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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-20
SIR CHARLES DILKE's VIEWS.
Whnt Hc Thinks of the Question of
Declaring Coal Conirnbnnd.

Whit lie Thinks of the Question of
Declaring Coal Conirnbnn
New York. April 19.-Tho World has the
following cable from LONDON; Sir Charles
Dlilt. replying TO the World correspondents
inquiry in regard to the question of dcc!arine
coal to be coniraband of war, said.
The practice with reference TO bellgeycnt
ships taking coal in neutral ports hrs boon
10 supply them with enough TO take them to
their nearest port. but no more. Should ships
of opposing pewers be coaling at the same
time one would be dispatched twenty four
hours ahead OF the other. so as to obvate as
far as possible their making neutral port
base a; attack.
"That, however, is a wholly different Dues
lion from making coal contraband of war
which only arises in connection Win block
adc. Coal doubtless Will be treated MS CON
finland by the helligercnis.
There Is no practice in the matter to guide
us but probably precedent will be established
shorid there be war between the United
States and Spain
The correspondent asked: "suppose tina,
ENGLAND, seeing tempting opportunity al
rNru'rihs h.lp IN q quiet way TO the United
suts shoniu roliise To lot Spain have coal
war;" wv" VI
Not necessarily" Sir Charles answered
SPAIN might regard 1t ms casus holli an
tciIate lot Of squabbling high words ana
perhaps something more practical as result
OF w chaotic state of international law.
lhN rule that conttahard OF war covers
on'y n,'e ssares Of war. anu nothing else and
tnat, az English shin taking riEes 10 havana
m,gh, 9s iawiplly soistd iN an America''
only II, n blockade Even this viii not n,',',,
N the event of war between America ana
snain becanss neither She United states nor
SPAN !" q party to the convention OF Paris
~ ~, lhey mist go In to the old custom
o. allowing neutral ships TO carry good T.,
ni'hcr PARTY, anl settle all claims nftsrVor5
w trwc courts, which Will lead to 4 bltter
fetlinG nnd PERKINS, war;" ~.
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--F------ ----~-T-------
THE TWO IIRGINIAS.
fhcN would Like Lee Ia Have Com.
mind of Thrir Noluntn.rs

mnn" Of Thrtr Volunteers.
Charleston w, Va. Arrll tel The fol-
lowing tciesrams pas.c cd between Cove rors
Atkirson ane Tyler tolay:
Governor J, Tyler Richmond. Va.
Charleston. W. Va April ia.--I sugg,,t
Il possible to accomplish 1t, that the vol
unteers Of tho two virginlas be con.
solidated into one and ask the president "a
appoint fltzhugh Leo as The brieadier gen.
eral commanding.
O. w. Atkinson, Governor.
Hon g. w Atkinson. Governor Of West
virginia
Richmond va, April l9,--T,h- sentiments
expressed in your telegram appreciated
virginia would be glad to unite hor forces
With her sister State, and surely none mora
suitable to command could be found than
f''1nusn Lee J. hege Tyler.
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WASHINGTON.

Tho resolutions were --signed by the
spcaRor, and after Mr.. Grosvenor explain
~ statement made ln.litsat, ntfe house
adjourned. jnsniss7ni s3si' !.
Little was dore IN thetttnhre uTdcr
prctext OF discussing the sundry' civl, bill,
senators on both sides explained their at
tittdes on the resolutions passed. 1t Mon
DAYS session.
Senator walthall not expected to live
much longer.
Two TtNas banks have gone into yolun-
tary llruidation
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LOCAL.

The san JacInto festival inaugurated
with a magnificent display of fireworks at
Forest park
The man killed by the ears near Ron
pcrs Point Monday night Identified as
Joe f, Mccarthy, telegraph operator.
The return game OF basket bali Between
the Y, NJ. c. A. teams of Galveston and
Houston to be played tonight at Turner
hall.
Chief of Police Anderson declares that
bunco men and policy shops must go
street Commissioner Kennedy organized
his street force.
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TO LEAVE
Spain's Minister to America Await
ing the Signing Of Ultimatum.
III AND STAFF WILL RETURN HOME.
Foreign representatives Keeping Up
with the Situation Here.
EUROPEAN POWERS NEUTRAL
England Is Prepared 10 Enforce
This Attitude with Her Army
nnd Navy.
EUROPEAN POWERS NEUTRAL

| Waabington, Apiil 13..-Tlc Spanish miris-
,ei, Senior iulc : Bernabe Las made his final
Preparations To- departure and 10 calmly
awaiting notification that the president has
nff, cd his signature to the Cuban resolution,
at wbicl time the minister VIII take his
accompany the minister. Their exact move
mcnis after leaving Washington are not made
fpown. except that they Will return 10 Spain
at the earliest possible moment.
The spanish legation has been the center Of
great activity throl gbout the day. The min
lister was up practically all Of last night. re-
after having informed his government OF the
final passage of the Cuban resolution.
The various foreign embassies and legations
were intensely active today in the expecta-
ton that hostilities were near at hand. The
several foreign Offices were fully advised of
tue passage of the resolutions and were kept
posted as to the prospects o. tho presidents
signature.
The representatives of the powers of Europe
held no meeting today. Those who have been
most hopeful of bringing about European co.
alitlon now realize that such move is in,-
possible. One of the best posted members of
tho diplomatic corps stated tonight that it
was now too late for mediation or intervene
ton, even il the powers could be brought to-
together. 1t was recognized on all hands. he
said, that the United States and Spain had
choser recourse to war 1t was a decision
wbirh sovereign nations had right to make.
lamenable as it might be, and the only
oourso now open for other nations was to
determine their attitude of neutrality be
tween tie two heligerents.
Already, it is said. Great Britain has taken
steps, not only TO maintain passive ueu-
traity, hut to enforce /; with arms, IL neces.
sary Two regiments Of soldiers are now in
thu British West indies. AMI these are about
to he augmented 10y another regiment en-
route from Halifax They are concentrated III
the beit! that the West Indies viii be the
center of conflict and that the stress ., war
might lead one OF the bclNeuents to occupy
neutral British territory. If that occurs.
British force will see that the territory is
evacuated and not used by either of the con-
tcetants. So far as is known. the French
government will observe the same neutrality |
Its West Indian possessions are considerable
and it has several ships in those waters. Ger |
many and the other powers are expected 10
take tho same neutral attitude
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( SUMMARY Of ToDAys IMPORTANT NEWS

Adjutant General Dell Of Missouri
thinks governors should tender the Ma
,ional Guard Of their States intact.
Powers Will demand that when war be.
gins Il shall be confined TO Cuba an4 vi
entity
In several cities the school children
turned Out and chocred the troops on their
way 10 the front
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SPORT.

Spencer has been benched by Nick
Young,
Houston s. Fort Worth Il Austin Z.
Dallas 6: Galveston II, San Antonio ..
Carl Schrona fell and broke her back
at Cincinnati; Jockey Campbell was hurt
Lebcr Karl won the Tennessee derby
easy.
Dan Stuart is again figuring on his win
ter circuit meeting
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RNIIRNanS.

The Mallory line will no longer an
sorh the arbitrarles to New York from
scaboard territory.
Western Union leased the East ana
Vests telegraph line.
General Manager Medium has new
private car
Lone Star line's Houston office closed
condltionally. ar
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Washington, April ie.-Nothins has vet
peen received from Minister woodford re-.
eardins rioting reported from Malaga. The
last Word received from him was 4 mos.
sass dated Yesterday stating that matters
were very quiet In Spain He ASA IN
leImed the department that .hc snsniss
government had made an ample ano,ory
Ior ne ndigoiiies inflicted UPON liz
last week. - u1oo
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NEW TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
Germany Austria and Italy May Interfere i'm Settel-
rlent of Affairs i'm Cuba

alliance (cor
has
population Cuba should
Of
A.
tenn a as worse hanus
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.w-.ARp

the Sole Topic OF Discussion Amonm
sDHMish Lcsis,ators.
MADRID. April le.--t7:8o p. M )--At this
hour tho parliament chambers are crowd.
ca with members, deputies, etc. all dis.
oussipg The situation. The one predom-
mating wcrd is wan
~ Epoos asserts that Anarchy reign.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-20

st. Louis. Mo-, April l9.-Ths fix
special trains hearing the Txtngs
regiment, Colonel A. Wyckoff, en miAI
Fort Crook. Neb., to Mobile, passed Il
this afternoon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-20

Detroit, Mich, April l9.-The Era
talicn of the Nineteenth infantry, nun
24o men, left tonight for Mobile. n
thusiasm shown was intense
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Sault Ste Marie, Mich. April 1s,-1iI
TALON of the Nineteenth infantry stati
Fort Brady left for Mobile today.
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home in this city suffering from . 81
tack OF paralysis since Monday N
left side is paralyzed.
Guthrie, o. T.. April a. hs 4,
Fort Reno today left for Mobile. ~
left over the Choctaw railroad 4 +
mauga. 3 ls''-'
New York, April 19.-Announees.
made tonight by the Southern nj,
there will be moving on its lines ~
15oo soldiers Tor Tampa and aboi +
Chickamauga. Two detachments d 4
passed through New York TONIGHT ~
AnbLrg and Sacketts Harbor q r
Tampa. and $50 left Buffalo tlils afteti
the same destination. The more
Chlotamauga from Newpor. viii ~ r
this city tomorrow. The Fort b
ttroopa left for Chickamausa tonighiI
same line.
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Military Attaches ores,.,sas
Berlin, April i9.-Tne w.
military attnche at ViennA' ,,.,,ei
r.. Chamberlain, and the w.
military attache at 81. r. .sssd ~
tenant Roberts. fave s'ss
como home.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-20

40 CURE a COLD isq
Take Laxative Bromo 49, +
druggists refund the mohss y
cure; 25c. The genuine -
each tablet.
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sennsor walhaH Dylss

Washington, April le.-sen'' q,
who has been critically ~ y
pneumonia at his hotel az ~
days, was resting more easn 1920
little hope was felt for MS & " I
present illness Is the seQus
attack of grip last January II
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awaits Deveionr,.s ~ y.
Madrid. April co. m'ua' 49,
is quiet, and appeared 70 = ~ "A
yelopments. ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-20

New York. April l9.--Light Battlq
Fifth artillery, Captain Thomas p
left here at 8 o'clock for ChickamaupS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-20

Nashville, Tenn. April 10. -GoveraW
sent the following telegram to The n
today: Tennessee awaits your cll'Ila
unteers." n.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-20

Chicago. April 1o.--General Wade q
were in the city for short time ~
In the evening left for Tampa
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New Orleans. La, April ls.--Six ~
of the Eighteenth infantry. Major
commanding. and four comnanlts
Twenty-third infantry. Colonel 0vsfnl
rived this evening Colonel 0rershins
in command of the camp at the fsa
until the arrival Of General SHARON
main body of the troops.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-20

san Francisco, April l9-Lipht batteries c
CHI kamauga Park over the the Southern Pa
Ss.ulI railroad The two batteries marched
nom the Preside TO the depot at o'elne..
~ every point along the hne OF march they
Market street was lined by shilli m Of tho
pubic schools, all of whom had half hour
r. r,eeesa, ana with flags In their hands cheered
the solicitors as they passed.
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Atlanta. Ga, April l9.-Drirauler Genera,
l,rahln. commander of tho Department of
we Gulf, left tonight for Key West for \
hh;ii Inspection of the fortlhcations there.
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San Antonio, Texas, April ~ ctSp
Eighteenth infantry, Captain Bcltoa
has been located at Fort Rinssold'
Grande City, will leave Alice %
train over the Arkansas Pass tcnlo'sss
noon at 9 o'clock en- route to Nsv Y
The train will arrive at Houston ~
tomorrow night.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-12
Lnns Tommy. Arser p., speech


Miss Smith had invited all the people
In the neighborhood 10 attend the Ar
Dor day exercises. she had said 10 the
children.
We will plant good trees. and II we
take good care OF them we can make
this bare schoolyard so beautiful that
ia four years IL will seem like a az
ferent place.
And just think how pleasant II will
be Tor the children Who will 20 20
school here tea years from now. she
added. "or twenty years-or thirty"
With this idea IN mind. the children
had worked with will. and when Ar
Dor Day came the holes we're all dug
and rich earth had been brought 10 an
In around the roots. A. half-past two
each pupil was In his place. ready with
the songs. or speech. or recitation
which he was to give before planting
HIS tree.
Miss Smith led the visitors from
place TO place. and everything went on
just o. had been arranged TN they
came 10 little Tommy West
] when Miss Smith saw bis excited
face and the trembling Of the hand
that held the pine-tree. she was sure
that he had forgotten his verses. and
she was just about 20 prompt him
when he started out on his own hook
This IL pine-tree." he gasped
clu,chlng at 1t as II Tor support And
and ! hope II will grow up into a
forest and-and be- a comfort &C my
anccstors"-M E
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-12
OLD NAVAJO BLANKETS.
G@suins Articles Eov 10 Rars - 10 Bs
Almost PriesIs.s-

Or. W. H. Work Of chariestoxn has
returned from a trip 70 Arizona and
has brought back with him several
Navajo blankets. But" he remarked
sorroSfully. they are not what they
used 10 be. The Navsjos are too i'm
Drovident and lazy 10 Rake such blank
cts a. they used to make In the years
gone by and before the white man be-
gan 70 banker after that particular
weave. The blankets now turned out
are pitiful and tawdry Affairs CON
pared with those Of bygone times.
Those OF today can be bought for about
$50. while a real Old-fashloned blanket
Is really priceless and cannot now be
bought Those ancient blankets were
half an inch thick and would hold wa
Ter az well as a wooden tub. The
finest Of them are found buried with
bodies Of dead chiefs and they are par
ticularly indestructible. The women
who weave the blankets Of today can
make the old-fashioned blankets Just
as well. for they know the score, OF
manufacture. but the cheaper blanket
Is easily sold and takes only a shor,
time 10 make. while II would take near
/ ly a year 10 weave one Of the real
blankets. those glorious combinations
OF colors aud materials. one Of which
would easily be worth 500. They
have exquisite color sense. these vo-
men. and blend their materials per
fectly. The coloring Is fast. and II
made Of vegetable and mineral mat
ter. the secret OF the making beinl
handed down from generation 10 gen
Grafton. A tribe can be known by th'
color scheme % IL blankets The de
signs vary greatly. Sometimes re-
ligious ceremonies are typlhed some
times tribal and sometimes persona
history or other themes. all Of which
may be read by those skilled In the sigr
and color language OF these Indians
How are the blankets made7 Oh. tn
manner Ia very primitive and seem
simple enough They are woven OF
upright frames by hand and IN
threads are pounded together as tigh
as possible But the glory Of the Naya
10 blanket has departed and / expec
before many years the secret Of thei
making will be lost"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-12
The Gentle Japanese.

There ia one popularity about the
Japanese that Is not particularly
known they never utter an oath"
said Colonel n. W. Grubor. The rea-
son for this is that there Is no word
In the Japanese language which =
equivalent TO an oath. Even the vast
number OF foreigners who have gone
to that country during the last ten
years and the thousands Of new words
added TO the language have not IN the
least affected the japanese In swearing.
In this respect the Japanese stand
alone, for all other inhabitants OF
earth can, when they step on tack,
use a stronger expression than the one
used In general conversation"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-12

An exchange tells the story Of an
old colored man who asked white
man II he could give him work The
white man asked the negro II he had a
boat. When the negro replied. Yes
boss" the white man responded
Well. you see an that drftwood float
ing down the rlycr?" Yes. sab" was
the reply well. them" continued the
white man, you row out In the river
and catch that drlitwood, and IN give
you half You get The colored man
worked hard Tor a while. when an OF
sudden he stopped and pulled for
the shore On being asked the reason
for his return. he replied. Dat wood
Ia jest as much mine as lis his. |
ain't gwlne 20 give him any. and so
I'm out OF work agin'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-12

are the regions. there q enough EafsF
going 10 waste from FIRST 10 last 70
turn the whole into a veritabIs garden
The storms come and the foods pre-
vail. rushing down the rivers and
streams. tearing our mems Improve
ments." and sweeping away crops. In
a few days the waters have passed into
the great sea. and the lands over which
they have passed bake and crack I'M
der Toe blaze Of an unelouded sun. The
time IL not far distant when the work
Of e0rralllng the valuable waters viii
be begun. and will be carried on By
this and coming generations. Even In
the middle West the waters 90 TO waste.
and we lose crops over wide areas for
lack Of them. Lands that are valuable
for nothing else can be made service
able for the holding OF water. and this
can often be done at small expense.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-12
Yertiiiiing Materials

Acid phosphate Is the basis Of the
phosphorie acid In practically all fac
tory mixed fertilizers II IL a fossil
bone. found in South Carolina, Florida
and Tennessee. which 10 ground 10 a
fine powder and mixed with sulphu-ie
acid In order TO make It's phosphorie
acid more easily soluble. The northern
markets are supplied chiefly from Bal
timore. where Il may be bought al
prices ranging from 5000 per ton for
single sack lots down 10 $3.50 per ton
In carloads In bulk. for a grade analy-
ring IL per cent soluble phosphorie
acid. In the experiments made AZ the
Ohio experiment station. a pound Of
available phosphoric acid In acid phos-
plate has apparently been as effective
az q pound Of phosphoric acid In
bone.
Tankage is made at all the Erea.
slaughterhouses. Il contains both
phosphoric acid and ammonia, and Is
variable In quality. Different grades
are classed at 6 and %. 7 and 30. s and
20. and 20. etc, meaning that they
contain per cent ammonia and 25 PEI
cent bone phosphate. or per cent am
monia and 30 per cent bone phosphate,
etc. the term bone phosphate meaning
that combination Of phosphorie acid
and lime which IL found In bone. and
Of which about 80 per cent IL pics
phorie acid. The lower grades shade
OF below into raw bone. which NIGH
be called a and 90 tankage and above
into dried blood. which contains 10 U
IL per cent ammonia, with or 3 pei
cent or only a trace Of phosDhorl'
acid.
A ! and 30 tankage has been sold II
Cleveland for several years at the uni
form price OF 81 per ton. In singl'
sacks or carloads The latest quota
lions In Chicago range from $3.50 pei
ton for and IS tankage up 10 tl5.5l
for and 20 tankage. this being IT,
standard grade.
Muriate Of potash IL a product Of "a
stassfurt mines in Germany. and 10
sale is controlled by a German syndi
cate. II may be bought in New Yorl
or Cleveland at about 2 to 2k cent
per pound. Both acid phosphate an
tankage are hne. dry meals. In peFfec
condition to be used In the fertillze
drill. and mixing them does not alte
their condition. Muriate Of potash re
semblss common salt In appearance,
except that It IL usually somewhat yel
lowish In color. In liz commercial cor
dition Il Is about half actual potash.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-12

During the last few years American
horses have been imported into Bal
GUM in considerable numberA Lost
year more than 5000 horses were sold
In Antwerp alone. These were rssold
probably TO other cities. bs; to what
extent they left Antwerp IL not ksown-
Il shows. however. the srsa; Pcssibili-
ties % the trade In that country. But
the danger IL that the very success OF
our hesse business there will work
against Il. for Il IL arousing the hos
tility Of the hoFse-breeders Of Belgium.
and already several Of them have
brought powerful influences 70 bear 70
check the importation Of American
stock These associations OF horse
breeders have determined 70 wage q
vigorous warfare against the breeders
OF America, who are. they declare TAX
ing their best trade. In the publ
cation Of one Of these societies appears
the following sentences. which may be
taken a. a fair example Of how the
Belgians look at Il. and as Indicating
their future action: The danger sig
nal was, until now. particularly direct
I'd against nne horses (earriage ana
saddle horses). but we now see post
horses. cart and draft horses. for which
the demand was usually addressed 20
our Ardennes dealers. More than THIS.
md a fact that should attract the at
tentlon Of our horse breeders, eaep
cargo OF horses includes a certain num-
Der Of draft horses. which bring the
highest prices. a detail particularly re-
marked upon BY those attending the
regular sales. Moved BY this
condition Of Affairs. affecting the only
prosperous branch Of agriculture. all
the Belgian societies. having al heart
the question Of horse breeding. have
united to combat the danger. and By
the most authorized means have agreed
TO make their conclusions unanimously
predominate."
Il Is the old question Of those IN
possession Of a market attempting 70
hold Il TO the exclusion Of others, even
II they have 10 do II By smothering
competition. II must be confessed that
the danger Of having the market I'm
paired Is not small. considering the
determined front taken By these soeie-
ties.
Previous 70 this time there has been
little Roadway made In the Belgian
market BY importers from the New
World. Some South Americans once
tried TO ship horses TO Belgium. but
they sent only the common horses OF
the South American pampas. and these
proved a great disappointment TO the
buyers- But with the American ship
pers Il is different. They have been
importing breeding horses for a great
many years. and have now been able
to send back TO Europe as good horses
as are to be found there. These. a.
the Belgians say. bring top prices. The
trade IL getting on 20 firm a footing
that II certainly looks a. II the Bel
gian horses would be forced into the
background. Notwithstanding that they
have been produced In conditions
made BY a lower scale Of general
prices. The success OF the breeders Of
this country in getting such 4 foothoit
in Belgium. when the South Americana
could not indicates the direction oul
breeding should take. namely. In th'
line Of breeding only frst-class ami
mails. 10 from pa Elm shat arr
fzown TO possess desirable qualltle-'