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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-04-03

THK Michigan legislature has passed
q sugar bounty bill with string TO it
The law authorizes the payment OF n
Cent pound on beet sugar on condi-
ton that the manufacturer pays the
farmer "a ton for the beets-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-04-03
Earmlnr in snnIn.

The business OF farming in Spain iss
so much depressed that the govern
mcnt is about TO devote 81 100000 10 the
relief Of that irduatry.--Chicago Times
Herald
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-04-03

''ITow did your friends speculation
come out?"
"Iou mean the one who put up the
apartment houses?"
Eyes"
"Flat failure. "-Youkers statesman.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
TO validate L.nnd Titles

Austin, Texas. February II The follow
ing very important bill. by Mr.. Deau has
passed the senate after a hard fight,
Dill, to he entitled, an act to validate
acknowledgements TO ali instruments con-
shutting lnks in the chain of title, or
affecting the title to any lands in the
state OF Texas, to quiet title TO the same
ana to repeal all laws and parts OF laws
IN conflict with the provisions of this
act.
he 1t enacted by the legislature of the
State OF Texas:
section /. That every deed of conveyance
una every other instrument of writing af-
iecting the title to land in This state nor
Eltted or required by law 10 oe recorded,
and the original OF which has leon spread
mon the proper record OF the proper couuty
Tor twenty years before the passage of this
pct. and which purports TO have been ac-
hho"lodged by the maker or makers there
OF, IN person. or ny witness ,liereto in
cases where such proof was a,lrnlssihle be i.
loie a justice OF the peace, notary rublic.
!uuse or ciefk OF a court of record, II made
within the State of Texas, or commissioner
OF leeds for Texas, notary public. Judge or
clerk or court 81 record, If r1lile be-, ond
mo state OF Texas and within the United
STATES, or before a United States consul.
or vice consul, charge d'aflairs or rotary
public, If made beyond the limits of the
United States. shall he held 10 he and to
nave been lawfully Acknowledged and re-
corded notwithstanding the certificate of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT or proof OF Acknowledge
nent Tor record required by Law. may an
pear 10 be or to have been irregular. in
sNNiclent, or in any way defective. under
me law regulating oonveyances OF real Is.
tate and Acknowledgements 20 the same fer
~gisiration, at the time of such acFnow-
ledgment or proof OF Acknowledgements for
registration
sec. ?, That all laws and parts of laws
IN conflict with tie provisions ut this act
ne and the same are hereby repealed
see, ,. The fact that many land titles in
THIS state are in such condition as to i'm
pede and impair the proper aul equitable
transfer OF real estate and thereby create
great inconvenience and Injustice 10 many
innocent purchasers OF such real estate
creates an emergency and an Imperative
public necessity chat the constitutional rula
requiring hills 10 he read on three several
GAYS be suspended and it Is % SUSPENDED
and this act shall take effect and he in
force from and after its passage, aul il is
so enacted.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
FONTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

! William Z. Ceake OF Portsmouth. r.. l..
/ ~ad tscsutly celebrated MS Tooth h!IT hday
@is's that ~ has chswed tobacco for
Z ga rlts -trc years
Charles W Fullerton VIII erect q hand
( Hpi1s iesct-rc hall Tor the Chicago Art In
H.te In memory o. his father, Alexander
y -. .e-trn.
E>sl'oT Porisr. the new presidents new
ssSr~-.A-g, s 1eScE bed as a lali and grace
Ct raAa ~iih winning smile and
ea4rry szIEa- He Is witty. friendly and
p ls-1--S.
Tas P----ss= Louise, ;narchloness Of
la-1- oSs-cts " her portraits being sold
g 1-s -e'; -.Nt A ,~'1 ltful phcSograph OF
rer 71as r---e1l poorly Withdrawn from
,--'sii 1te1 Scrle years ago.
Fta German empress. Il ,s said. has n
"a 'ray ira, wa> beaten out of an old
-''iis a. Eas.tperhs. teapot made of q
.i--fI-zi1 tzrTr.EE and dry COPS tnade
'977 -0---s o. TIE several German princi-
h9p.-. The swlss mountain guide. has
e. F1at Pc hos made more than zoo as
s~1-s- .ncflt.t-g the Wetterhorn mo
>'iafe' A1ora. The Elser ami the Moench.
rit - rcs u-iF ru8u who ever came down
A-.Vs stier = ceniins the last named pcak.
TIE swedish traveller. NJ. Sven Heddln.
ace s.rc+-e-ins IN making his way across
'ne S'.A we Npicget parts of Tibet. has
sr--.rt ~ Liam haufu. whence he started
FH.r After short stay there VI.
? - hsr-din proposes returning TO Russ a.
AZ. hs1ca TO Sweden by way OF Siberia.
aers Is greet among the women artists
y m Sand. VINO are very numerous, at
re refusal OF the Royal Academicians to
elect "A representative of their sex to
membership On the academy. Four ladies'
rrre carsisssres' for tbs. associateship at
ih@ recent election, yet not one received
. single votei
Jackson jordan. for some time the valet
o. her!es Dickens. celebrated his S6th
hirtnday on January s Dickens picked him
up IN New orleans. and HE was in the
srN;C- OF the aI thor when tho Amer
ranYinS Inn home TO Englani At present
he . stewart Of the steamship Coptfc
running between San Francisco and China
Prince Alexander ImeretInslly. the new
"a the son OF the last Independent prince
OF the Caucasus. and was formerly re
ghriei as the Russian candidate for the
D.HtAFan throne lie took a distinguish
81 part IN Suppressing the Polish reDil-
OF lS1.
An event of national Importance Will
shortly iaha place in France. II is the
retirement OF VI. peibler. the execuf loncr.
WHO, now that he has Eu!llOtlnci SOP Grim
lHais. thinks IL high time hts successor
Wa appointed. He Is G3 years OF are.
ana mas been forty years in his couutrv's
rfN'c@ lie served his apprenticeship
win Roch, his predecessor, assisting in
e.ghty~fwo executions.
Tho Green Bag tolls this story of
Juns" wilson OF ohio. Several LAWYERS
ss h"rei In Judge Wilson's room after
adjournment Of court and were discussing
AmonS them Mas one whose practice IL
worm 49," year. lie SAID 1 have
pttn pNcttcing several years and am
wei iiNed. J have Thought | shonld Ike
TO studies l have neglected. .StIdt ~
Jaw, said Judge wilson"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
SOME POsTSCRIPTS.

The people al the United States read and
suppoN as in.'liy newspapers as England,
France and Germany combined.
Glasgow. Mo. has enacted an ordnance
ihti front Nari gates shall not swing
outward Lovers must no longer Interfere
with travel.
a Missouri paper says that enforcement
4 tho curfcw ordinance has given a dis
tlhSt noon 10 traffic in false muStaches
In chlllcothe.
The hope OF the Nation Is In education
mare lhsn IT, wealth and numbers During
$50 $1,000" was given TO various Amer
ictn col.eEee
The order for the building of forty loco
motives for the Nippon railway lc Japan
- reported 10 have been given to tho
!Wldwln Locomotive Works OF Philadel-
ma.
4 man in Armstrong, Mo, who had a
reputation as a weather prophet lost a IS
hat TO an editor made January 1 that
there would be no ice gathered within
loily days.
A Rhode Island weather prophet pre-
diets fourteen more snow storms for this
winter. but the question is whether he or
Tho grounding knows most about the
coming weather
Tho prices OF food and drink In Ruu-
wayo recall tho palmy days of the CNll-
fornia Argonaus Potatoes are u cents
apiece. eggs So a dozen. beer 81 a bottle.
and champagne SIS.
According 10 our last census 1851 per-
sons over 100 years were found, and OF
these koa3 were women. In France In
1858 there were only c. men and Ia women
over the 100 mark.
The insectvorous bats are truly cosmo-
politan, occurring on every large land
area in the world and IN most of the
iAands They are among the few pll-
certal mammals which Australia has.
4 quart of oysters contains. on the
average. about the same quality of active
nutrtiNe substances as "a quart OF milk.
or a pound OF very lean beef, or pound
and u half of fresh Goldfish. or two-thirts
of pound of bread
The North Georgians are shipping cattle
pol to the Georgia cities. This Is Ike the
Georgia COTTON mills that put an Eastern
label on their shaetlngs TO make hem
veil. This IL a great country In fog.
man who runs a skunk farm near
Osisvillc. N. Y, says that therctss one
element OF loss he IS not compellei 10
take Into account In estimating his profits.
and that II any fear OF loss from thieves
who CONT IN the nigh, or daytime.
a vigilance committee has been oYpan-
iced M knohnoster. Mo. with the purpose
OF making use of stringent measures. II
necessary. for the reduction of Tho earnlus
81 immorlity and general cussedness that
has prevailed there some time.
The shoe and leather trade of Baltimore
has an invested capNal of nearly G,0p
100 and the amount OF the wholesale and
misunderstanding trade OF the city ~ this
Isn. 10 eetim aied Al sic. Olo, 900 annually, tho
retau and custom trade adding N.ooo 0oo
more
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
MISTAKEN FOR AN OFFICER.
Moonshiuers Attacked n Young Mnr
ried Couple,


Paducah, KY. February 1s-Authen.ic
news has been received here from Ham
burg. a landing on the Tennessee river
eco miles above here. OF the startling ex-
perlence Of w. y. Davis buyer OF Steele
d llilihsrH lumber dealers at St. Louis.
and his young wife, who before marriage
was Miss Atollo Hippel OF this city Davis
had taken his bride with him on a busi-
ness trip.
AT Hamburg he was mistaken by the
moonshners who fill that place for a
revenue officer. The Illicit distillers be-
siesed the couple In their room at the
Little Hamburg hotel. They battered In
the door. and empowering the husband
dragged Mrs. Davis. frightened almost
speechless. down stairs. Some of the
reputable citizens of the town came to his
aid and recaptured the young wife.
The pair were hastily conducted to a
store. where they were barricaded and
twenty armed men stood guard over them.
Davis was furnished with a revolver and
Joined In the fight which ensued between
the moonshiners and citizens.
tluos, pistols and boulders were freely
used. TWO OF the rioters were seriously
wounded. Rocks and bullets entered the
building where Mrs. Davis WAS chartered
but she escaped bodily injury.
TN the arrival Of a steamer early newt
morning the pair were escorted on board
by their rescuers, who were ccmpelled Ia
nght OH the maddened moonshiners at the
wharf ~ ''o
No effort was made to arrest the disturb
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20

sone through with during the long ana
TEDIOUS march OF the murderer toward ms
well deserved doom. The most successful
ard perhaps the ablest criminal lawyer IN
the West conducted the millionaire's de-
tense. lie was reinforced by skilled ana
accomplished associate counsel, aud they
exhausted every known resource In the ar
ssnal Of criminal procedure TO save the
wealthy Ducstrow from the gallows.
Public opinion. that greatest OF all
courts. out Of which iuries are crystal
Iized. saw With the eye OF common sense
through the legal maEes and technicali-
ties. the pleas o! insanity and the other
suhterfuges which skilled lawyers tried
TO surround the accused. This same pub
lie opinion saw that the heartless and
brutal slayer OF a lovely wife and inno-
cent ehild-no matter what his wealth
might be-was as much double dyed
murderer as is a drink-cr pauper who
brains his family in the slums. The ju-
ries who tried Duestrow recognized by
their consistent verdicts of guilty the cor
rectnoss and the potency OF this public
opinion, and the courts sustained the just
ice and the fairness OF the juries de-
cisions.
The assumption set up by the lawyers
for the defense that Duestrow's wealth
created prejudice against him has nch.-
ing In II but the speoious plea OF Grim
inal lawyer. hard run by the exigencies
of a desperate case. His great wealth
only gave the murderer the greatest
range Of opportunity to cheat the gallows
and defeat Justice That he did not.
when all the details OF his remarkable de-
Tense are considered. is n triumphant vim
dioation OF the uprightness. intelligence
and the ecunen that distinguish the ad-
ministration OF Justice In Missouri.
II IL TO be douhted-and the doubt Is
built on the multitude OF established facts
whether any of the Eastern States which
boast so persistently and vulgarly of
their superiority to the wild and uncouth
West in the sureness and certainty with
which their courts and juries punish GRIM
inals. could ever show any instance where
felon with the large fortune Which
Duestrow possessed at his disposal and the
opportunities 1t afforded for oorrupting
and belonging the channels Of Justice was
forced TO pay the price OF his crime on the
scafrold
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
HOUSTON, SATURDAY.. FEN. go.
ATTRACTING PUBLIC NOTICE.


The presence at Galveston Of tho Ma
tiousi Editorial association. the festivities
attending the visit Of the hat,leship Texas
and the presence Of the legislature OF the
State in this section at this time, are all
notable events that are being observed.
through the eyes Of the press. By the
country generally.
II is. therefore, no mere figure OF speech
10 declare that the public's attention is
row fixed upon Houston. Galveston and
South Texas
We are getting the full sonefit OF gen
erous advertising and advertising pays.
Only a few months ago the people o.
Southeast Texas and the real estate and
business men generally Of South Texas
cities were wearing long faces. Times
were hard. money scarce and the outlook
dlscournging. About that time tho talk
OF the success of the deep water work at
Galveston and the possibilities offered 10
The shipping and trade OF Texas and the
West. became pronounced and general.
The great Middle West and Northwest be-
gan at once 10 look toward the gulf coas,
Inquiries from the outside became fire.
Quent, trades resulted. immigra,ion
turned this way.
Advertising was accomplishing it's legltl.
mate results-where before was despop.
dency. succeeded feeling Of horotulpeSs
and OF awakening prospects and bushes,
The events now In progress have followed
add still further attracted public notice.
until now this portion o; Texas. its splen-
did cities and vast Possibilities. are b..
coming known as never before.
1t ia the old story OF pushiug yourself.
or even having ones sci, pushed. 10 the
front and-suceeeilng. An Individual o.
a community can fold hands and bcnosa
the bard fate aud wait. like Mr. Mieawber
'F o"eihshg 10 turn up" ana-dio with
the dry rot Communities. Ike ipdl,la-
uals, must force way and command at.
een'lon by demonstrating in some manner
that they have that which is worthy O,
popular acceptance or consideration. Ana
tho time to do this is when the outlook 4,
darkest That Is a good advertising policy
The good work has commenced in lteys-
ton. ADD this entire coast region. Tor that
matter but The necessity for etor, Ia no
MS great as ever IN order 10 reap the com.
rlete rewards. There Is 10 reason for fur.
'her dependency, nor delay. The I'd,
mas turned In our direction and enterprise
VIII be able To take II at It's flood and
pretit by It, 1t is gocs time for South
Texas aud particularly Houston to crowd
sails and this means TINT each Individual
must do his part In pushing his own and
the public interests to tho front,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
AS TO PAVED STREETS.

General Roy Stone is quoted as saying
The best road in the world IS the bouie-
ward at Jacksonville. Fla, which extends
from tho terminus OF Main street around
IN Six mile circle to the other end o, the
city. IL is made Of white flint rock from
Levy county. and is thirty feet wide. The
maoadam is sixteen feet wide and nine
inches deep II was built by the county
commissioners. with convict labor, at n
cost OF $4,000 a mile"
Here is something for the people OF Hous-
ton to think about The Savannah News.
on the same subject, remarks that ''wo
congratulate Jacksonville upon such road.
and hone sho viii continue to build Others
Just az good. Savannah has a good many
miles OF fine roadways leading into the
suburbs aud the country. They are not
the best In the world but they are
mighty good roads. and are regarded as a
safe Investment And Others are TO be built.
Many Southern cities are doing good work
In road building"
The Post has lens thought and ostsn yug ),
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20

gsstsd that the thing for Houston to 90 Is
to establish . rock pie. and thereby not
only solve the question Of what to do with
petty criminals. but at the same time se-
quire cheap. durable and satisfactory
streets. Why. Just think Of 1t, jackson
Vile Ia getting splendid roadways and
suburban streets At 4 cost Of seooo per
mile. Why can't as good and satisfactory
dence and suburban streets in the course
Of reasonably short time oonld be placed
In fine condition. and At figures which We
could very well afford. The Post suggests
that this Is matter well worth the scri-
Gus consideration Of the city council.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
LEADING EDITORIALS.
Atlanta Constitution.
on>TRtCTivE The niugwump eie-
RErtnLICANS. m,ut. led by Editor

Obstructive The mugwump ele-
REPUBLICANS. ment, led by Editor
ticdktn. is making tremendous effort to
convince the republicans that II is their
duty TO violate their solemn pledge made
to the people that they would employ ali
i'eans at their command TO promote an tn
ternational agreement on the money ques-
ton Backing the mugwump element is
the great foreign banking interest conferred
In New York, and always carrying on an
active campaign In favor Of the golt-stand-
ard
II Is obvious. too, that these elements
nave number OF republican represent
atiFes in congress who may be confidently
expected to throw themselves In the way
Of any proposition that has for Its object
the faithful redemption o, the republican
etmeialilc pledge. Mr.. Knox OF Massachu-
setis opposes international bimetaliism
ME- mn OF Connecticut is violently OPP
POSED TO 1t. his excuse being that Mr..
Shandler's bill was seconded and sustained
ny Senator Jones. chairman Of the dem
ocrntic committee. Mr.. Brewster Of New
iork characteri.es the Chandler bill as "a
trap by the enemy TO put the president In
a hole"
ANeP'Nt ~ tAls AAt NNH-
sistu,ion may say that II the democrats
were merely intent on securing partisan
triumph over tho republicans in this mat
tor. they would sit quietly by AMI allow
the republicans 10 fight themselves h sleep
over the international scheme. We MIXTURE
10 say that. while Senator Jones Of Nrkan-
sas Dciieyes In the efficacy OF International
bimetsllism. he is isorally certain that
me republicans will have no success IN
fnrlr 60. Ivf, mi,
700 many difficulties in the way. He under
stands perfectly that the only way TO
Dfhs about an international agreement Is
70 iorce II, and that the only way TO force
IL is Tor the United States to restore sill
Yer independently.
Inc more credit. therefore, to Senator
Jones and his fellow democrats for aiding
me republicans to carry out their pro-
sramme instead Of opposing It. For the
whole matter is above partlsanship. II
Nltaiiy concerns the welfare OF the whole
people. and is matter on which PARTISAN
snip should not lay offending hands. The
democrats have shown. By supporting Sen
stor teandler's measure that they DO not
propose to stand in the way OF any promise
Of prosperity.
Mr.. Iiill. of Connecticut, in his speech
before the house coinage committee, of
which he is member declared that his
va - NV'eu HoNH uounlc stanudTu OF
value last November That is a matter
for the republicans to arrange among them
selves. and the democrats have nothing TO
do with II. We may say, however IN pass
Ing. that the republicans could not more
emphatically play into the hands Of the
democrats than by repudiating the bimetal-
lie pledge OF their party. General Grosvenor
says Il will not be rcpuAiated. but we are
afraid that when the republican congress
assemblies in extra session it will find itself
mere instrument in the hands of the
power that contributed the bulk OF its cam
paign funds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
From Wealth 10 pnycr,x

Chicago, February iS.-George W AdNns
died today from a wound self inflicted In
1884 Adams engineered one Of the greatest
"eorners' in oats known IN tho history o.,
the Chicago board of trade The corner"
would have made him one of the richest
men in Chicago had he won. Adams hor
rowcd revolver Yesterday evening and
shot himself In the head after Writing. II
nc hunsry' on h!'l he had. lie was once
wealthy operator, but after losin,, III
money became hcnlkeeper. Three monfhs
ago he lost HE plsce aud since then has
been out OF work ""S
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
san Antnnin s.ID...n

Chicago, February lS.-The members of
the international Association of Ticket
Agents have selected San Antonio. TEXAS
as the place OF their next convon,io, ,,h,..,
will be held March 10. II Is cTnnci,5 ~, ~,
mo majority OF the agents viii leave IN.
me south on March 7. going from 81, louis
by the Iron Mountain route ''0N's
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
From the Kansas City Times.
NVNnIrA uVnN rt.t .
OF MISSOURI.

OFF NfsNVfRf. The death penaliy
yesterday on Duestrow is vIndIcation OF
the courts and iurles Of Missouri. The fact
that stands out clear and distinct in this
tragic conclusion to the murderers career
Is the demonstration that 1t is not limos
sihle TO hang "A rich man In this State.
The expression has been used perhans
more frequently than any other by peoplo
In every State In the Union whenever
man OF unusual wealth has been arraiened
on charge OF murder; 'Oh, they'll never
hang HIN. He's got too much money -
II can not he denied that there has aesn
too much Justification for this impresslon H.
tho popular mind.
In puestrow's case there was every con-
di,ion present to make 1t possible for the
power and Influence OF money TO be an.
Piled to the cheating Of justice. Four triaIs
and two examinations for insanity were
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
Receiver tppoiu,ca

cu's'cahs' Texas, February ls.-Mr. l.
d hiser has been appointed receiver for Tho
corsieana Stationery company upop anr,,
an ,nas =, sae First National bank. claiming
rany. "sA'hs' said COM
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20

n ls an o1S tradition i ~, |.
United Hsa'i s,, ieaus hat ~ ~
app ,roa states mus nos Z No.
di did Ssrs ia, to the hunS, dssau \
public tery ,' well In tie ..s,s sis's I,
Just ps out ;, the count,s ny IN I a
, ,2i,,s. which still os,on nsay ~ [
t Sni ns. House for s uS,s,a, N Is
and ane 1 eh,,S must i. ,s.i, =,
who whom Sn ha who cali. q e ss.7 MA $
aneoinioSs en- masae ia t SS,'v.is ,sas
s rule and there .ho IL, !, l.i,sr n.y. =,
Who s additions, na to ths = a ,,,s ~ u v
hand. ama received BY ! usnsst I y
with yyaI business bus 8 with a. sstiass,sl Y,
"'" inc Dresden, Il ~ u,Slpartnssl \ y !
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
speciai STAG Com,nissionefs.
THE CITY.

The Post - delivered TO any part OF the
months, $500; six months. 500. one year.
ol200
Mr. Theodor. Ber.ng has charge OF the
City Circulation and Collecting.
Mc&rs. Theodore Beg1ng aud Cbsfi-s
Lott are the authorized collector OF al
city bills, both Advertising and suoscrlp-
ton, and no money should be paid 10 arp
one other than thoss named. unless sptc.al
written authority signed by the Business
Manager is shown. All accounts OF any
s.ze should b. paid by check IN FAVOR {!
The Houston Printing Company.
No ORDERS for goods" etc, are given ~
the management, and none Will be accept
ed Ia payment Of office bills.
Subscribers failing TO receive the pape-
regularly viii please notify the ofncc
promptly. Every subscriber's paper IS ex-
pected to b delivered not later than c.5s
y. IN.