The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-05
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.,Tnsornstion. Questions Of per
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vented rsonal addresses viii ~ be s,s s aofns
go ousto,, the v ss answered. Aii cor
oio.A et&hcud be addressed to The
are Houston Post OWING to the
of questions ceived, answers
pOApRRys be given a1n. 'r'nD''''
,r. MAJ list OF the United States
ase Ill the States. 2. GIVE a list
'sss,nors of all the States ut present.
i ~ Cts--Morgan, Pettus; Arkansas
10 VI M. caiiiornia-perkins, Bard Col
Walcott; Connecticut--Platt.
,,,.v,re--Kenney, -----; Florida
mallory; Georgia--Bacon, Clay
.soun Heitfeld: Illinois--Culloni. Ma
'.A.na--Beverldge Fairbanks; Iowa
pas -. Kansas-Harrls, Baker; Ken
an peboe, Blackburn; Louisiana-caf-
] F.xcEnery; Mane-Frye, Hale; Mary
u.,,,natou. McComas; Massachusetts
~ rodse, Michigan--McMillan, Burrows
..o,s-.Nelson. Davis; Mississippi-Sulll-
warsv. Missouri--vest, Cockreli; Mon
S carter. clark; Decentralization AL
ys-ada.-Jones. Stewart; New Hampshire
s.nalsr. Gallinger; New Jersey--sesNil,
"a. New York-Platt, Depew; North Caro-
pn,.r Pritchard; North Dakota-Hans-
sn.h McCumber; ohio-Foraker, Hanna;
,.son.-.Mcpride. Simon Pennsylvania--Pen-
10 -- Rhode 1sland-Wetmore, Aldrich;
.outb carollna--Tillmsn McLaurin; South
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Observation-Disclosures, Kyle; Tennessee--Turley,
80. rexas--Chllton, Culberson; Utah-Raw-
yermont--Ross, Proctor; Virginia
Martin Daniel; wash!ngton-Turner, Fos-
~. west virglnia--Elkns, Scott; Wisconsin
snooper, Quarles; Wyom,ng--Warren, Clark.
Alabama, Johnston: Arizona, Murphy; Ar
.,sas Jones' California. Gage; Colorado.
r,or,s. Connecticut Lounsbury; Delaware.
Funnell; Florida Bloxham; Georgia. Cand-
u. Idaho. steunenberg; Illinois, Tanner; In
lana. Mount Iowa, Shaw; Kansas, Stanley;
Kentucky Beckham; Louisiana, Heard:
Maine. Powers; Maryland, Smith; Massachu-
e,,s Crane: Michigan, Pingree Minnesota,
ind; Mississippi, Longno; Missouri, Stoph-
az. Montana, Smith, Nebraska, Poynter.
Nevada. sader; New Hampshire. Rollins;
rau Jersey. voorhees,; New York, Roosevelt;
forth Carolina, Russell; North Dakota, Fan
her; ohio, Nash; Oregon, Geer; Pennsyl-
laula stone; Rhode Island, Gregory; South
sro,ira, Mcsweeney; South Dakota, Lee;
eppessee, McMilin; Texas, Sayers; Utah.
Eells; Vermont Smith; Virginia. Tyler;
Washington, Rogers; West Virginia. Akin.
bn, Wisconsin, scoield Wyoming. Richards
1 what nation made the iirst commercial
eaty With China and how long since 1t was
ade' 2. How long since the 5rst m sslon !.
les were sent to China from the United
hates? g. What Is the aggregate amount
money spent bv the different nations in
he endeavor to Ctristanize the Chimes?
A.W.
The first formal commercial treaty with
hina was made bv Great Britain In iSi2,
hen the ports of Annoy Fuh Chow Foo.
urpo. Shanghai, Canton. Hong Kong Chin
lang and one Or two others were ooened to
resr trade. The East India company
bwever. had carried On operations in China
far back as during the reign Ct he n-llng
tich extended from 1885 % 1895. and the
brtusuese traded under 'acit agreement
the port Of Macao near Hong Kong and
nton even previous TO that tine. Q. Ref
nce Is made to the presence Of American
ssonaries in China even previous to the
opening Of the country to foreigners by
treaty made at Tien Tsin in 1858 and
LIED two years later A board of com
ssoners for fore gn missons-the first in
United states-was organized in 1910.
: ristian priests from foreign countries were
China before the reign OF Woo-Tsuag-
ra'-when they were forced to leave tho
} ntry. ;. We have no means of ascertain
4 Where is the loftiest mountain in Texas
what Is It's helght7 2. Chambers En-
" optdia says; THE introduction of tn !,
!. names OF modern times can not be traced
u p century, Yet some of the modern
y Ian surnames are Identical with Roman
+ ny names Of 2 period as early even as
Ill rspuolle, VIII YOU kindly explain? g..
4. you give the reason for whom collective
Y. ~, IN the following from Matthew xvi.
~ whom do men say that | the Son OF
~ am 1t seems to me that the casa
nj la % nom native-being predicate with
III eopua TO be, q" SUDDEN.
IN ladalupe peak Of the Guadalupe range.
a. NsN Texas is said TO be the highest its
N uoe being placed at 5000 feet. 2. We fail
" 70 tha. any explanation can be made or
w we is necessary. If the facts are as you
~ snem II would appear that Chambers
= eioDeaia is in error. 5. It would be
issty impossible to give any reason. It
, |. N.n known fact that manv of the mod
!. !. s~ OF grammar are not adhered to In
u 0e According to these rules the SEN
: II WOULD undoubtedly be written as YOU
lhy rsir eve me what information you have
.AAl "a any future attempts that may be
Nj ~. .v'a'e thc South pole, Explorer
: !. i, - aecided at recent meeting at ST.
s,sa sSuis OF the International meteorolog,
'mD !. .s to plan an expedition to leave
isVl' under the direction OF Herr
:, The expedition goes via
s0Ou Hope, Prince Edward and Gro
.slas to kerguelen Land. thence cast
'uiaauon island. with possibly a trim
'Aa aiterward toward Wendell sea.
/ ~
nir op'um smokers live in China!
psI mia Tk.G.
oflIs pe manifestly impossible to give
IiN ~. answer to this question. Sir
'slr ~, VINO is probably the best in
go M ,- man that has been in China
.',,,, ue, once said that from careful es-
III. I'm y ald not believe the number q,
,.,rsb s.0kers in China exceeded 2 600 900
d NJ voo, u'u0is this estimate and then the
b .u,s oe on an average of less than
a ns smoker In 100 OF the population.
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