The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-19

men who are ioolttbE around for woman TO
support them Will pick out some one besiies
a teacher. Then the TEACHERS win be careful
not TO marry men who haven't the ability 10
| support them"
| II may be well to remark right now that the
Introduction OF useless bills doesn't make .
legislator statesman
The Posts Dallas correspondent states that
there Is some disappointment in North Texas
over the announcement from washington that
Senator Chiffon has ceased his opposition to
tho confirmation OF r.. II. Meek TO be United
States Judge to succeed the late Judge Rector
THIS Is not surprising. II Senator Chiffon
has Withdrawn. or proposes to withdraw. his
opposition to this appointment It will prove a
disappointment to a very large majority OF
tho people OF the whole State. Texans do not
relish. indeed they resent, the idea OF a nom
resident being sent here to preside over their
courts. and this appointment In the first place
tics on tho part OF the president; II was a
positive and intolerabie injustice to the State.
TEXAS has hundreds OF good men, honest ana
upright republicans. any one OF whom is at
ienst Judge Meeks peer, II not his superior,
IN either or all Of tho attachments required to
actcntably NIL the position. and for the presi-
dent TO force this nomination on the stnte is
both hum;iating and unjust. The Post be-
icvcs II speaks for the great majority OF
Tcxnns. republicans as well MS democrats, In
protesting against this appointment and APP
pcnling to Senators Chiffon and Mills to OPP
Dose It to tho cni
The state OF Now York ought TO be reason
ably happy 1t has the Enthusiastically to
London, the Enthusiastically to Paris the am-
bassadorship to Berlin. not to mention the
Turkish mission and the Spanish mission.
The philadelphia Times is an intensely
partisan republican newspaper. but nevorthe-
less 1t is moved to say: "Thc fret thing to
do is to dismiss General Ehgan. and the next
best thing to do would be to summon a new
secretary Of war who could command the con-
fidcrcc Of the army and the country, and then
dispnssionately and exhauntively inquire into
the charges preferred by General Mics. II no
has falsely accused his fellow officers, he
should be dishonored by dismissal. II he has
told the truth. he merits tho hearty approval
OF his countrymcn."
The New York papers have elaborate blogra-
pixies OF Dr. Dcpew, npropos OF his new
honors. The World. for instance. photographs
his smile. and mentions the fact that he
donned his first pair Of trousers Mt the early
age OF S.
L. Is said that 1t will take $40, 900 to make
Asx,tu Nam M N
that this amount Is nearly one-tenth OF the
sum this United States lose whenever the yell
low fever is introduced into this country from
the w est Indies.
The Pttshurg Dispatch calls attention to tho
fact that. while an expansionist organ is rais-
ing vocferoIs, and not wholly unjustihed'
fuss about admitting ono polygamist to con-
gress, 1t has not word to say about admit
ting n whole archipelago OF Mohammedan
polygamists with their harems to the rank OF
citizens OF tho United States.
1t is certainly true that no army can bs
maintained in discipline when those holding
the highest positions can pour out a loodtds
OF blackguardism against fellow officer. And
yet the secretary OF war advised that the
Eugan Incident be ignoredl
1t has often been said that ala grippe. was
unheard OF prior to tho epidemic OF 1850. In
the Hrst edition OF Constantine Herrins's DO
nestle Physician" published In 1855, is a
complete description of this disease, which at
one time caused grcnt suffering in Philadel-
ph,a. Moreover, 1t was then called "la grippe.
or Influenza"
New trusts and combinations are being an
nomnccd daily. but II is noticeable that no an
n.uncement has been made far this year OF
an increase OF wages as consequence of the
Wholesale consolidation. Pricts to consumers.
however, have been raised In many instances.
What We need in the war department,
remarks General breckenridge with emphasis,
SIS a SGT OF gentlemen The matter OF de-
Gliding whether or not United States army
officer must be also gentleman now appears
to rest very largely upon one William Nc
kinley.