The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-06

eoun,s--wlth less than $4,000 In cash IN
tho general fund.-
II a necessity does not exist for turn
Ing on the light and thoroughly over
hauling tho cliys AFFAIRS, from A to z,
Il Is difficult 10 determine what me
cossityn is
The late Colonel John F. Elliot, Of Dallas.
whose death occurred In that city last week.
was one OF the Southern gentlemen and
newspaper men Of the old schooi--oourtcoug
scholarly. refined, the soul OF honor ana a
friend to tic TO- lie was gentle 10 his man
ners. Of soft speech and believed tina, con
c.liailon aud diplomacy were the NOS, rover
ful weapons. but nevertheless was a man ..
high moral aud physical courage aud had al
all times the courage Of his convictions
None knew Colonel Elliott bu. b beccrue
fond Of and admire hin and the news OF
bis death undoubtedly caused pang o. re-
grct among large and loyal a circle o.
true friends as any citizen OF Daias couil
count lie had firm faith ia Texas AMI It's
future, and N his death the State has los;
one Of Its most loyal Champions and one who
had contributed more than his share to
bringing the resources and greatness Of the
Lone Star commonwealth into National prom
itence.
Mrs. Nations frollcscme methods must
mako ihe old-tlme cowboy green with envy.
The business interests Of Houston ough.
not 10 wait on tho rice industry or the OIL
discoveries, or tho tobacco crop to glve \
new impetus TO tho trade and commercial ac-
siyity OF this city. Not month ought %
pass this year without seeing some great
new industrial enterprise landed in IIous-
ton. II we are going to lead the State ten
years hence that fact viii depend on the
Work We do In the next year or two.
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None Of the princes were so overwhelmed
with grief that they forgot their proper place
in the line in tho late queens funeral pro.
cessIon.
One by one the kilograms from the Philip
rncs which have been p!geon-holed by the
war department 10y reason OF their discour-
aging contents are becoming known. thanks
tn nc persisicncy Of the senate. II can al
ways be set down as n safo proposition that
government that seeks to keep tho people
N the dark Is not a government worthy Of
confidence
Now Nevada wants to repeal her law legal
izng frze-nghts She has observed that
all the big fights go to the States shat make
prze-hghting Illegal.
The city budget for this year contemplntes
an increase n the cost OF the schools, the
police department. the seayenger department,
the garbage department, the park expenses
and for salaries, not to mention the new
i'ems. In view OF the city's condition It
would seem that economy rather than addi-
tional expense should be the guiding prlu-
eiple,
Night sessions Of the senate at Washing
ton begin to look as II the ship subsidy peo-
pie were now recognizing the Necessity Of
sitting up with the corpse.
some Of the papers arc noticing the fact
that the Frisco police are accused of accept
ng hush money from the Chinese gamblers
and are wnkins at the infringement Of the
gambins law, The idea ~ commenting on
as common an item as that Now II We could
hnd % own where the police do not wink A.
g'molng-lhat would be a rich tom OF news
There is no town Ia Texas that can arorh
such strike as ohat now n progress at Fort
Worth, There IS Lot Of short-s lghteduess
loose somewhere Mp phcrc
| The wish is probably daddy to tho though,
/ whom tho Eastern oil men continue to an
nounce that the Texas OIL field Will not com
pete with the OHIO and Pennsylvania fields.
such volume of frst-class fuel OIL as has
/ been discovered in this state Is bound to
( affcat prices Of fuel oil AZ Icas4 In OH ,sr,.