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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24
Grent Bug-a-Boo.


All this bus-a-boo In the News and
Globe Democrat about the compromise
which members OF the commission and At
torney General Crane ratified with the
Southern Pacific railroad for violations OF
the commission laws bears the flesh marks
OF a deeply. strongly planned conspiracy,
the object Of which was to cast the shadow
OF suspicion on the motives of these gen.
tlemen. The facts seem to be these. Tho
Southern Pacific Railroad company has in
quite a number of cases violated the laws
or the State and tho regulations OF the
commission by discriminating In favor of
certain places on its road as against others
and In favor OF certain business men In
a place as against others The penalty for
such violations was $4,000 In each case Tho
attorney general entered suit to recover
damages In quite number OF cases They
were Fought to a finish in the courts ana
Attorney General Crane won in all which
he carried to the courts The Soutbnrr
Pacific had the right OF appeal ana the
privilege OF trying the cases up in the
courts on appeal for an indefinite time.
hataer than do this the attorney general
anu me commission consented to the pay
ment by the Southern Pacific road ~
me OF $4,000. agreeing 70 dismiss the rest
OF inc cases Instead OF viewing such pro-
cceeding with suspicion, with the light he
fore us the people should look on the vic
tory OF Attorney General Crane az
triumph for the State and the commission
Inc sum OF $4,000 is pretty severe mem
any Tor the Southern Pacific to pay for
me run OF discriminating and 1t is several
lines more than the road made by such
rc. su The action Of Attorney
tni
roads to respect the laws Of the State madc
20 prevent such practices by railroad.
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Badly Needed.

Sherman Democrat
The Houston Post wants new Consti-
tuition for the State. 1t is badly needed,
but 1t is not likely that the people will be
In favor OF such a project for some years
to come. The courts, need reforming-by
abolishing about half of them, the term
Of all county and State offices should be
four years. with only one regular session Of
the legislature during the term. We would
thus have less tinkering with the laws;
the long term would greatly reduce po-
litical agitation, besides saving the cost of
one general election is considerable Item
Itself With such changes as here men
TONED we would have moro time to devote
to private business and it would be
long winded politician that could keep his
political stink pot boiling from one election
to the other, as is now the case with so
many who seem to have nothing to do but
organize alliance and other political clubs
In the interest of the dear people II
would be great saving to the people IL
they would have to be saved" only once
in four years in the place Of every two
years as at present. but we hardly believe
the people are ready for such change now.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24
Out for Crane.


dlllSDoro REFLECTOR.
In the ensuing rae for governor. this
paper viii support Attorney General Crane.
He is able. honest. fearless and trre. At
no time, however hot the contest or heavy
the odds. has he evaded or sought to
evade responsibility. conceal an cprton or
shirk party or an official du;y. In har-
mony at all times with the regular denoc-
racy OF the State, he has .lade enemies by
his courageous and manly advot acy CT
what he deemed to he right. Like the
plume OF Henry of Navarro at Ivry, Crane
has always been in the thickest OF the fight.
In stating our preference sor Mr.. Crane,
whom we think has earued the distirction
he seeks by party and official service we
do not disparage the ability or the honesty
OF purpose of the other distinguished gen
tlemen who are candidates for the same
position. In the fortunes of politi.l war,
saould any other OF them-for they are
all worthy men-be named as the party
standard bearer. We shall rally 70 his sup
port and line UP beneath the banner TO op-
pose the common FOE. We shall not D ay
the role of Archilles. even T. C,anc is not
accorded the palace of Agamennon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24
A REPLY. Nor AN ANSWER.

The Salt Lake Tribune thinks Mr.. Thos,
II. Reeds article In the New York World
Is simply reply, not an answer. to MIR,
Bryans argument previously published on
bimetallism. II contends that Mn. Reed
does not meet q single argument made by
Mr.. Bryan by anything more than naked
assertion. and quotes sample as follows
We In the East are very much prone 10
Diane the West for It's attitude In fnan-
c'al struggles. but the Western people
nro under strong temptations always,
The can see the wealth OF their country
and all rs great possibilities. and, becom-
Ing Impatient at the slow approach of
coniidence and capital. are tempted be.
yon1 measure ito use adj those appliances
OF the art OF financiering which seem so
easy ana are In the long run 80 ruinous.
In the ilrst place, continues the Tribune,
that has no application now; in the second
place, II is not fair statement. II no
refers to tho greenback craze OF 1879,
he should have explained that all that came
about through the abuses suffered by the
people from tho government. These. b-lcf.
~. were: First. wholesale retirement OF
grecnbacks after the war closed; second.
tho funding OF the bonds and making thcm
payable In coin; and. third, the demonetlxa
tion of silver which made them PAYABLE
10 gold, and the shrinkage In the values OF
everything except gold and interest teu,-
ing obligations. all 81 which ruined thous-
ands of people and FRUSTRATED business.
That wis as much OF an Eastern as A
western craze. Indeed, in the Tar West
u never had any following.
Again. when Mr.. Reed says tho w.st l.
impatient Of tho slow approach Of coma.
dence and capital what has that 10 do
with the Western protest against that Ice
islation which destroyed tho value q, i,s
property and made production proiI,le,s !,
Again. he says,
Wsth our new country we are under
going an education which oldrr natssrs
nave ATTAINED Tor themselves In thclr nwn
ssurFoundings nlready. We have TO learn
Eyt,, vuase,vss. not because we are not
oody or to learn from anybody. bnt he
cause our circumstances are different ma
cAir temptations greater. anu
Again we ask what application that I'm.
now. and to what education does he ra,ar ;
Only one nation had gone to the xold stand.
aP xhen, by swindle. our Nation COM
misted the unreasonable blunder, and that
nation did not do II until 1t was the great
creditor nation OF the earth and ali The
world was paying II tribute.
Next Mr.. Reed draws 4 comparinon h.
wssn lss0-sf and 1850. Hs olaims
hAt there was the same distress il ls7s
y n 1921; that II va prcdicted that the
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Come. In quite HsA'

Texas Coast Promoter. n a
Cotton raising as an 'nu Ia q
paratively a new thing in tne $500
try, but it has now passed the ~, /, Z
station and has. we trust !, AID
One of the leading merchants ~ tjt
benefits of the cotton pian.'pnss ttr, ~
ness; that trade was mucl credit u
did not hesitate to extend ~ I, q W
man who had cotton; tha' Tho nSvs
toners, a Northern man, WI lin o.
would plant every available Bile e. sss,s,
next year. as he found i veas ,ket " 8!
sell q bale Of cotton and pot PCT 70 d y
at one time. AS an adlun', nrcysn 4
and vegetable business y heiug Guy
for H.. ssa bsasiit q he or 3 S.
be made seh-sustaining ~ trss ~
growing cotton between 'pe
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24
AT DAWN.
At dawn q

r rsMn rose tinse tints the skic,.
tn "aheninr birds break forth IN sonp
rha NC sunlight gilds the trees:
as turned rosy red.
The world is at its fairest thsr
or so I've heard It said.
cra new Dorm dav. sweet. fresh ana pure
rsn lee.s mankind with q smile. pu'''
AZ, 1a..n puts on her loveliest garo.
4. ~ I'M, natures charms beguiie.
a, seast I've always understood
un1t All these thines were 20.
ANA % 40 not know.
-sousvilis Jonrsai.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24
Franchises Are Valuable.


The city of Ell Paso is very liberal with
Its franchises. The telegraph lines, rail-
roads and street car line companies now
coming to this city are not aotuated by
any philanthropic desire to help Ell Paso.
Ihey are coming here to make money. and
should pay something for the franchises
granted them by this CITY BEFORE gra,t.
ing the Postal Telegraph company the
privilege OF our streets and alleys the civ
council should have obtained from the
fostai company perpetual concession of
one, half of commercial rates on ALI citv
business And similar concessions chorld
DC demanded Of all railroads or other cor
Porations securing franchises from the CITY
81 raso is struggling village no LONGER
roads, the railroads, ETC., are running aS.ar
Ell Paso. ns aiser
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

in the eye Of an unsuspicious maid. Then
as the teacher catches him sticking pins in
the boy nearest by, he is made 10 stand
on one foot by a blackboard, with he
does with martyrs expression and I'M
consciously draws comic pictures for the
benefit of the other students. AT recess be
HES himself away to some secluded spot
desperately pumps away on coffin tack"
and as the smoke curls above his head,
dreams OF when he will be a man.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24
We've All Becn There

school days once more. And the '.irre-
s'stable small boy as he studies (sesm-
insiy) his GEOGRAPHY lesson with determ,n-
s'ion' returns his teachers smile OF an
prevail by studious look. aud glancss At
MS classmate as he seats himself on a pre.
ssS JACK. Then. to suppress a burst Of
ne has been reading under the lids al II.
scoerAnny, places II In his mouth. sna
conssrting that part of hA snetomy inte
: POP gun Blow the paper wsd into !
antent corpee a ths room, where n isnss
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

Mayor Carter Harrison OF Chicago has
returned TO the Windy CITY from n trip
through tho East. To a reporter he gives
his experience and what applies 10 Chi
caEo IL applicable to Houston and several
other cities. Here's In part what he says;
The trip was an educational one. II con-
WINGED me that asphalt paving. " properly
laid. Is the best and most endurable.
saw street In Pittsburg paved with as
phalt which had been laid for twenty-five
years. and It was In splendid condition.
Contractors have got 10 pave the streets
that way In Chicago af they want TO do
business with the municipal admdnistra-
ton. l do not wish 10 reflect on any one
IN PARTICULAR
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

with every Increase In the prices OF
breadstuffs. caused by the foreign de
mand. or In tho prices OF manufactured
goods. causcd by Mr. DIngey's monopoly
tariff, tho purchasing power of the dollar.
about which we heard so much In the last
campaign from the goldbugs, declines.
And these same godbngs, who then Pic
tured a decline IN the purchasing power
OF the dollar M the worst possible calain-
Ivy. rejoice thereat. Curious. isn't it?
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24
Panicky people are doing more harm 10
Texas than the yellow fover can ever do.
Keep cool.

Mayor Flower of New Orleans evident
ly believes that as a topic Yellow Jack
has exhausted itself. ana he comes to the
front with n new subject by removing a
number of police officers and demanding
the resignation OF the chief OF police for
permitting gambling In tho Crescent city.
The Creoles will he more Interested In
this than in the matter or a few mild
cascs OF yellow fever.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24
But Carts Are Curio.tti..

Mineral Wells Graphic.
an all Mexican cities property owners
are required to sweep all the dirt and re.
tuse on the sidewalks in front OF their
PREMISES into piles, which are gathered I'm
ny city carts and taken to outside d,,rn.
ins grounds This plan Of street cio.n,ppn
oouiT DC followed with profit in some 81
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

Vol! Welt Hero is silver going up
again. and al, on account OF the reports
of Great britain's friendly attitude toward
international blmetallism. Aud the cost
OF producing silver Is no greater than II
was. And the probable supply Ia Just al
grent as ever, People must actually he.
lieve that Legislation can affect values'
and are investing their money on the
strength Of that belief.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

tho Post acknowledges m .nvttation to
attend the Guadalupe Valley Live Stock
and Agricultural associations fair. which
VIII be held ut Centre Point, September
20 to October ., 1887. Hon. w. J. Ryan
has been Invited 10 attend and deliver an
address Ito tho people.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

a camp of detention has been estah.
hshed IN the White House. whero appk-
oants Tor Federal pie arc guaranteed un-
~ surgeon General Mckinley can have
hme TO pass upon their bills OF expense
incurred during the yellow epidemic which
ragged last year.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24
Two KINDS OF Anarch,.,..

instead OF expanding money to keen an
archists out Of this country, the roverr-
ment had better expend n nm
W suppress the monopolistic and 80, %
SSapssots in the United States Which, an.
every day. " Inc thousands
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

"Juneau Ms d. sfte colder UP here
than u was when left home remarked
Texan as mo disembarked at the boom
Ing mining city in the Ksondike diggings.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24
They'll san Use Plates.

Texas sun.
When the big crops next year restore IN.
same low prices on farm products how viii
the plate pspen explain the lies that they
are now pounding into their reade,s about
~ collar vhnsk esiag due to the Dinsisy
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

Frocze out" will undoubtedly he tho
most popular game played In the Kiondike
country during the hong winter months.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24
CURRENT FUN.

Nothing Left--Burgling Bill. Say dere
amt no use tacllin dat house we done
picked out fer tonight.
Porch Climber Pote--Wots gone wrong
now?
Bnrgling BILL saw de mistress AZ
Cheap 4 Plenty's bargain sale dis after
noon.--Omaha World Herald
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

"a $4,000, 900 monthly 10 che currency. and
that when the appointed time for resump-
ton came there were some els,oo0.ooo In
silver dollars in the treasury and II was
clear that no combination Of gold sharks
could beat back resumption until they had
drawn out that amount. and that year
farmers received a fair compensation for
their products. through very short crop
In Europe.
He says the prosperity Of 1897 began
with tho passage OF tho new tarin law.
which Ia partly true because 1t was Just
then that speculators-kpowlng there was
bread famine all around the world
except In our country - began buy
ing and booming breadstuifs. Mr.. Reed says
the prosperity will not stop with the restor-
alton OF normal conditions next year; that
II will. on tho momentum acquired this
year, continue until over speculation brinss
on another period Of adversity. The ques-
ton 10. how does he know? And the
question ID the more pertinent when we
reflect that In making II Mr.. Reed has
to ny In the face OF an the rules Of
economies that govern this world, for 1t
Is as plain az the sunlight that with a
good crop in Argentine and Australia next
spring, under present conditions the farm
ers' products will no more pay for pro-
duction next year than they did last. and
The farmers and miners are at tho founda-
tIou OF all prosperity in this country, and
hs,. - nj that
the best Of the world can do is to trade
upon what tho miners and farmers ac-
cumulated In former years. AS n plausi-
bic essay on the philosophy Of the unat-
talpablc Mr. Reeds paper Is a shining
success, but It Is no possible answer to
the incontrovertible arguments OF Mr.. Bry-
ans paper Of the previous week.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

The chicago Tlmcs-iIerald predicts that.
win asphalt streets. rubber tired vehicles
ana WAGONS and carriages propelled by
e'ectrcity, horse will be as much OF n
curiosity on the streets OF an up to-da,e
CITY ten years hence as the or wagon ss
today
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

nVen the Japs appreciate the value OF
prhter's INK. The mlkados governmers,
mas appropriated s4soooo 10 be expended
IN advertising throughout the United
States the merits OF Japanese tea.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

speaking OF securing cheaper electric
lighting for Houston. 1t may be put down
as n fact that way Will be found.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

= worse addiction than the prevailing
epiaennc awaits tho country. Congress
van convene shortly after quarantine Il
raised. 70
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

AZ last accounts General weyler had
not Guaranteed Cuba against Texas he
cause OF a case OF yellow fever near the
Louisiana line. wy
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

Why She Missed Him--Mrs. Groene--I
suppose you miss your husband great
deal?
The Boreaved one-oh. yes II seems so
stNnse not 10 have TO leave the gas burn
Ing for somebody when you 20 TO he'd
Boston Transcript.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

Quarantine Is simply an exemplifcaton
OF uhe ndaSe that IAN ounce OF preyen-
uon Is better than pound Of cure. and
u seems that nearly every one prefers the
homeopathic dose. '"s
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

should Spain attempt to land her troops
on American soil, the duns would soon
ascertain the meaning OF shotgun quar-
antine.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

Inc wages Of nth Is death. Then whv
snn1ld no many work for such a mearer
sAiary when soap ID only csnts a poun.,
and water " freey $500
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

While many are laying In he'd with
dengue others are laying in eoal--for tho
winter
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

After ~ 0tAer bcnes Of contention nav.
been sxhsns<sl IN ths I,ustsert iran sss
eseesss nieat esoestAan ~ chAsassse q
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24
TuLHPHOND NuMDDRss
material. 81. Business. ~
THE CITY.

+ The pust y delivered TO any part Of the
o1ky BY carriers at Si.00 per month: tnree
Nj. Thsodor. Ber.ng has charge Of tho
City Circulation and Collecting.
Lott are the authorized collectors OF all
city bills. both advertising and supscrip-
ton. and no money should be paid TO aHy
written authority signed by tho Business
Manager 10 shown All accounts OF any
no Thould be paid by check Ia favor ui
No ORDERS for goods" etc. are given ~
ehe management, and none win be accept
Cd IN payment OF office bills.
subscribers failing to receive the paPV
regularly will please notify tho ofhcc
promptly. Every subscribers paper - OK.
pscted to b delivered not later than s'W
.. m
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mlcrobs which carried on the sausage
makers frau.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

The country should not suffer any pane
because window glass trust has been
formed
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Grand Jury Abou, ;.

Burnet Dee. ~ meet
fishing. AVE- 'ae boys to SO
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

The Educational Movement--"well, all
he schools and colleges are open, and the
educational movement is once more In fun
swing"
Yes all over the country football
elevcns have started to train. "--Philadel-
phia North American,
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lr(D1a ~ Nsr-- DAILY ana Sunday rost ess
~, Ooyoos ~ months oA.0Vi snrse montns
~ ( &JG1t - 0onth 400.
u661xYr oSk a. yoAt el.6n
Y Sco6s do9t ~ months. Soci thres nenthss ESQ
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

He Changes the Sound---According to the
statement of the i0-year-old daughter OF
a Massachusetts, clergyman, there are
ways OF making an old sermon seem almost
new.
Molly" said one OF tho friends OF this
Young critic. "doee your father ever preach
the same sermon twsce?"
Il think perhaps he does" returned
Molly cautiously. but l think he talks
loud aud soft In different places the sec
ond time. so II doesn't sound the same al
all."--pittsburg Dispatch.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24
From the New York Trihune.

From the New York Tribune
THE EBB IN IMMIGRAT1oN.-rhe as.
eisive check which tho fow OF ,mm,srs
'ion to this country has suffered xtth,r
Tue last four years has recently been IN,
subject of much conflicting comment ana
concern and satisfaction have 10th he.r
freely expressed at the marked shr,nko :,
In the volume OF alien arrivals which ~.
immigration bureaus returns FOR ~. 80 ~
i'ss. 1882 1895 and 1897 show. Accordlns
20 'nsse statistics. the current OF foreign
immigration which. setting streprls
toward eur shores after the CLOSE Of ,hs
war OF the rebellion. reached i,s s,ood ,,as
In the early eighties. has row wholly ,o.,
Us impetus and entered apparently uron |,
per,cd Of exhaustion and ehb. Fror,
'ss0 70 ASA the average aumb,r = our
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

nodeosn business ONO - Tribnns Duiidins. Neu
/, Tea, tn 3. Z. Bsckwith Special Aesney. !. 80.
go tn !. 3. Bsckwith Special Agency.
q .. y. Holland, Travelling Auditor
dsasssi fssvsling Agent ,. y nsiisnd Ane
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

Not His Fault--"I've been riding on the
elevated for Ave years. aud I've never Of
fered lady seat"
Then you've never had any manners "
That isn't II. I've never yet had seat ~
Harlem Life.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24

Twas She Who Wasn't Up-It was
Margie who said when she FIRST saw
white duck suit, "Dwacious. Zere's man
Eat isn't UP yet"--Judge
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-11-27
THIBODAUX, LA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER

his praise of the climate, soil AID pro-
ducts of the islands, Upon the sub
ject OF annexation he says 'Tf there
was certainty that the people of the
islands could be secure in their right
of self government, rs now enjoyed
under the Dole administration, l
would be in favor of . policy of non
inter vention by the United States !;
but the danger is that if we do not act
some other country will, and this
country could NOT tolerate the acqni-
sititinn of Hawaii by any foreign pow
er. These are the grounds upon
which .avur annexation"