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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29
THE SUPREME COURTS lNsuLAa DECISIONS.

The supreme courts decisions in the insular cases
will be cause orAdisapp9intment throughout the whole
country except administration circles more than
reason. blGfkiehy because of the confusion arts
ing from so mHny dissenting and conflicting opinions
1t looks to the unprofessonal mind as If law ought
to be law, and il the very learned Che high
est bench in the country ought to know what che law
is and be practically unanimous in declaring H.
1t certainly weakens the courts conclusions that
four of the nine justices disagree With nle other five
and that OF the five at least three reach the general
agreement by the majority othor reasoning than
that pursued by the justice who handed down the lead
ing opinion. conclusion reached IN such a way by
bare majority of the court can serve as only tenn
porary opinion and have little no binding force AS
a respectable precedent In word public confidence
in the infability OF the court must be considerably
shaken.
Justice Browns leading opinion Is manlfestly La.
bored effort to avoid the force precedents and give
plausible view to the governments side of the con.
tention. To reach his conclusions however he has
been compelled to set congress above the instrument
which created It, except in where the rights of
organized States within the Union, are involved
He has even recognized congress right to interpret
the constitution as TO its powers, and regards
such Interpretation precedent to be regarded by
the court especially organized under the constitution
as the real and final interpreter of that instrument
In short after mass of confused and confusing
argument Justice Brown limits the constitution to the
States OF the Union, holds that the term United
States only the actual States, and erects con.
gress into autocratc unlimited and imperial ruler
all Territories belonging this country not or
gained as States That is the half republic half
empire theory in its complete flllrsSs The flag of
the free foat political slaves If congress Wills
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29
A DAY AT ViCkSBuRG.

To the Editor of The Post
Vioksh,rg Miss NAV zs-To who has not seen
this historic city since the sixties there evidences OF
MANY changes for The wondrment to the easua
observer is city could be built upon the 'nnumefao
hills towering syward above the grade OF the streets D
nevertheless these hills add to the beauty anu p'
Elegant residences situated so high above n
streets and carpented with such lovely vegeta
ton that reminds of what he has read OF faoied
palaces.
The general contour Vcksburgs location has not I'M
dergone any change and the eternal old hills upon WHICH
in the sixties and bade defiance to the ankees are
sacred to the veterans who listened to Whsing DICK
it bleched forth in reply to the loudmouthed roaring OF
the invaders guns.
remember often during the first siege, when the gun
would open upon and become embodened by out
stiffness OF sudden single loud boom from our battery
and whistling like unto locomotive whistle would change
gloom into gladness, for Whsins Dick had entered
the melee and you could hear boys say There's
Whstng Dick and at there perceptible dimin
ution enemys fire. "Whsing Dick an English
gun and shot from made peculiar whisling from the
time it left the muzze until it had hit its mark 1t carried
a shot six miles and was terror to the Yankees
have for long time been under the impression that
the Federal government had placed "Whsng Dick upon
pedestal in their immense cemetery here but understand
today that it there and that the Confedeates sunk it
in the bottom of the Mississippi river With this information
abandoned my trip the cemetery it only to see
odd Dick that created desire to vsr the cemetery
have only three of those who here with
during those memorable mesneaty all have crossed
the river moved elsewhere. feel like Rip Van Wrinkle
when he awoke from his twenty sleep This first
visit the dear old since the and feel if
treadng sacred ground.
Many of the old residents buried beneath this
sacred soil and their speak of the circumstances
connected with the siege if they had acted partci
pants having learned the story of Vieksburgs defense from
their fathers.
Do you know there is art in attending Confederate
reunions find it best go day two earlier than
Others You miss the great crowd and have comfortable
trip So with the home Leave the night before the
windup and you again avoid the great crush sprnkng
of the boarded train after leaving Shreveport
but crowd. Tomorrow there will be regular and
trains from all the South
II is pleasant to witness the enthusiasm manifest in
the talk and the old boys splendid
specimens of soldery my train, mostly from Louisi
There nothing indicate age but the heavy beard
rendered by times fingers.
With their uniforms and swords they remind
OF the days when rampant throughout land.
Evidently there is going be immense crowd Mem
phis, and can imagine where the will stow them
but like omnibus there always
Several others and myself at II O'Clock
tonight for Memphis and ahead of the and jam
PHILIP H. FALL.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29

IT, Not until congress says territory under
the flag enjoy the benefits of the constitution.
The constitution only follows the flag by the grace OF
congress
Chief Justice Fuller, joined by Justices Harlan.
Brewer and Peckham not accept such limited
view of the structure of this government consent
that the congress has any authority outside OF the
constitution which creates and prescribes its limits
of action These justices cite the body of past de-
csions of the supreme to justify their conten
tion and make il plain that the majority in reaching
their conclusions overturn venerable precedents and
doctrine dangerous to the Nation, II not in
fact entirely subversve of the spirit and objective
purposes OF the republic
Heretofore the court has invariably held that the
constitution is the supreme law of the land and
that the land every foot of territory under
fagthat the constitution in all it's provisions attaches
once, and ipso facto TO every acquisition, only
excepting the period of military occupancy" of
territories preceding the institution of civil govern.
ment The idea that the taxing power stands diff
ferent grounu from any other provisions of the
stitution is a and arfetched doctrine which the
court has often denied.
The Post has thought better of the than these
new and evidently "expediency" decisions would jus.
tify To hold that Porto Rico has ceased be for.
eign territory because acquired by the United States
and yet is not part of the United States
splitting proposition for the popular mind. We have
no place in system for political orphans--for
"workhouse' waits dependent alone on the charitable
OF humane impulses of congress acting without con.
stitutional direction or restraint.
The insular question. in fact is still left as an open
political question by these very unsatisfactory
conflicting opinions of the court.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Dr. Christian Fenger OF Chicago has been decorated with
the Cross OF DanneboE by King Christian TX OF Denmark
recognition OF his contributions to surgical knowledge
Judge j. H. Goodnight of the democratic candidates
for the Kentucky United States senaorship is citizen of
Franklin and has thrice that district in congress-
He made fortune in real in Kansas City during the
boom in that place.
The duke OF Fife before his marriage very fond OF
the but since his marriage has rarely been
the channel circumstance adopted in Difference to the
OF Princess Louise who thinks the united kingdom
good enough for any Britisher,
The of Russia inherits from his mother the Danish
characteristic of repugnance any form OF sport entang
suffering animals and has said that boy who robbed a
birds tortured a dog should be punished in
Russia by the law he would be in Denmark.
Professor Marcus Dods the eminent Scotchman who is
making brie visit this has accepted the invita-
ton of the Ohio Wesleyan university to give the commence
address the morning of June Henry Drummond
said that Marcus Dods had exerted the potent in
huence of his life The Ohio Wesleyan university has
enrolment 1858 students and the graduation class
hers
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29
THE CAPACITY OF THE TEXAS OIL WELLS

Mobile Register The editor Of the Baltimore Manu-
tacturers Record that the wells Beaumont
an united capacity considerably than all the other oil
wells IN the United States There 10000 other
OIL wells and from this get idea OF the guam
ty of oil TO be derived from the Texas gushers thing
sure there is no fear Of early exhaustion OF the sup
ply As in Russia the whole country neghborng wells
going into the consumption OF oil for fuel
Now If the capacity OF the editor OF the sensational
baltimore weekly asccrtaned. would behold spout
ing heat all that is alleged Texas oil wells Ser
ously this Baltimore editor ought be suppressed by the
universal contempt OF honest publishers As sensational
sheet has equal the planet and this fake concerning
the exas oil wells is probably the gigantic
forts, which imagine has been made in the interest
ring Of promoters obbers, adventures editor who
embaks in such enterprise ought of liberal
takeout when the profits divdedChattanooga Times
The Post is not specially admrer OF the Balti.
more Manufacturers Record ready to indorse
much that in that publication but the char
acterization of the Record by the Chattanooga paper
is entirely too However the propretors of the
Times interested in the publication of the Trades
rival to the Record and the can fight 1t out
between them.
As matter of fact, the statement by the editor of
the Record TO the productive capacity of the Texas
wells is far from being fake" There are nine wells
near Beaumont that can produce anywhere from 1875.
600 to 10000 barrels day At average of $50 900
barrels per day for only 300 working days in the year
we would have total production of 40 barrels
annualy-or equal to the output of the remainder of
the country
Before jumping vicously the editor of the
Record and the Texas wells the editor of the Times
should get down his authority oil statistics and read
up. And there eleven gushers in the Beau.
mont field instead of nine.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29
SOME PosTscRiPTs.

The baker always plays leading rolf the staff of
life.
nightly held.
When hunter goes after grizzlies he always goes
bear headed
Salooukecpers continually getting their patrons in
tight M"
Society bells wiring the hearts of their admirers without
being tolled
The lantern awed ought to be able to himself
a $ others him.
When wagon gets hot box and refuses to go 1t be-
little sulky.
When farmer with load OF wood or
hay he may be said to have little Jag on"
Harness makers poor purchasers They bit all the
while by taking whatever is saddled off on them.
The telegraph companies does a bloody business Hun
dreds OF messenger boys dispatched daily
When the oil interested in fails to make
a strike it is a case of ''holed up" immediately.
L. A. BRININsrooL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29
Power from City earbaae.

OF towns and cities in Great Britain disposnS of
waste by incarceration seventy utilizing the power
generated for municipal purposes finding it entirely prac
ticable to do without interfering all with the
OF ultimate destruction of the refuse matter says London
correspondent in the New York Post these furnaces
temperature of about degrees Fahrenheit is
and the draught is arranged that absolutely no noxou
escape into the air In Darwin manufacturing Cit,
OF people the whole of the power used for CITY light
ing is obtained from the burning of refuse Sufficient steam
generated in Hunstanton population 500 from three and
oneha of day pump towns entire water
supply In parts OF London the is full opera
ton and 81 lighting plant under construction
which, it is estimated, will the city 500 600 wear
in fuel.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29
TAMPERING WITH TpIr,,
THE oTHER cifR1 49,.

THE OTHER GIRL LOVE
I'd hate to say that am false, but still ors...
And have found red lips as sweet as thin. u 0'rD
And eyse as blue and true, dear girl. and nv. ae
thine x
Doth greet my playful sailies, and chee. 4. !.
AS vclvety and soft and smooth, and coaxv NJ
And life with her is sweet, indeed and s,,,.' s1
blsses; ~
And So tell thee once again. tho we,r.
I've found two lips sweet as those rhere =
tarry.
And, OH you know, hate to tell, but still a.,
She's other charms of wondrous worth tia, W..
to you; S*N
Her arms dmpled shoulders smooth. and !.
anklei
That man would be an eremite whom such i.
rankle;
And, oh, dear girl, her limbs are smooth of s-..
flowing,
Her knees are white and dimpled too. liz, ~,
blowing; a e
Her toes just seashcl pink her feet ;,,s, ~.
The girl whose lips sweet as those wb,,. M
larry
Oh yes I'd hate to say I'm false, but d,pled Az,
me;
And ssome, 1.-THE and graceful limbs e'sn A.
to me-
And knees dimpled, white, and smooth ., II.
just blowing
Would WOO anchorite to kiss her sr,.I, Il.
glowing
And when she curls up in my lap, as sure as In \.
might count the world we'll lost il he p.r,s,..
win her
She's such winsome three year old, too yo,,, 1,
marry,
But oh, her lips are sweet as those where ~.
tarry.
The Bible says "Revile and prosecute We, bu II
they reving and prosecuting Dowie and that /; ~
and wholly deserved.
A tramp in Louisiana was recently struck BY i. !
remembering how often have been struck by (, ~.
can feel little sympathy for the hobo.
Now Chicago has been shot while 6sA;o,
very evident that he should have diluted his bait
<
Bernhard says our girls are superior 10 Fr,pA J
Certainly, Sarah we knew it all the time
4 s. 4
An explorer from Zanzibar reports having seen
of giraffe with five horns. II he would tell us Whit y
ammunition he used we'll bet we could tell whether d.
of it green streaked and speokled or not
From all accounts it required the display Of rnvs
separate Dc Rodays from his job. Too bad b. tsR
have aimed straight enough in his recent duel to su
tioulds from their incumbrance. Thered have been :
pension in it.
Il
The score of Purcell's Fairy Queen has been daNs
after having been missing for years. Now perhaps
of the chorus girls who originally practiced for the r
be enabled to appear in it before the footlights
x X rM05e
young man failing to hur his sweetheart iromi n
story window committed suicide 1t is supposed ha ~
tried to throw him down
II * Il 4
The miscreants who would kidnap Edisons chin /
better have care they likely to pick up i've
y Il
Ii is sweet to win the maiden
Whose snubs you once endured
And to have her, when she's wed you
Ask you if you insured
MluA
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29
The Country Press.
Laredo Times.
new layouts

The Houston Post country press Of Texas with
distinguished consideration and the small papers show their
appreciation of the courtesy by always having something kind
to OF the Sage of the Bayou Small papers are not
ways to be despised We know OF that became thorn
in the side of certain United States senator that when
the big man met the little editor he (he B. exhibited
very mcager amount OF judgment and made himself ridden
lous by publicly snubbng the l.. T. The E. had only ex
ercsed his privilege OF opposing the B. NJ. in dgnfed
manner but he such for his opposition
that the b. NJ got enough it to temporarily exhibit
surprising lack of discretion when he attempted TO avail
himself of opportunity make the feel little sure
enough When the B. NJ recognized he had done he
knew ne had thrown boomerang and wanted take side
step in order to avoid the impending impact, The L. F.
would have OF it, This is the day small things
but small things to be despised.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29

the Texas product exceeds not only the RUSSIAN pu ~"
sian and United States output combined. 80, 49,
Besides the immense extent OF the Southern neu'
other advantage only valuable is the proximity 70 u
water Railroads can retard the development OF
try by an illbeal policy II water transport -
~ ls :, III ;s HIGHER than was first supposed so
ner cent illuminating oil being obtained 1t viii not DC uSeu
merely fuel. .o. AZ
These are the sober of man OF science u'
interested and we'll qualified as an expert II inc nan
Dr. Hills expectations are realized ie&as 10 1Ou No.
ro.i,,.,a s the countrys workshop and perhaps De
como the leading industrial Stale in the country Ana ms
great destiny will be shared considerable extent oy all
Gulf States.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29
PlCklNes FROM PUCK.
Penner-What are you doing now.

Penner-What you doing now?
Skrbbs--Writug songs.
Penner-Any OF them become popular yet
Skribbs-No; but turned out Mother yesterday
that had fifteen grammatical in it
Nice fellow but he did know his own mind ~
Well that he's married he won't have to-"
English SportOld McCorfries was considered clever
pugilist in his day, wasn't he1
American SPORT should say so Why, he was one of
the cleverest pugists that stepped behind bar
She-Mr D Auber can do wonders with chatting dish.
He-l suppose I've heard that with its aid some Of
those artists can live three dollars week
Teacher (to historical class)-Tel one great good
that resulted from the reformation. Well lanes.
James MulberryDe gamblers forced ter buy bran
new layous!
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29
The Southern Oil Fields.
L. A. BRININsrooL
St. Louis Post-Dispateh.

st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The statement of Dr. Robert T Hill OF the United States
geological concerning the oil fields of Texas and the
Southwest remarkable than any OF the so-caed ex
ravagan reports enthusiastic pospecors and
DR. Hill says that indications OF oil stretch all along the
Gulf OF Mexico EXTENDING back three four counties
lie believes tina, oil underes the entire region OF
Texas Louisiana Mississippi and Albania And great is
the output the development is in It's infancy
Strange it may the Texas field restricted is
already surpasses in possibilities OF production great
Baku fields of Russia the product of which until recently
surpassed that OF the United States But At ths time
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29
The Latest Task.

We have boiled the hydrant water.
We have sterliEed the milk
We have strained the proving microbe
Through the finest kind of silk
We have bought and we have borrowed
Every patent health device
And at last the doctor tells US
That we've got to boil the Ice
What to Eat
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29

buttons at the bollVn ~
founce of cream coleN !
fetas. The bolero .
same style, and the "a
white embroidered iafsl9
EVENING GOWN.
In evening gowr q
and Killed chiffon WI +
bouillonnes still app'z9
and over the hens
ings OF ribbon and 4
caught down with nils''
tons figure on slss'a !
skirts. Beautiful s'n
preparing for ssshiss
Some SHAPED m \,
lace. after the order : \
euil, have the pattern
with cord and show n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29

EvotNcF is being gathered prove that Admiral Dewey
really in danger at the battle of Manila This is pow
erul ncresn but really if heard
about before. Now If will present proof that
Sampson in danger the battle OF Santiago everything
win be oyey.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29

medallons of panne chine or fine cloth The neA''
beautiful example of Swiss lace with white elon
is outlined with gold all over
An evening gown for immediate wear m'' N
satin yelled with white and mauve chiffon mas as
very open silver tissue worked with black
is about as hansome an evening toilet as eou,' ,.r
Black lace net, and all the kindred stuns .fr
worked in gold. These will be employed ior s0'. ~
we'll as for dresses. A great many OF inc os a N
made in gold or tnse cloth yelled with eh'ea ~, "a
ed lace with black net garlanded WIN ''' -, IA
carnations, punches of velvet falling from u''
The oacks are mostly cut shawl shape .;r, y
We shall depend good deal during inc "a VA ~
for ornamentations on tiny buttons cons'.s !, 4
Laces will be interthreaded, whether in the p'''
tons and frills
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29
A CORNER FOR WOMEN.

FOULARD DRESS.
This dress is of white fouard printed with blue -
II is made in bands separated with Of nserr h
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29

HANNA now be nominated platform that will not
emharrass him With the constitution of the way and the
trusts in the saddle the Ohoan is position to
promise prizes that viii make the mouths the syndcates
water copiously
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29

TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Business Department 1876. Editorial Department ASH
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.


Eastward, no. the course of divorce takes its and
South Dakota isn't in It The Rhode Island supreme court
Monday Ono of them is filed by Gunner Morgan, oyer
fore he plunged into ' Psso Herald
sampson certainly made unqualified and muchy varie-
gated fool OF himself by Directing Gunner Morgsn pro-
motion on the grounds that he did but If the stories OF Nor
sans endeavor discard faithful wife he has
proved himself deep-sca lobster.
= q
The sea serpent has made his appearance off the coasts
hibton State BRENNAN Banner.
The sights seen off the OF Maine due to toe
much bootleg probably
y s.
FROM kTPLING
The white moth 70 the closing vine.
The bee TO the open clover,
And the heart Of lad to the heart of lass,
Ever the wild world
Ever the wild world over lass
Ever the trail held true;
Over the world and under the world
And back at last to YOU"
Hitter KlPLNG.
The white moth is after the fame
The love bees gather honey
But it's the heart of to the heart OF maid,
II man maid have money
Ever the mad world over. Lass
Ever the road held true;
III waste my life and end my days
Forever chasing you
-Denison Herald.
AFTER THE HERALD
Oh, yes, | am after your scads, my dear,
1t is money the wide world
shall sigh till | read my title clear
To your dads broad fields o clover.
TO your dads broad fields o clover, lass,
lift up the trimming cup.
And drink to and wealth, my lass,
And death to the brindled pup.
Carneges gift of $4,000 dollars Scotch universe
ties may not be accepted because OF conditions If they
don't and the canny Scot sends Of his coin this
pendent.
II you money until the canny Scots refuse
take it, brother heirs will scrap what you
leave
The city and public schools throughout the State
closing after the most successful scholastic year ever
state has kept full pace with its material Development
Lewsville Enterprise.
At that it possible that the Houston teachers
may within another twevemonth ii they extremely
tious sneak close enough look their salaries
Il q 4
There no telling number OF friends man has UNI
I'll he gets rich.-Navasota Examiner.
Nor the number of relations he has until he dies rich.
The Journal wishes extend The Houston Post its
grateful Acknowledgements for the splendid work being
done by the latter in the efforts interest in
industries, The good people of old Cherokee will not
soon forget this timely and generous actRusk Journal
Entirely selfish, assure YOU What helps Cherokee
will help the entire State and what helps the State will be
good for Houston and The Post.
The argument that we choose between two evils,
the saloon blind tiger itself acknowledgment
%t the ,SoP b a evil and that choice no se G5n be a
and blind tiger With the peoPs Of this precinct for pro
will have Quit.-Cherokee County Banner
Then all you'll have left will be the blind pigs" and
you ought to be able to get rid OF them.