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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-30

eklA - with a sack OF
tI0 They nabbed me
ft just IN the nick
HAY OF time
NIkf I'd have had Il
ffof home IN half an
Lfi hour.
Only the constable
=" ON the hin
Knew that ! must
have jumped the bill.
Vn1a ~ well a. be- could, that !
ll.iti rs money with which 10 buy.
alsrt,nyg ttnrs the proper word;
Thsrs never q crime but Law can |
name.
on|s. wonder n law has heard
nat any one but the thicfa 20 biamei
e.I. dld the constable on the hill
r0H guu about the cloHcd-up MILF
III gou OF men who must beg or steal
d I've their babies and wives mcalf
"a have bcggcd-and IN tell you
irllkcd the roads and aeids and the
hncs.
Ans ASKED for work with a pieading
brow
Ana came back empty FOR all my
rainsi
say. GA the constablconthe hin
Ten fpu the wheels OF trade were still.
IlA lou when work was DUH or dead
~ wife and child must 90 unfedf
Guilty. Judge-lct the law be- paid.
Bot n you had children four or ave-
Az pretty "a God has ever made
And lacked the food 10 keep them
alive.
lacked the method bat not the viii.
Their cries OF hunger to stop and still
And then saw oceans OF food IN View
For Gods sake tell me. what would
you dog
Say n you had a wife whose heart
HAD led your own Tor a score o.
And never Tor a moment walked npar
From All 81 your grlefs and hopes en'
fears
And now IN that faithful bosom ha'
grown
A lttie NE that was part your own
And Hunger narrowed them throug
and through.
For Gods sake tell me. what woui
you dor
Dollars by thousands stacked away
HafNesta rotting IN barn and shed
Silks and ribbons and flne display
And children crying for lack % brcni
Wealth and Famine are hand In han
Making the tour Of a hcart-sick land,
Hair 81 the countrys future veal
Crushed BY the Presents selfish hcc
Guilty. Judge-I own the crime.
Put me IN prison without delay
Only-pleaae work me double time.
And send my family half the pay
And tell my children u ever they az
That l was working my glooming tas
Not for pleasure OF money or gem
But Tor the love that ! had FOR them.
VIII Carleton.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-30
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.

some Peoples Foreigners In a
Land asasrally Adhere 70 old csun-
try Msshsas Of Cooking and Eating
The Crowned Crane.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-30
Tho oun,y Rascal

NMA WV
crime
1 slipped away
with a sack OF
-four,
They nabbed me
just IN the nick
OF time
I'd have had a.
home In half an
hour.
Only, the constable
on the hill
knew that i must
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT


inc Boston Herald In referring 10 tho
'Ne-"o'k OF the late Henry George, saws
'hat possibly his best aud most practical
achievement was the influence NO exertea
towards having The Australian ballot in
PRODUCED In this country. Mr. Gco-,e wo,
the lirst man OF any prominence Ia call ,ha
ATTENTION of the American puoli, y, l.,
N'rA'nss OF the Australian aud New Zen
land eiectkn laws and urge their trial
here.
ms Australian system. which has un-
Vuestondhly done muCh in the way NJ
stopping corrupt practcN, at the polls. Me-,
i'rst adopted In the East, where the mag.
asine IN which MIR. ,itorge's articles an.
feared had tile largest circulation and IN
i'uenoc, Gradually The reform worked Ito
way, with certain limitations, oyer tre
country. Now there arc only two or three
states in the Union in which some form of
ms KIND Of ballot is not in use II tho
honor OF the Introduction OF the Australian
hilloi is primarily due q the efforts of Mr.
Seorse' as tho Boston paper claims then
indeed, he has left us something yaluable
to show for his hte-work aside iron, his
popular writings in tAe interest of the
masses.
but the Australian system OF voting as
adol ted in this country coull be improved
uron' The application OF the law TO small
er cities than II now covers in many States.
or even to populous rural districts, will be
necessary before the practice OF purchasing
or Illuminating voters win be broken up.
Then. again the provision generally made
IN this country for assistance of iiliterate
voters in marking their tickets in the
booths must be diic ppoi II thu purcnasable
or vicious vote is Ito be eliminated. Ii Is
questionable !, Whether any @aH should be
Allowed = voice in sovsramsnt WHO y ua.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11
POSTAL BANKS AND THE souru


~ congress provides Tor q svaten of
'oatai savings banks Al the rln,lge So
OF OF congress 1t VIII hrnent lie wisoIo
u NIX put hns no Part Of IL more tnan the
w, Where savings hanks ar any atbnr
snsNtutiols IN which savlnys ,.,n ha 49,
POST "a are few. This south thrr,far, w
.,oSt deeply interested In uhe nnsss,.e' -. -
'his piii'--New Orleans Times DemocT,,t
~ there be one thing more than aoother
mat the South needs In nnancla, wov
is the larger and freer circulation q,
money. What we do not want To soc In ma
south and West at this period OF their his
tory and development is the boarding q,
money II We can induce the people to nut
tneir savings into Investments ana nromis-
ins enterprises we shall be doing the soptb
and ITS people the greatest uooa
The strongest argument In ,ovor >
r0s'M savings bank system the security
ohers for deposits, is the strongest argn-
ment, rs paradoxioal as II may So,
against such system at this time I'm.
questionably millions OF dollars would w.
into government vaults. under TIA n.s,,i
savings plan that now are either at III,
'ohmahd OF the banking Institutions for
one business purposes Of the Nation mr. ar,
invested in apparently safe and promis,.
enterprises because of a fear OF tho h,r,s
Inc government can not put these de.
posi's INTO circulation. because ii is lin.
''ea IN Its expenditures to the annual an
preparations. and unless we made mon.y
lender of it. Its fat deposits would no IN,
70 much money withdrawn from circu,a,ta
70 the still further impoverishment OF
'rade. Rich New England, virtually com.
p'eted and coupon clipper. may need safer
vaults ehan It now has, but the South and
west want their money in circulation asa
= enterprises And they want to tempt
more o. It out In the open rather than pro.
vide new and seductive hiding n,,o..
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11
OCEAN RECORDS AND PROGRESS.

Tho recent performances OF the new
ocean greyhound. the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, in breaking all Transatlantic rec
ords. has fired the British ship companies
and ship builders to renewed efforts 10
keep in rho lead OF other nations IN this
direction. The Britisher imaginos that the
seas belong to Britannia and he res3nts any
successes above his own on he water.
The power Of modern machinery aud the
progress OF ship building are in nothing
more strikingly displayed than in the
steady reduction OF ocean records Within
the past ten years. The l'mbria was
thought to have about reached the limit
Of speed when, in 1887. it ran be.Heen
New York and Queenstown in six dayr.
four hours and forty-two minutes. In
1896 the Lucanm had lowered this record
by twenty ono hours. or almost dry.
In 1897 the speed OF the Raiser Wilhelm
der Crosse surpasses by little even this
performance OF tine Lucania Now the
English expect the Oceanic" when cum
pleted ana settled properly. to beat the
Kaiser Wilhelm The Oceanic will be
larger with more coal capacity and more
powerful engines than the German vessel.
1t viii take speed OF twcnty-eix knots
an hour to send a ship from New York to
Queenstown in four days These grey
hounds arc now making nearly this speed
ON some days Of their runs, Whom the ccal
capacity and engines are sufficient. through
tho size OF the ship. to sustain speed
FOR four days but slightly in excess of
the present speed then wa shall ,ross from
New York 10 l.ondon as quickly as from
New York ia san Francisco or in less
Tine. There viii be no necessity FOR hrltlg-
ing. nor OF tunnelling the Atantic-man's
mastery ever tho ocean wild enable him
to drive the Levia,hans of his construction
through pillows and storms with lie spesd
of II passenger train. II will be no surprise
TO find this feat accomplished bcfore the
century is out
The greater size omd draught Of the SHIPS.
however. will confno them to few har-
bors only. or engineering skin viii have
to deepen many well known channels
New York. with it's thirty foot channel. is
already discussing the necessity Tor n
thirty Ave foot entrance in order to be
prepared for such vessels as the Oceanic.
which VIII draw thirty feet Fortunately
there seems To be no limit to mans oarAc.
NY to meet the demands OF progress ard
the revelatbsNs of the next quarter Of a
century may astcnDa those who hive
thought that they could never lie aston.
ished again
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11
END is VERY NEAR.
\ Change for the N7arst in Mrs. Nc
kipley's Condition

Canton. Ohio, December lo.-Fridau
marked the ninth day of the sickness of
Mrs. Nancy A. Mckinley since she Was
stricken b. paralysv During these nine
days she has taken but little nouri3hment
and during that period has been consclou,
cnly few times. The case has been pro-
nounced by the attending physician as
very remarkable one
Several visits were made by DR.. Phplin,
during the day and at each one It was
reported that there was clear indications
that the patient had become decidedly
weaker. AT II O'Clock change for tbe
worse was reported very apparent When
DE- Phillips called at the house at 4
O'Clock this evening he found the patien,
very low, so weak that evidences OF life
We're barely evident. He said he did NOT
regard 1t as possible that she could live
'wen'y-four hours longer and 1t was his
opinion that she would pass away bsfore
the midnight hour tonight.
President Mckinley has been almost con.
slant in his vigil today.
1t was with great difficulty that he was
prevailed upon to take even a brief rest.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11
HOUSTON, sTuRDAY. DEc. II, 1907
GREAT IMMIGRATION AGENCIES.


President Hill OF the Great Northern
railroad according TO Northwestern eX-
change, is credited with the statement that
he Intends to add 10000 population within
the next twelve or eighteen months to that
OF the towns At the head of Lake Superior
AS soon as a branch road now building Is
completed to Duluth the work OF the road
as an Immigrant agent FOR the Duluth
region will commence
That's the kind OF a road TO be encour-
aged by the people along Its route. These
Northwestern roads however, have been
the most active and liberal agents IN
building up the territory through which
they pass. The Post some time ago had ee
casion to commend the action OF one Of
the big lines. trayersing NJ braska, for its
immigration work and enterprise In carry
ing train load of Eastern prospectors
and capitalists over It's Western territory.
free OF charge. as a means OF arouslng an
iPierest that might result IN added popula-
ton and development. President hin of the
TREAT Northern will become one OF those
public benefactors who make more than
two blades OF grass grow where but one
grew before II he performs his promise
OF putting 10000 new people around Du
iuth In the next eighteen months.
The example of these Northwestern
roads is commended TO our Southwestern
companies. The latter can easily mi our
waste places and add thousands OF tlllers
OF the soil to the productive energy OF
tho great Southwest and especially. 10
South, Southeast and Southwest Texas nv
such systematic effort as that put forth IA
inc Interest of immigration By the railwaya
10 he north OF us. Tho current OF I'm
migration has set towards The Northwest
ern and Middle West States from Europo
ana from the Atlantic seaboard and Missls-
sippi and Ohio valleys rather than turn
southwark. simply because OF the more
ae'lve immigration work of the Central
and Northwestern lines.
Texas. by its constitution. Is prohlbled
from organized or official Efforts TO Undue,
Immigration, or work up colonies and
large Investments. The population and IN
consequence, the taxable wealth produt tive
energy and general business OF Texas could
pe easily doubled within a comparatively
snort time would the railway lines In TIM,
STATE only embark upon IN enthusiastic
search In the Eastern States of this coun-
try FOR people desiring new location
me advantage both immediate and pros
peetive. TO the roads is readily seen
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11
SENTENCED 10 BE SHOT.
Quick Justice for Two Murdcrcrs i'm
Mexico


Matamorcs Mex, December l0.-(S3e.
ciaL This morning Judge jose A. Valdeiria
passed the sentence of death on Victoria
M and Pantaleon CULLEN the murderers Of
Or. Capille They will he shot at II
o'clock tomorrow in the Jail yard by de-
tachment of five policemen, two months
and six days after the commission of the
crime.
In passing sentence Judge Valderia stated
that their attorneys had exhausted every
means to save them; after the superior aud
supreme courts had affirmed the sentence
they appealed to the state congress. who
also affirmed It.
Pantalecn the younger prisoner. broke
down and walled; Holy Virgin of Guada-
lupe! Must l die?" His lamentations fill
ed the court room. His brother said as tc
himself the sentence VAS Just. but that
Pantaleon had nothing to do with the
crime. and that they were about to kill all
innocent man. The two were placed in
solitary confinement under heavy guard
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11

little that they would not be able TO face
their former comrades. Every Low and
then the agents of the pension bureau
stumble over cases In which men who
performed little or no service curing the
war have been awarded honors which meme
but crippled veterans are entitled 10, and
others who are In ill-health Or are disabled
are receiving credit and compensation for
disabilities that can in 40 way be atirib-
uted to their military service. This move
ment was not proposed by civilians or
enemies of the pension system. 1t is
backed by the Loyal Legion and members
of the Grand Army OF the Republic, who
feel a pride in their pensions and are de-
termined to do all they Gin Drive Fihfe
frauds out Of the pension office Just as they
drove them out OF the camps during the
war
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11
WILL HAVE HIGHER WHEAT.
me opinion Expressed by the Head
of the Bull Clique.

OF the Bull Clique.
chicago, December 10.-The December
option kept the center of the stage in the
Chicago wheat market today, and although
IL closed at $l.OS cents lower than yes
terday, the strength shown in the early
hours OF trading was sufficient to give the
iuekless shorts nervous chills. The ne
euliar feature of the days decline is the
TACT that it is generally believed to have
been forced by the bull clique, which con-
trolls the situation. The explanation given
Is that the bull combine Grs that the
price going so high at this time will invita-
Shipment of contract wheat in enormous
Quantities.
inc market opened at the price of 81 .O6
ana the selling was fairly liberal all the
W'y down to the closing figures, all Of it
oeihg credited to the bulls. The ,narLet
was not so feverish as on previous DAYS
"uIlhs the present Excitement and tbe all
pue stampeded shorts took toura,.e and
satnered IN what lines they could without
the frenzied business which marked vester-
days sessions.
'oSsph Letter, who is supposed 10 he
'ue "eaa or the bull clique, eeclacad IN an
interview tonight that he is heavily in,er-
esseu IN the market. but asserrcd ,b,t
=, wheat he is buying and han honph,
'ur iesltsmate purposes II m, nor in
sas, ma ket Tor speculative purposes :" Ia
ou' think whsat will 20 higher"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11
TO EXPOSE IMPOsTORs.
'ihonsnnds Of tndescrving Persons
Drrwiug Pensions.

Drawing Pensions.
Washington, December "a Sll will be
introduced in congress and pressed for pas
gsge this session providing or the puhlica-
ton Of a list Of persons now drawing pom
sions from the United States, for the pur-
pose OF submitting it TO public scrutiny
The ultimate object is TO secure criticism
and information concerning those whose
names will appear. There are tens Of
thousands Of persons drawing pensions who
are not entitled to them and have obta ned
them by fraud, although it is difficult to
prove 1t. II list OF the names of pen
Noners in every county or township was
posted in conspicuous place. with
brief statement Of the military service
claimed the amount Of the psnson and the
reason why il WAS granted 1t would doubt
less bring down upon the commissioner
here voluntary evidence from Lelyhtors
and former comrades OF the creates, value
There is no good reason why The Itusion
liS' should not be made public. "A pension
Is a badge of honor. a reward for patriot
ism and faithful military service. ard its
Vaine is very much reduced in the mind
OF every honest citizen when il is enjoyed
by unworthy men and is conferred uron
these who have no title to it.
IL the pension list should I've published
ms proposed the revelation wonld cause
astonishment in every community. II would
expose thousands of impostors and men
"no performed NO military sarvsse. or so
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11
Encourage Cotton ND

To the Editor of The Post.
Sartartia, Texas, DeSrk
readers have recently hh
led in lines of thought Of 90
orr States future welfare
farmer is the interest Of alsx
milton in these communism
deserving every advantage p
struggle to build up o ga
wonderfully promising citn
couraging indeed to those VI
the sunshine and the rain tel
to see fond hopes vanish VI
put upon their labor by olnsa
the present system, live =
alone.
Of the many interesting klp
Austin, on the 9th ins'sai
keynote aud from the staa
man in the field should b
and again and become the n
it Is heard all over the soun
ton grower-and that 4
farmer must be to a great
Gerested in the estsblisnnels !
not in England or anywneIs y
ton does not grow, but r'b@
in our State. y
We think anything and
this direction should % =.
that the benefits OF success y
every legitimate business "
correspondent truly says, W
err is ruined unless relief CAV I
is but little chance to di'u
unless We have more cops.
crease of population under = J,
TEN sir7ly increases US -
cotton and aids to deeir
There is not q farmer 10 "
not recall the time that y IN
let his hogs, horses ana NM
song to keep them from 800 "
off. Factories with then ~
sumers are what we mos, ,,ss,.js
measures tending in TINS aa 49,
should be encouraged. Rs = !.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11

| wall is greatly In the minority. In our
northern Territory the Indian population
is far In excess of all other races, and In
Hawaii only five or six thousand whites
are found III population OF more than
100000 souls Under cur territorial form
Of government and universal suffrage,
what would become Of the few whites In
Hawaii. or In Alaska, II The indians in the
latter Territory were admitted to uu-
zenship? II the native Hawaiinns are de-
Med any voice in their government, we
will have to continue the oligarchicnl sys-
tenn now In control out there, and that
would be inconsistent with our other Amer
lean systems.
Whenever we venture upon colonial
policy, or the acquisition VI remote re-
gicns peopled by brown, or red. or yellow
races. we Will be sure to find knotty prob
lens and costly difficulties in oar path
Alaska has newer proven of any value to
the country at large. The cost Of an eff
Gent government up there viii be
larger than the revenuce. and the
favored Alaska Fur company is alone
enjoying the. profits of the chief
trade In Hawaii the maintenance OF
military and naval and civil establish
ments viii prove an additional burden,
while we shall lose what tariff rcyendts
we now obtain from Hawaiian imports.
Tho task that is set before congress.
therefore, or will be. TO provide fer the
just and efficient government and pfctec-
tion OF these distant points o, American
territory, acquisitions too, of no practical
value 10 us whatever unless as military
outposts and coaling stations in nne Of
war, is at once hard oEe and it's per-
Torrance will be watched with no little In
terest And In the midst .: all the dis
cussion which the subject matter viii oc-
castor. the wonder viii continue uppermost
that 1t is possible for selfish interests and
mere adyenturers to so work the nation
and force It into so much trouble ana ex-
pense without any show of compensating
benefits TO the public.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11
SHORT NEWS S'0'

CITY OF MExIco-A par, ", |
have discovered EXTENSIVE =
the State Of Guerrero "A
MEMPHIs-otis sklnns .,.,l /
him through all the orlhs n,,,.s
South, beginning at ne" ~
IA.
CITY OF MEXICo-'l0issi,f
journ on "Wednesday neNs j. i
a large number Of coh'''
and steamship lines, e'', ~ /
wAsHINGToN-The unsII
lister oft Caracas has "fns,,
partment denying the s,,, r. y
there is now q revoiu''
Venezuela. ~
wAsHINGToN-For''s,,x ss.s
er Cleveland arrived '. !
special Pullman car ~ ~ d
South Carolina on = NUM-
not leave his car durins
was in the city. Y
MACON, Ga.-Henry n NJ 4
was hanged at lrNiiv ..ns' 4
murder Of Jim ArrInssesiu ~
Nesbit is credited with ss..i
people and confessed g
The esecution was pri';]
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11
MONOPOLY IN GERMANY.
Enort to Thwart the standard OIL
CompnnN's PresumptiOns.

Berlin. December 10. This reichstag to-
day discussed the Interpolation of the gov
eminent regarding its plans for thwarting
the Standard Oil company from monopol-
izlng the German market Herr Barth,
the Freissigne leader, pointed out that any
measures TO strengthen competition against
The Standard Oil company would make pc
trcleum dsarer.
Baron Won Mediterranean urged vigor-
Gus action against American prescriptions
in the economic field.
The minister of thd interior, Cont Posa-
dowsky, promised special effort shortly
for Russian petroleum and IN arrangement
'by which the imported duty will be deter
mined by weight. The matter was then
dropped.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11
Wants Big D,un...

'' man. Texas, December lO-Jame,
Da'aAi'' wood dealer in benson, today
t.iea suit in the district court against ,ha
1s'o" ana Texas Central for personal
u''''''S's IN the sum of $4,000. pleinti0
a az that on account of faulty cons,r,o
f f,9m .. Ihe roads crossing he was rbrown
iur;as us Wagon; and sustained serisus in
snlne ~ ms ailesations mentioned His
as he,ne ~ n.eheys, lungs, heart and liver
cldent "'iee'eu ny the ac-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11
TWO WHITE ELEPHANTS.

congress is likely to oe called unon tbis
session to provide a moro efficient govern.
ment for the Territory of Alaska and ia
frame new system OF government. or aa-
m'nSisasion, for Hawaii. In the latte,
case cvea the president is unable 10 sur.
go = specific form or the most practical
and nsesssary proyisioru.
~ waite vote u both Alaska and Hs.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11
Mexican Army Officers,

Matamoros, Mex December 10 Spe-
clei,--Among the passengers on this morn
inss train were General Michael com
handing the Thirteenth cavalry, who goes
10 Monterey to receive clothing for his men.
Chic: of Stan Colonel Quinones. who goes
on sick leave and Colonel Cavazos, com
handing Third auxiliary, who goes to Rey-
t.Sa 10 insrect. GenetNl I.cioro Is still
absent. This leaves General l4auro Cavazos
commanding pro TEN, the only general oni-
Ger here
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11
Six or SeXcn DrnxrneI.

Victoria, r. c.. December 10 Five Or
six and perhaps seven lives have been lost
In the White Horse rapids, Lewis river
curing the last two months, according TO
John Heuburn who has arrived from there
a boat BUTT for four or six men was found
below the rapids one morning but there
was no trace of the occupants