The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-15

see and know of the progress their State is
so rapidly making"
THESE few remarks of Governor Saycrs.
beside whose side the general Wus seated,
notified him thar Il was time to appear bee.
lore the public. As the two gentlemen
walked out ON the stage they were received
win enthusiastic appliance. When quiet
was restored General j. X. WatioS stepped
to the front and introduced Governor SAY
rls who In turn IN rev neat words pre-
scented the orator of the evening
As stated before, the subject Of his lee
ture Is 'l'he United States in Peace and
War and he summarized MI the wars in
which this country has been engaged ana
paid eloquent tribute to the strikiug hgurcs
OF c1Ch OF those historic cpuchs Inc mann
feature of his address, however was Cuba
ana the Spanish war. lie tod in plain Ian
guagc the leading incidents in his career as
consul general AT Havana. His story OF
the escape OF Evangcliua Cisncros and the
part he played In securing for her. though
n subject of Spain, better quarters than
the common jail was thrilling indeed. and
Mheu he announced that She married the
young man who really rescued her ana
was living happily with him to-day, the
house almost came down from the Inptur-
ous applause. His description of the blow
lhE up OF the Maine WIS done as though
he had been ON board when the catastrophe
happened, ana the froWits of that were Hp-
parent on the cOuuteuanCrs OF his auditors
showed how much h.s eloquent words were
mNkinS them rNcvratc the CoWurdlr act.
Ills story Of his hrst meeting with General
t'u tunStun was realistic indeed aud
when he lurulariy stated that, by assisting
Funston I'm his Clandestinc escape from
Cuba, he too had had something to do with
the capture of Aguimldo. the audience
Chcerod and laughed. Ills references To
what We should do with Cuba and her
prayer for u reduction Of tarfG In her favor
was In line With the thought that the is.
Hnd needed little encouragement To ask 10
ne Incorporated within the American Union.
lie believes In This government carving ont
all lis promises, hut at the same time nc is
AN cNpun>iouSt and believes in keeplns
what we have. as there is no precedent for
turning anything loose, lie intCrspcIsCd
MS lecture with amusing anecdotes and
Kept MS audience In good humor all the
Time Ills prruration was worthy of the
lecture. and he was cheercd TO the echo as
he took his seat.
Ihrrc WAS am immense audience present.
the vast auditorium being almost complete
~ nlled. On the stage, which was deco
rated with flowers. We're seated a great
many old ConfcderateS and Grand Army
mon, local militia officers In uniform and
various prominent citizens
Eencrul Lee will leave at $ o'clock this
morning Tor Huntsville and will lecture
there In the evening lie win leave Hunts
vile nc 400 "Wednesday evening. arriving
IN Houston at $50 y. m. and leaving az n
o'clock for Waco over the Houston ana
Texas Central, He will lecture in Waco
on the evening Of the tTth, and In Bryan
on the evening Of tue 18TH. General Lee
expects TO rpuCh san Antonio on Saturday,
whore he viii join his wife and daughter
and spend several DAYS with his SON Fiez-
hugh Lee Jr.. who is stationed there. being
q FIRST lieutenant ia the Twelfth cavalry.
From san Antonio General lee will go 20
pHlaS fer the Confederate reunion.
Mrs. lee and iheir daughter Miss Aunie.
did not stop here, but proceeded ON to san
Antonlo, where they have gone 10 visit
Lieutenant FithuEh Ice, Jr.