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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-08
AMONG THE VISITORS.

John r. Knight OF Dallas. WIDELY
known commercial traveller. came IN yes
teriay and Will attend the T. T. A. eSers
cises today.
Sheriff J. w. vann OF Kerr county was
among the visitors to the CITY yesterday.
Sheriff Vann Is one Of the best KNOWN
officers In the State.
John b. Daley of Paris. assistant uni'oJ
Stn,es attorney Tor the Eastern dislrict oI
rexas. spent yesterday viewing the rio"er
show He returned home last night
~
Frank d. Jones OF Fort worth, eA-e,.s
secretary OF Panthertown and well known
yo,,ng deanorrat OF North Texas. arrlveu
yesterday and will spend several DAYS ~
Houston.
q. O. Greiner OF Paris. grand master
NJ the Texas Odd Fellows and one OF me
oldest ODD Fellows in the Skate, was Ia tne
city yesterday on business connected wiz
the order.
James l. Shankliu Of Paris. city mar pa :
shaI OF the Lamar county capitai: am (
vadeiv- known officer. has been IN nous.on
ali ina week. Before leaving TOR none
lat nirht he told Post reporter tnat ~
ma nsw@S. epjoyed himself SO muvn N ~.
iiife. He feiI IN love with houss0n mo'e
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Observation-Disclosures: That abolshing free
ooinaga doubles debts, because IL makes
standard dollars half AZ numerous. That
gOsd dollars. being lust one-half tho total
number of dollars, would exactly double In
vaiue; that deDts. being expressed IN terms
OF dollars-that Is. calling for dollars
would. therefore, be lust twice rs valuable
AS before, and hence require lust twice ~
much land. or stock, or products, or labor.
To pay them, and, finally, that this Was
robbery pure and simple. Congress had 1uat
AZ much right 10 say that whe. c the words
or figures $1,000 occur In any bond. note.
mortgage or other cvtaence OF debt, the
figures should be changed 10 the words or
figures $1,000. making the debt twice It's Goa
tractural sum and value. and then open the
mint TO both metals. Yea. Infinitely more
homo .Ipfae. lawful and lust would such
law be than the act OF 1873 dropping silver.
Because the greedy Sliylocks would simply
have doubled, by law. their then holdings.
whereas now they have progressively
doubled their holdings and halved the hold
ings OF the mass Of mankind. rms Makes
the mass fall behind each year. This fsrces
more debt, TO be doubled. and doubled. ana
doubled, on. and on. and on. untii--wnat!
cquivocate? Why dismiss II with shrug OF
the shoulders and ATTEMPT to chanze your
thoughts or take refuge In false arguments
In which nobody beljeyesY
Ii means Individual National and intee.
national bankruptcy or repudntion. else u
means revolution, anarchy aud despotism.
This argument is not addressed 70 tho
blind who Will not see. not to the dear VINO
Will not hear. but TO the peoDie. niae-
tenths OF whom must be the victims Of tnpe
policy, and nlnetv-nine one nunurcdtns
N whom must personally or TN their
nosterity suffer the ultimate consequences.
Ana ali for the benefit Of Rothschild. whose
fortune Is rooted In the sum received from
King George for hiring Hossians &c come %
America TO murder men. women ana oh's-
dron in the revolution OF 1776.
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The Law and the Facts
fsvlllo D10patch,

l/OuI8Vluo uHoUdcu'
The supreme court lin 18th Wallace, PAGE
666) says that congress can "rexuiatsD co'n-
age but not DESTROY. II cites the fact tnas
congress did. In 1897, exercise the resu-
Iative right by changing tho standard from
all gold plus alI-silver. rated ct ION 20 y
to the sans. when rated ct - Y J. Insn
the highest court on earth solemnw ~
clarss that this mads = dollar about 80
chaapsr than It WAS, because thsre va i'os
lee eo,d grains IN Il than befose, tbs tnss
said was pr0per reEulafion- Hut' No..
Won. Y made 0cllars mons plentiful ~
hence cheapsr BY ehc each. eays ~ Govt ~
50. II moving the ratio ! polnt mseM ~
Sd, then evidsotiy nloving eosns
wulh make : change 81 Avv esnls g ~.
doilar 81 osrstapdEnk fndehte4ne9 q -
ckssssd 81 fhis e1xh $ritusnal: Iassefese; n y
~ citation ~ Opalrt clesS1y nplen = ~.
- 1ooGlns eoatS11ed ter ~ - ~ 4
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deeply than ever. and says he will return
Just as often as possible.
Major r. G. Corbaley, who sells law
books. came down from Dallas yesterday
and will spend the rest OF the week with
the Fruit Flower aud Vegetable Festival
visitors.
C. r. McAdams OF Dallas. who Is inter-
ested in all kinds OF Sporting enterprises
about the North Texas metropolis. came
down yesterday. He likes the flower shsw
Very much and says Houston is strictly
up o-date."
Colonel and Mrs. l.. L. Foster visited
the Flower show yesterday and both were
we'll pleased Colonel Foster is n veteran
agriculturist now and VIII go to Fort
Worth today TO attend the Farmers Ma
tional congress.
Judge r. s. Neblett Of Corsicana. ex-
county Judge OF Navarro. Is delegate TO
the Masonic Grand Lodge. Judge Neble.t
is doing much work in the interest Of hon.
r. E. Prince OF Corsicana- who wants TO he
speaker OF the Twenty-sixth legislature.
Hon. d. W. Phillips, representative
elect of the Fifty-third district, composed
Of Lan,pasas and B,rnet counties, Ia IL
Houston. Mr.. Phillire says he came TO
enjoy n1mSelI anu askeu W ne cAcuosu
from talking ON any kind of politics.
-
W. J. Moore OF San. Antonio. one Of the
biggest cattle men OF Southwest Texas
is among the city's guests. MT. Moore Went
to the flower show Yesterday. aud says he
was highly pl;ased with all he saw, he
thinks Houston should nv all means per-
petaiate the Fruit. Flower and Vegetable
Festival.
! -
| Clam Allen of Austin, sergeant at arms
of the last State senate and candidate Tor
| recollection, arrived last night MT. Allied
/: is opposed by Captain Vince +. Pace OF
! Dallas. who was his assistant during ne
/ last legislature. Mr. Allen saws he VIII
win. He is assiduously cuitiya'irg all the
| State senators in snd about Houston
! Lee Blanchette OF beaumont. clerk ~
! the Jefferson county court and one OF the
| mpst popular young democrats IN the
Sabine river courtry. came to the uetrop-
| oils yesterday To spend Z few days. ne
visited tie Flower shew. spent few hours
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Tho marriage of Miss Mldttie Harris
d'aIueher OF Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Harris,
and MT. Joe NJ. Gerson occurred last night
alt 7:aO at Temple Beth Israel. A number
OF friends and relatives Witnessed the cere-
mony. MIR. and Mrs. Genson will be at
home at No. 209 La Branch street after
December H.
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Death OF j. Q. Ranerty.

Mr.. j. c. Rafferty, died at 10 o'clock last
night at his home in this city, corner OF
State and Sabine streets. Deceased leaves
vito and several children. He was an
officer OF Division No. A. o, n.
Arrangements have not yet been matie
fer the funeral. awaiting to hear from
relatives
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school Holidays.

On account of the Fruit. Flower and Veg
etsble Festival the public schools Will be
dismissed at ~ o'clock noon on Thursday
(today) and Friday. AN pupils are re-
auested To attend during the forenoon OF
these days as usual. w. II, kimb ough.
ElhnarIntandenI
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Death of a ChiId.

Johnnie w. GTaldgtaf. the 3-yenr-old son
Of Mr. and Mrs. e. H. Holdgraf. died yes
terdpy evening at the family residence. No.
500 Washington street. The funeral Will
take place from the residence at . oclosk
this apternooa. The interment VIII ha
made In The German cemetery.
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NOTHING BUT PEACE

Prevails when you have your Laundry
work done by the originators OF fne work.
81 Packard's Troy Laundry, 9i2 Prairie
avenue. Phone 1892.
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49, etiquette, and the 4.
~ witness u. McieFn
-, Viii be observed and
x N be- allowed 70 depsrt
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deeply than ever. and says he will return
Just as often as possible
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DR.. E. S. HEI SIC
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Telephone Building, Corner Prairie ana Pa.
MIN. Houston. Texas.
Attention. Yisitnrs.

Attention, visitors.
Books for Boys and Girls, Christmas and
New Year Carde. Calendars, Toy BooKs Now
eiiies. Games Eta full assortment can be
hau vt BALDWIN'S BOOK STORE,
5O3 Main Street.
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cleopatra, Queen OF the Nile,'

the bicycle parade Tuesday night
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|GNr.- ~
s.loSAL BICYCLE PRIZES.
,. blsycis parade prizes have
sa In addition to those pub
: : \. e Post Of Yesterday:
afslsd boys wheel--octaye Gull
.sd girls wheel-Dollie Ber
*heel-Ed Randolph, zone
- y, The Flower Parade.
saslieas Of the Fruit. Flower
g association desires an In
- 70 those who participated
= bicycle parade on Tueslag
i @elr wheels decorated and
- ths deaOrated Vehicle pa
49,
$50 Brewery Lunch.
Acksv Ind II. Prince Il the
" tsndsred their friends
NJ : vsry enjoyable lunoh
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-05
HARVEY MAY GET It
Story That the Famous Cat
erer viii
MANAGE THE METROP0LE
Mr.. COnklin Says There are
Many Applicants

The story was current on the streets
yesterday that the new Metropole hotel
would be run by Fred Harvey. the propri-
sior Of the famous Harvey eating houses
on the Santa Fc railroad a representa-
tive o. the Eag called OF Mr.. Conkiin.
the local agent Of the property. and asked
him IL the report were true. Mr.. Conklin
said that there had been a number u p
plicantS, but none Of them mad been ser7-
0usly considered as yer and nothing would
be done IN the matter UNI! the hotel was
finished and ready for occupancy. Not
wlrhstanding the statement o. Mr.. Conk-
lin the Tumor still went and a Kansas
City travelling man VINO expects 10 move
to Wichita 70 reside permanently and who
Is q. personal friend Of Mr.. Wellington Of
Ellsworth, the owners agent for the Net
ropole, said that Mr.. Harvey had put IN
an application TO rent me hotel and TIA;
he would get it He didn't give his au-
thority but intimated that he knew the
facts and knew that the statement he
made was true
A number Of other people had the rumor
from different sources and seemed to ac-
cept it as authentic. If Mr.. Harvey has
applied for the Metropole he viii prob
ably get IL, and If he gets il there IS no
doubt OF the outcome. The seventy fam
Gus Harvey hotels and eating houses on
the Santa Fe railroad viii bear out this
statement Harvey Is a caterer Of nation
al reputation He does not take hold Of
doubtful commercial propositions. 1t has
not been his custom TO undertake any
thing tut dining car and station eating
houses and railroad hotels and but once
or twice has he ever varied from this. il
he has decided TO come TO Wichita and
establish a place and back it by his repu-
Ia ton, it is because ne sees remarkable
opportunity for investment here, as
every good business investor IS coming TO
zee Meanwhile the repair work is going
on at the MeropoIe. It viii probably be
ready for business by January l.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-05
FOR A BRAVE SOLDIER BOY
Brilliant Reception for Corporal
Richie at Augusta.

A special 70 the Eagle from Augusta last
night says:
Corporal James Richie. who was twice
wounded al the battle Of Santiago and who
lay eighteen hours on the field before b.
ing picked up, has come home from Bel
Ievue hospital. New York. He had to have
his foot taken of.
Augusta made a brilliant demonstration
OF the patriotism OF her citizens upon his
return. He has had callers every hour
since he came home. Hundreds crowded
in to see him and congratulate him upon
his bravery during the fight. Tonight a
formal reception was rendered him at the
opera house. The school children, who
have been drilling for weeks in prepara-
ton for the occasion. marched in his honor.
the band played and speeches were made
by prominent citizens. Corporal Richie
was showered with boquets and tokens Of
esteem in appreciation of his service.
Fully a thousand people participated.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-05
DIXON ON STANLEY
says He VIII be Elected by Major
itY OF Thirty Thousand.

Hon. Syi Dixon of Argonia was n the
city last night. He was on his way home
from Topeka, wnsre he made arrange
meats WIKI the Republican state Central
comm zee % nave Governor W. E Stanley
speak % the clCzeas Of MS town on Octo-
Der 24 On that day Mr.. Stanley viii
speak IN the morning al Harpar and in the
evening Il Wellington Mr. Dixon wants
Mr.. SJa1.ey 70 make an address Of some
ntU-5n or twenty minutes al Argonia- This
has Dee granted him He said last night
that there would De a thousand people
who would De there 70 hear him for the
few minutes that ne would speak. Ar
gonIa has a population OF ABOUT 800 IN
habtants. but the surrounding country will
De there ii force. band viii serenade
and welcome hin.
Mr.. Dixon said that he had recently
Travelled over the following counties: Bar
be-. Harper. Kingman. Sedgwick. Nc
PhersoE- Reno. Rice and Harvey. The first
five went Demo-Pop TWO years ago. but
Mr.. Dixon says they Will roi! up a hand
some majority for both Stanley and Long.
He says Il IS going 70 be regular land
slide, Il Is his opinion that Stanley viii
carry the state by az least 30. 900. and Long
will get between 5000 and 5000 in the Big
Seventh
". D Mackey. a prominent lumber deal
e- OF T1iowa county. was with Mr.. Dixon
He said that his county two years ago
had given a good majority 20 both Leedy
and Simpson. but there was most radical
change in his home this year and that
the Populists would be turned down with a
good resounding thud.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-05
KICKING TWO WAYS
Shetland POny's Matinee at santa Fe
Tank

Yesterday noon the regular Midland ex-
press train going west backed down into
the Union depot yards to the station. At
the water tank on First street there was
awaiting the train a Wells-Fargo wagon
with a beautifully formed Shetland pony
Grated ready for shipment. Though she
was symmetrically formed and of fine
contour, her disposition was something
like that of woman scorned, or a dis
appointed mudhen on the set. The train
stopped and the grand scenic and spec
tacular matinee commenced, with a con-
tinuous performance. The performance
was the abortive effort to coax that stub
horn and headstrong animal up an in
provised gang plank especially provided
for the occasion. The original intention
OF the managers of the show was to get
that little brute into the express car,
where her crate was awaiting her, TO be
shipped on west. But just at this point
the diminutive horse entered perpetual
protest, and kicked, both literally and 1g
uratively. She tried first TO kick a hole
in the armament, and dislOdge by her
heels the running gear of the Milky Way,
Finding this attempt futile and her wind
gone she gathered herself for prolong-
ed siege. a war bride was fixed in her
mouth and the engineer on the lOcomot-
i've, big, brawny man. took the lead, and
the procession started. But II did not DO
any more than start. Four big. muscular
men. two on a side, leaned their massive
shoulders on her stern abutments and
pushed loyalty. while the engineer pulled
and tuged on the lead rope. sweat and
swore softly to himself. Puff and pull.
and push and jab as they would, their ef-
forts only produced nthe mind Of the
gaTron-hued beast a longing yearning and
uncomfortable desire to have her own
way. And she mostly had it. Half way
up that inclined plane she would go as
dOcile and apparently as satisfied as
Nary's little ram. but right there she
would resolve herself into a committee Of
the whole and rearing up on her hind legs
would plunge off the runway, generally
landing on her head. and each trip the
assembled crowd expected she had broken
her back-and d working majority Of the
crew rather wished she had Each putting,
swearing man blamed the rest because
she fell OF, and all abused each other be-
cause he had not pushed hard enough.
Finally she was coaxed and Prodded into
her cage. the crate was nailed up and a
policeman. all the train crew, the yard
master and the haneers-on managed 10
Gift the whole affair into the car. and the
committee adjourned.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-05
SUPPORT STANLEY AND LONG
j. o. Davidson on the Political stu
afiou

J. 0. Davidson. president of the Kansas
National bank OF Wichita spent yester-
day in the city looking after business
matters. He brings good news from SedS
wick couny and the southwest.
In response to the claim that Stanley
would not carry Sedgwick county. Mr..
Davidson observed that the claim was in
correct. Stanley would carry the county
by at least 1900 majority. Some insisted
,aat he would get 1000 majority. and thus
have the banner majority ever given any
one in the county.
Chester Long was doing well aid would
be elected beyond a doubt Long was
gaining among old-hne Populists, who
were dissatisfied with Simpson and his
legislative lobby record They we're in
sisting that II he could De employed 70
lobby in Topeka around The state leEis-
latu.@. he would Just as easy 10 employ
In y ashington. This being the case.
many Populists had concluded 70 purse
their own party OF Simpson. and the oaiy
way 70 do II was 70 defeat him in his am
hIt.on 70 hold Office. This would make
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-05
COLORED BOYS ARE TIRED
They All Want to Get Out of
9uha

The Mcpherson Freeman says: A letter
has been received from Bud BROKER, who
is with the Twenty-third regiment in
Cuba. He says that the boys are all
homesick and want TO come home. There
Is yellow fever in the camp, and it IS
thought that Eulis Burton and Verbal
Duncan are down with it. A petition was
signed by 500 of the regiment the other
day to be discharged from service and
sent home. He says that the doctors sre
doing their best but that they do not have
enough mediciie. 1t seams that the boys
are afraid they will all be dead with yell
low fever, 50 they want to come home to
their folks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-05
PROMISE HALF RATE
Committee Arranging for the
Smith Meeting.
CHARLES EMORY SMITH
Orator of National Fame Here
Saturday.

Next Saturday afternoon Postmaster
General Caas. Emory Smith, will speak
In Wichita al O'Clock. II will be one
Of the greatest meetings ever held in
Wichita Mr.. Smith has no superior in
America today as platform reasoner.
trenchant, logical and exhaustive writer
on political questions. He attained a na-
tional reputation as editor OF the Phila-
delphia Press and is one Of the strongest
men in President Mckinley. cabinet Of
strong men. A reduced rate TO Wichita
will be given on all railroads for the oc-
casio1 and when tickets enough can be
sold special trains viii be run.
a committee Of five will be selected by
Chairman ScheI of the county committee
TO receive Mr.. Smith at the depot whence
he Will be escorted to MS hotel for break
fast, since he will arrive here at eight
o'clock Saturday morning. He speaks at
Topeka Friday evening and will come on
the next train TO Wichita
A quartette will furnish good music for
both occasions, in the afternoon for che
Smith meeting and at night for Long
meeting.
Paul Brown, VINO has charge Of the
arrangements for preparing the F1ambeau
club, has promised that good list shall
be ready for the meeting at night.
Mr.. Smith being a member Of President
McKinley's cabinet, will come TO Wichita
authorized TO give the sentiment Of the
national administration upon the question
Of annexation and expansion and the gen
eral proposition of dIsposing Of the Islands
acquired by the late war with Spain. No
question OF recent years has come up for
settlement that has demanded so high an
order of thought OF state craft TO settle
as that now being debated by the press
and public men Of this country.
Mr. Smith will speak with authority.
He presents the ultimate views OF the ma
tjonal administration as modified and in
huenced by the Presidents able counsel
lors- Everybody Will be anxious to know
what turn this government is 70 make in
thes matter. Thousands from all over
Southwest Kansas will attend the Smith
meeting. Chester ]. Long Will speak at
night. II is said that Mr.. Long is making
even greater speeches than his great et-
forts of SO. The day will be memorable
event in Southwest Kansas politics.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-05
STREET CAR MANAGER
Rumor Has it That Col Fitch VIII
Assume Control

Late last night II was rumored on the
street that Col Thomas G. Fitch, would
after being mustered out Of the service.
assume the management Of the Wichita
Electric Street Railway. when it IS com
pleted. Il was also said by responsible
parties that the Church people
had disposed Of the franchise and that it
would come into control Of Wichita dnan-
ciers. Mr.. ". .. Church was seen and
he said that lie had received no such in
formation and thought that il was IN
founded. Col. Fitch could not be seen last
night TO verify he rumor- Il is probably
a canard
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-05
NEIGHBOR CHILDREN FIGHT
Mrs Van VaIkenburs and Three Chill
dren Arrested Yesterday

Yesterday Mrs. Van Valkenburg and her
three children, aged Il. 9 and 1, respective
~. were arrested. Mrs. Van Valkenburgs
husband is now serving a term in the
county jail for chicken stealing. They were
arrested on the charge Of disturbing the
peace. The cause OF the arrest is said 10
be a regular daily quarrel. engendered by
the Van Valkenburgs. The 4-year-old Van
Va.kenburg boy picked UP d rock and
threw il a. a boy ? years old, named
Thompson, who was passing by on the
sidewalk. The rock struck the Thompson
boy but did no particular injury outside
Of copious flow OF tears
Mrs. Van Valkenburg and her young
brood were released, shs promising TO Sc
cure another house and get out OF the
ne.ghborhoOd
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NO IDLE MEN HIRE
Work Is Plentiful and Workman arc
Scarce.

A gentleman said last night that he
doubted Il there were ten idle men in this
city. Work is very plentiful ard those
seeking help are at tier wits ends Yes
ts-day an elevator man asked Policeman
Fox # ne could ct MIN man 70 work
some fellow was passing BY and tue Off
Ger asked him II he wanted work He
sad yes" and was given the position
without any further preliminary. Ihe
stone mas1as. gasdtters and plumbers are
crowded with orders and contracts and
they are working from early until late
Merchants are taking On more Insurance
on ,he stocks now arriving for ne WIN
ter. There Is n general tone q prosperity
and good cheer with she indications ,uat
this fan and winter Vsll be vhs largest ard
most profitable season experienced here
n years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-05
CAPTAIN Boards IDEA
What He Thinks AbOvt the Kick
inU

Captain Ezra Beard of the ingnan COM
pany. is here now on the thirty days fur
Tough. He is inclined 10 think that the
kicking the boys are doing is simply the
effects of discipline. He thought that the
fellows who are popular now might pos
sibly not be so popular in a few years and
the ones so unpopular be highly praised.
Captain Beard was tbs only officer with
his company al 1.-The time at Chickamauga,
the others being detailed most of the time
10 some other duty. He therefore had
very little time to observe the maneUvers
as closely as others. He was very en-
thusiasttc in his compliments OF mis- COM
pany.