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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-14
BRYAN ON the ISSUE.
Intervention To stop Cubnn strugpl.
ls .DUstifinbIc.

intervention To Stop Cuban StrugpIe
Is Justiflnbic.
Washington. April 13.--The l55th ami
versary OF the birthday OF Thomas LETTER.
Son was celebrated here tonight by the
National Association of Democratic clubs.
The Hon. w. j Bryan of Nebraska was
present. Mr.. Bryan. who responded to the
toast of Thomas Jefferson was greeted
with enthusiastic applause and throughout
his speech there We're many demonstra-
tons. In the course of his remarks he
spoke feelngly of the Cuban question dc
claring that II the United States assumed
the responsibility OF deciding that Tho
crnelties and barbaritics OF the warfare ou
that island should cease no nation IN l.u.
rope could protest without defending The
things which we condemned se said tnnt
any man had i right 10 prevent the cree
ton OF a slaughter house in his own yard
and that we who lived side by side with
those who suffered could not refuse In The
pame of humanity to assist those Who had
Mantully resisted the tyranny III Spain
and earned their right TO self. government
He declared that we had a right TO insist
TINT any government should he OF such
character that Que of our ships would not
be blown UP while under Its protection,
Ho congratulated the democratic party also
In the fact that recent events had vindicAt-
ed It from charge brought In the North
that II was not patriotic party.
As We assemble tonight" he aaid, "the
civil war Il over never 70 be rcsurrec;ed,
When the president asked for an appro-
pfiation for the Nations defense every
psmhcrT- East. South. West aud North
responded and what We told our friends
years ago, that In the tlme OF danger n
man who wore the gray would be as loyal
a. those who wore the blue. has proved
to be true"
He paid. a glowing tribute to General
Fitxhugh lee which set his hearers Wild
With enthusiasm, and In conclusion de-
clared the enemies Of the democratic PARTY
could no longer revive the tissues OF the
CIVIL War. but must meet the democracy
81 tne issues which arose in time Of peace.
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A SUMMARY OF TODAY'S IMPORTANT NEWS
wAsHrNGTos.

-
e.s.iH5ority report OF the senate foreign re-
letions committee declares that Cuba
should be indcocrdcn.; that spain should
10 ordered TO withdraw her land and naval
iorcos from the island. and authorizes tho
/. yittdcnt 10 execute the order. The MI
: 'noflty toncurs with the nisjority, except
That II calls FOR recognition of the present
F cuban government. spain is held official
~ responsible FOR the destruction Of the
Maine. Senators arc said to favor tie
minority report
Tic minority report In The house laid
particular stress on thu need Of rccos-
nixing the present government In tuna.
othorwise IL differed little In essentials
front thc majority report. The MINORITY
rcfoft, however. was passed.
Republican members Of The house, In
their determination to niuxslo the demo
cratic minority, opened III dissrdrefni
free tight which was stopped Wits diff
crity..
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BLEW " THE MAINE.

Expert Gibbons Cnn Furnish the
Proof duplicating spnin.
London. Aprii it.-'rhc Daily Mail
publishes mn Interview with Joseph
PANEL" Gibbons. the submarine ex-
pert, In which he ridicuIcs the
spanish dsninis OF his statement az
I" The sale Of suhmurinc mines to
spain n'ei declares that he can
prove that the United states hnttIc-
ship Maine WAS willfulIy ana de-
itbcratcis blown np. What is more,
according 10 the Daily Mnir. re-
port he thinks II possiblc 10 re-
d"ee the explosion to The act Of two
men or even to one Individual.
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New York sun
correspondent who has been misled by
some members of the noble race of gram
marians and pedants here records a COM
mon delusion:
To the Editor.
noticed in Anthony Hope | think, the
expression had rather" Should not this
be "would rather?" The mistake is COM
mon and should be rebuked by the sun.
MA,
New York, March rs
The mistake is indeed common in
English Literature. Does our correspondent
forget what the author of the S4th Psalm
says in the King James version?
II had rather be a doorkeeper in the
house of my God than to dwell in the
tents of wickcdness.
Yet in the church had rather speak
hve words with my understanding, says
! Corinthians, Niv:i9. that by aiy voice |
might teach others also, than ten thousand
words In an unknown tongue.
Who does not remember In Julius
Caesar"
y had rather be dog and bay the moon
Than such Roman"
Brutus had rather be a vilageT +" Mas.
ter Slender had gather than 40 slrillings
! the) had my Book of Songs and Sonnots'
mere. iiotspnr was especially fond of this
mistake In one scene he says:
! had rather he kitten andscry new
! nad rather hear a brazen canstick turned
had rather live with cheese and garlic
in windmill
] had rather hear Lady, my brach.
bul what Is the use OF defending an
iaiom which is sound. found in the hes
writer's for hundreds OF years, found in the
pest writer's now and sim fresh In the
living sroken speech? III Sir Thomas
North's translation of Plu,archs Lives of
the Noble Grecians and Romans. - one OF |
me choicest monuments of the language, |
had lever lad lcvorest" and had |
iraiher are found. The two forms which |
nave disappeared, although the second form
occurs In modern poetry. may serve 10 ex-
plain the form that remains.
nave rather have lever" too, have |
power to stay, Our correspondent. like so
many others, forgets that English is What
II Is. not what Il ought 10 hn '
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The Difference Between Them.

the
Of
republican
connan o o the United stnt.'
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rnn SITUATION SUMMED ur.

The house. after half dozen personal
encounters and scenes OF riot, adopted q
resolution directing the president to Al
: once Intervene with army and navy ant
put stop TO the war In Cuba and to
establish there an independent form oI
government This does not recognize tho
present Cuban republic. but authorizes the
president to see that a republic Is cstab.
lIshed after Spain has been forced to turn
loose the island.
4 The senate had three reports before It;
none OF them were adopted, action being
prevented by Honr OF Massachusetts, who
objected to unanimous action.
a Sun cable says that the government
OF Spain tsagasta's ministry, is bound 10
fall; that the dynasty Is In grave danger,
and Tint il there is no war with inc
Unitcd states there Will be civil war.
m. pope has asked Emperor Francis
iosrph to use his irfl cnce with the
powers to preserve the peace.
cartain Slgsbce and Commander doon'
rich viii command the st. Louis and inc
!, St Paul.
NAVY department has purchased the st.
Ituis and tho st. Paul
MADRID excited over the prospective re-
por,3 OF the foreign relations committees
EngIish papers say the United states
and spain are headed for war and blame
Mckinley for indccision.
spanisb cabiuct officer says Spain VIII
wait TO sea II the United States estab-
ltshcs action ON the lines indicated In tue
message.
Consul Brlce tells how he aud others
we're compelled TO steal out OF Matanzas
IN order to save their lives. There are
still $50 Americans there In danger OF
bong massacred.
Havana cable cut and messages 80 ny
way OF Kingston. Jamaica.
Unusual activity in army and naval
circles in preparing for the apparently
inevitable conflict with Spain.
Consul Lee had long conference with
the naval strategic board. presumably III
relation to tho defcnscs of Havana.
United States consul and vice consul.
both natives of Spain, resigned at Cartha-
gena.
Sagasta says McKinluy's message is de-
plorable aud was forced from him by con-
grose.
General Correa and Count Niqnen say
Spain viii Bght and will be supported by
the powers.
Spain terrifying her Mediterranean ports
and has placed unlimited o.dcrs for war
munitions in England
Bills introduced for reorganization OF
the army and enrolment OF the naval
militia.
Don Carlos says the carlists must night
for Spain. but II the ministry refuses 10
so to var, then he viii 80 to Spain and
call for volunteers.
IL is said General Lee was asked to tone
down his report on affairs in Cuba ana
the disaster 10 the Maine. which he In
diguantly refused to do.
Hon. w. j. Bryan compliments the de-
mocracy on its attitude In the Cuban
crisis.
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were to speak. In taking this action to-
day the executive committee of the club
declared 1t unpatriotic TO discuss political
questions In times like these and con-
demning as unpatriotic all efforts ON the
part of political leaders, both in and ont
of congress. to make political capital out
of tho situation. The club acted with the
approval of cx-president Cleveland ard
other democratic leaders
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COMMERCIAL

Spot cotton markets unchanged. Futures
IN Liverpool unchanged to !s-6id of: In
New York to 1 and in New Orleans to
points down
Wheel is up 2lsnSc corn $50 oats &c
and provisious 2i.M22iac. May wheat was
n. one time sio9k.
Stocks all closed :m5 points off.
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'l'ISE IROQUOIs CLUn.

Meeting VIII NOt H. Held on Ac-
c"unt "f The Cpbaa Crtsis.
'hicago. April is.~-The present crisis
between the United States and Spain has
yea % an indefinite postponement Of tao
annual banquet and demonstration Of the
lroQuois club, set for April 20, at which
exv President Cleveland and ether dem.
oerAtio lpsders Of National prominence
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-14
Local.

The newly appointed city officers taking
thgsc.
over four inches of rain fell Tuesday
ANA tic BAYOU is on boom.
Tho concert by the inpicr class nj the
heh school success
llomcseckers from the West getting Into
South Texas.
Nj, NJ. Crane, candidate for governor, to
speak here tomorrow night,
Entertainment for the benefit OF the
omaha exposition postDcnod,
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Madrid, April 1s.-si5 p. NIT is re-
ported that an official telegram has been
received from the Philippine islands saying
that serious outbreak has taken place in
Zulu and that the insurgents have captured
the telegraph office. Troops have been sent
to quell the outbreak.
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TEXAS POLITICS.

Very little interest is being taken In
political matters just at this time a very
tame campaign now seems to be in pros
pect.
Mr. Stone is still considering the ques-
tion of entering the Eleventh congress
sional district race.
Colonel wynne has cnnvaseed several
counties and believes he will carry thcm
all.
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RAILROADS.

The Santa ro and It's employees have ad.
lusted their differences.
The sunset United and the annex will
rake one more trip this season.
Delay in solving the war question Is
hurting business.
Pee Gee is making monev
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-14
HAVANA SERENE.
HAS M Idea rhcrc VIII M w..
Armistlrc Mcnna "''

'ufHtf'r NchhH ANNEXATION.
HAVANA, April 1870 a. m,--Ei Diaro dc
IA Jerecito says edItorially today. oThe
united States Is tho real enemy OF spuln
not the Cuban insurgents. Their schemc i,
20 follow out tho doctrines OF Blaine and
Monroe and under the veil of charity t,ke
possession OF the island"
everything today is quiet, No ono gives
much Thought to war. but on an sides the
arm'stice is resardsd as an annexationIst
prelude
The bourse closed firm.
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Owen 10 Tie NnY..

Washington, April 13.-The coast survey
steamers Patterson, Macarthur and Dedney
and the fish commission steamer Albatross
have been turned over TO the navy depart
mcnt for service in case of need.
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Good Men far Osace.

Crane, Savers, Jester Wynne; they are
All good men, and Texas viii make M
mistake IN selecting either OF the four
Tor governor OF The Lone Star Slate. They
ere all representative men and have done
The state service, either upon ,he tented
heid or in the line Of statnsnlaushlp.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-14

Portland, England, April 13.--Thc United
states cruiser Topeka. formerly the Dio-
genes, and the United states torpedo boat
Somers sailed for the United States today.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-14
SPORT.

Dallas won from Houston, to 2. he
cause OF loose,pss in PLAYING.
Austin got II runs and Galyoston IS.
Fort Worth 60 eot game from San
Antonio %.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-14
MODERN FIELD PIECES.

Troops Min GET Them NJ soon -. ~.
c"vcrnmeni Tai,rs Acuiou.
indianapolis, Ind, April is,--Goycrnor
Mount this morning received the follow
ing telegram from Senator F4insanks:
The secretary Of war will comply with
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your request as soon as formal action is
taken here. There is no doubt now that
war is near at hand.
tSigned)r &C. w. Fairbanks
The request referred to in the telegram
Is one in answer to the government that
the artillery be equipped with modern
field pieces,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-14

q f.~
lbisiay of ten 3pon nd rockets of rarcst hues mi
golden rod, light blue and cerisc, pink and sou ~
l. blood red rubics -
Grand flight OF vc 5-lnch shells, forming the Autors ~
lsaS novelty. z. .x<
Display OF five 3pou nd chromatic rockets of the rafe
, erehtest novelty III pyrotcchiics ,,uHt
Nv merry torpedoos wing through the air with great su
DsYico 'Aaddn's Jeweled Tree in FIVE mutations H..
No OF 100 Roman candles brilliant stars OF every ~
Ascent OF five yarieg shells in circumlens
an the latest efe cts and tnts, at ManhauNn X
season,
'scharge Of twenty monster aerial wagglers n. am
ascent o. I'VE parac lnte rockets carrying eloree
- stahtly changing. .4issx
1IleViee, The Lone Star of Texas
Two huSe batteries of pearl strcamCrs.
Ascent OF fifty mete ors s.ds<
ram aerial noveti cs Hanging gardens foaiins ' ~
iiidescent fires. cria hrefes, National streams
SHELLS an 1913 novelties consisting OF twese ~ s
Grand concluding de vice. portrait any well
or suitable motto subject to be changed nispuiar III
herial bouquet of 100 i-pound coored rockets, -
ianeously produ cling fiery cloud of grandeur
" VIII be celebrated as ii has not been ~
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London, April 10. The after
noon newspapers of this city
unanimously express the opin-
ion that beth the United States
and Spain are heading straight
for war. There is also a dis
position to blame President Nc
Kinley for his alleged indccl
sion.
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Fireworks Specialize
10 Be Seen Each Night.

lhree lo-inch signal
great altitude with tremendous report 'e az "
4o-foot balloons
lights and coored fires, dschargng when at a great bch,
- HN'''" '"'' anu superb
prsnatc illumination Of inense
nahgihg color repeatedly aud blending pleasinu
display OF hy-lYe
psacock puhes silver slreamers,
- unts; the novelty 'f 'i'uiha'e
Two nests or ny kissing serpents containing j0o ron
49, with gems Of cry ' N''"Hs s,uuuea
both "o '"'uSs VI hro IN
Myriads OF Wthnk
ASpsHt o. nVe tponnd Pains prize rockets exhibited nj
lights. $3.50 W 'V"'''s Fsloons OF coorodi
hurs OF SIX large chromac batteries tho latest novci ono
sstteres - zen n IoeSes producing the Aerial Whatshea
SaiNo of 100 aerial
,evic' Nerome 10 Houston in color foo,
aern hosey Two Pam quadrupc shells tpate niedl
W " '''s''ea 8 ems discharge Of five l5-nch Shells
ADriI d San Iarin4n n,
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-02
AN EXTRAORDINARY BRIDGE
1t Carries a Torrent over a Railroad
Track

(From the Philadelphia Record.)
When anybody should ask the deflni-
ton of the word railroad bridge, the
answer would naturally be: "A bridge
by which a railway is carried across
river or valley, or chasm or arm
of the sea-" Yet this definition does not
seemingly exhaust the term, for rail-
road bridge recently built in southern
Bavaria practically carries a creek
across the railway, instead of the rail-
way across the creek. This bridge has
4 a history
/ 1t Was preceded by several stone and
/ iron structures of the ordinary kind, all
of which We're swept away by the
spring freshets swelling the ordinarily
small tributary Of the Isar river to a
stream of prodigious power When the
torrent came down the narrow valley
! it carried destruction in its path. Trees
and rocks of enormous dimensions were
carried along, and no bridge could
Withstand such a shock as that impart-
ed by the onrush Of water and debris
after every storm in the mountains.
The last bridge had been placed IA
feet higher than the previous ones, and
one single span across seemed to war
rant its independence of the periodic
floods. All went well for season, but
in the second year an unusually Sc
we're storm caused another upheaval,
rocks were hurled against one side Of
the canyon more than the other, at
least one side was undermined, and
down went the fourth bridge built
within five years,
Then a young engineer offered to
build bridge which would stand the
ravages of the mountain torrent. The
railroad company examined the project
and turned it over to their own en-
gineer, who pronounced the idea fea-
sible. 1t meant nothing less than to
carry the water across the railroad, if
the railroad could not be carried across
the water. Now the bridge has had
a years time to prove its so!idity, and
through some of the worst cloudbursts
ever witnessed in those mountains it
has passed unscathed.
A tunnel Of strong masonry work was
| first constructed across the valley, and,
reinforced on the outside, turned to-
ward the torrent with all the rocks
available that had collected there.
Cross walls leading from the solid
rock and across the tunnel were built
and strongly braced. This was done
to protect the railway. The rest was
left for nature to do. At the first strong
rain everything happened as the en-
gineer had predicted. Bowlders and
rocks coming down with the water
filled up the big hole left between the
tunnel and the rocks until the overflow
carried everything across the tunnel
The bed of the torrent was raised by
itself, and now there is not the slight
est danger Of interruption in this part
Of the railroad. even after the most
severe rain storm.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-02

In Georgia and all over the south the
negroes are buying farm lands, and they
are producing cotton at a cost below that
al which the white man can produce it.
Their rapid strides forward in cotton cul-
ture have done more than anything else
to double the cotton output and reduce
the price in the last few years. They are
serious competitors In cotton making and
they have driven the price down
This competitor in the cotton fields has
brought about a state in the south which
called for the wheat growers convention
which met in Macon last week. And +
will continue to call for action on new
lines by the white farmers; At first they
thought it was the tariff They were
told so by the politicians Then they
thought it was the want of free silver
coinage. They were told this by the poll
ticians. But they ale beginning to see
that ii is competition I'm the cotton fields
with negro farmers-with those who car
afford TO make cotton at four cents q
pound. As the case now stands, the white
farmers in the south need more sympathy
and encouragement than the negroes -
Macon (Gal Telegraph.
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Washington. Dec. IA majority of
the war Investigating commission ar
rived here today, after a visit to New
York and Boston. Ex-Gov Woodbury.
and DR.. Conner wore left to conclude
the work in Boston, and they are not
expected to rejoin their associates be-
fore Saturday. The commission will
resume its sittings here tomorrow. Sew
eral witnesses are still to be examined
The commissioners are anxious to Sc
cure a statement from Gen. Brooke.
covering his connection with the Chick
amauga Park camp, and they are hope
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-02
"WAS NEVER HERS"
"A Manila Paper Declares Spain Cannot
Cede Philippine Archipelago.

Manila, Dec 1.-The independent
party Of the Ftlipinos is not disposed
to accept the result of the deliberations
of the peace commissioners at Paris,
judging from the tone of the native
press. The Independence publishes a
particularly bombastic leading article
to the effect that the Filipinos will
decline to permit their homes to be
bought and sold like merchandise.
1t then repeats the readiness of the
F1lipinos to fight in defense Of their
rights, and asserts that the govern
ment and people are unanimous in
claiming nothing less than independ-
ence. The paper also claims that the
Filipinos have incontestable claims up
on the island of Luzon, part of the Wis
ayas islands and the island of Ainda-
mao by right of conquest.
1t comedies that the Americans
helped the insurgents indirectly by
blockading Manila" but the Independ-
encia claims that even without help
the revolutionists must have ultimately
won Finally, the Independence holds
that Spain cannot cede the Philippine
Archipelago, because it was never
hers"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-02
PAPER COLLARS.
They Are Still Made. Largely for Export

They Are Still Made. Largely for Export
CFrom the New Orleans Times-Democrat.)
"Oh, yes, paper collars are still made, &"
said a haberdasher smilingIy, in reply 10
an inquisitive customer. Thirty years
ago they were worn by men who consid-
cred themselves very good dressers. Now
their use is confined 10 a few old fellows
VINO won't change, and Of course they
have TO be manufactured to order. There
are several customers for them here, and
a wealthy planter who lives some dis
lance north of the city orders them by
thousand lots. ] was in New England
last summer and while visiting a little
town famous for its collar-makers saw an
old plant used for turning out the paper
article. 1t had been rusting away In 81
lence for years, and I was astOnished at
its size The buildings easily covered an
acre, and the machinery was enormous
was told that in its heyday the concern
shipped its product all over the world and
sold paper collars even in the Fiji Islands.
! supposed they must have been used as
trimmings for missionary ragout
THE celluloid collar industry is still
very much alive and you may be sur
prised to know that it's trade last year
was the largest on record Who buys
them? Lots Of different people. Thou
sands are sold to seafaring men particu-
larly those whose Voyaging takes them
into the tropics. France, Germany and
Italy import an immense number. An
other big lot is supplied under contract to
the Russian army-a fact not generally
knOwn-and ! understand there is a large
sale of them in Turkey.
THE principal market in this country is
/ in the west. The lumbermen up in the
Minnesota and Wisconsin regions regard
them as very recherche. and they buy
them by the bale In the cities they are
worn generally by policemen, who would
I find il impossible to keep a linen collar
1 looking neat in bad weather. The great
| objection to celluloid collars used TO be
their inhammability. Their composition
is very like gun cotton, and it was for
merlE a common Joke to touch match TO
You can't do that now. A new process
has rendered them flreproof