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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18
A BIG DIFFERENCE.

Many of the friends OF expansion have
cited the purchase OF Alaska by this coun-
try as an argument in favor of their hobby
of extending the territory and broaden
ing the expanss of this government.
The circumstances are vastly different
In fact. there is not an analogous PROPOSE
ton to be considered in the two condi-
tons Alaska is part OF this continent.
and though there is big expanse OF ter
ritory between our boundary lire at homo
and that OF Alaska belonging to another
country, the Alaskan domain is still
part OF the North American continent. and
is comparatively easy of access for all
necessary and practicable purposes. And.
above all this, Alaska was purchased by
our country from Russia In a time OF pro-
tound peace, and was in every essential
feature purely commercial transaction.
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THE MAN FROM TEXAS.
His vivid Picture of Conditions in
the Lone Star state.


Washington Star.
He was registered from Texas, and the
hotel reporter, being anxious to see
Texan fresh from his native heath, asked
the clerk to point him out, and at once
proceeded to interview him.
"You are from Texas. believe" he
asked in his winning reportorial manner,
as he stood in front of him.
81 beg your pardon?" responded the
gentleman, with slight frown.
I'm a reporter" hurriedly explained
the interviewer. somewhat abashed, land
would be glad to have little talk with
you on Texas matters. How are times
down there?"
ooh. ah. / beg your pardon" said the
Texan. 81 did not thoroughly comprehend
the purpose of your approaching me, and
being somewhat apprehensive OF strangers,
| felt natural hesitancy. don't you know,
in greeting you with that bonhomie, not
to say camaradleri, so characteristic, be-
lieve, OF the gentlemen OF your profession.
Now that am appraised OF your identity,
shall be pleased to communicate any in
to your eminently pertinent inquiry, may
say that, as far as my knowledge extends,
the times In my political division OF the
Union are notably salutary."
The reporter wondered II the clerk had
not made n mistake.
Business, l presume" he said. lis
good?'
THE commercial industries of Texas,
responded the gentleman, exhibit most
encouraging absence of those phlegmatic
conditions which certain individuals, who
are prone to look upon the Tartarean side
Of every entity, have persisted In prophecy
ing would necessarily follow certain po-
litical coalescences with capitalistic COM
binations. which it is not exigent at pres
ent to designate or discuss. 1t Is sufh-
cent TO say that the calamltous climacteric
which they were so bombilatious in full
minating, has signally failed of eventual
tion in my own or any contiguous com
muntties."
Il am glad to hear it," gasped the re-
porter How are the crops?"
LAS the duties OF my vocation are rather
subteguaneous than eXtraforaneous," an
swered the gentleman from Texas, with
cautious discretion, possibly / am not
entirely competent to become concluslvely
respondent to your indagations IN that di-
rection. However, from the presentments
Of responsible and reliable delators | am
conditions are impeccable. and that predial
profits are no less sure than they will be
superlatiye Indeed, l am profoundly Inn
pressed by the resultant efforts OF every
Triptolemus OF Texas of whom 1t has been
my fortuitous fate to have cognoscence
that agriculture and its concatenated COL
laterialities In our State is destined to
WELD plenpotentlary puissance in politics
as we'll as in all pragmatic and profess
slonal pursuits I have predicated upon
this" a bellboy here announced that
the gentleman was wanted at the tele-
phone, Pardon me a moment" he said,
rising to go.
Certainly, certainly" said the reporter,
and as the gentleman disappeared in the
box the reporter disappeared through the
nearest street door Gee whiz," he ex-
claimed when he reached the open air,
what has ever happened to Texas? Won.
der II Boston has slipped cog and drop
ped down that way?"
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Protect the Women.
To the Editor of The Post.


Dodge, Texas, June 10 admire the
stand The Post has taken in regard "a the
crime OF rape and want to say hurrah for
mat Georgia woman that had the bravery
70 DEFEND her honor, ] believe that able
Jaw makers should make laws so that our
mothers and daughters could protect
themselves at all times against such
beasts What man Is there that will not
arm himself when he knows his person is
N Danger, and why not let our unprotected
wives and daughters 20 armed 10 nrotect
what is dearer than life?
me North may howl and pass resolu-
tlons and condemn Judge Lynch, but Just
80 iong as the crime of rape is committed
the said judge will continue to hold court
Just the same.
! am a democrat of the old stock. and
believe in the doctrine OF equal rights to
az, ana believe in the protection OF our
speet for women and I'll show YOU one
that has no respect for himself. ELL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18
At the Waco Conyen,ton.

Mr. Marcellus Foster made an interest
ing ADDRESS before the real estate men as
Ssiuoieu III THIS city on yesterday, Mr..
would designate as bright Young man,
he Is one of the editors of The Houston
rost, ana has come into prominence on
MS merit. He owes the most of his liter
airy accomplishments to his mother, a mem
per OF the Fitzhugh family OF Virginia.
AR, roster has done special work Of late
IN the matter of statistics bearing on man
uIaeturins enterprises for Texas, and mis-
article. nave attracted widespread atten-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18
EvENIN'.

For The Post. .,,.,, all ,rpss. j
TIL liveoaks watt IN eo0'A
A.. w VIZ nr ! st, soft carsssss make 0
err eTs h hoa az Ike ST noaiseless shadd''
GOBLIN twilight dip .,,sntmsrt ~
aside IN cares o. day. s,si 1
All m; cltv's changing comme'''
An, o-throbbin' throbbln'.
soothin' silence dies ,A MINIS 81
An, N, dewv laden gulf-bree1s
odors with its comm FERROUS triis
An, IN, milky.way mys's'S
glory cross tn skies. - o.
In tn, day my life seems :.
puuy. weak endea'v ,,saless, a. ~ I
Seems futile. worse ue'' 4.
ragged muscles nag, .,n,,, s.rlaen' =
An a querelous compls'HA n.
hollers Never. a,scouraset VIZ <
Till I'm almost plum "A
never cndin drag. .v.riul wha'''
But tn evenin'l oh. "
joys come a-teemin xorry U
when IN; psltin' heat On
hez slipped aside, A,,.h, vhsn " :
m ~, strefehy idle TWICE.
%" grow hig with dreamln .,,lsht t;ili
An M meller southern
glory fur an wiae' frsg 9
Nav N. satvdids air slnsin 81
whar on Wonder; ,,.,ee FER o.
Is a-feelin thro' tn sii'' y,
seems ter miss adm. e. ] ss'-
An ketch myself a-nou''- "A
ponder, ,.anted an ~
An I'm sleepy an 80, 4
STEPPED in ID e,'S r. livlp' Is a'''''4
abidin', ,eseent 80 -
Is put Ter light ~ clare d
Joys aiF hidin ines tsg s'es'
An cortentment lcam. ,ast y ~
IN eemia o tn i'~J. -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

as you can find the Rocky mountains in
Colorado.
His senatorial dignity has never weighed
so heavily on him as to give him case OF
fiat feet. He is easily approached and al
ways satisfactory to talk to. He looks
you squarely In the face and talks right
out In meeting and you don't misunder-
stand what he says. That kind of a man
can't help but be an honest man. He is
not liked by the sycophnnts, bootlclss.
heelers, boodlers and servants of the trusts
and combinations, simply because he is
honest and now they are trying to down
him.
~
see they have put one OF their chief
fuglemen and tools after him in the per-
son of the eminent hot bun baker and pie
purveyor of Chicago, one Herman Kohl
SCAT owner of the Times Herald of that
city and one of McKinley's financial sa-
viours Mr.. Kohlsaat has the distinction OF
being considered a great editor by all ba-
lSers and great baker by all editors All
have to say is that Mr.. Foraker is one OF
the most resourceful men in this country.
and when he gets through with KohsaaL
that hot bun baker will look like one Of
his own pretzels.
l am sincerely sorry there are not few
more broad-gauged, liberal. manly men
like Foraker in the senate; men with warm
blood in them and not vinegar yisaged,
narrow, blind, shrlveled partlsans who love
dollars better than they do men and whose
souls are so small that they would have
as much room in a mustard seed as a bat
would in church. 1t would be much bet
ter for the people.
~
This is my honest opinion OF Hon. 10.
seph Benson Foraker, senior senator from
the State of Ohio, after watching him
closely for the past year and half, and
want to go on record right now as saying
that when they lick him in his State they
will think they have been up against Jim
Jeffries, and they will know they have
had very hard scrap.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

That was a terrible cloudhurst on Rio
Grnnde. and the damage vas fearful II Is
nothing short OF a wonder that so many peo-
pie were saved from perllous situations. That
hundreds Of precious lives were not lost seems
smaziaE. The prompt action Of the neigh
bars OF the sufferers in doing all that human
power could TO relieve the suffering OF the I'M
fortunate Is highly commenlable. There is
nothiur new in such procedure. however.
Tie heart OF the average Texan is always in
thr ~lahf Mace
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We Don our sor,,..,,.

Cedar Hin Advocate
Inc Houston Daily Post is one of our
,nost valued exchanges. Its management
paper The Post has NO superior IN TEXAS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

dispatches do not say upon what party plat
form no is running and his past political ca
rcer is eood evidence that he doesn't caro-
Just so he gets the office.
How shall we govern our colonies7" asks
an expansion organ. We oughtnt to have any
colonies to govern. and II true democracy
triumphs in the next campaign an answer to
this question will be useless.
There is great deal more being said In the
public prints throughout the country about
the negro problem in the South than there Is
any warrant for. II the meddlosome people
on the outside will hands on and If the bad
negroes will quit their meanncss the problem
will be solved
Richard Croker has been having bad luck
with his race horses in England. IL looks
like the big Tammany chief ought to know
better than TO think that an Irishman could
have good luck at anything in England
There are millions Of dollars In the East
that are thirsting for Investment. Govern
iacnt bonds that are bringing only per cent
are selling In New York at premium. Bet
ter bring that money to South Texas and in
vest II in tho most rapidly developing part
Of America.
Inc Chicago Record is urging upon the leg
islature Of that state to adopt more rigid
law upon the question OF food adulteraton.
Such laws could hardly be too stringent. and
the States where the great canning interests
exist should especially be looked after.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

The Cedar Hill Advocate. in a level-headed
article on current happenings In Texas, says;
There is too little value placed on human
life In this country. Men who have commit
ted cold blooded murder are released on bond,
their cases continued from term to term OF
court, and finally acquitted or given short
term In prison. Such things as these lead to
mob violence and Illegal executions. Hang
the cold -booded murderers and give the
Texas press a just libel law, and this State
will take n great step forward among .ae
rrogressive states OF the Union.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

James Is. Weaver has again come to the
front as candidate for office in Iowa. He
wants TO be made United States senator. The
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

The Denver Times charges the democratic
PARTY with being on a hunt for issues. This
red hot republican sheet need give itself no
concern upon that point. The democracy has
always had Issues, and good ones; but in
1900 it will 20 before the people with more
and better issues than ever before. There are
Issues and there are issues, but the democracy
has the issues Of the day, and the voters OF
the country know It. 1t is this last feature
Of the situation that is disturbing the re-
publican MIND.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

New York City has temperance tea saloon
that uses 500 pounds Of ice per day. The
best tea is sold at one cent per glass. but It is
said that this will not leave a margins big
CROUCH to pay for the ice.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

lsetty Green has won suit In Chicago for
81 0DoO 900. Perhaps she eau AFFORD new
honnet now
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18
THE HOUSTON DAILY POST,
BY THE
Houston Printing Company.

A. s Jog ms y;e,. Psss,DssI.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

Little Guatemala. away of in South Amer
lea, is determined that France shall not Guido
her and has given birth to beautiful little
"crlss."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

Now that the embalmed beef question has
retired from the stage OF action, the census
pic counter has taken the day. The American
people. regardless OF party. have sensitive
palates and good smellers.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

The name OF the humorist that wrote that
antitrust plank in the Ohio platform ought
to be known, It would be cruel indeed 10
eonsign such rare genius to oblivion.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

The Daily Enterprise announces that Beau
mont is the Chicago OF Texas, and If grit aud
public spirit count for anything the Queen
City of the Neches has some claim to the
title.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

The extreme party friends OF Mr.. Mckinley
are still defending him in his recent action
in so grossly violating the provisions Of the
civil service act. Their action is useless, No
amount OF reasoning or sophlstry can excuse
any citizen for violating the laws OF his coun-
try To excuse the chief executive OF the
Nation for such thing is worse than abb
surd.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

Mr.. John Proctor OF Kentucky. who is the
only democratic member OF the civil service
commission. handles President Mckinley
without gloves for his recent action in so
wantonly violating the civil service rules.
John may as well make up his mind TO go
home. for as soon as Mark gets back from
Europe he will lose his lob.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

Spain Is distanelng all powers in making
money out of her colonial possessions. She
is selling them for good round sums and
throwing in lots OF trouble TO boot
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

perhaps the public would show a ligeller
interest in the peace congress IL 1T didn't
linger so long on its basis OF discussion, OBJ
serves the Syracuse Post STANDARD This is
not the only peculiar thing about the peace
congress The country at large Will be agree
ably surprised il it does not breal; up In a
row
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

The DAILY POST, H THE SUNDAY POST.
sEAI-wEEKLy POST, rrs Coils. per Week.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

The peniscn Herald is of the opinion that
everything used In Texas should be raised
ana manufactured in Texas" Good idea. In
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

China mas a standing army OF 100000 men,
and on war footing she has 1000 900 sol
diers. foreign military observer who re
Gently Witnessed drill Of 5000 OF her SOL
diers SAYS of them: "Their every step on the
hard smooth clfy waa like mighty drum,
beat. and every noise OF arms like single
nj lghty crash" China may surprise the world
yet If the other powers of the East don't let
her alone.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

he is a clean man and no dirty dollar
e'eF stuck to his fingers. He would scorn
70 oi'oe a voter or take an Office he was
not honestly elected to by the people. He
Is friend to humanity and was the best
advocate that poor Cuba had in the senate
wnen the Wall street sharks and coupon
si'ppefs thought they had things grabbed.
ne never dabhles in stocks and the lobby
lists that swarm the capitol ALWAYS give
nin VIDE berth He is not their kind OF
man He is always manly and straight
"a about everything aud you can
ma nis position on any question as easily
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

The Boston Globe mentions the fact. and
with astonlshment, that the YanE-tse river In
China floats boats 1000 miles from its mouth.
and adds that I'VE have but a faint idea Of
the magnitude of distances and numbers in
the East. The West has some distances and
numbers" herself. The Amazon in South
America is navigable for large ocean steamers
for moro than $500 miles from its mouth.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

Governor sayers gave most excellent rea.
sens for vetoing that bill turning over the
bodies OF unknown dead to doctors for dis.
secting purposes,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

rkTERHp Ar 1HH rosroFrrcH AT HOUSTON, TEXAS
AS SECOND CLASS NATTER
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

Many WeII-knoWn persons salltd
rope today on the steamers s.. Ia
Teutonic. Among them were Senlit
ma, who is going to make bis ars
Europe. Rudyard Kipllug and hl:
will sail on the Teutonlc. Other
gers on one or the other OF the
ships were Elliot +. Daniorth,
P. Clyde. William F. Sheehan, Y
land Stamford, Aubrey Bouclciu
Frederick Peterson. Rev. Dr. HI
Sanders. Rev. Edward i, Clarke.
Melville French. Rev, Or. Donil
Mackay, of the Collegiate church, 1
ator John c. Spooner Of Wilson's
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

The Philadelphia Public Ledger in an edi-
toral concerning the letting OF contracts for
public works in that city heads 1t dealing
with hlghwaymen."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

The republican party is in hot water Their
great and only real pet. the yellow metal. Is
going abroad, the Fillpinos are stii batting
for their liberty and trusts are multiplying so
rapidly that they can not keep up with Them
and, to add fuel to the fame, Mark has gone
across the brny deep and poor William is left
with no one to advise him. md with positive
orders to make no noise till Mark gets back
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

The Anaconda tMontana) Standard saws that
Mrs. Maybrick has much better staying quail
ties than Dreyfus. 1t is the staying qualities
OF the government aud not " the individual.
Mrs. Maybrick is in the hands OF staid and
immovable old England. while the Dreytus
tragedy had all It's scenes and plots laid aud
executed In hckle and ehanseable France
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

Soon the vassar girl will 'an
books. and it is said there has n ~, + 1
a finer collection of 'swesi ~ ~,
yates" at the college than tnls y' "a
most every one of social stahal ss,'. 4
find the time is going up 70 sa III n
fine specimens of the American i ~
most attractive period Of nsI .s .
is little wonder that the ex-pls'. M,
Taylor. don't desire to lease ~
more commonplace surrounaius
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-20

unanimous delegations to the county con-
vention to be held next Wednesday. He
will have a solid delegation to the judicial
convention at Valentine September 4.
SIDNEY, Neb.. Aug. 19.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The democratic judicial convention
OF this. the Thirteenth judicial district, has
been called TO meet here on Tuesday, August
30.
CENTRAL CITY, Neb.. Aug. 19.-(Special
Telegram)-The fusionists held their county
convention today and nominated the follow
ing ticket: Treasurer, w. II. Harris; clerk,
f. H. Bishop; sheriff, Thomas Fanquier;
clerk of the court. u. H.. Young; superin-
tendent, viii Stone; judge, Edward Ewing;
surveyor, o. A. Harshburger; coroner, F.
Kombrink. Delegates were elected TO the
state and judicial conventions. The number
Of delegates present and the crowd in at
tendance was smaller than heretofore. There
seems to be a lack OF interest this year.
MCoOK. Neb.. Aug. 19.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The fusionists of Red Willow county
nominated the following ticket at Indianola
today: Clerk, X. A. Green; treasurer, j.. II.
Berge; clerk of the district court, G. c.
Boatman; sheriff, J. II. Bennett; county
superintendent, Miss Lillian NJ. Welbourn;
county judge, /. A.. Sheridan; coroner, J. NJ.
Brown; surveyor, John d.. Long; commits
sioner, First district, J. A. Robinson. The
judicial delegation is favorable to S. r.. Smith
OF Indianola. The fusion was not accom-
pflshed without the making OF many sores
which will mean republican success.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-20

DIES MONIES, Ia, Aug. 19.-(Special.) y
The American Spirits company, owning the
big International distillery in this city,
which has been operated only as a mailing
house since prohibition went into effect, re-
fuses to lease the property to be operated
as a mailing house. and has ordered that
some extensive repairs be made on the build
ing.
Considerable speculation has been INDUCED
in as to what the policy of the trust will be
toward the plant. Resident parties who
were at one time identified with its opera
ton claim not to know what is to be done
with the property, but others claim to have
information to the effect that as soon as a
manufacturers consent petition is obtained