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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27
A Fair sample.
Willis India.

''H''a iaNNA.
some idea OF how much would be charged
Tor the right OF way for Barney Gibbs rail
road from Red river to the gulf. NAV he
had from the exorbitant price placed on the
oiu san Jdslnto osttle grounds Just as soon
as 1t was known that the State desIr., =,
pMro' ase the same for State park The
appropriation Of $4,000, made for the nnr-
chase OF property that had been assessed
TO- years at less than one-flfth o, that
,meunt, proved wholly inadequate to meet
ssuch an experience would be enc,unterei
oy our populis; friends when they SET on,
70 SECURE the right OF way for their ''relief',
raiiroad, which they propose TO build with
tne chfldren's permanent school fund. as
s,s.eo oy the convict labor of the State.
way wouldn't buy depot ground, in the
smallest village through which he would
run the proposed line OF road.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27
A MONETARY CHRONOLOGY.
Dates of Principal Events Conaes
with Gold and silver.
New York Commercial.

New York Commercial.
Nothing is more common than h |
mistakes made in regard to the dsts|
which the principal events connected
the use of gold and silver as MONEY
occurred. The following table give
chronological order the chief happen
in this connection from the end Of III
century down to the present year
interesting to note that the rapNp
changes in the direction OF suspendir
YER coinage, or adopting gold stana
mas been so great within recint years
figures We're prepared by treasury N
Tor the Use Of the mouse committee %
rency and banking:
Year. Event.
l792-united States adopts ratio 10 VI
INSURANCE adopts ratio l51a TO J.
lSl0--Russia adopts Iatio 10 TO !.
1sl6-England, single gold standard,
Holland adopts ratio l5N to J.
lS32-Belgium adopts French system
lSS4-United States changes TO l60@u
lS31-United States changes to l5.gSsV
lS44-Turkey adopts ratio 1910 70 L
1S4I-Holland adopts silver standasA
Gold found in California.
1S4S-Spain adopts ratio 1917 TO J.
ls5o-Switzerland adopts French s!Ss
lS5l-Gold found in Australia.
lS53-United Stats subsidiary coinap
duced in value.
Legal tender limit fixed.
lS54-Portugal adopts gold standard
nd
lS65-Latin union formed by Francs
GUM. Switzerland and iisl
basis Of 1914 to |.
ls6s-Roumania and Spain adopt
system, Greece enters Laun
lS7l-Germany adopts gold standards
double standard l6.l7 10 J.
lS1S-Unitei States adopts gold sus
also Denmark, Sweden aad
way; Belgium and Holland su
silver coinage. "a
France limits coinage on inui''
account. X,
lS75-ltaly suspgnds free coinage' nv
fixes ratio at Is. 60 to l.,
lSl1-Finlani adopts gold standaru.
lS1S--United States votes to purcnss.
coin . to million dollari 81
per month; coinage pron'p'"
private account.
ls79-German suspends sale OF sh'''
lSSa-Egypt adopts double stanuals
lSS7-Retirement OF United Stapr
dollars III.
lS90-4h million ounces OF fine s'i'vv
dered purchased by uniun
monthly, Roumania aaop'
standard
lS9l-Tunis adopts French system "
OF gold Standard. ).
lSs2-Austria- Hungary adopts goio
ard.
lSs3-lndia suspends silver coiness,
chase clause OF Sherman -
pealed.
lS95-Chili adopts gold standard.
ls96-Russia adopts gold stanaaF''
japan adopts goll standard,
Peru suSpends silver coipage'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27

The tolls paid to the suez Canal company
LAST year amounted To nearly $o,OOOOoO. II
the expenses OF the company were even half
this amount. there is left AZ per cent Interest
ON s10C, 600. ooo-as good an Investment as gov
eminent bonds. The Nicaragua canal ought
TO pay we'll
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27
When lie Gets In The rcnth.

Congress man Bailey has been in Virgin,,
this week helping tee demo-, IN mat
State He Is canylsslug in favor Of MIR.
swanson lne people ther9 ARE giving him
an enthusiastic reception, showing that his
ability is recognized fact. When he zoe
mo the Tenth district in TeXss this fan
20 canvass against Congressman Naw,cs
uopNhlicsnl, he viii STOW his nls ami
make the race a close one, even II 1, doe
not ifsult in the defeat OF The present re,
publican incumbent.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27
Thoroughly Democrats
Victoria Times.

TIN next legislature win be coiny.
a number of Texas best and slle.,,
II win be thoroughly democratic ~
in the future as in the pa 60
the general good OF the eIFestG
people There will be no
to obstruct the passage OF &c, -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27

| Colonel Teddy Roosevelts real trouble VII
commence today when 1t is understood lie H.ll
| be nominated by the republican party for
governor OF New York.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27

Mi. Mckinley has successfully packed the
Jury for the Investigation of the army scandal
The majority report won't hurt Alger or the
repmbllcan party--of that we can be certain.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27
Missed His CnlN


Barney Gibbs is too smaf
any idea that he may be e44
of Texas. but ne Is determining
els OF fun out Of the camp81
had turned his attention
would have been a star.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27

Houston has reached that point now where
she mist do everything possible to create
favorable impression on the thousands Of
visitors who are here from time to time. APP
pearances are half the battle In the life Of
towns and cities az VOL az Of indIyiduaIs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27

The chapinlns in the army are bearing some
damaging testimony to the existence OF abuses
at the camps Wonder II these gentlemen OF
the cloth Will be accused Of dirty politics."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27
THE HOUSTON DAILY POST.
M ny THE
Houston Printing Company.

Z. =. ~ yo'H ms P Psss,SssT.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27

1t transplfes that eex Champion Corbctt has
used young Mr. Mccoy for advertising pur-
poses as long az he desired James J. has
takcr a ost-graduate course In the science OF
advertising and could give many shrewd busi-
ness men some valuable pointers
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TnH DAILY POST. N THH SUNDAY POST.
sHMi.wEeKLY POST. ia Coils. per Week.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27

Alger. Steruberg \ Go. have at last been
drl> Ell to the point OF shifting the respopsi-
bl,ity. They and their cucknos Wouldn't admit
for n time that there was any responsibility
to shift Whenever tho press goes after a
public official In dead earnest aud with such
a collection OF facts as was AT its command
in this case, he might MS well come down OFT
his perch gracefully.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27

STIRRED AT the posrorricE Az HOUSTON. TEXAS.
As SECOND CLASS MATTER
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27
Russia and England are having a great time
see.sawing at Pekin.

Alger recognizes the fact that the healthful-
ness of Jacksonville and the good quality OF
the water were important factors In mantuin.
ing the health of the troops in General Lees
corps The same conditions were found AZ
Houston. The fact. however, is only tho
giea,er condemnation OF the war department
for keeping large camps in unhealthiul loca-
tions
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27

The eruption which Is daily expected In
Paris VIII ovefshadow anything In the red
spectacular line that old Vesuvlus can fur
nsh.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27

The meeting OF the Hay association in this
city next week, from present. appearances Will
hrinE large numherfot visitors to Houston
and give big impetus to the hay business
In South Texas. The crop is an important und
profitable one and the efforts to arouse new
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27

The floating OF the Maria Teresa will add,
within II few months, another fine armored
cruiser to Uncle Sans navy-the kind Of yes
Sci we now need above ali others. Americans
behind the guns viii prevent the Teresa from
again taking water"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27

Tho death OF Dreyfus just at this time would
probably be the spark to fire the mine under
France. II would be impossible to successfully
combat the suspicion that the government had
murdered him, whether 1t had or not
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Gsbscrspeien By MALL Daily and Sunday Post. one
year, 80. 90; six months. $500; three months,
t7.oo, one month. $500.
THB SUNDAY Posi-. one year. $3.50.
fHB SBml-WHnxIy Posi- Mondays and Thursdays
one year. 1i.oo; six months. 80 cents; three
months. - cents.
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The condition of the streets and public
SQUARES of city Is about the only ind.
eaton TO stranger of the kind Of public
spirit and municipal government to be found
In that community.
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Telephone Numbers: E ss.i..:. 49, ~.

TIE city.--The Post is delivered to any part Of the
city by carriers per month. $500; three months
$500; six months. 5000; one year, SI2.o0.
Mr.. Theodore Berng has charge OF the city
circulation and collecting. Messrs, Theodore
Bering. Charles Lott and Tom South are the au-
thorsed collectors Of all city bills doth advers-
ing and subscriptlon) and no money should bs
paid to any one other than those named. unless
special written authority signed by the business
manager Is shown Al accounts OF any size
should be paid by check In favor Of The Hous-
ton Printing Company.
Subscribers failing to receive The Post regularly
will please notify the office promptly. Every
paper Is expected to be delivered not later than
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uader no circum stances Will orders given by
employees on the office he recognized and
paid, or accepted In payment OF accounts.
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eUselrn Olilces--Eastern business ONCE "a Tribune
Building New York (rhe s. c. pcckwith Spe-
eiai Agency; Western 400 (The Rookery) Chi
cago. (The S. c. BeekwI,h Special Agency.
Travelling Agents.. S. 4; Holland. Travelling
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27

The Spaniards can not complain If the Cuban
insurgents continue fighting and foragIng 20
long as they are deliberately kept hungry by
Spanish cruelty. Nor can this government
ask the Cubans to starye with graceful resig-
paiion
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-27

II Is probable that, like many another am
bltlous office seeker, Aguinaldo will be glad
to take anything he can get before he Is
through with Washington. But he IL likely to
give us q deal OF trouble In tie inenntlme
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-07
YOUNG GIRL CRIMINAL
CHILD OF THIRTEEN WHO Is AL
READY OLD IN CRIME.
Gertrude Knots Again i'm the station,
and Likely to Go to the Re-
fOrmatOry.

Gertrude Knots, a thirteen-year-oId de-
generate, is again in the custody of the po-
lice, and there is no doubt that she will go
arrested repeatedly for larceny and has as
often been released on her own promise to
reform and on the promise of her parents
to take better care of her. About a year
ago she and her brother Wade nine years
old, were caught after having stolen a BIZ
cycle lamp at the library building. The pa
troimen who caught them took them home
and an hour later they were again caught
in the act of stealing tool bags and lamps
from bicycles near the New York store
They were then sent to the police station
and taken before Judge McCray They
were released.
Several times afterward they were ar
rested and were finally sent to the Board OF
Children's Guardians Home. A week there
was all the board would endure of them
fiuence on the other children was so demon
alizing that the board declined to care for
them. They were again sent home, and
later appeared before Judge Allen. A prop
osition was then made to send them to the
Reforma tory, but the mother pleaded for
them and the court gave them ''one more
chance" In a few days the boy was VI
again and sent to Plainfield
Last Thursday Gertrude stole bicycle
belonging to Miss Wright, a teacher at the
Industrial Training School. She rode il
about several days. She gave the lamp to
another girl and gave the tooibag to some
one. She happened to ride by the home OF
Miss Wright and the wheel was recognized
by sister of the owner, and this led to the
arrest of Gertrude yesterday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-07
EXHIBIT OF CHINA.
Character of the Work Done by In
dianapOlis Amateur Painters.

The annual exhibit by the china painters
of the city is being held this week in the
new store of the II. Lieber Company The
work as a whole shows a high degree of
excellence. 1t is arranged on tables in a
well-lighted room on the second floor and
has never been shown to greater advantage
Making a journey of the room, the most
notable pieces were the Dresden set of
dozen or more plates and odd pieces done
by Mrs. Edmund Clark. Miss Sckes shows
several small pieces, all good Miss Cora
Richcreek has made fruit designs with
special care, and Mrs. j. II. Orndorf, who
is one of the well-known china painters. has
a stein and mugs with the monk design
that have merit. Miss Pendergast has a
pretty tea set and Mrs. c. w Esichrodt a
vase decorated with palms that is quite un-
like anything else in the exhibit Miss Jes-
sic Daggett has several conventional deco
ratiVe designs on plates, d style which she
has developed with much taste and in an
original way. Miss katherine Venn has a
wine jug. with cordial cups, each decorated
with some small fruit from which wine is
made. The work and arrangement in each
piece is very good. Mrs Willis Fugate has
a number of plates which are we'll executed
Mrs. Wilcox has rarely beautiful low
ing cup in Jewel designs and two small
bowls with rose designs that are as good
work as has ever come from her brush.
and she has made some fine pieces in the
last few years Mrs. William &. Phipps has
some pieces that will advance her to the
foremost among the good china painters IN
this city. One is a French tea set and an
other is q set of plates with garden flower
designs. Mrs. Charles +. Kramer has tall
pitcher with blackberry and flower decora-
ton that is excellent and vase with we'll
drawn figures Mrs. &. j. Buchanan always
has good work. Her chief piece is straw
berry plate with the fruit and flower de-
sign for the center and a conventionalized
strawberry border. Miss Daisy Altand has
several pieces that show careful work.
Mrs. j. j, Carver has undoubtedly the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-07

finest work in the entire collection, Her
mug with a Greuze monk is exquisite in
color, drawing and execution, and small
candlestck with the new luster colors is like
irridescent crystal il pink and blue, with
gold decoration. Mrs. Chestina Mauzy has
an oyster set that is nicely designed and
painted. and her flower decorated jardiniere
and vase with ilmy f1gures are both taste
full and graceful Mrs. B. F. Howard shows
several figures porcelain. Miss Flora
Greenstreet has a fruit set, with saucers
each bearing pretty fruit designs, and her
turquoise jewels on several pieces are adj
mrabe Mrs. Walter Day has a notable
piece of porcelain in figures that is one of
her best pieces of painting, and her gypsy
vase is an odd and pretty conceit in china:
Mrs. Edward II. Meyer has some very small
miniatures which are unusually fine work.
She shows a talent for this work which will
repay her 10 put all possible time and
work on.
Mrs. Alice Ross Hadley has left her usual
flower designs and has placed on exhibition
a number of plates with conventional deco
ratve designs that show her versatility as
we'll as originality. She has in addition to
several plates a teapot that is unique in
shape and in decoration Mrs. Thomas ID:
Harrington has handsome jardiniere and
vase. and Mrs. William II. WEIGH has an
oyster set with shells and MOSES and
vase with figures that is good. Her mug
with monks head is fine Miss Florence
Baxter shows as delicate a brush as any
artist, and it attracts corresponding atten-
ton. Mrs. Austin has a roSe~decorated
plate that is excellent. and Mrs: George r.
Coughln a soup set that is we'll executed
Miss A. M. Adams is represented with a
tea set and several other individual pieces
Mrs Woodsmall has a three-sided jug that
looks exactly like some of the finest Rock
wood and her drawing of head is also
good Miss Pearl Smallwood has a fruit
dish, with plates, and a tea set in soft pref
ty colors To-day there will be number
hand-painted china will see the best there
is in the city in this collection.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-07
YOUNG SWIMMER DROWNED.
George Spicer Meets Death i'm the
River Near Fairview.

Gordon Spicer, the eighteen-year-ol son
of Ernest w. Spicer. of No. 12S West Eight
zenith street, was drowned in White river
yesterday morning, and at dark last night
the body had not been recovered Young
Spicer and companion went in swimming
ir the river just west of Fairview Park at
about IL o'clock. Shortly afterward man
went into the water short distance above
them. He heard one of the boys cry for
felp and saw the other trying to rescue him.
He hurried to the spot in time to pull the
second boy out, almost drowned. The first
one had disappeared when he reached the
bank with the second
The water where the boy was drowned is
about eighteen feet deep, and there IS said
TO be a swift undercurrent. The report of
the drowning reached Fairview Park and
hundreds of persons gathered on the bank
and scores went into the water and joined
the search for the body. Charles T. Whit
sett, funeral director was notified, and sent
force of men out with drags and dyna-
mite. They worked until dark and exploded
four and half pounds of dynamite without
succeeding in raising the body.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-07
WARDEN HERT'S VIEWS.
He Considers the Indeterminate Sem
tence Law to BE satisfactory.

A. T. Hert of the State Reformatory. at
Jeffersonvile, had a conference with Gov
ernor Mount yesterday afternoon. The Gov
ernor said that there was no official sig
nificance in Mr.. Hert's visit, and that he
had simply called in the interest of Clark
county citizens who are interested in get
ting a conf in the next regiment il one
is formed. Considering Colonel Durbin's re-
port to the effect that the War Department
announces only recruits are wanted the
Governor could not hold out any flattering
promises. While here Mr.. Hert had a few
words to say on the indeterminate sentence
law. Time enough has elapsed he thinks,
to demonstrate that the terms of prisoners
under him will be longer on an average
than under the old system. He says that
fewer men will be released in the course of
a year than heretofore, and that the popu-
ation of the institution is greater than
ever before. He regards the greatest adj
vantage of the system as being the fact
that supervision of paroled prisoners is had
by the prison authorities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-07

Prof. Emmerich. assisted by President
Henry Russo. of the School Board. AS each
graduate was handed the parchment be-
longing to him his friends greeted the act
with applause of a solid character.
The real business of the occa sion over the
finale of the night came and probably
aroused greater general emotion than any
other feature of the programme. 1t was
the singing of THE Stars and Stripes For
ever by Miss Ingelman. accompanied by
the orchestra. Every one sat through the
opening lines with rising feelings, but when
the chorus came and the voices of hum
dred young people in the upper gallery
burst forth in harmony to the soul-inspir-
ing tones the effect was magical: and if the
audience allowed the song TO proceed to it's
completion it was only for the purpose of
greater applause at the end and the big
crowd divided in wiping tears away and
humming the great American song to the
strains of the orchestra as it wendell it's
way out of the theater Following is the list
of graduates:
Ida Allfree, Felix F. Ballard. Theresa
Bell. Irving Blue. Edna Born. Bertha
Borst, Laura Buehler Claude Compton
Anna Davis. Bessie Downey, Margaret
Drinkut. Chas. Dyer, Valentia Egan. John
Engelke. Edith Fulmer Elsie Cloudy. Ralph
Gray, Harris Gumbinsky. Ed Hanes, Ethel
Hart, Herman Helmng, Ralph Hillker
Hermann Hodson, Chas Hunt. Elma Igel
man, Albert Kahn, George Kerr Emma
King, Perie Loree Arthur Meng Bertha
Moore: Nellie Moore. Harry Munsell, Lulu
Overhiser, Ralph Peck, Hannah Perry
Percy Rawls. Harry Satterthwaite. Alice
Shaver Katherine Stevenson. Lester Tee
guarden, Hugh Thatcher. Cecile Tucker
Carrie Wachstetter, Chas. Wilson Harry
York, Howard Young.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-07
Recruits for the ReguIars.

Twenty-one recruits were yesterday added
to the list already sent out from the local
recruiting office. Three enlisted for the hos
pital corps, as follows: John l.. Vickery. OF
Martinsville: John W. Bowden, Redland n
c., and Alexander X. Kerth, Evansville
Indianapolis furnished the following mer
for the infantry: William Lange Charles
+. Condor, Clarence q. Feasler and Ray
Jordan. The rest of the recruits came from
different towns, as follows: Harry T.. Moore
Whitewater, Wis. William II. Brown, Lima
o.: Harry r. Murdoch, Greenvile H.. Rob.
ert h. Otis. Raysville, Ind. William Nea
!coiored(, Cincinnati, o.; Fred Dicks and
Henry $. Bellies, Lebanon Ind. William II
Yoke, Selma, Ind: John Schoentrup, Pres.
colt, Ind; Joseph Weintrout. Waldron Ind.
Fred Groves, Lebanon, Ind; John Reed. ST
Paul. Ind: Samuel NJ. Yoke. Selma Ind
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-07
ROLLING DE BONES"
Lively Game of Craps" in a Stable
Broken Tn by the Police.

One Sunday afternoon about six weeks ago
Patrolmen Lancaster and Mathey were rid
ing up North Illinois street on their wheels
when boy informed them that there was a
crap game in progress in a stable in the
rear of Michigan street, between Illinois and
Meridian streets. The patrolmen made raid
on the place. but the players escaped. Yes
terday Patrolman Lancaster was informed
that the game was running again and raid
was planned for last night. 1t was made by
Sergeant Hyland and Patrolmen Lancaster,
Holtz Wallace Milan and jackson. Eight
colored men were in the barn engaged in
rolling the bones when the police sur
prsed them Two of them Jumped through
a window and escaped. Six We're captured
Lewis Ross was charged with keeping a
gambling house. and Will Mayes, Lee Wade
Walter Solomon Ellie Dehorney and Rob-
ert White with visiting the house
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-07
FIRST RECRUITING OFFICER.
j. l.. ketcham Returns from the
Chickamauga Camn

Governor Mount has heard nothing as vet
as TO when the field officers of the various
regiments and the two batteries will be
home to begin recruiting men for service in
the South. Last night there was a report
that Lieutenant Colonel Thayer and Adju-
tant George w. Powell had returned. Al
AdJutant Powelfs home nothing had beer
heard TO indicate that he would be here
soon.
Yesterday j. l.. Ketcham, jr, returned
from Chickamauga. When he left IL was
understood that Adjutant Powell and the
others would follow in a few days. Mr.
ketcham reports that while there is still
are all we'll, comparatively speaking. and
that conditions are improving daily Mr..
hefcham was not very thoroughly in
formed as to how the work of recruiting
will be done. The officers at Chicka manga
expect to receive detailed instructions after
their return $500