The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-27
TWENTY YEARS AGO.

"piratore" was raging.
Telephones were novelty
John Kelly ruled Tsuamany
BABY Mine was prevalent
Denis Kearney was rampant
Sitting Bull WAS big lrtun.
Loan exhibitions were in vogue.
Adelaide Nelson was playing juliet
six-day walking matches we're craze
England was lighting Afghaus and zulus-
Edward Hanion was champion oarsmaa'
Brighton Beach race course was opened
Kaiser william celebrated his golden wed
ding.
General Gran. WAS finishing tour OF the
world.
Prince Louis Napoleon vas slain By the
Zuius.
Every band played the -Fatinit1a'
march
George S. knight was playing "ostoi
German"
.wOt dyer say.s" was the slang phrase Of
the day.
The grea, Brooklyn bridge was nearing com
rletion.
The United States army Was nghting with
Ute Indians.
Tennvson completed aud published ''The
Lovers Tale"
/ Leadville was two years old and had 900
( inhabitants.
I Robert j. Burdette mate the Burlington
Hawkeye famous
I zoln's ''LAssomoir" HAD Just shocked the
reading world.
/ Millionaire a. T. Stewards body was stolen
for ransom.
Greyy succeeded Marshal McMahon as pres
ldent OF France.
THE Muligan Guards Ball'' was produced
ty Harrigan & Hart
Henry James IAN international Episode
vas new BOOK.
FieIre Lorgllerd's Parole won the Newman
ket hcndcap in England.
1.-The Banksss Daughter was running a.
the Union Square theater. New York
George Eliots impressions Of Theophrstni
Such" had Just been published
Sol Ey,inge. Jr.. Frank Bellew and Thomas
Worth were leading humorous artists.
Bernhard. created furore IN London ant
announced an intention OF coming 20 America
, The exodus Of negroes from Mississippi
; Louisiana and Texas to Kansas was in prog
. ress.
, "shs's daisy. she's darling, she's
dumping she's lamb" was sung In al
: circles o. society.
, Archery was IN. fhyorite sport. WIN II
Thompson and Mrs, spsldins Brown were nS
= tional champions.
, The Jeanette Arctic expedition, commando
by Lleuteaaut De Long, sailed from sal
Francisco.
e The .,bloody shirt" WAS waving and IN
e rebel trigadiers" in congress were tsrrifyin
: republican orators.
: Rutherford q. Hayes was president, Dis
o raeli was premier OF England and John p 81
: John governor OF Kansas
: Paul Boyuton. in his lite-sayius suit. hoat
g Cd 25.2 miles down the Allegheny. Ohio an
: Mississippi rivers in eighty days
!, stauIey's Through the Dark con,inent'va
outsellnr any other book, and Stanley him
1 self had just returned 10 Africa,
= AIiee oates stifl adorned the stage. an
/. a,maa was enchanting American audiences
u The Little Duke" and la Perlcole'"
Thomas Mast was the great American car
: eaturist and the Solid South" was his e'
peciai subject Keppler was coming on.
e THIS acme OF uglinsss was attained IN w
n n,an,s dress though that fact was nnEno~
II at the time And men wore "soup-aish MAJ
n The Arizona ass feet loug) aud the CRY
d Berlin were the largest passenger steamship
ahoat. The Kaiser wilhelm der Crosse Of
e day is $40 feet long
'e The hrst grea, battle between ironeiAd snil
IS was fought in the chile-Peruylan war az
N he Huascar was captured By the Aimiran
al coehrane and tho blanca Eueaiads'
= John sherman wss secretary OF the 'rea
ury: william NJ Eyarts secretary Of s'a.
Is Charles Deyens. attorney general II
lg Thompson. secretary OF the navy; "a
Is schur1. secretary o, the Interior; George
8 xccrary. secretary OF war. and Da'ia
a. Kev uostruaster general.