The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-14

relations are broken up tho better for the
Indian ana for the country.
We don't envy Galveston her fortincations
1 and military post--tley make us foel only the
more comfortable.
The congressional delegation now In Cuba
at the expense Of the New York Journal arc
! doing the yellow hid picnic act to the queens
! taste. by the way. Brother Hearst has bcaton
| brother Pulitzer all along the line OF battle.
/ First 1t was Ifoarst's yacht that was fined
| In Havana and ordered away, and now Mr.
Hearst has carried HIS Congressional com
mission to Cuba. The "big dome" is In
| eclipse
The stock ticker should be eliminated as an
agency In settling questions involving our
National honor and dignity.
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/ Texas, we are told, Is not making proper
effort to DO Btrikingly represented Mt the
Omaha exposition. In the way of inducing
immigration to this State and creating a bet
ter demand for Texas farming lands fine
exhibit at Omaha would accomplish more for
us than at almost my other point IN the
country.
Before you go to business this morning or
before you go homo this evening. drop into
the registrars office and get a certificate.
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The baseball magnntes having made the
umpire the ear of the diamond In order TO
eliminate rowdyism from the National game.
owe IT to tho public to put no rowdcs on the
stan of umpires. II Is hoped tho Texas league
this year will have n clean and competent set
of men In chnrge of the game
Harris county will occupy second place In
representation In tho democratic State con-
yention Grayson and Dallas being tied for
FIRST place.
The prevailing idea that the majority of tho
men In dur navy are foreigners ia u mistaken
one. That was the case II few years ago but
tho department has been remodying this con
dltlon for four or five years past, and now
over 10 per cent OF the crews on our warships
are Americans.
1t is gratifying to observe that neither poll
tics nor war news If preventing South Texas
from taking hold Of tobacco culture with u |
lively interest.
To tho credit Of the Nation II really begins |
to look MS f tho commercial spirit would not !
no allowed to dictate our settlement with |
Spain and the solution of the Cuban quos-
tion. The world needs tho lesson of an OK
hlbition of manhood by America In interna.
tonai Affairs.
There VIII be no bond issue In the event OF
viii put up tho money with
out interest and Uncle Russell Sage can chin
In or not. ms he pleasos
Spanish privatocrs would ind few American
'ings TO haul down from merchant ships ON
the high seas and our coastwse trade will
take caro- of itself The Spanish dreams
Oh avarice, therefore, based on n war upon
our commerce are mere pipe dreams.
II Is unfortunate that our largo reindcer
squadron can not bo utilized for war pur
pofes' although II was ono of the war de-
paf'mehts recent costly purchases
Tho kondikers have been enjoying mn
average temperature of about 30 degrees be.
low zero this winter. and half of them have
given up toes and HngorB and ears and poses
Tor chance to hunt tho yellow metal this
IL Ia rood news to hear that tho riimor To
INC effect that Captain Slgsbee was uuwell
was false. The government should buy big
'taneh ship II possible and place slssbee In
Command of it-he deserves another chanc,
|
IN commenting on the proposed press gag
It" III new York David b. Hin says no hon
~ in"n heed fear newspaper criticism. The
" aSn'hs'oh fost ropllos that II Is not the
core! '"''
~ begins to look az II tho young men he
ohslns to the National Volunteer Guard WIN
10 not desire to go TO Cuba at this season Of
no year might very properly begin the pre,. !
ration OF their designations.