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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-24
TME xAyAL BILL.
II VIII Br Rrportrd Todns nnd Inn
DcdiateIy Voted VpDn.

Washington March 2s The naval ap-
prepriation bill will he pushed through the
house with all haste. II viii be chilled
up tomorrow morning and The vote taken
at once The Significance Of the pro,
eramme is to get the bill out of the wa,
before the house becomes plunged into tho
cnbsn debate that viii follow the sub
mission OF the Maine board Of inquiry re-
port to congress next week This policy
was determined on at meeting Of The
house naval affairs committee late this al
ternodn.
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ON THE GROUNDS OF HUMANITY
President Mckinley Will Recommend Intervention
After Maine Disaster is Disposed OF.

Mh 49, prevail @ H o Is h pd "
in @ hg on 1t n td by nj OF he Is To 10 PRECEDENT ia he in
" u Of
he report o
The Cuban nAaec cd l p rpn y waive h % 10 Mai a,a putin
o II b a s res o warfare in m
cease M nti n IN ca y u reports If h ~
intervention viii osaono Level
mman tn no ympb til dM d lie waive al m tt tn MahcM til
ba d not n The ~ n
A prominent member he h bee sewers time n % whit pdn rcty.a who
h B u Q pres do stmt while
viii no ii ei o be m@k Y h Is
informant a O h h n hm pen
dor
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slowly rising temperature; north winds.
Oklahoma, Indian Territory and Arkansas
air; warmer: variable winds.
The pakotas-Fair: southwesterly winds.
Kansas and Colorado-Fair: variable winds
Wyoming-Fair; westerly winds.
Montana-Fair; westerly winds.
Nebraska-fair; warmer; west winds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-24
declare war when the United States under
takes to free Cuba"
should Delay so Longer.

Chicago, March 23. Senator Join N.
Tburston Of Nebraska stopped few hours
in Chicago on bis way back TO Washing-
ten. In the interview the senator eaid;'
although quite approve the presidents
delay thus far, the TING has now conc
when we should intervene 10 behalf Of
humanity. We arc fairly we'll prepared
nos TO protect ourselves In ease hoslilities
should follow such action. and the GOV
ernment should delay no lnoger.y
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Cotton.

Houston is always a first.
d,ss market, but it is es.
r.rially attractive at this
tme-many buyers bidding
sharply for what is left Of
the crop. K. n.
Turn your next lot Of
Cotton to US and you will
| have no cause to regret your
acton.
Will make liberal advances
whether you wish to sell on
urival or hold.
I'M D. CLEVELAND & co.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-24
WEATHER INFORMATION.
.la.i Night,s Headings.

.l oi nigh pressure is central tonight
ss' with the highest barometer read
s'.ss lnches--at Abilene. The lowest ba-
y ieaaihs reported tonight is 1902
Z montgomery. Generally unsettled
.sa prevails in the Gulf States, Tonnes
eastern Missouri, while it is gener-
~ elsewhere. The rainfall has been
w and scattered during the past
VA "rherni on-,'ryntiou..
~ taken By United States weather
"sp. m, 10Th meridian tlmo.
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rrcdIcarr Mpr.

Boston, March 2s.-T. jefferson cociidse
ex-ministsr 70 France. In en- intsrYitw to-
day on the spanish-cuban situation. said:
q believe we are going 10 have war and
that Spain viii declare II when we inter-
fere With Cuba | don't think the SPAN b
dynasty could keep 10 place II II did not
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,. NJ, 10Th meridian tllns.

'n'0' Texas, March PA severe
Nsa'ls over Southwest Texas. the
Hanging from 80 to So above
Prospects are good for heavy
~ \ - section, which viii do great
's vegetables and fruit
~ rroba Uistt..>.
s; $3.50, march "a, Eastern Texss--
"a ~ ID interior; northeriy winds.
k1.I i@as and New Mexico-- Fair;
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no REcoGalzE isnErENDENcE.

A Resolution which In Very Brief,
hui straight 10 the Faint
Warrington, March 2S Representative
CLARK (MisscurD today introduced the fol-
lowing resolution;
That tho congress of the United States
participate with the people Of the United
States in tbs deep Interest which they feel
for the success Of the people OF Cuba who
are struggling TO cstab.lsh their liberty
ana Independence. and do hcrby recognize
tho independence of The republic Of Cuba.
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FROM CONSUL BARKER.
He Tells of the AwfnI Destitntion
Existing nj Saaua la Grandc.

New York, ljsrch % Mrs. M. j. Cong
don OF Gowanus, n. Y. sent to the central
Cuban relief committee in this city today
letter whinh she received from Walter s.
Barker, United States consul at SAgua la
Grande, Cuba. In part the letter is as
follows:
THE situation can not be penned nor
expressed One must see It in all lis dis
tress and lcaolation. There are In my
consular district not less than 10000 souls
utterly destitute and without fool, who
NUT soon die. The conditions here at
,resent rcnlor 1t impossible for succor to
he furnished except such as Is sent here by
Generous people. Rice condensed milk.
ouinins for the sick, lightweight clothing
for women and children, secondhand
clothng. equally 10 scryiecable and ac-
table as new; canned soup, meats and
bread. and where the contributions are not
large would odvise sending money in ex-
change with such provisions and medicinss
as can be purchased here, and thus give
relief the earlier. as owing to the inacees-
slpllltF OF thio "ohe ~ "'9'''N' ~ 'Nf'
much time 10 transport supplies.
.'If money is sent I have to request II
TO be transritted through Consul General
Leo at Hnvsna with a request TO forward
same TO me.
..of the large number so utterly destitute
nc per cert Is women and children.
Miss pnrton Leaves for View York.
Havana. March 23-Miss Clara Parion
nr,e,dem Of the American branch OF the
R,a Cross society. left for New York TO-
day on the Key West mail steamer Miss
parton saws The cause of her departure is
urely personal and has TO 60 with private
90 70 Washington, and expressed thu o2ip-
ION that she would be soontable to return
to Cuba.
Evening journal., 1898-10-20
PARAsoL ON A BAYoNET.
An Absurd Invention which Was nm
Outcome OF the War
with spain.

"a grotesque invention, which. how
ever, seems to me a good deal less alb
surd than It appears on its fact, was
called in the application Of 'bayonet
parasol.' As It's name would indicates
1t is nothing more nor less than a para
sol attached TO q sword bayonet. When
not In use it folds under the gun bar
rel and does not interfere In any way
with the sights. To be sure, such
contrivance would be promptly
spurned as unsoldierly, yet dare say
our boys would have been glad enough
for a few sunshades in South Cuba.
"An application which came in
shortly before was transferred from
the patent Office to the war depart
inent was for n revolver with a case
in the handle containing toothbrush
and n manicure set. Another inventor
who had an eye to the soldiers comfort
sent in tent which could be convert
Cd into an easy chair between times.
~ am inclined to think" said Mr..
Foster, in response TO question, "that
the most valuable inventions along the
line of engines of war will come, after
hostiities are over, from men in our
regular army and navy. Both branches
of the service contain many men Of
great mechanical genius, which has
been manifested on more than one oc-
casion in the past. TO illustrate, I
might cite the zallnsld dynamite gun,
invented by Capt. ZalinslSi; the Fisle
range-fnder, invented by Lieut.. Fiske,
and the invaluable Buzzacot oven. in
vented by private of the line. These
men are eminently practical, and they
have the great advantage of knowing,
from actual experience, exactly what
is needed. I certainly look for some
remarkable inventions from this
source, growing out OF observation
during the war"
Evening journal., 1898-10-20
Ne,r YnrIr Markets.

FLOUR State and western firm and
held at some advance; winter patents.
S3.75q29O; winter straights, SS50qs.60;
Minnesota patents, SS90@4S0; winter
extras, S2.75Q3.15.
WHEAT - No. red fairly active,
strong and higher on cables and bullish
Argentine and Australian news; De-
cember, 73 7-16Q73%c. March, 74hQ
"a 9-16c.
RYE--Firmi state. Sc, No. west
ern, SIC. c. i. f.. Buffalo.
CORN-No. 2 firmer on strong Liver
pool cables; December. S7ssQS7Nc.
OATS-No. ? nominal; track. white,
state. 2sh@S4c.; track, white, western.
2shGS4c.
PoRK-Firm; mess, ss.25@s.25; fam
lily. s12.5O@1S
LARD-Steady; prime western steam.
S5.871s, nominal.
BUTTER-Very firm; state dairy IA
G19c: state creamery, l5422c.
CHEESE-Quiet; large. white. $50
sac. small. white. Sc.
EGGS-Very firm; state and Pennsyl-
vania, 19hQ20c.; western. 19c.
SUGAR - Raw firm; fair refining,
3%c.; centrifugal. SO test, 4Ac.; refined
firm: crushed. 51zc.: powdered, 5hc.
Enthusiastically; New Orleans. 2s
63sc.
RIcE-Firm; domestic, 4%@sc.; ia
pan. SC.
TALLow-steady; city. sse.; coun-
try, S%QS%c.
HAY-steady; shipping, 2594Oc.; good
to choice, 45Q55c.
Evening journal., 1898-10-20
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

There are AZ Chinese temples in The
United States.
The Disciples Of Christ number in
The United States 1,05l.079.
OF the public schools in Bavaria 7o.5
Per cent. are Catholic. 26.s per cent.
Protestant. and only per cent. (144)
mixed
The total number Of church mem
hers reported in the United States is
.5.9i9.o27. rather more than one-thlrd
uf the population.
In Germany one man In 2l3 goes to
college, in Scotland one in 500. in the
United States one in 1000, and in Eng
land one in 5000.
Several of the English government
departments. such as the educational
cilice, school inspectorship. and civil
service commission. are still almost
entirely In the hands of Oxford and
Cambridge graduates.
The Norwegian Augustana Thcologi-
cal seminary. which has been con.
uected with the Augustana college. al
Canton. S. d.. now forms a part of the
United Norwegian Lutheran church
seminary at Minneapolis.
During the past II years the Presby'
terian church In western Canada ha,
grown remarkably. In 1881 there was
enc presbYtery, now there are "a. In.
stead OF one self-sustaining eongrega
ton there are now seven; the 2s mis-
sious has increased 20 170; the preach
fng stations from l16 10 037. Instead oil
0fl families there arc now 1905 while
the number Of communicates has ad
sanced from 1853 TO l0.5o5. and the
contributions from s15.10O TO 1901 1853
Evening journal., 1898-10-20
French Naval Activity.

PARIS. Oct. 2O.-The Temps, COM
menting upon the sensational stories Of
naval mobilization, says: while the
political situation necessarily induces
unusual vigilance and activity it must
not be forgotten that the present naval
movements are principally an inau-
guration of the reforms planned by NJ.
Lockrey when he was appointed min
lister Of marine and which he desires
to have completed prior to Jan. next
reforms whereby the squadrons and
ports will always be ready and clear for
action and fully equipped within a few
days" After enumerating the propos-
ed future strength of the various
squadrons intended for coast defense
the Temps concludes as follows:
ashore our military works are quite
ready. and certainly the best disposi-
tion Is being made of the means at
the disposal Of the navy. even If before
the date mentioned the hoped for solu-
tion, agreeable to both countries. should
be found for the Fashoda question"
Evening journal., 1898-10-20
The Frugal Cook.

I'had cook of frugal mind. who
took great pains in dressing a hare,
which when brought TO the table pro-
voked peals of oflaughter. The headwas
quite pale, and neatly surrounded by
wreath of fresh parsley; the air Of
detection about the poor animal was
indescribable. On inquiry it transpired
that the cook had boiled the head to
assist the soup, and had carefully
sewed it on again; the parsley was TO
hide the join. Her sense Of economy
having further interpreted a giblet pie
as a medley of webbed feet and beaks
under n good crust, resulted in an
abrupt departure-Cornhill Magazine.
Evening journal., 1898-10-20
roon m t1,e phillnninos.

The milk available in the Philip
pines rarely comes from the Jersey
COW, but is a product Of the "carabao"
or water buffalo, and tastes some
what oily. Oatmeal and cream are
things unknown, and the former is
now said to be too heating for a hot
climate diet. Chocolate seems TO come
under the same category, and even
mangoes-the fruit with the smooth,
turpentine taste-have to be eschewed
by him who suffers from priekly heat.
Bread, too, is not eaten so much as
toast, and the foreigner almost al
ways insists on getting his "pan pos
tada" In order that any lurking NIL
erobes which the bread may have abb
sorbed during the process of manufac-
tory in the little Chinese bakery, may
be destroyed
Evening journal., 1898-10-20
An AutomohIIr Crare.

The craze for automobiles-or the
automobilious craze-in Paris threat
ems to reach truly Partisan heights of
absurdity. Speed, safety and comfort
have in a certain measure been obtained
and the manufacturers are now de-
voting their wits to grotesque and
fanciful designs for the bodies of the
vehicles. This is almost a necessity,
they say, as in France the automobile
has become a personal fad. Ladies
and gentlemen pass examinations in
starting, backing, turning corners. etc,
and receive permits 10 personally con-
duct a motor car through the streets
and highways.-N. Y. Sun.
Evening journal., 1898-10-20
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Harold Frederic. the novelist anj
newspaper correspondent, died at Hen
ley, England.
The French physician who visited the
emperor of China found him weak, bui
in no immediate danger
Chief Engineer Philip. u. S. NJ, re.
tired. died at Saratoga. A naval funer.
al will be held in Washington.
The Alaska steamer Brixham wal
reported wrecked 80 miles from For
Wrangel, the passengers being safe.
General II. w. Lawton Of the militar!
department of eastern Cuba has arrived
in New York on a 60 days leave OF alb
sence.
The president rode in the Chicago
peace parade in the rain YESTERDAY
morning, afterward reviewing the $1,000
men in line
Evening journal., 1898-10-20
Brisson wants to Resign.

PARIS, Oct. 2O.-The Matin says that
the health of the PREMIER NJ. Brisson,
is such that he wishes to retire from
the cabinet and is considering with the
president the choice Of his successor,
which may possibly be M. Bourgeois,
the present minister of education. In
ternationAl securities declined on the
bourse yesterday, being unfavorably
affected by the British press comments
on the Fashoda question and the ru.
mored resignation OF NJ. Brisson.
Evening journal., 1898-10-20
The DREYFUs CASE in HAND.
Believed Tint Court of Cnssntion
WIN Decide In Favor of Revision.

PARIS, Oct. 20.-It is believed that
the court Of cessation will take up the
Dreyfus case next week, and the gem
eral Impression is that the decision will
be in favor Of revision.
The court has obtained documents
concerning Comte Esterhazy, the late
Lieutenant Colonel Henry and Nine.
Pays and their mutual relations II
will demand all the documents bearing
on the case and call witnesses, includ-
ing Lieutenant Colonel Picquart.
NJ. Cavaignac. the former minister
for war; is credited with the intention
when parliament reassembles OF calling
upon the government to take the ques-
tion of Dreyfus revision out of the
hands Of the court Of cessation, but It
is believed that no precedent exists fol
such interference.
The Soir says:
IN. Faure will send a message to the
chamber Of deputies regarding the
Dreyfus case when parliament reas-
sembles, and 1t is predicted by some
that he will appeal for a reconciliation
of the factions now disturbing the
country's tranquility"
Evening journal., 1898-10-20
CHINA is CERTAINLY SLOW.
When Two Cart Drivers stop and
Argue over the Right Of
Way for Hours.

A very interesting letter in the New
York Evening Post tells us that the
roads of North China are in a wretch
edly neglected condition. The trav-
eler's cart often disappears from
view, the roadway being worn far be-
low the level Of the adjoining fields. II
two carts chance TO meet in such de-
preston, hours may be consumed in
the angry alteration of the drivers.
each insisting that the other should
back out. "Halting by. the roadside
one day." says the correspondent. ito
eat our midday luncheon, we were
met by an old man on foot, carrying
festoons of paper money, which Is
manufactured in immense quantities
to burn at graves. Our missionary
friend, of a keen and Socratic mind,
engaged the rustic in conversati lion,
and soon had him admitting that there
was no wisdom in thus providing the
departed with spending money.
But he remarked, seriously, I'VE all
do it, Our friend resumed his argu-
ment, more to furnish us a study than
in hope Of practical result, and soon
had his interlocutor laughing in
shrewd appreciation OF the thrusts al
his impractical procedure. But said
the old man, conclusively, we have
always done it, and he trudged on to
accomplish his task. These two sea-
fences express with absolute fidelity
the contradiction between tire prac-
tical temper OF the Chinese and their
inveterate prejudice for the prescrlp-
tions of antiquity"
Evening journal., 1898-10-20
AFTER THE INDIANS.
Commissioner Jones Has Gone "a
Get the Men Wanted.

ST. PAUL. Oct 2O.-A Walker (Minn.)
special to The Dispatch says:
Indian Commissioner Jones and John
Bassett, an interpreter. left here yes
terday en- the steamer Flora for Black
Duck point to bring in the Indians who
promised to surrender.
I'm the letter to General Bacon II was
stated that the chiefs and head men
Of the Pillager band of Chippeways de-
sired to express to him personally theii
respect for him and their gratitude fol
his forbearance toward them in theii
trouble.
Commissioner Jones made a short
speech, in which he said that he wanted
to announce publicly that It was due
to General Bacon in the battle and his
subsequent conduct of affairs here that
a peaceful solution Of the trouble with
the Indians was brought about prompt
ly and without the delay usual in for
mer Indian disturbances. In his opin-
ion the general had averted a bloody
war In this state"
Evening journal., 1898-10-20
nicyere Accidents.

1t appears from an interview withan
Insurance agent, says ST. Paul's, that
cycling accidents. so far from di-
minishing as riders grow more expert,
are steadily on the increase, and that
the list of mishaps this year is con
siderably larger than it was last year.
One direct consequence of these statis-
ties is said to be a determination on
the part of the insurance companies TO
raise the Premium on the cyclists
policies. 1t is further declared that
in the majority of.cases riders fall
to the left, as injuries are almost al
ways located on that side; more ac-
cidents happen in the country than
in town, and the bral5eless machine
ranks second as prolific cause of ac-
cidents, and greasy roads, occasion
ing side slips. come first.
Evening journal., 1898-10-20
ohstlnnte ncroIncn.

His own heroines were the despair
of the late Robert Louis Stevenson.
Once a young lady asked him why he
did not create some really nice wom-
en-. TO which question he replied; II
have tried my best, but somehow they
nll turn out TO be barmaids on my
hands"
Evening journal., 1898-10-20
DO NOT FEAR DEATH.
Pccuiiaritiea OF the behavior of
American Soldiers when
I'm Action.

or course there are Americans and
Americans. and some of the latter are
not heroes In any sense, but the Amer
lean American is distinctly cour-
ageous individual. He does not face
death with the resigned fatalism Of
the Hndoo. or the fanatic frenzy Of
the Mohammedan. He does not go
iuto action on stilts Of rhetoric and
melodrama that mark the romance
races. lie does not die with the hooroo
LOT the wild lrishman or with the stol-
idity OF the Anglo-Saxon. He has per-
haps merged with the stoicism of the
Indian, the stubbornness Of the Saxon
and the rejoicing OF the Celt, an amnz-
ing GOODNESS and an irrepresslble
humor.
The curious thing is that the typical
American hero Is able TO see the funny
SIDE OF his own death, the flaws in
his nonidolized leaders. He can grasp
the whole situation with shrewdness
aud not remain so far from being
overcautious or shrinking thathe does
not count his penn'orth when anything
Is 10 be gained. When the call came
for Lieut.. Hobson's crew Of six to
man and sink the Merrimac, a feat
whose picturesqueness equaled its APP
parently inevitable fatality, there
we're hundreds, II not thousands, ready
and eager TO answer that call. Under
the storm Of shot and shell, and with
the imminent danger OF being hoist
by their own petard, they steered the
fuItf IL. I.r nfrff.
land nplomb OF naval review. When
ithe Spanish projectiles througed thu
air Of Manila bay the commander Of
the Boston stood on his bridge, with
his coat off. tanning himself and OBJ
serving that the cup Of coffee he was
taking was not properly sugared.
Such of our seamen as have been
forced TO be idle during the fleets ac-
ton have frequently danced and sung.
and even played the harmonica to the
diapason of bombardment When, in
the civil war, Cushing's little launch
was hailed by the Albemarle II had
come to sink. every man aboard Of
her sung out a humorous reply TO the
sentlners who goes there?" the
deadly sharpshooters of the north and
south cracked jokes at each other
while their guns exchanged repartee.
Instances of the absolutely fearless,
homely, unrhetorical, witty behavior
OF the Yankee in crises Of danger fair
~ bristle history. The robust traits
that have made Yankee heroism and
GOODNESS a marvel and warning 10 the
rest Of the word reappears now in full
force. They should convince the mono
naniacs who have thought they saw
decadence and end-of-the-centuryism
sapping the race, that the salt Of Amer
icanism has not yet lost its savor.-
Current Literature.
Evening journal., 1898-10-20
NnxnI Movements.

BOSTON. oct. 20.-The gunboat Will
mlngton, Commander Chapman c.
Dodd, left here yesterday for Charles
ton, where she is to take part in a
peace jubilee celebration. The United
States dispatch boat Dolphin also sail
ed yesterday. She is bound for Phila-
delphia via Provincetown. She is ex-
pected to take part in the peace jubilee
exercises at the Quaker City.
Evening journal., 1898-10-20

common " urus from a High source.
The vulgar 'Lal" "Lawsl" 'Lawk!r
Laws a mussyi" "sakes alivel" "Good
land alivel" and the like, are all rem
uants of such expressions as Lord"
Lord, have mercyi" For the sake Of
the Lord OF lifel" Good Lord Of lifel"
and other equally solemn phrases em-
plcyed in moments of great excitement
or danger, which the careless habit Of
exaggeration in the expression of feel
ing that seems inborn in human nature
has led some to degrade and employ on
the most trivial occasions. Our familiar
Dear mel" is likewise merely a cor
ruption Of the Italian "Dio miol" "My
God!" and Is an exact equivalent, in
every respect, of the mon Dieul" Of the
French. the use Of which on trivial oc-
casions we English-speakers are so
ready 10 condemn. "Alas!" a mourn
fnl exclamation which trust my young
readers will seldom have occasion to
employ. is also a shortened form of an
Italian expression; "Oh, me lassolr
(Oh, weary mel)-Miss d. F. Andrews,
in ST. Nicholas.
Evening journal., 1898-10-20
ReglstrntIon nt Harrnrd.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, oct. 2O.-The
total registration Of Harvard universi-
ty, as shown by the directory, amounts
this year to 4,197, including 42S officers
sides this number there are 80 students
absent. The figures show a gain OF AZ
students over last year and the largest
total in the history of the university.
Evening journal., 1898-10-20
Ner rndersccrctnrr ror war.

LONDON, oct 2O.--George Wyndham
Conservative member Of parliament for
Dover, has been appointed undersecre-
tary for war in succession to the Right
Hon. William st. John Brodrick, recent
ly appointed undersecretary Of state foI
foreign affairs in succession to Lord
Curzon Of Kedleston, the new viceroy OF
India