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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20
A SAN JACINTo VETERAN.
some unpuhii,hed history in Regard

10 Events of Great Camping,
Clayton. Ala, March II To the Editor
OF The Post; On Captain Bryants march
from San Augustine, sentinels were sta
toned every night. to get the boys drilled
to military duty. His men were mounted
on Texas ponies. worth about SIS each, He
crossed the Trinity river at what was then
known as Robinsons ferry. intending to
cross Brazos at Washington. On the road
We met great many families, men, wo-
men and children, fleeing from the enemy,
very much excited, only taking with them
such articles as could be carried on their
wagons, trucks. and on the backs OF oxen,
leaving their homes. smokehousos filled
with bacon the yards with chickens. and
the prairies covered with ponies and cat
tie.
We received our first news of the butch
cry OF Fannin's command at Goliad and
the fail of the Alamo from these peo-
pie When we arrived at the Brazos we
found great many families, with block
ade, all anxious to cross the river The
Nat was small and Unsafe and so many
crowded upon II that the bottom fell out
and | never knew the result OF the cas-
uality, as our officers decided not to cross
'ho river, re'raceo our way back for sew
eral miles and thence down the Eastern
side of the Brazos to Graces ferry. where
we found Honstens army cncamped on the
Western side In the bottoms
had great curiosity to see General
Houston and Size him up. and was moi
long in camp before he was pointed out
TO me. and I lost no time in making INV
way TO where he was. | found him 10 he
fne specimen of physical manhood. sly
feet nigh OR over, as he stood in pair OF
coase' heavy boots, with his pants stuck
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20
CURRENT FuN.

In the presence OF the great orator DC
mos homes. the humble pebble found voice
y pray YOU. ne sDurmulsi. put me in
du"Hce upon mt"'
IL was then thrr, Ghe exnanent OF the
impasaonei otatory Of Greecc gave birth
% The famous bon mot expressive of the
CITY OF round rock rraIments upon the
se,i beach. New York Press.
'Pumphrcy has Invented a battieship
which Ssh save the navy dead Loads CT
What's the prineple?"
why she SINKS as soon as launched -
Cleveland Plain Deater.
Frst Imhe Girl And isn't your cat
bit =
tirs Latte Girl That's trreer. And
sslhe'g lady cat. TOO. isn't she?-Londoh
Dakota Lawyer What cnuse for d.vorce
do you wsh me TO ailegr. niadam'
fh1m leave ma entirely to You, SUI
Nav York Town TOPICS,
Dera,IIc said ahcre was one thtns about
mo ~ i'dr't hkc.
Cora What WAS that?
'tn,t'ier mans arm. "-Dctrcl Free
Pres
"wdn. Mr. Foetlcy All you revenge
yoyrsnf on Aisy since that quarrel you
eye, lndeel ! ordered my man TO be
wud. to his man when he meets HIN. -
Lndon Punch
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20
oosslp-7oR'|

NO'Ss OF
New York. x.,.,
of tho best kno .,sn =
in troaSs .sa aUsn .wssssas
Broadway Ma ~. ~ ~ n,
captured ~. ~ fetied am 4,
handy when the h. "a. a.a TIE ~,
time. ~ 'no srms Of I
aNs''ll
.,on., IN ann. Held. o. q =.
no, D vaudeville penorp.'
s aU, ,ssA,ns 10 .itr.stiss d, n,
idea is II, 20 s become member
statuary ~ o., give art eahibi,io,,
fibition ! ~ 70 Invited sislts.
18th. ana ! "a. ny Menhs.iAa -
by art tras.,, p,euoi1 shswias 8
'osned b. ~
Just 245 vAs.. -.
tween r.,a ago var ~
49, :. England and fioihue, 3.
then known. decided = = MN
protect their ina. ~, y esssss
w wa "a. erected along .wsy, ~
The ya ia, never , been clsas.S
And Enciasd H.es o. waf
today, a. shx "a ~. = e. tytt "a n
turtles ago. -so '~o IN oso.is
aa. H
Madison sou.,. -
ch..... ie saresn n
dpsen hafids, tut n !, -
pristor Of Batnum 1 B.,,.,.
full, this ms.n, W. "' slAst Z Y
such as there 1. e q y, een
cities In he sumner
fbeatrI ssea. shows win l01
ticipatins n. sa,n,. are lofysa
the year. ro,,nd sysa ,ns q "a \
deeply into IN. ,h sa. = ~ ~
'1sser.
Ella Russell, A.
s,nts, ~. Tue clsvsk1t :
aAser' VINO u shortly 10 az, y
the president, arrived hers s.s..
abroad. Next vssl =.
symnhonv o,,,, ~ n
n was W,x s 9. ny iaier entsn y
study abroaa ia ,s n wno t1r4A n
Vienna Msar,d Y 80 ,n ). e Tug ht
ing from Ohio, il "A "a Sshss.
o ont Tor the appointment Il. tiS,,t \
WITS rouse already. aH
u,.u -, r.l,. ls a
"e' Tue Womans club d Neei8
going to settle it-thst cohifs,s,.
the National flower Co...
lean cvv 4, !. ~
- NY = .ne county ~ ts1es1
say 10 washington. and Y Til ~
useuou there, the columhiae viit n W
ca as the insignia OF al that Is 90
IN tnis United states. just = 7
ana stripes represents al tkii i, :
ana nonored. The arsuntents isE)
lumnine are Firtt, that ID NJ
second, tnat the short spur u Y
ssn ,,I peft b,., r r. ~ 9 q. III
the women Of New Ycrt n n y
---l y
One virtue in q city Of grtot =
is that eccentrieitv doa.n5 ". "
,o- uon,,,. 80
.o' "..s ans no.s 'aan 's& ~
Inc exhibitions Of IL latt0 a1uI
Is a candidate for the asylum. 4
for instAnce, vtnf ln
Ellis island and vas had1 ~
president Of the immigfsnm M
inquiry at once. He ealkd y ~
case, and learned that . Sen(tlnl
come over 10 see I young ~ "
explained to Rooscfeit that lhA ~,
common law Wife reAdt br1gslt@ !
! know all about thsst eeaca 11lgeo
ne said. Marry the m nev.F ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

Of
United
in
whether
he friend Of that ancient and crafty leader and
but 40 old
unive
considered
foreign
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20
An Artistic Roast.

TtNHs Fafmer.
DIR. fandell of FL Paso aud the Farmer
man were together taking in the hattIeship
Texas celebration at Galveston. They
ran up" against crowd of so-calied
Palmer Buckner fellows. OF course this
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20
!. TIP TO GEON"D'.

Listen TO low.y w'sAre K
s., tooss pictures that sAs =
s sSsttsr tblrsosaicsst &, ssey aSs !
f F4sissfsnsd 1T Turks ~ w s,au. |aa
WIN salute you,
x,ns Of Athens, ere , yss g 81; ~
Take the UP tha& EBa5cn0"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

At Athens rePors says G<eecs has he.
back ssakssi -tse vail and Is prepared fof
he ~orS. II would eeetn srea. deal
ws~r tn Greecs 10 pst The wa2l on the
othe~ q 1~ Of her.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

Reports from the revolution n Uruguay
say isoasss1 men were knled in q bA;s'e
rhe or.he- day The hgni E1ss; be real.
fuh-xrou-n affair down there, or iaere are
cshes wey1crE sh-cat
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

Srn ~ r,.xor.sxx a. r,sxfufx O. eeusa
| ~.-r.sx ,.r. t,rscnrs .tns NsraiSan
| rpo,,,s a. ca-lv e.kihSt Z scarcity Of rood
l ,su,hsr
'i,oe with one Of ss ebosesi sfser asanes
cseeinrrs with wsscA 20 ct even with Mr..
Mek-rfey-
r,,,, ~..s>nt,-d trtrsor-, ee,s<,e Az
fAAa co ~ osn,AS 70 Lac 1sS'''' IA
rl1ases a. hFsat~oss 'sr eo'hs s1'1' SV rs
s'os's = '1%p nos1'V % ss'"~ ~
ana AZ soVe'nlr" t1FSnsSs " 1'o' "A'
feSe'lse
IL NJ nos sorP's41s lna- TX ~ s"s1
hafe ca asas !, ofl4s re'E'~' SO .ilas
sren pTani'-ic't fesaH~ sosa
fhoasa ASe ees1geS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20
An old soldiers T..!!sslt

AS there has been some sFu
management Of the confederats a
send you letter ! received -
my old soldiers. He 10 syidnw
and thankful. 4r ~ Freiits- VI II
Major Thomas r. FRANKLIN. n
Confederate Soldiers Home 81 4.
1se7.-Dear Sir; arrived hsss q 4!
ON Sundays We have church Y
a. m. Will tell you oil ksev
q. IN. bell rings 10 get up. M
a. m. After breakfast mate
and sweep up the floor ? eciess H.
l2 O'Clock dinner, on Sunday ~
After dinner we 80 to ~ w. -,
what books we want; az
8 D. m. bell rings, all lisnn ous .tI
evening nj 3 D, NJ. 5ssv tobacce, e.
envelopes and paper. Thsy AnoS II
week. / like II very musn = H3fi
/ don't know how 1t VIII y ~ M
we'll, but all l speak 10 n{3
satisfied, like the balance a
allow a furIough Of thirty dNl 4 \
wants it. We are allowed ssvs
whenever we want. I. 80
The old soldiers here *, ~ ND
about the pension law. ~ I'D.
now offered to give them W. i
,;e,, ~ the home II the lix ~ 4, r
one. third Of them you'd leave; MI, IA
""N - am hare They tf.e
ens ase, wbs sre We need th. 49, ~
f fupniss US With Uniform = "a Ssi
s isId e you about ii ls me-, I.
10 hear from you all. Wse \, A. ~ i!
Cars canI come within one;h,A D''S
home. Yours Respectfully, u,t ctl
Not Much lstesss-
ender, t -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

A Meteor Fiisns
Detroit Free Press >, ,,ou,e, ~!
The clerk of the Ebbit' I h ! ..,Ss 4
ton, is an illustration o. u,roanIuents = !
American citizens 10 p-f ~
fading rcnown. ~ I
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

The C-nscAgo T.rnes-Hsraid thinks tha;
me advantages offered BY Nevada 10 .
rar6- hstc1 man ouEn, 10 usake that S.s.s
e rrle1Ili hed for Unc.e Rns-ssi SsGe.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20
FHE CTR,

The Post 10 delivered TO any part OF the
city BY carriers al $40 per month. lhre+
months. NV. s!x months. $40, oae year.
Qz.O1
M. Theqeor- BeysRg has charge o; the
CHy Circulation and Collecting.
MeSTs. Theodore Bsrlng Srd taarles
Lot, are the authorized collectors Of al
city bills, hoth advertising an9 s1sscfip.
lion. ara no riorey shosid ss psta 10 ADy
one other than ;hosa named, unless spec-1l
Manager 10 shown All scco ants o! any
s.ze rhovl1 be PAD BY cheek IN favor u
The Houston Printing Company.
No ORDERS Tor HooIs." etc. are xiyeo ~
the mana = emcni, ard no.e viii DC accept
"a IN payment 81 ofnee bis.
Subscribers fsni6g 70 receive ihe pa PEI
regularly Viii please notify the o.ice
promptly. Every ka1sscfsters paper u sA-
pecied 10 bs 1eIiy>red act later ihAs "
& m
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

Powell Clayton OF Arkansas has been
nsszznatci a. minister 90 Nex$co. Taere
Is ne oSeefsoa.ng she KIDD Of republican
is-n n power this trip
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

ana th< snayorssty o. D,s<fufx o. ~ssse
ssa-ceay Aave fmaened THAI Mscatgsn
Wound % early exkihaf . scarcity OF good
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

i. n hsnsrs ih~s Mt n<cew b ns3irs he
time with one Of sss ehoxes; AFTER dinner
ra@esarrs ~ssh wtscA 20 ct even with Mr..
Nick rfey
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

II seems THAI OLD man cortett bet his
livery stable on the nsat--''snd the blow
almost Killed father.''
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20
HOUSTON DAILY POST.
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Year. 900, stt nontex N-sv; tarss Dontn
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TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20
WASHINGTON TOPICS.

eeesfcs niinaa says: u DO lot an
t,elrA;e anything from ,Ais administration
except A. increase Of taxation, The re-
publican party is diviA~d on every ether
qsestion"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

All Of tho circumstances connected with
the alleged plot to kidlap tho child of a
eiuzen of Houston and bold It for ransom
money are so pecrilar as 10 call for the
most rigid Investigation. and the officers
OF the law will fail very sisnally in their
plain duty to the public II such invosusa
lion be not speedily made. The enormIty
Of the contemplated crime is such as 10
arouse the sentiment Of the community to
polnt where " win tolerate no half way
business. and tho officials upon whom the
responsibility rcsts may a. we'll understand
that fact. Drive the probe to the bottom
lot all the facts come out.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

Nj. Mckinley has re:z, ned the steward
he found .r the Wine House on the ssa
Of 1s-rs. Ta,s major SpSesrs 70 erscs1si-,
shs p,Pa,ar aea o: Mr.. CleyeaAnd--ihs; Ia
knew how 10 hook on. for number one
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20
Not Much lstesssr

Cleveland Leader ..,.a III ~
MIR. Bryan may be p'Ia0a a.s...,rs,B
ing in the opinion that = =, catsklH n
hardly worth the risk @ ws
ANYHOW.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

There IS something Al last refreshing
n eo-ins a little nation throw discretion
TO The waB!s aUi DEFY armed Europe.
whsl" the great bg buffers as Reporter
sullivan won!d say, az, afraid TO josile
AGAINST each o.hcr for fear Of giving Of
feise' h'imbr.sses us with tho conviction
tn, me world a. not yo, bIase and All
ocremonN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

II Ne no; surprising thai Fstz' IL saouac
have ca aSas IL, r. IS only remarkable 'ha'
such q r-nne-<-t fsssure sbar Corbei'
ehcais have ees,apes
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

The spring hurricancs are putting In an
aploanfiwh osaly. but &c WA take early
ava persistent work IA beat the terrible
record Of hsi year. Aud " the western
raopf % not qtdt rocklsssly dfnudtns
what timber tracts they have. an anchot
and a l0g chan won't hold them 10 terra
III MA In the spr,ns snt summer presently.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

Tbert are i4s ne~ men in the present.
congress, which IL AZ unusually large per-
ceu,ass- OF these sixteen have formerly
served. The fenainirg ise have never
t<ac /, congress before
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

FIRST INttle Girl And isn't your cat
afr,id OF mice7
s,eoni Iattie airi--oh. no; not a single
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

The men who were nominated to office
by President Cleveland toward the end of
his term and were not confirmed by the
senate will not be reappointed unless there
are special reasons for so doing They
we're selected by President Cleveland and
were democrats. President Mckinley pre-
fers 10 make his own choice. and will APP
point none hut republicans.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

Dakota Lawyer What onuse for d!vorc
do you wish me TO ailegr niadam'
.tn0m ! leave ihaI entirely to you, SIR
New York Town TOPICS.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-07-17
BRITONS SAID NOTHING.
American Timetable Commissioners
Hold an Important Conference
Will Ask Aid.

London, July 12.--An important con-
ference was held at the foreign office
today between Senator WOlcOtt, eX-
Vice President Stevenson and General
Payne, the members of the United
States bimetallic commission, and Am
bassador Hay and Lord Salisbury, Sir
Michael Hicks Beach, chancellor Of
the eXchequer, Arthur BalfOur, first
lord of the treasury, and Lord George
Hamilton. secretary of state for India
The conference, which lasted an
hour. was preliminary to the carrying
on of further negotiations on the sub
ject of international bimetallism The
Americans did most of the talking.
Lord Salisbury inquired what were the
powers of the American commission
ers, and was informed that they stand
authorized to make arrangements for
the holding of an international con-
ference or to make a treaty of inter
rational bimetallsm. which they will
submit to their government for rati-
fication.
1t was stated also that France was
ready to cooperate with the United
States, Great Britain and Germany in
reaching an agreement for interna-
tional bimetallism. The British rep
resentatives made no statement indi-
eating their intentions in the matter.
Consultations of high British officials
will be held before the meeting with
the American commissioners, and in
the meantime the latter will privately
discuss the question with Baron De
Rothschild and other financiers and en-
deaVOr to secure their support.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-07-17
Appeals TO Common Sense.

In controversies ON mooted questions,
when all arguments seem to fail, we
often hear appeals made to common
sense, as if that at least must be alike
in every one, and superior in authority
to every line of reasoning.
But the truth is that sense Of every
kind, common or uncommon, must be
allied with reason, or it loses its signifi-
canoe.
There may be no conscious process
of reasoning going on, but it always
accords with reasonable conclusions
so reasonable, in fact, that they are
often called self-evident.
1t is rather a matter of extent than
of kind, and it's limits are those of ordi-
nary matters.
1t may be called one degree of rea-
son-that degree to which most men
can attain, and without which they
would be considered most unreasona-
BILE.
1t does not aim to enter the arena of
philosophy or speculation; it does not
expect to solve the problems which tax
the highest powers of the human mind +;
but it does enable man to manage his
own affairs with some intelligence, to
prevent his making himself ridiculous,
to guide his conduct in relation to his
fellow-men, to judge with some ap-
proach to correctness, and to decide
with some wisdom in matters common
to all. or i'm those more especially con-
nected with his own pursuits.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-07-17
IdnIio.


st. Alphonsus hospital at Boise, has Is
patients at present.
Ex-Governor McConnell's first field of
work as Indian inspector will be i'll
Oklahoma.
party of Quakers are in southern
Idaho, inspecting the country and will re-
port to their associates in the east.
The business before the Lewiston land
Office for last month shows great activity
on the reservation; there were II home
stead entries, % final proofs and 1900
acres of state land selections.
A. II. Butler is experimenting the con-
struction of dredge on the Snake river
near Nyssa. The new machinery will be
put in place Immediately. The dredge
will have a capacity of 1000 yards of dirt
per day.
The Farmers Union ditch at Boise,
which has its headgate just below the
soldiers home, is now running full head
of water as far as Dry creek. This canal
has been built by the farmers with very
little expenditure of capital and is an ex-
ample of what may be done by systemat-
ic and well organized effort.
The state land board finds problem
on its hands in connection with taxes on
land upon which the state has loaned
school monies. In number of cases such
land has been sold for taxes and the time
for redemption has about expired. The
board has determined to protect the in
terests of the state by paying the taxes
IN, x.~ho 10 cd Ia La
and necessary.
The board of pardons has pardoned
Richard Peeke, sent up for life from
Boise county, September IS, 1855, for
murder in the second degree, and Robert
IL. Zimmerman, sentenced in Ada county
September 9, 1895, for five years for burg
larry.
The fruit inspector says that many of
the farmers in Boise valley are neglect
ing their trees in a manner that is going
to work very much damage if not cor
rected. The Goblin moth especially needs
attention or what work has been already
done in the way of spraying will be OF
no avail. He suggests wrapping about
the trunk of the trees.
WHAT'S SAID to be the largest individual
body of timber now standing un-
touched in the United States, occupies q
large area in Latch and Shoshone coun
ties, in Idaho, about 100 miles southwest
of Spokane. The group is estimated tC
contain, approximately, two billion feet
of the finest white pine, and in the neigh
borhood of five billion feet of other tim
Der, including yellow pine, tamarack, rec
and white fir and cedar.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-07-17
A PROBABLE MINISTRY CHANGE
Scene of wild Confusion in French
Chamber of Deputies.

Paris, July 12.-The government had
a narrow escape from defeat in the
chamber of deputies today. The minis
ters desired to postpone until autumn
the discussion of the bill for the read
justment of the direct taxes, the pass
age of which would chiefly benefit the
peaSantry.
The opposition, led by Miller, the So
cialist, urged the immediate discussion
of the matter. In the first division the
government was defeated by a vote of
270 to 245
NJ. Cookery, minister of finance. made
a clever reply to M. Miller and his sup
porters, saying that this vote implied
a preference on the part of the social
lists for the existing system. A scene
of wild confusion ensued. the socialists
rising to their feet shouting and shak-
ing their fists.
Another division was finally taken,
and NJ Miller's motion for the imme-
date discussion of the bill was lost by
a vote of 270 to 257 The trouble was
largely due to the detection of a section
of the rightists. Should it occur again
tomorrow when the usual bill renewing
the direct taxes is introduced, another
critical division is possible. The down
fall of the ministry on the eve of Pres
ident Faure's visit to St. Petersburg
would be most unfortunate.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-07-17
CONGRESS AT SALT LAKE
Commercial Con-
gress in Session There
Today.

Salt Lake, July 13.-The ninth session
of the trans Mississippi commercial
congress will be called to order at IL
o'clock tomorrow morning in the AS
sembly hall in Temple Park. The hall
has been beautifully decorated for the
occasion with flags, bunting and potted
plants. The convention will be in ses-
sion for four days and on account of
the large amount of work to be done,
may be extended into next week. Dele
gates have been arriving all day and
a large contingent is expected by to-
morrow mornings train. Hon. w. j.
Bryan, president of the congress, will
not reach here until Thursday.
Every state and territory west of the
Mississippi river, with the exception
of Alaska, will be represented. The
largest delegation will be from Utah.
The next largest delegation from Mis-
souri,.
The advisory committee met this af-
ternoon and arranged the program for
tomorrow The Nicaragua canal ques-
ton will be first discussed, then the
Hawaiian question, to be followed by
mines and mining.
The convention will be called to order
by Secretary Culmer, who will intro
duce Hon. II. r. Whitmore of st. Louis,
chairman.