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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
CITY FRANCHISES Use,

To the Editor of The posi-
Every citizen taxpayer should cncouro,,
s ane movement mover looking to the city owning
plant. and should vote To nrnyIdo ''s h
nielns 70 pay for It. Such a plant can
70 nad ror small sum of money hnd Wi,
pay better ,'han amy Investment the neo.
p.e can make. The price Houstos ds now
rageous. Simply OUT
Tne difference between the city and Ca
4 coInpahy ought to be adjusted. WHY moi
a,n"au me ordinance granting that COR
pany franchise for thirty years, .,pro
vided the maximum price FOR ras iur ptw,
tpal time should not exceed $3.50 ner
nussano iect' and stop right there. I'm.
aer ny circumstances should the city
sS,r,v 70 pay mat price for gas light foIr
exclusive franchise TO any person or cor m,'
pofaticm. nor cam II bind private CON
AVN susme ,' g pay amy fixed price. but the
s wy won," 90 bound by Its contract to the
poration only. The amount OF gas usad
~ the city is so little that II woaild n ~
Dear that. In reality. the city and tho gas
company ara not 40 FAR apart '''
Geo. l.. Porter. Taxpayer.
win regard to the hrst proposition OF
M Porter The Post would suggest tina,
: would be nothing moro than fair and
right for the city council to permit the
psopls to vote on the matter, especially In
view Of the fact that the council has been
petitioned by over 500 representative citi-
sens askins TOR this privilege. Whatever
may BE- the individual opinion Of aldermen
= 70 the merits OF the scheme. there can
y 10 excuse for refusing the people the
right to vote on It.
Relstfse to the gaa franchise. Mr.. Por-
W takes the same view urged by The
Post pome time ago--namely. that the In
fsurmcuntAbls obiection to the ordinance
= ne clause which provides that the agreed
yeics q $3.50 shall not BIO reduced durlug
~ life q tho franchise. or for the period Of
thirty yssrs. That part Of the ordinance
SHOULD b stricken out. or tho whole thing
asfaakse. The company has enough In the
esdlnancs without 4. and ought to be
4 nainasd.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
The Bourne Posi- an.ys:
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

John Howells son OF tho novelist, VIII
liam Dean Howells. recently received o
diploma In architecture from a Paris In
stdtution. where he had been student five
years.
The Count OF Turin, the victor In the re-
cent royal duel. Is described by a French
newspaper as being brisk officer OF %,
TAI, slender, easy. with q tov!al air and
straightforward look.
1t is reported that Verdi has iutrusted 30
his friend Boito g box containing the score
OF a new opera. entirely completed. but
that the box Ia not 10 be opened nor its
contents Investigated until after the Ital-
ian composers death.
Miss Plat, a oolored woman, is n sue
cessfui Chicago lawyer. She speaks French
and German fluently and is much patrons
ised by foreigners. She confines her prac.
ice to the office almost exclusively and
seldom appears in the court room.
Sir John Mowbray. Bart. NJ. r., for OK.
tord university. has Just celebrated his
golden wedding. Both h!e parents and
common married life continuing in one
ease cas-; Tor ufty-nlne. and ip the other for
tifty-seven years.
Hall Game viii make a very large spm
out OF his new book. Tho Christian" His
nrst check from the publishers is sa,d 10
nave been $4,000. the advance on ROYALTY
sacs. Tho dramatic version will bring
handsome returns He was at work on the
book three years. - '"'
William Crotty. who. before the war wa.
one OF the most widely known conductors
Of the underground railway" for assIstins
sssunaway slaves, died the other day near
Maryviie, Ohio. II is said that Mr.. Crot.
y helped more than 5000 slaves to escape
70 Canada.
Miec Frances Goodwin OF Newcastle. Ind.
z sculptress who has recently compieted
bust Of tho late Schuyler Collar Wa
prsident under General Grant, Il in Wsshs
sngto1 arranging for the placing Of The
euss in ~ niche In the senate chamber
II ~ ,n reception me bust Il said
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

occasion whatever for the murderous nre
that laid 70 many Of the strikers low.
There was only the ordinary purpose By
the miners 10 keep within the law and
by persuasion to influence those at work.
The armed deputies. however. backed by
tho operators and the courts. were reck-
less and poured their deadly volume Of shot
into the inoffenslvc ranks Of the miners.
Unless this outrage Is handled by the
courts and the murderers punished It is
a mere mockery for the Eastern press TO
talk Of lynching and paralysis Of law In
the South
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The sensatiopnli.,..

( There is a scourge Of business center,
equally II not more injurious than an epl-
demic OF yellow fever. We mean the SEN
sausnalists No facts. however horrible
or distressing. are sufficient to satisfy the
morbid thirst of this class for horrors and
caiamN'es. In scsre Of yellow fever or
cholera they are like grasshoppers in !.
Kansas wheat field. Even the iittle o,,,-
break OF fever at Ocean Springs has bssn
as 2 sweet morsel to these fellows srd
no doubt hundreds Of dispatches have hasr
az, ,s tnro1snoat the country masuifyins
our esteemed fsllow-estisen. Nr. cyru,
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TnLDPBONE NUMBERs'
UditsriAi, 81. Buslnsss. ~
THE CITY.

The ppsf h delivered to any part Of the
city by carriers at $I.0o per month: three
p1onths. 300; ak months. $500; ono year
Mr.. Theodore Bering has charge Of the
City Circulation and Collecting.
Me0rs Theodore BeqtnE and Charles
Lott arc tho authorized collectors OF all
city bills. both advertising and subscrlp-
ton, and no money should be paid to any
one other than thosc named, unless special
written authority signed by the Business
Manager 10 shown. All accounts OF any
Axe should be paid by check in favor OF
The Houston Printing Company.
No orders for goods" etc. are xiven ~
the management, and none win be accept
I'd In payment OF office bills.
subscribers falling to receive the paps'
regularly will please notify the ofhco
bected to BE- delivered not later than $50
q m
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
our Paper OF L.ampasas says

Populsn, is the coming together Of ele-
fnents that tend to higher development
OF political and social conditions.
Also coming together of elements"
that causes a virulent case of cacoethes
loqlendi.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

The health authorities OF Kansas and
Colorado should take charge Of their rail-
roads. The roads have killed more people
In the past few days than the yellow fever
VIII this season.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

Perhaps Judge George Clark had heard
that the goldbng demmyreps were to be
taken care OF By this administration when
he made his little talk about not playing
in our bhckyari any more.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

I'VE weIe told last fan that an apprcci-
ating dollar was n National blessing. and
vet wtthil a year the entire republican
press ia IN ecstasy necanse the purchasing
power of the dollar has been 10 some ok
tent decreased. Wage earners were told
last fall that rise In the price OF COM
nodities would he detrimental to them,
and yet beiroid how happy republican
spellhinders are because ono great staple,
flour has risen. William j. BRYAN.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
--e.-.---7------- -
THE TEXAS EDITORS.
The Commerce .journal sovs.

The Commerce journal says:
The republicans OF this congressional
dis ret met IN n convention at Longview
last week To- make some arrangements for
the distribution OF pie. They sat down
on Grant
And now Gram will 20 to Washington
and sit down on them awhile. He will
have last inning.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
big Vote Next xenr
Denton County RECORD

IT, FROM present indications the vote a,
texas VIII be much larger at the com,n .
STATE election than ever before. There sre
numerous live and aggressive candidate
~ .ne neld, and you will be able to count
out to the polls. '' " ofnhg
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

Oh. woman! made 70 be care :.
To foudle and to hug.
Why viii YOU waste yourself
\ fat and flea-y pug
--Cincinunel
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

in enc day recently. It would seem that
there are enough railroads leading out Of
that citv without resortlng 10 such des-
perate means to get out OF IT,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

Mckinley had hard time finding mar
to send to Spain He will have a good
hunt to fLd an acceptable successor to
General Fitghugh Lee
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

TX Houston will get In communication
with few Klondiko butchers she can
dispense with the output of her dog pound
at n profit.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

II Mark Hanna doesn't use a phono-
graph on Sherman when ne gets on tho
stump In Ohio. he will deny every speech
as soon as he sees 1t in print.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
HAS the Age ON Them.

Inc FOSSIL remains Of an extinct species
o. seal said to be $4,000 years old have been
discovered In Oregon. There ara ,o,. =,
70 be that old. " cain
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

The goldbug alleged democrats OF Ohio
met to hear Mr.. Bynum explain how he
has earned his salary fo- the past year.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

Sugar has gone up again. thanks to the
Dmsley prosperity law. and thus the pur-
chasiny power o. the gold standard dollar
mas been himimshed some more, Wages,
however seem to remain the same-that
is' where they have not been cut. Great
Is gold standard and Dingley tarif PROS
perity but it's pretty hard on the work.
ingman.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

railroad eating house sandwich Is al
ready beginning to hook like a Luculus
BANQUET TO a lot of those Klondike suck
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

New England republicans are hunting
for the man who whipsawed 'efn In that
tar:fr game
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

Hanna is now studying the Foraker
problem. He wants either an arbitration
treaty or an injunction.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

When you get down to bottom fact!
ancnt some OF these fortunes found II
Alaska. they shrink like bargain coun
ter mnderslirt.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

Those people rushing to the K,ondlke
have worse case Of yellow fever than
any In the South Just now.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

The price OF pork is advancing ana the
blind pigs In Texas temperance counties
are increasing.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
, Republicans Have tn. Floor.
Lockhart Register.

- the election Of republicans make
wheat 90 up. what made cot,on 80 ....s
20 not let AL republicans ansvsr
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

We are panied to note says the In
d'anapo|'s Sentinel. that the patent IN
slde' plate matter sent out by the sound
currency committee Of the New York Re-
form club contains no correction OF and
no arohoIS Tor The fake Interview with
Senator stewart which was Gent out In
tho same matter after Senator Stewart
had denounced II MS false, II Is surprising
that mer of National standing and pro-
fessed responsibility should consent TO he
connected In any way with such disrepu-
table work. Mr., Croker and Mr.. Quigg
sho'isd unite In an effort to secure re-
Norm In the etblcnl standard OF tho reform
club II liz disgrace to New York.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

~ -. Jodueton.. Rre49ont
- - amer. ttcs FTeeaoenS
S4 es's.I POSI- i ~ al ca SSss
eemI. w sskly rost. ~ Cois. per Week.
1nsessl q mo rcstomcs q Houston, Tsxas
- Second Glass Matter
oaeeoFiptioa n Mafi--Daily ana sunday Poss, ens
year. 600; siK months, e4.v0; shrss months
o2.CO; one month, 800.
qendey Post one year ol.60.
y ooofweekly Post Mondays and ThufsdayN one
yeAs, ol.0oi six months, SOC; three months, 200
Foreign Offices.
Eestern Business once. ls Tribune Buidins. New
yors, The 8. c. Beckwith Special AGENCY. ;, ,.,-
Wostorn Business once, Suv The kookefy," en-
caGo, Tho ). q. neckwith special Agency.
Q.e. - Holland, Travelling Auditor.
zee Posts Iravelins Asenta Colonel VA carey.
Gsnersi Travelling Agent; 3. X. HoilsnS AMI
=. y Tbrocp.
TDLDPBONB NUMBERSs
EdltsTial 81. Buansss. ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

Mr.. ]. j. Corhelt says good punch
VIII knock a man cut quicker than a knife
thrust. art Mr.. Corbett is authority or
punches.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

WHAT scod win 1t do Spain to have mn
ofiicer aAsIect our lack OF coast defenscs :
poes she suppose that enc Of her old ,,hs
VIII over set cioso enough 10 our mas,
cities to do any hsr,nY Not In thousn I,
yeurA ouSahu
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

Whale ITO Post does not anticipate any
'nvastca Of yellow fever. IL does not heal.
80 % advise taorousA precaution. Clean
W sonr preuses, and keep them clesn
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

Mr.. C. o, Lcrenz OF Richmond, Texas,
IL an enterprlsing inventor who has made
an N-ray machine that is far superior to
tho Edison machine THIS Is vouched for
b" competent electricians and It should
be matter OF State pride to push this
invention 10 the front.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

The murder o. the miners In pennsv,
ven'~ = tie evolution OF government B,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

every good citizen viii willingly meet
the authorities half way in the matter OF
cleaning w the city. Don't wat 10 have
II done by somebody else; clean UP your
own promises.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

Ireland can no. starve so hong as Uncle
Sam has such splendid cornflefds
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

The cltv authorities should have tho
cheerful and active corporation OF every
good citizen in putting Houston In proper
sanitary condition. Don't walt for the
city officials, but have your promises thor
oughly cleaned and dis!nseotcd. Get a
barrel OF limo ard uso 1t freely. Don't
walt
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

freSsaent Andrews OF Brown proved
that The rosrs estimate OF the man wa.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
The santone Light snys:

The preachers down In Corpus Christi
arc all in the resisnlns mood. Have they
converted all the sinners down there. or
arc they IN despair OF converting any OF
them?
Maybe they've heard cali to another
city. with "A bigger salary attached to 1t.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

There seems to be disposition I'm a
good many towns to usurp the privilege
OF the parent and raise boys by law.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

The Greenville Banner says:
The city council Of Mexla has adopted a
stringent curfew law. IT, take effect at
once
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

Aeny man who seo spoken 81 :. 49,,
~ sasaess - ne day IL losAg'' may havs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

How do those Pennsylvania miners like
the Kind Of mon they voted Into office?
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
TEXAS RECORDS.

HOUSTON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER I.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

An undertaken With full stock on the
k'onhke has better thing than a paying
claim $50
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The Italy News savs.

The two yearsHtch for office seems to
have broken outsearly In Texas this year.
and 1t Is awful contagious,
It will soon "a endemic.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
The uvalde News says:

Anarchist Altgeld Is again blowing his
ba.oo aud deuaunc.np everything which
savors oil law AMI order, After reading
one of his hnranrues. one wonders how
long sucn n character can run loose.
Ignorance and prejudice make n man
say many things he would be ashamed of
n he knew the truth. We would suggest
that Editor Barnhill post himself on ex-
Governor Altgeld before abusing HIN.
The BORNE Post says:
The silverites a'e doing all the woo!ng
to bring pack the gold.tes into the Chs
cogo wildcat democrats fold.
They are. are they? Well. they are not.
We have told them that they are welcome
Whenever they ipcorse and advocate the
democratic platform. Until they do that
they can't set into tho councils of the
democratic party.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

{Ssnssen PT:Ssns
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.

L ~ ID y IcUIVhCn W thu 6O'SAhAs~
tho United States that II has not estab-
lished savings banks says the Chicago
Record. and thcrcupon that paper has I'M
dertaken to have congress inaugurate this
system. which rs now 10 popular In Eu-
rope. The government. according to the
Record. has the machinery at hand for
| putting the system In operation and the
benefits resulting would be incalculahie.
The Post can only hope that the Records
purpose NAV be ACCOMPLISHED. for more
| than once has this paper advocated the pos
| tai savings plan. Tho chief objection to
the scheme Is the tieing UP OF many mil
| lions in government vaults that ought to
be In circulation. but possibly 1t IL bet
ter u have this money In government
vaults than In the hands Of private bark
ers. II Is IN the first place safer ard In
the second place 1t gives the government
big reserve fund.
The Record correctly says that all The
leading nations of the world. With one or
two executions. have postal savings banks
and all have better facilities for the ac-
commodation Of savings deposltors than
have the United States. The great repub-
lie in this particular indeed. is far he
hind the times. In justification VI Its ad-
vocacy OF the postal system. our Chicago
contemporary remarks.
During the last few years all classes
OF citizens-thc poor. the well-to-do, even
the rich-have been brought to recognize
the necessity for the establishment OF an
absolutely secure depository for small
savings Thousands OF thrifty persons
whose earning power is restricted have eX-
perionced the bitterness coming from loss
or their hard-earned savings through the
failure OF savings banks, building and
loan associa tons and other institutions
which were supposed 10 give safety to
the sums intrusted to them. The suf-
fering and despair which have resulted
from such failures have been felt In every
community. Hupclesaness and doubt have
and the harvest Of mprovidence which
Is growing up viii render this Nation
poor indeed unless that growth can be
checked
Tho Record has framed a bill which It
PROPOSES to have introduced next winter,
but It is doubtful II the honor OF the re-
form can be claimed by the Chicago paper
should the bill pass Farseeing and wide-
awake citizens of this country for twenty
years past have been advocating this
change. But to whomsoever the honor may
belong let us get up abreast with Canada,
New Zealand, New South Wales, South
Australia. Victoria, Belgium France the
Netherlands, Italy. Austria, Russia, Hun
gary. Sweden and Great Britain. Let the
Door deDositOr have n show for his money
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

"As result of this uns ,ldshhes
part Of Mr.. Clay Transylvania uON'
successor, Kentucky University ~
the finest college sites in Ame1u
1t. erected with the money that
would not allow his beloved son
is that magnificent old pile, MOTT
lege. an enduring monument r.
James Morrison. the patriot anu s
to Henry Clay. the unselhsn ~
incorruptible statesman. who ,n,l
a fortune rather than write WV
a kinsman the reslduary lega.es IA
Il could tell you many ntneI I,,,f
OF Mr.. Clay's life which have n KIN
printed, that would show ms srul
selfishness. but think this y ~
This characteristic OF the gress y
SO we'll known that when ne M
farewell speech that he cotnu. ~
shaken confidence appeal 70 r,ri|
arbiter for the truth Of the stss 49,
in all his public acts he hed ~
fluenced by any selfish motivr' 49,
OF this statement burst with iun IN, M
his auditors and they wept iiAe
dren. -
Yes. I hope to write fun 4
that memorable day In tho sepIi.
Der. for I believe ! can tell " ~
utest detail Of everything tnM ~
there, and I am anxious THAI ~ ~
of history regarding this unusu
fully corrected"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

=, AnS Univ ieHeuS LOT TINS situation must
lie In the general elevation OF the habits
OF miners aud in such industrial nd polit-
zeal changes as will prevent such an in
nux into the mines OF poor grade OF
workmen while securing wages cao,ln To
those that do 20 to permit Of doesn't modes
OF living. The restriction Of imnligraton
OF the ciasssSh laborers that flock 10 the
nines, ov means OF strict educuti,nai tests.
'oxether with an increase of COMPULSORY
education and more thorough dsyejcn.
ment OF organization among tle rdners
Win realization on their part Of the
nrooiem before us. would do no ich. Tofnv
the coal miners and the sweatsaop worker.
Illustrate the results Of comos .ition car
riea 10 an extreme that leaves the men ana
lheir Families scarcely enough 10 Iiyo ON
from day to day. to say nothing Of tho
proper reaning OF their families. Such
Connexions are the strongest kind of ipdict-
ment AGAINST the competitive system AL
thouRh the evidence is not yet al hand "a
prove the thesis Of the socialist thai MI
comneuuon tends to the same cutthroat
conditions. The remedy OF the STRIKE 70
far more effective as a last rs,ort th,n
MANY social writer's will admit. who eli her
DO not believe In organized labor or n.
socialists, wish exclusive State action
the rise OF wages from about 20 ccrt.
to about 70 cents . ton after 1877. WINS ~.
result o. such orean!zation of lahor a.
rendered arbitration possible. and cav, -
the EMPLOYERS willing to pay rood was..
the assurance that their rivals won,a 4.
on the Same footins. We have seen the
success Of organization. even In tha
sweatshora Of New York City. da,ine the
"a. tntes years. II e very Fortunate thar
S s@e0S can nops to affect son :.