The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-05


In case it should BE- decided to give up the
Philippines. These islands make up an
playing second fiddle However Il there Ia
no other remedy, | would so perfectly
willing on large snip / AIN sorry that
this war huds NE 80 low IN rank
can not believe That Don pasquaie could
be In Santiago, as reported by the Amer!
can papers. II he had gone Immediately %
Havana be would have only two monitors
III front Of Il. He probably entered sauta-
90 to coal ANA for the moral effect II
would have, Perhaps he went out on the
Friday, the 20th. II he has gone through
the Providence channel he would have
passed into Havana right under the noses
OF the Americans who had only small Cru.B-
frS Tor Schley Vas AZ soa on the night %
those days, sampson on that Of FIdaY and
on sunday, the 221 he took the loWer'
cfauhel for the east and ON Wednesday
turned back toward Havana
Scbleyb squadron has been reinforced
by The Iowa and sampson by he Oregon
| believe that in war one has to tempt
fortune Ii Il had not been because Samp-
son Was afraid that Don Pasauale might
30 to Havana and that schicy would not be
there, on our confidence Is well grounded
thn, he found himself very short OF am
mnpiton after the bomhardment through
| tht stealing IN the ordnance department.
thu fact remains that it was Logical for
him 10 remain near SANTIAGO and Glen
tueg1s ana T. he could mo- prevent tho en-
! trance OF our squadron. to|thut Il ND aud
| thus close ia campaign as these people
| over there believe It closed mt ! DO
not believe such q stupid thing possible.
| | suppose that he went 10 the youth OK
! Porto Rico and that he had ordered
| cruiser or two there 10 coyer The Terror
he a At Eut fN.a
| 2'ih or 2Nlh. H9 viii coal there and viii
rest day or two aud will then return to
delay and annoy them aud DELAY the inva-
| zion
The Nizcaya and Oquenta nt least need
| 10 go into dry dock. | tclegrnphel % Don
| PasQu0lc on he morning OF the 18th whoa
I knew he was In Santiago, saving the
| squadrons were at Key West He lid not
| answer me That afternoon there came
another telegram from Madrid saying he
| had left Santiago.
! continued sending messages 70 General
| Blanco In respect TO all tie movements
| and news 80 far az know, I believing that
| Pesqnalc had arrived at Porto Rico. II he
| should have set ont for Martinique or
| Havana. having twenty four hours adyaa-
tage, he would have arrived before now.
| I'm very much afraid lest they attack
Porto Rico by sea and land and put off
an attack on Havana. They are not going
|
| they think then II they destroy our fleet
OF taking tho war into Spain With Ha-
vana already In their pu~er.
They have no confidence In their es-S
but they have in their navy anu they nre
afraid OF cur army and ot yellow fever
| because IL the men should begin 10 ale IN
| Cuba there would be a tremendous row.
| they are not like our people. Any way. we
| shall see when there Is news " the nret
| | expect II tomorrow With them cleaning
| their fulls ~ the Keys We shall be able
o clean something IN three DAYS at Porto
Rico.
Each day that passes Is worse for Va ~,
account OF almost total lack OF preparation.
| " the Cadz squadron is 10 come to hoIn-
bard Boston, Portland and Long Island,
they can do Il now but after few months
| 1t Will he too late. ] think II We ere TO
| have any success In this matter Il will he
through treating FOR peace hv Welding
Cuhn and having them recognize the debt.
| Il we do not do this soon II will he too
late aud We shall lose Cuba and Porto Rico
and all that this war has coat us, anu IN
| ardluor we shall be CHARGED with the
Cuban debt, for which our treasury Is re-
| srors'hls
There Is no doubt here that we can con-
tinue this war In which we have nothing
| TO gain and may lose our three colonies AMI
be ruined for fifty years. In the matter cf
money thore Is no patriotism here. Proof
Is given by the bank which ought to have
bought gold, although at premium OF 100
per cent, and issued notes aylinst 1t In tho
Same or slightly greater quantity with
one hundred and fifty millions Il hal made
thirteen hundred millions This Is the
moment % the year az which tnsteid OF
returning % or q per cent II turns only 70
or 10, As regards buying gold exnectinq
II 10 60 down. and In buyirg four hundred
millions II issues hundred millions paw
Ing six or seven hundred. Inasmuch rs
the state subscribed at the rafe OF & per
cent this would represent TO the bank an
Interest Of Hhont per cent, and Its divi-
dends would have rome down very little
The hank Is the nation. and with the ma
ton II has grown rich nv Offering paper
money which Il did not have In VS. treas.
TRY and by getting Interests on thst whlcr
II really never had given out nut what,
ever the hank does nobody dares object ox-
cert those Who have no money In theil
PARIS " they should cali FOR H.
have written 10 the minister b,rt iiS
not give him so much news ~ the fleet a,
"a You, because Rad other THINGS N speal
Of. II you should SEQ him you might riy,
Elm some news. We shall see when the,
relieve me and send some one here 10
work and not amusement
cna imavine your snxie,v sor Frnrctse.
= ana the rrss, an anxietv which we shnrs
Their terrible ships ais NJ. ~ % tact n
|. ours by perhans two and half miles, A.
? for Tho inonitos. they do not count 10