The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-23
I1IaFNATIONAL CAPITAL
,.,.0io Arsenal May Be Enlarged
"a Factory Instituted,
!, .sFRIcAS MONEY IN MEXICO.
,,,,;., Has 5een invested There
D,' p,st Five Yeurs--Dcwey
" to Seek lisrbor'

,,g,n Has Been Invested There
o =. past Five Yeors--pcwey
to Seek l1srbor'
u. December 2o.--1ho chief Of
rfA :, ordnance of the war depart
sSs 4 the near future recommend
II ~ ,,lop Of Sl5o.oOo for the pur-
i'p.,pp..caslps the warehouse capacity
,n,onio arsenal and Of arrang
y M placing there OF machinery Tor
70 4. rt,,re OF horse equipments aud
r Considerable Of this kind
~.s,souc there during the Spanish
~ a,tbough the facilities were lin
ino snowp that materials OF the
Nas could be manufactured
seaH and eIpeditiously'
r,Fr NAY SUCCEED ROOF
~ .,,anent in few months OF seere-
e. Root and the rumored in
Z. !, the president to appoint as bis
W. Goyernor General Taft Of the
while not officially confirmed,
VA upon by those who are closest
DEMONSTRATION as being highly prob
~ sccouut Of his private interests,
,..,n the secretary of war has long
"a - retire from Office, but he did not
!. law aside his office until Cuban
..dence had become an actually, the
slon In the Philippines mad been
I'D tbe army of the United
~ ',o-rapized along the lines the secre-
4 |, bad formulated ..,.,...,
All two have been accomplished TO
..eretsrys satisfaction, aud the reor-
a.,,on ~ the regular army Is believed
svt a few months OIL. me measure
~ as the stan bill, by wnlch II Is
~ ~ c ~ as to insure its passage,
n hsIieyed. before the Adjournment IN
,. with this measure law, Mr.. ROOt
fnialled the missions he took upon
~ snd Will then retire to devote his
nan 10 the law. IT Is known that
a "a Judge Taft relinqulsned ms position
~ federal bench aud went TO the
asnrss President Mckinley promised
A XII would bc cared for 1t Is believed
II ~ mon the United states supreme
81 xss this prize in view. II Is now
f5sr,cod that, should the looked-for n
IA 4 N.INlNf l.
~ tbe war portfolio will be given the
4 u iurist.
4 CUBAN RECIPROCITY TREATY.
@paSdeit Roosevelt has let it bc known
( Il before be reached us decision 10 senu
n Cuban reciprocity treaty 70 tue sthute
n not 10 the house, he consulted freely
lssders OF inc mousse anu Vue iueulpel'
lbs esemet' Al'pr mature ooiisi''e'' i'iVli'
vas aeteFunlutu 'na1 ), "as uun In h $50
enc Tue IuuH" ti'I'' w nS,e',
sltlStandlnS Inc ihcI tuaI " Suecteu
X elnes Of tho government. ffGcedcnls
l previous reciprocity treaties had peell
directly TO the senate Tor ratllcailoll;;
EgK with the cuban treaty. no oDlec'
NJ "a sapste alone Of that treaty..
an be said to be the purpose Of the
,sdslt; Wh9n inS Snoah Treaty snS u,,
4 Ssssgc 10 both branches OF congress,
tn RECOMMENDATION for such enabling
sT T US Nil, W. a9 No ne bo socTS 0 0Tt
{y, II is expected, TO stamp with it's
bpIa and ~ indlvldu9litg the negoll'
~ lot reciprocity WIN Cuoa'
E ....,.
FlthNklloNAL DAM CoNHERENCh'
representatives. Stephens and Sluydeu
m ssn "a, tbe rrc.idert tcr,ovro,y IN,
4 a.,
a purpose OF concerning with MN relutlFu
tie bill providing FOR the construction
"A N International dam across the Kiu
IA. -, No.. ii.
NV " ~ las"' lhe progress iu"u'
uls measure has been very slow but
ID Stephens and other moubers Of th,
H., a.io.n.i.,, s....,,.,,,, g., 40
,.Hon ~ ~ thI't pVWVr 10 puSu " a'o ~
he Of the senate committee but The
lbers Of the former have promised o
nd !" soon as possible AFTER the non
n -
II FIVE YEARS OF PROGRESS,
I've hundred million dollars In gold 4;
y Mount Of American capital invested il
8.t,o M, H. ,, a.,
~ h'' American companies nrlp'
INDIVIDUALS, according to estimates
&fuly prepared by Consul General A
Bcr,ov az Nto,,,,a r,.,. pua.iaai,,. -,
II. ~ 'a'AiVo NitS' Frac'icaiS a.
II Invested is in railroads. ali of ia,
n y The country, except three, beini
Iut ~ american al capital, American min
h reaching $50, vis,Cs50 n larce mart o
s ~ has been expended on up to dat
4nsritra5m S ceni.eiy, Twenty-eight million
4 Nh com rsp'tai is invested in agriculture
Il ( s,o sar heht TO mining. Manufacto
tRestments ih W. VI IN lhe hst OF Alner l,.'
4 F plants As sos trust companies, electri
EDEwry,s cr,p,s,,,. ,,,,,-,,r nv
fsNed sdy, 49,, -, t .s IIiNhlA ~
h. that ,ho ,e 80 'ne naNy uepar liue .,'
b. Of .draI-., "T ry Itinerary Ior tu
8.,she-r ''r' i'c"ey squadron IN III
nu % being rapidly executed. Christ
eve will 6nl all OF tho forty vessel