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Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-17
CHARLES HAus APPEARS.
Says He Has but One Wife and She Is
False to Him.

Charles Haus. who is said to be the hus-
band of more than one woman. and VINO
has been sought for by two women who
claimed to be his wife. went to Central
police station yesterday and said he was
not the husband of one or the women. JIe
said he was divorced in December, 1884,
from Catherine Haus. who claims to have
followed him from Chicago to Kansas City
and who is now at 91i Hickory street He
says he is married to the Wichita Mrs
Haus, but that she proved false to MIN
and he left her. He will not be arrested
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-17
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Edward G. Simms. aged IS years, died OF
old age and general debility, after an ILL
ness of six weeks, yesterday afternoon. at
his residence. 3222 East Eighteenth street
Mr.. Simms came to Kansas City eleven
years ago from Warsaw, III. He was the
father of Ed Simms. the chief clerk at the
Coates House, and has a son. Henry. living
in Denver, Col. The remains We're sent to
Warsaw at S:25 last night for burial.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-17

George A. Motherspaw, aged So years,
the foreman of the Kansas City Stock
Yards Horse and Mule market, died sud-
denly at his home, 1903 Lydia avenue, yes
terday, OF congestion of the BRAIN He was
unmarried, and has lived in Kansas City
for twelve years. The funeral services will
be held from his late residence tomorrow
afternoon at . o'clock.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-17

The funeral services Of Mrs. Mary Fox,
who died at her home. So Harrison street.
Sunday. will be held from the house this
morning at o'clock, and burial will be in
Mount St. Mary's cemetery.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-17

The remains of Mrs W. NJ Edmonson.
who died at her home. 2425 Indiana avenue
Sunday. were sent TO Leeds. Mo. FOR bur
ial yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-17

Diana W. Russell. aged "A years, died Of
old age at her residence. 1888 Indiana ave.
nue., last evening. Her husband, Henry S
Russell, died two years ago. The funera
services will be held from the house to.
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, and buria
will be in Union cemetery.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-17

The funeral services of Pansy ]. Shelton
who died at her home. 1909 Tracy avenue
Sunday. were held from the residence yes
terday afternoon at o'clock. Rev. Warner
officiating. Burial was in Elmwood cem-
etcry
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-17

Rev. DR.. Neel conducted the funeral
services of Rosana c. Montgomery from
her late residence, 9l5 Harrison street, yes
terday afternoon at ? o'clock The remains
were placed in the receiving vault at Elm
wood cemetery.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-17

The funeral services of Mrs. Mary Lacy,
who died at her residence, "a Ewing street
Kansas City, Kas., last Sunday, will be
held from her late residence this morning
at 10 O'Clock. and burial will be in Mount
st. Mary's cemetery.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-17

Laura Boos. aged years, daughter OF
Nicholas Boos, died at the family home
PAS Broadway, yesterday. OF Group. The
funeral services will be held from the home
this afternoon at s:3O o'clock and burial
will be in SITS. Peter and Pauls cemetery,
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-17

"Just as good" as Postum Cereal are
words used to defraud the public.
Sold by Guernsey & Murray, Emery.
Bird. Thayer & Co, Frost Bros, W. d..
Oldham &, CO., r. H Williams.
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THE TEXAS PAPERS.


The Bagv ell Star : a news h-me print
paper which mas made its appearance at
| Bagwell under the management of NJ. II.
| Custer
The II Paso Herald says a good word
for the kindergarters:
III Paso has the only kindergarten in
the state ma niainei as a part Of tie pub
lie school system. ana 1t has given tho
t.ty a fne reputation among educators
TOR her ente rprlsa. Oihoc cites ct The
State maintain private kia ier-artcus. and
the Fort Worth LAD eS maintdla k.nuer-
garten as a pubEc mission. Sooner or
later the k.uder; Artca methods will be
used en- all public education.
The W.ch!tl Herald In nks the presld
exercises too much prudence. II says:
cleveland can bravely tackle u little
government Tx Hawaii tina: 10 one cares
about. but X aVerse 20 recognizing the
CuhFA belligerents a. they are backed by
the government Of Spaan. The hclvy-
weight statesman q largely influenced by
prudence.
The Smithv.le T,mes boasts If the
moral advancement of rs town:
Two years ago there was only ono
church in SuJthv li--ihe Methodist. Now
We have tn MAthod!sts. Cumberland Pres
byilr.aas Bap.sis ana a:ho..cs " N
places of worship and the Christians using
the Cumberlald Prr7b ytelaus house.
This sT1iEs we'll for the morality of the
town and tho activity ana zeal OF its
church PEOPLE.
The Detroit Herald recommends the sill
YER cure II remarks
II would be better % a part OF the atten-
lion U ~ devoted 10 the ques lon of how
70 proveni IA ling merchants from dis
eliminating again., crelltnrs-we say. il
woul be better " a part OF III attic ton
were gwen TO the matter Of how to keep
mcrchanis from falling at al. Thu silver
cure would Tx 1t all right.
The smlthwile Times recognizes that
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and Justice ara the interests OF the people
can often mold party ar'icsa in TIA; dircc-
tion. 7Ac fearless party organ" II you
viii, Is the great disscm'nsscr OF erca,
party principles. and Il teaches an homes;
allegiance to the organization UNFOLDING
those principles, while there rnsy be many
things in party action which 1t condemns.
The Post gave an illustration OF this be-
fore the late democratic State conventions
in Texas The party paper represents or
ranixstjon, fidelity ana principle and wears
a party collar only because the collar
requires no slavish prostitution 10 which
Any honest man with an honest party faith
could ohteo;. The rsr,y paper prefers to
fight as a regular soldier In an organized
army rather tha- become the camp follower
o. guerilla outfit.
No; until the leopard changes its spots.
and the Ethiopian his skin, or the Cal.
weston News its political methods and plane
o! political discussion, not until II sub
s;.tC;cs judicial fairness Cor its vicious
PARTISAN blindness. can this island luminary
,lsin to belong to the independent elect.
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EDITORIAL CHUNKS.

Offering TO go to Cuba and fight is
about thu safest way TO exhibit h"roism
that has yet been opencd.-Baltimore
American.
II the Cuban excitement has been stirred
up 10 divert puohc opinion from the cur
rency question, The war cloud mas silver
Inning, Boston Transcript.
1t is not yet exactly clear whether Sem
ator PETER relies for ms reelection upon
the length of his speeches or the lensth
OF his whiskers.-New York Press.
II Senator Teller can make IL convenient
10 be IN Washington on March 4. 1891. his
uncertainty as to who was really elected
president viii be Spelled.-Chioago Trih-
unc.
How unlucky' While Mr.. Mckinley.
Chicago. the Windy Ciiy's largest banking
n stttution collarses. st. I-oul9 Post-Dis
patch.
Christmas trees are like beautiful wom-
on, they don't cost much until II comes
10 dressing and ornamenting. But they
both are a good vestmcut-ChicaSo In
ter Ocean.
When a republican grows noisy in his
talk about trusts. he can be quleted by
the suggestion that all articles m1nufac-
tured by trusts be put on the free list
Louisville Post.
an affirmative vote in the senate. our
faith IN the potency of Christmas holiday
influences will be badly shattered.-New
York Advertiser.
II Tom Watson ever breaks into the
senate, and gets leave 10 print" the Con
grcssional Record viii have to buy four
II ore tons of type and a quadruple press
Cincinnati Tribune.
The silver mine and Bryan owners seem
10 be trying to prevent revenue legisia-
ton. but II is mo-, likely that the Nation
win he allowed to 40 into bankruptcy
New Orleans picayune.
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LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.

| 7. II. C. Feery. q prominent merchant
OF Seymour Is the representative of the
| One Hundred and Fourth distric, in the
Twentyiifth legislature.
| w. L. Dean of jacksonville made very
| oreatatle record as county attorney of
! Madison county and his friends claim that
he Will not be one OF the unknown MEM
bers of the lower house.
Captain ]. W. Cotirell. an old-time DEM
ocrat of Fort Worth. IS candidate for
assistant sergeant at arms.
John w. Robbins, membcr-elect from
Wilbarger. viii take special interest in
everything which affects the cattle indus
try OF the State.
Senator ]. r. Cough of Mckinney is one
of the old siagers. and will probably sc,
an important chairmanship.
y. G. Stuart Of the Terrell News wants
his old position OF calendar clerk In the
house and seems to have a fair show to
sc, II.
A. b. Flint, member from Marion county,
IS prominent physician of Jefferson and
an old ex-Confederate soldier.
W. II. Freeman OF Cooke county was re-
turned as the representative from the
Nin;h district.
Editor j. X. p. Shirley OF the Parker
County News is n candidate for enrolling
clerk Of the senate.
senator W j. Bailey of Tarrant will be
found doing Business at the Old stand. IL |
IS sa.1 that he has several measures TO
bring to the attention of she coming ses-
sion. Senator Bailey has been tried and |
found faithful on former occasions.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29

HUSTLING FOR DEEP WATER.

The deep water convention held a few
days since at Fo., Smith. Ark, adopted
elaborate memorials to congress asking ap.
4 preparations for the deepening o. the chan
mel from Port Arthur, at the head OF sa.
bine Pass. to the Neches river at the north.
err extremity Of Sabine lake, and also ask
ing for the improvement of the Arkansas
river
| The memorial IN the interest OF Port Ar
thur called for an appropriation o. $1,000
600 for dredging a channel 100 feet wide
and 20 feet deep for the distance above in
| aieaied The statement was made that an
expenditure Of s2cooooo by the govern
ment has already secured a depth Of TWEEN
ty-fye feet through the Pass One hundred
and fifty delegates were present in the hall
from Arkansas. Kansas Oklahoma. Mis-
souri,. Colorado and Texas. and there was
much enthusiasm manifested with refer
eaee to the ohiec, of the gathering. This
movement in behalf OF Port Arthur and
Sabine has been largely created by the ei-
forts of Kansas City and the Kansas city,
Ptisburg and Gulf railway. Practical re-
suits have already been counted. and it Is
more than likely hat what fu,her govern.
meat assistance is needed will be secured.
There is city hundreds of miles from a
gulf port, aided by one railway. that is able
to arouse public action In its interest. with
every hope Of success. And yet city with
over dozen railways centering in it, and
bnt fifty miles from deep water. with
natural canal from its wharyes to the sea.
acsitates TO take hold OF a project tina; will
require but half million dollars, prob
ably. for its completion,
The improvement asked for at Sabine ia
all right. and The Post has not a word
20 say against it, but the improvement
asked for here at Houston is one Ia every |
way OF equal. if not greater, importance.
The railway systems which extend from
Houston westward and northward cover far
more territory and serve tens Of thousands
more people than does the Kansas City road
% Port Arthur. If million dollars should
be expended from Port Arthur TO lie
Neches, and it should be- then million
certainly should be expended on the hous-
ton ship channel. The facts are all with
Is. and what others are successfully doing
.or other ports can be done as easily by
Houston. But others are not sitting By
aly and wishing and waiting for something
% turn up This convention at Fort Smith
and the activity of Kansas City and the
Kansas City, Plttsburg and Gulf railway
show a practical business conception OF the
requirements Of the situation and indicate
he way Ito get there"
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TEXAS BRIEFS.

A Methodist parsonage IS TO be built at
TRULY.
The odd Fellows at Caddo VIII build a
new hall
Laredo IL TO have an Irrigation conven-
ti1n next nncnth.
ia Preston. aged II yeare. was dragge I'd
10 Death near Mosheim by Il mute,
The fourth-olass postmasters OF Texas
have been called upon by w. =. Erwin,
poyunastsr AZ Granger. 10 meet in Austia
the nrst Tuesday in January FOR Ire pur-
pose OF taking tteps to have themselves
placed uylder owl service rules.
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TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
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The Post l< delivered 10 any part OF the
c.ty hr carriers n G.t per month; three
months $50. six months, saee. oae year
Si.oa.
Mr.. Theodore Berng has charge OF the
City CIreusation and Collecting.
Messrs Theodore Ssring and charles
Lott are the authorizes collectors u an
CITY bills both Advertising and suhscT1p-
ton. and 40 money should be paid 10 any
ona other than Ifiosc aamca, unless SPECIAL
written authority signed Ny the Business
s.ze shouIl be paid by cheek in f4soE OF
The Houston Printing Company.
No orders for goods" etc are gwen by
The nlanaserlenf, and more Will be accept
I'd IN payment of office bills.
Subscribers falling 20 receive the paper
regularly vii please notify The Office
promptly Every subscribers paper IS ex-
peo;ei TO he delivered not late. than s;sa
a m
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The value Of a recognition OF belllrar-
cncy TO the Cubans would at once become
| apparent were the crcw of the Three
| Friends demanded as pirates. Without
! recognition OF belliserency, to fire on
vessel on the h.gh seas is the most So.
r.ous OF oifenses ana one protected by no
nation. II the Thrse Friends carried the
American Tag l. would subject her crew
to the sevcrest punishment here ana cali
for an apology from this government. Fut
the spaniaris were quick 10 deny the
other iay that sea fight had occurred.
Secretary Olney has temporarily eclipsed
General Weyler IN the field OF sensational
announcements Of arbitrary policies.
-
II during the twelve months of 1897 the
Houston business league would secure
twelve additional factories for this CITY
even though small plants. with only a few
thousand dollars capital each. the city
would begin 10 appreciate the value OF
we uhll'4 eroris of business men, In
other southern cities equally as much has
been done In a single year.
~ ~ 20 be hoped that our business men
nave ordered large supply OF public
SPIRIT to meet the demands for the coming
year In Houston.
by the way, wouldn't II be a good time
about now and before the legislature
meets, to agitate the question Of a Greater
Hpusto7? Why rot ask our fifteen or
twenty thoJsand suburban nelghbors 10
come In out OF the cold ana snow the
next census taker what a big city we
really have here?
MT sharkey announces that he is ready
20 meet all Corners. A fighter who can
be knocked out and st!ll win can AFFORD to
be boldly indiscriminato In issuing HIS
challenges
III the bayou is widenc1 and deepened.
oven by the government, 1t will cos.
houston d considerable sum in one way
and another TO secure government action.
HOW many citizens are ready to respond
10 any necessary demands?
many OF inc vagaries OF Emperor Will
sim OF Germany are being explained on
inc theory that he smokes an inordinate
number OF cigarettes. The excuse is worso
than tho vagaries.
the Syracuse Post says that Tho who
knows the Jingle OF sleigh bells and the
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POINTS ABOUT PEoln

Dr L,eander Jameson I mpH n,
health since his release 1--WE
| prison. .r.r-
has taken steps to erect . ssN
as II. Benton.
wordsn,,rth declared tn,s j " :
,wc7iv years his poems naa ="
| his shoestrlngs. Ia N
Bvron wrote his csie \. " 4
"The Er.ie Of Abydos 10 IN ~ ell |
without mending his pen. IMr'
nreservoi IN the British nu' d,
In his two days shooting g, :, p bss
recently the German em E., ~txenl
. ,,7s oyn rifle no fewsr d. s,., ,V MI
stays out Of a to'ai s
canon Fleming Of s. Z. u ,lss,soSs,s
inter placed IN ~ ~, XII IN ! On
sermons may be heslsus
srha late Mr.. Abbey, ", W. All
business dealings YIN dsS,, mn 4 b
bsrdit and dige5Ied ss ,yy,,s.i STATS,
tours through the u IN, be N
s so" mai of Al, the acll ssoersus y
Known She was the mss ss.s,, l
Mrs j. A. Logan. i has cssiis n
Ike Front park, chissa ossu s.iis!
d de- place for the s occspsts u
has. chosen a pm a,s, x hknssJ
court, about 10 re. g ps,s holfd y
nue' and the South r"A
cured l' in the selection ,.,,,,s,x l
'I sar%o " =" hobby 4 +. sssSjls ,ss.
bonses. In this way ~, ~ ouisk 10 \
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ne ne, sP 5e,. a naiace, but We sroaN a
completing It beca a, ! fort.
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vas accompanied ~ ,ar ihs ffs' .. -
NE ,tS Children, and 1871 he her ID "
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gavel made from , Z on ne X K
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this COUNT and where he SUI II tss ]
limited as q NJ SIn,sr s'sS'
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GOSSIP On

he rew v. York Decenss, !.
m nuvD up p. with the tinss
i the sIs on d bicycle. sss Z
the East Side. ~ ~lndov Z
would be the s ~. a'~
crowds crowd as ask when i. s,'ss
says they are so,as Itsn
,ra The flarIns poster !,
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, l0undinss OF an .p ., ~
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saf s'1l' appearing app oe,., VI,
never a,,sra a station platiors.
tcntion. 'e e % II,
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male r1,'e is :. The Little R,rs.
l bniny. Of the ske,cAes i H..
volume. su''s a M
Some days ago i NJ,
column column. that the ia y
apartment ,,m,, house. rists N.
limit, and a more cor..
developing. This :.
DAY in a startling - 'stei
S,n OF Buildlnn c. -.
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the lines. the sky.ss.'s. q ~
doesn't mean that nut
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hereafter they will 49,
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a depth Of foundation III l
the Greater New .Yst {. I
into five bOroushs. nsss, \
Manhattan, which win ,s,,.s
haitian island; the bop,S !
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lem river; the borourh I,
borough of Queens IA 4.
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municipal Legislature, nm
president will be seleetss - A.. !.
large, and that body sil l. y
lar greater power ovr No.
even the present board Il ~
mayor will receive slbM, -,
executive powers.
Now it is certain The us.su.
tric system is to be USED n i,
and kindred lines, 1t b hls,
learn from John D. Grimm, I
devices that probably s,na 4
electricity over comprsua u
clear ice from the grouN n.
cuts the ice or even molspr n.
carrying the power. TAsy n \
common affairs-scarcely voti
patent out on. Anybody could
vented them. you knov, but
didn't until every undergrad ii
country stalled In a rain i Ne
and a lucky fellow found out NJ
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nails ana a handsome blonde isN
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look OF landscape clad IN tho white
fccccs OF . Norshe-n winter AMI ght,cring
with tho isvelry that ncccfnbcr frosts and
sun create. has httle fsith IN y Christmas
sn the trcpics.r Csh-elose the door.
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4 significant report from the London
n oney na<ke, In yes;erday's Post showed
a r,se in Spanish securities and n sudden
stop 20 transactions in American securi-
ties is this sample OF our revived
credit abroad In consequence OF the Nc
kinteN virforvS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29

fhe syracuse Post says that Tho who
knows the Jingle OF sleigh bells and the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29

The ways and means committee of the
National house has commenced work on
the new tariff bill and all the classes
having campaign claims against the re-
publican party will please file their ac-
counts as soon a. possible
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29

Captain J. W. Cotirell. an oldtme dem
ocrat of Fort worth, IS a candidate 70
assistant sergeant AT arms.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29

Many OF tho vagaries OF Emperor WIN.
am OF Germany are being explained on
INC theory that he smokes an inordinato
number OF cigarettes. The excuse is worso
than tho vagaries.
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.oh. would I we's ~ 4
slghs .,r,,.mas ses.ss III I
ri III he al 81 claims SS'''''' ~ : ~
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John w. Robbins, member-elect from
Wilbarger. viii take special interest in
everything which affects the cattle indus.
try OF the State
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29

Cleveland has seldom prepared a public
actress longer than he could commit 10
memory.
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If the bayou is widencd and deepened
even by tho government, IT will cos.
houston considerable sum In one way
and another TO secure government action
HOW many citizens are ready to respond
TO any necessary dcmandsP
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South. would not 20 his length on the
tariff. He refused to let Crisp be elected
speaker of congress, unless Crisp would
assent to his full programme. and then
Crisp led the drastic anti-tariif bill,
through the house. Wilson, defeated be-
cause OF his anti-tariff exuberance. was
made postmaster general Carlisle and the
treasury were fully separated from the
senatorial party caucus.
The discovery of Olney at Buzzards Bay
became the new point of departure for
Cleveland.
As attorney general that minister put
down the Pullman rioters in Chicago with
"A part of the ku-kluX act. As secretary O,
state he enunciated the Monroe doctrine
over England in Venezuela,
Both these movements defeated what
ever aspirations Mr.. Cleveland might have
had for fourth nomination and a third
term.
The mugwumps separated from him on
the Venezuelan case. but he caught the re.
publican majority and Speaker Reeds con :
gress. Altgeld became his enemy In Illi-
nois.
The convention OF 1896 moved over and
occupied the silver and populst camps.
Having broken up every legislative leader
Of the democracy. Cleveland had left none
to inherit his ascendency.
lie helped to defeat Bryan. remained
away from Washington until near the else
ton, and as soon as congress assembled
he went far south on ducking trip.
He went to that region Aaron Burr vis-
tied after he killed Hamilton in 1904. the
swamp part OF South Carolina. Burr was
then the vice president.
The president cared so little for congress
or his pariy's continuation, or his citizen.
ship in New York that he went away be-
fore his Cuban message had been digested
and while the queen OF the Sandwich Is.
lands wA fastening TO see him. and his