The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25
men FOR THE l|R|l||
Quota Of each State to Be AaaeVSo1
Today. Iss||
WEEKS BEFORE ATTACK Is BtGuN
= Campaign Of Starvation Sesny u
Is the Plan. !S
AL KINDS or WILD RUnORS
Mill Be fut In Circulation "a AZ.
Will Bc i'ut In Circulation q All.
feet Stocks.
SHOW THEIR LolopS
Trying to Make This Party war.
unpntriotic Measures WIN
N he Resisted.

washington. April "a Especial. )--rhis
mas been a quiet day from war stand
point IN the National capital. Everybody
taiks war, but war persists In refusing ID
come In the good OLD way 1t was ro
ported hero today that MORO castle area
on our heet late last night and also agatn
TINS morning without drawing any response
from tho fleet. II Is presumed that the
|9Iieet - acting under orders not to attack
the fortihcations until 1t does SO In con-
Junction with an invading land force. IL
the present programme Is carried out il
VIII be several weeks may be months
before the attack Ia begun. IT appears 70
PC 'he intention OF the administration to
give the Spaniards u taste OF what they
gave the reconcentrados unless the SPAN
ish fleet should appear and precipitate
matters. IN
The governors OF all the States will be
notified tomorrow of the number OF troops
each State is expected To furnish, and It
VIII then bo fully IL month before an army
sufficient to cope with tho Spanish forces
IN Cuba cnn be put In shape TO invade the
island. 4.s
'sf'u WAL utuHicutlo Will ttAv;ina Is cut
off and this government has established
press censorship over the cable 1T Key
West.
There has baen much speculation today
ON the destination OF the Columbia ana
minneapolis of me fyins squadron, both oe
which vessels sailed Inst night from Ha.np-
ton Roads Tho general becker Is that they
have gone to convoy the Paris Into port
or have gone South 10 meet the battleship
Oregon and assist her in case OF attack
from the Spanish flotila that is liable to
make n dash from Cape Verde Islands.
we may expect TO hear all kinds of Wild
rumors for the days to follow and many OF
them should be taken cum srano sails. Tor
there are unpatriotlc stock gamblers In
this section OF the country capable OF
starting any rlmor In order to ''rile'' the
stock market and put money In their
pockets
There Is much caustic criticism of the
republican congressman today. They are
trying In every way possible to make this
republican war and give the democrats
no participation whatever In any OF the
preparations therefor or IN providing the
means to carry II on, The war tariff bill
introduced yesterday. which Will be called
un for action tomorrow was drafted and
perfected without any democrat once get
ting glance at Its provisions. They have
never In n single instance been corEulted
regarding II and yet they are expected to
vote for 1t az a war measure or he called
unpatriotic IL they protest against any OF
Its provisions.
II Is understood that Major Joe sayers
viii make hard fight for his income tax
bill, which he offered the other day. and
the entire democracy of the house and
majority OF the senate are with him The
democrats are going to make hard fight
against the issuance Of bonds Of any kind:
they VIII demand the Issuance OF treasury