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rue nuAsoS rnAr CONTROLS.


Mr.. Mckinley has announced that this
government viii not tender it's offices to
stop the 5 uth African war unless joint
~ invited by Great Britain aud the
Beers
This is a most extraordinary position.
Who ever heard Of two Nations at war
'iointly inviting another Nation to medi
ate peace, peryipenuy asks the New
York World.
There are three distinct Instances in our
National history that provide abundant
precedent for an unlimited tender OF
friendly services:
In 1872 Russia rendered her good offices
10 the United States and Great Britain
without being asked to do so.
In 1896. when France and tho United
States seemed about to go to war. Great
Britain made friendly representations to
both countries without any intimation
from either, and suggested that they arbi-
rate their differences.
In 1861 France and shortly afterward
Russia. made friendly representations and
suggestions as TO arbitration to both the
North and the South.
Commenting on the presidents disin-
clnation to ind in these preeedents au-
thorIty for prefer to mediate a peace
In the absence of solicitation from either
party to the South African conflict. the
World says:
|, The treaty OF The Hague, which The senate
!, Has irat ratified expressly makes the volun-
he AIRY cner Of friendly services the right OF
rotny OF the treaty powers even during the
/ Course OF hostities" President Kruger hat
1seald that he was in favor OF arbitration and
'awould welcome mediation by the United
10 States Great Britain has not officially said
asshat stch an offer would not be acceptable
eli waiting 10 he asked Mr.. Mckinley is sim
nd 8 eyading . duty which his own war Of
ame linal aggression makes II unpleasant fol
80 to discharge.
concluding sentence of this ex-
nent in tn conveyed the proverbial milk IN
~ that iorsrbial cocoanut, The presidential
ie was W., criminal aggression" that has
dr. Sims ahs Republic in the road of empire
The latteNational sympathy with the in
81 from impulse of Great Britain, is the
hat the m ause by which official Washington
'onderancfolled in resisting an almost uni.
laimsl Y demand IN America that this gov
an f nhent intervene TO stop the South AZ.
;pani-&n war.
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TEXAS POLITICAL NOTES.

n, Cleourne, Texas February Id. NJ.
80, gan mas announced for hoater
,s. IN Ionnsan ana Ellis counties. A rust
Ne was for Bailey tor senator
Cieburne, Texas February 15.-The "a.
publican county convention. which mo, q,
IIeDurne Yesterday. endorsed the adm
istratlon OF President Mckinley ani en- :
uorSed u. II, r. Green for National c,,,-
'nt'eeman and delegate-at-large.
bryan, Texas. February 16.-As a resII.
OF me recent split in the republican IN.
slesslonal convention held here, the ~ /.
pI,uDllcans of this county are split, ana ~,
liayhes faction has called another county
convention for February "a, to elect dsIe.
Ad'es 70 the waco convention on Marcn .
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THE ADMINISTRATIONS on TRIAL.

The ay-Pauncefote treaty puts the adj
mlnistration as severely on trial as did
the peace treaty which barely escaped re-
lection. There is, however. no such me-
cessity for the ratification OF the Hay-
Pauncefote agreement as existed for the
approval of the action of the peace COM
mission.
The Hay -Pauncefote transaction is incl
dentally confession OF secret alliance
With Great Britain, and its rejection would
constitute a distinct reverse to Secretary
Hay, Moreover it is emphatically an ad-
ministration measure and, except II be
whipped through by the free use of the
presidential and cabinet lash. It is quite
likely TO fall by the wayside
We are informed from Washington that
already more than one-half the senators
have been seen by the president or some
member OF his cabinet, In the interest of
he -Pauncefote treaty. Why? Is 1t
because in this ratification OF the
Pauncesote treaty rests the ad-
ininistrations supreme opportunity TO
Keep Faith In the matter Of us eopsplra-
lions with Great Bri.ains
There was time IN the history Of this
Republic when IFS chief executive aud his
official family We're not supposed 10 carry
party into the deliberations Of the Ma
iicna senate as ward politician carries
his petty craftsmanship into local primaries,
ost that time, unhsrpily for the eountry.
Is no more.
II IL difficult 70 determine which il the
more reprehsnsibIe spectacle OF the two;
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BUSINESS MATTERS.


Galveston, Texas, February l6.-Teferee
James Il. Burnett in bankruptcy matters
was in the city yesterday and announced
that settlement of the Ikelheimer .. Co.
and Il. d. CARAT claims would he com
menced at once by payment of all the
creditors claims upon basis of 10 cents
on the dollar for the CARAT claims and
20 cents on the dollar for the Kitchener
claims The terms of settlement nave
been approved by United States Judge
Bryant, and there is money on hand to
pay tho claims
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A QUESTION OF VENUE.
Questions Certified In Case where
Jurisdiction is Involved.


Galveston. Texas. February l6.-The
court of civil appeals. First supreme ju-
d'eial district, at Galveston, has certified
the following questions to the supreme
court in the case OF John T. Knight, APP
pelan, VS. Houston and Texas Central
Railway Company appellee from Fay.
cite county;
John r. knight, resident OF Fayette
county brought suit in the county court
Of said county against the Houston and
Texas Central Railroad company for thu
recovery Of damages for the negligent
burning OF the grass growing upon Us
acres CT land situated In Lee county and
belonging TO the plaintiff, which p.alnt.ff
averred to be worth 81 an acre to-wit
$500, Defendant railroad extended through
Fayette county, A plea by the defendant
70 the Venue OF the suit vas sustained by
the court below, and IL was dismisSed
The following questions are certified 10
the supreme court for its decision:
l. Is the burning OF the grass growing
upon land by fire negllgently set out by
sparks escaping from "A passing engine OF
q railroad company damages" II land
within the meaning OF section a. arllrie
llal, OF the Revised Statutes? Does ,he
question depepd upon the measure OF dsm.
ages claimed in the petition as for the
value of the grass Instead OF the lnjury
TO the soils
= Can railroad company he sued to
damages 10 land in a county through
which Us railroad may extend when the
lard does not lie in the county in which
the suit Is brought
j. For a learned discussion az the much
vexed question of when crops are par
OF the realty sec the case OF Bagley vs.
Columbus southern Railway Comranv. OK
Ga, CPS rs 5 e 63S). The second question
Is certified an account @. the dlciu,n IN
Railway vs.. Horne. 80 Texas. 6ls.
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situation in HUNT County.

Greenville. Texas. February l6.--There
are no other smallpox cases in this city
and in other localities the disease is run
ming its course and will soon have no sub.
jects 10 the Meadow View community
there have been In all thirty-one cases
in sin families. with only four more ex-
rosures. AZ Wolfe city there are "a out
lhiity eases and few other exposures. At
Kingston only the seven eases are report
ed. and there are no further developme ats
at Commerce, and II is hoped Hunt county
VIII soon he entirely rid OF the disease.
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FROM THE CAPITAL CITY.

Austin, Texas, February 16-The secre :
tary OF state today filed the charter OF
the Walsh Hardware company OF Sherman.
Texas. Capital stock $4,000.
The insurance commissioner today
issued permits TO do business in the State
to the following insurance companies
The Royal FTaternal Union of st. Louis,
the Commonwealth Provident association
OF Philadelphia, the Ancient Order of Pill
grims OF Houston, the Pennsylvania Fire
of Philadelphia.
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Cotton seed sales Mt Nacogdoches.

Nacogdoches, Texas. February t4.-.-The
Nncogdoches oil mill has bought up TO date
date $500 tons OF cotton seed Three other
mills which had buyers here all the ssa-
son bought 500 tons, The average price
paid up 10 February / was SIS per ton
total amount paid out, $1,000 This
amount equals 1890 bales OF cotton, Avar.
aging 500 pounds at cents per pound
The local mill has enough seed TO run
them until May l, and the product is sod
as fast as manufactured.
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Atlanta. Texas. February lS.--The demo-
V'a'lc executive committee of Cass county
met IN Linden, the county seat, yestsr-
day and filled all vacancies in said eoln
plt{ee and elected NJ. NJ. Murphy county
enalilnan' me committee ordered neat
primary conventions for first soturt
June, and county convention far SO q. 81
saturday in June and invited all VINO viii
aplde the action of the county convention
ings. 49, nlVVl-
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Unknown Mnn k,lled h, a rrn,n.

Shepherd, Texas, February l4.->n I'M
known white man was run over and killed
by freight train about seven miles sod,A
OF hare this evening about oelocK. Tho
engineer did not discover the obiect On tie
track 10 be a man until too near 10 stcy
his train. He was lying in the middle
OF the track and did not move unil The
engine WAS almost on him. Hi was
mangled TO an unacceptable condition
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COTTON MILL MOsEAn'
Mr.. Hargrove spoke 10 q rA"
ence at Waco.

Waco, Texas, February ,rrs
Hargroye OF New Orleans ~a' I. III
the state in the interest q ~ \,
mill movement, spoke here tonga :. i
fair audience. The weather VIZ s,,s m.a
for many to be out and In ,,s says III
was not so large as Il woa' QUIZ, shs ~.
had the weather been good, ~, ~ tsa ~
the city is ripe for inc ehss 49, II In ~
the movement. The proMoss's laid ~
posed cotton mill are IiiucI !, 'rsrors 4
The interest aroused by NY. nm ~ ~
EEL certain the project w'n
60 a successful issue
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Telephone Numbers: s ss.is.:, ~

The city.The Pos; Is delivered to any par, Of tho
CITY by Gamers, per month $500; three months
$500; six months 5000; one year, sI7.oo.
AT. Theodore Btrlng has charge OF the city
circulation ana collecting, Msssrs. Theoaors
beiirE, Chas. Lot. ana Paul Hobby are the su-
ticriEed collectors Of all city hills (bolh asverts-
ine and suhsenpdoal ard no mozey should be
Fsid 10 any one other than those nsnea. unless
special writsea authority signed by the business
manager is shown. Al accounts OF AIRY siEe
should be paid By cheek ia favor Of The Hogs-
ton Printing Company
Subscribers failing 70 receive The Post regularly
siil please notify the once promptly. Every
PAPER IS expected to be delivered not later lhAH
$50 o'clock
tnder no circumstances viii orders given by
employees on the office be recognized and
paid or accepted In payment OF accounts.
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< Nacogdoches, Texas fsS ,.r ne w
man Graysop, charged s,9 s,ssl 2
of john n Garrison On (. - e.,srs ~ q:
10th ius int, was brcusn' ~ s,,.sI,l.,
pseveh today for prclln'Iss.sS's, * II {
The case was continued I'm Il y 4; :
next "Wednesday on ,,,,ass:<F " (.
sence OF TWO impcrtsn' w" "A
side AT Houston :. TIA ~
A large crowd was s ~ xjlef " z
TO witness the trial 80, ssIeot
resented By the best 'ssH
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court ut Hampstead

Hampstead, Texas, FearuAo s.,
csse Of Jesse Writers vs. ~ e An ~
as and Texas Railway, for Nv
ages, resulted in hung 'a', ,,,,,,,. .
The case of P. MccaFty y sssea y
Texas Central Railway, for ia If y
ages, is on trial. iats ,,ssd. !.
.iTe this case has been u trst 4
Prcsp scts for a nice rssrsh,ta
extremely Aatterlpg, ana ma A, spd ~
N laying in heavy spiips I.
stocks. i, la for ~ r
York markets las; niKA'
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Nnelh,r cn.c nd rcnnIc

Templc Texas. February i6.--Auothsr
case Of smallpox Was put IN the pest
house yesterday by Dr. Broiles Il vas
a negro aud his wife, Who had been unde,
careful watch Tor several days and only
SEsicfiay developed the disease The
strict Surveillance e9ercised in tho case
prevents any danser of contsgo7 from il,
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Denton, Texas February ia utue
Girl named Baggett was burned to death
near Lewisvlllc yesterday. her clothing
catching from a coal oil stove. she lived
only q few minutes
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snrcndIng AID Ja.per.

Jasper, Texas, February l6.--smallpox
is still spreading, but 1t don't amount to
anything as far as hurting anybody and
almost every one is trying to catch 1t 50
as to be immune hereafter
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In isSs Secretary FrNinshuysen declared
the olayton-nulwer treaty had been abro-
gated by Greet Britain in the colonization Of
British Honduras. and that the treaty re.
ierred specifically to canal then IN con,
templation aud rot TO any canal that might
pe built at some indefinite time in the ru-
tuFe' In 1854 secretary Frelinghuysen nego-
'inted a treaty With Nicaragua providing for
tho acaulrement OF sovereignty by tho United
states over the prorosed route aud the tortl-
ncation end defenue Of the canal hv the
United states. President Cleveland Nitharow
the treaty.
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nurni Free pei,vcrs IN H,u cou.,

hi'lsboro. Texas February Is, -Iusper-
Tor Olsen, comrietei the survey az car.
rler routes today aud reported favensiv
~ he dtravmept a. wsfhnstos on rO-,i
free dsliFtvy 81 mall far Hllshorei Il,
covers radius o. nine mslts walsh avs
carriers would Be required to cover.
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Partnership Dissolved

Wharton, Texas. February 16.The Arm
of Inman & Mathews. millinery, has been
dissolved, Mrs Inman retiring. The bust
ness viii in future be conducted By Mss
Taylor and Mrs. Nellie Mathews.
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Tyler, Texas, February 16 w. II. Me.
Brides cottage and contents were burned
tonight. l.. Lyman was living in 1t; loss
about $4,000. partly insured.
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Texarkana' Texas, February 16,-The
residence of Allison Moore on Red river,
about six miles from this place, was de-
stroyed by fire last night loss $1,000; no
insurance.
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Ruling on cotton wcIghcrs, Law.

KeutmGu. Texas, February 15-In the
case Of W. b. Whitfield vs.. Terrell Com
press company Judge billiard yesterday
decided In favor of defendant that the law
In regard to public weigher only applied
TO commission merchants engaged in 10
cotton business
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THE FIRE RECORD.


Bonham, Texas, February 16--Last
night the business house, together with
stock Of groceries belonging to A. II.
Tyson of this city, was DESTROYED by Hrg
Loss $4,000, insured for $500. Origin OF
fire unknown
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Overton broken out with the smallpox The
county Judge OF this county sent guards
to the scene and the negro Is now quar-
antined IN an old house about three miles
from 0,erfon.
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uo,cmrut srou,ng a. nec,,,,.

sesyiils. Texas, February 1.-THE cat.
ton factory is growing rapldly and def.
niie action on q viii be tsken al the neyl
meeting 81 the Business Mems leagus,
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An imperia'istio Hccsier recently made b
speeeh irsm which Ve quote the iollowing
remarkable sx1Faet Thsre IVES one ,b,pR
IN re peelsrsiioa Of lndsoendsncc With wa
false and thar was where 1t said. All nen
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Tyler, rsxss. February, IL, ~ negro
named Arthur Hudson MAS arrested a,
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Tho Mserum mystery has besn broken and
The Maslianna trust hasn't found any crumbs
Of comfort thsyefrom
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pors 'oN. sATIRDAY, FEB. II, 1900
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E. r. y F }s9lEHlsTos viel. PsssSssr
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"Bobs' is in tho Transvaal all right but
be don't seem to bob UP serenely very often.
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? Notwithstanding tho distressing war news
cahled to London from south Africa tho
English seem TO be Ia about their normal
condition They have Just started their semi-
annual story anout the abdicatiou of Queen
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Things seem to be getting tanned down In
Kentucky. The colonies are now said to be
wearing only one pistol per capita.
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bug may destroy potato vine. but 1t can
not create one Laughter
Mr.. Allen Speaking with some feeling)-
/ don't like to be made the butt of jest
of that kind. This is a serious question
with me.
Comparing the House bill and the Senate
substitute Mr.. Allen said: 1.-THE man who
drew the House bill at least had the cour-
age of his conclusions, but the man who
drew the Senate measure had great craft
and no moral courage. The bill is one of
and perpetuate the national debt. have
no hesitancy In declaring IL to be my sol
emn conclusion that ii is the purpose of
the trainers of this bill forever TO per-
petuate the national debt"
In answer to a question from Mr.. Allen,
Mr.. Aldrich said: This bill does not
change the status of our silver money, our
greenbacks or our treasury notes. and 1t
confers upon bank upon bank cur
rency any rights or privileges which they
do not now possess"
Mr.. Allen (sarcastically)-It Is a very
harmless measure.
Mr.. Aldrich--I should say, rather, that 1t
is a very beneficial measure.
Without having concluded his remarks,
Mr.. Allen, at $50 p. m, yielded the floor
and the Senate adjourned.
Mr.. Vest to-day proposed an amendment
to the pending financial bill providing that
the secretary of the treasury should have
prepared $500. 900 of treasury notes, to be
known as bond treasury notes." They
shall be full legal tender for all debts, and
treasury to anybody who may deposit
United States bonds for them, the notes to
bear the same interest as the bonds de-
posted.
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A Baby's
Taste
guided to
Grape=Nuts

Rev. s. V. Robinson. Brooklyn Hills. N.
T.. says: "a few days ago an incident
occurred In my home that may interest
you Our baby boy. fine specimen of two
years and three months old babyhood. was
brought downstairs Immediately after he
awoke. He was teething. and had eaten
but little for two or three days, and had
morning his first request was for Grape
Nuts of which he Is very fond His mother
had some cornmeal mush cooked. and
served him with that instead. but after he
had looked at il for a moment he pushed
II away Indignantly. saying. Il don't want
that: I want Grape-Nuts. He would not
be satisfied until Grape-Nuts were served
10 him, which he ate with evident enjoy
ment. We were interested in his discrimi-
nation and you will doubtless appreciate
the boys taste"
Probably no food In existence-not even
excepting the very best prepared baby
foods-is as well adapted TO the use OF in
fants as Grape-Nuts. well-soaked. The
food Is made up in granular form, and for
children should be soaked a few minutes
In hot water. when IL becomes a mush and
should be treated with cream and sugar.
1t contains the elements required for
building the bones. and the gray matter in
the nerve centers. child or an adult fed
on 4rape-Nuts VIII show marked improve
ment I'm physical and mental ability Many
OF the elders testify 10 the removal OF phys
zeal ailments by abandoning portions OF
the food that have been in use. and taking
up Grape-Nuts regularly.
Sold by grocers everywhere, and made
81 the pure food factories OF the Postum
Cereal CO.. Ltd. Battle Creek. Mich
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GEN. LUDLOW UPHELD.
RESIGNATION of Civil Governor Nunez,
of Havana, Now Probable.

HAVANA, Feb. IA meeting was held
last night between Governor General
Wood, General Ludlow, the military gov
ernor Of Havana. and Civil Governor
Nunez, with reference to the matter of the
municipal budget, which, under General
Woods order with reference to civil af-
fairs, Nunez claimed he had right to in
spect. General Ludlow's powers, as given
by the President, invest him with rights
over the municipal finances of the city,
and, consequently, General Wood sustained
General Ludlow Governor Nunez told the
CORRESPONDENT of the Associated Press that
he had requested Secretary of State Ia
mayo to announce whether he had any
rights as civil governor or whether he was
to be dummy, while General Ludlow was
in reality civil governor. General Ludlow
says he has no desire to interfere In any
manner with the rights of Governor Nunez
but he has certain duties to perform which
he must necessarily carry into effect. Gov
ernor Nunez says that personally he can
secure much larger income by practicing
mis- profession than he can by holding Of
fee Before taking any action he will
await the reply of Secretary of State Ia
mayo.
General Ludlow asks the Associated
Press to deny a statement recently pub
lished in the United States to the effect
that he had been challenged to a duel by
the editor of a Havana paper and had re-
fused to reply. In order 10 prevent con-
tinuance of the utilization to which he
and other public officials have been SUBJ
jected in the columns of the Lucia General
Ludlow appealed directly TO the Governor
General. To-day General Wood held pri-
vate interview with the editor of the Lucha
with apparently satisfactory results.