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PROTECTIONISM NOT STRONG IN
THE SOUTH.
"A superficial Washington correspondent
the other day cited a number of alleged
political straws to prove that the wind i*
blowing toward protection in the southern
states," says the Chicago Chronicle. "The
south was depicted as receptive soil for
sowing the seed of good protection doc-
trine, and the free trade sympathies of
even the agricultural southerners were said
to be disappearing in the rush of a new
manufacturing era. with a protective tariff
as its bases." The Washington correspond-
ent alluded to by the Chronicle is like
many others in the north who judge south-
ern sentiment and estimate southern condi-
tions and tendencies from afar off. The
protection sentiment in the south Is con-
fined to the comparatively very small num-
ber of citizens who crave the right to tax
the masses and enrich themselves at the
expense of the many. The low tariff and
free trade sentiment in the south is just
as strong as it ever was, and is being
strengthened by the monstrous and in-
iquitous provisions of the Dlngley bill. As
the Chronicle observes, the opinion of the
Washington correspondent "is a plain in-
stance of the wish being father-to the
thought, for there Is lacking a scintilla of
evidence that the southern farmers, as a
class, have even in a remote degree been
inoculated with the protective heresy. De-
spite the transfer of many New England
cotton manufactories to southern points
and the establishment of new manufactur-
ing centers throughout the entire tier of
evuthern states, the south is still pre-emi-
nently an agricultural and producing re-
gion. Immigration from the north has noi
materially changed agricultural conditions,
except to substitute mixed farming in
many regions for the unnatural one-crop
heresy of the old cotton planters. Hut the
south remains, and it i.* destined to remain
for many years, a producing region. To
eay that on this soil the monstrous theory
of robbing one class to enrich another can
find fruitful lodgment is to belie the teach-
ings ot history as well as the rules of
good Judgment. The experience of the last
thirty years lias taught the practical south-
ern agriculturist that every increase in
Tariff has been followed by a limitation of
his markets, so that the lax has borne
heavily at both ends. More than all else
the southern agriculturist has learned that
the attempt to foster protected industries
in the south has carried in its train the
Inevitable building up of a new and danger-
ous class rule, where the manufacturers
claim the ear of congress, while the farm-
ers are left to shift for themselves. How
far the revolt from this undemocratic tyr-
anny led many of the southern agricultural
communities into temporary coquetry with
populism is it purposeless to inquire here.
The fact remains thut the populistje wave
Jn the southern agricultural states has
spent its force and that a sober return to
iindeflled democratic teachings is nowhere
more prevalent than among the farmers.
The hope of the south, in the opinion of Its
most gifted leaders, is in the attraction of
Immigration, more of brawn than urban
dwellers atid the blossoming of waste
places by scientific agriculture. This
healthy stream of natural development can
jDot be permanently retarded by protective
quackery." The Chronicle speaks the truth
as to the farmers, but might have noted
that the iron interests of Alabama dis-
claim all sympathy with protection and
before the tariff hearing earnestly request-
ed that even present duties be relaxed. So
(far as the cotton manufacturing industry
is concerned, the southern spinner would
prosper under free trade. With the cot-
ion fields ut the factory doors, southern
manufacturers can meet competition from
any source and thrive. Free trade would
move the cotton manufacturing industry of
the entire country to the cotton fields of
•the south, where it should be. Once lo-
< in the south, the New England man-
ufacturers would strenuously oppose pro-
tective duties on cotton manufactures. Tha
THE RAILROADS AND THE ANT I.
TRUST DECISION.
If the Foraker pooling bill, or any other
measure fencing out the railroads from
conditions of competitive freedom in their
relations to each other is passed by the
present congress it is safe to predict that
the enactment will become an issue in the
next campaign. The American people are
generally arrayed against trusts anil the
recent decision of the supreme court, hold-
ing a combination of railroads liable under
the anti-trust law, has undoubtedly met
with generous popular approval. The Kor-
aker bill, recently presented, is largely a
reproduction of the Patterson bill intro-
duce! in the last congress. The first sec-
tion amends the interstate commerce act
so as to render it lawful for railroad asso-
ciations to enter into agreements or pools
under the following conditions, to wit: That
every contract, agreement or arrangement
shall be in writing and tiled with the in-
terstate commission, and shall become law-
ful and en forcible between the parties
thereto at the expiration of twenty days
from the tiling thereof, unless the commis-
sion shall, in the meantime, and upon such
investigation and consideration as it may
deem proper, make an order disapproving
the same; and that it shall be the duty of
such commission to make such order of
disapproval whenever it shall be of opinion
that the operation of any such contract,
by reason of its provisions or for want of
necessary restrictions and limitations,
would result in unreasonable rates, unjust
discrimination, or insufficient service to the
public, or otherwise contravene the pro-
visions of the interstate commerce law. It
is made the duty of the commissioners to
observe the workings of such contracts or
agreements as to their effect upon the
transportation business of the country, and
to investigate all complaints relating to
rates or facilities afforded by pooling asso-
ciations; and whenever the commission,
after due notice, shall find that such rates,
facilities or practices are excessive or un-
reasonable, or result in any unjust discrim-
ination as between individuals, localities or
articles of traffic, or are otherwise in con-
travention of any of the provisions of the
interstate commerce law, to issue an order
requiring such rates, charges, etc., main-
tained by or under such contract to be
changed, modified or corrected. Another
provision of the bill requires all common
carriers to print and keep open to public
inspection their schedules of both passen-
ger and freight rates, giving full particu-
lars as to the classification of freight,
terminal charges, etc., the schedules to be
plainly printed in large type and posted in
conspicuous places in their depots. No ad-
vance is to be made in rates or charges
except after ten days' public notice, and it
is made unlawful to receive a greater or
less compensation for the transportation of
either passenger or freight than Is specified
in the schedules. The most important fea-
ture 1s a clause providing that it shall be
lawful for common carriers, whether sub-
ject to the interstate commerce law or not,
to enter into agreements not forbidden by
the fifth section of that act in regard to
making and maintaining the lawful rates,
fares and charges specified in the separate
or joint traffic schedules published as re-
quired by the bill. From all tills It will be
seen that the roads will be permitted to
make only such rates as are duly approved
by the interstate commerce commission,
and that they are to be cautiously hedged
about to prevent injustice or partiality to
shippers. As the New York Sun explains,
"the grip held on the railroads' throats by
the many railroad •commissions, state and
national, would still remain strong enough
to satisfy any Irreconcilable hater of capi-
tal." This may all be true, and more, but
tne facts are not going to change or weak-
en the purpose of many of the- people to
hold the roads down to the rigid rule of
free competition enunciated by the supreme
court. To give to the commission more
power, as provided by the Foraker bill, is
to strengthen greatly the contention of the
advocates of government ownership. Still,
if some of the most reliable railroad men
are to be believed, something of this kind
will have to be done; they must be relieved
from liability under the trust law because
they can not endure the competition and
throat-cutting that would come of a free
for all competition for business. This is
the reason assigned by the New York Her-
ald. It declares that "the protection of
honest men against thieves is the purpose
of the bill permitting railways to co-op-
erate under the supervision of the inter-
state commerce commission," The Herald
adds:
Congress should pass it without hes-
itation. and if its purpose, be made clear
we believe that representatives of southern
and western constituencies will not stand
iu the way. It would be a serious misfor-
tune to the country t<> have the railways
thrown back into the confusion from which
they emerged a year or two ago. The in-
terests of shippers and carriers are so
closely related than neither can be pros-
perous when the other is depressed. The
honest shipper- whether merchant, manu-
facturer or farmer-—desires undiscrimlnat-
ing and stable rates; so does the honest
railway manager. The dishonest shipper,
seeking unfair advantage over his neigh-
bors, wants to see discrimination and hope-
less confusion in rates; so does the dishon-
est railway manager. This hill if it he-
comes a law will operate to make the tricky
shipper pay Just as muoh as his honorabh
competitor and to compel the rascally rail
way official to keep faith with his asso-
ciates and the public. Experience has
demonstrated the absolute necessity of
agreement among the railways in the mat-
ter of rates. If there were traffic equal to
the capacity of the roads there would lie
little difficulty, but lines were created far
in excess of the country's needs. Many of
these were built merely to till the promot-
ers' pockets with the profits on their con-
st ruet Ion. but nevertheless they all added
to the salue of the territory they traversed
and the chief sufferers were the unfortun-
ate investors "landed" with the bonds and
shares. The. building boom ended many
years ago, and the growth of population
will in time provide traffic for all and solve,
the problem. Meanwhile, however, the
roads are here—and here to stay and the
mischief caused by overbuilding is intensi-
fied by the low character of the men who
manage some of the properties. Mr. M. 10.
lugalls. one of the most prominent railway
officials in the country and president of
i wo big roads, recently remarked of
"many railway officials ami agents" that
"their word or agreement w'ns accepted, if
at all. among one another, with the great-
est distrust and suspicion." lie said that if
the railway business of the country were
to be conducted in future as it was for two
years before the traffic associations were
formed "those of us engaged in this pro-
fession would lose the respect of our fellow
citizens, and deservedly so." Now the legal
izing of agreements among the railways—
always with the supervision of the inter-
state commission to guard the public In-
terest—will not only protect the honest
shipper as against the dishonest shipper,
but will also protect the honest railway
manager against his dishonest associates,
because agreements can then be enforced
by invoking the aid of the courts. Since
the government has undertaken the super-
vision of the railway system, congress
should facilitate the work by amending the
interstate! law in these particulars, and
thereby protect at once all honest Interests
—the railways themselves, shippers and in-
vestors.
While there is a deal of truth and com-
mon sense in I he foregoing remarks they
will be taken with many grains of allow-
ance, as a New York view of the matter,
by many of the people in the south and
west. There in an impression on the west-
ern and southern minds that the railway
kings have dono everything possible to
force the tonnage and trade of the country
through a carefully constructed funnel,
emptying the bulk of the business into New
York. There are certainly few people in
Texas who do not understand that it would
be greatly to their interest If the products
of the state could, be directed, over
ing lines southward to the gulf ports. They
are convinced that under the management
of the traffic associations the business has
been diverted largely from its natural
course. Of course under the supervision of
the commission this might be otherwise. It
will take something stronger than the ar-
gument that "there were lines created far
in excess of the country's needs;" that
"many of these were built merely to fill the
promoters' pockets;" that the railroads are
loaded down with managers of "low char-
acter." with "officials and agents" un-
worthy of confidence and respect, as Mr.
lugalls informs us. The people will believe
that the men whe manage the roads arc at
least as reliable and honest as the owners
by whom they were selected. They will
demand stronger arguments than these be-
fore they will agree to exempt the railroad
companies from the anti-trust law. The
News is friendly to the roads' and has al-
ways resisted any interfere!ce with their
legitimate business. It does not believe,
however, that they should be given author-
ity to make the people of Ibis portion of
the country merely the feeders of great,
eastern trunk lines, turning the nation's
trade into ports a thousand miles off. when
there are at hand ports and natural ad-
vantages which the people have a right to
enjoy. However all this may he, one thing
is certainly clear. The Foraker bill is
teeming with political possibilities and Its
passage will probably array the anti-trust
element of the American people in solid
body against the party that approves it.
URAND OLD TEXAS.
The story reads something like this:
Scene, Grand Old Texas; time, 1897; dra-
matis personae, people of Texas. Results,
3,000,000 bales of cotton, worth $100,000,000;
120,000,000 bushels of corn, worth $80,000,000;
800,000 beeves, worth $25,000,000 ; 25,000,000
bushels of oars, worth $7,500,000; 10,000,000
bushels of wheat, worth $5,000,000; 7,000,000
bushels of sweet potatoes, worth $3,500,000;
100,000 barrels of sugar, worth $1,000,000; cot-
ton seed, oil, cake, etc., worth $10,000,000;
(500,000 bushels of Irish potatoes, worth $400,-
000 ; 400,000 bushels of peas, worth $400,000;
100,000 tons of millet, worth $750,000; 150,000
tons of cultivated hay, worth $1,300,000; 210,-
000 tons of prairie hay, worth $1,250,000;
50,000 barrels of sorghum, worth $400,000;
400,000 tons of sorghum forage, worth $2,-
400,000; 100,000 bushels of pecans, worth
$200,000; garden truck, worth $3,000,000; milk
and butter, worth $3,000,000; 15,000,000 spring
chickens, worth $1,500,000; 30,000,000 dozen
eggs, worth $2,400,000; watermelons and
cantaloupes, worth $000,000; 12,500,000 pounds
of wool with protection, worth $1,250,000;
muttons, worth $300,000 ; 35,000 bushels of
beans, worth $45,00t>; 6000 barrels of mo-
lasses, worth $70,000; apples, worth $175,000;
peas, worth $150,000; grapes and wine, worth
$250,000; plums and peaches, worth $100,000;
honey, worth $300,000; 25,000 bushels of pea-
nuts, worth $30,000; 100,000 bushels of barley,
worth $50,000 ; 40,000 bushels of rye, worth
$24,000; 125,000 bushels of rice, worth $110,000;
75,000 pounds of tobacco, worth $15,000; hogs,
worth $2,000,000; turkeys, geese, peacocks
and fine poultry, worth $1,750,000; li.^h and
oysters, worth $300,000; thoroughbred horses,
cattle, etc., worth $1,500,000; building stone,
worth $500,000; lumber, worth $10,000,000; 100,-
000 politicians, worth according to their own
estimate, $1,000,000,000,000, actual value 15
cents; miscellaneous, including strawberries
and early vegetables, worth $5,000,000. Grand
total for 1897, exclusive of politicians, $223,-
294,000. Poor old Georgia! Poor old Ten-
nessee! Poor old Kentucky! Poor old Mis-
souri! Poor old Ohio! Grand old Texas!
Mr. Grout, who had charge of the resolu-
tion in congress authorizing the secretary
of the navy to charter a ship to carry corn
to India, gave figures regarding the famine
that will touch the heart of every humane
person. The report of the viceroy of India
shows that for the second week In March
there were upon the official relief lists
3,421,000 people. Lord George Hamilton, sec-
retary of state for India, says the famine
extends over 160,000 square miles of terri-
tory. having a population of 36,000,000 peo
pie. In addition to this there is a region of
scarcity in which 44,000,000 dwell. Sir Ed-
ward Arnold saya that before the. next har-
vest perhaps 10,000,000 people may die of
starvation. During India's last famine,
according to the same authority, 6.000,000
died. At tills time a vessel is loading with
corn at San Francisco for the sufferers.
Mr. Grout said that In the west corn is
worth only S to 10 cents a bushel, and
farmers are giving it freely for the lamina
sufferers. And he believes that if the gov-
ernment will provide two ships the people
will fill both of them with corn.
some better way out of our difficulties than
constantly increasing appeals to the pocket-
books of the taxpayer, till the cost of being
governed makes one question whether it is
worth while being governed at all?"
The voters of St. Louis killed the move-
ment to levy a special tax for a free library
building.
Instead of the belled buzzard, that has
served the great American sensationalist
for more than half a century, a mysterious
airship is now seen In the heavens here and
there,
San Antonio Is infested with ghouls who
open graves to rob the dead of their jewelry.
The builders of thi battleship Iowa have
won the extra allowance or $200,000 by run-
ning seventeen knots an hour.
Colonel Bill Dingus of Floyd county, Ken-
tucky, would go as minister to Hawaii.
The Impression that there are few herds
on the Texas plains is erroneous. Look
closely and the horns of the cows can be
seen in the tall grass, that is, If the cows
are very large.
Governor Anse McLaurln, not to be out-
lone by Governor Dan Jones' request for
$50,000 flood money, raised his plea from $10,-
OtN) to $100,000. It does not take "Old Anse"
long to capture a strong tip.
The Hon. Jo Bailey of Texas would as
soon think of wearing a narrow-brim hat
as a narrow-tail coat.
The Kansas airship has been _ discovere.d
by the former citizens of Kansas now in
Oklahoma.
Dignity not all that the United States
senate needs.
Mr. Bryan dined with Mr. Bailey several
days ago. Nevertheless, Bailey once said
and has never taken it back.
"History will certainly repeat itself in the
matter of tariff-stimulated prices," says
the Detroit Free Press. "What came to
pass in 1890 was the precursor of the events
of 1897. There was no more potent factor in
enforcing the sound and wholesome doctrine
of the tariff reformer seven years ago than
the marking up of prices announced by
tradesmen in their newspaper advertise-
ments, and the unwelcome discovery which
the housewives made when they went to
trade that their dollar would not go as far
as formerly."
The Merritt system seems to be working
well in the editorial department of the
Wsahlngton Post.
A compulsory education bill has passed
the Illinois senate.
The people of Texas want school hooks at
reasonable figures, but they are not yet
ready to turn the school book business
over to half a dozen politicians to be used
for campaign purposes.
The Philadelphia Times considers it one of
the hopeful signs of the times that the cir-
culation of money in the United States has
largely increased, as shown by the official
statement from the treasury department Is-
sued on the 1st instant. At that date there
were $140,371,231 more money in circulation
in the country than the circulation of April
1, 1S96. The Increased circulation of gold
coin is nearly $100,000,000 and its increase
was over $800,000 during the month of March
while the increase. In silver certificates was
$4,700,000, and the increase of national bank
notes was $3,1$!),000. The total amount in
money and bullion of all kinds in this coun-
try on the 1st of April last was $2,381,232,458,
of which $712,231,704 were in the treasury,
leaving $1,669,000,094 as the total amount in
actual circulation, as against $1,528,629,463 on
the 1st of April. The Increase of over $140.-
000,000 of money In circulation during tho
hist year, most of which increase has oc-
curred during the last few months, is a
clear Indication of the steady diffusion of
money into Industrial, commercial and
trade circles, and that means a slow but
steady advance toward general prosperity.
The senatorial deadlock In Kentucky
seems to be quite a successful business ven-
ture.
The San Antonio Express believes that
"John II. Reagan could undoubtedly write
a book of recollections which would be In-
teresting reading and a/Id to the treasures
of history. It is to be hoped he will carry
out his intention of so doing."
The Providence Journal calls Emperor
William a "royaJ bully."
The Iowa State Register says: "Celery Is
now supplied to the New York market
from the south. We are told that large In-
vestments In celery farms have been made
along the gulf. Is Kalamazoo to lose her
monopoly?" Yes. Come to Texas.
If trusts are to be destroyed, all trusts
must be prohibited.
Hon. William L. Wilson points out what
the lost of woolen clothes to our people will
be under the Dlngley bill, by showing that
under the present laws the duties on 100,000
pounds of woolen goods would be $16,000, or
$16,200—40 per ceitiI. I'nder the proposed bill
they will be $54*000, or $67,100, that Is to say
138 or 165 per cent. On $10 worth of cloth
the present duty Is $l; the proposed duty
will be from $13 to $16.
It is reported that Senator Call of Florida
will quit politics. Voluntarily or involun-
tarily?
Commander Booth-Tucker in his paper on
"Our Future Pauper Policy in America,"
asks the following question: "Ought we not
to a»k auraalvett wAuftibftf Urn* may. m<L ha
Senator Mason of Illinois Is said to be a
great joker, but right bower Hanna seems
to catch the most tricks.
Will somebody hang up a purse for the
Hon. Jo Bailey to appear in a dress suit
before the kinetoscope for ten minutes?
It seems that there are in all the states
some people who see airships.
"Persons who are tremendously distressed
because in the Dlngley bill there Is no pro-
vision for the free admission of books that
have been printed more than twenty years
at the date of Importation or hooks printed
exclusively In languages other than in Eng-
lish," says the Chicago Chronicle, "and pic-
ture the awful hardships that will be im-
posed upon rich men who desire to add rare
volumes to their libraries, urge with all
their might the increase of duty on wool
and woolens. Whether It is more Important
that all men shall be warmly and cheaply
clothed than that some few men shall en-
joy untaxed the luxury of ancient and
handsomely bound volumes of forgotten
lore will readily be decided by the mass of
mankind who do not. possess libraries and
who do not understand why they should b*
taxed, and luxury, whether physical or lit
erary, whether senseless or aesthetio, or
both, should go free.
SNAP SHOTS.
A word to the wise is unnecessary.
A great many people do not know what
they believe, and many others do not seem
to care.
Tempus fuglt, and so do the opportunities
of a lifetime.
A good story is one that goes for the
truth.
Instead of striving to persuade others to
change their minds, examine yourself and
see if you would not better change yours.
Weaknesses are not all bad. A weakness
sometimes serves as a timely warning.
A man is In a hole just as soon as he puts
his foot in it.
An Arkansas man, while out fishing, beat
Ills wife to death because she talked while
he was getting a bite.
The state's duty seems In some instances
to be to keep out of the way of the mob.
Man is considered the stronger vessel
probably because he holds almost a gallon
of mean whisky.
The party is the power behind the pie
counter.
Texas produces more mint than Kentucky
and Tennessee combined. From this let
every man draw his own conclusions.
Senator Householder of Kansas is opposed
to Mrs. Lease.
Tom Tteed was blistered by Jerry Simpson
and Simpson was skinned by Reed. It
grieves the people to know that their Tom
and Jerry do not harmonize.
TEXAS NEWSPAPER COMMENT.
La Grange Journal: Representative Sta
pies of Bastrop recently introduced a bill
which compels the commissioners' court to
order local option elections in an established
subdivision of any county, and prevents the
prohibitionists from gerrymandering a dis-
trict. it also provides that at any time lo-
cal option is carried, the autis can. call a
new election for tie* purpose of abolishing
it. The old law requires them to wait two
years. Mr. Staples very quietly called up
his bill last Friday, and the house passed
li without any protest, and sent it lo the
senate. The local option members in flic
house did not realize the effect of the bill
until it was too late. The prohibitionists
will make Mieir light in the senate against
the measure. Mr. Staples received the con-
gratulations of his friends on his smooth
work. Representative Morris of Montgom-
ery county joined Mr. Staples in fathering
the bill.
Hrowiisville Herald: A lesson in enter-
prise may be gained by land owners of
Cameron county from the example of a
number of citizens of Dimmit I county who
are about to effect the Irrigation of a largo
area of land by the construction of a dam
across a lake situated in that county. The
dam will be built across a narrow neck of
the lake, which is thirteen miles long, it
will cost $12,000 and will furnish water for
the irrigation of 20,000 acres of land. Then
are several lakes or other bodies of water
in Cameron county which might be dammed
at an expenditure not exceeding this sum
and some of them for probably much less,
The Arroyo Colorado presents a line op-
portunity for such an investment, while
any of the resaeas, a.rroyos and small lakes
which abound throughout the county could
be utilized in a similar manner, though on
a smaller scale.
Velasco World: One of the wise meas-
ures of the present legislature Is one sub
milting to a vote of the people a proposi
lion to exempt from taxation for a period
of ten years all manufacturing enterprises.
The bill provides that the amendment shall
be voted upon by the people In August of
this year. There is hardly a doubt but
what every poor man will welcome the day
when he can by hie vote establish home In
dUBtries.
The Yoakum Daily Herald Is the name
of a bright, newsy, six-column, four-imge
journal that made Its debut last Saturday.
The new publication, which has been so
auspiciously launched in the Journalistic
sea is published by Messrs. Bowman &
Mitchell. Both are wed known newspaper
men, enterprising and ambitious, and are
eriost confident of success in their new
. :V«*iure.
HE SUBMITS A STATEMENT FOR
THE COftstDERATION OF THE
LEGISLATURE.
INI [AND OFFICE RIUEHT
Figures Shouiiig: a Decrease In Ap-
propriation* of Over 1)150,000
in Four Years.
Austin. Tex., April 0.—To the Members of
Both the Senate and House of Representa-
tives—Gentlemen: Begging pardon in ad-
vance for what may seem to be a little ir-
regular, I submit below some suggestions
which 1 feel I owe to the public service In
this department. The usual course, I know,
has been to appear before the committee,
but Its time has been too pressing to hear
me fully, and I offer that reason as my
excuse. That It is In writing only serves
to make public what otherwise would be
before the committee. I am more than
willing that the sunlight of day may be
turned loose on all my public service and
all my demands. Below will be found
some comparisons and deductions which I
respectfully submit:
There was appropriated in 1893, one
year $81,980
There was appropriated In 1895, one
year G7.560
Difference In my favor $14,440
Appropriated, 1895 67,560
Asked for by me, 1897 56,070
Difference in my favor of 1897 $10,890
Appropriated by subcommittee of sen-
ate 57,210
Asked for by me, 1897 56,070
Difference in my favor $">40
Appropriated, 1893 81.980
Asked for by me, 1897 50,070
Annual difference in my favor $25,310
Comparing the annual appropriations, it
will be seen that there was $14,440 less ap-
propriated for this department in 1895 than
n 18U3, and the amount asked for by me in
1897 is less than in 1893 by $25,310. This ex-
hibit will show in the annual appropria-
tion for the four years under my adminis-
tration an annual average decrease of $12.-
145. a total of $50,660 in four years. Besides,
it must be borne in mind that this does not
show all the economy and retrenchment,
because, there was turned into the treasury
$15,822.42 unexpended by hie of the appro-
priation of 1X95. The comptroller's report
will not show this, because the report be-
gins six months (August 31, 1S94) ahead of
my appropriation and closes six months be-
fore the close of my llscal year. March 1,
1897. This sum therefore. $15,822.42, added
to the grand total of retrenchment, will
inakp a grand aggregate saving of $60,482.42
for tour years.
I beg. therefore, to ask the representa-
tives of the people is it right that I should
be rebuked for this unparalleled exhibit of
retrenchment? is there to be no credit
given to an officer who, In the face of ob-
struction and opposition and abuse, mani-
fests the courage to retrench the expenses
of this department In the Interest of the
oppressed taxpayers of the state? ('an you
show any decrease in the volume of 'work
performed in this department? On the con-
trary. the record will show an average of
100" per cent Increase. Is there want of ef-
ficiency? On the contrary. 1 am assured
by thousands of letters from the citizens
of the state that the service of this tie-
part men! is up to the standard of the best.
Am I not held alone responsible for an
economical and honest service? Do not I
have to give a bond of $50,000 to guarantee
such service? Who. then, can know better
the needs of tills service?
Do you wish lo retrench and economize In
the. interest of taxpayers? t answer where
and when in all the history of this state
can you find a better example In the actual
fact of retrenchment than in this depart-
ment? Why. then, should the pruning
knife be applied to this department to cut
down salaries of its employes so that
trained expert employes must be driven out
of the service and their places filled up
with inexperienced and untrained men, who
« an not learn the duties sufficiently well to
be thoroughly effective within the next two
to five years?
This matter is no personal grievance of
mine. My salary is fixed, but 1 would be
justly blamed and criticised by the people
of Texas if 1 sat silently by while the serv-
ice Is being crippled and forced into inef-
ficiency under my administration. The peo-
ple pay the taxes.and they have a right to
demand efficient service, and they look to
me alone and hold me responsible for good
and efllclent service.
If I came to you asking for an increased
appropriation you might well inquire Into
the cause for such demand. But having
asked the Twenty-fourth legislature for
$28,8X0 less than the amount appropriated
for 1893-94, and having again asked for an
appropriation for 1897-98 of $21,780 less than
the amount appropriated for me for the
years 1895-510. and that. too. being, in the
aggregate, less than the sum you have Jn
both the subcommittee senate bill and trie
house bill. I feel justified in asking the
members to fix.salaries as nearly according
to my suggestions as possible In the Inter-
est of economy and high efficiency. With
the employes now In this department 1 can
give the state, as 1 have done, the best
service. Besides. 1 hope to be able, after
disposing of the large number of forfeitures
to ne made this summer, to make still fur
tlier reductions of the expenses here.
I am Induced to address you this letter
because of the action taken in the house
yesterday, both under the direction of the
finance commute* i" reducing my present
force and the vote of the house on a mo-
tion to table the Doyle substitute, f be-
lieve this vole was the result of a wan I of
sufficient Information from me. and I
hasten, in the Interest of the public service,
to supply that information.
With highest esteem and humble defer-
ence to the opinions of each and every
member of the legislature 1 respectfully
submit the above. ANDREW J. BAKE it.
Commissioner of the. General Land Office.
UNEARTHED HI.HAN SKELETONS,
The ConteulM of n Mound Hevonlod
In l.miiHr County.
Deport, "Lamar Co., Tex., April 8,—Con-
siderable excitement prevails among the
people living a few miles south of this
place, caused by the unearthing of several
human skeletons In that locality a few
days ago. A curiously shaped mound cov-
ered with shells and small stones has been
noticed for several years near Sulphur
bottom. People living near the mound be-
lieved It to lie the hiding place of burled
treasure or the burial place of prehistoric
people. So strong was this belief that a
few days ago a party began digging into
the mound and when they had gone down
about live feet they exhumed eight well
preserved human skeletons, the skeleton
of a large dog and several pieces of pot-
tery. Mr. Tilden Woodard. who has been
living near the place for flftv-two years,
says that he does not remember that any
one was ever buried there.
Liberty Election,
Liberty, Tex., April 8.—The recent city
election hero resulted in the election of the
following officers; Joseph Reviere, mayor;
Charles Steusoff, assessor and collector;
M. Bristley. treasurer: A. R. Chapman,
city attorney: C. Cordon, marshal: Q. Van
Deventer, secretary, and Sim DeBlanc, W.
S. Swliley and W. D. Davis, aldermen.
PENSIONS AND P0ST0FFICES,
INiMlal Matters.
Washington, D. C., April !).—Postofflce
site changed: Daisy, Raines county, Tex.
one and one-quarter miles north.
Star service change: Alpha to Richard
son, Tex. From May 10, 1897, increase serv-
ice to three times a week.
I'CllMiOllH.
Washington, D. C., April 9,-Issue of
March 24.—Texas: Renewal—George Need-
ham, Galveston, Galveston county. Increase
—George A. Hudson, Orange. Orange coun-
ty. Original widows, etc.—Minors of Frank-
lin Roper, Houston, Harris county.
Indian territory: Additional—Nattiaa
RawUbg* MrUrl*w*. Cbtrekts aatiuu.
me News' Nil School at Home.
Edited By Prof. Seymour Eaton, Drexcl Institute, Philadelphia.
(Copyright* 1897, by the Chicago Record.)
NOTES, HINTS AND ANSWERS.
(Saturday, April 10.)
BOOKKEEPING AND FINANCE.
Lcmsoii Mo. 34.
The entries as they should appear in B's
bcok are as follows:
A
N\>v.
10..
$250,001 INov. 1
...$840.50
Nov.
15..
482.25] ' Nov. 5
... 77.50
Nov.
17..
500.00r 'Nov. 20
.... 200.00
Nov.
2a..
100.001 INov, 22
.... 482.25
Ncv.
30..
350.001 |
CASH.
Nov.
22..
$482,251 INov. 10
....$250.00
MDSE.
Nov.
1...
$810,501 INov. 15
....$482.25
Nov.
5...
775.501 I
BILLS PAYABLE.
I INov. 17
....$500.00
1 INov. 30
.... 350.00
BILLS RECEIVABLE.
Nov. 20..
$200,001 |
C
I INov. 25
....$100.00
LesMon Mo. 35.
Answers: In these answers the fraction
of a cent is counted as one, no mutter how
small.
(1) $7.46. (2) $17.10. (3) $0.10. (4) $7.39. (5)
$8.13. (0) $4.71. (7) $27.78. (8) $29.33. (9) $3.08.
(10) $6.04. Ill) $34.41. (12) $3.65. (13) $9.00. (14)
$3.77. (15) $14.04. (16) $6,80. (17) $4.11. (18) $1.52.
(19) 45c. (20) $78.70.
LeNson No. 30.
The net gain Is $2403.71.
The present worth, Oct. 30, is $6401.28.
The trial balance Is as follows:
Debits.II
—i-j
32816311
11017 121 .
8009
31511!.
! 100: ;.
! 2500 :.
I 898,60 1.
I 2437 20 i .
| 22 37;I.
I 25628 03j
Accounts.
Credits!
(Student) i
Cash 1
Mdse j
Expense !
Williams 1328163
....Duke & Son.. 1
.... Silversmith ..
Holmes
Int. and Dls...
43261201
2915(111
8299i09|
3984120
3024180
1750:
25628103
The resources and liabilities are as fol-
lows:
Resources:
Owsh
Mdse
F. Holmes
Expense
I/abllltios:
D. Williams
I Hike & Sou....
Silversmith
Expense
$8102.01
2400.02
6KT20
9&.00
J1228.63
1484.20
2126.20
43.90
The debit items in the cash account ate
as follows: J4326.20; J1000: $741.18; 51000;
$1116.4;; $1304.84; >1098.45: $300. The credit
items are as follows: $87.50; $113.1)7; $1000;
$113.04; $1500: $100.
The merchandise account shows a gain
of 12690.0#.
'Ilhere is a furniture resource In the ex-
pense account of $95, and a wages liability
of $43.90.
ki.ehkntary mathematics.
I.e.itou So. 30.
1. (xf2)(x+3).
2. (x+3)<x+3).
3. (xf6)(x+l).
4. (x+4)(x-H).
5. (x+2)(x+2).
ft. (x : :i>(x t-6).
7. (x+SHx+2).
8. <x+5)<x-f4).
9. (x+5)(x+5).
10. (x+7)(x-f3).
11. (a+4Ka+S>.
12. (a+8)(x+7).
13. (a+#Na+4).
14. (a f8)(a j 4).
15. fbe+2)(be+l>.
10 <ab+5j(ab+2),
17. (a»+5)(a*+5>.
18. (a3+4Ha»+3).
19. <b+l)(+l).
20. (a+3)(a+3).
IJPMMOII NO. 37.
1.(x+7)(x-2).
2. (x-7«x+2).
3. (X+7HX+1).
4. (m—9)<m-1).
5. (b—2> (b—1 >.
0. (x—4)(x—3).
7. (n-f2)(n>—1).
8. (x-9)(x+2).
9 (x+6)(x—Si.
10. (a—5)(a—2).
11. (a—8t(a-l 3).
12. (a+M(a-4).
13 (X-20KX+10).
14. (a-10,(a—41.
IS (mf6)(mt-4).
10. (x—S»(x—6).
17. lai21)(a-20).
18. (x+17)(x-10).
19. (x-OKx-3).
20 (ab-&Mab+4).
I.eNNoii No. :ts.
1 Answer: 4'i cubic fee'. Area base
equals (12X9)-:-2-54 square inches=(54-H41)
square feet. (54 M44lxheightr answer
2. Answer: 16 inches. One cubic foot=
1728 cubic Inches. 1728-rlOS 16-
3. Answer: 10 square feet 110 square
irches. The area, or the ends Is 2X(l.XlOj'-;
57S square inches. Sides- -4X(1'X2<)—IScti
square Inches. .
4. Answer: 52 square l'eet 12 square Inches.
The area of the triangle at either end la
150 square inches. The triangles ,are right-
angled. The area of t'he skies is (3000-W400
+1800) or 7200 square inches. Add the lire a
of the ends and we have 7300 square inches,
or 52 square feet 12 square inches,
5. Answer: $134.40. •
6. Answer: 2Va cubic yards. The average
length of the two parallel sides is 2*^ teet.
2V&X3 ■ 7square feet-area of base.
—67Vi cubic feet=2% cubic yards.
Let»Noit No. JUL
1. 28y f26z—22x, 8. x2-0x+8.
2. xa+4x-f-5. 9. x"3.
3. x—8. 10. aa—b1-'—8c3—-Oabc.
4. x~4. ii. (a*+&)(a*+4A
5. —aa. 12. (x—2)(x-fa).
0. x—6. 13. (x—a)(x—3).
7. -1. 14. (x—ll'Mx+y).
15. x—8. Solution-
Let x: the No. required.
then xH-IMx+l)*
and X"~f~17—X"-f i!x-^-l
and 17=2x4-1
and 2x-l«
and x—8.
BEGINNERS* COURSE#
Lchnoii No. US.
I. Black sea and Sea of Marmora, Con-
st ant in-o pie.
2 Eastern end of the Gulf of Finland;
near St. Petersburg; belongs to Russia.
3. Capital of Denmark. Island of See-
land.
4. At the mouth of the Suez canal in
^/Johannesburg is In the Transvaal, South
Africa. Population about 65,000.
6. Tananarivo is the capital. France.
7. On the Red river, in Manitoba, Can-
aid u.
8. Moscow is the second largest city in
Russia.
9. Sumatra and Borneo, southeast ot Asia.
10. The Elbe in Germany.
II. Italy. On the Gulf of Venice at the
head of the Adriatic sea.
12. In Russia, on the Caspian sea, and at
the mouth-of the Volga river.
13. In tihe Himalaya mountains north, ot
Ir dla.
14. Connect the Red sea with the Oulf of
Aden and Uie Indian ocean.
15. East of the Red sea.
10. Lake Superior is the largest fresh
water lake in t'he world.
17. In India on the west coast.
18. Buenos Ay res, capital of the Argen-
tine Republic. South America, is the larg-
est city south of the equator. Its popula-
tion is about 700,000.
1!). In Hawaii, in the Pacitic ocean,
20. In North island, New Zealand.
Lcmmoii No. 30.
1. (a) 25 cents, (b) 41 cents.
2 Express ('. O. D. twenty-live Brown's
Junior Chemistry.
Lcmmoii NO. 40.
Answers: (1) 0,096,453. (2 ) 203. (3) 73 bush-
els. (4) 75. (5) l&,SS8t%5. (6) $3.00 gain. (7)
16f» steps. (8) 25-V- per gal. (9) $3.51. (10)
100 bushels. (11) $7.10 nearly. (12> 10,368,000.
(J3) 7 ^ years. (14) $194.40. (15) 205,125, (16)
7 miles. (17) $1.10 nearly. (18) 2920Vu Inches.
(19) 4180 yards. (20) 7201 VJsq.
MECHANICS' H1IIS AND ESTIMATES.
Lcmmoii No. 117.
Answers: 1. 1440 lbs. (480xl35)-f45—W".
2. 126 lbs. (441 X4>-r-14 W.
3. 1760 lbs. (528Xl0)-r3: \V.
4. 4 lbs. (270—120)-~36"-P.
12fcW" at le£t-
15X18 270 weight at right.
5. 7200 lbs. (4800X21)-rl4~YV.
LeNson No. IIS.
Answers: 1. 80 lbs. (400X5)-r25™p.
2. 6 inches. (1SXR)- (3x26 in.)
3. 12 lbs. (30X2)~6- W.
4. 3000 lbs. (100X5X6)-fl=W.
6. 108 lbs. (36X3)-rl—W.
CORRECT ENGLISH.
LeMMOit No. !W.
'Tlie correct sentences are as follows: (?)
This construction sounds rather harsh. (2)
Every one of the passengers tells the same
story. (3) He doesn't know anything about
it (4) Whom did the youngest daughter
marry? (5) Time and tide wait for no man.
(6) Shall I bring you a glass of water? (.»
\\ horn should 1 see but my old friend. (*)
Bills are required to be paid quarterly. (9)
Shall 1 tind you at home this evening? (10)
Bread and milk is good food for children.
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
A New 1'luii Proponed on the Score of
Economy.
Marshall, Harrllson Co., April 6.—
Hon. F. H. Prendergast, a leading member
of the east Texas bar, In a conversation
with The News correallon-dent ament the
proposed redilwttMetlng bill, said:
"Real economy dlctaibea thai! tihc number
of dlrftriots should be increased rwither than
diminished. In fact tfhere should be a judge
in every county compebeht to 'try every case
and with time to. try every case when it
ought to be tried. This would result in a
saving to the Mta-fre. Take this, the fourth
judicial dlflbrtct as an example—composed
of Pamela. Rusk and Harrison the salary
of 'the judge Is $2500 and the district attor-
ney $500. making $8000. Of this amount the
county <»f Hairrlsoti pays Indirectly In taxes,
say $1100; she pays her counity Judge $1200.
"New. any lawyer would prefer $2300 and
hp ait 'home all the time to $2500 and go
round the district. The county attorney
oould work for fees only. Besides there
would be a. great saving indirectly by at-
tending our court when the criminal docket
is being called. You can see an average of
seventy-five persons a<ttending as witnesses
from day to day waiting for their case to
come up or be reached. These witnesses
at'p largely very poor people who can ill
Rff(*»«d to the time and have no means
to be.ar their necessary expenses. If the
judfc* lived here the court could he always
In session and each cane could be sot for
trial on a. day certain and be tried on that
day. t'he witnesses would not he detained.
"Take a small county like Gregg, a judge
could afford to serve for $180<>. The civil
'business could be attended to.also, with, less
exponse. Now Ft Is true that thu witness
fees and expenses In civil cases are not in
the main borne by Hue state, yet the cltlaun
pays it ot last, and It is not al'l of a lcgisla-
tf.'r'* duty reduce the ad valorem tax.
The c.iitlzen Should be protedted against un-
necessary exactions."
Slndcr on CoiiM«»ll«lntton.
Waco. Tex.. April 7.- A good deal of feel-
ins; has grown out of the controversy re-
garding the pending bill of the Houston
and Tttxas Central Railroad company to
enable that line to acquire and absorb the
Waco and Northwestern and the Texas
•Central, which two lines are now under
8#yparate managements and wholly inde-
pendent of each other, both having general
offices In Waco. Recently The Dallas News
published a protest sent by the Waco Com-
mercial club to the McLennan county rep-
sentatlves, denouncing the bill as prejudi-
cial to the Interests of the state and urging
Its defeat. To that protest Representative
Binder sent the following reply:
A'isln. Tex., April 6.—To W. B. Morrison,
chairman, and other members of the Waco
Commercial club: Gentlemen -I have the
honor to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the 3d Instant, asking me to op-
pose a bill which Is soon to be Introduced
Into the house of representatives to con-
solidate the Houston arid Texas Central
railroad with the Waco and Northwestern,
and also with the Texas Central: or In
other words, to give the Houston and Tex-
as Central Railroad company the right to
purchase and take complete control of the
said two roads.
In reply I wish to say that I am glad
my views accord with the views so well
expressed by your club, and to state to you
that 1 have had this matter In hand for a
month, all the time with the Intention of
using all honorable means to defeat the
bill when It came before the house. There
are many reasons why this bill should be
defeated. In the first place, the bill vio-
lates article 4529 of the revised statutes of
the state of Texas, Which reads as fol-
lows:
"It shall be unlawful for any railroad
corporation or other corporation or the
lessees, purchasers or managers of any
railroad corporation to consolidate the
UBQkM, property, week* or toaoslriiw
such corporation with, or lease or purchase
the stocks, property, works or franchises
of any other railroad corporation owning
or having under Its control or management,
a competing or parallel line: nor shall any
officer, agent, manager, lessee or purchaser
of such railroad corporation act as or be-
come an officer, agent, manager, lessee or
purchaser of any other railroad corpora-
tion In leasing or purchasing any parallel
line.'
Now, It can not he denied that If the
flouston and Texas Central Railroad com-
pany should get control of the Waco and
Northwestern Railroad company it would
do so In violation of the above statute of
the state of Texas for the reason that the
Houston and Texas Central railroad is
owned, managed and controlled by the
Southern Pacific company, and the San
Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad Is also
owned, managed and controlled by the
Southern Puclllc company, so that If the
Houston and. Texas Central should get
possession of the Waco and Northwestern
the Southern Pacific company would have
control of the two parallel and competing
lines from Houston to Waco with only the
Brazos river between them, which is con-
trary to law: and In the second place, If'
the Houston and Texas Central should get
possession of the Waco and Northwestern
and the Texas Central and extend that
branch through northwest Texas to El
Paso, as they say they propose to do. then
the Houston and Texas Central would be a
parallel and competing line with the Gal-
veston. Harrlsburg and Sail Antonio rail-
road. which is also owned by the Southern
Pacific company and which would be com-
peting lines from southeast Texas to noun-
west Texas, all under the control and man-
agement of the Southern Pacific, and which
is also contrary to the same provision of
the statute. Besides the consolidation of
these railroads by an act of the legislature
would be contrary to article 10. section 6, of
the constitution of the state of Texas,
which reads as follows:
"No railroad company organized under
the laws of this state shall consolidate by
private or judicial, sale or otherwise, with
any railroad company organized under the
laws of any other state or of the United
States."
And as the Southern Pacific company Is
a corporation incorporated under the laws
of the state of Kentucky they can not un-
der fills provision of the constitution con-
solidate any of their lines with any rail-
road company Incorporated under the laws
of this slate. And the passage of the bill
referred to would violate both the con-
stitution and the statute of our state,
which could only Increase the monopolistic
power of the Southern Pacific railway,
which already owns and controls about
eleven different lines In the state of Texas
under different names, and this bill pro-
posed should not only bo defeated, but the
increase of the power of the Southern Pa-
cific should be fought with all the powers
of the state.
These 1 deem sufficient reasons for oppos-
ing this bill, and 1 shall do all in my pow-
er to defeat, it and I hope that my efforts
in the matter will not In any way Impair
your confidence in me as expressed in your
letter.
FuMUiuent.
Chicago Tribune.
"Didn't you fellows promise us that as
soon as McKlnley was Inaugurated the
mills would open?'*
"Well, what do you call that affair out
at Carson City?"
Shortage All Around.
Kansas City Journal,
The Now York subtreasuiry has run shorti
of $1000 notes. Notes of that denomination!
mi"St be scarce. Quite a number of people
out this way find their supply short also.
Except the Correspondent.
Cleveland Leader.
Iowa has an ox that recewtly trotted, ^
mile in 8:57, It muM be about, tfea
tktag to lew*
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The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 10, 1897, newspaper, April 10, 1897; Galveston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth465927/m1/6/: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.