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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-10
THE DREYFus TRIAL.
The Secret Sessions will Be Con-
cludcd Friday.

Rennes. Aug. 10.-The Dreyfus court
martial today took the testimony of,
Chanoine and Paleologue, the session
lasting from $50 to Has. Adjourned
until tomorrow, when it will conclude
the examination of the secret dossier. A
public session, it is announced, will be
held Saturday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-10
rrnnsport Movements,

Washington, Aug. 1O.--Otis cables:
s."The transport Pennsylvania left Iloilo
this morning. The Sheridan should
leave Manila this evening""
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-10
Failure Mt Houston. Texos

Houston. Texas. Aug. 1O.-w. b.
Cleveland & Co.. Wholesale grocers.
have failed. Liabilities, 3alaeoo; eaaa1s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-10

all right as long as they came up with
the long green Wood further testi-
fled that he made 400 visits to pool
rooms in the city sinse he last testified
and secured evidence IN eacn case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-10
T.-R. BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF TODAY
Tho weather.

For Iowa. Generally fair tonight and
Friday; cooler Friday and in the west
tonight; south to west winds.
For Illinois Generally fair tonight
and Friday. probably preceded by local
thunderstorns this afternoon; cooler
Friday night; southerly winds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-10

Manila, Aug. 10.-Official reports from
The scene Of yesterdays fight say the
day today was spent In reconnaissance.
American troops found few Filipinos
No engagement of Importance. A bat
talon OF the Seventeenth Infantry ad-
Tanced very close to Angeles and found
.250 insurgents there. A battalion of the
Twelfth Infantry reconnoitered in the
direction Of Porac. The enemy there
was scattered. The main body of the
American army is at Calulum. The line
"a immaterially changed since the ad-
vance was stopped yesterday and in
cludes the towns Of Guagua and Arita.
Otis has issued an order closing ports
In the hands of the insurgents to inter-
island traffic Aguinaldo issued a de-
/! cree on July "a closing insurgent ports
to vessels flying the American flag. Tn
der Otis order vessels under foreign
flags can not traffic with these ports
without running the blockade. The gun
boats Concord, Yorktown, Callao and
tPampagna bombarded San Fernando on
sTuesday. The Filipinos replied with
cannon and musketry for an hour and
then fed to the hills A house was rid
died by the Americans fire. The gun
boats did. not land men.
The Sheridan sailed for home today
with 667 South Dakotans. s96 Ninneso-
s7uns and 2O5 DISCHARGED men
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-10
Descending on the Ants,

Depending on the Ants.
Washington, Aug. 10.-Otis cables:
Have captured letters of high in
surgent authorities exhorting the
Inhabitants to hold out little long
er: that European recognition will
be granted by Aug. slst and that the
present United State administration
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-10
MILES coNFERs WITH ROOT.

The Conference Regarded as sig-
nfficant OF u ~ in the Phil-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24
WEDDING our sHysrERs.

curious Kind Of case came before a
Chicago com, the other day. reeultns in
a fine tf $50 and thirty days In Jail upon
an alleged lawyer who had besn pas slns
before the Chicago courts for ten years
without license The fellow was charged
with contempt of court when the true
status was discovered.
The supposed fuil-nadgcd lawyer had
obtained dpltma from some fake law
school, and years before his arrest had
given this diploma and s. - another az
torney to secure his license lie took It
ftr granted that he hal bcen duly admitted
10 The bar Tho cthor attorney evdnntly
needed the IN ney himself, f'r no Ii egs
was ever issusd. The victim of a., thes9
Iroceedings was a tailor as well a law
practitioner ard swung hetween his be1rh
and the bar Of the criminal AMI Just g
c-urts. In sentencing him the court said:
IT is no credit to law sch Of that gean'g
diflcmss to such rs y-u. You arr un t
to practice and have heen turned loose
to prey on the community"
The question naturally ari.es as the
rumhsr Of such men who are ptaetiatns
law NOT in the city 4 Chicago alona, but
in many ether Sjptss-Tcxas To- one,
TAee appears to be no difficulty whatever
II Obtaining a law license CT diploma g
"a mes, II the States. The courts and the
ber seem to make m attempt to stop this
IL iux Of ahysiers, who often have no De-
ee of eiucati whatever, much less any
legal qua.ihcatiorG. They can only live
~ m hand 20 mouth and by hunting UP {
iad Of blachm1il damage suits on n
tingent fec, which Is ohampertous t. bagii
with. They stir up strife often and woui
be anything but credit 70 mnoh less dis
niGea and intellectual professions thai
that of the law. Nearly every large com
munity Is infested with considerable
number Of such men. The legal profession
is net held in anything like the high es
tegm 1t once enjoyed-but 1t is lis owl
fault. The courts and the bar ass clation
could, If they would weed Out the unpro
fessional representatives OF their PROBES
sion who know neither law nor morals.
The Chicago News, in commenting OF
the case mentioned, says it is encouraging
to note that the Chicago bar association
at whose instance this prosecution wa
had has at last taken the duty in han
OF determining who are properly member
of the legal profession IN Chicago. Tn
example of that association might b
probably followed elsewhere, for the pugi
fcation of the bar and the protection G
the more ignorant citizens.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24
SOME posrsoRIrr@

A man in Belmont county
addicted 10 tobacco and peer. :, nlll n
The largest brass and c0pp''
world is AT waterbury, COM. N NJ b.
Great Britain buys more 'u1'
i, the United states every yea, ,..ora. an
The ancient Incas kept thell :. 'solcrei r
counts by means OF m'D
called "aulpus.' :, "a be stars
new woman's club IS = six ~
London to which no one u'
height will be admitted. ,....ius ~
D. 4 writer in an Ens Tas, Ias ! :
ing man earning san estimate, y at n.' =,
ns It mas use 0s an average q s's a1.s %
N Ma as Mass s s.,a s', % =
loan exhibition of cn me- south AiasI !.
The population Of sno eoers, 81 II
psS,,s ' saI'ss u'lapser'- and
and z s,ass enamel brooch, s'' % ,'.s
., oliver Goldsni'h's Nd ns va ~ "
~ was specially opsp ,sudou. },
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24
THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR,

The New York journal sent James Cree-
n.au 10 Lincoln 10 see II AIR. Bryan would NOT
yield TO Croker's suggestion ANA drop the
ratio OF 10 to i IN the SILVER contention. IL
might have saved the time and the expense
OF the correspondents journey by referring u
recent public utterances OF the Nebrashnn
Mr.. Bryan VIII never yield his contention.
The contention without the ratio would DO h
platitude. II does not matter 10 Mr.. Bryan
that the ratio is. in the view OF the common
oial world, an utter iinpossbIlity lie ho-
Eeyes 1t Is right aud he Is prepared 10 30
down with II again.
The party must choose between Bryan with
lis platform and some other man wltnou. the
silver issue. IL can not have both Ii must
choose further between almost sure defeat
With Bryan and possible success without him,
II i believes he is right II can not be honest
and abandon him.
Mr. Bryan is mistaken In thinking the free
silver cause is stronger today or will be
stronger In 1900 than II was In 1896 But, 80
thinking. 4 will take another test OF the bal
As the Tribune has remarked before there
seems to be no possibility of preventing
Bryan's nomination and no possibility Of his
change within the next twelve months,--GaI-
weston Tribune.
When, In 1888, on bold antl-protectlon
platform Mr.. Cleveland was defeated for
reelection to the presidency, there were
those In this country by thousands who
predicted not only Cleyeland's political
death, but that the man WAS rot living
who would see another democratic admin-
istration!
So widely had this conviction spread
that the Eastern democrats. as now. began
to talk OF ''compromise." The party was
being divided into factions, with the Bit
terest feeling between them. and when
In 1892 tho democratic convention again
assembled Tammany aud the New York
delegation were on hand dcnouncing cleve-
land and vociferously procIaimlng that he
could never be elected, nor even carry his
own Statc'
Though thus antagonized by his own
state delegation. and with fsctional hatssd
yunninG high. Mr. Cleveland WAS nominate
"a on practically the same platform az
that % which he had gone down IN 1888.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24

II Is unnecessary to inform the Tribune
who was triumphantly elected president In
1892.
So much for political predictions such as
are now uttered with extreme confidence
by the Tribune and others who think
like I'll
But there is another and far more i'm
portant course of reflection suggested by
the Tribunes reasoning II is either
Bryan and his platform with sure defeat,
or some other man on some otaer plat.
form and possible victory, says the
Tribune. Does our Galveston oontempo-
rary stop to think in making such state
ments? Does 1t appreciate the signia-
clncc OF such position?
That declaration means that the gold
dollar in this Nation is OF more signin-
canoe than imperialism, grinding monop-
oily, mllitarism, wars and bloodshed and
added millions OF cost OF government. 1t
means that the people must sweat blood
or bow down 10 the golden calf! 1t
means that democracy should surrender
principle for the dollar, and Will cut its
own throat IL 1t does not do so--that no
party can Succeed against In gold
Clique. Such an opinion is an insult to
the democratic party and TO the manhood
of the Nation. II we fight gold. II the
pocket is touched. then will the spirit OF
conquest, Of Capitalization, OF the despot-
ism of monopoly, of the enslavement OF
the neople be certainly indorsed!
This Is an infamous doctrine-success IL
we let the gold standard alone; defeat If
We attack it, although the very life of the
Nation is at stake In other issues! Gold
or death to the republic!
1t is such sordid, commercial views
openly expressed by American newspapers
that justly evoke sneers and criticism
abroad upon our American policies and Ma
tional life.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24

scaling, and after such reduction had been
made within reasonable bounds, to give the
officials the fees OF their office as the con-
sitution prescribes. The Twenty fifth leg
isld;dle, however, Matched conglomerate
act which has resulted in no good in any
direction. Instead of satisfying the uni
ve.Sal demand for a reasonable and general
sddction OF fees where the reduction
could have been made, an arbitrary and
'nenGitable reduction was provided for and
the county revenue fund declared in with
certain officials on all they could make
above fixed limit.
~
One class of officials escaped having
tho line drawn on them beyond which they
must cough UP what they take in, but the
fees allowed them for the most difficult
work they are called upon to perform
were Lniustly cut and the most prolific
Source o: revenue to them left untouched.
Tho Counties with a population of less
than 5000 were supposed to have been let
alone, but ca the show down it developed
that the scaling of fees in civil cases ap-
piled TO them also. In fine, the legisla-
lures juggling with the subject brought
forth an enormity which has failed as a
people who nave to pay court fees Sc
rlously impaired the efficiency of the pub
lie service in the smaller counties ana
brought about most ridiculous condition
of affairs in the larger ones.
~
In view Of these facts no true friend OF
fee reform need feel alarmed over attacks
npon the present fee law, for the sooner
1t is knocked out the better the chances
viii be for a permanent and unassailable
static CT tie subject. The longer the
law remains as II reads today the stronger
the sentiment against it will become and
the more difficult will the undertaking to
adjust matters 50 as to do justice both
to the State and the peoples servants be
in the end The law was twisted into it's
present staIe b. the enemies of Zee legs-
lation for the sole purpose OF depopulariz-
ing propositions to adjust the fee system
UPON IN equitable basis and has no reas-
on,ble excuse for longer remaining on the
bonhs.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Prince Cachula. a Russian, is n waiter in
Budapest restaurant.
The princess of Monaco was the daughter
of the famous banker, Heine.
The king of Portugal has announced that
he will be present at this years Cowes re-
gatta.
William L. Elkins OF the street railway
syndicate began life as an errand boy in a
grocery
Queen Wihemina OF Holland has pas
sion for gay colors and wears dresses OF
gorgeous hues.
Miss Ellen C. Witter of Denver is the
only woman authorized to practice before the
United States land Office
Mrs. Henrietta Goelet who has Just been
elected member of the New York Yacht
club. is the hfth woman to receive this dis.
tinction.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24
CONTEMPORARY EDITORIALS.
The senate.

Atlanta Journal
The sweeping republican Victories in
1896 and last year seemed to insure that
party control of the United States senate
for long time to come, but the New
York Tribune is not confident that this
is so.
1t warns the republican party that its
supremacy in the senate rests on less
secure basis than is generally supposed.
II Senator Hayward of Nebraska, who is
now In critical condition from stroke
of paralysis. should die. the republicans
would have only fifty votes in the senate
when 1t assemblies next December. That
would be only four more than constitu-
tional quorum.
In three States republican legislatures
have failed to elect senators. These States
are California, Pennsylvania and Della
ware An anti-repubican Legislature in
Utah also failed to elect senator and
vacancy In Nebraska seems probable. or
these Ave vacancies which may be Allied by
gubernatorial appointment, the repub-
lcans can count only on two-those in Cal
ifornia and Delaware.
Another thing that worries the Tribune
is the fact that the terms of Senators Wal
colt of Colorado and Carter of Montana
will soon expire. and the republicans have
small chance to elect a successor 20 either
of them. The seats held by Mr.. Baker OF
Kansas and Mr.. rhurston OF Nebraska
may also be lost to the republicans, and
the Tribune comedies that control of the
deliberative branch of congress is not like
ly to be retained in republican hands II
in next years campaign the republican
candidate for president is not triumphant
ly elected
There is clearly fighting chance for
the democrats to regain control OF the SEN
ate within the next two years.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24

Dreyfus trial
and
in until
She married 1861 George
member Lncon
Daily News After marriage
France la the
of n frequently
Journal the Pail
Genemans Magazine the Century
which
N asked editor
the Of be Matthew Arnold
had struck VIII
had correspondence with her
of her
houd be o Robert Crawford
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24
Value Of PING Lnnds.

Sabine Pass News.
The lands throughout East Texas from
which the pine timber has been cut are
now proving valuable as pasture grounds
Several cattle growers from West Texas
have bought or leased large areas of such
lands and are using them on which to grow
live stock with good results.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24

'HNublIdH NtWs'
Anent the Pennsylvania state republican
slate II Is remarked that there Is trouble
ahead for Mr. Quay There is usually trouble
ahead for Mr.. Quay. but It is true. neyerthe-
Tess; that Mr.. Quay usually hobs up all right
again Just as II he had not encountered II.
riobatly the only envable thing about Mr.
quay Is the secret OF his success
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24
wants Good Roads.

Gainesville Register,
Good county roads is the theme mostly
discussed these days by Cooke county
farmers and Gainesville business men. The
commissioners court should take heed Of
these demands and try TO give the people
what they want In this direction Just as
rapidly as the work can be done.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24
New Hot shot.

UVNIsUN HtTaIu,
The grains of the newest patent In
smokeless powder. used in the big guns OF
the American navy are. not grains at all,
but resemble very large stems OF macca-
roni or printers roller with the core out.
Whenever Uncle Sam wants TO give HIS
enemies hot shot In the future, he might
take tho roller composition from the presses
in the Offices of the yellow journals and
soon make them cry quarter-but II is in
humane enough to shoot the fool things
the y. Us print at even barbarous en-
envy
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24
A Gold Democrats Opinion.

washington POSl.
Colonel w. e. Mclean of Terre Haute,
Ind who was deputy commissioner of
pensions under the Cleveland regime, was
seen last evening at the Shoreham. Colo
not IN accord with the Chicago platform
OF 1896, and is still opposed to the leading
features therein promulgated
But" said he, "the Indiana democrat
who is not for Bryan and the Chicago plat
form is a man without party, and his
position is so lonesome that he almost
feels as though he had no country. The
democratic machine in our State is ahso-
lutoly committed to Bryan, and the dele
gates that will be sent to the National con-
ventlon will hear of no other candidate
but the Nebraskan. Whether he can carry
the State in the election or not ] am not
prepared to hazard a guess Tor that de-
ponds a good deal on future deYelopments.
"one thing is certain; IL the war in tho
Philippines Is not ended before the presi-
dental campaign comes on. it is good bye
to President Mckinley. The war over
there is fast growing in unpopularity The
policy Of expansion is opposed by a great
many Western republicans, and the demo-
Gratis are nearly unit against l.. My own
p sition is that while The game isn't worth
the candle. stli as long as the lnsarrec-
ton lasts It will never do for this govern
ment to recede. We are bound TO put
down the rebels, and | am therefore in IA
yor of sustaining the administration in the
most vigorous way until Mr. Aguinado
is brought to his senses"
Colonel Mclean will be in The East sew
eral weeks. He is one OF the two dele
gates al large from Indiana TO the Grand
Army encampment at Philadelphia.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24

Egypt to Portugal, no one knows how. The
greatest visitation OF cholera we ever had In
this country entered the mouth Of the Missis-
s,ppi. jumped up to Cairo and then spread
right and left.
The new hello" is beginning to look like a
reality this time.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24

The cable rates between London and South
Africa are TO be reduced to shiilings word.
One paper observes this will be boon to the
newspapers in case or war in the Trnnsvaal.
Yes, with rates only 81 a word the special
cablegfam'' writer's in the newspaper offices
can all column or two without exciting any
too great suspicion!
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24
AS TO THE TEXAS FEE LAW.
lBY l.. A. PETTY

Austin. Texas, August 22.-(Staff spe
cial.t-The fling Of the application Of
Sheriff Clark of Tarrant county to the
TO compel Comptroller Finley to pay HIM
an account under the Zee law in effect prior
to 1897. pieces the fee law passed by the
Twenty fifth legislature in jeopardy in
both of the courts of final resort, eX-Dis-
trict Attorney Gillaspie of the criminal
district court OF Harris and Galveston
counties, having previously attacked its
validity. his case being now before the
court of criminal appeals on appeal.
What these courts viii do to this law is
for the future to disclose. but the con-
sensus of opinion among lawyers is that
the State will have hard time defending
1t, and that its Inconsistencies are so
numerous and apparent that no astonsh-
ment need be manifested should ii receive
the coup de grace.
No one familiar with the story of the
passage of the law can for one moment
contend that it Is a fair expression OF the
sentiment in favor OF reform in the matter
Of official fees which dictated the fee bill
plank In the democratic State platform of
1896.
The members of the convention respon-
sibe for that platform had no notion of
depriving county and district officials Of
compensation commensurate with the work
performed by, them, neither did they con-
template division of emoluments with
them for the purpose of increasing the
State or county general revenue funds
There was general impression, obtained
from an observation OF the prosperity of
not few local public servants. that in
some OF the larger counties public office
was fatter snap than should be tolerated
under a democratic administration. and it
was to correct this that the democratic
party pledged Itself 70 check the further
growth of an apparent evil.
~
When in the Twenty legislature the
attempt was made to carry out this pledge
determined and well organized OPPOSE
ton to any interference whatever with
the then existing fee law came to the
front and fought the passage OF an equit-
able fee bill with such persisteney that
the enactment of measure OF that char
acter was defeated at the regular ses-
sion. AT the extra session the fight was
renewed and leo bill was passed which
is the subject OF the pending litigation in
the higher courts. II was compromise
forced by the opponents OF fee legislation
Of any kind, who neglected none OF the
opportunities they had of loading ii WITH
Objectionable provisions In the hope OF
rendering 1t obnoxious and II possible.
subject to judicial condemnation. On its
face it seems TO reach out after such Of
iicials only as are by virtue OF location
In position to make good money out Of
their Jobs. but the manner In which the
reaching Is done is not calculated to Tor
tity the Twenty-hfth legislatures repu-
tation either for sincerity or honesty Of
purpose
The object of those who were in earnest
in demanding fee legislation was to hori-
zontally reduce fees in the counties whera
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24

II iy not exactly satisfactory or natural
condition OF affairs when great staple OF
the country is so completely In the hands OF
gambling element that Its price can be
lowered or raised by the sillcst stories de-
iberatcly set anoat by few men in the ex-
changes
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24

All American ports should be on the close
watch for the bubonic plague. It jumped from
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-24
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