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M'KINLEY's CANAL ATTITUDE.

This administration is determined to
defeat the construction OF the American
canal unless 1t can force tho Hay paunce-
fote treaty down the senatorial throat.
II has been charged for more than a
year that there is secret treaty between
official America and official London
whereby British designs In South Africa.
South America and elsewhere shall not
be interfered with.
The public in an honorable effort 10 ar
rive at definite conclusion by non-p artt-
san route has been all along loath 10 ac-
cept the fact that such treaty really ex-
listed.
The evidence that It does exist, however,
has gone on multiplying until at least the
burden 10 prove tho contrary falls
with crushing weight on the administra-
tion. Meanwhile there are few students
OF current political event who believe that
The charge OF secret alliance bctween our
executive and the British eoves ament is
not true. Certainly t-ere - cAain OF
circumstantlal evidence bsh,ad this ac-
cusation. so yehemeutly denied in adminis-
tration circles. SO strong as to require
something moro than mere official dis
ciaimer 10 destroy II.
The Washington Tincs brings out the
links Of this chain in consecutive order
BY calling attention to the fact that "whou
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COFFEE sHIP HELD UP.
As "a Result, the BRAZILIAN Trade WIN
lie closed.
Especial TO The Post,

NNlttldl 10 ne Ncbsl
New Orleans, May 16.-The State board
of health today refused to permit the
steamship Corsica, with a cargo of coffee
from BrszIllan ports. to land at this port
on account of the existence of bubonic
plague at Rio Janeiro, from which place
she sailed, The Corsica has aboard TO-
6SS bags OF coffee, all for this port. All
hands aboard the ship are in good health.
The vessel has been in the quarantine
station at the mouth OF the river since
the morning OF the 5th instant,
The agents Of the line claimed there is
no plague at Rio, but the board of health
produced cablegrgms from the United
states consul at Rio Janeiro stating there
have been six cases since the vessel
sailed
In view Of the action of the board of
health, Manager DessommsS has tele-
graphed TO the head1uarters'of his steam
ship company in Parts ordering sailings
OF all cofiee ships via Brazil ports to this
port Cancelled Hts action is paramount
to the entire annihilation of the coffee
trade IN New Orleans for the coming sum
mer, or until the plague is officially de-
elared cleared out Of Brazil
The Corsica's cargo win be unloaded in
midstream by the board Of health and
placed in barges Tho coffee will be dis
infected and the ship ordered to sail for
some other port without communicating
with the shore H.
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there was considerable friction between
Admiral Dewey and the commander Of
the German squadron Of observation at
Manila, the naval representative Of the
British government acted. in manner,
In support OF Admiral Dewey" that '1t
was a noticeable feature OF the gather
ing in Paris at which the peace treaty
was negotiated that the American com
missoners throughout the proceedings
were hand In glove with the British en-
bassy;" that 1t has transpired "that a
draft of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty was
passed around the European chancelleries
and had been discussed and connected into
a shape satisfactory to the cabinets OF
England. Russia. France. Austria and
Italy" before II was ever sprung on the
senate OF the United States by Mr.. Hay
and the president.
1t can not be denied that the Hay Paun-
cefote treaty carries with 1t the birth
mark OF foreign conception in that it re-
wives the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. which
all writer's of note or consequence admit
to be illegal and void.
iHe WHoie pIopvSltiOh, tneh, VI Tue hu-
ministration to make the ratification OF
the Hay Pauncefote treaty condition pre-
cedent to the construction of an isthmlan
canal is TO meet the desire of Great
Britain. that II be built as Great Britain
would dictate under the abrogated terms
of the obsolete Clayton Bulwer convention
No one blames Great Britain for ac-
complshlng this object If the United States
will permit 1t to do so, but it Is incompre-
hensible upon other grounds than the as
sumption OF secret alliance that an Ameri-
can secretary of state would lend his sup
port and conniyance to course which, In
revamping the Clayton Bulwer treaty,
takes away from the American people the
control and fertilization of canal con-
structed out of their labor and money.
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She retained the same uphlnells IN !, I,
on the scaffold aid showed No sI asss..
except that of wishing 10 hurry wv ss !.
toner after he had arranged nes Wsr,ii
for the guillotine. A minion y W..
struck her face blow when 'ns ~
toner held it UP to the MOD als sss "A
well-aatested fact that sne p'uI n q
looked with amazement upon =
pertinence. - ia 70
Charlotte Corday's sacrifice ~ Z, i,
brhg about the results for wnles :, s,1a
made. Upon the death of Mara'; VA ~ io,li
have died in few months 2. ~ s 's,
some diseases, the blood OF Fraap' Z 4,
more freely than ever; IN w. ,,..clts
followed by some OF the worst ~, -,,i,aI
of the reign OF terror Dsy'a' XXX d,
of Marat with gaping woun1s .srs ii
hibited on an altar in the s,r,ar
then in the conventicu, and KEY, ~. NJ I
III food flowing TO tne sa s,ss b,
Marat." For four dreadful ME- 8,
Ak, graaashot and drowning pn,srSsrs
eiety'' of thousands OF Us sius5
FINALLY friends and foes co,n'' VI 4
overthrow Robespierre ana ,as Il, u
which Charlotte Corday had sl's sl:.ssn .
was reached at last. OF Ihe s,sbs
her deed there are msry s.A' asrI:y :
of her beauty, sincerity sa 'sr
character there is no qnestl0A'
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bar his hldeous progress His brain was
turned by his immense power. Even his
adherents abhorred his leprous body and
llyld leer. refusing to SIT near the blood
crazed demoniac whom they had raised to
power. He it was who urged the imme
date execution of Louis XVI and called
upon his constituency to kill 100000 ad
lrerents of the old regime He even visited
to reduce the convention the republican
organ of the government, one-fourth by
this same cruel measure. The Girond.sts,
who had forced Louis XVI to become a
constitutional Eng. had been e, tirely
superseded by Marats Revolutionary
party, known as the Jacobins And now
Marat's venom was turned against the
Girondists and he announced in his Journal
that 3OO,0 600 of their heads we're necessary
10 consolidate the liberties of France
Surely If 1t ever were right for men to
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usurp Gods prerogative OF summoning q
SOU 10 the other world, such soouree
upon mankind as Marat would seem to
justify the deed!
Opon the suppression of the converts
Dy me Natioral convention. Charlotte
GorGay returned to her home at Caen.
ven read in ancient history ana versed
"a the more modern principles OF political
to'uoniy she had expected the Girondlsts
W. ~ about an ideal pure republic.
When Marat expelled them from tbe row
vention Charlotte Corday, at the beoI =,
she young girls OF the city. went ont 10
lneel those returning to Caen and pre-
I IJl., them with crowns and aower,
I'm heF father she attended their in.
t .ssI meetbgs, but was disguised ~
Ut pusillanimity, Volunteers we're
,n upon the field OF Caen to lead an
i"sufreetionary movement against Marsts
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bears willing testimony to the dlgnfe1
simplicity of character and sweetness OF
soul which irrldiated countenauce ma
turally beautiful There is no doubt that
hers was an unusually lovely type of
beauty, quite different from that nvar.-
ably ascribed to all sensational hero mes
who pay the death penalty. 1t is probable
thst her most popular portrait, painted By
c. h. Muller, representing her in the
white mob cap made especially for her ex-
ecution, with quill in had looking out
earnestly from behind her prison bars,
has done much to hold popular Judgment
In equilibrium Was this sad-eyed, pure
faced young girl who deliberately took the
life of Marat a murderer or a heroine?
She would undoubtedly have figured as a
classic feminine Brutus in
the glory that was Greece,
The grandeur that was Rome
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HEROINE OF THE REIGN OF TERROR.


to her doom. Here she devoured whatever
books came to her hand, absorbing greed
lily whatever sayored OF patriotism and
equality OF rights While her mind was
in this vortex of ill-chosen reading, news
reached her of the increasing infamy OF
Marat.
Marat, the head OF the Mountain, the
editor Of the revolutionary press upon
which SO many republican hopes had been
fou.ded, the incarnation OF all that was
evil in the French revolution. had by
means Of paraleled atrocities raised HIM
self to the highest power in his party.
Danton and Robesplere. the other menu
bers OF this terrible triumvirate, were un-
able to satisfy Marats unquenchab!e
thlrs, for blood. Incorruptible In money
matters, he WIS nevertheless one of the
viest of mank'rd. No lie was too mon
strous, no atruclty too sanguinary, to de-
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Thu, A. L. Bixler. Enterprise, Beaumont.
p rnra, K Yantls, Van zandter wills
p por1l; Fourth: W. N. Fury, Advocate,
NJ NE, Firth, Tom w. Perkins Gazette
Ne~s nn icy sixth Mrs, Isadore S. Minor,
Times Echo Mexia; Eighth Tha
met comanche; Ninth. Lee ! Rnnn-
cree, Commercial, GEORGETOWN; Tsntn
St9rehee ousley, Tribune, CALVES ton. Eiev-
Tnsn; q w Mcknight, Eagle. El Gamma.
.Meiith. Tom Johnson. Light San IN,
Memphis. " 'o"nson, Herald,
inr narris has also appointed the follow
uonal Editorial associaiion rh,c ue ,'.s,,
y us next meeting at Buffalo y ",
r. Z, y. Murray. Gazetteer, Denison. r "
'''f' "ide-Awake, winshoro. al
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GIRLS, BIOGRAPHICAL STUDIES.
vI.-cuARLoTTE CoRDAY,

IItJE-II3osI
Marie Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armans,
known to history as Charlotte Corday. was
born at orne 1853. Her life was devoid OF
Incident; her history lay in the events
leading up to her self-chosen death. An
example OF one of the many abnormal ac-
cldents of the unnatural conditions en-
gendered by the French revolution, she
would probably long since have been Goa.
signed to oblvicn were IL not for the
romantic interest aroused by the appealing
portrait painted a few hours before her
execution. The artist. Hauer, privileged
to paint this portrait upon which the
later idealized pictures have been founded,
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Texans in New York.

VI
New York. May 16--The following
Texans are registered at New York hotels /.
Austin-Ralph scurryarth, at the Ev-
erett
Dsllas-W. A. Watkins. a, the st. Denis.
Houston Mr. and Mrs. w, c. Neville.
at the Gilsey.
San Apselo-A. Boland. at the cosmo-
politan
sherman-W q. Hawley and j. N. WOOD
in, at the Union Square.
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New Assesnor of Mineoln.

Nineoia, Texas. May l5.-At special
meeting OF the city council II. H. Howell.
cashier OF the Fins, National bank. was
e.egted city assessor ana collector, vice
S. r. Bruce. deceased.
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ternate; Frank Holland. Farm ARM, ~ rI'sut
Dallas; /. R. Ransom, Enterps,,sss Hsasis
alternate; c. Il. Lehman, Hea,'sri arsalil''
VILE: r. W. Haltom, N, ~ vsKrisb'
Nacogdoches, alternate; g. W. yllfq'
Fable, Ell Campo; T. ]. Mlaa ns,s. Cn''
Waxahachie. alternate hL Rip1'
Sticker, Schulenburg; 49,. sr coliir,
Star. Plano. alternate; Js.p" to.klsH
Watchman. Carthage; =, Nail, psA..
Pittsburg. alternate; W, n.,is llsrra'
Rosser Thomas, News, Laoos'-
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soMn coLpE.,As rouNp.

hut Expert noesi Place His Hopes
ToaNorgh.
clesurne. Texas,b f. Sy tS.--Mr. Hol,
brock the miningb n't ert. who has been
sinking a shaft tOf pos vinson at Keene.
home saFS 81 s Ss oA Sasn. Or rs
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prosecute It's needfui work of getting at the
facts concerning the wnter possibilities OF
the arid region. and making surveys to show
definitely where water can be stored, in what
quantities and how much there will be TO
store These are all subjects OF vital interest
to arid America aud which congress owes it
to the West to provide for literally.
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called there by the death OF his partner
In response to the query of a Post renrs-
sentative re said that they had found
So cents worth of gold, washed fran 49,.
a half gallon OF slaty shale, and, thai rich
finds may be made when bed rock L.
struck, but he did not base his hopes yas Z,
hieh - 'eEy
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Marriages

marriages. IA W
DR.. J. H. Fender Of Rockws" nc1ias'
salIie Reid OF Melissa ne'' V.
May a. y.ske ~
Beaulah smothers; a. hocA
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The Texas coast country. especially to the
east OF Houston. is destined TO become soon
wonderful rice producing section. 1t is to
be deeply regretted that any conflict OF pri-
vate interests. OF whatever nature here, should
prevent the beginning OF the location Of rice
mills in this city, and the making Of Hous-
ton as the assured center OF what must de-
velop into great and constantly growing
Industry
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The irrisation appropriation OF s9ao,o
which Ia asked TOR the use OF the geological
survey would enable that bureau TO vigorously
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But in this unimpassUed Twentieth
century, looking coldly back upon the
fever heat which burned itself out IN
France 100 years ago. who shall saw
whether Charlotte Corday was sent by
God to ayenge her country? In other
words, should the heroes OF history be
Judged by the standards of the day in
which they lived or gagged by modern
criteria?
The youth OF Charlotte Carday, like thu,
OF Joan Of Are. was Of the kind thar ms
tiers introspection, feeds Imagination ana
prolongs childhood indefinitely. Ii WAS nor
mid her tlocks on the hillsldss, but IN ia
eloistered seolusion VI the abhaye-Apx
Dames-founded at Caen Tor the daueh-
tiers Of the poor nobility by Matilda. va
Of William the ConQueror. that Charlotts
Corday's mystic self-communlnrs l1oE on
that personal shape which beckoned her
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The nomination by the populist conven-
ton at Sioux Falls OF the Hon. Charles A.
Towne for vice president has not caused
the waters of the political river in the
National capital to rise an inch. 1t has
fallen fiat here aud there is no Intention
on the part of any OF the people to whom
1 have talked to advocate the nomination
OF that gentleman at the Kansas City con-
ventlon. In fact, they say he is an inn
possible quantity as the nominee OF the
democratic party.
Mr.. Towne was always a republican I'M
til 1896, when he became so called silver
republican, and left the republican party
and trained with the democrats on that
issue alone. The democrats say that there
are as good democrats as ever lived who
were silver men long before Mr.. Towue
was ever heard of in the politics of the
country. and that they will nominate Just
such a man at Kansas City. They say that
II Mr., Towne is a man who cares more for
the welfare of the country than he does
for political preferment If he is a patriot
imhued with the feelings and aspirations
for his Nation that should animate the
breast of every member of the reform
forces of the country, he will, when the
democracy names its candidate at Kansas
City, step down and out and allow that
name to so also on the populist ticket In
short. II he means business he will refuse
to play the Tom Watson act
Many of his friends here say that he
will do that very thing when the demo-
Gratis name their candidate at Kansas
City. In fact. that is the general i'm
preston here. and that after the demo-
cratic convention the reform forces. the
anti-republican forces of the entire coun-
try will be united and go into the battle
with hope and the assurance of victory
over greed and gold trusts and tories
cupidity and corruption, Imperialism and
impudence. yacillation and venality,
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TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION

h"FfAs Announces the Ex
ecutive Committee.
Greenville. Texas May is -E. W Ia.
rls. president of the Texas Press assoc,s.
tion announces the following executive
committee for the ensuing year: Firs, A.
trict. R. N. Johnston, Post. Houston. .sc.
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Failures in the United States last week were
more numerous than for tho corresponding
week last year. In Mexico. Canada and other
quarters OF the globe. however, Mckinley
prosperity is still active and buoyant.
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Let's see-if we should 70 to war over
South Africa "for humanlty's sake what
race Of islanders could we find about 5000
miles from the seat OF war that we could pro-
coed to exterminate?
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As great and prosperous as Houston may
be at present she can not afford to let any
new industrial plants, which she might with
reasonable effort and iberality obtain, escape
her
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-17

The ST. Louis strike seems from best ac-
counts to be but another OF those frequently
recurring struggles nowadays between under
fed Drawn and overwatored capitalize head
again consplrlng TO starve the belly, as in the
old fable of the fight between the members
Of the body
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Senator Clark of Montana is reported to
have been much surprised Immediately after
his resignation to learn that tho acting gov
ernor Of his State had promptly reapponted
him to the senate. This new honor doubtless
came to Mr. Clark with that same pleasing
astonishment with which some sweet girl
graduate blushingly receives the prcarranged
bouquet.
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The South African commissioners say that
falling with the Washington administration
they VIII attempt to arouse the people" to
force the administration. This would be
rather high-handed course for foreign ennis
saries to adopt even though the sympathy Of
the Nation were with their cause. Over
similar attempt once by a French minister
VIC had a serious difficulty with France.
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The present leadership OF the floor on
the part Of the democracy is very alert,
always sees things, but it does not always
take advantage Of them. 1t Is too much
OF compromiser. Men who are in the
right do not want to compromise. They
need to fight. When the republican party
hurls brick at us that is not the time
Tor apologies for being on the earth. It
is the time to hit back with a hickory
stick and make somebody howl. The form
er Is the method of the present democratic
leadership, and the latter was Bailey's
method. 1t is now recognized that Bal
ley's mthod was the better OF the two. and
much better suited to the needs of the
democratic party in this congress.
Therefore although Mr. Bailey is not
the titular floor leader the democrats in
the house feel safer from republican at
tack when he Is here. They feel they have
q champion who is the superior of any man
on the republican side of the house, and
that the republican leaders will be more
wary in their maneuvers with Bailey on
the floor. Hence, the warmth of the
double greeting given to Bailey on his re-
turn to his labors His colleagues were
glad for his sake that he had won a glori
GUS victory and glad for their own sakes
that he was where he could enter the bat
vile here on moments notice.
The people of the State of Texas would
have been proud of their choice for United
States senator II they could have wit
messed the greeting given their choice by
the representatives of the people of the
whole country on his return here last
action. 1t is compliment to their intel
ligenCe
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This is bad year for the prohibtionists TO
talk more water to Texans.
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Whenever those middle of-the-roaders hold
their convention outside of good prohibit
ton State they begin to claim millions of
votes in prospect
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BY becoming a thorn in the side OF the
Transvanl and demonstrating to Great Britain
the strategic advantages OF Lourenzo Marquee.
impeounous Portugal is laying most promis-
ing trap to capture fancy price for its South
African territory.
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me Ice trust in New York raised the price
from % to 90 cents hundred and determined
TO sell no more scent pieces. Is II any Won
der that the masses have not been able TO
keep cool under such an outrage?
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Joe Wheeler seems at last TO have cor
cluded that retired brigadier ought to be
about the size OF a fighting mans aspira-
lions
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Our proud navy still has to run up tho
white flag when 1t goes against the arnor
| tr,t
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Minced mule and currled locusts now con-
sttute the substantial breakfast in Mafeking.
No wonder the garrison is stubborn and chip
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AS VIEWED AT WASHINGTON.
CBY G. A. pDwARDs.)

washington, May 12.--(Staff Specially
The great personal popularity of the Hon.
Joseph Weldon Bailey With his colleagues
was clearly demonstrated the other day
when he returned from his triumph in
Texas
IL had been just eight weeks since Joe
bailey left this capital to go down among
the people who love him and trust hisn
and put on his armor to battle for one
OF the greatest political prizes in the Ma
ton. He went away with the benedlc-
lions and the benispns OF all who knew
MN and the great work he has performed
LOT the Nation and the party in the house
OF representatives. They believed he
would win. for they had faith in his fight
ing qualities.
But they did not expect that the battle
would be won so quickly and 60 easily.
they did not know that the great demo-
cratic heart OF the Lone Star State was
simply waiting for his presence to Come
TO his standard en- masse
When the news came that the battle was
over and that Bailey had won, there was
exceeding great rejoicing that such was
the case, and much OF Vt was for the rea-
son that the prince of debaters would
soon trek back TO his seat in the halls
OF congress and be here at the critical
times that may yet confront the party
whzn an opportunity lost to jab the jave-
LIN OF fact into the vitals of the republican
carcass would border on crime.
Many Is the time during this session
nave heard members OF the house say
with keen regret in their voices that they
were sorry they had not followed the lead
OF the gallant Bailey in the last congress
with more assiduity, in that he would have
stood for reelection as floor leader in this
congress. That was the only reason he
did not so stand He would not try to lead
divided party. He preferred to let some
other man handle the reins. Some other
got them and there IS now much regret
thereat.
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THE HOUSTON DAILY POST.
by THH
Houston Printing Company.

Z. NJ. JOHNSTON 49, PRESIDENT.
G. j. PALMER. vicH-PRHsDHSr.