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Corpus Christi Naval battle.
, thr Editor OF The Post


Corpus Christi, Texas, September "a
The battle of Santiago has been fought in
mimic warfare on the placid waters 81
Nueces bay. Twice has this spectacular
exhibition taken place in this city, The
first time. owing TO circumstances which
could not have beer foreseen nor prevent
ed by the local committee, the affair was
In some sense A failure. but vest arlay the
plan Of vancouver was placed in the hands
CT Lieutenant Oliver OF company \, Third
Texas volunteer infantry, who. through the
kindness If Lieutenant Colonel Richard
Cooke, the commander of ,Gs n1s., had
teen detailed to carry out the programme
with military precision. sitty-stS men NJ
company a ass!sted Lieutenant oliver in
successfully evolving the scheme LAID down
by their superior officers. Last night caca
one of the ships was IN charge Of men,
her oi company a. and such Is the ronirol
which Lieutenant Oliver exercises over his
men that every minute particular OF the
! llan OF battle was carried out-<c the letter.
no che soldiers traiping aal discipline Is
due the fact that notwithstanding dlsap'
2 10 ntmcuts and other obstacles caused by
some hitch In the transportation taciiities
z they took the principal part In the mimic
hattie firing the volloys with character
/ ,stic precision aad managing the ships Ia
I SnCn u WHY as 70 FtllNSNHNs WI q
scale. tht actual battle OF Santiago.
| | particularly desire 10 thank Lieutenant
Colone, cockc FOL his kindness anl ecrrtesy
! in detailing Lieutenant Oliver AMI his men
| 10 assist ia this matter, and desire 10 bear
Testimony TO the military control OF the
\ highest order which he exercises over his
subnrdinates. l also desire to than, Colonel
/ Cooke fur his interest in our festivities 10
giving dress parade aud guard mount
| with band OF music. which was secured
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WHO Is BEHIND IT..

BY some II Is asserted that the railroad COM
mission Is not behind the ins,dious attack that
10 being made on the Southern Pacific rail-
read. II II Is not that body. then who Is
guilty OF such discriminating procedure? Two
suits we're filed by the State because OF this
roads refusal TO allow certain agcgt TO see
their books. but those suits were withdi avn
when u was found that the agent at that time
was not acting in the capacity Of agent direct
from the railroad commission. But IN his last
attempt to get sight at that railroads books
OF the railroad commission. Since one suit did
not stick Is II now the idea 10 get one that
will?--Ausun Statesman.
This incident. ii the facts be az reported,
presents a rather peculiar phase OF railway
regulation In Texas.
II would seem that a look at the books
OF the corporation is not SO much the oh.
ject TO be attained as that a certain iudl-
vidual should be permitted TO exercise this
authority At least this is the surface view
OF the situation.
II is In evidence that the railway coinpan,
had notified the commission that free ac,
cess to any apd all of its records was open
TO any agent, empfsoye or expert of that
body, g.. any and all times. but that, for
reasons OF personal nature and which
are considered justiflhle under the cir
cumstancss. tho company would decline to
allow certain Individual the run OF the
Office" In other words the company d.a
net REX 10 evade proper investigation oil
It's affairs, but asked TO be spared the az
fort Of su obnoxious personality.
There was nothing unrelsona,lc in this
position Ct tho company. aud I is inexplica-
IL. mi.
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writing TO he used in aid Of the prosecution
OF any claim for pension or bounty land or
payment thereof purports to have been ex-
ecuted who shall knowingly certify that
the declarant affant or witness named
In such declaration. affidavit. voucher or
other paper or writing personally appeared
before him and was sworn thereto, or ac-
knowledged the execution thereof. when, In
fact, such declarant. affiant or witness dln
not personally appear before him or was
not sworn thereto. or did not acknowledge
the execution thereof, shall be punished
by fine Of not exceeding $500, or by i'm
prsonment for term OF not more than
five years"
Approved July l. 1898
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TEXAS PRESS SUGGESTIONS.

Texas sun CORPUS ChrisEl: Alger sim
has many Miles to travel before he is out
of the woods aud /; is safe TO boiler.
Yoakum Times; The man behind The gun
is all right In time OF war, but In lime OF
peace the man behind the pillow is the man
we all depend on.
Mcxa Herald Echo; Every man is the
srchiiect OF his own fortune provided he
has won the fortune before 4-eent cotton
began TO be raised
BoDham News The people of Texas can
not POSSIBLY prosper growing 5-cent cotton.
but 1t seems like wasting breath trying 10
convince most uf them of this truth.
Navasota e,xa,niner. WitA peace com.
missioners at $3.50 . day for each commits
sioner we ought to be certain OF getting the
best article of peace that is possible
Dallas Times. Herald With $500 900 900
worth Of crops this year over 3, 000, 600 Texas
people ought not 10 suffer. while the world
can thus understand the possibilities Of the
Lone Star State,
PiGeburg Gazette, The hum Of the cotton
mill ought 10 be heard from one emf ~
Texas to the other. IL is wonirous strange
that men Of capital have not long ago In
vested In these mills.
Gainesville Registers There Is an old
adage that II enough rope is given 10 fool
he will hang hlmeelt with IL. but X ap-
pears that ever since the world began there
has been a scarcity OF rope.
Wichita Falls Times. The man who is NOT
happy with what he has when he does the
bes, he can would not be happy under any
circumstances. There is always some
cloud TO mar his sun Of peace.
Wharton Star; Forty cents per gallon
for sweet and go cents for sour milk; q
cents per pound for butter and 10 TO u
cents per dozen for eggs the year around
right here In WhaNon, and yet there's
farmers worrying about substitute for
or 5-cent cotton
Aivarado Citizen Thcsco,ton We sell FOL
81 costs US about $55 when It comes bact
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The mathematics of Mar inge.

The chances At birth that baby viii
eventually marry, says Mr. r. ID. Denham
iu pearsons, are nine in twenty, or rather
less than one half. No fewer than rs per
cent OF babies die before they are years
old, and A per cent OF tbs whole population
before tho age of 49, The females outnuiu-
Der tho males in this country in the prooor-
ton of i06 To 100, Out of every one hum
drei persons now living in this country
sNty are single, thlrty-fiy are harriet
and five are widowed, So that. on the
averago one person In every twenty you
meet will be either a widow or widower,
and three out OF five Will be unmarried.
The most popular time for woman 10
get married Is from her 2ist TO her 25th
year inclusive. More than one half OF the
women who marry ut all marry in these
five years of their lIfS ani another quar-
ter marry between the ages OF % and so,
with men not quite one half marry bstweea
the ages of 20 and %, end more than u
third between the ages Of e5 and 80. The
average age OF marrying is Just over IS
for women and Just under 2S for men. In
the last ten years the average OF mar
rying has. for men and women alike gone
IN hall year.
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A Partisan President.
Wylte hustler.

There is only one democrat on the peace
commission, says the Baird Star, and the
ls a goldbug and net In harmony with his
party. This leaves the 100000 voters
who supported Bryan without singlo rep
reSentative on the peace commission. The
South has no representative on the COM
mission How can the republicans recon-
Gle the action of the president In this MAJ
ter with the oft repeated assertion that he
was conducting the war on a non partisan
plan' The South was practically Ignored
IN the war and Is wholly ignored in select
ing peace commissioners. The entire DEM
ocratio party is ignored In selecting peace
commissioners aud there are five times as
many republicans appointed to office in
the army lie democrats. though IL the
truth was known there Us no doubt as many
democrats In bhe ranks OF the army as re-
publicans. and perhaps more. Talk about
Mckinley being non partisan, Bill Ster
ret told the truth when he said he was the
most incorporating partisan that ever
sat in the presidential chair Everything
he has done since the war began has hal
the success Of the republican party more
In view than anything else. Mckinley Is
doubtless a good man az heart but he is
exceedingly small when compared to Wash
ington, jefferson, Lincoln or Grant, The
weakest man who ever sat In the presIden
tial chair was MclSinley's equal II not his
superior in craftsmanship. None have ever
shown such narrow contracted partisanslip
while pretend ng to rise above AZ, MeKin-
Icy is kind hearted. good man, blind
partisan with cotton string for a back
bone and that is all there is to it.
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NNIhOun NpUNly NeWs
She white republicans OF Texas are
quite disguised With their shabby treat
mont by the Mckinley administration
After sacrificing their personal interests
for many years in order to kesp their po-
litical Organization In working shape when
it required considerable courage OF some
sort to remain loyal to a party SO far In the
minority, they now find that negro hoelers
are being appointed 10 fat offices while
the whites stand out In the cold Com
gresham Hawley is CHARGED with the re-
sponsibility for these objectionable appoiut-
ments There are many negro voters Ia his
district. and he is making a desperate eg-
fort to secure their solid support, He
should remember however, that the white
people OF Texas are stubborn lot. and
he may need few of their votes also.
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An ACT 10 amend section forty-seyen h,,n-
dred and tcrty-siN OF the Revised St,t.
ntes OF the United States
be II enacted by the senate and bous.
OF representatives OF the United states -,
america in congress assembled. Thai soc'
ton 4'4b OF the Revised Statutes q, ~.
United States is hereby amended IA rea5
as follows: 'e'a
Ihst every person who kncNinc,v ~
Wiiltuliy makts or aids. or assists in M
making, or in ans Wis proeures ,hs ms,,i ny
or presentation OF any false or framf,Inns,
atiidSNit' declaration. certificate ven.
or paper or writing purportlng 10 he snch
concerning any claim for pension mr. ~ ~
ment thereof, or Pertaining 10 any a,nsr
matter within The Jurisdiction OF ,ba cnn,'
missioner OF pensions or of the s'cre 80,
az the interior, or who knowinrl v nv ,si1,
iully makes or causes TO be made -. VI ~
or assists in the making. or nress =, aus
causes TO be presented at any nacs ~, ~,
agency any power Of attorney ~ 49,.
paper requires az voucher in drawn
pension, which paper hears lat s,',, Jug
quent TO thai upoa which il was ss,n.,s.
signed or acknowledged by the ners,aanss
and every person before whom a,v 49,
alton affidavit, voucher. or other paner :,
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FALSE PENSION AFFIDAyrrs.
An Act of Congress that preScribes
Penalty for the Offense.

10 tue EaiVoF OF The Post
San Antonio. Texas, September Ell
enclose copy OF an act OF congress APP
proved July / 1925. amending section 47ls
Revised Statutes, which defines AMI pre-
serlhts penalty for the o.lense OF making
or presenting a false affidavit In a p"nsios
claim or postdafing or falsely certifying
pension voucher.
beemins Il an item of general interest In
tho public forward this copy 70 YOU with
the reaasSi that You give it publieation
very respectfully D. G. Campbell,
Special Examiner.
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smooth sailing.
Goldthwaite Eagle.

Goldthwaite Eagle.
No State campaign ever progressed more
smoothly for the democracy than the pres
emit one l., doug Reports received at
Chairman Bells headquarters In Fort
Worth from all parts OF the State indicate
the greatest possible harmony In demo-
cratic ranks
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by the contributions of himself and his Of
ficers and which contributed in no small
degree in enlivening the afternoon and pro-
vidlng entertainment for the several thou
sand visitors. a. l.. Wright,
Membur Special Executive Committee.
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and made 20 do right. but The Post IS very
much mistaken In its estimate OF popu'af
sentiment II any attempt TO make railway
the victim Of personal spite or petty re-
venge shall meet with approval.
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A Great Inxtitution.


Brenhaln BAhhtt
The State University at Austin continues
20 grow and expand to such an extent as 10
require additional accommodations. It's a
great institutlon--one the people of Texas
have right to feel proud Of.
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TO US IN the plaincSt KIND OF clotn III II Is
made into the finer goods II costs from
twice 10 four times ,hat amount. Think
this over a short while and see X you
don't conclude that we need few cotton
factories in this country.
I'll Paso Times: FL Paso is going 10 do
some lively husiling this fall and wfnter
10 shake of the last tenacious barnacle OF
mocsbackism. I'll Paso has attained the
important proportions OF a city and It's
shall discard its village airs and appear
In the raiment OF a prosperous city.
Bondholdcrs nnd Their Friends.
Louisville Dispatch.
1t Is "A law OF common honesty that
debtor shall pay the creditor according to
his contract. The law does not permit the
creditor to demand more. nor does 1t per-
NIT the debtor, II solvent, to escape With
the payment OF less than his contract calls
for. Our bonds are payable In coin. Coin
means gold and silver or gold or silver
The debtor may, at his option. pay In either
coin. Cleveland wrecked the democratic
party, Tor the time being, and wrecked
his reputation among the masses OF the
American people in the effort to change
the contract so as TO make the bonds paya-
BILE In gold. Mckinley is trying the same
policy. AZ the discussion must continue.
we reproduce the following correspondence
between Hon. John w. Gaines of Tonnes
see and Hon. John sherman. showing the
kind of money the purchasers of bonds
paid for them. They paid 40-cent green
back treasury notes for those sacred bonds
They have doubled and trebed on their
investment and now they want to double
again by making their bonds payable in
gold alone.
This correspondence does not develop any
new fact. but it VIII help to stop men who
know better from dsputing the facts.
Read these letters:
Hon. John Sherman
Washington. February z, 1898 Dear
SIR In conversation with you this morn
ing you stated that Our war bonds were
not paid for In gold, but In greenbacks.
which at one time fell as low as 40 cents
WIN you please write me letter to this
effect at an early date, with any expana-
lions, OF course. that you desire, and
oblige. Very respectfully,
John w. Gaines, NJ. c.
Hon. John w. Gaines.
Department OF State, Washington, Feb
ruary T. 1898 Dear Sir: Your note of
this date is received. You ask me whether
during our civil war the bonds Of the
| United States were paid for In United
States notes, commonly called greenbacks,
During our entire civil war we receives
| United States notes in payment for bonds
| The interest on the bonds was paid in
coin. and to enable the treasury to do thi:
| the duties on imports were made payable
in coin Very truly yours.
| John sherman.
The bondhodcr can not complain OF IN
| Justice to him. as the resumption act, with
| gold reserve. and the decentralization o.
silver brought his accent bonds up to
par, and his interest is raid in gold or 1T
| equivalent, but the taxpayers, who have
the bill to foot. have n right to object 4
any change in the contract. and they have
a right to Insist and will insist on It's
| enforcement
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Telephone Numbers: s sS.ss.i:' 49, "a.

The city.-The Post Is delivered to any part OF ne
ety 81 carriers. per month. $i.oo; three monihs
$500; Six months. 5000; one year. $1,000
III. Theodore Berng has charge OF the city
circulation and collecting. Messrs. Theodore
Bering. Charles Lott and Tom south are 'hs aa-
tbori,ed collectors of all city bills doth sdvertis
Inc and subscriptIon) ana no money should be
raid 10 any one other than those named, unless
special written authority signed by the business
manager is shown. Az accounts o. any SIZE
should be paid by check in favor OF The Hous-
ton Printing Company.
will please notify the Office promptly. Every
rsper is expected to be delivered not later than
e:,o o'clock a. m.
Under no circum stances will orders given by
employees on the office be recognized ana
paid, or accepted In payment OF accounts.
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TO the O'Connor Guards.

n
Victoria, Texas, September 2S.-iM
lowing beautiful lines, written ~
Maid J. Allen of Edna, Texas, as W.
poem TO the O'Connor Guards Of W.
and published in the Victoria Tines
the time the boys were leaving Ausa'
Mobile, has been much apprecislw
admired uy the friends of ootl ~
soldiers and the writer, Miss Alien
O'Conpor GUARDS, our boys, goca-
Sensuous south winds so sadiy 49,
And borne from Cuban shores ~ ~
Comes an echo that falls not fanny
Nor tranquility our hearts again ~
Till Americas chivalry lay SpA9'
potism low.
Then with the host impelled by eM
You. 100, boys. shall stand, nee!
For God, your pilot to charity %.
An tho our boys be very floweE
ern pride , -
We with all our Nations patliou0 ~
In faith, so go, and Columns
the world reveal.
Wanting SPAIN so valngiorlo~ Va
With her own frail fingers ao'n
CHASTITY shroud, =, "
And with peace and honor ou'
triumph brave. -.
Soon we'll see "Old Glory o'er
wave, -, Il r
And glorious will be the
returned ~ =
sion spurned.
Though fond mothers hearts
with pain. ,s.u y
And sisters and sweethears
in vain .r,ose 4
Even our fair May seems
cember drear u. ut =
And in fancy. TOO, the moanins y
ban waves we hear. :, =, al
Yet soon all must be Weh'
guide J. ar ~
He. too, will give US pach
own, our pride
Then. dear boys, tho sad TINS -
we'll seems, -, a
A star OF hope, so tenae'p'
CLEANS -. ,eyen,f
Upon our hearts as we ~ 's
sadness pray. .r,bsf
God will give to us pe0e
far than May, rcod.tM
o'Connor Guards our hoys ~
farewell. indeed, I. M
O'Conncr Guards. our po,n
trust you, aud God
wont he Please
Van Alstyne News. c.o,fs
The republicans and the a.
hes are not pleased Win ss5 ,he5 ~
eneeches, not more so ina"
Governor Culberson's,
A Suggestion 10
Waco Times Herald -
Why not create in the
position OF scapegoat, WITH
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a, 49,. w aNit ''.''-s...s..... SS3 90
You viii see that | left out manur,,.
because ] would not advise manurinc The
u. year, especially on new land.
The difference in price Mr.. filling cam
pains OF Is in air drfsd and sweaied To-
beeeo. Tobacco loses 20 per cent in swess.
,ng and handling and needs better paid
'aeor 70 DO the work. aud is ATTENDED with
isss. ChaS. J. Brand.
Association. N''"e''s
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BY The
liouston Printing Company.

+ n s 5osEsTox. ves-P Psss'ossI.
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eN,uRrp AT THE posrorficr At HOUSTON TEXAS
As SECOND CLASS MATTER
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Harris County Tohncnn.

TO The Editor q The Post
harrisburg Texas, September 29.-My
attention has been attracted to an article
In your paper by NJ. Thing headed Far
mers Misled,' In reply thereto l will state
Mere that all farmers wishing to dispose of
thelr tobacco can address tie secretary of
this association and get all the information
as to the disposal OF their crop Tree of any
ctarge Whatever. The object of this as o.
eiation is to assist. There ars three parties
buying small quantities now.
ice cost CT seed, which seems to be a
thorn in Mr.. Things eyes, isabout 25 ceDts
per acre. Mr.. Thing says the farmer could
not possibly accept Is C hts per pound for
MS proauct. In Wisconsin, Pennsylvanta,
Connecticut, Ohio, etc, TO cents Is a
good price, that is. for air dried stock. Here
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rnH DAILY POST. rnE s. y 2. c PE.r'
sEmi-wHekLY POST. ~ Co.'s. per Week.
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Houston continues to fortity its position
as the largest Interior cotton market in the
weird What we need to do now is TO mnnu-
lecture biz part of our annual receipts. We
could do II with ease aud profit.
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We never needed q deep water outlet TO tho
gulf as much ns Wa nre going to neod it in this
fairs business Let us see to It that the great
work is well under way by this time next
ycar
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Tie Department. Of Porto Rico" has Just
been created in the army. The fact is sig
nifcant ma the first evidence OF permanent
Expansion in the way OF larger standing
army. Let's stop there.
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Van Alstyne News. c.o,rs Z
The republicans and tne n
kes are not pleased Win ss ,heS ~
speeches, not more so than 80
Governor Culberson's.
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subscf,pt,eu b. Mall--Dally and Sunday Post. one
vesi' 1900; six months $500; three monfhs'
S3,oo; one month, $500.
the SUNDAY Posi-. one year, St.So.
TVS Ssm,-WrpwIY PosT mondays and Thursdays)
one wear, $500; six months. SO cents; three
months. ~ cents.
eore,on 0fiIccs-Eas,ern business office IS Tribune
Guiding. New York (The $: c. Beekwith spe-
eial Ageney); Weston 400 lThe Rookeryl Shi-
caro. (The s. {. Beckwith Special Agency.
Travelling Agents--C. s., I; Holland. Iravsng
Auditor; Z. r. Holland, B. b. lhroop' i'aVs"ns
Agents.
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a suggestion to -

Waco Times Herald. y
Why not create in the
position OF scapegoat, win
pay OF, say, colonel! VISA.
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The fact that now no cases OF yellow
fever are TO be found In Santiago is tho big,
gest testimonial 70 tho efficacy of sanitation
that has been furnished for many day It
Is an earnest OF what We may expect under
enlightened control OF the island.
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The Post prints this morning another specc>i
from Mr.. Gibbs, the populist nominee for gov
ernoi and known to fame as the ''mudsiler, ="
Like other efforts from that source which
have preceded II, this the hardly he
olrssed above the ordinary screed OF the cum
ming politician. II is simply string Of IN
SUI ported and dangerously near libelous as
sertons. though the author is claiming all
the Willie 20 deal onlY with official records and
authenticated letters. But The Post prints
1t. that there may be no claim that Mr. Gibbs
has not been given a fair show.
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-Four car londs Of Texas flour EN- route 20
Cuba is merely nm intimntor OF what might
DO Done in that direction One OF the best
places in Texas for big flour mill is IIous-
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Democrat Day at Dallas proved TO he n
great occasion. All days, however. look
brightly democratic now from ono end OF the
country to another.