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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25
HousroN's SANITARY CONDITION
Under investigation by DIR. II. a..
Harrison of Columbus.

Under investigation by DIR. n. ~.
HnrrIson of Columbus.
DR.. r. II. Harrison OF Columbus arrived
In Houston last night and has apartments
Mt the Lawlor He came at the instance
of the commissioners court OF Colorado
county to investigate the health of ilous-
ton and Galveston, contingent upon which
investigation viii be tho continuance OF The
quarantine established by that county .es-
terday.
At the Lawlor DR.. Harrison met Dr.
swearingen. State health Officer. with
whom he is to confer toiay. The former
opposed tho establishment of u ,lAafantine
yesterday, hut the commissioners thought
an investigation would do no harm. There
have been malicious stories circulated there
about Houston al, we'll MS In other places.
Yesterday Dr. Swearpgen was ralliag over
the long distance telephone with Or. Har-
rson's son. who is also pnystcia, at
Columbus. when the latter psked tile state
health officer II there was any yellow fever
IN houston Dr.. Swearingen replied that
there was none and that he did not believe
there We're even suspicious cases. An
eayesdropper on the liuc heard the CON
versatlon passing over the wire and cir
cullted a story that DR.. .;wearlngen lad
tolu Ut. Harrison. Jr., tsat there wax lCl-
low fever in Houston, There Is no mistake
about how the story gained CIRCULATE on as
the person first making the statement
acknowledged that he had heard The cum
versation while no was at Rosenberg JuLc-
ton.
II believe you have good city," said
Dr, Harrison TO reporter for 7 b. Pest
last night. and Intend % make li,or-
ough investigation for tae Baiistae tion II
my people When | heard the story that
DR.. swearingen said that there Vas ,oiluw
fever In Houston | almost knew that 1t
was a mistake. Science tells us tina, there
are four conditions that must prevail he
feore yellow fovei can exist, and In the
absence OF any one or them tn. tiiStase
Is almost impossible. They are: rrotracted
high temperature an abundance % i4'cl6-
turc. the germ OF the disease ana an album
dance OF organic matter In a state OF de-
composition. l shall make visit To the
hospitals and call upon tho phys tlaas Il
ascertain II they have any sJapicioas cases
and II so 20 and SEQ them. will lcavo ioi
Galveston. hope, tomorrow nigh, end
make Blmllnr investigation there :.
DIT, Harrison Gays mat lie wa, TOLL ~
physician OF Houston that tbs cl;v health
authorities were dumping refuse within The
city limits. and WHOM that met tho cars OF
Mayor Rice and DR.. MrElsjy they both
denied that such was being don't, They
will render DR.. Harrison all ,hs rs, ihtrp
possible today In making IN Investigator
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25

Today will be celebrated Rosh Hashana,
the Jewish new year, upon a basis of COM
putation that dates from the creation
rather than from the beginning Of what is
known as tho Christian era. The day will
be observed by the Israelites of the city
as holiday in feasting and enjoyment and
happy family reunions.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25

The German Day committee at meet
ing last night fixed the price of admission
to the exercises this year at 20 cents and
Messrs. Best, stelzlg and Koep1ick were
appointed a committee in charge Of the
tickets.
The different German shooting and sing.
ing societies Of this section OF the State
have been asked to participate in The eele-
bpaton OF the day on October y.
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From natural Cnuses.

JustIce G. B. Fltze concluded his In"
quest yesterday upon the body OF ID. u
Anderson. who was found dead at an early
hour yesterday morning over Wings res.
taurant ut sos Congress- avenue.
The deceased was a laboring man, 5o
years old and had been working on sec
ticn Of the Houston East and West Teyas
railway There was nothing to show that
he had died from other than natural causes
and n verdict was rendered to that effect
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25

The sale Of books at 300 Main street Is
attracting universal attention on account
OF the unparalleled low prices and the
quality and variety of books to be found
mere Prices are so marvelously low as to
place them within the reach Of ali.
auction sales daily at 1880 a. m. and
100 and 7;sO p. m. a'''
Al should avail themselves Of this op-
portunity. as this great sale will cnntinpo
only a few DAVIS more.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25
try ALLENis FOOT EASE.

z IA roWdcr t. be shaken islfo the ehoee
AZ thiv season your feet feel swollen and
kot. aud ~ tired sssily u You have
SoSf.Esse, Il COOKS the feet and makes
- IkInG ooey. Cvrea and prevents swollen
IA GVesA55k feet. bltstery and callous
- - 81yoa Ftst and comfort Try Il
.' e p ssI'ss,s;Ss R sHS s "a.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25
nitten by a Rnhid No.,

Gainesville. Texas. September Eth.
e-year-old son of Mr. Ben Witt was Sc.
veroly bitten by rabid dog yesterday
maidstone was promptly applied, which
sanersd to the wound for more than an
fore 1t was found for certain whether ~
not 1t was mad Va
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25
HOUSTON wHoLEsALE MERCHANTS
Meet and Pass RESOLUTIONS ON tho
QunrMntine SituntIOn.

Meet und Pass Resolutions ON tho
Quarantine situation.
Representatives. OF nearly every whole
sale firm In the city met yesterday after
noon to take SOME action that might rcas-
sure country merchants in regard to the
situation at this point. Mr.. Dan Borchard
was elected president and Mr.. a. S. Cleve-
land secretary. After full discussion OF
the matter, the following resolution was
adopted:
Recognizing tho perfect sanitary condi-
ton OF the city Of Houston. we hereby
commend the efficient services of the mayor
and CITY hoalth officer In maintaining a safo
quarantine against all Infected points. and
hereby pledge ourselves to aid them In
the further maintenance OF said quarantine
by not permitting eny freight 10 he re-
ceivcd that may have originated nc or
passed through an affected point,
BE In further resolved, That we will re-
spect and obey tho quarantine regulations
Of interior towns AMI In no manner en-
dsavor to cvade ttem.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25

Or. Tebault's yellow fever aud dengue
preventive supplied by A. Il. Kiesling.
druggist, t02 Main street Carefully pre-
pared end In strtcs accordance With the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25

Columbus, Texas, September 24.--rn ,ho
case Of the State against b. l.. Smith for
the murder Of r. L. Foard. Jr., the ,,;rv
returned verdict for naanslaushter ana
seeesssd a. punashmsnt Ct three yosrs r.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25
AVOID RIsKs

rave your clothes laundered by tho
most improved hygienic method. which
, IN q, perfect disinfect.on. Send them
avenue, phone $50. - s'iie
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25
The Way II Goes.

General Richard Cooke was In the city
yesterday from Huntsville and recltes an
illustration OF how exaggerated reports are
manufactured In keeping up an excitement
and alarm among the people, lie says at
mass meeting of citizens held :, thursday
at Huntsville the statement was made by
gentleman whose brother does has mess
IN Houston that 100 people had gotten into
Houston from beaumont after the death
had occurred there from yellow fever that
they scattered all over the city, aud that
Houstonians, as a consequence. were leay-
ing by the thousands; that the Missouri,
Kansas ana Texas railway alone bad car
ricd away on Wednesday night sixty .seycn
coach loads OF people. etc
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25
nEAUMoNres APPEAL.
They Ask for n Modification OF Quar-
nntinc Restrictions.

Incy Ahk Tor Mputu"Uttou ot Nuur-
nntinc Restrictions.
City Health officer Or. McElroy re
ccivod last night the following telegram
from the president and secretary of the
Beaumont board OF health,
Dr. Robert McEroy. city Health Physi-
elan. Houston.
Beaumont. Texas, September give
feel that OUT condition Is such as to war
rant our assuring you that there IL nct a
case in our city today the least suspicious
In fact. the health Of tho city liz firs.-class
and would ask should you In your Judgment
deem advisable that you take up with
Mayor Rice and Or. Swcaringen with q
tons be moved to the extent OF admitting
absolutely needed. We think that adequate
precaution could be taken TO remove all
risk and at the same time afford relief
as our commercial interests are suffer-
Ing and through them tho laboring class
Your efforts In our behalf Will be appre-
ciated and we assure you that we will ex-
erclse the utnN.et precaution In carrying
out your Wishes as to restrictions at this
end Of the line
DIR. II, II. Calhoun. Chairman.
DR. NJ n. Saunders. Secretary,
Concerning the above II may be said
that It Is well understood here that when
ever Il becomes necessary 10 give relief "a
Beaumont the necessary steps will be taken
TO afford It IN accordance with the rec.
concentrations OF Or. Swearingen. pub
llshod In this mornings Post.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25

Willis Index; Cuiberson is going In
mahs : aplendid race for the senate and
even nis worst political enemies arr viii
az 70 admit this TACT VIZ
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Detained Mt Quarantine.

The only deten;fons at the local qua-cn.
tine stations yesterday were at tho Inter-
national and Houston Hast and West
Texas stations. where Mr.. lake Keller a
wei known citizen oNHousssu. four days
out OF Beaumont, was held up and sill he
detained fer ten days MIR. N,ller. ty the
way, Is a member OF The local board 81
HEALTH, He wrote the mayor a very pa
thctic letter from the quarantine STATEN
with lot OF dashes and other emphatic
remarks about being held Up. etc.
Al the same station car ,ai OF freight
from Cairo. H., has been detained
The name OF the gentleman ic'slpcd at
this station the day before. with his little
daughter, Is Edward Connolly.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25
Tclcphonc Commun,cu,,or.

Mayor Rice yesterday made application
to the Southwestern Telegraph and Telo.
phone company for phones at the quaran-
tine stations on the Southern Pacific and
at the crossing OF the International and
Great Northern and Houston East and
West Texas railways. Manager Marshall
immediately put his force OF linemen at
work and before 6 o'clock yesterday even
ing the lines were strung and 'phones in
operation. II was an immediate response
to request TO give assistance to the
quarantine system and without any cost
whatever to the city. The telephones will
enable Mayor Rice and DR.. McElroy to
oommunicate a. any time with the guards
ut quarantine stations
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25

the penitentiary. His attorney has an.
nounced his intention to make application
for new trial.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-25
BOSTONIANS DID 1T.
English WrccISinE Companies Res
fused "a job that Americans Took.

English wrcckinE Companies Re.
fused u job that Americans Took.
New York. September 24.--News has been
received of the British steel steamer Ethel
gonda which went ashore In the harbor
OF st. Lucia, West Indies. last June.
The Ethelgonda is a 2100-ton vessel and
at the time of the accident was bound
from Buenos Ayres with 1000 bales of wool
consigned to Boston merchants. The vessel
was bound into St. Lucia for coal when
she ran on the rocks and was abandoned
number Of English wreckng companies
were appealed to to raise the vessel but
refused. saying the task WIS impos lble.
The Boston Tow Boat company faally un-
dertook the contract and sent the steamer
Orion with divers and wreckiag apparatus
and within short time recovered Zoo bales
CT wool. The cargo was hut little dam
aged. The steamer Saturn was dispa; ched
to st. Lucia last month and go addi-
tional bales Of wool recovered. Steel haw-
sers were attached to the stern ps the
stranded vessel and sne waa hauled off
the rocks on September is. she was tai IN
to Cul de Sac on the west Of the island
and the remainder OF her cargo is being
transferred TO the Saturn.
The Ethelgonda was found t, he only
sHSHliy INJURED Inc saving OIL IN" Nessel
involved 100000. The vessel WAS worth
100000 and the cargo 100000.
Galveston, Texas, September "a. The
Ethelgonda will be remembered here
through the fact that when she visited this
port about two years ago she was COM
manded by negro captain. She was the
only ocean going steamer that ever entered
here under command OF a negro. Captain
Goding was the mans name. lie was re-
tirsng In bis disposition and courteous ard
polite to those who came in contact with
him. He was in command of the ship when
she was wrecked.
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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-07-27
RICOS y POBRES

que pregunta del captain la hizo
pies 4 la cabeza.
gracioso puso sdbtamente colorado repti6
como extasiada.
--;Paris?
-Sf-repuso Ell joven;-iconprendeme ben!
lie pre5unto 81 quieres ir vlvlr en- ell
Teresa sbalbuc6:
Sin duda que quisera; pero.
-;Pero que?
Mi madre ;que declrla?
Rolando hizo geso de indferencia.
NADIA --dijo.
-iEso es inposibe....
20 la dces que quiees condenarte vivir morir
este desero quieres buscar colocaci6n traaar
para ganarte la vda...
--Sf-repuso Teresa
Ell cap itan continue con tono algo burl6n:
Que, por parte, puedes resoverte quedar
soera 10 sucedera nfalibmene connas vegeando
este desieo pueda sacarte de
aqu agdn patAn ndgno de besa quera la hue
liza de tus pisadas
Rolando de Corbi6re ncin6 hacia la joven la do
oido
Yo que tienes ell corazon tiernoy ell alma decada
mucho enguae aquellos quienes
quieres pero que quiere dec esbe ESQ mas
fac.
-iExplicaos con claridad-dio Teresa.
La sencilla. Prncipa por aleiase fin de
evtar las reprenone las lamentacone dea
de ST que exica tedo cruel necesdad
de ausentrse 10 descopsoado esta so
la de que tempo de consoar los
quieren Esto es la nfanca del arte Se ahora todo
e mundo ell NAL de la despedda la ugada esa hecha
Sc ene anto efeco de la coer de los de-
mas cuanto tene buen cudado de ocutare
acknowledgements les costar mucho trabajo
riguar.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-07-27
CORRBSpONDENCIA PUERTO f1ICO.3

Teresa dej6 caer la cabeza sobre el pecho murmur6
- Els ESQ TODD 10 que habeis pensado?
- No es e mejor remedio para la situaci6n?
Tu Parfs ST 10 conocieses sabrfas que al1
e oculto centro de bosque nade ocua
vecino a todas las tas secreto lcs
ahogan! Yo ndo seras mas ez que
rodear3 de los mas cudados, NO te
fatara NADIA de 10 que puede hacer mujer la vida
agradabe tranqua
No acepto NADIA.
-iPor que?
Pensad! iQu6 dolor para elos que vergienza para
mil Vivir de lmosna que darfais!. 5Puedo
recibirlag. g... mo!
-;Que querrias pues?
Abandonar pafs donde podr6 ocutar largo ITEM
po ruba de mi falta vr de mi rabao no debe ma
da que 4 mi misma.
i Tonterfa! 1gnorancia!
; ;Es impossible ESQ?
Isl; en- verdad!
Sin embargo otras
iQuerrias gastar hermosos oos trabajos que
dan nada pan de dia, perder
mas aridas que la que de abu
rrmieno? iPrueba IA las pocas los pocos dias
estara desenganada voveras mi! Que oo podria aegu
mejor berta? Tu buena estrela quen ha guiado
mis- paos hacia o TIE vi la yentana, gaciosa ideal
mente hermosa, vovf mo has pasado das feices Pues
bien que nunca, te 10 probare iPor que vac
lar? iTu hermanos? 1Los querra m@nos porqne estes
enta leguas elos u madre? sSeras la primera hja
que ha separ de suya Ademas emes lie
gara fundados no sera precise edec
das hu Pues enonces que hoy meor que manana!
Y ama6 todos los aquf deas Yo te sostendre
asegura6 Pue6es Gin temor 20 te
de arruinara verdad jamas sacrifco alguno
habrA proporcionado tanta satisfaction.
Roando hablaba LENA de caricias, terna
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-18
DAVIS co.


DR.. E. H. Dewey says that the heavy
morning breakfast which is universal
in America is all mistake. The hun
ger one feels is abnormal and is simply
the acquired result Of lifelong untime-
ly meal. More than this, it is often dis
ease undergoing evolution, and many
complaints are cured simply by not TAX
ing anything beyond small cup of tea
or coffee, and sometimes not even that,
until II or IL O'Clock. The experience
of hundreds Of persons proves that even
the severest manual labor can be per-
formed for several hours ION an empty
stomach" and with more ease, energy
and satisfaction than ever is possible
after an early morning meal, and that
it can be done even up to high noon
without unusual exhaustion or incon-
venience from the pangs of hunger. A
great many people are now giving this
matter a prolonged test, and the wis.
dom Of the method is clearly supported
by physiological evidence.-Exchange
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-18

aha, whose place q ave miles G61kknSE
Of the city Of Waukesha-
On the evening Of Thursday, May 9, h
applied at the Harris home and asked
that he be permitted to spend the night
there. His request was granted, and the
next morning. Friday. when Farmer
Haxxis went 20 the barn to do his work.
Pautx, or Pouch. as the family called
him, followed and at the first opportu-
nifty shot his host dead. Nelson Mack.
old, a man employed on the farm, was
also in the barn and the murderer fol-
lowed up his attack on Harris by shoot
ing MAckold and leaving him for dead.
Then he went into the house and shot
Mrs. Harris and Helen vesbach, q SER
want, leaving them both unecnsoious and
apparently dead. q,
The circumstances Of the crime stamp
It as one Of the most horrible in the his
tory Of Wisconsin. ard the motive for
the shocking deed has been somewhat In
doubt, though the theory generally adj
vanced was one Of robbery. The enor-
nifty Of the crime in comparison to the
small sum that he could have hoped to
gain, and the small chance that the muir
derer would have to escape, are circum-
stances that have led many people to
doubt his sanity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-18
A Surveying Camera.

A surveying camera. styled the
Bridges-Lee instrument, is being intro
duced in England. It resembles an or
binary camera, having q BRASS bound
box with rapid rectilinear lens and
double backs. and the usual ground
glass screen. The camera body turns ON
a horizontal plate having a graduated
rim, over which slides q vernier attach
ed to the camera for reading horizontal
angles. A clamping screw fixes the
camera body to the bottom plate, which
plate is mounted ON a tripod head pro-
vided with leyeling screws. On top Of
the camera box is fixed q rotating level
and telescope mounted ON q horizontal
arm and fitted with a rack adjustment
and scale, permitting vertical angles to
be taken. This telescope has a vertical
wire, which bisects the picture ON the
ground glass screen, and is coplanary
with second vertical wire inside the
camera. This wire casts q shadow,
which is clearly discernible ON the sensi-
tive plate or film when developed, and
thus marks the center line of the pic
ture. Behind this wire is q compass,
mounted on q rack inside the camera,
by means Of which, when q photograph
is to be taken, it can be moved back
until it just fails to touch the plate.
The graduation Of the compass card is
carried out on vertical strip Of trans
lucent material, through which the
light passes to the plate, thus photo
graphing thereon the compass bearing.
A horizontal fiber is also placed inside
the body Of the camera, similar to the
vertical one, which, when the instru-
ment has been properly leveled, indi-
Gates the true horizon.-Engineering
News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-18
A Story Of the Petersburg Mine.

General Horace Porter tells the fol-
lowing anecdote Of the explosion Of the
Petersburg mine in his Campaigning
With Grant, in The Century: A sur
geon told us a story. one Of the many
echoes of the mine affair, about a pris-
oner who had been dug out of the crater
and carried to one Of our field hospitals
Although his eyes were bunged and his
face covered with bruises. he was in an
astonishingly amiable frame Of mind
and looked like a pugilistic hero Of the
prize ring coming up smiling in the
twenty-seventh round. He said: "I'll
jest bet you that after this I'll be the
most unpopular man in my regiment.
You see. I appeared to get started lit
tie earlier than the other boys that had
taken passage with me aboard that vol.
cano, and as was comm down met
the rest Of 'em a-goin up, and they
looked as il they had kind o. soured ON
me and yelled after me, 'Stragglerp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-18
THE BEST HAND.


n Wa Held ~ - oussiasr. - n -
IN "Aee F1n."
Say" said the drug slsgk b h.
friend at the soda water fountain, 81
ran against . play last night that made
me think that Twas the unluckiest man
that ever drew q card"
"What was itT' asked the man at the
fountain.
"Why, I had IN ace full beat BY an
other full. TN tell you how it hap
pened. You know we have quiet lit
tie game over here ON Dearborn street
nearly every Saturday night. Well, Last
night we got into i've handed game.
There were julius. q chattel MORTGAGE
man, in whose Office we were playing:
o real estate man, q clerk for Q bicycle
firm, . lawyer and myself Well, it was
a small game cent ante and q 80
cent limit. Along about 10 O'Clock I
opened the pot on pair Of aces. The
lawyer raised me half q dollar, and
julius stood the raise. OF course had
to stand it too. was the first to draw
cards. drew three cards. I thought I
was pretty lucky when I picked up an
ace and q pair Of tens, making me an
ace full. The lawyer, who had raised
me on three queens. drew down to his
hand and caught a pair Of sevens, which
made him queen full. Julius asked
for one card and made spade flush.
"Well. I bet check ON the 60. the
lawyer raised me another half dollar,
julius called the raise and I raised
back. We raised each other till we got
about 81 in the pot. just then the jani-
tor of the building appeared on the
scene. He had been out attending q
wedding and happened in at this rather
unreasonable hour. He was pretty we'll
loaded with some kind of Scandinavian
wine. He was good and ugly. It was a
great surprise to him to see . game Of
cards going on in the building over
which he had control, and he knew that
if the facts ever came to the ears Of the
owner Of the building there would be q
janitor looking for job.
''Now, what do you suppose that fell
low did? Why, he just walked over to
that table, kicked it over and sent the
cards and chips flying in all directions.
Then he told rs to get out, and to do It
quickly; that he would call the police
and have Us pinched.
1--WE got out and hunted up small
room in hotel to continue the game.
When we got settled down again,
made q kick for the pot on the last
hand. I told the boys that had an ace
full and that there wasn't another full
could beat it. But old Julius spoke up
and said: "Oh, yes, there was. Vat do
you t'ink Of o janitor fullr'- Chicago
Tribune.