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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-26

SAN ANTONIO, Major " II Crowell u
the six,h infantry. acting Inspector general
OF the Department OF Texas, received orders
from the war department this afternoon 70
report to the commander OF the Department
OF California for service with bis regimen
10 the Philippines.
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FOOTB BALL.


versity of California.
San Francisco, December 25-Thts after
noon the East and West lined up for the
first time on the gridiron, the opposing teams
being Carlisle OF Pennsylvania and the Uni
verslty of California. Six thousand people
witnessed the game. Berkeley put mp mag
nificent game and held the lnGians down III
fine style, the score at the end of the game
being 2 TO in favor of the Carlisle Indians
Little Rock, Ark. December 25.-The Ath-
ietic association eleven defeated the Henry
Kendall college team of Muscogee, /. T., this
afternoon by the score of II 10 o.
Chattanooga. Tenn. December 25.-Uniyer-
sity of Tennessee 6; Grant university, o.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-26

rHr tlIns arrive AMI depart from the Grand
Z, .,rot excep, the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
Il vhthhsve depo; in the Fifth ward. the In
s4tal and Great Northern ana Columbia Tap.
Il use he International and Great Northern depot
lRwn Nenue The Missouri. Kansas and
3 Il. Galveston. Houston and Henderson trains
bts International and Great Northern depot,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-26

Can Special leaves Houston ,;:s p m, m
ssayEs \, Congress Avenue Depo'is minutes
Z, tun the above
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-26

SAILED.
SIS Tasso OBJ, for Rotterdam.
SIS Avon OBJ. for fIayrc
ST Nordh yalon DAM, for Copenhagen.
SIS Cyril OBJ, for London.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-26

~, nail and express petweSn u's
I m sfs h ~, Ear e,rry through cars for Dallas
y ssS, ana w s,or, Houston VIA the Cenusi.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-26

EoTE-Trains leaving Houston at 600 a.
/ i mi ~, ?. IN. and arriving at Houston
;st n ard s.ss a. m. also run into Grand
tsra depot. departing ten minutes earlier
| .. iriviag ten minutes later than tlme
fssa above.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Port Of Galveston. December %.

ARRIVED.
SIS Treasury (Br.), from Swansea.
SIS Peerless OBJ. from Las Pa!mas.
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q. E. 4 w. T. n. II.
Grand Central Depot
Lt,op .. q Express Train Arrive o.Ao a. m
s.,.,,,or,. Kansas City and Cineinnat)
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DoAp SCHEDULE

T. 6. y. r.
cnod Central Depot
Arizona republican., 1899-04-06

sauerkrant and carried l. TO his cow
stables. The second animal in the long
row of stalls was a big. strong horned
cow Her head was hang ug low under
the Manager, although there was a pier
tiful supply of hay in this rack above
Her ears had a detected Troop and her
ewes were half closed. She was evident
~ very sick COW at time when she
should have been in good spirits, for
among the Pennsylvania Germans it is
still popular belief that. on Christmas
eve the cows in their stalls may be
heard to talk to each other of the grea
event the day commentaries.
The bucketful of sauelkraut was
dumped into the manager The COW. by
some peculiar system of feeding. first
gave evidence of her appreciation by
slowly switching her tail. which had be-
fore hung limp and lifeless Then she
raised her head, poked her great muzzle
into the kraut and slowly began to
MUNICH the stuff. Fifteen minutes later
she looked quite happy. She had eaten
all the kraut and was taking great
mouthfuls CT the hay. The dairyman
said sauerkraut had long been known
as one of the best things IL the world to
give sick cow an appetite
Arizona republican., 1899-04-06
FOUR LIONS WEIGH A TON.
The King of Beasts Is a Great DEAF
Heavier Than His Appear
ancc Indicates.

''What does a lion weigh?" Those
who know the look of the king of beasts
best, and how small his 1.-THE body really
is, will probably come farthest from
the truth. About 300 to $50 pounds is a
usual estimate. But fullgrown lion
will tip the scales at no less than 500
pounds. Five hundred and forty pounds
is the record for an African lion. His
bone is solid and heavy as ivory, says
Stray Stories.
The tiger runs the lion very close. A
Bengal tiger killed two years ago by
an English officer scaled $50 pounds. A
tiger this size has, however, consider
ably more muscular strength than the
biggest lion.
Few people know that grizzly bear
can give points to any other carnivor-
Gus animal in point of strength. A
grizzly bear weighing just four hun
dredweight has been watched carrying
a heifer two-thirds its own weight for
two miles up the most steep and rugged
mountain side, and this without paus-
ing for one instant for rest.
The big white polar bear, though not
really so dangerous customer, is capa-
bic of performing the most eXtraordi-
nary feats of strength. A polar bear
has been seen to move with his paws a
bowlder six men had with difficulty put
in position to guard a cache of pro-
visions
Arizona republican., 1899-04-06
GLADST0NE'S PLACE.
1t May Be Given to Sir Henry
Campbell Bannerman.
Not a Great Man, But a Safe Leader
His Elevation Would Give New
Strength and VigOr to the
Liberal Party.

Sir Henry Campbeil-Bapnerm has
recently risen as the particular star of
he liberal party in England. Specula
ton, which has been rife of late upon
he probable leader of the liberals,
seems to have selected this Stirling
Burghs representative as the fittest
man to take the place of the great Glad
stone and of the more recent Vernon
Harcourt. Successors always, at least
in the beginning labor under painful
disadvantage, for they are invariably
compared with the originals. But it
not infrequently happens that pupil
exceeds his master, and there is prece
dent in British history for the new
conner who eclipses the man whose
place he takes.
Unfortunately, this happy fate does
not seem to be reserved for Sir Henry
ampbell-Bannerma as it might be
reserved for Sir Edward Grey. The lat
ter is young; the former is old. Old
men are seldom originals. Sir Henry is,
60; Sir Edward is 81. The latter is an
aristocrat. descended from the very
best and noblest Norman blood in the
kingdom. The former is a democrat,
and comedies nothing to his traditions
when he becomes the liberal. The only
question that suggests itself is: Is Sir
Henry ampbell-Bannerman the man
to take Gladstone's place and is he
young enough to improve upon the
grand old man?"
Sir Henry is the second son of the
late Sir James Campbell, OF Stracathro,
Forfarshire, by Janet, the youngest
daughter of the late Henry Zimmerman,
of Manchester. He was born in, 1886.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-06
USE FOR OLD PAPERS.

A few folds of newspaper under the
cake tin prevents it burning while in
the oven.
a few newspapers, perforated with
small holes for ventilation, tackled C l
to blanket, makes warm and COM
Portable bed covering On cold nights.
Crush some paper in the hand and
rub the cooking stove over after the
cooking is done; it removes the grease
quickly and keeps the stove in capital
order if done frequently.
Rub the hairbrushes every morning
with a pad of paper; it removes the
lust. a piece of newspaper rolled into
I pad is a good substitute for a sauce
pan brush.
Torn into shreC>>-a nice amusement
for Il child, by the way-newspaper
can be put into washing ticks, and, if
frequently changed, make a good bed
for a small child.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-06
ROMAN AQUEDUCTS.
They Were Built Because There Were
No Suitable Pipes to
Be Had.

People forgetful of the real status of
mechanical economy in the time of the
Romans have often expressed wonder
that they built expensive aqueducts
when, it is proved, they knew the by
drostatic principle that water rises al
ways to its own level.
The principal reason undoubtedly
was that they had no suitable material
to make pipes which would stand tho
enormous pressure insepa1 able from an
underground system. Lead was out of
the question for the purpose because the
pipes would have to be made SO dispor-
portionately thick, and. besides, water
flowing for miles through lead would
be poisonous. Short lead and clay
pipes were used by them IN their cities
and houses for the supply of baths, but
without cast iron, which they did not
possess, they could not have made
pipes to carry water lorg distances
Lastly, the water brought o Rome was
strongly impregnated with lime, and
this would have caused a great incrusta-
ton in pipes and necessita ted frequent
openings and cleaning, whereas an
once built, would, as events
have proved, last for a very long time
with a very moderate amount of 1e-
pairs
Arizona republican., 1899-04-06

In the days of Sir Henry's youth the
university of Glasgow was a leading in
stitution, and near enough to dominate
the views of Sir Henry's parents, and
to Glasgow was the possible liberal
leader sent to be collegian. Later he
turned to Trinity, Cambridge, and came
out a bachelor Q85S), and afterward
(1S6O a master. In 1872 he assumed
the surname of BanHerman, because of
the provisions of an uncle's will-Henry
Bannerman, of Kent. Very early in life
young amPbell-Bannerman was drawn
into politics. In 1868 he was elected to
parliament as the representative of the
liberal interest in the Stirling district.
From 1871 to 1874 he was the financial
secretary of the war office, and was
again appointed to that office in 1880
In 1882 Sir Henry became secretary to
the admiralty.
Sir Henry was always a man whom
the leaderof the liberals regarded with
favor, if not with partially. In 1SS4-5
he was given the important position of
chief secretary for Ireland, and in
Gladstone's third cabinet, in 1886, he
was intrusted with the portfolio of sec
rotary of state for war. This same posi-
ton was given him in the Gladstone
ministry of 1892.
1t is probable that Sir Henry as a
man is more potent than Sir Henry as
politician. By no means strong in de-
bate, and by no means able as an orator,
he is yet a powerful factor in the house.
Beside the great dead premier, either as
orator, debater or writer, Sir Henry
pales. Yet in his small included sphere
he is possibly even more attractive than
was Gladstone. While he will never
be worshiped as a hero, he will always
be priced as a personal friend. In this
fact, perhaps, lies his great strength.
His age and consequent experience of
the ways and words of men give him a
tremendous advantage over his more
brilliant, more highly bred and more
oratorical young rival, Grey. The lat
ter, an aristocrat in birth if not in
opinion, is evidently doomed to wait
for honors, which will come later
Gladstone himself was certainly de-
lighted with the acquisition of such a
notable recruit as Grey, and might pos
sibly have chosen him as his successor,
but when men are dead their influence
is not always permanent. Sir Henry
mpbell-Bannerman will bring to his
office at least an experience and ma
turity that will not be a stumbling
block to the liberals, whatever else
they may be.
Sir Henry has been exceptionally for
tunate in his domestic affairs. His
wife is the daughter of the late Sir
Charles Bruce, major general in the
royal army.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-06
HAIRPINS FOR VICTORIA.
A Christmas Present That Was Given
by the Little Daughter Of
Emperor William.

One Christmas present which caused
intense delight was received by her
majesty last year from the tiny daugh-
ter of Kaiser William. It was box OF
hairpins of the value of about quarter
dollar. The little princess was taken
by her mother, the empress, to a shop
in Berlin and told 10 buy erandmamma
a present, and also to buy some thing
that she wanted for herself. In order
to accomplish this object the princess
was given a gold piece of 20 marks value
Give dollars). First, she bought herself
a doll, for which she gave 10 marks Her
imperial mother did not interfere.
Then she bought grandmamma of Eng
land the hairpins for the remaining
mark out of her 20, and felt proud and
generous. The emperor of Austria al
ways sends the queen CT England
case or two of a certain brand of very
costly, very rare Tokay, and I ought
not to forget, by the way, that the Ger
man emperor follows his grandfather's
example of sending his English grand
mother a case of Johannesburg. the real,
genuine Johnarnisberg, as; valuable al
most as the elixir of life. The Russian
emperor for the last year or two has
sent the illustrious lady. Who, thanks TO
his marriage, has now become also his,
grandmother, malachite and jade vases
to match the magnificent malachite
vase which his father, Emperor Alex
ander III, presented to the queen il
1887
Arizona republican., 1899-04-06

as the embodiment of all the virtues,
domestic, professional and otherwise.
OF course, l quite agreed with the but
Ter on this point, but the fact is, some
times pinned to have him pass his en-
thusiastic compliments around to the
family, and not bestow them all on the
doctor. So one morning, when DR..
H had just left the breakfast table,
and was even then to be seen, an impos-
ing picture, as he stood on the front
steps drawing on his gloves, remarked
to James:
"'Dr. H is a handsome man, isn't
hep"
"'Yes, ma'am! Deed an he is,
ma 'am!' with gratifying enthusiasm.
Then. hoping to get a rise from
James, I added with an absent-minded
air as if l scarcely knew what I said
but was just uttering my inmost
thoughts:
"'How in the world do you suppose
that such handsome man is DIR. H
ever happened to marry such homely
woman as l ami
We'll, James just stopped short and
rolled his eyes and shook his head as
if he gave it up. Then he ejaculated:
'Gawd knows. ma'am!'"
Arizona republican., 1899-04-06
ORDINANCE NO. 2S4.

For the Purpose of Local Improve
ments on the South Side OF Adams
Street, Between Center Street and
North First Avenue, in the City of
Phoenix, A. T.
The Common Council of Phoenix do
ordain as follows:
Section 1. A proper petition having
been duly filed with said Common
Council and all legal proceedings hav-
ing been duly taken therefor, it is
hereby ordered that there be construct
ed by special taxation Of contiguous
property fronting on the south side Of
Adams street between Center street
and North First avenue, in The city Of
Phoenix, Maricopa county, Arizona
Territory, a cement or artificial stone
sidewalk, not less than fourteen feet
wide, along the line of said frontage.
Sec. 2. Said cement or artificial
stone sidewalk shall be constructed
with a curb of like material or of nat
ural stone and in all respects in ac
cordance with plans and specifications
of such work heretofore authorized by
the said common council of Phoenix
and as the same shall be given by the
city engineer of Phoenix aforesaid,
who is authorized and directed by said
city to superintend the laying of said
sidewalk and curb to the extent Of re-
curing that the same shall conform in
all respects to the law, ordinances,
plans and specifications in such case
provided.
Sec. 3. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage and publication according
to law.
Passed by the Common Council If
Phoenix this 25th day of March, 1899
Approved this c5th day OF March,
1899. c. J. DYER,
Attest: Mayor
T. A. JOBS. City Recorder.
First published in The Arizona Re
publican, official city paper, March IS,
1899.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-06
COMPLIMENTS FOR ONE ONLY.
A New York Club Woman Proves That
She Has Humor by Telling a
Joke on Herself.

There is one New York club woman
who has a sense of humor. In fact, to
be on the safe side, there are several
who have a claim" in that direction,
says the Sun. But not all of them are
able to sense the joke when it happens
to be on them. This woman, however,
has this ability and proves it by telling
this story about herself:
"AtI one' time" she says, Eve had a
colored butler who stayed with US for
years, and who admired my husband i'm
mensely. He thought that DR.. H
was a marvel of manly beauty, as well
Arizona republican., 1899-04-06
APPETIZING sAUERKRAUT.
syIvania and with Good
Results.

A reporter who speEt Christmas
among the Pennsylvania Germans OF
Lancaster county discovered what vii!
probably be to most people distinc-
lively new use for sauerkraut. native
production of old Lancaster and a
staple article of food. says the Pitts
burgh Times. He had called to see an
old friend who keeps dairy and foun
the dairyman in the act OF taking great
punches of succulent cabbage from a
barrel in the cellar. The odor prevailed
the neigh borhcod and made glad the
uostriis of every true and loyal Penn
sylvania "Dutchman" within distance
of about half a mile.
The reporter was ast0nished when
the dairyman picked up bucketful of
Arizona republican., 1899-04-06
A MISERY COUNTESS.
One of ROumania's Old Nobility Who
Though Immensely Rich Lived
in SQuaIOr.

The Bucharest spondent of the
London Daily Mail says that most
extraordinary character lately died in
Jassey, namely, Countess Balsch, one of
the last of the old Roumanian nobility,
all titles, except some few compli-
mentary ones, having been abolished
since the declaration of independence
after the Russo-Turkish war.
The old countess, although extreme
~ rich, was an inveterate miser, and
hardly spent a penny, except in de-
Tending a lawsuit which her only
daughter, a widow and an extreme in
valid, who had incurred the countess
displeasure by marrying without her
consent, had started against her, claim
ing but 300 francs monthly to live on.
On this she spent thousands until the
death of her unhappy daughter at
hospital in Paris brought the case to a
close.
When the authorities entered the
dead countess dwelling to take posses
sion of her property, they discovered,
secreted in numberless impossible
places, no less than 100000 francs. q
quarter of a million being in Napoleons
am IuS1tS. W Llle HldhIup 4 maj IN
ventory, they found, hid in a bundle of
old moth-eaten curtains, Il box contain
ing another $4,000 francs. so that the
entire amount left by this extraordi-
nary woman amounts to 1,G5O,OOO
francs.
Numberless little cheap note books
were also found, in which the eccentric
being had noted down every haIf-penny
spent. Some books devoted to her law
expenses were headed: Cost of proc
ess against that beastly and poisonous
serpent, my daughter"
Arizona republican., 1899-04-06
HIS PHILOSOPHY.

mis- Johnsing, wy doan yo' git dat
man O. youahs t atten' divine wo'ship
once in a while?"
''Fo' de good lan's sake, Pa'son Green,
dat no count niggah Use married to,
amt bin inside a chu'ch TO mon ten
yeah"
.Yo' doau mean t. tell me dat he
amt nevah spierenced r'ligion, Mis-
Johnsing?"
4 guess dat's bout right, Pa'son,
doah don't lax t say it"
EFF he amt in de faith. den wha'
doctrine does he cling to. Mis- john
sing?"
well, Pason, I amt got much opin-
ion in de mattah, but | kind O reckon
dat de only doctrine he hangs onto,
am de one dat SEE, a bird in de bag
am with two on de rCost, when de
doah O. de coop's got a spring lock.
an de dawg's unclaimed
Arizona republican., 1899-04-06
ELECTRIC THAWING.
An Invention That Is Much in De-
mnnd Among the Mines OF
the klondike.

Miners who have returned from the
Klondike. say that in that region, as in
others where the winter temperature
runs down to we'll below zero, the bug
bear of the miner is the frozen soil in
which he has to work. Under the in
fuence of the frost the ground turns
as hard. as rock for several feet down,
and until this obdurate stratum is cut
through mining operations are at
standstill. The way in which the soil
is softened has. so far, been to build
a bonfire, and simply thaw things out.
This, however, besides being tedious,
is a great waste of heat, IS per cent
of which is lost in the atmosphere. A
patent for thawing the ground electric
ally has just been sold for large sum.
The invention is intended to be used
for winter mining in countries where
the cold is severe. Specially-construct
ed dynamos and electrodes are placed
against the walls Of the shaft, with
space of from five 10 six feet of ground
intervening; so that when the current
is turned on it has to cross the face OF
this space to complete the circuit. AS
the ground contained therein forms
resistance to the motion of the cleo
tricity, heat is generated, and the
ground is thawed. The heat thus gen
Grated can be so controlled that it can
be applied in any manner that will
utilize its full force and effect. By the
old bonfire system it took "a hours to
freeze out foot of soil; by the cleo
trical system it is claimed that it is
possible to thaw out the same depth of
frozen earth in one hour, or "a feet per
day.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-06
ORDINANCE NO. 2S3.

An Ordinance for the Purpose of Local
Improvemen on the East Side of
North First avenue, Between Wash
ington Street and the Alley Between
Adams and Monroe Street, in the
City of Phoenix A. T.
The Common Council of Phoenix do
ordain as follows:
Section L. A proper petition having
been duly filed with said Common
Council and all legal proceedings hay
ing been duly taken therefor, it is
hereby ordered that there be construct
ed by special taxation of contiguous
property fronting on the east side of
North First avenue, between Washing
ton street and the alley between Adams
and Monroe streets, in the city of
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Territory, cement or artificial stone
sidewalk not less than sixteen feet
in width along the line of said front
age.
Sec. 2. Said cement or artificial
stone sidewalk shall be constructed
with a curb of like material or of nat
ural stone and in all respects in ac-
cordance with plans and speTitica tons
of such work heretofore authorized by
the said Common Council CT PhOcDiX
and as the same shall be given by the
city engineer of Phoenix Aforesaid,
who is authorized and directed by said
city to superintend the laying of said
sidewalk and curb to the extent of re-
quiring that the same shall conform
in all respects to the law, ordinances,
plans and specifications in such case
provided.
Sec 3. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after it's
NnaeC9pp and r1Ih1ica+iOn according tn
law.
Passed by the Common Council of
Phoenix this 23d day of Marcn, 1899.
Approved this 23d day of March,
1899. c. }. DYER,
Attest: Mayor.
T. A. JOBS, City Recorder.
First published by The Arizona Re
publican, official city paper, March %,
1889.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-06

Patriotism in France and Germany.
The Strasburg Post relates the fol-
lowing as an instance of what some peo-
pie at the end of the nineteenth CEN
fury call patriOtism: A German in
ventor had entered into negotiations
with French firm, who stole his inven-
ton. He asked a French lawyer to de-
fend him, but the lawyer informed him
that no French judge could be found
who would give decision favorable to
a German. "Frenchmen of the Roche
fort type would probably consider this
lawyer a bad patriot. He should have
taken the Germans case, lost it and
bled him nicely in the COSTS
Arizona republican., 1899-04-06
PROPOSALS FOR sUPPLIEs ATRoAp srA.

T ONS, ETC Office of Chief Quartermaster,
Denver, olo March 49, l-99. Sealed propos-
ais in triplicate will be received at this office
until II o'clo k n. M on April %, 1899, for furn-
ishing fuel, forage and water at road stations
in this Department, and for fuel at Logan,
WyO and silver City, n. NJ, during the fiscal
year commencing July l, 1899. Instructions to
bidders and blank forms of proposals win be
furnished on application to this office The
government reserves the right to reject any or
all bids. f. b. Atwood. Deputy q NJ. General,
Chief Q. NJ.