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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-19
sPAIN,s PUNISHMENT.

Nations can no more escape than can
individuals the penalties of their mis-
deeds. The long struggle of Spain
against political dissension, revolution
ary uprisings and financial ruin ap-
pears to be nearing it's termination.
There is no country in the world whose
situation is more desperate than is
hers today. The civil wars promoted
in years past by pretenders to the
throne were less dangerous than the
spirit that is abroad today. The worst
have become so habituated to ill-doing
that any movement toward reform is a
signal for sedition and rebellion. 1t Is
then that regeneration becomes hope
less, because the material for accom-
plishing it no longer exists. This ap-
pears to be the present condition Of
the Spanish monarchy. The dispatches
tell us that the whole country is trem-
bling on the verge of revolution, and
that the members of the royal family
have prepared for instant flight in or
der to save their lives in an emergency
that any day may break upon them.
The reason for this is the blind popu-
lar fury against the terrible oppression
to which the people Of Spain have for
so long been subjected. 1t is only the
common course Of history that this
bitterness should spend it's fury, not
upon those who are responsible for it's
existence, but upon others who are
striving to mitigate and remove it.
Spain is even more harried by the tax
gatherer, more hopelessly in debt and
more heavily handicapped in the MOD
ern race for prosperity than Italy. Her
treasure is spent, her credit is mort
gagged to the last dollar and the re-
sources of her people are simply ex-
hausted. When this crisis is reached
the men Of any country and of any
race return to the primitive idea, and
representation becomes their first
and necessary law.
The principal part in bringing about
this desperate condition of affairs is
the struggle to retain Cuba. 1t is only
short time ago that ten years of war
expenditure were required in order to
put down a previous rebellion. The
present revolution in the island has
called for an even larger sacrifice of
men and Of treasure. With poverty
and bad government at home, the bur
den was too heavy to be borne At
the same time, there has persisted that
singular pertinacity Of evil pride. which
would rather endure the uttermost
than to confess either misdoing or mis-
take. The masses of the Spanish peo-
pie, standing constantly at the starva-
ton point. are inflamed to madness by
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-19
CAUSES OF POVERTY.

That the poverty of today is the price
mankind has paid for power Is the
prime conclusion reached by Francis A.
Walker, who discusses the causes Of
poverty in the Century. The statement
will be accepted by many who will
question the further assertion that this
secondary poverty" as Mr.. Walker
calls 1t. is less general and less severe
than that which Is almost universal
among primative people. 1t is the Gus
tom to think Of men living in state
approximating that of nature as en-
joying happy, care-free existence,
and to contrast this vision sharply with
the suffering Of modern life. This view,
however, involves a confusion of pow
erty and pauperism. When the two
are not distinguished, the popular view
is the natural one. But pauperism, as
Mr., Walker states, is a matter of Char
acter rather than of condition. With
the element of pauperism eliminated
from the problem, the second part of
the proposition is scarcely less self
evident than the first.
In dealing with poverty, from the
standpoint Of theory, most reformers
make the mistake of finding a single
cause, real or fictitious, and then, as
Stunning remedy for the fancied fault,
of settling the whole problem in a. sin
gle book or essay. Such a settlement
may be satisfactory on paper but
This is the error Of the single tax
theory Of Henry George, the weakness
of the nationalist idea and the short
coming of the structure of socialism.
There is no single cause of poverty;
and. admitting this, 1t is evident that
no one remedy is likely to eradicate it.
Mr.. Walkers cause, though stated ear
lier as single one, is combination
a multiplicity, in fact-general enough
to include all the evils of a system of
alternating highly stimulated and
deeply depressed industry" So far
from assuming single cause, the writ
er points out several, and with them
is a saving clause that will admit any
others that may be established.
On first thought a discussion Of
poverty that does not purport to give
the one, or all of the many causes of
the evil may seem unsatisfactory; and
when in addition no remedy is even so
much as suggested, the idea is empha-
sized. But this apparent weakness is
a real strength. Poverty will never be
cured while it is doctored for symptoms.
The only way Of remedying the social
disease is to search out the manifold
causes and to correct each. An admis-
sion that there are unknown causes Is
a step in the right direction.
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gress. It is principally class legislation.
Its purpose is to benefit particular or
ders Of people without regard to the
effect upon others. Each man in con-
gress constitutes himself an attorney,
so to speak, for local interests or class
interests, and he szeither too busy or
too Indifferent to- look after much Of
anything else Tie idea that he repre-
sents nation, whose general interests
are immensely more important and
sensitive than those Of his district. Is
fading away That work is so onerous
that, If he can purchase escape from
1t at the price Of telling the few thou
sand voters upon whom his return de-
Ponds that he spent all his time in look
ing out for them, he feels reasonably
sure not merely 81 forgiveness, but Of
substantial reward It Is thus COM
ing to pass that the people, as a rule,
in relation to- those affairs for which
the federal goverpment Itself exists,
are coming to be practically without
representation. Congress is degener-
ating into a sort Of ward caucus, in
for itself, and the general welfare is
made subservient to the interests Of
the parts.
Now this general field is immeasura-
bly, the most important, as it is al
most the only legitimate sphere Of con-
gressional action. 1t will presently be
true that this will be regarded only
as an avenue by which special jobs
may be got through, and the fact that
few know and none seem to care what
are the provisions and details of pro-
posed act, If it is not local in its bear
ing, gives vast encourag cement to just
such surreptitious work as that Of
which two instances have been spoken.
There could be no better advertise
ment to every promoter of job in this
country than the approval Of section
% Of the Dingley bill, against the
wishes of the people and the will of
congress ITSELF that all that is neces-
sary to secure passage through con-
gress for pretty nearly any measure,
however obnoxious on it's face, is to
get some clerk to insert it, or some
committee member to quietly paste it
on the bill, with a. reasonable certainty
that nobody will take the trouble to
examine details, if all is in due and
regular form. The man who loves his
country and is Jealous for her welfare
cannot but regard with serious and in
creasing apprehension the proved fact
that our senators and congressman are
largely ignorant of the substance Of
the acts which they pass, and that po-
litical legerdemain is taking the place
of examination and conviction in franz
ing the laws under which and in ac-
cordance with which our people have
to live.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-19

Of ELI; while Ireland, with the same
ratio OF depositors to population, has
an average deposit Of EGO rs I'd. 1t
would not be safe generalization from
this data that the English and Welsh
are more, frugal and t tss1.11tf1y than are
the Scotch or Irish. The difference in
the ratios will probably be found to
be due there, as they would in all
parts of this country outside of the
great commercial centers, to the higher
rate Of interest paid by banks than by
the postal savings branch of the post
office department.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-19
ENGLAND,s POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.

ENGLAND'S POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
The present prominence of the long
mooted proposition to have our postal
department take over the care Of saw
ings, after the pattern set by Great
Britain. lends interest to the latest re-
port Of the postmaster general of the
kingdom, a summary Of which we find
in the London Chamber of Commerce
Journal. The report covers the fiscal
year of that department, which is also
the calendar year, so that the data
are for the year 1895. We find that the
number of deposits, involving the ne
cessity Of keeping that number of in
dividual accounts, was 1852, OBS, an in
crease Of 408,43S in the year, and that
these persons made during the year
1858, BOT deposits, aggregating f36, 25S-
$780, or $3.50, 900, 900. The amount due de-
positors at the close of last year was
f108, 098,641, passing the hundred mil
lion mark for the first time in the ex-
istence of this branch. There was an
increase Of 1920, 900 in the deposits
over 1896
The average deposit to each depositor
| was Els 15s Id, as compared with Els 3s
| 4d in 1885, There were 1857, 594 with
drawals during the year. covering
| f28, 439, 329, the Christmas season lead
ing all the others in number. The fact
| that the largest amount deposited in
any one day was Dec. 81 would indi-
cate that some Of the money withdrawn
for purchase Of presents was unspent
! and returned. While this aspect of this
paternal function of government is
cheering, there is note Of discord in
| the statement that the cost Of trans
| acting the business fell short of the
profits last year to the extent of 1871,
| and parliament had to make good the
deficit with an appropriation. This
| shortage, it is stated, Is the first to
occur, but with the increase Of deposit
ors and the decrease in the source of
profits-the difference between the in
| terest on consols received and that paid
on deposits-it is probable that this is
but the beginning of deficits.
| The classes of depositors are given,
and we find those engaged in the pro-
LESSONS form but LBS per cent of the
whole number; those in educational
pursuits, 1.01 per cent; government off,
Gals, 2.S1 per cent; railway, shipping
and transport, 2.96 per cent; CONNER
c:al, 1888 per cent; trauesmen and as
sistants, 8.14 per cent; domestic service.
| SCI per cent; industrial, 1913 per cent,
and miscellaneous, 81 per cent. Women
and children, including those classified
above, form 60.59 per cent Of the whole
number. The distribution of these de-
positors among the people of the three
nationalities that form the kingdom
presents a striking difference. England
| and Wales have 6,276493 depositors. or
one to each five of the population, with
an average deposit of Els las. Scotland
has but one depositor to every fifteen
of population, with an average deposit
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-19

We can hardly blame the South for denying
the northern soldier any such benefits. for we
in the North would not for a moment allow
the man any benefits that tried to destroy the
Union.-Sleepy Eye Herald.
Mckinley and you disagree. He recently
appointed Lieut.. Gen. Longstreet, Of the late
C. S. A, United States railroad commissioner
Grant appointed Mosby, Maj Gen. C. S. A,
to some good office. Republican congress
in 1890 made All Of Us chip in to pay lot
of sugar planters. most of whom had tried
to destroy the Union,' bounty Of two cents
a pound on the sugar they made. Yours way
behind the times.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-19
A Little Rusty,

indianapolis Journal
'By George. JIM" said his friend. Il never
saw you as nervous before when you were
getting married.
.'YoI must remember" said the Chicago
bridegroom. that this is the first time l have
been married for more than two years. and I
am a little out OF practice. indianapolis
Journal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-19
TEMPERATURES.
DAILY MEANS.

Barometer, SO.6S; mean temperature. 8;
relative humidity, IS; wind at 8 p. M, north
west; weather, clear; maximum temperature,
s. minimum temperature, 10; daily range,
a.; amount Of precipitation in last twenty-four
hours, 0.
Note-Barometer corrected for temperature
Ind elevation. p. f. Lyons. Observer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-19
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Forecast for Sum
day: Minnesota and the Dakotas-Fair; warm
er; southerly winds.
Wisconsin-Fair; warmer in northwest por-
ton; light variable winds, becoming south
easterly. ~s-....4-
fundamentally cloudy weather; warmer;
variable winds.
TFMpFRATURF
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-09
4 HARMLESS POWDER.
THE SUPPOSED POISON IN pREtN
DEANS CLOTHES
Turns out TO BE Nothing More Than
Crude Snltpetrc--Determi
Not to Ne Hanged.

Mention was made in Sundays Post o.
the discovery by Taller Anderson Of a sus-
p.cious powder seved up in ;he hens Of the
lauadcre-d garments o. Plean Dean. con-
demnod prisoner after they We're brought
hack 10 the Jail by Laura Lyles, colorod
woman BY whom The clothing had Seen
Numbered
Daau IS colored prisoner. condemned
and sentenced in Orange county to be
hanged on July in expiation OF the crime
Of Wife murder He is in the Harris coun-
ty jail for safe seping
He has made the boast that he would
newer die on the ucanold. and this made
Jailer Anderson all the more vigilant in his
watch and was what led to the discovery
OF the powder concealed In the hens OF
Deans clothing.
The powder WAS sent 10 the houston
Drug company, where it was analysed by
Cheinis, f. \ Schaetfer who pronounces
II nothing more than nitrate Of potash or
crude saltpet-e which IS perfectly harm
lass,
As there could have been 10 purpose oil
giving Dean 4 dose Of saltpetro. pariicu-
ie-ly In such a secre,iye way, the conclu-
.l5p As mat some one has been deceived
ana has had O. harmless drug put on on
,hen for poison This powder was evident
IS put i'm the clothing tor It had been
laundered as II is easily dissolved.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-09
TINE InnIo ,TIoN AMENnMrNr.
hr. Lombnrdi Thinks an Irrigation
Law WIN BE Df Grrnt BenrHt

Regarding the election August ?. al which
time tho people aiil be called upon to
decide whether or not Irrigation is 20 be
encouraged in Texas, Mr. c. Lombardi said
yesterday 20 a repTesentatiye Of The Post:
Under the irrigation law. large portion
OF Texas which 10 now arid ana bringing
no rcturnE 70 any one wili be put under a
high state Of cultivation. and every citizen
OF the State Will he Indirectly n not direct.
" benefited. The ex pense Of irrigation viii
be paid for exclusively by the taxpayers
Ia the district irrigated The city Of H0us-
ton VIII receive more cotton and o,hrr
products than she has in The past. aud
thai meane that tho merchants OF this civ
VIII sell more goods 70 the interior East
Texas VIII be directly benefited. as extern
Eire Irritation viii make necessary the uge
OF large amounts OF lumber or course. the
RESOURCES Of the state viii be Increased
Enormously
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-09
FRANKLIN AVE. BRIDGE
SAFE FOR STREET Cars nut NOT
For WAGONS.
so Says the City Enginccr-strcet
Commissioner kennedy has
Word To shy.

The Post yesterday published what was
in the nature of a query as to why street
cars were permitted to cross the Franklin
street bridge while the bridge was cioseu
10 all other character of vehicles.
At a council meeting held May II Alder
man Kohlhaun made virtually the same
inquiry by motion requesting the Guy
engineer to inspect the Franklin street
bridge to ascertain whether or not the
structure was safe for street car traffic
The engineer reported upon this motion
that he had examined the bridge and found
that It was safe for street ear travel.
His report contained NO reference to the
safety OF the bridge for other character OF
vehicles. 1t simply confined itself to the
inquiry submitted by Alderman kohlhauf.
Street Commissioner Kennedy does not
seem TO regard the structure as safe in
any particular
He said yesterday in reference to the
article in The Post:
II still maintain that the structure is
unsafe for public travel and when closed
the bridge reported same to the authors
ties. The street car company's foreman,
MIR. stephens, came to me and we talked
over the condition Of the bridge. told
him to notify his company that If they
ran their cars across Franliu avenue bridge
IT would be at the risk Of the street car
company and that the city would not he
liable for anv accident that might happen
on the bridge. Since then the city en-
sneer has reported the bridge safe for
street cars TO cross over, but he says notn
Ing about wagons or other vehicles.
invite the reporter TO inspect the bridge
ard to have some competent man with him
. F,,Er s.iI Rssl,r t,,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-09

The details for the annual memorial ser.
vices OF the odd FelloNs to be held at the
Central Christian church Sunday night.
June 10. at 5 O'Clock were completed at a
meeting OF the committee of arrangements
held last night.
The programme Ia an excellent one and
the public viii find !; very entertaining
The orator OF the evening, Rev. c, W.
Tnrreli Is an eloquent and impressive
speaker. and he music selected Is OF a
high order. and viii be under the direction
OF Professor Hodgklns.
The lodge odes will be led by Mrs. Halle
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-09
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Personal MENTION.

r y, s,osara is u ;se eisy from CO
nsraNGs
r 7. Ra-ry q, Dallas wes ia she eg's
vsseo-day
j ~ Noa-s az Velasoa vas a7noae YES
sf~aay v.s.-S~s
asss kafis syrnes hiss gone to vsss' hei
uuclo At Hocslcy
ne .g,y yesterday.
Oscar -. E4rk'AAa veal known a.
;e.rpey ~ Eicaraund = ~ the city.
Mss Aianso E.sa, Q! Eiez5s.st >Aa IS Wis
l;sys reaasgNes EaG friends I1 the city.
Mess'S~ James ana N1aa-,on Bates o.
isr'arc'1a oo.snty wc-e Ia zouStoa yes'e--
day
ss- and .5-s. Aadrew Dow oea; - Clear
Gees yts,e' Gay 10 visit iaeif il'e-s-
.s"o. EutSr
Noses 7. ~ Borse II. T. lo-os ani
le}sa Fcr3 wen, "a Galveston Yesterday
VS. lac ia Foste -78zvaa-
Jsdsa =. 2 Eryvn' went tArorEa g
Ga3vs sio- yesterday whcvc he holds the
aeNi Tern 81 re Fesc7a2 coort
Mss Jals4 welhs,hes q Austin s IN
brother N5 } :. Wellhsche-
NJ and Mrs. 5 Simon and little Mss
Eav Sucr We DieS<RH. visitors 10 The
Post editorial rooms ,as; n.sh;.
Assistant be..a.ns Clerk SsVel Of IRE
ous= of fsprss eutatiNes Was il the cry
las; 7,sat- 2 -4esi a. the LaN.or.
aeI1ss SCI tetves Moore q Lamar. Brig
ance aai Dean o! the house ot ra9'S-
se1;aives We're a ihe c.iy hast night.
Mr. F.eese Benler has recrrned to hts
homo So HoiShAuseH Texas aflcT a short
BeH3sr s.
Joseph ". Ha1een. wAo has been iay
e'erk .f .he Eltel Bristol COY some tine
.Ha T.. r tss.F
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-09
THE COURTS.
Civil nistrict Court.

The following were the proceedings Ia
the civil district court yesterday. Hon.
John G. Tod presiding:
Susan A. karcher ct al VS., Henrietta
harcher ct al; Judgment for plaintiff for
partition as prayed for, j. f. T. pruett,
n I May and j. l.. Smith appointed conf
missioners TO make partition.
j. [. McCarty vs.. Mrs o. +. Johnson
ct al; leave to plaintiff TO file first supple
mental petition.
Edwin b. Parker vs.. Mrs, Anna h.
Thornton ct AL Judgment FOR plaintiff for
the amount sued for. with foreclosure lien.
Anna Il. Guy ct al VS. Bette Bryan; set
lied and dismissed at defendants cost.
y. V. Deadrick vs. Cawthon Tailoring
company; Murphy Bros. granted leave to
intervene.
G. G. Mass VS.. Cawthon Tailoring com
pany. same order.
D. Z. Kennedy VS.. John Lewis ct al;
judgment for plaintiff.
In re estate OF Mrs. e. B. Rice, deceased /;
continued on APPLICATION Of contestant.
Anheuser- Busch Brewing company vs.,
Joel Schulz alias G. Cinla; settled and
dismissed at plaintiffs cost;
VIM Howard VS., II. 7. Granger; dis
missed at cost OF defendant without preiu-
dice
o. NJ. Sherman vs.. E. A. Mills. settled
ard dismissed at plaintiffs cost
Cummings Bros. VS. George p. Arnold;
judgment for plaintiff.
Mrs. y. Pilot VS.. /. Craddock judgment
tor plaintiff against defendant Crad1ock
for $l0.353.Ss with Interest at per cent
and foreclosure as against all defendants.
Charles L. Bailey ct al W.. Dumhc,
Armistead d Cronan; judgment Tor plain
tiff Tor tho amount sued tur
n. Masterson VS.. y. NJ Nerleet ct al;
judgment against Noriicet for amount sued
for with foreclosure OF lion rs against
other defendants.
august Hegar VS. W Meschkat ct al;
Judgment for plaintiff for amount sued
for against defendant W Neschkat FOR
SlSS4.6o with foreclosure nj lien,
r. c. Storrie VS.. +. A. Eeichirdt ct all
settled and dismissed, costs paid.
r. c. Storrie VS.. W. ! llrihl ct al; set
lied and dismissed, costs pa.i
r, O. jackson VS.. Il. " Bell 81 al; iudS-
meut for plaintiff for $l50o. with iaterest
attorneys fees and foreclosure Of lien.
W. D. Cleveland & GO. vs J. II. Norton
& Sons; plaintiff dismisses as TO ]. H.
Norton. not served
T. c. Storrie VS. Mrs Naeianl Bagby ct
al, settled and dismissed
Chicago and Fort Won't Packing com
pany vs.. J. H. Norton g. So0~ judgment
for plaintiff against defendants J. H. Nor
ton Il Sons and j. II. Norton Tor SllSl.S4.
with interest and costs.
r. c Storrie VS., Gus Sauter, settled and
dismissed.
Henry House VS.. j. w. Cunningham ct
al; leave TO defendant smith 20 withdraw
first supplemental answer and to Tile sec
cnd supplemental answe-.
r. @ storrle vs., Mrs. $ P liepley ct al;
settled and dismissed.
james l.. Arnold VS., Missouri. Kansas
and Texas Railway company mdgment tor
plaintiff for $500.
H. NJ. Curtin. VS.. Frank Horeil ct al;
Judgment for plaintiff COR revival of iudg
ment and execution ordered TO issue there
on.
II. Iockart ct al VS.. j. s. Beaudry ct al;
settled and dismissed.
G. T Webster vs.. j Z. Little ct all the
judge of this court being disqualified, de-
clines 10 act
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-09

Three pistol shots IN quick succession,
fired on Travis street between Preston and
Prairie about midnight last night, startled
that neighborhood.
The cause Of the shooting was that a ne
gro named John Scott ran out OF the Chi
nese restaurant In that locality with sey-
eral stolen pies, which he dropped on the
sidewalk In his flight. The chinaman
who runs the shop followed Scott. yelling
stop. Theft AT every jump. Police Of
ficers on the beat entered the chase, and
not being able TO overtake Scott in fair
foot race, officer Fioeck fired three shots
In the air. which had the desired effect Of
bringing Scott TO a standsiill lie was
locked up. In his pocket was found let
ter from We'll known citizen, recommend
ing him as an honest negro.