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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26
GOOD FOR uRUOulSl
Long Been Suspected OF Kelj
RavnvIptfnn kf1Ss

Long Been Suspected OF Ket
Revolution Alma
London, August PA dkpt1
Morning Post from Buenos ANN
while the ASSASSIN Of Presidtnt
universally denounced, his feus
the sphere of control "a rer1Il
good thing for Uruguay. He'
been suspected OF keeping ~
alive for his own purpose and
nected with a firm which rvsI
tary materials for the goverhms1
by he had amassed a fortuna
The assassination Of Preei61
will of necessity have an impN'1
ing upon the conflict between M
ment and the revolutionistx q
recent NEGOTIATIONS which ven \
during the twenty days ermaea
evolutionary chiefs. Genera! s2iH
Major Lemas. informed the "a
commission headed by DR.. LARA
the interview in Rio Grande q
the resignation of President Bco' \
of four conditions. all Of wnkh Z
complied with before they ueaA
to Law down their arms. Tbe ~
conditions were as follows;
The dissolution of the chamee
resentatives: the constitution q
of notables drawn from both pcuQ
ties; the nomination of triumyuA
persons to administer the govern
the next election--March, 1873.
Such terms it was imposslns|
commission 10 agree to even Y z
administration had been earnestg
of making peace. The dissoigl
chamber of representatives, vnka
principal demand by the insure
at the conference was promptly 9
by DR.. Larota as an imposslps \ !,
He told the chiefs that nellnet y
bers of the chamber themselves
friends would ever agree TO W.
posal and that President Borda
listen to the suggestion even w.
Larota) to attempt to put II pels,
The revolution, although eeH
since last November. had 'ts ofs
bills dating back to 1891, when y
do Sui rebelled against the sov1
Brazil,
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THE TEXAS EDITORS.

The Kansas CITY journal says: "That
amusing Joke about Mckinley beng the
advance agent OF prosperity Is still
Y;mus,ng, nut the laughing is all being
done by the republicans" 1T Is very GER
tain that n miil,ou or more unemployed
mon are doing none of the laughing. --Cial-
weston New,
a pert and pro per answer to the News
comment wouo he, who unemployed
omy--Galveston Tribune.
Grover Cleveland and his fellow goldbug
conspirators. That's easy
1t Is said that the sacred school fund
has lost over $icC0, 900 IN the purchase of
invalid bonds. southern Mercury (pop.).
And you did all you could to defeat the
proposition to validate these bonds. II
he school fund Is loser to the extent OF
vour influence and power you are resnon.
siblc therefor.
The Nocopa Argus agrees with The Post
nnent new constitution and gives It's rem
sons as follows;
The Houston Post saws the people are
oalAnE fer a constitutional convention anc
| about correct. The one We now have has
been so badly INUNDATED and patched up In
| the most twenty years till It's daddy
wouldn't know il Il he should meet II ii
| the road Besides beinS Il back number
| - some respects a. has been tlnkercd te
| DEATH
| Heres another man Disguised with too
piuch poNtics. The McCulloch County
| enterprise says:
Too much politics viii ruin any country
| Texas Is being cursed with poltical lead
| trs of every Kind and cC.or. Give us
rest from polihes and organize home in
| dustry clubs.
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GREAT is rExAs.

!, The people In the eastern and northern
! scctions OF this country appear to have but
/ little conception OF tho greatness OF this
Estate. other than OF It's immense area The
papers In other portions OF the United
States nro continually referring to our
,length and breadth as State and insti-
'stuting comparisons with other States, but
,thev overlook our real greatness, our rc.
sources and present volume OF production
iand business.
Tho Charleston News and Courier
furnishes n sample of the usual comment
Z In the following:
Texas " a great State, II is grea,
& enoug'h to be an independent reputs q ~
Il ought TO have been from the tlrst, and
l.hs Y probably VIII be some elay II III,
4 repunlicaii rsarty lives long enough to fui.
thli lts special and partly accomplished
5 How large \ Is IN territory IN shown by
3 r. winter in the Ladies' Home Journal il
SayS Texas ds two hundred and twelve
( might invite every n,aal, woman na,d chila
& ,A,w living In the world 10 settle WITH
II ~ territory. Offering each Individual 4
'3's,ot % glM,,nd SsI feet by 800 feet. The
Il ZACH individual would have four time,
Ine space taken By each person In New
Work CITY. England Ireland Scotland
Nales, Italy and Portugal could be trvas
planted 20 Texas and there would still hs
\ fopln Tor q goods zcd promenade. Thre,
\ III the cattle ranches of Texas cover a,
Z fnuon territory as the Sandwich islands
Z ,xhicn we were to annex four years ago.
= While this imperial domain Ia sourc,
much local pride Texans love to dwell
4 tepn The evidences Of progress withlr
z ees boundafIes, Few outside Of the Stat,
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THE GAS ORDINANCE.

The Post prints In another column this
morning the proposed agreement and or
dinance extending the franchise Of and
fixing the prices to DO charged by the
Houston Gas Light company. Here Is the
paragraph containing the vital part Of the
contract:
Sec. 4. Tho Houston Gas Light company
Its directors and stockholders and their
SUCCESSORS and assigns to supply gas. 10
consumers nj q rate not to exceed one dol
lar and eighty cents f{i.S0) per Thousand
CO0p cubic feet. and THE PRICE HERE
IN FIXED n rs AGREED SHALL NOT
THIS FRANCHISE, UNLESS VoLUN
| TARIIY REDUCED BY THE ACTION
OF THE HOUSTON GAS LIGHT COM
PANY Its directors and stockholders or
their successors or assigns.
In this shape tho ordinance ought not to
pass. The provision fixing minimum
price to be paid for gas. thus binding the
city by contract running n period OF
thirty years. should be stricken out. AS a
business proposition It is bad, and from
any and every standpoint the completion of
such contract would be indefenslble.
Every Intelligent man knows that tho PRICE
OF gas in common with the price of near
ly every other commodity, is tending
downward. and no ordinarily prudent bust
ness man In the conduct of his own ar
fairs would insure by contract fixed
price against falling market.
Then why should the city aldermen AS
agents OF the people do so7
some future time empower city council
to regulate the prices to bo charged for
lights, water and similar public service.
Then II this contract should prove bind
lng-nnd OF course It would be pleaded
Houston would he poworless and entirely
subservient to tho voluntary action of the
gas company. This should not be. This
iS a progressive age; things are moving
rapidly. changes come quickly. and alder
men should legisllte In the light of cur
rent events.
It seems to Tho Post that the company
ought to DO satisfied with the contract
without this Objectionable provision be-
cause 1t will be getting long time fran
chise and a pretty good round figure fol
itu rrndurt
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News From I<iondike,

Fort Townsend, August ga small
army OF newspaper men are here waiting
to intercept the steamer Portland. with the
latest news from Dawson City. The Port
n, Vas reported Oft Cape Flattery last
hisht but the vessel proved to be the
steamer Willamette. from Dyea. Up to
io'so this morning the Portland had not
peen sighted, and she viii probably moi
be heard from before night. Ao'
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Awaiting Hi. Rcpors'

st. Johns. n. F., August = !,
liam Whiteway. the premier M
turned from London. where nc pss X
attend the diamond jubilee fess.s';
has been accorded q series o. III
ceptions. The public 10 anxso1 ~
ing his announcement Of tns
his interview with the heads ~
GUS departments of the imp
ment. Owing to the poor psfa<
by Goldfish in the European
new policy must be adoption A.
statesmen with references g
and the French claims - g
the further prosperity Is 40
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TO YUKON OVERLAND.
exploring Parties to Survey Roads
to the Gold Fields.

TO the Gold Fields.
winnipeg Man.. August 25.--The whole-
sale merchants Of Winnipeg and Edmonton
are sending an exploring party to Yukon
overland with view to ascertaining If an
easy pack trail or wagon road can be Gu.
out. small detachment of mounted police
VIII so along with the party.
a hoteni company intends building a
roaa ms winter The proposed trail lies
right through the heart of tie pnld bsIt
and prospectors say that country ae rich
as kiondike can be found five or six hun
dred miles south of the Yukon river. AS
matter OF fact the Klond!ke finds are
NOT as rich as the strikes made in the Carl
boo thirty-seven years ago.
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The gUEs7I9lp S
It Is Now Being nv
the Europsss
HINGES ON THE stA|
Austria, Germaay u
posed to snIIsbuy,e,
STA and Frahes 81

Constentinople. Arr.
tion of the peace
Greece and Turkey ~ q,
the hands Of the amba
ers and has become Is sS
tiations direct between ~ n
inets. Germany objecls Z +
Salisbury's proposal thai o.,
asked to state precisely ~
possesses for paying then
sists upon the signing VIC
liminaries as already FRI
Austria partly shares a.
and Italy will adhere to o.1
II the powers agree rpos i.
France are inclined to suu>
of Salisbury. Y,
Tewfik Pasha, the Turk .
foreign affairs. called * MI
bassies yesterday in order I,
cessity of fastening the NJ
conditions Of peace.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26
TURKISH ToRrvI
An Armenian whipped !.
Soldiers Outrnusl n

An Armenian Whipped =
Soldiers Outrage<
Paris, August 25.--The 4,
lique today publishes q az
Constantinople which says.
Garrisons are crowded wih
and Turkish liberals who ~
rested on suspicion. SUNDAY 81
these prisoners were placed ID :
renean dungeans of Gala. mi
who exploded a bomb In To n
eminent offices has been III
whipped until he was covered /
and the soles of his fees i
burned, yet he refuses to cuni1s
uation in the provinces u hsf
soldiers at Toschkehla outragvfI
and cut off the hands and felt
them. They tied the othen u
abandoned them.
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Rafu. sandcr.. A..n..in.....,

Montsomery. Ala, August Psf. b.
Lloyd better known as Rufus Sanders. ;,
a Well known dialect writer of this state.
ana VINO has been on the platform pretty
much all over the South. was killed TODAY
near Greenville. Ala. The account saws hs
49, Ma orutaiiy assa.sinated. the weapon used
gInxa aouoIe- osrreied shotgun. Mr..
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VIII vi.it Canna.

London. August e5.-The Echo asserts
that the duke and duchess Of York have
accepted the invitation Of the premier !,
canada. Sir Wnfred Laurinr. TO visit Can.
ada during the spring OF 1855 while an
their way - Australia. ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26

The good German citizens OF South
west Texas have been holding skat
tournament. There will be another next
summer when some lucky Texan says
'scat" TO about dozen other guberna-
tor!al arprlnts
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26

tie iynching bees at New Orleans and IN
Colorado, where the Italians were cen
trail figures, an properly atoned for.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26

The reported scare OF the Galveston
people about the restoration OF water
rates from New York in5uring them and
that they can do nothing Is a four-hush
bun The power that can compel the
Msllory line to 'come to taw," kes In
Csalycston. Why is II not invoked?
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26

The nine operators should enjoin Gov
ernor Mount OF Indiana from talking 80
plainly in favor OF the miners
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26

The miraculous cure Of Mr.. Lochridge
OF Austin ought to recommend the Chris
tlan Science treatment to Texas office
seekers whose booms are paralyzed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26

The Evening journal OF New York says:
what is tho matter with wheat being
adopted az the National ilowcr7" That S
what IL Is now--the National flour
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26

lieutenant Governor Jester is now try
ing tho gibernatoral fauteuil to see how
he likes H.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26

Lieutenant Governor Jester writes a La
Dor Day proclamation just like It was his
regular business.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26

Austin and New York are suffering from
a case of ovcr-assessmcnt OF taxable
property. These large, wealthy centers
seem to be marks this year for the
assessor who Is doing his duty to the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26

The white plume of Sir Jake Of Hood
WIN float In the political breezes again
ncxt wear
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26

The announcement OF .he capture and
pillage Of an Italian bark by pirates reads
strangely IN these days when piracy Is
usually conducted under the forms of
Las,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26

THE Underwood case would indicate
that our extradptlon laws have very weak
voltage power
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26

Those goldbug Cagliostros who are 50
Justify shouting that free silver IL dead
VIII feel the COLD. ckmmy clutch of a
corpse during tho garrote act on them
about November. 1898.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26

Blackberrles are very plentiful In Fay
cite county, and are selling at % cents a
bucket.
laboring men have 32l workdays year
In Hungary, S0S In the United States, 2IS
In England. 26I in Russia.
Ills wife having drunk thirty gallons Of
wine which he had stored In the cellar for
himself, an Abilene lkan.) man brought
suit for divorce.
An International congress Is being ar
RANGED in Parts for tho discussion Of means
OF preventing tres at theaters and other
places of nublic resort
English suicides take naturally to hang
ing. A woman at Tiegnmouth has added
variety to this method by hanging herself
on her own front door knocker,
An Amsterdam correspondent writes
that temperance clubs have within the
last few wears been established by the
students OF all the high schools in Hol-
land.
One OF Wichita's leading physicians Is
liable to be called TO active service In the
German army in case OF emergency. He
is on life furlough from the army
Twelve hundred couples who have teen
married py Kew, W. l.. Meese have formed
an association in Indiana to perpeu,ate
his memory and encourage marriage,
Portland. Me-, cyclist took his wheel
10 pieces to clean It, putting the small
pieces, bearings. ETC., on the doorstep,
where they were gohbled up by some
chickens.
Black. blue and red ink. used In Cor
man public schools has been found to con-
tain microbes. When scientifically devel-
oped they prove fatal to mice within four
DAVIS.
Garibaldi's tomb In the island OF Cap
rcra WAS visited by the prince OF Naples
recently, who deposited wreath on 1t
and left tho island before the Inhabitants
knew of his coming.
In Warren, Pa, tho druggists propose
to close all their stores except one o. sun
day Each OF the stores viii have sum
day In turn. while the others will give
their employees a rest.
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Mr.. Bryan refuses TO divide the hopors
Of Dallas tNaar attraction with Mrs.
Hetty Green
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its product.

VI uH tIlN SuptTiVldi lying mat was ever
done, says tho Louisville Dispatch the
gold organs are doing the boidest Truth
IL no longer W factor In discussing the
nIlvor question. They continually refer
to tho fact that silver has declined and
wheat has advanced as If 1t proved some.
thlmg I'm their favor. 1t only proves that
tho democrats are correct IN saying that
tho law OF supply and demand finally reg.
ulatcs prices, Taking away the support,
of the law from silver and denying IT the
right OF free coinage destroys the demand
for It. and bowers the price Famine In
India aaid short crops In Europe creates
an unusual demanal for wheat and causes
Its pr.ce to advance. Tho same law CON
trolls bothvommcditcs.
wonder if Mckinley brought the late
| rains TO Texas2
Tho saving IN fre'ghts on the wheat
produced this year along tho line of the
Rock Island nailrosd In Oklahoma, Kan
| sas and Nebraska would more than pay
Nor the cost OF deep water channel from
houston to the 1etties, The Rock Island
! Is hunt to Fort Worth and In connection
With the Houston and Texas Central has
conditions. the Rock Island Is largely al
tho mercy OF It's rivals the Missouri Pa
cinc TO New Orleans and the Santa Fe "a
| Galveston.
! Middle Texas seems TO he the Klondikc
of politics In this state.
! Sugar Trust stock reached $50 on Thurs,
day. A year ago 1t sold at los. Tho trust
~ capitalized at sSAoNoOo Under the
/ Dingley law II has Increased In value 81,
4 a share, or u total Of $50 a5N 90. There
has not. as suggested By the Charlestor
Gazette been dollar added TO its prop.
erty proper, or TO It's legitimate earning
capacity The Increase In the value of lis
stock merely represents the amount o,
plumber 1t has been enabled to extort from,
the people by the pingley bill,
Tho Afrdis don't seem to be much
afnaad OF ]. bun. Esq.
The man who says silver doliars ara
only worth 10 cents is lying for a purpose
4 Tho SILVER dollar is worth exactly ,n
cents and Will be 40 hong as tho govern.
ment is solvent. The intrinssc vain,
amounts TO very little IN either metal
II is the use OF gold AS money that cause,
IL 10 advance, and It Is tho restrietion ~
tho use OF silver as money that cause.
Il 10 decline.
Texas farmers are hoping that cotto,
win catch the wheat habit
Il --~-~------
II tho United States allows the Spanish
government to perpetrute that unheard
OF outrage OH Miss c,sneros. then ever,
lsnerty lowing ard outrage-hating cltixe,
OF tnis country should arise as one ma,
and demand, in tones that viii reyerberat
around the world, that spain be punishe,
vor gross violation Of tho laws OF hu
manity and civiksatlon.
i coionel Eiiy Green Is stln inconsmun,
oedo With the pie counter.
\ Now York man with The Teutou.cel,,
4 ooenopaen q Rusbaph B1ts-Patrick IA
49,, ean'etea NJ Count ~ Turin On HI
\. y e>pFy. ~ ~ psw eonuadsr tssass Il,
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THE CITY.
me Pust i delivered TO any part Of the
city BY carriers at $l.00 per rnoMn. tm.ss
WSnths. 800; six months 500; ons SsA'
NJ. Theodore Bcrins has charge Of the
City Circulation. and Collecting. rs,a.
Lott are the authorized collectors OF AZ
city bills, both advertising and supscr,p.
ton. and no money should be paid 10 IN IN,
written authority signed by the business
Manager is shown. All accounts OF any
size should DO paid by check IN FAVOR VI
The Houston Printing Company. u.v., s~
the management, and none will DO accept
Cd In payment OF office bills.
Subscribers falling to receive tho paRvl
regularly Will please notify the ofnce
promptly. Every subscribers paper fs sx.
bected 70 be delivered not later than s:S'
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Even the poorest Of US may soon be
able to enjoy "co'n pone' and hoe cake.
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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-12-17
PRICHARD & HAN.

Make two fine displays in their windows
in Union block. One window is used for
showing some of their many fine goods in
the crockery and glass ware line, which
consists of fine variety of hanging, hall
and table lamps, table crOckery, glass
ware and other goods in that line elegant
as well as useful. In the other window
we see a genuine old-time winter scene of
our grandfather's days \ log cabin COW
cred with snow stands in clearing, and
around the same the well remembered
log pile and bob sled stand there loaded
with more logs, and an AK is sticking in
the end of one of the logs. The old fash
ioned well sweeps convenient at hand,
with the old Oaken bucket to accommo-
date the thirsty. Santa Claus has just
arrived and going down the chimney.
The effect of the whole window is true to
the typical Vermont scenes which have
long ago passed away. This exhibition is
due to the taste and skill of Mrs. Brock.
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Death of Hon. Ira Whitcher.

Hon. Ira Whitcher died at his home in
Woodsville, Thursday, Dec. 9th, the ter
mination of brief illness. Up to within
two weeks he was actively engaged il
looking after his business interests, PAL.
ticularly the construction of three houses
on School st. He then had become toe
feeble to be out of doors, but his active
mind was still busy In the last few days
he failed very rapidly, and Thursday
morning became unconscious, from which
he never rallied, and at three o'clock in
afternoon his lamp of life went out.
Hon. Ira Whitcher was born in Benton,
Dec. 2, 1915, the seventh of a family of
stalwart sons, children of William Whit
cher. His grandfather, Chase Whitcher,
was a soldier IN the Revolution, and a
member of the committee of safety.
Mr.. Whitcher's early educational adj
vantages were extremely limited, but he
developed a splendid physique, rugged
good sense and a knowledge of the value
of time and money. He was worker
from the start, and on one occasion reap
ed and bound the wheat from more than
one acre from sun to sun. He engaged in
the lumber business in his native town,
and it is said he sent the first carload of
lumber down country on the Passumpsic
railroad. His business became so eXten-
Sive that he saw the need of establishing
headquarters at the railroad center, and
moved to WOodsville in 1870.
He built the large steam saWmill of the
WoOdsville lumber works, and for many
years handled $1,O00,000 to 100000 feet
of lumber annually, and employed a large
force of men in his various undertakings.
He held almost every town office, and rep
resented Benton in the legislature in 1916
46-5O-51-63 and "a, and Haverhill in 1891
and 1892. He was a stalwaFt Democrat,
and influential in the counsels of his
party. He was chosen a member of the
constitutional convention i'll 1850 He
was elected in 1864 one of the commission
ers to supervise the rebuilding of the
state house. He served for six years from
'67 and '73, as one of the county commits
sioners of Grafton county, the county
almshouse being constructed during his
term.
He married Lucy Royce in 1888, and four
children were born to them. Frank
and Scott died of consumption in early
life, and Mrs. Chester Abbott died from
April 10, 1897 VIM. F. Whit
cher OF Boston alone survives his father.