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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
FATAL FLOODS IN UTAH.
Cloudburst Caused Loss Of Two Lives
az Winter Quarters.

at Winter Quarters.
Salt Lake City, Utah, August Cloud
bursts and heavy rairs In various parts
Of Utah last night caused the loss Of two
lives and resulted In considerable damage
90 railroad and other valuable property.
~ Winter Quarters. where the mines OF
the Pheasant Valley Coal company are 10.
Gated, food caused by q cloudburst swept
away the home OF Matt Korbillo. Korbilo,
his wife and child were swept away by the
torrent the father and child helng
drowned, while the mother was rescued
With the greatest difficulty. Mrs. Korhillo
was terribly bruised and received Injuries
which may prove fatal.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
DOMESTIC.

John Wesley Pennington, colcred, was
burned at the stake at Enterprise, Ala,
for faping a white woman
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
CONDITION OF HOUSTON BANKS.
The Reserve Has Been Increased Owe
the Previous Reports.
lSnnilnl To tlhn pnal

Washington, August THE abstract Of
the condition of the National banks Of
Houston at the close OF business July is.
shows average reserve held 10 have been
6S.87 per cent against 65.e6 per cent on
April "a Loans and, discounts increased
from x2.N62. O02 to ~, 2A0 420, gold coin
SDTA, Sa7 TO S1,O7S lbs; lawful money re-
serve from 81 83S, 4T5 to SiS7l. 8O4; indl-
yldual deposits from $4,s74.9ls 10 IS, l05,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

Denton, Fexas, August 0 The attorneys
for Nathan Hughes applied 70 day for
writ % haheas corpus FOR Hughes, who. ~
charged With the murder of George Framp.
ton IN this county In June, 1890.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
/. and G. N. to Play Flremen.

The famous International and Great
Northern baseball club from Palestine will
play The Flremen's club here Saturday and
ened their team since their last visit here
and now have one Of the fastest teams in
the State, Such old time professionals az
and Con Lucid are Included ia their mike.
up and \ good game may be looked for
Umpire Proctor viii cdl play promptly al
p, m. Ladies admitted free to gate
and grandstnnd.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
Appointed to Texas A. and NJ. College,
lSnaclnl 10 1Nhe Post

Washington, August 7.-Captain Frank p.
Avery, ". s. A.. upon his own application,
has been detailed as professor OF military
science and tactics at the Agricultural and
Mechanical college OF Texas, College sta,
Hon
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
AMERIcAN LnAnnr

Cleveland, August lin the eighth In.
ming Cleveland came within one OF 4ieInr
the score, In the ninth with two men on
bases Braeken hit to deep left, which
Just biz the foul lise, cmplre Mannaasau
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
WASHINGTON.

The gunhoat Machias was ordered to
Colon 10 protect interests of the United
states.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

Austin, Texas, Angus. dral o. 4
this afternoon at the e0fn'
Colorado. -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

GLENN. Rosebud, esassssterisy y
t fais 70 the Jones PRAIRIE snrsasl
miles away, for lntermentli res .yH
We'll nm In age, leaving sA'N
and one daughter --.---
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TEST 1T.
You know the satisfaction Il will give.
HAS stood the test for twenty years.
Groves rasteless Call Teale.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

called the bali safe and the winning run
crossed the plate. before the bail was
returned The Milwaukee players rushed
At Mapnassau claiming that the ball was
not safe. Duty ran In from center field,
and, after arguing moment with the
umpire, landed a right on his jaw Friel
and Conroy also got in the mx-up. Inter.
ference By Cleveland players aud police
prevented further trouble.
Score II "
Cleveland ,.... 600 DOL O22 : 10 3
Milwaukee ..,..... POI 600 OlO- 4 y
Brackcn and Conner; ReIdy and Ma.
loney,
At Baltimore First game: II II II
Baltimore ..........120 0Ut 100 IA =
Boston .........,...120 202 l02 10 rs
Foreman and Bresnahan; Lewis and
SehreCk
Second game X II II
Baltimore ...... .Q2o COZ TO- 10 II =
Boston ...........,. 100 300 0t0 4 IL a
!, McGinnity and Bresnahan, Cuppy and
Crlger.
At Detroit II II ~
Chicago 900 101 001-- Q ~ .
Detroit .......4. .OO3 030 90s q ~ 1
Callahan and Sullivan; Yeager and Shaw
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
souTHERN LEAaun.

AZ shreveport n IL n
Chattanooga ..... .O24 1O1 90 4 NJ
s.rfYeport ,..,,...Y 900 O0l on q
Barry and Roth schafstall aud McGulre
Al Little Rock II II 10
Little Rock 1870. 800 900 O1s- Il \
Selma ...... OlO 900 Ito 4
MeCloskey and Lynch; Hale and Moore
A. Memphis II II n
Memphis ..,. 100 200 100 n
Birmingham 200 200 3o3-.,5 AZ .
Kern Shields and LauzonS Glllen and
At Now Orleans- n II IA
NASHVILLE ,..,.......OO3 900, 0iO- g
New Orleans ..-.. 900 i0uOOl- . 7 .
:, Sanders, Parrot and FISHERS ellum ana
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
FUNERAL OF DowAagR EMPRESS.
Definitely Decided that Obsequies Will
Be Held in Potsdam.

Berlin, August lit has been definitely
decided that the funeral Of the dowager
empress Frederick, will take place Tues
day next. August 13. The remains win be
deposited In the Friedenskirch mausoleum,
ue0r POtgdam
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

lexington, Texas, August 6.--Lexingion
received her hrst bale of this seasons cot.
b f%n Yesterday It was round bale, grown
was glnned and bought by c. w. Hoschke
Lott' Texas, August 6.-,rwo bales of the
new cotton crop were received here TO-DAY
naia sou tn az cents. About $40 bonus was
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
S0z odonI
Tooth Powder
The best that Money and AZ.
Experience can produce. 20
AT all stores, or by mail for the NH. 81.
of Sozodont by mail for the ros s pse; MaIa
HALLE RuckEL, New YOss oar
QUALITY CUT NO FIGlRt
LAND SELECTED SOLELY ron /,
LOCATION. Il
Texans, However, Are Said 70 Nav n.
played Good Judoment--saIe d
Town Lots Is Tedious

Lawton, o. T.. August The hom,,,,
ers who have filed thus far have ss,a.i
their claims near Dawton wihoui ,.,,a
to the quality of the land Fine srrI-i
tuual land ten or twelve miles close, n i.
been claimed. Indications are th,t H
policy will be pursued untll ia puslss
run high In .Ie hundreds. The Texass Il
have -rawn are for the most pa,t ~
Judges of land. OF the l2s persou,
were entitled to file YESTERDAY ony i
failed to put in an appearance.
ne auction sale Of town lots 4 prei,.
a tedious process ana there 10 rot I'D
scram4.e as was expected. Some d I.
purchasers are buying for specriHa
while others are already erecsius baIldA
Many persons are locating oil rlsnl
the Wichita mountains. II was esdnis
this morning that 1900 persons had .
tempted to locate oil claims on the nir
tains. They have paid no attention b y
government reserve, which has eIssil
oS,OU0 acres, and practically The enlln y
trict will be thrown into controversy
BUSINESS LOTS AT HOBART
Hobart. o. r.. August 7.Busnss \
at the auction are bringing from y y
Every one so far has been extfeatl
DERBY and pcaceable. The town stu org
Tents are becoming more numerous 90
hour.
Another republican newspaper plaH'
arrived in town and will publish y y
issue next week, AS get 20 alee
paper is here. although II Is SAID iolN
oming. 80, u
Two banks have been running 'eG =
Rave had no trouble in sapplRylHs V ..'lal IS
there has been nearly sHtuW El.1
here by express. Large sumo are H.,a
tomorrow. Many came intenaing
checks and had to telegraph fof nf ="
to be sent BY express.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
seouin Assessments F'I's !

eoualI4otlon for seguln adl.as.se,l q
having made raises IN lns ercf ~
Of prolssrty TO the exfen' "
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

- included n means
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

Ex-Governor Newer p '.,.,
New York. August 7-- ,,s',,ss h,
message received from a Aner'Wi il
the Tribune says ex-golsr AIM
Newell OF New Jersey y GYMS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

ey TEST HAS PRo os,ii r''A
Groves Tasteless
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-23
THE RAILROAD AND THE PEOPLE.

ton is for this reason great obstacle IN
the way of the States development But
the people have not found by experience
that these arguments are correct, as this
last effort to wiring additional profits from
the people proves.
Cotton manufacturing in the South is
confined almost entirely to articles the
rate upon which is raised heavily. BY
far the greater part of these goods is
shipped from Southern mills to eastern
markets and much of it is afterwards
re-shipped to Southern merchants by the
brokers and great jobbing houses Of the
East.
The increased rate thus falls doubly
upon Southern industry.
A reduction of rates on the finer grades
of cottons which are made in the east
is no compensation for this additional
burden upon Southern manufacturers,
Southern merchants and Southern con-
sumers.
The reduction of rates on the finer
goods is a benefit to the east, but the
south is subjected to a heavier transpor-
tation tax upon the lines of goods with
which it is chiefly concerned. Whatever
the other effects of this re-classihcation
may be it is clearly discrimination
against the South and therefore a blow at
Southern industry and commerce.
How much will this 20 per cent in
crease cost the people of the Southern
States? If the cost were capitalized on
the basis of the railroads capitalization
it. would doubtless run up into the mil
lions. But the railroad fnanciers are not
apparently looking to the matter of capt.
talization from the standpoint of the peo-
pie Ii the merchants and the people do
not protect themselves, the corporations
certainly will not.
The railroads have been complaining
for years at what they call efforts at un-
just legislation in the Southern States.
How can the people protect themselves
unless it is done by legislation? Such
efforts at increasing their burdens as this
last one cannot be expected to fail to
provoke an effort on the part of the peo-
pie at self-protection.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-23
FRANCHISE TAXES IN NEW JERSEY

ment Another part is paid for the cor
porate privilege to do business, which all
corporations are subject to whether they
use public property or not. These pay
ments have nothing to do with the street
privileges, either as rental for the use of
the property or as taxes upon the value
of the property used. Such additional
payments as are made for the street
franchises are not taxes on the property
enjoyed, but merely payment for the right
to enjoy it. If instead of using the streets
the company secured right of way through
private lands it would pay for it. and
would not on that account escape taxation
on the land so held. The fact that the
grantor of the property right in the street
is also the taxing power is no reason
for the application OF any different rule,
but by grace of a lenient legislature such
sum as the company really does pay for
the use of streets is deducted from the
special franchise taxes levied, so such
part of that 10 per cent spoken of Col.
Williams as is compensation for street
rights will go to Offset the new taxes.
Those who think 10 per cent of gross
income an enormous tax bill which can
not be increased without monstrous in
justice should look at the tax bills of
individuals. house that will rent at
from 81 900 to 81 200 a year in Brooklyn
will be taxed about $780, The tax gath
erer takes not 10 but from Is to 20 per
cent of the house owners gross income.
The widow or orphan who happens to own
bond or mortgage which is taxed as
personal property pays from 40 to so per
cent of the gross income from that prop
erty. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany instead of suffering hardship, has
been exceedingly lucky if it has paid out
only 10 per cent of its gross income. The
house owner and bondholder paid full
value for all their property, while the
company paid little or nothing for the
streets and when its taxation on prop
erty for which it did pay takes ONLY one
tenth Of its earnings from that from the
street property practically given to it
there does not seem to be any hardship
in a tax on the value of those gifts
diminished by the rental if perchance they
are not entirely free gifts. Certainly there
cannot be anything particularly radical or
unjust about the New York Franchise Tax
law when the Supreme Court in New Jer-
say, whish has an enyiable reputation.
upholds such tax, levied without special
legislation, as in accord with reasonable
and equitable Interpretation Of the general
rules of taxation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-23
(New York Journal.)

New Jersey by a decision of its Su-
preme court has succeeded in establish
in, subject to the consent of the Court
of Errors and Appeals, the principle of
franchise taxation which long prevailed
unquestioned in this State, until over
thrown, few years ago by the Court of
Appeals and since re-established by legis-
lation. The New Jersey court holds, as
the New York Supreme court has held,
that the right Of way to maintain tracks
in a public street is a property right in
the nature of real estate. 1t is a perma-
nent and exclusive possession, and it fol-
lows that it is just as much taxable as
any other permanent and exclusive occu-
pancy of real estate.
This view is clearly in accord with
common sense and justice That a street
franchise is a property right in the street
has been asserted time and time again
by the corporations when attempts have
been made to regulate the use of the
rights to their disadvantage or TO forfeit
franchises which had been obtained by
fraud. 1t was only when, with the great
development of traffic, franchises became
exceedingly valuable and taxes on them
an item to be considered by corpora
tions trying to pay dividends on watered
stocks that the doctrine that the street
easements were not property within any
of the definitions of the tax law was pro-
mulgated and accepted by our Court of
Appeals; and it became necessary to
amend the definition in accordance with
the ruling and make property for pur-
poses of taxation of what was property
for purposes of purchase and sale and
property in the sense that it could not
be reclaimed by the public from whom
it had been taken without compensation.
The corporations enjoyed exemption from
taxation on this property long enough to
assume that free enjoyment Of it was
a vested right, and they are now making
a prolonged fight to preserve their i'm
munity, declaring that they are victims
of demagogy and already heavily taxed 1t
has been stated by Colonel Timothy S.
Williams, vice-president of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Co., that his corporation
pays in direct and indirect taxes nearly
10 per cent on its gross earnings, and it is
argued that this is ample payment for the
use of the streets, and more than the
boldest advocates Of taxation OF earnings
would demand. Such arguments confuse
the issue. A large part of this tax is
paid on cars, buildings and other equip
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-23
ATLANTA Journal.l

The exclusive apnouncement in The
Journal that the railroads have decided
to increase the rate for the southern ter
rtory on cotton fabrics to and from all
eastern points over 20 per cent. was most
uhweIcome> news to the merchants and
the people at large.
The class of goods involved is domes-
tics, which are treated by the wholesale
merchants as leaders and on which their
profits are very small already. This
class of goods is consumed by ali classes
of people but especially by the poorer
classes and the increase of the transpor-
tation tax on them is a hardship OF UNI
usual severity.
That the railroads have not sufficient
excuse is evidenced by the fact that only
a short time ago they decided not to in
crease this rate. Within few days after
this decision comes the announcement
that 20 per cent. raise will go into et-
feet on July 1st
The merchants should resort to every
means that can be devised to check and
prevent this disposition to add to the tx-
ed charges of the Southern people.
They should through their organiza-
lions and individually, bring the matter
to the attention of their representa- es
and senators in congress as well as
to the railroads, and by urging the in
justice of it, should endeayor to get
speedy relief from one quarter or the
other.
The railroads are already making large
profits. Their stocks have been con-
stantly increasing in value for quite q
while and this additional dig should no
be submitted to until all efforts to pre-
vent it have failed.
The people have been told that a con
solidation of all the railroads would
prove a great blessing because it would
lessen the expenses of operation, and il
has been urged for years that the clause
of the constitution Of Georgia which
stands in the way of railroad combina
tions that were meant to defeat compete
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-23
THE PARTYS OPPORTUNITY.

the government has raised an inhibi-
ton against the importation of Russian
petroleum, and the car, in the protec-
ton of his own people, feels called upon
to add more restrictions to American
trade.
Hence we have the spectacle of an
administration, pledged to a policy of
tariff protection upon the theory that
it will benefit the growth of American
business. deliberately sacrificing that
business for the purpose of taking care
of special individual interests. AS
against the sugar trust the entire bust
ness Of the country is thrown to the
winds. When the Standard Oil Com
pany besieges the White House there
is no thought for the enlargement of
American commerce, but expansion is
forgotten while American buyers are
throttled at the custom house.
These are but two examples along
line that might be continued indefi-
nitely. Instead of broad policy in
Concluded on page Ill
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-23
Prosperity Wave Has Not Reached
Wilkes.
(Wilkes Chronicle.)

Those papers who talk so glibly of
prosperity are respectfully request
ed to specify specifically what they
mean by prosperity" If what we have
up here in this section is prosperity >
We'll gladly give up our shares of it.
We prefer Cleveland panics to this kind
of prosperity. If the people tell any
thing near the truth, money is the
scarcest in this section ever known. The
people are butchering UP what timber
is left to get tan bark or cross ties
enough to pay for their daily bread ana
meat Merchants who can't handle
cross ties, bark, pins and slaves are
not in it much. The sheriff is forced to
levy on everything in sight to collect
taxes. A poor fellow was in town last
week wanting $1,000 and offered to sell
or mortgage two cows for the amount.
Under the Democratic panic this
same man easily paid his taxes and
debts without mortgaging his cows or
anything. We have found but one man
who said he believed in this prosperity.
He was filled with it and told how pros
porous everybody is, and have plenty
of money and plenty to eat. He was
talking for office in the presence of the
Mckinley faithful. He afterwards
came the back way and begged for
enough money to get pound of meat,
that he did not have bite and not a
red cent to buy any. This is no I'M
common case. And when we hear a
fellow dilating on prosperity, unless he
specifies with proof, we are prone TO
think he's talking for revenue onlyk'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-23

cles of the first Importance they find
themselves at variance with him and his
party. They do not approve the moth
DDS by which the Republican leaders seek,
and have always sought, TO ntrerch
themselves in power. They behold at
Washington a syndicated government.
They recognize in the little group of
men, of whom Mr.. Hanna i the head
centre, Mr. Platt the right-bower and
Mr.. Quay the left-b bower, what they con-
ceive menace to the republic Admit
ting much of the thorough going charac-
tel of Republication, lis undoubted pa
triotism and intelligence in many things,
the. are not blinded to lis moral deform-
tiles; and they see only rocks aheai if
it be given an unbrilled hand There
should be some chack. here should he
some poise and balance. These they
find in the Democratic party, whi,h, w'.h
all its imperfect;pns. yet remains true
to the genius OF free vernlnent under
the Constitution.
All this may be Bourbonism 1t may
seem both foolish and obsolete But it
is genuine and has no reference to old
sectional issues, or battles. The South
is an expansionist; but it would expand
on Jeffersonian, not on Caesaristic. lines
1t is a patriotic American; and, because
1t is so, it would have the constitution
and the flag go hand IN hand, carrying
the message of good tidings to all lands
1t is Democrat, not a Federalist, OF
modern Republican; AMI Being so, II
hopes to see higher moral standards pre-
vail in the administration Of public af-
fairs than are possible under a party
organized and dominated as the Repueli-
can party is organized aad dominated.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-23
ATLANTA Constitutions

The growing opportunity for the
Democratic party to become the repre-
sentative of the business interests of
the country was never brighter than
it is at the present day, and every sue
ceeding development is but heighten-
ing of it.
The country has not yet recovered
from the discussion of the loss of $lS,-
900 worth of Russian trade because
of the anxiety of the administration to
protect the sugar trust against an an
nual import of less than $4,000. That
SIS, 00O, 900 worth of Russian trade, in
which millions of people were interest
ed. should be deliberately thrown away
upon the demand of a single protected
interest must have opened the eyes of
the people to the character of our pres
ent policy.
Bad as was this step in which, upon
the behest Of the Standard Oil trust,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-23
SECTIONAL MISCONCEPTIONS.
louisville courier-Journal.)

louisville Courier-Journal.)
1t is not wholly sentiment, assured
~ not ignorance and prejudice, that
shuts the Republican party out of the
South Nor is it altogether the race
question. The Southern people-per-
haps out of their poverty and their rags
certainly in Jheir homespun and their
sinlplicity--still have the conceit of pos
sessiEg little of the old time integrity,
which seems to have been blotted out
at least Of public life in the great CEN
tres of population. Commercialism is
an i'll word. 1t is yet a more evil con.
diticn. Perhaps we may come to it.
Btlt we have not quite reached the
state of being where every political af-
fair is measured by dollars and cents.
We have, or we think we have. a few
OF the homely virtues left us. The trail
of the trademark is not yet over us all,
and we cling to the remnant of our vir-
the with kind of despairing pride-it
may be Boarbonism born of stolidity
and stupidity--as a poor devil, who has
lost all else refuses to part with the
daub alleged to be the portrait of his
grandfather.
The Southern people are no more pre-
JUDGED than the Northern people-only
very much the same. But they cannot
change the opinions of lifetime in q
season. They are not willing to sell
what they consider their br.hright OF
freedom for a mess of pottage. They
have the sincercst personal regard for the
President. They mark his efforts at ma
tional pacifcation and unification with
gratitude But upon many public poll
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-23
Paid for Itself.

Lena--Jack told Bessie she looked sweet
enough to kiss in her new hat
Belle-Well did he kiss her?
Il suppose So she said the hat was
worth every cent she paid for it..
June Smart Set.