The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-24

swefs can not always be given promPuS'
,yhot Il tbo Monroe doctrine? L.D.Y.
The Monroe doctrine is 80 called because 1t
mas PROMULGATED by President Monroe. The
Tinted states hal recognized the ipdepend-
amor ~ The South American States. and de-
.irod 10 foster republican governments In the
western hemisphere. It was felt mat ths
less the European powers had TO 40 WIN 'ue
governments OF America. the tnfer wouiu re-
publican Institutions be. President Monroe, IN
1893. crystallized this doctrine In, supstan-
tally, the following words: We consider
any attempt, on the pnrt of European powers.
TO extend their system TO any part OIL TINS
hemisphere, ns dangerous to our peace anu
safety: VIC could rot view any interposition
for the purpose OF depressing or controlling
AmerIcan governments. or provinces, Ill any
other light than as manifestation by t'u-
iopoar. powers OF an unfriendly disposition
towards the United States. This doctrine
had an immediate effect upon the course OF
foreign powers, and 1t has been generally
accepted by the leading statesmen of the
country.
What was the BLACK Friday" and what
connection did Gould and Fisk have with it,
HON.
There we're three BLACK Fridays, the first
the day ON which the news reached London
that Charles Edward. the Young Pretendcr,
had reached Derby. The second, Friday, May
IL, 1866, chrouicled the failure of Oyerend
Guorney & Co., London, which was followed
BY widespread commercial disaster. The one,
however. to which you most likely refer was
that day in September, 1860, when Jay Gould
and Jim Fisk, Jr,, tried to corner the gold
market by buying all the gold in the New
York BANKS. Tho price Of the precious metal
rose steadily, the aim OF the spectators being
to carry Il from IA to 200. on Friday, Sep
tember "a, the whole city was in state OF
the widest excitement. Men went crazy in
the dclirium OF the moment and the panic
continued until Secretary OF the Treasury
Boutwell, came to the rescue with A0OO,0OO In
gold The market fell Immediately and the
excitement was over. But Gould aud FISK
quit winners by silOo0,Ooo.
Having "a bee IN his bonnet Is nm es-
preston that we hear frequently employed
during times of political excitement, Please
explain Its origin. C'o'h'
There are two explanations OF Its origin.
In ancient times the connection between bees
and the soul was generally maintained. and
Mahomet admitted bees to Paradise. The an
clients spoke of souls as bees. Hence 1t was
that the moon was called bee by the priest
osses of Ceres. the Goddess OF Agriculture,
and one who has become lunatic or moon
struck was said to have bees in his head
Nowadays we speak of Mr.. -. for instance.
as having the gubernatorial bee buzzing in
his bonnet, although we do not mean to in
sinuate that he is at all lacking mentally.
Another explanation of the origin of the term
is founded upon the fact that the Anglo Sax
ons carried jewel or ornament In their caps,
which was known by the name OF "beh"
But that sort of bee should not buzz, and
so, therefore. the first theory seems the best.
Please give me the names Of the royal tam
ily o. Austria TW.X.
The royal family OF Austria cons!stD of the
emperor, Francis Joseph l; his daughter. the
Arthduchess Giseln. married to Leopold, son
of the Regent Luitpold of Bavaria. and his
daughter. the Archduchess Marie, married to
tho AIchduke Francis Salvador of Tuscany.
His son, the Archduke Rudolph, who was heir
apparent to the throne, committed suicide in
1852 leaving as his widow Stephanie. daugh-
ter to the present king of Belgium. On the
death of Rudolph the right of succession
passed TO the emperor's eldest brother the
Archduke Charles Louis, who died in 1885,
and his son. the Archduke Francis, born IN
1866 is now the heir presumptive. The en-
perez has second brother, the Archduke
Louis Victor, who was born In 1912, and Is
unmarried.
VIVA, real claim has Don Carlos to tho
Spanish throne? Who is he, anyway?
DIP.
The trouble about the Spanish succession,
began In 1882 when King Ferdinand died.
Fc,djnands only child was an infant daugh-
ter, The party of eNtreme views about mon
archy and religion insisted that Don Carlos,
brother of the king, was the proper heir, be-
cause at ono time the Sale law" Tor the
law excluding females from the throne) had
prevailed in Spain. The liberal party Insist
ed that that law was no longer in force and |
that little Isabella was the rghtful heir The !
liberal party was triumphant. The advocates
OF Don Carlos were called Carlists From
that time until the present day there has |
been always n Don Carlos to represent these |
extreme views. The presen. Don Carlos is |
descendant OF the original claimant.
in Prcscott's Mexico and Peru" 1.-THE Great
Captaln Is frequently referred to- Please
give his name. A Reace,.
Gcnsalvo Hernandez de Cordova, the Great
caItain' of Spanish history, won his repu-
tatlon by his brilliant campaigns against the
Moors. tho Portuguese. the Italians and the
French His military operations covered the
later half of the fifteenth century and sew
eral OF the early years of the sixteenth. and
1t wss said of him, as of Marlborough. TIM.
no never fought a battle he did not win and
never tesieged a city he did not take. Vt ws,
with tho Great Captain that cortez learned
his profession. Serving With Gonsalvo for a
number OF years, he acquired that knowledge
OF military tactics which enabled him. with
handful OF span.ards. to overthrow al, EN-
pire.
]. Has Robert r. Lee son living and 1,
so what Is his given name and what his nm
iesNion or occupation? . Is the Fitzhnrh
Ice. u -, IIsTH y sa'
J. lie has two sons living--Georgc Washing
ton custis Lee. formerly presIden, Of the Uni.
versity Of Virginia and Robert Z. Lee Jr.
2 FitShush Leo is nephew OF Robert e.
Lee,