The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-22
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Der of questions received. answers can nos
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pease tell me upon what date ana ~
what month Easter sara I, ,NcTaaiand.
1871. l. H.
Aprils.
To It the proper form for gcnheman's
name ON a visiting card ITO be preesa1Tsdu ny
the title of MI? A'i'h'
Yes.
who IL the secretary Of the Texas veter-
ons of the wax OF 1885 and I'M ,,I.,,onr
stephen II. Darden. Wharton Texas
Are there amy Indians in Texas7 4 So
| how many?
Tho indian population OF Texas was 25s
Mt the time of tho last census report. 1t
is doubtless even less now.
| or how many representatives Is congress
cwnposed7 What 10 the per capyta 70
| representative $3.50
1. a7. 2. One representative to 173eoi
people, based on the United States census
of 1890.
| Ia Il true that Baron de Bastrop VINO
| assisted Moses AJstin I'm getting grant OF
land from the Mexican govcrnmeny; was
| a German? h'ie'e'
He was a T'russiam and before coming
to America had been an officer In the
army OF Frederick the Great.
How did the Texas mustang originate!
nv" 'AN '' USE.
The Texas mustangs were the proouc'
OF the cavalry horses brought from iau-
rope to Mexico by Cortez In 1919 Iney
multiplied almost uDmolested, dnnlis the
800 years preceding Texas colonization.
when was the present flag OF TEXAS
adopted? o'S'C
when the first congress OF the Republic
NJ Texas met in 1889, that body adopted a
national flag. 10 same now used as the
Texas state fiag. The first Lone star
flag was made at Harrisburg and present-
ed TO a military company IN 1888.
,ror ,,hat reason did the United States
bnv Alaska and how much was PAID Tor
II and how long has IL beionSeu 70 tno
United states? What does the raine AIMS
ka mean?
Alaska came into tho possession Of tho
United states by purchase from Russia IN
1861 the price paid being T'2oo'ooo IN eon'
The name Alaska Us from the aborsgi-
nal "Al-ak-shak." meaning 'rhe Great
Country or "rhr Continent"
,,,s.oa bn nxnelIedp GUS.
with the concurrence Of two-thlrds
each house can oxpel a member TOR das'
orderly behavior. This punishment IL
temporary and intended eolely to defend
the dignity of The people in council and
the States in council. Neither house car
dissolve ytself Int a criminal court to try
members for alleged offcnses against the
Jaws OF amy state or Territory.
In ree,ant interview Secretary Sher.
man said that Spain must rcptidiate u,
debts as we did after the revoiuuDn;
s nd Hs t not any Of IT, debts
HAT.
| Tho United States government as Q
, whole has never repudIated either Its for
: eipn or domestic debt. Mr.. Sherman re-
} ferred to the fact that soon after the rewo-
: iuu,on ended many OF the States refused
or neglected to pay even thor allotted
shares Of interest on tho public debt, and
congress had not the power TO compel
rnyment. II was physical impossibiiity
/, after tho revolution for the COLONIES to as
: sumo all their obligations.
n annn,, ~, John X. W.
Yea. both In dignity and power. The
governor Of q State Is the FIRST agent OF q
govcreien commonwealth and its people
Ilo Represents both tho State as cofpo'
raton and the people as corporators. AZ
q senator a man represents the State az 9
corporation because the representatives
"a congress rcpresen. tho people OF tht
state, A senator divides honor and power
! wgth his colleague. A governor of . state
~ the absence Of Legislature, can ep'
point hmssk to All temporary vAosncs