The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-04
WITH THE PASSING THRONG

| has no intention in that direction. and he
| Is not slow In disclosing to those around
| him the cause or apprehension upon which
he bases his objection. This outspoken
| senegambian OF anti bellicosc predictions
| generally holds forth nj the rear OF the
| Hutohins house tonsorial establishment.
| and there II was--on yesterday--that he
amused as well as amazed n crowd of dar
keys with his "scruples' against following
the disciples OF Mars in the present "lit-
tie unpleasantness. He knows nothing
Of geographical lines, and through some
strange Authorization he confounds cuba
with Mexico at the same time believing
that the citizens OF our neighboring re-
public. rather than the Spaniards. are the
fellows who are now giving Uncle Sam 81
much trouble. In his conception the har-
Dor OF Havana Ia simply a big fishing pond
or pleasure ground where the cruel sub
jects OF President Diaz and his mother in
law the queen regent of Spain. amuse
themselves daily by killing American call
org md taper n the festivities by feeding
negroes to the sharks. For this reason
he has got a horror Of the existing and
prospective hostilities, and, 50 far ag he
IS concerned the call "To arms" VIII be
idle waste OF breath. You niggahs may go
TO war ii you want TO-" he remarked 10
them yesterday but 'scuse me from any
perliklcr participation w de dog gone pie
mic no you know what daIn ere men
down dar do When dey grab a culld
pessun dey put big hook tru' de kali oh
his leg. tie a rope to de hook, and den
dump him into de bay as \ bait for sharks.
Fu' dc bawd, dey use dc poor nigEah as
live minnowE' for desc ERE mAn-caters,
and gcowhillicans!- da,'s why I'm skoercd
to Iine IN dis fighting exkurshun" Tho
darkey In question 10 certainly muchly
miN'd and badly scared man, and nothing
short OF a ten ply, selr-acting cable will
ever pun him into Tho war.
Brother Bergman, the popular manager
| Of Sweeney X Cocmbs opera houGc. win
be rendered benefit this evening. when the
passing throng Will not only have a good
opportunity of greeting His Excelency.
hut paying a well merited compliment 10
right good fellow "a we'll.
An unusual scene was presented in the
dining room of the Lawlor hotel last even
ing, when nearly hundred mon some
coatless, collarless and cravntloss and all
dressed In Tho everyday garb peculiar 10
honest, horny handed sons OF toll marched
into tho apartment and took possession OF
| the most convenient vacant chairs that
| were available Had a body OF Comnnche
Indians invaded the room they could not
| tor the moment. have caused a greater
| surprise to tho bewlld,red wniIers. and
to say tnat the guests were puzzled and
| ,WG,'o"i,"'r 'o' we .nuNpeu,'n Visit ~ put
| came known who The hovs ,vcro. ,vbaw.,
| IL would mako nnv Amsric,, re,I nrn,,A :,
| SEQ tie Measure ihet lighted no every
| face When II became known that ,h. .,l,.
nor t;uprds Of Vlctor,a and mo sto,e MA,
OF Nacoedochos there was nothing too
COCO Tor mem ana there wasn't scot In
ror Tho ss,,iny rha soti,. Vas 1, aU, 'lNrs
| going to the moblltzatIon rendag,o,. -,
Austin-thcy were on their wnv m tho
war. aud where AT first il looked as thorgb
they might he reRarded ms intruders II
soon became rvtdent thcv u,oro v,ni,o,,,,,
as PATRIOTS.
General L, M OpenheImer WAS bera
| ,..s,...,o,. t,,,,, ~ ~, 49,.
'''r D'S "ome. J" montgomery
take breakfast at tho Capitol He subse-
] lNtIliN lfI' LOT AUSTIN, where his
! cree viii put "a Qmetus on the rumors of
| Second Volunteer regiment OF Texas or.
| prnhtlme' WI he In the thick Of the fray
| NV, ~. - n S,"~ 70 auues rur .ue honor OF
'"' "'N Wv '"V 'V."U" ~ N"u''
n, - -
NN"' :" 80" "NA'Nh
| 'eoture nj the opera house, proved by his
oioqnenee that the medical fraternity Is
not without orators. As a speaker he is
o oS1n, ,n'epes''3g ana eh,ertainlng' and his
marked attention wa
Tom o'C,prnr ~ ,,,o,ori, u.,c 80, .,,,.-
a., -. w 40 ''n""S
'"' 'A's"s '"'ohs mere last night nut his
generosity In donating $500 towards uni
forming aud eauipping a gallant military
companv IA tok. r,rt a., a.. ,, -.
Spain wos mon r. ~, ~" wa, a*a''s,
admirers Mr. S,Cnnro pI uslou q,
tho a., No'hor always one or
~ hon'e, NV s w sNenS movement calculated
A question Of unhola,n o' t wn'h " comes 70
American flag. as in the present instarr u'
no ono will be surprised to learn Of his
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