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Appropriation for buffalo River.
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When the river and harbor bill is intro
auced In congress which will probably be
this week or next-an appropriation .will
be asked for deep water channel between
galveston and Houston. The measure is
iaVorabiy spoken Of by large number of
senators and congressman. 1t is believed
that the appropriation OF $4,000. 900 for this
purpose will be granted because the vast
increasing commerce OF the South and
west demands 1t. The immense quantities
OF cotton, OF lumber. grain, oil and gen
eral merchandise now transported down
hunalo river and Galveston bay are but
sngnt index OF the Importance OF this
grand waterway. When deep draught yes-
seis can make the trip this volume OF bust
ness will be increased many fold. some
friends OF the measure are sanguine that
congress will appropriate the 81 600. 900 IN
: lump; others that 100000 only win be
appropriated this year and the balance
arporiioned In succeeding years as needed
whichever way IL goes. the commence
men, Of the work will block out a new era
lor me fast growing city OF Houston and
tne towns along the river
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AVOID TOO MUCH HASTE.

On the subject OF the proposed eonstitu-
tionnl convention the Galveston Tribune
Irges care and elaboration to tho end that
made. The Tribune says:
Representative Kennedy of Limestone has
prepared a joint resolution providing for 4
constitutional convention. The date for this
election ordering such n convention and for
the choosing of delegates thereto is the first
Saturday In June, 1899, and the date for the
convention the first Tuesday in August follow
Ing. Tho month of August seems little too
curly. There should be a free discussion he
1ore the convention ASSEMBLIES n order that
tNerc may be no Unpopular feature introduced
From June to August Is scarcely time enough,
inr the statewide consideration required upon
tonics thht may be proposed Besides, Angus,
IN Austin Is almost unerduIablc The copven-
tton VIII be In session two or three months
many good men will hesitate 10 accept the
trust of delegate II is Nest important that
the Sihts best men be selected for this work,
ana II should be made as pleasant as possible
The proposed pay OF $500 and mileage is q
bnGatslle. and other considt rations must in
diio good men to serve.
The winter of 1899 1900 will be none too
early, This legislature will not he in session.
and tho Legislative halls would be available
lhe dclegntes Will have bean chosen in Iune
and will have several months to learn state
sentiment upon doubtful propositions With
out such meditation and precaution some M
auvEed clause - likely TO defeat the entire
This Is a case In which there can hardly be
too much waiting.
There Is much in what the Tribune sug-
gests. II will be well for the members OF
the legislature to keep in mind the para
mount consideration that in a matter of
such supreme Importance there should be
no undue haste
The people must be given plenty of time
TO think 1t over, There must be sufficient
opportunity to place thoroughly before the
public the needs of new organic law.
with the reasons why this States progress
can he UNNECESSARILY facilitated thereby.
The Post has no doubt as to what the
popular verdict Will be II the question be
properly presen'|. but. like the Tribune.
would urge the unwisdom OF challenging
defeat by any mistake on tho part of those
having the matter in hand at Austin.
What we want is a free and fair discus
sion. with plenty OF time for the people
10 think and to digest
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myself TO those more important and, al
least, possible Of performance. The cleo
tion, OF course, was easy. ] therefore sue
gest, that 30 much OF art. 1892, OF the he-
vised Statutes, as requires this duty, I'm
possible 10 be performed, be repealed, OF
else that the department be furnished 9
competent accountant who may be aoie 70
make the performance OF the duty possioie.
vi.
The duties Of the department are oeing
increased by every legislature. Much OF
the legal business frequently requires the
absence OF the attorney general from the
capital, and sometimes from the State. Inc
present law designates the assistant at
torney general, who remains with the court
OF criminal appeals, as the acting attor-
ney general In the absence OF the head OF
the department. suggest that this ougat
TO be changed. This duty ought TO De I'M
posed on the first office assistant attorney
general The assistant attorney general:
who remains with the court OF criminal
appeals, is usually not at the capital From
the very nature Of his duties, he can not
know the details of the office work. II Is
too much to require of him to assume the
duties and responsibilities Of the attorney
general when he can know practically
nothing of the details Of the office bust
ness during his absence. His entire time
10 engrOSsed with criminal Duslueso' ANU
indeed, 1t is sufficient to take all the time
and attention of any one OF the best law
yers OF the State. Making the first office
assistant attorney general the acting at
torney general in the absence of the head
OF the department, but conforms to the
rules OF the other departments. Besides,
this course would relieve the assistant at
torney general, who remains with the court
OF criminal appeals, Of the unpleasant duty
of being compelled to act in matters with
which 1t is impossible for him to be ia
miliar, and would secure better service to
the State than is possible under the exist
ing rule.
In closing this report, take pleasure in
bearing testimony to the efficiency ard
of all of my Office associates.
While cheerfully accepting the responsi-
bility of any mistakes that may have been
made. it gives me pleasure to say that for
success that has been achieved
during my term owe much to the depart
ment force, each member of which has
met the full measure of responsibility |
which his position imposed on him. To
them tender my sincere thanks, and wish |
for each of them the largest measure Of
success NJ. M. Crane,
Attorney General
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SOUNDING FALSE ALARMS.

The covert, though but thinly disguised,
assistance which lis being constantly given
by the marine hospital service TO the adj
yocates of National quarantine system
was striSingly exemplifed recently in dis
patches sent out from Washington in
which capital gossip OF the fear of yellow
fever next year was retailed
We we're told, for example, that Sur
geon General Wyman, of the marine hos
pitaI service, realizes that 1t will be only
by the utmost vigilance that disastrous
epidemic can be prevented. and he is al
ready making preparations to put into OPP
Grafton the machinery OF the service UNI
der his direction In the most effective
manner Among the reasons given for
these apprehensions of an unusually dan
kerous season next summer Is the greatly
Increased intercourse between Cuba and
our mainland which is anticipated. and
the bringing back of troops. invalided and
otherwise from the West Indies.
When we reflect that American authori-
ties will, for the irst time in history. have
control Of both ends Of the line. With the
power TO enforce sanitary and quarantine
AZ along our Southern coasts, II would
seem that the danger would be greatly les
sened rather than increased. When
American energy has had months of time
in which to improve the health conditions
in Cuba and American agents at Cuban
ports are In a position to prevent the de-
psrture for these shores of those who
mieht bring contagion, we should fail Of
one Of our chief objects in taking pos
session down there II the prevention OF
the appearance of epidemles In our South
srn ports we're not ACCOMPLISHED,
This talk OF Surgeon General Wyman,
therefore, and these expressed fears AT
Washingtop--that never before has the
( danger OF yellow fayer becoming epidemic
IN the United States been SO great as 1t
must Inevitably become next scason"--can
Z only be attributed to a purpose to unnes-
esaariiy alarm the South aud help along
4 the movement for National quarantine!
IN view Of tho exhibition OF the degree
or competency in the medical service OF
the government during the recent war, and
the indIsputable fact that the marine hos
pitai service has allowed Ave epidemlcs,
directly traced to its indifference or inef-
Aciency, to develop In Southern ports
within the past ten years. we are forced to
dread the possible success Of this National
II euaFantins movement
Hut back Of this danger from incompe-
E ,1e,ey u the fear that the National service
B might - prostituted through corruption
s q meet eommaTpial OF other exigencIes.
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tnow that a. absolute National quaran-
tine would mean a quarantine controlled by
New York and that It would Be used when
ever possible to the injury OF their re-
spective citiesr'
There would be millions IN it, to a
corrupt head OF National quarantine
bureau. and It is largely for this reason
that we do not want TO see our best inter-
csts put in the scale against the cupidity
Of Federal offcials--to say nothing Of
their Incompetence
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HON. WAL. .. wiz
He VIII BE the Next
Vale universiey'

w y -
Morgantown. W. Va. Jsns
William L. Wilson will "
dent of Yale university at
a year. The board Of trustsss 81, 4 r
public its selection OF him. ~ 81
ter from Air. Wilson 70 rrv. -
OF this place siyes the ,ni %SassIs
university. at Lexington.
assume his new honor un''' q
Mr.. Wilson represented tns
district in congress for tws, rry
best known for his aa,s ,o "A
by Congressman Dayton !" G3'l
is said. cost the republican
tee $4,000. ..osreo
After his defeat for eens ssss1
was appointed postlnassr
dent Cleveland. and sftef .,Scisf
his administration he VAS ~
idsncy Of Washingten - u
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bered that man has left Miss Anthony to
rustic for herself for more than half CEN
fury and she speaks somewhat from wealth
Of experience
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II Hawaii should develop a little free sii-
yer sentiment the Eastern republican gold
bug papers would be demonstrating again
how dangerous II is to let these Ignorant
pocket borouEhs" in to the Union.
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A Philadelphia paper says ut appears to
pay somebody suspiciously well to fght the
city's desire for better water" Poor public
service always pays such large private div
idends that .city's desire" doesn't count
for much 'N"g
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HOTEL ARRIvAn...

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York: Ed Cohen, city; = 81
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Wheeler. Hamshire: Mem
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New York: Joe NJ. PARK ~
Mason. Texas: F.. F. Har
II. Childs, Chicago.
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Some people appear to think that 1t is an
awful state Of affairs when Governor sayers
refuses to be bossed by them ;
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Another OF tho Standard OIL magnates IS
said to have given 81 $4,000 to big Eastern
college. There Is no better direction for tho
disposition OF conscience money.
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The preamble to Editor Milton Parks ne'
party will BIO that office holding is de
moralizing in It's effects and should b
viewed with alarm"
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! We submit that II is going little too far
to cry mint julep' at Editor Henry Wat
terson's suggestion Of a National ticket.
Hanged IL 1t don't amount to newspaper
liccnse @s
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Farmer Shaw Is at Austin. and is supposed
to be laying In stock OF trumpet blasts for
use In the near future.
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Time Is pressing, and democrats who were
swept off their feet by the expansion craze
will do we'll to hustle back into the fold
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1t ia putting IT mildly to say that the row
between General Miles ard General Eagan Is
disgraccfui.
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To be plain about It, we are beginning to
love Governor Sayers all the more for the
peculiar brand OF enemies no is making.
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The Cotton Exchange banquet buried tho
Ratchet between Houston and Galveston. 1t
is well. II occasion should arise we can
use an axe.
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II the bands in Austin are not playing Hot
Time In the Old Town Tonight" they ought
To be,
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ISLAND CITYNE|
Johnson Given . veftIcl
the St,le,
RELATIONS WITH sAaAnI
An EMort May Ne M. . J
Trade-A Mother De.sss !.
sion Of a CAN.

Galveston, Texas, January i
son. who has been under l,s|
murder for the killing Of % !,
in this city on February Il l'
trial before Judge Gavin To-,
The examination OF the -,
moned in the case was not sSs.s.
District Attorney Lea ansc~.
court and jury that the StSls ~
and that he would follow m p:
NJ further. Accordingly III ~,
acquitted and is now at liSetsy
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STEAMSHIP LIBELsD'

VIM. Lowth, Galveston ee
man aged "a years, today nles
the Federal court againM -
steamship Maritime for slvWss W.
alleging personal injuries Vs'
nently disabled him.
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Actors are very sensitive folk. They need
to be told eyory few minutes how nice they
are and, as general thing. that's easy, for
they are nice; having arrived at being stars
and leading mon and women. they must be.
But ono would suppose after years of pop
uaiity the tastc for tany would vanish,
Such. however, Is not the case. and. may be.
to Its persistence is duo tho artistic growth
Of the actor. A. very charming star says
she stu loves to receive notes of congrat-
uation and admiration from writer's she has
never met; not the Washers biilet-doux, but
serious in-sood-falth notes. commencing a
performance. perhaps one that cost her
months of hard study to perfect These
words do her good she declares. and inspire
better work.
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Events are fast shaping themselves to the
point where the Goddess OF Liberty Will have
to shed some tears over dead Filipinos.
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TRADE WITH CENrRA,. Z.

Three members Of the -
and Development company ~ .
meeting this morning at ths
with some OF the members d N.
of commerce In relation to ~ n
of general trade relations 49,
ton and the country reached n r
company's vessels. Amons ~
were: Asa w. Fiske, WIN. Ns1
Flannery, Gus Reymershoae =
colini.
From the discussion Il ~.
around Bocas del Toro and 4 IN
north of there. where the stsns
Banana company will touch. tIs-
merous large stores, which surt
mense section of the country
Toro Is in the United States ii h
The ports north OF there do ~
business. 1t is the hope OF IL
who met at the fremont hotel
ing that Galveston will get to ~
ply such commodities as an 4.
territory tributary to the Bana
pany's field of operation.
The Importance of this mattr
the Banana company to Texas Il
The Banana company has nsuna
one way-that is, from the ban,u
Galveston. If their vessels can 3
cargoes 1t will be that much i
AS to Galveston. this city nsv
sell pound of goods in that sa
world and such business as Il ~
be a pickup"
II was suggested at the metiu
that Galveston would do well /
a delegation of her business II
senting every branch Of trak
that country to thoroughly inv
conditions and to make arranfe
the inauguration of business rll
idea met with a hearty respcaa
mana people will take the dellnA
and back at a nominal rate and q
ity will be extended to make thsh
urable and profitable.
The line of goods that can y
that country is said to enbn
everything that Galveston hAnils
sooner the delegation goes th9tl
ii will be.
There will be another msatt
Banana company people and
mittee from the chamber Of eoG1
few days and in the nleantlna
mitteemen will get to work % 4
salers, so that as large and rsp1
a delegation goes to the SoutA
Republic as the business waril,1
PETERSON AGAIN AKEu
Captain Peterson, one Of "
ent pilots, was arrested again I
noon on complaint Of memblD
Pilots association. He Ii chsv
falsely impersonating an e1ecs14
OF the State.
Captain Cunningham, mastt
British steamship Algonia, ~
at the same time and put unea
appear as witness in the cak
gonla was brought in by CaptAirl
on the 9Th instant. He went I
beyond the jetties in a heavy q
fered his services and the
only too glad to take on pB
such bad weather.
Until this fight came up ny
We're never known to WORK
during foggy weather.
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or the many able papers laid before the
legislature by Governor culberson. this last
message Is REGARDED by many as PERHAPS the
abiest
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~ csey.-rhs Post 10 sei.vered to any part o. me-
si0 BY CARRIERS. per month. 9s.ee; three months
oS.eo; six months. $500; one year. $1,000.
M Theodore BennY has charge Of the city
circulation and collecting. Messrs, Theodore
oeTng. Charles Lott ana Tom South are the
hcrised collectors Of all city bills {eoth adyers-
he sBd sutseripton) ard no money should BE-
pai1 70 any one other than those named. unless
special written authority signed BY the business
0anas4y 10 shown. All accounta Of any sire
should be paid by check In favor Of The Hous-
opo Printing Company.
esbsertbees failing TO receive rhs Post rerxlArly
Wtl please notify the Office promptly. Every
paper Is expected TO Ss delivered not later than
o:yo o'clock q o.. .s III
Uo1er no eircura stances viii orders given by
smpioyes on the office be recognized and
caid, or accepted In payment Of accounts.
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tNft .t'if i-------------&---- ifl lfhff
Maine. Vermont and Massachusetts, grant
extra pay to their volunteers In the army
Other States 10 nothing whatever for their
volunteers either In peace or war or iu prep
aratioa for war We ought 10 have a Ma
tionai militia where such inequalities would
be adjusted aud the troops Of all portions OF
the country BIO equally equipped and cared for
The necessity for fully organized and
equipped National reserve force was about
the FIRST lesson OF the war.
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4 Z q sS - -ss::s.s:'ISSsssMs..
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Nearly every citizen OF Oak chr doe. bust
ness In Dallas and has pride In the progress
OF Dallas; then why not lake step thai Will
holm Dallas along wondrously? We all have
tain 70 bigger and better ones.--Dailas Times
Herald.
The Post has been preaching the same little
piece to Houston for many years There is
10 good reason why the populous suburbs
should not be brought into Houston's city
limits. but many patent reasons why they
shculc be.
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- a m posfofr3ch AZ HOUSTON, ssxAA
q slcoNp Class nAvfaA
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This is to notify the members that this Is
expected 10 be a reform Legislature
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II Is given out that the "trip Is partial to
bald-headed men. You might try skull
cap.
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.'Confcderates want no pensions" say ceI-
weird did they vote for an amendment TO the
constitution authorizing the State to pay them
pensions!--Beaumont Journal
They want no pensions from the Federal
government. II 10 all Well enough and highly
proper for tho Southern States to care for In
digent Confederate veterans. but to either ask
or accept pensions from the National govern
ment would place our Southern hoross in a
false position.
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II congress 10 any good Il viii enact a.Na-
lional quarantine iaw.--Fort Worth MALI
Telegram.
II congress desires to be good TO the South
erp States II viii not enact National quar-
antue law. The enactment OF such law
vosld involve the possibility OF the worst ca
lsmity that could bsfail thess people,
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ooawepass - Man Daily ana Ssnlsy pssl enc
!. y0nss Sesoes ssx Ron,hs, .e<,ees thsas uonths,
H0.So; one ronth. oa.ee.
- Sss. Wrrsss hosr S1osssys sss rhusdays,
- Year. slice: slx noaths. ~ Costs; hres
oooths. - ce0tS.
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oHsuagu oelices--Eassern tusfusss sles - Tribune
b1ildne. ksv York tThe s. c esekvlth Spe-
dial AEsneyl: weste.e - The Rcokery) CHI
4 enso. lThe S c B4ckwith Special Agency.
esuvsslaR Asents-C- s. E Holland travelling
Auditor: E r. HOLLAND. 3 ? Throop. Travelling
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There arc men in the United States senate liv-
ink on the Louisiana purchase who. II they had
been consulted, would have refused the offer
Of that immense domain and divided the EN-
pirc OF the North American ro.-.uent with n
foreign power. These men are NOT At to speak
for tho people.--san Antonio Light.
The newspaper that would compare the Lou
isiapa purchase with the forcible annexation
OF the philippine islands is hardly capable Of
sIe sLlng Tor anybody
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