The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-04

49,. nns "a supply out of ths-w way facts
cps reformation. Questions OF per
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rersunal addresses will be given
s.snssdencs should be addressed to Tbs
rrss esrs Houston Post. Owing to thu
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= Always BE- given prompuy)
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la tsxs column to describe the
!, the papal tiara, It's different forms
y. constitutes through which the dif-
lawns have passed. In the early ages
,surch the popes had no tiaras. 1t was
.,,I the Thirteenth century that the
al, diamonds made It's appearance The
.,,-v Of the pontincal treasures made in
art.- Bonlface VIII, described a tiara
"a with forty-eight balas rubies, sew
=, sapphires, forty-fve emeralds and
Il With sxty-six large pearls. AT the
gigantic ruby, and at the bottom an
-, hoop, That was the single-crowned
caJ,ed st. Sylvester's. II was brought
rrsnce In the beginning OF the Fourteenth
NV II was used on November IA, 1905,
eorouatIon OF Clement v. in Lyons. On
o.csson 1t lost the wonderful ruby that
MA on It's pinnacle. That was not.
lever. the last disagreeable adventure
vhleh II was destined to meet. From
!. {. was to return to Rome with Gregory
!. "a to Aylsnon with Clement VII, then
nav. into Spain with Benedict XIII, and
=, 10 enter Rome again, but this time or
rented with two supplementary crowns. In
years some OF the popes have spent
,ums In the preparation OF magnificent
rps. and some Of these treasures have ex-
,nced the misfortunes of war. We be-
however that since 1914 the treasures
properly belong With the papal office
|. never left the vatican.
~
klsase explain how many different lines OF
II, there are looking towards Nicaragua
N, FAR.
N attempt is making in congress towards
Mis- this government take some measure
hhcrirlng the government to build the
ksrasna canal at once. regardless of the
ksrtases OF prospects of any other scheme
canal building, either at Nicaragua, Pa
ma or elsewhere. Then, there Is the old
kfltime Canal company OF Nicaragua,
lch has done considerable amount OF
rsylns, and an uncomfortable amount OF
tstruction along the Nicaragua route,
!eh Is endeavoring to enlist government
Lrsnce 10 securing renewal from Mica
kua Of its concession, which has lapsed
3ins 10 the companys failure to complet.
3tansl within the specified time. Besides
D. there is the Eyre-Cragin concession,
tich was obtained about twelve months age
pm the Nicaragua government, for the
obstruction Of the Nicaragua canal. This
recession was obtained on behalf OF New
PIX syndicate, which declares that It has
ability and willingness to go ahead and
kere is still fourth proposition. and tho
hercsn attorneys Of the French Panama
|mpany state that a company has been
fmed Of several Of the leading fnanciers OF
. country for the purpose OF going ahead
completing the canal at Panama with
fvste capital. whatever plan succeeds must
|re the backing and influence Of the United
bt.s
Where we're the gold mines Of onbir. men
fned In the Bible. located? RIB.
Ttat Is an unsolved question There are
rss who believed Cphr was in India and
ners who believed it was in Arabia. Df.
frl Peters. the EeoErapher and explorer, be-
PES ophir wns in Africa. on or near the
Pneen river, north OF the scene Of con-
~ between the British and the Beers; ana
opoir he says: "As a result OF my in
Fsugatlon the Arabian and Indian theories
9earding ophir fall to pieces. and claim
fhssitstinsy to have located this year the
Ploen ophr of King Solomon and King HUI
Fm' Moreover he found the ruins OF ancient
Ehlng works which may have been In
Persuon at the time Solomon was building
Y temple The natives unlike other Afrl-
~ are to this day sun and fire wor.
|pers. They are quite unlike the ordinary
|nean' and have distinct Jewish type OF
Ics"
lflsase give list OF British activities and
serves 10 the Soudan. TIC.
ras occupation of Egypt brought sundry
|sasters in the Soudan. Hicks Pasha lost
army OF 1000 men. Osman Digna massacred
n shr'son Of Sinkat and inflicted heavy
a'a' on Baker Pasha at Trinkitat. In these
I's the massacred troops were Egyptians,
|luel British officers. In 1884 came the Nile
Es'0iuon for the relief OF Gordon in Khar-
Fsm- On January II OF the following year
II won the battle of Abu Klea. Herbert
PN'AH fell in another costly but sue
I|'''~ battle at Abu Kru. and Sir Charles
s'n' with his small iotllla, pushed up
''''u to the nelghborhood OF Khartoum,
a' 70 ind that Gordon's gallant stand had
s'N With the massacre of his garrison and
u own death.
vAu the Afrikander bond? Ko.N.
me Afrikander bond is an organization
, 'sa recently gained control OF the politics
!. eaDe Colony. The motto OF this bond is
''l'n Africa for South Africans" and Its
s.uine Is that South Africa shall be served
Il. anu treat Britain afterwards. The re-
.s OF their own country they believe
i. % deyeloped. and this they regard
,,,,s uOst Important thing under their iuris-
,s,.s rhe members OF the bond are chiefly
4, ana they include the leading men of
! ..'uny MIR. W. P. Schrciner. premier
III, colony. Is prominent figure in
no, african politics, and has been. and we
81. s's sun is the leading member of the
~
t ssn and where can the next total eclipse
n, 1u oe observed? RICO.
n, ns 18Th of May next an eclipse OF the
~ 90 seen in Its totality. on line
N. the northeast. across Mexico and
4. NV Orleans. Mobile. Raleigh and Nor
n, - 9nence into the Atlantic ocean. IT
III. Total throughout belt of country