The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-12
SOME FOREIGN M;

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= erty which has pa,r.a = ~
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Z n ,an, s. corporations .ls and ps,,''
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Z !. " , to the slut Of the n A. '.'s'
4 TO favoritism and jobb.r, ]" "
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z the possession of the chr.,s - n
z approximate yearly income !. : !, q. !
Z me state still holds ls,Oos ~ = !, u'A
3 o Of ecclesiastical property. On y.
g ceeas of these sales, inys.,' ~ y y Y
4 curities, and out of ths sac. 'ea h LII,
q un ,aSn as yet, the soys,r ssM Y u
4 rsoaerately for the main,sasa' N
Z ei the churches and ernsss' ts u
9 paiance In works Of chsr;,sl u " !
q what strikes even M - ID
P eoserver is Is the marvellous ~, s',.s ss
roman Catholic orgauiaaii, .Aall 1
s.analng this tremendou, I'd
resources, it holds i. ..Fshs
churches Continue open - Eccae
s new converts Of monks an uss y.
sprung up, the secular cls sru . q
merous as ever. Catholic s y q q
ana associations flourish :. s seuopl
efficiency of the Vatican sas asIe'elaS
maintained, and the splsrSa mllltts>
can court undimmed. q NJ
por William Rapin,, ~.
swhDEN.-The anthrax .pIs,,.
raging among the cattle in 49,. b
some of the infected district, ~.
ings contracted the dlses,. v,s n
suits. Several hundred head !, + ,.s \.
died. about a dozen person, q
uMpeu ana score Of persons u !,
treatment in hospitals. Throu,, I,
ahce OF carelessness on the ma. s
farming population the autbc,,,,.'s
not informed in the beginning ~ ~.
oemlc, many cattle having disa 10.
rurai population became alsrmm "a
hrst case undoubtedly occurred :.
when COW was found dead IN 4. Y
OF the wealthiest cattle distrjs, y = y
den. The peasants, finding n. "a
skinned it and preserved some >, \,
In the next three days a uumbs, : s
died In the two counties, and n. n
began to spread rapidly to ths ns, y,
counties. Prof. Svenssop ~ ~
epidemic disease, in his report "a N
eminent says that the pest Il ~ \
IN his experience. the animals d,i.|
soon as attacked. Fatal casss n 4.
generally amount to about 50 d, ~
the whole number, but in this ,s,ij
every case thus far has proved hhI
epidemic is ravaging the island Il p
land to such an extent that The Nm
mareuvers have had TO be postppI |
H. H. Jdna|
Carlskrona. July 20.
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sCoTLAND.-Scottish golf bus Ill
great downfall at Canton, Yorkshin
has always been considered pre.srll
ly Scottish game, and for NAM Il
Scotsmen were invincible at Il. yw
that seems to be changed. Thgy
been an open golf championship iiru /
but till 1890 no Englishman caniA
the honor. In that year the chanyhs
was won by John Ball, Jr., OF The HuJ
club, Liverpool, and since then tie u
has only been once over the Scottish
der. Now the leading Scottish pruial
al golfer, Willie Park OF Musselhafgh
suffered severe defeat at the hands u
best English professional, Harry Val
The first half of the match heiuHa
and Vardon for e10O side have llri
The second half Of tie Y
match has just come off at Canton, d
presence of more than 1000 spe.fa
many of them from Scotland Thu
not much comfort in their jouiny,
won the match by eleven v
en- to play. Vardon has proved air'
he best golfer that has Appeared To- ni
ears. He is from the Island Of Iss
lie has two brothers who are aims
,ood golfers as himself. The three
ainly would be a match for any
hree professional golfers in the W
N. B. GllsH
Edinburgh, July %.
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GERMANY.---The recent opening
sper hospital near Mcneil Prusn
oteworthy. Not until 1897 had NUN
ention been given to this malady u =
IN Prussia. AT the international w
difference at Berlin, in 1887, the ap1
.atement was made that the dlieas
owly spreading, and thai since ~
'wer than fifty cases had been anss,s
the eastern portion OF the nl't
he minister of public inslrucuoa,
osse, at once gave his attention
after, and under his auspices Us I'M,
Irium' has been opened. II !, ~
the midst of a pine forest ana
lough for sixteen patients. ins"
70 small leper houses, cottages
flcials and attendants, and s
t of buildings for the kitchen NV NV, :
om, for bath rooms. disln,.s.i i,
ables, etc. The superintehuen.
rcuit physician, DR., urosn S,.ss,,
emel. Theodore N. sls0u
Bremen, July "a.
SWITZERLAND.-More kusA'
out TO be established in svitssrliaA
otests are heard on every w.,
Kiss constitution prohibits sanS'lli
,,ss territory. but certain nswsp,,ssa Y.
Tending these establishment. ~ II
rsaals are TO be prohibited. W. -. nv
,ck exchange? Others say - s..oa
,lated and demand the suppIssss, 4,
nIetts and "petlts cheyauL 40
uld In time amount to tn' an ~. II
the kursaal. For some soalH
: been a kursaal in Geneva, ~ I.xs5
i has been opened lately. A. ..t.SIl
= "as attempt 10 esse
milling house, but wilnou' .sIisbnsau
npaign against these es,A " Hllu,
,oming fiercer daily. ana !. usuy
isconsult, has just wri''sA ? J,nt
the subject.
ieneva, July 25.