The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-12
WITH THE PASSING THR0NG

"Vtwisnstanding all the rumors that Wa
'ose' said Major IL. W. b. Price 40 h,
quletly dropped into chair IN Tho "a,
,''' rooms OF The Post yesterday Major
IVY Is the gallant old veteran of the
.e''ie OF San Jacinto, whose mysterious
disappearance few DAYS ago caused his
e'a'Nes and friends in many parts OF the
''a'e so much uneaslness. but who was
subsequently, located by The Post corre-
spondent at Austin He had lef, This civ
'o' bailas, aud from there went to Aus
''n' put having failed to notify his rela-
yves OF his movements. they concluded
.nat some mishap or disaster had befallen
hiui' and were on the point OF reoues ting
.ne authorities to institute search for
tue old hero. when The Pos took the
matter in hand, wired its correspondents
W look nam UP, and had the satisfaction
| Capital City. ~ 'ue
| Well continued the major. II was
certainly surprised when your CORRESPOND
pnt at Austin accompanied by Judge
ruifnore, the hotel folks where I stopped
ana others woke me up in my room at
inliunaght and told me | was lost or at
least that my friends thought | was Ii
reporter
lecelVed your telegram he at once hur-
| tiea TO the residence of Judge Fillmore
wnere | had been visiting in the early
parl OF the day. and told him ii was feared
something had happened me. The Judge
wno was in bed at the time. Immediately
dressed, and they both drove down to The
| avenue hotel where | was stopninv nv
some means the number of my room got
mixed on the register, and it was NOT until
neariy every guest in the house had been
"ohe up that they discovered me IL was
sort OF surprise party both to them and
inyseii' but we made the best of IT, and
l am grateful to The Post for having taken
an the trouble it did in rounding me up'
ny telegraph and in that way relieving
as soon as possible the anxiety of my
friends for my safety"
now are you enjoying yourself and
now DO you like Texas?" asked tho news
paper man who had previously written
up the major In the missing column
90 far as the enjoyment goes, | never
haa such delightful time in my life The
people are all kind and hospitahle to me
ana everywhere | go they accord me a
giad welcome. Texas is certainly a great
ana grand State. but there is one thing
do not like here, and that is the way
your legislature treats the veterans. 1t
does not act right by Them and the fact
should be made public"
In what respect is the legislature Ia
blame, major?" inquired the reporter.
By the harsh laws ii has passed af-
lectlns the old veterans who fought for
leXas independence. For instance before
any of your San Jacinto survivors can ge,
pension-a pitiful Sl2 a month-he must
hfSt SHOW that he has been living at least
year in the State and then he has to
go before the county Judge and swear that
he Is pauper and without visible means
VI support think this is an indiEnity
ana a humiliation the few remaining old
solnlers ought MOI to be subjected to. and
mink the gallant people of Texas would
NOT subscribe 10 1t did they know such
law was on their statute books. DO not
iaoor under the Impression that [ have
any seinsh purpose or motive in thus
speaking II Is true that have not much
OF tnis worlds goods, but at the same time
1 ah no pauper. My wants are few, and it,
ooes not require very much to carry me
alohe' you can imagine how little | need
wheh tel you mat got here from my
nome IN Montgomery, Ala, and from this
Guy TO Daiias-all for so cents Some
TRENDS whom ! DO not know secured Inc
a pass from MONTGOMERY. and tonight !
ieaNe to visit relatives in Palestine and
we ulp VIII not cost me dollar told
we gentleman VINO represents the lnterna-
'ipilai ana Great northern railway mere the
otnet day VINO was, ana showed him my
tNi. - "iii ~ ""H hiAiN chp"Sh w Nil''
10 MS ROAD 'or a pass for me. ana the
International generously Sranted It. rms
Is me way an your people nave been
,reatlng me since came to your state
klhd ane hospltaoie IN every way Here
IN Dailas ana at Austin they nave done
everything 10 make my VISIT pleasant and
IN my own person nave SHOWN that they
40 not forget tie veterans Of san Jaclnto-
~ AuStlh' "hlch is one oi the most Deau'
lllul cities ever saw Judge Fulmore
ana others were Just as klnd 70 me as 'hey
.ouia De; anu atoselher VIII nave much
~ zen ABOUT my trlp When GET BACK 10
NY pevple 'n Alapatiia' , ,
ieaNe tuiiSh'' is nave dlleauy
N falestihe' put WIZ return mere Mon
rho post hot ,yonid Inc ~ re, a fsw
gentlemen in Houston who can spare the
time, to accompany me to the battle-ground
~ ~ Hsn 'atlnt1 w ny nay WIN iuees
seem The famnus fiald where we won Texas
independence since the day of the battle.
and it would he a happiness to me in my
olu use u i eou'o ipoh oHee iio,e on we
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