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A BIG WAR CLOUD.

In spite OF the protests and explanation,
and unquesioned dlsincllnation among the
European powers. generally, TO enter UPON
war, there seems to be no other outcome
possible than fight In the far East IL
Russia and Germany contemplate per-
manent occupation of the Chinese and
Korean territory they have seized.
Inc large and aggressive commercial aud
roiitlcal interests OF both Great Britain and
Japan viii be jeopardized, IL not ruined
by the car and the kaiser II these latter
are left With free hand to dispose OF
China and Korea and to appropriate the
strongest fortresses and best hnrbors To
touch England's commercial interest is to
get the lion aroused and the JAMS know
tn'l well that the Russianlzing OF Korea
IL menace to japanese DEVELOPMENT and
power.
mo situation simply resolves itself into
question whether the British and Japan-
ese Will stand idly by and 500 r deadly
oiow delivered at their prestige. their
rover and commercial future. II Is bard1v
possible that they will remain t,actt,,o
under such circumstances and the con-
eentration Of their respective fleets In the
vicinity of tho gulf of Pechlli has n
Signliicance that is unmstakable,
'he Developments all Indicate tsyely
times In the Orient this winter and fight
10 the finish for supremacy In the East
WIN Germany. Russia and France. nos
sihiy, on one side. and Great Britaln and
| Japan ON the other. The United states mr.,
s''eiy interested in the result OF such a
s"usgie and along the same lines as Eng
land and Japan. The latter powers arc
stronger from naval standpoint than their
rivals and must succeed in dislodglns tho
Russians and Germans unless Russia On,
or'hg largo bodies Of troops overland ia
man tho Notifications she is SELLING
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

1t Is announced that ex- President Give
lahd and Secretary Gage will MAKE ad e
dresses at the opening of the ,Vinona Tres
byterian assembly at Warsaw, Ind. next
June.
The Duchess of York IL the only i,;tish
princess who has ever given her naUle TO
foreign town, Mayyille, near LoLIafre,
was christened after the future queen con-
sort.
The reception rendered II. Marion Ctlw-
FORD by the New England Press ,lub IN
Boston recently. Is claimed to have been
the most brilliant affair ever held ~ that
organization.
j, II, Carroll. recently appointed consul
to Messina, Italy. is II descendant Of Chas.
carroll OF Carrollton, and is said TO be
the only one Of the family who 0es ever "A
republican.
Archdeacon VIM. Montgomery Blown OF
Cleveland who has just been chosen hj.iiop
roadJutor tEpiscopal) of Arkansas IS one
OF the ablest and most popular c'ergy men
of Cleveland.
The Duke of Teck. VINO was lei. in
rather uncomfortable circumstances, I'm
ally by the death OF mis- duchess, has [ d
palace offered to BIN By the king OF
Wurtemburg,
Tamie David, the Hindoo convert. who
is now in Chicago trying TO "Christ;aaiae
the Christians lost his caste n India
by entering the liquor business and Lecom-
ing saloon keeper in Ceylon,
Professor Chas. w. Kent has been AIMED
president OF II committee that is Itw at
work raising funds to place Il suitable
| monument to Edgar Allen Poe In The IL
| hrary of the University OF Virginia.
President Faure of France has made sov-
er''i visits to the constructive works row
In progress for the 1900 exposition. md Is
particularly interested In the progress made
IN the foundation for the great .iiexsnder
III bridge.
While he was in England Minister Ia,
ard came into possession of medallion az
John Wesley which WIS made by Josiah
Wcdgowood. He has Just pres antcd it 10
the Brandywine Methodist Episcopal
church OF Wilmington, uol
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A BOLD GERRYMANDER.

Governor Tanner OF Illinois. who seems
capable Of any partisan action, or any
kind OF action to further schemes In which
he is interested personally or politically
has had the boldness and impudence to
convene an extra session Of the legislature.
ostensibly for revenue reforms, but really
to "gerrymandcr" the State, as the results
have shown.
or course. "gerrymandering" has been
resorted to by democrats as vel, as re-
publicans. but such redistricting for party
purposes Is generally done when the reg
usar appointments are made decennially
after the census OF the country has been
taken and definite and official popula-
ton basis Ia furnished upon which the
legislature can build. To put State to
large extra cost for partisan purposes, as
Tanner has done. is something out OF the
ordinary and shows how interruptions ard
dangerous he is as a politician and chief
executive. When the extra session was
convened he took the position that the re-
apportionment must come first or no rev.
enue reform bills would be considered.
thus demonstrating the fact that the chief
object of tho session was purely a partisan
one.
The possible injustice In the gerry
mander' accomplished Is seen when II Is
said to be worth as much as 10000 votes
10 tho republican party In legislative
election 1t must be remembered that Ae
new representation, too, is based upon
population guesses that viii probably be
shown TO be wide Of the mark In 1905 when
the official census Is taken by the govern,
'ment
The political history OF tho day fur
nishes no more bold faced steal nor rauk
partisanshlp than this Illinois reappor-
tionment at Tanners dictation, when all
the circumstances are considered. II IL
does not recoil upon the republican party
next year In the shape OF popular re-
buko then political fairness and republican
honesty have certainly reached the lowest
stage in the State of Illinois.
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Mr. j. Pierpont Morgan. who aas become
the all powerful dictator OF rho financial
transactions of tho country requiring ex-
traordinarily large amounts OF capital and
who Is the champion manipulation ~ trusts
ana syndicates, is now engineering a
scheme TO get ono great company In abso-
Lutte control OF all tho coal interests in the
East.
There have been coal trusts bat not on
anything like the scale con.emplitsd ty
Mr.. Morgan. When the anthracite CROW d
have wanted to run up their kind Of coal,
the bituinlnous coal product would meet
the situation. The cheaper coal would rot
be advanced in price III sympathy with the
anthracite prices. The fact ,lat thes. diff
ferent kinds OF coal have a,ood IN each
others way Is sufficient ground now iron
which to engineer huge trust, controlling
both the anthracite and btuminous pod
ucts In the Eastern coal regions. and Mr..
Morgan Is progressing rapidly In his
scheme.
The magnitude of the proposed trust may
be inferred from the fact that hdnt'rtds Of
millions Of dollars worth OF property Is
involved and the controlling company Will
represent capitalization anywhere frcm
$30c.0o0,0o0 to 100000 0OO
The trust once formed the public can
dance In the cold or warm at tr.,st pr;ces.
Such mines will be closed aud ,nlney, mid
on as may be Necessary to keep down no
duction and raise the price and paw Giyi-
bends on an almost inconceiv,ble amount
OF capital. The railways largely controlled
Or influenced by Mr.. Morgan aad that
penetrate the coal fields. are In The scheme,
80 that both production and trans % aatiou
will be In the trusts hands.
It Will be seen that not only ar. tbe
trusts multiplying under our pressat CON.
ditions. but they are becoming oolier aud
enlarging their operations so as 10 handle
bigger undertakings than ever attempted
before. The concentration Of inonsy in the
Eastern banks has placed an inexnaustibls
fund, practicaJly. at the command o; Nor
gan and his associates to use In fl,ating
trensndcus schemes and gathering slill
further under their control the whole pro-
ductlye energy and transportation fa,ili-
49, cf ~ repuhlia Ten years r:orc Of
- = xrvk - ! opssn men viii p.asticelly
~ oosRoe TIA Unlted States.
Il & ~ ~ pelItieai o. partisan tax.
ny ~ e(r1s1 c.unpatgu capital but 1
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DIsGRAcEFUL PARDON nr,onn

Mr. mckinley. Just before Christmas
ADDED number thirteen TO The record n,
tank wreckers and embesziers rar,,,o,
" nm since his inauguration. a leading
Eastern paper that supported the presiden,
before his election Is moved 10 declare, In
contemplating this record, that IL nlreadv
reaches the proportions OF n public scan
dal
ne eonoihed terms for which thcee men
Wee sentenced would make something over
eighty years. the average sentence helm, !,
little over six years. The nerreco,o -
service was about thirty-two years or m
average OF little mere than two wear.
The pardons were procured thronsh tho
efforts OF influential friends OF the nrisnn
ers, in conjunction with leading po,,t,.
cians, thus demonstrating again low llttla
backbone the present oocunan, of tbe
White House has when II comes TO resist
Ing the opportunities OF his friends ana
rarity associates. Certainly this class ~
pardons should be among the last ,ssuea
both In the interest OF safe banking and ,n
order to measure out something like an
adequate punishment to mcn who create
so much loss and suffering to Others.
The Inconsistency OF such a course IN
the part or president who was heralded
10 stand for sound currency and ,ouna
banking" and the public honor" has moi
escaped notice. The fact that these bank
embezslers, who held high positions and had
moneyed and influential friends. could
bring peculiarly successful pressure 10
Dear upon the chief executive OF The ma.
ton, while less guilty criminals have been
left to serve out their terms for want OF
influence is neither credltable to tho
president, to The cause OF justice. nor 10
the nation
The fact Is but another Of multiplyin,
illustrations that tho Ohio politician WIN
now occupies the presidential chair. e.
more putty In the hands Of shrswd men
who have his ear and con;ldeuce---as
was shown by The rost yesterday in recit-
Ing the facts relating to tho appointment
q Charles Page Bryan as minister ia
China. II this adninistrsticn does not
furnish more pubic scandals than have
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HOUSTON, THURSDAY. DEC. 80, 1907
..TEN PAGES TODAY.
wnERE RESPONSIBILITY RESTS.


Public comment eeems TO have about as
much effect on congress. and especially the
senate, as pouring water on duck S back.
to use common expression but an excel
lent illustration. In tho matter OF pension
reform there does not appear TO be a SEN
ator or representative bold enough to OBJ
jcct TO pension Legislation to the extent OF
preventing 1t by lilibustering or any other
parliamentary means that would stop the
robbery.
The fact was shown by the record recent
~ that In the face Of all the protest now
being made against the increase of the al.
ready outrageous burden. the senate reeled
of private pension bills at the rate OF
moro than one minute until in less than
an hour 1873 had been passed! This is not
rare occurrence. but u constant practice
The house, or Friday nighte, with 10 quo
rum rushes such steals through at a SINH
lar rate. and there is no one there TO OBJ
iect or make point Of order, Is this even
honest on the part OF the representatives,,
to say nothing OF economy and loits2
The New York World said the other day
that every private pension bill is a bill TO
give pension to somebody not entitled TO
4 under the law. Such bills are only In
troduced after the pension bureau has re-
jected the application.
The World correctly concludes that tho
poAical cowardice OF congressman is cost
ing the government no. millions. but tens
OF millions OF dollars year, almost every
dollar OF which goes TO persons utterly
without claim upon the nations bounty
or consideration,
The Post has declared that we must first
fix the responsibility for this condition OF
affairs where 1t belongs, npon congress
and the facts and comments cited confirm
this view. The public can afford to let up
on the dishonest pensioaer ana so aftel
his particops crlminis-the senator or rep
resentatse who assists In perpetra.ing OF
pcrpetuatlng the frauds. IL is possible. at
ter ALL TO bring congrees 10 a recognition
of It's duty in the premises. and there Is
no matter now before congress- OF nor,
Importance than this. The evil complaine,
OF justfics daily agitation until some re.
lief is obtained.
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OF that town imprisoned ray or Two OF
his brightness:
ing dress-of course full dress woc,d be
out OF the question with him. HIS ,tst
was compromise between an ul..a ipll
dress pattern and IN ordinary design. lie
wore u Prince Albert coat
Semi evening dress Is excellent good.
The reporter saw the lion. Joe Btiley's
dazzling savanna OF shirt bosom 81 d
thought OF evening. Then he remembered
that In the bright lexicon of Hon. joe
Bailey there Is no such word as evening.
That shirt front is feet II Inches ty 5
feet inches and is built TO ordec. n ere
isn't another like il in ell Gaircsv : e.
says the owner proudly. and yet Texas is
full of immense tracts Of shirt front.
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FOREIGN NOTES.

VI the 250.931 recruits for mo c,.,,
army examined last year only es5 w. aa
unable TO read and write. WE
Artesian wells have proved sn ,,,,,,,, =,
view south Wales the area within ,hiah
uan water is found extend,,y e. "
700 square miles. ihs Vs.
Inc salaries of the state saorot,,.;
.ne marine treasury and judicial d., M
sienls IN Germany have been incre,soa
from $4,000 to $500 year. ~'''u
sir Isaac Newtons house. in {, ,,,r
I'm : street, London, which Aa,,uI,v s,,ia
"oulu forever be an object Of vel,erltion
% threatened with early demolition.
Iwe memorials of Thomas Arnold WIN
soon De placed in his native town N Inc
O. s'e oi wight, brass in me chur,n m
West Cowes. '"e h'use at
pn Dihlns cars have not yet appeared in
russia. Express trains stop ahtut onSe ~
,nree hours to let passengers rcfrasn .hen,
seNes, the stations being built about sew
enty-hve miles apart
Caicsned seed pearls are cons,dero5 a
meaieine OF great potency by thu C.n,n,se
auu beautiful art work In .l9th ar of resri
nus long been executed both N China and
JaIan In the Philippines windows I'VE
,, Oh mother-o f-pearl and In c,ashm, no
stones. ''A'''"s ~ ioii'p-
al Alaecio, the capital of Corsica II q
msnhicipai council has Just voted 10 rcn eve
-, cue FOCAL civil and military hospitals and
ho,i, Elite them by single hospital for
i ruun purposes. The particular point Of
hh..ies. IN this is the fact that she new
hospital Will be built according 10 a r;an
eslporated by Napoleon /, whish has lien
a deserved in the town records ever s,nce
me site to be occupied was aiso sci, died
by the emperor himself. '''''
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SOME posTsCRIrrs.

There are fifteen druggists In Chicago.
The elephant can neither tot, tanter nor
galop.
In the solar system there are l7.t0o GOO
comets of all sizes
The only animal which is totally IL NIB
is the giraffe,
ALUMINIUM. is being tried for grain buckets
in Brooklyn.
About 100000 couples are married. every
year In America.
Coal is n store house OF eolors. m,d
eines, perfumes and explosives.
In Antwerp 1000 horses were slaughtered
last year for human food.
Marseilles has a wonan ioI ye.rs old who
earns her living by selling newspapers
Ostrich eggs weigh about thrse AMI one
half POUNDS each. They are some .ine S
eaten In Africa.
Leaves OF fruit trees, vines etc, de-
velop a strong bouquet OF the fruit when
soaked In alcohol.
MIX is dearer than whisky In Rhclesia
owing to the rinderpest. The price IS now
SS.Ib quart.
From lao pounds OF cas ter IN a ton of
coal more than 1000 distinct shades OF
aniline dies are made.
The Bible is the most widely trans ates
OF all books; but there are 800 languages
In which It is unknown.
An epidemic Of measles Is spreadlpg over
England, the disease growing more malig-
nant as It spreads.
The average monthly cost d. a pupll in
the Philadelphia schools is 81 &c, aud e,.e-
where In the State about IL 30.
2l-pound baby, lately horn to A fam.
er's Wife at La Hulpe, near Rrusssls. hoids
tho Belgian record for weight.
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THE pro-Spanish papers in this country
that wept crocodile tears recently over the
characterization of Ruiz while he was pro-
tccted by a flag of truce" have not been
manly enough 10 confess their error and
the injustice done the Cubans since the
real facts have become known,
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II these opponents. OF the civil service
system would direct their attacks against
'life tcfnTes." they might find more pop
ular sympathy backing them. 1t is not
against the spirit of American institu-
tons to have mem appointed to office by
reason OF their merit ard after a compeu-
tive examination, but 'rlfe tenure" is any
thing but democratic.
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statement Of existing conditions and dan
eerous tendencies In Developments now
seen. Republican papers, Hike The nii Phil
adelphia Ledger, az we'll as democratic
journals are becoming alarmed at the s'tu-
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when Hogg Wa. "a Printer.

Nhen H0gg Was Printer
Washington Correspondence st. Louis Re-
public.
nave not seen the Hon James S,ephen
iioss' ex-governor of Texas FOR twenty
hve years until We met face 10 face in
washington the other night" said "Gas,
iVey OF the Indian Territory, his evening.
Just twenty five years ago" he continued
governor Hogg and were boys. iunping
q smsii newspaper in Wood county TeEas
"uieu the Quitman News On a ce-.nin
occasion | wanted to escort my best gil
10 a social gathering and gas eas,s, ia
get the paper out a little earlier than usual
a piece OF ill-luck ensued, caused by Horg
pieihg column of type. and the aoc;d. M
Sc. US back SO that | did not get tc see
my sweetheart.
VI course was sulky after tine ishap
ana my colleague tried his best to ctrsole
me by scraps of philosophy ami sLc.ent
FINALLY he said; by gatlins, Gus. brace
up When get to be governor oil Texas.
when won't be many years. I'll make you
my private secretary. Never fear, III be
governor some day.'
we had hearty laugh over that scene
anu ! remarked that his PRO, iatic instinct
mad met realization
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At tho close OF the year 1897 the repub-
lican party can congratulate Itself that Il
Is not the end OF 1898.
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Gaze.
Time for q Chnn.s

washington Star.
mrs. Lease. after looking over Jerry
simpsons career. sees 20 reason Why the
stocking - National institution. Ao''
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The Boston Herald says 'there must he
no compromising with financial fcreses. ="
Tho democratic party Is planted ON that
very propositton in Its firm advocacy of
the restoration OF free silver to its right
fun place in the financial system of the
government.
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1t really begins to look as IL Durrant
would be hling at the appointed time
this time,
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nv ,ouon of nature-so tits writ
aakes kin the wide world DER:
ws su.n relations, you'll admit.
would be frightful bore.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-30

rNreenp Al THE posrorFicH At HOUSTON, TEXAS.
As SECOND CLASS MATTER
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There Is no longer a question whether
the bull haas affected an entrance into the
China shop and VIC need only listen now
for the falling Of the crockery
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-30

Secretary Gage very emphatically denies
the rumor that he Intends to resign The
secretary does not cure to have the aver
ago American imagine that the head OF
the treasury department is out OF his
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-30

Canada says she will cooperate with
the United States in relieving the Klon-
dixie sufferers. When 1t comes to getting
something, Cam,Ddh wants TO stand alone.
but she is willing TO take in "a partner for
charitable purposes
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-30

If they get TO blows IN the far East,
the Fitzslmmonses and tho Corbetts and
the McCoys may just as well consent to
surrender their newspaper columns for a
Wh!,c
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-30

Nearly sl,6O0,ooo is said to have been
sent to Europe from this country during
the first two weeks of this month ms
Christmas money from relatives. The
American SANTA Claus is the only one who
remembers thousands of poor families in
Europe
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Hnxtl Has r

Hayti Has
Philadelphia Press ~
Having passed thrV ' -
upv and a cabinet crisl III s|
needed 10 complete Hayu
an earthquake. Z
Can Not Count =
Detroit News. ~ n
That vienna professor q
ing the end Of the world
Estimated what the Gss
ing to do. ,u--',.
In au,rk -
Pittshurg Times =
The chances are sna
dixie relief expedition
spring rush Of srsoae
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teen known since Grants time 1t viii not
be because the president Is not in the hands
az hia frfends
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A New York county is asked to pay Il
bill of nearly 500 for cigars furnished the
jury in a murder trial. We make our
juries in this country entirely too COM
Portable for the amount and character of
serNice they return.
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a claim 10 Recosnition,

Sinlm 20 Recognition.
~ own I'm not poet OF the very h,slest
GLASS.
ANA rs rather more than limited I'm .
rhyme-creating ass
But ! never wrote = ballad on the psrral
rAss. Chicago Journal.
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B.iley's Expan.ive Front.

The Hon, Joe Bailey of Texas shope ov, /,
f1ttsours the other day. end the Dit,, lei
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N,,r uhslr F s Currency plan.

100 many congressmen favor the nlt.n for
( hs currency based on two years Of joInt a..
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The Spaniards are even sensitive about
American relief for the starving Cubans.
Actual armed intervention by this country
In the Cuban struggle would make monk
eys of the Dons IN more ways than one.
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7a = oa ssIas POST TIE s !. p. e sCs'
semi-wEEKLy POST. ~ Coils. per Week
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