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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-25
A LETTER FROM JUDGE REAGAN.
He Tells Of Time When He saw Lee shed
Tears.
Gainesville Messenger.

Gainesville Messenger.
Americas Patterson. coiored Of Gainesville.
saw in the Messenger that Hon. John H. Reagan
was writing history Of the Confederate war.
and wrote him regarding an incident in which
General r. T. Lee was character He sent al
the same time fine steel engraving OF the cabi-
net Of which Judge Reagan is the las, survivor
This reply was received:
Americas Patterson, Gainesville Texas
Palestine, Texas, November rp.--I do not know
that ! call to mind the particular occurrence in
the cabinet Of President Davis to which you refer
in your letter of the 17th instant but your
steel plate engraving Of President Davis and
his cabinet brought wildly to my remembrance
an interesting scene in the cabinet
When General Johnson retreated closely fol-
lowed by General McCleiand, in 1862, he took up
his position the city Of Richmond He had
notified the president that he would contest the
crossing OF the Chckahominy with McCielland.
but instead of doing brought his army near
to Richmond The president became uneasy for
fear Richmond might be abandoned without a
struggle and he invited General R. F. Lee (who
was at that time detained at the capital for
consultation with the president on military mat
ters) into the conference with the cabinet and
asked him the question, if Richmond should be
abandoned where would be the next best line of
defense. General Lee discussed this question as
military engineer and reached the conclusion
that Staunton river would be the next best line
Of defense, but with much feeling AIDED Rich
mond must not be given up shall not be given
up. / would rather die than see Richmond given
up"
When he said this tears were running down his
cheek. have seen him in many vicissitudes but
this is the only time l ever saw him show
strong emotion. 1t may be that this is to what
you refer. Very respectfully
JoHN H. REAGAN.
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(From the Wac Times.Herald.l

NFIom inc waco lifnes-1erald)
Texas now reekons its visible wealth at over
billion dollars. All of the counties have for
warded their tax rolls to the comptroller, and
the total OF the assessments foots up $1,oGz,s7t-
737 Since this is but 90 per cent Of the cash
valuation of the aggregate property of the State
the total value is something like 81 6osoyzo 900
II it be assumed, and the assumption is not a
violent one that one-quarter OF the wealth Of
the State escapes listing, then Texas is in re-
ality upon two billion basis; and II TO the
known and unknown property in the hands of
private and corporate holders there be added the
holdings of the State in public buildings and
lands and the exemptions permitted by the con-
stituton, the aggregate is easily over the two
billion mark.
But for present purposes let the figures stand
as the assessors made them--at a billion, seven
teen million. This is an increase in one year
OF 80 per cent, the actual figures being $35,3s3,-
The fve counties making the largest showing
OF taxable property are, in their order Harris
S3ooIa49S; Dallas, S36,o54,o5o; Bexar, Ss3,-
z77,977i MeLcnnan, Sa5274,7sS; Tarrant, $7z,-
oos,iSo In another year, however, this county
will have moved up nearer to FIRST place, the
packing houses and new railways by that time
will be in the list of visible assets-Foyt Wo,th
Register.
The chief cities of the Ave counties. follow.
ing the above order as follows Houston,
Dallas, San Antonio, Waco and Fort Worth
The last census placed these FIVE cities ia the
following order; San Antonio, Houston, Dali
las. Fort Worth, Waco. Let us study these
San Antonio holds unique position--the only
town OF any considerable size in Southwest Texas
absolutely without a rival In addition to this
II is noted a health resort and thus gathers
from the East many persons of large wealth
Growth is certainty-theres nothing TO hinder
Houston has for years been growing some. but
It's advance in the past three years has been
phenomenal There several contributing
causes On the principle that it's an in wind that
blows nobody good, Houston pro6ted by the Cal
weston storm--its only rival lay PROSTATE. The
Beaumont oil discovery, the development OF the
ice and lumber industries, and prospective bayou
navigation, have been important factors in push
ing Houston TO the front.
Dallas has had comparatively easy sailing BY
reason OF the fact that it is in the midst OF
great agricultural region and came 20 be the
distributing point for all the implement makers
in this country. To this fact, coupled with news
paper supremacy, is Dallas indebted for its
netoristy in the outside world II ought 20 b !
great Esnatasturrg esntss. but with the sxeensien
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-25

delegates to the 1904 convention favoring
Hanna as against Roosevelt. Hanna is not
IN sympathy with the lily white movement
He has consistently urged the Southern no.
pubncans to keep up their old orgRnizR-
lions. but he has done his work in such a
way as to antagoniEe neither party to the
controversy, which is now raging with such
violence among the members of the domi
nant party south of Mason and Dixon's line.
II is but natural, therefore that the element
which has been alienated by Roosevelt's pro-
nounced recognition of the negro should
turn to Hanna and that there should be
renewal OF the talk OF his being put up as
an opponent of Roosevelt two years hence
The Ohio senator's declaration that he will
retire from politics as soon as possible may
or may not have an important bearing on
this subject. While The Post is not in
Senator Hanna's confidence. it has been re-
liably informed that he announced in let
ter to a cabinet officer In Washington his
determination not to allow the use Of his
name before the convention, not TO remain
in charge of the National committee any
longer than possible and not to be a candi
udte lOi iecletLlOH 70 tue seudtS rum INC
information in its possession The Post be-
lieves that Senator Hanna meant what he
said in that letter-at the time he wrote It,
II is hardly likely that any man would re-
fuse the nomination for president If 1t were
to be virtually placed at his disposal, and
unless Hanna is very unlike other politicians
he will not refuse to allow his name to be
placed before the convention If he is assured
that he can win.
With the situation as it is at present
however, the chance of Mr.. Roosevelt being
defeated for the nomination seems rather re.
mote. In the two years that must elapse be-
fore the convention is held there may be
developments which will have the effect of
bringing the Ohoan out as a candidate.
And unless all present indications are at
fault there is Justification for Che prediction
that If Hanna is candidate he will receive
practically unanimous support from the
Southern contingent. There is hardly a
State in the South In which the republican
machine has not been turned down in some
way or another by the president, and it
seems altogether reasonable to suppose that
the State bosses will welcome an oppor.
tunity to retaliate
But the South can not control the conven-
ton, and unless the delegates from this sec
ton are given material assistance from the
West as we'll as the East, Mr. Roosevelt will
be the nominee.
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iouston, Texas, tuesday, November IS, 1902
THE PASSING OF THE popuLlsr.

The fact that the Fifty-eighth congress
will not contain single popullst is signih-
cant. It shows that the erstwhile populistic
element is returning to the old parties, and
The Post thinks there is justification for
the belief that majority of those of the
South who formerly voted the populist ticket
have again taken up the safe and reliable
principles Of democracy.
The only populist at present in the senate
Is Harris Of Kansas, and his retirement after
the 3rd Of next March is certain. Senator
Teller Of Colorado now appears In the con-
gressional directory as Silver republican"
Of the first session of the present congress
he acted with the democrats, and If he is re-
turned by the Colorado legislature this win
ter It will be as a democrat
In the house John T. shafroth. representa-
tive from the First Colorado district. has
acted with the democrats on all questions
in which National issues were involved. He
is classed as a "silverlte" in the congression-
al directory. but ne was reelected as demo
crat. All fusion and populst candidates in
Nebraska were defeated
The end OF the forthcoming short session,
then, will mark the passing OF the populist
in the house The fact that fusion between
the populists and democrats in Nebraska
and other Western States has often been in
evidence IN the past indicates that the popu.
lists more nearly agreed with the democrats
than with the republicans, in view of which
fact it is entirely reasonable to expect to
find in the ranks of the democratic party
the larger portion OF the former populistic
element
The fact that fusion was never wholly sue
cessful in the West does not necessarily sig.
Nifty that the republicans win continue to
prevail against the democrats It might
seem that since the democrats and the popu-
lists together could not defeat the republic.
ans in the past the democrats could not do
so now, even though all the former popu,
lists had come into the democratic fold. But
It must be remembered that conditions are
different now and that a solid, harmonious
democracy is in a position to do much more
effective work than could the inharmonious
elements brought together by the fusion
process. There was always discord among
the fusionists. There need be nothing OF
the kind among the democrats who have
now been joined by the former popuists
not as populists. but as democrats.
The Post is inclined to believe that the
passing Of the popullst may be regarded as
favorable to democracy in every way It
Is simply another evidence that the demo
sracy is being gradually strengthened.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-25
SENATOR HANNA AND THE SOUTHERN
REPUBLICANS

The newspapers of the East, as well as
some OF those in this section, appear to have
just awakened to the fact that there is pos
sibility Of Southern sentiment in the next
republican convention being in favor OF
Senator Hanna and against the nomination
Of Theodore Roosevelt for second presi
Dental term.
During the past few days the papers in
question have devoted large portions of their
space to matter. the general trend of which
is that the Southern delegates, incensed by
the presidents pro-negro policy, will do
everything In their power to prevent his
nomination in 1904, and will try to have
Hanna nominated instead
Had not all this been common talk IN the
South as long as last September, this dis.
covery might be quite interesting. There Ia
nothing new in the situation except that
the presidents attitude toward the negro
was not definitely known then, as IL was
after he removed United States Attorney
Vaughan in Alabama because of vaughan's
participation In the movement looking TO
the elimination of the negro. Only a few
weeks before this action was taken the
president made certain statements to Sena.
tor Pritcbsrd of North Carolina regarding
the success OF the anti-negro movement in
that State which left with the senator the
impression that the administration was in
thorough accord with the action of the white
republicans who acted under his leadership.
When the dismissal OF Vaughan was an.
nounced frequent references were made in
The Post to the probability Of Southern
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In Trouble.

Cooper Weekly Review.
Our paper was little late this week." writes a
Missouri editor, owing to an accident to our
press. When started to run off the edition on
Wednesday night as usual, one OF the guy ropes
gave way, allowing the gilderfuke to fall and
break as it struck the hunkerfopper This of
course, any one who knows anything about a
press will readily understand, left the gage plank
with only the fiphap to support it, which also
dropped and broke off the whapperchoke This
loosened the flucking between the ramrod and
the fbersnaoher, which also caused trouble The
report that the accident caused by overindu-
gence in intoxicaton stimuants by ourselves is a
tissue OF fasehood. The peeled condition OF our
right eve being caused by our going into the
hatchway OF the press in our anxiety to start it.
and pulling the coupling pin after the slapbung
was broken, which caused the dingus to rise up
and welt us in the optic, We expect brand
gilderfluke on this afternoons train"
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SOME PosTscRIPTs.

Pittsburg is the richest city per capita in the
United States
California has 6s 900 trade unionsts OF whom
10000 in San Francisco
Theatrical stage employees have ninety local
unions and more than 1000 members.
English has been made a compulsory subject
Of study in Austrian schools.
he duties automobiles in Argentina are IS
per cent of the declared value.
Barely per cent OF the children in Brittany
can speak or understand French
Vaccination against distemper is 10 be tried in
the case of pack of hounds in North Wales.
Ot over 100000 women employed in the Ger
man industries less than $4,000 arc organized.
Chicago is the best organized city OF carpen-
tiers in the country, having membership Of near
ly 5000.
The Women's Butchers nnion, at the Chicago
stock yards, has 600 members St. Louis has a
similar union
Seven thousand fishermen on Puget Sound have
organized a trades union chartered by the Ameri-
can Labor union.
General Joubert's silver-itted jaunting car,
which captured in South Africa is now at
Woolwch arsenal
One hundred wealthy New York citizens have
chartered the White Star liner Celtic for Med-
terranean cruise.
The International Lonsshoremens union now
ranks second in membership in this country. 1t
has I42,ooo members
Milwaukee, Wis, tobacconist has been fined
$35 and costs for using the union label on
cigars not made by union labor
Chinese girls are being employed in San Fran
cisco as telephone operators, for the accommo-
daton of Chinese merchants
Another bottle-nosed shark seven feet in
length, has been captured in the herring nets of
a Yarmouth, England fishing boat
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OF the Armstrong Packing company Of what can
it boast Instead Of figuring in the last census
below fifty thousand Dallas should have been
above one hundred thousand. Failure to plant
factories has kept Dallas back There IS no good
reason why il should not show up equal with Ran
sas City Even now it is a question as to North
Texas supremacy. for
Fort Worth has OF late shown unwonted ae-
tivity. The great packing hohses being erected
there have changed the face of things. The Forts
morning paper is advancing at a marvellous pace.
This establishes a rivalry that for fifteen years
did not exist. The last census showed the Fort
to be some sixteen thousand behind Dallas in
population, but a discrepancy like that can be
easily overcome Henceforth, Fort Worth must
be accounted a considerable factor in North
Texas concerns
Waco is far enough removed from both Dallas
and Fort Worth to develop along her own lines
without interference. But just like Dallas, Waco
has relied much on what the Henry Georgeites
call the unearned increment. The people have
not been Inactive they have had to give much
to secure railroads and schools and such like
things. But now there is an imperative demand
for new order of things-for factory move
ment that will mean at least 10000 population
by the time the next census is taken. Waco's
position warrants this conclusion II is the me
tropolis of OF the FIVE counties in Texas
making the largest showing of taxable property
a distinction that counts for a great deal. In
addition to this Waco has ten railway outlets
and prospective river navigation. These advant
ages count for little except as they are the basis
for factory development
Now that Texas is a bion-dollar State, her
cities must measure up to the situation.
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After Awhile.
Victoria Advocate.

Nictorla advocate.
A young man, who has been an editor lust
three months wrote the advertising manager Of A
railroad for free ticket Being POLITICALLY in
clined" he penned his letter thus: Dear Sir
No contract have l made with you to advertise
your line. But still I've kept its name in print
as though the road were mine. Most every wreck
the SYSTEMS had I've played up good and strong
and every time you've killed man my story has
been long / haven't asked for pay for this
II all was free you know. But now in pavmcrt
kindly send ticket to St Joe" The Young sJ;,n.
says he doesn't exactly understand the answer
he received, Here it is "Your note at hand
We're bound 10 say you've watched our interests
we'll Just wait--we1l send your tickets yber
that ice crust forms in hell"
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CRUMBS FROM KANSAS.
Atchison Globe.

Atchison Globe
II man desires to fight and does not want to
be arrested, he join football team
If there is anything in the superstition that
rice throwing brings good luck it is a wonder it
is not thrown after the hearse at a funeral
When mother calls her boys to get up in the
morning, she has so much sympathy for them
that she never calls good and loud till the sixth
time
People charitable after all. When a man
goes from $50 to $Ioo job his friends blow
about it, but when he goes back to Sac position
nothing is said
Don't expect your arguments to -.e much
weight. Did you ever go into seclus and at
tempt to argue yourself out of a foI Intention
and succeed?
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Texas Coaster.

The editor of an exchange who was evidently,
very much in need of the wherewthal, expressed
his feelings thusy The subscriber who come, :;
these days and pays the printer is blessed All
in the kingdom TO come, he will be given MAJ
a little higher than the angels His name MI,
be written at the top OF the column next N rs,A
ing matter and nothing will be too good for ~,
lie will get comps 10 all the harp reeitals 49,
have reserved seat beside the editors. Will.
the delinquent subscriber will have to carry r,s,.s
for the performers and sit up in the gallery
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-25
PHILADELPHIA Frauds.

(From the Indianapolis Sentinel)
We have had some crooked work in the late
election in Marion county, but it must be con
fes5ed that it is nothing compared with the work
of the Quay machine in Philadelphia. The Record
calls attention to the evidence OF it in the total
vote OF the Third and Fifth wards of that city
as compared with 900, when very full vote was
cast The presidential contest and the rough-and-
tumble fight for congress between McAleer, demo
crat, and Burk republican, brought out a full
vote. When the count was completed the poll
stood as follows
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-25

The foreign whites, negroes and Asiatics are
in the proportion OF nearly three to one OF the
native whites. Thousands of this class arc aliens,
nop-taxpayers and incompetent voters Yet it
is out Of this stew and ree that Pennypacker gets
4I2r votes than were cast for Mckinley
and all this was done under law providing for
general registration of voters
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'1@mpe"i~4 Hitk 1s;kLs,'

divorce because his wife wa, !. s'eW
kicking him out of bed. tn. n 'A' hAA
being SO specific is not apparen,. 'sas'u Ia n
that the fact that she kicked hin ! sosld i,
heient; Whether she kicked him j. s's s S' {
y y =
Gladys Deacon is said to hsv. $40,
by trying to make It more h,,,' .snd h5 \.
sad blow for her nose. suu'uL Wa |,
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(By J. NJ. Lrwrs.)

EhRlN A-LOOSE.
git ter thinkin' Whats the use
o. all this work day out an in?"
swear I'd like ter tear a-loose
An be a shirt-wast kid agin,
Jest tear a-loose ! would, by ging
Like anything, an be kid
Lord how the catbirds useter sing -.
And scold? Well you kin bet they did
Jest hear EN- sing, doggone my skin
And do my Twin out O. doors;
Not work like this day out an in,
I'd like ter be a-doin' chores
A sloppin' pigs an feedn stock,
An beddin' of the horses down!
Er stealth doughnuts I'm the crock,
Er takin' loads o stuff ter town
That's me Jest let me tear a-loose
Jest let hit the BACKYARD track;
An it won't be bit o. use
Ter go calm of me back
want the place l useter fish;
l want some good salt-risin' bread;
want-doggone it how l wish
Fer ter tuck me inter bed
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FILLUP FILLIPS.
No man can long stay angry at a woman ;
women are so expert at "makng-up."
Absent treatment is the treatment the bald
headed man takes to bring back his absent hair.
Wearing out the seat of ones trousers looking
for work may save shoe leather, but the wife of
the man who does it will continue to be compelled
to take in washing
Some things come to him who waits; but most
things wait for him who comes.
The who at the altar promised to love,
honor and obey" you, is doubtless all right on the
first two propositions; but either she or you
have renigged the last
The college boy is always writing and asking
10
Check, but not check.
Don't tell a young lady that she is a perfect
picture No girl likes to be considered work
of art.
Every woman likes a newspaper puff, but the
newspaper puff isn't in it with the powder puff
The reason the sight of a garter makes a
rubber is perhaps because it is elastic
The who said kissing was dangerous was
probably caught at it by his wife.
The girl who doesn't marry until she has taken
the mans measure does we'll as a rule.
When a mans tongue is coated he doesn't like
to have his language quoted
+ + y
OF COURSE.
I'D like ter write a pome
Bout tn sweets o home, sweet home;
But they was written, long
Fore busted inter song
Thinesa I'd like ter write yeh know
HarAeyn sung of long ago
'i1atiiyant kickin' fer, good land
ant l sing en- second hand
ion,
At last there is we'll authenticated case Of
person becoming gray in single night That
the name of the fellow she married
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SUNSHOWERS.
Sunshowers here in Texas,
With rainbows in between
An big red roses BLOWN,
An all the praries green;
An birds jest always singin
In every eopse an wood
Th'aint doubt about it,
Gods somethin' more than good
+ 4
Mr. Newcomb of New York is suing for
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-25

Houston has been short on killing lately;
but when the country cousins have been care
FULLY backed the city "bokell have his gun out of
soak--then on with the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. En-
dminey.
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Houston's Carnival has been the one big draw
ing feature Of all South Texas this week. This
years celebration has easily outdone all former
efforts and King Notice is thoroughly pleased
with the land of No Tsu-O h.-Whartor Eagle
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-25

Thar goosebone BY which long and severe
winter was predicted must belong to goose.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-25

Houston is showing multitudes what mic,
time can be had in that bulet-perforated city
The Carnival is on.-Lo Grange Journal
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EXCHANGE lNrEsy,,S.

The. sultan of Turkey is wri,;,-
ms ne. II it Is a true account !. ascg
difficulty in getting through the IA will b
country-Ei Campo Neus. '"e mails Of <
There win undoubtedly be s,.
harem in it. Sea' c.s
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The Houston Post came out with malice ~ ~,
thought Sunday with seventy-six pages u...s
its own record and the hearts OF its eon'' g.
aries. II was a wonderful paper-P'ri -
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A San Angelo negro threw steer down with
his teeth at the Houston Carnival, catching the
animal by the nose.--Bryan Eagle.