The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
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Washington, May i--v, /
f Fang, cA'nas new rspr,ss as''' ',
formally received at N. n w
s so~'s'aaY, Is good deal s \, n, l
w ha'nr Ii Hung Chang W.T. y ''as'
r RISES and shakes hands a, VI, ,.,.s ~
ne as an American ,,, i, 'aa.' h
~ but sklllfully turns ~ ' 'uss
IN ANY, any particular +. llre which ' :,
TO discuss. He speaks r,su's q ~ a,
T., us ms .' words carefully. and W.. y" !. ~ j
MS notion puts in slang ps,,., !;
as appropos as though no ~''' ID
familiarity with the snsu. s' y,
from a lifelong residence h A. N.Y. 70
He has a pleasant wsy a, IT,, ~ "s's
Suge of affairs in this ce sas.'u tau /,
nm 10 Halter his visitor n. si
pa,entiy simple inquiry. RI Ieg
papers regularly, and tho nsr. Ias \
VINO thin KS he can draw on N.Y. ,paw
when dealing with AFFAIR." oosu.
new minister, had better bsvs.s Y
In discussing the reform Ain, :.
New York the other day Re,,, s..s d
Bailey said The meeting lndlc,,,, 4 .
~ mat the men who had ,o,,,.,. =
democrats but who helped to ~, i
Mckinley last fall, now resll,s A., : d
nave been disappointed. and M,
try Is to be disappointed as "a ~ \. " "
OF tho election. do no, thiut M A., !.
thins Mr. Cleveland has said Or ~. "
ne may say In the future can ~.
enect on future elections In NM 49,
ne mas taken himself out o, m -
cratic party. which honored him nr g
II mas ever honored any other =, !
electing him to the presidency ~.
nominating him for that Office ,A,...9
and he Ia now In position NM.
without influence. | do M, v;aaa
me men who attended the dinner 4 i.
YORK VIII again act with the ds,,,s,
organization, but there are NAM -
ands OF men throughout the coustn :,
voted against us last fall who Viii ~
10 the party in future election. n.
have been disappointed BY the r.,.s !
the election, and they now re,l,a N,
they will have to choose between r-sss'
can policies and democratic policies n.
movement represented by the men A 4.
dinnor will decrease rather than lptrun
in impC1'tarpn ~
The recent floods along the Miwuu
will be made the text on an appeal I'D
winter for a sl5OoOOOO APPROPRIATED /
the next session. Representative C,!:.
ines Of Mississippi. who used to be y
chairman of tho rivers and harbon cr.
mittee. said recently that this sntn.
at least, would be needed to raise Ia
levess along tho Mississippi four feet
an average, in order TO prevent tie n
cu1rence CT the disasters which tie Sa.s
of Mississippi, Arkansas and Loudrz
have recently experienced. "Fiitsea NJ
lions of dollars" said he, "seems 70 kt
very large sum, but We have already Is
$50 900 900 in the cotton and slg,N9,eN
The sugar plantations. TO say nothing 1
the great loss to railroads in the tyiq
UP of trains and the lack Of ordiz1
freight traffic which results from cd
crops
Joseph jefferson, the actor, was bn "
other day, and In talking about the Gna
memorial dropped into a reminiscent md
and related the following story Of bis On
some years ago
He entered the elevator at the FIN
Avenue hotel one day and found II OF
pied by an unsssumng gentleman, w
looked at him second and then sreea
him quietly. Good morning, Mr.. Jsss
son"
Coed morning; how're ye," rsFrs
Rip, carelessly.
You don't remember me!" observed "
quaint gentleman MY name is Grant
"Oh, yes; Grant; yes, indeed, low ~
ye. Grant; nice day"
TITS some time since we met
Eyes. so it is. To be sure; how're w
oeen?"
In Washington, believe, saw !a
asst" persisted the quiet gentleman
SO it was; I'd forgotten. Living 'H'
,et?"
NO, I'm living hero in New York
"Moved over, Ell; lots of people 40 'a'I
New Works. great place. Meet ~
Did friends here every day, resp,lM'
he actor. searching his memory for iae.a.
Grant, eh what's your oN'
,ame?"
Ulysses s. Grant"
"The devil you say. General Deg W
,ardon. I'm an awful fool about lo's n,
ing faces. but If you'll forgive ms -
lever forget yours again
Chauncey NJ. Depew recently "a
ollowing story OF his early eApe'S'"
With President Andrew johnson:
After tho enactment Of Inc 'AN'.
evonue laws the able old lawyer ".
yhom I studied thought 1t wou'a
God idea for me to combine IN NV -
olitics with law by becoming an
Z internal revenue. All other e'ndlais
etired. and the whole power Of ' .av vts
,as nut in tho hands OF the luus' I'D
,ent to Washington. The pre'lde sn,, s
{" This appointment seems p'I'S Mn
lear. The support is unanimous "a ~
card something OF the services II. M Mi.
uenoe of this young man, and W"
he appointment ..rss,,oo n
After some further oonveis converse n. /,
aid BY the way, what coun n !, Wai.
our district At the meh.,'u am ven
hester. he remarked; Wen, ,.,a re.si.
ogry ss the pT party powers i the ss
oa ono 1o'f bat @yss he Judge s.a Iea'
70 whom The president nsi astsuiis.
ian, when the delegation said IN a''
why. he is a democrat and a. ysr
avs been, and vigorously opp's
eotionl' 49,. lint yess