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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-09
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

General Antonio Luna. who now APP
pears 10 be the lighting leader Of the Fill
piros, Is a mixture of Spaniard. Tagal,
Chinaman and lgorrote.
Admiral Dewey says the !irst biz of nc.
ton he ever read was Robinson Crusoe, "
Then he and his sister, now sirs Mary
Greeley, started an island IN the father S
barn where George was Defoe's horo and
his sister Man Friday,
II is understood hat Admiral Cervera
is coming back TO the United States 10
@perntend the removal Of he bodies of
The Spanish sailors now buried at the
Portsmouth navy yard. fpr tehurial in
Spain II Is expected. TOD. that he will
visit Cuba for similar purpose.
Rev. John Jut2 and Rev Alexander Ash
borg $. j.. both OF the Shawmont Catho-
lie church. Boston, have been decorated by
Emperor William of Germany for merito-
rious conduct during The Franco Prusslan
war The former nursed smallpox cases
at Metz and nearly died, and the latter.
born Baron De Asheberg, did as much
for the typhus patients.
Secretary Long is considered one Of
the easiest men for reporters to interview.
He is rarely misquotcd for he writes what
wants printed and insists that nothing
else shall appear over his name. Only
once, when very busy, did he depart from
this rule, He was asked how he had spent
a National holiday. Winding my own bus
mess" was the answer.
Count CassinI, Russian ambassador at
Washington is an expert on coins \
friend recently showed MIN an OLD Egyp-
tian one, which was made so long ago
that even the place OF is creation was
forgotten" Yes" replied the count
signing, 81 must be getting pretty old for
l remember the Birmingham shop that
turned them out at 8 shilings, pence the
dnlenn
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-09
A "LEr-HER-eo, POLICY.

Our dispatches from Washington seem
TO forecast great liberslity IN the congress
OF next winter. The probable speaker "a
man who Is in favor OF throwing the throt-
tie wide open and letting the great govern
ment machine travel at the rate OF about
a hundred miles an houri
The greatest increase in appropriations
II is thought, will occur in the formation
OF the pension bill. That item now costs
US about sl5o,oOo,ooo year larger sum
than Germany pays for it's great army.
There never was. pos x,ly.in history an
other case Of public generosity" of indie
feasible extravaganza, like this. II is
the most conspicuous and outrageous exhi-
bition Of the robbery OF government for the
benefit Of party politics that was ever con
ceiyed There are men on the pension
rolls who never smelt burning powder he
roes Of the quartermaaters' and suffers
departments. camp followers whose work
was the usual mission Of the jackal;
loyal citizens who went upon the bat
tleaeld after the smoke OF conflict had
cleared away
Tho probable speaker has been ever
an enthusiastic champion OF the most
liberia pensions" and now the surmise
from Washington is that the next pension
| appropriations will reach $i757 600 600 in
stead Of $3.50, ono!
But not alone in increased pensions is
extravaganza expected 10 rage in the next
congress. The army and navy bills. the
postofhce appropriations and the allow
ances for government buildings will all
be on the enlarged scale, The speaker has
great influence in determining these ex-
penditures of the government. and General
Henderson Is understood to hold that this
is two billion" country. A presidential
campaign will bo on next year and the
number Of people who can be bought by
generous appropriations outweigh the in
fuence Of those odd fogles" who are dis
posed to sickle FOR economy"
Unquestonably this policy will help Ger,
tain localities. AS The Post suggested a
day or two since, our gulf ports interests
are likely to come in for fair division Of
the spells, hut where Is all the money tc
come from? When is the Nation 10 re.
cover from expenditures so far beyond
its resources? How are the people to bear
/ these burdens?
When tho campaign was on which result
ed in the selection OF tho Fifty sixth con.
gross. The Post warned the public agains
the dangers OF republican extravagance
We said then that to indorse the McKinle,
regime would mean disaster to the Nation
Not only current events hut the best fore
casts from Washington Of coming eventl
absolutely sustain our fears Tho Post
has not made a single prediction nor ev.
pressed an apprehension about tho present
/ republican control that has not been Iusti-
/ fed by the logic OF events!
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and other manufactures from leather
There are new processes now used 10 tam
ming that are said to overcome every
hindrance or practical objection that has
heretofore stood In the way OF such indus
tries in this state,
The Post calls attention to this new en-
terprise IN Kansas City in the hope that
some of our Texas capitalists who are on
the outlook for "a good thing" may be
Induced to investigate the leather manu-
featuring business and enter the field here.
Houston with local packery and its many
other advantages would seem to be an
ideal place for big tanneries. Can we
never get out Of the old ruts-uever learn
that we can supply our own wants by home
industries and make money by the opera
firnp
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-09
SOME PoSTsCRIPTs.


Eight-teuths OF the soldiers In Russia
and Servia can neither read nor write.
Twelve thousand microbes, strung in
line, would make 4 procession only one
inch in length.
In several European countries. includ-
ing Franco and Belgium. elCE ions are al
ways held on Sundays,
Swiss society has laid out an Alpine
garden al MontreuX, at an elevation OF
5000 feet. whore the characteristic trees
and flowers OF the country ire TO be cult
waited.
Beattle, Kan. had me the other n shit,
and the next morning, afar Il was all
over, the town suddenly remembered that
II has fre outfit that It had forgotten
about.
sary to conceal their cigar when 2sking
essary as breathing TO every human being
out Of the cradle.
Measures have been taken Cor the pre-
seryation OF the Moore fouse at Yorktown,
in which Lord CORVALLIS met the Ameri-
can and French officers to arrange the
terms OF surrender,
The editors OF Lowell, Mass, paper
have been arrested and brought 10 trial
In court on a charge Of publishing an ad-
voriEement OF a liquor dealer, the city
being a mo license place.
a correspondent OF the New York sun
claims that warts may be made 20 disap-
near by rubbing them with o oopner cent
at the same time repeating the words,
GO away, wart, 80 away.
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A PROMISING INDUSTRY FOR THE
WEgrp

The Kansas City Journal referred the
other day with satisfaction and great hone
FOR the future to the fact that Kansas
City now has its hrst tannery in running
order. 1t is true says the Journal. that
the tannery will start on small scale.
but experiments have gone so far and have
resulted so encouragingly that THE for
nation OF large company and the erection
OF Dig plant seem assured"
1t is one of the inexplicable facts a,
1ne times that the tannerles OF the conn
try are chiefly found in the East, where
they have to import their hides or set
them from the far Western States The
pulk OF our leather is produced in states
that have no great cattle Interest The
west as usual appears to have been con /.
tent 10 allow others to purchase our raw
material and enjoy the profit arising from
putting it in shape for use. The same
thing has been witnessed to an extent in
cotton manufactures. where the Southern
States have, until Just recently been
raising cotton at cheap figure ana buy
ing the manufactured product back at a
big advance from Massachusetts,.
lust as the South Is latterly beginning
to see the advantage in making up rs own
cotton, so the West should understand
that the proper field for the tannerIes Ia
IN the section where hides are most easily
procured. Texas. as cattle state. for
instance ought to have the accompanying
and natural Industries Of packerles and
tsnneries- There Is an immense amount
Of profit 10 the manufacture Of leather The
Post showed short time ago that the
returns to the tanners were phenomenal
even In the fare Of an increased price for
hides
r We eouii get our Texas capital TO
propsFiy zee Is Interests we would soon
ma AZ sEcs points as Houston big tan.
ssry pIants srar,ed that would In turn
rzsurzslg lead 10 boot aad shoe factories
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HOUSTON AHEAD OF ALL THREE.
Our Rank ceanc Memphis and Nashles
Comb

from which the above extract Is taken
the bank clearings for the current week
are given. Had the Memphis editor not
been too much engrossed with other mat
tiers he might have noticed that the clear
ings OF the Houston banks for the week
exceeded those of all three of the cities
involved in this controversy, with more
than a million dollars TO spare. That they
exceeded the three cities named with Lit
tie Rock, Chattanooga. Jacksonville, Fla,
and Macon, Ga, added More than that,
our neighboring village of Galveston makes
showing equal TO that of Houston. II
they combine Houston and Galveston.
which together do the business of South
west Texas, they will see that these two
towns with less combined population than
one of the three cities which are quoting
bank clearings" thew will see that their
banking business every week in the year
exceeds that of all the dozen Southern
cities together, excluding New Orleans.
And when we consider the faZ that those
two cities are located in a territory prac-
tically undeveloped as compared with the
territory OF Memphis, Nashville or Atlanta
10 will be a most wonderful showing At
any rate. it should bring peace to these
warning sanotums to know that neither OF
them has anything to brag about, al least
in the way of hank clearings. II. Nj.
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WIN, /. veteran Think"

To the Editor of The Pest ,.,s, b,
am glad for one old rebel 'ols as
hear The Post come square 0u' Ling t.
that the South should cease apo'vs ..,tIc,s
the North for conditlorr and !. ost
down here. Let indepenuenss ut Ysui
boast. never mindful Of what !, w. wopsn
article on the "protection OF ms Il
ought 10 be read at the -. has u .
every Northern demsgosue tna' a, Il, pss
his heart to criticiss the acts = ,.ors -
pie Of the southern states. me .s, r
bow to them the Erss'sf -. go 7sEAk
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.rrlnes Light as Air.-
Washington Post.

washington fost
Boston Is now making war on smoke.
Boston can fight sparrows and smoke, but
when it comes TO Filpinos 1t weakens
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Tho most amusing defense Of McKincyl
backslidlng on civil service reform u.s. say
the Memphis Commercial Appeal, the claim
that he yielded partially to the spoilsmon II
order to keep them from overthrowing In,
entire merit system; but of course this vii
not wash Mckinley had no reputable motiv,
whatever in dishonoring bis own word break
nv hls promise and regulating the platform
of his party. He was actuated either by COW
ardice or self-interest aud that's all there |.
tot
General Ifeuderson's recent progress show.
that a man with one leg must not be despised
in race.
The Troy IN, " Press very nertnenily re-
marks that the ingenuity OF cuckoolsm7 Is
exhausted 10 explain President Mckinley
bold reputation" Of his own and his party
pledges in regard to civil service reform,
But the people are not fooled; they know
when an executive itching for reelection ali
iectly bows to the bosses. 1t Is a case Of
STOPPING low for crop OF second-tcrm dele
gates
The rainy season in the Philippines prom
iscs to give our newly hedsed "imperialigm"
thorough-soaklng!
Ex-senator German says anti trust and anti
imperialism will he the leading issues in the
next presidential campaign II is Of course
understood that the ex-senator regards the
gold trust" as coming in for the chief share
Of democratic hostility Mr. German is too
smart man to try to limit the fight against
monopoly
The Indiana courts have fortified the popu-
lar conviction that monopoly is against tho
spirit OF American Institutions, The trusts
must gol
The court OF criminal appeals. this week
has refused a rehearins IN three cases in
which the death penalty was imposed There
is hope for law and order In this state when
our court OF criminal appeals drops the prac-
tice OF splitting hairs twlxt north and north
west side,"
Cremation as means OF dsposing OF tho
dead IS slowly hut surely growing in popular
favor. Last year, in New York City alone
isi bodies were burned.
The stories OF new rich nnds In the KIon-
d'ko this season are attracting no more at
tention than the reported discovery Of gold
IN the Philippines. Even the adyenturer is
learning TO nEht shy OF golden coast steamship
Lines and Uncle Sans recruiting ofhcersl
Those who know the mereurial temperament.
OF the French people would not be surprised
II preyfus yet became Boulanger and need
cd to be eNiled because Of his popularity.
-------------.
Hannah denies energeiloaly that he intends
20 resign tho Craftsmanship OF the republican
committee. The rumors to the con-
uaty were ridcuous-the republican party
VIII need It's most accomplished corruption
lists next year!
Nicaragua and Costa Rica are said 10 be
nranarlnr Tor nnr Tho ~. ..-.aI.----
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The president appears 70 have the courage
OF his convictions whey Il comes to enlarsing
the opportunities for party spoils. on other
matters he is willing enough to wait for the
"vox popui
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a Peaceful Member.


Since the proceedings got to tho POM
OF progressing, Willie Stead sc ins 10 nave
dropped out OF the peace conference.
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FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.


1TAIY.-Thc new cardinals will soon re-
ceive from the vatican printed tariff of
fees for their guidance. The document is
strictly secret, but was enabled to have
glimpse of it, and to take therefrom a
few jottings which are worthy of record.
The fees and tips" witch a new cardinal
is expected to pay amount to 1885 francs
On his appointment he gives 1918 francs
when they give vim the ring of office he
pays 4OC0 francs, and an equal sum is eX-
pended when he gets the red berretta.
Tips in stated amount are to be given to
all the members OF the epll court--mon-
signori' chamherlains, ushers, guards.
down to the eoachmen and gardeners of the
vatican To the donestls OF the cardinal
secretary Of state a modest sum of 400
francs is awarded and TO the nearest rela
tiVes OF the reigning pontiff the ridiculous
iy small item of lao francs is fixed for
some unknown traditional reason Over
ana above this outlay which we'll to do
and generously inclined candidates some
times double, the new cardinal must keen
two carriages and four horses, and il resi-
dent In Rome he must have an apartment
furnished with decent magnihcence In
former times, when the pope was de fac
TO sovereign and the princes of the church
equal in eNternals TO royal prinCF- a car
dipal generally expended fortune AT the
hesinnins of his career but now the eX-
penses have been carefully cut down and
ne spends, everything included. about $l0.-
oog William RaIlnet Mackenzie.
Rome. May 20,
~
AtSTRIA-Cr is a very auiet town.
hut not at night especially in the So
burbs and beyond them. II one chooses
to go out roaming there and then it is
Just as Well to have sword-slick or
revolver or a life preserver. There is an
old leshiored patrol It is true armed
Wilh weapons OF the middle ages-parti-
sans ana halherds- that lends what aid il
can 10 the military and the police. but its
beat does not extend b vond The octroi
barriers. Further, the law of The knife Is
IN fun force, ard soldiers out on sprae
use their bayonets and sabers quite freaIv
NOT long ago man was haynneted at
fFondl lk' not quarter of an hours walk
rom the center OF cracow: and this was
not an Isolated case. Public opinion IN !
Cracow was reused, but to all questions al !
dressed to the police the only answer was.
'uhuulN aoes not belong to our district. 1
iho We nave no authority 10 Interfere
trere. People begin to think thai The
eovernor OF Cracow. who lately made him
SELF ridiculous by Issuing orders 10 arrest
ali schoolooys seen smoking in the streefs
"isht turn his activity to better purpose.
Cracow, May 20.
~
NoRWAY.-Few cities in the ol5 uorIa
ana no other towns in the Scandinavian
peninsula can show such rapid growth
ana development in all directions as Chris
'iani@ Thirty or thirty-hye years AGO i,
was credited with population Of 60 ooo
which now has grown TO 2so. 1000. rhs ola
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Dreyfus is not yelling vooiierousy until he
gets out Of the woods. The forests Of French
Politics have their deceptive pathways. and
nobody has ever had greater occasion than
Dreyfus to ascertain that fact.
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AZ coney Island tonight New York will con
tinue TO advertise its brutality Of popular SEN
timent, while its press will continue to read
better people lectures on good order and good
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-09

The anti Bryanites do not expect to be
able to control all uninstructed delegates,
but If they can succeed In having so many
uninstructed they are confident they can
control enough of them one way or an
other to break up the Bryan combination,
They are not combining their efforts to
these States. They are planning for an
effort in nearly every State in the Union
to prevent instructions. The democratic
National convention consists OF $50 dele
gates The anti Bryan people expect more
than half Of them to be unnstructed and
believe that they can absolutely control
nearly 400 of them. If their plans do not
miscarry. The Chicago PLATFORM demo-
Gratis may as well prepare for a good stiff
fight.
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Another Trust ON rnot,

Philadelphia North American.
We now have horseshoe trus, with US.
Il hopes to have good luck.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-09

Il that II Is only n sparrng match for points
Neither General Otis nor the administration
at Washington appears to have an adequate
conception of the size of the Job in the Far
East. And yet what administration should
more thoroughly appreciate Job than our
present one?
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-09

Nicaragua and Costa Rica are said TO be
preparing for war The big policeman OF
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-09

Bryan people figure out where they can
secure votes enough to seriously interfere
with the plans of Mr.. Bryan. They eX-
pect to control at least more than a third
Of the delegates, so that Bryan's nomina-
ton can be secured only by the repeal Of
the two-thirds rule.
They count the following absolutely GER
tain anti Bryan votes;
New York NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
Pennsylvania ............'..''..'''' %
New Jersey NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~
Maryland Observation-Disclosures. ~
Wisconsin ................'.'''' ~
Delaware .................'....
New Hampshire .........,.....,.... s
Rhode Island NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. y
Vermont .'.'...'.'''''''''''''
The States of Maine and Massachusetts,
are not counted in this column, because
It is felt that the Bryan machinery is too
well organized as far as delegates go IN
those two of the Eastern States
From the following States uninstructed
delegates are counted on:
Alabama Observation-Disclosures. ~
California ........'....'.. '.'.'''...' Ia
Georgia OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
Illinois .......'..s.'''''''.. 40
Indiana Observation-Disclosures. 80
Iowa OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. %
Michigan ........,......s...... 70
Ohlo .,................... 40
West Virginia ....................,.. IL
Dstrict Of Columbia NATURALIZATION. 6
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-09

1t Is not believed that an effort will be
made In any Of the Southern States or
Western States to select delegation
avowedly opposed to Bryan or to the old
platform, but tho aim will be directed ex-
clusvely TO the selection Of men OF no
especial prominence and to having the
delegates 20 pninstructed. The fight from
the first will be over the question of in
structions and as a general rule those OPP
posing instructions will dlsayow opposi-
tion to Bryan or the platform and base
their opposition to instructions on the
sround that instructions are unnecessary
and tho method undemoeratic. They will
insist that the National convention should
be free, and that the delegates should not
be sent there with their work already cut
cut for them. with no option themselves
In the matter. Along this line the anti
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-09

Hannah denies Theoretically that he intends
20 resign tho chairmauship Of the republican
committee. The rumors to the con-
uary were ridIculous-the republican party
viii need It's most accomplished corruption.
lists next year!
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-09

General Heudersons recent progress shows
that a man with one leg must not be despised
in a race
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-09

Those who know the mercurial temperament
OF the French people would not be surprised
II nreyfus yet became Boulanger and need
ed to be eSiled because Of his popularity.
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The rainy season in the Philippines prom
ises to give our newly fedsed "imperialism"
thorough-soalSlng!
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THE HOUSTON DAILY POST.
ny THE
Houston Printing Company.

3. ~ y s, m v,e,. PsssIDFsT.
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Cremation as means OF disposing OF tho
dead is slowly hut surely growing in popular
favor Last year, in New York City alone.
lSi bodies were burned
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-09

The Demorest Women's CnFis'AD
pesance Union is promoting p'V,'. d.
cree, a fountain in the midst OF .' :,
nous Hell's Kitchen district. II VIZ go,
merloria! to the late Mary fo@as NON,
This portion of the Westsits . w rries
of the growler" aud Is un7iss'e' .-op,lli.
by any other district in ne m', 1.ur.tr,
II has been the scene Ct msps hsr,si
AMI other crimes and Is iuvatll"p so,ics.
the controlling influence al INV
Negotiations are in progress '0i I'D.
chase of the A. t. Stewart rans'0n, I'm.
si.s tho Waldorf Astoria. II in0 ~.
ti3ns result in a sale Il Is ne ~ q uss,
the marble building viii 5s ras so,n sirp,.
place fol- a big and more m'a''
ture,
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The stories OF new rich nnds in the Kion-
d'ke this season are attracting no more at
tention than the reported discovery Of gold
In the Philippines. Even the adyenturer is
learning to fight shy OF golden coast steamship
lines and Uncle SANS recruiting ofhcersl