The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-24

RANnx Or PROMINENT CAPr'rAI,-
ISIS ARRIVE LAST NIGHT.
WIN Ne the Guests ~ Ex-Governor
fIokg On . Trip Through Mex
ico--The PERSONNEL.

on three special cara which arrived in tn
city last night as a part Of Raymond
Whitcomb excursion train was party o
Northern capitalists, most Of them per
sonal friends OF cx- Governor James Stephel
1iogg Of Texas. The party came South
\ the invitation OF the partly storm tossed
and with him they will leave on this morn
ing's westbound Southern Pacific train fol
Mexico. where they will spend some tint
in sightseeing
The personnel of the party Is as follows;
Hon William II. Eustis, cx-mayor OF
Minneapolis. Mimi; Abner S. Adams. cap
italist, Lowell, Mass; Asa Q. Russell, cap
italist, Lowell. Mass; Charles j. Glidden
president of the Traders National bank
Lowell, Mass. David 8. Greenough cap
ttnlist, Boston, Mass; Colonel William Ed
wards, capitalist. Cleveland, Ohio; Hon.
William j. McKinnie, capitalist, Cleveland.
Ohio; Lee Mcbride Of the Root & Mcbride
company. manufacturers, Cleveland Ohio;
II. p. Williams. manufacturer, Cleveland.
Ohio; II. =. Wright, formerly superintend-
ent Western Union Telegraph company,
Cleveland, Ohio; George D. Epson, ply
sioian and surgeon, Cleveland, Ohio; Fred
erick A. Farrars banker. Boston. Mass. !;
A<oNCtl bltHOkIdVutIst buhClii
Mass,
The ladies' or the party are: Mrs. A. S.
Adams, Mrs. Charles ~. Adams, Mrs. Ed
wards. Mrs, Glidden, Mrs. Greenough, Miss
Sherwin, Miss Hogg, Mrs Mcbride, Mrs.
Mckinnie, Mrs. Russell, Miss Williams
Mr.. a. o. Hewitt. a representative OF
Raymond & Whitcomb, is in charge.
The party was met on It's arrival ut the
depot by Governor Hogg. Mayor II. B. Rice,
Alderman m Irntt
and Judge w. II. Wilson. The visitors
wero escorted from the train to the Lawlor
Hotel. where introductions were had and
social conversation INDUCED In until bed
time. Colonel l.. A. Whaley, superintendent
OF the Huntsville penitnntIary Captain \.
70, Durham of Bongriew. Captain hlsdorf
Faulkner OF Austin Mr. u. b Parker OF
Houston, y. X. Baker OF Austin. division
superintendent of the Southwestern Tclo-
graph company and one or two other prom
inent mon We're gathered In the corridor OF
the hotel when the visitors arrived and
helped TO make things pleasant for the
Northerners. Under the circumstances IL
was not hard to get acquainted and the
entire party was soon deep In the dis
cussion OF the leading questions OF the
day.
II was the intention to arrange a ban
quet In honor of the visitors bn, this
project was abandoned on account OF tho
iataness OF their arrival. Governor IIogg
tried hard TO get up badger fight for thu
beneht OF his guests, but this was found
To be impracticable on account of the ia a
that none OF the badgers offered were In
good condition. Not to be outdune how
ever. Governor Hogg wired ahead for /,
suitable animal and the fight viii be pulled
on To-Day somewhere between here nrAl san
ANTONIO. one OF the gentlemen in the narty
Texas bear hunt some years apo
ahd rs Of Tho opinion that the badger com
test VIII be even more exciting
AR Charles ]. Glidden. in addition to
pelnb president OF the Traders National
~ OF lowell Mass. Is vice president OF
.ne SOUTHWESTERN Telegraph aud Telepbone
company. which operates extensively IN
IeSas He Informed reporter for Thn
Post ast night that he would stan orr
hem on tho return trip and mako n tonr
Oh inspection over the state. The husInosa
u we company IN this section was, he said.
In excellent condition
The remaining coaches of the IRAN, NJ,
"hieh the visitors arrived was made up of
party OF excursonists bound for Call |
,efhla' In this delegation were Miss RAY |
). Alien OF Philadelphia. Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Y, Barton of Colorado Springs Colo Mrs.
j. H. Bradley of Manchester N. H.. MIR
ma MIS- George II. Champln OF Boston
Mass. Mr. aud Mrs q. j. Cole of phlndeI-
mia, Pa; Mrs. n. NJ. and Miss r. NJ
sarnsworth of Brooklin, Mass; Misses
sertha and NJ. a. Frost of Woburn. Mass.
W ., w Gould OF Gouldsille. VI. Mr.
4, -, >; 1rlAaail OF baltimore, Md. Or. G.
itf&helmer OF Frankfurt on thosNiain
iermany' MIR. John r., Mrs. N. ana Miss
liugelns of New York; Mr.. ana Mrs
son kenworthy of philadglphia ~ NJ