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STILL ADDING TO THE BURDEN.


That was humlliating as well az as
oouraging story IN the dispatches from
Washington, published yesterday morning,
telling us that there mad been u net IN
crease OF nearly $4,000 names on the PEN
sion rolls within the past SIX months and
announcing the request by the department
Tor SS,OpO.O0O to mako up deficiency In
pension payments for the current fiscal
year,
The people Will have TO take hold of their
congressman and senators to stop tho
growth of this pension outrage-theso huge
pension steals. All sensible men. not draw
Ing n pension. know that to see our rolls
growing at the rate OF 5000 names year.
,hirty-threc years after tho close of the
war, is to witness the preparation of gross
and scandalous frauds. a burden OF $780,
COCOON per nnnum on account of pensions
10 simply monslrous. England nor Ger
many. nor France, with their thousand
years of wars. have half such a charge
upon them.
The trouble has been that the public at
large have not correctly located the source
VI INC outrage. III is not tlie fraud them
selves who apply for pensions who ara 80
much to blame ms congress. The demo-
gogues IN that body have continued 10
court the Soldier vote" by adding to the
pension statutes until almost any one
whose uncle, or cousin, or aunt. smelt
powder or saw blue coat between 1861 and
1866 is entitled to grab IN tho pension
bag Thousands OF claims are annually al
lowed by congress that have bean rejected
by the department. and that We're carried to
congress because rejected by the depart
ment. These steals are rushed through at
! the ratio OF a hundred an hour sometimes,
In both senate and house and not a soll-
tary member has the courage to speak up
In opposition, often there is no quorum
present at Friday night sessions where
hundreds Of these bills are passed. A point
of order would stop the abuse for tho time
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NI.EAlNNlxa orn r.rNnyl

IN one sense this Nation Il making IT,
SELF ridienlous IN the cyes Of Europe by It's
crude and hastily improyised war prep
Srat'ons' Our size and wealth con,rastfd
win the size and wealth OF our ros isis
antagonist. render our wild ana hur,ica
nunt Tor weapons Of deferse only the MO q
noticeable. To see great giant rush n !;
shout ina hish state Of excitement 70 aud
Arms With which to fight decrerit ,ismy
= % = certain extent amusing despite the
aeriousnesn Of the aHalr.
~ ana 4 Y The giant that u preparing %
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WON'T ACCEPT MNDI,Tioy.
Mckinley VIII MT Prrmit European
IuterfprPUrr

New York, April 1.-The IIerald's Wash
ington special says: President Mckinley
viii not accept mediation OF European
bower to settle the questions PENDING ba-
tween the United States and Spin II
Eurnpe thinks there should lie mediation
let her mediate between Spain aud cuba. .
This statement, made by a high oflic al Of
the administration, may BE- X & rded as
an answer to intmations conveyed to this
government by representatives, of 10 eign
powers OF the willingness OF their govern ;
ments 10 exercise their good Offices to T.
tie the Cuban complications eXi.ung te-
tween the un.tcd States and Spain Furth-
ermore, he said the administration hal
reason 10 believe that pressure had h el
exerted upon Spain to have her pr p3te
10 this government TO accept the mediatioa
CT third power and failing to obtia
aequiescence TO this proposition to apply
to one or two European Nations Will h
would subsequently make representations
10 President Mckinley. France AMI Great
Britain have already officially expo sssd to
the state derartment the deep concern they
iesi over the prospect OF war between ts's
country and Ssain. and the cali Of III
austrian minister today upon Assistant
secretary OF State Day gave rise to tie
report that he had come to tsnder the
good offices Of his government
There Is reason to believe the Austrla,
diplomat questioned Mr. Day as 10 tie
present condition OF Cuban affairs. fast
as the French ambassador. NJ Cam en-
during his visit 10 the state dsp1rtm n
on Monday talked over the situation -
the assistant secretary; but there Is Ike
wise reason 10 believe that lust as Nj.
Camden failed TO elicit any important in
formation. the Austrian minister also was
unsuccessful. II President Mckinley w-rs
willing to accent French mediation III $
diplomat assured me France would 20 CO
Spain 10 permit it's exercise b. s'moy
drawing tight the strings OF hsr mcney
bags.
In case Of mediation the decision which
would probably be resched b. Frarr,
would. he explained give Cuba III ind =
rsndence POSSESSED by Australia and
while the snan,sh Nag wouis c,n,i,re 70
wave over the 's,sni II wouIf haze mo
more 20 do with The future OF Cubsns
than the British dar has to do with the
course pursued by the Australians.
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this government, when the time for i'm
mediate action with reference 10 the prs
ent emergency exists, to provide TOT ais-
| tinct future when PERHAPS provisions wiit
no needless. III war should occur II VIII
soon be demonstrated what the value 81
the modern battlsship 10. NO man eoupts'
no man can doubt the value OF tne mole. II
agent of destruction known as the torpedo
boat and the torpedo boat destroyer. 81
emily and swiftly in the watches OIL tns
night. over stlll waters, these swift boats
proceed tpou their GRAND OF de3tuctioh
and. while insignificant in themselves, w
they carry suah agency OF destruction ina.
tina proudest battleship that ever s-!ats
Is mere paper box when assailed tc- them.
II Is simply a magnificent grave oenea.n
water for those who unfortunately happen
To be attacked by a destroyer striker. Bat,
also; above all the negotiations, iet nj :
again endeavor to impress upon the no 80
that the danger TO be provided against Is
The danger which menaces lis now. EVERY
hour and every minute across the wa e1s
of the Atlantic Is coming that dangnr.
Every hour and every minute IL Is clio er
10 us and every hour and every minute we
are less secure In consequence OF u, l
hope those who have influence, that thoss
who have the ear of the agencies now III
recting and controlling the government,
largely to the exclusion OF the legislative
branch, may exert that influence, thae u
that can be done which ought to b. done
for our protection IL may be done without
further delay" (Appiause)
After several hours OF wrangling dur
ing which all scrts of amendments were
offered and voted down and many spcecnes
were made the vote was taken upon the
Cuban substitute TO reduce the number OF
battleshlps to one and to increase the tor
redo boats apd torpedo boat destroyers to
twelve each. It was defeated--7S to 12f,
Mr.. Underwood fDem., Ala.). offered an
amendment appropriating $A,OOo0oo Tor
the establishment of "a government arror
nlate factory. He did not think it proper
with n war cloud over the country to
criticlse the Price paid for armor Battle
ships authorized in the bill contested. the
government could save the extortinn 10
which 1t was now subjected. He went into
the investigation into the cost of man
ufacturing armor plate. The amendment
was ruled out on point of order.
An amendment to reduce the cost o.
amor plate to $500 per ton was defeated.
This completed the bill and it was reported
to the house and passed.
Then. at p m. the house adjourned
until Monday
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SPANS DEFEAT CERTAIN.
senior Gcnnro Alas Opinion MS to the
Result of Wnr.

senior GenurO SInS' OUtntOu uS ~ INC
Result of IL Wnr.
Special to the Globe Democrat.
New York, March S0.-Senor Genaro
Alas, who is considered in Spain to be the
first Spanish military writer. published
the following article in La Epocha of
Madrid, on March II, about the results CT
"a war between his country and the United
states;
"Wui IL be Il duel in French STYLE or
until TIE first bloou Is shed, or hght 20
the death? In my opinion, neither one nor
the other II we are defeated quickly, we
snail lose Cuba and probably also Porto
Rico and ii is very likely that we shall
have a stronger revolt in the Philippine
and serious troubles at home. Bui, sup
nose that at the beginning, OF the war We
sink the whole Yankee fleet, and even Dom
bard with success two or three anAee
uorts, Will all end there? Oh, no. the
Americans will not stand 1t, and the Nation
that from 1861 to 1865 put in arms more
Than 1000, 900 soldiers, raised powerful
lieeJs, spent $1,000, 600, 600 and lost nearly
the SAME amount, will make such Efforts
then that, in spite OF all my respect fJr
Spanish patriotism, | can not bSl.eve that
spain Will be able to stand against it.
'If there are those who believe in inter
vention by European powers in favor OF
spun, uuH !.
"A fight to the death it viii not be,
either, because the Americans can not
conquer us with so many niles OF ocean
between the two countries. We may 10
our colonies, but Spain will remain. PROB
ably that loss. though Immediately dlsas-
tfous would be benefit to our sons.
Now, can any man of sense believe that
We can do to the United states what the
Americans can not do TO us? Is 1t not a
nonsensica dream to think of c-nqlest
OF American territory? | am not douh ing
the courage of the Spaniards, but | believe
that all nations of Europe together are not
strong enough to sever foot OF land from
the United States.
"ln brief. the United States VIII not come
to conquer us here nor shall we so TO con-
uuer them there. The whole war viii be
reduced TO this. The Yankees will Erovi o
the insurgents with arms and ammunition,
blockade the ports Of Cuba and Save 10
death our army there. that subi nov
exclusively on imported food
What will be the role of our navy? TO
break The b'ocknha in ordsr to provision
cur army and in order to get coal for Itself;
because suppose that our shins Will not
come back 10 coal in Spain.
THAT viii be all. At the start the Yam
KEGS may destroy our whole navy. or we
may destroy theirs, but In the long run
they will get the advantage. All othrr
things viii be mere episodes of the war
The prvateers on either side win amount
to nothing In deciding where victory shall
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HOUSTON. SATURDAY, APRIL =, IsDs.
n TEN PAGES I7ODA y,
ENGLAND AND mn COLONIES.

90. y7n7.tsts. :, ,e,-.tA. l.. .,,..
- r'Y1's'a
- ''''', - 80 49, = ~ ~
."p ~ w p'',''' $3.50
y, 80. =. = = =
&. y J, ~ - $500
= ~ 49,.
s'in s''ons ee'psn .oN''' ~ 'ri''''"r ~
4 i1ooi's''on ;'ueu INV I'nu oihe'e"' '''o"'''
ure iiseiy 10 roch aiehs 20 now i'' So''u
Tins yet
iut ono me day N tne ii'pre we W"
going 10 see virtually new nation porh
i down under the southern cross, WIN prac-
tirally a republican form OF government
although acknowledging aleg ance TO tho
mother country another Canada, with
great prospects politically ana CONNER
cially. The nnlon OF the Australian colonies
VIII mean growth and power for them
selves and added strength to England,
What a contrast is presented In this pos.
slbility between the policy pursued by
Great Britain towards it's English speaking
colonies ana the course adopted by other
European nations towards their outlying
possessions. even where substantially peo-
MED nv eoIon,sts from, tho ,nsther cointry,
The explanation is found in the nrorrss.
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sENArE's opEN SESSION.
Chandeliers Resolutions Calling
Consular Reports Referred 4

CONSUME helbeFtS heitr'Su'
Washington. April LIN the open
sion OF the senate today Mr.. Chandle'l
New Hampshire called up the reso'1
he introduced yesterday requesting
president to send the Cuban consula
respondonce TO the senate and 1t WI
ferred TO tho committee on foreign Y
tions.
After the passage of few bills tH
ate went into secret executive sessl@
proceedings occupying the greater ~
the afternoon and being devoted
cusclon of the wisdom of PURCHASING
Danish West Indies Islands.
Mr.. Bacon OF Georgia offered
ton, which was adopted, requestiot \
secretary Of war to inform the senap u
provisions had been made TO proIee
sea coast cities of Georgia and waS
of the emergency appropriation OF !r9
000 had been allotted for the delep's
Georgia S sea coast.
Adjourned until Monday.
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. ward on an attack by the pismy! Insfeao
Of the latter anticipating ravagcd toist
, and sunken fleets. II Is the big feIiow 'na'
appears to be shaking. In this day OF mo'.
err lighting machines on the seas I'm
modern great guns on modern iof''nea-
lions. We find the government al Wash-
Iington reduced TO the apparent necessity
~ buyIng up all sorts OF Junk shop craft
Yachts ~ fourteen TO sixteen knots TO be
turned into torpedo boats and destroyers
when the modern types OF these VESTS
mike from twenty-five TO thirty-two
knots old tugs to be rugged out as gun
ycssels-placlng smooth bore guns on OIL
monitors on guard at great Cities securing
| Europe for ships and ammunition and az
/ pendiuR on green crews 20 handle the
i goets and green recruits to man the forts!
Aud for what? To fight mighty England
or powerful France? No, but to keep poor
old third rate Spain OF OF u.s.
what record OF neglected duty In the
past does this condition OF things disclo5e!
What reflection upon the intelligence OF
congress and Of the people! The United
armed on sea and land for any emergency
that the nations OF the world OF equal
greatness would have hcsltatcd to attack
us In a crisis like this we ought to b.
absolutely unrnffled in our confidence!
The ordinary intelligence that puts a lock
on n door for the protection OF house
hold or pays per cent Insurance against
loss. ought to have long ere this had US
on such n defensive and offensive fnoting
that Spain would never have dreamed OF
resisting us by force!
When tho uninsured dwelling goes up In
smoke, however, It's former owner gem
orally admits the value OF small outlay
for adequate protection and he ~ rarely
caught at a disadvantage a second time By
such a disaster When we spend sone
$500, 600, COO, possibly, on a war and suffer
other losses, both of men and money. and a
certain degree of humiliation, we may con-
clude to stop cheesc-paring policies for the
nublic defense! When We reflect that 10
have spent one-tifth Of such sum within
the past three years, above what we have
spent during that time, for ships and forts
and guns, would have preserved the peaae
and demonstrated even to Spain that she
would be committing hari-kari to fight US
then we may stop saving at the sigot
while leaving the bung open!
Or course. we are "the greatest show on
earth" in National way and wisdom will
die with u.s." from tho standpoint Of thu
stump orator but as a matter of fact what
we haven't learned yet would make a re-
marknbly large and interesting vclume!
About this time, however we are studying
tho first chapter intently. Suppose 1t were
France or England with whom we wera
about to 60 to war? In year, IN that
event. we would learn a practical lesson
that would prove valuable to us until tho
millennium! Certainly we can whip Spain,
but sec what an extraordinary rush and
hullabnloo have been necessary to place us
in even half way defensive shape!
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APPEAL TO VICTORIA
The Queen Regent Makes ~ W.
teupt to secure NcdtnttOpt

The Queen Regent Makes 49,
tempt To secure Mcdintior,.ff
London, April 1.-The queen rev.
Spain has sent an autograph letter r !.
queen OF England, the New YorA Y
correspondent learns from hign
imploring help. Queen Maria ons
bsgs Queen Victoria to use her 'pn.
upon the British government TO ~
Austria and France in an attempt " "A
European mediation.
This extraordinary step mas pess
by the queen regent because OF We
reception accorded by the BRITISH ~
ment 10 the representations OF the
ambassador respecting mediation. q
Tie Worlds informant added
Victoria simply forwarded copy s3
queen regents letter to Lord 49,
whose policy viii not IN any way
tected by it, England viii not .S
any policy OF boistering up span
In Cuba The opinion prevails
soyernmen. viii be pressed from W.
eral benches OF the house OF CON
recognize the independence OF
soon as the United States does -
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IL WAR is DECLARED.
w. Il. Nnndcrbit Ia Present the
Government ,yith II wnrship.

GOVERNMENT WIN n WnrshIp,
New York, April 1.-The Herald says:
William *. Vanderbilt, it WAS report d.
has decided. in the event OF war with
Spain. to present TO the United states a
government warsh!p to cost S5,000.000 THIS
interesting Information came from re-
sponsihlc source with the explanation that
Vanderbilt impressed with the justice of
the Nations attitude in the present or sis,
believed this to he the most direct and
practical manner in which he could b. OF
service TO his country.
Vanderbilt, II his decision Is MS rarrs-
sonted, has resolved 10 follow IN the FOOT
steps of his grandfather, Commodore Ger
nel'us Vanderbilt, who. during the oiyil
war, presented 10 the Foderal government
the large steamship Vanderbilt, which was
valued Mt 81. 000, 0co
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djourned until Monday.
rour,h-cInss postmnstcrs.

Washington, April Especial. ,--fs
class postmasters for Texas appoln.s
day: James H. Bonds, Bangs
county; Calvin =. Dorsey, bih"
Rockwell county, John G. Wilso1a,, "
Brown county; Charles Albert. eng, N
county; Charles W. Ainsley Lahs:
ertson county, John w. Miles, Nass,1
county; Lewis -. Baird, Ora, nPs
cpt,ptv IA
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New Texu. pontofGce..

Washington. April 1.--tSreciai.,..,y, On
posttfiices have been established as "a,
Elm. Karnes county, Samuel T. ~
postmaster; Heard, Galveston COUNT
Burke postmaster.
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Just now learning that there is nothing wc
need so much as these, These gentlemen have
been 70 taken up with battlcships for the
pact Ave years they could think OF nothing
eIsc-an here we are. caught In a grave pre-
dicamcnti
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Tho war situation" has monopolizod public
attention oil over the United States. The
pence-at-any-prtcc citizen is found now and
then. but no is wonderfully and fearfuiy
slonesofnei
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Fort Worth, Texas. April ia car load
OF munitions of war came In yesterday over
the Rock Island from Fort El Reno, o. Il,
en- route 10 Fcst Morgan, Ala, The car
MAS loaded with war supplies such as sans
and ammunition two Hotehkiss guns. wag
ors fer the same and other wariike inate-
r,al
The company to which the oqulrment tc
lonss ws!l socp fellow. The increment Is
eoasionsd BY the geaeral concentration q!
United states Regulars near the Atlantic
and Gull crasts for the purpose OF furn,,n.
ing better Profession In case OF war With
Spain
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ORDERED UNDER ARMS.
Kennedy RIFLES to March at an Hour.
Notfpc.

Corpus Christi, Texas, April l.--ordcrs
were received in this city yesterday in
structlag tho Kennedy Rifles to be IN readi
ness 10 marea within nm hours call, This
news caused romrwhat OF surprise
among tire members OF the company, bu,
nevertheless they are ready to stand as a
unit In defense Ct their country and flag.
rrs company IS ready to bs on the march
inside OF en- hours notice and all that Is
now awaited y an order TO n,arch forward.
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The HOUSTON DAILY POST,
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Houston Printing Company.

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enrrsrp Al THE pos1orricH At HOUSTON. TEXAS
As srcoNp CLASS MATTER.
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Spain has the two strongest arms q. an or
fenfiyo nest--srmored cruisers and .orpoao
boats. Our brilliant naval construo .brs arc
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'lss DA!y rosr, Ta IS sy Y. y c POST
stsMi.MEGRi-y POST, III Coils. Per Week.
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Wo may noV expect the gpldbug organs to
raise 'hs eryff lingo against Mr., Bryan
FOR dsrlns 70 intimate tina, the ilac has come
to s'rp the spanish government scm making
monkeys out OF Messrs, Mckinley ad bay.
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Il Is said that there ia ono county up IN
PENNSYLVANIA where majority Of the voters.
both In town and country, regularly wait for
the highest bidder in primnr,cs and elections
But isn't there some mistake hero--only one
county?
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II Germany attempts 10 seize Liberia we
may expect TO sec the war spiri, strike New
ENGLAND after all, The lialos and Boutelles
do not SO much on Cuba, hut they will como
out strong for their negro protcgos on tho
Wost African coast!
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When The hattlespip Kentucky gets Into the
iish, aud Wins or fQses, II viii always be i
nan,sei and National issue whether it was
'he bottle o. water on the PROV or the Ken
turks iiomhop on the sSjs that did the work
Tor her.
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The feint of revolving tho RECOMMENDATION
orders and feeding the starving comes from
Spain too late. We know how she would re-
turn these poor wretches TO their lands lin
pine boxes,
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The neople Of the Danish West Indies viii
pray that Uncle Sam and Denmark viii not
swap horses In the middle of the trouble, at
any rate.
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The Tcxns Volunteer Guard may get to
spend the summer upon the coast and have
no end OF 0shlng and EunnlnK
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The country is now breathlosaly waiting 10
see tho administration cat Jump. And II
can't hold it's breath too long. either. without
danger OF an explosion.
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Mr. MclSinleNai least owes il to the country
TO make up hisAmind In time to get Fitxhugh
Ice away from the Havana mob, We can't
afford NC to lose General LEG n the preliminary
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Tho second month OF spring has, arrived
and the sanitary obligatIcns resting upon us
continue to loom up with more distncness!
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-26
The birthplace of Josephine.

Fort dc France, Martinique. is the
strongest fortified point the French own
In America. 1t is both a military and
naval station, and a fort was erected on
mountain top there years ago. which
has since been improved and strength
ened by some of the most modern guns
known in warfare.
During the civil war tho United
States cruiser Kearsarge chased the Con.
federate blockade runner Alabama into
the harhor, and was on the point OF
opening fire on her when the authorities
forbade it. Here they remained for some
time, and during stormy night the
Alabama slipped out and disappeared in
the Caribbean sea.
Several times the place has been bad
ly damaged by tropical cyclones, during
which hundreds lost their lives. 1t is
noted as being the birthplace OF the
Empress Josephine; life size piece OF
statuary of her adorns the principal
plaza. The fort has had for years but
one family-the king of Dahomey and
his six wives, whom tho French captur-
ed after great trouble i'll the African
wilds and imprisoned. -Philadelphla
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