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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
some nenulies OF rroteetIon.

To the Editor of The Post.
Ennis. Texas, May s,-The growth in the
export trade of the United States is phe.
nomenai. 1t Is approximately $780, 600 O00
.or Sl25,000,0o0 n month. OF this enormous
expectation about one-thira or, say, $500 OoO,-
900 annually, consists Of American manufac-
lures. while the "Infant manufacturing in.
ldustrles' OF the United States are exporting
their manufactured products, about 81 500 001
a day and selling them at such unprotected
prices as can BIO obtained in the crowded
mHtts OF Europe, where goods are cheap and
laborers earn a starvation wage they still,
Iclamor for protection against foreign competi-
| ton In the American markets. And the re-
publican party grants that protectlon--gra
IL for tact on implied quid pro quo grants
! II with the understanding that the manufac-
turing hurons are In presidential years to an
republican campaign barrels with princely
! donations And they make the donations and
| MI the barrels for the use of the uannas nj
Ithe republican party. These harons sell high
| 70 Americans, and sell cheap to Europeans.
/ They are enabled TO sell high TO Americans
| by the shutting out Of cheap European goods
| through the operation OF the protective tarin.
IThel can manufacture goods at such n cost
| as enables them to ship the goods acr5ss
/ the Atlont. ocean and sell them In free trade
Europe IN competition with European manu-
! faetiu Tho European manufacturers can,
| Of course. sell cheaper in Europe than he can
| IN America, because Il costs something to
ship goods across a Wide ocean. But When the
tptopOAtion is made TO reduce protective
| ldVlHR anu open inc way Tor n mild half
! uedged competition on the part OF European
/ oNportors tho American manufacturing boron
| raises howl, the republican politician echoes
! the howl, and the republican partisan voter
Icatchos up the howl and votes for protection
/ The baron woll understands the iniquity Of his
claim for protection; but he does not care
and only wants an opportunity 10 practice
we'll Uuder cNtortion on Arerican consumers
/ Tho republican politician well understands H.
/ too. but he docs not care, aRA=4ssnis the
campaign barrel Aled. The average repub.
lean voter PERHAPS does mot understand ii
His limited range aud intense partisanship,
make him any easy gull or the screaming
politician and no votes as he is told And
SO the republican party perpotuatcs lis power
! But The baron not content with the adj
yantaGcs given him by protective tariffs, Is
attempting additional imposition on Ameri.
can consumers through tile ininutles OF ",
sontit trusts, The frauds of the trusts arc
I so glaring and patent that they may possibly
cause n partial falling MI of tho scales from
the eyes Of purblind, thick-and- thin repuhll-
can partlsans, S. c. Mccormick.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13

which is common 10 all organized bodies,
mineral, vegetable, animal II YOU are
not magnetically strong balance she
needle on small round smooth piece OF
glass and hold one end of the rod near one
end OF the needle
Experiments prove that the force that
acts through magnets and man comes
from southwark. enters at crown Of head,
passes out at feet aud then moves. north
ward Whatever position the body Is In
the currents nave from head 90 foot.
Sleeping with head south the currents have
fun force and, being in some way con-
nected with the workings OF the mind.
sometimes cause waltefuness. II the
magnet Is placed east and west the mag
netio force Is greatly reduced and to lie
east and west when sleeping gives better
rest.
Just before ralnstorm clouds take
electricity from the atmosphere and mag
netic instruments then show negative
condition or small quantity OF electricity.
The human organism detects this condi-
ton and then It Is that we feel so stupid.
our energies being deficient. As the
clearing weather comes in the atmosphere
is more heavily charged with electricity
as shown hy tho Instruments and By tho
buoyancy of our physical natures. These
magnetic changes also affect the birds and
other lower animals as we may observe in
their actions
Seheiling says nature is a living organ
ism permeated by a law OF polarl2ed
forces.
The author Of "Mind Is Matter" says
there seems to be some degree OF convh-t
.bility between oxygen gas and electric
ity Tho two are always present together
In the human system ana have similar
effects on II. They have tho same taste.
oxygen comes TO our bodies through we've.
table foods and breathing.
Hemstreet saws that all breathing. d.
gestlon and animal chemistry seem to or
crate for the one purpose OF generali 3
electricity for the animal structure.
The red oorpuseles az the blood contain
large portions Of iron and when II comes
10 the lung cells for purifcation the iron
attracts oxygen from the air we breathe
rms oxygen continues with the purified
blood Only short time when It becomes
electricity and Is called into action by
brain and muscles
DoddS Gays all things were made out
OF electricity which Is primal and
eternal matter.
The great Goethe said: eve all have
s9in3thing Of an electrical and magnetic
force within us and we put forth like the
magnet Itself, an attractive or repulsive
power according as we come ia contact
WIN something similar or dlssimilar
spinoza said; Nothing exists but
substance and It's modes OF motion"
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soNE SPECIALS.
10c solid yellow Chambray ..........5c
i0c Printed Duck. for Boys waists or
Mems shirts .......................3 SEC
2Oc fancy Scrim. for dresser or
mantel scarfs, for ........,.......,..,lO
10 yards Scotch Lawns .......,.."...25c
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A LILLIPUTIAN LOCOMOTIVE.
Clever Piece of Mechanism Put Together
by r. L. Costan OF Fort Worth

What is probably one OF the most diff
cult and noteworthy feats OF mechanical
genius OF the age is that performed by
Mr.. Robert Lee Costan of Fort Worth. Mr..
Costan is Georgian boy, having been
born In Columbus twenty eight years ago,
He has won the hearts OF many prominent
railroad men through his inventive abil-
ity. which is said to be far beyond his
years He is an Inventor OF the conserya-'
tive and successful sort and he built the
little engine referred to herein alone to
demonstrate the practieability Of his theo-
ries relative TO the economical operations
OF locomotives. The little engine he has
Just completed Is the smallest practical
locomotive in the world pulling passsen-
gers In fact, 1t is a complete counter-
part all through OF the big machines and
Is one twelfth the size OF an up to date
eight-wheel passenger engine. The little
engine runs on a track 5 12 inches wide,
Is feet inches long, 10 liz inches high
and weighs 175 pounds with coal and
water. The boiler pressure is 125 pounds.
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A Cool Wave will Cross the Continent About the
Middle of This Week.

st. Joseph, No. May -0Copyrighted.
1900 by w T. Foster about date OF this
bulletin low or warm wave will be not
far from longitude Of Toledo and Dayton.
Ohio. moving rapidly eastward and its
life partner, the high or cool wave, will
then occupy the upper Missouri valley
That warm wave was called Squaw sum.
mer by the North American Indians aud
early settlers adopted the term. / say
life partner because the high and low
never separate; like the Siameso twins
their lives begin and end together.
The high temperature is expected IN
Eastern States near tith, the low tenn
perature in great Central valleys near
same date; latter will reach Eastern
States near 10th and frosts may result as
it passes in Northern States. Showers
may be expected preceding this cool wave,
Another warm wave win cross west OF
Rockies country about 18th. great Central
valleys 18th, Eastern states 18th. These
sudden changes middle OF May will affect
the whole continent, the two warm waves
that win cross meridian 30 about llth and
18th being only six days apart and
radical cool wave between them
have been using a storm wave fore
cast for many years that was only the
average OF the period. but now | can do
better and VIII hereafter give the wealth
er changes more in detail as to their ir-
regular periodlclties.
The fall In temperature about May IA
will be greater than usual. The next will
be eight days later on May %, meridian
80; Will not be great. This with the warm
wave Of May II Will move eastward slow
ly. giving moderate weather and little
rain,
The last cool wave mentioned wilkcross
VEST OF Rockies country about May 20,
great Central valleys May 20, Eastern
States May "a.
Highest temperature OF May win cross
west OF Rockies country about 23d great
Central valleys 25th, Eastern States a7th.
This warm wave viii cause local drouths.
Temperature OF the week ending a. m
May rs will average above normal in ths
great Central valleys, above in the East
ern States, below on the Pacific slope
After the April chart was made errors
We're discovered In II and therefore the
forecasts and chart differ on few points
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The Ncrro prnhln,,,

To the Editor q The Post.
oouinn. Texas, May iO.--A recent article
IN The Post about what,ws should teach our
negroes besides the general free school oda.
cation. and talk which negro man made
before my store yesterday. makes ma Mani
% -, YOU little something os my oplnlcn
OF and experience with The negro.
was born and raised hera among them
my -one years ago, and have employed more
or iess negro labor every ysar.
Inc negro man referred to got angry be-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
Genuine Courtesy.

Omaha Word-Herald,
The ear was crowded, therefore quite y
number of passengers suspended them
selves from the straps ana swayod with
every motion OF the car. \ young man in
the garb OF mechanic chung to strap
with one hand while the other hand cluns
10 dinner pail. He was standing In
front OF woman who was richly dressed
and seemingly blessed with an abundance
of this worlds goods
As me car swung around a corner the
strap to which the young man clung part
ed with snap and the young man was
precipitated into the lap OF the woman.
as soon as he could recover his standing
position no raised his hat and apologized
by saying:
Pardon me, madam. am sorry TO dis
turb you. but really this is the first time
the street car company ever conferred
favor on me-
The woman appreciated the gallanrty
and the compliment.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
PHYSICAL FORCES.

a bar Of soft iron about eighteen Inches
long grasped In the middle BY both hands
will become magnetized so that 1t Will
pick up needle. This requires a per-
sistent effort and VIII not always succeed.
When the hands are taken from the bar
Il immediately loses it's magnetism. By
this test you can prove 10 yourself that
animal magnetism Is reality and with
TINS idea 10 mind you can hnd many ex-
psriments along the same line tending 10
prove that tho mysterious manifestations
upon which many absurd superstiiions are
based aud an explanation In magnetism
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
Handsome EmbroiderieS.

This being new store thousands Of you do not know that we carry
an assortment the Finest Embodes to be had Those who have
examined them say that there assortment in Houston that will
supass the way handsome patterns and only one that VIII equal
When first opened store we gave you sale on the medium
priced kinds Now Monday day next week. and see what
good values sell you in the finest grades:
Finest Enoderes matched SETS Cambria Nansook and SWISS on
sale zoe, 25c, $50 4oc, SOC, 75c, 81 90 and $3.50
Cambria Nanook and Swiss Insertions sale at 49, 2oc 25 $780,
4oc soc and 75c.
Allovers az Soc 81 90, $3.50 to S4oo
OF course we have the cheaper kinds too at 15 down to &C.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13

There are over $500 pieces in the complete
engine, beginning with the boiler and
building up. There are As separte parts
to the boiler, the construction of which
required lT26 holes to be drilled and the
same number OF rivets. The cylinders are
composed Of 13S parts, requiring IS holes
to be Drilled and tapped and the Same
number OF little steel nuts and bolts.
Next comes the steel main frame composed
of four pieces in which As holes were
drilled, the fame being securely fastened
to the boiler aud cylinder with As small
steel bolts, Next come the eccentric
and the link motion. There are 3S differ-
ent parts to this most delicate and intri-
cate part of the engine. which required the
drilling OF 20 holes and the same number
OF small steel bolts to be put in to make
them secure. Next is the forward truck
under the cylinders. comprising sc differ
ent parts. and requiring 80 holes to be
drilled and the same number OF little steel
bolts to make all parts secure. The pilot
or the 'cow catcher" has 2s different parts,
put together with So small steel bolts and
braces.
Next come the driving wheels. side
and main rods with shoes and wedges,
which hold the small brass boxes in
place in tho main frame for thr axles
OF the driving wheels Then there Is the
attachments; OF these there are l06 parts,
requiring AZ holes to be drilled and the
same amount oil little steel bolts to be put
together securely. Next the guide yoke,
the guides and the crosshead and piston.
There are 20 parts to these requiring 90
steel bolts TO put them together. The
electric headlight Is OF &c parts. requiring
four small bolts to attach same Ia boiler
In the smokostack, with the steel cover
ing, rivets and separate Agces there are
80 pieces. The bell has II parts ana Is
fastened to the boiler with two steel bolts
The sand dome with all It's attachments
comprises IA parts. The whistle. the
safety valves and their attachments have
II pieces. The little injectors with water
pipe and check valves have GO parts.
The cab with brackets and running board
Is composed of ~ separate parts, put to-
gether with "a small steel bolts. The re-
verse lever and attachments, with seven
parts, is put together with nine steel
bolts. The throttle lever and valve at
tachments have IA parts. The three water
cocks have seven pieces each. The little
glass water gauge has 10 different PARTS.
One OF the most difficult feats on record
was the contraction of the little steam
gauge, over which Mr.. Costan labored six
years, 1t Is three fourths of an inch in
diameter and registers accurately from
pound TO 200 pounds, II has 10 different
parts In the tender. with truck and
brake attachments, there are % parts.
put together with Sc steel bolts, and some
thing over GOO rivets.
Mr., Costan Is with the j. e. Mitchell
company OF Fort Worth.
Evening journal., 1900-05-04
N. Y. c. STRIKERS
RETURN TO WORK
AmicabIe Adjustment Pend
Inc on Other Roads Af-
feCted by the Trouble

Buffalo. May 4.-The striking car
repairers of the New York Central re-
turned to work in body this morning.
This was agreed to at a joint meeting
Of the Car Repairers' association held
at East Buffalo last night.
The other roads did not adjust the
differences with the car repariers yes
terday, and while amicable negotia-
tions are pending, and may be con-
cluded today. the situation on these
lines is unchanged
There were no positive developments
in the strike of the railway freight
handlers yesterday These strikers
claim that the freight houses of all
lines are badly crippled but they ap-
pear to depend for success chiefly upon
the belief of sympathetic movement of
kindred railway organizations in re-
fusing to handle non-union loaded
cars. While the railroad districts are
still under heavy police guards. no
overt acts have yet occurred, but POI
lice officials are watching the freight
handlers situation very closely, as a
possible source of trouble, should there
be a vigorous effort on the part of the
roads to hire or import non-union men.
Evening journal., 1900-05-04
LOSS OF LIFE In MINE HORROR
NOW is ESTIMATED AT 2SO
Relatives Of the Victims Continue to Arrive From All
the Surrounding Towns Not Enough COf-
fins in Camp to Bury the Dead.

Salt Lake City. May 1.-The latest
dispatches from Schofeld say that the
extreme estimate Of dead by the mine
horror are now conceded TO have been
toe large, and that it is numerically
impossible TO place the loss OF life at
800, as there were not that many men
in the mines. The probabilities are
that 230 will be about the total num-
Der OF dead. Relatives of the victims
continue to arrive from all the sur
rounding towns.
There are not enough collins in the
camp TO bury the dead. and to add
horror 10 the situation the bodies are
rapidly decomposing. and it has been
suggested that cremation may be re-
sorted TO. There are 80 bodies for
which no provision for burial has been
made.
A joint committee OF Odd Fellows
and Knights of Pythias spent the day
among the dead. Identifying members
of their orders. They found about 20
OF each order among the dead
The school children of this city have
gathered a carload OF flowers, which
'"'n he sent to scoheld, Superintendent
Evening journal., 1900-05-04
HEIR TO THE GERMAN THRONE
GREETED BY ALL THE NATIONS

Berlin, May 4.-Berlin has put on
holiday attire in anticipation of the
coming of age Of Crown Prince Fred
erick William. Last evening the streets
were thrOnged with sightseers, many
thousands of whom had already arriv-
ed from various parts of Germany. The
Inter den Linden was ablaze with cleo
trio lights and the last touches were
being given to the decorations. At
midnight hundreds of workmen were
still busy. The Austrian black and
yellow and the Hungarian green, white
and red were everywhere visible.
The Reichsanzeiger and .the Nord-
deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung print ar
ticles welcoming Emperor Francis Jo-
seph, who arrived this morning.
Among the arrivals last evening were
Prince Won Gutenberg. German am
bassador at Vienna, and Prince Won
Radolin, German ambassador at St.
Petersburg. The French government
has specially commissioned the French
ambassador here, the Marquis de Noail-
les, to express its congratulations to
the crown prince.
Military delegations have arrived
for the purpose Of rendering congratu-
lations from the Saxon regiment, the
Evening journal., 1900-05-04
UGLY BOLO KNIFE
FROM PHILIPPINES
Detective Jones Receives
Spanish War Relic From
Marine OF CaVite

From George B. Campbell, a marine
Of the u. S. cruiser Brooklyn, now
stationed in the Philippine Islands. w.
T. Jones, Of the p, w. & B. railroad.
has received a murderous looking bolo.
or peculiar shaped short sword used by
the Spaniards and the Filipinos in bat
tie. The bOlo is a relic which Mr.. Jones
prizes beyond price. From its appear
ance the ugly looking knife has seen
hard service. The weapon came by
mail yesterday afternoon and cost 10
cents postage. Accompanying it was
the following letter:
u. 5. 5. Brooklyn, Cavite, p. I.
March Is, 1900.
Mr.. Jones: This bolo was obtained
by one of the marines who composed a
rescuing party sent from this ship to
place called Peres, on the bay OF Bagay
about two days steaming from here,
with the purpose OF retaldng some
spanish prisoners reported to be held
by the Filipinos in that vicinity.
1t was a successful expedition, there
being returned to Manila seventy
Americans, seventy-seven friars, four
teen Spanish merchants and 342 pri-
Yates. These friarsare the cause Of most
of the trouble. Luckily, we met with
no opposition. which was probably due
to the fact that we fired a number of
shots to attract attention, and the
great dread that the natives have Of
our gunboats. They have never forgot
ten the havoc wrought by our shells.
There were only two Mauser rifles with
the insurgents. the rest being armed
with bolos.
"One Of the American prisoners was
a shipwrecked sailor from the Water
Witch, which was supposed to be en-
gagged in filibustering.
NEARLY SWAMPED
BOATS.
Our boys were compelled to stand in
water and mud to their armpits in or
der to keep the overjoyed SpaniardsI
from swapping the boats in their wild
endeavOrs to embark. After twenty
seven hours Of consecutive work the
last load returned to the ship accom-
panied by the marines. The army had
sent 1000 rations in charge OF a com
captain and as each boatload
reached the ship they were served with
hot coffee and all the grub they could
eat. At Manila they were taken inI
charge Of the army and will be return
Evening journal., 1900-05-04

One Hundred and First Nuremberg
regiment, the One Hundred and Twen-
tieth Bavarian regiment. the First
Uhlan regiment, the Prussian Grena-
der regiment, the First Austrian Hus-
sar regiment and the Seventh Prussian
Life Guard.
Emepror William has ordered the
schools closed today. The Berlin uni
versity students have resolved to con-
gratulate the crown prince.
Among the many Americans who ar
rived is Lieut. Col. Hayes, u. S. A.,
who has just returned from the Phil
ippines. By the special invitation OF
Emperor William he will witness the
gala opera performance Saturday even
ing. All the members of the United
States embassy, together with the la
dies, have received similar invitations.
Today Ambassador White received an
invitation to attend the gala banquet
Sunday evening.
Last evening Emperor William and
the empress entertained at dinner the
Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Of
Baden, Prince and Princess Henry Of
Prussia and Princess Fedora OF
Schleswig- Holstein.
Berlin last evening was agog with
Evening journal., 1900-05-04
DEWEY WELCOMED
WITH LOUD HUZZAN
Metropolis Of Missouri Eager
for a Glimpse at the
Hero of Manila.

st. Louis, May 4-Amid the firing OF
cannon, the shrieking of whistles and
the huzzahs Of vast concourse OF en-
thusiastic people. Admiral Dewey be-
came the guest OF the city of st. Louis
at o'clock last evening. Thousands
OF people crowded the mammoth depot
and the streets eager to get a glance at
the hero Of Manila. The admirals
party was escorted TO carriages by the
reception committee with much diff
iiculty A platoon Of police finally
cleared the driveway, and the mem
bers Of the party were enabled to reach
their carriages.
Preceded by a detachment OF police
and the First regiment N. G. NJ, tho
admiral and party was driven 10 the
Planters hotel. Along the entire route
TO the hotel the admiral received one
continuous ovation from crowds which
at some points were so dense thai the
carriages proceeded with great diff
iculty. The admiral's carriage was
constantly surrounded by a surging
mass of men, women and children, and
the windows of the buildings along the
line of march were filled with people
who cheered and waved flags as the
admiral was driven by. The admiral
was constantly on his feet. dofilng his
hat in acknowledgment Of the cheers
OF the crowds.
There was no set program for the
evening, Admiral Dewey having re-
quested that all formalities be dis
pensed with. on account of the fatigue
OF the party, and both he and Mrs.
Dewey remained in Shei- apartments
most OF the evening.