The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-23
SECRETARY SHAW AS A sLEurH.

SEShG lNhI oT'fNW no - SGGO
! Secretary Shaw has been playing sleuth. Com.
plants have been coming in from all the country
that the United States customs inspectors have been
employing barbarous methods. Travellers have had to
submit to all sorts Of ndignites. The newspapers
took it up and championed the rights OF the people,
An American tourist they insisted, is not criminal
These abuses must he stopped the papers announced
and American citizens must be treated with civity
and consideration
The secretary Of the treasury being a new man de-
tcrminod TO try methods So he dropped in" at
the Cmard pier in New York day recently and pro-
cccded to do the Sherlock Holmes act. He stroled
about caroessly and all the while, out of the
OF his eye, narrowly watched the inspectors examin-
ing the travellers baggage.
1t appeared to the secretary in very short while
that the inspectors had been grossly maligned They
We're as polite as Chesterfield Beau Brumme him
self was not finer model of decorum and behavior
They examined the baggage of the travellers delicate
y. daintily and with than French politeness
Secretary Shaw proud of his customs inspectors
Suddenly his illusions rudely dispeled. A
rcdheadcd inspector standing him addressed
him "Wcll, Mr. Secretary, "he said what do you
think of the way we do t?' MI Shaw asked how it
was he known. The inspector explained that he
recognized at once by his picture in the papers.
The next time Mr.. Shaw plays Sherlock Holmes, it
s said he will wear false beard and stuff a pillow
that the New York inspectors know well enough how
TO behave when the boss is around
In SOW transprc that the bill for services to Mckinley
only $4,000 In other words what Mckinley was obliged
work curc year obtain three physicians are
to get Tor ten days service Easy money
Tepoy must grin at the idea Of the president needing pro-
lection
CORRESPONDENT tceerarhs that the British haven't got
enough troops the rrsusvaa conquer the Dutch That
correspondent ought to have sent his in while it
fresh,
THE crumpacker resolution seems facd TO meet with
dissolution.
Is English parliament Mr.. Dillon called Mr. Cham
herlaiu "a - liar and up date nobody has heard
that oey climbed over any chairs in order him
Patrick tno St Patrick will probably see his case go
= to the jury next week
FrzsmmoNs certainly sets high price on his freekled
hide lie doubtless takes the fact consideration that
it is worth more now than it will ever be again.
EUROPE be taking the Franco Russian note and
trying to look pleasant
Cter physician says that his patient NAV soon
set sail for England He may also for heaven
But t is doubtful he ever does either.
Now Nuns say with that parrot Of profan. memory
+ Il talk too ---- much"
II evident that the Texas items on the river, and
harbors bin all right Still it is too bad that Mr.
o oeopers amendment did not pass,
IReNO has already recognized the fact that state of
war exists in South Africa
n Mnss doesn't believe in making the army a do,hl,
header Concerning some things Miles reasoning is emf
u neutly
PsRHAps Mr. Arto will agree better with Housons mex
}. chief OF the fire department.
BRYAN calls Cleveland back number R,var do,.,,,
to be keeping date he has just discovered tina,
y fact
BIC SANDY is to have canning plant Such epternc !,
v an evidence of sand in Big Sandy
st IL FIRE culfF HussrY will join the union psrbaps h,
y VIII be able to get his old job locomotive engineer
e BRtoADrER GENERAL SrH having been ordered from The
- Philippines TO Texas should certainly come rejoicing
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