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EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS,

Mckinney idea Of high tariff a free admission Of
such goods could not make such products as
we could not grow and on all that we could he favored
the ow-wage country without lowering the wages of the
American mechanic mill hand agricultural laboerSdr
Antcnio Light
Sounds very reasonable and logical hut unfortunately it
is condition and theory which confrouts us. Posi-
bly, the Light will tell its subscribers why the pays
for protected articles third than the inhabitants of
free trade countries for the seltsame article.
In mcmorys chain there many tender nks.-Bren-
Also the same is sometimes the case in chain of wiener
An inventor by the name OF Louis Stevens of New York
thinks he viii easily supass all others at the St. LOUIS Fair
From present indications is reasonable believe that we
Soot PS the ar without the AID " heavy
Here's hoping you will if you navigate it ALL old man
lust at the moment the little debate Of Miles VIZ Roos.
welt has declared brief armistice.El Poso Herald
This is merely in order that Roosevelt may have time to
hand Funston well merted slap in the mouth.
Manila has $50 DEMONSTRATING Visitor
Now, we'd like to ask, is that civilized wsrtare1
General Fred Funston has been damned by The Houston
N 0P pa R pa pa and s & s that '0"
If We except the approval OF the Herald
Let England go ahead with her fight tho American to-
Foics
Maybe but he'll have smoke up il he expect. 10
stay in the game.
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The Houston Post wants to know Yerkes paid 100000
Tor his portrait how much j. Pierpont Morgan just
TWICE as ugly should for his Why 100000, course
Honey Grovs Citizen,
Why enough How nice it is to he quick at fig,
gers"
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The newspapers in Ireland Insist that Tohn Dillon OK
pressed ereat truth when he called Joseph Chamberlain
liar.~-GrceHvilie Bonner.
But they are willing to admit that he anticipated little
bit when he used the adjective damned"
newspaper heading to an article telling Of a negro
being hanged the murder OF his white EMPLOYER in Mis-
sissippi read They lunohcd Negro Wonder ii thew
are cannibaS in Mississippi ?--BdSpob tiiettc
Mr. Roosevelt could tell YOU that there difference be.
tween lunching negro aud eating a negro
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.
J. NJ. Lsvls

The youngest in the Union is the niwy n,rs
rated governor of the State of Washington William NJ
Croske aged a8 years, who recently succeeded exGoa
Rogers. Mr. McCroskey, who is native of Tennessee
son of Rev. Scion McCroskey, Methodist clergyman II
was graduated at Grant university at Athens.
Senator Elkns of West Virginia has at Pfinra
another at Harvard and third the University Of P,a
vania These three brothers constantly at b.
merits of their respective institutions. They make bets viii
one another their football baseball and track teams ~
no matter what the outcome, the senator is always a
Upon by the defeated brother to pay.
An unique Christian philanthropy has been undetiSa
by Mrs Mills of Chefoo China who has gathered csa
fifteen deaf boys and teaching them read and WRIT
Chinese language both in the character and the Rona
She teaches them to speak and understand what sad
them by watching the lips. Mrs. Mills work is not CO.
nected with any mission, but is independent ehi
supported by voluntary gifts from friends mostly the a
in Christian lands
Rudolph Uhrner, the heaviest man in Berlin has y
died aged 81 He publican, and weighed 44S p'aA
Robert Storey of Irwin, Pa. has received letter W.
Andrew Carnegie informing him that he had been place.
the pension list of the old ralroaders who were eTpoy
the Pennsylvania railroad under Mr. Carnegie Mr. saq
was freight conductor in the early Cos. Two men y
known to him. day boarded the tender OF his tram y
when Storey discovered them he ordered them on a
ward Storey learned that of the was Andrew ~
ntgie.
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THE GROWTH OF TEXAS.

The growth of Texas which is at present going on
IS scarcely appreciated to the full by people who do
not keep close eye the statistics of progress To
recaptulate all of the items would require the preson
tation of large table of figures. Some idea OF Texas
advancement, however, may be obtained by consider
ing the increase of the population of the and the
relative increase of Texas railroad mileage during the
past year.
Texas in 1850, at the time of the first census after
the admission of the State to the Union had popua.
ton of 2125s2 and the twentyhth State in pop,.
iation in the country. The population according to
the Of 1900, S,O4S7lO, making it tho sixth
State in the Union. The population increased dur
ing the fifty years 2sS6,iS. average of nearly
$1,000 year.
In 1860 the population OF Texas was 604 2i6 max.
ing IL the twenty-thrd State; in 1870 S1s57s making
the nineteenth State; in 1880, 1.591749 making IL
hs eleventh; in $780, 22s652S making ii the sixth;
In 1900 s,o4S7to, making it the seventh That is in
The last FIVE Texas has increased in rank as
follows; Twentyntth. twenty third nineteenth elev-
enth. seventh, sixth From 1880 to 1890 the popua.
hon increased $4,000 from 1890 to 1900 500 900 No
Etate in the Union show a record equal to that
Now. when come to the railroad statistics we
End Texas far in the lead. From January to Decem.
Der 81 1901 the mileage OF railroad track laid in Texas
was 1880 giving the State the first place over all the
Dther States and Territories. New Mexico and Okla.
homa which lie adjacent to Texas have shared in this
wave of prosperity and have respectively the second
ana third places
The figures for the last statement taken from a
recent article in the Railway Age which furnishes a
table OF statistics. They very gratifying and all
Texans are proud of the showing made by the State
These two items of population and railroad mileage
increase given but examples of the growth OF
the State To recaptulate all of the items with ac.
companying statistics showing the prosperity and
progress of Texas. would require lengthy treatise
Texas has been called the Empire State OF the South
II is destined TO be- and at distant date the Empire
State OF the whole country.
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HOUSTON, TEXAs, FRIDAY, APRlL 4, too2.
y PAGES TODAY.
A MAINE, CONGRESSMAN ON THE NEGRO
QUESTION.

In recent address before the Congressional club
OF Washington, Representative Charles d. Lttlehed OF
Maine spoke upon the subject of "A Feature of the De-
velopment of Civilization" Mr.. Ltteheld dwelt par
tlcularly on the race question which confronts not
only the people Of the South but the whole country
now that we have the Philippines to deal with Mr.
Lttiefeld referred to the Philippines IAN interna
tional vermiform appendix"
AS an instance of the dominant qualities of the
Anglosaxon race Mr. Littlefeld recapulated the his
tory of the American Indians who reduced to
the small number of 100000 and who facing ex.
termination the early days of the country the In
dian problem was a very serious
Next Mr.. Littefeld took up the negro question. He
said that at the end of the civil there 4OOO
country. by what right, he asked does act OF
footing with who have lived through 1000 years Of
Christianity"
The people of the South Mr.. Littlefeld declared.
possess the highest form of civilization. funda-
mental mistake he admits, made in enfranchisng
abe negro and placing in his hands powers which he
ssas unqualified to exercise, to the jeopardy of that
civilization.
MIR. Littefeld's address is significant of the change
OF sentiment which is coming to prevail in New Eng
land That the South has been right in protecting her
self from the dire consequences OF negro domination
Is coming to be recognized even in New England A
hispassonate consideration of the negro question in
the North which lead but to this conclusion
and the frank expression of the conclusion arrived
by public of the North after Mr.. Littledelds ex
ample will greatly promote the of good feeling
tween the two sections happily existing,
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SOME PosTscRlPTs.

President Daz OF Mexico has sent to Mrs noes y
three pieces of exqusitey drawn linen Inc speon M
ed the most beautiful that have ever come
country. ~
Ohio has an anti-masher" law II 10 termed anu
its provisions Cleveland has just been hna KY h
sent to the work house for two years Tor repfes'"
self to girl a bachelor. .,,,a
1t has been discovered that of the merchants 3
plaster the New York elevated trains who hao ~
arm and other claims on popular support nau e., n
home who diamonds bought out OF MS esi.4 :, NJ
was arrested the other day and his wife came % y NJ
wearing the Jewels She was shocked to hear ne wP
gar, and said she thought he was waiter e.,,. Ms,
The Association of Graduates OF the oniteo rsr
tary Academy has issued bulletin containing Ia,
the oldest living graduate of the institution IheIs ~
survivor each of the classes Of 1885 1850 gaa-
and S4s These are respectively Herman hapP -, I'D
Austine, Robert P Maclsy Simon B. Bucknei ..
c. Clark
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minister the republicans that will be efeciveSdn an"
tonic Light.
Glad to hear t. We have long hoped for the demise OF
that party but weren't prepared for the admission Of ne
Light that the end near.-SdH Diego San.
The sheriff OF Duval county should be presented WIN
gold medal lie IS offering $40 reward for information OF
those who carry pistols IL all shes would do TINS anq
the State offer similar reward to shers for the arrest ana
conviction Of such parties might do something to"aIu
breaking up that evi-Rockfort Enterprise.
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The farmer who brings hundred pounds Of home raised
bacon can Of lard and few dozen to town TO se IS
the who lives well home and isn't bothered with
mortgage on his farm stock crop This same arh
the chap has plenty OF feed in his barn
in the arder and money IN the bank Blessed the is
who raises his living at home and enough over TO oVde
with his less enterprising neghbors-Gayiohd Ne%s
The supreme court of Ohio has established righteous
precedent on the life insurance question 1t was Whete
party had paid premiums for years and aiter%ard committed
suede he widow sued and the company defended on INC
idea that the insured ended his lie and thereby released
the company The court the other hand held that SUI
eide did not end the but the had received
the premiums and must the policy GreeH9Re Herald
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The Sinister Army That Marches with pF'ss'
New York Journal.

New York Journal ats
King Edward has notified the London authorize: q i,
has placed $1soooo at their disposal for the
yidins dinner for 100000 of the very poor IN
of his coronation. ,., ~
That is to King Edwards credit though y .s ID, "
to pay taxes But what reflection social eonas
Christian England it iswhat indictment OF .t,n ~
that there exists so vast multitude OF poVerp be-, d
lures that half q million of them will aeoeP'
Behind the gorgeous u cor coronation parade giving &
lar proof of Englands wealth and greatness NJ
thought will marching that awful hos', .ssr ps
rags, which shadows dary the brightness o. iOn. y
prosperity and glory For it is not IN hhsA''
poverty dogs progress. VI
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CASES OF INTEREST.

TRIAL BY JURY IN CONTEMPT CASES,--Ihe legis-
laure Of Oklahoma that conmp should consist of
two kinds those committed in the presence OF the court
and indirect contempt such wfu disobcdcnce OF re-
ssance to the execution of any process lawful order OF
the court and providing further that in cases OF indirect CON
tempt the party charged shall be nohcd IN writing nave
reasonable time for defense and demand change OF
judge and trial by Jury This law seems to eni-
brace everything that is concncd for by those persons who
favor abrdgment Of the present rights OF courts IN con
tempt cases The supreme OF Oklahoma however has
declared that this enactment unconstitutional holding that
the power to punish conemps inherent IN the courts IS
necessary Tor their preservation and as much the Ia" OF inc
land as any part of the law which has come TO us
under the guaranty OF the constitution OF the United States
and been given to the supreme aud district courts OF Okla
homa by the organic act and that the legislature has no
power to take from the who's. jurisdiction originated
IN the organic act the right to punish contempt nor 10 re-
move the hearing of it to another county the mat
ter to he submitted to jury. The known Smith
Speed Pacific Reporter ST. and owing to the present
agitation OF this matter will undoubtedly attract widespread
attention.
ADMISSION OF WOMEN TO THE BAR.-Thc ques-
ton Of the right OF a practice law in Maryland is
settled in the opinion OF Chet Justice McShery in the
entitled In Maddox Atlantic Reporter 49, The court
holds that the right to practice law Is not natural right m
hercn in but is dependent legislative author
ty lie points out that the constitution provides that any
male citizen OF Maryland possessing specified qualifications
might be admitted to practice The amendment of 1898
changes the method OF admission but makes change in
the class of persons entitled admission. Considerable
laid upon the fact that the declares that the
masculine gender includes all gender where such
rucon would be absurd or unreasonable The court holds
however that since eligible practice law at
the law and statutes in derogaon thereof to be
strictly construed this article of the code not be
strued to authorization for the admission OF
he court further holds that the article OF the code provd
for the admission of members OF the bar of other States
under certain conditions extend the admission of
women who members of the bar OF other States for
when that section provides for the admission OF lawyers
from other States such lawyers entitled to
admission under the Maryland law.
LIABILITY FOR SALE OF EXPLOsIvES-A very
unusual case was that of Gibson VS. Iorbert So Northwest
Inv the If
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question of Mr. Burleson OF Texas. who inquired how
the mortality OF the battles of the civil compared
with the mortality of the battle Of San Juan hill, and
by additional nteogstory to the ratio of brevets
which conferred the result of the battle of
Gettysburg compared with the brevets which were
conferred a result of the sanguinary conflict which
took place at San Juan hill.
The battle Of Borodino between the French and the
Russians Mr. warnock said was perhaps the bloodest
battle since the invention of gunpowder; there were
30 900 men killed on each side But each army mum
bered 10000 the per cent of loss less than
at Gettysburg and less than at Waterloo.
The losses at Gettysburg and at Waterloo were
about 5000 each side for each battle percentage
25 80 per cent Mr. warnock read the records of
over sixty regiments the Confederate and Federal
armies in various battles where the losses from
so to SIS per cent.
The First Minnesota regiment has record of
honor. During the second days fight at Gettysburg
General Hancock ordered that regiment to attack Will
cox's Confederate brigade, which was advancing to
take the position which he regarded the key to his
lines and in holding the Confederates in check the
262 men reduced to A. loss of 1928 per cent
General Hancock pronounced this feat of the First
Minnesota the most gallant deed recorded in history
1t equaled, however by the First Texas at An
tietam The 226 of the First Texas at that battle
were reduced to 40. also loss of 1928 per cent.
The Twenty-sixth North Carolina at Gettysburg
warfare. 1t went into the first days fight with $50 men
and came out on the third day with so men, a loss of
over 90 per cent.
No country in the world show such a record as
that of American civil war. 1t the greatest
in history. There 1882 general engagements,
battles and sklrmishes. Half a million killed
mortally wounded the battlefield and a million
permanently disabled AS Mr. Warnock said, 1T was a
struggle in which American manhood courage, endur-
ance and skill were pitted against American manhood
courage, endurance and skill"
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HANNA certainly stands by the Ohio men, but is hard
" probable that his suppcatons will the
to grant a pardon to Rathbonc.
THE author of Ben Bolt" has died and in New Jersey
terrible end, truly.
FuNsroN's reprimand because OF his speech but
because OF his careless taking Of the of the wrestler
the White House
--
IT have been that Funsons mouth inspired but
he had no business saying
THE republicans defeated appropriation the object OF
which the reghng of the torch OF Liberty OF
they did.
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boring outfits strike oil will knock the ever.
lasting humility of Humble.
" IT is true that the British have 1000 of De Vets men
surrounded the best thing the British do is
at
As the Philippine question, the "sar-eyed god
dess" has certainly got his Easter bonnet straight
A SUNDAY school conference is to be held and at Waco
Well we'll One ought also to be held at Beaumont,
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EDITORIAL PlckuPs.

II is said that President Roosevelt loves Georgia From,
what personally known OF Georgia do hesitate TO
say that she deserves the love OF better
Post
Five thousand cigars cabbaged from freight car
in Houston day last week This is the reverse of Inc
usual order OF things the cabbage generally being ceare"
-PRfsbwg Gazette.
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Kissing is dangerous thing in Beaumont A Beaumont
girl had to 10 Houston few days ago 10 have rga
operation performed on her tongue portion OF which had
been bitten of while kissing her ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Sentinel.
There IA medicine democrats doctors can .d
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AMERICAN vALoR.

In recent debate In the house of representatives
ON che army appropriation BILL Representative War
nook OF Ohio incorporated in his speech some interest
ing statistics to Confederate and Federal losses In
.Ahe cisiI wan
Sons humnr was Interested into the debate by the
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Dialects in the philippines.

Atlantic Monthly. -. IA
There are twenty dialects in the island 81 ~
and seventy have been enumerated IN the :arOs ~
Fourteen may be accepted as the number OF P,et ~
Altogether, there is queer mixture o. sshers
and customs perhaps is to be tound 4; ia usss
world The Amerieanizng Of the Philippines 81 ~
OF widely differentiated nsuar people ~ .s;stsns
sass never risen above purely rice and $50 -
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A Kentucky Congressman. Verse,

" daUlNgIun IoSt
Representative White OF Kentucky recently delivered i,
me house spirited Grafton the glores Of the Rig Sandy
river Mr. White has proaced the published repor ri ~
speech with this tender verse:
J
The pic that have found
Should not muss;
But. handing around
Please pass the plate to ia
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TAMPERING WITH TRIFr :
J. H. KIRBY.

It's well that of her own fire.. .r
He should be born--of her or =, 4tS
mat, through a youth of stress ana ~,
tie learned her ways; the manv ~ .r
OF vantage, that might well be &C., s'igns
As fulcrum for his levers ws;ssa
Lever which, with his streno,h ;ss'
Shall lift her; make her truly .ssN
Shall make her greati Aye, create,
han she is now, his native S,,, 'U
His genius will strength bese,
To lift her UP though sbs +.
AS she IS great-snd on her brow
Shall bind worth-won diadem,
Till she, by more than she is nov,
Shall be the Unions grandest a.,
She needs not men to hoard th.;. -,
And tell them by the candles e,a
10 weish their dross, with misers n.
Lest others rob them of its rI.rp "a
But men like him +! to hold in try.,
The riches she hath held concs.,..
Not gathered with miser's lust
But with purpose now revealed ~
purpose--to spread far and ,;d. SO
This largess of his mother .srth N
That he beyond each oceans lid.
May speed the story of her WORTH
Till seagirt nations, scattered far
Shall speed from ev'ry distan, sbo
Their armadas of peaceful war.
And commerce seeks her opcn doo,,
What yet may hap no man may know,
Deaths darts speed swift along N. h,.
The hero of today lies low "'
Perhaps. when this one day Is n..s,d
But let Death beck him with her br,s
Texas. though rich in hero lore
Holds Kirby now, as fit to stand
Beside her hero sons of yorel
Il Il 81
Richard Mansfield has sued paper for s,ooo.., :.
bagatelle TO a newspaper man ny
The fifth member of Nexu Vnrt.s t.
married Her flames Wick and she 1884,. y
turn him down N't"psa
Deacon Brigham of Lowell, Mass, is to wed Mia, e,
If Miss Cook is good cook the new partnersbin ~
make Brigham young. '''a
The last one of the nsurgent generals in S,r, !.
again surrender this time to General Smith on Aol :
Two bunco men recently nvegled New Ters.y ~, h.
into card game, and he won $4,000 from them.
Chicago man ran off with his wifes wooden Il,
keep her from gaddng about the streets Not even n
cago woman can navigate on one leg.
DR.. Gum of New York swesrs that he wouId L. 4
who tried to vaccinate him. This Gum should y,
too explosive, he may be arrested and lose III VA
fore he is discharged.
BASE IMITATION
And now it's Freddie Funston
Gets the kibosh. Who'd a-thunk
That strenuous Ted would dare to lump
man with much spunk?
1t isn't that he's talked too much
And it isn't what he's said
But the thing that brought him such buns
Was initiating Ted.
J. NJ Lsvk
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CORRESPONDENCE Of any description. Uheiher ~ ~
tended for the Business Editorial Department shoa 20
addressed TO "THE HousroN Posi-" and not 10 Guy md
Vidno aud all checks drafts 1oHeyofders etc "dds pay
able 10 THE HOUSTON PRINTING COMPANY.
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by THE
HOUSTON PRINTING COMPANY.

g. T. PALMER ....................Vic Vice President
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BASE IMITATION

And now it's Freddie Funston
Gets the kibosh. Who'd a-thunk
That strenuous Ted would dare to jump
A man with so much spunk?
1t isn't that he's talked too much,
And it isn't what he's said,
But the thing that brought him such BUM
Was initiating Ted
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OFFICE OF PUBLICATION
Nos. fiof, ffo3, 1905 to7 and 1909 franklin Avenue
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II is that the British have of De Vets men
urrounded the best thing the British do surrender
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If boring strike oil it will knock the ever
lasting humility of Humble
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FOREIGN OFFICES-Eastcrn business office a. a., 4
81 49, Tribune building New York cine 3 S;caeo TSe
S. c. Beckwh Special Agency Office of Washngton Wf
respondent Room IL Ames building 1910 u street. M '"
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HANNA certainly stands by the Ohio men, but is hard
" probable that his suppcaons will the
10 grant "A pardon 10 Rathbonc.
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=, mere Is practically only one man meptor.d -
70 Miles should the latter be retired This
l.onara Wood governor general of Cuba rh.r. l"an
J.n. yue very warm and friendly nature Of the rr.a;
Cuba after Ma, 10, o9d The latter will be needed in
WISHES to give him something in the uay AZ
sio, may be that Wood will be appointed 10 ~.
MADE vacant by General Otis retirement h, 'e Po
Wish wei informed people is that the presiser, i
some n,unsrb. more than that and that unless there
Wood so'e obstacle in the way he will seek 10 h,,
Womb maze commanding OF the army Such 70 nave
!, b.rs meet with much opposition in the senat, ss
result would be- ~ % sseursey what the final
AlrHua WILLIAMS