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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04
Farmer Shaw, Poet.
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Camp County Enterprise.
In his speech before the State Grange
Farmer Shaw as much as told the pubic
that he was not born poet, with az
effort and little greatness thrust upon
him. Farmer Shaw could induce Steve
Brodie to hang up large purse and cha'-
lenge Alfred Austin.
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SS'0EHUV IT.
When the San Antonio Express saws that
prices OF everything are advancing all
along the line. and this includes manufac-
,ared as well as agricultural products II
miners wages.
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a "New Cut" Road.

Cleburne Chronicle.
The Houston Post remarks that "Midaiu
Texas seems to be the Klondike OF pollucs
in the State" And that reminds us tnss
the road to political heaven no longer leaas
through Tyler
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SOUTHERN COTTON CONSUMPTION.

Mills of the South consumed 1,o42,67l
bales Of cotton for the year ending August
81. 1897, according to the statistics Just
prepared by Secretary II. q. Hester OF the
New Orleans cotton exchange.
This is the largest amount OF cotton ever
taken In one year by Southern spinners,
and Is tho first time that the Sonth's con-
sumption has passed the million bale mark
A gratifying feature In connection with the
increase Is the fact that It came during a
year that Northern mills were curtailing
consumption and complaining OF poor bus
mess. 1t shows THAI the South is the best
field for cotton factories and that such in
dustries Will pay IN this section even
when they are Improbable elsewhere.
In five years the South has more than
doubled It's consumption OF cotton. There
has been an increase of 40 per cent IN the
takings OF Southern mills in the last two
years, whllo Northern spinners show a
falling off OF 10 per cent in that line. Five
years ago Northern factories used three
times as much cotton as those IN the
South. Last year Northern spinneps tin
Guiding Canada used 1904 900 bales, while
tho South consumed something over | ,000
900. or nearly 40 per cent OF the entire
American consumption. The rapid in
crease In the taklngs OF cotton by Southern
Spinners Is shown by tho following table:
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LEADING EDITORIALS.
From tho washington Post.

From tho Washington Post.
AN IMPERATIVE DUTY--one Of the
things which congress should do as soon
as II gets together for It's first regular
session is to start an Investigation OF its
own work. That clause In the Dingley
tariff act which adds 10 per cent to the
duty on all goods coming into the United
States from foreign country was Slipped
into the bill'' In conference. II was not
in the house bill or in the senate BILL It
was not proposed In conference. nor did
the senate or house detect 1t when the
conference report was submitted. AS
Speaker Reed says. 1t must have been
slipped in" The effect is to stop or ma
tcfl1ily reduce imDortations through Can
ada. OF course. 1t bears heavily ON the
Canadian ra!lionds and their American
connections. 1t Is blow 10 various In
terests in New England and the North
west. and a corresponding advantage to
interests in other sections.
Whether on the whole. 1t is a good or
bad thing Der sc we arc unable To &C.
toimine. but we know that legislation by
the slipping in process Is altogether bad
What congress should do-what 1t Is
bound TO do In It's own vindication--is not
10 dispute about the merits of the 10 Ter
cent clause. but TO fnd out how 1t was
slipped in" And 1t is the duty of con-
greBs to repeal that clause, utterly regard
less OF Its merits. 1t viii not do to sane.
ton such tainpeIing with lawmaking Con-
gross owes 1t to its own dignity and de-
cency. and to the public sense of justice
and prOpriety. TO defeat any and every
attempt TO perpetrate frauds by clandestine
changes in bill.
II the 10 per cent proposition is strong
enough to stand on its own feet-if it will
bear discussion and command majority
vote In both houses-let 1t be adopted as
an amendment to the Dingley act. But
the first duty of congress in the matter is
to find out who put 1t in. and then TO
see that tho guilty are punished. After
that 1t will be in order to discuss the
merits OF the question.
The possibilities OF evil In successful
tamperng with bills in congress are SO
gIeat--the chances for rascals to fatten on
spoils are so allurng-that the country
has right to expect congress to hunt
down and punish the offenders. A failure
TO do so would weaken the confidence of
the people In the lawmaldng machinery,
and that is by no msans desirable.
But there liz one good that may be ex-
Dected to result from this tariff bill fraud.
1t will make senators and representatives
more vlgilant. Having such an illustra-
ton of tho audacity Of seekers for !avors,
and being thus warned that matter may
be Slipped in" and put through in the
last stages OF legislation. the National law
makers will give more careful scrutiny to
conference reports than has been custom
arv in the past.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04
Only one Admirable Thing.
Texas Coaster.

About the only thing done by spain,
in many years to attract the admiration q
the civilized world was the prompt exscu
tion OF the assassin Of the tyrsnt Canovas
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04

Every timo England has an uprising
IN India It always ends Ia showing up the
boundary line OF English possessions sew =
oral hundred milen
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04

BY retaining Wcyler In Cuba, the Cubaais
are Of the opinion that Spain couldn't
have choked COLL amy harder II he had
given Azcarraga's wife chance TO wear
fisautning
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04

Another man suffering from notorie,y
Daeiih has been offect'ially cured OF the
hroo'Siyn bridge jumping habit.
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his bride for a trip and let Jer McLemor
"s,fb" for him.


The Cucro Record says:
Bryan has just shipped 225 bales OF cot.
ton direct to Barcelona. Spain. rms u
said to be the first direct shipment ever
made to SPAIN by Texas.
II spain should declare war against un-
Gle sam she will get another direct ship
ment" from Texas. and one she didn
order.
"Mary Jane Cox OF the Forney Mes
senger Ia expecting some political sur
prises next year. He says:
From a letter In the Garland News from
John CulIoni, who Is In the secretary Oh
states office, we imagine that the COIN
bInatfpn will be Culbcrson Tor the senate
and Crane for governor. win the rest Oh
tho state undecided upon. AS John has
kent IN pretty well with the machine. he
evidenily knows what he is talking about,
but If we are not mistaken In the signs
OF the times. next year VIII be slate
breaker.
The Lockhart Register says:
No man should be allowed to vote In
this country who can not read English
The Cleburne Chronicle says:
Waco has a man who Is trying to de-
without eating And this is another evil
dence that the fool killer is not doing his
duty.
Maybe that fellow is merely trying to
seven up" am expense account.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04

Tho owner OF Star Pointer is perfect,
satisfied with his brvend OF prosperity
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04
Hon. w. p. Blackburn, Calvert. Texas

Austin, Texas, AUGUST y, 1S97.-Dear Sir
and Friend; Your favor OF the Sth inst.
duly to hand. In your letter you about
state the facts as understand them. You
in every way co-operated with the minority,
who wanted to defeat the unjust bill advo-
Gated by the majority. and In its stead pass
bill that was equitable alike to the State,
the officers, the taxpayer and the litlgant.
In order to accomplish this result yNI alb
scented yourself from the house. the minor
ity agreeing to stand by you fop so doing.
All that you did In this regard was done
to k'ing about this result. Surely no per-
son who believes in fair and Just fee bill
can condemn you for what you did. If you
run again your opponent had better not
tackle you on your fee bill record, for he
will certainly get the worst of 1t among all
fair minded men. With the highest re-
CARDS, l am very truly yours,
r. H. Ward
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04

sacrificed in an effort to save your State
from obnoxious legislation In an effort to
serve the best interests of your people. and
as far as your leaving the house In order
to help defeat the fellow servants act
never heard of that before. and there is not
one word OF truth In 1t.
/ l believe you can be Of service to your
constituents next session and I hope you
will be returned. If at any time l can
serve you, command me. Yours very truly,
J. 4. Wolters.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04

oom Pam' Kruger Is another fly IN
Enxiand's ointment that deiies all Of John
butts attempts TO dislodgc It.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04

Secretary Hester's report contains many
interesting facts in relation to the increase
In the spindles OF Southern mills and to
new mills which VIII come into operation
during the new commercial year. He states
that quite a number OF spindles were ar
fectod by bad trade the past season. aud
that this made the years consumption in
the South about 10000 bales less than II
would otherwise have been. Southern mills
felt the depression much less than those
OF tho North. however. as shown by the
increased amount Of cotton consumed II
Is safe to predict that with many new
mills springnS up In the Atlantic States
and better trade counted upon tho South
VIII consume fully 500 900 bales OF cotton
for the season ending August 81, 1898.
The only bad Feature In connection with
tho Increased Southern consumption is the
fact that Texas, II State that raises enough
cotton to supply over sixteen million
spindles. has less thap a half dozen cotton
factories within her Borders.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04

Judge George Clark ought to get his
superior brand of silence copyrighted.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04

II rs worthy Of remark thar tho States
responsible for what prosperity has been
prod,rced by the rise in whoat--the great
est wheat growing States in the Union.
voted for Bryan last fall.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04

This country ought to have little
brush with forogn foo In order 10
teach our navai officers something beside,
ballnoom taetics
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04

And now Major sayers has stepped 70
the gubernatoriai rlngside and issued his
official def = Next
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04

Prince Henri has patched up hs quar-
reds: alsso his viecora
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The king OF Siam says he Is not coming
No this country. and gives as his excuse
that he won't have time enough to see It
all. That's too thin. He's afraid no VIII
have to pay duty on his name
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04

Since the passage of tho Dingley bill
chat hole in the treasury has been gradu-
ally growing wider and deeper.
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04

THE Cuban "Evangelne'' is as pathetl
"a Lungfelow's.
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Rud kipNng has changed his occupation.
Since the birth of that hoy he has become
q floor walker.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04

The Indian general passenger agent
seems to be taking up all OF John Bulls
passes
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HON DAILY POST.
ton frintiuo Company.

l1teAs ...s.......s....s IT, "a !
~ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Presidents
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04

While John sherman Is running his for
settery overame he ought to forget how
to talk for Mark Hanna in Ohio.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04

The Chicago Times-Herald says an old
man in Boston claims that he has been
ryprotized by an actress" There are
others.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04

The prosecution is certainly sending out
those pictures of Luctgort to the press Of
uhe country
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04

Judge George Clark ought TO get his
superior brand of silence copyrighted.
-------
This country ought to have a little
brush with forogn foe In order 10
teach our nava, officers someuhing beside,
ballroom tactics.
The Indian general passenger agent
seems to be taking up all OF John Bulls
passes.
The Chicago Times-Herald says an old
man in Boston claims that he has been
fypsotized by an actress" There are
others.
The prosecution is certainly sending out
those pictures of Luctgort to the press OF
uhe country.
While John sherman IA running his for.
eettery overIame he ought to forget how
to talk for Mark Hanna in Ohio.
Rud kipNne has changed his occupation.
Since the birth of that hoy he has become
a floor walker.
Stree the passage of tho Dingley bin
chat holo in the treasury has been gradu-
ally growing wider and deeper.
Ana now Major sayers has stepped tc
me gubernatoria ranssIde and issued his
official def - Next.
Another man suffering from notoriety
oaciils has been cffectualiy CURED OF shs
hrooaciyn bridge jumping habit.
oom Paul'' Kruger Is another fly IN
Esnxiand's oimement that defles all of john
Bulls attempts 70 dlslodge ".
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-15
THE FATHERHOOD OF GOD.
The Subject of Rev. Chas. H. StrOng's
Second Sermon on the Greed.

Rev. Charles H. Strong at st. Johns
church, preached last night the second Of
his series of sermons on the Apostles
Greed. This time his text was Il believe
In God the Father Almighty" and from
this the subject 'The Fatherhood of God"
His discourse was most Interesting and in
structive throughout.
His first point was that it was impos-
sible for the universe to have come into
existence by chance, as some try to ar
que. Everything shows design in nature,
and everything is controlled and governed
by certain laws This design and these
laws cannot be the result of chance; they
must, beyond all doubt, have been of di-
vine origin, the work of creator, Of God.
Some one said that institutions were the
heightened shadows of great men. All
history has originated within the souls of
men. So laws and things beyond the pow
er of man to create must have originated
from divine mind and a divine source.
The conclusions Of science, Mr.. Strong
said, can be brought to bear evidence to
these facts.
Rev. Mr.. Strong spoke of the develop
ment of the moral sense, of conscience,
which leads to a belief in the existence
of God and belief in God. All people
for all time have had their forms of re-
ligion and their Cod and all these relig-
ious cults, past and present, have come
TO accept the idea of the Fatherhood Of
God. But with many of these cults the
force of the religion was lost because
they were without the belief in or feeling
of personality Of God. 1t is the personality
of the God of the Jews and the God Of
the Christians that has led them to the
idea of Fatherhood. But it was necessary
that the old Jewish conception of the
Righteousness and fatherhood of God
should be followed by the coming of
Christ 1t was in him that the true Fa-
therhood of God was seen. Mr.. Strong
spoke of the numerous instances, 351 in
all, in which Christ spoke of God the
Father.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-15
COURT WEEK IN EFFINGHAM.
The Zipperer Ejectment Suit and
Others Disposed Of.


Judge Falligant returned yesterday
morning from bingham county after a
very busy court week, He was only able
to spend one day at home, however, as
he will leave the city this morning for
Liberty county where there Is another
hard weeks work before him.
Some very interesting cases were dispos-
ed Of during the latter part of the week.
The case of George Lombard & Co.
against Simmons was one in which the
plaintiff sued to recover for an engine and
boiler sold to brother of the defendant.
Simmons bought the boiler from his
brother who held it under a conditional
bill of sale. The jury decided that the
plaintiff was entitled to a lien against the
property and gave verdict to that eff
feet
The appeal case of Straub against S. S.
Sanders & Co. was a suit on a note in
which E. E. Foy was also sued as party
to the contract Mr.. Foy denied liability,
but it was shown that he was a member
of the firm of Sanders & Co., at the time
the note was given, and the jury decided
that he was liable as member of the
firm.
In the case of Kellar against Wilson,
dispossessory warrant verdict was
found in favor of the plaintiff for double
the amount of the rent claimed.
There was an interesting suit brought
also by a negro against DR.. Wilson, in
which the plaintiff sought to have set
aside deed to property, in which the con-
sideraton was put at 800. The deed had
been given to secure the defendant for
a fee of S25 which the plaintiff had in
rrVt- ~ hao To hn do
PENDANT, but he made other claims for
services, amounting to S119 in all. The
jury did not agree to the business of these
claims, and rendered a verdict in favor of
the plaintiff.
One of the most interesting cases of the
week was the ejectment suit of H. P Zip
perer against ]. C. Zipperer, in which both
claimed title to certain property. The
plaintiff was an adopted son Of Zacharlah
Zipperer, and the defendant an adopted
son of Obadiah Zipperer, and Zachariah
and Obadiah Zipperer were brothers. Zach
ariah Zipperer first decided lot of prop
erty TO his brother, Obadiah. He after
wards gave a deed to the same property
to his adopted son, Neither of these deeds
was ever recorded obadiah Zipperer still
later decided the same property to his
adopted son and this deed was recorded.
This brought up some very interesting
questions with the final result that both
were entitled to the property, and that 1t
should be divided between them.
A large number of other civil cases of
minor Importance were disposed of.
The grand jury recommended the APP
pointment of J. e. Hodges, Esq, as solic-
itor of the county court. That position is
now held by R. W. Sheppard. 1t is said
in these appointments the governor is US
ually governed largely by grand jury rec
concentrations, and it is believed Mr..
no
Judge FalIigant will find mucn work
ahead of him in Liberty, and he expects
also the work in Mcintosh county will re-
quire a full week.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-15
COLORED PUPILS CROWDED OUT
Complaint of Insufficient school Ac-
Communications for Them.

Complaint of insufficient school Ac-
cOmmOdatiOns for Them.
Some complaint has been made by color
ed people lately that insufficient facilities
are offered in the way of school accom-
modations, it being claimed by them that
there is no room in the public schools for
their children. The complaint was started
with the discontinuance of the Issuing of
admission cards. which was on account
of the fact that the schools were crowded
to their fullest capacity.
AS many seem to think, however the
action was not an arbitrary one with the
board of education. 1t was found that the
schools were full, and the action of the
board In Issuing no further admission
cards, not only excluded a large number
of colored children in the city, who were
seeking admittance, but a number of white
children as we'll
Superintendent Otis Ashmore. when seen
by Morning News reporter in connection
with the condition of affairs, stated it was
a fact that very large number of chill
dren in the city were barred from the
schools for want of sufficient room to ac-
commodate them. He said that precau-
ton had been taken to admit every appl-
cant, so long as it did not interfere with
the school work. There was no discrim-
ination whatever in favor of either the
white or colored children, the accommo-
dations being equally as good for one as
for the other. The schools are over
crowded, he said, and it was out of the
question to admit any more children I'M
I'll some provisions have been made for adj
ditional ROOM
The method by which the present con-
ditlons will have to be remedied will he
by sending a committee from the board
OF education to the next grand iurv
which has its session in the early spring
ana apprize the members of the condition
of the schools. and ask that an annro.
prlation be made sufficient to provide ad
diuonal facilities. AS the matter stands
now, l can see no prospect of an earlier
solution of the matter. 1t is very unfor
tuhate that large number of the children
in the city are barred from the schools on
this account. Still it is a fact, and thar
too, without present remedy"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-15
WANT LIGHTED BUOYS.

An Effort Will BE Made to Have
Mr. William St John Of the Pintsch Gas
Company is in the city for a day or two,
and has been spending his time principally
with the railroad men.
Mr.. st. John is very much interested just
now In the matter of gas buoys for certain
points in the Savannah river and he
thinks at the coming session of congress
an appropriation will doubtless be made
which will enable the lighthouse board to
place a number of these buoys along the
coast, in which event Savannah would
come in for her share
The light house board has been putting
out a large number of these gas buoys re-
Gently. About sixty-five have just been
placed in the great lakes, and others have
been put in New York harbor, and at 9TH
err ports.
The captains of the ocean steamers are
greatly interested in the project for getting
them in the Savannah harbor, and it is not
unlikely that petition to this end will be
presented to the light house board within
a short time.
The great advantage of the gas buoy is
that IL makes navigation at night practi-
cally as easy as in the day time. The
buoys hold enough gas to burn six months
without replenishing. A new device
which has recently been attached to some
of these buoys, is a bell, making it both
a bell and a lighted buoy. The escape of
the gas to the lamp causes ball to strike
a bell every half second whether the sea
is rough or in a dead calm. None of the
gas Is wasted but is used to feed the light
These latter buoys are used principally in
foggy seas.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-15

MRS, MARY w. BLACK DEAD.

Died at the Home of Her Daughter
in Rocky Ford Yesterday.
Mrs. Mary w. Black, widow of the late
william Ashburn Black. formerly of this
city, a soldier of the Indian war of 1896
and who died in the confederate service
in 1865, died yesterday, at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. John T. Parker, in Rocky
Ford.
Mrs. Black was before marriage Miss
Barnett of Beaufort, s. C. She was n
years old, and leaves two sons, Mr. P. H.
Black of Savannah, Mr.. w A. Black of
WalterborO, S. c., and two daughters
Mrs John T. Parker of Rocky Ford and
Mrs Sarah e. Woods of Bulloch county
She will be buried from the residence of
Mr.. II. G. Black in this city. The funeral
services will take place at ST. Pauls Epis-
copal church at 4 o'clock this afternoon
The interment will be in Laurel Grove
cemetery.