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IMPORTATION OF WORKS OF Art.

Among the many iniquities Of the Dingley bill,
which bristes With iniquities from beginning to end
the clause that puts tariff Of 20 per cent works
of art is particularly obnoxious. The duty not be
justified by the most ardent advocates protoc
ton. The artists of America do not want the duty
They realize that the importation of works of art
helps them by increasing the love and knowledge Of
art in America. The more works of art that are
brought into America the greater the demand for the
work of American artists.
In Italy Che opposite policy is pursued. It is a penal
ofense in that country to export works of art of the
old masters. In the United States out Of pure phs-
tinism, place high duty paintings and statues
that keeps them out of the country The duty does not
produce any revenue to amount to anything as the inn.
portstion of foreign works of art necessarily even If
they came in free is limited of their rarity
Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan within the last year has
purchased a Raphael, Rubens and an Hobbcma. A
multi-mionaire Of his wealth afford to pay the
duty. But there is doubt that many Americans who
are not enormously rich deferred by the 20 per
cent duty from purchasing paintings abroad that very
likely would eventually find their way into public gal
leries and that would any event greatly contribute
to the culture of art here.
Mr.. John W. Alexander, one Of the most eminent Of
American painters, in recent address at Pittsburg
reminded his hearers that Europe has for centuries
literally encouraged the tine arts and this policy still
continues. All the great cities possess museums in
which have been gathered the best examples of paint
ing, sculpture and applied art and" said the noot
painter 1T is the fact that these collections exist col
lectlons which never hope to rival that makes
it almost necessary for the American art student t.
spend period of study abroad. Does st not seen
ehortsghtod the part Of our government to plar
almost p-ohihtyo tariff what SIS really The form
daton stone of all the art of t93ay1'
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ExcHAMaE INTERVIEWS.

--l. ,7-,r, y1.-Lr. ...-.a..,. ...l- L1 Gen o. 1 q,
Cotton Cinncrs' TouraaI established i'm 1907 have c3rso,.-
f.,l a. r., t..-. t.-... .t ,.,.,,, ~ 49, III,
''.'" ... '". IVA. ,- p'p''E o 'g ,''"
0' me title OIL t7r consolidated paper " be the Tribune
ard Cotton Giuuers Journal IL viii be published weekly
md will horourhy Che fed heretofore covered by the
SEPARATE publications. THE Waco Tribune under tine able
t,3r,ge,rot rf A ctolr Inn. bccn one Of tas hes,
l l.t publications a., tl.. e,,tr An ,,,,,o,, ,, l
"' 0' '' '" " ' '' '''' N'"
what iHc 1otton DINNERS Journal mas uee,-'n uP'o''r
publication IN every particular MIR. Me~o"un VIII manage
the consolidated pnohcations
Admiral ScRley ana nrJ attend me New Year reception
~ lhs W me mouse 'e 'u BUSINESS OUT Oh 'o"-H'''-
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We have heen keeping tab on newspaper man nos a
thousand miles away from Palestine and the record Tar
shows by his statements he has made $23oooo IN the news
paper business We suppose III reality ne Couldn't f@ss
S M Iisi et t' bimPaiesinc 45soeaic ''
He ought TO he able to get situation as circulation liar
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REPUBLICAN, THlsrLEs.

The course Of reciprocity Hike the course OF trre
love, does not seem to run smooth. Strange 10 say
the reasons for the rough ro4 that each is called on
to pursue, il closely examined seen 20 ha at bot
tom the same. Both true love and .eciprocty ale too
altruistic and ideal for this wicked. wor0a5ay world
Reciprocity is give and receive policy That Is Why
it viii be carried ouJ by the republicans For
republicanism rests receiving but gives NOT at al
The reciprocity convention which met nc Washing
ton and tho inaction of congress have demonstrated
clearly that republican reciprocity is mere huucombe.
The manufacturers in the reciprocity convention were
all in favor OF reciprocity with regard the other m
lows product provided they expressed IT, Chat
It did not do hurt to any particular protected indus
try" Congress, pulled in different directions by di-
verse interests, Is result brought to staudstir
With regard TO reciprocity, 1t has done nothing and it
will do nothing If reciprocity the president so clio.
quently expressed it, plagiari2ng from the late James
Gillespie Blaine be the handmalden of protection" il
is handmaiden that is like Hagar repudiated and
driven out into the wilderness and not suffered to re.
tain shelter under my lord Abraham's tent
In no measure that the republicans have advocated
in recent years has there been complete hasco
than with regard to reciprocity. Reciprocity is in the
republican platform Of 1901. I'VE favor the associated
policy OF reciprocity" says that platform Reciprocity
is recommended by the president in his message to
congress THE principle of reciprocity must com.
mand our hearty support" says the president But
congress does not and will not act The party of self
ishness may profess the policy of unsedshness but it
viii not practice it. The republican party is whited
sepulchre, fair without but within filled with the dead
mems bones OF broken promises Time was when the
republican party was inspired by a genuine if often
mistaken, zeal for morality Nowadays the party has
become party OF Mammon worshlpers. They follow
not the golden rule being taken up with the worsAp
90 me Eoiden calf AS it written. d couu!.
bcrgGth. tolth eyH fruit ana aealn 30 4.u &. Il
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the queens fortune as she doubtless a generous
spouse bestows upon him expects handsome allow
for himself alone to be paid by the taxpayers Of
the kingdom in the palace OF which he has hung UP
his hat But Prince Albert never quarreed with
Queen Victoria in ell the years of his union with her
They were model couple affectonate the turtle
doves Of the poets. Not so, however with Prince
Henry. If the which denied, true, he
quarreled with the queen recently at the chateau of
Loo Whereupon Lieutenant Van Tets. her maiesty's
aide de camp, and another gentleman of the court
espoused the queens side in the quarrel, aud the
prince fought duel with each of the queens
champions wounding both of them, Van Tets severe
y. Thus by the ordeal of battle the marital suprem
acy of the husband of the queen has been vndicated
And yet. according to letter said to have been
written by Prince Henry to of his friends in Ger
many, which somehow or other found it's way over to
this side of the water and has been published in the
mony tho prince claims the queen gave her assent
to the words, he shall be thy lord" Prince Henry is
not treated her lord at all, but as hired man"
The prince consort is excluded from the councils of
state he is lectured if he goes hunting invites
few friends to the palace by the Dutch minister's who
to think that his marriage placed him under their
mtelage. Benedick is married man and while,
to give up many of the pleasures of the state Of single
bessedness il is surely unreasonable although he has
been exalted to the station of being prince to
queen, to expect him. he complains to lead dogs
life in a luxurious kennel"
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a 1910 II 4 - -

40 provero rune, but uueas.er oa taa head OF tAe
pnncp eonsost whose vile wears the crown strk-
M Instance OF this truth is found in the matrimonial
infelictes of Prince Henry styled his royal high
the prince of the Netherlands the German prince
who married the young Queen wilhelmina of Holland
Queen Victorias consort, Prince Albert, had his
troubles in his time but they chiefly because the
British parliament in his opinion, niggardly In
giving him grants for according to the in such
EAs4a ina yEnss c1nsort besides enjoying much OF
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SOME CHARTER CHANGES PROPOSED
By Which the City May Increase Its Assessed
Values and Lower lis Tax Rate
And Thus Raise rlOre Revenue Without Addi-
tionai Burden Upon the TaxpayersAn
Opinion Prepared for the Council

burle Tho
Mayor and Fi,snce co,,,;,.o
leave 10 submit our opinon % rrg - ttc mater referred
US to the risht Of the city to reduce its bond eves
Prior the of the school building bonds dated
Houston the amount OF $I54oSoo dollars This is pro-
teed by ad valorem levy Of per cent and not
which it may be essened The dfcnty in changing this
eharer 5 5 rg e IS because OF ine '5ngHaSg pi
provision giving the city the power annually to levy and
the AUTHORITY given The civ 70 aV and coect taxes
in the following ane"epe yo ~ te'' assess anu
Sec 49, The elk, council NAV continue annually 10 levy
provide for the assessment and collection OF the special
city on the I'd day Of June D. ISIS and for the purpose
bonds issued by the city OF Houston and may By ord
nance levy and provide for the assessment and collection
9uStoh not exempt from taxation such additional ta" not
IN M aE T 1t 'aa the ~qTd ana 1 me Moya 1928
'e '}5 R$ Saoua nave 0cen om,a or o
principal Of the various o,tst5ndrg bonds issued bv the c,y
OF Houston The lew provided for v the ordinance OF Tune
1888 reads follows
vaoreu tax OF one - ner Gent and Shall be annually
levied for the year $50 and or each and every succeeding
limits Of the cty Of Houston for the purros Of paving the
interest and principal Of the various outstanding bonds issued
~ tbc bsa5 81 IiId r, bc c5.cJ @ ~ l5{5 .s
lew Of 5ne n ,c cont saritr 7,, "a r, Lc e-tirc
a,,i i THe I1 5e"I 5i RiJ 5e t'g b it f
Houston All said oayncts To- he made in The mode and mani
1c ,r3 md c rT difio,s and I,,i,o,,g eet Gertb IL,
se of bc said oet apnrovcd Nreb S 49, thai, the
r,,. ,, borl- t.I ,,,r5.- , is;,s - 49, rl;
15nc sba he ceivabe bv The coiccto7 o taxe. Of tbs
-!. III IL. ~ 90 'SanC ~ - l 49, .t T,,;i Va,
S o houston III pSynen mem %l az .aNIS ncreuy & @
p So o. pay Pay is e. 49, W. , .. W. IIt" L ~,
nor have the poer to rrpcaI the annual tax lew herein
I.i o.. I pi ~ S.. 20 , n It" 80 w ,t az I'll
he n,,,i r,crei ,,nor 90, cav Iii ~ ,ie. t,v,s,ar
%, inc cry OF Hous'on, ana saI 'oeeu at 'a same
.e mar f inc oe ra%Ss Oh e [% I ous f az
eNeu lor genera purposes anu w" 0ue0'ol u taxes S!4
nave no power 10 receive payment OF any tnt taxes OF
ly l Ilo"l,'l u''y99 az IL s.1 NJ u1 @%P"S'' e'
pay me sPecta TAX aetGn qet{e' 10 De ey[a ~ and
ne CnarIer gives tht Cy 'e sH 10 Ivy aSes9 alu
coueGt the special TAX PROVIDED !o R inc oIlinace Oh June
= l6S8 "hch was TAX OF per cent ms YAK was Iot
he purpose OF paving me u('rest anu P'ncPal 81 uie
t"I'os Outstanding uonus 81 tQe Stg %. Hus.o' |u,S
me Iharlcr provisions ana ue ordnance nSut DC gwen
another meaning we believe that the se Interpretation 10
give them "ond be that me levy PROVIDED Tor was or he
protection OF the various bonds outstanding ana PROVIDED
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10 hen to The paywent Srst Of the interest on said bonds
S IL ,,st,gse nd secondly 10 the pavment OF
@ tbereof hi This psyinen Of the principal is LETT to
~ G and Measure Of the board Of iquidation and the
tS 10 t is or,y held oersouailv liable in case it
tu ;, ~, ronntl nav The interest from deposits made
sna, at w. oy pposior of the constitution is clear
w ue & l,h. aos;o,sl,, Nybctbcr The ordinance
meets with its requirement in regard to distinctly
ullGyl'y ttt f,,d - ~, Ice = ner cent OF the
poNuls oi s' I'm d b tbe bonds Issued and then
aii amour. s?ous'' ~ w 'o'''Su "' ~ 1870
Ouls'4 iris H. $780,. ~ H. ord;r.rce az lime 1888 all
-, Ill., Me- ,bi ev,, are rcnured TO be turned
ne IuIuS h q - n L.? y,icb l. creaed nv the act
over 10 INC Dodin Oh lluu"lIOii WIN ~ ,e5e which
o. aalSn 10 S D cH mnder the authority OF the act
was Passeu ny sne 0y - - ~ ~ ~ March
OF March we 20 nG I pel'eV i s a valid
20, 1867, when creates sala poa a ~ 'l"''' "
act lor the following reasons 70 90 % contains the
section OF salo act OF NLaITn 20 aooL S The duty
following Prov.slons' shat h i f bisiness each
OF such colector 70 deposit at the S'o u liz ,,,cnt,
day onehalf OF all moneys collected by nm iot inc
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THE HOUSTON DAILY

a. ] PALMER 1' ,.,.. Vice President
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OFFICE OF PUBLICATION,
Nos tto1, 1tos, HOS, 11o7 and 1903 Franklin avenue
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HorsroS can point with pride to her absence OF tunnel
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Admiral Schlcy did net attend the New Year reception
NJ the White House. Tie had business out OF town.-Bc
,ijt Times
This is one time then in which the admiral turned hi
back upon enemy.
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A WISCONSIN, PAPER ON
WESTERN CANADA.
sasLnto o". Saskatchewan, Ons of tao
EaNourcd Districts.


The following clipped from the cor
reSpondence columns of the Eau Claire,
Wiscor-in Leader. is but one OF
many letters of "a similar character
that might be published concerning
Western Canada, the land of No. l.
Hard Wheat and the best cattle on
the continent. II is n simple matter
To reach the lands spoken of. the Cana
dian Government having agencies es-
tabhshed at st. Paul and Duluth,
minnesota; Grafton, North Dakota;
Watertown, South Dakota; Omaha,
Nebraska; Kansas City, Missouri; Des
Mines, Iowa; Wausau and Milwaukee,
Wisconsin,; Chicago, Illinois; Indian
apols, Indiana; Sault Ste. Marie, and
Detroit Michigan; Toledo and Colum-
bus. Ohio, and by writing to or call
ing upon any of these Agents at these
points fun information can be Sc
cured. This is n great opportunity TO
secure II home free OF cost or IL you
desire to purchase lands; they can be
bought now ut prices much lower than
will exist in few months. But read
what the correspondent referred to
has to say of one particular district.
To the Editor OF the Leader:
The rush OF the land seekers will
be to the prairie provinces OF the Do
minion of Canada. The allurements OF
soil that yields 40 bushels of wheat
TO the acre are too great to be resist
ed, and an immense migration from
this country may be confidently pre-
dicted. People here laughed at first
at the idea OF any one leaving the
United States for Canada, but the Do
minion authorities knew they had a
good thing and they stuck TO IT, Their
officials evidently knew the value of
printers ink. They spared no ex-
pense in letting the people OF this
country know that these lands were
there and that they were exactly as
represented. They did more. They
sent out specimens of the crops raised
and samples of the grain. We have had
them here at four consecutive street
fairs, presided over by one OF their
ablest immigration officers. This gen
tleman spared no pains. He explained
the value of the lands and the richness
OF the soil from morning TO night to
all corners.
"All this told in the long run. Sew
eral went up from here to spy out the
land, and, like Caleb. the son of Jepun-
neh, and Joshua, the son of Nun.
brought back good report, and now
some ten families will leave here in u
few weeks for Saskatoon to settle
upon firms there and others are pre-
pairing to follow. OF course many will
appear shocked at the idea of any
one leaving the stars and stripes for
the Union Jack, but patriotism is but
nomenclature after all, and our ex-
perience has been that in nine hun
dred and ninety-ninc cases out of n
thousand, a man is the most patriotic
where he can make the most money
and do the most harm to those whom
he hates"
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THE CANADIAN RIFLES.
Heavy Casualties In a Battle Near
preikull, Transvaal.

Ottawa, Ont. April 5.-His excel.
lency. Lord Mimic. has received tho
following cable from Cape Town con.
corning the casualties in the engage
ment OF the I'd Canadian mounted ri.
ies on March 81:
"Dasch Poort. Kleinhart's River,
March S1.-Lieuts. r. II. Ryan and w
j. Louden. formerly of the Northwest
mounted police. are dangerously
wounded along with Lieuts. G.. b. Nc
Kay. of Montreal. and r. r. MARKHAM,
OF New Brunswick. Non-commission-
ed officers and men killed. nine:
wounded. 40. Names of latter not yet
received"
ener reports heavy engagement near
Dreikuil. Western Transvaal. on March
81. in which 1900 Beers under Gems.
Delarey and Kemp were completely
routed by the British under Gems.
Kookson and Keir. The dispatch
reads:
Our forces were accommodating to-
ward Hart river. when they struck
gun tracks They caught up with the
Beers and carried on running fight
with them for eight miles through the
bush. On emerging In the open coun.
try the British We're advanced upon
by large Boer achievements. who at.
tackled our TANKS. forcing them to has.
tily entrench their position. Fighting
ensued at close quarters till the enc.
my were repulsed on all sides
"Delarey and Kemp and other Boer
leaders vainly attempted to rally the
men. who retreated northwest and Ia
the south. suffering heavy losses.
Our casualties were also severe
Lord Kitchener also says: "a party
Of the Canadian rifles held their post
till every man was put out of nc
ton"
London. April 5.-The Brussels cor
respondent of the Morning Post wires
that DIR. Leyds. the European repre-
sentative of the Transvaal. has TO
ceived a dispatch from Lourenzo Mar
ques saying that the force under Gen
Botha is advancing towards the Natal
frontier
London, April 5.-The Boer jupta n
London says that il has received news
OF a recent action in South Africa in
the course or which the burghers cap
tured loaded British convoy and COO
men. releasing the soldiers. according
TO custom. after having relieved then
OF rifles, cartridge belts. ammunition
and supernuous clothing. The war OF
fec denies knowledge of such an en-
gagement. and the Beers assert that
the information of the capture has
been deliberately suppressed either by
Lord Kitchener or his subordinate
commanders.
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A HEALTHY SHOWING.
American Farm Products Bought
by Foreign Countries.
For the First Time in Several Years
Our Exports Of Cotton Exceeded
in Value Our Exports Of
Breadstuffs.

Washington. April THE depart
ment of agriculture has issued state
ment of the foreign trade of the Unit
ed States in agricultural products. 1t
shows that during the fiscal year 1901
foreign countries purchased American
farm products TO the value of 1852
100000. representing the largest agri-
cultural exports in our history. Com
pared with the record for 1900 they
show an increase of over 500 600 900.
Our agricultural imports. on the 9th
er hand. disclosed considerable falling
off when contrasted with the trade of
the year preceding. The various pro-
ducts of agriculture received from for
eign sources during the year 1901 has
an aggregate value of only S392 .000,-
900. or S2S000 900 less than in 1900.
In comparison with the value of our
agricultural imports. our agricultural
exports shows the exceptionally large
excess of $500. 900 900.
1t is further shown. that owing TO
the fact that our import and export
trade with Hawaii and Porto Rico was
not included, as previously. in the for
eign commerce returns of the United
States for 1901. a comparison of the
statistics for that year and the year
preceding is not altogether satisfac.
tory, and that to make an accurate
comparison of our total agricultural
imports and exports for 1901 and the
year before. the 1901 figures should
be increased to the extent of our trade
with Hawaii and Porto Rico but com
plete statistics as TO the value OF the
products of agriculture exchanged in
that trade during 1901 were not to be
had In 1900 our agricultural imports
from Hawaii and Porto Rico were val.
ued at about $4,000 900 and our agri
cultural exports to those islands at
about S5.000.000
The leading items among our agri.
cultural imports for 1901 were sugar.
coffee. hides and skins. silks, vegeta
table fbers. fruits and nuts. to-
bacco wool, tea. wines cocoa. vegeta.
bic oils. distilled spirits. seeds. vege
tables and spices. the combined value
Of these items amounting to about
1855. 100000.
During 1901 for tho first time in
several years. our exports OF cotton
exceeded in value orr exports of
breadstuifs. After cotton and bread.
stutfs, which held the first and sec.
ond places in our agricultural export
trade, meat products formed the larg.
est item. Additional exports Of lead
ing Importance as named in the order
OF their value. were live animals. to.
bacco. vegetable oils oil cake and Gil
cake meal. fruits and nuts. dairy pro-
ducts and seeds. These ten items com
prised in value nearly 81 per cent. of
our total shipments of farm produce
| for 1901.
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THE STAND COLLAPSED.
Terrible Disaster During a Football
Game in Glasgow.

Glasgow. April THE casualty lists
or the IbroX Park disaster when a num-
Der Of persons were killed or injured
oy the collapsing of a spectators
stand during the international foot
ball match between England and
Scotland. were completed Sunday.
They eclipse all the reports and esti-
mates of the casualties which we're
current Saturday night.
The disaster has resulted in the
death of 81 persons and the injury of
$50. Nearly 200 of the latter was so
seriously hurt that they were taken
to infirmaries for operations and
treatment. One hundred and fifty Of
them still remain in the infirmaries.
A large proportion of the injured had
limbs broken, bodies crushed and man.
gled. heads and faces gashed. Sew.
eral more deaths will undoubtedly re-
suit from the most critical cases Of
fractured skulls.
Sunday the infirmaries were be.
sieged by friends and relatives Of the
victims of the disaster, and heart.
rending scenes were witnessed when
the names of those who died Sunday
were posted outside the buildings.
The action of the authorities at
Ibrox park in averting a more general
panic by permitting the game to pro.
coed, while they encouraged the i'm.
preston of the. crowd within the en-
closure that the accident was not so
direful, is now generally commended.
The incongruity Of the yells of ap-
plause mingling with the groans OF
the struggling sufferers will never be
forgotten by those who witnessed the
scene at the rear of the terrace
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TO AVOID DUTY.
Large Quantities of Merchandise Beinn
Brought Into the West Indies.

Washington. April 5.-Complaints
are coming in to the treasury depart
ment that large quantities Of merchan-
disc, particularly rice is being brought
into the Danish West Indies ports in
the expectation OF being able TO ship
into the United States after the ratif.
cation of the treaty of cession free Of
duty. The ports of the islands arc
free ports and hence goods landed
there arc not subject TO customs du-
ties. II is pointed out that after the
ratification Of the treaty and before
congress takes action TO prevent it,
all goods shipped from the islands &C.
this country or Porto Rico must be adj
mitted free of duty Therefore a ship
load Of valuable Havana tobacco might
now he sent to st. Croix and If reship
ped 10 Tampa or another nearby Unit
ed States port after the ratification.
and before congress takes action. IL
must be admitted duty free.