The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-07


Post can readily understand why those who
arc directly interested in getting their hands
on the public schools. In order 10 dispense a
iituo more public patronage and gratiy a
desire TO discharge certain employees VINO are
regarded as inimical politically to the powers
that he hut beyond that there can be no cause
for cougTstulaton on the part % any citizen
sincerely interested 10 the education Of the
children Of Houston. When all OF tho facts Ia
this miserable affair come out the people viii
understand this.
| The people OF Houston are getting very tired
Of local bossism in their city AFFAIRS.
There IS lively scramble now for the
sonth's cotton. and spinners everywhere are
nebang for tho remnant Of the crop. 1t VOL
true that tho farmer is not prontipg by the
present advance. but he ought To feel comfort
ed to know that tho foreign spinner is paying
dearly for refusing 90 purchase the staple al
month or 50 ago, when prices were cent al
hound lower. About tho most gratifying feat
ure Of the situation Is tbst the spectators
are even paying big prices for next fall and
winter deliveries. thereby admitting that the
small crop and increased consumption seen
this season. win mako bis crop necessity
for the coming commercial year.
| Eieht-cent cotton has come and now the
figures are rapidly approaching the sM'eent
mark.
Probably II was an oversight on the part of
the mayor, the fact that he failed to put n
paragraph 10 his annual message congrhtu-
ating the poor people who have been sold out
of house and home for city taxes under the
crush orders" OF this administration Possibly
his honor may have thought that these sub
iccis Of the municipal crown arc due the CON
alteration of a special message, and that this
viii he forthcoming later on.
/ So Mexico looks aghast NJ the election
troubles in Kentucky. What does Nicaragua
thinkg
The Buffalo Express republican. VIII
doubtless DO courtmariialed by tho Hanna
Gratis for giving tips rather too plainly as
follows: "Although q great deal Is said in
Washington about the shipping subsidy bill
) It Is reported there Is strong opposition among
} republican senators TO passing it before the
presidential campaign Is over The wisdom
from a party viewpoint OF a pos,ponemeut win
hardly be questioned.
|
= be made to do, isn't that annual report OF the
city affairs lulu?
81 am as stanch supporter of the le to l
doctrine MS ever. ! will not consent to any
: thing in the shape OF truce. and MIR. Cock
ran knows that better than ! do" we're the
words OF the Nebraskan in an interview at
Pawtucket, Il. I. To be sure he docs, but
then w, Bourke is getting great deal of free
advertising. and that was what he was after.
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The character OF campaign now being waged
by the mayors organ Is doing Mr. Browne no
harm. Keep 1T up, sonny.
Former Governor Thayer OF Nebraska vehe
mently declares Asuinaldo is q savage. Agui-
naldo speaks twelve languages including En-
glsh, French, German and Spanish, huentIy
and correctly Thaysr does not speak one
} correctly. II Agulnaldo Is savage It were
, rather difficult to properly classify the Ne.
braska imperslist
Every time cotton advances a fraction Mr.
Nell and his 100000 bale crop dwindle
little more in tho estimation OF the public,
Following is blue penciled news item in
Brother sheldcu's coming religious daily;
Tho Kaw river DIN broke loose Just above
the Godfrey ranch and the d-mages between
there and OWLS island will prove a regular
. Jonah to the farmers OF the Hot Sulphur val
= Icy"
; Whatever may be said versus the South
a Dakota gentleman Il must be admitted that
his was Pettgrcwsome tale for the Hanna
Gratis,
----
n scientist is said TO have spent months in
II vestigeting the dumbness Of an oyster. The
i scientist lost much valuable time. He could
a have secured all the information he wanted on
= that line by trying to interview President
/, MeKr,c,, ancnt mediation on the part Of
4 Uncle Samuel In the South African fracas.
IA Il Is said the masses OF Beers still belleye
n the earth IS nat But that does not seem to
) be barrier TO their keeping the hosts Of John
Bull rolling. '''"
i Prof Dewar of London troze some mlcrobr.
i OF typhoid fever, cholera and diphthcria 70
z lne almost ineonesiyable low temperature Of
"a i'aud AIR and left them twenty hours. Grea,
WAS his surprise to hnd them very active AZ
soon as they had ihawed themselves cut. The,
were cold weather birds dsc.dedly.
q. -Four months IN session without making !,
y, SINGLE hw Is the record Of the New Ierse,
y, flssslosure WIN some one please toss il I
y, Jersey liiye
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\ me Woman suhraessts who win petition
ne 1880 ~ ~"tn male from tn'
" sunfese ciause q ne contributions tramsd b.
70 Hawaii, Cuba Puerto Rico ana the Phhpp,oe.
pay a hlsh compliment 10 me coien,.l ss.sa
% ters q 1900
IN his aanusi message ne mayor eSrlei,.
r The ciaim ,hst The es,y has heen out on casl
= basis He Is PLAYING TINS as lsaslas caro- !,