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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-27
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The original regiment OF dragons Is
said to have been organized in England
in 1881.
There were Isis arrests In Boston last
year, decrease OF some thousands from
the record Of 1897.
1t is alleged that the Marquis of Butes
losses owing to the WEIGH coal dispute
appropriated $4,000
Chichester cathedral spire Ia the only
one which can be seen from the sea along
the coast OF Great Britain.
In 1892 the first Boston stage coach
started for New York, and now 700 rail-
road trains are sent out OF the city daily.
The wornout uniforms of the British
army, when sold, bring back into the war
Office treasury close upon 100000 year.
The Straits OF Gibraltar measure twelve
miles across: modern guns, with which the
rock is plentifully supplied, are effective
at fifteen miles distance.
The great pilgrimages to the Holy Land
are undertaken by the Russians. 1t is
calculated that between 10000 and 40, 900
Russians visit Palestine every year.
In Norway women have for some time
been employed in the railroad and postal
service. and are now receiving appoint
ments as supervisors of the railway sta
lions.
It Is estimated that in the near future
the Canadian Northwest Will export a
hundred million bushels of wheat. Last
years crop Ia estimated at between u.s.
100000 and 3o,000,OOo busscls.
Wales is tho richest part of Great Britain
In mineral wealth. England produces an
nually about $40 to each acre, Scotland n
little less than $40 TO each acre, but the
product OF Wales amounts to over $50 per
acre.
Chester in Wales, a city founded 1900
years before America was discovered. is
even nj the present time surrounded by n
wall from twelve to forty feet high, built
by the Roman legions under Julius Agri-
cola
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our New strange Woman.

Iuliducipuih ITtsb.
The trial of Fayne Moore in New York,
the pending arrangement of Mrs. Vermeule
and the conviction OF Mrs. Botkn, each in
Its way lays bare the new strange woman
which the mere size OF the American city
has come to conceal. Bad women there
have always been. Lillith may not survive
Eve, but she undoubtedly preceded her.
Not long ago, when American life was both
less strenuous and less anonymous the
dubious woman had usralsr a dubious ORR
GIN Fayne Strahan Moore was a judges
daughter and the indccencles OF her unre-
portable trial We're only two years removed
from the bourgeois decencies OF her home
Mrs. Vermeule is a very recent arrival
from responsibility. whom a foolish pas
sion for the dangerous device OF bank
drafts early has laid bare TO the law and to
the public gaze. Mrs. Botkin had left her
husband but In America an absent husband
does not as yet breed present suspicion.
In this country the presumption still IA
Vors the solitary woman She Is still a.
sumed TO be presentable until she is shown
10 Dr. peccable, save by people of most un
usIs, discretion, and early suspicion Is so
W. w,usS 20 DC sign q past contrition that
ON " few venture. Sr.t the new strange
woman IL dest ooying this presumptiou win
swift certainty. She is fresh from resnect-
AFFINITY she turies herself in a big place.
70 her old friends in some small place
she remains for years respectable and re-
spected she has one life, but she man
ages TWO regulations and preserves each
10 AID In using the other.
Until some accident trips her ON the side
wais ana lays her sprawling In the public
su,.er she walks above reproach in public
long after she has become below rep,,te IN
private Greearious city ijfe the Social
csrelessness Of Americans and shoundine
masculine charity which makes an exot-
sfio practice for fosgiving much because OF
!. seil.ronscious esoterlr necessity Of being
,o.siven on a iawe scale. all aid her. The
ume 70 not fnr distant when. in American.
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AN IMPORTANT WORK.

The usual subcommittee have been
appointed by the finance COMMITTEES OF the
house to investigate and report as to the
workings of the various departments and
what is needed for their efficient mainte-
nance.
The composition OF these committees IL
IN ample guarantee that they will dis
charge that duty 10 the very best Of their
ability and as we'll, perhaps. ~ could be
done within the space Of time allowed
them. But all who from experiences or OBJ
scrvation have become familiar with the
operations Of legislative investigating
committees know that It IL a physical Inn
possibtlity during the brief term Of I
legislative session for q COMMITTEES COM
posed Of men overburdened with other
legislative duties, to make thorough and
critical examination Of the details OF busl-
ness In any Of the larger and more i'm
portant departments. or discover whether
~ u Operated with An excessive or inade-
quate forcs Of elnployes.
The usual outcome OF such legislative
invsstIsatiOns y . report based entirely
upon perfunctory and superficial glance
~ tho various divisions Of employment. Z
nv formal questions and supplementary
Qlatsatnt from the chief Of the depart-
inent The lestslatufe can never obtain
adequate information through this source
u 6psblH Il to intellisently lesislats with
fo(esDnpe 70 The executive branches Of
4ysFr,neqt 81 3udiciouSIy approprlsts
Ms for thais malntepApce
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MAY CONTEST TIE IA II =;

Galveston. Texas, Japu.r, :,
jury for the January term = sue ca
district court adjourned TO-DAY ~ 81 s1'nis
journing they submitted -. nslore Z
report TO Judge Gavin rey,,ss. -. !, Wr 1a
of the session. The rrand 80. 'ns
that the body was in ses,,o, =. sstep
days, and that during that time ,.a.
200 witnesses we're examined S. u
true bills of Indictment wars u u 'epty-
offenses being classified a. fol,os.s'o
der ., assault to murder 3. ar,-s.s.
sault 4, burglary 4. theft 1s s,ss'. s.so
2, lottery by slot machine q ,s..'s
policy 3, keeping disorderly bonss
personating an officer /, thrc.,..,
kill i; total 40. pssenino
The annual reports Of tho rs.,....
officers We're examined ana arrrS..-, q
report TO Judge Gavin IN thIs s sssa
tl,en says: -s SVnneet
"Ex- District Attorney James ! ! :,
lcspie refuses to make Z rcnort - 80 Y.
he kept no fee books, as he con.ss ~
law unconstitutional and proposes q \
snat justice Of tn ~.
barry paid ms rent out Of exce1s 49, !.
limit allowed by law for fees, snd ~
Hershperser ior ofiite rent, fuel ~
lar expenses. We recommenS .s.5|
be allowed If It can be done r.
law, and VIC recommend fur,t.s' r.
suitable ofacs be provided To- IN 4
courts. We ind also In r1tost cs.ss*.
was deficit Instead OF an exrs,s ~ ~
collected as to the limit allc~.
wherever such excess haa hs.r' SS
II has been paid to the proper NM 2.
except the amounts deducted * 3Ss 59
tices of the peace for rent and III
expenses. -.
There seems to be a dinm.s
opinion between the sheriff, ceunf, 'sI;
ney and chief of police as to TIA sa1..
mont OF certain laws for the mr.
of crime and what officer shouiS Ssl
them. This should be Corrected M
officers clearly and fairly instrucfsS !: ~
any and all city ordinances not Il 1884,
ance with and conflicting with III ~
laws should be corrected RespecfiuNs q
II. G. Lara
Foreman OF Grant mn
The position taken by Mr.. GillasIls -
no doubt result In q test case beinf 49,
The constitutionality OF the fes mn
been questioned by many officers. 81 iS
is probably the first time distfid n
torney has refused to comply with I'M,
visions OF the act. rs
The fee law has been very uboBi
tory In that 1t limits the salaries = r.
as reduces the fees.
Mr.. Gillaspie is credited with ~ Z
able lawyer. and II his position sAsG11 r
sustained by the courts the entlfS i
OF fee legislation would be destrcyel
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CONCERNING PENSION i.
An Open Letter to the LegisIAf9iev
Texas. IL

An Open Letter to the LegisIxf@io1
Texas.
Gentlemen Of the Texas Legslatnfa
New Orleans, La, January 1s-f1 n
governor Of Texas, in his retiring ~
to your body, expressed a doubt ahost n
$25O,000 per annum as limited ~
amendment of the constitution belng y
ficient in amount to give all who n11y1t
ply So per month, and cited the lt11s
who had applied in other pension ~
to warrant his doubts. Permit ne \
that If you adopt his ruling and dso1lt
of INDECENT and disabled" and ~
cordingly, you can give all who ~
IS out OF that s250,0O0 what they ~!
and then have money enough LETT y 81
at birds. M
/ base my belief on my kncNi1ep q
Texans with whom have associeted
five years, am proud to say. ~
what other States have done or ~
If you say that human nature 10 ~
everywhere" you must except Ie1Ak i
her thurman nature Is Of higher T.
than usually prevails elsewhere. e.
There are two REASONS why tho -
Texan is not going to apply for ~
per month" should you pass IN 49,
cordance with the amendment. Y ~
said governors ruling and dehniuonl
to prevail In the first place, the tSas
Texan may be needy and destitee y
he is not going to swear that ne ~ ps1
per, or INDECENT, il you please, y 49, Z.
IS per month, or any other sum. iou Y y
Just bet on that and win every ums, .. X
never saw, and never will, at least W.
the present generation STANDS an ~ 49, n
Texan begging. He Will ole rsv's e
will do that. The beggars IN Isl ~
not Texans. .ho ~
In the second place, Texans Wy w
unteered their services between w ~. ~ "
and the Southland fully three fouI lea q,
went into the army from Texas wy w X, WI r
unteers-are not going 10 sprs i,
pension for having done their cua WAN
cause which they deemed Just suu ~
They went in, were overpoWe ~ n
whipped and succumbed. JUST ' psisi n
nothing less nor more. Are tne ,x - n
whine for pension pecaunc ~ MI
whipped? Not much. Inose 49,. NJ
drafted into the army, even ~ ieA III hi
had IN serve because they were nM ~
to hire substitutes, may ask for psl,s3
and nrobabIy will, IL they have e. ,r.ssS|
but they are below the avelasss y ~
who fought through principle ahu Y ~ 81
bat oppression. Such as tnese -. q sfn n
ing to hold up leg or thrust on. ~ = ssraj!|
show that their disability Is ~ ~ 0n'l
mate result OF actual service " ,ssst tIia|
federate army for preiod OF a. ~
months" - n.,,svipf ~
this pension scheme will prove siliIpe "
II the State has money II y soIiIek!
give the widows Of Confeaer 4, IA ~
who have remained widows wen cncnosil n
/ will indorse that, but ! am Yt tho npll|
feeling only those who en,efs Mn ~
because they were not ape
stitutes. ,.,,,,lv subu
!, All OF which Is High Pfss
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c.ny,c,,op. al Georgstsvs; 4 !

GEORGETOWN, Texas a. -
Doyle, January 2a.--Jim po ,''',,1 >
guilty to theft of horse Y s .rcss y I
mere Yesterday and was sen'sn'
years in the penitentiary; :. aord re-
indicled for burglary, brousn. NM
~ suiity and assessed his puh .
two wears in the penitentiaa,rry;,. lit ~
Warren Moore. the new dis'.'S sn5 y I
ia doing his duty to the sta. ~
ing u satisiaction as a prosecutor
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wAIch wM Yoa nel.syef


II have Just come back from
visit TO my former home in Texas"
said ex-Congressman silas Hare 10
Post reporter. at the Riggs. land
found the stats In highly prosper
Gus condition. Last season the farm
ers raised good crops OF wheat and
corn and other grain besides plenty
OF hogs. and no they have an abund.
ance OF food supplies. Their cotton
thus became source Of revenue that
was nearly clear profit, and despite
ite low price. the Yield WIS 50 enor-
NOUS that the crop was worth to the
state something like $4,000. 0oo."--
Warrington Post.
Where does one suppose that ex- Con
erepsmap eilas Hare expects to die whel
So goes to?" And the Galveston News Q
lest Monday reproduess this great biI
~hopter without comment. we'll knowing
4 ~ tins It, glaFiag falsisy. Nov. VII,
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na.trop county Tsae, ss,'rss.l

Bastrop, Texas, January ~. I. ~ -
call of County Judge J. b. f''Ss i h
trop county teachers institu'e =. .s,,hI 1
public school building SATURDAY 81. nS' z 3
10 O'Clock and effected organa,.tsrrssndls }.
suing year. as follows. supe.' SUPERB
palmer of Bastrop, presidenn,s,;; . s W.
ent T. J. Paine OF SmitnviMuc cDsds, ~.
dent; Miss May Wilkes OF paise, a.
tary; Professor Womaek o. .,as ~
An interesting programme which ~ h
of papers and discussions, ~ ssrnest 4 p
tire body took active anu n. Il Ed1 l.
The next meeting Will DC MAY u y 4
the fourth Friday and saturn
a
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4 High oplnion Of The Post.

Lockhart Post
So the greatest democratic organ OF the
South deems its humble namesake worthy
Of notice. When we say greatest we mean
every word OF 1t. There is no paper IN the
south today that has done more for the
democratic party than The Houston Daily
POST And It's rapidly increasing popularity
Is evidence that it's politics Is Endorsed by
tho democracy of Texas.
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pa,IIy Hurt with . x

Georgetown. Texas, janus ,~,s,,ty
has just reached here o. ~ d
day al Laneport, in which ,h1as II
was seriously hurt. The d'ines
al Gossett's blacksmith M sSce y
weapon used was noi thnt
last report 1t was thousns 4
recover. -.1ll n
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going to let up until they get his scalp
or hurt him as badly as they can. Miles
Is in bad row for stumps aud is up
against the most constituencies gang of
political freehooters on earth. II he be-
comes a martyr for being gentleman
and an honest man the Justice loving Amer
lean public will know how to deal vita his
detractors when It gets a chance at them
at the polls.
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General Eagsn's point that the charges
Of bad beef are an injury to great Amer
lean industry should cut very little figures
u the charges are true. n an American
industry has furnished bad beef 10 the
army It ought TO suffer
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as long since in European life, the present
presumption in favor OF the unknown wo-
man will be abruptly changed and social
proof will be required here as there to
show that 1t is not necessary to assume the
worst where the least Is known
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ola Enough to BE Good.

Boston Herald.
Speaking OF the age OF senators, we seem
to have the best appreciation of the orisi-
mad Specification Of the title here In New
England. Estimating their age as that
reached upon their nearest birthdays. our
twelve New England representatives IN 'ne
upper chamber OF congress average "a
years OF age.
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IIe Has Hi. U.e..

Philadelphia Times.
Depew's being inclined at times to look
on the funny sidc Of things won't make
him any worse senator long face
doesn't necessarily imply long head.
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Senator Hoar is inaicting cruel degree o,
punishment upon his senatorial colleagues OF
the expansion variety by endsavoring to induce
them TO state whether from their standpoint
ths PHILIPPINES are to be regarded as citizens
or subjects, and whether, II they are to be
recognized as citizens, 1t will not necessarily
follow that every mothers son born on the
islands, be he Mohammednn, Chinese, Japa-
ne.c or Malay. would be entitled to come to
this United states and enter into competition
With the laborers Of Massachusetts, Colorado
or my other State. Thus far about the only
answer the innocent-visaged sage of Massa-
chasetts has been able TO draw from them is
a response substantially like this: "As was
going on to say
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Detroit News-Tribune,
Mr.. Foraker remains cheerful, neverthe-
less. aud is willing to defend the admin
istration any time II will embarrass the
president.
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81. FHuI UIuut.
It is already noted that the cubans yell
Cash" With as much gusto Is those who
have been civilized = hundred years longer.
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snH OAlLy Posr. Il rnn stvDAv .! POST.
sHMi.wEEkLy POST. ~ cess. per Week.
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GrowIns SMALLER ~ Degrees.
Grand Rapids Democrat
Imperialism, Ike SQUAD pigeon, scems Il
havs been biggest when nrst hatchsd,
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uk1nu4p A. NE posrofftcs Az HOUSTON, rnxAs.
As sucoSp CLASS NATTER
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The Manufacturers Record correctly ststes
that local enterprise in exploiting resources
IL soon reinforced by energy and money from
without. Lot home capitalists show their
faith In Houston and outside investors VIII
SOFA follow their lead.
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Judge Days apotheosis OF his friend, tina
prs sident, as greater than Washington re-
crvcs it's severcst handling from the good and
pious churchman. which charges him with
placing "thc man who gave him an office
above the man who gave him a country"
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Cotton has advanced little over 81 per bale
since last November In the meantime the
farmers have sold nearly every bale they
raised and are therefore securing very little
benent from the advance.
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foreign OffSces- Eastern business Office "a Tribune
tuildlng. New York (The S. c. Beckwlth Spe-
siaiAgsneyg wssssrn sSS sIhs Rook.,y, Chi
travelling sARents-C S. z. Holland. Travelling
Auditor; Z. r. Holland. B. B. Throcp. Travelling
Agents.
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A box and basket factory at Harrisburg, q
furniture factory assured for Houston aud
rice mill contemplated. 1t IL quite cvidsn,
that Houston and Harris county will soon
have u good case Of Industrial expansion.
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sueees,peDon ~ Meit- Daily and Sunday Post. one
wear, $500; ak months. $500; three months,
3s.0o: one month. &i.oc.
THH SUNDAY POST. one year Si.9o.
INF SEsI-WsnKIY PosT MONDAYS and Thursdays)
one year. Ss.oo: six months. 30 cents; three
fnonths. N cents.
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brussels being chosen for tho place Of the
czars universal peace conference further em-
phasizcs the fact that this idea brings sorne-
thlng new on the carpet. remarks the Phiia-
deiphta Times.
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Telephone Numbers: ss,sss.:' "a:

1be clty.-The Post Is delivered 10 any par, Of the
city BY carriers rcr month, Si.ooi three months
$500; six mo IS. 5000; one year. 5000.
M. Theodore ssrins has charge Of The city
circulation ana collecting. Messrs. Theodors
Berine. Charles Lott and Tom South are the Au.
tborited collectors OF all city bills lbosh adverts-
Ing and subscription IND no money should be
raid TO any one other than those named. unless
special written authority signed by the business
manager Is shown. Az accounts Of any size
shoJId be yaii BY check in favor OF The Hous-
TOR Printing Company
1ubscribers failing to receive The Post regularly
VIII please notify the Office promptly, Every
paper Is expected to be delivered not later than
$50 o'clock 4. M
Under no circum stances will orders given by
employees on the office be recognized and
paid, or accented In payment OF accounts. 4
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Farmer though he be-" Hon. TRAY. Hen
dcrEon. chairman OF the house finance COM
m',,ec. will have to move With this agility Of
a pl OCCASIONAL Splinter II he intends to pass
tho appropriation bill in time for the lesis-
iaiurt to adjourn on tho 18th day of March.
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The members OF the California legislature
show a disposition not to break the senatorial
deadlock until the vote brokers so dead broke.
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The transcendant and supernal gall OF
Eagan in continuing to perform the funo-
tions OF commissary general OF subsistence
when constructiyely under arrest to await
courtmartial. is causing some caustic com
ment here, and lots OF 1t from prominent
republicans at that. They see Ayers
hand in this whole business and they know
that II the republican party continues to
carry such load much lon~er 1t will be
afflicted with fiat feet. 1t will also have
the --LATEST nose any party ever received
from the people in 1900, unless something
can be done TO counterfeit the effect Of
all the rottenness aud Incompetence that
has afflicted the war department under the
administration OF this incapable from
Michigan
.Alger confidently expects TO be white
washed by the investigating commission,
rs said he would be last fall The com
mission, however, is running against a
snsg occasionally by encountering some
very tough testimony corroborative OF the
statements OF General Miles and other
reputable officers OF the army II may
cause trimming OF sails and dosfall for
Aiser. That gang in the war department
Is after Miles, though. and they are not
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II appears more and more doubtful. as the
days pass by. whether Senator Quay will eyer
have chance TO complete that celebrated
tarin speech begun in 1904.
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According TO the Denver Post, bow-legged
man of Boston recently submitted to thu
operation OF having the bones of his legs half
ohseied through broken and reset, and when
they have recovered their former strength nc
win be able to hold his best girl on his knecs
as well as born straight fellows do.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-01-21
Store hOnse Burned.

The storehouse of MIR. Thomas j
Scarborough, at Onley. together with
stock Of goods was burned last Tues
day morning. The fire was discovered
about 3 o'clock but had made such
Roadway at that time that nothing
could be done to save any of the con-
tents even of the building. While
the fire was in progress q general cons
Migration was feared. If the store of
White s. Mears on the opposite side
of the road, about 30 feet distant,
which was at one time in great dam
ger, had been burned. it would have
been almost impossible to have saved
the two hotels, station.house and
several dwellings,. Good work by the
citizens and the fact that the wind
was blowing in a northerly direction
prevented it from spreading further.
The loss of Mr.. Scarborough is
about 5000 and his property was in
sured in company represented by
Fletcher & Doughty, insurance
agents, Onancock.