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with me that the most serious problem now
before the citizens OF Houston Is that OF
Tehablltating the Lyceum library and
equipping and maintaining 1t for greater
usefulness. But It will devolye on you
especially TO continue and intensity the
agitation on this subject that was begun a
year ago. it Is for you to excite and cul-
tiyate public opinion until all your reason
able expectations are fully realized
am sorry that my early departure from
this city, and probable indefinite absence,
compel me to tender my resignation as a
member OF the Lyceum society, with which
] have been connected so many years This
is one of the most unpleasant incidents
Of my departure from this city--to sever
my connection with this institution and
lay down a work that had taken UP with
hope and enthusiasm. II any Of you re-
ciprocate my feelings on this occasion, let
him work the harder for a library appro-
priation in appreciation of my efforts In
that direction.
with cordial regards to each member of
the society and best wishes for the up
building of our institution and the prog
ress and welfare OF our city and state |
am, sincerely yours c. lombard.
~
/. Resolved. That in the removal from
Houston OF Mr.. c, lombard tho Houston
Lyceum has lost warm and enthusiastic
| supporter. That by his unerrng foresight
| aud correct Judgment as president such
progressive steps were taken as have re-
| suited in great benefit to the library and
to the public
| .. Resolved. That through his retirement
from the presidency Of the lyceum each
member feels an individual loss.
| >. Resolved That feeling our loss We
are confident 1t Is only a transference OF
his usefulness aud talents to another field
TO which the good wishes of the Lyceum
| will follow him.
l. Resolved further. That the Houston
Lyceum records with much regret the loss
of so valuable n member and In recognition
OF his services his name be placed on tho
roll OF honorary membership and that
1 these resolutions be recorded In the min
| utes and copy thereof duly attested sent
| Ia him
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Mortunry REPORT.

The official mortuary report for the city
of Houston for the week ending IL o'clock
NJ, March %:
March IS: Allen hurry, colored, 81
years; tuberculosis. Fannie Jones, female,
colored so; cancer of uterris.
March TO- Versey Brown, female, COL
ored, 49, pthisis pulmcnalis
March 90 Mrs. NJ. Wood, female; col
ored; consumption. Rosetta Moore, fe-
male. colored, 80; cancer uterris
March 81; Walter Ensign, IL; MURAL
regugitation.
March 20 Monroe Love, colorcd, 80;
tuberculosis Bob Brewer, coored 40;
shock.
March %: Miss Nellie Cohen, female
30. insanity.
March "a; Pate Burton, colored; lawful
strangulaton. $. johnson, male infant 5
days; meningitis
March 20; Infant OF Walter e. Quln;
stllllorn.
p. Rutherford, NJ. D..
City Health Officer.
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MIR. LoMBARDI AND THE LYcEuM.
His Letter of Retirement and Rcso-
lution OF Regret AT His Loss.

His Letter of Retirement and Hcso-
1utfoD OF Regret AT His Loss.
AZ the last annual meeting Of the
Houston Lyceum MIR, c. lombard former
ly of this place. now resident OF Port
land. Ore, resigned his ofnce as president
OF the institution. In view OF his removal
from this city, his resignation was accept
ed, but the chair suggested that suitable
resolutions be drafted and presented 10 Mr.
lombard In the name OF the Lyceum as q
slight token of regard.
This motion was carried.
President Ruby, MIR. II. Clnte and Miss
Kate B. Shaifer were named TO draft and
present the resolutions. aiso to have MIR.
Lombardi's farewell letter TO the Lyceum
published. Following are both letter and
resolutions;
10 the Vice President and Members OF
the Houston Lyceum, Houston, Texas.
Houston. Texas. January 3, isa9.--Gen-
tlemen: | regret exceedingly that cir
cumBtances prevent me from being with
you at the annual meeting tonight ! re-
srst this the more as my early departure
may also prevent mo from meeting you
again soon as oo-workers in behalf of the
Lyoeum library society.
In rendering en- account OF my steward
ship as your president for the past year,
L.
as yet. be shown. But have strong hopes
that our joint efforts to obtain an appro-
priation from the city for the maintenance
OF the library win soon bear fruit We
have the promise from the mayor aud city
council that our petition will be fayorabiy
acted upon at an early day. The city can
no longer afford 70 ignore petition OF
that nature without placing itself outside
the pale OF progress and civilization.
Among the many indications Of intellec-
tual awakening throughout the length and
breadth OF our land there is not one that
has Of late shown such vitality as the IL
brary movement. Almost every city, town
and village north, east and west OF us Is
supplied with public library, maintained
at public expense Many States also main
tain travelling libraries, and only within
the last twelve months n society has been
organized in Texas for that purpose, and Is
already at work
We hear from everywhere OF iegacies left
for public Libraries, OF magnificent library
3 buildings rlvalling In splendor the palaces
OF kings and emperors Of yore. There are
frequept conventions Of librarians. and the
taking care OF libraries Is becoming a
distinct profession. II Is even suggested
that q chair OF library teaching
be established in our universities,
The library feeling IS III the air
and has pervaded all intellectual and
Intelligent circles, II Is realized that our
eIyilization IS dependent on thoughts and
ideas quite as much. and more. than on
material prosperity. and that thoughts and
Ideas are conserved aud propagated
through books; that without books with
out the knowledge and culture aud char
Acter that books helm TO build up and keen
up material prosperity is more often an
fnftrumert Of decay than otherwise.
Il Am right In this then you will agree
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Al the Evangelical Lutheran Trinity
church ON Louisiana street. between Pres
ION and Prairie avenue, elaborate prepare,
tons for very impressive service on
today Palm Sunday have been made.
heF; e. Brommer win perform the rite OF
eonhfmation on number Of children who
nave received special religious iustruction
from him for some time The church viii
ne tasteiully decorated as this Is Gus.
u,nmsiy on such occasions and the devo-
tionai exercises will be Of mnrc in,
pressiye order than usual. They begin A.
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yIcToRiA LOCALS.
A New Weekly Paper to ne Issncd.
REV. Brannun 10 Lecture.

Victoria. Texas. March 95.-Charlie ana
Arthur Chafie have leased the plant Of the
recently suspended Guadalupe Valley WISH
tor printing office and will begin the pub
LEGATION Of weekly newspaper on or
about the S0th, which they will call the
Victoria Visitor, Both are practical print
ers, aud ara wen known and popular in
Victoria. where they have grown TO man
hood, They deserve success and will
doubtless attain il.
/, A. Heath, n, Goesman, ], G, Adams
and A. j Dean Of the Victoria lodge went
to Canada yesterday TO institute there a
new lodge OF the Independent order OF odd
Fellows.
Rev. =, H. Brannan of Weatheriord ar
rived here today TO begin n series OF lee
lures at st. Marys Catholic church on
Monday night next. ON previous visit
to Victoria DR. Brannan made a very fav-
CRADLE Impression upon both Protestants
and Roman Catholics. and he Will have
large audiences.
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Fleming are the
parents OF fine boy. born yesterday.
Uncle Tom Fleming is now n grandfather
and the honor has made him twenty years
younger.
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MENINGITIS.

The lecture on meningitis which s r
have been given at the Central cf, ,ssa
church on Tuesday evening last, but WI Y,
was postponed on account OF the m ulss
Dr. Boxell, will be given at the sA Ran.
on Tuesday evening next at SOW snsr,ese
Dr.. Boxell proposes 10 give ss d
plain practical talk on the ois ~ null
its treatment for the benefit OF ~ ,,,srss
and the lecture will doubtless Dc ~, B, D
ing as well as profitable. Tnere va y
charge OF any kind for the ieo.~s,no,ds
Boaell claims that very large p,rio,cs
OF cases may be cured with inc
tion he viii give.
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uNpELlvnRnp rnEIcnr.

List OF packages remaining on hand a,
Wells-Fargo & co. for the week ending
March %. 1898: Mrs j 5. Anderson, G. Nj.
Adams, @. y, Adams, C. w. Baldwin. ].
Blackwell, G. J, Brnuner, 5, r. Reekhan,
n. A. Cowan, j. Cook A. r. Cary, Jim
Duke. NJ. DeLeon. Or. r. Endel, b. Eas.
tin. NJ, j. Franklin. N. b, Fuller. NJ c.
Fuller, II. Forces Alex Hauptmau, w. l..
HiDze, NJ. W. Holland. j. s. Habermacher
T. D. Harris. i. X. Hall. Mrs. A. u. How
ell. -. johnson. w. s. Jetty. W ]. Jones.
II. 5 Jones, Houston Heights; Mrs WIN
Johns. Jack Kershaw LOTHIAN Bros. r.
A. Llndow. Charles hurry. w A. Mathew
NJ. NJ Mcfarland. w. II, Markham. w.
NJ Pearker. |. L. Pitts, Pasadena, G; r.
s, Price. +. H. Rack. H. w Rayner, W.
Roberts. l.. c. Ryan, Miss " Smith. A.
Smith Ida Sanders. Scarf & o'Connor
Co.: A. w. Terrell. Ed Turpin. William
Vincent. r. A. Ward. w, A. womhle.
S. r. Rowland. Agent.
List OF goods on hand at Pacific Express
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Social acknowledgements.

a most enjoyable event took place AZ
ene residence OF Mr. and Mrs. Dan o Brien
thursday evening ssd inst Present were:
MI and Mrs. vanglder. Mrs Blancn
S NJ MISS Pearl Bnl!ngslea of Chicago.
Ma t.unneins OF y. Louis, Mir. Ewarts OF
ana Mr.. Garrett OF SmI,hyiIIs anj ~
@Fgsn. Refreshments we're served ri
= %. and lovely music was rendered nv
gninielie % serenaaers ~ "
W Tue evening OF March Is Mrs. t. NJ.
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WILL CLOSE OUT.
Mary

Galveston Merchants have Purchased the
Stock and Fixtures OF r. Tilbrook.
Messrs. Borschow and Rosenberger Of
Galveston have purchased the general
merchandise store heretofore conducted by
Robert Tilhrook AT SOC and SOS Main street
and, as announced in page ADVERTISE
ment in this issue. they VIII proceed 70
sell out the stock and fixtures At greatly
reduced prices during tho next few weeks
The purchasing public will wisely read
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sooggin invited few young ladies and
gentlemen to meet Miss Ethel Lynch OF
New Orleans, who is making Houston her
nome at present Dancing was INDUCED
IN until ll.3o. when all LETT for bone.
having enjoyed pleasant evening Among
tnese present were the Misses Ethel Lynch,
Addie and Elma Meyers. Mary Lou Ham.
blen, Lille Albright Sarah and Lena
hapner, Veola Tibbits, Blanche Tuffiy.
me gentleman were. Messrs Alfred
hahen, Ike Kaiser Cornelius Krupp
Meyer Cohen, Ed Jacobs and Abe Harris.
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companys office for week ending March
20: b. c. Dodd c. A. Giesin, c. r. Nc
lntyre. j j. Ryan. W. b. slossom. L. z.
Turner. Otto Vlcrek. H. w. White, r. p.
H0llowell, N. G. Orsborn. Molkenbur Bros,
jim Williams. w. S. Dixon. E. r. Brown
William Oshaughnessy, Colonel w. w
Depter. Thomas Asbury, Magnolia Soap
company. G. A. Riley. Agent.
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During this week we received ~ NJ
loads of buggies. phaetons, su surrey Ms
wagons and spring wagons, Wnio.
Ne in n position to supply your snssby
you are looking for somethins ,ayss
hfsh- grade work With rubber W.,,rs 81
have Il, Edward Larendons .~r.ssiIsA
pository. corner Franklin ana go
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THE CRIrrENToN HOME.

their announcement and will no doubt fine
it interesting and profitable
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10 o'clock a. m. All are cordially :
Vited to attend.
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List OF goods on hand at Pacific Express
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-30
THANKSGIVING.

With the trusts securely enthroned
over American industry and the home
market by grace of the powers that be
and plutocratic Congress about to
do the bidding of those same piratical
powers, whose main theory of govern
ment is the plundering of the many for
the benefit of the few, and with the
prospect ahead of the Declaration of
Independence being officially nullifed
and the Constitution of the United
States laid away on the shelf in the
garnet while our beloved American in
situations give way to the imperial rule
of Emperor McHanna l, it really does
look as if there was mighty little in
the prospect for the American people
to be thankful for.
True, we may be devoutly and rev.
erently thankful that Divine Provi-
dence is still friend of the people and
has so benignantly guided the elements
that in spite of the Vaccinations of
selfish and sordid mankind, we have
had year of bountiful and exception
al prosperity throughout the world
for, although the politicians would
have us believe this prosperity is the
sole work of the McHanna administra-
ton and that God Almighty had moth
ing to do with it, the fact remains that
the whole world without the McHanna
jurisdiction and influence shares it
equally with us.
The sole cloud in the sky to-day is
caused by the desire of grasping,
greedy man to get rich quickly and
consists in the growing threat of over
speculation and over-capitalization in
business and industry, for which the
trusts are largely responsible and which
must sooner or later eliminate in dis
astrous collapse. But this cloud as yet
is only gathering. The storm it por-
tends is too far distant to interfere
with the digestion of our THANKSGIVING
turkey, and meanwhile in the event of
no unforeseen disaster the country is
promised probably another year of I'M
exampled prosperity which bids
fair to outshine even our present
prosperity.
For all of which may we be duely
thankful.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-30

The Anheuser-Busc Brewing Assn,
with its usual enterprise, has just is
sued an American Army and Navy
Deck of Playing Cards of finest stock,
with gilt edges and attractive back in
green and gold, the face cards being
prominent officers of the army and
navy, Dewey serving as the King Of
Hearts, Schley as the King of Dia-
monds, etc.
These fancy playing cards are the
finest ever produced, and the first time
when the character Of the face card
has been represented by introducing a
portrait without destroying the iden-
tity or character of the face card, and
1t is as easy and simple to use this
deck Of cards in any game as if play
ing with regular deck.
Ten two-cent stamps sent to the
Malt-Nutrine Dept, Anheuser-B
Brewing Assn. st. Louis, Mo-, U. S. A,
to pay cost of revenue, postage, mail
ing, etc., will secure pack of these
novel and attractive cards, and as the
supply is limited it will be wise to send
early
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-30
THE HARPERs' FAILURE.

The involved condition of the fin
ances of the old publishing firm of
Harper & Brothers, which caused the
present management to place its af
fairs in the hands of receiver, will
cause genuine surprise throughout the
country. Harper & Brothers was gen
orally regarded as one of the most sue
cesful firms, as well as the oldest es
tablished, of its kind in the country.
The proceedings were instituted nom
inally by Mr.. ]. Pierpont Morgan to
satisfy a mortgage for 3,500,000 which
he held, but were really brought at the
instance of the present manager and
editor, Col G. B. M. Harvey.
The action of Col Harvey for the
firm is in thorough keeping with the
honorable character of this famous old
publishing house. Not seeing the fin
ancial way of the firm clear under the
old arrangement, although Mr. Morgan
expressed his willingness to advance
further loan, and desiring that the in
stitution stand upon its own basis and
also to guarantee the full protection of
all the firms creditors, whose claims
besides that held by Mr.. Morgan ag-
gregate $2,000000 Col. Harvey sought
the most honorable, as we'll as wisest
way out of the difficulty by asking for
a receivership.
1t is evident that the concern was
brought to its present straits through
lack of up-to-date management of its
affairs in the past. Already, it is said,
Col. Harvey has instituted reforms in
the management that will effect say
ing of 100000 a year. Certain it is
that the failure was not caused by the
deterioration of any of the Harper pub
LEGATIONS and that in poor business
management and consequent inability
to meet the competition of cheaper pub
LEGATIONS is to be found the real cause
of the embarrassment.
All of the Harper publications, with
the exception of the Round Table"
already dropped, will be continued as
heretofore. Under the new arrange
ment the firm will remain under the
present efficient management of Col.
Harvey, who has been appointed agent
for the receiver, the State Trust Com
pany. The famous old house, now in
the hands of the third generation Of
Harpers, whose name has for long
time been household word through
out the United States, and whose pub
hcations are read wherever the Eng
fish language is known, will simply
dear itself of all present financial OBJ
legations and begin its honorable career
anew. And the whole country, of
which "Harper's" is an institution, will
unite in wishing the rejuvenated firm
the success it merits and doubtless will
achieve.
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KILLED INSTANTLY.


Taylor County Young Woman and Her
Host struck BY ~ Express Train.
Special to the Register.
GRAFTON, w Va. November "A tel
egram from Wilkesbarre. Pa, was received
here this morning conveying the sad intel
ligence of the tragic death of Miss Addie
Davidson, whose home is at Pennington,
this county. She and her friend, Miss
Emma Goedecke, whom she was visit
ing, were out driving and were run down
on a crossing by an express train. Both
young ladies were killed outright, and the
young man who was with them seriously
injured. Both young ladies were well
known here Miss Goedecke having lived
in this county several years, her father
being superintendent of the Pennington
coal mines for fifteen years. The remains
of Miss Davidson will be brought to Flem-
ington for burial.
HAZLETON, Pa, November 2S.-The
Pennsylvania railroad train, due here at
900 this morning, struck Cherby's stage,
running from Hazleton to Harwood, at
the Cranberry Crossing, killing three wo-
men who were in the stage. The killed
are: Miss Davidson, of Grafton, W. Va.
Miss Emma Goeddecke, Of Butler Valley
and Miss Brisel, of Butler Valley. Tony
Cherry, the driver of the stage, was unin-
jured.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-30

crazy quilt Republican statesmen have
been putting together during the last
thirty years Of the rule OF the &. o. p.
OF course. the bill provides for the
single gold standard of value in the
United States. That is it's main OBJ
ject In addition, it repeats the stat
ute limiting the issue of subsidiary sill
yer coin to $4,000. 900. provides for the
issue of national banks circulation to
the par value of the bonds deposited
for their security, repeats the tax on
national bank notes and substitutes a
tax of one-fifth of one percent upon the
franchises of national banks, as meas
ured by their capital, surplus and undi-
vided profits, and authorizes the organ
ization of national banks with capital
stock of $4,000 in towns having a pop
ulation of 1000 inhabitants or less.
1t is simply the perfected plan con-
cocted by the self-appointed commit
tee of administration politicians and
Wall street financiers and bankers
which met last summer at Atlantic CITY
to map out currency legislation for the
Republican party and the administra
ton. NoW it is to be choked down the
throat of Congress.
Every item in the proposed measure
was framed in the interest chiefly of
the creditor side, the money dealers,
the bond holders and manipulators, the
gold owners. The debtor, as represent
ed by the American people against
these creditor parties is not Sin it.
He is not considered, although he rep
resents the mass of the people-sev-
enty-fve millions-against few hun
dreds!
By the establishment of the gold dol
lar as the unit of value of the United
States the debt of the people is prac-
tically doubled-we say sis" because
the gold standard is already practic-
ally established by unwarranted treas
III lullASo. l. IuS lllG pCOplC pay
in gold alone a debt contracted on the
bimetallic basis whon silver was the
ruling money metal. In palmer lam
guage, whereas the people borrowed a
silver dollar they now must pay back
to the creditor a gold dollar, which
with silver demonetized, equals TWO
silver dollars. Thus do the political
servants of gold force the people to pay
two for one to the bondholders, the
money dealers. Unconstitutional? OF
course, but-"What's the law between
pards?" says Wall street to the Repub-
lican bosses.
The Republican currency bill is simp
ly and plainly designed to make
money dearer and whatever money will
buy-the products of earth, muscle and
and to give the nation
al banks still greater lever by which
they may control the volume of the
country's money.
Briefly, the American people are
placed more completely than ever at
the mercy of the money power.
Verify, the administration party is
carrying out to the full it's compact
with those who flooded Mark Hanna's
corruption fund which elected to the
Presidency the present plant tool of
the trusts and Wall street.
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CORNSTALKS.
Another Valuable Product to Be Pro-
ducsd From Them.

WASHINGTON, November ga
series of experiments which have been
carried on for some time past by the
agricultural department have recently
developed a new use for cornstalks
from which very valuable horse and
cattle food can now be made. The de-
partment has done great deal of work
with cornstalks in the past year and
has developed several valuable uses
for them, namely coffer-dam packing
for warships; high grade of writing
paper, the bisis for a smokeless pow
der superior to the picric acid pow
ders and several other uses.
The new cattle food is made by
grinding the dry corn Silks, leaves and
top to a powder and mixing it with
blood or molasses or both. This is
pressed into cakes under hydraulic
press and can be SHIPPED as easily as
bricks or cordwood. For feeding it is
broken up and mixed with water. Ac-
tual tests have been made at expert
ment stations and samples have been
sent to agricultural stations in Europe.
The reports from all sources are very
encouraging. 1t is said at the depart
ment that this food will be particular
ly valuable for our cavalry in the trop-
les and that the food cakes can be
made at minimum cost in Cuba and
the Southern States where thousands
of tons of low grade molasses go to
waste annually and where the cane re-
fuse ground fine forms almost as salts
factory an absorbent base as corn
stalks. The cost of making the food
cakes under fairly favorable condi-
lions would be from $40 to s12 per ton
and their value on nutritive basis
would be from $22 to s25.
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THANKSGIVING.

How dear to my heart are the thoughts of
Thanksgiving,
1t brings me again to the old days of
yore,
Of the farm in New England and how we
AND Of my Old home that IN see no
more.
And how. busy my mother that day in the
kitchen
When hustling and busting, we got in
her way:
When my father would say TO my mother,
Just switch en-,
But 1 don't think we ever got switched
on that day.
We had turkey, cranberries. and oh! how
the table.
Was loaded with viands so good to the
taste:
When We ate and ate as long as we were
able,
And most of the time we ate with haste
Those memories are sacred, those memoir
les are sacred,
OF these Thankssivings which no more
will come:
And l think and l think if I were a lad,
oh, if | were back again in my New
England home.
JAMES OHIO GRAY, JR.