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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04

cracks are entered as well as a number Of ont OF
.,,,,, mon There VIII be n one mile novice a one
mile omen three mile open and five mile open pc
sides the race Of the season. the one mile ma'sn
between George Coleman. the one mile amateur
CHAMPION of Westchester. and George storms M"
champion ~ the Ossining Wheemen. under whose
auspices The meet will he held.
There viii also hc a clay bird shoot IN me morn
ius at l0 o'clock II VIII Doc sweepstakes open Z"
ar residents If the town ~ Ossiniug. The follow
INK entries have already been made and many
more ar. expected. Murda Mathcson. Wilham T..
Davis T. g. Whiting and walter T.. Smith Of sing
sing. James rnman yictor f. IemPT Noryo
town. Gus'ave Waener Hastings. rdmuhd M r
/ uarr, Youac Pleasautylile. John 5. Dowd. Fred
stacc Mount Kis-o. William +. Clark OT"i'h' J'-
semi Terny scarborough
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04
SERMON oN THE Man WITH THE HOE"


THE REV MIR NAN scHNck SAYS HE Is Nor
GREATLY To RE rIT1rp is THIS COUNTRY
The Roy John Van schaick Jr assistant pastor
Of the Church Of the Divine Paternity a' seventy
s.xta--t and Central Park West preached % ser
mon for Labor Day yesterday morning in the
chapel If tt- church Ills theme was Markham
room cine Man with the Hoe" he said in part.
Doubtless Mr. Markham Ike many other poets.
has sought % influence ty eXareerauon. but that
implies that there IS truth Dol what he says Doubt
icse .ta- man with the hoe really exists but.
thank God IL doe. not i"Ho~ lia' 'N'I9 man !" io
iu mis- country On watching The erection az many
,iiinrs A. his vicinity have been struck hy the
facf th4t nearly aN tho drudeery is done hy mon
Even. .vln sreak English The skilled mechanics and
NOS. In charge Of tho york are Foneraly Amcri-
cans Tho peasants Of Europe have Lad tneir encr-
ge- sapped hy taxation ana oppression They are
bort the non-produciup classes The priests and
~ d. have n This country some representa-
tivcs of 1.-The Man with tho Hoe hu ~c arc not
altogether 10 blame. Ihe{ nav" roine mere from
NAV well ask a~ 10 what are ID" TENDENCIES ~ the
,m's AIc the ms1onS o, ~ V yc a ~" f 1a
only saw tnat am an or'lmlst ] believe that the
whole world Is growing better every day. The
labor disputes these think. are 90 he regarded
49, merely the eddlrs IN the current 81 the worlds
Compare the condition Of workiugmen three
hundred years ago ana today. ana u ls nara to
remain % if~~liiltl n'sl'-' '' ,''''.'''l i'
admit that there are dincultics To b" overcome
But 1 also d.spise that Iessfnlsin mat would de-
etrov our faith ln the progress 81 the race
And noN. what can S." do 10 make the world
/ better ID abolish the aDrruNS ~ The man with
The hue IN the very first place We can strive 20
! improve government. 10 maxi 10 simple and mex
| renslye II {. taxation unjust and unnecessary .
that IS blghiing Europe to-day. was az that great
meeting ~ cooper Union ~" other night and /
was OBJECTED back and forth b} The great crowd
F mar filled fhc hall but ] was pleased % observe
how clearly INIT multitude Of w"fkinenen under
stood inc nature Of the Kamapo fob They knew
It meant the robbery OF me wofkngmeu Tor tht
+ .firr hmrnf 81 corrupt ring hardly Ike fo dis
bis. The technical qucefto q taxation. because
- ls go easy for demagogues 20 nsc such Qucefl
f.r their own ruds Such questions had hcffor lr
'rff Do the Judgment o. experts. Eut think therc
can De no doubt hat taxation should Boz equallzel
so Tint men should pay lh proportion - their
/ means And taxation should NOT Doe mad" burden
/ 10 crush the worhugnan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04

Although busy preparing far m lfia's Eel.
Commercial Congress Jamaica IFS ALREADY "T p,n.
oping a keen public interest boz the hlI go rs
American Exposition Of 1901 The neNspapvs,
devote columns 10 the subject and there j. ~
doubt that West Indian industrial interests W"
be thoroughly represented
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04
OUTINGS AND GAMES AT YoNKERs-

Auof the many large factories IN the city viii Doc
closed to-day. ana nearly AN ~ the stores and
business houses will remain closed. AZ the PARK
Hu Country club handicap tennis tournament
and tennis tes Win Doc enjoyed Tho members oi
th. Women'- Institute club will have lawn party.
Excursions VIII take place Boy boat 20 kockawaJ
Beach ~.rth Beach and PoughkeeDsie under me
auspices Of local organizations Ptcncs are schrd-
uied for STEMS Grove and the Park filu 'aSlno
,rr. : 81 De- a members Win have an outing AT
BrrU-tcrs where tAe local baseball team VIII pay
game , - ,,, , ,
I.r4l t.qms on their grounds al Iunwoode. 81
Peters and ST. Mays and a theairicai perform
,r.a viii take place in Music Hall ~ night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04

The seventh Division. Department o. New-York.
IN The parade q the Grand Army OF the Republic
az Philadelphia Tomorrow WIFI Doe led boy the
posts from Kings County. and under the command
Of John r Short. grand marshal. and John
Trceaskis as aljutant general Immediately fol-
lowing Kings County posts VIII Doc those from
Wcstchester County. Queens County. suffolk
County Orange County Richmond County and
Dutchess County Tho division VIII form for
parade at a IN. tomorrow. in Eeventh-st
r.rht resting on Jenerson-sL. ia solid columns Of
iRelva fl.s frnnt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04

In view OF the reciprocity movement ava ''
mastery analysts by The Unitei states conS-.,
Louis \ Dent of the Giscrimir arrs tendency =.
the Jamaica tariffs u j, interesting '' l'r 80
relation OF the above figures % ta. island -.
export Besides bananas all ~ "t.r' A'" ~ "
America. the total exports. as sa."t go 'Ar 10.
tahle indoate tho Lmrr.yemont u - ~ - u1-.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04
TWO FATAL RAILROAD WRECKS.
THREE ENGINEERS KILLED ~ HEAD-oN coll
IISIONs

IISIOSS
Reading. Penn. Sept "A head-on collision be-
tween two freight trains on the Philadelphia anu
Reading Railroad took place yesterday near Lyons
one train was Just leaving siding when another
came along. and crashed in,o the engine Four
cars were wrecked Tho traiu hands jumped and
an escaped except an engineer James Snyder. or
Allentown who was crushed 20 death Both en-
zines were badly broken up.
Ashland. KY. Sept 2-Chesapeake and Ohio
passenger trains Nos p and p ran together ia
head-on collision near Denton twenty miles from
Ashland this afternoon. Engineers Wheeler end
Robinson We're both instantly killed Fireman
Walkers was badly injured. Both engines were
demolished. Passengers on both trains were badly
shaken up No. 2 was have siding
20 wait for No. q. but failed to DO 50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04
REPTBLIcANS FORSAKE THE ORIENTAL

There was no political conference az ne oriental
Hotel al Manhattan Reach. yesterday Senator
Plat was not there at an IN the course of the day
Lernucl J. Quieg vas also missing. and it was said
that be had given up IFS rooms az the hotel j. b
od.u f. was not there and none ~ the Kepubh-
cans of prominence in the organization came
around There no talk about the Wekeman
case and no other subject was brought up for dis
cuseior
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04

BICYCLE RACES AT SING SING
Brookside Park Sing Sing viii be tho scene Of
some exciting bicycle races. Many Of the local
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14

be mustered out as soon as the peace
protocol with Spain WAS signed, ana " Is
not surprising If some q their relatives
and friends communicated indiscreet mes
sages and advice TO the volunteers ~ tne
Philippines. The very idea that anything
can be done 20 make Deweys victory az
Manila dlscrediied and ignoble Is super
latiyely ridiculous; but, II dstraeuon
were possible. It could only come through
the acts Of the authorities al Washington.
AS to saying that the administration wiz
never abandon the Philippines until y mas
accomplished the task II has undertaken,
let 'er go, Gallagher. and the people wlii
have something to say by and by; the war
against Spain was the peoples hgnt' put
the war against the Flipinos is the au-
ministrations fight, the people have no
hand In II and their hands are clean OF any
such business. Not only that, but the
pc pie will manifest their displeasure IN
laundering tones at the hrst opportunity,
else there are no snakes In mulberry time
nor frogs in wet weather. ], appears TO
this writer that the people have put up
with having the government run al the
dictation OF Wall street and LONDON cap
talists about as long as they VIII stand u,
and something will be heard to "drap
with a big heavy thud some time during
the months of next year
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14

wright. You well know that the standard
of price of nation is determined by the
amount of legal tender medium onered IN
exchange for the commodities. and that
labor and machinery are but minor factors.
Stability OF prices is necessary Tor the
greatest production of wealth. You know
that Augustus Sauerbeck maintains;
"There should have been no fall in ,Srices
In England, but for the alteration In cur
rencies and the diminished supply OF gold.
II some articles fall others should rise,
keeping the average of periods unchanged,
II the currency increased at the same ratio
as production, or at least as population
The late Major Mckinley savagely at
tackled President Cleveland at Toledo,
Ohio, February IL, 1891, accusing him OF
determination ito contract the circu-
latory medium and demonetize one OF the
coins of commerce. limit the volume OF
money among the people. make money
scarce and therefore dear He would have
increased the value OF money and dim
inished the value of everything else
money the master, everything else It's
servant. He was not thinking of 'the poor
then. He had left their side" He was
not standing forth In their defense
Cheap coats, cheap labor and dear money;
the sponsor and promoter of those profess
ing to stand guard over the welfare of the
poor and lowly" Gretts.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14
HOUSTON, SUNDAY, MAY IA, 1893.
TWENTY EIGHT PAGES.
OBSTACLES TO MUNICIPAL OWNER
SHIP.

The city OF Detroit is furnishing just
now an illustration Of some OF the difficult
ties that the public may expect to meet
at nearly all points in lnaugurating the
experiment OF municipal ownership. Mu-
nicipal ownership Is coming but It is sure
to cost the people heavily In making the
change.
The legislature OF Michigan empowered
the city OF Detroit to purchase and ope-
rate the street railways now owned by a
private company. A street railway COM
mission has been negotiating with the
present owners as to the price TO be paid,
but the iwo parties TO the negotiations are
almost 81. 600 apart in the valuation OF
the properties. The commissioners think
that SIS, 100000 would be a big price for
the roads while the present owners say
that s1150o,0OQ would be cheap. 1t Is
more than probable that the city win al
last have to pay a sum far In excess Of
the real value Of the roads aud be in con-
sequence greatly hampered from the OUT
set In achieving for municipal ownership
that success which ordinarily might be
anticipated
The public have proceeded so reckless
y heretofore in granting franchises to
private companies that now, when popular
sentiment is demanding the municipal
ownership OF public utilities long term
contracts aud special privileges stand in
the wey OF municipal acquisition. The
corporations operating the franchises are
In afrrnef ayary Iustapoa largait, nvar
capitalized, and when the attempt to pur-
chase the property Is made, a generous
amount OF wind and water must be IN.
cluded in the valuation. The companies
naturally refuse 20 give up good thing
without compensation also for the lost
profits which they could expect from tn,
future. If the existing plants or proper.
ties are bought by the city. therefore pos
sibly doubt the money will be paid thai
would be required to put in new prop
critics.
II the old companies are not bought
out the city must run the risk OF compe-
tition and possibly OF costly law suits
1t can at once be seen from such a situa-
ton how important It is that the grants
Va HaAru'ses shouiu DC mdpe LOT suoT'
terms. and contain provisions looking e
future purchase by the public at faii
valuation. 1t used TO be necessary to
offer extra privileges and inducements tC
obtain these public conveniences. but this
Is no longer the case. AS terms OF ust
of franchises expire in these days II is
of vital Importance to make renewals
cautiously and only upon conditions safe.
guarding every public right and interest
This incident at Detroit also gives us
an intimation OF the tremendous cost that
might be expected and the trouble expo
rienced in inaugurating that broader Ma.
tional ownership OF railways. telegraph:
and telephones which is advocated by oul
populist friends.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14

regulate the price OF money as 81
other commodities. We are told, TOO,
that restrictions In the premises drive
money away often. But where now
can II go In this country to obtain
on good security more than per cent?
The rate has fallen in all sections OF the
United States, as The Post has before
shown. and in the East Is much lower In
contract cases than even our legal rate.
regulating the rate, that is only partially
done With US. as the public we'll know.
Millions Of dollars are idle In our banks
which would naturally indicate limited
demand. but as a matter OF fact 1t is diff
cult to obtain any considerable portion Of
ills opey without paying rate much
In excess OF that ruling elsewhere.
The conclusion is irresistible. therefore.
that this money is held simply In the hope
OF securing the highest rates which the
law allows The fault seems to lie In the
grasping disposition OF the money owners
rather than in the conditions existing in a
business way
AS the reduction by law OF the rates
OF interest. with severe penalties for usury,
can not at our present stage, and in our
present degree OF business development
and solidity. render matters any worse, 1t
seems to be the proper thing TO try the
experiment OF forcing money out by re-
moving the temptation to hold It for the
higher price which the people generally
will no longer pay II low interest only
is allowed we can hope to see home money
seeking returns through investment In
business ventures. Let us hope that the
proposed constitutional amendment reduce
ing the rates will be submitted by the
present legislature TO the people.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14
The Trusts Again.

To the Editor of The Post.
The light is surely breaking through the
darkness and The Post is helping TO dif-
iuse Its genial rays and doing fine mission
airy work in the interest OF the people by
e@posing the iniquity of the methods Of
trusts and combines.
Now, let us see what trusts and trust
nnaneiers are doing. The anthracite coal
situation Is exactly this. At ons end on
me me are mountains of coal and 500. 900
miners eager 10 mine these vast deposits
OF coal, that they may get bread and live.
AZ the other end of the line are millions
OF people eager to get the coal to burn,
tnat they may keep warm and carry on
their daily bread earnings. Between are
dozen OF very rich and powerful men
exercising Illegal and revolutionary au-
thorlty and Will not let the 500, ono work.
nor, except at the increased pricee. let the
m.llions have coal How, let me ask IA
this for high handed action? And this
dozen do this solely for the purpose of
increasing, by more dollars, their already
fabulous fortunes far beyond any mans
power TO spend
There are things about this situation
calculated TO make the common citizen
stop and think and deeply, too But this
dozen are not common citizens. They are
among our ablest inauciers. The opera
$3.50 ~ NAASh tAtg lHltTpOSS their hVarlce
between producer and consumer Is ca led
In some quarters a shrewd stroke OF bust
ness In tho Sixteenth century il was
known by name not near so pretty and
followed by consequences quite different
from the building OF palaces OF Fifth ave-
uues.
In a single day the following trusts
were reported; From Sandusky, o., thar
gigantic casket trust is forming, with
headquarters in New York; the Interna-
tional Vehicle company of ewN York, cap
ital S5,OOo,00o, was chartered in Charles
ton, w, Va. to make automobiles and
operate them In large cities the Western
Sirawhoard company. capital S5 600 COZ or
Fapited at Akron, o.; the American Brass
company, organized at Waterbury. Conn,
With capital Of $50, 000 600, The above
day. 7''
Az this rate the trusts will soon own MS
al body, soul and spirit, VIII it not be
wisdom on the part OF the people TO sion
and think and deeply ponder over this
alarming situation and take PROMPT and
decisive action In this overshadowing in
lquityY When will the people awaken from
their RIP Van Wrinkle slumbers and los,
at these facts, which are striking at the
roots OF their most vital public interests I?
When will voters cease 70 let their at
tention be occupied by fapdoodla. when
these most vital issues are presented for
their cool investigation and earnest at
tention! Respectfully W. X. Grayson.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14
rrs THE TRUTH THAT HURTS,

The apoiogists for the recent whitewash-
ing commissions appointed by the admin
istration at Washington to dispose OF the
beef scandal and other army or war scan
dals. are inconsistent In that they are
claiming that the Investigations disclose
no cause for doubling the soundness Of
American products and yet are charging
that Europe Is erecting barriers against
our food supplies because OF their alleged
impurities.
The business men and large importers
in Europe are not fools. They know Ire
distinction between idle report and ,u-
dicial determination. II these findings
of the commissions are worthy OF credrnce
and respect then tho foreigners have no
ground for excluding our food products
and would naturally take the official e.
pert In preference to any other. II Eu-
rope refuses to admit any OF our goods
because of the war scandals It is q very
good intimation that the conclusions Of
the commissions are regarded as un-
worthy of confidence.
The simple fact is that the oil world
as we'll as the vast majority OF Ameri.
cans know that the meats furnished to tie
American army were to a disgracaful ty-
tent unpalatable. unnutritious and rotten,
and that this was tho result OF reckless
less business on the other. II our export
meat trade suffers in consequence, who are
to blame-the officials and contractors
who perpetrated these frauds, or the peo-
pie who protested against them?
/ The Detroit journal contained car
toon the other day representing the bars
/ up In the German empire against Ameri-
can meats. and Uncle Sam looking visit
fully over the bars while boxes and bar
rels of his products were strewn upon the
ground behind him. The picture was un-
derlined "one result of SANDER"
I 1t is by such devices and art that the
apologlsts for National abuses seek ia
answer evidence and Justify tho white
washing reports Of the late distinguished
commissions Such attempts TO shift the
responsibility for whatever consequences
may ensue from the war scandals
must fall because they insult the lntelu-
genee of both the American people and OF
the old world II the reports of rotten
American meats had been Islander" mere
ly, long ere this they would have ceased
to influence opinion anywhere The SIAN
DER OF a nation is quickly disproved II
the United States are suffering IN tho,r
commerce. In the premises. It Is because
IL is the truth that hurtsl" And for that
condition the guilty and responsible par
Ties are chiefly the manufacturers whose
business is most directly affected. II ia
some consolation to know that II thew
can not be punished or even censursa NJ
home, they must elsewhere nav m. NAV
any OF their sharp practice and inbu-
manitvi
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14
SOME posTsCRIPTs.

Paper quilts are extensively used abroad
by the poorer classes,
In Germany a clock has been made that
is warranted to 60 for 5000 years.
An ordinance providing for all-night
street cars In Baltimore was recently re-
jeeted by the city council,
While the wedding service is proceed
ing In Japan, the bride kindles o torch
and the bridegroom lights a fire from II
and burns the wife's playthlngs.
In every city or town In the Neither
lands you will find q Rosemary street
IN olden days only undertakers lived In
them the rosemary being. in the language
OF flowers, specially dedicated to the dead
Hunters at South seaville. N. j. have
es hausted all their ingenuity in trying to
capture white crow that for more than
year has been living in the woods ad-
laeeat 70 the town with several hundred
OF It's black companions.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14
TEXAS INTEREST RATES.

II the maximum contract rate OF inter-
est in this State is to be reduced II Will
have to DO done through an amendment
to the State constitution. That instru-
nlent contains among its general provi-
sions a section permitting a much higher
contract rate than per cent which is
now thought to be amply sufficient to meet
conditions In Texas.
When the present State constitution was
framed, nearly a quarter OF a century ago
contract rate of 10 per cent, which was
allowed by the new organic law, was COM
mon and was possibly justified by the then
degree Of development and condition of
business in Texas. For fully ten years
past however. such provision has not
only not been necessary but has been an
imposition upon that portion of the debtor
class that is compelled by pressing neces-
stiles TO submit to whatever extortion
money lenders can legally indulge It may
be set down as a fact that the limit VIII
be exacted In majority OF cases where
the borrower is not In position TO die
tate terms. II is useless as general
thing to say to men with idle money that 1t
is better to put It out at a low rate than
TO hoard II for high rate. They seem to
prefer to wait for the chances to exact bl.
interest and as long as they are protected
by Law little improvement In the situation
ear be expected.
The State has now reached that point
where per cent legal rate and an pei
cent contract rate would meet the general
demands OF commerce and local business
IS we'll as the ends Of Justice. or course II
T. always argued In this kind Of case that
the law Of supply and demand should
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14
A practical solutiop.

London Chronicle. ~, y
A recent discussion at o'A "A
whether "gotten" or "got" were = M
able participle. received practi'n = =
at least for the telegraphle servlc s;s M
experience related OF college p,gr,,As'
preferred gotten" He had 'sss,t,
his wife: Have gotten tickets so0il.fril:
tonight; meet me there. me w ID:
tickets, etc. mrs. Professor was ,. III
with the opportunity OF enter"s,iT
(, ends, and accordingly made W VIM, p'
eight beside herself. whose gfe, .ss ~
professor at the rendezvous w.n,u 81
more cordial than his feelings IN tlts'
were explained. lie now makes
10 his customary use of ''goueH
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14
THE EARTH,s TREASURES.

Tho thickest coal seam IN the world has
been found In South Africa. 1t lie 200 feet
thick.
The world produces 100000 tons OF sugar
and one-thlrd of this is used IN the United
StateE
The worlds production Of zinc ore is ap-
proximated at 400 GOO tons. of which this coun-
try contributed 235000 tons.
The enormous investments Of Eastern capi-
talists in ths Cripple Creek districts has led
to tho projection of twenty-nvemIlo road
into 1t from Canyon City for their special
use.
An American coal company has applied to
large steamship Arm In Hartlepool, Eng
land. for vessels to carry coal TO the Medi-
terranean ports. where it is now sold In
competition with the best English coal,