The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-12

| t;hr. - - opsiopfieticn; and Us We need Tho
] w.. anu as < can not any longer he
rep' running unless the city comes 10 ths
| rescue OF its present patrons In tho ,,snns,.
,,sierrea to, I hope every alderman =,
| nouston VIII give the pronoSit,or h;s 80.
MAJ and undivided support" ~ ~
MT. W. +. Norris has lust returned %
inc city from an extensive business ,.,n
through North Texas. In brie, 60,
versation with him last night he to,a I,
'ost reporter that every place ba y,s,,,,
was fairly ahlaze with war .,th,,.t,,,
anu patriotism, and that--viewing the ter.
'ilo's through which he passed from n
iiore practical and material stapdpoln,
.ne condition Of the crops and mo sat.
lsiied ana hopeful looks of tho farn,srs
save the brightest promise of ahnnssnt
in .cusns ana increased prosperity the COM
ING season. In his rounds throuvh =, i,rso
ana well cultivated belt of country thsre
vas one thing, above all others, that he
iartleuiarly noticed and that was the great
uelease IN area givsn to grain crons as
NonalaTeu with previous years The farm
WIS were very generally reducing the aero
age tnev were accustomed TO give cotton
a ,t. IN us stead they were planting those
ui'ersliled products which, in his oninion
was the one thing needfil for mo n,.os,
perity OF the agricultural classes az Texns
Aitogether. Mr.. Norris was well pleased
WIN his trip, and states that eyervthinr
ne seen ana heard in the localities he Wis
ited gave the most gratifying assurance
OF better crops and better times.
MI inomas r, Green, president of the
1reen Chemical company. is home from a
business tour through Mexico, and while
moving along with the passing thronr YES.
'eraay he impaired to q reporter of The
fost the pleasing news that the Influential,
inteliisent and wealthy classes OF the sis
Yer republic were almost a unit in their
sympathy with the United Staies in ma
present war. The authorities pern,itted
ho pubic manifestations against this conn.
Wy or LOT spain, and no better illustration
Vi .nis Iact could be given than an incident
Mhleh came under his own personal obscr-
,"tioh IN the City of Mexico last week:
~ Nv VI enthusiasts, intending to raise
iunus IN support of some Spanish proiect
had made great preparations for and bad
1auNertised grand entertainment at the
Sasiho' Everything looked favorable for
iaIge crowds and big returns. hut sbortlv
uelore the hour for the fun TO commence
a BODY of troops took possession Of tho
nan dispersed the gathering. and Informed
,ne disappointed sympathizers OF Spain
that President Diaz had issued ordars
against that and all similar demonstr,S
IONS there or elsewhere. This rule Mr.
'reen said, was observed all through ,he
republic and everything went to show tbot
the sympathy of Mexico-lustead of hoirg
Tor spain, as many supposed was almost
universally with Uncle Sam In the PEND
ing struggle.
Snirit n
OF TEXAS, and it is born in the rising
youth of Houston. Night before last. in
the Fifth ward, small hoy who had kuelt
at his mothers knee 10 say his PRAYERS
before retiring. put his childish invoca
uon in the following ur to date style:
Now lay me down to sleep,
] pray the Lord my soul TO keep:
hope the war is coming quick,
And hope that Uncle Sam will lick,
Cuba Libre Amen"
Hon. Oscar Bergstrom Of San Antonio
was among the prominent arrivals at the
Capitol yesterday. and this is how he cpl
tomizes the political situation:
why. of course we people in San An
tonic are all for Savers for governor How
could we he otherwise? But the great
trouble is-the side We usually take al
most invariably gets beat
Hon. jeff McLemore, ex member of
the legislature from Nueces county and
district, is at the Lawlor, Last night a
representative of The Post had the fol
lowing conversation with him
who do you think will be our next
governor"
II will he very close. but think Crane
has the best Of it. The Sayers followers
are making a great ado out of the list of
that have already instructed for
him. but ! don't think it spells much for
North Texas is still to be heard from.
believe they are growing too soon, for they
are yet far from being out of the woods