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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06
rTAscA TO THE FRONT.


In big, black, productive Hill county
there is little town. heretofore known
to comparative obscurlty as a station on
Texas railway line, but now and hence
forth to be known to industrial fame as
the successful promoter OF a 100000 cot
ton factory. Tho name of this town is
Itasca. Other Texas towns have held
public meetings, listened TO promoters
from abroad with propositions to donate
factory cites and goodly slices OF stock,
talked boldly during the while about
what they wers going to do, and then
dropped into a profound coma of inactlou
from which the trumpet blast OF Gabriel
can alone awake them. Not so with Itas-
ca. Without any fuss, week ago yes
terday Itasca made UP its thoughtful
mind to have a cotton factory, to cost
100000 aud to he organized aud ready ;or
projection on Monday, March ., The money
was pledged and yesterday saw the pro-
lection Of tho enterprise. This is the
kind OF enterprise that wins. This is the
kind OF grit that plunges the sharp
rowelled spur OF up-to-date progress
into the tough flank Of the lethargic com
munity ard makes it canter out on the
track Of push and get-there, to win races
where the purses are fat and worth trying
for.
All honor to Hill county's spunky little
town! 1t has set an example that the
great boastful towns in Texas have not
afforded, but which they must sooner or
later initiate or see their laurels 30 10
towns which do
Safe 1t is to predict that town that
can raise the money with which to pro-
ject cotton factory and perfect its or
ganlzation within a week will mako its
factory good payer.
They tell us. those who know that in
the Southern cotton States. where cotton
factories have found place they pay from
1 6 10 40 per cent dividends on capital in
vested, SIX per cent. wien the factory
is poorly managed, 10 per cent where only
moderately we'll managed. % per cent
| whore well managed, and 40 per cent
whens expertly managed. Tho Post pre-
diets that Itasca will line up in the a
per cent dividend class At any rate w
hope 50. FOR it is clear to all that until
Texas shall manufacture ITS cotton into
the finished product within touch OF the
vast and fertile acres which, In response
TO the energy and Intelligence OF its farm
ers. grow it, the State will continue C
/ give up millions Of wealth that should
/ pass through FIRST hands at home,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06
y FOUND MORE LErTEls

Oscar Caller. who conducts
market on Main street near thepu
today found a bunch OF mail mate
had been thrown into brokn
in the rear of his establishnnn'
matter found had been taker 4
envelope. and it could not be dsl
whether it was mailed here orcs'
through the mails. 1t was a cllim
railroad and bore date of Abl'
The postofiice officials have the
of papers.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

81, Louis, March Eggs lower, at IS.
New York. March Egss--Reeelpis $500
IacKases steady Western Mt mark l6q16H
Southern at mark l5dl6
Kansas city. Nsrch 5.Eygs ARM fresh
missouri and Kansas stock l2Iac. cases re-
turned; WI lie wood cases included. 49,
creamery 1924: dairy 1901 Cheese Arm
l?alS' Eggs steady; fresh l5ladlC
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

New York. March 5.-The Commercial Adj
yertsers London financial cablegram says
was a slight tendency toward better prices
toward the close Everybody is awaiting
fresh war news and the budget to be read In
parliament tonight. Americans were steady.
but idle until this. afternoon. when they
spruttd mainly on New York buying of At
Gibson and Norfolk aud Western preferred.
Call money was in demand but bills were
plentiful. There was good buying Of MeNi-
can dollars. 2i9sd for the straights. A Ger
man war Joan Of 91o,0Oo.000 is said to be
meditated
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Cotton Sold mt IL Ia cen

Pine Bluff, Ark, March v
reached higher price at this ~
day than it has attained for rap,
j. w. Ragland e. Co.. local cow:
ing firm. sold TO Eastern buyers y
hve bales OF extra high grade cVs
received IA IA cents a pound tns,s
This breaks all records for this ri
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06
Imnro,ementr At AIyIs.

Alvin, Texas. March 5.--Alyin
lily improving in every respect q
S..d of property is changing nsna Y.
merchants are all well ssskeu
goods and seem to be doiSs ~,
ness. Quite number OF new, VI
have lately been built and o'ns'
construction.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06
JONES BAPTIsED.

Willie Jones, the negro murds
is condemned to death on theG
next Friday. was yesterday bapl
cording to the rites OF the Baptls3
Rev w. F. Boulding, pastor ofi
ored Baptist church. performed Z
mony which took place in tn
river in the south end OF town.
The death watch was placed u
at & O'Clock last night and 'FRONT.'
I'll he steps upon the gallows b
be beyond the surveillance OF hus
Deputy Sheriff Perry Broussard y
Barefield are the watchers.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06
Bright with scoops.

Bartlett Tribune.
The Houston Post Of last 4.
scocped the Gal Dal News in reqs<tes<.
surrender OF General Cronje. ..4
Is the best newspaper in the ~
In scoop is bright With mucn
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06
TO INVEST IN RAIL ROAD BONDS.

Austin, Texas, March 5.-(Stan Specially
During the last days OF the late called
session OF the legislature short work was
made OF a resolution offered by Mr.. Mon
roe that was worthy OF something better
than the contemptuous reception before
which it fell to the table to join the big
collection of innocuous whereases with
which that piece of metaphorical legs-
lative furniture is invariably Uttered. 1t
was the purpose of the gentleman from
Starr to put the house on record in favor
OF investing the permanent school fund
in the bonds of a railroad to be built
from Brownsville to Laredo.
In support of this proposition he called
attention to the accumulation Of nearly
two million dollars of school money in
the State treasury without the slightest
prospect of profitable investment there
for and pointed out that such q railroad
as he contemplated was a necessity and
could not help developing into a revenue
producer.
But it was no use. Without stopping
to reflect the house jumped to the con-
cluson that Mr.. Monroe was trying to OBJ
tain an Endorsement of the Gibbs State
relief railroad proposition in new guise
and his resolution was buried under an
avalanche of noes and great mistake
was made, -
Divested of it's local features this reso-
. -
Investments of the permanent school fund
in railroad securities turned out well and
tho house could have occupied its time
to much less advantage than in intelli-
gently discussing suggestion that a
return to that method OF placing the
children's money might be followed by
good results The idea is by no means
new. neither is it 10 any degree repul-
slve once fair mindedly grasped. Slowly
but surely its entertainers are increasing
in numbers, promising to gather ia
strength sufficiently to force it to the
front to such an extent that 1t Will ulti-
mately reach the dignity OF campaign
issue.
At this time prejudice exists against the
investment of the school fund in railroad
bonds because of the hestowal of but
little thought on the proposition Often
IL Is COMPOUNDED with the popullstc state
relief railroad scheme exploited by Gibbs
aud others and hastily condemned in
consequence. The public mind can, never
theless, be set right in the matter with
the proper kind of work, as 1t would
not be difficult to convince the masses
that the best agent through which to
control freight rates Is a railroad not built
with view to enriching some construc-
ton company and over which direct
State supervision is exercised without the
objectionable feature OF State ownership.
~
The bonds OF such road projected by
Texas capitalists-with every cent of its
stock owned by bona fide residents OF
the state--could be- made doubly accent
able as an investment for the school fund.
First the certainty of their earning .
per cent interest annually would recon-
mend them, after which the putting Of
the state in the position of being able
to absolutely dictate the policy of the
road through being it's principle creditor
would add materially to their good points
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06
STILL MISSING.

A, Schwaner. prominent citlzf,
mysteriously disappeared at o'cl. !
Saturday morning, is still missinoi
brother, H. C. Schwaner OF New &,
arrived in response to telegranks
day night and patrolled the Nectr,
all day yesterday with big boa'k
he. In connection with Mrs. A. 81
offered reward OF s5c for a cluth
missing mans whereabouts II Id
recovery OF his body II dead. M
reward the local camp Woodineic|
World. have AIDED SIS. No traceo
has yet been focnd. 81
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New York Money.

New York March 5.--Money on call steady
at 2Ad3h per cent: last loan 31a per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 41A45lA per cent.
Sterling exchange soft. with actual business
in bankers bills at 1865 for demand and
and S71sI4 .SS. Commercial bills 4.S2G4 .82A.
Silver certificates 59Aq60%. Bar silver 59lR.
Mexican dollars 47% Government bonds
steady; State bonds inactive; railroad bonds
IRREGULAR.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06
COFFEE.

New York. March SIS Mum, son g. Co.
say of coffee: Cohee advanced 15q2O points,
closing steady, with sales OF $500 bags The
and predictions Of smaller receipts at RIO.
Santos got only 5000 bags today and Rio H.
coo. Havre advanced Kd1 franc and Ham
tin1ated at only $500, 600 Buy on the recess
sions.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

London. March 5.-Consols for money
leo 3-16 for the account 100 7-16. Bar silver
steady at 27 7-16d per ounce. Money 3ia per
cent. The rate OF discount in the open
market for short bills 1916 per cent for
three months 10 l6I37a per cent.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

Governor Teelhadoor Roosevelt scorns the
alleged fitness OF Woodruff for vice preslden-
tlal nomination with cruel irony. II Teetha-
door does not ease up little Brer Plat won I
even let the aforementioned Teethadoor play
in hts backyard
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

sympathy for the Beers is inherent In the
brcasts OF patriotic Americans. and no Fed
eral pie distributors can crush It out or scare
II TO death. This l.ttle tip is rendered gratis
to the immortal author Of Little Brooches
and to MIR. william McTrusty.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06
FINANCIAL BRIEFS.

New York March 5.-Clearings SILL 59.s56.
balances s6.732.396.
Paris March 5.-Three per cent rentes 1927
fer the account; London exchange 25f lSc for
checks.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

A New jersey man named John Brown re-
Gently won 500 In a foot race in that trusty
state Thus doth the spirit OF John Brown
go marching on, as 1t were
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06
SUGAR.

New York, March 5-Suear--Raw steady.
New Orleans, March 5.-Sugar-Quiet; omen
kettle 3&@f%; open kettle centrifugal Ala
: s-l6; centrifugal yellows 4lkG4 1915; seconds
z%@AA Molssses quiet; centrifugal Sass,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06
BANK cLEARINGs

Following are the ciearanses OF the houston
banks for the week thas far and for the cor
responding time last year. together with tn'
Increase or decrease
THIS year Last year. increase
Monday ..,... $l,2S7,l1i $i,01S,i6i Sl6S,9oO
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

Former Captain oborlin NJ, Carter arrived
las, week at the United states military prison
at Fort Lcavenworth. lie was convicted of
this crime 80 long ago that many of the pros
ont generation may not know why he Is serv-
ing "a sentence Therefore. We will add that
he stole some millions from the Federal treas
ury. was arrested, tried, convicted and dis
missed from the army and sentenced to five
years imprisonment at hard labor This hap
porod some years ago, but Carter! Oh. he
had pull That is all.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06
BUDGET FROM BFII1
Rev. Pledeer Talks Of CrIn,,.
Visiting a Bull FIslI i
MURDERER JONES HAS sttu \
A Big Hoo Hoo Conca te...,,
Hcld--Morc Letters u..5
Found-schooner MI.

Beaumont. March Sin NJ.
sermon yesterday morning, H.
Pledger, pastor OF the Fir,s (.
church. intimated that bis ac,,,'
Messing the bull fights durin,
visit to Monterey, Mexico, bad N
cised by members Of his conp,.. /
discussing the matter with y,7
porter this morning Rev. ples.,!
that he understood there wa
ton on the part of some Of N Il
OF the congregation to censurs NJ
but SO far as he was concern.sI
no apologies to make. He w.,
fight for Il purpose and not 4 !
personal desire to see the soo,.
Il saw the most wholesale Al
OF the Sabbath have ever wilma.
the most brutal spectacle nv n
beheld, but of that I will spear y
day. / do not think, as soma n
is necessary for a minister "a "a
sin in order to preach agaiun
more than 1t is necessary for n
to come in contact with contay1
eases that he may the more pror-
it. l know there are peop,s |,
not hold me blameless for wb,.'
done, but | do not hold my cone
a guide for any ones action api'
choose TO be guided in my owl,
wholly by my own conscience
been preaching for twelve yeanI
have never yet preached to a \,
ton which did not want me. n
know human nature well enough 4
my belief TINT the people Of Bean,
of my congregation are broadmlS
liberal enough in their judgmers
what | have 10 say and find In y
a justification for what have AN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06
New York. March 5.-Rlo snot 10. Z inyolt

New York, March 5.--Rio spot No. Z invoice
$50. nominal; for iobbing S7s; mild market
quiet. Cordova sH@14. The market for cof-
fee futures opened firm. with prices 1925
points higher. and ruled fairly active on
higher European and Brazilian cables. 1t
finally closed steady, at net advance of $50
20 points. Total sales 3S, $40 bags, including
March 6.SOd6s5: May 6S066.S5; July eos;
August 6.S546. 95: September 6.S517 90; Oc-
tober l.00q!Q5; November 7,OOq7 10; Decem-
d9OD 1856.
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HE HOUSTON DAILY POST
ny rHH
5uston Printing Company.

s J21HMSToN' 1870 Wen. PsSs,Dssr
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06
Hoo-Hoo coNcATENTIn

On March II there will be I
ing of Hoo Hoo in this city whA5
indications of being one Of In
ever held here. On the nigh Il
day at 900 O'Clock great Hoo.H5
meet in secret conclave for The h
of leading the purblind from @erl
ness into the broad sunlight Of M
land. w. +. Mcclure, vice gere,tI
State, will be master of ceremota
Captain George Lock. shark q lb'
verse, will be asked to be preseNl
There will be a royal gatherirs'
choicest spirits which trot ahga
mankind. There are already about
applications for initiation, among1
are prominent lumbermen and
Men. Mr.. Ray Wiess of the RellanJ
Der company is interesting himsslS
candidates and from him can be
application blanks. Any I'd
though will give necessary inform
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

Chicago boldly Gomez to the front with a
lady burglar" and a gentleman highway
man" The cruel paper, however, refuses to
toll us whether one was short and the
other tall" and how on earth arc we to
capture them
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

March has been acting very much like n
lion that, has been in the Transsaal for the
Last few months
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

e string tina, process seems to be &. .. p
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Rcichsmarks. CONNER 49,
oial. SO days ........ g3B 9Ss -.
Bankers .......,.......4 S1A-iS 4.osf -4.oo
Commercial. go days. .4.SZA-A 4'Sza-A 90
Spinners, 20 DAYS .4.Slia-A 4.hfi-f'o-
Francs. commercial.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06
BUTTER AND EGGS.

New Orleans. March 5.--Coftee- Rio, ordi-
nary 10 fair S%699s.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

Gentle spring arrived up in the Northwest
with an eightoen-nch snowstorm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

II the Puerto Ricaus have read the history
OF the United states they must SEQ won-
derful similarity between themselves and our
l1ic ancestors. We trust they can reconcile
thtmselvcn TO the conditions thrust upon thom
by the trust octopus, but We could not con-
denim them " they should not do so, unless
In fact we want to take all back and apol-
gize to England for the Boston tea party 80
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

j. Sterling Morton Is stlll ightIng Senator
Allen and still reminding one Of Hy on the
wagon wheel. 1t really does seem queer that
the Nebraska city authorities do not enforce
tho curfew ordinance on j. Sterling Morton
Secretary Ly. Gage seems to be marching
steadfastly over veldt and kopje to the Al
geran lager and the people are going to do
tho London act when they receive tho pleas
ing news that he has accomplished the feat
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

General Otis again teleRraphs THE baos-
bono OF the Filipino revolution is broken. g"
but un to this tmc no move has been made
toward bringing the troops home and stop-
ping some of the great expense. although Otis
three months, Fort Worth Mail Telegram.
OF course. the troops would come home II
tho war was over or II the islands were paci-
fed. They are not, as is evidenced by the
daily casualty reports. The great pity Is In
the censor not being able 10 keen n maddox
ON old Grandma Otis and bali and chain
ON his WIGHT hand.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

The New York Journal predicts that Mr.
bryan VIII be elected. II did the same four
years ago, and Mr., Bryan was not elected =
Lincoln (Nobl Journal.
hut the World and Sun Of the same city said
no would not be elected in 1896 but now say
he VIII win in 1900. Why did you not men
t,on that, also?
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

~ DAILY POST, n THE SUNDAY posi-.
wv 70 Columns. f6e to 774 Coils.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

hanna's lame leg is said TO again be normal
After the Ohio Warwick has euterta,nca ,ns
southern delegates in Philadelphia /, Is nroba.
bic that this leg will be 10 elongated Ia, {.
su1nssr m'sht easily mistake 1t for shoe
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

a plano has lately been put In county
roor house up in Kansas There are many
o'oef poor pianos and poor plano players tina,
nisnt follow suit and gain the thanks Of the
masses Of the great plain people.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

MIR. John Bun still has enough work ahead
Of him to keep him from suffering with ennut.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

economically speaking. few rays Of
lsh' seem to be appearing above the Eastern
horizon.
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II the Garth koels up at right angles and
slashes the waters OF the Gulf OF Mexico over
your farms there is no need to got excited.
Mr. Dick Hard. Davis is doing tho Trans.
yaal and Dom Otis is sim In the Philippines.
with all this taking place one can not ten
what is likely TO happen.
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Moi'neux, tho murderer takes life easy in
Prison Ho 4 sald to be in regular Sing
Sing mood OF late.
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may not be saerilege to use the sacred
name OF Jesus for advertising a republican
paper in Kansas. but there Is no room for
questioning that It is ominently proper to run
paper up there like the devil would run IL
Kansas is the right spot for that sort OF a
deal, all right.
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-20
Xhe sceGther t0-d6y
IS likely to be fdjT.

XX ZE take pleasure in
v " announcing the
opening of our
new stock Of novelties in
draperies and house decora-
tions, and we cordially invite
you to visit the department
now, while it is at its best.
Naturally the choice odd
things, in which people Of
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-20
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


"Our New Minister. 4" drama of the
homely kind for which perhaps, 1.-The
Old Homestead is responsible, was Civ
en- its first presentation in this city last
evening at the jefferson theatre 1t was
greeted by a very good sized audience
and aroused plenty of applause as the
bright points In the dialogue reached
the keenly appreciative listeners.
The story is rather moral one for the
stage and might be called almost an in
novation, for 1t deals with the affairs of
a few people in small rural commu-
nifty, called Hardocrabble, where they have
religion ground into them that is as hard
and unyielding as the land itself. Aside
from the new minister, the prominent
character is perhaps that OF Lem Ran
som, a returned convict who on leaving
prison resolves to lead an honest life.
Thwarted at every turn by the malice of
the church deacons and 9th or hard-hsted
religionists, he finds a strong, energetic
and redoubtable ally in the minister,
the, village postmaster and big-hearted
strong minded sceptic, each OF whom
does much to a relieve him OF the burde n
of humiliation and degradation put
upon him by the others. The love of
Ransom for his daughter Nance, and
her devotion to him, furnishes one Of the
most pathetic and effective incidents OF
the play. The meeting of the two at the
village store and their tender embra ces,
constitute one OF the most appealing sit
uations OF the performance. AS the play
progresses she enters into the life OF the
new minister himsalf in pretty love
scene, and at the end the cloud which
hung over her brother is lifted by the
appearance or an escaped convict in a
closing scene which is replete with dra-
matte effects.
The character work IS particularly de-
serving or consideration and commenda-
tlon, for the rurals are interesting 70 lks
and they have been nicely contrasted
giving very good idea of some dIstinc-
tive types who religiousIy cling to old
customs and old beliefs.
The character OF New Minister was
played effectively by William McVay,
who brought out strongly yet in an easy,
convincing manner his advanced views
Of Christianity. demonstrating that
science is the landmark of religion.
Sterling manhood was one OF his strong
characteristics and his charity and BROTH
erly love were ever on the alert to assist
the needy and to bring sunshine into
lives darkened by mi sfortune and sin.
Henry Hanscombe was the natural con-
vict," about whom so much OF the ac-
ton OF the play centsred, and his imper-
44uk,ac sci,
won the sympathies OF the audience.
The several male portraits Of old New
England personages, were presented