The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-30
WITH THE PASSING THRONG.

store II they Will only take advantage Of
an opportunity which IL now offered
them" said Manager f. Bergman OF
Sweeney & coornbs opera house to a reps
resentative of The Post yesterday. u
am jus. In receipt OF a letter frem Man
ager Henry Greenwall of the Greenwaii
circuit informing me that the celebrated
French opera company Of New orlsahs
can be secured for one appearance In TINS
city during the week of the Fruit, tloWcr
ard Vegetable Festival II the music low
ers of the city will only demonstrate In
substantial manner their desire to hear
such a high-cass musical organization.
Amy one who has ever been in New Or
leans knows what the French opeia Is
The company is composed OF eighty people
among whom are many singers who pos
sess voices of such merit as to enlt.e
them to place among the foremost artists
of the day. The organization Is extremely
popular in New Orleans and its annual ap-
pearances In that city are always attended
by large and enthusiastic audiences com
posed of the best people of the town. The
company opened the present season In the
Crescent City last week and, notwiihstand-
ing the fact that it played against oiga
Nethersole and other high-class attrac-
items which were on view at the various
theaters, the house has been filed to It's
capacity on each succeeding night.
The size of the company makes II i'm
practicable for 1t to play one night stands
,,,1ae &c. ,.at, no "a
This amount will have to be assured before
the attraction can be booked for Hous.on
/ will begin the circulate n of subs sip
tion list this morning and will go over tne
city thoroughly. The chance TO enjoy an
attraction which has heretofore been seen
in only the largest cities of the country IS
one which does not come often and hope
that the people of Houston will show their
appreciation OF the fact by making the list
sufficiently large to warrant Mr. Green-
wall in contracting with the organization
to play here. The event would, it occurs
TO me, prove quite a drawing card In con-
nection with the other features OF the
Festival.
Mr.. Greenwall informs me in his letter
that subscribers will be given the priyi-
lege of selecting the opera in which the
company will appear. provided arrange
ments are made to have it come here. The
choice of Carmen Faust or II Trova
tore may be had
MIR. j. T. Jones, well-known young cot
ton merchant of Milford. in Ellis county,
was in the city yesterday guest at the
Capitol Hotel. In conversation with a
representative Of The Post during the day
Mr.. Jones said that the cotton situation in
the section OF the country from which he
halls has been correctly reported. The
crop will prove to be nearly. II not quite.
so per cent short in that section" he said,
ard so far as we are concerned the high
prices existing al present are perfectly
logical and natural in view of existing
conditions. All this talk about enocmols
amounts of the staple being held by farm
ers is the veriest nonsense, and the people
who are proceeding along lines which
might be profitable were such reports
truthful. are going to find themselves be-
tween the horns OF dilemma before the
end of the season. By far the ma or por-
ton of the cotton raised in the country
surrounding my home has been marketed
and venture TO say that there is nat
more than . per cent of the total crop, II
that much, remaining in the hands OF the
producers. Taking everything into consid-
Grafton and looking at the situation In as
conservative a manner as possible think
am justified in the belief that cotton will
go as high as s cents before the Isl of
January. II 1t does not, will not by any
means be the only person In the country
to be surprised"
Mr. Jones will remain here day or
two on private business. He is brother
of Mr., j. II Jones of this city, whose
guest he is during his stay in Houston.
Dr. e. s. Ferguson, well known young
medical practitioner who was formerly
located in Houston. but has lived in Cam
eron for two or three years past, arrived
in the city yesterday morning and will
remain here day or two on business OF a
private nature. He reports that business
conditions in Cameron and the surrond-
ing country are good, as result OF the
higher price of cotton. and says that the
prospects for a prosperous winter season
are almost all that could be desired. Dr.
Ferguson is the guest OF friends while In
the city.
Among the arrivals at the Bristol hotel
yesterday was a little baldheaded man
who would be described by the average
small boy as sawed off" He wore
glasses, hat of style that did not be-
gin to suit his peculiar type of beauty
and clothes which looked as though they
had been hung on. He seemed TO be some-
what i'll as ease on account of those
clothes and that hat seemed to worry him
particularly. He removed 1t several times
while he was registering and waiting for
the clerk to assign him 10 room and the
attention of several travelling men VINO
We're standing in the lohby of the hotel
was attracted by his peculiar movements
Alter the little man mad gone up stairs
In tow OF bell boy one of the travelling
men. whose line is cigars, said Boys,
! wonder what that fellow does?" Sew
eral guesses were made, all OF which diff
tered widely. aud when each of his com
panions had had n try at it the cigar
drummer said mo. you're all wrong. |
Or at least think so. and I'm willing to Il
bet the drinks for the crowd that he sells |
collins"
The bet was taken several times over
In less time than II takes to tell of 1t and
MS a result boy was sent up TO the little !
mans room with message to the effect |
that slight argument concerning his |
manner OF making a living had arisen and
that definite statement from him In the |
premises would be appreciated. The boy