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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-19

Liberty. Texas. April 1s.--An EnglIsh-
man came to Liberty day before yestardsy
and gave his name - rempleten; H ~
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missioner appointed " the county al1so
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Fireworks SpeCialties:

Three 1tnch signal aerial exploding at
altitude wi th tremendous report.
balloons powerful magnesium
lights dscharging height
batteries OF Rom candles showers Of golden rain and superb
Magical pmatc illumination with Atty lights Of intense bril-
ancy changing repeatedly and blending with pleasing
effects. lighting the landscape.
Display rockets celestial opaIS
plumes. wonderful chromac
tints; the novelty for 1893
lssing containing 100 sorpents
Flight OF eight 3 inch shells forming eweed Clouds studded
with hue.
Flight ray tourbons forming
Myriads Wrihing snakes (100).
Worlds ngng chains floating fesoons coorcd
lights.
batteries the novel effect
OF rocket producing the Aerial Whentsheaf"
o crackers
OF
Device Welcome Houston IN choice colors 15x2o feet
novelty, Pains quaduple shells (pacnted)
Acre OF variegaed discharge of Ave bnoh shells
AT all the Of National and In transitional Importance
exhibits Bench chief
ton of President Mckinley at the Wards Fair at the Centennial
the of Europe and place Pain at the he
Of Texas given opportunity to see an attraction which has
people ght, crush is prom
by Herbs band Go out early take your lunch and rem
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-19

the senate. The Judge was present ana
addressed the meeting. .iu
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-19

3-pou lavender ana
golden rod light blue and cerse pink and gold opas and
blood
flight OF Ave inch Boreas.
1898 novelty.
Display spou
! novelty pyrotechnicB..
velocity
device, "Aladdlu's Jcweled mutations.
fTalvo brilliant o
shells circumference with
the Manhattan Beach this
Discharge twenty monster aerial wagglers.
Ascent rockets carrying colorcd
stantly changing.
Device Tho Lone Star Of Texas"
Two huge batteries OF pearl srcamcrs
Ascent of nifty
PAINS aerial novct Hanging gardens floating festoons Of
iridcHcent nrenlos, National quedrr7lo
she all 1898 novelties consisting of twelve and g.
pound
Grand concluding de hro portrait well celebrity
suitable subject be changed nightly 25x25.
Aerial bouquet Of 100 1pound coorcd rockets fred stimuli
tancousy. produ cling fiery cloud of grandeur
an furnished the reworks For twenty the pryoteehnc
u lice
Of N
2ist TIL festivities begin p today with q
until after the frcwoksfor price OF admission
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-10
FRANkLlN's GRAVE.
Reasons Given For Allowing It to Remafm
 In Its Present Condition.

Benjamin Franklin's grave is in a neglected condition. No appropriate stone rises over it, the ground round about it is uneared for, and the tomb oe the great scholar and statesman is as obscure as that of a man whose name and fame were no part of the glory oe his country.
 His grave is destitute even of head stone. It is covered by an old fashioned marble slab which was placed there 100 years ago and is now worn and diseol- ored by age
 Nothing has been done to it since Franklin was buried there, and even the modest arrangements of the grave are not kept in the perfect condition that is expected of treat man tomb The earth on all sides is bare of grass, the common matching of tue common est grave, and an air of desolation is about the whole place
 The sexton said that the descendants of Franklin would not do anything to repair the grave; neither would they al- low anybody else to do anything. Ey- cry day he has received offers of sub seriptions from visitors, who are dis tressed by the forlorn appearance of Franlzlin's resting place and who would like to see it improved. h reply he says, as he has been instructed, thas Franklin wished it so being plain man averse to display of any kind. '' Not long ago. at his own expense, he had the fading inscription recut, or else even the only distinguishing mark, the name, would be gone.
 If he had not done so, the last rest ing place of the greatest man, outside of Washington, in American history would have been forgotten and un- known. Who is responsible for this con- dition of affairs? Not the living rela. lives of Franklin. The responsibility rests with the American people, to whom the man belongs, They should see to it i'll the future that what little ia there to mark the grave is kept in bet ter order than 1t has been i'll the past.
 Before he died Franklin provided for his own gravestone and instructed a stoneeutter of his acquaintance in every detail, even to the inscription which was to be placed upon it. He desired to be buried beside his wife, who had died some years before, and common slab was to be placed over them both. The inscription arranged as he ordered it reads:
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wabbled When He Came to possara-

Old Uncle Glaybrook is a very reli- gious old darky and holds converse with his Maker twenty times day or oftener. His habit is to pray and theR turn off into what appears to be ono sided conversation with the Lord, but 1t is evident that there is another party to it as far as he is concerned. To heax him reminds one very much of tele- phone conversation.
 The other day he was going through his customary devotions, and when he got to the point of expressing thankful ness for the many blessings of life ha broke off into a accounting of them, says Cicero T. Sutton of the Owens boro Inquirer. An den, dar' s possum, Lord-how'd you ever think of maxim possum? Possum jes beats all. You jes' couldn't beat it of you tried az in. Possum, he, he Yes, dar's watahmii-. lion. 1 hadn't thought of dat Hits jes' great. You couldn't beat hit neither, could you, Lord? Now, homes, couldn' you jes' fix it so dey bofe git ripe at oncet? Elf you was to do dat, you moughS go out an shet de do. Dey wouldn't be no mo- sin an no mo sorrow an no mo- tribelation. Jes' try hit oncet, Lord, an jes see whut diffunee hit would make.
 And then "old uncle" began to hun. quaint negro camp meeting tune and stopped to look at piece of liver in D butchers stall as the best substitute fox his loved possum or as best suited to the small piece of money which repre- scented his total movable wealth.
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Rugs and Moving.

A certain man who owns row Of dwelling houses over in the northwest quarter of the town has learned wisdom by bitter experience. A friend of mine went to him not long ago to rent one oE the houses.
 "Do you lease it by the month or by the year?" she inquired.
 "That depends on what you are going to have on your floors, :" answered the. landlord. Are you going to have car pets?'
 No" answered my friend; i've have rugs !"
 You'll have to sign years leass then, the landlord made reply, smil- ing craftily. :" If you bought carpets and had them fitted to the floors, l know you d stay in the house as long as you could, but these rugs are too easily ad- justed to any sized room. You'll have to sign a years lease if you have rugs There are seven houses in my row, and six of them haven kept tenant longer than two years at time for the lastffve years The seventh house-well, tho people in it had carpets made and laid for it five years ago. and they hayen's thought of moving. ~-
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WOMAN'S WORLD.
A NEW PALMIST TAKEN UP BY NEW
 YORK SOCIETY FOLK.

Women as Librarians = Freedom Among
 Burmese women-says She Is shaky as
 to Cows < Mistakes of Modern Woman.
 The Girl In Business.
 Soeiety's very latest fad and greatest drawing card at an afternoon reception Is palmist, who reads the secrets of the head and heart through tho palm of the left hand and tells the owner of the fair palm her white sins. And the palm ist whom society has taken up and ex. ploits as something really new is young woman of noble birth, whose parents occupy high court position ir Poland.
 She is Mile. Cleo Marie de Palkow- ska, 23 years of age, and she has already appeared in half dozen of the most ex- elusive homes of New York
 Her reading of the palm is altogether different from that of palmists who have f1ourished hitherto, and many fash ionable society women have hastened to bring her into their homes for their aft ernoon recept ptions and teas.
 4 palmist and fine collation. are two of the most powerful cards for full house at an afternoon reception, and both are rarely found together at the same entertainment Mile de Palkow- ska has created quite stir both by her hand reading and the fact that she comes of a noble Polish house. Her father is a general i'll the Polish army, and her grandfather was a marshal ill the court of King Augustus of Poland. Mile. de Palkowska has been in this country but three months, but her entree to society was speedy on account of her remark able talent
 Mile. de Palkowska was introduced to New York society at a reception given by Mrs. Richard Lounsbery at her
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home, 12 East Thirty fifth street. There Mile. Marie told secrets not only of the persons whose hands she read, but of their families as we'll, and told them what they had to fear through heredity.
 An incident occurred at Mrs. Louns- bery's reception that was Milo, de Pal kowska's first Unit, as it were, in cre- ating the palmistry fad. While she read the palms of many women who were curious to know how she did it a we'll known society woman approached and said; Mademoiselle, look at my hand. Cheiro has told me there is suicide in it. Tell me if I shall commit suicide" !"
 "Ah, madam, answered the Polish girl, studying her hand intently, there has been suicide in your family some time long before you. There is trace of it still. I see suicidal tendencies in the lines, but the will can overcome them. y
 Others pressed forward to have their palms read and each was told what she was best fitted for and what talents she possessed, musical or otherwise.
 Mile de Palkowska speaks in a pret- ty broken English that lends charm to her palm reading. She is very serious with it, however, and says she has ad- vanced it to science
 Much against the wishes of her rela- tives at the Polish capital, Mile. de Pal kowska came to this country three months ago and went to live with her married sister at 132 West Twelfth street.
 Through some distant relatives in this country she was introduced into the exclusive society set of Flushing and appeared in number of homes there. She first read palms at reception given by Mrs. Howells of Flushing. Her at tractive face and manners won her a ready recognition.
 She was soon heard of ill New York and taken up by the fashionable set.- New York Herald.
 Nearly 200 patents have been lssueo for horseshoes, but not one of the lnvan" lions has ever come into general use.
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Oldest Sailing Crafs.

The oldest sailing craft in the world Is the so called Gokstad ship, viking vessel which was discovered in sepul- nhral mound on the shores of Chris tiania ford. It is l. 900 years old.
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Times Changes.

In 1886 Goethe wrote to friend that 1t seemed almost inconceivable that now that the Gothard wagon road had been opened it was possible to go from Frankfort to Milan in single week. It is now done iA a day.
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Everything was done as he desired and the work was paid for out of his estate and stands today the same as when he died.-Philadelphia Times,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-30
CUBANS TO BE ARMED.
Col. Emilio Nunez Preparing to Take
an Expedition to the Island.

TAMPA, Fla, April Cool. Emilio
Nunez. the well-known filibuster, arrived
here this morning and was met at the depot
by an immense. crowd of Cubans. An off,
Ger from headquarters was at the depot
with carriage in waiting and took Nunez
in charge and conveyed him to the Tampa
Bay Hotel, where he was soon closeted with
General Wade. 1t is learned he is in the
city for the purpose of fitting out, with the
aid of the government, an expedition of
Cubans. A large lot Of guns and ammuni-
ton was received direct at Port Tampa last
night, collected from the military schools.
The guns will be placed in the hands OF
Gomezs army. Boats will be sent to Cuban
waters and the force will be landed by an
escort from SIMPSONS fleet. A large body
of trained soldiers will be carried from here
also. Colonel Nunez and General Wade were
closeted together long time. ]. E. Cartaya
and General Acosta and Colonel Lecret will
take part in the expedition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-30
TAKEN OFF CABANAs.
small SioOp That Was Trying tn
Carry News Into Havana

small sioop That Was Trying to
Carry News Into Havana.
KEY WEST. Fla, April ga small snar-
lsh sioop, the Engracia, captured bv the
united states gunboat Newport, Capt. r.
+. riley off Cabanas yesterday. was
brought in here this morning. She was IN
charge OF prize crew consisting of a couple
OF blue Jackets. Only one blank shot was
necessary to bring the Engracia to. She
hao on board crew of seven men and a.
cargo of fish. The men on board the nriza
had been in the Spanish navy service as
an escort o. naval reserves. The officers
or the Newport say the capture is an i'm
Rortant one, in view of the fact that the
niue vessel was attempting to carry into
havana news Of the movements Of the
United States fleet
The crew of the Newport are anxious tn
nave II known that they will share in the
are not returned. They say the Newport
was In sight when the cruiser Detroit made
the capture of the Spanish steamer. The
Engracia, it is claimed, is the fifth prize
the Newport is interested in
The Red Cross ship State Of Texas. with
nurses, provisions and medicines on board
hes mere awaiting the arrival of Miss Clara
Barton, president of the Red Cross Society
of the United States. 1t was intended that
la Grande, but owing to the fact that war
broke out after the ship left New York she
Will remain here and await the instructions
OF Miss Barton. The State of Texas will
be used as hospital ship for the troops and
meets or the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-30

future for the war-vexed island. 1t be-
heves also that the CubaDs would rather
join Mexico than the United States. ana
suggests that If they win make the motion
Mexico viii meet them half way.
1t Is to be hoped that the Herald VIII
not succeed in establishing in the Mexican
mind the ridiculous notion that the United
States is going to war for the purpose OK
adding territory to the Mexican Republic,
for the disappointment is likely to prove
straining to neighborly feelings. AT this
date the American people are of one mind
upon the proposition that Cuba is to be-
come a free and Independent republic. and
they not contemplating that failure in
self-government which seems so certain to
this Mexican advocate. But it is just as
well for Mexico to take notice that If the
Cubans fail in securing peace and happi-
ness under government of their own.
the United States will endeavor to solve
that problem for them, just as ii is sov-
Ing the problem of their deliverance from
Spanish msrule. In the meantime, IL Mex
leo and the other American coUn-
tries are not satisfied with either our pro-
cedure or the outlook, they might expert
ment little on their own account with
Porto Rico, which lies so invitingiy be-
fore them. Let them drive the Spaniards
out Of that island and amalgamate a pop
ulation that by blood, speech, religion
and all the traditions" Is SO closely akin
to them. A favorite Kansas poet once
wrote:
Souls of fire may dare the fire,
May aspire to rule the fire;
But the element consumes
Any sucker who preSumeS."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-30
MEXICO WANTS CUBA.
Cheeky Proposal That 1t Shall Take
the Island OF Our Hands.
Kansas City Journa

1t is not only the European newspapers
that persist in expressing a belief that the
ultimate purpose of the United States is to
annex Cuba. We quote further on from a
Mexican paper, which, being printed in En-
glish and owned by American citizens who
are temporary sojourners in Mexico, ought
to realize the binding force and honorable
intent Of an act OF Congress.
This paper is the Herald, published at the
City of Mexico by manager who claims
his permanent residence in Topeka and an
editor who subscribes himself as retaining
his citizenship in Boston. 1t is the opinion
of the Herald that Cuba cannot exist as an
independent republic, for the reason that
an irrepressible conflict is bound to ensue
between the whites and blacks While ii is
ready to admit that the government is at
present sincere in declaring for Cuban in
dependence it a time in the very near
future when clamor will arise throughout
all the United States for the annexation of
visible signs that the CubanS are unable to
govern themselves. In response to this
clamor, says the Herald, the United States
will annex the island and the great Ameri-
can republic will then have justified the ex-
pectatons--and suspicions-of every I'M
biased student of the situation.
But what" continues the Herald, will
be the effect on Latin America of a fresh
acquisition of territory to the south by the
played an aggressive tendency; indeed, has
absorbed the full half of Mexico. the north
passionate people must admit that a fresh
absorption OF territory will serve to confirm
the LatIn-Amer1can nations IN the DcueI
that the Monroe doctrine is but a cover for
the advance eQuatorward of the American
people. Many of the leading men of Latin
America view with apprehension the growth
of the colossus of the north. and it is this
instructive dread of AngIo-SaXcn domina-
ton that, at this moment inclines intelli-
gent men, not only in Mexico, but in Cen
tral and South America, to desire that
Spain may, in some way, retain Cuba. Our
argument that Latin-Americans will resent
the further acquision TO southern territory
by the United States is based on observa-
ton and information. There is plenty of
room for the American people TO expand;
they can. in time bring about the peaceful
acquisition of Canada; they can take Ha-
wall and Samoa. and as Senator Lodge has
suggested. acquire trading posts on the
coast of China. They do not need Qt would
be embarrassing for them) 10 move SOUTH
ward and ii would certainly be impoltic to
arouse the Ill will of Latin America"
And then the Herald advances a remark
able proposition in solution of the difficulties
which ii has dreamed or invented-a propo-
stion, by the way. so refreshingly impudent
that it becomes positively artistic. IT pro-
poses that Mexico shall be allowed to annex
Cuha after the United States has wiped
Spain out. and declares that blood. speech,
religion and all the traditions of the two
peoples point to this procedure as the only
one that promises happy and peaceful
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-30

WASHINGTON, April 29.-Diplomats here
are making arrangements through their
countrys consuls and agents at Havana for
the departure of foreign officials and colo
MES as soon as there is any indication of
bonhardment or any other move that will
imperil the lives of foreigners residing in
Havana a British war ship is now on the
way to Havana. Germany, Italy and Aus
tria also have ships in West Indian waters
within easy reach of Havana to take care of
their citizens. 1t is understood that the
foreign consul generals and ConSus have
been given wide latitude in determining the
time when foreigners should leave. 1t is the
Expectation here that Admiral Sampson will
serve ample notice the authorities at
Havana both Spanish and foreign, before
opening fire. On the receipt of this notice
the foreign consuls and colonies will go on
board the various foreign war ships.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-30
THE VOLUNTEER ARMY.
Mastering Officers, Surgeons and
Quartermaster Appointed.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-Three sets of
officers who will be prominent in the organi-
cation and mobilization of the volunteer
army have been appointed, namely: The
mastering officers, who will swear the vol
unteers into the service of the government,
the surgeons, who will examine them, and
the ouartermasters, whose business 1T will
be to attend to the issuance of camp equi-
page. arms, ETC., and to provide for their
TRANSFORMATION. The preliminary steps,
therefore, are well under way for the or
ganization and equipment of the $4,000 men
called for by the President 1t was expected
that by to-day some of the state troops
might possibly have been formally sworn
into the service of the United States, but
at the close of office hours 1t was stated
that no reports showing this to have been
ACCOMPLISHED have been received. In most
instances, however, the mastering of1cers
have to travel considerable distances to
reach the States where they are TO perform
their duties which will delay for some time
the enlistment of the guards as soldiers or
the United States. A few additional changes
of apportionment of troops TO the states
were made to-day, but. as far as practl-
cable the War Department ofhclals are al
herring TO their original determination not
to increase the quotas first announced; Inc
rendeZyOusing points in half dozen states
were changed because OF representations
that have been made that these were for
the hest interests of the service. Secretary
Alger was very busy considering the many
army that have been filed with the depart
menf and it is expected that by the early
mart Of next week a list of nominations Tor
these places will be sent to the Senate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-30

WASHINGTON, April %. - The French
ambassador and Austrian minister are look
ing after the interests of the Spaniards
taken on the various Spanish ships cap
tured by American war vessels and now
Held at Key West as prisoners of war.
There has been no occasion, however, for
the exercise of this protection thus far, as
the Spanish prisoners are being treated with
all due consideration and courtesy consis-
tent with the circumstances CT their posi-
ton. They are held at the military bar
racks at Key West, and it is understood
their care is under the direction of the
United States district attorney for that dis
trict- At the outset the prisoners found diff
hculy in communicating with their friends
and relatives, but this has now been over
come, and an arrangement has been effected
here by which they will be able to COM
munieate by mail or telegraph with their
friends The foreign representatives feel
confident that these prisoners will receive
every possible attention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-30
PortugaI,s NeutraIitv raor..

to-day publishes the neutrality decree of
Portugal in the war between Spain and the
United States. 1t is similar to the decree
issued at the time of the outbreak of the
Franco-Prussian war, and contains six
articles. ID Forbids the equipment of
priVateers in Portuguese waters: I2) forbids
the entry of privateers into Portuguese
waters; 90 permits belligerents to make
short stay at Portuguese ports: (D defines
legitimate trade as regards belligerents and
forbids trading in goods which may be con-
sidered contraband of war; 60 warns Portu-
guese and foreigners in Portugal against
action contrary to the security Of the state:
go refuses protection to any infringers of
the decree