The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-11


South Carolina is coming to the front. A
wheat convention is to be held In that STATE
next month.
In tie death OF Robert Bonner In New York
the country lose. one OF its best known jour
nallsts and the State and city of New York
most valuable citizen. or him the New YORK
Mall and Express says 1.-The record OF this
mans kindly acts would All volume. He did
rooj by stealth and blushed to find 1t fans.
rhe city in which he achieved his triumpns
will cherish bis memory gratefully and with
pride"
The Chicago Times Herald 10 about the only
PAPER in the country that can see cheering
news from Manla.'
The question whether the city council shall
Issue bonds to the amount OF 100000 :or the
purpose of establishing a sewerage and sani-
tary system will be decided at today's cleo
ton will be carried. but this should not cause
any citizen to neglect to vote. Many an cleo
ton has been lost by overconHdence.
Three million pounds OF beet sugar were
made in the State of New York last year.
This industry is rapidly on the increase in
America.
Some OF the s,alwart republican organs have
teen trying to drag Mr.. Bryan into the Samp-
sou .schley controversy Bryan is too great
character for any personal controversy like
that. His time aud talents are being devoted
to great and undying princirles-the prnci-
ples tina. gase tho democratic party its birth
and for which IT is and always will be the I'M
yielding and uniinchlng exponent.
Don't fail to vote at today's election. II is
very essential to Houston's welfare that TIM
bond issue he carried
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The supreme court OF South Carolina has de-
cided that train must stop when COW Is on
tho track. but need not 10 so for dogs. The
same court recently decided that under The
laws of that State dog was property and Up
steal enc was lntceny. It would appeur from
these two decisions that n South Carolina ca
rlne Is. and then again he isnt.
Can the American girl work her way through
coliego7 is question that the papers are dis
cussing much of late. Just give her a chance
and you'll sec.
Engineer Richie says that the government
undoubtedly expects the city of Houston TO
withdraw all sewage matter from Buffalo
bayou before the work of deepening the
stream is begun. Vote for the bond issue that
will make this possible.
Governor Pingree's partners in the shoe
business have decided that he must pay moro
attention to that business and less to politics.
How about thnt potato patch7
The Chicago News thinks that Tammany did
not know that Governor Hogg was loaded.
Then Tammany knows but little OF our big
ex- governor. Those at all acquainted with
him know that he is always loaded. and that
he has the courage to shoot. and with it all
Is most excellent marksman.
There is nothing political In todnys election.
1t is simply a proposition concerning the
health and prosperity of the city.
Sir Richard Webster, in rehoarsing the his
tory OF that boundary line has gotten as far
as the year 1900. Just two hundred years
nore-lacking six NOR ths--is TO be gone over.
1t is now probable that he'll get through some
time between this and January 1. 1900.
Uncle Sam has opened up his free school.
In Cuba in good shape, and II is to be hoped
that the young Cuban Idea will learn TO shoot
other game than Spanish soldiers.
A Grand Army post In Kansas is praying
God to remove" President Mckinley be-
cause he does not remove III. Clay Evans, PEN
sion commissioner. From the ranks OF just
such fools came the assassin. and every mem
| her of that post should hs watched.
The Louisville Times says that the proceed
ings Mt Tammany ON the Fourth show that
Governor Hogg completely rooted Augustus
Van Wyck out OF the presidential trough.
The physicians Of Houston say 1t is abso-
lutely necessary from a health standpoint
that the city adopt some system by which al
sewage matter can be diverted from Buffalo
bayou. Vote for the bonds.
The Chicago Times Herald says that Senator
Hoar Is In Europe and is allowing the Fill
piuos to take caro- OF themselves during tn,
hot spell. 1t seems that General Otis, who il
in the Philippines. is engaged in tho same
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