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stood in respect to both IT'S resources Of
wealth and its purpose Of social order. but
which now is standing in tho full glare Of an
astonishod public attention.
It is well that these gentlemen should
come at this time. We no longer tell what
Texas can do; we show what she is doing.
And in what we have undertaken and shall
yet undertake we need the assistance which
It is in the power Of these men OF mighty az.
fairs to give. AT the same time their dis.
corning eyes have already discovered that
in aiding our enterprises they viii be profit
ing themselves. The mutually of interest
is manifest
They have treversed Texas from It's north.
ern border, by its western outposts, and
have now reached the coast region of which
Houston is the chief metropolis, and they
will fnd in the oil, lumber and rice interests
Of these parts even greater objects of won.
derment, while they will experience the
same kind of hospitality that characterizes
the State from Red river to the Rio Grande
1t is fitting in this connection to make
note Of the fact that this admirably planned
and fruitful invasion was originated by Mr.
r. d. Bowen, who has no doubt found abund
ant cause to congratulate himself upon the
effort.
Gentlemen of Chicago you are welcome
Be assured that however much we strive to
entertain you, we can not give you half SC
much pleasure as we ourselves experience.
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THE CHICAGO VISITORS.

The Post has reserved Its formal welcome
to the Chicago visitors until their arrival in
this city for a reception which will be more
hearty than simple words can express
All Texas is honored by their visit They
come from the most progressive city Of the
union-indeed Of the world They repre-.
sent in the highest degree the spirit Of
Western enterprise which has buided IN
few years an agricultural and manufactur.
Ing empire that outrivals the ACHIEVEMENTS
of the other world that were ages in con.
struetion.
And they come to State which Is great,
est In all that makes for comfort ana pros.
perity, State that has been little under
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lie PowgR oE LIE pREsa.

The defeat OF David II. Mercer the re-
publican who was a candidate for reelection
10 congress from the Second Nebraska dis
irict, furnishes another illustration Of the
power Of the press
Early in the campaign, or possibly before
it begun, Mercer incurred the enmity Of
Editor Rosewater Of the Omaha Bee The
Bee is republican paper, but its editor
refused to support Mercer and for weeks
prior to the election. although it had moth
Ing to say In favor of MERGERS democratic
opponent it attacked the republican in every
conceivable way The situation was made
all the more interesting by the fact that
G. NJ. Hitchcock the democrat who was
elected, is himself a newspaper man. being
the owner and editor Of the Omaha World
herald. This paper was at all times out.
spoken in its opposition TO the republican
candidate of course and between II and the
Bee Mr.. MERGERS lot was made anything but
happy one. A third newspaper in the town
came to his relief short time before the
election but was unable to change the sen.
iment that the attacks OF the world-Herald
ana Bee had brought about
Mr.. Mercer had record of getting larger
Appiopiiatohs iot HIS ulsulcI tnan any other
man IN congress, perhaps but this fact was
not sufficient TO Offset the effect OF the news
paper campaign made against him. He was
charged with sending his photograph and
other personal matter through the mails un
der his eongressIq9al frank, with circulating
spurious copies Of the Congressional Record
s md with, IN other ways using his public
q, ace for hts personal sggrandizement
,Diand ne Pobt does not pretend 70 be informed
White
e swI
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NOTE AND COMMENT.

The next congress will be republican but BY
a greatly decreased majority 1t is perhaps, bet
ter thus suggests the Memphis News II the
democrats had the majority Of the lower house
they would be charged with the responsibility
for the actions OF that body, and yet they could
really accomplish nothing Tor the good Of the
country for the republicans will control the
senate Tor several years 70 come. matter how
sweeping may be the democratic victories mean.
time, and they will have the president until the
expiration OF the Fifty-elghth congress at least.
The democrats, however. have made such gains
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hasn't cornered the market and gone to 4
the skin to boarding houses for pie crust
A prize of $1,000 has been offered for is
paper, prepared by woman, based on iraq
ent laboratory research in biological, u
or physical science. One thousand doEia
buy the lucky woman enough beans to y
entire season.
FINANCIALLY.
There was never Jill without Jstk
Aye, there are men for all;
Though some men like woman shch
And some men like one tall
lis woman's own fault if she's unwsa
Her fault one plain can see
For woman won't wed man that's 'as
Though he's tall as tall can be.
A New York man who was gradually z
black was told by the doctors that he vas
to die, upon which he became as vAa
sheet.
HIS GUILE.
Said Johnny Jones to Sister Sue,
Here's what I'll do for your deaf s.
I'll eat my half of this here Gaze
Before we cut the cake in two,
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Houston, Texas, TUESDAY, November Il, 1902
A FLAeRANT ABUSE OF OFFICIAL Au.
THORITY

An almost incredible instance of private
abuse of official privilege comes from Wash
ington.
The reading public has been frequently
regaled with tales of the congressman who
have "franked" their private effects through
the mails in the boxes supplied to them by
the government fof use in Transporting pub
lie and official papers, publications etc,
but all such stories are eclipsed by the latest
one that comes from the National capital
IL seems that one, O. p Austin chief of the
bureau Of statistics of the treasury depart
ment sent 10 the washington correspond
ents on the day after the election copies Of
an Interview" with himself in which he
exulted over the result of the battle of bal
lots and touched On the horrors of what
night have b son'
There would have been nothing extraor.
binary about this but for the fact that the
interviews in question were sent through
the mails by virtue Of the government frank
which is constantly at the disposal of Mr..
Austin and which is supposed to be used
only in transmitting official matter. The
envelopes used by Mr.. Austin, as we'll as by
al the government officials who are en-.
trusted with the dissemination Of public
documents bear in the upper right hand
corner the inscription, Department of
; bureau OF - Official bust
ness. Penalty for private use, $500"
That in sending out the statement re
terred to above Mr.. Austin plainly violated
the statute and used the government frank
for the purpose Of saving postage on private
matter is clearly shown by the following
extracts from the interview:
The election Of republican majority in III,
house of representatives gives to President Roose
welt an indorsemnt and support such as few
presidents have ever received in the middle Of
presidential term. From the time of Jackson q
that Of Mckinley no president received tn
compliment Of the election in the midst OF hi
term OF a house and senate controlled by hi
own party save in the exceptional years durin
Cleveland in his second term had a Democrat
house and senate in the FIRST half hut an over
whelmng republican house IN the second half o
that term. Mckinley, whose party, while con
trolling the house during the FIRST half Of hi
term, did not have clear majority IN the sen
ate, was given IN sos a republican majority t
support him in both house and senate, the frs
instance OF kind for more than half century
and now that unusual compliment IS again eN
tended 70 President Roosevelt, who will have
clear republican majority in the house and senat
during the second half Of his term.
1t seems TO The Post that a more fagran
abuse of official authority could not b
Imagined A democratic congressman or
democratic omploye Of the government VIII
so misused the authority conferred on hir
would be quickly brought TO account. MI
Austin is not democrat He is a repul
lean What does the administration pre-
pose to do in his case?
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The Herald'S Story. boa rslI + Hey S...a J

it advertised that he was n. !. 1v
er OF the democracy. He passed 'qo u
the right OF democrats to be rs 49, lvass,|
He placed none but Hill suprc Ss,osni'a
the headquarters here and Il t,, % "A
all the friends of former Senate nam 4,
sword. 'or AuDA
He threw out of the sara.o..
faction of Smith Weed In clir,a 'orvsst.
county in 1898 gave Rooseyelt .n eouas
forty-eight On Tuesday 4 puaip n
plurality OF 5000 Hill continued Il. y
Herriek wing Of the party in Alb,aa' W
this county, which under the croks. \, 90.
ersAip gave TO Augustus Van Ws.l
on Tuesday gave a plurality Of Ky N
Rensselaer, county, which under Ls0V
Murphy gave Van Wyck 6S4 in ,ao AZ saas
gave to odell 1851 pluralityl T yyo, q
over the State. u
Hill, in the hope Of holding IL.
State machine in 1904. so d s0nEo 4
egates to the next National convs.. ~
self as president did not look t,loa e
of the State this year, and in cr,,,t us
leaders who have not been fr;sad,s q
the past lost in the three conr,;. 2
above more than enough votes T. \ as
In other ways Hills Leadership dam.
canvass. The adoption OF the owr..ss'a
mines plank by the Saratoga e ,,.,sall'
drawn by Mr.. Hill himself and ..ss
adoption of socialism as one :, "
tenets. This coal plank had to 4
by Mr. Coler, and it cost the d.ro.. .,l'
ands of votes. Again, the attacLs = \.
on Governor Odell disguised msrn = "
with the campaign, and at the same s-
the republicans and caused them d 4. 1
the contest with fury which nothipg
have inspired. 's
Mr.. Hills loss of the State is s,,,
his presidential ambitions, He had MI,
carry the State for his ticket and A.
the democrats of the South and We.
them he had redeemed the State IL NJ
and if he were named for president i, 4
1904 he would guarantee to give n. A.
the electoral vote of New York. i.
succeeded in making New York deb,tsS, Y
issues,
Mr.. Hill and his immediate friend, !.
the only set of politicians who com. i !
smoke of Tuesdays ARRAY with man.
pugned and plumage in tatters. Covers
has reason to feel the deepest res,r,-.
ward the republican leaders in New M,
and especially in the boroughs Of Manb,4s
the Bronx. That this county, which Z
gave to the democratic candidate 16ooo 4
should roll up for Golfer on Tuesday S6sm,
make it appear to even an outsider M
organization the republican party had u,
exist on Manhattan Island.
All over the city on election day II
weeks before that time, the Republics .
committee laid down" Practically rsbe,
done for the State ticket. At the ou,,
State committee was told it would no, b
mitted to interfere with the way III, IN
was to be conducted for Odell in Ner'
The State committee therefore kept t,,a
and all was ripe for political plo, I
Odell, which seems to be clearly indi,s
the returns If an arrangement I'D M
tered into by the so-called local repu6Hcis
ers and Tammany Hall, whereby the TiEr
be permitted to roll up any majority Il chcs
out hindrance or opposition from the CONT
mittee, the outcome could not have ka
satisfactory to the democratic party.
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EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

There is young lady in Austin SO extremely
modest she bushes every time she catches sight
OF Mexican dog.-4nStin Cwren Issue.
Coming or going
II is the Chicago habit to go in a rush and
so miss the good things OF this world The
party from that city now touring Texas are to
be in Waco just three hours not long enough to
get fair sample OF our oratory--lPdeo Times
Herald
This was because Of their hurry, no doubt, to
reach Houston.
It can rain in this. country on the slightest
provocation, when we're not specially needing
it,-W0eo Telephone
That's way the rain has Of falling upon the
unjust well as upon us fellows down this
way.
Miss Roosevelt is to marry a man from Arkan.
saw Now laugh, darn ye l'-Housfon Posi-.
Why should he laugh Darn yoni Marriage
is serious matter.--Nelo orleans Harlequin.
Why should you tell your troubles to US: Has
New Orleans no lawyers?
President Roosevelt is the recipient Of large
moose head presented to him by the Alaskan
delegation, which included Representative Woot-
en- OF Texas, who, has just completed a ten
weeks visit TO Alaska Territory, -IimPsor BRi
1t sounds paradoxcal, but there is no doubt
that he had the big head before he got the bic
head.
That special edition OF the Nacogdoches Ssnt.
mel which was issued last month has just reached
The Posts exchange table thus bearing out the
statement that everything comes to him who
waits" Other papers up the State have said so
much concerning this special number that there
seems TO be little left for The Post to saw
However, when we say that it is just the kind Of
special edition we would expect the Haltoms
to issue, we feel that we have covered the ground
thoroughly
A London tailor who is quoted as autborit,
| says that he looks for no change in style and
declares that THE trousers of TODAY win he
worn ifty, yes a million years from now" W.
know Of one pair that will never be worn 6ftS
| years from now II they make il through NJ
/ coming winter we will be grathed as We'll ~
astonished.--AWsfiH Statesman,
Do you mean Dr. Mary Walkers2
] The Sun had In pickle for this week -
( for some of It's detractors, but the victory saint
\ BY the candidate It Chanpioned has softensJ -.
mood and it willingly foregoes its purpose y.
has no desire 20 gost over the defeat al an,
/ one but would rather tender Us respectful ~
pathy 20 the vanquished.--V ilhsmsoH co9ss,
ShH.
Another case Of Don't shoot the poor devil.
1 LII.
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(By J. NJ. Lrw1s)

FROM ILLINOY.
Yeh may sec me, but won't know me, in yer
joggns up an down,
'Mongst yer feastin' an yer speakin', an yer
seein of the town;
But I'm ugly an the roses air more apt ter give
But I'd like ter say, in passin', wuz born in
Illinoy
An know at where yeh come I'm maple leaves
air brown an gold,
An the nights air gittin' frosty, and the dawns
air turnn cold
An the fields air stripped fer winter where |
romped when jist a boy
AM swan, I'm glad ter see yeh WIZ born
in Ilinoy!
An know yeh've stripped yer fodder, an yer
hay is in the NOV,
An hev harvested yer beggys an yer pumpkins
fer the COW;
Tell yeh now I've got longin' at no plenty
couldn't cioy, F'N''"
Fer the pumpkin pies O. boyhood ! wuz born
in Illinoy
kin see the fields o stubbe, kin see the slopin'
hills
Nights hear the owls a-hootin', an hear the
whippoorwisl
An I'm standin like useter. list a hanpv shirt
tail boy,
Pickn apples in the orchard; wuz horn in
Ilnoy
So although yeh mightn't see me- will watch
yeh ridiu' by;
An III feel my heartstrings tighten. an a
somethn in my eye
AZ II make the present misty, an my men, ~
it II toy
With the things I knowed in boyhood v,,,
born in Illinoy
But I'm Texas now forever all my boys air
Texas born
An my girls are straight an lissome as stalk o.
Texas corn
An they're all down yere ter see yeh an ter he'll,
me wish yeh Joy:
Fer they know their daddy loves yeh He wuz
born in ,lilinoy
When yeh're settin home this winter an he
snow is over all
Tell yer kinfolks they's a kentry al DOM L,o,,.
no icy pail
Where the crops air always srowin', an the
blossoms give yeh joy
An jist tell EN- | remember I wuz horn u
Iinoy. -
man in Chicago is said to be living .v.n
though his heart has stopped What The vort
lhgman OF this country needs. however 4 -
know how 10 live when his salary stovs
Ihs water cactus Of the Western desert. n.
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whx. Indsed9

6randview Tribune. y.
Judge Railey Of Houston fined NJ
toter $500. Why not go after thar s Ma.
the white mans coat with the same w
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NOTWITHSTANDING PEACEFUL of frothing abuse
Of The Post in yesterdays Chronicle, The Post
is unable to find anything worthy of rejoinder.
Barring two three new subterfuges, the whole
foaming mess was completely answered in Sun
days paper. For the second time The Post has
been compelled to administer punishment to the
conceited youngster which seems unable to un-
derstand that it can prosper and be happy without
casting reflections upon others The Post re-
grets that it found it necessary TO thus give
space and attention which might otherwise be
devoted to more pleasing subjects, but in this
instance the Chronicle had offended beyond en-
DURANGO both in wantony insulting papers that
did not play its own little game Of cheap bravado
and in incorporating the facts and principles
in cause in. which the public is concerned
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EvIDENcE of how the politicians fooled the
people before the election is now coming out.
special from New York to the Courier Journal
says During the whole Of last week it was
widely advertised for campaign purposes through
New York and other Eastern States that, owing
to the efforts of the president in settling the
strike, no one would suffer for want of coal dur
ing the coming winter The statement was made
that coal could be obtained in any reasonable
quantity at $3.50 per ton. This morning how
ever, it was discovered that there is practically
no anthracite coal in New York, and the little
on hand can only be obtained at about 50 a ton.
The voter was fooled however and it is now
immaterial to the republican politicians how the
| operators and dealers FIX the price"
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EHtsvsd az ne PosfsfSee AZ RoRssoa. Teros sI
Seeond Cldss Mdii Matter
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OFFICE OF PUBLICATION
Mes. ttot, tto5, ffos, 1907 and 1909 Franklin ave
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TRAvELFNG HGENTS-c. S. T. Holland. Audi,
tor; a, w. Palmer b. B. Throop, J. II. Barton ana
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man in Chicago is said to be living ever
though his heart has stopped What The ,.ort
lngman Of this country needs however 4 ),
know how TO live when his salary stops
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THE question of tariffs and trust prices is not
likely to subside with the results OF the election
The Baltimore sun thinks that the question Of
paying famine prices for food and fuel during
period OF overlooking plenty" still appeals to
voters. They will be aroused BY the fact that
the trusts still extort alike from the farmer,
the mechanic and the laborer for nearly every.
thing they use from pillow to a pocketknife and
from a cutter TO a carpet higher prices
than paid for the same articles by the farm
ers OF Russia, the mechanics Of Japan and the
peasants Of GERMANY"
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f2TMfR President
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The water cactus Of the Western desert. -.
skin 50 tough that Il takes an Ak ~ 80. !.
u - wonder that some eaterprisinz Yanke.
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UvoLE SAM is certainly suffering from very
malignant Payne
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Year FEAR Months MoniSs. Month.
pAitY AND SUNDAY. $500 S4,ss sass IS
SuhDAY ..s4........t $50 49,
oRMrWrExLr ......., 100 so rs $50
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THE subject of coal prices is thus discussed by
the Rochester IN. VI Herald Though he
advanced the wholesale price Of coal so cents
ton at the mines, Divine Right Baer turns about
and denounces the retail dealers for following
his example. Evidently the man is trying to
live ND to his claims"
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THAT Mark Hanna is iorcefu public speaker
is admitted by the Cincinnati Enquirer, which
says The man who gets into political con-
tToversy with Mark Hanna must not expect to
hear spade called iron instrument with
wooden handle, used to break up the ground in
garden"
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HAVE you planned the carnival decorations for
your place OF business
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There is young lady in Austin so extremely
modest she bushes every time she catches sight
OF a Mexican dog.-4nSttH CWyreH Issue
Coming or going
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-29
AMERICANS TN CUBA,
TO issue AN iHfhl
VIII Urge Reductions riff
greSS Of Present
THE ISLAND IS IN DISTb -

HAVANA. Jan. -Reprasentative
Americans having large business interests
here have organized themselves into an
American Club. and through 20 have is
sued the following manifesto. which wiz
be sent broadcast throughout the United
States.
The Industrial crisis which now con
fronts us and daily becomes more acute.
can be relieved and dire suffering ayertei
only by prompt action on the part Of Con
sress in granting reductions in The tariff
now iu existence.
Every merchant planter mechanic.
and laborer in the island is equally in
terested in the vital question.
In return for tariff concessions on
Cuban products. this island viii make
such reductions on merchandise conn ug
from the United States as 20 ensu.. fer
your wares an exclusive market in ;.l.7.
This would mean an increase Of exports
OF American provisions ard manufactures
90 this country. Of at least $4,000. 600
within a year.
we beg thar you az once telegraph or
write your Senators ami Congressman
urging favorable action"
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DIR. GhRRIGAN NAMED
FOR 4 BISHOPRIC
IS Now Vice Rector of the
Catholic University.

The Rsy. Phillip J. Garrigan. s. T. D..
vice rector OF the Catholic University Of
this city, no has been named for Bishop
of the Roman Catholic diocese Of Sioux
City. viii sever his connection with the
Catholic University, 10 accept the high
office, II he is elected to it.
DR. Garriean &c an eminent Catholic di-
vine. weu up ia The ffties. who has
devoted much Of his lie to educational
work. IN conjunction with his ministerial
duties.
He was ordained at ST. Josepn's semi
pary, Troy. y. Y. - 1870, and almost
Immediately was called 10 the pastorate
of ST. Johns Roman Catholic Church
Worcester, Mass After being at Wor-
ccsteT for about two and a huh years. he
Was recalled TO 81 Joseph Seminary as
director Of discipline and spirituality.
Three years later he again returned TO
the Diocese Of Springfield. Mass. assum-
ing the pastorate Of st. Beruasd's Roman
Catholic Church, az Pittsburg Here he
labOred for nearly fourteen years build
Ing up the parish TO a high degree OF eff
cheney and building and establishing the
strongest parochial school for primary
education in She Bay State
The figure fourteen seems TO follow him
in his lifework tor It is now nearly four
teen years since he rclinQuished the pas
torate Of g. Beruards Roman Catholic
church, Plttsburg. Mass, TO enter upOu