The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-19
RoMIE CAPITAL CITY
..,,.s Seeks to Procure Seed for
M Flood District
m.. CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS
.aue VIII Announce at the
sdS r,mr-position of Kendall
NV .,or school Controversy.

r.xas July 1s.-The governor
~ ss5 today for the iiood su'ler,
ee all accounts the overlooked
savs been we'll supplied with the
,,ss Of life, and are in a position
nuneer until ARRANGEMENTS LOT Tue
I.,nn Of farm and other work can
s Slated. The principal concern Oh
srnnr now Is to obtain SEED LOT re-
ss un Today he succeeded In getting
''ps offers of peas at 20 cents per
" o,,hourh the SPECTATORS have been
- unload on hNu at from Sl'oo up.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
.'.,ens IN the death of Sir Swante
sO' Nson,sd by the board of regents
il, 1899. -
,o,rd OF regents OF the university,
n,ace on record a memorial of
ING u for the death of Sir Swante
VA ~ their gratitude for his bene-
" the university, do hereby re-
:, IN his death the university has
.u,ard and beuefactor whose scholar
I,eA vide learning, pure life, sterl-
character, deep iaith ana uhselilsh
rosity made him conspicuous anu non
as a citizen, scholar ana phiiah-
pist a. t,o un,ysrs,rv
,,s large and valuable library, TO the
sctinp OF which he had devoted nalr
srtnry of jealous and discriminating
was an act OF generosity and pa
,,sm which fttingly crowned mis- un-
sh scholarly and useful life
That a committee OF three members
his board be appointed by the chair
to procure an oil protrait oil him, to
blaced In the library.
asolntions on the death Of DR.. Wesley
,rs u Norman, adopted by the board OF
ants of the university July IL, 1899.
,bsreas. DIR. Wesley Walker Norman,
fassor OF biology in the university of
as has recently departed this life and
instiution has thereby lost the SER
! N ope of its ablcst anu most dis
Euished instructors, for the purpose OF
wing our high appreciation of his in
.uable services to the university, and
worth as a scholar and man, be 1t
oyed by the board of regrets:
That by the death of DR.. Norman the
versty OF Texas has been deprived OF
man wise in council, distinguished IN
hnce. and devoted to advancing the high
| interest of the institution.
That the student body has lost the
h example OF a most cultured scholar
4 modest and unassuming gentleman.
That the board mourns the demise
member of the faculty ever faithful
+ the discharge of duty and Jealous IN
bonding their efforts to advance the
klse Of higher education.
! That a copy of these resolutions De
tered on the minutes of the board and
secretary be instructed to furnish ono
the family of the deceased.
kvENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
h Is understood that Hon. John A. Way
kd OF Calvert will be candidate for
hgress in the Seventh district. He left
Ire today for visit to Waco, presume
for the purpose Of consulting with
lends there as to the situation. Senator
Itterson of Bell, Tom Henderson OF
nlam and Cullen F. Thomas of McLennan
3 the other gentlemen credited with an
hbition to cut off Bob Henry. the present
cumbent, who will run again.
AT present the main topic of diversion
this connection is the resolution adopted
! tho last congressional convention held
the district to the effect that the Sc
rtion Of a candidate be left to the pri-
aries and that whoever receives the
Igest number of votes in the primaries
all be the nominee. With a multiplicity
candidates Henry would have a decided
vantage with county the size of Nc
imam at his back unless opposition TO
m can be developed in that county.
MR.. KENDALLS POSITION.
h Is due State Superintendent of Edu-
ton Kendall, In connection with the
ntroversy which has been in progress in
'uston over the election of a city super
'endent of public schools, to state that
has had no connection whatever there
n, and that all opinions given by his
partment with regard thereto we're at
solicitation Of the mayor or members
The city council and the city school
ard His letter, books and files show
IS, and in no instance has he offered
rule in the matter except upon the re-
est OF the parties referred to above.
y inslnuation or statement to the eff
y mat he gratuitously took hand in
row is without the slightest founda-
y IN fact Furthermore requests for
irihgs by interested parties were both
aimself and the attorney general grant
IN several instances, but never taken
vantage of.
UNIT EXPECTS LITTLE SICKNESS.
tate Health Officer Blunt this morning
urned from Brazoria county where he
peen LOT the past ten days engaged
.he distribution of assistance for the
~ sufferers. He does not anticipate that
W sickness will follow from the high
, ,er and says that the people of the
:. nlazos are not uneasy on that score.
most deplorable fact connected with
a situallon is. in the Doctors opinion,
! ,ney nave lost at least so per cent
eli cattle, horses and mules, and that
\, "a.eI VIII hardly recede from their
IN ~ tune TO enable them to plant any
j., WIN the assurance of making crops
~, taiking about. The water is still
Ill is slow.
NORMAL APPOINTMENTS.
'a superintendent j. S. Kendall to-
sNe out the following appointments
, Nv sam Houston Normal institute:
neason, Bolton, Bell county; Miss
untS, nnaway, Whightwright, Grayson
univ. w 4. Griswold, Lincoln, Lee
MAJ nd, MISS r. Lynch, Grand Saline. Van
lis oo ooIntyi Miss Mamie Bennett, Ennis,
MAJ ulty Miss Pearl Herndon, Roxtou,
mes, Suhtyi Leon d. Allison, Oletha,
lltbson county; Miss Lizzie Giles,
.san Tarrant county; Miss Maud
Msmh saiyert, Robinson county.
,ip,n oels Of the summer normal ex-