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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-24
SHORT NEWS STORIES

SAN FRANoIsco..Ios h .saas ors I
Francisco was given the ues. raSrds
Rubin at the end of twenty ,0s s.st, d
pHILApELPHIA.--AdnaicTss .. s.rs d 4
be the guest OF the cry = ,csss al siis'
4 and has consented 70 ~
10 the citizens on that da'' f,,s y
washington, June 2s.--see .sa s1ss.ssl.
at New York Of si,VuV,y,vsv " aid.
1T Is a mere incident" 30 S'' s,,,s.ltsls'
Mrw YoRK.-Heldelbaa:sth, !, s sSIa . !
az NEW co. viii ship $1,000, coo n p s sIs 4
rope; Kuehn, Loep , q he total ~ Z
81 900, 900 in gold. makins -
ur nnN Ss,vpy.Vys poc" Payne q l,s c
~ pIN N,,, en- Mccoy's boxing Tprra,ussa
VINO I Siilea corrIsan Of san Z INA, nave v
the sixth round OF VIVA, AZ, Denver Az
a twenty-round go az Wv
club. 10 recsista, " :,
81 LoUa n ", annOuneiDs ,,v Us~
from n Ss,r could, brother o..ss lii "
who for many years Wac ssnd Iron ~
for the Missouri Pacins
tain Railroad companies AVS Gs,b
NEW yoRK.-The WORE slnys sr 3: =. =
Leonard Woo os,,rn 70 that pros'ns~o ":
day week. At presens ~, u 70 sr.sF. h
ton OF leaving the ,,ass.shipgtol l'f
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A NEW CABINET OFFICE.
mr., Conditions Resulting from TN
~ - nr.Iro. II necessary.

rho Conditions Resulting from INV
snnnish War Makes 1t Necessary
Nav York. June GA Herald speclal
from Washington says; A new executive
branch of the government with the titie
denartment of colonial affairs and foreign
commerce, or something similar to It, is
deemed by the administration as absolute
" necessary to meet the new conditions
which confront the United States as a re-
suit OF the war with Spain. The word
Colonial" is repugnant, for political rea-
sons, to some members Of the cabinet, be-
cause 1t smacks of imperialism and is
probable that some other title will be
adopted The meaning, however, Will be
the same.
Preliminary to recommendations on this
subject to congress, data is now being
compiled, ascertaining the control of the
colonies by the foreign powers and ex-
tensions of our government in foreign
fields and members of the cabinet and sub
ordinate officials of the administration are
giving much thought to the details of the
proposed department. American consuls
en- duty in tho colonies belonging to for
eign powers, especially those Of Great
Britain, are to be called upon for full re-
ports on list of questions now preparing
for submission 10 them. Robert z. Porter,
who is looked upon as a probable head of
the proposed cabinet office, when crented.
will be consulted in regard to the plans
for extending foreign commerce, which is
to become feature OF the new DEPART
ment.
President McKinley's policy in regard
TO the future form of government for the
Philippines and Cuba is still underlined,
but regardless of what future develop
ments may bring forth as to our attitude
toward those islands, he and the mem
bers of the cabinet fully appreciate that
the military governments in all of our
dependencies must give way to civil gov
eminent as speedily as possible. Prelim-
mary to the establishment of civil gov
eminent, the cabinet has concluded that
there should be new civil department
with a cabinet officer at its head, to in
augurate and have control of the new
governments which sooner or later must
be formed.
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: AN APPEARANCE OF WAR.
Both Britain and Transvaal Are Preparing for.
the Eventually.

Outlook
or eXreme is a
rnyaps must promptly The league will
Alfred Miners attitude
nfrmem assingt authorities
to further
Miners franchise
useless without granting the mining centers and the
these the Johnnesburgers
thew prefer treaty providing judicial and educational reforms
of the
oonr
British in Africa a total of 10000
nmfnten Orange
rro. artillery mill
arv sunne resolution directing the
National
uunuion was discussed, blu h adjourned
johannesburg is at complete stands Ger
holding which
thew adop resolutions requesting ntercede behalf Of Pretoria
cane 2s-Th cruiser Doris with Rear
London June ordered hold itself
IN readiness immediate Town.
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: TEN PAGES TODAY,
SHOULD BE DOVE WELL.

There is an old maxim that says what
is worth doing at all is worth doing we'll
While it is important to do all things
right it is true that there are things
more important than others, and in these
there is greater need for accuracy.
1t is to be regretted that Just now there
is considerable confusion in regard TO
the manner of making appointments in the
force that is TO take the next census Of
the United States. This state OF affairs is
to be regretted because OF the importance
of the work. The work is to be DONE and
it should be done right above all other
considerations.
The main trouble is with Census Di-
rector Merrlams plan for examining APP
plicants for positions in his office and
with Mr.. McKinley's idea OF dividing the
census patronage, especially in the South,
between republicans and democrats. In
this section there has arisen some feeling
between representatives in congress and
the senators. each claiming that they
should have the right to name the enum
orators without desiring to go further
INTO the discussion Of that point, The Post
viii say that the representatives. have a
better knowledge, or ought TO have, as to
who Is competent in their districts. limit
ed as the districts are to comparatively
small territory. than the senators could
possibly have, inasmuch as they represent
the entire State.
The one main point to be considered Il
TO get correct census. This Is all i'm.
portant, and no selfish consideration. sucf
as the control of patronage, should ente,
into the matter for ono moment. The on,
desire OF the entire country should be Il
get correctly enumerated list of the non
Mutation OF the United States, and no pub
ITO officer, let his politics be what the,
may should put stumbling block In tn,
way to tho accomplishment of this end
The Post has but little fear. however
\ as to the right course OF our Texas rem.
resentatives and senator's. II the author.
tiles at Washington will appoint none bu
good men to the places to be fllled b,
MEM. all Will be Well IN this section O
the country at least
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DEATH OF II. II. PLANT.
Dies Suddenly at His Home in New,
York City.

New York, June 2S,-Henry Bradley
Plant, president of the Plant Investment
company, controlling the great system of
hotels and railroads on the west coast of
Florida and the steamers from Tampa TO
Havana, died suddenly tonight at his resi-
dence In this city.
Mr.. Plant, who was In his S0th year,
has not been In good health for several
years, but except during brief intervals of
Illness was actively engaged in the direc-
ton Of his various enterprises up to with
in few hours of his death.
On Thursday evening, when he resa III
home at the usual time, Mr.. Plant COM
planned OF suffering from internal pain
from a disorder from which he had long
peen suffering. His condition was some-
what worse during the night. but no
alarming symptoms manifested themselves
until few minutes after noon today. when
u became apparent that he was sinking
He soon lapsed into Inconsistencies. heart
failure developed and he passed quietly
Mrs Plant was with her husband at the
Iast. HIS only son, Morton Freeman
Pant, was out of the city, but was in
termed Of his fathers death and will ar
rive IN New York tomorrow.
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wealth decreased from $500. 100000 to
$4,000, 600. COO. while tho Northern States
referred to, by reason OF the verysscondi-
tions that impoverished the South. en-
HANGED from s5,5Oo.o0o,oo0 to SIS. 2oo,ooo,-
900.
Passing the decade from 1870 10 1880,
the compiler of these interesting statistics
has prepared a table which sets forth the
progress the South has made from that
time till now. The advance SIS indicated
by these figures is truly wonderful. and
no true Southerner can read them with
out feeling deep sense OF pride and graft
tude. In that time the railroad mileage
has grown from 10000 to $4,000 miles, the
cotton crop is more than twice what 1t
was. while the money invested In cotton
mills has gone from s21, 100000 to $685.
100000; capital invested in Southern man
ufacturing In general has advanced from
s257, 200, 900 to 81, 00O, 900, 900; and our min
comparison.
The great possibilities OF our section
OF the country, by reason Of its wonderful
natural advantages as manufacturing
center. are thus spoken OF by Mr.. Ed
monds:
In the South. and in the South alone. the
four great essentials to MANUFACTURING cot
ton, iron. coal and tlmber--Are found 10
greater quantity and more eheaply utilized
than anywhere else. and nowhere else are
the four found to any larger extent in the
same country.
The Post has time and again tried to
impress this last named fact upon the
people of this section, and hopes that with
the figures above set before our people.
In addition TO valuable information they
already possess, the time is not far dis
tant when they, taking advantage of all
these things, will lead any and all sections
of America in the way of manufacturing
industries.
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SOUTHERN WEALTH AMI M,N,t
EACTURINC.

southern development is n matter that
( The Post likes to keep before Its readers
what mas been done in the past is inter-
esting, what is being done at present ia
interesting and what Will BIO done in the
inture Is still more interesting.
Mr. Richard II. Edmonds OF BaItlmore
recently read an unusually entertaining
paper on this subject before the southern
hardware Johbers association. This pa
per OF Mr.. Edmonds has attracted wide
attention and many of the press com
ments upon It are unusually entertaining
The Nashville American, for instance.
says;
Mr.. Edmonds presents the industrial condi
Won OF the country at various perlods from
lsov 70 the present. lie shows first the wealth
% the south and Its industrial progress from
1850 TO 1880. This Is fact that Southern
men OF the Younger generation should know
Inere Is too prevalent a belief that IN ante
neium days the leading men OF affairs and
WeAltny planters living Ia state OF luxury
gave little encouragement 10 the quiekening
arts OF commerce But there was never a
greater mistake Before the war the people
OF me south. on account Of slavery and the
social conditions which il entailed and the
anrieuiturai pursuits followed by the majority
OF US best citizens, did lead life OF leisure
present daY. but there was, TOO. truly Won
deriul energy on the part OF the Southern
people IN the DEVELOPMENT OF their country.
N the building Of railroads. the erection OF
factories ana the extension OF commerce.
Mr. Edmonds gives the public good
many figures, but figures, like facts, are
stubborn things, and, as applied In this
instance should be anything but dry read
Ing to the people Of this section In this
valuable statistical paper its author shows
that in 1850 New England and the Middle
States had more wealth than this section
by $2eo000,ooo; that ten years Later the
South led that section by S75O.O00, 900, and
that in that decade-1S5O to 1s6O--the
property OF this section enhanced in value
rnore than s3,s0O,oOO0oO, while that Of
the New England and the Middle States
only advanced 81. AGO. 600. 900.
Referring to the matter OF railroad
building in the two sections named for the
ten years mentioned. Mr.. Edmonds says:
Tho South had 1897 miles OF railroad IN
operation, against g5lo miles In the New Eng
land and Middle States. the latter sections
1870 and 1860 white the South had quadruplcd
tie mileage.
OF course the civil war and its attendant
eyil-reconstruction--told upon this sec
tion OF the country in way that even
now 10 sad TO contemplate. Mr.. Edmonds
figures tell this tale OF woe most force
fully FROM 1850 to 1870 the south's total
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NATIVES ARE MAssING.
ASuinaldo Not Satisfied with Effort.
u Recnpture San Fernnndo.

- sun ceFnNn0O.
Manila. June 90, l1:25 a m.-Aguinaldo
does not seem to be satisfied with the at
tempt of the insurgents to retake San Fer
nando, and he has taken command Of Gem
eral Luna's army and has massed the
largest insurgent force yet modified
bringing 2oOO men from the Antipolo re-
sion. He is exceedingly troublesome. Last
night his men wounded two members of
the Seventeenth regiment
General MacArthur's men are constantly
on the alert to repel any attacks by the
insurgents sleeping on their arms The
general sincerely hopes that the FiIlpinos
WIN give him another chance for baStle
Tor the soldiers really enjoy an opportunity
70 hgnt them when they can do so with
out wading through swamps to catch them.
halfway trains between Manila and san
Fernando have been stopped for several
uass wniie permanent repairs were being
maae 70 the bridges along the route, nut
today traffic was resumed.
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LEAVING THE kLoNprKE.
Thousands M Of Men Are Pennies. ana

- NANh are fennIleSS unu
want to Get Away.
seattle Wash, June 2S.-Passengers
reaching here today on the steamship
humboldt report that there are many idle
men at Dawson. James S, Clark of VIC
'oria estimates that at least 10000 will
come a out OF the Klondike this summer,
Du' 'aeir places will be filled by men going
IN; Michael White, an old CanifornIa
ih esa reports that there are 5000 penni-
anca men o. Dawson begging for assist
anee 70 get up the river. Many others are
no IN Tor their bread. The purser of
pus aumoO iato claims that he has in his
mat there was about $500 .o0o mora IN me
him. uoe turned over 10
OF dust had been deposited IN ~ Ir MGt
SiiiuS assay office. A $4,000 lot was
Philaas 81 ar express office for shipment to
:, Noa OF England have the reputatio o
Dus 'he Two richest men on board.
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will not be a real concession. as the UT.
landers will be still without power to vote.
HAMILTON, Ont. BENJAMIN Parrot
was hanged here for the murder of his
mother The murderer showed no fear
white on the gallows. He left a confess
sion.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE.--A tremendous
rainfall has interrupted all communication
between this place and the rest of the
country. The city of Valparaiso is half
under water.
NEUVO LAREDO, Mexico. General
Emiliano Loiero, commanding the tcurth
military department of Mexico, the sole
survivor of the court martial which con-
demned Maximillan to be shot, is here on
a tour of inspection.
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FOREIGN BRIEFS.

COLON. Colombia. de..h. ,.o,,
yellow fever out of forty csses haHa i' ~
CURED In the city Of Panama since Nav /
bLooMFEINTEIN.-The volksraaa has
voted e22 500 for ammunition $40 s mas
ther sum OF sss.s5O for other war nassr aai
r,n,,a Slss,--General Horace Porter, the
,,snt states ambassador. gave a brill
dras PAY ~ the embassy. Thirteen hun
I.oNnoN "'e issued
pat 1,NpoN.-Mrs Emily Crawford tho
SAYS SAYS correspondent OF the Daily News
moi p,can ~ reported that Lieutenant Colo.
list 'es'ored 10 the active
disnstcb N s Standard publishes =,
that tbs .aS, lam johannesburg explaining
sertstion ~ ,s OF Tour seats to the repre-
me gold helds in the Raad
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THE ELKs ADJOURNED.
The Last Day Was Devoted to the
Awarding of Prizes.

The Last Day Was Devoted to the
Awarding of Prizes.
st. Louis, June 23.-The grand lodge
having completed It's business, the Elks
devoted today to sightseeing. Tonight the
award of tfss prizes for the drills and the
band contests and the special prizes for
participation in Wednesdays parade wero
made .emp's park.
The winners follow: Mileage prizes
For the largest number of members COM
ing longest distance, first prize $500,
awarded to Cincinnati lodge No. SO; sec
ond prize $1,000, Hartford lodge 10. 10;
third $500, Grand Forks lodge No. $50;
fourth $3.50, Denver lodge No. Z; fifth $3.50.
to Toledo No. So; sixth 500, Allegheny
lodge No 49,
Grand practice prizes-Awarded for best
unique costume and largest number of
men in line, first prize $1,000, awarded 10
Cincinnati lodge No. 3, second $500, Toledo
lodge No. SO; third $780, Louisville lodge
No. 8; fourth $780, Terre Haute lodge No.
Sc; fifth $500, Denver lodge No II.
Most unique display In parade-First
prize $500, awarded to Davenport lodge No
259' second $3.50, to Denver ledge No. AZ.
The lodge having the largest percentage
of members in parade-First prize $780,
awarded to Greensburg, Ind, lodge No.
AS second $500. to Bellville lodge No.
4Sl, third 500, to Grand Forks lodge No.
$50
Drill contest-First prize $4,000, awarded
to Toledo lodge No. SO; second $3.50, to
Louisville lodge No. s.
Band contest-First prize $1,000, awarded
to Weber's military band, with Cincinnati
| lodge No 5.
The exodus of Elks began tonight, many
| delegations taking trains for home.
ST. Louis. June 23-Wilbur l. Hawkes.
of Kentucky, who was attending the meet
ing of Elks here, today died from the eff
fects of excessive heat.
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Rus.ia.s scheme.

London, June 24.-The CORE
spondent OF the Daily News at The
Hague says: Several delegates re-
mark that Russia's proposals re-
garding disarmament contain trap,
since she could increase her troops
to any extent in Siberia, which is a
colony.
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THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.
Richard Coles Says Conditions In
New Jersey Might BE Improved

Richard Coles Says Conditions in
New Jersey Might he Improved.
Washington, June 23.--Richard Coles, a
citizen of Salem county, New Jersey was
before the industrial commission today. He
said the farmers of New Jersey had no
especial complaint, although there was
general feeling that conditions might be
improved. Prices for their products were
generally lower, while wages for farm
hands were higher than formerly. Within
the past twenty-five years farms within
this section had deprecated in value about
so per cent. The depreciation in the price
OF products was not so great He was in
clined to attribute the lower prices to the
competition from the West and Southwest
nc advocated n tariff on farm products.
putting them on the same basis as the man
Wacturers. Such apolicy would result In
saving to the United States about 5000
OOO.0 900 or 100000, 600 now sent abroad for
articles OF an agricultural nature.
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A FIVE MILLION JOB.
Carnegie Works to Make $50, 900
Tons of Steel Rails for Rusnin

Pittsburg, Pa, June 2s,--The CONNER
cial Gazette says; The Carnegie Steel
company has contracted with representa-
tiyes OF the Russian government TO fur
nish that country with 10000 tons Of
steel rails for the immense railroad en-.
terptises in Siberia and China This. IL
is said. Is the largest order ever placed
with one firm In the world and represents
an outlay OF between $4,000 900 and IS. 600.
600, In hlllng II 100000 tons of pig iron
will be consumed and profitable employ
ment viii be Insured 10 all the rail- mill
works OF the concern for the next two and
half years. Members OF the Arm here
refuse 10 confirm or deny the above.
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some GOSSIP Of clSs,;

s.S New York June an.
s = ,.,a. who believe IN u. : !. "a n.a
~. e,ver'D are chasing !, so's h'a 4
WV, ~ay stump ,n1 in an Innsu, = a'r \
nay, was, Jus. Just on the verge !, Z 'ssAa
EVANGELIST Moody Was 3 = = 'As rsa1
, nuns, put he has failed t { g ~
, ,sa ,,,, lights have wrs,,'. s'psa y
. .,s mighty foe they starts ss ! NJ
any Of you take H. q 'a' y Il
a,sa,,. said EvanselIst p,.a 'ya'
meeting I'VE will not ,.u y, ! \ y.
out by another nams Z" ! h'ps|
man stationed at the &, y Wy X
pc oest WISE s,., for q any Of YOU + =, aais.
past i,a him.% over a ' tbon . s!lsna \
IN the tent. and this 'a sI.a pssss'
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The abJect condition OF servllity TO which re-
publicanism has descended is illustrated, says
the Indianapolis Sentinel. by the reply of Gov
ernor Lounsbury OF Connecticut when asked
for his opinion as to whether It was desirable
to send moro troops to the Philippines. lie
would say nothing but II am a republican"
There is no possibility OF mistaking his mean
ing II tho administration sends more troops,
Lounsbury thinks more troops are needed. II II
does not Lounsbury thinks the present supply
OF troops is sufficient, His confidence in the
administration is not greater than other peo-
pies, but no is ready to swear that a repub
lican administration is right. even II 1t is
wrong. I, is the same way everywhere. The
mass OF the Pennsylvania republicans are
ready TO swear that whatever Quay says is
right. The New York republicans swallow
platt's dlclaton in tho same way, In Ohio
and some Of the neighboring States Mark
Hanna has only to breathe his wishes 10 form
republican sentiment And when Hanna,
Plat, Quay and the representatives OF the
trusts and syndicates get together all good
republicans are ready to adopt their combined
Wills as tluo republcanism. Nay. more. they
are ready TO denouncs their noighbors who
are not equally slavish as anarchists, rebels,
traitors. and heaven knows what else. Never
before was political party In this country
reduced TO so complete loss of independence
and personal opinion ne the republican party
| of today
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-Four Men Kiiiea /, . w..,.

y1'ssours' Colo. Juno ga wreck oc-
slr'ea TINS evening eight miles west Of
mere mere on the Union paclhc, in which four
i've Sie oeileved 10 have been killed and
'"o DINERS seriously injured
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Chicago has been getting It on all sides fol
refusing TO let the owners OF automobiles run
their vehicles IN some OF her parks. For the
nrst time Chicago seems to have dropped out
OF the procession.
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Perry Belmont may call Mr.. German the
Star OF the East" all he wants to, but the
great mass OF the American people still look
upon Mr.. Bryan as the Sun of the Nation,
shining on ali sections alike.
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railroad engineer died in Terre Haute,
Ind, recently, who served forty-hve years.
During that time he Travelled i.OeO,9ls miles
and during II all never met with the slightest
personal accident
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Are Mckinley and Aiger afraid that Miles
would end that trouble In the Philippines and
get some credit for HIMSELF" asks the At
ianta Constitution. The Post doesn't see why
they should be.
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The Russian government is to spend $50,
100000 for new field guns within the next two
years. aud American manufacturers arc to
put In bids for their construction. Ton to one
the Americans will get the lob.