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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-01-12
Tanned THE HUMM1NGB1RD.
rhe Little Fenthered Visitor Made a
Pet OF by Its Delighted
CaptOr.

MT. William Wicke. a grocer at the
corner Of Lake street and Harlem ave-
nue.. Oak Park. is the proud posscssor
OF tanned hummingbrd. which flew
into his place of business few weeks
ago. says a Chicago paper.
Mr.. Nicke and his family were much
delighted TO see such bright assort-
ment CT coIors come Hitting in the Win
dow. and decided to make the bird their
prisoner. Mr.. Wicke at once started to
cain the new member of the family by
placing honey in some flowers which
were III the show window. II took the
bird but u short time to know what
sweets the flowers contained. and il
soon flew down from its abode on one
OF the shelves and devourtd the honey
"S ii realizing that it Lad found n home
which completely answered all the re-
quirements of Eummingbrd life. AS
It's education progressed. the bird
learned TO eat honey from the end of
Mr.. Wicke's finger. whenever the
grocer dipped his digit in that sac
charine substance.
The unusual fact of tame humminRG
bird Grew many people to MIR. Wicke's
store ana proved. finally, that under
meath the brilliant plrmnge Of the gen.
l!r-iooking little creature there exists
strain CT jealousy and fighting blood.
1t was rot brought out until woman
visited the store wearing hat in the
trimming Of which nestled an artistic
ally upholstered" humminghird. The
real thing" no sooner suw the imita-
lioa. than the hat became IL ring. in
which was fought Il pitched battle as
intense as the humming bird could
make it.
when the fight was over. the store
was full of feathers and the woman fall
OF wrath: ilcr anger was only placatcd
when pny was offered for the damage,
and she saw the ludicrous side of the
unusual hnttlc.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-01-12
NURSES IN INDIA.
Rules which Govern Them Are Very
Stringent and Confnc Them
Closely.

Judged by the standards which seem
to prevail in British India. he Phila-
delphia nurse-in spite OF her increased
duties now that so many sick soldiers
are under her care-mu&i have an easy
time Of il. says rhe PhiIaGc 'pI:a Press.
Let her. at all events. read and take
comfort from these rules lust pru,nul-
gated for the benefit Of Tie Nursing
Sisters" engaged in tending plague pa
tents in Calcutta:
SISTERS must. be in i dinners every
night. and must moi leave The premises
after dinner. except with the leave Of
the lacy doctor. Such leave will not
he granted more than once week.
The address at which the sis
ter will be must be given io the lady
doctor Sisters going out driving are
required to let the lady doctor know
their destination and their escort (if
any, and she is at liberty to mCGif,.
the arrangements made If she sh..
deem IL necessary. Visitors 10 The sig.
icrS must send in their card 10 Toe iaGy
doctor. Sisters to be in bed by II p. Ii.
Visitors mag be invited to aftprGCuI
tea with the consent Of the lady doctor.
Ladies may occasionally be invited %
other meals with the consent Of IT,.
lady doctor) al The expense Of the per:
son who invites them"
This supreme LADY doctor" corrc-
spends 10 our head nurse. and sways 4
rule which extends TO the very servants
of the nurses under her.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-01-12

\ gentleman who observed Jimmy
carefully taking the census of COM
rany assembled in q parlor awaiting Il
call to supper. inquired: "What is She
matter, Jimmy?' "Why," replied III"
urchin, with troubled air. "herc's nine
Of us. counting me, and mamma has,
gone and cut the two pies into quarters,
and that only makes eight pieces
Stray Stories. .-.-.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13
Good Roads convention.

iulle tnIouicit.
4 good roads convention Is to be held in
Houston during the Fruit. Flower rhd
Vegetable Festival, II goes without saying
that LA Porto Will stand pat in favor o.
the movement, and steps Should AZ onCe be
taken to send a strong delegation to the
meeting
This section of Harris county Is sadly
in need OF more and better roads. The
apathy of our citizens IN demanding their
share of road work is perhaps. occaun;-
able for the mesgre allowance received.
La Porte must have hrs;-class graded
road to connect with the shell road at
Deepwater; p street should be graded;
Twenty sixth street should be opeaal. and
plenty of other needed work might be in
dicated.
The work will never be done unless our
own people make strong, united effort TO
secure it,
While the approaching convention Is not
in the interest OF any one section and not
for Harris county solely, yet II may deyei-
op ways and means that woull proat us
directly.
La Porte is entitled to and should have
something to say in this matter. Let 4
public meeting be held an a strong, work
ing committee appointed 10 act in our be.
half.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Baron Won Windheim, chief of the Berlin
police, is coming to this country soon for the
study of our police methods.
The first wedding Mt the Tower OF Lon
don in many years was that of the daughter
of Sir Hugh Cough to C. H. Style, cele-
brated recently. The bridal party was es-
corted by the Yeoman Wardens of the Tower.
When Justice Bucknill of Cardiff, Wales
pronounced capital sentence for the first
time in his judicial career recently he broke
down and wept. the prisoner woman,
who would leave several little children
motherless.
No man has ever been nominated for the
presidency from the senate, although many
senators have struggled hard to reach the
White House Garfield came near to breaking
the spell. He was senator-eect when NOM
mated.
w. D. Howels tells a story of Henry
James, who was praslng the work of "A fell
low author. you are very kind to him, :
said friend, for he says very unpleasant
things about your work" "Ah," said James,
I'VE may both of us be wrong"
grandson of Joseph Jefferson is ac-
counted one of the most promising of young
English composers. He is Harry Farjeon,
the son OF the novelist. He has won sew
eral of the most valued prizes at the Royal
Academy of Music. With his sister as his
librettist. he has written successful musi-
cal play.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13
SOME POSTsCRIPTs.

The outlook for British Methodism is re-
ported brighter than for number of years.
The Christian Endeavor society is now
in every country OF the world.
The four great wheat elevator centers are
Minneapolis, Duluth, Chicago and Buffalo.
The total distance of the projected Cape
to Cairo" railroad in Africa is 1854 miles
The Salvation Army has opened new
food and shelter depot at Wellington, New
Zealand.
miners lamp. using acetylene gas, has
been introduced into the Selbeck mines OF
Germany
At Ahmedabad, Guyarat, India, there are
5000 Christians alone who are suffering
acutely from famine.
The grandson OF the first woman to become
Christian in zululand was recently or
daned missionary.
Competent judges have estimated the num-
Der of dear slain by sportsmen in Maine
in one season to be 10000.
Texas is the greatest pecan nut growing
State IN the Union. 1t produces two-thrds
of the pecan nuts that are marketed.
hunter has been employed by the Can
adian government to kill wild animals for
its exhibit at the Paris exposition
While cents is the lowest price at which
one can get shaved in New York the lowest
price for a haircut is 8 cents
Eighteen thousand bills and joint resolu-
tons we're presented by members in the last
congress, l2,6OS in the house and $500 in the
senate.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13

oives IL prominent insertion; and, since
he has propounded question to this de-
psrtment. we beg leave to say that Mr..
Bailey has never contended that any
convention" settled the question OF pro-
hbition in Texas in 1887, but that the
vote OF the people at the polls did so.
That is about all there is to the Farm
er's" communication worthy serious reply.
But let The Post play conrteously even.
The Farmer" has much TO say about Mr..
Bailey being boiler. Now. let him an
swer this passage of Mr.. Bsileys Fort
Worth speech, as Senator. Chiffon did not
do so:
He and I differ almost as radically upon
the tariff question as we 40 upon the
question of territorial expansion. He be-
lieves in what conceive to be the utterly
undemocratic and indefensible doctrine of
free raw material. At the Austin conVen-
ton in 1896 he strenuously resisted the
adoption of the plank in our platform
which repudiated that New England fal-
lacy. Not content with opposing 1t in the
convention after Il had been adopted Sen
ator Chiffon put himself on record by an
elaborate speech in the senate which, II
correct in it's doctrine, condemns both the
State platform adopted at Austin and the
National platform adopted at Chicago IN
1896"
If Mr.. Bailey is a boler because be
continued to oppose Imperialism by cour-
tesy termed expansion after the COM
promise or straddle expression OF the
State convention at Galveston, and when
no National convention had spoken on the
subject. what would you can senator Cni'-
ton in view of his course after the very
emphatic and not to be misunderstood eN-
preston of state convention at Austin?
The Farmer" can reply at its own sweet
convenience -Editor)
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13

The stanton correspondent of the Stock
man says that a bunch of calves sold
near there last season al $l5 around and
now on full feed in Missouri could have
neen sold few days ago at $40 around
but the owner declined and continues TO
put the feed into them.
II those calves had remained in Texas
until the present they would have been
worth from SIS to $50. They would
nave been simply fair type of range
coming twos and would attract no more
attention than thousands OF others
throughout the West. But the Missouri
man comes along, buys them as calves
AT SO around gets them home at a cost
OF about 81 per head and puts them in
proper shape for market. In a few
months he has more than doubled his
money and has made evident TO the
Texas grower that he has lost the cream
OF the whole business.
The point the Stockman desires to i'm
press upon its readers is that this ex-
ira value OF SIS per head can be placed
upon Texas cattle TO better advantage in
IeAas than 1t can in Missouri We can
hnlsh our cattle for market at home Just
as Wen as the Kansas and Missouri feed
e ne, ana we are standing in our own
,l wnen we fail to do so. With our
improved blood, we are but Standing on
the threshold of the new cattle business.
We nave but taken single step that
leads In the direction of our ultimate
destination The money that is in the
cattle business does not lie SO much in
inc production OF good cattle as & does
VI handling such cattle to the proper ad-
.nn'ase. improved blood means early
maturity and early maturity means quick
s sales II the product is in proper condi-
ton for the market
we must learn to nut otlr surnlus cat
We upon full feed just as is done In Kan
sas ana Missouri. We must finish them
LOT the market right here at home and
thereby pocket the big sums we are an
nuaiiy contributing toward the enrich
III, ,heh' OF outside feeders. When we do
TINS we VIII be in line with progressive
STOCK growing elsewhere and viii reap
rne oehehts that legtimately belong to
re- hs matters now stand we are simply
n .s OF feeders for the benefit OF
o,nsr states and only gather in frag-
Ionn o. me tnekels that legitimately be-.
we 70 vs. We must make change II
what We sow. - WV ''AeA' y
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13

Ing In South Africa and promised BOON I'M
der free institutions to regain their lost
control, need not be considered. II the
real issue be Briton VS.. Dutch as It is adj
mitted now to be by Britain. she stands
condemned before the civilized world. Her
conduct ie indefensble and her policy
foolish No nation has right TO attack
and endeavor to suppress people so capa-
bic Of self government as the Dutch and
force Its own supremacy. although in a
r,innritv
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13
The neyised version,

FTorence NIdettn,
The Mckinley administration has re,
vised a certain portion OF the Scriptures
and the British are acting according Ia
the revised version, which reads. Go We
into all the world and shoot the gospel
into every creature, beginning az Manila
He that runneth away and Is not oyertaken
shall be saved and he that rnrpeth NOT
hut stsndeth his ground and hghtcth for
his God given liberty. shall have the liver
shot out OF him.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13

AS announced in The Post Of yesterday the
hre insurance rating bureau, which the
state has held was maintained m violation
OF the ANTITRUST law, has been dissolved and
The States action against tho bureau dis
missed on the affidavit OF defendant that the
bureau will not be continued and that de-
PENDANT pay all costs OF suit. This is what
the ire insurance companies should have done
long ago.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13

The pestiferous Chamberlain still stands
pat. Mr. Mckinley probably knows that he
holds full hand against q bob tail flush.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13

After all. there never was and never could
be any valid or rational excuse for the in
reference OF Federal authority in the mat
ter of the Kentucky elections.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13

There is nothing In the line of practical
legislation that Texas so much demands as a
game protection law that will protect
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13

Senator Billy Mason has stirred up tn,
animals IN the senatorial zoo with his it'll,
revolutionary prod.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13

when reaction comes after the adoption OF
the gold standard which IL just az sure rs
the recurrence of the seasons. the republican
party will confront the hour OF final reckon
ing that must eventually SWEEP Il from power
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13

Oriental physicians have practlesd vaccins
ton for over 1000 years.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13

The triumphant march of General Redyers
Butler from capetown to Ladysmith has not
triumphed
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13

Revelations concerning that secret alliance
demonstrate that diplomats can't keep a Sc
cret.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13

Governor sayers said IN his Audtoriuui
speech that the citizen who contributed most
to the Industrial Development OF his COM
mnnty and state was the best citizen. Hous-
tonians, in their efforts 10 secure an adequate
appropriation for Buffalo bayou. should keep
this wholesome truth In mind.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13

Asuinaldo is still uncaptured and General
Otis optimistic.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13

Yes, Bailey was there. actively pushing a
personal canvass for his hobby Bailey,
who, according 10 his own words, is one
among only twenty-five men in congress
who think and who are followed by men
that vote as they say Yet the Galveston
convention did not vote as this mibhty
congressional thinker said. Even in n
little subcommittee, as he gives 1t away
himself. only one out OF six were drawn
to him by the irresistible magnetism Qf
MS ttsanic think machine. The general
platform committee likewise ignored his
peerless mentality. and the big convention
gan freight train. so to speak. over SIS
IRON bound and copper fastened brain rkn.
why, ask your faoile staff correspondent,
don't Bailey accept this double loaded }ni
greatly itslicised "finallty" as he did in
Nssf | pause for you or your hands bne
END man to reply Farmer Shfg.
THE Farmer" is entitled to thif re-
ioindes. and The Post very cheeifuily
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13

Mr.. w. R, Abernstns ., = 81
attending the Masonic 's !. !. cIssss Y
vet % years of age, but ~. !. b. VI
Of the brightest Mas0n' , Wy W.
fore the committee On wvsJsiasa
Of he craft. He Is a sOn ~
nathy. one OF Collin c0''v
lawyers. ~
John NJ. Weekly q ..' s,''s by :
the Courier Of that thr', w. ~
town. is one OF h0u ns,ss N,sa
visitors. He is.. st,aao'ii:; u.ss Y. {
TIRES and, incldent,a,',s: 4 is,sss 4
Festival, Mr. Wera a.. assoei
bep OF the State r's''
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-16
WANT NO FEDERAL PENSION.
COnfederatcs of Texas Oppose SEM
ntor Buffers Proposition.

COnfederates of Texas Oppose Sem
ntor Buffers Proposition.
Sherman Texas, January 14.--Dr. j. T.
Wilson, who was rendered the superin-
tendency of the North Texas insane
asylum by Governor Sayers. has just re-
turned from visit to his prospective
charge. Dr. Wilson is an ex-Confederate
soldier and has spent much OF his time and
means for the betterment Of ex-Confed-
crates and their organization. He was at
one time major general. commanding the
North Texas division of the United Con
federate Veterans and Is now captain
commanding Mildred Lee camp, United
Confederate Veterans.
DR.. Wilson today gave out the following
expression concerning Senator Buffers ex-
Confederate pension bill; Without ex-
cep,ion have found all x-Confederates
deeply regretting that such a movement
should have been inaugurated in congress
by a senator from the South. A few IT
them have led me to believe that II the
measure had originated from another
source and should be urged by Northern
members successfully. they would accept,
bSt only small per cent would accept
under any circumstances. ] can say the
veterans who have talked TO me are prac-
tically unanimous In their opposition -
the pensioning Of ex-Confederates by the
United States government Almost since
the civil war the Confederate veterans
have declared the reckless pension policy
pursued as downright misapplicatlon Of
public funds. The word pension" has be-
come distasteful. and many OF them. In
fact nearly all OF them, can not gain their
consent to have their names on the very
pension lists they have declared to be
fraudulent. Many Of them even opposed
State pensions"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-16
A SHIP SUNK WHILE IN PORT
ANDEiINA Disappeared WHILE
ANCHORED Al TACOMA.
Everybods ON Ronrd Lost ana No
Ono Left 10 rem the Cansc
Of the Disaster.

Tacoma, Wash, January f5.--Thc full
list Of those lost by the capsixing Of the
British ship .Andelina in this seaport yes.
terday is rs follows: Captain a. w
Straiing Of Annapolis. N. s.; IL III. Grove,
Londonderry, n. s.. nrst mate; f.. q.
Doe, Slackpool. England; Ncny Jossaim.
Victoria. b. c.; Joseph NJ. Hollyer. Ostend,
Belgium; Richard Reginald Htnsc, Ost-
end. Belgium: Charles Smith cf the United
States: James DAILY, New York: u r.
Brown, Barbadoes: u. Hanson, Sweden:
anton Jensen, Denmark; John Nelson.
Norway: u. ostcram, Finland; Edward
Lett, Riga, Russia; Fred Hindstrom, Nor
way; August Smonson, Holland; Pat VIII
son, st. Johns, N. r.
The ship, which was Of English build and
worth probably $i5o,OOu entered this port
several days ago. She was to have load
ed wheat for Europe. Friday tho ship was
tnken to the Eureka dock and all ballast
removed and the hold cleared preparatory
to receiving cargo. She wac then lowed
back to anchorage, She had out the star
board anchor. weighing at least two tons.
while TO either side Of the vessel We're at
tached the ballast logs used to keep a
ship upright during the absence OF cargo
or ballast. The ship was riding the waves
eerenely whom the shippers of other vcs-
sells anchored close by retired for the
night. When daylight dawned no Signs Of
the hndelina were observed. Over the
spot where the ship rode at anchor the
night before only danger signal buoy
lamp was visible.
When the absence ri the ship was dis
covered Captain Doty and Captain i'urlayl
took the tug Fairfield and made an in
vestigation and II was soon determined beN
You'd possibility OF doubt that the ship I
had gone to the bottom.
One OF the boats. life boat with the
name OF the ship on It, and several oars
were found. Beyond these, no other wreck
age has been discovered. As all on hnnrd
rerished only surmises as to tho cause
Of the disaster are obtatnable. Lnte this
afternoon the iil-fatel vessel was located,
she lies on the bottom Of the sound on her
broadside under twenty-thrae fathoms Of
water close by he spot where she had
been anchored
No bodies have yet been recovered. al
though every effort is being made in that
direction.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-16
LIVE STOCK NEWS.
PIG RANCH AND CATTLE DEAL.

RIG RANCH AND CATTLE DEAL.
A very large ranch and cattle deal has been
made wherein William 7. McCampbell Of Vic
toria has sold his ranch In Jeff Davis county
to J. w. and Beanregnrd McCutcheon, who
formerly were the owners OF the same prop
crtv. but who sold 1t In July, 1897. to Parktn-
son e. Gibson OF the Indian Territory for $ao-
900 for the ranch and si2 per head for the
cattle at that time there being 1900 head
OF cattle counted out for the sale. These.
together with the ranch, Parkinson & Gibson.
In Sentember. 1897. sold to McCnmpbell at u
profit OF $4,000 very short time nfterward
MtCnmrbell disposed q pio,t half OF the
cattle to Beuurrgsrd McCutcheon at q vrry
fair rroft aud in tho Dprlng of 1895 McCamP-
bell sold 10 Thomns Montgomery tho steer
cattle Mt SlT25 per head.
In the sale Just made McCampbeli sold 10
James aud Beauregard McCricheon, the orig
inal owners. the other half at an esiinlalei
profit OF 10000 tits beng enc of the iargcst
deals tnai has bnen made II q long tins
Large delegations CT commission men ana
othe; live stock men from the stock yards AZ
chtngo St Louis and Kansas City VIII be
In attendance on the cattle convention hold al
Galveston on Tuesday.