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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-03
ARKANSAS PASS.
Opposition to the Company Securing
Control of the HnrbOr.


Rockport, Texas. January 1.-The old
year was danced out and the new one in at
the Hotel Del Mar by the young people,
and Mrs, Mallory the proprietress, gave
them a royal repast. which was done Justice
to at midnight. This lady. by the way, is
winning golden opinions by her manage
mcnt Of the big hotel Many Northern and
Northwestern people are here. mostly stop
ping at the Del Mar. hunting, fishing and
enjoying the mild weather we are having.
though they may be hugging the stoves
before this is in print.
A party of Northern people chartered
the schooner Folly. Captain Billy Lawton.
and sail this evening for Point Isabel,
ducks.
The dynamite shooting at the pass goes
mcrrily on Nj reports as to the increase
of depth of water on bar are handed out.
Tho Deep Water company, however. have
advertised their purpose Of applying to the
Twenty-fifth legislature for n law to en-
able them to secure control o! practically
all the approaches to the prospective har-
bor--islands, shoal bays, shores, etc. a
thing with which the people along this
coast country are not all delighted. III fact.
strong opposition to the bill is expressed
in all circles here and the measure viii
he contested when the "solons" get to-
gether.
The company have heretofore had Two
bills passed. under either of which had
they earned the conditional rights given
them by the law, they could and probably
would have saddled this country with the
most gigantic monopoly Of modern times
Cne thing is sure. if the bill asked for be-
comes a law. and the company should sue
coed in securing deep water at Arkansas
making a success Of deepening the bar
permanently-thcn this section and all it's
material interests will be as completely at
the mercy of the company as II II had a
bill of sale OF everything here. The people
have given literally to this enterprise and
waited with remarkable patience for signs
of earnest, intelligent. pushing effort to
open the pass Six years Of paying. waiting.
watching and praying have brought three
feet less of water on the bar, abandonment
of hope and utter exhaustion Of patience.
Humping on sand bar that is forty Feet
deep and 1000 feet wide with dynamite and
building brenkwaters with sand bags
sand bagging the pass" he boys call it
has raised small sized suspicion IN the
minds of many weary walters that the
worl. ought TO be back in the hands of the
government.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-03
Banner Seed simmer.

Victoria, Texas, January 2.-The follow.
ing = a quotation from letter recclved
by Mr.. a. Goldman. the leading glnner Of
Victoria, from the Southern Gotten Oh
company OF Houston, which shows III It
ineGsu;l' The strides that Victoria IS taking
to the front:
In connect on with THIS statem mt would
you have been the hammer skipror OF The
season, having shipped ny 2357 tons of s,ed
up TO the 9lst. | o'n grat,ied that our
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General Riycrn Not Dcnd.

Key West, Fla, January 2.-Rumor Of
The death of General Ruis Rivera can not
DC verified in any way, and 1t Is believed
no be Spanish canard 1t is known that
Weyler has been cndeayoring to locate
Rivera for some time, but the willy Cuban
leader has led the Spanish general n mer-
hy chase over the foothills. turning at times
no inflict blows, which made the Spanish
general vince. Near the foothills beyond
Artemisa General Rivera defeated one OF
|Weyler's detachments, SO the news from
Cuban sources say today tlast Tuesday,,
killing and woundng 100 Spaniards with
trifling loss to himself. On Monday one
of Weylcr's trains was captured by Rivera,
he securing an ample supply of ammuni-
ton and needed supply of drugs and
medicines
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-03
KYLE Local Nafcs.

Kyle. Texas, January 1.-Mayor J. 4.
MoCorkle left this week to visit his old
home IN Mississippi. Lee J. RouMree
was appointed mayor during his absence,
The Home Forum was organized here
last week. j. NJ. Shank being elected
president.
Rev. j. N. Marshall. the new pastor Of
the Baptist church. arrived this week
with his family from Marble Falls.
Miss Lila Browning OF LAmpasas
her cousin. Mss Jean CARPENTER.
The Young Ladies Banquo club gave
a very entertaining. concert at the graded
school building Friday night. 50 ~
Sam Porter and ID. b. Rowland OF Ray
Tor university. G: j. Donaldson. Jr.. Wastss
a Mhhs s,n,a ira Hay rc% ncgsm NJ ~
Mechanical college are all hcre spendsh11
the holidays with relatives and friends ~
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Protest Not Abandoned.

St. Petersburg, January Most author
itative authors deny that the NJ. de witt
and Standard protest has been abandoned,
as was reported from here II will be dis
clssed at council of the empire in March
after the statutes of the bank have I'M
dergone tho necessary revision to bring
Them into harmony with the statement
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-03

Chicago. January 1.-The engagement q
announced of Miss Susie Brown Of Nash
vile. Tenn. and Sir Archibald Majori-
banks. second son OF Lord Twecdmouth
and brother OF Lady Aberdeen. wife Of
the governor general OF Canada. The mar.
spring The couple met In this city during
the Worlds Fair, when Mr.. MajorIbanks
was assisting Lord and Lady Aberdeen In
The erection of the Blarney Castle on the
Midway .'t ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-03
AciIAitx ut MerISel.

Merkel. Texan January l.-Fine rains
have fallen all over this section. giving
an excellent season for the next crop.
Many now residences are being built,
and ,harc is no.. a vacant residence or
business house IN town.
O. N. Lsrgent has purchased the groce-
ny stock OF Harris & Sheppard and Is nut
ting in largo stock OF general merchan-
disc
p. Il. Cassaux viii open up n sock n
groceries on North Front street next week
Mer<sl boasts of the finest graded school
IN Wust Texas. Nearly 300 pupils are en-
IN
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pared with 1895 was c.4io.so5 tons. with
ordinary prosperity and activity IN manu-
fao,uring the production doubtless would
nave passed 2oo.0V.Qoo tons before this,
and Il - to he hoped that that point will
showed n gain o. 4t5.2 76 tons chiefly due
TO the activity OF the iron and steel trades
IN the earlier part of the year. The price
or coai continues very low. the average
Tor bituminous coal at the mines being
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-03
fried to WrrrI, Rhodcs' Trnin.

New York. January IA Capetown dis
patch to the World says plot to wreck
Cecil Rhodes train on its way from tho
north was discovered and the cXtraordi-
nary precautions taken in consequence
thwarted the plotters. Seven detectives
who were put on the case have been shaj-
owing three Germans from the Transvaal.
Rumors connect the game men with the
burning Of Rhodes country house a week
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-03
Lean Year HniI.

san Diego Tesas. January Ia Leap
Year hail was given at Bechers han on
the esth ultmo by the ladies' of san Diego.
New, Year ban was also gwen a!
Beche-'s hail last might by the young
men OF San Diego Both were largely at
,s--de1 nrl III sne~t nn'oyah'e even ng'.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-03
PnrnIyycd Nv the Plague.

rarayzod owing to the spread of tho Bu-
bonic plague The volunteer artillery is
assisting the overworked health officers in
combating the disease.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-03
Strike In NuStrultu,

Melbourne, January There is a strike
refusal of stock owners to recognize the
uAion rules as binding. The strike will
extend ovcr the whole OF Austria.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-03
N!ontnna's Output.
Helena. Nj.

Helena, Mont. January The value OF
the mineral output of Montana for the
year is as follows: Copper. 81, io0. 900: sill.
yer, "a 600 gold, $500 900 lead, $40 900
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-03
Dcrcluir Items,

Berc.alr Texas, January MIR. and
Mrs. Lucas have returned from charco.
where ihev spSnt the holidays with the
latier's father.
Whooplrg cough and In grippe are both
prevalent here.
II. T.. Dlebel and family sre spending
a couple OF weeks IN Guerra.
Bave Swlckholmer has removal to Fan-
min county.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-03
HOUSTON DAILY POSSE SUNDAY MoRNINa. JANUARY 8 1897

and hope another year you will favor Nc
with your shipments. as we viii nrop,i ss
10 S,HsS sour interests our hest care WITH
~o'"pe'e Vi the season, yours truly
A. II. Sater Manng,s
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-03
Port af sahinc Paau.

Sabine Pass. Texas, january 1-~Tt1S
schooner Addie Chaieson Smith. srs191
today from Port Spain. to load lt1un1l a
for the Canary Islands. 81
morning from Galveston Al 661l6
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-03

Napocon's rcproach that the British
are a nation OF shopkecpers Is illustrated
dhis week in an advertisement IN Londgn
weekly. In which. as a bargain. lady
sell n family grave. TO hold five. and i,s
. - ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-03
The Tcann SECOND.

San Francisco. January "a large
crowd attended the BICYCLE races at the
Naledromc and the racing was In some
respects. the best yet seen ON this track.
The feature of the sport was the wondar-
ful riding of w, II. Becker of Minneapolis,
tho livc mile National champion.
Inc principal event was five nile
scratch race for Professionals. Hecker
Bob Tcrrgll. Harry Terrli. Whitman and
BoSee OF Texas qunificd for the final test,
The final test was paced by two tandem
teams The miles were ridden at an aver
age pace of 2i12 each. but by some mistake
the scotors mtde un error and ieckcr
haa 20, rds an a, eS'r "p wh,ch made his
Ell second place aud Harry TerrlH third.
New Orlcnns Races.
New Orleans, january 2--Weaather rainy:
track heavy.
Six furlongs--pitfall Medllcr, Hilisbors.
Tine 1:i9N.
Seven furlouge Tom Anderson, Elk!n,
Pommerrcy Sec. Time l.359..
:, Mile and twenty yards Dave Pulsifer.
Van Brunt. Brakeman. Time i:5l7..
Six furlongs-Inp Paliadin. John Corr.
PclHas Time ,l93..
one milc-Newhousc, Jamborec. LITTLE
Tom. Time 1850
Seven furlongs--J H. Grafton, Albert 8.
Eloao. n.mo 1;Hls.
bnrk from Mexico.
Austin, Texas. January 1.-The Univcr-
sity and Missouri football teams returned
tonight from their tour of Mexico on the
George A. I'm excurnon. The Missouri
boys did not stop over. but went on
through 10 jefferson. Mo.
Chess Tournament.
New York. january 1.-The firth annual
intercollegiate chess tournament was con.
cluded today. the final score being Har-
yard 10. Princeton o. Columbia ~,
Yale A. -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-03

Terrell, Texas. December 29..Thc fol-
lowing officers OF Terrell Encampmcnt No.
so. independent order of Odd Fellows, were
elected last evening,
C. NJ. Crumbaugh, C. p. w. A. Drum-
baugh. S. W.. J. u. Smith, H. p; Vic Rein
hard,. scribe, r. +. Jeffories. treasurer: c.
l.. Wamsley. j. w c. II. Jackson. repre-
sentative TO grand cncampment; Vic Rein
hardt, alternate.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-10-11

Enjoy these moonlight nights
by taking trip to Waikiki Baths,
Chas. David, Prop.
Miss leila Il. Leighton, pupil
of Shakespeare, London, and
Pasta of Milan, has opened a
studio for voice culture at lO8
Emma street.
Expert typewriter repair work
is done by the Hawaiian Cycle
& Manufacturing Co. and it is a
satisfaction to take a machine to
them and know that they will not
return it until it is in first class
order again.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-10-11
Stlnr. CLAUDIN L.
CAMERON. Commander

Win leave Honolulu Tuesday at 5P. NJ,
touching at Kahului, Hama, Hamoa and
Kipahulu, Maui. Returning arrives at
Honolulu Sunday mornings.
Will call at Nuu, Kaupo, on second trip
of each month.
EMr'No Freight will be received after
P. NJ. on day of sailing.
This Company will reserves the right to
make changes in the time of departure and
arrival of its steamers without notice and
It will not be responsible for any conse.
quences arising tberefrom.
Consignees must be at the Landings to
receive their Freight; this Company will
not hold itself responsible for freight after
it has been landed.
Live Stock only at owners risk.
This Company will not be responsible,
for Money or Valuables of passenger,
unless placed in the care of Pursers.
Passengers are requested to purchas.
tickets before embarking. Those failing Il
do 80 will be subject to an additional
charge Of twenty-five per cent.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-10-11

Returning, will leave Hilo at O'Clock
P. M, touching at Laupahoehoe, Mahu.
kona and Kawaihae same day; Makena,
Mnalaea Bay and Labaina the following
day; arriving OF Honolulu the afternoons
Of tuesday and Fridays.
Will cali at Pohoiki, Puma.
knY- No Freight will be received afte,
IL noon on day of sailing.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-10-11

Evening Bulletin, 75c. per month.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-10-11
CLAUS SPRECKELs. VIM. g. IRWIN.
Claus ppreckels Z 10.
BANKERS.
HONOLULI1 II. I.
San Francisco Agents-THE NEVADA BANK OF
SAN FRANCISCO.
HONOLULU

san fTUnclScO dycftS-lHE NEVADA DANk Of
SAN FRANCISCO.
DRAW EXCHANGE ON
SAN FRANcIsco-The Nevada Bank of San
Francisco.
LoNDoN--The Union Bank OF London, Ltd.
New YoRK--American Exchange National
Bank.
CHIoAao-M Merchants National Bank
PARIS = Compton National d'Escompt de
Paris.
BERLIN-Dresdner Bank:
HoNeKoNa AND YoKoHAMA-Hongkong Il
Shanghai Banking Corporation.
NEW ZEALAND AND AUsTRALIA-Bank OF New
Zealand.
VICTORIA AND VANooUvER-Bank of British
North America.
Transact a General Banking and Exchange Business
Deposits Received. Loans made on APP
proved Security. Commercial and Travellers
Credits Issued. Bills Of Exchange bought
and sold.
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY ACCOUNTED For.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-02-25
WhcelbarrOws.

1t might seem that wheelbarrow
was very simple thing. but wheel
barrows are made in many different
styles and for wide variety of uses.
Wheebarrows are made of wood, of
iron, and of steel. Much the greater
number are made of wood, but the
number of metal wheelbarrows used is
all the time growing, and among these
the proportion of steel wheelbarrows
is constantly increasing.
The wheelbarrows of which the
greatest number are sold are of the
kinds used by contractors on canal
and railroad work. Next to these in
numbers sold are the wheelbarrows
made for mining uses, and after them
come the wheelbarrows made for farm
purposes. And there are wheelbar-
rows made especially for sawdust, for
oysters, for sand, and for stone;
wheelbarrows for chemical works,
wheelbarrows made to carry leaves in,
and wheelbarrows for green brick and
for dry brick, and wheelbarrows for
malt and for corn, and for slaves or
bark, and wheelbarrows for pig metal,
and for coke, and for mortar.
Most wheelbarrows have but one
wheel, but some are made with two
wheels, aud some with three, and some
with four; and there are wheelbarrows
that are made with springs; and there
are some kinds of stone barrows that
are made without legs. Many of the
regular styles of wheelbarrows are
made in various sizes, and wheelbar-
rows are also made for special uses.
A great many thousands of wheel
barrows are used in this country and
other thousands are exported. The
United States sends wheelbarrows to
all the Spanish-American countries and
to South Africa and Australia. New
York Sun.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-02-25
'Well, we can watch him that far,

"'Well, we can watch him that far,
said the drummer, I'VE can hang him
there as well as here
"Some one helped the driver with
the body of the messenger, and the
coach started for town. The drummer,
the miner and several others watched
the little man intently, but he made
no movement nor did he speak until
the coach numbered mp in front of the
postoffice and hotel; then he said in q
quiet voice:
4 am Tom" Cone OF the famous
men of the Black Hills), and 1 have
$40, 600 in this grip. The only way
to save it was by telling the robbers
of the old woman's money. am glad
to return it to her and a stake extra
for the worry caused her. As for
the rest of you, have nothing to do
with your losses. We all ran the same
risk. wish you good evening" and
he stepped quickly from his seat to
the door and into the street, dropping
bundle of bills into the lady's lap as
he passed..
And after lighting his pipe our
storyteller passed out into the night
and wended his way to his humble
cabin. New York Tribune.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-02-25
Signs His Name With His Teeth.

Bernard ]. Murphy, an armless
man, made application recently to
License Clerk Salmonson of the
County Clerks office for permission
to wed Emma Ameling. When re.
1uested to sign his name he asked
that pen be put between his teeth.
This done, he wrote in perfectly
legible script: Bernard j. Murphy"
To be sworn, the clerk had to ask
someone to remove his hat for him.
He is thirty years OF age. and Miss
Ameling is twenty years, Chicago
Tribune.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-02-25
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

A sluggard takes hundred steps
because he would not take one in due
time.
1t is much easier to suppress
first desire than to satisfy those that
follow.
The woman who throws herself at a
mans head will soon find her place at
his feet.
Censorious as the world is, it is Of
tener favorable to false merit than nn'
just to true.
Small geuiuses are hurt by small
events; great geniuses see through and
despise them. -
Two things mon should never be
angry at; what he can help and what
he cannot help.
A good voice is as essential to self
possession as good ideas are essential
10 uutub IAN & ltu5ts
Men say more evil of women N
they think. 1t is tue contrary WITH
women toward men.
In affairs of importance, we ought
less to contrive opportunities than 10
use them when they offer.
Never let woman tell you secret.
Ii you keep it, she will think yon are
not Interested and will be mad ; and II
you repent it she will be still madder.
Clemency, which we make virtue
Of, proceeds sometimes from vanity,
sometimes from incidence, often from
E-.ear, aud almost always from mixture
of all three.
It is the usual consolation of the
envious, if they cannot maintain their
superiority, to represent those by
whom they are surpassed as interiors
to someone else.
In the exhaustless catalogue OF heav-
ems mercies to mankind, the power OF
finding some germs of comfort IN the
| hardest trials must ever occupy the
foremost place. The South West.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-02-25
Thy Country.
.trv thou must rise or

Thy Country.
amt, With thy country thou must rise or
fall:
ussd thou thy country's call
rh. blood OF patriots crimsons all her
clods--
usr cause is thine, and Gods.
oil, be thy breast brave in her right to
bleed
r,,, dream should be thy deed
1roon her affairs still thi ne eyes should see
The fires OF Liberty.
v,.me in their bannered-beauty to the
breeze,
Lighting the farthest seas.
FRIGHT though stars perish and the sun
sink blind
Abeacon to mankind
Re thou frm-sworn her foes shall only
tread
To triumph DER her dead;
Content to find where'er her flag shall
Thy glory or thy grave
Frank L. stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-02-25
Spain's MANY Rulers.

The present king of Spain is Al
fonso NH, who ascended or rather
was lifted mp to the throne in the year
of his birth 1856, his mother being de-
clared queen regent. Between ia
and 75G Spain was governed by enhTs-
Pelavo, descendant of the Gothic
kings. WAS the first distinctive Spanish
sovereign, whose rule was acknowi-
edged over portion OF the north
about 719. From that time to the ac-
cession of the present sovereign, opain
has had about 180 kings. This extra
ordinary number for that length OF
time is explained by the circumstances
that. ND to the union of Ferdinand
and Isabella, Spain was divided into
two. and sometimes more independent
monarchies, owing allegiance to differ
ent monarchs.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-02-25
The Leechec.

The leechee, or as it is variously
spelled, litchi, lichi, or la'tji, is the
most celebrated of the indigenous
fruits of China, and is now frequently
imported to this country and sold in
fruit stores, and is sometimes pre-
sented by Chinese laundrymen to
their customers There are several
varieties, but the most common Is
nearly round, about an inch and o
half in diameter, with thin, brittle
shell of red color, covered all over
with rough, wartlike protuberances.
Others are larger and aeart-shaped.
When fresh they are filled with white,
almost transparent, sweet, jelly-like
pulp surrounding a large shining
brown seed. After they have been
gathered some time, the pulp shrivels
and turns black, aud then bears some
resemblance to prune. The Chinese
are very fond of these fruits and con-
sumo large quantities of them both in
a fresh state and when dried and pre-
served in various ways. The tree
that produces them (Nephelium litchi)
grows to height of about twenty feet,
and is a native of Southern China, al
though known only in cultivated
state. Scientific American.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-02-25
To Prevent Suicides.

"To prevent the multiplication OF
suicides" is the title of the bill
introduced in the House by Mr..
Ray of New York. 1T pro-
vides "th,t no newspaper Or So
called police gazette shall be trans
mitted through the mails OF the
United States which contains any pic
ture of suicide or any of the details
relating thereto beyond the. simple
statement Of death by suicide, giving
name, date and place: Provided, That
further particulars may be given by
medical journals in the interest OF
science, or any judicial officer OF the
town or county in which the matter Is
being investigated may order such
particulars relating thereto to be pub
lisbed as shall serve the ends OF JUS
tice; any persons violating the pro-
visions of this net shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and be pun
ishel by n fine of not less than S2o,or
bv imprisoument not exceeding ninety
davs: it shall be the duty of the Post
master General to see that this article
is strictly enforced. "-Washington
Star