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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-08
FRANCES TRIALS AND TROUBLES

With Dreyfus in prison and lola on the
way Premier Meline has warned their
friends in parliament to shut up.--Sioux
City journal
~ year in prison will give lola chance
to write a three volume novel that will
make the French governments hair CURL
Philadelphia Ledger.
The French nation has many peculiar
items In Its list of public crimes. One OF
these is telling the truth. and Emile Zola
may have to suffer for it.-Kansas City
World
Not satisfied with the decayed condition
OF her army, France is now investigating
her navy And her big boats seem to be as
slow and unwleldy as her big generals
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Quite crop of duels has sprung up in
France as n result OF the lola trial. In
due time the crop will ripen and the
French graveyards will be none the richer
for the ripenng.-Grand Rapids Heraln.
The next thing we may expect from the
French army is TO have it declare that it
Is irsulted by the presence OF civilian IN
the person of simple NJ. Faure at the head
of the government. And then the delugei
New York Evening Sun.
Paris drummer Is the latest victim, n,
the hat pin. The incident differs from ina
ordinary inonotonous run in one particular
lit was not an accident, AT least II Is be-
lieved that the court OF inquiry will hold
II the result of design.st. Louis Post
Dispatch.
The end OF the zolh case is not vet
reached. Quiet may be enforced by such
tactics as the French government has re-
sorted to, but the storm will break out
again France Is not yet low enough wa
venture to cay, tn remain forever inaimar-
ent to injustice followed by the persecu.
ton OF all who stood for fair play.-Cleye-
land Leader 'sf 1850
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LEE AND THE spANIAnDs.

The reception bv one nation OF the min
listers and consuls OF another nation Is
largely matter OF courtesy and It is usual
to recognize this fact to the extont Of
withholding the appointment OF diplomatic
representatives who would be persona nor
grata at the stations to which they we're
10 have boon sent. and OF withdrawing
representatives who have become obnox-
pus TO tho foreign power.
Yet the international courtesy which die
tates this course by one nation presupposes
also that the offended or Directing gov
etnnent shall have good grounds UNION
which to base It's request that certain In
dlviduals be not sent 10 II ia the first IN
stance. OF he Withdrawn after having been
resolved. Mere captious disllkes are not
ksheiaily made the basis OF declaring for
eisn representatives persona non grata.
The objection. therefore. 10 GenerM Lee
as our consul general AZ Havana. based
as II evidently was and Is upon the prc /.
ludices OF tho Spanish rabbie. was such "a
the government ut WASHINGTON could not
recognlze AZ Just, No overt act az the
consul general seems to have been aliege,
against him and TO consent 10 his recall
would have been to hninillate a fenr,.ss
and able representative merely ~ p,sas.
tss eaprlcious sentiment OF the sp,n,sh
populaee' To have recalled General -
would have aroused storm Of indIens,,o
y tn's country AGAINST Mr.. Mckinley. ana
- tho president Is, therefore,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-08

VIII soon find itself in contempt with the
people, according TO the Bolton Journal.
The Greenville Banner Observes that 1t is
not the position which we attain but the
good and wise uses TO which we give our
talents, that brings joy and peace to the
heart
The San Antonio Light, republican
paper acknowledges that The Houston Post
is the only infallible guide TO the democ-
rscy of Texas among the State morning
papers.
The Ennis News has discovered that in
politics ii Is often as with work animals
the old horse that has served the longest
and hardest is given the coolest stall and
the poorest fodder.
Captain Sigsbee's maxim, ct is better to
know than to think" has become famous
but the Austin News thinks there are ;iany
people who think they know, when obey
don't even know that they think.
1t is said that Collin Texas, has cash
balance of over $4,000, and is clear out
of debt. which cause the CISCO Apelt 10
think that there must he some husjr ess
men holding office in that county.
Limestone New Era: "a chronic KID err
may on some occasions be tolerated, Tut
when 1t comes to n senselsss FOOL enc who
hasn't the mental capacity to know tnat
people consider him a fool, it is Just IL cut
time line was being drawn"
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THEORY AS AGAINST FACTS.

!
When Congressman "Jerry" Simpson said
tho tendency Of the times was ''to producc
miilionalfes on ono baud and paupcrs ON tho
otnor. no uttered half Il truth The ro-
h "atuss u .ne country are 30 great and is
pusiness opportunities so many unc SO or
sournglfg that they do tend to produ.e mil
ltnaires. But they do nat tend To nrn,l,ls,
puupers. More men are raising themselves
irpnl poverty TO afluence today than eyer be-.
fore Mr.. SIMPSONS own State n b-.stine
1utt now o. tho number Of her puop'e who ,yoro
poor last year and are rich this year Tho
onpor'uhiiy 70 advance is open 10 all, and il
WY hto roupqrs Il Is because OF their owi,
mental or physical defeets. and not The fpuit
Ledger '''"'a
This is pleasant theory which the
Ledger gives us as to the possibilities Of
individual success in this country, There
is' however. but half truth in II. as ,he
Ledger says OF Jerry Simpsons PROPOSE
tion.
The natural conditions In the Initial
States are. indeed admirably calculated n
put II In the power OF the poor man 10 no.
come rich and thousands Of poor men ARC
becoming wealthy year after year. pu,
tho natural conditions have not been ,er,
alone to work their beneflcont influences
- Increasing tho opportunities Of the poor
The fact IL, we arc living under artificial
restraints upon production and monopolle,
q our resources, until. as consressnau
simpson says, the population IA showins
en extraordinary production OF million
eires and an unnatural increase OF pau
Ders. r"
+ tls opportunity 70 advance open Il
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Walter Wellman in Chicago Times Herald
Washington, March At is an inter.
csting coincidence that on the first ami.
versary OF the Inauguration Of President
Mckinley a semi-official declaration OF the
possibility of war with Spain should be
made by a member Of the administration
Such declaration was made today u
Secretary Long of the navy department
who said for publications:
1T is only fair to say that while Tie
United States is not seeking war, AMI ia
hoping to avert war, the government is
nevertheless energeticaily preparing fer
anything that may happen"
Ihis statement contains no news. II
simply voices truth which has been msde
known TO the country by the newspapers.
Some newspapers have sought to convey
this information to the public In a m,tnfier
hysterical and alarming, while others lave
endeavored to present 1t with dignity and
composure But as TO the fact that there
has never been any doubt, and the news
teiegraphed the Times Herald weeks hro
That the government of the United States
was actively and Systematically preparing
for possible war with Spain now has
official confirmation.
Secretary Longs statement was not made
idly or without method and purpose. There
are two questions at issue, or soon VIII
be- between Spain and the United STATES
j. VIII Spain promptly and properly
meet her responsibility for the des.-ue-
ton OF the Maine, in case the verdi.t of
our court OF inquiry fixes responsibility
upon her2
2. VIII Spain accept our intervention for
the purpose of restoring order in Cuba,
submitting the matter to negotiation, or
VIII she go TO war?
These are the problems upon whose sc'u-
ton hangs the issue of war or peace. The
statement made by Secretary Long was in
tended to be heard in Madrid, and it will
doubtless be published in all the leading
Spanish newspapers tomorrow mort Ing
1t is the answer of the United States to
the unconfirmed but probably trle state
ment made in the press dispatches from
England that Spain has Just bougnt two
cruisers built for Brazil by the Armstrongs
II is considered highly desirable Spanish
statesmen should fully realize that Il hey
nave any thought of going to war With
the United States they must be prepared to
meet nation that is thoroughly ready for
war. Our active preparations have teen
making Ter long time. If Spain crosses
swords with us she will suffer swift and
overwhelming defeat.
There is an impression in administers
ton circles that Madrid may no. realze |
now thoroughly in earnest the tinted
states is, and that perhaps the best way to |
secure Spanish compliance with our de- |
mands is to give them a peep at our runs. |
There is no cessation of the preparations \
which cur government has for woeks been /
making for an emergency. Each day .raiks /
some new step toward state of c,mpInte Il
preparedness. One day it is a million toi- II
lars worth of new projectiles, another 1t 4
Is an order to place in commission as H
socn as possible all naval vessels at navy u
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CROWLEY IMPROVEMENT
New Industries, and New nAs7
Arc Under Way,

Are Under Way
Crowley, Texas, March 6.--Won
water works and eleetric light pia'.
built by the city Is progrcssins Z II
The standpipe is nearly colnpsps
work on laying pipe and tine 5p
begin next week. The conliaes",
TO complete the contract by inc IN
April.
Mr.. A. Kaplan. president = III
Pies Rice Mill and representa- I'd
interest In this section oil Mesps x,l
stein & Hechenger, capitalism
leans, has just returned irom &
where he went to buy macnihs sI,s
large irrigation plants now ps ss,s
lishd by the concern he repies..,.p
Kaplan informed The Post eor,ssl
that his people have decided y I'M
bank with large capital In Cru n
eilitate them in handling 'nrN
here. X
MIR. Kaplan will soon tesir lns
OF a large two-story brick hu'ia u Il.
viii be occupied by tho bank ~
OF kaplan e. Blum. .,,..ss !
Mr.. j. Frankel has about ioam VA
Camille company with 500, Voo c :,Sinf
cupy a commodious brick oa'i srsUj
erected outside of the present
building. *. ~
DR.. Warren G. Young has luss Az
a pretty $4,000 residence. ,.ssdy
Four pretty dwellings nave =, y
erected in South Crowley, y. .rsss
to the town, which was OILY A
Christmas. .rtiy
Contractors report generA' q,
tn building line. and numerous M
ments are being figured on,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-08
nnlGHT mrs OF PHILOSOPHY,
Rams Horn.

Rams Horn.
Facing tomorrow's trials is turning your
back on today's duties.
Disco9raging good man is the dey.l,s
way OF spiking his best gun.
Whatever comes from the heart has n
voice that speaks to the heart
Z. Seine mon make their intentions OF being
better an excuse for not being So
Every good law IL public confossio,
that society is not as good as II should be.
What difference there is between what
we are and what we want others to be-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-08
WHAT rExAs EDITORS rursx.

Inc Wasahachie Light says that nan.
olher ihan silver men OF the best sor, MI,
wite platforms for the democracy az Texas
IN the future. 'sN"s
:, ne gainesville Register asserts nm,
,sNas Gan furnish quite mlnber of n an
Mo are just waiting for Spain 10 kf,.sr
me chip on their shoulder :
The Noakum Herald asserts maj 10 ase.
anu Mark would redeem Themselves iso~
snouiu lake some decisive stems a he
Abatement of cubsn Affairs. = 'As
Political party that seeks 10 incress.
us strength at the expense OF principle
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ii,itcratc spain.
Louisville Courier Journal.

we have heard great deal recent,
about the pride OF Spain. We know I'm.
.nv spAuiarus are proud people, for they
yen W 80 themselves on every occasion.
bul what are they proud or There Il 4,
nation ~ Europe which Is 80 illitera,e ~
Spaia, with the siuglo exception OF ltaIr'
VI srain's entire population Us Der .,a,
can neither read nor write. That h Wars :
than me NEGROES OF the United stAses' is,,
rs .,, ss aot whom that can not rsAi a /.
wtis nsing ~. whilo OF orr native wb.t.
popuiauon only per cent can not ,eaa ~
write, and taking the whole popnls,io,.
negroes and foreign Immigrants inclndsdd
onis 40 per cent can not read or write.
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ssyles' Annotnt.d ciyiI s,,t,,o.

me fost has received the second volume
OF sayies' Civil Statutes of Texas n,h
,'sheq by the Gilbert Book company o, :,
'',u's' mo- Like its predecessors. the new
o''he is an extremely attractive book an,
nus numerous features which commend a.
- 'he 'eea' Profession. Among tho na,,.
carefully annotated statutes. those ro,.t,n4.
20 iresnass 10 Try Title. ana thos SAIL
well handled. u's especially
IL Ing appendix is notable for lis n,,n,
,s,i features 1t contains a refere Ins
e Mp'e showing where the general ana sne
siai laws o. the Twenty-filth lc ei,d ST.
, nase geen piaesd in tho body Of tie sta,
The r enus iniaklng them easy OF reference,
ipe repealed md un.epcaied lana IL.
pa,ssd since 1873, and moi found IN SAYS ,is
1875 ar aNs so or IN the Revised Statutes q,
Win snyles Early Laws, VIII mp g.nA' aaa'
p'u ,bor syhsFls Of the TEXAS land law Ths
splIs and to Removal Of ra,,sas ei VET
s'Ite TO Federal Courts are aIso c,, rom
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

The German emperor's fifth son, Prince
oscar, Will be appointed n lieutenant in
the navy and in the army on his 10th
birthday. on July u.
Governor Budd Of California announces
his candidacy for United States senator to
succeed Senator White, provided the next
legislature is democratic.
Mrs Gathering Waugh McCnlough of
Chicago has just been admitted to practice
IN the supreme court of the United States
She Is graduate of the Union College Of
Law In Chicago Her husband lis n law
yer.
Thomas Wentworth Higgnson saws that
When Wendell Phillips was speaking more
tamely than usual the young abolitionist
used TO slip to the back of the room and
start hiss, which never failed to arouse
him
me English papers say it is doubtful
whether the Chinese professorship al on
Iorh, lett vacant by the death of the IA
NOUS Dr. Legs, will be retained, as Inn
sum now available for the salary IL ONLY
about $500 year.
Frederick Tennyson, brother nj J,r,
Iennyson, and himself poet of consid-
cradle merit, who has just died, was nntad
LOT MS great gentleness and Kindness
winch he lmpartially bestowed on mi win
Whom he came in contact
me London correspondent OF the mir
lnihgnam Fost learns from Berlin that tbo
German emperor has again been exnert-
mentlng privately with new explosive
Mhich ne claims TO have invented ard
when ne proposes to call "Rexite" -
me Count Of Turin, nephew OF the kim
OF ilaiy and ayenger OF the honor Of Italy's
army has obtained permission TO visit t5,s
country country next summer. Ever popular in
BAY BAY ne rs much more SO since he fought
frince Henry d'orleans. aA'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-08
SENATOR MILLS DEcLrNATIos.

/ .
SENATOR MILLS DECLTNATION.
Tho characterization of the action Of tn
democratic State committee Mt Dallas b
Senator Mills as piece OF machine poll
tics In the interest Of the nomination o
certain men and TO prevent the nomination
out by the facts, as the majority vote "
the committee represented all shades oil
democratic preferences
To declare that in consequence OF the
adoption OF the test which received the ma
iorlty vote Mt Dallas he has been forced to
decline to enter the senatorial race, is not
exactly complimentary to tho senators
democracy, nor to his strength with the
party.
The test excludes from participation in
the primaries the men who voted for Nc
| ner. Is the distinguished senator prepared
| to admit that he was dependent upon that
| vote for his re- election? II not, then his
assignment of the committees action as
the basis OF his declination to become a
senatorial candidate is without weight.
That test excludes no loyal democrat from
the primaries, even though he may have
differed from the Chicago platform as to
cts. or even refused to vote for the demo-
cratic nominees. Not until the former
den ocrat took UP arms against his old
party. so to speak and positively aided and
abetted the opposition 10 democracy, was
he regarded as having forfeited his rights
within the party.
Certainly Senator Mills could not be do
pending on such disloyal contingent ne
the aiders and abettors of McKinleyism, or
Kcarbyism. for his future prcferment at
tho hands OF the democratic rarty! mhe
Post has more confidence In tho senator's
standing among the loyal rank and file of
democracy in this State than to agree with
him that 1t was necessary for him TO quit
the senatorial race by reason of the adop-
ton of the Standifer test at Dallnsl
His criticism. therefore, of the action OF
the State committee was not only seem
ingly the result OF purely groundless far
on his part. but 1t was an utterly unjust
reflection upon tho members of tho COM
mittee, who viii not yield even to Senator
Mills In honesty OF conviction, loyalty to
democratic principles or practical regard
for the hest interests OF the party. But
while II Is true that the senator's charac-
terisatlon OF the committees action Is
baseless and is only the basty creation Of
the imagination, It Is nevertheless an mex.
cusable attack upon the integrity of the
constituted party machinery In this State.
and AS such will be Indignantly rcpelled by
all loyal democrats.
There was ample ground for the sem
ators decllnation in his expressed views
on the financial issue. without going on,
OF the way to attack the State committee
Senator Mills is a man OF character mud
ability. and no democrat has any unkind
words for him, but the simple fact Ia that
he has ceased to be in sympathy with the
present policies OF the democratic party in
this state and in the nation, as his care
fully prepared letter In yesterdays Pos,
disclosos and there was needed no further
reason nor excuse for his retirement from
the senatorial race.
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custom house on cargo of 1900 tons OF

custom house on a cargo of 1900 tons OF
tea.
1t is related of recently deceased citi-
zen of Chicago of much wealth that the
furnishings of his library have been in
voiced at s16,239, and the books in it nj
s24024.
SO stimulating was the Jubilee celebra-
ton to British thirst that the beer con-
sumption OF the first nine months of 1897
was nearly half million barrels in ex-
cess of the normal
Thousands of Egyptians live in old
tombs. eating, sleeping, woolng. loving
laughing dancing, singing. doing all their
deeds of daily life and household work
among the mummies and sarcophagi.
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cination to comply with the Spanish re
quest.
But Spain Enthusiastically has the lega
right to refuse longer to recognize General
Leo at Havana as the United States con Z
sui. To pursue such a course. however,
under the circumstances. would be d.
rect defiance OF the United States and an
intlmation that Spain no longer cared for
amicable relations with this country
That which under ordinary conditions
would not have tho significance Of hos
tile act would be quickly so interpreted
In the present critical situation. II Spain,
therefore. should resort to measures to
enforce its demand for General Lees re-
call and the cessation Of visits 20 Cuban
ports by our cruisers carrying supplies for
the Cuban sufferers. the fact would indi-
cato that the Dons were at least ready to
try the arbitrament OF the sword with us
and the Washington administration would
have 10 net accordingly and act promptly
to maintain International and even self
respect.
In tho meantime General Lees position
Is not an enviable one Surrounded by
treacherons foes and in danger of assassin
alton ut any moment, with no means of
defense at hand it requires all his splen
did courage and equipose. to sustain him
In anything like serenity and comfort OF
mind. He can rest assured of one fact
however-harm to him would fire this
nation to terrible revenge upon his as
ension between the two nations is daily
becoming greater and more dangerous.
n spite of pacific utterances from Wash
ngton and Madrid
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WindfaIl 10 4 ye,,,.....

for' WORTH Texas, March Percy WI
''A'ps' reporter on the Man TELEGRAM
reserved word Yesterday that John N w,
OUT al uncle, lad just died al San III.
ean leaving an estate valued NJ sso
wy, ne property consists Of flna 80,
i heaI san Jose, and Mills Is oae of ssu-
aeirs to the snug little fortune. = 49,
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Supreme Court

Austin, Texas. March 7,--supis
proceedings today were as fol'os
Affirmed Palestine Water ~
company VS.. city OF Palestinf;,,ss Il
dersonj Texas aud Pacific kair ,s
pany ys. Louisa Roberts ct al No
Motion for rehearirg oyerrulssf>u|
El Paso VS.. Thomas II. Conkilh,
Peso. ~
Reset by agreement for Marcn
Hogue VS.. Andrew J. Baker, lanu
sloner. partition for mandamus' "a
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Politics will hardly get fair shake IN this
country this summer in the event of n ior-
eirn war but It is not though, that any corr
siderable number Of candidates will abandon
tho field.
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THE HOUSTON DAILY POST.
~ THE
Houston Printing Company.

& s 5s0IHMNsSTos v;cs. Pss:'DssT
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-08

1t is said Armour is working for another
corner In cash wheat. MIR. Armour is not
tho man 10 pay million dollars or so toi a
lesson without attempting TO Try the trick on
somebody else
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English papers might Just as well drop
their fears OF the possible damage Spain may
do this country and begin TO regard their own
nations defenses In the East against Russia
We can attend to Spain but can Great Britain
stand off Russia? The Russian bear is liable
to come out of the Eastern scrap with about
half of China and half of 1ndin In its claws.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-08

The commissioner of public works in Chi
cngo Intends to lay strips Of asphalt for use
of the bcyclists on streets not paved with
asphalt. This is good scheme In nearly
every city in the country now the people who
use bicycles are more numerous than those
who use buggies or carriages and are de-
sorvlng OF some confederation.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-08

Fruit and truck growers In the different
counties In this State continue to organize.
We shall see the results soon In added thou
sands to the income of our farming COM
munlty. Organization systematizes the bust
ness and procures the best facilities for ship
ping and disposing of the crop.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-08

usTaeup At TIE PosrorFlcH Al HOUSTON. TEXAS.
AS SECOND CLASS NATTER
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If our naval board of inquiry wants to get
in on the ground floor 1t would do well to ex-
pedite its report.
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A spaniard who attends strictly to business
is as safe In this country, In the event of
war. us II he were In England or even In
Spain Would General Lee aud other Amer
leans In Havana set out OF that city aiiveg
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-08

1t is going to take Key West long time
TO regain its former respectable standing in
reliable editorial sauctums.
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Tho government now has large bargain
lot of reindeer for sale which IL procured at
the suggestion of some rainbow chaser for tho
triiling sum OF 600 and viii dispose of FOR
even n more insignificant figure. This is a
business administration. you know.