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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.


Constantine Menner. painter and sculp-
tor, is Fleming. who finds his meter
Ia the colieries OF that region.
Though u simple and unaffected mon
arch King Oscar Of Sweden is the sover-
eign who makes use OF his crown most
frequently.
The youngest member OF the house OF
lords the Duke Of Roxburghe. attained his
majority on the 25th ultimo. and is quail
Tied TO take his seat
Father KeneIm Vaughan, an English
Catholic priest. has been gathering money
In Spain for the new Westminster cathe-
dral In Blscay alone ho has raised $500.
In a sermon at Saline, Kan, on q recent
Sunday. Rev. j. IL. Lockwood said. Let
us give q man little more taffy when liv-
ing and not SO much optaffy when he is
dead"
Long Wolf, an old Indian warrior on the
Upper Columbia river Is the posscasor Of
lnrlat made Of the hair Of white women
who have been scalped. II Is said 10 be
strong enough TO hold u Wild buffalo.
Tho daughters of Harriet Beecher stowe
decline tho subscription proposed In their
behalf and dtny that they need 1t. 1t
would be something new for the Beechers
TO lose faith In their own efforts.
Charles Dickens great character sam
Weller. Is snld to have had an actor named
vale as It's original. Vale at that time
constantly introduced queer comparisons
on me stage, aud many are reproduced
tn 'Pickwlcll Papers"
Major Elijah ilalford, who was private
secretary Of President Harrison, has made
reputation In Denver as church debt
raiser lie was largely instrumental In
MltiuE off IL mortFope NJ Gga nm an rrin{tv
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An Historic Leg.



General Daumesnil's wooden and iron
leg has been tremendously handed ever
to the Paris Military museum The war.
rior in question lost ons Of his own legs
at the battle of Wagram, and when he re-
turned to Paris it was replaced by a me-
chamcal contrirance of tin with iron
springs Although crippled the old soldier
remained on active service, and was ID
command OF the Vincennes fort in 1914 when
the allies were In Paris. 1t was to the
troops of the anti Napoleon coalition that
General Daumesnil said. when called upon
TO give up his fort, Let me have my LEI
pack and then you can take Vincenncs."
The old general died In 1882, deprived OF
his mechanical limb. IT had been taken Of
while he was III, In order to be repaired BY
a smith named Brou, living at vincernes.
Brou kept the article and handed 1t down
to his family. from whom II subsequently,
passed into the ownership Of the munich.
pality OF Vincennes. The councillors of the
artillery borough have now handed II
over to the war department, and 1t will
henceforward be seen among the most hon
ored relies OF French arIniee OF the past.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
LOOKS MORE SERIOUS.
Miners VIII Not Consider ri Scale
LnHXer rEhnn MIMI

miners VIII Not Consider ii Scale
Lower Than That nj Last Year.
Knoxville. Tenn, August So The strike
situation at JelliRo looks more serious
than ever and tomorrow trouble is feared.
When the miners and operators met this
morning for their final conference on the
scale of wages, the miners refused to con-
fer further than to state briefly that IL
the operators wished 10 submit a scale
lower than the one of last year that they
would not consider 1t. This broke up the
conference in short order. The miners are
positive that the mines shall not be opened
by non-unlon men and the operators say
that they VIII open them anyhow. Grand
Master Sovereign Is expected here to hold
the miners in line. He may get to see
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
Jgror DAILY POST WEDNESDAY, MORNINGS SEPTEMBER

taken from Kansas soil. II belonged to
q period ages before man was dreamed Of.
and flew like a bat In the night and fed
on fishes
Professor Matthews. who had charge Of
an expedition to Kansas. has just returned.
On his way back he got into Wyoming
with Professor Wortmaun's expedition.
When that section returns to New York
carly In October, there will be brought
along monster lizard over fifty feet long.
1t Ia being dug out Of the Wyoming rock
now. When he. left thirty-five feet OF the
creature was in sight and 1t was estimated
twenty feet more at least remained to be
excavated.
There is the missing INK horse. Mu-
seums all over the country have had bones
OF this creature. but not enough to build
up. into an Intelligent skeleton that the
public could understand
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

started for jsil. There was q mistake
about It which was discovered before tho
official was locked up.
Boston is TO have new public school
named after Paul Revere, which Will cost,
including the site, about $1,000 900. The
building will be constructed OF light pink
granite. gray. red and white brick and
terra Gotta II will contain public bath
ing facilities for tho children.
LarrIkin, a famous Australian steeplc-
chaser. fell In the grand national hurdle
race near Melbourne, breaking his neck
AS soon as the race weis over the crowd
broke in and began to cut UP the dead
horse for relies. One man took his tail,
another the ears, and others the teeth
md hoofs
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n -
CLEANING THE STREETS.

Commissioner Waring OF the New York
street cleaning department has performed
a wonderful work in rcdeoming the streets
OF that metropolis and his Augean labors
are fully detailed In one OF the late mag
azines. The prosaic details OF removing de-
bris from the streets are OF vital inter
est to every city in the country, and In
many particulars can be made to serve n
local application.
80 frightfui had become tho condition
OF New Yorks streets before Colonel War
ing took hold OF the cleaning department
that the death ratio for twelve years had
amounted TO 25.7S per cent per 1000 per-
sons. equivalent to $4,000 deaths a year
on the basis of present population. eve
and throat diseases. due to dust, and es-
pccially to, putrid dust. were rife; snow
WAS not removed. and only some twenty
seven miles Of streets were cleared after
storm. The street cleaners were robbed
~ politicians anA scorned by the public.
Mr. Warning tooJ the comnslssionership
with Mayor strqhg's assurance that the
new incumben4 Should be absolutely au-
Y tonomo,is in the matter OF appointments
! and dismissals, and should have his own
\ NAY GENERALLY.
A matter Of three years tho COM
misni0ner has turned tho street cleanur
! band from most disreputablo body OF
srnmps, FOUNDERS. fourth-rate workman.
= ena incompetents with pun into what
81 q proudly and truly calls splendid body
n ~ men actuated Nv zeal ..,. =.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
AN ARMY FOR PEACE.


Pittsburg. Pa, August 30.-M. p. Car
rick. president OF the Brotherhood of
Painters and Decorators of America, says
proposition is to be presented at the St.
Louis convention to mobilize the army CT
the UNEMPLOYED OF the country in the vi
cinity of Pittsburg in the event Of Il de-
termined effort on the part Of operators
10 start the mines with imported labor. 1t
Is understood. President Carrick avs that
an appeal will first be made to sh- rcil-
road men OF the country. not as an organ
ization. but as individuals. to not handle
coal dug at non union mines. II rhis falls
then mobilizing in Pittsburg will be con.
sidered These men. he says, will not come
here to destroy property or lake rar: In n
riot or instruction. but be here 10 show
that this Is peacealle battle and that
the working people are unit il crying
for relief
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
LENGTHY LIZARDS.
Valuable Specimens of Natural His
tory Uncnrlhcd In the West

Valuable Specimens of Natural His
tory Unenrthcd In the West.
New York. August Some hundred
huge cases that have Just arrived at the
museum of natural history in Central
park are regarded with more than usual
satisfaction by the directors OF the asso-
cation, They are full of bones OF remark.
able specimens OF extinct animals, dug
out of the earth many feet below the sur
face OF Wyoming. Nebraska. Colorado and
Kansas. They are the first consignment
OF the results OF The summers work Of tho
numerous expeditions sent out BY the mu-
scum. 'Au
In these 100 eases there IL one perfect
specimen Of flying lizard that Wa
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
THE TEXAS nDITo l,
The rloresvl,lc f,nr,,,,c,n ,o,...

The Floresville chron,clc says:
/. I. The Havana rpllce have discovered a
printing oisfit which has heer, used FOR
printing nruclamations OF the iren,rsent
ieaaers The pipirictors OF the establish
3ail. "''N f-"Ncu IA
Thcy are nearly as tough on tho press
N Cuba Us the THxas libel law is ON the
Dress Of this State
The Karnes County News says:
The Hailctsv1lir Herold has Installed Il.
Pew Dresses and sascline engine. and now
the owner Is jasta, rrou1. Her.ss b wnvn
~ ~ s 81 prosperity tor the Herald
Aanant y
1ns Rnchpcrt New Era .says:
3He New n!a has eiwsys been on the
IN - q the pottical fence. s''s
~ wsssias ~ = M always tie r:sss
HI (; 1spasts 4 vy,ss -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

Those cartoons in The Houston Post
every day are wonderfully true. They
speak louder and clearer than words The
one In The Post OF the 2lst instant was
ono of the best ever published. Labor -
tied on one side by injunction. while want
tears at his vitals and his wife weeps with
him. On tho other side Is a member OF one
OF the trusts fat and sleek.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
The Houston Post.

VHIIey MlIIs sun.
II you want good, reliable paper take
The Pest. If you want good and true
democratic paper take The Post. II you
want a newspaper every sense Of the word
take The Post The Post has no equal In
the South as newspaper, and may b.
appended upon at all times to be on the
sue OF right and justice. We love The
Post, and could not we'll do without Il
1t is necessity in our office.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
irresponsible.

Rising Star Express.
The Houston Post prods the Gal-Dai
News upon its inconsistency and flopi-
uveness in politics. The Post should re-
member that the News has arrived at 5.
state OF senility and is not responsible fos
involuntary somersaults.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

cameron Herald
we agree with The Houston Post that
there is no better and truer man in Texas
than the Hon. Waller s. Baker OF Waco
ane II he ever wants an office our hand
viii be extended to him. He 10 q man IN
vnom confidence and reliance can be
placed under any and all circumstances.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
she SIN Moves.

Seeuin Anchor
Mrs Mary Ellen Lease is a candidate
for governor OF Kansas. Jacob coxey is
candidate for governor OF Ohio. and John
L, sullivan candidate for mayor OF Bos-
Ton, And still the world makes one revo-
luton every twenty-four hours.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
The Glad Tii,nrs.

Life,s troubles are many. It's joys are fec
Yet win We not train with tho dolstd
crew.
TO double each pleasure and rout cad
pang.
just pluck every rose. and let the thoss
80 hang.
-Dstrolt Free rrssA
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

New York. August 30. Nearly all of
the small bakers on the East Side have
met the latest advance In the price of
-four by reducing the sizes of their loavcs.
The scent loaf has been reduced from
two to three ounces, and will be made
lighter still, II the baqers' profits demand
II. Lighter loaves mean heavier hearts
In the isnements.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
WIN Die a. Dead Here.

BeeviIIe Times.
One consolation exists for the Klondik9
IL he dies In Alaska he will be no deadsr
than il he died at home.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

Commenting upon the fact that secrc-
tary Wilson IL still working on his plan
to produce q breed Of horses for the Eu-
ropean armies, the Philadelphia Public
Ledger says: when we give Europe tho
horses and the grain to feed them, provi-
sions OF all kinds for the soldiers armor
for battleships and, possibly, In the near
future. the ships themselves, as well as
guns and high explosives for the armies.
about tho only thing left will be to fight
their battles for them. and doubtless there
are entcrprisbng Americans who would
takc that contract also for sufficient
consideration.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

been patiently hooking out for a counter
felt 81 gold piecs. 1t says;
The Houston Post " warning the cour.
try TO look out for counterfeit 50 gold
pieces. We dare che OF any. sort To come
niong this way. We would jump ON II
with both feet 80 quick that nothing
wrong would be discovered about X, even
II It had 'counterfelt" printed across US
face in black letter. Look out. indeed!
What else have we been doing for 10,
these many MOONS?
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
PASSING pLEAsANTRIEs.

A--Halve you ever heard the S-year-dA
violin player who is creating such a sen.
sationf d - ii
B--uh yes; heard him in Berlin twelve
years ago.-Tid-Bits.
"Thank you," she said, with consider
able cordality, when he had saved her
from drowning.
For girls feel free to do things at the
seaside which they would never think 4
doing I'm town.-Detroit Journal.
He-Miss Quickstep, they say you tabu-
ulato your admirers as preferred" elgi-
ble," "tolerable." ''so-so," emergency
"intolerable, mot to be thought of, and
the like. Where do come in?
She-1-I'm afraid Mr.. Rinckloy, you are
a little too late to classify.--Chicago til.
bune.
Aunt Prude-When / was young women
never bathed with the men, and our robes
always came down to our ankles. ~
Dclly-Was that the reason, auntie ?,
North American.
Little Girl-Mrs. Brown. ma wants To
know II she could borrow a dozen Of eggs.
She wants to put 'em under hen.
Neighbor-So you've hen setting, have
you? ! didn't know you kept hens.
Little Girl-No, ma'am. we don't, bW
Mrs Smiths going to lend us a hen that's
going to set, an ma thought II you'd lend
us some eggs we'd find a nest ourselves =
Household Words
DO you think he expects his sensational
prayer to be answered."
Sure. hTere were a dozen reporters 10
the audience, and that means that at lead
three papers will answer him editorially.r
Truth b
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

The Greater New York. estimating its
population at 100000 people. will start
with larger density per acre than
Groater LoDdon had IN 1896. The acreage
upon which the 3,000,00 of Greater New
York will be housed is not half Us large
as that of Greater London.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

Tho CourIer-Jourinl says the quality
of Louisville water is bad. How does
Colonel Wnttorson know III
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

George Fred Williams OF MASSACHUSETTS
pms his faith to the prosperity OF Mexico
upon silver basis, and demands to bo
told of - single Instance of an advance In
wages IN the United states since McKin-
lcys election.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

Ex-Governor Flowers strong defense OF
trusts Ia drawing pleasing compliments
from the representatives OF the brother
hood of consolidated wealth. He has made
friends with the stock exchange, the trade
combustion. the syndicate and the trust
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

The Southern Republican says:
Wheat reached the dollar mark last
week. And the gold standard stll OPP
PRESSES 81 the farmers.
And so 1t does. What in the name of
common sense and decency has the gold
standard to do with dollar wheat?
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

The alchemlsts will now quit trying TO
make gold and strive to find good imi.
tatlon of wheat.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

The Afrid.s have taken up another Brit
tsh pass. CounAn John Bulrs boys will all
be walking pretty soon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

Emma Goldman says she glories In tho
assassination Of canovas by Coils Emma
mas ether cuss words in her private die
tionary. however.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

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1RLnrBONE NUMDERss
Editora,. Isl. Duancss. fsa
THE CITY.
eity ~ carriers at $i.O0 per month; three
lnontks. 500; six months. $50; one year.
MI. Thccdor, Bering has charge of the
lesSrs. Theodore Boring and Charies
Lott arc the authorized collectors o. ~.
city bills. both advertising and subscrip.
tief, and no money should be paid TO aay
one other than those named, unless specini
written authority signed by the business
1tanager In shown. All accounts OF any
eaxe should be paid by check In favor VI
The Houston Printing Company.
No orders for goods" etc. are given "
ene management, and none Will DO accepp
ed In payment OF office bills.
Subscribers falling to receive tho papci
regularly Will please notify the ONCE
promptly. Every subscribers paper IL ex.
pectcd to DO delivered not later than $50
q.
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man ornaments tho Subsequent end OF
rope and has his diaphragm put IN
condition so as to he unable to hold balod
hay much quicker for stealing a sack OF
flour in the Klondke than for purloinng
bag OF gold dust
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

History didn't repeat Itself a little bit
in the case OF Senator Wellington.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
Tho Austin Evening News says.

'''N <'F'f'FrfF
Unclo Sam has occasion TO remind pco-
pie every day that he isn't running this
country FOR the ber eft OF his foreign reia-
lions.
IL looks a good deal like he was dong
that very thing when he tells one of his
ministers to beg foreign countries TO Let
him protect his own in Cuba
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

rhe Cincinnati Price Current has tho
tralwccndcnt audacity to say that neither
Mehiniey nor Mark Hanna caused the
wheat famine abroad.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

The Karncs City Kicker says:
Tracy, Ashby and william will go to
Ohio to ASSIST Coxey in the coming CAM
paLgn.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

The "KulsInx" story IN yesterdays Post
by Mr.. T.. II. Fall Is rather tardy recoa
milton OF the anto-bclum military services
of Captain Alsdorf Faulkner. c. $. A.,
erstwhlle the prince OF general passenger
ngents and at present the akoond of agri-
rtItttra In Iiill, ,car,tv
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

The sas ordinance discovered that ono
Street In Houston was a mighty rocky
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

me cooehnan Of a rich resident OF San
franc SEQ has applied 10 the courts to re-
lease him from his wife, and the local
newspapers head their accounts of tho
pnoeeedMgs Divorce In High life"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

Three million bales OF cotton In Texas
ought to lift hundreds of mortgages this
year,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

the Houston city council found Colonel
Gus Streets coup d'etat'' Is In most cx-
eeilent worls'rs order and making about. a
million revolutions a minnte.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

The tenement house built by the I'M
proved Dwellings association. which occu
pies the whole block between Seventy nrst
and Seventy second street. ON First ave-
nue., contains departments. 30 of which
are occupied. The janitor; say .he size
OF the average family under his wing is
six. That makes the number Of people
housed dnder one root 1860. And II Is
quite safe to say that they are net ac-
quainted with one another.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

some erstwhilc prominent men In this
country are now "goAng down In History.
aud they're on tobosgan on a scanned
track, at that.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

Geographic reports state that hogs are
IN demand everywhere. but tho boom In
pork has not yet ridden the country OF Ger
tain patrons OF the street ears.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

Hoyenaement by Injunction. as an issue.
Is loaded to the muSzle uld pointed
straight at the republican party.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

the goldbug uttcramccs OF ox-Chairman
VIM f, ilarnty OF Pennsylvania is liable
To cause the democratic National com.
mittee TO suffer from Harrltylessness
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01

Tho eleventh-hour SPECTATORS who de,
olared dollar wheaN would soon touch
SIZE are now settling mp on the basis OF
SIS conts.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

knew him to have had when alive. then
wired to you telegram signed Gibson
saying the man was Blanther; that he
had died the night before. l also wired
to Gibson (care of Chief of Police OF
Austin) to the same effect. Afterward !
went to the Sheriff's Office and made a
sworn statement that l knew the body to
be that of Josef E. Blanther. That day
(,be 23d of MsIch) spenH around the
town and listened to various statements
made by people who had known the dead
man under the name OF Forbes.
81 afterward went to the cell where
Blanther had been confined, and Jailer
Womack, at my suggestion, searched the
place for evidence of anything containing
poison. He found nothing. / found
some sheets of paper con tanning parts OF
letters which the prisoner had started to
write; also a piece of poetry. l recog-
nized the writing as that of Blanther, as
l had known it in San Francisco. saw
pair of cuffs, soiled collar and neck
tie, which, wastold, had been worn by
the prisoner known as Forbes or Blan-
ther. In the cuffs were linked buttons oi