The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-31
ncnt and enthusiastic leaders 81 tho Nc
Kinley aid society.

ncnt and enthusiastic leaders 81 tho Nc
Kinlsy aid society.
The pension hunting attorney siid the
pension promoting congressman ought TO
bctt go and go quick.
The FLORIDA Times-Union and Citizen ci
jacksonville Issued a special edition last
week that was an excellent example OF
enierprising Southern Journalism. II con-
tanned eixty-four pages. enclosed In an
Illuminated cover. Tho issue was devossa
to a description OF the resources of South
Florida and was splendid expone IT Of
the progress and prosperity Of that sec
ton.
John Allen OF Mississippi thinks the bulk
of the pension army is compo 10 / Of
"cattie-scarred suffers"
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The plague has broken out afresh IN
India and will continue TO break out so
long az the Hindoos are too ignorant and
too fanatical to allow sanitary reforms, or
car. for the sick and dead. Grgltn1 is
having It's hands full Of trouble ~ ms
time, but 1t Is the history of the "tignt
little isle that her energy and resources
rise with her misfortunes
.,
Irstead of voting lump sums for Keller.
why mot add the Klondike sufferers to the
pei sion rolls at once?
If the United States much longer plrsrc
the policy of standing aloof from inter-
natlcnal complications ON the ground oil
no vital interest in the map changing that
is IN progress or In contemplation, we VIII
soon and literally have no interests out
side our own territorywe WIN find the
choice seats of commerce all reserved by
others.
The Spanish should not object too vigor-
ously to the sight of the American flag In
Spanish ports. We might retaliate by OBJ
jeoting to the presence of the Spanish
flag In tho West Indies.
Gath says we are paying S620,Hpo a year
TO foreigners who live In Europe Is tco-
egal pensioners. These men are probably
more entitled to pensions than tens OF
thousands in this country who are draw
ing them. Foreign mercenaries had a
great hand in Northern success in the c.. y
war.
The Smithville Times came out with SIN
teer pages the day before Christmas. Tne
issue was filled with matter appropriate
to tho season. aus well as II good supply OF
Interesting local and general news.
Senator Chandler has como IN tor
goodly round OF abuse, of course, from the
goldbug organs, but his pointed presenta-
tion of the dangers that confront the re-
publican party, let It take either hoyn Of
the dilemma, has not been answered satis
faetorly up TO the present writing.
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The emperor of China will undatgo self.
abasement over the calamitles betol en,d
by the eclipse of the sun on the Chinese
New Years Day. The emperor thus dts
plays Il far more self-sacrihcial spirit IMAM
the ordinary calamity bowler.
The Ohio legislature viii convene next
week. and Hanna's opponents say ne IS
beaten beyond doubt. This news is 100
gcod to be true-frosn Ohio. ii mes must
bo easier than the present when AS lon,. a
Purse as IS back of Hanna fails 10 get thc
persimmons in the Buckeye state.
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The Pennsylvania republicans intend 10
make their nominations and open IN ,ir
State campaign as early as June next
| year-they haze so many explanations ard
apologies TO make for their last hss,a
ture
The postoffice department is preparing
TO issue special series of stamps Il. xt
year in comm@noration of omaha's
rransnhssissipp exposition. rms is a
very neat and complimentary way of CIV
INK the exposition the stamp of govern
ment approval.
Baltimore woman, we are toll, IS
gong 10 marry the lawyer who sue, ess
fuily defended her IN criminal case. l..
Ism, often that retrihutive justice Ike inns
comes to the front and runs in lhe criini-
nal lawyer.