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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-31
TEXAS SOCIETY.
GONZALES.

The Methodist ladies OF this city have
In contemplation, the erection OF n hand
some brick church on the old site and TO
that end have already raised several thou
sand dollars. Last night al Kleine's opera
house they gave the hrst Of series OF en-
terianmepts for the purpose of increasing
their building fund Tho participants last
night were made IN OF local talent. the
house was packed and an enjoyable even
Ing was spent. They realized handsome
purse and are much pleased with the be-
ginning. These good people are workers
and it will be but short time until they
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s1Inr At TILE UMPIRE.

AT a negro ball game at Forty second
and Broadway this afternoon the umpire
made a bad decision. Somebody suggested
that he be killed. A gun was sent for. 1t
was not used by the man wnn proifered
the request, but the indignant messenger
took four shots at the autocrat of the dla-
mond one of them burned his shirt. The
shootst is at large.
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CnIumbus Hiph schooI.

Columbus, Texas, May 29,--The com
mencement exercises OF the Columbus Hugh
school were held last night at staffort's
opera house. The graduates were Misses
Hattie Use, Jottie McCanc. Mary Towel,
Annie MeCane, Lillian Leeseman, Mcssrs'
Ihos' g. binkley, John G. logue ana
L. steiner, The vaedic'ory was delivered
ey Mss Liilien i:eeseman snd the Statutory
by Miss Annie Mahon The presentation
Of the diplomas was made bv MAJOR Il. r.
Elrod ~
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NOTES.

\ white man smashed French plate
LOOKING CESS over his wlfe's head this
evening, injuring her seriously. He is at
large,
Mrs Chris Warner who took an overdose
81 laudanum Friday evening. uiai at the
sealy hospital at 2 o'clock this morning.
Her remains We're buried without an in
quest being held. The coroner will inves-
icate
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Port ~ sabine pnss.

Sabine Pass, Texas. May 20. Sailed
United States revenue cutter Galveston,
Tor Galveston; schooner Mary Sanford
Ksntledse;, for Tampico; schooner Mary.
Eiehlbarh, for Laguna.
Arriyed--Bark Gemtoria (Italian). Oneto.
from Genoa
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-31

wasahaohie. Texas Nay d Improve.
ment IN sIdewalss Sc noticeable since
Marshal Watson issued an order TO cut The
grass.
The equalization hoard has raised ta-
taxable value OF property IN W4xAhsclia
sSs.aiG ever tbs laAt assrsfIaeat-
Mr. ]. II Evans has returned from
orangeburf :. He says Tcxas needs
cotton factories. that tine people hack ia
the old Statcs arr pushing she-i and N.N
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Cornns Christi echnnIs

Corpus Christi Texas, May IS. Tonight
large crowd assembled at Market hail
TO witness the commencement exercises q,
the Corpus Christi High chool. Tho ,,r.,
uaslnS class consisted Of Olga swanson
p p,euehe Laush'on ella neynon, RUBY
Msss eeorga spangler, Mamie DaCnn,.
ara Pearl Riggs n Russell saws aN Nv NV >
wa Il Norris. Walter S. Hasssl AIN.
amer We'll. John Lawrence.
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GAINESVILLE.

large audience assembled n, the oper,
house Wednesday night to witness the per-
fornanoe ~ the Female Mnstrcls." given
by twenty live society ladies'. far the henc-
~ OF the orphans home, 1t IVES the finest
amateur entertainment ever given In
the city and WAS success. Financially
and otherwise.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-31

Temple, Texas. May 90 in tho cortest
for the Jones gold medal for The best
oratory in the High schools OF TEMPLE.
which took place at the Auditorium YES.
terday afternoon, the first place for the
boys Was awarded to Mr., Thomas nlan.
Willis. "'"'' io'"
The graduating exercises took nlaro in
the Auditorium last night in the pressnca
OF large audience. 'es''oo
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FROM The STATE CAPITAL.
Mr.. Camphsll's Nsme Is NOs Goa
sidered Politically,
FEE BILL QUESTION IS VERY MIXED
Minority VIII work 10 Defeat Any
Lcgislation on That linc--Nc
Anticipating Message.
&c BILL QUESTION IS VERY MINED

Austin Texas. Mar S2.-N s Nos&cSA14@
that those who have been sseeVA2e a. tAc
Twenty fifth legislature for failing 70 pass
q eouple o. platform demands arc nos ~
toicing over Speaker nAshasiis rali5e 6
last Friday which WILL pFsyeai 725nsresoa
of the game Whereby the tnoS: important
o. said demands was prevented .rasa reach
,nr the final passage siege a. fAs regular
session. Ii was 10: ~ be cxpeeted, hoW-
ever. tia, ;he professional h,okess vaai2
approve Of snyth.ug that wlil 3ssEiye tAeaa
Of food fo- criticism
Now that the wonder caused ~ she res!g
nation Of T M CampAe2a as general snaR9'
ger Of the International and Gsea' NoTta>ra
u wearing away With ;srae Speculation =
q. work In an e5n-, 10 locAis Aim to5 ;as
future. Tho favoEi,e guess seems 10 De
that he will nnier the paiiii7Al arena sad
his naule is helRg mentioned IN ooaae<.&eA
with railroad ccUrtSslo1Qrslip
AT Judge Hurt shoula iske notion 20
run for governor nert year be would 1na&'
the race Interesting e. tie balance % he
boys" IS the opinion q oao d the G1ost
prominent members Of tie eenate.
!: is ip'luated iha re Drew oeoupatioa
tax blu Is SO in'mi1eu. danger OF be.as We
toed by the governor. a. j, in effect legal
izps the fire insurance tins; ~ imposing 4
tax nrpn reHtismcn 1oinr business afie7
the manner ~ Mt Jaloptrs q Dallas, Aan
Is the rtpuie3 head and .Von; * SAID 44lesea
trust.
The Preele7 uniform system at a6hool ,sy'
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sccaTS sse tasas TO complete ;Ais hne edt-
fct 70 tsp dedicated 10 good teaching.
The Misses MRvNsick 81 Ssa Antonio.
daughters q. tseSsec Saa .AlAert Maverick
are spesd.nS several 1ass VITA Mrs. J. &
fo5ss
Miss IaSh Haaley q DNworih Is cues;
c! Mrs J r KenrG-,
Several weddings are Announced 20 take
tlaan aMr.1e tho raNi teN v exks-
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PERSONALS.

Among the visitors today were b. F.
Bonner OF Houston, w. w. Miller and wife
of Fort Worth. 4, J. Kuykendall and wife
of Houston. Miss Sadie Rosepfeld of Hous-
ION. Miss j. Harrison. Miss Sadie Harrison
and Mr. and Mrs. Il T. Harrison of Bren-
ham, Miss Rosa Hill and Miss Dealil Hi
of Cisco, b. b. uill and Charles kor'o OF
Betiville and Miss Doss and II. Grole Of
Bronham.
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Mlssss Myrnc ara E.ue Wright are via
iins Searey Ark. where Alss Myrtle viii
represent her graduating class At the clos
ing exereite. % rho college. in that city.
NJ, ~ e. ssslsu . ngF s's ,St
wecs.
Mrs n. y. kuaerHon and daughter arc
visiting Ia Grvvf county Shis week.
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r, ~, rour ChiIdrcn From Dead

Glenrose, Texas, May s.-foa ~. ~
children in attempting to cross 'As I'd &,
,otav we're washed down, but vtis " Y
NV v Young man. Tote Layendoun W !,
swan to the center OF tas s Il ,rou, Wv,
cecded finally in rescuins a'l l,v 40 nj
grave. They were carried '0A'
down stream.
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,90eho'' Texas May so.-Tho city -,doa
sy ,o NO l. closed the session of ises o.
WIN appropriate exercises al thu on.
iar"a rliaay night. The audience ~ 40
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-31

! Carolina was named. Auothcr uncle was
| the American scaersi who tcmmalded the
/ colonial troops at the battle Of klag 5
mountain. Three ether near kinsmen were
| DISTINGUISHED Confederate generals in the
| late war and one OF them is COW con-
| gresham from the Stale OF Alabama. Her
Whole family figured ccasp! clnusN III the
| Evolutionary war. the var OF lSl2 aud
tho late civil war and we're en- nuslasuc
wings from the earlics; times until the
political uphcaNal which swAllowN up
that party, s;gce which time thty Lave
/ been ardent democrats. For forty-two
Yeas she WIS = consistent member OF the
/ Episcopal church. Thirty one children and
grandchildren were present az the ohse-
quies yesterday. She was the mother Of
six sons and one daughter four OF whom
reside IN Mckinney. enc IS serving MS
fIiih term as county judse, another is
a prominent attorney. & third son living
There IS leading merchant while the
/ daueAicr Is also the wife of : FRO uihcnt
Mckinney merchant. The other sons are
n. y. Alternately u Ecyso City. Texas;
j. Z. Alternately OF Miss s,ippi and :. l.
Alternately Of Southern Texas,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1cNss, May Is.
Our whole city mourns the loss OF one
ct her NEST honored citizens William Nr-
buckle. who died in Galveston yesterday
from the effects OF an operation FOR cancer
in the throat. \ number az his friends
lett last night for Galveston 90 accompany
The remains 70 ;h's place, where 'hay VIII
be inferred tomorrow a. 1880.
MISUNDERSTANDING TEXAS May q.
Rosie Edwards the : months Old child
~ MIR. and Mrs / +. Edwards. died Mon
day night and was buried Tue, day
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'llea' AZ the ian1lF res'Hh.' j." w., W.. n
az -" ,. M ihntS""!' MS, ESQ,
o. Marhham' wife Of l. NA'HNt.n'
Funeral services were held ~ INC 'le,no-
dist church Friday AZ : D. m-, Aver y" "a, I'm
the remains were laid - res; m M cUy
larsc family of children 20 modFn her loss'
la#s
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-21
ARIZONA HORSES CHEAP.
Owners of Some Would Be Glad to
Give Them Away.

Phoenix, Ariz.. Aug. 21.-Range po-
MES are selling in Arizona at 81 head.
This is the price paid by Hicks & Brig
ham, cattlemen of Tempe, Ariz., and
Denver for 300 head now being gather
ed in the range north of Phoenix.
The ponies are not to be made into
beef after the mode in Oregon, but are
to be put pasture in the Salt River
valley and fattened and broken to sad
die, as a speculation. This is the sec
ond bunch of range animals to be
brought into the valley. The first herd,
purchased at a somewhat higher price
than paid by Hicks S& Brigham, were
brought to Measa several months ago
Not over half of them have been
tanned.
OF six, mounted by cowboys a few
days ago, three were killed in the
breaking. There are yet reported to be
several thousand ponies running prac-
tically wild. in Yavapai county. Many
have not even been branded. They
are nuisance on the range and hard
er to catch than deer, and the owners
manifest willingness to give them
away if they cannot be disposed of
otherwise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-21
DISCUSS THEOSOPHY.
Ministerial Union in San Francisco
Takes Up the Question.

San Francisco, Aug. 21.-Rev. Mr..
Thomas of HOLSTER was the only Wis
itor introduced at the meeting of the
Presbyterian Ministerial Union yester-
day.
Rev. Theodore E. Burnham of Vale
jo read a paper entitled What Should
Christian People Think of Theosophy?' '
Mr.. Burnham began by saying that
Theosophy, as defined by it's adherents
is the science of spirit or divine wis
dom.
1t claims to be a philosophy underly-
ing religion. He showed that Theo-
sophy differs from sound philosophy
in it's method of reaching truth, find
ing its facts entirely in consciousness
and not discovering truth by Undue
ton of obScured phenomena. 1t diff
fers from mysticism in it's wider sweep
giving forth it's conception of the uni
verse as matter of personal conscious
ness.
The conception of God as found
among Theosophists is faulty in it's
lack of personality, and finds refuge
in agnosticism. In its psychology it
mixes entity and function It's idea of
sin is Inadequate, finding it almost en-
tirely the outcome of error.
Its way of escape from sin through
karma is painful and prolonged, and
differs far from the soteriology of the
Christian faith. The resemblance of
the New Testament narratives to some
Buddhistic teachings has been over
drawn, and it is probable that early
Christian missionaries in China left
the New Testament teachings which
find a faint echo in some Buddhistic
writings.
The essayist described in detail the
four noble truths which bring men to
N1rVana along the eight-fOld path of
Dharma. The affinities of Theosophy
for the uncanny things of human error
was asserted, and Christians We're urg-
ed to avoid all completely with Theo-
sophy, as leading men from him who
is the way, the truth and the life -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-21
A NUT FOR EUROPE TO CRACK.

The silver problem is becoming a
more serious one for other parts of the
world besides the United States, and
it's seriousness seems likely to grow
and increase. The people of this coun-
try are so well accustomed to the idea
of fat money that they are little dis
turbed by the presence in the curren-
cy of a 40 cent dollar, and it is unlikely
that they would be greatly worried if
it should descend to ten cents.
We probably have enough gold on
hand and in the mines to meet our
foreign obligations and enough COM
modities to sell which gold standard
countries must buy so that there is no
danger of an insufficiency of the yellow
money to meet all actual needs.
With Mexico and other American
countries it is different. They are short
on gold and have no means of increas-
ing the supply to any great extent. At
the same time they have outstanding
obligations payable in gold. While
their silver money was worth some
where near it's face in gold they were
purchasers of foreign dutiable commo-
dities in sufficient quantities to keep
things moving. Now, however, they
must stop.
But right here is where they get back
at the gold standard countries With
the United States market cut off by
the Dingley tariff and other American
markets cut off by the fall in the pur-
chasing power of silver, where will
England, France, Germany and Belg-
ium find a market for the products of
their workshops?
There is yet another phase of the
question which seems to have received
little consideration so far. The banks
of Europe hold fifteen hundred mil
lion dollars in silver coin in their
vaults-an amount probably equal to
or exceeding the silver coinage in all
America. What is to become of this
silver hoard? 1t is steadily depreciat-
ing in market value.
Unless the Europeans are educated
to the fiat money idea as we are, there
may be trouble ahead over there as
we'll as in Mexico and South America.
When it comes to decentralization of
the worlds finances, the United States
can stand it better than any other civ
ilized country in the world. We are
other countries. We can produce what
we require for food, and can manufac-
ture everything else that we need
Europe may yet see the. day when
she will be glad to unite with Uncle
Sam on a scheme of bimetallism Just
now gold standard countries seem like
ly to be caught with a big lot of COM
parative1y worthless silver on .their
hands and with nobody to whom they
can sell it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-21
The Grandest Remedy

Mr.. r. B. Greeve, merchant of Chill
howie, Va. certifies that he had con-
sumption, was given up to die, sought
all medical treatment that money could
procure, tried all cough remedies he
could hear of, but got no relief; spent
many nights sitting up in a chair; was
induced to try Dr. Kings New Discov-
cry, and was cured by use of two bot
ties For past three years has been at
tending to business, and says DR.. King
New discovery is the grandest remedy
ever made, as it has done so much for
him and also others in his community.
DR. Kings New Discovery is guaran-
teed for Coughs. Colds and Consump-
ton IT don't fail. Trial bottles free
at ]. K. Jones' drug store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-21
ACRES OF. DAHLIAS.
The Highlands Farm is One of the
Beautiful Spots in Denver.

Denver, Aug. 21-This is the season
of the dahlia, and until frost comes
the great blossoms of the plant in all
their variegated hues and shapes will
dominate the florists gardens.
There are many dashing displays of
dahlias in evidence about the city in
private gardens, and at the florists,
but the greatest show is made at the
beautiful ranch of w. w. Wflmore,
one and a half miles west of Elitch's
gardens. on the Prospect avenue road.
About Is years ago Mr. Wilmore took
up the dahlia culture as fad, but now
it is quite a serious business with him,
and this week he has disposed of near
ly 10000 blooms, most of the lot going
to the Colorado Springs carnival One
day he picked 1000 blossoms, of which
800 were pure white in color.
The sight of two acres of blooming
plants of as many as 80 varieties is an
unusual one and calls for that exclama
tions of wonder from all visitors who
wander out that way.
This year Mr.. Wilmore has half a
dozen new varieties on exhibition, in
Guiding the beautiful chrysanthemum
style of dahlia.
He has notified dahlia that is a
veritable grotesque.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-21
TO BUY MORE MONKEYS.
Lincoln Park Board Will Increase It's
Troupe $3.50 Worth.

Chicago, Aug. 21.-Linco1n park is to
have more monkeys. Keeper De Vry's
colony of blue-noSedf mandrillS, mar
mosets and chinpanzees is to be aug
mented within the week.
For some time the park has been
without it's full quota of simians, and
in consequence the remaining ones have
had to work overtime to provide the
entertainment demanded of every we'll
conducted troupe of monkeys.
As an offset to this paucity in the
cast of performers the Lincoln park
commissioners at yesterdays meeting
authorized the expenditure of $3.50 for
the engagement of additional talent
which shows how really imperative the
necessity was, as the commissioners are
just about half out of money these
days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-21
STANDARD OIL BOYCOTT.
Merchants of Lena, I'LL, Maintain a
Successful Fight for Ten Months.

Lena, Ill, Aug. 21.-Merchants of this
city enjoy the distinction of having
maintained a successful boycott against
the Standard Oil company for nearly
year. In October, 1896, several of the
merchants of this city, not satisfied
with the quality of the oil they were
receiving from the Standard formed an
organization and decided to purchase
oil of a company not connected with
the trust.
The Standard at once showed fight,
and having appointed one or two local
dealers as their representative cut the
price of oil to cents per gallon.
The fight was of short duration, as it
was not long until every merchant in
Lena had Joined the organization, and
since then not dealer has patronized
the great monopoly.
The Standard has made several at
temptS to regain the trade thus lost,
and in their failure to secure a dealer
TO handle their product endeavored to
appoint citizens not engaged in business
as their agents, but their offers were
invariably refused as the sympathy of
the community is with the merchants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-21
LAND OF SPINSTERS.
Charlotte Smiths P an to Be Intro
duced in Congress by Jerry Simpson,

Chicago, Aug. 21.-The city of Boston
was the scene of a queer meeting
few days ago, at which Charlotte
Smith and a number of up to date wo-
men arranged a plan by which all men
Will be compelled to wed. Mrs. Smith
declares that Jerry Simpson is to have
the pleasure of introducing the radical
movement to congress.
The scheme suggests the establish
ment of national matrimonial bureau
Since Mrs Smith considers that there
is at present no place in this country
for the unprotected spinster, she adj
vocates the setting aside of a plat of
land to be known as No Mans Terri
tory, where all unmarried women may
retire, to earn their living free
from the tyranny of the sterner sex.
Statistics show that go per cent of the
manageable men of New York and
Massachusetts do not take unto them
selves a better half This leaves an
immense surplus of unattached women
and Mrs Smith desires congress to
make an appropriation by which 1OO.-
600 healthy, industrious women may be
transported to Alaska, where they NAV
stake out claims and make fortunes as
do the male miners
Congress failing in this, Mrs. Smith
wants some law passed which will
compel men to marry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-21
DEAF TEN YEARS.
But Lightning Cured Her-Blistered
Women's Feet

Pine Point. VT, Aug 21-During a
severe thunderstorm strange phenome-
ma accompanied the lightning vista
ton. 1t struck a cottage occupied by
Pollard and three children, Mrs Susan
Pierce and two daughters and Mrs
Henry Curtis, summer sojourners, and
the balls of fire frolicked about the COM
pany who were seated upon the piazza
1t blistered the feet of three of the
women and scorched celluloid hairpins
of the girls, and Miss Jennie Pierce
who for ten years has suffered from
deafness, had her hearing completely
restored on recovering from the fright
she suffered.
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CABS WITHOUT sTEEDs.
The Horseless Carriage Has Won a
Firm Foothold in New York.

New York, Aug. 21.-The harmless
carriage has been fully tested here and
is voted a winner. 1t is bound to be
permanent feature of the street life of
the metropolis. A dozen horseless ham
SONS, brougham and surrey are
now running around town at a speed OF
from to Is miles an hour
They are noiseless, comfortable and
convenient and will run about twenty
miles with one charge OF the battery,
but the company will soon nave cans
on the stands that will run 30 or so
miles. The record kept shows that 10
harseless carriages covered 2oo nfiies
about one-half the expense of a horse
for the same amount of work The
cabs cost 81, 500 apiece, and they are 50
strongly built that it costs practically
nothing for repairs. The drivers or the
electric cabs are the same OLD cabples
to whom New Workers have become ae-
cuStOmed on the old fashioned VehlcleS
The cabman soon learns to run the ma
chine, and as they are used to the dam
gers Which always confront coachmen
on Broadway, they easily manage to
pilot patrons of the horseleSS Vehlcles
through the press of traffic and Jumble
of noises. So far no accidents of a seri-
Gus character can be charged to the
newest thing in street 1oconotion, after
long and fair trial The electric cabs
that are seen on the regular stands,
with horse cabs and there is the same
to cabmen at so much day by the
company.
The rates for hire are the same as
with horse cabs, and there are same
kind of disputes between the cabman
and his fare with electricity that there
is with horses. Next month the COM
pany expects to have more silent steeds
scattered through the hack stands, and
in due time the whole city will be sup
piled The carriage company has
permit to run on Riverside drive, but
has not yet obtained permission to run
in Central park. One point in favor of
the horseless carriage is that it can be
stopped in less than one-half the length
of itself. Among the regular custom
ers of the carriage company are doc
tors and invalids. Physicians like them
because they move quickly and easily,
and they recommend them for their pa
tents because the rubber tires prevent
the jerky motion that is unavoidable
with ordinary cabs