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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-30
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

RICHMOND Work on the Parnell brick
building has been resumed.
CORPUS CHRIsTI-Born. to Mr.. and
Mrs Lee Gravel, son.
EDNA.--A Farmer named Hearson was
dragged to death By runaway team near
here.
EAGLE LAKE.-The public schools will
open September 20 with a full corps of
teachers.
BURNET.-Wheat threshing continues.
the yield has been very good and is bring
ing from 90 TO 60 cents a bushel.
HILLSBORO.-Wra Brothers OF the
Brandon Enterprise are figuring on start
ing daily paper here in the near future.
GEORGETOWN Twelve wagoniodds
Of cotton pickers went out from here Mons
day and cotton will soon be coming in fast.
WACO-A movement has been started
here to have police matrou appointed 10
receive and search female prisoners wnen
arrested.
KoUNTZE. has peen
made by which Kountze will be connected
with the outer world by a long distance
telephone
UVAuDE.-E. ]. Carloss has flied a
lease on what he believes to be an old
gold mine and will shortly so to work 10
again develop it.
DENIsoN.-Damage suits aggregating
more than 100000 are pending against
the Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe railway
in the district court.
HILLSBORO.-Tax Assessor ]. NJ. Word
has completed the tax rolls for this year.
The results show the taxable values to be
$l0,77S, t2S, gain over last year OF $780,
600.
GATESVILLE.-The county tax asses
scr, w A. Smith, has completed his tax
rolls and the result shows an increase in
the taxable values over last year OF $751;
600.
PARIS.--A vigorous enforcement of the
yagraney law has had the effect OF max
ing large number OF negroes willing
to 20 to the cotton fields. where they are
now needed.
! SAN ANToNIo.An elaborate pro-
| grammo is 20 be arranged for the restora
ton OF the Alamo bell. which is now in
the possession OF Miss Adina de Zayaia
of this city
FoRNEY independent school dis
trict has voted a tax OF IA of per eeui
for building and furnishing a good sch oil
house ard to issue $4,000 worth OF bonds
for that purpose.
| GRoESBEECK.-Hen Joiner, Jr., on
o. the assistants in the cotton yard, was
badly hurt while unloading cotton from
a wagon by bale falling on him, crush
ing him 10 the ground.
CAMERON. Two MeNlcans. Anton
Gonzales and John ----, got into a scuff'
about quilt Saturday night at Burning
ton in this county and John was stabbed
with knife, causing death.
WOoDVILLE Thus far only one o
the parties charged with being connected
with the moAhlng of Calvin Bradford s.
Mobile in this county, several weeks ag
has succee6el in Swing bend.
i GREENvILLE.--c. A. Duck has filed .
sui for 100000 against the cotton Bel
land child from riding In q poorly hsatei
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vast army We are maintaining in the
islands is split up into 200 separate gar
risons shows how widespread is the dis
affection aud organized resistance.
Feeble attempts are made to show that
our trade with the Islands is improving.
1t would be very curious if the presence
of mare than 10000 troops, supported there
at the expense Of the American people. did
not necessitnte increased importltions AS
a matter of fact. the entire purchases Of
the Islands from the rest. of the world
before the war did not exceed on the ay
eraga $l4 0G0 COO a year, while the exports
averaged less than Sl7000,0O0. That IS
to say, we have already sunk in the archl-
pelago a sum equal to the entire value OF
its eXportable products during a period Of
eleven years, and the attempt to bring the
Fiipin0s under subsection is siill costipg
us four times as much as all the products
of the island are worth-not the profit on
the products, but their gross vAlue.
To say nothing Of the principles involved
or of the loss of inestmable lives, the
widows and orphans scattered over our
land, the thousands Of brave fellows who
Will return with shattered health to drag
out miserable ives-to say no hing Of all
this. nor OF the unspeakahle miseries in
flicted upon the Filipinos because they re-
fuse to nccept an impsTialistic yoke and
claim the right Of self-gove.nment, 1t
would seem that as a mere cold booded
business proposition we are engaged in a
very bad speculation.
Spain may certainly fclicitate her
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SOME posTscRIpTs.


The National Library Of Paris has 10000
bound books and 100000 pamphlets.
The famous Hampton Court vine is bearing
. crop OF about 1900 punches of grapes
Child labor in North Carolina mills has de-
creased so per cent in the past three years.
York Castle. England where many famous
trials have taken place, is to be turned into
military prison.
Signals have been sent by wireless tele-
graph through a suite of seven rooms, the
doors of which were closed
Syracuse IN. " woman brought suit
against her sister because she would not go
home after her six weeks visit was up"
Westralia is the only Australasian colony
that pays neither the members OF the legls-
latiye council nor those of the legislative
assembly
All the church going women OF Chicago
excepting the EpiscopaIians went to church
recently with their heads uncovered except
by their own hair.
The horse trade Is good all the world over.
One hundred and fifty thousand horses and
mules have been landed in South Africa since
the beginning OF the war.
The collection Of FISH in the aouariums Of
the London geological gardens now include5
several living specimens OF the curious blind
hsh from the caves of Kentucky.
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New York Herald.

New York Herald.
While the United States are still carry
ing on the war in the Philippines the
privilege of conducting which they paid
500 600 oOO-spain. relieved of her colonial
incubus, is making rapid strides toward
prosperity.
The prospect of an equilibrium in her
national budget is so bright that holders
OF her exterior debt are unwilling to ac-
cept the proposed reduction of interest.
The bonds which two years ago sold below
so per cent OF their face value are now
above 70. Private as we'll as public credis
has improved. capital is pouring into the
country, new industrial enterprises are
getting under way, and there is a notable
expansion of commerce.
Meanwhile in our struggle with the
white elephant we took oil SPANS hands
in the Philippines we have sacrificed
thousands OF American lives and sunk
nearly 100000, 600; and unless a radical
change OF policy is adopted the waste OF
blood and money promises to continue in
definitely. The interesting letter from
Manila printed in another column this
morning corr1borates recent adylces from
the Heralds special correspondent tina;
the resistance to our arms is stll of a
serious character. and the fact that the
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A GOVERNMENT BY COMMISSION.

On the 21st day OF last a.-
tion: '"ins sssals.
Resolved, That the pres,a..
quested, II not incompatible rs.a' os "
lie interests. to inform the ~. re ~
wnat commissions have been s a, In.
appointed by the executiva oresttt
autnority since March 4, 1897 ssses h
10 the foreign relations or the seIsFs.<s
of the United States or 70 .sifiiofsss
the conduct OF the late war rs Ssa's hi
second, the names OF the persn,. sli-s
Ing each OF said commissEons ,sonos.
total compensation paid each y, .a,iA u
mlssloners' fourth. the total nn,,',.al ee1.
paid each of the secretaries Il
other employees OF each Of s,,s AZ
ST ms. and fifth, the total trsra ~ eoR1is
dental and other expenses Of am as, nrl
commissions" = eAea q al.
This resolution was ampna.s
afterward 50 as to go back 10 YSss s's
OF 1897, because one of thu ii. Is aas'Asl
senators said to Senator Cuihs..sMastl
ne did nat want to appear Z y.
senator VINO Rad received mnnov .ss ~
OF the numerous commissions M. Nh 81
nave enjoyed as one OF the ns-. 20
OF being a republican senator. s-'sAn
The resolution was passed !.
about May l or few days bet- ~
resolution went to Mckinley spi II
ever since ignored It, few H. ls ~
ADJOURNMENT of the last session s Se,sr'
Culberson asked the president ~ ,s ss.i'f
ate, from his place on the aoor ~. 49, ~.
become Of the resolution ana Il <. ~
whether 1t had been answered aaes
Frye, the presiding officer s,Is .s's
no knowledge OF any answer h,r,s. ~
returned to the inquiry OF the ssnsts 'sss
Thus did Mckinley completely
the request of the senate when s. ''
critic senator asked for the inforr 49,
Why did he do It? Niaa
Did he deem 1t to be "lncompatib,. ~.
the public interests?" wa
II So why? Is 1t incompatihIa IL. 4,
public interests for the peopla ! y. y.
what it costs to run the governmss,, " III
people furnish the money to nav n. -
penses and they certainly nusht Il ~,
the right to see the books. They ~ :. :.
going to get to see them II this ,srs.
istration can help it, and the only mr., ~ !.
people will ever get to see them IA ~ ~.
reckoning will be 20 turn Il on. ~ y
fee and phlce therein democrat, y.
ministration. They have ehansa N
year to get look at the books. WIN ~,
take it?
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NJ nurr..s NJ Quintana.

Quintana. Texas, August zs'--ns-
George F. Burgess, candidate Tor 'Oa-
gress from this district. accompanies Z
Hon. Lewis r. Bryan, Hon. f. L fs.,'
Colonel p. F. Combs and Judge Fan ~
lett, all of velasco. came down o. 'A'
naptha launch Curtis Monday MI ~,
CESS has been intending to MAKE 8.
trip to look at the Improvements 80 \, ~
on here at the mouth OF the pis ,.sr a..
some time, as well as TO get pe' so,,tt,.
quainted with the people OF tne S,outh
He seems well pleased with tne ~ tAIs
OF the BRACES and the prospecss s,,ss
being made a har5or or the his1
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industrial commission uabor) per
year ....... ..--....-... s..... Ao"'VVV
Hon. Charles Hamlin. special
commissioner TO Japan .......- lo'VVo
Hon. John w. Foster, special
commissioner ...... ........... sV'vVV
Hon. Robert =. Porter, special
commiss Toner 10 Porto Rico aud
Cuba - so.ovU
This does not include the new Philip
pine commission (Tatt commission).
The postal commission aad California
debris commission are also omitted, ID
likewise the Mississippi river commission
aud the District Of Columbia commission,
as they are under continuing statutes.
1t Is impossible TO give the exact ex-
penses OF these commissions, except as 10
the Paris canmission and the second PHIL
ippine commission. as they are charseu
upon tine books OF the treasury department
under the unusual and extraordinary col
umn, h "Nntl3ual Defense and Emergen-
cy" In this head. in the receipts ana
disbursements for the year 1899 appear
among other heads the following
Under the head Of National defense In
the war department., charged to MIS-
cellany, Is an item OF SS,SSg,29I
Under the head OF emergency Ia mis-
cellany, is charged an item OF $4,000
Under the head Of navy miscellaneous,
under the item of National defense, b;
the sum Of Sc, .9770l.
Under the head of emergency in the
navy department is an Item Of $3.50, 26S.
These items are put In lump and the
purpose of such expenditures is MOI
named The books themselves show these
expenditures to be unusual and extra
ordirury. and they are the only large ex-
pendltures which are not itemized
In these items are contained the ex
penses of the various commissions and II
seems impossible to learn Of what these
lump sums consist. All OF he expenses
given are estimated, except, as said be-
fore, those OF the peace commission and
the second Philippine commission Ap
plying the rates of cost known to exist
as to these two commissions il will be
seen that the estimates of the other COM
missions while based only on estimates
are probably too low rather than too high
Government by commission seems TO be
an expensive luxury. But as the govern
ment has gone into the commission bust
ness the people must foot the bills.
The question now arises. why did Nc
Kinley ignore the resolution Of the senate
asking for the cost of all these commits
si5ns?
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the international bankers All the big
beggars have stretched their credit to the
utmost In those countries But now the
I'LL Is becoming empty. A new capitalist
must be found to finance" Imperialism
The United States are booming into prom
iDence as the mark. The phenomsnAi
growth Of this country II the past twenty
years has carried us to the front among
the rich nations. Latteriy our policies
have fostered the development Of multi
millionaries. who have by combination
artihciaily and By dollhouse methods ac-
cumulated immense SURPRISES. The dis
position OF this capital now Is to go into
government securities wherever they can
be found. From time immemcrial the
leaning OF money has seemed to be the
fayorite channel OF financial activity with
capitalists. Bonds are such convenient
investment Good Interest. no attention
to property and the facilities for eeoaP-
ing taxation. are the controlling induce
ments.
II America Is now to take the place OF
England, or France. or Germany. as a
great international banker the Old World
can continue for yet many years 20 main
tain idle millions under arms by borrow
/ ing the profits which the big combines
and syndicates have wrung through gov
eminent assistance from the toiiing Amer
I lean masses.
But how prevent thisT We can only re-
fer 81 as momentous problem 70 the bet
ter and more honest craftsmanship Of the
Nation. Certain II is that by limiting the
opportunities for monopoly ard conoina'
tion We can largely stop the accumulation
OF great SURPRISES. We can withdraw th'
government aid and favoritism that hell
so materially in creating our class G
modern Croesuses. By giving individual
effort better chance we can induce mucl
more capital into home enterprise. Ant
by special and searching systems OF tax
alton of personal property drive large
volumes OF idle money into material de
lyelopment.
We ought, IN short, 10 turn our atten
tion TO keeping home money as far as pos
slble at home. for the special good OF TIL
hemisphere and the general good Of tn
world. When Europe can't borrow he
soldiers will have to 20 70 work.
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mY CHARLES A. EDwARDs.)

Washington. August 2e.--(s:an Special.J
II have adverted several times to the
fact thar the present administration "a
practically government by commission.
There have been more kinds OF commits
sions appointed since the beginning OF
this administration than ever there were
in the history OF the Nation.
Nothing has come UP since MCKINLEY
took his seat that ne has not appointed
rim. What information he has oolalnsd
in that way, ana what good it has ever
done the country. No man knows or ever
viii know for that matter. Those COM
missions were made principally to pro-
vide places for these OF the faithful who
had tallen outside the breastworks in the
distrioutiOn of the pie That Is the only
excuse that can be given for their crea-
tion, SO far az anybody has ever been able
10 ind out.
1t Is practically impossible to ascertain
the exact cost OF all the commissions APP
pointed by President Mckinley. That Is
a secret he is carefully guarding, and he
even refused to tell the senate OF the
United States what they est the country
when that body. by resolution offered by
StuAASA 1u4UtTstHt oHlGlall4 dSAtu 70 10
enlightened on the subject.
Here is partial list of the commissions
and what they have cost the taxpayers in
round numbers:
First Philippine commission
| after battle OF Manila) ....... S2l0,0
Second Philippine commission
| (Denby. Worcester and Scnur
mani .......... 11700v
Peace commission ............... 222, 93l
/ II -
ST ner ............ .......... 1000
Bimoallic commission ........ IS 0g1
Alger army commission ....... 100000
! Samoan commission .......... 50,00l
| Queens jubilee commission. 0.09l
Special Paris exposition commits
sion ...... ............... 2OO0t
Reciprocity commission ..,..... 10000
Joint high commission with Cam
ada ,,,........ .............. 7lo.oot
Cuba and Porto Rico Evacuation
commission .......... 49,. 5000
Hague peace commission ...... 81 009
Hawaiian commission ....... so 90,
1sthmtan canal commission ...... 1000 00C
1nsular commission .............. 80 00r
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HUNTING A NEW BANKER.

n this country would strive for the
adoption OF legislative policies. National
md State. that would induce the continual
reinvestment OF growing capital in ma
terial enterprises at home and tend to
confine our wealth and energies 10 the
magnificent fields presented by the Three
Americas we would become great
peacemaker and big stumbling block to
the Old Worlds policy OF militarlsm.
Large ornaments coet more now than
In any period OF history. big standing
army was never before such financial
burden. Wars are wonderfully and fear
fully expensive. To obtain the hundreds
OF millions Of money required for such
purposes Is even now becoming the most
serious problem submitted for solution to
some Of the Eurofean powers. Even Eng
band, rich presumably as she is. has had
recently to borrow money from New York
Russia is seeking another loan. Italy and
Austria are virtually bankrupt. Great
armies and nayies and costly wars have
produced these conditions Of financial de-
pendency. And the money must come In
these times, o. the military establish
nsiits and wars must DE Abandoned.
England and France have for years been
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HOUSTON, THURSDAY, AUG. 80, 100
TEN PAGES TODAY
soME SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS

Even the first meager official bulletins
O, the returns OF the twelfth census are
affordlug much interesting speculation,
no. only over the changes in population
bu. az TO the possible effects on future
political conditions. Enough seems to
have been given out from Washington al
ready TO suggest changes Of an important
bearing in congress.
The growth Of me cities has been a.
greater ratio. Il ls said, than the growth
OF the rural districts In 1890 only about
per cent o. the population OF tire country
was found IN cities Of 5000 ard more IN
habttants In 1922 this proportion had
changed 70 euch an extent that about 20
per cent o, the people were IN cities o:
sooe and over. This year It Is calculated
that fully s5 per cent. and possibly more.
~ the popuis,loD is urhsn-or over third
IRE eject on legislation can be estimated
The larger cities with more representa-
ton n congress and IN legislative halls.
win eyer, even grester influence IN
shnping the laws and IN Stamping their
peculiar metropolitan impress upon them
,hsn 1t any time heretofore. The agrl-
.ritural rnss.es will obtain less and be
osssrei 20 less than now
BIZ. another development n significant
importance Is disclosed. Tho East ap-
pears 70 have more than held It's Own
with the West Il was thought ten or a
loren years seo that the West was about
20 run away from the Eas, in growth II
population and quickly dominate the coun.
try During me past ten years this move.
uent hs. seemingly been checked W.
sna the New ENGLAND city ~ Providence
growing faster than e. Paul and Mime.
srols Buffalo has grown as rapidly al
SfiIwaukee. Nebraska Is expecting 70 los
congressman while West Virginia ma
gain two. and even Massachusetts, an
Connecticut hold their own.
In this particular = Is not difficult q
estimate the changed effects in Natlona
legislation Il viii mean the create
power o, those portions OF the countr,
most directly dominated by capitalist
Influences.
This early glimpse AZ ire census In
word Is diseouraging for the great agri
cultural class OF the Nation. It indicates
a iessening Of the more conservative force
and the grester concentration OF power II
the hands Of the men who manipulate cit.
politics and control Industrial agencies
and centers II means more strength t
the arm Of the corporatlon-ri ridden snt
gold standard. gold worshlplng East
We may hope for the South to Target,
neutralIze these changes, however. unies
the census Is being manipulated as II wa
in 1880. There is the danger II ten year
ago this great work could be prostituted Z
partisan ends. why not now? Has re
publieanism grown any cleaner or NOR
conscientious in the past decade?
Hardly hardly
II is rather likely TO have grown NOR
cunning with the years and to have i'm
proved upon an old trick. 1t is almost i'm
possible 10 resist the impulse toward sus
picion IN contemplating these new develop
ments
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GOMEZ WARNING.

The Columbus. Ohio. Dispatch thinks
that General Gomez can not be consid-
cred wise in advising Cubans to elect to
the constitutional convention only men
who are known as revolutionists. He
seemed 20 put partisanship. says the
Dispatch, above character and ability,
although the task to which these men
will be- called is the most difficult that
Cubans have yet had TO face"
Before Gomez is condemned for his
recent letter OF warning to the Cuban
people. the conditions Ia Cuba and the
trend OF events must be looked at. The
great mass OF the natives OF the island
undoubtedly demand free Cuban re-
public, For that they fought and starved
and suffered in every conceivable way
for years. In the island. however. there
| is a strong Spanish element that has
heretofore controlled the business OF
Cuba. ard secured large property hold
ings. Joined with this element are
! thousands of resident foreigners who
have no other object in the island than
to make money and no other care for 1t
but purely selfish one. These Spaniards
and other foreigners have long affected
to contemn the natives. and to deny to
them recognition OF their capacity for
self government. 1t is the same old
contempt for the masses which We OBJ,
serve the plutocrats even in this country
entertaining for the people"
1t is this class that fears Cuba
Libre." 1t is this class that cares moth
ing for the national aspirations of the
Cubans and would prefer annexation to
the United States. when under the strong
arm OF American authority Cuba could be
exploited for the moneyed combines and
Weather classes, while the natives re-
manned as OF old in virtual slavery.
Gomez understands the conditions.
He fully appreciates the secret and skill
full manipulation that is in progress to
select a constitutional convention that
Will be- largely subservient to the pres
emit officials in the island and in sym
pathy with the property holding class.
He knows how easy 1t Is for powerful
agencies like wealth and military au-
lnoIlty 10 ellner corrupt OF ONeTaWe luxe
warm patriots and control convention's
action. He feels. and with reason, that
there is a deep-laid conspiracy to con-
troll and treat the aspiration for Cuba
Libre as an "iridescent dream"
II Is therefore. and under such cir
cumstances, a time for "partisanshiI
above character and ability" 1t is the
Cubans last chance for Independence. Go,
mez would not be the friend OF the Cubar
masses that he has always claimed {,
be II he did not now sound the warn
: ing to put none but the old Cuban revo
lutionists on guard.
1t may be question whether indie
pendence or annexation would be tn
e better for them. and It may be thei
i eventual destiny to become incorporate
1 with the United States, but these Cuba,
: patriots who have suffered so much an
o 50 long want to see now free Cuba i
@ fact as in name. and they have a RICH
e to establish and enjoy such govern
II ment- But can they accomplish thei
o aim without taking practical heed of oil
Gomez warming The Post doubts 4
u and SO will the intelligence and honest
q OF this whole country doubt II.
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stovveII Notes.

Stowell, Texas, August 2S-Mr. Dabney
White is visiting his parents at Winnie.
He has been quite sick.
Or. White preached here Sunday night
to large and deeply Interested congre-
cation.
Our town is growing quite rapidly and
we expect large immigration to this
rice land country this fall.
The irrigation canal is nearly COM
pleted, but Jupiter Pluvius has rendered
it unnecessary this year.