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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-03

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31
y PAGES TODAY.
THE BoER PEACE.

Ri Hon Arthur j. Balfour, the government leader,
announced in the British house of commons on Thurs
day that he hoped to be able Monday next to an.
nounce the result of the peace negotiations in South
Africa
Although the British government has not committed
itself to the definite announcement of the success of
he peace negotiations with the Beers it is understood
pon all sides that the negotiations have been
tul
what the exact terms will be is not known. 1t is
understood that they Will be very liberal to financial
aid to the Beers by the government Of Great Britain
to enable them to repair the ravages of and re-
gume the cultivation of their farms. 1t is said that
complete amnesty will be granted Upon this point the
negotiations fell through year ago The British, how
ever insist according to all reports, upon complete
surrender of Bocr sovereignty 1t is stated that al
though their independence lost the Beers will be
granted liberal measure of home rule.
There IS no doubt that by their prolonged and he
roc resistance the Beers have managed to get better
terms for themselves than would have been possible
earlier in the war The sympathy of almost the entire
world has been with them. Republic and monarchy
alike have hoped the valiant little people would win
and that the British nation, the symbol Of which is a
lion and which a lion goes about seeking whom it
can devour would not be able to destroy them Al
though it seems be inevitable that the brave little
republics shall lose THOR nationality, practically all
the world reioces that the patriotic burghers have
for themselves good terms of peace
The United States has only failed to extend its
sympathy to the struggling republics but has positive
ly aided their enemy by allowing 1t to buy here and eX
port munitions of Many thousands of Americans
however, have sympathzed with the Beers throughout
although they have been unable to control the
ments course. Those of us who have been proBoer
and in this class are all the democrats and many Of
the republicans of this country while regreting that
do more for them, can at least wish them
well AS for our government, which has wronged them
and which has wronged us, will reckon with it al
election time
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31
SOME LEADING EDITORIALS.
THE VALUE OF NEWSPAPER PROPERTY,
(From the New Orleans Picayune)


There Is a common notion among intelligent people and
even among men of business that any of them could
conduct the average newspaper better than the trained ana
experienced persons who are at the head oil sueh pun"
The reason why such notions entertained is that
newspaper seldom entirely peases any particular
II either too sensational much given to printing
sporting news and other trivial matters or on the omer
hand the paper serious and not sufficiently devoted
TO the entertainment of readers who want to be amused ana
not instructed Then the politics of any paper always dis
pleasing somebody Those who ercse the news
papers in such superficial have only the idea OF max
ing that would precisely suit the tastes OF the critic WIN
out regard to the great masses of the readers.
newspaper which is made for any particular class sell
dom has any cenage out of that class and being
or voice Of particular interest exerts influence out
side of persons for whom it was made great news
paper Of its and in the course OF time
gathers around body of friends followers and patrons
whose confidence has gained and whose appreciation has
won by principles and conduct Such body of support.
ers only be secured through considerable period OF
trustworthy and consistent conduct and faithful services IN
the public behalf that it is often the that large
amounts money have been lost in efforts to establish
paper which for not able TO secure public
confidence.
These observations were suggested by the sale last week
the Philadelphia Record, of the leading democratic
journals in the Quaker City The Record owned and
edited by the late W. M Singery for about twenty years
Mr. Siugary converted into stock company in which ne
held majority Of the stock and finding himself in financial
difficulties pledged his stock ana after ms
death was at auction settle up his estate The sale
place Thursday of last week. when the stock was
sold for $a8)1ooo
The sale was made under an order OF the CIeu 0taSS
circuit court b. commissioner in chancery, appointed by
the court The commissioner in offering the property an
nounccd The profits for nine commencing
July 1902 and ending June 80, 1901 without deaueung
bonded Indebtedness averaged for each year
slia86849 The annual interest charge the bonded in
GcGtcduess 100000 per $4,000. Deducting
$4,000 annually.
noted that 500 shares OF the capital stock were
not included in this sale. Estimating their value at the price
paid sold the total valuation rises above 100000
The Record has been sound democratic journal never
sensational but always good newspaper and is regarded
by all who know sodpayng property 1t is in its
thrch year Of life and under able management it will go
making money for its and remain able expon-
ent Of democratic principles.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31

has now actual it, and is enforcing Canadian law
there piece Of territory about which there shadow
OF doubt What then, does strenuous president propose
to do about t' 1t is not well to stir him up unnecessarily
in this way but then it is to be remembered that he not
writing about Benton now. There good deal in that
In 1900 Hon. Tom Henderson a brany and honest citi-
Henry for congress That WatersPicc transaction took
Mr. Thomas knew both we'll and il Mr. Henrys position
@ an py ONO VS. Sgsq the people he knew i bet
whom he declares be friendly to the trusts and against
Henry good enough for SO good man as Mr. Thomas 10
for?-Mayiin Democrat.
The truth of the matter u.s. that alleged oil
issue is humbug 1t brought into the Waco convention
two simply nure Senator Joe Bailey and the
Juggling Of into the present congressional campaign the
Waco district is partly for the purpose.
Postmaster Wills of Nashville who had himself inter-
ton that the republicans of Tennessee on fair count were
in the majority has made himself the butt of considerable
republican warns Major Wills that his story is somewhat
deserve either sympathy or respect for allowing
themselves to be overrdden by minority chditanooga
But isn't the statement of this postmaster just
liable the statement of the Chattanooga Times the effect
that the democrats OF Tennessee eagerly awaiting
convenient opportunity repudae Mr. Bryan and all that
he stands for1
While the Of the democratic party perhaps believe
they did it safe bet that the free coinage OF
silver" will not find place in the democratic platform
1t will receive honorable mention This will be
because the politics of the times intensely practical 1t is
longer serious question with either party in the country
what particular policy will rebound the
greatest good to the greatest number what will
y assure the peretuy Of the government and preserve its
institutions but the question uppermos in the minds of
men who are sometimes called statesmen IS what will give
the greatest present advantage and what viii make the most
in Office if they already in and put them in il they
Party advantage the shbboleth among modern egs
aors and the good of the entire country has be
derod belonging to the moonshnc OF the past.Wchita
Fails Hcrdid.
We going to sit perfectly still until hear what
State Press of the Dallas News has say the above
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31
FIRING IN THE REAR.
(From the indianapolis Scntinel.)

tFrom the indianapolis Sentneh)
When Dr. Johnson said that Patriotism is the last refuge
scoundrel he desired convey the idea that the
de arguments and apologies taken from him.
talk sNout Scoundre the only people destitute of
argument who take this illustrated by the OBJ
servaons OF Senator Fairbanks
Il dislike the enemy who fires upon the soldiers wearing
the uniforms of the United States infinitely respect
the who fires the the who fires from
the rear"
This catchy expression is not original with Senator Fair
hanks and the line OF argument being generally fol-
lowed by republican politicians And yet there
them who would dare take the position openly which
these words mplyhat who the uniform, and
does things unworthy the uniform not be criticised be-
proposition and in its plain significance it is too
idotc admit defense If legitimate there would
have been thief drummed Of camp for fear OF
sulting the uniform.
recorded arc when stories of torture
and barbarty first told Senator Fairbanks and other
republicans FASTENED deny them They all champioued
Secretary when rebuked General Miles saying
and questioned the official reports of the cruete When
the stories proved to be Senator Fairbanks and
other republican leaders expressed horror and said the Of
tenders must be punished if found guilty Orders for
martiang General Smith and others
But when Smith admitted all the facts pleaded that he
obeyng orders Senator Fairbanks and other republicans
began protesting against firing from the rear
1t is indeed last refuge, for there be apology
for torture barhariy from standpoint OF civilization
Christianity humanity Torture is torture no matter
who commits it, and for what purpose. Yet its
perpetrators usually seek justify themselves by devotion
high The of the nquiston resored to
it mems souls. But is unnecessary consider
such deienses Torture is prohibited expressly by our rules
of warby general orders No. Any soldier who in
dulges in it violates orders
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31
THE PARTY NEWSPAPER.

Tho Dallas News not long ago quoted from paper
read before the Louisiana State Press association at
Alexandria by Hon O. c. Dawlins, editor of the Mon.
roe Evening News, The Partisan Newspaper" The
News commented favoraby on Mr. Dawkins' views and
quoted from commendatory article in the New Or
leans Picayune upon the subject The Nashville
Banner reproduces the editorial the Dallas News
and publishes editorial of its own in which it takes
the same position.
No defense Is here attempted of the partisan
paper But a word, it seems to us should be said in
favor of the party newspaper which is totally differ
ent thing
newspaper, just like every private citizen should
have party. The for this is that govern
ment is really carried by parties In a representa-.
tive government parties exist by natural law Not
only in America but in Great Britain in France in
Italy in Germany in every country that has congress
parliament representative legislature there
political parties, and always have been and always
will be- long the people have voice in their gov
ernmental affairs. When two men unite on candidate
for office governmental policy there the nucleus
of party Many men sink minor differences to obtain
party unity because without great numerical strength
in the balotng at election time there is no hope of ac
complishing anything.
newspapers duty to its party is just exactly
that of private citizen, Both should follow party
where conscience does not forbid II the party is not
radically wrong the newspaper and the private citizen
should stick to the party Where the party radically
wrong, the newspaper and the private citizen should
follow the right even If the right should lead it to OPP
pose the party. In his paper the subject Mr. Daw-
kins sums up the whole matter in a sentence which
the newspapers which have quoted from him have in
advertently overlooked where he says "A newspaper
should be honest with ITSELF honest with its party hon
est with the people," OF course newspaper which
changes its party for it's private interests is not
honest There Is another point which is likely to
be overlooked newspaper-and private citizen,
too the parallel holds throughout not make
change party unless 1t is plain that the party
the wrong and radically wrong, in vital matter.
Minor differences should be sunk for the good of the
party which, such differences is the good the
people and neither the newspaper the private citi
zen should be overcaptious opnionated.
Here is the danger of the professedy independent
press. The independent voter is also liable to the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31
THE FULL DINNER PAIL.

(trom the Tucson CitiZenO
Once upon time and very long ago, when votes
urgently needed by the for their political servant
the republican party read much and heard much of the
full dinner pail The desired by the
trustsand don't hear much formerly of the full
dinner pail"
Why is it that don't hear much nor read so much
OF the full dinner pa?" Well first because it isn't always
full for the that the of the pail at least
per cent fill it than did when he voted as the
trusts desired Why does 40 per cent more than it
did in fill dinner pail? Principally because the leg
saon enacted by the republican party the interest of the
trusts Swing them monopoes OF the things and women
and children eat we'll monopocs of the things men
and women and children An owner Of dinner pail
must provide food for himself and wife and children If
food costs it does per than it did when he
voted or the political Of the trusts it follows that
he can't buy much food formerly his dinner pail is
rey than did when the dinner bucket owner
voted for the political of the trusts it follows that he
can not buy much clothing formerly or if he docs lie
has less money obtain the other necessities 20 speak
OF any OF the luxures, OF life
1t known OF all men that there have been very few in
stances OF increases in since the election Of 1000 But
als~ known Of all that the increases in the cost Of
articles Of food and clothing have actually taken place Re
cent events have made this fact appear light so strong
that no one can fail to t. We refer the action Of The
meat trust.
So il the owner of dinner pail will carefully take
stock he will certainly find himself making money fast
But the great trusts have heaped up fortunes thanks to the
votes OF the drner pail brigade for political servant the
republican party.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31
Points on Punctuation

st. Louis Republic. ..,rA
Why is it that when poet writes "oh o. =, -. nj
printer will set it up oh" or cor! (len 70 ~"
reader will have him that puncusO, i, ,
There are several ways OF expressing IN Hp'
conveyed by the letter 90" i. IA vi 1T
There is oh" and again there is On s"u -s
again there is 30" without the pause TOT 81
say you see by the dawns early light! sorm Il q
icy. Then there is "Oh, let be Joyful xsresi
treaty urging. There is "OhF Is 1t uSsd.s-ss
surprise. There is "O"--the direct form OIL aa''
cquircs pause, as in this
When all thy wonders, 0 my U0u'
My rising soul surveys,
Transported by the view, m io''
In wonder, love and praise
Whenever the direct form is used the .~nles
should come after the whole sentence or inc u Ob V
like this 20 Woman lovely Woman ins'es1 81 4 % y
man, lovely Woman" yet the printers aways So Is i
way--all except the gentleman and scholar W."
Of mne) who handled this. .r,th iron "
The ST. Louis poet--who had learned 'N'
ful experience-was right when he SAID
The linotype is busy at night
And sometimes all day long' 4,
1t changes copy when copy Is u.s.
And follows it when IT'S wo"s'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31
TAMPERING WITH TRIFI :
(By J. NJ. Lewis.)
LONE WITH COZ.


When mamma tucks tn cover in an leave,
An lissen to er footsteps softly goin dow he
Then III chair | put my clothes on ooks - " Har,
night % orry n
At crawl beneath til cover, an alnos di. ! IN
An CULVER meath tn cover, an all so,,,n. fright
gifts lonesome when I'm all alone with Cha " ~ hai
She leans down an she kisses me, an the, 4.
night" sHe SEA Ca
She seq brave tads like am doesn't need "a g.,
An then tn house gifts silent an still les, H.; no Light
An when tn darkness gathers round wish " s''v
Fer tn wind outside tn wnder groans an w ssns k
shark; 'n whinpa IL
YOU Jest know at gifts lonesome lone ,v;,t r
dark! aVu an'hs
Seems at mamma oughter sense it at cit mos, .
DEATH '' st'ak
Fer squinch up, an huddle down, an, ,-v
breath " HN
When I hear tn wind go "Who.ee.el" an Il,
squeak, '~H Y
Then tn goose flesh sticks out on me an m, a..
cheek ere as
An know tn ghosts arc hantin', fer be,. q,
bark "ui III
Gee but gifts mighty Gravity lone with God an
Bet yeh need God, too, night time yeh don,
tn day. ''u I'M
When tn a-shnin' gorgeous then's tn tim. -,
play 'N4NscsI
But yeh need Him right close to yeh when We, .l,,
fright, ua'
An tn soggle-eyes GRIMM an a-binkn in ~ ,,..
When TIL watch dogs is a-whinin, an yeh les, l,s ss
My scared an lonesome, lone with coa 49,
dark!
Funny how things looks dfrunl Playn' hook.v 49,,
An yeh T yeh live till mornin at yeh1 u.,.
agin
When tn other fellers coax yeh at yeh won't sn.,t
swim;
An ych whisper Now lay me"-an yeh promi,, Mia,
An yeh say ych keep yer soul white, an with u,y .,r
mark,
Fer Teller feels plumb lonesome lone with God AZ i,
dark
IN BATHING COSTUME
"You told last winter that you couldn't abtS W
Naiad and here you are in the surf or srolnr III. III
with her all the time"
well, I've great deal more Of her this ,uns.
than did last winter, and possibly that accounts or n
y
New Jersey is to manufacture the souvenir button,
King Edwards coronation Nobody expected that New ID
sey could be kept from button in"
A LA PELEE.
They were sitting on the mountain,
When the maiden rose abrupt,
And said, WED better toddle down
The blamed thing might eruptl"
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NOT POTTS.
The kaiser says he snubbed not Potts,
That he worth it not;
So the greatest snub that Potts has got
Is that he snubbed him not a@s
Il Il =
King Edward is to make the duke of Marlborough vel
OF the garter Now is the time for the enerprisns mars
facturer call his attention the justly famous Boston a
supporter.
Clara Unkcl of Connecticut recently eloped with vs
and married him She would rather be his Unks than
sister tc him.
If this world, as poets tells us,
Amt tn thing at she does seem, 4
An we're only jest a-dreamin, j.
Amt she Jest dandy dreamf
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31
The Story Of the Furnaces.

New lork Sun.
Since the stoppage of anthracite mining the public has
learned with something OF shock that the stories about
great supply OF coal hand wrong The supply is yery
limited or enough to satisfy the normal demand for few
weeks only 'e"
he mines have been worked full pressure yet compar
ativey little coal has been laid away
Inc explanation is that worked hard as the mines
might De- industry has kept pace with them Every indus
a furnace has been at full blast turning machinery Of
manufacture or transportation Prosperity has been deyour
ing our coal as fast coal could be fed to ia
Prosperity must not be starved,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31
HOUSTON DAILY POST. SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 81. 1902

same temptation They apt to be carried away by
pride of opinion and to support party and
the other, this measure and now that not accord
ing to the rule of right but according to the rule of
vanity It is for this that the independent press
and the independent voters, which, II they are indie
pendent of party not Independent of error have
not the same influence that rghtfully belongs to the
honest party paper and the honest party man.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31
Holland should Be a Republic,

New Orleans Times-Democrat. ~ ,e.ui =
II the ideal could be made synonymous w a farsf "
Dutch republic would rise again, grander sI ak 3
has people been more obviously equal " ssoubiciu
government The establishments OF tns g., ths pnasss
could add nothing to the liberty enjoyed aesidens
srs Ta sts. ne f ssr' oa iSs' ranks y r.
would come an unbroken succession Of rue. az he
the ideals which lived in the great staa'h0''S
centuries.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31
NOTE AND COMMENT.

I'm his life Of Thomas II. Benton says the Memphis
Appeal Theodore Roosevelt that the United States
should have enforced the demand Ft-ou or
fight with reference to the northwestern boundary line
Tie republic IN other words he eontended that should
have fought rather than allowed England seaport
the Pacific, England has up mpudent claim
section OF Alaskawhieh happens be full of god-and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31

IT have been well for the of criminal appeals
Smith the Grayson county negro con
viced Of killing white woman but by Diminishing such
case it places premium upon ynehng
KNIGHT has dark and fearful for the buzsard.
JuDcE KosAArs decision in the Rostand Gross conro-
versy have dum-dummed when struck the divine
Sarah Even Coqueln says it is funny, and Coquen is
comedian and ought to know.
PALESTINE said Lets have banquet" and it was done
in Trice.
TuE consul to Stockholm is newspaper man This
being the he should be able give Sweden volcano
Of her nothing impossible the imaginative
spondent
THERE'S why shouldn't have navy yard
right here at Houston.
IT said that the world lukewarm about his
ton that King Ed is OF than half mind call it
tacky party in order to head of frost,
TEXAS north pole explorer would probably not be able
to get north of Denison,
Now THAT the Baptist church of Little Rock has with
drawn fellowship from jeff Davis the governor will doubtless
tell them TO go to-Massaehusetts.
LET who will make the the nation if Texas is per-
mitted to furnish her watermeons.
WITH yellow fever at Vera Cruz this early in the season.
will Texas to keep clean and not permit it get
this side OF the Rio Grande,
Now to be hoped that the man who did not write
"Cyrano DE Bergerac" won't do it again.
GEoLoeIsr HILL who inspected Mont Pelee says he can
make prediction what it will do He's queer
scientist
II WOULD be good plan de-ueize coal in the capitol
and learn the excellent qualities Of Texas oil
Now Tammany is to have three chiefs, the public is
wondering if Croker will drive them abreast tandem
ARIZONA, New Mexico and Oklahoma now go away
back and pray for democratic administration
FIVE thousand visitors Naeogdochesi Well. Nacogdo-
ches always was in the habit of doing things right.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31

1t surely is no picnic for an editor write edGas
local affairs, Should he take stand on either III ss.
subscribers will in and have their paper !s M M
bone Should he feel like roasting some one iu.,
libel law. Every way he looks he finds hmseH p''
devil and the deep blue sea."-RieSeI kHSHS.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31

The Waco Times Herald is going to secede IRON y.
ocratic party because it has taken Judge George Ss IA
out the Waco Times Herald than it can without George m
Paris AdT0cGte.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31

If Dr. John Grant reads the newspapers OF Texas ~ y
must be burning The papers rule are surely p9Ins
shot into the dehorned marshal of the Eastern disH"
Texas.-DcniSoM Herald.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31
EDITORIAL PlcKUPs.

Apparently the heads of some people were given h'
merely as convenient bumps upon which to do up th' n
McrididH Tribune.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31

oIv broad minded and patriotic set of men as
goes to make up the press Of grand old Texas
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31

President Roosevelt will visit Texas in October y y
visits Collin county and crops yield present no
he will probably locate here.-hckHhey Daily C0~''