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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20
Abbreviated to Date.

= suHon then gave an exhaustive his
~ o. lae legislation affecting harbors and
n, '' .b ssppt9pIlations up to the present time
N ~ saV ns mat the amount appropriated
EN- y general government for the improve.
,nerdIpg ' isse and harbors down to and
lI's lung 1872, 1896. $50, 432. O8. and the to.
HI SaIVunt Appropriated to date s4l4. T65..
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country have been made or provided for
divers harbors.
The Reservoir Proposition.
"Of late years strong pressure has been
brought to bear TO include In the rivers ana
harbors bill appropriations for reservoirs
TO he constructed for the purpose OF irrl-
eating lands II Is certainly ineongruous
TO iS'ude in a hill which has to do Win
navigation provisions for reservoirs IuV ~
feet above the k'yei OF the seq 10 iiS Serii,,
water and where the natives nave never
seen any style of boat except a bifch'oarA
canoe. 1T.
lands is an important one; but whatever is
determined by congress should he ny a
bill which has TO do with irrigation alone
Protection of River Banks.
Another form OF questionable appropria'
lions often included In river and harpor
bills Is the provision for protection or rec
tIfcation Of the banks Of alluvial streams
Very large sums have been Included LOT
this purpose. and mostly in locallues N
which there is little navigation. Should tne
general goyernment undertake the task or
protecting the banks OF rivers WneIe t ne
channels shift or wash away tne an ~ = !
land the expenditure would IN ulns 'V NV
TO equal the amounts now expended lur
Reports Of Engineers.
"There should be a more careful com
parison Of reports made by the govern
ment engineers, with a view 10 securing
uniformity In their recommendations. IN
de- the present system each Of the dif
ferent engineer officers reports upon tne
advisability of an improvement which he
lis called nnon by congress to investigate.
II he has the rank of colonel or leutehaht
colonel his reports go Immediately 70 tne
chief OF engineers and are by him trans
mitted 10 congress: II his rank Is below
lieutenant colonel they go to the division
engineer. who approves, rejects or mollhes
ing TO the differ9nt degrees OF conservatism
or liberallty of the different officers -
''TheTe should also be more UNIFORM
rule In drawing the line between Work
which should he done by the government
and that which should he done by private
parties or municipalities.
Many Projects in Bills.
"The combination Of appropriations for
numerous small projects should be con
sidered. An examination OF river and har'
Dor legislation will show an unusual num-
Der OF projects IA each bill. In that when
provided for. Each OF these would require
. separate contract, and some OF them' az
In those in which there is provision Tor
locks and dams. would require more taan
Would It not be well TO Eroup together
10 one appropriation and one contract =
number Of small projects where there re
Of. say, from 5000 10 So
30, or even much more SO tnat eApsnsSa
u the location OF the plant may De snsfea
III can select no better nlustratisn than
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20
BURGLARS at Wharton.

wharton, Texas, October ls.--severai
robberles have been reported during the
last week. Dan Gordon was robbed OF
$40 BY another negro. Gordon reported at
once. and later In the evening Deputy
Sborlf stewart arrested Charles Sapp,
and lodged him 10 Jail "Wednesday night
some thieves broke into the Wharton
Racket store aud stole SIS from the cash
drawer. The officers were ct once noti-
6ed. bot the sneak thieves have not yet
hncn arrekfed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20

Victoria. Texas, October ia lodge Of
the Elks will be Instituted here tomorrow
night with a charter membership Of about
thirty. The Houston team, under Exalted
Ruler q. j. Palmer with contingent
from Galveston. 10 all about thir;y'nye
strong. will do the work Of initiation.
The Installing officer viii be Deputy Or.
ganlzer S. T. Austin.
delegation from San Antonio Is ex'
pected TO assist 10 the work.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20

So, another Mistake.
nvss g misapprehenslon which has
tadus ,Vns'uerahle credence is that an
,oy,ro,ssuafe of the appropriations OF the
hr im.snt are devoted TO river and har-
Il, ..ppt,oVenents. This, upon investiga-
fuss,, prove TO be absolutely without
|.,ss non The amount appropriated for
"a 10 'I I'm arbors In the four years from
lpptopr,s, including conGnuing contract
ltsse FAM ons, was 500, 06a. 71I.25. During
y TIE n. years the amount appropriated
nat The Ivy was S24T ,441, 400 93, showing
tas p,Ih.sonnt appropriated for one arm
!.ses a srAsIry service was about four
n ana bsreat as that appropriated FOR riv-
~ ro,aallItbess. and that. TOO. In a eoun-
..tasl an greater opportunities for in.
eass IN ~ external commerce than any
sAsf co,r1srlng expenses with those OF
~ oulr h..ies. we suffer by comparison.
Vic ssa sas France expended $500. 600 900,
sss sp As we, taough her territory
Wits n asa than that OF several siagle
etfsly nls Urion, hut az late amounts
ey0ha expenhes incurred In this
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he as nearly as possible an equal dis.
trihuton OF these institutions over the
State It Is believed that the committee
TO select the location vii be fayorably
disposed toward Victoria, the only South
Texas aspirant, other conditions, Of course,
being equal.
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wharton win Have . Daily Paper.

wharton, Texas. october ls--Wharton
is fast developing into a cosmopolitan and
strictly up-todate town. and as a quick
step in the march OF progress there will
be daily paper established in the next
two weeks. Hoo, G. ". Mcknight this
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20

Do not leave hom1 on a Journey without
a bottle of Chamberlaln's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. II Is almost GER
tain TO be needed and can not be procured
while you are on board the cars or steam
ship. II Is pleasant. safe and reliable. For
sale by all druggists
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20
Everything Comes

To those that walt, even now and then
aches snd pains. Rheumatism, Catarrh,
Neuralgia and everything that hurts.
Hunts Lightning OIL keeps on everythin z
except old age and death. Try II. IS
end 30 cents. Satisfaction or mepey 70
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20

that the weekly Eagle will be changed
into daily He VIII o once rent the
Erwin brick building, next 10 GUITARS
drug store and pnt In all machinery aud
improvements necessary TO the work.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20

that afforded by four harbors In this State
on the easterlv side Of the Chesapeake
bay, namely; Cambridge. Rock Hall, Clai-
borne and Queenstown, Suppose for each
OF these sum apnroximating $500 Is ap-
propriated. For each 2 plant IS separately
located and mneh OF the amount available
ton to this. Of course. Is he local pride Of
each community and the settled custom Of
separate appropriations which has pre-.
amount NJ work could he secured by con.
solidatng such projects, fixing the pro-
portion that each should receive or leaving
that to the discretion Of the engineering
department
Dividing the Expense.
Another question is worthy Of discus
sion Could a system be devised under
which part Of the expense Of rivers and
harbors improvements, or OF some classes
Of improvements. shall he borne by the
adjacent municipalities similar TO those ia
ments In which part Is assessed upon The
general fund and part upon the neighbor
Ing property?
With Railway Competition.
"A perplexlng question arises upon the
proper course to be pursued in improving
river channels which compete with rail
way systems On the one side we have the
admitted fact that points which have, river
navigation are granted lower railway
decreasing Of railway freight rates is a
valid argument for the Improvement of
channels, but dhis question should be de-
termlned on broad lines and in accordance
with well settled principles pertaining TO
transportation.
I'm conclusion, let me say that nothing
has contributed more 10 make the last
century the greatest OF all the centuries
than improvements in transportation. The
late Mr.. Mulhail. In a book published In
1895. states that transportation energy IN
the preceding nifty years increased four
times as much as production proper. The
parison that It now costs less to carry .
hushel OF wheat from 81. Paul 10 Liver
pool. a distance Of 1891 mics than Il cost
In the days Of Miltiades 70 carry the same
lance OF only twenty miles"
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country have been made or provided for
divers harbors.
The Reservoir Proposition.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26
DISGUISED AS A WOMAN
Frustrated a Contemplated Robbery by
Shrewd Ruse.

Upton, Ind, Dec.24 -Ex-
Postmaster James Johns, of this
city, drew a large sum of money
from the bank to pay off num-
Der of laborers who are working
on a sewer atElwood. While on
his way to that city in a buggy
he was accosted by a supposed
woman, carrying a sachel, who
asked permission to ride. Her
request was granted and in a
short time Johns discovered that
his companion was a man in fe-
male attire. Stopping at a farm
residence near the roadside, Mr.
Johns asked the masquerader to
make inquiry of the family if it
was their wish for him to bring
their mail. When the stranger
complied, Johns whipped up and
escaped. After reaching FL
wood the strangers grip was ex-
amined. 1t contained three re-
volvers, a large bowie knife and
numerous burglars tools. Mr..
Johns believes it was the per.
sons intention to murder him for
his money.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26
THE SCHLEY CASE
Majority Report Approved and High
Officers Reproved.

Secretary of the Navy Long on Sat
urday approved the findings of the
majority of the Schley board of in
quiry and disapproved Dewey'S minor
ity report in terms amounting to a
rebuke: he declined to consider the pro-
tests filed in behalf of Schley and
Sampson and dissolved the court, thus
closing the matter SO far as it lies
within his power to do so. At the
same time President Roosevelt orally
and Secretary Of War Root in writing
reprimanded General Miles for COM
menting on the case in violation of the
army regulations and the President
demanded the resignation of "HiStor-
ian" Maclay.
Certain of the republican leaders in
congress decided for political reasons
to keep the affair out of the national
legislature and Schley himself has
deprecated the plan of seeking con-
congressional investigation SO far as
his personal case is concerned, but
without saying anything about the
desirability of probing the naval bu-
reau for general favoritism and irregu-
larities such as were disclosed by the
evidence.
That constitutes large amount Of
news for one day, but already the pub
lie is on edge to know what the next
move may be, for beyond question the
temper of the people is aroused and
will not be allayed by mere suggestion
that the controversy has gone far
enough. Justice is not yet satisfied
and fair play is the American rule.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26

that he had led the way to a country
the very existence ct which had never
before been suspected. He was ac-
quainted with the travels of Marco
Polo, who gave glowing descriptions
of the gold, spices and other wealth of
far Cathay and of the great cities
there, and when he talked with the
natives of Cuba he understood them
to speak of Cathay and Cipango and
of the Great Khan and supposed he
was near the riches Polo told about.
On the goth of that November Cap
tain Pinzon, whose carayel, the Pinta,
was the fastest in the feet, treacher-
ously deserted the admiral. intending
to hurry back to Spain and reap the
reward of being the first to tell the
wonderful story of the Indies, Colum-
bus continued to feel his way slowly
along the coast, then passed the east
ernmoSt cape of Cuba and struck across
the Windward Passage, where SO many
naval battles that never happened
were reported during the Spanish war
in 1898, and on the 9Th of December
he reached the northwest coast Of
Haiti. This island he took to be the
Cipargo of Marco Polo, now called
Japan, and be- named it Hispaniola,
or spanish Land" The natives here
were also friendly, but fearful of the
wonderful white men, and they told
him, as he thought, of rich gold mines,
in the interior in a region which they
called Cibao and which he understood
as Cipango, and SO be felt that his
opinion was confirmed. He was en-
chanted with the beautiful scenery,
the mild climate and the varied forms
of tropical life and planned to make a
thorough exploration of the island,
supposlng it to be very large.
Then Christmas 4sae, the first
Christmas that ever found Europeans
in America, and it brought a grave
mishap that changed completely the
plans of Columbus and made Hispaniola
the central point of interest in the
new west for half century. On that
Christmas morning, while it was yet
quite dark, a careless steersman threw
the admiral's flagship, the Santa
Maria, upon sand bar, where she
was speedily wrecked by the beating
waves.
No life was lost and the contents of
the ship were saved, but this first
Shipwreck i'm American waters brought
the venturesome SpaniardS face to
face with a serious situation. There
was but one vessel left, the little un-
decked Nina, the baby of the fleet,
and there were 6S men, twice as many
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26
FIRE AT NORTH JUDSCN
Indiana Town Suffers a Loss of Twenty
Thousand Dollars.

NORTH JUDSON, Ind, Dec. "a
A disastrous fire visited North
Judson yesterday and wiped out
three large business blocks and
greatly damaged a dozen other
business buildings.
A heavy wind was blowing
from the west and had it not been
for the new fire engine which the
town had purchased only 10 days
ago the whole business portion
would have been swept away.
Those suffering loss are Henry
Lightcap, j. G. Simmons, Thorn.
as Boyle, A. j. Llntz, Edward
Kreis, Milo D. Eatinger, William
Whitmore and Charles Reprogle.
The blow is a very serious one
to the business interests of
North Judson. Starke county
has had more fires within the
past few months than in its his
tory. The North Judson fire,
the citizens claim, was started by
some unknown person. The to-
tai loss is estimated at from SIS,
900 to 10000 with some insur-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26
TO DRAIN FLORIDA LANDS
Everglades to be Turned Into Sugar
Plantations.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. "a
One of the greatest projects just
started in this state is the plan to
drain 1000, 900 acres in the Ever
glades and turn them into sugar
plantations. The Florida East
Coast drainage and Sugar COM
pany has been formed for this
purpose. Surveys made under
government supervision years
ago show the feasibility of the
plan. The land will produce two
tons annually.
Arrangements have been per-
fected whereby Nd. Fitchenburg
and Henry Benedict of Milwau-
kee will underwrite the enter
prise to the extent>of S., 900, 900.
The opening of this section by
the Florida East Coast railroad
has made the plan more fersable.
Work will begin at once
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26
FOR THE PHILIPPINES
Important Legislation is Proposed After
the Holidays.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-An inn
portant legislative measure is to
be drafted for a complete civil
government for the Philippines.
Already the measure is framed
in the rough and perfected bill
will be ready for Introduction in
the house soon after recess, by
which time Judge Taft will have
arrived from the Philippines to
give such advice as congress may
desire on the various features in
voived. The bill in the rough
draft covers the questions of
mining and forestry with view
of developing the. industries, at
the same time regulating the ac-
quisition of mining and timber
lands, the disposition of tine
lands of the friars. the regulation
of franchises, the establishment
of banking facilities, the enact
ment of coinage and currency
provisions requisite for the pecu-
iiap conditions there existing.
1t is stated that the general
purpose of the measure is to
bring about self-government
among the natives at the earliest
practicable date.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26

In the month of November, 1492,
and that was long time ago. three
queer little vessels were nosing in and
out of the bays along the northern
coast OF Cuba working their way slowly
toward the east. The exact counter
parts OF those ships have for eight
years been resting in the basin at
Jackson Park, in Chicago, but hardly
elsewhere in the world can such speci-
mems of marine architecture now be
found. There were 81 men on board.
ali absorbed in eager study of the
strange things about them, for, though
thev did not knowit, they were gazing
upon a land that no man ever saw be-
fore except its aboriginal inhabitants.
The three ships kept close together
as they rounded the headlands. stood
across the bays, or rode at anchor in
some sheltered cove, but the largest
one was usually in the lead and ON her
deck STOOD man six and fifty years
OF age, tall, erect and powerfully built.
whose ruddy face was framed in way-
ing gray hair and lighted by pair of
keen gray-blue eyes that kindIed with
enthusiasm or darkened with medita-
ton according to his mood: a man of
noble and commanding presence.
courteous and dignified, bearing un-
mistakably the air of authority that
marked him as the commander of the
strange expedition.
These three caravels of Columbus
were objects of fearful curiosity to the
natives on the shore and it was with
difficulty that they were approached
by Columbus or his men when land
ings were made, but they were not
unfriendly and could usually be in
duced to talk, though the meaning of
their words and signs could only be
guessed at. The great discoverer was
not looking for America, or for any
new and unknown land, but he was
hunting for gold, and he searched the
streams and hillsides and questioned
the natives earnestly.
Columbus knew all the geography
that was known in his time, but after
many years of study and sailing he
did not know as much as any average
twelve-year-old boy or girl knows to-
day, and as he sailed along the Cuban
coast he was convinced that he had
reached China-Cathay, his books and
maps called it-anq that it was a part
OF the Aslatic mainland, an opinion he
held for seven or eight years longer.
He had not yet learned when he died
that two oceaas and vast continent
lay between the west of Europe and
the east of Asia, and he never knew
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26
GHOST STEPS ON A TACK
As Consequence. the Seancc is Broken
up in Confusion.

AUSTIN. Texas, Dec. PA Sc
ries of spirltual.stic seances
which have been in progress
here for several weeks past and
have resulted in several hundred
converts to the faith of spiritual
lists were abruptly terminated
when one of the ghosts which
the mediums have nightly called
forth from their eternal resting
places, stepped on some tacks
placed in the "ghosts" path by a
couple of doubling Thomases,
who went to satisfy themselves
whether the white-robed spirits
had nerves or not. The promot-
ers of the seances had warned all
who attended that to touch one
of the "ghosts" would not only
be fatal to the experiments but
might result seriously to the
doubter.
John and Henry Jacobs believ-
ed the seances to be fakes, but
had enough superstitlous doubt
to refrain from touching the
ghosts. The tack-theory test
suggested itself to them and was
executed with startling success.
A "ghost" being called up pro
ceeded to perambulate the room
with steady tread. AS be cross
ed the double line of tacks with
upward turned points a howl of
pain rent the night air, and the
disembodied spirit grasped one
bare foot in both hands, scream
ing most unghostly maledictlons
on the doubling Thomases. The
seance was broken up in hurry.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26
Indians Suffering with Cold.

GUTHRIE, Ok. T., Dec. 23-The
full-blooded Creek Indians have
suffered from the cold and reports
from Tulsa say very many are
sick with pneumonia, a disease
that proves fatal among Indians.
Among some of the tribes the
cold weather has produced small
pox. Tulsa reports say that the
wheat crop has been greatly dam
aged.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26
Shaw May Succeed Gage.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. "a
President Roosevelt yesterday
received the formal note from
Governor W. Murray Crane of
Massachusetts declining the offer
made to him to become the sec
retary of the treasury. With lit
tie hesitation the President i'm
mediately decided to offer the
place to Governor Leslie Shaw
of Iowa, whose reply has not yet
been received.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26
TRAMP's CRUELTY
Boy Stripped and Left Naked in a Hay


NOW to Freeze.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. %
VIM. Leonard was found, nearly
naked and frozen, in the hay
NOV of Peter DeYoung, west of
this city. When revived he told
a most remarkable story of hard
ship. He stated that his home
was in Russellville, and that
while walking on the Monon
tracks, near Delphi, he was ac-
costed by three strangers, who
asked him for a cigarette. He
refused them, not having any
tobacco, and they seized him,
searching his clothes; then plac-
ed him in a box car standing on
the siding at Pittsburg, and took
him to Delphi. Here they trans
ferred him to a box-car on the
Wabash, which was hauled to
this city In the evening. They
alighted west of the city, near
the interlocking tower plant. and,
built campfire.
They stepped into a box car on
the Big -Four and were hauled to
switch north of the city. Here
they again alighted and took
Leonard to a nearby barn on the
farm of Peter DeYoung, where
they disrobed and bound him,
and secured 80 cents in money, a
watch, a ring, and even took his
shoes and stockings. These
with the rest of his raiment, were
donned by one OF the three called
Dutch, "he leaving his old
clothes.
When DeYoung went to the
stable he was attracted by cries
of distress and soon came across
the boy. He is sixteen years old
and of good address. His story
has aroused the greatest indig-
nation, and the police are doing
their best to run down the per-
petrators of the deed. It is bel
lieved the boy will recover,
though he is badly frozen.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26
British Losing Heavily.

LONDON, Dec. 24-Lord Kltch-
ener yesterday reported to the
war Office brief details of five
different engagements within a
few days in which the British
lost upwards of 100 men in killed
and wounded, with the figures
for one of the battles yet to be
reported. DeWet and Botha
S Gem to be forcing the fighting
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26

New YORK, Dec. 24-Lieuten-
ant General Miles is evidently
going to take some sort of action
regarding the severe reprlmand
administered to him by Secretary
of War Root at the direction of
President Roosevelt. What the
nlture of his action will be has
lot been disclosed by him, but
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26

LAPoRTE, Ind, Dec. 23-John
Matthews, of Wanata h, this
county, is lying at the point OF
death as a result of accidentally
shooting himself in the head
He wes hunting and the gun was
discharged while he was getting
over a fence. Matthews was for
merly a deputy sheriff and has
been prominent in democratic
politics.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26

he said that the incident was not
closed. He was asked what he
was going to do about the repri-
mand, and he smilingly replied:
''It would be improper for me
to discuss the action of the de-
partment but the incident is not
yet closed"
DO you intend to resign?"
81 don't see aly reason why /
should" he answered with a
laugh.