The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
One CT tho qualifications for the recruits fol
the philippines shonld be cNlert swimming

| One CT tho qualifications for the recruits fol
the Philippines should be EXPERT swimming,
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| A note to The Post from p. J. Willis &
Bro. wholesale grocers and cotton factors OF
Galveston, calls attention to an error in The
Posts Victoria correspondence some days ago,
wherein It was stated that MIR r, l.. Groce.
| travelling representative OF the Galveston Arm.
would retire from their service and embark in
business at Victoria. A correction OF this
statement was made in The Posts telegraphic
columns a day or go after the erroneous item
appeared. The Post takes pleasure In making
this additional reference thereto Messrs.
willis Bro. state that Mr.. Groce has no
Intention OF severing his connection with
them
Jamaica is wonderfully fearful that Nc may
seizc San Domingo. This is purely q case Of
sour grapes With Jamaica.
France has a new secretary OF war also. and
he Isn't scared by the big generals either He
has been something of n fighter himself In
his time. and he will run that war depart
nent until he has purified It, or raise n row
THAI France Will remember. This old soldier,
Caliifet. put down revolution once, and he
came mighty near putting down" literally
nearly everybody connected with 1t.
Cid man Miles evidently feels like INC
Gregor on his native heath" again he has
been in consultation with the secretary Of
war;
The suggestion of a home for the orphans
made by weyler and Banco. to be located
in Havana, Is a good one. and should engage
sene of the philanthropic thought of the good
PEOPLE in the North who are so solicitous
alout our fat and saucy darkes in the South.
Numbers OF the waits in Cuba are negroes
by the way.
The worst view OF the situation in the Phil
ipplnes is the want of any sign that Mr. Nc
Kinley intends to give poor, overwoskcd Otis
II riuch-uceded rest.
II begins to look from the dispatches from
ashington as II Otis were to be given an
effective army of 10000 men. Why not fix at
once for the 5000 100000 that intelligent
military critics say will he necessary? Put
down the fighting at once or pull out and
stand the odium-the people can not be de-
oeived.
|. is said the Mexicans threaten to extermi-
rate the Yaqui Indians. They couldn't even
ty treaty only comparatively short time
ago.
The Judge Forces on the bench ought to 20
higher, and probably will when their indie
pendence and sense OF justice are better APP
preciated by the people. The ono of the name
at Dallas doesn't think that the defendant In
LIBEL quit is hardened and malicious vii,
lain simply because the other fellow says SO.
Even the negroes in the North are not to be
deceived by the Miss Lillian Jewett types of
Joan of Arc. Miss Lillian's desire for noto-
iety may be fully grat.fed before she real
izes it,
The school superintendent Injunction case
Is to come up today. It's high time we were
getting this muddle settled, in order that
prerarations can go on uninterruptedly and
confidently for the opening of the next ses-
sion, now only about month of.
Cne or two battalions of American marines
with battery of light artillery, are fully
capable of keeping the San Dom:uican3 from
getting too gay ard hurting any OF the by
s'aneers.
Germany seems determined to deny itself
the luxury of American meat even IN a round
about way. We can assure Germany that the
Sane kind of meats are no. used here for OK
Fort that are used by our ormy.
The car is satisfied with tho work OF tho
peace conference, His Joke was taken more
Sc: Iously than he expected. and he feels the
natural citation OF all practical jokers whose
efforts are at all successful