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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-18
ENTRY CARD

The public comfort COMMITTEES u n
completed by Chairman J. R, WaGi0uf
lows:
Mrs. NJ. Foster, Mrs. ]. A. HuM {
]. T. Lockman. Mrs. N. c. Manmt
]. P. Du Val. Mrs. j. w. vosbuI NJ
s. Hefferman, Mrs. Charles H, Pesue /
DR.. e. N. Gray, Mr.. William r. ~
Mr.. John Clay, Mrs. R. B. WOOD H.
Lyons, Mrs. r. l.. Jones. M. ~
Disson, Mr.. Hadly Franklin, u. I
Burroughs.
The committee on awards CONCLUDED
work yesterday with very volunlns
port, which will form the ccnstss
twenty page catalogue.
Hearne, Texas, November IN
Rookie yesterday received no1N
had been appointed chairman z
bacco committee from thu H.
county for the Fruit, Flower 90 N
Festival to be held at Houston ~
to II. AS yet Mr.. Rookie ~ =
lined his plans nor given out n9na
committee. ~ x n n N,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-18

Mr.. ]. G.. Funston, aged 81 years, died
yesterday morning at O'Clock. The fun
eral will take place at o'clock this at
ternoon from the residence, % Stanley
street. The interment will be made in the
German cemetery and friends and ac-
Quaintances are invited to attend. For
twenty five years past the deceased had
been employed in the Houston and Texas
Central railway shops. He leaves no other
relatives than wife.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-18
THE DEATH ROLL.

Mrs. Elizabeth A. Craven. late Of Corpus
Christi, died yesterday morning at 1890
a. m. at the home OF her daughter, Mrs.
J. p. Markham, 2715 JACKSON street. aged
SO years. The body was embalined by West
heimer Bros. pending the arrival Of friends
for the funeral.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-18


As to the revenue, the city is now pay
Ing private corporation $40 per light per
annum for about 200 lights, or an aggregate
Of about s2i 900 per annum,
the experience Of other cities taken
upon an average Axes the cost at which
1000 candle power arc lights can be fur
nshed with fair profit at s5s per light
per annum. Houston now pays $4,000 for
200 lights. All admit that the number OF
nights now used In Houston is absolutely
inadequate to properly lighting the city.
With the city owning its own plant tho
number OF street lights could be increased
70 800 at total cost OF si7.4oo. which
y saving Of $4,000 per annuni upon the
amount now paid for 200 lights.
Upon tho basis Of 5Qo-aic light plant.
.nis would leave. provided the plant were
run TO ia full capacity. 200 lights for com
mercial purposes. which al sSS per light
PET annum. would give the city an addi.
uGnM revenue from arc lishts OF Sio,6 600
Hesenus from say looo out Of the 5000
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-18

sachet Powders-caprice. Cashmere Ro,-
Suet, iris, Pesu D'Espagne. Wood viojss
Stepnanotas. Tea Rose. White Roae' e,c
kiesiing's Drug Store. so: Main streets ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-18

incandescent lamps of sixteen candle power
each. averaging four hours per night.
taken throughout the year, or 10000 lamps
per night by 1855 nights per year would be
$50, 600 lamp hours per year, at l cent per
lamp hour s5S.400
Thus we have a total revenue to the
city OF $4,000 in addition to The saving OF
$4,000 upon the amount now paid for lights.
Deducting from this profit the s3l 1875
cost OF operating the plant and $4,000 inter
est on the bonds would leave the city
net profit of 1872 sos per annum,
The most frequent objection raised by
those who appear to be opposed to the
municipal ownership OF an electric light
plant is that It will be dominated by poll
tics and thus be made n political machine.
Mayor Rice's Idea upon this subject Is
that tho light plant, should one be deter
mined upon by the vote of the people, be
placed under the management of board
to be known as the light commissioners.
who shall be selected outside OF the coun-
ell Just az are he school trustees, and who
can just as successfully keep the light
plant out OF politics as the school board
keeps the public schools out OF politics.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-18

BUY your Sachet Pcwdeu at Kiesllpr,.
Drug Store, so2 Main, All the latest odar.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-18

Mr.. Edgar f. Shone. late sovereign OF
the Woodmen Of the World. died at Dallas
on November 16 1897. aged 81 years The
remains were shipped to Houston and were
met at the train by Black Jack camp No
81, Woodmen OF the World. The funeral
will take place at the reelde2ce OF his
parents on Harrisburg road at 1880 o'clock
this morning, the body leaving Westheimer
Bros. at 10 a. m. The funeral will be under
the auspices OF the Woodmen Of the World
The interment will be made in Evergreen
cemetery. All friends are invited and the
Woodmen OF the World are requested to
meet at knights OF Ply HAS ham. Burns
building. in time to attend the funeral of
their deceased sovereign.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-18

Colonel Hill is an old veteran and has
the distinguished honor Of being one OF the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-18

Mrs. Georgia Garvey died Tuesday evNn-
Ing at o'clock after prolonged illness at
her residence. corner OF Tuam and Bagby
streets The deceased had been n resident
OF this city about Ave years having come
here from Richmond. In Fort Bend county
She was the widow OF Sheriff Caryey. who
was killed on the streets OF Richmond dur
ing The Jaybird- Weodpecker troubles. The
remains We're prepared by Wall & Stable.
the undertakers, and shipped to Richmond
for intermsnt. The funeral took place from
the train. and large concourse OF people
followed the remains to their last resting
place.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-18
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
icfric Light plant VIII Prove Profitable
/ to Houston.
And Be . Source
Of Revenue to
the City.


much higher than the price Tor aImilas
services ID other cities In Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-18

The annual operating expense OF such
q plant as is described in the above esti-
mate would be as follows:
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

THE republican party swept the
country on platform which declared
for protection quite as strongly as for
sound money. 1t not only has the
moral right, but rests under moral
obligation, to fulfill its premises. 1t
has been put in power to maintain the
integrity of the currency, to pass ade-
uuate revenue laws and TO protect
American industries. II 1t fails to dc
these things it will disappoint
an expectant nation and prove
false to the trust reposed in it, But 1t
will not fail. 1t will do what it prom
ised to do, and what it was hidden to do
by the vast maiority of our citizenship.
The duty of the hour is plain. From
no point Of view would the republican
party be justified in evading that duty
or shrinking from the full performance
thereof. Democrat and
Chronicle.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15
RICHARD OLNEY.

disburse all public moneys. Spain to
be debarred from all share in the re-
venue of the island and all interference
in elections held on the island. In fact,
the scheme went to the extreme point
of empowering Cuba to levy a tariff in
her own favor against exports from
Spain sent to the island. The CubaL
attitude towards Spain was to be en-
tirelv one of independence. except on
the one matter, that Cuba was to re-
main in name a Spanish province. If
in negotiating a peace Secretary Oh
ney could induce the Cubans to pay
Spain a sum, something in the neigh
borhood OF a hundred million, it would
be done. This might be brought about
by Cuban bond issue, and the United
States would in fashion stand sponsor
for the bonds
The Spanish government has notified
Minister Deputy de Lone that it would
accept Mr.. Olney's proposition.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15
AYERS PILLS Promote Good Digest

No business man can afford not sto
advertise. The newspaper tells at the
fireside to its evening circle, the merits
of your wares and merchandise. if you
are wise enough to employ it to speak
for you. 1t never is neglected, never
goes unheeded, never speaks to inatten-
it never tires; it is always a welcome
visitor and meets a hearty reception.
1t speaks when the day is done, wher
cares vanish, when the mind, at peace
and at rest, is in its most receptive
mood. Then it is that its story is told
and all who read treasure what it says
and are influenced to go where il
directs, for the things of which it speaks
-EaO le
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15
Increase of Trade.

The Mexican Herald calls attention
to the gratifying fact that while the
internal activity of the country, as
manifested in augmenting traffic re
ceipts on the railways is much greater
than in former years, so also is the
coasting trade on both shores of the re-
public. The number of the sailing YES
sells engaged in the cOas wise trade (be-
tween limited number of ports in
1895 was 1896 against 1868 in 1894, and
of steamers 1896 against S9S. These
figures refer to the aggregate mum Der
of the crafts entering the ports, and
are taken from the official statement of
Mr.. Lionel Garden, her British males
tvs consul, and refer only to the ports
in his consular district. 1t may be
added that the number of steamers
touching at Tampico in 1885 was 327,
with a tonnage of 1876, 1877, against 29S.
with 1923, SOC tons in the preceding year
The sailing vessels fell off from fifty
eight clearances in 1894 to forty-seven
in 1895, but the grand total of clearan-
ces, steam and sail. from Tampico in
1898 was 314 with a tonnage of 50S, 43S.
against the year before 356 with 456,-
236 tons.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

IN Georgia the trusts have seen the
handwriting on the wall and are ac-
cepting the situation. The legislature
of that state has acted on the sugges-
ton in President Cleveland's last mes
sage and passed a law declaring unlaw-
full and void all combinations made to
lessen free competition or control the
price of products by the trust system.
1t is announced that the Georgia trusts
in tobacco, potash, snuff, coffee and
matches have notified their customers
and agents that the new law has ended
their contracts, and that their prices
hereafter will be governed by the open
market. The Georgia law was signed
by the governor December %, and the
promptness with which the trusts have
recognized the wisdom of obey1ng 1t, Is
a lesson that will not be lost on other
states.-San Francisco Chronicle,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15
A Wholesale Petition.

A dispatch says that while the house
of representative is considering the
Cuban Independence, q delegation OF
men from New York, headed by Frank
Mayo, ex-president of the Friends OF
Cuba, will present q monster petition
in favor Of the resolution. Sixty thous-
and petitions were sent out, nearly all
of which have been rcturned with more
than Co., geo signatures. Among the
signatures may be found those of near
ly all the members of the legisl atures
Of nearly every state in the union. The
petition has also been signed by the
board Of aldermen of this city. The
petition will be wound on roller or
wheel made for the purpose so it may
be readily drawn out and the names
counted. 1t is designed like the pilot
wheel of q ship and stands about four
feet high and surmounted with gold.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

Ocean cables are aristocratic things.
They require thirty seven specially
constructed steamers to keep them in
repair. The queer thing about it is
that when the cable breaks, the operat-
ors on shore can tell within few feet
Of where the break is. a steamer is
kept on either side of the Atlantic for
the Atlantic cable and when break
comes, the steamer nearest the break
is notified. Those in charge know ex-
actly the latitude and longitude of the
break, and the depth OF water: and the
thing is picked up and repaired, just as
the electrician goes to any part of the
city where he is telephoned for, and
repairs the wire that gives tone to the
door-bell.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15
CHEAP TALK.

This would be very good time for
Mr.. Bryan and his fool organs to give
the country a rest from their calamity
bowling. Bryan in speech two or
three nights ago said: The republi-
cans have promised to restore normal
conditions. What they may do here
after remains to be seen, but 1t is
evident that they have thus far failed
to bring relief to the people," This
characteristic bit of idiocy is echoed
in some shape or other every day by
some Of Bryan's papers. y stupid Pop
organ in this town deals out the same
variety of lunacy in almost every
is sue. The Bryanite takers and writ
ers apparently think that the people
who smashed Organism altered the
constitution and statutes at the same
time so as to make the presidential and
congressional term begin in November
or December instead of March. Not
much attention is paid to the rawlings
of Bryan or of the corporal's guard of
Bourbon malcontents who cling to him
now, but, as far as it goes, the slight
influence which they are still able to
exert is, Of course, distinctively vi
Democrat.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

The 32nd legislative assembly of the
territory of New Mexico will convene
in the city of Santa Fe on next Monday
morning at II o'clock. 1t will be com
posed of a council OF twelve members
and house of twenty members
After the mem bers are sworn in each
house selects its own presiding officer
and such subordinate officers as are
authorized by the federal statutes.
Under the new law each house will be
entitled to u chief clerk, enrolling and
engrossing clerk, a sergeant alarms
and doorkeeper. a messenger, u watch
man, an interpreter and a translator.
No other employees are permitted.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

a method of depressing the spit
ting habit, against which they are now
making crusade in Baltimore. is
suggested by Baltimore woman. This
is her plan: whenever a male pas
senger on q street car begins to expec-
torate let every woman aboard just
look steadily at him. There need be
no special severity expressed by the
look, nor an excess of indignation or
rebuke, for too much feeling shown in
glance, ajf the guilty fellow were
inclined to be coarse, might subject one
to an insulting remark. But each
female face should wear Il well bred air
of offended delicacy and surprise. here
is not d woman out of ten in this city, L
will venture to assert, who will not
understand how to express all these
emotions in a single look and not override
il ;;
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

BUT four years of democratic blum
dering have depleted the vitality OF
manufacturing and agricultural inter
ests of this country, and have strength
ened those of foreign nations, and have
added at least $3.50, 900, 900 to the public
debt 1t is doubtful if adequate
protection now can be afforded by
much less than the average-we do not
mean the detail-of the Mckinley bill.
But one thing is certain: The next
tariff will be framed after all parties
to be affected by it have been given a
fair hearing. 1t will be a tariff to
meet the needs of the people, as eX-
pressed by representatives of the
people. 1t will be a peoples BILL
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Rail
way cOmpany-Iti is automatically re
ported that this company will eXterd
its road from Mesa City to Globe. a
railroad to Globe has been a Ion g-felt
want, and is of the greatest Importance
to the welfare of the camp ana surrOun-
dings. Globe at present uses 60 tons OF
coke and coal daily, and when the
United Globe company's smelters start
up, as well as the Black Warrior and
Continental ompanies, it will then be
not less than $50 tons. Everything in
Globe and surrounding camps now
comes in by Wagon from Geronimo
Eng. q Min. journal.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15
Our Costly Fee system.

The laws of New Mexico provide for
enormous fees ior shorthand writer's
typewriters, etc. While in any large
city first-class stenographer and type
writer may be had at from SIS to S15 per
week, this bankrupt county pays from
So to SO per day for the same work.
The coming session of the general as
sembly can do nothing more worthy
than repeal all laws connected with in
terpreters, stenOgraphers and other
Ieeches, and leave the responsibility of
making the price on such work with
the courts, county boards and other
bodies which have the payment to
make for the service. That the law
should compel the payment of SO for
two days work for the county is unjust
Eddy Argus.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

just full of Improvements Pier
ce's Pleasant Pellets. TO begin with,
they're the smallest, and the easiest to
take. They're tiny, sugar coated,
anti-bilious granules, scarcely larger
than mustard seeds. Every child is
ready for them. Then after they're
taken, instead of disturbing and shock
ing the system, they act in a mild, easy
and natural way. There's no chance
for any reaction afterward. Their
help lasts. Constipation, indigestion,
bilious attacks, sick or bilious head
aches, and all arrangements Of the
liver, stomach, and bowels are
promptly relieved and permanently
cured.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15
ACCEPTS INTERVENTION.
Spain Willing to Grant Home rule to
Cuba.

The New York Journal prints the
following dispatch from Madrid:
Prime Minister del Castillo. has
definitely accepted secretary of
state Olney's proffer of Amer
lean intervention, as well as the terms
which President Cleveland and Mr..
Oluey prescribe as the price for their
interference and the use of their pre-
negatives in attempting TO bring about
a state of peace in the island of Cuba
The conditions. L am able to state, upon
the highest authority, mean perfect
and complete autonomy for Cuba.
| can state with absolute know edge of
the facts that they provide for home
rule for Cuba as thorough as Canada
under the British North American act
enjoys. In brief, they are: Cuba to
govern itself. To collect all taxes, to
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

NM. CLEvELAND'S idea of tariff is
inst exactly such an idea as, whenever
tried, has swamped the country. aud
just such as will swamp the country
every time it is tried until labor is as
cheap in America as it is beyond the
sea.-Salt Lake Tribune.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

On the Santa F'e road, car was run
through Pueblo, the other day, which
was lighted by electricity created by a
belt from the axles, and it makes enough
light to last twelve hours after the car
has stopped
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

ache, Electric Bitters has l nroyc5 TO q" Eo
the very best. 1t affects a permanent
cure and the most dreaded habitual
sick headaches Yield to its influence
We urge all who are afflicted to pro-
cure bottle and give this remedy Il
fair trial. Ia case of habitnal cousti-
patton Electric Bittcr5 cures by giving
the needed tone to the bowels, and few
cases long resist the use of this mcdi-
cine. Try it once. Fifty cents and 81
at w. A. Irwin. & Co.'S, Wholesale and
retail drug store, FL PasO.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

Not a few who read what Mr.. Robert
ROWS, of Hollands, Va, has to say
below. will rememb Der their own expcr-
fence under like circumstances: Last
winter had la grippe which left me in
& Low stale OF health. / tried numerous
remedies, none OF which did me any
good, until | was induced to try bottle
of Cham berlain's Cough Remedy. The
first bottle of it SO far r. lieved me that
l was enabled to attend to my work
and the second bottle effected cure -
For sale at p and 80 cents per bottle
by all druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

The Austin Evening News publishes
the following: The University foot
ball team, or those members of the
team who played a game in the City of
Mexico on Sunday during the holidays,
have been reprimanded by the faculty
and notified that their future aspira.
tions relating to the gridiron must
cease. and they would not be allowed
to play foot ball while students Of the
University"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

A SPANISH writer in a Hav ana paper
says it would be easy to land a big
Spanish force in Florida and march it
up through the southern states to
northern cities. The gentleman is
calculating little too literally upon
Secretary Olney's friendship. Itwould
hardly reach to quite that extent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

The old canal which was constructed
many years ago, between the City OF
Mexico and TuXpaIn, at great expense,
is TO be cleared and dredged and open
has d concession for operating the
enterprise. The canal passes through
a country rich in dye woods and native
tropical products, which will be
brought in boats and exported to the
United States and Europe.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

The medical authorities of Ogdens-
burg, N. Y, report that in recent
epidemic of diptheria seventythree
cases were treated with antitOXin, and
only two were fatal. 1t is not easy to
holdout against accommodating testimo-
ny like this.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15
ADVERTISING RATES.

Rates or advertising In the Dally OF w eehiy
edition made known on application at Ihe
publication office. Or ring up telephone num-
Der 115 and representative of the business
department viii call and quote prices ana
Contract for space.
Locals 10 cents per line In every instance
for first insertion, and cents per line for each
additional insertion.
Legal notices of every description u per
nch each insertion.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

The question of injury to the eyes
from electric lights being prominently
discussed by scientists, oculists and
laymeu throughout the country. While
opinions widely differ as to the ulti-
mate injury likely 70 result from the
rapidly increasing use of electricity,
the consensus Of opinion is that light
from uncovered or uncolored globes is
working damage to the eyesig hit of hu-
mainly.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

J. B. McCollagh, late editor of the
Globe-Democrat, left an estate valued
at $2lO, 900, besides mining stock at the
face value of $40, 000, 600, supposed to
be practically worthless
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

The Dallas News is pardona bly, proud
of the large earnings Of the postof1i5e of
its city, the excess above expenses be-
ing more than SOS, 900. The total receipts
we're Sl42, 96S as against Sl39, 600 in
1895.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

Gov. ALTGELD now goes out and the
good people of Illinois will proceed to
refill their penitentiary, says the Dallas
News.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

The number OF unknown suicides in
Gotham is something appalling. 1t
seems people either come here to die
or the coroner's Investigations are
singuIarly lax. The latest, woman,
was found asphyxiated in room in
West Twenty Fifth street. her pug dog
in her arms, also dead. a tribute to
the n2nentity of man or woman here is
the corOner's remark that he hoped to
identify the body-through the pet
dOg.-New York correspondence.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-15

Wisconsin will turn cut this season
$4,000 barrels of beet sugar. While
this is not very large quantity. it
demonstrates that the state is suited to
the sugar beet, and that as good sugar
can be made there as in Germany or
France.