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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12
THE NEW DEAL.
United States Not II Parity to Spain's
Inst DOIEc.

SsuteS NOT PnvtN to SnQin'g
Inst Dodge.
London. April 12--The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Standard says;
The most important feature in the new
stage of the relations between Spain and
the United States is the fact that Spain
having granted a suspension of hosti!ities
the people of the United States now con-
slider their hand free, as they were no party
10 the arrangement thus made by the pope
and the powers with Spain Their conten-
tion is that Spain. having taken upon her.
self to grant Internationally this suspen-
sion Of hostilites, without any mutual
agreement or arrangements nothing can be
asked or expected from America, who will
merely look on to see what comes out OF
this sort of armistice and of any negotia-
lions between the Cuban autonomist gov
eminent and the insurgents.
When in time, events allow the United
States to Judge of the results of tho sus-
ponsion of hostilities. and of the negotia-
items as TO home rule. America will con-
slider herself free to act in accordance with
American interests and to insist upon
permanent settlement of the Cuban ques-
ton to secure peace in Cuba; and all sim
ply because President Mckinley made no
engagements for the present or future with
the POPE and the powers who are alleged
to have spontaneously induced Spain to
grant the suspension of hostilities.
This must be borne in mind in order to
understand why some OF the questions
stand lust as they wore week ago. Tho
only clear result attained as the Madrid
government well knows is the indefinite
postponement of rupture if the American
congress indorses the view of President
Mckinley aud leaves him with full powers
to decide upon the hsst course TO follow
according to the march Of events.
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ms.
HAS FAITH ~ SPAIN
ADMIRAL neranRcr SAYS tbc .,.
cnns Are Arrnid to uiuI,

II
"nns Are hfrnId tn Right.
Madrid, April i2.- III Hera,do do madrid
publishes an interview with Admiral Re-
ranger former minister Of marine. in ,hs
.ou'se OF which he expressed his confidence
IN the ability of the Spanish navy TO win
IN The event OF war with the United states
There is no fear sald he. "of our o.,
u.'l ports being exposed to an attack. In.
go uS s W haYaha. cienfugos. Neuvitas
electric and automatic torpedoos win
ia'se radius Of action. The late senor
,anqyas dc Castillo, who paid attention 70
ihese matters, decided In connection with
myself to Seni q Cuba 100 torpeeoss wsicn
mus, have been placed In those harbors.
.pieoa, the well known torpedo expert.
un1s;rtock to convey and Mace these a.,
y have already said that by sea we xhalI
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12
HOUSTON, TUESDAY. April ~, Isos
a NEW ADMINISTRATION.

Tho New municipal administration has
now been formally lniuoted into office and
we shall naturally regard with deep inter
est the purposes announced or Indicated for
the management OF affairs In which all
citizens are directly concerned. There arc
no radical measures, fortunately. suggested
or required and we need anticipate no
startling departure from existing policies.
There are matters 10 be considered, how
ever. that are of great moment to the city
and 1t NAV not be amiss to Impress them
upon the minds Of our new officials, Tho
Post does rot, of course. desire to oe I'M
derstood as Offering gratutous advice TO
these officers. or debating the manner IN
which they shall discharge their public
obligations, hut simply as volcing the hopes
and expectations of the community.
Our chief concern is with reference to tho
continuance OF public improvements AMI
the Inauguration Of thorough and stringent
sanitary measures. II Is hoped that plans
for extending the sewerage system and III
creasing the number OF paved streets win
enlist the full sympathy and hearty sup
tort OF every member OF tho new city gov.
eminent. II popular sentiment Is wanted as
a warrant for such action, that sentiment
unquestonably exists. We have grown and
prospered by reason of the steady develop.
mcnt OF public improvements and we can
confidently anticipate continued expansion
and profitable returns from every dollar
expended for paving. drainage and sewer
age.
The city Is Just entering upon great
destiny and progressive public spirit
ed administration can do much to hasten
the realization of our hopes for the future.
we are sadly In need OF a thorough over
hauling In sanitary way, and ii ma.
iority OF lIouston's population should be
asked today as TO the first step that ought
TO be taken by the new city government
they would undoubtedly answer "Compel
the sewer connections under the ordinances
remove the surface closets and clean and
drain the city from border line to border
Incl"
The continuance OF public improvements
and tho vigorous cleaning up of the city
arc the two overshadowing and material
questions of the hour and II the new gov
eminent shall energetically address itself
to these matters 1t will create most IA
vorahle impression upon tho whole body
Of citizens in the very beginning OF It's Ca.
reer.
The mayor is an intelligent and wide.
awake young man, full OF energy and re-
source, and upon him will largely de-
volve the inauguration aud success Of
progressive policies Let us all trust that
ne VIII fully meet the expectations Of The
large majority Of citizens by whom he has
been elevated to his present enyiablo nos,.
tion.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12
Torpc,IoeS Laid.

Madrid, April 1.-THE naval commander
OF Fort Mahon. Cape OF Minorca, one of
tho Balaric Islands. issued notice this
evening that torpedoes have been la,d ~
detend the mort, and no vessels viii ho
showed to enter before 6 o'clock in Tho
await instructions. o'''s' a''u
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12
TROUBLE FEARsn
Military Element Il M.
pnthy with the A..

Military Element IL MAJ !.
pnthy with the Arms. y. v
London, April ia dispatch III 4
Daily Mail from Blarritz, d,i.a y
says: Tho Spanish sovernp.,,
stopped thousands of telegram, ~.
ing that the resolution to gram !, !.
tice was imposed by the Eump.n ).
and that further negotiations Viii =
ington are taking place. The reu !,
very deep impression all over ~,
especiallysin military circles. ", 4,
element strongly oppose the armi,to /
government has taken extraordIp,r
cautions in Madrid and the provlscx \
ing rioting and demonstrations
London, April 1.-THE second e
Of the Daily Mail contains tia an
from Madrid, dated II p. m I'll. u
general Of Madrid has ORDERED a
Bourbon de Castelva confined ii !. 4.
for twp months for addressing i. a.
strators on Sunday night.
Fears are expressed that ths ry
ton of President McKinley's ass,n1
morrow will excite popular issAH
lead to grave street disturbsrceas
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12
lids ON Supplies cnlIed.

chicago Ill, April II. Colonel j. G
ciee assistant ruartermaster general, u.
). A. department of the Lakes, has asked
contractors to bid for supplies to he de-
,lVercd at Chicbamarga Park. The call for
plas en- supplies is regarded as convincing
.rooi irat the troops now at Fort Shsri-
dan will he on their way TO Chickamaura
within a few daysl
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12
MINISTER woODFo
He says He Has Rcceiss~s
to Quit His -

Madrid. April 11.-Gene'~ ~ u
when questioned today reeias
ports in circulation as to ms A.sivl
rid. reiterated his previous !, ~
about not leaving. and adaeo y, Y
II have no expectation tna' ~
mont viii direct me to apply e
Forts or that the Spanish s'
present them to me-" n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

land and the mother country being al
lcglancc to the same sovereign.
Cuba would probably have TO pny per-
centagc OF the general expenditure OF the
kingdom, furnish military and naval con-
tingent in case OF war and be represented
by Spanish diplomats. The details OF such
an ARRANGEMENT. however could not b.,
settled until after negotiations with the
United Stateso s;s.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12
Ar,u,s.ice Indorss'

Madrid. April i1.-El u'op ~ \
the arm:stice and the action :. .,srs1u
msnt. saying: Spain y
avoid a quarrel with Ams .sss q
oially at this 1uncture, w
divide her forces beLrss:s.s
Philippines and the Aee
lands"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12
COMPLETE AUTONOMY.
impression tim, spain VIII cora,,
to Hold cnL, N'"''nue

LONDON April 1.-THE Barlln oorr.-
syondent of tho Standard says, ..rbo -,
pression prevails that the queen regent
intends 70 Grant complete AUTONOMY Il
.eoa-that is. to establish relation sim.
lar to that existing between Austria ana
s'unsary-the main bond between the is.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

After giving Russia practically all II asked,
CHM is now said to recognize Great Britain
al her real friend. This IL generally inc
WORLDS way Of doing hinrs-rccognizins in- IN.
jn,tice toward a friend after II Is too late to
remedy matters
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12
Spanish cruiser. p,...,

teheriife' Canary Islands. April II The
spanish armored cruisers cris:obal and
Maria Tereea have passed this island ~
Jus south. The battalion OF Spanish infan :
nave arrived here. 1 a'''''efS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

The Intense Interest In the war news was
never so striklngly shown rs In the little at
tcltion given to the terrible disaster at
shnvneetown. Ordinarily an item liko that
would be good for d scare head" for u week.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

1t was about thir.y-hve years between tho
revolutionary war and tie war OF ISL. about
thiity.l,o years between the war Of 1872 and
the Mexican war. and 1t las been about
thiftv-ii.e years since 1865,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

Texans can go on about their business this
spring as II nothing we're happening On the
outside The crops will GROW MS well as ever
ard there will BE- no danger Of their dcstruc-
ton BY any human agency.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

The regular annual destruction of the fruit
crop has been promptly reported from the
Eae,, but none of the canning establishments
rave yet announced their intention of going
out of huEinops
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

loaded with gold? Every ono Of them. Eaeh
man thought that others might pcrsh In the
adventure. but MS for himself! .. he could
always lcok out for ntnil,er one!
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

The presidents message is only another
demonstration of the fact that you can,
make pop-gun go off with anything like an
alarming noise.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

j, was an outside explosion that so COM
plctcly wrecked Chicago's late Doodle board
of aldermen the other day.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

Tho crowds along the wharvos of Havana
when General Lee left that city appear to
haze been inspired by the manners of the
American bleaching boards
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

And sull largo majority OF the American
people sigh for just one hour of Andy jack
son!
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

Washington. April 1.-THE Nezinscot,
ana Algonquin left Beaufort. s. C.. to ioin
cantain samqson's fleet in the gulf. Tor
peno guhhoat Somers let Portland. En-
staha, Tor the Brooklyn navy yard today.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

Hanna is stll boss with a big, big "B" and
holds the string just as he did when Nc
Kinley was talking from the porch at Can
ton.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

s.c.h-l.o-y Is pronounced sly" and they
say hc IL as smooth as HIS name implies.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

!. isn't often that the standing room only
sign is hung out in congress. but real first
class American drama will draw one even in
Washington.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

with brand new broom now We ought TO
SEQ the city swept clean
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

Tho rar'isan republican majority in the
iowor house OF congress CAN always lind
time to unseat come democrat FROM the
South.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

Possibly the State of New York felt able I,
put NJ Si,OOo,Oo0 for war purposes in conse.
quorre OF the information that the Alban,
capitol would really be completed by July.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12
IIlE HOUSTON DAILY POST.
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Houston Printing Company.

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

ssla D4l!y POST. n THa SUNDAY POST.
oalalwHEKLY POST, us Coils. per Week.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

nRHp At THE PosrorFlcH AT HOUSTON, TEXAS
AS SECOND CLASS MATTER.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

Albany, N. Y, April 11.-one hundred
ana two naval militiamen have been or
dered TO man the Nahant at Philadelphia
tomorrow.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

the people OF tho United Suites do no,
want to Intervene In Cuba on account OF Inc
ioss o. cur trade. and AIR. Mckinley has
pV.h taking 70 mo wrong crowd II he linz
usihes that tho rierccnary element en,ers into
Amefisan indignstlon, II Ia sympathy with
suffering, and rage at tho destruction OF he
Milne, that are firing the heart OF the Amer
lean public,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12
NAVAL MOVEMENT.

Bristol. r. L., April 1.-THE torpedo boat
Morris mo. lD is TO be launched from the
day.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-12

81 After RiylpE kuhbia pfd-tieniis "'i ~ "s""
China is now said TO recognize Great Britaii
/ al her real friend. This IN generally tn'
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-06-24
Machine for Washing Fruit.

So much trouble has been made by
the appearance of black spots on or
anges and lemons that all sorts OF
plans have been devised to rid the fruit
of this unsightly blemish. One of the
most practical appliances is scrub
bling machine supplied with water, car
riers and brushes. The fruit is put
into tank and allowed to remain for
a few minutes to permit the specks to
soften a little: then it is taken up by
the carriers and conveyed to large
wheel. which has arranged around its
periphery movable automatic acting
brushes. which form a portion Of the
carrier around its rim. As the orange
or lemon proceeds on its journey the
brushes attack it from all quarters,
scrubbing it very thoroughly, and in
almost all cases completely cleansing
it from the unsightly specks. After a
given time it is automatically dropped
into a trough, from which it is con-
veyed to the receiving baskets or boxes.
The brushes. While firm. are not suf1i-
GENTLY so to iniure the rind Of the fruit
in the least. If this device works as
we'll as it promises IT. is boon to the
orange and lemon grower, and for
tune to- the inventor.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-06-24
Heating Capabilities Of Wood.

From time immemorial soft wood
has been regarded as comparatively
va1ueless for heating purposes. Hard
wood has brought high prices and has
been i'll much greater demand than
soft. on account Of this generally pre-
vailing, notion. Experiments with
woods of various sorts have demon
strated that the linden, which is one of
the softest OF" woods. gives the great
est amount of heat. Tire value Of other
woods in their order, as ascertained, is
as follows: Fir With 0.Sy heating
power; next follow the elm and pine
with O.9S: willow, chestnut and larch
with 0.97: maple and spruce fir with
O96: black poplar With 0.95; alder and
white birch with 0.94 only; teen comes
the hard oak with 0.9g; the locust and
the white beech with OFT. and the red
beech with 0.9U. Fence hard wood
heats the least" Tt is one Of the re-
markable facts Of the day that so many
theories that have been held for many
years are fast giving way before the
critical analyses Of science.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-06-24

An eminent physician is the autH1ori,
ty for the statement that boys are
much more likely to contract many
diseases than girls, and gives the rea-
son that the youngsters play In the
streets, where they pick up all sorts
of germs. A boy hurts his fingers, and
sticks them in his mouth, and mayHap
ticks them to get better hold of his
top or whatever he may be handling.
Diphtheria and typhoid fever especial
ly, he says, are more likely to, be con-
tracted by boys on this account. In
addition to this, boys roam about ev-
erywhere, and are. so to speak, in ev-
cry kind of mischief. A lad may con-
tract disease by picking up some
stick or article previously handled by
an infected person. He advises that
when boys come in from play they
should give their hands and faces a
thorough washing, not forgetting to
clean the teeth with the utmost care
Excellent advice, no doubt, but what
an amount of moral persuasion"
would be required to get the average
boy to take these precautions!' Wash
ing is very often looked upon as very
unnecessary operation; and: a sad waste
of time.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-06-24

Wake, Frank; wake and defend
yourself! Richard Wardour knows
that I love you. Richard Wardour's
vengeance will take your life! Wake,
Frank-wake! You are. drifting to
your DEATH" A low groan of horror
burst from her, sinister and terrible
to hear. Drifting! drifting" she whis-
pers to herself; drifting to his deathw
Her CLASSY eyes suddenly soften.
then close. A long shudder runs
through her. A faint flush shows itself
or. the deadly pallor of her face, and
fades again. Her limbs fail her.. She
sinks into Mrs. Crayford's arms.
The servants, answering the call for
help, carry her into the house. They
lay her insensible on her bed. After
an hour or more, her eyes open again
this time with the light of life in
them-open, and rest languidly on her
friend sitting by the bedside.
Il have had dreadful dream" she
murmurs family. Gam i'll, Lucy?
feel so weak"
Even as she says the words, sleep,
gentle, natural sleep, takes her sudden
~, as 1T takes young children weary
with their play. Though it is all over
now, though no further watching is
required, Mrs. Crawford still keeps her
place by the bedside. too anxious and
too wakefui to retire to her own room.
On other occasions, she is accustom-
ed to dismiss from her mind the words
which drop from Clara in the trance.
This time the effort to dismiss them is
beyond her power. The words haunt
her. Vainly she recalls to memory
all that the doctors have said to her
in speaking of Clara in the state of
trance. What she vaguely breads for
the lost man whom she loves is min
gled in her mind with what she is
constantly reading of trials. dangers
and escapes in the Arctic seas. The
most startling things that she may say
or do are all attributable to this cause.
and may be explained in this way."
SO the doctors have spoken. and thus.
far, Mrs. Crawford has shared their
view. 1t is only tonight that the girls
words ring in her ear with a strange
prophetic sound in them. 1t is onlv
tonight that she asks herself: els
Clara present, in the spirit, with our
loved and lost ones in the lonely
North? Can mortal vision see the dead
and living in the solitudes of the
Frozen Deep?'
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-06-24
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS 6
CURRENT NOTES OF plscov-
cry AND INVENTION.
Safety In Handling Cotton-Mach,ne for
Washing Fruit-Heating Capabilities Of
Wood-singlng Spiders - Causes OF
Contagion.
safety In Handling Cotton.

SoAOty manning Cotton
Cotton shippers are very keenly alive
to the dangers that attend the handling
OF their wares. A spark from a cigar
or the smoke stack of an engine may
fall upon a bale. 1t sinks in and in
the haste of loading is not observed.
For weeks it may eat and smolder in
the bale, then at some unexpected mo-
ment 1t may break out with the most
disastrous results. Heretofore it has
been impossible to pack cotton so that
this contingency might not arise at
any time. There is, however, a new
method by which cotton is packed cy-
lindrically instead Of the ordinary
square shapes. BY the new process
the packing is so close and firm that
hre might run all over the outside Of
1t and then go out, because there is
not sufficient oxygen in the interior of
the package to conduct the fire or sus-
tain 1t. This discovery is Of great val
ue to shippers, as we'll as ship owners.
Fires in cotton bales have been of
frequent occurrence, and when con-
migration is once started it seems next
to Impossible to put it out. Exposure
to the air gives the fire just the sup
port it needs, while smothering it down
merely postpones the calamity. In ad-
dition to the greatly increased safety
of such cargoes, the new. style of pack
ing puts the fiber into much smaller
compass and consequently the bestowal
is easier. and much more cotton can be
carried in a given space.