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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-08
RAGE TEACHERS SALARY PER
YEAR

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4aese facts are recorded here. not to
!" purage, nor as forebOding a permanent.
z low level for Texas In educational
.sa aaa because the explanation Is APP
(" eut IN my judgment IN the circunl-
~ already mentioned. that the public
81 ~ avyeNeu the Impression from poorly in
II ni orators and writers that the State
lunu or Texas Is sufficient for the
81 school systems. An awakening from
IN dreams and interested attention 10 the
&liues or our public school system. he
81 NSt, arc az hand. Gradually a correct con-
insI WI, y, INC practical conditions of educa-
.asa IN public opinion, until each school
tat supplements by a local tax the
Il s anu county apportionments The bur
n upVn the material resources Of each dis
"a mVul9 pc inappreclahle dn fact the
4cb Inna1q. DE returned with increase to
syona dVG a.,tyl and the benefits would be
a M regard S 10 the inappreciable character
Iser az 5uecessary EXPENSE, II may be safely
5ntrib,,.tt sat a small part OF the amount
kderai ~ nv IeXas in the form OF spec!al
h. , ~ revenue for the Cuban and Philip
A sc %ars would have given this State pub
IN US well supported as those Of
IA, y'nef State IN the Union i regret
latIst,ocaan not cite at this writing exact
irn evr,o-, put the people may estimate their
IN experience with revenue stamns ete
difficult II would no 70 res,,,,psa' so,, ,,
Rpd,taI that now happily abolished OK
fanins IA order to provide sanitary and
khool school houses and grounds longer
rs ana e.ns, the necessary school libra.
fachers ~ ulpments, and better prepared
! All go, LOT those children for whose good
M oo otner respects they cheerfully Isbor
M m continual self-denfai 'a'V'
|iyoe,tal method Of local school support Tins
hi oSs IS the practical method through.
b States v ~ non country; and IN the Unit
kpepded az large only 4 per cent OF money
|erivet on the public common schoole q
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-08
EoMpARAr1vE STATISTICS.

COMPARATIVE STAIlSIlCS.
hls connection the following compare
satisfies need no comment; they are
4 from the latest report of the United
j commissioner of education, and rep
4 the facts at the close OF the year
IL August 81, 1900;
9Th Of school term Of public common
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-08
THE TEXAS RETURNS.

Only Seventy-Three Counties Have Re-
ported at All Fully
The returns from Tuesdays election are
by no means complete and there seems to
be great delay, either on the part OF the
returning officials or the correspondents.
So far the counties given below have made
complete returns or nearly so. They show
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-08
SEVENTH DISTRICT.

: MajorIty for Garner.
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FIFTEENTH.

Majority.
(c) Complete.
Evening star., 1902-08-04
TESTING OIL FOR FUEL
INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS
WITH TORPEDO BOAT.
Arrival of the Rodgers-Notes Being
Taken by the Naval Officers
Watching Experiments.

The torpedo boats Rodgers and Gwin Of
the United States navy are paying their
first visit to this city and are attracting
much attention in the harbor. While IL is
not an uncommon thing for torpedo boat
to visit the navy yard, II is the first time
one has ever anchored in the harbor. Both
boats are here for the purpose Of allowing
the officers aboard them to witness the
tests of the oil-burning boilers on Forsberg
& Murrays wharf at the foot Of Sth street
southwest. The Rodgers lies anchored in
the stream, while the Gwin is located at the
wharf Both torpedo boats will be in port
for a week or ten days. The Rodgers is
160 feet long and can make nearly 25 knots
an hour and the Gwin is 30 feet long and
can make nearly 21 knots an hour.
A series of interesting tests in the use of
crude oil in a ma rine boiler a steam
maker has begun for the purpose OF
demonstrating the ability Of oil to main
tain a high heat and steam power for a
consecutive number of days. and the plant
will be run night and day for a week,
about the time ordinarily consumed on a
voyage to Europe
The torpedo boat Rodgers. which has
been lying at the navy yard for several
days past, was Saturday brought into the
harbor and anchored off the experimental
station. On her are a number OF naval
officers, to whom has been assigned the
work of watching and conducting the ex-
periments, and they, with part OF the
regular engineers employed at the station,
running the plant, being divided into
regular shifts OF eight hours each. The
navy men, while the plant is in operation,
will be instructed in the manner of using
the oil, and how TO operate the burners
and sprayers. At regular intervals notes
are made of the working of the boiler. the
steam pressure and other data, and the
amount of fuel and water used is also care
fully taken. On the result of the weeks
run depends the Introduction OF oil fuel
burners in the boilers of several OF the
smaller vessels of the navy, and the de-
signers of the plant are satisfied ii will
come up to all expectations. During the
week a number of different oil burners Will
be tested
Evening star., 1902-08-04
QUAY IN A STORM.
pennsylvania Senator Has Narrow Es-
cape While Fishing.

An Atlantic City special to the New York
World says: United States Senator QUAY
had a narrow escape from death yesterday.
he was out In fishing smack enjoying a
days deep-sea sport, when one of the most
severe storms that has swept the city this
summer caught him before he could return
TO shore Quay was fishing with his old
time friend. Captain Ben Sooy, in the
fishing smack NJ. S. Quay. When the storm
came up an effort was made to return to
shore. The sky became so dark II was al
most impossible to see a boats length
ahead.
The sea rose to a dangerous height, and
1ne NJ. >. quay, with its namesake aboard,
did some queer marine stunts The tide
carried them out 10 sea and the rain poured
in torrents for over three hours They
were many miles from Atlantic CITY and
Brigant!ne when the storm passed over
Senator Quay was obliged to remain at
the Holland House In Brigantine. He was
much fatigued, and showed what a severe
strain he had gone through
Evening star., 1902-08-04
FILIPINO QUESTION
PRESIDENT SCHURMAN SAYS 1T
IS ABOUT SETTLED.
Provision for Self Government Elimi-
mates the Charge Of Imperialism
Against the Administration.

President Schurman of Cornell University
delivered an address on the question of fu-
ture treatment of the Filipinos at Chautau-
qua, n. Y, Saturday afternoon. He said,
in part:
Let the dead past bury its head. The
Philippine problem Is no longer a Ques-
tion Of the conduct of the army, or OF
few men in the army; 1t Is no longer
question of the character of Aguinaldo; 1t
is no longer a question Of the Jurisdiction
Of the Philippine republic of 1899; 1t is no
longer question of the validity of Amer
ican sovereignty over the archipelago or
of the wisdom of the policy of assuming
1t. These all are issues of the past The
pacification of the archipelago. the official
announcement of the termination of hos
tilities, the proclamation of amnesty. and
the substitution of civil for military con-
troll. all bring us in sight of war problems
At the heart of them all l think you will
find this question: What is to be the polit-
ical status of the inhabitants of the Phil
ippine Islands? Or more particularly, what
is to be the political status of the $500 600
civilized and Christianized Fnipinos Of Luz
zon and the Visayas?
Victory for Anti-Imperialists.
There have been many side issues but
over them all has gradually doomed up
the pregnant question: Shall the Filipinos
be governed with the consent Of the
governed? ImperiaIists answered, No.
and they controlled the Senate; the anti
imperialists answered Yes, and they con-
trolled the House. Thanks, 1 believe, to
the liberal, farlightened spirit of President
Roosevelt, who In his Arlington speech
explicitly contemplated the possibility of
ultimate Philippine independence, the
House, under the able lead ership of Mr..
Cooper, prevailed over the Senate and the
bill providing for legislative assembly for
the Filipinos became the law of ths land
If Imperialism means government without
the consent Of the governed and anti-im-
perialism the contrary, then 1t must be as
serted that in the first conflict Of those
forces over the government of the Philip
pines the anti-imperialists have won the
day. After 1904, when the new Philippine
legislature comes into existence, no bill can
be enacted into law in the Philippines
without the consent of tho governed, duly
given by their representative legislative as
sembly. Meantime the act Of Congress
creating that assembly secured to the Fill
pinos all the civil rights specified in the
bill Of rights Of our own Constitution, ex-
cept the right to carry arms (Which is, at
present, prudent reservation) and the
right to trial by jury (Which Is foreign to
the laws and legal traditions and ideas Of
the Filipinos).
Il certainly am satisfied with the action
OF the President and Congress in regard to
Philippine affairs. Everything i asked for
Evening star., 1902-08-04
CHURCH WINDOW FALLS IN.
Thunder Clap Causes Disaster to SITS
John and PauPs, Venice.

A cablegram from Venice says:
A great window in the basilica of the
Dominican Church Of st. John and st. Paul
fell in yesterday as the result of having
been shaken by clap of thunder. The
church itself, which ranks next in impor-
tance to st. Marks, has been declared by
experts to be in danger of collapse.
AS the burial place of many of the doges
of Venice, with it's storied urns and monu-
ments, the Church of Saints John and Paul
is often called the Venetian Westminster
Abbey. The foundation of the church was
laid by the Dominicans about 1924. 1t was
not consecrated till 143O, and the long
period of construction accounts for its va
rieties Of style. The central door Is mag
nificent example of fourteenth century
Gothic.
A fire in 1857 destroyed one of the chapels
of the church, and in the disaster perished
the two great pictures of the church. the
famous Titan of the death of St. Peter
Martyr and one of the finest works of
Giovanni Bellini The last-named master
and his brother, Gentle, are entombed in
the church side by side. In the urn depos-
tied in the tomb of Mare Antonio Gragadino
is the skin Of the famous defender of Fama-
costa. in Cypress, who was treacherously
seized by the Turkish commander after sur
render on honorable terms and slowly fayed
alive before the pasha-
The equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Col
leone, in the little square beside the church,
was characterized by Ruskin as one of the
noblest works of Italy, nothing he had ever
seen approaching it in animation, in vigor
of portraiture or nobleness of line.
This fresh evidence of the precarious con-
iition of Venice buildings will increase the
alarm caused by the fall of the Campanile
of San Marco and by the indications of
danger that have already appeared in the
doge's palace and some other of the most
famous structures of the city. AS Venice
is built on piles driven into a bed of clay
fears have been expressed that some gen
eral disturbance or condition is affecting
the whole city
Evening star., 1902-08-04
Must Have Spirit of Country.

The Catholic body will never prosper in
America unless it be thoroughly imbued
with the spirit Of the country and with
deep love for it's welfare. To be one with
the country is the lesson which Pope Leo
IS ceaselessly teaching Catholics in every
country; 1t is the lesson which I am conf
dent he would wish Catholics in America
TO take to heart, and to practice. even
were there IN SO doing some sacrifice to be
made.
LAS to matters In the Philippine Islands
we cannot discuss them. They are for the
time being put beyond our reach since they
are the subject Of negotiations between the
government OF America and the sovereign
pontiT. The logic OF the situation In pres
ence Of strange complications for church
and state arising from change of sOver-
eighty In the Philippines pointed to a mu-
tual conference between the head Of the
church and a representative of the state
as the proper and dgnified way to a final
and peaceful solution. Leo XIII saw this;
Theodore Roosevelt saw this.
Leo took the Initiative, proposed the
conference, and asked the government to
express frankly and thoroughly his views
The President and his advisers accepted the
proposition What more could have been
done by the administration to prove its
goodwill and sense of Justice? If the ad-
ministration had refused to send repre-
sentative to Rome, verify what clamorings
there would have been. and now when II
has sent representative to Rome and
agrees 10 the further proposal OF the VatI-
can TO transfer negotiations to Manila
clamor!ngs are still raised.
We'll. some people are born to cIannor
and privilege to Clamor must be allowed to
them. Be II so. but We shall insist that
they ciaTnor in their own name and not in
the name OF the church in America
Evening star., 1902-08-04
MANILA IMPRESSIONS
A WASHINGTON BOY IN THE
PHILIPPINES.
Observations in Islands METROPOLIS
Vexatious Currency Question-The
Cholera Epidemic-Resource

David c. CroweH Of this city, paymaster's 8
clerk on the Rainbow, Rear Admiral
Wide's flagship has written an interesting
letter from Cavite, Philippine Islands, de-
scribing his observations.
'Sfnce leaving Colombo, Ceylon," he SAYS
'I have not seen an electric street railway
The only street cars in Manila are drawn
by horses over short narrow-gauge
track; they are not used to any extent ex-
cept by the poorer class Of natives The
problem Of transportation Is a perplexing
one out here; We are wholly dependent
upon the cocheros, who operate a system
Of rickety, two-wheeled vehicles called
'caramatas.' 1t Is often impossible to OBJ
tain any sort of conveyance, and In the
tropics this Is a serious matter. The CO.
cheros,' or drivers, work only when they
feel like 1t, and are as rapacious as New
York cabbies My experience with eastern
people has taught me to pay what think
Is right without regard to their extravagant
demands.
Jinrickshas Proposed.
"An American company has been recently
organized to introduce jinrickshas into
Manila. The jinriehsha would furnish a
satisfactory solution of the problem Of
TRANSPORTATION. The company first sought
to employ Fillpinos to draw the 'rickshaws,
but unsuccessfully. as they declared the
work to be too degrading. The company
then hired Chinos,' who were soon fright
ened out of their employment by threats Of
the FiIipinos to cut Off their pig tails They
are now endeavoring to import Japanese
labor. but 1t is said this would be a viola
ton Of the labor laws, and the matter Is at
an apparent standstih with the public pa
tiently expectant. In my opinion the rick
shaw Is an ideal conveyance for the tropics.
A good 'rickshaw coolie makes better time
than a horses In most eastern Asiatic
cities private persons keep 'rickshaws and
coolies for their own use. In Singapore
there are 10000 such vehicles run for the
convenience of the public. There the fare
gold), for short distances.
The Currency Vexations.
'The currency is a source Of much vexa-
ton here, as we are on silver basis. and
the rate Of the Spanish peso and the Mex
lean dollar, which is really peso, changes
daily. At present the peso Is worth 1-9 U,
or 43 cents. The local manager of the
Standard Oil Company tells me he has to
make up the daily value Of silver every
morning and work on that basis for the
day The civil government has made an
arbitrary ratio for the quarter, fixing III
the value OF the American dollar at s2.27
Mexican, and paying the civil employees in
silver at that rate. As gold or American
Evening star., 1902-08-04

time within the near future. Personally
believe We will be compelled always to
have the army and navy well represented
out here England would not think of TAX
ing her troops from India, and 1 think 1t
should not be expected that we can accom-
plish in three or four years what England
has not succeeded in doing after so long a
time. The oriental nature is a complicated
one, and we cannot judge it by western
standards"
Evening star., 1902-08-04
RABBI JosEPH's SUCCESSOR
Or. Leventhal of Philadelphia Likely
to Be Chosen.

The New York Tribune today says: The
statement was made authoritatively yes
terday coming from Kasryel H. Sarasohn
OF No 1s5 East Broadway, who Is in espe-
cially close touch with the prominent ortho-
dox Hebrews OF this city, that a successor
TO the late Jacob Joseph as chief rabbi will
be chosen IN the person Of Rabbi Leventhal
OF Philadelphia Rabbi Leventhal is popu-
lar In Philadelphia He speaks English
fiuently, is a fine orator and most genial.
His people recently erected $4,000 house
for him.
Evening star., 1902-08-04
DELEGATE TO PHILIPPINES.
Vatican Waiting to Receive Sugges-
tions From This Country.

A Rome dispatch says: The delay in ap-
pointing an apostolic delegate to Manila is
due to the desire OF the Vatican to please
the Washington authorities by sending 20
the Philippines an American prelate and
the Vatican Is now awaiting letters from
the United States The prelate, who. IL is
thought likely. win accept, Is thoroughly
adapted to the position. Should the plan
fall through. the most probable candidate
is Mgr. Guidi. now in the Office OF Car
dinal Rampolla. the papal secretary Of
Evening star., 1902-08-04
Sailor Drinks Carbolic Acid.

Because he failed TO pass an examination
for yoeman. Jivan Il. Brocar. nineteen
years old, sailor on the United States
cruiser Montgomery, committed suicide
yesterday morning at the Brooklyn navy
yard, New York. by carbolic acid. Brocar
who was well educated. enlisted in the navy
a short time ago. He was much thought Of
by the sailors aboard the vessel. His faith
er. F. I. Brocar. is wealthy. and Lives -
Louisville, KY.
Evening star., 1902-08-04

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Evening star., 1902-08-04

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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-05-28
NERVOUS EXHAUSTION.

An every day history, high strung
nervous, excitable, constant headache,
no rest at night, heart weak, appetite
poor, loss Of weight, strength all gone
Read the following:
Mrs. Fred Wholeben, of Gladerun,
Warren, Pa, says; 81 was induced to
use a. W. Chase's Nerve Pills for excess
i've nervousness. | was 50 nervous
could not bear noise or much talking.
I was very forgetful-my mind seemed
dull. ! was listess and tired all the time
The result OF the use OF the box that |
used was remarkable. They toned up
the nerves and system generally aud /
work well again, am strong, my mind is
clear and noise and talk do not bother me.
/ am very much pleased with the pills
and can recommend them highly 10 any
on who feels as ! did"
DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills are sold
at SOC "a box ct dealers, or DR.. A. w.
Chase Medicine Company, Buffalo, n.
Y. See that portrait and signature of A.
W. Chase, NJ. D., are on every package
For sale by Killmer Bros, druggists.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-05-28

People in general entertain peculiar
ideas as to the motives which aetuate
newspaper men. For illustration, we are
frequently asked the question: "Whowas
you hitting at in that little item in last
nights Blizzard ?" Now, the chances are
hundred to one the particular item, to
which reference is made, was of genel al
| application, with no reference whatever
to any particular individual; and vet. be-
cause the inquirer happens to be ac-
quainted with some person to whom he
thinks il applicable, he supposes it Of
course was aimed at that particular one.
Because a newspaper states that "a wo-
mans popularity is sometimes due to
what she neglects to say" it does not
necessarily follow that the editor has in
mind some particular female ot ultra
photographic proT ensities; nor when he
says that "some men are constantly
finding it, does he refer TO any particu-
lar one, any more than when he asserts
that "some people are so dishonest they
will not pay back borrowed trouble
Because an editor says "tears are the
spectacles through which a woman secs
her wishes granted" it does not neces-
sarily imply that his wife las been cry
ing for a new shirt-waist, and when he
runs in little squib to the effect that he
"had rather have folding bed in the
house than a scolding woman, because it
shuts up OCCASIONALLY it is not a sure
sign he has been getting a curtain lee
ture. Though personal experances un-
doubtedly sometimes suggests ideas, and
though blind items are occa ionally
regular dun dun bullets in the targets
for which intended, in a great majority
of cases these quibs and quirks are Of
general application, intended for no par.
ticular person, but for all whom the coat
fits nfl ftfty RlfgyarI
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The Ghost Of Dolly Warden.

A strange tale comes from the country
just east of the city, says the Titusvile
Herald. For some weeks it appears that
a spirit of tie departed has been haunt
ing the vicinity Of the Davanp tracks be-
tween East Titusville and Selkiik. The
ghost has injured no one and its frequent
appearance has come to be taken quite as
a matter of course With the residents of
that peaceful community.
The spirit has never been seen far from
the railroad track. Upon the end of a tie
she is often seen to sit with her face bur
len in her hands and quietly weeping.
Several persons, emboldened by her fre-
quent appearance and harmless actions,
have approached quite close aud even
tried TO grasp the sleeve Of her trailing
white robe. On such occasions she grad
ually fades from view and the investi-
gator of the mystery is left standing be-
side the rails with nothing in sight but
the vast expanse of level country there
about.
ularity with which she accompanies the
trains passing that place. Trainmen were
at first alarmed and told no one of the
strange white robed spectre, thinking it
must be due to an easily excited imagi-
nation, hut finally the story Of its entirety
has become known 10 the public and
within the past few months many who
were at first incredulous have been obli-
/ ged to confess, not only to the ghosts ex-
istance, but also her frequent reappear-
ance. Her actions all are strange, but
never exactly what may be termed ter
rfying.
one uncanny freak, the truth Of which
is vouched for by many people, is the
manner i'm which she follows trains, run
ming before or following after them with
the speed OF the fastest express. Ollen
when rounding the bend Just below East
Titusville, the engineer has been startled
to see the woman in white standing or
gently gliding just in front Of the head
light. She invariably keeps to the center
of the track, preceding the train to a point
near the city limits. Theie she leaves
the track and turning down the east side
Of Pine creek. beckons to the trainmen 10
follow. People who have watched this
strange action and have followed her,
state that after the train has come on into
the yards, she goes back to the track and
weeps quietly for the remainder Of the
night.
People residing in that locality have
come to regard the frequent visits Of the
snectre as solnolhing not 10 DO learod and