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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-19
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THE GATE OF INDIA.

The Importance OF Afghanistan to Great Britain as
buffer state for the protection OF India is shown by
the fact that the late received from the British
government pension of S100O.O00 a year. Although
Afghanstan is but small country, being only 500
miles long by 500 miles wide, aud is a poor country
it is regarded the gate Of India account Of its
inclusion of the mountain passes adjacent to Herat
which lead down into Hindoostan
For many years Russia has been coveung India
Whatever the private wishes OF the may be he is
inevitably controlled by the hereditary policy Of his
country. Great Britain in India has with difficulty
balanced the Hindu and Mohemmedan population one
against the other The of Great Britain over her
Indian subjects is necessarily much sacened on ac
count Of her loss of prestige from the proiongaon OF
the Boer war. The resources Of Great Britain are
plainly severely taxed to keep up that struggle The
old ameer of Afghanisan is dead and the gate of In
Ola Is now in the keeping of another gatekeeper who
might be induced TO prefer Russian British pay The
Russians have railroad on the Afghan border With
the Lion thus crippled will the Bear seize the oppor
tunity and strike?
Nobody knows what the attitude Of Habidulah the
new ameer, will be He is young man although not
without experience In holding the reins of government
as his father, Abdurrahman, the old ameer appointed
him coregent before his death He IS said TO possess
great ability BY inclination doubt he would pre-.
fer the friendship OF the British and draw the 81 900 600
year after the paternal custom But Russia is said
to have powerful weapon against him. His relatives
are ambitious, and have been endeav0rug to make him
unpopular with his people because he IS the son of
a slave girl OF one Of his fathers wives. Whether
these relatives strong enough with Russias assist.
ance TO influence Habidulah to make terms with Rus.
STA and whether il he remains the friend OF England
the combination Of relatives and Russia will be able to
overthrow him Is the problem Of the day upon which
the fate Of India depends.
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NO POLITICS IN 1T.

The Tyler DemocratReporter refers TO the Kirby
banquet as follows
The business men Of Houston rendered John II. Kirby
leading men Of The State The ostensibic object Of tbs
banquet was primarily to compliment Mr. Kirby for his en-
combine and sccond5ry to demonstrate the fact that the
mate business There be those however who profes TO see
in It political bug under the chip convvia tetca-tete
We Shall see What we shah see II may be So
Here in Houston it is understood that the banquet
in question was given by number of Mr. Kirby's per.
sona friends 10 show him that they are proud of his
work and realize its Importance If there was any poll
ties in this banquet The Post does not know it, The
guests were business by large majority and
visitors from other states whose interests are purely
industrial We're much in evidence
In the course OF address delivered while the
banquet was in progress Mr.. Kirby distinctly an
nounced that he was not in politics and had no inten
ton OF quitting the field Of enterprise he is so sue
cessfuy cutvating AS he stated it, his purpose is to
make plain that the laws Of Texas not inimica to
capital purpose in which according to his view he
has succeeded after much hard labor.
The facts stated by him, with regard to Mr.
Kirby and the enterprises with" which his name is
oftenest connected just now, these In order to
obtain ample capital to engage in the development Of
oibearng lands he formed corporation with an au-
thorized capital stock of $3OOOOO0O--a corporation
strong enough to resist the attacks of monopolysee
ing organizations in attempt made to in
terfere with its undertakings, AS tender Of this oil
seeking and marketing corporation he also created an
association with capital stock Of $4,000 900 to take
on and manufacture such timber as the oil corpor
alton might acquire in the purchase of land for it's
purpose.
That the aggregate capitalization of these two cor.
poratons amounts $4,000 OO0 argues nothing against
them, The Texas corporation law does not limit the
sum that may be employed in the promotion Of cor
porate operations. Furthermore we have Mr. Kirby's
word for it that the plan upon which his companies
is be operated submitted to the attorney general
and found entirely lawful by that official before char
tiers were applied for in the premises And Mr. Kirby
has emphatically stated that he had to convince the
men who put the money TO start these corporations
on that their organization in way coneted with the
laws of Texas before they would anything to dc
with them
1t ia plain therefore, in the LIGHT of Mr.. KiSbys ex
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THE YELLOW PERIL.

No more important measure will come UP before the
next congress than the bill for the renewal Of the Chi
nese exclusion law The present law expires by mita.
ton May 2, 1902. Congress will have to act and act
quickly.
Few people realize the magnitude of the Chinese
interests in this country. The six Companies which
has at its command millions of money and ramifcs-
lions extending along the Pacific coast and even into
the middle West is the most powerful Chinese innu.
ence. The transcontinental railroads and Oriental
steamship lines account of the enormous increase
in their passenger and freight receipts that would
low the admission of the Chinese are said to be en-.
gagged in powerful wire pulling TO bring about this con.
summation Mr.. Ho Vow the imperial Chinese consul
general in article in recent number of the North
American Review, boldly advocates the admission of
Chinese into this country the ground that can
find no better aborers anywhere.
The people OF California are alive to the danger.
Their opinion was shown by their vote the Chinese
question. when the legislature submitted the question
OF Chinese immigration by referendum to a popular
vote For the Chinese, $50 votes were poled against
1858 votes. The city of San Francisco has recently
issued call for convention to memorabilia congress
on the subject, and on November Fl there will be
representative gathering Of the people of California to
protest against the threatened yellow peril"
God hath made of one blood all nations of men
said the Apostle Paul yet the apostle did not stop
there, but added He hath determined the bounds of
their habitation" This country with its negro prob
lem, has race problems enough. The Chnaman is of
no benefit to the United States He is able to live on
less and work for less than the American laborer and
takes the bread out of the laters mouth The China
man sends his wages out of the country and follows
his wages back to China as soon as he has accumu.
lated enough and puts another Chinaman in his
place to repeat the process They do not and can not
intermarry with our people. They are nothing but
parasites in America and should rigidy be kept out
! The exclusion of the Chinese does not as the sta
tisties show, affect the trade between the two coun
/ tries Every country where the Chinese have attempt
ed to 80 has passed laws excluding the immigration OF
Chinese coolies The Chinese in China understand the
necessity Of this being done bear no i'll will in con
/ sequence.
But even II IL did affect trade and that It will
can not seriously be claimed sefpreservatlon requires
that we keep these people out Open the door to 400
100000 Cinnamon and there would be danger that tn,
United States would be converted into second China
Either our people would be overwhelmed or what I.
more likely, terrific war would be the ultimat,
outcome. Unquestonably this is one of the creates
perils that has threatened this country Forum
ately there is little doubt that congress- by passing
new exclusion act will keep up the eyees and dixie.
which now protect us from the yellow food.
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WORK CUT our FOR CONGRESS.

The coming session OF congress will be one of the
most important held for a great number OF years All
sorts Of questions of the serious sort are coming
up for consideration, such the Nicaragua canal nro-
jec the renewal of the Chinese exclusion act reciproc.
fly treaties with OF the countries OF the world the
renewal Of commercial treaties about to expire with
many OF the nations Of Europe the government bank
scheme Of Secretary Gage, amendment OF the present
National bankruptcy act the tariff the trusts. etc
The Nicaragua canal project should be carried
through, The republican platform of 1900 contains
plank fayoring an isthmian canal The democratic
platform squarey ayors the Nicaraguan canal project
Tho report OF Rear Admiral Walker, the head of the
isthmian canal commission ready to be made to con
gress when it Admiral Walkers report will
recommend the Nicaraguan route. If this important
and indispensable canal is constructed the benefit to
this section will be enormous.
The Chinese exclusion act expires by Limitation in
May 1t is of the utmost Importance to the country
that this be renewed 1t is anticipated that there
will be considerable trouble in negotiating commercial
treaties with the nations of Europe, whose treaties
with about to expire, account OF the strong
anAmeriean feeling that exists in Europe The real
truuble is with the tariff. The nations Of Europe
ongly resent our competition in their home markets.
When we shut them OF The reciprocity rene
dy Is not one from which much be expected. The
tariff is the disease reciprocity is physic to it,
tonic the administration of which is bound prove
enectual when the surgeons knife is required.
The government Of the United States has in the
past had trouble enough tho question of bank of
She United States. II great central bank is found by
the bankers to be necessary for the banking business it
should be organized by private enterprise
Universal opinion seems TO demand the amendment
of the present national bankruptcy act The executive
committee of National Association Of Referees in
BANKRUPTCY has been sending circulars throughout the
country to the leading merchants of the United States
askine tor opinions npon the subject. Hon. Geo. w.
Ray the chairman OF the Judiciary committee Of the
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house, has stated that the answers of business men
viii be very helpful TO the committee.
AS to the trusts, of there is strong section
OF the republicans who vehemently in favor Of
letting things alone" urging that neither with regard
to the tar the trusts should there be any disturb
ance Of present conditions in which business is good
Opposed to this arc the democrats who believe In
abolishing trusts altogether, and republicans who be-
ieve with Mr. James b. Dill that thefe should be ma
tonal control and regulation The declaration OF Pres
ident Roosevelt in his Minneapolis address must not be
forgotten Yet more and more 1t is evident said he
that the state and If necessary the nation got to
possess the right Of supervision control as regards
the great corporations which are its creatures Z"
Whether that is an empty declaration enuncaton
OF principle that the president will his enormous in.
huenoe to convert into legislation remains to be seen
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EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.


Miss Stone thought to know so much about the brig
to release her.--Sdn dntonio Light.
Miss Stones knowledge will be chiefly useful TO her in
enabling her keep away from them she is freed
DeKoven and Smith say NO foreign operas have been
Neither have theirs since they began With ROBIN Hood and
Rob Roy In sheer despair they have gone back to Robin
given with much brass and glass and girls and glitter Phil
Paso Herod.
vaudeyics last LEGS are much like vaudeves first legs
noticeable for size than symmetry.
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From reports attending the different manu-
featuring enterprises started in the State during the past
years would seem cause enough for almost city and
ment-Korncs City Kicker
If they too md to do anything else in the manufac-
line would still be to their profit if they would work
up their mossbaeks into mattresses.
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FRANCE has been threatening Turkey some time
FranSe he porte was slow about and an r9nelad feet
at long range The turkish ruler quickly Yielded and Franse
have all she asks 9r Uncle Sam should ask France
very likely Turkey knows all about her abduction and had
hand in it. possbly,--Fiorcs9i'is Chronicle
From unqualified success France should GER
tainy be made the official buffer for the nations
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The Hidago Sentinel has come to The Posts sanetum
The Sentinel is weekly publication in folio form, and
publshed py John > oughery Inc Fost wishes the
enterprise every measure OF success.
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The Devne News has purchased entire outfit of
type, and will next week make their paper a sevencouu,n
all home print
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The forests in the and yellow the mean-
ehoy days have Our poet blew off with the first north
er,-GiddiHgs NetvS.
Yet God reigns and government at Washington still
lives.
The Dawson Headlight is new arrival in journalistic
fields 1t is hvecoumn Quarto all home print and aggress-
lively democratic in politics l. Allison is its editor and
publisher. The Post wishes the venture
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Because of its growing advertising patronage the Whar-
ton Eagle has found it necessary enlarge sixcoumn
quarto Here's wishing it of the
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L. Gartre of the Bay City Visitor has sold paper
A. W. UllriCh and W. E. Green Messrs. Ullrch Green
will continue the Visitor and its politics WILL heretofore
be democratic.
The fact that Theodore Roosevelt has go the demo
cratic party for nj for judicial appointment in Ala
bama would confirm what the democratic journals
have always maintained the character OF Southern
publieans,--Roehssiey Herald.
In this President Seeseveit nanitesv sssd Judgment
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RuHrIs should have been permitted to use an ak.

THE industrial banquet rendered by the leading citizens Of
Houston and Texas to Mr. John H. Kirby the Rice hotel
the night OF November has naturally expected
Of affair Of such magnheence attracted widespread
ton only in but outside Of the The papers
have with exception spoken well OF Mr.. Kirbys efforts
upbuldng Texas in the and predicted glowing things
for his future aud the future of his beloved State and the
banquet has been generally regarded happy
ton spenddy carried and which bringing together
did representative business of all sections
help but rebound the benefit of the The country
press quick that which will tend the prosperity
their State in Mr.. Kirbys work of
glorious future
THE originator of that denunciation of dancing
wooden leg.
LosOoN is wrapped in fog London seems to have been
mentally beogged for tmen fact until the condition
have become chronic and the English nation has
become nation of sropers
CArTMN TmlEYs jag to have been the expense
Of his Uncle Samuel.
THE newspapers would have extras order
keep up with the number of different confessions being hand
ed out hourly by the oblging Mr. Rathbun.
Now ONE Of Yaes dormtores has burned Old Eli seems
to be having hot time OF late
KrcHENER has at last repulsed an attack made by small
detachment of De Vets force and consequence he
points to his record with pride
Tmt governors of Kentucky and Indiana be talk
ing principally for publication
The progress OF the Chinese court resembles the progress
of the army that ruins the whole country along
its
CAPTAIN Quick of the Morgan line saw the leonids
That's what came of being Quick.
TEXAS is great State While her citizens are cutting
ice in the northern part Houston they pluokng
THE in the English cabinet to be Just about
productive of results as the in South Africa.
ONE OF the results the Ruhn-JeTres fstic fzze has
been the prohibiting Of prize fighting in ST. Louis
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Southern white republicans as class, are ioya,
lows but when it TO holding the tat PUBIC
democrat will declare that they are fearful rascas al %
them Good soft Jobs make powerful difference IN an
estimate OF man The Times hopes Mr. Koosevet WI" o'
tinue in the good work and put none but denoS,a
guard Let the republicans hustle for living wen ae''P'
the offccs-Laredo Times
This talk about Bailey and Hogg candidate ioT GOV o
erno, Of Texas by Farmer Bill Shaw Of Dallas surrey -
Me- n bigb places like Senator Bailey ana
iIgg can not afford dictate to the people Of texas VIM
should be governor.--ShsrmnH Courier ..
The Courier should read more critically before c9sns
Texas Farmer did not say Bailey Hogs had eanaua'e
Nc said ' has been charged that Mr. Lanham IS zoe
Baileys candidate people say Mr. Campoe" Is I'm
Hogs candidate texas Farmer inclined to agree WIN
the Courier that such charges rot We do not believe
pile or HoVp would assume dictate candidates. nor
that anham or Campbell would consent to act the role Of
henehmen But Texas Farmer stated facts eF'' r'''"
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Encouraging words sound to editor like the GROWING a on
N. harvard rooster to lost hunter but dollar OF wv on
subscription helps his digestion great deal morel''
Herald .., r .
P even the harvard rooster would help little if sent
+, IN subseripon before he got old and tough
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SOME PosTscRlPTs.

Southern California has 1900 in beets
The first electric railway in Greece has just been
completed Patras.
The college and town of Obern o. are raising $4,000
to modernizc their cemetery.
The highest receipts taken in for the of the
Suez canal in year were SI646r,Soo.
Nearly farmers within thirty miles Of Chicago have
ha4 their houses equipped with telephones,
Potatoes high that the short crop will probably
return money to the farmer than before.
The farm products of the United States this year are
worth about 5000 900 900 than last years outturn
Nearly onehaf of the students at Swzerlards six uni
versities last summeI99o out Of 4o46were foreigners
More than forty guides have been insured free against
accidents by the Swiss Alpine club annual of over
francs
The famine in Edinburgh has become so serious
that househodes have been recommended dispense with
baths in their houses and local authorities to discontinue
public baths.
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TAMPERING WITH TRIPLES,
eooocsao1ooooooooooo
WAITIN, Mr. CHRIsTMUs.

WAITIN' FER CHRISTMAS
I'm waitin fer tn holidays somehow it ter me
Theys lots Joy in Christmas an whut they us
ter be;
TIL sunshine lots brighter tn skies deeper blue
Then any o tn Christmuses at old fellers knew
When harum-scarum kids, an laid awake all ais
An went tiptoen down I'll hall afore it kercc was light
An ketched poor dad ramblin round an looking dnz
froze,
Apaddlin barfOot tn floor an wiggln of his toes
Now standin stork-like with one foot raised off tn cold Ill
floor
An ookin fer tn whiskers at he wore til year before
Sos he could play Santa Claus an fool felets Ml
How us kids sneaked back a-snggerin till we was Ike
diel
An crawcd back inter bed agin awaiting fer tn yes
TIL Whoa now you oil rendeersp an iangin o tn ~
AT told us all was ready; an nuts, an cake an things
Riz up afore our vision, till down stairs on Wings
An dad he looked so happy. an mother smilin So
My but they happy parl Them days we didn't N''
Whut Christmas day could ter them, but nov sH
do,
Since we've got youngsters own Of feller me and %
An so III worlds lots brighter now; theys somethln
shine
eyes a-lookn in your face an eyes at look in mine
An in Our hearts til kind love at makes Teller g'a
Ill we're as happy now, guess mother was an osa
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Mount Vernon IN. W girl who had lain in a, .
o' seven DAYS recently revived long enough 10 aAS
thus giving rise to suspicion that she bred in oa ~
lucky
Chicago artist because he couldn't paint dream "
insane and painted the town. This just like One
man. i,
The Cincinnati who has gone TO New YorS = H
the biscuit trust will need be able to raise cono
dough
The story that Russell Sage recently coughed up ~,
has been stamped false. Those who know Une Rus''
he never coughed up anything.
preacher in far Albuquerque
Lays Miss Stones awful fate to the Tuefque
And says If he could
He would punish them gould,
And fetch them to time with juerque.
:.
press report issued during the training days o. ,s
lists said Rubin is very fond of farm work" he s''
fought like hired man. II
There is said to be probability that Miss stone :, 4.
Judging from reports OF the treatment she has
should be excused if she is mad, and even II size ''
little bit
youth tried TO foster romance
By bringing his loved one some planee;
As he held up the blooms
Where she'd get their performs
The mastif took hold of his pance. -.
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Address in LabOr,s Behalf.

ST. Augustine (fia) Record.
large crowd assembled at the opera house last night 70
hear Mr. James f. Grimes OF Galveston Ts, ,'e" 10
half of labor Mr. Grimes is a member Of the rsI ~ "
tive board Of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Io
Of America. ~ 'oHi-
Judge A. H. Mckler addressed the assemblape and -
concluding introduced the distinguished advocate of labor
spoke in modulated voice Every uterance au
ihe in every part of the house lie reviewed ,b
organized labor from its inception in Great Rr OF
present day. and graphical, depicted the great and benecs
the address in the audience went forward 'iOse OF
an intFodue'ion Mr. Grimes leaves tomorrow e.
Beach, where he win deliver similar address. ''' RAIN
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The suggestion Of the president Of the San Francisco
board OF health that the Chinese quarter Of that city be obt
suggestion because II originally made by Dr. Blunt of
Texas The Chinese fataists who have regard for
cleanliness nor the advantages be derived from careful
sanitation They 10 sprawl supiney in their filth,
and when the plague overakes them they make attempt 10
considering death under any and all conditions the
mere fulhlment Of their destiny This perhaps far
they themselves and their peculiar beliefs concerned
IS emnenty proper but when they impose their filth upon
civilized community it is time for FIRE the alpurifyng ele
ment TO come into play and dsnfec and eauerize the
ming which they have foed upon the municipal body
San Francisco They should be made observe san
ary regulations, falling in this be segregated in
munities by themselves
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plantations that HIS latest the line Of corpor
alton promotion is Of direct benefit TO the State as
II Is predicated upon the proposition that there Is
no statutory bar to the legitimate employment Of CAPT
tai In Texas proposition easy establish in the
face Of the desperate Efforts defeat its mante
nance for political effect In other words II Mr. Kirby
has trespassed on the domain OF politics at all it has
been merely to expose the fsllacy of claims made by
certain class of politicians that because they not
running the State it is not safe invest money here
Because of this he banqueted and deseryedly
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BY the command of the shah the Persian a. "
arranged to send $50 young Persians the sons o. ~ b
Personages TO Europe at the expense OF the STAYS
sationa purposes The selected for their s0'0-7
London. Moscow. St Petersburg. Berlin and Vienna ~
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Entered al the PosoFee Al Houston Texas SseondCiS
Mail Mater
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UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ,pp orders etveH ty
sbores on The ONCE be recognized and PAID or accepted 10
PoyBieTi Of accounts
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OFFICE OF PUBLICATION.
Nos 1901, 1908, 11o5 1fo7 and iioe Franklin Avenue
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CAPTAIN Quick OF the Morgan line saw the leonids
hats what came of being Quick