The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-08

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l. an old resident OF Houston. probably 20 year
4 Of age. wrote protest against the spcocl
: but subsequently stated in Tho Post that !
intended no personal reflection on Capital
Dunovant, and Tho Post takes pleasure |
y adding that II any one has construed any re
: mark by The Post In the Same light II dis
r claims any such intention. 1t ia to be hope
: this will end the matter satisfactorily TO a
4 concerned.
The country Is anxicusly waiting for III
next returns from tho Dingley bill fron
abroad.
The scene OF Houston's efforts IN behalf o
the Buffalo bayou ship channel VIII in a lev
i days be transferred 10 Washington city TIL,
house rivers and hnrbors committee Is largely
composed Of tho men who visited this city
last yonr and they viii appreciate the weight
of each argument urged by our Houston rep
rcsentntves. n any new projects are In
cluded In the general bin THIS year the Buffalo
bayou channel is almost ccrtnin TO be one or
them.
II begins to look little like the Spanish
cruisers destined for American ports would
| get here just about IN time to be captured
| Tho lawsuit In Michigan to test tho legal
! tender quality of the silver dollar will be
| watched with interest throughout tho United
| States. II would only require tho further nc
| ton OF destroying the legal tender quality OF
silver to make the goldbugs happy for the
time being-but their happiness would be
short lived. The country would never sub
nit TO such further depreciation of silver.
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By tho way there's no little Significance In
tho fact that Senator Murphy and all the
democratic representatives from New York
voted for the Teller resolution.
Having enjoyed our hospitality and done us
what injury he could In the way of strength
ening annexation sentiment. President Dole
has started for home. His little flying visit
has cost us n neat sum, hut the country
would Doubtless be willing TO put up and
shut up If that would end our OUTLAWS on
Hawaiian account.
Some ono of tho powers needs to Hro big
gun somewhere to clear tho murky atmos-
phere Of international affairs This waiting
for the storm to burst is becoming monoton-
GUS
Whom South and Southeast Texas begin IN
turn out big crops OF Egyptian cotton and
Cuban tobacco we shall need no Immigration
buroaug down this way. And wo have tbn
word of the National agricultural department.
mat such crops can be as easily raised hero
as In Egypt or Cuba.
The Turks seem to bo disposed o take nd
vantage Of the nreoccupation Of the powers
in the Far East. Tho sultan Is n match for
the hest Of them in political shrowdncss and
wire Pulling.
Tho United States could not afford to build
the Nicaragua canal aud allow Nicaragua 10
control it. as President zeaya seems to think
ought TO be tho case. Revolution is too easy
and too frequent In Central America. Wa
want an American canal with big American
Notifications at either entrance
II Is reported now that the Lake submarine
boat win be tried In Arctic exploration. II
1t survivcs that test II can Indeed be hailed |
as another revolution In the marine world. |
and through Yankee invention again
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~ is noticeable that none of the goldbug |
papers have referred TO the fact that China |
Ia FREQ silver country while noting the Of
forts of all the big European powers to loan |
her money. II would seem that all free sill |
yer countries are not regarded MS regulators. |
II Us intimatcd that the lower house of con-
gross VIII put In the present week largely in |
the manufacture of campaign material IL
we ever get any other kind OF material from |
that source the fact is not recorded
The fact that Mr.. Joseph Letter of Chicago
mas an unusually large amount of wheat for
saio Is possibly the most extensively circu-
lated free advertisement that has gone
through tho press for years. MIR. Letter is not
running bargain counter however.
The whitecnps are extending their opera.
lions into Navarro county from NcI.ennau
and other adjoining territory, Tho sooner
mn example is made OF "whltecapism'' In
this state the better, The lyncher Is bad
enough. but the whitecap Is worse.