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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11

Austin, Texas, April l0.-AIany stories
are reaching here regarding the desperate
struggle for land IN some Of the counties
in the Western part Of the State,
One Of the stories is to the effect that
the county clerks office had score or
more OF land seekers on the outside wait.
ing for the door to open when one Of the
many applicants for u section of land con-
cciyed of novel scheme TO get his appi-
cation In FIRST.
He arranged with a quargette Of fellows
to get Into a fight right in front Of the
court house door, which would draw the
crowd from The county clerks Office door,
then had his daughter, a bright lookng
young lady, to present his application The
fight cnme of Oh schedule time and one of
the playful coubatants got mad aud the
tight, instead Of being for fun, turned Itself
into -down-and drag-out affair. one
of the fighters had his ear bitten on and
tho others We're more on less bruised M.
The tight had It's Object on the crowd as
they left the county clerks office TO see
the ARRAY, ana the young lady walked IN
and hed the application.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11

Aastin, Texas April 10. The count this
morning of The votes cast by the officers
Of fhe Fourth regiment, Texas Volunteer
Guard, for colonel Of the regiment. 80 nh
the vacancy created by the promotion Of
j. A. styron Of Cleburne to he brlgadier
general resulted IN the election OF lIou-
tenant Colonel Cecil A. Lyon Of sherman,
VINO received eighteen votes aud WAS unali-
mouSiy elected.
Colonel Lyon Is chairman OF the State
executive republican committee.
The officers have been asked to express
their preferences for tie manner IN which
a lieutenant colonel shail be elcctod
whether bY a convention or by sending
their votes to the adiutant general TO he
counted.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11
AN IMPORTANT DECISION
Involving The Right Of an Actual SET.
tier TO Transfer Land.
SCHEME TO FILE ON THE PUBLIC LAND.
Cecil LYON Has Been Elected Colonel
OF the Fourth Reaiment--lnterest
Paid on Bonds,

Austin, Texas. April io.-At the request
of Land Commissioner Rogan, the attor-
ney generals department rendered very
important opinion today regarding see
tiou Of land in jefferson county which is
under rice cultivation. The land was
purchased by an actual settler and after
residing on II for the necessary three years
he transferred it to the Heisig Rice com
pany.
The company paid out the land mud with
ont ding the transfer at the time Of its
purchase 1t applied for patent after
making all payments aud then filed the
deeds The question as to granting the
patent was referred to the legal depart
mcnt aud Judge Reece holds that patent
should issue MS the state has not the right
to go into the quetion of transfer II the
setter had proof of occupancy, aud the
land was paid ont according To law.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11
o.,..,. eIaok foot LIVER Pits

Made from an active principle ne he liver
from Black Root. They a. ~ had after
equal 10 calomei ana leaS stomach. VIII
cure chronic constipation. f
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11

\ !. republican Party ,,. Must NOT
4 y u. NJ to Tariff Schedules
4 otbsr Speeches
A ,.n 10 The most notah'e
t'a cuban S reciprocity bill IN the
ih s made by Mr.. GroSN'n
r. W, the critics who have
.,,h inconsistency 10y SAVING
y .,,,r vas sound republican o ,,,
''o. ta1a schedules we're rot
4 had not yet arrived,
A'nln no an inexorahle demand
tho present. rat s MI
.as q strong speech against
rho other speakers were
Y ,,se Mass and Micrs lnd)
3 ,s md Mcssr.. Weeks 'N'en@
A y frexas) agalns' IT,
IN M sou,e met it was agreed mat
~ hVuse -, tomorrow the con.
4 ! ~ private pension bllls should
4 "A until SATURDAY
,rl chairman Of the foreign
~ uh''' ,nr,ed hack the reso.
tuniilee i.p', a1 h,. Mr. cocb
z inquiry introduce" ~ 49,
Ealing upon inc secretary W
q .,,ion regarding the alleged
\ alV'iu', a,s,isls of landmarks
NJ Canaoi9hu ,r ~, If was adopted.
4 ALASKAN nnl'e ,iso rcnorted back
tlIlslou, calling upon The see
aa,t av1 ana all utucr cole.
L .lsiing TO The ,stabusnmont Of
4 S Ia" ol supplies near Sew on.
ps sS the shipment OF horses and
4, he use Of the British army VI
KIM The resolution wa aaopt'I'
@rasr then resumed the ronsldeia
A Cuban reciprocity mn ..-..,..
IN, the majority leader, al.ellr y,
kMe on agre@,inhrny ~ ,,on ,G"r hi
Frey Mimi demanded the ,,d i'gni"s
W. GrosVehoI , 's,,'", speoch IN
6ioaay, nlaug d" ,'.rnnd tha renub,
l1p hl,l Which he had said could
n y y, lNsc S,i.' 57 smTkine al the mer
d,nt and d. 4i S. f iiga eft the ne n sald
,lTe y ,ss,ii ,5S.o Who had or.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11
pooL rouRNAMENT CLOSED.

Cohen Of Dallas Won the First Prizh
from Stewart.
Dallas. Texas. Anril 10 Cohen Of Dat
,os won the final game IN the State pool
tournament over stewart Of pallies tonight
~. score Of 80 20 a.. The first prize Is
y eold medal and $50. The game WAS
sharp and exciting and was Witnessed by
q No crowd At one time Stewart had
- TO Cohen's 2
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11

II you've never tried Pabst Beer you've
something to live for. Theo. Keller has It,
II is the synonym for purity.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11
REPUBLICANS TO CAUCUS

On The BIS Winch Affect NE NuHency' 4
The Cuban Question,
Special 10 The POST,
washington. April 10. At the InstlgatioH
~ tho sneaker the republicans have de-
cIded 10 hold n caucus TO consider the o.
nanciol bills reported hy the committees on
banking snd currency. and on coinage
e,rT win not he held until the Cuban ques
lion IS out OF the way.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11
WASHINGTON NOTES.

40 p N the house adjourned.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14
BRIGHT BITS.

BE sure you are right-then sit
down and think it over.-Life.
-Patience-"What's in q name. any,
way?" Patrice-'I once knew a fam
lily who had two hyphens in theirs."-
Yonkers Statesman.
-Montmorency-"Fa thinks it
would be a good thing if should trav-
ell" Caroline-"Do you mean for him
or for you ?'-Puck.
Still Lives.-"I don't think the ed
itor read a line of my storyl' Meth
err do l. notice that his magazine
comes out as usual"
-She-"I am simply delighted at the
number and value of our wedding pres
ents." Helm not. Most of them
came from people who are not yet mar
ried."-Brooklyn Life.
II did one charitable act to-day"
remarked the bald-headed druggist as
he sat down to dinner" I'm glad to
hear it, dear" rejoined his wife. Tell
me all about it," "Oh, there isn't
much to tell" replied the pill compiler.
One of my clerks wanted an increase
in salary so he could get married and
| refused to give it to him. Chicago
DailV News
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14

Thirty years ago." says a we'll
known criminal lawyer of Chicago,
says the Tribune of that city. there
was a row of hitching racks around
the Criminal Court buildings, and al
most always there were a number of
horses tied to them
zone day / was passing through
court room when the judge called to
me:
"'Mr. - he said, I am going TO
appoint you to defend this man here,
who is penniless and is charged with
stealing a horse
Il wasn't pleased with the appoint
ment but 1 had to take it, so asked
the court to give me chance to have
a few minutes talk with my new
client. The judge sent us into his
private chamber to talk the case over.
There was a door opening from this
room into the public hall, on the first
floor of the building. My new client
was a villainous looking man.
What evidence have they got
against you?' 1 asked him.
:" The man 1 stole the horse from is
out there in the court ROOM he said.
" Anybody else ready to testify
against you?
Yes, a couple of men who saw
me steal the horse are also out there
Amy other witnesses"
Yes; the man 1 sold the stolen
horse to is cut there. too
WELL I Said to him, with a smile,
it strikes me that you don't want
lawyer at all. What you need is an
other horse.
Say, partner said my client,
that's bully advice you're giving Inc.
I'll just take it
And before 1 could do anything to
stop him he had dashed out of the door
leading to the street, had jumped on a
horse standing at the rack and ridden
away at full gallop.
81 ran in and told the court what
had happened, and he started the po-
lice out after my friend. They caught
him before he got outside the city Jim
its. But 1 still think my advice was
the best possible under the circun-
stances"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Mobile Register (Dem.) says:
The Southern negro politicians are
determined to make President Roose-
velt's organization Black Republican if
it be possible. The negro will probably
be an issue in 1904 in that party that
will eclipse everything else"
The Hartford Comm Times (Dem.)
says: THE local option bill having
passed both branches of the Vermont
Legislature and being certain of re-
ceiving Gov. McCullough's signature,
the people of that state will have an
opportunity on Feb. 1 to say whether
they favor the substitution of a care
fully drawn high license law for the
present prohibitory law, which does not
prohibit. The new statute says there
shall be no liquor within 200 feet from
a church or a school house. The state
will take one-half the license fees and
fines, the other half going to the
towns"
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.)
says: ''Mr. Bryan was unfortunate in
having twitted Mr.. Cleveland about
polling a million less votes I'm 1892 than
were cast for himself in 1896. The Bal
timore News sharply calls his atten-
ton to a fact which he chooses to
hide. In 1892 the PoDulists ran candi-
dates for President of their own. who
polled an. aggregate of over 10000
votes, which, added to the $3.50. 600 cast
for Cleveland, made total OF 6,59S. 046
The total vote of Bryan, running as
the joint candidate OF the Democrats
and PoDulists. was 6.502.9 1926. lie pull
ed down the vote instead OF Increasing
1t. while the gain OF Mckinley was
nearly 100000 upon the Republican
vote Of 1892"
The Springfield CMass. Republican
Qnd) says: Pension Commissioner
Ware may prove 70 be- another Evans.
lie recommends that every ponaloner
who n convicted ~ AN Infamous crime
should lOse be pension. although Cone
RrcNa "a ifs HledOm and in ltH orlnR-
iDE feaf ~ che pension aRenta has a..
creed ihnf Nbru peuai0ner b. ln bria-
nu hle fnalnn shall ~ on Just the
safne firH flD ST. Ware noudemna
ihf t'U Fhifh fDul1 open fhe pension
fn4 fp fne aeHrrleff from both fhe fr1.
ffFl end faf Confederate armies ThenH
nfrs M in1rprneenrr o1 fhf part ~
pc emnui.s.pnef are good enough -
para along
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14
A burglars Adxentnre.

The burglar had entered the house
as quietly as possible, but his shoes
were not padded and they made some
noise, says an exchange. He had just
reached the door of the bedroom. when
he heard someone moving in the bed
as If about to get up, and he paused.
The sound of a woman's voice f1oated
to his ears.
IF you don't take off your boots
when you come into this house" il
said, there's likely to be trouble. and
q whole lot of it. Here it's been raining
for three hours, and you dare to tramp
over my carpets, with your wet and
muddy boots on. Go downstairs and
take them off this minute"
He went downstairs without a word
but he didn't take off his boots. In
stead he went straight out into the
night again, and his fellow-burglar
who was waiting for him. saw tears
glisten in his eyes. II can't rob that
house." he said in feeling tones. at
reminds me of home.'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14
Personal.

The King of Portugal inherits the
scientific tastes of many members of
the House of Braganza. His father was
patron of literature and art and no
mean scholar. He was a great lover of
English letters. The son is distinguish
ed for his scientific requirements and
not long ago published a volume de-
failing the results of the scientific in
vestigations made on a voyage on
board the yacht Amelia.
One of Senator Lodges small stock
of stories relates to a member of the
Massachusetts Legislature, who was
much impressed with the dignity of his
position. One night his wife woke him
and whispered: John, there are burg
lars in the House" S"You must be mis-
taken, my dear" said her husband.
There may be a few in the Senate.
but in the House-oh. no: the idea is
simply preposterous"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14
THE FIRST SESSION.

1t does not seem to us that the Leg
islature has much reason to congratu-
late itself upon it's work for it's first
session We take particular care to
speak Of its first session, because it
has arranged to have three sessions.
Instead of two. 1t was hoped it would
see it's way clear to submitting to the
people a constitutional amendment
providing for biennial sessions. They
would approve such an amendment.
We don't know exactly what the cost
many thousands of dollars. The state
could, get along, as most of the other
states do, with one session in two
years. Georgia is going to give three
sessions in two years a trial first, how
ever.
The report has been circulated that
each of the two sessions that are yet
to be held will consume twenty-five
days, thus making the fifty days con-
stunned in a regular session. 1t is to
be hoped the report is authoritative.
No one will be surprised, however. if
sion. Unless there is great pressure
exerted it is a difficult matter to get
and keep a quorum for the transaction
of business. 1t was difficult during the
session that ended at an early hour
yesterday morning. 1t was accom-
plished on some occasions by the dep
uty doorkeepers chasing members who
were trying to escape to their homes.
The only measure of the first impor-
lance recalled that was passed, out
side of the regular tax and appropria-
ton bills, was the bill taxing fran.
chises. And no member of the Legis-
lature has very clear idea what that
tax will yield AS far as we are in
formed, no estimate of what it would
yield was ever submitted to the Leg
islature. That body, however, seems
to have an idea that it is going to
yield very large revenue, judging
from the fact that Notwithstanding
there was a large deficiency this year,
appropriations were made far in excess
of what the states income will be.
exclusive of the revenue from the tax
on franchises.
But who is to say that the tax on
franchises will be collected inside of
two years. or that it will ever be coll
lected under the law that has just been
enacted? 1t is fair to assume that the
law will be resisted by those having
taxable franchises. 1t was pointed out
that there was doubt about the consti-
tutionality of the bill when it was be-
fore the Judiciary Committee of the
House. There is a strong probability
therefore that there will be a big de-
ficiency next year.
1t was expected that the Legislature
would dispose Ot the question OF a new
lease for the convicts and provide for
putting pensions on an INDECENT basis.
But it did practically nothing with
either of these matters. No doubt
many of the members worked
hard and conscientiously, but as we
said, judging from what was accom-
plished, the Legislature hasn't much
reason to congratulate itself on what
II accommodated
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14
e--ser-e------
COOKERY AND MUSIC.

According to Ernest r. Bicknell, SUI
perintendent of the Chicago Bureau of
Associated Charities. not less than 400
Chicago husbands deserted their wives
last year for the reason that the wives
did not know how to cook. This state
ment was made recently in the course
of an address delivered by Mr. Bick-
nell before the "co-eds" of the Uni
versity of Michigan. Since that time,
it is reported, these Michigan "co-eds''
have made fad of cookery and the
supply of cook-books in the college
town of Ann Arbor has been exhaust
ed. The inference is that the girls have
taken the lesson to heart and purpose
making an earnest endeavor to keep
their husbands at home by feeding
them well.
An interesting matter of speculation
in connection with these 400 deserted
wives, who couldn't cook is this How
many of them spent profitless hours
at piano practice that might have been
profitably spent at practice on the
kitchen range? The chances are that
many of those who couldn't truss q
fowl or roast joint or make a bis
cult had taken piano lessons for a
| length of time and at a cost sufficient
to have made them past masters in the
art of cookery if the time and money
had been spent in acquiring that de-
sirable and sometimes profitable
knowledge. Meanwhile it Is probably
safe to say that not five per cent. of
the girls who spend hours humping
piano. in response to the demands
of mistaken parents, ever succeed in
learning how to play well. 1t is not
their fault that they do not become
musicians. They are not gifted with
musical talent, and it is folly to try to
force music upon a person who has no
talent for it, Many a fine cook has
been spoiled and many a sorry musi-
clan produced by giving time to the
voted to the range. Too many parents
imagine that learning the piano" is
essential TO the education of their
daughters too few of them realize that
knowing how to cook and keep house
whether the girl is obliged to do 1t
later or motifs an accomplishment that
wears better and gives more real pleas
ure than the ability to torture a few
tunes out Of a stringed instrument.
In England at the present moment
there is going on a spirited discussion.
n London Truth and other journals.
on the relative merits of knowledge
Of cooking and Of music. Truth. Mr..
Labouchere's paper, says that music
teaching IL over done. that there IL a
plethora Of musioally Informed young
women and "a dearth Of those who
know how 10 cook and keep house. As
means Of earning d livelihood. cook
ing Offers q much better opportunity
than music. There d. "a iarse demand
f0f nfst class cooks nt remuneratiye
wages while music teachers are in the
market fof pupils ni Hiapence les-
fop. Music lessons eost "a little more
in thia country, bat in CeJnaay tAe
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14
Natural Conclusion.

DIR. Edward Brooks, superintend-
emit of the public schools, was asked
by one of his little friends in Over
brook to listen to the latters rehearsal
of a lesson in which there was a ref
erence to Atlas, says the Philadelphia
Ledger.
DO you know who Atlas was?" ask
ed DIR. Brooks.
Yes, sir He was a giant who sup
ported the world"
"Ahl Supported the world, did hep"
went on the superintendent. well, tell
me who supported Atlas?"
The little fellow looked as though
he had not given the subject any par
ticular attention, but showed immedi-
ate willingness to think It over The
doctor stood looking on, trying hard 10
keep back a smile. but the youngster
hnally frightened up and answered:
We'll. / guess he must have mar
ried q rich wife"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14
-e-~1--S-------
The Man At the wheel,

An old river man and his friend the
mud clerk met on a Vance and Pop
lar street car a few days ago and the
old steamboat man seemed highly
pleased about something, says the
Memphis Scimitar. The car was xne
of the large vestibuled affairs, and the
old fellow could not keep his eyes off
the motorman. AS the current manip-
ulator kept the big car under control
with the new vertical bevel-gear
brake, the old head seemed fascinated
at theNway he handled the big wheel.
Say" he finally remarked to his
friend. getting to his feet, at the same
time, let's go out in the pilot house
and see how she goes
pilot house?" queried his friend.
Where's that?"
why, out yonder with the man at
the wheel. Take it by and large, thatS
the best thing 1 ever saw on a street
car. 1t looks so ALTERED ship-shape.
Makes me homesick to watch him.
And to the front end he went to view
the motorman at close range.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14
A QUESTION of FACT.

The charges which Mr.. J. H. Null,
assistant manager of Cramps ship
yard. made against members of the In
ternational Association of Machinists,
and Mr.. l.. E. Payson made against
union workmen in the employ of the
Newport News Shipbuilding Company,
in their testimony before the Senate
Committee on Labor on Friday
last, surprised the senators who COM
pose that committee, and doubtless
surprised the entire country. Mr.. Null,
in effect, charged that members of the
International Association of Machin-
lists in their efforts to precipitate
strike and embarrass the shipbuilders
when they were putting forth every ef-
fort to get the battleship Alabama and
the transport Thomas ready for sea,
during the Spanish-American war.
went on board of those vessels and en-
deavored to disarrange their machin-
cry. If they had succeeded these ships
would have been seriously crippled after
they had got out to sea. Mr.. Payson
said that when the battleship Illinois
was ready for her trial trip, word had
gone forth from the labor union that
she should not leave the yard until the
unions terms had been complied with.
These charges were denied by Mr..
Gompers. This denial raises an issue
of fact-an issue that ought to be set
tied before there is anything further
done on the eight-hour bill, now pend
ing in the Senate. and in connection
with which the foregoing charges were
made. The whole country is interested
in this matter.
Senator McComas, chairman of the
Committee on Labor, declared he could
not believe that American workrnen
could be guilty of such things as MIR.
Null and MIR. Payson testified to. II
indicated that the men against whom
the charges were made were lacking In
patriotism-that they were unworthy OF
being considered American citizens. IT
seems TO us that the labor organiza-
tions OF which these men are members
VIII not let the matter rest upon the
denial Of Mr.. Gompers. who knows
nothing about Il except what he has
been told. II will be a sad dav for
the republic when American workmen
place their grievances above their
country.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14
The Pastors Fan From Grace.

Justice Shiras walked into his hotel
yesterday crestfallen and weary says
an exchange. Pain was marked on his
countenance and he moved about in an
atmosphere of utter hopelessness. A
friend sought to tighten his burden.
Don't try" said the justice, defect
edly. a" tbs not the matter of a mo-
ment. I'm afraid 1t has come for all
time. A great sorrow possesses me-
disappointment, blighted hope in a
trusted friend, faith broken and
ruined"
Some secret sorrow, judge, that you
cannot"
mo, no; worse than that. My whole
town knows 1t. Pastor accused of fish
ing on Sunday. Everybody talking
about it,"
why, judge, it can't"
Yes, yes. Worse still, it is true. Re-
liable witness. You see, he was wait
ing on a ferryboat one Sunday morn
ing to be taken across the river to
preach for q brother clergyman. The
ferryman. who had gone up to the viii
lage on an errand, had left fishing
rod hanging over the side of the boat
with a baited hook dangling in the wa
ter. 1t would have been all right had
not some sinful and irreverent fish
taken the bait. The pastor, noting the
agitation, simply put his foot on the
rod to keep it from going overheard.
But you know it's the first step that
counts. This was his downfall. His
thoughts turned from saving the rod
to saving the fish. The ferryman was
nowhere in sight and the poor man fell.
He landed the fish. Just then the viii
lage lawyer drove by and the gossips
did the rest"
How much did
The ferryman says less than a
pound, but, worst of ALL it was a horn
pout."