The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-27
AT THE STATE CAPITAL
THE NEWSPAPER GANG AND raE
GOVERNOR.
Hts Exceiisncy contradlcts the Report
that ne was 90 BECOME an Edl,cr
Again ssme Talk OF An
Extra Session.

strated this morning very clearly.
gang OF newspaper men aled into
his office this morning to inquire how he
had spent the Christmas day yesterday
and found him more affahle and talka.
tive than usual.
The governor playfully called up the
latest rumor that some OF the daIlies had
published about him concerning mn in
tention OF his to start a newspaper lie
said there was not shadow OF truth In
1t, and as one of the visitors present had
sent out the information, he was ombhr-
assed by the emphatic denial that the gov
ernor made. Governor lIogg said chat
some years ago he had been asked to
take charge of n large newspaper en-
| terprise rs managing editor. The scheme
was TO be supported by unlimited capital
and the men interested were mon who
made things go when they attempted
anything, but he did not nor would not
consent to accept the position or embark
in 1t. Governor Hogg, in the course OF
his remarks spoke with enthusiasm and
| pride OF his early connection with the
| press and said that he had never re-
| GREETED having occupied any one Of the
positions which he filled, from devil 20
managing editor.
| About this time-in fact. IL was in the
| midst OF n "Reminiscences in which Judge
Terrell of Turkey played n part--that Mrs.
Rosine Ryan came into tho office to pay
| her respects Mrs. Ryan greeted the
newspaper boys and proceeded to thank
| the governor for some chairs which he
| had had manufactured at Huntsville FOR
some use at the fair IN Chicago. The
| chairs were OF solid oak and served n
useful purpose and had been taken at the
| price named by the Huntsville penitenu-
| airy authorities by some Chicago society.
| After making n very pretty speech, Mrs.
| Ryan left the governor TO the moTcies
| of the eminent journalists. who insisted
| on the balance Of the story about Judge
| Alex Terrell.
Mr. H. NJ. House was In the governors
| office when the newspaper fellows en-
tered and Tho Post man learned the oh.
| iect OF his presence there. He and Gov
| ern5r Hogg will start for Houston and
| Galveston tonight. AZ Galveston, Colonel
| w. H. Moody VIII join them for duck
| hunt in Chambers county on a place
which Colonel Moody has reserved for
| this purpose.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Secretary of State Geo. w. Smith has
returned to his desk from Colorado coun-
ty, where he had gone TO try law suit
Superintendent Carlisle was in Grayson
county yesterday, but viii attend the
| teachers convention at Waco tomorrow.
Mr.. A. j. Day of Spcnrnsh. S. D..
brother OF Doc Day, came to Austin sew
oral days ago and viii remain through the
holidays
Miss Carrie Mcrriwether entertained
Miss Lorine Lane of san Antonio last
evening" WIN caru part! at the institute
,.,
ne prI"uetlou OF NC hunllsS WIN PC
Il,c So'',at event Oh l.le season anu !he .
,t"st IA ~ ~ ,'V,'a WIS
ncsday night
Messrs Carlos Bee and Arthur Scllggon
OF san ANTONIO came over sunday ana
nave been enjoying the sports OF the cap
, Ia I,,E NJ ''e b"'N'7 VI MI 'O""
me HeifnahlN society gave the children
a Christmas tree last night at Schult#,s
nan. There were something Ike boh chill
dren present ana there was gift for
each one. Professors Hcrt2og and Bes-
serer and others took active part In the
management OF the celebrhtion
AT last accounts Gorhum j. Lane. en-
Elnecr in charge of the dam constructions
who was atrickeu yesterday with parnl-
ysis while sitting at the dinner table, was
considered In a dangerous condition Lane
IS originally from MhsFhchusetts IN the
telghborhood n Boston, hut has hccn in
california for many years.
Colonel G. r. Gibson of CorgIcnna fs /
spending hts Christmas with kindred In
Austin. Colonel Gibson ig the state lee /
turcr OF the ancient order Of odd Fellows !
and r. kept on the move most Of the time. /
Colonel Gibson used to be in politics-vas |
speaker of the Texas house of representa- /
tiyes-but says he-is done with "A thing that /
Is powerfully "unsartin,"
A pleasant gathering of friends met YES /
tcrday for n Christmas dinner at tho |
home Of Colonel Tom Bowers The follow. /
ing ladies' and gentlemen were present. |
Host and hostess, Colonel Bowers ana I
wife; MIR. Tom bowers Jr and wife. /
Misses Robbie and Jessie Bowers. Messrs.
Ed Crooker Is. NJ. Vandcrhurst and II. II.
Childers.
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ana mo otbor frIeTas ar tho ola l,.-ga,,c,.-
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