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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-02
Helena Independent Dem): They ask
New Nork's street Cleaning Depart
ment.
Century.

New York can NOW ho ,oo,od n with
rrof,, -. - a,,ie
49, ~ o'i'e' V'''es io' s"'uahce III 'ne
WORK OF good city government. The two
years Of her reform administration have
ACCOMPLISHED on4 re,,or,.al,,, I'll, na
49,. -. ~ ''9u.' '''u
'"""S o'nerS thtt are VARIABLE. The one
success which oyershadows all others is
that of Colonel Warning IN the street clean-
| inv dcn,,,,,or, H. ~ -. :. 49,.
'7 "'''' intent fo' inc hrSt 'iihe III 'he
history OF the country We have a great
American city whose streets are as well
cleaned as those of any other ,itv in the
world. Cne of the most common and most
humiliatibg charges against municipal
government in this country IL thns W, ned
out. so far as our chief city is concerned
In securing this advance for us Colonel
Waring has done something even more i'm
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LEADING EDITORIALS,


trori tho New York Journal.
rpnxre An interview with John
AND ''''' Tue "''DV
-~r-,..m many inventions which
fairly rovolutionized the
art OF rope making. affords edlfying com
ment Upon one OF the favorlto pleas OF the
defenders Of the trust system of produc-
ton. We are told now and then that trusts
are beneficial TO the consumer because OF
the economics they effect and their ability
10 command the capital necessary TO IN
stan the latest labor saving machinery. Mr.
Good, however, asserts that the late Cord
age trust, after buying several OF his inyen-
tons. finaliy concluded that he was too
Prolific OF ideas for the encouragement of
production. and ended by paying him $3.50
900 a year TO invent nothing more. Untii
Tho cordaEe business was consolidated un-
der one controlling corporation the inventor
was master of the situation, fof he could
always find one mill to take his machinery,
which, once at work, soon compelled the
others to follow suit. The combination OF
all the mills under one control, however,
quickly ended the cheapening Of cordage by
the use OF improved machinery.
The case is not an isolated one 1t has
It's parallels in the history OF the Standard
oil trust and the Western Union Telegraph
company. The one general purpose oil the
whole trust system Is to s'ine enterprise,
and the inventor and the consumer suffer
alike BY 1t.
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heltou Reporter.
The Dallas News and it's 'nure demcc-
racv' satellites in the State are endeayor-
ing to build up fight in the de no,rat,c
party Of Texas, They are attempting 10 pit
bailey. iiogg and Culberson AGAINST each
other in contest for the senate. and Saw
erS. Crane and Blake for the govorlorshiu
ana are working to stir up strife and nit
lerness among the friends of these leaders.
lhelr object is to divide the marty into
Idctlons so that II win fall an nDsv urev
w. l's enemies. They will be disaunninted
ne POISONOUS element which has caused
50 much disorder IA the democratic t,priv
anu made II so sick heretofore las been
Eliminated and can no longer distrosa il
men the pure democracy" elemen, cast
uu 'ueir allegiance 10 the dem lrratic marty
anu iolhed the notified forces Of Palmer
anu mckinley and Quincy and Tracy nnd
Nearby and Ashby they severed their con-
ueV''on win the democratic party and LOST
C'',n power to injure Bailey. Hogg and
49, e't31' savers, Crane ANA Blake and
a., irnoWers are democrats aud believe
il; !" ny risht OF the majority to rule even
~ tt''A matters and there VIII be n, fac-
t'onal fight among them. Tho NM ~ ,bo
u.MoeTa'ic party in Texas which hNc,,mn
mtVt'ed VITA the scab OF "ruIe mr. min,
~ nsen segregated and the de,uotratjo
muuN VIII be infected with that disease no
rnpiN anu VIII grow ard flourish n tho
n.s""liiue me diseased part az he rocl,
,u"s XVI some satisfaction ont OF rcr,tcbing
s.ur sores III they can show y c,rtificote
~ health and be allowed To roturr 40 ~
democratic fol~ " 'e'u'h W 'n'
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The res, - Delivered 20 ary pars OF ths
city by carriers al S4-50 iser month, three
months. SEQ, SIX rnoa1hs ss.sl one YEA
Siapa
Mi. Theodor. Esrlne has charge o. The
tilg TircUia! .on ana ColectlEg
MeFsTs Theodore ftsg-iaF And Charles
Lott are The nukhoriged collectors Of AL
CITY tI!Iis na.h advertising ara slsesc'r3I'.
sson aid no money sapui5 be pnla e SE4
one nihef than hos named griess spec4A
Iiarsrer Ks shown All accounts af ans
& ze shouts he paid by cheek ~ favor ol
The HNuston Printing COMPANY.
the rpAynremaTIi. ana none wi. be seceYs
al N US KsncHt of office bills.
SuScc-tss-rt failing 70 receive TIE paper
1eE1iosty VIII T3ease notify .so Office
Nrnypvtly EEVry sUusor har paper "a tx
psre4 81 he 5aAVerea nos lGtes thau t.se
q. Ia
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The NaVa=OtA Tutlet wants to nave
a., ..,.r,, - is,tetators /, SAYS.
The T,bb4t Is n favor of putting mem
| bsrS al lie leelslature ON a salary and
! No t4uey. such A change would give MS
I be-tar lavs
/
/ Ihe sherman courier pn,s u INC NdS
/ Most eoldbDgs are shocked at bryan
charging admission feos to MS lectures
( :;'Ci.y man make money.
! The resent ly-achlag at Bryan brings out
49,, ~. VEN, pot.
/ tn-E sHsees'iVh from t"e WIS o'''
( Chre7icle;
Would &, not help to stop mob law II
tho les l.,ature would pass IA law authorla-
leg s'ric, Judges TO ca! II spe''1l met
~ oi 'fs srana !ltE 'a,l i ny.S ~
jo,nJs Z, IN ANY countva We're jhera
s.r,t,. surh law as his 20 Offer ana quall
m r,furtated MOI, With. bodies dangling
soon b.-onc n In .ng OF the past
~, -,.,....., r,,,.,.,.,. a,,,i,. ,.o,,,,r,,s.
/ il' sH'' ''i'u.' Lem" TO- oi'Ns tN'''" No
Every dollar spent for a Texas made ar
ticlH stays al home. Not 50 with the
I money that goes 10 buy Eastern made
rbe la Porte Chronicle has entered its
.x,t.
hiu' year
The karnes County News gives th'S
poi3sf.r 20 farmers who believe in raisin.
au.-.+a,..
|. Iargreaves. who tsut an all cotton
farmer hy considerable sold about 5000
pounds OF naCe homo cured bacon to local
bus Flfss men last Monday.
Tho Loneview Times CIarlon saws:
An ,h,r1,,,y, ,,o, c,.,, t,s hoo, ,al.oa
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La iOrec 'hrcgltcle,
The securing OF twenty-five foot chan
mel from Houston to Galveston win mean
an enormous Increase to the business n.
terests of Hcus.oa. II Will also prove a
valuable aid 10 La Porte, Vessels could
be loaded at wharvrs in san Jactnto bly
W 10 ease. tliTe,st from the ears. The long
trip down the bayou would be avoided ana
La Porte would soon gain Importance as
"a ElflUTanR 20, MT
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From the New Orleans States.
THE
SUPPREY SION
OF THE
HoODLUM.

SUPER E9 SION and with a gush Of
OF THE silvery tears the
HOCDLUM. movement in Della
ware to abolish the
whipping post. We desire to mingle our
| tears with those of our highly esteemed
contemporary. Tho News expresses the
opinion that there is no punishment so ef-
fcctive for the suppression of minor crimes
as the whipping post, and the News Is en-
| treiy correct The whipping post is the
only agency that can efficiently deal with
hoodlmism, which is becoming the prin-
clpal crime and pest OF large towns aud
cities. TO all other punishment the hoo Hum
Ia utterly indifferent Indeed a soIourn
In the parish prison is the object OF his
ambition. There he not only enjoys life
OF Incidence and is well fed and housed
but he becomes hero among his pals A
me he laughs at. There Is always a politi-
cal heoler or boss at hand to pay his fine
AS matter Of fact every hoodlum has his
patron, whom he faithfully serves in every
campaign and election; for whom he builies
in the wards and fights at the polls The
ward boss and the hoodlum are ndis-
pensahle to each other. Abolish the boss
and the hoodlum. like a tender flower. will
droop HIS head and starve to death. Destroy
the hoodlum and the mastery of the boss
will be broken,
Thus under the present order the hood
lum f'ourishes He feeds and fattens on the
punishment he receives. But establish for
his benefit the whipping post and he will
say his last say Strap him to the post in
public strip him to his dirty hide and then
put the lash to him until the blood spurts
until he yells for mercy and the physician
declares that he can stand no more This
style Of dealing with the hoodlum will sup
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From the Atlanta Journal.
IN5ERSOLL
BACKS
DOWN.


debate between Colo
mel Robert G.. lngersoll and Rev. Sam
Jones Both are famously hard hltters :.
both are masters OF the art of invective and
ridicule: both can be very eloquent. In
gersoll attacks the Christian religion with
dash and vigor, and sam Jones displays
the same qualities when he goes for those
who are not living according to the die
tates and rules OF that religion. II In
gorsoll had been a preacher he would have
been sort OF Sam Jones. and Sam Jones
as an assailant of Christianity would have
been a sort of Bob Ingersol
Recently the long talked of and much
desired debate between these two cham
Fions OF faith and unfaith was proposed to
Colonel lngersoll. Much to our surprise he
declined to meet Brother Jones The rea-
son he gives for his refusal is not salts
factory. 1t will strike most people as it
did the Boston Herald, which says
1t strikes us as clearly Il mistake In
Colonel lngersoll to refuse to meet Mr..
sam Jones in debate. His excuse is very
slender. He says in it that Mr. Jones does
not represent any great religious body"
rms Is unworthy of lawyer OF the astute-
ness OF Colonel lngersoll. 1t is not the
views OF any especial great religious body
mat the colonel combats. He attacks tho
blhle. the storehouse of all religious belief
for Christians. Sam Jones is the defender
of that book, If he is nothing else II Is
not necessary that he should accept the
tenets of any body Of Christians as such
to qualify him to speak on that side Colo
mel Ingersoll evidently did not desire 10
hold debate with the doughty champion
of cause, conflict with which makes so
much the staple Of his capital as a lee
turer. but a man of his parts might have
found more plausible pretext for avoiding
the encounter"
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GOSSIP OF oo,s,!

having dreadfully h.. 's--Wsl ~ !
TO the high comnissor uu< hs,a, h
trade. Regular broker, - " arsss']
bucket shop men. asn,s.', are pros,,,'
lions s,, U.s., and n, now have b e.,,ss then i ~
81. on all al members who ~ I moves !
i,ors; The street fakir i, s'sa snph, y
hus'iing for business III not tie VI 4
,,s ssv ,n,s men the otse, y. |
.leu INTO a company down !, I y NJ
tbey - w NuDa and fight the sss'ss ss
f hnow w,o mat an old horse pists, 'a''
ims,v '',e n, service down thers ' !, soss !
heads a nff :. who Womb y an ~ I
n ,sa'.1 OH as they say 1 shas. al y
these bicycle days. ABOUT tosa
no nsw t York s. had about s,e,,ss (, !. J
ponas Tor sale 1t being upa.,,,l ~
A surp,ise We e' y. men, they va rs ,
when the sinking fund con aer' ~
city came forward with ! l .on I +
v ,poA 90 @"e r bundle This plundersddl II. y
yet 80 poor as to go begsius. ass
me lowest court holding an, ~,
si''on mere is that exercised BY 4. =
man on his regular beat. Bs !
same time the highest, a. bs i. =
decide in the first place wha,h,.
proper thing to make mr. NV, 'ae1 u Z
arrest. The power vested IN 49, v n'a
llceman Is truly sometime us @i<
1t Is no wonder that he sornet,ms s.' y
mistake as his training and hsl,s, y. y
cent. A peV'ah
Thursday morning Harlem w, .
away in point of access as phI,s..
while Brooklyn may as we'll ~. N
lhe state save for an occasional M ,
bumped It's nose into the wnn, q. b
'ooo OF Warnings men, with mi, h I'M
priated for them that morning ~, 4
tine streets passable though ia -
inches oil snow formed a noun,,,, |.
oarnestposs ava Tue pronptt,1
evervthirg r,rni, 10 - ousnhess Win VI
or surnrisin. 10 s, ~, 10 uohe mere N II
'a"se's'
If is M, otto, ,,,, A..
N NV" 'na' Tue inst ippaa
VI d singer meets with instant iuS1
nor that such appearance is Al c,r
new sonrapo an o,..,-,.., ' .'
carried the audience bevond ~ 49, -
reason. and they called and recalsd ?
wy s'as., ".arteu' sne has vxas|
quality half Tlnta hait ' ,,,s,,. meIe N1|
hor hearers She ;s raj, ava ,v,,u s. 'uss y
van VIII baar ~ ,nn a s, a"A aau'S's
49, 'e"A'
D;,rora .o,..,o
-, ., eD'''o ua'' VA
stare heao themes mere Tor lie pr
weeks, but one b6bbed up the other aid
received no sensational trimming, hu
chro,io,ed az oo,a Do. u',,.,-
r,caI manacar was A oor ny rs.'T = y.
berry. The theft occurred al The Co,.ss
tan hotel, the owner Of the plus Y
ronpeu OF an ner rich lewels py wow
ehliy respectaple guests. I1ernl W.
seenis w oe the pflce VI oHaesal
niohus III .his city o. Tue shcAs'' a"a
Inc lace Oh 'he eartn'
TOT 'he i'rs' 'iihe Ill year, Wv -
paradise. Central Park, has not ben q
over sufficiently to permit Of liz Y
r,,a slatirc a, mic n,.cs /. . MA
Ao ~ q" 'N p'.es
annual institution LOT lrse sap'n.s
any WINTER pleasure ana Wv -
ponus ana lakes all arouua I" ~
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SmIthNINe Transcript,
Some few members OF the legislature
have 80 far had the good sense TO not IN
troducc any bills. II they keep up thls
record they WIN become mnoriels,
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DIR. TRANSFORMS WARs's
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press. ,nl
Doubtless Americans VINO CIV 81
tertainments would like to believe =
believe that they are Of a cas- \. " y
prescriptive English right 10 'asu, \
on entertainments. but 'aeis n
class here. There can be hous' ,,s..s
responsibility attaches IN 'as sr,t Z
all expenditure which does nus ',r.aIl
where. Great wealth must ns'y h' M.
existence by comforting srea' w.
the community.
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New York Pres. ,..u,c b ~
\ woman's ideal Of plssna,orlsl ssrS
church to hear sad 'h !,
a rainy day, Ian, friend ",
A girls idea q a n g 81, The w "A
who win pay her Mad when ~
ana pa, her on inc ~ RAT VIZ. "A
Actors seem to th .na,se , q " /:
opens letter or a te ha anYesor
he always throws NV n
floor. .,out llrlas, X
A woman will ta!s soS Kat sr,t5'
nature with her pAvH M In fio9
her bangs frilzed al W
hot iron. ~
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Hartford Post.

The Four Hundred are SUM-"
Rainsford's advice that the ~
wealthy ought not TO al'enu .u,y
Martins bal masque. They @ y.
rich can do what they iiea s,y M q
money no matter how laylsnHy I'M NJ b
it. and that in the lavish 'p ss nj.
enjoyment and profit lot NV ID sssI
is their defense and 1t Is 'us ,,ys ast
died TO death many, many 'sa,ss. u
while the Four Hundred arc TX, ~, pt
attack by DR.. RainsiOrd I w. 9,os, II
shocked at all by the w.
SCelcy dinner.
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Grcnt Thing for All Texas

AuSflH Htate NemocrA'
Houston Is delighted over the prospects
OF deep water from Galveston Such a
condition would be great thing, not only
| for Houston but FOR all Texas.
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philnhelnhia TELEGRAPH,

TNlINUtIHNId ItTV Lar w
We have passed through IN ..,.o.
commercial and industrial NJ ~, II I
now. in the middle OF wih'e'' = ,,.ur
numbers Of people sruss"' 80, RI
inroads of poverty, while 4 s,, ,,,' 4 ~
tion of these than we Va" ,rerins irit !, !
shrinking are actuaii! ,s,,s dlspli
ger and cold. OstontaIlo' 10 r,sks \
a moment is out of place, MIA s.isi
OF giving ball Just now "a ou.dril !
shine in magniflcente s sser ssss
eynaritic luxury anything s s,ei ~
country is piece o. .n nssd h ~
gance" not to he countess"
DpCplP.
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FLAMES up and the next pope is des.g
mated m the book OF prophecies as lgn-s
Arden. Moreover. he was previously b!sh-
on of Forte. whose patron is the Madonna
of the Fire
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THE SENATE AND THE TREATY.

This post. ia common win Tnosi Of me
papers throughout gAe Ccun1ry hAac1 tie
announcement of she 81 re. mont between
iAe Uane9 States ana G-e6i Britain f'-
general arbitration WIKI much satisfaction
sne expressed tne hope ihat more personal
SnAeonisn torHr8 Cleveland ana ome5
rouit no, prevent ne ratification o. 'he
trraiy by The sarafe
Z. however she seHeie has found weak
spots Ia ,hr agreement; o. has concluded
tsla, ca Tended debate ss ntersaa-y 20 deter
rile whether ihis country IS placed AZ 8
cistavehisgr 10 fnc irroty. % is ceriAInie
unfair toward sac ser4t1:f 20 rr.-l. 40 ihsu
for failure 90 ia1aY a. sat'feai.ar. The
New England yApots arc ius.slrc TART
Ms~frt. BosF and Lodge are .s.cprssent-
ing New Englsne scutiaru, 20 a4F5rat.ag
DELAY IL he matter y r2asea,en II IS
hot often thar The FoFs ;aas occasion %
approve Of ~ caprge 80 lhcse ilsiit ga s.1ea
seneioTs t'ntl MAssaca use,le, RAJ ,fev are
clearly - iae rirhi task nov. i, ,hsir
besitsuey to ratl'y ,he treaty eg-4lSs from
al hanest fear d the terms II the sysee-
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EXTENSION or THE cry 1IMlrs-

The Post has consistently and persls,en,.
!, fought for Houaton -withou, asttu,
other reward than the legitimate hue.nes,
success which must follow all en,erprIsss
properly conducted ,u % prosperous and
growing community II has recognized the
necessity al all times for harmonious action
here among an classes % citizens 10 ur
Their the great end OF building the town
into city and the city into a metropolis
houston Is now at critical poin, in it's
history.
The PROSPECTS, for deep water and the
transition from an Inland railroad ccu,rr
10 great port are particularly bright
Everything Jest at this tine points ~
the future greatness Of this CITY II tho
ci'zens VIII grasp the grand opportunities
opening before them An immense popula.
ton vast business and extraordinary no.
uvity and prosperity are almost assured ne
now Is the tiinc 10 lay the foundations
t'r ms future. broad and strong.
we have population In the immediate
vicinity of the corporate limits NJ fr,.,,
'e'oVo TO ao'ono who are not contributing to
our showing as a populous center. nor IN
me burdens necessary IN building up tho
city.
practically. these people are enjoying all
the comforts and benefits OF city life. Thev
arc divided only by an imaginary line from,
those who are furnishing and paying for
these facilities.
All this talk about increased taxation OF
the territory to be added. about the inius.
uce OF taking them into the city. is the
merest frivolty. compared to the grand
overshadowing consideration Of making
Houston great city and preparing the
toundations for population and expansion
far beyond anything We have yet seen here
Our present city limits are too small 10
pu''d sfsstnsss upon. We oAa not ash. .
New Orleans " Baltimore Of Houston
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From tho Chicago News.
-roNprapv 1t is entirely safe to
CONFERENCE. ,nS ' s"a' WV"

hHt ltnI -elect
dispatched Senator Wolcott and Mr. Walker
to Europe to ascertain the Views OF foreign
iinanciers ON the silver question he acted
IN perfect good faith. The criticisms made
an congress ana in the country on this mis-
sion are neither fair nor warranted.
AZ the last election the republicans fav-
orcd moro liberal use OF silver. based
upon an international agreement; the dem
ocrats anu popullsts advocated uncondi-
tlonal oimeiallism--so that, as Senator
Chandler of New Hampshire put II, the re-
suit OF the election showed that nearly 90
per cent OF the voters of the United States
favored more liberal use OF silver Under
ono or another OF the conditions presented
IN tho various party platforms. In carry
ing out the views OF his party as expressed
at ST. Louis MIR, Mckinley is committed to
do what he can 10 bring about some kind
OF an International agreement bearing on
the coinage of silver.
IL Ia also evident that the United States
must he the mover in the matter and that
some legislation win be necessary to enable
this government 10 act. Until the views OF
the bimotalists OF other countries had
been ascerts!ned neither MIR. Mckinley nor
congress could act inteligently. 1t was
lhcrotere wise for the president elect to in
form himself rnd he could not have So
lected better or more competent ambassa-
doris than he did. The silver men in the
senate have sneored at the mission of VOL
colt and Walker and prophesy that as all
the International conferences have failed to
accomplish anything the prospective one. II
held, VIII he equally unavailing.
Five Of these International monetary con
ferenccs have been held sinra 1878 and al
though they did not result In an sgraefnen,
Tor the coinage q silver At fixed ratio.
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Washington Post n,s arr
The Indiana girl who ., =, ~ -
divorce in orGer tha, TX hal -
school duties. shoM,rr
an ability Tor leainn