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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20
NEW JERSEYS PROGRESS IN DIS.
GRACE.

II appears that New Jersey was not all
ways the fruitful bottled for the cuitiva-
tion of the trusts and corporations OF all
kinds. Not until recently has she courted
her present unenvlable reputation as the
trust incubator. Her shame seems to be
another case OF first plying and then en-
bracing evil.
gives history OF the growth of the corr
poraion laws In New Jersey. Formerly
It was a misdemeanor for persons to COM
bine or conspire to commit any injurious
act to trade or commerce, but in 1882, ac-
cording TO the authority quoted. the act
was amended SO as to exclude industrial
combinations from its operation. and in
1896 "it became lawful for any corpora
tion TO buy or sell or otherwise dispose
Of the stock Of any other corporation in
the United States. and to exercise all
the rights OF ownership; and elsewhere
It 10 decreed that any corporation may In
crease or decrease Its capital stock, shift
its locality In or out OF the State, relin-
quish branches Of Its business or extend
its business into new branches. do any
thing It wants to TO the par value of its
shares, or perform any other act in keep
Ing with the behavior of well hammered
trusti''
We are told also that up to 1890 trust
organised IN New jsrssy had to make
soma pfsssncs u doisG some ss its basi.
Ssss u has sssGs. where's SOC N ssu.
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A WISE CONSERVATISM NEEDED.

Rather novel kind OF war is threatened
between the States Of Connecticut and
Kansas. bill is reported to be pending
in the Connecticut legislature prohibiting
insurance companies and banks chartered
In that State from investing In Kansas Sc
curities, and the Kansas authorities are
preparing to hit back at the Eastern nsur-
ance companies.
Many OF the Western States, and Kansas
among them. have received no little as
sistance in the past from the big insur-
ance companies OF the Eastern States. The
latter have had large sums to invest and
millions have been put out In loans and In
real estate purchases and the erection OF
large office buildings in Western com
| munities II is true that millions have
been received from the West and II may
| be that more has been received than has
! been returned, by far. but the use of this
! surplus money in many Western cities has
been at a time and in n manner to quicken
DEVELOPMENT and has been Of almost in
estimable value to those among whom 1t
was spent,
The withdrawal OF this financial as
sstance by the insurance companies OF
banks OF the East, or by even one sur
plus money State like Connecticut, would
not only be felt keenly in a direct way
but the reflection upon a States securi-
tes through blacKlisting them. would be
extremely hurtful in many directions. II
is but natural that the Kansas peopl,
should feel indignant at the bare sugges
ton OF the action proposed in the Con
necticut legislature.
This incident. or difference between tn
States in question. only serves to show
however, how foolisbly presumably In
telligent people can act and how shor
sighted. after all, is that business capacit.
and forethought with which the American
people are credited
The mutual advantage to each other o
the Western stateswith their CONSTANT!
developing fields for profitable investment
and the Eastern States with their surplu
money, is apparently being reckiessly dis
regarded OF late. The moneyed peop
have been demanding unreasonable con
cessions and indulging in grasping meth
DDS that have had the effect OF arousinl
opposition that has. In Kansas and othe
communities, often gone to the extreme.
This Is a miseraby poor policy and ia
worse business. There Is no natural Stat
of emnity between capital and labor, o
capital and Its borrower. The warfar
can only arise from the encroachment
of the one or the other. Undoubtedl.
within the past few years capital has bee,
the aggressor. The principle OF 'live an,
let live" has been abandoned and col,
blooded selAshness has inspired action.
Upon State legislatures devolves tn
duty Of adjusting the relations OF capita
! with those whom 1t serves, in such wa,
as that investments may be absolute
safe while the people are thoroughly pro
tected against extortion Between th
rapacity of the moneyed class and til
. revolutionary resentment OF the masse
the lawmaking bodies should mark out
Just line beyond which neither can go.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

be able to clothe our children. II ,s inst
such boys as this one who produce the
men who spread the light of truth and
REFORM the world Mr.. Jones then
reached down and gently picking the lit
ne Fellow up placed him on a chair on
tne platform alongside of him so that he
could see and hear everything. He said
20 the child MY little man, you have
Just the same right here as my child or the
miilionaire's child. Because your clothes
are torn 1t does not mean that your little
neart can not feel for humanity. Some
uag' my little man, you may be teaching
US an true principles of sociology"
ms conduct was what won the hearts
OF the crowd and the mayor was rendered
an ovation This was not done on the
part OF Mr.. Jones for effect He is really
an inipulslve man, but has great deter
mlnatlon aud force of Character. He
really thought the ragged little boy was
pelhg ]ostied about because he was poor
anu MS heart swelled up until he could
oear II no longer. This only goes TO illns-
Iraie now ne wins the hearts OF the paopIe
10 snow that Mr. Jones does 1T espouse
lne cause OF the people and the poor for
eueet Is known that in the past two
sears ana since he became mayor, he gave
away TO the poor each year $500 over and
ABOVE MS salary as mayor, which is $500
more He gave 1t away In such a manner
that NOBODY knew anything about IT except
those who were benefited and in thou
sands OF cases Mr.. Jones sent relief to
poor families when even they did not
know except by surmise where the help
came from. Mr.. Jones has made IL point
70 make diligent inquiry regarding the
.onuitlen oil families. and has never failed
" sehu eoal, wood and provisions without
even as much as limiting AT who sent
them
isls SHOWS the manner OF man who has
snudehly leaped into National fame. and
why NE did 1t. Honest. thinking, sincere
men men VIII say he deserves all the good
mug. mn, mat are Just row being said of him.
me cold blooded and calloas. the money
e e,,s ana sccfer at anything humane in
az. n.surs VIII cali him crank II 1t 10
40 : VIZ pw & = ~ ss.s ississ. -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20
THE POSTS ANNIVERSARY.

sastrop Vidette; On the 9Th The Houstsn
Post entered upon the fifteenth year Of its
existence, The Post is great paper. aud It's
worl' for the DEVELOPMENT OF Houston and
Texas is productive OF good results and de-
serves much praise.
Brenham Banner: The Houston Post com.
pleted the fourteenth year OF It's successful
publication last Tuesday. The Post is. by all
odds. the best daily newspaper printed in
Texas; strictly and reliably democratic under
all circumstances. which entities II TO the lib-
eIai patronage II has received at the hands of
the people OF Texas. May success attend II
IN the future, as In the past.
smithville Transcript. The Houston Post.
tho champion democratic daily in the South.
celebrated its fourteenth anniversary last
week. To remark that II is the best paper
published in the State would hardly express
it-it is simply a cracker-iackl
III Paso Times: The Houston Post cele-
brated its fourteenth anniversary tho other
day. Hon. RienEi NJ. Johnston has made The
Post the first paper In Texas 1t is credit to
the State and an eloquent daily sermon on the
prosress and enterprise OF Houston Long
may II wave to point the way of true d.
mocraoy.
Huntsville Post: Wednesday the 9Th In
slant. The Houston Post was fourteen years
old. Few publications in this country GER
tain'y not in the South has forged TO the
trent with such steady and rapid strides
Sound In democracy. the people of that faith
cenhde in It as the Scot does IN his catecbism
and the great democratic party OF Texas will
see to II that another fourteen wears will
leave to 1t record OF even greater prestige
and prosperity. SO mote 4 be.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20
NOTE AND COMMENT.


report comes from Austin that Governor
Savers is back OF the introduction OF that
Arkansas antitrust bill In the house. This
is doubtless vile Islander on the governor
San Antonio Express.
And now. then. what is the opinion OF the
Express with regard to the report" that Mr..
Bryan went over to Little Rock and induced
the Arkansas legislature to pass that much
taiked-of antitrust bill?
Now comes the Hon Thomas Headstrons
Bail and announces from the hillsides and
| the hedges that he will be a candidate to
succeed himself as representative In congress
nounccment literally annihilates the bee tina,
! has been buzzng In the ears OF the Hon NO
Good kittrel the past ten or afto<n years.
Limestone New Era.
The Post feels perfectly safe in assuring
the New Era that Judge Kit.rel has no idea
Of being candidate for congress against
Mr.. Bali next year. Harris county will be
found in the Ball column IN 1900.
~
The Express says the San Antonio river I,
being treated TO a good cleaning. To any
visitor to the Alamo City this will certainly
he good news II has always been uues-
ton to ull whether the San Antonio river oil
Buffalo BAYOU at Houston was the dirtiest--
CORPUS Christi Caller.
That was the case at one time. but chang
ing conditions have decided the contest ir
favor OF the santone stream
The good pcople Of Shelby county held ,
meeting not long since to express Themselves
were Knocked in the head by the governor
and among the resolutions adopted war Oh,
dculortnr the action of Congressman Cuope
in endeavorIpg 10 mass unconstitutional meas
,res over the governors veto In this teso
luton the people of Shelby did themselye
srear m lhIusi,ce as s'r, U oonS;p, Nh
the subject was to visit Austin after the vet
; Of one OF the bills and assist In drafting
new one thst wouia CONFORM 20 1ne Sons NV.
. Austin and should have been known to tn
, voters OF Shelby county. beaumont Journal
Ana ~ ,ac, .houtd 10 Lnorr % ,ho NAOMI
- '"e '".' s'0' " ~, Wv .'.
Oh ieAas that tue managers OF this roau' uu
like those of some OF the other lines. hav
r sought % comnIv v,,h tho law and the con
st,,ution by framing n new bill and elimi
4 mating the objectionable features Of the old
instead Of attempting TO override law by pass
ing II over the executive veto
The utterapccs OF Carter Harrison AZ th
I Milwaukee dinner ought to put an end
a | ali the talk about his heins opposed to MI
: cratic party.-Fort Worth Register.
: NJ, 1, .,or,, rh. noo,. ,,,,o t,o will
S ''' $500
Kept on indehniteiy
% ~
r a..
sistance OF tho Houston Cotton Exchange, II
: Austin correspondent of The Post and Il
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20
Hardware Jobher. 10 Meet.

Sherman, Texas. April 1.-THE Hard
ware Joobsrs' association of Texas will
meet In this city on the 25th and 26th OF
this meath. Local members Of this Asso-
eistion expect this meeting 10 be attended
wttA many seed results, heth psA hsAss
psss esA sesls3 aeanADs<sI
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

savases without navy appear to be doing
our rsvy more harm than Spain was capable
Of innlctIng In fact, we seem to be up
against q harder game all round than Spain
could furnish.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

Houston has never had building boom, but
the official figures show steady growth from
year to year. This Is possibly the only clts
IL tho State where desirable residences and
business houses are always in demand.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

when our advance against the Filipinos be
gan Spanish general who had been there
declared that we would win all the batue'
and lose the campaign. We begin to SCI
where he was right.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

The drastic antitrust law proposed at Aus
tin should teach some OF the combines In this
State the wisdom and propriety OF ioosenlng
their grip TO considerable extent upon ths
interests OF the people The public is long
suffering and slow to wrath. but It can be
made dangerously resentfui
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

The Waco Times-ilerald very sensibly and
practically suggests that convention OF tie
governors and attorneys general OF all tho
States to agree upon Uniform antitrust law
to BIO recommended to the legislatures would
doubtless be productive OF most desirable re-
suits.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

II ID reported that Admiral schley is care
fully training 13-nch gun on his enemies
and detractors. He can well AFFORD to trea
them with silent contempt-his case is SAT-
with the public
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

.ps to put Mexico on a gold basis. Nor is It
surprising to hear that the Mexicans object.
They DO not care to have their progress and
prosperity checked Just at this time.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

Among the sachems dropped by Tammany
tie other day was Congressman William Aslor
chanler. who was reported Ito have quarreled
with Mr.. Croker" He Is a reckless brave
among the Indians who will quarrel with ia.
big chief-his turkey feathers fall and fall
fast.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

The London dailes continue TO feel under
obligations to extract what grains OF comfort
they can find for us in the early developments
OF our expansion policies. Having been large
ly instrumental in leading us into this scrape,
It is gratifying to learn that we still have
their sympathy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

Poor Dreyfus-he seems still to have as few
friends at court as that other victim Of .rmy
politics and government epportunism. General
Nelson A. Niissi
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

glad TO get Mayor Jones off their hands.
On several occasions Mr.. Jones acted as
police judge, and there put his golden
rule theory into practice. Instead of send
Ing man to the workhouse for get
ting drunk or committing some INSIDE
meano the mayor would give him father
ly lecture and dismiss him with the in
junction; MY dear man, the spirit is
good, but the flesh is weak. Go forth
and sin no more" And, strange as It
may appear, not single man whom Mayor
Jones treated in this manner has been
arrested since or seen in the police court.
He says that every man of them who prom
ised him that they would 20 forth and
make men OF themselves kept his word
while If they had been sent TO the work
house they would have lost all pride and
ambition and would have probably dropped
to the level of common criminals.
~
Another incident clearly shows how
earnestly Mayor Jones is imbued with
the principles of the golden rule. He was
making an address the other day to dele
cation OF workmen who called to congratu-
late him on his overwhelming election
Among the big crowd was a little ragged
and bareheaded boy about s years old
The little fellow had heard much about
Mayor Jones and was trying to wrigrle
to the platform so as to get close 10 the
mayor, but the srowd paid no attention
to the ragged little fellow.
He carried tiny flower in his hand
which he desired TO present to the mayor
as his little mite and tribute OF rasnac,
and esteem. The mayors keen eve soon
caught glimpse OF the child irving 10
push his way to the front through The
dense crowd. open up there and let that
child through said the mayor rather
testify. He wants to see and hear what
is going ON as well as you do. That child
Is Just as good IN the eyes of God as your
not responsible for the rags he Ia con. |,
pelled TO wear, Il 10 the social Condition,
z &C., .s &. = s VIZ e, g. =: 'fs::
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

Tomorrow ls San Jacinto Day. and Houston
will celebrate 1t appropriately.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

1t now begins 10 look ms II Mr.. Quay would
escape both the penitentiary and the senate.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

Houston is not waiting on the bayou i'm
provement in order to grow.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

II 10 uss matter ~ sssysiss v AAss sAat
Ansrlaas - Dsrspess AsansAagp sss saAas.
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rxyspup AT The posToFricH At HOUSTON TEXAS.
As SECOND CLASS MATTER
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

rnB DAILY POST. THE SUNDAY POST.
asmi-wHEKLy POST. ~ Coils. psr Week.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

Subscription by MalI--Daly and Sunday Post one
wear. $500; six months. $500; three months
1a.oo; one month. $500.
TINE SUNDAY POSI- one year. Si.So.
one year. Si.oo; six months. 80 cents; three
months "A cents.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20
THE HOUSTON DAILY POST
~ THE
Houston Printing Company.

E y. s s2sNSTos. vie.-P Psss'SssT.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

rsse,su Offices-Eas,ern business once IS Tribune
buildine New York (Tae S. c. Beek~iih Spe-
eiaI Agency; Western 100 lThe Rcokery) CHI
caeo (ths S. c. Beekwlth Special Agency.
TRAVELLING Asenta--C S. E. Holland. Travelling
Auditor. e r. Holland. B. 3. Throop. Travelling
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

the nations Of the esr'a
money at par, with p, e., ".
as the coinage value,' Pc /, y =
mo" replied !, .for ss y
1860 or 1870 that the , XII 4
metals began 10 be y uIrss,la
Western ~Europe. TINS .,a KIT
money sent prices ooo e1gss,si
properties and labor au' W. al,
and bounds. The saln ssisssss
resi- from the gold q, Sl;1
in California. and IN ~,
what W iif0 was "a the effect o. & n
gold. for Walker uses ,s.s ~ 4
t,ation?' soetbeer place. ss IN (,
a aT"U, s sicO. 900, 900 less Fl sI.5
n in his famous argun ,ean,,.'Fl
geld production sa'.sa.foId .
mas maj claim rn'uraS was made y II \,
i inns , e,dl'" Of convInsi'.sI ,'s !
me unls ' sho,,ld be denapsl'iss,
far a currency. Now ss,,,o,:
feet Of this gold 'inhs .. d
same as that Of ~, .'Ios y
grew cheap in propo,a'.ds lt
Everything else grew
value. aide
p,,, fhe as risy 10 call ssq
h fae, that hat the ma pa, z, Y
epIdss Of their their mills Z. y
he renionstrance ,,,up
organized througng",. Id \ !
10 demonetize gola, II <: j, b
ceeded to the exls III. !,
Germany and Ns,,o,I,rt
Completely cor, while hs',ri's
s sia and Belsius s,,5''
Discriminating w, " ,lvt
eyes. gold, .lIll ka
coined N sunis'
s Ssss.s M ~
En.xaA. aHnG
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-08
RAILROAD NEWS.
A New Railway Association
Formed at Buffalo
Known as "Maintenance of Way
Organizations
HAS A REAT FUTURE.
Statistics Show the PredOmi-
nance of the West.
Roads Entering Chicago Aggre-
gate 80 Per Cent Mileage.

Chicago, April S.-The American Railway
Engineering and Maintenance of Way as
ISOLATION has just been launched at Buff
falo, with every promise of becoming I'LL
ttmately the greatest railway associa ton
in the United States. Its field of opera
ton will cover departments which spend
more than 100000, 600 annually, or a fourth
of the entire operating expenses of all the
roads in the country. Eighty applications
for charter membership were received at
the Buffalo meeting, and before the end
of the year it is expected that the associa-
ton will have at least 1000 members. The
headquarters of the association will be in
Chicago.
The first. formal election of officers re-
President, ]. F. Wallace. assistant Sec
ond vice president of the Illinois Central;
vice presidents, P A, Peterson, Canadian
cifc; treasurer. w. S. Dawley. Chicago
and Eastern Illinois. Directors: w. H.
Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis; d.
j Whittemore, Milwaukee and st. Paul;
Michigan Central; Thomas Rodd, Penn
The directors will hold their first formal
Statistics presented at the Buffalo meet
ing. show the predominance of Chicago
world. Taking the total mileage of the
American railways at 10000 miles, the
roads entering a Chicago aggregate 80 per
SO, 400 miles. Eighteen and one-half per
cent, with a mileage of 81 200 miles, have
has 10 per cent of the lines centering there.
with 2, 700 miles of track, and per cent
of track. Seventy-four per cent of the
railway mileage of the country is found
Ptsb Sn one m nhlF9gsa and oniS g
per cent is east of that line, with total
ways enter Chicago, of which nine have
their principal offices here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-08
SPIRITUALISTS GLAD.
That Mrs. DR.. Fitch-Harding Was
Exposed.
To the Editor of the State Journal.

To the Editor of the State Journal.
Your expose of the Mrs. Dr. Fitch
Harding so-called Undertaking. seance
held at 420 Kansas avenue on Sunday
evening, the End inst, deserves the
thanks of every true spiritualist. Fake
mediumship more than all other causes
combined tends to bring reproach upon
SpiritualiSm and is an actual personal
injury to every true medium. 1t is for
this reason that spiritualists ought al
ways to be on the lookout for frauds.
The Mrs. DR.. Fitch-Harding referred
to was exposed through the Progressive
Thinker, one of the leading spirituaIist
papers of the country last winter by the
spiritualists of Houston, Texas. When
she came to Topeka a committee from
the First State Society of Spiritualists
tested her powers on Thursday evening
the Both ult. at 4o6 Kansas avenue. AS
the result of this investigation the So
ciety refused to grant her the use of
their hall for her so-called materializ-
ing seance.
SpiTitualists know that spirits do re-
turn and communicate with mortaiS
and that spirits do materialize, but we
also know that there are fraudulent
mediums. and we should always be the
first to expose trickery was the case
with Mrs. DR.. Fitch-Harding. While we
defend true mediums and insist that
they are entitled to the same respect
and consideration as are extended to
the ministers of other religious organi-