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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-06
SLUGGISH INTELLECT


Careful inquiry IN the school room de-
veloped the fact that those children who
are habifually given coffee 30 drink have
sallOw Complexion, are nerrOus, more dr
less iris Ole and very sluggisn mt sllcrt
or an over wrought ard abnormal imaGi-
nation, results OF extreme nervousness.
My own experience With coffee drinking
kept ME afflicted iOf some years with So
verr and constant headaches with ex-
treWe nervousness at times
vas compelled to abandon coffee al
together ana was quickly relieved of ths
headaches and other troubles. I was for
tunate enough 10 secure a package OF Pos
tum Food Coffee, but my first attempt ~.
making 1t was a failure. After another
trial and following directions (Which are
very easy by he way secured a deli
cious drink far superior in my mind to
coffee. have continued TO use it from,
the start and my Improvement has besn
steady with no i'll effects at all
The above was written rs a school teach
er, Miss H. Blrnard OF Oxford. Kan
II is AN easy matter to leave OFF tho
coftso habit II Postum Cereal Food Coffee
is used in it's place. particularly When at
tention Is given 10 Its proper preparation,
The whole secret II the preparation Is n
allowing the Food Coffee 10 boil long
enough TO bring out the TASTE and food
value
All hrst-class grocers sell Postum.
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obituaries.-winiam Clark, ]. II. john

Obituaries. William Clark, ]. II. john
ston, George Lopas. Jr.
Foreign Correspondence L. Ter
rell, II. l.. Stanfcld George Lopas, Jr
Transportation. -John Watson, b. F.
Frymier, George Lopas. Jr.
Printing. -Geoige Lopas, Jr B. r. Fry
mier, John Watson.
Committee on Work.-Frank Nusom, T..
w. Fitzpatrick. Il. 7. Murchison. John p.
Bell, Norton Moses.
Special Committee on Charter.-John l.,
Terrell. w l.. Burdett, j. d. Crenshaw,
Roll call showed fifteen grand officers,
thirteen past grand high priests and repre-
sentatives of seventy nine subordinate
chapters present
The address OF the grand high priest was
read and also that of tho deputy grand
high priest, both OF which We're referred
to appropriate committees.
The reports OF he grand visitors of thu
Second, Third. Fourth Fifth and Sixth
districts were read ard referred.
The reports OF the grand treasurer ami
grand secretary and also OF the COMMITTEES
on work were read and referred to the fin
ance committed
The report of the committee on creden-
tials was adopted aGd committee Goa
tinued
The report OF the committee OIL CORE
spondence was ordered printed with the
proceedings.
The report of the committee on ju's
prudence was read and adopted. as was
also the report OF the special committee
on charter and the grand chapter al
journed until 230 p. m. today.
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Daughters of the confederacy.

There was busy meeting of the Rob
ert e. Lee chapter yesterday morning.
Mrs. l.. 4. Noyes no represun. I'd the
chapter at the tangantion held ia Austin
last week, made q very interes ing report
and rising vote of thanks 60 her TOR her
intelligent representation was given The
chapter gave % 20 the improvements to
be made III TIE road leading 10 h Con.
federate Home n Austin Designs for
monuments, prices aud place for monu-
mens took up gooi deal OF lime.
There will be r. citing or the after
noon Of Tuesday for the purpose OF be-
ginning the distorted course, under the
leadership Of Miss )urolant, to WHICH the
public is invited This course is to be
for mutual Improvement and later an
auxiliary to the chapter OF young folk
will be organized
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THE GRAND CHAPTER.



The Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Texas
convened in the chapter room of the
temple at 2;l5 p. m. The following
grand officers were present; ]. c. Kidd,
grand high priest; w. l.. Rurdett u. &.
II. r.; j. ID. crenshaw, grand king; c,
X. Phillips. grand scribe; b, +. Frylner,
grand treasurer; George Lopas, Jr,, grand
secretary; l.. G. Kelis. grand chaplain,
,. NJ Strayhorn. grand captain Of 'the
host; John Orchard, grand principal So
Journer, A. +. Brigance, grand royal arch
captain; A. C. Murray. grand master OF
the third veil; W. Il. Moore, grand mas
ter OF the second veil; /. ). Roberts Sc
NOR Grand steward; John Hughes, Junior
grand steward, G. II. Wysong, grand
guard: Past Grand High Priests Il. B..
Seaton. $. $. Munger Norton Moses, II.
j. Mcbride, w. X. McAlpin, w. F. Swain,
William Bramlete. S. NJ. Williams. G.. w.
Foster. b. +. Frymier r. NJ. Hardness,
John L. Bell. Frank Nelson.
The following standing committees were
announced
Credentials No. e.--L, ". Albertson,
John Madden. j. l.. I,urdon.
Petitions No, 1T, L. Stanheid, w. #.
Moore, G. c. Kemper.
Petitions No. 2.--J. NJ, strayhoru, +. NJ.
Riley, Dayton Moses.
Finance.--John Orchard, J. s. Wilson,
A. G.. Murray.
Chartered Chapters No 1.--P. A. Dow
len. H. T. Goodnight. S. ID, Scale.
Chartered Chapters No. III. G. Lynch,
a. l.. Rossetter Ell Gee.
Chartered Chapters No. 3.--Silas Eack-
man. j. @. Anderson, G. ID. Gilliland.
Returns OF Chartered Chapters, Y. D.
w w. Hnnicutt, j. II. Bryan, w. A. Scott,
Jurisprudence. Prank Nusom. j. l..
Bell John l.. Terrell, r. o. Rounsayall,
w. l.. Burdett.
Grievances and Appeals.--John II. Bell.
c. o. Cotton
Grand Officers Reports.-F y. Seaton,
Il, NJ Hardness, G. W. Foster, Norton
Moses.
By-laws.-E. II, Bryan, sam Cochran,
John Findlater. Jr.
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80 ioPoit vi committee No, on cree
uentlais was submitted and the grand
master appointed the following standinn
/ committees: S'""''' 'iH
On Credentials No. IA W Campbell
j., ]; Burgher Dayton Moses, j. H. stone
! w. H. Moore.
On Petitions No. w NJ Fly. James
~ Rodgers G. O. Matthews, Ingham s
/ Roberts, j. j. Davis.
1 On Petitions No &c. G. Shaw I NJ
Strayhorn, w. S. Morris. u. n. Houston
1 w W. Hoartsill.
on Grand Officers Reports. $. Fly.
( William Bramlette, r NJ Matthews Il. II.
Abernethy, Norton Moses.
on Lodges Under Dispensation.-W w.
Hunnicutt. J. L. Dennis, X L. lowen
STEM a. Il Wright, Thomas Walker.
on Lodges Under Dispensaton. w.
Albertson, y n Murchison. Frank New
som. j. X. Lee. n r. Mccoy.
On Chartered Lodges No. III. Il.
spoonemore. A. r Brlgance, D. c. Hoo
yer VIII y, Kidd, John Orchard
ON Chartered Lodges No. 2.-P. \.
lDlowlen. LYMAN Harrison, c. f. Dryer,
Ben II. Denton. W. r. Alternately.
On Chartered Lodges No. al. NJ
Murphy. Henry Deutz. f. r. Bryan Jr.,
b. S.@Williams, Fred Metzger.
On Chartered Lodges No. 4.--F A. Far
ley j. 5. Berry, NJ. H. Cowden, j. \. Lee
man, A. II. Hefner.
On Chartered Lodges No. 5-P. n.
Jones, J. J Perdue. Mont. Tynes. ]. Il,
Moore. \. b. Holmes.
ON Chartered Lodges No. 6.-E II.
bowtby, w. G. Heath, c. c. Baker, George
C. Harris, ]. A. Wood.
On By-iaws.-A. G. Murray, VIM. James,
h. II. Murphy S. Il. Couch. +. G. u. VIII
lard.
ON Finance. - ]. c. wooters. Frlench
simpson, W. l.. Burdette. l.. C. Ayres, IL
c. Talbot.
On Grievances and Appeals, No, III. e.
Webb. Il. $. Neblett. NJ. II. Gossett Ed
Coopwood, j. r. Stoat.
On Grievances and Appeals, No. 2.--R.
NJ. Elgin. w. H. Crank, J. j. Mansfield,
i. T. Beatty, j. w. Blake
On Grievances and Appeals, No st.
l.. Stanheld. J. $. Spinks. X e. Harris,
H. \. John, J. w Blake.
on Julisprudence NJ, f. Mott. j. +. Mil
Ter, Arson RaIney, W. S Fly, 4. b. Coch-
ran.
On Work. l.. Miller, E. e. Douglass.
W. W. Hunnicutt, a. w Campbell, c. P.
Boon.
On Foreign Correspondence N Mat
thews, George W. Tyler, w. NJ Fly, A..
B. Watkins. John Watson.
On Printing, John Watson, B, L. Fry
mier. George Lopas, Jr.
on Credentials, No. 81. r. Burgher,
w NJ Fly J T.. Webb, Dayton Moses,
William James
on Masonic HistorY.--F y. Sexton. j.
II. McLcarv n. NJ Lnsk c. W. Preston,
l. J, Mitchell.
On Transportation. John Watson
George Lopas, i r, Y. Frymier.
Tho NJ W Grand Lodge was then called
from labor to rofreshment until Z 30 p M,
The Grand Lodge convened al 7So p. m
and the session was consumed IN the read
ing and discussion of committee reports
the most important of which was that Of
the board OF trustees of the Widows and
Orphans home. which was adopted and
ordered printed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-11

sillowaye" Is still neglected by his gov
crnment. ne is stlll i'm dire distress and
the story he tells the New York paper
Is different only in detail from that he
used 10 tell us here in New England.
lie makes no mention OF saving the
life of Lincoln, but ne served with
distinction in thlrty-two battles" FOR
his intrepid service at South Noun
tain he was made colonel,
for meritorlous service i'm the battle
OF Gaines MIL. etc, he was made coll
cnel by brevet by President Lincoln"
during the war he refused 10 accept
any salary" ana so on-all very fami-
liar 10 the editors Of certain New Eng
land papers who enjoyed the colonels
condolences some years back. quite
likely the Colonel is suffering from pow
crty, but SO long as he finds it neces-
eury TO work this old soldier yarn 10
secure relief ne Is entitled 10 precious
LITTLE sympathy. albeit we suppose he
must be fed and clothed by somebody
so long as he lives. We suggest that
the New York Journal investigate this
new hard luck discovery a little fur
ther. 1t is likely to learn something to
its advantage if not to Colonel Sill3-
Nyave'en
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means are supplied for increased oon.
sumption.
In addition. without taking time "a
discuss in detail the causes that led
thereto. congress declared war against
Spain: and the prompt and decisive sue
cesses OF tie army and navy upon land
and sen have never been equailed any.
where In history. The great expenda-
lures rendered necessary by the war re-
quired the enactment Of additional rev.
enue legislation. and that legislation is
now bringing into our treasury an ad.
ditional si0o, 600, 900 per annum
The vast increase OF the navy and the
creation OF an army OF . quarter OF a
million men, together with the increase
OF taxation, have not in any appreciable
degree checked our industrial advance
which began coino.dentaly with the in
coming OF the present administration and
the Flfty-ffth congress"
Mr.. Cannon declined To enter upon the
present discussion of future legislation,
eayIng:
Il prefer rather 20 await the logic o.
events and the full information that VIII
doubtless come, as / hope. between now
and the organization In Decembeg next
OF the newly elected congress. But ven
ture the assertion and prediction that
the United States could not, II IL would
and would not. If IL could. part with the
territories acquired from Spain by the
treaty OF peace. or shirk It's duties and re.
sponslbllities touching them"
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Appalling as is philadeiphla's ,mme.

Appalling as is Phiadelphia's imme-
diate epidemic the mortality records
covering a considerable period to which
especial attention is now drawn are
not less startling. The death rate from
typohid so far this year is 1917 per
100000. That is one and quarters
times greater than the death rate re-
corded for the whole of last year-6OS-
but the latter rate is found TO be sufIi-
ciently startling now that attention is
called 70 II. Moreover, there seems to
be no escape from the conclusion that
there is direct relationship between
the quality OF the water supply and
the death rate for investigation OF the
records OF number of cities demon
strates that the typhoid mortality is
in direct correspondence TO the ma
turc OF the water available to the in
hab.tants.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-11

Philadelphia is awakened TO the nee
cssity Of pure water supply by The
appalling experience the city is now
suffering. Typhoid fever is a disease
that is directly traceable to its source
With rather less possibility for dispute
than most any other OF the so-called
germ diseases. And that source IS al
most Invariably, we believe impure
water. Philadelphia water supply Is
notoriously primitive. Wells are much
I'm use In the big town and no especial
precautions are taken. we believe. 20
purify the river water. Today Phila-
delphia is suffering from a terrible
epidemic of typhoid fever and popular
opinion is endorsed by scientific inves-
tigation that the water supply is re-
sponsible for IL. In the ten weeks OF
this year there have been 329 deaths
from typhoid. which is at the rate of
nearly SO deaths a week and IL the av-
erage is maintained that will make
more than 1900 deaths for the year
from this single terrible, but prevent
able, disease.
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TONGUE AGAIN LoosENED.
Agcnciilo Gives His Version Of Matters
Pertaining TO the War.

Pertaining TO the War
London, March 1L-Agoncillo, the
| agent OF Aguinaldo, who has Just re-
covered from the effects OF his expert
ences after the wreck Of the Dominion
line steamer Labrador on March /, in an
Interview yesterday said: II did not
leave Washington on account OF the out
break of hostilities. although / was
warned by high American official that
my life was in danger. left in order TO
communicate. with less restraint with
the Filipino government. as / found my
telegrams were tampered with. l cate
gorically deny sending a telegram ad-
vising rupture with the Americans and
VIII make an affidavit to that effect.
am thankful 20 the bulk of the American
people, as | am convinced Of their just
and humanitarian sentiments.
The ratification OF the treaty without
amendment was the result OF intrigue.
Politically II was an undeniable reverse
for the administration. The only per-
sons working for and desirous OF up
holding the present regime OF disorder
characterizing the policy of expansion
in the Philippine islands are the trusts
and syndicates. l have full confidence
in the ultimate downfall of the present
imperialist policy. soon the nation will
be aware Of the real situation i'm the
islands
NY object here is to place before the
civilized world all the facts connected
with the American occupation of the
Philippine islands and the methods
adopted, which solely tend to exclude and
damage all interests except those of the
American contractors and trust holders.
The lingo kilograms telling OF con-
stant Victories Of the Americans are
ludicrous. Since the beginning of the
campaign the victorious army of General
Otis has not advanced a yard beyond
Caloocan and San Pedro MacatL have
kilograms up to Feb. 27 repeating that
800 American prisoners are i'm the hands
of the F'ilpinos. General Otis censors
the press telegrams because he knows
that IL the correspondents were allowed
10 report the real facts the position of the
American forces would be anything but
creditable in the eyes OF the civilized
world, and the Junta's kilograms would
be found TO be perfectly correct"
Commenting upon the dispatch from
Manila yesterday saying rebel incen-
diaries entered the village OF Pandacan
for the alleged purpose Of terrorizing |
those OF the inhabitants who do not sym |
Datfize with the rebellion, Agoncillo said |
II this was true II means the Filipinos |
have advanced within American lines. |
But he added that It is absurd TO say the |
t1hpinos are attacking or burning the |
place, as he asserted IL is the center OF |
he Filipino Free Masons.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-11

Admitting that these figures may be
subject TO revision, it is probably st'n
true that Providence is a heavy sufferer
through impure water and that the
subject OF filtration demands a more
lively agitation on the part Of our
health authorities and more vigorous
consideration by our city government
than have yet been given IT, The APP
palling calamity that has overcome
the neglectful city Of Philadelphia
hangs over our own heads. We have
had researches into the subject of ~
tration by eminent talent from the city
government. but filtration Is not forth
coming. II has reached the stage Of a
matter OF choice between two systems,
but the decision seems as far Off as
ever. There is honor for the public
man or men who solves the problem
and it ought not TO be difficult of solu-
tion. 1t is a case of going at the job,
nothing more. And considering It's i'm
portance the difficulties of the under
taking are absurdly insignificant and
have never justified the delay.
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a WONDERFUL INVENTION.

London. March 1.-THE Daily Chron-
icie this morning has an interview with
Orling, the Swedish inventor. who re-
Gently arrived here To test a new tor
pedo, which he claims he can steer from
the shore or vessel, without any con-
nection. on some new principle OF light
transmission and electrical induction.
similar TO N-rays He says he can dis
patch the torpedo az the rate of %
Knots. and control e for "A distance OF six
miles, possibly more as well as bring Il
back Ills Invention. he alleges. viii
control the movements OF "A steamer
equally well and render wires for tele-
phones supe-nuous
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-11

The city of Providence Is vitally IN a..
terestcd in this subject. Our water
supply is notoriously bad and our death
rate is by no means small, for all the
intelligent efforts that are persistently
directed TO guard the public health.
Every precaution against disease IS
taken by our health authorities. bns
they are powerless when Il. comes 10
protecting the people against the II.
fects OF the impure water that the CITY
government provides. How intimate is
the relationship between the water
supply and the typhoid mortality the
figures show and IL IS impossible 10 a,-
count for them on the plea Of colnci-
dence. Assuming the correctness Of
the averages made by a Philadelphia
authority. II appears that whereas in
Munich and Berlin. cities supplied with
pure mountain spring water. the ~
phoid mortality is on a basis Of 100 O0o
in Providence Il Is A. Providence is
in class with Denver, san Francisco
and Reading. where water supply a.
from upland streams. small lakes ana
inhabited water shoals" This Is "a
considerable percentage less than Phil
adelphia's Sos, whore Inhabitants mr.,
supplied from rivers and wells that are
known TO be polluted even more s.-
riously than our unhltered Pawtuxet Is
polluted, but the showing is bad
enough. Indeed few cities show
greater TYPHOID mortality. according 20
thcsc nguies with properly filtered
water: Hague. London. Rotterdam and
Edinburgh. show 50; Nith ground
waters. springs, wells. ETC.: Frankfort,
Dresden and Paris show ii7. with i'm
pounded surface waters: Brooklyn.
New York. Boston. New Haven. 231.
with normal rivers pollution eliminated
through the sgency ~ time. dngtioh.
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PLEAsEs THE TELEGRAPH.

London, March 1.-THE Daily Tele-
graph, expressing it's Intense salts
faction at the unwonted scene OF a re-
view of American troops" at La Valetta.
Island of Malta on Thursday by Lieu
tenant General Grenfell. governor of
Malta, says II was n significant and
unprecedented spectacle, destined per-
maps TO become landmark i'm history
and administration OF the solid amity
growing up between the two nations.
The Americans will find. whepever they
touch NJ British stations. that 1t is much
the same for them as visiting American
ports, minus the inconveniences OF Mr..
Mchlnley's custom houses.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-11
sIGAFUs' PROPERTY ATTACHED.

Chicago, March Ill. NJ. Sigafus'
valise. containing $500. 900 worth OF bonds
and certificates OF deposit which was
recently stolen from here, and after
wards recovered by the police. is in the
hands OF the Wells Fargo Express com =
pany Ii was to have been forwarded
To Sigafus. who is now in California. but
United States Marshall Osborne has
served the express company with notice
to hold the papers until further orders
from the federal court. This is due
TO the fact that creditors OF Sigafus. in
Haverhill, Mass, who hold a judgment
for S325,Ooo against him, have notified
their attorneys to attach the property.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-11
LABOR MEMS GRIEVANCES

Portland. Ind. March 11.-Gcorge
Beatty. one OF the proprietors OF the
Beatty Brady glass factory at Dunkirk,
has been arrested on six different COM
plants, five of them charging that he
discharged employees OF his factory for
belonging to labor organizations. and
the sixth that he coerced and threat
ened to discharge an employe who was
a member OF labor union. The arrest
was brought about by officers OF the
Federation OF Labor.
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TOOK IN sToCKYARDs.

Chicago. March 1.-THE court of in
quiry resumed its work regarding beef
yesterday by continuing the investiga-
ton of processes of preparation at the
stockyards. Several of the packing
houses were inspected. most of the time
being spent in inspecting one OF the
companies which deals extensively in
canned goods. The various stages. from
the killing OF the beef TO the labelling Of
the can, were witnessed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-11
LIFE SENTENCE IMPOSED.

Bridgeport. 0oua.. March ll.-Salva-
tore Naccarro. 'a. Italian who was
charged with t.r tNlinF of a fellow
countrymau an St8'.l I'D several weeks
ago. was yesterday scuterccd 10 inn
prisonment for llie by Judge Wheeler.
The accused pleaded guilty to murder I'm
the second degree.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-11

Here is the New York Journal. great
among newspapers FOR ferreting out
human distress and trouble. caught by
as fine an old fraud as ever thawed
the ear OF pity with a melting tale.
Any fellow who will take advantage OF
the New York Journals unremitting
philanthropy is a conscienceless chap
but col William Anderson Sillowaye"
is capable OF that very thing. IL we
recognize the identity OF the Colonel.
as we are confident we do. It's dollars
20 doughnuts that he Us the same old
"Col. Sillowaye" who worked the New
England press ana the patent medicine
firms some years ago unless we are
very much mistaken. lie used 20 rep
resent that he was an old soldier and
had once saved the life of Lincoln. But
HIS heartleEs government nevcr rccog-
nized his claim for O pension ana no
was in dire poverty when the Boston
newspapers discovered ana laid his tale
of woe before sympathetic public
Then nc lived IN clover Tor Ia while and
by the contribution OF amdayits 20 the
ratcnt medicine mon telling how So
aud-so's specific had cured him. this
gallant old soldier doubtless added
TO his income as Dc was q particularly
good card Tor patent medicine fac
tory to put ont just then. when the
exposure came hc diaapp We
have forgotten thc details bat 10 we
remember right De was never .n tho
War OF the T. ebelion. but hy one fake
or another had manascd - secure
fair livins for-thr greater part az his
life without zoo muth labor except d.
the realm of invention of fanclful
genius. But here be De-. turned up aFa.n.
evidently the same old fraud ana ths
New York Journal 81 bis particularly
rich plum. Colonel william Anderson