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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29
URGED TO MEET IN HOUSTON.

The committee OF arrangements to select
a city N which will be held the next gen.
erai conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
church. South. will meet In Nashville next
Thursday, May 4.
This committee will be urged to name
Houston as the city to have the honor OF
entertaining the delegates and visitors to
effect will be presented TO the committee
by Rev. Seth Ward, pastor OF the shearn
Methodist church Of Houston, and It will
include strong messages from the mayor
and other officials and from the Cotton
Exchange. Business League and various
representative bodies.
The gentlemen who are TO make the de-
cision will be assured that Houston has
every facility for properly entertaining
such a gathering. They will be told that
Houston has several halls and churches
that will be at the disposal OF the dele
gates and furthermore that Houston's
magnificent Auditorium, the largest and
best convention building in the South, will
be gladly offered them.
They will be shown that Houston leads
all Southern cities as a railroad center,
and that delegates to n convention held
here will have every facility for reaching
the city promptly, no matter from what
part of the Union they may start. They
will be told OF Houston's superior hotel
accommodations and her numerous board.
ing houses, and will be impressed with The
fact that this city is well prepared In every
way to assure the comfort of all who at.
tend this notable gathering.
Houston's interest TO such body as
manufacturing city, as the worlds great
est cotton market, and as a city OF horne,
and churches. will be briefly outlined. Tn,
various points OF historical interest her,
and within easy reach OF Houston will
also be dwelt upon.
| Last. but greatest Of all, the committee
will be assured OF true Southern
| Southern TeNas-greeting for every dele
gate and every visitor. This The Pos
wishes to especially commend to the at
tention of the gentlemen who are soon t.
meet at Nashville. Houston's hospitalit
is her greatest pride. and should this con
ference assemble here, It will be mad
known to that body by every man, woma
and child in the city.
The general conference assemblies ever
four years, and the next meeting will &c
he held until May, 1852, although the poln
for the gathering will be named next weel
This thriving. pushing business city, tn
nome OF intellectual vigor and reanemen
l with past full of interest, a present fu
3 OF earnestness. and future full OF bright
ness cordially invites the next genera
conference of the Methodist Eplscop,
+ church, South, to assemble in Houston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29
Judge Fly Indorsed.

Gonzales. Texas. April 2s.-The Com
zales bar has Endorsed Judge w S. Fly
for appointment as associate justice of
the supreme court.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29
MILITARY DEPARTMENTS
Texas stilI Remains In the
ment of the Gull ~,

WASHINGTON April 2s ,--Ah 49,, under ihs
different departments OF the a'n Il shoss
war department has been iSsu.S made !.
no changes save those r rs ss sspsl,sg
Cuba. Texas is not ostapi =, ne Dspaiitnl.Si,
Of the Gulf with hsaduparitsslIls. , artltf,
under Colonel r. 7. Frank flIs'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29
The sIoanes Divorced.

New York. Auril 2s.--Henry T, Sloane. the
well known and wealthy society man. vas
today granted an absolute divorce from his
WIFE, Jesse A. Sloane. by the supreme court.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29

The unanimous Endorsement OF Mr.. Pres
ley X. Ewing by the bar of Houston for tho
vacancy on the bench OF the supreme court
of Toxas. is a well deserved tribute TO one
OF the sblest lawyers in the State His legal
attainments are OF the highest order. and he
is eminently fitted TO hil the position made
vacant by Judge Denmans resignation. Mfr.
Ewing has been recommended to the governor
for this office in a petition signed by seventy
members Of the legislature. and has also re-
ceiyed strong Inducements from representa-
tive citizens in all parts OF the State. Major
w II Crank. who was suggested In last
Wednesdays Post In connection with the ap-
nontment Is not an applicant for the POSI-
tion, and is taklpS an active part In Judge
EwiDss candidacy. II is generally under
stood that the iudgeship will be awarded TO a
South Texas man. and The Post feels sure
that Governor Savers could not find anyone
better qualified for the position than Presley
X. Ewing.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29

Mayor Jones OF Toledo. Ohio. seems to be
carefully "shooins' the subernatorIal bee
away from his hat. II is a pleasing circum-
stance to nnd man who has been elected TO
an office who does not Immediately conclude
that II is rather small for him.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29
PaIc.tine Telephone Exchange sold.

f'nlcstine Tetephonc exchange sold.
Palestine, Texas, April 2S.--The Pales-
tine Telephone company disposed OF the
local telephone exchange today by sale 70
Messrs. James w. ozment and Jesse b.
Hamilton for $4,000.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29

II the standardization ID vary anxious 10
make tresfun eiious" II naisht ., least nims
thoss American nsUss that have tssa tur.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29

Now Fort Worth people are protesting
against the new city charter lust passed at
Austin. The cities by special election ougnt TO
agree on what they want in the way OF char
ter amendments before applying at Austin for
them.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29

~ IS gratifying to note that the suprem
bench OF Texas still has the pick OF the hest
Of the bar.
An effort will be made to have the congress
at it's next session authorize the issue OF a
fractional paper currency. The old Shin
plasters' were wonderfully convenient and
the public would doubtless be glad to get some
money again like them. They we're partlcu-
larry handy when small amounts were to be
sent by mail. 1t Is claimed there is no poli-
ties In the movement but that II is merely a
matter OF public convenience,
Cantain Coghlan has now tnrned some OF
his amplitude OF prejudice upon tn poor :e-
porters, The reporters have to bear \ null
titude of others sins
The Atlanta Constitution says that zone OF
the most pleasing incidents OF Confederate
Memorial Day throughout the South was the
marching OF the Muscogee Confederates under
the United States nag" They always had
right. by tho way TO march under that dag.
II tho Confederaoy had kept that Gag In the
first instance it would have emphasized the
fact thai they were hEhting for their con-
stitutienal rights under IT,
The intimation comes from Manila that the
Flirinos arc fully capable OF Determining
whea they have got enough OF Fighting and
toe little to ight with!
The San Antonio Expross remarks that
"San Antonio would heartily welcome General
joe Wheeler as the commander Of the Depart
ment of Texas. with headquarters at Fort
sam Houston" 1t is worthy OF note. how
eyee. that the little general is vigorously pro-
testing against being exiled to San Antonio.
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The citizens OF Houston can IL they will
do a great deal between now and fall TO
give this city big forward movement indus
tflnlly and commercially.
Ex-Governor Northen OF Georgia suggests
that on all the Southern farms women be flr-
nished with pistols and knives and be taught
to use them and that the law allow them to
CARRY concealed weapons A weapon In n
nlucky woman's hand has often prevented
assaults
The United States supreme court has am
other biz trust case before II and will doubt
less again sustain the anti-trust law. but
Attorney General Griegs will continue tn see
no power in the Federal government to break
up ttusta.
- 4Atu A..
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29

The result OF The Posts want
ad competition viii he an
nounced tomorrow. watch for
a..
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29

Texas early vegetables are going North IN
largc lots. This is a business that ought to
bring hundreds OF thousands of dollars an
uusl'y in.o South Texas
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29

nishine Fiiiplnos with the guns and ammuni-
ton with which to kill Americans. They at
least deserve the punishment Of publicity.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29

BY the time the officers of the sunbcat
Nashville have finished their trip M and
down the Mississippi. the greatest kindness
tina. could be shown them would be to fur
nish them with dead-sh against dyspepsiai
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29
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account OF The Posts nosar I
competition. IL WI"
sunday ssepstns'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29

wrrNrsp AT the posrofflcs At HOUSTON. TEXAS
IN As SECOND CLASS MATTER
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29

The Post has never advocated pulling out Of
the Philippines until we had restored order
or in the face OF an attacking foe. but If tho
Fillpinos desire to treat for peace we can
AFFORD to be very, very generous IN the prem
isEe
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29

4. N. JOHNSTON. 49, 49, - PRESIDENT.
q. j. PALMER. vIcs-PRHsipHsr.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29

The United States supreme court has am
other biz trust case before It ana will doubt
less again sustain the ANTITRUST law. but
Attorney General GrieEs will continue to see
no power in the Federal government to break
up ttusta
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29

rB DAILY POST. rnH SUNDAY = ,. e pcsr.
sHMi-wEEKLy POST. ia Coils. per Week.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29

Cantain Coghlan has now tnrned some OF
his amplitude of prejudice upon tn poor :e-
por'era The reporters have to bear null
titude OF others sins.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-29
PARROT A GAS FIEND.
A Washington Birds Unsarthly Taste
Results I'm the Death of His
Mistress.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. o.
Alice Knott, % years old, of No. S03
Twelfth street, came to her death
yesterday through the instrument
tality of her pet parrot, an evil-dis-
positioned bird, who was cordially
detested by everybody except his
mistress. but who seemed to have a
strong affection for her. He would
follow her from room to room and
was never happy except in her
presence. He was generally regard
ed as a devil by the negroes, and as
a bird of ill-Omen by the whites.
His unpopularity was increased by
an uncanny habit of pulling the tips
off the gas burners with his strong
beak, and inhaling the gas until il
stupefied him. He was gas fiend,
a featheTed victim of the gas habit.
While his young mistress was
sleeping yesterday tho parrot took
off the lava tip in her room and
started on gas debauch. This time
there was no one near to avert the
consequences of his deed. When
Miss Knott's relatives, alarmed at
her long absence, broke open the
door, they found her dead. Her little
murderer was found half uncon-
scious by the door. When he found
himself succumbing to the gas, and
was not relieved as usual by his mis-
tress, he realized that something
was wrong, and bad wit or instinct
enough to make for the door and
shove his bill as far as he could un.
derneath it. He recovered and while
the coroner was i'm the house the
malignant little bird was caught
trying TO turn Oh the gas again.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-29
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
Meeting Held Last Friday
Night.
STREET RAILWAY PROPOSITION
Made by the Boston Construction Com
pany- Subscription Of $50, 900 In Bonds
Asked For.

The Chamber of Commerce met in
the Courthouse last Friday night,
with large attendance of members.
The most important business trans
acted was the consideration of a
proposition for the building OF an
electric car-line from Columbia to
Mt. Pleasant. Mr.. E. II. Hatcher,
as a member of the Board of Direc.
tors. made a report, stating that Mr..
H. N. Bates, President of the con-
strnction company, of Boston, Mass,
had made proposition to build the
line. The proposition was that the
people of Maury County shall pro-
vide right-of-way from the towns
of Mt. Pleasant and Columbia and
the county of Maury; also right of.
way between the two towns, and
subscribe 1000 in bonds toward the
construction of the road. Mr.. Bates
proposed that he would furnish the
remainder of the money and build a
first class road, his company taking
the remainder of the bonds and the
stock of the road The proposition
was to issue Sl20,000 in bonds and
$120 900 in stock.
After considerable discussion and
several motions that were not acted
upon, Mr.. Hatcher moved that a
charter be secured in the name of
the citizens of Mt. Pleasant and Co.
lumbia for the benefit of the public
and these two towns and the county.
He moved that another committee
be appointed to get the right Ofway
and the necessary franchises from
the authorities of the two towns and
county. This motion was carried,
and Judge Erwin suggested that the
Mt. Pleasant Club be asked to CO.
operate in the movement.
Upon motion, an invitation was
extended to the Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows, inviting them to meet in
Columbia next year.
Mr.. Rutledge reported that his
committee appointed for the purpose
of securing the erection of more
dwelling houses had been making
inquiries into the subject, and thai
there was disposition on the par'
of the people to erect more such
houses. He said that number oil
dwellings were in contemplation
and in process of construction.
Mr.. s. b. stephens reported tha
he had secured cash subscriptions O.
$72 and 500 worth Of gravel 'owarc
gravelling the Theta turnpike.
Col. A. M. Hughes reported tha
his committee wOnld take up tht
matter of Postoffice building fo
Columbia at once and push it vigor
ously. 1t was decided that th'
Chamber should hold a regular
meeting the first Friday night il
each mouth.
No further business coming up
the Chamber adjourned to NEE
again.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-29
Nil DESPERANDU VI.
Men Must Take Servant Girls Places In
Self Defense.

Self Defense.
A Chicago letter to the New York
Times tells of a girl fam line" in that
city as follows:
"There is at present y famine" OF
servant girls in this city. Without
the aid of a union or any organiza-
tion whatever, cooks, second girls,
helpers, and all other sorts of house,
hold aid has advanced its prices.
Not only that. but the supply Of
girls has run short, and men are be-
ing called upon to do work or
dinarily reserved for women, Such
advertisements as the following are
quite common just now:
WANTED-A position as second girl
by an honest and capable young
man.
WANTED-An able man to cook and
wash for private family.
WANTED-A position for general
housewOrk by capable man.
Several hotels have put men in as
"chambermaids," and declare that
they are so we'll pleased that they
will never return to the old way. 1t
is said that women and girls have
quit housework and cooking to go
into lines of work lually performed
by men. Hence the exchange. The
free state employment bureaus have
been supplying men as cooks, gen.
eral hOuseworkers, maids ETC.,
ever since they started, six weeks
ago. In the dearth of girls for these
positions, people in need Of hello
take the men eagerly. The men
say: "Why should we not do this
work, since We have the oppor-
tunity? The women have taken our
places IN trades and in the retail
stores where they work for less
money. We are merely acting in
self-defense."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-29

of the paIisade, of the double buckle.
Better forget them and let their
men ory haunt some one else.
"Did / have hope? do not think
| ever lost it, even in the blackest
hour. The duty / have before me
buOyed me up, and / think certain
independence of character, which
inherited, helped me through it all.
Never Lost Hope.
II was fully alive to the obligation
L owed to my wife, my children, my
family, my name, and, indeed, to
France.
Though lepers were my pre-
decessOrs in the Isle du DiaDle, | do
not think you will find a single not+
OF despair in all the many letters l
wrote my wife from that sterile
rock.
From the day that l wrote,
'Relp me against the abominab e
attack upon my honor | never lost
hope.
My hope was never based upon
any wild notions of rescue. [ never
thought of this. [ would not have
accepted such way to freedom,
even If offered.
And the future? How can | dis
cuss it? L must grow stronger here.
| mean to stay as long as | can amid
the pleasant surroundings of the
present, and where recollections of
that part of my past which was
happy come back to me.
Severity of weather may force
me to "A softer climate. The physi
clans will decide what | need most.
Already | hear hints of the MedIter-
ranean.
That, however, is a small matter.
The chief thing in the future, as it
has been in the past, is to complete
my rehabilitation. This has been
the aim of my life since the first
condemnation. People may say I
do not need this; that in the eyes of
the whole world no stain rests upon
my name. Moral rehabilitation is
good. Legal rehabilitation will give
the former a sanction which cannot
be gainsaid.
the exact mode of procedure
rests with my lawyers. 1t will
doubtless come under the law for the
reparation of judicial errors. New
facts will be found and the request
made to have the case brOnghC be-
fore the Court of Cassation.
MY trial has made people think
and will doubtless stop many from
blindly prosecuting our race. This
[ do know, that had not been born
ID Jew [ should not have had to en-
dure the tortures of the Isle du
Diable."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-29
ONE WIFE SURELY ENOU Gil.
why Monogamy Has Come to be the Pre-
waiting Matrimonial Principle in
This Country.

Margherita Arlina Hamm, the
well known traveller aud author,
called when in China upon the wife,
or rather the wives, of a grand man
DARN. Her visit partOok of the ma
ture of festival, so novel was the
experience to the Chinese women,
whose lives are passed Almost en-
tirely within the walls Of their va.
men. They examined her clothing
and were partly pleased and partly
astonished at it. They were shocked
by her shoes, aud especially by
the fact that her feet were not con-
fined by bindings.
Finally one of them said through
the Interpreter: "You can walk aud
run Just as well as a man?'
why, certainly
"Can you ride pony as well as a
man?n
"Of course"
Then you must be as strong as
most men,"
Yes, | think | ann
You wOuldd't let a man beat you,
not even your husband, would
you?"
Not at all"
The Chinese woman paused,
laughed, aud then said: "NOw L
understand why foreigners never
take more than one wife. They
are afraid TO. ."-Philadelphia Post.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-29
A REAL TRAGEDY.
Enacted on the Stage of a Chattanooga
Opera House.


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. o.
Julia Morrison, leading lady of the
"Mr. Plaster of Paris" Farce comedy
Company, shot and killed Frank
Leiden, stage manager and leading
man of the company, at o'clock to-
night at the City Opera House, on
the stage, just before the curtain
rose for the performance to begin.
Three shots were fired at close
range by the woman, all taking effect
in Leiden's head. He sank to the
floor and was dead in few minutes.
The woman was arrested and taken
to the city Jail. A Coroner's inquest
was held, at which it was developed
that trouble had existed between
Leiden and Miss Morrison, and to-
day she slapped Leiden. 1t appears
that they quarreled over the wO-
mans alleged bad acting, Leiden
accusing her of being but an anna
teUr. The woman claims that Lei
den repeatedly insulted her; that be
made improper proposals to her, and
in self defense she shot him.
The verdict of the COrOner's jury
was to the effect that the murder was
premeditated and wholly unjustifi. Z.
able.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-29
WOMAN CONOUERS A LEOPARD.
Terrible Fight with the Enragsd AMI
mai.

Terrible Fight with the EnTagsd AMI
mai.
Locked in An iron cage, out of the
fought for her life to day at noon
with an eurage1 leopard at the EX-
position grounds. The little French
woman conquered at fearful cost.
She now lies at the University Hos
pital with severe wounds / her left
arm and breast.
Fully fifty people, powerless to aid
the woman, witnessed the duel, and
great shout went up when she
achieved her victory. Mile. Maurel
had locked herself in the big eXhlbi-
tion cage with three leOpards and
iaguar in order to have Teh earsal.
A young leopard named Rlpier was
ugly and would not obey. He per-
sisted in leapins about and snap
ping. Mile. Maurell, after whipping
him for fifteen minutes, got him in a
corner and struck him in the face.
Rapier jumped on the woman and
buried his teeth in the left arm and
his paw tore her dress from the neck
down to her waist, the claws leaving
DlOOuy CTdll. bOCl IeIl 10 Jn6 HOot
and the trainers revolver dropped
under the animal.
The girl showed amazing pluck.
She pounded the beast with the butt
of her whip until an attendant threw
ber pitchfork. AS she secured this
weapon the leopard made tremen-
dous jump and was received upon
the prongs of the fork. A the ami
NAL fell back wounded, the trainer
followed. Three times she followed
prodding and beating him over the
head, although the blood from her
wounds were fast dying her dress a
dark red. Within five minutes the
leopard gave up the fight, and lay
motionless with his tongue hanging
out.
After unlocking the cage woman
fell fainting into the arms of an Off
GER. A score of hands lifted her into
an ambulance and she was hurried
to the Observation-Disclosures tele-
gram to the St. Louis Glooe-D smo.
crat.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-29
SAD BLOW TO SAMPSON.
Admiral HowisOn Outranks the Great
Claiment and Is Coming Home.

Claiment and Is Coming Home.
WASHINGTON, Sept. % "A dis
patch received at the navv depart
ment from Rear Admiral Howison is
worrying the officials there.
Admiral HOwisOn, entirely uncon-
sciOus of the CONSERVATION his news
will carry to those who have been
asserting that he will rot get to New
York until after the reception to
Admiral Dewey, announces in this
message that he has left Barbados
on the Chicago for New York. This
is the last thing that the friends of
Admiral Sampson wanted. Every
thing has been arranged to have
Sampson, in his capacity as the hei o
aud victor of Santiago, greet his
brother hero of Manila. Admiral
Echley will be in New York at that
time, but in no official capacity. He
will be there simply because as an
American citizen he has an inallen-
able right to stand on the side walk
and see Dewey go by.
Nothing has occurred to mar the
spectacle of one hero meeting an
other and welcoming him home until
this disquieting news was received
from HOwison. Howison is Samp-
sons senior, and if he gets there be-
fore the celebration he will Outrank
that officer and take command. The
naval regulations REQUIRE it.