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could smoke and spit where he pleased In
those days. Piutocracy certainly is in
trenched in the Nations CAPITOL
Just then Congressman Joy of St.
Louis happened along, and Governor Stone
related Las experience to him. Mr. Joy
told him that the attendants had informed
him rightly as to the rules.
But" Put in Judge Spencer. ~ saw two
members smoking in the corridors. Don't
the rules apply to them?"
My dear judge. said the governor,
the man in power can ignore rules, but
the poor 'ex' is worse off than if he had
never heen -
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Miss crane .un,n.

The Chicago Times Herald. In is ,ss,.
=. Mopnay, under tho title Tempest in a
ieapos. prints Tho following adtnirah,s
sai'of'si presentation Of the Crane. Charles.
'on episode. ~ Far the very best TINT has
yet been made:
Valued contemporaries In yur,o,s IL.
,ions q ne country are helping along 4
hara- working theatrical press sxsni .
sa,nm,nti,.g ipan the fact that 'Hoi sprines
IN ~, wired ops the Insult offered 10 ne
n american stage through Miss chario,,',
Afhae. Who VAS recently reo,,asfsl ~
Ma.n9raM from social function II Char,.t
lon. y. g, II Is true that M!ss cra.,n III.
Z, leave a charlastan bgllrorAa
h II Il a,1 . rue mat daneeia Miss cranes
y rFoh1nly Is true, too. thai ~ va,,...
s'aass herself regards both occasions as
eSsesdingiy advantageous to her M :,
Npat mas the stage 70 do with ali this Ai,S a
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TO
life
o Golden
of a
Lis cf the
o La to founda
California blonde head
beautiful hair She tall
greatS late
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CURRENT HtS'

I NJ
"Mr. Billings spoke of ~ = y. u
as such a womanly wonan
nette one. ~ Y
think" she sobbed. tina. .llssli
the forefront of all the We
| incnts for the tetterInent &, & I
for more than year Mo
ligned in that fashion! Il
nal. I. &.
."rhere are no football e 4
French universities" rem rs3
"They are not needeo. u u
Swilligen. 1.-THE studeprs1sr
ercise they need BY \
pittsburg Chronicle7Teleei
Attorney-You say YOU ~ ~ W.
Miss Billings and was g I,i1I'
time the burglary was co''
Witnegs--Yes, sir. II. III I
Then how did IT happs ~ {
prisoner dashed into
saulted YOU you leapea ss;3 y {
dow and went home, ~ ~ A.
to defend the lady Or ~, n
II thought II was her ~
VEL" ~.
"Do yon read them in - - ~
"Oh. my. yes; ] reaa
Truth.
Mistress-Mary. didn't ~
bell ring? ~. n
hody wants 80 see yov,
ways calls at the
Transcript.
Amt Emeline, what x a I.
anced?' ,,,.s,s y
'ense enough to meks
Detroit Fsfs y;
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Z The rxtensisns territory business reouires
lots 4 capital back Of n Epglauds advance
On 81 sopdap hae ssast s,o.ooo.poo siace is!s
lnslucsas dents assumed ana the proper fnrtl.
ncf'ions erected and anast delsnse; vessels
huilt' par adyenee 10 Hawaii would easily
.eqst sio,ooo,pco N a year or two, We cant
Ssss az tbr able bodied men Ii the North a
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Guild Fatally Iurn..,

ola ss',s Texas, January 27---1he yea,
W. ~ onila Of Redden Martin Of soiom Il
sas southeast portion OF this county cra.,,
, ~ mo the fire this morning wb,,a ~
~ ~ was In the garden, and Il ss,,n ~
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pension and at the same time spread out
that's beyond argument.

pension and at the same time spread out
D that's beyond argument
~---------------- ~
Between the Spanish rabbie and SPANS
whi.ky, our blue jackets would be very sp
: to have swollen heads after a trip ashore a
I Havana.
Tho cx-monarchy and the present oligarch.
Of Hawaii are both represented now By ais
tinEuishcd lobbyists at Washington. Thes
! | strangers, however. do not seem to know
Their business--they should be nursing ]
Pitrpont Morgan and Mr.. Searles In New
Yorf A note 10 the senate from either o
these gentlemen might save time and money
| -------~--------
There need be no special alarm by reason o
the gathering OF German, French and British
wnrsblps at TIavara-they o'ly. want to co.
the run. If there Is to be my.
| -.---
Mr. Mckinley gave Mr. Hanna temporar,
shelter at the White House against the i'm.
por,rpitios Of the office seekers last year
New we are told that Marcus Al. is ngair
to become an inmate OF the executive man
sion. The White House Us the proper place
4 for Mr.. Hanna--it was built for the head OF
4 the government.
Tho New England factory lord insists that
l
| duction In dividends and thus bear the whole
burden OF Mckinley prosperity!
|
| In discussing the financial question the
/ Eastern senators are displaying the same old
proyincialism that has caused such narrow
\ View. In that section. of public affairs for
thirty years past They have just begun to
| Ienfn that the war Is over, but they nre still
| IN ignorance Of the conditions In other parts
| OF the country.
A Boston paper remarks that It can almost
smei, the carcass of Ohio politics. even from
that remote distance And the cover hasn't
been removed yet, from all accounts!
The fact that George Gould has been serv-
ing on u grand jury for 81 n day In New Jer-
soy has afforded the New York papers an
item that has taxed their rcportorinl and illus
trrtiyc resources In its handling 1t must be
wonderful thing In New York TO find a
mutt. millionaire making an honest dollar.
Washington City is becoming unenviably
notorious as suicide center. 1t is tosti-
mental to the splendid buoyancy of the hope
OF an office that none of the office seekers
arc in the mortuary lists
-------------
II seems that the Spanish captain general OF
the Philippines IL out-Wcylorng Weyer In
atrocities. No wonder the Spaniards look
with some degree of suspicion upon Blanco
lie iB so different from tho ordinary colonial
governor that he seems to be something of n
gentleman.
Tho bitumnous coal miners In the East are
Rejoicing at the prospect OF a 10 per cent in
erensc in wages. Another Increase of 20 TO 20
mar mt and tI,.,ax,
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iLe MoIrrn ycrsIon.

listen to the Dugilist
Aii tie liselong day
HI Tis "ls lluent tongue dors scare
s opponents all away.
az an ACTOR now he SEARS
nnt ~ some third class show;
na. somehow he mauascs
20 gather In the dough"
Wbils s .hought comes to INV mind
Th,n,ie hes talking fast M
W,, neii never .isht again
WIN iiie wind that's i,ast.
--Cliicago Eou.
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4 spoit.a s,n,,v.

~ ! wsro 4 raindrap and YOU were a rose
SIZE
-, quickly evappeate. suppose.
Emu thus IA hs nj % yoni
Clsscimi Leader
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GOSSIP o.

G0CCnO m
'> VI
New York, Jan11sv
gilt-edged collafet., 4
Chemical Na,,s.. & Y 8 st Y
M xx,sn !. ''viai Be1
least ny, rne = Of ~
Aesfous
A society event =,
the ball to be- given 4. n ~
in honor ~ ~ ~
nrexa, oi oauehte(
~ ~ Is stated ~ !!
den VIII lead the come !;
Drexel Will be assistsS h
ried daughters. Mrs, ~
gren, Mrs. Eric a., ~.
Penrose. -
- );
the Bishops in ths,r
room, said 10 be 4 !. :. b. =, Y
town, is now set down (. h
s'a1 u Is announced a
s.ons VIII De IN red fiowets n.
~ w, seariet IN hue. aud A. q
~ ue ~. Ia aspect The eis
aus w q warm time be}o,S ~
---4
y Paragrapher on 1 ~, .ss
paper doesn't believe 40 y b
will be published \,
mon On, : =,
would Gepara ss" ~. y. Ihe1
vress , uenelnl Grtsven6s
amount If sac y = -
the government Az q "
to have the cause OF BIZ sSiSss
.iseu 70 tne publicT poss3th "a
senelaa friends over "a OH p.
.'io ~ SPURIOUS Query.
M,
ne WINDOW OF the Cs1&
Broadway office makes i,,.,sl Il
adays, people % ~. h "a ~
Ioot ,,,,on 49,. 10y 10y a
thn ls,nna,,. 1919 ~ huggeta IL
haven't I'M anu teen woFlf
Thsra.s & piice % = tictss
tn -. % nsap more pleasuis n
human e,,rins . the iaccs ~ ~
r;,,a.' illus that pass and
sean IN th v,e 10, : apout az mud
is in the magnetlic wira! 49, ~
a different impression d M \
oehoider: Is 4,
1000 \
me managers OF the Metrwd
house have downed the mon,
paragranh IN cons,,..,..S
NJ, ps'
-. .., iespecluiiy aaks
,,a oienes'ta cnairs toshtd
- az 'sI,s .ne eiuah room ~
M M 80 Will ~ ~ hs ~
NJ. VIC Is. Vpelnns nigat taere ~
=, !, :, ~ sno ianuscap q qecpssx
,aa,. a 81. sen.ot uioh Nopode ~
aoon .ual siisie eAcepticn. AZ
"a ~ ~ apiloacl me ovp6
q iem .,. ii us, more tne ~
Waterloo so far 40 sra ussssu
cerned.
Inc expectation that Rev: D
would announce the wiihdnsi
res;gnati,n dro,,, ,,..,..,..,,.
gu u.'
sresuuon 70 the Filth Aysa1l
,erian Ghuroh iast SUNDAY mel
nan uiu iioe uisappoint w g
out ms announcement W. y
possipie WORDS Al ne se9 y
ave 70 announce thas y %
aliiiilous ac'loh OF tle eesl
.ase ueciueu 10 cohtinue, w
sork Oh the pastorale Nlls
'iveu rom ABOVE, ana tn4l
y uesliaple by tne consss /. h!
viii dn remains IN he sssa
meet until next month.
~ -
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott ~
everal interesting topics inlIs
o,,rsa sunday Ha snota 4, h
49,, .a'a.
uanclns' iashioh Y, ~
iiu .lsa.eu atl o. enei n, =
!, nusuai III y pulpit. - s a
~ is ole Vi .he ino 81. nay %e:
10 woIlu' ana tnhI ~ ~
Hol 10 conueilh aii u 1as'sss
ne lhs.ruc,lve eieinelt :. 800
Arn II 70 you > use lhu = III W
e tne theater u ~ senas 4 " I.
~ ssheu anu inslsoia's ss,h. IA
uiess, ne auueu, = , ss,t,,s
Hiostiy wrong. Di 's.al X
! az, hot an iilii'a ~ x TN
isht wear oiamonus' ~. Y KIN, IN,
me ner he'shDois va -
"a "
"lde-aWake iihahcieis ~
en- have made up their Mln~
,prooching srrine viii ice IN
n wbolas.,a ref,,ndine Il ucip
from re u to ! per cent ,ss,r ~ i,a ~
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TliH HOUSTON DAILY POST.
a & Nv 4lsh
Houston Printing Company.

q \. JOHNSTON. psns!pHxy.
q J. PALMER. vicn-pREstpBNr.
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lie Got his Wooden Leg Back.

lie Got His Wooden Leg Back,
Answers.
inc manager Of a shop in Lewes stood In
'he doorway the other day when man
with wooden leg and crutch came
slong and said.
\ want you TO do me favor. I want
10 leave my leg with you few minutes
anu 10 round to the next street and WORK
mouse for half crown Eve an ;daa
.nat the folks are very sympathetic. n
70 with one leg I'm sure of it.i
very We'll, said the shopkeeper: "iust
of it, ''u take care
~, Inc wooden substitute was unstrapned
amu handed over, and the cripple used The
e'u ,,, 10 help himself down the alley
I'VE minutes later he rang the door he,,
VI mouse In the next street. 10 have n
opened by the man he had lust seen -
,Wh-wha- what" he gasped.
very sympathetic family lIves hare /,
guieuy replied the other. "You Sem,
t nave met with sad less. and I'm anxions
,na nesp YOU Here is a wooden leg which
ne leg was handed over. The man 90,
~ ON the steps snd strapped it on and
az ne got up and stumped Though M
SAT- ..s ne said to himself:
We heard of condolences ever sinoa
,ha youngster, but this is the flrst ono
''A' EYER hit me with both feet At once,.
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y" Privileges for the "Ex..


Ex-Goyernoi William j. Stone az Mia.
souri, was mt the capitol today and was an
interested listener during Senator Wolcott,,
address TO the senate on the work done
ny the timetable commission abro,,
When senator Wolcott had concluded Gov
ernor Stone left the chamber and dristea
over toward the house to meet some AZ
nus old friends among the eonsres s,nen
oh me way he lighted cigar. ne had
mol proceeded any further than tho en-.
preme court chamber when sn officer stcn.
p.u up % him and said; you "a, ~,
smoke here. SIR. s''i not
ernor. asheu tine gov
ms against the rules. sir"
sn risht; we won't break the r,,a. !,
sa'n me soverlor. and with thai h., lnna,.
~ ,hs light on his cigar. He Mas I'm ,I,,H
tlcd at the interferenee MUG
MN , ai.s ne chewed the and of the c,,sr
a m,'a s,o'ehef As he came into iha s,, ,,a'
~, "'n ne spat out some OF tho tohac,s
r r",s attendant who was sta,,,a,
IN. s'tpped ~ to him and said. ,. vNs
'nu .., noi snil on the fioor sir =, wv
assirsi the rules. IS ity,, ss,,
governor. sarcas,icali, ~ ihs
,., .s, SIR answered. the a,,..,
Mslh said the governor
sSpencer who accompanied h,,, 70 Judge
'ese changed since was here Mics
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There need be no special alarm by reason OF
the gathering OF German, French and British
wnrsilps at Havara-they o,.ly. want to zee
the run. II there Is to be my.
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WHAT THE LAW DECIDES.

condition In devise to a widow, that
her remarriage shall terminate her estate,
is held, in Herd VS.. Catron CTenn.), 81 l..
r. A.. 73l, to be valid
Notice to consumers of water and an
opportunity to be heard before rates are
established are held, in Silkman vs. Boart.
OF Water Commissioners IN. W, 81. l.. r.
A., SGT, not to be demandable on the ground
that the water rents are taxes; and the
application for water is regarded as a
consent to pay the rates charged
The expiration of the charter of toll
road company is held. in Virginia Canon
Toll Road company vs. People, Vivian
tCol), 81 l.. r. A., III, to make the road
a public way-at least If the corporation
had only an easement therein and did not
own the fee. A note to this case is on the
subject of the right to take tolls without
franchise.
water supply to each tenant of build.
ing as separate consumer from whom
rents are to be collected is held in Kelsey
vs.. Board of Fire and Water Commission
ers tMich.), 81 l.. r. A., 675, not to be re.
CURED by law merely because the owner
of the building has furnished all the ten
ants with separate shutoffs having locks
and Keys and rendered the keys to the
commissioners.
An injunction against the employment of
detectives to follow and watch a person.
causing him annoyance and inconvenience
interfering with lis social intercourse and
business, and causing suspicious which
uamage his financial credit, is denied. in
0happell vs. Stewart (Md.), 81 l.. r. A..
is3, on the ground that there is an ade-
luate remedy ut law. A note to the case
discusses the question of the power of n
court or equity to protect personal rights
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Tho cx-monarchy and the present oligarchy
OF Hawaii are both represented now By ais
tfnEuiehcd lobbyists at Washington. These
strangers, however do not seem TO know
Their business--thcy should be nursing j..
Pitrront Morgan and Mr.. Searles In New
yorl. note TO the senate from either OF
these gentlemen might save time and money.
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Between the Spanish rabbie and Spanish
whisky. our blue jackets would be very apt
to have swollen heads after trip ashore at
Havana
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INFERRED At THE ros1orficH AT HOUSTON TEXAS.
As SECOND CLASS MATTER.
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q J. PALMER, - VicH-PkHsipHSr'
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Mr.. Mckinley gave Mr. Hanna temporary
shelter at the White House against the Inn
portrnitios of the office seekers last year.
New we are told that Marcus Al. is again
to become an inmate OF the executive man
siop. The White House Us the proper place
for Mr. Hanna--It was built for the head Of
the government
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nm DAILY POST. n the SUNDAY Y q c pcsr.
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with McKenna on the supreme b.rcb
and Griggs made attorney general. The
trusts may rest assured that they have cx,
eelieat friends at court. McKenna is thor
oughly in harmony witt Marx Hanna and
mas always been a partisan for the com
hnes. John w, Grlggs is still more closely
Interested in trust legislation His record
as public official shows that lie has always
been corporation man. AT The time he
was elected governor of New Jersey he was
eouhsei foi humber OF railroads, Including
the New York, Susquehanna and Western
the Erie, the New York and New Jersey.
the Northern of New Jersey and the Pater
son hallway company. Before that ne had
been general counsel for the Delaware.
Laekawapna and Western. He is still re-
talned as attorney by all the railroads, cirst
named.
Glises Is close personal friend and po-
iitlcal ally of the vice president. He las
been freely denounced by every labor or
sanlzation in the State OF New Jersey.
me ciiief reason for the hostility of the
labor clement is To be found In the fact
mat Governor Griggs opposed the estab-
liahment of Labor day m his State.
lie served a number of terms In The state
senate and voted against every bill in The
of organized labor
lie voted against the bill TO make wages
a preferred deli in cases OF Insolvency; Tho
bil! 10 establish a half holiday on saturday
the bill to prevent child labor in (ac+oriss
operating intricate aud dangerous ma
chinery the bill requiring fire escaoes on
factory buildings more than three stories
ugh and the bill making II illegal for am
.mpioyer TO prevent his employees from be-
coming members OF labor organizations
Griggs voted for the bill Increasing The |
number OF hours constituting a days worl, I
Tor street car men in the State of New Ter |
sey from twelve TO fifteen.
u Is charged that the tax shirkine corpo- !
fatlons never had better friend thpn |
ifisgs and that his friendship was oxerted |
n their behalf while was State senator
ma later when he became governor,
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Tho New England factory lord insists that
hls undcrpaid employee shall make IN any re-
duction in dividends and thus bear the whole
burden OF Mckinley prosperity!
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Tho hituminous coal miners In the East are
Rejoicing at the prospect of 10 per cent in
crehsc In wages. Another Increase of 20 10 20
per cont and these men might be able to
Keep their families from going hungry.
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Washington City is becoming unenviabiy
notorious as a suicide center. 1t is n testi-
mcnia to the splendid buoyancy of the hope
of an office that none of the office seekers
arc in the mortuary lists
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-28

II seems that the Spanish captain general OF
the Philippines IL out-Wcylerlng Weyler in
atrocities No wonder the Spanards look
with some degree of suspicion upon Blanco
lie rs 80 different from tho ordinary colonial
governor that he seems to be something of
gentleman,
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With the financial question in open session
and Hawaiian annexation In secret session to
talk abcnt. the senate has rarely had such
Opportunity as now for u prolonged aud bril-
liant gab-fest. And thsy are gab-festive old
boys In that end of the capitol
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Boston paper remarks that 1t can almost
smei, the carcass of Ohio politics, even from
that remote distance And the cover hasn't
been removed yet, from all accounts!
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In discussing the financial question the
EASTERN senators are displaying the same old
piovnciaism that has caused such narrow
vlcw. In that section. of public affairs for
thirty years past. They have just begun to
learn that the war Is over, but they nre still
In ignorance Of the conditions In other parts
of the country.
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AS Captain Carter rathor outshone his fell
low officers In society way. they may not
feel the necessity for starding by him as
WAS done In the case of n captain charged
with brutality toward private soldier.
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The republican members of the house COM
mittec on banking and currency are so parti-
san that they refuse to hear free silver or
hlmctallism advocates. This is the differ
enec of the politician before and after taking
nllirn,
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The fact that George Gould has been serv-
ing on grand jury for 81 day In New Jer-
scy has afforded the New York papers an
item that has taxed their roportornl and illus
trstiyc resources In its handling. 1t must be
Wonderful thing In New York TO find a
multi. millionaire making an honest dollar.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-18
SHERMAN'S WARNING.
The Venerable Ex-Premisr, in Speech at
Wooster, O., Points Out the Dangers
of Territorial Expansion.

Wooster, O.. Aug. 1S.-The survivors
of the Sherman brigade are holding
their 29th annual reunion here. Ex
Secretary of State John Sherman,
who organized the brigade. came over
form Mansfield yesterday to preside at
the reunion. In the afternoon he d.
livercd an address before a big aEd-
ence. In the course of his remarks.
after referring to his recent visit to
Alaska. Mr.. sherman said:
"Thc vast extent and compass of our
country should satisfy our people and
prevent them from extending their do
main to distant lands, possessions DIFF
iicult to control and impossible to de-
fcnd. ! regret to notice disposition
in congress to reach out for outside ter
ritory This ambition for the occupa-
tion Of territory has been the ruin Of
Greece, Rome and the great nations of
Europe in ancient times and of Spain,
Austria and Italy in modern times.
"And now the United States is in
more danger from similar causes than
all others combined. The greed of ter
ritory and the attempt to rule it lost
Great Britain the great body of what
Is now the United States of America.
If we can be content with our vast con-
tinental possessions we can dispense
with the islands of the sea. There is
no room for them in our system of
states Their people do not speak our
language. Friendly trade relations can
be easily arranged, but American
domination, if attempted. will lead to
interminable evils"