The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-04

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vast enterprise q Russia to extend It's
great siberian railway across Behrng
strait into and throprh Alaska and the
British possessions Columbia an1 North
America and Canads. and ultimately down
fnto South America, thus unfolding the
MOS. s,apeudous International railway
scheme ever conceived Of.
Or. jameson Sipears to be kind OF
South African Coxey.
Equality OF representation" {, a funda-
mental principle OF popular government
and THAI is the reason the Third ward In
Housoon should be divided with twice
as many voters as some other wards, the
citizens OF The Third ward should lns!s.
upon a division OF the ward as the only
way to secure equal representation In the
board % aldermen.
II IS the spaniards vho seem to need
cognitioa IN Cuba now.
These boards OF trade and Other bodies
mat arc passing resolutions Suggesting
arbitration. OF the Venezuela matter have
evidently been TOO busy TO read the pa
pers. The whole css Is about England's
refusal - lis, -n 70 Tho Washington gov
erumea's appeal FOR arbitration. That is
al the United States ever contended for.
FL Paso is now in that tantallzing maid.
en state Of swee; expectancy.
The Post Acknowledges tho receipt, from
the Reliance Lumber company Of Beau.
mont. Of one OF ne hanasomes, calendars
Of tho season. II is decorated with artistic
reproductions OF water color paintings.
and shows excellent taste and apprec!a-
uou OF the benefits Of liberal advertising.
/ Mr. Rider Haggard calls attention TO
the fact tina, It IS his pen and NOT his
| voice that is stii for war
! The London Times says that, with the
! e1cers1op OF Andrew D. White and Mr.
coudert. me Venezuela commissioners are
unknown over there-which shows man
may he some pumpkins at home and not
much on the outside. after all.
The aged governor OF New York scarce
" knows whether to indulge in the iiIu-
sions Of hope or not--Plat, Is so tricky.
England coulln', gs: out OF the Trans
vaal quick enough, and yet she has no
cana3n 70 lose 20 Germany. II she Thought
We were In dead earnest IN the Venezuela
matter she would be equally AS quick to
get back to GvlanA.
Lord Dunrsvcn's forthcoming book Will
9oun.less establish the fact beyond ques-
don that his bollas, has been removed.
II IS a lit;ls remarkable that none Of
'he senators have thought Of removing
lie disabilities Of ihe Dole government
iuring this war scare. There must he al
least thirty fighting men IN the Hawaiian
army
The Add-Ran college was secured hy
Waco PRINCIPALLY through tho Efforts o
her new spapers Geyscrs are great bene
At TO any town.
The Venezuelan commission Is going t,
he given all the rope /, wants Now. (
john Bull really holds good hand her
10 his chance TO make a showdown an,
+ gei OUT Of the game gracefully.
Tho OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES South edito
u the New York Mail and Express 1
doing some fine work IN the one-Aag-and
! one-poople Ine
Tho president ard Mrs Cleveland hay
ccmmonced their regular state dinner
: again, and We may expect soon to hea
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I clerelnnd's equity foot.
IN case Olga MEMBERSHIPS kiss and Har
u rison's boom should arrive simultaneous
n In ST Louis, would the thermometers b
d equal to the Occasioue
Richard Mansfield Is medltatlng a lee
Il turing tour. Evidently AIr Mansaol
J. wants 10 pay back Prize Fighters snll
a. | "a arzf In, hat
Il truding themselves In. his profession.
y English authors are becoming great
E. exercised In behalf OF peace. The poore.
y OF them owe this country a debt OF graf
~ tude they can never repay.
~ Mckinley and HARRISON pulled off
y little fight at Dallas anyway. and withol
the Interference Of any sheriff Harrlsc
seems to have had the best OF 1t upon u
whole.
or Mr.. Fitzslmmons having taken TO foo
or ball playing. Il would seem that he NEAR
or business. Colonel Maher should at on
y devote his hours TO revolver practice.
b. The British want to know who shot N
"a Bane. and why. at New Orleans. This
asking more than Louisiana justice its'
=, seems to have been able to determine.
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le- EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.
II is now believed that the populis
- will select Austin as the place for hol
r ing their next State convention,--Brs
y ham Banner.
n Good place-quiet. nice. booty.
~ That Kentucky burning furnishes I
or pIous (?) fellows here In Texas pleasa
a. theme TO dwell Upon Had similar ira