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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
Where Women Are Wanted.

The Klondike is not the only region
where women are needed. In the great
Panhandle of Texas women are very
scarce, and there is room and employ
ment for them in that country, with
occasional husbands to be picked up at
random. A lawyer at Vernon, in the
Panhandle writes to the State Employ
ment Bureau, as follows:
please bill your next shipment for
THE Panhandle. We need servant girls
in this country right now worse than
any one thing you could mention. There
are places for twenty in this town this
morning L have been playing cook,
washerwoman, mllkmaid errand boy,
hostler, chambermasid and first assistant
nurse for five years, and practicing a
Ettle law as a side line, until 1 think 1
could use a half dozen servants at my
house alone. There are lots of other
poor married men in my fix all over this
Panhandle country. We don't care any,
thing about their age, looks, color or
previous condition of servftude. If they
can wash dishes, pick chickens and
them with open arms, references or no
references. Send them on"
1t Is remarkable that men and women
every locality. In very rare cases there
is an exception, and Vernon seems to be
one of the exceptions. But it will not
continue long. The lawyers bet lar will
hav wide circulation, and before many
days the population of the Texas town
will probably be increased by hundreds
of petticoated citizens.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
M6Npen
CROMATY'S CASE CONTINUED.
Three Waists Said Il Be Stolen Property We're
Recovered.

The case against Charles D. Cromaty,
charged with grand larceny from the
store house of Caheen Bros, was con-
Hhued until Thursday morning.
The articles at police headquarters are
three ladies' waists. One of these,
brown one has about two yards OF lace
on the 'front.'. This lace is said to CORE
spond with some that the firm lost.
Caheen Bros. do not identify the ar
ticles ait the station house as their prop
erty. "a
These gentlemen declined ITO discuss
the case further than to say they had
always placed implicit confidence I'm
Cromaty.
Cromaty, his wife and sister-in-law
visited The Age-Herald yesterday af-
ternoon.
.eWhen Officer Baker and Mr.. Alderman
came to my house." said Cromalty, "they
searched 1T thoroughly and failed to find
anything. Later Officer Hamilton re-
turned and asked for brown ladies'
waist which had some lace on it We
gave him that one and three others.
at was in 1.-THE habit of taking whatever
I wanted and having 1t charged to me.
I INTENDED having the thread, needles
and stays charged against me. 1 did
not intend to steal them. Two of the
waists sent to police headquarters be-
longed to my sister-in-law, who resides
with rs"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
A Serious Question,

High buildings will sooner or later
cause good dead of trouble. In New
York and Chicago, where the soil is
yielding, it is possible that in the near
future the pressure of millions of tons
of iron and granite may cause the earth
to give way, pushing outward into The
water. "A New York architect, writing
on the subject says:
The writer has maintained for some
time thai. the problems met in designing
foundations for our modern high build
ings are mora serious and ching
in their consequences than amy other
questions which arise in connection with
this work. Men who have given this
matter SERIOUS thought and study have
tried to impress their conclusions upon
others In the business and commercial
world, but without avail 1t us inevdta-
BILE thar the placing of an extraordinary
weight on a more or less yielding soil
Will have more or less effect on the
nelghbordng property.
You speak of the sarious effect of loads
of one tom per superficial foot, but there
are several cases whlsre more than
double this weight has been placed ON
the soil along some of our principal
streets, and the present law allows as
much as four tons per superficial foot.
1neTe Is IhD QueSUlpI Dul uuGI llHS oWH-
err of proper y adjoining such heavy
weights as these will encounter serious
difficulty when he comes to prepare his
foundations for similar loads, and that
1.-THE expense of so doing will be very
much I'M excess of what it otherwise
would have been, no mat Ter what kind of
foundations ne may use. 1t seems
strange that these we'll known facts
should not have more effect upon the
value of the a1joiring unimproved prop
critics, bur; the real estate world does
not seem to attach much Importance to
ut.
This opinion comes from an expert
Undoubtedly there lis something I'm mis-
suggestion HAT high building makes it
more difficult to excavate for a founda-
tlon, when the owner of the next lot
wants to build.
1t is very likely thar before long so
much trouble and expense will grow out
of these skyscrapers that they will be
abandoned. Fortunately, southern cities
are comparatively free from Them.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05

hey intend to Civ. their ballots to tl1zar
favorites among the male candidates It
wJll be regarded as a confession on their
part that women are not qualified for a
political LIE.
BETTER go back ito the good old way.
Let the men do THE rough laud undesir-
able work of Voting ARID running for
Office. The women, without the ballot,
can make their influence felt and do a
world of good for the right side. Good
women can lie power DIN politics without
ever leaving their fir.sid 5.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
Looking For Cinnamon.

San Diego, CAL, Dec 4.-The revenue
cutter Corwin unexpectedly went to Sea
last night. Her captain said she was
"going for a little cruise" She took Col
lecuor Firth with her. He, too was reti-
cent as to the purpose of the expedition
1t is the current opinion THAT ne has in
formatlon of an attempt to land Chinese
ait some point on the coast near here and
that the Corwinfs mission is to capture
whatever vessel may be caught attempt
ing to THUS violate the exclusion law.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
TOWN DEVASTATED
One Hundred and Ten Houses in Cuban Town
Destroyed by Fire.

Havana, Dec. 4.-News has been re-
ceived here of a terrible fire which 90
CURED at Juaraoo, a town of about 5000
inhabitants in this province. About Ito
houses were destroyed with nearly al
their contents. No accurate amount Of
line damage done can be made.
Hundreds of families have been RENDER
ed homeless and the situation at Juara-
CO Is very distressing. The fire orfginat-
ed On an accidenh
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
Bombs Cause Excitement.

Barcelona, Dec. 4.-Great excitement
was caused last evening in the village
of Monistrel, Catalonia, twenty-seven
miles northwest of this place, by the
expression Of four bombs. No damage
however, of any Importance was done,
and there were no casualties.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05

ia bltsh an empire of it's own it will do
we'll to consider Joe Pulitzer as the prop
er man for the job of emperor. That is
Joe's native country, and nothing short
of being boss will take him back.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05

The chances are Weyler will have more
trouble to pacifico SPANS queen regen1
than he did few poverty stricken in
s,Irgents.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05

There cam be no doubt that Richard
Croker is preparing to -enter the United
States senate. He has JOINED the New
York Athletic club and gone into train
ing
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05

When Jim Eckels, the boy wonder, re-
tires from the services of the govern
ment there will indeed be but a small
hole ITO fill by his successor.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05

Vienna and Prague furnish the latest
and most sensational Tale of Two Cities.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05

O-ngress will have to get along at the
opening as best 1t can without the peIr-
sonal supervisor of Mark Hanna
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05

Judge Coleman STILL refuses Ito allow
himself to- become in a paolficoed con-
dftion.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05

If congress wtll adjourn quickly all will
be forgiven and NO questions asked
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25
CITY BREvITIEs.

Miss Edith Vernon Habermehl years
old, daughter of NJ. T. Hahermehl OF
Lynchhnrg, died there yesterday at p. M.
Colonel r. ID. Westcott was stiu alive
at O'clock Yesterday afternoon at his
hccne AZ Cross Timhers, but very low and
with little hope OF his recovery
Justice Inn was taken three miles out
into the country yesterday 30 hold an in
quest upon n colored baby, and upon ar
r.ving there found the baby st,ll alive.
A representative of Cash & IMckel ar
rived on the Houston and Texas Central
tram last night with a party OF twenty
four gentlemen fran Kansas who Will
seek locations In this part OF the State. !
There are undelivered telegrams AT tns
Western Union telegraph office, III Main
street for T. O. Bales. Miss Minnie BUT
Ter. p. w. Murphy, J.. Fuller. Lulu Hem
derson, II, n, Stapp. r. s. Stephens and
George II. vable,
An alarm OF fire from box SIS at 2:ss YES
terday afternoon called the fire siensrt
ment to the corner OF Prairie ana Chene-
vert. where a small hole was burned in
the roof OF a cottage owned by Ben Cohen
and occupied by y. ]. Yates.
In referring to the old rirenens Char
liable association Of Houston thar siia
such valiant service duz{ng shs yeliow
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25
-----------------
Personal MENTION.


u. Egbert came up from Velasco yester-
day.
C. II. Gueringer is In the city from San
Antonio. f
Hon Joseph d. sayers of Bastrop is at
the Capitol.
Mrs. T, G, Ratclrf is visiting relatives
in Fort Worth.
Mr.. Herman Brown has returned from
the New York markets.
Mrs. j NJ. Berginnis left last night for
North Texas. where she goes TO join her
husband.
l.. s. Wood,lth postoffice inspector who
made some arrests In Galveston. left town
yesterday morning.
Miss c. =. sll of Blcomington, Ill. ar
rived in Houston yesterday. She comes
to teach IN the public schools.
w. c. Parker arrived in the city yes
teriay from Northern Alabama, where he
has been spending his vacation.
q. II. Turner of Palestine. general
Great Northern, Is at the Capitol.
Mrs. C. Dale and daughter OF Calves
ton, who are on their way to Hot Springs,
Ark, spent yesterday in the city.
Fred James of Columbus Louis Thu
beaux OF Affair and w. C. Belcher OF
AUSTIN are all registered at the Lawlor.
Mr.. G. A. Henry. well known young
attorney OF this city, left this week for
Chicago. whore he viii reside in future.
Miss Eun,ee Speed of the county clerks
office has returned from u delightful va
cation spent by the sad sea waves at
Galveston.
Miss Fannie Archer, daughter of DR.. W.
II. Archer, Lent yesterday morning for
Austin, where she will enter the State
university.
W. II. Haynes and wife left yesterday
for an extensive visit to the East. They
will VISIT New. York and number OF
points In Canada.
County Clerk Ed f. Dupree is able to
he out again after an Illness of several
days. He was cordially welcomed by his
friends when he appeared on the streets.
Oscar Reynaud. chief clerk at the SUPER
and West Texas. Is back from Marlin
where he has been quate sick for some
time.
w. S. Lamb of Freeport, Ill.,, arrived In
town yesterday. Mr.. Lamb is Il capital.
sst and Is here on a prospecting visit. as
he Is thinking of making investments in
Houston.
W. s. Lamb of Freeport, ILL.,: Mrs, j. T.
Anderson of Gaiesburg, ILL.,. and Mrs A.
T., Peterson of Orion, H.. came In over
the Central yesterday and are guests at
The Hutchins.
Dr. w. ID. Brauton OF the United States
marine hospital service arrived al the
Capitol hotel last evening from Aibu-
Querque, n. NJ. Or. Bratton Is en- route
to Port Arthur ITO inspect the quarantine
service.
| IL. III. BIssell, 10 Erie, Pa. Mrs. James
Curry. 70 Baltimore; w. b. Turner, 70
New York; Mrs. J. l.. Geiger, to Detroit,
| ard HAYNES and Wife, to New York; J.
L. Henley, to st. Louis, were amoag the
passengers OF the international and l;rea
Sorthern fast mail yesterday.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25
DR.. sWEARIN0EN KEPT BUSY.
He Is Flooded VI Teqrsms From All Houston Is Per-
fecx Sac and Free From Susniclous Cases

and stopped
with different throughout State where excmen.
Houston several
State
to local quarantine
In
quaninins
reached merchandise
disease out the
authorities
but said that there absolutely
officer
in
O
in
IS a
Holt n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25
SHOOTING sCRAPE.
THE ATTACHES OF A REsTAURANT
WEAR GRAND CENTRAL DEPOT
Bccome Involved In Row and Two
Men Arc wounded-Causc
and Results.

George Gary, six footed negro waiter
In the small restaurant few feet west OF
the Lawlor hotel. took four shots at Har-
ry Pernail. tho negro cook. about o'clock
last night. Two OF the bullets struck AL
bert Jennings. manager Of the place. and
one found Judgement In the shoulder Of
John Ferris. the negro dishwasher. Per-
nall escaped without a scratch.
Gary is IN jail charged with an assault
to murder. while Pernall is held for an
investigation.
Jennings and Ferris went to the Hous-
ton infrmary for surgical attention. Last
night the physicians were unable to To-
cate tho bullets In the former. One en-
tered the back under the left shoulder blade
and is supposed to be in the left lung.
The other entered the body under the
right arm. Both are considered quito Sc
rious. Ferris was not wounded badly. The
bullet, a 3S-calibre. entered the left Shout
der. causing flesh wound.
When Gary began shooting there were
several customers In the place and all Of
them ran for their lives. Jennings, pre-
ceded by Pernali and closely followed by
Ferris beat a hasty retreat. while Gary
kept up fusllade that startled every one
In that neighborhood.
Depot Officer Ilodgson walked into tho
place and found Gary standing behind the
counter. holding pistol. He delivered
1t to the officer ard acknowledged doing
the shooting. but claimed it was in self
defense. A meat cleayer laid behind tho
counter, which Gary said Pernall had
thrown at him.
II was at the Kitchen door talking 10
Pernal about tho cooking" said Gary.
"Hc was enraged and threw meat cleaver
at me. l ran into the restaurant, where
the pistol was laying and picking 1t up.
began shooting"
He did not know that he had shot Jen-
nings. and when told of II said it was acci-
dental.
reporter for The Post went to the
infrmary, where the wounded men lay, and
asked Pernall for a statement, lie said
that he had an order Of fish In the kitchen,
which Gary was dilatory In taking away.
When Mr.. Jennings complained about the
slowness OF the culinary force. Pernall
told him that the blame was with Gary.
With that Gary ran to a room, where he
kept pistol, returning in few minutes
cursing PernaIl The latter asked him not
TO shoot. but instead he let drive four
times, the bullets whzzing by the negro's
head as he ran There was n stampede
for the front door. Pernall leading, Jen-
nings and Ferris following
Pernall found the door first which prob
ably accounts for his net being hit by a
bullet He says ne threw the clcaver at
Gary to keep him from shooting. Gary
| en- the other hand says Pernall on various
occasions threatened to kill him. and he
brought tho pistol to the restaurant for
| defense,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25
ODD FELLOWS.
Sovereign Grand Lodge VIII Adj
journ Today


Springfield, H.. September 24.-The soy.
ereign grand lodge OF Odd Fellows held
three sessions today to clear UP the work
before adjournment tomorrow. A rssolu-
ton was passed after strong fight as
follows:
After January l, 1898. no grand or SUI
prreme body shall receive any credit for
old rituals destroyed or returned. hun
shall pay full price for all rituals fur
nished.
During the afternoon the body copsid-
cred the famous official receipt certificate.
number OF amendments were offered
and pending the discussion the lodge adj
1ourned for supper after which secret
session was held. Settlement OF the or
hcial receipt Is the most important uues-
ton 10 be considered Mt the session. At
the present the price Of the receipts Is So
per 100 and II Is proposed to lower 1t 10
so cents. Since the last session a wear
sgo there has been SO much dissatisfaction
among the lodges that many have not COM
piled with the law regarding the ofhcial
receipt.
There Is little doubt that the Rebek,,
ritual will be revised, as there has hssr
dissatisfaction. The Odd Fellows Intern,-
tionai press elected II C. Stevens To
peka. KAN. president, and J. w. BourIety
secretary and treasurer
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25
Il Minutes I'D Promhioatss Its First
Official BsIletla.
No CAUSE FOR ALARM IN HOUSTON.
Tale heller and Car Of Freight
From Cairo, ILL.,, 10 Quarantine.
DAMAGING REPOKTs sTAkrED.
antervfcws with DR.. Harrison ana
County Judge Dnrbcr-Deaumont
wants Quarantine Relaxed.

The special board Of health composed OF
prs. d. r. stuart, Urwitz Turner. Scott
and Eckart, held their first meeting yes
terday morning at the city council cham
Der. All were present except DE-. Turner.
Or. Stuart was made chairman.
The mayor explained to the members OF
the board that he had appointed them as
kind OF advisory board, that whatever they
suggested he would undertake to have done.
He thought tho people of the city, as Wen
rs those Of the Interior would DO better
satisfied. when they knew that the city'd
health was being guarded by men VINO had
had experience in epidemics He said that
their authority wEs absolute, and II the
city ordinances now In force were not Euf-
ficlent to give them what authority they
wanted he would Mt any time call special
meeting OF the council to confer upon them
such authority as they desired.
Drs. Scott and urwaz were appointed u
committee to draft rules for tho govern
ment OF the board.
Ii was decided to esue daily bulletins
and To request In the carrying cut OF this
idea tbs CO operation of eupry practicinB
physician In Houston 10 report 10 taem
every case Of sickness OF susp'cio char
acter coming under his observation. This
request, 1t was contended, was made man-
datory by an ordinance reeSirlnS the i'm
mediate reporting to The board OF health
OF every Infectious or contagious disease
with penalty OF $50 fine attached for u
Violation OF the ordinance.
A night session o. the board was held
at Or. stuarts office. at which bulletin
Was Issued. which appears elsewhere in
this issuc OF The Post.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25

trafficking in health certificates lis not
stopped. and n more rigid quarantine
against infected places preserved. We VIII
not recognize any moro certificates from
Houston.
II was told by a gentleman who came
to Houston from beaumont the day OF the
death at the latter place. that he told the
people at tho quarantine station that the
whole trainload OF people ought to De GUAR
antined. especially as two on board were
boarding In tho house where the boy died
at the time OF HIS death. This Was lot
done, however, because the quarantine
against Beaumont had not then been de-
clarcd
Eyes; il Houston doesn't want to be
quarantined against. she must preserve q
strict quarantine against MI infected
points"
Tho Judge says that tho Gotten crop In
Wharton county vii, be about two thirds
Of crop; as the cool weather has de-
stroyed any hope of top or late crop.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25
WHY WHARTON COUNTY
sent an Investigating Committee 1,
Houston.

Houston.
Judge j. G., Bsrbce. county Judge OF
Wharton county. who, with DR.. Bat Smith.
was sent by the people Of his county to
investigate Houston's sanitary condition
and the rumors sent abroad OF yellow fever
being here. In conversation with a Pos, re-
porter talked freely about his mission. The
Judge said,
The people Of my county became terr,-
bly, alarmed by che thing. and decided Ia
Immediately quarantine against Houston.
That one thing came about In this way.
MI. Fac Taylor OF Taylor Bros. OF Wharf
ton, planters, carried out from Houston TO
Wharton lot OF cotton plckcrs and bought
their health certificates at the depot for
= dollar apiece. when he bought their
tickets. Tho certificates wore signed In
blank and sold by the ticket agent. Mr.,
Simmons
II called on Mr.. Simmons ana asked him
y he had any health certificates for sale.
Ho said no, but that he would have some
In the morning.
"Of course. when our people heard that
that was the way yo, were running YOUR
quarantine. they went Wild; and insisted
on Immediately quarsntining against Hous-
ton, but were finally persuaded to allow
an Investigation drst.
II am satisfied tlsst there Il no necessity
ftr Quanntinfng against Houston but do
think there will be great danger 4 this
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25
THE FIRST BULLETIN
By the Special Board of 1ealtfNo Yellow Fever Any.
thing that Resembles it in Houston

their night special board health
engph to
vicinity and that
nous fashood
agous disease
J. TO n
mdatcy The OF
under
being contagious
o late
q of
clean possible viz removing
therefom their stables
otn possible to
We pledge ourselves to keep tho public
tho public health
withhold the public regarding
T.. STUART, NJ. Z.
o
MAX URWITZ, I,
J. w. Nj.
r. G. TURNER NJ. D..
of Boardo Of Health
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25
Low VACATION RATES

the Queen and Crescent will sell e.cnr
SION tickets at low rates to the mountain,
to September 30, Inclusive w,,h t,na,
limit October 81. 1897. na'
Tho Queen and Crescent route offer. =,
tourists th's year the most perfect train
service and appointments ever offered tha
southern travelling public. Through pulls
man sleepers Of the finest pattern.
Apply to your nearegt Queen and cra.-
cent ticket agent for rates and full infor.
u'ation' A. #. Barnett,
O. =. A.. New Orleans. L.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25

foyer epidemic OF 1867. the names OF BIZ.
Williams and A. a. B,insmade. both OF
whom still live IN Houston, were unlnten-
tionally omitted. Mr.. Williams was vice
president of the association.
The remains of Biddy Wren. an old col
cred woman, said to have been JIG years
FOR interment. She died at Richmond
Texas. but had formerly lived here, where
her living progeny extends oyer, several
generations. Her youngest child IS nv
ing In Houston. and he has grandch-ioreh'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25
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