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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-24
TEXAS pAcKERIEs.
forecast


Tho Fort Worth board of trade announces
the formal opening of the big packing es-
Establishments in that city on March 6, and is
preparing celebration BETTING the event.
While the city Of Fort Worth is to be con
graduated upon the local benefits OF so vast
an enterprise, the whole State will feel the
effect Of the industry.
It means much 10 the live stock pro-
ducer who will now find a nearby market
for his fat animals, and it means more to the
small farmer who can pro1tably feed few
steers or hogs. And the meat eater should
get the product cheaper
Other industries may be expected in the
train of the packeries The manufacture
of bY-products Is quite as important as the
slaughter of live animals The hides, the
hoofs, horns and hair everything, is uti
lied and in compromising articles of trade
still other raw products are required. The
making OF oleomsrgarine from tallow and
cotton seed oil will involve another great
industry and the cotton farmers will dna
the seed markets multiplied and prices en-
HANGED
The same reasons that made Fort Worth
the logical location for packeries to consume
the output of North and West Texas make
Houston the logical location for packerles
to consume the output of the Southwest
Houston's position is even more advan
tageous by reason of its proximity to the
gulf, and packeries here would easily com
mand the foreign trade. This matter ough
to have the best and earliest attention o
| Houston people.
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DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS.

The best chance OF democratic success in
the next presidential campaign lies in the
nomination Of Mr.. Roosevelt on the republic.
an ticket. though the prospect would he
quite encouraging, as matters now stand.
against any man the republicans might
name.
But Roosevelt is the most vulnerable Of
all 1t will not take many months to dem
onstrate the complete uselessness of his anti.
trust laws, and by the time the next con.
gress meets he will be compelled to confess
their failure and ask for other legislation or
desist In his pretense of shackling cunning.
Either horn of the dilemma will be dan.
gerous. The republican congress will never
enact an effective antitrust law, and a back
down upon the part of the president will be
ignominious
Besides the antitrust legislation. which
does NOT restrain. there is nothing what.
ever in Roosevelt's record to win strength
with the country. He has set himself
against any tariff revision whatever, there
is no monetary issue of which he can take
advantage, and the Cuban reciprocity treaty
which will soon be ratified, will be the sole
distinguishing feature of his administration
He is welcome to all the prestige he can get
out of that. Besides, it is left over from
McKinley's programmed about the only
particular. by the way. In which he has
kept his pledge to carry out his prede-
cessor's policies
The delpocrats have made fine record in
congress-. While exposing the emptiness OF
the presidential antitrust program. they
have supported all the bills as promising
some slight good, or at least as doing no
harm. They have not failed to point out the
efficiency of removal OF the tariff on trust.
made goods bat have made no radical pro.
posals, which could give the slightest alarm
70 honest business interests They have
shown how Cuban reciprocity viii operate
chiefly In the interest OF the sugar trust with
little real relief to planters and none what.
ever to American consumers. Altogether
their course has been wise and discreet, and
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Herr Botta, a German lawyer, has left $4,000
for the foundation Of a school OF cookery
Lord Kitchener IS learning Urda, a composite
tongue which makes one familiar with the senti-
mcnts Of Sepoys.
Senator Ankeny just chosen from the State
Of Washington to the highest legislative body in
the land is Of German descent. His father was
named Schmidt and died on mis- way across the
plains in the early days. His widow soon after
ward married a man named Ankcny, and her son
by her first marriage, the present senator changed
his name TO please his stepfather.
Great expectations have been formed Of a
process for the eleotrolytic extraction of zinc
from its ores, which has heen devised by NJ.
De Laval, the so-callcd Edison Of Sweden
Zinc ore occurs in considerable quantities in
Sweden and Norway and waterfalls album
dant SO that NJ De Laval has every natural ad-
vantage for the successful application OF his
process
Representative Shattuc of Ohio sat in his com
mittce room busily stamping his name at tho
bottom Of a large number OF letters with a rubber
stamp cut in facsimile What do you use p
stamp for, Shattuc?" asked Representative Beid-
Ter. Well said Shattuc, "f the letters are all
right it makes difference, and if the letters
are not all right can say may secretary wrote
them and used the stamp
Heinrich Petersen recently a professor in a
Baptist theological seminary in Hamburg, Ger
many, is acting as a motorman on a trolley line
in Chester, Pa. Prof Petersen, who speaks FIVE
languages Auenty, came to this country few
weeks ago expecting to receive an appointment
| in theological seminary. He was disappointed
and Immediately went to work with the trolley
company.
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X. LamIty's Apology.

have determined TO rejuvenste the HHpccs
or rather print new paper bearing the SAG
name. The name "Harpoon' was my own ertl
ton, given to paper I first published IN IJiq
Texas, and subsequently moved to Houston
My intention, when ! started the original "a
poon, was to print bold fearless paper to y
what I wanted to say in Jumps and not nlre
my editorial expressions, but ! was induced
over-nervous friends to eliminate all the ginsS
from my journalistic Jamaica, and the Harpcs
never touched the whale at which it was orginf
ly thrown.
had promised TO publish sin-hzz, but ie's 4
the gin. The people asked for red hot o'ssuz
and | gave them a cold doughnrt
IL was all things TO all men, and nom,ns
any one. 1t was nice lukewarm mess OF moT
sugar, sweetened with sorghum nolasses \
desperation frfally turned it over to jcnmT
stic wet-nurse, who allowed it to catch its II
of dampness. :,
The subjects upon which shah write, wa
clude everything from theology to deep sea osl (
and sometimes | may make an editorial &c
sion sideways (When this occurs no .
charge will be made.)
The paper will be a monthly magAt'ns
won't be a very handsome paper on tas oo."
intend to make it a rcd-hot journalistic sau''i
with the meat all on the inside. n.
J. s. BONNER, alias n Lann'
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FROM THE STATE cAPII'
SOME OF The LEGISLATORS IA.
TURNED TO TIE ovrM s'vl :
They Had Some Real Experl.,,.
GaIveston--opInIons t.naNs's Will.
by the suprem. covt. ''~a

Austin, Texas, February a,.--son
bers OF the legislature who went ~ = !, ns n,3
turned Yesterday everung. Several ~. NSs'on
zens who went from this citJ -. aId q
towns reurned this morning. NJ, sncosiI
ment was felt and expressed at NJ, 'pp'ia
to go aboard and inspect the H. ICING y
but Otherwise the trip was much ,r;.. o-,ueshi'
a number OF the members expressed 49, =, w
in terms Of high praise of th. 'aera'sv
Galveston, saying they did all tina, ... Nsn'y
do to make the visit pleasant. IT.. V's cota
OF some of the members while m ~. eSpetisuI
ing the ships was amusing. gun yisl
Representative Cunningham of r.,
says tor little while he was IN, wv souul
the world ever saw and was like, ~. IeSest M
Pollocks course of time, "Prays TO d;s s"slact'r
dies" - uie' but ne,
Each has a peculiar experie.nc. 70 49,.
the stay at-homes," have been l;.. iaate 4
of them to-day From what ca be- ing to
deal of bread was cast upon tbs "esro stcl
lemons were in demand. 1t must a
remarkable hip according to all ,c nave been
no doubt but what it will be rem.r touuS 4
life time. tori
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end of the sephone wire, His excelleney, the
Italian anibas Nldor, would be able to Use his
masdm after all Another international difficulty
vas composed.
Mr. Adamson of Georgia reads with much
,.st TN. witticsms OF Hr. Hank" Smith Of
Wicbigan Whenever II, picks up newspaper
aod obser> es one of the bright young lawyer S
iokes II Is rood for htQf hours laugh for the
Georgian and helps him to heep in genial temper
ali day long.
heard that some other repuLA can was coming
back to congress from that particular Michigan
district. expected Hank would come back
here with a long Cace. Therein was mistaken.
He is friskier than ever. and IT ,seesm to me
that his bon mots are brighter THAI ever
THAT recalls to an instance about an
aged negro down our way. His name ss O@Sar
and he was oS years old, The church where
Caesar attended, had trouble with him and al
though he was near the century mark dea dea 10
turn him out Following the injecting, at which
he was given his walking papers, Cesar made Tor
the door
THANK Gawd,' said he as he crossed TIE
threshold where he jumped up in sprighuy fash
ion knocking his heels together two or three
times Cesar you am free agin
Judge Bartetts story of a Georgia pig
Georgia negro, and Georgia justice OF the peace
remiiL5ed Representative Kyle OF justice OF the
peace he knew out in Ohio. Suit had been begun
before the ,.,stice, but on the day set for trial
an agreement between the parties was reached.
When the Justice convened his court, announce
ment of the settlement was made by one OF the
attorneys.
The justice listened to what the lawyer had
to say, but all the time sho6G his head in disap-
prevail. This here settlement OF yours may
be all right" he finally interrupted but the
jurors are here and the witnesses are here and
The court has nothing else to do, SO ] guess we
will go ahead with ghe trial"
They were talking in the democratic cloak
room about strange requests. 's
Why" observed Representative Fitzgerald =
knew a man in Brooklyn who died and left ev-
srything he had to orphan asylum
My, my!" said Representative Ryan, Nwhat
did he have'"
Ten children" replied Fitzgerald, and it WIS
decided without division that Ryan must pay the
luncheon check.
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y PAGES TODAY.
WORKING TIE NgaRone.

As snticina4cd tho Hanna hiu n napslor
Farmer sis@s has gtvsn Trash excuse
r. a croud NJ sbarnars vino nre-od uno, tho
unv.rv several Years ago aud the orx.
slave Nyutral pe1ief rornt, ond pe,s,o,, ,s.
socIationo has lesnaa a circular encouraging
the negroes to believe that "victory Ia
percbed upon orr bannero and that n con.
fributjop Of 81 a head for oeypepses IN
furtbe,ina the cause or irstice" will insure
speedy success
This is tbe only rosrt tbs, any Sane
man would have .ynaotod so,oror tto,ro
NAV consider If q Great ,oko 70 tbns doinde
= million or 90 ,,,bi,l,nc d.~li,s vino lad
scarceI, recovered from The evract,tion o,
FORTY scros and ,,,,ia D., ~, bo man, th,,, a.
smart nortics - tb,s booa ar prasido,,t
Roosevalt IN +,o ostoo,,, ~ +ho a,s,,, ,.,+ors
h,,+ ~, roe,oseo. oss,iat, oh, 49,. ,,,,-,,r,t
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Another Objection.

To the Editor Of The Post
Houston, Texas, February 71-The following
clipping is from this mornings Post
Thirty years ago the present city limits Of
Houston were hNed al. nine square miles The
population, business and prestige OF the CITY have
increased about eight times over and vet The
proposition 10 increase said limits is denounced
as an outrage, niece Of 'iniquty' etc"
While the population and business OF Houston
may have increased about eight times in the last
thirty years, yet the municipal improvements
have only advanced in a circle from the center
OF the city at an average rate OF about one block
IN two years; and when you take into consdera-
ton the fact that Houston is at least sixty wears
old, the percentage of annual increase in i'm
provements is much less. What the increased
population and business OF Houston want is not
more territory, but more and better municipal
improvements. Territory will no more make
greater Houston, as some ks greater Houston
builders pretend to think, than will money make
great man. The only thing in my humble opin-
ion that will ever make Houston a greater
Houston is such enforcement OF the laws
as to nake-it pleasant place in which TO live
For citizen to be in the true sense Of the word,
thoroughly interested in the city or country in
which he lives, he must he sustained by the
knowledge OF the fact that he is not only safe
from personal danger, but that his property is
safe from the avarice OF the municipal taxgatherer
as well as from those who break through and steal
ours etc. {. w. BococK.
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SOME WASHINGTON STORIES.

There was great scurrying about at the
Italian embassy this afternoon. The ambassador
was preparing a response 10 a toast to be deliv
cred in English, and he came to a point wher.
he stuck fast. He called in his secretary Inn,
the secretary could. offer no help. He did not
claim to know the English" very well. Final
ly. the ambassador told the secretary to appeal
10 the State department.
The secretary called up Assistant Seeretar,
Peiree He explained the ambassadors dire need.
He wanted to make a speech in English In n
he had hoped to make happy use OF a certain
maxim Of the English tongue. Would the Sec
rotary help him
Certainly" replied Mr. Pierce what is !, -
What his eSeelency desires to say" came
IN measured tones from the secretary. is en-
bodied in the phrase You must not look n, IN.
teeth of the horse that gives
Hal" said the assistant secretary. you n,ea,
You must not look gift horse in the mouth :"
There were loud shouts OF Joy at the Other
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Time for an Income Tax.
New York Herald

New York Herald
Commenting upon !. Perpont Morgans dec
laratlon to the tax commissioner that If required
to take an oath he would pay nothing" but if
the commissioner was willing to accept his per
sona statement he would pay on a 100000
assessment because he does not want TO be
looked on as tax dodser," the Times very prop
erly says:
a tax is either lawfully due and colleetible
in which case the city may compel, or it is not
Just due, in which case the city should not
accept payment The cost OF government is not
betrayed from gratuities
The London News as quoted in the World On
Sunday, had a report from this CITY that Mr.
Morgans income for last year was sac.ooo ooo
and that he expected it would be more" If this
IS correct Mr.. Morgan voluntarily offers to nav
taxes upon a personal assessment representing
only onetenth of his yearly income
The reputed income is very possibly exac-
getated' but 1t is certainly in Morgau's case az
in that of our other very wealthy citizens r,,n,
times in excess of his total assessment on hofb
real aud personal property.
Inc most obvious moral from this incident and
me state OF facts which it represents is that Il IL
ume for the State or for the United States 70
levy an income tax, is done in every civilized
| government IN the world that maintains a i,st
| and scientific system OF taxation
l. nder our crude and shamelesslv UNEQUAL s,s
'em inc Federal government collects its revenues
NANNY IRON the necessaries Of the ncople. with
our the slightest reference TO the two c,-d;oat
bases of just taxston-Cr) benefits received la
'2) ability to pay--while the State and cit,. ~
real estate at its full value and permit cigb+
'enths OF personal property 10 escape altogether
In country where the people rule. when tb.,
nave mind to, this outrageous state NJ ,r.i.s
can not much longer endure.
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kLrhor DAY Celebration.

Austin, Texas, February 2,3--This being shi
Dor Day and by virtue Of The governors pro:
lamation holiday, every department cf i
State govern nent was closed and business Of 1
kinds entirely suspended The heads Of all d
departments md their employees were riy.d n
in their best bib and fuckers" strollng eisurs
ly over the capitol building, campus and sired
of the city.
Governor LAnham came 70 his offee a. q
usual hour, spent the time until 10 O'Clock lcck
ing over his mai, and answering few urgcs
letters, and returned TO the mansion where
spent the day in quiet with his family,
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Fewer Family Immigrants.
Nass.) Republican.

Springfield (Mass) Republican.
Twenty years ago nearly 20 per cent !,
arrivals we're femaEes. while they o9ns.. .
over az per cent of the immigration l'OD
leading contributing country Germany !,
they make up less than 30 per eent o. wv ,
immigration and less than 40 per GEM =
from the principal contributing eounns Ia
distinguishing feature of the inning a-t s.r
twenty years ago was thus Its a,g
character, or movement OF people ME- nv. Il
make permanent homes in the kepru't Az
now more especially an immigration % -
borers who may or may not relnd'" .,rtr,
will return or be forced out OF tne eo sior
large numbers when industrial aep'e''
sues.
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The Supreme Acour,

Austin, Texas, February a,.-Tb. 49,.
court was the only branch of the Stat. ' rI1
ment that transacted any busines, tod soss Y
bench was full and the following pros..d, y
we're had: p''''eun
Reversed and remanded. Middle Lent, =, :.
OF Dallas, from Dallas county; New Yors IA
Insurance Company VS. Annie f. English ~
Dimmit county. '"'H' ~
Motion to reform Judgment overruled w.
Bracken ct al VS., w. R. Bounds. from Hill e ~
y. NO1
Submitted: James Walraven vs. Farm.
Merchants National Bank from Sterlnr eo1
tyy J. L. Lasater VS.. First National a.. 10y
Ja,Asboro, from Jack county.
Motion for attorneys fees Dismissed. "!
York Life Insurance Company VS.. Ami, N n
glish, from Dimmit county. = Z
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A National Scandal.


DeIIoW Journal,
The issue OF Addicks has beeom. y,.;o..,
one and it presses the republican mart, 80 lo,.
IT, me leaders Of the party in the senate sho,,ld
WV" me president. provide district attorns,,
Tor Delaware whose FIRST duty it should he -
INQUIRE into the election of Democratic Corsr...
man Ban procured by Addicks. If No 49,.
against the United States statutes Is foyrd In
lne leaders OF the party can bring about hi, in
- s;.'et ~ the local courts If they will ne.
- Ilsn'eous influence TO that end. The matter
rs OF more grave Importance TODAY tb,, 'ua''e'
ZION now before congress any ques-
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NOTE AND COMMENT.

he grand old commonwealth OF virginia IS
to be congratulated, says the Montgomery Ad-
vertser, on the fact that it is no longer the
home Of John S Wise When, twenty years
ago he joined the republican party, it was
good radiance for democracy, and when he re-
moved to New FORK it was good radiance to
Virginia His speech in Boston or the occasion
Of Iincoln's birthday was almost plain invita-
ton to race war, whether he intended it or
not and il such war should it would
largely be due to such men as Wise and the
gro Hayes, who is a close competitor, No
der the Virginia papers rejoicing that he is
no longer resident Of that State.
~ would be willing to see congress appropriate
Se5,ooo,ooo year for ten years for the beauti-
fca,ion OF Washington said Colonel Edward
Hughes OF San Francisco at the Raleigh last
night and I believe ninety-nne out of every
one hundred people in the country would be will
ing to see it done. That would be less than
"a 10 cents a year for each inhabitant, and
believe there are few people who would not be
willing to pay that to see the American
capital the most beautiful city Of the world. |
have heard it estimated that it would cost
billion dollars to carry out the plans Of the
park commission that have been widely adj
vcrtised. Well, what If it did do not sup
pose the work could he completed in less than
forty years. and at the rate Of S2s,ooo,ooo a
year the thing could be paid for and not d person
would feel the burden. here IS not another city
| anywhere in the world that offers the possibili
ties OF Identification that Washington does, and
there is not another country in the world so
abundaltly able TO build beautiful capital city
firmly believe that is something the American
people want. and something thcy are willing to
pay for ~ aShrEtoH Post.
By the way, why can't the State OF Texas do
something for its naturally beautiful Capital
/ City;
The Boston Transcript says: (Which was the
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shrlners Went 70 rannnI.

Austin, Texas. February 4,l-H Clsu,.r
lustrious l,otentate; NJ N. ST NTH, chief r,SS,i
A. J. Eilc rs, assistant rabba.i; II. l. Cad,,rl
high priesr; F. E. Scovil Original guard. ! (
Hamilton, 6rst ceremonial IN lster; ]. R. Hvn,I
second ceremonial master; J. ii. M,rvrl
alchemist; 7. r. Walker, secpnd alchernist: IN
Orr, inner guard, and John Carson, outer ru,rj
is the personnel of a party OF the member, /
Ben Hur Temple of the Order of Mystic shris
ers who went over to Temple at 10 o'clock tOds
to hold a &C ceremonial session at that place.
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A Bad slip.
BRYAN Pilot.

One of our good looking young is9i a,isis
she ' made S the other day. Going in s15m
a store after flour, she took what sns draw drssI
was clean pillow slip from "a ou l;tn bssI
She skipped into the store smiling nj si,o 10
Of chips and handed the suppose . ' srst sco
grocer, who proposed 10 I'LL It. ! n soar w
full went plump through y 70 'H ,se matter Z
displayed two outlets at the bottom vu
fringed, the lady lii out without saying Y await
The grocer laid the articles, away ~ s,nearedl
return, but up to date she has no' 'Fr
the vicinity.
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BY attending strictly to its own business and
getting out FIRST class newspaper, the Houston
Chronicle has built up circulation in South
other paper published in this section,-Houstom
Chronicle,
Dsmissing the pretense OF superior circulation
to any paper in the world as too absurd to be
taken seriously by intelligent persons those who
might be inclined to believe that the Chronicle
has been attending strictly to its own business"
arc invited to read the Chronicle circular printed
elsewhere in today,s Post
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MAJOR w. II. CRANK popularity and admringly
called the Nestor Of the Houston bar, has been
called to the court where law had its beginning
and where judgments are righteous altogether.
His was record OF earnest endeavor lofty ideals
and distinguished success in the proud profes-
sion he adorned No less notable Tor civic and
manly virtues he will be sincerely mourned by
the entire community and especially by the hosts
OF friends his sterling qualities had drawn to
him during his long Lie in this city
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eest 70 raIIs out som..l.,..

Ne" haven Comm Union.
=, Is much easier 20 say kind thinVsr ,b,,
rt SG,e OUT boldly on questions which concern tbo
In, ,b meal saying kind things" is well enough
person =, sig occasions when the meay mouthed
erybody. 0H'es 'Iesome to sy-
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LIDO hoIds on 10 lis Crum.

President CASTRO comedies 80 per cent of
Nenezuelas customs duties to his European
creditors-and then declares a 30 per cent in.
crease on all import duties as war measure. "
AS all of NeneHuela's importers are foreign mer-
chants and most OF the consumers OF imported
products in that country are foreigners, Castro
can afford to measure up heads with the best of
them, il is evident