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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-27
HOUSTON, MONDAY, MARCH ~, 1896
SAVE THE AUDITORIUM.


1t was only after months of persistent
effort on the part Of enterprsing citizens
Of Houston that the auditorium was
finally erected. The necessity for aud util-
lily of such building were recognized,
but 1t required the stimulus of great
coming event like tho Confederate re-
union to inspire the first practical steps In
the premises.
Since the erection Of the big building 1t
has been OF great use to this city for polit-
ical conventions, for important public
speakings and as the exhibit hall OF the
Fruit Flower and Vegetable festival. AS
the city grows the auditorium must neces-
sariiy become more OF necessity and Of
more frequent use and greater value to
the community at large.
But Houston is In danger OF losing this
building as public utillty--there is a debt
on it for which 1t will soon he taken Il the
same enterprisng public spirit that built
It does not prevent it falling into new
hands and being diverted to purely private
purposes.
The men who originally put money into
1t did not do so with the hope of making
profit cut of their investment, nor have
they made any. The utmost expected was
that they would not be allowed by the gen.
eral public 10 lose their investment oil
bear all the loss that might follow an en-.
terprise primarily and chiefly designed al
public convenience.
The citizens should now come to the as.
sistanee of these stockholders in prevent.
ing a foreclosure under the bonds. The
public should do this not only as an act
OF merited aid Of men who have sought ia
supply Houston great public convon,
fence, but because the city can not az.
ford now to lose the auditorium We will
henceforth need this building moro than
ever before. we are Just on the eve of
great development, and II we do not nov
gave the auditorium We have, the neces,
sites of our situation viii soon force nj
to erect another.
II would be public misfortune. ant
disereditable to Houston, TO allow hei
auditorium to be sold for comparatvel,
spall debt and the city thus be deprived
of great public hall, while other elite,
everywhere. many smaller than Houston
are bending every energy to secure sucl
useful buildings.
There is to be a meeting today of TIL
stockholders at the Cotton Exchange L
discuss the present situation and. It /
hoped ways and means will be found 10
saving the big hall to the city. Publ
spirited men should eoms promptly to til
rescue
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themselves. They would receive Ina.
wages 4 c.. the full product o. t la,i ennitsj
Tnsre are millions OF dollars o. lui. Vaysist
in the East which would be Elsd 70 a. ~
them for share OF the prols' con,-
miners would soon be In p5sllon me
mand ali the capital they REQUIRED o. ,o Ve
own. Then. as II the days Of tne ol oo,nsI, ID
hthe mining companies would DC eonps s,,i.
10 nav ns much II would then be ialpysin,,o,e
for the companies 20 insist upol ~ na,.onage
ronts Tor their novels or enforce the pa'IOhaAo
OF their "pluck-me" stores . 4, oniv
70 abolish railroad monopoly ~ s,,t M
necessary for the government 70 buy 9 ut ~
readbeds at the cost OF Duplication ann a1, low
free competition in the carrying ua ~ oSr
them, lust as is now done In the case VI W
country roads and city streets liz. ,,cL
Under the above conditions sulhss.. NV
o,'ts ara hoveotts would become obsolete. low
wsees and high priced coal would ave p'a0'
IA high wages and cheap coal t..,,,.
Antitrust laws and rail ~av ocInmissipns
are not even psliatiyss cancer da Co tInue
70 sliffer until they learn TO think 80
the latter they must pay the ineSi 40 Of ne
alty which overlook all the ciYiiizSt oas
80
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ATTORNEY GENERAL GRIGGs AND
THE TRUSTS

One effect, at least. OF the growing pop
ular alarm at the multiplication of trusts
is the present disposition OF leading re-
publicans to demand that something shall
be done by the republican party tc check
these combines.
The attorney general OF the United
States has at last been forced to sneak
out in the premises and explain his reasons
for remaining inactive while trusts with
a capitalization OF over two billions OF doll
lars have been launched within the past
fourteen months.
As might have been expected. Attorney
General Griggs claims that the department
Of justice has no Jurisdiction in the mat
ter. that the Sherman antitrust lay Is
limited in its scope and that the States
are the proper agencies to proceed against
the trusts. Mr. McKinley's chief law Of
hcer says. among other things. in a re-
cent letter:
does not give to the Federal courts iurisdic-
ton over any combination constituting \ re-
straint aid monopoly OF trade unless such
iiaee y what y known as interstate or In
ternet.caet-frNf~ r-f-t ..<..,.-
binatlon for the purpose Of maiutalnine a
monopoly In the manufa-tu az necey
sary Of life 10 not within the scope OF the
s sh Faaa ~ ana can 10, he sui,pressed by
IN tne case OF the United States against tho
compination OF sugar companies.
A.. matter OF tacn all the companies
rafpsss u sssurins Complies 81 rarsi.i in ms ,n
crcly 81 different tYsnchss Of manufarturs
sPSsniiar % the surar conblnsiion ara sss
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nox,. Arm shnt or

San Antonio, Texas, March as.--Carlos
santleben, htteen-year old son OF
August santleben, shot on his left arm
while hunting eight miles from the city
at I o'clock this morning. Don't let
mama see me" were his words as he
passed into the rear OF the house to 20
to his room,
He was weak from the shock and loss
OF blood, but he bore his pain without
murmur when the shattered member was
amputated and dressed.
Young Santleben had gone to the SAN
lehen ranch to spend the day and white
waiting FOR breakfast took gun to hunt
rabbits. In crawling under a barb wire
fence, the gun accidently exploded and
the load OF lead shattered his left arm
from wrist to elbow. The boy will prob
ably recover.
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not within the jurisdiction OF the Federal
courts II am,nahe TO any law they are
amenable TO the laws OF the irsrectiyc STATES
A goodly part OF this reasoning is nero
assumption of the imagination. The compo-
sition Of the supreme court now Is diff
ferent from what It was In 1894. The decl-
sion rendered last fall appears to large
extent 70 override the decision reached In
the sugar case. Mr.. Griggs should. at
least. make an effart to test the scope OF
the law again. And In answer to his state
ment that 1T amenable to any law thesu
big combines are amenable TO the law OF
the respective States, II can be said tina.
the invariable defense OF the trusts against
State prosecutions Is that their business
is OF an Interstate or International char
acter and therefore only subject to regu-
lation by the Federal law.
They have directly and repeatedly re.
futed Mr.. Griggs' assumption that they
are not within the jurisdiction of the Fed
eral courts.
But II It be true that the Sherman anti
trust law is not sufficient to meet the ends
sought. then 1t should be amended. There
Is no here OF amending It, however, under
republican control of congress. Mr.. NJ
Klnley's law officer has, therefore. fur
nshed in his lame excuses for his de-
partments Indifference toward this grow
ing menace to American industry and
freedom. the strongest kind of argument
for putting men ir the cabinet and con
press who will not so servilely surrender
to the trusts Mr.. Griggs, in word, DOM
onstratcs the necessity Of democratic cou-
1ol of National affairs.
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The Confederate Amendments.
To tho Editnr of -rko H..


To The Editor of The Post.
Crockett, Texas. March eat occurs IA
my mind that the bill reported aud en-
crossed in the house OF representatives
yesterday to give effect to the Confederate
amendment is going to be a very expen
sive affair to some one in its execution IL
1t becomes law in its present shape.
nave not the bill before me, but remem
Der synopsis of it published in The Post
few weeks since. The county attorney ia
10 be paid $40 in each case to represent the
State; now suppose 5000 applications are
made, Will amount to $50 000-quite a sum;
do not remember who is to pay this. The
CITY Judge 81 for each case s600O and the
other Officers to not exceed $3.50 for each
application-$i5 Are these not tall fg.
nreS' out OF all reason? The above does not
include what the applicants may in some
instances have TO pay an attorney to rep
resent them before the county court MAX
ing Total without last item of $40, soc
cost 10 execute the law; besides il will
REQUIRE one or two extra clerks in the
eoIhptrollers office to attend TO this bust :.
uss' furthermore, will not this in most
Eases De heavy draft upon human ma
.uIe TOT the county attorneys and county
JUDGES especially the former with local
,nuuehees that VIII and may be brought TO
1Va'' 10 stand up and resist these appltca-
'o a,, as the law seems to contemplated?
rae comptroller now, with duties which
eAls.ng laws place upon him. is onei OF
ene haraest worked officers In the Stale
save and except the governor and alton
hey general. viii he not be forced 10 IL
large measure, leave the execution Of thA
Jaw 70 some subordinate in his Officer
WIN responsibility thus divided. who is
10 be held responsible for the execution of
ms law involving perhaps quarter OF n
mll1loh OF dollars? The friends of ,bis
measure are anxious for a law thai viii
, ssouIe Just administration Of the law. and
snse mere should be responsible head
sSspountaole to the people for its proncr
~, ~. 's,,Iatlon-by way of a commission
~ ~ me INES suggested by the governor In
re speelHi message who could draw nm
49, oihs OF applications and send them
az suu let applicants make the affidsvjts
~ 'iu ploois ana return them TO the cow
.'sslon' whose duty Il should BIO 10 make
80 .sner ana further investigation neees~
sary' The governor would then no raS,a,
siuie Tor a proper administrator ~ az
la"'and the cost to the State woriS No, ne
ins Nm 'n what II will cost under the mend
ne, onL commission as suggested by
s,.eNnste savers would not cost the state
os s,..uius $4,000 or $4,000 year. The claims
=. shsse OLD men demand the most earnest
~ uest EFFORTS OF our law-maksrs ana
hs.s.'l snoa measure should be sIiowsd ~
Jaw that may work injustlss 70
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wharton school trustees Now,n,,,

wharton, Texas, March 26.-The post
correspondent was banded the following
report Of a citizens meeting he last
night anent the election of trustees =
saturday by County Attorney Hail,
The citizens OF Wharton met Last n,sh+
Nat the court house. Colonel l. n. nennis
explained the object Of the meeting 10
be- to select four trustees for tho whar,oS
sc9ool district to he voted on next sat
urdey' April l. under the new law rsssoa
by ne present legislature. changing ,Sa
time, OF such election from the Arsf sat
urday in June TO the first satur5cr '"',
April. J, P, Taylor was elected cb oGy IA
and Or. Phil Phillips secretary On On ma, ,,,a
tlon the chair appointed W, / Hal, ihC-
s. Gordon and r. f. Vineyard \ lluri, =.
tee to select and report 10 the house. ~
names LOT hve suitable persons 10 he no, she
mated FOR the board OF trustees sr hoi nj
eommi tee reported the following az" nv .ne
which l~ere unanimously indorsed, ''"e -
Barbed H. Klein, G. C. Kelley, Z 4 I II, ~
ilton aed Neal Petit On mo,ion y, nam - y
Vineysw every member OF Inc r,o a. y,
was Instructed to support tine aho nee', sa
lected ticket '"' "ooFe Sc
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LA GRANGE LOCALS.
Election of Officers by the "a

Election of Officers by the u
Company.
La Grange, Texas. March 25.-Ths'
on the interior of the court room hiil
about completed. The judges btra
been moved to the east side Of The /
room in order to improve It's acoustl.F
critics as well as make it cooler for y
hcers during the session of courts \
summer months.
Mr.. Gus Werth is building larE.i
ton to his dwelling.
Mr.. Henry c. Schumacher's rta
is rapidly being built on Madison
and promises to be one OF the handsr
dwellings in this part of the city
At the meeting of the s,ocsnoli'l
the new Casino the following oinesH'
elected; Z. J. V. Rosenberg, resl
w. Hermes, vice president; II. VIZ
els, treasurer, II. c. Heilis, sep
board of directors, Wilton Haas
Meyer and Z, Wessels; finance cczs
G. A, Heilig, B. L. zapp ana
Kaiser
Rough Rider Is. M cunuinghn
livered his lecture. The charge y
Juan Hill" last Thursday night ~
audience in the New Casino hs y
were highly appreciated, and 20 y
his subject in an intensely h's'
manner.
During the Lenton season soHlA,
been busy rehearsing "Old Sahc!, i
eretta to be given soon after ~,
the benefit OF the Episcopal cnu'.
will no doubt be an artistic slicrs'a !,
best talent in our city mas peen =
in its support. "a
Preparations are already pelus 4,
celebrate local Decoration Das III
April 20, The speaker has no''a'
selected. u.
an Lane went to Austlp NJ
on bushes. "A
Miss Lottie Moore who Is "
music in Columbus, came noms
to remain over until Monaay s,.',
panied by her friend. MISS ~
Broom Of Columbus. Il
Representative Ed Lane CAM
evening 10 visit home folks ana
turn tomorrow. ~,
Mrs. Nellie Carlos of Honio W
visiting Mrs. r. Lane, her slsIea, al
Miss Emma Lenert left yss''
Burton 10 visit friends -, ,saI
The musicale given by MIS- 4, n
and her music pupils last. p i, IA
public school building was w
and much enjoyed by all pressuN
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OUR ORIENTAL Rtll1s

Washington. March 2s.--nr
who was sent by the deaars,as. ~
culture to Japan. China and ~ 1,
as an expert, has returned 10 i.
and reported to Secretary wis !,
suits OF his labors. Concero,am a y
legations in Japan DR.. Knapn !. y y
lowing to say: w y
AN fear of competition w.
along the agricultural lines nj
missed. On the contrary, Ii M.
a large consumer of farm proau, n, y :
from the United States. Thu d,. q
knowledge and the introdic,lo ,s'A Y.
industries in Japan have haa !,
OF mere than doubling the -. ~
IN the last ten years and in p.o.s..'
stimulating consumption ~ ''Nls
people. Future progress mus, TX "a
made in the direction OF me-. y "
In such event the food for ,ha -.
the. cotton and ether flber ms vD'''l
the fabrics. the lumber and I'M
tion OF the factories and mncb S''',
chlnery viii be drawn fror, Y III
States. OF the factories. csft,s~ ID
alone have made much progress . sas 4
factory system. and this ia os a. s'ar'
fact that they were not pros,,1..s u
extent in the empire. and hepss !. /
system OF manufacture has M
lished for them. ''sa q
The principal agricultural 49,.
ported into Japan are flour s p,vsha
and meat. Under favorable trss sa.s q
tions. Japan will import from Il. ~
States nearly all her -four. bu,,s. VI
and meat, three fourths Of IN
ton required and from the pssS
nearly their entire surplus o VIVA
sugar" ~-'fs
Regarding China the report i.
great area, tho large per con, III =
lands and the enormous nonr,s,,.a
China stagger the observer an NJ <
old of investigations Herr, hc~.e
in Japan, radical changes II sr,;.'s
methods Of products must III nv. j
slowlS If at all, because the fooa n
cannot be materially reduced =
changed with safety. Large area, h,
to fibre plants for the promoflon Il
facture would be advantageorsr
Or. Knapp vas deeply Impressed, !
alert, industrious and frugal cbs,,.|
the Chinese.
Spanish statistical reports aua Il
views with Manila exporters ss,l,ssj
doctor of the prosperity Of toAsrs
hemp industries under normal .s,,.i
Milet, maize. sage and indigo Al NJ
are ordinarily profitable crops. MI
coffee has peculiarly rich and r11
flavor. Cctoanuts, plnaapnles. NJ
bananas. grapes, figs and many olhr n
grow almost spontaneously. The ~
pine islands abound In valuable v,i !
building furniture, dye woods AMI n
yielding costly gums.
According to the best authc,iiy \
woods OF the land is still public and n
to the United States with the "A,
opened for settlement to soldiers M
our young men will remain and W
permanent settlers. Some ASSOCIATES
this kind have already been ora,
Prominent Filipinos assured Or zr]
that upon their estates lahorers ttn
dustrious and thrifty and If eatpsz
these conditions would become gstsI|
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wEBsATCHE TREES KILLED
An Evidence of the Severity of III
EehruArY Erenzn

An evidence of the Severity of the
February Freeze.
Victoria. Texas, March 26.-Althourh n
few old timers" are loath to concede tho
fact it is generally believed that the IA :
miliar and common weesatche trees were
all killed by the February freeze. II Is
very hardy tree, and this Is the frst
time 1t has ever been seriously affected
by cold weather 1t afforded good shelter
and protection for cattle. and when nron-
eriy cared for made very pretty orna-
mental shade tree. In some portions Of
the county it was the only tree n no
FOUND and furnished both shade and fire.
wood. anu nre-
From Mr.. H S Cunningham who ,s
one oil the Oldest settlers here. The Posi-
correspondent learns that the first seeds
" 'nis Tree were brought from the Nuoces
~ Judge rainier in his saddlebags. about
the year 1916 He had only two, which
ne planted in the southern mart Of mo
city on what is known as The Keofe n,sra
ana the stumps of one of them was stiIi
there up to few years ago, som aftorl
Waro several rows of them were planted
on the old Wheeler place. now owned bv
J, j. Welder and some of them are stiiI
standing AT that time there we're none
west OF the Nueces. but the seed vas
scattered and taken in the hoofs of cnttIe
as, they roamad over the vast lnfenc =
pralrles until they soon covered evcrr
portion OF the county. It springs IN vary
quickly from the root or from the seed
and 1t will not be many years before rGs,,
VIII be as thick az ever.
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Remain. to he prourht Ham.

El Paso. Texas. March 2s.--J. c. Ross.
an undertaken, leaves tomorrow for Chi
huahua. Mexico, to exhume the remains
of Civil Engineer Sam Wade. buried more
than month, and bring them here for
interment. During Governor Ahumada's
recent visit TO III Paso the deceased's rcla-
tiyss applied to him for permission TO
remove the body and he courteously gave
them an order for the removal. RENTING
all fees except small export duty.
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Monopoly of Coal Lands.
q Editor nj Tho Past

To the Editor of The Post
Waco, Texas. March 15 The Post eorlores
the fact that all the great coal fields are
being controlled by combines ard tina, ]
Piorpont Morgan Is wording for their con-
scildation,
A large coal miners strike is now in pro
gross Thousands Of miners are already out.
Tie incomes OF the coal miners OF tie
Nsrth Central States have for years averaged
only from SIC to so month. out OF this
pitful sum they pay exorbitant rents TO-
miserable company "shacks" and are ooligs
TO do their trading az the company pluck
me- stores
The following interview which occurred at
the coal town OF Brain. Ind, shows plainly
the cause OF low wages and strikes
SAID one Old miner. II eau remember 4
aud could work every daY. One or two nine $
could 20 and open bank on the side oI a
hill and dig Goa aud haul It to towa aud sell
L. Any miner who wanted to worA coali
do so. aud as they could make from 81 10 IS
per day working for themselves, mining COM
panies were compelled TO pay as much, These
were good old days but they are goae The
oporaturs have bought up all the coal lands
aud although there are millions OF acres OF
coal lands that have never been tOucncq, tho
miner is not allowed TO sink his pick m any
Of this land. He Is virtually slave. lie
can work only when Il plsRsss these lords
OF the earth and at whatever price tn s. l5r ;
aAN ~ 70 pay Hlui.
The old miner states the case IN nutshell
OF the t5p0.V acres OF anthracite coal lands
go 600 acres are owned and the femainda n
leased by few corporations, The millions
OF acres Of bituminous coal lands are ais ,
In the control OF the coal barons. Although
probably less than per cent OF these Lands
are used. and. as the only miner says, "mii-
lions OF acres have never been touched" still
these starving miners arc tahooeu from these
buunaful stores OF nature which are as much
for the use OF one man as for another mature
having made no Discrimination ana arc r :
dUced ~ n dependent state. aud are In the
language OF the old miner, virtually slaves u
with their lives in the hands OF the lords
Of the EARTH
Wages reduced 80 per cent within tho snar
OF a single life. and all because ''the coai
lands are all moncpolized
The remedy IL simple Abolish the monot,-
oily of coal lands and wages will again rlse
10 81 and IS per dav. Abolish the monopoIv
Of the railroads which tap the coal mines
which TO the extent % eonsiNerahly over n
billion dollars are now contToltd BY ] pior~
mont Morgan and the companies he rlnre
sents. aud the WAGES OF cosl miners would
exceed s. per day,
The single tax on land values hy assessi,,
the coal lands AT their true value-ssiO ~
SiOQ0 per acre. instead OF as Mild land an fr,,,
81 to S2o--wil abolish the monopoly ~ $50
lands and throw open 70 use ali sleh 49,
which are not slready "a uss These isnSs
could then ha bad In any quantity slmpiy ~
could cooperate. slrk shafts and snpisy
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through general circumstances or condi-
tons has compelled the Individual to conf
NIT We hold that each and every crime
Is an effect Of some existing cause, and 10
us IL is foolishness to try TO prevent an
effect while the cause still exists.
II ! could claim the valuable space In
your columns, ! should gladly 40 into an
exhausted explanationsof my theories but
as II is | will only say that do not think
there 10 any cause for regret in the grow
ing sentimental Is certainly growing, and
It carries important reforms with It. The
teachings of Christ will some day be TIM
derstood and applied to bear fruit.
First little every day.
That's the way.
Seeds in darkness swell and grow,
Tiny blades press through the snow,
Never any flower OF May
Leaps to blossom in n burst.
slowly--slowly--at the first
That's the way!
Just little every day.
" Rernhard
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sHERIFFse DEPAHihn

Gonzales, Texas, March 2i'-S ssri,|
req roam mare about tourless
branded OX2 on left shouila,,sa,.s t
any information to r. NJ D''
Gonzales county.
Georgetown. Texas. March ~
or stolen from Henry Westpu's ,,,,s
Williamson county. Texas On s'.I
1890. the following described ~, q
bay horse. about 1914 hands nls.
II A on left shoulder; one llgns
mule. about 10 hands high a.|
with half circle above on iei' hsrii'
dark bay horse mule. about X u
branded JHJ. latter J inYel'sTs ,u
shoulder. and c on left JAW. IA
reward will he paid b. Henri Y
for above described property. r,,ss|
Henry Westburg at Hutlo', wll5
Sampson Cornell, Sherin o.
county, Texas.
Franklin. Texas, March -0', Am
stolen Vrom Robert Ford IN "A
miles north Of Benohley, near W
aud BRYAN new cut road. ons Nv
face horse. heavy built, aposs Il.
this spring. has heSyy NAM -
name and foretop has peen ,sfk q
not close; has TWO snorl ,ros
hips near the tail. catses u,
horses biting him branaeu 81 ~
der Wy tthe first y lnNefIes.aa, sx,sr'|
brand. The blaze in his faes In
forehead little TO the ~ ar n
nose. will pay SIS veWa,u Nm =,
horse TO any one that nao ,ro s
livers him TO fut, g, - 20
ley, Robertson cnuuty, 's
Townsend. Sheriff.