The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-06


an innovation and curiosity in legislation,
Dakota will be watched with no little IN
terest by bhe country at large
The members OF the Masonic Grand Lodge
OF tho state, who gather again today TO be-
gin their annual sessions, have been visiting
Houston for years. but their coming Is none
the less au event of deep interest to our citi-
senz. nor is the welcome which VIC extend
any the less cordial as the years 20 by.
better or moro representative body OF men
could not be selected In the State, and Hous
ton feels honored by their presence. The
Post trusts that on tho present occasion these
excellent gentlemen will not only feel MS OF
old, that they are Mt home, but that thcs
will enjoy to the full tho many added feat
urcs of entertainment which Houston pre-
sents this week. they can always feel that
Their, is n peculiarly warm spot for them in
the hearts of tho Houston people.
The current inquiry In Washington Is about
the postoffices in our new possessions
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Tho Post extends to the visiting brethren of
tho press and to the Texas real estate men to-
day Its hearty greetings and can confidently
assure them that the good people Of this city
are more than glad to have them with us
OH this festival occasion No great event Is
complete without the representatives of the
press, and an affair like our Fruit, Flower
anG Vegetable Festival is peculiarly attractive
to the Texas real estate men, The press and
| the real estate men are, in fact, both working
| largely to the same end. the upbuilding OF
| Texas. and both are especially welcome
| guests here at this time. Just remember thai
the doors are open and go in and enjoy your
| selves.
| There Ii one expansion going on that nobody
| can head off-expansion of The Posts circula
| tion
The Dallas Times Herald should offer some
remarks on the subject OF the "nternecino
war; now In progress between those emf
| nent republican currency relormers. Secre-
tar, Gage, Comptroller Dawes and Chairman
| H. IL. Hanna. And while IL is about 1t, 1t
mleht consider the "lnterpecine" strife be-
tween those distinguished republican leaders
lioar and Morrill,, and Reed and Carnegie
and Hanna and Foraker the expansion
question.
| After all. it is not to be an "open door.
| Possibly Mr.. Mckinley had reference TO a
| door slightly ajar.
| Tha Porto Rcans becoming impatient
for . territorial government. Its the old
| stoiy-givo the average man an inch and he
| wants an eli. After having stood the oppres-
| SION OF Spain for few hundred years 1t looks
! like these new citizens might put up with the
| American volunteers and mild military add
| ministration for year or so.
| with Milt Kennedy and Carl Mcfarland
both In the next legislature, expansion OF
some sort is bound to come.
This November bids fair to be long remem
| bered In the East as the month of unexpected
and almost unparalleled billiards. II looks
as Ii IN these latter days our climate was so
changing that are ushered ut once from
| the heat of summer into the lierceness OF
winter and vice vorsa-a kind OF climatic
| Turkish bath as 1t were.
| MIR IL. II. Hanna is almost ready to believe
| that the republicans are not SO badly mashed
on his ideas OF currency reform, after ALL
| II seems that an effort viii be made to have
| congress set on foot thorough bipartisan
| Investigation of the management of the army
! during the recent war. The country has icit
| for some months past that an investigation
| which would investigate was badly needed
The question is. viii congress be able rs
hold the Mckinley administrator appetite
for Islands down to the country's capacity FOR
Digestion
Some OF the papers are disposed to poke fun
| at Liliuokalanl's claims against this country
for compensation for he seizure of her
| 'oroun lands II the ex-queen can pick out
| the right lobbyist the Joke VIII be on some
body else before old Lii goes West again.
The Hon. Marion Williams has been heard
from and says he is "in the middle OF the
road" Anything the matter with the side.
walks at Taylor
| Il IL difficult TO say why the war inyestlca-
iiol, commission is hanging around Boston
unloss II be that it 10 trying to locate ro-
sponsihilIty for the phantom tloets that ap-
poarcl OFF the Massachusetts, coast last sum
| mer
Nothing small about tho united states
They are always ready to pay another coun-
try way up in the millions FOR The nru.
lcgc of licking ii.
'rhe Hon. ], Sterling Morton ,hinks the
country needs u new party" says tho Wash
ington Post What the country needs more
| than now party is some man who knows
Just where to swat j. Sterling TO keep Nun
quiet
Commissioner Day places the responsibility
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