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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17
DENOMINATION VS.. THEORY.
On last Monday The Post contained the
following editorial paragraph:

On last MONDAY me Fost contained the
following editorial paragraph
a Everybody Ia surprised that everybody
didn't discover the value OF rice lands In
Southeast Texas before experiment demon
ttrated that they were rice lands. There Is
nothing new In this sort OF wonderment A
Few years ago no one believed that Toxas
soil could produce tobacco that would rival
~ excellence the far famed Cuban product.
pick has been sunk TO the helye in dirt In
which. for centuries, gold has slept and been
walked on by ncredulous and blind citizens.
This mornings man brings from Mr..
J, G. Medlenka OF Crowley. La, the state
ment: III you win refer to the files OF
The Houston Post OF December, 1891. you
will ind that The Post, through an article
BY me, called The Posts readers atten-
tlon to Southeast Texas as coming rice
producing section"
True enough. sim the statement OF
The Post holds good. 1t has not beer
So long ago. that the memories or mer
now living run TO the contrary. that the
prairie sections OF our great cotton pro-
ducing area we're believed unsuited to tn,
growth Of cotton. This opinion was held
TO long after experiment had demonstrated
It's error ana for years retarded the dc.
velopment and agricultural advance OF the
state Not only has this been true with
respect to the production Of Gotten. but
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17

mission to fix minimum A. q
rates. @a' nd,
Robert II. West, late rr.... e
Cincinnati chamber OF co.r,, s l1 \
duced the following resoluuese y
Whereas. The laws on ~
Ohio permit cattle to be wv
quarantine districts into ala ',FpN /
cut quarantine restrictions y s's'e i
During the months OF Noyenh.. ~ /
her, January and February ssss D.,
Notwithstanding said Stats IN
bureau of animal Industry 4. fii;l
appointed live stock inspsctnrs l'ssl
ties require them to pass nm II, ~tossI
mating below the quarant,ra ~sct d
department OF agriculture. o. as'
1899. issued bureau animal ,rS. sosi
NO. "a. whereby cattle fror, ~ Y
districts are not permittea :. qan;l
State Of Ohio without sevars 0 e'y|
restrictions, except during ~ sAf.,l
November and December ~s',i
Whereas, This conflict ha,u
and Federal authorities i d,rs.s
the live stock interests OF ns,s ~
cause of these facts it is belesss ~
open season in said State can Il NY
until March /. in conformity VIZ, ~ sas'
cision of the State bureau az ar, nh y
try; therefore. be It 'aa' y
Resolved, That it is the ,panss..
vietion Of this association = "
ton assembled that modifcata. s
conflicting restrictions is n (. =
ard that this association. bv S,' VI
or otherwise, lay the ma ter nv. a'
secretary Of agriculture beseesAl ZIG
edy in conformity with the ss,a u
Ohio in order to furnish BIZ, ~
for the rapidly growing cattle ,,saa '
of the South and Southeast. '4u''
The resolutions were referred i
mittee. " %
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17
sURFoRD's FUNERAL.

Welmar, Texas, January 1.-THE remains
OF Arthur l.. Burford who was killed
yesterday in 5astrop. arrived here on the
we5tbound Southern Pacific train about /
o'clock today, accompanied by a large
number OF his relatives and friends from
his home In Columbus. and were from here
taken 10 Usage and buried in the family
graveyard. He was a prominent young at
torney and the son OF Sheriff w T. Bur-
ford OF this county. There was no young
man more popular than young Burtord~-
no one had more friends than he and no
one more deserving the unblemished good
character and department which were
characteristic OF his everyday life
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17
sHERIFFs' DEPARTMENT..

Cuero, Texas January Arrest Fritz
Fisher. about feet 6 inches high. be-
tween 20 and 3S years OF age, weighs about
1aS or l4O pounds. dark complexion. thin
hair, native OF Baden, German, and viii
likely have that address as we'll as sew
eral pictures OF relatives; drinks, speaks
very little Erelish; was last seen az Hous-
ton on January s, 1900 l hold caplas TOR
his arrest aud will pay s25 Tor him any-
where In the state, Thomas NJ Sell,
sheriff OF Dewitt county, Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17
Lott to HIVE /. FIour NH.

Lott Texas, January 16.-The Touring
mill Is an assured fact now the amount
required t$lO,o0o) has been all subscribed
but $1,000, and that win be taken in
short time.
The whooping cough and measles Is re-
ported In several portions Of town: Il Is
feared by some that the high school will
have 10 close on account Of e.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17
Sim, Case ON rrinI al Cucro.

cuero, Texas, January 1.-THE district
court is busy today in the trial Of the
Sims case on change OF venue from Vic
toria county. Eleven jurors have been
gotten. This is the case for killing one
Forster ir Calhoun county several years
ago II has been tried several times.
There are quite number OF Witnesses
from Calhoun county and from Victoria
Hon. A. u. Petticolas Of Victoria is o
counsel for defendant and Senator A. j.
Davidson Is assisting the prosecution.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17
Ten Year. for highway ~

sherman, Texas. January 4.
criminal district court today " !,
and Frank Burns entered pleas 4,
in two cases each 10 highw~
and were given five years Y ,ssrs
penitentiary in each case. esen \
term OF conviction being zen MI
are cases wherein defendsn's .sssi
and al the points az pistols ~ ;
farmers IN the broad highway
west OF the city.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17
Cigarette Eiend Turned sa'',

Palestine, Texas, January 10
night, while returning home "
place of business. Alex Nemef
costed by a stranger. who asKeu. Nh.
a cigarette paper. Nemer MOI ~
paper was unable to comply W., M d
quest. which seemingly angefsu, assIri
who drew a knife and began s, 'ssrs 4
him. Nemer received seyeral ser ssr y
about the neck aud face, one
almost severed from his head
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17
SIS ca.e. I'D sm,,hriIle.

smithvllle- Texas. January IS six new
cases Of smallpox have broken out here in
the detention camp They are all negroes
the ones that we're exposed 10 the other
case. which 10 now almost we'll.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17

The attorney general Of the United states
incines to the opinion that Admiral Dewey
and his crew are not entitled 10 prize money.
on vessels destroyed at Manila. The prize
system ought to be abolished anyway
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17

Between tho silence OF the British censor
and the loquacity OF tho military experts who
mover saw Boer nor South Africa, the Eng
lish public is kept in state OF perpetual
RucHH
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17
STRICKEN WITHOUT WARM
NouNG MAN BEARING TIpiN~
pEATH WAS Cur DOWN
"A Priests soSI Left the Bar''
Tenement while lie Was ~
3 versinG with Bishop Forest

San antonio. Texas. January ie--'a''
Sommers, a we'll known Young man 2 Y
city. died suddenly at Janscn's iarn T.,
miles from the city, today s0p'
drove TO the place early this mof'l's
carry five young children, who W,
lhe farm alone. the news that then ~, ~
Tas dead in the city. Soinmeis
touched by his mission that ne uisa \
doorway OF the house as he impai s,rN
sad message Death resulted from p';-
sis OF the heart.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17

Should III Hung Chang write book on
UPS and Downs in real Life he could
bring moro sctus, experience to the task
than any man OF earth except bronco
brste. -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17
Southern Progress" is a standing headline
In the newspapers these days.

Mayor Brashesr has decided to remove the
the members OF the present elcetric
light board and supplements them with
those who are known to DO IN favor
OF carrying out tho wishes OF tho peope by
the prompt erection OF municipal light plant
In this he is right, aud The Post hastons to
commend his action; but is II not a little sin
gular that his honor should have waited
for nearly two years, and until another eloc-
ton Is at hand. to arrive at this wholesome
conclusion? II Ia not too much to say that
" the mayors present proposed action had
been taken a year and half sso the light
I plant would now be In operation and our
pccnle receiving the dement's Of municipal
ownership. Hut better late than neyet
To have, or not to have, scath Texas
Fair, at Houston. Thot is the question What
shall the answer be: ao4
! IN itt thirteenth annual report the inter.
state railway commission hegs Of congress
certain onactmeuts which. Il denied, The com
mission declares that Its best efforts at resu-
latloh viii prove feeble and Disappointing I"
Everybody knows that the interstate railway
commission has been powerless 10 regulate
railway charges or to evolve a classification
of fteights that would be uniform or reasona-
bly, stable. Congress has been repeatedly ap-
peAled to In behalf OF the commission and
congress has Just as repeatedly ignored these
appeals. The commission Is powerless 70 en-
force It's DEGREES. Either arm Il with au-
thorty TO enforce It's orders or abolish II out
right. As it is, II is but the imbecile play
thing Of the railroads.
| wi vet la ~ dtaiIp
having his military prowess recorded In his
tory under the caption of Prolonsation Otis.
The move for an investigation Of Secretary
Cages relations with the New York banks
met with prompt objections from republican
members OF the house They claimed that his
liable reply" had disposed OF the charges
made, although he admitted every material
fact as 10 the sale OF tho New York custom
house property, and offered no excuse for his
manifest fayortlsm 10 the National City
bank. except convenience 1t Is convent
ent for him to deposit ST. 900 permanently
with that institution si7 ,oOo 900 that lie not
} distributed to other banks. 1t is evidently
convenient for the bank,
British inactivity In South Africa is said
to be a problem. There Is nothing complex
Il seems. In Bcer mobility. That is merely
a matter of horses.
The story that General Joubert served on
General Jacksous stan during the oIvll war
has been thoroughly dsprovsd in this eoun.
Try. hut London still ciinss to Il.
Governor Tanner declares that Senator Cul.
Ions whole husnclal career has been prcnig
scy and waste Il is true that the old mar
may be broke after years OF public service
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17

Father ]. f. l.. Maurel, . Cathohs =
of Brownsville, Texas. died suduep9
morning while talking with Blsnop 4.
OF this diocese. Father Maurei n "a,
called on the bishop 10 pay nis
and while in the midst OF cnes' ",
versatlon fell to the floor anu NJ
Deceased was one OF the PEI.
priests in the Rio Grande coups 4
was 60 year of age and nauEe
louise, France.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17

and all. the more TO his credit, Ono thing,
however. he can say that, perhaps, the thrifty
Tanner can not. lie has not fsttcncd all the
brood OF Culloms az the public treasury.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17
Telephone Numbers: sss,ss...' Il,

The city.The Post Is delivered to any part Of the
city BY carriers. per month. $500; threa months
$500; six months 5000; ons year $1,000,
Mr.. Theodore Bering has ehsrgs OF the city
circulation and collecting Messrs Theodore
Boring. Chas, Lott and Paul Hohby are the au-
thorirei collectors Of all city bills doth ajvertis-
INK and suhscriptlon) and money should be
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should be paid BY cheek IN favor OF Ths Hous-
ton Printing Company
Subscribers falling to receive The Post regularly
will please notify the Office promptly. Every
paper is expected 10 he delivered not later than
e;so O'clock a.
Under no eireum stances ~iu orders given by
employees on the office be recognized and
paid, or accepted In payment OF accounts.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17

Secretary Cages reply to the congressional
resolutions admits all the facts as charged,
and merely gives justification OF law as rea-
son for them. 1t is quite possible. suggests
tho Indianapolis Sentinel. that he has kept
within the limits OF tho law, as there is no
law against tavoritism In the exercise OF dis
cretionary powers. lie admits that the New
York custom house property was sold to the
National City bank for ;S.265,O00i that OF this
sum s3,2l5, 900 was paid by the bank by a
certified check on itself. which was at once
returned TO the bank as a deposeit on govern
mont account. that the government ia now
paying per cent on this sum as rental for
the building although the bank holds the
money aud large additional sums OF govern
ment money without interest; that the deeds
will not be passed until the remaining $50, 900
is paid. OF course, the withholding Of the
deed exempts the property from local taxa
ton. which would be over $4,000 year, and
saves this to the bank. lie says that the
bank was made the depository for all the in
formal revenue receipts Of the government
because it was more convenient to do that
than TO distribute the money among various
banks and that is nc reason at all Mr. Gage
| practically admits the srossest favoritism
toward this Standard OIL bank--a favoritism
unhoard OF in our history since the days of
tho old United States bank.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17

The story that General Joubert served on
General Jacksou's stan during the cIyll war
has been thoroughly disprovsd in this eoun-
Try. but London still ciings to q.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17

Don't pour your sop on me.
The Boston Herald declares that Governor
Nash OF Ohio IN his message to the iegsla-
ture discusses the trust question In prsc-
teal way" What does the Herald consider
practical discussion OF tho trust question
Governor Nash simply takes the position that
State legislatures and not congress should
deal with the trusts Does the Herald fancy
that the Ohio legislature will place any hurt
full limitations on the operations of trusts
II so. the Herald Is surprisingly oredulous
The Ohio treatment OF the trusts up to date
has not been calculated to inspire such child
| like confidence Governor Nash is the crea.
! ture OF Mark Hanna. and the republican War
wick will not commit the indiSoretion OF slay
/ ing the goose that lays the golden egs, nor
viii he allow his man Friday In Ohio poll
tics TO In any way handicap the fecuudity Of
the aforementioned goose, The only official
Ohio has had who got after the trusts. cver
with no better proceeding than that of quC
warranto was ANONYMOUSLY side-trscked IL
the last State election. Governor Nash may
discuss the trusts in a practical way" bu
when he gets after them in earnest Mari
Hanna and the republican party will hav'
expired.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17
THE HOUSTON DAILY POST.
sy THE
Houston Printing Company.

ar s yHSNSTos .. vics PRESIDENT.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17

British inactivity In South Africa is said
TO be problem. There is nothing complex.
AZ seems, In Boer mobility. That is merely
matter OF horses
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17

Madam St. Louis to Madam Chicago:
Don't pour your slop on me-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-06-15

| fault be made either of the payment
of principal or interest OF either said
notes or in any part thereof, then all
of the notes outstanding, principal and
interest Immediately became due and
payable, notwithstanding any other
stipulation of the agreement OF settle
ment
at was further agreed that the pay
ment of principal and interest OF the
| notes should be secured by the depos-
1t with the United States treasury or
S57 1920 900 face value of first refunding
mortgage per cent gold bonds, to be
thereafter issued by the Central Pa
cific or its successor having charge OF
the railroads then owned by the COM
pany. such bonds to be part OF the
issue of not exceeding S100000O0O In
all. and to be secured by mortgage
upon all railroads, equipments and
terminals owned by the Central Pa
cific Railroad Company, the mortgage
being a first lien upon the property.
an pursuance of another provision
of the agreement, the four earliest ma
turing notes were purchased by
Speyer G Co., March 10, 1899, and the
proceeds, amounting to S11,762,543.lz,
and accrued interest to the date OF
payment, $35,771.O2, in all $11,79S,-
314.14, were received by the Treasury
March o. 1899, as part payment OF the
indebtedness of the Central Pacihc ana
Western Pacific Railroad Companies.
The proprietors of the various COM
panies comprising the Central Pacific
system were subsequently conveyed to
a new corporation called the Central
Pacific Railway Company, which latter
executed the mortgage and bonds pro-
vided for by the agreement OF settle
ment
ION October T. 1899, bonds were de-
livered to the Treasury Department by
the Central Pacific Railway Company
to secure the outstanding notes held
by the Treasury. The United States,
therefore, holds the notes of the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company to the
amount of SAT, $50, 172.36, bearing inter-
est payable semi-annally at the rate OF
3 per cent per annum, and secured by
the deposit of an equal amount OF
first-mortgage bonds of the Pacific
Railway Company, thus providing, be-
yond any doubt, for the sure and grad
nal payment of the whole OF this SUD-
sidy debt, and providing in the mean
time for the payment of interest at the
rate of per cent upon the unpaid bal
ances. The United States, through the
settlement agreement thus entered
into will be reimbursed the full
amount of the principal and interest
of the Central Pacific and Western
Pacific debt. aggregating s5S,Sl2,-
715.48.
"The amounts due to the United
States March l, 1900, from Pacific rail-
roads on account of bonds issued in
aid Of their construction, were as fol-
lows:
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-06-15
KRUGER'S CAPITAL A GAR.
Says That The Only Thing Left To
Do Is To Keep On Fighting.
REAL STRUGGLE ONLY BEGUN.

London, June 9.-The executive
offices of the Transvaal government
are in n railway car, which is shunted
on n switch at Machadorp station.
President Kruger caused the interior
of the coach to be reconstructed some
time ago with view of contingencies
that have now arrived. He gave audi
ence to correspondent without OBJ
lection.
YES" said President Kruger, sit is
quite true that the British have occu-
pied Pretoria. This, however, does not
end the war. The burghers are fully
determined to fight to the last. They
will never surrender so long as 500
armed men remain in the country. l
feel deeply encouraged by the fine
work Steyn and Dewet are doing in
the Free State. The capital of the
republic, the seat of government, is
here on this car. There is no magic
about any special site. Our country is
invaded, it is true, but it is not con-
quered. The government is still
effective"
'They say in London, Mr.. Kruger,
that you contemplate taking refuge on
a Dutch man-of-war at Lourenzo Mar
ques"
THAT again is lie" retorted the
president with vehenence. 81 know
of no such Dutch war vessel. am not
contemplating refuge anywhere. l
shall not leave my country. There
will be no need of my doing anything
of the kind"
Secretary of State Reitz remarked:
"You may depend upon it that the war
is not yet over Guerilla warfare will
continue over ali enormous area We
intend to fight to the bitter end, and
shall probably retire upon Lydenburg,
where we can hold out for many
months"
EYES," observed Mr.. Kruger, sit is
only now that the real struggle has
begun. l fear that there will still be
much bloodshed, but the fault is that
of the British government.
Then rising his roice to an almost
passionate height, Mr.. Kruger ex-
claimed: 1.-THE time has passed for us
ia talk. We have done plenty of that,
but it has done us no good. The only
thing left for us to do is to keep on
lighting, to keep on fighting"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-06-15
PACIFIC RAILROAD SETTLEMENTS.

| ment, papers were prepared Tor an ap-
peal. Then the reorganization COM
mittee came forward with an offer to
increase its bid to $50,000,000 instead
of $45,754, 05999. Subsequently, to set
tie all points in dispute, the re-organ-
ization committee decided to abandon
this second bid and to increase the
minimum amount to be offered for the
property to S5S,44S,223.75, being the
total amount due the government on
account of the Union Pacific road, as
stated by the secretary Of the treas
ury, including the sum of $4,549,-
36S.26 cash in the sinking fund. Such
an amount was bid by the re-organiza-
ton committee on November l, 1897
and the sale was confirmed by the
court on November 6, 1897. After the
confirmation of the sale the whole
amount was paid into the treasury
of the United States in convenient in
stallments, thus relieving the govern
ment from any loss whatever upon
It's claim for principle and interest
due upon its subsidy, and bringing to
a final and most satisfactory termina-
ton one of these long-standing and
troublesome questions.
I'm the case of the Kansas Pacific
Indebtedness, by decree of the court
an upset price on the sale of the
property was fixed at sum which
would yield to the government $780,
600. The reorganization committee
in conference with the government
declared it's purpose of making no
higher bid than that fixed by the de-
cree of the court, SO that the govern
ment was confronted with the dan
ger of receiving for its total lien upon
It's line, amounting to nearly $13,-
100000, principal and interest, only
the sum of s2,500,000. Believing the
interest of the government required
that an effort should be made to OBJ
tain a larger sum, and the govern
ment having the right to redeem the
membranes upon the property
which were prior to the lien of the
government subsidy, by paying the
sums lawfully due in respect thereof
out of the treasury of the United
States, the President, ON February s,
1898, authorized the secretary of the
treasury to pay the amounts lawfully
due upon the prior mortgages upon
the eastern and middle divisions of
said road.
"Then the reorganization commit
lee of the Kansas Pacific offered to bid
for the road sum which would realize
to the government the whole amount
of the principal of the debt-$6 ,3O3. 900.
1t was believed that no better price
than this could be obtained at later
date if the sale should be postponed,
and it was deemed best to permit the
sale to proceed upon the guaranty