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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01
TO ESTABLISH ourposrs.

The action OF Great Britain in making
oal contraband OF war VIII be followed In
y II likelihood by the other nations and VIII
Y AVE far-Fcaching effect in shaping the
Z -olicies of the great maritime powers in
4 he future. Coal has become Az great a
sieoessity for warship as guns and not 10
Z ,e In reach of fuel Is to be dangerously
rippled in war.
4 In any war Of the future IN which the
f United States would be likely TO become q
3 ,erty We should need to Aend fleets abroad,
"A simple defense OF our coasts would be
90 narrow sphere in which TO restrict
our operations and would cause none OF
hat destructiyeness OF an encmy's inter-
i ,sts and forces that would secure us an
4 aoaoabie peace. We could not, In other
\ words, fight without adopting come often
( dive measures.
But to act oitensvely with our navy we
\ should need coal at great distances from
our coasts for our ships. We could not
buy It from neutrals and we could not
carry 1t all over the world in Golfers aud
cooi at sea. There is but one solution Of
I thu prohlcm-tho acquisition OF coaliug
stations In the South Atlantic and In the
Far East These stations will have TO he
/ strongly fortified and equipped With adc-
quate docks and repsir shops.
This necessity Is forced unon US and upon
all other maritime nations since coal has
been declared contraband OF war. Nor can
this necessity DO trlflcd with or avoided So
4 long as We have commerce and world
wide interests We must have a navy to
protect them aud SO long as We have a
navy we must have coaling statops and
/ decking faeillties far from our coasts
Such an expense Is one OF the penalties
Of greatness. We can not escape the OBJ
legations that grow upon us as We become
more and more factor in tho worlds
I progress We may regret the necessities
Of our position bu, We will be compelled e
meet them.
All the other hrst-class powers are bette,
provided IN the premises than the United
States. England has her strong strategic
stations around tho globe. France has pos
sessions In the West indies. on the south.
east coast OF Africa, and In the Far East
Germany has Just seized station In China
and Russia has It's Eastern ports
| One Of tho first aud most imperative
duties OF the hour. therefore. for us Is 10
obtain distant coaling and dock stations
Possibly this war may give us one in The
East and one in the West Indies. w,
~ To-, ~
another in the South Pacific. And tn,
sooner these outposts are acquired
equipped and fortified the better for US.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01
Natural Allies and Friends.
'pw York Evcninr Post


The restoration of harmony or good feellns
between England and America is consum-
nation so devoutly to be wished that no dir
foulties or obstacles should be allowed 10
stand in its way. England has plainly rocog-
nized, at last, that America is her best and
only natural ally and friend. We believe the
most enlightened Engiishmeu have lang felt
this and tried to show II. Tho trouble has
been that there has been no practical way OF
proving that England was sincere. The Co
ban war has happily furnished one OF which
even the most savage jingoes acknowledge the
sufholency. IL fDay be sait, Of course that
10 be more valuable TO England than 10 us,
In view Of the attitude Of the continent to-
ward her, But what og 1t? Wise statesmen
do not inquire too closely into motives Tine
solo questions fer US are; Is II a good thing
for US? No one who sees how things are
going in the great continental States can well
help answering these questions in the at
hrmative.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01
COMPLIMENT TO 4 rrx.s nook.
iCoionci Mnryc of Virginia on the
Declaration OF Independence.

thct-Nonu AiAlss
Richmond, va,,-To the Editor OF the
Times: In Your issue Of "Wednesday YOU
published communication from Or. J.
William Joaes oonroverting certain
criticism passed upon his school history
Of the United States. In this eommuni-
cation Or. jones points out tha, Judge
Wexford has unintsntlonaAy done him
injustice In statement in his address
to the effee; that DR. Jones had. in his
history fallen into the error OF stating
that "an OF the States were settled at the
same time
Now, ! thank Or. Jones makes good his
eontenlon that in this particular. Judge
Wellsord does him Injustice. But whlle
generating hisNself fnom this aceusa-
iiaa Of error no goes too FAR and falls into
= pslPaAls mistake OF history, or accord
ms 10 che household proverh. while settinr
out Of he frying pan Ne tails INTO the
Ere. He says that IN his history he cieS,
ly brings out that Thomas Jefferson pre-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01
a e1sG TO CunA.
For The Posi-

TOT Inc Post.
FtesSom TO thee. fair Cuban Isle
But death be thire. thou tyrant Spaip:
Brave, armed thousands cross the main
Fer sake OF I.ibertys young child.
Four hundred years tho CALLING yoke
~ rife oppression thou hast borne;
The slasish chain which thou hast worn
BY fair Columbiss hand Is broke.
Let proud CASTLE her hammers fun.
liNt see yon waving emblem ris-.
soft freezes hear II TO the skies.
The tag OF Antilles Tishest Pearl
Hlow, ye trumpets, give the sound
0i welcome, welcome, welcome. thee.
Who nov forever more art iies;
Thy yearnlng soul its boon has found.
II. L. Mungas
Lampasas, Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01
WAY Is the Mack Man Barred.
To the Editor Of The Post.


Houston. Texas, April SO.-As a tax
payer and one who complies with nearly
every requirement OF what constitutes an
ordinary good citizen, would Ike to ask
Ihe Post why it is that the black man is
aarrsd from military duty in the psess nj
crisis? Is his anatomy SO precious that he
can not be allowed 10 arrest a Spanss h
oullet as Well as that of the white man
Is this prohibition of the black man. rs a
solder. winAed at by the United SIT u
government. or is il one OF those ring
measures Of the Austin cllqueg Ii II IS a
SoNefHment scheme, then the black man
Ehows tho Washington rulers are rot Ma
friends, The black man should 30 allow. =
eau representation as their quota to rai.I-
as!-ssN'ee' RIFF.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01

high, that our cities will compare faforabIy
In progress and up-to-date facilities and
comforts with any Of similar size to be
found in the country, can not now be dis
pu,ea. And yet the North, with all iss
boosted intelligence. seems often to be ig-
norant OF. at least. unappreciatiYe Of such
common facts.
1t viii be observed that the only com
plant Mr.. White makes against Texas Is
that "ks bankruptcy laws are not good"
This 10 a matter whore the Objectionable
features have been largely magnified, the
assault coming originally and chiefly from
certain elements OF our citizenship that
have been our worst critics. The CONNER
cial establishments would like to see all
safeguards OF the debtor swept away white
the State has. possibly. gone too far In tue
other direction. These things. however, ad-
just themselves In time. and our bank
ruptcy laws" are not only no worse than
In many OF the large States. but have not
prevented the rapid development and the
satisfactory conditions OF which Mr. White
speaks.
1t Is gratifying to find an appreciatiye and
intelligent man like this New York drum
mer telling what he knows OF the South TO
leading metropolitan papers. II more trav-
cling men whose territory embraces Texas
and other Southwestern States would hunt
up the representatives OF the press in the
East and give them accounts oil the presen!
cnviable situation aud splendid develop
mont OF tho South. they would be doing
great missionary aud educational work.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01

This change was made nj the request OF
Governor Culbcrson, who wired the washing
ton officials Tuesdey stating that the State
enoBmpmont grounds were located here every
natural aud sanitary advantage was 10 favUr
OF this place, and he hopad that the troops
would be located here, In compliance VITA
his wishes the Washington order was changed
to read Austin instead of Houston, and ther1-
fore, tho point OF mobilization Is eettled.-
Austin Statesman.
II the governor wired any such statement to
Washington he was wide of the mark. Austin
is not superior to n number Of other points
In the state In sanitary sense ana es 10
certain material conditions Is greatly inferior
In many respects. Austin Is inacco sible. with
limited railway facilities, end with drinking
water that no well Informed phyeiclan would
think Of recommending for the use of troops
brought there from n distance. The governor
must have had other rehsons than those
named by the Statesman II has been sug
gested that probably he was anxieus to do
Austin favor, reciprocal OF the friendship
and kindly consideration Tor himself and
General Mahry. SO uniformly cyineed by the
press and people OF that city in the past, and
that tho statesman was too modest to give
the real reason.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01

|ID ~ IN posvofplca AZ novSfoN. MA
= 40 ~ 3gcoNo CLASS AAfTnA
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Eo.' Bsss'O.s,;
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01

There would be no Intervention from any
quarter to prevent the establishment Of few
more industrial establishments III this visln.
ity this year.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01

- ~ Mslf- Daily ana Ssatsy Pest 80
~ eo.oo; aix months. S4.oo; thfee noatha
y y434o5 oae month. $500.
- $0UD4y Posi-, enc year. 31.1o.
~ &oM-W snkly Posi- (MontayS and Thursdaysl
~ yssr. es.oo; six months. 50 csnts; thfs<
Y neashs. ~ csats.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01

The extra war taxation for the next year
viii 30 about si,2a per capita IN the United
statcs This ism, such sum rs eycn a
laAewsrm pa,tio, need kick about.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01

Continued announcements for office inai.
cate that there viii DC no necessity for off =
ins bounty for volSnloers to maintain the
| civil service.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01

This section Of Texas VIII be represented
at Omaha of an exhibit that Will be worth
TO US hundredfola its cost Such displays
are the very bcst kind OF business invest.
meass
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01

It Is gratifying TO learn from tho warm and
very comprehensive vote of thanks by the
medical association to tho citizens OF lous-
ton, that tho visiting doctors were moro than
pleased with thoir treatment while In thts
city. Houston always tries to make tn,
stranger within its gates feel good and the
universal Testimony is that she succeeds in
her purpose.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01
'elephone Numbers: s ss.'s... n. AZ.

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city By carriers. per month, 3t.oo three months.
( $500; six months. 5000; one year. si7.oo.
Mr. Theodore Berins has charge OF The city
Circulation and collecting. Messrs Theodore
h bering and Charles Lott are tho saihor-
lred collectors OF al city bills (both adyeftis.
ing and subssrlpiion) and no money should b
paid 70 any one other than those named, unless
special written authority slgie1 By The tuslness
manager Is shown. Al accounts Of any sire
should be paid BY check In favor OF The Hous.
ION Printing Company
Soscrlbers falling % receive Tbs Post regularly
Will please notify the once promptly Every
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e:se O'Clock a. n.
tnder no circum stances will orders given BY
employees On the office be recognized and
paid, or accepted In payment Of accounts.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01

NJ 2ola's American audiences would no, be
decreased TO amy extent BY any exhibition OF
hostility towards US by the present French
government
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01

II appears after sitting the reports of uu-
usual activity and excitement omong our
Mexican citizens and nelshhors tina, 1t is the
cinco de Malo celebrations ahoa, watch they
are now esegcisea
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01

The presence o. distinguished newspaper
man In tho cabinet improves that body 70
certain extent, but there is still room for re-
forms.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01

ooolEA OfIcee-- Eastern busInass ealcs Ss Tribune
t0lAIne. Nsw York Ths 5. c. 4eekwffA See-
tAi Agsneyl; Wessern ~ IN. Rcokey) CHI
J. saED. The 5. G. Beckwish Special Agency.
nveling Aesats-C- S. z. Holland. TRAVELLING
Anditor; T. r., Holland and 3, B. Throop. Travs
"A ojtnR AGENTS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01

Tho peace- at-any fellows must be
given chance at bis bond issue to arouse
their patriotism!
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01

When tho Texas troops arrive at the rem
devious, the prices at Austin Of parcgoric and
Squihhs' mixture are liable to 80 up.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01

The comments Of the American papers that
are not thick and thin administration organs.
arc pll to the effect that tho bpncoiug OF
Ionn sherman out OF his senatorial seat only
to ohclyc him after II show of service In tns
cabinet wus ono of the most heartess pie,es
OF trckory that American politics has shown
for many n day.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01

II is very important that this Nation should
quickly win decisive enSasemcu, against
tho spauiaids IN order TO cool on some OF
spain's pmpan, European sympathaers. We
ousht to set Spain hors du combat before we
have some other fellow to Asht.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-11-11

Surgeon General Wyman, of the
United States marine hospital service.
who was in New Orleans recently. Wis
tied in Memphis after having eompIet-
ed his southern tour of inspection. In
the course of an interview. published
in the Memphis Commercial-AppeaI.
he said:
i incline TO the belief that we shall
have no revisitation of the fever next
year, anyway, for the reason that our
past experiences with epidemics are
that they do not come in succession.
In ISIS that epidemic did not end the
visitation, but the fever returned in
1879, but failed to appear in 1880. Take
the case of Brunswick in 1893. 4 mild
epidemic occurred there, but no fever
returned the next year after all, and
there have been other instances of
this character. Again, we are all an
ticipating a very severe winter, and
that always minimizes the chances of
danger the following year.
Up to the present time have never
made any statement as TO where the
yellow fever in Mississippi came from,
some of the published reports TO the
contrary Notwithstanding. The rea-
son | have made none is because I do
not know, and, therefore, could not
have stated that it came from New Or
leans. This question is being closely
investigated by men in the service
now, and as soon as / am furnished
with sufficient material upon which to
base an opinion | will make a state
ment for the public. / feel confident
that we shall arrive at the facts on
this score"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-11-11
Kentucky University Centennial.

The one hundredth anniversary of
the Pennsylvania, now the Kentucky
university, will be held at Lexington
early in 1900. President B. Lynn
Cave, Gen. Wilbur r. Smith, President
McGarvey, of the Bible department.
and Professors Milligan and White
held meeting, taking the initiatory
steps towards the celebration. which
will be an historic occasion. Washing
ton, Madison and Everett were among
the many famous donors to the school,
and many of the famous men of the
country are numbered among it's grad
yates 1t is the oldest university west
of the Allegheny mountains.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-11-11
SOUTHERN GLEAxINGS.



II. S Young. a railroad man of Ma
con, Ga. has found among some plum
der bequeatbed TO him by the negro
Simon Cooper, who was lynched at
Maysville. 5. c. two years ago, mem
orandum book containing a detailed
account Of several mysterious murde--
ia Georgia and South Carolina. one of
them being the famous Voolfolk trag-
edy. near Macon. when nine members
were slain only one, Tom Voolfolk.
escaping. He was the eldest son. and
after two court trials was hanged for
murder, because of circumstantiai evil
dence against him The South Caro-
linian. in the memorandum, says he
killed the Voolfolk family. and was
especially anxious to kill Tom In the
last line Of the memorandum il the
sentence: TON was sly for me that
night, but I'm even with him at last"
This is supposed to refer TO Toms ex-
ecution- \ great many people have
always believed Tom guiltless. His
lawyer, John Rutherford,d during ten
hour speech IN the courthouse. ex-
NAaAAttEAA- SWIFT BEANEE hAnAA
God | believe Tom Voolfolk did not
kill those people"
In view Of these facts. ard also the
circumstance that Mr.. Young knows
the negro was about Macon during the
year in which the murder was COM
mitted, the memorandum. book will
cause Il big sensation. The negro was
one Of the most notorious criminals
ever run to cover in the south. He is
known to have killed no less than ten
people besides the Voolfolk family.
His diary tallies almost perfectly with
Tom Woolfolk's account of the murder
OF that family. He made his viii be-
fore he killed the South Carolina fam
ily. for which he was lynched. and in
IL says he knew ne was going to sooner
or later be killed for his crimes, and
he wanted Mr.. Young, by whose fam
lily he had been reared, TO have all his
possessions
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-11-11
CRIME OF The usURER
IL Has Been Committed by Those VIE
Have Raised the Cold
Standard.

Those who had reaped the benefits
of the steady increase in the value Of
money from 1909 TO 1916 from its fall
ure TO increase as rapidly in volume as
commerce had increased. fully saw and
understood the advantages which had
come TO them from this lessenIng sup
ply Of money in proportion 20 trade.
and the fact was never lost sight OF by
them. They fully understood that the
benehcence CT Almighty God and the
industry of man had given to the world
sufficient supply Of gold and silver
to defeat the usureFs in their game Of
consuming the wealth and labor of the
world by the unearned increase in the
value of their money. 1t was clear that
there was no way TO reduce the supply
of metal which Providence had placed
in the mountains. and there was no
way to prevent the strong arms of the
miners from bringing it up. The only
chance left TO them then was 20 create
an artificial scarcity of money II they
were ever to bring back the old con
ditions of robbery BY law-the old con
ditions of hard times and distress
which was their harvest. When nature
and industry lad provided IN alum
dance scarcity could only be produced
by legislation 10 strike down one metal
and limit the money function IS fer
as possible to the other. This crims
was consummated in 1873. From the
day that that law unfortunately be-
cution the purposes which these con-
spirators had in view. The volume of
money, lessening not absolutely. but in
| proportion to the volume of trade. has
Of necessity continually increased the
value OF money, and by this hidden,
unseen and covert means coEhscation
of the property of the masses for the
benefit of these individuals has been
and is being accomplished. and this
condition of things must and will con-
tinue so long as the laws remain as
they are now The causes which have
operated to produce the present results
will continue their operation in the
| same line. Prices which have been in
the last 20 years reduced, say, 80 per
cent. viii in the next 20 years be re-
duced so per cent. more. Before 1873
the coin and bullion value of both gold
and silver were practically the same.
Since that time the bullion value as we'll
as the coinage value of gold has enor-
! Tnously increased. while silver practi-
cally remained steady. at least up to
1893. although excluded from the mints
and denied its money function. Up to
1893. when the repeal of the purchas-
ing clause of the Sherman act was
forced through congress. and when
England arbitrarily closed the minis OF
India to the coinage silver. there was
no decline in the real value of that
metal; 1t was worth as much. would buy
as much. of any one of the thousands
OF articles Of commerce all over the
world. even in the United States and in
Great Britain, as it would in 1s73 and
before. It was only since these two
blows. delivered by the two great An
glo-Saxon peoples of the world that
silver has actually declined in value.
JAMES K JONES
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-11-11
incompetence and Patriotism

President Mckinley, returning from
the Omaha exposition, has been making
little speeches from the platform of his
car to the curious crowds that assem-
bled at the stations en- route. The war
was, OF course, everywhere the topic
that furnished The burden Of his re-
marks. At one place he said: What
has pleased me more than anything else
on my entire trip is TO witness the ex-
hibitions of patriotism throughout the
country. | am glad to see that
throughout the whole land the people
ever love good gvernment aud dearly
love the old flag" They do, Mr.. McKin-
ley. They love both. and the one goes
with the other, but they also dearly love
efficiency and honesty in their public
servants; and the same patriotism that
sent our soldiers into the field now de-
mands the bringing TO book Of the in
competents who muddled the war and
starved our soldiers.-N. i. journal.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-11-11
PEOPLE AND PRESIDENT.
mckinley Is Sticking Close to Hanna
and Aiser and the Money
Power.

In a speech made at Springfield the other
day President Mckinley spoke OF the policy
OF President Lincoln in staying close to the
people. The reference was important ia
that this is the very plan that President
Mckinley is following in everything
Peoria Journal
There are people and people. The
kind of people President Mckinley is
staying close to are not the same kind
of people thar President Lincoln cult
waited the confidence of.
President Mckinley is sticking
close to the Hanna end Alger kind of
people. The bondholders, syndicates,
trusts, combines and monopolies are
composed of the kind of people who
stand close TO Mckinley. who have his
ear and whose desires he consults and
whose dictates he follows.
On the other hand. President Lincoln
consulted and stood up for and close
to the plain people-the farmer and
the producer, the mechanic and the
laborer, the merchant and the profess
sional man. 1t was che desires of these
that he needed and the dictates of these
that he endeavored to carry out.
There is vast difference in the poll
cies and methods of the two men. Nc
kinley is aristocratic in his tendencies.
lie cultivates the money power, rides
over the country in royal style and dis
penses his smiles with courtly grand
eur. Mckinley in every pose presents
himself as the ruler" of the people:
Lincoln's attitude was always that of
a servant of the people.
Mckinley Is no more following in the
footsteps of Lincoln than Mark Hanna
is following in the footsteps of Salmon
z. Chase or Ben Wade.-Illinois State
Register.