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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-02
GALVESTON COUNTY.

Dickinson--Co,ton acreage increase now
estimated at 200 per cent. Crop in good
condition. Rain will be needed in about
ten days. Picking will begin August Is
and VIII become general in September
Corn was never better and II rain can be
had on the present stand, 1t is predicted
that there Will be yield of from 10 to
30 bushels per acre. Oats 40 per cent bet
ter than last year.
League City-lncrease 60 per cent In cot
ton acreage. compared with last year:
seventy-ilve acres roplanted and fifteen
acres abandoned crop in good condition
cotton growing rapidly; generally free and
clean from insects of all kinds. Picking
Will begin about July Is and will become
general by August 3d. Corn better than
previous years. Oats better and acreage
increased
lIamarque-Cotton acreage about the
same as last year. Crop in good condition.
ram VIII be needed within week. Picking
VIII begin about August /. The corn crop
is good.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-02
JACK COUNTY.

INSTRUMENTATION acreage decreased 10
per cent. Crop in very good condition.
About 20 per cent OF the acreage had to be
replanted Cotton needing rain Picking
will probably begin September and be-
come general October I. Good average
yield of oats. Average yield Of corn cx-
pected.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-02
LEON COUNTY.

Marquez--Cotton acreage same as Iast
year, Crop In very fine condition. Rain
will be needed In about fifteen days. Pick
ing viii begin August Is and become gem
eral September l. Corn crop as fine as has
ever Aen known here. Dat crop never bot
ter.
Oskwoods Five ~ esst iasseaas y
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-02
HUNT COUNTY.

CLASSIFICATION acreage increased Is per
cent. Cotton is a little late owing TO the
cold rains Of June, but 1t is as fine as
could be wished. Rain will be needed In
ten days Picking will begin August % and
become general September 10. Corn yield
will be equal to any We have ever had un-
less injured by dry weather. 1t is now
needing rain. Oat crop eXcels any we have
ever had
Greenyille-The cotton acreage is about
the same as last year. Crop thrifty and
promising, but later than last year by
four weeks. Rain will be needed In
couple of weeks Picking will begin about
August 8 and become general September
10 Corn acreage much larger and yield
promises full crop but VIII need rain in
a few days. Oat acreage larger than last
year and u yield from Rfty to 100 bushels
par acre.
Commerce-Ten per cont increase in
acreage. Crop in good condition. Picking
will begin August Is and become general
September 1. Best oat crop in years.
Wolfe City--Cotton acreage same ms last
year. Cotton nearly one month later than
last year, and is just beginning TO bloom
Farmers we'll up with their work. The
plant was set back by cold. wet wether. but
1t beginning to grow nicely. Rain needed
Picking will not begin until the latter part
OF August, and Will become general by
September ]. Most all of the corn had to
be replanted owing TO cold, wet weather.
but grew nicely and promised a good crop,
hut the present three weeks Of dry weather
is very trying on it, and II it does not
rain in the next week, 1t will be cut very
short, Dat crop the best for years.
Caddo Mills--Cotton acreage increased
10 per cent Crop in fine condition. Rain
VIII be needed III ten days Picking will
begin In September and become general by
October 10. Big increase In corn. provid-
ed We have rain in ten days-if no rain
crop will be cut short Decrease in acre
age of oats. but yielding seventy Ave bush
els per acre.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-02
ELLIS COUNTY

last year i Il acreage as compared with
900 acres renl INCREASED per cent. About
2 lice and p mn,, after being DESTROYED
20 acrss aunna,avorable weather. About
pne condition 1 p Crop late, but in
begin about ss, nain needed. Picking will
seneral BY ssn p.emoer and viii become
N fine condsiapu ,ember 10. Corn crop IA
LEV days VIII, and with a good rain in
IN this COUNTY Dc as good as ever raised
yea ysar, but eo d, 1als good as any previous
'o W on secount a, ~ ' of the late crop
ssa,se. Abw, I ~ per cent Increase in
~; ;eep'anted Cot,o ~ per cent of the acreaea
CON- cox WIN begin shn, iate, but healthy. plr,7
,b .ue general a sss, september Is and be-
-00se the average ew days later. Corn
ee' Oats better than ,,snni n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-02
pALo PINTO COUNTY.

Thurber Junction--Cotton acreage In
creased 10 per cent. Crop In very good
condition and will need rain In about ten
days. picking will begin at usual time this
season. Corn Weld will be o good deaf
better than any yield in the past Ave years.
Oats We're never better. Fruit and gardens
very fine. Best general crop prospects evef
known In this country.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-02
MATAGORDA COUNTY.

Matagorda.--Twenty per cent increase IN
acreage. Crop In good condition. Rain
NEEDED. Picking will begin July IS and be-
years.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-02
RATH coIrNrv

q sia 4 Crop in isIr acreage increased 10 pc,
ssi, we last tert day. condition. Hot weather
SS sI, Plant il s srs has been highly bene
ttsaeral by ssnu,gust 20. and vii, hsc, mr'a
y iour or Az ,,smber IL. Corn c,o oeov I'M,
there is a eos lines larger than las, p wi m'i
ff smA Dat cr on rain within eight ar t ,an
lsds viii ayer s good as ever raised o so ,en
= acre. ee from sixty to loo bus b,ie
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-02
PAMELA COUNTY.

Carthage--Cotto acreage same as last
year. Crop In excellent condition. Rain
Will be needed In about ten days. Picking
Will begin September and become ecLtral
October !. About an average crop OF corn.
Oats best for years.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-02

per cent. About 25 per cent of the crop /,
In good condition. 80 per cent fair and 20
per cent in very bad condition. Crop viii
need rain IN about ten days. Picking will
begin August and become general about
August Ii. In low land the corn crop Is
better than last year and fully as good as
lssb ON high sandy land the corn has been
damaged by the heat. Very little oats
Planted
Hocklcy-Twenty-i Ave per cent increase ID
acreage Corn In very good condition. Pick
ing VIII begin In September and become
general in october. Rain needed. Corn
yield will be increased 30 per cent.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-02
,nua rA !. COUNTY

hr-s1 dnge--Tha "NNIT.
"a "a win last t. ys cotton acreage as com.
s ssaisd The , s,sa About 900 neres at
~ ssfss Plant isssnd is not good a IN re-
~ ~ crop clean ,s.e but in fine coma On seme
WI become rlckins begins A ,vut '9 IN
VI than isss general August t's ID GU, ~
some b. year, but has n" o oo,h
'onia- cot, Ssouth Fine Yield o 81 an m
et About :. acreage increasmna oats.
"a crop 4, per cent Of the cra 40
~ .be Sp IN n very good co any crop
hal ~; easd in about ten a', aaaa
M 'a August aud Nv viii rI g.
The herald., 1897-11-30
Where Is San PedroP

Secretary Alger has again reminded
himself at the edges of his conscious
ness that, there is such a place as San
Pedro and that there is some talk of a
deep sea harbor being built there, but
in his report he utterly ignores the fact
OF an order being made for the building
of a breakwater and the making of a
harbor at San Pedro. Evidently the
secretary regards said improvements as
of mere local concern, and probably
taking the nation in its length and
breadth very few people indeed know
that there is such a place as San Pedro
and that a government harbor is indeed
there. Southern California, we believe
must recognize its Importance and the
pressing duty of the hour to create a
sentiment that shall become widespread
throughout the whole country. The Los
Angeles Herald is now working on the
line the Press suggested few weeks
since, that of having a mass convention
for the discussion of plans and memo
rializing of the president and congress
in behalf of the situation. The task may
seem beyond our ability, but we can at
least make ourselves heard. Unless work
is done speedily years may come and
go before work is begun. With earnest
and united effort the dawning of our
day of prosperity along the lines of har-
Dor work may be nearer than we think.
Long Beach Press.
The herald., 1897-11-30
THE SENATOR CERTAINLY

There appears to be consensus of
opinion in the state that in the election
of 1898 the governorship is to so to one
section and the senatorship to the other.
There seems to be spirit of fairness in
this view of the matter.
The Herald wants the senatorship for
the south. 1t wants the adjustment
this way for three reasons: The first is
that we are going to have the senator
ship, anyhow, and it is, therefore, only
fair to let the north have the nominee for
governor. The second reason is that
The Herald wants Senator White to sue
ceed himself, point covered in the first
reason; but this paper also wants James
G.. Mcguire, or some equally good, able
and popular Democrat named for gov
ernor. Thirdly, we want the senator
ship because the south needs Mr.
Whites presence in the senate, at least
until the San Pedro breakwater is built
and all of Secretary Alger's bubbles
are buried at the bottom of it.
The herald., 1897-11-30
Bryan's Wonderful Escape

The following from letter received
by the editor of this paper. by regularly
ordained Colorado physician, will be of
interest to Mr.. Bryan's many friends
here:
while was in Lincoln I called upon
VIM. Jennings Bryan. Mrs. Bryan was
not at home. Mr.. Bryan received me
kindly, though he was reclining upon a
lounge with a hot water bag placed over
where the fashionable disease, appen-
dicitis, works its pathological wrath.
He had pain there. Had been mod
ern surgeon with a passion in the way
Of appendicitis 1 would have operated
upon him before leaving-not a ques-
ton Of it. Being humane man, how
ever, 1 left him unscathed, and within
two days he was on hunting trip near
St. Paul, Neb. He is still somewhat un-
sophisticated, though he be great man.
to admit a strange doctor while a pain
in the region of the vermiform appendix
was vexing him. How did he know that
wasn't an appendicitis enthusiast!
Truly charming man bearing a
charmed life. I think he will be presi-
dent. valley News.
The herald., 1897-11-30
THE BOARD SHOULD ACT

The board of police commissioners
holds it's regular meeting this morning.
1t will be the duty of the commissioners
to take up the fragrant violations of the
midnight closing and Sunday laws, on
the part of a number of the saloons. A
few of these places make no pretense of
closing. Their doors are open 365 days
in the year.
The habit of these saloons is in VIOLA
ton of the law This of itself should be
sufficient to stop any debate on the mat
ter The laws are made to be enforced
as long as they are on the statute books.
If the people want all-night saloons, if
they are in favor of Sunday saloons, let
them say so and demand the passage of
laws permitting them legitimate ex-
istence.
If the gilt-edged and plate-glass sa-
looms are to be allowed to violate the
law with impunity, the same privilege
should be accorded the humble saloon
around the corner, which presumably
pays the same license.
The all-night saloons can be closed If
the board of police commissioners will
insist upon it.
The herald., 1897-11-30
THE SLOT MACHINES

Several days ago. at San Francisco, q
policeman, acting under instructions,
arrested a saloonkeeper for operating a
Observation-Disclosures machine in his estab-
lishment. The charge was made that
the saloonkeeper conducted a lottery,
as it had been found impossible to Sc
cure conviction in such case through
a charge of gambling. A conviction
was secured in the case and a fine Of IS
was imposed. This example was sufficient
for the police. Chief Lees at once is
sued orders for campaign against the
slot machines, notice being served upon
the proprietors as follows:
You are hereby notified to remove
from your place of business all gam
bling devices known as nickel-in-the
slot machines and discontinue their
use.
They are lotteries within the mean.
ing Of section 319 of the penal code Of
this state, and are in no manner legal
lied by being licensed pursuant to the
ordinance of the board of supervisors.
If not removed at once arrest will fol-
low, in accordance with the above law.
If the foregoing notice is disregarded
the police are instructed to make arrests
and continue making them so long as
machines are kept in use. taking pos
session of the latter as evidence of their
being gambling devices, and depositing
them. properly labeled, with the proper
ty clerk of the department, so that the
officer taking them may be able to iden-
tify them in court.
The Herald explains thus fully the
plan of the campaign against the slot
machines and their proprietors for the
of our own police depart
ment. The arrests are made on lot
terry charge under section 319 of the
Penal Code Of this state. The same
Code and the same section of course
apply here. Similarly, what the San
Francisco police department has done,
the Los Angeles police department can
surely do.
The slot machine is a most mischiev-
Gus device at best, and in many instances
their proprietors in this city have abused
the latitude that they have been given.
The San Francisco precedent ought to
establish a way to bring them up with
a round turn.
The herald., 1897-11-30

ernment Of India. In answer to the most
important demand Of the Franco-Ameri-
| can embassy for British contribution
to the International jackpot. which were
given in elaboration at the time, seemed
to emphasize the failure OF all negotia-
tions on the lines pursued, and to effect
ually close the incident. France being
indisposed to enter into any agreement
without the cooperation Of England,
the discounted American ambassadors
had no alternative but to return home
and render account of their stewardship.
The fact that the outcome had been
almost universally anticipated, not
withstanding the encouragement of
early French enthusiasm, prevented
any disappointment. Friends of silver,
in congress and out, have looked upon
the movement simply as a perfunctory
discharge of an ante-campaign obliga-
tion, not entered upon in good faith by
the administration, and only inaugu-
rated and prolonged to serve it's purpose
Of allaying agitation at home, in the in
terest of the development of other meas
ures and the satisfaction of other obli-
cations. No substantial results having
been anticipated by the friends Of BIZ
metallism, and none having been feared
by its enemies, there are none to grieve
over the final proof of the fallacy. The
official report of the commission is in the
hands of the president. 1t will doubt
less soon be made public and go into his
tory with it's appropriate label and ro-
tary number.
From what is known Of the achieve
ments of the commission, it is not clear
how the bugbear of international bimet-
allism can longer be successfully utilized
by the opponents of independent coinage
to divert attention from the main issue.
The atmosphere is likely to be very ma
terially clarified by the final disposition
of the rubbish. Significant of the desire
of the administration to keep it on exhi-
bition, however, is the rumor that the
forthcoming report of the commission,
while acknowledging temporary defeat,
will at the same time endeavor to slim
ulate hope in the ultimate success of
another movement, at another time,
and along other lines. This probability
is strengthened by a hint thrown out
by the head of the commission, who, in
the course of a private letter to gen.
tleman in this city says: 1.-THE cause
of bimetallism has met with no failure |
in Europe, and the struggle is far from
ended" Mr.. Wolcott's fidelity may be
conceded, and his zeal commended, but |
he is laying up grievous disappoint-
ment for the future If he flatters himself |
that the punctured tire of international
can be successfully re-
paired, or the old oxhide in any way
patched up for future service on the
road.
The herald., 1897-11-30
A BAD SUBSTITUTE

At yesterdays meeting of the council
new anti-hitching ordinance was pre-
sented. 1t allows horses to be hitched and
stand for period of not longer than
twenty minutes duration. Such meas
ure would, as has already been pointed
out, invalidate the whole anti -hitching
plan. The police could no more enforce
it than they could enforce the old ordi-
nance, which allowed teams to be hitched
and stand for half an hour.
1t should not be necessary to turn
either the ordinance or it's enforcement
into farce. 1t might be slightly modi-
fled in order to afford proper latitude for
the transaction of business, but it is in
credible that the majority of the busi-
ness men and the community want the
law invalidated or repealed. The sub
stitute ordinance should be defeated
with courtesy and dispatch.
The herald., 1897-11-30
A FALLACIOUS HOPE

Local RepuDllcan poltlcldnS anu
place hunters realize the damaging ef
feet of Alger's conduct upon the for
tunes Of their party in the state, and
particularly in Los Angeles county.
They hope, however, that if work on San
Pedro harbor is started before the next
election the people will have forgotten
the regeneration and trif1ing to which
they have been treated. Such hope is
based upon low estimate Of popular in
telligerce and virtue. The disposition
of the people to remember official wrongs
which have been perpetrated upon them
cannot be brushed away so easily.
Forgetfulness and failure to resent
such wrongs in some effective way
would make it safe for officials to repeat
acts of misconduct. Weak and ire
sponsible men like Alger might consider
such an event as sort Of license
to trifle with the public interests while
they promote some sinister object 1t
would be an especially dangerous prece-
dent in regard to department port
folio under a president who has not
disposition to interfere.
The people are not so stupid and
thoughtless. At times they may sleep
on their guardposts and neglect action
necessary to the protection of their
rights and interests, but it is unnatural
that they should forget not only that
which deeply Injuries them, but is tantal-
izing and insulting to their common
sense. Forgetting and forgiving by the
people will not insure faithful perform
ance Of official duty. There are acts
which punitory statutes do not reach
and the only way to punish them is at
the ballot box. Alger's acts are not to be
treated as those Of a subordinate in the
performance of mere ministerial or
clerical duties. They relate to admins
trative policy. Cabinet chiefs are
presidential arms for whose acts the
held responsible. The president is as
responsible as his secretary, unless he
promptly interferes when Informed of a
wrong which has been, or is being, COM
mitted. President Mckinley was early
notified of Alger's misconduct, and if he
has interfered a all, it has been in such
secrecy that the public has not been ad-
vised of it, SO mildly as to have very
little effect. and so slowly that any
effect is lost. The people want officers
who will faithfully perform their duties
in executing the law without being
prodded day after day for eight months.
If the law for the construction of the
San Pedro harbor is capable of being
executed now, it could have been car
ried into effect at the beginning without
resorting to shutting and delay. If
through fear of unfavorable political
consequences, way has been found for
building the l1arbor, it should have been
discovered earlier, and through very diff
ferent motives, prompted by sense of
public duty.
There are reasons for suspecting that
there has been covert design to defeat
the harbor altogether, and if the pro-
Ject has been abandoned, which is very
uncertain, it has only been abandoned
under strenuous and assiduous pressure
from the people of Southern California.
The people have been deeply injured in
their material interests, insulted trined
with and snubbed. They may forget
and forgive, but we do not believe they
Will. The ignominious treatment thew
The herald., 1897-11-30
Advice to Cotton

To the Editor of The Los Angeles Her
aid: In relation to that clipping from
the Cotton Chronicle which The Herald
published yesterday. in which the
Chronicle exhausts the dictionary in de-
scrlbing the wickedness Of the Los An
geles Fiesta. 1 would like modestly to
rise to remark that if the people out that
way spent ten thousand dollars in sam
pling it and haven't gotten over the ef-
fects Of it yet. 1t must be pretty good
place to move out Of. Better come down
to Los Angeles, where they can be looked
after. c. +. H.
Pasadena, November 26th.
The herald., 1897-11-30
ON THE BRIDGE

He stood on the bridge at midnight
While a clock in a distant tower
Let go, with all it's brazen might,
And began to chime the hour.
He stood and clung to the railing,
And watched the boats go past;
But he cared not where they were sailing
Nor thought of wheel or mast.
He merely stood there, swaying.
Like reed in the autumn wind,
And a weight of woe was preying
Upon his foggy mind.
The moon rose over the city
Like flame in the gilded dome,
But 1t didn't scare him bit-he
Was full, and afraid to go home!
cleveland Leader.
The herald., 1897-11-30

have received win rankle In their
breasts long after the next election.
There is no effective way for them to
show their displeasure and to administer
deserved punishment, except at the polls
Such action Is necessary as q warning to
future cabinet ministers and presidents.
Do not feel too confident. gentlemen,
that there will be any immediate lapse
in the memory Of the people.