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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-02
Personal MENTION.

Mr.. W. N. Peacock Of vlctorio Is In the
city.
NJ Edward Sells is at the Capitol, from
81. Louis.
Mr. r. s. Smith OF Boerne. Texas. is at the
Hutchlns.
Mr. W NJ Peacock of Victoria is in the
al the Capitol
Mr. and Mrs. o. Wiess OF Beaumont were
at the Lswlor yesterday.
Mr. W J. Athans Is in the city from San
Antonio, and stops at the Capitol.
Mr. W. saddler OF Fort Worth was among
last nights arrivals at the Hutchns.
Mrs. Lon c. McCampbell of Beaumont was
among the late arrivals at the Lawlor.
The Rev. j. F. OConnor Of New orleans
was registered yesterday at the Lawlor.
MIR John w Maxcy and family Of Tam
rico Mexico ere guests at the Hutchins
Mr. j. 5. Mcnamara, prominent citizen
Of San Antonio, is among the guests at the
Lawlor.
Mrs NJ n Young of Midway, Madison
county, is in the city visiting the family of
Hon John T Browne.
Mir. Richard Dana, president of the Bar
her Asphalt company is in the city to super
intend the asphalt paving of Caroline street.
W. G. Mcclure, acting general passenger
and freight agent of the Galveston. Houston
and Henderson. left last night for New Or
leans
non george n. Otey, the flClaru troheE
Of Huntsville politics, was in -cne city yes
terday taking in the bsll game and other in
terestng sights.
Mr. G. w Mcknight, editor and president
Of the El Campo Eagle, is visiting the city
and made a pleasant call at the editorial
rooms Of The Post last night.
The Houston Turnverein held their monthly
meeting yesterday, and other than taking in
four new members transacted nothing hut
routine business. The new members are:
William Leopold, J. NJ. Sam. X. II. Cawthorn,
c. W. Sims aud +. Run
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THE coLD STORAGE PLANT.
BeinG Constructed In This CITY by
the Armour Packing Company.

A rost reporter yesterday met Mr.. +. j.
Drn, OF Macon, Ga. Of the drm Of II. \.
Jones & Co, the contractors having the con-
tract for constructing the Armour cold storage
rilut ia this city. Mr. Duffy has charge OF
tie hgiokwork Of the building He says the
work il now we'll under way Tho plant.
which is located Just across the street from
the Missouri, kausas and Texas passenger de-
pot, Will consist OF a building l0,X50 feet.
with u basement under the entire building
tea feet In tho clear.
I he Geld storage room in tho main building
viii be- 20N40 feet. 1t Is in this room that tina
meats U.c to be kept Two smoke rooms Tor
tho smoking OF meats are being erected IN
IN" toal Of the maiu building, with capacity
Of smoking four carloads of meat per week
Tho huldiHg viii cost ahou, tlt,oo0 aud viii
lt completed IN about four weeks MIR g. T.
Icrc. Is Ia charge Of tho carpenter work
Noariy all tho men employed In the construc-
ttou ave residents of Il9ustor
rho completion ~ this tuidiug Ntl adj
enothcr Important industry to- houston. as IL
viii make this city an ir .portapt supnly Vnint
lor Nmopr's products hitherto furnished
from kautRs city
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Roy Lost for Three DAYS,

Wharton, Texas. May Little Charlie,
the lo-ycar cd son OF Mr. ami Mrs w. +.
Linn. is again safe at home. TUESDAY he
ieu with party Of surveyors to pend the
day The party deciding to stay for s,y-
sral days, Charlie concluded to retarn
rome; he left the camp TUESDAY and van
Gersd ovcr the rrairie for three nights
s'sep'ns alone in the woods and suhs!stlng
on rTles' Thursday evening his loss wos
reported and party OF men left on No
ealvn' Friday at noon he was fond in
a mulberry ties sixteen miles from VIA
NO. rU" ana was escorted homo in ,rtumpa
Nv ever hundred men. His escqp, from
usath was miraculous. as tho nrs ,ria q.
lean hogs az" 'ieN-
ns,lle Travis. the 4-year- old son of Mr.
i NV Mt, j. r. Travis. was struck by thc
I ,s while trying to cross the track
hs was hurt seriously, but the physscian,
nave hope OF his recovery.
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HOUSTON DAILY POST MONDAY MORNING. MAY 2 1898

terror, and their actions In this regard only
increased the suspicious Of the curious spec
tators. To still further the joke, some was
OF a brakeman hung label on the old. tank
bearing the startling legend, Bound Tor
Cuba'' Another genius, still more enterprls-
ing. tackled on the inscription, "Weyier >
Mausocum," and, by way OF going zone pet
ter" a third attached large card lettered,
ITO Cuba or Bust." Long before 1t reached
Houston IL was chalk marked all over with
such signiHcent slgn-expressons as pown,
with Biancon' Revenge for the Maine
ITO HI with the Spanish Butchers' ana
other cheerful espletivss suggestive oil war
times. The railroad men and Others on tns
train say the asphaltum tank. while In trans
H. was viewed by more than thousand spec.
tators. and aver that at least nine-tentns OF
them believed II was some mysterious en-
CINE Of destruction intended for use sgalns'
tho Spaniards in the present conflict: Ihe
joke was successful all the way through, tur'
nished inexhaustable fun for those woo
watched its operations and illustrates the facl
that the public cap he got to believe almost
anything In periods OF excitement such al
x.tno
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foakum, Texas May i.--on invitation OF
the teachers OF Lavaca county the teach
ers OF Dewitt and adjacent counties will
meet with tho Lavaca county teachers
institute at foakum next Friday and Sat
urday' May and 7 for tn, last institute
OF the current school year. An interesting
programme has been pre-ared. Including
discussion OF leading educational topics by
teachers an address by p. II. Green, Esq,
ana musical and literary entertainment
al Green's opera house Friday evening.
cordial invitation has been extended
to all teachers to attend
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PLEASED WITH THE TRIP.


The Houston daughters Of the Nr-
Wnhiic ut the Dallas Convention.
"'rhc members Of san Jacinto CHAPTER,
who attended The reunion recently held
IN Dallas" said one OF the members TO
reporter. feel that It Is JUDGED grand
thing to be q Daughter of the Rcpuhlc OF
Texas, and the many charming courtcsies
shown them while IN that city make their
gathering there one o, the whteSt OF all
tho many white milcstones in their his
tory.
Tho party leaving Houston was com
posed Of Mesdames Fem. MILKY. McNecycr
Key. Martin, Urwi,z, Craig, l.aoacau. and
Ml5sce Fem, Karnes, Milhy and Hunter
AZ Hampstead they were Joined by Miss
Cook, and at Nearno by Miss Ralltnger OF
Galveston, who was on her way from
Austin. Arriving n Dallas the marty
was met by the charming Mrs Kate Saurry
Tcrrcll aud her efficient committee, and
soon the Houston Daughters we're he,ny
welcomed TO the hospi,ahlo homes Of Dal-
las.
Some OF the party nretcrrine to Join
friends already arrived at the Orientnl
hotel. sought that palace OF comfort. where
under the care OF the genial Major MCtl-
benny they were the recipients Of every
attention.
THE moctne Of the Daughters Of the
Republic was very important one, mark
ing as il did the close Of the Official terms
OF some who have served the associa ion
laboriously. Among some Of the changes
made We're the election ot Mrs. NJ, Looscan
TO the Office of State historian vice Miss
BEETLE nallingcr resigned; Mrs. ! j Me-
keeper, jr., TO thc Office OF secretary gem
eral vice Mrs. y. H. Nasmer. resigned;
Mrs. c. II, Mildly as assistant secretary,
Mrs Wallcr Gresham Of Galveston as
fourth and Mrs Kate s. Terrell OF Dallas
as flfth vice presidents,
Flowers receptions and carrlago drives
were the order OF those two happy DAYS
In Dallas
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), Ihe storm waves viii reach this meri-
dian and the other changes viii occur nj
ana within loo miles OF Houston within
tWeniy-tour hours Of S y. m. of the dates
given below:
MAY Changeable.
Nav e-Ccoler.
Nav S-Moderate.
MAY Warmer.
Nav S--Warn,
May sThrcatenlng,
May 7-Changeahle.
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ttrO- tn,cricru Eni,.

D. H. Garnett president OF III, Afro-
American Fair association, in calling for
a meeting tonight at the office NJ IN, a..
SoelStien, The meeting called for Friday
nisht having failed to materiolizc. savs
IRA, n failure to attend the meeting to-
hlght viii he regarded As inoxcusahlc nnd
lnaiilercnce to the interests Of the fair
ana as sufficient ground for some decisive
actlcn being taken, The meeting is TO de-
abandoned ~" "O
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-02
CITY BREVITIES.

The city council will meet this afternoon in
regular session.
Robe TT T.. Lee Chapter, Daughters Of the
Confederacy, will meet at 1890 O'Clock THIS
morning at the Lyceum library.
Dr. r. $, Wheeler leaves this morning for
Beaumont with authority to organize cru
tenton mission circle as an auxiliary to the
Florence Crittenton Rescue Home In this city.
At the Sharks meeting yesterday three
new members were elected. An invitation
was received from the Ladies Auxiliary
through their president, Mrs. Thomas Fer,
guscn, to an entertainment to be given at
Sharks hall Thursday evening, May ., at
30 n'rlnck
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-02
HOUSTON LIGHT GUARD OUT.
They Decline to Enlist In the Regular Army for
Two Years
AND So NOTIFY ADJUTANr GENERAL MABRy.
Their Action Of the Seay Rifles of daIveon Leave
Places for Companies in the First Regiment of Texas
nfantry--Other Military Notes

the company was made up OF we'll built.
healthy recruits however, his examination
was by no means as rigid as that Of an
army surgeon.
The commissary department Of the En-
NETS desires that all uniforms. etc, prop
erty Of the organization held by members
thereof, be returned to the armory today.
The armory will be open after 10 o'clock
this morning. Il Is also requested that
members Of the company having uniforms
which arc personal property. will deliver
them TO the company also today, several
OF the members having signihed willing
ness TO do 80.
The local military, ms we'll ms that OF
other points In the State. are confronted
with a proposition IA yet unsolved 1t has
been figured ont that to equip soldier
In clothing MS tho general order iss,ied n
few days ago directs. viii cost between
81 80 and 81 per capita. Tho question OF
recruit not being financially able 10 buy
the necessary blankets. socks shirts, shoes
underclothng. etc, was kopt in the back
ground until yesterday aud those interested
IN the soont to- he volunteer army from
Texas, are now calculating how TO over
roma ~
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Relations Meetlnw "a, w,or,,,

WHARTON TeSas, May Rev Mr.. Lam.
I'm OF Houston has Just closed mos, sue.
oesstui meeting here. His harvest was
r'eh' over twenty-five new members wera
seaed to the fold during his short stsy
kev. A, Mulkey is expected to hold :.
protracted meeting in Wharton in ,bs
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pen'son' Texas. April so.-rripleis tau
hoNsN wore born Yesterday TO Mr., and Mrs
Whiulsey four miles northwest Of rh.,
e'N' The mother is IS years Of fse. Tho
husband is o. The children are dsns
we'll, Their combined weight Is ls,.
pnupfs So - '"H-
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Hcaruc I.oc.,.

iiearhe' Texas. May l.-Beeinning to-
morrow and lasting one week, the Ma
'ionai cotton oil mill at this place will be
closed down for repairs. After that time
they viii run about two weeks longer he
tose closing down for the season.
MT. Cnarles J. Hostrasser. W., was an
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-02

austin. Texas. May 1.-THE directors Of
me southwestern Gas, Electric and Street
Railway association are in session her.
LOT me purpose Of reforming their consu-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-02
HOUSTON GAS LIGHr 2,

Reduction In price Of gas. After M.r.,
10 the rate for gas will he 81. so Nor "a,
cubic feet for all purposes Has for s.i
eas cooking water heaters and general A..
sortment OF gas appliances. j. ]. NJ.
kecver. general manager.
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hyrnotism practically taught ladies and
gentlemen. IOs Main street. Sec an,
nouneemcnt under personals
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pointed postmaster at Hearne. has re-
ceired bis commission and already as
sumed charge.
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The Salvation Array.
"a msnbera q the Salvation Army haa
= b. = szsisias spissdss ~ svsains rhsy
The evening times., 1898-12-12
AMERICAN FLAGS FOR
PORTO RICAN SCHOOLS
Six Hundred Old GIories Distributed
as Object Lessons to the
Children.

San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec. 12.-Lieu-
tenant Col Allen c. BakeweIl has
rived, bringing American flags for the
school children of Porto Rico. Col Bake
well comes here as the representative of
Lafayette Post No. 40, of New York, and
the flags in question are furnished by the
post, in accordance with its custom and
usage in promoting patriotic education
and loyalty among school children. Col.
Bakewen VIII supply 600 flags to the ISL
and, number sufficient TO give one to
every public and pivate school in Porto
Rico.
The first presentations Were made on
San Juan's principal plaza. There were
assembled all the teachers. principals and
pupils Of the several schools in the city.
including two long lines Of little boys
from the BenetiCiencia, or orphan asylum.
The band of the Eleventh Regiment play
ed patriotic airs, and the flags dotted
the sunny, child-crowded square with bril-
liant bits of color. At the head of each
school procession marched the standard
bearer with the colors To most of them
the occasion had no significance beyond
that of the music and the walking
through the streets. Some OF the older
boys, however. looked at the bright flags
in the sunlight and realized that but a few
months ago such an occasion would not
have been soberly dreamed of.
DR. CarboneI, minister of the interior,
has shown especial interest, and was
present al the proceedings this morning.
DR.. Carbonel will make arrangements TO
deliver the flags to inland schools, and
Col. BakewclI Will make the presentation
i'll Ponce from which port he expects to
sail on De- mber q for New York.
Each school Is supplied with the follow
ing testimonial, among other documents,
which is printed in both English and
Spanish:
The national flag Of the United States OF
America s presented herewith to the school in
your charge by -, through Lafayette Post.
No. 40. Department OF New York, oi the Grand
Army OF the Republic. which Is national orgaTi
zation composed entirely OF veterans who saw
service in defending our flag in the civil war,
1861 TO 1855.
IN common with all our citizens il feels deer
interest in the welfare OF the people OF t4e
beautiful island Of Porto Rico. II desires that
Porto RiCIn youth should speedily follow
custom 10 yeueTatr and love this flag. This flag
insu-eS not only the protection Of liberty and
the rights OF al who live under it. but alsr
religious freedom. security in rights of property.
with the happiness and prosperity that comes
from honest work.
The evening times., 1898-12-12

plan OF visiting Washington TO enl ghten
the President as to the trust his people
placed in the American Government and
as TO the pressing needs of the island.
Here he was received by soldiers and
>ilians. rs far as his Illness won per
init, with honors that were a rebuke to
the small-headed commander who had in
suited him in the hour of Cuba's tri
umph His every desire would have been
realized if he had lived, and he could
hope that under his own patient guild
ance Cuba would eventually accomplish
his highest ambition.
Never were his services needed by his
people as they are at this moment. He
could have saved them from many a
grievous error and hastened the time OF
their self-g government. II his memory
does not serve to restrain the power of
ambitious, misunderstanding Gema-
gegues. his loss viii indeed be bitter for
Cuba We know of no single man who
embodies in his character so exactly the
qualities essential to the leader of the
lewly-emancipated subjects of Spanish
misrule. The best we can hope is that
Is recent words will sink deep into
minds of those who are to dominate Gu
ban opinion and serve to pilot them
through the dangerous channel into
which they are TO enter No honors
America can heap on the memory of this
gracious but unrelcnting soldier for hu-
man freedom Will be misplaced
The evening times., 1898-12-12
MIR. PLATT'S COHORTS
SERIOUSLY RUFFLED
DISTENPER PLAINLY VISIBLE
Fears That Colonel ROOseyeIt's In
augural Address VIII Indicate
Too Much Independence.

New York, Dec. 12.-Every day points
out more clearly that the breach between
the governor-elect and the "straight-out"
Republicans is widening. Conferences
between the machine leaders and the
colonel, of which the early part of last
week was prolific, are becoming much
less frequent as the days roll on. Roose-
welt is much more inclined to listen to
the advice of such men as ex-MayOr
Strong, Joseph II. Choate and anti-ma-
chine advocates generally, than he is 10
Senator Plat, Mr.. Quigg and others of
that ilk
Just now the regulars are involved in
a maze of wonderment as to what the
Rough Riders inaugural message will
say. 1t is considered that the first OFF,
cial utterances of the new governor will
indicate his future policy toward the
machine and there will be no great sur
ferences that have been held with the
! independents.
There were many serious consultations
between Platt men yesterday. They 90
not feel that they have won much Of Il
victory in blocking the plan OF the gov
ernor-elect TO appoint Justice DAILY to
the supreme court bench, and bewail the
fact that they have, through Roosevelt 5
opposition to William y. Cohen and Jus
ticc OBrlens determination to stick,
lost the chance to get one Appellate JUS
tice and one supreme court justice In the
first department Of New York, where
they now have none.
Another thing that worries the m chine
men is Col. Roosevelt's determination 10
appoint Charles J. Dumar commissioner
OF labor statistics and they are RS .! ed
to food the governor with protests this
week in behalf of Patrick Egan, eA-
minister to Chilli Senator Plat has had
Dumar's record searched and finds that
he is a Whitelaw Reid Republican. who
was most active in the Milho'and fac
tip.al fight of four years ago. The gov
ernor-elect however has told the ma
chine men distinctly that he proposes to
name Dumar as the representative of the
labor organizations, and that he cannot
place Egan anywhere at present
Trouble seems to be piling thick and
| fast upon Mr. Platt. His usual Sunday
gathering at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yes
terday was brought to an abrupt ad-
| iournment by the startling report that
President Mckinley had offered the il
| ish ambassadorship to Whitelaw Reid.
| This sent the Senator scurrying OFF 10
Washington to submit his final protest.
The Senator gave friends to understand
lsbefore he left that snoud the President
| persist in sending Reid's name to the
| Senate. he would night il bitterly. He has
| twice defeated Reds projected appoint
ment to the British amb2ssadCrstip.
Senator Platts friends say that if the
| President will agree to Withdraw Reid ne
will accept Joseph II. Choate. though
| Elihu Root is still the choice OF the ma
| chine leaders.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
LIVES TO COLLECT
HIS DEATH POLICY
BENJAMIN c. Miller Receives Ter
Thousand Dollars on Reaching
the Nre of Ninety-six.

New York, Dec. 12.-When man attains
.'-e age of ninety-siX he is dead, accordine
to the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Com
pany, of Newark, and in consequence Ben
iamin c. Miller. who reached that age on
Saturday, was made $4,000 richer.
He held an ordinary life insurance polio
for that amount, and a check for the sum
was handed to him. 1t was the first pol
icy ever issued by the company, and had
been in force fffty-three years.
When disaffection arose in the Mutua
Life of New York in 1913 Mr.. Miller. with
200 Others got together and two years late
organized the Mutual Benefit in Newark
His was the first policy issued. Mr. Miller
served as treasurer of the company from
its inception until 1880, when he was re
tired with a pension. He had also served
as secretary in the early days.
Since his retirement Mr. Miller has beer
a director of the company, and is at the
office daily except when the weather Is
very severe. On Saturday when he reach
ed the office he found a large bouquet
awaiting him with the check attached to
it. He was dead, so far as the company
IS concerned.
years of the century mark, Mr.. Miller is
still hale and hearty. He lives with a mar
ried daughter his wife having died six
years ago The couple had enjoyed sixty
eight years of married life.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
PROGRAM OF THE JOINT
HIGH COMMISSION
DECISION REACHED TO ADJOURN
Sessions Probably to BE Resumed
After March 4-Amcricans Firm
in Their Demands.

1t has been agreed by the Joint High
Commission of Americans and Canadians,
which has been in session here for sew
eral weeks, to adjourn at an early date.
This has not yet been formally annOunc-
ed, but it is understood that the day
fixed for adjournment is December 20.
On the evening of December 10 the Ca
nadians will give a banquet. to whi 0.
the Americans Will be invited The un-
derstanding is that the sessions will not
be resumed until after March 4 nzxJ,
when the American Commissioners. who
are members of the House and Senate.
viii have leisure to devote TO the n go
tiations Whether the sessions Will be
resumed at Quebec. where they bean. or
in this city has not been stated
The decision 10 adjourn has grown cut
of the developments of the iasJ We k
While there are several protocols in the
proposed treaty, notably tine Be-ri. Z
Sea and North Atlantic fisheries, Ieci-
proCity and questions affecting The Great
Lakes, reciprocity is the one great sub
Ject in which the Canadians are inter
ested. Last week the Hugh Comm ion
ers came nearer than tney have ever
DcEIl DGIOIt the ulStuS-lbI OI lldL sun
ject. The Canadians had submitted pro-
posals and on Wednesday the Amer cans
submitted counter-propOsaIs. T-ese
counter proposals showed that The Amer
leans were disposed to D. unyIeidIng and
that much smaller concessions wOuld
really be made than had been expected.
The negotiations OF last week also coH-
WINGED the Canadians that free sumbe-, a
consummatiOu they and all their people
have devoutly wished for, was impussi-
bic
ne American Commissioners DOt only
told the Canadians so, but Tile latter
were invited to the capitol and whilt.
there met several prominent menb rs II
the House and Senate, VINO impressed the
fact still more firmly upon them. IL -
said the Americans have agreed To q
small reduction OF the duty on live All
mails and have intimated that they may
agree 10 a small reduction In the duty Oh
lumber, now s. thousand feet Tne
Canadians had hoped for mucn large
concessions This condition OF things
and the apparent impOssibIlity Of reach
ing an agreement before Christmas are
said to have led TO the decision for an
adjournment The Senate may be col ed
in session after March ( 10 transact
business. when there would be ample
time TO present any treaty that may have
been framed with Canada. At p-esent
the outlook Tor an agreement Is not
bright