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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-28
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Sergeant holland of the Emmett Rifles
. Writes of HIS ExncrIcnce. aEs

Sergeant holland of the Emmett Rtdes
Writes Of Hts Experience.
Below we give a few extracts from a
letter written by Sergeant Pearce holland
OF the Emmett Rifles to II. w. Brouse:
We are having a great time here doing
nothing, as there is nothing but guard
duty TO be done, and there is not even
any excitement in that, as il is just the
same as IL was when in the States
Clarence Kendall and myself went to
the city OF Havana yesterday. IL is a
very large place, but got tired before the
day was over. for there was nothing 10
do except walk around and look al tho
city and 1t Is Just alike all over The
girls are very pretty. The people sure
KNOW how to charge r fellow for every
thing that he gets. we each had a polk
cnop. bread and butter and coffee. 1t cost
us Just S1.35 Il do not know what the
fellow was really going to charge us, but
that is what we gave him and left him
raising all kinds OF to himself.
took notion ! wanted some chocolate
drops and tho fellow charged ME % cents
per dozen This is the best paper / could
get In Havana. II Is worth so cents a
quire you can see what horrld stuff ii Is.
Lieutenant Murchison is on detached SER
i've Win tue EIiSnIn infantry, who are
down on provost duty, and we have not
seen him since. He was promoted. II
fellow wants to buy anything here he
certainly has a time making these fell
lows understand what It is and then there
Is whole lot more trouble to find out
the value of It,
Kendall is getting along nicely as
first sergeant and the bows like him very
we'll. Our second lieutenant is the finest
fellow you ever saw and is tone of the
boys He is with us nearly all the time
He was In the regular army for five years
and comes very near knowing his business.
His name is w. a. Love. The boys would
do anything on earth for him.
Now that we have all seen Cuba. think
all would be very glad to get out of the
service and get back to the States.
tried to get you something as a SOU
venir OF Cuba In town yesterday. but could
not find anything, SO will send you my
first pass to the city and you Will see
that 1t is Just like getting a furlough
All of the boys are just as we'll as
can be.
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Honston sets thc rncr.

A railroad man remarked yesterday:
Houston seems to be the Mecca of Texas
when II comes to improvements and street
paving, Judging from the representatives
from other cities who come here to in
spect and profit by the many miles of
paving now laid in the city. l have no.
ticed.'' said he. that within a less time
than two months representatives have
been sent here from Bryan, Beaumont
and Galveston on this mission. and Hous-
ton, to be better able to instruct our Wis
itors. has a delegation now at New Or
leans TO see the latest in modern paving"
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big pile all together and the grave Is re-
rented to smother occupant. They keep a
lot 'of graves for rent already dug The
poorer classes are bdkied without collins,
while the richer people arc placed In
vaults and when they d>.auit on the
monthly payments the bodies are removed
and put in a house tin the flesh decays and
the bones are thrown In the bone pile.
Some OF the boys gather skulls from the
bone pile and get gold from the teeth
The winter in Cuba, he says. is as hot as
summer In Texas. II is a common thing
to see boys swimming In the river there
in January.
Children Of the lower class OF Cubans
hang around camp and cat the scraps left
by the soldiers and say II is the best food
they ever, had.
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sermon 10 New.parer Mcn.

Rev, l.. d. Lamkin, pastor OF the Firs'
Baptist church is. sendins out the follow
INK invitation to newspaper men through
out the city inviting them to hear a SER
mon he proposes preaching tomorrow 70
representatives Of the press.
Houston, Texas, January 27.--pear Sir.
am preaching course of sermons I,
the professional. business and workingmen
OF Houston. Next Sunday I will preach
10 the representatives OF the press. You
are cordially invited TO attend services a.
the First Baptist church Sunday morning,
January 90. at II o'clock Yours very
truly. L. d. Lamkin,
iNlr III st Pastor
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LIKE a FAIRY STORY.
site upon Which Houston Is Built
My ne IitiEntcd.

a # 20 M ~
site Upon Which Houston Il BuiIt
y Mny ne IitiEatcd.
The following telegram. dated New York
January Is. is printed in the st. Louis
Chronicle OF January 90
BY the death. two. weeks ago, OF Mrs.
Mary Ann spellman, In an insane asylum
at Munson, Mass. In which she had been
confined for nearly sixty years. the way
has been cleared for law suits involving
title to .1f16 acres Of land in the State OF
Texas. part of which is now included in
the present city Of Houston and valued at
slo.ooo.0oO
The land was grant to the heirs of
Mrs. spellman's brother. James Case. a
native of Simsbury, Conn, who was SOL
der under General Houston in the Texas
Mexican war.
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TIC Union Timers.

At the semi annual meeting of the Tin
ners union the following officers were
elected: W. II, Fisher, president; Charles
Vogler, vice president; Jesse Maddox, sec
rotary; Charles Eiseman. treasurer; thrus-
tees, l.. a. Miller Charles Daffan and
j. r. Rawlius conductor C. Daffan: war
den, Jack Rawlins; representative to La
Dor council, Charles Vogler.
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NOTICE.

Whereas the Hutchins House barber shop
has closed, the BARRIERS. Wiley Hubert.
John Rhimeders and Will Chester, can be
found at the Kiam's basement barber shop.
where they will be pleased to serve their
patrons Call and see us. Respectfully
l.. w. Greenly, Proprietor.
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Houston, Texas, January 27.-Some
weeks ago The Post published rumor
from Paris. Texas, that Ellsworth Faris.
formerly OF that place, missionary to
Africa. had been killed and eaten by can
nbals. ! am happy to state that letter
from Mr.. Faris. dated Leopoldville, Africa.
December 5. 1898, reports that he is we'll
and happy in his LIES chosen work Yours
truly, j. c.. Mason.
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U. G. T.

There will be a special meeting of Hous-
ion council No. SO. in their hall, Fox build
ing, Saturday night, p. m. Business of
Importance will come up and it is earnestly
requested that all U. G. 7. boys be on
hand w. c. Alard.
Senior Counsellor
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the afternoon. 1t is understood that the
object OF the meeting is discussion OF
plans. and formulation OF an outline OF
work for the ensuing year.
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We are always the lowest on corn, oats
and bran. Get our prices before buying.
Mercantile Storage Company
Phone 62s. $40.
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Periodical Tickets taken. 81 Packard
Troy Laundry.
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THE LOCAL STAGE.
Iklimt-Hcnrnc Company Continues to
Hlepse,

The Klimt Hearne company played
Kidnapped yesterday afternoon and
Lest Paradise last night to business
which was extremely good considering the
inclement weather. Mr. Klmt appeared
TO a good advantage. notwithstanding the
bad cold with which he is afflicted, and
Miss Hearne and the other members of
the company were all satisfactory in their
respectiye roles. The cast OF Lost Para
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CEMENT,
Sand, Brick. Clay, Plaster,
Sewer Pipe, etc.
ID. M. BURKE,
8t4 Commerce Ave. Phone 81.
THE DEATH ROLL.

Mr.. Felix Getzman, aged 70 years died
at 5:25 o'clock yesterday afternoon at
his residence, corner of Austin street and
Pease avenue He will be buried at 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon in the German
cemetery.
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Premium Stamps given. 81 Packard's
Troy Laundry.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money ii It fails to ours.
sc. The genuine has L.R.Q. on each tablet.
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MAKE YOUR MARK
With one OF our pencils Call and &c
one. 81 Packard's Troy Laundry.
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killed by the millions. Stearns' Electric
Rat and Roach Paste. Csc box All
druggists.
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= = 2

Little Kathleen Burns, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Burns, was buried at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon from Christ
church, Rev H. D. AYES officiating. The
pail bearers were: George N. Torrey. Ell
tine Bujac, Ed Smith and Floyd John
ston.
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ABOUT HOUSTON PAVING
Investigation Of the Street improvements
ofIfouston BY Galveston Aldermen.
the GOOD WORK that HAS BEEN DONE
4 Few Facts ConcerninE These md
Other improvements and Finnn-
clerins of the city.
Galveston News i !.

Galveston News
AT the last meeting OF the city council a
resolution offered by Alderman Borden was
adopted, authorizing the appointment of a
committee TO visit Houston TO investigate
the vitrihed brick and asphalt pavement
which has been laid there. with view to
Obtaining Information to guide the Calves
ton counci i'll the expenditure of money.
authorized By the last legislature. Mayor
Fly appointed ON this committee Aldermen
Borden. AguiIo and Jones. The committee
went to Houston yesterday morning ac-
companied By Captain Il. II. Peek, city
engineer, and Il representative OF the
News who was invited TO go along.
The committee was taken in hand by
Mayor Brashear, City Engineer Miller. AS
SCISSOR aud Collector iusttn c. White aud
CAPTAIN e. Browne, and we're taken all
about the city to view the various kinds of
pavement They were given the full hts
tory OF the pavement, the judgment OF the
Houston offciais as to the durability and
desirabil1iy of each sample exhibited. The
price of each kind of paving was given,
and the engineering and climatic difficult
Ties were somewhat discussed by the two
engineers The committee was also shown
something Of the Houston sewer system,
several maphoies and flush tanks being
opened 10 show the operation OF the plant
The Houston officials gave the entire day
over TO the Galveston party, and were ex-
ceedingly courteous and obliging. by a
singular coincidence party of Houston al
dernen tefi tor New Orleans last night TO
investigate pavement in the Crescent city
Ii seems that this California asphalt laid In
Houston about year ago has slightly
cracked in some places, and there is some
dispute as to whether this Injuries 1t. The
committee goes 10 New Orleans. where as
phaIt pavement has been in use for several
years. 70 Ess some light upon the subject,
as furthe- zsr4St improvements are IN con-
temptation
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-19
PRIVATE CLAIMS TRIBUNAL NEEDED.

Washington, Nov. 1S.--The coming
session of congress, it is believed, will
see an effort made to do what ought to
have been done long ago-namely, the
formation of a tribunal~to examine into
and report to congress on the numer-
Gus private claims which. are from time
to time brought before that body. A
large proportion of such claims are me-
ritorious, and are never acted on for
lack of opportunity. The tribunal
would relieve the committees and con-
gress itself of much irksome labor, such
as sitting the evidence and drafting the
reports, favorable or adverse. This
labor cannot possibly be accomplished
in any other manner. 1t will not ma
terially add TO the expenditures, as the
presumption is that the matters acted
on would receive even closer scrutiny
than at present.
The system is for a member to in
troduce his bill and have it referred,
The claim is referred by the commit
tee to a sub committee. AS there are
vast numbers of such bills, the sub
committees are swamped from the
start, and report only a few of the
whole number. Friday is fixed for con-
sideration. AS a matter of fact, If the
day is not taken away altogether by
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MARKET NOTES.

The gross earnings of the Massachu-
sets Central railroad, underleased to the
Boston and Maine, for the six months
ending Sept. 80 are s4SS 184. the largest
six months earnings in the history of
the road.
Press reports to the effect that the
United Shoe Machinery company will To-
cate new plant at Beverly are unbound
ed, at least so far as the present inten-
tons of the company are concerned.
While the erection of a new plant Is con-
templated, it will not be given attention
for some time. The company Is stated to
be earning Is. ner cent on it's common
shares Notwithstanding the large earn
ings, no Immediate increase in the pres
emit per cent dividends rate on common
stock need be expected. No fear Is eX
pressed by the officials from the COM
petition of the Standard Shoe Machinery
company.
The recent decline in Manhattan was
brought about by the local short inter
est which depressed stock about 10
points and has been able to cover its
short line to advantage. Politicians are
the recent covering will have some bear
ing upon the municipal hostility supposed
to exist toward Manhattan.
The United States Oil company circular
sent to stockholders today states that
1000 shares of stock will be sold at once
to stockholders a t $40 per share. Each
stockhelder will be given the privilege
of subscribing for one share of new stock
for each two shares of present stock
held. Stock not taken by stockholders
VIII be taken by syndicate at $40
share fiat, without commission.
With the proceeds your directors will
purchase certain properties which they
now have under option, and there will
remain in the treasury unexpended about
~ Wq0Q and 10000 shares of stock which,
II sold hereafter, will be offered to stock
holders pro rata
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some public measure, the chairman
calls up one or two bills from the top
of the calendar. If they are opposed,
the day is usually lost, and nothing Of
Importance toward clearing the docket
accomplished. Thus week after week
passes, and the session, and even the
congress, approaches its close without
results. This is no cause for grief in
the case Of bad bills, but some of these
private measures are worthy and great
injustice is done by postponing them
indefinitely
The suggestion has been made by
those familiar with the needs of legis-
lation that there should be tribunal
of some sort to which all these claims
could be referred, not for final action,
for congress would not and should not
give up its jurisdiction over the subject,
but merely for examination. They
should be reported back to congress,
and that body would appropriate the
money for the payment of the merito-
rious bills.
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THE MARKET ELSEWHERE.

New York, Nov. 1S.-The notable
thing in today's stock market was the
small range of prices, considering the
extent of the activity and the wide dis
tribution of the dealing. There was a
continuous demand during the whole
of the two hours session. The demand
was fed with constant supply which
looked like realizing and which held
the market back from any advance.
The absorption Of Baltimore & Ohio
preferred continued ON a large scale
and lifted the stock a point. Sugar
was also notably strong as We're the
local traction shares and some of the
metals stocks. Glucose rose 45s, Mime
apolis & St. Louis preferred gained ~
The large advance in Sugar invited
realizing and Baltimore & Ohio was
affected by the same cause. The bank
statement was followed by a slight
hardening at points, but this did not
last long, and the market closed easy
at mixed net changes.
The recuperatton in the proportion of
bank reserves is almost wholly due to
loan contraction. The sum over $4,000, =
600 which was paid to the market by
the sub-treagury In the last three days
for bond redemption, seems to find al
most no reflection in the statement.
On the other hand, the showing Of
loan contraction is believed to be ex-
aggerated, as that process came earlier
in the process than the statement, and
so figures In the average of the week.
The banks have been lenders during
the latter part of the week of sufficient
sums to largely offset the earlier con-
traction. While the statement seems
to understate the cash gains and to
overstate the loan reduction, the re-
duction of the deficit in reserves
equaled expectations.
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MAIL CHARGES.
Notice of New Arrangement Posted
atIFederal BUILDING.

atlFederal Building.
Notice of the following changes in the
schedule of the arrival and departure of
mails has been tackled up at the post
office, the Sunday changes going into
effect today and the others tomorrow:
Arrivals: Boston and Albany railroad,
from Boston. 1855 O'Clock in the after
noon. in place of 800 o'clock. BY this
arrangement it is expected that the mail
will be delivered on the day of it's ar
rival only in the business part of the
city; ass from Boston, in place of A 30
clock. Sunday closed mail for West
boro. ITO o'clock in the afternoon. in
place of Z. S. o'clock.
Fitchburg railroad, 9.15 o'clock in the
morning from Winchendon and Gardner,
in place of 9.35 o'clock.
Departures: For Canada and Vermont.
6.55 o'clock in the evening, in place of s
Boston and Albany railroad: 8.45
o'clock in the morning, in place of 9.
way mail for Springfield Hartford New
Haven, New York and the south 10 40
o'clock in the morning, changed from
way mail to closed mail for west of AL
bany. Us o'clock in the afternoon, for
Boston and way stations in place Of l 30
o'clock. New closed mail for Gardner.
South Gardner, West Gardner and Athoi
at 415 o'clock in the afternoon.
Worcester and Suburban street rail
way: Closed mails for Cherry Valley
and Leicester at 1870 o'clock in The
morning, In place of 10 o'clock, and at
8.45 o'clock in the afternoon, in place Of
AIS o'clock
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Rs2Rts N Sgv. e s. 3 1 ~ is SSS
(Howard. Crosby & q s Boston Letterl

(Howard, Crosby & Co. s Boston Letter.
Boston, Nov. 1S.-Liyerpool cables re-
port the opening on wheat at sd lower
on the easiness in the American markets
yesterday, but later there was a quick
rally, owing to a reduction in the fore
cast of shipments and to covering by
shorts, the Liverpool closing cables be-
ing B@Ad. higher than the close yester-
day. Wheat in our markets opened rath-
er firmer, the cables from Liverpool be-
ing the chief influence.
The worlds shipments for the week are
estimated at 1900 900 bushels, and esti-
mates on the next visible range from
10000 to 100000 increase. The wheat
market for the week has been dull and
embarrassing, with general lack of out
side speculation.
The demand from exporters has been
very light They are, however, watching
our markets closely and, if anything of
a bullish nature develops, they are ready
to come into the market as good buyers.
AT the moment, however, they are doing
nothing except to clean up old stocks.
Sentiment has been rather bearish, but
the fear of a resumption of the export
movement on a liberal scale prevents
any sales of large lines of wheat
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RAILROADS.
NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND

NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND
HARTFORD RAILROAD.
eastern District. Worcester Division. }
Commencing October %, 1899, passenger
trains LEAVE WORCESTER as follows;
FOR PROVIDENCE. WOONSoCKET,
MILLBURY, WHITINS, UXBR1DGE,
MILLYILLE, BLACKSTONE AND
PAWTUCKET-6.37, *7.44, S,37, +1o.57 a
m; 1871, Y A, 4.S, $40 steamboat eX-
press, SIS, 7.55, 955 p M Sunday
trains leave at 7,S7, 1850 a. M, and 4.37
p. m.
FOR NEW YORK-Via Stonington Line,
except Sundays-*60S p. m. Return
Leave New York 800 p. m. daily except
Sundays.
Norwich Division)
FOR 6NoRWIcH-6.4Q 9,25 a. M; 90, AS,
$500 p. m
FOR WEBSTER-6.4O 40, 9.25, 100 a. m;
LOO, 4.A5 $40, $500 p. m.
FOR sOUTHBRIDGE-6.4O 40, 9.25, Il, 20 a.
M; AS, $500 p. m.
FOR PUTNAM, WILLIMANTIC AND
HARTFORD-6.40 9.25 a. M; 100, las,
500 2. m.
FOR NEWBURGH-92 Is a. m.
FOR NEW LoNDoN-6,40 rs a. M; 100,
Express trains.
1wStop on signal.
For connections and time of trains at
intermediate stations, see local time ia
pies, furnished at ticket office.
NEW YORK-Via Norwich Line. Train
Leaves Worcester at 800 p. M, connecting
al New London with steamer due New
YORK at @. m. Returning steamers
leave New York from new pier 36, North
river, at $50 p IN. daily except Sundays.
For ticket, staterooma and further In
formation apply at Union station or at
city Ticket ONCE, o. F, RAWSON, agent,
39l Main ST., Worcester, Mass.
A T.
Agent.
c. PETER CLARK. General supt
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SUNDAY SERVICES.

Notices inserted under this head as
fOIlOws:-
Three lines, FL words, inserted free.
over three lines Will be charged for at
the rate of 3 cents per line.
In order to insure insertion, notices
must be sent in not later than o O'Clock
Friday evening.
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MR.. GRAVES TOO LATE.
Others Ahead of Him in Race for the
Council.

Edward D. Graves, of the firm Of
Graves brothers, provision dealers at "a
Dix street, is a candidate for the com
mon council. Men who claim to be in
close touch with matters of a Political
nature in the ward, say that Mr.. Graves
Is too late and that G. A. Busby and
Capt James p. Crosby have too great a
lead to be overcome in either instance.
The two last named candidates have done
considerable work in the ward during
the last few weeks, and until the latest
announcement it was thought they would
have plain sailing
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-19
VIOLA ALIENS POPULARITY.

Viola Allen in that great play, 1.-THE
Christian" has been breaking all rec
ords at every theatre she has PLAYED
so far this season. Messrs. Liebler a
Co., her managers, are constantly in
receipt of demands for return of en-
gasement, and have been able to grant
the requests in two notable instances
Boston, where Miss Allen played four
months to enormous business last sea-
son, has not seen enough of "The
Christian" and accordingly Miss Allen
will favor the Hub with. two special
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-19
TREASURY STATEMENT.

Washington, Nov. IS. - Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
1855; gold reserve, $252, no, 470; net silver.
&c., $50; United States notes in the
treasury, 5,29S, sol; treasury notes of
1890, 1884, 619 total receipts this day, ST.
year, 1921, 1873 $50; total expenditures this
day $1,67s0O0 do this month. S29, SAG, 900
do. this year. $21S,197 252; deposits in ma
tipnal banks, $50, 655, 181; silver bullion,
S137. Ill.
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METHODIST.

Webster square-r1o. 80, preaching by the
pastor, Rev BENZ, r. Kingsley; subject,
1.-The temptations of Christ" Il, S. S. G,
Epworth League Z, revival service with
sermon, "Rehoboam, the unready." Sing
ing by chorus, Mrs. H. A, Burke of VIII
bra ham S0lOiSt
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-19

PAIN-KILLER is the best, safest and
surest remedy for cramps, collie and diar.
rhoea AS a IMMINENT for wounds and
tutes; there's but one Pain-Killer Perry
Davis. Csc. and soc.
ter.