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SHORT NEWS STORIES.

NEW YoRK.-ln an interview IN the Her
sld, Secretary Of War Mger denies positively
that he Is now or has contemplated resigulng.
NEWPORT NEWS, va.--Generai wesley
Merritt aud wife arrived at FortrsHs Monroe
from Washington. salute of thirteen guns
was fired from the fort
MEMPHIS, Tcnn.--Paddy PurtclI OF Kansas
City aud james Seaman OF Pittsburg met IN
q twenty round glove contest resulting In a
draw after sharp quick work by both mon.
BUFFALO. y. IA consolidation OF the
canning interests Of the State Il forming,
which Ia intended TO embrace all tho con-
Germs packing fruits and vegetables and Is to
be capitalized at s2O,otc.c0o.
SEATTLE. Wash.--The stesmer Excelsior,
which has arrived from the mouth OF tas
Copper river, Alaska, brings new Of the
eier. about the LIST of March.
NEW YORK. Joe Walcatt, the colored
pugillst. Knocked out Billy Edwards OF Aus.
,rala, at the Broadway Athletic club in the
thirteenth round MAcott WAS the aggressor
and outpointed the Australian.
NEW YORK. The directors OF the Chi
cago, Rock Island aud Paeinr Railroad cOm-
deaf. IL. A. Parker was elected . director fur
the unexpired term OF which Mr. Trresdele
resigned.
ATLANTA. Gn.---The decision OF Fedefl
| Judge Speer requiring the shipper to purchAse
the revenue stamp TO be anlXed to re'eipti
| for express packages will oe carried 90 tbs
| United states supreme court by the State s
! attorney general
| CINCINNATI. James Patterson, well
] known character and prominent In local
/ politics. WIS fatally shot by James he Pugh,
! a gambler. Patterson was standing at Ms
! door yard with his wite when DE Pugh hred.
| Mrs. Patterson WAS shot In The wrist
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THE SAMOAN SITUATION
Department Hopes to settle Acct.
Without a CIaeh.

Washington, March 1e.--The state A..
psrtment believes that there Is little prob.
ability of clash at Apia between n.
United States and Germany.
Admiral Kautz was specially charged \.
maintain the peace and 10 give protection
not only TO American interests, but thos.
CT Great Britain and Germany and th;.5
broad instruction may even warrant him
IN intervening forcibly to prevent a con.
filct between the native factions. although
our government is loath 10 take any sucb
steps except In case Of an emerreuev.
Commander Tilley of the Abaren5a tns
come to Washington to consult with The
authorities of the navy department: prlo,.
to starting for Samoa. He goes to oppn'
the coaling station at Page Psgo, which
the United States holds under the terms Of
a special treaty with the Samoan, govern.
ment.
when the station is established Com.
mander Tilley will assume charge Of h
as the first commandment. The Absrands
has been thoroughly overhauledA and
equipped with good battery OF rapid frs
guns so that she will be really an effenct
cruiser with large radius of action. She
Will take permanent station in.the Samoan
islands. The treaty obligation thai a
United States warship should from time to-
time perform tour service in these waters
has been almost entirely overlooked ID
late years, but will no longer be neglected
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roRMIGN Norns.

MADRID. The queen regent signed the
DEGREES dissolvlng the arrears OF pay 10
the repatrated troops,
LONDON. - Baron Russell OF Kllloween,
lord chief justice OF England, has been ap-
painted ts sleceed the bate Baron Herschel
on the Venezuelan arbitration commission.
PALMA. Island OF Msjoriea. --Repatriut
ed Spanish soldiers have caused turbulent
5ssnoustrat.Sns here and shese have bees
several conflicts between the soldiers and
the authorities.
LONDoN,--G. Il. Bert, the missing
managing director of the Mlllwall Dock
company, who disappeared in February
last. resulting in the discovery OF a de-
ficit Of over 81, 100000 in the accounts OF
the concern has been arrested
WELLINGTON. n. THE Antarctic
exploring expedition's steamer Southern
Gross has arrived at Port Chalmers. n. ~,
after landing BorchgreyinlS and his party
AZ Cape Adair Victoria Island. She re-
ports that all the explorers were In good
health when landed.
CITY OF MEXJCo.--El continente Mex.
lean, the organ Of the Cuban residents here
strongly opposes allowing Spanish troops
discharged from the army In Cuba 10 CONS
TO Mexico as colonists. ami saws n
burst OF excitement that Il Is 4 dlshon-
orable and uudignifed conversion OF My
lco into a lair of bandits disguised as
colonists.
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on a deeper spiritual life in our 49,.
ers IN ORDER TO secure greater rsrt1.s.
Of religion within aud withou, i "
church. ~
Al the afternoon session the lrst t,.,.i
was "A Quiokened Spirituality Our crSpp.e
est Need and Our Necessary Qual,f,cs,sss
Tor the. Work OF the Twentieth Center
kindred topics were afterwards dlscns.s,.s
The attendance exceeded anilcinss,a',s
pr. @. G. Rankin was appointed sesresar..
Bishop Galloway appointed colnmisss.
OF seven TO draft an address for the cos'
ference 10 send out to the preacher 80
rhurshes. They are; Revs. ]. n. MI ss ns
r.. ), Smith. James T. Campbell, q, Jiars
RE. y II. Hensch. G. o. Winton. i \
Carroll and J. p. Smith. ~
Tonight Drs. Carroll and Bosgs 81 nj
las addressed the meeting; their t.,ss
were en- the line OF the best method to -
employed by the church In general TO-.
waru movement. Other short discnurss.
followed in quick succession along IN
same line. the services concluding al 1o,ao0
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inadvertence merely. reflections upon them
appear 10 reputable paper. They set
the journal right and obtain a full and
complete retrsction, which is always
cheerfully given and with which they are
satisfied NO good honest citizen need
ever fear the reputable, responsible news
papcr--its very responsibility is guar
anty OF fairness.
1t is the shyster lawyer and the charac-
ter for revenue fellows-not always, but
oftcnest---who lie in wait for some honest
mistake In a responsible paper. that want
to see Spanish intolerance toward the
press and that take advantage OF illiberal
libel laws. The press wants to be able to
go into court against such people With a
presumption OF innocence, just as other de-
PENDANTS do--even the worst criminals.
Now. the malice OF the paper is pre-
sumed" BY law from the mere fact of pub
licationi This Is rank discrimination and
gross injustice toward the newspaper pub
Usher. He certainly is entitled to the
same rights OF defense that any other Cit
izen has
II the members of the legislature could
once get Il into their heads that Il Is not
''llcense" nor greater liberty that the
press seeks, but the ordinary rights OF the
citizen in the defense Of actions at law;
that 1t is willing to pay actual damages in
all cases of injury however innocently in
lecied. and even vindictiye damages when
the plaintiff proves specific malice. In
stead Of having the law presume" 1t for
hin-then and In that event the press
would certainly get the just protection ii
asks
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HOUSTON. FRIDAY. MARCH u, 1890.
TEN PAGES TODAY.
COLONIES AND ouR srorLs SYSTEM

The Chicago News appears to think that
the adoption Of colonial policy by this
government will be followed by colonial
civil service establishment founded upon
merit. experience and special fitness and
that the happy effects OF such q plan viii
have beneficial influence in strengthening
civil service reform at home
Upon what the Chicago paper bases any
such hope It is extremely difficult TO de-
termine The republican party has certainly
shown no disposition to regard government
poa.ions anywhere as other than the
legitimate spolls OF victory. and II is
aoubtfuI II the democratic party would do
much better Cir service reform has OBJ
tanned but weak foothoid under our gov
eminent, and tho possession of outlying
territories is hailed in ordinary political
circles as furnishing hope to the partisan
office seeker OF new fields for his reward.
1t IS this very fact that VIC have found
1t practically impossible to sdop; the merit
system in this country or under our pc
culiar political methods. except in a very
limited way, that renders MS so unfit for
undertaking colonization schemes on any
thing like large scale. The Apprentices
10 the offices In the colonies will generally
be party partsans who obtain their posts
for that reason alone and through the On
fuepce' OF some powerful senator, or rep
resentatiye. or some state committee,
They will 30 to the new field Of labor
Just as the Spanish officials went before
them-whoily inexperienced, not to re-
main longer than their term of office and
leather their nests as much as possible
in the meantime. They win be carpet
baggers' in the full sense. In nine cases
out OF ten. and the natives will suffer the
consequences.
We have already had an intimatiou 81
what to expect in the direction indicated.
Even In the military appointments for the
islands politics and fayortism have played
their part and the best men have been
passed over for those with a pull"
Rather than there being any likelihood
Of building vp corps OF trained adminis-
traitors in The colonies, independent OF
party politics. it is probable that we will
soon exhibit on larger aud more con.
spicuous scale TO the world, the length
and breadth, the depth and height OF thI,
country's adherence to what our Chicago
contemporary charncterizos as "the in
grained. stupid and Vicious SPOTS theory,
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NoTE AND COMMENT.

Now that there Is talk Of bringing the IA, 4,
Auan;ic gluzdrcr mere IN the fall, II will MT
DC surprising u certain people along the
eoaSt inieTpofe IN obi.cts.E unless ,hs bat
ue8nips be required also to enter ali Texas
Bays and bayous. Galveston Tlibrru.
That 10 supposabir case. Here IA an.
other; Suppose part OF the squadron had
BEEN ordered TO Galveston and sone OF the
hattieships to other Texas points. would
your people have pursued their usual courss
by settling on; to convince tha authorities at
Washington that there was "plerty CT
room at Galveston for the whols shooting
match7
q, INC way some I Hns papers cry out against
tne enae,iIent OF leys which thsy claim Will
scare Northern capital from the STATE IS
utehomf: 10 ilcten 20 such rot oae would
believe that Toyas Is a Stats OF psupers. who
ate lgekng Tor the North 20 keen than non
starving to death Paris Advocate
While much OF the talk, and IA feet most
Of It. about Texas being inimlcal to Northern
capital Is rot, pure ard simple. the real drew
back to the state in the mater OF inducing
capital TO come here can DO found In another
direction. 1t ia this; Thu moneyed mon ia
the State refuse to invest their own means
and prove their faith but continue to beg
and boseech foreign capital 10 come and do
what lie the matter with Texas.
We can't begin TO SC where the round bal,
system would hurt the farmers ID thew IAN
get $50 aud 81 per bale more for their oo.-
ron when rolled up into a ball. VIVA e
alung The Poet, anyway .? Eagle Lake Al
vertiser.
The Post has no objection to the round bale
none in the world But let 1t come right.
Let II corhs on its merits and with no blk
monopoly feature behind II. That is all.
The Texas state Journal q rabid republi-
Grant, goes into eestneies over the Hsgg
rec bin and IN general lanbasts the state
koVtrhment. but Is as quiet as an oyster on
tne empaimed beef controversy. "Oh, con-
Stickor.
Oh. we'll. that "embalmed beef is another
fellows OK.
Galveston, through her cotton exchange
beard OF trade wharf COMPANY, Is using every
enort 20 defeat the appropriation by congress
for Che deepening Of the Buffalo bayou cnsn-
mel. As the successful completion of the
work would materially pfd 10 the growth and
business prestige Of Houston the action OF
Galvefton creates no surprise The peupI5
Ct the pirate isle arr nothing II not paraimo.
niously selfish, and ean aiwayg BE- relied on
| 10 raleo their voice In Joyous acclaim for 'tle
ca nag and an appropriation where olly
their own interests are concerned Otherwise
/ tnay are always "agn tho government. -
| Austin Statesman
The Galveston people are quite sick Of Shat
cotton exchange letter and sono OF them d,
not hesitate to say that II was grave mis-
take. Whether 1t was a mistake or not /;
was mean and selhsh and. in some respects.
| pGsillanimous.
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BRYAN Ar BLOOMINGTON.
Imperialism Was the Theme of III
Sncccli He Delivered.

speech He Delivered.
Bloomington. H., March 16.-William Y
Bryan addressed large audience at The
Coliseum tonight He was introduced b.
ex-vice President Stevenson. as the fore.
most statesman OF his time
you've heard of him before, you will
hear of him again" said Mr.. Stevenson
This expression was received with greaI
applause, which was redoublcd as Mr.
Bryan arose. The greater portion of hh
address was an argument against impefs
ialism.
Tonight Mr.. Bryan was shown a teie.
gram from New York In which was sus.
gested the probability OF his acceptance Of
an invitation to banquet to be held On
JefGersons birthday by adherents OF the
Chicago platform as a rival of the banquet
of the Democratic club. He said II never
heard OF the Jefferson day banquet until
now. AS to the other banquet, ! have
written a letter to Perry Belmont in r.
ply TO his Invitation. The public can learn
my declsicn from him"
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wooDMEN or THE WORLD.
officers Elected TO Serve for the II
suing Two Years.


Memphis. Tenn, March 16. To-day
meeting OF the sovereign camp wocdms'
of the World, was devoted to the hearing
of committee reports and the election p
officers. The following gentlemen we'
named TO serve two years. Sovereign az
visor. r A.. Faikenburr Of Denver; so'.
eroisn clerk John r. Yates OF omans'
sovereign banker. Morris Sheppard OF Iss'
arkana Texas; sovereign escort, II.
SimralI. Jr., of Vicksburg. Miss: soyers'ss
watchman B W. Jewell of Alnnchessr,
Iowa; sovereign sentry, Dee Braasnecs
of Little Rock: sovereign managers 9. - =
Farmer. Mount Carroll. NJ; Philo Ilys s
dale. Michixan: A G. Fine Norfolk. VI
r. q. Sherman, yipton iowa. ana q. g
Erwin, Chippewa Falls. Wis IA,
The election OF sovereign com usn IN.
win come up al tomorroM's session, as y,
life tenure clause will have 10 be snsns.
SO Il VIII moi conflict with the is"s a
Missouri srd ether States .,x-ss
Tic N-odlnsp Circle will Gect ea'a->-
at tomorrnw's sesstcu-
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THE PRESS SEEKS PROTECTION,
NOT LICENSE

The minority report OF Judiciary commit
tee No. /, Of the house at Austin has an
intelligent conception or what the press is
asking for in the way OF libel law, while
the majority OF the committee appear TO
have utterly mislntcrpreted the purpose OF
the newspapers and failed to grasp the
real points involved
AS the minority report says, the respon-
sibic press does not desire license to assail
character. 1t is a thorough misconecption
Of a simple request for common Justice.
p construe L into demand for greater
liberty Those gentlemen who in The
house committees deliberations exclaimed
that the press had all the liberty 1t ought
10 have" are merely asked 10 define by
statute what that decree Of liberty is. and
70 give to the newspaper defendant In an
action at law the, same presumption Of in
nceenee and the same rights that are given
to aliother defendants in this State.
y Y not liberty but common justice IN.
der the law that the newspapers are seeN.
ipg. Il Is singular that SO many iesisla-
tory are unable to see so plain a propssI.
. lou after IL has hasn ranaat eslly ana el.sr-
~ explained TO them. No irresponsible
newspaper would have any more liberty
Under a Just libel law than 1t takas now.
This branch Of the prcfa now recilessly
INDUCES In abuse Of any man or thing that
prcyokes It's displeasure. II pursues
course Of disrcputahs and yltuperatiye
personal Journalism, rldicules and black
ems character a. VIII, and The victim has
NO Jedross because the publisher Is iuds-
ment-proof. Il does not care fg whether
there 10 rigid or liberal libel LAW Ia
consider 4 at all In Tho discussion OF d
question Of fairness 10 the responsible
press II simply Ridiculous and an inius.
lice % the reputable papers.
4 paper that can be made 10 nav dam.
sxss is not going % attack character that
ao>s not innite attack. whether there i,
0;' n r not HE: law And lust here !,
xRon'd ~ horne IL mind that as genera
~ men VIII Recognised character 90,
s9ains srs rarely those who bring dam,
epitn vhsns streash sons mistakes :,
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MprnopIsrs ~ coNrnnENcn.
Advancement of the Church's Inter
ests the Object

Fort Worth, Texas. March 1.-THE
preachers and presiding elders Of the
Methodist Episcopa. church. South, OF
Texas. who have been called to meet in
this city for consultation on the spiritual
needs OF ihe church. ON how to inspire
revival in religion in Texas, aud kim
dred topics, held their hrst meeting last
evening in che Fourth Street Methodist
church There was prayer sersicc meet
Ing last night, largely attended.
This morning at $50 there MAS PRAYER
and conservation meeting. and Of . a f,r-
NAL srsani1ation. Then followed a If
teen minutes prayer aud soHg service.
Bishop Galloway addressed the audience
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Bryan. Texas, March 49, The Bryan are de-
parunent has elected the following ofncerC for
US ensuing year; c, r. jenkins, foreman.
W Z. Wooten, hrst assistant foreman: ~ /,
christian. second assistant foreman; w. s.
eent' ]. w. kesuer. secretary: 4. nj bran.
aon treasurer; Albert Morley, steward. Louis
zaEstti, driver. G, Il. jenkins was sIee,sI
veissat go 70 me STATE hremen's convention ANA
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THE UNIFORM TEXT BOOK LAW.

The text book BILL as It is popularity
known. which is now before the Texas
legislature. provides for extending the
uniform text book law 10 the cities of the
state. The law AS II originally passed cx-
empted cities OF 10000 inhabitants and up
wards from the operation Of the act unless
they desired TO exercise an option given
them and place themselves under the pro-
visions OF the measure.
II is now sought to compel these ex-
cIlpted cities TO adopt the uniform text
took system under the terms OF the law,
whether they want to or not. And the
remarkable thing about the proposed &C.
dorsed. by the cities themselves, but would
be against the expressed wishes of nearly
all OF them.
Why should representatives OF other
communities desire to fasten this systcnl
upon the cities? II is really no concern
OF theirs and the exemption OF tho cities
can work no injury 10 other localities,
The communities sought to be coerced
into buying certain set OF books from
certain firms, are not only operating an
der special charters giving them control
OF their schools and recognizing thoir
right to local self government in the
premises. but they pay from two-thrds to
three-fourtha Of their own school ex-
penses, and for this reason. IL for no
other. should be given voice in the adop-
ton OF such text books as they may de.
sire.
Why Is not the present provision OF the
law. leaving II optional with the larger
cities TO csmc in under the uniform text
book law. or stay out. as they may elect
good enough? Why attempt at this early
stage OF the common text book experiment
to interfere with and revolutlonize the
educational systems In our Texas cities,
systems that will compare favorably
with those anywhere and that should bC
the pride OF the State.
The wise and just course for the legia.
lature to pursue would be to give the tex
book law u further trial before seeking
TO extend 1t. Let the law alone for yea
or SO longer. The general public, and
certainly the Legislators, will be able at tn,
expiration OF such time to Judge more in
diligently as to the merits OF the sys
tenn than now. There Is no occasion e
rush" this reform OF the educational
methods OF the Texas cities--there's plenty
of time ahead OF tho State. and the Ia
vored book publishers can afford TO wait
If. within the next year or two, the uni
form text book plan shall conspcuousi,
commend itself to the public the cities vii
| likely adopt Il without coercion.
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Chicago, March 1.-THE democratic Gig
convention today nominated Mayor Carte
II Harrison to succeed himself. His run.
ming mates will be Adam ortzeIfen for eig
treasurer; Andrew J. Ryan for city az
torney and William Loeffller. the presen
incumbent, for city clerk, The platfofn
adopted steers clear OF National issues
and the mayor will stand on his record
against the Allen bill and other street rail-
read legislation.
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WASHINGTON BRIEFS.


Washington, March is. These fourth
class Texas postmasters were appointed
to-day: Avondale Tarrant county, w. l..
Tate: Duncanville. Dallas county, Ballard
Fl. Sliger; Muldoon, Fayette county. John
A. Kerr; Steeles Store, BRACES county,
James H. Moorring, j.
The resignation of Rev. DR.. Devil
Talmage, pastor OF the First Presbyterisn
church, was accepted tonight at sparsely
attended meeting of the congregation. No
action was taken toward determining bis
successor.
The state department has received Ia.
formation of the robbery and murder Of
George Wilson and Andrew Smith, tvo
Americans, in Mexico; the murderers heve
been captured and will be shot.
Ex-Governor Thomas C. Fletcher OF Mis-
souri, who was paralyzed at his home here
three weeks ago, is gradually sinking and
the end is expected at any hour.
Privates Lionel B. Wood, company B.;
James I. Chitwood company I, First
Texas. and harles J. Egbert, company
NJ, Fourth Texas volunteer infantry, have
been ordered discharged,
A cablegram received by General Miles
this evening from Martinique announces
that the condition of ex-Secretary of State
Sherman is better today
The extension CT sick leave granted
First Lieutenant Lewis Bedell. First Texas
volunteer infantry, is cxtended-one MONTH
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TO Aupra,,e Fort Elliott.

Washington, March 1s .--Lawrencc A.
Brice and John J. Long OF Texas hays
been appointed appraisers of land EN-.
hraeed in the Fort Elliott abandoned mill.
tsry reservation. Texas. They will re.
ceive 81 per diem while employed In ths
work. After the appraisal is approved th'
lands win be sold at public auction q
not less than the appraised value.
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stock water s.u.rce.

1eofgeiowr. Texas. March ia lirni
shower q raipifsil here YESTERDAY. I,s,s mn,
cool porthcs blew up Corr 4. about II,
planted. but farmers say great SNsf N i,
VIII Ses .e!ae up 90 account OF tue dFy we4tu.
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we are especially familiar in this country. II
Is known as ''pernIcious activity"
A four hfths interest IL a traction franchise
obtained th, other day from IN. city Of ".
Louis was Immediately sold for slN9oooi
Public franchises are valuable these days, u
they sss reeklessis given away 20 some eoni-
munlties.
As Mr.. Kirling is now partaklng Of couis.
dinners. we can look for an carly recovery or
a sudden relapse--rssponsibi is completely
shifted from the doctors 10 the cook
" General Brooke should display SO iitre
tact as TO forcibly suppress the so-called Gu
ban assembly he would have a lot of trouble
some fmartyir" on his hands instead OF, as
at present job lot OF Statesmen out Of jop
---------
Washington is nuding that troubles never
| eeue ningly. Just as congress adjourns and
cuts OF washingtons fat revenues. smallpox
ana meningitis become epidemic and necessi-
tate an extra outlay,
REPORTS from Washington say that Mr.. Me.
kiaieS is perfectly willing to have Mr. Ho-
bait again az running mate Mr. Hobart
certainly makes as harmless ana incorspitu-
ods q hfth-whenl az any one could make.