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GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF THE TELEGRAPH
COMPANIES.


1t is reported that Senator Mason of Illinois viii
offer b providing for the purchase OF the tee.
graph companies by the government and putting them
under the control of the postofdco department No
particulars can be definitely learned but as Senator
Mason is member OF the old senate committee on
postal affairs it is supposed that his proposed bill Is
but carrying ont OF the old schome of tho govern.
ment. When John Wanamalcr was postmaster ron-
eral he recommended that the government take over
both the telegraph and telephone services and manage
them as adjunct to the postotfce department The
proposition resisted by Dr. Norvin Green of Louis
vile, when president OF the Western Union Telegraph
company, the ground that service through private
ownership is cheaper and better in the United STATES.
In Great Britain and most Of the other nations of Eu-
rope, the telegraph is under government control The
telephone service also in Great Britain has been mu-
nclpalized to great extent but in Europe the terri.
tory each government has to is small compared
with the immense distances in the United States
Postmaster General Payne and the president are
said to favor the scheme The existing telegraph com.
panies to be bought out with fund raised by sell.
ing bonds. These bonds to bear interest at the
rate OF 212 per and to run twenty-five years
The bonds to be made available use by the Ma
tional banks as basis for currency. sinking fund
is be provided Of the earnings of the government
telegraph service to pay the bonds off at maturity The
telegraph service is to be extended ultimately to all
the postofHces and the rates are to be made cheap
enough for everybody to afford to use the telegraph
congress decides that 1t is desirable for the gov
eminent to control the telegraph business the coun
try there win not be any difficulty about obtaining the
consent of the telegraph companies Under the act Of
congress of July a. 1866 it stipulated that in con-
sderation Of the right OF way over post roads and
through government lands and under across nayl-
gable waters the United States should have the right
to purchase the telegraph lines at any time at price
TO be fixed by three arbitrator be chosen by the
government, by the telegraph company and these
two to choose third 1t is said that all of the ele
graph companies now in existence in the United
have hIcd their written aeceptAnces of the foregoing
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FOR CLEAN PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

The Fort Worth Register pleads for purity in the
primaries follows
a good example is far-reaehng When the democratic
executive committee Of Taran county adopted rules for the
primary election in this county positive stand taken
against the use of money by candidates 70 advance their
cause Paernng after this action the Grayson county
committee has laid down the rule That committee pre-
scrbe that u shall be unlawful for candidate aspiring
Tor any oe before said primary to use any money Tor the
purpose buying votes place money the hands
the purpose OF hiring workers in the interest Of his eandi.
dacy In should be made appear the democratic
above mentioned by any candidate who may have received
the highest number OF votes it shall be the duty OF such
highest number Of the nominee for the democratic party
est number OF votes shall be declared the nominee In case
should appear that all Of the candidates any Office have
used money violation Of the above prov then shall
for such Office The rule should be made effective in
every county IN the state But the only way to do so is by
changing the law and making the penalties violation OF
the general election law apply primary elections
Why could not the result aimed at by the Register
be reached by amending the oath of Office which office
holders required to take? Said oath now reads as
follows:
Members Of the legislature and all officers before they
enter Upon the dues OF ther Offices shall take the follow
adrn ho, I viii faithfully and mpartially discharge and
perform all the duties incumbent upon me as -, ac-
constitution and laws o the United States and OF this State
ana do further ,o'emny swear Tor afrn) that since the
44.Non OF ING constitution OF ih,s STATE being citizen
challenge TO tight due! with deadly weapons. nor have
acted second 800 carrying challenge aided, advised
emmy swear affirm that have not directly nor ind-
Teey Iaid offered or promised 10 pay contributed nor
giyrg or },Sbo,ire % AZ ,h -ion d, bjcb 'Y' ylS
appointment, So help me COD wy
BY inserting the words at the primary election or
precinct county district State convention which
was nominated or" after the word vote" near the
end of
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

King Edward VII is the first British monarch to play
golf since the days of James II,
Princess Uru91 the wife OF the Russian ambassador in
Paris has the papers warning travellers against
the organized Of robbery which they exposed
Italian railways.
Major General Sir Herbert Charles Chermside r. F.,
has been appointed governor Of the State OF Queensland
succession Lord Lamngon Sir Herbert has had notable
service in Egypt Crete and South Africa.
Judge G. r. Moeskes for the last twelve years county
Judge of Autgame county Wis, will retire. His Of
fetal record particular probably without parallel
During his entire appeal from his decision
higher court has come back reversed.
In his speech kharoum the khedve said that the two
flags English and Egyptian which waving side by
side symbo2ed the power which had undertaken
protect the population against yrants and dsurbers
and naugurae for the country OF prosperity
With Miss Helen Gould her ideal Of faith hope and
charity Mrs Frank o. Lowden is building summer home
for poor girls Oregon. H. Mrs Lowden, who was
Miss Harriet Pullman is daughter Of the late palace car
magnate She proposes take the sick and weary from
Chicago and give them a outing.
Sara Bernhardt says that the secret OF her endurance
is that she Fatigue, she adds, rs my stnu
lants. Instead OF pulling down It spurs on" She
bed o'clock in the morning invariably and al
ways rises As for the usual prescriptions for the
preservation Of health they receive scant attention from her
she says.
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TAMPERTNG WITH TRIFr 70
&,C&C<p~C<OSCOC
. YOU lest.

think you said was hardhearted. de.,
When was | so in all your life to Won,
When have your eyes looked into mine ,s;..
When have their lids betwixt me and M M 'el
Been dropped in grief at augbt that have ~ w
Aught have said, or looked, or even dr.nt
Nay, never, dear, from sunset unto sim 'a'asdl
Day in, day out have been all | Seem,
have been all seemed-your lover tr,,.
Your lover in all things yours heart ana
Ne'er should a tear bedm your eyes of bl,. 'Oui
Ne'er surge Of grief across your bosom ~
II but had the ordering of things 'A
If / but had the choosing of your wav,
They should wend far where woodland cbo...
And all your days, dear should be pleasan, ~
When we have walked together far from To-.
Far from confirming walls and busy street
And took the old cliff highway winding dow,
To where the perfumed valley ured our Co.,.
When you have looked abroad and breath,ns =
Have drank in natures beauty, skies 81 N, u7
The slopes of green, the rivers mighty svss'
You saw the whole vast scene; 1 saw but y,n
Or il | saw it, only as a dream
Or as the setting of some wondrous gem
may have seen the distant river gleam
Or the sun finger like dadem
On the high hills, their scarps and parapets
Limned sharp and bold against the deepe, A..
Or did see all this? One quite foreets ivy
An | remember clearly is that l saw YOU
Is my heart hard dear2 Rather it doth mel,
When it hath had free rein 10 dwell on voe
When it on you and those old days hath dwell,
Your tawny, sun kissed hair. your eyes ~ NJ.
Your evry graee-Nay, am | hard Of hear,l r
am not hard Of heart / do protest.
Though in your life play a minor part
You do know better, dear you do but ie,,
y
1t is probable that Depcw has laid the mothet.inl,,
side with his youthful happy past
4 Nfre Ii~y ~ Atls,ta bae ia. 4
husband hereafter because hers, Hrz has become ~,
When he is liberated he will learn that though he 1,
iirz, he is no longer hers.
Boston man held up the other night, ana
icing severely beaten was robbed Of two watcbe, M
'ocketbooks There is clew the identity of ne !.
le had held up.
Mark Twain is probably finding the writing Of M (,
biography serious business.
BY having Miss Alice Roosevelt to christen his y,.h
,aiser has made good start toward becoming famcu,
IS - =
Somewhere the sun shines warm and bright.
Somewhere the skies are blue;
But the man who took his fannes off
Now says "Kerchew ker-chewr
J. NJ LsV,
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The Requirements.

NTTand Same sun.
II appears that friend Rob Bruce of Mineola abored
under the embarrassment OF having killed his man.
Mr. Roosevelt is credited with having shot the daygh out
OF fleeing Spanard San Juan hill and the fortunes Of
politics placed him in the presidential chair Pat Garrett
the eternal quietus Billy the Kid" and he landed
the FL Paso coectorship Bruces clear He
should oil up his fory-fve and trail the narrative OF Prince
Aleok the ground and defy in starred citizen 10
tread theron, sxshooter matinee and shoot an
innocent bystander below the belt In strenuous times like
these takes certain amount OF lves lungs and lights
work 10 obtain recognition at the pie counter.
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the treasury said TO be democratic in his ideas
please your exceeney This is about the least democratic
form address that anybody has yet devised gentleman
from Iowa NAV be pardoned lack Of familiarity with
Washington official etiquette but this almost much
No doubt he find precedent though without legal sane
ton addressing the president exceeney Even this
is not sustained by good usage good taste.
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Letting In the Cancels H.,s.

Johnstown (Pa.( Democrat
Argentine and Chile have evidently forgotten the t,,
the monkey. the and the disputed cbcs VIC aoe OF
they would have thought twice before subuitti,e
10 heasst Jshn Bull. 'neT case
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Not Improved by Amendment.
Albany Argus


The more the amended ship subsidy bill is examine, 4, .
less attractive IT appears Reports the contrary oh
standing the amenders have eliminated SS
Of the most Objectionable features e"' II any
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agreement with the government in order to get the
right Of referred to- So that the holds
an option all the lines of all Of the telegraph
panies. which it exercise at pleasure.
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MOI a pemooratIo Form.

l'hlladciphla Times
Governor Shaw OF Iowa. the newly d..sa.s4 secretary
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CORRESPONDENCE OF any description srhciher ~
terded for tie BHsinSss or Editorial Department should O.
Vdaai and all checks drafts BoHcyordcrs made pay
aeie to THE Housros PRErrsG COMPANY
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THE HOUSTON DAILY POST.
HOUSTON PRINTING COMPANY.

G. j. PALMER ........ Vice President
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OFFICE OF PUBLICATION,
Nos. i1ot, 1903, io5, 11o7 and 1909 Franklin Avenue
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PRorrsstoNAL politicians already Organizing for the
municipal elections What steps are being taken by
the friends OF good government?
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Entered the Posto@ee at Houston Texas, SeeoHd-C
MdH Matter.
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IL Mr. SHAW has yet told any what he intends dom,
With that surplus it hasn't gotten into the papers
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Aar person who has lost skeleton will do we'll to con-
uuncate with the Marlin authorities
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FOREIGN 0FFTCES-Easteru business Office. 43, ~ IS,
e. 49, AZ Tribune building New York 81 he 5 e BeeS 1t
s. c. Beckwit Special Agency Office OF Washington Cor
respondent Room Ames building 1910 street NJ w.
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CUSTOM. TEXAS. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 8.
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ioBsos is said TO contemplate resiguing from the nav
and running for congress But Hobson has done so man
foolish Things since the sinking of the Ncrrimac that th
move will surprise no one.
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57lh CONGRESS-.
Continued from page ~

launching of the imperial yacht, which
is to be christened by Miss Roosevelt
and it is not improbable that President
Roosevelt may attend the launching
and respond to the Princes address.
On his arrival in Washington Prince
Henry will be received by the Presi-
dent and will be invited to become the
guest of the nation. Whether he will
care to accept this invitation or to stay
at the German embassy is not known.
His call upon the President ill be re-
turned in person by Mr.. Roosevelt, who
will invite him to a dinner, where there
will also be the most prominent men of
the country. Everything will be done
to make Prince Henrys visit a pleas
ant and memorable one.
The imperial yacht Hohenzollern will
also be given a cordial reception. 1t is
possible that the North Atlantic squad
ron may find it's itinerary cut short
and that it will be ordered to receive
the yacht at sea, accompany it to port
and take it's share in doing honor to
the Prince of Prussia.
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TALKING AND SEEING
May Be Carried On At the Same Time by
the Teieciroscope.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. IAN In
dianapolis inventor, who at this time
refuses to have his identity divulged
through sworn affidavit by his attor-
neys says he soon will give to the
world an invention that will revolu-
tionize one of the great branches of the
country's industries.
The device is called 1.-The telectro-
scope" whereby man using tele-
phone may see and be seen as well as
talk, hear and be heard. The tlectro-
scope. it is said, has reached stage
where perfection is practically assured.
In the inventors laboratory the device
has been tried and tested, and its opera
ton is successful. 1t remains only to
add an improvement or two before the
mechanism will be in shape to put on
the market.
Attached.to the sending device of the
telephone, rising above and over 1t. will
be a small mirror-like reflector. The
talker, by gazing into this, will see pic
tured before him not only the person
talking at the other end of the wire,
but also the objects surrounding the
the talker. Pictures on the wall, chairs,
tables, and, in fact, all the furnishings
in focus will be accurately reproduced
in the picturing mirror. At the same
time a device attached to the other
telephone will enable the second party
to see as clearly and distinctly as the
first party.
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Base Ball Notes.

report has reached Portland that
jack Curtis. backstop Of Portland $
baseball team last season, was accident
inquiry to Pittsburg brought merely the
answer that a John Curtis fell from the
new Frck building and was killed there,
last Thursday.
An amusing incident, Saturday was the
receipt of telegram from A. G.. Arson
by \. G. Spaldng and a laconic and grim
~ humorous reply. Arson telcgraphcdI
as follows: Will sell my New York
stock for $4,000. Anson." This message
was returned by Mr.. Spalding: IAN
right sell it,.
The Boston National League club has
added to its list f. E. Courtney of the
California League, to play Outfield and
utility. He batted for 800 in $50 games.
leading the league players who engaged
in more than 100 games. In III games at
second base he fielded for .9iS, and he lei
the outfielders with a percentage of .975
in Sc games.
President Pat Powers of the Eastern
League, and President Farrell of the
New York State League, spent Sunday
IN Buffalo trying to bring about set
tlement of the local baseball tangle re-
sulting from the transfer of the fran
chise from the Franklin estate to the
Biffalo. Baseball Association. No mate
rial progress was made. but Presiden.
Powers said before leaving for the West
that he expected favorable DEVELOPMENTS
before his return to Buffalo, next week.
! The national board of arbitration held a
meeting in New York, Saturday night
This is the governing body of the minor
baseball leagues Of America. Those pres
cnt were: T.. It. Powers, president OF the
National Association of Professional
Baseball Leagues: III. M. Sexton pres-
dent of the Three Is League; j. ii. Far
rell of the New York State League; j. III.
O'Rourke of the Connecticut League. and
r. ii. Murnane of the New England
League. Authority was given fer the fix
ing of the salary limits of the leagues.
AT meeting of the Western League in
Kansas City. next week. Messrs Powers,
Farrell and Sexton will be in attendance.
according to decision arrived at las.
night, and will then deal with the ques-
tons affecting the fight between the
Western League and the American Asso-
Ciation
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Capital Notes.

Senator Thomas C. Platt laughed. FRI
day night, at the stories concerning his
feeble health. Il haven't felt better IL
10 years than / do right now he said.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt Were
among the guests at dinner given by
Secretary Root at Washington. Saturday
right. the first cabinet dinner of the sea
son. All the members of the cabinet cX
Ccpt Mr. Hay and Mr.. Gage were present
Covers were laid for II.
The joint committee of the Senate and
House of Representatives. appointed t.
make arrangements for a memorial meet
ing in honor Of President Mckinley, al
which See. Hay is to deliver an address
decided. Saturday. that the proposed
meeting should be held in the hall of tn,
House of Representatives at noon, Fcp
a cablegram received at the state de-
partment from United States Consul Gen
cral Bigham at Cape Towne. announces
the acuuttal and release of DIR. Richard
S. Anthony. who has been on trial there
on charge of high treason and aiding the
enemy. Anthony is an American citizen
but has lived for some time in South II
RIGA, where he married Bocr woman
Mrs. Anthony is at present Ill san Fran
cisco.
Prince and Princess David kawanana-
koa and Hon. Samuel Parker and wife
of Honolulu, arrived in Washington, sat,
urdey. The Prince and Mr.. Parker Will
call on President Roosevelt. Monday, t.
talk over Hawaiian affairs. especially the
administra ton of President Dole. with
which they say there is some dissatis,
faction in the territory. 1t is understood
Mr.. Parker is being urged as President
Dolc's successor
At the instance of the navy department
Senator Hale has introduced in the Sen
ate Il bill intended to carry out long
cherished plan OF the naval enGlneerS
and especially of Engineer-in-Chief Mel
willie. to provide the navy an experimental
plant OF the first class. somewhat on the
lines of the magnificent German naVa
cyper,imentaI plant at Charlottenburg
which has been of such benefit to the
German navy The bill provides an ap-
propriation Of 100000 for the construction
of a building at the naval academy, al
ANNAPOLIS. and it's equipment. to dea
with engineering problems of value and
interest to the navy.
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province caused Gems. Davis and Wade
to military control.
Veterinary authorities believe that
they have found a remedy for surra
Ian East Indian malarial disease of
horses), which is increasing here, and
of which many animals die daily. The
injection of a solution of arsenic into
the veins of the affected animals has
proved beneficial, as it kills the para
sites of the disease.
Commissioner Bernard Moses, head
of the department of public instruction
for the islands, has delivered an ad-
dress the the teachers of Manila, in
which he particularly urged the con-
tinued instruction of Filipino children
in English. Commissioner Moses said
that the gentlemen of wealthy Philip
pine classes were making a great mis-
take in sending their children to Span
ish schools, as the consequent neglect
in English instruction would in a few
years be great disadvantage to them
in the matter of their position and
standing in the island, which, Commits
sioner Moses said, would inevitably
and indissolubly become a portion of
the American nation.
Medical authorities here assert that
a considerable amount of the breaking
down among American residents of the
Philippine Islands is due to nostalgia.
The newspapers of Manila are urging
tn" United States Philippine commits
SION to make an appropriation for a
daily cabled news service from the
United States, thus bringing Ameri-
cans here into closer touch with their
home life.
a majority of the local papers, Il
number of army officers and civil Off
Gals and others have promised sub
soriptions in an candeavor to obtain
sufficient funds to meet the cable tolls
for three months news service of 100
words a day.. An amount sufficient to
cover the tolls for 20 words a day has
already been subscribed. 1t is hoped
that this news service can be inaugu-
rated. Jan. Is. 1t will be devoted to
American news exclusively. The gov
eminent has offered to send news bull
letins free to all points on the military
wires.