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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-06
SOME POsTsCnIPTs.


In France tho DOCTORS claim on the es-
tate OF a deceaaed patient has precedence
OF all others
lcwa's State fair this year will be opon
on Sunday, The machinery Wal be idle
and religious services VIII be held.
In California the strawberry plants are
now ia bloom. and the berries viii be in
season from January till September.
The experse OF the Vatican would he
covered II every Catholic In the world
year
1t is expected that 100 oo0 signatures Will
be secured for the petition TO the queen
on the question OF the misuse OF England
for Britain.
The most powerful modern fleet that has
ever been seen on the waters of the Battle
viii assemble there this spring under tho
flag OF Russia.
The deepest shaft in the world is that
OF the Red Jacket, one of the Lake SUI
por;or copper mines. where a depth of 5000
rect has been reached.
There are said 10 be i5o 900 bound vol
Nmes in the library OF Harvard univer-
sity aui as many more unbound. There
are also several thousand manuscripts.
Recent mortality retnrns from the
southern Sllses show than the death rate
OF the coloTed people from tuberculosis is
three times rs high as that OF the whites.
The assessed valuation in Brooklyn ia
- per cent OF the actual value, while in
New York it is only s. per cent. The
percentage OF debt to valuation is also
lower in New York.
Engl!sh papers arc printing a rem!nis-
canoe OF Or John Watson, of his visi, to
the celebT'G toi battle ground, whore the
iirst blood OF the Revolution was shed. at
Canton" Mass.
81. Louis Is to have It's Madison Square
Garden, hlit on the general plan of that
In New York CITY but to he styled the
Exposition Coliseum. 1t is to be ready
by ecx, September.
over 1000 ships of all kinds and sizes
pass UP ami down the English channel
every tweniy-four hours, and there are
scarcely ever loss than 200 near Lands
End. leaving or Scsiiiig up for the chan
mel
The city OF New orleans IS now prom
lsad two new and rncsern style theaters
The people OF the city are great theater
aud opera goors. and VIII welcome such
al itions 10 the means for their pleas
urc.
The smallest military expedition ever
srnt nUt at "A pacific errand Is at present
engaged in completing the survey of the
river Gambia. II consists Of single
so'f.er, corporal of the Royal Engi-
neers
The export of lumber Of all kinds from
Can1la to the Unltti States last year was
LEAFS fhau 100 30 eco feet. Tho Same year
Canada Furnished to American shwmills
over Sop coo,o0o feet of logs. This trade Is
- DifiV prOW5uI.
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shaken out Of their places, several being

shaken out OF their places, several being
thrown TO the street.
crowd gathered instantly. The truck
driver jumped to the ground and picked up
the silver bars nearest at hand. In an in
slant he discovered another some distance
away under a car.
This was brought back. and then all the
bars were carefully rearrangcd In rows and
counted. He refused to move his truck
which blocked the down track. until all
had been arranged and counted. In this the
policeman present upheld him. In spite OF
vehement protests from the gripmen. There
were fifty bars.
The truck belongs to the sun of John
Barclay-"Honest John" as he was called
for forty years. Honest John Barclay had
practically monopoly OF the business of
transporting bullion in New York. and held
1t for many years. He very rarely lost
any gold or silver bars. When Kali and
Express reporter told the news Of the acSi-
dent to the officers of the International
Metal company of No. 100 broadway,
whose stamp was on the bars, they were
net worried barclay lost II couple of
bars some years ago. they said. They
dropped off one OF his trucks no one knew
when, where or how. They We're worth
$1,000 each. and next morning we had his
check for the $4,000. Long afterward he
found them In a Junk shop where they had
been sold as tim
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expect fair ard equal treatment. nut the
bounty system Is not the way 70 reach The
end in view. The tariff Is esd enough. With
lis indirect taxation Ia favor Of one elsss--
the bounty system by Its direct rewsris Is
WORSE.
II Ia no argimcn; In It's favor that ether
governments pursue the policy OF 5cssowins
boantses upon production. This no; house
derelopnen; Is dangerous for two rcasons
Tartloniarly--it leads 10 overpgosinctioa and
IL teaches the citizen 10 depend upon scr-
cTnmcnt aid instead OF the natural laws Of
trade. II is a pernloicus system in variety
Of other respects ana applied to oar prod.
ucts now would literally bankrup, the gov
crnmnut.
l, is significant that this demand for the
general adoption OF the bounty plan cosacs
from The East, There the dependence upon
governEaen, assistance is not only mos,
marked. but is steadily growing. From the
manufacturers the heaven Of protection is
working down into the other classes No
ether idea or plan OF relief ever seems 10
suggest itself TO people Ia the East thar
that OF an appeal TO the government for
some Kind Of direct Interference in their
iehah. The pa;ernalissic theory Is sup
posed to exist chiefly in the West, but this
is nnanlfestly a misiake--i; finds It's most
extensive and practical development, In the
Northeastern States
The better plan is 10 wipe GU, protection
Of any interests rather than to attempt TO
aid all at the governments expense. Re.
move the bounty given 10 the manufacturer
IL order that the asricul,uris,s may have
no ground for complaint that they are be-
log uniusily Disseminated against and
made to bear the greater hurieas We are
IN no financial condition to turn the Ma
Iioa into srea, hoi house, but We can
remove Determinations
Back Of all. however is the necessity for
sore other financial system by which tie
value OF the dollar can not be artlfieiaily
and the value OF products corrc-
snoadingiy deprecated, The sections are
iearly defined in their separate demand. |
IN the prenlises-while the East Is CRYING !
for oouuties, the West and South only de- |
aand that the government shall give a
sufficiently broad basis Of circulation TO
meet the demands Of business aud--tAke us I
hands OF. Which is the falrer and more |
practical demand?
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THE TEXAS PAPERS.
he prackett News is charitably disposed

| The Bracket News is charitably disposed
| but believes In the old maxim. 1t says:
The News is In receipt OF circular re-
questing US TO send money for the rellet
OF the 100000 suffering Armenians we
would like to help them, but wo belieVe
charity should begin at home. we nave
plenty Of poor people here at home that
need sympathy and help. There is good
| fed here for benevolent work. and. we
are pleased to note that some Of the young
folks are working hard to relieve few
OF the poor families
Concerning the 2-cent rate legislation the
Madsonvlle Meteor remarks
Two cents per mile for the privilege OF
being jerked over space at the rate OF
thirty miles an hour in a vanished car
is ali right. but we cant see where tnat
will be much comfort to the people Of this
county Give us some kind of legislation
that will induce railroads to come to Texas.
ana we will be satisfied with the present
rate.
The following from the Waxahachie
Light would aptly apply to many Texas
towns, though most of them seem inclined
to wait for outsiders to build manufac-
tories instead of organizing home COM
panies to begin the work;
The cotton mills in South Carolina and
Georgia are said to be running night and
day If Waxahachie had one or two that
would run during the day they would be
the source of a triile more satisfaction than
having no mills.
The Bay City Breeze mildly suggests that
everything should not go into Buffalo
bayou:
rptN Il. 1nnlr iprv WI ma
viding for our Texas seaports and coast
defense, harbor and river improvements.
We beg to call attention TO our own Col
orado river that seems so sadly neglected
and overlooked. Give us few Thousand
please with which to cut channel around
tho raft and open the old Colorado as far
up as Wharton for navigation and our
people will rise up and call congress
blessed
The editor of the Morgan News doesn't
want any seed in his. That paper remarks:
The Morgan postotfice has been flooded
with packages of garden seed this week.
coming from the agricultural department
OF the United States This seed dstribu-
ton is one of the grandest pieces OF dam
phoolishness now tolerated by the people.
The practice should be stamped out. It's
fake. The seed are purchased at ~jubllc
expense and distributed gratis. though
some think the government owns u big
farm and operates it solely to furnish a
handful OF seed to the voters.
The Wallis New Era makes the following
suggestion:
Some time since we mentioned the fact
that the newspaper publishers on the coast
OF Texas should organize a press assoca-
ton. but we have not heard any comment
thereon. Boys, don't you think we could
best advance our interest II we were or
Eanized? AT any rate we would bring about
Il more friendly relation among ourselves
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tr"e silver on Broadway,
ew York Mail and EXPRESS


Lexington avenue cable car M oos
broadway ear No 400, and licensed ,r,,,,
NO 20, came into simultaneous nnd e,or
seuc collision at the corner Of Broadway
ana Liberty street, at 11:2o O'Clock ,b,s
morning and created an rmount of exotic.
meht totally out of proportion to the i'm
portance of the mlshap.
1t would have not been anything ror.
THAN an usual event had the truck heon ~,
Eeavior than 1t looked, Car Ma. 9es wn,,iI
simply have given IL bump. and car M
ie9 a push, and except for soma w,s,e 80
Ioned. saw p'p-
but at the moment of the collision tho
truoA was loaded with some IA ooo o,,, ~
OF SILVER bullion Fifty bars of the metoj
,as IN tne rear part of the truck, and when
the upbound car struck its rear v,hne,s ~
car was thrown completely on The ,r,ct,
us front wheels to the cas-, ana ,.s r,s w.
Nheeis westward. The truck suf,ar.,a
less, but 1t was driven over arains, ~
down car. and all Its bars OF silver v sra
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Ills Record Kept Clean.
Lynohburg News.


a Few days ago tramp called at a we'll
known home in the city about breakfast
''n'e ana asked for something to eat. The
se''ien'an OF the house informed the tramp
'"at there was pile of wood in his back
yard and that if he would saw IN a ouan /.
me tramp agreed, ono The gention,an =,
the mousse forthwith conducted him to the
~ ~ VI Mooa and, after pointing out to him
'he saw retired into the house
,o,,. s ,n Time thereafter wishing to see
now me tramp was progressing. he won't
n noara nh'o me yard. The tramp had dlsap-
eaSsd ana not log Of wood had been
he not,ocs nc approached the pile OF wooa
SOW, "u'lv,u piece of paper fastened To the
saw ana on i were written these words
9us' tel them that you saw me.
hut you rover saw me saw
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Another version Of this new vcSn I
peared In Brooklyn along with TIT
Wind storm at oranss'

Orange, Texas, February So
afternoon during the rains'osu
cyclone struck the south emo " ~
tenement house owned by W. n ~
occupied by the family Of sam o''s
blown down. Fortunately no en'
-jured, but the contents Of the a'n
badly damaged. One OF the ls W.,
Moore Lumber companys aiy -
damaged also, one end being u~ ~, a
the asbestos lining on the ins'as
down. -. ctsJ|
The steamer Charles L. .,,,,,.
Charles Davis. has secured ns ~ N
furnish tho McGee- Mailman pi''s a
pany one thousand cubic ya ,.s,tis \
shells, TO be used In con, S.,iss ~
foundations for the railroad p ~ il n
sabine river at Possum Blun. ~ y q u
this afternoon with big clss N M
the shell banks at the niousa y ort,st
The contract includes also '!A IN, oaf1
thousand barrels OF cement
to tho site Of the bridge. =, ~ ~
Another shipment Of plpss ~. yr toip
tine and wood acid came ass
Tho works at Stockholm, La
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where The Money Goes.

1t would surprise the average citizen OF
This town and community to know how
much money has been paid out for corn
alone since October last. Net less than litty
cars, costing little ovcr $40. 0Nn have been
received here, for which the cash has been
paid out. IL this amount OF money remain
ed in town and surrounding country it
would add very materially to its circulating
medium and make its financial condition
much better, 1t is much better 20 raise less
cotton and more corn. for then no money
would be spent for corn, and by ourtailing
tho acreage Of cotton much smaller out
put Is obtained. which brings higher price
on account OF limited production
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WHiie's Prayer,

'9as rancisco iOst.
Littie Willie wanted drum. His mothe,
'hougnt 1t would be a good opportunity to
give Willie On object lesson on the efficacy
Oh prayer so advised him to try it. Whom
ne knelt down by his little bed that night
ana bowed his head his mother slippel the
ofom On the bed and Willie prayed;
Now lay me down to sleep
want drum.
pray the Lord my soul to keep
want drum.
II | should die before I wake.
want drum.
pray the Lord my soul to take
49,, l want drum.
when Willie raised his head there Law thu
rum LIS eyes fairly protruded in amaze
qf joy: - an eos'ass
Where in blazes did that drum come
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should ruu with Houston.

Houston wants to be port OF entry, but
before she becomes one Buffalo bayou will
have TO be improved Until ships OF greater
draft than those herotnforS ascending can
navigate II. When Houston wants any
thing she generally gets II. In this Instance
the proposed Improvement would aot only
prove directly OF great benefit to that city,
hut indirectly TO the State at large. Not
only this State but the entire southwest,
should pull! with Houston to attain this
greatly desired and badly needed consum-
nation of her desire.
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From the New York World.
? HE LILO Ms
SHARE.

lNcu CHuTSts uTe TO
modern iinancier n q
what Napoleonic STRAIT
egy is to modern war. They have revoil-
tionized 1t so completely that it Is impos
sible to get any idea of its meaning where
they arc lost sight Of
The report of the interstate commerce
commission which has just been made pub
lie Illustrates this In a striking way. The
telegraph gives its total OF railroad gross
earnings for the year at 81. 1923 900 ,o00--oyor
a thousand million dollars--whilc net In
come is put at $t02 600 900 and dvIdons at
>only S5i 100000. or less than 3 per cent Of
the gross earnings.
These gross earnings are what the public
pays for the service Of the railroads. The
dividends are what the stockholders get
Fixed charges and incidental items of the
Hike nature are what neither the public. tho
stockholders nor the employees of the road
get. They go to ilnanciers, and are re-
ward of genius In "rcorganising," incrcas-
ing capitalization and doing all the other
things through which financial genius IL
making the commercial and political his
tory of the United States and the world.
No one need be told that they are the
lions share, but perhaps some have so Tar
forgotten Aesop as 10 need to be remind
ed that when the lions dinner was finished
only the bones were left.
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CONSTITUTION AND PLEDGE.

AOANEo II IlNN AMI l'l4lslJbE-.
Prompted by the knowledge of the great
loss sustained by the people of our COM
monwealth from the lack of home man
ufactories and proper interest in home in
dustries, and exercised by laudable zeal
to increase the opportunities for remuner-
alive labor and to foster circulation of our
money at home, we do ordain and establish
this constitution and bylaws.
Any citizen of Texas who Is in good
standing. who will subscribe to the follow
Ing pledge shall be eligible to membership
in this club:
Il promise upon my faith and honor to
obey all rules and regulations of this as
scciation,and TO use all lawful means in my
power for tho promotion of home manufac-
lures and tho industrial interests of the
State, and by calling upon merchants for
chase any other kind when such can be had
prices and quality being the same, and to
encourage Others to do likewise"
The members of these clubs shall teach
by procept and example the Importance of
Texas people patroni2ing Texas manufac-
turefs aud home industries.
1t shall be the duty of each and every
member OF this association to- encourage
tho publication and assist In the clrcula-
ton of all literature which sets forth the
merits and encourages the use of Texas
manufactured goods also to read and dis
cuss Texas literature ana encourage such
as Is meritorious.
Any officers of the club. or the peobl,,
hemselVes, are hereby authorized to organ
ne ciuhs. conforming to these bylaws and
cohsututlon' and when as many as ten
clubs have been organized in any county
they are authorized to organize a county
club
conventions shall be held annually and
shail consist of one delegate from each
club' Tho first convention shall meet in
I,ailas on the last Tuesday in October. 1897
the succeeding conventions shall be held
at sucn place as shall be designated by the
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From the Washington Post.
INJUSTICE
TO mr. ECKELS.

need not say re-
greet MS well--on seeing in yesterdays Post
the announcement that SUCCESSOR 10 Hon
James II. Eckes comptroller of the cur
rency. had been appointed. II had seemed
to us probable, on many accounts. that Mr.
Eekels would be among the last to make
room Tor another. In the first place. his
term does not properly speaking, expire
until some time next year Then. Mr.
Eckeis was one OF the most potent and in
dustrious Of the forces which combined Ia
achieve Mr.. McKlnley'a election. He left
his own party on An issue of principle and
conviction. and throughout tho campaign,
wherever the battle ragged most bitterly.
therc was Mr. Eckcls. bearing on high the
banner OF sound money and striking fierce
ly FOR the cause. Mr.. Eckels has made
sacrifices. He has been active. valorous and
lndomitahlo in the overthrow Of the heresy
which Mt one time seriously threatened Mr.
Mckinley's election, and Witch but for the
EFFORTS Of such patriots as MIR. Cleveland
Mr.. Bynum and himself mlght-.-who
knows have boon successful.
Only YESTERDAY Mr.. Eckels was discussing
the appointment Of Mr. Gage as secretary
Of tho treasury. ana expressing the most
agreeable authorizations OF the future:
MI Gaze and viii get along all right.
saw by report Of a speech he made re-
Gently that he SPOKE nattnrinsly OF me. ana
! am sure that | can trutnsnlly say that
reoiproca'e his Kind feelings. With his
wide experience in the flnaiicial field. his
broad Views ani hts proven executive aud
administrative ability, he SHOULD make an
ideal secretary of the trclsury."
we can not understand this almost indie.
cent haste IN the displacement of MIR. Eek
ole. a..HtH "A a. al. /. 4
other year Of incHm5epcy. his valuable ser
Vices IN aid Of Mr. Nckinley's election and
the brill'aney and efficiency with which he
has discharged his official duties. II is
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spcc,nl stnn Com,ni.sIoncr,.
TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Editorial, 4si. Business, lsS.


The Post 10 delivered to aay part OF the
city by carriers al $40 per month; infee
months, $3.50; SAX months, $500 one year.
tl2o0
Mr.. Thcodora Bering has charge OF the
City Circulation and collecting.
Mcssrs. Theodore Bs11ng ana Sh3T!es
Lott are the authorized collectors OF All
city bills. both advertising ami sinscrip-
tion, and no money should he paid 10 any
one other than those named, unless speciAi
written authority signed by the Business
Manager Is shown. All accounts OF any
SIZE should be paid by cheek Ia favor OF
The Houston Printing Company.
No ''oriers for goo4s.' etc. are given by
the management, ard nogc will De accept
ed In payment of ofncc bills
Subscribers fail.ne 10 receive the paper
regularly will Please notify the offcn
promptly. Every subscribers paper "a ey-
peoaed TO be delivered not later man s.N
q. m.
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i'triNoH fterhiu.
Dallas wants to get move" on herself
N sho expects to keep pace with Houston.
Congress Is really giving some attention TO
the buffalo bayou deep water project, but
is rather slow concerning the Trinity. That
congressional investigating committee
should have been given free ride on The
Harvey That would have opened their
eyeA
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admitted on every hand we believe. that Mr..
Eckcis has made one OF the abest and most
useful comptrollers known to the history
of the treasury Everybody hoped that he
would he allowed to fill out term WYNN
he has made memorable by honorable
inyntnnnf
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Riotous prisoners a's rs

-Ardmore. /. T.. February a n
ers confined in the United s' ~, \
have lately been very U.s. ..,,, w
made jnnumerable cfiorts :, y, 1 ,hsy - n,
ucllng out. As a puIllsnnl.sa.r,s, II !. 4
prifed OF tPelr sh,,se 10 the ~, y
This caused fdaea au ,nsking tbs oss
the usual hour for l9on ,.ss riaas y Y
door, last niGht rush u" ~ he l' n
door forcibly torn DOW ne gasrls NJ
they we're corraled ~ Sy NJ, he il , VI
ever. and held within ID. ian lamps "a q
Coal was thrown at i me ' ! T!,lsl Y
by the prisoners Finally .G. q auist MI
iired by ono of the siafa s,, Il ~
crs. 4 cry came from y 'e'aai.s.sa Y,
a man was shot. a p posi- hi he rss
A. C. Gould shot thfousA
This Quoted tho rlose's'
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Girls' MnNs.

'7"IlNHN NIIy Stof.
- 10 a late custom for a girl to invite av
n''ny friends to her birthday party as she
s,,i Se a old and an Atchison girl whe
s ",n oa =. years old next Tuesday. wiii Oh
serve II by inviting seventeen girls to tea.
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The Mcktnles,aes are going 20 pui pro-
teosSnn on rs last trial, II stagnatsoa and
ioss OF revenues result. ehc people VIII DO
done with the pcAcy FOR all time, There
Is 10 skur in democratic circ'ss OF the unal
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HOME INDUSTRY.
The PatrouixinG of Home Factories
win Build Up Texas.

To the Editor of The Post.
Dallas. Texas January 30.--We ask the
press Of the State to take up the work and
get our people to stop sacrificing so much
Of their natural advantages.
The 81 900, 900 900 annual products OF our
fields and ranches Is as truly a gift of ma
ture as any gold mine can be toits owner.
Included in our products is ~.e-thrd of the
cotton products of the United States. Get
the people to stop and think what the diff
ference would be if we sold to our people
and others their finished goods INSTEAD of
giving away our raw materials.
Under existing circumstances this can
not be done. For instance, our canned goods
factory has to put California labels on its
goods to sell them, and our Dallas and
Waco cotton and wooden mills saleshooks
show that several of the other States take
moro of their goods than Texas does.
Educating cur people to the fostering OF
home Industries is the only thing that can.
and the one that must eventually solve
the problem, and If the people will push
forward the movement 1t will do 1t so
quickly and effectually that 1t will aston
ish its most ardent supporters
with the assistance and support OF the
press of the State. the people will take
hold of it. 1t takes no argument to con-
vince them: the question has only to be
agitated. We all acknowledge the power of
the press and its Willingness to do good;
therefore we do not hesitate to call upon
It,
Please publish the constitution and
pledge adopted by our industrial club, No.
/. Dallas county Get your people to organ
ize and take the pledge ard thereby add
unto your friends peace and plenty and
build for yourselves a monument In their
hearts and memories. S. n. House.