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The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

Weekly Eagle. 50 cent. year.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-05
A Good One,
''h Ohc.
Harner's Young pennle.

Harper's Young People.
He was New Yorker, and proud of his
city, and although his Chicago friend point
ed out sight after sight, boosted of the
eltys fine boulevards and drove the New
Yorker over them. he failed to excite in
MS guest more than a slight curiosity
ihen no brought up the subject OF tall
CHICAGO beats the world" he said. "our
tai buildings top anything ever erected"
well we'll, said the New Yorker,
mat queer Ever heard of that building
IN New York that the clouds bump up
against? Never heard of it, eh? III tell
you something about it. When they put
up the last story on i; workman fell off
the top Some time later ! waz passing
along the street below when a newsboy
yelled; 'Extry. Full account Of the accl-
dent | bought a paper ana it described
now the man toppcd off and all that. But
what DO you think? While | WAS reading
II something dropped with a crash. What
was 1t? Why, the workman OF course! He'd
just reached the ground"
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POINTS ApouT PEOPLE.

a.,
! Mr- HangWllEs OPINION o. the modern
Il ucu j Of sorrow and pint OF chest
49,
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| 41ttihAto nhl Cttthph, unNclEliy AZ
| AsS.i- 9lie Lgte mpmMA toWu where 81.
| fiair mas his Shrine.
| Iaul Lawrence Dunbar. the young negro
waiter OF verse. who liVlss at Nlyton,
Ono. .s to give ptrlur readings "a Eng
| land during the corning summer
| II having been report.d ~, t,,t.Ian1 nm,
| Stepnua Crane lost Il 5 life in the sinking
| OF the Commodore. several bondon papers
| published his Biography aud reviews o. hls
writings.
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fena M, asS, a sl,nt,li No ~ W. ontrtst
a rerf,.,n r,,t,.t,sit ma MT ~ ~ i'o.i , 'Su
should be- s.tribii,rd nm, ~ w gr,nD II
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fsAdns public as Tx Marvel" author OF
me 93lsnitul ltcver.s OF n bachelor
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poet sang song into the night,
for put one reason--that he needs must
sing;
And through the darkness like ray of
light. VI
HIS simple song went slowly wandering.
1t passed the mansions of the rich and
heard;
1t paused where mighty mQnarchs sat in
hut not soul was by It's music stirred
Al iaat it found woman bent in tears
nc 1--we ,s,. Dier Whereon her dead child lay;
us music softly crept into her cars.
ana 10 her stricken heart 1t seemed to
HFlse' fonn mother. dry those fearful eve.
p, ~" ,,r iueh no longer downward in despair
~ 10. upW ,a llit Thy gaze unto the skies,
there" u"Aieth
Lucius Perry Hills in I.eslle's Weekly
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sOME POsTSCRIPTs.

An eccontric B'ddef ford, Me, man has
hved on one apple dav for month
Massachusetts had the largest foreign
born population. New York Is second.
In 1885 California produced $1,000 900
worth of gold ana Colorado $1,000 one.
Iut fourteen towns In Massachusetts
and seventeen In Connecticut are without
| public Mbrares.
Florida, of all the states. has the most
water within its bounda ries--ii0D square
miles,
/, Is said that child labor In Michigan
has been greatly lessened by tho con'pul-
sorry education Jaw.
DURING 1876 Illinois produced more than
In the United states.
1t Is estimated that there are 5000 men
and horses nj work on the ice ON the
Eennehec tMc) river.
New York produced las, year more fer
me7,cd liduor than any other state. Penn
svlyana being second,
Ws,hn twp DAYS last week one firm at
Pensacola. i'ltt. received from fishermen
in the hay COCO red snappers.
,, Some farmers e the Township Of RE-,
the business of raisng sugar beets,
The nro lucton of amber IN Germany
la* Naar was about 40 tons. or nearly 100
tens mora than in the previous year.
\ Itrlsboro (N. H young lady has COM
nleted q piece of fancy work, in which,
hy actual couFr,, thero were 3l6 $50 stitches.
The gold produc t,on Of the United states
wls greatest in 1853, when 1t nggre gated
81 100000. The greatest SILVER yolg was
1872
WiN'am y, Coake Of Portsmouth, r. l.,
who rpccntlV celebrated his Tooth birth
day. SAYS that he has chewed TOBACCO for
elghty-twD years
la ,tr oxuorts Of merchandise for 1896
AGRICULTURAL products constituted GO per
cent Of the whole In value manufactures
.Gig per cent.
4
Ron in circulation 81 the United States
Wa "a lh'p The most silver was in cir |
culatlon lsl
II rs snd that more than 20 per cent of
"a lWaN Pass iiSers m England travu |
third cAss. They contribute about 50 per !
cent of the receipts.
The average daily attendance of chill |
dren in tho public schools is highest IN |
PernsNlvana, being 1880, while In New
ork II is i6',ooo
The United Statcs cavalry has been fur |
nishcd with new Gaufltlcts OF oil-tanned |
bucks kin. They Will be first worn IN the |
inaugural parade.
farmer OF Ozella. Fla recently found |
4 hairo.n made of something dixie gutta |
1ercna four feet below the surace in an |
indian shell mound
The National Guard of Connecticut, 2SDl |
men can he concentrated in four towns, !
ready for service outside the State, in |
rom eight 10 twelve hours,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-05

try. I was born and raised in the Inflated
town of tndianola. Calhoun county, on
Matagorda bay. l lived on the Texas coast
Tor thirty years ! came here to Dubuque,
Iowa. twelve years ago. have relatives
living in Houston. Galveston Cue-o. Port
Lavaca and Corpus Christi. haze been
in llouston when there that city bad only
5000 inhabitants. My father at one time
was one of the leading citizens of Indian
ola He came to Texas in 1915. Now be-
lng a native OF the Texas coast country
ana living here In the North for the last
twelve years, | know the difference of the
climate and seasons Of the two S,ates--tho
Lone star State and the Hawkeye State OF
Iowa am doing all can that is in my
power UP here in the North for the wei
tare of the good old Lone Star State.
have worked for the Swedish colony OF OIL
yia.Calhoun county.TeXas. There are twelve
families that will come down to Houston
this fall. We are worth from $4,000 to $1,000
aplece. We are all German Americans. I
EXPECT we can get good land on the suburbs
OF Houston for about $50 per acre | ex-
nect to see strong immigration TO the
South this fall. The people of this SEQ
ton OF the country must look down to the
sunny South, whore they can raise their
food all the year around. and live in
milder climate. Yours
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-05
HOUSTON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY y.
our "WHlTE sLAvEs.'

The recent report of State Factory In
spector oLeary of Now York discloscs the
fact that the sweat-shop evil in the great
metropolis has not only not been stamped
out. but is In as prevalent and Objectionable
sigor as ever. 10 spite Of reformatory leg
islation and public sentiment and the oppo-
sition of the labor unions.
According to Inspector OI.oary's report
there are In Now York CITY alone about
400 wholesale manufacturers or johbers.
nearly all OF whom employ the swea'-shop
labor. OF tho $50 Wholesale cloak houses
but few Of them employ any other than
swest-shop labor. Nearly all the rcldy-
made clothing is now made by those miscr-
able. hali-slarycd, diseased sweat-shop
workers The inspector shows that the
wages in the carrots and cellars. where
this kind OF work is done are for instance,
for knee pants 90 to 10 cents per dozen.
vests 81 10 50 per dozen. "trousers' from
l2is to IS cents per pair and coats from 80
cents to $3.50 each. Percentages come Of
there priced for the boss swoatcr." and
40 charges OF carting 10 and from the
swca,-shop are borne by the laborcrs.
The official making the report is nat
uraliy Inclined 10 take Respondent view
OF the situation. State legislation, 1t ap
pears, is inadequate to break up tho evil,
and unless the National government takos
d hand In some way, not clear. Inspector
oLeary does not look for relief from this
menace to both labo. and health 1t is
worthy Of note that the "sNeatcrg' are in
variably found to be ignorant foreigners.
paupers in Europe and paGpers here. They
exist, in way, on their pliiful wages and |
can not be organized or reached hy the
unions, So long as this kind OF labor con |
tinues TO come into tho country. the sweat.
shop evil must continue to exist. II our |
Immigration laws were more rigilly en- /
forced In few years the trouble could he /
reached. In the meantime It looks M II
we would DO compelled to soc this white
slavery flourish in the midst OF onr free
and to the disgrace both OF
manhood and the country.
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THE STATE PAPERS.

The Brennan Press gives this forcib!o
warning;
Look out for tho man who hates TO com
plum, because when he does It may be with
a gun.
lie Crockett Enterprise throws UP the
political aponge In disgust. saying,
The poor voter has been fooled SO Often
IN Texas ~ late wears By tho willy doIua-
soeur that ne hardly knows what he does
want, aad has about losi confidence In all
parties.
The Paris News makes this significant
observation:
The Eold standard Democratic deserters
we're not wanting any offices last summer.
hHl they are very anxious TO help distribute
lhcm row.
The San Angelo Press says;
10 Thlcie sold twelve hogs to Fred Beck
weighing 800 pounds at ! ccnts-nearlv
SO apiece. Plant hogal
The Yoakum Times goes after the man
with tho gun as follows.
The Ugly barking Of tho six-shoo,er {.
aiill heard day after day In Texas. and
me list OF victims Of this cruel weapon OF
the trembling coward and assassin contin-
hts 7" grow. II II be true that "the pen is
mightior than tho six snooter." let every
editor In the State wage relentless war
upon tho slxshooter and tho cowardly viii
lain who totes il.
The LadonIa News PHILOSOPHERS in the
following strain:
Verify. the farmer is In a dilemma. II
he raises cotton he sees tho price tumble
sheoiWard, II he raises corn, hogs are a
drug on The market. II he raises hell the
city marshal campcth on his trail. No
wonder the temptation Is strong 10 move
to town and join the leisure brigade.
The Decatur Free Press sums up the cur
reney question this way;
Wo have been pondcring over the cur.
rehcy question. We pondcrcd over the ques-
tlon because wo didn't have the currency.
and We have come to the conclusion thai
the stability Of our monetary system is al
lsslt we have stable currency, and it's
ali stabbed up somewhere so that very littln
OF IL comes our way
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-05

| tariff duty on iron ore repealed. 40 that
they may avail themselves Of natural,
cheap and convenient sources OF supply for
their raw material without being COM
PEELED to pay fine for trying to do busi.
ness. Times change, and do circ,i,n-
stances and opinions. Record
(Dem)
Protective duties on articles which are
produced in this country In excess OF home
requirements are farcicai. There aro hum
dreds OF such duties on the statute books
now. There Will be more and more OF
them as the country continues TO develop
In resources, and an intelligent revision OF
the tariff laws, with purely political CON
slderations completely ignored, would wipe
every one OF them out without producing
the slightest effect on the business ot The
country.-Kansas City Star (lnd)
Today It may be accepted as an estab.
lished fact that iron can be produced In
Alabama cheaper than In any other place
In the world. With this fact confronting
congress 1t would be midsummer madness
to reimpose the high duty OF 500 per ton
on pig iron in the new tariff. That sum
Is more than II costs to produce iron In
Alabama today, and the present duty OF So
per ton is the most that should be imposed
when this country can undersell England
In her own markets.--Phiiadelph Times
tfnd)
Tho United Kingdom takes more than 10
por cent Of all the exports of the United
States, yet there are pretended statesmen
Who think II Is wise policy not only TO
treat them unfairly in trade transactions.
10 discriminate against them In CONNER
cial relations, but to insult them at every
What would be thought Of
merchant who would discriminate against
MS best customer In order to please the
worst patron he had? He would he pro-
an IDIOT and 1t is no greater folly
n an individual than In n nation.-Kansas
City Star (In1.l
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a $4,000 PRACTICAL JOKE.
1t Cost the Joker and His Victim
Nearly Face Value in Anxiety.

ANNN iOIh Gun.
Stewart w. Denison. clerk In the en-
ploy of the American Sugar Refining com
pany, went into the custom house on Tues
day afternoon to pay the duty on two car
goes of sugar. He had with him check
for $l5,65O.io. 1t was what is known as a
custom house transfer check and was
drawn on the Bank of New York. In the
rotunda Denlson stopped TO talk to Broker
John T. Rafferty,, of tie firm of j. w. Mas
tiers & Co. Denson laid the check on a
desk in front of Rafferty,. and as Edward
T. Barrett, an employe of the custom house.
went by, Rafferty, picked up the check in
a joke. and, handing it to Barrett. said:
Here's that money owe YOU"
Barrett stuck the check in his pocket and
with hurried Thank you" went on about
his business.
few minutes later Denison, who had
not noticed Rafferty's act. turned to pick up
the check. Not finding 1t, he became very
nuch excited, and ran around the rotunda
wringlng his hands and crying out that he
bad lost check for $l5. pnO.
Rafferty,, who had no idea what the parcr
was that he had handed to Barrett. was
now as badly frightened as Denison He
confessed that he had attempted Joke and
me TWO men went out after Barrett. They
dldnt ind him until late that night. AMI
then Barrett didn't remember what had be-
come OF the paper He finally recalled that
he had jammed IT III his overcoat pocket.
and there It was found.
When Collector Kilbreth heard of the in
cident he was very Indignant. and said that
he didn't want such goings-on around the
custom house He has always been opposed
to skylarkins, and it is said that he will
summon both Rafferty, and Barrett before
MN and give them a lecture on the sub
ject.
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UNIMpRovED oppoRrryIrIrs

II the prices for agricultural products
and products generally OF the countr,
which prevailed fow years ago had pre-.
vailed last year, when our balance Of trade
against the other nations ran Nm tn san
ooo'ooo. what vast difference In nuo,rt,,
ana other conditions It would have me6c III
the whole OF the United States al .hls ,i,,o,
IL seems from the figuring Of tho New
forR journal that the net balance IN ,s
after paying our obligations 10 Eurono ,r.,
repienishing our government strong hox a,
ABOUT NIFTY millions OF dollars. Win fat
prices Tor our exports especially our a,,r,.
cultural exports. this nifty millions ntgbt
nave peen four or five times multiplied
me salt Lake Tribune in commenting n,
the New York Journals remarks. has this
TO say among other things.
II must rot be forgotten, that ahop, .,,.o
W. snsa az, OF AL the exports. that Ia st.,,t
exports hre,dstuffs. cotton n,i,,, o,"'lE
ana provisions. These oSt.edai Ia ,a,,,a
IA ,r ee oia az, Of Ehe previous year Nv
that the men VINO pros,uca tI,a 'f'nS
tnese Tour leading articl.r,-sthss a. *
prtil~.u ifr, the cotton and the nro,iut1,,',
...lsE i'i hptHtngs whereas had "A IA
price boon obtlnint-l. fngttsld oT baVtr,, 1T IT,,
halanee OF trvl'ie SS75 opOcn II v1o,sti Is, siy
have been three times that agnn,,,, 10y
tnsi' KEPT up for three or four YEAR ,,.,,,t,
NOT only mako iSs practically H. ts,,,;r 49,
OF Europe, burt would nlmos, a a't. ".
CAUSE The commercial center 81 ~ .,S
10 gTavitalte TO New York "''"4
Our present condition Ia one. unaer s,,o,
considerations as these that ought IN an.
peal to the financiers Of the East as s,ronc
~ as to the agrfcultursts OF the son,, .ra
West for change. With trade balances e.,
our favor and good prices for exnor,s I,
would require but year or so To make No,,
York. rather than London, the monev car.
ter OF tho world. We are weaker ,oaa,
commercially and financially, when We
compare our resources, trade and posslbill.
ties with those OF other peoples, than anv
other first-class nation, when we should
b leading them all.
1t has been rightly said that tho most
marvellous thing In the world is that those
men In tho East who would like to be
sovereign In money matters, can not see
that 30 long as tho other nations must de-
pend on US SO largely for cotton, bread
Dtutfs and provisions. we could. with
different financial policy. soon render the
Itchest Of those across the sea but second
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-05
Mechanics Lien Law.
n E1itnr nf Tho Poet

To the Editor of The Post.
Houston. Texas, February 3.--While
many good suggestions are made daily for
the Improvement of our present laws I
notice that ono important one is over
looked. in which almost every one in our
great State is Interested, and l believe
every one Will agree that our mechanlcs'
lien law is very ambiguous, and as ukar-
rreted to date many unnecessary and severe
losses have been sustained by all lines of
business connected with the building trade
as well as upon the mechanic, which in
turn Is naturally felt by all other business
men. To get this question before our peo-
PIE | suggest that some OF our prominent
lumber men call u meeting OF all Inter-
ostcd in building trade and adopt a meas
ure that will be simple and effective. After
doing this solicit the support of our sem
ator and representatives to place same be-
fore the legislature and work for its pas
sage \ great good can be accomplished
by united action. My idea OF a mechanics
lien is that the property and improve
monts thereon should be liable for all la
Dor and material furnished thereon. This
T think would MI the bill. This law works
most satisfactorily ito all nterested) In
other States and Why not In ours? for it
not only protects the contractor lahorer
and material men. but also the owner. Its
effect would be to make all parties more
particular, stop tho severe losses, prevent
ment to only competent and reliable men.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-05

Tying to note the tremors of returning
prosperity in South Texas Its tremendous
agricultural resources and products that
supply the worlds needs and imperative
demands its unrivalled fertility of soil
will push it to the front and on top in
the race for prosperity and progress, de-
spite adversely at home or abroad 1t is
impossible to restrain the advancement
aud greatness of a people that possesses the
unrivalled plethora of resources that char
acterize this favored section. Let the people
unite with industry, frugalty and economy
and work for independence from the cank-
ering shackles of credit. and soon their
capital Will be sufficient for their own
needs, and their generosity and ambition
to excel will employ it wisely and judici-
ouslY.
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Mrs. burden Given Bcautii
Chicago Tribune.

Now York-William Douglas s'aA y
carpet merchant, purchased sodu
estate of Charles l.. Colby lne ~ !.
street banker, the handsome nla ,.sa, Z
East Sixty ninth street, fuln'sI,h .rs
present for his daughter, MT IN, M
Burden, Jr. The price paid = ~
GOO. a.. 40
In this block are some Oh w ,s'tSa
houses near the park. oa ", WA ~ "A
corner of Fifth avenue is the ssss.s,s-.sj
dence recently purchased ?! 4. p,is|
William C. whitney. whiia a,, on , ~ 4
~ corner ls the Ogden Ml., . !, NJ lns|
Stuyvesnnt Fish. presiten, J, y !. gs5
Central railroad, purchased 'c y, ID Il 4
II. Cook. for $75.O9o, the , yasa' s,s,,s
s soTenGS. er fSlp. street " v, Fish lt
lives In Gramercy park, VIII s,~
some dwelling for his own vss
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THE CITY.

The Post 10 delivered to any part of the
city by carriers Mt 500 per month; three
months, 500. six months, $500. one year.
1i2O0.
Mr.. Theodore Bcrng has charge of the
. City Circulation and Collecting.
Messrs, Theodore Boring and Charles
Lott are the authorized collectors OF all
city bills, both advertising and subscrip-
ton, and no money should be paid to any
one other than ,ho9e named. unless speci1l
written authority signed by the business
Manager Is shown. All accounts OF any
size should be paid by check In favor Of
The Houston Printing Company.
No "orders for goods" etc, are given by
the management. and none VIII he accepts
ed IN payment OF office bills.
Subscrbers failing to receive the paper
regularly VIII please notify the office
promptly. Every subscribers paper Is eX-
pected to be delivered not later than $50
"a M
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To the Editor of The Post.
Houston. Texas. February 9.--we here
with hand you n letter which Is too good
to keen to ourselves; we can not give the
writer's name. however. as we expect TO
do some business with that party.
Hail e. Pudor.
Hail Puior, Houston Texas
Dubuduc, Iowa. January sc. -Gentlemon.
Yours OF January - aud pamphlet came to
hand and thanks for same, distributed
them among my friends. there are twelve of
us families, organizing n colony. to immi-
crate down 10 Houston this coming fan TO
20 In gardening. dairy and the fruit bust
ness on the suburbs OF Houston. the COM
ing cosmopolitan city OF the South.
am native OF the Texas coast coun-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-05
A Fine Suggestion.

To the Editor of The Post.
n member of the .ivers and harbors
committee of the United States congress,
during the recent visit of that body ia
Houston. after having examined tho outlet
to the sea via Buffalo bayou and Calves
ton bay, expressed great surprise at the
width and depth of this natural channel.
and said: You people of Houston do not
appreciate the value and importance of this
grand waterway, this great natural lard
locked harhor and channel, created and al
most completed by nature" And so it is,
our people generally do not appreciate IL.
do not talk it up and think enough about
H. Now that. through the influence OF
our able and worthy congressman, Captain
j. c. Hutchinson. this committee Of con-
Eress, having in charge all appropriations
FOR rivers aud harbors rorl,. have sucn for
themselves this channel and are fayorahly
IMPRESSED with it's Importance as great
puolc highway, the people should permit
no delay and lose no opportunity to push
the matter before congress. DELAYS Are
dangerous, life is short. Strike while the
IRON is hot. Captain Hutchinson is now well
ana taVorably known to the members OF
congress and familiar with the workings of
that body, and in a position to give our new
member Of congress valuable aid in this all
important matter to Houston Then why
not let the city and county employ Lin 10
visit Washington and do all In his power
To hasten the necessary appropriation for
this great work? If the city and courty
governments, from any cause Will not de
fray this expense, let the citizens take hold
of II and raise the money by private sub
seription. This is suggestion. hut
good one Hon. Mr.. Ball, the member
elect to congress from this district. IS an
able man and a good worker and aill 10
doubt do all in his power to bring about
the completion OF this work by the gov
crnnent. but 1t takes time for new mem
her to get well into harness at Washington
so as to get an even pull with 'he older
members. Think 1t over, gentlemen OF
Houston and Harris county. think it over
Geo. L. portnr.