultural
chemistry. He needs to know grea'
deal more of the general fertilizers, no"
20 best use them, on what soils they are
especially appropriate. He should kno"
h'w 10 utilize all vegetation, In
cluding weeds, intended as great press
| log in purifying the air and fertilizine
the soil.
or course weeds should not choke the
ordinary crops, but when they gro"
luxuriantly and without cultivation they
NAV be made verv useful to the soil usec
for the crops. He needs to know tha'
the fer,iizing properties In the SOIL arr
ever sinking deeper into the soil, out O
the way of ordinary vegetation, and tha
deep piowing pays as well as stirring u! !!
the soil. frequently loosening II, that
may absorb and appropriate the impurl
ties in the air, purifying the air and Ter
tilizing the soil. Ii will pay TO spene
much spare time in increasing M
know ledge-eertsinly that too often CIV
en- to the pipe and quid-which onl.
curse humsnity.-New England Farmer