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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-12
rnn Need or 4 LIBEL LAW.

IL
Marshall Messenger II is not license
the Texas press asks for, but justice and
the knowledge of what Is lbelous. Any
statute law on the subject would be prefer
able to the present uncertainty
Fort worth Mall Telegram: II the Texas
legislators want to win the lasting rcputa-
ton for fairness and honesty, let them en-
act q fair and honest libel Law and take tho
present blot of tho Texas statute.
West Times, So far as can be ascertained
a majority OF the Twenty-sixth legislature
favor tho enactment OF a Just libel law.
allowing newspapers to use whatever may
be Oa1ccord In the courts. No honest man
can object 10 this, and others should not
tie considered.
Waco Telephone 1t is now believed the
present legislature viii pass libel law
that Will enable honest and solvent news
papers to fearlcssly expose offcinl short
comings and corruption. and ut the same
time protect the citizen against the spite
and malice OF irresponsible and bankrupt
sheets. Let such a libel law be passed.,
and perhaps there will be less rascalty
In Texas.
Late city News (Frost) We hope to see
the newspaper men of Texas come together
as ono man and demand Of the Twerty-
sixth Legislature the enactment OF law
compelling the publication Of sheriffs'
newspaper In the county to which such
business belongs. AS the law now stands.
these notices are written In Treasurer
Spinner hand and stuck up In some obscure
Place where the man whose property Is to
be sold never sees them nor hears Of the
sale until some pimp who lounges around
tho court house has bought 1t in for the
banker or some other fellow who don't
want to be known In the transaction
Waco Telephone: The present State leg
islsture ought to be able, by concentra-
tion Of It's mental energy and judicious
Precipitation to give the people of Texas
one or two good measures. IL 1t can pro-
duce just one needful piece OF Legislation
and thai can be wise and adequate libel
law--it will have done enough to entitle 1t
to n large measure of popular gratitude.
1t is not desired by any one that ire
sponsible Journalists be given larger
license to attack character and ruin repu-
tations; just law defining and sanctions
ing Iibed will not increase, but will tend
to discourage defamatory attacks on pri-
vate persons. And the grand usefulness
of the press can not be attained until ed
itors and publishers are protected by wise
legislation from any legal responsibility
for publications that are true and not ac-
tuated by malicious motives. We should
have an adequate libel law at any cost of
intellectual and oratorical effort on the
part of our legislators.
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HOUSTON, THURSDAY. JAN. -, 1891
TWEL We p AGES
THE LIVE srook INDUSTRY.

In line with some remarks submitted by
The Post recently on the subject of the
great Importance OF the live stock inter-
csts. the Kansas City Times gives figures.
The four leading Western markets, says
the Times, are Kansas City, Chicago. oma-
ha and st. Louis, at which points 3t.S4I00o
cattle, hogs and sheep were slaughtered
by packers In 1895 This numbor's 3.Sd2,-
900 larger than In 1897, Hogs took the
lead with % 100000. sheep followed with
4.641000 and cattle, the highest priced in
dividual animals, followed with 100000.
There we're 3,760,O00 more hogs slaughtered
In 1893 than in 1897, $4,000 more cattle and
1000 less sheep, so that 1t can be readily
realized how much larger was the con-
sumption of American hog products In 1893
than during the previous year.
The packing of hogs on a large scale has
been carried on In the United States for
half century or more, increasing as the
Western States were developed. At one
time Cincinnati was the leading pork pack
ing point, so much so that II was known
as Porkopolis. For number of years.
however, 1t has not taken the prominent
position II once did, for the great corn pro-
ducing States are further West and where
tho supplies OF corn are plentiful there
will be found ulso hogs in abundance. The
slaughter of hogs In the West has shown
an increase during the last three years
In 1895 the number was 945, 900 larger than
that of 1895 and In 1897 1t was 3,4l0,0O0
more than In 1896. AS already stated the
slaughter last year was s76o,oOo moro than
In 1897. II was the large corn crops of
1895. 1896 and 1897 which caused tho in
creased production of hogs and this makes
prominent the fact that a large yield of
corn is far reaching in It's beneficial effects.
For twenty-three years cattle have been
slaughtered by Western packers. but the
Increase since 1883 has been great. For
instance, in 1851 there were 4 ,14l 900 cattle
slaughtered In tho West, which number
was increased to 4.104,000 In 1898, since
which year that number has not been
equaled. This may arise from the fact
that the slaughter OF sheep Increased from
327s,o0o In 1898 to 1857 900 in 1897. The
immensely OF the live stock trade of tho
West can be easily realized from the fg.
ures given
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A REPUBLIC WITH COLONIES.

One OF the most interesting contribu.
tons Of the day was tho paper by M, Paul
Do Cassagnac on Representation in the
French) Colonies" II is indeed inter-
esting to Americans just at this time.
when II seems wc are to be embarked in
tho colonial policy. or system; and cspe-
cially : significant are the facts so forei-
bly, put .orth.
France is republic with colonies. as we
are TO be republic with colonies. Tho
french colonies have representation in tho
national chambers, and It is to this rep.
resentation that NJ. Cassagnac offers on
position. He says 1t is .'idiotlo ana scan
dalous" for the colonies to have IDENTITIES
ana senator's. They do not pay the taxos
which Frenchmen have to pay: they ara
not subject TO military service M French
men are; they do not speak the language,
ana thar ideas and civilization ara wholly
foreign to the French, nevertheless they
arc permitted to assist In making laws for
the government of France and of the me-
tropoIis, and It is In their power TO even
oyerturn ministries.
He names an instance in which a deputy
for Cochin China, who had been elected
~ handful OF ofiice-holders In the dis
tsfet ~ represented, was the direct cause
q ths downfall OF tho rreycinet Goblet
ministry. on the question OF the mayoralty
q Paris and at time when 1--WE were
threatensd by . fresh invasion BY DER
uanyl Thus the very llfc of tbs repub-
~ vas tsopardised BY deputy for Co
cAfnhc China upon question IN which he
IA net one particle Of real interest. ana
n which be should have had no right 10
lnteFfsrs.
epeeklng Of Frances colonial system. M.
QeeeA&nnc says that one consequence Of
= ~ been TO let loose war OF races
~ euhnit unfortunate whites to the lnso-
le rsvsnge Of the savage populations
qo4oee aud Ifindoos--in our posseysions.
III ipteilisent ana educated white man
- H. pa colonial rAcs Ii rejected from
a1Dent. from ~ councils general By
rnipg nass 81 haif-hrssds, who are
~ ~ our laws ana customs. can
IN - nor write. and do not syen
5onea Willie slavery has replaced
e1qyp(y. Il \ IA whites who ara the
= OnA OF thess dsys
- ~ pIesgurs Of sIbowins at
~ oiela regrhon our nav
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Reversonary requests, amounting to
100000 are made to charitable institu-
lions in Philadelphia by the will of John
S. Graham of that city.
Brayton Ives, president of the New Yor
Stock Exchange. served In the civil war
on the STATS of Sheridan and Custer and
retired brevct brigadier general at the
age OF "a.
Senator Allison, who has been in the
senate for twenty five years, was one of
the secretaries of the republican National
convention OF 1850. and as such II was he
who announced the nomination of Lin
coin.
II Is now stated that one Of the main
causes that brought about the mental dis
ease OF the philosopher Nietzsche was his
excessive Indulgence in choral hydrate as
a hypnotic His case is considered hope
less,
Dr. Seward Webb. who is mentioned as
IA possible successor to the seat made va
cant by Senator morrill,, is an expert chess
player, and recently played and won five
games at the same time against five other
players.
Oscar Blumenthal 10 the most popular
playwright In Germany. His works had
1871 performances last year. Schonthan
had 902. Schiller 792, Shakespeare 6o5 Sud
erman $50, Hauptmann 5i1, Moser 344
ifN'iuHbt o-i, poethc %i', sVV, lp-
sen 1919. Grlllparzer 1873.
The emperor of Germany is such lover
OF old customs that, when an admirer re-
Gently presented him with the snuff-bo Of
his famous predecessor of Prussia, Fred
erick the Great, William nj once had the
box filed with tho best snuff. and has been
taking" 1t ever since.
In Admiral Dewoy's cabin hangs pie
ture of the battle of Manila done by
Chinese artist of Hong Kong and presented
TO the admiral by the junior officers of the
Olympia, who have themselves each or
dercd a copy .of~she work--a contract cal
culated to keep the artist at work for some
time.
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n y u n
OuR BUSINESS AND our NEEDS.

Last night Mt n banquet in this city was
celebrated n remarkable record established
in cotton receipts at Houston. The Post.
In common with all other local institutions
and agencies. will rejoice with those over
this mark OF our pre-eminence. and yet
does not the occasion furnish evidence that
MS community we are committing our
selves too exclusively to one idea?
The cotton business Of course. is worth
a great deal to Houston. Our congresses
and oil mills ere among the most important
in the South. The hprdllng of 1000 900
bales of the States staple at this point
the railroads entering the city and to local
labor Thousands OF people are dependent
on this industry When we obtain deep
water, rs now seems assured, we are likely
to still further emphasize our position as
the greatest cotton mart In the world; but
Will this distinction satisfy us, or mako
us more approciably prosperous than we
are at PRESENT.
II seems to The Post an opportune time
to suggest that II we have become so great
In one respect we should seek to become
equally prominent in other directions.
This pre-eminenco as a cotton mart has its
advantages. and yet 1t Is not without some
drawbacks. A great deal of money in our
local banks is held for tho handling of
cotton. 1t is difficult during the cotton
season to get hold Of any of this money
for other purposes. If 1t wero possible to
obtain this capital for Investments In man
ufacturing enterprises OF various kinds, we
can at once see how great the impetus to
local industry would he.
Are we not making The mistake OF COM
hitting the community to "onc idea"
There never yet was any city that grew
TO greatness by devotlng It's capital and
energies to single enterprise. While
Houston is distinguishing itself ms the
grentest cotton mart in the world. IL should
recognize the fact that only by diversified
industries can 1t hope to become conspicu-
ously great and prosperous We are no
greater this year with our 1000, 900 bale
receipts of cotton than last year. The To-
cal capital must mako some of this raw
material Into goods for ultimate consump-
tion before we begin to take our proper
place among tho up to date. wideawake,
prosperous American cities.
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The crcdit System,


They say the merchants have made bet :
ter collections in Henderson than for ten
years. and are, therefore, In better condi-
ton. II is also said in that connection
that the farmers during the year Just
passed used more economy thnn ever be-
fore: that they went, In some instances,
naked OF head, naked Of foot and naked OF
body to enable themselves TO meet their
store accounts at the end OF tho year
Now II the farmers Will keep out OF the
credit business this year. live on what
they have aud do without what they have
not instead Of being forced by the hard
master of debt to turn over all their cot
ton next fall to the storekeepers they can
sell II ut their leisure and use the pro-
seeds thereof according to their own no.
lions, II may be pretty hard to shake
IN. all al once, the old seven headed mon
stcr. but as sure as time rolls ON 1t IL the
My salvation for the farmers. II IL as
much the farmers duty to lay up few
loilars and to BIO able to educate his chill
licn and to build them homes. In this
iemocratic government, as II liz the duty
and pleasure OF those engaged In any other
pun suit. As sure as God lives. there can
10 no solid prosperity in this country until
'uv Hoh VINO PIoPeTiy uuu Juulciousty
cultivate tho soil shall own II and be able
10 improve It and build upon Il comforta-
bic homes. Ii Il not better--a thousand
lines better--for farmer. merchant and
Everybody else necessary to civilization,
or every person to be free and out OF debt
above the humiliation and dependency
which debt incurse This credit business,
% common In the South since the war,
ias Slapped and undermined the manhood
" thousands OF good men. IL Is hard true
'noush to deny loved ones Of things they
reed and which can BIO easily procured By
,oing In debt. but Il IL a thousand times
more serious TO think that your indul-
cnoe Ut the expense OF debt is entailing
pon your children slavery which they
nay never be able TO outliye. Let us all |
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THE CONSTITUTIONAL coNyEyr,o,

] waco Times Herald: There is growing
sentiment in Texas in favor of new con
s'itution The State legislature should
submit the proposition to the people.
! Sherman Register: The whole State has
awakened to the necessity of some legal
and lasting remedy to the constitution
relative TO the jurisdiction OF local police
courts.
Waco Times-Herald: Texas needs a
constitutional convention. IL for no other
reason, to get rid Of the present
cumbersome and antiauated Judiciary
system. There are too many courts. par
'icuiarly too many appellate courts of
conflicting jurisdiction
Peoples Sentinel (Georpeyown). Tho
legislators agree that the State of Texas
needs new constitution. In drafting thc
document they should not fail to nut nm
extra strong curb on the railroads and
other corporate powers that are usurping
the right OF government from the people.
Denison Gazetteer: The Houston Post and
o.her influential papers are agitating the
advisabllity Of Il constitutional conyen-
ton There is no doubt the State cons,i-
tuition needs amendment In several par
ncuiars TO meet changed conditions. Tx
perience mas revealed Serious defects. and
the interests OF the people demand thai
they be remeded
Walnut Palladium: II the present sess,on
OF The Texas legislature will modify the
nDei law against the press and mako pro-
vision FOR a constitutional convention. IL
VIII nave done good work Texas spend,
more money every few years In trying Ia
TINKER up her old constitution than nm
put -and-out new ono wonld cost The I
present organic Inv was all right for IN,
time OF It's creation, but Texas has ont
grown that period and her constitution H.
ehtirciy TOO small 10 meet tho REQUIRE
ments. 'VH''c-
Port Arthur Herald; Tho question of n
NV constitution for The state Is receiving
attention by tho pross rhn,s
no question but what the state Is n
'ourt ridden one, there being more courts
nan are necessary. and their iurisd,ctior I
'onnlcting with each other In soma cvaa. /
ne KIND OF Judgment itigant viii yet
'epends upon what court he Will yet ,nto
y 10 SHOWN by the opinions OF the an
rsma court ana the supreme court of
,n,saa app'ais IN regard to the powers
'ossessed by municipal courts. 1880
!, ~ Enterprise; II Is to be hoped
n ,a,,s my coming legislature will provide
Ways aud means for submitting ina o,,os.
ION OF a constitutional convention IN q
w." VI me people, Our present CARPET 4
w, scailawag. bayonet Constitution ~
u',lNeu It's Usefulness II ever Il, wa,a II
W. ana anu requires too much patching 10
',m together: Such a body, II Is heped
~, "a aoopt the South Carolina. Mississippi
W ,, ,-vu'ss,ana test OF exercising the eleci
icauon, With such rcsrrictinn ,hrown
rouha llot II will settle the matter
"" ~ strict being mlsreprcsente
!. vopgc NY "a person who was chnsan
u, rnaHeon OF gold bugs and nerroes
''N"s new constitution, wo SAY.
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labor nna Imperialism.
pittsburg Post

When the issue Of expansion and i'm
periaiism frst came TO the front 1t met
with occasional sympathy and approval
from labor ORGANIZATIONS. Hut this has en-
tiIely changed. Whenever labor now speaks
ca the subject, and n does 80 whenever
occas on presents. there is no doubt what
Il means--that Is. decided and unfaherng
opposition TO imperial acquisitions. II has
not takcn labor long 10 resch the con-
clusion that the annexation 10 S,0Oo,0oo OF
10 GOO. 900 OF Malays means Z fsvod OF cheap
labor that must IN the nature OF thing
como ntO competstion With free labor. ~ 9
II IL not alone the question OF cheap labor
that moves the worhinsmens Associated
With expansion to the Asiatic soas comes
the necessity ~ a great Increase in the
army. TO whlch Americans gencr,
ally are in dc,-rm ned opposition. The
teachings Of their lives are against H. as
well - AL they hape learned from history.
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MARSHAL nunNEy,s FIxp.
lie Discovers New Variety q
bit--OH for Austin.

san Antonio Express.
Captain Il. l.. Richardson and Hon,
shall Burney OF Amphion have oasi
the city several days. having bp'
In load of cotton and hides. A -
OF tho Express found them sitting w.
a camp fire In wagon yard o. H.
Flores street, living In true cowboy y
In reply to a question. WHAT
news?" Mr.. Burney said: II haye.s
osity for you. When we left AmpnU
took our tlmc and carried shotgm
us, SO that we could have some ~
the way. While out hunting ono WV w
when VIC were about Ave miles nc's7
Amphion, | killed rabbit OF y@,a
species. the second ever saw 81 "
See here. II Is a little smaller tn1 ~
ular cottontail. and of light, wsua
color from the tip OF the nose 2
of the tail. except that the tan 49,
regulation cotton-tail white.
10 send II out to Prof. Atwa.sI ~
mounted and placed with his coils
Southwest Texas animals
Captain Richardson left yesterusy
home AT AmphIon and Mr.. bu!nX,
last night for AuHtin. whore ne 49,.
serve MS journal clerk OF tho Twsnv
legislature.
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The Retiring Governen
r.i,axiIto fri,.,o. a M

L.
Whom Charles A. Culberson w0n
the granite steps Of the State csp's
private life. the best governor feA
had passes out. Braipy cautlou h.
less and far-seeing he has aal ~
the affairs OF his high office ~ sE}
as mastery AZ he has been maui
performances Of duty His aums5 Z
IL free from scandal as his persss ~
duct Is above repronch. ana
South contains today no strnneei ~
equipped public man He has
MICS. AZ all forccful men nav.
cnll him II demagosuc. q wtrq,p.'ssf
mAnlpuIator Of politics These tpsE
he true, or half true, as they ~
true Of every successful n,iuh w
fari remains tllpi hr paS
virtues orongh ~ mrrs tlian c1ySt1
t:tude OF such email sins - ~
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NOTE AND COMMENT.

Both Dallas aud Houston are enthusiastic
adv COATES of territorial expansion The lat
tor haa probably the narrowcst corporation
limhs ard tho most popuous uuanneAed sub
urbs OF any city In Texas and ought to have
EXPANDED long ago Dallas several years ago
extended her corporate limits 30 as to onlbrase
sc, cral dairy farms and cattle ranches In the
immediate neighborhood, AS we'll ms a -four
ishnS town to tho east, and now u Is pro
opposite side OF the river. decennial census
Is TO be taken next year, which accounts for
tie milk In the coooanut and likewise the hair
on the outside of the samo,-San Antouio Ex-
Dress.
The Tost has commended for several years
that tho limits OF Houston should be extend
cd. On this subject the following letter ro-
ccived yesterday will be voted quite pertinent
and il may be stated here that Mr.. Colby owns
considerable property just outside the city
line:
To tho Editor OF The Post.
Paola, Kan, January 9.--in little moro
than year the twelfth United States census
will be taken. l very much wish Ibouston's
COZ porate limits could DO extended before that
time.
The Post is doing nobly for Houston and
South Texas
Houston has a great future and should ex-
tend It's limits Mt once. Yours truly
Ferris w. Colby.
Winning Csrncge's barrel for the 1900 Bryan
campaign seems to tickle Tho Houston Post
uchly.--Ganado Gazette.
Tho Post is tcked at the gyrations being
performed by tho republicans consequent upon
the announcement of Mr.. Carnegie.
Houston and all Harris county are jubilant
over securing $i2s 900 cotton mill which chi
eago capitalists have decided TO erect near
too, without any bonus from Texas In the way
81 having the property exempted from taxa
cordcr.
But Tho Post would very much prefer to see
factories put up by homo capital. That Is tho
way TO keep our money at home.
Croker and Bryan are as wide apart as ze-
NTH and nadIr on the question OF expansion.
The truth IS the FREQ silver issue has gone
with other long since settled questions OF tho
past kequiescat In pace --Dallas Times
Herald.
no you really believe that? Or arc you
simply singing In tho chorus7
~
IT Will hardly have escaped notice that the
mere rapidly new trusts are formed The less
with the enforcement of tho Federal anti
trust laws.--springheld tMass.) Republican
und.).
What do you suppose Attorney General
Grirgs is there for?
~
The name of Charles A. Culberson viii 90
down In history as the man who has made
fewer mistakes with tho affairs OF the public
than any other chief executive OF n great COM
nionwcalth ever made Indeed, II Culberson
has made any character nf serious mistake
with the public We are not aware of the fact !
Palestine Daily Advocate.
When sufficient time has elapsed to assuage
ernor Culbersons enemies will concedc that |
hla hna hean a mont hrllliant
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credit business except in cases where life
depends upon Il. II II curse 20 the
country, fraught with evils enough to
create many hells such as the apostles
tell us about Tho Times has condemned
II with mn abiding faith that the people
would hear It's voice and hearken there
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EnIpn,n

"Iere are you goIng. my pretty ma,d p,
Nav ~ nor tel you, Kind sir, She res.
w. 'nusl KNOW that this pretty maid
''<' beginning TO learn 10 iide.
Town Topics.
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And now Austria Hungary wants to have
an ambassador at Washington. too. She is
tho only great power that lacks one. A
mere minister counts for Iittlo nowadays.
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the latest nonapartist manifesto doesn.,
seem 70 have stirred France. She has plenty
Of live issues to occupy her time without
wasting time over the ambitious plans Of
young men whose sole qualification to rule
II an inherited name.
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o. yes. Spain is in just the position that
warrants her attempt to tell this country how
to govern the Philippines. A nice mess she
made Of colonial rule ''out yondcr.''
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Whlio II may be reasonably doubted that
thcrc is field at Austin for an elaborate and
expensive morning newspaper, there Is Mt
least room enough, and patronage and public
spirit enough, for very respectable and
representative Journal. Tho purchase of the
Statesman by now company supposed to no
amply supplied with funds gives promise OF
such achievement. The company is headed
by Hon, w. wortham, ex-state treasurer.
and II is understood the paper viii be edited by
Colonel L. ., wortham, remarkably strong
writer and withal n man OF discriminating
Judgment aud good common sense. While
eongratuatlng tho people OF the fair Capital
City, The Post ut the same time desires to
express Its very best wishes for the success
Of the new proprletors