The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-13

cool breeze to temper the sunrays by day and !
to make the nights pleasant for sleeping'
Anna Gould has the title. says an exchange,
but Helen has the true nobility In all Ameri- |
can eyes.
The Review OF Reviews states that "a
dozen men have curing the last eight months
made money eaough TO buy up all the claims
In the Klondike" II cites the report that
one successful promoter received between
100000 aud sio.OcooOO in stocks for his
work in organizing trusts. Deduoting his o.
penses for securing options and charters and, !
in some cases. for securing the cooperation
OF ether promoters, his ne; profit at the mar
ket price for the stocks transferred TO HIN
amounted to SIC. 1000 coo. Other big commits
sions mentioned are: To the promoters of
the Republic Iron and steel company, 5000
900 Of common stock; TO those Of the National
Tube company and OF the American Steel and
Hoop company. s5.Oo0ooo; to the promoter OF
the American Tin Plate company, slo,oOo,OOO
in common stock, now worth over 1l0oo.Ooo
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George Francis Trnin celebrated his 10th
birthday recently He says that he expects
to 1--we $50 years ~ nothing happens to him. -
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The wichita beacon thus admonishes this
city to be on time III Houston expects dele
safes from Hawaii and the Philippines next
year to the Trsnsmississlppi commercial con
gress. sh must send invitations early. wch-
ia invited Diaz and Dole several moons
ahead. but their regrets didn't arrive until
after the congress adjourned Houston
thanks the Beacon for It's suggestion and will
act promptly. Houston never gets left As
she did not fail 10 getting the convention, SO
she viii not nlsoarry In getting the delegates.
cur new possessions will not be forgotteu,
and as the distance "a great the Invitations
VIII be turned over by Secretary Richardson
60 Uncle SANS postal authorities early enough
to insure a full attendance from our far of
fellow citizens
Alaska. 81 Is claimed. is a great gold coun-
try hut the first bank cvct established there
has lusi failed for $1,000, with IT'S assets put
down as doubtful
The New orleans picayune saws that the
Geht against trusts and combines is already
beginning to produce healthy results It de
clarcs that while the great trusts have not
been destroyed or even materially crippled.
,hcir stocks and securities have greatly de
creased ln value. II this be true the battle
against them is we'll nigh won Make them
so Improbable that their stocks viii be vaiur-
less aud they are conquered 80 public senti-
ment can be strong enough however, to do
this, Nothing short OF tho strong arm OF the
law Will conquer the trusts
Mcmillan and Alser both want to go to the
United states senate from Michigan. The
/ Nashville American says that Mcmillan hiss
the most money. and inttmates that this fact
settles the matter in bis favor
The Burlington tvt) FREQ Press and Times
makes this significant observation: THE
trouble in Samoa SCENE TO be approaching q
satisfactory adjustment. Malletoa and Ma
taafa havo not only dsarmed, but they have
also agreed to accept tho commissions de-
cisiou. when tho magnitude ~ the three
Countries concerned In the samoan situation
England. Germany and the United States
rs taken Into consideration II becomes plain
that the Samoan revolution was u very small
tempest in a very large teapot
The work of the trusts is truly alarming
one OF the latest IS the window glass trust
? Having obtained monopoly Of that business
all tho factories except those working on th'
= co lorauve plau hayo been closed Gown an,
= l7.tcO men have thus been ihrJWl out OF en-
plo, mont.
Away down at FL Paso tho people are watch
i lux the movements OF our two aspironts fo
) the United States senate. The lei Pas,
Graphic says Joe Bailey and Horace ChiltoI
4 are very much ~ evidence IN this state ius
; at present Joe Bailey appears 70 ba yer,
+ much in demand by the colleges uHiyerstie
aud reunions. while Horace Is contentius him
self at present with a still hunt II is hkel
+ that the woods will ring with oratory bctor
i the next campaign closes in this state"
Ian Maclaren the Scotch author and preach
er. tells his people now that ne is bac
among them, that the American people dovot
v toe much OF their time to making money
This may be true, but It is strongly in eyl
y dence that Mr. Watson was an apt pupil /
+ requiring the same habit while over here
i The Chicago Times Herald tells how n yer
y turesome American girl got into trouble: "
9 New York girl who disguised herself as
. Mahomotap and tried to break into the harel
q OF the sultan OF Morocco to obtain materl,
j tor a novel is now a captive 10 the hands
r. the monarch referred to and may have troub
y in getting back TO write up her experience
This reaching out after realism may be a
o Fight for some PEOPLE, but young and iun,
l. cent girls should he taught to avoid It,"
The Washington Post. referring to the II
10 cent visit OF Mr.. Bryan to the Mammoth cav
,s says that It was wonderful meeting, o.
esteemed contemporary is correct. It was
visit to one OF natures greatest curlosities /
one Of tho brightest minds and purest chara
is tiers, whose name has ever adorned America
re history,
The Baltimore News saws that notwtl
p" standing the carrying OF concealed weapon
~ in Maryland is a violation OF the law. II
is practice seems to be growing rather tha
l. diminishing IN Baltimore Tho News add
he The worst feature OF 1t Is that those WI
ID do as a usual thing, go around armed az
10 the very ones who are cowardlv enough
- resort to the knife or the revolver on Il
:. least proyoeatlon,'
as Tho Chicago Record has caricature
France aud President Louhet In which 4
IN noted Frenehmsn says to the giddy Freu
=, ltssie; u know you don't like me. but /
~ y. ncver forseke your Many patriot has HI
the same experience. Republics may not q
be ways be ungrateful but it is sad fact III
m they frequently are.
The Austin statesman Is OF the oulnic
'u that II Major Narchand the French evpIore