The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-09

nave knOWu the CuTfeCt iikuEccs IL, ih"tS'
they did not know them.
The reason for these shipments OF ono"
third to New orleans arc shown In the
above communication want OF facilities 1T
Galveston to handle the crop. Galvcf,crs
in word, continues 10 whine ar iirst
Houston oven for Galvestons inccra1 ~
in the promises. II seems TO be kind of
St. vl;ue' whine on the old pirate isles
part.
grrnlnnl r. after the nnp,ift state Sunday
school convention and Tho state convention
OF tho baptist Young Peoples Union both to
be- held IN June next Brcnhani IL iiha
town. with whole'soued population and
would make any State convention comforts
lie II haa tho additional advantage OF being
emily reached from Ill parts Of the state.
The Rartsis could go furtho, and fare worse
Tho dncens speech is ns commonplace and
non-ctmmittal on great issuen and current
events rs ii Mckinley message.
The quarantine convention OF Interstate
proportions when Is TO assemble 10 Mobile
TODAY VIII 1t is thought be largo and rep
rcpcuiatiyo gathering, and much practical
information is expected to no impaired to
tho delegates by those who are to rcad pa
pcrp. Tho proceedings and discussions pre-
served In book form ought to be valuable
To quarantine and health officers everywhere
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Some OF tho news gnthcrcrs In tho East
have again been reduced TO the necessity
of rospirccting tho popew marriage rumor.
Thoso young men should go to Key West.
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Mississippi Is Justly boasiing OF the prac-
Gcai aud profitable manner In which sho
hatdlcs her convicts. hut II ia not true that
"aho stands forth unique among her sister
States" Il she admits any Relationship with
Teas. We have the convict fnrm system
and make our convicts seif-sustaining also.
Aud We had the system before Mississippi
adopted 1t,
We arr told that the Washington govern
mont is being oourtcd by all the great pow
ers Tor It's moral influence" We'll. it's the
old Btcry--there's no dlpputins about tastes.
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Fort Worth is preparing for big time In
March when tho cattlemen viii be there.
There WIS time some yenrs ago, when
cattlcmen's convention In Fort Worth was
like a gathering OF milliousires. 1t is graft
Tying TO know that cattle interests have been
LOOKING up recently to such an extent that
tho old days may come again.
u would he good scheme to have all the
SPANISH naval and army officers visit tho
United statos--thoy would get some prac-
ticni idea OF the size of contract to whip
Untie Sam.
The manufacturers banquet at which Mr..
Mckinley talked gold cost $4,000, There were
thousand guests at sl5 per plate! Within a
taw hours ride more than 100, 900 factory ope-
rntivcs were on strike against n wage scale,
thar requires three weeks labor to earn SIS,
There's an argument FOR tho gold standard!
one day the air aud the press dispatches
arc fun Of war rumors; the next day gentle
peace bends over all. We are possibly in
dcbted to tho stock gamblers for this ex-
hilanting variety In the reports.
The publication OF Boss Tweeds papers
giving detailed account of the expenditure
OF ltise sums In bribery, would be read with
great interest. possibly, by the flannas OF
the country, but II is questionable IL they
would learn any new tricks.
The veiasco World continues to attack Tho
TESTS tariff and franrai Views. but II docs
II 10 otraticaiy that The Post is constrained
to postpone It's Answer until the Mocld has
learned it's cs In finance and tariff.
The trade iournSls continue TO report largo
nunoers of new enterpriacs "nroiected' for
the South. II we could get a reasonable pro-
portion of these Taper enterprises to ma
tcrihlize We would soon be sailing before n
sum hree7e'