The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-05

Is at present too much '.indsposed." how
ever. to further str Ut the animals,
and hence 1t 10 given out that his mad OK
all work. 81 Perkins, has consigned tho
epistle to the waste paper basket.
| on the 2ist instant. at Beaumont, sam
Jones' VIII begin his siege against ga
| TAM" and The Post would not be sur
priscd " he carries the war into Houston
| Colonel Henri Watterson takes hts de-
feat rather pi,ilosophicaIIy. lie IL q good
| deal Ike the old gent who was suffering
exoruciating pain In equity toe. After
doing all he could TO assuage the pain, he
| said in despair: Ache. d. you ache. II
you can stand II ! cnn." Henri thinks
that Il the rest OF the country can stand
| II he can; and the rcst of the country can
stand IT.
| Because his wife has cold feet a Colo
RADIO man wants u divorce. It's only the
| marble heart and frozen hand that causes
Texas couples to seek separation.
Justice Field OF the United States SUI
preme court celebrated the s1st anniver-
| sary of hts birth at Washington day be-
| fore yesterday. and grent deal OF social
| huhbuh marked the event. The Old man
VIII retire from the bench January l to
make room for United States Attorney
| General McKenna, who will succeed him.
| They appear to be phunny phellows over
| ut Austin. Their latest political joke Is
| the attempted resurrection of Wash Jones
as the congressional successor OF Joe
Sayors.
William Jennings Bryan proclaims TO
the country that free and unlimited coin
nge at l6 to ! Is nearer now than It was
n year ago, and that the fight will be con-
iinued with even more earnestness until
the gold monopoly Is broken and the
money FRUITS overhrown." That's the
talk that means business.
The fourth annual convention OF the
BRACES Valley Medical association viii he
held at Navasota. November and TO-
Some interesting papers are on the pro-
gramme.
"When thieves fall on. honest people
get their dues" Ia not always applicable.
For instance. John Bull ana Johnny
Crdpaud are quarrelng over property In
Africa which neither owns, and the hon.
est African gets the worst OF Il. no matt
ter which way the tide may run.
Tho city OF Havana is not exactly u
saniiurium at the present writing. 1ele-
grams state that within the past three
days sickness gave the undertakers 10
funerals.
Henry Wattorson acknowledges the
corn, throws up the SPENCE and admits
that Tuesdays verdict ann'hilatcd the
pretcnsions of his national democratic"
party One by one the great editors and
leaders recognize the fact that the white
metal Issue Is here to stay.
That young old man, J. II. EclSels,
comptroller of the currency, has made a
tolcrabiy good thing out Of politics. lie
has been offered and accepted the presl-
dency of the Chicago National hank.
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| Spann says she doesn't want any of
Uiclo Sans good Offices This VIII he
hailed with delight by DR.. Grant ana
| eddie Green. II rs over The distribution
Of some Of Uncle Sans good offices they
have torn the republican blanket In two.
The Kansas City school board seems to
nave some appreciation OF the late Eugene
! Field ms newspaper reporter and poet
Tho pubtc schools OF that city dedicated
| Wednesday AS Eugene Fled Day"
|
1t is reported that United states Mar
shnl Williams of tho Eastern district of
Texas Will resign january / and that the
distinguished what are we here for
sometimes known as Web Flanagan will
| succeed him.
Tho Carlssts are Importing arms ana
ammunition Into Spain, and everything
goes to show that Dou's followers contem-
pate an tnsurreo;ion In the near future
Snon's difficulty Will be Cuba's oppor-
turAtv.
Yesterdays dispatches from Havana
say that General Blanco Is getting tho
'marbln heart on all Sides, and that 'hls
p'"c'amauons have dsgusted all parties =
rms reralies what The Fost stated few