The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-18

| h having fall picnic in furnishing pa
t.ente for thousands Of ward hcelers whe
make no prctenssons to being divine.
The Dallas fair was vary auspiciousi'
opened on Saturday, and all the indica
tions 20 to show that II will be q success
The cable brings the Overwhelming news
tina, his serene highnens. the Khedive o.
Egypt Ia what Artemus Ward would
call "a busted community" The X. OF H.
n one OF the sw,f,est high rollers in the
whole pack OF Europcan spendthrifts. and
nobody win wonder to hear OF him beine
Financially embarrassed"
Plenty OF gold. but grub scarce v the
CONDITION IN the Kaundikc. Plenty OF grub
but short on gold Is the condition In Texas.
Port Arthur Is being steadily thrust "a
the 'front.', and we are glad Of 1t. Her new
steamship line, which originally conten-
plated running vessels between the Port,
Mexican gulf points Cuba and Jamaica,
has taken on several sails and now pro-
poses TO open communication with En-
ropesn ports also.
/ Ann tue INSECT Us u ndHuSOxHt yuuHS
woman who grabs and kisses peelers IN
Chicago. She finds no trouble in eludins
arrest.
| simultaneously with tho raising Of quar-
antine small sized regiment of tramps
| fiocked into the city Those unwilling to
work should be compelled to keep the
city clean. It's all the average man can
| do these days TO furnish rations for his
OWL family.
| Houston and Galveston can now join
hands and celebrate the lifting of the
late embargo by rcdoubling their business
energies.
Electro magn1tcs capable OF picking ur
| five tons Of steel rails are now in use In
| Illinois. Compared with such magnates
as Gould. Huntington. Vanderbilt, ct al.
| thcy'r, not In II. The latter can raise n
whole trunk line railway at one stroke OF
thdr pens.
The prohibitiontsts OF Nebraska have
| adopted white rose as their emblem.
The other side can select tho red nose II
Il Is in fun blossom.
j. Pieipont Morgan has a bonanza. He
controls b0500 miles OF American railroads,
and likes his Job 40 we'll that ne row
wants to grab the Union Pacific at a
triae like $50 900 900 less than It's real value
Who wouldn't he a railroad man?
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Tho latest innovation IN European ar
fairs is the organization by the archbishop
of Paris of a society for the conversion
OF England TO CntholcBty
The fate OF Mac Stewart, the Conred-
crate veteran now under sentence OF
death in Mexico, will probably be known
| In fcw days. Hts case Will be reviewed
tomorrow at chihuahua by tho high court
OF tho sister republic.
Mrs. Langtry Is rio be congratulated.
Prince Esierhazy whoever he is. denies
that he is engaged to marry her. Two
to one tho Lily wouldn't have him.
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Henry M. Stanley, the great explorer
has grown tired of parliamentary life
and announces his intention to ro-cpter
journalism. There IL all attraction In
pcncil-pushsng that only those who have
tried 1t can appreciate.
South I~&as FARMERS need not waste
timu In dreaming about Klondike. All
necessary for them to do ls plant good
tobacco II will sell readily for gold.
MIR. McINennd, attorney general OF tho
United States. Ia elaited TO MI the vacancy
occasioned by the retirement of Justice
Field. OF the United States supreme court
There might be worse and there could he
much better choice
Preparations Yor a reciprocity treaty
between Germany and the United States
are In progress, and yesterdays cable
grams give earnest that they viii sue
coed.
Un'es. one OF Andrees pigeons soon
shows up In civilization II will he feared
that tho great Arctic explorer has gone
INTO winter quarters with Grover Cieye.
land, who has long since been given IN
as lost,
The Spanish ministry wants TO get woy.
Tor out OF Cuba as soon as possible ,rbev
wire him from Madrid to take the ars,
eoat-any boat. in faot--that br.ngs him
home.
Tho royal ovation accorded Miss CTS.
neros IN New York on Saturday evening.
while complimentary and congratulatory
towards herself. was at the same tine an
eloquent demonstration OF sympathy for
Cuba.
Geferal Tracy stands no chance OF being
elected mayor of Greater New York. He
Is the only one OF the candidates who
ooesh't ride wheel and that settles him
at the outset.
Emperor William will visit his grand.
ma, Queen Victoria some time next
month and II Ia safe to predict there vial
be no reporters present when the old lady
comes to Interview him,
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