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THE CRIME OF TIE CENTURY.


/; is the habit Of tho world 10 often
magnify the smaller occurrences and ac-
o!dents Of life while forgetting. or looking
seemingly with indifference upon tho
larger affairs, This popularity OF view ia
strikingly shown IN overlooking great and
National cases Of suffering aud yet affect
Ing horror at individual Instances Of ca,as-
trophe.
Inc other day, for example. we were told
that the American women had been re-
sponding to tho appeal made in behalf n,
tho poor Of Greece by the queen OF Greece.
each detached case OF Armenian suffering
arouses the world to expression of gym.
paVhy the recent Paris tragedy has called
form expressions of profound regret from
imperial courts and often the LOSE NJ
dozen or score OF people by some acollon,
causes the world TO shudder. Within the
past year, however ana s,ill continuin,
tho crime of the century is being nor
pe'rated within hundred miles Of the
fioriaa coast and neither Europe nor
America Is uttering a solitary protest,
An Intelligent correspondent writing
from Cuba few days since gave detailed
account OF the operation aud effect OF wev-
ier's order requiring tho people OF tho
neids and hamlets OF the island TO secl
and remain within the walls OF the forti.
He'd towns and cities OF Cuba. Tons n,
thousands OF miserable, sick and staryipr
people In consequence OF this order are
hnddled together inside the Spanish lines
and the death rate is frightful. Thousands
are dying, necessarily. OF hunger In con.
sequence OF tho piiiiess enforcement NJ
this brutal order. Weyler IA a, remorso.
lessiy numbering these people as IL tbev
were being cut down by the sword. Tho
methods OF tho Turks In Armenia. indeed
were mercifu compared TO this slow tor.
turc which Weyler Is INJECTING upon the
non combatants Of Cuba. And yet this hor-
riblo state Of affairs is permitted without
even n protest fgom tho United States.
The correspondent referred to declares
that unless food and assistance OF every
kind so from tho United States TO these
starving and utterly helpless thousands In
Cuba. famine of widespread and most
appalling typo Will be the result. Think
Of one man. the eopmander OF a modern
army Of Christian Europe. deliberately
causing a great famine! This is not like
The exigencles and legitimate horrors of
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Ex-Trnncssccnns

Waxahachle. Texas, May 0--The Ten
nesseeans swooped down on the town yes
terday In great numbers. Just before .
o'ol,<k the city hall was we'll filled with
cN-Tsnnefscoans and n few minutes after
chairman Crocker called the meeting 10
order; new names were being added TO tho
long list already glvcn in Secretary Cooper
sat al his desk and performed the duty,
Tho committees appointed to report on
tho proposition Of giving n picnic in Waxa
hachIo were called Nj Margraves. for the
minority. wanted picnic. while Judge
Love, for the majority, did not want II.
He said times were too hard 10 be giving
picnic on the eve OF taking a trip back
10 Tennessee on rising vote the picnic
AT Waxahachle was lost
Colonel NJ. w Mcknight introduced Dr.
:. II, Stout of Dallas. who delivered a
splendid address. in which he rehosrsed
some OF the good old times back in Ten-
nossee. Al the close tho choir sang Tho
Girl Lett Behind Me" which was re-
oeiNed with loud cheers.
Mr.. Bradford suffered tho loss of his
buggy last night Some one hitohed horse
10 1t In the night and drove of in y south
erly direction
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

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serving students
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IS having uaih-ha launch built which
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WEATHER AND ces,'
EXCESSIVE SHOWER, \
WORMS Hurting conn, l,s y
Lexington, but ss, =, :, ',a' ID.
Other Points, " Ar

., oeorsetown, Texas. Ma,
showers ,, the past week arr :. '1hase
Oh tho extra a, work for the farmer, r, y,
; tne cut worms in the cu,a !, ny tss
stand I', ans Tenlan'ins. Com h. ,''st
T 1Ta"u and looks well. rAs \, ~. ID
d thursday night bca, down ~ n. a.v as
oats but not extensively '1' What I.
"ranbury. Texas. M,,sn
w ,uJ1 d rain the last few day. n, y
,O n' no., Texas May The ss,,,.
u ,ne past vs., week has been all farm s,sa
wish for. The nights a, VAN ,4nen 'ss1
are are getting warm. Corn and sa,. ~ :. ~
well. Farmers are b,,.v ~ -, '0a'a ~
ton. 'uVppas d
lexington. Texas. May s
run ieii here yesterday. Dn,ia. w sal
noon three inches OF water ~ us III.
SUITS a corn crop. Those WI, 10y b.
s wustern corn complain that ,hs s'
s ,,, ana It is feared the v AZ .l is !
light. Native corn never , ,,s,a WI v
uoiion is good stand and ,Sv1 s,, ste
wen advanced. The plant il ,n o,Sn "
Wroay $ heavy rain has benesiI+ y. -
ny washing off the lice, >A''u wa
hutto' Texas. May g.--One NJ a.
a.si rams this year fell Thur,ds, ~, M
ana Friday. tho ground Is NY, y
wet Farming will be- del,vs %'.:sli
works " "e' w VIII y
Rayner. Texas. May ST. !, -.
at this writing and is general I ~ tis
the county; it insuros the whs,, :, ", e !.
crops, which were never mora ,, ~ !
IMAM now. Crops Of all kinds Az -
wei and. summing up everyibis, Y, I
outlook for a good crop is very s,,,.s =
ihe range is fine, stock fa,;srir, -.
iast' and cattle and sheep men An iD IA
liant over the outlook for the fu,urs ~ -,
arc satisfactory and the moyemen, n ~ !,
stock to the markets later in Tho ,s,, !.
will be immense. '''s
Bastrop, Texas. May Soma =, a,
hardest and heaviest rains Of the v,,y
fell here last night. accompanied br M,
wind. Tho rain was too violent ID, ,n
to the young crops and the wind d,na,,
the corn considerably.
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Galveston surinI Science I.c,.u.

10 tho Editor of The Post
Galveston, Texas May 7.-Rcferrlnr "a
tho semi-sensatlonal item respecting the
Social Science league, which appears to-
day among your Island City Items 4"
please permit me 10 say tho. those wno
gave birth TO that organization and who
constitute the heart and soul Of IT seo
all around and clear through tho true in.
wardness of the motive that Inspired tho
Item referred to; hut let me add at once
that both The Post md It's local oorre-
spondent are entirely exonorated
We plead guilty to the soft Impeachment
that the league is In politics. al least n
the extent Of having politicians among ~
members. You could hardly expeet II In bo
otherwise at the approach of a CITY eIsc.
tion. But TO be candid, We did not expcc,
To fall astride of such green ones. Green or
ripe. they are now unmasked and our In.
nocent looking scheme TO shove platform,
at the candidates was the Little foo, ,r,,,
that gave them dead away N"'
But that platform has rendered nm Co..
Hi",n N"'uao'e service. Do you suppose we
'ouiu nor get candidates galore TO stand
on IT II they thought it would secure them
inc support OF certain loud monthed but
empty headed element without whose sun
port no one has much chance of eleetion7
pont you see that the fact that no
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-10

warfare. The common custom OF civilized
armies is TO share their ra,ions with the
non eomba,an,s. the women and children
of conquered territory. In Cuba the idea
lie, on the other hand. to pen UP the help
less and starve them to death
VIII the government at Washington CON
tinue its hear,less Indifference in the
PREMISES II so. the American people oueh,
to visit their vengeance upon every mem
Der OF the administration. Mckinley and
sherman arc today partners In crime with
Weyler In producing this fearful condition
of affairs in neighboring island. Is there
no way TO arouse National indignation.
any more, In the great Republic?
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THE CITY.

The Post ls delivered 10 any part OF the
city by carriers at sl.lo per month. three
months. $500. six months, $500. one year,
1920
Mr.. Theodore Boring has charge OF the
City Circulation and Collecting.
Mcsrs. Theodore Boring and Charles
Lott are tho authorized collectors of all
ton. and no money should be paid to any
one other than those named, unless special
written authority signed by the Business
Manager Is shown. All accounts OF any
Size should be ptid by check In favor OF
The Houston Printing Company.
the management, and none Will be accept
ed IN payment OF office bills.
Subscribers failing to receive the paper
regularly VIII please notify the Office
promptly Every Subscribers paper Is ex.
peo,ed TO DO delivered not later than $50
q. m.
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REV DIR MORGAN DIN OLD rkINlTYS DISTINGUISHED RECTOR

the
the
trinity church He
norm bred and educated His fnthor John A.
ho
n
to the church Immediately
at the
Diploma in SS2 About
OF in city
ne was ordained priest 1854 he became the
deha The following
Trinity and In
was final
he has filled
is a writer of and
art able and scholarly
volume of lectures panthem
been capable
ed Tho o
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West. Texas. May Sat 1890 this
morning w. p. Montgomery, an old and
respected citizen OF West. was struck by n
south bound Katy freight. and received
such severe injuries that he is not ex-
heeted TO i've more than few hours lie
the fatality, Tho enginner nays ,bat no
whistlod for $50 yards, but could NOT get
his attention. nv ee'
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Jos. ID. suycr-.


Although 1t is over one year until tho
ntNt campaign for the selection OF canii-
dates for state officers VIII hay. COM
mcnccd We; in political circles of our State
Inherent persons are being mentioned as
suitable . become candidates for the dit.
ierent ollc,s. and the friends a. zach
are heglnning 10 clear the WAY for Their
laNorlt"s TO secure for iiem the nomlra-
ZION az the next democratic State con-
Neliion. such work may he consider ID
me forerunrer of the next campaieli.
WINE 1t Is going on. the people. who are
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Hutto. Texas. May s.-Iast nlrht thor.
occurred head-end collision at this place
between two irelghts; no damage other
IMAM the loss of eowcaihcr to one train.
Ihey were going slowly into The sido ,roc,,
as one train crew thought, s''' ''a0"'
:, n hn ~ on boom; several new houses
house and one pretty cottage undsr s'n uav
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,n with Pnr"I. =,

Mckinney Texas, May S' ,,,n Of lit,
reached here of the su.o ., NJ McKinns'
twenty-five miles northeas, NJ, rs ". Mont.
, 1Te soeeascds name was NE M'i night bsl s
s sSmS %ss stricken with ,5gI nrsliy,s he
sp0S' health until the m0inVA'
r,,roIy,ie seized her.
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With reference TO rho statement Of Sen.
ator Eakins that wages must come
down. the Baltimore sun says; I'VE had
been led TO believe that high tariff
means high wages. ami that the high Tar
ms have been mainca aimed with an eye
single to high wages and that with tho
passage of the Dingley hill American labor
Will roll IN wealch. what can Senator El-
X rs b. thinking ahou'. ANYHOW The talk
OF reducing the wages Of coal miners and
coal .hovelers lust as ,hc tariff on coal Is
about to be nearly doubled Is something
we can not understand"
And We, many workinrtn.n were delud-
ed into voting FOR Mckinley for president
las; year--ln fact. the labor vote was the
balance Of mower, and e, was thrown TO
the republican ticket. Even IN Texas come
OF the loudesi-rnouahei Mckinley boomers
wero labor people, strange as * may ap-
mar
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Alto

Alto. Texas. May 7.-cA. Sss. : viii VIII ls.,'
former editor of the A''o .ssnberg TO w
charge @ss9 ' o he s D. r's aaa "a
r. dG ssass q a sa.s y 4 :. n AK $
~, Mrs ror q, s. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
strong. this week.
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STREET RAILWAY FRANCHISES
indianapolis Sentinel.

Indianapolis Sentinel.
| \ notable addition to the literature Of
municipal franchises has been made by
Professor Frederick W. speirs OF DreNcl
institute. Philadelphia In a paper on the
street railway system of Philadelphia. con
| tribu;ed to the Johns Hopkins studies One
OF the most interesting chapters Is that
treating OF 1.-THE Price OF Franchises"
which shows that Philadelphia is getting a
larger return for these than has bcen gen
orally understood, While the conditions
imposed by charter and ordinance are rot
entirely uniform. they generally include
provisions: u) To pave, repave and re-
pair the streets occupied (2) to pay a
tax ON dividends in excess Of per cent
go to pay license fec for each car used.
The most important OF these, In financial
way, has been the agreement to pave
but the benefits of it were secured only
after long resistance hv the companies md
costly litigation At length the city Won
Its fight and tho supreme court o. Penn
sylvanla decided that the obligation of
the companies to repair or to repave.
when either is adjudged necessary, eN-
tonds 20 the entire roadway from curb
TO curb" And with regard to the char
49,, W Wv Pavement w ne ih'u' 'h' court
decided that the companies are bound TO
Keep pace with the progress Of the age
! O. which they continue 10 exercise tl,eir
corporate functions The city authorities
have Just as much right TO require them
TO ropavc AZ their own expense with a now
better AMI more expensive pavement as
they have to cause other streets to he re-
paved in like manner at tho public ex-
pense.'
Soon after this decision the companies
desired 10 introduce the electric System
and a new series OF ordinances were PASSED.
most Of which strengthened tho oty's posi-
ton. Professor speirs states that under
these ordinances the railway companies.
In cooperation with tho city. began TO eff
feet notable Transformation IN philadel-
phia payemonis. In 1899 the companies
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Hendcrson,s Once.

hehdeFson, Texas. Nav S.-Mu., ~,
s nvy's' tue beautiful and accomplished
i las, n,rb, o, sod Representative Doyle. was
the Henderson band to the T.aso 70 % attend
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Crnrbury'

Granbury, Texas May ave bought =,
and Mrs. A. f. Anglln me- .ss Farmers 90
n ,n,arcs, Of J. r. creies in the
Merchants bank. ., was assurssaa Il
Postmaster l;anC ,ssos that he s9pSpr
Washington this ween ar until Move
retained as posi,,,'assn
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\ bright sMILER.

know a chap with lantern Jaws,
ltis manner IS not cold,
HIS SIM lie Il always bright. hecause
His teeth are filled with gold.
Springfield Ql) Monitor
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mack ard vht'N. gold los ana slNeriisS. -
GolIso- Will 30 reconcNei 20 silyeriteS
ior bimeiailis;a when rhoy find ont. rs they
lsuroly Will. that the gold standard under
present conditions As a fraud SAYS .he In
ldiarepou= sentinel The pineley hill will
,f persisted IN reduce rhe purchasing
ro,..r ~ a poli dollar ofout oue-half. II
l,ho, A,as mo-. r>,,,r,.t,., tho eol.inups TO b.
mFe'i'.ein VN'h' '"''e"' - I-l'''" ''' '@'''e''
:" MS A'ois'
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The Post printed ycs sr3ay an article
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tho Burnct Granite az a stree nayt'g ma
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W" ne EFs" 'h' ''A'''-' 90 "'''' as
{ Whe' Tho ToV IS after j. "a servo tho
neop]a nv hs,pinr ,hc,n 10 secure. Tho bsst
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earu,niion MnnIe

Etoile. Texas. May : Iohn lsnsi''~
ITO. , =. lsI !. foreman Of S.s.a
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spec,o, stan Commissioners.

AT ACSTIN-L a. Petit. office In the
state Capitol Building.
AT GALVESTON--J. II. sullivan. office
In the fremont Hotel.
TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Editorial. i5l. Business. is6.
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10 ColumnS l40 to i92 Columns
9smi-Weekly Post. ti2 Coils. per Week

Entered at the Postofdcs Al Houston. rcxix
as Second Glass Matter
Subscription by Maii-Daily and sunday POST. one
year $500, siS months, s&.vO. three months
" 30; one month. 800.
q undAy Post one year $3.50.
somiWcckiy Post tMondsys and ThursdAys one
Year, ti.U0; six months soc; three months. a5c.
Eastern Busipcss ONCE - Tribune Building, New
fors. The SIC. Bcckwlth Special Agency
Western Business Orfce, s6v THE kuGscry," Chr
oaeo, The :, Z. ncc. with special Agency.
G. {. II. Holland, Travelling Auditor.
The Posts travelling Agents Colonel W, n. Car y.
hcncral Travelling Agent VIII r. Linn, 4. u
Holland and d. u. Carey
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Probably the carly approach Of warm
wsa,her has wiitei the aged Sherman =
vigorous foreign policy"
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The car license fee was originally 81, but
it has beon increased to $50. with an ad-
ditonal tax OF $50 for each ear operated
on line that crosses n bridge owned by
the city.
Tho value Ct the franchises is estimated
at about s75.OOo,oO0. on the basis OF of =
fetal reports Professor speirs estimates the
present annual return to the city from the
special taxation Of the street railway conf
panies; Paving and maintaining streets.
$3.50 600: dividend tax 800 600 ear tax.
$sI 900. making total Of SG9a00O This
Is equivalent to n tax of per cont on
present gross receipts, and Of about nine
tenihs Of | per cent on the estimated
vano Of the frnnchises In addition. tho
companies pay the State an annual tax OF
Si32Si on capital stock, and of sol sol on
gross receipts, or n total to the state Of
over S52i00O. Tho total annual amount
paid by the street railway companies Of
Philadelphia to the city and he State is
thus at present about Sl,iG3 600 exclusive
of ordinary taxation on real estate. which
is equivalent to tax of about II per cent
on gross receipts.
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Tho people OF oklahoma ars bearing IN
hrnvely under Mrs Lclse's aggression
that the curse of God is on that territory
they feel that they are at least free OF
several Affections under which Kansas "a
suffering
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HOUSTON DAILY POST.
tx Houston i'rintino Company.

J. L. WATSON, r. NJ. JOHNSTON.
President Vice President.
q. j. PALMER, Secretary.
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Tho governor having signed the San ia
olnio hattlef ED bill. 4 IS now 900 late for
the Galveston News to 10 moro than 20
say some rrotty mean things about it
and r. % proceeding to thnt.
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only Il N;iir over TWO months # No
Kiniov has ershlel the dry sot TO si.k
several degrees deeper into The body pub
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II seems that tho civil service commits
sion Is determined to ascertain where
this administration Is at."'wth reference
20 tho civil service law. The Inquiry may
give tho commission something TO do. but
tho public need no enlightenmcnt on the
questionable Republican party Ia for the
sroils first, last and all the time.
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uhner tho threat contained in the Ding
icy b''l enough wool has been recently
imported NJ Boston 10 last tho mills n
year me price Of clothing will he put
up. however, while the revenues will gain
aotliins for twelve months or moro from
WOOL. nrillhlt inancierInE. ths!
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The Improvements IN progress and IN
contemplation m houston for the mme-
date future ought 20 make do summer
ar unusually active and prosperous sea-
son this year 10 this cey.
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A ITNEss.

The court room was crowded when
the cese of Blake against Pettingill was
called. 1t was what the law terms a
tort case; in other words, a damage
suit. NJ. Bake had been driving by
the Pettingill house, when Mr.. Pet
tingiil's dog dashed out and began to
bark. The horse reared and kicked,
and finally fell, MIR. Biacke was
throne out; his arm was broken, and
both horse and buggy were damaged.
Nj. Blake was, therefore, suing mr.
Pastingill for five thousand dollars
damages. Several witnesses told the
story of the accident. The most con
vincing statement wes made by an
old man who saw the whole affair, and
described it in a simple and straight
for ward way, says Youths Compan
ion,
The defendants lawyer was a young
man named Haskell, recent come from
a neighboring City. Success in 4 or
two cases had given him a reputation
for "emartness," which he was eager
to sustain, and the mild-faced old wit
ness, who told such a matter of fact
tale, seemed to him a promising sub
ject for vigorous cross examination.
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o FROM HEAVEN.

Thirty years ago a steamer which
was about to make it's first passage
from one Southern city to another was
the scene of an evening reception, at
which a calliope played an important
part.
It was the fret instrument of the
sort which had ever been heard in that
region, and as itspeculiar, far reaching
notes foated out on the evening air,
the breasts of a large part OF the. col
ored population we're filled with alarm.
Many were the c~onjectures as to the
source from which the unearthly
sound proceeded.
One old darky stood listening in
silence for some time in his doorway,
not far from the scene of the festivities.
At last he spoke in encouraging tones
to the frightened group gathered near
the little house.
II tell you what" he said slowly, 81
dom blieve dat am Gabriel a playing
on his tromp; but if it am Gabriel, he's
playing wait for de Wagon sure's
dis chile's got ears!'