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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27
SOME POsTsCRIPTs.

IN English medical Journal says shay
tsh and other phosphoric foods do not
improve the brain
While drunkenness is regarded with
greater severity in England and France
II is still uncondcmned In Germany
Great beds of fosxlIzcd fsh have been
FOUND m northwestern Colorado at an
elevation of 5000 feet above sca level.
For the new railway from Cape Colony
70 Buluwayo a 500 100 order for locomo-
tiVes has been placed in England.
ny, popular subscription Italians will
build meteorological station on the top
feet.
Two Richmond, Vt, farmers tapped
their maple trees January 10 and gathered
considerable sap. beating all previous rec
ords
l'reshets in thc Seine hnvc driven horde.
OF rats into the houses and streets In
outlying districts they scour the streets
In bodies.
ppor end down VIII last longer than those
which are set In the natural position In
which tho tree grew.
The first whalehack built on the Pacific
coast Is now, In KS tenth year being re-
nodeled into a steamer OF tho regular
pattern ait Oakland. Cal.
\ gass, headstone has been put over the
grave of George II. Evans. a mason, at
father from Gibson. Neb.
Tho Chinese skin cats before cooking
them. hut dogs are simply souse1 In bo.l-
ing water TO remove the hair, a little hair
being left on the end Of the tail to show
the color.
James Murphy and Philip Judkins. who
three weeks ago were ordinary miners In
Cripple Creek. have just shipped two car
oehs of ore which turned out 100000 IN
gold.
IT has been estimated by a competent
authority that at the commencement OF
ih's season there were In the Maine woods
49, 900 deer, 100 moose. $500 caribou ana
1000 bears.
According to tho Rev. DR. Hardern.
traces of the birth of pantomlme are
found 300 yeirs before the birth of Christ
not only In the Egyptian race. but also
among Eastern nations.
The native police in the foreign settle.
mont at Yokohama having mastered the
English language are now studying the
Russian. Chinese and Korean tongues as
part of their police duty.
The Kansas city star says that Kansas
city will soon be tho gre5rest mule mar
ket of the world. n already ships thou
sands annually 10 all portions OF the
Omitted Sta,'es, Central America ana Mex
leo
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HOUSTON. WEDNESDAY, JAN. -.
HOMICIDE RUNNING RIOT.


The Post Is not at all blood ihirs;y-lt
DOES not desire TO see men hung or i'm q
prisoned for life merely as pastiiacs or for
the fun Of the hing. but It adds its pro-
:est to those OF The rress generally Of the
country against The dangerous and shame
less release q such vast proportion Of
the criminals arrested aud tried In ih.
many American states.
The recosds Of 1893. 1894. 1875 and 1896
show steady increase In the number o.
bomicides. for Illustration Tho average
for several years in this country has been
10000 people killed by oiher people It IA
not an exaggeratioa to say that over half
this number in any one year have been
cald blooied murders Think OF 5000 or
GOO or 1000 murders year 10 christlan
land. with the blessings Of liberty ana more
prosperous surroundings than anywhere
else on ear1h, This rs equal to the Arfnen-
ism slaughtc- about which We bear so
much. Contemplate the hopeless widow
hood and orphaplge created hy this bloody
record And what is the account on the
other side? What is organized society do
ing TO protect itself? How is advanced and
Christian civilization coping with this
crime'
During the year JUS. passed the homi-
eldes were 10 s52. according 20 reliable ac-
count, The LEGAL executions for the GEAR
were 100, In most OF the states Of the
Union the death penalty is retained. why
is II not assessed and executed? No man
has right 70 allow hie sentiment to over
ride his oath az a Juror, and while one
might be IN favor o. abollshiuc capital
punishmcnt SO long as capital punishment
prevails as a legal pcnalty juries have
no alternative but 10 enforce The law. Let
US gei ril Of this morbid senumentality
aboW the imposition % extreme punish
menis and pui ar eu1 70 This CHASTITY rec
ord Of honlcides which Is growing rnast-
Her year by year 1t law matters and
courts DO away With tecAn.,.lte a snl 70
IN for substantial Justice a48 .asa 81 pub
lie opinion force iaries 70 % her a4,y.
Does any cltizeg .sn 20 tel alarm AZ
this frightfui prraleace u murder. or
both alarm and Indignation a, sAis pitl,ul
record OF the courts with but l22 escou.
tons in over 10oo1 honlrldfss Ara does
any Intelligent oi,lsen qleeuoa ne state.
ment that II executions were Increased
unfold the murders would docresse rro-
portona'ely? We need more enforcement,
Of the law for the protection ~ ,hs ugeq
and property Of the ctizens and lesa ,eu-
timeptsl sympathy with cri,u!uah.
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PRISONERS IN CUBA.
List of the American Citizens Held
the Island,

ON the Island.
| Washington. Jonuary %. -Responding to
a resolution Of inquiry the president to-
dav sent to the senate list of persons
| claiming to be citizens of the United States
who have been arrested on the Island of
cuba since February "a. 1895. The list was
accompanied by letter from Secretary
Olney. In which he states that since the
breaking out OF the nsurrection to the
| present time seventy -four such persons
nave been arrested. while OF these seven
nave been tried. These are Julio Sanguilly.
LOUIS Someillan. Alfred Lnborde. william
Hlldea. CnaX Melton. Charles Barnal and
william Leavtt In the cases Of Sanguilly
ana Somelilan, he says, appeals have been
taken ana IN the cases OF the other five
new trials have been ordered. Thirty-slx
81 the persons arrested have been released
alter me charges against them had been
investigated aud found to be baseless
tlEhleen have been expelled from the
lslald after periods of confinement last
ing from few days to year, while scv-
enteon cases are still pending. The charges
against fourteen of these are as follows:
court, Jose Cepero,
Rehellicn-George W Aguirre.
hepeiilon with arms in hand Manuel r
Chaqueilo. Oscar Cespedes. Frank AGRA
mantle and Thomas Julio Sainz.
Purchase and concealment of arms and
mmuniton--Anton;o surez del paro.
psordery conduct and insults to Spain
Theo. L. Wives.
Landing arms--The five Competitor pris
oners named.
IN me remaining cases OF Frank I. Lar
fieh' Estben Nerero and Jose Gonzales, the
charges have been ascertained though de-
mand has been made for them both at IJa-
vana and Madrid. with further demand
that they he at once formulated and COM
mnnicated, or that the prisoners be re-
leased.
the secretary adds that In addition to
the soventy-four cases, nine correspondents
OF various newspapers In the United States
nave been expelled from the island of Cuba
by the Spanish authorities after temporary
detention by the military. He also says
mat no American citizen has been sentence
ca TO or is confined at Cueta, and closed
WIN the statement that demands have been
made upon the Spanish government in
every case where trials seem to be unreas-
onably delayed, that 1t must go forward at
once or that the prisoner must be re-
leased.
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Dublin, Texas. January 25.--La grippe
mas been in control here during the past
three weeks 1t seems that nearly every
family in the town has been visited in
many Instances whole families being ar
flicted at one time Al present a lsrgc
number Of citizens are still in lis tolls
There have been fow cases of pneu
monia. hut so far no fatalities.
mere nave been abundant rains. and
the season in the ground equals 81 II does
not surpass) that OF 1894 at this time.
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TIE PKRASE-
TWIS cER5
a CHANG !.

| among the lawyers a rare chance for a con-
spicuous display of their "cutcness." The
older and more willy OF these sharp fell
lows wisely confine themselves to glowing
congratulations and disquletng head shak-
| ings. The less experienced are using the
old method of taking up phrase here and
there and analysing it without regard to
the context, and therefore without regard
| to the real meaning.
These find two dreadful pitfalls that we
are about to agree TO submit our National
honor % an effete monarch and republic
hater, King Oscar of Sweden, and that
we agree to arbitrate the Monroe doctrine
| True. King Oscar is designated as an
umpire, and true. the first article of the
| treaty does say, Tho high contracting
parties agree TO submit all questions
in difference between them etc. etc.
But either power can refuse to accept
| King Oscar and can demand another UNI
pire, as article 10 sets forth with peculiar
clearness.
And II the American members do not
agree with the British members about any
case such as, for example. might arise UNI
der the Monroe doctrine. the United States
can make the award invalid by merely pro-
testing against it, Then the only bar to hos
lillllbs lut tfpHly lnielpuStS Is lne pro-
vision that there shall be no recourse to
hostile measures until the mediation OF
one or more friendly powers has been iu-
vlted" This perfect safeguarding against
injustice Is clearly set forth in article G.
Any sensible man who reads tho treaty
for higher purpose than to put stumbling
blocks in the path of progress can not fail
to that neither power yields any vital
national principle or risks suffering any
injustice. The treaty Is nothing more than
legal provision against the danger OF a
gust of unreasoning passion whirling two
great nations into war. II aholishes the
lingo industry. or rather prevents the pur-
suit of that industry from having serious
consequences. 1t cornpels the sober sec
ond thought" And that is all there is in
1t,
But is not that great deal.
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Tcchnicniitic. In the Way.

NaVnsOia Examiner,
There IL but one way to elevate the NOR
nls OF the State and that is by education
alone. Instead OF passing laws ntcn led
to curb bad morals IL would be we'll to
look after the educational branches Of the
government aud then repeal about bushol
~ tochnIcalities that hinder the enforce
ment OF the Criminal Code, and 1t would
not be long before we had all tho really
bad men IN the pen and more knowledge
among those coming UP.
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From the Macon
DEPEW's
Prof HEY.

bonanza OF the future"
Relatively speaking, it is the garden spot
OF the present The Telegraph has already
called attention to the fact that while the
volume of bank cearings fell off last year
20 per cent in some sections of the country.
the South lost only per cent But for the
reputation scheme of last years campaign.
and the wall OF the calamity bowling poll
tlcians, 1t would have SHOWN IL marked in
crease instead OF a slight falling OFT
In spite Of the sluggshness in business,
however last year witnessed the marvellous
excess in exports over Imports of s325. 322. =
1911 and. OF greater interest to US South
err exports increased during eleven months
OF last year S73 600. 900 over the same y 'riod
OF the year before, being a gain OF IS per
cent, while the gain in the whole country
was 10 per cent.
These figures mark the most important
step forward made by the South since the
war. They point unerringly to Dcpew's
prophecy With this achievement. in the
lace Of a fierce political campaign. and the
threat OF population. the South has no
reason for disbursement, aud every
reason for the hope Of a great future. In
iact, ii is more than the harbinger Of bet
ter day; 1t is the dawning of that day.
But there are other signs. and the Tele-
graph has been presenting them from time
to time. number OF new industries
were cataloguod in our dispatches yester-
day.
A little remedial legislation; little more
confidence; little less calamity howling
and the South will 20 forward to her great
the rose
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27
LEADING EDITORIALS,
PARLIAMENT
AND
AaBITRATIoN.
From the New York Herald.

2HBITRATION. parliament on arhi-
tra,iou and on the
general relations hctweeu England aud the
United States. Lord Salisbury, 1t is true.
seemed disposed 10 minimize the effect and
scope OF the arbitration treaty. It is his
usual habit OF mind. Enthusiasm is not
bis chief quality. People must no, think
they are living In the milenniai dispense
ton, said the prime minister Nor do they
But he accurately described arbitration as
likely 10 get rid OF that infinite number
OF small differences which, sometimes cN-
aggeratet, cause irritation and enmlty
And there is a profound truth in bis re-
mark about the two nations VINO urder-
stand each other so well that unless they
are friends they are almost certain TO De
enemies
Not less happy was Lord sallsburys sng-
gestion that arbitration is likely TO cause
tho dlminution of mli'arism. Europe Is
the victim OF her own fears aud precau-
ticns. Once let even a tendency be eetah-
lished to substitute judicial decisions for
"the coarse arbltrament OF war" and it viii
lead to the gradual disappearance of the
vast existing armamcnts. II is not possible
10 measure the increase To human happi-
ness were the burdens OF preparation Tor
wa lessened. Removed entirely they may
never be-even here we have a little stand
ing army-but II the blood AK and money
tex and tax or the industrial resources OF
the great powers can not be entirely atpi-
ished IL may be reduced TO less inioloratie
proportions. That is TO be one Of the bless
inEs G.! arbitration.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27
CT RHENT Fun.

Il don't believe George May berry has
been in Cuba at all,
why do you doubt it7"
Because he tried 20 tell me about Pee
mar del Reeo.' That made me suspect him. I"
why"
II think he got the pronunciation out
of the back part of the dictionary "--Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27

Why He was Sick.-IIe- Did you know
that in some parts of China pigs are har-
messed to wagons?
She-That's nothing. Here, in this coun-
try. pigs often ride in the street cars oc-
cupy'ng seats and paying fares Just the
same as men. DO you chew tobacco?
But he swallowed it, and had to get off
at the next crossing. -Cleveland Leader
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But is not that a great deal.
From the Savannah News.
MR., M'KINLEY'3 II 'he news
MISTAKE. .''

public senti-
ment correctly Mr.. Mckinley has made a
mistake in selecting Senator Sherman for
the important position of secretary OF state
Nothing unkind is being said of Senator
sherman either by tho newspapers or his
associates in the senate. but 1t is notice
able that nothing is being said that can
he construed as approving the act Of the
president elect in making him the head OF
bis cabinet.
The fault that is found with Senator
sherman is that he has very little acquain.
lance with such questions as he will have
TO deal with In the state department. and
no is vaclatng in all matters pertaining
to our relations with other nations II Is
well understood that the most important
matter the Mckinley administration will
have to deal with on coming into power in
that relating 10 the Cuban insurrection.
What has been Senator Shcrmans attitude
In respect to that question: As chairman
Of the committee on foreign relations there
ought not TO exist in the public mind any
doubt as TO what his views on It are. II
rs doubtful, however, II anybody is In
position to say whether he approves the
stand taken by the Cleveland admnistra-
tion In respect to he Cuban trouble or not
He has been quoted very recently as an
proving the oourss which has been pursued
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MINISTER WILLIE
Funeral of the

Funeral OF tue
Hawaii
Louisville, Ky,,Januh,,
service over the reHalD's 4
late minister to llavail
morning at the First w.
greatest simplicity ena, !,
tail. Rev. &. L. wv, :, ii
church and Rev. hs'e M%
copal church condu''' 's.,.si1
The burial, at the rss ~
was private, auos mi ~
Of the deceased was 10 ~, il
I II remained closed ere !, HI
were lying in sta'e e, !, IN
lowing gentlemen II Aku'
p, Asr,seL Lyle iBush l,'I,, a
NJ. w. Adams, WrcuiI
Avery and J1 ceIaaeI j.ss
Francisco, Judges s.. IN (. n
M Mnnps ". G. Kendrdisss.s ,is
n n0s Seymour m John Russ
"'' The e. ilags on the be-, sl y II
lie institutions a sr,' sr 70
Viii The mayor MAYED b
g ;rss o sl,,mni Of ID. ~
school. of which n,.M,ts,,ssiA
ate, also we're rep..~
'''' wI,as.i =
Galveston opera az, II
If the ravemean', ,'.n
ship. shape for ne ssss;g
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27

II begins 20 hook as II Boyson could ap.
urcciatc the value Of a diamond IN the
rough as well as can other communities
with less prstcns on TO devotion 10 only
the polished stones. Sam Jones is stead
lily growing IN popular favor up there, ac-
ccrdinr 10 the Boston Globe.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27

souls under the next cce,sus anil her prop.
erty values and business would be doubled
before 1900 Is NOT such q consummaticn
dayoutly to I've wished
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GOSSIP q

l 0IIAWaa II
favor for his siuuIs.'. NV ~
TO be in introduced WI
i 10 n., The helmet ,s''ss
''proo' and alSs., "
The bicycle 49,, y
on patents for ~. : ~
made in every eo. s'.s nj
degree Of wor,h, sSss'''aA Z
pretty fair. .,m -,
curbstone. fen s.a ~ I, NJ
have to be- i ba',i. 2 TN, m.
ventive ren uaa'ed % / dm \
get out a sioo h, really ash 1
and tho wheels .'', I. n, slAltss'
Well, the maloso.
ABOUT closed. The CON-,
..ued mat Captain cs,,,.'' !
MS DUTY; also, that 4.
9ee'eyi'es can not ,,,r. !, :. 4
sioners and public AM.
iety Performer. Hs ~
tho incident h.. e., q, nov Vi
Many Of them n,.s ruined
every nisht in t ,.a, up,n
vate dinners TN s'I \ I'M 1
has put he hn ~ SELF &
there is one ~ nsioo o. vi
I
The Chinaman's Ia. ), q
hiblted in a novel m,,,.' 4
Jay. Like almost eve,,,,,'
does. 1t is Just the rs,,..
OF his American COUSIN i.
'ime enemy. Wah T,,,. \
Wah wasn't tborn
WA yyh,n alu w
" Jus police iocaI
were iiiied with pepper. N, |
ing beautifully from 4 ~. !.
reg, ,. We want to die.sL ,
an Lung hang" Whes n
disappointed and wept i,sA,
Tho r,u, 49,, 4
oo,,n,,, 'O' su0,g
with ,,..S y 's"a
,hirn 49, M 0'"u' VI
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" .''iio' ile ran acrpsl III
indictments, many d ~,
cases, such as muras, o.,..
politicians. pool. ssl,s,. V T.
against Mayor c,e,.o. =. y b
off on the city A flrs ~, ~ y !
scraj. iron. for s9oo, '-s.s
term Of court Il heir, ,'N.,'
cases. and the new dis,-. ~, :,
Inc Schnorrer's club b |
king, and a lively sefinMI
for his shoes. To "Schssf
touch to borrow, and end
this club has sworn nsys II
go down without boldius ., !
q liam ,,rh,a,, \.
son h.. a. u. Ivy IVY. 0ai ll'sHs
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~ ~ SaS ~ eo..p'. NV
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dine This oc,,or !. sa..',..
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the other non union, all n
ed to their hatred. Well, VI
ately stood at five PAGES X
each other alive with lsc
No effort was made to y
recognized their whips y W
Before an officer could IL
their cheeks were laid ssi|
cut by a razor.
\
The Salvation Army b
hit here in the hotel 70, vss|
,t.s, h,s hsor ,oc.,ed !, n
'S'.'' mas 'e M
and makes the seven'y-s|]
in the country, all run \
M. IL. 1nnTnan0 iII U
, > a no nara n nce houses n Il, III
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already filling up even
generous IN auan l,,. ,...s n
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There appears to be a general demand
throushout the country for cheaper gas
II goes against the grain In America to
have 10 pay mach for that commodity.
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The outlook is growing very bright for
Houston iust now. This city has never
had a setback and times have been so
uniformly good the business men here are
ap- TO notice s,Agnation. and magnify It..
which 80 o,hc7 localities would be resarded
as matter of course
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27

The Medical Record advises physicians tn
he more than cautious in temptations tn
think aloud" IN the presence of Variants
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27

The casteliane baby has brought the
Gonlas into as much notice again as the
Old wzarj used 10 give them by one Of
hts famous coups In the stock exchange.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27

1t begins TO look as n the Cuhans were
making an energetic and systematic effort
20 get hold OF Weyler. And yet no man Is
doing more for the cause OF Cuban !nde-
renaence than this same captain general.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27

In the third act" said the hamsat star,
where ! am supposed to jump from the
roof of the castle, they throw a stuffed
man over instead"
nat strange commented the very
10" comedian. Il thought after witnessing
tho show that a stuffed man went through
your part, and that you made the iump "
Philadelphia North American
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27

II ought to he remembered IN paIilatirm
Of tlse ofrenso OF Princess Ch5may that
she had been married by a member of tho
Europoan nobility for her money.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27

The Syracuse Post has been reprintins
some OF It's last summer jokes on the
weather during tho prevalence OF the bliz-
1ad that has bcan raging Ia the North.
rhey have to resort to desperate efforts
10 keep people IN good humor In that part
or tho vineyard ~ timex but they can't
stop the steady stream that Is setting to-
ward a sunnsr cline this winter
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27

II Houston had Nil her Lending streets
paved. thorough drainage and sewerage
and deep water to the Galveston ,ett.es,
she would show . population OF 100000
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From the New York World.

The great Anglo
American arbitra-
ton treaty gives
the phrase-twisters
a n d flaw -picker5
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27

Afier having delivered himself IN behalf
OF the oppos,tion interests 10 tho Mica
raEua canal Senator Turre OF Indiana
proceedei TO grow Violent in behalf Of
Cuba. cuba Is serving to cover multi.
tuie OF sins IN con grpss inst now
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27

The Greater New York scheme is not to
be perfcri@d without some drawbacks and
disappotntments Ya.e and Princeton. fer
Instance. are to kick off their annual foot.
bali game hereafter elsewhere than m
New YORK
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27

In the midst Of all this political gossip
u ~ pleasant to learn that General Rcnjd.
min Harrison rs q@etly but nervousiy
awaiting events OF home.