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Our Nnss In a Nut-hel,.
Chicago Times Herald.

Cnic9yo Times Herald.
The United States is the fifth naval
power In the world. The navles of Great
Britain, France. Russia and Italy rank
ahead In the order named. Germany and
the United States are about tied.
Our pressn, effective fighting force con-
ssts of four battles ps OF the first class.
one ha,tleship OF i;ia second class. Two Ar.
mored cruisers, eighteen cruisers. fifteen
ganboats, six double ,urretss monitors. one
ram, one dynamite gunboat. one disoatch
boat. one transport aud eight ,orpedo
huats. 80
Inc Iowa weighs nearly l2ooO ions. ana
q twenty tons Is the average los1 az y
freight car and twelve cars n a eool load
FOR locomotive engine. It woull ,ata M, !.
locomotives 10 haul the great steel s,ruc.
ture. - w
fhe powder used is brown and Il, chnnL.
me SIZE OF caramel. A charge for ms
biggest guns weighs 500 pounds ana Il
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HOUSTON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30,
ron snonrnn cAMrA,GNs.

y y
only The other day up in Rhode Island
the democrats nominated their State ticket
to he voted FOR the fret Wednesday in
April, thus cutting the State campaign
down 10 period of about three weeks.
The example is worthy OF being followed In
States that could cover hundred Rhode
Islands.
Political campaigns interfere seriously
with business and tie ordinary life and
pursuits Of the people. There hre al the
Inconvenience and obstacles that spring
from innumerable public gatherings and
rallies aud committee canyasses and cleo
tioneering The popular passions are
aroused and tho popular mind preoccnpied
to point where the final occurrence of
burden.
And this condition OF affairs Is not in
frequent, but almost continuous. The pub
lie scarcely have time to recover nom the
effects and decentralization OF one campaign
before they arc plunged into another. The
intelligent mon of the country and the
business interests generally of the Nation
have noticed these Unsatisfactory expo
ricnees and often suggested the better
plan OF either putting elections OF all kinds
trirther apart or else shortening the cam
paigns TO a few weeks rather than drug
them through months
or course Rhode Island Is q small State
and is quickly trayorscd by candidates 20,
State Offices, Necessarily more time would
be required TO canvass Tcx0s BY the aspi-
rants for office, but Is such a canvass al
all necessary? The facilities for reaching
tho public throuGh the press are such now
in every state that In mouth, or at mos
two months time the Whole people cnr
be reached II Is doubtful IL personal can.
yasses accomplish much in The way q
changing the original purposes and pref
erepces of the voters. 4 week after tn,
announcement OF man Tor office tho cltl-
Gems generally have determined upon theil
course, and the candidates strength is
practically fixed.
TO the office seekers short campaign
should be hailed with pleasure. The "woa
and tear upon themselves aud thci
friends, the long worry and excitement an,
suspense aud the constant drain UPON thnii
pockets, could be avoided by short, shar,
oampaisn. while virtually MS much coult
be ACCOMPLISHED as now. The interests OF
the public therefore, and Of the candidates
as well, would be subseryed by polio,
of calling nominating conventions within
a month or two Of the election and refrain
ing from entering the preliminary cam
paigns until few weeks before the con
Yentions.
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rnE MlassAcn As TO rnn MAINE.

The CONSENSUS Of opinion In Washington,
az reported BY The Posts special corrc-
spondent at tho National capital, with be
reinforced by public opinion generally IN
Its estimate of McIiinley's message on the
Maine disaster as one OF the wenkest. lf
not the weakest. that ever emanated from
tho White House.
10 send TO congress the report showing
such colossal crime, without one word Of
criticism or condemnation OF the outrage.
IL ono OF The most shameless exhibitions OF
an absolute want OF a manly and natural
feeling Of resentment that any prominent
citizen OF this or any other country has
ever made, While treating OF public ca
lamity To preserve this silence as the
chief ruler or nation, while presenting the
report OF an outrage deliberately committed
upon the nations ship and sailors. is to
display pusillanimity and imperviousness
TO Insult that would be expected only from
the most insignificant OF creatures,
This colorlesE, spiritleas, non- commlttal,
unresentful. unsympathetic. cowardly ana
contempsible message. Is a disgrace TO the
nation ard It is not remarkable that con
gress ID disguised and Inclined to take mat
tors into It's Own hands.
MCKINLEY could. very appropriately have
dwslt uEsn tie cnormity Of the olfepse aud
exprcsrtd deep regret that 1t scanned iin-
possible 10 lncate the direct responsibility.
He pplrht hive very properly intlmated
thai wisfe such outrages we're possible 1t
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oiR CRUDE TARIFF LAW.

The Boston Herald, although published In
New England. is by no mems a high pro-
tcetiye organ. 1t often points Out the in
protcctionists. The other day II called
attention 10 tho righteousness in one SENSE
AZ the co cents duty per ton imposed by
the Dinsloy bill upon bituminous coal,
While we sell. for illustration. about
SS,o00Oo0 worth of coal TO Canada we buy
neighhor. Both Canada and the United
States maintain this 60 cents per ton duty.
small revenue thus goes TO each gov
eminent, but the citizens as whole OF
neither country are benefted--whnt Is col
lected from the Canadian purchaser is paid
by the American purchaser. The Boston
paper has this to say;
a certain amount, not very considerable,
MAS brought into New England from Nova
Scotia, but the chief Importation OF Canadian
eoal 10 Tue United States took place on the
pne,,,ic slope California aud Oregon are prac-
tichly eoailess states aud their chief source
Of vNpply he IN British Columbia, The coal
deposits there are of enormous advantage to
th g, Western States, and in the absence Of
all means or domestic supply, u is Il gross
and entirely unjueiinahln wrong that a uuty
OF tp cents a ton should be Imposed. on The
other side, tho Canadians in the great prov
tnco ~ Ontario, and 10 quite ai extent IN
Manitobu, are placed IN position where their
natural coal supply Il to the south Of them
" the United States. Coal mined ~ the Do
inllnlon San not he tnkcn 70 these consumcrs
expense; hence. II IL much moro convenient
for them 10 make their purchases acrnas The
border, In order to do this they have Ia pay
erntpent- II both Of these duties were nbol-
ished tho peonle would be IN u position TO get
Tho fuel they need at lower prices aud prob
ably each seller would have chance 10
somewhat extend his market Goal Is d neces-
~, both for prrsonal comfort and as d baris
OF mp,iuirctufe, hence Il "a ibsitrd to class t.
ss a. article which can bs wisely taxed for
revenue purposes
This u but one Of score or more OF
crude provisions contained In tho present
tarin Inv, ana tht reasoning applied here
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WHY HE Qurr
Ana He Has Not Played thr ras.,u
ing Game Of Poker since.
From the Chicacn fhr,nt.,

'"" ne Has Not Played the rasctnat.
ing Game Of poker since.
From the Chicago Chronicle.
one o. 81 loe's best known families is
MADE up Of men who used TO be noted for
Their stun play The family owns hapk
ana newspaper and two OF It's members
nave been to congress an have abpndan,
wealth aud In the old days were aeeus-
toned 20 shove IN stacks that helped IA
make Missouri river games famous
iayorite place OF play was The R,ran,
hotel ~ Atchison on tho other side az the
river, Here the 81. Joe men used 10 meet
me mayor OF the town and railroad aitor.
ney, who has since heen a canaidafa for
me United states senate. The play Was
eaeeealnsiy hish--no limit--and bots were
often made with rolls Of bills af,er M
chips had all been hcapsd up. '"o
Inc iast game in which these moneyed
snsmplons OF the adjoining States met
bronsht out the storied Combination ~
four aces and four queens, The syorsss s
man smiles when he reads this. but there
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who once
has no rival
in
inc
in
fourt missiles sent with he
TIL $
for the
the insults
elaVyd
exercised since hn ne mas
Fighting Bob vans
Uncle SANS
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were no smiles in the Byram hotel that
night for few minutes. What deluded
the Kansas lawyer was that The Missouriah
stood pat. This might seem an unac-
oountable play. but it induced Weaver bet
ting; the four queens. one drawn, seemed
simply invincible then and an immense
amount of money was wagered.
The two did not meet again Tor some
years. "played any poker lately said
the St Joseph plunger NO said the
lawyer. "The last time | played man
with pat hand beat me and | held four
queens at that"
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viii apply TO tho others. There has been
no attempt to arrange the Dinglcy tariffs
upon scientific principles or with regard to
the pubiic's interests. The trainers OF the
bill were political economists only to the
extent Of imposing q duty on anything
that was likely to be imported In order to
get revenue, or 10 protect some favoritcs OF
the republican party. In this rough-shod
way they have given us a tariff that not
only operates uncvcnly and unjustly upon
tho people and the dinercnt sections Of the
country, but that is defeating its revenue
purposes 10 an alarming extent.
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a MARTIAL sE,,nos.

When the road 81 tryin'.
How they help along.
Jes' sunbeam flynn.
Or breath o. song.
For,ifics yer muscle
With a bit o. starch,
Easier TO hustle.
singin' as YOU march,
Needn't be a tighter.
l-ife's weary track,
Some would make II lighter
Some keeps hangln' back,
Les help one another
x Meath the echcin' arch,
Jine the chorus. brother,
singin' as we march.
-washiuxton Evening star.
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Eastern papers arc discussing the question
as 10 whether The city or the rural legislator
can he the easier purcbascd They take It for
granted that both have u price, but tho diff
Acuity Is In determining which places the
greater estimate upon his value as q good
man TO tic to. We are stIll old-fashioned
enough down here to believe in large de-
gree Of legislative honesty, il not compe-
tency.
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buffalo. Texas. March 27.--The cattle
business has been very active here TO- The
past thirty days. The following deals were
made here Yesterday; ". T.. l'inson 4 sons
% q A. Lanier Of Marquee, Is5 head 81
mixed cattle Linson 8 harmon 10 All.
snopp OF wharton, seyenty-fiye COWS. THIS
highest paid here for number Of wars .a'
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r there is no marrylne nsela
isn't because the women sn "A
good for 1t. 7. - II
Lots Of women will act !. = y = q :!
to their husbands when 'nss 81
hearted 10 Kill chicken v.,t.
4 man can always gst En- 's otis
being Clever" by maklps
think he thinks they are. IS = !
Anyway, when 4 maj, 4 s ! Ssss
himself he DOESN'T 80 y sstinf \!
dow and pretend he 80. \ ,..petl
No man could have a ,,1s r 3 =
pies modesty II he EQUIV melted 4 q
oil The nsighbors wsse i.
''. 4 , wo,usn's sense q I, hs '.,,,s
snickering when her ussmofstii
ana dressed under tne IS
IS an hour later than y 81 II,
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The DAILY POST, THE s, = y. !, e POST
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{. N JOHNSTON. \. P re- II, y
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The city Is anxiously and nervously await
Ing Tho lint. ,.Iot there be light"

The emperor of Germany has carried his
point--thc rclchstng has passcd>tlfc big navy
bill The empcror.s Haytian and Chinese
coups did the business, but as q matter oil
fact tho War Lord was right In desiring o
navy commensurate with the greatness and
growing commercial interests of his empire.
William is not without good "hoss sense"
aonr,wlth his pyroteohnic displays.
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ENTERED AT THE posTcfFIce AT HOUSTON. TEXAS
AS SECOND CLASS NATTER.
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GOSSIP OF dX|

dOSSP OF On
New York, March 81;
society Of New York. M
the new permanent orrk
a iive-year guarantees nv
sclibed and everything VA ~
tion OF a band OF n,us;cS, Is!
Dragging about. 0
There was presented 3 \; "
OF the Fifth Avenue preahs "a
last night a bound vcluu,S I, &
lions of the coneregatlcn :, &.
Ills late resignation, Min n Y
800. members. The ,Iortos
token his '.assistant.'' w Z:
The principal bacIscr II Il.
marine torpedo boat d !. " ~
woman Mrs, Isaac Laws. y!
boon tho champion of IL Az
bowling alleys and bow,ic. 81.
metropolis for several yesrsI W. H.
wants to knock something dcvx y
That part Of New York ~ Il
most thickly populated p1si 3
earth's surface had two nfs z =
day. In all forty familie, Al,.9 '2'
comics Of the fire escapes Al M
half a dozen different tonf,lss ~.
We're eStinguished within avs' w
the excitement lasted ali NV H.
Theater goers may or -,
that Lieutenant Commands ,I
the Maine court of INQUIRY M
husband OF Grace Filkins, w.;
ian's leading lady, who NJ, Z ~
role in The Royal Box 4 y
tells me that they agreed a A..
time ago. but that may only II n
idle gossip.
The story OF a rather MT.
Spanish demonstration at a MN (.
of the Lenten sort is floating throunI
land. Last Friday evening !, y,
hall, the hostess herself dancsd n
chucha in n yellow satin eown n
mantilla, and on the skirt Of IL =
large letters, appeared the letis3'
With Spainl" Society dols :
triotism of the breezy sort. !
The newest bicycle shoes and "
of soft. smooth finished brown w,
SO heavy or clumsy as the stiif Al,I|
of last season and much better ii, "
They lace at the side with siprs
and thus are easy to get on ana 81
boots are just a bit higher than ~
walking boots and the shoes a, y
as tennis shoes.
The corkscrew plays an inpor,s,,
in feminine trinketdom nowoday, X
orally 1t is of silver Of fantastic
but always is 1t thoroughly practical
eiers display corkscrews In lafee
ties at present. The article i 49,
as indispensable. and II is both siyr
received as such. 1t is a notable AZ
haps logical fact that cork,crstf
wnnsp u,ho u .. ~, -, eu I..s {
49, 49, 40 ny e,,. lt.ie snlw
Ifn;on wy onian . ''''el Y t.
rao,, M,A,,,ir,,. ,,,,h, ,,,.,... 4, 4.
h N'e"'ine . iisns"e'sus - y
ship belt has at last PASSED out's
hands of tho Bowery pawnbroker N
held II for months Kid Mcp.rtl,,l,
resentatiye was on hand al lie ~
and nurchnsed n for slb0. m sust
remarked as he knocked down the.sr
trophy: We'll, it's not the 'alsss \
Anilile Jeweiry una. = .aa.n ~ W. 4
samtad 80 HIN has has n.ssed inta ~ r.
sun,.u ~ ~ M mn. ;, A
y" ""o'"N''
,o.;,,o, .ooo,,, =, 4, oa 50 I'M,
q pe''lion' aeuoil'pa,,ea Z, \. ..' 4.
two physicians was submitted y y
of health this afternoon, asking -
TO crosse the children Of a iamllytd
crviny Ono of the petltIonersl u
E,i1aba,h Cadv stanton. Z ths| y 4
rishas advocate Who lives tVo u
awav from n fat holding ths Il
MOOD o. ,hroe The Youngest only 1 j
old The health hnarders polItdyiri
Elizabeth that she ought to hunt
Nat if she couldn't endure !, t0e 4, * \
tiis li'iloCSitts' he nv ~ 49, -.
minded women arc evidently W
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Congress ought not TO vote n dollar for
Cuban relief supplies unless Mckinley prom
ises to intervene to stop Spain from creating
more want and desoation. 1t is more than
likely that many spaniards are helped from
our charity baskets
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Tho young Belgian prince is paying no at
teniion TO society and carefully avoiding
ambitious mrmnas and charming holresses,
while IN this country. He is confnng his oh
sorYations to the political and industrial life
Of the Nation IN way to stamp him as a
very o. ceptional sprlg Of royalty.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30

Tho only thing that shows in favor OF the
poaee-at-a ny-prce fellows is their indirecs
recognition of the fact that the pension list is
large enough.
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or two, hands ofI'-and tho Mckinley cab
met regard this reply. we are told as very
pacific and encouraging II Spain, hgurativoly
speaking, should slap this country IN the face
the Washington government might imagine
that Spain was getting saucy.
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Our diplomatic relations with Spain have
now reached the point where the United
States have said you ought to travel and
SPUN has replied Not on YOUR life 1t Is
up to us again.
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What luxury 1t will be TO fad Houston
In normal condition once more.
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Subscription by Mali--Daiiy and Sunday Post. one
year. $500: SIX mouths. $500; three months,
5000: one monfh Sf.oo.
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The report that Secretary Of tho Treasury
Gage VIII resign is authoritatively denied II
must be young and Inexperienced reporters
who are forever giving us rumors of the in
tended resignation of big office holders. A
republican resign office, indeed,
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Foreign Olfiees--Eastern business Office 4s Tribune
building. New York Che s. C. scckwith spe-
ciai Agency; Western 400 THE Rookery) Chi
eagn THE S, G. BecNeltf Special Agency.
Trave cling Agents--C. S. e. Holland, Travelling
Auditor; Z. X. Holland and B. .. Throop. Trav-
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We must not forget that every day now Is
bringing us closer to n possible sickly season.
Sanitary measures take Il back scat to no
question just at this time.
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The women OF Massachusetts, county are
Vigorously protesting against the admission
of one of their sex to the bar up there. And
We have been doing the New England women
the injustice of imagining That they generally
wanted to crowd the men out of the learned
professional
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30

Political yItupcratIon has now reached
about It's worst phase-thcy are saying In
New York that Plat and Croker are sup
porting each otherl
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4 The principal hacker II Il. q.
marine torpedo boat q 8 - X
,woman Mrs Isaac 1aws.. Y.
beon tho champion of III M
bowling alleys and bowliny b..
metropolis for several years w. Il
wants to knock something nv u
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Houston in better equipped with military
organizations than most aitieB Of its size. II
has four very superior companies-two OF In
fattry, one of cavalry md one OF artillery.
We are on very respectable war footng, so
far as local disturbances are concerned.
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In the presence of worldwide excitement
just now the Austrian rcichsrath is not get
ting the credit 1t deserves for It's decent man
ners since its reassemblng
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That part Of New YORK yss /
most thickly populated wv y !!
earth's surface had two ore z
day. In all forty families Ss,.S ''2
comics Of the fire escapes al sis3
half a dozen different tonsuss ~
We're extinguished within M si!s
the excitement lasted ali aifa;s =. u
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The SUNDAY Posi-. one year, -. so. !.
The SEMI WEEKLY Post Mondays and Thursdays)
one wear. $500: six months. SO cents; three
months, as cents.
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II looks as II the republican leaders would
be able to carry out their programme Of
having congress do nothing except pass the
appropriation bills and adjourn. Nothing has
been done so far. and nothing ia likely to be
done during the remainder of the session.
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The ctty.-The Post Is delivered to any rart ofthe
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Ing and subsenption1 aud no money should be
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Subscribers falling 10 receive The Pos, regularly
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very warm municipal campaign ia on At
Waco, we are told. 1t is hored It viii not he
succeeded by MS cold n spell as Immediately
followed the Houston primaries.
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Theater goers may or ~
that Lieutenant Commands
the Maine court of INQUIRY m +
husband OF Grace Fllkins, sC1s,f
lan's leading lady, who n, 4 ~
role in The Royal Box 4 p
tells me that they agreed 10 a.
time ago, but that may only II h
idle gossip.
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There was presented 3
OF the Fifth Avenue preaks y
last night a bouna vcluu,s I, N!
lions of the congrexat,cr Y e. /!
lis late resignation, With m. Y
800 members. The ,locto, ~ \!
token his ''assisthnt.s - noS
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-12-02
SPENDS HIS LIFE IN PRISON
The Cnusunl hsthod of Securing STA.
tsrial for = Book Adopted By q
Russian Author

Count Rocco D~ianovitch has mad.
the getting into prison the chief bus
ness Of his life for 81 OF the ~ yenr.
he has lived for the purpose Of gatheI
ing Information for n book he I
anxious to write on the subject. \
~ be left his home and wentinto Pru,
STA. where he was arrested for tire,
passing. and sent to prison for ihi.
months. working at chair making
from that time TO this he has neyri
been free from the desire TO continue,
..is prison explorations. says the Pitts.
hurgh Dispatch.
From - Till lie was 20 he wa in apo
out OF more than 20 prisons in Bel.
GUM. Prussia. Poland and Russia. HI.
first experience Of Jail life in Eng.
land was in Liverpool, which was on,
Of the worst he was ever In. filled
with drunken sailors from all over H..
world. lie stayed there six da VS.. when
lie paid his fine and got out. the frs,
time be failed to serve his sentence
ihen he went to Ireland, France
spain. Italy. Greece and Turkey. Their
10 Egypt. where the jails are III,
worst In the world except Australia:
next TO India and Japan. and then r.
America. where be remained for nore
thar a year, spending most of hi,
tune In JailS and penitentiaries.