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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-07
ESa DONATE The BANKS
|9sa tie Bayou Front to "Unclc
Sam
OPEN Up THE Big CHANNEL
- lfouston May Not secure the
Coveted Deep Water Hnrbor.
Citizens Take Action.

|juving the recent meeting Of the boart
n United States engineers in this cit,
lionel Robert, the chief Of the board
He'd very. cmphatically that whatever
I d might DO necessary to be used in the
|ening Of this channel must be donated
lthc government. That the government
{shcr bought nor became party to any
fensive condemnation suits in the carry
= out Of its plans in opening UP the
&erways OF the country.
liz suggested the trouble that had been
1ountercd elsewhere In coming In con-
II with land sharks and the immense
f,unt OF money that 1t had often cost the
benefited TO shake them off.
iihile no trouble OF this character IL
acipated in dealing with the Houston
1por problem. still to make assurances
sply sure and to show the general gov
sment an earnest OF Houston's good
ID in the matter by donating to con-
;is in advance of Its report upon the
! ect, deed to every foot OF riparian
! itory that may be required for the
Elimination of this work, committee
representative citizens met yesterday ut
mayors office among whom were
For Rice, II w Garrow. II. u. Mac
igor, e. w. Cave w. v. II, Watson.
II. Christian and Messrs. Lee of the
s's,on and Texas Central and Nelson Of
4 La Porte railroads.
slis meeting was held for the purpose OF
sussing the suggestion made by Colo
Robert and TO take some action In
4 with the suggestion in an editorial In
Fridays Post.
siere was a good deal OF discussion as
5etails. tho chief accomplishment u The
siing being the appointment Of TWO com
foes. one to ascertain the owners OF
( property along either side the bayou
Il. Main street In the city Of Houston
ne Harris county line; the other TO
fiulate the terms Of agreement or con-
III by which the amount Of ground that
bo needed In the completion OF the
III may be donated TO the government.
S'e committee TO ascertain the names
owners consists OF Mayor Rice. Mossrs.
sssaphael Tom Richardson, City Assess
1and Collector j. G. White and County
S;ssor Albert Mckinney.
4,o committee to draw up form OF con-
consists Of Messrs. MaoGr,gor Leo
sNelson.
Aesc committees will report bnck to
1her general meeting as soon as they
i nplish their work.
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Crop Report summary.
Galveston News.
The third OF the series of crop reports
OF the News for the season OF 1897 is pre-
scented below. There are reports from 439
correspondents covering 40 counties
On August z, 1896. the News presented a
report OF the cotton crop, making q rsxi-
mum estimate of the yield of 2,240 600
bales, From present indications. when the
figures are counted on September /, it will
be found that the maximum was not much
ABOVE the reality. With the exception that
the CROP is two or three weeks iato where
'nawas phenomenally early last year, very
similar conditions prevail. 1t is about on
time, when compared with seasons previous
10 1896. There has been a small increase
In acreage. say of per cent. which with
the same conditions AS prevailed las; year,
gives an estimate OF 2,i00 600 bales lnsxi-
mum for the crop CT lS97-gS.
The late. cold, wet spring retarded the
growth CT the early planting. That scrt
OF weather ceased suddenly along In the
early part of June and hot weather has
continued with but slight intermission ever
since. The result 10 that the cotton CT
carly planting in all but North icxas ia
more or less damaged by the dronth. ana
IN many sections the shedding has been SO
great as to destroy all hope OF early p.ck-
ing. dependence for a yield being Put In
the top or fall crop. for which there is still
hope. II it rains The young bolls are lying
beneath the plant and rotting. An elrly
movement. such as last year. or anything
approxin,ating il. can not be expected. The
late painting Of cotton even in the sections
visited most severely with drouth and hot
winds Is doing very well. even better than
the Older plant. but will furnish no ie,,ef
70 the situation. II will not mature uLtil
the product OF the olaer plant il Vel on
the market. II is in the younger plant th3t
many are now looking Tor the crop. The
plant as a rule is small but rich IN tolls
and blossoms.
!. North Texas send. in the most cheerful
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DIRK ON WAsHiNG'rON STREET.
Plan Ia Improve Three Hooks
at Time,

80 cxtrome end OF Washington street.
5, Ia 10 the city llmits, presents an ami
I'D appearance with several gangs ut
y, soide laying water and gas mains,
sfs putting in the big sewer for which
n Humprevllle has tho contract, while
al larger force is at work excuvatins
4street under Tom Lucas contract to
N u lo-foot brick roadway along that
ION OF the street iron Houston avenue
y Q city limits.
sber instructions from the city en-
~ only three blocks of street will he
fttte1 10 be torn up at time, hence
$spresent work OF excavation extends
"a Hcnphill street TO the city line,
81 carries the extreme limit OF the
sinent 10 Wright's plnce, about one
DE this sido OF the main entrance TO
.Nlwood cemetery.
II excavation has been done along dis
SSsen OF the street and the sand founda-
;niis being put in preparatory 10 laying
& Double layer OF brick pavement.
ts,,ecs car travel Is being interfered with
81 tie as possible, Along the section OF
s8rrect halng worked tho car lines opc-
5r,l single track and rs the work
a uses the street car company is put
60-round steel shanghl 4 rail
" VIII adjust the track thoroughly and
[.fanently to the pavement.
81 sterile has not vet commenced his
II act on the lower end OF the street.
81 conversation with County Comml.A
Fly Hiisch upon this Improvement he
t# rkec that as soon as the city fur
~ us part al the work the county
III undertake to fill in the gap by srav-
~ the road from the end OF the bricl,
M cent TO a connection with the gravel
tnat comes down this street about as
Sf the southern Pacific crossing.
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FOn CRIMINAL LlnEI..

fytrSon Who In Written Tn Takes
Criminal End of Libel Law.
I. Jones and w. l.. Jones publisbers
lc Times, a wall known colored paper
= W. Wesley. deacon In the Metho-
Episcopal church have boon arrested
warrant Issued out OF Justice Fitze's
charging them with criminal libel.
M prosecuting witness is Rev. Il. Par
sastor Ct the church, and the prose-
arises out OF a flve-column article
appeared in the last issue OF the
Times over Wesley's signature, in which
he is charged with making some serious
charges against fscacher Parker. The ar
ticIe Is very specific in It's statements. n
he's created n tremendous stir amongst
vol known colored people.
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LOW VACATION RATES.

Tue Queen and Crescent will sell cacur
sion tickets at low rates to tho mountain,
and seashorc resorts every day from June
TO September 80. inclusive, with final
limit October 81. 1897.
The Queen and Crescent route offers n
tourists this year tho most perfect train
service and appointments ever offered the
southern travelling public. Through Pull.
man slecpets OF the finest 3nttcrn.
Apply 70 your ncarest Queen and Cros.
cent ticket agent TOR rates aud full insor.
nation. X A. II. Barnett,
@. i. A., New Orleans, La.
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SHOES AND LEATHER.
Large SnIca on nm Active and Adj
Nancing Market

Chicago, August 6.-The Chicago Shoe
ana Leather Review OF August Z will say:
we again report large sales and an ac-
i've and advancing market. Fully 10000
native steers Of June and July kill were
sold by tho packers at 10 1-iGQ 10 IL for
heavy and l-2M9 "a for light August
Dutt brands have sold at Toe and &c for the
TWO weights, and Texas steer hides were
soid at 10 IL and . 3-ic for heavy and
,lsn, There is much stronger feeling in
.eu.ner ana tho largest tanners have ad-
vanced their card rates on ali kipdv
Higher prices are also noted in countrv
nldes: buiis having sold at 8 is and SIS
for Nos. / and ..
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THE WOOL MARKET.
Ihe Market Continues to Advance
Very SInxNIN.

INC MARKET continues to Advance
Very SInwIy.
Boston, August 6.-The Boston CONNER
clal Bulletin will say tomorrow OF the
wool market: The wool market continues
TO advance slowly at the rate of about a
cent a nound each week Best fine seec-
tons of Australian now cost 60 cents 4
secured pound. Several old lots of 1896
CID. Texas and Territory, nave been scld
at full rates. The mills are Averaging an
advance OF 10 per cent on their ney cloth
ana are much encouraged rhe gal., Of
the week are 4.i50 900 pounds com, site
ana Z,l4S00O foreign, against a.S7; goo
bounds domestic and 4 1888 900 foreign last
week and 1.l20. 500 pounds domestic md
2Zo,SOo foreign for the same week las: ear.
inc sales TO date shcw dp Increase of
62.o65,9OO pounds domestic ard ~. t5S. 500
foreign from the sales to the same de-
last year. The receipts to date show an
increase of 3O,27l bales domestic ard 527,-
9S3 bales foreign
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A nrouklxn PARTY.

New York, August GA half a dozen
ambitious Brooklynltes are organizing an
expedition TO Alaska to search for soma
of the Kiondiko gold. David r. Watkins
OF brooklyn, clerk OF the republican gen.
eral committee. is making UP a party, of
which he viii be one. and which will leave
carly In February to seek fortunes In the
gold fields Of the North.
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and Mr.. Thrash not appearing 70 rrore-
cute.
The ladies' Of the Fifth ward VIII give
an leo cream festival on the 2ad instant as
a benefit to Master Walter Lee Iinn'an,
the young composer. Tho proceeds de-
rived from the entertainment VIII be used
bv Master Human towards the resumption
OF his musical studies.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-07
COTTON MOVING

Byran. Texas, August 6.--Ccttcn is COM
Ing in rapidly; over 200 bales have been
received TO date.
Forney, Texas, August 3,---First bale of
cotton came In today: raised by George A.
sharp; sold at cents ana small bonus
OF si2 or SIS.
Kennedy, Texas. August 6.--Cotton is
coming In fast; twenty eight bales came in
Yesterday; about lbs bales OF new cotton
shipped TO date
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-07
THE, HEAT IN TEXAS.

Wharton, Texss. August 6.--Yesterday
and day before were the hottest days ex-
posisnced here in years; ia5 degrees were
registered a: p. m. In the shade. Cotton
is coming in and the gins are beginning
work and noticeable fact is the much
smaller quantity Of poison that has been
purchased this year BY the cotton planter.
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hank CIcnripus

Now York August 6.-Thc following la
ple, conpled by Bradstreet, shows the
bank clcarinGs at tho principal cstbs for
thc past week, with the percentage of in
crease or decreasn as coniparsd with the
tpiresG~hdin8 wtel- l~,st year:
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bring improved prices for products, al
though the demand is generally gaining.
Failures for the week have been 221 In
the United States. against 240 last year.
and 20 in Canada. against 81 last year.
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Celery and Iron. . delicious and cooling
drink, at Kiesliug's Soda Fountain ne
Main street. corner Prairie aveaue.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-07

just your laundry work. at 81 ricSs nd a
oi2 Prairie avenue: phone aa2. Nv :
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DON'T WANT THE EARru,
DON'T WANT THE EARrN,

Just your laundry work. at 81 ricSard's
ol2 Prairie avenue; 'phcnc 3se.
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Crop Report Summary.

proving that the cotton worm is gradually
dying out in this section.
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f. M. BURKE.
LIME. CEMENT, SAND,
SEWER PIPE, ETC.

AGENT ROYAL CEMENT PLASTER
SID Commerce Ave. Telephone 81.
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"slow Burning Construction. :"

The power house was what is called in
architecture a 'slow burning construc-
tien." Last nights disaster cast serious
doubt upon the truthfulness of this desig-
nation. for the conf1agration gained i'm
mediate headwsy. defying all human ef-
forts to quench it. Apparently no power
known to man could have prevented the
complete destruction of the building and
Its contents after fifteen minutes from
the first discovery of the flames In an
incredibly short space of time the entire
property was blazing furnace. This was
probably due in large measure to the pres
ence in the building of many machines.
requiring the use of considerable OIL Sew
eral printing establishments were housed
in the building, with their infla mmable inks
and volatile fluids, to say nothing of the
great quantity of paper that must have
been stored within the walls. These con-
tents al! contributed directly to the fury
ard the rapidity of the blaze, while the
wooden floors that marked the difference
between AN absolutely fireproof and a So
called slow-burning building were like tin
der.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-30

Among the estimates now before the
commissioners for their final considera ton
before their submission to Congress is thar
OF S-''Vi for a crematorium for the aims
rouse 10 dispose of the bodies now buried
III potters field This was urged las,
year. but without success, and il is to he
carried again to Congress unless the Com
ihisslohers are TO be satisfied with having
hiaae the single effort to obtain this neces-
sdrS INSTITUTION The potter's field is a dis.
Rfac- TO any community. 1t is a relic of 4
past that had little respect for the public
health The condition of things at the
public burial place on the banks of the
Eastern Branch has heretofore been de.
fcribed as well-nigh intolerable. The
bodies are so thickiy buried that there Is
no longer space for individual interment
ana they are now being put into the ground
IT layers, several in one grave.
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Sic rran.it Gloria Thursday.

One must sympathize with the grip-men
in their downfall. fer verify one knows not
what night may bring forth. But yes
terday and they defied tile world; today
meme so weak to do them reverence. His
tory gives few more striking examples of
the mUtability of human affairs. A few
scant hours ago and they could take an
other wrap around the cable, clang their
hells in a way to wake a dead polit IL al
issue, and sail grandly down 18th street
and into the avenue, with their eyes fixed
on space, and eternity of miles beyond
those who would like to board their trains
but could rot. Woe betide the hapless
wheelman who dared to cross the tracks
but now it is different. The self-same
wheeiman can ride where he chooses and
with his noisy bicycle bell can scare the
country-bred motors out of their mis-
collars. Were it not for the force of habit
the grip-man would now be willing to stop
whenever he is signalled, for he realizes
that the Passengers can get on and of
with safety, whether he is soing at full
speed or not. Napoleon pacing modify up
and down in front OF Longwood and brood
ing over his departed greatness presents
less touching picture than does a grip
man on the avenue clucking 10 a pair of
dilatory mules.
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The Gamblers Victory.
rom the pbilTxlelnI,is Prpsa ?

The defeat of the anti-gambling amend
ment in New Jersey will 10 doubt surprise
many good people in that state, who. wish
Ing its adoption, presumed that their vote
was not necessary to secure 1t. The out
spoken. manifest sentiment of the state
was altogether for the amendment. The
gamblers and the race track fraternity
generally did not want it, however, and
they worked effectively but not noisily to
secure its defeat. The frequenters of the
race track came out in force. The church
gcers who had been hearing earnest and
eloquent sermons against the gambling evil
and in favor of the mendment came out
not in force, but in fragments, and the
amendment is lost by about 10000 ma
jority.
The result has filled the gamblers with
joy unspeakable. Already they look for.
ward to the reopening of the Gloucester
and Gutenberg tracks, with all their at.
tehdant evils. That the laws passed by
republican legislature still stand in their
way is regarded as a very temporary diff
ficulty. They treat the vote of Tuesday
as mandate from the people calling for
the repeal of the laws Interfering with
race track gambling. That is the next
n owe. Immensely encouraged by their
victory of Tuesday they will storm the
legislature IL possible, and secure the re-
peal of the law which closed Gloucester
and Gutenberg. and which out of abund-
ant caution its friends sought to incorpor-
ate in the state constitution.
The fight is on to determine whether
the decent moral character or the gambling
fraternity shall control the state of New
Jersey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-30

This city's fire department has long need
ed water tower to complete Its equip
ment. but even IL such a device had been
at hand last night while the power house
was burning 1t would have been of little
real value. The great structure that was
so speedily licked up by the flames was
literally girdled by electric wires of various
sorts. These would have rendered a wa
ter tower. usually effective weapon
against the flames In fierce blaze, as use
less as the engines of Baltimore. The fire
was exceptionally intense and rapid in its
destruo tion 1t required tremendous ayen-
cies to overcome it. The petty pipe lines
of the firemen were of no more avail to
quench the flames than a drizzling summer
shower. A water tower, however might
well have saved some portion of the prop
erty If the outside conditions were such
that the tower could be sent close to the
walls. A glance at the ruins today tells a
most instructive story. 1t Is a marvel that
scores Of persons were not badly injured
by the falling wires and poles. The fire.
men must have been in imminent danger
save at such times as the flames and heat
drove them out Of the range OF the writh-
Ing, sparkling &C nductors that feIl by scores
In every direction. One consequence Of
this exposure OF wires of ali sorts to the
fury Of the elements Is that today the tele-
graph and telephone services are partly
disabled. while last night the electric
lights, both incandescent and arc, were
shut on for q time. The experience of the
users Of the two forms Of electric Hiumins-
ton affords striking contrast. The incan-
descent cervice was completely shut on.
because the wires that fed 1t were in the
air and were DESTROYED by the flames Tho
other wires. In connection with the arc
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The resignation of the Azcarraga minis
Try in Spain will Cause no surprise any,
where. and IL need cause no great commo-
uon- The ministry. at best. was only a
makeshift. designed to tide the country
ever a period of mourning. 1t was the
crepe on Spain's arm calling attention 10
the tragic death OF Senior Canevas. But the
period OF mourning is past, and the crepe
row comes of. Spain resumes business
again. and as very important business is
waiting CHE must prepare to transact IL
with her best and most representative men
at the fore. Whom will she select?
The occasion clearly calls for the return
OF the liberals to power. The conserya-
tives have failed utterly Senior Canoyas
died martyr. but none the less a complete
failure. Both IN Cuba and in the philip
line Islands his policies and his agents
bad completely discredited him as the
statesman for the existing emergencies
Both ar home and abroad, on the land or
the sea-" the total inadequacy OF all his
planning stood plainly and Enthusiastically
revealed. General weyler as the man OF
Els choice for Cuba had. alone. covered his
chief with confusion.
But II the liberals come In. VIVA. will
'hey do? Se1or Sagas;a. their iaadcr. has
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The Negative Result in New Jersey.

While it is Illuminating and even Disgrace
full to the state of New Jersey 10 have to
admit the defeat of the anti-San. bling
amendment to the constitution, wki,e /. be-
trays a condition of political indifference
on the part of the voters for which there is
no excuse, there is the partial consolation
to be draw M from 1t that it does not mean
that the gamblers control a majority of the
votes.
The total vote of New Jersey last year
was 3n.0l4. The vote on Tuesday was
only little more than One-tnird Of this,
And the vote against the amendment ac-
cordingly expressed the opinion of less
than one-fifth of the voters of the state.
Even this small vote Is not wholly a gam
bling vote. It represents in part the spirit
of party and also the hostility widely felt
to putting legislation into the constitution.
The result is a purely negative one, and
does not justify any apprehension of a re-
turn to power Of the old gambling ring.
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confessed failure both for Canovas and for
weyler. He is quoted for sentiments about
General Weyler almost as severe as any
recorded in this country or elsewhere. He
considers that vast treasure has been vast
ed in Cuba and thousands of lives have
been sacrificed upon lines that at no point
touched the trouble or the remedy. A rea-
sonable expectation upon his return to
power would be the recall OF General Wey-
Ter.
But the recall of General Weyler. while
an excellent thing In Itself, would not solve
SPANS difficulty. Senior Sagasta must
have d policy of his own, extending much
further than the mere putting an end to
the inhuman features of the Canovas poll
ey. What are his views? Mention Is at
once made of the reforms again. Autono-
my for Cuba is suggested as the rev shlb-
boleth. But what kind of autonomy?
Spain does rot understand that word as we
do or as the Cubans do. The autonomy
that Canada enjoys. Cuba may not expect
from any Spanish statesman. Besides,
Spanish talk about reforms" makes no
serious impression on the Cubans. They
regard it trick designed to disarm
them and then re-cnslave them Sagasta
and Canovas are as one in Cuban eyes. All
Spanish statesmen look alike to Cuba
This change of ministry is of interest to
the United States because it affords rea-
sonable hope of a settlement of some kind
of the matter at issue between the two
countries. Presumably the new ministry
whatever its complexion may be with re-
gard 10 internal politics. will with regard
TO this important foreign question repre-
sent the whole state General Woodford
therefore will be in negotiation with those
who really represent Spain, who thorough
ly understand. or will have every facility
for thoroughly understanding, the Ameri-
can case, and whose reply to it when re-
ceived will point the way definitely for
further steps if further steps should be
necessary. But if Senior Sagasta has only
reforms in his portfolio, he ought to be
promptly informed that the United States
cannot indorse paper of that description for
use in Cuba.
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Permanent Cen.u. bureau.
From the Syracuse Post.

The time seems to have come for the es-
adjustment of permanent census bureau
II census Is to be taken every ten years,
the work OF finishing one census laps over
upon the preparations for the next one
But the Office Of superintendent of the CEN
sus expires with each census, and no Off
cial at the head of the department is au-
thorized to continue the work In prepare
ton for the succeeding census It would
be well to make this department a perma-
rent one, with an executive head, who