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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-20
ELECTION OF ESSENCES.
Result Of the Annual Assembly of
the Lone Star Senntc.

INC LONG SUR SehNtc.
There was a regular semi monthly and
annual assembly OF Lone Star Senate No.
1861 knights of the Ancient Essenlc Or
der last night in tho Mason building, and
good attendance of officers and members
was noted. II was deemed advisable and
approved by the members to change the
meeting nights from the first and third
to the second and fourth Monday nights
In each month. Consequently the Janu
airy meetings will DO held on the nights
OF tho 9th and 23rd. The election of of
icei5 resulted as follows: Samuel w. Bod
gett, excellent senator; James c. Stanley,
senior nenechal; w. r. Grimes. junior
setiechal; T.. c. st. Clair recording and
financial secretary: Frank p. holland.
treasurer; Rev. A. j. Burnett, sacerdos:
the other officers are VIII Powers, in
structor; r. n. Latchford, senior vigllante:
Frank Abbitt, junior vigiiante o. K.
Miller, warden; DR.. w. II. Harrison, sur
geon.
The auditing committee reported the
financial affairs of the senate to be in
good condition, ard the committee on
membership reported an increased mem
bership and three new applicants for the
degree of Essenism. Four representatives
to the Supreme Senate, to be convened
in New Orleans in February will be se.
lected in thu meantime.
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The Emmett. Christina. Dinner

The following Ia a copy OF letter OF
thanks received by Mrs. Kendall, president
of the Ladies' Emmett Auxiliary. from
Captain T. II. Franklin OF the Emmett
Rifles:
Mrs w. E. Kendall President Emmett
Auxiliary and Women's Club.
Savannah. Ca, December 10, lS9S.-Dear
Madam. have the honor to acknowledge
receipt OF your favor enclosing check for
$50 for Christmas dinner for the boys OF
Company c. Allow me to thank you on
their behalf for your kindly forethought
and. though absent from homo on Christ
mas Day will have the pleasure of eating
dinner loving hearts have provided. Very
respectfully. Thomas II. Franklin,
Captain Company C, First Texas Infantry.
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CITY DREvITIEs.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grumbach celebrated
their silver wedding Sunday at their home.
ITO Pease avenue
An overcoat and suit OF clothing was
stolen out Of Mrs Armours wagon as it stood
yesterday upon Main street.
lot Of carpenters TOOLS the property of
Samuel Chezem, were stolen yesterday from
the new engine house on Milan street
Krupp & Tufhy have complmented The
Post with very pretty New Years greeting
in the shape of beautiful calendar for 1899.
The case against Messrs Hussey, Arto and
Ollre OF the nre department for cruelty TO
animals has been dismissed for want OF prose-
cution.
There will be meeting today at $3.50 p. m.
at Clemens Memorial Mission Chapel of the
Rcctors Aid society All members and
friends are requested to be present arb,
Miss Anna Dickinson Brown will address
the ladies' gentlemen not excluded this after
noon at o'clock. at the Central CHRISTIAN
church. Every one is cordially invited.
Mrs Mary Delhom. aged Al years, wife, of
John Delhom died at 1i0 p. IN. yesterday
at 1918 Decatur street, and Will he buried In
the German cemetery at 3 p M today
There are undellvered kilograms ut the offce
of the Western Union Telegraph company for
Mrs. A. Wettermark Henry Taylor, w. II.
Weiss, Mrs. olivia S. Johnson and Rev. GiS-
den.
The Houston Union Epworth League will
not have charge OF the service tonight ut the
Crlttenton mission. was expected. but Will
have lecture ut Shearn chapel by Rev. A.
t. Rector.
Mr.. T. A. Cook of the southern Pacific
railroad brought several stalks of sugar cane
from a plantation near Lafayette La. which
were Of unusual length, measuring from
twelve to fourteen feet In length.
Sergeant of Police Charles Erickson .cabled
yesterday from Germany that he would leave
New York on January g. He VIII spend Christi
mas and New Years on the high seas.
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who had nothing more to do with the
running OF the wheels than those who
SELL lottery tickets have to do with the
conduct of lottery.
Some OF these policy writer's were ar
raigned before tho recorder yesterday. and
before they discovered that tho recorder
had no Jurisdiction over their cases, three
or four OF them pleaded guilty and were
fined $40 each. It was said that the re-
mainder OF the cases would be transferred
to the justice courts TO be tried under the
State law. but there Will be no necessity
for this now, as the council at Its meet
Ing yesterday passed an ordinance that
becomes Immediately operative as soon
as It Ia published. which gives the city
marshal unlimited power to effectually
close up every policy shop In the city, and
IL now renaTs 10 be seen whether or not
his proclamation was male In good faith
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v. NJ. e. A. Items.

There will be meeting OF the active
members OF the association Thursday
hight for the purpose Of electing members
OF the board o. directors. All active men,
bers requested to be present.
The delinquent members of the associa-
ton are renewing now rapidly. The young
men will save dollar by Joining this
north After New Years Day the mem.
bership fee Will be six dollars.
a business news gymnasium class will
be organized by Mr.. Bartlett. the physical
director, after January l. This is expected
to be n popular class. The business men
need just such exercise and recreation a.
Is afforded by the association.
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personal MENTION.

! Hon John II. Kirby left last night on trip
| to Austin.
Colonel william F. Gaines of Austin is auto
graphed ut the Lawlor
L. j. McQuade Of Topeka, Kan, registered
at tho Capitol yesterday.
Mr. Frank FL Bushlck, managing editor OF
the San Antonio Express, is in the city
Judge j. D. Martin OF Beaumont was in the
city yesterday. guest at the Hutchins house
MI. Lee Blanchette, county clerk OF Jefier,
son county, was in the city yesterday and
left last night for Austin.
Mr. and Mrs. H. +. Fuller and their daugh-
ter Miss ottiene, leave this morning for New
Or cans. to be gone week.
Mrs. Sol Saper. nee Miss Molie Nussbaum
OF san Antonio. is visiting her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Nussbaum. 902 Crawford street.
Judge S. ]. Hendrlck, one of the San ia
cinto battlefield commissioners. registered at
the Hutcnins house from Henderson yester-
day.
Nir. w. u. Sherwood. of the firm OF Fisher.
Sears & Sherwood, attorneys. left early this
morning to spend the holidays at his old homo
In Portsmouth. Va.
H. G. Meyers of Chicago is at the Capitol.
Miss Arnold OF Galveston has decided 10 re.
main with her grandparents, Major and Mrs
Carey until after the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs r. c. Omahundra have taken
apartments at the Bristol hotel for the winter
Mr. omahundra Is connected with the engl-
neering department OF the Gulf, Beaumont
ami Kansas City road
Mr. j. d. Sergeant. one OF the prominent
citizens OF Orange. WINS IN the city yesterday
Miss Anna Dickinson Brown of Fairhope,
Ala. Is tho guest OF Colonel and Mrs. n. l..
Mills. 1910 Rusk avenue
Mr.. $. C. Beckwith OF New York, the man
aser OF one OF the most extensive and best
equipped advertising agencies In the East, and
whc represents the advertising department. OF
The Post Mt both New York aud Chicago was
in the city yesterday on BRIEF visit AR.
brit manages to como South occasionally and
Oh these periodical visits he never falls to
droT IN on The Post and his visits. though
brief. are always appreciated
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r.. +. AND v. ASSOCIATION.
Presidents Report shows Balance Oi
Hnnd-A Meeting Called.

There was a meeting of the officers and
directors of the Texas Fruit, Flower and
Vegetable Festival association at the Of
flee of President w. A. Chlllress last
night. There were present in addition to
the president and secretary Messrs. f.
Hacker, C. a. Mistrot. II. W. Cortes. Ed
Kiam, II. f. MCGregor, r. NJ. Johnston, A
NJ. Levy and Gus Fredericks. President
Chlldress read his report, which showed
all debts paid and "a balance on hand. A
detaile1 report will be printed in pamphlet
form and mailed to the subscribers after
the accounts are audited by Messrs, Fl. w.
CoITeS and c. Pilot.
The subject of continuing the Festival
or establishing a fair was discussed at
length and meeting was called for Janu-
ary 9 at 1920 a M. of all stockholders,
citizens and others who are interested in
the upbuilding of Houston.
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Social Matters.

Mrs, r. b. Norris received between the
hours OF 4 and yesterday afternoon, a
large number of callers being entertained
The house WAS decorated for the event in
very artistic manner anti the appoint
ments We're perfect throughout.
Miss lJorenzen viii give german at her
nome, Nc, ZIG Dallas avenue. tonight. Ar
rangemtnts have been made for a very
pleasant event.
Cards We're sent out yesterday by Mrs.
'Bertram Ruggles Herring for next Friday
night from to 10 to meet Miss Johnson
OF Austin.
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THE POLICY SHOPS.

The City Now In Position To Close
Them-Poiicy Writers Plend Guilty.
Tho cltys recent assault upon the pol
icy shops was very much In the nature
OF a blum, as without a recourse to the
State law the city was mot In position
to wage such war upon the policy shops
as was contemplated in the sweeping edict
Of the chief OF police, that the shops must
close
They did not close, ami have not closed
yet and. as far as The Post reporters
have been able to learn, no effort was
was made to close them except by arrest
Ing come twelve or fifteen policy writer's,
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gestion and a disordered liver
mean that man is fighting the first round
with death. Unless he manages TO strike
the knock out blow, it means that death
VIII come up in the second round in the
gnise OF some serious inalady. When a
man $ stomach is weak aud his digestion
Is impaired, the life giving elements of the
1000 he takes are not assimilated into the
blood The blood gets thin and weak. and
the body slowly starves. In the meantime
the disordered liver and the sluggish bow
els have forced into the blood all manner
OF impurities The body is HUNGRY and
eagerly consumes anything that the blood
stream carries to it, In place of healthy
nutriinent, il receives for food foul poisons
that should have been excreted by the
bowels. Continued, this system of starya-
ton combined with poisoning, will wrecI,
every organ III the body. Naturally. the
weakest organ will give way first. If a
man is naturally nervous, he will break
down with nervous exhaustion or prostra-
ton, II he inherts weak lungs. the CON.
sequence will be consumption bronchitis
asthma, or some disease Of the air-passapes
II he has naturally sluggish liver, he will
suffer from serious bilious OF malariai ar.
tack. DR. Picrce's Golden Medical Discov.
cry cures all disorders of the stomach di.
gestion and liver It purifes the blood and
mis- II with the life-giving elements of the
1000 that build new and healthy tissue. n
is the great blood-maker and flesh builder
and nerve tonic. II cures oS per cent of
all cases of consumption, Thousands have
testihed TO their recovery from this dread
disease under this great medicine
DR.. Pierce's Pellets cure constipation.
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TO THE TYPEWRITER PUBLIC.

The connection of Mr.. Hugh Mclaughlin
with the Texas Typewriter Exchange and
the agency for the Remington typewriter
is this day by mutual consent dissolved.
The business referred to will be con-
tinued under the exclusive control ana
management OF the Undersigned.
Guy Mclaughlin.
Referring to above beg to announce that
have arranged for the agency OF the new
Manhattan typewriter. $500, and solicit
an opportunity to show there are Others
besides the Remington.
Hugh Mclaughlin.
Houston, Texas. December 10. 1888
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-20

On motion the bids were referred to the
board OF public works.
The mayor stated that the other bids for
sewers on Tuam avenue and Bell and
Hutchins were In but being below the
amount that brought them under the juris-
6iction Of the board OF public works that
no would re6sr them to the city engineer.
BY alderman Dickson. an ordinance pro
niDdupg the running OF policy wheels and
me purchasing OF policy tickets or the
renting Of house for that purpose. Ths
penalty fixed In the ordinance Is fine
from 81 10 500.
On motion the ordinance was referred
% ne ordinance committee for immejiats
repcrt and after recsss OF a few minutes
me ordinance was reported upon fayorably
And pasted unfer SUSPENSION OF the rules
Captain Hutcheson being present then
addressd the council upon the subject Of
the communication brom the deep water
ecmmileoe. fIe spoke In the most encour-
Aeing terms OF the prospective SUCCESS
81 the deep water measure before congress,
~ the matters sshed for In the petition
Vould have TO be attended to by the coun-
ell IN order 10 meet all Of the require
u1fpte, He sald that tbs charter would
hnya a ~ amendsd IN slcb way Is to
Glse he city jurisdiction over Tbs bayou
~ ~ - HawisburG vhlch ooasd 10 done
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Died, at l:40 D. m., Monday. Mary Del
h0m, wife Of John Delhom. Funeral from
her late residence. 1916 Decatur street,
.. IN. tins evening Pail bearers: j. p.
Rotge II. Rougagnac, John Latreyte. r.
IAamothe. r. Lahourcade, William Proehl.
New Orleans PAGERS please copy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-20

Boro-Formalin elmer a Amend.) A
new Aut!septc and Prophylactic. The
ideal mouth and tooth wash. Il. r. Schmidt
Houston. Texas agent.
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Grand Chapter Proceedings.

The proceedings of the Grand Chapter,
r.. A. NJ, We're gotten out simultaneously
with those of the Grand Lodge on last Sat-
u'day. The proceedings of the chapter
form "a book of 262 pages ard Secretary Lo-
pas is naturally proud of his work
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-20

A Kodak or Camera makes a useful and
Instructive present; $3.50. $3.50. 81. o.
$500. $500, $500 and slo,O0--make your
selections at Kiesling's. 5o2 Main street.
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NOTHING ELSE

We do nothing but laundry work. but do
that well. Remember 10 get the lest,
Go to the best, 9i2 Prairie avenue, 'pl,one
3S2. 81 Packard's Troy Laundry
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NEW YEAR AND CHRISTMAS CARDS
and Booklets OF every kind at Hancock's,
1915 Congress avenue.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-20

Have your cologne bottles filled with
Kisslinxs Fragrant Coiogus; 81 Per pint
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-20

GIFT BOOKS
In all bindings for big and little folks AZ
Hancock's Book Store
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-20

FANCY HOLIDAY GOODS
And NOVELTIES greatly reduced and will be
sold. SEQ them at Hancock's Book Store.
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Sure Death to Rats and Mice.
BY StearDs Electric Rat aud Roach
Paste; 25 cents box. All druggists.
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Laying 10-inch pine
SEVER. including all
functions, complete
per lineal foot.
BRICK.
For constructing man
holes, as per plan,
per 1000 brick.
For constructing catch
basins. as Per plan,
per 1909 brick.
For man-hole covers,
complete. per pound. .
For catch basin covers.
complete, per pound
For concrste in work.
per cubic yard.
Excavations for man
holes, per cubic yard.
excavations for catch
basins, per cubic yard
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Holiday Gifts,.

....A choice line Of Christmas and Nav w.,
Cards, Calendars, Toy Books. photogrsph AIbnm rs
etc. st BALDWlN's, sos Main ST.
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He Did Not See Them.

\ story is told of a certain politician
whose education was somewhat defect
i've, and who, in particular, was not a
"born speller." He became prominent,
and his correspondence, therefore, took
on a certain Importance.
One day a particular friend came to
him and said: Look here, William;
you must have a secretary write your
letters, and never undertake to write
any yourself"
''Why?" asked the public man.
Because people are laughing at your
letters, and they will do you harm"
''Why do they laugh at them?" in
astoniShment.
Because you make so many mistakes
in spelling"
Mistakes in spelling?" exclaimed the
great man, nonsense! 1 read my let
tiers all over after L write them, and I
never find misspelled world"
He had not yet learned that, although
to certain extent man may safely be
ga law unto himself" no one can be a
dictionary unto himself.-Youth's Com
DaniOn.
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CHAPTER XIV.

But Grafton had graver work ahead,
and it was close at hand. Punctilious
soldier that he was, he would leave no
loophole for the possible criticism of a
superior. Hurriedly writing few lines
to Col. Buxton notifying him that the
wagon bringing Merriam was now close
to the garrison, and that, as arranged
between them, he would meet it at the
gate, he sent the note by his servant and
fastened up the row to the angle
formed by the south and west fronts,
where an opening had been left in the
fence for the convenience of riding
parties; and it was through this gap
that poor Randy was presently trundIed
and then down along the line to his own
doorway. By this time the pain in his
strained and stiffened leg was intense.
while the arm, hurriedly but skillfullv
dressed when far afield, was troubling
him but little. His one thought all the
way had been for Florence. He had in
sisted on scribbling her little note be-
fore they reached the Santa Clara, lust
to tell he was all right; that there
was nothing to worry about, and all he
needed was few days of her nursing.
The decor gave it to one of the men and
gravely bade him ride ahead and give il
to Mrs. Merriam, and the trooper had
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Is that why Mr.. Parry has been urging
him all day to come up to Cimarron?"
"He-he, too-he has been wiring for
-Randy?" she faltered, her eyes big
with some new dread. did he go?
Has he gomez"
'He couldn't go, Mrs. McLane. He
was sent in pursuit of Mexican ruffians
last night, and was shot and severely
wounded in the fight tais morning.
Look! They're bringing him in now"
And for the second time within the
week Fanny McLane went senseless in
a second, a limp and nerveless heap
upon the floor. They had to carry her
to her room. and Grafton was the bur-
den bearer; and then, having laid her
upon her bed, and while the women
were busting about with the usual
restoratives, he stopped one moment be-
fore her profusely Uttered toilet table
little case, half hidden among the
mess, unerringly caught his eye. He
took it, touched the spring, gave one
quick glance at the dainty, delicate in
struments and phials inside, and re-
placed it, with the quiet remark: II
thought So"
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Regretted His Client Had Not Been
Struck by a Trolley Car.

Regretted His Client Had Not Been
Struck by a Trolley Car.
A Brooklyn man who had the mis-
fortune to break his arm by tripping
over a curbstone and falling upon the
limb, consulted a leading lawyer of
that borough to see if he could not re-
cover damages from the city for the
accident. The lawyer heard the de-
tails, and then said:
81 do not think there is any law
by which a man could recover damages
for not lifting his foot high enough.
In a recent case a contractor had lift
ed fagstone on the sidewalk and
turned it over, leaving a hole where it
had been originally, and double thick
ness of stone where it rested.
ga woman came along, stepped in
the hole, fell, and broke her leg. She
sued the contractor and received a YER
dict of $1,000 damages, but he appealed.
and the appellate court reversed the
verdict on the ground that she should
have looked where she was stepping"
The client said that he thought the
curbstone was too high, but the law
yer replied that he did not know of any
law that regulated the height of a
curbstOne. Then the man of law got
warmed up to the subject and said:
''Now, if you had only been hit by a
trolley car, we could have got good
verdict against the company. I have
Just recovered a verdict for woman
who had both legs broken by being run
over by trolley car. 1t is a pity that
you were not hurt that way"
Then as he bowed his astonished eli
ent out of the office, he said:
''NOw, remember, next time you get
hit by a trolley earn. Z. Times.
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EIGHT DEAD PASSENGERS.
Victims OF the Lost Atlantic Liner Mohe-
gan Arrived at New York in Her
medically Sealed Collins.
to be decided

New YORK, Nov. S.-The bodies Of
eight of the passengers on the lost At
lantic liner MOhegan, wrecked on Octo-
Der IA on the southwest coast of Eng
land, arrived here Monday in hermeti-
cally sealed collins on the steamship
MenOminee from London. The re-
mains are those of Mrs. I. w. King. of
Nantucket, Mass, and one of her sons;
Mrs. Weller, mother of Mrs. KING.
also of Nantucket; L. n. Luke and
wife of Kingston, \. y: Mrs. A.
i. Grumbrecht, of Stamford, Ct;
Mrs. L. S. Grandin, mother of Miss.
Maude ROudebush, the opera singer. of
Meadeville, and Mrs. Sophie c. Crane,
of California. Agent Stewart, OF the
Atlantic I, lnsport Co. made the neces-
sary arrangement with the health
authorities for the transportation of
the bodies of the Monegan's dead 20
the different parts of the country
where the relatives resides.