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

SO serious" remarked
ness man Yesterday. Ito NJ
dusir;ously certain inte,s'. y.
throughout the country eps.'.
the present war scrin,mas. ;I
gravity of international AZ n
msnable complications. ,r3
purposes they throw srs..s
glamour OF vital stfu9ets q.
races and gloomy predicss.
apprehension that has ~
they Suggest an injury ana ..
business which they know \.
ana unwarrantable. Whetbss
the wish is father to the INA!
prepared to say, but car Az Z
eating the culpable folIv
10 the conflict any Of thoss \,
commercial paralysis which
ordinary wars. Everybody ~
vance the result Of the firh. 4.
everybody Knows that tbs
United STATES are destined !. ss
and everybody endowed wi,A
modicum OF common senss
and does believe that n nr...!
listing lios,ilities would ,nssa
hilation of Spain as nat,.s
lead to European embarras,~..
1t is the interest Of every 49,
to prevent. Peace. therefors
matter Of few weeks or a =.
Possibly sooner; ana IL
fact. which is regarded al ,r..
at home and abroad. thara =
or justification for any flurrv
tht part of this country -
Texas, or on the part OF Hons,'s
thing SHOULD continue to % ~
public confidence and .nfs,s
be stimulated rather than AZ.
we should continue to N IA
the Old stand, and in the cld !.
the absolute assurance that M
able spanking we are now -
administer to Spain will A
good for humanity. a world
commerce and world Of ~,
manufacturers, the farmers. M.
men and the unemployed rss..'
country generally"
Anxious to learn how thu i,
merclal Pulse beat, a rerorter \
called yesterday afternoon ON 81
Cleveland d Co., leading whcl,,,h
of the city, and had the pleasn,.
conversation on the subject wrba
member of the firm. On being 4,
effect. " any, the war had Il
Mr.. Cleveland smiled, and IN
replied; "Woll, so far "a NJ,
concerned, 1t has no effect whatm.
expect it is generally the same N
mercantile houses. The yoIun.
ness we do is just as large q
and | see no reason for IN
The United States is engaged 4
IN warllke controversy viii
nation, but that nation is 80 IN,
bly, our inferior that there can
enc result, and hence internal
is In no way affected or dis,urs
everything seems to 30 on ar Il,
course" he lauShingly contln,,
have to spend little OF our tia,
the news of our triumphs, and I IN
OF certain Houston gentlemen HI
sionally deny themselves the N
of & rning bath in order to NH
the half hour they give toward,
the wa" intelligence, but. beyond
rillce of time, don't think M,
worried over the situation or n
turbed. We all know we must /,
rs everything points to a spoedy
ton Of the conflict, local aud grssi
remains the same as II nothlnI
the ordinary happened. and viii
to be fully as good az II hi
:" Nnf said" thought tho newsnx
and, thanking Mr.. Cleveland for u
tesy, he disappeared in the passlg
Colonel NJ. Butler. accomrsnle
reliant smiles that always follow N
ty, was rushed here from Austil
day. aud says that the brick nanls
'"'"RhAs wv NHlCu lc ~ us
Is all that he could wish for.
orders are numerous, building b
The general outlook very favorlss
Mr.. Joseph r. Meyer, the hardr1
agricultural machinery merchant
yesterday when repres
Il The Post asked him If the wars
his country and Spain had any dsF
fleet on business in Houston. Goa
o my store and see if 1t has,
lificaniy remarked. why, the u
lttle scrimmage between this eoas
one horse European power amer
rade Is too preposterous to tal
lie continued. "You might as vel
I we sneezed here because soma
alks snuff in Chihuahua
Hon. ". c. Conner, ex-mayof d
vas at the Lawlor yesterday, ia'
'ost reporter that the war enthus
us bailiwick had given politics ~
There Is nothing talked about "
ection," he went on. except hos
ectually spank the naughty Spanil
each them the way to respect z
eriors. And to that end" be g
Dallas has sent a big delegatloa
aliant citizens who will give
cunt of themselves If they get .
Mr.. George r. Schmitt and "
raves, Jr., two of San Antopn
opular young others. were at M
esterday. They say the Alamo
ristling with patriotic detormlp.
the bellicose Dons.
ny draft drawn by Uncle Sam loI
honey to whip Spain will be hono
rush in every part OF Bexar COW
Mr.. John J. Foley. the wholesae
'as met in the passing throng ~
lg, aud in reply to the question
on think of the WARP mechanic
wered, Il see by the papers ina
oes bravely on"
Does it affect your BUSHES
oiey?" inquired the reporter.
Not in the least" was 'ne
Both home and outside trade ~
the average, and, ! think, ~
n our sales are numerous. ~.
5 my business is concerned, "
eep coming in just the same o.
as ON the tapis."