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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14

IN tho month a. charity day. wherein
each member IL requested TO bring punuie
Of clothing or groceries. to be distriouted 70
tho needy through Mrs. osden' city MIS-
sionary. a..
week.
The Dcrthick Literary Musical club 40
voted the last meeting TO Bach. Saturday
evening next will be Mozart Dussek
evening The club has decided to meet reg
ularly on the first and third Saturdays In
each month.
sorosis, the first and greatest Of woman's
clubs in America. held Its annual election
in New York city last week. Not only ~as
it tho annual election, but the one when
comes once in three years--every president
Of Sorosis il elected twtce--when the pres'-
dent has served the full term allowed by
the constitution.
Tho election was hold. as are all soros's
business NEE .ings, behind closed doors Inc
officers elected are:
President, Mrs Mary Lyon Dame Hail.
| first vice president, Mrs. Dim'es T. s. Den
| ,,on: second vice president Mrs. Il. Louise
DemOreSt, tniru VICE Picni"' - A.,
garet Il. Yardley; executive coinn,Itee 80, m
| Christine ]. Higley chairman; MIS-. Ne,en
| s. Warner. Mrs. Susan X. Bourne VIZ,
elizabeth Howard Childs. and Mrs. AIS
| May Scuddcr, recording secretary. Nus
| Miriam Mason Greeley; corresponding Sc
retary, Mrs. Evelyn Aull stump ass'snin'
treasurer. Mrs. Minnie H. sun'son ""'N'
Mrs Lucy G. Thomas. ,or
The nominating committe consisted VI -,
Jennie do la NJ. Lozicr, Mrs. Mary v. p",.
| Mrs. Emily w. Roebling. Mrs. minh,o r'
stimson and Mrs Isabella 8, Loveianu.
1t was a delightfully."- harmonious election,
every one said; there had never peeh an
annual meeting, whore everything hau s'h'
more smoothly. os,aor,
Mrs Hall the newly elected presiuenss
thanked Sorosis for the honor pe.'ow ~, T.
ct 10 delightful" she SAID. 'ne. w ~
election should have taken place upon CIV ~,
day after tLe centennial OF the woman ~
whom I was named. Mary Lyon ma'
wns tho founder of Mount Holyoke coiiese
There are no words I can use better &c
cypress my feeling than those OF MA,
yyon Il fear nothing SO much she ealu
80 IN fau To know aud to do my whois
duty"
The De Pelchin Faith Home associauoi
mo, NJ the usual time and place. Inc
ladies' arc pleased with the prospect OF
having the new building in the near future
hut in order to build 1t Is necessary to rals'
more funds. 1t was decided to arrange 10
an interesting entertainment Mt an carr,
date All members are requested 10 W
present at 10 o'clock next Tuesday morning
March 49, to discuss the report Oh the com
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MISS AGNES McARTHUK OF NEW ORLEANS.

No visitor to Houston popular during
Eor In
in
tho farewell dance Of z. club Just before Lent
ou peu
ticuarl cevern conve
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Of a social nature II addressed to "so/y
Editor" Houston Post. Telephone 4ol.
Communications must be written upon
one side OF the paper only. and signed by
the writer.
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REFLECTIONS.

What has the color of peoples clothes to
do with their character and position.
On a recent Saturday. two country peo-
Pie stood at counter In one OF our dry
goods stores making their humble pur-
chases. The man was brown. with deeply
Scored face, beaten by the winds. and the
woinan's face was colorless. the wisp OF
hair and deep sunken eyes all faded To-
gether. Verify the color of the soil, they
were. all the brightness gone out of their
faces and their clothes with the many
springs OF blowing and drudgcry.
They made their pitiful little purchases,
stroking each garment with rough. clumsy
hands. and always they chose the brightest
shades of calico or wool; unsubstantial,
fllmsy things that would shortly be re-
duced to the same nonentity of color as
themselves. but until the first newness wore
away. a bit of brightness.
II these people. thought I. were to sud
denly possess means. they would go through
series of stages in the evolution of color
something like this; They would live IL
town and despise the country. as matter
of course. They would have their fill Of
gay dresses and snowy tinsel and gilt Bu
in time they would come to see. or theii
children would come to see. that their at
titude was vulgar In the public eye an'
then the reaction would come. They woult
wear genteel colors, CINNAMON brown, pear
gray. stone blue. and tans. They woul'
cast away the carpets with tho great re,
roses and SNOWY border and replace it by
mossv, subdued affair.
Perhaps by the third generation the.
would have come to love color again. Pur
| blue. pure green and pink and rich brow
would become a delight In Itself. Not crud
| hut strong, pure color would hold It's ow
agaiu,>
The messy carpets would give way I
Oriental rugs that are types Of pure colo
and they would dress with daring combina
| tions of blue and green.
This generation is the one which woul
grow to love the country again.
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Interesting experiments are being con-
Quoted with colors In hypnotism. The sub
feet is placed in a hypnotic sleep and colors
are passed by means OF light upon the pa
tents ewes The effect is instantaneous,
Certain colors make him laugh. others sob
with sorrow. some cause him to contract
with pain. while others cause him to be
filed with fear
Also the connection between sound and
color as demonstrated by the Color organ, "
continues to M the scientist and the
| dreamer. alike. with interest.
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w. q. Groscclcss Mr.. and Mrs. O. w. ROD
inson. Mrs J. T. Brady. Miss Jenkins. mrs
u. p. Turner, Mr.. and Mrs. sydney Wlgs'
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Jones and Miss Howard.
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The tea given by tho Ladies' society OF
the Hardy Street Presbyterian church at
tho home Of Mrs. Oscar Cecil, on Wednes-
The Van Buren press., 1897-11-13
Wolcott on the Issues.

From the ST. Louis Republic.
Since his return from Europe. Senator
E. o. Wolcott is talking like reviled
"Popocrat. He has been abroad, as
is generally known, fer several months
with commission from President Nc
Kinley to argue with England about
movement for the promotion of inter
national bimetallism, to use the
words of the st. Louis platform. Ac-
eompanying him were General Payne,
single gold standard Republican of
Massachusetts,. and former Vice Presi-
dent Adlai Stevenson, q stout advocate
of the immediate restoration of bimetal-
lism in the United States. The COM
missioners are now preparing their re-
port to the president in the quiet luxury
of the Waldorf Hotel.
Senator Waleott will not discuss his
mission abroad. but is outspoken on
the recent elections. so far as the
elections in the United States are con-
cerned. he said to newspaper inter
viewer Saturday. 4 can only say that
their results are what l expected. The
result in New York is particularly
gratifying. although in the local issues
there was no declaration for free coinage
or any Endorsement of the Chicago plat
form. The overwhelming plurality
given Van Wyck shows that the princi-
Piles upon which the Democratic party
stood year ago are gaining ground.
Long before this silver question can be
put to another test, l am confident the
people will have awakened to the bene-
fit which they will gain from a change
in the present financial policy.
These are strange admissions to come
from Senator Wolcott. THE over
whelming plurality given to Van Wyck
shows that the principles upon which
the Democratic party stood are gaining
ground. says he Evidently the Sen
ator is trying to out Teller Teller and
to get in line for re election. His can
uluatc lOI hupfctuc Oouit JuuSO was
showed under in Colorado last week by
u ''Popocrat' and this has frightened
the once naughty and unyielding expo
nent of Hannaism in the Centennial
State. But it is more than probable
that his conversion to 'Popocracy'
has come too late to save his political
mutton. The Coloradans have abund-
ant material out of which to make a
Senator exactly to their liking. and the
young statesman S plea for another trial
will fall on deaf ears when the time for
his re election comes. Nevertheless,
if he is really converted from the error
of his ways he is to be congratulated
though he is doomed to occupy the
mourner bench for period irksome
to his ambition.
The Van Buren press., 1897-11-13
Greek Council in Favor OF the Pro.
jeeted Consolidation of the
Five Tribes.

MusooGEE. l. T.. Nov. THE
Greek council. which has been in
session at Okmulgee. /. T.. for the
past month. is preparing to carry out
the recommendations Of Chief Ispsr-
hecher regarding the consolidation of
the Five Civilized Tribes. in forming
one great Indian government, prepsr-
atory TO coming into the Union as q
state, The committee appointed TO re
port on the Recommendation of the
chief has introduced the following bill.
which has already been passed by the
lower house of the council, and will
doubtless become law:
BE it enacted by the national
council of the Museogee Nation. that a
delegation of two competent persons. TO
be nominated by the principal chief and
confirmed by the national council, shall
be constituted by the action of the
present session. whose duty it shall be
TO visit at once the national councils or
other proper authorities of the other
four Civilized Tribes of the Indian
Territory. and. if possible, obtain their
CO operation in effecting an inter
national convention at some suitable
time and place in the Territory, to be
composed Of duly accredited delegates
from each tride participating therein.
The convention so meeting to consider
the advisability of formulating the basis
and providing the necessary require
ments of constitutional government,
and proposing the same for the common
government of the citizens of the Five
Civilized Tribes of the Indian Territory
the same to be republican in form, and
which, conforming as near as may be
TO the principles and forms obtaining in
neighboring state organizations. shall
be deemed adequate for the protection
of the varied interests of each of the
Nations concerned.
The said delegation of two shall, at
the earliest possible moment, report the
result of its mission to the principal
chief, which, if favorable TO the object
of this act, he then shall at once serve
notice to the duly authorized repre-
sentatives of the Muskogee Nation, who
shall have been previously elected and
commissioned members of said couven-
ton. who shall at the time and place
designated join in the deliberations of
the convention under the acts of the
national council and instructions of the
principal chief as shsll be provided. -
The Van Buren press., 1897-11-13
evidenced by the returns of last Tues

evidenced by the returns of last Tues
day.
The elections will encourage the
friends of independent bimetallism to
continue their campaign. BY sending
commission to Europe. Mr.. Mckinley
admitted the gold standard to be un-
satisfactory. BY appropriating 800,
600 to pay the expenses Of the commits
sion. the Republican congress confessed
itself desirous of getting rid of the gold
standard.
The Republican party, having failed
In its efforts TO get rid of the gold
standard, must now insist upon the
American people enduring a gold
standard. Can the Republican party
carry over to the gold standard all
those who believed in International
bimetallism last yearf Surely not.
The opposition to the trusts is grow
ing stronger every day, snd the Repub-
lican party is impotent TO exterminate
tltIu utCducc IL iCStlNCc HHdneiai sup
port from them. Therefore, it must
expect to lose votes among those who
believe the modern trust to be menace
to the industries as well as to the
policies of the United States.
The last Democratic platform opposed
government by injunction. Events
have brought this subject into still
greater prominence since the election,
and few Republicans will openly defend
government by injunction.
The Republican programme now
embraces three pernicious doctrines:
1. Foreign control Of our primary
money.
.. National bank control of our
paper money.
8. Trust control of the taxing power.
Will the people submitS No.
The Van Buren press., 1897-11-13
Determined to Beat Hanna.
St Louis Republic Special

~ LOUIS hcpDo3C special
CLEVELAND, O., Nov. There need
be no doubt as to the attitude of Charles
L. Kurtz in the impending senatorial
contest He will be against Hanna
first. last and all the time.
He is loyal to no man more than to J.
B. Foraker, but even J. B. Foraker
would find him immovsble in this
matter should the latter take it into his
mind to interfere-which be will not.
Kurtz, Bushnell and Foraker are ont
for blood. and before the merry Yule-
tide shall have passed, the scalp of
Mark Hanna nav dAngle al their tepee.
This will no. be noisy campaign.
There will Be no need to publish the
pictures Of those men who shall have
declared their readiness 10 vote against
Hanna. They will lot declare. They
viii keep it strictly under their hats
No lists will Be given out. None will
Be marked for surveillance. There is
too much money in the Hanna oombin-
zsioa. and 10 one will Be exposed IN
necessarily TO temptation and the
danger Of falling by the wayside. But
there will Be select band Of the
heroes. and they will hold the pass
against Hanna.
Charles L. Kurtr emphstically
denies an alleged interview with him
sent ont frUm Columbus. in which he
Was made 10 declare for Hanna for the
senate.
4 have made 10 declaration, be
said today. There i no occasion for
ne 70 express myself on that snbieot- 30
The Foraker men who Are fighting
Hanna in this city are !ubilsnt. They
ssv that Hanna Is beaten. They declare
thNt Hanna i more alarmed over his
E chances of election than he has been
AZ snv tine since Governor Bushnell
appointed him % oSce-
Charles KurfE has communicated with
tie Forzks- 1aen il Clevsl4z-d- De h1s
The Van Buren press., 1897-11-13
Senator yeaes' Comments ea the Re.
salt Of the Elections.

WASzN6ToS. Nov. s.-Ssnztor Jones
Of Arkansas. chairman of the national
Democratic committee. has returned 10
Washington and will remain until the
opening of Congress. Speaking of the
result Of the elections the senator said:
ssIt Is an omen Of coming and greater
good. This result convinoes me that
she silver sentiment grows and grows,
snd that by the rext presidential slec-
zion il will have grown 20 Be irresistible.
Error dies from = pin scratch. but truth
survives 8 cyclone. The Democratic
PARTY Is truth. When il cones 70 q
long race and : hard race. the Demo
cratic party gets there. Of cocrse il
would have been more desirable had
Mark Hanna been buried under an ava
lsnche Of Democratic votes. but when =
great mAn saves his scalp hy the skin
of hts teeth il Is virtually defeat. Ohio
Democrats are very good fighters when
fhev get xroussi. and an sure that in
the presidential election they will Be
fullv ar0nSsd. Between now and then
ne will DO q eoo1 deal Of missionary
uork. and am convinced that the Re
publican party viii do q CREST deal for
rs also. Democratic revival meetings
will b held all over the country. Sni
r.sznv hitherto god Republicans viii
- the error n their ways and straight
wzy retorra.
The Van Buren press., 1897-11-13
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

A wedding next Wednesday. We
congratulate.
Ed. Peirce made visit to Ozark yes
terday morning.
The condition of Sam Collins. Sr., is
again getting serious.
Cotton has gotten down to 4. cents
and the end is not yet.
A musical comedy is billed for Murta
opera house this evening.
Mrs. Ed Colgan left Wednesday on a
visit to relatives at Little Rock.
A look at the fields shows that not
near all the cotton has been picked.
R. W. Funk has rented the Lacy
residence and moved his family into it.
The white poll tax payers of Crawford
county number to 3.0i3 and the black
234.
The private car Of Hettie Green s son
passed south over the Frisco Wednes-
day.
Night Police Sam Barrier is still on
the sick list and Joe Hammsck is filling
his position.
Southmayd- Miller Dry Goods Co. d.
were receiving a consignment Of cloth
ing Wednesday.
Mrs. Matt Wallace and children left
Thursday on = week visit to relatives
az Anflers. /. 7.
Ths friends Of Joe Cordingiy feel
despondent over the serious turn his
illness has taken.
Rev. Charlton. noE located at
Fayetteville. was in the city few
hours Wednesday.
Judge c. ?. Harvey spent few days
az Clarksville this week on business.
returning thursday.
Fred Tanner ia improving rapidly
and has been able 70 sit up a litsle
several tines this week.
Mrs. J. N Harris and children re-
turned from an eTtsnd-d visit at
Dallas. TeI-. Wsdn-sdzy.
The infant sSl q NJ. and Mrs.. Jno.
KsrEin ne are plszssd % learn Is
recovering from a. z--zck q illD7ss
Pay Bostick hss r-sigusd his position
- ths eozy-esE and rss1Ded the one be
rscz,e5 Il tbs cozzty clerk oEscs.
LzrEs oo1sizrEsnts q o0st0n leave
fhs cozD--ss 1oz sseh 1zy- A train
q - carr Ezz Wsasas1zy's saiDuseuf.
Mr. S z. Eisebsu rstzr1es hons
. s0zfh KcAisz-sr YESTERDAY. After a
} Eszk' q sss- ~. s-.eE2s Y Vsz B1rsr
The Van Buren press., 1897-11-13

outlined his plans. From one OF
Representative Mason ; most intimate
friends il was learned that kurtz wrote
that the Republican majority of five in
the legislature would avail Hanna
nothing. He declared that he would
make no compromise with Hanna, and
that he would make the fight of his life
to beat him.
1t was learned further that Kurtz has
six or seven votes in the Legislature out
side of those he will get from Cleveland.
Foraker men in Cleveland say that
Mason. Bramley and Burke hold
Hanna destiny. without the aid of the
six or seven Kurtz men outside Of
Cuyahogs county. They say that
Mason. Bramley and Burke, by refus-
ing to vote for anybody, can prevent
Hanna's election single handed. If
Hanna attempts to gain more votes in
the legislature by ousting Democrats.
the Kurtz men will vote with the
Democrats and prevent this. This is
the plan rs outlined to the Cleveland
Foraker men.
1t is also understood by the Cleveland
Foraker men that Kurtz has received
assurances from the Democrats that
they will be willing to vote for a Repub-
lican other than Hanna in order to
secure the defeat of the latter.
The Van Buren press., 1897-11-13
Sovereign Says the Outlook for the
Werklngman Is Biseoaragiug.

At Louisville Tuesday the grand
master Of the Knights Of Labor said:
The outlook for the workingman is
very discourSging. don { see any Of
the prosperity that was talked about so
much. To me il is South Ses Island
bubble The workingmsn must work
out his own salvation, and there is no
country where there are more posi-
hilitiss than in the United States.
Here. too, Is the ballot, which is the
right Of every workingmAn.
The trouhls Is that there is too big
. gap between the dollars This is the
great problem. and until it is settled
the workinsmsn can never rise. There
Is future for the workingmsn, but he
must work il out for himself. The
place 70 assert himself Is 81 the polls.
In 1900 the workingman viii express
himself in favor Of equality.
The Van Buren press., 1897-11-13
Hood Sarsaparilla and Pills for sale
At John O'KANE' DRUG STORE.
Predicts Democratic Victory Next Year
aud In 1900.

WASHINGTON Nov. 6.-Senator James
K. Jones, of Arkansas, chairman OF
the Democratic national committee,
predicts Democratic house a year
hence and the restoration of the party
to control of the government in three
years. He said today:
II feel a quarter Of century
younger and realize that the American
people have not been bought or blinded
this time. The result is an omen OF
coming good. 1t just takes sorrows to
develop the full strength of the Demo
cratic party. This result convinces me
that the silver sentiment grows, grows
and grows, and by the next presidential
election it will have grown to an
irresistible growth. Error dies from a
pin scratch. but truth survives a
cyclone. When it comes to long race
and a hard race. the Democratic party
gets there.
The Van Buren press., 1897-11-13
An Egregious Blunder.

From the Nashville American.
Day by day the a0surdity of the
Dingley law dswns on the commercial
world. Not only has it created q
deficit in the public treasury Of over
$i7 900 600 from August to Sept. Is,
but now it has begun to create deficit
in the pockets of some of the very
manufacturers it was framed to pro-
tect. According to the Philadelphis
Times. 1.-The knit goods manufacturers
have just held q conference to consider
the feasibility of forming a trust to
restrict production. in order to advance
prices. They find themselves compelled
TO pay duty upon their raw material,
thus increasing the cost of their product,
and they also find the market so much
overstocked with goods that buyers are
able to dictate prices.
The trouble is the Dingley bill was
framed to meet conditions which existed
twenty FIVE years ago. Then our
manufactured products were compar-
stiyely few, and even under high
tariff goods had 20 be imported to this
country 70 supply the demand Nov
We are s great manufacturing nation
along with other many and varied
industries. and our own plants supply
the needs Of the home market without
contributions from foreign lands. The
consequence is that Mr. Dingieys bill
ito provide adequate revenues fror
duties on imports 70 oarry on the gov
ernment' IS q failure. Foreign pro
ducers see no outlet for their goods il
this country. with high tariff wall q
climb over % begin with. ard thsn ths
overstocked home market % c0upsts
with AfserwArd- 50 the revenue thai
was 10 come from importzti0nz "a %
forthcoming. Not only this. buf u.
markets where American prod7osrs
have formerly tzsded and sod fbsii
gods are uoE clos-d 70 then q
account Of the discriuioz-i-x tzris
which car country has lsTied szsins'
their country What Blai1s rerzsrkzt
c9aosrninz ths McEinley bill car b
truly sai3 q the Dinghy bill- Il
dos nof open q BeE uzrk-f fa- sirEl.
busasl q Ess-t g hs-T-i uf y1-E. 90
The Van Buren press., 1897-11-13
4 Combination Arranged to Defeat
Hanna,

COLUMBUS. o., Nov. S.-A local
Democratic newspaper prints an inter
view with c. V. Harris. secretary of
the Democratic state committee, in
which he says that conference of
Democratic leaders of the state has
decided TO pledge the votes of as many
Democratic members of the legislature
as can be controlled to Governor Bush
nell for United States senator on con.
dition that the governor could com.
mand enough Republican votes to make
his election possible.
Mr.. Harris is editor of the Athens
Journal. He is quoted as saying:
I'VE have decided 10 throw the Demo
cratic vote to Governor Bushnell on
condition that he can get votes enough
from the Republican side of the house
10 elect him.