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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27
Crctnn Autonomy.

Now York. February pa special to
the Herald from st. Petersburg says:
Opinions here arc comlne quite around 10
tho idea that the autonomy of Creto * ihe
best solution Of that wenrsone question.
SUI Gfeeee's pretantions are not accepted,
although she is given credit tor having
united the powers
concerning The Coroan question. which
once more comes 10 the front In cOnnee-
llon with the Russo japanosc treaty lust
published, the lSoyoeu says that IL Japan
knows when the right time comes Ia re-
tire Russia che viii gel ON all right An-
other journal sa14 that in the future many
difficulties are certain to occur between
Russia and Japan.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27
MASSINC OF TROOPS.
Two More Classes of Greek Re-
serves Called Out.
THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS OFFER
The Turkish Forces Are Being Rap
idly Modified.
CHRISTIANS WE'RE ATTACKED.
Greek Prime Miai~tcr Declares that
OF VOLUNTEERS OFFER
CHRISTIANS WE'RE ATTACKED.
Greek Prime Minister Declares that
the Position Taken by ITS Gov
eminent WIN lie Maintained.

London February ~ "a aispa.cb ia ina
s,,naara ,s, 49,. -,
''''' f''V"'' u"''' ii'u"y' 'ep-
rrary 20. says;
''rhe long visit of the British mip,ster /,
tho hin, ,odo, ,r,r,sa,, ra,a,,a., ,,,, .,,..,s.
'ne h'he toaay trrluay) revived nc rumor
mat ENGLAND tavors the Greek claims in
Crete rwn mara class,s az ,.e,r,,,, NAN,
called tonight (tlldayl
Grown Prince Constantine. duke ot
Sparta shortly STARTS Tor the frontler
There is feverish activity In the d,pnrtment
OF the minister ot war Thpusands Of vol
urtcers are oneriug their snrylces To IA.
government, ="
y dispatch to the Standard frnm tooktan-
tlnopc says the EXERCISES. OF mnhltig,nc ma,
beiup la,sat,, No, H., -, . -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27

salonlea. February 90 The missing of
Turkish troops and munitions Of war on the
frontier Is proceeding with foycrish haste.
All soldiers on turlouFh have been recalled
ard eleven batteries of artillery, q regincit
OF cavalry and two hattaiions OF infantry
have gone from here. Monster and else-
where Ia Elassnn. Two additional hat.
taions of Infantry have reached Katorniart.
RELIEF from smyrna, Busa. Trehizondn and
elsewhere in Anotilio are on their way hero
and to the frontier. where u total of six di-
visions will be formed. with headquarters ut
ElnSsup
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27

New York. February GA special to
the Herald from Athens says:
Dispatches from Turnavo state that 700
Turkish troops have arrived Mt ELISA Six
batteries are on their way TO the Creek
frontier.
Redjet Paslin, until now In command az
Bagdad has been appointed commander In
chief, The cruisers Mycali and Sfnktirea
have arrived at the Pireaeus from Crete.
Grand Duke George Of Russia arrived
from Patras on board the Tsarcya, and
leaves at once for an unknown destination.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27
Texas Legislature.

BIZ introduced in the house for an APP
preparation to reimburse w. w Dexter
for moneys expended while representing
Texas at the Atlanta Exposition.
Committee on redstricting the State will
get down to hard work.
Statement by Evans of Hunt regarding
obstructive tactics of the minority against
the assignment bill.
Consideration of the Evans assignment
bill postponed until March Q.
Call for investigation Of alleged charges
against superintendhnt Celtsle rrop,palY
sal upon by the house
Lewis fellow servant bill on the rack In
the committee.
Waylaad's fee bill afflicted with that
tired feeling and is lettering by the way
side.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27
Turks Defeated Christmas.

Gambia. Island Of Crete, February 2s-
The Turks, having been furnished With
arms by the governor, made sortle for
the purpose of occupying strategic points
around Gambia. They attacked and inflicted
n severe loss on the Christians The COM
manders OF the vessels anchored In tho
harbor protested to the governor against
what they claimed was violation OF the
armistIce
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27

William Stewart given thirty years in
THE peniteutiary. for murder IN the second
degree, in the Waller county district
court.
Arrangements made for the funeral Of
Mrs. Thomas Cox at Gainesville, but she
revives and continues 10 Improve.
Citizens of Beaumont considerably work
ed up over the bill granting channel conf
panies right of way privileges.
Suit brought In district court at san
Antonio to dissolve the Alamo Heights
Railway company and for appointment of
a receiver.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27

Athens. February 2G.-The collective
note was still undellvered during the day
CFriday,) only the Austrian, German aud
Russian ministers have received lnstrnc-
tions. II is rumored that one more power
has withdrawn from tho concert
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27
THE HOUSE.
international Monetary Bili Pissed
Under suspension of the Rules.

Washington. February 2s.The last six
days OF the session are suspension days All
ordinary rules are suspended and bills can
be passed and resolutions adopted by a
two-third vote Of the house Today was the
first OF these six days, and the house cele !.
brated 4, by passing the senate internstion-
al monetary conference bill Despite the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27

Cotton futures TO 6 points higher.
Houston spot cotton l-16c higher; mil
ding now re
Scotch oats l5c lower per case.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27
Local.

Meeting of the city council; the ola
Jail to be remodeled for city purposes
Judge Tod appointed committees TO draft
resolutions of respect 10 the memory of
Judge James A. Baker.
Attorney Uvalde Burns preparing an ap.
plication for a writ of habeas corpus fos
H. r. Hanks. in the penltentiary for five
years for assault to rape.
Alexander Terrell sentenced 10 be
hanged on Friday, April ..
Motion for a new trial pending IN the
criminal court for discussion today.
John Ashwood sentenced TO serve seven
teen years in the penitentiary for the
murder of Judge Clemens; other SEN
fences.
Clerk George Ellis reappointed criminal
district clerk by Governor Culberson.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27

The Mexican government, will use vigor-
Gus treasures in declaring a forfeit 81
concessions granted
Several railroads will transport freV
freight offered for the starving people Of
India.
r. s. Fife. commercial agent of the Mis-.
souri,. Kansas and Texas, has been trans
ferred to Denison.
Suit of the State Of Texas against the
Texas Western railroad for forfeiture OF
charter has been removed from Waller
TO Travis county.
The largest crowds ever known left for
New Orleans last night to attend Mard!
Gras.
Rate to the Corbatt- Ftzsinlmcn contest
about agreed upon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27
Domestic,

Tho house passed the monetary confer
ence bill.
The session of the senate was qiheter
than on tho preceding day. Sarg1Nily res
oluton sent TO the senate. Resolution in
troduced for inquiry into the case Of
George Washington Asuirre. MORGAN at
tackled the administration. Indian appro-
priation bill passed with amendments.
Judge Nathaniel Sears nominated for
mayor of Chicago by republicans. :
Aid asked for drouth sufferers in Lou
isiana.
Claim that McCook will not be In the
cabinet.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27
A CALMER ATTITUDE,
Yesterdays Session Of the Senate
Was Comparatively Quiet.
HE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Sanguilly Resolution Was Sent
to the Calendar.
MONETARY CONFERENCE BILL.
HE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
MONETARY CONFERENCE BILL.
House Passed the Conference NH bx
an Overwhelming NOte-NorlS Tn
der Suspension of the Rules.

Washington. February 26.After the drl-
matte Cuban debate in the senate yesterday
the discussion today was comparatively
spiritless. The galleries were packed how
ever. in anticipation of Interesting deyel-
orments, but there were no incidents dur
Ing the day that awakened more than pass
lag interest The Indian bill was oonsid-
cred up 10 / O'Clock, when for three hours
general discussion of the Sanguilly case
and the effect of the pardon occurred
Mr.. Frye said the Sanguilly resolution
should be retired, as it IVES useless TO
waste pow der In making a noise
Mr.. Morgan secured the adoption az an
other resolution calling for Information as
TO the imprisonment Of George Washington
Aguirre. Mr. Morgan also reviewed the
Sanguilly case declaring that the action OF
the senate yesterday had warned Spain
against collision with the United States.
aud had moved the queen regent to the uu-
usual cxpedient Of a pardon by cable. The
senator severely criticised tho president
and the secretary OF state for alleged in
action in this case.
Mr.. Gray of Delaware asserted that the
executive branch had been untrng in urg-
ing the rights OF American citizenship. lie
announced the receipt OF the dispatch from
| General Lee stating that Saugully was re-
| leased today.
MI Lodge OF Massachusetts, and MIR Call
| of Florida spoke on various phases Of Gu
| BAL atrocities and Mr.. Hale of Maine and
Mr. White of California deprecated the Gu
ban agitation.
A resolution by Mr. Call. calling on the
! president for Information on the death OF
| Dr Ruiz in CUBE went over until tomor-
row.
The sanguily resolution went TO the CAL
endar by general consent, which dispose,
Of II as matter OF present interest.
The rest OF the day was given TO the In
| dian appropriation bill.
At p IN. a recess was taken until l.
when work on the appropriation bills will
be continued.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27
TODRT'S FEATURES.
Crete.


Massing of Turkish troops cent?
Greek firm claims that King George hos
drumated that he will accede to the dc.
MA nis of the powars.
Cretan autonomy favored at St. Peters.
burg.
Collective note of the powers st.ll I'm.
delivered.
Turks inflicted severe loss OH Christians
near Cancla.
Greek prime minister claims tina. the
position of Greece cen not be given up.
Foreign.
Business IN johannesburg paralyzei by
the adoption OF a new law.
English syndicate after the railways of
Brazil.
President Crespo insists or immediate
consideration of the Venezuelan boundary
treaty.
Two hundred insurgents killed by troops
in an uprising in Manila.
Cuba.
Cablagram from Consul General Lee an
nounces the release of Sanguilly.
II. w. Mcdonnell of Point Clair, Ala,
alleges maltrcatment in Cuba
Sanguilly expresses gratitude for his re-
lease,
Engagements in Cuba.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-31

A hornets Yest usealiy contains from ooo tc 4s50 ses9eet males aLd females ana an il6etsu.fe na1a Ser Of workers
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The End of Books.

What brings about the end of books? Ts it fire, water worms? AS every ship launched is bound to be wrecked, every theater to be burned, the finis of the book is it's reduction to ashes. What be- came of the Aexandrian library? Did the Saracens burn it in GAO? There is this question asked: Was there any li- brary at Alexandria containing zoo, GOO books? Gib5on inclines to the opinion that there was no such library. Canon Taylor insists that if there had been a library it was burned in the time of Ju- lius Caesar. Tradition seems to indicate, however, that there was library ln the Serapeum, by no means large col lection, but whether destroyed by The ophilus or Theodosius is not known. U 1t looks as if the charge brought against the Arabs rested on no foundation. Re cent explorations of Alexandria, l095-s, show no traces of the Serapeum. The seaport of Egypt was built on B damp foundation, and, granting that there was a library, if not destroyed by ire, then the papyri might have suffered from decay due to water Books of to- day taken to India, to the southern states and to the West Indies perisn through 1niIdey. New York Times.
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root e0x rUH MY LADY.
9ne of tl4e Latest Toilet Accessories |
 For Care of- tho Feet.

For Care of tho Eees.
 The latest addition to the smart 77or?. ans belongings IS her foot boz. This. like the perfect manicure case, is cf American oontrivance. and is ore of tha gifts brides of this season usually re. oeiVe from their mothers. To all ap- pearances the foot box is much like 6 large English dispatch box, only made of leather, and most elegant affair where the brides mother is rich and iu- dulgent It's stout trunk shaped frame or the outside is mounted in polished yellow pigskin, bearing silver iniGial disk on the lid, silver hinges, locks and re-enforcements about the corners.
 Within the lining is done in q fine quality of brown French kid, and 2 woman not initiated in the revived art of caring for her feet would be puzzled at first to know just what to do with the amazing array of dainty articles disclosed to view. Locking to tho fine we'll being Of tho foot is a custom re. vived from the time of sandaled Greeks and Romans.
 They rightly required that thesa ez. tremities should be not only correct in shape ard without eorns or big joints, bus plump, white, with rosy soles, gleaming nails, and altogether as invit- ing members to touch and show as are the best kept hands. Since the rational round toed shoes and fiat heels have come into fashion again the foot is to get it's ancient dne of attention, and she who owns foot box puts it's contents to use once CT twice every day.
 Inside the lid she finds, slipped under straps, an ivory horn, Q couple of big hooks and & little one, to button fragile evening slippers with, and then the in- terior body of tho box is divided Up into series of trays. Everything her feet or shoes could need are contained here First, complete set of ebony backed brushes for removing dust, putting on lacquer and blacking polish, and some of them in the form of flannel or cham ois covered fnishers.
 Into appropriate hooks it series of glass boxes, to hold the various pomades for treating French kid, calfskin and fine Russia leather slippers, and these are accompanied by TOW of silver top ped crystal bottles, full of liquid dress.
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TRAPPING CROWS.
It Is Not an Easy Matter to Net the viIy
 Birds.

Birds.
 Crows gre trapped and sold to sports. men for shooting matches, usually bring. ing &1o per 100, but like other things, when scarce they bring more.
 It is no simple matter to trap crows, for the crow is willy bird, and to catch him in pd5 set for that purpose re- quires skill, and patience as well, but the hunger Of the crow is always the trapper's greatest aid. One man alone would make but little headway catching crews and would probably sit all day in his little beugh house ready to spring h,s ret, bat the crows would give his bait wide berth because they would know that he was there.
 After placing the carcass of some ami nal on field the net is set close to it by bending poles Of sapIiugs, on which the net is hung fat to the ground, where they are held down by triggerlike pegs, and a line run 50 yards or more to 6 house built of boughs, where the trap per is eocreted.
 Another carcass is usually laid some hundreds of yards distant on the same or another field, where there is no net set. Tho trappers, usually two in num- Der, go into the bough house together before daylight, and when the crows be- gin to assemble on the fields one of them goes out and walks away. The crows, seeing him leave, grow little bolder and approach the bait in ones and twos, but stop only long enough to get beak- ful of the flesh and fly off again. The carcass where there is no net set is of course the best patronized, but the trap per OH the outside makes it his business to walk near enough to that to keep the crows from settling on it in numbers and thus satisfying their hunger with. out going to the one where the net is, After awhile their hunger gets the bet ter of their judgment or their fear, and they gather on the carcass where tha net is. This is the opportunity of the man i'll the bough house, who, with a vigorous pull on the line, springs the net over them. Quick work must be done then by the trappers, who rush up to the net, to keep the trapped crows from crag ling cut at the ends and the front, where 1t is not staked fast to the ground. With their hands covered with stout buckskin gloves, to keep the crows from biting and scratching them. the captured birds are put in bags ready to be carried eff the field. From 40 to 60 are frequently caught at one pull, but it is q rare thing to get more than two springs ef the net in oae day.-Phila. delpaia Record.
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The Miniature Craze.

The miniature craze has taken the artistic woman by storm, for she has always loved portraits, and this year may go around like walking photo graph album. Her belt buckles, her brooch, the back of her ohatelaine watch, even her glove buttons and lorgnon handle, may be set each with minia- ture It may be a likeness of her father, her mother. her husband or lover, or her dearest girl fyiend, or 1t may be merely the picture of some old beauty dead and gone. As rule, the girl who wears it doesn't much care. So long as she is keeping up with the fashionable procession she feels that she is perfectly all right and the rest doesn't matter.
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ing, varnishes and special fluids for tax. ing stains out of satin shoes and fine skins of which house ties are made. Down in GIG corner is eoiled a small rope, loosely woven of every type, color and material of faces, box of assorted buttons, spools of silk and waxed shoe threads, and cobbler's needle, thimble and scissors. but the lower tray con- tains the articles of particular interest.
 First a case lifts out and unrolls to display gleaming array of silver han dled steel instruments, eunningly con- trived for every sort of amateur surgical treatmenG we'll cared for foot might need delicate, long handled scissors, files, nippers, knives, beveling sandpa- per and what not. Out with the case comes a small easel mirror, meant, when ore t@eats one's own ten toes, to rest on the h3or and reveal points diff cult to sec otherwise without great gymnastie efforts.
 Besides the instruments are cases of foot soaps, Gal7es, soothing plasters, box and down puff holding taleum pow der, and not least, though last, an array of supports and bandages for the heal ing of an injured foot or the helping of ono dis6gured by many years use Of Ill fitting shoes.
 Now the way to derive genuine beae- fit from fact box ia to Use it every day, and the result will be not only addi- tional beauty of person, but physical comfort Every morning the feet ought to be slipped in 8 basin of warm suds, dried with a crash towel and then, after the soles have bit of cold cream or hsterine rubbed into them and the nails manicured, lightly use 9 puff full of violet talcum powder. At night very nearly The same process ought to be re- peated, and then, if the feet have been really driven out of shape by two small, short or pointed shoes, take 8 hint from the contents of the bottom tray of the foot box and put them in corrective bandages for the hours in bed.-Milli- cent Arrowpoint in Chicago Record.
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A STORY OF LoNGFELLoW.
Mrs. Fields Tells aa Interesting Anecdote
 Of the Author.

Mrs. Fields Tells aa Interesting Aneedote
 Of the Author.
 Speaking of Longfellow, in her vol ume of literary "reminiscences, Mrs. Jane J. Fields says:
 "His kint ness and love of humor car ried him through many a tedious inte~- ruption. He generously overlooked tha fact of the subterfuges to which men and women =resorted in order to get an interview, and, to help them out, made as much of their excuses as possible. Speaking one day of the persons who came to see him at Nahant, he said |: One man, Q perfect stranger, came with an omnibus full of ladies. He descend ed, introduced himself then, returning to the omnibus, took out all the ladies, one, two, three, four and five, with a little girl, and brought them in. l en- tertained them to the best of my ability, and they staid an hour. They had scarce ly gone when forlorn woman in black came up to me on the piazza and asked for a dipper of water. Certainly, replied, and went to fetch her glass. NQ6U DIUlSHu It, ci10 6etAS Adcl0 lo another woman just by the fence who is tired and thirsty. l will carry this 10 her. " But she struck her head as she passed through the window and spilled the water on the piazza. "Oh, what have ! donep' she said. "If I had a floor cloth, I would wipe it up. ''Oh, no matter about the water, said, eff you have not hurt yourself. J Then l went and brought more water for them both and sent them on their way re- freghed and rejoicing
 s'It would be both an endless and un- profitable task to recall moIa Of the eu- rious experiences which popularity brought down upon him. There is a passage among MT. Fields notes, how ever, in which he describes an incident during Longfellow's s last visit to Eng land which should not bo overlooked Upon his arrival the queen sent grace ful message and invited him to Windsor castle, where sine received him with all the honors, but he told nc no foreign tribute touched him deeper than the words of an English bod carrier who came up to the carriage door at Harrow and asked permission to take the hand of the man who had written the Voices of tho NioI1t ,'
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The earliest ase nf weights is artrlb- P n 2
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 ! NKED FOR THEM.
..o,es,s STORY OF PRESIDENT .TeoLN AND BOYS IN BLUE.

,one That Is More Valuable Than a.t stamp Tn Amy cc12eotion-gs7ho z y7-no wouldn't Tell Aineo5s a ei1sf
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Capa Are Returning.

Elderly ladies are slowly and perhaps reluctantly, but surely, returning to the dainty little cap headdresses that were once so uniform and becoming. Many of the leading miliirers have pretty lit- tie cap headdresses, mostly in lace and mostly with shade of petunia, which ranges from peach to plum and is al ways so becoming against gray hair or any complexion. And little girls-noS the babies, but tlee todalers-are taking to close fitting lace caps, tied under their chins.
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The Court. Decisil,n.

You renesI i5er KIowforth, who mar fiea the wt,nan " to kept house for him 80 loEg."
 ''Yep."
 Well, fhe court granted ter Q di- yorce last week.
 .Alimory:s
 Not ib casa. The decision was that She eoala ksep tho kcase. 3'-Ginoinnatl Enquirer.