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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-07
woMEN. Nonrn ANn snrr1r

The New York Mail and rynrcs. Al
o'@reS that the practice Of terrorlzlug wo-
men plaintiffs in actions for damage tn Tho
person has become positively disrraca,,,l
and outrageous in the city OF New York
THO practice IL to have the court ordar n
physical examination by the defendant.
pbysicans
TO delicate and refined woman this az
animation is unspeakably distasteful n,
course and rather than submit to II many
plaintiffs refuse further to prosecute ,ho,r
SUITS Interruptions corporations and nm
S'rupuious lawyers are quick to take ad-
vantage OF this new weapon and call tn
their aid the disgusting new journalism"
10 give greater unpleasant notoriety 10 tho
case and the details OF an Examination -.
Tho testimony OF the woman and her Fan,
~ physician IL appears " not enough. and
mo courts are lending themselves TO thia
manner OF tcrrorizing the female sui,or.
but THIS is In keeping with the general
treatment women receive in the East A
dispatch from Pennsylvania. n dav or ,,o
ago reci'ed the arrest of a young girl and
her Imprisonment on change OF breach OF
promise OF marriage. A law that wou,a
permit such proceeding is disgrace to
civilization. Another young woman was
impIfoned in Pennsylvania because sbo
had refused TO marry the man who had
sent her the money for her passage to
America from Russia.
The prints are full Of accounts OF tina
brutal or, at least, heartless and lndellc.ts
treatment Of tho female sex In the Eastern
States, by both the public and tho courts.
Possibly the women who have been push
ing themselves 10 the front in that section
are partly responsible for this state Of
things. but it is matter for congratulation
and sectional pride in the South that such
cases as those cited and tho vlllainous
practice referred TO could not have &C.
CURED In this part OF the country.
There is nothing that so distinguishes tho
South from the North as the conduct Of the
men toward the other sex. Among all
'iasses in tho South. white, black. rich.
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The Post 10 delivered to any part OF inc
city by carriers at tl.o per month, three
months, t3O0, six months, 500; one year.
Si20J.
Mr. Theodcr. Bering has charge OF the
City Circulation and Collecting.
Aessrs. Theodore Beltng and Charlegy
Lott are the authorized collectors OF az
city bills. both Advertising and supscrip-
ton, and no money should be paid 10 any
ono other than thoso named. unless special
written authority signed by the business
Manager is shown All accounts OF any
sze should be paid By check IN favor VI
The Houston Printing Company.
No ORDERS for goods" etc, are given o1
the management, and none viii be accept
ed IN payment OF Office bills.
Subscribers falling to receive the paper
regularly will please notify the ofnce
promptly. Every subscribers paper IS ex.
pec,ed to be delivered not later than $50
a.. m.
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OF the world, Mr.. Cleveland and his secre-
tary Of the treasury secretly negotiated a
sale Of precisely that class Of bonds to u
syndicate OF the presidents own friends at
SlOi.4S, thus giving many millions as a
sratuity to the bankers concerned and
very seriously compromising the govern
ment's credit.
ers had again depleted the gold reserve in
order to force a second decker OF that sort,
Mr. Cleveland and his secretary Of the
treasury negotiated with the plunderins
syndicate for second secret sale upon SIM
liar terms. The World defeated this
scheme by giving publicity to the facts.
1t pointed out the vast discrepancy be-
tween the market value Of the bonds and
the price at which they were TO be secretly
sold 10 the presidents banker friends. 1t
demanded a popular, or at the very
least 4 public sale. II offered its own sub
scriptlon for 100000 at fair price, and
by sending teegraphic inquiries TO all the
bankers of the country 1t quickly demon
strated the certainty of the subscription of
the whole loan at a price many MILLIONS
better than that on which the secret sale
was planned.
Tho proposed transaction was utterly and
hopeessly dscreditable to the administra
ton. and its defeat by newspaper publicity
left the president without shadow OF OK
cuse either for the first secret decker with
the syndicate or for his scheme to effect
another at a cos. of tens OF millions to the
people.
The end OF Mr.. Cleveland's term finds
CoHsul General Lee threatening to resign
because Mr. Cleveland and his secretary of
state will not support that faithful officer
In his efforts to secure tho proper protec-
tion OF innocent American citizens in Cuba.
1t finds the administration alert to use tho
courts. the ships and the great guns OF tho
country In aid Of Spanish oppression in the
island. II finds every power of the govern
ment employed to reprcss legitimate trade
In arms and ammunition between American
citizens and Cuban patriots, though neither
Srain nor our own country has acllnowl-
edged the existence OF war in Cuba. II
finds the administration on the side OF the
oppressor. md neglecting even to prot,Nt
the unqucstioned rights Of imprisoned
Americans against the inhumnnities of
barharc medieval power. exercised by
butchers and bandits.
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time the season is over. What about the
cunning press agent? He must be consid-
cred at all times. and this looks like his
work.
There's all sorts Of trouble In tue Mount
Vernon Swedish church. Some one as put
In two memorial windows to somebody or
other that are not quite up to the standard
OF such monuments. One represents fair
Creek girl holding aloft glass OF wine.
The other represents the same young woman
feeding lot OF birds. Now this is ell right.
so far as it goes. but the church members
object to the attire OF the aforesaid young
woman. In that she wears nothing but an
air OF sweet simplicity. The elders are
divided. One faction desires to tear out
the offending pictures and the other wants
to fill the other windows with similar
poses
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Convicts Escaped,

Hampstead. Texas, March 1.-Two con-
victs escaped from the camp Of Steele 81
Steele early yesterday morning and have
not yet been caught. Messrs. Steele &
Steele ere Offering $40 for each Of them in
addition to the State reward The following
descriptions Of tho convicts are given;
lack Chapman. black. 2S years old. feet
II inches high. weighs 2lS pounds, scar on
wrist on right arm. left knee and oyer left
eve. wears 10 shoe. Anderson Smith. black,
20 years old. 8 feet : inches high. weighs
i6s pounds. scar on right wrist. over left
eye and on forehead.
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BRENNAN. Texas. March 6.-Sheritf
ID. f. league arrived on a late train last
night from Napa, Cal. With Charles
Kugadt. the man who is charged with the
murder and cremation OF his sister Miss
Johanna Kugsdt. with whom he started to
BRENNAN on her way back to the Father
land.
He denies his guilt and says that she fell
out of the wagon. the wheel ran over her
and that he got scared and decided 10 burn
her effects and secrete the body, but that
while burning the effects decided that this
would be an eftectual way of dlsposlng Of
the body and burned 1t.
He walked to Clay station. thence to
Allenfarm. thence to Bryan and then went
to Dallas. from where he went to san
Francisco. and then to Napa, where he was
captured
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Another style of Comprising.

Velasco, Texas, March e.-Mr. Charles
j. Glidden, vico president Of the South
western Telegraph and Telephone COM
pany. was in the city yesterday. He WAS
looking after the interests OF the Western
Union Telegraph company.
Mr. Martin Armstrong, late county com
missioner, has Just invented what he claims
TO be great Improvement over the rouhu
compressed bale OF cotton now being put
on the market. Parties who have examined
the patent say 1t Is a great invention. MT.
Armstrong is now corresponding with
capitalists with q view Of developing DIS
enterprise.
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To Develop Southwest Texas.

Halletsville. Texas. March Ga local
branch of the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass Railway immigration association has
been organized here. with r. F. Skrehot.
president; ID. A. Paulus, vice president; G.
#. Lehman. secretary and treasurer.
French Simpson, VIM. Blakeslee and
McCutchan and Mcfarland were appointed
an executive committee.
The object OF this association is to fur
nish information to settlers. colonies, etc.
and to generally assist In development OF
Southwest Texas,
The city council has contracted with j..
j. Hauessler of Breslau to sink another
artesian well for s725. As soon as II is COM
pieted the system OF waterworks will be
extended SO as to furnish every person In
the corporate limits water
The city campaign is in full blast. A
mayor. city attorney and two aldermen are
to be elected The two first named offices
are being rustled for. but no one seems TO
want to be alderman, so the people VIII
let these two offices seek the men.
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Frederick Saunders OF the Aston library
is the Oldest living librarian He was
asslted to his place by Washington Irving.
Barney Barnato is at present residing in
London. He is about 40 years OF age, is
happily married. and has several children,
one OF whom is sob.
oBehms characteristic study of Carlyle
on the Thames embankment at Chelsea Is
to have its replica in Edinburgh. which has
been somewhat slow In honorng the great
Scot.
Beatrice Harraden has not been bene-
flied in health by her return to England.
She is now at Bournemouth. and what en-
ergy she possesses she mas put into the re-
vision OF the proof sheets of her new book,
"Hilda STAFFORD"
Senator Harris OF Tennessee was another
Confederate who visited Macmillan In
Mexico at the time General Joe Shelby was
in that country. The senator's excursion
was due to the expressed wish of Parsou
Brownlow to see him hanged. but the par
son thought better of 1t afterward.
]. S. Sargent. The American artist, who
year ago WAS e<ected as associate mem
Der OF the Royal Academy. has progressed
to full memberhip and can now write r.
A. after his name. English artists whom
he has distanced are reported quite glum
Lord Cranbrook is tired OF commonplace
sport and has imported 100 Hungarian
partridges, which will be turned loose on
his moors In Kent. In four huge crates
the birds arrived from Hungary and are
now IN an avary. where they will remain
until the close OF the present shooting
season puts an end to the danger OF their
being killed.
large gathering Of the English royal
family occurred at Osborne for the Bat
tenburg memorial service in Whipping
nam church. Princess Beatrice selected
the hymns which were sung by the choir
and the queen unveiled Mr.. Gilbert's metal
screen and mural decorations. The monu-
mont TO the dead prince is not yet COM
pleted and will be dedicated at another
service next July.
Alfred +. Calvert. one of London's West
Australian milllonaires. was reported to
be worth $4,000 900 In cash a year ago. AT
that time British and French syndicate
ouered him S5,000.000 for his gold mine
holdings. The offer was refused and
course Of reckless extravaganza was en-
tered upon. Within the last few days Mr.
Calvert has sold for s325.0O tho moper-
ties that he refused s5O00,000 for year
ago.
Dictionary Snyder" long known as the
genius of the Latin Quarter in Paris. is
said to have lived through the siege of
the city on 10 francs. Olive oil and bread
mixed with water to form a soup were his
main articles of diet. Snyder is credited
with having sustained life for a protracted
period on cents day, and withal main
tained an outward semblance OF cheerful
ness and content that was edifying to his
companions.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-07

The Arkansas CITY Traveller thinks thas
there is as Lttle dependence to be placed
In tho Cuban war news as IN the Cuban
brand OF cigars We get over here.
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Little Greece q "breeiin' lots OF trouble
for herself. The big powers can crush her
almost at a blow ~ they screw their cour-
age up TO the striking point IN the face of
the protests OF civilization and Chris
tiaptfy
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Special STAG commissioners.

AT AUSTIN-L A. Petit, office In the
State Capitol Building.
AT DALLAS-James Hays Quarles.
Windsor hotel.
Az CALNEsrON--J. II. Sullivan. office
In the Evening Tribune Building.
TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Editorial, ISL Business. iS.
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New York. March 4.--The society season
is ''on Its last legs" but it must be ad.
mtted that they are pretty lively legs, not
withstanding the dancing they have done
this winter.
Ten thousand shirtmakcrs Of this city
threaten to go on strike. and the bachelors
are nervously lingering the buttonholes of
! last years vintage, and wondering If their
print purchases of twelve months ago will
pass muster.
| There Is a beer saloon on the East Side
that boasts the name of Unity Hail. AS II
is pulled only seven nights a week. and
no more than three disturbances daily are
reported, 1t is presumed that it is doing
| lalrly well for Raines hotel.
| Mrs. Helmuth has retired as president
OF Sorosis after successful adminstra-
ton. and Mrs. Mary Dame Hall was elect
ed to succeed her. There was no opposl-
ton Mrs. d. T. S. Denison was made
! nfst vice president. and Mrs. Greeley was
elected secretary and Mrs. Foote the treas
urer. The officers were elected ~ lun-
cheon at the Waldorf and will be installed
the 10Th instant.
Oscar Hammersteln is at 1t again. The
hialto is laughing in anticipation of what
there Will be in his newest travesty. 1t is
entitled Mrs. Radley Barton's Ball" and
from reports covertly whispered on the curb
al hefaid square, "Silly's Dinner isn't In
II with the reproduction OF the social snec-
tacle Of the Nineteenth century.
Inc hrst pulsation of gladstone String
struck the metropolis Tuesday and the
warm. pure air bore upon its ba,mv crss,
the odors OF violets held by the boy on the
corner; only cents bunch" And right
next ooor a steady stream of people going
~ anu an unsteady procession coming out,
pore added testimony to the fact that tbe
thermometer registered 10, and book ,eer
rs as vigorous as ever. on Broadway there
was seen the first spring hat
hdVices from Greenwich. Conn. are TINT
Andrew Carnegie is In a no more daneerou,
condition than might be expected in a man
OF MS age who is anticipating an heir or
peiress' at least His pneumonia has turned
oa' 10 DC plain case of grip, which his
musicians are easily combating. Mrs. Car
.a,, nea,.n is very good, and she NAV
ha a, Ai'aorest. their handsome country
,hn.,n, cue may come to New York first
though. II her fancy leads her. - "'''
so the fight between the grand opera stars
Is over at last! De Roszke. tho ,.,,o,.
.a'e WIZ remain with Grau II the Chicago
,ai'ure doesn't hurt his prospects. and poor
Soraioa' the object of his hatred. will cast
ner fortune with Damrosch. She asked her
una. .hshaser ior date. and he answered that
s,r.n - 70 appear here on the 18th. II seems
onsr. Se mat the fight among the grand
's k'an's should close Just about The
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-07

Notwithstanding the approach Of the
yellow fever season in Cuba. there Will
be a number OF applicants for General
Lees position. The brave American citi-
zen believes that where man has held Of
flee before he can dare to tread.
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successor az London. 1t Is claimed THAI
Colonel Hay will be Of somewhat higher
order OF toady than Mr.. Bayard. In addi-
ton to shis Colonel Hay ia one OF them
literary fellers"
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In It's attempts to injure Governor Cui-
berson with the people the Gal-Dal News
has reached the stage of absolute naLg-
nifty. II is throwing compliments at him.
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We have been duly and gravely In
formed from Indianapolis that II the baby
had been a boy 1t would have been called
William Henry. How truly and how Bit
terly httle Dreams Of that kind gang aft
agieer'
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ousTON DAILY POST.
Houston Printing COMPANY.

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The gentlemen who made millions on
the former bond Issues, and who have ac-
oumuaied money in New York for other
emergencies OF The government. are not
disturbed by tho hopeful admn.srarou
talk Of supplying adequate revenue. The
gold reserve can he stricken down IN
sixty days when the syndica-es order the
assault upon the treasury. Decency re-
qulrcs. however. that they should give
their own administration little tune,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-07

President Mckinley win soon f,nd that
n strong guard around the White House
is as useful as It is ornamental. until the
offices are filled.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-07

The Texas legislature is making a good
record. A majority of the platform de-
mands are either perfected or well on tho
way to perfection.
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!. II seems to be generally agreed that
Colonel John Hay Will b. NJ. Bayard's
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1t Is little singular that none OF the
typewriter companies have been booming
the make that the Spanish authorities
use-they are hummers both In Cuba and
the phfiipninas
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-07

The building outlook. the trade outlook
and the outlook for the growth OF popula-
ton are as bright IN Houston at this
time as they have been at any time for
several years past,
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Ten thousand shrtmakers Of this city
threaten to go on strike. and the bachelors
are nervously lingering the buttonholes of
last years vintage. and wondering If their
print purchases of twelve months ago will
PISS muster.
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Candidate number one. A dlRpatch from
Austin says that IAcutenat Governor
George T. Jester has definitely decided to
become candidate for governor. to sue
coed Mr.. caiberson. Mr.. Jester is a good
man. has splendid record. both as pri-
vato citizen and business man and as a
public official. He will have host OF
friends to urge hia claims.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-07

There Is beer saloon on the East Side
that boasts the name of Unity Hail. AS II
is pulled only seven nights week, and
no more than three disturbances daily are
reported. ii is presumed that 1t is doing
'alrly well for Raines hotel
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-07

The protection of American citizenship
has superseded the question of Cuban bel
iigereHcy as matter OF present and pop
ular Interest. our own belAgerency APP
pears to be involved in doubt just now.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-07

AS the Inauguration dwindles into the
past the reports from Carson get bigger
and more picturesque. We always have
some great National matter up for discus
sion In tbs hlp cnnnfrY.
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1t was a large draft upon senatorial
courtesy to confirm the Mckinley cabi-
net without opposition. However, the
confirmation could not pass without a
lille hack falk
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The lingo Venezuelan message was
blunder of an extraordinary kind. For OBJ
viously partisan purposes. and without any
warrant whatever in international law, In
the Monroe doctrine or In common sense
Mr.. Cleveland startled the country and the
world with a threat of war over matter
that was absolutely none OF his business
and that did not concern us. There can be
no doubt that this clustering message over
a petty controversy eighty years old and
1000 miles distant did more to check the
reviving prosperity of the country than all
other causes combined.
BY one OF those happy accidents which
Justify the theory that a special Providence
looks after the United States, this intern
perate utterance OF the presdent-Inet as
II was by the Worlds instant protest and
by the peace messages which 1t evoked from
the great dignitar,es Of church and State In
Eneland-has resulted In the negotiation OF
an arbitration treaty which is the crcwninr
glory not only OF Mr.. Cleveand's adm,nis-
tration but Of the century in which he has
lived Because OF his arrogant alienation OF
the senate that treaty IS not to be ratified
during his incumbency OF office. But Il is
his work and Mr.. Olney's. and The glory
OF II will live after them.
Mr., Clevelands dealing with the public
debt is lasting disgrace to his administra-
ton. The net result has been an increase
in time OF peace. of 1862 .si5. i9o In the bond.
ed Indebtedness of the country. and a swell
ing OF the annual interest charge of sli..
492.6l6. But this is not the worst Of the
AFFAIR. The manner was worse than the
matter. as regards bond sales.
When the governments 4 per cents were
worth from lis 70 l22 In the open markets
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Several States and cities are still peg
cling away at the big theater hat. These
efforts must come from some OF the fell
lows who 60 out between acts, for there
is no mention OF the latter In the inh.bi-
ton.
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GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.

New York. March 4.-The society season
is 'on Its last legs" but 1t must be ad-
mitted that they are pretty lively legs, not
withstanding the dancing they have done
this winter.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-07

We can no longer refer simply 10 tho
eX-prcsident. or the ex-vice president
there are others
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-07

Secretary sherman Is cunnlngly post
| posing his troubles az long as possible
he asked for respite until Monday.
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The rush for office under the new ad-
m.n!siraton promises to he something
fearful. and unless tho president and his
chief advisers hedge themselves about
WIKI safeguards OF some kind they wall
lind the public business swamped for
uhonths or themselves a lot of physical
wrecks. An organized fight against tho