The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-19
WITH THE PASSING THRONG

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: ers.
Where from and where are you going
general" was the first salute lsveled al
the man of many battles by the newspapei
scribe
Just got in from ChlCkamauga, on my
return from Washington he replied, "and
everything looked like business at both
points From all the Indications, and fron,
conversations have had with some of the
| army otficerR. | should Judge the nro.
Sranme OF the war department Is to sead
d large BODY OF troops OF all arms TO cub,
at the earliest practicable moment. I ahonll
not be surprised to see our Texas soldier
| poys among the foremost OF tho contingent
nor would it astonlsh me IL one OF Tho reui
ui"hts from the Lone Star Star State yyae
sent TO the Philippines. However. his Is
mere conjecture. ana Is simply given n
| guess" e'" a
DO the military officials at Cbcka-
manga teem 70 regard the war as likely :,
be prptracted?" was asked my ~
Well replied General Stoddard ~,
Eo9d many OF Thorn do, and while the epirit
ana enthusiasm of officers and men ,s or
'ne highest order there are few Of tsom
.1sdtd the present conflict In the light OF ,
now ana YOU find thlngs In Washington.
general was the next query.
! Narlike and enthusiasts In MI c,rcta~
everybody In private as well az nuhlic
ne seems engrossed with the QUESTION and
me greatest energy Ia manifested in ali tho
departments =" an ''o
| General Stoddard further stated th,t
Wnlie tn the National capital he hal Tho
| pt'n' Hre OF meeting nearly every member
oi tNe ieNas congressional delegation that
| atl o' tnein were assiduonsly attending 10
lne pressing duties Of the hour. and thnt
congressman Tom Rail- was about ono =,
! me busiest men In Washington no
seems to be one ~ those people Won can
meet everywhere all the time" said Gen.
| 'l1, smd1ard, and YOU never find him alb.
N'nt rom any meeting Of the house
MAT do YOU think of General Cranes
| M,unarawai from the gubernatorisl raceg'
qneried the reporter
| I think u was manly act ao,e In =,
| very manly way was the answor
! In further conversation General s,o1l, RI
| ieRafued the chances Sood for A brush ~
| tWe'' some or our roxaa soldier hovs ,nd
,ne Sphniards In Cuba within tho next Two
| weeks ana predicted tina, in auoh an event
me uonS would have the ltyellrst old time
'"'F nave experienced in many moons.
Judge T S Reese NJ Velssco vac ~,o,
among the passing throns last night ana
appeared )uoilant for his prospects for
nomination and election as Judge Of the
,"unl OF civil appeals, 10 succeed Judge
| Senator John Il. Linn Of wharton. scoom
panied by all the smiling dignity that hstns
. leading member Of the T,xas house OF
iord' came in with the surying ude of hu.
I s,., aNt..
manl'E seen last evening in the vicinity of
TIE Grad Central depot The senator ia
ne bearer OF very sratifytny tdings from
Is cry aud section, He says the former
| 10 steadily forging TO the front and that tho
| latter holds out the brightest promise ~
material prosperity evidenced In many
years The crops" no remarked, are ali
| IN splendid condition, the grass IA rood
general rains have reccntly blessed the In.
Val'S' ana the outlook is better than have
Nnown IN that section tor a decade" pc-
k"u'ns mo Withdrawal OF General Crane
n'om ,ne suoefnasorlal contest. he said tho
people received the intelligence with n GOOD
deal OF pleasure They were nearly ali saw
oiS ineh' ana they welcomed the removal OF
every possible obstacle from his pathway n
tue executive mansion with the GREATEST
subtraction In conclusion, h thought tho
retirement or General Crane from the field
mseRt the easy triumph OF Joe Savers.
The county tax collectors OF Texas ara
a power In the land" remarked a proml-
neot lawyer to a Post representative weston.
day, and the fellow who wants 10 vel a,
top In state politics had better cultivate
their acquaintance h. continued. Ana
eneh Win knowing wink, he significantly
added; ~ see they have Just held a Iowa
least at Austin aud wound up by organis
.nS themselves into u combine. OF course
,ney 90 not call 1t by that name. but COM
pine II 10 all the same. II Is fashiouahl,
nowadays Tor the people 10 organize them
serves Into Que thing or another. and tho
ooys VINO swoop down upon us FOR our tax,s
naNo IS good right as ANYBODY else IN
VH'oh themselves INTO union. They have
GONE H. a. any rate, and Il YOU don think
they VIII make their influence felt AZ Mi
tuture political GATHERINGS aud on all com.
sss 'es,iVo occasions, Just wait TIL the STATE
convention comes around. | can assnrn
YOU these jolly collectors never orssnirat
Tor their health, and the fellow who bucks
against ihcm will think he hit a wire fence
when he comes TO gather the PIECES"
Major Dan Mctiary, the miSaao OF Wal.
i'svills. came In with the passing thronv
yesterday afternoon. aud was husilv a..
saged reading war bulletins and other light
htevture last evening, Unele Dan is very
retieent regarding the object of his visit
but II is gravely limited that he h here 10
Nhiier with Colonel Tom kingsley with tho |
view OF having that distinguished COM
msnder mobilize his regiment Of railroad
'sNairS az Wailisviile, In case a satisfac.
tory arrangensenf can be made Vncls ma,
promises to tender the freedom of the
rity'' TO ktngsley's gallant crusaders. ana |
NAV POSSIBLY consent 10 take an active par, |
himself In the coming expedition To Cuba |
W course" said Uncle Dan. II don't ae. |
IRE 70 he misunderstood as being disloyal |
~, u, have always felt deep sympathy Tor |
he queen OF SPAIN"
You see that man over youderro said
gentleman 10 an scguaintanos yesterday.
Il the karna TINA v,oirf,nv 49,, a., So,